Meanings of Abbreviations, Initialisms, and Acronyms for Everyone

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Help for and by everyone from the newbie, to the returning veteran, to the experienced gamer or systems builder. Wanted to put this a searchable format that could also be sorted by what it pertains to, like PC Build or what game.
Please help if you were ever a newbie or a returning gamer or systems designer/builder.

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This is a great post! Thanks so much for getting it started. Here’s the main components to get started.

  • CPU – Central Processing Unit (the brain of the computer)
  • GPU – Graphics Processing Unit (handles visuals/graphics)
  • RAM – Random Access Memory (temporary memory for fast data access)
  • PSU – Power Supply Unit (provides power to all components)
  • HDD – Hard Disk Drive (traditional data storage)
  • SSD – Solid State Drive (faster data storage)
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Noob- new at the game, inexperienced.
FPS- Frames per second
DP- DisplayPort

Motherboard form factor
ATX- Advanced Technology eXtended
mATX- Micro ATX
iTX/ uTX- Mini TX

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