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CNET GLOSSARY: Terms for the techie
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EEPROM 
electrically erasable programmable read-only memory 
With normal ROM chips you have to replace the chip (or chips) when the BIOS instructions are updated. With EEPROM chips, a program tells the chip's controller to erase its contents and download the new BIOS code. This allows a manufacturer to easily distribute BIOS updates. One type of EEPROM is called flash memory.


 
E 
EAP
EAP-MD5
EAP-TLS
Easter egg
e-book, eBook
e-commerce
ECP
EDGE
edge enhancement
EDO RAM
EDTV
EEPROM
EFF
EFS
 
EIA-775
EIDE
EISA bus
electrochromic roof
electron gun
e-mail
emoticon
EMS
emulation
emulator
encoder
encryption
Energy Star 3.0
enterprise
EPG
 
EPP
EPROM
EPS
EQ
ERP
e-signature
ESS
ESSID
Ethernet
event handler
executable
exposure compensation
exposure shift
extranet
  
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