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SOX
— Sarbanes-Oxley
KML
— Keyhole Markup Language
FM-200
— Firemaster / Fire Master 200
OSS
— Open Source Software
RADCAB
— Relevancy Appropriateness Detail Currency Authority Bias
LAN
— Local Area Network
SYN
— Synchronous
CAT N
— Category n
CSMA/CA
— Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance
HIPAA
— Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
CSMA/CD
— Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
FISMA
— Federal Information Security Management Act
RFID
— Radio Frequency Identification
ROM
— Read-Only Memory
YMMV
— Your Mileage May Vary
L3F
— Layer 3 Forwarding
ANOVA
— Analysis of Variance (statistics)
YYYY-MM-DD
— Year Year Year Year - Month Month - Day Day
MUA
— Mail User Agent (Internet email)
XML
— Extensible Markup Language
ARPANET
— Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (early internet)
DYLD
— dynamic link editor
BAPI
— Business Application Programming Interface (SAP)
LCR
— LIFETIME CLINICAL RECORD
FTP
— File Transfer Protocol
RDF
— Resource Description Framework
SVPCO
— Small Value Payments Co.
MAN
— Metropolitan Area Network
ATOM
— Any Transport Over MPLS
LASER
— Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
A11Y
— accessibility
ANSI
— American National Standards Institute, Inc.
IT
— Information Technology
VDU
— Visual Display Unit
CPU
— Central Processing Unit
CPE
— Customer Premises Equipment
LED
— Light-Emitting Diode
MOODLE
— Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment
J-CODE
— Japan code
AUP
— Acceptable Use Policy
ESRB
— Entertainment Software Rating Board
IRC
— Internet Relay Chat
0-DAY
— zero Dimension
WWW
— World Wide Web
ODBO
— OLE DB for OLAP
DAC
— Discretionary Access Control
RF
— Radio Frequency
BTW
— By The Way
LIFO
— Last In, First Out
OEM
— Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
CUG
— Closed User Group
ISO
— International Organization for Standardization
MFKS
— Multifunktionales Konferenzsystem
LCD
— Liquid Crystal Display
AJP
— Apache JServ Protocol
MSG
— Message
PEP
— Policy Enforcement Point
BRAS
— Broadband Remote Access Server
UDP
— User Datagram Protocol (FDDI related)
EDI
— Electronic Data Interchange
DDOS
— Distributed Denial of Service
IP
— Internet Protocol
MBR
— Master Boot Record
U2F
— Undetectable and Untraceable Fraud
ACK
— ACKnowledgment
FET
— Field Effect Transistor
GSM
— Global System for Mobile Communications
BIP
— Bit-Interleaved Parity
ABI
— Application Binary Interface
KPI
— Key Performance Indicator
COBOL
— COmmon Business Orientated Language. Acronym-derived name for the early computer language. (Ack RL) See also BASIC.
SAAS
— Software as a Service
WML
— Wireless Markup Language
EOF
— End Of File
DBMS
— Database Management System
NOS
— Network Operating System
CAPTCHA
— Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
WEP
— Wired Equivalent Privacy
ACE
— Access Control Entry
CD
— Compact Disc
AD
— Administrative Domain
IPL
— Initial Program Load
WDM
— Wavelength Division Multiplexing (fiber optics)
H-MENU
— Hierarchical menu
NFS
— Network File System
ISP
— Internet Service Provider
PPM
— parts per million
SMTP
— Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
RFP
— Request For Proposal
CS
— Computer Science
DOCOMO
— Do Communication over the Mobile network
FM
— frequency modulation
CMOS
— Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
S.W.I.F.T.
— Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
AES
— Advanced Encryption Standard
MB
— Megabyte
HTTP
— Hypertext Transfer Protocol
MMS
— Multimedia Messaging Service
GIS
— Geographic Information System
PDA
— Personal Digital Assistant
PDH
— Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy
FINRA
— Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
EOM
— End Of Message
Y2K
— Year 2000
CGI
— Common Gateway Interface
BSD
— Berkeley Software Distribution
RP-TNC
— Reverse Polarity Threaded Neill-Concelman
DSA
— Digital Signature Algorithm
B CHANNEL
— Bearer Channel
HSD
— High Speed Data
R&D
— Research & Development
AAC
— Advanced Audio Coding
ATM
— Asynchronous Transfer Mode
ACD
— Automatic Call Distributor
AMP
— Amplifier
PDF
— Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
ARM
— Advanced RISC Machines Ltd
RPG
— Report Program Generator
B-HAVW
— Behavioral Heuristic Analyzer in Virtual Environments
WAN
— Wide Area Network
MRI
— Magnetic Resonance Imaging
BCM
— Business Continuity Management
SAN
— Storage Area Network
80/20
— Eighty-twenty rule
API
— Application Programming Interface
DDL
— Data Definition Language
ERP
— Emergency Response Plan
E_D_TOV
— error detect timeout value
R_A_TOV
— resource allocation timeout value
AMP
— Ampere
FIFO
— First In, First Out
ATA
— Advanced Technology Attachment
SCSI
— Small Computer System Interface
NIC
— Network Interface Card
CDS
— Correlated Double Sampling
RNC
— Radio Network Controller
GPRS
— General Packet Radio Service
ABR
— Available Bit Rate
ALSA
— Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
PCB
— printed circuit board
SLA
— Service Level Agreement
D CHANNEL
— delta channel
GD&T
— Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
IE
— Internet Explorer
RFC
— Request For Comment
AC
— Access Control
SRAM
— Static Random Access Memory (ess-ram)
HARQ
— Hybrid Automatic-Repeat-Request
DOA
— dead on arrival
DEC
— Digital Equipment Corporation
L10N
— Localization
D-COMMERCE
— digital commerce
CIO
— Chief Information Officer
SPL
— Sound Pressure Level
ALU
— Arithmetic Logic Unit
CIR
— Committed Information Rate (Frame Relay)
AOA
— Angle Of Arrival
TCB
— Trusted Computing Base
ASCII
— American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
VR
— Virtual Reality
ARPA
— Advanced Research Projects Agency (made early internet)
RJ45
— Registered Jack - 45
OUI
— Organizationally Unique Identifier
RDBMS
— Relational Database Management System
FLOGI
— Fabric Login
BECN
— Backward Explicit Congestion Notification
SKU
— Stock Keeping Unit
VHF
— Very High Frequency
DUPS
— Digital Unbundled Port Services
WAI-ARIA
— Web Accessibility Initiative - Accessible Rich Internet Applications
MTBF
— Mean Time Before Failure
TR
— Technical Report
TCP
— Transmission Control Protocol
FX
— Foreign Exchange
AM
— Amplitude Modulation
AD
— Active Directory
EBCDIC
— Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (pronounced Eb-see-dik) (cf. BCD)
URL
— Universal Resource Locator
GOCA
— Graphic Object Content Architecture
SWOP
— Specifications for Web Offset Publications
RPC
— Remote Procedure Call
GUI
— Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
ACL
— Access Control List
IFRS
— International Financial Reporting Standard
CU
— Control Unit
C-GREX
— Chaos Game Representation Explorer
NPI
— National Provider Identifier
CBC
— cipher block chaining
SQL PL
— SQL procedural language
CDR
— Clinical Data Repository
HMA
— High Memory Area
DES
— Data Encryption Standard
DHCP
— Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
GUIP
— Graphical User Interface for Blind people
TTL
— Transistor-Transistor Logic
RAM
— random-access memory
NDM
— Network Data Mover
DTE
— Data Terminal Equipment
SLIP
— Serial Line Interface Protocol
CCTV
— Closed-circuit television
IM
— Instant Message
NIH
— Not Invented Here
UC&C
— Unified Communications & Collaboration
DFS
— Distributed File System
GPS
— Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
NNI
— Network-to-Network Interface (ATM)
IDE
— Integrated Drive Electronics
MSA
— Metropolitan Statistical Area
I/O
— Input/Output
PMI
— Project Management Institute
ICT
— Information and Communication Technology
QBDL
— Query Based Distribution List
FSM
— Finite State Machine
B
— Byte
IPS
— Intrusion Prevention System
R-UIM
— Removable-User Identity Module
V H
— Vertical and horizontal grid points
QOS
— Quality of Service
LPI
— Lines Per Inch
DSU
— Data Service Unit
FAR
— False Acceptance Rate
1RU
— 1 Rack Unit
SIG
— Special Interest Group
GRE
— Generic Routing Encapsulation
LCP
— Link Control Protocol
V2P
— Virtual to Physical
USB
— Universal Serial Bus
IC
— Integrated Circuit
O.K.I.
— Open Knowledge Initiative
MSN
— Microsoft Network
MDA
— Monochrome Display Adapter
RACON
— Radar Beacon
NM
— Nanometer
FQDN
— Fully Qualified Domain Name
POC
— Proof Of Concept
MSL
— Mean Sea Level
PLMN
— Public Land Mobile Network
SN
— Sequence Number
CRL
— Certificate Revocation List
BW
— Bandwidth
CFM
— Cubic Feet per Minute
UHF
— Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
E-PAPER
— Electronic paper
UGC
— User Generated Content
IME
— Input Method Editor
H/S LAN
— High-Speed Local-Area Network
PDL
— Page Description Language
CC
— Carbon Copy
MAC
— Message Authentication Code
DFM
— Design for Manufacturability
NSP
— Network Service Provider
CTO
— Chief Technology Officer
ECC
— Elliptic Curve Cryptography
FFT
— Fast Fourier Transform
MIC
— Message Integrity Check
PDN
— Public Data Network
DIT
— Directory Information Tree
RS
— Runescape
DNA
— Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
ADK
— Additional Decryption Key
BIT
— Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1)
YACC
— Yet Another Compiler-Compiler
SGML
— Standard Generalized Markup Language
SMS
— Short Message Service
PDP
— Policy Decision Point
ACM
— Association for Computing Machinery
CRT
— Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
PLD
— Programmable Logic Device
AI
— Artificial Intellegence
UAUTH
— user authentication
90-90
— Ninety-Ninety Rule
DAMA
— Demand Assigned Multiple Access
EAP
— Extensible Authentication Protocol
OMG
— Object Management Group
AGP
— Accelerated Graphics Port
EF
— Expedited Forwarding
DNS
— Domain Name System
EDS
— Electronic Data Systems Corporation
D-CHANNE
— delta channel
PVC
— Polyvinyl Chloride
ASP
— Active Server Page
M
— Meter
RTM
— Read the manual (meaning «don’t ask stupid questions before read existing information»)
EOL
— End Of Life
KDSI
— thousand (K) Delivered Source Instructions
EMF
— Electromotive Force
CTRL
— Control
BCC
— Blind Carbon Copy
WAS
— Web Application Server
MS
— Message Store
ACK
— Acknowledge (telecommunications; Cf. NAK)
BSSID
— Basic Service Set Identifier
ZDBOP
— Ziff-Davis Benchmark Operation
MOS
— Mean Opinion Score
LEO
— Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
IOT
— Internet of Things
PNG
— Portable Network Graphics (graphic file standard/extension)
YA-
— Yet Another
I-DEAS
— Integrated-Design Engineering Analysis Software
XSL
— eXtensible Stylesheet Language
T-COMMERCE
— television commerce
IEE
— Institution of Electrical Engineers
S/STP
— Shielded STP
BAR FILE
— broker archive file
MODEM
— MOdulator/DEModulator
DLR
— Design Layout Record
AV
— Anti-Virus
RCS
— Revision Control System
CVSD
— Continuous Variable Slope Delta (modulation)
DRAM
— Dynamic Random Access Memory (dee-ram) (computing)
DLC
— Digital Loop Carrier
LLDP-MED
— Link Layer Discovery Protocol-Media Endpoint Discovery
BI
— Business Intelligence
IVR
— Interactive Voice Response (telephone technology)
TMS
— Transportation Management System
AF
— Audio Frequency
HACTIVISM
— from "hack" and "activism"
EGA
— Enhanced Graphics Adapter
DSM-CC
— Digital Storage Media Command and Control
RDP
— Remote Desktop Protocol
GTS
— Generic Traffic Shaping
HDLC
— High-Level Data Link Control
MFC
— Microsoft Foundation Class
AGC
— Automatic Gain Control
APR
— Apache Portable Runtime
AFK
— Away From Keyboard (Internet Chat Abbreviation)
HSDPA
— High-Speed Downlink Packet Access
ICMP
— Internet Control Message Protocol
IS
— Intermediate System
AT
— Advanced Technology
IOS
— Internetwork Operating System
GIGO
— Garbage In Garbage Out (computing)
FDDI
— Fiber Distributed Data Interface
MHZ
— Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
CERT
— Computer Emergency Response Team
NBSP
— Non-Breaking Space
LLC
— Logical Link Control
FC
— Fibre Channel
LOS
— Line Of Sight
AAL
— ATM Adaptation Layer
XMPP
— Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
PGP
— Pretty Good Privacy (encryption)
CAD
— Computer Aided Designer
CIC
— Circuit Identification Code
OSI
— Open Systems Interconnection (iso Standard)
IAP
— Internet Access Provider
RIP
— Routing Information Protocol
3GPP
— 3rd Generation Partnership Project
ASML
— Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lithography
YP
— Yellow Pages
CBDS
— Connectionless Broadband Data Service
CBT
— Computer Based Training
IETF
— Internet Engineering Task Force
CIM
— Common Information Model
FORTRAN
— FORmula TRANslation (a computer language)
ARU
— Audio Response Unit
ADT
— Abstract Data Type
QA
— Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
QAM
— quadrature amplitude modulation
CPM
— Corporate Performance Management
KVA
— kilo Volt Ampere
E-DISCOVERY
— Electronic discovery
TOS
— Type Of Service
VAN
— Value Added Network
MTA
— Mail Transfer Agent
VM
— Virtual Machine
LMI
— Local Management Interface
SIEM
— Security Information and Event Management
M-COMMERCE
— mobile commerce;
ADO
— ActiveX Data Objects (Microsoft)
OSPF
— Open Shortest Path First (ATM)
DBA
— Database Administrator
DOD
— United States Department of Defense
FAQ
— Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
HSM
— Hardware Security Module
POS
— Point Of Sale.Retail term, being the physical point at which products are displayed on shelves or paid for at the checkout, as in the EPOS acronym.
NSA
— National Security Agency
TLB
— Translation Lookaside Buffer
BCD
— Binary-Coded Decimal
3M
— Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company
ARP
— Address Resolution Protocol (ATM)
PWR
— Power
M-BUSINESS
— Mobile Business
NTF
— No Trouble Found
HSM
— Hierarchical Storage Management
CHAP
— Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (ATM)
CAM
— computer aided manufacturing
MIMO
— Multiple Input, Multiple Output
BBS
— Bulletin Board System
DPC
— Destination Point Code
RAD
— Rapid Application Development
SAM
— Software Asset Management
OTP
— One Time Password
BOM
— Bill of Material
PDU
— Protocol data unit (such as segment, packet, frame, etc.)
ASN
— Autonomous System Number
I²C
— Inter-Integrated Circuit
PEAP
— Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol
BT
— British Telecommunications
ECN
— Explicit Congestion Notification
PLOGI
— port login
DEA
— Data Encryption Algorithm
RLL
— Run Length Limited
BPEL
— Business Process Execution Language
TLS
— Transport Layer Security
AA
— Anti-Aliasing
LSR
— Local Service Request
OCR
— Optical Character Recognition
VPN
— Virtual Private Network (ATM)
AR
— Access Rate
MSS
— Maximum Segment Size (TCP/IP)
CMS
— Color Management System
NAS
— Network Access Server
VB
— Visual Basic
IC
— I See
RW
— Read-Write
CISO
— Chief Information Security Officer
A/N/K
— alphabetic, numeric, katakana
LFS
— Linux from Scratch
USART
— Universal Synchronous/Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
F/STP
— Foil STP
QBDG
— Query Based Distribution Group
PF KEY
— Program Function Key
OTN
— Optical Transport Network
L1/L2 CACHE
— level-1/2 cache
POP
— Point Of Presence (Internet)
DCE
— Distributed Computing Environment
IR
— Index Return
MHS
— Message Handling System (electronic)
MTTR
— Mean Time To Repair
SWAT
— Samba Web Administration Tool
DTR
— Data Terminal Ready
CPC
— Cost Per Click-through
SID
— Security Identifier
DOM
— Document Object Model
AS
— Autonomous System
TFS
— Team Foundation Server
PMR
— Private Mobile Radio
CRLF
— Carriage Return Line Feed
ISDN
— Integrated Services Digital Network
CVS
— Concurrent Versions System
DVD
— Digital Versatile Disc
OBEX
— Object Exchange Protocol
MD
— Management Domain
LOC
— Lines Of Code
ADP
— Accidental Damage Protection
FXO
— Foreign Exchange Office
SOW
— Statement Of Work
NES
— Nintendo Entertainment System
ROI
— Return on Investment
IPX
— Internetwork Packet Exchange
SWIM
— System Wide Information Management
MAP
— Manufacturing Automation Protocol
RFS
— Ready For Service
DMZ
— Demilitarized Zone
WOW
— World of Warcraft
AMI
— Alternate Mark Inversion
MS
— Millisecond
ICE
— In-Circuit Emulator
WAB
— Windows Address Book
KWH
— Kilowatt hour (one thousand watt hours) (measurement)
MVS
— Multiple Virtual Storage
P-X
— Pentium - (numbers)
LUN
— Logical Unit Number
ZEROCONF
— Zero Configuration Networking
APC
— American Power Conversion
RADVD
— Router Advertisement Daemon
ALGOL
— Algorithmic Language
TPF
— Transaction Processing Facility
VNC
— Virtual Network Computing
VOD
— Video On Demand
PSTN
— Public Switched Telephone Network
NLB
— Network Load Balancing
BRA
— Basic Rate Access
RTS
— Request To Send
PSP
— PlayStation Portable
ECO
— Engineering Change Order
DSSS
— Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
MODEM
— Modulator-Demodulator
DDE
— Dynamic Data Exchange (in software parlance)
BER
— Bit-Error Rate
GB
— Gigabyte
PAP
— Printer Access Protocol
PXE
— Preboot Execution Environment
NTFS
— New Technology File System
PA-QSA
— Payment Application Qualified Security Assessors
RTP
— Real-Time Transport Protocol
URI
— Uniform Resource Identifier
EMS
— Expanded Memory Specification
P2SC
— Power 2 Super Chip
AU
— Audio Unit
AOE
— ATA Over Ethernet
NL
— New Line
ADC
— Automated Data Collection
CATV
— Community Antenna Television
DB9
— D sub-miniature 9
DMA
— direct memory access (computer term)
ZIP
— Zone Information Protocol
UA
— User Agent
CLI
— Command line Interface (Cabletron)
10BASET
— 10 Mbps, baseband, unshielded twisted-pair
K
— Kilo-
ATO
— Assemble To Order
TCL
— Tool Command Language
VSWR
— Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
OH
— Overhead
ACE
— Adobe Certified Expert
HLA
— High Level Architecture
LVM
— Logical Volume Manager
DB
— Database
CKO
— Chief Knowledge Officer
CIS
— Clinical Information System
RACF
— Resource Access Control Facility
GMSK
— Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying
AMI
— Advanced Metering Infrastructure
DOS
— Disk Operating System
SFP
— Small Form-factor Pluggable
IDE
— Integrated Development Environment
TB
— Terabyte
CRM
— Customer Relationship Management
24X7
— Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
W3C
— World Wide Web Consortium
HR/DSSS
— High Rate/Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Physical Layer
UAE
— Unrecoverable Application Error
CARE
— Customer Account Record Exchange
SQL
— Structured Query Language
NIC
— Network Information Center
24/7
— Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
GPL
— General Public License
DA
— Destination Address
ES
— Errored Second
SIL
— Safety Integrity Level
RTF
— Rich Text Format
PCI
— Peripheral Component Interconnect
CIA
— Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability
MARS
— Multicast Address Resolution Server
3G
— Third Generation mobile phone network
ISA
— Industry Standard Architecture
COMSAT
— Communications Satellite Corporation
SAIC
— Science Applications International Corporation
GPO
— Group Policy Object
FR
— Frame Relay
DOP
— Dilution Of Precision
CEF
— Cisco Express Forwarding
RS
— Recommended Standard
AFM
— Atomic Force Microscope
G
— Giga-
PRI
— Primary Rate Interface (ISDN)
PICNIC
— Problem in Chair Not in Computer
IBM
— International Business Machines Corporation
B
— Bit
COOP
— Continuity of Operations
S-HTTP
— Secure Hypertext Transport Protocol
IEC
— International Electrotechnical Commission
BC4J
— Business Components for Java
SMART
— Self-Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology
LF
— Line Feed
TOP
— Technical Office Protocol
FIPS
— Federal Information Processing Standard
NIS
— Network Information Service
PSW
— Program Status Word
AMTA
— American Mobile Telecommunications Association
CAN
— Campus Area Network
PC
— Personal computer (host)
STP
— Spanning Tree Protocol
CDMA
— Code Division Multiple Access (voice/data transmission)
MTS
— Microsoft Transaction Server
ZOPE
— Z Object Publishing Environment
WML
— Website Meta Language
DLL
— Dynamic Link Library (computer file)
ARA
— Apple Remote Access
DAP
— Directory Access Protocol
BP
— Base Pointer
EPO
— Emergency Power Off
SCTP
— Stream Control Transmission Protocol
GTT
— Global Title Translation
MCU
— Multipoint Control Unit
NIMH
— Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni Is The Chemical Symbol For Nickel)
DSL
— Digital Subscriber Line
PERT
— Program Evaluation and Review Technique
LED
— law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
FE
— Fast Ethernet
BOD
— Business Object Document
IA-32/64
— Intel Architecture - 32/64
FA
— Foreign Agent
DASD
— Direct Access Storage Device
MPL
— Mozilla Public License
DCCP
— Datagram Congestion Control Protocol
DCC
— Digital Command Control
BT
— BlueTooth
AEC
— Architecture, Engineering, Construction
SMS
— Storage Management Subsystem
KISS
— Keep It Simple Stupid
EMR
— Electronic Medical Record
ECB
— Event Control Block
ICS
— Internet Connection Sharing
FCP
— Fibre Channel Protocol
TFT
— Thin Film Transistor
ADC
— Analog-Digital Converter
BYOD
— Bring Your Own Device
ITU
— International Telecommunication Union
PAN
— Personal Area Network
DCI
— Display Control Interface
CF
— Compact Flash
DIA
— Dedicated Internet Access
LPC
— Linear Predictive Coding
MPLS
— Multiprotocol Label Switching
AIS
— Alarm Indication Signal
MDM
— Master Data Management
CAV
— Constant Angular Velocity
USL
— UNIX System Laboratories
TE
— Traffic Engineering
BO
— Business Object
CCS
— Coded Character Set
PIN
— Personal Identification Number
ISR
— Interrupt Service Routine
EPABX
— Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange
DPI
— Deep Packet Inspection
ANS
— Area Navigation System
SNMP
— Simple Network Management Protocol (ATM)
WYSIWYG
— What You See Is What You Get (pronounced Wizzy-wig. See Entry For Derived Acronyms)
SPC
— Stored Program Control
AUV
— Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
VLL
— Virtual Leased Line
DCS
— Digital Cross-connect System
SPF
— Sender Policy Framework
FCS
— Frame check sequence (Ethernet)
AM
— Access Method
CTS
— Clear To Send
GIMP
— GNU Image Manipulation Program
BSS
— Business Support System
AMH
— Automated Material Handling
HZ
— cycles per second (hertz)
CPP
— C Plus Plus, C (programming language)
CMM
— Capability Maturity Model
MAC
— Media Access Control
AFIS
— An Automated Fingerprint Identification System
PNP
— Plug aNd Play
IR
— Infrared
MSD
— Most Significant Digit
ECC
— Error Correction Code (Error Checking And Correction)
MPOE
— Minimum Point of Entry
CIX
— Commercial Internet Exchange
OLAP
— Online Analytical Processing
CPNI
— Customer Proprietary Network Information
ASP
— Application Service Provider
ADN
— Advanced Digital Network
OU
— Organizational Unit
PSP
— Personal Software Process
QBE
— Query By Example
PIO
— Programmed Input/Output
ASR
— Automatic Speech Recognition
RPG
— Role Playing Game
BOC
— Bell Operating Company
COD
— Call of Duty
GOS
— Grade Of Service
FSF
— Free Software Foundation
DXDIAG
— directx diagnostics
CCITT
— Comite Consultatif International de Telegraphique et Telephonique (International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee) [now ITU-T]
LAIPE
— Link And In Parallel Execute
OS
— Operating System
BSOD
— Blue Screen Of Death
PD
— Public Domain
GOMS
— Goals, Operators, Methods and Selection Rules
HPC
— High Performance Computing
VLF
— Very Low Frequency
MTTF
— Mean Time To Failure
CFA
— Color Filter Array
DCOM
— Distributed Component Object Model
GWT
— Google Web Toolkit
EOT
— End Of Transmission
DBS
— Direct Broadcast Satellite
BOBJ
— Business Objects SA
OOB
— Out-Of-Band
DAL
— Dedicated Access Line
AMR
— Audio Modem Riser
XHR
— XMLHttpRequest
OID
— Object Identifier
C64/128
— Commodore 64/128
ASN
— Abstract Syntax Notation
AIR
— Additive Increase Rate
BGP
— Border Gateway Protocol (routing protocol)
CFA
— Circuit Facility Assignment
SLI
— Scalable Link Interface
UAT
— User Acceptance Test
PPP
— Point-to-Point Protocol
BSP
— Board Support Package
CA
— Computer Associates International Inc.
AARP
— Appletalk Address Resolution Protocol
EMF
— Electromagnetic Field
BPS
— bits per second
AOR
— Address of Record
AT&T
— American Telephone and Telegraph (U.S. company, also known as "Ma Bell")
SSL
— Secure Socket Layer
EUC
— Extended Unix Code
CSC
— Card Security Code
SKMS
— Service Knowledge Management System
EDC
— Electronic Data Capture
RTSP
— Real Time Streaming Protocol
IMC
— Internet Mail Consortium
LGPL
— Lesser General Public License
DDS
— Digital Data Service
MTSO
— Mobile Telephone Switching Office
HCL
— Hardware Compatibility List
MPI
— Master Patient Index
LDR
— Light Dependent Resistor
COTS
— Commercial Off the Shelf Software
EEPROM
— Electric Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
BPA
— Business Process Automation
SYSOP
— System Operator
IPV4
— Internet Protocol Version 4
FDX
— Full Duplex
ACR
— Allowed Cell Rate
LDT
— Local Descriptor Table
EFS
— Encrypting File System
SLM
— Service Level Management
EMC
— Electromagnetic Compatibility
KB
— Kilobit
CMS
— Content Management System
CIS
— CompuServe Information Service
MALWARE
— malicious software
SOAP
— Simple Object Access Protocol
HAN
— Home Area Network
EX
— Exchange
DPL
— Descriptor Privilege Level
EDP
— Electronic Data Processing Plc (London Stock Exchange [LSE])
MOH
— Music On Hold
COS
— Class Of Service
ASIC
— application-specific integration circuit
10BASE5
— 10 Mbps, baseband, 500 meter
MMR
— Modified Modified Read
MCP
— Multi-Chip Package
SPI
— Stateful Packet Inspection
ETS
— European Telecommunication Standard
LVDS
— Low Voltage Differential Signaling
DID
— direct inward dial
RFU
— Ready For Use
AIN
— Advanced Intelligent Network
VSM
— Value Stream Mapping
XHTML
— Extensible Hypertext Markup Language
GP
— General Protection
PAT
— Port Address Translation
EARL
— Enhanced Address Recognition Logic
BGA
— Ball Grid Array [electronic Packaging]
AMD
— Active Matrix Display
ADSM
— ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager
BERT
— Bit Error Rate Tester (telecommunication)
FCC
— Federal Communications Commission (US)
IRP
— I/O Request Packet
MCA
— Micro Channel Architecture
PBX
— Private Branch eXchange (company phone system)
DRP
— Disaster Recovery Plan
GDS
— Global Directory Service
GML
— Generalized Markup Language
MSS
— Managed Security Services
NIS
— Norton Internet Security
NAC
— Network Access Control
ALT
— Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres
NCQ
— Native Command Queuing
VC
— Virtual Channel
OSS
— Online Service System
ADCCP
— Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures
KBS
— Knowledge-Based System
JNI
— Java Native Interface
EA
— Enterprise Agreement
ICP
— Internet Content Provider
CRC
— Contrôle de Redondance Cyclique (French: Cyclic Redundancy Check)
CISC
— Complex Instruction Set Computer
PDC
— Primary Domain Controller
BOT
— Build-operate-transfer [an Agreement Or Contract]
HADR
— High Availability Disaster Recovery
MDF
— Main Distribution Frame
GTM
— Global Traffic Manager
PABX
— private automatic branch exchange (telephone)
UV
— Ultraviolet (Light)
CEM
— Customer Experience Management
EGL
— Enterprise Generation Language
TCO
— Total Cost of Ownership
IDR
— Intelligent Disaster Recovery
AMT
— Active Management Technology
BRI
— Basic Rate Interface
RARP
— Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
TCB
— Task Control Block
FPM
— Fast Page Mode (DRAM)
KHZ
— kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
RED
— Random Early Detection
DML
— Data Manipulation Language
LVOL
— logical volume
DTP
— Desktop Publishing
NAV
— Norton Anti-Virus
DAO
— Disk-At-Once
MIPS
— Millions of Instructions Per Second
BIC
— Bank Identifier Code
FTTB
— Fiber To The Building
SVG
— Scalable Vector Graphics
VAROS
— Variable Refraction Optical System
ICF
— Internet Connection Firewall
PPD
— Postscript Printer Description
LV
— Logical Volume
APM
— Advanced Power Management
MOO
— MUD Object Oriented
AAA
— authentication, authorization, and accounting
ATG
— Art Technology Group, Inc
BPDU
— Bridge Protocol Data Unit
MSI
— Medium-Scale Integration
EDM
— Electronic Document Management
NETBIOS
— Network Basic Input/Output System
SB
— Sound Blaster
ORF
— Open Reading Frame (DNA Sequence)
NNTP
— Network News Transfer Protocol
JVM
— Java Virtual Machine
ATP
— AppleTalk Transaction Protocol
CAT
— Computer-Assisted Translation
BCC
— Block Check Character
IMAP
— Internet Message Access Protocol
WCF
— Windows Communication Foundation
CCTA
— Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency
LACP
— Link Aggregation Control Protocol
RC
— Release Candidate
VOP
— Velocity of Propagation
GIF
— Graphic Interchange Format
IKE
— Internet Key Exchange
HDML
— Handheld Device Markup Language
PVR
— Personal Video Recorder
GTP
— GPRS Tunneling Protocol
AIT
— Advanced Intelligent Tape
RCP
— Remote Copy Protocol
GNU
— GNU's Not UNIX (a Recursive Acronym)
PVC
— Permanent Virtual Circuit (ATM)
EIRP
— Effective Isotropic Radiated Power
BNC
— British Naval Connector
DLC
— Data Link Control
BPPM
— BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management
XNRL
— Xml Namespace Related-Resource Language
NPL
— Netscape Public License
SD
— Secure Digital
ISC
— Internet Software Consortium
OLE
— Object Linking and Embedding (Microsoft communication protocol)
LU
— Logical Unit
ACID
— Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability
JSON
— JavaScript Object Notation
SPI
— Serial Peripheral Interface
CN
— Corporate Network
TF
— Trap Flag
RIA
— Rich Internet Application
LDAP
— Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (pronounced Ell-dap)
DCAP
— Data (Link Switching) Client Access Protocol
IEEE
— Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
FC-AL
— Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop
GDP
— Gateway Discovery Protocol
PLA
— Programmable Logic Array
ESE
— Extensible Storage Engine
LLU
— Local Loop Unbundling
CNA
— Converged Network Adapter
DOS
— Denial Of Service
GPF
— General Protection Fault
CO
— Central Office
SM
— Set Mode
SBC
— Single-Board Computer
P2P
— Peer to Peer (as in music file sharing systems like KaZaA)
DSP
— Digital Signal Processor
HIP
— Host Identity Protocol
TE
— Terminal Equipment
CORS
— Continuously Operating Reference Stations
SIM
— Security Information Management
ARIA
— Accessible Rich Internet Applications
RIM
— Reference Information Model
EMA
— Enterprise Management Architecture
TAR
— Tape Archive
AAT
— Average Access Time
OPML
— Outline Processor Markup Language
CNN
— Cable News Network's
SDLC
— Software development life cycle
AR
— Augmented Reality
VC-N
— Virtual Container-n
GUID
— Globally Unique Identifier
RRPP
— Rapid Ring Protection Protocol
RSL
— Received Signal Level
BCE
— Bell Canada Enterprises
DDD
— Data Display Debugger
UI
— User Interface
ER
— Entity Relationship
ADL
— Advanced Distributed Learning
FRU
— Field Replaceable Unit
FXS
— Foreign Exchange Station
GTL
— Gunning Transceiver Logic
EDGE
— Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
MIB
— Management Information Base (ATM)
SOM
— System Object Model
RAC
— Real Application Cluster
ASLR
— Address Space Layout Randomization
IANA
— Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
AHCI
— Advanced Host Controller Interface
CIS
— Card Information Structure
DSO
— Data Source Object
TAO
— Track-At-Once
VOIP
— Voice Over IP (Internet Protocol)
AIO
— All in One
PDC
— Personal Digital Cellular
DTM
— Dynamic synchronous Transfer Mode
XFR
— Transfer
FIR
— Finite Impulse Response
WPF
— Windows Presentation Foundation
CSMA/CA
— Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance
CGM
— Computer Graphics Metafile
SIM
— Subscriber Identity Module
RTO
— Recovery Time Objective
APS
— Automatic Protection Switching (SONET/SDH)
SMS
— Security Management System
BMS
— Basic Mapping Support
RSN
— Real Soon Now [which may be a long time coming]
HD
— Half-Duplex
NLS
— National Language Support
IFRAME
— inline frame
PCM
— Pulse-Code Modulation
VSNL
— Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
MEB
— Memory Expansion Board
UCM
— Unified Change Management
RISC
— Reduced Instruction Set Computer
DOMAIN
— Distributed Operating Multi-Access Interactive Network
WMS
— Warehouse Management System
DUNS
— Data Universal Numbering System
CDI
— Customer Data Integration
ARIN
— American Registry for Internet Numbers
LPF
— League for Programming Freedom
EUEM
— end user experience monitoring
SOA
— Start of Authority (domain name system record)
CAT
— Computer Aided Testing
ECMA
— European Computer Manufacturer's Association
CCIE
— Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert
RTU
— Remote Terminal Unit
ENIW
— Web-enabled Ethernet Networking Interface
RAD
— Radiation Absorbed Dose
NRO
— Number Resource Organization
BPA
— Business Process Analysis
DL
— Double-Layer
DTS
— Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
XDM
— X Display Manager
RTG
— Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator
XPS
— XML Paper Specification
SHA
— Secure Hash Algorithm
TRANSCEIVER
— Transmitter/Receiver
CORBA
— Common Object Request Broker Architecture
MMU
— Memory Management Unit
B2C
— Business-to-Consumer
CD
— current density
BOD
— Bandwidth on Demand
MTU
— Maximum Transmission Unit
CAP
— Carrierless Amplitude/Phase Modulation
ES-IS
— End System to Intermediate System protocol
DRM
— Digital Rights Management
MANET
— Mobile Ad Hoc Network
RPL
— Remote Program Load
IDIOT
— Intrusion Detection In Our Time
BPAM
— Basic Partitioned Access Method
NPA
— Numbering Plan Area
GNOME
— GNU Network Object Model Environment
CIFS
— Common Internet File System
BTM
— Benchmark Timing Methodology
FRS
— File Replication Service
CNAME
— Canonical Name
TCU
— Transmission Control Unit
BEEP
— Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol
ACI
— Access Control Information
CARP
— Common Address Redundancy Protocol
TP
— Transport Protocol
ACF
— Access Control Field
INTEL
— Integrated Electronics
EMPI
— Enterprise Master Patient Index
ICE
— Information and Content Exchange
BDF
— Building Distribution Frame
SA
— Source Address
ENX
— European Network Exchange
RTT
— Radio Transmission Technology
SDP
— Service Delivery Platform
CAS
— Computer Algebra System
EAI
— Enterprise Application Integration
JBOD
— Just a Bunch Of Disks/Drives
PIXEL
— Picture Element
MXF
— Material eXchange Format
BOOTP
— Bootstrap Protocol
PAP
— Password Authentication Protocol (ATM)
FT
— Fault Tolerant
TCM
— Thermal Conduction Module
SWT
— Standard Widget Toolkit
SCADA
— Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition
CSE
— Custom Search Engine
FE
— Field Engineer
ANI
— Automatic Number Identification (Caller ID)
VDT
— Video Display Terminal
IDM
— Internet Download Manager
CDF
— Channel Definition Format
VPLS
— Virtual Private LAN Service
NVOD
— Near Video On Demand
LPC
— Local Procedure Call
ODA
— Open Document Architecture
WTLS
— Wireless Transport Layer Security
NIST
— National Institute of Standards & Technology (US)
SMATV
— Satellite Master Antenna Television
RLOGIN
— Remote Login in Unix
CAN-SPAM
— Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003
IOPS
— Input/Output Operations Per Second
ACL
— Asynchronous Connectionless Link
NOC
— Network Operations Center
PCT
— Private Communication Technology
EDM
— Engineering Data Management
USB
— Upper Side Band
JPEG
— Joint Photographic Experts Group (24-bit image storage format)
ISM
— Industrial, Scientific and Medical
IFL
— Integrated Facility for Linux
PCL
— Printer Command Language
HDMI
— High-Definition Multimedia Interface
FCS
— Fibre Channel Standard
MVNO
— Mobile Virtual Network Operator
AWT
— Abstract Window Toolkit (Java)
IDC
— Internet Data Center
OASIS
— Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
FTTC
— Fibre To The Curb
ACF2
— Access Control Facility 2
DPA
— Document Printing Application
IGS
— IBM Global Services
UBGA
— Micro Ball Grid Array
AWG
— American Wire Gauge
NASDAQ
— National Association for Security Dealers and Automatic Quotation
RPF
— Reverse Path Forwarding
RSVP
— Resource Reservation Protocol (Internet)
SDLC
— Synchronous Data Link Control
VGA
— Video Graphics Array
VHS
— Video Home System
MOTD
— Message of the Day
DV
— Digital Video
NEC
— National Electric Code
POTS
— Plain Old Telephone Service (FCW)
KMS
— Knowledge Management System
FAX
— Facsimile
IP
— Intellectual Property
NTP
— Network Time Protocol
WOW
— World Organization of Webmasters
RTK
— Real-Time Kinematic
SEO
— Search Engine Optimizer
TEC
— Tivoli Enterprise Console
PVV
— Pin Verification Value
IDS
— Intrusion Detection System
MIT
— Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.)
JFS
— IBM Journaling File System
PPPOE
— Point-to-Point Protocol Over Ethernet
RNA
— Ring No Answer
LAP-F
— Link Access Procedure - Frame Mode
PERL
— Practical Extraction and Report Language
WPM
— speech--words per minute
DNR
— Digital Noise Reduction
SPX
— Sequenced Packet Exchange
CBN
— Common Bonding Network
RNA
— Ribo Nucleic Acid
DFDSS
— Data Facility Data Set Services
ARQ
— Automatic Repeat-reQuest
ARS
— Action Request System
MDM
— Meter Data Management
LVD
— Low Voltage Differential
IM
— Identity Management
COPS
— Common Open Policy Service
NASS
— Network Attachment Subsystem
UPNP
— Universal Plug and Play
EFT
— Electronic Funds Transfer
LNIB
— Like New In Box
SCM
— Source Code Management
9P
— Plan 9 Filesystem Protocol
CBDS
— Connectionless Broadband Data Service
SSH
— Secure Shell (Unix program)
MPEG
— Moving Picture Experts Group (International Standards Organisation/International Electrotechnical Commission)
EUTELSAT
— European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
FDM
— Frequency Division Multiplex
DAA
— Distributed Application Architecture
ISACA
— Information Systems Audit and Control Association
AIM
— Aol Instant Messege
KW
— Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
ABEND
— Abnormal End
SCM
— Supply Chain Management
LOB
— Large Object
SEM
— Strategic Enterprise Management
TOA
— Time Of Arrival
SR
— Speech Recognition
EGNOS
— European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
G2C
— Government to Citizen
PU
— Physical Unit (IBM)
INMARSAT
— International Maritime Satellite
DSR
— Dynamic Source Routing
MARS
— Monitoring, Analysis and Response System
MS
— The Company Microsoft
PHP
— Hypertext Preprocessor
NAI
— Network Associates, Inc.
ODBC
— Open Database Connectivity
VSE
— Virtual Storage Extended
LAC
— L2TP Access Concentrator
RDL
— Report Definition Language
ALM
— Asynchronous Line Multiplexer
MARS
— Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines
LSA
— Local Security Authority
CGI
— Conseillers en Gestion et Informatique
EDIFACT
— Electronic Data Interchange for Administration Commerce and Transport
EISA
— Extended Industry Standard Architecture
DAR
— Disk Archive
BCP
— Best Current Practice
MITM
— Man in the Middle
TDM
— Time Division Multiplexer
ZCAV
— Zone Constant Angular Velocity
CCA
— Citrix Certified Administrator
VHD
— Virtual Hard Drive
COW
— Copy-On-Write
GDM
— Global Delivery Model
EDW
— Enterprise Data Warehouse
PS
— Picosecond
FEP
— Front-End Processor
GFP
— Generic Framing Procedure
MIME
— Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
GAS
— GNU ASsembler
KB
— Kilobyte: One thousand and twenty-four bytes kbps kilo bit per second
FPGA
— Field-Programmable Gate Array
AHP
— Analytical Hierarchy Process
DLP
— Data Leak Prevention
FRAG(21)
— Financial Reporting & Auditing Group Guidelines
ES
— End System
BBC
— British Broadcasting Corporation
OP
— Operator Panel
GSAM
— Generalized Sequential Access Method
SDK
— Software Development Kit (Microsoft)
QOE
— Quality of Experience
SPA
— Software Publishers Association
MCBF
— Mean cycles between failures
CAD
— Computer-Aided Design
ABM
— Asynchronous Balance Mode
NIM
— Network Interface Module
ERP
— Error Recovery Procedure
DLDP
— Device Link Detection Protocol
AVR
— Automatic Volume Recognition
DNIC
— Data Network Identification Code
CAROT
— Centralized Automatic Reporting on Trunks
MAPP
— Microsoft Active Protections Program
DHA
— Directory Harvest Attack
UCS
— Universal Character Set
PIM
— Personal Information Manager
WD
— Western Digital
MMO
— Massively Multiplayer Online (computer Game)
UC2
— Unified Communications & Collaboration
NSS
— Network Switching Subsystem
CES
— Consumer Electronics Show
RMS
— root mean square (preferred over "RMS")
BAF
— Bellcore AMA Format
STX
— Start of Text
MOM
— Microsoft Operations Manager
NMS
— Network Monitoring System
UCD
— User-Centered Design
GMRS
— General Mobile Radio Service
LD
— Laser Disc
KYC
— Know Your Customer
CA
— Collision Avoidance
SDH
— Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (ATM)
US
— Unit Separator
IEC
— Interexchange Carrier
IIOP
— Internet Inter-ORB Protocol
EVA
— Enterprise Virtual Array
SSID
— Service set identifier (Wi-Fi)
FAT
— File Allocation Table
FAN
— File Area Network
CAPPC
— Computer Aided Production Planning and Control
CIC
— Cisco Info Center
MSPP
— Multiservice Provisioning Platform
VCD
— Video Compact Disc
ASK
— Anomalous State of Knowledge
CBR
— Constant Bit Rate
WIC
— WAN Interface Card
MUD
— Multi-User Dungeon (gaming)
AJAX
— Asynchronous Javascript and XML
NANOG
— North American Network Operators Grou
EIGRP
— Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
EIB
— Execute Interface Block (CICS)
LMS
— Learning management system
PPTP
— Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
CCD
— Charge Coupled Device - a device for the movement of electrical charge.
LRU
— Least Recently Used
ICANN
— Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
FEC
— Forward Error Correction
CSPDN
— Circuit Switched Public Data Network
EGP
— Exterior Gateway Protocol
CLOB
— Character Large Object
DEP
— Data Execution Prevention
COIN
— Community of Interest Network
BHCC
— Busy Hour Call Completion
WAP
— Wireless Application Protocol
RDA
— Remote Data Access
TFS
— Three Finger Salute
HSB
— Hue, Saturation, Brightness
PROM
— Programmable Read-Only Memory
SFT
— System Fault Tolerance
TOE
— TCP/IP Offload Engine
FWA
— Fixed Wireless Access
ECE
— Economische Commissie voor Europa (United Nations) (Dutch: Economic Commission for Europe)
LZW
— Lempel-Ziv-Welch
ABC
— Atanasoff-Berry Computer
TTL
— Time To Live
SSA
— Social Security Administration
TSF
— Text Services Framework
ATL
— Automated Tape Library
KM
— Knowledge Management
BNF
— Backus-Naur Form (computing)
UL
— Underwriters Laboratory
NLP
— Natural Language Processing
IPM
— Interpersonal Message
RAN
— Radio Access Network
TBR
— Technology Business Research
JCL
— Job Control Language
JIT
— Just-In-Time (inventory management)
YIM
— Yahoo! Instant Messenger
WINS
— Windows Internet Name Service
DTD
— Document Type Definition (XML)
LRF
— Little Rubber Feet
ISOC
— Internet Society
VSAT
— Very Small Aperture Terminal (satellite service)
CCP
— Certified Computer Professional
INTERNIC
— Internet Network Information Center
ACPI
— Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
VMS
— Virtual Memory System
DHTML
— Dynamic HyperText Markup Language
SNS
— Social Networking Site
ESI
— Edge Side Includes
POP3
— Post Office Protocol 3 (email)
ACAP
— Application Configuration Access Protocol
TUR
— Trunk Utilization Report
HFS
— Hierarchical File System
CE
— Connection Endpoint
PAM
— Pluggable Authentication Modules
VOXML
— Voice Markup Language
TCA
— Transaction Cost Analysis
UPS
— Uninterruptible Power Supply
IGRP
— Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
MPEG
— Motion Picture Experts Group
AUIML
— Abstract User Interface Markup Language
ORB
— Object Request Broker
5GL
— 5th Generation Language
TTP
— Trusted Third Party
VRU
— Voice Response Unit
ADDM
— Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor
OMR
— Optical Mark Recognition
RMC
— Resource Monitoring and Control
CMYK
— Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
PSN
— Playstation Network
RMI
— Remote Method Invocation
COMDEX
— Computer Dealers Exposition
FPML
— Financial Products Markup Language
AA
— Automated Attendant
VFM
— Virtual File Manager
IRDS
— Information Resource Dictionary System
ICSA
— International Computer Security Association
MICR
— Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
NSA
— Network Security Appliance
QDOS
— Quick And Dirty Operating System (cue-doss)
PII
— Personally Identifiable Information
URT
— User Registration Tool
LNP
— Local Number Portability
AMMA
— Advanced Memory Management Architecture
NCI
— Network Channel Interface
BCP
— Business Continuity Plan
NACHA
— National Automated Clearing House Association
RIR
— Regional Internet Registry
TSR
— Terminate and Stay Resident [software program]
CIP
— Common Industrial Protocol
CDH
— Customer Data Hub
UART
— Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter
BLAST
— Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
DAT
— Digital Audio Tape
ASPI
— Advanced SCSI Programming Interface
SW
— Software (SFTWE Preferred)
OWL
— Object Windows Library
EOS
— Ethernet Over SONET
GIB
— Gibibyte
QDR
— Quad Data Rate
BSA
— Business Software Alliance
RDI
— Remote Defect Indicator (UNI Fault Management)
DDN
— U.S. Defense Data Network
SWAP
— Shared Wireless Access Protocol
AMS
— Access Method Services
JCAHO
— Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
DCE
— Data Communication Equipment
UM
— Unified Messaging
JRE
— Java Runtime Environment
SDU
— Service Data Unit (ATM)
AP
— access point
MS-DOS
— Microsoft Disk Operating System
XBRL
— Extensible Business Reporting Language
IDT
— Interrupt Descriptor Table
SVGA
— Super Video Graphics Array
IBSG
— Internet Business Solutions Group
HAL
— Hardware Abstraction Layer
CAD/CAM
— Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing
TKIP
— Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
SA
— Source-Active
ADF
— automatic document feeder
DXC
— Digital Cross-Connect
BPEL4WS
— Business Process Execution Language for Web Services
LPA
— Linear Power Amplifier
DWS
— Dialable Wideband Service
BOL
— Books Online
HHT
— Hand-Held Terminal
BSC
— Binary Synchronous Communication
B-ISDN
— Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network
MBPS
— Megabits per second
EIA
— Extended Interaction Amplifier
LES
— LAN Emulation Server
1080I
— 1080 interlaced
FPS
— Flexible Payments Service
IPL
— International Private Line
CIB
— Computer Integrated Business
BLOB
— Binary Large Object
HCI
— Human-Computer Interaction
MAPS
— Mail Abuse Protection System
CPS
— characters per second
ICE
— Interactive Connectivity Establishment
PDF
— Program Development Facility
SRT
— Source Routing Transparent
PCMCIA
— Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
GDS
— Global Data Synchronization
1FB
— Single line, Flat Business rate;
IMSI
— International Mobile Subscriber Identity
CCU
— Communication Control Unit
BFR
— Bona Fide Request
ECP
— Electronic Check Presentment
CMRR
— common-mode rejection ratio
SVA
— Shared Virtual Area
RADIUS
— Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
LEC
— Local Exchange Carrier
PMR
— Perpendicular Magnetic Recording
VPI
— Virtual Path Identifier
FCL
— Framework Class Library
BCI
— Business Continuity Institute
SAP
— Serving Access Point
DBCS
— Double-Byte Character Set
KDC
— Kerberos Key Distribution Center
CFV
— Call For Vote(s)
CDE
— Common Desktop Environment
FEXT
— Far-End Cross Talk
ISAM
— Indexed Sequential Access Method
PHI
— Protected Health Information
ITIL
— Information Technology Infrastructure Library
AS
— Activesync
PMI
— Privilege Management Infrastructure
RFS
— Remote File System
LISP
— List Processing Language
AIX
— Advanced Interactive Executive (IBM)
TDMA
— Time Division Multiple Access
LL
— Local Loopback
DASH
— Desktop and Mobile Architecture for System Hardware
OCX
— OLE Control Extension
HCM
— Human Capital Management
DAE
— Disk Array Enclosure
OOPS
— Object Oriented Programming System
EMA
— Enterprise Management Alliance
3W
— World Wide Web
ADB
— Apple Desktop Bus
TLD
— Top Level Domains
IOCS
— Input/Output Control System
XSS
— Cross-Site Scripting
HPF
— High Pass Filter
TFTP
— Trivial File Transfer Protocol (ATM)
VF
— Voice Frequency
CISSP
— Certified Information Systems Security Professional
DN
— Distinguished Name
TSO
— time Sharing option (of OS/360, IBM)
FOC
— Field Oriented Control
GRS
— Global Resource Serialization
MSB
— Most Significant Bit
100BASET
— 100 Mbps, baseband, unshielded twisted-pair
LATA
— Local Access and Transport Area
CPL
— Current Privilege Level
EPM
— Enterprise Performance Management
ZRTP
— Real-Time Transport Protocol
DUA
— Directory User Agent
EIM
— Enterprise Identity Mapping (IBM)
AAB
— All-to-All Broadcast
CMRS
— Commercial Mobile Radio Service
LBA
— Logical Block Addresses
OSDL
— Open Source Development Lab
RMA
— Rate Monotonic Analysis
ESB
— Enterprise Service Bus
LA
— Load Address
SECC
— Single Edge Contact Connector
3D
— three-dimensional (geophysics)
PS
— Photoshop
S
— second (do NOT use "sec" for "second;" use "sec" for "secant")
TFRC
— TCP-Friendly Rate Control
YKYBHTLW
— You Know You've Been Hacking Too Long When
UBE
— Unsolicited Bulk Email
DDI
— Device Driver Interface
4C ENTITY
— Four Company Entity
RCC
— Radio Common Carrier
GDTR
— Global Descriptor Table Register
DSS
— Digital Signature Standard
HLR
— Home Location Register
AV
— Audio Visual
COAX
— Coaxial
BCPL
— Basic Combined Programming Language (progenitor Of C)
ICMS
— Incentive Compensation Management System
SNA
— System Network Architecture
FBD
— Fully Buffered DIMM
FAST
— Federation Against Software Theft
FXP
— File Exchange Protocol
WRT
— Weighted Risk Trend
CJK
— Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
OWL
— Web Ontology Language
SFF
— Small-Form-Factor
CRACK
— Challenge/Response Authentication of Cryptographic Keys
LANE
— Local Area Network Emulation
IRTF
— Internet Research Task Force
STT
— Secure Transaction Technology
MERVA
— Message Entry and Routing with Interfaces to Various Applications
HCS
— Header Check Sequence
ANR
— Automatic Network Routing
JTAG
— Joint Test Action Group
EAS
— Enterprise Application Server
GAP
— Groups, Algorithms and Programming
PSN
— Processor Serial Number
DIMM
— Dual Inline Memory Module
DEMUX
— Demultiplexer
GGSN
— Gateway GPRS Support Node
LSR
— Leaf Setup Request
OLIVE
— On-Line Interactive Virtual Environment
BIA
— Business Impact Analysis
AV
— Audio/Video
ASR
— Automated System Recovery
SAD
— Security Association Database
TB
— Terabit
ERMS
— electronic records management systems
JDK
— Java Development Kit
NAK
— Not Acknowledged
GID
— group identification number
DVMRP
— Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol
IGMP
— Internet Group Management Protocol
MDS
— Master Data Services
BFT
— Binary File Transfer
BER
— Basic Encoding Rules (ASN.1)
KPCMS
— Kodak Precision Color Management System
AFP
— Apple Filing Protocol
IAM
— Identity and Access Management
CMIP
— Common Management Information Protocol (ATM)
MMS
— Microsoft Media Server
EFS
— Error Free Seconds
SLS
— Softlanding Linux System
IRQ
— Interrupt Request
DFM
— Device Fault Manager
HBA
— Host Bus Adapter
UCM
— Universal Content Management
RFCOMM
— Radio Frequency Communication
BOTNET
— Robot Network
DUAL
— Diffusing-Update Algorithm
BPDM
— Business Process Definition Metamodel
PCI DSS
— Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
EA
— Extended Address Field Bit
ETA
— Embedded Transport Acceleration
FUD
— Fear, uncertainty and doubt
FPU
— Floating Point Unit
PEM
— Privacy-Enhanced Mail
KBPS
— kilobits per second
PAAS
— Platform-as-a-Service
OPI
— Open Prepress Interface
CDP
— Continuous Data Protection
HTT
— Hyper-Threading Technology
DEMARC
— Demarcation point
CAI
— Common Air Interface
DR
— Disaster Recovery
JSP
— Java Server Page
CPOE
— Computerized Provider Order Entry
NAT
— Network Address Translation
RS
— Record Separator
UCD
— Unicode Character Database
MAA
— Mail Access Agent
CUA
— Common User Access
VIC
— Voice Interface Card
FTL
— Flash Translation Layer
LRC
— Longitudinal Redundancy Check
EPS
— Encapsulated Postscript
CLV
— Constant Linear Velocity
IAD
— Integrated Access Device
ETTB
— Ethernet to the Business
SBS
— Small Business Server
TI
— Texas Instruments, Inc.
SCPC
— single channel per carrier
RTC
— Real Time Clock
2G
— Second Generation Wireless Systems
PF
— Parity Flag
VAX
— Virtual Address Extension
ICC
— Internet Commerce Corporation
DISA
— Data Interchange Standards Association
IPTV
— Internet Protocol Television
VBR
— Variable Bit Rate (ATM)
PON
— Passive Optical Network
RUP
— Rational Unified Process
IFCP
— Internet Fibre Channel Protocol
D&I
— Drop and Insert
DPG
— Dedicated Packet Group)
DIR
— Directory
NDR
— Non-Delivery Receipt
IAB
— Internet Architecture Board
HUD
— Head-Up Display
VLE
— Virtual Learning Environment
SMBP
— Server Message Block Protocol
OCSP
— Online Certificate Status Protocol
CNM
— Communication Network Management
3GIO
— 3rd Generation Input Output
SERP
— Search Engine Results Positioning
PSB
— Program Specification Block
BTX
— Balanced Technology Extended
NRM
— Normal Response Mode
ETX
— End of Text
ADSR
— Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release (sound envelope specification)
ADDMD
— Administrative Directory Management Domain
SPSS
— Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
RUS
— Recipient Update Service
MOSFET
— Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor
RJE
— Remote Job Entry
IOS
— Input/Output Supervisor
4GL
— Fourth-Generation Language
B2E
— Business-to-employee electronic
BPV
— Bipolar Violation
BASIC
— Beginners Allpurpose Symbolic Instruction Code
OOP
— Object-Oriented Programming
CPC
— Calling Party Control
HSCSD
— High-Speed Circuit-Switched Data
VRC
— Vertical Redundancy Check
TETRA
— TErrestrial TRunked RAdio
T
— Time
QD
— Queuing Delay
UML
— Unified Modeling Language (Object Management Group, OMG)
ACSE
— Association Control Service Element
FMH
— Function Management Header
EA
— Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ Stock Exchange [NASDAQ])
JDBC
— Java Database Connectivity
SPD
— Serial Presence Detect
DDCMP
— Digital Data Communications Message Protocol
CHAP
— Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (PPP)
WQUXGA
— Wide Quad Ultra Extended Graphics Array
SPARC
— Scalable Processor Architecture Reduced Instruction Set Computer
NRZ
— Non-Return-To-Zero
GDB
— GNU Debugger
C4S
— Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems
SCP
— Secure Copy Protocol
SLIC
— Subscriber Line Interface Card
CLA
— Corporate License Agreement
T2L
— TRANSISTOR-TRANSISTOR LOGIC
OMT
— Object-modeling technique
BRR
— Business Readiness Rating
CODEC
— Coder/decoder
ODM
— Original Design Manufacturer
OOPL
— Object Oriented Programming Language
NNTP
— Network News Transport Protocol (ATM)
BHCA
— Busy Hour Call Attempt
RP-SMA
— Reverse Polarity SubMiniature version A
IDL
— Interface Definition Language
CDI
— Compact Disk Interactive
CAC
— Connection Admission Control (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)
RPR
— Resilient Packet Rings
OFDMA
— Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access
QPM
— QOS Policy Manager
ISV
— Independent Software Vendor
POP
— Post Office Protocol
RPO
— Recovery Point Objective
CL
— Connectionless
CPA
— Cost Per Action
IGES
— Initial Graphics Exchange Specification, a data interchange standard for CAD/CAM systems
DSM
— Dependency Structure Matrix
UART
— Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
CPI
— characters per inch
EAL
— Evaluation Assurance Level
XT
— Extended Technology
UMA
— Unlicensed Mobile Access
EIM
— Enterprise Information Management
SMDS
— Switched Multimegabit Data Service (ATM)
PSRAM
— Pseudo SRAM
CKD
— Count Key Data
DSOM
— Distributed System Object Model
VIO
— Virtual Input/Output
WI-FI
— Wireless Fidelity
HPFS
— High Performance File System
NLA
— Network Location Awareness
L2S
— Layer 2 Switch
TED
— Torrent Episode Downloader
DPI
— Dots per inch.
PSPDN
— Packet-Switched Public Data Network
EM
— End of Medium
KDE
— K Desktop Environment
DDBMS
— Distributed Database Management System
IPP
— Internet Printing Protocol
ARM
— Asynchronous Response Mode
CUT
— Control Unit Terminal
MAU
— Medium Attachment Unit
SVC
— Switched Virtual Circuit (ATM)
AMPS
— Advanced Mobile Phone System
RMON
— Remote Monitoring
LCR
— Least Cost Routing
IHS
— Integrated Heat Spreader
DAVID
— Digital Audio/Video Interactive Decoder
SMB
— Server Message Block
OMR
— Optical Mark Reader
QTAM
— Queued Teleprocessing Access Method
VBA
— Visual BASIC for Applications
MMORPG
— Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game
SCR
— Sustainable Cell Rate
AF
— Assured Forwarding
KSR
— Keyboard Send/Receive
WAF
— Web Application Firewall
OTP
— Open Trading Protocol
FPS
— Frames per second.
CHTML
— Compact Hypertext Markup Language
DACL
— Discretionary Access Control List
K
— Kilobyte
OLED
— Organic Light-Emitting Diode
BIBOP
— big bag of pages
FECN
— Forward Explicit Congestion Notification (ATM)
GCC
— GNU Compiler Collection
UAC
— User Account Control
ADE
— Application Development Environment
MT-RJ
— Mechanical Transfer - Registered Jack
CALEA
— Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
DFWMAC
— Distributed Foundation Wireless Media Access Control
SRL
— Singing Return Loss
RPI
— Rockwell Protocol Interface
ESS
— Employee Self-Service System
LP
— Logical Partition
IF
— Interrupt Flag
HXRC
— Hitachi EXtended Remote Copy
DMD
— Directory Management Domain
6DOF
— Six Degrees of Freedom
USO
— Universal Service Obligation
VDD
— Virtual Device Driver
CRUD
— Create, Read, Update, Delete
MPN
— Microsoft Partner Network
ISIS
— Image and Scanner Interface Specification
BPI
— bits per inch
MH
— Mobile Host
GPU
— Graphics Processing Unit
ZB
— ZettaByte
APS
— Advanced Planning and Scheduling
JJ
— Josephson Junction
FDD
— Frequency Division Duplex
AML
— Astronomical Markup Language
REST
— Representational State Transfer
GIFT
— GNU Image-Finding Tool
ASN.1
— Abstract Syntax Notation One
MSDU
— MAC Service Data Unit
ZTE
— Zhong Xing Telecommunication Equipment
NAS
— Network-Attached Storage
JMX
— Java Management Extensions
CAM
— Capital Asset Management
AAS
— Auto Area Segmentation
3I
— Investors In Industry (venture Capitalists)
IGP
— Interior Gateway Protocol
DIVX
— Digital Video Express
SIIA
— Software & Information Industry Association (formerly the Software Publishers Association)
RACH
— Random Access Channel
EOB
— End Of Block
ITWAB
— IT Workload Automation Broker Tools
CATP
— Caffeine Access Transport Protocol
TIFF
— Tag Image File Format
DX
— Direct X
COCOMO
— COnstructive COst MOdel
FEFO
— First Ended, First Out
MMOG
— Massively Multiplayer Online Game
MSDB
— main storage database
FTAM
— File Transfer Access and Management
CPR
— Computerized Patient Record
OPOD
— Oracle Procurement On Demand
CCI
— Controlled Cryptographic Item
CT2T
— Continuous Tone to Tape
BRZ
— Bipolar Return-to-Zero
MEO
— Medium-Earth Orbit
LLDP
— Link Layer Discovery Protocol
MGC
— Multimedia Gateway Controller
ATPCO
— Airline Tariff Publishing Company
HID
— Human Interface Device
EFI
— Extensible Firmware Interface
MIDI
— Musical Instrument Digital Interface
GDI
— Graphics Device Interface
VDI
— Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
IMS
— Information Management System (LTPP)
0KB.IN
— Free Knowledge Base of Internet
CCW
— Channel Command Word
NSLOOKUP
— Name Server Lookup
CEVA
— Content-Enabled Vertical Application
DAEMON
— Disk And Execution Monitor
FRAD
— Frame Relay Access Device
GNN
— Global Network Navigator
OSF
— Open Software Foundation
CMTS
— Cable Modem Termination System
ICA
— Independent Computing Architecture
DDNS
— Dynamic Domain Name System (networking)
LER
— Label Edge Router
HLL
— High Level Language
CAMA
— Centralized Automatic Message Accounting
CLR
— Common Language Runtime
VCI
— Virtual Channel Identifier
CCNA
— Cisco Certified Network Associated
XSD
— XML Schema Definition
CIE
— Color Model = Commission Internationale De L'Eclairage Color Model
AUI
— Attachment Unit Interface
WTL
— Windows Template Library
EDO
— Extended Data Output
QI
— Query Interface
CSS
— Cascade Style Sheet
BLOG
— Better Listings on Google
GMRP
— GARP Multicast Registration Protocol
JS
— JavaScript
IBT
— Internet-Based Training
RLE
— Run-Length Encoding
VCC
— Virtual Channel Connection (ATM)
SRAT
— Static Resource Affinity Table
FCT
— File Control Table
POE
— power over ethernetinjector
RSA
— Rural Service Area
ABAP
— Advanced Business Application Programming
VESA
— Video Electronics Standards Association
IDEA
— International Data Encryption Algorithm
ALG
— Application Layer Gateway
VSAM
— Virtual Storage Access Method
LT
— Line Termination
SNIPS
— System & Network Integrated Polling Software
VML
— Vector Markup Language
BTAM
— Basic Telecommunications Access Method
ERL
— Echo Return Loss
WFQ
— Weighted Fair Queuing
POD
— Proof Of Deposit
HDTV
— High Definition Television
PL/1
— Programming Language 1
DMCA
— Digital Millennium Copyright Act
HIGHMAT
— High-performance Media Access Technology
SDSF
— System Display and Search Facility
SAM
— Serial Access Memory
XGA
— eXtended Graphics Array
HASP
— Houston Automatic Spooling Program
TNC
— Trusted Network Connect
ACF
— Advanced Communications Function (IBM)
UMID
— Unique Material Identifier
NMS
— Network Management Station
ETN
— Electronic Tandem Network
MRTG
— Multi Router Traffic Grapher
CCOW
— Clinical Context Object Workgroup
DPMI
— DOS Protected Mode Interface
ICM
— Incentive Compensation Management
EPL
— Ethernet Private Line
OSA
— Open System Architecture
KNI
— Katmai New Instructions
WAE
— Wireless Application Environment
IPCP
— Internet Protocol Control Protocol
RX
— Receive
SONET
— Synchronous Optical Network
MDISK
— managed disk
PID
— Proportional, Integral, Derivative
USP
— Universal Storage Platform
ACSE
— Application Control Service Element
E-
— Electron
SIP
— Session Initiation Protocol
OHG
— Operators Harmonization Group
FTTN
— Fiber-To-The-Neighborhood
UDMA
— Ultra Direct Memory Access
CTP
— Capable To Promise
DIMM
— Dual In-line Memory Module (computing)
JES
— Job Entry Subsystem
PB
— Petabyte
CSU
— Channel Service Unit
SET
— Secure Electronic Transaction
LPD
— Line Printer Daemon
VRML
— Virtual Reality Modeling Language
PARC
— Palo Alto Research Center
GPWW
— Group Practice Without Walls
FIX
— Financial Information EXchange Protocol
ECM
— Enterprise Content Management
HRMS
— Human Resource Management System
EDF
— Execution Diagnostic Facility
IB
— Interface Bus
UTM
— Universal Transverse Mercator (geographical Co-ordinate System)
RELAX
— REgular LAnguage description for XML
CDP
— Cisco Discovery Protocol
MCP
— Microsoft Certified Professional
MRU
— Most Recently Used
DE
— Discard Eligibility (ATM)
EOP
— End of Procedure
FSK
— Frequency Shift Keying
ASP
— Abstract Service Primitive
NETBEUI
— NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface
KSU
— Key Service Unit
PEARL
— Process and Experiment Automation Realtime Language
SANS
— System Administration, Networking, and Security Institute
IOC
— ISDN Ordering Code
OPENCL
— Open Computing Language
MPP
— Massively Parallel Processing/Processor
UUCP
— Unix-to-Unix Copy Program
PCR
— Peak Cell Rate
EPC
— Electronic Product Code
DLT
— Digital Linear Tape
LDP
— Label Distribution Protocol
IOA
— Input/Output Adapter
TWAIN
— Technology Without An Interesting Name
MI
— Multiple Inheritance
LSI
— Large Scale Integration -> VLSI
SMI
— Structure of Management Information
FOIRL
— Fiber-Optic InterRepeater Link
APC
— Asynchronous Procedure Call
BS 7799
— British Standard 7799
SCCS
— Source Code Control System
RNI
— Raw Native Interface
CVC
— Card Verification Code
FOIP
— Fax Over Internet Protocol
OSPM
— Operating System Power Management
VRS
— Virtual Reference Station
BPM
— business process management
DDI
— DNS, DHCP & IP address
24P
— 24 frames per second Progressive
COA
— Care-Of Address
ASYNC
— Asynchronous
ONE
— Open Net Environment (Sun)
CEH
— Certified Ethical Hacker
E3
— Electronic Entertainment Expo
LUW
— Logical Unit of Work
LPA
— Link Pack Area
CCTLD
— country code Top Level Domain
MIA
— Media Interface Adapter
BELLCORE
— Bell Communications Research, Inc.
TED
— Technology Entertainment and Design
NAN
— Not A Number (computing)
MCA
— Message Channel Agent
ROADM
— reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer
CES
— Character-Encoding Scheme
COAX
— Coaxial Cable
TSM
— Tivoli Storage Manager
P3P
— The Platform for Privacy Preferences Project
OFM
— Oracle Fusion Middleware
FCCH
— Frequency Correction Channel
OBU
— On Board Unit
YAST
— Yet Another Setup Tool
BIT7
— Bit Seven
PET
— Personal Electronic Transactor
SDRAM
— Synchronous dynamic random access memory
CVV2
— Card Verification Value 2
DISA
— U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency
CSCF
— Call Session Control Function
BNN
— Boundary Network Node
COPS
— Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services
IOTP
— Internet Open Trading Protocol
WRC
— World Radiocommunication Conference
VMI
— vendor-managed inventory
FMEA
— Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
ITRC
— Information Technology Requirements Council
MSW
— Machine Status Word
MMX
— Matrix Math Extensions (Multimedia Extensions)
JAD
— Joint Application Development
ESPN
— Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
AMT
— Address Mapping Table
UUID
— Universally Unique Identifier (see Also GUID)
ITES
— Information Technology Enabled Services
VLK
— Volume License Key
SGI
— Silicon Graphics Incorporated
SSAP
— Source Service Access Point
SR-IOV
— Single-root I/O virtualization standards
GDPS
— Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex
B2B
— Business-to-Business
DQDB
— Distributed Queue Dual Bus
ESP
— Estimated Street Price
DAC
— Digital-To-Analog Converter
RDT
— Remote Digital Terminal
HDD
— Hard Disk Drive
LPT
— Line Print Terminal
YB
— Yottabyte
KSH
— Korn Shell Programming
IPLC
— International Private Leased Circuit
UPT
— Universal Personal Telecommunications
S/W
— Software
DAM
— Direct Access Method
CCSE
— Checkpoint Certified Security Expert
RADA
— Random Access Discrete Address
HIS
— Healthcare Information System
AOCE
— Apple Open Collaboration Environment
PFM
— Personal Financial Management
LMP
— Link Manager Protocol
CNE
— Certified Network Engineer
VRRP
— Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
HSSI
— High Speed Serial Interface (IBM)
BMRT
— Blue Moon Rendering Tools
CSC
— Collection of Small Companies. Alternative interpretation (apparently used by staff) of the CSC company name, which properly stands for Computer Sciences Corporation. The 'Collection of Small Companies' version reflects CSC's operatianal structure, which
CG
— Computer Graphics
IPC
— Interprocess Communication
HP
— Hewlett-Packard Development Company
XPFE
— Cross Platform Front End
CCH
— Connections per Circuit Hour
SDSL
— Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line
UMB
— Upper Memory Block
LPX
— Low Profile Extended
CFMN
— Client For Microsoft Networks
CLNS
— Connectionless Network Service
POLP
— Principle of Least Privilege
DET
— Directory Entry Table
CIPA
— Childrens Internet Protection Act
DSR
— Data Set Ready
LCM
— Life Cycle Management
SMISHING
— SMS phishing
AMA
— automatic message accounting
IOCP
— Input/Output Configuration Program
APM
— Active Policy Management
ZMA
— Zone Multicast Address
ITAM
— IT asset management
FER
— Frame Error Rate
HID
— high intensity discharge (electricity)
FCS
— Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
DAB
— Digital Audio Broadcast
TCP/IP
— Transmission Control/Internet Protocol
SDVO
— Serial Digital Video Output
NDMP
— Network Data Management Protocol
USF
— Universal Service Fund
CMT
— Connection Management
EUP
— Enterprise Unified Process
VCPI
— Virtual Control Program Interface
ATAG
— Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
CDFS
— Compact Disc File System
MFT
— Master File Table
RBAC
— Role-Based Access Control
CST
— Consolidated Service Test
RTP
— Routing Update Protocol
ESP
— Encapsulated Security Payload
TBPS
— Terabits Per Second
APL
— Ada Programming Language
CDV
— Cell Delay Variation(ATM)
SNOBOL
— String Oriented Symbolic Language
EVDO
— Evolution Data Optimized
GAMS
— General Algebraic Modeling System
QDF
— Quicken Data File
EMS
— Enhanced Messaging Service
RF
— Resume Flag
DCS
— Desktop Color Separation
WIMAX
— World Interoperability for Microwave Access
NE
— Network Element
NICE
— Narrative, Immersive, Collaborative Environment
CIT
— Computer Integrated Telephony
JITT
— Network for Just-In-Time Training in quality
NTCIP
— National Transportation Communications for Intelligent Transportation System Protocol
ID
— IDentifier
VTAM
— Virtual Telecommunication Access Method
DSAP
— Destination Service Access Point
RAMDAC
— Random Access Memory Digital-to-Analog Converter
UCB
— Unit Control Block
RAID
— Redundant Array of Independent Disks
ALP
— Application Layer Protocol
CAM
— Channel Access Method
DNS
— Domain Name Server
CLM
— Contract Lifecycle Management
FSAA
— Full Screen Anti-Aliasing
APC
— Antenna Phase Center
PCMCIA
— People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
NID
— Network Interface Device
MTA
— Message Transfer Agents (Internet)
ECS
— Extended Character Set
CSECT
— Control Section
3GL
— third-generation language
DMT
— Discrete Multi-Tone Technology
CSW
— Channel Status Word
GBPS
— Gigabits per second
3DES
— Triple DES
QPSK
— Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying
CELP
— code-excited linear prediction
BSA
— Basic Service Area
EDG
— Electronic Dot Generation
SBAS
— Satellite-Based Augmentation System
BITW
— Bump-In-The-Wire
SORBS
— Spam and Open Relay Blocking System
CAL
— Client Access License
CGM
— Consumer-Generated Media
ALI
— Application Layer Interface
DLCI
— data link connection identifier
ORM
— Operational Risk Management
OLPC
— One Laptop Per Child
BPON
— Broadband Passive Optical Network (SBC)
COLO
— Co-Location
CICS
— Customer Information Control System (IBM Mainframe Software; Kicks Or C-I-C-S)
ICF
— Isochronous Convergence Function
QSAM
— Queued Sequential Access Method
MES
— Manufacturing Execution System
FGA/B/C/D
— feature group A/B/C/D
WINE
— Wine Is Not an Emulator
APAAS
— Application Platform as a Service
NEWS
— network extensible window system
MAP
— Mobile Application Part
LCS
— Lotus Communication Server
FIOS
— Fiber Optic Services
ASE
— Application Service Element
FFPF
— Fairly Fast Packet Filter
PDS
— Partitioned Data Set
JACK
— Jack Audio Connection Kit
ATX
— Advanced Technology Extended [Intel]
NSAP
— Network Service Access Point
MAPI
— Messaging Application Program Interface
ROP
— Raster Operation(s)
CDC
— Call Data Channel
XMT
— Transmit
IPSE
— Integrated Project Support Environment
LPB
— Low Ping Bastard (gaming)
CBWFQ
— Class-Based Weighted Fair Queueing
DF
— Direction Flag
ALM
— Asset Lifecycle Management
UBR
— Unspecified Bit Rate
CLUT
— Color Lookup Table
GIOP
— General Inter-ORB Protocol
SPIT
— Spam Over Internet Telephony
RDN
— Relative Distinguished Name
TR
— Terminal Ready
PBM
— Pharmacy Benefits Management (or Manager)
AVVID
— Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data
VCR
— video cassette recorder/player
EFM
— Enterprise fraud and misuse management
YIB
— Yobibyte
UMA
— Upper Memory Area
ADSI
— Active Directory Services Interface
UCR
— Undercolor Removal
SIMM
— Single In-line Memory Module
AVI
— Audio/Video Interleaved Format
MAC
— Mid-Atlantic Crossing
L2TP
— Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
IHV
— Independent Hardware Vendor
USHER
— United States Higher Education Root Certificate Authority
LPPL
— LaTeX Project Public License
FEAL
— Fast Data Encipherment Algorithm
CEA
— Consumer Electronics Association
S/N
— Signal-to-Noise ratio
ASCL
— Asianet Satellite Communications Limited
B
— Barnabites
UR
— Unit Record
ADF
— Application Development Facility
B8ZS
— Binary Eight Zero Substitution
SWIFT
— Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication International Fund Transfer
JCP
— Java Community Process
NMC
— Network Management Center
POG.COM
— Play Online Games
CAR
— committed access rate
IMAC
— installations, moves, adds and changes
BIN
— Binary
ARAD
— Architected Rapid Application Development
ACF
— Advanced Communication Facility
FCD
— Floating Car Data
AIP
— Advanced Inspection and Prevention
BHMC
— Busy Hour Minutes of Capacity
RPT
— Radio Personal Terminal
ICQ
— I Seek You (Instant Messaging Program)
NTSC
— National Television System Committee video standard
SSO
— Single Sign-On Once
XNI
— Xerces Native Interface
WSC
— Windows Security Center
EULA
— End-User License Agreement (you-lah)
LSAP
— Link Service Access Point
ZCS
— Zero Code Suppression
NAS
— Network Application Support
GIS
— Generalized Information System
XMCL
— eXtensible Media Commerce Language (digital rights management cross-product metadata system)
APNIC
— Asia Pacific Network Information Center
VDI
— Video Display Interface
BAS
— Basic Activity Subset
CERN
— Conseil Europeen Pour La Recherche Nucleaire
HIDS
— Host-based Intrusion Detection System
FCPGA
— Flip Chip Pin Grid Array
IFB
— Internet Free/Busy
DIFS
— Distributed coordination function InterFrame Space
ADMD
— Administration Management Domain
UUCP
— UNIX to UNIX Copy Package
TACACS
— Terminal Access Controller Access Control System
NT
— New Technology, also Windows NT
JAAS
— Java Authentication and Authorization Service
GMS
— Global Messaging Service
UUNET
— Unix-To-Unix Network
CODASYL
— COnference on DAta SYstems Languages
DNSSEC
— Domain Name System Security Extensions
LPAR
— Logical Partition
OOO
— Openoffice.org
ESN
— Electronic Serial Number
AS2
— Applicability Statement 2
CP/M
— Control Program/Monitor
BST
— Binary Search Tree
ETSI
— European Telecommunication Standards Institute's
OPS
— Off-Premise Station
WWN
— World Wide Name
PIX
— Private Internet Exchange
TRM
— Teradata Relationship Manager
SDP
— Session Description Protocol
MMC
— Microsoft Management Console (Microsoft)
INC
— International Network of Crackers
CIK
— crypto-ignition key
MTP
— Message Transfer Part
COSS
— Cross Operating System Service
MVS
— Multiple Virtual System
SPE
— Synchronous Payload Envelope
MDF
— Medium Density Fiberboard
LAMP
— Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP
HFC
— Hybrid Fiber Coaxial
MCM
— Multi-Chip Module
PIM
— Protocol Independent Multicast
ODMR
— On-Demand Mail Relay
VLIW
— Very Long Instruction Word
BAA
— Blanket Authorization Agreement
ADUC
— Active Directory Users and Computers
SCI
— Scalable Coherent Interconnect
ICRA
— Internet Content Rating Association
CPLD
— Complex Programmable Logic Device
TAE
— Text Analysis Engine
DXI
— Data Exchange Interface
B8ZS
— Binary Eight Zero Suppression.
XMP
— Extensible Metadata Platform
STM
— Synchronous Transport Module
BDAM
— Basic Direct Access Method
IOPL
— Input/Output Privilege Level
XRST
— extended restart
DTM
— Document Table Model
IP PBX
— Internet Protocol private branch exchange
LINAC
— Linear Accelerator
EBML
— Extensible Binary Meta Language
UCM
— Use Case Map
HAE
— Height Above Ellipsoid
DMT
— Discrete Multi-Tone
TCA
— Task Control Area
ADSL
— Asymetric Digital Subscriber Line
EPIC
— Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing
WPA
— Wi-Fi Protected Access
ACEE
— Access Control Environment Element
CHPID
— Channel Path Identifier
DICOM
— Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
4G
— 4th Generation
URPF
— Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding
NCP
— Network Control Program
REPDV
— Reputation Digital Vaccine
BCOCA
— Bar Code Object Content Architecture
QUAGI
— quad and Yagi
PDX
— Printer Description eXtension
L2F
— Layer 2 Forwarding (Cisco)
COAM
— Customer Owned And Maintained
EASDAQ
— European Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
TUCOWS
— The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software
NTE
— Network Termination Equipment
PID
— Process Identification Document
CVS
— Computer Vision Syndrome
SSE
— Streaming SIMD Extensions
JBL
— Jame B. Lansing
UTM
— Unified Threat Management
TC
— Transmission Convergence sub-layer of PHY layer)
OFB
— Output Feedback
LCGN
— Logical Channel Group Number
ISA
— Internet Security and Acceleration Server
CNN
— composite network node
WGA
— Windows Genuine Advantage
DMT
— Discrete Multi-tone Transmission
BPP
— Business Process Platform
PNRP
— Peer Name Resolution Protocol
IBG
— Interblock Gap
PER
— Program Event Recording
CLIPS
— C Language Integrated Production System
FH
— Frame Handler
CHAT
— Conversational Hypertext Access Technology
EXIF
— Exchangeable Image File
ISUP
— ISDN User Part
PCS
— Personal Communications Services
4GT
— 4 Gigabyte Memory Tuning
ZIF
— Zero Insertion Force (The device on a)
DISSOS
— Distributed Office Support System
UNC
— Uniform Naming Convention
LSSGR
— LATA Switching System Generic Requirements
WDDM
— Windows Display Driver Model
SEA-ME-WE
— Southeast Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 2
XMS
— Extended Memory Specification
OAT
— Outside Air Temperature
PUP
— Potentially Unwanted Program
CPAN
— Comprehensive PERL Archive Network
ODF
— OpenDocument Format
LOB
— Line-of-Business
JMS
— Java Messaging Services
TEI
— Total Economic Impact
MEMS
— micro-electromechanical system
LSASS
— Local Security Authority Subsystem Service
SAR
— Segmentation and Reassembly (ATM)
BS
— British Standard
CTX
— Commited to Excellence
AFP
— AppleTalk File Protocol
URN
— Uniform Resource Namespace
NLQ
— Near Letter Quality
CBQ
— Class-Based Queuing
STM
— Synchronous Transfer Mode
SDS
— Sudden Death Syndrome
LVT
— Light Valve Technology
EPOW
— Emergency Power Off Warning
VORTAL
— Vertical Portal
CCPM
— Critical Chain Project Management
GFC
— Generic Flow Control (ATM)
AIOD
— Automatic Identified Outward Dialing
DFC
— Distributed Coordination Function
BTA-ES
— Basic Teleprocessing Access Method - Extended Storage
NDP
— Neighbor Discovery Protocol
EOSDH
— Ethernet Over SDH
RIMM
— RAMBUS In-Line Memory Module
CAM
— Computer-Aided Manufacturing
SDDL
— Security Descriptor Definition Language
PS/2
— Personal System/2 (Microsoft)
100VG
— 100 Voice Grade
MD5
— Message Digest 5
FLAC
— Free Lossless Audio Codec
TDK
— Tokyo Denki Kagaku
CSO
— Cold Start Only
DXF
— Drawing Interchange Format
NCP
— NetWare Core Protocol
DPMS
— Display Power Management Signaling
MOBO
— Motherboard
NLM
— NetWare Loadable Module
FLOPS
— FLoating-Point Operations Per Second
GOPS
— Giga Operations Per Second
TGT
— ticket-granting ticket
CSDN
— Circuit Switched Data Network
2B1Q
— Two Binary One Quaternary
CFMD
— Certified for Microsoft Dynamics
FCB
— Format Control Buffer
SAPI
— Service Access Point Identifier
SS7
— Signaling System 7
USENET
— USEr NETwork
SIG
— SMDS Interest Group
IPPP
— Internet presence provider and promoter
AC97
— Audio CODEC 97
ATCA
— Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture
AMR
— Automated meter reading also known as Automatic Meter Reading
OTDR
— Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
CLEC
— Competitive Local Exchange Carrier
PPS
— Packets Per Second
CAPI
— Computer Assisted Personal Interview
ACB
— Access method Control Block
ISO
— International Standards Organization
DSTN
— Double-layer Supertwist Nematic. (in Passive-matrix LCD Technology)
ISO IEC
— ISO International Electrotechnical Commitee
10GFC
— 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel
MSNP
— Microsoft Notification Protocol
EPP
— Enhanced Parallel Port (PC)
SODIMM
— Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module
CDDI
— Copper Distributed Data Interface
BIST
— built-in self test
OCTAVE
— Operationally Critical Threat, Asset and Vulnerability Evaluation
VAIO
— Video Audio Integrated Operation
J2SE
— Java 2 platform, Standard Edition
SCTP
— Screened Twisted Pair (cable)
GXS
— Global Exchange Services
CPANEL
— control panel
SOS
— Sophisticated Operating System
ZCT
— Zero Count Table
NEXT
— Near-end Crosstalk
CHIPS
— Clearing House Interbank Payments System
LMDS
— Local Multipoint Distribution Service
NETAPP
— Network Appliance Inc.
PIB
— Pebibyte
VMDQ
— Virtual Machine Device Queues
HDCP
— High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection
PLCP
— Physical Layer Convergence Protocol (ATM)
CTD
— Cell Transfer Delay (ATM)
S/PDIF
— Sony/Philips Digital Interface
TELCO
— Telephone Company
MIP
— Multum in Parvum
LME
— Layer Management Entity
FEMA
— Failure mode and effects analysis
BOC
— BELL OPERATING COMPANIES
TDR
— Time-Domain Reflectometry
ICDL
— International Computer Driving Licence
PSK
— Phase Shift Key
HSSI
— High-Speed Serial Interface
NCCM
— Network Configuration and Change Management
ESS
— Extended service set (Wi-Fi group)
PMM
— Post Memory Manager
ANON FTP
— Anonymous FTP
WINFS
— Windows Future Storage
IDQ
— Informatica Data Quality
JFK
— Just Fast Keying
XRML
— Extensible Rights Markup Language
HKCC
— HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
MUD
— Multi-User Dimension
ETB
— End of Transmission Block
IXC
— interexchange carrier
OTA
— Over The Air
PPM
— pages per minute (a laser printer production rate metric)
PTR RECORD
— Pointer record
ESDI
— Enhanced Small-Device Interface
PCRE
— Perl-compatible regular expressions
MSI
— Micro-Star International
OBI
— Open Buying on the Internet
RSU
— Recommended Service Upgrade
B-LLI
— Broadband Low Layer Information
MTBF
— MeanTime Between Failures
GVN
— Global Value Numbering
DUW
— Distributed Unit of Work
ZBTSI
— Zero Byte Time Slot Interchange
NJE
— Network Job Entry
EVDO
— Evolution Data Only
IS-IS
— Intermediate-System-to-Intermediate-System
VOX
— Voice Operated EXchange
DDK
— Driver Development Kit
RMU
— Rack Mount Unit
ANX
— Automotive Network Exchange
GFORTRAN
— GNU Fortran compiler
SIPP
— Stable Image Platform Program
ILO
— Integrated Lights-Out (Technology)
VGF
— Voice Grade Facility
TED
— Tunnel Endpoint Discovery
BACNET
— Building Automation and Control Network protocol
NO/NC
— Normally Open/Normally Closed
CAAS
— Communications-as-a-Service
INAP
— Intelligent Network Application Protocol
ISL
— Inter-Switch Link
DUV
— Data-Under-Voice
GWEN
— Ground Wave Emergency Network
PAT
— Performance Acceleration Technology
DCT
— Digital Cordless Telephone
TPM
— Trusted Platform Module
EIST
— Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology
UUCP
— Unix To Unix Copy Program
DMO
— Distributed Management Object
AUDIT
— Automated Data Input Terminal
DKMS
— Dynamic Kernel Module Support
FERPA
— Family Education and Right to Privacy Act
MSDN
— Microsoft Developer Network
DTAM
— Document Transfer, Access and Manipulation
TVO
— Total Value of Opportunity
SPF
— Shortest Path First
DLE
— Data Link Escape
ATRAC
— Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding
JOA
— Joint Opportunity Assessment
CE ROUTER
— Customer edge router
IMPL
— Initial Microprogram Load
COFF
— Common Object File Format
BIPS
— Bank Internet Payment System
APOT
— Additional Point of Termination
EHR
— Electronic Health Record
INFOSEC
— Information Security
ACSLS
— Automated Cartridge System Library Software
MIS
— Master Index Schedule
LIC
— Line Interface Computer
RNR
— Receive Not Ready
LMPP
— Lighttpd/MySQL/PHP/Python
CMDB
— Configuration Management Database
HDX
— Half Duplex
PDE
— Possible Duplicate Emission
ARD
— Automatic Ring Down
NUI
— Natural User Interface
SCDS
— Source Control Data Set
AL PA
— Arbitrated Loop Physical Address
BMIC
— Bus Master Interface Controller
RSA
— Rivest, Shamir, & Adleman
ABM
— activity-based management
WWAN
— wireless wide-area network
ODI
— Open Data-link Interface
FCIP
— Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol
ETL
— Extract, Transform and Load
ADI
— Application Desktop Integrator
MILNET
— Military Network
FAW
— Frame Alignment Word
CCSA
— Common Control Switching Arrangement
EIR
— Excess Information Rate
SMP
— Simple Management Protocol
FTDS
— Failure Tolerant Data Systems
CIC
— Customer Interaction Center
BAL
— Business Application Language
ADPCM
— Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation
SBL
— Spamhaus Block List
IDARS
— Integrated Document Archive and Retrieval System
DFHSM
— Data Facility Hierarchical Storage Manager
KGD
— Known Good Die
MBS
— Maximum Burst Size (ATM)
TDES
— Triple Data Encryption Standard
LTF
— Leap to Frogans
IMSSI
— Inter-MAN Switching System Interface
EPO
— ePolicy Orchestrator
TCTTE
— Terminal Control Table Terminal Entry
DDN
— Digital Data Network
BTAM
— Basic Teleprocessing Access Method
LRN
— Location Routing Number
WIBRO
— Wireless Broadband
DSU
— Digital Service Unit
FARE
— Film Automatic Retouching and Enhancement
GDT
— Global Descriptor Table
CAN
— Controller–area network
TCS
— Telecommunications Systems inc
CD-ROM
— compact disc-read only memory
ASBR
— Autonomous System Boundary Router
MSC
— Mobile Switching Center
BIDI
— Bi-Directional
ISSI
— Inter-Switching System Interface
OLTP
— On-Line Transaction Processing
RHCE
— Red Hat Certified Engineer
PAC
— Proxy Auto-Configuration
NPC
— North Pacific Cable
OGSA
— Open Grid Services Architecture
EPR
— Electronic Patient Record
MOSPF
— Multicast Open Shortest Path First
AAL5
— ATM Adaption Layer 5
GNSO
— Generic Names Supporting Organization
HIDAM
— Hierarchical Indexed Direct Access Method
SDN
— Software Defined Network
FEBE
— Far End Block Error (SONET)
LBAC
— Label-Based Access Control
5ESS
— class five (5) electronic switching system
ZDO
— Zigbee Device Object
IDRP
— interdomain routing protocol
CLR
— Cell Loss Ratio
FTNS
— Fixed Telecommunication Network Services
GGP
— Gateway-Gateway Protocol
MGA
— Monochrome Graphic Adapter
RHEL
— Red Hat Enterprise Linux
ESQA
— Extended System Queue Area
KUIP
— Kernel User Interface Package
NUMA
— Nonuniform Memory Access
ITLD
— International Top-Level Domain
XBMC
— Xbox Media Center
HAVI
— Home Audio Video Interoperability
SBM
— Subnet Bandwidth Manager
DMT
— Digital-Discrete Multi-Tone
BTAC
— Branch Target Address Cache
IFIP
— International Federation of Information Processing societies
QVGA
— Quarter Video Graphics Array
BMT
— Biel Mean Time
EOJ
— End Of Job
FOT
— Fiber Optic Terminal
DCB
— Data Center Bridging
JSR
— Java Specification Request
SDMA
— Spatial Division Multiple Access
ACU
— Automatic Calling Unit
MPOA
— MultiprotocolOver ATM
3P
— Predictive, Proactive, and Preventive Philosophy
BRAN
— Broadband Radio Access Network
GOW
— God of War (Game)
FLAG
— Fiber Link Around the Globe
LIPS
— Logical Inferences Per Second
CID
— Configuration, Installation and Distribution
PHY
— Physical Layer
RDDL
— Resource Directory Description Language (riddle)
ATU-C
— ADSL Transmission Unit, Central
SAX
— Simple API for XML
DMI
— Desktop Management Interface (computing)
ABME
— Asynchronous Balanced Mode Extended
BABT
— British Approvals Board for Telecommunications
ISTG
— InterSite Topology Generator
CUOD
— Capacity Upgrade on Demand
EXE
— Executable
FOSS
— Free and Open Source Software
ATSC
— Advanced Television Systems Committee
XFR
— Transfer Case (drafting and design)
RCA
— Remote Control Amplifier
HITOOLBOX
— Human Interface Toolbox
STM
— Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
LCOS
— Liquid Crystal on Silicone
GLUT
— OpenGL Utility Toolkit
DFSMS
— Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem
RAI
— remote alarm indication
CRJE
— Conversational Remote Job Entry
MAU
— Multistation Access Unit
CEO
— Comprehensive Electronic Office
SATA
— Serial Ata
MSI
— Microsoft Software Installer
SOH
— Start Of Header
ISATAP
— Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol
CEMF
— Cisco Element Management Framework
LEAP
— Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol
WBMP
— Wireless Bitmap
PEF
— Preferred Executable Format
ACA
— Australian Communications Authority's
OOSE
— Object Oriented Software Engineering
BSNL
— Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
RFI
— remote failure indication
CCR
— Current Cell Rate (ATMF)
XO
— Crystal Oscillator
RSCT
— Reliable Scalable Cluster Technology
A2A
— application-to-application
BRF
— Benchmark Report Format
FSB
— Frontside Bus
FIDNET
— Federal Intrusion Detection Network
FREEBSD
— Free Berkeley Software Distribution
LSM
— Linux Software Map
ENQ
— Enquiry
SUT
— System Under Test
AMIS
— Audio Messaging Interchange Specification
ATTIS
— AT&T Information Systems
LUNT
— Line Unit Network Termination
PUMA
— Protected User Mode Audio (Microsoft)
AVD
— Alternate Voice Data
ECTF
— Enterprise Computer Telephony Forum
E2E
— End-to-End
GDG
— Generation Data Group
FASS
— Fast Access Station Switching
LIDE
— Light emitting diode In-Direct Exposure
SD
— Span Destination
PFM
— Printer Font Metric
TSRM
— Tivoli Service Request Manager
ADDM
— Application Discovery and Dependency Mapping
KL
— Key Length
FOTS
— Fiber-Optic Transmission System
ABLE
— Agent Building and Learning Environment
BPC
— Business Planning and Consolidation
MLT
— Mechanized Loop Test
PDQ
— Product Data Quality
UUT
— Unit Under Test
EHLLAPI
— Emulator High Level Language Applications Programming Interface
DRE
— Document Rendering Engine
LPP
— Land Pre-Pits
ATU-R
— ADSL Transmission Unit Remote
IDOL
— Intelligent Data Operating Layer
WOSA
— Windows Open Service Architecture
CMEA
— Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
LORAN
— Long-Range Radio Navigation
BASH
— Bourne-again shell
ITCS
— Intermodal Transport Control System
CLI
— Calling Line Identification
DLP
— Digital Light Processing
LUT
— Look Up Table
CHL-I
— CHanneL Interface
EPN
— Extended Port Network
8-N-1
— 8 bits, No parity, 1 stop bit
XFDL
— Extensible Forms Description Language
HE-AAC
— High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding
HADA
— High Availability Disk Array
UMTS
— Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
BSAM
— Basic Sequential Access Method
KMS
— Key Management Server
BHT
— Branch History Table
MDA
— Model-Driven Architecture
GAIA
— GUI Application Interoperability Architecture
SOIP
— Storage over IP
CASE
— Computer-Aided Software Engineering
UNC
— Universal Naming Convention
TED
— Tiered Electronic Distribution
ROHS
— Restriction of Hazardous Substances
CCR
— Continuity of Care Record
CALS
— Computer Aided Acquisition and Logistic Support
DOMF
— Distributed Object Management Facility
KTS
— Key Telephone System
SAML
— Security Assertion Markup Language
BIW
— Business Information Warehouse, SAP
DOV
— Data-Over-Voice
CCI
— Carrier-to-Carrier Interface
ADT
— Admission, Discharge and Transfer Information
APPC
— Advanced Program-to-Program Communication
EZ
— Excessive Zeros
DEL
— Delete
PPT
— Processing Program Table
IPSEC
— IP Security
DIGERATI
— digital version of literati (Italian)
RTE
— Real-Time Enterprise
BPL
— Broadband over power line
NSFNET
— National Science Foundation Network
APP
— Application Program
MFM
— Modified Frequency Modulation
CBL
— Composite Blocking List
EDIM
— Electronic Data Interchange Message
LCC
— Leaded Chip Carrier
DQM
— Data Quality Manager
SUB
— Substitute
VLR
— Visitor Location Register
CHARSET
— character set
DS3
— Digital Signal Level 3
BBCS
— buffer-to-buffer credits
CUPS
— Common Unix Printing System
ROA
— Recognized Operating Agency
USRT
— Universal Synchronous Receiver/Transmitter
RSBAC
— Rule Set Based Access Control
KEYGEN
— Key Generator
3DS
— 3D Studio
LOM
— LAN on Motherboard
ARPANET
— Advance Research Projects Agency Network
EDIF
— Electronic Design Interchange Format
SMDR
— station message detail recording
BCV
— Business Continuous Volume
UMB
— Ultra Mobile Broadband
CAI
— Computer Aided Instruction = CIM CAO
NRZI
— Non-return to zero inverted
VCC
— Voice Call Continuity
ACD
— Automatic Call Delivery
UNI
— User-to-Network Interface (ATM)
MISRA
— Motor Industry Software Reliability Association
CVC2
— Card Validation Code 2
QCIF
— Quarter Common Intermediate Format
1080P
— 1080 progressive
ETSI
— European Telecommunications Standard Institute
CTCP
— Client-To-Client-Protocol
PAD
— Packet Assembly Disassembly
DIX
— Digital Intel Xerox
WOL
— Wake On Lan's
QTM
— Quadratic Texture Mapping
GUTBN
— Globally Unique Time Based Number
IOCA
— Image Object Content Architecture
XFN
— XHTML Friends Network (see http://gmpg.org/xfn/)
DAST
— Dynamic Application Security Testing
AEA
— Activity End Acknowledge
JOLAP
— Java Interface for OLAP
GOSIP
— Government Open System Interconnection Profile
MNS
— Master of Network Science
RLC
— Radio Link Control
ITLA
— Incremented Three Letter Acronym
BIOD
— Block Input/Output Daemon
DFP
— Data Facility Product
OFX
— Open Finance Exchange
NDIS
— Network Driver Interface Specification (Microsoft Windows NT)
ODOE
— On Demand Operating Environment
NAM
— Number Assignment Module
BUS
— Broadcast and Unknown Server
CC
— Closed Captioning
CNR
— Carrier-to-Noise-Ratio
OWASP
— Open Web Application Security Project
SIM
— Service Information Message
ASP
— Average Selling Price
IGF
— Internet Governance Forum
HGML
— Hypertext General Markup Language
OODB
— Object-Oriented Data Base
PING
— Packet Inter-Network Groper
MPL
— Multi-Schedule Private Line
UPC
— Universal Product Code
RIP
— Raster Image Processor
EMI
— Electromagnetic interface
NAP
— Network Access Protection
ATA
— Analog Telephone Adaptor
NAVSTAR
— Navigation Satellite Timing & Ranging
IIS
— Internet Information Server
APML
— Attention Profiling Markup Language
BAI
— Bank Administration Institute
HRPD
— High Rate Packet Data
IPR
— Intellectual Property Right
AFI
— Authority and Format Identifier
OLIC
— online image copy
DLPI
— Data Link Provider Interface
CNMA
— Communication Network for Manufacturing Applications
PSN
— packet switch node
APOP
— Authenticated Post Office Protocol
PCI-E
— Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
COBIT
— Control Objectives for Information and related Technologies
PMSM
— Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor
DDS
— Dataphone Digital Service (AT&T)
BASEL II
— Basel Capital Accord
MOREQ
— Model Requirements for the Management of Electronic Records
WEBCAM
— World Wide Web Camera
RTT
— round-trip time
QBL
— Query By Example
IGS
— Interchange Group Separator
CCR
— Commitment, Concurrency and Recovery
HGFS
— Host-Guest File System
MOPS
— Mega Operations Per Second
SPE
— Synergistic Processor Element
IRU
— Indefeasible Right Of Use
XMI
— XML Metadata Interchange
HIPPI
— High-Performance Parallel Interface
2PC
— two-phase commit
FDS
— Fraud Detection System
PT
— Payload Type (ATM)
BCEL
— Byte Code Engineering Library
VERONICA
— Very Easy Rodent Oriented Netwide Index To Computerized Archives
CEC
— Commission of European Communities (see EC, EEC)
GBIC
— GigaBit Interface Converter
CCNSO
— Country Code Names Supporting Organization
DSL
— Domain-Specific Language
CNAM
— Caller ID with Name
APWG
— Anti-Phishing Working Group
ICI
— Interexchange Carrier Interface
JCB
— Job Control Block
GEAR
— Gigabyte Enhanced Agp Riser
GRC.SQ
— Governance, Risk Management, Compliance, Security, and Data Quality
VAD
— Voice Activity Detection
LZ
— Lempel-Ziv
QXGA
— Quad eXtended Graphics Array
C
— C Plus Plus
JECL
— Job Entry Control Language
SAT NAV
— Satellite navigation
DI/DO
— Dispatch In/ Dispatch Out
CDO
— Care Delivery Organization
OCP
— Oracle Certified Professional
IMEI
— International Mobile Equipment Identifier
B-TA
— Broadband Terminal Adapter
DITTO
— Data Interfile Transfer, Testing and Operations
ECMP
— Equal Cost Multipath Routing
OCL
— Object Constraint Language
ASC
— Abstract Syntax Checker
HARC
— Hitachi Asynchronous Remote Copy
DBRT
— Directed Beam Refresh Terminal
AFL
— Academic Free License
GERAN
— GSM(GPRS)/EDGE Radio Access Network
VLAN
— Virtual Lan Area Network
LCN
— Local Communication Network
CDB
— Command Descriptor Block
COES
— Centers of Excellence in Women's Health
HERF
— High Energy Radio Frequency
PPRC
— Peer-To-Peer Remote Copy
ITOM
— IT operations management
EMOTICON
— Emotion Icon
BCP
— Bulk Copy Program
MIC
— Media Interface Connector (FDDI)
RMA
— Return Materials Authorization
PLL
— Phase Lock Loop
BOB
— Business Object Broker
LIOCS
— Logical Input/Output Control System
SCO
— Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
ADTG
— Advanced Data Table Gram
D2D
— Disk-To-Disk
APO
— Advanced Planner Optimizer
L2CAP
— Logical Link and Control Adaptation Protocol
MSSP
— Managed Security Service Provider
HSF
— High Sierra Format
CMOT
— CMIP over TCP/IP
ACL
— Application Connectivity Link
EH&S
— Environmental Health and Safety
SRM
— Storage Resource Management
HTTP
— Hypertext Transport Protocol
DCBU
— D-channel backup
RFMD
— Rf Micro Devices, Inc.
CBEMA
— Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers'Association
BCB
— Buffer Control Block
GLBA
— Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999
LOFS
— Loopback File System
USP
— Usage Sensitive Pricing
K-MAP
— knowledge map
MLPPP
— MultiLink PPP
HCR
— Huffman Codeword Reordering
NLSR
— Natural Language Speech Recognition
RBL
— Real-Time Block List
VHM
— Voice Health Monitor
SASL
— Simple Authentication and Security Layer
ASIF
— Access Security Information Field
NTT
— Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
GIX
— Global Internet Exchange
APDU
— application-layer protocol data unit
AMANDA
— Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver
DCC
— Data Country Code
SD
— Sales and Distribution
DAM
— Database Activity Monitoring
PLC
— Product Life Cycle
MCCOI
— Multimedia Communications Community of Interest
UTF-8
— Unicode Transformation Format 8
DISK
— diskette
GKS
— Graphical Kernel System
FORTRAN
— FORmula TRANslator
EKTS
— Electronic Key Telephone Set
JPDL
— jBoss process definition language
ZV PORT
— Zoomed Video port
VCM
— Virtual Channel Memory
AOF
— Advanced Open File
SDR
— Software-Defined Radio
BONDING
— Bandwidth On Demand Interoperability Group
ZIL
— Zork Implementation Language
EPU
— Energy Processing Unit
MASER
— Microwave Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation
ACDS
— Active Control Data Set
UT
— Upper Tester
ULH
— Ultra-Long-Haul
RR_TOV
— resource recovery timeout value
HPB
— High Ping Bastard
4B5B
— 4 Byte 5 Byte
CCHIT
— Certification Commission for Health Information Technology
OC
— Overclock (Over Clock)
AIA
— Application Integration Architecture
ENE
— Enterprise Network Event
ISFMS
— Indexed Sequential File Management System
BGAN
— Broadband Global Area Network
UDF
— Universal Disk Format
VADP
— vStorage APIs for Data Protection
C/R
— Command/Response Indicator or bit
GHOST
— General Hardware-Oriented Software Transfer
TAXI
— Transparent Asynchronous Transmitter/Receiver Interface
OPAMP
— Operational Amplifier
BGI
— Binary Gateway Interface
MO
— Magneto-optic
ATUL
— ADSL Termination Unit Remote
ZLE
— Zero-Latency Enterprise
SIFS
— Short InterFrame Space
HTML5
— HyperText Markup Language 5
NSLU2
— Network Storage Link for USB 2.0
HLLAPI
— High Level Language Application Programming Interface
DSN
— Digital Signal level N
DAS
— Distributed Antenna System
BCUG
— Bilateral Closed User Group
LECS
— LAN Emulation Configuration Server
DFI
— DFI Inc. (Design for Innovation)
BISYNC
— Binary Synchronous Communications Protocol
VDECK
— Video Deck
ZBR
— Zero Bug Release
VC
— Virtual Circuit (ATM)
LIS
— Laboratory Information System
MISC
— Minimum Instruction Set Computer -> CISC, RISC
ICIP
— Inter-Carrier Interface Protocol
TMS
— Threat Management System
CDPD
— Cellular Digital Packet Data
QTSS
— QuickTime Streaming Server
WBEM
— Web-Based Enterprise Management
SPOF
— Single Point of Failure
GVRP
— Generic VLAN Resolution Protocol
PLPA
— Pageable Link Pack Area
RBOC
— Regional Bell Operating Company (Baby Bell)
HRAA
— High Resolution Anti Aliasing
KPN
— Koninklijke PTT Nederland
B-TE
— Broadband Terminal Equipment
LCC
— Limited Combustible Cable
ALT
— Contralto
ROSE
— Remote Operations Service Element
PWM
— Pulse width modulation
J2EE
— Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition
MPIF
— Multi-Processor Interconnect Facility
FBGA
— Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array
REG
— range extender with gain
SPU
— Synergistic Processor Unit
WRED
— Weighted Random Early Detection
EAT
— End-Around Test
EREP
— Environmental Record Editing and Printing program
WUS
— Windows Update Services
MII
— Medium Independent Interface
ACDI
— Asynchronous Communications Device Interface
HMMS
— Hypermedia Management Schema
IES
— Integrated Environmental Solutions
MROUTER
— multicast / router
TCAM
— Telecommunications Access Method
HISAM
— hierarchical indexed sequential access method
EPS
— Events per Second
CMS
— Conversational Monitor System
OI
— Object Interface
CTI
— computer-telephony integration
ELM
— Expertise location and management
WZC
— Wireless Zero Configuration
EJB
— Enterprise JavaBeans
DB2
— Database 2
ATVEF
— Advanced TV Enhancement Forum
KTM
— Kernel Transaction Manager
NAU
— Network Addressable Unit
DPMA
— Dynamic Power Management Architecture
ESCON
— Enterprise Systems Connection
DUN
— Dial-Up Networking
ILEC
— Independent Local Exchange Carrier
HSI
— Hue-Saturation-Intensity
EARN
— European Academic and Research Network
BPOS
— Business Productivity Online Standard Suite
CLLI
— Common Language Location Identifier
SRV
— Service Record
SDFI
— Secure Digital Forensic Imaging
CTT
— China Tietong Telecommunications
PAL
— Processor Abstraction Layer
CEI
— Common Event Infrastructure
OSSIM
— Open Source Security Information Management
ACE
— Asynchronous Communications Element
ABC
— activity-based costing methods
PINE
— Program for Internet News and E-mail
GHC
— Glasgow Haskell Compiler
2PKDP
— Two-Party Key Distribution Protocol
LSR
— Line Service Request
EBCD
— Extended Binary Coded Decimal
ASC
— Accredited Standards Committee
SALT
— Speech Application Language Tag
1G
— First Generation
EPOC
— Electronic Piece of Cheese
SBCS
— Single-Byte Character Set
NHIN
— Nationwide Health Information Network
DSL
— Direct Swift Link
MPPE
— Microsoft Point to Point Encryption
VT
— Virtual Tributary (ATM)
COD
— Connection Oriented Data
ARTS
— Association for Retail Technology Standards
CSD
— Cisco Secure Desktop
SSD
— Solid-state drives
ICPP
— Intel Channel Partner Program
KCC
— Knowledge Consistency Checker
VOM
— Volt-ohm-milliammeter
