Toshiba PSLV6U-00J001 User Manual - Page 187

SD/SDHC memory card, SECAM L, soft key, software, stop bit, synchronous, system disk, telephony

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L500/L505/L500D/L505D SCSI: Small Computer System Interface is an industry standard interface for connection of a variety of peripheral devices. SD/SDHC memory card: Secure Digital cards are flash memory widely used in a variety of digital devices such as digital cameras and Personal Digital Assistants. SECAM L: SECAM (Sequential Color Memory) is a broadcasting standard used in France. SIO: Serial Input/Output. The electronic methodology used in serial data transmission. soft key: Key combinations that emulate keys on the IBM keyboard, change some configuration options, stop program execution, and access the numeric keypad overlay. software: The set of programs, procedures and related documentation associated with a computer system. Specifically refers to computer programs that direct and control the computer system's activities. See also hardware. stop bit: One or more bits of a byte that follow the transmitted character or group codes in asynchronous serial communications. synchronous: Having a constant time interval between successive bits, characters or events. system disk: A diskette that contains the operating system files needed to start the computer. Any diskette can be formatted as a system disk. A system disk is also called a "bootable disk", "boot disk" or a "startup disk." Compare non-system disk. T telephony: the transmission of speech or sounds between two distant points with or without the use of wires, particularly a telephone. terminal: A typewriter-like keyboard and CRT display screen connected to the computer for data input/output. TFT display: A liquid crystal display (LCD) made from an array of liquid crystal cells using active-matrix technology with thin film transistor (TFT) to drive each cell. Touch Pad: A pointing device integrated into the TOSHIBA computer palm rest. U USB: Universal Serial Bus. This serial interface lets you communicate with several devices connected in a chain to a single port on the computer. User's Manual Glossary-13

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User’s Manual
Glossary-13
L500/L505/L500D/L505D
SCSI:
Small Computer System Interface is an industry standard interface
for connection of a variety of peripheral devices.
SD/SDHC memory card:
Secure Digital cards are flash memory widely
used in a variety of digital devices such as digital cameras and
Personal Digital Assistants.
SECAM L:
SECAM (Sequential Color Memory) is a broadcasting standard
used in France.
SIO:
Serial Input/Output. The electronic methodology used in serial data
transmission.
soft key:
Key combinations that emulate keys on the IBM keyboard,
change some configuration options, stop program execution, and
access the numeric keypad overlay.
software:
The set of programs, procedures and related documentation
associated with a computer system. Specifically refers to computer
programs that direct and control the computer system’s activities.
See also
hardware.
stop bit:
One or more bits of a byte that follow the transmitted character or
group codes in asynchronous serial communications.
synchronous:
Having a constant time interval between successive bits,
characters or events.
system disk:
A diskette that contains the operating system files needed to
start the computer. Any diskette can be formatted as a system disk.
A system disk is also called a “bootable disk”, “boot disk” or a
“startup disk.” Compare non-system disk.
T
telephony:
the transmission of speech or sounds between two distant
points with or without the use of wires, particularly a telephone.
terminal:
A typewriter-like keyboard and CRT display screen connected to
the computer for data input/output.
TFT display:
A liquid crystal display (LCD) made from an array of liquid
crystal cells using active-matrix technology with thin film transistor
(TFT) to drive each cell.
Touch Pad:
A pointing device integrated into the TOSHIBA computer palm
rest.
U
USB:
Universal Serial Bus. This serial interface lets you communicate with
several devices connected in a chain to a single port on the
computer.