Intel manual Glossary Intel Server Board SE7520JR2, 222, Term Definition

Glossary Intel® Server Board SE7520JR2

Glossary

This appendix contains important terms used in the preceding chapters. For ease of use, numeric entries are listed first (e.g., “82460GX”) with alpha entries following (e.g., “AGP 4x”). Acronyms are then entered in their respective place, with non-acronyms following.

Term	Definition
ACPI	Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
AP	Application Processor
APIC	Advanced Programmable Interrupt Control
ASIC	application specific integrated circuit
BIOS	Basic input/output system
BIST	Built-in self test
BMC	Sahalee Baseboard Management Controller
Bridge	Circuitry connecting one computer bus to another, allowing an agent on one to access the other.
BSEL
BSP	Bootstrap processor
byte	8-bit quantity.
CBC	Chassis bridge controller. A microcontroller connected to one or more other CBCs. Together they
	bridge the IPMB buses of multiple chassis.
CEK	Common Enabling Kit
CHAP	Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CMOS	In terms of this specification, this describes the PC-AT compatible region of battery-backed 128 bytes
	of memory, which normally resides on the baseboard.
DPC	Direct Platform Control
EEPROM	Electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
EHCI	Enhanced Host Controller Interface
EMP	Emergency management port.
EPS	External Product Specification
FMB	Flexible Mother Board
FMC	Flex Management Connector
FMM	Flex Management Module
FRB	Fault resilient booting
FRU	Field replaceable unit
FSB	Front side Bus
GB	1024 MB.
GPIO	General purpose I/O
GTL	Gunning Transistor Logic
HSC	Hot-swap controller
Hz	Hertz (1 cycle/second)
I2C	Inter-integrated circuit bus
IA	Intel® architecture
IBF	Input buffer
ICH	I/O controller hub
ICMB	Intelligent Chassis Management Bus
IERR	Internal error
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