EXPANSION CARD
\ɛkspˈanʃən kˈɑːd], \ɛkspˈanʃən kˈɑːd], \ɛ_k_s_p_ˈa_n_ʃ_ə_n k_ˈɑː_d]\
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A circuit board which can be plugged into one of acomputer's expansion slots to provide some optional extrafacility such as additional RAM, disk controller,coprocessor, graphics accelerator, communication device orsome special-purpose interface.Different computers have different standards for the cardsthey accept, e.g. PCI.
By Denis Howe
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.