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Appendix D
Glossary
graphics
cards.
When
SLI
mode
is
enabled,
nView
multi
‐
display
modes
are
not
available.
Instead,
the
two
graphics
cards
drive
a
single
display1
to
provide
accelerated
3D
performance
in
DirectX
and
OpenGL
applications2.
Note:
For
additional
details,
see
the
Application
Note
titled
“
Using
NVIDIA
SLI
Graphics
Cards
”.
window
—
A
window
is
any
independent
window
on
your
desktop.
Applications
such
as
Microsoft®
Windows®
Outlook®
or
Explorer
may
have
several
windows
which
are
all
part
of
the
same
application.
Windows
can
be
dragged
around
the
screen,
opened
and
closed,
and
resized.
The
nView
Desktop
Manager
application
(described
in
the
NVIDIA
nView
Desktop
Manager
User’s
Guide
)
allows
you
to
do
even
more
with
windows
such
as
make
them
transparent
or
force
them
always
to
be
on
top
of
other
windows.
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