User’s Manual
Glossary-2
Glossary
HD+:
High Definition Plus
IDE:
integrated drive electronics
IEEE:
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
I/O:
input/output
IrDA:
Infrared Data Association
IRQ:
interrupt request
KB:
kilobyte
LAN:
local area network
LCD:
liquid crystal display
LED:
light emitting diode
MB:
megabyte
MMC:
multi media card
OCR:
optical character recognition (reader)
PCB:
printed circuit board
PCI:
peripheral component interconnect
RAM:
random access memory
RGB:
red, green, and blue
ROM:
read only memory
RTC:
real time clock
S/P DIF:
Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format
SDRAM:
synchronous dynamic random access memory
SLI:
Scalable Link Interface
SIM:
Subscriber Identity Module
SO-DIMM:
small-outline dual in line memory module
TFT:
thin-film transistor
UART:
universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter
USB:
Universal Serial Bus
VESA:
Video Electronic Standards Association
VGA:
video graphics array
XGA:
extended graphics array
A
adaptor:
A device that provides a compatible connection between two
units. For example, the computer's internal display adapter receives
information from the software and translates it into images on the
screen. An adapter can take a number of forms, from a
microprocessor to a simple connector: An intelligent adapter (one
that is capable of doing some processing) may also be called a
controller.
alphanumeric:
Keyboard characters including letters, numbers and other
symbols, such as punctuation marks or mathematical symbols.
