Dell LATITUDE C510 - Manual (Page 159)

ESD - electrostatic discharge
A rapid discharge of static electricity. ESD can damage integrated circuits found in computer and
communications equipment.
extended display mode - A display setting that allows you to use a second monitor as an extension of
your display. Also referred to as dual display mode.
extended PC Card - A PC Card that extends beyond the edge of the PC Card slot when installed.
NOTICE: Always remove an extended PC Card before packing the computer or traveling. If something
strikes the exposed end of the PC Card, the system board may be damaged.
NOTE: If an extended PC Card is installed, you may have trouble inserting a second PC Card. Always
install extended cards in the top PC Card connector.
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F - Fahrenheit
A temperature measurement system where 32° is the freezing point and 212° is the boiling point of water.
FCC - Federal Communications Commission
A U.S. agency responsible for enforcing communications-related regulations rating how much radiation
computers and other electronic equipment can emit.
floppy drive - A disk drive that can read and write to floppy disks.
folder - A place to organize and group files on a disk or drive. Files in a folder can be viewed and ordered
in various ways, such as alphabetically, by date, and by size.
format - The process that prepares a drive or disk for file storage. When a drive or disk is formatted, the
existing information on it is lost.
ft - foot
A unit of measurement for length that equals 12 inches.
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