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Appendix C - Abbreviations
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Appendix C - Abbreviations
Your computer’s documentation uses the following
abbreviations:
A Amperes
AC Alternating Current
ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power management
Interface
APM Advanced Power Management
ATA AT attachment (refers to the hard-drive interface in
an AT-compatible computer)
ATAPI AT Attachment Packet Interface
BBS Bulletin Board System
BIOS Basic Input/Output System
C Centigrade
CD Compact Disc
CD-ROMCompact Disc Read-Only Memory
cm Centimeters
COM Communication (as in communication port)
CMOS Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
DC Direct Current
DMA Direct Memory Access
DPMS Display Power-Management Signaling
DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory
DSTN Double layer Super Twist Nematic
ECP Extended Capabilities Port
EPP Enhanced Parallel Port
F Fahrenheit
FIR Fast Infrared
ft Feet
g gram
G Gravity
GB Gigabytes
hr
hour
Hz Hertz
IDE Integrated Drive Electronics
in Inches
I/O Input/Output
IrDA Infrared Data Association
IRQ Interrupt Request line
ISA Industry Standard Architecture
KB Kilobytes
kg Kilograms
LAN Local-Area Network
lb Pounds
LBA Logical Block Addressing
LCD Liquid-Crystal Display
m Meters
mA Milliampere
mAhr Milliampere hour
MB Megabyte
mm millimeter
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