- Industry: Computer
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Sometimes referred to as “Big Blue” IBM is a multinational corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York. It manufactures computer hardware and software and provides information technology and services.
(1) A field used to arrange the records of a particular type within a file member.<br />(2) In EJB query language, a container-managed field in an entity bean that corresponds to one of the primary-key columns of a row in a relational database. Each key field is a member of the entity bean's key class.<br />(3) The portion of a record that is used (possibly with other key fields) to locate a data record in a key file See also alternate key.<br />(4) The field in a database segment used to store segment occurrences in sequential ascending order. A key field is also a search field. See also search field.<br />(5) See sequence field.
Industry:Software
(1) A security function of the operating system used to authorise users to any part of the system that is required by a job or task.<br />(2) In CICS/VSE, the facility provided by CICS for the control of access to resources protected by RSL security. The resources that can be protected include transactions, data sets, and transient data destinations. In CICS Transaction Server, the facility provided by CICS and RACF for the control of access to resources protected by RACF security classes. The resources that can be protected include transactions, data sets, and transient data destinations.
Industry:Software
(1) A file allocated in auxiliary storage that can be used to store saved data on disc (without requiring diskettes or tapes), to do I/O operations from a high-level language program, or to receive objects sent through the network. The system-recognized identifier for the object type is *FILE.<br />(2) In Backup, Recovery, and Media Services, an online file allocated on direct access storage for use as interim or short-term storage before off-loading to removable media or permanently deleting.
Industry:Software
(1) A self-contained packet, independent of other packets, that carries information sufficient for routing from the originating data terminal equipment (DTE) to the destination DTE without relying on earlier exchanges between the DTEs and the network.<br />(2) A form of asynchronous messaging in which an application sends a message, but does not require a response.
Industry:Software
(1) A file containing data that is to be processed unattended.<br />(2) A file that contains instructions that are processed sequentially, as a unit.
Industry:Software
(1) A self-contained, self-describing modular application that can be published, discovered, and invoked over a network using standard network protocols. Typically, XML is used to tag the data, SOAP is used to transfer the data, WSDL is used for describing the services available, and UDDI is used for listing what services are available.<br />(2) An application that performs specific tasks and is accessible through open protocols such as HTTP and SOAP.
Industry:Software
(1) A file containing data, such as customer orders, that is usually used only with a master file.<br />(2) In COBOL, an input-output file used to communicate with display stations and ICF sessions.
Industry:Software
(1) A self-identifying string of bytes and its data or parameters.<br />(2) Output from the DFSMSrmm application programming interface (API) consisting of a structured field introducer (SFI) and output data.
Industry:Software
(1) A file containing predefined values that is used instead of someone having to enter those values one at a time. See also silent installation.<br />(2) An ASCII file that can be customised with the setup and configuration data that automates an installation. The setup and configuration data would have to be entered during an interactive install, but with a response file, the installation can proceed without any intervention.
Industry:Software
(1) A separately executable unit of work.<br />(2) In the Integrated Language Environment (ILE) model, a collection of resources and data that consists of one or more activation groups.<br />(3) See application process.<br />(4) A WebSphere DataStage application for data warehousing that specifies data sources, required transforms, and the destination of the data that is transformed.
Industry:Software
