Dell PowerEdge 2450 - Manual (Page 151)

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ampere(s)
alternating current
Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface
analog-to-digital converter
Autodesk Device Interface
artificial intelligence
American National Standards Institute
Advanced Peripheral Interrupt Controller
American Standard Code for Information
Interchange
application-specific integrated circuit
BASIC
Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruc-
tion Code
bulletin board service
basic input/output system
bits per inch
bits per second
British thermal unit
Celsius
cold cathode fluorescent tube
compact disc
compact disc read-only memory
color graphics adapter
centimeter(s)