Memory manager – Dell PowerEdge 6400 User Manual

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LN

load number

local bus

On a computer with local-bus expansion capability, certain peripheral devices (such as the video adapter circuitry) can be designed to run much
faster than they would with a traditional expansion bus. Some local-bus designs allow peripherals to run at the same speed and with the same
width data path as the computer's microprocessor.

LPTn

The MS-DOS device names for the first through third parallel printer ports on your computer are LPT1, LPT2, and LPT3.

LUN

logical unit number

LVD

low voltage differential

M

m

meter(s)

mA

milliampere(s)

mAh

milliampere-hour(s)

math coprocessor

See

coprocessor

.

MB

Megabyte(s). The term megabyte means 1,048,576 bytes; however, when referring to hard-disk drive storage, the term is often rounded to mean
1,000,000 bytes.

MBR

master boot record

MDA

monochrome display adapter

memory

A computer can contain several different forms of memory, such as RAM, ROM, and video memory. Frequently, the word memory is used as a
synonym for RAM; for example, an unqualified statement such as "a computer with 8 MB of memory" refers to a computer with 8 MB of RAM.

memory address

A specific location, usually expressed as a hexadecimal number, in the computer's RAM.

memory manager

A utility that controls the implementation of memory in addition to conventional memory, such as extended or expanded memory. See also

conventional memory

,

EMM

,

expanded memory

,

extended memory

,

HMA

,

upper memory area

, and

XMM

.

MGA

monochrome graphics adapter

MHz

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