Glossary 0-9

1080i = 1920x1080 interlaced screen resolution (computer monitors + HD TV).
1080p = 1920x1080 progressive scan screen resolution (computer monitors + HD TV).
16:9 = Wide digital cinema/TV display horizontal:vertical (letterbox) aspect ratio (new standard) (see WAR).
286 = Intel 80286 processor.
2D = Bi (two) dimensional: x and y axes.
2K = 2000.
2K1 = 2001.
2K2 = 2002.
2K3 = 2003.
2K4 = 2004.
2K5 = 2005.
2K6 = 2006.
386 = Intel 80386 processor (SX/DX).
386MAX = Qualitas 386 Expanded Memory Manager (386MAX.SYS).
3D = Tri (three) dimensional: x, y and z axes.
3DC = 3D Consortium (Sharp/Sanyo/Sony/Toshiba/Samsung/LG).
3dfx = 3D Graphics Interactive (Voodoo family 3D chipsets).
3DIF = 3D Industry Forum (Intel/Adobe/Microsoft).
3DNow! = AMD K6/K7/K8/K9 CPU multimedia extensions.
3DRAM = 3D Dynamic Random Access Memory.
3GIO = 3rd Generation Input/Output (PCI 3.0 or PCI Express or PCIe) bus architecture: 64-bit, 133/266 MHz, 6.6 GB/sec (Intel/IBM/Compaq/Microsoft/Dell).
4:3 = Traditional analog TV display horizontal:vertical aspect ratio (old standard).
486 = Intel 80486 processor (DX/DX2/DX4).
586 = Intel 80586 processor (Pentium/Pentium Pro).
686 = Intel 80686 processor (Pentium II/III/IV).
720i = 1280x720 interlaced screen resolution (computer monitors + HD TV).
720p = 1280x720 progressive scan screen resolution (computer monitors + HD TV).
86 = Intel 80X86 Central Processing Unit (CPU).
87 = Intel 80X87 Floating Point Unit (FPU).
80286 = Intel 80286 processor.
80386 = Intel 80386 processor (SX/DX).
80486 = Intel 80486 processor (DX/DX2/DX4).
80586 = Intel 80586 processor (Pentium/Pentium Pro).
80686 = Intel 80686 processor (Pentium II/III/IV).
8086 = Intel 8086 processor (first generation).
80X86 = Intel 80X86 processors family.