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International Business Machines
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.
A magnetic recording method in which each storage cell is divided into two regions that are magnetised in opposite directions; the sequence of the magnetic direction indicates whether the binary character represented is 0 or 1.
Industry:Software
A name server whose main purpose is to handle all off-site queries for name servers at a given site.
Industry:Software
A hexadecimal value that contains the method signature (obtained from the signature bank), inheritance level, slot, and signature of the method's class. The method binding signature is added to the Interface Definition Language (IDL) source file by the signature emitter.
Industry:Software
A magnetic tape subsystem consisting of a controller and magnetic tape devices, which allows for the storage of user data on tape cartridges. See also storage subsystem.
Industry:Software
A name specified in a FROM clause such that it can be referenced elsewhere in the query. Exposed names include correlation names and, if correlation names are not specified for them, table names, view names, nicknames, and alias names. See also table designator.
Industry:Software
A mail relay or mail gateway that has the capability to correct e-mail addressing problems.
Industry:Software
A name that is declared in the host program.
Industry:Software
A hierarchical structure of the organisation that provides a logical place to create, access, and store organisational information.
Industry:Software
A name that is used to represent all or part of a command.
Industry:Software
A hierarchy consisting of objects stored in DB2 table spaces on a direct access storage device (DASD), on optical or tape volumes that reside in a library, and on optical or tape volumes that reside on a shelf. See also storage hierarchy.
Industry:Software
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