Glossary of Terms

ANSI

API

Application Programming Interface

batch file

Binary Large Object

BLOB

buffer

client

CPIO format

Copy In and Out format

data dictionaries

Data Source Name

debug

directives

DSN

Extended File Descriptor

field

file descriptor

Gregorian calendar

indexed file

I/O

Input/Output

Julian base date

Julian calendar

key

multiple-tier

network

ODBC

ODBC driver manager

ODBC driver for ACUCOBOL-GT data

OEM

Open Database Connectivity

Original Equipment Manufacturer

query

record

relational database

server

single-tier

SQL

Structured Query Language

TAR format

TCP/IP

Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

XFD file