Glossary
Glossary-2 Fi rst Edition 96047
L
lb Pound. A unit of measure for weight.
S
SNMP Simple Network Management
Protocol.
T
tape library A housing that contains
cartridge tapes and a robot that moves the
tapes between storage cells and the attached
tape drives.
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/
Internet Protocol. A set of communication
protocols that support peer-to-peer
connection functions for local and wide area
networks.
Telnet An application pr otocol in TCP/IP
that allows a user at one site to access a
remote system at another site.
U
uninterruptible power supply (UPS) A
buffer between utility power and the load
that requires, uninterrupted or sustained,
power during outages.
unit (U) A unit of measure for rack space.
UPS See uninterruptible p ower supply.
V
V Vol ts.
VAC Volts alternating current.
VDC Volts direct current.
W
W Watt .