Appendix C - Abbreviations

Appendix C - Abbreviations

Your computer’s documentation uses the following abbreviations:

A

Amperes

AC

Alternating Current

ACPI

Advanced Configuration and Power management

 

Interface

APM

Advanced Power Management

ATA

AT attachment (refers to the hard-drive interface in

 

an AT-compatible computer)

ATAPI

AT Attachment Packet Interface

BBS

Bulletin Board System

BIOS

Basic Input/Output System

CCentigrade

CD

Compact Disc

CD-ROMCompact Disc Read-Only Memory

cm

Centimeters

COM

Communication (as in communication port)

CMOS

Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor

DC

Direct Current

DMA

Direct Memory Access

DPMS

Display Power-Management Signaling

DRAM

Dynamic Random Access Memory

DSTN

Double layer Super Twist Nematic

ECP

Extended Capabilities Port

EPP

Enhanced Parallel Port

FFahrenheit

FIR Fast Infrared

ft Feet

ggram

GGravity

GB

Gigabytes

hr

hour

Hz

Hertz

IDE

Integrated Drive Electronics

in

Inches

I/O

Input/Output

IrDA

Infrared Data Association

IRQ

Interrupt Request line

ISA

Industry Standard Architecture

KB

Kilobytes

kg

Kilograms

LAN

Local-Area Network

lb

Pounds

LBA

Logical Block Addressing

LCD

Liquid-Crystal Display

mMeters

mA

Milliampere

mAhr

Milliampere hour

MB

Megabyte

mmmillimeter

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