Dascom TallyCom III Installation & Operators Guide - Manual (Page 60)

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Abbreviation Full name Explanation
TCP/IP Transmission Control
Program/Internet Protocol
Suite of programs for network
communication. TCP/IP can
be installed on almost every
existing operating system,
but the supported functions
vary between operating
systems. TCP/IP consist of a
base TCP program and
various other programs
providing support for e.g.
LPD, Telnet or BootP.
VTAM Virtual TeleAccess Method IBM network communcation
program. VTAM is used to
connect printers and
terminals to OS/390 (MVS)
and VM systems.
VM Virtual Machine IBM operating system for
mainframes. OS/390 (MVS)
and other operating systems
can run under control of VM.
WAN Wide Area Network Usually Coax and Twinax
networks. Today it is also
used for larger Token Ring
and Ethernet networks and/or
Router base networks.