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• IMHO — In My Humble Opinion
• LAN — Local Area Network
• URL — Universal Resource Locator
• CRAN — Comprehensive R Archive Network
• OSS — Open Source Software
• COMPUTER — Common Operating Machine Particularly Used For Trade Education And Research
• YMMV — Your Mileage May Vary
• ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
• ARPANET — Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (early internet)
• OIC — Oh I See
• OEM — Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
• BTW — By The Way
• XML — Extensible Markup Language
• FTP — File Transfer Protocol
• IT — Information Technology
• ROM — Read-Only Memory
• CPU — Central Processing Unit
• L8R — Later
• IP — Internet Protocol
• BBL — Be Back Later
• RFID — Radio Frequency Identification
• AC — Alternating Current
• ARP — Address Resolution Protocol (ATM)
• CU — See You
• IRC — Internet Relay Chat
• CRT — Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
• PDF — Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
• FIFO — First In, First Out
• PM — Private Message
• FAQ — Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
• ASCII — American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
• GUI — Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
• GFY — Go Fuck Yourself
• API — Application Programming Interface
• LIFO — Last In, First Out
• NP — No Problem
• MTBF — Mean Time Before Failure
• AFK — Away From Keyboard (Internet Chat Abbreviation)
• AFAIK — As Far As I Know
• POV — Point Of View
• PS — PostScript
• RF — Radio Frequency
• LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
• ISO — International Organization for Standardization
• EDI — Electronic Data Interchange
• CR — Carriage Return
• MAN — Metropolitan Area Network
• ISP — Internet Service Provider
• DEC — Digital Equipment Corporation
• L10N — Localization

• B TAM — Basic Telecommunications Access Method
• VPN — Virtual Private Network (ATM)
• VDU — Visual Display Unit
• BRB — Be right back
• ATM — Asynchronous Transfer Mode
• TYVM — Thank you very much
• GPS — Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
• LED — Light-Emitting Diode
• IMO — In My Opinion
• GIS — Geographic Information System
• GSM — Global System for Mobile Communications
• RPM — Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
• SME — Subject Matter Expert
• JIT — Just in time
• ACK — Acknowledge (telecommunications; Cf. NAK)
• WWW — World Wide Web
• QA — Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
• AM — Amplitude Modulation
• CMIIW — Correct Me If I'm Wrong
• WTG — Way To Go
• CAD — Computer Aided Designer
• HTTP — Hypertext Transfer Protocol
• AMD — Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (producer of computer chips)
• PGP — Pretty Good Privacy (encryption)
• WAN — Wide Area Network
• FET — Field Effect Transistor
• WB — Welcome Back
• IBM — International Business Machines Corporation
• OCR — Optical Character Recognition
• FYI — For Your Information
• PDA — Personal Digital Assistant
• BBIAB — Be Back In A Bit
• MIS — Management Information System (OSHA)
• SMTP — Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
• DIY — Do-It-Yourself
• BBS — Be back soon
• RDF — Resource Description Framework
• ARPA — Advanced Research Projects Agency (made early internet)
• PEBKAC — Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair (ditto)
• CMOS — Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
• DRAM — Dynamic Random Access Memory (dee-ram) (computing)
• RAM — random-access memory
• DARPA — Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)
• CD — Compact Disc
• IRL — In Real Life
• EOF — End Of File
• AAMOF — As A Matter Of Fact
• AUP — Acceptable Use Policy
• UAAG — User Agent Accessibility Guidelines
• XMMS — X MultiMedia System

• CAE — Computer-Aided Engineering
• BIT — Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1)
• ALU — Arithmetic Logic Unit
• G11N — Globalization
• ADSL — Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
• CRM — Customer Relationship Management
• SLA — Service Level Agreement
• PC — Personal computer (host)
• BBS — Bulletin Board System
• LED — law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
• SRAM — Static Random Access Memory (ess-ram)
• WIFI — Wireless Fidelity
• EOD — End Of Day
• ZOPE — Z Object Publishing Environment
• CAPTCHA — Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
• SSI — Server Side Include
• HZ — cycles per second (hertz)
• ISDN — Integrated Services Digital Network
• TTYL — Talk To You Later (Internet Slang)
• SQL — Structured Query Language
• CC — Carbon Copy
• DOS — Disk Operating System
• OTOH — On The Other Hand
• DES — Data Encryption Standard
• PCB — printed circuit board
• MDF — Main Distribution Frame
• DHCP — Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
• SSL — Secure Socket Layer
• RFC — Request For Comment
• DDOS — Distributed Denial of Service
• SAAS — Software as a Service
• ICT — Information and Communication Technology
• ZIFS — Zero Insertion Force Socket
• KISS — Keep It Simple Stupid
• EOM — End Of Message
• BFN — Bye for Now
• VHF — Very High Frequency
• IETF — Internet Engineering Task Force
• BCC — Blind Carbon Copy
• XCBL — XML Common Business Library
• NFS — Network File System
• NMI — Non-Maskable Interrupt
• PNG — Portable Network Graphics (graphic file standard/extension)
• ASP — Application Service Provider
• I²C — Inter-Integrated Circuit
• MUA — Mail User Agent (Internet email)
• ABI — Application Binary Interface
• FIPS — Federal Information Processing Standard
• IOW — In Other Words
• WYSIWYG — What You See Is What You Get (pronounced Wizzy-wig. See Entry For Derived Acronyms)

• ITU — International Telecommunication Union
• QOS — Quality of Service
• ERP — Emergency Response Plan
• DCOM — Distributed Component Object Model
• POP — Point Of Presence (Internet)
• CMS — Content Management System
• SOHO — Small Office/Home Office. Acronym expression for the 'virtual office' environment and characteristics found in self-employed and small businesses, that are increasingly prevalent in the modern business age.
• BBIAM — Be Back In A Minute
• IVR — Interactive Voice Response (telephone technology)
• CGI — Common Gateway Interface
• NIST — National Institute of Standards and Technology
• MHZ — Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
• ASP — Active Server Page
• ACM — Association for Computing Machinery
• DNS — Domain Name System
• PNP — Plug aNd Play
• RDBMS — Relational Database Management System
• SLIP — Serial Line Interface Protocol
• FQDN — Fully Qualified Domain Name
• CPC — Cost Per Click-through
• BSOD — Blue Screen Of Death
• UHF — Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
• DL — Download
• MIPS — Millions of Instructions Per Second
• DLL — Dynamic Link Library (computer file)
• AES — Advanced Encryption Standard
• LUN — Logical Unit Number
• SAN — Storage Area Network
• NIM — No Internal Message. Used when the entire content of the email is contained in the subject and the body remains empty. This saves the recipient's time because she then does not have to open the email.
• CUL — See You Later
• BPS — bits per second
• IMAO — In My Arrogant Opinion
• RL — Real Life - I.e. When Not Chatting
• UI — User Interface
• CDMA — Code Division Multiple Access (voice/data transmission)
• CUL8R — See You Later
• OS — Operating System
• SKU — Stock Keeping Unit
• IC — Integrated Circuit
• IP — Intellectual Property
• ACL — Access Control List
• DSL — Digital Subscriber Line
• CAM — computer aided manufacturing
• GIGO — Garbage In Garbage Out (computing)
• CRC — Contrôle de Redondance Cyclique (French: Cyclic Redundancy Check)
• MB — Megabyte
• CLI — Command line Interface (Cabletron)
• AI — Artificial Intellegence
• I/O — Input/Output
• BI — Business Intelligence

• CIR — Committed Information Rate (Frame Relay)
• UDP — User Datagram Protocol (FDDI related)
• ROFL — Rolling on the floor laughing
• IPL — Initial Program Load
• DBMS — Database Management System
• LTNS — Long Time No See
• UTC — Coordinated Universal Time
• BAK — Back At Keyboard
• BER — Bit-Error Rate
• IMAP — Internet Message Access Protocol
• P2P — Peer to Peer (as in music file sharing systems like KaZaA)
• TCP — Transmission Control Protocol
• NM — Never Mind
• PC DOS — Personal Computer Disk Operating System
• GPRS — General Packet Radio Service
• FWIW — For What It's Worth
• LF — Low Frequency
• CFM — Cubic Feet per Minute
• FDDI — Fiber Distributed Data Interface
• DTE — Data Terminal Equipment
• AGP — Accelerated Graphics Port
• TLA — Three Letter Abbreviation
• SAS — Statistical Analysis System
• PDH — Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy
• SSID — Service set identifier (Wi-Fi)
• NBD — No Big Deal
• BOOTP — Bootstrap Protocol
• DML — Data Manipulation Language
• SCSI — Small Computer System Interface
• DAC — Discretionary Access Control
• BSD — Berkeley Software Distribution
• GIF — Graphic Interchange Format
• IE — Internet Explorer
• SOHO — Small Office Home Office
• ACE — Advanced Computing Environment
• COTS — Commercial Off the Shelf Software
• ABR — Available Bit Rate
• RISC — Reduced Instruction Set Computer
• GB — Gigabyte
• CAD — Computer-Aided Design
• KHZ — kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
• OOTB — Out Of The Box
• DDE — Dynamic Data Exchange (in software parlance)
• EBCDIC — Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (pronounced Eb-see-dik) (cf. BCD)
• JSON — JavaScript Object Notation
• DSP — Digital Signal Processor
• ECC — Error Correction Code (Error Checking And Correction)
• ELF — Extremely Low Frequency
• IANA — Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
• BBIAF — Be Back In A Few

• SNMP — Simple Network Management Protocol (ATM)
• ALSA — Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
• PPP — Point-to-Point Protocol
• BW — Bandwidth
• UL — Upload
• EAI — Enterprise Application Integration
• BBFN — Bye Bye For Now
• CS — Computer Science
• MCSA — Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
• YACC — Yet Another Compiler-Compiler
• DMA — direct memory access (computer term)
• W3C — World Wide Web Consortium
• 4GL — Fourth-generation Programming Language
• IDF — Intermediate Distribution Frame
• DVD — Digital Versatile Disc
• BASIC — Beginners Allpurpose Symbolic Instruction Code
• FYA — For Your Amusement
• MAC — Media Access Control
• OMG — Object Management Group
• SEO — Search Engine Optimizer
• CM — Configuration Management
• RTM — Read the manual (meaning «don’t ask stupid questions before read existing information»)
• MBR — Master Boot Record
• TIA — Thanks in advance
• TTL — Time To Live
• AAC — Advanced Audio Coding
• DBCS — Double-Byte Character Set
• ERP — Enterprise Resource Planning
• AOL — America on line
• JPEG — Joint Photographic Experts Group (24-bit image storage format)
• PPL — Pay Per Lead
• DFD — Data Flow Diagram
• ACK — ACKnowledgment
• CORBA — Common Object Request Broker Architecture
• MIMO — Multiple Input, Multiple Output
• ATA — Advanced Technology Attachment
• RPC — Remote Procedure Call
• TTL — Transistor-Transistor Logic
• RAID — Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
• RFI — Radio Frequency Interference
• RSN — Real Soon Now [which may be a long time coming]
• NOS — Network Operating System
• RIP — Routing Information Protocol
• CDR — Compact Disc Recordable
• RTF — Rich Text Format
• WAP — Wireless Application Protocol
• HTML — Hyper Text Markup Language
• OSI — Open Systems Interconnection (iso Standard)
• USB — Universal Serial Bus
• CVS — Concurrent Versions System

• ROTFL — Roll On The Floor Laughing
• BIOS — Basic Input Output System
• MOM — Message Oriented Middleware
• MOTD — Message of the Day
• ICANN — Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
• DDL — Data Definition Language
• IDE — Integrated Development Environment
• MUD — Multi-User Dungeon (gaming)
• EPROM — Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
• OTW — On the Way
• PLC — Programmable Logic Control
• VR — Virtual Reality
• CAI — Computer-Aided Instruction
• BCD — Binary-Coded Decimal
• MOO — MUD Object Oriented
• IM — Instant Message
• SGML — Standard Generalized Markup Language
• MS — The Company Microsoft
• BASIC — Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
• KB — Keyboard
• SVG — Scalable Vector Graphics
• VLF — Very Low Frequency
• MF — Medium Frequency
• FDMA — Frequency Division Multiple Access
• MIB — Management Information Base (ATM)
• RSI — Repetitive Strain Injury
• COBOL — Common Business-Oriented Language
• NIST — National Institute of Standards & Technology (US)
• EOL — End Of Line
• BGP — Border Gateway Protocol (routing protocol)
• LDAP — Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (pronounced Ell-dap)
• UPS — Uninterruptible Power Supply
• RPG — Report Program Generator
• DTP — Desktop Publishing
• ARM — Advanced RISC Machines Ltd
• EEPROM — Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
• JBOD — Just a Bunch Of Disks/Drives
• AD — Administrative Domain
• NIC — Network Interface Card
• QOTD — Quote of the Day
• MMS — Multimedia Messaging Service
• VOIP — Voice Over IP (Internet Protocol)
• E-MAIL — Electronic Mail
• SOA — Service-Oriented Architecture
• ICMP — Internet Control Message Protocol
• UGC — User Generated Content
• WEP — Wired Equivalent Privacy
• SYSOP — System Operator
• FITB — Fill In The Blank
• MBPS — Megabits per second

• CES — Consumer Electronics Show
• PHP — PHP Hypertext Processor
• SMS — Short Message Service
• IMCO — In My Considered Opinion
• SHA — Secure Hash Algorithm
• PCM — Pulse-Code Modulation
• CRLF — Carriage Return Line Feed
• CSS — Cascade Style Sheet
• EDVAC — Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer
• OLE — Object Linking and Embedding (Microsoft communication protocol)
• PERL — Practical Extraction and Report Language
• RTS — Ready To Send
• ENIAC — Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer
• ADO — ActiveX Data Objects (Microsoft)
• BLOG — Web Log
• Y2K — Year 2000
• DRM — Digital Rights Management
• HD — High Density
• MMORPG — Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game
• SMART — Self-Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology
• PD — Public Domain
• SCADA — Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition
• MMU — Memory Management Unit
• HF — High Frequency
• EAP — Extensible Authentication Protocol
• MIME — Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
• OSPF — Open Shortest Path First (ATM)
• MPEG — Moving Picture Experts Group (International Standards Organisation/International Electrotechnical Commission)
• ACD — Automatic Call Distributor
• ADC — Analog-Digital Converter
• TTS — Text To Speech
• BYOD — Bring Your Own Device
• HTH — Hope This Helps. Email abbreviation when replying to requests. Potentially counter-productive if the recipient doesn't understand what it means...
• DMCA — Digital Millennium Copyright Act
• DOS — Denial Of Service
• SOAP — Simple Object Access Protocol
• JVM — Java Virtual Machine
• XHTML — Extensible Hypertext Markup Language
• IDE — Integrated Drive Electronics
• TANSTAAFL — There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch (coined By Author Robert A. Heinlein In His The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress)
• IME — Input Method Editor
• ITIL — Information Technology Infrastructure Library
• DOM — Document Object Model
• ICL — In Christian Love
• SEI — Software Engineering Institute
• ESD — Electrostatic Discharge
• TCP/IP — transmission control protocol/internet protocol
• SDK — Software Development Kit (Microsoft)
• MICR — Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
• GMTA — Great Minds Think Alike

• WTH — What The Hell?
• NSA — National Security Agency
• TSR — Terminate and Stay Resident [software program]
• BSA — Business Software Alliance
• PCMCIA — Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
• GUID — Globally Unique Identifier
• RACF — Resource Access Control Facility
• CNC — Computer Numerical Control
• MIT — Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.)
• LOC — Lines Of Code
• SMIL — Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
• AD — Active Directory
• BT — BitTorrent
• CHAP — Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (ATM)
• FOAF — Friend Of A Friend
• DAW — Digital Audio Workstation
• SDH — Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (ATM)
• WTB — Want to Buy (a commonly used phrase in the online game "World of Warcraft")
• IEC — International Electrotechnical Commission
• DPI — Dots per inch.
• EISA — Extended Industry Standard Architecture
• CPRI — Common Public Radio Interface
• RCS — Revision Control System
• KB — Kilobyte: One thousand and twenty-four bytes kbps kilo bit per second
• OASIS — Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
• CIM — Common Information Model
• LF — Line Feed
• CFD — computational fluid dynamics
• FCS — Frame check sequence (Ethernet)
• ACPI — Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
• NOP — No Operation
• OLTP — Online Transaction Processing
• NNTP — Network News Transfer Protocol
• DEV — Development
• CG — Computer Graphics
• BPEL — Business Process Execution Language
• BPM — Business Process Modeling
• RAD — Rapid Application Development
• RTP — Real-Time Transport Protocol
• CN — Common Name
• TLS — Transport Layer Security
• TB — Terabyte
• NCSA — National Center for Supercomputing Applications
• LMAO — Laughing my arse off
• CMYK — Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
• GHZ — Gigahertz
• IDS — Intrusion Detection System
• MOTOS — Member Of The Opposite Sex
• FSF — Free Software Foundation
• SITD — Still In The Dark

• TCL — Tool Command Language
• DVR — Digital Video Recorder
• SERP — Search Engine Results Positioning
• MHOTY — My Hat's Off To You
• ALGOL — Algorithmic Language
• PAAS — Platform-as-a-Service
• ADCCP — Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures
• AT — Advanced Technology
• EFF — Electronic Frontier Foundation
• NOC — Network Operations Center
• PLD — Programmable Logic Device
• TFT — Thin Film Transistor
• ADT — Abstract Data Type
• ECMA — European Computer Manufacturer's Association
• NSP — Network Service Provider
• GNU — GNU's Not UNIX (a Recursive Acronym)
• WLAN — Wireless Local Area Network
• MDA — Model Driven Architecture
• OTTOMH — Off the top of my head
• MTA — Mail Transfer Agent
• KB — Knowledge Base
• DFS — Distributed File System
• FPS — Frames per second.
• RSA — Rivest-Shamir-Adleman
• MBPS — Megabytes Per Second
• ODBC — Open Database Connectivity
• LPI — Lines Per Inch
• CERT — Computer Emergency Response Team
• WAP — Wireless Access Point
• PKI — Public Key Infrastructure (cryptography)
• HSDPA — High-Speed Downlink Packet Access
• VB — Visual Basic
• SSH — Secure Shell (Unix program)
• GOMS — Goals, Operators, Methods and Selection Rules
• MOTAS — Member Of The Appropriate Sex
• IAC — In Any Case
• GIMP — GNU Image Manipulation Program
• ETLA — Extended Three Letter Acronym
• QBE — Query By Example
• GNOME — GNU Network Object Model Environment
• URI — Uniform Resource Identifier
• UML — Unified Modeling Language (Object Management Group, OMG)
• APIC — Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
• DLC — Downloadable Content
• MIPS — Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages
• LCD — Liquid-crystal display
• TTY — Teletype Telex Machine
• VM — Virtual Memory
• FRU — Field Replaceable Unit
• TSO — time Sharing option (of OS/360, IBM)

• AJAX — Asynchronous Javascript and XML
• OSS — Open Sound System
• MTU — Maximum Transmission Unit
• BYKT — But You Knew That
• UPNP — Universal Plug and Play
• 2NF — Second Normal Form
• IOT — Internet of Things
• FEC — Forward Error Correction
• ECC — Elliptic Curve Cryptography
• NTP — Network Time Protocol
• FSCK — File System Check
• LFS — Linux from Scratch
• GPL — General Public License
• KBPS — kilobits per second
• TDMA — Time Division Multiple Access
• ICS — Internet Connection Sharing
• IRDA — Infrared Data Association
• ISV — Independent Software Vendor
• EPROM — Electrically Programmable Read Only Memory
• ASPI — Advanced SCSI Programming Interface
• RUP — Rational Unified Process
• MSI — Medium-Scale Integration
• AIX — Advanced Interactive Executive (IBM)
• APR — Apache Portable Runtime
• ECN — Explicit Congestion Notification
• BRM — Business Reference Model
• CHS — Cylinder-Head-Sector addressing
• CUA — Common User Access
• UNIX — Uniplexed Information and Computing System
• DVI — Digital Visual Interface
• MDA — Monochrome Display Adapter
• CC — C Compiler
• FSM — Finite State Machine
• AWT — Abstract Window Toolkit (Java)
• ADB — Apple Desktop Bus
• CISC — Complex Instruction Set Computer
• SOE — Standard Operating Environment
• RARP — Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
• SCTP — Stream Control Transmission Protocol
• NLP — Natural Language Processing
• MGB — May God Bless
• IPS — Intrusion Prevention System
• ACID — Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability
• MPLS — Multiprotocol Label Switching
• FXP — File Exchange Protocol
• PPTP — Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
• BJT — Bipolar Junction Transistor
• S/MIME — Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
• EGP — Exterior Gateway Protocol
• ORB — Object Request Broker

• CGI — Computer-Generated Imagery
• IPX — Internetwork Packet Exchange
• DAT — Digital Audio Tape
• CDE — Common Desktop Environment
• APC — American Power Conversion
• CPL — Cost Per Lead
• AFAICR — As Far As I Can Remember
• CPS — characters per second
• OUI — Organizationally Unique Identifier
• LTE — Long Term Evolution
• LGA — Land Grid Array
• VAR — Variable
• PBS — Portable Batch System
• HFS — Hierarchical File System
• ASIC — application-specific integration circuit
• IS — International Standard
• FPU — Floating Point Unit
• AVI — Audio Video Interleave
• CT — Computerised Axial Tomography
• LKML — Linux Kernel Mailing List
• AAL — ATM Adaptation Layer
• FAT — File Allocation Table
• HCL — Hardware Compatibility List
• MDA — Mail Delivery Agent
• PAN — Personal Area Network
• PCL — Printer Command Language
• MVS — Multiple Virtual Storage
• UCS — Universal Character Set
• ARIN — American Registry for Internet Numbers
• JSP — Java Server Page
• DCCP — Datagram Congestion Control Protocol
• KB — Kilobit
• FTTH — Fiber To The Home
• CRUD — Create, Read, Update and Delete
• DB — Database
• LGPL — Lesser General Public License
• COM — Component Object Model
• HDD — Hard Disk Drive
• XMPP — Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
• TLV — Type-Length-Value
• IIOP — Internet Inter-ORB Protocol
• VLSI — Very-Large-Scale Integration
• JDBC — Java Database Connectivity
• POJO — Plain Old Java Object
• RAS — Remote Access Service
• PCI — Peripheral Component Interconnect
• DTR — Data Terminal Ready
• PMU — Power Management Unit
• CIDR — Classless Inter-Domain Routing (ATM)
• IDL — Interface Definition Language

• ERD — Entity-Relationship Diagram
• AOE — ATA Over Ethernet
• UUID — Universally Unique Identifier (see Also GUID)
• IGRP — Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
• HDMI — High-Definition Multimedia Interface
• MSB — Most Significant Bit
• HHOK — Ha-ha, only kidding
• AMR — Audio Modem Riser
• ALI — Acer Labs Incorporated
• VOD — Video On Demand
• AARP — Appletalk Address Resolution Protocol
• BPDU — Bridge Protocol Data Unit
• POID — Persistent Object Identifier
• HAL — Hardware Abstraction Layer
• RIAA — Recording Industry Association of America
• RIA — Rich Internet Application
• DCMI — Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (Online Computer Library Center)
• MAC — Mandatory Access Control
• XPCOM — Cross-Platform Component Object Model
• GPIO — General Purpose Input/Output
• SDP — Session Description Protocol
• RSS — Really Simple Syndication
• WPAN — Wireless Personal Area Network
• VSAT — Very Small Aperture Terminal (satellite service)
• MB — Megabit
• RTOS — Real-Time Operating System
• FS — File System
• MCT — Microsoft Certified Trainer
• CA — Certificate Authority
• DCL — Data Control Language
• HMA — High Memory Area
• EULA — End User License Agreement (usually in reference to software)
• AA — Anti-Aliasing
• ADF — automatic document feeder
• MPAA — Motion Picture Association of America
• CHAP — Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (PPP)
• VCS — Version Control System
• RTSP — Real Time Streaming Protocol
• RGB — red-green-blue (signal)
• FS — For Sale
• MPL — Mozilla Public License
• AAT — Average Access Time
• ISA — Industry Standard Architecture
• PROM — Programmable Read-Only Memory
• IRI — Internationalized Resource Identifier
• AST — Abstract Syntax Tree
• CDN — Content Delivery Network
• DTD — Document Type Definition (XML)
• DAP — Directory Access Protocol
• IPC — Interprocess Communication

• CIFS — Common Internet File System
• PAP — Password Authentication Protocol (ATM)
• 1GL — First-Generation Programming Language
• MCSD — Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
• HP — Hewlett-Packard Development Company
• DPI — Deep Packet Inspection
• IAE — In Any Event
• INTERNIC — Internet Network Information Center
• GBPS — Gigabits per second
• PPPOE — Point-to-Point Protocol Over Ethernet
• SMBIOS — System Management BIOS
• VGA — Video Graphics Array
• IO — Input/Output
• CLOB — Character Large Object
• HURD — Hird Of Unix-Replacing Daemons (cf. Hird)
• NTFS — New Technology File System
• APL — Ada Programming Language
• DBA — Database Administrator
• AWT — Abstract Windowing Toolkit
• ACR — Allowed Cell Rate
• VRML — Virtual Reality Modeling Language
• UAT — User Acceptance Test
• GAS — GNU ASsembler
• DR-DOS — Digital Research Disk Operating System
• BT — BlueTooth
• CTS — Clear To Send
• MOTSS — Member Of The Same Sex
• ICE — In-Circuit Emulator
• XSD — XML Schema Definition
• VNC — Virtual Network Computing
• CPA — Cost Per Action
• JIT — Just-In-Time (inventory management)
• EPS — Encapsulated Postscript
• HPFS — High Performance File System
• SDL — Simple DirectMedia Layer
• IIS — Internet Information Services
• RADIUS — Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
• SSI — Single System Image
• FDD — Floppy Disk Drive
• POE — power over ethernetinjector
• ABEND — Abnormal End
• SIMD — Single Instruction, Multiple Data (system) (processor)
• OID — Object Identifier
• LISP — List Processing Language
• TFTP — Trivial File Transfer Protocol (ATM)
• TIC — Taken Into Consideration
• HSM — Hierarchical Storage Management
• SPF — Sender Policy Framework
• EDSAC — Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Computer
• DCC — Digital Command Control

• OLAP — Online Analytical Processing
• DMI — Direct Media Interface
• GCC — GNU Compiler Collection
• FMC — Fixed Mobile Convergence "Mobile UC or Unified Communications over Wireless"
• IRP — I/O Request Packet
• SP — Service Pack
• EMS — Expanded Memory Specification
• MCA — Micro Channel Architecture
• RMI — Remote Method Invocation
• PIM — Personal Information Manager
• NAN — Not A Number (computing)
• OOP — Of an Object Oriented Programming
• SMB — Server Message Block
• MFC — Microsoft Foundation Class
• FSB — Front-Side Bus
• BEEP — Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol
• MIDI — Musical Instrument Digital Interface
• NACK — Negative ACKnowledge
• ISR — Interrupt Service Routine
• ABR — Area Border Router
• SIMM — Single Inline Memory Module
• LAMP — Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP
• IPSEC — Internet Protocol Security
• AFP — Apple Filing Protocol
• VM — Virtual Machine
• LIB — Libra
• MMI — Man-Machine Interface
• XSL — eXtensible Stylesheet Language
• DVD — Digital Video Disc
• SNA — System Network Architecture
• CS — Cable Select
• GFDL — GNU Free Documentation License
• LZW — Lempel-Ziv-Welch
• OSS — Operations Support System
• GWT — Google Web Toolkit
• JDK — Java Development Kit
• JCL — Job Control Language
• JRE — Java Runtime Environment
• JFC — Java Foundation Class
• IRQ — Interrupt Request
• GML — Geography Markup Language
• RC — Release Candidate
• TEMP — Temporary (worker, file, etc.)
• MOS — Microsoft Office Specialist
• AM — Access Method
• SWT — Standard Widget Toolkit
• PHP — Hypertext Preprocessor
• 10B-FB — 10 Base-Fb
• JNI — Java Native Interface
• IPTV — Internet Protocol Television

• DN — Distinguished Name
• BSS — Block Started by Symbol
• NRN — No response necessary
• XT — Extended Technology
• PDP — Programmed Data Processor
• FC-PGA — Flip Chip Pin Grid Array
• PTS-DOS — PhysTechSoft - Disk Operating System
• 3GL — Third-Generation Programming Language
• TLD — Top Level Domains
• IPP — Internet Printing Protocol
• CF — Compact Flash
• LSB — LINUX Standard Base
• SPMD — Single Program Multiple Data
• TI — Texas Instruments, Inc.
• MANET — Mobile Ad Hoc Network
• JFET — junction field effect transistor
• JFS — IBM Journaling File System
• RLL — Run Length Limited
• DSLAM — Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (Module)
• FPGA — Field-Programmable Gate Array
• PGA — Pin Grid Array
• MXF — Material eXchange Format
• VLE — Virtual Learning Environment
• AIFF — Audio Interchange File Format
• TIFF — Tag Image File Format
• CDFS — Compact Disc File System
• DHTML — Dynamic HyperText Markup Language
• TPF — Transaction Processing Facility
• MOBO — Motherboard
• WCF — Windows Communication Foundation
• TLD — Top-Level Domain
• PING — Packet Inter-Network Groper
• TMP — Temporary
• MT — Machine Translation
• NAT — Network Address Translation
• SLOC — Source Lines Of Code
• NTLM — NT LAN Manager Protocol
• KDE — K Desktop Environment
• RIR — Regional Internet Registry
• ANT — Another Neat Tool
• BTS — Bug Tracking System
• VPI — Virtual Path Identifier
• OOP — Object-Oriented Programming
• DV — Digital Video
• SOI — Silicon-On-Insulator
• ATX — Advanced Technology Extended [Intel]
• SSH — Secure Shell How
• WINS — Windows Internet Name Service
• VAX — Virtual Address Extension
• CMOS — Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductors

• PLC — Power line communication (electricity)
• BLOB — Binary Large Object
• EUC — Extended Unix Code
• 100B-FX — 100 Base-Fx
• LIB — Object Code Library
• DDR-SDRAM — Double Data Rate - Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
• YAHOO! — Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
• PXE — Preboot Execution Environment
• CSS — Content Scramble System
• UUCP — UNIX to UNIX Copy Package
• GB — Gigabit
• MCP — Microsoft Certified Professional
• APIPA — Automatic Private IP Address
• ANN — Artificial Neural Network
• SD — Secure Digital
• ROF — Rolling On (the) Floor
• HBA — Host Bus Adapter
• EIGRP — Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
• ISNS — Internet Storage Name Service
• ICT — Information and Communication Technologies
• ASLR — Address Space Layout Randomization
• POP3 — Post Office Protocol 3 (email)
• SPI — Serial Peripheral Interface
• OPML — Outline Processor Markup Language
• RDRAM — RAMBUS Dynamic Random Access Memory
• CFG — Control Flow Graph
• WIMAX — Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, Inc.
• ESB — Enterprise Service Bus
• LSB — least-significant byte
• WPF — Windows Presentation Foundation
• EBCDIC — Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code
• LILO — Linux Loader
• IGMP — Internet Group Management Protocol
• SDI — Single Document Interface
• WI-FI — Wireless Fidelity
• RAII — Resource Acquisition Is Initialization
• J2EE — Java 2 Enterprise Edition
• PVR — Personal Video Recorder
• SVC — Scalable Video Coding
• LTL — Linear Temporal Logic
• SCP — Secure Copy Protocol
• PIO — Programmed Input/Output
• MCDST — Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician
• MCA — Microsoft Certified Architect
• VBA — Visual BASIC for Applications
• MSA — Mail Submission Agent
• PPPOA — Point-to-Point Protocol Over ATM
• FC-AL — Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop
• FCB — File Control Block
• ISAM — Indexed Sequential Access Method

• 5GL — Fifth-Generation Programming Language
• CSE — Computer Science and Engineering Department (University of Washington)
• PON — Passive Optical Network
• DIN — Deutsches Institut für Normung.
• SDR — Software Defined Radio
• CDROM — compact disc read-only memory
• LV — Logical Volume
• BRR — Business Readiness Rating
• IFL — Integrated Facility for Linux
• RGBA — Red Green Blue Alpha
• MVC — Model View Controller (Microsoft software design pattern)
• ASIMO — Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility
• UTF — Unicode Transformation Format
• VLAN — Virtual Local Area Network
• NCQ — Native Command Queuing
• JCP — Java Community Process
• SIP — Session Initiation Protocol
• SATA — Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
• EFI — Extensible Firmware Interface
• OLED — Organic Light-Emitting Diode
• SLM — Service Level Management
• OMR — Optical Mark Recognition
• ACK — Amsterdam Compiler Kit
• 4NF — Fourth Normal Form
• ACL — Active Current Loop
• ALAC — Apple Lossless Audio Codec
• AABB — Axis-Aligned Bounding Box
• TLS — Thread Local Storage
• FILO — First In, Last Out
• KBPS — KiloBytes per second
• ICF — Internet Connection Firewall
• NETBIOS — Network Basic Input/Output System
• APU — Accelerated Processing Unit
• JMX — Java Management Extensions
• VESA — Video Electronics Standards Association
• ISA — Instruction Set Architecture
• RTC — Real Time Clock
• MPU — Microprocessor Unit
• ACF — Advanced Communications Function (IBM)
• BTAM — Basic Telecommunications Access Method
• DPMI — DOS Protected Mode Interface
• SVGA — Super Video Graphics Array
• PCMCIA — People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
• RPM — Revenue Per 1,000 Impressions. (M Is The Roman Numeral For 1,000)
• SPI — Stateful Packet Inspection
• PID — Process Identification Document
• SSD — Solid State Drive
• VI — Visual
• WDM — Wavelength-Division Multiplexing
• CLR — Common Language Runtime

• NGL — aNGeL
• ZISC — Zero Instruction Set Computer
• PS/2 — Personal System/2 (Microsoft)
• TCP/IP — Transmission Control/Internet Protocol
• BOM — Byte Order Mark
• SLI — Scalable Link Interface
• NLS — National Language Support
• EXIF — Exchangeable Image File
• VGA — Video Graphics Adapter
• MIMD — multiple instruction, multiple data (system)
• OLPC — One Laptop Per Child
• VT — Video Terminal
• LVD — Low Voltage Differential
• BFD — Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
• EPIC — Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing
• DIMM — Dual In-line Memory Module (computing)
• UE — User Experience
• UUCP — Unix To Unix Copy Program
• TAO — Track-At-Once
• TSP — Traveling Salesman Problem
• CDP — Continuous Data Protection
• ISC — Internet Storm Center
• MCM — Microsoft Certified Master
• OC — Overclock (Over Clock)
• TWAIN — Technology Without An Interesting Name
• POSIX — Portable Operating System Interface
• PGA — Programmable Gate Array
• SSE — Streaming SIMD Extensions
• FOSS — Free and Open Source Software
• JNDI — Java Naming and Directory Interface
• FDMA — Frequency-Division Multiple Access
• JTAG — Joint Test Action Group
• SODIMM — Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module
• REST — Representational State Transfer
• MCDBA — Microsoft Certified DataBase Administrator
• SNTP — Simple Network Time Protocol
• PPS — Pay Per Sale
• SDSL — Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line
• SDN — Service Delivery Network
• ROM-DOS — Read Only Memory - Disk Operating System
• LSI — Large Scale Integration -> VLSI
• SECC — Single Edge Contact Connector
• DDR — Double Data Rate
• AM — Active Matrix
• NPL — Netscape Public License
• SIMM — Single In-line Memory Module
• PIC — Programmable Interrupt Controller
• WOL — Wake-On-LAN
• PSM — Platform Specific Model
• WWID — World Wide Identifier

• QDR — Quad Data Rate
• ZCAV — Zone Constant Angular Velocity
• MS — Memory Stick
• OAT — Operational Acceptance Testing
• BBIAFM — Be Back in A Few Minutes
• RDBMS — Relational Data Base Management System (Oracle)
• NAK — Negative Acknowledge
• NAS — Network-Attached Storage
• RISC — Reduced Instruction Set Computing
• PCB — Process Control Block
• MDI — Multiple Document Interface
• DAO — Data Access Object
• JS — JavaScript
• LPI — Linux Professional Institute
• OSI — Open Source Initiative
• CFG — Context-Free Grammar
• SDRAM — Synchronous dynamic random access memory
• YAML — YAML Ain't Markup Language(Yet Another Markup Language)
• RJE — Remote Job Entry
• IL — Intermediate Language
• 6NF — Sixth Normal Form
• DEV — Devices
• NFC — Near Field Communication
• ADC — Apple Display Connector
• AC — Acoustic Coupler
• GPG — GNU Privacy Guard
• 3NF — Third Normal Form
• 10B-FP — 10 Base-Fp
• SOC — System-on-a-Chip
• WWN — World Wide Name
• P2P — Peer-to-peer (networking)
• MDD/MDSD — Model-Driven (Software) Development
• DLP — Digital Light Processing
• IVRS — Interactive Voice Response System
• DAO — Disk-At-Once
• CPA — Converged Packet Access
• UART — Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
• VFAT — Virtual File Allocation Table
• GPU — Graphics Processing Unit
• ACME — Automated Classification of Medical Entities
• VCI — Virtual Channel Identifier
• AVC — Advanced Video Coding
• XPS — XML Paper Specification
• IPS — Instructions Per Second
• AMQP — Advanced Message Queuing Protocol
• WSDL — Web Services Description Language
• WAIS — Wide Area Information Server
• UAC — User Account Control
• SCM — Source Code Management
• MVC — Model-View-Controller

• EMACS — Editor MACroS
• WPA — Wi-Fi Protected Access
• ATAG — Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
• DCC — Direct Client to Client
• CTSS — Compatible Time Sharing System
• RHEL — Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• NT — New Technology, also Windows NT
• WWAN — Wireless Wide Area Network
• MSDN — Microsoft Developer Network
• LBA — Logical Block Addresses
• DFS — Depth-First Search
• VLSM — Variable Length Subnet Mask
• ASSP — Application-specific standard product
• EUP — Enterprise Unified Process
• ELM — Electronic Mail for UNIX
• DIMM — Dual Inline Memory Module
• VTAM — Virtual Telecommunication Access Method
• FDC — Floppy Disk Controller
• FIOS — Fiber Optic Services
• CSS — Closed Source Software
• SU — Superuser
• RLE — Run-Length Encoding
• TTF — TrueType Font
• RTE — Real-Time Enterprise
• FLOPS — FLoating-Point Operations Per Second
• 2GL — Second-Generation Programming Language
• CSI — Common System Interface
• MBCS — Multi-Byte Character Set
• BNC — Barrel Nut Connector
• EBML — Extensible Binary Meta Language
• HDL — Hardware Description Language
• PPC — Pay Per Click (a search engine advertising model)
• MSI — Microsoft Software Installer
• BASH — Bourne-again shell
• HTM — Hierarchical Temporal Memory
• ISCSI — Internet Small Computer System Interface
• DIP — Dual In-line Package (electronics)
• URN — Uniform Resource Namespace
• CPAN — Comprehensive PERL Archive Network
• SPM — Software Project Management
• RAID — Redundant Array of Independent Disks
• CJK — Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
• SSD — Software Specification Document
• PIC — Peripheral Interface Controller
• UMA — Upper Memory Area
• MVP — Most Valuable Professional
• QTAM — Queued Teleprocessing Access Method
• XFX — XFX Graphics, a Division of Pine
• OOOE — Out-of-Order Execution
• PSU — power supply unit

• DFA — Deterministic Finite Automaton
• MP3 — MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3
• AWK — Aho, Weinberger, Kernighan
• POST — Power On Self Test
• SPARC — Scalable Processor Architecture Reduced Instruction Set Computer
• NSS — Network Security Services
• VPU — Visual Processing Unit
• MX — Mail Exchange
• BIN — Binary
• ECOS — Embedded Configurable Operating System
• DSDL — Document Schema Definition Languages
• SMA — SubMiniature version A
• DAC — Digital-To-Analog Converter
• WAMP — Windows, Apache, MySQL, and PHP
• EDO — Extended Data Output
• AMD — Advanced MicroDevices
• LCR — Least Cost Routing
• S/PDIF — Sony/Philips Digital Interface
• DPMS — Display Power Management Signaling
• ICE — Intrusion Countermeasure Electronics
• LVM — Logical Volume Management
• KRL — Knowledge Representation Language
• SAX — Simple API for XML
• PL/I — Programming Language One
• NI — National Instruments
• CPS — Classroom Performance System
• AALC — ATM Adaptation Layer Connection
• WINFS — Windows Future Storage
• BAL — Basic Assembly Language (Cf. ALC)
• OOO — Openoffice.org
• CSRF — Cross-Site Request Forgery
• JES — Job Entry Subsystem
• BMP — Bitmap Format (Windows)
• RAMDAC — Random Access Memory Digital Analog Convertor
• GLUT — OpenGL Utility Toolkit
• PARC — Palo Alto Research Center
• OO — OpenOffice
• CP/M — Control Program/Monitor
• RAS — Reliability, Availability and Serviceability
• APCI — Application-Layer Protocol Control Information
• OMF — Object Module Format
• ARPA — Address and Routing Parameter Area
• BFS — Breadth-First Search Algorithm
• VSAM — Virtual Storage Access Method
• ATAPI — Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
• CTCP — Client-To-Client Protocol
• SDIO — Secure Digital Input/Output
• DIVX — Digital Video Express
• EID — electronic ID card
• MSI — Micro-Star International

• GDB — GNU Debugger
• SRGB — Standard Red Green Blue
• CTX — Commited to Excellence
• CTP — Composite Theoretical Performance
• CCD — Charged Coupled Device
• SMC — SMC Networks
• MB — Motherboard
• SMM — Social Media Marketing
• LPT — Line Print Terminal
• VIM — Vi Improved
• YAST — Yet Another Setup Tool
• MCTS — Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist
• OO — Open Office
• IR — Intermediate Representation
• GDI — Graphical Device Interface
• AOP — Aspect-Oriented Programming
• SGI — Silicon Graphics Incorporated
• ERM — Entity-Relationship Model
• BIDI — Bi-Directional
• MAPI — Messaging Application Program Interface
• RC — Run Commands (UNIX)
• CD-ROM — Compact Disk - Read Only Memory
• NDS — Novell Directory Services
• OS — Open Source
• TNC — Threaded Neill-Concelman
• SATA — Serial Ata
• MFM — Modified Frequency Modulation
• TTS — text-to-speech speech
• DMR — Dennis M Ritchie
• RADIUS — Remote Authentication dial In User Service
• NTMK — Not To My Knowledge
• EGA — Enhanced Graphics Array
• FOLDOC — Free On-Line Dictionary Of Computing
• SAS — Serial-Attached SCSI
• PPM — pages per minute (a laser printer production rate metric)
• AT — Access Time
• NIC — Network Interface Controller
• DCIM — Digital Camera Images
• MMX — Matrix Math Extensions (Multimedia Extensions)
• 2B1Q — 2 Binary 1 Quaternary
• ISPF — Interactive System Productivity Facility
• OOM — Out of Memory
• NCP — Network Control Program
• UX — User Experience
• FWS — Folding White Space
• PUM — Potentially Unwanted Modification
• ABCL — Actor-Based Concurrent Language
• ACR — Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio
• PL/M — Programming Language for Microcomputers
• GPL — General-Purpose Language

• LDT — Lightning Data Transport
• PPI — Pixels Per Inch
• IHV — Independent Hardware Vendor
• VLIW — Very Long Instruction Word
• NLS — Native Language Support
• XSS — Cross-Site Scripting
• HTTPS — HyperText Transport Protocol Secure
• PV — Physical Volume
• ABM — Asynchronous Balanced Mode
• GPFS — General Parallel File System
• RDC — Remote Desktop Connection
• CDSA — Common Data Security Architecture
• MISD — Multiple Instruction Single Data
• ZIF — Zero Insertion Force (The device on a)
• NCP — NetWare Core Protocol
• RRAS — Routing and Remote Access Service
• ECRS — Expense & Cost Recovery System
• XGA — eXtended Graphics Array
• GPIB — General-Purpose Instrumentation Bus
• UEFI — Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
• XAML — Extensible Application Markup Language
• RSS — Radio Service Software (Motorola)
• SHDSL — Single-pair High-speed Digital Subscriber Line
• HID — Human Interface Device
• DOCSIS — Data over Cable Service Interface Specification
• BCNF — Boyce–Codd normal form
• NEP — Network Equipment Provider
• NVR — Network Video Recorder
• TBPS — Terabits Per Second
• VRAM — Video Random Access Memory
• CSV — Comma Separated Value(s)
• FSB — Frontside Bus
• CPA — Control Panel Applet
• EIDE — Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
• GRUB — Grand Unified Boot-Loader
• 100B-TX — 100 Base-Tx
• ASN.1 — Abstract Syntax Notation 1
• TUCOWS — The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software
• DD — Double Density
• ELF — Executable Linking Format
• GPT — GUID Partition Table
• IPS — InPlane Switching
• EDA — Electronic Design Automation
• ALU — Arithmetic and Logical Unit
• ESR — Eric Steven Raymond
• IBCS — Intel Binary Compatibility Standard
• TCU — Telecommunication Control Unit
• RFID — Radio-Frequency Identification
• RAIT — Redundant Array of Inexpensive Tapes
• AL — Active Link

• RISC OS — Reduced Instruction Set Computer Operating System
• 5NF — Fifth Normal Form
• WDDM — Windows Display Driver Model
• DRM — Direct Rendering Manager
• MPEG — Motion Pictures Experts Group
• CD-R — Compact Disc-Recordable
• PNY — PNY Technology
• VDSL — Very High Bitrate Digital Subscriber Line
• NSS — Name Service Switch
• ZCS — Zero Code Suppression
• SSI — Small-Scale Integration
• SLA — Software License Agreement
• NPU — Network Processing Unit
• WOL — Wake On Lan's
• IDE — Integrated Device Electronics
• JBL — Jame B. Lansing
• MNG — Multiple-image Network Graphics
• SO-DIMM — Small Outline Dual In-Line Memory Module
• 100B-FX — 100BASE-FX
• SWF — Shock Wave Flash
• BINAC — Binary Automatic Computer, Nachfolger des ENIAC
• TRON — The Real-Time Operating System Nucleus
• UDMA — Ultra Direct Memory Access
• USR — User
• PUP — Potentially Unwanted Program
• EDSAC — Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator
• CTSS — Compatible Time-Sharing System
• BFD — Binary File Descriptor
• WSFL — Web Services Flow Language
• RTE — Runtime Environment
• DFI — DFI Inc. (Design for Innovation)
• XP — Extreme Programming
• PGO — Profile-Guided Optimization
• NP — Nondeterministic Polynomial Time
• JSF — JavaServer Faces
• PNP — Plug 'N Play
• DVD RW — Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable
• MAMP — Mac OS X, Apache, MySQL, and PHP
• WBEM — Web-Based Enterprise Management
• NVRAM — Non-Volatile Random Access Memory
• 10B-F — 10BASE-F
• NEXT — Near-end Crosstalk
• FLAC — Free Lossless Audio Codec
• DSDM — Dynamic Systems Development Method, Ltd
• 10B-FB — 10BASE-FB
• CTI — Computer Telephony Integration
• DVI — Digital Video Interface
• ULA — Uncommitted Logic Array
• ZMA — Zone Multicast Address
• PPGA — Plastic Pin Grid Array

• DRI — Direct Rendering Infrastructure
• FASM — Flat Assembler
• FSAA — Full Screen Anti-Aliasing
• HHD — Hybrid Hard Drive
• ETL — Extract, Transform, Load
• MCITP — Microsoft Certified Information Technology Professional
• URI — Universal Resource Identifier
• MCPD — Microsoft Certified Professional Developer
• PID — Proportional, Integral, Derivative
• CTAN — Comprehensive TeX Archive Network
• SISO — Single-Input and Single-Output
• SFTP — Simple File Transfer Protocol
• SCID — Source Code in Database
• UMB — Upper Memory Block
• VCPI — Virtual Control Program Interface
• IGP — Integrated Graphics Processor
• JAXP — Java API for XML Processing
• SSA — Static Single Assignment
• XMS — Extended Memory Specification
• VFAT — Virtual Fat
• FTTC — Fiber To The Curb光纤到路边
• MTA — Microsoft Technology Associate
• DSN — Data Set Name
• DAL — Database Abstraction Layer
• SLED — Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop
• UDDI — Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration
• FOSDEM — Free and Open Source Software Developers' European Meeting
• 100B-T — 100 Base-tT
• SDDL — Security Descriptor Definition Language
• NFA — Nondeterministic Finite Automaton
• NUI — Natural User Interface
• DSL — Domain-Specific Language
• FHS — Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
• 1NF — First Normal Form
• PMM — Post Memory Manager
• JSP — Jackson Structured Programming
• SMP — Supplementary Multilingual Plane
• WORA — Write Once Run Anywhere
• PCIE — PCI Express
• 386 — Intel 80386 processor
• BIND — Berkeley Internet Name Domain
• DVD R — Digital Versatile Disc Recordable
• MGCP — Multimedia Gateway Control Protocol
• BMP — Basic Multilingual Plane
• OSS — Open-Source Software
• 486 — Intel 80486 processor
• MMDS — Mortality Medical Data System
• DP — Dot Pitch
• EFM — Eight-to-Fourteen-Modulation
• XMP — Extensible Metadata Platform

• JME — Java Micro Edition
• DML — Definitive Media Library
• XUL — XML-based User Interface Language
• PPPOE — PPP over Ethernet
• WAV — WAVEform audio format
• DVD-RAM — Digital Versatile Disc Random Access Memory
• SMS — System Management Server
• MCAD — Microsoft Certified Application Developer
• JSE — Java Standard Edition
• PL/P — Programming Language for Prime
• BFG — BFG Technologies
• MDA — Model-Driven Architecture
• SSI — Single-System Image
• /. — Slashdot
• 10B-T — 10 Base-tT
• OSTG — Open Source Technology Group (formerly Open Source Development Network; OSDN)
• HVD — Holographic Versatile Disc (Optware)
• RTAI — Real-Time Application Interface
• SGR — Select Graphic Rendition
• RTL — Right-to-Left
• NUMA — Non Uniform Memory Access
• 286 — Intel 80286 processor
• 3GPP — mobile broadband "3G" Partnership Project
• RDM — Relational Data Model
• PMJ — Pardon my jumping in
• JFET — Junction Field-Effect Transistor (jay-fett)
• MCSE — Microsoft Certified System Engineer
• DAC — Digital to Analog Converter-Audio
• LCOS — Liquid Crystal on Silicone
• PXI — PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation
• DSSSL — Document Style Semantics and Specification Language
• DPC — Deferred Procedure Call
• ESCON — Enterprise Systems Connection
• MANET — Mobile Ad-Hoc Network
• DVD-RW — Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable
• KVM — Keyboard, Video, Mouse switch
• BRMS — Business Rule Management System
• SBU — Standard Build Unit
• QFP — Quad Flat Pack
• DSN — Database Source Name
• RSS — Rich Site Summary
• TDK — Tdk Corporation
• CNR — Communications and Networking Riser
• VBS — Visual Basic Script
• RDOS — Real-Time Disk Operating System
• XSLT — XSL Transformations
• 8B10BLF — 8 Byte 10 Byte Local Fiber
• CSP — Communicating Sequential Processes
• WIMP — Weakly Interacting Massive Particle
• WCAG — Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

• WAI — Web Access Initiative
• ME — Millennium Edition
• POD — Plain Old Document
• CAQ — Computer-Aided Quality Assurance
• JCE — Java Cryptography Extension
• SISD — Single Instruction Single Data
• GCR — Group Code Recording
• FOAD — F'k Off And Die
• AM — Active Monitor
• L2TP — Layer two Tunneling Protocol
• ACP — Airline Control Program
• XAG — XML Accessibility Guidelines
• AE — Adaptive Equalizer
• Y2K — Year Two Thousand
• UNC — Universal Naming Convention
• ASM — Algorithmic State Machine
• DDR3 — Double Data Rate Type 3
• FTF — modes--face-to-face
• CAID — Computer-Aided Industrial Design
• VCD — Video CD
• NASM — Netwide Assembler
• UML — User-Mode Linux
• SLES — SuSE Linux Enterprise Server
• BT — Bluetooth Tablet
• J2SE — Java 2 Standard Edition
• PRAM — Parameter Random Access Memory
• MMIO — memory mapped I/O
• PMM — Personal Memory Manager
• AMOLED — Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode
• ASMP — Asymmetric Multiprocessing
• HLASM — High Level Assembler
• AF — Anisotropic Filtering
• SBIN — superuser binary
• WMA — Window Media Audio
• GBPS — Gigabytes per second
• SSH — Secure Shell Home
• MOUS — Microsoft Office User Specialist
• UVC — Universal Virtual Computer
• TWAIN — Toolkit Without an Informative Name
• PINE — Program for Internet News and E-mail
• FUD — Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt
• 10B2 — 10 Base2
• PKCS — Public Key Cryptography Standard
• JEE — Java Enterprise Edition
• NUMA — Nonuniform Memory Access
• TWAIN — Technology Without An Important Name
• FC-AL — Fiber Channel - Arbitrated Loop
• CD-RW — CD-Rewritable
• ISCSI — Internet Small Computer Systems Interface
• YAAF — Yet Another Application Framework

• HTTPD — Hypertext Transport Protocol Daemon
• FHS — File System Hierarchy Standard
• SPA — single page application
• 10B-FP — 10BASE-FP
• MBD — Model-Based Design
• 10B-FL — 10 Base-Fl
• XDM — X Window Display Manager
• MCAS — Microsoft Certified Application Specialist
• CGA — Color Graphics Array
• XSLT — Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation
• CMMI — Capability Maturity Model Integration
• WZC — Wireless Zero Configuration
• TEC — Thermoelectric Cooler
• GCJ — GNU Compiler for Java
• DLNA — Digital Living Network Alliance
• 100B-T — 100BASE-T
• TTA — True Tap Audio
• TBPS — Terabytes per second
• CTM — Close To Metal
• XP — Cross-Platform
• RTFM — Read the fking manual
• VDSL — Very high bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line
• TUG — TeX User's Group
• K&R — Kernighan and Ritchie
• 4B5BLF — 4 Byte 5 Byte Local Fiber
• PPP — Point to Point Protocol
• CJKV — Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese
• AT — Active Terminator
• EXT — EXTended file system
• ARC — Adaptive Replacement Cache
• VLB — Vesa Local Bus
• FEMB — Front-End Motherboard
• 10B-FL — 10BASE-FL
• DVD-ROM — DVD-Read Only Memory
• DVD-RW — DVD-ReWritable
• JDS — Java Desktop System
• DVD-RAM — Digital Versatile Disk - Random Access Memory
• EVGA — EVGA Corporation
• EFM — Eight-to-Fourteen Modulation
• JFS — Journaled File System
• AAA — Authentication Authorization, Accounting
• SDR — Software-Defined Radio
• SUS — Single UNIX Specification
• OSDN — Open Source Developer Network
• TCPIP — Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
• ICP — Internet Cache Protocol
• HIS — Hightech Information System Limited
• CN — Canonical Name
• HD DVD — High Definition DVD
• SOPA — Stop Online Piracy Act

• 10B-F — 10 Base-FF
• CTL — Computational Tree Logic
• TUG — TeX Users Groups
• OOE — Out-of-Order Execution
• PCRE — Perl Compatible Regular Expressions
• LAMP — Linux Apache MySQL and Python
• WFI — Wait for Interrupt
• IPO — Inter Procedural Optimization
• SCPI — Standard Commands for Programmable Instrumentation
• WOM — Wake-On-Modem
• PCI-X — Peripheral Component Interconnect eXtended
• DIF — Data Integrity Field
• JVC — JVC Company of America
• CDR — Compact Disk Recorder
• WOR — Wake-On-Ring
• CHS — Cylinder Head Sector
• 100BVG — 100 Basevg
• WORE — Write Once Run Everywhere
• DKIM — Domain Keys Identified Mail
• OBSAI — Open Base Station Architecture Initiative
• ABR — AutoBaud Rate
• RDS — Remote Data Services
• SIP — Supplementary Ideographic Plane
• MOSFET — Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
• J2ME — Java 2 Micro Edition
• QT — Quasar Toolkit
• CGT — Computational Graph Theory
• CD-RW — Compact Disc Re-Writable
• FBDIMM — Fully Buffered Dual Inline Memory Module
• HTC — High Tech Corporation
• I18N — Internationalization
• XSLT — Extensible Style Sheet Language Transformation
• AS — Access Server
• DSL — Domain Specific Language
• CISC — Complex Instruction Set Computing
• UMPC — Ultra-Mobile Personal Computer
• 100B-TX — 100BASE-TX
• VFS — Virtual File System
• DND — Drag-and-Drop
• SCM — System Control Module
• WAFS — Wide-Area File Services
• JINI — Jini Is Not Initials
• PGA — Professional Graphics Array
• CAQ — Computer-Aided Quality
• 10B-T — 10BASE-T
• REGEX — Regular Expression
• JAXB — Java Architecture For Xml Binding
• HDV — High-Definition Video
• DDR2 — Double Data Rate 2
• DVD-R — Digital Versatile Disc Recordable

• MMIO — Memory-Mapped I/O
• SSD — Solid-state drives
• DVD-R — DVD-Recordable
• PS/2 — Personal System /2
• RIP — Raster Image Processor
• ARC — Advanced RISC Computing
• UTP — Unshieled Twisted Pair
• BIND — Berkeley Internet Name Daemon
• SIGGRAPH — Special Interest Group On Graphics Of The Association Of Computing Machinery
• CPM — Cost Per 1,000 Impressions
• BSB — Backside Bus
• OES — Open Enterprise Server
• HPC — High-Performance Computing
• BBP — Baseband Processor
• INFOSEC — Information Systems Security
• JSP — JavaServer Pages
• BFT — Byzantine Fault Tolerant
• SPIM — SPam sent over Instant Messaging
• JUG — Java Users Group
• MIMO — Multiple-Input Multiple-Output
• RPM — RPM Package Manager
• HSF — Heatsink-Fan
• APS — Accunet Packet Service
• SWT — Stardard Widget Toolkit
• ROFLMAO — Rolling on the floor laughing my arse off
• BNC — Bayonet Neill Concelman
• NIO — New I/O
• CSP — Cloud Service Provider
• LAMP — Linux Apache MySQL PHP
• IFS — Item for Sale
• NSPR — Netscape Portable Runtime
• JMS — Java Message Service
• ZOI — Zero One Infinity
• FTTP — Fiber To The Premises
• HSF — Heat Sink and Fan
• SIFOTCN — Sitting in front of the computer naked
• 10B5 — 10 Base5
• TASM — Turbo Assembler
• MSI — Message Signaled Interrupt
• MS-DOS — Microsoft Dos
• TNC — Terminal Node Controller
• HIG — Human Interface Guidelines
• REGEXP — Regular Expression
• AL — Access List
• CSV — Comma-Separated Values
• NPTL — Native POSIX Thread Library
• PQI — PQI Corporation
• XUL — XML User Interface Language
• CM — Content Management
• LTR — Left-to-Right

• SUSE — Software Und Systementwicklung
• UUN — Universal User Name
• ROMB — Read-Out Motherboard
• HCI — Human Computer InteractionUsability
• CD-ROM — CD Read-Only Memory
• XSL-FO — eXtensible Stylesheet Language Formatting Objects
• RTF — Rich Text Fomat
• EEPROM — Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
• TRON — Trace On
• DGD — Dworkin's Game Driver
• REFAL — Recursive Functions Algorithmic Language
• FLOSS — Free/Libre/Open Source Software
• ZPL — Z-level Programming Language
• NGSCB — Next-Generation Secure Computing Base
• TLS — Thread-Local Storage
• NS — Netscape
• RSA — Rivest Shamir Adleman
• SO-DIMM — Small Outline DIMM
• 10B2 — 10BASE-2
• NDPS — Novell Distributed Print Services
• PCMCIA — Peripheral Component Microchannel Interconnect Architecture
• PERL — Practical Extraction and Reporting Language
• JAX-RPC — Java XML for Remote Procedure Calls
• SBP-2 — Serial Bus Protocol 2
• LAMP — Linux, Apache, Mysql, Perl
• LIF — Low Insertion Force
• POST — power-on self-test Postdoc
• SIGCAT — Special Interest Group on CD-ROM Applications and Technology
• MOBO — Mother Board
• IMNSHO — In my not-so-humble opinion
• CDRW — Compact Disc - ReWritable
• SMT — Simultaneous Multithreading Technology
• ASG — Abstract Semantic Graph
• SMP — Symmetric Multi-Processing
• JFS — Journaling Filesystems Such
• LM — LAN Manager
• AROS — AROS Research Operating System
• SSP — Supplementary Special-purpose Plane
• SSSE — Supplementary Streaming SIMD Extensions
• BIDI — Bidirectional
• FAP — FORTRAN Assembly Program
• 100BVG — 100BASE-VG
• CAS — Column Address Signal
• NURBS — Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline
• TROFF — Trace Off
• SASID — Self-scanned Amorphous Silicon Integrated Display
• DVDR — Digital Versatile Disc Recordable
• SVD — Structured Vlsi Design
• FP — Function Programming
• RLL — Run-Length Limited

• RC — Runtime Configuration (unix/linux configuration files)
• EISA — Extended Industry-Standard Architecture
• VG — Volume Group
• XDMCP — X Display Manager Control Protocol
• PVG — Physical Volume Group
• PATA — Parallel Ata
• USR — United States Robotics
• ITL — Interval Temporal Logic
• CD-R — CD-Recordable
• BOINC — Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing
• HT — Hyper-Threading
• RTTI — Runtime Type Information
• CRS — Computer Reservations System
• WUSB — Wireless Universal Serial Bus
• LTNT — Long Time No Type
• RHL — Red Hat Linux
• JNZ — Jump non-zero
• CAT — Computer-Aided Translation
• FPS — Floating Point Systems Ltd.
• NSS — Novell Storage Service
• MOSFET — Metal Oxide Semiconductor FET
• CPA — Cell Processor Architecture
• FPS — Frame Per Second
• ATI — ATI Technologies Inc.
• LUG — Linux User Group
• WMV — Windows Media Video
• FOSI — Formatted Output Specification Instance
• WASM — Watcom Assembler
• UDMA — Ultra DMA
• 10B5 — 10BASE-5
• TRS-DOS — Tandy Radio Shack - Disk Operating System
• SE — Single-Ended, Cyclindrical Boiler
• FDS — Fedora Directory Server
• SISD — Single-instruction single-data
• KM — Knowledge Machine
• BAM — Block Availability Map
• XVGA — EXtended Video Graphics Adapter
• EIDE — Enhanced IDE
• OCZ — OCZ Technology
• HTX — HyperTransport eXpansion
• OSCON — O'Reilly Open Source Convention
• FOTCL — Falling out the chair laughing
• HDTV — High Definition Televsion
• DVDRAM — Digital Versatile Disc - Random Access Memory
• GPASM — GNU PIC ASseMbler
• XNS — Xerox Network Services
• ASR — Asynchronous Signal Routine
• CIFS — Common Internet Filesystem
• MGPT — Machine-Generated Problem Tracking
• AH — Active Hub

• XTF — Extended Triton Format
• GPGPU — General-Purpose Computing on Graphics Processing Units
• OFTC — Open and Free Technology Community
• TUX — Torvald's Unix
• MINIX — MIni-uNIX
• PPPOA — PPP over ATM
• MOP — Meta-Object Protocol
• PPC — PowerPC
• RTEMS — Real-Time Executive for Multiprocessor Systems
• SBOD — Spinning Beachball of Death
• XPIDL — Cross Platform Idl
• ABR — Available Bitrate
• CSS — Cross-Site Scripting and Script
• DCCA — Debian Common Core Alliance
• ORM — Oject-Relational Mapping
• PSVI — Post-Schema-Validation Infoset
• NEC — NEC Corporation
• HIRD — Hurd Of Interfaces Representing Depth (cf. HURD)
• CDRW — Compact Disk Re-Writer
• FL — Function Level
• RMS — Richard Matthew Stallman
• RSS — RDF Site Summary
• CIM — Computationally Independent Model
• SDLC — System Development Lifecycle
• WEBDAV — WWW Distributed Authoring and Versioning
• XPIDL — Cross-Platform IDL
• XPI — XPInstall
• JMX — Java Management Extentions
• EWMH — Extended Window Manager Hints
• SCA — SCSI Configured Automatically
• FICON — Fiber Connectivity
• MMX — Multi-Media Extensions
• XTF — Extensible Tag Framework
• PIM — Platform Independent Model
• PENTIUM — penta = five
• NTFS — NT Filesystem
• AM — Allied Mastercomputer
• ECS — Elitegroup Computer Systems
• WWDC — Apple World Wide Developer Conference
• BIDI — Bidirectional Display
• SDSL — Symmetric DSL
• DVDRW — Digital Versatile Disk - ReWritable
• PFA — Please Find Atachment
• GIMPS — Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search
• FUBAR — Fuked up beyond all recognition
• PSA — Professional Services Automation
• OTB — Oh, to bed
• WTF — What the fk
• SIMON — Simulation Online
• PLT — Power Line Telecoms

• XILP — X Interactive ListProc
• TPC — TipidPC
• LPC — Lars Pensjö C
• LG — LG Electronics
• LE — Logical Extents
• SE — Single Ended
• PE — Physical Extents

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