Common Acronyms And Abbreviations - HP Compaq d330 DT Technical Reference Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction
1.6

COMMON ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Table 1-1 lists the acronyms and abbreviations used in this guide.
Table 1–1. Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym/Abbreviation
A
AC
ACPI
A/D
ADC
ADD
AGP
API
APIC
APM
AOL
ASIC
ASF
AT
ATA
ATAPI
AVI
AVGA
AWG
BAT
BCD
BIOS
bis
BNC
bps or b/s
BSP
BTO
CAS
CD
CD-ROM
CDS
CGA
Ch
cm
CMC
CMOS
Cntlr
Cntrl
codec
CPQ
CPU
CRIMM
CRT
CSM
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Table 1-1.
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Description
ampere
alternating current
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
analog-to-digital
Analog-to-digital converter
AGP digital display (card)
Accelerated graphics port
application programming interface
Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
advanced power management
Alert-On-LAN™
application-specific integrated circuit
Alert Standard Format
1) attention (modem commands) 2) 286-based PC architecture
AT attachment (IDE protocol)
AT attachment w/packet interface extensions
audio-video interleaved
Advanced VGA
American Wire Gauge (specification)
Basic assurance test
binary-coded decimal
basic input/output system
second/new revision
Bayonet Neill-Concelman (connector type)
bits per second
Bootstrap processor
Built to order
column address strobe
compact disk
compact disk read-only memory
compact disk system
color graphics adapter
Channel, chapter
centimeter
cache/memory controller
complimentary metal-oxide semiconductor (configuration memory)
controller
control
1. coder/decoder; 2. compressor/decompressor
Compaq
central processing unit
Continuity (blank) RIMM
cathode ray tube
Compaq system management / Compaq server management
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