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This page attempts to catalogue the various IBM-isms used through the years and translate them to terms more synonymous with the rest of the computer industry. As this is an IBM-focused wiki relying heavily on IBM sales brochures, manuals, and service information, we use the IBM terminology where possible.
AKA AS/400 As She Is Spoke
A
B
C
D
DASD, direct access storage device
Hard drive
E
EIA-232
Electronic Industries Association standard RS-232-C, commonly known as RS-232
F
file
context dependent; disk or diskette file refers to a physical hard drive or floppy disk while file refers to a database on the machine
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
midrange computer
What the rest of the industry called a minicomputer, a computer in between microcomputer and mainframe computer
