Toshiba Tecra M4 - Manual (Page 232)

TECRA M4 Glossary-13
Glossary
T
Tablet PC: A fully functional computer that runs Microsoft Windows XP
Tablet PC Edition. With a Tablet PC, you can write directly on the
screen by using a Tablet PC Pen and use the pen to perform mouse
functions.
terminal: A typewriter-like keyboard and CRT display screen connected to
the computer for data input/output.
TFT display: A liquid crystal display (LCD) made from an array of liquid
crystal cells using active-matrix technology with thin film transistor
(TFT) to drive each cell.
TOSHIBA Tablet PC Pen: An input device for Tablet PC. User can write
the character on a display screen with a digitizing function or tap to
select the item appearing on the screen using the Tablet PC Pen.
Touch Pad: A pointing device integrated into the TOSHIBA computer palm
rest.
TTL: Transistor-transistor logic. A logic circuit design that uses switching
transistors for gates and storage.
U
Universal Serial Bus: This serial interface lets you communicate with
several devices connected in a chain to a single port on the
computer.
V
VGA: Video Graphics Array is an industry standard video adaptor that lets
you run any popular software.
volatile memory: Random access memory (RAM) that stores information
as long as power is supplied to the computer.
W
warm start: Restarting or resetting a computer without turning it off.
window: A portion of the screen that can display its own application,
document or dialog box. Often used to mean a Microsoft Windows
window.
Wireless LAN: Local Area Network (LAN) through wireless
communication.
write protection: A method for protecting a floppy disk from accidental
erasure.