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OSS
— Open Source Software
LAN
— Local Area Network
XML
— Extensible Markup Language
RFID
— Radio Frequency Identification
ROM
— Read-Only Memory
RDF
— Resource Description Framework
ARPANET
— Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (early internet)
MUA
— Mail User Agent (Internet email)
MAN
— Metropolitan Area Network
ANSI
— American National Standards Institute, Inc.
IT
— Information Technology
MCSA
— Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
ZOPE
— Z Object Publishing Environment
CPU
— Central Processing Unit
UAAG
— User Agent Accessibility Guidelines
LED
— Light-Emitting Diode
IRC
— Internet Relay Chat
XCBL
— XML Common Business Library
OEM
— Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
LMK
— Let Me Know
LIFO
— Last In, First Out
XMMS
— X MultiMedia System
AUP
— Acceptable Use Policy
RF
— Radio Frequency
QC
— Quality Control
IP
— Internet Protocol
FEMA
— Federal Emergency Management Agency
ISO
— International Organization for Standardization
EDI
— Electronic Data Interchange
COB
— close of business (End of duty day)
WWW
— World Wide Web
FET
— Field Effect Transistor
KPI
— Key Performance Indicator
POC
— Point Of Contact
AC
— Alternating Current
FIFO
— First In, First Out
DAC
— Discretionary Access Control
ABI
— Application Binary Interface
ISP
— Internet Service Provider
UDP
— User Datagram Protocol (FDDI related)
TQM
— Total Quality Management
DDOS
— Distributed Denial of Service
CSIRT
— Computer Security Incident Response Team
PDA
— Personal Digital Assistant
WML
— Wireless Markup Language
RFP
— Request For Proposal
OLTP
— Online Transaction Processing
DEC
— Digital Equipment Corporation
PDF
— Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
SMTP
— Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
CV
— Curriculum Vitae
API
— Application Programming Interface
ADSL
— Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
WBS
— Work Breakdown Structure
CD
— Compact Disc
MBR
— Master Boot Record
DBMS
— Database Management System
CMOS
— Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
NFS
— Network File System
ACK
— ACKnowledgment
ATM
— Asynchronous Transfer Mode
EOF
— End Of File
IPL
— Initial Program Load
SRAM
— Static Random Access Memory (ess-ram)
DIY
— Do-It-Yourself
AIS
— Automated Information System
MTBF
— Mean Time Before Failure
NOS
— Network Operating System
ARM
— Advanced RISC Machines Ltd
PCB
— printed circuit board
WEP
— Wired Equivalent Privacy
SAN
— Storage Area Network
AD
— Administrative Domain
SLA
— Service Level Agreement
AES
— Advanced Encryption Standard
MB
— Megabyte
CR
— Carriage Return
EOM
— End Of Message
CS
— Computer Science
CIO
— Chief Information Officer
RFC
— Request For Comment
CAE
— Computer-Aided Engineering
RAM
— random-access memory
CGI
— Common Gateway Interface
NIC
— Network Interface Card
ARPA
— Advanced Research Projects Agency (made early internet)
DFD
— Data Flow Diagram
WAN
— Wide Area Network
BSD
— Berkeley Software Distribution
AAC
— Advanced Audio Coding
AM
— Amplitude Modulation
RSI
— Repetitive Strain Injury
RPG
— Report Program Generator
CIM
— Computer Integrated Manufacturing
DSA
— Digital Signature Algorithm
ALSA
— Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
DES
— Data Encryption Standard
QMS
— Quality Management System
ATA
— Advanced Technology Attachment
ACD
— Automatic Call Distributor
DDL
— Data Definition Language
NATO
— North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
LOB
— Line Of Business
VHF
— Very High Frequency
SCSI
— Small Computer System Interface
EFF
— Electronic Frontier Foundation
FAQ
— Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
CIR
— Committed Information Rate (Frame Relay)
SMIL
— Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
QOS
— Quality of Service
PD
— Position Description
PGP
— Pretty Good Privacy (encryption)
SAS
— Statistical Analysis System
MIS
— Management Information System (OSHA)
MSN
— Microsoft Network
OSS
— Open Sound System
DHCP
— Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
ABR
— Available Bit Rate
ACL
— Access Control List
UL
— Upload
ACM
— Association for Computing Machinery
AD
— Active Directory
IVR
— Interactive Voice Response (telephone technology)
PNG
— Portable Network Graphics (graphic file standard/extension)
TTL
— Transistor-Transistor Logic
CAD
— Computer Aided Designer
VR
— Virtual Reality
DNS
— Domain Name System
QA
— Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
DSS
— Decision Support System
VPN
— Virtual Private Network (ATM)
MHZ
— Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
JIT
— Just in time
DRAM
— Dynamic Random Access Memory (dee-ram) (computing)
TCP
— Transmission Control Protocol
DARPA
— Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)
FIPS
— Federal Information Processing Standard
USB
— Universal Serial Bus
BCC
— Blind Carbon Copy
OMG
— Object Management Group
BI
— Business Intelligence
DTE
— Data Terminal Equipment
CONUS
— Continental United States (48 Contiguous States and DC)
BIT
— Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1)
TOC
— Table of Contents
RPC
— Remote Procedure Call
ISDN
— Integrated Services Digital Network
MTTR
— Mean Time To Repair
OUI
— Organizationally Unique Identifier
SMS
— Short Message Service
CC
— Carbon Copy
CRM
— Customer Relationship Management
DFS
— Distributed File System
POP
— Point Of Presence (Internet)
SEI
— Software Engineering Institute
ENIAC
— Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer
APIC
— Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
UHF
— Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
SOW
— Statement Of Work
EOL
— End Of Life
CAM
— computer aided manufacturing
MDA
— Monochrome Display Adapter
CN
— Common Name
TCO
— Total Cost of Ownership
CLI
— Command line Interface (Cabletron)
NSF
— National Sanitation Foundation
SGML
— Standard Generalized Markup Language
CISO
— Chief Information Security Officer
CM
— Configuration Management
AGP
— Accelerated Graphics Port
IPS
— Intrusion Prevention System
FDMA
— Frequency Division Multiple Access
DSL
— Digital Subscriber Line
BW
— Bandwidth
RAID
— Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
PEAP
— Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol
PC
— Personal computer (host)
SOI
— Silicon-On-Insulator
DLL
— Dynamic Link Library (computer file)
PLD
— Programmable Logic Device
ERP
— Enterprise Resource Planning
SQL
— Structured Query Language
ECC
— Elliptic Curve Cryptography
FDDI
— Fiber Distributed Data Interface
CRC
— Contrôle de Redondance Cyclique (French: Cyclic Redundancy Check)
DDE
— Dynamic Data Exchange (in software parlance)
W3C
— World Wide Web Consortium
LUN
— Logical Unit Number
DSU
— Data Service Unit
OSI
— Open Systems Interconnection (iso Standard)
EAP
— Extensible Authentication Protocol
RCA
— Root Cause Analysis
NIST
— National Institute of Standards and Technology
ITU
— International Telecommunication Union
BBS
— Bulletin Board System
MOS
— Microsoft Office Specialist
PS
— PostScript
MCT
— Microsoft Certified Trainer
CIM
— Corporate Information Management
NSA
— National Security Agency
BCD
— Binary-Coded Decimal
S/MIME
— Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
ARP
— Address Resolution Protocol (ATM)
YACC
— Yet Another Compiler-Compiler
DLC
— Digital Loop Carrier
SN
— Sequence Number
RFI
— Radio Frequency Interference
PNP
— Plug aNd Play
ASP
— Application Service Provider
SOHO
— Small Office Home Office
CMS
— Content Management System
BER
— Bit-Error Rate
CIM
— Common Information Model
CHAP
— Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (ATM)
RAS
— Remote Access Service
CMM
— Capability Maturity Model
RCS
— Revision Control System
AT
— Advanced Technology
RIP
— Routing Information Protocol
OS
— Operating System
ADT
— Abstract Data Type
OSPF
— Open Shortest Path First (ATM)
ADO
— ActiveX Data Objects (Microsoft)
DOS
— Disk Operating System
LF
— Low Frequency
SP
— Service Pack
XMPP
— Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
EDVAC
— Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer
URI
— Uniform Resource Identifier
MF
— Medium Frequency
MIMO
— Multiple Input, Multiple Output
APR
— Apache Portable Runtime
WYSIWYG
— What You See Is What You Get (pronounced Wizzy-wig. See Entry For Derived Acronyms)
XSL
— eXtensible Stylesheet Language
CERT
— Computer Emergency Response Team
MTTF
— Mean Time To Failure
KISS
— Keep It Simple Stupid
DTR
— Data Terminal Ready
PGA
— Pin Grid Array
RAD
— Rapid Application Development
DMA
— direct memory access (computer term)
RFS
— Request For Service
PSTN
— Public Switched Telephone Network
MVS
— Multiple Virtual Storage
ESD
— Electrostatic Discharge
AAL
— ATM Adaptation Layer
CSF
— Critical Success Factor
SID
— Security Identifier
E-MAIL
— Electronic Mail
CDMA
— Code Division Multiple Access (voice/data transmission)
CML
— Chemical Markup Language
MTA
— Mail Transfer Agent
DBA
— Database Administrator
CVS
— Concurrent Versions System
TLS
— Transport Layer Security
VM
— Virtual Machine
DOM
— Document Object Model
DVD
— Digital Versatile Disc
VB
— Visual Basic
RTS
— Ready To Send
UI
— User Interface
BPEL
— Business Process Execution Language
KHZ
— kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
RACF
— Resource Access Control Facility
MS
— Memory Stick
LFS
— Linux from Scratch
CRLF
— Carriage Return Line Feed
PDS
— Protected Distribution System
PEBKAC
— Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair (ditto)
P2P
— Peer to Peer (as in music file sharing systems like KaZaA)
IP
— Intellectual Property
FCS
— Frame check sequence (Ethernet)
AIIM
— Association for Information and Image Management International
MDA
— Mail Delivery Agent
TCL
— Tool Command Language
JPEG
— Joint Photographic Experts Group (24-bit image storage format)
IPX
— Internetwork Packet Exchange
PBX
— Private Branch eXchange (company phone system)
ALGOL
— Algorithmic Language
DL
— Download
RLL
— Run Length Limited
DML
— Data Manipulation Language
TCP/IP
— transmission control protocol/internet protocol
KB
— Knowledge Base
LOC
— Lines Of Code
KM
— Knowledge Management
BPS
— bits per second
SF
— Standard Form
UE
— User Equipment
PCI
— Peripheral Component Interconnect
SHA
— Secure Hash Algorithm
AM
— Active Matrix
CORBA
— Common Object Request Broker Architecture
DMZ
— Demilitarized Zone
ADC
— Analog-Digital Converter
VOD
— Video On Demand
BSOD
— Blue Screen Of Death
SSL
— Secure Socket Layer
PAN
— Personal Area Network
PIN
— Personal Identification Number
PXE
— Preboot Execution Environment
TFT
— Thin Film Transistor
CNC
— Computer Numerical Control
MCSD
— Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
PABX
— private automatic branch exchange (telephone)
AFS
— Andrew File System
MAC
— Mandatory Access Control
COM
— Component Object Model
COTS
— Commercial Off the Shelf Software
SPEC
— Specification
DB
— Database
SOA
— Service-Oriented Architecture
DS
— Digital Signal
DVR
— Digital Video Recorder
MAC
— Media Access Control
ISA
— Industry Standard Architecture
KB
— Keyboard
NTFS
— New Technology File System
SNMP
— Simple Network Management Protocol (ATM)
ACE
— Adobe Certified Expert
CA
— Certificate Authority
DCOM
— Distributed Component Object Model
CGI
— Computer-Generated Imagery
TB
— Terabyte
TTS
— Text To Speech
EOY
— End-Of-Year
MIME
— Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
AST
— Abstract Syntax Tree
ELF
— Extremely Low Frequency
MPU
— Microprocessor Unit
CSS
— Content Scramble System
SCADA
— Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition
PPP
— Point-to-Point Protocol
LF
— Line Feed
MPEG
— Moving Picture Experts Group (International Standards Organisation/International Electrotechnical Commission)
DSP
— Digital Signal Processor
DAP
— Directory Access Protocol
MB
— Megabit
EMS
— Expanded Memory Specification
NOP
— No Operation
VLF
— Very Low Frequency
MDA
— Model Driven Architecture
BGP
— Border Gateway Protocol (routing protocol)
MPL
— Mozilla Public License
ECMA
— European Computer Manufacturer's Association
DTP
— Desktop Publishing
LCD
— Liquid-crystal display
FCB
— File Control Block
WAP
— Wireless Application Protocol
SPF
— Sender Policy Framework
SYSOP
— System Operator
BOM
— Byte Order Mark
BT
— BlueTooth
DVI
— Digital Visual Interface
LNO
— Liaison Officer
VM
— Virtual Memory
TSR
— Terminate and Stay Resident [software program]
CCTA
— Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency
EA
— Enterprise Architecture
CF
— Compact Flash
MMU
— Memory Management Unit
BSS
— Block Started by Symbol
CTS
— Clear To Send
SVG
— Scalable Vector Graphics
ISR
— Interrupt Service Routine
ACID
— Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability
MOO
— MUD Object Oriented
PVC
— Permanent Virtual Circuit (ATM)
SOAP
— Simple Object Access Protocol
EOL
— End Of Line
SDR
— Software Defined Radio
DVD
— Digital Video Disc
RARP
— Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
AMR
— Audio Modem Riser
MDM
— Master Data Management
TLS
— Thread Local Storage
MIB
— Management Information Base (ATM)
NCSA
— National Center for Supercomputing Applications
ABR
— Area Border Router
IPSEC
— Internet Protocol Security
OASIS
— Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
OLAP
— Online Analytical Processing
AARP
— Appletalk Address Resolution Protocol
ADCCP
— Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures
SSID
— Service set identifier (Wi-Fi)
JBOD
— Just a Bunch Of Disks/Drives
LDAP
— Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (pronounced Ell-dap)
MSI
— Medium-Scale Integration
PIO
— Programmed Input/Output
COBOL
— Common Business-Oriented Language
CISSP
— Certified Information Systems Security Professional
MRP
— material requirements planning
BPDU
— Bridge Protocol Data Unit
OLE
— Object Linking and Embedding (Microsoft communication protocol)
TTL
— Time To Live
ITIL
— Information Technology Infrastructure Library
BIOS
— Basic Input Output System
OC
— Optical Carrier
BOOTP
— Bootstrap Protocol
LGPL
— Lesser General Public License
PKI
— Public Key Infrastructure (cryptography)
LV
— Logical Volume
MTU
— Maximum Transmission Unit
JVM
— Java Virtual Machine
EUC
— Extended Unix Code
VOIP
— Voice Over IP (Internet Protocol)
NOC
— Network Operations Center
WIP
— Work In Progress (process)
CIFS
— Common Internet File System
PCMCIA
— Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
MCA
— Micro Channel Architecture
CFD
— computational fluid dynamics
IRDA
— Infrared Data Association
SLI
— Scalable Link Interface
ACR
— Allowed Cell Rate
KB
— Kilobit
AI
— Action Item
OU
— Organizational Unit
CGM
— Computer Graphics Metafile
JNI
— Java Native Interface
PAP
— Password Authentication Protocol (ATM)
SLM
— Service Level Management
DOS
— Denial Of Service
WWAN
— Wireless Wide Area Network
TMP
— Temporary
MVC
— Model View Controller (Microsoft software design pattern)
SPI
— Stateful Packet Inspection
TOR
— terms of reference (ICAO/FAA)
DRM
— Digital Rights Management
ADC
— Apple Display Connector
UPS
— Uninterruptible Power Supply
WPAN
— Wireless Personal Area Network
NIPRNET
— Non-Classified Internet Protocol Router Network
SD
— Secure Digital
MVP
— Most Valuable Professional
NMI
— Non-Maskable Interrupt
ARIN
— American Registry for Internet Numbers
SSH
— Secure Shell (Unix program)
EAI
— Enterprise Application Integration
IRP
— I/O Request Packet
CCIE
— Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert
CES
— Consumer Electronics Show
SPI
— Serial Peripheral Interface
VGA
— Video Graphics Array
ACPI
— Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
RSA
— Rivest-Shamir-Adleman
DAO
— Disk-At-Once
NNTP
— Network News Transfer Protocol
EFQM
— European Foundation for Quality Management's
NETBIOS
— Network Basic Input/Output System
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.
OOB
— Out-Of-Band
KB
— Kilobyte: One thousand and twenty-four bytes kbps kilo bit per second
PVR
— Personal Video Recorder
BEEP
— Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol
PCM
— Pulse-Code Modulation
RC
— Release Candidate
MDI
— Multiple Document Interface
FDC
— Floppy Disk Controller
WCF
— Windows Communication Foundation
SPMD
— Single Program Multiple Data
MIT
— Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.)
FAT
— File Allocation Table
NA
— North America
DSLAM
— Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (Module)
ITSM
— Information Technology Service Management
DR
— Disaster Recovery
SDIO
— Secure Digital Input/Output
RFC
— Request For Change
NPL
— Netscape Public License
ANT
— Another Neat Tool
DDR
— Double Data Rate
MPLS
— Multi Protocol Label Switching
MOTD
— Message of the Day
EOB
— End Of Business
RIA
— Rich Internet Application
WLAN
— Wireless Local Area Network
UTF
— Unicode Transformation Format
WPF
— Windows Presentation Foundation
MPAA
— Motion Picture Association of America
VAR
— Variable
NLS
— National Language Support
UML
— Unified Modeling Language (Object Management Group, OMG)
PMP
— Project Management Professional
PCB
— Process Control Block
MX
— Mail Exchange
PIC
— Peripheral Interface Controller
ADF
— automatic document feeder
RTC
— Real Time Clock
RSS
— Really Simple Syndication
VSAT
— Very Small Aperture Terminal (satellite service)
EDSAC
— Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Computer
ODBC
— Open Database Connectivity
SDK
— Software Development Kit (Microsoft)
TNC
— Threaded Neill-Concelman
DBCS
— Double-Byte Character Set
TAO
— Track-At-Once
PCL
— Printer Command Language
AIFF
— Audio Interchange File Format
WINS
— Windows Internet Name Service
RIAA
— Recording Industry Association of America
TTY
— Teletype Telex Machine
LSB
— LINUX Standard Base
TDMA
— Time Division Multiple Access
MUD
— Multi-User Dungeon (gaming)
FDD
— Floppy Disk Drive
SMB
— Server Message Block
IPV6
— Internet Protocol Version 6
SIMM
— Single Inline Memory Module
RMI
— Remote Method Invocation
TSO
— time Sharing option (of OS/360, IBM)
EGP
— Exterior Gateway Protocol
PV
— Physical Volume
XP
— Extreme Programming
WAIS
— Wide Area Information Server
KMS
— Knowledge Management System
MT
— Machine Translation
DAT
— Digital Audio Tape
PIM
— Personal Information Manager
BJT
— Bipolar Junction Transistor
SPA
— Software Publishers Association
BSA
— Business Software Alliance
QDR
— Quad Data Rate
CTSS
— Compatible Time Sharing System
JCL
— Job Control Language
NTP
— Network Time Protocol
FEC
— Forward Error Correction
ISV
— Independent Software Vendor
LVD
— Low Voltage Differential
ORB
— Object Request Broker
MPEG
— Motion Picture Experts Group
WI-FI
— Wireless Fidelity
AVC
— Advanced Video Coding
TBD
— To Be Discussed
CDF
— Channel Definition Format
RADIUS
— Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
CIDR
— Classless Inter-Domain Routing (ATM)
EIGRP
— Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
APIPA
— Automatic Private IP Address
CDE
— Common Desktop Environment
DHTML
— Dynamic HyperText Markup Language
DTD
— Document Type Definition (XML)
VBA
— Visual BASIC for Applications
NLP
— Natural Language Processing
CI
— Configuration Item
VLSI
— Very-Large-Scale Integration
PPTP
— Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
ZCAV
— Zone Constant Angular Velocity
DD
— Double Density
CPS
— characters per second
RTOS
— Real-Time Operating System
ME
— Millennium Edition
POE
— power over ethernetinjector
DSS
— Digital Signature Standard
BLOB
— Binary Large Object
ISAM
— Indexed Sequential Access Method
MSA
— Mail Submission Agent
POP3
— Post Office Protocol 3 (email)
BTAM
— Basic Telecommunications Access Method
SSI
— Single System Image
DII
— Defense Information Infrastructure
IRQ
— Interrupt Request
COMPTIA
— Computing Technology Industry Association
LZW
— Lempel-Ziv-Welch
WIMAX
— Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, Inc.
CCW
— Computer Communications Workshop
JRE
— Java Runtime Environment
ADB
— Apple Desktop Bus
EU
— End User
CTCP
— Client-To-Client Protocol
CCP
— Certified Computing Professional
DMCA
— Digital Millennium Copyright Act
DN
— Distinguished Name
CDSA
— Common Data Security Architecture
MSB
— Most Significant Bit
TLD
— Top Level Domains
CCA
— Citrix Certified Administrator
DPI
— Dots per inch.
AIX
— Advanced Interactive Executive (IBM)
PII
— Personally Identifiable Information
TEMP
— Temporary (worker, file, etc.)
JTAG
— Joint Test Action Group
SCP
— Secure Copy Protocol
DCL
— Data Control Language
ATAPI
— Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
PDP
— Programmed Data Processor
JSP
— Jackson Structured Programming
BSI
— British Standards Institution
TFTP
— Trivial File Transfer Protocol (ATM)
CCNA
— Cisco Certified Network Associated
EULA
— End User License Agreement (usually in reference to software)
AMD
— Advanced MicroDevices
PL/I
— Programming Language One
APL
— Ada Programming Language
RGB
— red-green-blue (signal)
SVGA
— Super Video Graphics Array
NAT
— Network Address Translation
CUA
— Common User Access
LSI
— Large Scale Integration -> VLSI
OOP
— Of an Object Oriented Programming
ACP
— Associate Computing Professional
JDK
— Java Development Kit
POP
— Post Office Protocol
OLED
— Organic Light-Emitting Diode
MCP
— Microsoft Certified Professional
EBCDIC
— Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code
ABM
— Asynchronous Balanced Mode
DIMM
— Dual Inline Memory Module
TI
— Texas Instruments, Inc.
DISN
— Defense Information Systems Network
IPP
— Internet Printing Protocol
SIPRNET
— Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
JDBC
— Java Database Connectivity
LILO
— Linux Loader
PPI
— Pixels Per Inch
ASSP
— Application-specific standard product
ACR
— Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio
COMPASS
— COMPuter ASSurance Conference
VAX
— Virtual Address Extension
RGBA
— Red Green Blue Alpha
KDE
— K Desktop Environment
VLSM
— Variable Length Subnet Mask
KBPS
— KiloBytes per second
REST
— Representational State Transfer
XSD
— XML Schema Definition
VLAN
— Virtual Local Area Network
OCSP
— Online Certificate Status Protocol
SMP
— Supplementary Multilingual Plane
EDO
— Extended Data Output
NAS
— Network-Attached Storage
XAML
— Extensible Application Markup Language
AWT
— Abstract Windowing Toolkit
VRML
— Virtual Reality Modeling Language
SDRAM
— Synchronous dynamic random access memory
B2B
— Business-to-Business
SIP
— Supplementary Ideographic Plane
WSDL
— Web Services Description Language
VESA
— Video Electronics Standards Association
VSAM
— Virtual Storage Access Method
MMIO
— memory mapped I/O
EFI
— Extensible Firmware Interface
VPU
— Visual Processing Unit
SFTP
— Simple File Transfer Protocol
JFET
— junction field effect transistor
MFCS
— Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science
DIP
— Dual In-line Package (electronics)
DISA
— U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency
SPARC
— Scalable Processor Architecture Reduced Instruction Set Computer
PARC
— Palo Alto Research Center
CTI
— Computer Telephony Integration
DCC
— Direct Client to Client
SDP
— Session Description Protocol
JAXP
— Java API for XML Processing
SIP
— Session Initiation Protocol
CCNC
— Consumer Communications and Networking Conference
WIMOB
— Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications
PI
— Process Improvement
CTAN
— Comprehensive TeX Archive Network
CG
— Computer Graphics
ANN
— Artificial Neural Network
MCDST
— Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician
ACF
— Advanced Communications Function (IBM)
RLE
— Run-Length Encoding
JFC
— Java Foundation Class
CLR
— Common Language Runtime
SPC
— Strategic Planning Committee
BINAC
— Binary Automatic Computer, Nachfolger des ENIAC
RDBMS
— Relational Data Base Management System (Oracle)
NDS
— Novell Directory Services
WSFL
— Web Services Flow Language
DIVX
— Digital Video Express
DPMI
— DOS Protected Mode Interface
DLCI
— data link connection identifier
SDI
— Single Document Interface
VTAM
— Virtual Telecommunication Access Method
ASP
— Application Server Process
EC
— executive committee
MAPI
— Messaging Application Program Interface
PIC
— Programmable Interrupt Controller
JCP
— Java Community Process
PSU
— power supply unit
CCITT
— Comit? Consultatif International T?l?graphique et T?l?phonique
MANET
— Mobile Ad-Hoc Network
DNS
— Domain Name Server
UMA
— Upper Memory Area
PID
— Proportional, Integral, Derivative
DOCSIS
— Data over Cable Service Interface Specification
CSI
— Common System Interface
OSI
— Open Source Initiative
SGI
— Silicon Graphics Incorporated
ZCS
— Zero Code Suppression
NCP
— Network Control Program
WWN
— World Wide Name
MNG
— Multiple-image Network Graphics
JES
— Job Entry Subsystem
URN
— Uniform Resource Namespace
J2EE
— Java 2 Enterprise Edition
SFTP
— Secure File Transfer Protocol
COP
— Code of Practice
RAID
— Redundant Array of Independent Disks
YAST
— Yet Another Setup Tool
SSE
— Streaming SIMD Extensions
ELF
— Executable Linking Format
TUCOWS
— The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software
OLPC
— One Laptop Per Child
VCPI
— Virtual Control Program Interface
BMP
— Basic Multilingual Plane
NT
— New Technology, also Windows NT
UMB
— Upper Memory Block
DSSSL
— Document Style Semantics and Specification Language
MSDN
— Microsoft Developer Network
IPC
— Interprocess Communication
ATAG
— Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
ISPF
— Interactive System Productivity Facility
MMX
— Matrix Math Extensions (Multimedia Extensions)
DAC
— Digital to Analog Converter-Audio
NCP
— NetWare Core Protocol
BIN
— Binary
MD5
— Message Digest 5
ZIF
— Zero Insertion Force (The device on a)
LIB
— Object Code Library
DSDL
— Document Schema Definition Languages
VBS
— Visual Basic Script
ARC
— Advanced RISC Computing
ULA
— Uncommitted Logic Array
DAA
— Designated Approving Authority
CAC
— Common Access Card (smart card technology used in DoD)
NDIS
— Network Driver Interface Specification (Microsoft Windows NT)
VFS
— Virtual File System
SSH
— Secure Shell How
MBCS
— Multi-Byte Character Set
C&A
— Certification and Accreditation
WPA
— Wi-Fi Protected Access
SMS
— System Management Server
WESS
— Workshop on Empirical Studies of Software Maintenance
DLP
— Digital Light Processing
MOUS
— Microsoft Office User Specialist
MCTS
— Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist
NAP
— Network Access Protection
NEXT
— Near-end Crosstalk
NURBS
— Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline
CSV
— Comma Separated Value(s)
DUN
— Dial-Up Networking
EFM
— Eight-to-Fourteen-Modulation
BASH
— Bourne-again shell
CPAN
— Comprehensive PERL Archive Network
IRM
— information resource management
KVM
— Keyboard, Video, Mouse switch
NSS
— Network Security Services
BT
— Bluetooth Tablet
NUMA
— Non Uniform Memory Access
LVM
— Logical Volume Management
JMS
— Java Message Service
NSPR
— Netscape Portable Runtime
TUG
— TeX User's Group
ABR
— AutoBaud Rate
SOC
— System-on-a-Chip
BFD
— Binary File Descriptor
XMS
— Extended Memory Specification
LCOS
— Liquid Crystal on Silicone
DRI
— Direct Rendering Infrastructure
MCPD
— Microsoft Certified Professional Developer
NAP
— Network Access Point
RHCE
— Red Hat Certified Engineer
UDMA
— Ultra DMA
CSU
— Customer Service Unit
SACL
— System Access Control List
NECC
— National Education and Computing Conference
JNDI
— Java Naming and Directory Interface
SMT
— Simultaneous Multithreading Technology
SMP
— Symmetric Multi-Processing
FBDIMM
— Fully Buffered Dual Inline Memory Module
VLB
— Vesa Local Bus
RHEL
— Red Hat Enterprise Linux
MUD
— Multi User Domain
SAX
— Simple API for XML
WCMS
— Web Content Management System
MFM
— Modified Frequency Modulation
XAG
— XML Accessibility Guidelines
WCAG
— Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
ASMP
— Asymmetric Multiprocessing
XUL
— XML-based User Interface Language
NVRAM
— Non-Volatile Random Access Memory
MCAD
— Microsoft Certified Application Developer
SSH
— Secure Shell Home
PPC
— PowerPC
POST
— power-on self-test Postdoc
WBEM
— Web-Based Enterprise Management
CAQ
— Computer-Aided Quality
BNC
— Bayonet Neill Concelman
WAFS
— Wide-Area File Services
AV
— Audiovisual
FC-AL
— Fiber Channel - Arbitrated Loop
WOL
— Wake On Lan's
VG
— Volume Group
WCNC
— Wireless Communications and Networking Conference
MFD
— MultiFunction Device
BIND
— Berkeley Internet Name Daemon
LTR
— Left-to-Right
CHS
— Cylinder Head Sector
WAI
— Web Access Initiative
EDMS
— Electronic Document Management System
SCO
— Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
EDA
— Electronic Design Automation
SLES
— SuSE Linux Enterprise Server
DMS
— Document Management Systeme
MCSE
— Microsoft Certified System Engineer
DEV
— Devices
RSS
— Rich Site Summary
SSAA
— System Security Authorization Agreement
FHS
— File System Hierarchy Standard
MOBO
— Mother Board
RHCSS
— Red Hat Certified Security Specialist
OCP
— Oracle Certified Professional
LANMAN
— Local and Metropolitan Area Networks
EXE
— Executable
XDMCP
— X Display Manager Control Protocol
EISA
— Extended Industry-Standard Architecture
WMV
— Windows Media Video
CNE
— Certified Novell Engineer
RIFF
— Resource Interchange File Format
CMMI
— Capability Maturity Model Integration
TNC
— Terminal Node Controller
CCNP
— Cisco Certified Network Professional
RIP
— Raster Image Processor
SPOF
— Single Point of Failure
PS/2
— Personal System /2
VAR
— Value Added Reseller
J2SE
— Java 2 Standard Edition
SO-DIMM
— Small Outline DIMM
NDPS
— Novell Distributed Print Services
SFSE
— Symposium on Foundations of Software Engineering
J2ME
— Java 2 Micro Edition
SUS
— Single UNIX Specification
NPTL
— Native POSIX Thread Library
WECS
— Workshop on Education in Computer Security
RMS
— Richard Matthew Stallman
WMA
— Window Media Audio
CACS
— Computer Audit, Control and Security
ITRE
— International Conference on Information Technology: Research and Education
WCAE
— Workshop on Computer Architecture Education
BAP
— Bandwidth Allocation Protocol
MSIE
— Microsoft Internet Explorer
LIF
— Low Insertion Force
OFX
— Open Finance Exchange
WEBDAV
— Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning
BIDI
— Bidirectional
EUSE
— Embedded and Ubiquitous Software Engineering
JTD
— Joint Table of Distribution (Manning Authorization for a Joint Organization)
WMVC
— Workshop on Motion and Video Computing
SA
— System Administrator
TCG
— Trusted Computing Group
SXSW
— South By Southwest, Inc.
XNS
— Xerox Network Services
SDSL
— Symmetric DSL
PMO
— Project Management Office
SISD
— Single-instruction single-data
DCR
— Document Change Request
SMC
— System Management Center
ANCS
— Architecture for Networking and Communications Systems
SAP
— System Application Product
ITSMF
— Information Technology Service Management Forum
BT
— Bluetooth Two
SCWCD
— Sun Certified Web Component Developer
ADCS
— Australasian Document Computing Symposium
ACMC
— Australasian Computer Music Conference
CVE
— Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
ACAF
— Asia Computer Animation Festival
IUT
— Implementation Under Test
DYSPAN
— Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks
SA
— Service Agreement
LT
— Leadership Team
PDCA
— Plan Do Check Act
WCMC
— Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing
CNC
— Configurable Network Computing
WCSQ
— World Congress for Software Quality
AITC
— Annual Information Technology Conference
DRCN
— Design of Reliable Communication Networks
SFA
— Sales Force Automation
WEMF
— World Electronic Media Forum
ASWN
— Applications and Services in Wireless Networks
COMSWARE
— Communication Systems Software and Middleware
IWDESA
— International Workshop on Development and Evolution of Software Architectures for Product Families
SPA
— Secure Password Authentication
IWWAN
— International Workshop on Wireless Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks
CNS
— Certified Novell Salesperson
CTS
— Computer and Technology Showcase
DAC
— Dual Address Cycle
EIT
— Electro/Information Technology
MTP
— Media Transfer Protocol
WPES
— Workshop on Privacy in the Electronic Society
WSNA
— Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks and Applications
CTNX
— Creative Talent Network Expo
SDLC
— System Development Life Cycle
WONS
— Wireless On-demand Network Systems and Services Conference
CROWNCOM
— Cognitive Radio-Oriented Wireless Networks and Communications
ACTP
— Adobe Certified Training Provider
ATEES
— Advanced Technologies in Electrical and Electronics Systems
MSAN
— Multimedia Services and Access Networks
WAP
— Wireless Access Protocol
PICS
— Platform for Internet Content Selection
WECI
— Workshop on Electronics, Communication and Information
MD4
— Message Digest 4
MEL
— Maya Embedded Language - Michigan Electronic Library
SCI
— Software Configuration Item
WCNM
— Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing
WOFE
— Workshop on 'Frontiers in Electronics'
OCI
— Oracle Call Interface
QSHINE
— Quality of Service in Heterogeneous Wired/Wireless Networks
WWCA
— WorldWide Computing and Its Applications
PID
— Product Identification
OST
— Operational Support Team
WACG
— Workshop on Applied Computational Geometry
WCCM
— World Congress on Computational Mechanics
PE
— processing element
PFT
— Wireless Pervasive Computing
SPLC
— Software Product Line Conference
WASP
— Web Standards Project
CLOWNS
— Cross-Layer Optimized Wireless Networks Symposium
OECC
— Opto Electronics And Communications Conference
EITC
— Electro/Information Technology Conference
CCEA
— Citrix Certified Enterprise Administrator
CNX
— Certified Network Expert
QWE
— Quality Week Europe
IR
— Incident Report
SEEC
— Semantic E-Business and Enterprise Computing
FIT
— Forum for Information Technology
MCNE
— Master Certified Novell Engineer
CSNDP
— Communications Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing
FITI
— Forum for Information Technology Initiatives
SRR
— Security Readiness Review
WCIT
— World Congress on Information Technology
RHCT
— Red Hat Certified Technician
CCIA
— Citrix Certified Integration Architect
RHCA
— Red Hat Certified Architect
ISBB
— Internatiional Symposium on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
TPS
— Transaction Processing System
CFM
— ConFiguration Management
CGMS
— Computer Graphics, Multimedia and Security
NGSCB
— Next Generation Secure Computing Base
WLN
— Workshop on Wireless Local Networks
CCN
— Computer Components and Networking
JIDS
— Joint Intrusion Detection System
WTST
— Workshop on the Teaching of Software Testing
WCAC
— World Congress in Applied Computing
EPL
— Electronic Participants List
RHCDS
— Red Hat Certified Datacenter Specialist
ITEC
— Information Technology Exposition & Conference
WACV
— Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision
CARS
— Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
ETAPS
— European Joint Conference on Theory And Practice of Software
MDAC
— Microsoft Data Access Components
DLM
— Distributed Lock Manager
OC3
— Optical Carrier 3
ACSS
— Aural Cascading Style Sheets
NOMS
— Network Operations and Management Symposium
SG
— Signalling Gateway
SGP
— Signalling Gateway Process
OIS
— Office Information System
SSTC
— Systems Software Technology Conference
WCNN
— World Congress on Neural Networks
WCCI
— World Congress on Computational Intelligence
UPS
— Un-Interruptible Power Supply
SLC
— System Life Cycle
PACS
— Power-Aware Computer Systems
SE
— Subsystem Engineering
WCCN
— Wireless Communications, Computing and Networking
CSV
— Computerized System Validation
WNS
— Wireless Networking Symposium
MLD
— Multicast Listener Discovery
ITS
— Information Technology Services
VMS
— Vulnerability Management System
DEV
— Device Exclusion Vector
LOI
— Letter of Instituteuction
TP
— Transaction Processing
LL
— Lessons Learned in Software Testing
MML
— mathematical Mark-up language
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