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Glossary
TECHNICAL NOTE: Some features defined in this glossary may not 
be available on your computer.
Acronyms
The following acronyms may appear in this User’s Guide.
AC Alternating Current
BIOS  Basic Input/Output System
BD-ROM  Blu-ray Disc Read-Only Memory
bps bits per second
CD Compact Disc
CD-ROM  Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
CD-RW  Compact Disc Rewrite Memory
CMOS  Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
CPU Central Processing Unit
DC Direct Current
DMA  Direct Memory Access
DIMM  Dual Inline Memory Module
DOS Disk Operating System