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The following list defines or identifies
technical terms, abbreviations, and
acronyms used in Dell
®
user documents.
NOTE: Unless otherwise specified,
these definitions may not apply to
operating systems other than
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
95 and
Windows NT
®
.
Abbreviation for ampere(s).
Abbreviation for alternating current.
Abbreviation for Advanced Configuration
and Power Interface. ACPI enables
operating-system-directed power
management rather than system BIOS-
directed power management. In addition,
it provides a generic system event mech-
anism for Plug and Play and an interface
for configuration control.
An expansion card that plugs into an
expansion-card connector on the comput-
er’s system board. An adapter card adds
some specialized function to the comput-
er by providing an interface between the
expansion bus and a peripheral device. Ex-
amples of adapter cards include network
cards, and sound cards.
Abbreviation for Autodesk Device
Interface.
Abbreviation for accelerated graphics
port. AGP is a dedicated graphics port that
provides a faster interface between the
video subsystem and system memory
than a PCI graphics device and allows
conventional memory to be used for
video-related tasks. The improved inter-
face enables AGP to deliver a smooth,
true-color video image.
Software, such as a spreadsheet or word
processor, designed to help you perform
a specific task or series of tasks. Applica-
tion programs run from the operating
system.
Acronym for American Standard Code for
Information Interchange. A text file con-
taining only characters from the ASCII
character set (usually created with a text
editor, such as Notepad in Windows), is
called an ASCII file.
Acronym for application-specific integrat-
ed circuit.
An individual code assigned to a comput-
er, usually by a system administrator, for
security or tracking purposes.
As it relates to DMI, an attribute is a
piece of information related to a compo-
nent. Attributes can be combined to
form groups. If an attribute is defined as