Glossary: Dell Latitude ATG D620 User's Guide
Glossary
Dell™ Latitude™ ATG D620 User's Guide
Terms in this Glossary are provided for informational purposes only and may or may not describe
features included with your particular computer.
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AC
—
alternating current — The form of electricity that powers your computer when you plug the AC
adapter power cable in to an electrical outlet.
ACPI
— advanced configuration and power interface — A power management specification that
enables Microsoft® Windows® operating systems to put a computer in standby or hibernate mode to
conserve the amount of electrical power allocated to each device attached to the computer.
AGP
— accelerated graphics port — A dedicated graphics port that allows system memory to be used
for video-related tasks. AGP delivers a smooth, true-color video image because of the faster interface
between the video circuitry and the computer memory.
AHCI
— Advanced Host Controller Interface — An interface for a SATA hard drive Host Controller
which allows the storage driver to enable technologies such as Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and
hot plug.
ambient light sensor
— A sensor that detects available environmental light and automatically
increases or decreases the display backlighting to compensate for the low-light or high-light
environment.
antivirus software
— A program designed to identify, quarantine, and/or delete viruses from your
computer.
ASF
— alert standards format — A standard to define a mechanism for reporting hardware and
software alerts to a management console. ASF is designed to be platform- and operating system-
independent.
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