Embedding Linux in a Commercial Product Glossary

ASIC: application-specific integrated circuit

DMA: direct memory access

DSP: digital signal processor, a high-speed CPU

EPROM: erasable programmable read-only memory

FIFO: first-in-first-out interprocess communications method

Flash Memory: replaceable or removable memory card for PCs

JTAG: hardware interface for testing integrated circuits on the board

PCI: peripheral component interconnect bus