Acronyms and Abbreviations
A |
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AC |
alternating current |
B |
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BIOS |
Basic Input/Output System |
BMC |
Baseboard Management Controller |
C |
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CLI |
command-line interface |
CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
D |
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DC |
direct current |
DDR4 |
Double Data Rate 4 |
DDDC |
Double Device Data Correction |
DIMM |
dual in-line memory module |
DRAM |
dynamic random access memory |
DVD |
digital video disc |
E |
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ECC |
Error Checking and Correcting |
F |
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FC |
Fibre Channel |
FCC |
Federal Communications Commission |
FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
G |
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GE |
Gigabit Ethernet |
GPU |
Graphics Processing Unit |
H |
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HA |
High Availability |
HDD |
hard disk drive |
HPC |
High Performance Computing |
HTTP |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
HTTPS |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure |
I |
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iBMC |
Intelligent Baseboard Management Controller |
IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
IOPS |
input/output operations per second |
IP |
Internet Protocol |
IPMB |
Intelligent Platform Management Bus |
IPMI |
Intelligent Platform Management Interface |
K |
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KVM |
keyboard, video, and mouse |
L |
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LRDIMM |
load-reduced dual in-line memory module |
LED |
light emitting diode |
LOM |
LAN on motherboard |
M |
|
MAC |
Media Access Control |
N |
|
NBD |
next business day |
NC-SI |
Network Controller Sideband Interface |
NPU |
Neural-Network Processing Unit |
O |
|
OS |
Operating System |
P |
|
PCIe |
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express |
PDU |
power distribution unit |
PHY |
physical layer |
PXE |
Preboot Execution Environment |
Q |
|
QPI |
QuickPath Interconnect |
R |
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RAID |
redundant array of independent disks |
RAS |
Reliability, Availability and Serviceability |
RDIMM |
registered dual in-line memory module |
RJ45 |
Registered Jack 45 |
RoHS |
Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment |
S |
|
SAS |
Serial Attached Small Computer System Interface |
SATA |
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment |
SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
SOL |
Serial Over LAN |
SSD |
solid-state drive |
T |
|
TCG |
Trusted Computing Group |
TCM TCO |
Trusted Cryptography Module Total Cost of Ownership |
TDP |
Thermal Design Power |
TET |
Trusted Execution Technology |
TFM |
Trans Flash Module |
TFTP |
Trivial File Transfer Protocol |
TPM |
Trusted Platform Module |
U |
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UEFI |
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface |
UID |
unit identification light |
UL |
Underwriter Laboratories Inc. |
USB |
universal serial bus |
V |
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VGA |
Video Graphics Array |
VLAN |
virtual local area network |
