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Graphics cards, communications, motherboards, etc.

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monitor

Computer; Computer hardware

The device on which images generated by the computer's video adapter are displayed. The term monitor usually refers to a video display and its housing. The monitor is attached to the video adapter by ...

external storage card

Computer; Computer hardware

A device for data storage that is external to a computer's main memory.

scale out

Computer; Computer hardware

To include additional hardware resources, such as CPU, memory, and hard disk space, to increase the capacity and performance of a given deployment.

10base2

Computer; Computer hardware

The Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 standard for baseband LANs (local area networks) using a thin coaxial cable (3/16 inch) up to 200 meters long and carrying 10 Mbps (megabits per second) in a bus topology. ...

interface

Computer; Computer hardware

A card, plug, or other device that connects pieces of hardware with the computer so that information can be moved from place to place. For example, standardized interfaces such as RS-232-C standard ...

hardware interface

Computer; Computer hardware

A card, plug, or other device that connects pieces of hardware with the computer so that information can be moved from place to place. For example, standardized interfaces such as RS-232-C standard ...

on-chip performance counter

Computer; Computer hardware

A register on a CPU chip that stores very low-level information. This information can be queried.

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