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AGP Abbrev. for accelerated graphics port. A bus specification by Intel that gives low-cost 3D graphics cards fast access to main memory on personal computers. It was introduced as a faster alternative to the PCI bus to provide the increased bandwidth required of the more powerful graphics cards available for PCs.

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AGP Academy of General Practice
• Computing accelerated (or advanced) graphics port
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The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH

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