HP DC71XX, DX61XX manual 14

Introduction

	Table 1-1
	Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym or
Abbreviation	Description
PC	Personal computer
PCA	Printed circuit assembly
PCI	peripheral component interconnect
PCI-E	PCI Express
PCM	pulse code modulation
PCMCIA	Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PEG	PCI express graphics
PFC	Power factor correction
PIN	personal identification number
PIO	Programmed I/O
PN	Part number
POST	power-on self test
PROM	programmable read-only memory
PTR	pointer
RAM	random access memory
RAS	row address strobe
rcvr	receiver
RDRAM	(Direct) Rambus DRAM
RGB	red/green/blue (monitor input)
RH	Relative humidity
RMS	root mean square
ROM	read-only memory
RPM	revolutions per minute
RTC	real time clock
R/W	Read/Write
SATA	Serial ATA
SCSI	small computer system interface
SDR	Singles data rate (memory)
SDRAM	Synchronous Dynamic RAM
SDVO	Serial digital video output
SEC	Single Edge-Connector
SECAM	sequential colour avec memoire (sequential color with memory)
SF	sign flag
SGRAM	Synchronous Graphics RAM

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