Acronyms

ADS Application Data Structure (CICS).

AFQ Available Frame Queue (OS/390 Memory Management)
AIX Advanced Interactive Executive (the IBM Unix based operating system)
AOR Application-owning region (CICS)
APPC Advanced Program-to Profram Communication (SNA)
APPN Application to Application Node (SNA)
ARM Automatic Restart Manager (Sysplex)
ATM Automatic Teller Machine
ATM Asynchronous Tramsfer Mode
BSDS Bootstrap Dataset (DB2)
BLI Business Logic Interface (CICS)
BM Buffer Manager (DB2)
BMS Basic Mapping Support (CICS)
BNN Boundary Network Node (SNA)
BOIM Business Object Instance Manager Framework.
BP Buffer Pool
CB Component Broker
CB/390 Component Broker Implementation for OS/390
CCU Cluster Control Unit (e.g. IBM 3174)
CCW Channel Command Word (S/390)
CPC Central Ptocessing Complex
CDM Common Data Model
CDS Cell Directory Service (DCE)
CF Sysplex Coupling Facility
CFCC Coupling Facility Control Code
CICS Customer Information Control System
CICSPlex Collection of related CICS regions
CICS TS CICS Transaction Server
CO Cast Out (DB2)
COBOL Common Business Oriented Language
COM Component Object Model (Microsoft)
CORBA Common Object Request Broker Architecture
COS Corba Common Object Services
CP Central Processor, also called a CPU
CPC Central Processor Complex, also called a "system", frequently an SMP
CPU Central Processing Unit
CRM Customer Relationship Management
CSD CICS System Definition
CTM Component Transaction Monitor, same as OTM
CUA Common User Access
CWI CICS Web Interface
DD&C Data Description and Conversion
DASD Direct Access Storage Device, IBM terminology for disk drive
DB Data Base
DB2 Data Base 2 , the major multiple platform IBM relational data base product
DBCTL Database Control Subsystem
DBMS DataBase Management System
DBMS Database Management System
DBRC Database Recovery Control ( IMS )
DBRM Data Base Request Module (DB2)
DFSMS Data Facility / System Managed Storage (OS/390)
DCE Distributed Computing Environment (Open System Foundation)
DCOM Distributed Component Object Model (Microsoft Corporation)
DDL Data Definition Language
DFSMS Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem (data set allocation time)
DHTML Dynamic HTML (provides support for SHTML)
DLI Data Language/1
DM Dialog Manager
DOM Document Object Model (XML)
DPL Distributed Program link (CICS)
DTB Dynamic Transaction Backout
DTD Document Type Definition (XML)
DTP Distributed Transaction Processing
ECI External Call Interface
EHL Explicit Hierarchical Locking (DB2)
ENCP End-Node Control Point (SNA).
ES Expanded Storage
ESA Enterprise System Architecture (S/390)
ESDS Entry Sequence Data Set (VSAM sequential file))
ESJ Enterprise Server for Java (JavaSoft "Java for the Enterprise" implementation by IBM)
ETR External Time Reference (Sysplex Timer)
EXC Exclusive lock
EXCI External CICS Interface (OS/390 cross-memory interface)
FCS Fibre Channel Standard
FCS First Customer Shipment
FCT File Control Table
GBP Group Buffer Pool (DB2), Synonym for CF cache
GDPS Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex
GLM Global Lock Manager (DB2, CF)
GUI Graphical User Interface
HA High Availability
HACL Host Access Class Library (CICS screen scraping)
HACMP High Availability Cluster Multiprocessing (AIX)
HFS Hierarchical File System (Unix)
HPJ High-Performance Java compiler
HP-UX the HP Unix based operating system
HSA Hardware Storage Area (CF)
HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol
ICAPI Internet Connection Application Programming Interface (OS/390 Web Server)
ICB Integrated Cluster Bus (S390 hardware)
ICF Integrated Catalog Facility (OS/390)
ICSS Internet Connection Secure Server
IDE Integrated Development Environment
IDL Interface Definition Language
IIOP Internet Inter-ORB Protocol
IM Instance Manager Framework
IMS Information Management System, non-relational Data Base System
IMS DB Information Management System Database Manager
IMS/TM Information Management System Transaction Manager
INN Intermediate Network Node
IND Interactive Network Dispatcher (WebSphere)
IOM Inter Operability Manager (Component Broker)
IPX/SPX Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange (Novell)
IRC Interregion Communication
IRLM Internal Resource Lock Manager (DB2)
ISAM Indexed Sequential Access Method
ISC Intersystem Communication
ISPF Interactive System Productivity Facility
ISPF/PDF Interactive System Productivity Facility/Program Development Facility
ITOC IMS to TCP/IP OTMA Connection
ITS Integrated Transaction Service (Borland/Visigenic)
JCL Job Control Language
JDBC Java Database Connectivity
JDK Java Development Kit
JES2 Job Entry System 2
JES3 Job Enty System 3
JIDL Java interface definition language
JMAPI Java Management API
JMS JMAPI Java Management API Java Message Service
JNDI Java Naming and Directory Interface
JSP JavaServer Pages (WebSphere)
JTS Java Transaction Service
JVM Java Virtual Machine
KSDS Keyed Sequence Data Set (VSAM)
LAN Local Area Network
LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LEN Low-Entry Networking (SNA)
LIC Licensed Internal Code, a kind of (optional) microcode
LLM Local Lock Manager (DB2)
LU Logical Unit (SNA)
LUW Logical Unit of Work (Transaction Processing)
MAS multi-access spool
MBA Memory Bus Adapter (S/390 hardware)
MBQ Message based Queuing, sysnonym for MOM
MGDPC Multisystem Goal-Driven Performance Controller (WLM)
MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
MOM Message Oriented Middleware, sysnonym for MBQ
MOFW Managed Object FrameWork
MQI Message Queue Interface (MQSeries)
MRO Multiregion Operation
MSC IMS's Multiple Systems Coupling
MVS Multiple Virtual Storage
NAU Network Addressable Unit (SNA).
NCF Network Computing Framework (IBM)
NetBIOS Network Basic Input/Output System
NGMF Netview Graphic Monitoring Facility
NNCP Network-Node Control Point (SNA)
NSM Network- ans System Management, Synonym for System Management (SM)
NUMA Non-Uniform Memory Access
OE OS/390 OpenEdition, also known as OS/390 Unix System Services (USS)
OLTP Online Transaction Processing
OMG Object Management Group
ONC Open Network Comuting (SUN)
OO Cobol Object oriented Cobol
ORB Object Request Broker
OS Operating System
OSAE OSA Express (S390 hardware)
OSF Open System Foundation
OSI Open Systems Interconnection
OTM Object Transaction Monitor
OTMA Outside Transaction Managed Access (IMS)
OTS Object Transaction Service (CORBA)
PAA Procedural Application Adaptor (Component Broker)
PAO Procedural Adaptor Object (Component Broker)
PDS Partitioned data set
PR/SM Processor Resource/System Manager (Virtual Machine Manager, S/390 hardware)
PU Physical Unit (SNA)
QDIO Queued Direct I/O (S390 hardware, direct path to MBA)
RACF Resource Access Control Facility (OS/390).
RAD Rapid Application Development
RAR Read-and-Register (DB2 request to CF)
RDB Relational Data Base
RDBMS Relational Data Base Management System
RECON Recovery Control (IMS)
REXX Restructured Extended Executor language
RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computer
RMI remote method invocation
RODM Resource Object Data Model (NetView)
ROR Ressource-owning Region (CICS)
RP Remote Procedure (CICS TCB)
RRS Recoverable Resource Manager Service (DB2)
RPC Remote Procedure Call
RRDS Relative Record Data Sets (VSAM byte access mode)
RRS Resource Recovery Services (OS/390)
RU Request Unit (SNA):
SAF System Authorization Facility, (OS/390, call interface to RACF)
SCA Shared Communication Area (DB2, CF)
SCLM Software Configuration Library Manager
SCM Supply Chain Management
SCO Santa Crux Operation, Inc. ( Unix OS)
SCSI Small Computer System Interface (pronounced "scuzzy")
SDA Shared Data Cluster Architecture
SDI Shared Disk Cluster Architecture
SET Secure Electronic Transaction Protocol
SHR Shared lock
SHTML Server-side HyperText Markup Language
SM Systems Management
SMAPPL SM Application
SMF System Management Facility
SMIT System Management Interface Tool
SMS System Managed Storage (OS/390)
SMP Symmetric Multi-Processor, multiple CPU´s sharing a single OS instance
SMQ IMS Shared Message Queue (CF)
SNA System Network Architecture
Solaris Sun Unix Version
SONET Synchronous Optical Network
SP Stored Procedure
SPAS Stored Procedure Address Space (DB2)
SQL Structured Query Language
SQLJ Java Structured Query Language
SRB Service Request Block
SRM System Resource Manager
SNCP Single-Node Control Point (SNA)
SSCP System Services Control Point (SNA)
STI Self Timed Interface (S390 hardware)
TCB Task Control Block (OS/390)
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TOR Terminal-owning Region (CICS)
TSO Time Sharing Option(OS/390)
TXSeries Transactional Middleware for Unix and NT Platforms (IBM)
UDB Universal Data Base, DB2 version for Unix and NT platforms
ULP Upper Level Protocol (Fibre Channel).
URL Uniform Resource Locator
USS OS/390 Unix System Services, also known as OpenEdition
VA Visual Age, IBM software development environment
VAJ Visual Age for Java
VIPA Virtual IP Addressing Takeover, or Dynamic VIPA, (OS/390 Communication Server)
VM Virtual Machine
VS Virtual System
VSAM Virtual Storage Access Method
VTAM Virtual Telecommunications Access Method
W3C World Wide Web Consortium (HTML, XML)
WAN Wide Area Network
WLM Work Load Manager (OS/390, SysPlex)
XA Extended Architecture (S/370)
XCF Cross-System Coupling Facility, a component of OS/390
XDR External Data Representation (SUN RPC)
XES Cross System Extemsion Services (OS/390 access to CF)
XI Cross Invalidate signal(DB2, invalidates local cache entries)
XRF Extended Recovery Facility