Appendix C - Abbreviations

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Appendix C - Abbreviations
Your computer’s documentation uses the following
abbreviations:
AAmperes
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
mm millimeter
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