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Glossary

AC — alternating current — The form of electricity that powers your computer when you plug

the AC adapter power cable in to an electrical outlet.

DisplayPort — An interface standard of the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA)

used for digital displays.

docking device — Provides port replication, cable management, and security features to adapt

your laptop to a desktop workspace.

HDMI — High-Deﬁnition Multimedia Interface — An interface of 19 separate, uncompressed

audio and video signals used for high deﬁnition TV and audio.

I/O — input/output — An operation or device that enters and extracts data from your

computer. Keyboards and printers are I/O devices.

serial connector — An I/O port often used to connect devices such as a handheld digital

device or digital camera to your computer.

USB — universal serial bus — A hardware interface for a low-speed device such as

a USB-compatible keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, set of speakers, printer, broadband

devices (DSL and cable modems), imaging devices, or storage devices. Devices are plugged

directly in to a 4-pin socket on your computer or in to a multi-port hub that plugs in to your

computer. USB devices can be connected and disconnected while the computer is turned on,

and they can also be daisy-chained together.

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