B
BASIC (beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code)
BBSs (bulletin board systems)
BBUL (bumpless build-up layer)
BEDO RAM (burst extended data out RAM)
BF (bus frequency)
BiCMOS (bipolar complementary metal-oxide semiconductor)
BIOS (basic input/output system)
BLER (block error rate)
BOOTP (bootstrap protocol)
BRI (basic rate interface)
BSOD (blue screen of death)
BTB (branch target buffer)
BURN-Proof (Buffer Under-RuN error Proof)
C
CAB (cabinet file)
CAM (common access method)
CAM ATA (Common Access Method AT Attachment)
CAP (carrierless amplitude/phase)
CAS (column address strobe)
CAT (category)
CATV (community access television)
CCITT (Comite Consultatif International Telephonique et Telegraphique)
CD (compact disc)
CD-DA (compact disc digital audio)
CD-MO (compact disc magneto-optical)
CD-R (compact disc-recordable)
CD-ROM (compact disc read-only memory)
CD-RW (compact disc-rewritable)
CDMA (code-division multiple access)
CDSL (consumer DSL)
CERN (Conseil Europèen pour la Recherche Nuclèaire, or European Organisation for Nuclear Research)
CF (compact flash)
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)
CGA (color graphics adapter)
CHAP (Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol)
CHS (cylinder head sector)
CIRC (cross-interleave Reed-Solomon code)
CISC (complex instruction set computer)
CLKMUL (clock multiplier)
CLV (constant linear velocity)
CMYK (cyan magenta yellow black)
CNR (Communications and Networking Riser)
COC (chip on ceramic)
CPU (central processing unit)
CRC (cyclical redundancy checking)
CRT (cathode-ray tube)
CS (cable select)
CS (central switch)
CSA (Canadian Standards Agency)
CSEL (cable select)
CSMA/CD (carrier sense multiple access/collision detect)
CSS (contact start stop)
CSS (content scramble system)
CTFT (color thin film transistor)
D
DAC (digital-to-analog converter)
DAE (digital audio extraction)
DASD (direct access storage device)
DASP (drive action/slave present)
DAT (digital audio tape)
db (decibel)
DBB (dynamic bass boost)
DBR (DOS boot record)
DCC (direct cable connection)
DDMA (Distributed DMA)
DDR SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)
DDS (digital data storage)
DDWG (Digital Display Working Group)
DFP (digital flat panel)
DFT (drive fitness test)
DIB (dual independent bus)
DIMM (dual inline memory module)
DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V.
)
DIP (dual inline package)
DIVX (Digital Video Express)
DLT (digital linear tape)
DMA (direct memory access)
DMM (digital multimeter)
DMT (discrete multitone)
DOCSIS (data over cable service interface specifications)
DOS (disk operating system)
DPMI (DOS protected mode interface)
DPMS (display power-management signaling)
DRAM (dynamic RAM)
DSK (Dvorak simplified keyboard)
DSL (digital subscriber line)
DSLAM (DSL access multiplier)
DSP (digital signal processor)
DSTN (Double-layer SuperTwist Nematic) LCD
DVD (digital versatile disc)
DVD-R (DVD-recordable)
DVD+RW (DVD phase change rewritable)
DVI (Digital Video Interface)
E
EAX (environmental audio extensions)
ECC (error correction code)
ECP (enhanced capabilities port)
EDD (enhanced disk drive)
EDO RAM (extended data out RAM)
EEPROM (electronically erasable programmable ROM)
EFM (eight to fourteen modulation) data encoding
EFS (encrypted file system)
EGA (enhanced graphics adapter)
EIDE (Enhanced IDE)
EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture)
ELF (extremely low frequency)
EMI (electromagnetic interference)
ENIAC (Electrical Numerical Integrator and Calculator)
EPIC (explicitly parallel instruction computing)
EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)
EPROM (erasable programmable ROM)
ESD (electrostatic discharge)
F
FAP (Fair Access Policy)
FAQ (frequently asked questions)
FAT (file allocation table)
FC-PGA (flip-chip pin grid array)
FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface)
FDIV (floating-point divide)
FIC (flex interconnect cable)
FIFO (first in first out)
FM (Frequency modulation)
FPM DRAM (Fast Page Mode DRAM)
FPT (forced perfect termination)
FPU (floating point unit)
FSB (front-side bus)
FSK (frequency-shift keying)
FST (flat square tube)
FTP (file transfer protocol)
FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt)
FWH (Firmware hub)
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