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

C

Centigrade

CD

Compact disc

CD-ROM . .

Compact 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

F

Fahrenheit

FIR

Fast infrared

ft

Feet

g

gram

G

Gravity

GB

Gigabytes

hr

hour

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