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PC and PC Component Terms Defined: Tom’s Hardware Glossary

By Brandon Hill, Scharon Harding published

Tom’s Hardware defines and explains commonly used terms around PCs, PC components and more.

PC Building
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What Is Windows 10X: Microsoft's Folding PC OS Explained

By Andrew E. Freedman published

The foldable computer is almost here, and there will be a version of Windows 10 for it. But maybe not exactly the one you know. It’s called Windows 10X.

Windows
hbm

What Are HBM, HBM2 and HBM2E? A Basic Definition

By Scharon Harding published

What is the meaning of HBM, HBM2, HBM2E and HBM3? High bandwidth memory explained.

GPUs
max-q

What Is Nvidia Max-Q Graphics? A Basic Definition

By Scharon Harding published

What is a Max-Q graphics card? Laptops with Nvidia Max-Q GPUs explained.

GPUs
gamma

What Is a Monitor's Gamma? A Basic Definition

By Scharon Harding published

What is the meaning of gamma? Monitor gamma explained.

Monitors
g-sync

What Is a G-Sync Monitor? Nvidia G-Sync Explained

By Scharon Harding published

What is G-Sync? Nvidia's Adaptive-Sync for monitors, laptops and TVs -- including G-Sync Compatible, G-Sync Ultimate and how it differs from FreeSync -- explained.

Gaming Monitors
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What Is Eye Tracking? A Basic Definition

By Scharon Harding published

What is the meaning of eye tracking? Eye tracking and what Tobii means for PC gaming and Windows Hello explained.

Virtual Reality
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What Is an IPS Monitor? A Basic Definition

By Scharon Harding published

What is the meaning of an IPS monitor? In-plane switching display panels explained.

Gaming Monitors
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What Is an M.2 SSD? A Basic Definition

By Scharon Harding published

What's the meaning of M.2? M.2 SSDs, including SATA and PCIe and how they differ from 2.5-inch and add-in cards, explained.

SSDs
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What Is EOTF? A Basic Definition

By Scharon Harding published

What is the meaning of EOTF? Electro-Optical Transfer Function explained.

Monitors
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