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A
16550A
431A
A3D
Accelerated Graphics Port
accelerator
access time
accumulator
Acorn RISC Machine
acoustic coupler
active matrix display
Active Reconfiguring Message
address bus
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
Advanced Power Management
Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
Advanced RISC Computing Specification
Advanced RISC Machine
Advanced Technology Attachment
Advanced WavEffect
aliasing
Alpha
Alpha AXP 21164
AMD 29000
AMD 29027
AMD Am2901
AMD Am2903
AMD Am2910
American Wire Gauge
Amulet
analogue computer
any key
Apple Attachment Unit Interface
application server
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
Arithmetic and Logic Unit
ARM
ARM
ARM610
ARM7
ARM710
ARM7500
ARM8
ARM800
array processor
arrow key
Asynchronous Communications Interface Adapter
Athlon
ATX
Automatic Send Receive
B
Baby AT
backplane
backside cache
barrel shifter
base memory
bay
beamer
BiCMOS
bidirectional printing
binary counter
biometrics
bitmap display
bit-paired keyboard
bits per pixel
blitter
BNC
boustrophedonic
braille display
branch prediction
Branch Target Buffer
bridge
burn-in
bus error
C
16750C
16C850
cable modem
CAM-PC
Cardbus
CAS
Category 3
Category 5
cathode ray tube
cationic cocktail
Celeron
Centronics
Ceramic Pin Grid Array
chad box
Chadless keypunch
channel service unit/data service unit
chiclet keyboard
chip creep
Chip Scale Packaging
chip set
Christmas tree
click
clock
CMC
coaxial cable
Colour Graphics Adapter
colour palette
Column Address Strobe
Communication and Network Riser
communications port
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
complex programmable logic device
Control and Status Register
controller
control unit
core
coupling
CPU Info Center
cross-platform
CSP
cursor
CyberGlove
CyberWand
Cyrix 6x86
D
database machine
Data Communication Equipment
data glove
Data Jack
Data Terminal Equipment
daughterboard
DB-25
DE-9
DEC Alpha
DECtape
differential driver
differential line
digital camera
digital carrier
Digital Subscriber Line Access Module
DIN-8
diode
Direct-Access Storage Device
DirectX
disk controller
disk drive
disk duplexing
disk mirroring
display
display standard
Ditto Drive
docking station
dongle
dot matrix printer
dot pitch
DPMS
D-shell connector
D-type
D-type flip-flop
Dual In-Line
Dual In-Line Package
dumb terminal
Dvorak
Dynamic Execution
E
earliest deadline first
ECL
EDS+
effective number of bits
Electromagnetic Compatibility
Electrostatic Discharge
empeg
EMU8000
encoder
Enhanced Capabilities Port
Enhanced Graphics Adapter
enhanced parallel port
Enhanced Small Disk Interface
Enigma
EV6
expansion card
expansion slot
Extended Capabilities Port
eXtended Graphics Array
eXtended Video Graphics Array
F
failover
Fairchild F8
Fast Page Mode Dynamic Random Access Memory
Fast SCSI
feature key
Ferranti F100-L
fibre channel-arbitrated loop
field-programmable gate array
Filtabyte
Flex
Flip Chip Pin Grid Array
flip-flop
floating-point accelerator
Floating-Point Unit
floppy disk
floptical
footprint
form factor
FPA
frame
frame buffer
frame grabber
fried
front side bus
FUBAR
function key
G
GAL
gamma correction
gate
gender mender
Generic Array Logic
Graphic Display Interface
graphics accelerator
graphics adaptor
gray code
Group-Sweeping Scheduling
Gunning Transceiver Logic
H
hamster
haptic interface
hardware
hardware circular buffer
hardware register
HC-900
Head Disk Assembly
heat sink
heat slug
HFC
high colour
High Performance Parallel Interface
High Speed Connect
High-speed Net Connect
high speed serial interface
High Voltage Differential
Hitachi 6309
Hitachi HD64180
home keys
horizontal encoding
horizontal microcode
horizontal scan rate
Host Control Interface
hot swapping
Human-Computer Interaction
Human-Computer Interface
Human Interface Device
hydrofluorocarbon
HyperSPARC
I
i860
IBM 3270
IBM 3720
IC
IEEE 488
I-Link
index register
indirect address
infant mortality
Information Appliance
inkjet printer
input device
Intel 4004
Intel 4040
Intel 486
Intel 486DX
Intel 486SX
Intel 487SX
Intel 8008
Intel 80186
Intel 80188
Intel 80286
Intel 80386
Intel 80386DX
Intel 80386SX
Intel 8048
Intel 8051
Intel 8080
Intel 8085
Intel 8086
Intel 8088
Intel 80x86
Intel 8751
Intel DX4
Intel i960
intelligent terminal
interlacing
Intersil 6120
isometric joystick
J
Jaz Drive
JK flip-flop
joystick
jukebox
jumper
K
K6
key
keyboard
Keyboard Send Receive
Keyboard Video Mouse
Klamath
L
laser
LIF
light pen
line
liquid crystal display
local bus
Low Insertion Force
Low Voltage Differential
M
machine cycle
magneto-optical disk
Matrix Math eXtensions
Memory Management Unit
MESI protocol
microcontroller
microelectromechanical system
microperation
microphone
Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages
Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer
microtape
Microwave Hardware Description Language
mind mouse
MIPS
MIPS R2000
Mobile Triton
Mockingboard
modem
module
motherboard
Motorola 14500B
Motorola 6800
Motorola 68000
Motorola 6801
Motorola 68010
Motorola 68020
Motorola 68030
Motorola 68040
Motorola 68060
Motorola 680x0
Motorola 68HC11
Motorola 68LC040
mouse
mouse mat
multiplex printer
multiscan
multisync
Multisystem eXtention Interface Bus
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
N
National Semiconductor 32000
NEC 780-C
Network Device Interface Specification
network interface controller
NIC
NLX
Nova
null modem
numeric keypad
O
Optical Mark Reader
optical mouse
optical time-domain feflectometer
Order Code Processor
output device
overclocking
Overdrive
P
P6
Packet in Plastic Grid Array
page mode
Page Mode Dynamic Random Access Memory
PAL
paper tape
parallel port
passive matrix display
PC
PC-7150
PCB
PCB
PCB
PCI Mezzanine Card
PCI slot
PDS
Pentium
Pentium II
Pentium III
Pentium II Xeon
Pentium Pro
Peripheral Component Interconnect
peripheral device
persistence
PGA
Philips SCC68070
PIC
Pin Grid Array
pin-out
Pipeline Burst Cache
Plastic Pin Grid Array
Playstation
plenum cable
plotter
point
pointing device
point of sale terminal
polyvinyl chloride
power-on self-test
PowerPC 601
PowerPC G3
PRAM
primary cache
printed circuit board
printer port
Processor Direct Slot
program counter
Programmable Array Logic
Programmable Interrupt Controller
Programmable Logic Controller
Programmer's Switch
protocol analyser
purple wire
PVC
Q
QWERTY
R
Radio Frequency Interference
Random Access Memory Digital-to-Analog Converter
RapidCAD
raster
raster blaster
RCA 1802
Reduced Instruction Set Computer
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Servers
Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks
red wire
refresh
refresh rate
Reliability, Availability, Serviceability
resolution
RG58
RG8
right-click
RJ-11
RJ-45
root bridge
RTL
rusty iron
S
S3
SA-110
SB AWE32
SBus
Scalable Coherent Interface
scan
scan line
SCI
SC/MP
screen
SCSI-1
SCSI-2
SCSI-3
SCSI adaptor
SCSI ID
SCSI initiator
SCSI reconnect
SCSI target
sensor
Serial Peripheral Interface
serial port
server room
shielded twisted pair
short card
Single Connection Attach
Single Edge Contact
Single Edge Contact Cartridge
Single Edge Processor Package
Single Electron Tunneling Technology
single ended
Single Inline Pin Package
SL
sleep
Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot A
Small Computer System Interface
smart
Smart Battery Data
Snappy Video Snapshot
Socket 370
Socket 7
Socket 8
Sound Blaster
space bar
SPARC
speaker
speculative execution
SPI
SR flip-flop
stack loader
Staggered Pin Grid Array
stepper motor
StrongARM
substrate
Super 7
Super Video Graphics Array
SVGA
SVGA monitor
System/370
System Management Bus
System Management Mode
system unit
T
5th Glove
tagged queueing
tall card
tape head
Telescope User Interface
Teletype
teletypewriter
television
Television Interface Adaptor
terminal
Terminal Access Controller
Terminal Adaptor
thick film dielectric electroluminescence
Thumb
TIA
time-domain reflectometer
TMS 9900
TNC
touchpad
touch screen
trace scheduling
tracker ball
TrackPoint
tri state
Triton
Triton II
Triton VX
tty
tube
twisted pair
U
Ultra64
Ultra-SCSI
Uninterruptible Power Supply
uniprocessor
Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
Universal Serial Bus
unshielded twisted pair
V
vampire tap
Versa Module Europa
vertical encoding
vertical microcode
vertical refresh rate
vertical scan rate
Very Large Scale Integration
VESA Local Bus
VGA
Video Graphics Array
video random access memory
Visual Display Unit
VME
vt100
vt220
W
wavetable
webcam
White Book
White book CD-ROM
Wide SCSI
winchester
Window Random Access Memory
word size
wrats nest
X
650x
x86 processor socket
XT bus architecture
X terminal
Y
Z
Z180
Zero Insertion Force
Zilog Z8
Zilog Z80
Zilog Z8000
Zilog Z80000
Zilog Z80A
Zip Drive
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