Compaq EN Series Technical Reference Manual page 20

Table 1-1. Acronyms and Abbreviations Continued
Acronym/Abbreviation
lb
LAN
LCD
LED
LIF
LSI
LSb / LSB
LUN
MMX
MPEG
ms
MSb / MSB
mux
MVA
MVW
n
NIC
NiCad
NiMH
NMI
ns
NT
NTSC
NVRAM
OEM
OS
PAL
PC
PCI
PCM
PCMCIA
PF
PIN
PIO
POST
PROM
PTR
RAM
RAS
rcvr
RF
RGB
RH
RMS
ROM
RPM
RTC
R/W
Description
pound
local area network
liquid crystal display
light-emitting diode
low insertion force (socket)
large scale integration
least significant bit / least significant byte
logical unit (SCSI)
multimedia extensions
Motion Picture Experts Group
millisecond
most significant bit / most significant byte
multiplex
motion video acceleration
motion video window
variable parameter/value
network interface card/controller
nickel cadmium
nickel-metal hydride
non-maskable interrupt
nanosecond
nested task flag
National Television Standards Committee
non-volatile random access memory
original equipment manufacturer
operating system
1. programmable array logic 2. phase altering line
personal computer
peripheral component interconnect
pulse code modulation
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
parity flag
personal identification number
Programmed I/O
power-on self test
programmable read-only memory
pointer
random access memory
row address strobe
receiver
resume flag
red/green/blue (monitor input)
Relative humidity
root mean square
read-only memory
revolutions per minute
real time clock
read/write
Compaq Deskpro EN Series of Personal Computers
Third Edition - September 1998
Technical Reference Guide
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