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