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Glossary

GL-2 Issue 2 December 1996

backup

Backup is the process of preserving copies of files on a different

drive, directory or media to protect against the destruction or

loss of the original files in the event of hardware or system

failure.

baud

A unit of signaling speed that is equal to the number of symbols

per second. This is not necessarily the same as bits per second,

although the terms are frequently interchanged.

BOOTP

The Bootstrap Protocol, described in RFCs 951 and 1084, is

used for booting diskless nodes.

buffer

A temporary storage area for data during the transfer of that

data between the computer and a peripheral, or between parts

of a computer to prevent loss of information.

client

A client is a computer system that uses resources provided by

another machine on the network.

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