Glossary
J
jumper
Pairs or sets of small prongs on circuit cards and mother boards that allow the user to instruct the computer to select one of its available operation options. When two pins are covered, an electrical circuit is completed.
K
Kbps
kilobits per second; one thousand bits per second.
Kbyte
kilobyte per second; 1024 thousand bytes per second.
L
label
The name assigned to a disk device (either a removable tape cartridge or permanent drive) through software. Cartridge labels may have a generic name (such as 3:3) to show the software release or a descriptive name if for backup copies (such as back01). Disk drive labels usually indicate the disk position (such as disk00 or disk02).
LAN
See local area network.
last-in/first-out
The last call (or data) to be received is the first call (or data) to be processed.
LCD
See liquid crystal display.
leave word calling (LWC)
A switch feature that allows the calling party to leave a standard (nonvoice) message for the called party using a feature button or dial access code.
LED
See light emitting diode.
LIFO
See
light emitting diode (LED)
A light indicator on the hardware platform that shows the status of operations.
liquid crystal display (LCD)
The
load
To read software from external storage (such as disk) and place a copy in system memory.
