DEFINITY AUDIX System Release 4.0
System Description Pocket Reference
585-300-214
Issue 1
May 1999
Glossary
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Field
An area on a form, menu, or report where information can be typed or
displayed.
Filesystems
A collection of related files (programs or data) stored on disk that are
required to initialize a DEFINITY AUDIX System and provide full ser-
vice.
Flash programmable read-only memory (FPROM)
Hardware on the TN568 that stores the DEFINITY AUDIX system’s
flashware.
Flashware
Code that is stored in flash programmable read-only memory
(FPROMs) on the TN568. This programming is retained over power
outages but can be reprogrammed automatically on board during ini-
tialization.
Forms
Terminal screens of information that allow data to be displayed or
changed.
G
Generic Tape or Generic Disk
A copy of the standard software and standalone tape utilities (standal-
one utilities in Release 4.0) that is shipped with a new system.
Graceful Shutdown
Taking the DEFINITY AUDIX System offline (to the maintenance shut-
down state) using RESET SYSTEM SHUTDOWN in a camp-on man-
ner.
Ground Isolation
Ground isolation prevents an alternate return current path at the con-
necting interface. Return currents pass through the signal wire(s) in the
interface connector cable rather than via "green wire ground".
Guest Password
A feature that allows people who are not subscribers to leave mes-
sages on the system by dialing a subscriber's extension and entering a
system-wide guest password.
H
Hard Disk Drive
The disk drive the DEFINITY AUDIX system uses to actively save
voice messages, personal greetings, subscriber profiles, automated
attendants, and other data. The hard disk drive also stores the sys-
tem’s AUDIX software.