(1) A particular unit of hardware, known by its style or type.
(2) A graphical representation of an object.
(2) A graphical representation of an object.
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
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- Software downloads 2009-11-04
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
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