A communications processor typically used on customer premises.
Functional End Point. Voltage below which battery-operated equipment will not function properly.
front endpaper that is pasted securely to the inside surface of the front cover
Stands for Front End Processor. It is an IBM communication controller that routes traffic to and from cluster controllers.
acronym for Front End Processor (see front end controller)
Feature Extraction Processor
Free Endpaper (or flyleaf) / Front Free Endpaper / Rear Free Endpaper. Blank or decorative pages added by the book binder.
front-end processor. The input processing equipment at an Internet service provider site.
Front end processor. A dedicated computer programmed to provide an interface to and an offload for another computer in a communications network. The FEP performs such functions as message handling, code conversion and error control.
Front-End Processor. Generic (non IBM-specific) term for a specialized computer linked to the front end of a DP machine to support a specialized function (e.g., communications). IBM’s 3705, 3720, 3725, and 3745 are communications FEPs.
Front-end processor. A device that manages communication between a host and other devices.
front-end processor. Device or board that provides network interface capabilities for a networked device. In SNA, typically an IBM 3745 device.