Laptop User Manual

Glossary

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hardware—The physical components of a computer system. Compare

software.

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)—An interface

used to transmit high quality audio and video signal via a single

cable in digital format, providing better picture quality than analog

signal.

HDMI-CEC (HDMI Consumer Electronics Control)—One A/V

component can control another while using this function, if

connected with HDMI cables. See also HDMI.

Hibernation—A feature of many Toshiba computers that saves to the

internal storage drive the current state of your work, including all

open files and programs, when you turn the computer off. When

you turn on the computer again, your work is returned to the same

state it was when the computer was turned off. See also Sleep,

Suspend.

hot swapping—The ability to add or remove devices from a computer

while the computer is running and have the operating system

automatically recognize the change.

icon—A small image displayed on the screen that represents a function,

file, or program.

interlaced—A method of refreshing a computer screen, in which only

every other line of pixels is refreshed. Interlaced monitors take two

passes to create a complete screen image. Compare non-interlaced.

internal device—See device.

Internet—The decentralized, world-wide network of computers that

provides electronic mail, the World Wide Web, and other services.