IBM ThinkPad 310E User Manual page 196

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.
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.
POST. Power-on self-test.
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 an downward direction from a particular point or line
at or near the top of the screen.
reboot. To restart all operations of the computer as if the
power were just turned on.
resume. To begin computer operations again from standby
mode.
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.
standby mode. A kind of suspend mode where only a part of
the system components use power.
STN. Super-twisted nematic.
SVGA. Super video graphics adapter, a video mode that
produces up to 1024-by-768 resolution.
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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