An array in twelve-tone and serial composition is the presentation of two or more simultaneous twelve-tone sets in such a way that the sums of their horizontal segments form a (columnar) succession of twelve-tone aggregates. Array mbira, a musical instrument.
The terminal implements a client-server architecture with the server running on a multiprocessor Unix platform. The client, used by end users to interact with the system, is a Windows application that typically connects directly through a router provided by Bloomberg and installed on-site.
In the Excel Add-in, Bloomberg functions are consolidated with flexible optional parameters: BDP (Bloomberg Data Point) is for current data. BDH (Bloomberg Data History) is for historical end of day and historical intraday data. BDS (Bloomberg Data Set) is for large data sets/ bulk data.