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Term	Tech Factor
3D Printer	5
Access Point	6
Active-Matrix	7
Adapter	3
ADC	8
ADF	8
ADSL	7
AGP	6
ALU	9
APU	8
Architecture	7
ATA	6
ATX	8
AVR	5
Backside Bus	9
Bare Metal	7
Barebones	6
Base Station	5
Bezel	5
Blu-ray	5
Boot Disk	4
Bricking	7
Bridge	8
Brouter	8
Bus	5
Cable Management	3
Cable Modem	2
Card Reader	5
Cat 5	7
Cat 5e	5
Cat 6	6
CCD	7
CD	1
CD-R	3
CD-ROM	2
CD-RW	3
Chip	4
Chipset	9
Chromebook	5
CISC	9
Clone	5
Cluster	6
CMOS	10
Coaxial Cable	5
Compact Flash	4
Component	7
Computer	1
Console	8
Control Unit	10
Controller Card	7
CPU	3
CRT	5
DAC	7
DAS	6
DDR	7
DDR2	7
DDR3	8
DDR4	7
Degauss	8
Desktop Computer	1
Digital Camera	2
DIMM	7
Diode	7
Disk Drive	5
DMA	8
Docking Station	4
Dongle	8
Dot Pitch	8
DRAM	6
Drive	3
DSL	2
DSLAM	9
Dual Processor	4
Dual-Core	6
DUT	5
DVD	1
DVD+R	3
DVD+RW	4
DVD-R	3
DVD-RAM	8
DVD-RW	4
DVI	5
Dvorak Keyboard	8
DVR	4
E-reader	3
ECC	9
eGPU	7
EIDE	7
eSATA	7
Escape Key	2
eSIM	4
Ethernet	3
Expansion Card	7
External Hard Drive	5
Fiber Optic Cable	7
File Server	6
Firewire	4
Flash Drive	4
Flash Memory	3
Flatbed	3
Floppy Disk	3
FPGA	9
FPU	8
FSB	8
Function Key	3
Gateway	7
GPU	6
Hard Disk	4
Hard Drive	2
Hard Token	7
Hardware	1
HDD	4
HDMI	5
Headphones	1
Heat Sink	6
HiDPI	5
Host	7
Hot Swappable	6
HSF	8
Hub	5
I/O Address	9
IBM Compatible	3
ICCID	8
IDE	8
IGP	7
IMAP	6
IMEI	8
Impact Printer	8
Inkjet	4
Input Device	4
Integrated Circuit	7
Interface	4
Internal Hard Drive	4
IOPS	8
iPad	2
iPhone	2
iPod	3
IRQ	6
ISA	7
Joystick	4
Jumper	7
Keyboard	1
Kindle	3
KVM Switch	6
Laptop	1
Laser Printer	4
LCD	3
LED	4
Lightning	7
MAC Address	7
Mainframe	7
MCA	9
Media	4
Memory	2
Memory Module	7
Memory Stick	4
Mesh Wi-Fi	6
Microcomputer	7
Microcontroller	8
Microphone	2
Minicomputer	8
Mirrored Volume	7
Modem	3
Modifier Key	6
Molex Connector	8
Monitor	2
Motherboard	5
Mouse	1
Mouse Pad	1
Multi-Core	6
Multiprocessing	6
N-Key Rollover	8
NAND	8
NAS	7
NIC	7
Node	7
Non-Impact Printer	7
Non-Volatile Memory	7
Northbridge	9
NVRAM	9
OLED	6
Optical Drive	5
Optical Media	6
OSD	7
Output Device	4
Overclocking	8
Parallel Port	7
Passive-Matrix	8
Passthrough	4
PC	2
PCB	8
PCI	7
PCI Express	7
PCI-X	8
PCMCIA	9
PDA	4
Peripheral	4
Pipeline	8
Plotter	7
Plug and Play	4
PMU	8
PoE	8
POST	8
Power Cycle	5
Power Supply	5
PPGA	10
PRAM	9
Primary Memory	6
Print Server	6
Printer	1
Processor	4
Processor Core	5
Projector	2
PROM	8
PS/2	6
Quad-Core	6
RAM	3
RDRAM	9
Repeater	6
Resistor	6
Retina Display	6
RFID	7
RISC	9
ROM	6
Router	6
S/PDIF	8
SAN	8
SATA	6
Scanner	2
Screen Burn	4
Screen Tearing	9
Scroll Wheel	3
SCSI	7
SD	4
SDRAM	6
Secondary Memory	7
Secondary Storage	6
Sector	8
Serial Port	4
Server	5
Shift Key	2
SIM Card	6
SIMM	7
SLI	9
SMART	9
Smartphone	2
Smartwatch	3
SO-DIMM	7
SoC	8
Solid State	5
Sound Card	3
Southbridge	9
Speakers	1
SRAM	7
SSD	4
Storage Device	4
Stylus	3
Supercomputer	7
Superscalar	9
Surface	4
Surge Protector	2
Swift	7
Switch	5
System Requirements	3
System Unit	6
Tablet	3
Tape Drive	7
TFT	9
Thermistor	10
Thick Client	8
Thin Client	8
Thunderbolt	5
Thyristor	10
Toggle Key	8
Toslink	8
Touchpad	4
Touchscreen	3
Trackball	3
Transistor	7
Trinitron	7
UICC	8
Ultra DMA	9
Ultrabook	7
UML	9
Uplink Port	7
UPnP	8
UPS	7
USB	2
USB-C	5
VDU	8
VGA	5
Video Card	4
VLB	10
Volatile Memory	7
Volume	7
VRAM	7
Webcam	4
Workstation	4
x64	8
X86	7
x86-64	8
ZIF	8