Specifications

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DirectInput (Microsoft)
DirectMusic (Microsoft)
DirectSound (Microsoft)
DirectSound 3D (Microsoft)
DIRECTV
Discman
Discwasher
Diskeeper
Divx
DLX
D-Link
DNR Perfect (Toshiba)
Dolby Digital
Dolby Pro Logic
Dooney & Bourke
DOS (general disk operating system;
check context, as MS-DOS is often the
operating system in question)
dpi
DragonBall (Motorola)
DSS (use digital spread spectrum at
first mention)
DTS (digital theater system, generic)
Dual-Deck (Go-Video trademark when
referring to VCRs)
Duofol (Sennheiser)
DVD
DVD-Audio
DVD-R
DVD-RAM
DVD-ROM
DVD-R/RW
DVD-RW
DVD+R
DVD+R/RW
DVD+RW
DVD±RW
DVD Text
DVD-universal
DVD-VCR
DVD-Video
dynamic bass boost system (DBBS)
dynamic HTML
Dynamic Super L
E
MB)
Meade
Mega Bass (Sony)
Mega Pixel (Polaroid)
Mega Storage (Sony)
Memorex
Memory Stick
message-waiting indicator
MHz (abbreviation for megahertz; add
space between numeral and MHz, ex:
900 MHz)
Micro Innovations
Microdrive (IBM)
MicroMV
Micro Piezo (Epson)
MicroProse
Microsoft
Microsoft .NET
Microsoft Office v. X for Mac
Microsoft wireless communications
kit
microstereo
Microtek
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital
Interface)
Midland
midrange
milliamp
millimeter (spell out, except "35mm
film," "28-120mm zoom lens")
mini-CD
minidisc
MiniDV
mini-movie
miniSD
minisystem
Minolta
modes (lowercase mode names--arcade
mode, versus mode, etc.)
mono
Motorola
mouse pad
mouse, mice
Movie Advance (licensed to multiple
manufacturers)
MPEG-1 (compression standard)
MP3
TravRoute
TRENDNet
TriPad
Tripp LIte
true color
TrueType
Tungsten
TurboTax (Intuit)
TV (instead of television)
TWAIN (Technology Without an
Interesting Name)
TwiN Texel (nVidia)
two-way radio
U
Ultrawide Bandwidth
Umax
Uniden
Universal Easicon
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
universal remote control
Unix
unlocked
unwired
up-converting
upgradable
USB (acceptable on first mention)
USB flash drive
USB auto connect
USB flash drive
USB universal connector
user's manual
U.S. Robotics
V
Vaio
vCard
V CAST (Verizon)
V-chip
VCP
VCR
VCR Plus+
VHS