Technical Reference Guide
Compaq Deskpro EXS and Workstation 300 Personal Computers
Featuring the Intel Pentium 4 Processor
First Edition – December 2000
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COMMON ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Table 1-1 lists the acronyms and abbreviations used in this guide.
Table 1–1.
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Table 1-1.
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym/Abbreviation
Description
A
ampere
AC
alternating current
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
A/D
analog-to-digital
AGP
Accelerated graphics port
API
application programming interface
APIC
Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
APM
advanced power management
AOL
Alert-On-LAN™
ASIC
application-specific integrated circuit
AT
1) attention (modem commands) 2) 286-based PC architecture
ATA
AT attachment (IDE protocol)
ATAPI
AT attachment w/packet interface extensions
AVI
audio-video interleaved
AVGA
Advanced VGA
AWG
American Wire Gauge (specification)
BAT
Basic assurance test
BCD
binary-coded decimal
BIOS
basic input/output system
bis
second/new revision
BNC
Bayonet Neill-Concelman (connector type)
bps or b/s
bits per second
BSP
Bootstrap processor
BTO
Built to order
CAS
column address strobe
CD
compact disk
CD-ROM
compact disk read-only memory
CDS
compact disk system
CGA
color graphics adapter
Ch
Channel, chapter
cm
centimeter
CMC
cache/memory controller
CMOS
complimentary metal-oxide semiconductor (configuration memory)
Cntlr
controller
Cntrl
control
codec
compressor/decompressor
CPQ
Compaq
CPU
central processing unit
CRIMM
Continuity (blank) RIMM
CRT
cathode ray tube
CSM
Compaq system management / Compaq server management
DAC
digital-to-analog converter
DC
direct current
DCH
DOS compatibility hole
DDC
Display Data Channel
DF
direction flag
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