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abend. Abnormal end.
abnormal end. End of a task, job, or subsystem
because of an error condition 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, abnormal
end.
ACB. Access control block.
access authority. An authority that relates to a
request for a type of access to protected resources.
In BSM, the access authorities are NONE, READ,
UPDATE, and ALTER.
access control. A function of VSE that ensures that
the system and the data and programs stored ...