R
RBOC

(n.) Regional Bell Operating Company

RDMA

Remote Direct Memory Access

RED

Random Early Detection

Remote system

(n.) A system other than the one on which you are working.

RLDRAM

reduced latency DRAM

RIP

(n.) Routing Information Protocol, An IGP with Berkeley UNIX®

RJ-45 connector

(n.) A modular cable connector standard used with consumer telecommunications equipment, such as systems equipped for ISDN connectivity.

RMI

(n.) Remote Method Invocation

See also [Java RMI]
root

(n.) In a hierarchy of items, the one item from which all other items are descended. The root item has nothing above it in the hierarchy. See also class, hierarchy, package, root directory, root file system, and root user name.

root directory

(n.) The base directory from which all ...

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