User's Manual

242 Glossary
XMS
Abbreviation for eXtended Memory Specification.
ZIF
Acronym for zero insertion force. Some computers use ZIF sockets and connectors
to allow devices such as the microprocessor chip to be installed or removed with
no stress applied to the device.
ZIP
A 3.5-inch removable disk drive from Iomega. Originally, it provided a 100-MB
removable cartridges. The drive is bundled with software that can catalog the
disks and lock the files for security.
A 250-MB version of the Zip drive also reads and writes the 100-MB Zip cartridges.