Toshiba A215, A215-S7422-NOOS Acronyms, Glossary, bps, CPU, DMA, BIOS, CMOS, COM1, COM2, DIMM, CD-RW, CD-ROM

Glossary

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Acronyms

The following acronyms may appear in this user’s guide.

AC	alternating current
BIOS	basic input/output system
bps	bits per second
CD	compact disc
CD-ROM	compact disc read-only memory
CD-RW	compact disc rewrite memory
CMOS	complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
COM1	communications port 1 (serial port)
COM2	communications port 2 (serial port)
CPU	central processing unit
DC	direct current
DMA	direct memory access
DIMM	dual inline memory module

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