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`Ramesh Bangia
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`Formerly: lncharge Computer Centre,
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`Ex. Managing Editor: Software Today
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`flEM statement Short for remark statement. A
`J;tatement in the Basic programming language and the
`ilfS-DOS and OS/2 batch file languages that is used
`. add comments to a program or batch file. Any
`' ' tement beginning with the word REM is ignored
`y the interpreter or compiler or the command
`t,"ocessor. See also comment.
`pmailer A service that will forward e-mail while
`-concealing the e-mail address of the originator of the
`.,J,llessage. Remailers may be used by individuals who
`;,ish to retain their privacy or avoid unsolicited
`..:commercial e-mail (UCE). Remailers 'may also be used
`to hide the identities of individuals and businesses
`t,sending spam or malicious or fraudulent e-mail.
`
`!emark In a batch file, macro or source code,
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`planatory text that's ignored when the computer
`ecutes the commands.
`Hmedial maintenance Repair service that is
`•quired due to a malfunction of the product.
`pemote access server A host on a LAN (local area
`Jnetwork) that is equipped with modems to enable users
`!O connect to the netwo.rk over telephone lines.
`,Acronym: RAS.
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`Remote Access Service Windows software that
`allows a user to gain remote access to the network
`server via a modem. Acronym: RAS. See also remote
`access.
`remote access To share network resources over a
`remote network link.
`Remote Application Programming Interface A
`Remote Procedure Call (RPC) mechanism that enables
`a,n application running on a desktop computer to make
`function calls on a Windows CE-based device. The
`desktop computer is known as the Remote Application
`I,>rogramming Interface (RAPI) client, and the
`Windows CE device is known as the RAPI server.
`RAPI runs over Winsock and TCP /IP. Acronym:
`RAPI.
`remote communications
`Interaction with a remote
`computer through a telephone connection or another
`;communications line.
`remote control program A utility program that lets
`·you link two computers so you can use one to control
`the other.
`remote control software Software that allows a
`user at one computer to interact with a computer in a
`,differ-ent location as if the remote computer were the
`
`I Jocal machine. One part of the program resides in the
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`local machine and another resides in the remote.
`::Commonly used by technical personnel to help users
`with support problems, it is also used to perform a
`function on a remote machine that the remote user
`cannot do.
`·
`Remote Data Objects An object-oriented data
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`access tool featured in Visual Basic 4 and later. Remote
`Data Objects have no native file format of their own;
`they can be used only with databases complying with
`the most recent ODBC standards. This feature is
`popular for its speed and minimal coding requirements.
`Remote Installation Services Software services
`that allow an administrator to set up new client
`computers remotely, without having to visit each client.
`The target clients must support remote booting .
`remote login The action of logging in to a computer
`at a distant
`location by means of a data
`communications connection with the computer that
`one is presently using.· After remote login, the user's
`own computer behaves like a terminal connected to
`the remote system. On the Internet, remote login is
`done primarily by rlogin and telnet.
`remote management A
`feature of newer
`departmental laser printers that transmits information
`about toner level, paper supply and mechanical
`problems across a network to the person responsible
`for maintaining the printer.
`remote procedure call
`In programming, a call by
`one program to a second program on a remote system.
`The second program generally performs a task and
`returns the results of that task to the first program.
`remote system The computer or network to which
`a computer is connected by a modem and a telephone
`line. The computer connected to the remote system is
`a remote terminal.
`remote terminal A terminal that is located at a site
`removed from the computer to which it is attached.
`Remote terminals rely on modems and telephone lines
`to communicate with the host computer.
`remote Not in the immediate vicinity, as a computer
`or other device located i11 another place (room,
`building, or city) and accessible through some type of
`cable or communications link.
`removable disk A disk that can be removed from a
`disk drive. Floppy disks are removable; hard disks
`usually are not.
`removable mass storage A high-capacity data
`storage device, such as a Bernoulli box or a tape drive
`in which the disk or tape is encased in a plastic cartridge
`or cassette so it can be removed from the drive for
`safekeeping.
`rename A command in most file transfer protocol
`(FTP) clients and in many other systems that allows
`the user to assign a new name to a file or files.
`render To produce a graphic image from a data file
`on an output device such as a video display or printer.
`rendering The creation of an image containing
`geometric models, using color and shading to give the
`image a realistic look. Usually part of a geometric
`modeling package such as a CAD program, rendering
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