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Jargon Buster & dedicated Buying Guide will aid you in understanding the world of technology and consumer electronics. Select from the alphabetical order below.

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Laptop card drives (Computing)
Laptop card drives let laptops read and record to removable memory cards from digital cameras, MP3 players and PDAs.

Laptop mouse (Computing)
Instead of a traditional mouse, laptops are fitted with a trackball, track point or touch-pad to move the cursor. Buttons work like the right and left buttons on a mouse.

Laser printers (Printers)
They give faster, smudge free printing by using static electricity and deliver high-quality prints.

LCD
Liquid Crystal Display a digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field; used for portable computer displays, Televisions potable electronic etc.

LED
Light-Emitting Diode is an electronic light source. LEDs are used as indicator lamps in many kinds of electronics ie Televesions & Laptop screens and increasingly for lighting. LEDs work by the effect of electroluminescence, discovered by accident in 1907. The LED was introduced as a practical electronic component in 1962. All early devices emitted low-intensity red light, but modern LEDs are available across the visible, ultraviolet and infra red wavelengths, with very high brightness.

Line in (Audio)
This allows you to connect audio devices (such as MP3 players) to your hi-fi and listen to music through your hi-fi.

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