Appendix A
Technology and Terms
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AC |
Alternating current. |
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ACNT |
A term commonly used to describe the IA32_APERF MSR used to calculate average frequency over a user-defined time window. |
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ACPI |
The Advanced Configuration and Power Interface is used by BIOS to expose platform power management capabilities. |
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APIC |
Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller. |
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AR |
The application ratio is used to describe the CPU logic switching rate of a workload. |
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ASHRAE |
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers. |
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ASPM |
Active State Power Management is a feature used to manage the power of PCIe links. |
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Avoton |
Codename ... |
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