Term Information
CD Compact Disc
CDPD Cellular Digital Packet Data
CD-ROM CD Read-Only Memory
CGA Color Graphics Adapter (See EGA)
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
CRT Cathode Ray Tube
CSA Canadian Standards Association
CSD Corrective Service Diskette
DASD Direct Access Storage Device (harddisk)
DMA DirectMemory Access
DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory
ECA Engineering Change Announcement
ECC Error Correction Code
EGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
ESDI Enhanced Small Device Interface
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EWS Energy Work Station
FRU Field Replaceable Unit (replaceable part)
GPIB GeneralPurpose Interface Bus (IEEE 348)
GSA General Services Administration
Ht Height
IDE Integrated Drive Electronics
IC Integrated Circuit
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
IML Initial Machine Load
IPL InitialProgram Load
ISA Industry StandardArchitecture
ISO International Organization for Standardization
ISDN Integrated-ServicesDigital Network
LAN Local Area Network
LBA Local BlockAddress
LTB Local Transfer Bus
LUN Logical Unit Number (refer to SCSI)
MAP MaintenanceAnalysis Procedure
MCGA Modified Color Graphics Adapter
MCA MicroChannel Architecture (bus structure)
MHz Mega Hertz (million cycles per second)
MIDI MusicalInstrument Digital Interface
MM Multimedia
N/A Not Availableor Not Applicable
NDD NationalDistribution Division
NDIS NetworkDriver Interface Specification
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