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Computer Acronyms[ 3 ]
Name Description
3D 3rd Dimension
3D three Dimensional
3PC 3rd Party Connect protocol
[ A ]
Name Description
A3D Aureal 3D
AA Auto Answer (modem)
AAM Automatic Acoustic Management
AAMQR Advanced Audio Master Quality Recording
ABIOS Advanced Basic Input Output System
ABS Anti-Block System
AC Alternating Current
AC'97 Audio Codec '97
ACD Automatic Call Distribution
ACE Audio Card Enhancer
ACI Automatic Channel Installation
ACIS Alan-Chris-Ian-Spatial
ACK ACKnowledged
ACL Access Control List
ACM Association for Computing Machinery
ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
ACT Arithmetic, Control and Timing
ACTS Automated Coin Toll System
ADO ActiveX Data Object
ADPCM Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation
ADSI Active Directory Service Interfaces
ADSL Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
AEA American Electronics Association
AEC Availability Environment Classification
AES Advanced Encryption Standard
AEX Audio Environmental eXtension
AF AutoFocus
AFC Automatic Frequency Control
AFIS Automated Fingerprint Identification System
AFTD American Foreing Trade Definitions
AGM Alternate Graphics Mode
AGP Advanced (Accelerated) Graphics Port
AGRAS Anti-Glare, Anti-Reflection, Anti-Static
AGTL Assisted Gunning Transceiver Logic
AH Authentication Header
AIAF Artificial Intelligence Auto Focus
AICT Association Internationale des Critiques de Théatre
AIMM AGP Inline Memory Module
AIN Advanced Intelligent Network
AIT Advanced Intelligent Tape
AITA Association Internationale du Théatre Amateur
ALI Acer Labs Inc.
ALGOL ALGOrithmic Language
ALU Aritmetic-Logical Unit
AM Amplitude Modulation
AMA Automatic Message Accounting
AMBA Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture
AMC ATI Multimedia Channel
AMD Advanced Micro Devices
AMD Autodesk Mechanical Desktop
AMDC Advanced Monitor Deflection Control
AMI Access Method Inc.
AMI Alternative Mask Inversion
AMI American Megatrends Inc.
AML ACPI Machine Language
AMR Anisotropic MagnetoResistive
AMR Audio/Modem Riser
ANAC Automated Number Announcement Circuit
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AOC Admiral Overseas Corporation
AOL America On-Line
AOS Algebraic Operating System
AP Access Point
APC American Power Conversion
APCUG Association of PC User Groups
APA All Pixel Address
API Application Programming Interface
APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
APM Advanced Power Management
APS Advanced Planning and Scheduling
ARCNet Attached Resource Computer Network
ARLL Advanced Run Length Limited
ARNS A Remote Network Server system
ARP Address Resolution Protocol
ARPANET Advanced Research Projects Agency NETwork
ART Advanced Resolution Technology
ASA American Standards Association
ASAP Accelerated Service Advertising Protocol
ASB Advanced System Bus
ASC Auto Size & Center
ASCC Automatic Sequence-Controlled Calculator
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations
ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuits
ASK Amplitude Shift Keying
ASL ACPI Source Language
ASM ASseMbly language
ASP Active Server Pages
ASP Application Service Providing
ASPEN ASP-ENabled
ASPI Advanced SCSI Programming Interface
AT Advanced Technology
AT-RMP AppleTalk Routing Maintenance Protocol
AT-NBP AppleTalk Name Binding Protocol
AT-ZIS AppleTalk Zone Information System
ATA AT Attachment
ATAPI AT Attachment Packet Interface
ATDP ATention Dial Pulse
ATDT ATention Dial Tone
ATF Automatic Track Following
ATIP Absolute Time In Pregroove
ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode
ATM Adobe Type Manager
ATVEF Advanced TV Enhancement Forum
AUI Adapter Unit Interface
AURP Appletalk Update-based Routing Protocol
AVI Audio Video Interleave
AVL Automatic Volume Leveler
AWADVS Alias/Wavefront ADvanced ViSualizer
AWG American Wire Gauge
AXP Animated stand-in object eXternal Process
[ B ]
Name Description
B&W Bowers & Wilkins
BA Basic Access
BAF Bellcore AMA Format
BAL Basic Assembly Language
BAM Bell Atlantic Mobile
BAM Bi-directional Associative Memory
BAM Brock Activity Manager
BAN Boundary Access Nodes
BAP Brain Aid Prolog
BAPC Business Application Performance Corporation
BAPI Bridge Application Program Interface
BARRNET Bay Area Regional Research NETwork
BART Bootable Antivirus & Recovery Tools
BASH Bourne-Again SHell
BASIC Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
B2B Business To Business
B2C Business To Customer
B2E Business To Employee
BB BaseBand
BBC Boston Business Computing
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation
BBS BIOS Boot Specification
BBS Bulletin Board System
BBS Bulletin Board Service
BBT Basic Block Testing
BBT Bit Block Transfer
BBWA Backup By Walking Around
BC Binary Coded
BC Blind Copy
BC Borland C
BC Business Calculator
Bc Burst committed
BCC Blind Carbon Copy
BCC Block Check Character
BCD BarCelona Division
BCD Binary Coded Decimal
BCD Bipolar CMOS/DMOS
BCDIC Binary Coded Decimal Interchange
BCE Boston Computer Exchange
BCL Batch Command Language
BCP Bekins Communication Package
BCPL Basic Combined Programming Language
BCS Binary Compatibility Standard
BCS Boston Computer Society
BCS British Computer Society
BCW Borland C for Windows
Bd Baud
BDC Borland Dbase Compiler
BDV Boot Volume Descriptor
BDE Borland Database Engine
BDF Business Design Facility
BDL Block Diagram compiLer
BDL Borland Dbase Linker
BDLC Burroughs Data Link Control
BDM Big Dumb Mistake
BDM Boss Document Manager
BDOS Basic Disk Operating System
BE Batch Enhancer
BEA Basic programming Environment for interactive-graphical Application
BECN Backward Explicit Congestion Notification
BEDO Burst Extended Data Output
BeOS Be Operating System
BFTP Background File Transfer Program
BGA Ball-Grid Array
BGP Border Gateway Protocol
BINAC BINary Automatic Computer
BIOS Basic Input Output System
BIT Binary Digit
BIU Bus Interface Unit
BJ Bubble Jet
BJT Bipolar Junction Transistor
BLOB Binary Large OBjects
BME Beam Molecular Epitaxy
BOA Basic Object Adapter
BPB BIOS Parameter Block
BPI Bytes Per Inch
BPM Beats Per Minute
BPP Bits Per Pixel
BPS Bits Per Second
BQR Best Quality Reception
BR-SAT-MON BackRoom SATnet MONitoring
BRAM Broadcast Recognizing Access Method
BRI Basic Rate Interface
BS BackSpace
BSA Business Software Alliance
BSC Base Station Controller
BSD Berkeley Software Distribution
BSDI Berkeley Software Design Inc.
BSDL Boundary-Scan Description Language
BSP Binary Search Partition
BTB Branch Target Buffer
BTS Base Transceiver Station
BYTE BinarY digiT Eight
[ C ]
Name Description
CA/CG Computer Animation/Computer Graphics
CAD Computer Aided Design
CAE Computer Aided Engineering
CAFM Computer Aided Facility Management
CAM Common Access Method
CAM Computer Aided Manufacturing
CAMEL Customized Application for Mobile Enhanced Logic
CAN CANcel
CAN Controller Area Network
CAR Collect And Return
CarIN Car Information and Navigation
CAS Column Address Strobe
CASE Computer Aided Software Engineering
CAST C. Adams, S. Tavares
CAV Constant Angular Velocity
CBIOS Compatibility Basic Input Output System
CBS Business Critical Services
CCC Chaos Computer Club
CCD Charge Coupled Device
CCSDS Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems
CCE Concurrent Command Engine
CCS Common Communications Support
CD Compact Disc
CD-DA Compact Disc-Digital Audio
CD-E Compact Disc-Erasable
CD-I Compact Disc-Interactive
CD-MRW Compact Disc-Mount Rainier reWritable
CD-R Compact Disc-Recordable
CD-RAM Compact Disc-Random Access Memory
CD-ROM Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory
CD-RW Compact Disc-reWritable
CD-WO Compact Disc-Write Once
CD-XA Compact Disc-Extanded Architecture
CDC Certificate Distribution Center
CDMA Code-Division Multiple Access
CDSA Common Data Security Architecture
CE Compute Elements
CEDA Central European Data Agency
CENTO Central Treaty Organization
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CESNET Czech Educational and Scientific NETwork
CETI Communication With Extraterrestrial Intelligence
CF Compact Flash
CFML ColdFusion Markup Language
CGA Color Graphics Adapter
CGI Common Gateway Interface
CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CHAP Cryptographic Handshake Authentication Protocol
CHTML Compact Hyper Text Markup Language
CIA Central Intelligence Agency
CIC Counter Intelligence Corps
CIDR Classes InterDomain Routing
CIE International Commission on Illumination
CIF Cells In Frames
CIM Compaq Insight Manager
CIPA Camera & Imaging Products Association
CIRC Cross Interleave Reed Solomon product Code
CISC Complex Instruction Set Computer
CLIP Component Library Integration Package
CLUT Color Look-Up Table
CLV Constant Linear Velocity
CM Configuration Manager
CM Connection Machine
CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CMRR Common Mode Rejection Ratio
CMSS Creative Multi-Speaker Surround
CMY Cyan/Magenta/Yellow
CMYK Cyan/Magenta/Yellow/blacK
CNR Communication Network Riser
COAST Cache On A STick
COBOL COmmon Business Language
CORBA Common Object Request Broker Architecture
COCOM Coordinating Committee
COCOT Customer Owned Customer Operated Telephone
COM Component Object Model
COM Computer Output on Microfilm
CONET Czech Open NETwork
COSPAR Committee Of SpAce Research
CPHB Computer Protocol Heart Beat
CPI Character Per Inch
CPI Common Programming Interface
CPLIP Compressed Parallel Line Internet Protocol
CPNX Computer Protocol Network eXecutive
CPS Character Per Seconde
CPU Central Processor Unit
CP/M Control Program for Microcomputers
CPM Critical Path Method
CR Carriage Return
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
CRM Customer Relationship Management
CRT Cathode Ray Tube
CS Cable Select
CS Clear to Send
CS Crystal Semiconductor
CSA Chief Software Architect
CSD Circuit Switched Data
CSDI Compressed Serial Digital Interface
CSDN Circuit Switched Data Network
CSG Constructive Solid Geometry
CSH C SHell
CSI Computer Security Institute
CSM Central Switch Matrix
CSMA Carrier Sense Multiple Access
CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Media Access with Collision Detection
CSP Certified Solution Provider
CSTM Cinema SubTitles Machine
CSS Cascading Style Sheets
CSS Content Scrambling System
CTCP Client-to-Client-Protocol
CTI Computer Telephony Integration
CTS Clear To Send
CTX Chuntex Electronic Corporation
CUA Common User Access
CVD Chemical Vapor Deposition
CVE Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
CVS Concurrent Versions System
CWDM Course Wavelength Division Multiplex
[ D ]
Name Descrition
D-RDRAM Direct Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory
D3D Direct 3D
DAB Digital Audio Broadcasting
DAC Digital/Analog Converter
DAME Dark Avenger Mutation Engine
DAO Disk At Once
DASD Direct Access Storage Device
DAT Digital Audio Tape
DBB Dynamic Bass Boost
DBF DataBase File
DBI Dynamic Bus Inversion
DBR DOS Boot Record
DC Direct Current
DC Dual Channel
DCC Digital Compact Cassette
DCC Digital Content Creation
DCC Direct-Client-to-Client
DCC Display Communication Channel
DCD Data Carrier Detect
DCE Data Circuit-terminating Equipment
DCE Data Communications Equipment
DCF Design rule for Camera Filesystem
DCI Direct Control Interface
DCI Display Control Interface
DCMA Digital Millennium Copyright Act
DCOM Distributed Component Object Model
DCR Digital Colour Restoration
DCT Discrete Cosine Transform
DD Double Density
DDA Digital Differential Analyzer
DDB Device Dependent Bitmap
DDC Display Data Channel
DDC/CI Display Data Channel Command Interface
DDE Dynamic Data Exchange
DDK Device Driver Kit
DDK Driver Development Kit
DDMA Distributed Direct Memory Access
DDML Document Definition Markup Language
DDNS Dual Dynamic Noise Suppresser
DDNS Dynamic Domain Name Service
DDO Dynamic Drive Overlay
DDP Datagram Delivery Protocol
DDR Double Data Rate
DDS Digital Data Storage
DECTRA DECca Track and RAnge
DELRAC DEcca Long Range Area Coverage
DEC Digital Equipment Corporation
DECT Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications
DES Data Encryption Standard
DFS Distributed File System
DFC Dynamic Feedback Circuit
DFC Dynamic Focus Circuit
DFP Digital Flat Panel
DFT Discrete Fourier Transformation
DGP Dissimilar Gateway Protocol
DGPS Differential Global Positioning System
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DIAC DIode Alternate Current switch
DIB Device Independent Bitmap
DIB Dual Independent Bus
DIGIC DIGital Imaging Core
DIL Dual In-line Package
DIME DIrect Memory Execute
DIMM Dual In-Line Memory Module
DIP Dual In-line Package
DIRECT X DIRECT eXtension
DIX DEC-Intel-Xerox
DJGPP DJ delorie GNU C++ compiler
DLL Dynamic Link Library
DLP Digital Light Processing
DSL Data Link Service
DLS Digital Loop Service
DLS Distributed Link Services
DLS Directory Location Service
DLS DownLoadable Sounds
DLS Dynamic Load Sharing
DLT Digital Linear Tape
DMA Direct Memory Access
DMCA Digital Millennium Copyright Act
DMD Digital Micromirror Device
DME Distance-Measuring Equipment
DMI Desktop Management Interface
DMM Diamond MultiMedia
DMOS Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductor
DMS Document Management System
DMT Discrete Monitor Timings
DMTF Desktop Management Task Force
DMU Digital Mock-Up
DN DOS Navigator
DNA Distributed interNet Architecture
DNR Digital Noise Reduction
DNS Domain Name Server
DOS Disk Operating System
DOW Direct OverWrite
DPCM Differential Pulse Code Modulation
DPI Dots Per Inch
DPMI Dos Protected Mode Interface
DPMS Display Power Management System
DPMS Dos Protected Mode Services
DPOF Digital Print Order Format
DPS Digital Processing Systems
DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory
DRAW Direct Read After Write
DS Double Side
DSAM Data Set Access Method
DSC Digital Sound Control
DSD Document Structure Description
DSM Directory Service Migration
DSN Deep Space Network
DSP Digital Signal Processor
DSP Display Systems Protocol
DSR Data Set Ready
DSS Digital Signature Standard
DSSSL Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
DSSSL Document Style and Semantics Specification Language
DT4DTD Data Types For DTD
DTA Dave's Targa Animator
DTA Disk Transfer Area
DTA Dynamic Traffic Assignment
DTC Distributed Transaction Coordinator
DTCP Digital Transmission Content Protection
DTE Data Terminal Equipment
DtFT Discrete-time Fourier Transformation
DTL Digital Tape Library
DTL Diode-Transistor Logic
DTP DeskTop Publishing
DTR Data Terminal Ready
DTS Digital Theatre System
DUN Dial-Up Networking
DV Digital Video
DVB-C Digital Video Broadcasting-Cable
DVB-TS Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite
DVB-T Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial
DVI Digital Video Interactive
DVD Digital Video (Versatile) Disc
DWANGO Dial-up Wide Area Network Gaming Organization
DXF autocad Drawing eXchange Format
DXR Dynamic eXtension Resolution
[ E ]
Name Description
E-DDC Enhanced Extended Display Data Channel
E-EDID Enhanced Extended Display Identification Data standard
E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo
EAGLE Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor
EAN European Article Numbering
EAROM Electrically Alternate Programmable Read Only Memory
EAX Environmental Audio eXtension
EBCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
ECC Error Checking and Correction
ECC Error Correction Code
ECD Enhanced Color Display
ECP Enhanced Capability Port
ECMA European Computer Manufacturers Association
ECSS European Communication Satellite System
ECU European Currency Unit
ECU EISA Configuration Utility
ED Extra Density
EDA Electronic Design Automation
EDC Error Detection Code
EDGE Enhanced Data rate for Global Evolution
EDI Electronic Data Interchange
EDID Extended Display Identification Data
EDIP Electronic Document Image Processing
EDORAM Extended Data Output Random Access Memory
EDP Electronic Data Processing
EDPT Enhanced Drive Parameter Table
EEG ElektroEncefaloGraf
EEMS Enhanced Expanded Memory Specification
EEPROM Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory
EER Equal Error Rate
EFM Eight-to-Fourteen Modulation
EGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter
EGP Exterior Gateway Protocol
EIA Electronic Industry Association
EIDE Enhanced Integrated Device Electronic
EIR Equipment Identity Register
EIS Executive Information Systems
EISA European Imaging and Sound Association
EISA Extended Industry Standard Architecture
EJB Enterprise JavaBean
ELD Electronic License Distribution
ELF Executable and Linking Format
ELF Extra Low Frequency
ELSI Extreme Large Scale Integration
EMA Enterprise Memory Architecture
EMI ElectroMagnetic Interference
EMINENT Expert Meeting of International and National Educational NeTworks
EMM Expanded Memory Manager
EMP Emergency Management Port
EMR Electro Mechanical Relay
EMS Expanded Memory Specification
ENIAC Electronic Numerator, Integrator, Analyzer and Calculator
EOF End Of File
EON Enhanced Other Network
EOS Equation Operating System
EOT End Of Transmission
EP Enterprise Portal
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EPIC Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing
EPICenter Electronic Photography and Imaging Center
EPP Enhanced Parallel Port
EPROM Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EPS Encapsulated PostScript
ERMES Enhanced Radio MEssage System
ERP Enterprise Resource Planning
ESA Electronic Shock Absorption
ESC ESCape
ESD Electronic Software Distribution
ESD ElectroStatic Discharge
ESDI Enhanced Small Device Interface
ESDRAM Enhanced Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
ESMA Extended Server Memory Architecture
ESP Encapsulated Security Payload
ETHERIP ETHERnet-within-IP encapsulation
ETSI European Technical Standards Institute
EU Execution Unit
EVC Enhanced Video Connector
EVD Enhanced Versatile Disc
[ F ]
Name Description
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
FAR False Acceptance Rate
FAT File Allocation Table
FATSERV FATmen SERVer
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
FC-AL Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop
FCB File Control Block
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FCP Firewall Control Protocol
FCPGA Flip Chip Pin Grid Array
FCS Fibre Channel Standard
FDC FloppyDisk Controller
FDD FloppyDisk Drive
FDDI Fibre Distributed Data Interface
FE/TE Focus Error/Tracking Error
FED Field Emission Display
FET Field Effected transistor
FF Form Feed
FFD Free Form Deformation
FFP Free Form Prism
FFT Fast Fourier Transformation
FHSS Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
FIFO First In-First Out
FIPS First nondestructive Interactive Partition Splitting
FIR Fast serial InfraRed
FIR Finite Impulse Response
FIRE Flexible Routing Engine
Flash EPROM Flash Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
FM Frequency Modulation
FMD Fluorescent Multilayer Disc
FNC Federal Network Council
ForTran Formula Translator
FPDI Flat Panel Display Interface
FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
FPIC Field Programmable Integrated Circuits
FPM Fast Page Mode
FPMPMI Flat Panel Monitor Physical Mounting Standard
FPS Frames Per Second
FPROT File PROTect
FPU Floating-Point Unit
FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name
FRR False Rejection Rate
FSAA Full Scene Anti-Aliasing
FSB Front Side Bus
FSF Free Software Foundation
FSK Frequency Shift Keying
FTD Fluorescent Tube Display
FTP File Transfer Protocol
FTS Favorite Track Selection
FWA Fixed Wireless Access
FWH FirmWare Hub
[ G ]
Name Description
GART Graphics Address Remapping Table
GCC GNU C Compiler
GDI Graphics Device Interface
GDT Global Description Table
GDTR Global Description Table Register
GGP Gateway to Gateway Protocol
GHA Gigabit Highway Alliance
GID Group IDentification
GIGO Garbage In Garbage Out
GIMP General Image Manipulation Program
GIS Geographics Information System
GLB Generic Logic Block
GLUT Graphics Library Utility Toolkit
GMR Giant MagnetoResistive
GMSK Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying
GMT Greenwich Mean Time
GNAT GNU Ada Translator
GND GrouND
GNU GNU's Not Unix
GPA Graphics Port Accelerator
GPC GNU Pascal Compiler
GPF General Protection Fault
GPIB General Purpose Interface Bus
GPL General Public License
GPP GNU C++ compiler
GPRS General Packet Radio System
GPS Global Positioning System
GPSS General Purpose System Simulator
GPT Graphics Performance Tool
GPU Graphics Processing Unit
GRE General Routing Encapsulation
GREP Generalized Regular Expression Parser
GRP Global Routing Pool
GSM Global System for Mobile Communication
GTLB Graphics Translation Look-aside Buffer
GTF Generalized Timing Formula
GTL Gunning Transceiver Logic
GTO Gate Turn Off
GTP GPRS Tunneling Protocol
GTS GigaTexel Shading
GUI Graphical User Interface
GUS Gravis UltraSound
[ H ]
Name Description
HAL Hardware Abstraction Layer
HAVI Home Audio Visual Interoperatibility
HBL Hue/Brightness/Luminosity
HCG Hercules Graphics Card
HCS Hard-Class Silica
HCT Hardware Compatibility Tests
HD High Density
HDA Hard Disk Assembly
HDC HardDisk Controller
HDCD High Definition Compact Disc
HDD HardDisk Drive
HDI High Definition Imaging
HDLC High level Data Link Control
HDR Hard Disk Recording
HDR High Dynamic Range
HDSS Holographic Data Storage System
HEL Hardware Emulation Layer
HFS Hierarchical File System
HGC Hercules Graphics Controller
HIC Hybrid Integrated Circuit
HID Human Interface Devices
HIR Hidden Internal Registers
HIRD HURD of Interafaces Representing Depth
HLR Home Location Register
HLS Hue/Lightness/Saturation
HMA High Memory Area
HMP Host Monitoring Protocol
HOE Holographic Optical Elements
HP Hewlett Packard
HPC Hand-held Personal Computer
HPFS High Performance File System
HPGL Hewlett Packard Graphics Language
HPOM Home Page Object Model
HPSB High Performance Serial Bus
HRTF Head-Related Transfer Function
HS High Speed (modem connection)
HSB Hue/Saturation/Brightness
HSCSD High Speed Circuit-Switched Data
HSDRAM High speed Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
HSI Hue/Saturation/Intensity
HSL Hue/Saturation/Luminosity
HSM Hierarchical Storage Management
HST High Speed Technology
HSV Hue/Saturation/Value
HT HyperThreading
HTML Hyper Text Markup Language
HTTP Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
HUD Heads-Up Display
HURD HIRD of Unix Replacing Daemons
HW HardWare
[ I ]
Name Description
IBASES Intel Baseline AGP System Evaluation Suite
IBM International Business Machine
IBMR Image Based Method Rendering
IA-64 Intel Architecture 64bit
IAB Internet Architecture Board
IANA International Article Numbering Association
IANA Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
IC Integrated Circuit
ICAS International Campaign of Abandonware Supporters
ICB Image Capture Board
ICB Intel Code Builder
ICD Installable Client Driver
ICL Iob Control Language
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol
ICQ [I SeeK you]
ICS Internet Caching System
ICU ISA Configuration Utility
ICW Internet Connection Wizard
ID IDentification
IDAPI Independent Database Application Programming Interface
IDC International Data Corporation
IDE Integrated Developement Environment
IDE Integrated Device Electronic
IDEA International Data Encryption Algorithm
IDL Interface Description Language
IDPR Inter-Domain Policy Routing protocol
IDPR-CMTP IDPR Control Message Transport Protocol
IDRP Inter-Domain Routing Protocol
IDS Identification of Digitized Roads
IDSA Interactive Digital Software Association
IDT Integrated Device Technology
IEAK Internet Explorer Administration Kit
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IESG steering group of Internet Engineering Task Force
IETF Internet Engineering Task Force
IFM Intelligent Flow Management
IFMA International Facility Management Association
IGBT Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
IGDT Inert Gas Discharge Tube
IGP any private Interior Gateway Protocol
IHS Integrated Heat Spreader
IHV Independent Hardware Vendor
IIC Inter IC Bus
IID Interaural Intensity Difference
IIF Informix Internet Foundation
IIOP Internet InterORB Protocol
IIR Infinite Impulse Response
IIS Internet Information Server
IIT Integrated Information Technology
ILS International Lyrics Server
IKE Internet Key Exchange
IM-BUS InterMetal-Bus
IMAP3 Interactive Mail Access Protocol v3
IMB InterModule Bus
IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identification
IMSP Interactive Mail Support Protocol
IN Intelligent Network
INTEL INTegrated ELectronic
INTERNET INTERnational NETwork
IO Input/Output
IOC IBM Open Classes
IOL Internet OnLine
IORQ Input/Output ReQuest
IPC Inter-Process Communication
IPCU Internet Packet Core Utility
IPEAK Intel Performance Evaluation and Analysis Kit
IPI Internal Processor Interrupt
IPIP IP-within-IP encapsulation protocol
IPL Initial Program Load
IPN InterPlanetary Network
IPNRG Interplanetary Internet Research Group
IPPC Internet Pluribus Packet Core
IPS Intelligent Power Switch
IPX Internetwork Packet eXchange
IQ Intelligence Quotient
IR InfraRed
IRC Internet Relay Chat
IrDA Infrared Data Association
IRP I/O Request Packed
IRQ Interrupt ReQuest
IRTP Internet Reliable Transaction Protocol
ISI Information Sciences Institute
ISM Integrated Switch Module
ISO-TP4 ISO Transport Protocol class 4
ISP Internet Service Provider
ISS Integrated System Services
ISS International Space System
ISSCC International Solid-State Circuits Conference
IT Information Technology
ITAA International Technology Association of America
ITD Interaural Time Difference
ITT International Telephone and Telegraph
ITU-TSS International Telecommunications Union-Telecommunication Standards Sector
ISO International Standard Organization
ISO-IP ISO Internet Protocol
ISA Industry Standard Architecture
ISA Instruction Set Architecture
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network
ISM Input Switch Matrix
ISSI Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.
IVBC Intel Video Business Conferencing
IVC Integrated Visual Computing
IWU Inter Working Unit
IXP Image processing eXternal Process
[ J ]
Name Description
JBIG Joint Bi-level Image Expert Group
JDK Java Development Kit
JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Association
JFIF Joint File Interchange Format
JFET Junction Field Effected transistor
JIPA JUMPtec Intelligent Panel Adaptation
JIT Just In Time
JPEG Joint Photographic Expert Group
JRC JUMPtec Remote Control
JRE Java Runtime Environment
JSP Java Server Pages
JST Japanese Solderless Terminals
JTC1 Joint Technical Committee 1
JVM Java Virtual Machine
[ K ]
Name Description
KDC Key Distribution Center
KDE K Desktop Environment
KFC Kuo Feng Corporation
KFMF Kosmic Music Free Foundation
KNI Katmai New Instructions
KOI Kod dlja Obmìna Informacii
KSH Korn SHell
KXP Keyframer eXternal Process
[ L ]
Name Description
L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
LADDR LAyered Device Driver aDchitecture
LAN Local Area Network
LARP Lotus Address Resolution Protocol
LASER Light Amplification Stimulated Emission of Radiation
LATEX Lesslie-Lamport's Advanced TEX
LBA Logical Block Addressing
LBNL Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
LCC Logical Link Control
LCCC Leadless Ceramic Chip Carrier
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LCM LANDesk Configuration Manager
LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LDP Linux Documentation Project
LDT Local Description Table
LDTR Local Description Table Register
LED Light Emitting Diode
LEO Low Earth Orbit
LF Line Feed
LIFO Last In-First Out
LiLo Linux Loader
LIM Lotus Intel Microsoft standard
LIMDOW Light Intensity Modulation Direct OverWrite
LIMM Light Intensity Modulation Method
LIMOS Laser Intensity MOdulation System
LISP Lots of Irritating Superfluous Parentheses :-)
LL Leased Lines
LLC Logical Link Control
LLP London Logic Praha
LMA Light Memory Architecture
LMS Learning Management System
LP Long Play
LPAC Lossless Predictive Audio Compression
LPF League for Programming Freedom
LPT Line Printer Terminal
LQ Letter Quality
LRU Last Recently Used
LSB Least Significant Bit
LSI Large Scale Integration
LSM Linux Software Map
LTO Linear Tape-Open
LUN Logical UNit
LUT Look-Up Table
LVD Low Voltage Differential
LW Long Wave
[ M ]
Name Description
M68k Motorola 68xxx processor
MAC Media Access Controller
MAC Message Authentication Code
MAGLEV MAGnetic LEVitation
MAJC Microprocessor Architecture for Java Computing
MAME Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator
MAN Metropolitan Area Network
MARS Multicast Address Resolution Service
MARSat Mars Aerostacionary Relay Satellite
MAS Multilevel Analog Signaling
MASER Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
MASH Multi Stage Noise Shaping
MAU Media Attachment Unit
MAU Multistation Access Unit
MAX Matrox Animation eXpress
MaxMTU MaxiMum Transmission Unit
MB MainBoard (MotherBoard)
MBE Molecular Beam Epitaxy
MBONE Multicast BackbONE
MBR Master Boot Record
MC Magnetofon Cassette
MCA MicroChannel Architecture
MCB Memory Control Block
MCC Media Control Center
MCCS Monitor Control Command Set
MCD Mini-Client Driver
MCD Motherboard Configurable Devices
MCGA Multi-Color Graphics Array
MCH Memory Controller Hub
MCI Media Control Interface
MCT MOS Controlled Thyristor
MCU MCA Configuration Utility
MD MiniDisc
MDA Monochrome Display Adapter
MDAC Microsoft Data Access Components
MDF Mobile Data Framework
MDPA Monochrom Display and Printer Adapter
MDRAM Multibank Dynamic Random Access Memory
MEGA PC MSI Entertainment and Gaming Appliance
MEL Maya Embedded Language
MEMS Micro-Electro-Mechanical System
MER Micro Electronic Relay
MERIT-INP MERIT INternodal Protocol
MEXE Mobile station application EXecution Environment
MFCC Magnetic Field Cancel Coil
MFE-NSP MFE Network Services Protocol
MFLOPS Million Floating Operations per Second
MFM Modified Frequency Modulation
MGA Matrox Graphics Adapter
MGD MOSFET Gate Driver
MHP Multimedia Home Platform
MHRP Mobile Host Routing Protocol
MHS Message Handling System
MIB Management Information Base
MIC Marathon Interface Card
MIC Memory In Cartridge
MICP Mobile Internetworking Control Protocol
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIFD Management Information Format Database
MILNET MILitary NETwork
MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
MIMO Multi Input Multi Output
MIPS Meaningless Indication of Processor Speed :-)
MIPS Million Instructions per Second
MIS Metal Insulated Semiconductor
MJPEG Motion Joint Picture Expert Group
MLM Master Library Module
MLM Multi Level Marketing
MLID Multiple Link Interface Driver
MMC Microsoft Management Console
MMC MultiMedia Command set
MML Man Machine Language
MMR Modified Modified Read
MMU Memory Management Unit
MMX MultiMedia eXtension
MO Magneto-Optical
MO-CVD Metal Organic-Chemical Vapor Deposition
MOCA Music Online Competition Act
MODEM MOdulator-DEModulator
MOPS Minimized Open PC System
MOS Metal Oxid Semiconductor
MOT Microwave Oven Transformer
MP/M Multiprogramming Control Program for Microcomputers
MP3 MPeg I, layer 3
MPAA Motion Picture Association of America
MPC Multimedia Personal Computer
MPEG Motion Picture Experts Group
MPEG-2 AAC MPEG-2 Advanced Audio Compression
MPL Meridian Lossless Packing
MPML Main Profile at Main Level
MPO Music Power Output
MPP netix Message Posting Protocol
MPS Million Pixels per Second
MR MagnetoResistive heads
MR Master Reset
MR Modem Ready
MRA Multi-Resolution Analysis
MRO Maintenance, Repair and Operation
MRP Material Requirements Planning
MRP II Manufacturing Requirements Planning
MRS Media Recognition System
MRX MagnetoResistive eXtended
MS Microsoft
MSAA Microsoft Active Accessibility
MSAU MultiStation Access Unit
MSB Most Significant Bit
MSC Mobile Services switching Centre
MSCDEX Microsoft Compact Disc EXtension
MSCS Microsoft Cluster Server
MSD Microsoft Diagnostic
MSDN Microsoft Developer Network
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet
MSI Message Signaled Interrupts
MSI Middle Scale Integration
MSIE Microsoft Internet Explorer
MSN Microsoft Network
MSN Multiple Subscriber Number
MTA Mail Transfer Agent
MTBF Medium Time Between Failures
MTH Memory Translator Hub
MTP Multicast Transport Protocol
MTS Microsoft Transaction Server
MTTR Mean Time To Repair
MTU Maximum Transmission Unit
MUD Multi-User Dungeon
MULDEX MULtiplexor-DEmultipleXor
MUX MUltipleXing
MW Medium Wave
[ N ]
Name Description
NAB - National Association of BroadcastersNAK - Not AcKnowledgedNAL - Novell Application LauncherNAS - Network Attach StorageNASA - National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNAT - Network Address TranslationNAV - Network Allocation VectorNAV - Norton AntiVirusNBD - Next Business DayNC - Norton CommanderNCB - Network Control BlockNCI - Network Computer Inc.NCSA - National Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsNCSA - National Computer Security AssociationNDIS - Network Driver Interface SpecificationNDM - Network DataMoverNDMP - Network Data Management ProtocolNDPS - Novell Distributed Print ServicesNDS - Notes Domain ServerNDS - Novell Directory ServicesNEAT - Novell Easy Administrator ToolNEC - Nippon Electric CompanyNEO - Near-Earth ObjectsNetBEUI - NetBIOS Extended User InterfaceNEXT - Near End CrossTalkNFR - Near Field RecordingNFS - Network File SystemNGIO - New Generation Input/OutputNHRP - NBMA Next Hop Resolution ProtocolNIC - Network Information CentreNIC - Network Interface CardNIS - Network Information ServiceNIST - National Institute for Standards and TechnologyNIX - Neutral Interent eXchangeNLM - Netware Loadable ModuleNLQ - Near Letter QualityNLS - National Language SupportNMA - NetWare Management AgentNMEA - National Marine Electronics Association
NMI - Non-Maskable InterruptNMS - Netelligent Management SoftwareNMU - Network Management UnitNNR - NetName ResolvingNNTP - Network News Transfer ProtocolNOP - No OperationNOSA - National Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsNPU - Numeric Processor UnitNREN - National Research and Education NetworkNRTZ - Non Return To ZeroNSFNET - National Science Foundation NETworkNSR - nVidia Shading RasterizerNST - Neon Sign TransformerNSS - Novell Storage ServicesNTFS - New Technology File SystemNTSC - National Television Standards CommitteeNTT - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone corporationNU - Norton UtilitiesNUMA - Non-Uniform Memory AccessNURBS - Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline representationNVP - Network Voice ProtocolNYEO - Norton Your Eyes Only
[ O ]
Name Description
OA Object Adapter
OAW Optically Assisted Winchester
OBEX OBject EXchange
OBIT Oil Burner Ignition Transformer
OC OverClocking
OC Oudin Coil
OCI Optical Couple Insulator
OCR Optical Character Recognition
OCTEK OCean TECHnology
ODBC Open DataBase Connectivity
ODI Open Data-link Interface
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
OGM OutGoing Message
OH Off Hook (modem)
OLAP OnLine Analytical Processing
OLE Object Linking and Embedding
OLTP On-Line Transaction Processing
OMG Object Management Group
OMG Open Management Group
OOP Object Oriented Programming
OPC Optimum Power Calibration
OPC Originating Point Code
OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OpenAL Open Audio Library
OpenGL Open Graphics Library
ORB Object Request Broker
OS Operating System
OSD On Screen Display
OSI Open Systems Interconnection
OSM Output Switch Matrix
OSTA Optical Storage Technology Association
OTDR Optical Time Domain Reflectometry
OTP-ROM One Time Programmable Read Only Memory
OVAL Object Visual Application Language
OUI Offline Usenet Interface
[ P ]
Name Description
PAC - Platform Adapter ComponentPAD - Packet Assembler/DissemblerPADS - Personal Automated Design SystemPAE - Physical Address ExtensionsPAL - Phase Alternation Line
PAP - Password Authentication ProtocolPA-RISC - Precision Architecture Reduced Instruction Set ComputerPAT - PArtition TablePBCache - Pipeline Burst CachePC - Personal ComputerPC - Program CounterPCA - Printed Circuit AssemblyPCA - Program Calibration ArrayP-CAV - Partial Constant Angular VelocityPCB - Printed-Circuit BoardPCI - Peripheral Component InterconnectPCI SIG - Peripheral Component Interconnect Special Interest GroupPCL - Postscript Communication LanguagePCM - PC MagazinePCM - Pulse Code ModulationPCMCIA - Personal Computer Memory Card AssociationPCMCIA - People Can't Memorize Computer Industry AcronymsPCR - PCI Configuration RegistersPCS - Personal Card SystemPCS - Portable Computer SystemPDA - Percent Defective AllowablePDA - Personal Digital AssistantPDAP - Prospero Data Access ProtocolPDC - Programme Delivery ControlPDL - Page Description LanguagePDN - Public Data NetworkPDP - Parallel Data ProcessingPDU - Protocol Description UnitPEEL - Programmable Electrically Erasable LogicPEM - Privacy Enhanced MailPERL - Practical Extraction and Report LanguagePGA - Pin Grid ArrayPGA - Professional Graphics AdapterPGM - Portable GrayMapPGML - Precision Graphics Markup LanguagePGP - Pretty Good PrivacyPHP - Hypertext PreprocessorPIC - Paegas Internet CallPIC - Power Integrated CircuitPIC - Programmable Interrupt ControllerPID - Process IDentificationPILOT - Programmed Instruction Learning Or TestingPIM - Personal Information ManagerPIN - Personal Identification NumberPINE - Program for Internet News and EmailPINE - PINE Is Not Elm ]-)
PING - Packet InterNet GroperPIO - Parallel Input/OutputPIO - Programmed Input/OutputPIP - Picture In PicturePIP - Power Interface ProductsPISA - PCI+ISAPIXEL - PIcture ELementPLCC - Plastic Leaded Chip CarrierPLEDM - Phase-state Low Electron Drive MemoryPLIP - Parallel Line Internet ProtocolPLL - Phase Locked LoopPM - Phase ModulationPMA - Photo Marketing AssociationPMA - Program Memory ArrayPME - Power Management EventPMM - POST Memory ManagerPMM - Power Management ModePMMU - Paged Memory Management UnitPMP - Portable Media PlayerPMPO - Power Maximum Peak OutputPMT - PhotoMultiplier TubePNI - Prescott New InstructionsPnP - Plug and PlayPOCSAG - Post Office Code Standardization GroupPOF - Plastic Optic FiberPOI - Point Of InterconnectionPOP - Post Office ProtocolPOSIX - Portable Operating System InterfacePOST - Power On Self TestPOV-Ray - Persistence Of Vision RaytracerPPC - Plasma Particle CannonPPC - Power PCPPGA - Plastic Pin Grid ArrayPPM - Page Per MinutePPM - Portable PixMapPPP - Point-to-Point ProtocolPPTP - Point-to-Point Tunneling ProtocolPQ - PowerQuestPRA - Primary Rate AccessPRAM - Parameter Random Access MemoryPRM - Packet Radio MeasurementPRML - Partial Response Maximum LikehoodPROLOG - PROgramming LOGicPROM - Programmable Read Only MemoryPS - Personal SystemPSDN - Packet Switched Data Network
PSK - Phase Shift KeyingPSP - Program Segment PrefixPTP - Parcel Transfer ProtocolPTP - Peer To PeerPTSA - Product Term Sharing ArrayPTY - Program TYpePUK - Personal Unblocking KeyPVC - Permanent Virtual ChannelPVI - Photo Voltaic IsolatorPVP - Packet Video ProtocolPWM - Pulse Width ModulationPXE - Preboot eXecution EnvironmentPXP - Program modeling eXternal Process
[Q]
Name Description
QA Quality Assurance
QBE Query By Example
QC Quality Control
QD Quad Channel
QDR Quadruple Data Rate
QEMM Quarterdeck Expanded Memory Manager
QFP Quad Fine Pitch
QIC Quarter Inch Cartridge
QOS Quality Of Services
QPS Quark Publishing System
QRSL Quad RAMBUS Signaling Level
QT QuickTime
QTML QuickTime Media Layer
[R]
Name Description
R&D - Research & DevelopmentRADAR - RAdio Detection And RangingRAID - Redundant Array of Independent DisksRAM - Random Access MemoryRAM - Rechargeable Alkaline ManganeseRAMAC - Random Access Method of Accounting and ControlRAMDAC - Random Access Memory Digital/Analog ConverterRAN - Regional Area NetworkRAO - Revenue Accounting Office
RAP - Roving Analysis PortRARP - Reverse Address Resolution ProtocolRAS - Remote Access ServiceRAS - Row Address StrobeRAVE - Rendering Acceleration Virtual EngineRAW - Read After WriteRCA - Radio Corporation of AmericaRCS - Revision Control SystemRD - Receiving DataRGF - Resource Description FrameworkRGSS - Rotated Grid Super-SamplingRDP - Reliable Data ProtocolRDRAM - Rambus Dynamic Random Access MemoryRDS - Radio Data SystemREAD - Relative Element Address DifferentiationRELAX - REgular LAnguage for XMLRET - Resolution Enhancement TechnologyRFC - Request for CommentsRFI - Radio Frequency InterferenceRGB - Red/Green/BlueRGBA - Red/Green/Blue/AlphaRGN - Random Number GeneratorRGP - Report Generator ProgramRI - Ring IndicatorRIAA - Recording Industry Association of AmericaRID - Recorder unique IDentifierRIMM - Rambus In-line Memory ModuleRIP - RIPscrip graphics protocolRISC - Reduced Instruction Set ComputerRIVA - Real-time Interactive Video and animation AcceleratorRMS - Root Mean SquareRNA - RiboNucleon AcidRNS - Reflection Network SeriesROM - Read Only MemoryROM - Rivers Of MudROP - Raster Operation CodeRLE - Run Length Encoded (Encoding)RLL - Run Length LimitedRLP - Radio Link ProtocolRPC - Remote Procedure CallRPM - Redhat Package ManagerRS-PC - Reed Solomon Product CodeRS - Recommended StandardRS - Request to SendRSU - Remote Subscribe UnitRSVP - ReSerVation Protocol
RSX 3D - Realistic 3D Sound ExperienceRTC - Real Time ClockRTC - Return To ControlRTS - Request To SendRTJWG - Real-Time Java Working GroupRTOS - Real-Time Operating SystemRTP - Real-Time PlatformRVD - MIT Remote Virtual Disk protocolRWM - Read-Write MemoryRxD - Receive Data
[S]
Name Description
S/NR - Signal/Noise RatioS/PDIF - Sony/Philips Digital InterFaceS3TC - S3 Texture CompressionSAA - Systems Application ArchitectureSACD - Super Audio Compact DiscSAM - Security Account ManagerSAN - Storage Area NetworkSANDRA - System ANalyser Diagnostic and Reporting AssistantSAO - Session At OnceSAP - Service Advertising Protocol
SAR - Specific Absorption RateSAR - Synthetic Aperture RadarSASI - Shugart Associates System InterfaceSAT-MON - SATnet MONitoringSB - SoundBlasterSCAM - SCSI Configured AutomaticallySCAVEM - SCAn VElocity ModulationSCI - System Control InterruptSCL - Superscape Control LanguageSCM - Supply Chain ManagementSCMS - Serial Copy Management SystemSCO - Santa Cruz OperationSCOPE - Supply Chain Optimization, Planning and ExecutionSCPI - Standard Commands for Programmable InstrumentsSCR - Silicon Controlled RectifierSCSI - Small Computer System InterfaceSD - Sending DataSD - Single DensitySD-DVD - Super Density Digital Video DiscSDA - Source Data AutomationSDDI - Serial Digital Data InterfaceSDDS - Sony Dynamic Digital SoundSDK - Software Development KitSDLC - Synchronous Data Link ControlSDMI - Secure Digital Music InitiativeSDRAM - Synchronous Dynamic Random Access MemorySDRP - Source Demand Routing ProtocolSDT - Software Developer ToolkitSE - Single EndedSEC - Single Edge ContactSECAM - Sequential Color With MemorySECC - Single Edge Contact CartridgeSEGA - Super Enhanced Graphics AdapterSEP - Sequential Exchange ProtocolSEPP - Single Edge Processor PackageSESR - Standard Event Status RegisterSET - Secure Electronic TransactionSETI - Search for Extraterrestrial IntelligenceSFF - Small Form Factor CommitteeSFFO - Small Form Factor Optical storageSFT - System Fault ToleranceSFT - System File TableSFX - SelF eXtractorSGI - Servers and Graphics IntegratedSGI - Silicon Graphics Inc.SGML - Standard Generalized Markup Language
SGP - Soukup Graphics PreprocessorSGRAM - Synchronous Graphics Random Access MemorySID - Sound Interface DeviceSIGS - Special Interest GroupSSIL - Solid Immersion LensSIM - Subscriber Information ModuleSIMD - Single Instruction Multiple DataSIMM - Single In-line Memory ModuleSIO - Serial Input/OutputSIP - Simple Internet ProtocolSIP - Single In-line PackageSIP - Super Impacted ParticlesSIPP-ESP - SIPP Encap Security PayloadSIPP-AH -SIPP Authentication HeaderSIR - Serial InfraRedSiS - Silicon integrated SystemsSLDRAM - SyncLink Dynamic Random Access MemorySLI - Scan Line InterleavingSLIC - System License Internal CodeSLIP - Serial Line Internet ProtocolSLP - Service Location ProtocolSMA - Shared Memory ArchitectureSMART - Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting TechnologySMB - Server Message BoxSMC - Standard Microsystem CorporationSMCS - Serial Copy Management SystemSMD - Surface Mounting DeviceSMI - System Management InterruptSMM - System Management ModeSMP - Symmetrical MultiProcessingSMS - Short Message ServiceSMSC - Short Message Service CentreSMT - Simultaneous Multi-ThreadingSMT - Single-pass Multi-TexturingSMT - Surface Mounting TechnologySMTP - Simple Mail Transfer ProtocolSNA - Systems Network ArchitectureSNAP - Symbolic Network Analysis ProgramSNES - Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemSNG - Satellite News GatheringSNMP - Simple Network-Management ProtocolSNOBOL - String-Oriented Symbolic LanguageSOC - System On a ChipSODIMM - Small Outline Dual In-Line Memory ModuleSOH - Start Of HeadingSoHo - Small Office-Home Office
SOIC - Small Outline Integrated CircuitSOJ - Small Outline J-leadSOM - System Object ModelSOP - Small Outline PackageSOX - Scheme for Object-oriented XMLS/PDIF - Sony/Philips Digital InterFaceSP - SPaceSP - Stack PointerSP - Standard PlaySPARC - Scalar Processor ARChitectureSPD - Spidla Data ProcessingSPEC - Standard Performance Evaluation CorporationSPI - SCSI-3 Parallel interfaceSPOOL - Simultaneous Peripheral Operation OnLineSPOT - Smart Personal Objects TechnologySPS - Shock Protection SystemSPTI - SCSI Pass Through InterfaceSQL - Structured Query LanguageSQUID - Superconducting QUantum Interface DeviceSR - Service ReleaseSR - Slide RuleSRA - Symmetric Rendering ArchitectureSRAM - Static Random Access MemorySRS - Sound Retrieval SystemSS - Single SideSSB - Single Side BandSSD - Solid State DiscSSH - Secure SHellSSI - Standard Scale IntegrationSSL - Secure Socket LayerSSR - Solid State RelaySSR - SuperScalar RenderingSTP - Shielded Twisted PairSTS - Stratospheric Telecommunications ServiceSVC - Switched Virtual CircuitsSVG - Scalable Vector GraphicsSVGA - Super Video Graphics ArraySVPMI - Super VGA Protected Mode InterfaceSW - SoftWareSW - Short WaveSWAT - Special Weapons And TacticsSWIFT-RVP - Swift Remote Virtual file ProtocolSXP - Surface procedural eXternal ProcessSYN - SYNchronizationSYSGEN - SYStem GENerationS-VHS - Super Video Home System
[ T ]
Name Description
TAB TABulator
TAM Trivial Authenticated Mail protocol
TAO Track At Once
TAP Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol
TAP Test Access Port
TAP Technical Advanced Placement
TAPI Telephony Application Program Interface
TAR Tape ARchiver
TASM Turbo ASseMbler
TC Tesla Coil
TCA Taipei Computer Association
TCA Twin-Cache Architecture
TCH Traffic CHannel
TCP/IP Terminal Communication Protocol/Internet Protocol
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
TDM Time Division Multiplex
TDMA Time-Division Multiple Access
TDRSS Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
TEX Type Setting Extension
TFT Thin Field Transistor
TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol
TGA TarGA
TI Texas Instruments
TIA Telecommunications Industry Association
TIFF Tagged Image File Format
TIGA Texas Instruments Graphical Architecture
TIMI Technically Independent Machine Interface
TIPS Truevision Image Paint System
TLB Translation Lookaside Buffer
TLU Table Look-Up
TMC Thinking Machines Corporation
TMDS Transition Minimized Differential Signaling
TNT TwiN Texel
TOC Table Of Contents
TP/IP The Next Internet Protocol
TPI Track Per Inch
TPS Transactions Per Second
TRIAC TRIode Alternate Current switching
TSC Time Stamp Counter
TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
TSOP Thin Small Outline Package
TSR Terminate but Stay Resident
TSS Task State Segment
TTF True Type Font
TTL Transistor-Transistor Logic
TTS Text To Speech
TV TeleVision
TVS Transient Voltage Suppressor
TWINKLE The Weizmann Institute Key Locating Engine
TxD Transmitt Data
[ U ]
Name Description
UAC Union Aerospace Corporation
UARPS Unisys ARPS
UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter
UDF Universal Disc Format
UDMA Ultra Direct Memory Access
UDP User Datagram Protocol
UHA United Hacking Association
UHCI Universal Host Controller Interface
UHF Ultra High Frequency
UI User Interface
UID User IDentification
UMA Unified Memory Architecture
UMA Upper Memory Area
UMB Upper Memory Blocks
UMC United Microelectronic Components
UMIST University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
UML Unified Modeling Language
UNICEF United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
UNIVAC UNIVersal Automatic Computer
UPI Universal Peripheral Interface
UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply
UPX Ultimate Packer for eXecutables
URL Uniform Resource Locator
USB Universal Serial Bus
USENET USEr NETwork
USL Unix System Laboratories
USN Update Sequence Numbers
USSD Unstructured Supplementary Services Data
UTC Universal Coordinated Time
UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair
UUCP Unix to Unix CoPy
UV UltraViolet
[ V ]
Name Description
V7 VideoSeven
VAD Voice Activity Detector
VAFC VESA Advanced Feature Connector
VAG Vrlm Architecture Group
VAN Value Added Network
VAP Voice Applications Partner
VBA Visual Basic for Application
VBE VESA BIOS Extension
VBE/AF VESA BIOS Extension/Accelerated Features
VBE/PM VESA BIOS Extension/Power Management
VBE/SCI VESA BIOS Extension/Serial Control Interface
VBRUN Visual Basic RUNtime library
VCE Variable Content Encoding
VCI Video Cursor Interface
VCL Virus Construction Laboratory
VCL Visual Component Library
VCPI Virtual Control Program Interface
VCQ Vibrant Color Quality
VC SDRAM Virtual Channel Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
VDA Video Display Adapter
VDIF VESA Display Information File
VDM Virtual DOS Machine
VDS Virtual DMA Specification
VDT Video Display Terminal
VESA Video Electronics Standard Association
VFAT Virtual File Allocation Table
VFD Video For DOS
VFM Variable Frequency Monitor
VFP Visual FoxPro
VFS Virtual File System
VFW Video For Windows
VGA Video Graphics Array
VHF Very High Frequency
VHS Video Home System
VI VIsual editor
VIAD VESA Image Area Definition
VIM Vendor Independent Messaging
VIM Visual editor IMproved
VIS Visual Instruction Set
VISS VHS Index Search System
VIVO Video In/Video Out
VLAN Virtual Local Area Network
VLB VESA Local Bus
VLF Very Low-Frequency emission
VLM Very Large Memory
VLM Vibrant Loadable Module
VLR Visitor Location Register
VLSI Very Large Scale Integration
VLT Virtual LAN Trunking
VMB Virtual Machine Boot
VMC VESA Media Channel
VML Vector Markup Language
VMM Virtual Machine Manager
VMS Virtual Memory System
VMSS Virtual Motion Sound System
VODER Voice Operating DEmonstratoR
VOIP Voice Over IP
VOL Video On Line
VP&D VESA Plug and Display
VPN Virtual Private Networking
VPS Video Programming System
VR Virtual Reality
VRAM Video Random Access Memory
VRM Voltage Regulator Modules
VRML Virtual Reality Modeling Language
VSAT Very Small Aperture Terminal
VTR Video Tape Recorder
VUMA VESA Unified Memory Architecture
VVSS VESA Video Signal Standard
VIP Video Interface Port
[ W ]
Name Description
WABI Windows Application Binary Interface
WAIS Wide Area Information Server
WAN Wide Area Network
WAP/W@P Wireless Application Protocol
WARM Write And Read Mostly
WB-MON WideBand MONitoring
WB-EXPAK WideBand EXPAK
WBEM Web-Based Enterprise Management
WD Western Digital
WDM Wavelength Division Multiplexing
WDM Win32 Driver Model
WECA Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance
WFW Windows For Workgroups
WHO World Health Organization
WIC WAN Interface Card
WINE Wine Is Not Emulator
WinHEC Windows Hardware Engineering Conference
WIS Windows Installer Service
WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
WOL Wake On LAN
WORM Write Once-Read Mostly
WRAM Window Random Access Memory
WSH Windows Scripting Host
WSM WorldSpace Modifier
WSN Wang Span Network
WWDM Wide Wavelength Division Multiplex
VUMA VESA Unified Memory Architecture
WWW World Wide Web
WWWC (W3C) World Wide Web Consortium
WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get
[ XYZ ]
Name Description
XBDA Extended BIOS Data Area
XDI External Device Interface
XDR XML-Data Reduced
XGA eXtended Graphics Array
XMI XML Metadata Interchange
XML eXtensible Markup Language
XMS eXtended Memory Specification
XOSL Extended Operating System Loader
XQL XML Query Language
XSL eXtensible Stylesheet Language
XT eXtended Technology
Y2K Year 2-Kilo
YACC Yet Another C Compiler
YAPS Yet Another Port Scanner
YOU YAST Online Update
YP Yellow Pages
YPS Yellow Pages Service
ZAK Zero Administration Kit
ZAW Zero Administration for Windows
ZBR Zone Bit Recording
ZEN Zero Effort Networking
ZIF Zero Insert Force
ZIP Zig-zag In-line Package
ZLE Zero Latency Enterprise
ZSERV Zebra SERVer
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