Samsung N870 Abbreviations

Abbreviations

Your computer’s documentation uses the following abbreviations:

A . . . . . . . . .	Amperes
AC . . . . . . . .	Alternating current
ACPI . . . . . .	Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface
APM . . . . . .	Advanced Power Management
ATA. . . . . . .	AT attachment (refers to the hard-drive interface in an AT-
	compatible computer)
ATAPI. . . . .	AT attachment packet interface
BBS . . . . . . .	Bulletin board system
BIOS . . . . . .	Basic input/output system
C . . . . . . . . .	Centigrade
CD . . . . . . . .	Compact disc
CD-ROM . .	Compact disc read-only memory
cm . . . . . . . .	Centimeters
COM . . . . . .	Communication (as in communication port)
CMOS . . . . .	Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
DC . . . . . . . .	Direct current
DMA . . . . . .	Direct memory access
DPMS . . . . .	Display power-management signaling
DRAM . . . . .	Dynamic random access memory
DSTN . . . . .	Double layer super twist nematic
ECP . . . . . . .	Extended capabilities port
EPP . . . . . . .	Enhanced parallel port
F. . . . . . . . . .	Fahrenheit
FIR . . . . . . .	Fast infrared
ft . . . . . . . . .	Feet
g . . . . . . . . . .	gram
G . . . . . . . . .	Gravity
GB . . . . . . . .	Gigabytes
hr . . . . . . . . .	hour

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