Abbreviations (D)

  Abbreviations (D)

Abbreviations.	Meaning
DAC	Digital to Analog Converter
DASD	Direct Access Storage Device (hard disk, diskette)
DAT	Digital Audio Tape (Sony & Hewlett-Packard)
dB	deciBel A logarithmic means of expressing ratios
	(gains of amplifiers)
DCDB	Domain Control Data Base
DCE	Data Communications Equipment (Modem)
	Data Carrier Equipment (Modem)
DCLK	Video Dot Clock
DCC	Digital Compact Casette
DDC	Display Data Channel (a VESA Standard for PnP Monitors)
DDE	Dynamic Data Exchange
DDNS	Dynamic Domain Name Services
DDS	Digital Data Storage (Tape-media)
degaussing	Removal of magnetic residual effect from CRT
DES	Data Encryption Standard
DFP	Digital Flat Panel Port
DFT	Drive Fitness Test (IDE-HDD dirmware diagnostics) see SMART
DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHHS	Department of Health and Human Services (USA)
dithering	Mixing patterns from one color with patterns from
	another color to create a third color.
DIB	Device Independent Bitmap
DIMM	Dual Inline Memory Module (168-pin)
DIME	Direct Memory Execute
DIVE	Direct Interface Video Extensions
DLL	Dynamic Link Library
DLT	Digital Linear Tape (DAT -> DLT)
DMA	Direct Memory Access
DMI	Desktop Management Interface
DMQS	Display Mode Query and Set (e.g. used to configure XGA-2 adapter)
DoD	Department of Defense
	(US/DoD security requirements A1,B3,B2,B1,C2,C1 and D)
DOS	Disk Operating System
DPI	Dots Per Inch (Laserprinter)
DPMS	Display Power Mgmt. System (Display VESA Power Mgmt. Signalling)
DRAM	Dynamic Random Access Memory
DSP	Digital Signal Processing (DSP processor)
DSTN	Double Super Twisted Nematic (DSTN-Display)
DTE	Data Terminal Equipment (e.g. Computer RS232-connector)
DTP	DeskTop Publishing
DVD	Digital Versatile Disk (CD-ROM for Data/Audio/Video
	(4.7GB up to 17GB))
	DVD-5 single sided - one layer - 4.7 GB
	DVD-9 single sided - two layer - 8.5 GB
	DVD-10 double sided - one layer - 9.4 GB
	DVD-18 double sided - two layer - 17.0 GB
Country Code	Region
0	w/o Country-code
1	North America
2	Japan and EMEA
3	AP North and AP South
4	Latin America and AP South
5	Russia
6	China
DVI	Digital Visual (video) Interface (PC - display interface)