Epson 500 Series - Manual (Page 111)

S e r i a l
A way of organizing communications between communications between two pieces of
computer equipment, in which the signals that make up cash
character are sequnuentially.See alsoParullel.
Setup
The program you run to define the configuration settings and Power
Management options of your computer.
Shadow RAMt
The function that copies the system BIOS and video BIOS from ROM
into RAM to speed up performance
Suspend mode
The power-saviing mode your computer enters after you slide the
suspend/resume switch to the right or it detects a timeout period
specified in the Setup program.
Timeout period
An amount of time you can specify using the Setup program; if the
selected device is not accesed for the specified amount of time, the
computer enters Suspend mode.
VGA
Video Graphics Array. A high-resolution (640 x 480) display adapter
standard.
Write-protect
To prevent a diskette from being over written. When a diskette is
write-protected, you cannot erase, change, or record over its contents.