The password which the user must type in to get access into a computer system.

access line

The telephone line which connects a customer site to the telephone company's central office.

access method

Also termed access mechanism, access method is the manner in which an application reads from or writes to a resource for programming purposes. Access method is the software routine responsible for storing, retrieving, transmitting and receiving data; it is also able to detect errant transfers of data and correct them if possible.

access method

Also termed access mechanism, access method is the manner in which an application reads from or writes to a resource for programming purposes. Access method is the software routine responsible for storing, retrieving, transmitting and receiving data; it is also able to detect errant transfers of data and correct them if possible.

Tapes invariably use the sequential access method; disks either use indexed access method, indexed sequential access method or direct access method; communications access methods exchange data from a host computer to remote terminals.

accessory

A peripheral device that may perform a useful function but is not necessary for the operation of the computer.Examples are printers, scanners, and modems

ACCU

Association of C and C++ Users.A worldwide association of people who are interested in C, C++, and related programming languages.

Acrobat

Document exchange software from Adobe Systems, Inc.Acrobat provides a platform-independent means of creating, viewing, and printing documents.Acrobat can convert a DOS, Windows, UNIX or Macintosh document into a Portable Document Format (PDF) which can be displayed on any computer with an Acrobat reader.The Acrobat reader can be downloaded free from the Internet

ACS

Advanced Communications Services

ACSE

Association Control Service Element. OSI technology used to establish connections between applications