display power management signaling. A standard that defines display power management states and provides a standard method for the display controller to signal to the display to enter into those states.
Display Power Management Signalling - when monitors are not being used, it is a waste of energy to have them on at normal brightness - RISC OS 3 supports screen blanking which helps to reduce energy consumption, but some monitors can accept special electronic signals from a computer to tell it to drop into a very low power consumption mode if it is not being used - this signalling between computer and monitor is not available in all monitors, although a lot of newer monitors are beginning to provide it
DPMS defines four power management modes for monitors: On, Stand-by, Suspend and off. The presence or absence of particular (horizontal and vertical) synchronization signals or the entire video signal indicate to the monitor which power management mode to enter.
a monitor power managament standard designed for green PC concept
Display Power Management Signaling] A standard developed by VESA that defines the hardware signals sent by a video controller to activate power management states in a monitor. A monitor is said to be DPMS-compliant when it is designed to enter a power management state after receiving the appropriate signal from a computer's video controller.
Abbreviation for Display Power Management Signaling. A standard developed to extend the life of PC monitors and conserve energy when monitors are not in use.
A VESA standard that prevents screen damage and saves energy by cutting the power to a monitor after a prolonged period of inactivity.
Display Power Management Signaling. A VESA standard that ensures that monitor and video card manufacturers produce power-saving products that work together.
Display Power Management System (courtesy: Wikipedia). Power management offer two important advantages: energy saving and lengthening of the life span of the monitor.