Definition: Interface controller


The chip or circuit that translates computer data and commands into a form suitable for use by the hard drive and controls the transfer of data between the buffer and the host. (See disk controller and disk drive controller.)




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BIOS

Basic Input Output System. A chip within the PC that offers basic input and output services to all attached devices.

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