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GL-16 Issue 2.0 December 1995
J
jumper
Pairs or sets of small prongs on circuit cards and mother boards that allow the user to instruct the
computer to select one of its available operation options. When two pins are covered, an
electrical circuit is completed.
K
Kbps
kilobits per second; one thousand bits per second.
Kbyte
kilobyte per second; 1024 thousand bytes per second.
L
label
The name assigned to a disk device (either a removable tape cartridge or permanent drive)
through software. Cartridge labels may have a generic name (such as 3:3) to show the software
release or a descriptive name if for backup copies (such as back01). Disk drive labels usually
indicate the disk position (such as disk00 or disk02).
LAN
See
local area network
.
last-in/first-out
The last call (or data) to be received is the first call (or data) to be processed.
LCD
See
liquid crystal display
.
leave word calling (LWC)
A switch feature that allows the calling party to leave a standard (nonvoice) message for the
called party using a feature button or dial access code.
LED
See
light emitting diode
.
LIFO
See
last-in/first-out
.
light emitting diode (LED)
A light indicator on the hardware platform that shows the status of operations.
liquid crystal display (LCD)
The 10-character alphanumeric display that shows status of the system, including alarms.
load
To read software from external storage (such as disk) and place a copy in system memory.