advanced communications function meaning

• [Computer]
  <networking> (ACF) A group of IBM SNA products that provide distributed processing and resource sharing such as VTAM and NCP.

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Examples

1. advanced communication function . a family of software products used by ibm allowing its computers to communicate
2. ACF / VTAM ( Advanced Communication Function / Virtual Telecommunications Access Method ) was introduced in 1976 and was provided for a licence fee.
3. At the time, the Asus P535 provided advanced communication functions and had a high performance CPU . However, the fast CPU caused an amount of energy drain which resulted in a shorter battery life than other contemporary PPC devices.
4. A limited version of ACF / VTAM known as "'ACF / VTAME "'( Advanced Communications Function for the Virtual Telecommunications Access Method Entry ) was made available for DOS / VSE systems running on the IBM 4300.