Toshiba A40 Series manual Write protection, Glossary-13

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subpixel: Three elements, one red, one green and blue (RGB), that make up a pixel on the color LCD. The computer sets subpixels indepen- dently, each may emit a different degree of brightness. See also pixel.

synchronous: Having a constant time interval between successive bits, characters or events.

system disk: A disk that has been formatted with an operating system. For MS-DOS the operating system is contained in two hidden files and the COMMAND.COM file. You can boot a computer using a system disk. Also called an operating system disk.

U

Universal Serial Bus: This serial interface lets you communicate with several devices connected in a chain to a single port on the computer.

V

VGA: Video Graphics Array is an industry standard video adaptor that lets you run any popular software.

volatile memory: Random access memory (RAM) that stores information as long as power is supplied to the computer.

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T

terminal: A typewriter-like keyboard and CRT display screen connected to the computer for data input/output.

TFT: Thin-film transistor, a color LCD technology that applies individual transistors to each pixel enabling fine display control and excellent screen legibility.

Touch Pad: A pointing device integrated into the TOSHIBA com- puter palm rest.

TTL: Transistor-transistor logic. A logic circuit design that uses switch- ing transistors for gates and storage.

W

warm start: Restarting or resetting a computer without turning it off.

window: A portion of the screen that can display its own application, document or dialog box. Often used to mean a Microsoft Windows window.

Wireless LAN: Local Area Network (LAN) through wireless communica- tion.

write protection: A method for protecting a diskette (floppy disk) from accidental erasure.

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