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QSSC-S4R Server System Product Guide Appendix F: Glossary and References
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Appendix F: Glossary and References
Glossary
This appendix contains important terms used in the preceding chapters. For ease of use, numeric entries are
listed first (e.g., “82460GX”) with alpha entries following (e.g., “AGP 4x”). Acronyms are then entered in their
respective place, with non-acronyms following.
Word/Acronym Definition
ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ASL Source Language
BIOS Basic Input / Output System
BMC Baseboard Management Controller
CE Community European
CISPR International Special Committee on Radio Interference
CMOS Complementary Metal-Oxide Semi-Conductor
COM Communications
CPD Component Data Sheets
CRU Customer Replaceable Unit
CSA Canadian Standards Organization
D2D DC-to-DC converter
DB Data Bus
dBA deciBel Acoustic
DDR-Ⅱ
Double Data Rate
DIMM Dual In-Line Memory Module
DMA Direct Memory Access
DPC Direct Platform Control
DPS Distributed Power supply
DSS Decision Support System
DT Double Transition
ECC Error Checking and Correcting
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM
EMI Electromagnetic Interference
EMP Emergency Management Port
EPS External Product Specification
ESD Electro Static Discharge
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FRB Fault Resilient Booting
FRU Field Replaceable Unit
FSB Front Side Bus
FWH Firmware Hub
GND Ground
GUI Graphical User Interface
HDD Hard Disk drive
HDM High Density Metric
HL Hub-Link
HPC High Pin Count
HPIB Hot-Plug Indicator Board
HSC Hot Swap Controller
I/O Input / Output
IC Integrated Circuit