Filter
Top Products
Technical Reference Guide www.hp.com 1-3
Introduction
1.5 Common Acronyms and Abbreviations
Table 1-1 lists the acronyms and abbreviations used in this guide.
Table 1-1
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym or
Abbreviation Description
Aampere
AC alternating current
ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
A/D analog-to-digital
ADC Analog-to-digital converter
ADD or ADD2 Advanced digital display (card)
AHCI SATA Advanced Host controller Interface
AMT Active Management Technology
API application programming interface
APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
APM advanced power management
AOL Alert-On-LAN™
ASIC application-specific integrated circuit
ASF Alert Standard Format
AT 1. attention (modem commands) 2. 286-based PC architecture
ATA AT attachment (IDE protocol)
ATAPI ATA 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