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Suspend
To make inoperative for a period of time. Your LifeBook
notebook uses various suspension states to reduce power
consumption and prolong the charge of your battery.
SVGA
Super VGA. Display standard with resolution of 800 x
600 pixels.
S-Video
Super Video. A component video system for driving a
TV or computer monitor.
System Clock
An oscillator of fixed precise frequency which synchro-
nizes the operation of the system and is counted to
provide time of day and date.
TFT
Thin Film Transistor – A technology for flat display
panels which uses a thin film matrix of transistors to
control each pixel of the display screen individually.
UL
Underwriters Laboratories – An independent organiza-
tion that tests and certifies the electrical safety of devices.
USB
Universal Serial Bus. An external bus standard that
allows for fast data transfer. A single USB port can be
used to connect up to 127 peripheral devices, such as
mice, modems, and scanners.
VGA
Video Graphics Array. A video display standard
originally introduced by IBM with the PS/2 series of
personal computers. Resolution of 600 x 480 pixels.
VRAM
Video Random Access Memory. A memory dedicated to
video display data and control.
WFM
Wired for Management is Intel’s broad-based initiative
to reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) of business
computing without sacrificing power and flexibility.
Write Protect
Prevent alteration of the binary state of all bits in a
storage media. Example: all information on a device
such as a floppy diskette; a block of space in a storage
media such as a partition of a hard drive; a file or direc-
tory of floppy diskette or hard drive.
XGA
Extended VGA. Display standard with resolution of 1024
x 768 pixels.
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