Glossary
Sony Notebook User Guide
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i.LINK™ | i.LINK™ is Sony’s version of the IEEE 1394 standard for |
| The standard is regarded in the audio/video and IT industries as the most suitable interface |
| for connecting computers and digital audio/video devices (such as digital cameras etc.). |
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ISP | An ISP (Internet Service Provider) is a company which provides you with a user name, |
| password and telephone number in order to connect to the Internet. |
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L2 cache memory | Cache memory is |
| read by the computer. L1 and L2 are levels of cache memory in a computer. |
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LAN | A LAN (Local Area Network) is a group of computers connected together within a limited |
| geographical area. It enables users to share devices (such as printers) and information using |
| one processor or server. |
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LCD | Short for Liquid Crystal Display. Flat notebook display technology using liquid crystals (and |
| light polarisation) to provide sharp, |
| tiny cells. Color can be produced by two basic techniques. Passive matrix is the less expensive |
| of the two technologies. The active matrix technology (or TFT) produces better quality but |
| is also more expensive. |
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LED | Short for |
| through it. |
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| one electrode to the other during charge and discharge. |
| choice for notebooks because of their light weight, high energy density and because they |
| have no memory effect. In addition they do not use heavy metals like lead, mercury or |
| cadmium. |
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MAPI | Short for Messaging Application Program Interface. A Microsoft Windows interface |
| enabling you to send |
| applications. |
| the application. |
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