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HA

Host Application

 

HBA

Host Bus Adapter

Link host servers or workstations to the storage area network including sub systems and other Fibre Channel devices such as switches, hubs, tape libraries and other servers

 

HBFG

Host Behavior Functional Group

ATM

 

HCA

Host Channel Adapter

 

HCI

Host Controller Interface

 

HCS

Header Check Sequence

 

HDBH

High Day Busy Hour

 

HDD

Hard Disk Drive

 

HDLC

High-level Data Link Control

A transmission protocol which embeds information ni a data frame that allows devices to control dta flow and also correct errors.

 

HDML

        Handheld Device Markup Language

 

HDSL

        High Data rate Subscriber Line

 

HDT

        Host Digital Terminal

 

HDTP

        Handheld Device Transport Protocol

 

HDTV

High Definition TeleVision

 

HEC

Header Error Control

 

HEP

Header Extension Processing

 

HFC

Hybrid Fiber Coax

 

HFW

Hybrid Fiber Wireless

 

HHP

HouseHold Passed

 

HID

Human Interface Device

 

HIPPI

HIgh Performance Parallel Interface

A standard for connecting two devices together over short distances. The standard version transfers 32 bits at transfer rates of 800Mbps. Wide HIPPI doubles the transfer rate to 1.6Gbps.

 

HIS

Hi-Speed Internet Service

 

HLLAPI

        High Level Language Application Programming Interface

 

HPF

        High Pass Filter

 

HPPI

        High Performance Parallel Interface

 

HRC

        Harmonically Related Carriers

 

HSCD

        High Speed Cable Data

 

HSCSD

        High Speed Circuit Switched Data

        Circuit switched wireless data transmission for mobile users at data rates upto 38.4Kbps

 

HSM

Hierarchical Storage Management

The automatic movement of files from hard disk to slower, less expensive media

 

HSM

Host Security Module

A security module providing the host with a secure environment in which to perform its cryptographic processing.

 

HSP

Hosting Service Provider

 

HSSI

High Speed Serial Interface

 

HSTM

High Speed Transport Multiplex

 

HTML

Hypertext Markup Language

A standard for defining documents with Hypertext links. ( Internet )

 

HTTP

Hypertext Transport Protocol

Underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web. Defines how messages are formatted and transmitted.

 

HV

High quality Voice

 

HW

HardWare

 

HZ

Hertz

Unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second.