LACP
Link Aggregation Control Protocol: the standard way switches and servers negotiate bundling multiple Ethernet ports into one logical link for more bandwidth and failover.
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MU-MIMO
Multi-User MIMO: a Wi-Fi feature that lets a router talk to several compatible devices at once instead of one at a time.
MLO
Multi-Link Operation: a Wi-Fi 7 feature that lets a device use more than one radio band at once for higher throughput and more reliable links.
ADC
An analog-to-digital converter turns a mic or line signal into digital samples your DAW and computer can record.
Phantom power
48V DC sent up an XLR mic cable so a condenser microphone can work without a separate battery pack on the mic.
Clamshell
Hinged laptop form factor, and Mac “clamshell mode,” where the lid stays closed while you use an external display, keyboard, and mouse.
Cat6
Category 6 Ethernet: 250 MHz twisted-pair cable for 1 GbE to 100 m and 10 GbE on short runs, versus Cat5e and Cat6a.
MST
DisplayPort Multi-Stream Transport: one DP output feeding multiple monitors through a hub or daisy-chain, versus a dual-4K Thunderbolt/USB4 dock with separate tunnels.
DisplayPort
VESA's PC video link: DP 1.4 is 32.4 Gbps with DSC, HDMI is the TV plug, and a dummy plug fakes a monitor for a headless GPU.