| Word |
Definition |
| BIND |
Berkeley Internet Name Domain. |
| BIOS |
Basic Input/Output System. A set of instructions stored on a ROM chip inside IBM PCs and PC-compatibles, which handles all input-output functions. |
| BIPS |
1. Billion Instructions Per Second. 2. Bank Internet Payment System. A protocol for securely sending payment instructions to banks over the Internet and for processing the payment instructions. BIPS instructions conform to the Extensible Markup Language (XML) standard. The Bank Internet Payment System is a project of The Financial Services Technology Consortium (FSTC). |
| BIX |
Byte Information Exchange. An online computing database from Byte magazine, providing technical support for computer users and information on hardware and
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| BLAST |
BLocked ASynchronous Transmission protocol (CRG). |
| BLOB |
Binary Large Object. A database field that can hold images, audio, video, long text blocks, or any digitized information. |
| BNS |
Backbone Network Service. See backbone. |
| BoB |
Breakout Box. A testing device for multiple line cables that makes a connection to each line to see if a signal is present. |
| BOF |
1. Beginning Of File. 2. Birds Of a Feather. An informal discussion group on a particular topic, heard especially in connection with USENIX. |
| boot |
1. To load a computer’s operating system. 2. The process of loading a computer’s operating system. |
