PCMCIA

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PCMCIA Abbrev. for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, a body set up in 1989 whose members include hardware and chip manufacturers, software houses, and system integrators. The PCMCIA has defined the specification for add-in cards of credit-card size, known as PCMCIA cards or, more commonly, PC cards, that can be used for a variety of upgrades. Many portable computers now offer PCMCIA slots for interfacing external peripherals such as hard disks, modems, flash memory, or network interfaces. PCMCIA slots come in different thicknesses labelled I, II, and III.

A Dictionary of Computing JOHN DAINTITH

PCMCIA

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PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH