Manual

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local bus
On a system with local-bus expansion capability, certain peripheral devices (such as the video adapter circuitry) can be designed to run much faster than they
would with a traditional expansion bus. Some local-bus designs allow peripherals to run at the same speed and with the same width data path as the
system's microprocessor.
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LPTn
The device names for the first through third parallel printer ports on your system are LPT1, LPT2, and LPT3.
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m
Abbreviation for meter(s).
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mA
Abbreviation for milliampere(s).
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mAh
Abbreviation for milliampere-hour(s).
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math coprocessor
See coprocessor.
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Mb
Abbreviation for megabit.
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MB
Abbreviation for megabyte(s). The term megabyte means 1,048,576 bytes; however, when referring to hard drive storage, the term is often rounded to mean
1,000,000 bytes.
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MB/sec
Abbreviation for megabytes per second.
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Mbps
Abbreviation for megabits per second.
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MBR
Abbreviation for master boot record.
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memory
A system can contain several different forms of memory, such as RAM, ROM, and video memory. Frequently, the word memory is used as a synonym for RAM;
for example, an unqualified statement such as "a system with 16 MB of memory" refers to a system with 16 MB of RAM.
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memory address
A specific location, usually expressed as a hexadecimal number, in the system's RAM.
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