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Computer fan
A computer fan, or case fan, is a small brushless DC fan that moves air through computers and servers to carry heat away from components.
Computer keyboard
A computer keyboard is an input device whose keys send coded signals to a computer, descended from the typewriter and using the QWERTY layout since the 1870s.
Computer monitor
A computer monitor, or computer screen, is an electronic display device that presents a computer's visual output, first on CRT tubes and now mostly LCD panels.
Computer mouse
A computer mouse is a hand-held pointing device that converts hand movement into cursor movement on screen, invented by Doug Engelbart in the early 1960s.
Computer port (hardware)
A computer port is a physical interface, such as USB, HDMI, or Ethernet, through which data, power, or audio-visual signals pass between a computer and external devices.
Computer terminal
A computer terminal, also called a video terminal or glass teletype, is a keyboard and screen or printer for interacting with a distant computer, key to time-sharing.
Consumer Electronics Control
Consumer Electronics Control (CEC), commonly called HDMI-CEC, is a protocol on pin 13 of the HDMI connector that lets devices like TVs and players control one another.
Contactless smart card
A contactless smart card is an ID card with a chip that talks to a reader by radio at 13.56 MHz, powering itself from the reader's field.
Control key
The Control key (Ctrl key, Strg key) is a keyboard modifier key that changes the meaning of another key while held, converting letters into ASCII control characters.
Coral USB Accelerator
The Coral USB Accelerator is a Google USB accessory that adds an Edge TPU coprocessor to an existing computer, offering 4 TOPS of machine learning inferencing performance over USB 3.0.
Corsair Gaming
Corsair Gaming is an American computer hardware company headquartered in Milpitas, California, founded in 1994 as a memory maker, now selling gaming peripherals, components, and systems under brands including Elgato and SCUF.
CP System
The CP System (CPシステム), also known as CPS-1 or Capcom Play System 1, is an arcade system board Capcom introduced in 1988, running Street Fighter II and Final Fight.
CP System II
The CP System II, commonly abbreviated CPS-2, is an arcade system board released by Capcom in 1993, debuting with Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers.
CP System III
CP System III, commonly abbreviated CPS3, is an arcade system board released by Capcom in 1996 that stored games on CD-ROM and ran six fighting games.
CPU socket
A CPU socket, also called a processor socket, is the connector on a motherboard that holds a computer's processor and links it to the rest of the system.
Cyberdeck
A cyberdeck is a custom-built portable computer, typically built around a single-board computer like a Raspberry Pi, with display, keyboard, battery, and handmade enclosure; the term comes from William Gibson's 1984 novel Neuromancer.
CyberGlove
The CyberGlove is an instrumented data glove that measures hand joint angles and transmits them to a computer, used in virtual reality and teleoperation research.
D-subminiature
The D-subminiature, commonly called a D-sub or DB connector, is a family of electrical connectors with a D-shaped metal shell, introduced by Cannon in 1952 and widely used on computers for serial and video ports.
Debendra Das Sharma
Debendra Das Sharma is an Indian-American computer engineer, Intel Senior Fellow, and chief I/O architect who co-invented the CXL and UCIe interconnect standards and helped establish PCIe.
Dell DRAC
Dell DRAC (Dell Remote Access Controller), known as iDRAC since integrated generations, is Dell's embedded out-of-band management controller for PowerEdge servers, enabling remote console and power control even when the server is off.
Dell XPS laptops
Dell XPS is Dell's premium consumer laptop line, famous for the 2015 XPS 13's bezel-free InfinityEdge display, retired as a brand in January 2025 and revived in 2026.
Desktop computer
A desktop computer is a personal computer designed to stay in a fixed location, used with an external display, keyboard, and mouse, in tower, mini PC, or all-in-one forms.
DFI (motherboard manufacturer)
DFI (友通) is a Taiwanese manufacturer of embedded motherboards, system-on-modules, and industrial computers, founded in 1981 as Diamond Flower International, headquartered in Taipei and listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange as TWSE:2397.
DIMM
A DIMM, or dual in-line memory module, is a circuit board carrying RAM chips that plugs into a motherboard to provide a computer's main memory.
DIP switch
A DIP switch is a small bank of manual switches on a circuit board, set by hand to configure hardware. Developed in the early 1970s.
Display device
A display device, also called an information display, is an output device that converts computer signals into visible images or text, most often on flat panels.
Docking station
A docking station is a device that lets a portable computer connect displays, peripherals, Ethernet, and charging power through a single cable or attachment point.
Dongle
A dongle is a small hardware device that plugs into a computer port, either to prove a software license or to add wireless connectivity or a connector.
Dot matrix printing
Dot matrix printing, used in dot matrix printers, is an impact printing method where a print head of pins strikes an inked ribbon, forming characters and graphics from dots.
DualShock
The DualShock, also known as Sony DualShock, is a line of PlayStation game controllers by Sony defined by two analog sticks and vibration feedback, introduced in 1997.