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$n
|
hexadecimal value n
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10Base-T
|
an Ethernet standard for data transmission at
10 Mbits per second
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100Base-TX
|
an Ethernet standard for data transmission at
100 Mbits per second
|
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ADB
|
Apple Desktop Bus
|
|
AGP
|
accelerated graphics port
|
|
AIM
|
ATA Interface Module
|
|
AP
|
access point, for a wireless LAN
|
|
API
|
application programming interface
|
|
ASIC
|
application-specific integrated circuit
|
|
ATA
|
AT attachment
|
|
ATAPI
|
AT Attachment Packet Interface
|
|
BIOS
|
basic input/output system
|
|
CAS
|
column address strobe, a memory control signal
|
|
CD
|
compact disc
|
|
CD-ROM
|
compact disc read-only memory
|
|
CHRP
|
Common Hardware Reference Platform
|
|
CPU
|
central processing unit
|
|
CRM
|
Communications Resource Manager
|
|
DAA
|
data access adapter (a telephone line interface)
|
|
DAC
|
digital-to-analog converter
|
|
DIMM
|
Dual Inline Memory Module
|
|
DMA
|
direct memory access
|
|
DSP
|
digital signal processor
|
|
DSSS
|
direct-sequence spread-spectrum
|
|
EDO
|
extended data out
|
|
G3
|
Generation 3, the third generation of PowerPC
microprocessors
|
|
GND
|
ground
|
|
HFS
|
hierarchical file system
|
|
HID
|
human interface device, a class of USB devices
|
|
I2
C
|
inter IC control bus
|
|
I2
S
|
inter IC sound bus
|
|
IC
|
integrated circuit
|
|
IDE
|
integrated device electronics
|
|
IEC
|
International Electrotechnical Commission
|
|
IIC
|
inter IC control bus (same as I2
C)
|
|
IIS
|
inter IC sound bus (same as I2
S)
|
|
I/O
|
input and output
|
|
IR
|
infrared
|
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IrDA
|
Infrared Data Association
|
|
ISO
|
International Organization for Standardization
|
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JEDEC
|
Joint Electron Device Engineering Council
|
|
JIS
|
Japanese Industrial Standards
|
|
L1
|
level 1 or first level, a type of CPU cache
|
|
L2
|
level 2 or second level, a type of CPU cache
|
|
LAN
|
local area network
|
|
LED
|
light emitting diode
|
|
MAC
|
media access controller
|
|
Mac OS
|
Macintosh Operating System
|
|
modem
|
modulator-demodulator, a data communications interface
for use with analog telephone lines
|
|
NMI
|
nonmaskable interrupt
|
|
NOP
|
no operation
|
|
NV-RAM
|
nonvolatile random-access memory
|
|
OHCI
|
Open Host Controller Interface
|
|
OS
|
operating system
|
|
PCI
|
Peripheral Component Interconnect
|
|
PHY
|
physical layer
|
|
PLL
|
phase-locked loop
|
|
POST
|
power-on self test
|
|
RAM
|
random-access memory
|
|
RF
|
radio frequency
|
|
rms
|
root mean square
|
|
ROM
|
read-only memory
|
|
RTAS
|
run-time abstraction services
|
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SCC
|
Serial Communications Controller
|
|
SCSI
|
Small Computer System Interface
|
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SDRAM
|
synchronous dynamic RAM
|
|
SGRAM
|
synchronous graphics RAM
|
|
SNR
|
signal to noise ratio
|
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SO-DIMM
|
small outline dual inline memory module
|
|
SPD
|
Serial Presence Detect, a feature of the SO-DIMM
|
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USB
|
Universal Serial Bus
|
|
VCC
|
positive supply voltage (voltage for collectors)
|
|
VIA
|
versatile interface adapter
|
|
WEP
|
Wired Equivalent Privacy
|
|
WLAN
|
wireless LAN
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