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Conventions and Terms
Conventions and Terms
Conventions
This manual uses the following conventions.
Terms Used in This Manual
This book uses the following terms:
Convention Description
NOTE Contains information of special interest.
Special Type Indicates system output in examples.
Boldface Indicates user input in examples.
<Return> Indicates that you should press the Return key.
Term Definition
Ethernet The DIGITAL term for its product compatibility with ISO
8802-3/ANSI/IEEE 802.3 standards and the Ethernet
standards for CSMA/CD local area networks (LANs).
FDDI Fiber Distributed Data Interface, a set of industry standards
for high-speed, fiber-optic ring, local area networks.
Mod-FDDI FDDI Modular Media Interface, front-insertable, hot-
swappable, single-slot option interface cards.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol, an industry-
standard protocol for network management.