Apple Desktop Computer manual Abbreviations

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A P P E N D I X

Abbreviations

Standard units of measure used in this note include:

A	amperes	MB	megabytes
dB	decibels	Mbps	megabits per second
GB	gigabytes	Mbit	megabits
Hz	hertz	MHz	megahertz
KB	kilobytes	mm	millimeters
kg	kilograms	ns	nanoseconds
kHz	kilohertz	V	volts
mA	milliamperes	VDC	volts direct current

Other abbreviations used in this note include:

$n	hexadecimal value n
10Base-T	an Ethernet standard for data transmission at
	10 Mbits per second
100Base-TX	an Ethernet standard for data transmission at
	100 Mbits per second
68K	the 68000 family of microprocessors
ADB	Apple Desktop Bus
AIM	ATA Interface Module
ANSI	American National Standards Institute
API	application programming interface
ASIC	application-specific integrated circuit
ATA	AT attachment
BIOS	basic input/output system
CAS	column address strobe, a memory control signal
CD	compact disc
CD-ROM	compact disc read-only memory

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