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Appendix: Acronyms
Acronyms Meaning
ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
POST Power-On Self Test
LAN Local Area Network
ECP Extended Capabilities Port
APM Advanced Power Management
DMA Direct Memory Access
MHz Megahertz
ESCD Extended System Configuration Data
CPU Central Processing Unit
SMP Symmetric Multi-Processing
USB Universal Serial Bus
OS Operating System
ECC Error Checking and Correcting
IDE Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced
SCI Special Circumstance Instructions
LBA Logical Block Addressing
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
BIOS Basic Input / Output System
SMI System Management Interrupt
IRQ Interrupt Request
NIC Network Interface Card
A.G.P. Accelerated Graphics Port
S.E.C.C. Single Edge Contact Cartridge
LED Light Emitting Diode
EPP Enhanced Parallel Port
CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
I/O Input / Output
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
SRAM Static Random Access Memory
VID Voltage ID
DMI Desktop Management Interface
MIDI Musical Interface Digital Interface
IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller
DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module
DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory
PAC PCI A.G.P. Controller
AMR Audio Modem Riser
PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect
RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module
DRM Dual Retention Mechanism
ISA Industry Standard Architecture
MTH Memory Translator Hub
CRIMM Continuity RIMM