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Subject:Re: technical mainframe terms From:"David E. Venzke" <dev -at- ENG -dot- AISINC -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 21 Nov 1996 09:18:35 EST
> Does anyone know where I can find explanations of mainframe terms
> (like a glossary of some sort) ? I'm reading manuals for
> mainframe products and half the time don't know what on earth
> they're talikng about. (It's been a few years since I touched
> anything bigger than a PC.)
You might try:
IBM Dictionary of Computing
IBM publication number: SC20-1699-7
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