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Look through 1707 acronyms and abbreviations related to Computer:

• IMHO — In My Humble Opinion
• URL — Universal Resource Locator
• OSS — Open Source Software
• LAN — Local Area Network
• COMPUTER — Common Operating Machine Particularly Used For Trade Education And Research
• YMMV — Your Mileage May Vary
• OIC — Oh I See
• ARPANET — Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (early internet)
• XML — Extensible Markup Language
• L8R — Later
• RFID — Radio Frequency Identification
• OEM — Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
• ROM — Read-Only Memory
• FTP — File Transfer Protocol
• ARP — Address Resolution Protocol (ATM)
• PM — Private Message
• GFY — Go Fuck Yourself
• L10N — Localization
• B TAM — Basic Telecommunications Access Method
• NP — No Problem
• BTW — By The Way
• ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
• IT — Information Technology
• CU — See You
• LIFO — Last In, First Out
• PS — PostScript
• CR — Carriage Return
• RDF — Resource Description Framework
• IRC — Internet Relay Chat
• WIFI — Wireless Fidelity
• BBL — Be Back Later
• IMO — In My Opinion
• FIFO — First In, First Out
• MAN — Metropolitan Area Network
• LED — Light-Emitting Diode
• PDF — Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
• CPU — Central Processing Unit
• XMMS — X MultiMedia System
• VDU — Visual Display Unit
• UAAG — User Agent Accessibility Guidelines
• G11N — Globalization
• POV — Point Of View
• TYVM — Thank you very much
• ISO — International Organization for Standardization
• ZIFS — Zero Insertion Force Socket
• ZOPE — Z Object Publishing Environment
• IP — Internet Protocol
• XCBL — XML Common Business Library
• NMI — Non-Maskable Interrupt
• AC — Alternating Current

• GUI — Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
• ISP — Internet Service Provider
• API — Application Programming Interface
• AUP — Acceptable Use Policy
• MUA — Mail User Agent (Internet email)
• PEBKAC — Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair (ditto)
• AFK — Away From Keyboard (Internet Chat Abbreviation)
• I²C — Inter-Integrated Circuit
• GSM — Global System for Mobile Communications
• FAQ — Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
• EDI — Electronic Data Interchange
• WTG — Way To Go
• BRB — Be right back
• RPM — Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
• MTBF — Mean Time Before Failure
• DIY — Do-It-Yourself
• WB — Welcome Back
• RF — Radio Frequency
• AFAIK — As Far As I Know
• AMD — Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (producer of computer chips)
• ASCII — American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
• CAPTCHA — Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
• ADSL — Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
• LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
• SSI — Server Side Include
• ALU — Arithmetic Logic Unit
• SMTP — Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
• SRAM — Static Random Access Memory (ess-ram)
• SME — Subject Matter Expert
• FET — Field Effect Transistor
• CMIIW — Correct Me If I'm Wrong
• ATM — Asynchronous Transfer Mode
• DEC — Digital Equipment Corporation
• CRT — Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
• CMOS — Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
• MDF — Main Distribution Frame
• SLA — Service Level Agreement
• SOHO — Small Office/Home Office. Acronym expression for the 'virtual office' environment and characteristics found in self-employed and small businesses, that are increasingly prevalent in the modern business age.
• EOD — End Of Day
• BBIAB — Be Back In A Bit
• ICT — Information and Communication Technology
• VPN — Virtual Private Network (ATM)
• ARPA — Advanced Research Projects Agency (made early internet)
• GIS — Geographic Information System
• FYI — For Your Information
• CRAN — Comprehensive R Archive Network
• IRL — In Real Life
• EOM — End Of Message
• AAMOF — As A Matter Of Fact
• BFN — Bye for Now

• DDOS — Distributed Denial of Service
• HTTP — Hypertext Transfer Protocol
• BBS — Be back soon
• ABI — Application Binary Interface
• PCB — printed circuit board
• PDA — Personal Digital Assistant
• DARPA — Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)
• GPS — Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
• MIS — Management Information System (OSHA)
• SAAS — Software as a Service
• WWW — World Wide Web
• IVR — Interactive Voice Response (telephone technology)
• ACK — Acknowledge (telecommunications; Cf. NAK)
• CD — Compact Disc
• MCSA — Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
• IBM — International Business Machines Corporation
• BIT — Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1)
• FQDN — Fully Qualified Domain Name
• RAM — random-access memory
• EOF — End Of File
• FIPS — Federal Information Processing Standard
• QA — Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
• ISDN — Integrated Services Digital Network
• SKU — Stock Keeping Unit
• IDF — Intermediate Distribution Frame
• ERP — Emergency Response Plan
• CAE — Computer-Aided Engineering
• PC DOS — Personal Computer Disk Operating System
• JIT — Just in time
• POP — Point Of Presence (Internet)
• AOL — America on line
• BBS — Bulletin Board System
• ASP — Active Server Page
• SAN — Storage Area Network
• PDH — Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy
• 4GL — Fourth-generation Programming Language
• DES — Data Encryption Standard
• RFC — Request For Comment
• RDBMS — Relational Database Management System
• PGP — Pretty Good Privacy (encryption)
• AM — Amplitude Modulation
• CAD — Computer Aided Designer
• 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.
• TTYL — Talk To You Later (Internet Slang)
• IETF — Internet Engineering Task Force
• CIR — Committed Information Rate (Frame Relay)
• IMAO — In My Arrogant Opinion
• AES — Advanced Encryption Standard
• CC — Carbon Copy
• CRM — Customer Relationship Management

• CPC — Cost Per Click-through
• OTOH — On The Other Hand
• QOS — Quality of Service
• DNS — Domain Name System
• BCC — Blind Carbon Copy
• CGI — Common Gateway Interface
• DAC — Discretionary Access Control
• IPL — Initial Program Load
• OCR — Optical Character Recognition
• DRAM — Dynamic Random Access Memory (dee-ram) (computing)
• ACM — Association for Computing Machinery
• BBIAM — Be Back In A Minute
• SAS — Statistical Analysis System
• DHCP — Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
• ASP — Application Service Provider
• DBMS — Database Management System
• ACE — Advanced Computing Environment
• CFM — Cubic Feet per Minute
• ACK — ACKnowledgment
• IOW — In Other Words
• BI — Business Intelligence
• SLIP — Serial Line Interface Protocol
• UDP — User Datagram Protocol (FDDI related)
• PC — Personal computer (host)
• UTC — Coordinated Universal Time
• PNG — Portable Network Graphics (graphic file standard/extension)
• PNP — Plug aNd Play
• NBD — No Big Deal
• DSL — Digital Subscriber Line
• CAM — computer aided manufacturing
• LUN — Logical Unit Number
• NFS — Network File System
• GIGO — Garbage In Garbage Out (computing)
• IMAP — Internet Message Access Protocol
• WAN — Wide Area Network
• CMS — Content Management System
• EDVAC — Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer
• WYSIWYG — What You See Is What You Get (pronounced Wizzy-wig. See Entry For Derived Acronyms)
• MHZ — Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
• UI — User Interface
• LTNS — Long Time No See
• IE — Internet Explorer
• CUL8R — See You Later
• ECC — Error Correction Code (Error Checking And Correction)
• LED — law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
• BPS — bits per second
• NIST — National Institute of Standards and Technology
• MB — Megabyte
• SSID — Service set identifier (Wi-Fi)
• P2P — Peer to Peer (as in music file sharing systems like KaZaA)

• NOS — Network Operating System
• DLL — Dynamic Link Library (computer file)
• FYA — For Your Amusement
• DDE — Dynamic Data Exchange (in software parlance)
• SQL — Structured Query Language
• DML — Data Manipulation Language
• ITU — International Telecommunication Union
• IDE — Integrated Development Environment
• BAK — Back At Keyboard
• ARM — Advanced RISC Machines Ltd
• MBR — Master Boot Record
• ERP — Enterprise Resource Planning
• JSON — JavaScript Object Notation
• IP — Intellectual Property
• FWIW — For What It's Worth
• ROFL — Rolling on the floor laughing
• PHP — PHP Hypertext Processor
• PLC — Programmable Logic Control
• DCOM — Distributed Component Object Model
• ATA — Advanced Technology Attachment
• PPL — Pay Per Lead
• CPRI — Common Public Radio Interface
• CDR — Compact Disc Recordable
• HZ — cycles per second (hertz)
• RAID — Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
• CLI — Command line Interface (Cabletron)
• KISS — Keep It Simple Stupid
• ALSA — Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
• GPRS — General Packet Radio Service
• IM — Instant Message
• RTF — Rich Text Format
• DOS — Disk Operating System
• ENIAC — Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer
• AGP — Accelerated Graphics Port
• SOHO — Small Office Home Office
• EBCDIC — Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (pronounced Eb-see-dik) (cf. BCD)
• RTM — Read the manual (meaning «don’t ask stupid questions before read existing information»)
• SCSI — Small Computer System Interface
• OMG — Object Management Group
• NM — Never Mind
• AD — Administrative Domain
• UL — Upload
• DDL — Data Definition Language
• DL — Download
• CS — Computer Science
• W3C — World Wide Web Consortium
• OLTP — Online Transaction Processing
• AAC — Advanced Audio Coding
• TLA — Three Letter Abbreviation
• SEI — Software Engineering Institute

• DFD — Data Flow Diagram
• TTL — Transistor-Transistor Logic
• BASIC — Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
• BSD — Berkeley Software Distribution
• WEP — Wired Equivalent Privacy
• ACL — Access Control List
• XHTML — Extensible Hypertext Markup Language
• GIF — Graphic Interchange Format
• CUL — See You Later
• RISC — Reduced Instruction Set Computer
• UGC — User Generated Content
• RSI — Repetitive Strain Injury
• OTW — On the Way
• IANA — Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
• CRLF — Carriage Return Line Feed
• MIPS — Millions of Instructions Per Second
• BSOD — Blue Screen Of Death
• DTP — Desktop Publishing
• SOA — Service-Oriented Architecture
• VHF — Very High Frequency
• CORBA — Common Object Request Broker Architecture
• JPEG — Joint Photographic Experts Group (24-bit image storage format)
• KB — Keyboard
• MOM — Message Oriented Middleware
• MIMO — Multiple Input, Multiple Output
• IME — Input Method Editor
• SSL — Secure Socket Layer
• SHA — Secure Hash Algorithm
• EEPROM — Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
• HTML — Hyper Text Markup Language
• MMS — Multimedia Messaging Service
• TTL — Time To Live
• BLOG — Web Log
• Y2K — Year 2000
• ABR — Available Bit Rate
• SEO — Search Engine Optimizer
• NIC — Network Interface Card
• ACD — Automatic Call Distributor
• 2NF — Second Normal Form
• RPG — Report Program Generator
• DBCS — Double-Byte Character Set
• YACC — Yet Another Compiler-Compiler
• BBFN — Bye Bye For Now
• ICANN — Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
• ICL — In Christian Love
• MICR — Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
• OOTB — Out Of The Box
• SNMP — Simple Network Management Protocol (ATM)
• EISA — Extended Industry Standard Architecture
• DTE — Data Terminal Equipment

• DAW — Digital Audio Workstation
• SMART — Self-Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology
• EOL — End Of Line
• AD — Active Directory
• IDE — Integrated Drive Electronics
• ITIL — Information Technology Infrastructure Library
• IC — Integrated Circuit
• GMTA — Great Minds Think Alike
• SMIL — Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
• MIME — Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
• IMCO — In My Considered Opinion
• RL — Real Life - I.e. When Not Chatting
• WAP — Wireless Application Protocol
• RFI — Radio Frequency Interference
• MPEG — Moving Picture Experts Group (International Standards Organisation/International Electrotechnical Commission)
• CNC — Computer Numerical Control
• MOO — MUD Object Oriented
• AI — Artificial Intellegence
• USB — Universal Serial Bus
• BOOTP — Bootstrap Protocol
• TIA — Thanks in advance
• QOTD — Quote of the Day
• ESD — Electrostatic Discharge
• RTS — Ready To Send
• BPM — Business Process Modeling
• SDH — Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (ATM)
• TCP — Transmission Control Protocol
• CM — Configuration Management
• EFF — Electronic Frontier Foundation
• FDMA — Frequency Division Multiple Access
• UNIX — Uniplexed Information and Computing System
• MAC — Media Access Control
• ROTFL — Roll On The Floor Laughing
• DVD — Digital Versatile Disc
• KHZ — kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
• FITB — Fill In The Blank
• ADO — ActiveX Data Objects (Microsoft)
• RSN — Real Soon Now [which may be a long time coming]
• UHF — Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
• EAP — Extensible Authentication Protocol
• NIST — National Institute of Standards & Technology (US)
• TSR — Terminate and Stay Resident [software program]
• CIM — Common Information Model
• BIOS — Basic Input Output System
• PERL — Practical Extraction and Report Language
• BBIAF — Be Back In A Few
• SYSOP — System Operator
• ACPI — Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
• CRC — Contrôle de Redondance Cyclique (French: Cyclic Redundancy Check)
• CN — Common Name

• LF — Low Frequency
• CMYK — Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
• NCSA — National Center for Supercomputing Applications
• DFS — Distributed File System
• COBOL — Common Business-Oriented Language
• VR — Virtual Reality
• PAAS — Platform-as-a-Service
• TTS — Text To Speech
• JBOD — Just a Bunch Of Disks/Drives
• NSA — National Security Agency
• PD — Public Domain
• COTS — Commercial Off the Shelf Software
• BW — Bandwidth
• LKML — Linux Kernel Mailing List
• CES — Consumer Electronics Show
• BYOD — Bring Your Own Device
• SVG — Scalable Vector Graphics
• BCD — Binary-Coded Decimal
• HTH — Hope This Helps. Email abbreviation when replying to requests. Potentially counter-productive if the recipient doesn't understand what it means...
• CHAP — Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (ATM)
• HD — High Density
• APIC — Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
• SOE — Standard Operating Environment
• BJT — Bipolar Junction Transistor
• DVR — Digital Video Recorder
• FDDI — Fiber Distributed Data Interface
• DMA — direct memory access (computer term)
• WAP — Wireless Access Point
• SMS — Short Message Service
• ECMA — European Computer Manufacturer's Association
• IOT — Internet of Things
• MIPS — Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages
• RPC — Remote Procedure Call
• MOTD — Message of the Day
• TCP/IP — transmission control protocol/internet protocol
• OS — Operating System
• E-MAIL — Electronic Mail
• FCS — Frame check sequence (Ethernet)
• LCD — Liquid-crystal display
• DOS — Denial Of Service
• DRM — Digital Rights Management
• BT — BitTorrent
• I/O — Input/Output
• POID — Persistent Object Identifier
• TANSTAAFL — There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch (coined By Author Robert A. Heinlein In His The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress)
• PPP — Point-to-Point Protocol
• NOP — No Operation
• RSA — Rivest-Shamir-Adleman
• HSDPA — High-Speed Downlink Packet Access
• BER — Bit-Error Rate

• LMAO — Laughing my arse off
• ICMP — Internet Control Message Protocol
• PLD — Programmable Logic Device
• MBPS — Megabits per second
• ADT — Abstract Data Type
• FOAF — Friend Of A Friend
• OSS — Open Sound System
• GUID — Globally Unique Identifier
• AVI — Audio Video Interleave
• WTH — What The Hell?
• GB — Gigabyte
• CVS — Concurrent Versions System
• DEV — Development
• FRU — Field Replaceable Unit
• EPROM — Electrically Programmable Read Only Memory
• ELF — Extremely Low Frequency
• EAI — Enterprise Application Integration
• IRDA — Infrared Data Association
• LGA — Land Grid Array
• OSI — Open Systems Interconnection (iso Standard)
• BPEL — Business Process Execution Language
• AT — Advanced Technology
• CHS — Cylinder-Head-Sector addressing
• DOM — Document Object Model
• MUD — Multi-User Dungeon (gaming)
• IEC — International Electrotechnical Commission
• MF — Medium Frequency
• MMU — Memory Management Unit
• DVI — Digital Visual Interface
• SGML — Standard Generalized Markup Language
• OASIS — Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
• EPROM — Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
• BRM — Business Reference Model
• PMU — Power Management Unit
• LTE — Long Term Evolution
• IPS — Intrusion Prevention System
• CFD — computational fluid dynamics
• TFT — Thin Film Transistor
• DPI — Dots per inch.
• CDMA — Code Division Multiple Access (voice/data transmission)
• MDA — Monochrome Display Adapter
• ALGOL — Algorithmic Language
• SSH — Secure Shell (Unix program)
• ADC — Analog-Digital Converter
• UPS — Uninterruptible Power Supply
• MS — The Company Microsoft
• NSP — Network Service Provider
• GOMS — Goals, Operators, Methods and Selection Rules
• GPIO — General Purpose Input/Output
• MTA — Mail Transfer Agent

• DCMI — Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (Online Computer Library Center)
• LDAP — Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (pronounced Ell-dap)
• OUI — Organizationally Unique Identifier
• PCMCIA — Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
• WPAN — Wireless Personal Area Network
• DSP — Digital Signal Processor
• SOAP — Simple Object Access Protocol
• RTP — Real-Time Transport Protocol
• CAD — Computer-Aided Design
• RIP — Routing Information Protocol
• VB — Visual Basic
• MSI — Medium-Scale Integration
• ECC — Elliptic Curve Cryptography
• LF — Line Feed
• APC — American Power Conversion
• MIB — Management Information Base (ATM)
• HURD — Hird Of Unix-Replacing Daemons (cf. Hird)
• QBE — Query By Example
• PTS-DOS — PhysTechSoft - Disk Operating System
• NOC — Network Operations Center
• S/MIME — Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
• CGI — Computer-Generated Imagery
• SCADA — Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition
• CT — Computerised Axial Tomography
• SMBIOS — System Management BIOS
• CSS — Cascade Style Sheet
• CERT — Computer Emergency Response Team
• URI — Uniform Resource Identifier
• APR — Apache Portable Runtime
• MMORPG — Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game
• MHOTY — My Hat's Off To You
• RACF — Resource Access Control Facility
• OSPF — Open Shortest Path First (ATM)
• TLS — Transport Layer Security
• OLE — Object Linking and Embedding (Microsoft communication protocol)
• FS — For Sale
• RAD — Rapid Application Development
• RCS — Revision Control System
• KB — Knowledge Base
• VOIP — Voice Over IP (Internet Protocol)
• CA — Certificate Authority
• LPI — Lines Per Inch
• RAS — Remote Access Service
• LOC — Lines Of Code
• MPAA — Motion Picture Association of America
• CRUD — Create, Read, Update and Delete
• POJO — Plain Old Java Object
• OTTOMH — Off the top of my head
• MDA — Model Driven Architecture
• AFAICR — As Far As I Can Remember

• XMPP — Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
• SERP — Search Engine Results Positioning
• FSM — Finite State Machine
• WLAN — Wireless Local Area Network
• CPL — Cost Per Lead
• PCL — Printer Command Language
• VLF — Very Low Frequency
• MOS — Microsoft Office Specialist
• UPNP — Universal Plug and Play
• HMA — High Memory Area
• FSB — Front-Side Bus
• EDSAC — Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Computer
• HF — High Frequency
• CIFS — Common Internet File System
• ALI — Acer Labs Incorporated
• MOTOS — Member Of The Opposite Sex
• BPDU — Bridge Protocol Data Unit
• AAL — ATM Adaptation Layer
• UML — Unified Modeling Language (Object Management Group, OMG)
• FPU — Floating Point Unit
• RIAA — Recording Industry Association of America
• MBPS — Megabytes Per Second
• BGP — Border Gateway Protocol (routing protocol)
• FTTH — Fiber To The Home
• MCT — Microsoft Certified Trainer
• PAN — Personal Area Network
• LFS — Linux from Scratch
• AMR — Audio Modem Riser
• SITD — Still In The Dark
• DMCA — Digital Millennium Copyright Act
• KB — Kilobyte: One thousand and twenty-four bytes kbps kilo bit per second
• PCI — Peripheral Component Interconnect
• AA — Anti-Aliasing
• COM — Component Object Model
• WTB — Want to Buy (a commonly used phrase in the online game "World of Warcraft")
• FXP — File Exchange Protocol
• DLC — Downloadable Content
• 1GL — First-Generation Programming Language
• ETLA — Extended Three Letter Acronym
• TB — Terabyte
• DTR — Data Terminal Ready
• MVS — Multiple Virtual Storage
• TCL — Tool Command Language
• DMI — Direct Media Interface
• CC — C Compiler
• IAC — In Any Case
• DR-DOS — Digital Research Disk Operating System
• FS — File System
• AST — Abstract Syntax Tree
• JVM — Java Virtual Machine

• SP — Service Pack
• MDA — Mail Delivery Agent
• GIMP — GNU Image Manipulation Program
• VCS — Version Control System
• PGA — Pin Grid Array
• DBA — Database Administrator
• PCM — Pulse-Code Modulation
• RARP — Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
• MOTAS — Member Of The Appropriate Sex
• IPX — Internetwork Packet Exchange
• SOI — Silicon-On-Insulator
• GHZ — Gigahertz
• CDN — Content Delivery Network
• FPS — Frames per second.
• MAC — Mandatory Access Control
• PAP — Password Authentication Protocol (ATM)
• CHAP — Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (PPP)
• SDK — Software Development Kit (Microsoft)
• HHOK — Ha-ha, only kidding
• IS — International Standard
• SPMD — Single Program Multiple Data
• MTU — Maximum Transmission Unit
• DB — Database
• AARP — Appletalk Address Resolution Protocol
• CISC — Complex Instruction Set Computer
• NTLM — NT LAN Manager Protocol
• GPL — General Public License
• CUA — Common User Access
• ACID — Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability
• GAS — GNU ASsembler
• IIS — Internet Information Services
• ECN — Explicit Congestion Notification
• FSCK — File System Check
• MCSD — Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
• FAT — File Allocation Table
• JSP — Java Server Page
• EMS — Expanded Memory Specification
• IRI — Internationalized Resource Identifier
• ADCCP — Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures
• ISA — Industry Standard Architecture
• XSL — eXtensible Stylesheet Language
• RLL — Run Length Limited
• ICS — Internet Connection Sharing
• BSS — Block Started by Symbol
• DCCP — Datagram Congestion Control Protocol
• GNOME — GNU Network Object Model Environment
• PKI — Public Key Infrastructure (cryptography)
• GNU — GNU's Not UNIX (a Recursive Acronym)
• VM — Virtual Machine
• HSM — Hierarchical Storage Management

• CG — Computer Graphics
• ARIN — American Registry for Internet Numbers
• AWT — Abstract Window Toolkit (Java)
• DVD — Digital Video Disc
• BSA — Business Software Alliance
• HFS — Hierarchical File System
• AIFF — Audio Interchange File Format
• ASIMO — Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility
• MOTSS — Member Of The Same Sex
• 3GL — Third-Generation Programming Language
• SVC — Scalable Video Coding
• VOD — Video On Demand
• ASIC — application-specific integration circuit
• DAP — Directory Access Protocol
• FSF — Free Software Foundation
• XPCOM — Cross-Platform Component Object Model
• SCTP — Stream Control Transmission Protocol
• RDRAM — RAMBUS Dynamic Random Access Memory
• AJAX — Asynchronous Javascript and XML
• RGB — red-green-blue (signal)
• BT — BlueTooth
• FC-PGA — Flip Chip Pin Grid Array
• MFC — Microsoft Foundation Class
• FEC — Forward Error Correction
• MIT — Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.)
• VNC — Virtual Network Computing
• HDMI — High-Definition Multimedia Interface
• TSO — time Sharing option (of OS/360, IBM)
• CS — Cable Select
• MGB — May God Bless
• PBS — Portable Batch System
• CF — Compact Flash
• INTERNIC — Internet Network Information Center
• AOE — ATA Over Ethernet
• CSS — Content Scramble System
• MPLS — Multiprotocol Label Switching
• BYKT — But You Knew That
• ISR — Interrupt Service Routine
• 4NF — Fourth Normal Form
• EGP — Exterior Gateway Protocol
• APIPA — Automatic Private IP Address
• MCA — Micro Channel Architecture
• MPL — Mozilla Public License
• NTFS — New Technology File System
• DDR-SDRAM — Double Data Rate - Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
• BTS — Bug Tracking System
• PXE — Preboot Execution Environment
• ADF — automatic document feeder
• VM — Virtual Memory
• MCA — Microsoft Certified Architect

• MB — Megabit
• ODBC — Open Database Connectivity
• TPF — Transaction Processing Facility
• RSS — Really Simple Syndication
• IRQ — Interrupt Request
• ABEND — Abnormal End
• TLV — Type-Length-Value
• HCL — Hardware Compatibility List
• CTS — Clear To Send
• UAT — User Acceptance Test
• ICE — In-Circuit Emulator
• NNTP — Network News Transfer Protocol
• SPF — Sender Policy Framework
• AM — Access Method
• JIT — Just-In-Time (inventory management)
• YAHOO! — Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
• 5GL — Fifth-Generation Programming Language
• DCL — Data Control Language
• OLAP — Online Analytical Processing
• RTSP — Real Time Streaming Protocol
• IO — Input/Output
• LGPL — Lesser General Public License
• MS — Memory Stick
• 100B-FX — 100 Base-Fx
• ISV — Independent Software Vendor
• TDMA — Time Division Multiple Access
• OID — Object Identifier
• IPSEC — Internet Protocol Security
• ACR — Allowed Cell Rate
• IPTV — Internet Protocol Television
• FCB — File Control Block
• CIDR — Classless Inter-Domain Routing (ATM)
• ABR — Area Border Router
• ISA — Instruction Set Architecture
• FMC — Fixed Mobile Convergence "Mobile UC or Unified Communications over Wireless"
• DSLAM — Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (Module)
• SDP — Session Description Protocol
• AM — Active Matrix
• SSD — Solid State Drive
• IDS — Intrusion Detection System
• VLE — Virtual Learning Environment
• 10B-FB — 10 Base-Fb
• IAE — In Any Event
• KB — Kilobit
• TSP — Traveling Salesman Problem
• IDL — Interface Definition Language
• PPTP — Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
• RIA — Rich Internet Application
• POE — power over ethernetinjector
• SDN — Service Delivery Network

• LTL — Linear Temporal Logic
• 6NF — Sixth Normal Form
• ORB — Object Request Broker
• CAI — Computer-Aided Instruction
• PIM — Personal Information Manager
• TLS — Thread Local Storage
• MPU — Microprocessor Unit
• DCC — Digital Command Control
• RAII — Resource Acquisition Is Initialization
• WWID — World Wide Identifier
• VRML — Virtual Reality Modeling Language
• IGRP — Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
• HAL — Hardware Abstraction Layer
• LV — Logical Volume
• RTOS — Real-Time Operating System
• CFG — Control Flow Graph
• XT — Extended Technology
• VGA — Video Graphics Adapter
• JNI — Java Native Interface
• IIOP — Internet Inter-ORB Protocol
• NRN — No response necessary
• CDE — Common Desktop Environment
• NAN — Not A Number (computing)
• GWT — Google Web Toolkit
• TTY — Teletype Telex Machine
• HPFS — High Performance File System
• PROM — Programmable Read-Only Memory
• NGL — aNGeL
• OAT — Operational Acceptance Testing
• LSB — LINUX Standard Base
• MCDBA — Microsoft Certified DataBase Administrator
• AAT — Average Access Time
• DPI — Deep Packet Inspection
• ERD — Entity-Relationship Diagram
• UUCP — UNIX to UNIX Copy Package
• ISAM — Indexed Sequential Access Method
• ADB — Apple Desktop Bus
• VGA — Video Graphics Array
• MCDST — Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician
• TMP — Temporary
• DTD — Document Type Definition (XML)
• ZISC — Zero Instruction Set Computer
• NCQ — Native Command Queuing
• NTP — Network Time Protocol
• APU — Accelerated Processing Unit
• PGA — Programmable Gate Array
• IRP — I/O Request Packet
• CPS — characters per second
• UTF — Unicode Transformation Format
• TEMP — Temporary (worker, file, etc.)

• UUID — Universally Unique Identifier (see Also GUID)
• ISC — Internet Storm Center
• JFS — IBM Journaling File System
• WWAN — Wireless Wide Area Network
• MMI — Man-Machine Interface
• JCL — Job Control Language
• CSS — Closed Source Software
• VAR — Variable
• ANT — Another Neat Tool
• VLSI — Very-Large-Scale Integration
• BOM — Byte Order Mark
• NACK — Negative ACKnowledge
• RC — Release Candidate
• VSAT — Very Small Aperture Terminal (satellite service)
• SATA — Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
• SDR — Software Defined Radio
• DAT — Digital Audio Tape
• APL — Ada Programming Language
• ASPI — Advanced SCSI Programming Interface
• TLD — Top-Level Domain
• SD — Secure Digital
• DV — Digital Video
• PIO — Programmed Input/Output
• BEEP — Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol
• RUP — Rational Unified Process
• ASLR — Address Space Layout Randomization
• PLC — Power line communication (electricity)
• WINS — Windows Internet Name Service
• CSE — Computer Science and Engineering Department (University of Washington)
• EULA — End User License Agreement (usually in reference to software)
• JDK — Java Development Kit
• 3NF — Third Normal Form
• DHTML — Dynamic HyperText Markup Language
• JRE — Java Runtime Environment
• UCS — Universal Character Set
• POP3 — Post Office Protocol 3 (email)
• XSD — XML Schema Definition
• MOBO — Motherboard
• AABB — Axis-Aligned Bounding Box
• MVC — Model View Controller (Microsoft software design pattern)
• AMQP — Advanced Message Queuing Protocol
• TIC — Taken Into Consideration
• DDR — Double Data Rate
• PVR — Personal Video Recorder
• WAIS — Wide Area Information Server
• SWT — Standard Widget Toolkit
• BLOB — Binary Large Object
• ADC — Apple Display Connector
• CPA — Cost Per Action
• RGBA — Red Green Blue Alpha

• OMR — Optical Mark Recognition
• DIN — Deutsches Institut für Normung.
• EIGRP — Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
• GFDL — GNU Free Documentation License
• WCF — Windows Communication Foundation
• ISNS — Internet Storage Name Service
• AIX — Advanced Interactive Executive (IBM)
• SPI — Serial Peripheral Interface
• NETBIOS — Network Basic Input/Output System
• IL — Intermediate Language
• MSA — Mail Submission Agent
• SLM — Service Level Management
• RPM — Revenue Per 1,000 Impressions. (M Is The Roman Numeral For 1,000)
• ICF — Internet Connection Firewall
• BASIC — Beginners Allpurpose Symbolic Instruction Code
• IGMP — Internet Group Management Protocol
• LZW — Lempel-Ziv-Welch
• SLI — Scalable Link Interface
• ROF — Rolling On (the) Floor
• CLOB — Character Large Object
• MCM — Microsoft Certified Master
• VLSM — Variable Length Subnet Mask
• OLED — Organic Light-Emitting Diode
• BTAM — Basic Telecommunications Access Method
• KBPS — kilobits per second
• MSB — Most Significant Bit
• WOL — Wake-On-LAN
• MCP — Microsoft Certified Professional
• SPI — Stateful Packet Inspection
• NLP — Natural Language Processing
• GML — Geography Markup Language
• SIMM — Single Inline Memory Module
• FPGA — Field-Programmable Gate Array
• ACK — Amsterdam Compiler Kit
• LISP — List Processing Language
• PPPOE — Point-to-Point Protocol Over Ethernet
• OPML — Outline Processor Markup Language
• FC-AL — Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop
• EBCDIC — Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code
• VBA — Visual BASIC for Applications
• AFP — Apple Filing Protocol
• RMI — Remote Method Invocation
• NPL — Netscape Public License
• DN — Distinguished Name
• NAT — Network Address Translation
• IVRS — Interactive Voice Response System
• RIR — Regional Internet Registry
• ACL — Active Current Loop
• JFC — Java Foundation Class
• MXF — Material eXchange Format

• PHP — Hypertext Preprocessor
• WI-FI — Wireless Fidelity
• EUC — Extended Unix Code
• TTF — TrueType Font
• SMB — Server Message Block
• GBPS — Gigabits per second
• MIDI — Musical Instrument Digital Interface
• CDFS — Compact Disc File System
• SDIO — Secure Digital Input/Output
• PID — Process Identification Document
• NLS — National Language Support
• MDD/MDSD — Model-Driven (Software) Development
• FDD — Floppy Disk Drive
• LVD — Low Voltage Differential
• DAO — Disk-At-Once
• ALAC — Apple Lossless Audio Codec
• TFTP — Trivial File Transfer Protocol (ATM)
• UUCP — Unix To Unix Copy Program
• PIC — Peripheral Interface Controller
• QDR — Quad Data Rate
• MANET — Mobile Ad Hoc Network
• VPI — Virtual Path Identifier
• XFX — XFX Graphics, a Division of Pine
• BBIAFM — Be Back in A Few Minutes
• AVC — Advanced Video Coding
• MDI — Multiple Document Interface
• ROM-DOS — Read Only Memory - Disk Operating System
• WPF — Windows Presentation Foundation
• EPS — Encapsulated Postscript
• OC — Overclock (Over Clock)
• ATX — Advanced Technology Extended [Intel]
• SLOC — Source Lines Of Code
• PCB — Process Control Block
• SCP — Secure Copy Protocol
• WAMP — Windows, Apache, MySQL, and PHP
• ICT — Information and Communication Technologies
• JDBC — Java Database Connectivity
• ESB — Enterprise Service Bus
• NFC — Near Field Communication
• MP3 — MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3
• CTSS — Compatible Time Sharing System
• CPA — Converged Packet Access
• SSI — Single System Image
• SDSL — Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line
• TLD — Top Level Domains
• LPI — Linux Professional Institute
• ZCAV — Zone Constant Angular Velocity
• VPU — Visual Processing Unit
• JTAG — Joint Test Action Group
• WDM — Wavelength-Division Multiplexing

• PPI — Pixels Per Inch
• UE — User Experience
• IPP — Internet Printing Protocol
• HTM — Hierarchical Temporal Memory
• SNA — System Network Architecture
• WIMAX — Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, Inc.
• RTC — Real Time Clock
• YAML — YAML Ain't Markup Language(Yet Another Markup Language)
• CFG — Context-Free Grammar
• FDC — Floppy Disk Controller
• MB — Motherboard
• CPS — Classroom Performance System
• POST — Power On Self Test
• 10B-FP — 10 Base-Fp
• TIFF — Tag Image File Format
• DFA — Deterministic Finite Automaton
• MX — Mail Exchange
• RADIUS — Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
• MT — Machine Translation
• LILO — Linux Loader
• PPPOA — Point-to-Point Protocol Over ATM
• TNC — Threaded Neill-Concelman
• OOP — Object-Oriented Programming
• SMM — Social Media Marketing
• PNY — PNY Technology
• MIMD — multiple instruction, multiple data (system)
• NIC — Network Interface Controller
• BRR — Business Readiness Rating
• SAS — Serial-Attached SCSI
• MVP — Most Valuable Professional
• VFAT — Virtual File Allocation Table
• LSI — Large Scale Integration -> VLSI
• DAO — Data Access Object
• CSI — Common System Interface
• LIB — Object Code Library
• OOP — Of an Object Oriented Programming
• HBA — Host Bus Adapter
• HDD — Hard Disk Drive
• ASSP — Application-specific standard product
• JNDI — Java Naming and Directory Interface
• ANN — Artificial Neural Network
• BFD — Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
• RAMDAC — Random Access Memory Digital Analog Convertor
• IPC — Interprocess Communication
• CMOS — Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductors
• FDMA — Frequency-Division Multiple Access
• KRL — Knowledge Representation Language
• AWT — Abstract Windowing Toolkit
• VAX — Virtual Address Extension
• PPS — Pay Per Sale

• RISC — Reduced Instruction Set Computing
• SCM — Source Code Management
• SDI — Single Document Interface
• PING — Packet Inter-Network Groper
• XPS — XML Paper Specification
• FILO — First In, Last Out
• KBPS — KiloBytes per second
• DCC — Direct Client to Client
• GDI — Graphical Device Interface
• ARPA — Address and Routing Parameter Area
• OOM — Out of Memory
• LSB — least-significant byte
• SSH — Secure Shell How
• TAO — Track-At-Once
• SODIMM — Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module
• LIB — Libra
• LAMP — Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP
• RSS — Radio Service Software (Motorola)
• VLAN — Virtual Local Area Network
• UART — Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
• PIC — Programmable Interrupt Controller
• QTAM — Queued Teleprocessing Access Method
• PSM — Platform Specific Model
• NAS — Network-Attached Storage
• AT — Access Time
• CDROM — compact disc read-only memory
• CTCP — Client-To-Client Protocol
• CDP — Continuous Data Protection
• PCMCIA — People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
• GCC — GNU Compiler Collection
• EFI — Extensible Firmware Interface
• UX — User Experience
• ATAPI — Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
• WSFL — Web Services Flow Language
• DMR — Dennis M Ritchie
• SVGA — Super Video Graphics Array
• NPU — Network Processing Unit
• MTA — Microsoft Technology Associate
• NI — National Instruments
• IFL — Integrated Facility for Linux
• CDSA — Common Data Security Architecture
• PDP — Programmed Data Processor
• VESA — Video Electronics Standards Association
• ICE — Intrusion Countermeasure Electronics
• GPU — Graphics Processing Unit
• OSS — Operations Support System
• AL — Active Link
• SNTP — Simple Network Time Protocol
• IPS — InPlane Switching
• SIMD — Single Instruction, Multiple Data (system) (processor)

• EUP — Enterprise Unified Process
• HDL — Hardware Description Language
• KDE — K Desktop Environment
• NLS — Native Language Support
• RJE — Remote Job Entry
• JFET — junction field effect transistor
• 2GL — Second-Generation Programming Language
• DPMI — DOS Protected Mode Interface
• WSDL — Web Services Description Language
• NTMK — Not To My Knowledge
• EDO — Extended Data Output
• PV — Physical Volume
• DIMM — Dual Inline Memory Module
• ACR — Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio
• IR — Intermediate Representation
• LBA — Logical Block Addresses
• CJK — Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
• ACF — Advanced Communications Function (IBM)
• DD — Double Density
• TI — Texas Instruments, Inc.
• MISD — Multiple Instruction Single Data
• TWAIN — Technology Without An Interesting Name
• PGO — Profile-Guided Optimization
• SMA — SubMiniature version A
• DFS — Depth-First Search
• PON — Passive Optical Network
• EIDE — Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
• BCNF — Boyce–Codd normal form
• CLR — Common Language Runtime
• JCP — Java Community Process
• RTE — Runtime Environment
• CPAN — Comprehensive PERL Archive Network
• SIP — Session Initiation Protocol
• FASM — Flat Assembler
• J2EE — Java 2 Enterprise Edition
• ATAG — Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
• DCIM — Digital Camera Images
• CTSS — Compatible Time-Sharing System
• NVRAM — Non-Volatile Random Access Memory
• XSS — Cross-Site Scripting
• AMD — Advanced MicroDevices
• JSF — JavaServer Faces
• POD — Plain Old Document
• DIP — Dual In-line Package (electronics)
• GPG — GNU Privacy Guard
• VI — Visual
• XP — Extreme Programming
• MSDN — Microsoft Developer Network
• OS — Open Source
• LCR — Least Cost Routing

• RFID — Radio-Frequency Identification
• ECOS — Embedded Configurable Operating System
• NSS — Network Security Services
• OMF — Object Module Format
• POSIX — Portable Operating System Interface
• RAS — Reliability, Availability and Serviceability
• SLED — Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop
• WPA — Wi-Fi Protected Access
• REST — Representational State Transfer
• SPM — Software Project Management
• PPC — Pay Per Click (a search engine advertising model)
• NAK — Negative Acknowledge
• PL/I — Programming Language One
• TCP/IP — Transmission Control/Internet Protocol
• NEP — Network Equipment Provider
• GB — Gigabit
• FTTC — Fiber To The Curb光纤到路边
• PPGA — Plastic Pin Grid Array
• ABM — Asynchronous Balanced Mode
• JMX — Java Management Extensions
• GDB — GNU Debugger
• IPS — Instructions Per Second
• UAC — User Account Control
• EGA — Enhanced Graphics Array
• NVR — Network Video Recorder
• SECC — Single Edge Contact Connector
• XAML — Extensible Application Markup Language
• HP — Hewlett-Packard Development Company
• JSP — Jackson Structured Programming
• SOC — System-on-a-Chip
• DAC — Digital-To-Analog Converter
• PS/2 — Personal System/2 (Microsoft)
• DIMM — Dual In-line Memory Module (computing)
• ACME — Automated Classification of Medical Entities
• VCI — Virtual Channel Identifier
• SIMM — Single In-line Memory Module
• PARC — Palo Alto Research Center
• EDSAC — Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator
• AC — Acoustic Coupler
• PNP — Plug 'N Play
• DSDM — Dynamic Systems Development Method, Ltd
• NDS — Novell Directory Services
• RDBMS — Relational Data Base Management System (Oracle)
• MCITP — Microsoft Certified Information Technology Professional
• JES — Job Entry Subsystem
• 2B1Q — 2 Binary 1 Quaternary
• BMP — Bitmap Format (Windows)
• JS — JavaScript
• SDL — Simple DirectMedia Layer
• EPIC — Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing

• RAIT — Redundant Array of Inexpensive Tapes
• ABCL — Actor-Based Concurrent Language
• JAXP — Java API for XML Processing
• SDRAM — Synchronous dynamic random access memory
• 5NF — Fifth Normal Form
• DIVX — Digital Video Express
• DOCSIS — Data over Cable Service Interface Specification
• RDC — Remote Desktop Connection
• 386 — Intel 80386 processor
• BASH — Bourne-again shell
• CTAN — Comprehensive TeX Archive Network
• CTI — Computer Telephony Integration
• APCI — Application-Layer Protocol Control Information
• BIN — Binary
• DLP — Digital Light Processing
• AM — Active Monitor
• PSU — power supply unit
• OSI — Open Source Initiative
• AT — Active Terminator
• 486 — Intel 80486 processor
• EMACS — Editor MACroS
• CCD — Charged Coupled Device
• BFS — Breadth-First Search Algorithm
• RHEL — Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• MFM — Modified Frequency Modulation
• SFTP — Simple File Transfer Protocol
• RLE — Run-Length Encoding
• LDT — Lightning Data Transport
• ME — Millennium Edition
• SRGB — Standard Red Green Blue
• S/PDIF — Sony/Philips Digital Interface
• MAPI — Messaging Application Program Interface
• 100B-FX — 100BASE-FX
• VT — Video Terminal
• ESR — Eric Steven Raymond
• MMIO — memory mapped I/O
• MSI — Microsoft Software Installer
• CTP — Composite Theoretical Performance
• VSAM — Virtual Storage Access Method
• ASN.1 — Abstract Syntax Notation 1
• PUM — Potentially Unwanted Modification
• SPARC — Scalable Processor Architecture Reduced Instruction Set Computer
• GPFS — General Parallel File System
• FIOS — Fiber Optic Services
• ULA — Uncommitted Logic Array
• 100B-T — 100 Base-tT
• MCTS — Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist
• NT — New Technology, also Windows NT
• FWS — Folding White Space
• CSP — Communicating Sequential Processes

• GLUT — OpenGL Utility Toolkit
• LPT — Line Print Terminal
• HID — Human Interface Device
• VBS — Visual Basic Script
• NCP — Network Control Program
• VDSL — Very High Bitrate Digital Subscriber Line
• FOSS — Free and Open Source Software
• CD-R — Compact Disc-Recordable
• PPPOE — PPP over Ethernet
• EBML — Extensible Binary Meta Language
• IGP — Integrated Graphics Processor
• BINAC — Binary Automatic Computer, Nachfolger des ENIAC
• IDE — Integrated Device Electronics
• URN — Uniform Resource Namespace
• DRM — Direct Rendering Manager
• DVI — Digital Video Interface
• BIND — Berkeley Internet Name Domain
• SAX — Simple API for XML
• NFA — Nondeterministic Finite Automaton
• AE — Adaptive Equalizer
• SMP — Supplementary Multilingual Plane
• DEV — Devices
• FLOPS — FLoating-Point Operations Per Second
• MANET — Mobile Ad-Hoc Network
• /. — Slashdot
• OLPC — One Laptop Per Child
• SSE — Streaming SIMD Extensions
• DSDL — Document Schema Definition Languages
• DVD-RW — Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable
• NCP — NetWare Core Protocol
• FOLDOC — Free On-Line Dictionary Of Computing
• P2P — Peer-to-peer (networking)
• MSI — Micro-Star International
• 286 — Intel 80286 processor
• SBU — Standard Build Unit
• SSD — Software Specification Document
• MAMP — Mac OS X, Apache, MySQL, and PHP
• ISCSI — Internet Small Computer System Interface
• GPIB — General-Purpose Instrumentation Bus
• EXIF — Exchangeable Image File
• UMA — Upper Memory Area
• AALC — ATM Adaptation Layer Connection
• CTX — Commited to Excellence
• DAL — Database Abstraction Layer
• WWN — World Wide Name
• BAL — Basic Assembly Language (Cf. ALC)
• GPT — GUID Partition Table
• MOUS — Microsoft Office User Specialist
• 1NF — First Normal Form
• ASM — Algorithmic State Machine

• HLASM — High Level Assembler
• OOOE — Out-of-Order Execution
• WORA — Write Once Run Anywhere
• ZCS — Zero Code Suppression
• SMC — SMC Networks
• URI — Universal Resource Identifier
• CSRF — Cross-Site Request Forgery
• RDOS — Real-Time Disk Operating System
• GPL — General-Purpose Language
• PXI — PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation
• CD-ROM — Compact Disk - Read Only Memory
• SBIN — superuser binary
• VTAM — Virtual Telecommunication Access Method
• TBPS — Terabits Per Second
• RADIUS — Remote Authentication dial In User Service
• RSS — Rich Site Summary
• MBCS — Multi-Byte Character Set
• MVC — Model-View-Controller
• VLIW — Very Long Instruction Word
• BIDI — Bi-Directional
• SWF — Shock Wave Flash
• SIP — Supplementary Ideographic Plane
• BMP — Basic Multilingual Plane
• HHD — Hybrid Hard Drive
• DPMS — Display Power Management Signaling
• MPEG — Motion Pictures Experts Group
• SGI — Silicon Graphics Incorporated
• SATA — Serial Ata
• TWAIN — Toolkit Without an Informative Name
• NEXT — Near-end Crosstalk
• BFD — Binary File Descriptor
• SO-DIMM — Small Outline Dual In-Line Memory Module
• GRUB — Grand Unified Boot-Loader
• TDK — Tdk Corporation
• UEFI — Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
• ALU — Arithmetic and Logical Unit
• XGA — eXtended Graphics Array
• EFM — Eight-to-Fourteen-Modulation
• AWK — Aho, Weinberger, Kernighan
• ISPF — Interactive System Productivity Facility
• OO — OpenOffice
• 10B-FP — 10BASE-FP
• YAST — Yet Another Setup Tool
• JBL — Jame B. Lansing
• ECRS — Expense & Cost Recovery System
• RAID — Redundant Array of Independent Disks
• BNC — Barrel Nut Connector
• SU — Superuser
• OOO — Openoffice.org
• SGR — Select Graphic Rendition

• DVD-RAM — Digital Versatile Disc Random Access Memory
• PMJ — Pardon my jumping in
• XSLT — Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation
• JSE — Java Standard Edition
• PPM — pages per minute (a laser printer production rate metric)
• CP/M — Control Program/Monitor
• MMX — Matrix Math Extensions (Multimedia Extensions)
• EID — electronic ID card
• FOSDEM — Free and Open Source Software Developers' European Meeting
• YAAF — Yet Another Application Framework
• PL/M — Programming Language for Microcomputers
• UDMA — Ultra Direct Memory Access
• AAA — Authentication Authorization, Accounting
• ACP — Airline Control Program
• BT — Bluetooth Tablet
• FTTP — Fiber To The Premises
• MNG — Multiple-image Network Graphics
• JFET — Junction Field-Effect Transistor (jay-fett)
• USR — User
• PID — Proportional, Integral, Derivative
• HTTPS — HyperText Transport Protocol Secure
• DSN — Data Set Name
• DAC — Digital to Analog Converter-Audio
• ZIF — Zero Insertion Force (The device on a)
• PCRE — Perl Compatible Regular Expressions
• IHV — Independent Hardware Vendor
• PKCS — Public Key Cryptography Standard
• CTM — Close To Metal
• DSSSL — Document Style Semantics and Specification Language
• PRAM — Parameter Random Access Memory
• ETL — Extract, Transform, Load
• WIMP — Weakly Interacting Massive Particle
• EDA — Electronic Design Automation
• PPP — Point to Point Protocol
• 10B-F — 10BASE-F
• SISD — Single Instruction Single Data
• SLES — SuSE Linux Enterprise Server
• RTE — Real-Time Enterprise
• WCAG — Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
• UVC — Universal Virtual Computer
• KVM — Keyboard, Video, Mouse switch
• 10B-FB — 10BASE-FB
• 10B-FL — 10BASE-FL
• FUD — Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt
• MCAD — Microsoft Certified Application Developer
• RRAS — Routing and Remote Access Service
• VDSL — Very high bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line
• VFAT — Virtual Fat
• FOAD — F'k Off And Die
• MMDS — Mortality Medical Data System

• 100B-T — 100BASE-T
• SISO — Single-Input and Single-Output
• SLA — Software License Agreement
• CPA — Control Panel Applet
• DRI — Direct Rendering Infrastructure
• FLAC — Free Lossless Audio Codec
• ARC — Advanced RISC Computing
• WDDM — Windows Display Driver Model
• ELF — Executable Linking Format
• SSH — Secure Shell Home
• UMB — Upper Memory Block
• VCPI — Virtual Control Program Interface
• JEE — Java Enterprise Edition
• OBSAI — Open Base Station Architecture Initiative
• XUL — XML-based User Interface Language
• MCPD — Microsoft Certified Professional Developer
• SPA — single page application
• HVD — Holographic Versatile Disc (Optware)
• ZMA — Zone Multicast Address
• VRAM — Video Random Access Memory
• ELM — Electronic Mail for UNIX
• WAV — WAVEform audio format
• FSB — Frontside Bus
• UMPC — Ultra-Mobile Personal Computer
• UNC — Universal Naming Convention
• XDM — X Window Display Manager
• OSTG — Open Source Technology Group (formerly Open Source Development Network; OSDN)
• NSS — Name Service Switch
• 100B-TX — 100 Base-Tx
• TUG — TeX User's Group
• SDDL — Security Descriptor Definition Language
• 4B5BLF — 4 Byte 5 Byte Local Fiber
• CAQ — Computer-Aided Quality Assurance
• JME — Java Micro Edition
• AOP — Aspect-Oriented Programming
• UDDI — Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration
• TWAIN — Technology Without An Important Name
• GCR — Group Code Recording
• SSA — Static Single Assignment
• NASM — Netwide Assembler
• WBEM — Web-Based Enterprise Management
• FSAA — Full Screen Anti-Aliasing
• 10B-T — 10 Base-tT
• QFP — Quad Flat Pack
• DDR3 — Double Data Rate Type 3
• SSI — Small-Scale Integration
• ASMP — Asymmetric Multiprocessing
• CSV — Comma Separated Value(s)
• NP — Nondeterministic Polynomial Time
• IPO — Inter Procedural Optimization

• Y2K — Year Two Thousand
• CJKV — Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese
• TUCOWS — The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software
• CMMI — Capability Maturity Model Integration
• NSPR — Netscape Portable Runtime
• DVD-RW — DVD-ReWritable
• CGA — Color Graphics Array
• CDR — Compact Disk Recorder
• TRON — The Real-Time Operating System Nucleus
• PUP — Potentially Unwanted Program
• VLB — Vesa Local Bus
• 8B10BLF — 8 Byte 10 Byte Local Fiber
• SOPA — Stop Online Piracy Act
• SMT — Simultaneous Multithreading Technology
• IBCS — Intel Binary Compatibility Standard
• VFS — Virtual File System
• FEMB — Front-End Motherboard
• PCIE — PCI Express
• MCAS — Microsoft Certified Application Specialist
• RC — Run Commands (UNIX)
• DSL — Domain Specific Language
• 100B-TX — 100BASE-TX
• LVM — Logical Volume Management
• NUMA — Non Uniform Memory Access
• LCOS — Liquid Crystal on Silicone
• FC-AL — Fiber Channel - Arbitrated Loop
• SMS — System Management Server
• VIM — Vi Improved
• MGCP — Multimedia Gateway Control Protocol
• MMIO — Memory-Mapped I/O
• HIG — Human Interface Guidelines
• XMP — Extensible Metadata Platform
• WINFS — Windows Future Storage
• XMS — Extended Memory Specification
• GCJ — GNU Compiler for Java
• DVD R — Digital Versatile Disc Recordable
• AF — Anisotropic Filtering
• XAG — XML Accessibility Guidelines
• WAI — Web Access Initiative
• SUS — Single UNIX Specification
• UTP — Unshieled Twisted Pair
• ISCSI — Internet Small Computer Systems Interface
• TCPIP — Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
• DVD-ROM — DVD-Read Only Memory
• AMOLED — Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode
• RDS — Remote Data Services
• JDS — Java Desktop System
• NUI — Natural User Interface
• UML — User-Mode Linux
• CPM — Cost Per 1,000 Impressions

• BFG — BFG Technologies
• NURBS — Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline
• SCID — Source Code in Database
• DVD-RAM — Digital Versatile Disk - Random Access Memory
• BIND — Berkeley Internet Name Daemon
• RTAI — Real-Time Application Interface
• CHS — Cylinder Head Sector
• XSLT — XSL Transformations
• RTL — Right-to-Left
• DP — Dot Pitch
• K&R — Kernighan and Ritchie
• BRMS — Business Rule Management System
• APS — Accunet Packet Service
• WFI — Wait for Interrupt
• SHDSL — Single-pair High-speed Digital Subscriber Line
• RPM — RPM Package Manager
• PMM — Post Memory Manager
• CN — Canonical Name
• LAMP — Linux Apache MySQL and Python
• UDMA — Ultra DMA
• ABR — AutoBaud Rate
• SCPI — Standard Commands for Programmable Instrumentation
• ASG — Abstract Semantic Graph
• PGA — Professional Graphics Array
• MDA — Model-Driven Architecture
• PMM — Personal Memory Manager
• NUMA — Nonuniform Memory Access
• JAXB — Java Architecture For Xml Binding
• EVGA — EVGA Corporation
• DML — Definitive Media Library
• CGT — Computational Graph Theory
• CD-RW — Compact Disc Re-Writable
• DPC — Deferred Procedure Call
• SIGGRAPH — Special Interest Group On Graphics Of The Association Of Computing Machinery
• I18N — Internationalization
• QT — Quasar Toolkit
• REGEXP — Regular Expression
• WOL — Wake On Lan's
• CSP — Cloud Service Provider
• TTA — True Tap Audio
• MCSE — Microsoft Certified System Engineer
• 3GPP — mobile broadband "3G" Partnership Project
• JMS — Java Message Service
• PCI-X — Peripheral Component Interconnect eXtended
• AS — Access Server
• REFAL — Recursive Functions Algorithmic Language
• RDM — Relational Data Model
• SBP-2 — Serial Bus Protocol 2
• MSI — Message Signaled Interrupt
• 100BVG — 100BASE-VG

• TCU — Telecommunication Control Unit
• CAS — Column Address Signal
• DVD RW — Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable
• CD-RW — CD-Rewritable
• 10B2 — 10 Base2
• DSN — Database Source Name
• HT — Hyper-Threading
• 10B-FL — 10 Base-Fl
• ESCON — Enterprise Systems Connection
• GBPS — Gigabytes per second
• RTFM — Read the fking manual
• OSS — Open-Source Software
• BBP — Baseband Processor
• BAM — Block Availability Map
• 10B-T — 10BASE-T
• EXT — EXTended file system
• BNC — Bayonet Neill Concelman
• OO — Open Office
• PINE — Program for Internet News and E-mail
• SMP — Symmetric Multi-Processing
• JVC — JVC Company of America
• CTL — Computational Tree Logic
• MBD — Model-Based Design
• SO-DIMM — Small Outline DIMM
• POST — power-on self-test Postdoc
• CAQ — Computer-Aided Quality
• XSLT — Extensible Style Sheet Language Transformation
• LAMP — Linux Apache MySQL PHP
• WORE — Write Once Run Everywhere
• GPASM — GNU PIC ASseMbler
• PQI — PQI Corporation
• XP — Cross-Platform
• WMV — Windows Media Video
• DFI — DFI Inc. (Design for Innovation)
• FHS — Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
• REGEX — Regular Expression
• WOR — Wake-On-Ring
• VG — Volume Group
• FHS — File System Hierarchy Standard
• DSL — Domain-Specific Language
• DLNA — Digital Living Network Alliance
• CISC — Complex Instruction Set Computing
• NIO — New I/O
• TASM — Turbo Assembler
• 10B-F — 10 Base-FF
• DIF — Data Integrity Field
• DKIM — Domain Keys Identified Mail
• TNC — Terminal Node Controller
• EFM — Eight-to-Fourteen Modulation
• DND — Drag-and-Drop

• TROFF — Trace Off
• JFS — Journaled File System
• WAFS — Wide-Area File Services
• XDMCP — X Display Manager Control Protocol
• 10B5 — 10BASE-5
• SVD — Structured Vlsi Design
• ZOI — Zero One Infinity
• JCE — Java Cryptography Extension
• TTS — text-to-speech speech
• SUSE — Software Und Systementwicklung
• WZC — Wireless Zero Configuration
• ASR — Asynchronous Signal Routine
• SSP — Supplementary Special-purpose Plane
• PS/2 — Personal System /2
• FTF — modes--face-to-face
• PVG — Physical Volume Group
• LAMP — Linux, Apache, Mysql, Perl
• LIF — Low Insertion Force
• PL/P — Programming Language for Prime
• XSL-FO — eXtensible Stylesheet Language Formatting Objects
• FPS — Floating Point Systems Ltd.
• HTC — High Tech Corporation
• SIFOTCN — Sitting in front of the computer naked
• ERM — Entity-Relationship Model
• DGD — Dworkin's Game Driver
• HIS — Hightech Information System Limited
• FDS — Fedora Directory Server
• CSV — Comma-Separated Values
• MOSFET — Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
• SDR — Software-Defined Radio
• JINI — Jini Is Not Initials
• J2ME — Java 2 Micro Edition
• MIMO — Multiple-Input Multiple-Output
• ICP — Internet Cache Protocol
• 10B2 — 10BASE-2
• HD DVD — High Definition DVD
• CRS — Computer Reservations System
• HDV — High-Definition Video
• FBDIMM — Fully Buffered Dual Inline Memory Module
• AL — Access List
• TRS-DOS — Tandy Radio Shack - Disk Operating System
• SASID — Self-scanned Amorphous Silicon Integrated Display
• ITL — Interval Temporal Logic
• RHL — Red Hat Linux
• JSP — JavaServer Pages
• SPIM — SPam sent over Instant Messaging
• ORM — Oject-Relational Mapping
• AROS — AROS Research Operating System
• SCM — System Control Module
• UUN — Universal User Name

• MOBO — Mother Board
• RISC OS — Reduced Instruction Set Computer Operating System
• LTNT — Long Time No Type
• WOM — Wake-On-Modem
• NDPS — Novell Distributed Print Services
• LM — LAN Manager
• EEPROM — Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
• OOE — Out-of-Order Execution
• 10B5 — 10 Base5
• CPA — Cell Processor Architecture
• IMNSHO — In my not-so-humble opinion
• DVD-R — DVD-Recordable
• ARC — Adaptive Replacement Cache
• J2SE — Java 2 Standard Edition
• BSB — Backside Bus
• WMA — Window Media Audio
• LTR — Left-to-Right
• RSA — Rivest Shamir Adleman
• OSDN — Open Source Developer Network
• CM — Content Management
• LUG — Linux User Group
• CNR — Communications and Networking Riser
• EISA — Extended Industry-Standard Architecture
• NPTL — Native POSIX Thread Library
• HSF — Heat Sink and Fan
• TUG — TeX Users Groups
• JUG — Java Users Group
• OSCON — O'Reilly Open Source Convention
• 100BVG — 100 Basevg
• ZPL — Z-level Programming Language
• PATA — Parallel Ata
• HCI — Human Computer InteractionUsability
• FAP — FORTRAN Assembly Program
• DDR2 — Double Data Rate 2
• JNZ — Jump non-zero
• XUL — XML User Interface Language
• MGPT — Machine-Generated Problem Tracking
• PCMCIA — Peripheral Component Microchannel Interconnect Architecture
• JAX-RPC — Java XML for Remote Procedure Calls
• ROMB — Read-Out Motherboard
• RIP — Raster Image Processor
• SSI — Single-System Image
• CAID — Computer-Aided Industrial Design
• PPC — PowerPC
• FL — Function Level
• FPS — Frame Per Second
• MOP — Meta-Object Protocol
• SSSE — Supplementary Streaming SIMD Extensions
• VCD — Video CD
• CDRW — Compact Disc - ReWritable

• USR — United States Robotics
• CD-R — CD-Recordable
• TBPS — Terabytes per second
• BFT — Byzantine Fault Tolerant
• RMS — Richard Matthew Stallman
• WASM — Watcom Assembler
• FLOSS — Free/Libre/Open Source Software
• WUSB — Wireless Universal Serial Bus
• SWT — Stardard Widget Toolkit
• HTTPD — Hypertext Transport Protocol Daemon
• PIM — Platform Independent Model
• TEC — Thermoelectric Cooler
• GPGPU — General-Purpose Computing on Graphics Processing Units
• XTF — Extended Triton Format
• ABR — Available Bitrate
• NGSCB — Next-Generation Secure Computing Base
• PERL — Practical Extraction and Reporting Language
• RTF — Rich Text Fomat
• FUBAR — Fuked up beyond all recognition
• L2TP — Layer two Tunneling Protocol
• RC — Runtime Configuration (unix/linux configuration files)
• HTX — HyperTransport eXpansion
• CD-ROM — CD Read-Only Memory
• NSS — Novell Storage Service
• TUX — Torvald's Unix
• SE — Single-Ended, Cyclindrical Boiler
• NS — Netscape
• XVGA — EXtended Video Graphics Adapter
• TRON — Trace On
• MS-DOS — Microsoft Dos
• XPIDL — Cross Platform Idl
• WWDC — Apple World Wide Developer Conference
• JFS — Journaling Filesystems Such
• RTEMS — Real-Time Executive for Multiprocessor Systems
• HSF — Heatsink-Fan
• SBOD — Spinning Beachball of Death
• IFS — Item for Sale
• DVDRAM — Digital Versatile Disc - Random Access Memory
• OES — Open Enterprise Server
• EWMH — Extended Window Manager Hints
• FOSI — Formatted Output Specification Instance
• SIGCAT — Special Interest Group on CD-ROM Applications and Technology
• NEC — NEC Corporation
• BIDI — Bidirectional
• TLS — Thread-Local Storage
• HPC — High-Performance Computing
• SSD — Solid-state drives
• CIFS — Common Internet Filesystem
• RSS — RDF Site Summary
• RTTI — Runtime Type Information

• ROFLMAO — Rolling on the floor laughing my arse off
• INFOSEC — Information Systems Security
• GIMPS — Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search
• FOTCL — Falling out the chair laughing
• DVD-R — Digital Versatile Disc Recordable
• PLT — Power Line Telecoms
• AH — Active Hub
• AM — Allied Mastercomputer
• OCZ — OCZ Technology
• PENTIUM — penta = five
• MOSFET — Metal Oxide Semiconductor FET
• WEBDAV — WWW Distributed Authoring and Versioning
• BOINC — Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing
• DVDR — Digital Versatile Disc Recordable
• WTF — What the fk
• RLL — Run-Length Limited
• TPC — TipidPC
• SISD — Single-instruction single-data
• XNS — Xerox Network Services
• ATI — ATI Technologies Inc.
• EIDE — Enhanced IDE
• ECS — Elitegroup Computer Systems
• SCA — SCSI Configured Automatically
• PPPOA — PPP over ATM
• CIM — Computationally Independent Model
• PFA — Please Find Atachment
• HDTV — High Definition Televsion
• XTF — Extensible Tag Framework
• FP — Function Programming
• NTFS — NT Filesystem
• CAT — Computer-Aided Translation
• SDSL — Symmetric DSL
• OFTC — Open and Free Technology Community
• SDLC — System Development Lifecycle
• LPC — Lars Pensjö C
• FICON — Fiber Connectivity
• MINIX — MIni-uNIX
• DVDRW — Digital Versatile Disk - ReWritable
• KM — Knowledge Machine
• MMX — Multi-Media Extensions
• PSA — Professional Services Automation
• BIDI — Bidirectional Display
• HIRD — Hurd Of Interfaces Representing Depth (cf. HURD)
• PSVI — Post-Schema-Validation Infoset
• OTB — Oh, to bed
• SE — Single Ended
• XPI — XPInstall
• CSS — Cross-Site Scripting and Script
• DCCA — Debian Common Core Alliance
• XPIDL — Cross-Platform IDL

• CDRW — Compact Disk Re-Writer
• SIMON — Simulation Online
• LG — LG Electronics
• XILP — X Interactive ListProc
• LE — Logical Extents
• JMX — Java Management Extentions
• PE — Physical Extents

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