IBM AT 5170 Technical Reference page 452

C. Celsius.
capacitor. An electronic circuit component that stores an
electric charge.
CAS. Column address strobe.
cathode ray tube (CRT). A vacuum tube in which a stream of
electrons is projected onto a fluorescent screen producing a
luminous spot. The location of the spot can be controlled.
cathode ray tube display (CRT display).
(1)
A CRT used for
displaying data. For example, the electron beam can be controlled
to form alphanumeric data by use of a dot matrix.
(2) Synonymous with monitor.
CCIIT. International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative
Committee.
Celsius (C). A temperature scale. Contrast with Fahrenheit (F).
central processing unit (CPU). Term for processing unit.
channel. A path along which signals can be sent; for example,
data channel, output channel.
character generator.
(1)
In computer graphics, a functional unit
that converts the coded representation of a graphic character into
the shape of the character for display.
(2)
In word processing,
the means within equipment for generating visual characters or
symbols from coded data.
character set.
(1)
A finite set of different characters upon which
agreement has been reached and that is considered complete for
some purpose.
(2)
A set of unique representations called
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characters.
(3)
A defined collection of characters.
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