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A type of EEPROM chip that can be reprogrammed from a utility on diskette while still installed in a computer; most EEPROM chips can only be rewritten with special

programming equipment.

format

To prepare a hard-disk drive or diskette for storing files.

ft

Abbreviation for feet.

FTP

Abbreviation for file transfer protocol.

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g

Abbreviation for gram(s).

G

Abbreviation for gravities.

GB

Abbreviation for gigabyte(s). A gigabyte equals 1024 MB or 1,073,741,824 bytes.

graphics mode

A video mode that can be defined as x horizontal pixels by y vertical pixels by z colors.

GRMS

Abbreviation for gravity root mean squared.

GST

Abbreviation for Goods and Services Tax.

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h

Abbreviation for hexadecimal. A base-16 numbering system, often used in programming to identify addresses in the computer's RAM and I/O memory addresses for devices.

The sequence of decimal numbers from 0 through 16, for example, is expressed in hexadecimal notation as: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F, 10. In text,

hexadecimal numbers are often followed by h.

heat sink

A metal plate with metal pegs or ribs that help dissipate heat. Some microprocessors include a heat sink.

help file

A file containing descriptive or instructional information about a product that is organized and formatted for display by the Windows operating system. Some help files are

associated with a particular program, such as Help in Windows. Other help files, such as this one for your computer, function as stand-alone reference sources. Help files

typically have a filename extension of hlp or chm.

hibernate mode

In Windows 98, a power conservation mode that saves system data to the hard-disk drive and turns off the computer. See also save-to-disk suspend mode.

HMA

Abbreviation for high memory area. The first 64 KB of extended memory above 1 MB. A memory manager that conforms to the XMS can make the HMA a direct extension of

conventional memory. See also upper memory area and XMM.

HRTF

Acronym for head related transfer function.

Hz