kg

Abbreviation for kilogram(s), 1,000 grams.

kHz

Abbreviation for kilohertz, 1,000 hertz.

LAN

Acronym for local area network. A LAN system is usually confined to the same building or a few nearby buildings, with all equipment linked by wiring dedicated specifically to the LAN.

lb

Abbreviation for pound(s).

LCC

Acronym for leaded or leadless chip carrier.

LDAP

Acronym for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. A networking protocol for querying and modifying directory services running over TCP/IP.

LIF

Acronym for low insertion force. Some computers use LIF sockets and connectors to allow devices, such as the microprocessor chip, to be installed or removed with minimal stress to the device.

LED

Abbreviation for light-emitting diode. An electronic device that lights up when a current is passed through it.

local bus

On a computer with local-bus expansion capability, certain peripheral devices (such as the video adapter circuitry) can be designed to run much faster than they would with a traditional expansion bus. Some local-bus designs allow peripherals to run at the same speed and with the same width data path as the computer's microprocessor.

LPTn

The device names for the first through third parallel printer ports on your computer are LPT1, LPT2, and LPT3.

LRA

Acronym for local response agent.

LS drive

A drive that uses laser servo technology to read LS 120 diskettes that hold up to 120 MB of data as well as standard 3.5-inch diskettes.

LSI

Acronym for large-scale integration.

LUN

Acronym for logical unit number, a code used to select a specific device among several that share a SCSI ID.

mA

Abbreviation for milliampere(s).

mAh

Abbreviation for milliampere-hour(s).

math coprocessor

See coprocessor.

Mb

Abbreviation for megabit.

MB

Abbreviation for megabyte(s). The term megabyte means 1,048,576 bytes; however, when referring to hard drive storage, the term is often rounded to mean 1,000,000 bytes.

MB/sec

Abbreviation for megabytes per second.

Mbps

Abbreviation for megabits per second.

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