Digital Equipment 300 Series AXP Reference Manual page 290

media
The physical material on which data is recorded, for example,
magnetic disks, diskettes, and compact discs.
megabit
A unit of measure equal to a million bits.
megabyte
A unit of measure equal to 1,024 kilobytes or 1,048,576 bytes.
memory
The area of the system that electrically stores instructions and
data, often temporarily.
memory module
A single in-line memory module (SIMM) that contains memory
for your system. Memory modules come in different sizes, each
with a different amount of memory.
millions of instructions per second (MIPS)
A unit of measure for recording the execution rate of a computer,
for example .5 MIPS is equal to 500,000 instructions per second.
mnemonic
The abbreviation used by the system to identify a device or
controller in the system. Also referred to as the device name.
modem
A device that converts computer signals to signals that can be
sent over a telephone line.
module
An etched circuit board that contains electrical components and
electrically conductive pathways between components on which
logic devices (such as transistors, resistors, and memory chips)
are mounted. A module stores data or memory or controls the
functions of a device.
monitor
A video device that displays data.
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