
S875WP1-E TPS
Glossary
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Glossary
This appendix contains important terms used in the preceding chapters. For ease of use,
numeric entries are listed first (e.g., “82460GX”) with alpha entries following (e.g., “AGP 4x”).
Acronyms are then entered in their respective place, with non-acronyms following.
Term Definition
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
AP Application
Processor
ASIC
Application Specific Integrated Circuit
ASR Asynchronous
Reset
BGA Ball-grid
Array
BIOS
Basic input/output system
Byte 8-bit
quantity.
CMOS
In terms of this specification, this describes the PC-AT compatible region of battery-backed 128
bytes of memory, which normally resides on the server board.
DCD
Data Carrier Detect
DMA
Direct Memory Access
DMTF
Distributed Management Task Force
ECC
Error Correcting Code
EMC
Electromagnetic Compatibility
EPS
External Product Specification
ESCD
Extended System Configuration Data
FDC
Floppy Disk Controller
FIFO First-In,
First-Out
FRU
Field replaceable unit
GB 1024
MB.
GPIO
General purpose I/O
GUID
Globally Unique ID
Hz Hertz
(1
cycle/second)
HDG Hardware
Design
Guide
I
2
C
Inter-integrated circuit bus
IA Intel
®
architecture
ICMB
Intelligent Chassis Management Bus
IERR Internal
error
IMB Inter
Module
Bus
IP Internet
Protocol
IRQ Interrupt
Request
ITP In-target
probe
KB 1024
bytes
KCS
Keyboard Controller Style
LAN
Local area network
LBA Logical
Block
Address
LCD
Liquid crystal display