3.5"-eIO-GPA - User Guide, Rev. 1.0
// 36
Appendix A: List of Acronyms
The following table does not contain the complete acronyms used in signal names,
signal type definitions or similar. A description of the signals is included in the I/O
Connector and Internal connector chapters within this user guide.
Table 18: List of Acronyms
2D
Two-Dimensional
3D
Three-Dimensional
AT
Advanced Technology
ATX
Advanced Technology eXtended
BGA
Ball Grid Array
BIOS
Basic Input / Output System
BSP
Board Support Package
CMOS
Complementary Metal Oxide
Semiconductor
CPU
Central Processing Unit
DC
Direct Current
DDC
Display Data Channel
DIO
Digital Input / Output
DP
DisplayPort
ECC
Error-Correcting Code
EEE
Electrical and Electronic Equipment
EOS
Electrical OverStress
ESD
ElectroStatic Discharge
GbE
Gigabit Ethernet
HDD
Hard Disk Drive
HDMI
High Definition Multimedia Interface
LAN
Local Area Network
LED
Light Emitting Device
LVDS
Low-Voltage Differential Signaling
ME F/W
Management Engine Firmware
mPCIe
mini Peripheral Component Interconnect
express
NGFF
Next Generation Form Factor
PC-AT
Personal Computer - Advanced
Technology
PCB
Printed Circuit Board
PSU
Power Supply Unit
PVC
PolyViny Chloride
PWM
Pulse Width Modulation
RAM
Random Access Memory
ROM
Read-Only Memory
RTC
Real-Time Clock
SATA
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
SD
Secure Digital memory card
SDP
Serial Download Protocol
SELV
Safety Extra-Low Voltage
SIM
Subscriber Identity Module
SMBus
System Management Bus
SoC
System on Chip
SO-DIMM
Small Outline Dual In-line Memory
Module
SPD
Serial Presence Detect
SPI
Serial Peripheral Interface
TDP
Thermal Design Power
TPM
Trusted Platform Module
UEFI
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
USB
Universal Serial Bus
UTP
Update Transfer Protocol
VGA
Video Graphics Array
WDT
WatchDog Timer
WEEE
Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment