<networking> (SNA) IBM's proprietary high level networking
protocol standard, used by IBM and IBM compatible
mainframes.
Also referred to as "Blue Glue", SNA is a bletcherous protocol
once widely favoured at commercial shops. The official IBM
definition is "that which binds blue boxes together." It may
be relevant that Blue Glue is also a 3M product commonly
used to hold down carpets in dinosaur pens.
[Jargon File]
(1994-11-23)
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