Epson EQUITY 386/33 PLUS - Manual (Page 181)

Hardware
Any physical component of a computer system, such as a
monitor, printer, keyboard, or CPU.
Hexadecimal
A numbering system with a base of 16, frequently used by
programmers. Any decimal number between 0 and 255 can be
expressed by a two-digit hexadecimal number.
High-density
A type of format that allows you to store more data than on
single- or double-density diskettes. A 5¼-inch high-density
diskette can store 1.2MB of data. A high-density
diskette can store 1.44MB of data.
Input/output (l/O) port
See Port.
Inter/ace
A physical or software connection used to transmit data
between equipment or programs.
Jumper
A small device that connects two pins on an option card, a disk
drive, or the main system board to activate a particular function.
Key disk
A diskette containing a copy-protected program that must
remain in the diskette drive while you are using the program.
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