Practices

L1 cache

class

fastest level of hardware cache used in modern central processing units

data memory-dependent prefetcher

class

CPU architecture component

Calcomp plotter

class

computer graphics output device

Intel 8041

class

octave key

class

hole or key on some wind instruments to raise the pitch by an octave or more

optical module

class

optical transceiver used in high-bandwidth data communications applications

core router

class

type of router designed to operate in the Internet backbone

Linux-powered device

class

computer appliance that runs the Linux kernel

INEC card reader

class

portable electronic voter authentication device, issued by the Independent National Electoral Commis

electronic road sign

class

road sign type using electronic display

gaming mouse

class

mouse which is specifically designed for use in computer games

lip-ribbon microphone

class

Type of ribbon microphone designed specially for use by live news reporters or sports commentators

Braille e-book

class

refreshable braille display using electroactive polymers or heated wax rather than mechanical pins t

MP3 CD

class

optical disc storing MP3s and other compressed audio files as data, rather than in the Red Book form

zIIP

class

special purpose processor

SIM box

class

VOIP gateway component

food order machine

class

planetary scanner

class

type of image scanner for making scans of rare books and other easily damaged documents

Internet of Military Things

class

class of Internet of things for combat operations and warfare

automotive head-up display

class

advanced driver assistance system

page cache

class

software-based, block-level cache of drive data stored in the host computer's main memory

macro key

class

computer key

GDDR2

class

type of SDRAM specifically designed for graphics processing units

Intel 8021

class

page printer

class

printer which processes and prints a whole page at a time

Hardware performance counter

class

registers that count hardware-related activities

white box

class

type of hardware (like a pc) without a well-known brand name

RAND Tablet

class

computer input device

Atmel ARM-based processors

class

microcontrollers and microprocessors integrated circuits

IBM 3480 Family

class

magnetic tape data storage format developed by IBM

slot-loading optical disc drive

class

AT91CAP

class

IBM 270x

class

1960s-era IBM mainframe communication controllers

video capture card

class

computer expansion card for input of video from an external source

auditory display

class

use of sound to communicate information from a computer to the user

enharmonic keyboard

class

musical keyboard where enharmonically equivalent notes do not have identical pitches

soft key

class

button flexibly programmable to invoke any of a number of functions

MOS Technology 7501

class

central processing unit

J-Cart

class

type of game cartridge for Sega Genesis

Ignite

class

stack-based RISC microprocessor architecture

Intel 5 Series

class

computing architecture by Intel

Tag RAM

class

Special memory module on the motherboard of a computer

cryptographic accelerator

class

co-processor optimized for cryptographic operations

wireless mouse

class

computer mouse that connects to a computer or other device wirelessly

PHYceiver

class

network device that operates at the physical layer (PHY) of the OSI model

Self-certifying File System

class

decentralized network file system

Tejas and Jayhawk

class

code names for canceled Intel microprocessors

ARP cache

class

collection of Address Resolution Protocol entries

PC133

class

speed rating of SDR SDRAM

ATRAC CD

class

Compressed audio optical disc format developed by Sony

Infineon XMC4000

class

family of microcontroller ICs by Infineon

Mobile Adapter GB

class

Game Boy accessory

CD-ROM encyclopedia

class

IBM 4758

class

secure cryptoprocessor

rackmount KVM

class

computer front-end hardware in a rack-mounted form factor

regenerative capacitor memory

class

MicroSDHC

class

high-capacity version of a microSD card

IBM 2821 Control Unit

class

control unit used to attach card readers, card punches and line printers to IBM System/360 and Syste

root complex

class

controller that connects the CPU to the PCI Express bus

hardware restriction

class

copy protection enforced by hardware