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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
BAPI
— Business Application Programming Interface (SAP)
L3F
— Layer 3 Forwarding
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
RFID
— Radio Frequency Identification
YMMV
— Your Mileage May Vary
A11Y
— accessibility
FISMA
— Federal Information Security Management Act
0-DAY
— zero Dimension
J-CODE
— Japan code
XML
— Extensible Markup Language
YYYY-MM-DD
— Year Year Year Year - Month Month - Day Day
ROM
— Read-Only Memory
ANOVA
— Analysis of Variance (statistics)
U2F
— Undetectable and Untraceable Fraud
ARPANET
— Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (early internet)
S.W.I.F.T.
— Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
RDF
— Resource Description Framework
MUA
— Mail User Agent (Internet email)
FTP
— File Transfer Protocol
DYLD
— dynamic link editor
H-MENU
— Hierarchical menu
R_A_TOV
— resource allocation timeout value
ATOM
— Any Transport Over MPLS
B CHANNEL
— Bearer Channel
L10N
— Localization
LCR
— LIFETIME CLINICAL RECORD
 DOCOMO
— Do Communication over the Mobile network
SVPCO
— Small Value Payments Co.
LASER
— Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
MAN
— Metropolitan Area Network
B-HAVW
— Behavioral Heuristic Analyzer in Virtual Environments
UC&C
— Unified Communications & Collaboration
YA-
— Yet Another
R-UIM
— Removable-User Identity Module
OBEX
— Object Exchange Protocol
ZOPE
— Z Object Publishing Environment
D CHANNEL
— delta channel
WAI-ARIA
— Web Accessibility Initiative - Accessible Rich Internet Applications
ANSI
— American National Standards Institute, Inc.
O.K.I.
— Open Knowledge Initiative
E_D_TOV
— error detect timeout value
V H
— Vertical and horizontal grid points
QBDL
— Query Based Distribution List
IT
— Information Technology
ZDBOP
— Ziff-Davis Benchmark Operation
ZEROCONF
— Zero Configuration Networking
C-GREX
— Chaos Game Representation Explorer
VDU
— Visual Display Unit
D-COMMERCE
— digital commerce
V2P
— Virtual to Physical
S/STP
— Shielded STP
CPU
— Central Processing Unit
XNRL
— Xml Namespace Related-Resource Language
LED
— Light-Emitting Diode
I-DEAS
— Integrated-Design Engineering Analysis Software
CPE
— Customer Premises Equipment
H/S LAN
— High-Speed Local-Area Network
T-COMMERCE
— television commerce
L1/L2 CACHE
— level-1/2 cache
PA-QSA
— Payment Application Qualified Security Assessors
AUP
— Acceptable Use Policy
M-COMMERCE
— mobile commerce;
RADVD
— Router Advertisement Daemon
QBDG
— Query Based Distribution Group
E-PAPER
— Electronic paper
BAR FILE
— broker archive file
IRC
— Internet Relay Chat
LAIPE
— Link And In Parallel Execute
OEM
— Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
UAUTH
— user authentication
D-CHANNE
— delta channel
RF
— Radio Frequency
P2SC
— Power 2 Super Chip
HACTIVISM
— from "hack" and "activism"
BTW
— By The Way
I²C
— Inter-Integrated Circuit
MOODLE
— Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment
WWW
— World Wide Web
M-BUSINESS
— Mobile Business
IA-32/64
— Intel Architecture - 32/64
E-DISCOVERY
— Electronic discovery
LIFO
— Last In, First Out
ESRB
— Entertainment Software Rating Board
ODBO
— OLE DB for OLAP
P-X
— Pentium - (numbers)
DAC
— Discretionary Access Control
VC-N
— Virtual Container-n
VAROS
— Variable Refraction Optical System
LCD
— Liquid Crystal Display
ISO
— International Organization for Standardization
IP
— Internet Protocol
F/STP
— Foil STP
MSG
— Message
EDI
— Electronic Data Interchange
CUG
— Closed User Group
LAP-F
— Link Access Procedure - Frame Mode
C64/128
— Commodore 64/128
BRAS
— Broadband Remote Access Server
GSM
— Global System for Mobile Communications
FET
— Field Effect Transistor
AJP
— Apache JServ Protocol
MFKS
— Multifunktionales Konferenzsystem
DDOS
— Distributed Denial of Service
KPI
— Key Performance Indicator
COBOL
— COmmon Business Orientated Language. Acronym-derived name for the early computer language. (Ack RL) See also BASIC.
UDP
— User Datagram Protocol (FDDI related)
CAPTCHA
— Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
PPM
— parts per million
PEP
— Policy Enforcement Point
SAAS
— Software as a Service
ABI
— Application Binary Interface
ACK
— ACKnowledgment
MBR
— Master Boot Record
WML
— Wireless Markup Language
EOF
— End Of File
ACE
— Access Control Entry
BIP
— Bit-Interleaved Parity
DBMS
— Database Management System
ISP
— Internet Service Provider
CD
— Compact Disc
NOS
— Network Operating System
FINRA
— Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
WEP
— Wired Equivalent Privacy
SMTP
— Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
RFP
— Request For Proposal
CMOS
— Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
IPL
— Initial Program Load
GIS
— Geographic Information System
ARM
— Advanced RISC Machines Ltd
AD
— Administrative Domain
NFS
— Network File System
PDA
— Personal Digital Assistant
HTTP
— Hypertext Transfer Protocol
WDM
— Wavelength Division Multiplexing (fiber optics)
MB
— Megabyte
R&D
— Research & Development
FIFO
— First In, First Out
FM
— frequency modulation
RP-TNC
— Reverse Polarity Threaded Neill-Concelman
ATM
— Asynchronous Transfer Mode
PDF
— Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
CS
— Computer Science
MRI
— Magnetic Resonance Imaging
80/20
— Eighty-twenty rule
EOM
— End Of Message
SRAM
— Static Random Access Memory (ess-ram)
AES
— Advanced Encryption Standard
PDH
— Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy
MMS
— Multimedia Messaging Service
CGI
— Common Gateway Interface
Y2K
— Year 2000
AMP
— Amplifier
SAN
— Storage Area Network
BSD
— Berkeley Software Distribution
DSA
— Digital Signature Algorithm
AAC
— Advanced Audio Coding
API
— Application Programming Interface
ERP
— Emergency Response Plan
WAN
— Wide Area Network
BCM
— Business Continuity Management
CDS
— Correlated Double Sampling
MTBF
— Mean Time Before Failure
ACD
— Automatic Call Distributor
URL
— Universal Resource Locator
DEC
— Digital Equipment Corporation
HSD
— High Speed Data
PCB
— printed circuit board
ALSA
— Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
AMP
— Ampere
DOA
— dead on arrival
CIO
— Chief Information Officer
SLA
— Service Level Agreement
ASCII
— American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
RFC
— Request For Comment
ARPA
— Advanced Research Projects Agency (made early internet)
RPG
— Report Program Generator
DDL
— Data Definition Language
IE
— Internet Explorer
GPRS
— General Packet Radio Service
ALU
— Arithmetic Logic Unit
ATA
— Advanced Technology Attachment
SKU
— Stock Keeping Unit
SCSI
— Small Computer System Interface
ABR
— Available Bit Rate
RDBMS
— Relational Database Management System
GUI
— Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
RNC
— Radio Network Controller
AM
— Amplitude Modulation
VHF
— Very High Frequency
FX
— Foreign Exchange
NIC
— Network Interface Card
RAM
— random-access memory
RJ45
— Registered Jack - 45
HARQ
— Hybrid Automatic-Repeat-Request
GD&T
— Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
GPS
— Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
CCTV
— Closed-circuit television
AC
— Access Control
SPL
— Sound Pressure Level
AOA
— Angle Of Arrival
TCB
— Trusted Computing Base
CIR
— Committed Information Rate (Frame Relay)
ACL
— Access Control List
DES
— Data Encryption Standard
VR
— Virtual Reality
FLOGI
— Fabric Login
ICT
— Information and Communication Technology
AD
— Active Directory
CU
— Control Unit
EBCDIC
— Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (pronounced Eb-see-dik) (cf. BCD)
NIH
— Not Invented Here
IFRS
— International Financial Reporting Standard
IDE
— Integrated Drive Electronics
BECN
— Backward Explicit Congestion Notification
DTE
— Data Terminal Equipment
SLIP
— Serial Line Interface Protocol
OUI
— Organizationally Unique Identifier
TCP
— Transmission Control Protocol
RPC
— Remote Procedure Call
DHCP
— Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
CDR
— Clinical Data Repository
PMI
— Project Management Institute
QOS
— Quality of Service
TTL
— Transistor-Transistor Logic
TR
— Technical Report
MSA
— Metropolitan Statistical Area
CRT
— Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
DUPS
— Digital Unbundled Port Services
SWOP
— Specifications for Web Offset Publications
NDM
— Network Data Mover
GOCA
— Graphic Object Content Architecture
GUIP
— Graphical User Interface for Blind people
IC
— Integrated Circuit
ACK
— Acknowledge (telecommunications; Cf. NAK)
USB
— Universal Serial Bus
MSN
— Microsoft Network
I/O
— Input/Output
HMA
— High Memory Area
IPS
— Intrusion Prevention System
RACON
— Radar Beacon
CBC
— cipher block chaining
SQL PL
— SQL procedural language
NPI
— National Provider Identifier
CFM
— Cubic Feet per Minute
IM
— Instant Message
MSL
— Mean Sea Level
DFS
— Distributed File System
BIT
— Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1)
FSM
— Finite State Machine
GRE
— Generic Routing Encapsulation
PDN
— Public Data Network
CTO
— Chief Technology Officer
NNI
— Network-to-Network Interface (ATM)
B
— Byte
ACM
— Association for Computing Machinery
FFT
— Fast Fourier Transform
CTRL
— Control
LPI
— Lines Per Inch
CRL
— Certificate Revocation List
BW
— Bandwidth
BCC
— Blind Carbon Copy
1RU
— 1 Rack Unit
MHZ
— Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
CPC
— Cost Per Click-through
NSP
— Network Service Provider
MDA
— Monochrome Display Adapter
FAR
— False Acceptance Rate
NM
— Nanometer
SIG
— Special Interest Group
CC
— Carbon Copy
DFM
— Design for Manufacturability
TMS
— Transportation Management System
PDL
— Page Description Language
ECC
— Elliptic Curve Cryptography
PVC
— Polyvinyl Chloride
EDS
— Electronic Data Systems Corporation
FQDN
— Fully Qualified Domain Name
ASP
— Active Server Page
DNA
— Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
OMG
— Object Management Group
UHF
— Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
LCP
— Link Control Protocol
IVR
— Interactive Voice Response (telephone technology)
UGC
— User Generated Content
M
— Meter
DSU
— Data Service Unit
POC
— Proof Of Concept
MAC
— Message Authentication Code
EMF
— Electromotive Force
DNS
— Domain Name System
PGP
— Pretty Good Privacy (encryption)
DRAM
— Dynamic Random Access Memory (dee-ram) (computing)
DOD
— United States Department of Defense
LEO
— Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
AI
— Artificial Intellegence
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.
LLDP-MED
— Link Layer Discovery Protocol-Media Endpoint Discovery
90-90
— Ninety-Ninety Rule
IME
— Input Method Editor
BI
— Business Intelligence
PEAP
— Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol
PLMN
— Public Land Mobile Network
SMS
— Short Message Service
RS
— Runescape
AFK
— Away From Keyboard (Internet Chat Abbreviation)
PLD
— Programmable Logic Device
AGP
— Accelerated Graphics Port
IETF
— Internet Engineering Task Force
RTM
— Read the manual (meaning «don’t ask stupid questions before read existing information»)
EOL
— End Of Life
CBT
— Computer Based Training
FORTRAN
— FORmula TRANslation (a computer language)
DIT
— Directory Information Tree
PNG
— Portable Network Graphics (graphic file standard/extension)
MIC
— Message Integrity Check
SN
— Sequence Number
KDSI
— thousand (K) Delivered Source Instructions
EAP
— Extensible Authentication Protocol
BSSID
— Basic Service Set Identifier
AGC
— Automatic Gain Control
SGML
— Standard Generalized Markup Language
FAQ
— Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
AF
— Audio Frequency
CAD
— Computer Aided Designer
OCR
— Optical Character Recognition
QA
— Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
YACC
— Yet Another Compiler-Compiler
MTTR
— Mean Time To Repair
CVSD
— Continuous Variable Slope Delta (modulation)
DSM-CC
— Digital Storage Media Command and Control
VPN
— Virtual Private Network (ATM)
DAMA
— Demand Assigned Multiple Access
IOT
— Internet of Things
RDP
— Remote Desktop Protocol
PDP
— Policy Decision Point
MOS
— Mean Opinion Score
ADK
— Additional Decryption Key
DLC
— Digital Loop Carrier
EF
— Expedited Forwarding
LOS
— Line Of Sight
FDDI
— Fiber Distributed Data Interface
TOS
— Type Of Service
DLR
— Design Layout Record
SIEM
— Security Information and Event Management
RCS
— Revision Control System
EGA
— Enhanced Graphics Adapter
POP
— Point Of Presence (Internet)
MS
— Message Store
ISDN
— Integrated Services Digital Network
AV
— Anti-Virus
CAM
— computer aided manufacturing
QAM
— quadrature amplitude modulation
CIC
— Circuit Identification Code
BBS
— Bulletin Board System
CIM
— Common Information Model
3GPP
— 3rd Generation Partnership Project
XSL
— eXtensible Stylesheet Language
SOW
— Statement Of Work
OSI
— Open Systems Interconnection (iso Standard)
PWR
— Power
KWH
— Kilowatt hour (one thousand watt hours) (measurement)
CISO
— Chief Information Security Officer
BOM
— Bill of Material
BT
— British Telecommunications
GIGO
— Garbage In Garbage Out (computing)
ICMP
— Internet Control Message Protocol
AT
— Advanced Technology
IEE
— Institution of Electrical Engineers
ASML
— Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lithography
ROI
— Return on Investment
IS
— Intermediate System
MFC
— Microsoft Foundation Class
HDLC
— High-Level Data Link Control
OSPF
— Open Shortest Path First (ATM)
3M
— Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company
MODEM
— MOdulator/DEModulator
KVA
— kilo Volt Ampere
WAS
— Web Application Server
ARP
— Address Resolution Protocol (ATM)
CPM
— Corporate Performance Management
CERT
— Computer Emergency Response Team
HSDPA
— High-Speed Downlink Packet Access
PDU
— Protocol data unit (such as segment, packet, frame, etc.)
LLC
— Logical Link Control
ECO
— Engineering Change Order
FC
— Fibre Channel
BCD
— Binary-Coded Decimal
APR
— Apache Portable Runtime
ADO
— ActiveX Data Objects (Microsoft)
RIP
— Routing Information Protocol
OTP
— One Time Password
AAL
— ATM Adaptation Layer
XMPP
— Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
MTA
— Mail Transfer Agent
CRM
— Customer Relationship Management
LUN
— Logical Unit Number
MHS
— Message Handling System (electronic)
IOS
— Internetwork Operating System
CHAP
— Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (ATM)
IAP
— Internet Access Provider
MIMO
— Multiple Input, Multiple Output
GTS
— Generic Traffic Shaping
MSS
— Maximum Segment Size (TCP/IP)
VAN
— Value Added Network
ADT
— Abstract Data Type
NSA
— National Security Agency
NBSP
— Non-Breaking Space
NAS
— Network Access Server
NTF
— No Trouble Found
TLB
— Translation Lookaside Buffer
DSL
— Digital Subscriber Line
VM
— Virtual Machine
DCE
— Distributed Computing Environment
CBDS
— Connectionless Broadband Data Service
ECN
— Explicit Congestion Notification
HSM
— Hardware Security Module
DPC
— Destination Point Code
DDE
— Dynamic Data Exchange (in software parlance)
MAP
— Manufacturing Automation Protocol
RFS
— Ready For Service
YP
— Yellow Pages
DBA
— Database Administrator
RAD
— Rapid Application Development
TLS
— Transport Layer Security
ARU
— Audio Response Unit
VB
— Visual Basic
DTR
— Data Terminal Ready
ASN
— Autonomous System Number
LMI
— Local Management Interface
BPEL
— Business Process Execution Language
LFS
— Linux from Scratch
SQL
— Structured Query Language
HSM
— Hierarchical Storage Management
DVD
— Digital Versatile Disc
DEA
— Data Encryption Algorithm
IC
— I See
PRI
— Primary Rate Interface (ISDN)
PLOGI
— port login
FIPS
— Federal Information Processing Standard
CVS
— Concurrent Versions System
RLL
— Run Length Limited
DOM
— Document Object Model
RTF
— Rich Text Format
IBM
— International Business Machines Corporation
USART
— Universal Synchronous/Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
URI
— Uniform Resource Identifier
MVS
— Multiple Virtual Storage
PC
— Personal computer (host)
AA
— Anti-Aliasing
BER
— Bit-Error Rate
SAIC
— Science Applications International Corporation
PF KEY
— Program Function Key
SID
— Security Identifier
ITU
— International Telecommunication Union
PERT
— Program Evaluation and Review Technique
SWIM
— System Wide Information Management
PICNIC
— Problem in Chair Not in Computer
PSTN
— Public Switched Telephone Network
APC
— American Power Conversion
K
— Kilo-
COOP
— Continuity of Operations
DLL
— Dynamic Link Library (computer file)
AR
— Access Rate
CRLF
— Carriage Return Line Feed
SWAT
— Samba Web Administration Tool
LOC
— Lines Of Code
MS
— Millisecond
W3C
— World Wide Web Consortium
AS
— Autonomous System
LED
— law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
ATO
— Assemble To Order
LSR
— Local Service Request
IPX
— Internetwork Packet Exchange
SAM
— Software Asset Management
ALGOL
— Algorithmic Language
OTN
— Optical Transport Network
GB
— Gigabyte
AMI
— Advanced Metering Infrastructure
CMS
— Color Management System
CLI
— Command line Interface (Cabletron)
HZ
— cycles per second (hertz)
WAB
— Windows Address Book
ICE
— In-Circuit Emulator
RW
— Read-Write
TFS
— Team Foundation Server
TPF
— Transaction Processing Facility
BRA
— Basic Rate Access
DMA
— direct memory access (computer term)
WOW
— World of Warcraft
VOD
— Video On Demand
A/N/K
— alphabetic, numeric, katakana
FXO
— Foreign Exchange Office
NES
— Nintendo Entertainment System
DOS
— Disk Operating System
NIMH
— Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni Is The Chemical Symbol For Nickel)
PSP
— PlayStation Portable
DSSS
— Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
ECC
— Error Correction Code (Error Checking And Correction)
KISS
— Keep It Simple Stupid
AMI
— Alternate Mark Inversion
CKO
— Chief Knowledge Officer
DMZ
— Demilitarized Zone
ADP
— Accidental Damage Protection
NLB
— Network Load Balancing
VNC
— Virtual Network Computing
RTS
— Request To Send
NL
— New Line
COMSAT
— Communications Satellite Corporation
WYSIWYG
— What You See Is What You Get (pronounced Wizzy-wig. See Entry For Derived Acronyms)
PXE
— Preboot Execution Environment
IR
— Index Return
RTP
— Real-Time Transport Protocol
PMR
— Private Mobile Radio
PNP
— Plug aNd Play
OS
— Operating System
UAE
— Unrecoverable Application Error
SCTP
— Stream Control Transmission Protocol
AOE
— ATA Over Ethernet
PIN
— Personal Identification Number
IEC
— International Electrotechnical Commission
MD
— Management Domain
CATV
— Community Antenna Television
MODEM
— Modulator-Demodulator
AEC
— Architecture, Engineering, Construction
DB
— Database
AU
— Audio Unit
MTS
— Microsoft Transaction Server
PCI
— Peripheral Component Interconnect
SFP
— Small Form-factor Pluggable
RACF
— Resource Access Control Facility
CDMA
— Code Division Multiple Access (voice/data transmission)
24/7
— Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
ASP
— Application Service Provider
IDE
— Integrated Development Environment
TB
— Terabyte
ADC
— Automated Data Collection
EMS
— Expanded Memory Specification
HR/DSSS
— High Rate/Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Physical Layer
ARA
— Apple Remote Access
UA
— User Agent
NTFS
— New Technology File System
GPL
— General Public License
TFT
— Thin Film Transistor
TCL
— Tool Command Language
DASD
— Direct Access Storage Device
SPC
— Stored Program Control
AIS
— Alarm Indication Signal
ES
— Errored Second
DA
— Destination Address
CMS
— Content Management System
DOP
— Dilution Of Precision
CMM
— Capability Maturity Model
ACE
— Adobe Certified Expert
ISA
— Industry Standard Architecture
GMSK
— Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying
STP
— Spanning Tree Protocol
FCS
— Frame check sequence (Ethernet)
IR
— Infrared
LF
— Line Feed
TOP
— Technical Office Protocol
PAN
— Personal Area Network
PAP
— Printer Access Protocol
ZIP
— Zone Information Protocol
BSOD
— Blue Screen Of Death
G
— Giga-
NIC
— Network Information Center
LPC
— Linear Predictive Coding
CIA
— Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability
SMART
— Self-Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology
MTTF
— Mean Time To Failure
EPO
— Emergency Power Off
VLL
— Virtual Leased Line
FR
— Frame Relay
NIS
— Network Information Service
3G
— Third Generation mobile phone network
MPOE
— Minimum Point of Entry
OH
— Overhead
10BASET
— 10 Mbps, baseband, unshielded twisted-pair
ADC
— Analog-Digital Converter
FCP
— Fibre Channel Protocol
BC4J
— Business Components for Java
DB9
— D sub-miniature 9
ISR
— Interrupt Service Routine
24X7
— Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
S-HTTP
— Secure Hypertext Transport Protocol
MPL
— Mozilla Public License
COTS
— Commercial Off the Shelf Software
CIX
— Commercial Internet Exchange
DAP
— Directory Access Protocol
VSWR
— Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
CIS
— Clinical Information System
HLA
— High Level Architecture
LVM
— Logical Volume Manager
GTT
— Global Title Translation
AFM
— Atomic Force Microscope
PABX
— private automatic branch exchange (telephone)
KBS
— Knowledge-Based System
AMH
— Automated Material Handling
SIL
— Safety Integrity Level
SPF
— Sender Policy Framework
GPO
— Group Policy Object
RS
— Recommended Standard
MAC
— Media Access Control
CARE
— Customer Account Record Exchange
CCS
— Coded Character Set
BYOD
— Bring Your Own Device
CEF
— Cisco Express Forwarding
CAN
— Campus Area Network
AUV
— Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
DCOM
— Distributed Component Object Model
FA
— Foreign Agent
MCU
— Multipoint Control Unit
DXDIAG
— directx diagnostics
MPLS
— Multiprotocol Label Switching
FTTB
— Fiber To The Building
B
— Bit
CPNI
— Customer Proprietary Network Information
AT&T
— American Telephone and Telegraph (U.S. company, also known as "Ma Bell")
DCC
— Digital Command Control
FSF
— Free Software Foundation
DCCP
— Datagram Congestion Control Protocol
WML
— Website Meta Language
EOT
— End Of Transmission
VLF
— Very Low Frequency
AM
— Access Method
AMTA
— American Mobile Telecommunications Association
EPABX
— Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange
MARS
— Multicast Address Resolution Server
CF
— Compact Flash
BPS
— bits per second
ORF
— Open Reading Frame (DNA Sequence)
DCI
— Display Control Interface
LVDS
— Low Voltage Differential Signaling
ICS
— Internet Connection Sharing
EARL
— Enhanced Address Recognition Logic
FCC
— Federal Communications Commission (US)
BP
— Base Pointer
MDM
— Master Data Management
BT
— BlueTooth
CAV
— Constant Angular Velocity
SNMP
— Simple Network Management Protocol (ATM)
PSW
— Program Status Word
MDF
— Main Distribution Frame
EEPROM
— Electric Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
CTS
— Clear To Send
GOS
— Grade Of Service
EMR
— Electronic Medical Record
ADN
— Advanced Digital Network
TE
— Traffic Engineering
DCS
— Digital Cross-connect System
XHTML
— Extensible Hypertext Markup Language
MTSO
— Mobile Telephone Switching Office
BRI
— Basic Rate Interface
BPAM
— Basic Partitioned Access Method
SSL
— Secure Socket Layer
PBX
— Private Branch eXchange (company phone system)
CIS
— CompuServe Information Service
BGP
— Border Gateway Protocol (routing protocol)
PD
— Public Domain
IPV4
— Internet Protocol Version 4
DPI
— Deep Packet Inspection
EMC
— Electromagnetic Compatibility
FE
— Fast Ethernet
BCC
— Block Check Character
ANS
— Area Navigation System
BOD
— Business Object Document
OID
— Object Identifier
CRC
— Contrôle de Redondance Cyclique (French: Cyclic Redundancy Check)
AAA
— authentication, authorization, and accounting
HDML
— Handheld Device Markup Language
P2P
— Peer to Peer (as in music file sharing systems like KaZaA)
CSC
— Card Security Code
KHZ
— kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
OLAP
— Online Analytical Processing
HPC
— High Performance Computing
ASR
— Automatic Speech Recognition
ECB
— Event Control Block
GWT
— Google Web Toolkit
DML
— Data Manipulation Language
CCITT
— Comite Consultatif International de Telegraphique et Telephonique (International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee) [now ITU-T]
MALWARE
— malicious software
AFIS
— An Automated Fingerprint Identification System
BO
— Business Object
UI
— User Interface
DRP
— Disaster Recovery Plan
USL
— UNIX System Laboratories
SMS
— Storage Management Subsystem
DBS
— Direct Broadcast Satellite
DTP
— Desktop Publishing
MOH
— Music On Hold
GOMS
— Goals, Operators, Methods and Selection Rules
LGPL
— Lesser General Public License
UAT
— User Acceptance Test
BOC
— Bell Operating Company
GIMP
— GNU Image Manipulation Program
UV
— Ultraviolet (Light)
TCO
— Total Cost of Ownership
BSS
— Business Support System
HCL
— Hardware Compatibility List
PIO
— Programmed Input/Output
SOAP
— Simple Object Access Protocol
IMAP
— Internet Message Access Protocol
DIA
— Dedicated Internet Access
RPG
— Role Playing Game
SYSOP
— System Operator
DID
— direct inward dial
AMR
— Audio Modem Riser
OU
— Organizational Unit
PSP
— Personal Software Process
QBE
— Query By Example
IANA
— Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
RTSP
— Real Time Streaming Protocol
GIF
— Graphic Interchange Format
COD
— Call of Duty
DDS
— Digital Data Service
CPP
— C Plus Plus, C (programming language)
EDP
— Electronic Data Processing Plc (London Stock Exchange [LSE])
MSD
— Most Significant Digit
AOR
— Address of Record
DSP
— Digital Signal Processor
ASIC
— application-specific integration circuit
ASN
— Abstract Syntax Notation
DAL
— Dedicated Access Line
IEEE
— Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
ACR
— Allowed Cell Rate
CA
— Computer Associates International Inc.
EMF
— Electromagnetic Field
RFU
— Ready For Use
RISC
— Reduced Instruction Set Computer
PPP
— Point-to-Point Protocol
SHA
— Secure Hash Algorithm
KB
— Kilobit
CFA
— Color Filter Array
MIPS
— Millions of Instructions Per Second
EFS
— Encrypting File System
FDX
— Full Duplex
EUEM
— end user experience monitoring
BGA
— Ball Grid Array [electronic Packaging]
BOT
— Build-operate-transfer [an Agreement Or Contract]
EX
— Exchange
SLM
— Service Level Management
PVC
— Permanent Virtual Circuit (ATM)
LVOL
— logical volume
AARP
— Appletalk Address Resolution Protocol
VC
— Virtual Channel
MCA
— Micro Channel Architecture
CAT
— Computer Aided Testing
EUC
— Extended Unix Code
PAT
— Port Address Translation
DUNS
— Data Universal Numbering System
XHR
— XMLHttpRequest
MSI
— Medium-Scale Integration
SLI
— Scalable Link Interface
BERT
— Bit Error Rate Tester (telecommunication)
SVG
— Scalable Vector Graphics
SCM
— Supply Chain Management
ADCCP
— Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures
LDR
— Light Dependent Resistor
MCP
— Multi-Chip Package
JVM
— Java Virtual Machine
OLE
— Object Linking and Embedding (Microsoft communication protocol)
IP
— Intellectual Property
MSS
— Managed Security Services
CFA
— Circuit Facility Assignment
JPEG
— Joint Photographic Experts Group (24-bit image storage format)
BSP
— Board Support Package
MMU
— Memory Management Unit
SPI
— Stateful Packet Inspection
NCQ
— Native Command Queuing
LV
— Logical Volume
CORBA
— Common Object Request Broker Architecture
ETS
— European Telecommunication Standard
SKMS
— Service Knowledge Management System
OOB
— Out-Of-Band
CEM
— Customer Experience Management
AIN
— Advanced Intelligent Network
ANI
— Automatic Number Identification (Caller ID)
CISC
— Complex Instruction Set Computer
EDC
— Electronic Data Capture
AIR
— Additive Increase Rate
BOBJ
— Business Objects SA
IMC
— Internet Mail Consortium
RARP
— Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
GUID
— Globally Unique Identifier
GML
— Generalized Markup Language
NIS
— Norton Internet Security
RTU
— Remote Terminal Unit
MPI
— Master Patient Index
HDMI
— High-Definition Multimedia Interface
PDC
— Personal Digital Cellular
MOO
— MUD Object Oriented
ALT
— Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres
JNI
— Java Native Interface
BPA
— Business Process Automation
EMA
— Enterprise Management Architecture
IRP
— I/O Request Packet
AWG
— American Wire Gauge
LDT
— Local Descriptor Table
NAC
— Network Access Control
JBOD
— Just a Bunch Of Disks/Drives
SPI
— Serial Peripheral Interface
ECMA
— European Computer Manufacturer's Association
MIB
— Management Information Base (ATM)
ACID
— Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability
SD
— Secure Digital
B2C
— Business-to-Consumer
COS
— Class Of Service
MMR
— Modified Modified Read
GNU
— GNU's Not UNIX (a Recursive Acronym)
CCTA
— Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency
VSM
— Value Stream Mapping
JSON
— JavaScript Object Notation
NIST
— National Institute of Standards & Technology (US)
MTU
— Maximum Transmission Unit
PLA
— Programmable Logic Array
NAV
— Norton Anti-Virus
IDR
— Intelligent Disaster Recovery
EFT
— Electronic Funds Transfer
GTM
— Global Traffic Manager
10BASE5
— 10 Mbps, baseband, 500 meter
HAN
— Home Area Network
ISC
— Internet Software Consortium
GP
— General Protection
DPL
— Descriptor Privilege Level
RC
— Release Candidate
WMS
— Warehouse Management System
SDLC
— Software development life cycle
AMD
— Active Matrix Display
VSNL
— Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
BBC
— British Broadcasting Corporation
APM
— Advanced Power Management
ICP
— Internet Content Provider
MPEG
— Moving Picture Experts Group (International Standards Organisation/International Electrotechnical Commission)
DAO
— Disk-At-Once
ICF
— Internet Connection Firewall
CNN
— Cable News Network's
BPDU
— Bridge Protocol Data Unit
CORS
— Continuously Operating Reference Stations
OSS
— Online Service System
ADSM
— ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager
SCADA
— Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition
LLU
— Local Loop Unbundling
EA
— Enterprise Agreement
FRU
— Field Replaceable Unit
LU
— Logical Unit
VDT
— Video Display Terminal
GDS
— Global Directory Service
VOIP
— Voice Over IP (Internet Protocol)
NASDAQ
— National Association for Security Dealers and Automatic Quotation
NETBIOS
— Network Basic Input/Output System
PVR
— Personal Video Recorder
SEO
— Search Engine Optimizer
FC-AL
— Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop
BOOTP
— Bootstrap Protocol
WCF
— Windows Communication Foundation
9P
— Plan 9 Filesystem Protocol
EISA
— Extended Industry Standard Architecture
ATP
— AppleTalk Transaction Protocol
EGL
— Enterprise Generation Language
FPM
— Fast Page Mode (DRAM)
NPL
— Netscape Public License
GPF
— General Protection Fault
BIC
— Bank Identifier Code
GTP
— GPRS Tunneling Protocol
EIRP
— Effective Isotropic Radiated Power
EDM
— Electronic Document Management
DRM
— Digital Rights Management
HADR
— High Availability Disaster Recovery
AAT
— Average Access Time
BPPM
— BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management
BNC
— British Naval Connector
PDC
— Primary Domain Controller
RRPP
— Rapid Ring Protection Protocol
DOS
— Denial Of Service
ENIW
— Web-enabled Ethernet Networking Interface
AMT
— Active Management Technology
HIP
— Host Identity Protocol
TE
— Terminal Equipment
XFR
— Transfer
TCB
— Task Control Block
RIA
— Rich Internet Application
RCP
— Remote Copy Protocol
ADL
— Advanced Distributed Learning
ARIN
— American Registry for Internet Numbers
APS
— Automatic Protection Switching (SONET/SDH)
EMPI
— Enterprise Master Patient Index
RSN
— Real Soon Now [which may be a long time coming]
SBC
— Single-Board Computer
CAT
— Computer-Assisted Translation
LDAP
— Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (pronounced Ell-dap)
KW
— Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
GSAM
— Generalized Sequential Access Method
RED
— Random Early Detection
PPD
— Postscript Printer Description
SB
— Sound Blaster
CIFS
— Common Internet File System
NNTP
— Network News Transfer Protocol
IKE
— Internet Key Exchange
PERL
— Practical Extraction and Report Language
RMS
— root mean square (preferred over "RMS")
CN
— Corporate Network
DLC
— Data Link Control
ESE
— Extensible Storage Engine
OASIS
— Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
SOM
— System Object Model
LMS
— Learning management system
CO
— Central Office
BMS
— Basic Mapping Support
VOP
— Velocity of Propagation
INTEL
— Integrated Electronics
RTG
— Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator
AIT
— Advanced Intelligent Tape
CGM
— Computer Graphics Metafile
ATG
— Art Technology Group, Inc
PCM
— Pulse-Code Modulation
ASLR
— Address Space Layout Randomization
LACP
— Link Aggregation Control Protocol
CSMA/CA
— Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance
FAX
— Facsimile
IDS
— Intrusion Detection System
EDGE
— Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
SSA
— Social Security Administration
VGA
— Video Graphics Array
WPM
— speech--words per minute
NOC
— Network Operations Center
GDP
— Gateway Discovery Protocol
ACF
— Access Control Field
FIR
— Finite Impulse Response
SOA
— Start of Authority (domain name system record)
CNA
— Converged Network Adapter
MANET
— Mobile Ad Hoc Network
MIME
— Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
BAF
— Bellcore AMA Format
GNOME
— GNU Network Object Model Environment
EDW
— Enterprise Data Warehouse
WPF
— Windows Presentation Foundation
PAP
— Password Authentication Protocol (ATM)
BCE
— Bell Canada Enterprises
ARIA
— Accessible Rich Internet Applications
ER
— Entity Relationship
OPML
— Outline Processor Markup Language
MDM
— Meter Data Management
DTM
— Dynamic synchronous Transfer Mode
DCAP
— Data (Link Switching) Client Access Protocol
MS
— The Company Microsoft
ABEND
— Abnormal End
AR
— Augmented Reality
TAR
— Tape Archive
ECE
— Economische Commissie voor Europa (United Nations) (Dutch: Economic Commission for Europe)
SIM
— Security Information Management
AHCI
— Advanced Host Controller Interface
KYC
— Know Your Customer
TF
— Trap Flag
DSO
— Data Source Object
CNAME
— Canonical Name
TRANSCEIVER
— Transmitter/Receiver
AIO
— All in One
POTS
— Plain Old Telephone Service (FCW)
CAP
— Carrierless Amplitude/Phase Modulation
KM
— Knowledge Management
FXS
— Foreign Exchange Station
MOTD
— Message of the Day
MCBF
— Mean cycles between failures
BDF
— Building Distribution Frame
RNA
— Ribo Nucleic Acid
RIM
— Reference Information Model
NLS
— National Language Support
TAO
— Track-At-Once
DDD
— Data Display Debugger
MEB
— Memory Expansion Board
CCIE
— Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert
UPS
— Uninterruptible Power Supply
MXF
— Material eXchange Format
ACI
— Access Control Information
PCL
— Printer Command Language
BOD
— Bandwidth on Demand
SIM
— Subscriber Identity Module
AWT
— Abstract Window Toolkit (Java)
EAI
— Enterprise Application Integration
GTL
— Gunning Transceiver Logic
IFRAME
— inline frame
BEEP
— Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol
USB
— Upper Side Band
SM
— Set Mode
RSL
— Received Signal Level
AIM
— Aol Instant Messege
CCD
— Charge Coupled Device - a device for the movement of electrical charge.
CIB
— Computer Integrated Business
RAD
— Radiation Absorbed Dose
CIS
— Card Information Structure
BPA
— Business Process Analysis
HD
— Half-Duplex
XDM
— X Display Manager
CARP
— Common Address Redundancy Protocol
XPS
— XML Paper Specification
DTS
— Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
RTT
— Radio Transmission Technology
LPF
— League for Programming Freedom
CDI
— Customer Data Integration
KB
— Kilobyte: One thousand and twenty-four bytes kbps kilo bit per second
IDIOT
— Intrusion Detection In Our Time
NPA
— Numbering Plan Area
UCM
— Unified Change Management
MARS
— Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines
SDP
— Service Delivery Platform
UPNP
— Universal Plug and Play
MICR
— Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
TCU
— Transmission Control Unit
ICANN
— Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
JFS
— IBM Journaling File System
WAP
— Wireless Application Protocol
PVV
— Pin Verification Value
DL
— Double-Layer
DOMAIN
— Distributed Operating Multi-Access Interactive Network
SWT
— Standard Widget Toolkit
TSR
— Terminate and Stay Resident [software program]
G2C
— Government to Citizen
RAC
— Real Application Cluster
SA
— Source Address
FAT
— File Allocation Table
RAN
— Radio Access Network
PCT
— Private Communication Technology
CD
— current density
TTL
— Time To Live
UBGA
— Micro Ball Grid Array
FTTC
— Fibre To The Curb
MIT
— Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.)
PIXEL
— Picture Element
XBRL
— Extensible Business Reporting Language
NVOD
— Near Video On Demand
CMYK
— Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
RTO
— Recovery Time Objective
SMS
— Security Management System
IDM
— Internet Download Manager
FE
— Field Engineer
CAS
— Computer Algebra System
CES
— Consumer Electronics Show
ES-IS
— End System to Intermediate System protocol
RSVP
— Resource Reservation Protocol (Internet)
ISM
— Industrial, Scientific and Medical
LPC
— Local Procedure Call
FPGA
— Field-Programmable Gate Array
IMSI
— International Mobile Subscriber Identity
ARS
— Action Request System
ICE
— Information and Content Exchange
BCP
— Best Current Practice
FT
— Fault Tolerant
VSAT
— Very Small Aperture Terminal (satellite service)
ACPI
— Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
SSID
— Service set identifier (Wi-Fi)
CAN-SPAM
— Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003
NRO
— Number Resource Organization
BCPL
— Basic Combined Programming Language (progenitor Of C)
BTM
— Benchmark Timing Methodology
CAD
— Computer-Aided Design
CDF
— Channel Definition Format
CBN
— Common Bonding Network
FRS
— File Replication Service
RLOGIN
— Remote Login in Unix
TP
— Transport Protocol
DPA
— Document Printing Application
ODA
— Open Document Architecture
TCM
— Thermal Conduction Module
NASS
— Network Attachment Subsystem
SSH
— Secure Shell (Unix program)
CAPPC
— Computer Aided Production Planning and Control
SPX
— Sequenced Packet Exchange
PPPOE
— Point-to-Point Protocol Over Ethernet
FCS
— Fibre Channel Standard
SMATV
— Satellite Master Antenna Television
ENX
— European Network Exchange
MVNO
— Mobile Virtual Network Operator
DV
— Digital Video
PCMCIA
— Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
WTLS
— Wireless Transport Layer Security
CSE
— Custom Search Engine
PIM
— Personal Information Manager
TOA
— Time Of Arrival
IFL
— Integrated Facility for Linux
PHP
— Hypertext Preprocessor
INTERNIC
— Internet Network Information Center
LVD
— Low Voltage Differential
ACL
— Asynchronous Connectionless Link
ARQ
— Automatic Repeat-reQuest
CBDS
— Connectionless Broadband Data Service
RPL
— Remote Program Load
VPLS
— Virtual Private LAN Service
IDC
— Internet Data Center
PAAS
— Platform-as-a-Service
LSA
— Local Security Authority
DBCS
— Double-Byte Character Set
EDM
— Engineering Data Management
ACF2
— Access Control Facility 2
RPF
— Reverse Path Forwarding
BNF
— Backus-Naur Form (computing)
SDLC
— Synchronous Data Link Control
RNA
— Ring No Answer
ODBC
— Open Database Connectivity
CISSP
— Certified Information Systems Security Professional
EGP
— Exterior Gateway Protocol
KMS
— Knowledge Management System
IOPS
— Input/Output Operations Per Second
MMO
— Massively Multiplayer Online (computer Game)
SPA
— Software Publishers Association
IGS
— IBM Global Services
TDM
— Time Division Multiplexer
PU
— Physical Unit (IBM)
DNIC
— Data Network Identification Code
DFDSS
— Data Facility Data Set Services
ADF
— automatic document feeder
SDH
— Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (ATM)
NEC
— National Electric Code
AJAX
— Asynchronous Javascript and XML
ITIL
— Information Technology Infrastructure Library
BCP
— Business Continuity Plan
IEC
— Interexchange Carrier
PHI
— Protected Health Information
QDR
— Quad Data Rate
BHCC
— Busy Hour Call Completion
GFP
— Generic Framing Procedure
ZCAV
— Zone Constant Angular Velocity
MUD
— Multi-User Dungeon (gaming)
LRU
— Least Recently Used
SR
— Speech Recognition
DLP
— Data Leak Prevention
DAR
— Disk Archive
EGNOS
— European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
SDK
— Software Development Kit (Microsoft)
LEC
— Local Exchange Carrier
GAS
— GNU ASsembler
DAT
— Digital Audio Tape
NACHA
— National Automated Clearing House Association
WOW
— World Organization of Webmasters
DNR
— Digital Noise Reduction
CBR
— Constant Bit Rate
NTP
— Network Time Protocol
FPML
— Financial Products Markup Language
DLDP
— Device Link Detection Protocol
FRAG(21)
— Financial Reporting & Auditing Group Guidelines
JCAHO
— Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
ISACA
— Information Systems Audit and Control Association
RMI
— Remote Method Invocation
INMARSAT
— International Maritime Satellite
LOB
— Large Object
FWA
— Fixed Wireless Access
FDM
— Frequency Division Multiplex
CAD/CAM
— Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing
FEP
— Front-End Processor
VHS
— Video Home System
DTD
— Document Type Definition (XML)
COPS
— Common Open Policy Service
TFS
— Three Finger Salute
SCM
— Source Code Management
LAC
— L2TP Access Concentrator
COW
— Copy-On-Write
EUTELSAT
— European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
DHTML
— Dynamic HyperText Markup Language
IAM
— Identity and Access Management
FEC
— Forward Error Correction
RTK
— Real-Time Kinematic
TEC
— Tivoli Enterprise Console
SEM
— Strategic Enterprise Management
DAA
— Distributed Application Architecture
MPEG
— Motion Picture Experts Group
CAROT
— Centralized Automatic Reporting on Trunks
VSE
— Virtual Storage Extended
HFS
— Hierarchical File System
MARS
— Monitoring, Analysis and Response System
IM
— Identity Management
ORB
— Object Request Broker
LNIB
— Like New In Box
PPTP
— Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
UCS
— Universal Character Set
AVR
— Automatic Volume Recognition
IIOP
— Internet Inter-ORB Protocol
MBPS
— Megabits per second
EDIFACT
— Electronic Data Interchange for Administration Commerce and Transport
EMA
— Enterprise Management Alliance
CGI
— Conseillers en Gestion et Informatique
COMDEX
— Computer Dealers Exposition
EA
— Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ Stock Exchange [NASDAQ])
ABM
— Asynchronous Balance Mode
ACAP
— Application Configuration Access Protocol
NAI
— Network Associates, Inc.
CCU
— Communication Control Unit
ISAM
— Indexed Sequential Access Method
GDM
— Global Delivery Model
UART
— Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter
AV
— Audio Visual
ALM
— Asynchronous Line Multiplexer
CSPDN
— Circuit Switched Public Data Network
CFV
— Call For Vote(s)
AHP
— Analytical Hierarchy Process
MITM
— Man in the Middle
VRU
— Voice Response Unit
OMR
— Optical Mark Recognition
PROM
— Programmable Read-Only Memory
JIT
— Just-In-Time (inventory management)
ES
— End System
STX
— Start of Text
DSR
— Dynamic Source Routing
ASPI
— Advanced SCSI Programming Interface
HCM
— Human Capital Management
CLOB
— Character Large Object
EIGRP
— Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
LATA
— Local Access and Transport Area
CCA
— Citrix Certified Administrator
JCL
— Job Control Language
BSA
— Business Software Alliance
DDN
— U.S. Defense Data Network
ISOC
— Internet Society
POP3
— Post Office Protocol 3 (email)
GMRS
— General Mobile Radio Service
MAPP
— Microsoft Active Protections Program
NSS
— Network Switching Subsystem
LZW
— Lempel-Ziv-Welch
NLP
— Natural Language Processing
HAL
— Hardware Abstraction Layer
3D
— three-dimensional (geophysics)
DHA
— Directory Harvest Attack
XSS
— Cross-Site Scripting
FUD
— Fear, uncertainty and doubt
PAM
— Pluggable Authentication Modules
OP
— Operator Panel
WINS
— Windows Internet Name Service
VOXML
— Voice Markup Language
TTP
— Trusted Third Party
MOM
— Microsoft Operations Manager
AUIML
— Abstract User Interface Markup Language
EPM
— Enterprise Performance Management
RDL
— Report Definition Language
PS
— Picosecond
RIR
— Regional Internet Registry
DCE
— Data Communication Equipment
CDE
— Common Desktop Environment
OMR
— Optical Mark Reader
VHD
— Virtual Hard Drive
EVA
— Enterprise Virtual Array
BIA
— Business Impact Analysis
VCD
— Video Compact Disc
NIM
— Network Interface Module
SW
— Software (SFTWE Preferred)
EIB
— Execute Interface Block (CICS)
QOE
— Quality of Experience
VFM
— Virtual File Manager
COAX
— Coaxial
DR
— Disaster Recovery
VF
— Voice Frequency
LRF
— Little Rubber Feet
ADDM
— Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor
PMI
— Privilege Management Infrastructure
MSPP
— Multiservice Provisioning Platform
FAN
— File Area Network
IGES
— Initial Graphics Exchange Specification, a data interchange standard for CAD/CAM systems
JRE
— Java Runtime Environment
CIC
— Cisco Info Center
B-ISDN
— Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network
CPS
— characters per second
URT
— User Registration Tool
NANOG
— North American Network Operators Grou
IGRP
— Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
LNP
— Local Number Portability
TSO
— time Sharing option (of OS/360, IBM)
ABC
— Atanasoff-Berry Computer
VMS
— Virtual Memory System
UCD
— User-Centered Design
WD
— Western Digital
ERP
— Error Recovery Procedure
TKIP
— Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
RCC
— Radio Common Carrier
QDOS
— Quick And Dirty Operating System (cue-doss)
CDH
— Customer Data Hub
LISP
— List Processing Language
TDMA
— Time Division Multiple Access
EIA
— Extended Interaction Amplifier
SDU
— Service Data Unit (ATM)
AP
— access point
DN
— Distinguished Name
CA
— Collision Avoidance
TSF
— Text Services Framework
GIB
— Gibibyte
ERMS
— electronic records management systems
CJK
— Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
SWAP
— Shared Wireless Access Protocol
ESI
— Edge Side Includes
UC2
— Unified Communications & Collaboration
RDA
— Remote Data Access
ASK
— Anomalous State of Knowledge
NMS
— Network Monitoring System
LD
— Laser Disc
PEM
— Privacy-Enhanced Mail
5GL
— 5th Generation Language
TOE
— TCP/IP Offload Engine
US
— Unit Separator
HCI
— Human-Computer Interaction
BLAST
— Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
FEXT
— Far-End Cross Talk
IRDS
— Information Resource Dictionary System
ICSA
— International Computer Security Association
WIC
— WAN Interface Card
TUR
— Trunk Utilization Report
HHT
— Hand-Held Terminal
NCI
— Network Channel Interface
DEP
— Data Execution Prevention
COIN
— Community of Interest Network
AFP
— Apple Filing Protocol
SPD
— Serial Presence Detect
RTC
— Real Time Clock
HSB
— Hue, Saturation, Brightness
BCI
— Business Continuity Institute
PCI DSS
— Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
OWL
— Object Windows Library
SFT
— System Fault Tolerance
1FB
— Single line, Flat Business rate;
MSB
— Most Significant Bit
ADDMD
— Administrative Directory Management Domain
UL
— Underwriters Laboratory
EOS
— Ethernet Over SONET
AV
— Audio/Video
BSC
— Binary Synchronous Communication
UBE
— Unsolicited Bulk Email
4C ENTITY
— Four Company Entity
ATL
— Automated Tape Library
BTAM
— Basic Telecommunications Access Method
MS-DOS
— Microsoft Disk Operating System
IRTF
— Internet Research Task Force
VBR
— Variable Bit Rate (ATM)
AIX
— Advanced Interactive Executive (IBM)
CE
— Connection Endpoint
APS
— Advanced Planning and Scheduling
DSS
— Digital Signature Standard
RADIUS
— Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
CCP
— Certified Computer Professional
NSA
— Network Security Appliance
IRQ
— Interrupt Request
VPI
— Virtual Path Identifier
DUA
— Directory User Agent
IDL
— Interface Definition Language
PII
— Personally Identifiable Information
TCA
— Transaction Cost Analysis
AMS
— Access Method Services
KDC
— Kerberos Key Distribution Center
HBA
— Host Bus Adapter
SVGA
— Super Video Graphics Array
ISV
— Independent Software Vendor
IBSG
— Internet Business Solutions Group
YIM
— Yahoo! Instant Messenger
ESB
— Enterprise Service Bus
IPM
— Interpersonal Message
SA
— Source-Active
IOCS
— Input/Output Control System
AMMA
— Advanced Memory Management Architecture
MAPS
— Mail Abuse Protection System
LPA
— Linear Power Amplifier
RDI
— Remote Defect Indicator (UNI Fault Management)
JTAG
— Joint Test Action Group
NNTP
— Network News Transport Protocol (ATM)
SRT
— Source Routing Transparent
SCP
— Secure Copy Protocol
DWS
— Dialable Wideband Service
OOPS
— Object Oriented Programming System
SNS
— Social Networking Site
3W
— World Wide Web
ABAP
— Advanced Business Application Programming
GID
— group identification number
RUP
— Rational Unified Process
GDS
— Global Data Synchronization
FPU
— Floating Point Unit
BER
— Basic Encoding Rules (ASN.1)
OSDL
— Open Source Development Lab
FXP
— File Exchange Protocol
FPS
— Flexible Payments Service
TBR
— Technology Business Research
RMC
— Resource Monitoring and Control
AA
— Automated Attendant
ADB
— Apple Desktop Bus
PSN
— Playstation Network
PDF
— Program Development Facility
B2E
— Business-to-employee electronic
EIM
— Enterprise Information Management
SPSS
— Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
LBA
— Logical Block Addresses
FOC
— Field Oriented Control
HCS
— Header Check Sequence
SNA
— System Network Architecture
CDP
— Continuous Data Protection
UML
— Unified Modeling Language (Object Management Group, OMG)
HLR
— Home Location Register
GDTR
— Global Descriptor Table Register
RFS
— Remote File System
CHAP
— Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (PPP)
S
— second (do NOT use "sec" for "second;" use "sec" for "secant")
TLD
— Top Level Domains
DXC
— Digital Cross-Connect
TFTP
— Trivial File Transfer Protocol (ATM)
SFF
— Small-Form-Factor
IDT
— Interrupt Descriptor Table
IPP
— Internet Printing Protocol
FAST
— Federation Against Software Theft
MERVA
— Message Entry and Routing with Interfaces to Various Applications
USO
— Universal Service Obligation
TFRC
— TCP-Friendly Rate Control
FRAD
— Frame Relay Access Device
GGSN
— Gateway GPRS Support Node
BLOB
— Binary Large Object
DMCA
— Digital Millennium Copyright Act
XT
— Extended Technology
CIP
— Common Industrial Protocol
PSRAM
— Pseudo SRAM
KPCMS
— Kodak Precision Color Management System
NAT
— Network Address Translation
ETX
— End of Text
ESS
— Employee Self-Service System
RJE
— Remote Job Entry
1080I
— 1080 interlaced
CMRR
— common-mode rejection ratio
MMORPG
— Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game
IPTV
— Internet Protocol Television
BOL
— Books Online
CMRS
— Commercial Mobile Radio Service
LL
— Local Loopback
OCX
— OLE Control Extension
UM
— Unified Messaging
KBPS
— kilobits per second
DAVID
— Digital Audio/Video Interactive Decoder
JDK
— Java Development Kit
IAB
— Internet Architecture Board
HUD
— Head-Up Display
BFR
— Bona Fide Request
IGMP
— Internet Group Management Protocol
DIMM
— Dual Inline Memory Module
FCL
— Framework Class Library
BPEL4WS
— Business Process Execution Language for Web Services
DEMUX
— Demultiplexer
CPL
— Current Privilege Level
WRT
— Weighted Risk Trend
SECC
— Single Edge Contact Connector
SAD
— Security Association Database
DDCMP
— Digital Data Communications Message Protocol
AAB
— All-to-All Broadcast
BRR
— Business Readiness Rating
SAP
— Serving Access Point
LES
— LAN Emulation Server
ASR
— Automated System Recovery
IPL
— International Private Line
RACH
— Random Access Channel
ECM
— Enterprise Content Management
100BASET
— 100 Mbps, baseband, unshielded twisted-pair
CUA
— Common User Access
OFDMA
— Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access
ACSE
— Association Control Service Element
ZRTP
— Real-Time Transport Protocol
CMIP
— Common Management Information Protocol (ATM)
EIM
— Enterprise Identity Mapping (IBM)
EAL
— Evaluation Assurance Level
ICE
— Interactive Connectivity Establishment
BASIC
— Beginners Allpurpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BHCA
— Busy Hour Call Attempt
OOP
— Object-Oriented Programming
GRS
— Global Resource Serialization
WRC
— World Radiocommunication Conference
AS
— Activesync
OOPL
— Object Oriented Programming Language
EFS
— Error Free Seconds
VBA
— Visual BASIC for Applications
ICM
— Incentive Compensation Management
NAK
— Not Acknowledged
SVA
— Shared Virtual Area
DAE
— Disk Array Enclosure
FBD
— Fully Buffered DIMM
WI-FI
— Wireless Fidelity
DASH
— Desktop and Mobile Architecture for System Hardware
PS
— Photoshop
LRC
— Longitudinal Redundancy Check
POP
— Post Office Protocol
DVMRP
— Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol
ECP
— Electronic Check Presentment
EA
— Extended Address Field Bit
CPI
— characters per inch
HPF
— High Pass Filter
EPS
— Encapsulated Postscript
LANE
— Local Area Network Emulation
STT
— Secure Transaction Technology
DDBMS
— Distributed Database Management System
HLL
— High Level Language
CAMA
— Centralized Automatic Message Accounting
SMDS
— Switched Multimegabit Data Service (ATM)
DDI
— Device Driver Interface
ANR
— Automatic Network Routing
ODM
— Original Design Manufacturer
VAX
— Virtual Address Extension
MMS
— Microsoft Media Server
DPG
— Dedicated Packet Group)
T
— Time
EAS
— Enterprise Application Server
TB
— Terabit
SERP
— Search Engine Results Positioning
LA
— Load Address
TI
— Texas Instruments, Inc.
RFCOMM
— Radio Frequency Communication
PMR
— Perpendicular Magnetic Recording
OCSP
— Online Certificate Status Protocol
BOTNET
— Robot Network
DIR
— Directory
CLV
— Constant Linear Velocity
ICMS
— Incentive Compensation Management System
ETTB
— Ethernet to the Business
OLIVE
— On-Line Interactive Virtual Environment
VLE
— Virtual Learning Environment
PON
— Passive Optical Network
SLS
— Softlanding Linux System
DPI
— Dots per inch.
QTAM
— Queued Teleprocessing Access Method
DFM
— Device Fault Manager
HPFS
— High Performance File System
JDBC
— Java Database Connectivity
LSR
— Leaf Setup Request
ADSR
— Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release (sound envelope specification)
IAD
— Integrated Access Device
CODEC
— Coder/decoder
CRACK
— Challenge/Response Authentication of Cryptographic Keys
2G
— Second Generation Wireless Systems
FTL
— Flash Translation Layer
JSP
— Java Server Page
PSN
— Processor Serial Number
CAC
— Connection Admission Control (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)
APL
— Ada Programming Language
MAA
— Mail Access Agent
AMPS
— Advanced Mobile Phone System
FDD
— Frequency Division Duplex
GAP
— Groups, Algorithms and Programming
SMB
— Server Message Block
CAI
— Common Air Interface
CPA
— Cost Per Action
TETRA
— TErrestrial TRunked RAdio
RMA
— Rate Monotonic Analysis
DISA
— Data Interchange Standards Association
SCPC
— single channel per carrier
BPDM
— Business Process Definition Metamodel
6DOF
— Six Degrees of Freedom
RMON
— Remote Monitoring
UCM
— Universal Content Management
NAS
— Network-Attached Storage
YKYBHTLW
— You Know You've Been Hacking Too Long When
HTT
— Hyper-Threading Technology
CALEA
— Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
ICC
— Internet Commerce Corporation
KSU
— Key Service Unit
MIDI
— Musical Instrument Digital Interface
DEMARC
— Demarcation point
POE
— power over ethernetinjector
HRMS
— Human Resource Management System
UMA
— Unlicensed Mobile Access
CDFS
— Compact Disc File System
COCOMO
— COnstructive COst MOdel
CPC
— Calling Party Control
OWL
— Web Ontology Language
SMBP
— Server Message Block Protocol
MDS
— Master Data Services
HID
— high intensity discharge (electricity)
UART
— Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
NRZ
— Non-Return-To-Zero
MOSFET
— Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor
ETA
— Embedded Transport Acceleration
4GL
— Fourth-Generation Language
MEO
— Medium-Earth Orbit
GDB
— GNU Debugger
GDI
— Graphics Device Interface
CSS
— Cascade Style Sheet
BFT
— Binary File Transfer
QSAM
— Queued Sequential Access Method
VRC
— Vertical Redundancy Check
LSI
— Large Scale Integration -> VLSI
SDSL
— Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line
MFT
— Master File Table
UAC
— User Account Control
EFI
— Extensible Firmware Interface
IFCP
— Internet Fibre Channel Protocol
SET
— Secure Electronic Transaction
MCP
— Microsoft Certified Professional
FPS
— Frames per second.
BPM
— business process management
XSD
— XML Schema Definition
CPOE
— Computerized Provider Order Entry
DUAL
— Diffusing-Update Algorithm
SBS
— Small Business Server
KDE
— K Desktop Environment
CNM
— Communication Network Management
OPI
— Open Prepress Interface
NRM
— Normal Response Mode
LLDP
— Link Layer Discovery Protocol
OLED
— Organic Light-Emitting Diode
CHTML
— Compact Hypertext Markup Language
VIO
— Virtual Input/Output
LCR
— Least Cost Routing
IHS
— Integrated Heat Spreader
REST
— Representational State Transfer
IOS
— Input/Output Supervisor
C4S
— Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems
VIC
— Voice Interface Card
UTM
— Universal Transverse Mercator (geographical Co-ordinate System)
3GIO
— 3rd Generation Input Output
RS
— Record Separator
GCC
— GNU Compiler Collection
SPARC
— Scalable Processor Architecture Reduced Instruction Set Computer
WAF
— Web Application Firewall
QUAGI
— quad and Yagi
BPV
— Bipolar Violation
BPI
— bits per inch
CCNA
— Cisco Certified Network Associated
ITAM
— IT asset management
HSCSD
— High-Speed Circuit-Switched Data
SIP
— Session Initiation Protocol
DLT
— Digital Linear Tape
CEA
— Consumer Electronics Association
SVC
— Switched Virtual Circuit (ATM)
BIBOP
— big bag of pages
AF
— Assured Forwarding
PFM
— Personal Financial Management
K
— Kilobyte
SLIC
— Subscriber Line Interface Card
0KB.IN
— Free Knowledge Base of Internet
BTX
— Balanced Technology Extended
ARM
— Asynchronous Response Mode
PF
— Parity Flag
DSM
— Dependency Structure Matrix
JMX
— Java Management Extensions
VESA
— Video Electronics Standards Association
CRUD
— Create, Read, Update, Delete
GMRP
— GARP Multicast Registration Protocol
UCD
— Unicode Character Database
NDR
— Non-Delivery Receipt
QPM
— QOS Policy Manager
DSOM
— Distributed System Object Model
CDI
— Compact Disk Interactive
D&I
— Drop and Insert
ZB
— ZettaByte
CCI
— Controlled Cryptographic Item
IDEA
— International Data Encryption Algorithm
RPO
— Recovery Point Objective
CAM
— Capital Asset Management
T2L
— TRANSISTOR-TRANSISTOR LOGIC
OMT
— Object-modeling technique
CL
— Connectionless
FECN
— Forward Explicit Congestion Notification (ATM)
EDO
— Extended Data Output
RUS
— Recipient Update Service
BRZ
— Bipolar Return-to-Zero
ASYNC
— Asynchronous
CLR
— Common Language Runtime
CUT
— Control Unit Terminal
CLA
— Corporate License Agreement
FMH
— Function Management Header
ASN.1
— Abstract Syntax Notation One
LPD
— Line Printer Daemon
QD
— Queuing Delay
GPU
— Graphics Processing Unit
OPOD
— Oracle Procurement On Demand
MGC
— Multimedia Gateway Controller
PSB
— Program Specification Block
MRU
— Most Recently Used
OSPM
— Operating System Power Management
MMOG
— Massively Multiplayer Online Game
ISIS
— Image and Scanner Interface Specification
ALG
— Application Layer Gateway
WQUXGA
— Wide Quad Ultra Extended Graphics Array
DIVX
— Digital Video Express
CVC
— Card Verification Code
EM
— End of Medium
RP-SMA
— Reverse Polarity SubMiniature version A
DISA
— U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency
DAM
— Direct Access Method
LT
— Line Termination
TIFF
— Tag Image File Format
LDP
— Label Distribution Protocol
MRTG
— Multi Router Traffic Grapher
SRL
— Singing Return Loss
IBT
— Internet-Based Training
RPI
— Rockwell Protocol Interface
BLOG
— Better Listings on Google
CES
— Character-Encoding Scheme
MSDB
— main storage database
SR-IOV
— Single-root I/O virtualization standards
FTAM
— File Transfer Access and Management
OSF
— Open Software Foundation
DAC
— Digital-To-Analog Converter
NLA
— Network Location Awareness
SCR
— Sustainable Cell Rate
FSK
— Frequency Shift Keying
DMD
— Directory Management Domain
CMTS
— Cable Modem Termination System
MAU
— Medium Attachment Unit
IMS
— Information Management System (LTPP)
E-
— Electron
DPMI
— DOS Protected Mode Interface
DACL
— Discretionary Access Control List
TWAIN
— Technology Without An Interesting Name
VRML
— Virtual Reality Modeling Language
FIX
— Financial Information EXchange Protocol
ATPCO
— Airline Tariff Publishing Company
AUI
— Attachment Unit Interface
3I
— Investors In Industry (venture Capitalists)
L2S
— Layer 2 Switch
MSDU
— MAC Service Data Unit
VSAM
— Virtual Storage Access Method
RPR
— Resilient Packet Rings
PSPDN
— Packet-Switched Public Data Network
ADE
— Application Development Environment
MT-RJ
— Mechanical Transfer - Registered Jack
MDISK
— managed disk
VML
— Vector Markup Language
CICS
— Customer Information Control System (IBM Mainframe Software; Kicks Or C-I-C-S)
CKD
— Count Key Data
TED
— Torrent Episode Downloader
HXRC
— Hitachi EXtended Remote Copy
SONET
— Synchronous Optical Network
QDF
— Quicken Data File
KSR
— Keyboard Send/Receive
OTP
— Open Trading Protocol
ITES
— Information Technology Enabled Services
HID
— Human Interface Device
EOB
— End Of Block
DIMM
— Dual In-line Memory Module (computing)
ERL
— Echo Return Loss
TNC
— Trusted Network Connect
ACF
— Advanced Communications Function (IBM)
RLE
— Run-Length Encoding
HP
— Hewlett-Packard Development Company
FOIRL
— Fiber-Optic InterRepeater Link
CEVA
— Content-Enabled Vertical Application
AML
— Astronomical Markup Language
JS
— JavaScript
FTTN
— Fiber-To-The-Neighborhood
OPENCL
— Open Computing Language
DFWMAC
— Distributed Foundation Wireless Media Access Control
CT2T
— Continuous Tone to Tape
24P
— 24 frames per second Progressive
MPN
— Microsoft Partner Network
DAEMON
— Disk And Execution Monitor
VTAM
— Virtual Telecommunication Access Method
GNN
— Global Network Navigator
LPT
— Line Print Terminal
IF
— Interrupt Flag
SWIFT
— Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication International Fund Transfer
TCP/IP
— Transmission Control/Internet Protocol
PID
— Proportional, Integral, Derivative
JJ
— Josephson Junction
ROADM
— reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer
FOIP
— Fax Over Internet Protocol
USHER
— United States Higher Education Root Certificate Authority
HSSI
— High Speed Serial Interface (IBM)
CSU
— Channel Service Unit
ALM
— Asset Lifecycle Management
HDTV
— High Definition Television
UDMA
— Ultra Direct Memory Access
VDI
— Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
SDSF
— System Display and Search Facility
PL/1
— Programming Language 1
GIFT
— GNU Image-Finding Tool
DLCI
— data link connection identifier
ITWAB
— IT Workload Automation Broker Tools
RX
— Receive
LP
— Logical Partition
IGP
— Interior Gateway Protocol
PARC
— Palo Alto Research Center
CPIC
— Common Programming Interface for Communications
ETN
— Electronic Tandem Network
VCI
— Virtual Channel Identifier
CPR
— Computerized Patient Record
CCW
— Channel Command Word
HASP
— Houston Automatic Spooling Program
VDD
— Virtual Device Driver
IPCP
— Internet Protocol Control Protocol
AAS
— Auto Area Segmentation
FCT
— File Control Table
NAN
— Not A Number (computing)
ZTE
— Zhong Xing Telecommunication Equipment
MH
— Mobile Host
POG.COM
— Play Online Games
ATX
— Advanced Technology Extended [Intel]
XGA
— eXtended Graphics Array
VCC
— Virtual Channel Connection (ATM)
EOP
— End of Procedure
NDMP
— Network Data Management Protocol
ASP
— Abstract Service Primitive
FCS
— Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
PBM
— Pharmacy Benefits Management (or Manager)
SIIA
— Software & Information Industry Association (formerly the Software Publishers Association)
BS 7799
— British Standard 7799
JES
— Job Entry Subsystem
DDNS
— Dynamic Domain Name System (networking)
BDAM
— Basic Direct Access Method
CTP
— Capable To Promise
SNIPS
— System & Network Integrated Polling Software
UMID
— Unique Material Identifier
DDI
— DNS, DHCP & IP address
ICA
— Independent Computing Architecture
GPWW
— Group Practice Without Walls
USP
— Universal Storage Platform
LER
— Label Edge Router
BELLCORE
— Bell Communications Research, Inc.
CATP
— Caffeine Access Transport Protocol
HIGHMAT
— High-performance Media Access Technology
FEFO
— First Ended, First Out
DX
— Direct X
MAPI
— Messaging Application Program Interface
CODASYL
— COnference on DAta SYstems Languages
POD
— Proof Of Deposit
LUW
— Logical Unit of Work
COA
— Care-Of Address
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
CEH
— Certified Ethical Hacker
CVV2
— Card Verification Value 2
UPT
— Universal Personal Telecommunications
NSLOOKUP
— Name Server Lookup
RAMDAC
— Random Access Memory Digital-to-Analog Converter
OSA
— Open System Architecture
ICQ
— I Seek You (Instant Messaging Program)
ASE
— Application Service Element
JAD
— Joint Application Development
B2B
— Business-to-Business
DE
— Discard Eligibility (ATM)
ACSE
— Application Control Service Element
WFQ
— Weighted Fair Queuing
CIE
— Color Model = Commission Internationale De L'Eclairage Color Model
CCTLD
— country code Top Level Domain
RDT
— Remote Digital Terminal
GBPS
— Gigabits per second
UUCP
— Unix-to-Unix Copy Program
BTA-ES
— Basic Teleprocessing Access Method - Extended Storage
PCR
— Peak Cell Rate
OHG
— Operators Harmonization Group
TBPS
— Terabits Per Second
DQDB
— Distributed Queue Dual Bus
SANS
— System Administration, Networking, and Security Institute
IOC
— ISDN Ordering Code
IPLC
— International Private Leased Circuit
S/W
— Software
E3
— Electronic Entertainment Expo
MPP
— Massively Parallel Processing/Processor
QI
— Query Interface
EUP
— Enterprise Unified Process
WAE
— Wireless Application Environment
PB
— Petabyte
SGI
— Silicon Graphics Incorporated
LPX
— Low Profile Extended
UMB
— Upper Memory Block
RSA
— Rural Service Area
EPC
— Electronic Product Code
KNI
— Katmai New Instructions
OLPC
— One Laptop Per Child
HDD
— Hard Disk Drive
ID
— IDentifier
MES
— Manufacturing Execution System
WINE
— Wine Is Not an Emulator
APC
— Asynchronous Procedure Call
EPL
— Ethernet Private Line
WTL
— Windows Template Library
P3P
— The Platform for Privacy Preferences Project
EMS
— Enhanced Messaging Service
XMT
— Transmit
FEAL
— Fast Data Encipherment Algorithm
SDRAM
— Synchronous dynamic random access memory
FLAC
— Free Lossless Audio Codec
USF
— Universal Service Fund
JCP
— Java Community Process
TED
— Technology Entertainment and Design
VCPI
— Virtual Control Program Interface
SRAT
— Static Resource Affinity Table
VMI
— vendor-managed inventory
LMP
— Link Manager Protocol
SAM
— Serial Access Memory
NMS
— Network Management Station
IOA
— Input/Output Adapter
ESPN
— Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
ZCS
— Zero Code Suppression
CSECT
— Control Section
COAX
— Coaxial Cable
IOTP
— Internet Open Trading Protocol
CCOW
— Clinical Context Object Workgroup
CNE
— Certified Network Engineer
SCCS
— Source Code Control System
RNI
— Raw Native Interface
ITRC
— Information Technology Requirements Council
IB
— Interface Bus
CGM
— Consumer-Generated Media
ODF
— OpenDocument Format
PCMCIA
— People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
MDF
— Medium Density Fiberboard
COLO
— Co-Location
CAR
— committed access rate
CDP
— Cisco Discovery Protocol
OBU
— On Board Unit
YAST
— Yet Another Setup Tool
KSH
— Korn Shell Programming
UR
— Unit Record
IPC
— Interprocess Communication
NLQ
— Near Letter Quality
MCA
— Message Channel Agent
HFC
— Hybrid Fiber Coaxial
FMEA
— Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
TSM
— Tivoli Storage Manager
EDF
— Execution Diagnostic Facility
MMX
— Matrix Math Extensions (Multimedia Extensions)
CIPA
— Childrens Internet Protection Act
USENET
— USEr NETwork
UUID
— Universally Unique Identifier (see Also GUID)
AMR
— Automated meter reading also known as Automatic Meter Reading
OTDR
— Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
L2TP
— Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
ZMA
— Zone Multicast Address
EASDAQ
— European Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
CSCF
— Call Session Control Function
ARAD
— Architected Rapid Application Development
NETBEUI
— NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface
BNN
— Boundary Network Node
RAID
— Redundant Array of Independent Disks
SSAP
— Source Service Access Point
APAAS
— Application Platform as a Service
DNS
— Domain Name Server
AOCE
— Apple Open Collaboration Environment
NICE
— Narrative, Immersive, Collaborative Environment
MTA
— Message Transfer Agents (Internet)
MIA
— Media Interface Adapter
LPA
— Link Pack Area
ESP
— Estimated Street Price
FCPGA
— Flip Chip Pin Grid Array
XPFE
— Cross Platform Front End
HIS
— Healthcare Information System
SMI
— Structure of Management Information
MSDN
— Microsoft Developer Network
CDV
— Cell Delay Variation(ATM)
NID
— Network Interface Device
PDS
— Partitioned Data Set
RBAC
— Role-Based Access Control
STM
— Synchronous Transport Module
CAM
— Channel Access Method
FIOS
— Fiber Optic Services
ATAG
— Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
SDP
— Session Description Protocol
VCR
— video cassette recorder/player
MI
— Multiple Inheritance
DICOM
— Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
BPON
— Broadband Passive Optical Network (SBC)
FCCH
— Frequency Correction Channel
VRS
— Virtual Reference Station
AMA
— automatic message accounting
BSA
— Basic Service Area
MSW
— Machine Status Word
ORM
— Operational Risk Management
CAL
— Client Access License
BHMC
— Busy Hour Minutes of Capacity
SORBS
— Spam and Open Relay Blocking System
LCM
— Life Cycle Management
CLNS
— Connectionless Network Service
PEARL
— Process and Experiment Automation Realtime Language
RELAX
— REgular LAnguage description for XML
BAA
— Blanket Authorization Agreement
SNOBOL
— String Oriented Symbolic Language
CCSE
— Checkpoint Certified Security Expert
ALI
— Application Layer Interface
IOCP
— Input/Output Configuration Program
IHV
— Independent Hardware Vendor
GAMS
— General Algebraic Modeling System
PTR RECORD
— Pointer record
BIT7
— Bit Seven
QPSK
— Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying
RTP
— Routing Update Protocol
GDPS
— Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex
APM
— Active Policy Management
LCS
— Lotus Communication Server
RADA
— Random Access Discrete Address
MIS
— Master Index Schedule
OFM
— Oracle Fusion Middleware
CFMN
— Client For Microsoft Networks
SSO
— Single Sign-On Once
TACACS
— Terminal Access Controller Access Control System
CST
— Consolidated Service Test
EULA
— End-User License Agreement (you-lah)
CCPM
— Critical Chain Project Management
WIMAX
— World Interoperability for Microwave Access
CCH
— Connections per Circuit Hour
BIN
— Binary
ONE
— Open Net Environment (Sun)
CP/M
— Control Program/Monitor
COPS
— Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services
FGA/B/C/D
— feature group A/B/C/D
ESN
— Electronic Serial Number
UMA
— Upper Memory Area
ISO IEC
— ISO International Electrotechnical Commitee
DET
— Directory Entry Table
NE
— Network Element
DSR
— Data Set Ready
DMT
— Discrete Multi-Tone Technology
ADSI
— Active Directory Services Interface
ISA
— Internet Security and Acceleration Server
AMT
— Address Mapping Table
FER
— Frame Error Rate
CIT
— Computer Integrated Telephony
LPB
— Low Ping Bastard (gaming)
CBWFQ
— Class-Based Weighted Fair Queueing
SDVO
— Serial Digital Video Output
MAP
— Mobile Application Part
ODMR
— On-Demand Mail Relay
B
— Barnabites
DPMS
— Display Power Management Signaling
DSAP
— Destination Service Access Point
ZIF
— Zero Insertion Force (The device on a)
ROP
— Raster Operation(s)
CLM
— Contract Lifecycle Management
CMT
— Connection Management
PET
— Personal Electronic Transactor
IPSE
— Integrated Project Support Environment
CIK
— crypto-ignition key
SIMM
— Single In-line Memory Module
AVI
— Audio/Video Interleaved Format
SMISHING
— SMS phishing
LOB
— Line-of-Business
CLUT
— Color Lookup Table
CERN
— Conseil Europeen Pour La Recherche Nucleaire
JITT
— Network for Just-In-Time Training in quality
BMRT
— Blue Moon Rendering Tools
POLP
— Principle of Least Privilege
LAMP
— Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP
URN
— Uniform Resource Namespace
GIOP
— General Inter-ORB Protocol
YB
— Yottabyte
SSE
— Streaming SIMD Extensions
JBL
— Jame B. Lansing
DAB
— Digital Audio Broadcast
NCP
— Network Control Program
VLK
— Volume License Key
EVDO
— Evolution Data Optimized
FSAA
— Full Screen Anti-Aliasing
MUD
— Multi-User Dimension
LPPL
— LaTeX Project Public License
NSAP
— Network Service Access Point
3GL
— third-generation language
3DES
— Triple DES
UTM
— Unified Threat Management
PID
— Process Identification Document
UCB
— Unit Control Block
ESP
— Encapsulated Security Payload
CELP
— code-excited linear prediction
EOSDH
— Ethernet Over SDH
VRRP
— Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
HIDAM
— Hierarchical Indexed Direct Access Method
BITW
— Bump-In-The-Wire
NMC
— Network Management Center
DKMS
— Dynamic Kernel Module Support
BTAM
— Basic Teleprocessing Access Method
ALP
— Application Layer Protocol
ADUC
— Active Directory Users and Computers
APC
— Antenna Phase Center
WPA
— Wi-Fi Protected Access
OBI
— Open Buying on the Internet
EFM
— Enterprise fraud and misuse management
CSW
— Channel Status Word
ECS
— Extended Character Set
NCP
— NetWare Core Protocol
LINAC
— Linear Accelerator
FCD
— Floating Car Data
XMCL
— eXtensible Media Commerce Language (digital rights management cross-product metadata system)
CLEC
— Competitive Local Exchange Carrier
DF
— Direction Flag
APNIC
— Asia Pacific Network Information Center
EDG
— Electronic Dot Generation
NTCIP
— National Transportation Communications for Intelligent Transportation System Protocol
ISO
— International Standards Organization
PIX
— Private Internet Exchange
NTE
— Network Termination Equipment
BS
— British Standard
B8ZS
— Binary Eight Zero Substitution
EBML
— Extensible Binary Meta Language
MAC
— Mid-Atlantic Crossing
MVS
— Multiple Virtual System
RF
— Resume Flag
EPIC
— Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing
NEWS
— network extensible window system
NT
— New Technology, also Windows NT
BMT
— Biel Mean Time
S/N
— Signal-to-Noise ratio
TEI
— Total Economic Impact
DCS
— Desktop Color Separation
LSASS
— Local Security Authority Subsystem Service
XRST
— extended restart
BAS
— Basic Activity Subset
CAM
— Computer-Aided Manufacturing
DMT
— Discrete Multi-tone Transmission
MCM
— Multi-Chip Module
MTBF
— MeanTime Between Failures
ADF
— Application Development Facility
FLOPS
— FLoating-Point Operations Per Second
JACK
— Jack Audio Connection Kit
NTSC
— National Television System Committee video standard
VLIW
— Very Long Instruction Word
WWN
— World Wide Name
UBR
— Unspecified Bit Rate
SBAS
— Satellite-Based Augmentation System
YIB
— Yobibyte
BSAM
— Basic Sequential Access Method
FFPF
— Fairly Fast Packet Filter
UCR
— Undercolor Removal
GIS
— Generalized Information System
RDN
— Relative Distinguished Name
ICF
— Isochronous Convergence Function
DNSSEC
— Domain Name System Security Extensions
ACF
— Advanced Communication Facility
TR
— Terminal Ready
MEMS
— micro-electromechanical system
ADMD
— Administration Management Domain
MTP
— Message Transfer Part
TUCOWS
— The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software
HIDS
— Host-based Intrusion Detection System
URPF
— Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding
IMAC
— installations, moves, adds and changes
XMP
— Extensible Metadata Platform
HDCP
— High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection
COAM
— Customer Owned And Maintained
WGA
— Windows Genuine Advantage
JAAS
— Java Authentication and Authorization Service
PIM
— Protocol Independent Multicast
MSNP
— Microsoft Notification Protocol
RPT
— Radio Personal Terminal
ETSI
— European Telecommunication Standards Institute's
TRM
— Teradata Relationship Manager
MSC
— Mobile Switching Center
RIMM
— RAMBUS In-Line Memory Module
NAP
— Network Access Protection
OOO
— Openoffice.org
MMC
— Microsoft Management Console (Microsoft)
LCGN
— Logical Channel Group Number
DXI
— Data Exchange Interface
COSS
— Cross Operating System Service
S/PDIF
— Sony/Philips Digital Interface
AIP
— Advanced Inspection and Prevention
CDC
— Call Data Channel
BPL
— Broadband over power line
ESQA
— Extended System Queue Area
ASCL
— Asianet Satellite Communications Limited
NDIS
— Network Driver Interface Specification (Microsoft Windows NT)
DIFS
— Distributed coordination function InterFrame Space
CTX
— Commited to Excellence
UUCP
— UNIX to UNIX Copy Package
LSAP
— Link Service Access Point
NAS
— Network Application Support
SBM
— Subnet Bandwidth Manager
AVVID
— Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data
BST
— Binary Search Tree
IFB
— Internet Free/Busy
SPE
— Synchronous Payload Envelope
TDR
— Time-Domain Reflectometry
CPLD
— Complex Programmable Logic Device
TPM
— Trusted Platform Module
IP PBX
— Internet Protocol private branch exchange
MD5
— Message Digest 5
LIPS
— Logical Inferences Per Second
STM
— Synchronous Transfer Mode
TDK
— Tokyo Denki Kagaku
UCM
— Use Case Map
DMT
— Discrete Multi-Tone
IOPL
— Input/Output Privilege Level
ICRA
— Internet Content Rating Association
ADSL
— Asymetric Digital Subscriber Line
VMDQ
— Virtual Machine Device Queues
SDDL
— Security Descriptor Definition Language
LPAR
— Logical Partition
UUNET
— Unix-To-Unix Network
XMS
— Extended Memory Specification
OCTAVE
— Operationally Critical Threat, Asset and Vulnerability Evaluation
GMS
— Global Messaging Service
SPIT
— Spam Over Internet Telephony
ISUP
— ISDN User Part
MOBO
— Motherboard
HSSI
— High-Speed Serial Interface
FH
— Frame Handler
CHAT
— Conversational Hypertext Access Technology
AS2
— Applicability Statement 2
EXIF
— Exchangeable Image File
DSTN
— Double-layer Supertwist Nematic. (in Passive-matrix LCD Technology)
INC
— International Network of Crackers
SODIMM
— Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module
PDX
— Printer Description eXtension
PPS
— Packets Per Second
VDI
— Video Display Interface
CPAN
— Comprehensive PERL Archive Network
OTA
— Over The Air
MOSPF
— Multicast Open Shortest Path First
BCOCA
— Bar Code Object Content Architecture
B8ZS
— Binary Eight Zero Suppression.
ACEE
— Access Control Environment Element
DTM
— Document Table Model
PS/2
— Personal System/2 (Microsoft)
BPP
— Business Process Platform
PNRP
— Peer Name Resolution Protocol
LVT
— Light Valve Technology
PCS
— Personal Communications Services
SCI
— Scalable Coherent Interconnect
DISSOS
— Distributed Office Support System
JSR
— Java Specification Request
ETSI
— European Telecommunications Standard Institute
XNI
— Xerces Native Interface
WSC
— Windows Security Center
NDP
— Neighbor Discovery Protocol
MSI
— Micro-Star International
HISAM
— hierarchical indexed sequential access method
SUT
— System Under Test
PUP
— Potentially Unwanted Program
NLM
— NetWare Loadable Module
TCA
— Task Control Area
COFF
— Common Object File Format
100VG
— 100 Voice Grade
FEMA
— Failure mode and effects analysis
CAPI
— Computer Assisted Personal Interview
ICDL
— International Computer Driving Licence
DUN
— Dial-Up Networking
OPS
— Off-Premise Station
SAR
— Segmentation and Reassembly (ATM)
APP
— Application Program
OGSA
— Open Grid Services Architecture
XRML
— Extensible Rights Markup Language
JMS
— Java Messaging Services
ISL
— Inter-Switch Link
TC
— Transmission Convergence sub-layer of PHY layer)
ADPCM
— Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation
TAE
— Text Analysis Engine
PPM
— pages per minute (a laser printer production rate metric)
CHPID
— Channel Path Identifier
J2SE
— Java 2 platform, Standard Edition
DFC
— Distributed Coordination Function
CAAS
— Communications-as-a-Service
PHY
— Physical Layer
CVS
— Computer Vision Syndrome
4GT
— 4 Gigabyte Memory Tuning
NEXT
— Near-end Crosstalk
SBL
— Spamhaus Block List
IDARS
— Integrated Document Archive and Retrieval System
2B1Q
— Two Binary One Quaternary
EOJ
— End Of Job
UNC
— Uniform Naming Convention
IBG
— Interblock Gap
WDDM
— Windows Display Driver Model
VORTAL
— Vertical Portal
CTD
— Cell Transfer Delay (ATM)
EPOW
— Emergency Power Off Warning
WWAN
— wireless wide-area network
L2F
— Layer 2 Forwarding (Cisco)
CLIPS
— C Language Integrated Production System
ACB
— Access method Control Block
PMM
— Post Memory Manager
HAE
— Height Above Ellipsoid
AFP
— AppleTalk File Protocol
TELCO
— Telephone Company
10GFC
— 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel
EPP
— Enhanced Parallel Port (PC)
NETAPP
— Network Appliance Inc.
CSDN
— Circuit Switched Data Network
CBQ
— Class-Based Queuing
ETB
— End of Transmission Block
4G
— 4th Generation
IXC
— interexchange carrier
AC97
— Audio CODEC 97
REPDV
— Reputation Digital Vaccine
MBS
— Maximum Burst Size (ATM)
GFC
— Generic Flow Control (ATM)
MPOA
— MultiprotocolOver ATM
CNN
— composite network node
DEL
— Delete
LEAP
— Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol
SDS
— Sudden Death Syndrome
EIST
— Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology
CSO
— Cold Start Only
KL
— Key Length
GOPS
— Giga Operations Per Second
TGT
— ticket-granting ticket
OFB
— Output Feedback
CFMD
— Certified for Microsoft Dynamics
BIDI
— Bi-Directional
PER
— Program Event Recording
GFORTRAN
— GNU Fortran compiler
ESDI
— Enhanced Small-Device Interface
AIOD
— Automatic Identified Outward Dialing
STM
— Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
GXS
— Global Exchange Services
BIPS
— Bank Internet Payment System
BOC
— BELL OPERATING COMPANIES
RHCE
— Red Hat Certified Engineer
LSSGR
— LATA Switching System Generic Requirements
DXF
— Drawing Interchange Format
BASH
— Bourne-again shell
DDN
— Digital Data Network
ESS
— Extended service set (Wi-Fi group)
ANON FTP
— Anonymous FTP
WINFS
— Windows Future Storage
NUI
— Natural User Interface
ILO
— Integrated Lights-Out (Technology)
IDQ
— Informatica Data Quality
SATA
— Serial Ata
FCB
— Format Control Buffer
DMT
— Digital-Discrete Multi-Tone
ANX
— Automotive Network Exchange
FERPA
— Family Education and Right to Privacy Act
GDT
— Global Descriptor Table
CDDI
— Copper Distributed Data Interface
ATCA
— Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture
FSB
— Frontside Bus
DUV
— Data-Under-Voice
CE ROUTER
— Customer edge router
MILNET
— Military Network
CCSA
— Common Control Switching Arrangement
CAI
— Computer Aided Instruction = CIM CAO
GVN
— Global Value Numbering
LIC
— Line Interface Computer
SCTP
— Screened Twisted Pair (cable)
CPANEL
— control panel
CRJE
— Conversational Remote Job Entry
SPF
— Shortest Path First
VOX
— Voice Operated EXchange
CHIPS
— Clearing House Interbank Payments System
LMDS
— Local Multipoint Distribution Service
HAVI
— Home Audio Video Interoperability
TDES
— Triple Data Encryption Standard
SEA-ME-WE
— Southeast Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 2
DFHSM
— Data Facility Hierarchical Storage Manager
PLCP
— Physical Layer Convergence Protocol (ATM)
DLE
— Data Link Escape
ATRAC
— Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding
IPPP
— Internet presence provider and promoter
NJE
— Network Job Entry
PSK
— Phase Shift Key
PIB
— Pebibyte
RNR
— Receive Not Ready
EIR
— Excess Information Rate
MISRA
— Motor Industry Software Reliability Association
UUCP
— Unix To Unix Copy Program
CBL
— Composite Blocking List
DLP
— Digital Light Processing
OAT
— Outside Air Temperature
SAPI
— Service Access Point Identifier
SS7
— Signaling System 7
CIC
— Customer Interaction Center
BAL
— Business Application Language
HKCC
— HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
BIST
— built-in self test
RHEL
— Red Hat Enterprise Linux
INAP
— Intelligent Network Application Protocol
LBAC
— Label-Based Access Control
DCB
— Data Center Bridging
EMI
— Electromagnetic interface
MAU
— Multistation Access Unit
PCRE
— Perl-compatible regular expressions
NCCM
— Network Configuration and Change Management
GWEN
— Ground Wave Emergency Network
ENQ
— Enquiry
IMSSI
— Inter-MAN Switching System Interface
SOH
— Start Of Header
JFK
— Just Fast Keying
CASE
— Computer-Aided Software Engineering
E2E
— End-to-End
ZCT
— Zero Count Table
ADDM
— Application Discovery and Dependency Mapping
DCT
— Digital Cordless Telephone
IS-IS
— Intermediate-System-to-Intermediate-System
KGD
— Known Good Die
VAIO
— Video Audio Integrated Operation
DTAM
— Document Transfer, Access and Manipulation
BSNL
— Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
CMDB
— Configuration Management Database
EPN
— Extended Port Network
ISATAP
— Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol
FOSS
— Free and Open Source Software
INFOSEC
— Information Security
PDE
— Possible Duplicate Emission
BMIC
— Bus Master Interface Controller
VGF
— Voice Grade Facility
BIW
— Business Information Warehouse, SAP
ETL
— Extract, Transform and Load
APPC
— Advanced Program-to-Program Communication
LCOS
— Liquid Crystal on Silicone
FAW
— Frame Alignment Word
NUMA
— Nonuniform Memory Access
ABME
— Asynchronous Balanced Mode Extended
LUT
— Look Up Table
SIG
— SMDS Interest Group
DDK
— Driver Development Kit
VLR
— Visitor Location Register
WBMP
— Wireless Bitmap
HDX
— Half Duplex
MIP
— Multum in Parvum
LME
— Layer Management Entity
DI/DO
— Dispatch In/ Dispatch Out
EPR
— Electronic Patient Record
UMTS
— Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
ITLD
— International Top-Level Domain
ODOE
— On Demand Operating Environment
FREEBSD
— Free Berkeley Software Distribution
ADI
— Application Desktop Integrator
MDA
— Model-Driven Architecture
GLUT
— OpenGL Utility Toolkit
GGP
— Gateway-Gateway Protocol
GOW
— God of War (Game)
EHR
— Electronic Health Record
KUIP
— Kernel User Interface Package
ACSLS
— Automated Cartridge System Library Software
DUW
— Distributed Unit of Work
DMO
— Distributed Management Object
AUDIT
— Automated Data Input Terminal
BABT
— British Approvals Board for Telecommunications
CD-ROM
— compact disc-read only memory
PAC
— Proxy Auto-Configuration
APO
— Advanced Planner Optimizer
LSM
— Linux Software Map
ARD
— Automatic Ring Down
ATSC
— Advanced Television Systems Committee
XFR
— Transfer Case (drafting and design)
AL PA
— Arbitrated Loop Physical Address
XFN
— XHTML Friends Network (see http://gmpg.org/xfn/)
FIDNET
— Federal Intrusion Detection Network
BACNET
— Building Automation and Control Network protocol
ABM
— activity-based management
FOT
— Fiber Optic Terminal
SOS
— Sophisticated Operating System
NO/NC
— Normally Open/Normally Closed
FEBE
— Far End Block Error (SONET)
B-LLI
— Broadband Low Layer Information
IDRP
— interdomain routing protocol
MGA
— Monochrome Graphic Adapter
DIGERATI
— digital version of literati (Italian)
ISSI
— Inter-Switching System Interface
RMU
— Rack Mount Unit
ZBTSI
— Zero Byte Time Slot Interchange
LORAN
— Long-Range Radio Navigation
MFM
— Modified Frequency Modulation
EVDO
— Evolution Data Only
FTDS
— Failure Tolerant Data Systems
SIPP
— Stable Image Platform Program
MSI
— Microsoft Software Installer
DSU
— Digital Service Unit
USRT
— Universal Synchronous Receiver/Transmitter
RFI
— remote failure indication
SDN
— Software Defined Network
CCR
— Current Cell Rate (ATMF)
JOA
— Joint Opportunity Assessment
ACU
— Automatic Calling Unit
SMP
— Simple Management Protocol
CLR
— Cell Loss Ratio
DFSMS
— Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem
FCIP
— Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol
BRAN
— Broadband Radio Access Network
IIS
— Internet Information Server
NTT
— Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
OOSE
— Object Oriented Software Engineering
AVD
— Alternate Voice Data
NRZI
— Non-return to zero inverted
LRN
— Location Routing Number
PFM
— Printer Font Metric
SAX
— Simple API for XML
DMI
— Desktop Management Interface (computing)
LOM
— LAN on Motherboard
BTAC
— Branch Target Address Cache
LMPP
— Lighttpd/MySQL/PHP/Python
SAML
— Security Assertion Markup Language
RSU
— Recommended Service Upgrade
IMPL
— Initial Microprogram Load
MLT
— Mechanized Loop Test
AAL5
— ATM Adaption Layer 5
HITOOLBOX
— Human Interface Toolbox
ODI
— Open Data-link Interface
APOT
— Additional Point of Termination
5ESS
— class five (5) electronic switching system
IPSEC
— IP Security
CMEA
— Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
KTS
— Key Telephone System
WIBRO
— Wireless Broadband
EPO
— ePolicy Orchestrator
ECTF
— Enterprise Computer Telephony Forum
TCTTE
— Terminal Control Table Terminal Entry
SCDS
— Source Control Data Set
RSA
— Rivest, Shamir, & Adleman
TED
— Tunnel Endpoint Discovery
CHL-I
— CHanneL Interface
UDF
— Universal Disk Format
CUOD
— Capacity Upgrade on Demand
FOTS
— Fiber-Optic Transmission System
8-N-1
— 8 bits, No parity, 1 stop bit
FARE
— Film Automatic Retouching and Enhancement
IFIP
— International Federation of Information Processing societies
PAT
— Performance Acceleration Technology
TVO
— Total Value of Opportunity
WEBCAM
— World Wide Web Camera
BRF
— Benchmark Report Format
NAM
— Number Assignment Module
HIPPI
— High-Performance Parallel Interface
ATU-R
— ADSL Transmission Unit Remote
3P
— Predictive, Proactive, and Preventive Philosophy
GNSO
— Generic Names Supporting Organization
SUB
— Substitute
BUS
— Broadcast and Unknown Server
RDDL
— Resource Directory Description Language (riddle)
CEO
— Comprehensive Electronic Office
AFI
— Authority and Format Identifier
CALS
— Computer Aided Acquisition and Logistic Support
ISTG
— InterSite Topology Generator
1080P
— 1080 progressive
AMANDA
— Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver
CAN
— Controller–area network
LTF
— Leap to Frogans
HADA
— High Availability Disk Array
HE-AAC
— High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding
VCC
— Voice Call Continuity
GDG
— Generation Data Group
SD
— Span Destination
EHLLAPI
— Emulator High Level Language Applications Programming Interface
DRE
— Document Rendering Engine
AMIS
— Audio Messaging Interchange Specification
LUNT
— Line Unit Network Termination
CCR
— Commitment, Concurrency and Recovery
FTNS
— Fixed Telecommunication Network Services
OLTP
— On-Line Transaction Processing
TCS
— Telecommunications Systems inc
CLI
— Calling Line Identification
CID
— Configuration, Installation and Distribution
ASBR
— Autonomous System Boundary Router
ACA
— Australian Communications Authority's
RLC
— Radio Link Control
IDOL
— Intelligent Data Operating Layer
DAST
— Dynamic Application Security Testing
ARPANET
— Advance Research Projects Agency Network
ITCS
— Intermodal Transport Control System
ATTIS
— AT&T Information Systems
ALT
— Contralto
DQM
— Data Quality Manager
LIDE
— Light emitting diode In-Direct Exposure
NSFNET
— National Science Foundation Network
DAS
— Distributed Antenna System
VSAM
— Virtual Sequential Access Method
IOD
— In-Order Delivery
LZ
— Lempel-Ziv
RSCT
— Reliable Scalable Cluster Technology
CEMF
— Cisco Element Management Framework
QVGA
— Quarter Video Graphics Array
XFDL
— Extensible Forms Description Language
ABLE
— Agent Building and Learning Environment
CCNSO
— Country Code Names Supporting Organization
XBMC
— Xbox Media Center
OWASP
— Open Web Application Security Project
OC
— Overclock (Over Clock)
WOL
— Wake On Lan's
BPC
— Business Planning and Consolidation
GUTBN
— Globally Unique Time Based Number
EDIF
— Electronic Design Interchange Format
DDS
— Dataphone Digital Service (AT&T)
MOREQ
— Model Requirements for the Management of Electronic Records
RCA
— Remote Control Amplifier
3DS
— 3D Studio
CCI
— Carrier-to-Carrier Interface
JOLAP
— Java Interface for OLAP
UNC
— Universal Naming Convention
GOSIP
— Government Open System Interconnection Profile
ADT
— Admission, Discharge and Transfer Information
FLAG
— Fiber Link Around the Globe
ZDO
— Zigbee Device Object
BHT
— Branch History Table
RAI
— remote alarm indication
BAI
— Bank Administration Institute
ATU-C
— ADSL Transmission Unit, Central
EMOTICON
— Emotion Icon
BCP
— Bulk Copy Program
CCR
— Continuity of Care Record
FDS
— Fraud Detection System
CCF
— Call Control Functional
IOCA
— Image Object Content Architecture
NPC
— North Pacific Cable
DOMF
— Distributed Object Management Facility
EXE
— Executable
APWG
— Anti-Phishing Working Group
CHARSET
— character set
ACDS
— Active Control Data Set
CUPS
— Common Unix Printing System
RTE
— Real-Time Enterprise
KEYGEN
— Key Generator
OODB
— Object-Oriented Data Base
DOV
— Data-Over-Voice
A2A
— application-to-application
SDMA
— Spatial Division Multiple Access
ITLA
— Incremented Three Letter Acronym
SDFI
— Secure Digital Forensic Imaging
LECS
— LAN Emulation Configuration Server
LCC
— Leaded Chip Carrier
EZ
— Excessive Zeros
PEF
— Preferred Executable Format
IGF
— Internet Governance Forum
SDR
— Software-Defined Radio
EDIM
— Electronic Data Interchange Message
ZIL
— Zork Implementation Language
FASS
— Fast Access Station Switching
OCP
— Oracle Certified Professional
UPC
— Universal Product Code
DS3
— Digital Signal Level 3
HGML
— Hypertext General Markup Language
QTM
— Quadratic Texture Mapping
WBEM
— Web-Based Enterprise Management
COBIT
— Control Objectives for Information and related Technologies
RSBAC
— Rule Set Based Access Control
MFLOPS
— Million Floating-Point Operations Per Second
TED
— Tiered Electronic Distribution
TSRM
— Tivoli Service Request Manager
ROHS
— Restriction of Hazardous Substances
MNS
— Master of Network Science
IGS
— Interchange Group Separator
LPP
— Land Pre-Pits
ESCON
— Enterprise Systems Connection
GAIA
— GUI Application Interoperability Architecture
UTP
— unshielded twisted pair
XMI
— XML Metadata Interchange
RBL
— Real-Time Block List
DFI
— DFI Inc. (Design for Innovation)
VERONICA
— Very Easy Rodent Oriented Netwide Index To Computerized Archives
SASL
— Simple Authentication and Security Layer
MSSP
— Managed Security Service Provider
PDQ
— Product Data Quality
PINE
— Program for Internet News and E-mail
GRC.SQ
— Governance, Risk Management, Compliance, Security, and Data Quality
VAD
— Voice Activity Detection
XO
— Crystal Oscillator
AEA
— Activity End Acknowledge
PING
— Packet Inter-Network Groper
IMEI
— International Mobile Equipment Identifier
SMDR
— station message detail recording
KMS
— Key Management Server
VLAN
— Virtual Lan Area Network
ROA
— Recognized Operating Agency
JCB
— Job Control Block
APML
— Attention Profiling Markup Language
PUMA
— Protected User Mode Audio (Microsoft)
ACD
— Automatic Call Delivery
JECL
— Job Entry Control Language
SCO
— Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
DIX
— Digital Intel Xerox
UMB
— Ultra Mobile Broadband
NAVSTAR
— Navigation Satellite Timing & Ranging
L2CAP
— Logical Link and Control Adaptation Protocol
CMOT
— CMIP over TCP/IP
BASEL II
— Basel Capital Accord
FSTC
— Financial Services Technology Consortium
CBEMA
— Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers'Association
HARC
— Hitachi Asynchronous Remote Copy
MO
— Magneto-optic
DMCI
— Direct Memory Communications Interface
BCV
— Business Continuous Volume
HTML5
— HyperText Markup Language 5
WOSA
— Windows Open Service Architecture
IRU
— Indefeasible Right Of Use
PT
— Payload Type (ATM)
CEC
— Commission of European Communities (see EC, EEC)
HERF
— High Energy Radio Frequency
CNR
— Carrier-to-Noise-Ratio
UUT
— Unit Under Test
PMSM
— Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor
CNMA
— Communication Network for Manufacturing Applications
DSL
— Domain-Specific Language
LIOCS
— Logical Input/Output Control System
ICI
— Interexchange Carrier Interface
BBCS
— buffer-to-buffer credits
ASP
— Average Selling Price
PPT
— Processing Program Table
CINDER
— Cyber Insider Threat
RIP
— Raster Image Processor
GLBA
— Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999
ASC
— Abstract Syntax Checker
EKTS
— Electronic Key Telephone Set
BCB
— Buffer Control Block
VCM
— Virtual Channel Memory
CDB
— Command Descriptor Block
UNI
— User-to-Network Interface (ATM)
BIOD
— Block Input/Output Daemon
ITOM
— IT operations management
DFP
— Data Facility Product
IPR
— Intellectual Property Right
CVC2
— Card Validation Code 2
MIC
— Media Interface Connector (FDDI)
NHIN
— Nationwide Health Information Network
SPOF
— Single Point of Failure
PLL
— Phase Lock Loop
MPL
— Multi-Schedule Private Line
CTCP
— Client-To-Client-Protocol
PAD
— Packet Assembly Disassembly
SOIP
— Storage over IP
CDO
— Care Delivery Organization
APOP
— Authenticated Post Office Protocol
A-D
— Analog to Digital
OI
— Object Interface
ARCNET
— Attached Resource Computer Network
CTI
— computer-telephony integration
EPOC
— Electronic Piece of Cheese
DAM
— Database Activity Monitoring
ATUL
— ADSL Termination Unit Remote
NAU
— Network Addressable Unit
GKS
— Graphical Kernel System
SIFS
— Short InterFrame Space
HCR
— Huffman Codeword Reordering
2PC
— two-phase commit
EPU
— Energy Processing Unit
CC
— Closed Captioning
CTT
— China Tietong Telecommunications
VHM
— Voice Health Monitor
CNAM
— Caller ID with Name
VC
— Virtual Circuit (ATM)
2PKDP
— Two-Party Key Distribution Protocol
D2D
— Disk-To-Disk
SPML
— Service Provisioning Markup Language
BOB
— Business Object Broker
MISC
— Minimum Instruction Set Computer -> CISC, RISC
1G
— First Generation
BGAN
— Broadband Global Area Network
TMS
— Threat Management System
IAS
— Internet Authentication Service
MD2/4/5
— Message Digest algorithm 2/4/5
ATA
— Analog Telephone Adaptor
DBRT
— Directed Beam Refresh Terminal
ZV PORT
— Zoomed Video port
VAR
— Value Added Reseller
ROSE
— Remote Operations Service Element
SIM
— Service Information Message
BCEL
— Byte Code Engineering Library
HRPD
— High Rate Packet Data
CLLI
— Common Language Location Identifier
IBT
— IntelliLight Broadband Transport
HEC
— Header Error Control
DCC
— Data Country Code
EBCD
— Extended Binary Coded Decimal
4B5B
— 4 Byte 5 Byte
CVOL
— Control Volume
BDC
— Backup Domain Controller
GIX
— Global Internet Exchange
OCL
— Object Constraint Language
DCAF
— Distributed Console Access Facility
MCCOI
— Multimedia Communications Community of Interest
B-TA
— Broadband Terminal Adapter
LPR
— Line Print
QCIF
— Quarter Common Intermediate Format
BASIC
— Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruktion Code
HURSE
— Hasp Unit Record SErvice
AFL
— Academic Free License
SFD
— Start-of-frame delimiter (Ethernet, HDLC, etc.)
E³
— Electronic Entertainment Exposition
HGFS
— Host-Guest File System
HLLAPI
— High Level Language Application Programming Interface
MOPS
— Mega Operations Per Second
MLPPP
— MultiLink PPP
OFX
— Open Finance Exchange
BISYNC
— Binary Synchronous Communications Protocol
CEI
— Common Event Infrastructure
ZBR
— Zero Bug Release
BONDING
— Bandwidth On Demand Interoperability Group
D/A
— Digital/Analog
ISFMS
— Indexed Sequential File Management System
GBIC
— GigaBit Interface Converter
ADTG
— Advanced Data Table Gram
GEAR
— Gigabyte Enhanced Agp Riser
DLPI
— Data Link Provider Interface
LOFS
— Loopback File System
EH&S
— Environmental Health and Safety
C
— C Plus Plus
SAT NAV
— Satellite navigation
HSF
— High Sierra Format
DITTO
— Data Interfile Transfer, Testing and Operations
SPE
— Synergistic Processor Element
NLSR
— Natural Language Speech Recognition
MPPE
— Microsoft Point to Point Encryption
ECMP
— Equal Cost Multipath Routing
GERAN
— GSM(GPRS)/EDGE Radio Access Network
OPAMP
— Operational Amplifier
EJB
— Enterprise JavaBeans
JPDL
— jBoss process definition language
PWM
— Pulse width modulation
LIS
— Laboratory Information System
AOF
— Advanced Open File
LCN
— Local Communication Network
COES
— Centers of Excellence in Women's Health
BDR
— Basic Density Range
EREP
— Environmental Record Editing and Printing program
QXGA
— Quad eXtended Graphics Array
VCC
— Virtual Circuit Connection
WUS
— Windows Update Services
OLIC
— online image copy
KVM
— K Virtual Machine
RR_TOV
— resource recovery timeout value
IES
— Integrated Environmental Solutions
PSN
— packet switch node
AEI
— Application Entity Invocation
MROUTER
— multicast / router
RPL
— Requested Privilege Level
CDPD
— Cellular Digital Packet Data
ENE
— Enterprise Network Event
ACL
— Application Connectivity Link
HTTP
— Hypertext Transport Protocol
CROI
— companywide ROI
DCBU
— D-channel backup
PPRC
— Peer-To-Peer Remote Copy
RTT
— round-trip time
QBL
— Query By Example
WZC
— Wireless Zero Configuration
ZLE
— Zero-Latency Enterprise
TCAM
— Telecommunications Access Method
HMMS
— Hypermedia Management Schema
K-MAP
— knowledge map
RTU
— Right to Use
VDECK
— Video Deck
OSSIM
— Open Source Security Information Management
ACE
— Asynchronous Communications Element
ASIF
— Access Security Information Field
APDU
— application-layer protocol data unit
IDEN
— Integrated Digital Enhanced Network
DECUS
— Digital Equipment Computer Users Society
CFM
— Code Fragment Manager
BITS
— Background Intelligent Transfer Service
UTF-8
— Unicode Transformation Format 8
PCI-E
— Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
GVRP
— Generic VLAN Resolution Protocol
IDOM
— Integrated Document and Output Management
DISK
— diskette
DB2
— Database 2
AAUI
— Apple Attachment Unit Interface
RBOC
— Regional Bell Operating Company (Baby Bell)
ARTS
— Association for Retail Technology Standards
DPMA
— Dynamic Power Management Architecture
FORTRAN
— FORmula TRANslator
HRAA
— High Resolution Anti Aliasing
NSLU2
— Network Storage Link for USB 2.0
BGI
— Binary Gateway Interface
FACCH
— Fast Associated Control Channel
ALT
— Application Load Table
BCUG
— Bilateral Closed User Group
MASER
— Microwave Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation
SBCS
— Single-Byte Character Set
INI FILE
— initialization file
SD
— Sales and Distribution
RMA
— Return Materials Authorization
PLC
— Product Life Cycle
MII
— Medium Independent Interface
GHC
— Glasgow Haskell Compiler
CB
— C-Beautifier
JPG
— Joint Photographic Experts Group
AIA
— Application Integration Architecture
CELP
— Code Excited Linear Prediction
KPN
— Koninklijke PTT Nederland
QTSS
— QuickTime Streaming Server
CMS
— Conversational Monitor System
QMF
— Query Management Facility
