COLOR GRAPHICS ADAPTER
\kˈʌlə ɡɹˈafɪks ɐdˈaptə], \kˈʌlə ɡɹˈafɪks ɐdˈaptə], \k_ˈʌ_l_ə ɡ_ɹ_ˈa_f_ɪ_k_s ɐ_d_ˈa_p_t_ə]\
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(CGA) One of IBM's earliest hardwarevideo display standards for use in IBM PCs. CGA candisplay 80*25 or 40*25 text in 16 colors, 640*200 pixels ofgraphics in two colors or 320*200 in four colors (IBM PC videomodes 0-6). It is now obsolete.
By Denis Howe
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.