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You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3.txt --> <appendix xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xl="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="5.0" xml:lang="en" xml:id="dbdoclet.50655246_33489"> <title>Glossary</title> <informaltable frame="none" rowsep='0' colsep='0'> <tgroup cols="2"> <colspec colname="c1" colwidth="20*" /> <colspec colname="c2" colwidth="80*" /> <tbody> <row> <entry> <para>ABI</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Application binary interface</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>AES</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Advanced Encryption Standard</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>API</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Application programming interface</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>ASCII</para> </entry> <entry> <para>American Standard Code for Information Interchange</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>BCD</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Binary-coded decimal</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>BE</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Big-endian</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>COBOL</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Common Business Oriented Language</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>CR</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Condition Register</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>CTR</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Count Register</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>DFP</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Decimal floating-point</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>DP</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Double precision</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>DRN</para> </entry> <entry> <para>The DFP Rounding Control field [DRN] of the 64-bit FPSCR register.</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>DSCR</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Data Stream Control Register</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>DSO</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Dynamic shared object</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>DTV</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Dynamic thread vector</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>DWARF</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Debug with arbitrary record format</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>EA</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Effective address</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>ELF</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Executable and Linking Format</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>EOS</para> </entry> <entry> <para>End-of-string</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>FPR</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Floating-Point Register</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>FPSCR</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Floating-Point Status and Control Register</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>GCC</para> </entry> <entry> <para>GNU Compiler Collection</para> </entry> </row> <row revisionflag="deleted"> <entry> <para>GEP</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Global entry point</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>GOT</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Global offset table</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>GPR</para> </entry> <entry> <para>General Purpose Register</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>HTM</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Hardware trace monitor</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>ID</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Identification</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>IEC</para> </entry> <entry> <para>International Electrotechnical Commission</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>IEEE</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>INF</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Infinity</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>ISA</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Instruction Set Architecture</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>ISO</para> </entry> <entry> <para>International Organization for Standardization</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>KB</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Kilobyte</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>LE</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Little-endian</para> </entry> </row> <row revisionflag="deleted"> <entry> <para>LEP</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Local entry point</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>LR</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Link Register</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>LSB</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Least-significant byte, least-significant bit</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>MB</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Megabyte</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>MSB</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Most-significant byte, most-significant bit</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>MSR</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Machine State Register</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>N/A</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Not applicable</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>NaN</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Not-a-Number</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>NOP</para> </entry> <entry> <para>No operation. A single-cycle operation that does not affect registers or generate bus activity.</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>NOR</para> </entry> <entry> <para>In Boolean logic, the negation of a logical OR.</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>OE</para> </entry> <entry> <para>The Floating-Point Overflow Exception Enable bit of the FPSCR register.</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>PIC</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Position-independent code</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>PIE</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Position-independent executable</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>PIM</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Programming Interface Manual</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>PLT</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Procedure linkage table</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>PMR</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Performance Monitor Registers</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>POSIX</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Portable Operating System Interface</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>PS</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Positive sign</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>RN</para> </entry> <entry> <para>The Binary Floating-Point Rounding Control field of the FPSCR register.</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>RPG</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Report Program Generator</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>SHA</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Secure Hash Algorithm</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>SIMD</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Single instruction, multiple data</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>SP</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Stack pointer</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>SPR</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Special Purpose Register</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>SVID</para> </entry> <entry> <para>System V Interface Definition</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>TCB</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Thread control block</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>TLS</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Thread local storage</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>TOC</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Table of contents</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>TP</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Thread pointer</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>UE</para> </entry> <entry> <para>The Floating-Point Underflow Exception Enable bit of the FPSCR register.</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>ULP</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Unit of least precision</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>VDSO</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Virtual dynamic shared object</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>VE</para> </entry> <entry> <para>The Floating-Point Invalid Operation Exception Enable bit of the FPSCR register.</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>VMX</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Vector multimedia extension</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>VSCR</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Vector Status and Control Register</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>VSX</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Vector scalar extension</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>XE</para> </entry> <entry> <para>The Floating-Point Inexact Exception Enable bit of the FPSCR register.</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>XER</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Fixed-Point Exception Register</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>XNOR</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Exclusive NOR</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>XOR</para> </entry> <entry> <para>Exclusive OR</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry> <para>ZE</para> </entry> <entry> <para>The Floating-Point Zero Divide Exception Enable bit of the FPSCR register.</para> </entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </informaltable> </appendix>