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1GL-First-Generation Programming Language
1NF-First Normal Form
10B2-10BASE-2
10B5-10BASE-5
10B-F-10BASE-F
10B-FB-10BASE-FB
10B-FL-10BASE-FL
10B-FP-10BASE-FP
10B-T-10BASE-T
100B-FX-100BASE-FX
100B-T-100BASE-T
100B-TX-100BASE-TX
100BVG-100BASE-VG
286-Intel 80286 processor
2B1Q-2 Binary 1 Quaternary
2GL-Second-Generation Programming Language
2NF-Second Normal Form
3GL-Third-Generation Programming Language
3NF-Third Normal Form
386-Intel 80386 processor
486-Intel 80486 processor
4B5BLF-4 Byte 5 Byte Local Fiber
4GL-Fourth-Generation Programming Language
4NF-Fourth Normal Form
5GL-Fifth-Generation Programming Language
5NF-Fifth Normal Form
6NF-Sixth Normal Form
8B10BLF-8 Byte 10 Byte Local Fiber
A
AAT-Average Access Time
AA-Anti-Aliasing
AAA-Authentication Authorization, Accounting
AABB-Axis Aligned Bounding Box
AAC-Advanced Audio Coding
AAL-ATM Adaptation Layer
AALC-ATM Adaptation Layer Connection
AARP-AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol
ABCL-Actor-Based Concurrent Language
ABI-Application Binary Interface
ABM-Asynchronous Balanced Mode
ABR-Area Border Router
ABR-Auto Baud-Rate detection
ABR-Available Bitrate
ABR-Average Bitrate
AC-Acoustic Coupler
AC-Alternating Current
ACD-Automatic Call Distributor
ACE-Advanced Computing Environment
ACF NCP-Advanced Communications Function-Network Control Program
ACID-Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability
ACK-ACKnowledgement
ACK-Amsterdam Compiler Kit
ACL-Access Control List
ACL-Active Current Loop
ACM-Association for Computing Machinery
ACME-Automated Classification of Medical Entities
ACP-Airline Control Program
ACPI-Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
ACR-Allowed Cell Rate
ACR-Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio
AD-Active Directory
AD-Administrative Domain
ADC-Analog-to-Digital Converter
ADC-Apple Display Connector
ADB-Apple Desktop Bus
ADCCP-Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures
ADO-ActiveX Data Objects
ADSL-Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
ADT-Abstract Data Type
AE-Adaptive Equalizer
AES-Advanced Encryption Standard
AF-Anisotropic Filtering
AFP-Apple Filing Protocol
AGP-Accelerated Graphics Port
AH-Active Hub
AI-Artificial Intelligence
AIX-Advanced Interactive eXecutive
Ajax-Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
AL-Active Link
AL-Access List
ALAC-Apple Lossless Audio Codec
ALGOL-Algorithmic Language
ALSA-Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
ALU-Arithmetic and Logical Unit
AM-Active Matrix
AM-Access Method
AM-Active Monitor
AM-Allied Mastercomputer
AM-Amplitude Modulation
AMD-Advanced Micro Devices
AMQP-Advanced Message Queuing Protocol
AMR-Audio Modem Riser
ANN-Artificial Neural Network
ANSI-American National Standards Institute
ANT-Another Neat Tool
AoE-ATA over Ethernet
AOP-Aspect-Oriented Programming
APCI-Application-Layer Protocol Control Information
API-Application Programming Interface
APIC-Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
APIPA-Automatic Private IP Addressing
APL-A Programming Language
APR-Apache Portable Runtime
ARC-Adaptive Replacement Cache
ARC-Advanced RISC Computing
ARIN-American Registry for Internet Numbers
ARM-Advanced RISC Machines
AROS-AROS Research Operating System
ARP-Address Resolution Protocol
ARPA-Address and Routing Parameter Area
ARPA-Advanced Research Projects Agency
ARPANET-Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
AS-Access Server
ASCII-American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASG-Abstract Semantic Graph
ASIC-Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
ASIMO-Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility
ASLR-Address Space Layout Randomization
ASM-Algorithmic State Machine
ASMP-Asymmetric Multiprocessing
ASN.1-Abstract Syntax Notation 1
ASP-Active Server Pages
ASP-Application Service Provider
ASR-Asynchronous Signal Routine
AST-Abstract Syntax Tree
ASSP-Application-Specific Standard Product
AT-Advanced Technology
AT-Access Time
AT-Active Terminator
ATA-Advanced Technology Attachment
ATAG-Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
ATAPI-Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
ATM-Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AVC-Advanced Video Coding
AVI-Audio Video Interleaved
AWK-Aho Weinberger Kernighan
AWT-Abstract Window Toolkit
B
B2B-Business-to-Business
B2C-Business-to-Consumer
BAL-Basic Assembly Language
Bash-Bourne-again shell
BASIC-Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BBP-Baseband Processor
BBS-Bulletin Board System
BCD-Binary Coded Decimal
BCNF-Boyce-Codd normal form
BEEP-Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol
BER-Bit Error Rate
BFD-Binary File Descriptor
BFS-Breadth-First Search
BGP-Border Gateway Protocol
BiDi-Bi-Directional
bin-binary
BINAC-Binary Automatic Computer
BIND-Berkeley Internet Name Domain
BIOS-Basic Input Output System
BJT-Bipolar Junction Transistor
bit-binary digit
Blob-Binary large object
Blog-Web Log
BMP-Basic Multilingual Plane
BNC-Bayonet Neill-Concelman
BOINC-Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing
BOM-Byte Order Mark
BOOTP-Bootstrap Protocol
BPDU-Bridge Protocol Data Unit
BPEL-Business Process Execution Language
BPL-Broadband over Power Lines
bps-bits per second
BRR-Business Readiness Rating
BSA-Business Software Alliance
BSB-Backside Bus
BSD-Berkeley Software Distribution
BSoD-Blue Screen of Death
BSS-Block Started by Symbol
BT-BitTorrent
BT-Bluetooth
BTAM-Basic Telecommunications Access Method
BW-Bandwidth
C
CA-Certificate Authority
CAD-Computer-Aided Design
CAE-Computer-Aided Engineering
CAID-Computer-Aided Industrial Design
CAI-Computer-Aided Instruction
CAM-Computer-Aided Manufacturing
CAPTCHA-Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
CAT – Computer-Aided Translation
CAQ-Computer-Aided Quality Assurance
CASE-Computer-Aided Software Engineering
cc-C Compiler
CD-Compact Disc
CDE-Common Desktop Environment
CDMA-Code Division Multiple Access
CDN-Content Delivery Network
CDP-Continuous Data Protection
CD-R-CD-Recordable
CD-ROM-CD Read-Only Memory
CD-RW-CD-Rewritable
CDSA-Common Data Security Architecture
CERT-Computer Emergency Response Team
CES-Consumer Electronics Show
CF-Compact Flash
CFD-Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFG-Context-Free Grammar
CFG-Control Flow Graph
CG-Computer Graphics
CGA-Color Graphics Array
CGI-Common Gateway Interface
CGI-Computer-Generated Imagery
CGT-Computational Graph Theory
CHAP-Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol
CHS-Cylinder-Head-Sector
CIDR-Classless Inter-Domain Routing
CIFS-Common Internet Filesystem
CIM-Common Information Model
CISC-Complex Instruction Set Computer
CJK-Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
CJKV-Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese
CLI-Command Line Interface
CLR-Common Language Runtime
CM-Configuration Management
CM-Content Management
CMMI-Capability Maturity Model Integration
CMOS-Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
CMS-Content Management System
CN-Canonical Name
CN-Common Name
CNC-Computer Numerical Control
CNR-Communications and Networking Riser
COBOL-Common Business-Oriented Language
COM-Component Object Model
CORBA-Common Object Request Broker Architecture
COTS-Commercial Off-The-Shelf
CPA-Cell Processor Architecture
CPA-Converged Packet Access
CPAN-Comprehensive Perl Archive Network
CP/M-Control Program/Monitor
CPRI-Common Public Radio Interface
CPS-characters per second
CPU-Central Processing Unit
CR-Carriage Return
CRAN-Comprehensive R Archive Network
CRC-Cyclic Redundancy Check
CRLF-Carriage Return Line Feed
CRM-Customer Relationship Management
CRS-Computer Reservations System
CRT-Cathode Ray Tube
CRUD-Create, Read, Update and Delete
CS-Cable Select
CS-Computer Science
CSE-Computer Science and Engineering
CSI-Common System Interface
CSP-Communicating Sequential Processes
CSRF-Cross-Site Request Forgery
CSS-Cascading Style Sheets
CSS-Content-Scrambling System
CSS-Closed Source Software
CSS-Cross-Site Scripting
CSV-Comma-Separated Values
CT-Computerized Tomography
CTAN-Comprehensive TeX Archive Network
CTCP-Client-To-Client Protocol
CTI-Computer Telephony Integration
CTL-Computational Tree Logic
CTM-Close To Metal
CTS-Clear To Send
CTSS-Compatible Time-Sharing System
CUA-Common User Access
CVS-Concurrent Versioning System
D
DAC-Digital-To-Analog Converter
DAC-Discretionary Access Control
DAO-Data Access Objects
DAO-Disk-At-Once
DAP-Directory Access Protocol
DARPA-Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DAT-Digital Audio Tape
DB-Database
DBA-Database Administrator
DBCS-Double Byte Character Set
DBMS-Database Management System
DCC-Direct Client-to-Client
DCCP-Datagram Congestion Control Protocol
DCCA-Debian Common Core Alliance
DCL-Data Control Language
DCMI-Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
DCOM-Distributed Component Object Model
DD-Double Density
DDE-Dynamic Data Exchange
DDL-Data Definition Language
DDoS-Distributed Denial of Service
DDR-Double Data Rate
DEC-Digital Equipment Corporation
DES-Data Encryption Standard
dev-development
DFA-Deterministic Finite Automaton
DFD-Data Flow Diagram
DFS-Depth-First Search
DFS-Distributed File System
DGD-Dworkin’s Game Driver
DHCP-Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHTML-Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language
DIF-Data Integrity Field
DIMM-Dual Inline Memory Module
DIN-Deutsches Institut für Normung
DIP-Dual In-line Package
DIVX-Digital Video Express
DKIM-Domain Keys Identified Mail
DL-Download
DLL-Dynamic Link Library
DLNA-Digital Living Network Alliance
DLP-Digital Light Processing
DMA-Direct Memory Access
DMCA-Digital Millennium Copyright Act
DMI-Direct Media Interface
DML-Data Manipulation Language
DML-Definitive Media Library
DMR-Dennis M. Ritchie
DN-Distinguished Name
DND-Drag-and-Drop
DNS-Domain Name System
DOCSIS-Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification
DOM-Document Object Model
DoS-Denial of Service
DOS-Disk Operating System
DP-Dot Pitch
DPC-Deferred Procedure Call
DPI-Deep Packet Inspection
DPI-Dots Per Inch
DPMI-DOS Protected Mode Interface
DPMS-Display Power Management Signaling
DRAM-Dynamic Random Access Memory
DR-DOS-Digital Research – Disk Operating System
DRI-Direct Rendering Infrastructure
DRM-Digital Rights Management
DRM-Direct Rendering Manager
DSDL-Document Schema Definition Languages
DSDM-Dynamic Systems Development Method
DSL-Digital Subscriber Line
DSL-Domain-Specific Language
DSLAM-Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer
DSN-Database Source Name
DSN-Data Set Name
DSP-Digital Signal Processor
DSSSL-Document Style Semantics and Specification Language
DTD-Document Type Definition
DTE-Data Terminal Equipment
DTP-Desktop Publishing
DTR-Data Terminal Ready
DVD-Digital Versatile Disc
DVD-Digital Video Disc
DVD-R-DVD-Recordable
DVD-ROM-DVD-Read Only Memory
DVD-RW-DVD-Rewritable
DVI-Digital Visual Interface
DVR-Digital Video Recorder
E
EAI-Enterprise Application Integration
EAP-Extensible Authentication Protocol
EBCDIC-Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
EBML-Extensible Binary Meta Language
ECC-Elliptic Curve Cryptography
ECMA-European Computer Manufacturers Association
ECN-Explicit Congestion Notification
ECOS-Embedded Configurable Operating System
ECRS-Expense and Cost Recovery System
EDA-Electronic Design Automation
EDI-Electronic Data Interchange
EDO-Extended Data Out
EDSAC-Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator
EDVAC-Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer
EEPROM-Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EFF-Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFI-Extensible Firmware Interface
EFM-Eight-to-Fourteen Modulation
EGA-Enhanced Graphics Array
EGP-Exterior Gateway Protocol
eID-electronic ID card
EIDE-Enhanced IDE
EIGRP-Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
EISA-Extended Industry Standard Architecture
ELF-Extremely Low Frequency
ELF-Executable and Linkable Format
ELM-ELectronic Mail
EMACS-Editor MACroS
EMS-Expanded Memory Specification
ENIAC-Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer
EOF-End of File
EOL-End of Life
EOL-End of Line
EOM-End Of Message
EPIC-Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing
EPROM-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
ERP-Enterprise Resource Planning
ESCON-Enterprise Systems Connection
ESD-Electrostatic Discharge
ETL-Extract, Transform, Load
ESR-Eric Steven Raymond
EUC-Extended Unix Code
EULA-End User License Agreement
EXT-EXTended file system
F
FAP-FORTRAN Assembly Program
FASM-Flat ASseMbler
FAT-File Allocation Table
FAQ-Frequently Asked Questions
FBDIMM-Fully Buffered Dual Inline Memory Module
FC-AL-Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop
FCB-File Control Block
FCS-Frame Check Sequence
FDC-Floppy Disk Controller
FDS-Fedora Directory Server
FDD-Floppy Disk Drive
FDDI-Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FDMA-Frequency-Division Multiple Access
FEC-Forward Error Correction
FEMB-Front-End Motherboard
FET-Field Effect Transistor
FHS-Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
FICON-FIber CONnectivity
FIFO-First In First Out
FIPS-Federal Information Processing Standards
FL-Function Level
FLAC-Free Lossless Audio Codec
FLOPS-FLoating-Point Operations Per Second
FLOSS-Free/Libre/Open Source Software
FOLDOC-Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
FOSDEM-Free and Open source Software Developers’ European Meeting
FOSI-Formatted Output Specification Instance
FOSS-Free and Open Source Software
FP-Function Programming
FPGA-Field Programmable Gate Array
FPS-Floating Point Systems
FPU-Floating Point Unit
FRU-Field Replaceable Unit
FS-File System
FSB-Front Side Bus
FSF-Free Software Foundation
FSM-Finite State Machine
FTTC-Fiber To The Curb
FTTH-Fiber To The Home
FTTP-Fiber To The Premises
FTP-File Transfer Protocol
FQDN-Fully Qualified Domain Name
FUD-Fear Uncertainty Doubt
FWS-Folding White Space
FXP-File eXchange Protocol
G
G11N-Globalization
Gas-GNU Assembler
Gb-Gigabit
GB-Gigabyte
GCC-GNU Compiler Collection
GCJ-GNU Compiler for Java
GCR-Group Code Recording
GDB-GNU Debugger
GDI-Graphics Device Interface
GFDL-GNU Free Documentation License
GIF-Graphics Interchange Format
GIGO-Garbage In, Garbage Out
GIMP-GNU Image Manipulation Program
GIMPS-Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search
GIS-Geographic Information System
GLUT-OpenGL Utility Toolkit
GML-Geography Markup Language
GNOME-GNU Network Object Model Environment
GNU-GNU’s Not Unix
GOMS-Goals, Operators, Methods, and Selection rules
GPASM-GNU PIC ASseMbler
GPG-GNU Privacy Guard
GPGPU-General-Purpose Computing on Graphics Processing Units
GPIB-General-Purpose Instrumentation Bus
GPL-General Public License
GPL-General-Purpose Language
GPRS-General Packet Radio Service
GPT-GUID Partition Table
GPU-Graphics Processing Unit
GRUB-Grand Unified Boot-Loader
GSM-Global System for Mobile Communications
GTK+-GIMP Toolkit
GUI-Graphical User Interface
GUID-Globally Unique IDentifier
GWT-Google Web Toolkit
H
HAL-Hardware Abstraction Layer
HBA-Host Bus Adapter
HCI-Human Computer Interaction
HD-High Density
HDD-Hard Disk Drive
HCL-Hardware Compatibility List
HD DVD-High Definition DVD
HDL-Hardware Description Language
HDMI-High-Definition Multimedia Interface
HF-High Frequency
HHD-Hybrid Hard Drive
HID-Human Interface Device
HIG-Human Interface Guidelines
HIRD-Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth
HLASM-High Level ASseMbler
HMA-High Memory Area
HP-Hewlett-Packard
HPC-High-Performance Computing
HPFS-High Performance File System
HSM-Hierarchical Storage Management
HT-Hyper Threading
HTM-Hierarchical Temporal Memory
HTML-Hypertext Markup Language
HTTP-Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPd-Hypertext Transport Protocol Daemon
HTX-HyperTransport eXpansion
HURD-Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons
HVD-Holographic Versatile Disc
Hz-Hertz
I
I2C-Inter-Integrated Circuit
I18N-Internationalization
IANA-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
iBCS-Intel Binary Compatibility Standard
IBM-International Business Machines
IC-Integrated Circuit
ICANN-Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
ICE-In-Circuit Emulator
ICE-Intrusion Countermeasure Electronics
ICMP-Internet Control Message Protocol
ICP-Internet Cache Protocol
ICT-Information and Communication Technology
IDE-Integrated Development Environment
IDE-Integrated Drive Electronics
IDF-Intermediate Distribution Frame
IDL-Interface Definition Language
IDS-Intrusion Detection System
IE-Internet Explorer
IEC-International Electrotechnical Commission
IEEE-Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IETF-Internet Engineering Task Force
IFL-Integrated Facility for Linux
IGMP-Internet Group Management Protocol
IGRP-Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
IHV-Independent Hardware Vendor
IIOP-Internet Inter-Orb Protocol
IIS-Internet Information Services
IL-Intermediate Language
IM-Instant Messaging
IMAP-Internet Message Access Protocol
IME-Input Method Editor
INFOSEC-Information Systems Security
I/O-Input/Output
IP-Intellectual Property
IP-Internet Protocol
IPC-Inter-Process Communication
IPL-Initial Program Load
IPO-Inter Procedural Optimization
IPP-Internet Printing Protocol
IPS-Intrusion Prevention System
IPsec-Internet Protocol security
IPTV-Internet Protocol Television
IPX-Internetwork Packet Exchange
IRC-Internet Relay Chat
IrDA-Infrared Data Association
IRP-I/O Request Packet
IRQ-Interrupt Request
IS-Information Systems
ISA-Industry Standard Architecture
ISA-Instruction Set Architecture
ISAM-Indexed Sequential Access Method
ISC-Internet Storm Center
iSCSI-Internet Small Computer System Interface
ISDN-Integrated Services Digital Network
ISO-International Organization for Standardization
iSNS-Internet Storage Name Service
ISP-Internet Service Provider
ISPF-Interactive System Productivity Facility
ISR-Interrupt Service Routine
ISV-Independent Software Vendor
IT-Information Technology
ITL-Interval Temporal Logic
ITU-International Telecommunication Union
IVRS-Interactive Voice Response System
J
J2EE-Java 2 Enterprise Edition
J2ME-Java 2 Micro Edition
J2SE-Java 2 Standard Edition
JAXB-Java Architecture for XML Binding
JAX-RPC-Java XML for Remote Procedure Calls
JAXP-Java API for XML Processing
JBOD-Just a Bunch of Disks
JCE – Java Cryptography Extension
JCL-Job Control Language
JCP-Java Community Process
JDBC-Java Database Connectivity
JDK-Java Development Kit
JES-Job Entry Subsystem
JDS-Java Desktop System
JFC-Java Foundation Classes
JFET-Junction Field-Effect Transistor
JFS-IBM Journaling File System
JINI-Jini Is Not Initials
JIT-Just-In-Time
JMX-Java Management Extensions
JMS-Java Message Service
JNDI-Java Naming and Directory Interface
JNI-Java Native Interface
JNZ-Jump non-zero
JPEG-Joint Photographic Experts Group
JRE-Java Runtime Environment
JS-JavaScript
JSON-JavaScript Object Notation
JSP-Jackson Structured Programming
JSP-JavaServer Pages
JTAG-Joint Test Action Group
JUG-Java Users Group
JVM-Java Virtual Machine
jwz-Jamie Zawinski
K
K&R-Kernighan and Ritchie
KB-Keyboard
Kb-Kilobit
KB-Kilobyte
KB-Knowledge Base
KDE-K Desktop Environment
kHz-Kilohertz
KM-Knowledge Machine
KRL-Knowledge Representation Language
KVM-Keyboard, Video, Mouse
L
L10N-Localization
L2TP-Layer two Tunneling Protocol
LAMP-Linux Apache MySQL Perl
LAMP-Linux Apache MySQL PHP
LAMP-Linux Apache MySQL Python
LAN-Local Area Network
LBA-Logical Block Addressing
LCD-Liquid Crystal Display
LCOS-Liquid Crystal On Silicon
LDAP-Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LE-Logical Extents
LED-Light-Emitting Diode
LF-Line Feed
LF-Low Frequency
LFS-Linux From Scratch
LGPL-Lesser General Public License
LIB-LIBrary
LIF-Low Insertion Force
LIFO-Last In First Out
LILO-Linux Loader
LISP-LISt Processing
LKML-Linux Kernel Mailing List
LM-Lan Manager
LOC-Lines of Code
LPC-Lars Pensjö C
LPI-Linux Professional Institute
LPT – Line Print Terminal
LSB-Least Significant Bit
LSB-Linux Standard Base
LSI-Large-Scale Integration
LTL-Linear Temporal Logic
LTR-Left-to-Right
LUG-Linux User Group
LUN-Logical Unit Number
LV-Logical Volume
LVD-Low Voltage Differential
LVM-Logical Volume Management
LZW-Lempel-Ziv-Welch
M
MAC-Mandatory Access Control
MAC-Media Access Control
MAN-Metropolitan Area Network
MANET-Mobile Ad-Hoc Network
MAPI-Messaging Application Programming Interface
Mb-Megabit
MB-Megabyte
MBCS-Multi Byte Character Set
MBR-Master Boot Record
MCA-Micro Channel Architecture
MCA-Microsoft Certified Architect
MCAD-Microsoft Certified Application Developer
MCAS-Microsoft Certified Application Specialist
MCDBA-Microsoft Certified DataBase Administrator
MCDST-Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician
MCITP-Microsoft Certified Information Technology Professional
MCM-Microsoft Certified Master
MCP-Microsoft Certified Professional
MCPD-Microsoft Certified Professional Developer
MCSA-Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
MCSD-Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
MCSE-Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
MCT-Microsoft Certified Trainer
MCTS-Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist
MDA-Mail Delivery Agent
MDA-Model-Driven Architecture
MDA-Monochrome Display Adapter
MDF-Main Distribution Frame
MDI-Multiple Document Interface
ME-[Windows] Millennium Edition
MF-Medium Frequency
MFC-Microsoft Foundation Classes
MFM-Modified Frequency Modulation
MGCP-Media Gateway Control Protocol
MHz-Megahertz
MIB-Management Information Base
MICR-Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
MIDI-Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIMD-Multiple Instruction, Multiple Data
MIMO-Multiple-Input Multiple-Output
MINIX-MIni-uNIX
MIPS-Million Instructions Per Second
MIPS-Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages
MIS-Management Information Systems
MISD-Multiple Instruction, Single Data
MIT-Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIME-Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MMDS-Mortality Medical Data System
MMI-Man Machine Interface.
MMIO-Memory-Mapped I/O
MMORPG-Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game
MMU-Memory Management Unit
MMX-Multi-Media Extensions
MNG-Multiple-image Network Graphics
MoBo-Motherboard
MOM-Message-Oriented Middleware
MOO-MUD Object Oriented
MOS-Microsoft Office Specialist
MOSFET-Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
MOTD-Message Of The Day
MOUS-Microsoft Office User Specialist
MPAA-Motion Picture Association of America
MPEG-Motion Pictures Experts Group
MPL-Mozilla Public License
MPLS-Multiprotocol Label Switching
MPU-Microprocessor Unit
MS-Memory Stick
MS-Microsoft
MSB-Most Significant Bit
MS-DOS-Microsoft DOS
MT-Machine Translation
MTA-Mail Transfer Agent
MTA-Microsoft Technology Associate
MTBF-Mean Time Between Failures
MTU-Maximum Transmission Unit
MSA-Mail Submission Agent
MSDN-Microsoft Developer Network
MSI-Medium-Scale Integration
MSI-Microsoft Installer
MUA-Mail User Agent
MUD-Multi-User Dungeon
MVC-Model-View-Controller
MVP-Most Valuable Professional
MVS-Multiple Virtual Storage
MX-Mail exchange
MXF-Material Exchange Format
N
NACK-Negative ACKnowledgement
NAK-Negative AcKnowledge Character
NaN-Not a Number
NAS-Network-Attached Storage
NASM-Netwide ASseMbler
NAT-Network Address Translation
NCP-NetWare Core Protocol
NCQ-Native Command Queuing
NCSA-National Center for Supercomputing Applications
NDPS-Novell Distributed Print Services
NDS-Novell Directory Services
NEP-Network Equipment Provider
NetBIOS-Network Basic Input/Output System
NEXT-Near-End CrossTalk
NFA-Nondeterministic Finite Automaton
NFS-Network File System
NGL-aNGeL
NGSCB-Next-Generation Secure Computing Base
NI-National Instruments
NIC-Network Interface Controller
NIM-No Internal Message
NIO-New I/O
NIST-National Institute of Standards and Technology
NLP-Natural Language Processing
NLS-Native Language Support
NP-Nondeterministic Polynomial time
NPL-Netscape Public License
NPU-Network Processing Unit
NS-Netscape
NSA-National Security Agency
NSPR-Netscape Portable Runtime
NMI-Non-Maskable Interrupt
NNTP-Network News Transfer Protocol
NOC-Network Operations Center
NOP-No OPeration
NOS-Network Operating System
NPTL-Native POSIX Thread Library
NSS-Novell Storage Service
NSS-Network Security Services
NSS-Name Service Switch
NT-New Technology
NTFS-NT Filesystem
NTLM-NT Lan Manager
NTP-Network Time Protocol
NUMA-Non-Uniform Memory Access
NURBS-Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline
NVR-Network Video Recorder
NVRAM-Non-Volatile Random Access Memory
O
OASIS-Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
OAT-Operational Acceptance Testing
OBSAI-Open Base Station Architecture Initiative
ODBC-Open DataBase Connectivity
OEM-Original Equipment Manufacturer
OES-Open Enterprise Server
OFTC-Open and Free Technology Community
OLAP-Online Analytical Processing
OLE-Object Linking and Embedding
OLED-Organic Light Emitting Diode
OLPC-One Laptop per Child
OLTP-Online Transaction Processing
OMF-Object Module Format
OMG-Object Management Group
OO-Object-Oriented
OO-OpenOffice
OOE-Out-of-Order Execution
OOM-Out Of Memory
OOo-OpenOffice.org
OoOE-Out-of-Order Execution
OOP-Object-Oriented Programming
OOTB-Out of the box
OPML-Outline Processor Markup Language
ORB-Object Request Broker
ORM-Oject-Relational Mapping
OS-Open Source
OS-Operating System
OSCON-O’Reilly Open Source CONvention
OSDN-Open Source Developer Network
OSI-Open Source Initiative
OSI-Open Systems Interconnection
OSPF-Open Shortest Path First
OSS-Open Sound System
OSS-Open-Source Software
OSS-Operations Support System
OSTG-Open Source Technology Group
OUI-Organizationally Unique Identifier
P
P2P-Peer-To-Peer
PAC-Programmable Automation Controller
PAN-Personal Area Network
PAP-Password Authentication Protocol
PARC-Palo Alto Research Center
PATA-Parallel ATA
PC-Personal Computer
PCB-Printed Circuit Board
PCB-Process Control Block
PC DOS-Personal Computer Disk Operating System
PCI-Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCIe-PCI Express
PCL-Printer Command Language
PCMCIA-Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PCM-Pulse-Code Modulation
PCRE-Perl Compatible Regular Expressions
PD-Public Domain
PDA-Personal Digital Assistant
PDF-Portable Document Format
PDP-Programmed Data Processor
PE-Physical Extents
PERL-Practical Extraction and Reporting Language
PGA-Pin Grid Array
PGO-Profile-Guided Optimization
PGP-Pretty Good Privacy
PHP-PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
PIC-Peripheral Interface Controller
PIC-Programmable Interrupt Controller
PID-Proportional-Integral-Derivative
PID-Process ID
PIM-Personal Information Manager
PINE-Program for Internet News and Email
PIO-Programmed Input/Output
PKCS-Public Key Cryptography Standards
PKI-Public Key Infrastructure
PLC-Power Line Communication
PLC-Programmable Logic Controller
PLD-Programmable Logic Device
PL/I-Programming Language One
PL/M-Programming Language for Microcomputers
PL/P-Programming Language for Prime
PLT-Power Line Telecoms
PMM-POST Memory Manager
PNG-Portable Network Graphics
PnP-Plug-and-Play
PoE-Power over Ethernet
POID-Persistent Object Identifier
POP-Point of Presence
POP3-Post Office Protocol v3
POSIX-Portable Operating System Interface
POST-Power-On Self Test
PPC-PowerPC
PPI-Pixels Per Inch
PPP-Point-to-Point Protocol
PPPoA-PPP over ATM
PPPoE-PPP over Ethernet
PPTP-Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
PS-PostScript
PSA-Professional Services Automation
PS/2-Personal System/2
PSU-Power Supply Unit
PSVI-Post-Schema-Validation Infoset
PTS-DOS-PhysTechSoft – Disk Operating System
PV-Physical Volume
PVG-Physical Volume Group
PVR-Personal Video Recorder
PXE-Preboot Execution Environment
PXI-PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation
Q
QDR-Quad Data Rate
QA-Quality Assurance
QFP-Quad Flat Package
QoS-Quality of Service
QOTD-Quote of the Day
Qt-Quasar Toolkit
QTAM-Queued Teleprocessing Access Method
R
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
RAIT-Redundant Array of Inexpensive Tapes
RAM-Random Access Memory
RARP-Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
RAS-Reliability, Availability and Serviceability
RAS-Remote Access Service
RRAS Routing and Remote Access Service
RC-Region Code
RC-Release Candidate
RC-Run Commands
RCS-Revision Control System
RDBMS-Relational DataBase Management System
RDF-Resource Description Framework
RDM-Relational Data Model
RDOS-Real-time Disk Operating System
RDS-Remote Data Services
REFAL-REcursive Functions Algorithmic Language
REST-Representational State Transfer
regex-Regular Expression
regexp-Regular Expression
RF-Radio Frequency
RFC-Request For Comments
RFI-Radio Frequency Interference
RFID-Radio Frequency Identification
RGB-Red, Green, Blue
RGBA-Red, Green, Blue, Alpha
RHL-Red Hat Linux
RHEL-Red Hat Enterprise Linux
RIA-Rich Internet Application
RIAA-Recording Industry Association of America
RIP-Raster Image Processor
RIP-Routing Information Protocol
RIR-Regional Internet registry
RISC-Reduced Instruction Set Computer
RISC OS-Reduced Instruction Set Computer Operating System
RLE-Run-Length Encoding
RLL-Run-Length Limited
RMI-Remote Method Invocation
RMS-Richard Matthew Stallman
ROM-Read Only Memory
ROMB-Read-Out Motherboard
ROM-DOS-Read Only Memory – Disk Operating System
RPC-Remote Procedure Call
RPG-Report Program Generator
RPM-RPM Package Manager
RSA-Rivest Shamir Adleman
RSI-Repetitive Strain Injury
RSS-Radio Service Software
RSS-Rich Site Summary, RDF Site Summary, or Really Simple Syndication
RTAI-Real-Time Application Interface
RTC-Real-Time Clock
RTE-Real-Time Enterprise
RTEMS-Real-Time Executive for Multiprocessor Systems
RTL-Right-to-Left
RTOS-Real-Time Operating System
RTP-Real-time Transport Protocol
RTS-Ready To Send
RTSP-Real Time Streaming Protocol
S
SaaS-Software as a Service
SAN-Storage Area Network
SATA-Serial ATA
SAX-Simple API for XML
SBOD-Spinning Beachball of Death
SBP-2-Serial Bus Protocol 2
sbin-superuser binary
SBU-Standard Build Unit
SCADA-Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition
SCID-Source Code in Database
SCM-Software Configuration Management
SCM-Source Code Management
SCP-Secure Copy
SCPI-Standard Commands for Programmable Instrumentation
SCSI-Small Computer System Interface
SCTP-Stream Control Transmission Protocol
SD-Secure Digital
SDDL-Security Descriptor Definition Language
SDI-Single Document Interface
SDIO-Secure Digital Input Output
SDK-Software Development Kit
SDL-Simple DirectMedia Layer
SDN-Service Delivery Network
SDP-Session Description Protocol
SDR-Software-Defined Radio
SDRAM-Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SDSL-Symmetric DSL
SE-Single Ended
SEAL-Semantics-directed Environment Adaptation Language
SEI-Software Engineering Institute
SEO-Search Engine Optimization
SFTP-Secure FTP
SFTP-Simple File Transfer Protocol
SFTP-SSH File Transfer Protocol
SGI-Silicon Graphics, Incorporated
SGML-Standard Generalized Markup Language
SHA-Secure Hash Algorithm
SHDSL-Single-pair High-speed Digital Subscriber Line
SIGCAT-Special Interest Group on CD-ROM Applications and Technology
SIGGRAPH-Special Interest Group on Graphics
SIMD-Single Instruction, Multiple Data
SIMM-Single Inline Memory Module
SIP-Session Initiation Protocol
SIP-Supplementary Ideographic Plane
SISD-Single Instruction, Single Data
SISO – Single-Input and Single-Output
SLED-SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
SLES-SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SLI-Scalable Link Interface
SLIP-Serial Line Internet Protocol
SLM-Service Level Management
SLOC-Source Lines of Code
SPMD-Single Program, Multiple Data
SMA-SubMiniature version A
SMB-Server Message Block
SMBIOS-System Management BIOS
SMIL-Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
S/MIME-Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
SMP-Supplementary Multilingual Plane
SMP-Symmetric Multi-Processing
SMS-Short Message Service
SMS-System Management Server
SMT-Simultaneous Multithreading
SMTP-Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNA-Systems Network Architecture
SNMP-Simple Network Management Protocol
SNTP-Simple Network Time Protocol
SOA-Service-Oriented Architecture
SOE-Standard Operating Environment
SOAP-Simple Object Access Protocol
SoC-System-on-a-Chip
SO-DIMM-Small Outline DIMM
SOHO-Small Office/Home Office
SOI-Silicon On Insulator
SP-Service Pack
SPA-Single Page Application
SPF-Sender Policy Framework
SPI-Serial Peripheral Interface
SPI-Stateful Packet Inspection
SPARC-Scalable Processor Architecture
SQL-Structured Query Language
SRAM-Static Random Access Memory
SSD-Software Specification Document
SSD-Solid-State Drive
SSE-Streaming SIMD Extensions
SSH-Secure Shell
SSI-Server Side Includes
SSI-Single-System Image
SSI-Small-Scale Integration
SSID-Service Set Identifier
SSL-Secure Socket Layer
SSP-Supplementary Special-purpose Plane
SSSE-Supplementary Streaming SIMD Extensions
su-superuser
SUS-Single UNIX Specification
SUSE-Software und System-Entwicklung
SVC-Scalable Video Coding
SVG-Scalable Vector Graphics
SVGA-Super Video Graphics Array
SVD-Structured VLSI Design
SWF-Shock Wave Flash
SWT-Standard Widget Toolkit
Sysop-System operator
T
TAO-Track-At-Once
TASM-Turbo ASseMbler
TB-TeraByte
Tcl-Tool Command Language
TCP-Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP-Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TCU-Telecommunication Control Unit
TDMA-Time Division Multiple Access
TFT-Thin Film Transistor
TI-Texas Instruments
TLA-Three-Letter Acronym
TLD-Top-Level Domain
TLS-Thread-Local Storage
TLS-Transport Layer Security
tmp-temporary
TNC-Terminal Node Controller
TNC-Threaded Neill-Concelman connector
TPF-Transaction Processing Facility
TROFF-Trace Off
TRON-Trace On
TRON-The Real-time Operating system Nucleus
TRS-DOS-Tandy Radio Shack – Disk Operating System
TSO-Time Sharing Option
TSP-Traveling Salesman Problem
TSR-Terminate and Stay Resident
TTA-True Tap Audio
TTF-TrueType Font
TTL-Transistor-Transistor Logic
TTL-Time To Live
TTS-Text-to-Speech
TTY-Teletype
TUCOWS-The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software
TUG-TeX Users Group
TWAIN-Technology Without An Interesting Name
U
UAAG-User Agent Accessibility Guidelines
UAC-User Account Control
UART-Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
UAT-User Acceptance Testing
UCS-Universal Character Set
UDDI-Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration
UDMA-Ultra DMA
UDP-User Datagram Protocol
UEFI-Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
UHF-Ultra High Frequency
UI-User Interface
UL-Upload
ULA-Uncommitted Logic Array
UMA-Upper Memory Area
UMB-Upper Memory Block
UML-Unified Modeling Language
UML-User-Mode Linux
UMPC-Ultra-Mobile Personal Computer
UNC-Universal Naming Convention
UPS-Uninterruptible Power Supply
URI-Uniform Resource Identifier
URL-Uniform Resource Locator
URN-Uniform Resource Name
USB-Universal Serial Bus
usr-user
USR-U.S. Robotics
UTC-Coordinated Universal Time
UTF-Unicode Transformation Format
UTP-Unshielded Twisted Pair
UUCP-Unix to Unix Copy
UUID-Universally Unique Identifier
UUN-Universal User Name
UVC-Universal Virtual Computer
UX-User Experience
V
var-variable
VAX-Virtual Address eXtension
VCPI-Virtual Control Program Interface
VR-Virtual Reality
VRML-Virtual Reality Modeling Language
VB-Visual Basic
VBA-Visual Basic for Applications
VBS-Visual Basic Script
VDSL-Very High Bitrate Digital Subscriber Line
VESA-Video Electronics Standards Association
VFAT-Virtual FAT
VFS-Virtual File System
VG-Volume Group
VGA-Video Graphics Array
VHF-Very High Frequency
VLAN-Virtual Local Area Network
VLSM-Variable Length Subnet Mask
VLB-Vesa Local Bus
VLF-Very Low Frequency
VLIW-Very Long Instruction Word
VLSI-Very-Large-Scale Integration
VM-Virtual Machine
VM-Virtual Memory
VNC-Virtual Network Computing
VOD-Video On Demand
VoIP-Voice over Internet Protocol
VPN-Virtual Private Network
VPU-Visual Processing Unit
VSAM-Virtual Storage Access Method
VSAT-Very Small Aperture Terminal
VT-Video Terminal?
VTAM-Virtual Telecommunications Access Method
W
W3C-World Wide Web Consortium
WAFS-Wide Area File Services
WAI-Web Accessibility Initiative
WAIS-Wide Area Information Server
WAN-Wide Area Network
WAP-Wireless Access Point
WAP-Wireless Application Protocol
WASM-Watcom ASseMbler
WBEM-Web-Based Enterprise Management
WCAG-Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
WCF-Windows Communication Foundation
WDM-Wavelength-Division Multiplexing
WebDAV-WWW Distributed Authoring and Versioning
WEP-Wired Equivalent Privacy
WFI-Wait For Interrupt
Wi-Fi-Wireless Fidelity
WiMAX-Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
WinFS-Windows Future Storage
WINS-Windows Internet Name Service
WLAN-Wireless Local Area Network
WMA-Windows Media Audio
WMV-Windows Media Video
WOL-Wake-on-LAN
WOM-Wake-on-Modem
WOR-Wake-on-Ring
WPA-Wi-Fi Protected Access
WPAN-Wireless Personal Area Network
WPF-Windows Presentation Foundation
WSDL-Web Services Description Language
WSFL-Web Services Flow Language
WUSB-Wireless Universal Serial Bus
WWAN-Wireless Wide Area Network
WWID-World Wide Identifier
WWN-World Wide Name
WWW-World Wide Web
WYSIWYG-What You See Is What You Get
WZC-Wireless Zero Configuration
X
XAG-XML Accessibility Guidelines
XAML-eXtensible Application Markup Language
XDM-X Window Display Manager
XDMCP-X Display Manager Control Protocol
XCBL-XML Common Business Library
XHTML-eXtensible Hypertext Markup Language
XILP-X Interactive ListProc
XML-eXtensible Markup Language
XMMS-X Multimedia System
XMPP-eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
XMS-Extended Memory Specification
XNS-Xerox Network Systems
XP-Cross-Platform
XP-Extreme Programming
XPCOM-Cross Platform Component Object Model
XPI-XPInstall
XPIDL-Cross-Platform IDL
XSD-XML Schema Definition
XSL-eXtensible Stylesheet Language
XSL-FO-eXtensible Stylesheet Language Formatting Objects
XSLT-eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformations
XSS-Cross-Site Scripting
XTF-eXtensible Tag Framework
XTF-eXtended Triton Format
XUL-XML User Interface Language
Y
Y2K-Year Two Thousand
YAAF-Yet Another Application Framework
YACC-Yet Another Compiler Compiler
YAML-YAML Ain’t Markup Language
YaST-Yet another Setup Tool
Z
ZCAV-Zone Constant Angular Velocity
ZCS-Zero Code Suppression
ZIF-Zero Insertion Force
ZIFS-Zero Insertion Force Socket
ZISC-Zero Instruction Set Computer
ZOPE-Z Object Publishing Environment
ZMA-Zone Multicast Address
ZPL-Z-level Programming Language
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