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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.6 COMMON ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Table 1-1 lists the acronyms and abbreviations used in this guide.
Table 1–1. Acronyms and Abbreviations
Table 1-1.
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym/Abbreviation Description
A ampere
AC alternating current
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
A/D analog-to-digital
ADC Analog-to-digital converter
AGP Accelerated graphics port
API application programming interface
APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
APM advanced power management
AOL Alert-On-LAN™
ASIC application-specific integrated circuit
AT 1) attention (modem commands) 2) 286-based PC architecture
ATA AT attachment (IDE protocol)
ATAPI AT attachment w/packet interface extensions
AVI audio-video interleaved
AVGA Advanced VGA
AWG American Wire Gauge (specification)
BAT Basic assurance test
BCD binary-coded decimal
BIOS basic input/output system
bis second/new revision
BNC
Bayonet Neill-Concelman (connector type)
bps or b/s
bits per second
BSP Bootstrap processor
BTO
Built to order
CAS column address strobe
CD compact disk
CD-ROM compact disk read-only memory
CDS compact disk system
CGA color graphics adapter
Ch Channel, chapter
cm centimeter
CMC cache/memory controller
CMOS complimentary metal-oxide semiconductor (configuration memory)
Cntlr controller
Cntrl control
codec 1. coder/decoder; 2. compressor/decompressor
CPQ Compaq
CPU central processing unit
CRIMM Continuity (blank) RIMM
CRT cathode ray tube
CSM Compaq system management / Compaq server management
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