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Computer hardware

Graphics cards, communications, motherboards, etc.

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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 disc 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.

Data viewer

Computer; Computer hardware

A graphical tool that displays data as it moves between two data flow components at run time.

Integrated device 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 ...

Realised gain

Computer; Computer hardware

A gain realised due to the difference in exchange rates between the transaction exchange rate and the payment exchange rate for a multicurrency transaction during revaluation.

Reconciliation

Computer; Computer hardware

An adjustment made to two versions of the same fixed or calculated number when they are not the same.

Collection probe

Computer; Computer hardware

A function that collects timing and other performance data in an instrumented module.

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