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Data and Telecommunications, terms, concepts and abbreviations.
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Mother Board
1) The main Printed Circuit Board (PCB) of a computer - referred to as a Mother Board because other smaller PCB´s are sometimes attached to it - this are in turn referred to as daughter boards.
2) Any PCB that can accept daughter boards. |
Computer Hardware parts, abbreviations and concepts.
(6 terms)
Printed Circuit Board
It usually consists of a metallic conductor pattern on an organic insulating substrate, more complex circuits have several layers stacked togeather. After assembly where components are added, it is known as a printed wiring assembly (PWA).
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Graphic Design & prepress terms from desktop publishing to offset printing.
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Linux/Unix Terms and Commands.
(9 terms)
ls
ls [options] [names]
List the contents of a directory or directories. This is similar to the dos command ´dir´ frequently abbreviated in many shells to ll for ls -l which lists files with long format. If no [names] then the contents of the current directory are listed. Options -1, --format=single-column Print one entry per line of output. -a List all files, including the normally hidden files whose names begin with a period. -b, --escape Display nonprinting characters in octal an... |
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Photography terms and concepts, including digital and traditional photographic techniques.
(11 terms)
Wide Angle Lens
A lens with a short focal length that takes in a wide view of the subject. In the 35mm format, lenses with a focal length of 35mm or shorter are generally considered wide-angle lenses.
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Web design termonology, concepts, and abbreviations.
(46 terms)
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