Technical Glossary (2260 terms)

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

• Cortex-A72 — Chips [ CHIPS ]
• Cortex-A720 — Arm's 2023-2024 performance core. [ CHIPS ]
• Cortex-A73 — Chips [ CHIPS ]
• Cortex-A75 — Chips [ CHIPS ]
• Cortex-A76 — An Arm performance core generation from 2018. [ CHIPS ]
• Cortex-A78 — An Arm high-performance core used in late-2020 flagship chips. [ CHIPS ]
• Cortex-X — Arm's highest-performance 'prime' core series. [ CHIPS ]
• Cortex-X2 — Arm's second-generation prime core. [ CHIPS ]
• Cortex-X3 — Arm's 2022 prime core. [ CHIPS ]
• Cortex-X4 — Arm's 2023 prime core. [ CHIPS ]
• Cortex-X5 — Arm's 2025 prime core. [ CHIPS ]
• CrossMark — A cross-platform productivity benchmark from BAPCo. [ BENCHMARK ]
• Crucial — Micron's consumer brand for RAM and SSD upgrades. [ BRANDS ]
• CrystalDiskMark — A popular storage benchmark for read/write speeds. [ BENCHMARK ]
• Curved screen — Display [ DISPLAY ]
• DAC — Digital-to-Analog Converter — turns digital audio into sound. [ AUDIO ]
• DC dimming — Direct-current dimming that avoids PWM flicker. [ DISPLAY ]
• DCI-P3 — A wide color gamut (about 25% more colors than sRGB) used for cinema and premium displays. [ DISPLAY ]
• DDR SDRAM — Double Data Rate SDRAM — the base of DDR3/4/5. [ MEMORY ]
• DDR2 — An older DDR memory generation (2003). [ MEMORY ]
• DDR3 — A common DDR memory generation (2007). [ MEMORY ]
• DDR5 — The current DDR memory standard for laptops and desktops, doubling DDR4 bandwidth. [ MEMORY ]
• DLAA — Deep Learning Anti-Aliasing — DLSS used for image quality at native res. [ GAMING ]
• DLC — Gaming [ GAMING ]
• DLSS — NVIDIA's AI upscaling that renders at lower resolution and upscales, boosting frame rates. [ GAMING ]
• DLSS 3 — DLSS generation with frame generation. [ GAMING ]
• DLSS 4 — The 2025 DLSS generation with multi-frame generation. [ GAMING ]
• DLSS frame gen — Gaming [ GAMING ]
• DRAM — Dynamic Random-Access Memory — the volatile memory used for system RAM. [ MEMORY ]
• DRAM cache — An SSD's onboard DRAM used as a mapping cache. [ STORAGE ]
• DSDA — Dual SIM Dual Active — both SIMs can be active simultaneously. [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• DSDS — Dual SIM Dual Standby — both SIMs standby for calls. [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• DSP — Digital Signal Processor — a chip block optimized for signal processing. [ CHIPS ]
• DSP chip — Chips [ CHIPS ]
• DTS — Audio company known for DTS:X and DTS-HD surround sound and upscaling technologies. [ BRANDS ]
• DTS HD — A high-quality DTS audio format. [ AUDIO ]
• DTS:X — DTS's object-based spatial audio. [ AUDIO ]
• DUV — Deep ultraviolet lithography used for older or mainstream nodes. [ CHIPS ]
• DVI — An older digital display connector. [ PORTS ]
• Dell — US PC maker known for XPS, Inspiron, Latitude, Precision, and Alienware systems. [ BRANDS ]
• Dell XPS 13 — Dell's compact premium ultrabook — launched in 2024. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Dell XPS 14 — Dell's mid-premium ultrabook — launched in 2024. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Dell XPS 16 — Dell's large premium laptop — launched in 2024. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Device Tier — Market segment of a device — flagship, midrange, or budget — set by price and feature level. [ GENERAL ]
• Digital Zoom — Software cropping that magnifies an image but reduces resolution and detail. [ CAMERA ]
• Dimensity — MediaTek's flagship and midrange 5G SoC line. [ BRANDS ]
• Dimensity 1080 — Chips [ CHIPS ]
• Dimensity 1100 — Chips [ CHIPS ]
• Dimensity 1200 — Chips [ CHIPS ]
• Dimensity 7050 — Chips [ CHIPS ]