Acronym for Japanese Electronic Industry Development Association.
jumper
Jumpers are small blocks on a circuit board with two or more pins emerging from them. Plastic plugs containing a wire fit down over the pins. The
wire connects the pins and creates a circuit. Jumpers provide a simple and reversible method of changing the circuitry in a printed circuit board.
K
K
Abbreviation for kilo-, indicating 1000.
KB
Abbreviation for kilobyte(s), 1024 bytes.
Kb
Abbreviation for kilobit(s), 1024 bits.
KB/sec
Abbreviation for kilobit(s) per second.
Kbps
Abbreviation for kilobyte(s) per second.
key combination
A command requiring you to press multiple keys at the same time. For example, you can minimize all open windows by pressing .
kg
Abbreviation for kilogram(s), 1000 grams.
kHz
Abbreviation for kilohertz, 1000 hertz.
L
LAN
Acronym for local area network. A LAN system is usually confined to the same building or a few nearby buildings, with all equipment linked by
wiring that is dedicated specifically to the LAN.
lb
Abbreviation for pound(s).
LCD
Abbreviation for liquid crystal display. An LCD consists of a liquid crystal solution between two sheets of polarizing material. An electric current
causes each crystal to act like a shutter that can open to allow light past or close to block the light.
LED
Abbreviation for light-emitting diode. An electronic device that lights up when a current is passed through it.
local bus
On a computer with local-bus expansion capability, certain devices such as the AGP video card can be designed to run much faster than they
would with a traditional expansion bus. Some local-bus designs allow devices to run at the same speed and with the same-width data path as the
computer's microprocessor.
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