Glossary-2
User’s Manual
Glossary
HDMI-CEC:
high definition multimedia interface consumer electronics
control
IDE:
integrated drive electronics
IEEE:
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IMSM:
Intel Matrix Storage Manager
I/O:
input/output
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)
PC:
personal computer
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
SO-DIMM:
small-outline dual in line memory module
SSD:
Solid state drive
TFT:
thin-film transistor
USB:
Universal Serial Bus
UXGA:
ultra extended graphics array
VGA:
video graphics array
WAN:
wide area network
WSXGA:
wide super extended graphics array
WSXGA+:
wide super extended graphics array plus
WUXGA:
Wide Ultra Extended Graphics Array
WXGA:
wide extended graphics array
WXGA+:
wide extended graphics array plus
XGA:
extended graphics array
A:
adaptor:
A device that provides a compatible connection between two
units. For example, the computer's internal display adaptor receives
information from the software and translates it into images on the
screen. An adaptor can take a number of forms, from a
microprocessor to a simple connector: An intelligent adaptor (one
that is capable of doing some processing) may also be called a
controller.
