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CableCARD

A removable flash memory card that enables the viewing of digital cable or satellite television on a cable-ready television set, without the need for a set-top decoder box.

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The group of circuits that directs the entire computer system by (1) interpreting and executing program instruction and (2) coordinating the interaction of input, output, and storage devices.

ClearType

A display technology used to improve the appearance of onscreen text, especially on LCD monitors.

cluster

The smallest amount of hard disk space that can be allocated to a file; a group of sectors on a hard disk.

compressed folder

A folder that holds one or more files compressed in the .ZIP format.

computer

A programmable device that can store, ...

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