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Common Acronyms and Abbreviations

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Introduction 1.6 Common Acronyms and Abbreviations Table 1-1 lists the acronyms and abbreviations used in this guide. Table 1-1 Acronyms and Abbreviations Acronym or Abbreviation Description A ampere AC alternating current ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface A/D analog-to-digital ADC Analog-to-digital converter ADD or ADD2 Advanced digital display (card) AGP Accelerated graphics port API application programming interface APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APM advanced power management AOL Alert-On-LAN™ ASIC application-specific integrated circuit ASF Alert Standard Format AT 1. attention (modem commands) 2. 286-based PC architecture ATA AT attachment (IDE protocol) ATAPI ATA w/packet interface extensions AVI audio-video interleaved AVGA Advanced VGA AWG American Wire Gauge (specification) BAT Basic assurance test BCD binary-coded decimal BIOS basic input/output system bis second/new revision BNC Bayonet Neill-Concelman (connector type) bps or b/s bits per second BSP Bootstrap processor BTO Built to order CAS column address strobe CD compact disk CD-ROM compact disk read-only memory CDS compact disk system CGA color graphics adapter 1-4 www.hp.com Technical Reference Guide

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Technical Reference Guide
Introduction
1.6
Common Acronyms and Abbreviations
Table 1-1 lists the acronyms and abbreviations used in this guide.
Table 1-1
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym or
Abbreviation
Description
A
ampere
AC
alternating current
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
A/D
analog-to-digital
ADC
Analog-to-digital converter
ADD or ADD2
Advanced digital display (card)
AGP
Accelerated graphics port
API
application programming interface
APIC
Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
APM
advanced power management
AOL
Alert-On-LAN™
ASIC
application-specific integrated circuit
ASF
Alert Standard Format
AT
1. attention (modem commands) 2. 286-based PC architecture
ATA
AT attachment (IDE protocol)
ATAPI
ATA w/packet interface extensions
AVI
audio-video interleaved
AVGA
Advanced VGA
AWG
American Wire Gauge (specification)
BAT
Basic assurance test
BCD
binary-coded decimal
BIOS
basic input/output system
bis
second/new revision
BNC
Bayonet Neill-Concelman (connector type)
bps or b/s
bits per second
BSP
Bootstrap processor
BTO
Built to order
CAS
column address strobe
CD
compact disk
CD-ROM
compact disk read-only memory
CDS
compact disk system
CGA
color graphics adapter