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kg
Abbreviation for kilogram(s), 1,000 grams.
kHz
Abbreviation for kilohertz, 1,000 hertz.
LAN
Acronym for local area network. A LAN system is
usually confined to the same building or a few nearby
buildings, with all equipment linked by wiring
dedicated specifically to the LAN.
lb
Abbreviation for pound(s).
LCC
Acronym for leaded or leadless chip carrier.
LDAP
Acronym for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. A
networking protocol for querying and modifying
directory services running over TCP/IP.
LIF
Acronym for low insertion force. Some computers use
LIF sockets and connectors to allow devices, such as
the microprocessor chip, to be installed or removed
with minimal stress to the device.
LED
Abbreviation for light-emitting diode. An electronic
device that lights up when a current is passed
through it.
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 device names for the first through third parallel
printer ports on your computer are LPT1, LPT2,
and LPT3.
LRA
Acronym for local response agent.
LS drive
A drive that uses laser servo technology to read LS 120
diskettes that hold up to 120 MB of data as well as
standard 3.5-inch diskettes.
LSI
Acronym for large-scale integration.
LUN
Acronym for logical unit number, a code used to select
a specific device among several that share a SCSI ID.
mA
Abbreviation for milliampere(s).
mAh
Abbreviation for milliampere-hour(s).
math coprocessor
See
coprocessor
.
Mb
Abbreviation for megabit.
MB
Abbreviation for megabyte(s). The term
megabyte
means 1,048,576 bytes; however, when referring to hard
drive storage, the term is often rounded to mean
1,000,000 bytes.
MB/sec
Abbreviation for megabytes per second.
Mbps
Abbreviation for megabits per second.