HP D315 manual Common Acronyms and Abbreviations, Acronym/Abbreviation Description

Technical Reference Guide

1.6COMMON ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

Table 1–1.Acronyms and Abbreviations

	Table 1-1.
	Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym/Abbreviation	Description
A	ampere
AC	alternating current
ACPI	Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
A/D	analog-to-digital
ADC	Analog-to-digital converter
ADD	AGP digital display (card)
AGP	Accelerated graphics port
API	application programming interface
APIC	Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
APM	advanced power management
AOL	Alert-On-LAN™
ASIC	application-specific integrated circuit
AT	1) attention (modem commands) 2) 286-based PC architecture
ATA	AT attachment (IDE protocol)
ATAPI	AT attachment 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
CGA	color graphics adapter
Ch	Channel, chapter
cm	centimeter
CMC	cache/memory controller
CMOS	complimentary metal-oxide semiconductor (configuration memory)
Cntlr	controller
Cntrl	control
codec	1. coder/decoder; 2. compressor/decompressor
CPQ	Compaq
CPU	central processing unit
CRIMM	Continuity (blank) RIMM
CRT	cathode ray tube
CSM	Compaq system management / Compaq server management

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