glossary category

A liquid-cooled rack that accepts conditioned coolant; system conditioned by removal of heat using a liquid

The amount of time that a particular benchmark took to run on a specific reference platform

Room-cooling class

Equipment that is to be mounted in an EIA (Electronic Industry Alliance) or similar cabinet. These systems are generally specified in EIA units, such as 1U, 2U, 3U, etc., where 1U = 1.75 inches (44 mm)

The rated current is the absolute maximum current that is required by the unit from an electrical branch circuit

The supply frequency as declared by the manufacturer

A hand-held computer or personal organizer device

A graph of the properties (temperature, relative humidity, etc.) of air. It is used to determine how these properties vary as the amount of moisture (water vapor) in the air changes

A place where communication services are available to subscribers. Internet service providers have one or more PoPs within their service area that local users dial into. This may be co-located at a carrier's central office

System conditioned by removal of heat only using air