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CNET GLOSSARY: Terms for the techie
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HAL 
hardware abstraction layer 
A component of an operating system that allows programmers to write applications that access a computer's hardware in a general way; this means the program doesn't have to be written for each specific kind of hardware it might run on. Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Linux all use HAL.


 
H 
hack
hacker
handshake
HAL
half duplex
handle
handoff
haptick technology
HDCP
HDMI
HDMI 1.3
HDMI 1.4
HD DVD
 
HD-ILA
HDTV
HDTV-ready
HDTV monitor
head-end
head-end controller
heads-up display
heat sink
helper applications
hexadecimal
HFC network
High Intensity Discharge headlamps
history list
hit
 
home page
horizontal resolution
hosting
HS
HTML
HTTP
hub
hybrid/electric power
hydrogen fuel cell
hyperlink
hypermedia
hypertext
  
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