Toshiba PORTEGE R700 series - Manual (Page 223)

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Glossary
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Acronyms
The following acronyms may appear in this user’s guide.
AC Alternating Current
BIOS Basic Input/Output System
BD-ROM Blu-ray Disc Read-Only Memory
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
COM1 communications port 1 (serial port)
COM2 communications port 2 (serial port)
CPU Central Processing Unit
DC Direct Current
DMA Direct Memory Access