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Glossary

HDMI: high definition multimedia interface

HDMI-CEC:high definition multimedia interface consumer electronics control

IDE: integrated drive electronics

IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IMSM: Intel Matrix Storage Manager

I/O: input/output

KB: kilobyte

LAN: local area network

LCD: liquid crystal display

LED: light emitting diode

MB: megabyte

MMC: multi media card

OCR: optical character recognition (reader)

PC: personal computer

PCI: peripheral component interconnect

RAM: random access memory

RGB: red, green, and blue

ROM: read only memory

RTC: real time clock

S/P DIF: Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format

SDRAM: synchronous dynamic random access memory

SLI: Scalable Link Interface

SO-DIMM:small-outline dual in line memory module

SSD: Solid state drive

TFT: thin-film transistor

USB: Universal Serial Bus

UXGA: ultra extended graphics array

VGA: video graphics array

WAN: wide area network

WSXGA: wide super extended graphics array

WSXGA+: wide super extended graphics array plus

WUXGA: Wide Ultra Extended Graphics Array

WXGA: wide extended graphics array

WXGA+: wide extended graphics array plus

XGA: extended graphics array

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adaptor: A device that provides a compatible connection between two units. For example, the computer’s internal display adapter receives information from the software and translates it into images on the screen. An adapter can take a number of forms, from a microprocessor to a simple connector: An intelligent adapter (one that is capable of doing some processing) may also be called a controller.

alphanumeric: Keyboard characters including letters, numbers and other symbols, such as punctuation marks or mathematical symbols.

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