Toshiba toshiba satellite l550/ satellite pro l550/ satellite l550d/ satellite pro l550d series

Glossary

HD+: High Definition Plus

IDE: integrated drive electronics

IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

I/O: input/output

IrDA: Infrared Data Association

IRQ: interrupt request

KB: kilobyte

LAN: local area network

LCD: liquid crystal display

LED: light emitting diode

MB: megabyte

MMC: multi media card

OCR: optical character recognition (reader)

PCB: printed circuit board

PCI: peripheral component interconnect

RAM: random access memory

RGB: red, green, and blue

ROM: read only memory

RTC: real time clock

S/P DIF: Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format

SDRAM: synchronous dynamic random access memory

SLI: Scalable Link Interface

SIM: Subscriber Identity Module

SO-DIMM:small-outline dual in line memory module

TFT: thin-film transistor

UART: universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter

USB: Universal Serial Bus

UWB: Ultra Wide Band

VESA: Video Electronic Standards Association

VGA: video graphics array

XGA: extended graphics array

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adaptor: A device that provides a compatible connection between two units. For example, the computer's internal display adapter receives information from the software and translates it into images on the screen. An adapter can take a number of forms, from a microprocessor to a simple connector: An intelligent adapter (one that is capable of doing some processing) may also be called a controller.

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