Motorola MVME1603 Installation And Use Manual page 208

Glossary
EPP
EPROM
ESCC
ESD
Ethernet
FDC
FDDI
FIFO
G
L
firmware
O
S
S
A
frame
R
Y
graphics controller
HAL
GL-4
bit or 8-bit units that most systems use. With the transfer of larger
bits of information, the machine is able to perform much faster
than the standard ISA bus system.
Enhanced Parallel Port
Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory. A memory storage
device that can be written once (per erasure cycle) and read many
times.
Enhanced Serial Communication Controller
Electro-Static Discharge/Damage
A local area network standard that uses radio frequency signals
carried by coaxial cables.
Floppy Disk Controller
Fiber Distributed Data Interface. A network based on the use of
optical-fiber cable to transmit data in non-return-to-zero, invert-
on-1s (NRZI) format at speeds up to 100 Mbps.
First-In, First-Out. A memory that can temporarily hold data so
that the sending device can send data faster than the receiving
device can accept it. The sending and receiving devices typically
operate asynchronously.
The program or specific software instructions that have been more
or less permanently burned into an electronic component, such as
a ROM (read-only memory) or an EPROM (erasable
programmable read-only memory).
One complete television picture frame consists of 525 horizontal
lines with the NTSC system. One frame consists of two Fields.
On EGA and VGA, a section of circuitry that can provide
hardware assistance for graphics-drawing algorithms by
performing logical functions on data written to display memory.
Hardware Abstraction Layer. The lower-level hardware interface
module of the Windows NT operating system. It contains
platform-specific functionality.