General telecom

General telecom

Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.

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proxy server

Telecommunications; General telecom

A program that deals with external servers on behalf of internal clients. Proxy clients talk to proxy servers, which relay approved client requests to real servers, and relay answers back to clients.

A program that performs tasks, such as translating and interpreting, required for processing a specified programming language. Note: Examples of language processors include a Fortran processor and a ...

fortran

Telecommunications; General telecom

diagnostic program

Telecommunications; General telecom

A program used to investigate the cause or the nature of conditions or problems within specified elements of a system. 2. A computer program that detects, locates, or identifies a fault in equipment, ...

transaction application program

Telecommunications; General telecom

A program written to meet the requirements of a chosen Transaction Processing (TP) application. Such programs allow a sequence of operations that involve resources such as terminals and databases. ...

supervisory program

Telecommunications; General telecom

A program, usually part of an operating system, that controls the execution of other routines and regulates work scheduling, input-output operations, error actions, and similar functions. 2. A ...

supervisor

Telecommunications; General telecom

A program, usually part of an operating system, that controls the execution of other routines and regulates work scheduling, input-output operations, error actions, and similar functions. 2. A ...