Tablet PC
New portable computer. Commands are entered by the keyboard and pen on a touch-sensitive screen.


TARGA
Image format out of the workstation world, similar to TIFF, with 16 or 32 bit colour depth (file extension: tga).


TCO 92
Swedish norm for low-radiation monitors. Up to date is TCO 99.





TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. American communication protocol for the transmission of data in networks such as the internet.


Terminator
The terminator is a load resistor for several external SCSI devices or BNC networks.


Texture
Surface structure, similating a certain material such as wood, wallpaper or metal.


T DSL
A DSL (Digital Subscriber Line; also ADSL - Asynchron Digital Subscriber Line) connection is a fast possibility of interent access. Please read also DSL.


Thermosublimation Printer
Colour printer, transforming the colours from the carrier foils into a gaseous state before they enter into specialty paper.


Trojan
Short for trojan horse which is the common name for a malware program or computer virus. It is spread by e-mail for example and tries to spy passwords and private data on the computer.


Thermotransfer Printing
Printer which transfers colour particles with the help of heat from carrier foils onto paper.


Thumbnail
Downsized preview of photos, images, illustrations or entire page layouts for reasons of clarity and help of selection. On webpages, all images are displayed in an overview and enlarge on mouse click.


TIFF
Tagged Image File Format. Widespread format in order to save digital images in greyscale or in colour with or without compression.


Toner
Fine particles, burned on paper by laser printers.


Top Level Domain
An internet address such as http://www.computerhilfen.com is composed as follows: First of all the protocol (can be left out while surfing): http:// more...


Touchpad
The touchpad is an alternative for the computer mouse in modern notebooks. more...


Touchscreen
A touchscreen s a touch-sensitive monitor. The cursor and buttons can be controlled with soft pressure of fingers. It is used for aplications such as ATM's.


Treiber
German word for Driver.


True Color
Umbrella term for the display of 16,78 million colours. This corresponds to a colour depth of 24 bit.


TrueType
Font format saving the outline of a letter as mathematical description.


TWAIN
Standardised software interface for scanners used to control scanner functions with software.


Type 1 Font
Font format saving the font description in form of PostScript commands.