Toshiba A60 User Manual

alphanumeric:  Keyboard characters
including letters, numbers and other
symbols, such as punctuation marks or
mathematical symbols.

alternating current (AC):  Electric
current that reverses its direction of flow
at regular intervals.

analog signal:  A signal whose charac-
teristics such as amplitude and fre-
quency vary in proportion to (are an
analog of) the value to be transmitted.
Voice communications are analog
signals.

ANSI:  American National Standards
Institute.  An organization established
to adopt and define standards for a
variety of technical disciplines.  For
example, ANSI defined the ASCII
standard and other information process-
ing requirements.

antistatic:  A material used to prevent
the buildup of static electricity.

application:  A group of programs that
together are used for a specific task
such as accounting, financial planning,
spreadsheets, word processing, and
games, etc.

ASCII:  American Standard Code for
Information Interchange.  ASCII code is
a set of 256 binary codes that represent
the most commonly used letters,
numbers, and symbols.

async:  Short for asynchronous.

SO-DIMM: small-outline dual in-line
memory module

SVGA: super video graphics array

SDRAM: synchronized dynamic
random access memory

TFT: thin-film transistor

UART:  universal asynchronous
receiver/transmitter

USB: Universal Serial Bus

VESA: Video Electronic Standards
Association

VGA:  video graphics array

VRM:  video ready modem

VRT: voltage reduction technology

adapter: A device that provides an
interface between two dissimilar
electronic devices. For example, the AC
adapter modifies the power from a wall
outlet for use by the computer. This
term also refers to the add-in circuit
cards that control external devices, such
as video monitors and magnetic tape
devices.

allocate:  To assign a space or function
for a specific task.