Acronym List

Acronyms are used for abbreviation to save time, but in the computer world this can get rather confusing. In order to make things more simple, we've compiled a list of all the acronyms which are associated with hardware ID that we could think of.

AGP
- Accelerated Graphics Port



BIOS
- Basic Input Output System



CPU
- Central Processing Unit



DDR
- Double Data Rate



DIMM
- Dual Inline Memory Module



DRAM
- Dynamic Random Access Memory

DVI
- Digital Video Interface



HDMI
- High Definition Multimedia Input



IDE
- Integrated Drive Electronics



LCD
- Liquid Crystal Display

LED
- Light Emitting Diode

LGA
- Land Grid Array



PCI
- Peripheral Component Interconnect



PCI-E
- Peripheral Component Interconnect Express



POST
- Power On Self-Test



SATA
- Serial Advanced Technology Attachment



SD-RAM
- Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory



SIMM
- Single Inline Memory Module



SODIMM
- Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module



USB
- Universal Serial Bus



VGA
- Video Graphic Array



ZIF
- Zero Insertion Force