
G L O S S A R Y
| Glossary |
DRAM | Dynamic Random Access Memory. A memory technology that is |
| characterized by extreme high density, low power, and low cost. It |
| must be more or less continuously refreshed to avoid loss of data. |
DTE | Data Terminal Equipment. |
ECC | Error Correction Code |
ECP | Extended Capability Port |
EEPROM | Electrically Erasable Programmable |
| memory storage device that can be written repeatedly with no |
| special erasure fixture. EEPROMs do not lose their contents when |
| they are powered down. |
EIDE | Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics. An improved version of |
| IDE, with faster data rates, |
| known as Fast |
EISA (bus) | Extended Industry Standard Architecture (bus) (IBM). An |
| architectural system using a |
| transferred between peripherals in |
| |
| information, the machine is able to perform much faster than the |
| standard ISA bus system. |
EPP | Enhanced Parallel Port |
EPROM | Erasable Programmable |
| device that can be written once (per erasure cycle) and read many |
| times. |
ESCC | Enhanced Serial Communication Controller |
ESD | |
Ethernet | A local area network standard that uses radio frequency signals |
| carried by coaxial cables. |
Falcon | The DRAM controller chip developed by Motorola for the |
| MVME2600 and MVME3600 series of boards. It is intended to be |
| used in sets of two to provide the necessary interface between the |
| Power PC60x bus and the |
| array) and/or ROM/Flash. |
fast Ethernet | See |
FDC | Floppy Disk Controller |
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