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ms
Millisecond. A measurement of storage device access time that equals one thousandth of a second.
MTBF
Mean time between failures. A measurement of estimated equipment reliability. The higher the MTBF, the longer the equipment should last. For example, if the MTBF is 10,000 hours, the equipment should run, on the average, at least 10,000 hours before failing.
Network Adapter
An expansion card that connects a computer to other computers on a network. The network adapter works with the network OS to transfer information over the network. See NIC.
NIC
Network Interface Controller. Also referred to as a network adapter.
NiCad
Nickel cadmium. A chemical composition used in certain rechargeable batteries.
NiMH
Node
In networking and communications, a node is any computer or device attached to a network.
NVRAM
computer. NVRAM is used for maintaining the system configuration information such as date, time, and other
On-Board
Usually refers to components that are physically located on a circuit board. For example, the system boards of many
OS
Operating system. The program that, after being loaded initially into the computer at
oz
Ounce. A measurement of weight that equals 1/16 of
alb.
Parallel Port
An I/O port on your computer that transfers data eight bits at a time. It uses a
PBX
Private branch exchange. A telephone system owned and operated by a private organization rather than the telephone company. This telephone system switches calls between users in the organization on internal lines while allowing users to share a certain number of external phone lines. The main purpose of a PBX is to save the cost of requiring a separate telephone line for each user.
PC
Personal computer. Commonly used to describe an
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