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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
SYN
— Synchronous
XML
— Extensible Markup Language
CAT N
— Category n
HIPAA
— Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
RFID
— Radio Frequency Identification
A11Y
— accessibility
CSMA/CA
— Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance
J-CODE
— Japan code
ROM
— Read-Only Memory
0-DAY
— zero Dimension
CSMA/CD
— Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
ARPANET
— Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (early internet)
FISMA
— Federal Information Security Management Act
RDF
— Resource Description Framework
S.W.I.F.T.
— Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
U2F
— Undetectable and Untraceable Fraud
ANOVA
— Analysis of Variance (statistics)
FTP
— File Transfer Protocol
ATOM
— Any Transport Over MPLS
H-MENU
— Hierarchical menu
DYLD
— dynamic link editor
LASER
— Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
B CHANNEL
— Bearer Channel
MUA
— Mail User Agent (Internet email)
L10N
— Localization
R_A_TOV
— resource allocation timeout value
SVPCO
— Small Value Payments Co.
MAN
— Metropolitan Area Network
 DOCOMO
— Do Communication over the Mobile network
ANSI
— American National Standards Institute, Inc.
IT
— Information Technology
WAI-ARIA
— Web Accessibility Initiative - Accessible Rich Internet Applications
OBEX
— Object Exchange Protocol
B-HAVW
— Behavioral Heuristic Analyzer in Virtual Environments
UC&C
— Unified Communications & Collaboration
LED
— Light-Emitting Diode
O.K.I.
— Open Knowledge Initiative
YA-
— Yet Another
CPU
— Central Processing Unit
ZOPE
— Z Object Publishing Environment
D CHANNEL
— delta channel
R-UIM
— Removable-User Identity Module
V H
— Vertical and horizontal grid points
QBDL
— Query Based Distribution List
D-COMMERCE
— digital commerce
VDU
— Visual Display Unit
IRC
— Internet Relay Chat
V2P
— Virtual to Physical
E_D_TOV
— error detect timeout value
S/STP
— Shielded STP
ZEROCONF
— Zero Configuration Networking
MFKS
— Multifunktionales Konferenzsystem
ZDBOP
— Ziff-Davis Benchmark Operation
LIFO
— Last In, First Out
C-GREX
— Chaos Game Representation Explorer
CPE
— Customer Premises Equipment
LCR
— LIFETIME CLINICAL RECORD
OEM
— Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
BTW
— By The Way
XNRL
— Xml Namespace Related-Resource Language
BAR FILE
— broker archive file
I-DEAS
— Integrated-Design Engineering Analysis Software
T-COMMERCE
— television commerce
RADVD
— Router Advertisement Daemon
H/S LAN
— High-Speed Local-Area Network
AUP
— Acceptable Use Policy
L1/L2 CACHE
— level-1/2 cache
QBDG
— Query Based Distribution Group
PA-QSA
— Payment Application Qualified Security Assessors
M-COMMERCE
— mobile commerce;
RF
— Radio Frequency
UAUTH
— user authentication
E-PAPER
— Electronic paper
PPM
— parts per million
P2SC
— Power 2 Super Chip
E-DISCOVERY
— Electronic discovery
HACTIVISM
— from "hack" and "activism"
MSG
— Message
I²C
— Inter-Integrated Circuit
D-CHANNE
— delta channel
IP
— Internet Protocol
LAIPE
— Link And In Parallel Execute
ISO
— International Organization for Standardization
FIFO
— First In, First Out
M-BUSINESS
— Mobile Business
VAROS
— Variable Refraction Optical System
EDI
— Electronic Data Interchange
IA-32/64
— Intel Architecture - 32/64
LCD
— Liquid Crystal Display
MOODLE
— Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment
P-X
— Pentium - (numbers)
GSM
— Global System for Mobile Communications
VC-N
— Virtual Container-n
KPI
— Key Performance Indicator
F/STP
— Foil STP
ODBO
— OLE DB for OLAP
WWW
— World Wide Web
FET
— Field Effect Transistor
ISP
— Internet Service Provider
CAPTCHA
— Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
ESRB
— Entertainment Software Rating Board
C64/128
— Commodore 64/128
LAP-F
— Link Access Procedure - Frame Mode
DAC
— Discretionary Access Control
COBOL
— COmmon Business Orientated Language. Acronym-derived name for the early computer language. (Ack RL) See also BASIC.
UDP
— User Datagram Protocol (FDDI related)
BRAS
— Broadband Remote Access Server
URL
— Universal Resource Locator
FINRA
— Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
ABI
— Application Binary Interface
RFP
— Request For Proposal
CCTV
— Closed-circuit television
PDA
— Personal Digital Assistant
CUG
— Closed User Group
SAAS
— Software as a Service
DDOS
— Distributed Denial of Service
WML
— Wireless Markup Language
AJP
— Apache JServ Protocol
PDF
— Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
API
— Application Programming Interface
DOA
— dead on arrival
DEC
— Digital Equipment Corporation
SMTP
— Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
EDS
— Electronic Data Systems Corporation
R&D
— Research & Development
GIS
— Geographic Information System
CD
— Compact Disc
SRAM
— Static Random Access Memory (ess-ram)
ALU
— Arithmetic Logic Unit
RP-TNC
— Reverse Polarity Threaded Neill-Concelman
MRI
— Magnetic Resonance Imaging
ATM
— Asynchronous Transfer Mode
ACE
— Access Control Entry
CMOS
— Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
MTBF
— Mean Time Before Failure
DBMS
— Database Management System
ASCII
— American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
MBR
— Master Boot Record
ACK
— ACKnowledgment
NFS
— Network File System
HTTP
— Hypertext Transfer Protocol
IPL
— Initial Program Load
PEP
— Policy Enforcement Point
BCM
— Business Continuity Management
SLA
— Service Level Agreement
EOF
— End Of File
GUI
— Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
AFK
— Away From Keyboard (Internet Chat Abbreviation)
SAN
— Storage Area Network
SKU
— Stock Keeping Unit
GPS
— Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
PCB
— printed circuit board
NOS
— Network Operating System
AMP
— Amplifier
BIP
— Bit-Interleaved Parity
ICT
— Information and Communication Technology
ERP
— Emergency Response Plan
IBM
— International Business Machines Corporation
ARM
— Advanced RISC Machines Ltd
PDH
— Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy
WEP
— Wired Equivalent Privacy
MB
— Megabyte
AD
— Administrative Domain
RAM
— random-access memory
RFC
— Request For Comment
CIO
— Chief Information Officer
WDM
— Wavelength Division Multiplexing (fiber optics)
AES
— Advanced Encryption Standard
80/20
— Eighty-twenty rule
AMP
— Ampere
EOM
— End Of Message
CGI
— Common Gateway Interface
CS
— Computer Science
GPRS
— General Packet Radio Service
RDBMS
— Relational Database Management System
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.
FM
— frequency modulation
ARPA
— Advanced Research Projects Agency (made early internet)
FX
— Foreign Exchange
MMS
— Multimedia Messaging Service
IETF
— Internet Engineering Task Force
NIC
— Network Interface Card
CFM
— Cubic Feet per Minute
CRT
— Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
WAN
— Wide Area Network
AM
— Amplitude Modulation
ATA
— Advanced Technology Attachment
FAQ
— Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
FORTRAN
— FORmula TRANslation (a computer language)
DES
— Data Encryption Standard
BSD
— Berkeley Software Distribution
CDS
— Correlated Double Sampling
PDN
— Public Data Network
Y2K
— Year 2000
ALSA
— Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
NNI
— Network-to-Network Interface (ATM)
AAC
— Advanced Audio Coding
NPI
— National Provider Identifier
SLIP
— Serial Line Interface Protocol
RPG
— Report Program Generator
DSA
— Digital Signature Algorithm
KDSI
— thousand (K) Delivered Source Instructions
QOS
— Quality of Service
PGP
— Pretty Good Privacy (encryption)
ACK
— Acknowledge (telecommunications; Cf. NAK)
DDL
— Data Definition Language
DOD
— United States Department of Defense
RNC
— Radio Network Controller
IFRS
— International Financial Reporting Standard
SCSI
— Small Computer System Interface
ACD
— Automatic Call Distributor
CIR
— Committed Information Rate (Frame Relay)
VHF
— Very High Frequency
AOA
— Angle Of Arrival
CTRL
— Control
CPC
— Cost Per Click-through
MSN
— Microsoft Network
NM
— Nanometer
3M
— Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company
IE
— Internet Explorer
NIH
— Not Invented Here
ASP
— Active Server Page
FIPS
— Federal Information Processing Standard
MSA
— Metropolitan Statistical Area
CTO
— Chief Technology Officer
IVR
— Interactive Voice Response (telephone technology)
RJ45
— Registered Jack - 45
DHCP
— Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
PNG
— Portable Network Graphics (graphic file standard/extension)
QA
— Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
HSD
— High Speed Data
CAD
— Computer Aided Designer
EOL
— End Of Life
VPN
— Virtual Private Network (ATM)
90-90
— Ninety-Ninety Rule
PMI
— Project Management Institute
TMS
— Transportation Management System
ACM
— Association for Computing Machinery
CDR
— Clinical Data Repository
DRAM
— Dynamic Random Access Memory (dee-ram) (computing)
EBCDIC
— Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (pronounced Eb-see-dik) (cf. BCD)
TTL
— Transistor-Transistor Logic
SPL
— Sound Pressure Level
ACL
— Access Control List
GD&T
— Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
ABR
— Available Bit Rate
DNS
— Domain Name System
CBT
— Computer Based Training
AD
— Active Directory
BI
— Business Intelligence
MSL
— Mean Sea Level
MHZ
— Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
OCR
— Optical Character Recognition
VR
— Virtual Reality
CRM
— Customer Relationship Management
POP
— Point Of Presence (Internet)
FLOGI
— Fabric Login
TCB
— Trusted Computing Base
ISDN
— Integrated Services Digital Network
AC
— Access Control
MTTR
— Mean Time To Repair
HARQ
— Hybrid Automatic-Repeat-Request
KWH
— Kilowatt hour (one thousand watt hours) (measurement)
BIT
— Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1)
RACON
— Radar Beacon
BCC
— Blind Carbon Copy
TCP
— Transmission Control Protocol
ECO
— Engineering Change Order
IDE
— Integrated Drive Electronics
OMG
— Object Management Group
ROI
— Return on Investment
CC
— Carbon Copy
SOW
— Statement Of Work
DTE
— Data Terminal Equipment
RPC
— Remote Procedure Call
NDM
— Network Data Mover
CU
— Control Unit
LOS
— Line Of Sight
USB
— Universal Serial Bus
SMS
— Short Message Service
LEO
— Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
OTP
— One Time Password
OUI
— Organizationally Unique Identifier
IC
— Integrated Circuit
DFM
— Design for Manufacturability
TCO
— Total Cost of Ownership
FFT
— Fast Fourier Transform
AGC
— Automatic Gain Control
CAM
— computer aided manufacturing
PVC
— Polyvinyl Chloride
BECN
— Backward Explicit Congestion Notification
DFS
— Distributed File System
GUIP
— Graphical User Interface for Blind people
3GPP
— 3rd Generation Partnership Project
UHF
— Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
PERT
— Program Evaluation and Review Technique
CA
— Computer Associates International Inc.
CISO
— Chief Information Security Officer
PC
— Personal computer (host)
AF
— Audio Frequency
CPM
— Corporate Performance Management
I/O
— Input/Output
RTF
— Rich Text Format
GIGO
— Garbage In Garbage Out (computing)
MDA
— Monochrome Display Adapter
1RU
— 1 Rack Unit
FQDN
— Fully Qualified Domain Name
DSL
— Digital Subscriber Line
IM
— Instant Message
IME
— Input Method Editor
EAP
— Extensible Authentication Protocol
COOP
— Continuity of Operations
CRL
— Certificate Revocation List
LLDP-MED
— Link Layer Discovery Protocol-Media Endpoint Discovery
AGP
— Accelerated Graphics Port
OSI
— Open Systems Interconnection (iso Standard)
AI
— Artificial Intellegence
PICNIC
— Problem in Chair Not in Computer
CBC
— cipher block chaining
CLI
— Command line Interface (Cabletron)
IPS
— Intrusion Prevention System
NSP
— Network Service Provider
DLL
— Dynamic Link Library (computer file)
PRI
— Primary Rate Interface (ISDN)
KVA
— kilo Volt Ampere
TR
— Technical Report
SGML
— Standard Generalized Markup Language
GRE
— Generic Routing Encapsulation
SWOP
— Specifications for Web Offset Publications
PNP
— Plug aNd Play
SIG
— Special Interest Group
BW
— Bandwidth
ITU
— International Telecommunication Union
SQL PL
— SQL procedural language
SQL
— Structured Query Language
IMAP
— Internet Message Access Protocol
B
— Byte
BOM
— Bill of Material
RTM
— Read the manual (meaning «don’t ask stupid questions before read existing information»)
DDE
— Dynamic Data Exchange (in software parlance)
DUPS
— Digital Unbundled Port Services
HMA
— High Memory Area
BSSID
— Basic Service Set Identifier
POC
— Proof Of Concept
PWR
— Power
DSM-CC
— Digital Storage Media Command and Control
MAC
— Message Authentication Code
UGC
— User Generated Content
MSS
— Maximum Segment Size (TCP/IP)
LUN
— Logical Unit Number
M
— Meter
MAP
— Manufacturing Automation Protocol
RS
— Runescape
FSM
— Finite State Machine
NLB
— Network Load Balancing
GOCA
— Graphic Object Content Architecture
ASP
— Application Service Provider
W3C
— World Wide Web Consortium
DNA
— Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
EMF
— Electromotive Force
PLD
— Programmable Logic Device
PEAP
— Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol
LCP
— Link Control Protocol
DLR
— Design Layout Record
PDL
— Page Description Language
CRC
— Contrôle de Redondance Cyclique (French: Cyclic Redundancy Check)
FDDI
— Fiber Distributed Data Interface
ECC
— Elliptic Curve Cryptography
CMM
— Capability Maturity Model
LPI
— Lines Per Inch
DSU
— Data Service Unit
CMS
— Content Management System
RFS
— Ready For Service
TOS
— Type Of Service
MTTF
— Mean Time To Failure
FAR
— False Acceptance Rate
LED
— law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
BBS
— Bulletin Board System
SAIC
— Science Applications International Corporation
ARP
— Address Resolution Protocol (ATM)
IOT
— Internet of Things
NTF
— No Trouble Found
NSA
— National Security Agency
EGA
— Enhanced Graphics Adapter
MHS
— Message Handling System (electronic)
AEC
— Architecture, Engineering, Construction
SIEM
— Security Information and Event Management
PLMN
— Public Land Mobile Network
RDP
— Remote Desktop Protocol
CIM
— Common Information Model
EFT
— Electronic Funds Transfer
CVSD
— Continuous Variable Slope Delta (modulation)
DIT
— Directory Information Tree
MIC
— Message Integrity Check
AT
— Advanced Technology
BCD
— Binary-Coded Decimal
MS
— Message Store
HZ
— cycles per second (hertz)
SWIM
— System Wide Information Management
QAM
— quadrature amplitude modulation
YACC
— Yet Another Compiler-Compiler
HSDPA
— High-Speed Downlink Packet Access
CIC
— Circuit Identification Code
RCS
— Revision Control System
IDE
— Integrated Development Environment
CHAP
— Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (ATM)
BER
— Bit-Error Rate
ADO
— ActiveX Data Objects (Microsoft)
AV
— Anti-Virus
DLC
— Digital Loop Carrier
BT
— British Telecommunications
ADK
— Additional Decryption Key
SCM
— Supply Chain Management
AT&T
— American Telephone and Telegraph (U.S. company, also known as "Ma Bell")
OS
— Operating System
DOS
— Disk Operating System
PDU
— Protocol data unit (such as segment, packet, frame, etc.)
SN
— Sequence Number
HDML
— Handheld Device Markup Language
FCC
— Federal Communications Commission (US)
ECC
— Error Correction Code (Error Checking And Correction)
URI
— Uniform Resource Identifier
DAMA
— Demand Assigned Multiple Access
ASML
— Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lithography
TRANSCEIVER
— Transmitter/Receiver
ASN
— Autonomous System Number
PF KEY
— Program Function Key
SPC
— Stored Program Control
UI
— User Interface
ADT
— Abstract Data Type
XHTML
— Extensible Hypertext Markup Language
OSPF
— Open Shortest Path First (ATM)
CKO
— Chief Knowledge Officer
MIMO
— Multiple Input, Multiple Output
KISS
— Keep It Simple Stupid
RIP
— Routing Information Protocol
PLOGI
— port login
CIX
— Commercial Internet Exchange
9P
— Plan 9 Filesystem Protocol
EF
— Expedited Forwarding
SID
— Security Identifier
PDP
— Policy Decision Point
MOS
— Mean Opinion Score
DCE
— Distributed Computing Environment
FTTB
— Fiber To The Building
ICMP
— Internet Control Message Protocol
XMPP
— Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
HDLC
— High-Level Data Link Control
AMI
— Advanced Metering Infrastructure
LLC
— Logical Link Control
IP
— Intellectual Property
APR
— Apache Portable Runtime
WYSIWYG
— What You See Is What You Get (pronounced Wizzy-wig. See Entry For Derived Acronyms)
BOT
— Build-operate-transfer [an Agreement Or Contract]
MS
— Millisecond
BRI
— Basic Rate Interface
AAA
— authentication, authorization, and accounting
FC
— Fibre Channel
DSSS
— Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
DMA
— direct memory access (computer term)
NAS
— Network Access Server
GIF
— Graphic Interchange Format
IS
— Intermediate System
P2P
— Peer to Peer (as in music file sharing systems like KaZaA)
CERT
— Computer Emergency Response Team
XSL
— eXtensible Stylesheet Language
RAD
— Rapid Application Development
TFS
— Team Foundation Server
IANA
— Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
DTR
— Data Terminal Ready
MODEM
— MOdulator/DEModulator
DML
— Data Manipulation Language
PSTN
— Public Switched Telephone Network
AWG
— American Wire Gauge
CRLF
— Carriage Return Line Feed
EEPROM
— Electric Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
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
YP
— Yellow Pages
KHZ
— kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
AS
— Autonomous System
IC
— I See
KBS
— Knowledge-Based System
MICR
— Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
IEE
— Institution of Electrical Engineers
CVS
— Concurrent Versions System
MVS
— Multiple Virtual Storage
DPC
— Destination Point Code
TCL
— Tool Command Language
AAL
— ATM Adaptation Layer
CDMA
— Code Division Multiple Access (voice/data transmission)
DUNS
— Data Universal Numbering System
USART
— Universal Synchronous/Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
TLB
— Translation Lookaside Buffer
JPEG
— Joint Photographic Experts Group (24-bit image storage format)
ECN
— Explicit Congestion Notification
HSM
— Hardware Security Module
LFS
— Linux from Scratch
ARA
— Apple Remote Access
AMH
— Automated Material Handling
VB
— Visual Basic
DOM
— Document Object Model
CORBA
— Common Object Request Broker Architecture
RTU
— Remote Terminal Unit
MFC
— Microsoft Foundation Class
MTA
— Mail Transfer Agent
RTP
— Real-Time Transport Protocol
TLS
— Transport Layer Security
RISC
— Reduced Instruction Set Computer
DVD
— Digital Versatile Disc
PSP
— PlayStation Portable
K
— Kilo-
RACF
— Resource Access Control Facility
SMART
— Self-Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology
VM
— Virtual Machine
DRP
— Disaster Recovery Plan
DBA
— Database Administrator
LOC
— Lines Of Code
WAS
— Web Application Server
VAN
— Value Added Network
CBDS
— Connectionless Broadband Data Service
WOW
— World of Warcraft
KM
— Knowledge Management
NBSP
— Non-Breaking Space
CIB
— Computer Integrated Business
MOH
— Music On Hold
EPO
— Emergency Power Off
BPEL
— Business Process Execution Language
AUV
— Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
PBX
— Private Branch eXchange (company phone system)
IAP
— Internet Access Provider
PABX
— private automatic branch exchange (telephone)
IOS
— Internetwork Operating System
IEEE
— Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
EISA
— Extended Industry Standard Architecture
CATV
— Community Antenna Television
APC
— American Power Conversion
GTS
— Generic Traffic Shaping
VSNL
— Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
AR
— Access Rate
EOT
— End Of Transmission
GB
— Gigabyte
ALGOL
— Algorithmic Language
NES
— Nintendo Entertainment System
FCS
— Frame check sequence (Ethernet)
NIST
— National Institute of Standards & Technology (US)
SHA
— Secure Hash Algorithm
IEC
— International Electrotechnical Commission
MDF
— Main Distribution Frame
AA
— Anti-Aliasing
RTS
— Request To Send
WAB
— Windows Address Book
LSR
— Local Service Request
ATO
— Assemble To Order
IPX
— Internetwork Packet Exchange
OTN
— Optical Transport Network
24/7
— Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
3G
— Third Generation mobile phone network
SNMP
— Simple Network Management Protocol (ATM)
TFT
— Thin Film Transistor
IR
— Infrared
BSOD
— Blue Screen Of Death
TPF
— Transaction Processing Facility
PIN
— Personal Identification Number
PCI
— Peripheral Component Interconnect
SWAT
— Samba Web Administration Tool
MIME
— Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
RLL
— Run Length Limited
COTS
— Commercial Off the Shelf Software
SSL
— Secure Socket Layer
SCADA
— Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition
PPP
— Point-to-Point Protocol
DEA
— Data Encryption Algorithm
DCS
— Digital Cross-connect System
ARU
— Audio Response Unit
BRA
— Basic Rate Access
HSM
— Hierarchical Storage Management
DMZ
— Demilitarized Zone
BPS
— bits per second
SEO
— Search Engine Optimizer
LF
— Line Feed
PAN
— Personal Area Network
NIMH
— Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni Is The Chemical Symbol For Nickel)
LEC
— Local Exchange Carrier
B2C
— Business-to-Consumer
KYC
— Know Your Customer
VDT
— Video Display Terminal
MPEG
— Moving Picture Experts Group (International Standards Organisation/International Electrotechnical Commission)
VOD
— Video On Demand
SSA
— Social Security Administration
LMI
— Local Management Interface
ADN
— Advanced Digital Network
AMI
— Alternate Mark Inversion
DCOM
— Distributed Component Object Model
ADC
— Analog-Digital Converter
MMU
— Memory Management Unit
CMS
— Color Management System
RFU
— Ready For Use
NASDAQ
— National Association for Security Dealers and Automatic Quotation
BCP
— Business Continuity Plan
MAC
— Media Access Control
ADP
— Accidental Damage Protection
PXE
— Preboot Execution Environment
NTFS
— New Technology File System
BYOD
— Bring Your Own Device
VNC
— Virtual Network Computing
FXO
— Foreign Exchange Office
DB
— Database
ISA
— Industry Standard Architecture
MODEM
— Modulator-Demodulator
COMSAT
— Communications Satellite Corporation
ZIP
— Zone Information Protocol
UAE
— Unrecoverable Application Error
MPI
— Master Patient Index
ICE
— In-Circuit Emulator
ICANN
— Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
DASD
— Direct Access Storage Device
TE
— Traffic Engineering
EDP
— Electronic Data Processing Plc (London Stock Exchange [LSE])
WAP
— Wireless Application Protocol
NL
— New Line
MTS
— Microsoft Transaction Server
CAT
— Computer Aided Testing
FSF
— Free Software Foundation
A/N/K
— alphabetic, numeric, katakana
ECE
— Economische Commissie voor Europa (United Nations) (Dutch: Economic Commission for Europe)
PERL
— Practical Extraction and Report Language
RMS
— root mean square (preferred over "RMS")
DSP
— Digital Signal Processor
AIS
— Alarm Indication Signal
LPC
— Linear Predictive Coding
VLF
— Very Low Frequency
UA
— User Agent
LMS
— Learning management system
STP
— Spanning Tree Protocol
TOP
— Technical Office Protocol
TB
— Terabyte
DCCP
— Datagram Congestion Control Protocol
JSON
— JavaScript Object Notation
NIC
— Network Information Center
TSR
— Terminate and Stay Resident [software program]
MALWARE
— malicious software
ORF
— Open Reading Frame (DNA Sequence)
SAM
— Software Asset Management
SCTP
— Stream Control Transmission Protocol
MIPS
— Millions of Instructions Per Second
UV
— Ultraviolet (Light)
AU
— Audio Unit
EMA
— Enterprise Management Architecture
SIL
— Safety Integrity Level
DTP
— Desktop Publishing
ACE
— Adobe Certified Expert
PAP
— Password Authentication Protocol (ATM)
EDW
— Enterprise Data Warehouse
GPL
— General Public License
AOE
— ATA Over Ethernet
RW
— Read-Write
VLL
— Virtual Leased Line
DOP
— Dilution Of Precision
EPABX
— Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange
EMS
— Expanded Memory Specification
ISR
— Interrupt Service Routine
LVM
— Logical Volume Manager
CAN
— Campus Area Network
FCP
— Fibre Channel Protocol
CMYK
— Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
CIS
— CompuServe Information Service
MCP
— Multi-Chip Package
MOO
— MUD Object Oriented
GTT
— Global Title Translation
MPOE
— Minimum Point of Entry
SFP
— Small Form-factor Pluggable
ECMA
— European Computer Manufacturer's Association
ES
— Errored Second
FR
— Frame Relay
CAV
— Constant Angular Velocity
LVDS
— Low Voltage Differential Signaling
KW
— Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
QBE
— Query By Example
NIS
— Network Information Service
BGP
— Border Gateway Protocol (routing protocol)
DAP
— Directory Access Protocol
MPL
— Mozilla Public License
G
— Giga-
CFA
— Circuit Facility Assignment
CIA
— Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability
BCC
— Block Check Character
EMR
— Electronic Medical Record
HR/DSSS
— High Rate/Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Physical Layer
ANI
— Automatic Number Identification (Caller ID)
GMSK
— Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying
PMR
— Private Mobile Radio
GOMS
— Goals, Operators, Methods and Selection Rules
WMS
— Warehouse Management System
AFM
— Atomic Force Microscope
XBRL
— Extensible Business Reporting Language
OH
— Overhead
ACID
— Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability
WML
— Website Meta Language
EMC
— Electromagnetic Compatibility
MD
— Management Domain
24X7
— Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
IR
— Index Return
ADC
— Automated Data Collection
NTT
— Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
PVC
— Permanent Virtual Circuit (ATM)
ASR
— Automatic Speech Recognition
MCU
— Multipoint Control Unit
MIB
— Management Information Base (ATM)
S-HTTP
— Secure Hypertext Transport Protocol
BSS
— Business Support System
DA
— Destination Address
BT
— BlueTooth
SVG
— Scalable Vector Graphics
SSID
— Service set identifier (Wi-Fi)
FA
— Foreign Agent
DI/DO
— Dispatch In/ Dispatch Out
SYSOP
— System Operator
CEF
— Cisco Express Forwarding
CF
— Compact Flash
PSW
— Program Status Word
PD
— Public Domain
EUEM
— end user experience monitoring
COD
— Call of Duty
EARL
— Enhanced Address Recognition Logic
MTSO
— Mobile Telephone Switching Office
10BASET
— 10 Mbps, baseband, unshielded twisted-pair
ITIL
— Information Technology Infrastructure Library
TTL
— Time To Live
SPF
— Sender Policy Framework
RSVP
— Resource Reservation Protocol (Internet)
CPNI
— Customer Proprietary Network Information
HCL
— Hardware Compatibility List
PAAS
— Platform-as-a-Service
LVOL
— logical volume
RNA
— Ribo Nucleic Acid
OLE
— Object Linking and Embedding (Microsoft communication protocol)
DB9
— D sub-miniature 9
BPAM
— Basic Partitioned Access Method
BP
— Base Pointer
NACHA
— National Automated Clearing House Association
CISSP
— Certified Information Systems Security Professional
ALT
— Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres
CIS
— Clinical Information System
CCS
— Coded Character Set
AM
— Access Method
PAP
— Printer Access Protocol
B
— Bit
CIFS
— Common Internet File System
MSI
— Medium-Scale Integration
MPLS
— Multiprotocol Label Switching
DXDIAG
— directx diagnostics
ICS
— Internet Connection Sharing
BC4J
— Business Components for Java
LDR
— Light Dependent Resistor
BIA
— Business Impact Analysis
BOOTP
— Bootstrap Protocol
LV
— Logical Volume
MDM
— Master Data Management
CNN
— Cable News Network's
CTS
— Clear To Send
EA
— Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ Stock Exchange [NASDAQ])
GIMP
— GNU Image Manipulation Program
AMR
— Audio Modem Riser
CCTA
— Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency
FPML
— Financial Products Markup Language
PHI
— Protected Health Information
BO
— Business Object
SOAP
— Simple Object Access Protocol
RS
— Recommended Standard
VSWR
— Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
NOC
— Network Operations Center
GOS
— Grade Of Service
BOD
— Business Object Document
CCITT
— Comite Consultatif International de Telegraphique et Telephonique (International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee) [now ITU-T]
GPO
— Group Policy Object
JBOD
— Just a Bunch Of Disks/Drives
IAM
— Identity and Access Management
DBS
— Direct Broadcast Satellite
CARE
— Customer Account Record Exchange
DID
— direct inward dial
LDAP
— Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (pronounced Ell-dap)
UPS
— Uninterruptible Power Supply
FDX
— Full Duplex
BOC
— Bell Operating Company
ASIC
— application-specific integration circuit
VHS
— Video Home System
AARP
— Appletalk Address Resolution Protocol
DCC
— Digital Command Control
WPM
— speech--words per minute
OASIS
— Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
RARP
— Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
RAN
— Radio Access Network
FRU
— Field Replaceable Unit
OU
— Organizational Unit
CSC
— Card Security Code
HDMI
— High-Definition Multimedia Interface
IPV4
— Internet Protocol Version 4
EPM
— Enterprise Performance Management
CPP
— C Plus Plus, C (programming language)
BGA
— Ball Grid Array [electronic Packaging]
VOIP
— Voice Over IP (Internet Protocol)
CEM
— Customer Experience Management
MDM
— Meter Data Management
JVM
— Java Virtual Machine
HLA
— High Level Architecture
RPG
— Role Playing Game
BPDU
— Bridge Protocol Data Unit
PCI DSS
— Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
OLAP
— Online Analytical Processing
EAI
— Enterprise Application Integration
RSN
— Real Soon Now [which may be a long time coming]
LGPL
— Lesser General Public License
GAS
— GNU ASsembler
ADCCP
— Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures
GWT
— Google Web Toolkit
AMTA
— American Mobile Telecommunications Association
OMR
— Optical Mark Reader
BBC
— British Broadcasting Corporation
LLU
— Local Loop Unbundling
DPI
— Deep Packet Inspection
RTSP
— Real Time Streaming Protocol
GNOME
— GNU Network Object Model Environment
DDS
— Digital Data Service
UAT
— User Acceptance Test
MARS
— Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines
AFIS
— An Automated Fingerprint Identification System
OID
— Object Identifier
BERT
— Bit Error Rate Tester (telecommunication)
PIO
— Programmed Input/Output
USL
— UNIX System Laboratories
HCM
— Human Capital Management
PMI
— Privilege Management Infrastructure
DCI
— Display Control Interface
ACR
— Allowed Cell Rate
ANS
— Area Navigation System
HPC
— High Performance Computing
AOR
— Address of Record
EUC
— Extended Unix Code
CISC
— Complex Instruction Set Computer
GNU
— GNU's Not UNIX (a Recursive Acronym)
DOS
— Denial Of Service
MARS
— Multicast Address Resolution Server
SSH
— Secure Shell (Unix program)
PCMCIA
— Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PDC
— Personal Digital Cellular
CGM
— Computer Graphics Metafile
ASN
— Abstract Syntax Notation
MTU
— Maximum Transmission Unit
BOBJ
— Business Objects SA
NNTP
— Network News Transport Protocol (ATM)
ESS
— Employee Self-Service System
SLI
— Scalable Link Interface
CBN
— Common Bonding Network
APM
— Advanced Power Management
BNC
— British Naval Connector
JNI
— Java Native Interface
EDC
— Electronic Data Capture
DAL
— Dedicated Access Line
MCA
— Micro Channel Architecture
BIC
— Bank Identifier Code
GML
— Generalized Markup Language
FE
— Fast Ethernet
ECB
— Event Control Block
FAX
— Facsimile
KB
— Kilobit
RTG
— Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator
DIA
— Dedicated Internet Access
BPA
— Business Process Automation
EMPI
— Enterprise Master Patient Index
G2C
— Government to Citizen
JCAHO
— Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
SDLC
— Software development life cycle
BDF
— Building Distribution Frame
SMS
— Storage Management Subsystem
GUID
— Globally Unique Identifier
CAD/CAM
— Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing
UPNP
— Universal Plug and Play
PAT
— Port Address Translation
APS
— Automatic Protection Switching (SONET/SDH)
NCQ
— Native Command Queuing
PSP
— Personal Software Process
MBPS
— Megabits per second
DRM
— Digital Rights Management
ICP
— Internet Content Provider
BAF
— Bellcore AMA Format
EFS
— Encrypting File System
LU
— Logical Unit
EDM
— Electronic Document Management
CFA
— Color Filter Array
CAD
— Computer-Aided Design
BPPM
— BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management
EX
— Exchange
VSM
— Value Stream Mapping
BSP
— Board Support Package
ISC
— Internet Software Consortium
CORS
— Continuously Operating Reference Stations
EMF
— Electromagnetic Field
XHR
— XMLHttpRequest
USB
— Upper Side Band
VC
— Virtual Channel
AIN
— Advanced Intelligent Network
CES
— Consumer Electronics Show
RCP
— Remote Copy Protocol
DLDP
— Device Link Detection Protocol
EMA
— Enterprise Management Alliance
VGA
— Video Graphics Array
ADI
— Analog Devices, Inc.
SLM
— Service Level Management
CCIE
— Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert
ETS
— European Telecommunication Standard
ACPI
— Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
FAT
— File Allocation Table
SPI
— Stateful Packet Inspection
MSD
— Most Significant Digit
AV
— Audio Visual
ECM
— Enterprise Content Management
OOB
— Out-Of-Band
SD
— Secure Digital
TE
— Terminal Equipment
ADL
— Advanced Distributed Learning
CCD
— Charge Coupled Device - a device for the movement of electrical charge.
UBGA
— Micro Ball Grid Array
XFR
— Transfer
EDGE
— Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
IRP
— I/O Request Packet
NETBIOS
— Network Basic Input/Output System
KB
— Kilobyte: One thousand and twenty-four bytes kbps kilo bit per second
BPM
— business process management
DR
— Disaster Recovery
NNTP
— Network News Transfer Protocol
ARIN
— American Registry for Internet Numbers
WRC
— World Radiocommunication Conference
ICM
— Incentive Compensation Management
MS
— The Company Microsoft
FPU
— Floating Point Unit
MSS
— Managed Security Services
MCBF
— Mean cycles between failures
SOA
— Start of Authority (domain name system record)
AIM
— Aol Instant Messege
SPI
— Serial Peripheral Interface
SDH
— Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (ATM)
ISACA
— Information Systems Audit and Control Association
PVR
— Personal Video Recorder
PLA
— Programmable Logic Array
HRMS
— Human Resource Management System
SKMS
— Service Knowledge Management System
IGES
— Initial Graphics Exchange Specification, a data interchange standard for CAD/CAM systems
PDC
— Primary Domain Controller
MMR
— Modified Modified Read
AWT
— Abstract Window Toolkit (Java)
NAC
— Network Access Control
ABEND
— Abnormal End
HAN
— Home Area Network
GPF
— General Protection Fault
DAO
— Disk-At-Once
IMSI
— International Mobile Subscriber Identity
BCPL
— Basic Combined Programming Language (progenitor Of C)
ASLR
— Address Space Layout Randomization
COS
— Class Of Service
HIP
— Host Identity Protocol
PCM
— Pulse-Code Modulation
RC
— Release Candidate
LACP
— Link Aggregation Control Protocol
MIT
— Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.)
AIR
— Additive Increase Rate
EIM
— Enterprise Information Management
GSAM
— Generalized Sequential Access Method
MANET
— Mobile Ad Hoc Network
UML
— Unified Modeling Language (Object Management Group, OMG)
BEEP
— Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol
ITAM
— IT asset management
CNAME
— Canonical Name
APS
— Advanced Planning and Scheduling
ICF
— Internet Connection Firewall
NIS
— Norton Internet Security
CARP
— Common Address Redundancy Protocol
RTC
— Real Time Clock
CSMA/CA
— Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance
TAR
— Tape Archive
AHCI
— Advanced Host Controller Interface
3D
— three-dimensional (geophysics)
10BASE5
— 10 Mbps, baseband, 500 meter
ADSM
— ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager
WCF
— Windows Communication Foundation
HADR
— High Availability Disaster Recovery
FC-AL
— Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop
CICS
— Customer Information Control System (IBM Mainframe Software; Kicks Or C-I-C-S)
OSS
— Online Service System
EIRP
— Effective Isotropic Radiated Power
PCL
— Printer Command Language
B2E
— Business-to-employee electronic
ERMS
— electronic records management systems
CAT
— Computer-Assisted Translation
MVNO
— Mobile Virtual Network Operator
BMS
— Basic Mapping Support
IMC
— Internet Mail Consortium
ENIW
— Web-enabled Ethernet Networking Interface
AMD
— Active Matrix Display
NVOD
— Near Video On Demand
GTM
— Global Traffic Manager
BCP
— Best Current Practice
GTL
— Gunning Transceiver Logic
GP
— General Protection
NAV
— Norton Anti-Virus
RLOGIN
— Remote Login in Unix
MOTD
— Message of the Day
NPL
— Netscape Public License
DCAP
— Data (Link Switching) Client Access Protocol
AAT
— Average Access Time
GTP
— GPRS Tunneling Protocol
VOP
— Velocity of Propagation
EGL
— Enterprise Generation Language
IDS
— Intrusion Detection System
IDR
— Intelligent Disaster Recovery
CO
— Central Office
ADF
— automatic document feeder
IDIOT
— Intrusion Detection In Our Time
USO
— Universal Service Obligation
INTERNIC
— Internet Network Information Center
FPM
— Fast Page Mode (DRAM)
RIA
— Rich Internet Application
ATP
— AppleTalk Transaction Protocol
ESE
— Extensible Storage Engine
DPL
— Descriptor Privilege Level
AMT
— Active Management Technology
WPF
— Windows Presentation Foundation
ODBC
— Open Database Connectivity
LDT
— Local Descriptor Table
RRPP
— Rapid Ring Protection Protocol
NPA
— Numbering Plan Area
RED
— Random Early Detection
PPD
— Postscript Printer Description
EA
— Enterprise Agreement
BOD
— Bandwidth on Demand
DLC
— Data Link Control
CNA
— Converged Network Adapter
PIM
— Personal Information Manager
GDS
— Global Directory Service
SMB
— Server Message Block
DV
— Digital Video
AJAX
— Asynchronous Javascript and XML
CBR
— Constant Bit Rate
DBCS
— Double-Byte Character Set
TTP
— Trusted Third Party
SBC
— Single-Board Computer
RSL
— Received Signal Level
BPA
— Business Process Analysis
POTS
— Plain Old Telephone Service (FCW)
NLS
— National Language Support
ACF
— Access Control Field
CAPPC
— Computer Aided Production Planning and Control
ATG
— Art Technology Group, Inc
JFS
— IBM Journaling File System
FWA
— Fixed Wireless Access
TCU
— Transmission Control Unit
AIT
— Advanced Intelligent Tape
ARQ
— Automatic Repeat-reQuest
B-ISDN
— Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network
TOA
— Time Of Arrival
INTEL
— Integrated Electronics
SDLC
— Synchronous Data Link Control
SWT
— Standard Widget Toolkit
VCC
— Virtual Channel Connection (ATM)
LNP
— Local Number Portability
CIS
— Card Information Structure
XPS
— XML Paper Specification
QDF
— Quicken Data File
SIM
— Security Information Management
PCT
— Private Communication Technology
AIO
— All in One
SDK
— Software Development Kit (Microsoft)
DTM
— Dynamic synchronous Transfer Mode
RIM
— Reference Information Model
VSAT
— Very Small Aperture Terminal (satellite service)
TDMA
— Time Division Multiple Access
SOM
— System Object Model
ARIA
— Accessible Rich Internet Applications
SM
— Set Mode
WINS
— Windows Internet Name Service
ACI
— Access Control Information
RAD
— Radiation Absorbed Dose
ARS
— Action Request System
IKE
— Internet Key Exchange
RMI
— Remote Method Invocation
OPML
— Outline Processor Markup Language
TDM
— Time Division Multiplexer
CBDS
— Connectionless Broadband Data Service
HLL
— High Level Language
MUD
— Multi-User Dungeon (gaming)
KMS
— Knowledge Management System
GFP
— Generic Framing Procedure
PIXEL
— Picture Element
FTTC
— Fibre To The Curb
DNIC
— Data Network Identification Code
TCB
— Task Control Block
COMDEX
— Computer Dealers Exposition
JIT
— Just-In-Time (inventory management)
SB
— Sound Blaster
TAO
— Track-At-Once
TSO
— time Sharing option (of OS/360, IBM)
GDP
— Gateway Discovery Protocol
FTTN
— Fiber-To-The-Neighborhood
TF
— Trap Flag
COPS
— Common Open Policy Service
MMO
— Massively Multiplayer Online (computer Game)
SMATV
— Satellite Master Antenna Television
PFM
— Personal Financial Management
IFRAME
— inline frame
UART
— Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter
CAP
— Carrierless Amplitude/Phase Modulation
FIR
— Finite Impulse Response
WOW
— World Organization of Webmasters
MXF
— Material eXchange Format
ISM
— Industrial, Scientific and Medical
DASH
— Desktop and Mobile Architecture for System Hardware
COAX
— Coaxial
AR
— Augmented Reality
LVD
— Low Voltage Differential
VBR
— Variable Bit Rate (ATM)
SIM
— Subscriber Identity Module
ISV
— Independent Software Vendor
BNF
— Backus-Naur Form (computing)
DDD
— Data Display Debugger
PHP
— Hypertext Preprocessor
BCE
— Bell Canada Enterprises
DSO
— Data Source Object
JCL
— Job Control Language
CN
— Corporate Network
FPGA
— Field-Programmable Gate Array
SPA
— Software Publishers Association
DAT
— Digital Audio Tape
VMS
— Virtual Memory System
PVV
— Pin Verification Value
EGP
— Exterior Gateway Protocol
UCS
— Universal Character Set
IRQ
— Interrupt Request
FUD
— Fear, uncertainty and doubt
FEP
— Front-End Processor
OMR
— Optical Mark Recognition
SMS
— Security Management System
ACF2
— Access Control Facility 2
NTP
— Network Time Protocol
CAROT
— Centralized Automatic Reporting on Trunks
AV
— Audio/Video
BSA
— Business Software Alliance
EIGRP
— Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
FRAG(21)
— Financial Reporting & Auditing Group Guidelines
JSP
— Java Server Page
DTS
— Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
FXS
— Foreign Exchange Station
CLOB
— Character Large Object
DDN
— U.S. Defense Data Network
LRU
— Least Recently Used
BHCA
— Busy Hour Call Attempt
CAN-SPAM
— Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003
RADIUS
— Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
RNA
— Ring No Answer
SDU
— Service Data Unit (ATM)
SA
— Source Address
XDM
— X Display Manager
CAS
— Computer Algebra System
BTM
— Benchmark Timing Methodology
TFS
— Three Finger Salute
ORB
— Object Request Broker
BLAST
— Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
ER
— Entity Relationship
SDP
— Service Delivery Platform
PEM
— Privacy-Enhanced Mail
ITES
— Information Technology Enabled Services
LSA
— Local Security Authority
QDR
— Quad Data Rate
ACAP
— Application Configuration Access Protocol
FEC
— Forward Error Correction
CDI
— Customer Data Integration
WI-FI
— Wireless Fidelity
XT
— Extended Technology
TKIP
— Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
IOPS
— Input/Output Operations Per Second
CFV
— Call For Vote(s)
PPTP
— Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
IDM
— Internet Download Manager
DL
— Double-Layer
MEB
— Memory Expansion Board
DAR
— Disk Archive
NSS
— Network Switching Subsystem
PPPOE
— Point-to-Point Protocol Over Ethernet
CD
— current density
ODA
— Open Document Architecture
AVR
— Automatic Volume Recognition
PBM
— Pharmacy Benefits Management (or Manager)
BHCC
— Busy Hour Call Completion
RTT
— Radio Transmission Technology
VBA
— Visual BASIC for Applications
RAC
— Real Application Cluster
LPF
— League for Programming Freedom
ACL
— Asynchronous Connectionless Link
AMPS
— Advanced Mobile Phone System
AHP
— Analytical Hierarchy Process
SWIFT
— Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication International Fund Transfer
MEO
— Medium-Earth Orbit
BER
— Basic Encoding Rules (ASN.1)
IIOP
— Internet Inter-ORB Protocol
UCM
— Unified Change Management
TP
— Transport Protocol
RPF
— Reverse Path Forwarding
NLP
— Natural Language Processing
MPEG
— Motion Picture Experts Group
ENX
— European Network Exchange
EIA
— Extended Interaction Amplifier
SPX
— Sequenced Packet Exchange
FE
— Field Engineer
GMRS
— General Mobile Radio Service
CDF
— Channel Definition Format
DTD
— Document Type Definition (XML)
HD
— Half-Duplex
ASPI
— Advanced SCSI Programming Interface
CEA
— Consumer Electronics Association
CDE
— Common Desktop Environment
ODF
— OpenDocument Format
DSS
— Digital Signature Standard
DPA
— Document Printing Application
DEMUX
— Demultiplexer
DFDSS
— Data Facility Data Set Services
VPLS
— Virtual Private LAN Service
HFS
— Hierarchical File System
AP
— access point
DLT
— Digital Linear Tape
ZCAV
— Zone Constant Angular Velocity
WTLS
— Wireless Transport Layer Security
AUIML
— Abstract User Interface Markup Language
LISP
— List Processing Language
PAM
— Pluggable Authentication Modules
ICE
— Information and Content Exchange
PU
— Physical Unit (IBM)
RTO
— Recovery Time Objective
BTAM
— Basic Telecommunications Access Method
FRS
— File Replication Service
OSPM
— Operating System Power Management
DHTML
— Dynamic HyperText Markup Language
NRO
— Number Resource Organization
DOMAIN
— Distributed Operating Multi-Access Interactive Network
FT
— Fault Tolerant
DCE
— Data Communication Equipment
ATL
— Automated Tape Library
LPC
— Local Procedure Call
OFDMA
— Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access
HAL
— Hardware Abstraction Layer
OCX
— OLE Control Extension
STX
— Start of Text
POE
— power over ethernetinjector
CPS
— characters per second
EDM
— Engineering Data Management
VPI
— Virtual Path Identifier
USENET
— USEr NETwork
VF
— Voice Frequency
ISOC
— Internet Society
IEC
— Interexchange Carrier
ESB
— Enterprise Service Bus
FCS
— Fibre Channel Standard
CVV2
— Card Verification Value 2
SWAP
— Shared Wireless Access Protocol
CAM
— Capital Asset Management
ES-IS
— End System to Intermediate System protocol
NASS
— Network Attachment Subsystem
JRE
— Java Runtime Environment
5GL
— 5th Generation Language
MSPP
— Multiservice Provisioning Platform
ALM
— Asset Lifecycle Management
BLOB
— Binary Large Object
RPL
— Remote Program Load
CSE
— Custom Search Engine
HCI
— Human-Computer Interaction
CVC
— Card Verification Code
SPD
— Serial Presence Detect
MOM
— Microsoft Operations Manager
IDC
— Internet Data Center
HLR
— Home Location Register
ISAM
— Indexed Sequential Access Method
HID
— high intensity discharge (electricity)
SW
— Software (SFTWE Preferred)
DLP
— Data Leak Prevention
EGNOS
— European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
IFL
— Integrated Facility for Linux
RDI
— Remote Defect Indicator (UNI Fault Management)
CCU
— Communication Control Unit
POP3
— Post Office Protocol 3 (email)
DPI
— Dots per inch.
ADB
— Apple Desktop Bus
IAB
— Internet Architecture Board
ADDM
— Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor
PROM
— Programmable Read-Only Memory
SCM
— Source Code Management
DN
— Distinguished Name
ADDMD
— Administrative Directory Management Domain
LATA
— Local Access and Transport Area
DAA
— Distributed Application Architecture
IGS
— IBM Global Services
CSPDN
— Circuit Switched Public Data Network
SR
— Speech Recognition
TCM
— Thermal Conduction Module
DNR
— Digital Noise Reduction
EOB
— End Of Block
INMARSAT
— International Maritime Satellite
MIS
— Master Index Schedule
NEC
— National Electric Code
FEXT
— Far-End Cross Talk
LZW
— Lempel-Ziv-Welch
KDC
— Kerberos Key Distribution Center
EUTELSAT
— European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
LRF
— Little Rubber Feet
DMCA
— Digital Millennium Copyright Act
SCP
— Secure Copy Protocol
EIB
— Execute Interface Block (CICS)
PSRAM
— Pseudo SRAM
GDM
— Global Delivery Model
WRT
— Weighted Risk Trend
COW
— Copy-On-Write
IGRP
— Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
RIR
— Regional Internet Registry
CODEC
— Coder/decoder
CDFS
— Compact Disc File System
RTK
— Real-Time Kinematic
CSS
— Cascade Style Sheet
ES
— End System
LOB
— Large Object
3W
— World Wide Web
AIX
— Advanced Interactive Executive (IBM)
IDL
— Interface Definition Language
PII
— Personally Identifiable Information
CHAP
— Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (PPP)
ETTB
— Ethernet to the Business
CAMA
— Centralized Automatic Message Accounting
EDIFACT
— Electronic Data Interchange for Administration Commerce and Transport
ABC
— Atanasoff-Berry Computer
MSB
— Most Significant Bit
MAPP
— Microsoft Active Protections Program
1FB
— Single line, Flat Business rate;
ABM
— Asynchronous Balance Mode
DAVID
— Digital Audio/Video Interactive Decoder
SEM
— Strategic Enterprise Management
OSDL
— Open Source Development Lab
TLD
— Top Level Domains
SFF
— Small-Form-Factor
UL
— Underwriters Laboratory
ALM
— Asynchronous Line Multiplexer
LAC
— L2TP Access Concentrator
MERVA
— Message Entry and Routing with Interfaces to Various Applications
RDL
— Report Definition Language
PS
— Picosecond
C4S
— Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems
CGI
— Conseillers en Gestion et Informatique
EVA
— Enterprise Virtual Array
FDM
— Frequency Division Multiplex
CCNA
— Cisco Certified Network Associated
TEC
— Tivoli Enterprise Console
VOXML
— Voice Markup Language
SNA
— System Network Architecture
NAT
— Network Address Translation
COIN
— Community of Interest Network
DSR
— Dynamic Source Routing
FXP
— File Exchange Protocol
ABAP
— Advanced Business Application Programming
BPDM
— Business Process Definition Metamodel
DDCMP
— Digital Data Communications Message Protocol
MARS
— Monitoring, Analysis and Response System
NAI
— Network Associates, Inc.
AMR
— Automated meter reading also known as Automatic Meter Reading
LNIB
— Like New In Box
QOE
— Quality of Experience
RAMDAC
— Random Access Memory Digital-to-Analog Converter
RCC
— Radio Common Carrier
JTAG
— Joint Test Action Group
IRDS
— Information Resource Dictionary System
S/W
— Software
IM
— Identity Management
CCA
— Citrix Certified Administrator
ICQ
— I Seek You (Instant Messaging Program)
SET
— Secure Electronic Transaction
BCI
— Business Continuity Institute
OP
— Operator Panel
NIM
— Network Interface Module
4C ENTITY
— Four Company Entity
RACH
— Random Access Channel
VSE
— Virtual Storage Extended
XSS
— Cross-Site Scripting
VRU
— Voice Response Unit
TFTP
— Trivial File Transfer Protocol (ATM)
OWL
— Object Windows Library
ZRTP
— Real-Time Transport Protocol
DHA
— Directory Harvest Attack
DUA
— Directory User Agent
OLED
— Organic Light-Emitting Diode
HHT
— Hand-Held Terminal
BSC
— Binary Synchronous Communication
ICSA
— International Computer Security Association
0KB.IN
— Free Knowledge Base of Internet
HPFS
— High Performance File System
MS-DOS
— Microsoft Disk Operating System
MITM
— Man in the Middle
MMORPG
— Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game
CJK
— Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
FRAD
— Frame Relay Access Device
CMDB
— Configuration Management Database
CPA
— Cost Per Action
UBE
— Unsolicited Bulk Email
VLE
— Virtual Learning Environment
LAMP
— Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP
SFT
— System Fault Tolerance
BELLCORE
— Bell Communications Research, Inc.
OOP
— Object-Oriented Programming
CIC
— Cisco Info Center
NLQ
— Near Letter Quality
TSF
— Text Services Framework
IPTV
— Internet Protocol Television
CUA
— Common User Access
QDOS
— Quick And Dirty Operating System (cue-doss)
LBA
— Logical Block Addresses
BS 7799
— British Standard 7799
HUD
— Head-Up Display
DDBMS
— Distributed Database Management System
JDBC
— Java Database Connectivity
GIB
— Gibibyte
PSN
— Playstation Network
AFP
— Apple Filing Protocol
HBA
— Host Bus Adapter
MIDI
— Musical Instrument Digital Interface
VFM
— Virtual File Manager
RUP
— Rational Unified Process
NSA
— Network Security Appliance
LSI
— Large Scale Integration -> VLSI
OOPS
— Object Oriented Programming System
CMRR
— common-mode rejection ratio
AMMA
— Advanced Memory Management Architecture
S
— second (do NOT use "sec" for "second;" use "sec" for "secant")
APL
— Ada Programming Language
IBSG
— Internet Business Solutions Group
CDH
— Customer Data Hub
SMBP
— Server Message Block Protocol
CA
— Collision Avoidance
KPCMS
— Kodak Precision Color Management System
LPA
— Linear Power Amplifier
HSB
— Hue, Saturation, Brightness
EOS
— Ethernet Over SONET
IRTF
— Internet Research Task Force
DIMM
— Dual Inline Memory Module
AMS
— Access Method Services
CPOE
— Computerized Provider Order Entry
ASK
— Anomalous State of Knowledge
TUR
— Trunk Utilization Report
SMDS
— Switched Multimegabit Data Service (ATM)
LL
— Local Loopback
WQUXGA
— Wide Quad Ultra Extended Graphics Array
SVGA
— Super Video Graphics Array
VHD
— Virtual Hard Drive
KBPS
— kilobits per second
LOB
— Line-of-Business
NANOG
— North American Network Operators Grou
DWS
— Dialable Wideband Service
ETX
— End of Text
GDTR
— Global Descriptor Table Register
CCP
— Certified Computer Professional
US
— Unit Separator
CPI
— characters per inch
SPSS
— Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
POD
— Proof Of Deposit
SRT
— Source Routing Transparent
DITTO
— Data Interfile Transfer, Testing and Operations
RJE
— Remote Job Entry
WD
— Western Digital
SAD
— Security Association Database
BASIC
— Beginners Allpurpose Symbolic Instruction Code
DIR
— Directory
ACSE
— Association Control Service Element
VCD
— Video Compact Disc
ERP
— Error Recovery Procedure
RDA
— Remote Data Access
JDK
— Java Development Kit
NCI
— Network Channel Interface
SERP
— Search Engine Results Positioning
IGMP
— Internet Group Management Protocol
WWAN
— wireless wide-area network
B2B
— Business-to-Business
BPL
— Broadband over power line
UCD
— User-Centered Design
FAN
— File Area Network
TI
— Texas Instruments, Inc.
XSD
— XML Schema Definition
ECEM
— Enterprise Carbon and Energy Management
EAL
— Evaluation Assurance Level
ESI
— Edge Side Includes
4GL
— Fourth-Generation Language
ODM
— Original Design Manufacturer
HSCSD
— High-Speed Circuit-Switched Data
DEP
— Data Execution Prevention
MFT
— Master File Table
DPG
— Dedicated Packet Group)
T
— Time
CE
— Connection Endpoint
EPS
— Encapsulated Postscript
URT
— User Registration Tool
MCP
— Microsoft Certified Professional
BPEL4WS
— Business Process Execution Language for Web Services
SR-IOV
— Single-root I/O virtualization standards
NMS
— Network Monitoring System
POP
— Post Office Protocol
GRS
— Global Resource Serialization
ISIS
— Image and Scanner Interface Specification
NRZ
— Non-Return-To-Zero
TOE
— TCP/IP Offload Engine
ISO IEC
— ISO International Electrotechnical Commitee
UC2
— Unified Communications & Collaboration
VAX
— Virtual Address Extension
2G
— Second Generation Wireless Systems
SDSL
— Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line
UMA
— Unlicensed Mobile Access
SMI
— Structure of Management Information
GID
— group identification number
CLV
— Constant Linear Velocity
LT
— Line Termination
SECC
— Single Edge Contact Connector
WIC
— WAN Interface Card
IPM
— Interpersonal Message
SA
— Source-Active
IPCP
— Internet Protocol Control Protocol
TFRC
— TCP-Friendly Rate Control
IPP
— Internet Printing Protocol
SONET
— Synchronous Optical Network
100BASET
— 100 Mbps, baseband, unshielded twisted-pair
UART
— Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
YIM
— Yahoo! Instant Messenger
OOPL
— Object Oriented Programming Language
BRR
— Business Readiness Rating
BOL
— Books Online
POG.COM
— Play Online Games
GDI
— Graphics Device Interface
NAS
— Network-Attached Storage
CMIP
— Common Management Information Protocol (ATM)
FAST
— Federation Against Software Theft
EIM
— Enterprise Identity Mapping (IBM)
RFS
— Remote File System
FPS
— Flexible Payments Service
CRACK
— Challenge/Response Authentication of Cryptographic Keys
TIFF
— Tag Image File Format
COCOMO
— COnstructive COst MOdel
QUAGI
— quad and Yagi
IOCS
— Input/Output Control System
FOC
— Field Oriented Control
LD
— Laser Disc
IAD
— Integrated Access Device
GGSN
— Gateway GPRS Support Node
CDP
— Continuous Data Protection
AAB
— All-to-All Broadcast
SVC
— Switched Virtual Circuit (ATM)
ASR
— Automated System Recovery
BFR
— Bona Fide Request
AA
— Automated Attendant
UAC
— User Account Control
LDP
— Label Distribution Protocol
TCA
— Transaction Cost Analysis
EA
— Extended Address Field Bit
SDP
— Session Description Protocol
VRML
— Virtual Reality Modeling Language
ALG
— Application Layer Gateway
BPI
— bits per inch
OCSP
— Online Certificate Status Protocol
FTAM
— File Transfer Access and Management
ASYNC
— Asynchronous
TBR
— Technology Business Research
KDE
— K Desktop Environment
MAPS
— Mail Abuse Protection System
RMC
— Resource Monitoring and Control
FDD
— Frequency Division Duplex
STT
— Secure Transaction Technology
T2L
— TRANSISTOR-TRANSISTOR LOGIC
EFI
— Extensible Firmware Interface
REST
— Representational State Transfer
RFCOMM
— Radio Frequency Communication
EDO
— Extended Data Output
DAE
— Disk Array Enclosure
6DOF
— Six Degrees of Freedom
DVMRP
— Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol
ICMS
— Incentive Compensation Management System
QTAM
— Queued Teleprocessing Access Method
ETSI
— European Telecommunications Standard Institute
NAK
— Not Acknowledged
SAP
— Serving Access Point
FPS
— Frames per second.
HCS
— Header Check Sequence
24P
— 24 frames per second Progressive
CHTML
— Compact Hypertext Markup Language
BRZ
— Bipolar Return-to-Zero
GPU
— Graphics Processing Unit
JAD
— Joint Application Development
AUI
— Attachment Unit Interface
MDF
— Medium Density Fiberboard
MSDU
— MAC Service Data Unit
CMRS
— Commercial Mobile Radio Service
LCR
— Least Cost Routing
SNS
— Social Networking Site
FOIRL
— Fiber-Optic InterRepeater Link
1080I
— 1080 interlaced
BOTNET
— Robot Network
UM
— Unified Messaging
VRC
— Vertical Redundancy Check
CAC
— Connection Admission Control (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)
FCL
— Framework Class Library
DXC
— Digital Cross-Connect
EMS
— Enhanced Messaging Service
LRC
— Longitudinal Redundancy Check
ANR
— Automatic Network Routing
SCPC
— single channel per carrier
ICE
— Interactive Connectivity Establishment
PDF
— Program Development Facility
MOSFET
— Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor
GDS
— Global Data Synchronization
GMRP
— GARP Multicast Registration Protocol
IMS
— Information Management System (LTPP)
IPLC
— International Private Leased Circuit
SDRAM
— Synchronous dynamic random access memory
SLS
— Softlanding Linux System
VDI
— Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
ATX
— Advanced Technology Extended [Intel]
IDT
— Interrupt Descriptor Table
CIP
— Common Industrial Protocol
DDI
— Device Driver Interface
UTM
— Universal Transverse Mercator (geographical Co-ordinate System)
MRU
— Most Recently Used
CPL
— Current Privilege Level
ADSR
— Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release (sound envelope specification)
LANE
— Local Area Network Emulation
VML
— Vector Markup Language
LSR
— Leaf Setup Request
OPENCL
— Open Computing Language
KSU
— Key Service Unit
MMS
— Microsoft Media Server
CALEA
— Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
CG
— Computer Graphics
FECN
— Forward Explicit Congestion Notification (ATM)
CCSE
— Checkpoint Certified Security Expert
PON
— Passive Optical Network
ROP
— Raster Operation(s)
VESA
— Video Electronics Standards Association
MRTG
— Multi Router Traffic Grapher
LES
— LAN Emulation Server
AF
— Assured Forwarding
DISA
— U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency
IPL
— International Private Line
OSF
— Open Software Foundation
MAA
— Mail Access Agent
YKYBHTLW
— You Know You've Been Hacking Too Long When
IDEA
— International Data Encryption Algorithm
PMR
— Perpendicular Magnetic Recording
PS
— Photoshop
ARM
— Asynchronous Response Mode
VSAM
— Virtual Storage Access Method
RMON
— Remote Monitoring
NRM
— Normal Response Mode
AS
— Activesync
EFS
— Error Free Seconds
LLDP
— Link Layer Discovery Protocol
OLIVE
— On-Line Interactive Virtual Environment
CPC
— Calling Party Control
GBPS
— Gigabits per second
FBD
— Fully Buffered DIMM
GNN
— Global Network Navigator
DUAL
— Diffusing-Update Algorithm
MAPI
— Messaging Application Program Interface
IFCP
— Internet Fibre Channel Protocol
HPF
— High Pass Filter
FTL
— Flash Translation Layer
IGP
— Interior Gateway Protocol
PARC
— Palo Alto Research Center
SVA
— Shared Virtual Area
DAC
— Digital-To-Analog Converter
USHER
— United States Higher Education Root Certificate Authority
SPARC
— Scalable Processor Architecture Reduced Instruction Set Computer
WAF
— Web Application Firewall
BIBOP
— big bag of pages
TCP/IP
— Transmission Control/Internet Protocol
GDB
— GNU Debugger
PID
— Process Identification Document
DISA
— Data Interchange Standards Association
DFM
— Device Fault Manager
DAEMON
— Disk And Execution Monitor
TETRA
— TErrestrial TRunked RAdio
SBAS
— Satellite-Based Augmentation System
RMA
— Rate Monotonic Analysis
LPD
— Line Printer Daemon
BFT
— Binary File Transfer
RPO
— Recovery Point Objective
DDI
— DNS, DHCP & IP address
CLR
— Common Language Runtime
RX
— Receive
VCR
— video cassette recorder/player
DEMARC
— Demarcation point
CLA
— Corporate License Agreement
UUID
— Universally Unique Identifier (see Also GUID)
ZB
— ZettaByte
CAI
— Common Air Interface
PTR RECORD
— Pointer record
RLE
— Run-Length Encoding
UCM
— Universal Content Management
ECP
— Electronic Check Presentment
CRUD
— Create, Read, Update, Delete
UCD
— Unicode Character Database
ADSI
— Active Directory Services Interface
SIP
— Session Initiation Protocol
ATPCO
— Airline Tariff Publishing Company
EAS
— Enterprise Application Server
MAU
— Medium Attachment Unit
OPI
— Open Prepress Interface
ASN.1
— Abstract Syntax Notation One
CCI
— Controlled Cryptographic Item
RUS
— Recipient Update Service
PSN
— Processor Serial Number
MT-RJ
— Mechanical Transfer - Registered Jack
BPV
— Bipolar Violation
MGC
— Multimedia Gateway Controller
GCC
— GNU Compiler Collection
EOSDH
— Ethernet Over SDH
EPC
— Electronic Product Code
DPMI
— DOS Protected Mode Interface
TWAIN
— Technology Without An Interesting Name
ZTE
— Zhong Xing Telecommunication Equipment
UDMA
— Ultra Direct Memory Access
RS
— Record Separator
L2S
— Layer 2 Switch
CNM
— Communication Network Management
ACF
— Advanced Communications Function (IBM)
CMTS
— Cable Modem Termination System
ITWAB
— IT Workload Automation Broker Tools
LA
— Load Address
PSPDN
— Packet-Switched Public Data Network
FOIP
— Fax Over Internet Protocol
3GIO
— 3rd Generation Input Output
MMOG
— Massively Multiplayer Online Game
DSM
— Dependency Structure Matrix
TACACS
— Terminal Access Controller Access Control System
QSAM
— Queued Sequential Access Method
MES
— Manufacturing Execution System
BS
— British Standard
ICC
— Internet Commerce Corporation
NAN
— Not A Number (computing)
TB
— Terabit
STM
— Synchronous Transport Module
SRL
— Singing Return Loss
ETA
— Embedded Transport Acceleration
DIVX
— Digital Video Express
OWL
— Web Ontology Language
CEVA
— Content-Enabled Vertical Application
3I
— Investors In Industry (venture Capitalists)
SCCS
— Source Code Control System
NLA
— Network Location Awareness
MDS
— Master Data Services
E-
— Electron
OPOD
— Oracle Procurement On Demand
AML
— Astronomical Markup Language
GAP
— Groups, Algorithms and Programming
MMC
— Microsoft Management Console (Microsoft)
VCI
— Virtual Channel Identifier
HID
— Human Interface Device
ASE
— Application Service Element
K
— Kilobyte
ADE
— Application Development Environment
LPT
— Line Print Terminal
CTP
— Capable To Promise
OMT
— Object-modeling technique
CSU
— Channel Service Unit
HP
— Hewlett-Packard Development Company
JS
— JavaScript
ISA
— Internet Security and Acceleration Server
2B1Q
— Two Binary One Quaternary
XPFE
— Cross Platform Front End
QPM
— QOS Policy Manager
MDISK
— managed disk
SCR
— Sustainable Cell Rate
CUT
— Control Unit Terminal
OTP
— Open Trading Protocol
VTAM
— Virtual Telecommunication Access Method
DNS
— Domain Name Server
EUP
— Enterprise Unified Process
HTT
— Hyper-Threading Technology
SLIC
— Subscriber Line Interface Card
ID
— IDentifier
OCTAVE
— Operationally Critical Threat, Asset and Vulnerability Evaluation
SANS
— System Administration, Networking, and Security Institute
IHS
— Integrated Heat Spreader
JCP
— Java Community Process
IOS
— Input/Output Supervisor
D&I
— Drop and Insert
DSOM
— Distributed System Object Model
DMT
— Discrete Multi-Tone Technology
DLCI
— data link connection identifier
VIO
— Virtual Input/Output
NDR
— Non-Delivery Receipt
GFORTRAN
— GNU Fortran compiler
ESPN
— Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
FMH
— Function Management Header
L2TP
— Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
SNIPS
— System & Network Integrated Polling Software
FEAL
— Fast Data Encipherment Algorithm
HDD
— Hard Disk Drive
EULA
— End-User License Agreement (you-lah)
FSK
— Frequency Shift Keying
CIE
— Color Model = Commission Internationale De L'Eclairage Color Model
DAM
— Direct Access Method
MUD
— Multi-User Dimension
CES
— Character-Encoding Scheme
PF
— Parity Flag
PIM
— Protocol Independent Multicast
BAA
— Blanket Authorization Agreement
CKD
— Count Key Data
ETN
— Electronic Tandem Network
BITW
— Bump-In-The-Wire
CDI
— Compact Disk Interactive
JMX
— Java Management Extensions
DIMM
— Dual In-line Memory Module (computing)
HSSI
— High Speed Serial Interface (IBM)
BTX
— Balanced Technology Extended
DQDB
— Distributed Queue Dual Bus
PID
— Proportional, Integral, Derivative
OTDR
— Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
CPR
— Computerized Patient Record
KSH
— Korn Shell Programming
ROADM
— reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer
P3P
— The Platform for Privacy Preferences Project
CODASYL
— COnference on DAta SYstems Languages
NDMP
— Network Data Management Protocol
UPT
— Universal Personal Telecommunications
PCR
— Peak Cell Rate
RP-SMA
— Reverse Polarity SubMiniature version A
APC
— Asynchronous Procedure Call
EBML
— Extensible Binary Meta Language
XGA
— eXtended Graphics Array
CL
— Connectionless
MD5
— Message Digest 5
LPX
— Low Profile Extended
QD
— Queuing Delay
RPT
— Radio Personal Terminal
FIX
— Financial Information EXchange Protocol
GAMS
— General Algebraic Modeling System
MSDB
— main storage database
CPIC
— Common Programming Interface for Communications
VDD
— Virtual Device Driver
MPN
— Microsoft Partner Network
AMA
— automatic message accounting
VIC
— Voice Interface Card
SIIA
— Software & Information Industry Association (formerly the Software Publishers Association)
DACL
— Discretionary Access Control List
ERL
— Echo Return Loss
SBS
— Small Business Server
KSR
— Keyboard Send/Receive
UMA
— Upper Memory Area
HDTV
— High Definition Television
FCS
— Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
CCTLD
— country code Top Level Domain
SGI
— Silicon Graphics Incorporated
CT2T
— Continuous Tone to Tape
PL/1
— Programming Language 1
BLOG
— Better Listings on Google
ARAD
— Architected Rapid Application Development
TBPS
— Terabits Per Second
MPP
— Massively Parallel Processing/Processor
LIPS
— Logical Inferences Per Second
HXRC
— Hitachi EXtended Remote Copy
TNC
— Trusted Network Connect
RDN
— Relative Distinguished Name
AC97
— Audio CODEC 97
OSA
— Open System Architecture
EM
— End of Medium
POLP
— Principle of Least Privilege
TED
— Torrent Episode Downloader
PSB
— Program Specification Block
NTE
— Network Termination Equipment
NCP
— Network Control Program
SSAP
— Source Service Access Point
DIFS
— Distributed coordination function InterFrame Space
URN
— Uniform Resource Namespace
TEI
— Total Economic Impact
DE
— Discard Eligibility (ATM)
HIGHMAT
— High-performance Media Access Technology
CAR
— committed access rate
HIS
— Healthcare Information System
QPSK
— Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying
UUCP
— Unix-to-Unix Copy Program
OOSE
— Object Oriented Software Engineering
APAAS
— Application Platform as a Service
CAM
— Computer-Aided Manufacturing
AOCE
— Apple Open Collaboration Environment
SDSF
— System Display and Search Facility
EPL
— Ethernet Private Line
RPR
— Resilient Packet Rings
LP
— Logical Partition
JES
— Job Entry Subsystem
NMS
— Network Management Station
IBT
— Internet-Based Training
RPI
— Rockwell Protocol Interface
HDX
— Half Duplex
SNOBOL
— String Oriented Symbolic Language
ALI
— Application Layer Interface
CIK
— crypto-ignition key
DICOM
— Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
CDP
— Cisco Discovery Protocol
ORM
— Operational Risk Management
OLPC
— One Laptop Per Child
CLEC
— Competitive Local Exchange Carrier
COA
— Care-Of Address
LER
— Label Edge Router
ZCS
— Zero Code Suppression
JBL
— Jame B. Lansing
NE
— Network Element
RDT
— Remote Digital Terminal
GIFT
— GNU Image-Finding Tool
FIOS
— Fiber Optic Services
CLM
— Contract Lifecycle Management
ACSE
— Application Control Service Element
PCMCIA
— People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
BDAM
— Basic Direct Access Method
OTA
— Over The Air
NSAP
— Network Service Access Point
CPLD
— Complex Programmable Logic Device
CCW
— Channel Command Word
CLUT
— Color Lookup Table
BSA
— Basic Service Area
FLAC
— Free Lossless Audio Codec
LMP
— Link Manager Protocol
CGM
— Consumer-Generated Media
BHMC
— Busy Hour Minutes of Capacity
FCT
— File Control Table
DMD
— Directory Management Domain
ESN
— Electronic Serial Number
DPMS
— Display Power Management Signaling
SUT
— System Under Test
CHIPS
— Clearing House Interbank Payments System
VRRP
— Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
RELAX
— REgular LAnguage description for XML
SSO
— Single Sign-On Once
CATP
— Caffeine Access Transport Protocol
MSC
— Mobile Switching Center
UMB
— Upper Memory Block
COLO
— Co-Location
CFMN
— Client For Microsoft Networks
WWN
— World Wide Name
GDPS
— Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex
DDNS
— Dynamic Domain Name System (networking)
HFC
— Hybrid Fiber Coaxial
E3
— Electronic Entertainment Expo
SSE
— Streaming SIMD Extensions
ASP
— Abstract Service Primitive
RAID
— Redundant Array of Independent Disks
ICDL
— International Computer Driving Licence
VLIW
— Very Long Instruction Word
ARPANET
— Advance Research Projects Agency Network
COAX
— Coaxial Cable
USF
— Universal Service Fund
MCM
— Multi-Chip Module
LEED
— Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, standard for Green Building design
HASP
— Houston Automatic Spooling Program
CBWFQ
— Class-Based Weighted Fair Queueing
BMT
— Biel Mean Time
UMID
— Unique Material Identifier
NID
— Network Interface Device
AAS
— Auto Area Segmentation
MTA
— Message Transfer Agents (Internet)
IF
— Interrupt Flag
GPWW
— Group Practice Without Walls
BNN
— Boundary Network Node
YAST
— Yet Another Setup Tool
OBI
— Open Buying on the Internet
EDF
— Execution Diagnostic Facility
IOTP
— Internet Open Trading Protocol
S/PDIF
— Sony/Philips Digital Interface
CEH
— Certified Ethical Hacker
COAM
— Customer Owned And Maintained
VLK
— Volume License Key
CTX
— Commited to Excellence
SIMM
— Single In-line Memory Module
AVI
— Audio/Video Interleaved Format
MH
— Mobile Host
TUCOWS
— The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software
AMANDA
— Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver
NT
— New Technology, also Windows NT
HIPPI
— High-Performance Parallel Interface
B8ZS
— Binary Eight Zero Suppression.
CSECT
— Control Section
MAP
— Mobile Application Part
MSDN
— Microsoft Developer Network
VCPI
— Virtual Control Program Interface
DFWMAC
— Distributed Foundation Wireless Media Access Control
NSLOOKUP
— Name Server Lookup
CHAT
— Conversational Hypertext Access Technology
ZIF
— Zero Insertion Force (The device on a)
XMT
— Transmit
LPB
— Low Ping Bastard (gaming)
IPC
— Interprocess Communication
ATSC
— Advanced Television Systems Committee
FEFO
— First Ended, First Out
MMX
— Matrix Math Extensions (Multimedia Extensions)
BPON
— Broadband Passive Optical Network (SBC)
B
— Barnabites
NICE
— Narrative, Immersive, Collaborative Environment
TDR
— Time-Domain Reflectometry
ATAG
— Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
SODIMM
— Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module
CBQ
— Class-Based Queuing
DMCI
— Direct Memory Communications Interface
LUW
— Logical Unit of Work
IMAC
— installations, moves, adds and changes
WINE
— Wine Is Not an Emulator
B8ZS
— Binary Eight Zero Substitution
OBU
— On Board Unit
EIR
— Excess Information Rate
ADPCM
— Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation
IOC
— ISDN Ordering Code
BTA-ES
— Basic Teleprocessing Access Method - Extended Storage
RADA
— Random Access Discrete Address
CE ROUTER
— Customer edge router
EPP
— Enhanced Parallel Port (PC)
BIN
— Binary
BMRT
— Blue Moon Rendering Tools
GIOP
— General Inter-ORB Protocol
UBR
— Unspecified Bit Rate
LPAR
— Logical Partition
WPA
— Wi-Fi Protected Access
MSIL
— Microsoft Intermediate Language
NCP
— NetWare Core Protocol
MOBO
— Motherboard
SRAT
— Static Resource Affinity Table
CDV
— Cell Delay Variation(ATM)
ICA
— Independent Computing Architecture
NO/NC
— Normally Open/Normally Closed
WAE
— Wireless Application Environment
EASDAQ
— European Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
EOP
— End of Procedure
USP
— Universal Storage Platform
MVS
— Multiple Virtual System
VRS
— Virtual Reference Station
JJ
— Josephson Junction
IHV
— Independent Hardware Vendor
LBAC
— Label-Based Access Control
ADUC
— Active Directory Users and Computers
ZMA
— Zone Multicast Address
CERN
— Conseil Europeen Pour La Recherche Nucleaire
WFQ
— Weighted Fair Queuing
FSAA
— Full Screen Anti-Aliasing
JITT
— Network for Just-In-Time Training in quality
NCCM
— Network Configuration and Change Management
OHG
— Operators Harmonization Group
UR
— Unit Record
CCPM
— Critical Chain Project Management
NETBEUI
— NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface
TED
— Technology Entertainment and Design
SATA
— Serial Ata
CNE
— Certified Network Engineer
LINAC
— Linear Accelerator
COFF
— Common Object File Format
PDS
— Partitioned Data Set
MTBF
— MeanTime Between Failures
DCB
— Data Center Bridging
SORBS
— Spam and Open Relay Blocking System
CPANEL
— control panel
CAL
— Client Access License
VMI
— vendor-managed inventory
PB
— Petabyte
ANX
— Automotive Network Exchange
WGA
— Windows Genuine Advantage
CLNS
— Connectionless Network Service
RSA
— Rural Service Area
BCOCA
— Bar Code Object Content Architecture
DX
— Direct X
XFN
— XHTML Friends Network (see http://gmpg.org/xfn/)
NEXT
— Near-end Crosstalk
FCPGA
— Flip Chip Pin Grid Array
APM
— Active Policy Management
ISO
— International Standards Organization
DKMS
— Dynamic Kernel Module Support
DLP
— Digital Light Processing
NDIS
— Network Driver Interface Specification (Microsoft Windows NT)
A2A
— application-to-application
NMC
— Network Management Center
J2SE
— Java 2 platform, Standard Edition
LCS
— Lotus Communication Server
RTP
— Routing Update Protocol
XRST
— extended restart
FCD
— Floating Car Data
LUNT
— Line Unit Network Termination
WTL
— Windows Template Library
CSCF
— Call Session Control Function
ALT
— Contralto
RBAC
— Role-Based Access Control
CASE
— Computer-Aided Software Engineering
FLOPS
— FLoating-Point Operations Per Second
MSI
— Micro-Star International
IPSE
— Integrated Project Support Environment
EPIC
— Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing
ESP
— Encapsulated Security Payload
EFM
— Enterprise fraud and misuse management
HDCP
— High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection
DSR
— Data Set Ready
RNI
— Raw Native Interface
LSAP
— Link Service Access Point
YIB
— Yobibyte
DAB
— Digital Audio Broadcast
S/N
— Signal-to-Noise ratio
APC
— Antenna Phase Center
LSASS
— Local Security Authority Subsystem Service
ADMD
— Administration Management Domain
3GL
— third-generation language
UUCP
— UNIX to UNIX Copy Package
YB
— Yottabyte
DSTN
— Double-layer Supertwist Nematic. (in Passive-matrix LCD Technology)
CST
— Consolidated Service Test
MSNP
— Microsoft Notification Protocol
LEAP
— Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol
SDS
— Sudden Death Syndrome
PEARL
— Process and Experiment Automation Realtime Language
CCH
— Connections per Circuit Hour
IP PBX
— Internet Protocol private branch exchange
QI
— Query Interface
TSM
— Tivoli Storage Manager
SAM
— Serial Access Memory
CP/M
— Control Program/Monitor
FMEA
— Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
IOA
— Input/Output Adapter
EVDO
— Evolution Data Optimized
PS/2
— Personal System/2 (Microsoft)
NLM
— NetWare Loadable Module
AMT
— Address Mapping Table
KNI
— Katmai New Instructions
IB
— Interface Bus
BAS
— Basic Activity Subset
SIPP
— Stable Image Platform Program
LCM
— Life Cycle Management
ADF
— Application Development Facility
DSAP
— Destination Service Access Point
L2F
— Layer 2 Forwarding (Cisco)
APNIC
— Asia Pacific Network Information Center
CAPI
— Computer Assisted Personal Interview
GRC.SQ
— Governance, Risk Management, Compliance, Security, and Data Quality
CAM
— Channel Access Method
NTCIP
— National Transportation Communications for Intelligent Transportation System Protocol
FFPF
— Fairly Fast Packet Filter
BIT7
— Bit Seven
3DES
— Triple DES
STM
— Synchronous Transfer Mode
SBM
— Subnet Bandwidth Manager
BPP
— Business Process Platform
EXIF
— Exchangeable Image File
OOO
— Openoffice.org
MOSPF
— Multicast Open Shortest Path First
UCM
— Use Case Map
LPR
— Line Print
SMISHING
— SMS phishing
ITRC
— Information Technology Requirements Council
MSW
— Machine Status Word
WIMAX
— World Interoperability for Microwave Access
BIDI
— Bi-Directional
NTSC
— National Television System Committee video standard
UTP
— unshielded twisted pair
COSS
— Cross Operating System Service
IFB
— Internet Free/Busy
SPE
— Synchronous Payload Envelope
IOCP
— Input/Output Configuration Program
LPPL
— LaTeX Project Public License
CMT
— Connection Management
ALP
— Application Layer Protocol
ONE
— Open Net Environment (Sun)
MIA
— Media Interface Adapter
UTM
— Unified Threat Management
FCCH
— Frequency Correction Channel
SAR
— Segmentation and Reassembly (ATM)
LCGN
— Logical Channel Group Number
DXI
— Data Exchange Interface
MEMS
— micro-electromechanical system
JAAS
— Java Authentication and Authorization Service
ODMR
— On-Demand Mail Relay
MCA
— Message Channel Agent
CCOW
— Clinical Context Object Workgroup
AIP
— Advanced Inspection and Prevention
DMT
— Digital-Discrete Multi-Tone
OFM
— Oracle Fusion Middleware
COPS
— Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services
XMP
— Extensible Metadata Platform
PCS
— Personal Communications Services
AS2
— Applicability Statement 2
MICR
— Magnetic Ink Character Reader
DDN
— Digital Data Network
NAP
— Network Access Protection
DET
— Directory Entry Table
DMT
— Discrete Multi-tone Transmission
URPF
— Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding
FEMA
— Failure mode and effects analysis
ESP
— Estimated Street Price
MTP
— Message Transfer Part
ARD
— Automatic Ring Down
BASH
— Bourne-again shell
IRU
— Indefeasible Right Of Use
FGA/B/C/D
— feature group A/B/C/D
BUS
— Broadcast and Unknown Server
CIPA
— Childrens Internet Protection Act
ISL
— Inter-Switch Link
CIC
— Customer Interaction Center
FAW
— Frame Alignment Word
PSK
— Phase Shift Key
USRT
— Universal Synchronous Receiver/Transmitter
LPA
— Link Pack Area
BSAM
— Basic Sequential Access Method
EHR
— Electronic Health Record
JSR
— Java Specification Request
MISRA
— Motor Industry Software Reliability Association
FSB
— Frontside Bus
ECTF
— Enterprise Computer Telephony Forum
MI
— Multiple Inheritance
SDDL
— Security Descriptor Definition Language
PET
— Personal Electronic Transactor
CD-ROM
— compact disc-read only memory
PNRP
— Peer Name Resolution Protocol
GXS
— Global Exchange Services
CPAN
— Comprehensive PERL Archive Network
EPR
— Electronic Patient Record
PHY
— Physical Layer
BTAM
— Basic Teleprocessing Access Method
DMT
— Discrete Multi-Tone
CCI
— Carrier-to-Carrier Interface
STM
— Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
CCSA
— Common Control Switching Arrangement
CAAS
— Communications-as-a-Service
RF
— Resume Flag
PMSM
— Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor
EIST
— Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology
VDI
— Video Display Interface
TC
— Transmission Convergence sub-layer of PHY layer)
CSW
— Channel Status Word
PMM
— Post Memory Manager
CINDER
— Cyber Insider Threat
PT
— Payload Type (ATM)
WINFS
— Windows Future Storage
UUNET
— Unix-To-Unix Network
SDVO
— Serial Digital Video Output
SOH
— Start Of Header
MPOA
— MultiprotocolOver ATM
CELP
— code-excited linear prediction
ACF
— Advanced Communication Facility
IDARS
— Integrated Document Archive and Retrieval System
E2E
— End-to-End
ADDM
— Application Discovery and Dependency Mapping
RIMM
— RAMBUS In-Line Memory Module
AVVID
— Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data
BST
— Binary Search Tree
GDT
— Global Descriptor Table
TDK
— Tokyo Denki Kagaku
ATCA
— Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture
PUP
— Potentially Unwanted Program
DCS
— Desktop Color Separation
RHCE
— Red Hat Certified Engineer
PIX
— Private Internet Exchange
ETSI
— European Telecommunication Standards Institute's
ADSL
— Asymetric Digital Subscriber Line
CIT
— Computer Integrated Telephony
DUN
— Dial-Up Networking
MAC
— Mid-Atlantic Crossing
TELCO
— Telephone Company
ANON FTP
— Anonymous FTP
BIW
— Business Information Warehouse, SAP
GIS
— Generalized Information System
RHEL
— Red Hat Enterprise Linux
JMS
— Java Messaging Services
IDQ
— Informatica Data Quality
HIDS
— Host-based Intrusion Detection System
CDDI
— Copper Distributed Data Interface
UCB
— Unit Control Block
ASCL
— Asianet Satellite Communications Limited
EPOW
— Emergency Power Off Warning
UUCP
— Unix To Unix Copy Program
GMS
— Global Messaging Service
UMTS
— Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
ECS
— Extended Character Set
BIPS
— Bank Internet Payment System
VLR
— Visitor Location Register
3P
— Predictive, Proactive, and Preventive Philosophy
DNSSEC
— Domain Name System Security Extensions
EDG
— Electronic Dot Generation
GOW
— God of War (Game)
JACK
— Jack Audio Connection Kit
IXC
— interexchange carrier
PPM
— pages per minute (a laser printer production rate metric)
SDMA
— Spatial Division Multiple Access
INFOSEC
— Information Security
DTM
— Document Table Model
ENQ
— Enquiry
VMDQ
— Virtual Machine Device Queues
CDB
— Command Descriptor Block
WEBCAM
— World Wide Web Camera
SCTP
— Screened Twisted Pair (cable)
ZIL
— Zork Implementation Language
ACEE
— Access Control Environment Element
SANS
— SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security
TR
— Terminal Ready
DEL
— Delete
FER
— Frame Error Rate
L3TP
— Layer Three Tunneling Protocol
ETL
— Extract, Transform and Load
UNC
— Uniform Naming Convention
HIDAM
— Hierarchical Indexed Direct Access Method
VOX
— Voice Operated EXchange
CMEA
— Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
OAT
— Outside Air Temperature
OGSA
— Open Grid Services Architecture
XMS
— Extended Memory Specification
CVS
— Computer Vision Syndrome
CRJE
— Conversational Remote Job Entry
UCR
— Undercolor Removal
PDE
— Possible Duplicate Emission
LCOS
— Liquid Crystal on Silicone
XMCL
— eXtensible Media Commerce Language (digital rights management cross-product metadata system)
ICF
— Isochronous Convergence Function
8-N-1
— 8 bits, No parity, 1 stop bit
ZDO
— Zigbee Device Object
TPM
— Trusted Platform Module
ATRAC
— Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding
ESDI
— Enhanced Small-Device Interface
EMI
— Electromagnetic interface
CDC
— Call Data Channel
SPF
— Shortest Path First
FBGA
— Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array
EPO
— ePolicy Orchestrator
MBS
— Maximum Burst Size (ATM)
GFC
— Generic Flow Control (ATM)
BAI
— Bank Administration Institute
CALS
— Computer Aided Acquisition and Logistic Support
LMPP
— Lighttpd/MySQL/PHP/Python
NETAPP
— Network Appliance Inc.
DDK
— Driver Development Kit
FOSS
— Free and Open Source Software
PAC
— Proxy Auto-Configuration
APO
— Advanced Planner Optimizer
SPIT
— Spam Over Internet Telephony
HISAM
— hierarchical indexed sequential access method
RNR
— Receive Not Ready
RMU
— Rack Mount Unit
AAUI
— Apple Attachment Unit Interface
MILNET
— Military Network
TRM
— Teradata Relationship Manager
CFMD
— Certified for Microsoft Dynamics
DUV
— Data-Under-Voice
ESQA
— Extended System Queue Area
HSSI
— High-Speed Serial Interface
MOP
— Maintenance and Operation Protocol
PPS
— Packets Per Second
WMOS
— Warehouse Management for Open Systems
CUPS
— Common Unix Printing System
SPML
— Service Provisioning Markup Language
SIFS
— Short InterFrame Space
VAD
— Voice Activity Detection
LORAN
— Long-Range Radio Navigation
APP
— Application Program
TAE
— Text Analysis Engine
VORTAL
— Vertical Portal
LVT
— Light Valve Technology
100VG
— 100 Voice Grade
DF
— Direction Flag
NEWS
— network extensible window system
LOM
— LAN on Motherboard
HAE
— Height Above Ellipsoid
SAX
— Simple API for XML
FH
— Frame Handler
NDP
— Neighbor Discovery Protocol
TDES
— Triple Data Encryption Standard
DISSOS
— Distributed Office Support System
FCB
— Format Control Buffer
DSU
— Digital Service Unit
LMDS
— Local Multipoint Distribution Service
FIRST
— Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (CERT)
CTCP
— Client-To-Client-Protocol
SCO
— Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
WDDM
— Windows Display Driver Model
VCC
— Voice Call Continuity
GVN
— Global Value Numbering
AL PA
— Arbitrated Loop Physical Address
WTG
— Wily Transaction Generator
COBIT
— Control Objectives for Information and related Technologies
BASEL II
— Basel Capital Accord
4GT
— 4 Gigabyte Memory Tuning
4G
— 4th Generation
DAST
— Dynamic Application Security Testing
KTS
— Key Telephone System
GGP
— Gateway-Gateway Protocol
INC
— International Network of Crackers
NAS
— Network Application Support
PLCP
— Physical Layer Convergence Protocol (ATM)
ESS
— Extended service set (Wi-Fi group)
MFM
— Modified Frequency Modulation
IDOL
— Intelligent Data Operating Layer
BSNL
— Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
OWASP
— Open Web Application Security Project
MAU
— Multistation Access Unit
ITCS
— Intermodal Transport Control System
ETB
— End of Transmission Block
DLE
— Data Link Escape
AFP
— AppleTalk File Protocol
ACU
— Automatic Calling Unit
PCRE
— Perl-compatible regular expressions
DFC
— Distributed Coordination Function
BAL
— Business Application Language
PINE
— Program for Internet News and E-mail
XRML
— Extensible Rights Markup Language
SBL
— Spamhaus Block List
ICRA
— Internet Content Rating Association
CAI
— Computer Aided Instruction = CIM CAO
OFB
— Output Feedback
UPC
— Universal Product Code
GOPS
— Giga Operations Per Second
IS-IS
— Intermediate-System-to-Intermediate-System
BABT
— British Approvals Board for Telecommunications
CNN
— composite network node
L2CAP
— Logical Link and Control Adaptation Protocol
TCA
— Task Control Area
ISUP
— ISDN User Part
REPDV
— Reputation Digital Vaccine
CSO
— Cold Start Only
ABM
— activity-based management
OPS
— Off-Premise Station
HITOOLBOX
— Human Interface Toolbox
APPC
— Advanced Program-to-Program Communication
DIGERATI
— digital version of literati (Italian)
WSC
— Windows Security Center
ACB
— Access method Control Block
NUI
— Natural User Interface
SAPI
— Service Access Point Identifier
DQM
— Data Quality Manager
CTD
— Cell Transfer Delay (ATM)
PDX
— Printer Description eXtension
INAP
— Intelligent Network Application Protocol
SDN
— Software Defined Network
BTAC
— Branch Target Address Cache
10GFC
— 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel
APDU
— application-layer protocol data unit
FERPA
— Family Education and Right to Privacy Act
EPN
— Extended Port Network
BIST
— built-in self test
ODOE
— On Demand Operating Environment
WBEM
— Web-Based Enterprise Management
FIDNET
— Federal Intrusion Detection Network
FOT
— Fiber Optic Terminal
CNAM
— Caller ID with Name
WBMP
— Wireless Bitmap
BRAN
— Broadband Radio Access Network
IOPL
— Input/Output Privilege Level
SCI
— Scalable Coherent Interconnect
KGD
— Known Good Die
VTOC
— Volume Table Of Contents
KL
— Key Length
AFI
— Authority and Format Identifier
CCR
— Current Cell Rate (ATMF)
IBG
— Interblock Gap
IIS
— Internet Information Server
UNC
— Universal Naming Convention
LIC
— Line Interface Computer
CHPID
— Channel Path Identifier
OLTP
— On-Line Transaction Processing
GLUT
— OpenGL Utility Toolkit
XNI
— Xerces Native Interface
SS7
— Signaling System 7
ILO
— Integrated Lights-Out (Technology)
RSA
— Rivest, Shamir, & Adleman
BMIC
— Bus Master Interface Controller
NUMA
— Nonuniform Memory Access
VGF
— Voice Grade Facility
CBL
— Composite Blocking List
RCA
— Remote Control Amplifier
IDEN
— Integrated Digital Enhanced Network
BOC
— BELL OPERATING COMPANIES
FEBE
— Far End Block Error (SONET)
IPSEC
— IP Security
AIOD
— Automatic Identified Outward Dialing
JOA
— Joint Opportunity Assessment
SUB
— Substitute
MSI
— Microsoft Software Installer
MDA
— Model-Driven Architecture
ATTIS
— AT&T Information Systems
ACA
— Australian Communications Authority's
VAN
— Value-Added Network
NHIN
— Nationwide Health Information Network
IOD
— In-Order Delivery
EMOTICON
— Emotion Icon
NRZI
— Non-return to zero inverted
LRN
— Location Routing Number
ZBTSI
— Zero Byte Time Slot Interchange
DOMF
— Distributed Object Management Facility
CAN
— Controller–area network
CSDN
— Circuit Switched Data Network
BDC
— Backup Domain Controller
WOL
— Wake On Lan's
ACSLS
— Automated Cartridge System Library Software
BACNET
— Building Automation and Control Network protocol
LSSGR
— LATA Switching System Generic Requirements
ISSI
— Inter-Switching System Interface
SFD
— Start-of-frame delimiter (Ethernet, HDLC, etc.)
CNR
— Carrier-to-Noise-Ratio
LME
— Layer Management Entity
EOJ
— End Of Job
CHARSET
— character set
ISATAP
— Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol
ITLD
— International Top-Level Domain
NAM
— Number Assignment Module
CDPD
— Cellular Digital Packet Data
SAT NAV
— Satellite navigation
HE-AAC
— High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding
ITCM
— IT Change Management
CLIPS
— C Language Integrated Production System
HKCC
— HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
PH-SAP
— Physical layer SAP
WIBRO
— Wireless Broadband
ABME
— Asynchronous Balanced Mode Extended
BRF
— Benchmark Report Format
J2EE
— Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition
TGT
— ticket-granting ticket
RR_TOV
— resource recovery timeout value
CB
— C-Beautifier
OC
— Overclock (Over Clock)
BPC
— Business Planning and Consolidation
SEA-ME-WE
— Southeast Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 2
MLT
— Mechanized Loop Test
IPPP
— Internet presence provider and promoter
PIB
— Pebibyte
CBEMA
— Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers'Association
GOSIP
— Government Open System Interconnection Profile
ATU-R
— ADSL Transmission Unit Remote
FCIP
— Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol
ADI
— Application Desktop Integrator
BCEL
— Byte Code Engineering Library
XMI
— XML Metadata Interchange
CLI
— Calling Line Identification
NSFNET
— National Science Foundation Network
DAS
— Distributed Antenna System
DDS
— Dataphone Digital Service (AT&T)
DTAM
— Document Transfer, Access and Manipulation
HAVI
— Home Audio Video Interoperability
CEMF
— Cisco Element Management Framework
NZ-DSF
— Non Zero-Dispersion-Shifted Fiber
KM
— Kilometers to Miles
KEYGEN
— Key Generator
ARCNET
— Attached Resource Computer Network
FTDS
— Failure Tolerant Data Systems
CDO
— Care Delivery Organization
DFHSM
— Data Facility Hierarchical Storage Manager
BHT
— Branch History Table
AMIS
— Audio Messaging Interchange Specification
TVO
— Total Value of Opportunity
EPU
— Energy Processing Unit
TMS
— Threat Management System
ITOM
— IT operations management
CVC2
— Card Validation Code 2
DXF
— Drawing Interchange Format
PER
— Program Event Recording
LSM
— Linux Software Map
1080P
— 1080 progressive
ASBR
— Autonomous System Boundary Router
KMS
— Key Management Server
SAML
— Security Assertion Markup Language
NJE
— Network Job Entry
ROHS
— Restriction of Hazardous Substances
WRED
— Weighted Random Early Detection
DMI
— Desktop Management Interface (computing)
BASIC
— Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruktion Code
JOLAP
— Java Interface for OLAP
MO
— Magneto-optic
CCR
— Commitment, Concurrency and Recovery
IDRP
— interdomain routing protocol
GWEN
— Ground Wave Emergency Network
MSSP
— Managed Security Service Provider
AUDIT
— Automated Data Input Terminal
DFI
— DFI Inc. (Design for Innovation)
KUIP
— Kernel User Interface Package
LUT
— Look Up Table
SASL
— Simple Authentication and Security Layer
RLC
— Radio Link Control
CHL-I
— CHanneL Interface
ADT
— Admission, Discharge and Transfer Information
SMP
— Simple Management Protocol
QTSS
— QuickTime Streaming Server
RIP
— Raster Image Processor
B-LLI
— Broadband Low Layer Information
IFIP
— International Federation of Information Processing societies
VAR
— Value Added Reseller
RSCT
— Reliable Scalable Cluster Technology
OCP
— Oracle Certified Professional
TCTTE
— Terminal Control Table Terminal Entry
BONDING
— Bandwidth On Demand Interoperability Group
RSU
— Recommended Service Upgrade
LTF
— Leap to Frogans
EIS
— Enterprise Information System
EXE
— Executable
FARE
— Film Automatic Retouching and Enhancement
CUOD
— Capacity Upgrade on Demand
DUW
— Distributed Unit of Work
CFM
— Code Fragment Manager
DOV
— Data-Over-Voice
AAL5
— ATM Adaption Layer 5
NAU
— Network Addressable Unit
HTML5
— HyperText Markup Language 5
RFMD
— Rf Micro Devices, Inc.
RTE
— Real-Time Enterprise
PAT
— Performance Acceleration Technology
APWG
— Anti-Phishing Working Group
E³
— Electronic Entertainment Exposition
LPP
— Land Pre-Pits
ITCAM
— IBM Tivoli Composite Application Monitoring
BBCS
— buffer-to-buffer credits
MGA
— Monochrome Graphic Adapter
ODI
— Open Data-link Interface
DRE
— Document Rendering Engine
TD-SCDMA
— Time division-synchronous code division multiple access
RFI
— remote failure indication
LCC
— Leaded Chip Carrier
DU
— Disk Usage
EDIF
— Electronic Design Interchange Format
FDS
— Fraud Detection System
3DS
— 3D Studio
CCF
— Call Control Functional
VHM
— Voice Health Monitor
JFK
— Just Fast Keying
APOT
— Additional Point of Termination
BCV
— Business Continuous Volume
JPDL
— jBoss process definition language
MFD
— Multi Function Device
IMSSI
— Inter-MAN Switching System Interface
LZ
— Lempel-Ziv
ROSE
— Remote Operations Service Element
VAIO
— Video Audio Integrated Operation
SDR
— Software-Defined Radio
PING
— Packet Inter-Network Groper
PFM
— Printer Font Metric
NAVSTAR
— Navigation Satellite Timing & Ranging
CESID
— Caller's Emergency Service Identification
ABLE
— Agent Building and Learning Environment
DLPI
— Data Link Provider Interface
DIX
— Digital Intel Xerox
FOTS
— Fiber-Optic Transmission System
TSRM
— Tivoli Service Request Manager
AVD
— Alternate Voice Data
ACD
— Automatic Call Delivery
WAAS
— Wide Area Augmentation System
ZCT
— Zero Count Table
VSAM
— Virtual Sequential Access Method
AOF
— Advanced Open File
MFLOPS
— Million Floating-Point Operations Per Second
RTT
— round-trip time
EHA
— Ethernet Hardware Address (MAC address)
CLR
— Cell Loss Ratio
GNSO
— Generic Names Supporting Organization
ESCON
— Enterprise Systems Connection
RAI
— remote alarm indication
HGFS
— Host-Guest File System
PDQ
— Product Data Quality
SIG
— SMDS Interest Group
HSI
— Hue-Saturation-Intensity
DMO
— Distributed Management Object
LU-LU
— between two logical units
CEO
— Comprehensive Electronic Office
MIP
— Multum in Parvum
XFDL
— Extensible Forms Description Language
ASP
— Average Selling Price
FTNS
— Fixed Telecommunication Network Services
SAST
— Static Application Security Testing
TDC A/S
— Tele-Denmark Communications
BOPS
— Billions of Processes per Second
BISYNC
— Binary Synchronous Communications Protocol
HADA
— High Availability Disk Array
FREEBSD
— Free Berkeley Software Distribution
SMDR
— station message detail recording
VC
— Virtual Circuit (ATM)
GEAR
— Gigabyte Enhanced Agp Riser
PWM
— Pulse width modulation
BCP
— Bulk Copy Program
EVDO
— Evolution Data Only
IMEI
— International Mobile Equipment Identifier
HERF
— High Energy Radio Frequency
IMPL
— Initial Microprogram Load
D2D
— Disk-To-Disk
QTM
— Quadratic Texture Mapping
GDG
— Generation Data Group
SD
— Span Destination
SOS
— Sophisticated Operating System
SPU
— Synergistic Processor Unit
PUMA
— Protected User Mode Audio (Microsoft)
AEA
— Activity End Acknowledge
FER
— Frame Erasure Rate
RDDL
— Resource Directory Description Language (riddle)
BDR
— Basic Density Range
IPR
— Intellectual Property Right
MASER
— Microwave Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation
APML
— Attention Profiling Markup Language
TCS
— Telecommunications Systems inc
RIFF
— Resource Interchange File Format
HURSE
— Hasp Unit Record SErvice
EHLLAPI
— Emulator High Level Language Applications Programming Interface
SIS
— Student Information System
5ESS
— class five (5) electronic switching system
WOSA
— Windows Open Service Architecture
ISTG
— InterSite Topology Generator
SCDS
— Source Control Data Set
UUT
— Unit Under Test
XFR
— Transfer Case (drafting and design)
CC
— Closed Captioning
DCT
— Digital Cordless Telephone
MESA
— Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association International (Chandler, AZ)
CEC
— Commission of European Communities (see EC, EEC)
FACCH
— Fast Associated Control Channel
USRT
— Universal Synchronous Receiver-Transmitter
IAS
— Internet Authentication Service
ASC
— Accredited Standards Committee
LECS
— LAN Emulation Configuration Server
FSTC
— Financial Services Technology Consortium
JCB
— Job Control Block
ANS
— Advanced Network Services
ICI
— Interexchange Carrier Interface
ASC
— Abstract Syntax Checker
EKTS
— Electronic Key Telephone Set
GKS
— Graphical Kernel System
SPOF
— Single Point of Failure
CID
— Configuration, Installation and Distribution
ITB
— Intermediate Transmission Block
KIS
— knowbot information service
ISS
— Internet Security Systems, Inc.
TPV
— Third Party Vendor
USMT
— User State Migration Tool
CBR FILES
— Comic Book Archive
ACDS
— Active Control Data Set
BOB
— Business Object Broker
BGAN
— Broadband Global Area Network
BTAG
— Beginning Tag
APOP
— Authenticated Post Office Protocol
LIDE
— Light emitting diode In-Direct Exposure
MOREQ
— Model Requirements for the Management of Electronic Records
GUTBN
— Globally Unique Time Based Number
IOCA
— Image Object Content Architecture
WINKEY
— Windows key
TED
— Tunnel Endpoint Discovery
UDF
— Universal Disk Format
2PC
— two-phase commit
RBL
— Real-Time Block List
CTT
— China Tietong Telecommunications
LOFS
— Loopback File System
MNS
— Master of Network Science
HEC
— Header Error Control
DSL
— Domain-Specific Language
UDDI
— Universal Description, Discovery and Integration of business for the web
1G
— First Generation
C
— C Plus Plus
EPOC
— Electronic Piece of Cheese
UTF-8
— Unicode Transformation Format 8
ZBR
— Zero Bug Release
PEF
— Preferred Executable Format
IGF
— Internet Governance Forum
LIS
— Laboratory Information System
AFL
— Academic Free License
B-TE
— Broadband Terminal Equipment
ATA
— Analog Telephone Adaptor
FLAG
— Fiber Link Around the Globe
ZV PORT
— Zoomed Video port
NANP
— North American Numbering Plan
ATU-C
— ADSL Transmission Unit, Central
XO
— Crystal Oscillator
OODB
— Object-Oriented Data Base
CCR
— Continuity of Care Record
TX
— Transmit
UMB
— Ultra Mobile Broadband
4B5B
— 4 Byte 5 Byte
PMDB
— performance management database
EH&S
— Environmental Health and Safety
FASS
— Fast Access Station Switching
BNI
— Broadband Network Interface
CROI
— companywide ROI
TCAM
— Telecommunications Access Method
RTU
— Right to Use
DFSMS
— Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem
BCB
— Buffer Control Block
ATUL
— ADSL Termination Unit Remote
AEI
— Application Entity Invocation
EZ
— Excessive Zeros
EDIM
— Electronic Data Interchange Message
BIOD
— Block Input/Output Daemon
OI
— Object Interface
OSSIM
— Open Source Security Information Management
MAX
— Master Auxiliary Correction
BPP
— Bluetooth Basic Printing
HGML
— Hypertext General Markup Language
BSM
— Business Service Management
CCNSO
— Country Code Names Supporting Organization
XBMC
— Xbox Media Center
ALET
— Access List Entry Token
ITLA
— Incremented Three Letter Acronym
MISC
— Minimum Instruction Set Computer -> CISC, RISC
ILM
— Information Lifecycle Management
RSBAC
— Rule Set Based Access Control
MAPI
— Messaging Applications Programming Interface
PAL
— Processor Abstraction Layer
TAPI
— Telephony Application Programming Interface
ROA
— Recognized Operating Agency
MPPE
— Microsoft Point to Point Encryption
DDT
— Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape
ADAPT
— Architecture, Design, Analysis and Planning Tool
GAIA
— GUI Application Interoperability Architecture
JECL
— Job Entry Control Language
VCC
— Virtual Circuit Connection
MPL
— Multi-Schedule Private Line
DSL
— Direct Swift Link
EREP
— Environmental Record Editing and Printing program
PLL
— Phase Lock Loop
WUS
— Windows Update Services
CCS
— Common Channel Signaling
RBOC
— Regional Bell Operating Company (Baby Bell)
ACDI
— Asynchronous Communications Device Interface
CNMA
— Communication Network for Manufacturing Applications
VLAN
— Virtual Lan Area Network
LIOCS
— Logical Input/Output Control System
ALT
— Application Load Table
BOA
— Basic Object Adapter
DRQ
— Data Request
OSI CLNS
— Connectionless Network System
OFCOM
— Office of Communications
KVM
— K Virtual Machine
WZC
— Wireless Zero Configuration
TSV
— Tab Separated Value (file)
IES
— Integrated Environmental Solutions
ATB
— All Trunks Busy
EJB
— Enterprise JavaBeans
JPG
— Joint Photographic Experts Group
DB2
— Database 2
SNI
— Subscriber Network Interface
CAISE
— Computer Aided Integrated Software Engineering
HTTP
— Hypertext Transport Protocol
IT
— Integrated Technology
D/A
— Digital/Analog
HDA
— Head Disk Assembly
2PKDP
— Two-Party Key Distribution Protocol
IGS
— Interchange Group Separator
GIX
— Global Internet Exchange
SDFI
— Secure Digital Forensic Imaging
QPS
— Queries-per-second
MCCOI
— Multimedia Communications Community of Interest
EBIF
— Enhanced TV Binary Interchange Format
HCR
— Huffman Codeword Reordering
A-D
— Analog to Digital
AF
— Application Framework
BCS
— Basic Content Services
DAM
— Database Activity Monitoring
MAH
— milliampere-hour
MD2/4/5
— Message Digest algorithm 2/4/5
