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Abbreviations and Acronyms

A
ampere(s)
AC
alternating current
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
BIOS
basic input/output system
C
Celsius
CD
compact disc
cm
centimeter(s)
CMOS
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
CPU
central processing unit
DC
direct current
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DIMM
dual in-line memory module
DMA
direct memory access
DMI
desktop management interface
dpi
dots per inch
DRAM
dynamic random-access memory
DRAC III/XT
Dell Remote Access Card III/XT
ECC
error checking and correction
EDO
extended-data out
EMI
electromagnetic interference
EEPROM
electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
ESD
electrostatic discharge
ESDI
enhanced small-device interface
ESM
embedded server management
F
Fahrenheit
FAT
file allocation table
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