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SOX
— Sarbanes-Oxley
FM-200
— Firemaster / Fire Master 200
KML
— Keyhole Markup Language
OSS
— Open Source Software
BAPI
— Business Application Programming Interface (SAP)
RADCAB
— Relevancy Appropriateness Detail Currency Authority Bias
LAN
— Local Area Network
YYYY-MM-DD
— Year Year Year Year - Month Month - Day Day
L3F
— Layer 3 Forwarding
YMMV
— Your Mileage May Vary
XML
— Extensible Markup Language
SYN
— Synchronous
RFID
— Radio Frequency Identification
A11Y
— accessibility
ARPANET
— Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (early internet)
HIPAA
— Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
CAT N
— Category n
0-DAY
— zero Dimension
ROM
— Read-Only Memory
RDF
— Resource Description Framework
CSMA/CA
— Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance
J-CODE
— Japan code
S.W.I.F.T.
— Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
CSMA/CD
— Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
DYLD
— dynamic link editor
FISMA
— Federal Information Security Management Act
H-MENU
— Hierarchical menu
ATOM
— Any Transport Over MPLS
FTP
— File Transfer Protocol
B CHANNEL
— Bearer Channel
LASER
— Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
U2F
— Undetectable and Untraceable Fraud
ANOVA
— Analysis of Variance (statistics)
MFKS
— Multifunktionales Konferenzsystem
ANSI
— American National Standards Institute, Inc.
URL
— Universal Resource Locator
SVPCO
— Small Value Payments Co.
L10N
— Localization
R_A_TOV
— resource allocation timeout value
 DOCOMO
— Do Communication over the Mobile network
MAN
— Metropolitan Area Network
MUA
— Mail User Agent (Internet email)
IT
— Information Technology
LED
— Light-Emitting Diode
S/STP
— Shielded STP
B-HAVW
— Behavioral Heuristic Analyzer in Virtual Environments
O.K.I.
— Open Knowledge Initiative
OBEX
— Object Exchange Protocol
WAI-ARIA
— Web Accessibility Initiative - Accessible Rich Internet Applications
BTW
— By The Way
D-COMMERCE
— digital commerce
MSG
— Message
D CHANNEL
— delta channel
CPU
— Central Processing Unit
UC&C
— Unified Communications & Collaboration
VDU
— Visual Display Unit
ZOPE
— Z Object Publishing Environment
YA-
— Yet Another
OEM
— Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
V H
— Vertical and horizontal grid points
LIFO
— Last In, First Out
QBDL
— Query Based Distribution List
R-UIM
— Removable-User Identity Module
E_D_TOV
— error detect timeout value
V2P
— Virtual to Physical
CCTV
— Closed-circuit television
CPE
— Customer Premises Equipment
C-GREX
— Chaos Game Representation Explorer
IRC
— Internet Relay Chat
PPM
— parts per million
BAR FILE
— broker archive file
ZDBOP
— Ziff-Davis Benchmark Operation
ZEROCONF
— Zero Configuration Networking
MOODLE
— Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment
XNRL
— Xml Namespace Related-Resource Language
I-DEAS
— Integrated-Design Engineering Analysis Software
T-COMMERCE
— television commerce
E-PAPER
— Electronic paper
FIFO
— First In, First Out
RADVD
— Router Advertisement Daemon
H/S LAN
— High-Speed Local-Area Network
L1/L2 CACHE
— level-1/2 cache
QBDG
— Query Based Distribution Group
M-COMMERCE
— mobile commerce;
UAUTH
— user authentication
LCR
— LIFETIME CLINICAL RECORD
PA-QSA
— Payment Application Qualified Security Assessors
AUP
— Acceptable Use Policy
E-DISCOVERY
— Electronic discovery
LAIPE
— Link And In Parallel Execute
D-CHANNE
— delta channel
IP
— Internet Protocol
I²C
— Inter-Integrated Circuit
KPI
— Key Performance Indicator
P2SC
— Power 2 Super Chip
RF
— Radio Frequency
HACTIVISM
— from "hack" and "activism"
ISO
— International Organization for Standardization
VAROS
— Variable Refraction Optical System
M-BUSINESS
— Mobile Business
EDI
— Electronic Data Interchange
IA-32/64
— Intel Architecture - 32/64
P-X
— Pentium - (numbers)
F/STP
— Foil STP
GSM
— Global System for Mobile Communications
LCD
— Liquid Crystal Display
VC-N
— Virtual Container-n
ISP
— Internet Service Provider
C64/128
— Commodore 64/128
RFP
— Request For Proposal
WWW
— World Wide Web
BRAS
— Broadband Remote Access Server
FET
— Field Effect Transistor
COBOL
— COmmon Business Orientated Language. Acronym-derived name for the early computer language. (Ack RL) See also BASIC.
PDF
— Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
LAP-F
— Link Access Procedure - Frame Mode
ODBO
— OLE DB for OLAP
ALU
— Arithmetic Logic Unit
CAPTCHA
— Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
ATM
— Asynchronous Transfer Mode
FINRA
— Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
ESRB
— Entertainment Software Rating Board
WML
— Wireless Markup Language
DAC
— Discretionary Access Control
API
— Application Programming Interface
R&D
— Research & Development
UDP
— User Datagram Protocol (FDDI related)
SAAS
— Software as a Service
ABI
— Application Binary Interface
DDOS
— Distributed Denial of Service
PDA
— Personal Digital Assistant
SMTP
— Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
CUG
— Closed User Group
GIS
— Geographic Information System
DOA
— dead on arrival
DEC
— Digital Equipment Corporation
AJP
— Apache JServ Protocol
EDS
— Electronic Data Systems Corporation
SRAM
— Static Random Access Memory (ess-ram)
ASCII
— American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
KDSI
— thousand (K) Delivered Source Instructions
CD
— Compact Disc
MRI
— Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MTBF
— Mean Time Before Failure
GUI
— Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
AFK
— Away From Keyboard (Internet Chat Abbreviation)
SLA
— Service Level Agreement
CMOS
— Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
BCM
— Business Continuity Management
ACE
— Access Control Entry
RP-TNC
— Reverse Polarity Threaded Neill-Concelman
EOM
— End Of Message
HTTP
— Hypertext Transfer Protocol
SKU
— Stock Keeping Unit
EOF
— End Of File
ACK
— ACKnowledgment
MBR
— Master Boot Record
IPL
— Initial Program Load
GPS
— Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
DBMS
— Database Management System
ICT
— Information and Communication Technology
ARM
— Advanced RISC Machines Ltd
AMP
— Amplifier
NFS
— Network File System
IBM
— International Business Machines Corporation
SAN
— Storage Area Network
PCB
— printed circuit board
ERP
— Emergency Response Plan
CIO
— Chief Information Officer
PEP
— Policy Enforcement Point
CGI
— Common Gateway Interface
RAM
— random-access memory
NPI
— National Provider Identifier
NOS
— Network Operating System
ARPA
— Advanced Research Projects Agency (made early internet)
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.
AMP
— Ampere
FAQ
— Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
RFC
— Request For Comment
WEP
— Wired Equivalent Privacy
3M
— Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company
CFM
— Cubic Feet per Minute
MB
— Megabyte
FORTRAN
— FORmula TRANslation (a computer language)
PDH
— Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy
GPRS
— General Packet Radio Service
BIP
— Bit-Interleaved Parity
CRT
— Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
WDM
— Wavelength Division Multiplexing (fiber optics)
CDS
— Correlated Double Sampling
AD
— Administrative Domain
AES
— Advanced Encryption Standard
PDN
— Public Data Network
RDBMS
— Relational Database Management System
FX
— Foreign Exchange
AM
— Amplitude Modulation
WAN
— Wide Area Network
80/20
— Eighty-twenty rule
IETF
— Internet Engineering Task Force
VPN
— Virtual Private Network (ATM)
MMS
— Multimedia Messaging Service
ASP
— Active Server Page
CS
— Computer Science
ATA
— Advanced Technology Attachment
DES
— Data Encryption Standard
FM
— frequency modulation
SLIP
— Serial Line Interface Protocol
DOD
— United States Department of Defense
NNI
— Network-to-Network Interface (ATM)
ACK
— Acknowledge (telecommunications; Cf. NAK)
QOS
— Quality of Service
EOL
— End Of Life
ALSA
— Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
RFS
— Ready For Service
IVR
— Interactive Voice Response (telephone technology)
NIC
— Network Interface Card
PGP
— Pretty Good Privacy (encryption)
CIR
— Committed Information Rate (Frame Relay)
FIPS
— Federal Information Processing Standard
CTRL
— Control
BSD
— Berkeley Software Distribution
CPC
— Cost Per Click-through
ACM
— Association for Computing Machinery
AOA
— Angle Of Arrival
Y2K
— Year 2000
NM
— Nanometer
AAC
— Advanced Audio Coding
QA
— Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
ACL
— Access Control List
MSA
— Metropolitan Statistical Area
CBT
— Computer Based Training
DHCP
— Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
MSN
— Microsoft Network
RPG
— Report Program Generator
TRANSCEIVER
— Transmitter/Receiver
SCSI
— Small Computer System Interface
CTO
— Chief Technology Officer
DRAM
— Dynamic Random Access Memory (dee-ram) (computing)
DSA
— Digital Signature Algorithm
90-90
— Ninety-Ninety Rule
MSS
— Maximum Segment Size (TCP/IP)
MTTR
— Mean Time To Repair
IFRS
— International Financial Reporting Standard
CAD
— Computer Aided Designer
GUIP
— Graphical User Interface for Blind people
ACD
— Automatic Call Distributor
PNG
— Portable Network Graphics (graphic file standard/extension)
CRM
— Customer Relationship Management
VHF
— Very High Frequency
POP
— Point Of Presence (Internet)
NIH
— Not Invented Here
BI
— Business Intelligence
GD&T
— Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
DNS
— Domain Name System
SOW
— Statement Of Work
IE
— Internet Explorer
SPL
— Sound Pressure Level
AGC
— Automatic Gain Control
COD
— Call of Duty
DDL
— Data Definition Language
RNC
— Radio Network Controller
CDR
— Clinical Data Repository
ROI
— Return on Investment
BCC
— Blind Carbon Copy
MHZ
— Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
OCR
— Optical Character Recognition
RJ45
— Registered Jack - 45
TMS
— Transportation Management System
ISDN
— Integrated Services Digital Network
TTL
— Transistor-Transistor Logic
GIGO
— Garbage In Garbage Out (computing)
PMI
— Project Management Institute
AD
— Active Directory
EBCDIC
— Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (pronounced Eb-see-dik) (cf. BCD)
TCO
— Total Cost of Ownership
OTP
— One Time Password
ABR
— Available Bit Rate
BIT
— Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1)
DTE
— Data Terminal Equipment
CC
— Carbon Copy
KWH
— Kilowatt hour (one thousand watt hours) (measurement)
1RU
— 1 Rack Unit
AC
— Access Control
MSL
— Mean Sea Level
PICNIC
— Problem in Chair Not in Computer
FLOGI
— Fabric Login
ECO
— Engineering Change Order
IME
— Input Method Editor
HSD
— High Speed Data
TCP
— Transmission Control Protocol
DFS
— Distributed File System
PERT
— Program Evaluation and Review Technique
COOP
— Continuity of Operations
9P
— Plan 9 Filesystem Protocol
FFT
— Fast Fourier Transform
CU
— Control Unit
OMG
— Object Management Group
RACON
— Radar Beacon
TCB
— Trusted Computing Base
PRI
— Primary Rate Interface (ISDN)
CPM
— Corporate Performance Management
CAM
— computer aided manufacturing
PC
— Personal computer (host)
LOS
— Line Of Sight
NDM
— Network Data Mover
PNP
— Plug aNd Play
VR
— Virtual Reality
RPC
— Remote Procedure Call
CISO
— Chief Information Security Officer
DSL
— Digital Subscriber Line
IDE
— Integrated Drive Electronics
IM
— Instant Message
FQDN
— Fully Qualified Domain Name
LEO
— Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
OUI
— Organizationally Unique Identifier
DFM
— Design for Manufacturability
HARQ
— Hybrid Automatic-Repeat-Request
SMS
— Short Message Service
CMM
— Capability Maturity Model
3GPP
— 3rd Generation Partnership Project
LLDP-MED
— Link Layer Discovery Protocol-Media Endpoint Discovery
IC
— Integrated Circuit
RTF
— Rich Text Format
BSSID
— Basic Service Set Identifier
DI/DO
— Dispatch In/ Dispatch Out
ASP
— Application Service Provider
LUN
— Logical Unit Number
BBS
— Bulletin Board System
AI
— Artificial Intellegence
RS
— Runescape
DLR
— Design Layout Record
UHF
— Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
BOM
— Bill of Material
DDE
— Dynamic Data Exchange (in software parlance)
USB
— Universal Serial Bus
CHAP
— Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (ATM)
POC
— Proof Of Concept
PVC
— Polyvinyl Chloride
AGP
— Accelerated Graphics Port
I/O
— Input/Output
BECN
— Backward Explicit Congestion Notification
ITU
— International Telecommunication Union
UI
— User Interface
IMAP
— Internet Message Access Protocol
EFT
— Electronic Funds Transfer
CMS
— Content Management System
AF
— Audio Frequency
RTM
— Read the manual (meaning «don’t ask stupid questions before read existing information»)
SQL
— Structured Query Language
DLL
— Dynamic Link Library (computer file)
CRL
— Certificate Revocation List
MAP
— Manufacturing Automation Protocol
EAP
— Extensible Authentication Protocol
CA
— Computer Associates International Inc.
MDA
— Monochrome Display Adapter
DNA
— Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
CLI
— Command line Interface (Cabletron)
EMF
— Electromotive Force
DML
— Data Manipulation Language
BW
— Bandwidth
PWR
— Power
IDE
— Integrated Development Environment
CRC
— Contrôle de Redondance Cyclique (French: Cyclic Redundancy Check)
SAIC
— Science Applications International Corporation
SGML
— Standard Generalized Markup Language
UGC
— User Generated Content
OSI
— Open Systems Interconnection (iso Standard)
KVA
— kilo Volt Ampere
SIG
— Special Interest Group
PLD
— Programmable Logic Device
HMA
— High Memory Area
IPS
— Intrusion Prevention System
ADO
— ActiveX Data Objects (Microsoft)
FDDI
— Fiber Distributed Data Interface
ARP
— Address Resolution Protocol (ATM)
W3C
— World Wide Web Consortium
NSP
— Network Service Provider
SCM
— Supply Chain Management
PEAP
— Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol
LED
— law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
ECC
— Error Correction Code (Error Checking And Correction)
P2P
— Peer to Peer (as in music file sharing systems like KaZaA)
NSA
— National Security Agency
CBC
— cipher block chaining
AT&T
— American Telephone and Telegraph (U.S. company, also known as "Ma Bell")
DSU
— Data Service Unit
MTTF
— Mean Time To Failure
WYSIWYG
— What You See Is What You Get (pronounced Wizzy-wig. See Entry For Derived Acronyms)
BCD
— Binary-Coded Decimal
B
— Byte
M
— Meter
GRE
— Generic Routing Encapsulation
PF KEY
— Program Function Key
CIB
— Computer Integrated Business
MAC
— Message Authentication Code
HZ
— cycles per second (hertz)
FCC
— Federal Communications Commission (US)
BOT
— Build-operate-transfer [an Agreement Or Contract]
TR
— Technical Report
XHTML
— Extensible Hypertext Markup Language
PDL
— Page Description Language
MHS
— Message Handling System (electronic)
DOS
— Disk Operating System
LPI
— Lines Per Inch
CKO
— Chief Knowledge Officer
IP
— Intellectual Property
CRLF
— Carriage Return Line Feed
YACC
— Yet Another Compiler-Compiler
AEC
— Architecture, Engineering, Construction
SID
— Security Identifier
BER
— Bit-Error Rate
CIX
— Commercial Internet Exchange
AT
— Advanced Technology
IOT
— Internet of Things
SWOP
— Specifications for Web Offset Publications
FSM
— Finite State Machine
HDML
— Handheld Device Markup Language
BRI
— Basic Rate Interface
TOS
— Type Of Service
CIM
— Common Information Model
LCP
— Link Control Protocol
DUPS
— Digital Unbundled Port Services
AAA
— authentication, authorization, and accounting
ECC
— Elliptic Curve Cryptography
ASN
— Autonomous System Number
GIF
— Graphic Interchange Format
DSM-CC
— Digital Storage Media Command and Control
RCS
— Revision Control System
SWIM
— System Wide Information Management
SQL PL
— SQL procedural language
DIT
— Directory Information Tree
NLB
— Network Load Balancing
AV
— Anti-Virus
ICMP
— Internet Control Message Protocol
EGA
— Enhanced Graphics Adapter
EOT
— End Of Transmission
NTF
— No Trouble Found
JSON
— JavaScript Object Notation
SIEM
— Security Information and Event Management
HSDPA
— High-Speed Downlink Packet Access
BT
— British Telecommunications
FAR
— False Acceptance Rate
ADT
— Abstract Data Type
MIMO
— Multiple Input, Multiple Output
FCS
— Frame check sequence (Ethernet)
URI
— Uniform Resource Identifier
OS
— Operating System
EDC
— Electronic Data Capture
SPC
— Stored Program Control
GOCA
— Graphic Object Content Architecture
QAM
— quadrature amplitude modulation
CIC
— Circuit Identification Code
CVSD
— Continuous Variable Slope Delta (modulation)
DLC
— Digital Loop Carrier
PDU
— Protocol data unit (such as segment, packet, frame, etc.)
MIC
— Message Integrity Check
AWG
— American Wire Gauge
KISS
— Keep It Simple Stupid
MICR
— Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
IANA
— Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
CNN
— Cable News Network's
ASML
— Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lithography
RDP
— Remote Desktop Protocol
PIXEL
— Picture Element
RIP
— Routing Information Protocol
DCE
— Distributed Computing Environment
MS
— Message Store
KBS
— Knowledge-Based System
DUNS
— Data Universal Numbering System
CORBA
— Common Object Request Broker Architecture
PLMN
— Public Land Mobile Network
ADK
— Additional Decryption Key
OSPF
— Open Shortest Path First (ATM)
JPEG
— Joint Photographic Experts Group (24-bit image storage format)
AMI
— Advanced Metering Infrastructure
DRP
— Disaster Recovery Plan
IC
— I See
FTTB
— Fiber To The Building
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
EEPROM
— Electric Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
TFS
— Team Foundation Server
MDF
— Main Distribution Frame
CVS
— Concurrent Versions System
DAMA
— Demand Assigned Multiple Access
SSA
— Social Security Administration
APR
— Apache Portable Runtime
AS
— Autonomous System
RPT
— Radio Personal Terminal
SN
— Sequence Number
MOS
— Mean Opinion Score
WOW
— World of Warcraft
RISC
— Reduced Instruction Set Computer
VSNL
— Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
SMART
— Self-Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology
IEEE
— Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
CERT
— Computer Emergency Response Team
CDMA
— Code Division Multiple Access (voice/data transmission)
XMPP
— Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
EDP
— Electronic Data Processing Plc (London Stock Exchange [LSE])
DMA
— direct memory access (computer term)
ALGOL
— Algorithmic Language
SNMP
— Simple Network Management Protocol (ATM)
K
— Kilo-
MS
— Millisecond
HDLC
— High-Level Data Link Control
EF
— Expedited Forwarding
KHZ
— kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
PSTN
— Public Switched Telephone Network
SSID
— Service set identifier (Wi-Fi)
EISA
— Extended Industry Standard Architecture
BCP
— Business Continuity Plan
SEO
— Search Engine Optimizer
BPEL
— Business Process Execution Language
PABX
— private automatic branch exchange (telephone)
ARA
— Apple Remote Access
PDP
— Policy Decision Point
IEE
— Institution of Electrical Engineers
AMH
— Automated Material Handling
YP
— Yellow Pages
NAS
— Network Access Server
RACF
— Resource Access Control Facility
MMU
— Memory Management Unit
LLC
— Logical Link Control
VB
— Visual Basic
SSL
— Secure Socket Layer
PBX
— Private Branch eXchange (company phone system)
RAD
— Rapid Application Development
TLS
— Transport Layer Security
HSM
— Hardware Security Module
MODEM
— MOdulator/DEModulator
SHA
— Secure Hash Algorithm
PSP
— PlayStation Portable
GB
— Gigabyte
LOC
— Lines Of Code
DVD
— Digital Versatile Disc
DSSS
— Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
FC
— Fibre Channel
DTR
— Data Terminal Ready
PLOGI
— port login
MIME
— Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
MALWARE
— malicious software
AAL
— ATM Adaptation Layer
RTU
— Remote Terminal Unit
IS
— Intermediate System
RTP
— Real-Time Transport Protocol
IOS
— Internetwork Operating System
TTL
— Time To Live
24/7
— Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
MVS
— Multiple Virtual Storage
BSOD
— Blue Screen Of Death
XSL
— eXtensible Stylesheet Language
NIST
— National Institute of Standards & Technology (US)
TCL
— Tool Command Language
PPP
— Point-to-Point Protocol
PIN
— Personal Identification Number
DOM
— Document Object Model
KM
— Knowledge Management
MOH
— Music On Hold
LMS
— Learning management system
IR
— Infrared
MTA
— Mail Transfer Agent
DBA
— Database Administrator
DSP
— Digital Signal Processor
IEC
— International Electrotechnical Commission
DCOM
— Distributed Component Object Model
LEC
— Local Exchange Carrier
COTS
— Commercial Off the Shelf Software
BPS
— bits per second
NES
— Nintendo Entertainment System
VDT
— Video Display Terminal
EPO
— Emergency Power Off
LFS
— Linux from Scratch
CATV
— Community Antenna Television
VAN
— Value Added Network
MFC
— Microsoft Foundation Class
KYC
— Know Your Customer
EDW
— Enterprise Data Warehouse
BCC
— Block Check Character
SIL
— Safety Integrity Level
RFU
— Ready For Use
SSH
— Secure Shell (Unix program)
APC
— American Power Conversion
MPEG
— Moving Picture Experts Group (International Standards Organisation/International Electrotechnical Commission)
ORF
— Open Reading Frame (DNA Sequence)
RNA
— Ribo Nucleic Acid
WAB
— Windows Address Book
IAP
— Internet Access Provider
AUV
— Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
NBSP
— Non-Breaking Space
DPC
— Destination Point Code
ECN
— Explicit Congestion Notification
3G
— Third Generation mobile phone network
AFM
— Atomic Force Microscope
TFT
— Thin Film Transistor
PERL
— Practical Extraction and Report Language
ECE
— Economische Commissie voor Europa (United Nations) (Dutch: Economic Commission for Europe)
NASDAQ
— National Association for Security Dealers and Automatic Quotation
AMI
— Alternate Mark Inversion
LVDS
— Low Voltage Differential Signaling
ICANN
— Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
VM
— Virtual Machine
USART
— Universal Synchronous/Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
TLB
— Translation Lookaside Buffer
KW
— Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
WAS
— Web Application Server
TSR
— Terminate and Stay Resident [software program]
MCP
— Multi-Chip Package
MPI
— Master Patient Index
TPF
— Transaction Processing Facility
PCI
— Peripheral Component Interconnect
NIMH
— Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni Is The Chemical Symbol For Nickel)
B2C
— Business-to-Consumer
WAP
— Wireless Application Protocol
UV
— Ultraviolet (Light)
LF
— Line Feed
CFA
— Circuit Facility Assignment
IPX
— Internetwork Packet Exchange
DB
— Database
ADN
— Advanced Digital Network
OTN
— Optical Transport Network
CAT
— Computer Aided Testing
AR
— Access Rate
ARU
— Audio Response Unit
ADC
— Analog-Digital Converter
ITIL
— Information Technology Infrastructure Library
CES
— Consumer Electronics Show
EMC
— Electromagnetic Compatibility
ADP
— Accidental Damage Protection
SCADA
— Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition
NL
— New Line
PAN
— Personal Area Network
TB
— Terabyte
ATO
— Assemble To Order
CBDS
— Connectionless Broadband Data Service
AA
— Anti-Aliasing
MTS
— Microsoft Transaction Server
BYOD
— Bring Your Own Device
RLL
— Run Length Limited
RMS
— root mean square (preferred over "RMS")
VOD
— Video On Demand
BSS
— Business Support System
DMZ
— Demilitarized Zone
MAC
— Media Access Control
COMSAT
— Communications Satellite Corporation
BRA
— Basic Rate Access
DTP
— Desktop Publishing
UAE
— Unrecoverable Application Error
MIPS
— Millions of Instructions Per Second
GTS
— Generic Traffic Shaping
RTS
— Request To Send
PVC
— Permanent Virtual Circuit (ATM)
CMYK
— Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
DASD
— Direct Access Storage Device
PXE
— Preboot Execution Environment
XBRL
— Extensible Business Reporting Language
AIS
— Alarm Indication Signal
EAI
— Enterprise Application Integration
DCS
— Digital Cross-connect System
SYSOP
— System Operator
MODEM
— Modulator-Demodulator
VLF
— Very Low Frequency
PAAS
— Platform-as-a-Service
SVG
— Scalable Vector Graphics
ZIP
— Zone Information Protocol
DEA
— Data Encryption Algorithm
EMA
— Enterprise Management Architecture
LSR
— Local Service Request
MIB
— Management Information Base (ATM)
HSM
— Hierarchical Storage Management
GOMS
— Goals, Operators, Methods and Selection Rules
ICE
— In-Circuit Emulator
ECMA
— European Computer Manufacturer's Association
ACID
— Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability
FDX
— Full Duplex
CIS
— CompuServe Information Service
SWAT
— Samba Web Administration Tool
BDF
— Building Distribution Frame
RAN
— Radio Access Network
LMI
— Local Management Interface
QBE
— Query By Example
NIC
— Network Information Center
CMS
— Color Management System
ISA
— Industry Standard Architecture
MOO
— MUD Object Oriented
BGP
— Border Gateway Protocol (routing protocol)
FSF
— Free Software Foundation
TE
— Traffic Engineering
PAP
— Password Authentication Protocol (ATM)
HCL
— Hardware Compatibility List
ISR
— Interrupt Service Routine
VOIP
— Voice Over IP (Internet Protocol)
JBOD
— Just a Bunch Of Disks/Drives
OU
— Organizational Unit
GNOME
— GNU Network Object Model Environment
EA
— Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ Stock Exchange [NASDAQ])
AU
— Audio Unit
DA
— Destination Address
FR
— Frame Relay
MPOE
— Minimum Point of Entry
UA
— User Agent
NTFS
— New Technology File System
UPS
— Uninterruptible Power Supply
PHI
— Protected Health Information
DAP
— Directory Access Protocol
SCTP
— Stream Control Transmission Protocol
DCCP
— Datagram Congestion Control Protocol
CIFS
— Common Internet File System
AMR
— Audio Modem Riser
WMS
— Warehouse Management System
PD
— Public Domain
CISSP
— Certified Information Systems Security Professional
RSVP
— Resource Reservation Protocol (Internet)
EMR
— Electronic Medical Record
NIS
— Network Information Service
S-HTTP
— Secure Hypertext Transport Protocol
AOE
— ATA Over Ethernet
VNC
— Virtual Network Computing
STP
— Spanning Tree Protocol
FXO
— Foreign Exchange Office
GIMP
— GNU Image Manipulation Program
OLE
— Object Linking and Embedding (Microsoft communication protocol)
GPL
— General Public License
ALT
— Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres
BIA
— Business Impact Analysis
GTT
— Global Title Translation
FPML
— Financial Products Markup Language
ICS
— Internet Connection Sharing
GMSK
— Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying
ACE
— Adobe Certified Expert
CCTA
— Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency
TOP
— Technical Office Protocol
CAV
— Constant Angular Velocity
ESS
— Employee Self-Service System
WML
— Website Meta Language
A/N/K
— alphabetic, numeric, katakana
ASR
— Automatic Speech Recognition
RW
— Read-Write
LDAP
— Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (pronounced Ell-dap)
FAX
— Facsimile
EUEM
— end user experience monitoring
ES
— Errored Second
CPP
— C Plus Plus, C (programming language)
24X7
— Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
MCU
— Multipoint Control Unit
DXDIAG
— directx diagnostics
MPL
— Mozilla Public License
DOP
— Dilution Of Precision
CEM
— Customer Experience Management
EMS
— Expanded Memory Specification
FCP
— Fibre Channel Protocol
LLU
— Local Loop Unbundling
BT
— BlueTooth
BCPL
— Basic Combined Programming Language (progenitor Of C)
MTSO
— Mobile Telephone Switching Office
SFP
— Small Form-factor Pluggable
LPC
— Linear Predictive Coding
AM
— Access Method
MARS
— Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines
ANI
— Automatic Number Identification (Caller ID)
CIA
— Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability
SAM
— Software Asset Management
BPA
— Business Process Automation
RSN
— Real Soon Now [which may be a long time coming]
HR/DSSS
— High Rate/Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Physical Layer
BO
— Business Object
G
— Giga-
EPABX
— Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange
CTS
— Clear To Send
CF
— Compact Flash
CAN
— Campus Area Network
BPAM
— Basic Partitioned Access Method
VLL
— Virtual Leased Line
BOOTP
— Bootstrap Protocol
IAM
— Identity and Access Management
MSI
— Medium-Scale Integration
ADCCP
— Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures
RTG
— Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator
HCM
— Human Capital Management
DOS
— Denial Of Service
SPF
— Sender Policy Framework
ASIC
— application-specific integration circuit
LVM
— Logical Volume Manager
NACHA
— National Automated Clearing House Association
AFIS
— An Automated Fingerprint Identification System
BPDU
— Bridge Protocol Data Unit
NOC
— Network Operations Center
OH
— Overhead
FA
— Foreign Agent
APS
— Automatic Protection Switching (SONET/SDH)
BNF
— Backus-Naur Form (computing)
ADC
— Automated Data Collection
DR
— Disaster Recovery
BOC
— Bell Operating Company
LDR
— Light Dependent Resistor
DLDP
— Device Link Detection Protocol
EPM
— Enterprise Performance Management
BOD
— Business Object Document
CAD/CAM
— Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing
PSW
— Program Status Word
VCC
— Virtual Channel Connection (ATM)
ENIW
— Web-enabled Ethernet Networking Interface
AOR
— Address of Record
MD
— Management Domain
ACPI
— Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
EMPI
— Enterprise Master Patient Index
CEF
— Cisco Express Forwarding
CSC
— Card Security Code
GML
— Generalized Markup Language
BBC
— British Broadcasting Corporation
CPNI
— Customer Proprietary Network Information
GOS
— Grade Of Service
B
— Bit
SOAP
— Simple Object Access Protocol
NTT
— Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
OASIS
— Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
BC4J
— Business Components for Java
VHS
— Video Home System
CIS
— Clinical Information System
IPV4
— Internet Protocol Version 4
ITES
— Information Technology Enabled Services
DCI
— Display Control Interface
SDH
— Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (ATM)
OMR
— Optical Mark Reader
MDM
— Master Data Management
EARL
— Enhanced Address Recognition Logic
JVM
— Java Virtual Machine
BP
— Base Pointer
CCITT
— Comite Consultatif International de Telegraphique et Telephonique (International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee) [now ITU-T]
RPG
— Role Playing Game
10BASET
— 10 Mbps, baseband, unshielded twisted-pair
RARP
— Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
UAT
— User Acceptance Test
CISC
— Complex Instruction Set Computer
USB
— Upper Side Band
PMR
— Private Mobile Radio
PAP
— Printer Access Protocol
FRU
— Field Replaceable Unit
DID
— direct inward dial
CAD
— Computer-Aided Design
JCAHO
— Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
ECM
— Enterprise Content Management
PCI DSS
— Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
UPNP
— Universal Plug and Play
LV
— Logical Volume
DCC
— Digital Command Control
AARP
— Appletalk Address Resolution Protocol
BPM
— business process management
WPM
— speech--words per minute
MPLS
— Multiprotocol Label Switching
ASN
— Abstract Syntax Notation
BCP
— Best Current Practice
IR
— Index Return
LVOL
— logical volume
GUID
— Globally Unique Identifier
GAS
— GNU ASsembler
MDM
— Meter Data Management
NNTP
— Network News Transport Protocol (ATM)
PMI
— Privilege Management Infrastructure
APM
— Advanced Power Management
EMA
— Enterprise Management Alliance
CCS
— Coded Character Set
AIM
— Aol Instant Messege
DRM
— Digital Rights Management
MBPS
— Megabits per second
ANS
— Area Navigation System
DDS
— Digital Data Service
MCA
— Micro Channel Architecture
G2C
— Government to Citizen
PCMCIA
— Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
BGA
— Ball Grid Array [electronic Packaging]
ACR
— Allowed Cell Rate
BAF
— Bellcore AMA Format
OID
— Object Identifier
ISACA
— Information Systems Audit and Control Association
DBS
— Direct Broadcast Satellite
FAT
— File Allocation Table
LGPL
— Lesser General Public License
EDGE
— Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
USL
— UNIX System Laboratories
GNU
— GNU's Not UNIX (a Recursive Acronym)
CBN
— Common Bonding Network
ICM
— Incentive Compensation Management
CGM
— Computer Graphics Metafile
HDMI
— High-Definition Multimedia Interface
BIC
— Bank Identifier Code
DPI
— Deep Packet Inspection
GWT
— Google Web Toolkit
PDC
— Personal Digital Cellular
DB9
— D sub-miniature 9
BERT
— Bit Error Rate Tester (telecommunication)
CORS
— Continuously Operating Reference Stations
RS
— Recommended Standard
GPO
— Group Policy Object
OLAP
— Online Analytical Processing
ARIN
— American Registry for Internet Numbers
AV
— Audio Visual
3D
— three-dimensional (geophysics)
CNAME
— Canonical Name
EIM
— Enterprise Information Management
VSWR
— Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
RTSP
— Real Time Streaming Protocol
CARE
— Customer Account Record Exchange
POTS
— Plain Old Telephone Service (FCW)
RAD
— Radiation Absorbed Dose
ETTB
— Ethernet to the Business
IGES
— Initial Graphics Exchange Specification, a data interchange standard for CAD/CAM systems
CFA
— Color Filter Array
FPU
— Floating Point Unit
CCD
— Charge Coupled Device - a device for the movement of electrical charge.
CAM
— Capital Asset Management
BSP
— Board Support Package
HRMS
— Human Resource Management System
WRC
— World Radiocommunication Conference
MTU
— Maximum Transmission Unit
PIO
— Programmed Input/Output
PAT
— Port Address Translation
UML
— Unified Modeling Language (Object Management Group, OMG)
SLI
— Scalable Link Interface
EUC
— Extended Unix Code
DIA
— Dedicated Internet Access
AMT
— Active Management Technology
AMTA
— American Mobile Telecommunications Association
QDF
— Quicken Data File
JSP
— Java Server Page
NNTP
— Network News Transfer Protocol
JNI
— Java Native Interface
EIRP
— Effective Isotropic Radiated Power
ICP
— Internet Content Provider
HLA
— High Level Architecture
ITAM
— IT asset management
AV
— Audio/Video
VGA
— Video Graphics Array
BPPM
— BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management
GTL
— Gunning Transceiver Logic
AWT
— Abstract Window Toolkit (Java)
NETBIOS
— Network Basic Input/Output System
MSD
— Most Significant Digit
EDM
— Electronic Document Management
CCIE
— Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert
HADR
— High Availability Disaster Recovery
APS
— Advanced Planning and Scheduling
PCL
— Printer Command Language
KB
— Kilobyte: One thousand and twenty-four bytes kbps kilo bit per second
PCM
— Pulse-Code Modulation
ABEND
— Abnormal End
HPC
— High Performance Computing
PDC
— Primary Domain Controller
KMS
— Knowledge Management System
BOBJ
— Business Objects SA
SOA
— Start of Authority (domain name system record)
NCQ
— Native Command Queuing
XHR
— XMLHttpRequest
UBGA
— Micro Ball Grid Array
DBCS
— Double-Byte Character Set
MS
— The Company Microsoft
MARS
— Multicast Address Resolution Server
KB
— Kilobit
BNC
— British Naval Connector
LACP
— Link Aggregation Control Protocol
SDLC
— Software development life cycle
FE
— Fast Ethernet
XFR
— Transfer
MMO
— Massively Multiplayer Online (computer Game)
C4S
— Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems
MOTD
— Message of the Day
CSMA/CA
— Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance
AJAX
— Asynchronous Javascript and XML
ECB
— Event Control Block
VC
— Virtual Channel
RCP
— Remote Copy Protocol
NLQ
— Near Letter Quality
EMF
— Electromagnetic Field
VSM
— Value Stream Mapping
ISC
— Internet Software Consortium
NVOD
— Near Video On Demand
LU
— Logical Unit
USO
— Universal Service Obligation
SLM
— Service Level Management
DAL
— Dedicated Access Line
EFS
— Encrypting File System
IMSI
— International Mobile Subscriber Identity
IRP
— I/O Request Packet
SMS
— Storage Management Subsystem
B2E
— Business-to-employee electronic
ADL
— Advanced Distributed Learning
ADDMD
— Administrative Directory Management Domain
ARQ
— Automatic Repeat-reQuest
SPI
— Stateful Packet Inspection
ADF
— automatic document feeder
CBDS
— Connectionless Broadband Data Service
LRU
— Least Recently Used
ETS
— European Telecommunication Standard
SD
— Secure Digital
MMR
— Modified Modified Read
EX
— Exchange
MVNO
— Mobile Virtual Network Operator
CICS
— Customer Information Control System (IBM Mainframe Software; Kicks Or C-I-C-S)
ERMS
— electronic records management systems
PIM
— Personal Information Manager
BPA
— Business Process Analysis
ADI
— Analog Devices, Inc.
STX
— Start of Text
AIN
— Advanced Intelligent Network
TTP
— Trusted Third Party
TE
— Terminal Equipment
IDIOT
— Intrusion Detection In Our Time
SPI
— Serial Peripheral Interface
MIT
— Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.)
VBR
— Variable Bit Rate (ATM)
OOB
— Out-Of-Band
WINS
— Windows Internet Name Service
DAO
— Disk-At-Once
ASLR
— Address Space Layout Randomization
COS
— Class Of Service
PVR
— Personal Video Recorder
RIA
— Rich Internet Application
PSP
— Personal Software Process
CARP
— Common Address Redundancy Protocol
BEEP
— Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol
IOPS
— Input/Output Operations Per Second
GPF
— General Protection Fault
ICF
— Internet Connection Firewall
TDMA
— Time Division Multiple Access
BMS
— Basic Mapping Support
BLAST
— Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
MANET
— Mobile Ad Hoc Network
WCF
— Windows Communication Foundation
NIS
— Norton Internet Security
AIR
— Additive Increase Rate
NLS
— National Language Support
IDS
— Intrusion Detection System
HLL
— High Level Language
PBM
— Pharmacy Benefits Management (or Manager)
ADSM
— ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager
NAV
— Norton Anti-Virus
INTERNIC
— Internet Network Information Center
AAT
— Average Access Time
AIT
— Advanced Intelligent Tape
ARS
— Action Request System
SWIFT
— Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication International Fund Transfer
HIP
— Host Identity Protocol
RTC
— Real Time Clock
BSA
— Business Software Alliance
JCL
— Job Control Language
RC
— Release Candidate
SDK
— Software Development Kit (Microsoft)
JIT
— Just-In-Time (inventory management)
RED
— Random Early Detection
BER
— Basic Encoding Rules (ASN.1)
NAC
— Network Access Control
PLA
— Programmable Logic Array
FC-AL
— Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop
SDLC
— Synchronous Data Link Control
ACF
— Access Control Field
CAPPC
— Computer Aided Production Planning and Control
MSS
— Managed Security Services
UART
— Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter
MEO
— Medium-Earth Orbit
JFS
— IBM Journaling File System
MPEG
— Motion Picture Experts Group
FTTC
— Fibre To The Curb
CFV
— Call For Vote(s)
MCBF
— Mean cycles between failures
HFS
— Hierarchical File System
GTP
— GPRS Tunneling Protocol
HAN
— Home Area Network
EGP
— Exterior Gateway Protocol
FPM
— Fast Page Mode (DRAM)
CO
— Central Office
TSO
— time Sharing option (of OS/360, IBM)
TAR
— Tape Archive
FWA
— Fixed Wireless Access
SKMS
— Service Knowledge Management System
RLOGIN
— Remote Login in Unix
ISV
— Independent Software Vendor
NPL
— Netscape Public License
B-ISDN
— Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network
SIM
— Security Information Management
CAT
— Computer-Assisted Translation
VSAT
— Very Small Aperture Terminal (satellite service)
AHCI
— Advanced Host Controller Interface
OSS
— Online Service System
GSAM
— Generalized Sequential Access Method
MEB
— Memory Expansion Board
TOA
— Time Of Arrival
CVC
— Card Verification Code
DDN
— U.S. Defense Data Network
AMD
— Active Matrix Display
ACI
— Access Control Information
SWT
— Standard Widget Toolkit
DCAP
— Data (Link Switching) Client Access Protocol
LDT
— Local Descriptor Table
GTM
— Global Traffic Manager
RRPP
— Rapid Ring Protection Protocol
ESE
— Extensible Storage Engine
GDS
— Global Directory Service
PPD
— Postscript Printer Description
HAL
— Hardware Abstraction Layer
10BASE5
— 10 Mbps, baseband, 500 meter
COCOMO
— COnstructive COst MOdel
PFM
— Personal Financial Management
BOD
— Bandwidth on Demand
ODBC
— Open Database Connectivity
MUD
— Multi-User Dungeon (gaming)
IMC
— Internet Mail Consortium
ATP
— AppleTalk Transaction Protocol
PCT
— Private Communication Technology
POG.COM
— Play Online Games
A2A
— application-to-application
DV
— Digital Video
COAX
— Coaxial
CHAP
— Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (PPP)
COMDEX
— Computer Dealers Exposition
EA
— Enterprise Agreement
ISAM
— Indexed Sequential Access Method
EGL
— Enterprise Generation Language
DLC
— Data Link Control
TFS
— Three Finger Salute
DPL
— Descriptor Privilege Level
ATG
— Art Technology Group, Inc
PEM
— Privacy-Enhanced Mail
GP
— General Protection
USENET
— USEr NETwork
VOP
— Velocity of Propagation
CBR
— Constant Bit Rate
SPA
— Software Publishers Association
EIGRP
— Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
VMS
— Virtual Memory System
ARIA
— Accessible Rich Internet Applications
IDR
— Intelligent Disaster Recovery
AHP
— Analytical Hierarchy Process
AIO
— All in One
CEA
— Consumer Electronics Association
GDP
— Gateway Discovery Protocol
PHP
— Hypertext Preprocessor
PPTP
— Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
RSL
— Received Signal Level
ODF
— OpenDocument Format
NTP
— Network Time Protocol
AR
— Augmented Reality
FRAG(21)
— Financial Reporting & Auditing Group Guidelines
AP
— access point
RMI
— Remote Method Invocation
IIOP
— Internet Inter-ORB Protocol
FUD
— Fear, uncertainty and doubt
WPF
— Windows Presentation Foundation
GFP
— Generic Framing Procedure
SMB
— Server Message Block
SET
— Secure Electronic Transaction
VBA
— Visual BASIC for Applications
SBC
— Single-Board Computer
ACAP
— Application Configuration Access Protocol
NPA
— Numbering Plan Area
CNA
— Converged Network Adapter
DLT
— Digital Linear Tape
DAT
— Digital Audio Tape
TDM
— Time Division Multiplexer
IKE
— Internet Key Exchange
EOB
— End Of Block
NLP
— Natural Language Processing
VDI
— Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
DNIC
— Data Network Identification Code
ACF2
— Access Control Facility 2
IDL
— Interface Definition Language
SDU
— Service Data Unit (ATM)
DTD
— Document Type Definition (XML)
CAP
— Carrierless Amplitude/Phase Modulation
ORB
— Object Request Broker
IDC
— Internet Data Center
COPS
— Common Open Policy Service
TAO
— Track-At-Once
ISOC
— Internet Society
AVR
— Automatic Volume Recognition
QDR
— Quad Data Rate
BLOB
— Binary Large Object
CIS
— Card Information Structure
EMS
— Enhanced Messaging Service
CD
— current density
DPI
— Dots per inch.
ETX
— End of Text
IRQ
— Interrupt Request
XT
— Extended Technology
CAROT
— Centralized Automatic Reporting on Trunks
ASPI
— Advanced SCSI Programming Interface
BHCC
— Busy Hour Call Completion
LNP
— Local Number Portability
XPS
— XML Paper Specification
CLOB
— Character Large Object
KDC
— Kerberos Key Distribution Center
TCU
— Transmission Control Unit
TF
— Trap Flag
5GL
— 5th Generation Language
OPML
— Outline Processor Markup Language
UCS
— Universal Character Set
BHCA
— Busy Hour Call Attempt
DTM
— Dynamic synchronous Transfer Mode
IFRAME
— inline frame
FIR
— Finite Impulse Response
SOM
— System Object Model
RIM
— Reference Information Model
0KB.IN
— Free Knowledge Base of Internet
3W
— World Wide Web
PVV
— Pin Verification Value
ADDM
— Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor
BCE
— Bell Canada Enterprises
MXF
— Material eXchange Format
INTEL
— Integrated Electronics
LVD
— Low Voltage Differential
CDE
— Common Desktop Environment
FPGA
— Field-Programmable Gate Array
ALM
— Asset Lifecycle Management
MERVA
— Message Entry and Routing with Interfaces to Various Applications
EIA
— Extended Interaction Amplifier
FTTN
— Fiber-To-The-Neighborhood
RTO
— Recovery Time Objective
SM
— Set Mode
RIR
— Regional Internet Registry
OSPM
— Operating System Power Management
SB
— Sound Blaster
CAN-SPAM
— Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003
SW
— Software (SFTWE Preferred)
TKIP
— Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
EIB
— Execute Interface Block (CICS)
DSO
— Data Source Object
CDF
— Channel Definition Format
POP3
— Post Office Protocol 3 (email)
CN
— Corporate Network
DL
— Double-Layer
SMS
— Security Management System
TCB
— Task Control Block
OFDMA
— Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access
ADB
— Apple Desktop Bus
WOW
— World Organization of Webmasters
VPLS
— Virtual Private LAN Service
RADIUS
— Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
CAS
— Computer Algebra System
DDCMP
— Digital Data Communications Message Protocol
ODA
— Open Document Architecture
OMR
— Optical Mark Recognition
CPS
— characters per second
LOB
— Line-of-Business
LZW
— Lempel-Ziv-Welch
XDM
— X Display Manager
ACL
— Asynchronous Connectionless Link
WI-FI
— Wireless Fidelity
SMATV
— Satellite Master Antenna Television
FEC
— Forward Error Correction
AUIML
— Abstract User Interface Markup Language
IDM
— Internet Download Manager
LSA
— Local Security Authority
WRT
— Weighted Risk Trend
CSE
— Custom Search Engine
LISP
— List Processing Language
SIM
— Subscriber Identity Module
DSS
— Digital Signature Standard
B2B
— Business-to-Business
BTAM
— Basic Telecommunications Access Method
SA
— Source Address
DFDSS
— Data Facility Data Set Services
RTT
— Radio Transmission Technology
DHTML
— Dynamic HyperText Markup Language
HID
— high intensity discharge (electricity)
VPI
— Virtual Path Identifier
DMCA
— Digital Millennium Copyright Act
CCU
— Communication Control Unit
PPPOE
— Point-to-Point Protocol Over Ethernet
DCE
— Data Communication Equipment
CSS
— Cascade Style Sheet
CCNA
— Cisco Certified Network Associated
MSB
— Most Significant Bit
DDD
— Data Display Debugger
ISM
— Industrial, Scientific and Medical
BTM
— Benchmark Timing Methodology
FRS
— File Replication Service
DN
— Distinguished Name
ER
— Entity Relationship
MFT
— Master File Table
QDOS
— Quick And Dirty Operating System (cue-doss)
AMPS
— Advanced Mobile Phone System
IAB
— Internet Architecture Board
POE
— power over ethernetinjector
CODEC
— Coder/decoder
CPI
— characters per inch
SDP
— Service Delivery Platform
VF
— Voice Frequency
POD
— Proof Of Deposit
RPF
— Reverse Path Forwarding
HD
— Half-Duplex
EDM
— Engineering Data Management
FEP
— Front-End Processor
CCP
— Certified Computer Professional
RNA
— Ring No Answer
DEMUX
— Demultiplexer
IGRP
— Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
ABC
— Atanasoff-Berry Computer
VLE
— Virtual Learning Environment
MIS
— Master Index Schedule
ATL
— Automated Tape Library
DASH
— Desktop and Mobile Architecture for System Hardware
CDI
— Customer Data Integration
UCM
— Unified Change Management
TP
— Transport Protocol
NSS
— Network Switching Subsystem
IPTV
— Internet Protocol Television
AIX
— Advanced Interactive Executive (IBM)
JRE
— Java Runtime Environment
PU
— Physical Unit (IBM)
DAR
— Disk Archive
DTS
— Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
OSDL
— Open Source Development Lab
ESB
— Enterprise Service Bus
LRF
— Little Rubber Feet
FXP
— File Exchange Protocol
CVV2
— Card Verification Value 2
IGS
— IBM Global Services
LPC
— Local Procedure Call
CPA
— Cost Per Action
SWAP
— Shared Wireless Access Protocol
PROM
— Programmable Read-Only Memory
UBE
— Unsolicited Bulk Email
PII
— Personally Identifiable Information
MSPP
— Multiservice Provisioning Platform
CDFS
— Compact Disc File System
LPF
— League for Programming Freedom
SFF
— Small-Form-Factor
MOM
— Microsoft Operations Manager
DNR
— Digital Noise Reduction
ZCAV
— Zone Constant Angular Velocity
ABAP
— Advanced Business Application Programming
IRDS
— Information Resource Dictionary System
CMDB
— Configuration Management Database
RDI
— Remote Defect Indicator (UNI Fault Management)
HLR
— Home Location Register
OCX
— OLE Control Extension
PAM
— Pluggable Authentication Modules
GDTR
— Global Descriptor Table Register
DPA
— Document Printing Application
RAC
— Real Application Cluster
FXS
— Foreign Exchange Station
ISO IEC
— ISO International Electrotechnical Commitee
FT
— Fault Tolerant
IMS
— Information Management System (LTPP)
NRO
— Number Resource Organization
CSPDN
— Circuit Switched Public Data Network
ENX
— European Network Exchange
SNA
— System Network Architecture
MMORPG
— Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game
HCI
— Human-Computer Interaction
FE
— Field Engineer
LOB
— Large Object
QUAGI
— quad and Yagi
AMR
— Automated meter reading also known as Automatic Meter Reading
CGI
— Conseillers en Gestion et Informatique
DAA
— Distributed Application Architecture
NASS
— Network Attachment Subsystem
DUA
— Directory User Agent
SPX
— Sequenced Packet Exchange
LATA
— Local Access and Transport Area
IGMP
— Internet Group Management Protocol
SPD
— Serial Presence Detect
EGNOS
— European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
MS-DOS
— Microsoft Disk Operating System
FCS
— Fibre Channel Standard
DITTO
— Data Interfile Transfer, Testing and Operations
TFTP
— Trivial File Transfer Protocol (ATM)
FOIRL
— Fiber-Optic InterRepeater Link
SCP
— Secure Copy Protocol
OLED
— Organic Light-Emitting Diode
OOPS
— Object Oriented Programming System
DPG
— Dedicated Packet Group)
MIDI
— Musical Instrument Digital Interface
BS 7799
— British Standard 7799
TLD
— Top Level Domains
WTLS
— Wireless Transport Layer Security
DOMAIN
— Distributed Operating Multi-Access Interactive Network
DLP
— Data Leak Prevention
BSC
— Binary Synchronous Communication
COIN
— Community of Interest Network
OOP
— Object-Oriented Programming
EPS
— Encapsulated Postscript
ALG
— Application Layer Gateway
IEC
— Interexchange Carrier
GMRS
— General Mobile Radio Service
CAMA
— Centralized Automatic Message Accounting
ALM
— Asynchronous Line Multiplexer
IFL
— Integrated Facility for Linux
S
— second (do NOT use "sec" for "second;" use "sec" for "secant")
TCM
— Thermal Conduction Module
4C ENTITY
— Four Company Entity
ICE
— Information and Content Exchange
DAVID
— Digital Audio/Video Interactive Decoder
SCM
— Source Code Management
HSB
— Hue, Saturation, Brightness
GDM
— Global Delivery Model
COW
— Copy-On-Write
FRAD
— Frame Relay Access Device
NAT
— Network Address Translation
FEXT
— Far-End Cross Talk
RUP
— Rational Unified Process
FTAM
— File Transfer Access and Management
AUI
— Attachment Unit Interface
INMARSAT
— International Maritime Satellite
RPL
— Remote Program Load
EUTELSAT
— European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
ASR
— Automated System Recovery
HPFS
— High Performance File System
GDI
— Graphics Device Interface
MRU
— Most Recently Used
JTAG
— Joint Test Action Group
OWL
— Object Windows Library
BPDM
— Business Process Definition Metamodel
CUA
— Common User Access
ICQ
— I Seek You (Instant Messaging Program)
RJE
— Remote Job Entry
SEM
— Strategic Enterprise Management
ICSA
— International Computer Security Association
GRS
— Global Resource Serialization
ES-IS
— End System to Intermediate System protocol
BASIC
— Beginners Allpurpose Symbolic Instruction Code
JDK
— Java Development Kit
ZRTP
— Real-Time Transport Protocol
AMS
— Access Method Services
RDL
— Report Definition Language
RCC
— Radio Common Carrier
PSRAM
— Pseudo SRAM
LSI
— Large Scale Integration -> VLSI
BCI
— Business Continuity Institute
DIMM
— Dual Inline Memory Module
SR
— Speech Recognition
SERP
— Search Engine Results Positioning
WWAN
— wireless wide-area network
VRML
— Virtual Reality Modeling Language
APL
— Ada Programming Language
OOPL
— Object Oriented Programming Language
ABM
— Asynchronous Balance Mode
LAC
— L2TP Access Concentrator
JDBC
— Java Database Connectivity
NEC
— National Electric Code
HSCSD
— High-Speed Circuit-Switched Data
VOXML
— Voice Markup Language
PSN
— Playstation Network
XSD
— XML Schema Definition
AFP
— Apple Filing Protocol
SMI
— Structure of Management Information
GID
— group identification number
CJK
— Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
ICMS
— Incentive Compensation Management System
EVA
— Enterprise Virtual Array
FDM
— Frequency Division Multiplex
LBA
— Logical Block Addresses
HUD
— Head-Up Display
SVGA
— Super Video Graphics Array
ES
— End System
XSS
— Cross-Site Scripting
IM
— Identity Management
LPA
— Linear Power Amplifier
1FB
— Single line, Flat Business rate;
CCA
— Citrix Certified Administrator
IRTF
— Internet Research Task Force
RTK
— Real-Time Kinematic
MAPP
— Microsoft Active Protections Program
S/W
— Software
L2S
— Layer 2 Switch
CA
— Collision Avoidance
SMDS
— Switched Multimegabit Data Service (ATM)
MARS
— Monitoring, Analysis and Response System
UL
— Underwriters Laboratory
VSE
— Virtual Storage Extended
ASP
— Average Selling Price
DIR
— Directory
NRM
— Normal Response Mode
SFT
— System Fault Tolerance
T
— Time
TSF
— Text Services Framework
DDBMS
— Distributed Database Management System
ODM
— Original Design Manufacturer
SDP
— Session Description Protocol
KPCMS
— Kodak Precision Color Management System
EDIFACT
— Electronic Data Interchange for Administration Commerce and Transport
BPL
— Broadband over power line
BRR
— Business Readiness Rating
NAI
— Network Associates, Inc.
LAMP
— Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP
LNIB
— Like New In Box
HBA
— Host Bus Adapter
CIC
— Cisco Info Center
DNS
— Domain Name Server
NRZ
— Non-Return-To-Zero
ASK
— Anomalous State of Knowledge
QOE
— Quality of Experience
DSR
— Dynamic Source Routing
SONET
— Synchronous Optical Network
NAS
— Network-Attached Storage
US
— Unit Separator
MDF
— Medium Density Fiberboard
SDSL
— Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line
NAN
— Not A Number (computing)
LT
— Line Termination
MPP
— Massively Parallel Processing/Processor
RAMDAC
— Random Access Memory Digital-to-Analog Converter
GPU
— Graphics Processing Unit
HHT
— Hand-Held Terminal
POP
— Post Office Protocol
EAL
— Evaluation Assurance Level
BELLCORE
— Bell Communications Research, Inc.
PS
— Picosecond
VRU
— Voice Response Unit
ACSE
— Association Control Service Element
TI
— Texas Instruments, Inc.
CLV
— Constant Linear Velocity
SPSS
— Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
TEC
— Tivoli Enterprise Console
EIM
— Enterprise Identity Mapping (IBM)
SAD
— Security Association Database
MITM
— Man in the Middle
SLS
— Softlanding Linux System
ANR
— Automatic Network Routing
MCP
— Microsoft Certified Professional
GIB
— Gibibyte
IBSG
— Internet Business Solutions Group
NIM
— Network Interface Module
RACH
— Random Access Channel
4GL
— Fourth-Generation Language
GBPS
— Gigabits per second
CMRR
— common-mode rejection ratio
SVC
— Switched Virtual Circuit (ATM)
CDH
— Customer Data Hub
CMIP
— Common Management Information Protocol (ATM)
STM
— Synchronous Transport Module
TIFF
— Tag Image File Format
ASYNC
— Asynchronous
FPS
— Frames per second.
CDP
— Continuous Data Protection
LL
— Local Loopback
IPP
— Internet Printing Protocol
OP
— Operator Panel
DHA
— Directory Harvest Attack
FAN
— File Area Network
SECC
— Single Edge Contact Connector
IPCP
— Internet Protocol Control Protocol
KDE
— K Desktop Environment
ISIS
— Image and Scanner Interface Specification
UCD
— User-Centered Design
ICE
— Interactive Connectivity Establishment
AMMA
— Advanced Memory Management Architecture
CG
— Computer Graphics
CRACK
— Challenge/Response Authentication of Cryptographic Keys
UAC
— User Account Control
BPI
— bits per inch
KBPS
— kilobits per second
SR-IOV
— Single-root I/O virtualization standards
EOS
— Ethernet Over SONET
VRC
— Vertical Redundancy Check
EFI
— Extensible Firmware Interface
BIBOP
— big bag of pages
GGSN
— Gateway GPRS Support Node
FAST
— Federation Against Software Theft
IAD
— Integrated Access Device
DVMRP
— Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol
GNN
— Global Network Navigator
VML
— Vector Markup Language
WQUXGA
— Wide Quad Ultra Extended Graphics Array
PH-SAP
— Physical layer SAP
BPEL4WS
— Business Process Execution Language for Web Services
VAX
— Virtual Address Extension
ETSI
— European Telecommunications Standard Institute
DISA
— U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency
AAB
— All-to-All Broadcast
ASN.1
— Abstract Syntax Notation One
OCTAVE
— Operationally Critical Threat, Asset and Vulnerability Evaluation
CPOE
— Computerized Provider Order Entry
DEP
— Data Execution Prevention
EULA
— End-User License Agreement (you-lah)
ECEM
— Enterprise Carbon and Energy Management
YIM
— Yahoo! Instant Messenger
REST
— Representational State Transfer
CRUD
— Create, Read, Update, Delete
UMA
— Unlicensed Mobile Access
DWS
— Dialable Wideband Service
TUR
— Trunk Utilization Report
ATX
— Advanced Technology Extended [Intel]
FDD
— Frequency Division Duplex
QTAM
— Queued Teleprocessing Access Method
LPD
— Line Printer Daemon
CE
— Connection Endpoint
NCI
— Network Channel Interface
URT
— User Registration Tool
RDA
— Remote Data Access
MOSFET
— Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor
GMRP
— GARP Multicast Registration Protocol
RMC
— Resource Monitoring and Control
DAE
— Disk Array Enclosure
GDB
— GNU Debugger
AF
— Assured Forwarding
SRT
— Source Routing Transparent
SANS
— System Administration, Networking, and Security Institute
CCSE
— Checkpoint Certified Security Expert
EDO
— Extended Data Output
NSA
— Network Security Appliance
CLA
— Corporate License Agreement
VCD
— Video Compact Disc
NAK
— Not Acknowledged
OSF
— Open Software Foundation
ESI
— Edge Side Includes
UART
— Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
TFRC
— TCP-Friendly Rate Control
SCCS
— Source Code Control System
IDEA
— International Data Encryption Algorithm
T2L
— TRANSISTOR-TRANSISTOR LOGIC
PTR RECORD
— Pointer record
TOE
— TCP/IP Offload Engine
6DOF
— Six Degrees of Freedom
ERP
— Error Recovery Procedure
VESA
— Video Electronics Standards Association
2G
— Second Generation Wireless Systems
VFM
— Virtual File Manager
ROP
— Raster Operation(s)
USHER
— United States Higher Education Root Certificate Authority
LDP
— Label Distribution Protocol
UM
— Unified Messaging
NANOG
— North American Network Operators Grou
CAC
— Connection Admission Control (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)
MD5
— Message Digest 5
BOL
— Books Online
CCTLD
— country code Top Level Domain
SMBP
— Server Message Block Protocol
NMS
— Network Monitoring System
IPM
— Interpersonal Message
UTM
— Universal Transverse Mercator (geographical Co-ordinate System)
VCR
— video cassette recorder/player
BFR
— Bona Fide Request
UUID
— Universally Unique Identifier (see Also GUID)
JAD
— Joint Application Development
STT
— Secure Transaction Technology
DPMI
— DOS Protected Mode Interface
PID
— Process Identification Document
LCR
— Least Cost Routing
WD
— Western Digital
CLR
— Common Language Runtime
BRZ
— Bipolar Return-to-Zero
FOC
— Field Oriented Control
SUT
— System Under Test
XMT
— Transmit
MSDU
— MAC Service Data Unit
ASE
— Application Service Element
SCPC
— single channel per carrier
UC2
— Unified Communications & Collaboration
100BASET
— 100 Mbps, baseband, unshielded twisted-pair
VHD
— Virtual Hard Drive
SA
— Source-Active
DISA
— Data Interchange Standards Association
RFCOMM
— Radio Frequency Communication
MAPS
— Mail Abuse Protection System
COFF
— Common Object File Format
LD
— Laser Disc
WAF
— Web Application Firewall
FPS
— Flexible Payments Service
ICDL
— International Computer Driving Licence
SDRAM
— Synchronous dynamic random access memory
FCL
— Framework Class Library
EA
— Extended Address Field Bit
1080I
— 1080 interlaced
ID
— IDentifier
AOCE
— Apple Open Collaboration Environment
AA
— Automated Attendant
HCS
— Header Check Sequence
MRTG
— Multi Router Traffic Grapher
VIO
— Virtual Input/Output
24P
— 24 frames per second Progressive
WIC
— WAN Interface Card
MT-RJ
— Mechanical Transfer - Registered Jack
RX
— Receive
VSAM
— Virtual Storage Access Method
TBR
— Technology Business Research
EPC
— Electronic Product Code
BOTNET
— Robot Network
OPI
— Open Prepress Interface
CNM
— Communication Network Management
LLDP
— Link Layer Discovery Protocol
AC97
— Audio CODEC 97
MMS
— Microsoft Media Server
OMT
— Object-modeling technique
CHTML
— Compact Hypertext Markup Language
SAP
— Serving Access Point
CAI
— Common Air Interface
IGP
— Interior Gateway Protocol
PARC
— Palo Alto Research Center
IDT
— Interrupt Descriptor Table
MAA
— Mail Access Agent
OCSP
— Online Certificate Status Protocol
LRC
— Longitudinal Redundancy Check
PMR
— Perpendicular Magnetic Recording
DAEMON
— Disk And Execution Monitor
ACSE
— Application Control Service Element
RLE
— Run-Length Encoding
SNOBOL
— String Oriented Symbolic Language
BS
— British Standard
YKYBHTLW
— You Know You've Been Hacking Too Long When
OOSE
— Object Oriented Software Engineering
DDI
— Device Driver Interface
SNS
— Social Networking Site
FECN
— Forward Explicit Congestion Notification (ATM)
RFS
— Remote File System
PON
— Passive Optical Network
MAPI
— Messaging Application Program Interface
SBAS
— Satellite-Based Augmentation System
ATPCO
— Airline Tariff Publishing Company
ADSR
— Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release (sound envelope specification)
OTA
— Over The Air
SPARC
— Scalable Processor Architecture Reduced Instruction Set Computer
PDF
— Program Development Facility
MAU
— Medium Attachment Unit
EOSDH
— Ethernet Over SDH
BFT
— Binary File Transfer
2B1Q
— Two Binary One Quaternary
ZTE
— Zhong Xing Telecommunication Equipment
DACL
— Discretionary Access Control List
TCA
— Transaction Cost Analysis
RIMM
— RAMBUS In-Line Memory Module
SIP
— Session Initiation Protocol
UTP
— unshielded twisted pair
GDS
— Global Data Synchronization
CMRS
— Commercial Mobile Radio Service
IPL
— International Private Line
ISO
— International Standards Organization
UCD
— Unicode Character Database
RMON
— Remote Monitoring
CEVA
— Content-Enabled Vertical Application
IOCS
— Input/Output Control System
TCP/IP
— Transmission Control/Internet Protocol
MMOG
— Massively Multiplayer Online Game
CODASYL
— COnference on DAta SYstems Languages
TWAIN
— Technology Without An Interesting Name
CALEA
— Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
ZB
— ZettaByte
MGC
— Multimedia Gateway Controller
MES
— Manufacturing Execution System
ARM
— Asynchronous Response Mode
CPL
— Current Privilege Level
ACF
— Advanced Communications Function (IBM)
XPFE
— Cross Platform Front End
DAC
— Digital-To-Analog Converter
SVA
— Shared Virtual Area
EFS
— Error Free Seconds
EUP
— Enterprise Unified Process
NTE
— Network Termination Equipment
AS
— Activesync
FSK
— Frequency Shift Keying
OPENCL
— Open Computing Language
GCC
— GNU Compiler Collection
UMID
— Unique Material Identifier
ECP
— Electronic Check Presentment
TEI
— Total Economic Impact
CSU
— Channel Service Unit
HPF
— High Pass Filter
DIVX
— Digital Video Express
QSAM
— Queued Sequential Access Method
JS
— JavaScript
DXC
— Digital Cross-Connect
CPC
— Calling Party Control
CES
— Character-Encoding Scheme
CTP
— Capable To Promise
HID
— Human Interface Device
WMOS
— Warehouse Management for Open Systems
FBD
— Fully Buffered DIMM
MUD
— Multi-User Dimension
MMC
— Microsoft Management Console (Microsoft)
LBAC
— Label-Based Access Control
CCI
— Controlled Cryptographic Item
CIE
— Color Model = Commission Internationale De L'Eclairage Color Model
RELAX
— REgular LAnguage description for XML
K
— Kilobyte
FTL
— Flash Translation Layer
KSH
— Korn Shell Programming
RUS
— Recipient Update Service
LSR
— Leaf Setup Request
EIR
— Excess Information Rate
CIP
— Common Industrial Protocol
CDP
— Cisco Discovery Protocol
KSU
— Key Service Unit
IPLC
— International Private Leased Circuit
ITWAB
— IT Workload Automation Broker Tools
UDMA
— Ultra Direct Memory Access
LES
— LAN Emulation Server
RS
— Record Separator
DSM
— Dependency Structure Matrix
JES
— Job Entry Subsystem
L2TP
— Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
MOBO
— Motherboard
HDD
— Hard Disk Drive
3I
— Investors In Industry (venture Capitalists)
VTAM
— Virtual Telecommunication Access Method
DIFS
— Distributed coordination function InterFrame Space
DFM
— Device Fault Manager
CCW
— Channel Command Word
OTP
— Open Trading Protocol
DSOM
— Distributed System Object Model
BNN
— Boundary Network Node
GIOP
— General Inter-ORB Protocol
DDN
— Digital Data Network
LANE
— Local Area Network Emulation
HP
— Hewlett-Packard Development Company
CAM
— Computer-Aided Manufacturing
CMTS
— Cable Modem Termination System
PIM
— Protocol Independent Multicast
ADSI
— Active Directory Services Interface
MCM
— Multi-Chip Module
FEAL
— Fast Data Encipherment Algorithm
E-
— Electron
AML
— Astronomical Markup Language
RMA
— Rate Monotonic Analysis
DEMARC
— Demarcation point
CLEC
— Competitive Local Exchange Carrier
HSSI
— High Speed Serial Interface (IBM)
LA
— Load Address
RPO
— Recovery Point Objective
NLA
— Network Location Awareness
BDAM
— Basic Direct Access Method
PS
— Photoshop
ETB
— End of Transmission Block
CNE
— Certified Network Engineer
SSAP
— Source Service Access Point
KSR
— Keyboard Send/Receive
CT2T
— Continuous Tone to Tape
CPR
— Computerized Patient Record
ALI
— Application Layer Interface
OLIVE
— On-Line Interactive Virtual Environment
LPT
— Line Print Terminal
JCP
— Java Community Process
IHS
— Integrated Heat Spreader
GFORTRAN
— GNU Fortran compiler
CUT
— Control Unit Terminal
COA
— Care-Of Address
ISA
— Internet Security and Acceleration Server
EAS
— Enterprise Application Server
IBT
— Internet-Based Training
GAP
— Groups, Algorithms and Programming
TETRA
— TErrestrial TRunked RAdio
IFCP
— Internet Fibre Channel Protocol
NO/NC
— Normally Open/Normally Closed
OWL
— Web Ontology Language
3GIO
— 3rd Generation Input Output
NTSC
— National Television System Committee video standard
NCP
— Network Control Program
ETN
— Electronic Tandem Network
OTDR
— Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
P3P
— The Platform for Privacy Preferences Project
FCT
— File Control Table
DUAL
— Diffusing-Update Algorithm
VCI
— Virtual Channel Identifier
COLO
— Co-Location
SDS
— Sudden Death Syndrome
FOIP
— Fax Over Internet Protocol
BAA
— Blanket Authorization Agreement
CHIPS
— Clearing House Interbank Payments System
DLCI
— data link connection identifier
DQDB
— Distributed Queue Dual Bus
PSPDN
— Packet-Switched Public Data Network
DMT
— Discrete Multi-Tone Technology
MDISK
— managed disk
FCS
— Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
CPIC
— Common Programming Interface for Communications
MSI
— Micro-Star International
LPB
— Low Ping Bastard (gaming)
DDI
— DNS, DHCP & IP address
RDN
— Relative Distinguished Name
PL/1
— Programming Language 1
ORM
— Operational Risk Management
BPV
— Bipolar Violation
MDS
— Master Data Services
UMA
— Upper Memory Area
PSB
— Program Specification Block
ARAD
— Architected Rapid Application Development
PID
— Proportional, Integral, Derivative
VLK
— Volume License Key
LINAC
— Linear Accelerator
SGI
— Silicon Graphics Incorporated
ARPANET
— Advance Research Projects Agency Network
EBML
— Extensible Binary Meta Language
ETA
— Embedded Transport Acceleration
LUW
— Logical Unit of Work
LIPS
— Logical Inferences Per Second
ICC
— Internet Commerce Corporation
TB
— Terabit
BTX
— Balanced Technology Extended
UCM
— Universal Content Management
SNIPS
— System & Network Integrated Polling Software
UBR
— Unspecified Bit Rate
OPOD
— Oracle Procurement On Demand
VRRP
— Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
TACACS
— Terminal Access Controller Access Control System
DAM
— Direct Access Method
ADUC
— Active Directory Users and Computers
IPR
— Intellectual Property Right
FIX
— Financial Information EXchange Protocol
CLUT
— Color Lookup Table
BSA
— Basic Service Area
SIMM
— Single In-line Memory Module
AVI
— Audio/Video Interleaved Format
APC
— Asynchronous Procedure Call
QPSK
— Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying
PCR
— Peak Cell Rate
BITW
— Bump-In-The-Wire
LEED
— Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, standard for Green Building design
PSN
— Processor Serial Number
GDT
— Global Descriptor Table
JMX
— Java Management Extensions
IOS
— Input/Output Supervisor
SSO
— Single Sign-On Once
EDF
— Execution Diagnostic Facility
ESPN
— Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
DIMM
— Dual In-line Memory Module (computing)
DICOM
— Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
OBI
— Open Buying on the Internet
AMA
— automatic message accounting
VLIW
— Very Long Instruction Word
URN
— Uniform Resource Namespace
FMH
— Function Management Header
SCR
— Sustainable Cell Rate
OLPC
— One Laptop Per Child
CSECT
— Control Section
ADE
— Application Development Environment
WWN
— World Wide Name
CKD
— Count Key Data
PCMCIA
— People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
CDI
— Compact Disk Interactive
BIW
— Business Information Warehouse, SAP
ZCS
— Zero Code Suppression
CGM
— Consumer-Generated Media
MPOA
— MultiprotocolOver ATM
BTA-ES
— Basic Teleprocessing Access Method - Extended Storage
DMCI
— Direct Memory Communications Interface
L2F
— Layer 2 Forwarding (Cisco)
MTBF
— MeanTime Between Failures
NCCM
— Network Configuration and Change Management
GAMS
— General Algebraic Modeling System
VCPI
— Virtual Control Program Interface
HIS
— Healthcare Information System
IOC
— ISDN Ordering Code
MOSPF
— Multicast Open Shortest Path First
MSC
— Mobile Switching Center
CEH
— Certified Ethical Hacker
LMP
— Link Manager Protocol
YAST
— Yet Another Setup Tool
SRL
— Singing Return Loss
RPI
— Rockwell Protocol Interface
EIST
— Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology
WGA
— Windows Genuine Advantage
IPC
— Interprocess Communication
EASDAQ
— European Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
UMB
— Upper Memory Block
BSNL
— Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
QPM
— QOS Policy Manager
NDR
— Non-Delivery Receipt
ATAG
— Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
JBL
— Jame B. Lansing
MFM
— Modified Frequency Modulation
CCPM
— Critical Chain Project Management
MPN
— Microsoft Partner Network
RAID
— Redundant Array of Independent Disks
BLOG
— Better Listings on Google
VIC
— Voice Interface Card
ROADM
— reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer
D&I
— Drop and Insert
CAR
— committed access rate
IMAC
— installations, moves, adds and changes
NE
— Network Element
RDT
— Remote Digital Terminal
EPL
— Ethernet Private Line
RP-SMA
— Reverse Polarity SubMiniature version A
TBPS
— Terabits Per Second
HTT
— Hyper-Threading Technology
SLIC
— Subscriber Line Interface Card
NDMP
— Network Data Management Protocol
UPT
— Universal Personal Telecommunications
APAAS
— Application Platform as a Service
ERL
— Echo Return Loss
NID
— Network Interface Device
HFC
— Hybrid Fiber Coaxial
XGA
— eXtended Graphics Array
IOTP
— Internet Open Trading Protocol
LPX
— Low Profile Extended
SSE
— Streaming SIMD Extensions
COAX
— Coaxial Cable
NT
— New Technology, also Windows NT
8-N-1
— 8 bits, No parity, 1 stop bit
LER
— Label Edge Router
BIN
— Binary
SBS
— Small Business Server
TDR
— Time-Domain Reflectometry
ESN
— Electronic Serial Number
MISRA
— Motor Industry Software Reliability Association
FLAC
— Free Lossless Audio Codec
NETBEUI
— NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface
B8ZS
— Binary Eight Zero Substitution
MAP
— Mobile Application Part
SATA
— Serial Ata
BAS
— Basic Activity Subset
HDTV
— High Definition Television
IPSE
— Integrated Project Support Environment
E3
— Electronic Entertainment Expo
ASP
— Abstract Service Primitive
TNC
— Trusted Network Connect
NCP
— NetWare Core Protocol
FIOS
— Fiber Optic Services
OSA
— Open System Architecture
DLP
— Digital Light Processing
POLP
— Principle of Least Privilege
TED
— Torrent Episode Downloader
SIIA
— Software & Information Industry Association (formerly the Software Publishers Association)
BHT
— Branch History Table
USP
— Universal Storage Platform
DFWMAC
— Distributed Foundation Wireless Media Access Control
LUNT
— Line Unit Network Termination
ADPCM
— Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation
NSAP
— Network Service Access Point
CINDER
— Cyber Insider Threat
BPON
— Broadband Passive Optical Network (SBC)
HXRC
— Hitachi EXtended Remote Copy
BAI
— Bank Administration Institute
GOW
— God of War (Game)
DE
— Discard Eligibility (ATM)
CL
— Connectionless
ADDM
— Application Discovery and Dependency Mapping
FLOPS
— FLoating-Point Operations Per Second
ZIF
— Zero Insertion Force (The device on a)
EM
— End of Medium
MSDN
— Microsoft Developer Network
CPAN
— Comprehensive PERL Archive Network
WPA
— Wi-Fi Protected Access
BMT
— Biel Mean Time
MSDB
— main storage database
ATSC
— Advanced Television Systems Committee
MTA
— Message Transfer Agents (Internet)
CLM
— Contract Lifecycle Management
BSAM
— Basic Sequential Access Method
VDD
— Virtual Device Driver
MAX
— Master Auxiliary Correction
MMX
— Matrix Math Extensions (Multimedia Extensions)
SODIMM
— Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module
HASP
— Houston Automatic Spooling Program
FCD
— Floating Car Data
COSS
— Cross Operating System Service
TUCOWS
— The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software
UUCP
— Unix-to-Unix Copy Program
CHAT
— Conversational Hypertext Access Technology
AS2
— Applicability Statement 2
EHR
— Electronic Health Record
HDX
— Half Duplex
EPIC
— Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing
DPMS
— Display Power Management Signaling
LCS
— Lotus Communication Server
TED
— Technology Entertainment and Design
PF
— Parity Flag
COAM
— Customer Owned And Maintained
DEL
— Delete
S/PDIF
— Sony/Philips Digital Interface
CIK
— crypto-ignition key
MICR
— Magnetic Ink Character Reader
NMS
— Network Management Station
LPAR
— Logical Partition
APC
— Antenna Phase Center
QD
— Queuing Delay
MSIL
— Microsoft Intermediate Language
CTX
— Commited to Excellence
VOX
— Voice Operated EXchange
CFMN
— Client For Microsoft Networks
OBU
— On Board Unit
BIT7
— Bit Seven
JMS
— Java Messaging Services
BHMC
— Busy Hour Minutes of Capacity
IHV
— Independent Hardware Vendor
DMD
— Directory Management Domain
J2SE
— Java 2 platform, Standard Edition
AAS
— Auto Area Segmentation
BPP
— Business Process Platform
WFQ
— Weighted Fair Queuing
CE ROUTER
— Customer edge router
CBWFQ
— Class-Based Weighted Fair Queueing
CATP
— Caffeine Access Transport Protocol
HIPPI
— High-Performance Parallel Interface
WINE
— Wine Is Not an Emulator
LEAP
— Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol
DSR
— Data Set Ready
DKMS
— Dynamic Kernel Module Support
OOO
— Openoffice.org
IOA
— Input/Output Adapter
RPR
— Resilient Packet Rings
B
— Barnabites
CUPS
— Common Unix Printing System
FSAA
— Full Screen Anti-Aliasing
CBQ
— Class-Based Queuing
CSCF
— Call Session Control Function
MVS
— Multiple Virtual System
LCM
— Life Cycle Management
HIGHMAT
— High-performance Media Access Technology
B8ZS
— Binary Eight Zero Suppression.
RTP
— Routing Update Protocol
NICE
— Narrative, Immersive, Collaborative Environment
CAL
— Client Access License
ZMA
— Zone Multicast Address
ANX
— Automotive Network Exchange
ALT
— Contralto
NDIS
— Network Driver Interface Specification (Microsoft Windows NT)
BCOCA
— Bar Code Object Content Architecture
WEBCAM
— World Wide Web Camera
URPF
— Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding
NMC
— Network Management Center
EPP
— Enhanced Parallel Port (PC)
FCPGA
— Flip Chip Pin Grid Array
GDPS
— Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex
APM
— Active Policy Management
SDSF
— System Display and Search Facility
LP
— Logical Partition
ENQ
— Enquiry
EPN
— Extended Port Network
AMANDA
— Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver
GIFT
— GNU Image-Finding Tool
CDV
— Cell Delay Variation(ATM)
ESS
— Extended service set (Wi-Fi group)
NEXT
— Near-end Crosstalk
DLE
— Data Link Escape
CFMD
— Certified for Microsoft Dynamics
CIC
— Customer Interaction Center
BMRT
— Blue Moon Rendering Tools
ACF
— Advanced Communication Facility
VRS
— Virtual Reference Station
GIS
— Generalized Information System
CPLD
— Complex Programmable Logic Device
XRST
— extended restart
SORBS
— Spam and Open Relay Blocking System
IFB
— Internet Free/Busy
MH
— Mobile Host
CERN
— Conseil Europeen Pour La Recherche Nucleaire
APNIC
— Asia Pacific Network Information Center
CLNS
— Connectionless Network Service
UUCP
— UNIX to UNIX Copy Package
DSTN
— Double-layer Supertwist Nematic. (in Passive-matrix LCD Technology)
CASE
— Computer-Aided Software Engineering
VMI
— vendor-managed inventory
REPDV
— Reputation Digital Vaccine
JSR
— Java Specification Request
SDMA
— Spatial Division Multiple Access
WTG
— Wily Transaction Generator
ESQA
— Extended System Queue Area
BTAM
— Basic Teleprocessing Access Method
DAB
— Digital Audio Broadcast
ANON FTP
— Anonymous FTP
EPOW
— Emergency Power Off Warning
ICA
— Independent Computing Architecture
ITRC
— Information Technology Requirements Council
BIDI
— Bi-Directional
AIP
— Advanced Inspection and Prevention
CIPA
— Childrens Internet Protection Act
YIB
— Yobibyte
DDNS
— Dynamic Domain Name System (networking)
IF
— Interrupt Flag
ECTF
— Enterprise Computer Telephony Forum
JJ
— Josephson Junction
CP/M
— Control Program/Monitor
SPE
— Synchronous Payload Envelope
FAW
— Frame Alignment Word
ITCS
— Intermodal Transport Control System
DET
— Directory Entry Table
NSLOOKUP
— Name Server Lookup
ADMD
— Administration Management Domain
RADA
— Random Access Discrete Address
AMT
— Address Mapping Table
BABT
— British Approvals Board for Telecommunications
JAAS
— Java Authentication and Authorization Service
USF
— Universal Service Fund
SBM
— Subnet Bandwidth Manager
EOP
— End of Procedure
L2CAP
— Logical Link and Control Adaptation Protocol
LPR
— Line Print
CRJE
— Conversational Remote Job Entry
STM
— Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
PS/2
— Personal System/2 (Microsoft)
ESP
— Encapsulated Security Payload
BASH
— Bourne-again shell
CST
— Consolidated Service Test
DXI
— Data Exchange Interface
GRC.SQ
— Governance, Risk Management, Compliance, Security, and Data Quality
10GFC
— 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel
WAE
— Wireless Application Environment
LSAP
— Link Service Access Point
PMSM
— Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor
COPS
— Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services
INAP
— Intelligent Network Application Protocol
EPU
— Energy Processing Unit
GPWW
— Group Practice Without Walls
IOCP
— Input/Output Configuration Program
NTCIP
— National Transportation Communications for Intelligent Transportation System Protocol
IP PBX
— Internet Protocol private branch exchange
OHG
— Operators Harmonization Group
UR
— Unit Record
MAU
— Multistation Access Unit
WINFS
— Windows Future Storage
DX
— Direct X
FEFO
— First Ended, First Out
DISSOS
— Distributed Office Support System
OC
— Overclock (Over Clock)
CAAS
— Communications-as-a-Service
PDS
— Partitioned Data Set
DCB
— Data Center Bridging
EFM
— Enterprise fraud and misuse management
COBIT
— Control Objectives for Information and related Technologies
DSAP
— Destination Service Access Point
ADF
— Application Development Facility
HTML5
— HyperText Markup Language 5
ALP
— Application Layer Protocol
SPIT
— Spam Over Internet Telephony
CDB
— Command Descriptor Block
TC
— Transmission Convergence sub-layer of PHY layer)
EDG
— Electronic Dot Generation
3GL
— third-generation language
EMI
— Electromagnetic interface
ISL
— Inter-Switch Link
VDI
— Video Display Interface
EXIF
— Exchangeable Image File
S/N
— Signal-to-Noise ratio
FBGA
— Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array
ZDO
— Zigbee Device Object
JITT
— Network for Just-In-Time Training in quality
CFM
— Code Fragment Manager
ODMR
— On-Demand Mail Relay
STM
— Synchronous Transfer Mode
LVT
— Light Valve Technology
CALS
— Computer Aided Acquisition and Logistic Support
EPR
— Electronic Patient Record
SCO
— Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
ESP
— Estimated Street Price
DUN
— Dial-Up Networking
NAU
— Network Addressable Unit
OWASP
— Open Web Application Security Project
CMEA
— Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
NLM
— NetWare Loadable Module
CAM
— Channel Access Method
LUT
— Look Up Table
SRAT
— Static Resource Affinity Table
GMS
— Global Messaging Service
RMU
— Rack Mount Unit
SIPP
— Stable Image Platform Program
CCH
— Connections per Circuit Hour
CCOW
— Clinical Context Object Workgroup
EPO
— ePolicy Orchestrator
LPPL
— LaTeX Project Public License
ACU
— Automatic Calling Unit
J2EE
— Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition
CAPI
— Computer Assisted Personal Interview
CELP
— code-excited linear prediction
SIFS
— Short InterFrame Space
AVVID
— Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data
CSDN
— Circuit Switched Data Network
MIA
— Media Interface Adapter
DOMF
— Distributed Object Management Facility
LSASS
— Local Security Authority Subsystem Service
PCS
— Personal Communications Services
MEMS
— micro-electromechanical system
ASCL
— Asianet Satellite Communications Limited
CPANEL
— control panel
HDCP
— High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection
DAST
— Dynamic Application Security Testing
SOH
— Start Of Header
CD-ROM
— compact disc-read only memory
MSI
— Microsoft Software Installer
PAC
— Proxy Auto-Configuration
XMP
— Extensible Metadata Platform
FSB
— Frontside Bus
XFN
— XHTML Friends Network (see http://gmpg.org/xfn/)
INFOSEC
— Information Security
ETL
— Extract, Transform and Load
GXS
— Global Exchange Services
RSA
— Rural Service Area
ACB
— Access method Control Block
GVN
— Global Value Numbering
PIX
— Private Internet Exchange
MSW
— Machine Status Word
IDQ
— Informatica Data Quality
RNI
— Raw Native Interface
KNI
— Katmai New Instructions
TRM
— Teradata Relationship Manager
OAT
— Outside Air Temperature
MTP
— Message Transfer Part
3DES
— Triple DES
RCA
— Remote Control Amplifier
SAT NAV
— Satellite navigation
ARD
— Automatic Ring Down
IDOL
— Intelligent Data Operating Layer
FH
— Frame Handler
RHEL
— Red Hat Enterprise Linux
BOC
— BELL OPERATING COMPANIES
PSK
— Phase Shift Key
FCB
— Format Control Buffer
EVDO
— Evolution Data Optimized
TPM
— Trusted Platform Module
PMM
— Post Memory Manager
LRN
— Location Routing Number
SAR
— Segmentation and Reassembly (ATM)
MCA
— Message Channel Agent
FMEA
— Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
VMDQ
— Virtual Machine Device Queues
BAL
— Business Application Language
LOM
— LAN on Motherboard
RBAC
— Role-Based Access Control
HIDAM
— Hierarchical Indexed Direct Access Method
OFM
— Oracle Fusion Middleware
AAUI
— Apple Attachment Unit Interface
PUP
— Potentially Unwanted Program
SDDL
— Security Descriptor Definition Language
NAP
— Network Access Protection
TPV
— Third Party Vendor
PB
— Petabyte
EOJ
— End Of Job
CMT
— Connection Management
DMT
— Discrete Multi-Tone
IRU
— Indefeasible Right Of Use
PHY
— Physical Layer
IB
— Interface Bus
MOP
— Maintenance and Operation Protocol
LCGN
— Logical Channel Group Number
ETSI
— European Telecommunication Standards Institute's
ADSL
— Asymetric Digital Subscriber Line
MAC
— Mid-Atlantic Crossing
TELCO
— Telephone Company
BIPS
— Bank Internet Payment System
UMTS
— Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
BST
— Binary Search Tree
UTM
— Unified Threat Management
AFP
— AppleTalk File Protocol
MSNP
— Microsoft Notification Protocol
ATCA
— Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture
CHPID
— Channel Path Identifier
DMT
— Digital-Discrete Multi-Tone
BPC
— Business Planning and Consolidation
PEARL
— Process and Experiment Automation Realtime Language
WTL
— Windows Template Library
CCSA
— Common Control Switching Arrangement
TSM
— Tivoli Storage Manager
APO
— Advanced Planner Optimizer
QI
— Query Interface
PPM
— pages per minute (a laser printer production rate metric)
BUS
— Broadcast and Unknown Server
DTM
— Document Table Model
BTAC
— Branch Target Address Cache
UCM
— Use Case Map
FFPF
— Fairly Fast Packet Filter
RHCE
— Red Hat Certified Engineer
CDDI
— Copper Distributed Data Interface
SPML
— Service Provisioning Markup Language
FERPA
— Family Education and Right to Privacy Act
RF
— Resume Flag
100VG
— 100 Voice Grade
PDE
— Possible Duplicate Emission
XMS
— Extended Memory Specification
VNL
— Via Net Loss
SDN
— Software Defined Network
DFC
— Distributed Coordination Function
HAE
— Height Above Ellipsoid
ATTIS
— AT&T Information Systems
LCOS
— Liquid Crystal on Silicone
UCB
— Unit Control Block
DDK
— Driver Development Kit
UUCP
— Unix To Unix Copy Program
PT
— Payload Type (ATM)
YB
— Yottabyte
SAX
— Simple API for XML
GOPS
— Giga Operations Per Second
LIS
— Laboratory Information System
SUB
— Substitute
PINE
— Program for Internet News and E-mail
FOSS
— Free and Open Source Software
ACA
— Australian Communications Authority's
GGP
— Gateway-Gateway Protocol
CIT
— Computer Integrated Telephony
SPF
— Shortest Path First
SAM
— Serial Access Memory
GLUT
— OpenGL Utility Toolkit
SMISHING
— SMS phishing
PET
— Personal Electronic Transactor
CCI
— Carrier-to-Carrier Interface
MI
— Multiple Inheritance
NDP
— Neighbor Discovery Protocol
BCEL
— Byte Code Engineering Library
DMT
— Discrete Multi-tone Transmission
FIRST
— Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (CERT)
PNRP
— Peer Name Resolution Protocol
FEMA
— Failure mode and effects analysis
DTAM
— Document Transfer, Access and Manipulation
FGA/B/C/D
— feature group A/B/C/D
ATRAC
— Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding
FIDNET
— Federal Intrusion Detection Network
HE-AAC
— High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding
KTS
— Key Telephone System
OLTP
— On-Line Transaction Processing
CSW
— Channel Status Word
CHARSET
— character set
BCV
— Business Continuous Volume
AMIS
— Audio Messaging Interchange Specification
BMIC
— Bus Master Interface Controller
UCR
— Undercolor Removal
BCP
— Bulk Copy Program
CID
— Configuration, Installation and Distribution
PCRE
— Perl-compatible regular expressions
HIDS
— Host-based Intrusion Detection System
ONE
— Open Net Environment (Sun)
3P
— Predictive, Proactive, and Preventive Philosophy
XMCL
— eXtensible Media Commerce Language (digital rights management cross-product metadata system)
NETAPP
— Network Appliance Inc.
FTDS
— Failure Tolerant Data Systems
ACEE
— Access Control Environment Element
DIX
— Digital Intel Xerox
UPC
— Universal Product Code
DUV
— Data-Under-Voice
FER
— Frame Error Rate
AL PA
— Arbitrated Loop Physical Address
HURSE
— Hasp Unit Record SErvice
CVS
— Computer Vision Syndrome
L3TP
— Layer Three Tunneling Protocol
WIMAX
— World Interoperability for Microwave Access
IIS
— Internet Information Server
HAVI
— Home Audio Video Interoperability
LIC
— Line Interface Computer
SCTP
— Screened Twisted Pair (cable)
2PC
— two-phase commit
RNR
— Receive Not Ready
ESDI
— Enhanced Small-Device Interface
FCCH
— Frequency Correction Channel
BIST
— built-in self test
ILO
— Integrated Lights-Out (Technology)
RSA
— Rivest, Shamir, & Adleman
DNSSEC
— Domain Name System Security Extensions
USRT
— Universal Synchronous Receiver/Transmitter
NUI
— Natural User Interface
PPS
— Packets Per Second
MGA
— Monochrome Graphic Adapter
ODOE
— On Demand Operating Environment
LPA
— Link Pack Area
KL
— Key Length
CCF
— Call Control Functional
BISYNC
— Binary Synchronous Communications Protocol
CB
— C-Beautifier
LMDS
— Local Multipoint Distribution Service
MILNET
— Military Network
OFB
— Output Feedback
WDDM
— Windows Display Driver Model
ITB
— Intermediate Transmission Block
GFC
— Generic Flow Control (ATM)
TDK
— Tokyo Denki Kagaku
UUNET
— Unix-To-Unix Network
UNC
— Uniform Naming Convention
APDU
— application-layer protocol data unit
SAPI
— Service Access Point Identifier
CDC
— Call Data Channel
OGSA
— Open Grid Services Architecture
CTD
— Cell Transfer Delay (ATM)
PDX
— Printer Description eXtension
IMSSI
— Inter-MAN Switching System Interface
ITLD
— International Top-Level Domain
AFI
— Authority and Format Identifier
KM
— Kilometers to Miles
LORAN
— Long-Range Radio Navigation
E2E
— End-to-End
DCS
— Desktop Color Separation
4G
— 4th Generation
CNAM
— Caller ID with Name
VLR
— Visitor Location Register
CTCP
— Client-To-Client-Protocol
SBL
— Spamhaus Block List
IDARS
— Integrated Document Archive and Retrieval System
SAML
— Security Assertion Markup Language
IOD
— In-Order Delivery
HISAM
— hierarchical indexed sequential access method
IXC
— interexchange carrier
ABM
— activity-based management
DQM
— Data Quality Manager
RTT
— round-trip time
SANS
— SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security
SFD
— Start-of-frame delimiter (Ethernet, HDLC, etc.)
VCC
— Voice Call Continuity
UNC
— Universal Naming Convention
WBEM
— Web-Based Enterprise Management
CHL-I
— CHanneL Interface
TR
— Terminal Ready
VAD
— Voice Activity Detection
ASC
— Accredited Standards Committee
RFI
— remote failure indication
LME
— Layer Management Entity
MDA
— Model-Driven Architecture
ICF
— Isochronous Convergence Function
DSU
— Digital Service Unit
FW
— Firewall
VAR
— Value Added Reseller
EXE
— Executable
APP
— Application Program
ITOM
— IT operations management
BOPS
— Billions of Processes per Second
SDVO
— Serial Digital Video Output
BDC
— Backup Domain Controller
EIS
— Enterprise Information System
ICRA
— Internet Content Rating Association
OCP
— Oracle Certified Professional
KGD
— Known Good Die
SPOF
— Single Point of Failure
JACK
— Jack Audio Connection Kit
LZ
— Lempel-Ziv
BASEL II
— Basel Capital Accord
APPC
— Advanced Program-to-Program Communication
CNN
— composite network node
HSSI
— High-Speed Serial Interface
ISUP
— ISDN User Part
CEC
— Commission of European Communities (see EC, EEC)
4GT
— 4 Gigabyte Memory Tuning
NUMA
— Nonuniform Memory Access
EDIF
— Electronic Design Interchange Format
RIFF
— Resource Interchange File Format
ECS
— Extended Character Set
FOT
— Fiber Optic Terminal
UDDI
— Universal Description, Discovery and Integration of business for the web
GKS
— Graphical Kernel System
NAS
— Network Application Support
TAE
— Text Analysis Engine
IDEN
— Integrated Digital Enhanced Network
EMOTICON
— Emotion Icon
VAN
— Value-Added Network
ANS
— Advanced Network Services
ACDS
— Active Control Data Set
ASBR
— Autonomous System Boundary Router
CAI
— Computer Aided Instruction = CIM CAO
DRQ
— Data Request
AEA
— Activity End Acknowledge
XRML
— Extensible Rights Markup Language
WOL
— Wake On Lan's
GNSO
— Generic Names Supporting Organization
NHIN
— Nationwide Health Information Network
MBS
— Maximum Burst Size (ATM)
NSFNET
— National Science Foundation Network
KMS
— Key Management Server
ISATAP
— Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol
ZIL
— Zork Implementation Language
CSO
— Cold Start Only
BDR
— Basic Density Range
STM-N
— Synchronous Transport Module level n)
DFHSM
— Data Facility Hierarchical Storage Manager
DU
— Disk Usage
WSC
— Windows Security Center
ITCAM
— IBM Tivoli Composite Application Monitoring
BBCS
— buffer-to-buffer credits
SS7
— Signaling System 7
OIC
— Oracle Incentive Compensation
INC
— International Network of Crackers
DF
— Direction Flag
VGF
— Voice Grade Facility
KEYGEN
— Key Generator
PLCP
— Physical Layer Convergence Protocol (ATM)
RIP
— Raster Image Processor
TCTTE
— Terminal Control Table Terminal Entry
IPSEC
— IP Security
AF
— Application Framework
WBMP
— Wireless Bitmap
IFIP
— International Federation of Information Processing societies
LMPP
— Lighttpd/MySQL/PHP/Python
ADI
— Application Desktop Integrator
SEA-ME-WE
— Southeast Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 2
PING
— Packet Inter-Network Groper
CCR
— Current Cell Rate (ATMF)
IPPP
— Internet presence provider and promoter
BACNET
— Building Automation and Control Network protocol
LSM
— Linux Software Map
TDES
— Triple Data Encryption Standard
KUIP
— Kernel User Interface Package
BASIC
— Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruktion Code
HITOOLBOX
— Human Interface Toolbox
CBEMA
— Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers'Association
DIGERATI
— digital version of literati (Italian)
GDG
— Generation Data Group
TCA
— Task Control Area
ROHS
— Restriction of Hazardous Substances
DMI
— Desktop Management Interface (computing)
XMI
— XML Metadata Interchange
LU-LU
— between two logical units
CBL
— Composite Blocking List
OPS
— Off-Premise Station
ISSI
— Inter-Switching System Interface
SDDS
— Sony Dynamic Digital Sound
CDO
— Care Delivery Organization
VORTAL
— Vertical Portal
AEI
— Application Entity Invocation
JOA
— Joint Opportunity Assessment
ITCM
— IT Change Management
ABME
— Asynchronous Balanced Mode Extended
RLC
— Radio Link Control
RTE
— Real-Time Enterprise
FEBE
— Far End Block Error (SONET)
BOB
— Business Object Broker
FDS
— Fraud Detection System
IS-IS
— Intermediate-System-to-Intermediate-System
TGT
— ticket-granting ticket
RR_TOV
— resource recovery timeout value
CAN
— Controller–area network
NEWS
— network extensible window system
CLR
— Cell Loss Ratio
FCIP
— Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol
SCI
— Scalable Coherent Interconnect
ATU-R
— ADSL Transmission Unit Remote
TVO
— Total Value of Opportunity
IBG
— Interblock Gap
JOLAP
— Java Interface for OLAP
CCR
— Commitment, Concurrency and Recovery
MO
— Magneto-optic
ATUL
— ADSL Termination Unit Remote
BSM
— Business Service Management
WINKEY
— Windows key
WRED
— Weighted Random Early Detection
ACSLS
— Automated Cartridge System Library Software
AVD
— Alternate Voice Data
AIOD
— Automatic Identified Outward Dialing
CNR
— Carrier-to-Noise-Ratio
CDPD
— Cellular Digital Packet Data
MSSP
— Managed Security Service Provider
NZ-DSF
— Non Zero-Dispersion-Shifted Fiber
CAISE
— Computer Aided Integrated Software Engineering
WOA
— Web-Oriented Architecture
ATL
— Active Template Library
BONDING
— Bandwidth On Demand Interoperability Group
DXF
— Drawing Interchange Format
BRAN
— Broadband Radio Access Network
USRT
— Universal Synchronous Receiver-Transmitter
ADT
— Admission, Discharge and Transfer Information
IAS
— Internet Authentication Service
ROSE
— Remote Operations Service Element
FSML
— Financial Services Markup Language
INI FILE
— initialization file
HKCC
— HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
VC
— Virtual Circuit (ATM)
ABLE
— Agent Building and Learning Environment
CP-SVR
— Control Point to Server
IOPL
— Input/Output Privilege Level
BRF
— Benchmark Report Format
BTAG
— Beginning Tag
MLT
— Mechanized Loop Test
CEO
— Comprehensive Electronic Office
DAS
— Distributed Antenna System
EHLLAPI
— Emulator High Level Language Applications Programming Interface
LTF
— Leap to Frogans
EDIM
— Electronic Data Interchange Message
SIS
— Student Information System
NJE
— Network Job Entry
CEMF
— Cisco Element Management Framework
HGFS
— Host-Guest File System
DFI
— DFI Inc. (Design for Innovation)
BIRT
— Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools
CLI
— Calling Line Identification
ARCNET
— Attached Resource Computer Network
ACE
— Asynchronous Communications Element
QTSS
— QuickTime Streaming Server
XNI
— Xerces Native Interface
BPP
— Bluetooth Basic Printing
APWG
— Anti-Phishing Working Group
CLIPS
— C Language Integrated Production System
WIBRO
— Wireless Broadband
HERF
— High Energy Radio Frequency
ZBTSI
— Zero Byte Time Slot Interchange
ATU-C
— ADSL Transmission Unit, Central
ADAPT
— Architecture, Design, Analysis and Planning Tool
E³
— Electronic Entertainment Exposition
ASTS
— Asynchronous System Traps
ILM
— Information Lifecycle Management
CBR FILES
— Comic Book Archive
1080P
— 1080 progressive
EZ
— Excessive Zeros
WATS
— Wide Area Telecommunications Service
APOP
— Authenticated Post Office Protocol
VTOC
— Volume Table Of Contents
CROI
— companywide ROI
TMS
— Threat Management System
GOSIP
— Government Open System Interconnection Profile
AUDIT
— Automated Data Input Terminal
ODC
— Offshore Development Center
ESCON
— Enterprise Systems Connection
KCC
— Knowledge Consistency Checker
ALT
— Application Load Table
CC
— Closed Captioning
RDDL
— Resource Directory Description Language (riddle)
SASL
— Simple Authentication and Security Layer
PIB
— Pebibyte
BITNIC
— Bitnet Network Information Center
A-D
— Analog to Digital
PMO
— Project Management Office
APOT
— Additional Point of Termination
B-LLI
— Broadband Low Layer Information
UUT
— Unit Under Test
MESA
— Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association International (Chandler, AZ)
TDC A/S
— Tele-Denmark Communications
MIP
— Multum in Parvum
DRE
— Document Rendering Engine
CESID
— Caller's Emergency Service Identification
PWM
— Pulse width modulation
NAM
— Number Assignment Module
LIOCS
— Logical Input/Output Control System
SA
— System Administrator
CVC2
— Card Validation Code 2
CEI
— Common Event Infrastructure
SDR
— Software-Defined Radio
NRZI
— Non-return to zero inverted
OFX
— Open Finance Exchange
PFM
— Printer Font Metric
DOV
— Data-Over-Voice
AGS
— Advanced Graphics System
BGAN
— Broadband Global Area Network
DFSMS
— Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem
EJB
— Enterprise JavaBeans
BGI
— Binary Gateway Interface
MOREQ
— Model Requirements for the Management of Electronic Records
ISS
— Internet Security Systems, Inc.
NAVSTAR
— Navigation Satellite Timing & Ranging
AAL5
— ATM Adaption Layer 5
CLLI
— Common Language Location Identifier
PER
— Program Event Recording
DMO
— Distributed Management Object
IDRP
— interdomain routing protocol
EHA
— Ethernet Hardware Address (MAC address)
HSI
— Hue-Saturation-Intensity
TSRM
— Tivoli Service Request Manager
HEC
— Header Error Control
ZCT
— Zero Count Table
AOF
— Advanced Open File
DUW
— Distributed Unit of Work
3DS
— 3D Studio
LSSGR
— LATA Switching System Generic Requirements
RTU
— Right to Use
DSL
— Domain-Specific Language
TD-SCDMA
— Time division-synchronous code division multiple access
JCC
— Job Control Command
MISC
— Minimum Instruction Set Computer -> CISC, RISC
KDD
— Knowledge Discovery in Databases
DFT
— Distributed Function Terminal
DDS
— Dataphone Digital Service (AT&T)
ASO
— Application Service Object
SMDR
— station message detail recording
PAT
— Performance Acceleration Technology
SSIM
— Symantec Security Information Manager
IGS
— Interchange Group Separator
LPP
— Land Pre-Pits
RSH
— Restricted Shell
ATA
— Analog Telephone Adaptor
ASC
— Abstract Syntax Checker
D2D
— Disk-To-Disk
SMP
— Simple Management Protocol
DLPI
— Data Link Provider Interface
LCC
— Leaded Chip Carrier
CUOD
— Capacity Upgrade on Demand
CNMA
— Communication Network for Manufacturing Applications
GBP
— Group Buffer Pool
VHM
— Voice Health Monitor
EREP
— Environmental Record Editing and Printing program
IGF
— Internet Governance Forum
EH&S
— Environmental Health and Safety
FER
— Frame Erasure Rate
BSDS
— BootStrap Data Set
GEAR
— Gigabyte Enhanced Agp Riser
GATF
— Graphic Arts Technical Foundation's
MFD
— Multi Function Device
JECL
— Job Entry Control Language
QTM
— Quadratic Texture Mapping
ESCON
— Enterprise System Connection Architecture
AOW
— Asian and Oceanic Workshop for open systems
GWEN
— Ground Wave Emergency Network
CAMAC
— Computer Automated MeAsurement Control
IMEI
— International Mobile Equipment Identifier
KIS
— knowbot information service
APA
— All Points Addressable
MFLOPS
— Million Floating-Point Operations Per Second
BCF
— Bridge Control Facility
SOS
— Sophisticated Operating System
GIX
— Global Internet Exchange
APIA
— API Association
ACD
— Automatic Call Delivery
MASER
— Microwave Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation
APML
— Attention Profiling Markup Language
BCS
— Basic Content Services
DCAF
— Distributed Console Access Facility
ISTG
— InterSite Topology Generator
SCDS
— Source Control Data Set
AFL
— Academic Free License
C
— C Plus Plus
RFMD
— Rf Micro Devices, Inc.
CCR
— Continuity of Care Record
MD2/4/5
— Message Digest algorithm 2/4/5
ODI
— Open Data-link Interface
EKTS
— Electronic Key Telephone Set
NFF
— Notes Flat File
FARE
— Film Automatic Retouching and Enhancement
ASM
— Automatic Storage Management
SAST
— Static Application Security Testing
HIMEM
— HIgh MEMory
JFK
— Just Fast Keying
DECUS
— Digital Equipment Computer Users Society
MROUTER
— multicast / router
DME
— Distributed Management Environment (OSF)
AIU
— Application Interface Unit
ASIF
— Access Security Information Field
CELP
— Code Excited Linear Prediction
VCC
— Virtual Circuit Connection
BCB
— Buffer Control Block
WAAS
— Wide Area Augmentation System
EIP
— Execute Interface Program
COD
— Confirm on Delivery
UMB
— Ultra Mobile Broadband
USMT
— User State Migration Tool
RSU
— Recommended Service Upgrade
DBRT
— Directed Beam Refresh Terminal
5ESS
— class five (5) electronic switching system
EBCD
— Extended Binary Coded Decimal
MOF
— Microsoft Operations Framework
EIT
— Encoding Information Type
GHC
— Glasgow Haskell Compiler
HDA
— Head Disk Assembly
BTO
— Business Technology Optimization
ULH
— Ultra-Long-Haul
MCCOI
— Multimedia Communications Community of Interest
KVM
— K Virtual Machine
B-TE
— Broadband Terminal Equipment
PDQ
— Product Data Quality
ROR
— Ruby on Rails
IOCA
— Image Object Content Architecture
SNI
— Subscriber Network Interface
HTTP
— Hypertext Transport Protocol
1G
— First Generation
COSINE
— Cooperation for OSI Networking in Europe
DRF
— Data Recovery Field
LOFS
— Loopback File System
FREEBSD
— Free Berkeley Software Distribution
DFL
— Design for Logistics
JPDL
— jBoss process definition language
CSLIP
— Compressed SLIP
ZV PORT
— Zoomed Video port
FOTS
— Fiber-Optic Transmission System
APPN
— Advanced Peer-to-Peer Network
MAH
— milliampere-hour
HMMP
— Hypermedia Management Protocol
BNI
— Broadband Network Interface
PEF
— Preferred Executable Format
AIA
— Application Integration Architecture
PMDB
— performance management database
RSCT
— Reliable Scalable Cluster Technology
DSL
— Direct Swift Link
OODB
— Object-Oriented Data Base
IMPL
— Initial Microprogram Load
COSE
— Common Open Software Environment
OSI CLNS
— Connectionless Network System
TSV
— Tab Separated Value (file)
XFDL
— Extensible Forms Description Language
CCNSO
— Country Code Names Supporting Organization
SD
— Span Destination
RAI
— remote alarm indication
ALET
— Access List Entry Token
SPU
— Synergistic Processor Unit
FASS
— Fast Access Station Switching
MLPPP
— MultiLink PPP
