Users Guide

242 Glossary
write-protected
Read-only files are said to be write-protected . You can write-protect a 3.5-inch
diskette by sliding its write-protect tab to the open position or by setting the
write-protect feature in the System Setup program.
XMM
Abbreviation for extended memory manager, a utility that allows application
programs and operating systems to use extended memory in accordance with the
XMS.
XMS
Abbreviation for eXtended Memory Specification.
ZIF
Acronym for zero insertion force. Some computers use ZIF sockets and connectors
to allow devices such as the microprocessor chip to be installed or removed with
no stress applied to the device.
ZIP
A 3.5-inch removable disk drive from Iomega. Originally, it provided a 100-MB
removable cartridges. The drive is bundled with software that can catalog the
disks and lock the files for security.
A 250-MB version of the Zip drive also reads and writes the 100-MB Zip cartridges.