Users Guide

Glossary 163
Glossary
The following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms
used in your system documents.
ACL
Abbreviation for access control list. ACL files are text files that contain lists that
define who can access resources stored on a Novell
®
Web server.
adapter card
An expansion card that plugs into an expansion-card connector on the system's
system board. An adapter card adds some specialized function to the system by
providing an interface between the expansion bus and a peripheral device.
Examples of adapter cards include network cards, sound cards, and SCSI adapters.
ADB
Abbreviation for assign database.
AGP
Abbreviation for advanced graphics port.
ASIC
Acronym for application-specific integrated circuit.
ASPI
Acronym for advanced SCSI programming interface.
asset tag code
An individual code assigned to a system, usually by a system administrator, for
security or tracking purposes.
autoexec.bat file
The autoexec.bat file is executed when you boot your system (after executing any
commands in the
config.sys file). This start-up file contains commands that
define the characteristics of each device connected to your system, and it finds
and executes programs stored in locations other than the active directory.
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