Introduction

1.6Common 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)

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

CGA

color graphics adapter

 

 

 

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