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A personal portable computer that is small enough to use on one's lap.

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Horizontal refresh rate

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Measured in kilohertz, this rate refers to the number of horizontal cycles that occur per second.

Kilohertz

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Unit of measuring frequency that is equal to one thousand cycles per second; written as kHz

Vertical active time

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The amount of time it takes to display all horizontal scanlines on a screen

Vertical blank time

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The amount of time it takes for a beam to return to the top of the screen after it reaches the bottom of the screen.

Vertical total time

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The amount of time that is used for the beam to complete one full vertical cycle, beginning from the top of the screen, scanning to the bottom of the screen, and returning to the top. Vertical total ...

Vertical sync pulse

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When the beam is in vertical blank time, a vertical sync pulse is emitted and received by the monitor to synchronize the monitor with the image data for output. At the completion of this stage, the ...

Vertical front porch

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The time between the last vertical active time and the beginning of the next vertical sync pulse.

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