SVGA
Super VGA.
Super Video. A component video system for driving a TV or computer monitor.
System Clock
An oscillator of fixed precise frequency which synchro- nizes the operation of the system and is counted to provide time of day and date.
TFT
Thin Film Transistor – A technology for flat display panels which uses a thin film matrix of transistors to control each pixel of the display screen individually.
UL
Underwriters Laboratories – An independent organiza- tion that tests and certifies the electrical safety of devices.
VGA
Video Graphics Array. A video display standard originally introduced by IBM with the PS/2 series of personal computers.
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VRAM
Video Random Access Memory. A memory dedicated to video display data and control.
WFM
Wired for Management is Intel’s
Write Protect
Prevent alteration of the binary state of all bits in a storage media. Example: all information on a device such as a floppy diskette; a block of space in a storage media such as a partition of a hard drive; a file or direc- tory of floppy diskette or hard drive.
XGA
Extended VGA.
Zip Drive
A 100MB read/write removable media disk drive.
Zoomed Video
A PC Card port which allows notebook PCs to deliver full screen broadcast quality video through third party PC Cards, including TV tuners, video capture, and MPEG
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