Dell OptiPlex GX240 User Manual page 286

Local Bus
A bus that allows chips and other components in the computer to access the
microprocessor at a speed synchronized with the microprocessor bus speed.
LPT Port
Line print terminal. The typical designation for a parallel port connection to
a printer or other parallel device. Most computers support one or two parallel
ports designated as LPT1 and LPT2.
LVD
Low voltage differential. A form of SCSI interface that will be formalized in
the SCSI-3 specification. LVD uses less power than the present differential
drive, is less expensive, and supports the higher speeds of Ultra-2 SCSI drives.
LVD requires 3.3 VDC instead of 5 VDC, the previous standard.
m
Meter. A measurement of length that equals 39.37 inches.
mA
milliAmpere. A measurement of current that equals one thousandth of an A.
Mb
Megabit. A measurement of memory chip capacity that equals 1024 Kb.
Mbps
Megabits per second. A measurement of network and modem transmission
speeds that equals one million bits per second.
MB
Megabyte. A measurement of data storage that equals 1,048,576 bytes. 1 MB
equals 1024 KB. When referring to hard drive storage, the term is often
rounded to mean 1 million bytes.
MBA
Managed boot agent. Provides multiple PXEs and allows a computer to boot
from a network server.
MBps
MB(s) per second. A measurement of data transmission speed.
Memory Address
Addresses assigned to physical memory locations by the computer at start-
up. These addresses allow devices and software applications to identify
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