Appendix D | Glossary |
Shell Script
The UNIX equivalent of a batch file. See batch file.
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, a protocol used to send
SNAP
See Ethernet_SNAP.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol, a protocol for monitoring and controlling devices on a network.
Solaris
A UNIX operating system developed by Sun Microsystems that runs on Sun computers and
Spoofing
A method normally associated with AppleTalk in which the print server simulates a bidirectional communications link by sending back control information to the printer rather than relying on the printer to send back this information.
Spool Directory
On UNIX systems, a directory that contains the names of files being spooled to a printer.
Spooling
In printing applications, spooling is the transfer of data to a temporary storage area on disk (the print queue) prior to printing. Spooling allows many jobs to be queued to a single printer. Since printers are relatively slow devices compared to disk drives, spooling allows a user to submit a job to the printer and then perform other tasks while the job is being printed.
SPX
Sequenced Packet Exchange is one of the NetWare core protocols and is used in conjunction with IPX for printing and other applications.
StreetTalk Name
The Banyan VINES naming convention used to identify all items on the network.
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