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ADC
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Apple digital connector
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AGP
|
accelerated graphics port
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ATA
|
advanced technology attachment
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ATAPI
|
advanced technology attachment, packet interface
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AV
|
audiovisual
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CAS
|
column address strobe
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CD-ROM
|
compact disc read-only memory
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DBDMA
|
descriptor-based direct memory access
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DDC
|
display data channel
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DIMM
|
dual inline memory module
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DIN
|
Deutsche Industrie Norm
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DMA
|
direct memory access
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DRAM
|
dynamic random-access memory
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DVD
|
12 cm optical storage system with 4 GB capacity
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DVD-ROM
|
DVD read-only memory
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DVD-RAM
|
DVD that is both readable and writeable
|
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DVI
|
Digital Visual Interface
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EDO
|
extended data out DRAM device type
|
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EIDE
|
extended IDE
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EMI
|
electromagnetic interference
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ESDRAM
|
enhanced synchronous dynamic random-access memory
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FWIM
|
FireWire interface module
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G3
|
Generation 3, the third generation of PowerPC
microprocessors, including the PPC 740 and PPC 750
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G4
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Generation 4, the fourth generation of PowerPC
microprocessors, incorporating AltiVec technology
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HID
|
human interface device, a class of USB devices
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I2
C
|
same as IIC
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I2
S
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same as IIS
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IC
|
integrated circuit
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IDE
|
integrated device electronics
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IEEE
|
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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IEEE 1274
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the official specification for Open Firmware
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IEEE 1394
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the official specification for FireWire
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IIC
|
inter-IC (an internal control bus)
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IIS
|
inter-IC sound bus
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I/O
|
input/output
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ISO
|
International Organization for Standardization
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JEDEC
|
Joint Electronics Devices Engineering Council
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L2
|
level 2 (refers to level of cache)
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L3
|
level 3 (refers to level of cache)
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LAN
|
local area network
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MAC
|
media access controller
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Mac OS
|
Macintosh Operating System
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PCI
|
Peripheral Component Interconnect
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PHY
|
physical layer
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PIO
|
polled input/output
|
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RAM
|
random-access memory
|
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RAS
|
row address strobe
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RBC
|
reduced block commands
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RGB
|
a video signal format with separate red, green, and blue components
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RISC
|
reduced instruction set computing
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ROM
|
read-only memory
|
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SBP
|
Serial Bus Protocol
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SCSI
|
Small Computer System Interface
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SCC
|
serial communications controller
|
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SDRAM
|
synchronous dynamic random access memory
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SRAM
|
static random access memory
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USB
|
Universal Serial Bus
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TMDS
|
transition minimized differential signaling
|
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VESA
|
Video Electronics Standards Association
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VRAM
|
video RAM; used for display buffers
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