Toshiba 6100 Manuale Utente
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LOSSARY
Glossary-2
alphanumeric: Keyboard characters
including letters, numbers and other
symbols, such as punctuation marks or
mathematical symbols.
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.
current that reverses its direction of flow
at regular intervals.
analog signal: A signal whose
characteristics such as amplitude and
frequency vary in proportion to (are an
analog of) the value to be transmitted.
Voice communications are analog
signals.
characteristics such as amplitude and
frequency 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 processing require-
ments.
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 processing require-
ments.
antistatic: A material used to prevent
the buildup of static electricity.
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.
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.
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.
(Abbreviations continued)
SO-DIMM: small-outline dual in-line
memory module
memory module
SVGA: super video graphics adapter
SDRAM: synchronized dynamic
random access memory
random access memory
TFT: thin-film transistor
UART: universal asynchronous
receiver/transmitter
receiver/transmitter
USB: Universal Serial Bus
VESA: Video Electronic Standards
Association
Association
VGA: video graphics array
VRM: video ready modem
VRT: voltage reduction technology
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AccuPoint: A pointing device inte-
grated into the TOSHIBA computer
keyboard.
grated into the TOSHIBA computer
keyboard.
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.
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.
for a specific task.
AccuPoint