NiCad
Nickel-cadmium. The type of battery used by your ActionNote.
Numeric coprocessor
See Coprocessor.
Numeric keypad
The embedded numeric keypad in the ActionNote keyboard,
which you can activate either by turning on the Num Lock
function or by holding down the
Fn
and
Shift
keys.
Operating speed
See CPU speed.
Parallel
A way of organizing communications between two pieces of
computer equipment, in which the signals that make up each
character are sent simultaneously. See also Serial.
Parameter
A qualifier added to a command that tells the computer how to
perform the command (such as what data file to use or what
particular conditions to expect). For example, in the command
FORMAT A:, the A: parameter tells the computer to format the
diskette in drive A.
Partition
The area defined on a hard disk to run an operating system. Also,
to divide a hard disk into separate logical drives.
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