Glossary
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magnetic peripherals
Data storage devices that use magnetic media to store information. Such devices include hard disk drives, floppy disk drives, and cartridge tape drives.
mailbox
Aportion of disk memory given to each INTUITY AUDIX subscriber for creating and storing outgo- ing and incoming voice mail messages.
mailing list
A group of INTUITY AUDIX subscriber addresses assigned a list ID# and public or private status. A mailing list may be used to simplify sending messages to several subscribers.
maintenance
The process of identifying system errors and correcting them, or taking steps to prevent problems from occurring.
major alarm
An alarm detected by INTUITY software that affects at least one fourth of the INTUITY ports in ser- vice. Often a major alarm indicates that no service is available.
megabyte
A unit of memory equal to 1,048,576 bytes (1024 x 1024). It is often rounded to one million.
memory
A device which can store logic states such that data can be accessed and retrieved. Memory may be temporary (such as system RAM) or permanent (such as disk).
message categories
Groups of messages in INTUITY AUDIX subscribers' mailboxes. Categories include new, unopened, and old for the incoming mailbox and delivered, accessed, undelivered, undeliverable (not deliverable), and file cabinet for the outgoing mailbox.
message delivery
An optional INTUITY feature that permits subscribers to send recorded messages to any
message-waiting indicator (MWI)
An indicator that alerts subscribers that they have received new voice mail messages. An MWI can be LED, neon, or audio (stutter dial tone).
minor alarm
An alarm detected by maintenance software that affects less than one fourth of the INTUITY ports in service, but has exceeded error thresholds or may impact service.
mirroring
An INTUITY system feature that allows data from crucial filesystems to be continuously copied to backup (mirror) filesystems while the system is running. If the system has some problem where an original filesystem cannot be used, the backup filesystem is placed in service automatically.
modem
A device that converts data from a form that is compatible with data processing equipment (digi- tal) to a form compatible with transmission facilities (analog), and
