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A ampere
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AC alternating current
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AGP Advanced Graphics Port
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AT advanced technology (IBM PC)
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BBS Bulletin Board Service
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BCD binary-coded decimal
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BCU BIOS Customized Utility
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BIOS basic input/output system
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bit binary digit
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BUU BIOS Upgrade Utility
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bpi bits per inch
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bps bits per second
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C capacitance
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C centigrade
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Cache high-speed buffer storage
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CAM constantly addressable memory
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CAS column address strobe
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CD-ROM compact disk-ROM
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CG character generator
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CGA Colour Graphics Adapter
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CGB Colour Graphics Board
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CH channel
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clk clock
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cm centimetre
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CMOS complementary metal oxide semiconductor
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COM communication
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CONT contrast
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CPGA ceramic pin grid array
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CPU central processing unit
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DAC digital-to-analogue converter
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DACK DMA acknowledge
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DC direct current
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DIP dual in-line package
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DLAB Divisor Latch Address bit
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DMA direct memory access
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DMAC DMA controller
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DOS disk operating system
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DRAM dynamic RAM
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DVD digital video disk
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ECC error checking and correction
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ECP enhanced capabilities port
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EDO extended data output
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EGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter
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EPP enhanced parallel port
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EPROM erasable and programmable
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EVGA Enhanced Video Graphics
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F Fahrenheit
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FAX facsimile transmission
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FCC Federal Communications
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FG frame ground
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FM frequency modulation
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FP fast page
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FRU field-replaceable unit
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GB gigabyte
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GND ground
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HEX hexadecimal
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Hz hertz
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IC integrated circuit
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ID identification
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IDE intelligent device electronics
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IDTR interrupt descriptor table
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register
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in. inch
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INTA interrupt acknowledge
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IPB illustrated parts breakdown
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IR infrared
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IRR Interrupt Request register
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ISA Industry Standard Architecture
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ISR In Service register
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I/O input/output
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IPC integrated peripheral
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controller
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ips inches per second
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IRQ interrupt request
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K kilo (1024)
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k kilo (1000)
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KB kilobyte
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kg kilogram
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kHz kilohertz
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lb pound
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LED light-emitting diode
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LCD liquid crystal display
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LSB least-significant bit
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LSI large-scale integration
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M mega
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mA milliamps
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max maximum
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MB megabyte
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MDA Monochrome Display Adapter
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MFM modified frequency modulation
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MHz megahertz
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mm millimetre
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ms millisecond
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MSB most-significant bit
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NASC National Authorized Service
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Center
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NC not connected
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NMI Non-maskable Interrupt
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ns nanosecond
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NSRC National Service Response
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Center
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PAL programmable array logic
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PCB printed circuit board
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PCI Peripheral Component
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Interconnect
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PDA personal digital assistant
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PFP plastic flat package
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PIO parallel input/output
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pixel picture element
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PLCC plastic leaded chip carrier
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PLL phase lock loop
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p-p peak-to-peak
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PPI programmable peripheral
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interface
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PROM programmable ROM
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QFP quad flat pack
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RAM random-access memory
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RAMDAC RAM digital-to-analogue
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converter
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RAS row address strobe
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RGB red green blue
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RGBI red green blue intensity
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ROM read-only memory
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rpm revolutions per minute
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R read
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RTC real-time clock
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R/W read/write
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S slave
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SCSI Small Computer System Interface
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SDRAM synchronous dynamic random-access memory
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SG signal ground
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SIMM single inline memory module
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SPM standard page mode
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SRS Sound Retrieval System
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SVGA Super Video Graphics Array
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SW switch
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TFT thin film transistor
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TSC Technical Support Center
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TTL transistor/transistor logic
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tpi tracks per inch
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USB universal serial bus
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V volt
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Vac volts, alternating current
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Vdc volts, direct current
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VESA video electronics standards association
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VFC VESA-compliant feature connector
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VGA Video Graphics Array
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VRAM video RAM
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W watt
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W write
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XGA Extended Graphics Array
