Introduction

1.5Common Acronyms and Abbreviations

Table 1-1 lists the acronyms and abbreviations used in this guide.

 

Table 1-1

 

Acronyms and Abbreviations

 

 

Acronym or

 

Abbreviation

Description

 

 

A

ampere

 

 

AC

alternating current

 

 

ACPI

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

 

 

A/D

analog-to-digital

 

 

ADC

Analog-to-digital converter

 

 

ADD or ADD2

Advanced digital display (card)

 

 

AHCI

SATA Advanced Host controller Interface

 

 

AMT

Active Management Technology

 

 

API

application programming interface

 

 

APIC

Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller

 

 

APM

advanced power management

 

 

AOL

Alert-On-LAN™

 

 

ASIC

application-specific integrated circuit

 

 

ASF

Alert Standard Format

 

 

AT

1. attention (modem commands) 2. 286-based PC architecture

 

 

ATA

AT attachment (IDE protocol)

 

 

ATAPI

ATA w/packet interface extensions

 

 

AVI

audio-video interleaved

 

 

AVGA

Advanced VGA

 

 

AWG

American Wire Gauge (specification)

 

 

BAT

Basic assurance test

 

 

BCD

binary-coded decimal

 

 

BIOS

basic input/output system

 

 

bis

second/new revision

 

 

BNC

Bayonet Neill-Concelman (connector type)

 

 

bps or b/s

bits per second

 

 

BSP

Bootstrap processor

 

 

BTO

Built to order

 

 

CAS

column address strobe

 

 

CD

compact disk

 

 

CD-ROM

compact disk read-only memory

 

 

CDS

compact disk system

 

 

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