OIT Online Support Glossary

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ACC (Administrative Computing Coordinator)

ADS

ADSM

AIMS

AREN (Alabama Research and Education Network)

ASA (Alabama Supercomputer Authority)

ASP (Active Server Page)

ASP.NET

AU Dial

AU Install

AU Lease

AU Net

AU Net Software

AU Office

AU Partners

AU Resnet

AU Study

AU User Name

AUBIECat

Auburn Windows Domain

Auburn Windows Domain password

::: B :::::::::::::::::::::

bandwidth

batch program

batch transaction

::: C :::::::::::::::::::::

call number

chat

Checkpoint

CICS

Computing Coordinator

Computing Labs, (OIT)

Course ID

Course Section ID

::: D :::::::::::::::::::::

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

DNS (Domain Name System)

domain name

DSL

DUC (Division of University Computing)

DVD

::: E :::::::::::::::::::::

e-mail (Electronic mail)

eDirectory

Eudora

::: F :::::::::::::::::::::

Faculty Development Center

Faculty ID

FAM (Financial Aid Management System)

firewall

Forum

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

::: G :::::::::::::::::::::

Global ID (GID)

GroupWise

::: H :::::::::::::::::::::

H: drive

home directory

home page

HRS (Human Resource System)

HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)

htmlscript

::: I :::::::::::::::::::::

IBM Enterprise Server (Mainframe Host)

IMG (Instructional Media Group)

Information Technology, Office of (OIT)

Internet

Internet-ready

Internet2

IOF (Interactive Output Facility)

IP Address

IronMail

ISDN (Integrated Service Digital Network)

ISP (Internet Service Provider)

IT (Information Technology)

::: J :::::::::::::::::::::

Java

JavaScript

::: L :::::::::::::::::::::

Labs, OIT Computing

LDAP

Linux

list server

LUIS

lynx

::: M :::::::::::::::::::::

mail forwarder

mainframe

mainframe session

Mallard

Mallard password

Maple

McAfee VirusScan

Megabit

Miva

MOTD

MRE

Multimedia Toolkit

MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage)

::: N :::::::::::::::::::::

newsgroup

newsreader

::: O :::::::::::::::::::::

OASIS

Office of Information Technology

OIT Computing Labs

OIT password

OIT Sun

OLRS (Online Reference System)

operating system

::: P :::::::::::::::::::::

P: drive

pager

password

path

PC

PDF

perl

PHP

PIN

pine

POPmail

portal

PostScript

public_html

PubNet

::: R :::::::::::::::::::::

Resnet

::: S :::::::::::::::::::::

scanners

SecureCRT

SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)

spam

SPF (System Productivity Failure)

Student ID

Sun

supercomputer

::: T :::::::::::::::::::::

Telecom

teleconferencing

telnet

terminal emulation

TigerMail

tin

TN3270

TSM

TSO

::: U :::::::::::::::::::::

University Directory

UNIX

URL (Universal Resource Locator)

user name

::: V :::::::::::::::::::::

Virus

VPN

::: W :::::::::::::::::::::

web page

WebCT

WebCT password

WebCT Toolkit

WebFOCUS Reports

WebMail

WebMail password

Windows Domain password

wireless

World-Wide Web

Worm

WYSIWYG

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