Technical Glossary (1935 terms)

Standardized hardware and benchmark definitions across smartphones, laptops, CPUs, GPUs, SoCs, and tablets.

• LFP — Lithium iron phosphate battery — long-lasting but lower density. [ BATTERY ]
• LG Display — Korean display maker producing OLED, IPS, and mini-LED panels for TVs, phones, and laptops. [ BRANDS ]
• LG Velvet — LG's short-lived premium phone line before it exited the market. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• LG gram 16 — LG's ultra-light 16-inch laptop — launched in 2024. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• LHDC — LHDC is a high-resolution Bluetooth audio codec offering near-lossless quality. [ AUDIO ]
• LOD — Level of Detail — using simpler models at distance. [ GAMING ]
• LOFIC — A sensor design that adds storage capacitance for wider dynamic range. [ CAMERA ]
• LOG — A flat video profile that preserves dynamic range for grading. [ CAMERA ]
• LPDDR — Low-power DDR memory designed for phones and tablets, balancing speed and efficiency. [ MEMORY ]
• LPDDR2 — An older low-power DDR generation used in early smartphones. [ MEMORY ]
• LPDDR3 — A low-power DDR generation common in older phones and tablets. [ MEMORY ]
• LPDDR4 — Low-power DDR4 memory, widely used in phones and tablets of its era. [ MEMORY ]
• LPDDR5 — Low-power DDR memory generations; LPDDR5X is faster (up to ~8533 MT/s) and more efficient. [ MEMORY ]
• LPDDR5T — A faster low-power DDR5 variant offering higher bandwidth for phones. [ MEMORY ]
• LTE Advanced — An improved LTE standard with carrier aggregation. [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• LTE-A Pro — A further-evolved LTE standard reaching gigabit-class speeds. [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• LTPO — Backplane tech allowing 1-120 Hz adaptive refresh to save battery while keeping motion smooth. [ DISPLAY ]
• LTPS — Low-Temperature Poly-Silicon — an efficient LCD/OLED backplane technology. [ DISPLAY ]
• Leica — A camera brand that partners with some phone makers on tuning. [ CAMERA ]
• Lenovo — Chinese PC maker known for ThinkPad, IdeaPad, Legion, and Yoga lines. [ BRANDS ]
• Lenovo Legion 5 — Lenovo's mainstream gaming laptop — launched in 2023. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Lenovo Legion 7i — Lenovo's premium gaming laptop — launched in 2024. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Li-Ion — The rechargeable lithium battery chemistry used in nearly all phones and laptops. [ BATTERY ]
• Lightning — Lightning was an older Apple CPU core design used in early iPhones. [ CHIPS ]
• Linux — An open-source operating system kernel used in many systems. [ SOFTWARE ]
• Liquid Metal — A high-performance thermal interface used instead of paste; cools CPUs/GPUs far better but is tricky to apply. [ PERFORMANCE ]
• Liquid Retina — Apple's brand name for its high-resolution LCD displays. [ DISPLAY ]
• Liquid Retina XDR — Apple's mini-LED display used in iPad Pro and MacBook Pro. [ DISPLAY ]
• Lithography — The size of the smallest transistor features; smaller generally means more efficient. [ PERFORMANCE ]
• Live Activities — iOS lock-screen widgets that update their content in real time. [ SOFTWARE ]
• Lunar Lake — Intel's efficient Core Ultra 200V microarchitecture (2024). [ CHIPS ]
• M.2 — A small SSD form factor that plugs into a motherboard slot. [ STORAGE ]
• M.2 slot — A compact slot for M.2 solid-state drives, common in laptops and desktops. [ STORAGE ]
• MCM — Multi-chip module — a package containing several dies. [ CHIPS ]
• MIL-STD-810 — MIL-STD-810 is a US military standard for ruggedness and environmental testing. [ DURABILITY ]
• MIMO — Multiple-Input Multiple-Output — using multiple antennas for speed. [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• MIMO layers — The number of parallel data streams a MIMO radio link can carry. [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• MIUI — MIUI is Xiaomi's older Android interface, since replaced by HyperOS. [ SOFTWARE ]
• MLA — Micro Lens Array — a lens layer that boosts OLED brightness. [ DISPLAY ]
• MLC — Multi-Level Cell NAND, storing two bits per cell for a balance of speed, endurance, and cost. [ STORAGE ]
• MLO — Multi-Link Operation — a Wi-Fi 7 feature using multiple bands at once. [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• MLPerf — MLPerf is an industry benchmark suite for AI and machine-learning performance. [ BENCHMARK ]
• MMX — MMX was an early Intel SIMD instruction set for multimedia. [ CHIPS ]
• MOBA — Multiplayer Online Battle Arena — a competitive game genre. [ GAMING ]
• MQA — Master Quality Authenticated — a hi-res audio format. [ AUDIO ]
• MSAA — Multisample Anti-Aliasing — a quality smoothing method. [ GAMING ]
• MSI — Taiwanese brand making gaming laptops, GPUs, motherboards, and monitors. [ BRANDS ]
• MSRP — Manufacturer's suggested retail price at launch; street prices usually fall over time. [ GENERAL ]
• MT/s — Megatransfers per second — the data rate of memory. [ MEMORY ]
• MTP — Media Transfer Protocol, used to move files between a device and a computer over USB. [ STORAGE ]