Compaq 850 Lan, Lcd, Led, Lif, Lpc, Lsi, Lun, Mch, Mmx, Mpeg, Mva, Mvw, Nic, Nmi, Nrzi, Ntsc, Pal

Technical Reference Guide

Table 1-1.Acronyms and Abbreviations Continued

Acronym/Abbreviation	Description
lb	pound
LAN	local area network
LCD	liquid crystal display
LED	light-emitting diode
LIF	low insertion force (socket)
LPC	Low pin count
LSI	large scale integration
LSb / LSB	least significant bit / least significant byte
LUN	logical unit (SCSI)
m	Meter
MCH	Memory controller hub
MMX	multimedia extensions
MPEG	Motion Picture Experts Group
ms	millisecond
MSb / MSB	most significant bit / most significant byte
mux	multiplex
MVA	motion video acceleration
MVW	motion video window
n	variable parameter/value
NIC	network interface card/controller
NiMH	nickel-metal hydride
NMI	non-maskable interrupt
NRZI	Non-return-to-zero inverted
ns	nanosecond
NT	nested task flag
NTSC	National Television Standards Committee
NVRAM	non-volatile random access memory
OS	operating system
PAL	1. programmable array logic 2. phase altering line
PC	Internet Device
PCA	Printed circuit assembly
PCI	peripheral component interconnect
PCM	pulse code modulation
PCMCIA	Internet Device Memory Card International Association
PF	parity flag
PIN	personal identification number
PIO	Programmed I/O
POST	power-on self test
PROM	programmable read-only memory
PTR	pointer
RAM	random access memory
RAS	row address strobe
rcvr	receiver
RDRAM	(Direct) Rambus DRAM
RF	resume flag
RGB	red/green/blue (monitor input)
RH	Relative humidity
RIMM	RDRAM inline memory module
RMS	root mean square
ROM	read-only memory
RPM	revolutions per minute
RTC	real time clock

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Compaq Deskpro EXS and Workstation 300 Personal Computers 1-5

Featuring the Intel Pentium 4 Processor

First Edition – December 2000