ClearPath IX Systems Installation and Configuration Guide

Glossary
master configuration table (MCT)
A table built at system generation to reflect the system configuration. The MCT is an Exec
file that primarily contains system configuration information. Audit control and
Transaction Processing (TIP) use the MCT for recovery information. The MCT is recreated
on tape recovery boots.
master system console
The single system console that supports an Exec logical console for one partition and that
has full System Control Facility (SCF) control capabilities including partitioning,
initializing, booting, and maintaining.
MCB
MCT
See Message Control Bank.
See master configuration table.
member server
A computer running Windows NT Server that has been installed as a stand-alone server in a
Windows NT domain rather than as a primary or backup domain controller.
Message Control Bank (MCB)
A Unisys software product that interfaces with the Communications Management System
(CMS 1100) and transaction programs to provide message recovery and transaction
scheduling.
message store
The software component of an X.400 mail system that accepts messages from message
transfer agents (MTA) and stores them until they are retrieved by remote user agents
(RUA).
message transfer agent (MTA)
The software component of an X.400 mail system that cooperates with other MTAs to
perform store-and-forward message delivery.
Messaging Application Program Interface (MAPI)
A Windows dynamic link library (DLL) that provides Windows applications with access to
e-mail, message store, and address book services through a set of API calls. The service
provider can be any MAPI-compliant messaging software, such as Microsoft Mail.
MIB
See management information base.
Microsoft Access
A relational database application for the Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, and
Windows NT environments. It can integrate data from spreadsheets and other databases,
support queries, and produce reports.
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