| X or X11 ("X" or "X-eleven") |
A graphics image format defined for the X Windowing system. On the Amiga these can be handled by ADPro's Professional Conversion Pack.
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| X-HEIGHT ("X-height") |
Defined as the height of a lowercase letter, not including ascenders
and descenders.
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| XMODEM
(pronounced
"X-mo-dem") |
A software based error correction protocol for
the transmission of data using a modem. |
| XMS ("X-M-S") |
Acronym for Extended Memory System. |
| XON/XOFF ("X-on X-off") |
A form of flow control for data transmission where special X-ON and X-OFF characters are sent between your computer and the modem as
opposed to the hardware technique using RTS/CTS commands.
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| XT ("X-T") |
The first "hard disk" equipped MS-DOS machines that were introduced after IBM's original 8088 dual floppy PC. It's been
suggested it was an acronym for "eXTra".
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| Xtra |
Telecom NZ's Internet Service Provider. |