TECRA A9, TECRA S5, Satellite Pro S200, Satellite Pro A150

IDE: integrated drive electronicsI/O: input/outputIRQ: interrupt requestKB: kilobyteLCD: liquid crystal displayLED: light emitting diodeLSI: large scale integrationMB: megabyteMS-DOS:Microsoft Disk Operating SystemOCR: optical character recognition (reader)PCB: printed circuit boardPCI: peripheral component interconnectRAM: random access memoryRGB: red, green, and blueROM: read only memoryRTC: real time clockSCSI: small computer system interfaceSIO: serial input/outputTFT: thin-film transistorUART: universal asynchronous receiver/transmitterUSB: Universal Serial BusUXGA: ultra extended graphics arrayVGA: video graphics arrayVRT: voltage reduction technologyWXGA: wide extended graphics arrayWXGA+: wide extended graphics array plusXGA: extended graphics array

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AccuPoint: A pointing device integrated into the TOSHIBA computer keyboard.

adaptor: A device that provides an interface between two dissimilar electronic devices. For example, the AC adaptor modifies the power from a wall outlet for use by the computer. This term also refers to the add-in circuit cards that control external devices, such as video monitors and magnetic tape devices.

allocate: To assign a space or function for a specific task.

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

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