Practices

MagSafe connector

class

series of proprietary, magnetically attached wired power connectors from Apple

magnetoresistive random-access memory

class

type of non-volatile random-access memory which stores data in magnetic domains

Ultra HD Blu-ray

class

optical disc storage medium

AMD Turion

class

brand name of a range of mobile processors

magic eye tube

class

vacuum tube which gives a visual indication of the amplitude of an electronic signal

light gun

class

pointing device

DVD-R

class

write-once, read-many form of DVD

DVD-RW

class

DVD recordable

hybrid drive

class

logical or physical storage device containing both solid-state and hard disk storage

throat microphone

class

type of contact microphone for the throat

numeric keypad

class

section of a computer keyboard

head-mounted display

class

device used in virtual reality systems

StrongARM

class

family of computer microprocessors

GD-ROM

class

proprietary optical disc format

fingerprint scanner

class

electronic device used to capture a digital image of the fingerprint pattern

XScale

class

microprocessor core

3D printer

class

machine that uses additive manufacturing to create tridimensional objects

ferroelectric random-access memory

class

electronic device using the ferroelectric effect to produce low density random access memory

digital photo frame

class

picture frame that displays digital photos

Page Up and Page Down keys

class

keys on keyboard

phase-change memory

class

type of non-volatile random-access memory

vacuum fluorescent display

class

electronic display device

GDDR SDRAM

class

type of memory used on graphics cards

content-addressable memory

class

special type of computer memory used in certain very-high-speed searching applications

dead key

class

special kind of modifier key

videodisc

class

laser- or stylus-readable random-access disc that can contain both audio and video signals recorded

small form-factor pluggable transceiver

class

family of optical transceiver modules used for computer networking

IPS panel

class

screen technology used for liquid crystal displays

computer display standard

class

specification of display attributes

direct-attached storage

class

external computer storage, accessed directly by a single host over a local computer bus and/or inter

MiniDVD

class

optical storage

GDDR5

class

type of high performance DRAM graphics card memory

Kaby Lake

class

Intel processor family

optical mouse

class

computer mouse that uses an optical sensor to detect movement

Broadwell

class

Intel processor family

paddle

class

type of game controller

sim racing wheel

class

type of game controller

host adapter

class

device which connects a computer, which acts as the host system, to other network and storage device

dye-sublimation printing

class

digital printing technology with wide color range

Intel i860

class

microprocessor

variable-message sign

class

electronic traffic sign with changeable messages

any key

class

"Press any key to continue"; prompt to indicate that user input is needed to continue a process

web cache

class

mechanism for the temporary storage (caching) of web documents

default gateway

class

node in a computer network using the Internet protocol suite that serves as the forwarding host (rou

field emission display

class

type of display

delay line memory

class

sequential-access refreshable memory, in which amplifier and a pulse shaper are connected between th

physics processing unit

class

dedicated microprocessor handling the calculations of physics engines in video games

system console

class

in early computers, unit used to control the machine

Microdrive

class

type of miniature hard drive

customer-premises equipment

class

terminal and associated equipment located at a subscriber's premises

floppy disk drive

class

computer peripheral or component

Game Boy Printer

class

Game Boy accessory

wireless microphone

class

microphone with circuitry to convert the audio signal to a radio signal

primary memory

class

central memory storage for a computer containing instructions and data to be worked on; usually main

keypunch

class

machine for entering data on punched cards

dot-matrix display

class

type of display device

VT100

class

computer terminal

condenser microphone

class

type of microphone design

daisy chain

class

wiring scheme in which multiple devices are wired together

menu key

class

computer keyboard key used to activate a context menu