Toshiba 6100 User Manual

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LOSSARY

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alphanumeric: Keyboard characters
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.

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.

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.

antistatic: A material used to prevent
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.

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.

async: Short for asynchronous.

(Abbreviations continued)

SO-DIMM: small-outline dual in-line
memory module

SVGA: super video graphics adapter

SDRAM: synchronized dynamic
random access memory

TFT: thin-film transistor

UART: universal asynchronous
receiver/transmitter

USB: Universal Serial Bus

VESA: Video Electronic Standards
Association

VGA: video graphics array

VRM: video ready modem

VRT: voltage reduction technology

AccuPoint: A pointing device inte-
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.

allocate: To assign a space or function
for a specific task.

AccuPoint