Explanation I/O: Input/output. (1) The exchange of data between two parts of a computer system, usually between system memory and a peripheral device. (2) The software- or hardware-based audio inputs and outputs for a device
More definitions for Mac OS users such as I/O in Dictionary I.
- Help Inverted-Vector Index:
- Usage index containing terms mapped to document URL objects representing the documents that the terms appear in, as well as document URL objects mapped to the terms that each document contains. See also i/o definition.
- Help Inactive Window:
- Usage the background of other windows. Although some of its controls can be activated (click-through) and it can be a drag-and-drop target, an inactive window is not the focus of the user’s attention i/o explain.
- Help Identity:
- Usage A digital certificate together with an associated private key i/o what is.
- Help Interrupt Handler:
- Usage when an interrupt occurs. Interrupt handlers typically deal with low-level events in the hardware of a computer system, such as a character arriving at a serial port or a tick of a real-time clock i/o meaning.
- Help Idle Sleep:
- Usage A sleep state that occurs when there has been no device or system activity for the period of time the user specifies in the Energy Saver pane of System Preferences. See also system sleep i/o abbreviation.
