input device
81Dead-man's vigilance device — A dead man s vigilance device is a railroad safety device that operates in the case of incapacitation of the engineer. It is a hybrid between a dead man s switch and a vigilance control. The main safety failing with the basic dead man s control… …
82Calculator input methods — There are various ways in which a calculator might interpret key strokes. One can categorize calculators into two main types: 1) single step or immediate execution calculators and 2) expression or formula calculators. On a formula calculator one… …
83Peripheral device — In computer hardware, a peripheral device is any device attached to a computer in order to expand its functionality (basically input and output devices together are known as peripherals). Some of the more common peripheral devices are printers,… …
84Edge device — Edge devices are routers, switches, routing switches, integrated access devices (IADs), multiplexers, and a variety of metropolitan area network (MAN) and wide area network (WAN) access devices that provide entry points into enterprise or service …
85Telocator Alphanumeric input Protocol — was also known at PET and IXO protocol. [http://www.tap ixo.info/] This protocol was used for sending one way alphanumeric pages. Originally, devices like the IXO Device (right top) were used to send Alphanumeric Pages using TAP. Later, Motorola… …
86GPS navigation device — Bicycle navigation with Gosmore, an open source routing software, on a personal navigation assistant with free map data from OpenStreetMap. A GPS navigation device is any device that receives Global Positioning System (GPS) signals for the… …
87Basic Input Output System — Flash ROM mit Award BIOS AMIBIOS Als Basic Input Output System (BIOS) bezeichnet man die Firmware bei x86 PCs (für andere Systeme siehe unten im Kapitel …
88Display device — Nixie tubes, LED display and VF display, top to bottom. A display device is an output device for presentation of information in visual or tactile form (the latter used for example in tactile electronic displays for blind people). When the input… …
89Airlift (dredging device) — An Airlift is device based on a pipe, used in nautical archaeology to suck small objects, sand and mud from the sea bed and to transport the resulting debris upwards and away from its source. It is sometimes called a suction dredge. A water… …
90Programmable system device — A Programmable system device (PSD) is a type of integrated circuit manufactured by STMicroelectronics. Meant to be teamed up with a microprocessor or microcontroller, the PSD provides most of the other functions required to implement small… …
