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LGA 1200
LGA 1200 is an Intel CPU socket for 10th and 11th generation desktop processors, requiring 400 or 500 series chipsets; it replaced LGA 1151 and was replaced by LGA 1700.
LGA 2011
LGA 2011, also called Socket R, is an Intel CPU socket introduced in November 2011 for Sandy Bridge-E Core i7 processors and later Xeon E5 server processors.
LGA 775
LGA 775, also called Socket T, is an Intel CPU socket introduced in 2004 that carried the Pentium 4 and Core 2 families over four processor generations.
Light gun
A light gun is a gun-shaped video game controller that senses light from a CRT display to determine where the player's shot landed, as with the NES Zapper.
Light pen
A light pen is a pen-shaped input device that selects positions directly on a CRT screen by detecting the display's scanning electron beam, developed at MIT around 1952.
Lightning (connector)
Lightning, also known as the Lightning port, is Apple's proprietary 8-pin reversible connector for charging and data transfer, introduced in 2012 with the iPhone 5.
Liquid-crystal display
A liquid-crystal display (LCD), or LC display, is a flat-panel display using liquid crystals to control light per pixel, invented at RCA in New Jersey from 1963 to 1968.
List of AMD chipsets
The list of AMD chipsets covers AMD's desktop chipsets for Socket AM4 and AM5 Ryzen platforms, from the 300 series in 2017 to the 800 series.
List of computer hardware manufacturers
This list of computer hardware manufacturers covers the industry's main segments: chip designers (AMD, Intel, NVIDIA), foundries (TSMC), memory makers (Micron), PC makers (Lenovo, Dell, HP), and contract assemblers like Foxconn.
List of Hewlett-Packard products
The list of Hewlett-Packard products covers HP's catalog from its 1939 founding to the 2015 split, including the HP-35 calculator, HP 3000 minicomputer, and LaserJet printers.
List of IBM products
The list of IBM products surveys IBM's offerings from the 1964 System/360 mainframe and 1981 personal computer through divestitures to Lenovo and Kyndryl, leaving software as its largest segment.
List of Intel chipsets
Intel chipsets are the Platform Controller Hub silicon that relays communications between an Intel CPU and storage, USB, and expansion devices, grouped into numbered series like 600, 700, and 800.
List of IOMMU-supporting hardware
The list of IOMMU-supporting hardware covers input–output memory management units, the devices that confine peripheral DMA to memory the operating system mapped, sold as Intel VT-d, AMD-Vi, Arm SMMU, RISC-V, and IBM POWER.
List of Logitech products
The list of Logitech products covers the computer peripherals, gaming gear, video conferencing systems, and speakers the Swiss company, founded in 1981, sells under brands including Logitech G.
Logitech
Logitech International S.A., also known as Logicool, is a Swiss computer peripherals manufacturer founded in 1981 in Apples, Switzerland, and known for mice, keyboards, webcams, and gaming gear.
Logitech Unifying receiver
The Logitech Unifying receiver is a small USB dongle, introduced by Logitech in 2009, that pairs with up to six compatible wireless mice and keyboards on one receiver.
Low-voltage differential signaling
Low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) is a differential electrical signaling standard introduced in 1994 for high-speed, low-power transmission of binary data over copper at rates up to 655 Mbit/s.
LPX (form factor)
LPX (Low Profile eXtension) is a motherboard form factor introduced by Western Digital in 1987 for slimline desktop PCs, with expansion cards plugged sideways into a central riser card.
M.2
M.2, formerly the Next Generation Form Factor, is a PCI-SIG specification for small internal expansion cards, best known as the form factor of modern SSDs.
Mac Mini
Mac mini, also sold as the Macintosh mini, is Apple's smallest and least expensive desktop computer, introduced in 2005 for $499 and sold without a display, keyboard, or mouse.
MagSafe
MagSafe is Apple's family of magnetic charging technologies: a breakaway MacBook power connector from 2006 and, since the iPhone 12 in 2020, a magnetic wireless charging and accessory system.
MateBook Fold
The MateBook Fold is a Huawei foldable computer announced in May 2025 that opens from 13 inches into a single uninterrupted 18-inch OLED display running HarmonyOS on Huawei's own Kirin chip.
Memory rank
A memory rank is a group of DRAM chips on a memory module accessed together to supply the full 64-bit width of the memory data bus.
Meta Quest 3S
The Meta Quest 3S is a standalone virtual reality and mixed reality headset by Meta, released in October 2024 with the Quest 3's processor at a lower $299.99 price.
Micro Channel architecture
Micro Channel architecture (MCA) was IBM's proprietary 16- or 32-bit expansion bus, introduced in 1987 with the PS/2 line; its incompatible slots and strict licensing led to the rival EISA standard.
Micro-Star International
Micro-Star International, commonly known as MSI, is a Taiwanese technology company headquartered in New Taipei City, founded in 1986 and best known for motherboards, graphics cards, and gaming laptops.
MicroATX
MicroATX, also written mATX or μATX, is a desktop motherboard form factor introduced by Intel in 1996, smaller and cheaper than ATX but compatible with ATX cases.
Microsoft SideWinder
Microsoft SideWinder was a brand of PC gaming peripherals sold by Microsoft from 1995, covering joysticks, gamepads, steering wheels, mice, and keyboards, revived in 2007 and retired around 2011.
MicroTCA
MicroTCA (µTCA) is a PICMG standard, first ratified in 2006, for building compact, high-performance switched-fabric computer systems around Advanced Mezzanine Cards that plug into a passive backplane.
Mini DisplayPort
Mini DisplayPort (Mini DP) is a miniaturized 20-pin display connector carrying the same video and audio signals as full-size DisplayPort. Apple introduced it in October 2008, and VESA standardized it in 2009.