RAN DaM H a USE WE B·S T E R' S
`COMPUTER
`R..,- I N T ERN E T
`'1jICTIONARY
`Third Edition
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`Philip E. Margolis
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`ST·412 interface
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`528
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`Web is Secure HITP (S-HITP). Whereas SSL creates a secure connection
`lJet ween a client and a server, over which any amount of data can be
`sent securely, S-HTfP is designed to transmit individual mess<.ges se(cid:173)
`curely, SSL and S-HTTP, therefore, can be seen as complementary rather
`than competing technologies. Both protocols have been submitted to the
`Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) for approval as a standard,
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`=> See also DIGITAL CERTTFICATE; DIGITAL SIGN,o\nme; IETF; IPSEC; S-HTTP; SE(cid:173)
`CURITY; X,S09.
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`ST-41Z interface Same as ST-S06 INTF.RF,o\CF..
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`ST-506 interface An old standard interface for connecting hard disk drives
`to PCs. Newer standards, such as enhanced IDE and SCSI, support faster
`data transler rales.
`ST-S06 is sometimes referred to as MFM, which is the most prevalent
`encoding scheme used 011 ST·506 disk drives. ST-S06 also supports the
`RLL encoding format.
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`=> See also HARD DISK; IDE INTERF,o\CE; INTF.RPACe; MFM; RLL; SCSI.
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`stack 1. In programming, a special type 01 data structure in which flems
`are removed in the reverse order lrom thaI in which they are added, so
`the most recently added item is the lirst one removed, This is also called
`last-in. first-our (LIFO),
`Adding an item to a slack is called pushing. Removing ,1n item from a
`~lack is caBed popping. 2. In networking, shorl for protocol stack. 3. In
`Apple Computer's HyperCard sollware system, a Slack is a collection of
`cards.
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`~ See also DATA STRUCTIJRE; HEAP.
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`stand-alone Refers 10 a device that is self-contained, onc that does not re(cid:173)
`quire any other devices to lunction. For example, a fax machine is a
`stand-alone device because it does not require a cumputer, printer, mo(cid:173)
`dem, or other device. A printer, on !h~ other hand, is not a st~nd'alone
`device became it requires a computer to feed it data,
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`~ See also PAX W.CHINE.
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`standard A definition or [ormal that has been approved by a recognized
`standards organization or is accepted as a de facIo standard by the Indus(cid:173)
`try, Standards exist tor programming languages, operating syst~ms, data
`formats, communications protocols, and electrical interfaces.
`From a user's standpoint, standards are extremely important in the
`computer industry because they allow the combination of products from
`different manufacturers to create a customized system. Without
`standards, oniy hardware and software from the same company could be
`used together, In addition, standard user interfaces can make il much
`easier 10 learn how to use new applications.
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