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Graphics cards, communications, motherboards, etc.

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integrated drive electronics

Computer; Computer hardware

A type of disk-drive interface in which the controller electronics reside on the drive itself, eliminating the need for a separate adapter card. IDE offers advantages such as look-ahead caching to ...

PC card

Computer; Computer hardware

A removable device, approximately the size of a credit card, that can be plugged into a PCMCIA slot in a portable computer. PCMCIA devices can include modems, network adapters, and hard disk drives.

PCMCIA device

Computer; Computer hardware

A removable device, approximately the size of a credit card, that can be plugged into a PCMCIA slot in a portable computer. PCMCIA devices can include modems, network adapters, and hard disk drives.

CPU speed

Computer; Computer hardware

A relative measure of the data-processing capacity of a particular central processing unit (CPU), usually measured in megahertz.

customer

Computer; Computer hardware

The account or contact with which a business unit conducts a business transaction.

contact

Computer; Computer hardware

A person whose information, such as ID, e-mail address, etc., has been added, by the user, to their contact list or to an address book.

soft shadowing

Computer; Computer hardware

A shadowing effect that uses gradation as opposed to a hard outline.

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