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Abbreviation for electromagnetic interference.

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Abbreviation for expanded memory manager. A software utility that uses ex- tended memory to emulate expanded memory on computers with an Intel386or higher microprocessor. See alsoconven-

tional memory, expanded memory,

extended memory, memory manager, and XMM.

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Abbreviation for Expanded Memory Spec- ification. See also expanded memory,

memory manager, and XMS.

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Acronym for erasable programmable read-only memory.

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Abbreviation for electrostatic discharge. Refer to “Safety Instructions” at the front of your User’s Guide for a complete discus- sion of ESD.

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Abbreviation for embedded server management.

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A technique for accessing RAM above

1 MB. To enable expanded memory on your computer, you must use an EMM. You should configure your system to sup- port expanded memory only if you run application programs that can use (or require) expanded memory. See also

conventional memory, EMM, extended memory, and memory manager.

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Your computer contains an expansion bus that allows the microprocessor to com- municate with controllers for peripheral devices, such as a network card or an in- ternal modem.

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A SCSI card, NVRAM card, network card, hot swap card, or console card that plugs into a filer expansion slot.

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RAM above 1 MB. Most software that can use it, such as Windows, requires that ex- tended memory be under the control of

an XMM. See alsoconventionalmemory,

expanded memory, memory manager, and XMM.

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A RAM cache using SRAM chips. Be- cause SRAM chips operate at several times the speed of DRAM chips, the microprocessor can retrieve data and in- structions faster from external cache memory than from RAM.

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Abbreviation for Fahrenheit.

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Acronym for file allocation table. The file system structure used by MS-DOS to or- ganize and keep track of file storage. The Microsoft® Windows NT® operating sys- tem can optionally use a FAT file system structure.

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Abbreviation for Federal Communications Commission.

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A filer is a dedicated, special-purpose network data server that provides fast and reliable file service to network clients connected to Ethernet networks.

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