Glossary

This section provides information about the terms used in this document that is for informational purposes only and may or may not describe features included with your tablet.

A - ampere - A measure of the amount of electric charge passing a point in an electric circuit.

AC - alternating current - The form of electricity that powers your tablet when you plug the AC adapter power cable in to an electrical outlet.

ambient light sensor - A feature that helps to control the display brightness.

Charms - a Microsoft Windows 8/Windows RT term for the icons that appear when you swipe-in from the right edge of the display. It provides quick access to the commonly system commands, including search, share, Start, devices and settings options.

connected-standby mode - A power management mode that enables a powered processor to consume minimal battery power when it is not being used and its display is off, that is, the system is powered on but the display is off. In this state, when a user presses a key, Windows button or touches the screen, the system immediately transitions into the operational active mode.

device - Hardware such as a disk drive, printer, or keyboard that is installed in or connected to your tablet.

Email - Electronic mail - a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients via the Internet. Email servers accept, forward, deliver and store messages, and neither the users nor their computers are required to be online simultaneously.

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