HP Vectra Technical Reference Manual page 508

Tablet: A
Graphics Input Device (GID) that generates absolute graphics coordinates.
Timeout: An indication (for example an interrupt) that indicates that a predetermined time has
elapsed waiting for an event to occur. Timeouts are used to prevent the system from hanging up
waiting for an event to happen that doesn't. For example, a timeout can be used to abort a print
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operation if the printer does not return a ready status.
Timer Tick: An interrupt generated by the system timer. It is initialized to produce
approximately 18.2 timer ticks per second.
Touch Screen: An HP Graphic Input Device (GID). allows a user to input data by physically
touching the display screen.
Track: An Input System driver that moves a Sprite on the display screen in response to graphics
motion received from GID devices.
Tracking: The process of moving a Sprite on the display screen in response to graphic motion
received from GID devices.
Typematic Delay: The amount of time a key must remain depressed before the keyboard
enters the typematic or repeat mode.
Typematic Rate: The rate at which make scancodes are transmitted by the keyboard when it is
in the typematic or repeat mode.
Video Attributes: Video characteristics of characters displayed on the Video Display Adapter.
Video attributes include reverse video, blinking, underline, and high intensity. Video attributes
only apply to characters displayed in the alphanumeric modes.
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