Dell 6100, 200 manual Abbreviations and Acronyms, Der Telekommunikation

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Abbreviation
or Acronym	Description
A	ampere(s)
AC	alternating current
ADC	analog-to-digital converter
ADI	Autodesk Device Interface
AI	artificial intelligence
ANSI	American National Standards
	Institute
ASCII	American Standard Code for Infor-
	mation Interchange
ASIC	application-specific integrated cir-
	cuit
BASIC	Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic
	Instruction Code
BBS	bulletin board service
BIOS	basic input/output system
bpi	bits per inch
bps	bits per second
BTU	British thermal unit
BZT	Bundesamt fur Zulassungen in
	der Telekommunikation
C	Celsius
CCFT	cold cathode fluorescent tube
CD	compact disc

Abbreviation
or Acronym	Description
CD-ROM	compact disc read-only memory
CGA	color graphics adapter
cm	centimeter(s)
CMOS	complementary metal-oxide semi-
	conductor
C.O.D.	collect on delivery
cpi	characters per inch
cpl	characters per line
CPU	central processing unit
DAC	digital-to-analog converter
DASH	Dell Advanced SCSI Host
DAT	digital audio tape
dB	decibel(s)
dBA	adjusted decibel(s)
DC	direct current
DIN	Deutsche Industrie Norm
DIP	dual in-line package
DMA	direct memory access
DOC	Department of Communications
	(in Canada)
dpi	dots per inch

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