DPMS

Short for Display Power Management System, DPMS is correctly called VESA DPMS, as it is a VESA standard. DPMS is an improved method of saving a computer screen compared to a screen saver. DPMS turns off the video signal to your screen after a period of inactivity, which puts most newer monitors into a standby mode or shuts off the monitor.

Computer acronyms, Energy Star, Power terms, Sleep, Standby, VESA