Apple 165c manual Conventions and Abbreviations, Typographical Conventions, Standard Abbreviations

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Conventions and Abbreviations

This developer note uses typographical conventions and abbreviations that are standard in Apple publications.

Typographical Conventions

Computer-language text—any text that is literally the same as it appears in computer input or output—appears in Courier font.

Standard Abbreviations

Standard units of measure used in Apple reference books include:

A	amperes	MB	megabytes
GB	gigabytes	MHz	megahertz
Hz	hertz	ms	milliseconds
K	1024	ns	nanoseconds
KB	kilobytes	V	volts
mA	milliamperes	W	watts

Standard abbreviations used in Apple reference books include:

$n	hexadecimal value n
AC	alternating current
ADB	Apple Desktop Bus
CLUT	color look-up table
DAC	digital-to-analog converter
IC	integrated circuit
ASIC	application-specific integrated circuit
MMU	memory-management unit
RAM	random-access memory
RAMDAC	random-access memory, digital/analog converter
ROM	read-only memory
RGB	red-green-blue (a video display system used by
	Apple computers)

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