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Data Set

Last Updated May 24, 2021 1:39 pm

(1) A named collection of data in an IBM mainframe operating system. A data set in an IBM mainframe is the equivalent of a file in other operating systems, such as Mac OS, Windows and UNIX, for PCs.

(2) A deprecated term for modem.

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