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This table is a work in progress -
last update 2011
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| AFM: |
Atomic force microscope |
| AMLCD |
Active-matrix liquid-crystal display |
| AMOLED: |
Active Matrix Organic light emitting diode |
| BiNem: |
Bistable Nematics |
| BLU: |
Flexible LED backlighting unit |
| Ch-LCD: |
Cholesteric LCD also-known-as “chiral nematic
liquid crystals” |
| CIGS: |
Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (semiconductor
material) |
| cm: |
Centimeter 1cm= 10 mm = 0.3937 inches |
| CMOS: |
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (transistor
type) |
| CNT: |
Carbon Nanotube |
| CSTN: |
Color Super-twist Nematic LCD technology |
| DEA: |
Dielectric Elastomer Actuators |
| DPI: |
Dots per inch |
| DRM: |
Digital Rights Management |
| DSSC |
Dye sensitized solar cell or Graetzel Cell |
| DSTN: |
Double-layer Super-twist Nematic, a passive-matrix
LCD technology |
| EAP |
Electroactive Polymers |
| EC display: |
Electrochromic displays |
| ELP: |
Electronic Liquid Powder |
| EMF: |
Electromotive force |
| EMR®: |
Electro-Magnetic Resonance |
| EPD: |
Electrophoretic Display on flexible PET |
| EPOP displays: |
Electronic Point of Purchase |
| ePub |
Electronic PUBlishing - An open standard for electronic
books |
| ERF |
Electrorheological fluid |
| ESD |
Electrostatic discharge |
| ESNAM |
European Scientific Network for Artificial Muscles
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| EW |
Electro-wetting |
| FEC: |
Forward error-correction (biosensors) |
| FED: |
Field Emission Display also-known-as Nano-emissive
displays (NEDs) |
| FET |
Field Effect Transistor |
| FFL |
Flat, Flexible Loudspeakers |
| F-OLED: |
Flexible Organic light emitting diode |
| FPD: |
Flat Panel Display |
| GPS: |
Global Position System |
| GUI: |
Graphical User Interface |
| HD: |
High Definition |
| HDMI: |
High Definition Multimedia Interface |
| HPA: |
High-Performance Addressing |
| IMOD: |
Interferometric Modulator. |
| inch: |
1 inch = 1" = 2.54 cm |
| IPMC: |
Ionic polymer-metal-composite |
| IPS |
In-Plane Switching - LCD |
| ITO : |
Indium Tin Oxide |
| LAN: |
Local area networks |
| LCD: |
Liquid Crystal Display |
| LCM |
Liquid crystal module |
| LED: |
Light-emitting diode |
| LEP: |
Light emitting polymer |
| LOPE-C: |
Large-area, Organic and Printed Electronics Convention
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| LPI: |
Lines Per Inches |
| MEMS: |
Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems |
| mm: |
Millimeter 1mm = 0.1 cm = 0.0394 inches |
| MP: |
Megapixels, 1 MP = 1'0242 pixels = 1'048'576 pixels
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| MRAM: |
Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory |
| MR: |
Magneto-Resistive |
| MRF: |
Magnetorheological fluid |
| MWNT: |
Multi-walled nanotubes |
| NCD: |
NanoChromic Display |
| Nematics |
Of or relating to the mesomorphic phase of a liquid
crystal in which the molecules are oriented in loose parallel
lines |
| NEMS: |
Nanoelectromechanical systems |
| OEL: |
Organic Electroluminescent (display technology) |
| OLED: |
Organic Light-Emitting Diode |
| Organic UI: |
User Interface |
| OTFT: |
Organic thin film transistors |
| PANI: |
Polyaniline |
| PDA: |
Personal Digital Assistant (electronic handheld
information device) |
| PDMS: |
Polydimethylsiloxane (organic polymer) |
| PDP: |
Plasma display panel |
| PEDOT: |
Polyaniline and polyethylenedioxythiophene are
examples of electrochromic materials |
| PEN: |
Polyethylene Naphthalate (electrical insulation
material |
| PET: |
Polyethylene Terephthalate (a type of flexible
plastic) |
| PH OLED: |
Phosphorescent Organic Light-Emitting Diode |
| P-Ink |
Photonic ink is a substance that can display any
color value in the spectrum |
| Pixel: |
Picture Element |
| PLED: |
Polymer Organic Light-Emitting Diode |
| PM-OLED: |
Passive matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode |
| P-OLED |
Polymer light emitting diode |
| POP: |
Point-of-Purchase |
| PPI: |
Pixels per inch (pixel density or pitch) or PPI
(Point Per Inches) |
| PV: |
Photovoltaic |
| PVI: |
Prime View International |
| QD LED |
Quantum dot display |
| QLED |
Quantum dot display |
| QR-LPD: |
Quick Response Liquid Powder Display |
| R2R : |
Roll-To-Roll (manufacturing) |
| REED |
Reverse Emulsion electrophoretic Display |
| RFID: |
Radio Frequency Identification |
| RRAM: |
Resistive random access memory |
| SDC: |
Segmented Display Cell |
| SED: |
Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display |
| SPI |
Samples per inch |
| STM: |
Scanning tunneling microscope |
| SWNT: |
Single-walled nanotubes |
| TEC: |
Transparent Electronic Conductive |
| TEG: |
Thermoelectric generators |
| TFT: |
Thin Film Transistor. |
| T-OLED: |
Transparent organic light-emitting device |
| TRRAM: |
Transparent resistive random access memory |
| TUI: |
Touch User Interface |
| ZBD: |
Zenithal Bistable Display |
| WECA: |
Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance |
| Wi-Fi: |
Wireless Fidelity (IEEE 802.11b wireless networking)
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| WiMAX |
Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access |
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| AMOLED: |
Active Matrix OLED |
| FOLED: |
Flexible OLED |
| IOLED: |
Inverter OLED |
| NOID: |
Neon Organic Iodine Diode |
| PHOLED |
Phosphorescent OLED |
| PLED |
Polymer Light Emitting Diode |
| PMOLED |
Passive Matrix OLED |
| POLED |
Polymer OLED |
| RCOLED |
Resonant Color OLED |
| SMOLED |
Small Molecules OLED |
| SOLED |
Stacked OLED |
| TOLED |
Trasparent Organic Light Emittign Device |
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| Wireless Glossary: |
http://www.qualcomm.com/products_services/glossary/
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| Paper-like: |
of or like paper (paper-like display) |
| Traditional books: |
books printed on paper |