IBM i glossary

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This glossary includes terms and definitions for the IBM® i operating system.

The following cross-references are used in this glossary:
  • See refers the reader from a term to a preferred synonym, or from an acronym or abbreviation to the defined full form.
  • See also refers the reader to a related or contrasting term.

This glossary includes terms and definitions from the Information Technology Vocabulary developed by Subcommittee 1, Joint Technical Committee 1, of the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Committee (ISO/IEC JTC1/SC1). Definitions of published parts of this vocabulary are identified by the symbol (I) after the definition; definitions taken from draft international standards, committee drafts, and working papers being developed by ISO/IEC JTC1/SC1 are identified by the symbol (T) after the definition, indicating that final agreement has not yet been reached among the participating National Bodies of SC1.

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