Compaq iPAQ 1.0 Technical Reference Manual page 21

Table 1-1. Acronyms and Abbreviations Continued
Acronym/Abbreviation Description
PFC Power factor correction
PIN personal identification number
PIO Programmed I/O
POST power-on self test
PROM programmable read-only memory
PTR pointer
RAM random access memory
RAS row address strobe
rcvr receiver
RDRAM (Direct) Rambus DRAM
RGB red/green/blue (monitor input)
RH Relative humidity
RMS root mean square
ROM read-only memory
RPM revolutions per minute
RTC real time clock
R/W Read/Write
SCSI small computer system interface
SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic RAM
SEC Single Edge-Connector
SECAM sequential colour avec memoire (sequential color with memory)
SF sign flag
SGRAM Synchronous Graphics RAM
SIMD Single instruction multiple data
SIMM single in-line memory module
SMART Self Monitor Analysis Report Technology
SMI system management interrupt
SMM system management mode
SMRAM system management RAM
SPD serial presence detect
SPDIF Sony/Philips Digital Interface (IEC-958 specification)
SPN Spare part number
SPP standard parallel port
SRAM static RAM
SSE Streaming SIMD extensions
STN super twist pneumatic
SVGA super VGA
SW software
Compaq iPAQ Series of Desktop Personal Computers
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