Toshiba Tecra A8 Glossary, Acronyms, bps, CPU, DMA, BIOS, CMOS, DIMM, CD-RW, CD-ROM, The following acronyms may appear in this user’s guide

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
CPU	central processing unit
DC	direct current
DMA	direct memory access
DIMM	dual inline memory module

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