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Look through 977 acronyms and abbreviations related to Information technology:
LAN
— Local Area Network
OSS
— Open Source Software
ARPANET
— Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (early internet)
XML
— Extensible Markup Language
OEM
— Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
RFID
— Radio Frequency Identification
ROM
— Read-Only Memory
ANSI
— American National Standards Institute, Inc.
ARP
— Address Resolution Protocol (ATM)
IT
— Information Technology
LMK
— Let Me Know
POC
— Point Of Contact
COB
— close of business (End of duty day)
CPU
— Central Processing Unit
LIFO
— Last In, First Out
IRC
— Internet Relay Chat
FIFO
— First In, First Out
IP
— Internet Protocol
PDF
— Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
CR
— Carriage Return
PS
— PostScript
MAN
— Metropolitan Area Network
AC
— Alternating Current
QC
— Quality Control
ISO
— International Organization for Standardization
LED
— Light-Emitting Diode
KPI
— Key Performance Indicator
API
— Application Programming Interface
RFP
— Request For Proposal
RDF
— Resource Description Framework
FAQ
— Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
ISP
— Internet Service Provider
MTBF
— Mean Time Before Failure
FEMA
— Federal Emergency Management Agency
TQM
— Total Quality Management
RF
— Radio Frequency
UAAG
— User Agent Accessibility Guidelines
EDI
— Electronic Data Interchange
XMMS
— X MultiMedia System
PEBKAC
— Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair (ditto)
DEC
— Digital Equipment Corporation
WBS
— Work Breakdown Structure
ZOPE
— Z Object Publishing Environment
DIY
— Do-It-Yourself
ATM
— Asynchronous Transfer Mode
XCBL
— XML Common Business Library
AUP
— Acceptable Use Policy
NMI
— Non-Maskable Interrupt
SMTP
— Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
VPN
— Virtual Private Network (ATM)
FET
— Field Effect Transistor
CMOS
— Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
ARPA
— Advanced Research Projects Agency (made early internet)
MUA
— Mail User Agent (Internet email)
SOW
— Statement Of Work
CV
— Curriculum Vitae
ADSL
— Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
SRAM
— Static Random Access Memory (ess-ram)
SLA
— Service Level Agreement
EOF
— End Of File
WWW
— World Wide Web
QA
— Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
PDA
— Personal Digital Assistant
MIS
— Management Information System (OSHA)
DARPA
— Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)
JIT
— Just in time
PCB
— printed circuit board
EOM
— End Of Message
CD
— Compact Disc
AM
— Amplitude Modulation
CRM
— Customer Relationship Management
DDOS
— Distributed Denial of Service
BIT
— Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1)
PGP
— Pretty Good Privacy (encryption)
RAM
— random-access memory
ABI
— Application Binary Interface
CAD
— Computer Aided Designer
NSF
— National Sanitation Foundation
ISDN
— Integrated Services Digital Network
DSS
— Decision Support System
CAE
— Computer-Aided Engineering
CC
— Carbon Copy
BBS
— Bulletin Board System
CIO
— Chief Information Officer
IVR
— Interactive Voice Response (telephone technology)
EOL
— End Of Life
FIPS
— Federal Information Processing Standard
LOB
— Line Of Business
DES
— Data Encryption Standard
DRAM
— Dynamic Random Access Memory (dee-ram) (computing)
WAN
— Wide Area Network
POP
— Point Of Presence (Internet)
RFC
— Request For Comment
WML
— Wireless Markup Language
DHCP
— Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
PC
— Personal computer (host)
BCC
— Blind Carbon Copy
QOS
— Quality of Service
CIM
— Computer Integrated Manufacturing
WYSIWYG
— What You See Is What You Get (pronounced Wizzy-wig. See Entry For Derived Acronyms)
CIR
— Committed Information Rate (Frame Relay)
SAN
— Storage Area Network
CONUS
— Continental United States (48 Contiguous States and DC)
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.
MTTR
— Mean Time To Repair
ASP
— Application Service Provider
QMS
— Quality Management System
EOY
— End-Of-Year
AES
— Advanced Encryption Standard
PD
— Position Description
CMS
— Content Management System
NFS
— Network File System
DOS
— Disk Operating System
SQL
— Structured Query Language
ACM
— Association for Computing Machinery
MCSA
— Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
MHZ
— Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
CGI
— Common Gateway Interface
PNG
— Portable Network Graphics (graphic file standard/extension)
ITU
— International Telecommunication Union
DNS
— Domain Name System
KISS
— Keep It Simple Stupid
PNP
— Plug aNd Play
NATO
— North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
LUN
— Logical Unit Number
DCOM
— Distributed Component Object Model
NIST
— National Institute of Standards and Technology
IPL
— Initial Program Load
SAS
— Statistical Analysis System
DAC
— Discretionary Access Control
BI
— Business Intelligence
DSL
— Digital Subscriber Line
DLL
— Dynamic Link Library (computer file)
UDP
— User Datagram Protocol (FDDI related)
CAM
— computer aided manufacturing
VHF
— Very High Frequency
BPS
— bits per second
DBMS
— Database Management System
SSL
— Secure Socket Layer
SSID
— Service set identifier (Wi-Fi)
CISO
— Chief Information Security Officer
ALSA
— Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
UI
— User Interface
MB
— Megabyte
NOS
— Network Operating System
IP
— Intellectual Property
CLI
— Command line Interface (Cabletron)
P2P
— Peer to Peer (as in music file sharing systems like KaZaA)
ACK
— ACKnowledgment
BSOD
— Blue Screen Of Death
DL
— Download
PSTN
— Public Switched Telephone Network
DML
— Data Manipulation Language
DDE
— Dynamic Data Exchange (in software parlance)
CSIRT
— Computer Security Incident Response Team
AGP
— Accelerated Graphics Port
TCO
— Total Cost of Ownership
AIS
— Automated Information System
CS
— Computer Science
ACL
— Access Control List
SCSI
— Small Computer System Interface
EDVAC
— Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer
W3C
— World Wide Web Consortium
UHF
— Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
CMM
— Capability Maturity Model
SOHO
— Small Office Home Office
LF
— Low Frequency
MSN
— Microsoft Network
UL
— Upload
ERP
— Enterprise Resource Planning
MBR
— Master Boot Record
ARM
— Advanced RISC Machines Ltd
MTTF
— Mean Time To Failure
ATA
— Advanced Technology Attachment
CRC
— Contrôle de Redondance Cyclique (French: Cyclic Redundancy Check)
DSA
— Digital Signature Algorithm
OMG
— Object Management Group
BOOTP
— Bootstrap Protocol
RAID
— Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
OS
— Operating System
BSD
— Berkeley Software Distribution
DDL
— Data Definition Language
DFD
— Data Flow Diagram
TOC
— Table of Contents
AAC
— Advanced Audio Coding
TTL
— Transistor-Transistor Logic
TCP
— Transmission Control Protocol
JPEG
— Joint Photographic Experts Group (24-bit image storage format)
DTE
— Data Terminal Equipment
YACC
— Yet Another Compiler-Compiler
MIMO
— Multiple Input, Multiple Output
PVC
— Permanent Virtual Circuit (ATM)
DR
— Disaster Recovery
DBCS
— Double-Byte Character Set
DTP
— Desktop Publishing
AD
— Administrative Domain
KM
— Knowledge Management
FDDI
— Fiber Distributed Data Interface
KHZ
— kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
LNO
— Liaison Officer
ENIAC
— Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer
SNMP
— Simple Network Management Protocol (ATM)
PBX
— Private Branch eXchange (company phone system)
MAC
— Media Access Control
RSI
— Repetitive Strain Injury
ABR
— Available Bit Rate
TTL
— Time To Live
CRLF
— Carriage Return Line Feed
KB
— Keyboard
WEP
— Wired Equivalent Privacy
CORBA
— Common Object Request Broker Architecture
OLTP
— Online Transaction Processing
USB
— Universal Serial Bus
COTS
— Commercial Off the Shelf Software
WIP
— Work In Progress (process)
SEI
— Software Engineering Institute
BW
— Bandwidth
CM
— Configuration Management
EAI
— Enterprise Application Integration
RFI
— Radio Frequency Interference
SOA
— Service-Oriented Architecture
EOB
— End Of Business
CDMA
— Code Division Multiple Access (voice/data transmission)
SHA
— Secure Hash Algorithm
RPG
— Report Program Generator
NIC
— Network Interface Card
WAP
— Wireless Application Protocol
MOO
— MUD Object Oriented
DMA
— direct memory access (computer term)
BIOS
— Basic Input Output System
AIIM
— Association for Information and Image Management International
FDMA
— Frequency Division Multiple Access
BER
— Bit-Error Rate
RTS
— Ready To Send
MOTD
— Message of the Day
EOL
— End Of Line
MIME
— Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
PPP
— Point-to-Point Protocol
VR
— Virtual Reality
ACD
— Automatic Call Distributor
DVD
— Digital Versatile Disc
SMIL
— Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
RPC
— Remote Procedure Call
ITIL
— Information Technology Infrastructure Library
JBOD
— Just a Bunch Of Disks/Drives
MRP
— material requirements planning
ESD
— Electrostatic Discharge
SYSOP
— System Operator
COBOL
— Common Business-Oriented Language
E-MAIL
— Electronic Mail
MPEG
— Moving Picture Experts Group (International Standards Organisation/International Electrotechnical Commission)
SVG
— Scalable Vector Graphics
CCNA
— Cisco Certified Network Associated
CNC
— Computer Numerical Control
DRM
— Digital Rights Management
TTS
— Text To Speech
DOS
— Denial Of Service
ADO
— ActiveX Data Objects (Microsoft)
BCD
— Binary-Coded Decimal
OSI
— Open Systems Interconnection (iso Standard)
CES
— Consumer Electronics Show
DSP
— Digital Signal Processor
SMS
— Short Message Service
NCSA
— National Center for Supercomputing Applications
TSR
— Terminate and Stay Resident [software program]
AD
— Active Directory
ELF
— Extremely Low Frequency
NSA
— National Security Agency
EAP
— Extensible Authentication Protocol
CIM
— Common Information Model
MUD
— Multi-User Dungeon (gaming)
PIN
— Personal Identification Number
UPS
— Uninterruptible Power Supply
FCS
— Frame check sequence (Ethernet)
LDAP
— Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (pronounced Ell-dap)
CHAP
— Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (ATM)
NOP
— No Operation
CVS
— Concurrent Versions System
LF
— Line Feed
OU
— Organizational Unit
TCP/IP
— transmission control protocol/internet protocol
ACPI
— Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
OSS
— Open Sound System
RIP
— Routing Information Protocol
MIB
— Management Information Base (ATM)
SGML
— Standard Generalized Markup Language
PCMCIA
— Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
MF
— Medium Frequency
DOM
— Document Object Model
CN
— Common Name
EFF
— Electronic Frontier Foundation
BGP
— Border Gateway Protocol (routing protocol)
PABX
— private automatic branch exchange (telephone)
SCADA
— Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition
ECMA
— European Computer Manufacturer's Association
OLE
— Object Linking and Embedding (Microsoft communication protocol)
DVR
— Digital Video Recorder
MMU
— Memory Management Unit
BPEL
— Business Process Execution Language
CSF
— Critical Success Factor
DFS
— Distributed File System
SOAP
— Simple Object Access Protocol
OSPF
— Open Shortest Path First (ATM)
VOIP
— Voice Over IP (Internet Protocol)
DPI
— Dots per inch.
ADC
— Analog-Digital Converter
DMCA
— Digital Millennium Copyright Act
PLD
— Programmable Logic Device
APIC
— Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
OASIS
— Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
ALGOL
— Algorithmic Language
RACF
— Resource Access Control Facility
LCD
— Liquid-crystal display
PCM
— Pulse-Code Modulation
SID
— Security Identifier
RCA
— Root Cause Analysis
VLF
— Very Low Frequency
RSA
— Rivest-Shamir-Adleman
CG
— Computer Graphics
AT
— Advanced Technology
LOC
— Lines Of Code
ADT
— Abstract Data Type
CISSP
— Certified Information Systems Security Professional
BJT
— Bipolar Junction Transistor
NOC
— Network Operations Center
EFQM
— European Foundation for Quality Management's
RFS
— Request For Service
SDK
— Software Development Kit (Microsoft)
CFD
— computational fluid dynamics
IRDA
— Infrared Data Association
TFT
— Thin Film Transistor
RCS
— Revision Control System
ECC
— Elliptic Curve Cryptography
JVM
— Java Virtual Machine
MDA
— Monochrome Display Adapter
RAD
— Rapid Application Development
DSU
— Data Service Unit
MTA
— Mail Transfer Agent
SSH
— Secure Shell (Unix program)
TLS
— Transport Layer Security
ITSM
— Information Technology Service Management
VB
— Visual Basic
URI
— Uniform Resource Identifier
BSA
— Business Software Alliance
TCL
— Tool Command Language
DVI
— Digital Visual Interface
KB
— Kilobyte: One thousand and twenty-four bytes kbps kilo bit per second
MSI
— Medium-Scale Integration
S/MIME
— Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
APR
— Apache Portable Runtime
IPS
— Intrusion Prevention System
OUI
— Organizationally Unique Identifier
MDA
— Model Driven Architecture
DMZ
— Demilitarized Zone
PCL
— Printer Command Language
WLAN
— Wireless Local Area Network
CERT
— Computer Emergency Response Team
PEAP
— Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol
SN
— Sequence Number
SIPRNET
— Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
PDS
— Protected Distribution System
TB
— Terabyte
KB
— Knowledge Base
NNTP
— Network News Transfer Protocol
MIT
— Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.)
DNS
— Domain Name Server
PKI
— Public Key Infrastructure (cryptography)
UML
— Unified Modeling Language (Object Management Group, OMG)
MPLS
— Multi Protocol Label Switching
WPAN
— Wireless Personal Area Network
MDA
— Mail Delivery Agent
CGI
— Computer-Generated Imagery
LFS
— Linux from Scratch
RAS
— Remote Access Service
XMPP
— Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
ADCCP
— Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures
EDSAC
— Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Computer
DTR
— Data Terminal Ready
MVS
— Multiple Virtual Storage
ODBC
— Open Database Connectivity
CA
— Certificate Authority
TOR
— terms of reference (ICAO/FAA)
MTU
— Maximum Transmission Unit
KMS
— Knowledge Management System
MPAA
— Motion Picture Association of America
PAN
— Personal Area Network
PCI
— Peripheral Component Interconnect
BPDU
— Bridge Protocol Data Unit
MCT
— Microsoft Certified Trainer
AAL
— ATM Adaptation Layer
MFD
— MultiFunction Device
AMR
— Audio Modem Riser
MPEG
— Motion Picture Experts Group
CIFS
— Common Internet File System
RARP
— Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
IPX
— Internetwork Packet Exchange
DLC
— Digital Loop Carrier
CGM
— Computer Graphics Metafile
COM
— Component Object Model
RIAA
— Recording Industry Association of America
CUA
— Common User Access
TDMA
— Time Division Multiple Access
MOS
— Microsoft Office Specialist
COMPTIA
— Computing Technology Industry Association
SPEC
— Specification
FEC
— Forward Error Correction
DB
— Database
EGP
— Exterior Gateway Protocol
MDM
— Master Data Management
DBA
— Database Administrator
LGPL
— Lesser General Public License
AARP
— Appletalk Address Resolution Protocol
VM
— Virtual Memory
FAT
— File Allocation Table
ACID
— Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability
SF
— Standard Form
MAC
— Mandatory Access Control
ISA
— Industry Standard Architecture
ARIN
— American Registry for Internet Numbers
SP
— Service Pack
CML
— Chemical Markup Language
PAP
— Password Authentication Protocol (ATM)
TSO
— time Sharing option (of OS/360, IBM)
AI
— Action Item
TTY
— Teletype Telex Machine
EMS
— Expanded Memory Specification
ISV
— Independent Software Vendor
AST
— Abstract Syntax Tree
ADF
— automatic document feeder
PGA
— Pin Grid Array
PPTP
— Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
CPS
— characters per second
SPMD
— Single Program Multiple Data
CCTA
— Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency
VOD
— Video On Demand
MCSD
— Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
ACE
— Adobe Certified Expert
DVD
— Digital Video Disc
KB
— Kilobit
RGB
— red-green-blue (signal)
RLL
— Run Length Limited
RSS
— Really Simple Syndication
XSL
— eXtensible Stylesheet Language
MPL
— Mozilla Public License
ORB
— Object Request Broker
VM
— Virtual Machine
BT
— BlueTooth
SOI
— Silicon-On-Insulator
AFS
— Andrew File System
MB
— Megabit
NTP
— Network Time Protocol
NTFS
— New Technology File System
DCL
— Data Control Language
CIM
— Corporate Information Management
AIX
— Advanced Interactive Executive (IBM)
DS
— Digital Signal
ADB
— Apple Desktop Bus
CTS
— Clear To Send
PXE
— Preboot Execution Environment
MCA
— Micro Channel Architecture
RTOS
— Real-Time Operating System
SDP
— Session Description Protocol
VSAT
— Very Small Aperture Terminal (satellite service)
OLAP
— Online Analytical Processing
DAP
— Directory Access Protocol
AIFF
— Audio Interchange File Format
NA
— North America
VAR
— Variable
CIDR
— Classless Inter-Domain Routing (ATM)
RIA
— Rich Internet Application
CDE
— Common Desktop Environment
NLP
— Natural Language Processing
IRQ
— Interrupt Request
ISR
— Interrupt Service Routine
DSS
— Digital Signature Standard
VGA
— Video Graphics Array
DTD
— Document Type Definition (XML)
UE
— User Equipment
SPF
— Sender Policy Framework
PII
— Personally Identifiable Information
CSS
— Content Scramble System
CCIE
— Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert
EULA
— End User License Agreement (usually in reference to software)
BSS
— Block Started by Symbol
VRML
— Virtual Reality Modeling Language
DSLAM
— Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (Module)
VLSI
— Very-Large-Scale Integration
CF
— Compact Flash
ACR
— Allowed Cell Rate
SSI
— Single System Image
XSD
— XML Schema Definition
APIPA
— Automatic Private IP Address
IPSEC
— Internet Protocol Security
DAT
— Digital Audio Tape
JCL
— Job Control Language
TEMP
— Temporary (worker, file, etc.)
PIM
— Personal Information Manager
MSB
— Most Significant Bit
JDBC
— Java Database Connectivity
POE
— power over ethernetinjector
LSB
— LINUX Standard Base
SIMM
— Single Inline Memory Module
RC
— Release Candidate
JNI
— Java Native Interface
TMP
— Temporary
ABR
— Area Border Router
DISA
— U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency
OC
— Optical Carrier
DHTML
— Dynamic HyperText Markup Language
JDK
— Java Development Kit
WINS
— Windows Internet Name Service
APL
— Ada Programming Language
JRE
— Java Runtime Environment
BEEP
— Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol
FCB
— File Control Block
IPC
— Interprocess Communication
MCDST
— Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician
TBD
— To Be Discussed
FDD
— Floppy Disk Drive
TLS
— Thread Local Storage
MPU
— Microprocessor Unit
LV
— Logical Volume
AM
— Active Matrix
MFCS
— Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science
TFTP
— Trivial File Transfer Protocol (ATM)
IPV6
— Internet Protocol Version 6
WCF
— Windows Communication Foundation
PIO
— Programmed Input/Output
SMB
— Server Message Block
POP3
— Post Office Protocol 3 (email)
RMI
— Remote Method Invocation
SD
— Secure Digital
JFC
— Java Foundation Class
SDR
— Software Defined Radio
OLED
— Organic Light-Emitting Diode
ISAM
— Indexed Sequential Access Method
MS
— Memory Stick
MCP
— Microsoft Certified Professional
EBCDIC
— Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code
RFC
— Request For Change
NAT
— Network Address Translation
MVC
— Model View Controller (Microsoft software design pattern)
EIGRP
— Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
LZW
— Lempel-Ziv-Welch
MSA
— Mail Submission Agent
IRP
— I/O Request Packet
DN
— Distinguished Name
ANT
— Another Neat Tool
PVR
— Personal Video Recorder
RADIUS
— Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
VBA
— Visual BASIC for Applications
DII
— Defense Information Infrastructure
SLM
— Service Level Management
BLOB
— Binary Large Object
TLD
— Top Level Domains
NETBIOS
— Network Basic Input/Output System
OOP
— Of an Object Oriented Programming
UTF
— Unicode Transformation Format
OOB
— Out-Of-Band
SPI
— Serial Peripheral Interface
SFTP
— Secure File Transfer Protocol
LIB
— Object Code Library
DDR
— Double Data Rate
SLI
— Scalable Link Interface
EDMS
— Electronic Document Management System
WPF
— Windows Presentation Foundation
SPI
— Stateful Packet Inspection
POP
— Post Office Protocol
LILO
— Linux Loader
BTAM
— Basic Telecommunications Access Method
WIMAX
— Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, Inc.
EUC
— Extended Unix Code
WI-FI
— Wireless Fidelity
MT
— Machine Translation
WAIS
— Wide Area Information Server
NPL
— Netscape Public License
BOM
— Byte Order Mark
NLS
— National Language Support
IPP
— Internet Printing Protocol
VLSM
— Variable Length Subnet Mask
CDF
— Channel Definition Format
QDR
— Quad Data Rate
MD5
— Message Digest 5
VAX
— Virtual Address Extension
SSH
— Secure Shell How
J2EE
— Java 2 Enterprise Edition
ANN
— Artificial Neural Network
RGBA
— Red Green Blue Alpha
AWT
— Abstract Windowing Toolkit
JNDI
— Java Naming and Directory Interface
WWAN
— Wireless Wide Area Network
SCP
— Secure Copy Protocol
ADC
— Apple Display Connector
DAO
— Disk-At-Once
VESA
— Video Electronics Standards Association
BSI
— British Standards Institution
JTAG
— Joint Test Action Group
MDI
— Multiple Document Interface
EFI
— Extensible Firmware Interface
B2B
— Business-to-Business
LVD
— Low Voltage Differential
RTC
— Real Time Clock
MUD
— Multi User Domain
VLAN
— Virtual Local Area Network
SDI
— Single Document Interface
LSI
— Large Scale Integration -> VLSI
FDC
— Floppy Disk Controller
ZCAV
— Zone Constant Angular Velocity
SVGA
— Super Video Graphics Array
CCW
— Computer Communications Workshop
DPMI
— DOS Protected Mode Interface
JCP
— Java Community Process
KDE
— K Desktop Environment
KBPS
— KiloBytes per second
SDIO
— Secure Digital Input/Output
AVC
— Advanced Video Coding
JFET
— junction field effect transistor
CTSS
— Compatible Time Sharing System
NAS
— Network-Attached Storage
OCSP
— Online Certificate Status Protocol
CLR
— Common Language Runtime
PCB
— Process Control Block
CI
— Configuration Item
PIC
— Programmable Interrupt Controller
TI
— Texas Instruments, Inc.
PIC
— Peripheral Interface Controller
SIP
— Session Initiation Protocol
MX
— Mail Exchange
VPU
— Visual Processing Unit
REST
— Representational State Transfer
PDP
— Programmed Data Processor
SPA
— Software Publishers Association
SPOF
— Single Point of Failure
TNC
— Threaded Neill-Concelman
PPI
— Pixels Per Inch
TAO
— Track-At-Once
CSI
— Common System Interface
ATAPI
— Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
MVP
— Most Valuable Professional
DISN
— Defense Information Systems Network
DIMM
— Dual Inline Memory Module
ACF
— Advanced Communications Function (IBM)
CCA
— Citrix Certified Administrator
DCC
— Direct Client to Client
DLCI
— data link connection identifier
CAC
— Common Access Card (smart card technology used in DoD)
RHEL
— Red Hat Enterprise Linux
ASSP
— Application-specific standard product
CPAN
— Comprehensive PERL Archive Network
CTCP
— Client-To-Client Protocol
RDBMS
— Relational Data Base Management System (Oracle)
WPA
— Wi-Fi Protected Access
MSDN
— Microsoft Developer Network
ATAG
— Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
NDIS
— Network Driver Interface Specification (Microsoft Windows NT)
SDRAM
— Synchronous dynamic random access memory
EDO
— Extended Data Output
RLE
— Run-Length Encoding
WSDL
— Web Services Description Language
DLP
— Digital Light Processing
SOC
— System-on-a-Chip
NVRAM
— Non-Volatile Random Access Memory
C&A
— Certification and Accreditation
SPARC
— Scalable Processor Architecture Reduced Instruction Set Computer
JES
— Job Entry Subsystem
AMD
— Advanced MicroDevices
NT
— New Technology, also Windows NT
DIVX
— Digital Video Express
DIP
— Dual In-line Package (electronics)
BASH
— Bourne-again shell
WWN
— World Wide Name
MCTS
— Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist
CDSA
— Common Data Security Architecture
EXE
— Executable
IRM
— information resource management
OSI
— Open Source Initiative
SXSW
— South By Southwest, Inc.
NCP
— Network Control Program
PARC
— Palo Alto Research Center
NSS
— Network Security Services
PV
— Physical Volume
UMA
— Upper Memory Area
SSE
— Streaming SIMD Extensions
SAX
— Simple API for XML
LVM
— Logical Volume Management
PSU
— power supply unit
CCNC
— Consumer Communications and Networking Conference
DEV
— Devices
WSFL
— Web Services Flow Language
OLPC
— One Laptop Per Child
MFM
— Modified Frequency Modulation
SPC
— Strategic Planning Committee
URN
— Uniform Resource Namespace
OCP
— Oracle Certified Professional
BIN
— Binary
COMPASS
— COMPuter ASSurance Conference
MAPI
— Messaging Application Program Interface
ACR
— Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio
EU
— End User
VSAM
— Virtual Storage Access Method
SGI
— Silicon Graphics Incorporated
MBCS
— Multi-Byte Character Set
SFTP
— Simple File Transfer Protocol
NCP
— NetWare Core Protocol
DOCSIS
— Data over Cable Service Interface Specification
SCO
— Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
NDS
— Novell Directory Services
PL/I
— Programming Language One
RAID
— Redundant Array of Independent Disks
VTAM
— Virtual Telecommunication Access Method
JAXP
— Java API for XML Processing
XP
— Extreme Programming
ABM
— Asynchronous Balanced Mode
DD
— Double Density
CTI
— Computer Telephony Integration
MMIO
— memory mapped I/O
DMS
— Document Management Systeme
DSDL
— Document Schema Definition Languages
XAML
— Extensible Application Markup Language
NIPRNET
— Non-Classified Internet Protocol Router Network
COP
— Code of Practice
YAST
— Yet Another Setup Tool
MMX
— Matrix Math Extensions (Multimedia Extensions)
BINAC
— Binary Automatic Computer, Nachfolger des ENIAC
PMP
— Project Management Professional
EC
— executive committee
CCITT
— Comit? Consultatif International T?l?graphique et T?l?phonique
ZIF
— Zero Insertion Force (The device on a)
ZCS
— Zero Code Suppression
EA
— Enterprise Architecture
JSP
— Jackson Structured Programming
BFD
— Binary File Descriptor
CTAN
— Comprehensive TeX Archive Network
VAR
— Value Added Reseller
CCNP
— Cisco Certified Network Professional
MANET
— Mobile Ad-Hoc Network
ULA
— Uncommitted Logic Array
EFM
— Eight-to-Fourteen-Modulation
NAP
— Network Access Protection
NEXT
— Near-end Crosstalk
BMP
— Basic Multilingual Plane
VBS
— Visual Basic Script
ME
— Millennium Edition
XUL
— XML-based User Interface Language
UMB
— Upper Memory Block
EDA
— Electronic Design Automation
SMP
— Supplementary Multilingual Plane
DRI
— Direct Rendering Infrastructure
MNG
— Multiple-image Network Graphics
RSS
— Rich Site Summary
RIFF
— Resource Interchange File Format
ISPF
— Interactive System Productivity Facility
KVM
— Keyboard, Video, Mouse switch
MOUS
— Microsoft Office User Specialist
MCAD
— Microsoft Certified Application Developer
PID
— Proportional, Integral, Derivative
MCPD
— Microsoft Certified Professional Developer
WBEM
— Web-Based Enterprise Management
PMO
— Project Management Office
DSSSL
— Document Style Semantics and Specification Language
DUN
— Dial-Up Networking
SMS
— System Management Server
DAC
— Digital to Analog Converter-Audio
BT
— Bluetooth Tablet
WOL
— Wake On Lan's
SLES
— SuSE Linux Enterprise Server
VCPI
— Virtual Control Program Interface
SIP
— Supplementary Ideographic Plane
TUCOWS
— The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software
NECC
— National Education and Computing Conference
AV
— Audiovisual
BAP
— Bandwidth Allocation Protocol
NAP
— Network Access Point
SSH
— Secure Shell Home
XMS
— Extended Memory Specification
LCOS
— Liquid Crystal on Silicone
MCSE
— Microsoft Certified System Engineer
MSIE
— Microsoft Internet Explorer
SFA
— Sales Force Automation
WCAG
— Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
SUS
— Single UNIX Specification
OFX
— Open Finance Exchange
ELF
— Executable Linking Format
CMMI
— Capability Maturity Model Integration
FC-AL
— Fiber Channel - Arbitrated Loop
TUG
— TeX User's Group
CSV
— Comma Separated Value(s)
XAG
— XML Accessibility Guidelines
NUMA
— Non Uniform Memory Access
RHCE
— Red Hat Certified Engineer
SMC
— System Management Center
SMT
— Simultaneous Multithreading Technology
SA
— System Administrator
VFS
— Virtual File System
VLB
— Vesa Local Bus
ARC
— Advanced RISC Computing
SSAA
— System Security Authorization Agreement
ASMP
— Asymmetric Multiprocessing
WCNC
— Wireless Communications and Networking Conference
BIND
— Berkeley Internet Name Daemon
WESS
— Workshop on Empirical Studies of Software Maintenance
NSPR
— Netscape Portable Runtime
CHS
— Cylinder Head Sector
WAI
— Web Access Initiative
FHS
— File System Hierarchy Standard
WCAE
— Workshop on Computer Architecture Education
ITRE
— International Conference on Information Technology: Research and Education
CAQ
— Computer-Aided Quality
SO-DIMM
— Small Outline DIMM
ABR
— AutoBaud Rate
VG
— Volume Group
EUSE
— Embedded and Ubiquitous Software Engineering
RIP
— Raster Image Processor
UDMA
— Ultra DMA
PS/2
— Personal System /2
WAFS
— Wide-Area File Services
TNC
— Terminal Node Controller
NURBS
— Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline
MOBO
— Mother Board
JMS
— Java Message Service
WECS
— Workshop on Education in Computer Security
FBDIMM
— Fully Buffered Dual Inline Memory Module
WMV
— Windows Media Video
J2ME
— Java 2 Micro Edition
LANMAN
— Local and Metropolitan Area Networks
SMP
— Symmetric Multi-Processing
XDMCP
— X Display Manager Control Protocol
J2SE
— Java 2 Standard Edition
BNC
— Bayonet Neill Concelman
LTR
— Left-to-Right
NDPS
— Novell Distributed Print Services
POST
— power-on self-test Postdoc
LIF
— Low Insertion Force
EISA
— Extended Industry-Standard Architecture
NPTL
— Native POSIX Thread Library
SFSE
— Symposium on Foundations of Software Engineering
RMS
— Richard Matthew Stallman
WEBDAV
— Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning
WMA
— Window Media Audio
TCG
— Trusted Computing Group
WMVC
— Workshop on Motion and Video Computing
PPC
— PowerPC
SCWCD
— Sun Certified Web Component Developer
XNS
— Xerox Network Services
CCP
— Certified Computing Professional
BIDI
— Bidirectional
SISD
— Single-instruction single-data
CSU
— Customer Service Unit
ACP
— Associate Computing Professional
CNE
— Certified Novell Engineer
SA
— Service Agreement
SDSL
— Symmetric DSL
CVE
— Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
DCR
— Document Change Request
SAP
— System Application Product
ASP
— Application Server Process
WIMOB
— Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications
IUT
— Implementation Under Test
DAA
— Designated Approving Authority
PI
— Process Improvement
OCI
— Oracle Call Interface
SACL
— System Access Control List
ACSS
— Aural Cascading Style Sheets
JTD
— Joint Table of Distribution (Manning Authorization for a Joint Organization)
BT
— Bluetooth Two
MTP
— Media Transfer Protocol
ACAF
— Asia Computer Animation Festival
CACS
— Computer Audit, Control and Security
WCMS
— Web Content Management System
RHCSS
— Red Hat Certified Security Specialist
ANCS
— Architecture for Networking and Communications Systems
WCNM
— Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing
ADCS
— Australasian Document Computing Symposium
DRCN
— Design of Reliable Communication Networks
ITSMF
— Information Technology Service Management Forum
ACMC
— Australasian Computer Music Conference
CCN
— Computer Components and Networking
DYSPAN
— Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks
ASWN
— Applications and Services in Wireless Networks
AITC
— Annual Information Technology Conference
LT
— Leadership Team
ATEES
— Advanced Technologies in Electrical and Electronics Systems
MD4
— Message Digest 4
PICS
— Platform for Internet Content Selection
WCSQ
— World Congress for Software Quality
COMSWARE
— Communication Systems Software and Middleware
WEMF
— World Electronic Media Forum
PDCA
— Plan Do Check Act
SPA
— Secure Password Authentication
IWWAN
— International Workshop on Wireless Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks
CROWNCOM
— Cognitive Radio-Oriented Wireless Networks and Communications
CTNX
— Creative Talent Network Expo
WASP
— Web Standards Project
WCMC
— Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing
OST
— Operational Support Team
SDLC
— System Development Life Cycle
IWDESA
— International Workshop on Development and Evolution of Software Architectures for Product Families
QSHINE
— Quality of Service in Heterogeneous Wired/Wireless Networks
WSNA
— Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks and Applications
WPES
— Workshop on Privacy in the Electronic Society
CNX
— Certified Network Expert
ACTP
— Adobe Certified Training Provider
WECI
— Workshop on Electronics, Communication and Information
FIT
— Forum for Information Technology
CCIA
— Citrix Certified Integration Architect
CNC
— Configurable Network Computing
CSNDP
— Communications Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing
WONS
— Wireless On-demand Network Systems and Services Conference
QWE
— Quality Week Europe
CTS
— Computer and Technology Showcase
CGMS
— Computer Graphics, Multimedia and Security
NOMS
— Network Operations and Management Symposium
WWCA
— WorldWide Computing and Its Applications
DAC
— Dual Address Cycle
MSAN
— Multimedia Services and Access Networks
EIT
— Electro/Information Technology
WACG
— Workshop on Applied Computational Geometry
WCCM
— World Congress on Computational Mechanics
PID
— Product Identification
CNS
— Certified Novell Salesperson
WTST
— Workshop on the Teaching of Software Testing
NGSCB
— Next Generation Secure Computing Base
WOFE
— Workshop on 'Frontiers in Electronics'
SEEC
— Semantic E-Business and Enterprise Computing
WAP
— Wireless Access Protocol
SPLC
— Software Product Line Conference
RHCT
— Red Hat Certified Technician
RHCA
— Red Hat Certified Architect
MEL
— Maya Embedded Language - Michigan Electronic Library
SRR
— Security Readiness Review
WLN
— Workshop on Wireless Local Networks
OECC
— Opto Electronics And Communications Conference
TPS
— Transaction Processing System
CCEA
— Citrix Certified Enterprise Administrator
ISBB
— Internatiional Symposium on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
WCIT
— World Congress on Information Technology
SCI
— Software Configuration Item
EITC
— Electro/Information Technology Conference
FITI
— Forum for Information Technology Initiatives
WACV
— Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision
IR
— Incident Report
CLOWNS
— Cross-Layer Optimized Wireless Networks Symposium
ETAPS
— European Joint Conference on Theory And Practice of Software
CFM
— ConFiguration Management
PE
— processing element
PFT
— Wireless Pervasive Computing
DLM
— Distributed Lock Manager
EPL
— Electronic Participants List
RHCDS
— Red Hat Certified Datacenter Specialist
WCNN
— World Congress on Neural Networks
WNS
— Wireless Networking Symposium
WCCI
— World Congress on Computational Intelligence
WCAC
— World Congress in Applied Computing
CARS
— Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
MCNE
— Master Certified Novell Engineer
JIDS
— Joint Intrusion Detection System
WCCN
— Wireless Communications, Computing and Networking
SSTC
— Systems Software Technology Conference
OC3
— Optical Carrier 3
ITEC
— Information Technology Exposition & Conference
SLC
— System Life Cycle
MDAC
— Microsoft Data Access Components
SGP
— Signalling Gateway Process
SG
— Signalling Gateway
OIS
— Office Information System
MLD
— Multicast Listener Discovery
DEV
— Device Exclusion Vector
PACS
— Power-Aware Computer Systems
UPS
— Un-Interruptible Power Supply
VMS
— Vulnerability Management System
SE
— Subsystem Engineering
LL
— Lessons Learned in Software Testing
MML
— mathematical Mark-up language
CSV
— Computerized System Validation
TP
— Transaction Processing
ITS
— Information Technology Services
LOI
— Letter of Instituteuction
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