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`A address mode
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`all but the necessary information. For example, in a net-
`work that uses XXX.XXX.XXX.YYY and where all com-
`puters within the network use the same first address
`numbers, the mask will block out XXX.XXX.XXX and
`use only the significant numbers in the address, YYY. See
`also address1 (definition 2).
`address mode n. The method used to indicate an address
`in memory. See also absolute address, indexed address,
`paged address, relative address.
`address modification n. The process of updating an
`address of a location in memory during computation.
`address munging n. The practice of modifying an
`e-mail address in posts to newsgroups or other Internet
`forums to foil computer programs that gather e-mail
`addresses. The host name in an e-mail address is altered
`to create a fictitious address in such a way that a human
`can still easily determine the correct address. For example,
`a person with an e-mail address of Jane@myispoffers-
`usersfreeemail.com could modify, or “mung,” her address
`to read Jane@remove-this-to-reply-myispoffersusers-
`freeemail.com. Address munging is generally used to pre-
`vent delivery of unsolicited junk e-mail or spam. Also
`called: munging. See also address1 (definition 2), host
`name, mung, spam.
`address register n. A register (a high-speed memory cir-
`cuit) that holds an address where specific data can be
`found for the transfer of information. See also register.
`address resolution n. The identification of a computer’s
`IP (Internet Protocol) address by finding the correspond-
`ing match in an address mapping table. See also address
`mapping table.
`Address Resolution Protocol n. See ARP.
`address space n. The total range of memory locations
`addressable by a computer.
`address translation n. The process of converting one
`kind of address to another, such as a virtual address to a
`physical address.
`ad-hoc network n. A temporary network formed by com-
`municating stations or computers in a wireless LAN. See
`also wireless LAN.
`ADJ n. Short for adjacent. A Boolean qualifier to indicate
`cases where two instances are adjacent to each other. In
`the case of a search string, “Microsoft ADJ Word” would
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`return only instances where “Microsoft” and “Word” are
`adjacent in the string.
`administrative alerts n. Alerts that relate to server and
`resource use. They notify users about problems in areas
`such as security and access, user sessions, server shut-
`down due to power loss (when an uninterruptible power
`supply is available), directory replication, and printing.
`When a computer generates an administrative alert, a mes-
`sage is sent to a predefined list of users and computers.
`See also Alerter service.
`ADN n. See Advanced Digital Network.
`ADO n. See Active data object.
`Adobe Type Manager n. Software from Adobe Systems,
`Inc., that manages PostScript fonts on a system.
`Acronym: ATM.See also PostScript.
`ADO.NET n. The suite of data access technologies
`included in the .NET Framework class libraries that pro-
`vide access to relational data and XML. ADO.NET con-
`sists of classes that make up the DataSet (such as tables,
`rows, columns, relations, and so on), .NET Framework
`data providers, and custom type definitions (such as Sql-
`Types for SQL Server).
`ADP n. See data processing.
`ADPCM n. See adaptive delta pulse code modulation.
`ADSL n. Acronym for asymmetric digital subscriber line.
`Technology and equipment allowing high-speed digital
`communication, including video signals, across an ordi-
`nary twisted-pair copper phone line, with speeds up to 8
`Mbps (megabits per second) downstream (to the cus-
`tomer) and up to 640 Kbps (kilobits per second) upstream.
`ADSL access to the Internet is offered by some regional
`telephone companies, offering users faster connection
`times than those available through connections made over
`standard phone lines. Also called: asymmetric digital sub-
`scriber loop. Compare SDSL.
`Advanced Configuration and Power Interface n. See
`ACPI.
`Advanced Digital Network n. A dedicated line service
`capable of transmitting data, video, and other digital sig-
`nals with exceptional reliability, offered as a premier ser-
`vice by communications companies. Usually Advanced
`Digital Network refers to speeds at or above 56 kilobits
`per second (Kbps). See also dedicated line.
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