User`s manual

Glossary
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instructions that the CPU is most likely to use over and over
again and avoids accessing the slower hard or floppy disk
drive.
CAS Column Address Strobe. The clock signal used in dynamic
RAMs to control the input of column addresses.
CD Compact Disc. A hard, round, flat portable storage unit that
stores information digitally.
CD-ROM Compact Disk Read-Only Memory
CFM Cubic Feet per Minute
CHRP See Common Hardware Reference Platform (CHRP).
CHRP-compliant See Common Hardware Reference Platform (CHRP).
CHRP Spec See Common Hardware Reference Platform (CHRP).
CISC Complex-Instruction-Set Computer. A computer whose
processor is designed to sequentially run variable-length
instructions, many of which require several clock cycles,
that perform complex tasks and thereby simplify
programming.
CODEC COder/DECoder
Color Difference (CD) The signals of (R-Y) and (B-Y) without the luminance (-Y)
signal. The Green signals (G-Y) can be extracted by these
two signals.
Common Hardware Reference Platform (CHRP)
A specification published by Apple, IBM, and Motorola
which defines the devices, interfaces, and data formats that
make up a CHRP-compliant system using a PowerPC
processor.
Composite Video Signal (CVS/CVBS)
Signal that carries video picture information for color,
brightness and synchronizing signals for both horizontal
and vertical scans. Sometimes referred to as ÒBaseband
VideoÓ.
cpi characters per inch
cpl characters per line