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'''Acronyms''' from [[Digital Equipment Corporation]].
 
'''Acronyms''' from [[Digital Equipment Corporation]].
  
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* [[CBOX]] = Cache Box
 
* [[Computer Interconnect|CI]] = Computer Interconnect
 
* [[Computer Interconnect|CI]] = Computer Interconnect
 
* [[CPU/Memory Interconnect|CMI]] = CPU/Memory Interconnect
 
* [[CPU/Memory Interconnect|CMI]] = CPU/Memory Interconnect
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* [[Digital Storage Systems Interconnect|DSSI]] = Digital Storage Systems Interconnect
 
* [[Digital Storage Systems Interconnect|DSSI]] = Digital Storage Systems Interconnect
 
* [[DUP]] = Diagnostic and Utility Protocol
 
* [[DUP]] = Diagnostic and Utility Protocol
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* [[EBOX]] = Execution Box
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* [[IBOX]] = Instruction Box
 
* [[LBN]] = Logical Block Number (not just a DEC acronym)
 
* [[LBN]] = Logical Block Number (not just a DEC acronym)
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* [[MBOX]] = Memory Box
 
* [[Maintenance Documentation Service|MDS]] = Maintenance Documentation Service
 
* [[Maintenance Documentation Service|MDS]] = Maintenance Documentation Service
 
* [[RBN]] = Replacement Block Number
 
* [[RBN]] = Replacement Block Number
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* [[UQSSP]] = [[UNIBUS]] [[QBUS]] Storage Systems Port
 
* [[UQSSP]] = [[UNIBUS]] [[QBUS]] Storage Systems Port
 
* [[VAX Bus Interconnect|VAXBI]] = VAX Bus Interconnect
 
* [[VAX Bus Interconnect|VAXBI]] = VAX Bus Interconnect
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* [[VBOX]] = Vector Box
 
* [[VUP]] = VAX Unit of Performance
 
* [[VUP]] = VAX Unit of Performance
 
* [[XBN]] = External Block Number
 
* [[XBN]] = External Block Number

Revision as of 12:43, 22 July 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
  • LBN = Logical Block Number (not just a DEC acronym)
  • MBOX = Memory Box
  • MDS = Maintenance Documentation Service
  • 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