Paradyne COMSPHERE 6700 SERIES User Manual
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Glossary
GL-2
Issue 2 December 1996
B
backup
Backup is the process of preserving copies of files on a different
drive, directory or media to protect against the destruction or
loss of the original files in the event of hardware or system
failure.
baud
A unit of signaling speed that is equal to the number of symbols
per second. This is not necessarily the same as bits per second,
although the terms are frequently interchanged.
BOOTP
The Bootstrap Protocol, described in RFCs 951 and 1084, is
used for booting diskless nodes.
buffer
A temporary storage area for data during the transfer of that
data between the computer and a peripheral, or between parts
of a computer to prevent loss of information.
C
client
A client is a computer system that uses resources provided by
another machine on the network.