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IT Terminology Abbreviations

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SOX — Sarbanes-Oxley
FM-200 — Firemaster / Fire Master 200
YYYY-MM-DD — Year Year Year Year - Month Month - Day Day
LAN — Local Area Network
KML — Keyhole Markup Language
URL — Universal Resource Locator
OSS — Open Source Software
L3F — Layer 3 Forwarding
BAPI — Business Application Programming Interface (SAP)
RADCAB — Relevancy Appropriateness Detail Currency Authority Bias
MDF — Medium Density Fiberboard
YMMV — Your Mileage May Vary
ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
ARPANET — Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (early internet)
OEM — Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
BTW — By The Way
XML — Extensible Markup Language
DYLD — dynamic link editor
FTP — File Transfer Protocol
IT — Information Technology
ROM — Read-Only Memory
CPU — Central Processing Unit
EDGE — Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
IP — Internet Protocol
RFID — Radio Frequency Identification
MSG — Message
H-MENU — Hierarchical menu
PPM — parts per million
LASER — Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
ARP — Address Resolution Protocol (ATM)
0-DAY — zero Dimension
CSMA/CA — Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance
IRC — Internet Relay Chat
CRT — Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
PDF — Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
FIFO — First In, First Out
FAQ — Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
ASCII — American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
A11Y — accessibility
R&D — Research & Development
GUI — Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
DI/DO — Dispatch In/ Dispatch Out
S.W.I.F.T. — Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
API — Application Programming Interface
LIFO — Last In, First Out
MOODLE — Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment
MTBF — Mean Time Before Failure
HIPAA — Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
AFK — Away From Keyboard (Internet Chat Abbreviation)
CCTV — Closed-circuit television