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1. Gyroscope

A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.The Main Board In The Computer - Also Called The System Board. The Cpu - Rom Chips - Dimms - Rimms - And Interface Cards Are Plugged Into The Motherboard.

2. Pcie 6/8-pin Connector

A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.The Main Board In The Computer - Also Called The System Board. The Cpu - Rom Chips - Dimms - Rimms - And Interface Cards Are Plugged Into The Motherboard.A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.

3. Serial Ata (Sata)

A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.The Main Board In The Computer - Also Called The System Board. The Cpu - Rom Chips - Dimms - Rimms - And Interface Cards Are Plugged Into The Motherboard.An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.

4. System Board

A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.The Main Board In The Computer - Also Called The System Board. The Cpu - Rom Chips - Dimms - Rimms - And Interface Cards Are Plugged Into The Motherboard.A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.

5. Fitness Monitor

An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.A Wearable Computer Device That Can Measure Heart Rate - Count Pool Laps Or Miles Jogged Or Biked - And A Host Of Other Activities.A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.

6. Screen Orientation

A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.The Layout Or Orientation Of The Screen That Is Either Portrait Or Landscape.A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.

7. Main Board

A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.The Main Board In The Computer - Also Called The System Board. The Cpu - Rom Chips - Dimms - Rimms - And Interface Cards Are Plugged Into The Motherboard.

8. Airplane Mode

A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.A Setting Within A Mobile Device That Disables The Cellular - Wi-fi - And Bluetooth Antennas So The Device Cannot Transmit Signals

9. Expansion Card

A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.A Circuit Board Inserted Into A Slot On The Motherboard To Enhance The Capability Of The ComputerAn Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.

10. Optical Connector

A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.A Connector Used With A Fiber-optic Cable.A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.

11. Post Card

A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.A Test Card Installed In A Slot On The Motherboard Or Plugged In To A Usb Port That Is Used To Help Discover And Report Computer Errors And Conflicts That Occur When A Computer Is First Turned On And Before The Operating System Is Launched. Also Called Post Diagnostic Card.An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.

12. Pci Express (Pcie)

A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.The Latest Evolution Of Pci - Which Is Not Backward Compatible With Earlier Pci Slots And Cards. Pcie Slots Come In Several Sizes - Including Pcie X1 - Pcie X4 - Pcie X8 - And Pcie X16.An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.

13. S-video Port

A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.A 4-pin Or 7-pin Round Video Port That Sends Two Signals Over The Cable - One For Color And The Other For Brightness - And Is Used By Some High-end Tvs And Video Equipment.A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.

14. Sim (Subscriber Identity Module) Card

A Small Flash Memory Card That Contains All The Information A Device Needs To Connect To A Gsm Or Lte Cellular Network - Including A Password And Other Authentication Information Needed To Access The Network - Encryption Standards Used - And The Services That A Subscription Includes.A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.

15. Ieee 1394 Port

A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.A Port Used For High-speed Multimedia Devices Such As Camcorders. Also Called An Firewire Port.An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.

16. Firmware

A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.Software That Is Permanently Stored In A Chip. The Bios On A Motherboard Is An Example Of Firmware.

17. Rj-45 Port

An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.A Port That Looks Like A Large Phone Jack And Is Used By Twisted-pair Cable To Connect To A Wired Network Adapter Or Other Hardware Device. Rj Stands For Registered Jack. Also Called Ethernet Port.

18. Miniusb

A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.A Smaller Version Of The Regular Usb Connector And Is Smaller Than MicrousbA Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.

19. 8 -pin 12-v Connector

A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.An Auxiliary Motherboard Connector - Which Is Used For Extra 12-v Power To The Processor - Providing More Power Than The Older 4-pin Auxiliary Connector

20. Near Field Communication (Nfc)

A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.A Wireless Technology That Establishes A Communication Link Between Two Nfc Devices (For Example - Two Smart Phones Or A Smart Phone And An Nfc Tag) That Are Within 4 Inches Of Each Other.A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.

21. Keyboard Backlight

A Feature On Some Keyboards Where The Keys Light Up On The Keyboard.A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.

22. Tethered

A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.To Connect A Mobile Device With A Cellular Connection To The Internet To A Computer So That The Computer Can Access The Internet By Way Of The Mobile Device.A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.

23. Gps (Global Positioning System)

An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.A Receiver That Uses The System Of 24 Or More Satellites Orbiting The Earth. The Receiver Locates Four Or More Of These Satellites - And From These Four Locations - Calculates Its Own Position In A Process Called Triangulation.A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.

24. Rj-11 Port

A Phone Line Connection Or Port Found On Modems - Telephones - And House Phone Outlets.An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.

25. Field Replaceable Unit (Fru)

A Device That Contains A Disc That Is Free To Move And Can Respond To Gravity As The Device Is Moved.A Power Cord Connector Used By High-end Video Cards Using Pcie X16 Slots To Provide Extra Voltage To The Card And Can Accommodate A 6-hole Or 8-hole Port.An Atapi Interface Standard For Hard Drives - Optical Drives - And Other Drives That Uses A Narrower And More Reliable Cable Than The 80-conductor Cable And Is Easier To Configure Than Pata Systems. Also See Parallel Ata.A Component In A Computer Or Device That Can Be Replaced With A New Component Without Sending The Computer Or Device Back To The Manufacturer. Examples: Power Supply - Dimm - Motherboard - Hard Disk Drive

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