Practices

chorded keyboard

class

computer input device where the user enters characters or commands by pressing several keys together (like a piano chord); requires only one hand

PlayStation 2 Expansion Bay

class

3.5" drive bay

RIMM

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CD-ROM XA

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eXtended Architecture standard for CD-ROM

nForce3

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series of chipsets by Nvidia

lock key

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computer key that toggles application state

ATI Hybrid Graphics

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graphics processing unit

Archicembalo

class

microtonal keyboard instrument

Cisco Catalyst

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ethernet switch

Arrandale

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family of computer processors by Intel

arcade controller

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type of game controller

segment descriptor

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used for memory addressing in x86 computer architectures

Read-write memory

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type of computer memory that may be relatively easily written to as well as read from

Beta Disk Interface

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disk interface for ZX Spectrum computers

NVDIMM

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type of random-access memory for computers

Microsoft ergonomic keyboard

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series of ergonomic keyboards from Microsoft

CD-ROM drive

class

optical drive that supports only reading compact discs

Braille embosser

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impact printer that renders text as tactile braille cells

DISCiPLE

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floppy disk interface for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum home computer

MOS Technology 6509

class

8-bit microprocessor

computer tower

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computer case that stands vertically upright

Clarksfield

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code name for an Intel microprocessor

IBM 729

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IBM tape mass storage system, c.1950s through mid-1960s

staging area

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intermediate storage area used in data processing during the ETL process

Memory Management Controller

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video game console technology

automobile pedal

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pedal used to control an automobile

Netduino

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open-source electronics prototyping platform

thyristor random-access memory

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dynamic random-access memory using thin capacitively-coupled thyristors, exploiting negative differential resistance

Extended Resolution Compact Disc

class

Compact disc manufacturing process

IntelliMouse

class

series of computer mice from Microsoft

radar speed sign

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interactive traffic sign

Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector

class

wireless game adapter

tally light

class

small signal-lamp on a professional video camera or monitor

VT52

class

CRT-based computer terminal introduced by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in July 1974

Kentsfield

class

Intel processor microarchitecture

resistive touchscreen

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touchscreen technology

computing adapter

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adapter used in computing

custom firmware

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unofficial new or modified version of firmware created by third parties on devices such as video game consoles and various embedded device types to provide new features or to unlock hidden functionality

Bloomfield

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code name for Intel high-end desktop processors sold as Core i7-9xx and Xeon 35xx., replacing the earlier Yorkfield processors

Hook flash

class

telephone signal

Orange Livebox

class

ADSL wireless router

language input key

class

computer key usually found on Japanese and Korean keyboards

Time Stamp Counter

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64-bit x86 register; counts the number of cycles since reset

scanner

class

U80701

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32-bit microprocessor developed in the German Democratic Republic

MikroTik RouterBOARD

class

Intel 8052

class

microcrontroller chip

digital signal controller

class

hybrid of microcontrollers and digital signal processors

Matrox Parhelia

class

series of computer graphics processors

triple buffering

class

virtual trading point

class

non-physical hub for trading in natural gas markets

placebo button

class

push-button or other control which has apparent functionality but has no physical effect when pressed

optical disc writer

class

optical disc drive that supports writing and reading

disk array controller

class

computer device that manages a hardware RAID array

many-core processor

class

multi-core processor with a large number of cores

deep learning processor

class

specially designed circuitry

SPARC64

class

processor

input-output device

class

computer peripheral equipment for input and/or output

parabolic microphone

class

microphone that uses a parabolic reflector to collect and focus sound waves onto a transducer

Velotype

class

chorded keyboard design