LAN

Local area network.

An architecture that supports large partitions (greater than one gigabyte) and is a superset of the current disk architecture.

A mouse action in which a user can pick up a set of objects and carry those objects around on the pointer without having to hold the mouse button down.

Liquid crystal display.

Light-emitting diode.

For operating systems, code developed for earlier environments that must be supported by any new environment.

Location plotted by the digitizer where a pointing device is removed from a touch-sensitive surface.

The object module format used by OS/2 on Intel** platforms.

See endian.

Large media extended partition.

A computer network located on a user's premises within a limited geographical area. Communication within a LAN is not subject to external regulations; however, communication across the LAN boundary may be subject to some form of regulation. Contrast with wide area network.

Localization is an architecture and/or design which a language and cultural differences are absorbed by the product. Localization is referred to by an abbreviation L10N because there are ten letters between the first L and the last N.

(1) A file for conducting input or output with a physical device. (2)A file for mapping user I/O between virtual and real devices.

A component of Workplace file services that provides a consistent view of multiple physical file systems. The logical file system provides path resolution and other services that are independent of the on-disk format of data.

Linear executable format.