Users Guide

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Glossary 131
XMM
Abbreviation for extended memory manager, a utility that allows application
programs and operating systems to use extended memory in accordance with
the XMS.
XMS
Abbreviation for eXtended Memory Specification.
X Window System
The graphical user interface used on Linux
®
based distributions.
ZIF
Acronym for zero insertion force. Some systems use ZIF sockets and connectors
to allow devices such as the microprocessor chip to be installed or removed with
no stress applied to the device.
ZIP
A 3.5-inch removable disk drive from Iomega. Originally, it provided 100-MB
removable cartridges. The drive is bundled with software that can catalog the disks
and lock the files for security. A 250-MB version of the Zip drive also reads and
writes the 100-MB Zip cartridges.
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