K-O: Glossary of Terms and Recommended Usage

KClient part of Kerberos infrastructure

Kerberos network security system used at Cornell. Pronounced "CUR-burr-ohs."
-- current developer is MIT
"Kerberized" is acceptable, but use "Kerberos-protected" for general purposes.

kilobits per second (Kbps) 1,000 bits per second
-- measure of data transfer speed (context is usually modems and networks)
-- one space between number and abbreviation (56 Kbps)
-- hyphenate when used as an adjective (56-Kbps dialup service)

kilobyte (KB) 1,024 bytes; also abbreviated as "K"
-- one space between number and abbreviation (64 KB)
-- hyphenate when used as an adjective (64-KB file)

Kronos brand of timeclocks used to record hours worked

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labeled, labeling No double "L."

LAN local area network

laptop portable computer

LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol; CIT's electronic directory (gradual rollout through summer 2002)

left, leftmost, upper/lower left Not "left-hand"

Library Gateway

Linux operating system. Pronounced "lynn-icks."

list administrator person who has privileges to a particular e-list; may be able to add or remove subscribers, approve postings, alter list settings, etc.

list manager overseer of the university's e-list server and software

list owner person who has final authority over a particular e-list

ListProc university's mailing list software until 2005. Replaced by Lyris.

listserv/Listserv Do not use these terms to refer to mailing lists or mailing list software in general. LISTSERV is a trademarked product by L-Soft.

log off (v.), logoff (adj.)

log on to (v.), logon (adj.)

long distance

Lyris university's mailing list software beginning 2005 (replaced ListProc). The product's full name is Lyris ListManager, but since we have a different use of the term "list manager," we'll just call it Lyris.

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MAC address computer's unique hardware number, used to identify the computer on networks (technically, it's the node address, which can be anything connected to a network, not just a computer). It is unrelated to the Macintosh platform.
"MAC" stands for "media access control." ResNet uses DHCP to assign IP addresses; the DHCP server uses the MAC address to do this.

Macintosh Avoid "Mac" except with OS or when there are severe space constraints.

Mac OS ___ But "System ___" for 7.5.5 and earlier.
"Mac OS X v10.4" is the full designation of the various flavors of OS X

machine OR computer OR workstation
-- "computer" for desktops and laptops
-- "workstation" or "machine" for high-end systems

Mbps (megabits per second) 1 million bits
-- meaure of data transfer speed (context is usually networks)
-- one space between number and abbreviation (10 Mbps)
-- hyphenate when used as an adjective

Meeting Maker calendaring software widely used before CorporateTime

megabyte (MB) 1,024 kilobytes
-- one space between number and abbreviation (10 MB)
-- hyphenate when used as an adjective (10-MB file)

megahertz (MHz) 1 million cycles/sec.
-- one space between number and abbreviation (266 MHz)
-- hyphenate when used as an adjective

Microsoft Select discount pricing program for faculty and staff

MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

MP3 MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3. Don't spell out.
-- digital audio compression format; more advanced than MPEG

MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group. Pronounced "em-peg." Don't spell out.
-- audio/video compression format

MT-NewsWatcher Macintosh newsreader provided through Bear Access

MVS part of the mainframe

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NCS (Network and Computing Systems) OUTDATED. (One of three former divisions of CIT; primarily located in Rhodes Hall.)

net nickname for Internet; lowercase chosen to avoid confusion with "Net ID"

NetID, NetIDs abbreviation of Network ID. NetID is used much more commonly than Network ID. NetID always has three capital letters and no spaces.

netiquette online manners

Net-Print for-fee laser printing service. Note the hyphen in between.

Netscape browser provided through Bear Access

Network and Computing Systems (NCS) OUTDATED. (One of three former divisions of CIT; primarily located in Rhodes Hall.)

Network Cost Recovery Task Force

Network ID, Network IDs unique, permanent identifier consisting of a person's initials plus some numbers
-- abbreviated as NetID, NetIDs

Network News Bear Access button that links to a newsreader

Network Operations Center (NOC) provides 24X7 proactive and reactive monitoring of the campus network infrastructure and critical network services

News Xpress Windows newsreader provided through Bear Access

newsgroup

newsreader

Norton AntiVirus virus detection application
-- site-licensed for free use by current Cornell faculty, staff, and students

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off-campus, on-campus (adj.)
-- when used as a prepositional phrase, no hyphen (for example, "computers on campus")

offline

OIT (Office of Information Technologies) unit that works with the vice president for information technologies (Polley McClure) to provide strategic, campuswide leadership for information technology; CIT reports to the vice president.

online

Open Software Foundation

Open Transport

OS operating system

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