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1xRTT: Short for
single carrier (1x) radio transmission technology, a 3G wireless
technology based on the CDMA platform. 1xRTT has the capability of
providing ISDN-like speeds of up to 144 KBPS. 1xRTT is also referred to
as CDMA2000.
CHMOD: Short for
change mode, a UNIX command that changes the access permissions of files
or directories in order to read, write or execute files.
IDF: Short for
Intermediate distribution frame, a cable rack that interconnects and
manages the telecommunications wiring between an MDF and workstation
devices. Cables entering a building run through a centralized MDF, then
each individual IDF and then on to specific workstations. For example,
an enterprise that encompasses a building with several floors may have
one MDF on the first floor and one IDF on each of the floors that is
connected to the MDF.
MDF: Short for
main distribution frame, a cable rack that interconnects and manages the
telecommunications wiring between itself and any number of IDFs. Unlike
an IDF, which connects internal lines to the MDF, the MDF connects
private or public lines coming into a building with the internal
network. For example, an enterprise that encompasses a building with
several floors may have one centralised MDF on the first floor and one
IDF on each of the floors that is connected to the MDF.
CPAN: Short for
Compre-hensive Perl Archive Network, a collection of Internet archives
that is a resource for material related to the Perl programming
language. CPAN includes:
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A listing of Perl
modules and their source code
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Documentation for Perl
and Perl modules
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Distributions of Perl
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Information about Perl
and module authors
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Hints for programming
in Perl
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Guidelines for
submitting material to CPAN.
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