Panasonic U500 User Manual

User ’s Manual

Glossary-1

The terms in this glossary cover topics related to this manual. Alternate naming is 
included for reference.

AC: Alternating current 
ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface 
AMT: Intel Active Management Technology 
ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange 
BIOS: basic input/output system 
bps: bits per second 
CD: compact disc 
CD-ROM: Compact Disc Read-Only Memory 
CD-RW: Compact Disc-ReWritable 
CMOS: complementary metal-oxide semiconductor 
CPU: central processing unit 
CRT: cathode ray tube 
DC: direct current 
DDC: display data channel 
DDR: double data rate 
DIMM: dual inline memory module 
DVD: digital versatile disc 
DVD-R: Digital Versatile Disc-Recordable 
DVD-RAM: Digital Versatile Disc-Random Access Memory 
DVD-R (Dual Layer): Digital Versatile Disc Recordable Dual Layer 
DVD-ROM: Digital Versatile Disc-Read Only Memory 
DVD-RW: Digital Versatile Disc-ReWritable 
DVD+R (Double Layer): Digital Versatile Disc Recordable Double Layer 
FDD: floppy diskette drive 
GB: gigabyte 
HDD: hard disk drive 
HDCP: high-bandwidth digital content protection