Advanced power management
advanced power management
hardware
(apm) a feature of some displays, usually but not always, on laptop computers, which turns off power to the display after a preset period of inactivity to conserve electrical power. monitors with this capability are usually refered to as “green monitors”, meaning environmentally friendly.
not to be confused with a screen blanker which is software that causes the display to go black (by setting every pixel to black) to prevent burn-in.
(1997-08-25)
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