|
AAC |
Advanced Audio Coding |
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AAL |
ATM Adaptation Layer |
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AARP |
Appletalk Address Resolution Protocol |
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ABI |
Application Binary Interface |
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ABM |
Asynchronous Balanced Mode |
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ABR |
Area Border Router |
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ABR |
Available Bit Rate |
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abr |
AutoBaud Rate |
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AC |
Alternating Current |
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ACAF |
Asia Computer Animation Festival |
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ACD |
Automatic Call Distributor |
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ACE |
Adobe Certified Expert |
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ACF |
Advanced Communications Function (IBM) |
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ACID |
Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability |
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ACK |
ACKnowledgment |
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ACL |
Access Control List |
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ACM |
Association for Computing Machinery |
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ACMC |
Australasian Computer Music Conference |
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ACP |
Associate Computing Professional |
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ACPI |
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface |
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ACR |
Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio |
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ACR |
Allowed Cell Rate |
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ACSS |
Aural Cascading Style Sheets |
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ACTP |
Adobe Certified Training Provider |
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AD |
Active Directory |
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AD |
Administrative Domain |
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ADB |
Apple Desktop Bus |
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ADC |
Analog-Digital Converter |
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ADC |
Apple Display Connector |
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ADCCP |
Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures |
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ADCS |
Australasian Document Computing Symposium |
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ADF |
automatic document feeder |
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ADO |
ActiveX Data Objects (Microsoft) |
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ADSL |
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
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ADT |
Abstract Data Type |
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AES |
Advanced Encryption Standard |
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AFS |
Andrew File System |
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AGP |
Accelerated Graphics Port |
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AI |
Action Item |
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AIFF |
Audio Interchange File Format |
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AIIM |
Association for Information and Image Management International |
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AIS |
Automated Information System |
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AITC |
Annual Information Technology Conference |
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AIX |
Advanced Interactive Executive (IBM) |
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ALGOL |
Algorithmic Language |
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ALSA |
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture |
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AM |
Active Matrix |
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AM |
Amplitude Modulation |
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AMD |
Advanced MicroDevices |
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AMR |
Audio Modem Riser |
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ANCS |
Architecture for Networking and Communications Systems |
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ANN |
Artificial Neural Network |
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ANSI |
American National Standards Institute, Inc. |
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ANT |
Another Neat Tool |
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API |
Application Programming Interface |
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APIC |
Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller |
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APIPA |
Automatic Private IP Address |
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|
APL |
Ada Programming Language |
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APR |
Apache Portable Runtime |
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ARC |
Advanced RISC Computing |
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ARIN |
American Registry for Internet Numbers |
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ARM |
Advanced RISC Machines Ltd |
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ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol (ATM) |
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ARPA |
Advanced Research Projects Agency (made early internet) |
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ARPANET |
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (early internet) |
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ASMP |
Asymmetric Multiprocessing |
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ASP |
Application Service Provider |
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ASP |
Application Server Process |
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ASSP |
Application-specific standard product |
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AST |
Abstract Syntax Tree |
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ASWN |
Applications and Services in Wireless Networks |
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AT |
Advanced Technology |
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ATA |
Advanced Technology Attachment |
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ATAG |
Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines |
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|
ATAPI |
Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface |
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ATEES |
Advanced Technologies in Electrical and Electronics Systems |
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ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
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AUP |
Acceptable Use Policy |
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AV |
Audiovisual |
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AVC |
Advanced Video Coding |
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AWT |
Abstract Windowing Toolkit |
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B2B |
Business-to-Business |
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BAP |
Bandwidth Allocation Protocol |
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Bash |
Bourne-again shell |
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|
BBS |
Bulletin Board System |
|
|
BCC |
Blind Carbon Copy |
|
|
BCD |
Binary-Coded Decimal |
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BEEP |
Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol |
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BER |
Bit-Error Rate |
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|
BFD |
Binary File Descriptor |
|
|
BGP |
Border Gateway Protocol (routing protocol) |
|
|
BI |
Business Intelligence |
|
|
BIDI |
Bidirectional |
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BIN |
Binary |
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|
BINAC |
Binary Automatic Computer, Nachfolger des ENIAC |
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BIND |
Berkeley Internet Name Daemon |
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BIOS |
Basic Input Output System |
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BIT |
Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1) |
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|
BJT |
Bipolar Junction Transistor |
|
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BLOB |
Binary Large Object |
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BMP |
Basic Multilingual Plane |
|
|
BNC |
Bayonet Neill Concelman |
|
|
BOM |
Byte Order Mark |
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BOOTP |
Bootstrap Protocol |
|
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BPDU |
Bridge Protocol Data Unit |
|
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BPEL |
Business Process Execution Language |
|
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bps |
bits per second |
|
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BSA |
Business Software Alliance |
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BSD |
Berkeley Software Distribution |
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BSI |
British Standards Institution |
|
|
BSOD |
Blue Screen Of Death |
|
|
BSS |
Block Started by Symbol |
|
|
bt |
Bluetooth Two |
|
|
bt |
Bluetooth Tablet |
|
|
BT |
BlueTooth |
|
|
BTAM |
Basic Telecommunications Access Method |
|
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BW |
Bandwidth |
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|
C&A |
Certification and Accreditation |
|
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CA |
Certificate Authority |
|
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CAC |
Common Access Card (smart card technology used in DoD) |
|
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CACS |
Computer Audit, Control and Security |
|
|
cad |
Computer Aided Designer |
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|
CAE |
Computer-Aided Engineering |
|
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CAM |
computer aided manufacturing |
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|
CAQ |
Computer-Aided Quality |
|
|
CARS |
Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery |
|
|
CC |
Carbon Copy |
|
|
CCA |
Citrix Certified Administrator |
|
|
CCEA |
Citrix Certified Enterprise Administrator |
|
|
CCIA |
Citrix Certified Integration Architect |
|
|
CCIE |
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert |
|
|
CCITT |
Comit? Consultatif International T?l?graphique et T?l?phonique |
|
|
CCN |
Computer Components and Networking |
|
|
ccna |
Cisco Certified Network Associated |
|
|
CCNC |
Consumer Communications and Networking Conference |
|
|
CCNP |
Cisco Certified Network Professional |
|
|
CCP |
Certified Computing Professional |
|
|
CCTA |
Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency |
|
|
CCW |
Computer Communications Workshop |
|
|
CD |
Compact Disc |
|
|
CDE |
Common Desktop Environment |
|
|
CDF |
Channel Definition Format |
|
|
CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access (voice/data transmission) |
|
|
CDSA |
Common Data Security Architecture |
|
|
CERT |
Computer Emergency Response Team |
|
|
CES |
Consumer Electronics Show |
|
|
CF |
Compact Flash |
|
|
CFD |
computational fluid dynamics |
|
|
CFM |
ConFiguration Management |
|
|
CG |
Computer Graphics |
|
|
CGI |
Common Gateway Interface |
|
|
CGI |
Computer-Generated Imagery |
|
|
CGM |
Computer Graphics Metafile |
|
|
CGMS |
Computer Graphics, Multimedia and Security |
|
|
CHAP |
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (ATM) |
|
|
CHS |
Cylinder Head Sector |
|
|
CI |
Configuration Item |
|
|
CIDR |
Classless Inter-Domain Routing (ATM) |
|
|
CIFS |
Common Internet File System |
|
|
CIM |
Computer Integrated Manufacturing |
|
|
CIM |
Corporate Information Management |
|
|
CIM |
Common Information Model |
|
|
CIO |
Chief Information Officer |
|
|
CIR |
Committed Information Rate (Frame Relay) |
|
|
CISO |
Chief Information Security Officer |
|
|
CISSP |
Certified Information Systems Security Professional |
|
|
CLI |
Command line Interface (Cabletron) |
|
|
CLOWNS |
Cross-Layer Optimized Wireless Networks Symposium |
|
|
CLR |
Common Language Runtime |
|
|
CM |
Configuration Management |
|
|
CML |
Chemical Markup Language |
|
|
CMM |
Capability Maturity Model |
|
|
CMMI |
Capability Maturity Model Integration |
|
|
CMOS |
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor |
|
|
CMS |
Content Management System |
|
|
CN |
Common Name |
|
|
CNC |
Configurable Network Computing |
|
|
CNC |
Computer Numerical Control |
|
|
CNE |
Certified Novell Engineer |
|
|
CNS |
Certified Novell Salesperson |
|
|
CNX |
Certified Network Expert |
|
|
Cob |
close of business (End of duty day) |
|
|
COBOL |
Common Business-Oriented Language |
|
|
COM |
Component Object Model |
|
|
COMPASS |
COMPuter ASSurance Conference |
|
|
COMPTIA |
Computing Technology Industry Association |
|
|
COMSWARE |
Communication Systems Software and Middleware |
|
|
CONUS |
Continental United States (48 Contiguous States and DC) |
|
|
COP |
Code of Practice |
|
|
CORBA |
Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
|
|
COTS |
Commercial Off the Shelf Software |
|
|
CPAN |
Comprehensive PERL Archive Network |
|
|
CPS |
characters per second |
|
|
CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
|
|
CR |
Carriage Return |
|
|
CRC |
Contrôle de Redondance Cyclique (French: Cyclic Redundancy Check) |
|
|
CRLF |
Carriage Return Line Feed |
|
|
crm |
Customer Relationship Management |
|
|
CrownCom |
Cognitive Radio-Oriented Wireless Networks and Communications |
|
|
CS |
Computer Science |
|
|
CSF |
Critical Success Factor |
|
|
CSI |
Common System Interface |
|
|
CSIRT |
Computer Security Incident Response Team |
|
|
CSNDP |
Communications Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing |
|
|
CSS |
Content Scramble System |
|
|
CSU |
Customer Service Unit |
|
|
CSV |
Comma Separated Value(s) |
|
|
CSV |
Computerized System Validation |
|
|
CTAN |
Comprehensive TeX Archive Network |
|
|
CTCP |
Client-To-Client Protocol |
|
|
CTI |
Computer Telephony Integration |
|
|
CTNX |
Creative Talent Network Expo |
|
|
CTS |
Clear To Send |
|
|
CTS |
Computer and Technology Showcase |
|
|
CTSS |
Compatible Time Sharing System |
|
|
CUA |
Common User Access |
|
|
CV |
Curriculum Vitae |
|
|
CVE |
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures |
|
|
CVS |
Concurrent Versions System |
|
|
DAA |
Designated Approving Authority |
|
|
dac |
Digital to Analog Converter-Audio |
|
|
DAC |
Dual Address Cycle |
|
|
DAC |
Discretionary Access Control |
|
|
DAO |
Disk-At-Once |
|
|
DAP |
Directory Access Protocol |
|
|
DARPA |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US) |
|
|
DAT |
Digital Audio Tape |
|
|
DB |
Database |
|
|
DBA |
Database Administrator |
|
|
DBCS |
Double-Byte Character Set |
|
|
DBMS |
Database Management System |
|
|
DCC |
Direct Client to Client |
|
|
DCL |
Data Control Language |
|
|
DCOM |
Distributed Component Object Model |
|
|
DCR |
Document Change Request |
|
|
DD |
Double Density |
|
|
DDE |
Dynamic Data Exchange (in software parlance) |
|
|
DDL |
Data Definition Language |
|
|
DDOS |
Distributed Denial of Service |
|
|
DDR |
Double Data Rate |
|
|
DEC |
Digital Equipment Corporation |
|
|
DES |
Data Encryption Standard |
|
|
dev |
Device Exclusion Vector |
|
|
DEV |
Devices |
|
|
DFD |
Data Flow Diagram |
|
|
DFS |
Distributed File System |
|
|
DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
|
|
DHTML |
Dynamic HyperText Markup Language |
|
|
DII |
Defense Information Infrastructure |
|
|
DIMM |
Dual Inline Memory Module |
|
|
DIP |
Dual In-line Package (electronics) |
|
|
DISA |
U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency |
|
|
DISN |
Defense Information Systems Network |
|
|
DIVX |
Digital Video Express |
|
|
DIY |
Do-It-Yourself |
|
|
DL |
Download |
|
|
DLC |
Digital Loop Carrier |
|
|
DLCI |
data link connection identifier |
|
|
DLL |
Dynamic Link Library (computer file) |
|
|
DLM |
Distributed Lock Manager |
|
|
DLP |
Digital Light Processing |
|
|
DMA |
direct memory access (computer term) |
|
|
DMCA |
Digital Millennium Copyright Act |
|
|
DML |
Data Manipulation Language |
|
|
DMS |
Document Management Systeme |
|
|
DMZ |
Demilitarized Zone |
|
|
DN |
Distinguished Name |
|
|
DNS |
Domain Name Server |
|
|
DNS |
Domain Name System |
|
|
DOCSIS |
Data over Cable Service Interface Specification |
|
|
DOM |
Document Object Model |
|
|
DOS |
Denial Of Service |
|
|
DOS |
Disk Operating System |
|
|
DPI |
Dots per inch. |
|
|
DPMI |
DOS Protected Mode Interface |
|
|
DR |
Disaster Recovery |
|
|
DRAM |
Dynamic Random Access Memory (dee-ram) (computing) |
|
|
DRCN |
Design of Reliable Communication Networks |
|
|
DRI |
Direct Rendering Infrastructure |
|
|
DRM |
Digital Rights Management |
|
|
DS |
Digital Signal |
|
|
DSA |
Digital Signature Algorithm |
|
|
DSDL |
Document Schema Definition Languages |
|
|
DSL |
Digital Subscriber Line |
|
|
DSLAM |
Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (Module) |
|
|
DSP |
Digital Signal Processor |
|
|
DSS |
Decision Support System |
|
|
DSS |
Digital Signature Standard |
|
|
DSSSL |
Document Style Semantics and Specification Language |
|
|
DSU |
Data Service Unit |
|
|
DTD |
Document Type Definition (XML) |
|
|
DTE |
Data Terminal Equipment |
|
|
DTP |
Desktop Publishing |
|
|
DTR |
Data Terminal Ready |
|
|
DUN |
Dial-Up Networking |
|
|
DVD |
Digital Video Disc |
|
|
DVD |
Digital Versatile Disc |
|
|
DVI |
Digital Visual Interface |
|
|
DVR |
Digital Video Recorder |
|
|
DYSPAN |
Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks |
|
|
E-MAIL |
Electronic Mail |
|
|
EA |
Enterprise Architecture |
|
|
EAI |
Enterprise Application Integration |
|
|
EAP |
Extensible Authentication Protocol |
|
|
EBCDIC |
Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code |
|
|
EC |
executive committee |
|
|
ECC |
Elliptic Curve Cryptography |
|
|
ECMA |
European Computer Manufacturer's Association |
|
|
EDA |
Electronic Design Automation |
|
|
EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
|
|
EDMS |
Electronic Document Management System |
|
|
EDO |
Extended Data Output |
|
|
EDSAC |
Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Computer |
|
|
EDVAC |
Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer |
|
|
EFF |
Electronic Frontier Foundation |
|
|
EFI |
Extensible Firmware Interface |
|
|
EFM |
Eight-to-Fourteen-Modulation |
|
|
efqm |
European Foundation for Quality Management's |
|
|
EGP |
Exterior Gateway Protocol |
|
|
EIGRP |
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol |
|
|
EISA |
Extended Industry-Standard Architecture |
|
|
EIT |
Electro/Information Technology |
|
|
EITC |
Electro/Information Technology Conference |
|
|
ELF |
Extremely Low Frequency |
|
|
ELF |
Executable Linking Format |
|
|
EMS |
Expanded Memory Specification |
|
|
ENIAC |
Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer |
|
|
EOB |
End Of Business |
|
|
EOF |
End Of File |
|
|
EOL |
End Of Life |
|
|
EOL |
End Of Line |
|
|
EOM |
End Of Message |
|
|
EOY |
End-Of-Year |
|
|
EPL |
Electronic Participants List |
|
|
ERP |
Enterprise Resource Planning |
|
|
ESD |
Electrostatic Discharge |
|
|
ETAPS |
European Joint Conference on Theory And Practice of Software |
|
|
EU |
End User |
|
|
EUC |
Extended Unix Code |
|
|
EULA |
End User License Agreement (usually in reference to software) |
|
|
EUSE |
Embedded and Ubiquitous Software Engineering |
|
|
EXE |
Executable |
|
|
FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak) |
|
|
FAT |
File Allocation Table |
|
|
FBDIMM |
Fully Buffered Dual Inline Memory Module |
|
|
FC-AL |
Fiber Channel - Arbitrated Loop |
|
|
FCB |
File Control Block |
|
|
FCS |
Frame check sequence (Ethernet) |
|
|
FDC |
Floppy Disk Controller |
|
|
FDD |
Floppy Disk Drive |
|
|
FDDI |
Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
|
|
FDMA |
Frequency Division Multiple Access |
|
|
FEC |
Forward Error Correction |
|
|
FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
|
|
FET |
Field Effect Transistor |
|
|
FHS |
File System Hierarchy Standard |
|
|
FIFO |
First In, First Out |
|
|
FIPS |
Federal Information Processing Standard |
|
|
FIT |
Forum for Information Technology |
|
|
FITI |
Forum for Information Technology Initiatives |
|
|
IP |
Internet Protocol |
|
|
IP |
Intellectual Property |
|
|
Ipc |
Interprocess Communication |
|
|
IPL |
Initial Program Load |
|
|
IPP |
Internet Printing Protocol |
|
|
IPS |
Intrusion Prevention System |
|
|
IPSec |
Internet Protocol Security |
|
|
IPV6 |
Internet Protocol Version 6 |
|
|
IPX |
Internetwork Packet Exchange |
|
|
IR |
Incident Report |
|
|
IRC |
Internet Relay Chat |
|
|
IrDA |
Infrared Data Association |
|
|
IRM |
information resource management |
|
|
IRP |
I/O Request Packet |
|
|
IRQ |
Interrupt Request |
|
|
ISA |
Industry Standard Architecture |
|
|
ISAM |
Indexed Sequential Access Method |
|
|
ISBB |
Internatiional Symposium on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics |
|
|
ISDN |
Integrated Services Digital Network |
|
|
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
|
|
ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
|
|
ISPF |
Interactive System Productivity Facility |
|
|
ISR |
Interrupt Service Routine |
|
|
ISV |
Independent Software Vendor |
|
|
IT |
Information Technology |
|
|
ITEC |
Information Technology Exposition & Conference |
|
|
ITIL |
Information Technology Infrastructure Library |
|
|
ITRE |
International Conference on Information Technology: Research and Education |
|
|
ITS |
Information Technology Services |
|
|
ITSM |
Information Technology Service Management |
|
|
ITSMF |
Information Technology Service Management Forum |
|
|
ITU |
International Telecommunication Union |
|
|
IUT |
Implementation Under Test |
|
|
IVR |
Interactive Voice Response (telephone technology) |
|
|
IWDESA |
International Workshop on Development and Evolution of Software Architectures for Product Families |
|
|
IWWAN |
International Workshop on Wireless Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks |
|
|
J2EE |
Java 2 Enterprise Edition |
|
|
J2ME |
Java 2 Micro Edition |
|
|
j2se |
Java 2 Standard Edition |
|
|
JAXP |
Java API for XML Processing |
|
|
JBOD |
Just a Bunch Of Disks/Drives |
|
|
JCL |
Job Control Language |
|
|
JCP |
Java Community Process |
|
|
JDBC |
Java Database Connectivity |
|
|
JDK |
Java Development Kit |
|
|
JES |
Job Entry Subsystem |
|
|
JFC |
Java Foundation Class |
|
|
JFET |
junction field effect transistor |
|
|
JIDS |
Joint Intrusion Detection System |
|
|
JIT |
Just in time |
|
|
JMS |
Java Message Service |
|
|
JNDI |
Java Naming and Directory Interface |
|
|
JNI |
Java Native Interface |
|
|
JPEG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group (24-bit image storage format) |
|
|
JRE |
Java Runtime Environment |
|
|
JSP |
Jackson Structured Programming |
|
|
JTAG |
Joint Test Action Group |
|
|
JTD |
Joint Table of Distribution (Manning Authorization for a Joint Organization) |
|
|
JVM |
Java Virtual Machine |
|
|
KB |
Kilobyte: One thousand and twenty-four bytes kbps kilo bit per second |
|
|
Kb |
Kilobit |
|
|
KB |
Knowledge Base |
|
|
KB |
Keyboard |
|
|
KBps |
KiloBytes per second |
|
|
KDE |
K Desktop Environment |
|
|
KHz |
kilohertz (1000 cycles per second) |
|
|
KISS |
Keep It Simple Stupid |
|
|
KM |
Knowledge Management |
|
|
KMS |
Knowledge Management System |
|
|
KPI |
Key Performance Indicator |
|
|
KVM |
Keyboard, Video, Mouse switch |
|
|
LAN |
Local Area Network |
|
|
LANMAN |
Local and Metropolitan Area Networks |
|
|
LCD |
Liquid-crystal display |
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LCOS |
Liquid Crystal on Silicone |
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LDAP |
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (pronounced Ell-dap) |
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LED |
Light-Emitting Diode |
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LF |
Line Feed |
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LF |
Low Frequency |
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LFS |
Linux from Scratch |
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LGPL |
Lesser General Public License |
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LIB |
Object Code Library |
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LIF |
Low Insertion Force |
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LIFO |
Last In, First Out |
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LILO |
Linux Loader |
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LL |
Lessons Learned in Software Testing |
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LMK |
Let Me Know |
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LNO |
Liaison Officer |
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LOB |
Line Of Business |
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LOC |
Lines Of Code |
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LOI |
Letter of Instituteuction |
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LSB |
LINUX Standard Base |
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LSI |
Large Scale Integration -> VLSI |
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LT |
Leadership Team |
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LTR |
Left-to-Right |
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LUN |
Logical Unit Number |
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LV |
Logical Volume |
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LVD |
Low Voltage Differential |
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LVM |
Logical Volume Management |
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LZW |
Lempel-Ziv-Welch |
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MAC |
Mandatory Access Control |
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MAC |
Media Access Control |
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MAN |
Metropolitan Area Network |
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MANET |
Mobile Ad-Hoc Network |
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MAPI |
Messaging Application Program Interface |
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MB |
Megabyte |
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Mb |
Megabit |
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MBCS |
Multi-Byte Character Set |
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MBR |
Master Boot Record |
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MCA |
Micro Channel Architecture |
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MCAD |
Microsoft Certified Application Developer |
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MCDST |
Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician |
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MCNE |
Master Certified Novell Engineer |
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MCP |
Microsoft Certified Professional |
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MCPD |
Microsoft Certified Professional Developer |
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MCSA |
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator |
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MCSD |
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer |
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MCSE |
Microsoft Certified System Engineer |
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MCT |
Microsoft Certified Trainer |
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MCTS |
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist |
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MD4 |
Message Digest 4 |
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MD5 |
Message Digest 5 |
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MDA |
Mail Delivery Agent |
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MDA |
Model Driven Architecture |
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MDA |
Monochrome Display Adapter |
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MDAC |
Microsoft Data Access Components |
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MDI |
Multiple Document Interface |
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MDM |
Master Data Management |
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ME |
Millennium Edition |
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MEL |
Maya Embedded Language - Michigan Electronic Library |
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MF |
Medium Frequency |
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MFCS |
Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science |
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MFD |
MultiFunction Device |
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MFM |
Modified Frequency Modulation |
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MHZ |
Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second) |
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MIB |
Management Information Base (ATM) |
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MIME |
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension |
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MIMO |
Multiple Input, Multiple Output |
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MIS |
Management Information System (OSHA) |
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MIT |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.) |
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MLD |
Multicast Listener Discovery |
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MMIO |
memory mapped I/O |
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MML |
mathematical Mark-up language |
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MMU |
Memory Management Unit |
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MMX |
Matrix Math Extensions (Multimedia Extensions) |
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MNG |
Multiple-image Network Graphics |
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Mobo |
Mother Board |
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MOO |
MUD Object Oriented |
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MOS |
Microsoft Office Specialist |
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MOTD |
Message of the Day |
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MOUS |
Microsoft Office User Specialist |
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MPAA |
Motion Picture Association of America |
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MPEG |
Moving Picture Experts Group (International Standards Organisation/International Electrotechnical Commission) |
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MPEG |
Motion Picture Experts Group |
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MPL |
Mozilla Public License |
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MPLS |
Multi Protocol Label Switching |
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MPU |
Microprocessor Unit |
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mrp |
material requirements planning |
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MS |
Memory Stick |
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MSA |
Mail Submission Agent |
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MSAN |
Multimedia Services and Access Networks |
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MSB |
Most Significant Bit |
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MSDN |
Microsoft Developer Network |
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MSI |
Medium-Scale Integration |
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MSIE |
Microsoft Internet Explorer |
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MSN |
Microsoft Network |
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MT |
Machine Translation |
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MTA |
Mail Transfer Agent |
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MTBF |
Mean Time Before Failure |
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MTP |
Media Transfer Protocol |
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MTTF |
Mean Time To Failure |
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MTTR |
Mean Time To Repair |
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MTU |
Maximum Transmission Unit |
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MUA |
Mail User Agent (Internet email) |
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MUD |
Multi User Domain |
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MUD |
Multi-User Dungeon (gaming) |
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MVC |
Model View Controller (Microsoft software design pattern) |
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MVP |
Most Valuable Professional |
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MVS |
Multiple Virtual Storage |
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MX |
Mail Exchange |
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NA |
North America |
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NAP |
Network Access Point |
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NAP |
Network Access Protection |
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NAS |
Network-Attached Storage |
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NAT |
Network Address Translation |
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NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
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NCP |
NetWare Core Protocol |
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NCP |
Network Control Program |
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NCSA |
National Center for Supercomputing Applications |
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NDIS |
Network Driver Interface Specification (Microsoft Windows NT) |
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NDPS |
Novell Distributed Print Services |
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NDS |
Novell Directory Services |
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NECC |
National Education and Computing Conference |
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NETBIOS |
Network Basic Input/Output System |
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NEXT |
Near-end Crosstalk |
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NFS |
Network File System |
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NGSCB |
Next Generation Secure Computing Base |
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NIC |
Network Interface Card |
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NIM |
No Internal Message. Used when the entire content of the email is contained in the subject and the body remains empty. This saves the recipient's time because she then does not have to open the email. |
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NIPRNET |
Non-Classified Internet Protocol Router Network |
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NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
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NLP |
Natural Language Processing |
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NLS |
National Language Support |
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NMI |
Non-Maskable Interrupt |
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NNTP |
Network News Transfer Protocol |
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NOC |
Network Operations Center |
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NOMS |
Network Operations and Management Symposium |
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NOP |
No Operation |
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NOS |
Network Operating System |
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NPL |
Netscape Public License |
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NPTL |
Native POSIX Thread Library |
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NSA |
National Security Agency |
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NSF |
National Sanitation Foundation |
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NSPR |
Netscape Portable Runtime |
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NSS |
Network Security Services |
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NT |
New Technology, also Windows NT |
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NTFS |
New Technology File System |
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NTP |
Network Time Protocol |
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|
NUMA |
Non Uniform Memory Access |
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NURBS |
Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline |
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NVRAM |
Non-Volatile Random Access Memory |
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|
OASIS |
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards |
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OC |
Optical Carrier |
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OC3 |
Optical Carrier 3 |
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|
OCI |
Oracle Call Interface |
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OCP |
Oracle Certified Professional |
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OCSP |
Online Certificate Status Protocol |
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|
ODBC |
Open Database Connectivity |
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|
OECC |
Opto Electronics And Communications Conference |
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|
OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts) |
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OFX |
Open Finance Exchange |
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|
OIS |
Office Information System |
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|
OLAP |
Online Analytical Processing |
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|
OLE |
Object Linking and Embedding (Microsoft communication protocol) |
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|
OLED |
Organic Light-Emitting Diode |
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OLPC |
One Laptop Per Child |
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|
Oltp |
Online Transaction Processing |
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|
OMG |
Object Management Group |
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OOB |
Out-Of-Band |
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OOP |
Of an Object Oriented Programming |
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ORB |
Object Request Broker |
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|
OS |
Operating System |
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OSI |
Open Systems Interconnection (iso Standard) |
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|
OSI |
Open Source Initiative |
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|
OSPF |
Open Shortest Path First (ATM) |
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OSS |
Open Source Software |
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|
OSS |
Open Sound System |
|
|
OST |
Operational Support Team |
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|
OU |
Organizational Unit |
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OUI |
Organizationally Unique Identifier |
|
|
P2P |
Peer to Peer (as in music file sharing systems like KaZaA) |
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|
PABX |
private automatic branch exchange (telephone) |
|
|
PACS |
Power-Aware Computer Systems |
|
|
PAN |
Personal Area Network |
|
|
PAP |
Password Authentication Protocol (ATM) |
|
|
PARC |
Palo Alto Research Center |
|
|
PBX |
Private Branch eXchange (company phone system) |
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|
PC |
Personal computer (host) |
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|
PCB |
printed circuit board |
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PCB |
Process Control Block |
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PCI |
Peripheral Component Interconnect |
|
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PCL |
Printer Command Language |
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PCM |
Pulse-Code Modulation |
|
|
PCMCIA |
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association |
|
|
PD |
Position Description |
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PDA |
Personal Digital Assistant |
|
|
PDCA |
Plan Do Check Act |
|
|
PDF |
Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat) |
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|
PDP |
Programmed Data Processor |
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PDS |
Protected Distribution System |
|
|
PE |
processing element |
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|
PEAP |
Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol |
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|
PEBKAC |
Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair (ditto) |
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|
PFT |
Wireless Pervasive Computing |
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|
PGA |
Pin Grid Array |
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|
PGP |
Pretty Good Privacy (encryption) |
|
|
PI |
Process Improvement |
|
|
PIC |
Peripheral Interface Controller |
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PIC |
Programmable Interrupt Controller |
|
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PICS |
Platform for Internet Content Selection |
|
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PID |
Product Identification |
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|
PID |
Proportional, Integral, Derivative |
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PII |
Personally Identifiable Information |
|
|
PIM |
Personal Information Manager |
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PIN |
Personal Identification Number |
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|
PIO |
Programmed Input/Output |
|
|
PKI |
Public Key Infrastructure (cryptography) |
|
|
PL/I |
Programming Language One |
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PLD |
Programmable Logic Device |
|
|
PMO |
Project Management Office |
|
|
PMP |
Project Management Professional |
|
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PNG |
Portable Network Graphics (graphic file standard/extension) |
|
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PnP |
Plug aNd Play |
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POC |
Point Of Contact |
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POE |
power over ethernetinjector |
|
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POP |
Point Of Presence (Internet) |
|
|
POP |
Post Office Protocol |
|
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POP3 |
Post Office Protocol 3 (email) |
|
|
POST |
power-on self-test Postdoc |
|
|
PPC |
PowerPC |
|
|
PPI |
Pixels Per Inch |
|
|
PPP |
Point-to-Point Protocol |
|
|
PPTP |
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol |
|
|
PS |
PostScript |
|
|
PS/2 |
Personal System /2 |
|
|
PSTN |
Public Switched Telephone Network |
|
|
PSU |
power supply unit |
|
|
PV |
Physical Volume |
|
|
PVC |
Permanent Virtual Circuit (ATM) |
|
|
PVR |
Personal Video Recorder |
|
|
PXE |
Preboot Execution Environment |
|
|
Qa |
Center for Quality Assurance in International Education |
|
|
QC |
Quality Control |
|
|
QDR |
Quad Data Rate |
|
|
QMS |
Quality Management System |
|
|
QoS |
Quality of Service |
|
|
QSHINE |
Quality of Service in Heterogeneous Wired/Wireless Networks |
|
|
QWE |
Quality Week Europe |
|
|
RACF |
Resource Access Control Facility |
|
|
RAD |
Rapid Application Development |
|
|
RADIUS |
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service |
|
|
RAID |
Redundant Array of Independent Disks |
|
|
RAID |
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks |
|
|
RAM |
random-access memory |
|
|
RARP |
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol |
|
|
RAS |
Remote Access Service |
|
|
RC |
Release Candidate |
|
|
RCA |
Root Cause Analysis |
|
|
RCS |
Revision Control System |
|
|
RDBMS |
Relational Data Base Management System (Oracle) |
|
|
RDF |
Resource Description Framework |
|
|
REST |
Representational State Transfer |
|
|
RF |
Radio Frequency |
|
|
RFC |
Request For Comment |
|
|
RFC |
Request For Change |
|
|
RFI |
Radio Frequency Interference |
|
|
RFID |
Radio Frequency Identification |
|
|
RFP |
Request For Proposal |
|
|
RFS |
Request For Service |
|
|
RGB |
red-green-blue (signal) |
|
|
RGBA |
Red Green Blue Alpha |
|
|
RHCA |
Red Hat Certified Architect |
|
|
RHCDS |
Red Hat Certified Datacenter Specialist |
|
|
RHCE |
Red Hat Certified Engineer |
|
|
RHCSS |
Red Hat Certified Security Specialist |
|
|
RHCT |
Red Hat Certified Technician |
|
|
RHEL |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux |
|
|
RIA |
Rich Internet Application |
|
|
RIAA |
Recording Industry Association of America |
|
|
RIFF |
Resource Interchange File Format |
|
|
RIP |
Routing Information Protocol |
|
|
RIP |
Raster Image Processor |
|
|
RLE |
Run-Length Encoding |
|
|
RLL |
Run Length Limited |
|
|
RMI |
Remote Method Invocation |
|
|
RMS |
Richard Matthew Stallman |
|
|
ROM |
Read-Only Memory |
|
|
RPC |
Remote Procedure Call |
|
|
RPG |
Report Program Generator |
|
|
RSA |
Rivest-Shamir-Adleman |
|
|
RSI |
Repetitive Strain Injury |
|
|
RSS |
Really Simple Syndication |
|
|
RSS |
Rich Site Summary |
|
|
RTC |
Real Time Clock |
|
|
RTOS |
Real-Time Operating System |
|
|
RTS |
Ready To Send |
|
|
S/MIME |
Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions |
|
|
SA |
Service Agreement |
|
|
SA |
System Administrator |
|
|
SACL |
System Access Control List |
|
|
SAN |
Storage Area Network |
|
|
SAP |
System Application Product |
|
|
SAS |
Statistical Analysis System |
|
|
SAX |
Simple API for XML |
|
|
SCADA |
Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition |
|
|
SCI |
Software Configuration Item |
|
|
SCO |
Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. |
|
|
SCP |
Secure Copy Protocol |
|
|
SCSI |
Small Computer System Interface |
|
|
SCWCD |
Sun Certified Web Component Developer |
|
|
SD |
Secure Digital |
|
|
SDI |
Single Document Interface |
|
|
SDIO |
Secure Digital Input/Output |
|
|
SDK |
Software Development Kit (Microsoft) |
|
|
SDLC |
System Development Life Cycle |
|
|
SDP |
Session Description Protocol |
|
|
SDR |
Software Defined Radio |
|
|
SDRAM |
Synchronous dynamic random access memory |
|
|
SDSL |
Symmetric DSL |
|
|
SE |
Subsystem Engineering |
|
|
SEEC |
Semantic E-Business and Enterprise Computing |
|
|
SEI |
Software Engineering Institute |
|
|
SF |
Standard Form |
|
|
SFA |
Sales Force Automation |
|
|
SFSE |
Symposium on Foundations of Software Engineering |
|
|
SFTP |
Secure File Transfer Protocol |
|
|
Sftp |
Simple File Transfer Protocol |
|
|
SG |
Signalling Gateway |
|
|
SGI |
Silicon Graphics Incorporated |
|
|
SGML |
Standard Generalized Markup Language |
|
|
SGP |
Signalling Gateway Process |
|
|
SHA |
Secure Hash Algorithm |
|
|
SID |
Security Identifier |
|
|
SIMM |
Single Inline Memory Module |
|
|
SIP |
Session Initiation Protocol |
|
|
SIP |
Supplementary Ideographic Plane |
|
|
SIPRNET |
Secret Internet Protocol Router Network |
|
|
SISD |
Single-instruction single-data |
|
|
SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
|
|
SLC |
System Life Cycle |
|
|
SLES |
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server |
|
|
SLI |
Scalable Link Interface |
|
|
SLM |
Service Level Management |
|
|
SMB |
Server Message Block |
|
|
SMC |
System Management Center |
|
|
SMIL |
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language |
|
|
SMP |
Symmetric Multi-Processing |
|
|
SMP |
Supplementary Multilingual Plane |
|
|
SMS |
Short Message Service |
|
|
SMS |
System Management Server |
|
|
SMT |
Simultaneous Multithreading Technology |
|
|
SMTP |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
|
|
SN |
Sequence Number |
|
|
SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol (ATM) |
|
|
SO-DIMM |
Small Outline DIMM |
|
|
SOA |
Service-Oriented Architecture |
|
|
SOAP |
Simple Object Access Protocol |
|
|
SoC |
System-on-a-Chip |
|
|
SOHO |
Small Office Home Office |
|
|
SOI |
Silicon-On-Insulator |
|
|
SOW |
Statement Of Work |
|
|
SP |
Service Pack |
|
|
SPA |
Software Publishers Association |
|
|
SPA |
Secure Password Authentication |
|
|
Sparc |
Scalable Processor Architecture Reduced Instruction Set Computer |
|
|
SPC |
Strategic Planning Committee |
|
|
SPEC |
Specification |
|
|
SPF |
Sender Policy Framework |
|
|
SPI |
Stateful Packet Inspection |
|
|
SPI |
Serial Peripheral Interface |
|
|
SPLC |
Software Product Line Conference |
|
|
SPMD |
Single Program Multiple Data |
|
|
SPOF |
Single Point of Failure |
|
|
SQL |
Structured Query Language |
|
|
SRAM |
Static Random Access Memory (ess-ram) |
|
|
SRR |
Security Readiness Review |
|
|
SSAA |
System Security Authorization Agreement |
|
|
SSE |
Streaming SIMD Extensions |
|
|
SSH |
Secure Shell Home |
|
|
SSH |
Secure Shell How |
|
|
SSH |
Secure Shell (Unix program) |
|
|
SSI |
Single System Image |
|
|
SSID |
Service set identifier (Wi-Fi) |
|
|
SSL |
Secure Socket Layer |
|
|
SSTC |
Systems Software Technology Conference |
|
|
SUS |
Single UNIX Specification |
|
|
SVG |
Scalable Vector Graphics |
|
|
SVGA |
Super Video Graphics Array |
|
|
SXSW |
South By Southwest, Inc. |
|
|
SYSOP |
System Operator |
|
|
TAO |
Track-At-Once |
|
|
TB |
Terabyte |
|
|
TBD |
To Be Discussed |
|
|
TCG |
Trusted Computing Group |
|
|
TCL |
Tool Command Language |
|
|
TCO |
Total Cost of Ownership |
|
|
TCP |
Transmission Control Protocol |
|
|
TCP/IP |
transmission control protocol/internet protocol |
|
|
TDMA |
Time Division Multiple Access |
|
|
TEMP |
Temporary (worker, file, etc.) |
|
|
TFT |
Thin Film Transistor |
|
|
TFTP |
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (ATM) |
|
|
Ti |
Texas Instruments, Inc. |
|
|
tld |
Top Level Domains |
|
|
TLS |
Thread Local Storage |
|
|
TLS |
Transport Layer Security |
|
|
TMP |
Temporary |
|
|
TNC |
Terminal Node Controller |
|
|
TNC |
Threaded Neill-Concelman |
|
|
TOC |
Table of Contents |
|
|
TOR |
terms of reference (ICAO/FAA) |
|
|
TP |
Transaction Processing |
|
|
TPS |
Transaction Processing System |
|
|
TQM |
Total Quality Management |
|
|
TSO |
time Sharing option (of OS/360, IBM) |
|
|
TSR |
Terminate and Stay Resident [software program] |
|
|
TTL |
Transistor-Transistor Logic |
|
|
TTL |
Time To Live |
|
|
TTS |
Text To Speech |
|
|
TTY |
Teletype Telex Machine |
|
|
TUCOWS |
The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software |
|
|
TUG |
TeX User's Group |
|
|
UAAG |
User Agent Accessibility Guidelines |
|
|
UDMA |
Ultra DMA |
|
|
UDP |
User Datagram Protocol (FDDI related) |
|
|
UE |
User Equipment |
|
|
UHF |
Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm) |
|
|
UI |
User Interface |
|
|
UL |
Upload |
|
|
ULA |
Uncommitted Logic Array |
|
|
UMA |
Upper Memory Area |
|
|
UMB |
Upper Memory Block |
|
|
UML |
Unified Modeling Language (Object Management Group, OMG) |
|
|
UPS |
Uninterruptible Power Supply |
|
|
ups |
Un-Interruptible Power Supply |
|
|
URI |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
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URN |
Uniform Resource Namespace |
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USB |
Universal Serial Bus |
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UTF |
Unicode Transformation Format |
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VAR |
Value Added Reseller |
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VAR |
Variable |
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VAX |
Virtual Address Extension |
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VB |
Visual Basic |
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VBA |
Visual BASIC for Applications |
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VBS |
Visual Basic Script |
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VCPI |
Virtual Control Program Interface |
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VESA |
Video Electronics Standards Association |
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VFS |
Virtual File System |
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VG |
Volume Group |
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VGA |
Video Graphics Array |
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VHF |
Very High Frequency |
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VLAN |
Virtual Local Area Network |
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VLB |
Vesa Local Bus |
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VLF |
Very Low Frequency |
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VLSI |
Very-Large-Scale Integration |
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VLSM |
Variable Length Subnet Mask |
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VM |
Virtual Memory |
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VM |
Virtual Machine |
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VMS |
Vulnerability Management System |
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VOD |
Video On Demand |
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VOIP |
Voice Over IP (Internet Protocol) |
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VPN |
Virtual Private Network (ATM) |
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VPU |
Visual Processing Unit |
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VR |
Virtual Reality |
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VRML |
Virtual Reality Modeling Language |
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VSAM |
Virtual Storage Access Method |
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VSAT |
Very Small Aperture Terminal (satellite service) |
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VTAM |
Virtual Telecommunication Access Method |
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W3C |
World Wide Web Consortium |
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WACG |
Workshop on Applied Computational Geometry |
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WACV |
Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision |
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WAFS |
Wide-Area File Services |
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WAI |
Web Access Initiative |
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WAIS |
Wide Area Information Server |
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WAN |
Wide Area Network |
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WAP |
Wireless Application Protocol |
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WAP |
Wireless Access Protocol |
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WaSP |
Web Standards Project |
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WBEM |
Web-Based Enterprise Management |
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WBS |
Work Breakdown Structure |
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WCAC |
World Congress in Applied Computing |
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WCAE |
Workshop on Computer Architecture Education |
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WCAG |
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines |
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WCCI |
World Congress on Computational Intelligence |
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WCCM |
World Congress on Computational Mechanics |
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WCCN |
Wireless Communications, Computing and Networking |
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WCF |
Windows Communication Foundation |
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WCIT |
World Congress on Information Technology |
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WCMC |
Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing |
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WCMS |
Web Content Management System |
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WCNC |
Wireless Communications and Networking Conference |
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WCNM |
Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing |
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WCNN |
World Congress on Neural Networks |
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WCSQ |
World Congress for Software Quality |
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WEBDAV |
Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning |
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WECI |
Workshop on Electronics, Communication and Information |
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WECS |
Workshop on Education in Computer Security |
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WEMF |
World Electronic Media Forum |
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WEP |
Wired Equivalent Privacy |
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WESS |
Workshop on Empirical Studies of Software Maintenance |
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Wi-Fi |
Wireless Fidelity |
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WiMAX |
Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, Inc. |
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WIMOB |
Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications |
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WINS |
Windows Internet Name Service |
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WIP |
Work In Progress (process) |
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WLAN |
Wireless Local Area Network |
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WLN |
Workshop on Wireless Local Networks |
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WMA |
Window Media Audio |
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WML |
Wireless Markup Language |
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WMV |
Windows Media Video |
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WMVC |
Workshop on Motion and Video Computing |
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WNS |
Wireless Networking Symposium |
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WOFE |
Workshop on 'Frontiers in Electronics' |
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wol |
Wake On Lan's |
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WONS |
Wireless On-demand Network Systems and Services Conference |
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WPA |
Wi-Fi Protected Access |
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WPAN |
Wireless Personal Area Network |
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WPES |
Workshop on Privacy in the Electronic Society |
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WPF |
Windows Presentation Foundation |
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WSDL |
Web Services Description Language |
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WSFL |
Web Services Flow Language |
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WSNA |
Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks and Applications |
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WTST |
Workshop on the Teaching of Software Testing |
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WWAN |
Wireless Wide Area Network |
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WWCA |
WorldWide Computing and Its Applications |
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WWN |
World Wide Name |
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WWW |
World Wide Web |
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WYSIWYG |
What You See Is What You Get (pronounced Wizzy-wig. See Entry For Derived Acronyms) |
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XAG |
XML Accessibility Guidelines |
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XAML |
Extensible Application Markup Language |
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xCBL |
XML Common Business Library |
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XDMCP |
X Display Manager Control Protocol |
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XML |
Extensible Markup Language |
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XMMS |
X MultiMedia System |
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XMPP |
Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol |
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XMS |
Extended Memory Specification |
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XNS |
Xerox Network Services |
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XP |
Extreme Programming |
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XSD |
XML Schema Definition |
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XSL |
eXtensible Stylesheet Language |
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XUL |
XML-based User Interface Language |
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YACC |
Yet Another Compiler-Compiler |
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YAST |
Yet Another Setup Tool |
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ZCAV |
Zone Constant Angular Velocity |
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ZCS |
Zero Code Suppression |
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ZIF |
Zero Insertion Force (The device on a) |
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ZOPE |
Z Object Publishing Environment |
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