OCPRF100 MP Server System Technical Product Specification

Revision 1.0

Appendix A: Glossary

This appendix contains important terms used in the preceding chapters.

Term

Definition

 

 

ACPI

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

 

 

AP

Application processor

 

 

APIC

Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller

 

 

ASR

Asynchronous system reset

 

 

BDA

BIOS data area

 

 

BIOS

Basic Input-Output System

 

 

BIST

Built-In Self-test

 

 

BMC

Baseboard management controller

 

 

BSP

Bootstrap processor

 

 

Byte

An 8-bit quantity

 

 

dB

Decibels

 

 

DIB

Data Interface Buffer

 

 

DIMM

Dual inline memory module

 

 

DMI

Desktop management interface

 

 

DOS

Disk operating system

 

 

DWORD

Double Word. A 32-bit quantity.

 

 

ECC

Error checking and correcting

 

 

ECP

Extended capabilities port

 

 

EEPROM

Electrically erasable programmable read-only memory

 

 

EMI

Electromagnetic interference

 

 

EMP

Emergency management port

 

 

EPP

Enhanced parallel port

 

 

ESCD

Extended system configuration data

 

 

ESD

Electrostatic discharge

 

 

Flash ROM

EEPROM

 

 

FPC

Front panel controller

 

 

FRB

Fault resilient booting

 

 

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