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Glossary
Term Definition
AACS
Advanced Access Content System
AC
Alternating Current
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
BIOS
Basic Input/Output System
BR
Blu-ray
BR-DVD
Blu-ray Disc titles
CD
Compact Disc
DC
Direct Current
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
DV
Digital Video
DVD
Digital Versatile Disc
ECO
Economy mode
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
FIR
Far Infrared
GB
Gigabyte (1,000,000,000 bytes)
HD
High Definition
HDD
Hard Disk Drive
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
IDE
Integrated Drive Electronics
IEEE 1394
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Interface 1394
IMAP
Internet Message Access Protocol
ISP
Internet Service Provider
LAN; Wireless LAN
Local Area Network; Wireless Local Area Network
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
LED
Light-Emitting Diode
Li-Ion
Lithium-Ion
MMC
Multimedia Card
MS
Memory Stick
PC
Personal Computer
POP3
Post Office Protocol Version 3
POST
Power-On Self-Test
PELV
Protected Extra Low Voltage
SD
Secure Digital
SELV
Safety Extra Low Voltage
TV
Television
UAC
User Account Control
USB
Universal Serial Bus
VCR
Video Camera Recorder
VGA
Video Graphics Array
xD
xD-Picture Card