Glossary – Toshiba Tecra M11 User Manual

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User’s Manual

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Glossary

Glossary

The terms in this glossary cover topics related to this manual. Alternate

naming is included for reference.

Abbreviations

AC: Alternating current
ANSI: American National Standards Institute
AMT: Intel Active Management Technology
ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange
BIOS: basic input/output system
bps: bits per second
CD: compact disc
CD-ROM: Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
CD-RW: Compact Disc-ReWritable
CMOS: complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
CPU: central processing unit
CRT: cathode ray tube
DC: direct current
DDC: display data channel
DDR: double data rate
DIMM: dual inline memory module
DVD: digital versatile disc
DVD-R: Digital Versatile Disc-Recordable
DVD-RAM: Digital Versatile Disc-Random Access Memory
DVD-R (Dual Layer): Digital Versatile Disc Recordable Dual Layer
DVD-ROM: Digital Versatile Disc-Read Only Memory
DVD-RW: Digital Versatile Disc-ReWritable
DVD+R (Double Layer): Digital Versatile Disc Recordable Double Layer
eSATA: external Serial ATA
FDD: floppy diskette drive
FIR: fast infrared

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