PCMCIA (personal computer memory card international association)
n. (Computers) international association responsible for the standard for small expansion cards used in laptop computers | ||||
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<body, standard> Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. (Or People Can't Memorise Computer Industry Acronyms).
<body, standard> Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. (Or People Can't Memorise Computer Industry Acronyms).
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Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
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Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
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Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
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Personal Computer Memory Card International Association - an expansion Bus designed for Laptops which allow modems other devices to be connected to the PC
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association - an expansion Bus designed for Laptops which allow modems other devices to be connected to the PC
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Personal Computer Memory Card International Association defined standards for memory card external slots (ports) to peripheral devices such as fax modems. PCMCIA slots are common in printers, and notebook/laptop computers, but these "slots" have been troubled technologies from the start. Before buying a computer with PCMCIA slots, readers are advised to read Doe (1994) and Smarte (1994) regarding the problems and hopes for improvements in the future. Doe (1994) , p. 172 states that: "User outrage about this incompatibility has scared many people away from PCMCIA." The Type I slots are 3.3 mm thick and serve mainly as memory cards. The Type II slots are more input/output compatible with fax modems and LAN adapters. The Type III slots are 10.5 mm thick and can be used for porting to some auxiliary storage devices such as external hard drives. One problem is that some vendors who claim to have Type III slots are really manufacturing with only Type II slots stacked on top of each other giving rise to a .5 mm incompatibility difference. There is also some doubt whether PCMCIA technology can be expanded to 32 bit and 64 bit processors of the future. Smarte (1994) , pp. 204-205 compares performances of leading PC models on various PCMCIA attributes and functions. Readers might especially want to note how many of the computer models "fail" with respect to SCSI performance using PCMCIA slots. Smarte (1994) , p. 208 also provides a small glossary of PCMCIA terms. For example, "CIS" depicts Card Information Structure of formatting and data organization on the card. "Plug and play" is a feature that allows changing of cards without having to reboot the system. Smarte (1994) , p. 215 also provides a listing of new PCMCIA technologies and their vendors.
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association defined standards for memory card external slots (ports) to peripheral devices such as fax modems. PCMCIA slots are common in printers, and notebook/laptop computers, but these "slots" have been troubled technologies from the start. Before buying a computer with PCMCIA slots, readers are advised to read Doe (1994) and Smarte (1994) regarding the problems and hopes for improvements in the future. Doe (1994) , p. 172 states that: "User outrage about this incompatibility has scared many people away from PCMCIA." The Type I slots are 3.3 mm thick and serve mainly as memory cards. The Type II slots are more input/output compatible with fax modems and LAN adapters. The Type III slots are 10.5 mm thick and can be used for porting to some auxiliary storage devices such as external hard drives. One problem is that some vendors who claim to have Type III slots are really manufacturing with only Type II slots stacked on top of each other giving rise to a .5 mm incompatibility difference. There is also some doubt whether PCMCIA technology can be expanded to 32 bit and 64 bit processors of the future. Smarte (1994) , pp. 204-205 compares performances of leading PC models on various PCMCIA attributes and functions. Readers might especially want to note how many of the computer models "fail" with respect to SCSI performance using PCMCIA slots. Smarte (1994) , p. 208 also provides a small glossary of PCMCIA terms. For example, "CIS" depicts Card Information Structure of formatting and data organization on the card. "Plug and play" is a feature that allows changing of cards without having to reboot the system. Smarte (1994) , p. 215 also provides a listing of new PCMCIA technologies and their vendors.
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Personal Computer Memory Card International Association.
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association.
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The card slots found on laptop computers to use PC Cards. There are PCMCIA adapters for CompactFlash, SmartMedia, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard and Memory Stick flash cards.
The card slots found on laptop computers to use PC Cards. There are PCMCIA adapters for CompactFlash, SmartMedia, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard and Memory Stick flash cards.
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PCMCIA
Stands for "Personal Computer Memory Card International Association." It can also mean, perhaps more appropriately, "People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms." This way-to-long acronym stands for an association founded in 1989 which develops standards for expansion cards for portable computers. Though the PCMCIA standards were originally designed for adding memory to portable computers, they been expanded to include numerous other devices. There are three types of PCMCIA cards, all of which are rectangular and measure 8.56 by 5.4 cm., but have different widths:
Type I: up to 3.3 mm. thick, mainly used to add additional ROM or RAM.
Type II: up to 5.5 mm. thick, typically used for fax/modem cards.
Type III: up to 10.5 mm. thick, often used to attach portable disk drives.
PCMCIA slots also come in three sizes -- a Type I slot can hold one Type I card, a Type II slot can hold one Type II card or two Type I cards, and a Type III slot can hold one Type III card or one Type I and one Type II card. Another nice thing about PC Cards is that they can be removed or inserted "on the fly," which means you don't have to turn your computer off to exchange them and you don't have to restart for the computer to recognize them. PCMCIA cards are also called PC cards, to help save energy.
Stands for "Personal Computer Memory Card International Association." It can also mean, perhaps more appropriately, "People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms." This way-to-long acronym stands for an association founded in 1989 which develops standards for expansion cards for portable computers. Though the PCMCIA standards were originally designed for adding memory to portable computers, they been expanded to include numerous other devices. There are three types of PCMCIA cards, all of which are rectangular and measure 8.56 by 5.4 cm., but have different widths:
Type I: up to 3.3 mm. thick, mainly used to add additional ROM or RAM.
Type II: up to 5.5 mm. thick, typically used for fax/modem cards.
Type III: up to 10.5 mm. thick, often used to attach portable disk drives.
PCMCIA slots also come in three sizes -- a Type I slot can hold one Type I card, a Type II slot can hold one Type II card or two Type I cards, and a Type III slot can hold one Type III card or one Type I and one Type II card. Another nice thing about PC Cards is that they can be removed or inserted "on the fly," which means you don't have to turn your computer off to exchange them and you don't have to restart for the computer to recognize them. PCMCIA cards are also called PC cards, to help save energy.
PCMCIA Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
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Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
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A standard format for credit-card-size expansion cards, used to add features to laptop computers, hand-held computers, and desktop computers. The acronym stands for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association.
A standard format for credit-card-size expansion cards, used to add features to laptop computers, hand-held computers, and desktop computers. The acronym stands for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association.
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Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. This association was formed with the goal of promoting interchangeability of IC cards among a variety of computer and other electronic products. Both memory and peripheral expansion (I/O) card types are defined by this standard. The cards are all 85.6mm in length and 54mm in width with a 68-pin edge connector. There are three different formats for different applications with thicknesses of 3.3mm, 5.0mm, and 10.5mm.
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. This association was formed with the goal of promoting interchangeability of IC cards among a variety of computer and other electronic products. Both memory and peripheral expansion (I/O) card types are defined by this standard. The cards are all 85.6mm in length and 54mm in width with a 68-pin edge connector. There are three different formats for different applications with thicknesses of 3.3mm, 5.0mm, and 10.5mm.
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PC Card
Formerly known as PCMCIA - Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
Formerly known as PCMCIA - Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PCMCIA Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PCMCIA Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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PCMCIA Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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PC Card
In computing, PC Card (originally PCMCIA) is the form factor of a peripheral interface designed for laptop computers. It was originally for memory expansion, but the existence of a usable general standard for notebook peripherals led to many kinds of devices being made available in this form. Typical devices include network cards, modems, and hard disks. The original use, for memory-expansion cards, is no longer common.
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Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
The Personal Computer Memory Card International Association is an international standards body that defines and promotes the PC Card (formerly known as "PCMCIA card") and ExpressCard standards. Although the organisation's name refers to memory cards, their standards are not limited to memory devices.
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