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A
ampere(s)
AC
alternating current
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
ADC
analog-to-digital converter
ADI
Autodesk Device Interface
AI
artificial intelligence
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
APIC
Advanced Peripheral Interrupt Controller
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASIC
application-specific integrated circuit
BASIC
Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BBS
bulletin board service
BIOS
basic input/output system
bpi
bits per inch
bps
bits per second
BTU
British thermal unit
C
Celsius
CCFT
cold cathode fluorescent tube
CD
compact disc
CD-ROM
compact disc read-only memory
CGA
color graphics adapter
cm
centimeter(s)
CMOS
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
C.O.D.
collect on delivery
cpi
characters per inch
cpl
characters per line
CPU
central processing unit
DAC
digital-to-analog converter
DASH
Dell Advanced SCSI Host
DAT
digital audio tape
dB
decibel(s)
dBA
adjusted decibel(s)
DC
direct current
DIMM
dual in-line memory module
DIN
Deutsche Industrie Norm
DIP
dual in-line package
DMA
direct memory access
DOC
Department of Communications (in Canada)
dpi
dots per inch
DRAC
Dell Remote Assistant Card
DRAM
dynamic random-access memory
DS/DD
double-sided double-density
DS/HD
double-sided high-density
DSA
Dell SCSI Array
ECC
error checking and correction
EDO
extended-data out
EGA
enhanced graphics adapter
EIDE
enhanced integrated drive electronics
EISA
Extended Industry-Standard Architecture
EMI
electromagnetic interference
EMM
expanded memory manager
EMS
Expanded Memory Specification
EPP
Enhanced Parallel Port
EPROM
erasable programmable read-only memory
ESD
electrostatic discharge
ESDI
enhanced small-device interface
ESM
embedded server management
F
Fahrenheit
FAT
file allocation table
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
FIFO
first-in first-out
ft
feet
g
gram(s)
G
gravities
GB
gigabyte(s)
GUI
graphical user interface
h
hexadecimal
HIP
Hardware Instrumentation Package
HMA
high memory area
HPFS
High Performance File System
Hz
hertz
I/O
input/output
ICBM
inter-chassis management bus
ID
identification
IDE
integrated drive electronics
IRQ
interrupt request
ISA
Industry-Standard Architecture
JEIDA
Japanese Electronic Industry Development Association
K
kilo- (1024)
KB
kilobyte(s)
KB/sec
kilobyte(s) per second
Kb
kilobit(s)
Kbps
kilobit(s) per second
kg
kilogram(s)
kHz
kilohertz
LAN
local area network
lb
pound(s)
LCD
liquid crystal display
LED
light-emitting diode
LIF
low insertion force
LN
load number
lpi
lines per inch
LVD
low voltage differential
m
meter(s)
mA
milliampere(s)
mAh
milliampere-hour(s)
MB
megabyte(s)
Mb
megabit(s)
Mbps
megabit(s) per second
MBR
master boot record
MDA
monochrome display adapter
MGA
monochrome graphics adapter
MHz
megahertz
MMX™
MultiMedia eXtensions
mm
millimeter(s)
ms
millisecond(s)
MS-DOS®
Microsoft® Disk Operating System
MTBF
mean time between failures
mV
millivolt(s)
NIC
network interface controller
NiCad
nickel cadmium
NiMH
nickel-metal hydride
NMI
nonmaskable interrupt
NNM
Network Node Manager
ns
nanosecond(s)
NTFS
NT File System
NVRAM
nonvolatile random-access memory
OS/2®
Operating System/2
OTP
one-time programmable
PAL
programmable array logic
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PGA
pin grid array
POST
power-on self-test
ppm
pages per minute
PQFP
plastic quad flat pack
PSDB
power-supply distribution board
PS/2
Personal System/2
PVC
polyvinyl chloride
QIC
quarter-inch cartridge
RAID
redundant arrays of independent disks
RAM
random-access memory
RAMDAC
random-access memory digital-to-analog converter
RCU
Resource Configuration Utility
REN
ringer equivalence number
RFI
radio frequency interference
RGB
red/green/blue
ROM
read-only memory
rpm
revolutions per minute
RTC
real-time clock
SCA
Single Controller Architecture
SCSI
small computer system interface
SDS
Scalable Disk System
sec
second(s)
SEC
single-edge contact
SDRAM
synchronous dynamic random-access memory
SIMM
single in-line memory module
SMB
server management bus
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
SRAM
static random-access memory
SSU
system setup utility
SVGA
super video graphics array
TFT
thin film transistor
tpi
tracks per inch
TSR
terminate-and-stay-resident
UMB
upper memory block
UPS
uninterruptible power supply
USB
Universal Serial Bus
USOC
Universal Service Ordering Code
V
volt(s)
VAC
volt(s) alternating current
VDC
volt(s) direct current
VESA®
Video Electronics Standards Association
VGA
video graphics array
VLSI
very-large-scale integration
VRAM
video random-access memory
W
watt(s)
WH
watt-hour(s)
XMM
extended memory manager
XMS
eXtended Memory Specification
ZIF
zero insertion force