Abbreviation Index
AS CII Ame ri can Stan dard Code for In for ma ti on
In ter chan ge
AT Ad van ced Tech no lo gy
BIOS Ba sic In put Out put Sys tem
CFL Cold cat ho de Fluo res cent Lamp
COM Com mu ni ca ti on Port
CPU Cen tral Pro ces sing Unit
CRT Cat ho de Ray Tube
DDC Display Data Chanel, VESA standard
DSTN Dou ble Su per Twis ted Ne ma tic, LCD
Tech no lo gy
H He xa de ci mal Va lue
HW Hard wa re
ISA In du stri al Stan dard Ar chi tec tu re
ISO In ter na tio nal Stan dards Or ga ni sa ti on
LAN Lo cal Area Net work
LPT Line Prin ter
LCD Li quid Crys tal Dis play
LVDS Low Voltage Differential Interface
MDR Mini Del ta Rib bon
POS Point of Sale/ Point of Ser vi ce
RAM Ran dom Ac cess Me mo ry
SMD Sur fa ce Moun ted De vi ce
STN Su per Twis ted Ne ma tic, LCD Tech no lo gy
SVGA Su per Vi deo Gra phic Ar ray
SW Soft wa re
TFT Thin Film Tran sis tor Tech no lo gy
UART Uni ver sal Asyn chro nous Re cei ver/Trans mit ter
VESA Video Electronics Standards Association
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