IBM ThinkPad 755CX Manual page 287

input/output units; it transmits data 1 byte
at a time.
partial suspend mode. A kind of
suspend mode where only a part of the
system components uses power.
password. A series of letters or
numbers that you designate to restrict
access to your computer.
PC Card. A card that is based on the
PCMCIA standard.
PCMCIA. Personal Computer Memory
Card International Association.
pel. Picture element.
picture element. In computer graphics,
the smallest element of a display surface
that can be independently assigned color
and intensity.
pixel. Picture element.
pointing device. An instrument, such
as a mouse, TrackPoint III, or joystick,
that is used to move a pointer on the
screen.
POST. Power-on self-test.
pop-up menu. On the display screen, a
menu that emerges in an upward
direction from a particular point or line on
a display screen.
prompt. A visual or audible message
sent by a program to request the user's
response.
pull-down menu. On the display
screen, a menu that emerges in a
downward direction from a point or line at
or near the top of the screen.
reboot. Restart all operations of the
computer as if the power were just turned
on.
resume. To begin computer operations
again from suspend mode.
ROM. Read-only memory.
serial port. A port used to attach such
devices as display devices, letter-quality
printers, modems, plotters, and such
pointing devices as light pens and mice;
it transmits data 1 bit at a time.
suspend. Stops all operations of the
computer to reduce power drain and
restrict access to the files.
SVGA. Super video graphics adapter, a
video mode that produces up to
1024-by-768 resolution.
STN. Supertwisted nematic.
TFT. Thin film transistor.
TSRs. Terminate-and-stay-resident
programs, memory-resident programs
that are loaded into memory and stay
there so you can conveniently access
them whenever you need to.
vertical expansion. A video display
technique in character-display mode to fit
video images on the whole LCD screen
by adjusting the number of character dots
vertically.
VESA. Video Electronics Standards
Association.
VGA. Video graphics adapter, a video
mode that produces up to 640-by-480
resolution.
XMS. Extended memory specification.
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