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Glossary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOS

disk operating system

 

 

DPI

dots per inch

 

 

DSTN

dual supertwist nematic

 

 

DVD

digital versatile (or video) disc

 

 

DVD-ROM

digital versatile (or video) disc read-only memory

 

 

ECP

enhanced capabilities port

 

 

EPROM

erasable programmable read-only memory

 

 

FAT

file allocation table

 

 

FCC

Federal Communications Commission

 

 

GB

gigabyte

 

 

HDD

hard disk drive

 

 

HTML

Hypertext Markup Language

 

 

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

 

 

I/O

input/output

 

 

IRQ

interrupt request

 

 

ISP

Internet service provider

 

 

KB

kilobyte

 

 

LAN

local area network

 

 

LCD

liquid crystal display

 

 

LPT1

line printer port 1 (parallel port)

 

 

LSI

large-scale integration

 

 

MB

megabyte

 

 

MIDI

Musical Instrument Digital Interface

 

 

PC

personal computer

 

 

PCI

Peripheral Component Interconnect

 

 

PCMCIA

Personal Computer Memory Card International

 

 

 

Association

 

 

RAM

random access memory

 

 

RFI

radio frequency interference

 

 

ROM

read-only memory

 

 

RTC

real-time clock

 

 

SCSI

small computer system interface