Computer Acronyms Abbreviations and Descriptions

--- A --ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port ALU - Arithmetic Logic Unit AMD - Advanced Micro Devices APC - American Power Conversion ASC - American Standard Code !or n!ormation nterchange AS C - Application Speci!ic ntegrated Circuit ASP - Advanced SCS Programming nter!ace A" - Advanced "echnology A" - A" "echnologies nc# A"$ - Advanced "echnology %&tended --- ' --' (S - 'asic nput (utput System --- C --CAS - Column Address Signal CD - Compact Dis) CD* - Compact Dis) *ecorder CD*+ - Compact Dis) *e-+riter CD-*(M - Compact Dis) - *ead (nly Memory CPU - Central Processing Unit --- D --DD* - Double Data *ate DD*-SD*AM - Double Data *ate Synchronous Dynamic *andom Access Memory D MM - Dual nline Memory Module D*AM - Dynamic *andom Access Memory DP - Dots Per nch DSL - See ASDL D,D - Digital ,ersatile Disc D,D-*AM - Digital ,ersatile Dis) - *andom Access Memory --- % --%CC - %rror Correction Code %D( - %&tended Data (ut %%P*(M - %lectrically %rasable Programmable *ead-(nly Memory %P*(M - %rasable Programmable *ead-(nly Memory --- - ---C-PGA - -lip Chip Pin Grid Array -DC - -loppy Dis) Controller -DD - -loppy Dis) Drive -PS - -rame Per Second -PU - -loating Point Unit -SAA - -ull Screen Anti-Aliasing -S' - -ront Side 'us --- G --G' - Gigabytes G'ps - Gigabytes per second or Gigabits per second GD - Graphical Device nter!ace G./ - Giga.ert/ --- . --.DD - .ard Dis) Drive . S - .ightech n!ormation System Limited .P - .ewlett-Pac)ard Development Company .S- - .eatsin)--an --- --'M - nternational 'usiness Machines Corporation C - ntegrated Circuit D% - ntegrated Drive %lectronics *0 - nterrupt *e1uest SA - ndustry Standard Architecture S( - nternational Standards (rgani/ation --- 2 --2'L - 2'L 32ame '# Lansing4 Spea)ers 2,C - 2,C Company o! America - 5 --5bps - 5ilobits Per Second 5'ps - 5ilo'ytes per second --- L --LA6 - Local Are 6etwor) LCD - Li1uid Crystal Display

LD" - Lightning Data "ransport L%D - Light %mitting Diode

*D*AM - *ambus Dynamic *andom Access Memory *(M - *ead (nly Memory *PM - *evolutions Per Minute --- S --SAS D - Sel!-scanned Amorphous Silicon ntegrated Display SCA - SCS Con!igured Automatically SCS - Small Computer System nter!ace SD*AM - Synchronous Dynamic *andom Access Memory S%CC - Single %dge Contact Connector S(D MM - Small (utline Dual nline Memory Module SPA*C - Scalable Processor Architecture S(.( - Small (!!ice .ome (!!ice S*AM - Static *andom Access Memory SS% - Streaming S MD %&tensions S,GA - Super ,ideo Graphics Array S9PD - - Sony9Philips Digital nter!ace --- " --"' - "erabytes "'ps - "erabytes per second "bps - "erabits per second "D5 - "D5 %lectronics "%C - "hermoelectric Cooler "PC - "ipidPC "+A 6 - "echnology +ithout An mportant 6ame --- U --UA*" - Universal Asynchronous *eceiver9"ransmitter US' - Universal Serial 'us U"P - Unshieled "wisted Pair --- , --,CD - ,ideo CD ,P6 - ,irtual Private 6etwor) --- + --+A6 - +ide Area 6etwor) --- $ --$GA - %&tended Graphics Array $-$ - $-$ Graphics< a Division o! Pine $MS - %&tended Memory Speci!ication

--- M --MAC - Media Access Control M' 7 Mother'oard or Megabyte M'ps - Megabytes Per Second Mbps - Megabits Per Second or Megabits Per Second M./ - Mega.ert/ M PS - Million nstructions Per Second MM$ - Multi-Media %&tensions MS - Micro Star nternational --- 6 --6AS - 6etwor) Attached Storage 6A" - 6etwor) Address "ranslation 6 C - 6etwor) nter!ace Card --- ( --(C - (vercloc) 3(ver Cloc)4 (C8 - (C8 "echnology (%M - (riginal %1uipment Manu!acturer --- P --PC - Personal Computer PC' - Printed Circuit 'oard PC - Peripheral Component nterconnect PDA - Personal Digital Assistant PCMC A - Peripheral Component Microchannel nterconnect Architecture PGA - Pro!essional Graphics Array PLD - Programmable Logic Device PM - Private Message 9 Private Messaging PnP - Plug :n Play P6; - P6; "echnology P(S" - Power (n Sel! "est PPPoA - Point-to-Point Protocol over A"M PPPo% - Point-to-Point Protocol over %thernet P0 - P0 Corporation PSU - Power Supply Unit --- * --*A D - *edundant Array o! ne&pensive Dis)s *AM - *andom Access Memory *AMDAC - *andom Access Memory Digital Analog Convertor

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