Users Guide

Glossary 113
DMTF
Abbreviation for Distributed Management Task Force, a consortium of
companies representing hardware and software providers that develops and
maintains standards for systems management of IT environments in enterprises
and the Internet.
DRAC 4
Acronym for Dell™ Remote Access Controller 4.
DRAC 5
Acronym for Dell Remote Access Controller 5.
DRAM
Acronym for dynamic random-access memory. A system's RAM is usually made
up entirely of DRAM chips. Because DRAM chips cannot store an electrical charge
indefinitely, your system continually refreshes each DRAM chip in the system.
DSM SA Connection Service
Acronym for Dell Systems Management Server Administration. An application
that makes Web pages available for viewing by Web browsers using the HTTPS
protocol. See "Web server".
ECC
Abbreviation for error checking and correction.
Embedded Hypervisor
See Internal USB
EMC
Abbreviation for electromagnetic compatibility.
EMI
Abbreviation for electromagnetic interference.
EMM
Abbreviation for expanded memory manager. A utility that uses extended
memory to emulate expanded memory on systems with an Intel386™ or higher
microprocessor.
ERA
Abbreviation for embedded remote access.
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