Dell Venue 8 Pro - Manual (Page 39)

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Glossary
This section provides information about the terms used in this
document that is for informational purposes only and may or may not
describe features included with your tablet.
A
A ‑ ampere ‑ A measure of the amount of electric charge passing a
point in an electric circuit.
AC ‑ alternating current ‑ The form of electricity that powers your
tablet when you plug the AC adapter power cable in to an electrical
outlet.
ambient light sensor ‑ A feature that helps to control the display
brightness.
B
Bluetooth ‑ a wireless technology for exchanging data,
communicating with a keyboard or mouse, listening to music and
creating a wireless personal area network over a short distance
between devices. The connection may be restricted according to
the Bluetooth profiles of each device. To be marketed as a Bluetooth
device, it must be qualified to standards defined by the Bluetooth SIG.
C
Charms ‑ a Microsoft Windows 8/Windows RT term for the icons
that appear when you swipe‑in from the right edge of the display. It
provides quick access to the commonly system commands, including
search, share, Start, devices and settings options.
connected-standby mode ‑ A power management mode that
enables a powered processor to consume minimal battery power
when it is not being used and its display is off, that is, the system is
powered on but the display is off. In this state, when a user presses a
key, Windows button or touches the screen, the system immediately
transitions into the operational active mode.