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