Glossary and Abbreviations
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application m˜"=b¤m4›˜›^"›˜•F„¤F’›’˜"m=˜•F4Fa¦F’˜˜’F•¦a4F’˜p•˜4"z"*ada›aF’•˜mF˜p•˜hp•F˜"zzda4"›apm’˜ 4"m˜•F’a=F˜pm˜"˜’amVdF˜"=b¤m4›•˜p§F¦F•:˜›^F˜’§a›4^˜4"mmp›˜=a’›amV¤a’^˜"hpmV˜’F¦F•"d˜ "zzda4"›apm’˜•F’a=amV˜pm˜›^F˜’"hF˜"=b¤m4›˜"m=˜›•F"›’˜›^F˜"=b¤m4›:˜"m=˜"dd˜•F’a=Fm›˜"zzda4"›apm’:˜"’˜ "˜’amVdF˜"zzda4"›apm•˜^F˜›F•h’˜"zzda4"›apm˜"m=˜"=b¤m4›˜"•F˜¤’F=˜am›F•4^"mVF"*d©˜›^•p¤V^p¤›˜›^a’˜ =p4¤hFm›•
applications processor ˜ha4•p_4phz¤›F•˜*"’F=:˜z•pV•"h˜4pm›•pddF=˜4phz¤›F•˜z•p¦a=amV˜"zzda4"›apm˜’F•¦a4F’˜Op•˜›^F˜
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application service element
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architecture ^F˜p•V"ma«"›apm"d˜’›•¤4›¤•F˜pO˜"˜’©’›Fh:˜am4d¤=amV˜^"•=§"•F˜"m=˜’pO›§"•F•
ARS FF˜¤›ph"›a4˜p¤›F˜FdF4›apm˜}•
ASAI FF˜=b¤m4›_§a›4^˜zzda4"›apm˜m›F•O"4F˜}
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association ˜4phh¤ma4"›apm˜4^"mmFd˜*F›§FFm˜"=b¤m4›˜"m=˜’§a›4^˜Op•˜hF’’"VamV˜z¤•zp’F’•˜m˜"4›a¦F˜ "’’p4a"›apm˜a’˜pmF˜›^"›˜"zzdaF’˜›p˜"m˜F¨a’›amV˜4"dd˜pm˜›^F˜’§a›4^˜p•˜›p˜"m˜F¨›Fm’apm˜pm˜›^F˜4"dd•
asynchronous data transmission ˜hF›^p=˜pO˜›•"m’ha››amV˜="›"˜am˜§^a4^˜F"4^˜4^"•"4›F•˜a’˜z•F4F=F=˜*©˜"˜’›"•›˜*a›˜"m=˜Opddp§F=˜*©˜ "˜’›pz˜*a›:˜›^¤’˜zF•ha››amV˜="›"˜4^"•"4›F•’˜›p˜*F˜›•"m’ha››F=˜"›˜a••FV¤d"•˜am›F•¦"d’•˜^a’˜›©zF˜ ›•"m’ha’’apm˜a’˜"=¦"m›"VFp¤’˜§^Fm˜›•"m’ha’’apm˜a’˜mp›˜•FV¤d"•˜4^"•"4›F•’˜›©zF=˜"›˜"˜cF©*p"•=}•˜ d’p˜4"ddF=˜"’©m4^•pmp¤’˜›•"m’ha’’apm•˜FF˜"d’p˜’©m4^•pmp¤’˜="›"˜›•"m’ha’’apm•
asynchronous data unit (ADU)
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asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
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ATB
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ATD
FF˜››Fm›apm˜=a"d˜}•
attendant
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