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Glossary

shortcut

 - An icon that provides quick access to frequently used 

programs, files, folders, and drives. When you place a shortcut on your 
Windows Start screen, the home screen of Windows 8 is made up of 
‘Live Tiles’, and touch the tile, you can open its corresponding folder 
or file without having to find it first. Shortcut tiles do not change the 
location of files.

sleep mode

 - A power management mode that shuts down all 

unnecessary computer operations to save energy.

V

V 

- volt - The measurement of electric potential or electromotive 

force. One V appears across a resistance of one ohm when a current 
of one ampere flows through that resistance.

VAC

 - voltage in alternating current - A mathematics of AC voltages, 

as alternating currents are caused by alternating voltages.

VDC

 - voltage in direct current - A measurement in a DC system. The 

current flows directly, in one direction in the circuit, and flows at a 
specific, constant voltage.

W

W

 - watt - The measurement of electrical power. One W is 1 ampere 

of current flowing at 1 volt.

wallpaper

 - The background pattern or picture on the Windows 

desktop.

Wi-Fi 

- A technology as a synonym for WLAN (wireless local area 

network) connects to the Internet when within range of a wireless 
network.

WXGA

 - wide-aspect extended graphics array - A video standard for 

video cards and controllers that supports resolutions up to 1280 x 800.