(1) See
sequential access method,
software asset management and
SCSI Architecture Model.
(2) (
Security
Accounts
Manager) The part of Windows that manages the encrypted database of usernames, passwords and permissions. SAM resides in each server as well as in each domain controller. See
Syskey,
PDC and
trust relationship.
(3) (
Symantec
AntiVirus for
Macintosh) An earlier Mac antivirus program from Symantec Corporation, Cupertino, CA. It evolved into Norton AntiVirus for Mac.
(4) (
Speaker
Active
Matching) A feature in integrated amplifiers from Devialet that corrects "bass timing" in stereo speakers. SAM recreates the orignal bass tones more accurately by monitoring the speaker's behavior and correcting it on the fly.