DEFINITY AUDIX System Release 4.0
System Description Pocket Reference
Glossary
Asynchronous Transmission
A form of serial communications where each transmitted character is bracketed with a start bit and one or two stop bits.
Asynchronous Data Unit (ADU)
A small device that can extend data transmission far beyond recom- mended Electronic Industries Association (EIA) limits over building wir- ing.
Audio Messaging Interchange Specification (AMIS)
An analog networking feature that allows subscribers of different voice mail systems to send voice mail messages to one another.
Audit
A software program that resolves filesystem incompatibilities and updates restored filesystems to a workable level of service. Audits are done automatically on a periodic basis, or can be performed on demand.
Audio Information Exchange (AUDIX)
A complete
AUDIX Administration and Data Acquisition Package (ADAP)
A software package that allows the DEFINITY AUDIX administrator to transfer system subscriber, maintenance, or traffic data over the administration port to a personal computer (PC) or Work Group Sys- tem (WGS).
Automated Attendant
A DEFINITY AUDIX feature that allows a customer to set up a main number with a menu of options that routes callers to an appropriate department at the touch of a button.
B
Backup
A duplicate copy of a filesystem saved on a removable tape or MO disk. The backup filesystem may be copied back (restored) if the active version is damaged (corrupted) or lost.
Balun
On the DEFINITY AUDIX LAN connection, the adapter needed to con- nect the
Baud Rate
Transmission signaling speed.
Boot (or Reboot)
Issue 1 May 1999
The operation to start a computer system by loading programs from disk to main memory (part of system initialization).
