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`hot electron programming
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`horn-gap switch A switch provided with arcing horns.
`{SWG;‘PE) C37.36b-199th-, C37.1OD-1992
`horn mouth Normally the opening, at the end of a horn, with
`larger cross-sectional area.
`(SP) [32]
`horn reflector antenna (1) (communication satellite) A fomi
`ofreflector antenna, where the energy coming from the throat
`of a hom is reflected by a segment of a paraboloid. This type
`of antenna has a very low baclrlobe. See also: Cassegrainian
`feed.
`(COM) [24]
`-(2) An antenna consisting of a portion of a paraboloidal re-
`flector fed with an offset horn that physically intersects the
`reflector, part of the wall of the horn being removed to form
`the antenna aperture. Note: The horn is usually either pyram-
`idal or conical, with an axis perpendicular to that of the pa-
`raboloid.
`(APIANTJ 145-1993
`horn throat (audio and electroacoustics) Nonnally the open-
`ing, at the end of a horn, with the smaller cross-sectional area.
`(SP) [321
`horsepower rating, basis for single-phase motor A system of
`rating for single—phase motors, whereby horsepower values
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`(PE) [9]
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`hose (1) (liquid cooling) (rotating machinery) The flexible
`insulated or insulating hydraulic connections applied between
`the conductors and either a central manifold or coolant pas-
`Sageu
`(PE) [9]
`(2) See also: conductor cover.
`(PE,I‘I‘&D) 516-1987s
`hose clamp See: strand restraiiiing clamp.
`hoseproof See: waterproof machine.
`hospital (health care facilities) A building or part thereof used
`for the medical, psychiatric, obstetrical or surgical care, on a
`24-hour basis, of 4 or more inpatients. Hospital, wherever
`used in this Code,- shall include general hospitals, mental hos-
`pitals, tuberculosis hospitals. children's hospitals. and any
`such facilities providing inpatient care.
`(NESCINEC) [86]
`hospital information system (HIS) An automated system used
`in hospitals and other health care facilities to perform such
`tasks as conununication between staff members, statistical
`analysis, inventory planning, and scheduling of medication.
`blood analysis, and patient testing. Note: Hospital infomiation
`systems typically use interactive operations on a hierarchical
`file structure based on a patient-oriented record. Synonyms:
`medical information system; health infonnation system.
`(C) 6102-1987
`Hospital Operating System-Structured Programming Lan-
`guage An application-oriented language with some FOR-
`TRAN features, used to manipulate string variables and to
`support structured programming.
`(C) ISl0.l3—l993w
`M81 (1) A device to which other devices (peripherals) are con-
`Ilected and that generally controls those devices.
`(EMCIEMBIMIB) C63.4—l99l, lD73.3.l—1994
`(2) A device, typically a personal computer, that will control
`the communications with attached peripherals.
`(CIMM) 1234-1994
`(3) In general, an electronic circuit assembly (e.g., a plug-in
`"Hit. a back-plane, a mother board, or another mezzanine
`Card), that provides electrical andlor mechanical connections
`30 at subordinate assembly.
`(CJBA) 13014-1996
`[4] Whatever is driving (i.e., providing) commands or data to
`the printer (e.g., a workstation, a print server, or spooler.)
`(C,fM'M) 12841-1997
`(5) The client or host stationilcomputer, with which the RTU
`filflipmeait cornmnnicam. Synonym: master.
`(PEJSUB) 1379-1997
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`(5) See also: host computer.
`(CIDZS) 610.?-I995, 1278.2-1995
`11"‘? byte order ‘The native representation of an integer: un-
`“fined integer m is the representation in host byte order of
`bl} Sizing b,, b,,_,.
`. “ho (where b,, is the most significant, or
`highest order bit, and bu is the leastsignificant or lower: order
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`bit)ifm =2='*b,, + 2"-' *b,,_. +. . .+ 2°*b°.
`(C) 1003.5-1999
`host character string A sequence of characters describing a
`host. Within software definition files of an exported catalog.
`all data that can be encoded using IRV, shall be. Any such
`data that cannot be so encoded shall be transformed using
`UTF-8.
`(CIPA) 1387.2-1995
`host computer (1) A computer. attached to a network, provid-
`ing primary services such as computation, data base access
`or special programs or programming languages. See also:
`communications computer.
`{LM}'COMlEMB,J'NIEB) 168-1956w, ltJ'l3,3.I—l994
`(2) A computer that supports one or more simulation appli-;
`cations. All host computers participating in a simulation ex-
`ercise are connected by network(s) including local -area net-
`works, wide area networks, radio frequency links, etc.
`(DISIC) 1278.1-1995, J2’.-'8.2—l995r
`(A) The primary or controlling computer in a multiple
`(3)
`computer installation. Synonyms.‘ host machine; host. See
`also: bifunctional machine. (B) The primary or controlling
`processor in a. multiprocessor computer or a computer with
`multiple processing elements, some of which may be dedi-
`cated to specific functions. For example, intelligent adapters;
`math coprocessors. .S3monym: host processor.
`(C) 61037-1995, 610.10-1994
`(4) A computer used to prepare computer programs for use
`on another computer or on_ another computer system; for ex-
`ample, a computer used to compile, link, or test programs to
`be used on another system. Synonym: host processor.
`(C) 610.10-1994w
`host computer system A computational-based system used for
`clinical support ofpatient care, limited to medical device data
`interchange. .Synonym: patient care iufonnation system.
`(B1Vfl3)’M1B) 1073.4.l—2000
`hostile environment computer A computer designed for use
`in an environment not conducive to safe operation, such as
`one with many dust particles in the air; precautions must be
`taken to ensure that dust particles do not enter the disk drives
`or settle on the heads. See also: hardened computer.
`(C) 610.10-1994w
`host interface The interface between a communications net-
`work and a host computer.
`(C) 6103-1995, 6l0.10~l994w
`host language A programming language such as COBOL or
`PM into which data manipulation language statements are
`embedded. See also: data sublanguage.
`(C) 610.5-l990w
`host machine (1) (A) (software) A computer used to develop
`software intended for another computer. Comrost.- target ma-
`chine. (B) (software) A computer used to emulate another
`computer. CC-'i’I!l‘aJ'.t‘.‘ target machine. (C) (software) The com-
`puter on which a program or file is installed. (D) (software)
`In a computer network, a computer that provides processing
`capabilities to users of the network.
`(C) 6l0.l2—l99O
`(2.) See also: host computer.
`(C) 6103-1995
`host processor (1) (FASTBUS acquisition and control) The
`data processing and control processor assigned to exercise
`overall supervision over a FASTBUS system. Contains de-
`tailed knowledge of the system topology.
`(NID) 960-1993
`(2) A processor that controls all or part of a user application
`network. See also: host computer.
`(C) 610.10-199-4w
`hot See: energized.
`hot cathode (thermionic cathode) A cathode that functions
`primarily by the process of thermionic emission.
`(ED) 161-19’:-'1w
`hot-cathode lamp (illuminating engineering) An e1ectric-dis-
`charge lamp whosemode of operation is that of an arc dis-
`charge. The cathodes may be heated by the discharge or by
`external means.
`(EECHE) [126]
`hot-cathode tube (thermionic tube) An electron tube contain-
`ing a hot cathode.
`(ED) l61—l97lw, [45]
`hot electron programming The injection of energetic “hot”
`electrons onto the floating gate.
`(ED) 1005-1998
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