Toshiba satellite 14.4 psu5ru-00q003 User Manual
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Glossary
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Acronyms
The following acronyms may appear in this User’s Guide.
AC Alternating
Current
BIOS
Basic Input/Output System
BD-ROM Blu-ray
Disc
®
Read-Only Memory
bps bits
per
second
CD
Compact Disc
CD-ROM
Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
CD-RW
Compact Disc Rewrite Memory
CMOS
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
COM1
communications port 1 (serial port)
COM2
communications port 2 (serial port)
CPU Central
Processing
Unit
DC Direct
Current
DMA
Direct Memory Access