NEC PowerMate CT manual Abbreviations

Abbreviations

A	ampere	DMA	direct memory access
AC	alternating current	DMAC	DMA controller
ACK	acknowledge	DMI	Desktop Management Interface
AGP	accelerated graphics port	DOS	disk operating system
AMR	audio modem riser	dpi	dots per inch
ASIC	application-specific integrated circuit	DRAM	dynamic RAM
AT	advanced technology (IBM PC)	DVD	digital versatile disc
ATA	AT attachment	ECC	error checking and correction
ATAPI	AT attachment packet interface	ECP	extended capabilities port
ATM	asynchronous transfer mode	EDO	extended data output
BBS	Bulletin Board Service	EGA	Enhanced Graphics Adapter
BCD	binary-coded decimal	EIDE	Enhanced IDE
BCU	BIOS Customized Utility	EISA	enhanced ISA
BIOS	basic input/output system	email	electronic mail
bit	binary digit	EMI	electromagnetic interference
BUU	BIOS Upgrade Utility	EPP	enhanced parallel port
bpi	bits per inch	EPROM	erasable and programmable ROM
bps	bits per second	ESD	electrostatic discharge
C	capacitance	EVGA	Enhanced Video Graphics Array
C	centigrade	F	Fahrenheit
Cache	high-speed buffer storage	FAX	facsimile transmission
CAM	constantly addressable memory	FCC	Federal Communications Commission
CAS	column address strobe	FG	frame ground
CD-ROM	compact disk-ROM	FM	frequency modulation
CD-RW	compact disk rewritable	FP	fast page
CH	channel	FRU	field-replaceable unit
clk	clock	ftp	file transfer protocol
cm	centimeter	GB	gigabyte
CMOS	complementary metal oxide	GND	ground
	semiconductor	HEX	hexadecimal
COM	communication	HGA	Hercules Graphics Adapter
CONT	contrast	Hz	hertz
CPGA	ceramic pin grid array	IC	integrated circuit
CPU	central processing unit	ID	identification
DAC	digital-to-analog converter	IDE	intelligent device electronics
DACK	DMA acknowledge	IDTR	interrupt descriptor table register
dB	decibels	in.	inch
DC	direct current	INTA	interrupt acknowledge
DCC	direct cable connection	I/O	input/output
DCE	data communications equipment	IPB	illustrated parts breakdown
DDC	Display Data Channel	IPC	integrated peripheral controller
DIMM	Dual In-Line Memory Module	ips	inches per second
DIP	dual in-line package	IR	infrared

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