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