Dell PowerEdge 2450 - Manual (Page 151)

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The following list defines or identifies
technical terms, abbreviations, and acro-
nyms used in Dell™ user documents.
NOTE: Unless otherwise specified,
these definitions may not apply to oper-
ating systems other than Microsoft
®
Windows ® 95 and Windows NT ® .


ampere(s)


alternating current


Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface


analog-to-digital converter


Autodesk Device Interface


artificial intelligence


American National Standards Institute


Advanced Peripheral Interrupt Controller


American Standard Code for Information
Interchange


application-specific integrated circuit
BASIC
Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruc-
tion Code

bulletin board service


basic input/output system
bits per inch

bits per second

British thermal unit

Celsius

cold cathode fluorescent tube

compact disc


compact disc read-only memory


color graphics adapter

centimeter(s)