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Glossary
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IA-32 See Intel Architecture-32 .
Image Handle A handle for a loaded image; image handles support the loaded image protocol.
Image Handoff State
The information handed off to a loaded image as it begins execution; it consists
of the image’s handle and a pointer to the image’s system table.
Image Header The initial set of bytes in a loaded image. They define the image’s encoding.
Image Services The set of functions used to manage EFI images. Includes LoadImage() ,
StartImage() , UnloadImage() , Exit() , ExitBootServices() ,
and EFI_IMAGE_ENTRY_POINT .
Image (1) An executable file stored in a file system that complies with this
specification. Images may be drivers, applications or OS loaders. Also called
an EFI Image.
(2) Executable binary file containing
EBC and data. Output by the EBC linker.
Intel Architecture Platform Architecture
A collective term for PC-AT -class computers and other systems based on Intel
Architecture processors of all families.
Intel Architecture-32 (IA-32)
The 32-bit and 16-bit architecture described in the Intel Architecture Software
Developer’s Manual. IA-32 is the architecture of the Intel P6 family of
processors, which includes the Intel
® Pentium ® Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, and
Pentium 4 processors.
Intel® Itanium ® Architecture
The Intel architecture that has 64-bit instruction capabilities, new performance-
enhancing features, and support for the IA-32 instruction set. This architecture is
described in the Itanium™ Architecture Software Developer’s Manual.
Interpreter The software implementation that decodes EBC binary instructions and executes
them on a VM. Also called EBC interpreter.
LAN On Motherboard (LOM)
This is a network device that is built onto the motherboard (or baseboard) of the
machine.
Legacy Platform A platform which, in the interests of providing backward-compatibility, retains
obsolete technology.
LFN See Long File Names .