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* [[Computer Interconnect|CI]] = Computer Interconnect
* [[Computer Interconnect|CI]] = Computer Interconnect
* [[CPU/Memory Interconnect|CMI]] = CPU/Memory Interconnect
* [[CPU/Memory Interconnect|CMI]] = CPU/Memory Interconnect
* [[DBN]] = Diagnostic Block Number
* [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Diagnostic Block Numbers (DBNs)|DBN]] = Diagnostic Block Number
* [[Digital Storage Architecture|DSA]] = Digital Storage Architecture
* [[Digital Storage Architecture|DSA]] = Digital Storage Architecture
* [[DSDF]] = DSA Standard Disk Format  
* [[DSDF]] = DSA Standard Disk Format  
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* [[LAT]] = Local Area Transport
* [[LAT]] = Local Area Transport
* [[LAVC]] = Local Area VAXcluster
* [[LAVC]] = Local Area VAXcluster
* [[LBN]] = Logical Block Number (not just a DEC acronym)
* [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Logical Block Numbers (LBNs)|LBN]] = Logical Block Number (not just a DEC acronym)
* [[MBOX]] = Memory Box
* [[MBOX]] = Memory Box
* [[Maintenance Documentation Service|MDS]] = Maintenance Documentation Service
* [[Maintenance Documentation Service|MDS]] = Maintenance Documentation Service
* [[MSCP]] = Mass Storage Control Protocol  
* [[MSCP]] = Mass Storage Control Protocol  
* [[RBN]] = Replacement Block Number
* [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Replacement Block Numbers (RBNs)|RBN]] = Replacement Block Number
* [[RCT]] = Replacement/Revectoring Control Table
* [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Logical Block Numbers (LBNs)|RCT]] = Replacement/Revectoring Control Table
* [[Synchronous Backplane Interconnect|SBI]] = Synchronous Backplane Interconnect
* [[Synchronous Backplane Interconnect|SBI]] = Synchronous Backplane Interconnect
* [[SCA]] = Systems Communication Architecture
* [[SCA]] = Systems Communication Architecture
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* [[VBOX]] = Vector Box
* [[VBOX]] = Vector Box
* [[VUP]] = VAX Unit of Performance
* [[VUP]] = VAX Unit of Performance
* [[XBN]] = External Block Number
* [[DSA Standard Disk Format#External Block Numbers (XBNs)|XBN]] = External Block Number
* [[Extended Memory Interconnect|XMI]] = Extended Memory Interconnect
* [[Extended Memory Interconnect|XMI]] = Extended Memory Interconnect


[[Category: Digital Equipment Corporation]]
[[Category: Digital Equipment Corporation]]
[[Category: DEC Acronyms]]
[[Category: DEC Acronyms]]

Revision as of 19:18, 20 August 2022

Acronyms from Digital Equipment Corporation.

  • CBOX = Cache Box
  • CI = Computer Interconnect
  • CMI = CPU/Memory Interconnect
  • DBN = Diagnostic Block Number
  • DSA = Digital Storage Architecture
  • DSDF = DSA Standard Disk Format
  • DSSI = Digital Storage Systems Interconnect
  • DUP = Diagnostic and Utility Protocol
  • EBOX = Execution Box
  • IBOX = Instruction Box
  • JBOX = Junction Box
  • LAD = Local Area Disk
  • LAST = Local Area System Transport
  • LAT = Local Area Transport
  • LAVC = Local Area VAXcluster
  • LBN = Logical Block Number (not just a DEC acronym)
  • MBOX = Memory Box
  • MDS = Maintenance Documentation Service
  • MSCP = Mass Storage Control Protocol
  • RBN = Replacement Block Number
  • RCT = Replacement/Revectoring Control Table
  • SBI = Synchronous Backplane Interconnect
  • SCA = Systems Communication Architecture
  • SCS
  • SDB = Standard Drive Bus
  • SDI = Standard Disk Interconnect
  • SDL
  • STI = Standard Tape Interface
  • UQSSP = UNIBUS QBUS Storage Systems Port
  • VAXBI = VAX Bus Interconnect
  • VBOX = Vector Box
  • VUP = VAX Unit of Performance
  • XBN = External Block Number
  • XMI = Extended Memory Interconnect