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SOX
— Sarbanes-Oxley
KML
— Keyhole Markup Language
FM-200
— Firemaster / Fire Master 200
OSS
— Open Source Software
RADCAB
— Relevancy Appropriateness Detail Currency Authority Bias
SYN
— Synchronous
LAN
— Local Area Network
CSMA/CA
— Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance
CSMA/CD
— Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
CAT N
— Category n
HIPAA
— Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
FISMA
— Federal Information Security Management Act
RFID
— Radio Frequency Identification
ANOVA
— Analysis of Variance (statistics)
L3F
— Layer 3 Forwarding
ROM
— Read-Only Memory
YMMV
— Your Mileage May Vary
YYYY-MM-DD
— Year Year Year Year - Month Month - Day Day
MUA
— Mail User Agent (Internet email)
ARPANET
— Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (early internet)
DYLD
— dynamic link editor
LCR
— LIFETIME CLINICAL RECORD
XML
— Extensible Markup Language
FTP
— File Transfer Protocol
SVPCO
— Small Value Payments Co.
RDF
— Resource Description Framework
MAN
— Metropolitan Area Network
LASER
— Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
A11Y
— accessibility
ATOM
— Any Transport Over MPLS
CPU
— Central Processing Unit
VDU
— Visual Display Unit
IT
— Information Technology
ANSI
— American National Standards Institute, Inc.
MOODLE
— Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment
CPE
— Customer Premises Equipment
AUP
— Acceptable Use Policy
ESRB
— Entertainment Software Rating Board
LED
— Light-Emitting Diode
ODBO
— OLE DB for OLAP
IRC
— Internet Relay Chat
0-DAY
— zero Dimension
WWW
— World Wide Web
RF
— Radio Frequency
DAC
— Discretionary Access Control
J-CODE
— Japan code
LIFO
— Last In, First Out
BTW
— By The Way
OEM
— Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
CUG
— Closed User Group
ISO
— International Organization for Standardization
LCD
— Liquid Crystal Display
MSG
— Message
UDP
— User Datagram Protocol (FDDI related)
BRAS
— Broadband Remote Access Server
MFKS
— Multifunktionales Konferenzsystem
MBR
— Master Boot Record
IP
— Internet Protocol
DDOS
— Distributed Denial of Service
EDI
— Electronic Data Interchange
FET
— Field Effect Transistor
BIP
— Bit-Interleaved Parity
ACK
— ACKnowledgment
U2F
— Undetectable and Untraceable Fraud
AJP
— Apache JServ Protocol
ABI
— Application Binary Interface
WML
— Wireless Markup Language
GSM
— Global System for Mobile Communications
PEP
— Policy Enforcement Point
KPI
— Key Performance Indicator
EOF
— End Of File
SAAS
— Software as a Service
COBOL
— COmmon Business Orientated Language. Acronym-derived name for the early computer language. (Ack RL) See also BASIC.
DBMS
— Database Management System
WEP
— Wired Equivalent Privacy
ACE
— Access Control Entry
NOS
— Network Operating System
CD
— Compact Disc
IPL
— Initial Program Load
AD
— Administrative Domain
WDM
— Wavelength Division Multiplexing (fiber optics)
CAPTCHA
— Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
BAPI
— Business Application Programming Interface (SAP)
ISP
— Internet Service Provider
NFS
— Network File System
SMTP
— Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
RFP
— Request For Proposal
HTTP
— Hypertext Transfer Protocol
MB
— Megabyte
AES
— Advanced Encryption Standard
CS
— Computer Science
DOCOMO
— Do Communication over the Mobile network
MMS
— Multimedia Messaging Service
PDA
— Personal Digital Assistant
H-MENU
— Hierarchical menu
Y2K
— Year 2000
GIS
— Geographic Information System
FINRA
— Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
EOM
— End Of Message
PDH
— Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy
PPM
— parts per million
BSD
— Berkeley Software Distribution
CGI
— Common Gateway Interface
DSA
— Digital Signature Algorithm
RP-TNC
— Reverse Polarity Threaded Neill-Concelman
R&D
— Research & Development
HSD
— High Speed Data
CMOS
— Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
ATM
— Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AAC
— Advanced Audio Coding
ACD
— Automatic Call Distributor
S.W.I.F.T.
— Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
FM
— frequency modulation
RPG
— Report Program Generator
MRI
— Magnetic Resonance Imaging
BCM
— Business Continuity Management
ARM
— Advanced RISC Machines Ltd
B CHANNEL
— Bearer Channel
AMP
— Amplifier
WAN
— Wide Area Network
DDL
— Data Definition Language
PDF
— Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
SAN
— Storage Area Network
API
— Application Programming Interface
ERP
— Emergency Response Plan
B-HAVW
— Behavioral Heuristic Analyzer in Virtual Environments
AMP
— Ampere
SCSI
— Small Computer System Interface
E_D_TOV
— error detect timeout value
NIC
— Network Interface Card
GPRS
— General Packet Radio Service
ATA
— Advanced Technology Attachment
ABR
— Available Bit Rate
SLA
— Service Level Agreement
CDS
— Correlated Double Sampling
GD&T
— Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
R_A_TOV
— resource allocation timeout value
RFC
— Request For Comment
PCB
— printed circuit board
IE
— Internet Explorer
RNC
— Radio Network Controller
AC
— Access Control
SRAM
— Static Random Access Memory (ess-ram)
80/20
— Eighty-twenty rule
ALSA
— Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
TCB
— Trusted Computing Base
SPL
— Sound Pressure Level
DOA
— dead on arrival
DEC
— Digital Equipment Corporation
D CHANNEL
— delta channel
CIR
— Committed Information Rate (Frame Relay)
HARQ
— Hybrid Automatic-Repeat-Request
VR
— Virtual Reality
BECN
— Backward Explicit Congestion Notification
FLOGI
— Fabric Login
TR
— Technical Report
OUI
— Organizationally Unique Identifier
TCP
— Transmission Control Protocol
D-COMMERCE
— digital commerce
CIO
— Chief Information Officer
SKU
— Stock Keeping Unit
RDBMS
— Relational Database Management System
RPC
— Remote Procedure Call
VHF
— Very High Frequency
FIFO
— First In, First Out
FX
— Foreign Exchange
AD
— Active Directory
ALU
— Arithmetic Logic Unit
RJ45
— Registered Jack - 45
ASCII
— American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
L10N
— Localization
AM
— Amplitude Modulation
MTBF
— Mean Time Before Failure
IFRS
— International Financial Reporting Standard
ARPA
— Advanced Research Projects Agency (made early internet)
ACL
— Access Control List
EBCDIC
— Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (pronounced Eb-see-dik) (cf. BCD)
CU
— Control Unit
WAI-ARIA
— Web Accessibility Initiative - Accessible Rich Internet Applications
AOA
— Angle Of Arrival
CBC
— cipher block chaining
DES
— Data Encryption Standard
NPI
— National Provider Identifier
DTE
— Data Terminal Equipment
GUIP
— Graphical User Interface for Blind people
RAM
— random-access memory
DHCP
— Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
HMA
— High Memory Area
SLIP
— Serial Line Interface Protocol
DFS
— Distributed File System
NIH
— Not Invented Here
URL
— Universal Resource Locator
I/O
— Input/Output
GUI
— Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
PMI
— Project Management Institute
MSA
— Metropolitan Statistical Area
NDM
— Network Data Mover
TTL
— Transistor-Transistor Logic
C-GREX
— Chaos Game Representation Explorer
FSM
— Finite State Machine
CDR
— Clinical Data Repository
IM
— Instant Message
B
— Byte
IPS
— Intrusion Prevention System
FAR
— False Acceptance Rate
ICT
— Information and Communication Technology
DSU
— Data Service Unit
GPS
— Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
LPI
— Lines Per Inch
GRE
— Generic Routing Encapsulation
QBDL
— Query Based Distribution List
UC&C
— Unified Communications & Collaboration
QOS
— Quality of Service
NM
— Nanometer
SIG
— Special Interest Group
MSN
— Microsoft Network
IDE
— Integrated Drive Electronics
POC
— Proof Of Concept
USB
— Universal Serial Bus
FQDN
— Fully Qualified Domain Name
DUPS
— Digital Unbundled Port Services
PLMN
— Public Land Mobile Network
IC
— Integrated Circuit
SN
— Sequence Number
V H
— Vertical and horizontal grid points
MSL
— Mean Sea Level
NNI
— Network-to-Network Interface (ATM)
CRL
— Certificate Revocation List
R-UIM
— Removable-User Identity Module
LCP
— Link Control Protocol
UGC
— User Generated Content
UHF
— Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
V2P
— Virtual to Physical
1RU
— 1 Rack Unit
SWOP
— Specifications for Web Offset Publications
MDA
— Monochrome Display Adapter
RACON
— Radar Beacon
DFM
— Design for Manufacturability
BW
— Bandwidth
PDL
— Page Description Language
O.K.I.
— Open Knowledge Initiative
CFM
— Cubic Feet per Minute
CC
— Carbon Copy
MAC
— Message Authentication Code
YACC
— Yet Another Compiler-Compiler
SGML
— Standard Generalized Markup Language
DIT
— Directory Information Tree
PDP
— Policy Decision Point
ADK
— Additional Decryption Key
FFT
— Fast Fourier Transform
MIC
— Message Integrity Check
GOCA
— Graphic Object Content Architecture
ECC
— Elliptic Curve Cryptography
E-PAPER
— Electronic paper
AGP
— Accelerated Graphics Port
EF
— Expedited Forwarding
OMG
— Object Management Group
DAMA
— Demand Assigned Multiple Access
ACM
— Association for Computing Machinery
SQL PL
— SQL procedural language
SMS
— Short Message Service
CCTV
— Closed-circuit television
DNA
— Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
PLD
— Programmable Logic Device
M
— Meter
EMF
— Electromotive Force
ASP
— Active Server Page
DNS
— Domain Name System
EAP
— Extensible Authentication Protocol
WAS
— Web Application Server
BIT
— Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1)
PDN
— Public Data Network
RS
— Runescape
CRT
— Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
LEO
— Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
PNG
— Portable Network Graphics (graphic file standard/extension)
AI
— Artificial Intellegence
XSL
— eXtensible Stylesheet Language
PVC
— Polyvinyl Chloride
EDS
— Electronic Data Systems Corporation
NSP
— Network Service Provider
CTRL
— Control
H/S LAN
— High-Speed Local-Area Network
BCC
— Blind Carbon Copy
MOS
— Mean Opinion Score
IME
— Input Method Editor
CTO
— Chief Technology Officer
MODEM
— MOdulator/DEModulator
IEE
— Institution of Electrical Engineers
DLR
— Design Layout Record
IOT
— Internet of Things
AF
— Audio Frequency
BSSID
— Basic Service Set Identifier
RCS
— Revision Control System
MS
— Message Store
90-90
— Ninety-Ninety Rule
D-CHANNE
— delta channel
AV
— Anti-Virus
RDP
— Remote Desktop Protocol
UAUTH
— user authentication
DLC
— Digital Loop Carrier
ZDBOP
— Ziff-Davis Benchmark Operation
EGA
— Enhanced Graphics Adapter
BI
— Business Intelligence
IVR
— Interactive Voice Response (telephone technology)
TMS
— Transportation Management System
ACK
— Acknowledge (telecommunications; Cf. NAK)
GTS
— Generic Traffic Shaping
ICMP
— Internet Control Message Protocol
EOL
— End Of Life
AGC
— Automatic Gain Control
MFC
— Microsoft Foundation Class
HDLC
— High-Level Data Link Control
YA-
— Yet Another
DRAM
— Dynamic Random Access Memory (dee-ram) (computing)
S/STP
— Shielded STP
I-DEAS
— Integrated-Design Engineering Analysis Software
IOS
— Internetwork Operating System
HSDPA
— High-Speed Downlink Packet Access
IS
— Intermediate System
APR
— Apache Portable Runtime
T-COMMERCE
— television commerce
GIGO
— Garbage In Garbage Out (computing)
NBSP
— Non-Breaking Space
MHZ
— Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
LLC
— Logical Link Control
AT
— Advanced Technology
CERT
— Computer Emergency Response Team
LLDP-MED
— Link Layer Discovery Protocol-Media Endpoint Discovery
YP
— Yellow Pages
RIP
— Routing Information Protocol
HACTIVISM
— from "hack" and "activism"
LOS
— Line Of Sight
CIC
— Circuit Identification Code
CVSD
— Continuous Variable Slope Delta (modulation)
FC
— Fibre Channel
3GPP
— 3rd Generation Partnership Project
IAP
— Internet Access Provider
FDDI
— Fiber Distributed Data Interface
CBDS
— Connectionless Broadband Data Service
BAR FILE
— broker archive file
OSI
— Open Systems Interconnection (iso Standard)
KDSI
— thousand (K) Delivered Source Instructions
ARU
— Audio Response Unit
ADT
— Abstract Data Type
CBT
— Computer Based Training
XMPP
— Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
VAN
— Value Added Network
AFK
— Away From Keyboard (Internet Chat Abbreviation)
VM
— Virtual Machine
LMI
— Local Management Interface
AAL
— ATM Adaptation Layer
IETF
— Internet Engineering Task Force
PGP
— Pretty Good Privacy (encryption)
RTM
— Read the manual (meaning «don’t ask stupid questions before read existing information»)
SIEM
— Security Information and Event Management
TLB
— Translation Lookaside Buffer
CIM
— Common Information Model
PWR
— Power
QA
— Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
CPM
— Corporate Performance Management
DBA
— Database Administrator
SAM
— Software Asset Management
HSM
— Hardware Security Module
DOD
— United States Department of Defense
OTP
— One Time Password
DPC
— Destination Point Code
OSPF
— Open Shortest Path First (ATM)
HSM
— Hierarchical Storage Management
QAM
— quadrature amplitude modulation
TOS
— Type Of Service
BCD
— Binary-Coded Decimal
BBS
— Bulletin Board System
MTA
— Mail Transfer Agent
FORTRAN
— FORmula TRANslation (a computer language)
ADO
— ActiveX Data Objects (Microsoft)
ASML
— Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lithography
RAD
— Rapid Application Development
TLS
— Transport Layer Security
DSM-CC
— Digital Storage Media Command and Control
BOM
— Bill of Material
MIMO
— Multiple Input, Multiple Output
RLL
— Run Length Limited
ARP
— Address Resolution Protocol (ATM)
DEA
— Data Encryption Algorithm
E-DISCOVERY
— Electronic discovery
AR
— Access Rate
LSR
— Local Service Request
NSA
— National Security Agency
AA
— Anti-Aliasing
ECN
— Explicit Congestion Notification
CMS
— Color Management System
CHAP
— Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (ATM)
3M
— Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company
CAM
— computer aided manufacturing
RW
— Read-Write
BT
— British Telecommunications
M-COMMERCE
— mobile commerce;
CAD
— Computer Aided Designer
FAQ
— Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
NTF
— No Trouble Found
OTN
— Optical Transport Network
LFS
— Linux from Scratch
KVA
— kilo Volt Ampere
IC
— I See
BPEL
— Business Process Execution Language
CISO
— Chief Information Security Officer
M-BUSINESS
— Mobile Business
DCE
— Distributed Computing Environment
OCR
— Optical Character Recognition
VPN
— Virtual Private Network (ATM)
PMR
— Private Mobile Radio
DOM
— Document Object Model
USART
— Universal Synchronous/Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
I²C
— Inter-Integrated Circuit
A/N/K
— alphabetic, numeric, katakana
SWAT
— Samba Web Administration Tool
CRLF
— Carriage Return Line Feed
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.
NAS
— Network Access Server
SID
— Security Identifier
PDU
— Protocol data unit (such as segment, packet, frame, etc.)
SWIM
— System Wide Information Management
VB
— Visual Basic
PLOGI
— port login
ADP
— Accidental Damage Protection
IPX
— Internetwork Packet Exchange
AMI
— Alternate Mark Inversion
PF KEY
— Program Function Key
AS
— Autonomous System
ISDN
— Integrated Services Digital Network
MD
— Management Domain
MHS
— Message Handling System (electronic)
F/STP
— Foil STP
SOW
— Statement Of Work
MS
— Millisecond
DTR
— Data Terminal Ready
FXO
— Foreign Exchange Office
ICE
— In-Circuit Emulator
DMZ
— Demilitarized Zone
TPF
— Transaction Processing Facility
RTS
— Request To Send
ASN
— Autonomous System Number
WAB
— Windows Address Book
ALGOL
— Algorithmic Language
LOC
— Lines Of Code
CVS
— Concurrent Versions System
DVD
— Digital Versatile Disc
QBDG
— Query Based Distribution Group
VOD
— Video On Demand
LUN
— Logical Unit Number
MTTR
— Mean Time To Repair
BRA
— Basic Rate Access
NLB
— Network Load Balancing
URI
— Uniform Resource Identifier
MVS
— Multiple Virtual Storage
PAP
— Printer Access Protocol
MODEM
— Modulator-Demodulator
NES
— Nintendo Entertainment System
WOW
— World of Warcraft
MAP
— Manufacturing Automation Protocol
VNC
— Virtual Network Computing
RFS
— Ready For Service
DSSS
— Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
NTFS
— New Technology File System
RTP
— Real-Time Transport Protocol
AU
— Audio Unit
NL
— New Line
PSP
— PlayStation Portable
PXE
— Preboot Execution Environment
UA
— User Agent
POP
— Point Of Presence (Internet)
ZIP
— Zone Information Protocol
PSTN
— Public Switched Telephone Network
MSS
— Maximum Segment Size (TCP/IP)
RACF
— Resource Access Control Facility
P-X
— Pentium - (numbers)
OBEX
— Object Exchange Protocol
EMS
— Expanded Memory Specification
DB9
— D sub-miniature 9
BER
— Bit-Error Rate
K
— Kilo-
TCL
— Tool Command Language
RADVD
— Router Advertisement Daemon
ROI
— Return on Investment
VSWR
— Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
IR
— Index Return
HLA
— High Level Architecture
LVM
— Logical Volume Manager
CIS
— Clinical Information System
GMSK
— Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying
ADC
— Automated Data Collection
AMI
— Advanced Metering Infrastructure
ACE
— Adobe Certified Expert
ZEROCONF
— Zero Configuration Networking
CPC
— Cost Per Click-through
APC
— American Power Conversion
L1/L2 CACHE
— level-1/2 cache
UAE
— Unrecoverable Application Error
CKO
— Chief Knowledge Officer
10BASET
— 10 Mbps, baseband, unshielded twisted-pair
TFS
— Team Foundation Server
RTF
— Rich Text Format
OH
— Overhead
DOS
— Disk Operating System
DB
— Database
SIL
— Safety Integrity Level
DA
— Destination Address
RS
— Recommended Standard
TB
— Terabyte
ATO
— Assemble To Order
GB
— Gigabyte
CARE
— Customer Account Record Exchange
KWH
— Kilowatt hour (one thousand watt hours) (measurement)
NIC
— Network Information Center
CATV
— Community Antenna Television
24X7
— Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
GPL
— General Public License
TOP
— Technical Office Protocol
PCI
— Peripheral Component Interconnect
GPO
— Group Policy Object
FR
— Frame Relay
PA-QSA
— Payment Application Qualified Security Assessors
SQL
— Structured Query Language
SFP
— Small Form-factor Pluggable
DOP
— Dilution Of Precision
CEF
— Cisco Express Forwarding
MARS
— Multicast Address Resolution Server
3G
— Third Generation mobile phone network
CIA
— Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability
24/7
— Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
DMA
— direct memory access (computer term)
W3C
— World Wide Web Consortium
COMSAT
— Communications Satellite Corporation
ES
— Errored Second
IDE
— Integrated Development Environment
G
— Giga-
ECO
— Engineering Change Order
DDE
— Dynamic Data Exchange (in software parlance)
STP
— Spanning Tree Protocol
P2SC
— Power 2 Super Chip
PEAP
— Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol
HR/DSSS
— High Rate/Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Physical Layer
NIS
— Network Information Service
AOE
— ATA Over Ethernet
BC4J
— Business Components for Java
WML
— Website Meta Language
PICNIC
— Problem in Chair Not in Computer
CRM
— Customer Relationship Management
AMTA
— American Mobile Telecommunications Association
B
— Bit
CAN
— Campus Area Network
EPO
— Emergency Power Off
LF
— Line Feed
PSW
— Program Status Word
FIPS
— Federal Information Processing Standard
ISA
— Industry Standard Architecture
PC
— Personal computer (host)
S-HTTP
— Secure Hypertext Transport Protocol
SCTP
— Stream Control Transmission Protocol
CDMA
— Code Division Multiple Access (voice/data transmission)
FA
— Foreign Agent
GTT
— Global Title Translation
AFM
— Atomic Force Microscope
PERT
— Program Evaluation and Review Technique
FE
— Fast Ethernet
COOP
— Continuity of Operations
BOD
— Business Object Document
SAIC
— Science Applications International Corporation
SMS
— Storage Management Subsystem
MCU
— Multipoint Control Unit
SMART
— Self-Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology
DASD
— Direct Access Storage Device
IBM
— International Business Machines Corporation
EMR
— Electronic Medical Record
DAP
— Directory Access Protocol
TFT
— Thin Film Transistor
BP
— Base Pointer
TE
— Traffic Engineering
BT
— BlueTooth
ADC
— Analog-Digital Converter
DLL
— Dynamic Link Library (computer file)
MPL
— Mozilla Public License
PRI
— Primary Rate Interface (ISDN)
BO
— Business Object
ICS
— Internet Connection Sharing
DSL
— Digital Subscriber Line
ECB
— Event Control Block
USL
— UNIX System Laboratories
NIMH
— Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni Is The Chemical Symbol For Nickel)
LPC
— Linear Predictive Coding
DIA
— Dedicated Internet Access
ARA
— Apple Remote Access
LED
— law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
MDM
— Master Data Management
FCP
— Fibre Channel Protocol
DCC
— Digital Command Control
AIS
— Alarm Indication Signal
AEC
— Architecture, Engineering, Construction
PIN
— Personal Identification Number
PAN
— Personal Area Network
CAV
— Constant Angular Velocity
ITU
— International Telecommunication Union
KISS
— Keep It Simple Stupid
CCS
— Coded Character Set
BYOD
— Bring Your Own Device
EPABX
— Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange
DCI
— Display Control Interface
SPC
— Stored Program Control
ANS
— Area Navigation System
VLL
— Virtual Leased Line
SPF
— Sender Policy Framework
DCS
— Digital Cross-connect System
ISR
— Interrupt Service Routine
MPLS
— Multiprotocol Label Switching
ZOPE
— Z Object Publishing Environment
CTS
— Clear To Send
IR
— Infrared
MSD
— Most Significant Digit
IA-32/64
— Intel Architecture - 32/64
SNMP
— Simple Network Management Protocol (ATM)
CF
— Compact Flash
WYSIWYG
— What You See Is What You Get (pronounced Wizzy-wig. See Entry For Derived Acronyms)
OU
— Organizational Unit
IEC
— International Electrotechnical Commission
PNP
— Plug aNd Play
AMH
— Automated Material Handling
BSS
— Business Support System
PSP
— Personal Software Process
AUV
— Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
CPP
— C Plus Plus, C (programming language)
RPG
— Role Playing Game
FCS
— Frame check sequence (Ethernet)
AM
— Access Method
CMM
— Capability Maturity Model
DPI
— Deep Packet Inspection
DCCP
— Datagram Congestion Control Protocol
CCITT
— Comite Consultatif International de Telegraphique et Telephonique (International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee) [now ITU-T]
MTS
— Microsoft Transaction Server
MPOE
— Minimum Point of Entry
CIX
— Commercial Internet Exchange
ASP
— Application Service Provider
CLI
— Command line Interface (Cabletron)
FSF
— Free Software Foundation
HZ
— cycles per second (hertz)
CFA
— Color Filter Array
ECC
— Error Correction Code (Error Checking And Correction)
DCOM
— Distributed Component Object Model
EOT
— End Of Transmission
DBS
— Direct Broadcast Satellite
HPC
— High Performance Computing
BSOD
— Blue Screen Of Death
GOMS
— Goals, Operators, Methods and Selection Rules
ASR
— Automatic Speech Recognition
AFIS
— An Automated Fingerprint Identification System
XHR
— XMLHttpRequest
COD
— Call of Duty
GWT
— Google Web Toolkit
QBE
— Query By Example
OOB
— Out-Of-Band
ASN
— Abstract Syntax Notation
VLF
— Very Low Frequency
DAL
— Dedicated Access Line
BOC
— Bell Operating Company
MTTF
— Mean Time To Failure
SKMS
— Service Knowledge Management System
SSL
— Secure Socket Layer
OS
— Operating System
PD
— Public Domain
OLAP
— Online Analytical Processing
SLI
— Scalable Link Interface
AIR
— Additive Increase Rate
BOBJ
— Business Objects SA
BGP
— Border Gateway Protocol (routing protocol)
CFA
— Circuit Facility Assignment
MAC
— Media Access Control
PPP
— Point-to-Point Protocol
OID
— Object Identifier
CA
— Computer Associates International Inc.
AMR
— Audio Modem Riser
PIO
— Programmed Input/Output
EMF
— Electromagnetic Field
LAIPE
— Link And In Parallel Execute
HCL
— Hardware Compatibility List
BPA
— Business Process Automation
RTSP
— Real Time Streaming Protocol
CSC
— Card Security Code
IMC
— Internet Mail Consortium
SLM
— Service Level Management
UAT
— User Acceptance Test
EDC
— Electronic Data Capture
LDR
— Light Dependent Resistor
GIMP
— GNU Image Manipulation Program
CPNI
— Customer Proprietary Network Information
DDS
— Digital Data Service
AARP
— Appletalk Address Resolution Protocol
ADN
— Advanced Digital Network
RFU
— Ready For Use
DXDIAG
— directx diagnostics
CIS
— CompuServe Information Service
FDX
— Full Duplex
VSM
— Value Stream Mapping
AT&T
— American Telephone and Telegraph (U.S. company, also known as "Ma Bell")
AOR
— Address of Record
LDT
— Local Descriptor Table
HAN
— Home Area Network
SYSOP
— System Operator
EMC
— Electromagnetic Compatibility
COTS
— Commercial Off the Shelf Software
PAT
— Port Address Translation
EUC
— Extended Unix Code
AIN
— Advanced Intelligent Network
LGPL
— Lesser General Public License
EX
— Exchange
MMR
— Modified Modified Read
COS
— Class Of Service
CMS
— Content Management System
SPI
— Stateful Packet Inspection
GOS
— Grade Of Service
ASIC
— application-specific integration circuit
EEPROM
— Electric Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
C64/128
— Commodore 64/128
ETS
— European Telecommunication Standard
DID
— direct inward dial
XHTML
— Extensible Hypertext Markup Language
KB
— Kilobit
GP
— General Protection
EFS
— Encrypting File System
ACR
— Allowed Cell Rate
EARL
— Enhanced Address Recognition Logic
OSS
— Online Service System
VC
— Virtual Channel
10BASE5
— 10 Mbps, baseband, 500 meter
BERT
— Bit Error Rate Tester (telecommunication)
ALT
— Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres
BPS
— bits per second
EA
— Enterprise Agreement
TCO
— Total Cost of Ownership
CEM
— Customer Experience Management
DPL
— Descriptor Privilege Level
BSP
— Board Support Package
AMD
— Active Matrix Display
ADSM
— ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager
UV
— Ultraviolet (Light)
HADR
— High Availability Disaster Recovery
IRP
— I/O Request Packet
MCA
— Micro Channel Architecture
GTM
— Global Traffic Manager
MOH
— Music On Hold
PBX
— Private Branch eXchange (company phone system)
EGL
— Enterprise Generation Language
DRP
— Disaster Recovery Plan
TCB
— Task Control Block
NIS
— Norton Internet Security
RED
— Random Early Detection
MPI
— Master Patient Index
NAC
— Network Access Control
JNI
— Java Native Interface
DML
— Data Manipulation Language
ADCCP
— Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures
KBS
— Knowledge-Based System
FCC
— Federal Communications Commission (US)
LVOL
— logical volume
IPV4
— Internet Protocol Version 4
MSS
— Managed Security Services
EDP
— Electronic Data Processing Plc (London Stock Exchange [LSE])
GDS
— Global Directory Service
FPM
— Fast Page Mode (DRAM)
PPD
— Postscript Printer Description
MCP
— Multi-Chip Package
NCQ
— Native Command Queuing
MTSO
— Mobile Telephone Switching Office
SOAP
— Simple Object Access Protocol
NAV
— Norton Anti-Virus
IDR
— Intelligent Disaster Recovery
APM
— Advanced Power Management
AMT
— Active Management Technology
BIC
— Bank Identifier Code
GML
— Generalized Markup Language
SB
— Sound Blaster
MOO
— MUD Object Oriented
PABX
— private automatic branch exchange (telephone)
CRC
— Contrôle de Redondance Cyclique (French: Cyclic Redundancy Check)
PDC
— Primary Domain Controller
ATP
— AppleTalk Transaction Protocol
DTP
— Desktop Publishing
RARP
— Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
WCF
— Windows Communication Foundation
DAO
— Disk-At-Once
RC
— Release Candidate
ICF
— Internet Connection Firewall
SVG
— Scalable Vector Graphics
NNTP
— Network News Transfer Protocol
LV
— Logical Volume
EIRP
— Effective Isotropic Radiated Power
ICP
— Internet Content Provider
LVDS
— Low Voltage Differential Signaling
GTP
— GPRS Tunneling Protocol
AIT
— Advanced Intelligent Tape
DLC
— Data Link Control
CNA
— Converged Network Adapter
AAA
— authentication, authorization, and accounting
CISC
— Complex Instruction Set Computer
ATG
— Art Technology Group, Inc
BRI
— Basic Rate Interface
CAT
— Computer-Assisted Translation
VOP
— Velocity of Propagation
BPDU
— Bridge Protocol Data Unit
PVR
— Personal Video Recorder
TF
— Trap Flag
CCTA
— Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency
ORF
— Open Reading Frame (DNA Sequence)
IEEE
— Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
OPML
— Outline Processor Markup Language
JVM
— Java Virtual Machine
GNU
— GNU's Not UNIX (a Recursive Acronym)
PVC
— Permanent Virtual Circuit (ATM)
PLA
— Programmable Logic Array
LLU
— Local Loop Unbundling
HDML
— Handheld Device Markup Language
DCAP
— Data (Link Switching) Client Access Protocol
SD
— Secure Digital
LU
— Logical Unit
ESE
— Extensible Storage Engine
TE
— Terminal Equipment
SM
— Set Mode
SBC
— Single-Board Computer
P2P
— Peer to Peer (as in music file sharing systems like KaZaA)
RIM
— Reference Information Model
IMAP
— Internet Message Access Protocol
TAR
— Tape Archive
NETBIOS
— Network Basic Input/Output System
MDF
— Main Distribution Frame
AAT
— Average Access Time
FC-AL
— Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop
EMA
— Enterprise Management Architecture
CN
— Corporate Network
GDP
— Gateway Discovery Protocol
NPL
— Netscape Public License
ISC
— Internet Software Consortium
MIPS
— Millions of Instructions Per Second
CO
— Central Office
DSP
— Digital Signal Processor
SPI
— Serial Peripheral Interface
RIA
— Rich Internet Application
IKE
— Internet Key Exchange
WPF
— Windows Presentation Foundation
ER
— Entity Relationship
ADL
— Advanced Distributed Learning
RAC
— Real Application Cluster
RRPP
— Rapid Ring Protection Protocol
BPPM
— BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management
CGM
— Computer Graphics Metafile
FXS
— Foreign Exchange Station
HIP
— Host Identity Protocol
RSL
— Received Signal Level
DOS
— Denial Of Service
AR
— Augmented Reality
FTTB
— Fiber To The Building
BOT
— Build-operate-transfer [an Agreement Or Contract]
KHZ
— kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
LDAP
— Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (pronounced Ell-dap)
DDD
— Data Display Debugger
CORS
— Continuously Operating Reference Stations
RCP
— Remote Copy Protocol
CNN
— Cable News Network's
VSNL
— Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
DSO
— Data Source Object
DTM
— Dynamic synchronous Transfer Mode
MALWARE
— malicious software
FIR
— Finite Impulse Response
SOM
— System Object Model
RTO
— Recovery Time Objective
GTL
— Gunning Transceiver Logic
GPF
— General Protection Fault
SIM
— Security Information Management
GUID
— Globally Unique Identifier
IANA
— Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
RAD
— Radiation Absorbed Dose
PDC
— Personal Digital Cellular
VAROS
— Variable Refraction Optical System
ARIA
— Accessible Rich Internet Applications
UCM
— Unified Change Management
CIS
— Card Information Structure
PCM
— Pulse-Code Modulation
VOIP
— Voice Over IP (Internet Protocol)
GIF
— Graphic Interchange Format
AIO
— All in One
XNRL
— Xml Namespace Related-Resource Language
DOMAIN
— Distributed Operating Multi-Access Interactive Network
APS
— Automatic Protection Switching (SONET/SDH)
SMS
— Security Management System
RTU
— Remote Terminal Unit
NLS
— National Language Support
NRO
— Number Resource Organization
TAO
— Track-At-Once
ECMA
— European Computer Manufacturer's Association
BCE
— Bell Canada Enterprises
XFR
— Transfer
IFRAME
— inline frame
BPA
— Business Process Analysis
WMS
— Warehouse Management System
CCIE
— Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert
HD
— Half-Duplex
SIM
— Subscriber Identity Module
DL
— Double-Layer
LPF
— League for Programming Freedom
XDM
— X Display Manager
RTG
— Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator
CDI
— Customer Data Integration
OLE
— Object Linking and Embedding (Microsoft communication protocol)
LACP
— Link Aggregation Control Protocol
ASLR
— Address Space Layout Randomization
BMS
— Basic Mapping Support
AHCI
— Advanced Host Controller Interface
CAT
— Computer Aided Testing
EDM
— Electronic Document Management
CD
— current density
B2C
— Business-to-Consumer
CSMA/CA
— Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance
CAP
— Carrierless Amplitude/Phase Modulation
RPL
— Remote Program Load
DTS
— Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
EDGE
— Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
XPS
— XML Paper Specification
BGA
— Ball Grid Array [electronic Packaging]
TCU
— Transmission Control Unit
ACID
— Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability
MEB
— Memory Expansion Board
BEEP
— Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol
RISC
— Reduced Instruction Set Computer
TP
— Transport Protocol
CORBA
— Common Object Request Broker Architecture
FRS
— File Replication Service
CARP
— Common Address Redundancy Protocol
ES-IS
— End System to Intermediate System protocol
RTT
— Radio Transmission Technology
SA
— Source Address
BNC
— British Naval Connector
MSI
— Medium-Scale Integration
ARIN
— American Registry for Internet Numbers
SOA
— Start of Authority (domain name system record)
EUEM
— end user experience monitoring
SHA
— Secure Hash Algorithm
CIFS
— Common Internet File System
JSON
— JavaScript Object Notation
TRANSCEIVER
— Transmitter/Receiver
WTLS
— Wireless Transport Layer Security
ACI
— Access Control Information
ICE
— Information and Content Exchange
ACF
— Access Control Field
FT
— Fault Tolerant
NPA
— Numbering Plan Area
VC-N
— Virtual Container-n
SDP
— Service Delivery Platform
BTM
— Benchmark Timing Methodology
ENIW
— Web-enabled Ethernet Networking Interface
MXF
— Material eXchange Format
LPC
— Local Procedure Call
PAP
— Password Authentication Protocol (ATM)
ODA
— Open Document Architecture
TCM
— Thermal Conduction Module
BOOTP
— Bootstrap Protocol
RLOGIN
— Remote Login in Unix
BOD
— Bandwidth on Demand
MIB
— Management Information Base (ATM)
DRM
— Digital Rights Management
DUNS
— Data Universal Numbering System
SMATV
— Satellite Master Antenna Television
SCADA
— Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition
PCT
— Private Communication Technology
JBOD
— Just a Bunch Of Disks/Drives
VDT
— Video Display Terminal
VPLS
— Virtual Private LAN Service
ISM
— Industrial, Scientific and Medical
CDF
— Channel Definition Format
INTEL
— Integrated Electronics
SWT
— Standard Widget Toolkit
NIST
— National Institute of Standards & Technology (US)
ACL
— Asynchronous Connectionless Link
BDF
— Building Distribution Frame
NOC
— Network Operations Center
IDM
— Internet Download Manager
UI
— User Interface
OASIS
— Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
EAI
— Enterprise Application Integration
FE
— Field Engineer
CAS
— Computer Algebra System
CSE
— Custom Search Engine
RSN
— Real Soon Now [which may be a long time coming]
TEC
— Tivoli Enterprise Console
PVV
— Pin Verification Value
RPF
— Reverse Path Forwarding
MTU
— Maximum Transmission Unit
IFL
— Integrated Facility for Linux
PIXEL
— Picture Element
PCL
— Printer Command Language
JPEG
— Joint Photographic Experts Group (24-bit image storage format)
DPA
— Document Printing Application
FRU
— Field Replaceable Unit
EMPI
— Enterprise Master Patient Index
IDIOT
— Intrusion Detection In Our Time
IOPS
— Input/Output Operations Per Second
IDC
— Internet Data Center
ENX
— European Network Exchange
MVNO
— Mobile Virtual Network Operator
USB
— Upper Side Band
BCC
— Block Check Character
IGS
— IBM Global Services
RTK
— Real-Time Kinematic
MDM
— Meter Data Management
FTTC
— Fibre To The Curb
NASDAQ
— National Association for Security Dealers and Automatic Quotation
CNAME
— Canonical Name
SPX
— Sequenced Packet Exchange
VGA
— Video Graphics Array
NEC
— National Electric Code
POTS
— Plain Old Telephone Service (FCW)
FCS
— Fibre Channel Standard
PERL
— Practical Extraction and Report Language
CAN-SPAM
— Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003
MMU
— Memory Management Unit
GNOME
— GNU Network Object Model Environment
WOW
— World Organization of Webmasters
SEM
— Strategic Enterprise Management
TOA
— Time Of Arrival
EDM
— Engineering Data Management
SR
— Speech Recognition
SDLC
— Synchronous Data Link Control
RNA
— Ring No Answer
DFDSS
— Data Facility Data Set Services
ARQ
— Automatic Repeat-reQuest
AWG
— American Wire Gauge
MOTD
— Message of the Day
SDLC
— Software development life cycle
PPPOE
— Point-to-Point Protocol Over Ethernet
DNR
— Digital Noise Reduction
DV
— Digital Video
BPAM
— Basic Partitioned Access Method
LOB
— Large Object
ACF2
— Access Control Facility 2
LVD
— Low Voltage Differential
DAA
— Distributed Application Architecture
FDM
— Frequency Division Multiplex
PU
— Physical Unit (IBM)
EGNOS
— European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
LNIB
— Like New In Box
SCM
— Source Code Management
IDS
— Intrusion Detection System
COPS
— Common Open Policy Service
IM
— Identity Management
NTP
— Network Time Protocol
RDL
— Report Definition Language
EFT
— Electronic Funds Transfer
CBDS
— Connectionless Broadband Data Service
ISACA
— Information Systems Audit and Control Association
IP
— Intellectual Property
MITM
— Man in the Middle
EUTELSAT
— European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
AIM
— Aol Instant Messege
NASS
— Network Attachment Subsystem
RSVP
— Resource Reservation Protocol (Internet)
NVOD
— Near Video On Demand
ODBC
— Open Database Connectivity
MARS
— Monitoring, Analysis and Response System
NAI
— Network Associates, Inc.
EISA
— Extended Industry Standard Architecture
DAR
— Disk Archive
BCP
— Best Current Practice
VHD
— Virtual Hard Drive
MIT
— Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.)
LAC
— L2TP Access Concentrator
DSR
— Dynamic Source Routing
VSE
— Virtual Storage Extended
PS
— Picosecond
MARS
— Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines
AWT
— Abstract Window Toolkit (Java)
LSA
— Local Security Authority
UPNP
— Universal Plug and Play
ALM
— Asynchronous Line Multiplexer
RNA
— Ribo Nucleic Acid
GFP
— Generic Framing Procedure
EDIFACT
— Electronic Data Interchange for Administration Commerce and Transport
AHP
— Analytical Hierarchy Process
CGI
— Conseillers en Gestion et Informatique
SCM
— Supply Chain Management
ARS
— Action Request System
INMARSAT
— International Maritime Satellite
OP
— Operator Panel
HDMI
— High-Definition Multimedia Interface
MS
— The Company Microsoft
PHP
— Hypertext Preprocessor
ES
— End System
TDM
— Time Division Multiplexer
QOE
— Quality of Experience
SDK
— Software Development Kit (Microsoft)
CCA
— Citrix Certified Administrator
ANI
— Automatic Number Identification (Caller ID)
9P
— Plan 9 Filesystem Protocol
FEP
— Front-End Processor
SEO
— Search Engine Optimizer
MIME
— Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
WD
— Western Digital
DLP
— Data Leak Prevention
FRAG(21)
— Financial Reporting & Auditing Group Guidelines
ABEND
— Abnormal End
UC2
— Unified Communications & Collaboration
MANET
— Mobile Ad Hoc Network
ABM
— Asynchronous Balance Mode
JFS
— IBM Journaling File System
ZCAV
— Zone Constant Angular Velocity
COW
— Copy-On-Write
GDM
— Global Delivery Model
SPA
— Software Publishers Association
GAS
— GNU ASsembler
EDW
— Enterprise Data Warehouse
MPEG
— Moving Picture Experts Group (International Standards Organisation/International Electrotechnical Commission)
UBGA
— Micro Ball Grid Array
MCBF
— Mean cycles between failures
DNIC
— Data Network Identification Code
UCS
— Universal Character Set
SSID
— Service set identifier (Wi-Fi)
KW
— Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
DHA
— Directory Harvest Attack
STX
— Start of Text
NIM
— Network Interface Module
WPM
— speech--words per minute
G2C
— Government to Citizen
NMS
— Network Monitoring System
LAP-F
— Link Access Procedure - Frame Mode
RMS
— root mean square (preferred over "RMS")
SSH
— Secure Shell (Unix program)
US
— Unit Separator
DLDP
— Device Link Detection Protocol
AVR
— Automatic Volume Recognition
ERP
— Error Recovery Procedure
MAPP
— Microsoft Active Protections Program
PIM
— Personal Information Manager
KB
— Kilobyte: One thousand and twenty-four bytes kbps kilo bit per second
CA
— Collision Avoidance
CAROT
— Centralized Automatic Reporting on Trunks
EVA
— Enterprise Virtual Array
VCD
— Video Compact Disc
FAN
— File Area Network
CAD
— Computer-Aided Design
CIC
— Cisco Info Center
WIC
— WAN Interface Card
LD
— Laser Disc
KYC
— Know Your Customer
IEC
— Interexchange Carrier
IIOP
— Internet Inter-ORB Protocol
GMRS
— General Mobile Radio Service
SSA
— Social Security Administration
TSF
— Text Services Framework
CBN
— Common Bonding Network
LRU
— Least Recently Used
FAT
— File Allocation Table
FEC
— Forward Error Correction
UL
— Underwriters Laboratory
CAPPC
— Computer Aided Production Planning and Control
MOM
— Microsoft Operations Manager
WAP
— Wireless Application Protocol
EIGRP
— Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
FAX
— Facsimile
SNS
— Social Networking Site
PPTP
— Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
TUR
— Trunk Utilization Report
FPGA
— Field-Programmable Gate Array
LZW
— Lempel-Ziv-Welch
FWA
— Fixed Wireless Access
POP3
— Post Office Protocol 3 (email)
RDA
— Remote Data Access
CES
— Consumer Electronics Show
ATL
— Automated Tape Library
TFS
— Three Finger Salute
DEP
— Data Execution Prevention
TBR
— Technology Business Research
BAF
— Bellcore AMA Format
CBR
— Constant Bit Rate
TOE
— TCP/IP Offload Engine
YIM
— Yahoo! Instant Messenger
VSAT
— Very Small Aperture Terminal (satellite service)
TTL
— Time To Live
EIB
— Execute Interface Block (CICS)
VMS
— Virtual Memory System
NANOG
— North American Network Operators Grou
WINS
— Windows Internet Name Service
NSA
— Network Security Appliance
DHTML
— Dynamic HyperText Markup Language
CCP
— Certified Computer Professional
CCD
— Charge Coupled Device - a device for the movement of electrical charge.
ESI
— Edge Side Includes
MSPP
— Multiservice Provisioning Platform
ICANN
— Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
CSPDN
— Circuit Switched Public Data Network
BNF
— Backus-Naur Form (computing)
ACAP
— Application Configuration Access Protocol
KMS
— Knowledge Management System
IPM
— Interpersonal Message
BBC
— British Broadcasting Corporation
COIN
— Community of Interest Network
EGP
— Exterior Gateway Protocol
CLOB
— Character Large Object
RAN
— Radio Access Network
UCD
— User-Centered Design
RMC
— Resource Monitoring and Control
HSB
— Hue, Saturation, Brightness
VRU
— Voice Response Unit
SFT
— System Fault Tolerance
LRF
— Little Rubber Feet
SDH
— Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (ATM)
PROM
— Programmable Read-Only Memory
ECE
— Economische Commissie voor Europa (United Nations) (Dutch: Economic Commission for Europe)
DTD
— Document Type Definition (XML)
IRDS
— Information Resource Dictionary System
VFM
— Virtual File Manager
AA
— Automated Attendant
SWAP
— Shared Wireless Access Protocol
ABC
— Atanasoff-Berry Computer
INTERNIC
— Internet Network Information Center
KM
— Knowledge Management
TCA
— Transaction Cost Analysis
CE
— Connection Endpoint
MUD
— Multi-User Dungeon (gaming)
TTP
— Trusted Third Party
NLP
— Natural Language Processing
AJAX
— Asynchronous Javascript and XML
PSN
— Playstation Network
OWL
— Object Windows Library
GSAM
— Generalized Sequential Access Method
5GL
— 5th Generation Language
SW
— Software (SFTWE Preferred)
RMI
— Remote Method Invocation
ADDM
— Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor
CMYK
— Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
RDI
— Remote Defect Indicator (UNI Fault Management)
LMS
— Learning management system
FPML
— Financial Products Markup Language
EOS
— Ethernet Over SONET
PII
— Personally Identifiable Information
PAM
— Pluggable Authentication Modules
URT
— User Registration Tool
IGRP
— Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
SVGA
— Super Video Graphics Array
DCE
— Data Communication Equipment
LNP
— Local Number Portability
NCI
— Network Channel Interface
AMS
— Access Method Services
NACHA
— National Automated Clearing House Association
SA
— Source-Active
ORB
— Object Request Broker
UPS
— Uninterruptible Power Supply
JCL
— Job Control Language
AMMA
— Advanced Memory Management Architecture
TSR
— Terminate and Stay Resident [software program]
QDR
— Quad Data Rate
CIP
— Common Industrial Protocol
CDH
— Customer Data Hub
ICSA
— International Computer Security Association
NSS
— Network Switching Subsystem
ACPI
— Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
PCMCIA
— Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
COMDEX
— Computer Dealers Exposition
MICR
— Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
BSA
— Business Software Alliance
UM
— Unified Messaging
BOL
— Books Online
JCAHO
— Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
TDMA
— Time Division Multiple Access
IBSG
— Internet Business Solutions Group
HFS
— Hierarchical File System
HHT
— Hand-Held Terminal
AP
— access point
ASK
— Anomalous State of Knowledge
XBRL
— Extensible Business Reporting Language
RIR
— Regional Internet Registry
LPA
— Linear Power Amplifier
JIT
— Just-In-Time (inventory management)
ADF
— automatic document feeder
PDF
— Program Development Facility
BCP
— Business Continuity Plan
DXC
— Digital Cross-Connect
BPEL4WS
— Business Process Execution Language for Web Services
ASPI
— Advanced SCSI Programming Interface
BLAST
— Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
DWS
— Dialable Wideband Service
RFS
— Remote File System
GIB
— Gibibyte
LES
— LAN Emulation Server
IDT
— Interrupt Descriptor Table
IPL
— International Private Line
SVA
— Shared Virtual Area
PMR
— Perpendicular Magnetic Recording
VPI
— Virtual Path Identifier
VOXML
— Voice Markup Language
UART
— Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter
MPEG
— Motion Picture Experts Group
MAPS
— Mail Abuse Protection System
AUIML
— Abstract User Interface Markup Language
FPS
— Flexible Payments Service
ICE
— Interactive Connectivity Establishment
ISOC
— Internet Society
BLOB
— Binary Large Object
DAT
— Digital Audio Tape
TKIP
— Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
OMR
— Optical Mark Recognition
CPS
— characters per second
SRT
— Source Routing Transparent
CFV
— Call For Vote(s)
DDN
— U.S. Defense Data Network
IMSI
— International Mobile Subscriber Identity
LISP
— List Processing Language
OCX
— OLE Control Extension
JRE
— Java Runtime Environment
AS
— Activesync
GDS
— Global Data Synchronization
LEC
— Local Exchange Carrier
1FB
— Single line, Flat Business rate;
BSC
— Binary Synchronous Communication
B-ISDN
— Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network
MBPS
— Megabits per second
MS-DOS
— Microsoft Disk Operating System
CMRR
— common-mode rejection ratio
HAL
— Hardware Abstraction Layer
1080I
— 1080 interlaced
KDC
— Kerberos Key Distribution Center
ECP
— Electronic Check Presentment
VF
— Voice Frequency
FCL
— Framework Class Library
SAP
— Serving Access Point
PHI
— Protected Health Information
HCI
— Human-Computer Interaction
FOC
— Field Oriented Control
EIM
— Enterprise Identity Mapping (IBM)
GRS
— Global Resource Serialization
FEXT
— Far-End Cross Talk
LATA
— Local Access and Transport Area
ISAM
— Indexed Sequential Access Method
LL
— Local Loopback
RMA
— Rate Monotonic Analysis
AAB
— All-to-All Broadcast
DUA
— Directory User Agent
EMA
— Enterprise Management Alliance
PS
— Photoshop
TFRC
— TCP-Friendly Rate Control
CCU
— Communication Control Unit
DAE
— Disk Array Enclosure
BFR
— Bona Fide Request
XSS
— Cross-Site Scripting
DASH
— Desktop and Mobile Architecture for System Hardware
OSDL
— Open Source Development Lab
3W
— World Wide Web
TLD
— Top Level Domains
3D
— three-dimensional (geophysics)
TSO
— time Sharing option (of OS/360, IBM)
YKYBHTLW
— You Know You've Been Hacking Too Long When
CISSP
— Certified Information Systems Security Professional
CDE
— Common Desktop Environment
AV
— Audio Visual
COAX
— Coaxial
100BASET
— 100 Mbps, baseband, unshielded twisted-pair
TB
— Terabit
SAD
— Security Association Database
CPL
— Current Privilege Level
ICMS
— Incentive Compensation Management System
HLR
— Home Location Register
AIX
— Advanced Interactive Executive (IBM)
ITIL
— Information Technology Infrastructure Library
LBA
— Logical Block Addresses
EIA
— Extended Interaction Amplifier
CMRS
— Commercial Mobile Radio Service
SDU
— Service Data Unit (ATM)
LA
— Load Address
OWL
— Web Ontology Language
SNA
— System Network Architecture
IOCS
— Input/Output Control System
HCM
— Human Capital Management
CAD/CAM
— Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing
TFTP
— Trivial File Transfer Protocol (ATM)
RCC
— Radio Common Carrier
BCI
— Business Continuity Institute
ADB
— Apple Desktop Bus
UBE
— Unsolicited Bulk Email
MSB
— Most Significant Bit
PSN
— Processor Serial Number
OLIVE
— On-Line Interactive Virtual Environment
EPM
— Enterprise Performance Management
MERVA
— Message Entry and Routing with Interfaces to Various Applications
ANR
— Automatic Network Routing
DN
— Distinguished Name
DEMUX
— Demultiplexer
QDOS
— Quick And Dirty Operating System (cue-doss)
UCM
— Universal Content Management
DSS
— Digital Signature Standard
EAS
— Enterprise Application Server
ZRTP
— Real-Time Transport Protocol
GAP
— Groups, Algorithms and Programming
BIA
— Business Impact Analysis
SFF
— Small-Form-Factor
ASR
— Automated System Recovery
FBD
— Fully Buffered DIMM
CJK
— Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
RADIUS
— Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
LANE
— Local Area Network Emulation
IRTF
— Internet Research Task Force
STT
— Secure Transaction Technology
HPF
— High Pass Filter
CIB
— Computer Integrated Business
LSR
— Leaf Setup Request
DBCS
— Double-Byte Character Set
DDI
— Device Driver Interface
MMS
— Microsoft Media Server
CMIP
— Common Management Information Protocol (ATM)
HCS
— Header Check Sequence
GGSN
— Gateway GPRS Support Node
BHCC
— Busy Hour Call Completion
JDK
— Java Development Kit
SECC
— Single Edge Contact Connector
DFM
— Device Fault Manager
IGMP
— Internet Group Management Protocol
MDS
— Master Data Services
ESB
— Enterprise Service Bus
FAST
— Federation Against Software Theft
RFCOMM
— Radio Frequency Communication
WRT
— Weighted Risk Trend
S
— second (do NOT use "sec" for "second;" use "sec" for "secant")
OPI
— Open Prepress Interface
JTAG
— Joint Test Action Group
BER
— Basic Encoding Rules (ASN.1)
CRACK
— Challenge/Response Authentication of Cryptographic Keys
4C ENTITY
— Four Company Entity
DIMM
— Dual Inline Memory Module
BFT
— Binary File Transfer
PF
— Parity Flag
SCPC
— single channel per carrier
IRQ
— Interrupt Request
PON
— Passive Optical Network
BCPL
— Basic Combined Programming Language (progenitor Of C)
DEMARC
— Demarcation point
GDTR
— Global Descriptor Table Register
VBR
— Variable Bit Rate (ATM)
DR
— Disaster Recovery
RS
— Record Separator
EFS
— Error Free Seconds
UCD
— Unicode Character Database
NAK
— Not Acknowledged
DISA
— Data Interchange Standards Association
SBS
— Small Business Server
ERMS
— electronic records management systems
PAAS
— Platform-as-a-Service
DVMRP
— Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol
FXP
— File Exchange Protocol
EA
— Extended Address Field Bit
TI
— Texas Instruments, Inc.
ETA
— Embedded Transport Acceleration
PCI DSS
— Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
HTT
— Hyper-Threading Technology
VAX
— Virtual Address Extension
ICC
— Internet Commerce Corporation
KPCMS
— Kodak Precision Color Management System
2G
— Second Generation Wireless Systems
IPTV
— Internet Protocol Television
CDP
— Continuous Data Protection
CAI
— Common Air Interface
HBA
— Host Bus Adapter
SMBP
— Server Message Block Protocol
CPOE
— Computerized Provider Order Entry
IAD
— Integrated Access Device
BPDM
— Business Process Definition Metamodel
BOTNET
— Robot Network
DIR
— Directory
NRM
— Normal Response Mode
RUS
— Recipient Update Service
ETTB
— Ethernet to the Business
IOS
— Input/Output Supervisor
OMT
— Object-modeling technique
BTX
— Balanced Technology Extended
RUP
— Rational Unified Process
SLS
— Softlanding Linux System
ADSR
— Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release (sound envelope specification)
RTC
— Real Time Clock
BASIC
— Beginners Allpurpose Symbolic Instruction Code
NNTP
— Network News Transport Protocol (ATM)
TETRA
— TErrestrial TRunked RAdio
T2L
— TRANSISTOR-TRANSISTOR LOGIC
VRC
— Vertical Redundancy Check
AV
— Audio/Video
QD
— Queuing Delay
NDR
— Non-Delivery Receipt
OOP
— Object-Oriented Programming
IAB
— Internet Architecture Board
JSP
— Java Server Page
CPC
— Calling Party Control
VLE
— Virtual Learning Environment
BPV
— Bipolar Violation
NAT
— Network Address Translation
OCSP
— Online Certificate Status Protocol
D&I
— Drop and Insert
DPG
— Dedicated Packet Group)
GID
— group identification number
SPARC
— Scalable Processor Architecture Reduced Instruction Set Computer
CNM
— Communication Network Management
CLV
— Constant Linear Velocity
EPS
— Encapsulated Postscript
KBPS
— kilobits per second
SLIC
— Subscriber Line Interface Card
ODM
— Original Design Manufacturer
RJE
— Remote Job Entry
UMA
— Unlicensed Mobile Access
B2E
— Business-to-employee electronic
PMI
— Privilege Management Infrastructure
CLA
— Corporate License Agreement
IAM
— Identity and Access Management
MOSFET
— Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor
SMDS
— Switched Multimegabit Data Service (ATM)
IFCP
— Internet Fibre Channel Protocol
4GL
— Fourth-Generation Language
OOPL
— Object Oriented Programming Language
QPM
— QOS Policy Manager
MAA
— Mail Access Agent
FMH
— Function Management Header
VIC
— Voice Interface Card
3GIO
— 3rd Generation Input Output
PSB
— Program Specification Block
PEM
— Privacy-Enhanced Mail
EA
— Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ Stock Exchange [NASDAQ])
NRZ
— Non-Return-To-Zero
CUA
— Common User Access
AFP
— Apple Filing Protocol
SCP
— Secure Copy Protocol
RMON
— Remote Monitoring
UART
— Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
DSM
— Dependency Structure Matrix
ADDMD
— Administrative Directory Management Domain
BHCA
— Busy Hour Call Attempt
C4S
— Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems
EIM
— Enterprise Information Management
IDL
— Interface Definition Language
EAL
— Evaluation Assurance Level
RPR
— Resilient Packet Rings
CAC
— Connection Admission Control (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)
VIO
— Virtual Input/Output
BRR
— Business Readiness Rating
ISV
— Independent Software Vendor
HUD
— Head-Up Display
UML
— Unified Modeling Language (Object Management Group, OMG)
JDBC
— Java Database Connectivity
SPD
— Serial Presence Detect
LRC
— Longitudinal Redundancy Check
POP
— Post Office Protocol
CDI
— Compact Disk Interactive
HSCSD
— High-Speed Circuit-Switched Data
FUD
— Fear, uncertainty and doubt
GDB
— GNU Debugger
CHAP
— Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (PPP)
CL
— Connectionless
FTL
— Flash Translation Layer
FPU
— Floating Point Unit
IHS
— Integrated Heat Spreader
IPP
— Internet Printing Protocol
ARM
— Asynchronous Response Mode
SMB
— Server Message Block
AMPS
— Advanced Mobile Phone System
XT
— Extended Technology
NLA
— Network Location Awareness
SCR
— Sustainable Cell Rate
TED
— Torrent Episode Downloader
RP-SMA
— Reverse Polarity SubMiniature version A
DSOM
— Distributed System Object Model
WI-FI
— Wireless Fidelity
OOPS
— Object Oriented Programming System
CKD
— Count Key Data
KDE
— K Desktop Environment
OTP
— Open Trading Protocol
OFDMA
— Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access
DUAL
— Diffusing-Update Algorithm
DPI
— Dots per inch.
CPA
— Cost Per Action
L2S
— Layer 2 Switch
IGES
— Initial Graphics Exchange Specification, a data interchange standard for CAD/CAM systems
EM
— End of Medium
LCR
— Least Cost Routing
REST
— Representational State Transfer
FECN
— Forward Explicit Congestion Notification (ATM)
ZTE
— Zhong Xing Telecommunication Equipment
BIBOP
— big bag of pages
UAC
— User Account Control
CODEC
— Coder/decoder
VBA
— Visual BASIC for Applications
GCC
— GNU Compiler Collection
DAVID
— Digital Audio/Video Interactive Decoder
OMR
— Optical Mark Reader
VDD
— Virtual Device Driver
KSR
— Keyboard Send/Receive
T
— Time
WAF
— Web Application Firewall
ACSE
— Association Control Service Element
MAU
— Medium Attachment Unit
DDCMP
— Digital Data Communications Message Protocol
ZB
— ZettaByte
AF
— Assured Forwarding
K
— Kilobyte
OPOD
— Oracle Procurement On Demand
APS
— Advanced Planning and Scheduling
ETX
— End of Text
DACL
— Discretionary Access Control List
CUT
— Control Unit Terminal
VDI
— Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
AML
— Astronomical Markup Language
LP
— Logical Partition
CPI
— characters per inch
QTAM
— Queued Teleprocessing Access Method
SRL
— Singing Return Loss
RPI
— Rockwell Protocol Interface
GIFT
— GNU Image-Finding Tool
ASN.1
— Abstract Syntax Notation One
MSDU
— MAC Service Data Unit
NAS
— Network-Attached Storage
VHS
— Video Home System
ADE
— Application Development Environment
USO
— Universal Service Obligation
RACH
— Random Access Channel
DFWMAC
— Distributed Foundation Wireless Media Access Control
SIIA
— Software & Information Industry Association (formerly the Software Publishers Association)
HPFS
— High Performance File System
IF
— Interrupt Flag
HXRC
— Hitachi EXtended Remote Copy
DMD
— Directory Management Domain
MEO
— Medium-Earth Orbit
MH
— Mobile Host
CRUD
— Create, Read, Update, Delete
JJ
— Josephson Junction
CPR
— Computerized Patient Record
PSPDN
— Packet-Switched Public Data Network
WQUXGA
— Wide Quad Ultra Extended Graphics Array
OLED
— Organic Light-Emitting Diode
SERP
— Search Engine Results Positioning
DDBMS
— Distributed Database Management System
GPU
— Graphics Processing Unit
BRZ
— Bipolar Return-to-Zero
WTL
— Windows Template Library
CHTML
— Compact Hypertext Markup Language
QI
— Query Interface
FDD
— Frequency Division Duplex
GDI
— Graphics Device Interface
IGP
— Interior Gateway Protocol
PSRAM
— Pseudo SRAM
3I
— Investors In Industry (venture Capitalists)
CALEA
— Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
MPN
— Microsoft Partner Network
RPO
— Recovery Point Objective
NSLOOKUP
— Name Server Lookup
MMOG
— Massively Multiplayer Online Game
ISIS
— Image and Scanner Interface Specification
AAS
— Auto Area Segmentation
ITWAB
— IT Workload Automation Broker Tools
EOB
— End Of Block
CT2T
— Continuous Tone to Tape
XSD
— XML Schema Definition
CATP
— Caffeine Access Transport Protocol
COCOMO
— COnstructive COst MOdel
LLDP
— Link Layer Discovery Protocol
MSDB
— main storage database
BPI
— bits per inch
SVC
— Switched Virtual Circuit (ATM)
DX
— Direct X
SNIPS
— System & Network Integrated Polling Software
MGC
— Multimedia Gateway Controller
CLR
— Common Language Runtime
SDSF
— System Display and Search Facility
SAM
— Serial Access Memory
JS
— JavaScript
PL/1
— Programming Language 1
ESS
— Employee Self-Service System
IMS
— Information Management System (LTPP)
RSA
— Rural Service Area
OSF
— Open Software Foundation
CEVA
— Content-Enabled Vertical Application
SRAT
— Static Resource Affinity Table
ICA
— Independent Computing Architecture
0KB.IN
— Free Knowledge Base of Internet
CCW
— Channel Command Word
JMX
— Java Management Extensions
LER
— Label Edge Router
VESA
— Video Electronics Standards Association
FRAD
— Frame Relay Access Device
DDNS
— Dynamic Domain Name System (networking)
GNN
— Global Network Navigator
CMTS
— Cable Modem Termination System
DIVX
— Digital Video Express
WFQ
— Weighted Fair Queuing
VML
— Vector Markup Language
SPSS
— Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
POD
— Proof Of Deposit
FPS
— Frames per second.
FEFO
— First Ended, First Out
FTAM
— File Transfer Access and Management
HLL
— High Level Language
SIP
— Session Initiation Protocol
ERL
— Echo Return Loss
HDTV
— High Definition Television
AUI
— Attachment Unit Interface
NMS
— Network Management Station
HID
— Human Interface Device
XGA
— eXtended Graphics Array
EFI
— Extensible Firmware Interface
TNC
— Trusted Network Connect
VCC
— Virtual Channel Connection (ATM)
CSS
— Cascade Style Sheet
POE
— power over ethernetinjector
BLOG
— Better Listings on Google
MT-RJ
— Mechanical Transfer - Registered Jack
WAE
— Wireless Application Environment
RX
— Receive
VSAM
— Virtual Storage Access Method
SONET
— Synchronous Optical Network
MMORPG
— Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game
ABAP
— Advanced Business Application Programming
6DOF
— Six Degrees of Freedom
FCT
— File Control Table
CAM
— Capital Asset Management
VCI
— Virtual Channel Identifier
LT
— Line Termination
ALG
— Application Layer Gateway
CIE
— Color Model = Commission Internationale De L'Eclairage Color Model
OHG
— Operators Harmonization Group
CAMA
— Centralized Automatic Message Accounting
BTAM
— Basic Telecommunications Access Method
SANS
— System Administration, Networking, and Security Institute
PEARL
— Process and Experiment Automation Realtime Language
EDO
— Extended Data Output
UDMA
— Ultra Direct Memory Access
PB
— Petabyte
MRTG
— Multi Router Traffic Grapher
SET
— Secure Electronic Transaction
ACF
— Advanced Communications Function (IBM)
ICM
— Incentive Compensation Management
GMRP
— GARP Multicast Registration Protocol
OPENCL
— Open Computing Language
IDEA
— International Data Encryption Algorithm
RLE
— Run-Length Encoding
IPCP
— Internet Protocol Control Protocol
UMID
— Unique Material Identifier
ETN
— Electronic Tandem Network
CCOW
— Clinical Context Object Workgroup
HASP
— Houston Automatic Spooling Program
DAEMON
— Disk And Execution Monitor
EPL
— Ethernet Private Line
EDF
— Execution Diagnostic Facility
CCNA
— Cisco Certified Network Associated
IOC
— ISDN Ordering Code
TED
— Technology Entertainment and Design
MMO
— Massively Multiplayer Online (computer Game)
EOP
— End of Procedure
MPP
— Massively Parallel Processing/Processor
TSM
— Tivoli Storage Manager
YAST
— Yet Another Setup Tool
DIMM
— Dual In-line Memory Module (computing)
DMCA
— Digital Millennium Copyright Act
IBT
— Internet-Based Training
LPD
— Line Printer Daemon
HIGHMAT
— High-performance Media Access Technology
VRML
— Virtual Reality Modeling Language
P3P
— The Platform for Privacy Preferences Project
OBU
— On Board Unit
UUCP
— Unix-to-Unix Copy Program
FIX
— Financial Information EXchange Protocol
OSA
— Open System Architecture
CSU
— Channel Service Unit
KNI
— Katmai New Instructions
DPMI
— DOS Protected Mode Interface
IB
— Interface Bus
UTM
— Universal Transverse Mercator (geographical Co-ordinate System)
SMI
— Structure of Management Information
DLT
— Digital Linear Tape
HRMS
— Human Resource Management System
PID
— Proportional, Integral, Derivative
OSPM
— Operating System Power Management
ECM
— Enterprise Content Management
GPWW
— Group Practice Without Walls
DE
— Discard Eligibility (ATM)
RELAX
— REgular LAnguage description for XML
ONE
— Open Net Environment (Sun)
MDISK
— managed disk
NETBEUI
— NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface
S/W
— Software
BPM
— business process management
DDI
— DNS, DHCP & IP address
MCA
— Message Channel Agent
HIS
— Healthcare Information System
COA
— Care-Of Address
E-
— Electron
NAN
— Not A Number (computing)
OFM
— Oracle Fusion Middleware
ATPCO
— Airline Tariff Publishing Company
MI
— Multiple Inheritance
JES
— Job Entry Subsystem
LDP
— Label Distribution Protocol
IOA
— Input/Output Adapter
PARC
— Palo Alto Research Center
PCR
— Peak Cell Rate
FCCH
— Frequency Correction Channel
CES
— Character-Encoding Scheme
COAX
— Coaxial Cable
SCCS
— Source Code Control System
TWAIN
— Technology Without An Interesting Name
LSI
— Large Scale Integration -> VLSI
WRC
— World Radiocommunication Conference
MRU
— Most Recently Used
VLK
— Volume License Key
SSAP
— Source Service Access Point
UUID
— Universally Unique Identifier (see Also GUID)
SGI
— Silicon Graphics Incorporated
APC
— Asynchronous Procedure Call
VRS
— Virtual Reference Station
RDT
— Remote Digital Terminal
TIFF
— Tag Image File Format
ACSE
— Application Control Service Element
MIA
— Media Interface Adapter
LUW
— Logical Unit of Work
LPA
— Link Pack Area
YB
— Yottabyte
SDVO
— Serial Digital Video Output
KSU
— Key Service Unit
IPLC
— International Private Leased Circuit
USF
— Universal Service Fund
UPT
— Universal Personal Telecommunications
RADA
— Random Access Discrete Address
ESP
— Estimated Street Price
GDPS
— Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex
DQDB
— Distributed Queue Dual Bus
FSK
— Frequency Shift Keying
CCTLD
— country code Top Level Domain
RBAC
— Role-Based Access Control
LMP
— Link Manager Protocol
ASP
— Abstract Service Primitive
E3
— Electronic Entertainment Expo
PET
— Personal Electronic Transactor
BELLCORE
— Bell Communications Research, Inc.
VRRP
— Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
XPFE
— Cross Platform Front End
DISA
— U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency
FTTN
— Fiber-To-The-Neighborhood
BIT7
— Bit Seven
RNI
— Raw Native Interface
ITRC
— Information Technology Requirements Council
SDRAM
— Synchronous dynamic random access memory
MSW
— Machine Status Word
CVV2
— Card Verification Value 2
SDSL
— Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line
CSCF
— Call Session Control Function
FOIRL
— Fiber-Optic InterRepeater Link
EPC
— Electronic Product Code
MMX
— Matrix Math Extensions (Multimedia Extensions)
USP
— Universal Storage Platform
COPS
— Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services
BNN
— Boundary Network Node
VMI
— vendor-managed inventory
ZMA
— Zone Multicast Address
MCP
— Microsoft Certified Professional
KSH
— Korn Shell Programming
FOIP
— Fax Over Internet Protocol
CDP
— Cisco Discovery Protocol
AMT
— Address Mapping Table
24P
— 24 frames per second Progressive
VCPI
— Virtual Control Program Interface
MIDI
— Musical Instrument Digital Interface
B2B
— Business-to-Business
WIMAX
— World Interoperability for Microwave Access
FER
— Frame Error Rate
CEH
— Certified Ethical Hacker
APM
— Active Policy Management
AOCE
— Apple Open Collaboration Environment
MFT
— Master File Table
DAB
— Digital Audio Broadcast
HID
— high intensity discharge (electricity)
TCP/IP
— Transmission Control/Internet Protocol
EUP
— Enterprise Unified Process
DAM
— Direct Access Method
HSSI
— High Speed Serial Interface (IBM)
ROADM
— reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer
ATAG
— Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
UMB
— Upper Memory Block
LPX
— Low Profile Extended
CST
— Consolidated Service Test
CTP
— Capable To Promise
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
POLP
— Principle of Least Privilege
CFMN
— Client For Microsoft Networks
CCH
— Connections per Circuit Hour
RF
— Resume Flag
LCM
— Life Cycle Management
JAD
— Joint Application Development
FMEA
— Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
CIPA
— Childrens Internet Protection Act
IOCP
— Input/Output Configuration Program
CLNS
— Connectionless Network Service
CCI
— Controlled Cryptographic Item
DET
— Directory Entry Table
SNOBOL
— String Oriented Symbolic Language
SMISHING
— SMS phishing
UCB
— Unit Control Block
CVC
— Card Verification Code
DSR
— Data Set Ready
LPT
— Line Print Terminal
ITAM
— IT asset management
DAC
— Digital-To-Analog Converter
CIT
— Computer Integrated Telephony
VTAM
— Virtual Telecommunication Access Method
ROP
— Raster Operation(s)
NID
— Network Interface Device
PDS
— Partitioned Data Set
MTA
— Message Transfer Agents (Internet)
FCS
— Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
DSAP
— Destination Service Access Point
DNS
— Domain Name Server
CAM
— Channel Access Method
APC
— Antenna Phase Center
CMT
— Connection Management
ESP
— Encapsulated Security Payload
3DES
— Triple DES
QPSK
— Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying
ECS
— Extended Character Set
CG
— Computer Graphics
TBPS
— Terabits Per Second
HP
— Hewlett-Packard Development Company
OLPC
— One Laptop Per Child
CNE
— Certified Network Engineer
BMRT
— Blue Moon Rendering Tools
CGM
— Consumer-Generated Media
NE
— Network Element
NICE
— Narrative, Immersive, Collaborative Environment
BS 7799
— British Standard 7799
WINE
— Wine Is Not an Emulator
DCS
— Desktop Color Separation
SR-IOV
— Single-root I/O virtualization standards
LCS
— Lotus Communication Server
CEA
— Consumer Electronics Association
USHER
— United States Higher Education Root Certificate Authority
JACK
— Jack Audio Connection Kit
SWIFT
— Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication International Fund Transfer
HDD
— Hard Disk Drive
PFM
— Personal Financial Management
RAMDAC
— Random Access Memory Digital-to-Analog Converter
RAID
— Redundant Array of Independent Disks
UBR
— Unspecified Bit Rate
ALP
— Application Layer Protocol
CLM
— Contract Lifecycle Management
POG.COM
— Play Online Games
XMT
— Transmit
ASE
— Application Service Element
IPC
— Interprocess Communication
PCMCIA
— People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
NSAP
— Network Service Access Point
RDN
— Relative Distinguished Name
IOTP
— Internet Open Trading Protocol
CSW
— Channel Status Word
CDV
— Cell Delay Variation(ATM)
TR
— Terminal Ready
ORM
— Operational Risk Management
BSA
— Basic Service Area
VCR
— video cassette recorder/player
EDG
— Electronic Dot Generation
SIMM
— Single In-line Memory Module
DLCI
— data link connection identifier
PBM
— Pharmacy Benefits Management (or Manager)
ICF
— Isochronous Convergence Function
EVDO
— Evolution Data Optimized
JITT
— Network for Just-In-Time Training in quality
CICS
— Customer Information Control System (IBM Mainframe Software; Kicks Or C-I-C-S)
UR
— Unit Record
ID
— IDentifier
COLO
— Co-Location
MAP
— Mobile Application Part
APAAS
— Application Platform as a Service
FEAL
— Fast Data Encipherment Algorithm
CCSE
— Checkpoint Certified Security Expert
FGA/B/C/D
— feature group A/B/C/D
B
— Barnabites
DMT
— Discrete Multi-Tone Technology
FSAA
— Full Screen Anti-Aliasing
IPSE
— Integrated Project Support Environment
FIOS
— Fiber Optic Services
LPB
— Low Ping Bastard (gaming)
ALM
— Asset Lifecycle Management
CAR
— committed access rate
SPIT
— Spam Over Internet Telephony
GBPS
— Gigabits per second
UUNET
— Unix-To-Unix Network
RPT
— Radio Personal Terminal
FFPF
— Fairly Fast Packet Filter
BITW
— Bump-In-The-Wire
CELP
— code-excited linear prediction
DF
— Direction Flag
XNI
— Xerces Native Interface
WSC
— Windows Security Center
UMA
— Upper Memory Area
CAL
— Client Access License
SORBS
— Spam and Open Relay Blocking System
UCR
— Undercolor Removal
GIOP
— General Inter-ORB Protocol
SSO
— Single Sign-On Once
S/N
— Signal-to-Noise ratio
VDI
— Video Display Interface
ALI
— Application Layer Interface
QSAM
— Queued Sequential Access Method
ESPN
— Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
EFM
— Enterprise fraud and misuse management
UUCP
— UNIX to UNIX Copy Package
B8ZS
— Binary Eight Zero Substitution
NMC
— Network Management Center
BAS
— Basic Activity Subset
NEWS
— network extensible window system
ASYNC
— Asynchronous
FCPGA
— Flip Chip Pin Grid Array
DIFS
— Distributed coordination function InterFrame Space
SCI
— Scalable Coherent Interconnect
STM
— Synchronous Transport Module
ADF
— Application Development Facility
MAPI
— Messaging Application Program Interface
SBAS
— Satellite-Based Augmentation System
OOO
— Openoffice.org
VLIW
— Very Long Instruction Word
CDFS
— Compact Disc File System
TAE
— Text Analysis Engine
IMAC
— installations, moves, adds and changes
3GL
— third-generation language
RTP
— Routing Update Protocol
OPS
— Off-Premise Station
CBWFQ
— Class-Based Weighted Fair Queueing
PIX
— Private Internet Exchange
WWN
— World Wide Name
FCD
— Floating Car Data
TRM
— Teradata Relationship Manager
AIP
— Advanced Inspection and Prevention
CLUT
— Color Lookup Table
CDC
— Call Data Channel
ACF
— Advanced Communication Facility
NTSC
— National Television System Committee video standard
MAC
— Mid-Atlantic Crossing
LSAP
— Link Service Access Point
NAS
— Network Application Support
YIB
— Yobibyte
SPE
— Synchronous Payload Envelope
LPPL
— LaTeX Project Public License
APNIC
— Asia Pacific Network Information Center
CERN
— Conseil Europeen Pour La Recherche Nucleaire
ASCL
— Asianet Satellite Communications Limited
MES
— Manufacturing Execution System
L2TP
— Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
ADMD
— Administration Management Domain
ADSI
— Active Directory Services Interface
JAAS
— Java Authentication and Authorization Service
ODMR
— On-Demand Mail Relay
BAA
— Blanket Authorization Agreement
ICRA
— Internet Content Rating Association
OFB
— Output Feedback
LAMP
— Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP
XMP
— Extensible Metadata Platform
NT
— New Technology, also Windows NT
LPAR
— Logical Partition
ADUC
— Active Directory Users and Computers
TACACS
— Terminal Access Controller Access Control System
APL
— Ada Programming Language
TCA
— Task Control Area
XRST
— extended restart
GMS
— Global Messaging Service
CSECT
— Control Section
DNSSEC
— Domain Name System Security Extensions
ETSI
— European Telecommunication Standards Institute's
INC
— International Network of Crackers
MVS
— Multiple Virtual System
AS2
— Applicability Statement 2
COSS
— Cross Operating System Service
CP/M
— Control Program/Monitor
ZCS
— Zero Code Suppression
BHMC
— Busy Hour Minutes of Capacity
AVI
— Audio/Video Interleaved Format
ESN
— Electronic Serial Number
MMC
— Microsoft Management Console (Microsoft)
IFB
— Internet Free/Busy
PDX
— Printer Description eXtension
SDP
— Session Description Protocol
HIDS
— Host-based Intrusion Detection System
XMCL
— eXtensible Media Commerce Language (digital rights management cross-product metadata system)
AVVID
— Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data
BST
— Binary Search Tree
NTCIP
— National Transportation Communications for Intelligent Transportation System Protocol
QUAGI
— quad and Yagi
REPDV
— Reputation Digital Vaccine
EASDAQ
— European Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
MCM
— Multi-Chip Module
AMA
— automatic message accounting
STM
— Synchronous Transfer Mode
SDS
— Sudden Death Syndrome
SSE
— Streaming SIMD Extensions
JBL
— Jame B. Lansing
ATX
— Advanced Technology Extended [Intel]
CVS
— Computer Vision Syndrome
HFC
— Hybrid Fiber Coaxial
PER
— Program Event Recording
DTM
— Document Table Model
PNRP
— Peer Name Resolution Protocol
CPLD
— Complex Programmable Logic Device
B8ZS
— Binary Eight Zero Suppression.
LCGN
— Logical Channel Group Number
DXI
— Data Exchange Interface
VORTAL
— Vertical Portal
UCM
— Use Case Map
BDAM
— Basic Direct Access Method
DMT
— Discrete Multi-Tone
ADSL
— Asymetric Digital Subscriber Line
UNC
— Uniform Naming Convention
BIN
— Binary
ARAD
— Architected Rapid Application Development
ODF
— OpenDocument Format
QDF
— Quicken Data File
OAT
— Outside Air Temperature
ICQ
— I Seek You (Instant Messaging Program)
NCP
— Network Control Program
HAE
— Height Above Ellipsoid
WPA
— Wi-Fi Protected Access
TEI
— Total Economic Impact
WDDM
— Windows Display Driver Model
SEA-ME-WE
— Southeast Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 2
DICOM
— Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
PID
— Process Identification Document
CIK
— crypto-ignition key
URPF
— Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding
SAR
— Segmentation and Reassembly (ATM)
BCOCA
— Bar Code Object Content Architecture
CHPID
— Channel Path Identifier
LVT
— Light Valve Technology
IOPL
— Input/Output Privilege Level
URN
— Uniform Resource Namespace
VAIO
— Video Audio Integrated Operation
GFC
— Generic Flow Control (ATM)
CBQ
— Class-Based Queuing
WGA
— Windows Genuine Advantage
TC
— Transmission Convergence sub-layer of PHY layer)
ISUP
— ISDN User Part
TDK
— Tokyo Denki Kagaku
AIOD
— Automatic Identified Outward Dialing
EPOW
— Emergency Power Off Warning
OCTAVE
— Operationally Critical Threat, Asset and Vulnerability Evaluation
CODASYL
— COnference on DAta SYstems Languages
LSSGR
— LATA Switching System Generic Requirements
SAPI
— Service Access Point Identifier
PCS
— Personal Communications Services
SS7
— Signaling System 7
SIG
— SMDS Interest Group
ZIF
— Zero Insertion Force (The device on a)
ITES
— Information Technology Enabled Services
XMS
— Extended Memory Specification
CHAT
— Conversational Hypertext Access Technology
EXIF
— Exchangeable Image File
TGT
— ticket-granting ticket
EULA
— End-User License Agreement (you-lah)
DISSOS
— Distributed Office Support System
BPON
— Broadband Passive Optical Network (SBC)
USENET
— USEr NETwork
EBML
— Extensible Binary Meta Language
GIS
— Generalized Information System
OTDR
— Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
TUCOWS
— The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software
L2F
— Layer 2 Forwarding (Cisco)
PUP
— Potentially Unwanted Program
LSASS
— Local Security Authority Subsystem Service
AFP
— AppleTalk File Protocol
ACEE
— Access Control Environment Element
LOB
— Line-of-Business
MEMS
— micro-electromechanical system
CLEC
— Competitive Local Exchange Carrier
NDMP
— Network Data Management Protocol
PIM
— Protocol Independent Multicast
NLQ
— Near Letter Quality
COAM
— Customer Owned And Maintained
ISO
— International Standards Organization
CTX
— Commited to Excellence
PPM
— pages per minute (a laser printer production rate metric)
ISA
— Internet Security and Acceleration Server
IBG
— Interblock Gap
NDP
— Neighbor Discovery Protocol
CDDI
— Copper Distributed Data Interface
BIST
— built-in self test
CNN
— composite network node
PS/2
— Personal System/2 (Microsoft)
DMT
— Discrete Multi-tone Transmission
NLM
— NetWare Loadable Module
OTA
— Over The Air
PTR RECORD
— Pointer record
SOS
— Sophisticated Operating System
MOBO
— Motherboard
DFC
— Distributed Coordination Function
CSO
— Cold Start Only
SCTP
— Screened Twisted Pair (cable)
ZCT
— Zero Count Table
4GT
— 4 Gigabyte Memory Tuning
PIB
— Pebibyte
FLAC
— Free Lossless Audio Codec
LINAC
— Linear Accelerator
100VG
— 100 Voice Grade
CLIPS
— C Language Integrated Production System
TELCO
— Telephone Company
DPMS
— Display Power Management Signaling
FLOPS
— FLoating-Point Operations Per Second
GOPS
— Giga Operations Per Second
MDF
— Medium Density Fiberboard
JMS
— Java Messaging Services
TDR
— Time-Domain Reflectometry
2B1Q
— Two Binary One Quaternary
EPIC
— Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing
FCB
— Format Control Buffer
CSDN
— Circuit Switched Data Network
PSK
— Phase Shift Key
IPPP
— Internet presence provider and promoter
AMR
— Automated meter reading also known as Automatic Meter Reading
4G
— 4th Generation
CPAN
— Comprehensive PERL Archive Network
AC97
— Audio CODEC 97
ATCA
— Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture
WINFS
— Windows Future Storage
EMS
— Enhanced Messaging Service
FEMA
— Failure mode and effects analysis
JFK
— Just Fast Keying
NO/NC
— Normally Open/Normally Closed
EPP
— Enhanced Parallel Port (PC)
HKCC
— HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
HSSI
— High-Speed Serial Interface
SPF
— Shortest Path First
ESS
— Extended service set (Wi-Fi group)
IXC
— interexchange carrier
TVO
— Total Value of Opportunity
ISO IEC
— ISO International Electrotechnical Commitee
RSU
— Recommended Service Upgrade
SODIMM
— Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module
RIMM
— RAMBUS In-Line Memory Module
SDDL
— Security Descriptor Definition Language
OBI
— Open Buying on the Internet
ETB
— End of Transmission Block
MUD
— Multi-User Dimension
GXS
— Global Exchange Services
NCP
— NetWare Core Protocol
PCRE
— Perl-compatible regular expressions
J2SE
— Java 2 platform, Standard Edition
CCPM
— Critical Chain Project Management
IP PBX
— Internet Protocol private branch exchange
BPP
— Business Process Platform
EOSDH
— Ethernet Over SDH
RMU
— Rack Mount Unit
CAM
— Computer-Aided Manufacturing
SIPP
— Stable Image Platform Program
TED
— Tunnel Endpoint Discovery
FH
— Frame Handler
PLCP
— Physical Layer Convergence Protocol (ATM)
CTD
— Cell Transfer Delay (ATM)
VGF
— Voice Grade Facility
MIP
— Multum in Parvum
LMDS
— Local Multipoint Distribution Service
PAT
— Performance Acceleration Technology
BOC
— BELL OPERATING COMPANIES
CAPI
— Computer Assisted Personal Interview
UTM
— Unified Threat Management
S/PDIF
— Sony/Philips Digital Interface
PMM
— Post Memory Manager
BS
— British Standard
GAMS
— General Algebraic Modeling System
HDCP
— High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection
JCP
— Java Community Process
DUV
— Data-Under-Voice
XRML
— Extensible Rights Markup Language
ACB
— Access method Control Block
DMO
— Distributed Management Object
AUDIT
— Automated Data Input Terminal
DCT
— Digital Cordless Telephone
FERPA
— Family Education and Right to Privacy Act
DTAM
— Document Transfer, Access and Manipulation
MD5
— Message Digest 5
NJE
— Network Job Entry
GVN
— Global Value Numbering
DUW
— Distributed Unit of Work
DLE
— Data Link Escape
ATRAC
— Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding
ESDI
— Enhanced Small-Device Interface
NEXT
— Near-end Crosstalk
SCDS
— Source Control Data Set
CPANEL
— control panel
RSA
— Rivest, Shamir, & Adleman
ZBTSI
— Zero Byte Time Slot Interchange
INAP
— Intelligent Network Application Protocol
PPS
— Packets Per Second
LME
— Layer Management Entity
ISL
— Inter-Switch Link
IHV
— Independent Hardware Vendor
CHIPS
— Clearing House Interbank Payments System
ANX
— Automotive Network Exchange
ICDL
— International Computer Driving Licence
ODI
— Open Data-link Interface
SMP
— Simple Management Protocol
UUCP
— Unix To Unix Copy Program
DSTN
— Double-layer Supertwist Nematic. (in Passive-matrix LCD Technology)
ETL
— Extract, Transform and Load
ADI
— Application Desktop Integrator
GWEN
— Ground Wave Emergency Network
BAL
— Business Application Language
SBM
— Subnet Bandwidth Manager
MILNET
— Military Network
FCIP
— Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol
SBL
— Spamhaus Block List
IDARS
— Integrated Document Archive and Retrieval System
KGD
— Known Good Die
DKMS
— Dynamic Kernel Module Support
SDMA
— Spatial Division Multiple Access
MBS
— Maximum Burst Size (ATM)
IDQ
— Informatica Data Quality
TDES
— Triple Data Encryption Standard
IMPL
— Initial Microprogram Load
JOA
— Joint Opportunity Assessment
ACSLS
— Automated Cartridge System Library Software
MIS
— Master Index Schedule
DFHSM
— Data Facility Hierarchical Storage Manager
LIC
— Line Interface Computer
RHCE
— Red Hat Certified Engineer
RNR
— Receive Not Ready
TCS
— Telecommunications Systems inc
EHR
— Electronic Health Record
OLTP
— On-Line Transaction Processing
COFF
— Common Object File Format
BIPS
— Bank Internet Payment System
APOT
— Additional Point of Termination
CFMD
— Certified for Microsoft Dynamics
B-LLI
— Broadband Low Layer Information
NUI
— Natural User Interface
MTP
— Message Transfer Part
ILO
— Integrated Lights-Out (Technology)
NPC
— North Pacific Cable
OGSA
— Open Grid Services Architecture
IS-IS
— Intermediate-System-to-Intermediate-System
DXF
— Drawing Interchange Format
BMIC
— Bus Master Interface Controller
WIBRO
— Wireless Broadband
EVDO
— Evolution Data Only
TCTTE
— Terminal Control Table Terminal Entry
PDE
— Possible Duplicate Emission
SDN
— Software Defined Network
DDK
— Driver Development Kit
NETAPP
— Network Appliance Inc.
HDX
— Half Duplex
GFORTRAN
— GNU Fortran compiler
FAW
— Frame Alignment Word
NCCM
— Network Configuration and Change Management
ABM
— activity-based management
EIR
— Excess Information Rate
5ESS
— class five (5) electronic switching system
PEF
— Preferred Executable Format
OOSE
— Object Oriented Software Engineering
CLR
— Cell Loss Ratio
WBMP
— Wireless Bitmap
GGP
— Gateway-Gateway Protocol
CCSA
— Common Control Switching Arrangement
IFIP
— International Federation of Information Processing societies
ANON FTP
— Anonymous FTP
RSCT
— Reliable Scalable Cluster Technology
KUIP
— Kernel User Interface Package
XO
— Crystal Oscillator
DCB
— Data Center Bridging
10GFC
— 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel
MSI
— Micro-Star International
LTF
— Leap to Frogans
CIC
— Customer Interaction Center
BTAC
— Branch Target Address Cache
XBMC
— Xbox Media Center
ADPCM
— Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation
RDDL
— Resource Directory Description Language (riddle)
BTA-ES
— Basic Teleprocessing Access Method - Extended Storage
FOT
— Fiber Optic Terminal
ISSI
— Inter-Switching System Interface
LRN
— Location Routing Number
SAX
— Simple API for XML
ARD
— Automatic Ring Down
DDN
— Digital Data Network
XFR
— Transfer Case (drafting and design)
RCA
— Remote Control Amplifier
MSC
— Mobile Switching Center
CMDB
— Configuration Management Database
LBAC
— Label-Based Access Control
DSU
— Digital Service Unit
FARE
— Film Automatic Retouching and Enhancement
GDT
— Global Descriptor Table
MGA
— Monochrome Graphic Adapter
ITLD
— International Top-Level Domain
TPM
— Trusted Platform Module
WWAN
— wireless wide-area network
MOSPF
— Multicast Open Shortest Path First
AAL5
— ATM Adaption Layer 5
MSNP
— Microsoft Notification Protocol
IDRP
— interdomain routing protocol
LEAP
— Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol
MSDN
— Microsoft Developer Network
SATA
— Serial Ata
MSI
— Microsoft Software Installer
GLUT
— OpenGL Utility Toolkit
DMT
— Digital-Discrete Multi-Tone
GNSO
— Generic Names Supporting Organization
ACA
— Australian Communications Authority's
CAAS
— Communications-as-a-Service
HIDAM
— Hierarchical Indexed Direct Access Method
RAI
— remote alarm indication
ESQA
— Extended System Queue Area
NUMA
— Nonuniform Memory Access
JSR
— Java Specification Request
BRF
— Benchmark Report Format
CRJE
— Conversational Remote Job Entry
CCR
— Current Cell Rate (ATMF)
SUT
— System Under Test
CEMF
— Cisco Element Management Framework
QVGA
— Quarter Video Graphics Array
EOJ
— End Of Job
BSNL
— Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
HAVI
— Home Audio Video Interoperability
TSRM
— Tivoli Service Request Manager
PHY
— Physical Layer
BTAM
— Basic Teleprocessing Access Method
DMI
— Desktop Management Interface (computing)
ACU
— Automatic Calling Unit
PUMA
— Protected User Mode Audio (Microsoft)
BRAN
— Broadband Radio Access Network
CE ROUTER
— Customer edge router
FLAG
— Fiber Link Around the Globe
LIPS
— Logical Inferences Per Second
IMSSI
— Inter-MAN Switching System Interface
PFM
— Printer Font Metric
ABME
— Asynchronous Balanced Mode Extended
CID
— Configuration, Installation and Distribution
EPO
— ePolicy Orchestrator
RHEL
— Red Hat Enterprise Linux
LMPP
— Lighttpd/MySQL/PHP/Python
CAN
— Controller–area network
ASBR
— Autonomous System Boundary Router
LCOS
— Liquid Crystal on Silicone
FEBE
— Far End Block Error (SONET)
FTNS
— Fixed Telecommunication Network Services
BACNET
— Building Automation and Control Network protocol
ATSC
— Advanced Television Systems Committee
STM
— Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
ROA
— Recognized Operating Agency
SUB
— Substitute
SOH
— Start Of Header
DFSMS
— Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem
BMT
— Biel Mean Time
CLI
— Calling Line Identification
DLP
— Digital Light Processing
CEO
— Comprehensive Electronic Office
NSFNET
— National Science Foundation Network
LSM
— Linux Software Map
SOIP
— Storage over IP
USRT
— Universal Synchronous Receiver/Transmitter
ENQ
— Enquiry
XFDL
— Extensible Forms Description Language
A2A
— application-to-application
UMTS
— Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
GDG
— Generation Data Group
UNC
— Universal Naming Convention
TED
— Tiered Electronic Distribution
SD
— Span Destination
ROHS
— Restriction of Hazardous Substances
MPOA
— MultiprotocolOver ATM
LIDE
— Light emitting diode In-Direct Exposure
FIDNET
— Federal Intrusion Detection Network
RSBAC
— Rule Set Based Access Control
AMIS
— Audio Messaging Interchange Specification
ISTG
— InterSite Topology Generator
E2E
— End-to-End
ADDM
— Application Discovery and Dependency Mapping
ECTF
— Enterprise Computer Telephony Forum
CD-ROM
— compact disc-read only memory
BPC
— Business Planning and Consolidation
VMDQ
— Virtual Machine Device Queues
FOSS
— Free and Open Source Software
PPT
— Processing Program Table
FOTS
— Fiber-Optic Transmission System
LPP
— Land Pre-Pits
DRE
— Document Rendering Engine
MAU
— Multistation Access Unit
MLT
— Mechanized Loop Test
EPR
— Electronic Patient Record
FTDS
— Failure Tolerant Data Systems
EHLLAPI
— Emulator High Level Language Applications Programming Interface
SIM
— Service Information Message
BPL
— Broadband over power line
APPC
— Advanced Program-to-Program Communication
DEL
— Delete
ATU-R
— ADSL Transmission Unit Remote
EZ
— Excessive Zeros
CMEA
— Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
CBL
— Composite Blocking List
EIST
— Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology
OODB
— Object-Oriented Data Base
CHL-I
— CHanneL Interface
CUPS
— Common Unix Printing System
DS3
— Digital Signal Level 3
EPN
— Extended Port Network
ISATAP
— Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol
KMS
— Key Management Server
HADA
— High Availability Disk Array
AVD
— Alternate Voice Data
FASS
— Fast Access Station Switching
EDIF
— Electronic Design Interchange Format
SMDR
— station message detail recording
UNI
— User-to-Network Interface (ATM)
KTS
— Key Telephone System
MDA
— Model-Driven Architecture
LUNT
— Line Unit Network Termination
MTBF
— MeanTime Between Failures
PAD
— Packet Assembly Disassembly
GAIA
— GUI Application Interoperability Architecture
VOX
— Voice Operated EXchange
CASE
— Computer-Aided Software Engineering
NRZI
— Non-return to zero inverted
KL
— Key Length
CCR
— Continuity of Care Record
RTE
— Real-Time Enterprise
ABLE
— Agent Building and Learning Environment
RLC
— Radio Link Control
CUOD
— Capacity Upgrade on Demand
ADT
— Admission, Discharge and Transfer Information
DOMF
— Distributed Object Management Facility
EXE
— Executable
SAML
— Security Assertion Markup Language
PAC
— Proxy Auto-Configuration
XFN
— XHTML Friends Network (see http://gmpg.org/xfn/)
ITCS
— Intermodal Transport Control System
ODOE
— On Demand Operating Environment
LCC
— Leaded Chip Carrier
LORAN
— Long-Range Radio Navigation
CCI
— Carrier-to-Carrier Interface
OFX
— Open Finance Exchange
APP
— Application Program
DIGERATI
— digital version of literati (Italian)
IGF
— Internet Governance Forum
VLR
— Visitor Location Register
CC
— Closed Captioning
QXGA
— Quad eXtended Graphics Array
LOM
— LAN on Motherboard
VERONICA
— Very Easy Rodent Oriented Netwide Index To Computerized Archives
MPL
— Multi-Schedule Private Line
LUT
— Look Up Table
OCP
— Oracle Certified Professional
BUS
— Broadcast and Unknown Server
PING
— Packet Inter-Network Groper
DQM
— Data Quality Manager
FSB
— Frontside Bus
BIOD
— Block Input/Output Daemon
DFP
— Data Facility Product
CHARSET
— character set
BBCS
— buffer-to-buffer credits
8-N-1
— 8 bits, No parity, 1 stop bit
ASP
— Average Selling Price
RFI
— remote failure indication
VAD
— Voice Activity Detection
OWASP
— Open Web Application Security Project
ARPANET
— Advance Research Projects Agency Network
RIP
— Raster Image Processor
EMI
— Electromagnetic interface
KEYGEN
— Key Generator
BSAM
— Basic Sequential Access Method
HE-AAC
— High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding
3DS
— 3D Studio
3P
— Predictive, Proactive, and Preventive Philosophy
PSN
— packet switch node
BHT
— Branch History Table
BCV
— Business Continuous Volume
CVC2
— Card Validation Code 2
UUT
— Unit Under Test
BIW
— Business Information Warehouse, SAP
OLIC
— online image copy
ETSI
— European Telecommunications Standard Institute
DIX
— Digital Intel Xerox
IDOL
— Intelligent Data Operating Layer
MNS
— Master of Network Science
ZDO
— Zigbee Device Object
IPSEC
— IP Security
QTM
— Quadratic Texture Mapping
SPE
— Synergistic Processor Element
NAM
— Number Assignment Module
GUTBN
— Globally Unique Time Based Number
AEA
— Activity End Acknowledge
WEBCAM
— World Wide Web Camera
PT
— Payload Type (ATM)
RTT
— round-trip time
GOSIP
— Government Open System Interconnection Profile
NTT
— Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
HGFS
— Host-Guest File System
CNAM
— Caller ID with Name
ICI
— Interexchange Carrier Interface
NTE
— Network Termination Equipment
GBIC
— GigaBit Interface Converter
MFM
— Modified Frequency Modulation
2PC
— two-phase commit
SD
— Sales and Distribution
LZ
— Lempel-Ziv
RBL
— Real-Time Block List
CEC
— Commission of European Communities (see EC, EEC)
PLC
— Product Life Cycle
IRU
— Indefeasible Right Of Use
BCEL
— Byte Code Engineering Library
SASL
— Simple Authentication and Security Layer
INFOSEC
— Information Security
NAP
— Network Access Protection
OCL
— Object Constraint Language
GRC.SQ
— Governance, Risk Management, Compliance, Security, and Data Quality
NAVSTAR
— Navigation Satellite Timing & Ranging
DSL
— Domain-Specific Language
IIS
— Internet Information Server
C
— C Plus Plus
SAT NAV
— Satellite navigation
UTF-8
— Unicode Transformation Format 8
VCC
— Voice Call Continuity
PPRC
— Peer-To-Peer Remote Copy
DITTO
— Data Interfile Transfer, Testing and Operations
CDO
— Care Delivery Organization
ACD
— Automatic Call Delivery
APML
— Attention Profiling Markup Language
ATA
— Analog Telephone Adaptor
GOW
— God of War (Game)
CAI
— Computer Aided Instruction = CIM CAO
BIDI
— Bi-Directional
IOCA
— Image Object Content Architecture
AFI
— Authority and Format Identifier
SRM
— Storage Resource Management
RMA
— Return Materials Authorization
PLL
— Phase Lock Loop
MISRA
— Motor Industry Software Reliability Association
USP
— Usage Sensitive Pricing
CTCP
— Client-To-Client-Protocol
SCO
— Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
WOL
— Wake On Lan's
1080P
— 1080 progressive
CNMA
— Communication Network for Manufacturing Applications
IGS
— Interchange Group Separator
DLPI
— Data Link Provider Interface
AL PA
— Arbitrated Loop Physical Address
ITLA
— Incremented Three Letter Acronym
HIPPI
— High-Performance Parallel Interface
APOP
— Authenticated Post Office Protocol
MOPS
— Mega Operations Per Second
DAST
— Dynamic Application Security Testing
NDIS
— Network Driver Interface Specification (Microsoft Windows NT)
JOLAP
— Java Interface for OLAP
FDS
— Fraud Detection System
QBL
— Query By Example
VHM
— Voice Health Monitor
CCR
— Commitment, Concurrency and Recovery
WOSA
— Windows Open Service Architecture
ASIF
— Access Security Information Field
VC
— Virtual Circuit (ATM)
NSLU2
— Network Storage Link for USB 2.0
BCB
— Buffer Control Block
GEAR
— Gigabyte Enhanced Agp Riser
OPAMP
— Operational Amplifier
JECL
— Job Entry Control Language
VDECK
— Video Deck
BASH
— Bourne-again shell
EDIM
— Electronic Data Interchange Message
TMS
— Threat Management System
IMEI
— International Mobile Equipment Identifier
APWG
— Anti-Phishing Working Group
APDU
— application-layer protocol data unit
UMB
— Ultra Mobile Broadband
AMANDA
— Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver
HGML
— Hypertext General Markup Language
CCNSO
— Country Code Names Supporting Organization
GIX
— Global Internet Exchange
VLAN
— Virtual Lan Area Network
QCIF
— Quarter Common Intermediate Format
DI/DO
— Dispatch In/ Dispatch Out
LCN
— Local Communication Network
CDB
— Command Descriptor Block
QTSS
— QuickTime Streaming Server
B-TA
— Broadband Terminal Adapter
HRPD
— High Rate Packet Data
IPR
— Intellectual Property Right
DAM
— Database Activity Monitoring
VCM
— Virtual Channel Memory
UT
— Upper Tester
ASC
— Abstract Syntax Checker
ULH
— Ultra-Long-Haul
HARC
— Hitachi Asynchronous Remote Copy
AFL
— Academic Free License
ZV PORT
— Zoomed Video port
BABT
— British Approvals Board for Telecommunications
ATU-C
— ADSL Transmission Unit, Central
CALS
— Computer Aided Acquisition and Logistic Support
BCP
— Bulk Copy Program
ACL
— Application Connectivity Link
HTTP
— Hypertext Transport Protocol
TAXI
— Transparent Asynchronous Transmitter/Receiver Interface
RR_TOV
— resource recovery timeout value
APO
— Advanced Planner Optimizer
L2CAP
— Logical Link and Control Adaptation Protocol
ZLE
— Zero-Latency Enterprise
SIFS
— Short InterFrame Space
BOB
— Business Object Broker
CMOT
— CMIP over TCP/IP
COBIT
— Control Objectives for Information and related Technologies
NLSR
— Natural Language Speech Recognition
VADP
— vStorage APIs for Data Protection
DCBU
— D-channel backup
HCR
— Huffman Codeword Reordering
EH&S
— Environmental Health and Safety
DOV
— Data-Over-Voice
ZBR
— Zero Bug Release
MO
— Magneto-optic
HTML5
— HyperText Markup Language 5
GLBA
— Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999
K-MAP
— knowledge map
HLLAPI
— High Level Language Application Programming Interface
BGI
— Binary Gateway Interface
SBCS
— Single-Byte Character Set
SPOF
— Single Point of Failure
UPC
— Universal Product Code
DAS
— Distributed Antenna System
BCUG
— Bilateral Closed User Group
PLPA
— Pageable Link Pack Area
MISC
— Minimum Instruction Set Computer -> CISC, RISC
DCC
— Data Country Code
ICIP
— Inter-Carrier Interface Protocol
SALT
— Speech Application Language Tag
MCCOI
— Multimedia Communications Community of Interest
WBEM
— Web-Based Enterprise Management
REG
— range extender with gain
MIC
— Media Interface Connector (FDDI)
ATTIS
— AT&T Information Systems
EKTS
— Electronic Key Telephone Set
HPB
— High Ping Bastard
JPDL
— jBoss process definition language
ECMP
— Equal Cost Multipath Routing
ROSE
— Remote Operations Service Element
PWM
— Pulse width modulation
GKS
— Graphical Kernel System
MSSP
— Managed Security Service Provider
ISFMS
— Indexed Sequential File Management System
UDF
— Universal Disk Format
BAI
— Bank Administration Institute
WUS
— Windows Update Services
ENE
— Enterprise Network Event
EPU
— Energy Processing Unit
DDS
— Dataphone Digital Service (AT&T)
OI
— Object Interface
HERF
— High Energy Radio Frequency
RFMD
— Rf Micro Devices, Inc.
4B5B
— 4 Byte 5 Byte
LIOCS
— Logical Input/Output Control System
CCHIT
— Certification Commission for Health Information Technology
ADTG
— Advanced Data Table Gram
D2D
— Disk-To-Disk
ACDS
— Active Control Data Set
BASEL II
— Basel Capital Accord
SRV
— Service Record
SDFI
— Secure Digital Forensic Imaging
C/R
— Command/Response Indicator or bit
HITOOLBOX
— Human Interface Toolbox
BGAN
— Broadband Global Area Network
BISYNC
— Binary Synchronous Communications Protocol
HSF
— High Sierra Format
PAL
— Processor Abstraction Layer
DSN
— Digital Signal level N
SFD
— Start-of-frame delimiter (Ethernet, HDLC, etc.)
NAU
— Network Addressable Unit
UTSL
— Use The Source, Luke
DUN
— Dial-Up Networking
WZC
— Wireless Zero Configuration
LIS
— Laboratory Information System
DB2
— Database 2
ABC
— activity-based costing methods
DPMA
— Dynamic Power Management Architecture
PINE
— Program for Internet News and E-mail
HSI
— Hue-Saturation-Intensity
LSR
— Line Service Request
EJB
— Enterprise JavaBeans
XMI
— XML Metadata Interchange
VCC
— Virtual Circuit Connection
BPOS
— Business Productivity Online Standard Suite
PIOCS
— Physical Input/Output Control System
DSL
— Direct Swift Link
ACE
— Asynchronous Communications Element
CLLI
— Common Language Location Identifier
LCC
— Limited Combustible Cable
2PKDP
— Two-Party Key Distribution Protocol
ASC
— Accredited Standards Committee
VT
— Virtual Tributary (ATM)
RBOC
— Regional Bell Operating Company (Baby Bell)
FORTRAN
— FORmula TRANslator
EBCD
— Extended Binary Coded Decimal
HRAA
— High Resolution Anti Aliasing
ZTLP
— Zero Transmission Level Point
MPIF
— Multi-Processor Interconnect Facility
1G
— First Generation
CDPD
— Cellular Digital Packet Data
PL
— PAD Length
ZIL
— Zork Implementation Language
EPOC
— Electronic Piece of Cheese
WRED
— Weighted Random Early Detection
MASER
— Microwave Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation
AOF
— Advanced Open File
TCAM
— Telecommunications Access Method
HMMS
— Hypermedia Management Schema
RIFF
— Resource Interchange File Format
OFCOM
— Office of Communications
DISK
— diskette
ALT
— Contralto
PMSM
— Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor
CMS
— Conversational Monitor System
EMOTICON
— Emotion Icon
EREP
— Environmental Record Editing and Printing program
J2EE
— Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition
BONDING
— Bandwidth On Demand Interoperability Group
ODD
— Optical Disk Drive
ILEC
— Independent Local Exchange Carrier
PARM
— Patient relationship management
OC
— Overclock (Over Clock)
KTM
— Kernel Transaction Manager
ATVEF
— Advanced TV Enhancement Forum
ACDI
— Asynchronous Communications Device Interface
CTI
— computer-telephony integration
ELM
— Expertise location and management
SAST
— Static Application Security Testing
CBEMA
— Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers'Association
GHOST
— General Hardware-Oriented Software Transfer
P2MP
— Point-To-Multipoint
CEI
— Common Event Infrastructure
EPS
— Events per Second
SIS
— Student Information System
ATUL
— ADSL Termination Unit Remote
UNICODE
— UNIversal CODE
ESCON
— Enterprise Systems Connection
AAUI
— Apple Attachment Unit Interface
PPU
— PowerPC Processor Unit
EARN
— European Academic and Research Network
UTP
— unshielded twisted pair
SLR
— Service Level Reporter
NHIN
— Nationwide Health Information Network
OTM
— Oracle Transportation Management
DFI
— DFI Inc. (Design for Innovation)
CEPT
— Conference on European Post & Telegraph
EDA
— Event-Driven Architecture
ZDNET
— Ziff-Davis Network
OSSIM
— Open Source Security Information Management
EGRP
— Exterior Gateway Routing Protocol
KPN
— Koninklijke PTT Nederland
USMT
— User State Migration Tool
COD
— Connection Oriented Data
CSD
— Cisco Secure Desktop
DBRT
— Directed Beam Refresh Terminal
DIPP
— Dual Inline Pin Package
ALET
— Access List Entry Token
KCC
— Knowledge Consistency Checker
TAPI
— Telephony Application Programming Interface
SPU
— Synergistic Processor Unit
OEP
— Outlook Exchange Protocol
COES
— Centers of Excellence in Women's Health
