Avago Technologies AcceleRAID 170LP - Manual (Page 88)

G-30 AcceleRAID 170LP Installation Guide
Megabytes in the Wide SCSI (Wide Ultra2 SCSI) configuration. Compare
with Fast SCSI, Fast/Wide SCSI, Narrow SCSI, Ultra SCSI (Fast 20 SCSI),
Ultra Wide SCSI, Ultra 160 SCSI (Ultra3 SCSI), and Wide SCSI.
WAN
Wide Area Network, a geographically broader telecommunication structure
as opposed to a local area network (LAN) that comprises of two or more
LANs. A wide area network may be composed entirely of private structures,
but the term also seems to imply the inclusion of public networks and all
kinds of transmission media.
Warm Swap
The exchange of a defective disk with a working disk while power is
maintained to the system, but I/O operations have ceased. See also
Automatic Swap, Cold Swap, and Hot Swap.
Web
A number of computers, servers, or networks linked together in a matrix. See
also Internet and Intranet.
Wide SCSI
A SCSI protocol and signal definition providing 16-bit wide data path
Compare with Fast SCSI, Fast/Wide SCSI, Narrow SCSI, Ultra SCSI (Fast
20 SCSI), Ultra Wide SCSI, Ultra2 SCSI (Fast 40 SCSI), and Ultra160 SCSI
(Ultra3 SCSI).
Wintel
A computer trade industry term for personal computers based on the Intel®
microprocessor and one of the Windows® operating systems from
Microsoft®. The term “PC” has often been used for this purpose.
XOR
Exclusive “Or”, a computer language function that generates parity in RAID
systems; “
this or that but not both.”