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