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MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage)

MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage) is IBM's best-known operating system for mainframe and large servers. Released in 1974, MVS successor systems include OS/390 and z/OS. Read Full Definition

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JCL (job control language)

JCL (job control language) is a language for describing jobs (units of work) to the MVS, OS/390, and VSE operating systems, which run on IBM's S/390 large server (mainframe) computers. Read Full Definition

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job step

In certain computer operating systems, a job step is part of a job, a unit of work that a computer operator (or a program called a job scheduler) gives to the operating system. Read Full Definition

VSAM (Virtual Storage Access Method)

VSAM (Virtual Storage Access Method) is a file management system for IBM's larger operating systems now called z/OS. Read Full Definition

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job

In certain computer operating systems, a job is the unit of work that a computer operator -- or a program called a job scheduler -- gives to the OS. Read Full Definition

IBM (International Business Machines Corporation)

IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) is a multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, N.Y. Read Full Definition

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Db2

Db2 is a family of database management system (DBMS) products from IBM that serve a number of different operating system (OS) platforms. Read Full Definition

CICS (Customer Information Control System)

CICS (Customer Information Control System) is middleware that sits between the z/OS IBM mainframe operating system and business applications. Read Full Definition

z/OS

Introduced in 2000, IBM z/OS is a 64-bit mainframe operating system (OS) developed by IBM for its family of enterprise z/Architecture mainframe computers. Read Full Definition

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