HP dc71xx Manuale Utente

Table 1-1 lists the acronyms and abbreviations used in this guide.

Acronyms and Abbreviations

A

ampere

AC

alternating current

ACPI

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

A/D

analog-to-digital

ADC

Analog-to-digital converter

ADD or ADD2

Advanced digital display (card)

AGP

Accelerated graphics port

API

application programming interface

APIC

Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller

APM

advanced power management

AOL

Alert-On-LAN™

ASIC

application-specific integrated circuit

ASF

Alert Standard Format

AT

1. attention (modem commands)  2. 286-based PC architecture 

ATA

AT attachment (IDE protocol)

ATAPI

ATA w/packet interface extensions

AVI

audio-video interleaved

AVGA

Advanced VGA

AWG

American Wire Gauge (specification)

BAT

Basic assurance test

BCD

binary-coded decimal

BIOS

basic input/output system

bis

second/new revision

BNC 

Bayonet Neill-Concelman (connector type)

bps or b/s 

bits per second

BSP

Bootstrap processor

BTO

Built to order

CAS

column address strobe

CD

compact disk

CD-ROM

compact disk read-only memory

CDS

compact disk system

CGA

color graphics adapter