Glossary
Numerics
3270 pass-through mode. A mode that lets a program running from the z/OS shell send and receive a 3270 data stream or issue TSO/E commands.
A
abend. See abnormal end.
abnormal end (abend). The end of a task, a job, or a subsystem because an error condition occurred that cannot be resolved by recovery facilities while the task is performed. See also abnormal termination.
abnormal termination. (1) The end of processing prior to scheduled termination. (2) A system failure or operator action that causes a job to end unsuccessfully. Synonymous with abend and abnormal end.
ACB. See access control block.
accept. In SMP/E, to install SYSMODs in the distribution libraries. This is done by using the ACCEPT ...

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