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LOSSARY
Glossary-13
TOSHIBA tablet pen: An input device
for Tablet PC. User can write the
character on a display screen with a
digitizing function or tap to select the
item appearing on the screen using the
tablet pen.
Touch pad: A pointing device inte-
grated into the TOSHIBA computer
palm rest.
TTL: Transistor-transistor logic. A
logic circuit design that uses switching
transistors for gates and storage.
U
Universal Serial Bus: This serial
interface lets you communicate with
several devices connected in a chain to
a single port on the computer.
V
VGA: Video graphics array is an
industry standard video adaptor that
lets you run any popular software.
volatile memory: Random access
memory (RAM) that stores information
as long as the computer is connected
to a power source.
write protection
W
Warm dock/undock: Connecting or
disconnecting a device to or from the
computer while the computer is
suspended.
warm start: Restarting or resetting a
computer without turning it off.
window: A portion of the screen that
can display its own application or
document. Often used to mean a
Microsoft Windows window.
Wireless LAN: A short-range radio
technology designed to simplify
wireless communication with other
LAN systems based on Direct
Sequence Spread Spectrum radio
technology that complies with the
IEEE 802.11 Standard (Revision B).
write protection: A method for
protecting a diskette (floppy disk)
from accidental erasure.