Laptop User Manual

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Glossary
TECHNICAL NOTE: Some features defined in this glossary may not
be available on your computer.
Acronyms
The following acronyms may appear in this User’s Guide.
AC Alternating Current
BIOS Basic Input/Output System
BD-ROM Blu-ray Disc
®
Read-Only Memory
bps bits per second
CD Compact Disc
CD-ROM Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
CD-RW Compact Disc Rewrite Memory
CMOS Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
CPU Central Processing Unit
DC Direct Current
DMA Direct Memory Access
DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module
DOS Disk Operating System