& FULL NAMES
MS -MICRO SOFT
XP ---Extreme Programming
PC --PERSNOL COMPUTER
CPU -- CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
HARD DISK
HDD -HARD DISK DRIVE
GB--GIGA BYTE
KB --KILO BYTE
MB-MEGA BYTE
TB-TERA BYTE
PB- PETA BYTE
EB EXA BYTE
YB-YOTTA BYTE
ZB-ZEETA BYTE
MBPS-MEGA BYTE PER SECONDD
MDISK- MANEGER
FDD -FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
PC : PERSONAL COMPUTER
CPU : CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
OS : OPERATING SYSTEM
UPS : UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY
RAM : RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY
ROM : READ-ONLY MEMORY
Appendix A
List of Abbreviations with Full form
Abbreviation
1G
Full form
First generation of mobile phone standards and
technology
Second
generation of mobile phone
2G
standards and technology
Third generation of mobile phone standards and
3G
technology
3GPP
3rd Generation Partnership Project
3GPP2
3rd Generation Partnership Project 2
ADSL
Asynchronized Digital Subscriber Loop
AMPS
Advanced Mobile Phone System
APEX
Application Exchange
API
Application Programming Interfaces
APRU
Average Revenue Per User
AR
Application Router
ARPANET
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
AS
Application Server
AST
Application Server Toolkit
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
B2BUA
Back to Back User Agent
BGCF
Breakout Gateway Control Function
BICC
Bearer Independent Call Control
BPEL
Business Process Execution Language
Customized Applications for Mobile network
CAMEL
Enhanced
Logic
CapEx
Capital Expenditure
CBE
Common Base Event
CCXML
Call Control Extensible Markup Language
CDC
Connected Device Configuration
CDMA
Code division multiple access
Code division multiple access Hybrid of
CDMA2000 2.5G/3G Mobile standard
CGI
Common Gateway Interface
CIR
Connection Initiation Request
CLDC
Connected Limited Device Configuration
CLI
Command Line Interface
CLP
Command Line Protocol
CMP
Container Managed Persistence
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CN
COPS
CPIM
CPP
CRs
CSCF
CSE
CSNs
CSP
CSS
DCOM
DOM
DSL
DTDs
EAR
EDA
EDGE
EJB
EMS
ESB
ETSI
EV-DO
FDM
FHoSS
FMC
FTP
GGSN
GLMS
GNU
GPL
GPRS
GSM
HLR
HLR/AUC
HSS
HTTP
I-CSCF
ICT
IETF
Core Network
Common Open Policy Services
Common Profile for Instant Messaging
Common Profile for Presence
Change Requests
Call Session Control Function
CAMEL Service Environment
Circuit Switched Networks
Client-Server Protocol
Cascading Style Sheets
Distributed Component Object Model
Document Object Model
Digital subscriber line
Document Type Definition
Enterprise Archive
Event Drive Architecture
Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
Enterprise Java Beans
Enhanced Messaging Service
Enterprise Service Bus
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
Evolution-Data Optimized
Frequency Division Multiplex
FOKUS HSS
Fixed Mobile Convergence
File Transfer Protocol
Gateway GPRS Support Node
Group and List Management Server
Genuinely Not Unix
GNU Public License
General Packet Radio Service
Global System for Mobile communications
Home Location Register
Home Location Register and Authentication Center
Home Subscribe Server
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Interrogating Call Session Control Function
Information and Communication Technology
Internet Engineering Task Force
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iFC
IMAP
IMIN
IMPP
IMPP WG
IMS
IMS-MGW
IM-SSF
IMTS
IMXP
IN
INAP
IOP
IP
IPGW
IPv4
IPv6
IPX
ISC
ISDN
ISUP
IT
ITU
J2ME
J2SE
JAIN
JCP
JDBC
JDK
JPEG
JSP
JSR
JST
JTAPI
JTWI
JVM
LAN
LGPL
MAHO
initial Filter Criteria
Internet Message Access Protocol
IMS Interworking Network
Instant Messaging and Presence Protocol
Instant Messaging and Presence Protocol Working
Group
IP Multimedia Subsystem
IMS Media Gateway
IP Multimedia Service Switching Function
Improved Mobile Telephone System
former to XMPP
Intelligent Network
Intelligent Network Application Part
Inter-Orb Protocol
Internet Protocol
IP Gateway
Internet Protocol version 4
Internet Protocol version 6
IP Interworking Exchanged
IMS Service Control
Integrated Services Digital Network
ISDN User Part
Information Technology
International Telecommunication Union
Java 2 Micro-Edition
Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition
Java Advanced Intelligent Network
Java Community Process
Java DataBase Connectivity
Java Development Kit
Joint Photographic Experts Group
Java Server Page
Java Specification Request
J2EE standard Tools
Java telephony API
Java Technology for the Wireless Industry
Java Virtual Machine
Local Area Network
GNU Lesser General Public License
Mobile Assisted Handover
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MG
MGCF
MH
MIDI
MIDP
MIME
MIPv6
MMD
MMS
MRFP
MSA
MSC
MSCF
MSRP
MSRP
MVC
NAT
NGN
NGN-FG
N-ISDN
OASIS
ODBC
OMA
OMA
OPEX
OSA
P2P
PA
P-CSCF
PDA
PIDF
PLMN
PNG
POC
POP
POTS
PRIM
PS
SNs
Media gateway
Media Gateway Control Function
Mobile Host
Musical Iinstrument Digital Interface
Mobile Information Device Profile
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Mobile IPv6
Multimedia Domain
Multimedia Messaging Service
Multimedia Resource Function Processor
Mobile Service Architecture
Mobile Switching Center
Media Server Function Control
Message Session Relay Protocol
Message Session Relay Protocol
Model View Controller
Network Address Translators
Next Generation Network
NGN Focus Group
Narrowband Integrated Services Digital Network
Organization for the Advancement of Structured
Information
Open
DataBase Connectivity
Standards
Open Mobile Alliance
Open Mobile Alliance
Operating Expenses
Open Service Architecture
Person-to-person
Presence Agent
Proxy Call Session Control Function
Personal Digital Assistant
Presence Information Data Format
Public land mobile network
Portable Network Graphics
Push to talk over cellular
Post Office Protocol
Plain old telephone service
Presence and Instant Messaging Protocol
Presence Server
Packet-Switched Networks
PSTN
PTT
QoE
QoS
RAN
REST
RFC
RLS
RMI
RMS
RPID
RPP
RSVP
RTP
RTT
SAR
SAs
SBC
SCP
SCS
S-CSCF
SDP
SGSN
SGW
SIB
SIGCOMP
SIMPLE
SIP
SIP–AS
SLA
SLEE
SLS
SMCNP
SMIL
SMS
SMTP
SOA
Public switched telephone network
Push-to-Talk
Quality of Experience
Quality of Services
Radio Access Network
Representation State Transfer
Request For Comment
Resource List Server
Remote Method Invocation
Record Management System
Rich Presence Information Data Format
Receiving Party Pays
Resource Reservation Protocol
Real-time Transport Protocol
Round Trip Times
SIP application resource
Security Associations
Single Board Computer
Service Control Point
Service Capability Server
Serving Call Session Control Function
Service Delivery Platforms
Serving GPRS Support Node
Signalling Gateway
Service Independent Building Block
Signaling Compression
SIP for Instant Messaging and Presence
Leveraging
Session
Initiation Protocol
Extensions
SIP Applications Server
Service Level Agreement
Service Logic Execution Environment
Service Level Specification
Server Mobile Core Network Protocol
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
Short message service
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Service Oriented Architecture
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SOAP
SRV
Simple Object Access Protocol
Service LookUp
SS7
SSP
SSV
STUN
TAPI
TAPI
TCP
TDM
TISPAN
TLS
TMF
TR
TS
TWSS
UAC
UAS
UCT
UDDI
UDP
UE
UMM
UMTS
UOA
URI
USCE
UTRAN
VAS
VOIP
VXML
W3C
WAN
WAP
WBXML
W-CDMA
Wi-fi
WLAN
Signalling System No. 7
Service Switching Point
Shared Streaming Video
Simple Transversal of UDP through NATs
Telephony Application Programming Interface
Telephony API
Transmission Control Protocol
Time Division Mutiplexing
Telecom & Internet converged Services &
Protocols for
Transport
Security
Advanced Layer
Networks
Tele management Forum
Technical Reports
Technical Specifications
Telecom Web Services Toolkit
User Agent Client
User Agent Server
University of Cape Town
Universal Description Discovery and Integration
User Datagram Protocol
User Equipment
Unified Mobility Manager
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
User Oriented Architecture
Universal Resource Identifier
Unified Service Creation Environment
UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network
Value Added Services
Voice over IP
Voice XML
World Wide Web Consortium
Wide Area Network
Wireless Application Protocol
Wireless Binary XML
Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
Wireless Fidelity
Wireless LAN
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WSDL
WS-I
WSIF
WSP
WST
WTK
XCAP
XML
XMLNS
XMPP
XSD
Web Services Description Language
Web Services Interoperability Organization
Web Services Invocation Framework
Wireless Session Protocol
Web standard tool
Wireless Toolkit
XML Configuration Access Protocol
Extensible Markup Language
XML Namespaces
Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
XML Schema Definition
LCD : LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
LED : LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE
NTFS : NEW TECHNOLOGY FILE SYSTEM
FAT : FILE ALLOCATION TABLE
DOC : DOCUMENT
TXT = TEXT
MS : MICROSOFT
SD : SECURE DIGITAL
MMC : MULTIMEDIA CARD
CD : COMPACT DISC
DVD : DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC
BRD – BD : BLU-RAY DISC
ISO : INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION
DB : DATABASE
IC : INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
SYS : SYSTEM
CONFIG : CONFIGURATION
CTRL : CONTROL
ALT : ALTERNATE
ESC : ESCAPE
DEL : DELETE
NUM LOCK : NUMBER LOCK
FN : FUNCTION
PrtScn = Prt Scr = Print Scrn = Prt Scn = Prt Sc = Prt Scrn = Prnt Scrn : PRINT SCREEN
SysRq : SYSTEM REQUEST
ScrLk : SCROLL LOCK
PgUp : PAGE UP
PgDn : PAGE DOWN
Ins : INSERT
WINXP : WINDOWS XP
WIN7 : WINDOWS 7
SP : SERVICE PACK
CMD : COMMAND
TEMP : TEMPORARY
WMP : WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER
MP3 : MOVING PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP PHASE 3 (MPEG-3)
MPEG : MOVING PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP PHASE (MPEG)
MPEG 1 : MOVING PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP PHASE 1 (MPEG-1)
MPEG 2 : MOVING PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP PHASE 2 (MPEG-2)
JPG : JOINT PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERTS GROUP
AVI : AUDIO VIDEO INTERLEAVE
WMV : WINDOWS MEDIA VIDEO
GIF : GRAPHICS INTERCHANGE FORMAT
RGB : RED – GREEN – BLUE
CMYK : CYAN – MAGENTA – YELLOW – KEY (BLACK)
ACPI : ADVANCED CONFIGURATION AND POWER INTERFACE
APM : ADVANCED POWER MANAGEMENT
REGEDIT : REGISTRY EDITOR
PRO : PROFESSIONAL
BAT : BATCH
GPEDIT : GROUP POLICY EDITOR
OSK : ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD
COM : COMPONENT OBJECT MODEL
USB : UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS
IT : INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
NET : INTERNET
IP : INTERNET PROTOCOL
AP : ACCESS POINT
DNS : DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM
HTTP : HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL
HTTPS : HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL SECURE
HTML : HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE
PHP : HYPERTEXT PREPROCESSOR
XML : EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE
CSS : CASCADING STYLE SHEETS
ASP : ACTIVE SERVER PAGES
SQL : STRUCTURED QUERY LANGUAGE
WWW : WORLD WIDE WEB
.COM : COMMERCIAL
.NET : NETWORK
.ORG : ORGANIZATION
.EDU : EDUCATIONAL
.GOV : GOVERMENTAL
.INFO : INFORMATION
.BIZ : BUSINESS
.BD : BANGLADESH
.US : UNITED STATE
.UK : UNITED KINGDOM
TLD : TOP-LEVEL DOMAIN
DL : DOWNLOAD
UL : UPLOAD
PR : PAGE RANK
SEO : SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION
CEO : CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
E-MAIL : ELECTRONIC MAIL
SMS : SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE
MMS : MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING SERVICE
PW – PASS – P.CODE – CODE : PASSWORD
AP : ALERTPAY
MB : MONEYBOOKERS
PP : PAYPAL
LR : LIBERTY RESERVE
INFO : INFORMATION
LAN : LOCAL AREA NETWORK
WLAN : WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK
NAT : NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION
UPDATE : UP-TO-DATE
IDM : INTERNET DOWNLOAD MANAGER
DAP : DOWNLOAD ACCELERATOR PLUS
KB : KILOBYTE
MB : MEGA BYTE
GB : GIGA BYTE
GiB : GIBI BYTE
TB : TERA BYTE
TiB : TEBI BYTE
PB : PETA BYTE
PiB : PEBI BYTE
EB : EXA BYTE
EiB : EXBI BYTE
ZB : ZETTA BYTE
ZiB : ZEBI BYTE
YB : YOTTA BYTE
YiB : YOBI BYTE
GOOGLE : GOOGLE IS NOT AN ABBREVIATION . IT IS DISTORTED FORM OF
GOOGOL NUMBER (10 TO THE POWER OF 100) , THAT IS 1 FOLLOWED BY 100
ZEROS (0) .
YAHOO : YET ANOTHER HIERARCHICAL OFFICIOUS ORACLE
INTEL : INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS
HP : HEWLETT PACKARD
LG : LIFE’S GOOD
IBM : INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES
IPV4 : INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION 4
IPV6 : INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION 6
WI-FI : WIRELESS FIDELITY
VOIP : VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL
RSS : REALLY SIMPLE SYNDICATION
URL : UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR or UNIVERSAL RESOURCE LOCATOR
FAQ : FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
DMCA : DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT
ISP : INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER
SAME THINGS DIFFRENT NAME :
* FLASH DRIVE = THUMB DRIVE = PEN DRIVE + USB DRIVE
* TURN OFF = SHUTDOWN
* REBOOT = RESTART
* LOG IN = LOGIN = LOG ON
* MPEG = MPG = MP1 = MP2 = MP3 = M1V = M1A = M2A = MPA = MPV (FILENAME
EXTENSION)
* JPG = JPEG = JPE = JIF = JFIF = JFI
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Full Form Of Computer Related Words
PCMCIA
People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
ISDN
It Still Does Nothing
APPLE
Arrogance Produces Profit-Losing Entity
SCSI
System Can't See It
DOS
Defective Operating System
BASICBill's Attempt to Seize Industry Control
IBM
I Blame Microsoft
DEC
Do Expect Cuts
CD-ROM
Consumer Device, Rendered Obsolete in Months
OS/2
Obsolete Soon, Too.
WWW
World Wide Wait
MACINTOSH
Most Applications Crash; If Not, The Operating System Hangs
PENTIUM
Produces Erroneous Numbers Through Incorrect Understanding of Mathematics
COBOL
Completely Obsolete Business Oriented Language
AMIGA
A Merely Insignificant Game Addiction
LISP
Lots of Infuriating & Silly Parenthesis
MIPS
Meaningless Indication of Processor Speed
WINDOWS
Will Install Needless Data On Whole System
GIRO
Garbage In Rubbish Out
MICROSOFT
Most Intelligent Customers Realize Our Software Only (for) Fools (&) Teenagers.
AC
alternating current
ACPI
advanced configuration and power interface
ACT
activity
ADSL
asymmetrical digital subscriber line
AGP
accelerated graphics port
AMD
advanced micro devices
AMR
audio modem riser
APIPA
automatic private internet protocol addressing
APM
advanced power management
ARP
address resolution protocol
ASR
automated system recovery
AT
advanced technology
ATA
advanced technology attachment
ATAPI
advanced technology attachment packet interface
ATM
asynchronous transfer mode
ATX
advanced technology extended
BIOS
basic input/output system
BNC
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Navel Connector
BRI
basic rate interface
BTX
balanced technology extended
CCD
charged coupled device
CD
compact disc
CD-ROM
compact disc-read-only memory
CD-RW
compact disc-rewritable
CDFS
compact disc file system
CMOS
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
CNR
communication network riser
COM1
communication port 1
CPU
central processing unit
CRIMM
continuity-rambus inline memory module
CRT
cathode-ray tube
DAC
discretionary access control
DB-25
serial communications D-shell connector, 25 pins
DB-9
9 pin D shell connector
DC
direct current
DDOS
distributed denial of service
DDR
double data-rate
DDR RAM
double data-rate random access memory
DDR SDRAM
double data-rate synchronous dynamic random
access memory
DFS
distributed file system
DHCP
dynamic host configuration protocol
DIMM
dual inline memory module
DIN
Deutsche Industrie Norm
DIP
dual inline package
DLT
digital linear tape
DLP
digital light processing
DMA
direct memory access
DNS
domain name service or domain name server
DOS
disk operating system or denial of service
DPMS
display power management signaling
DRAM
dynamic random access memory
DSL
digital subscriber line
DVD
digital video disc or digital versatile disc
DVD-RAM
digital video disc-random access memory
DVD-ROM
digital video disc-read only memory
DVD-R
digital video disc-recordable
DVD-RW
digital video disc-rewritable
DVI
digital visual interface
ECC
error correction code
ECP
extended capabilities port
EEPROM
electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
EFS
encrypting file system
EIDE
enhanced integrated drive electronics
EISA
extended industry standard architecture
EMI
electromagnetic interference
EMP
electromagnetic pulse
EPROM
erasable programmable read-only memory
EPP
enhanced parallel port
ERD
emergency repair disk
ESD
electrostatic discharge
ESDI
enhanced small device interface
EVGA
extended video graphics adapter/array
EVDO
evolution data optimized or evolution data only
FAT
file allocation table
FAT12
12-bit file allocation table
FAT16
16-bit file allocation table
FAT32
32-bit file allocation table
FDD
floppy disk drive
FERPA
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Fn
Function (referring to the function key on a laptop)
FPM
fast page-mode
FRU
field replaceable unit
FT
P file transfer protocol
FQDN
fully qualified domain name
GB
gigabyte
GDI
graphics device interface
GHz
gigahertz
GUI
graphical user interface
GPRS
general packet radio system
GSM
global system for mobile communications
HAL
hardware abstraction layer
HCL
hardware compatibility list
HDD
hard disk drive
HDMi
high definition media interface
HPFS
high performance file system
HTML
hypertext markup language
HTTP
hypertext transfer protocol
HTTPS
hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer
I/O
input/output
ICMP
internet control message protocol
ICS
internet connection sharing
ICR
intelligent character recognition
IDE
integrated drive electronics
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IIS
Internet Information Services
IMAP
internet mail access protocol
IP
internet protocol
IPCONFIG
internet protocol configuration
IPP
internet printing protocol
IPSEC
internet protocol security
IPX
internetwork packet exchange
IPX/SPX
internetwork packet exchange/sequenced packet
exchange
IR
infrared
IrDA
Infrared Data Association
IRQ
interrupt request
ISA
industry standard architecture
ISDN
integrated services digital network
ISO
Industry Standards Organization
ISP
internet service provider
KB
kilobyte
LAN
local area network
LBA
logical block addressing
LC
Lucent connector
LCD
liquid crystal display
LDAP
lightweight directory access protocol
LED
light emitting diode
LIP
or LiPoly lithium-ion polymer
Li-on
lithium-ion
LPD/LPR
line printer daemon / line printer remote
LPT
line printer terminal
LPT1
line printer terminal 1
LPX
low profile extended
LVD
low voltage differential
MAC
media access control
MAN
metropolitan area network
MAPI
messaging application programming interface
Mb
megabit
MB
megabyte
MBR
master boot record
MBSA
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
MCR
multivariant curve resolution
MFD
multi-function device
MFP
multi-function product
MHz
megahertz
MicroDIMM
micro dual inline memory module
MIDI
musical instrument digital interface
MIME
multipurpose internet mail extension
MLI
multiple link interface
MMC
Microsoft management console
MMX
multimedia extensions
MP3
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio
MPEG
Moving Picture Experts Group
MSCONFIG
Microsoft configuration
MSDS
material safety data sheet
MUI
multilingual user interface
NAS
network-attached storage
NAT
network address translation
NetBIOS
networked basic input/output system
NetBEUI
networked basic input/output system extended user
interface
NFS
network file system
NIC
network interface card
NiCd
nickel cadmium
NiMH
nickel metal hydride
NLI
not logged in or natural language interface
NLX
new low-profile extended
NNTP
network news transfer protocol
NTFS
new technology file system
NTLDR
new technology loader
NWLINK
Netware Link
OCR
optical character recognition
OEM
original equipment manufacturer
OMR
optical mark recognition
OS
operating system
OSR
original equipment manufacturer service release
PAN
personal area network
PATA
parallel advanced technology attachment
PC
personal computer
PCI
peripheral component interconnect
PCIe
peripheral component interconnect express
PCIX
peripheral component interconnect extended
PCL
printer control language
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International
Association
PDA
personal digital assistant
PGA
pin grid array
PGA2
pin grid array 2
PIN
personal identification number
PKI
public key infrastructure
PnP
plug and play
POP
post office protocol
POP3
post office protocol 3
POST
power-on self test
POTS
plain old telephone service
PPP
point-to-point protocol
PPTP
point-to-point tunneling protocol
PRI
primary rate interface
PROM
programmable read-only memory
PS/2
Personal System/2 connector
PSTN
public switched telephone network
PVC
permanent virtual circuit
PXE
preboot execution environment
QoS
quality of service
RAID
redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) discs
RAM
random access memory
RAS
remote access service
RBAC
role-based access control or rule-based access
control
RDRAM
RAMBUS dynamic random access memory
RF
radio frequency
RFI
radio frequency interference
RGB
red green blue
RIMM
RAMBUS inline memory module
RIP
routing information protocol
RIS
remote installation service
RISC
reduced instruction set computer
RJ
registered jack
RJ-11
registered jack function 11
RJ-45
registered jack function 45
RMA
returned materials authorization
ROM
read only memory
RS-232 or RS232C
recommended standard 232
RTC
real-time clock
SAN
storage area network
SATA
serial advanced technology attachment
SC
subscription channel
SCSI
small computer system interface
SCSI ID
small computer system interface identifier
SD
card secure digital card
SDRAM
synchronous dynamic random access memory
SEC
single edge connector
SFC
system file checker
SGRAM
synchronous graphics random access memory
SIMM
single inline memory module
SLI
scalable link interface or system level integration or
scanline interleave mode
SMB
server message block or small to midsize business
SMTP
simple mail transport protocol
SNMP
simple network management protocol
SoDIMM
small outline dual inline memory module
SOHO
small office/home office
SP
service pack
SP1
service pack 1
SP2
service pack 2
SPDIF
Sony-Philips digital interface format
SPGA
staggered pin grid array
SPX
sequenced package exchange
SRAM
static random access memory
SSH
secure shell
SSID
service set identifier
SSL
secure sockets layer
ST
straight tip
STP
shielded twisted pair
SVGA
super video graphics array
SXGA
super extended graphics array
TB
terabyte
TCP
transmission control protocol
TCP/IP
transmission control protocol/internet protocol
TDR
time domain reflectometer
TFTP
trivial file transfer protocol
UART
universal asynchronous receiver transmitter
UDF
user defined functions or universal disk format or
universal data format
UDMA
ultra direct memory access
UDP
user datagram protocol
UL
Underwriter’s Laboratory
UNC
universal naming convention
UPS
uninterruptible power supply
URL
uniform resource locator
USB
universal serial bus
USMT
user state migration tool
UTP
unshielded twisted pair
UXGA
ultra extended graphics array
VESA
Video Electronics Standards Association
VFAT
virtual file allocation table
VGA
video graphics array
VoIP
voice over internet protocol
VPN
virtual private network
VRAM
video random access memory
WAN
wide area network
WAP
wireless application protocol
WEP
wired equivalent privacy
WIFI
wireless fidelity
WINS
windows internet name service
WLAN
wireless local area network
WPA
wireless protected access
WUXGA
wide ultra extended graphics array
XGA
extended graphics array
ZIF
zero-insertion-force
ZIP
zigzag inline package
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10B2—10BASE-2
10B5—10BASE-5
10B-F—10BASE-F
10B-FB—10BASE-FB
10B-FL—10BASE-FL
10B-FP—10BASE-FP
10B-T—10BASE-T
100B-FX—100BASE-FX
100B-T—100BASE-T
100B-TX—100BASE-TX
100BVG—100BASE-VG
286—Intel 80286 processor
2B1Q—2 Binary 1 Quaternary
2GL—Second-Generation Programming Language
2NF—Second Normal Form
3GL—Third-Generation Programming Language
3NF—Third Normal Form
386—Intel 80386 processor
486—Intel 80486 processor
4B5BLF—4 Byte 5 Byte Local Fiber
4GL—Fourth-Generation Programming Language
4NF—Fourth Normal Form
5GL—Fifth-Generation Programming Language
5NF—Fifth Normal Form
6NF—Sixth Normal Form
8B10BLF—8 Byte 10 Byte Local Fiber
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AA—Anti-Aliasing
AAA—Authentication Authorization, Accounting
AABB—Axis Aligned Bounding Box
AAC—Advanced Audio Coding
AAL—ATM Adaptation Layer
AALC—ATM Adaptation Layer Connection
AARP—AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol
ABCL—Actor-Based Concurrent Language
ABI—Application Binary Interface
ABM—Asynchronous Balanced Mode
ABR—Area Border Router
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ABR—Auto Baud-Rate detection
ABR—Available Bitrate
ABR—Average Bitrate
AC—Acoustic Coupler
AC—Alternating Current
ACD—Automatic Call Distributor
ACE—Advanced Computing Environment
ACF NCP—Advanced Communications Function—Network Control Program
ACID—Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability
ACK—ACKnowledgement
ACK—Amsterdam Compiler Kit
ACL—Access Control List
ACL—Active Current Loop
ACM—Association for Computing Machinery
ACME—Automated Classification of Medical Entities
ACP—Airline Control Program
ACPI—Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
ACR—Allowed Cell Rate
ACR—Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio
AD—Active Directory
AD—Administrative Domain
ADC—Analog-to-Digital Converter
ADC—Apple Display Connector
ADB—Apple Desktop Bus
ADCCP—Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures
ADO—ActiveX Data Objects
ADSL—Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
ADT—Abstract Data Type
AE—Adaptive Equalizer
AES—Advanced Encryption Standard
AF—Anisotropic Filtering
AFP—Apple Filing Protocol
AGP—Accelerated Graphics Port
AH—Active Hub
AI—Artificial Intelligence
AIX—Advanced Interactive eXecutive
Ajax—Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
AL—Active Link
AL—Access List
ALAC—Apple Lossless Audio Codec
ALGOL—Algorithmic Language
ALSA—Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
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ALU—Arithmetic and Logical Unit
AM—Active Matrix
AM—Access Method
AM—Active Monitor
AM—Allied Mastercomputer
AM—Amplitude Modulation
AMD—Advanced Micro Devices
AMQP—Advanced Message Queuing Protocol
AMR—Audio Modem Riser
ANN—Artificial Neural Network
ANSI—American National Standards Institute
ANT—Another Neat Tool
AoE—ATA over Ethernet
AOP—Aspect-Oriented Programming
APCI—Application-Layer Protocol Control Information
API—Application Programming Interface
APIC—Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
APIPA—Automatic Private IP Addressing
APL—A Programming Language
APR—Apache Portable Runtime
ARC—Adaptive Replacement Cache
ARC—Advanced RISC Computing
ARIN—American Registry for Internet Numbers
ARM—Advanced RISC Machines
AROS—AROS Research Operating System
ARP—Address Resolution Protocol
ARPA—Address and Routing Parameter Area
ARPA—Advanced Research Projects Agency
ARPANET—Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
AS—Access Server
ASCII—American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASG—Abstract Semantic Graph
ASIC—Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
ASIMO–Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility
ASLR–Address Space Layout Randomization
ASM—Algorithmic State Machine
ASMP—Asymmetric Multiprocessing
ASN.1—Abstract Syntax Notation 1
ASP—Active Server Pages
ASP—Application Service Provider
ASR—Asynchronous Signal Routine
AST—Abstract Syntax Tree
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AT—Advanced Technology
AT—Access Time
AT—Active Terminator
ATA—Advanced Technology Attachment
ATAG—Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
ATAPI—Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
ATM—Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AVC—Advanced Video Coding
AVI—Audio Video Interleaved
AWK—Aho Weinberger Kernighan
AWT—Abstract Window Toolkit
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B2C—Business-to-Consumer
BAL—Basic Assembly Language
Bash—Bourne-again shell
BASIC—Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BBP—Baseband Processor
BBS—Bulletin Board System
BCD—Binary Coded Decimal
BCNF—Boyce–Codd normal form
BEEP—Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol
BER—Bit Error Rate
BFD—Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
BFD—Binary File Descriptor
BFS—Breadth-First Search
BFT—Byzantine Fault Tolerant
BGP—Border Gateway Protocol
BiDi—Bi-Directional
bin—binary
BINAC—Binary Automatic Computer
BIND—Berkeley Internet Name Domain
BIOS—Basic Input Output System
BJT—Bipolar Junction Transistor
bit—binary digit
Blob—Binary large object
Blog—Web Log
BMP—Basic Multilingual Plane
BNC—Bayonet Neill-Concelman
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BOM—Byte Order Mark
BOOTP—Bootstrap Protocol
BPDU—Bridge Protocol Data Unit
BPEL—Business Process Execution Language
BPL—Broadband over Power Lines
bps—bits per second
BRR—Business Readiness Rating
BSA—Business Software Alliance
BSB—Backside Bus
BSD—Berkeley Software Distribution
BSoD—Blue Screen of Death
BSS—Block Started by Symbol
BT—BitTorrent
BT—Bluetooth
BTAM—Basic Telecommunications Access Method
BW—Bandwidth
BYOD—Bring Your Own Device
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CA—Certificate Authority
CAD—Computer-Aided Design
CAE—Computer-Aided Engineering
CAID—Computer-Aided Industrial Design
CAI—Computer-Aided Instruction
CAM—Computer-Aided Manufacturing
CAPTCHA—Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans
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CAT – Computer-Aided Translation
CAQ—Computer-Aided Quality Assurance
CASE—Computer-Aided Software Engineering
cc—C Compiler
CD—Compact Disc
CDE—Common Desktop Environment
CDMA—Code Division Multiple Access
CDN—Content Delivery Network
CDP—Continuous Data Protection
CD-R—CD-Recordable
CD-ROM—CD Read-Only Memory
CD-RW—CD-Rewritable
CDSA—Common Data Security Architecture
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CERT—Computer Emergency Response Team
CES—Consumer Electronics Show
CF—Compact Flash
CFD—Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFG—Context-Free Grammar
CFG—Control Flow Graph
CG—Computer Graphics
CGA—Color Graphics Array
CGI—Common Gateway Interface
CGI—Computer-Generated Imagery
CGT—Computational Graph Theory
CHAP—Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol
CHS—Cylinder-Head-Sector
CIDR—Classless Inter-Domain Routing
CIFS—Common Internet Filesystem
CIM—Common Information Model
CISC—Complex Instruction Set Computer
CJK—Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
CJKV—Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese
CLI—Command Line Interface
CLR—Common Language Runtime
CM—Configuration Management
CM—Content Management
CMMI—Capability Maturity Model Integration
CMOS—Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
CMS—Content Management System
CN—Canonical Name
CN—Common Name
CNC—Computer Numerical Control
CNR—Communications and Networking Riser
COBOL—Common Business-Oriented Language
COM—Component Object Model
CORBA—Common Object Request Broker Architecture
COTS—Commercial Off-The-Shelf
CPA—Cell Processor Architecture
CPA—Converged Packet Access
CPAN—Comprehensive Perl Archive Network
CP/M—Control Program/Monitor
CPRI—Common Public Radio Interface
CPS—characters per second
CPU—Central Processing Unit
CR—Carriage Return
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CRC—Cyclic Redundancy Check
CRLF—Carriage Return Line Feed
CRM—Customer Relationship Management
CRS—Computer Reservations System
CRT—Cathode Ray Tube
CRUD—Create, Read, Update and Delete
CS—Cable Select
CS—Computer Science
CSE—Computer Science and Engineering
CSI—Common System Interface
CSP—Communicating Sequential Processes
CSRF—Cross-Site Request Forgery
CSS—Cascading Style Sheets
CSS—Content-Scrambling System
CSS—Closed Source Software
CSS—Cross-Site Scripting
CSV—Comma-Separated Values
CT—Computerized Tomography
CTAN—Comprehensive TeX Archive Network
CTCP—Client-To-Client Protocol
CTI—Computer Telephony Integration
CTL—Computational Tree Logic
CTM—Close To Metal
CTS—Clear To Send
CTSS—Compatible Time-Sharing System
CUA—Common User Access
CVS—Concurrent Versioning System
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DAC—Digital-To-Analog Converter
DAC—Discretionary Access Control
DAO—Data Access Objects
DAO—Disk-At-Once
DAP—Directory Access Protocol
DARPA—Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DAT—Digital Audio Tape
DB—Database
DBA—Database Administrator
DBCS—Double Byte Character Set
DBMS—Database Management System
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DCC—Direct Client-to-Client
DCCP—Datagram Congestion Control Protocol
DCCA—Debian Common Core Alliance
DCL—Data Control Language
DCMI—Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
DCOM—Distributed Component Object Model
DD—Double Density
DDE—Dynamic Data Exchange
DDL—Data Definition Language
DDoS—Distributed Denial of Service
DDR—Double Data Rate
DEC—Digital Equipment Corporation
DES—Data Encryption Standard
dev—development
DFA—Deterministic Finite Automaton
DFD—Data Flow Diagram
DFS—Depth-First Search
DFS—Distributed File System
DGD—Dworkin's Game Driver
DHCP—Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHTML—Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language
DIF—Data Integrity Field
DIMM—Dual Inline Memory Module
DIN—Deutsches Institut für Normung
DIP—Dual In-line Package
DIVX—Digital Video Express
DKIM—Domain Keys Identified Mail
DL—Download
DLL—Dynamic Link Library
DLNA—Digital Living Network Alliance
DLP—Digital Light Processing
DMA—Direct Memory Access
DMCA—Digital Millennium Copyright Act
DMI—Direct Media Interface
DML—Data Manipulation Language
DML—Definitive Media Library
DMR—Dennis M. Ritchie
DN—Distinguished Name
DND—Drag-and-Drop
DNS—Domain Name System
DOCSIS—Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification
DOM—Document Object Model
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DoS—Denial of Service
DOS—Disk Operating System
DP—Dot Pitch
DPC—Deferred Procedure Call
DPI—Deep Packet Inspection
DPI—Dots Per Inch
DPMI—DOS Protected Mode Interface
DPMS—Display Power Management Signaling
DRAM—Dynamic Random Access Memory
DR-DOS—Digital Research - Disk Operating System
DRI—Direct Rendering Infrastructure
DRM—Digital Rights Management
DRM—Direct Rendering Manager
DSDL—Document Schema Definition Languages
DSDM—Dynamic Systems Development Method
DSL—Digital Subscriber Line
DSL—Domain-Specific Language
DSLAM—Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer
DSN—Database Source Name
DSN—Data Set Name
DSP—Digital Signal Processor
DSSSL—Document Style Semantics and Specification Language
DTD—Document Type Definition
DTE—Data Terminal Equipment
DTP—Desktop Publishing
DTR—Data Terminal Ready
DVD—Digital Versatile Disc
DVD—Digital Video Disc
DVD-R—DVD-Recordable
DVD-ROM—DVD-Read Only Memory
DVD-RW—DVD-Rewritable
DVI—Digital Visual Interface
DVR—Digital Video Recorder
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EAI—Enterprise Application Integration
EAP—Extensible Authentication Protocol
EBCDIC—Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
EBML—Extensible Binary Meta Language
ECC—Elliptic Curve Cryptography
ECMA—European Computer Manufacturers Association
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ECN—Explicit Congestion Notification
ECOS—Embedded Configurable Operating System
ECRS—Expense and Cost Recovery System
EDA—Electronic Design Automation
EDI—Electronic Data Interchange
EDO—Extended Data Out
EDSAC—Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator
EDVAC—Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer
EEPROM—Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EFF—Electronic Frontier Foundation
ENIAC—Electronic Numerical Integrator And Calculator
EFI—Extensible Firmware Interface
EFM—Eight-to-Fourteen Modulation
EGA—Enhanced Graphics Array
EGP—Exterior Gateway Protocol
eID—electronic ID card
EIDE—Enhanced IDE
EIGRP—Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
EISA—Extended Industry Standard Architecture
ELF—Extremely Low Frequency
ELF—Executable and Linkable Format
ELM—ELectronic Mail
EMACS—Editor MACroS
EMS—Expanded Memory Specification
ENIAC—Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer
EOF—End of File
EOL—End of Life
EOL—End of Line
EOM—End Of Message
EPIC—Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing
EPROM—Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
ERP—Enterprise Resource Planning
ESCON—Enterprise Systems Connection
ESD—Electrostatic Discharge
ETL—Extract, Transform, Load
ESR—Eric Steven Raymond
EUC—Extended Unix Code
EULA—End User License Agreement
EXT—EXTended file system
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FAP—FORTRAN Assembly Program
FASM—Flat ASseMbler
FAT—File Allocation Table
FAQ—Frequently Asked Questions
FBDIMM—Fully Buffered Dual Inline Memory Module
FC-AL—Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop
FCB—File Control Block
FCS—Frame Check Sequence
FDC—Floppy Disk Controller
FDS—Fedora Directory Server
FDD—Floppy Disk Drive
FDDI—Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FDMA—Frequency-Division Multiple Access
FEC—Forward Error Correction
FEMB—Front-End Motherboard
FET—Field Effect Transistor
FHS—Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
FICON—FIber CONnectivity
FIFO—First In First Out
FIPS—Federal Information Processing Standards
FL—Function Level
FLAC—Free Lossless Audio Codec
FLOPS—FLoating-Point Operations Per Second
FLOSS—Free/Libre/Open Source Software
FMC— Fixed Mobile Convergence "Mobile UC or Unified Communications over
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FOLDOC—Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
FOSDEM—Free and Open source Software Developers' European Meeting
FOSI—Formatted Output Specification Instance
FOSS—Free and Open Source Software
FP—Function Programming
FPGA—Field Programmable Gate Array
FPS—Floating Point Systems
FPU—Floating Point Unit
FRU—Field Replaceable Unit
FS—File System
FSB—Front Side Bus
fsck—File System Check
FSF—Free Software Foundation
FSM—Finite State Machine
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FTTH—Fiber To The Home
FTTP—Fiber To The Premises
FTP—File Transfer Protocol
FQDN—Fully Qualified Domain Name
FUD—Fear Uncertainty Doubt
FWS—Folding White Space
FXP—File eXchange Protocol
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Gas—GNU Assembler
Gb—Gigabit
GB—Gigabyte
GCC—GNU Compiler Collection
GCJ—GNU Compiler for Java
GCR—Group Code Recording
GDB—GNU Debugger
GDI—Graphics Device Interface
GFDL—GNU Free Documentation License
GIF—Graphics Interchange Format
GIGO—Garbage In, Garbage Out
GIMP—GNU Image Manipulation Program
GIMPS—Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search
GIS—Geographic Information System
GLUT—OpenGL Utility Toolkit
GML—Geography Markup Language
GNOME—GNU Network Object Model Environment
GNU—GNU's Not Unix
GOMS—Goals, Operators, Methods, and Selection rules
GPASM—GNU PIC ASseMbler
GPG—GNU Privacy Guard
GPGPU—General-Purpose Computing on Graphics Processing Units
GPIB—General-Purpose Instrumentation Bus
GPL—General Public License
GPL—General-Purpose Language
GPRS—General Packet Radio Service
GPT—GUID Partition Table
GPU—Graphics Processing Unit
GRUB—Grand Unified Boot-Loader
GSM—Global System for Mobile Communications
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GUI—Graphical User Interface
GUID—Globally Unique IDentifier
GWT—Google Web Toolkit
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HBA—Host Bus Adapter
HCI—Human Computer Interaction
HD—High Density
HDD—Hard Disk Drive
HCL—Hardware Compatibility List
HD DVD—High Definition DVD
HDL—Hardware Description Language
HDMI—High-Definition Multimedia Interface
HF—High Frequency
HHD—Hybrid Hard Drive
HID—Human Interface Device
HIG—Human Interface Guidelines
HIRD—Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth
HLASM—High Level ASseMbler
HMA—High Memory Area
HP—Hewlett-Packard
HPC—High-Performance Computing
HPFS—High Performance File System
HTC—High-Throughput Computing
HSM—Hierarchical Storage Management
HT—Hyper Threading
HTM—Hierarchical Temporal Memory
HTML—Hypertext Markup Language
HTTP—Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPd—Hypertext Transport Protocol Daemon
HTX—HyperTransport eXpansion
HURD—Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons
HVD—Holographic Versatile Disc
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IANA—Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
iBCS—Intel Binary Compatibility Standard
IBM—International Business Machines
IC—Integrated Circuit
ICANN—Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
ICE—In-Circuit Emulator
ICE—Intrusion Countermeasure Electronics
ICMP—Internet Control Message Protocol
ICP—Internet Cache Protocol
ICT—Information and Communication Technology
IDE—Integrated Development Environment
IDE—Integrated Drive Electronics
IDF—Intermediate Distribution Frame
IDL—Interface Definition Language
IDS—Intrusion Detection System
IE—Internet Explorer
IEC—International Electrotechnical Commission
IEEE—Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IETF—Internet Engineering Task Force
IFL—Integrated Facility for Linux
IGMP—Internet Group Management Protocol
IGRP—Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
IHV—Independent Hardware Vendor
IIOP—Internet Inter-Orb Protocol
IIS—Internet Information Services
IL—Intermediate Language
IM—Instant Messaging
IMAP—Internet Message Access Protocol
IME—Input Method Editor
INFOSEC—Information Systems Security
I/O—Input/Output
IP—Intellectual Property
IP—Internet Protocol
IPC—Inter-Process Communication
IPL—Initial Program Load
IPO—Inter Procedural Optimization
IPP—Internet Printing Protocol
IPS—Intrusion Prevention System
IPsec—Internet Protocol security
IPTV—Internet Protocol Television
IPX—Internetwork Packet Exchange
IR—Intermediate Representation
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IRC—Internet Relay Chat
IrDA—Infrared Data Association
IRI—Internationalized Resource Identifier
IRP—I/O Request Packet
IRQ—Interrupt Request
IS—Information Systems
ISA—Industry Standard Architecture
ISA—Instruction Set Architecture
ISAM—Indexed Sequential Access Method
ISC—Internet Storm Center
iSCSI—Internet Small Computer System Interface
ISDN—Integrated Services Digital Network
ISO—International Organization for Standardization
iSNS—Internet Storage Name Service
ISP—Internet Service Provider
ISPF—Interactive System Productivity Facility
ISR—Interrupt Service Routine
ISV—Independent Software Vendor
IT—Information Technology
ITIL—Information Technology Infrastructure Library
ITL—Interval Temporal Logic
ITU—International Telecommunication Union
IVRS-Interactive Voice Response System
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J2ME—Java 2 Micro Edition
J2SE—Java 2 Standard Edition
JAXB—Java Architecture for XML Binding
JAX-RPC—Java XML for Remote Procedure Calls
JAXP—Java API for XML Processing
JBOD—Just a Bunch of Disks
JCE — Java Cryptography Extension
JCL—Job Control Language
JCP—Java Community Process
JDBC—Java Database Connectivity
JDK—Java Development Kit
JES—Job Entry Subsystem
JDS—Java Desktop System
JFC—Java Foundation Classes
JFET—Junction Field-Effect Transistor
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JINI—Jini Is Not Initials
JIT—Just-In-Time
JMX—Java Management Extensions
JMS—Java Message Service
JNDI—Java Naming and Directory Interface
JNI—Java Native Interface
JNZ—Jump non-zero
JPEG—Joint Photographic Experts Group
JRE—Java Runtime Environment
JS—JavaScript
JSON—JavaScript Object Notation
JSP—Jackson Structured Programming
JSP—JavaServer Pages
JTAG—Joint Test Action Group
JUG—Java Users Group
JVM—Java Virtual Machine
jwz—Jamie Zawinski
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KB—Keyboard
Kb—Kilobit
KB—Kilobyte
KB—Knowledge Base
KDE—K Desktop Environment
kHz—Kilohertz
KM—Knowledge Machine
KRL—Knowledge Representation Language
KVM—Keyboard, Video, Mouse
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L2TP—Layer two Tunneling Protocol
LAMP—Linux Apache MySQL Perl
LAMP—Linux Apache MySQL PHP
LAMP—Linux Apache MySQL Python
LAN—Local Area Network
LBA—Logical Block Addressing
LCD—Liquid Crystal Display
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LCR—Least Cost Routing
LCOS—Liquid Crystal On Silicon
LDAP—Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LE—Logical Extents
LED—Light-Emitting Diode
LF—Line Feed
LF—Low Frequency
LFS—Linux From Scratch
LGPL—Lesser General Public License
LIB—LIBrary
LIF—Low Insertion Force
LIFO—Last In First Out
LILO—Linux Loader
LISP—LISt Processing
LKML—Linux Kernel Mailing List
LM—Lan Manager
LOC—Lines of Code
LPC—Lars Pensjö C
LPI—Linux Professional Institute
LPT — Line Print Terminal
LSB—Least Significant Bit
LSB—Linux Standard Base
LSI—Large-Scale Integration
LTL—Linear Temporal Logic
LTR—Left-to-Right
LUG—Linux User Group
LUN—Logical Unit Number
LV—Logical Volume
LVD—Low Voltage Differential
LVM—Logical Volume Management
LZW—Lempel-Ziv-Welch
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MAC—Media Access Control
MAN—Metropolitan Area Network
MANET—Mobile Ad-Hoc Network
MAPI—Messaging Application Programming Interface
Mb—Megabit
MB—Megabyte
MBCS—Multi Byte Character Set
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MBR—Master Boot Record
MCA—Micro Channel Architecture
MCA—Microsoft Certified Architect
MCAD—Microsoft Certified Application Developer
MCAS—Microsoft Certified Application Specialist
MCDBA—Microsoft Certified DataBase Administrator
MCDST—Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician
MCITP—Microsoft Certified Information Technology Professional
MCM—Microsoft Certified Master
MCP—Microsoft Certified Professional
MCPD—Microsoft Certified Professional Developer
MCSA—Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
MCSD—Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
MCSE—Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
MCT—Microsoft Certified Trainer
MCTS—Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist
MDA—Mail Delivery Agent
MDA—Model-Driven Architecture
MDA—Monochrome Display Adapter
MDF—Main Distribution Frame
MDI—Multiple Document Interface
ME—[Windows] Millennium Edition
MF—Medium Frequency
MFC—Microsoft Foundation Classes
MFM—Modified Frequency Modulation
MGCP—Media Gateway Control Protocol
MHz—Megahertz
MIB—Management Information Base
MICR—Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
MIDI—Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIMD—Multiple Instruction, Multiple Data
MIMO—Multiple-Input Multiple-Output
MINIX—MIni-uNIX
MIPS—Million Instructions Per Second
MIPS—Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages
MIS—Management Information Systems
MISD—Multiple Instruction, Single Data
MIT—Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIME—Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MMDS—Mortality Medical Data System
MMI—Man Machine Interface.
MMIO—Memory-Mapped I/O
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MMORPG—Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game
MMU—Memory Management Unit
MMX—Multi-Media Extensions
MNG—Multiple-image Network Graphics
MoBo—Motherboard
MOM—Message-Oriented Middleware
MOO—MUD Object Oriented
MOS—Microsoft Office Specialist
MOSFET—Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
MOTD—Message Of The Day
MOUS—Microsoft Office User Specialist
MPAA—Motion Picture Association of America
MPEG—Motion Pictures Experts Group
MPL—Mozilla Public License
MPLS—Multiprotocol Label Switching
MPU—Microprocessor Unit
MS—Memory Stick
MS—Microsoft
MSB—Most Significant Bit
MS-DOS—Microsoft DOS
MT—Machine Translation
MTA—Mail Transfer Agent
MTA—Microsoft Technology Associate
MTBF—Mean Time Between Failures
MTU—Maximum Transmission Unit
MSA—Mail Submission Agent
MSDN—Microsoft Developer Network
MSI—Medium-Scale Integration
MSI—Message Signaled Interrupt
MSI—Microsoft Installer
MUA—Mail User Agent
MUD—Multi-User Dungeon
MVC—Model-View-Controller
MVP—Most Valuable Professional
MVS—Multiple Virtual Storage
MX—Mail exchange
MXF—Material Exchange Format
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NAK—Negative AcKnowledge Character
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NaN—Not a Number
NAS—Network-Attached Storage
NASM—Netwide ASseMbler
NAT—Network Address Translation
NCP—NetWare Core Protocol
NCQ—Native Command Queuing
NCSA—National Center for Supercomputing Applications
NDPS—Novell Distributed Print Services
NDS—Novell Directory Services
NEP—Network Equipment Provider
NetBIOS—Network Basic Input/Output System
NEXT—Near-End CrossTalk
NFA—Nondeterministic Finite Automaton
NFS—Network File System
NGL—aNGeL
NGSCB—Next-Generation Secure Computing Base
NI—National Instruments
NIC—Network Interface Controller
NIM—No Internal Message
NIO—New I/O
NIST—National Institute of Standards and Technology
NLP—Natural Language Processing
NLS—Native Language Support
NP—Nondeterministic Polynomial time
NPL—Netscape Public License
NPU—Network Processing Unit
NS—Netscape
NSA—National Security Agency
NSPR—Netscape Portable Runtime
NMI—Non-Maskable Interrupt
NNTP—Network News Transfer Protocol
NOC—Network Operations Center
NOP—No OPeration
NOS—Network Operating System
NPTL—Native POSIX Thread Library
NSS—Novell Storage Service
NSS—Network Security Services
NSS—Name Service Switch
NT—New Technology
NTFS—NT Filesystem
NTLM—NT Lan Manager
NTP—Network Time Protocol
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NURBS—Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline
NVR—Network Video Recorder
NVRAM—Non-Volatile Random Access Memory
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OASIS—Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
OAT—Operational Acceptance Testing
OBSAI—Open Base Station Architecture Initiative
ODBC—Open DataBase Connectivity
OEM—Original Equipment Manufacturer
OES—Open Enterprise Server
OFTC—Open and Free Technology Community
OLAP—Online Analytical Processing
OLE—Object Linking and Embedding
OLED—Organic Light Emitting Diode
OLPC—One Laptop per Child
OLTP—Online Transaction Processing
OMF—Object Module Format
OMG—Object Management Group
OMR—Optical Mark Recognition
OO—Object-Oriented
OO—OpenOffice
OOE—Out-of-Order Execution
OOM—Out Of Memory
OOo—OpenOffice.org
OoOE—Out-of-Order Execution
OOP—Object-Oriented Programming
OOTB—Out of the box
OPML—Outline Processor Markup Language
ORB—Object Request Broker
ORM—Oject-Relational Mapping
OS—Open Source
OS—Operating System
OSCON—O'Reilly Open Source CONvention
OSDN—Open Source Developer Network
OSI—Open Source Initiative
OSI—Open Systems Interconnection
OSPF—Open Shortest Path First
OSS—Open Sound System
OSS—Open-Source Software
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OSTG—Open Source Technology Group
OUI—Organizationally Unique Identifier
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P2P—Peer-To-Peer
PAC—Programmable Automation Controller
PAN—Personal Area Network
PAP—Password Authentication Protocol
PARC—Palo Alto Research Center
PATA—Parallel ATA
PC—Personal Computer
PCB—Printed Circuit Board
PCB—Process Control Block
PC DOS—Personal Computer Disk Operating System
PCI—Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCIe—PCI Express
PCL—Printer Command Language
PCMCIA—Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PCM—Pulse-Code Modulation
PCRE—Perl Compatible Regular Expressions
PD—Public Domain
PDA—Personal Digital Assistant
PDF—Portable Document Format
PDH—Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy
PDP—Programmed Data Processor
PE—Physical Extents
PERL—Practical Extraction and Reporting Language
PGA—Pin Grid Array
PGO—Profile-Guided Optimization
PGP—Pretty Good Privacy
PHP—PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
PIC—Peripheral Interface Controller
PIC—Programmable Interrupt Controller
PID—Proportional-Integral-Derivative
PID—Process ID
PIM—Personal Information Manager
PINE—Program for Internet News and Email
PIO—Programmed Input/Output
PKCS—Public Key Cryptography Standards
PKI—Public Key Infrastructure
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PLC—Power Line Communication
PLC—Programmable Logic Controller
PLD—Programmable Logic Device
PL/I—Programming Language One
PL/M—Programming Language for Microcomputers
PL/P—Programming Language for Prime
PLT—Power Line Telecoms
PMM—POST Memory Manager
PNG—Portable Network Graphics
PnP—Plug-and-Play
PoE—Power over Ethernet
POID—Persistent Object Identifier
POJO—Plain Old Java Object
POP—Point of Presence
POP3—Post Office Protocol v3
POSIX—Portable Operating System Interface
POST—Power-On Self Test
PPC—PowerPC
PPI—Pixels Per Inch
PPP—Point-to-Point Protocol
PPPoA—PPP over ATM
PPPoE—PPP over Ethernet
PPTP—Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
PS—PostScript
PSA—Professional Services Automation
PS/2—Personal System/2
PSU—Power Supply Unit
PSVI—Post-Schema-Validation Infoset
PTS-DOS—PhysTechSoft - Disk Operating System
PV—Physical Volume
PVG—Physical Volume Group
PVR—Personal Video Recorder
PXE—Preboot Execution Environment
PXI—PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation
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QA—Quality Assurance
QFP—Quad Flat Package
QoS—Quality of Service
QOTD—Quote of the Day
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QTAM—Queued Teleprocessing Access Method
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RACF—Resource Access Control Facility
RAD—Rapid Application Development
RADIUS—Remote Authentication Dial In User Service
RAID—Redundant Array of Independent Disks
RAID—Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
RAIT—Redundant Array of Inexpensive Tapes
RAM—Random Access Memory
RARP—Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
RAS—Reliability, Availability and Serviceability
RAS—Remote Access Service
RRAS Routing and Remote Access Service
RC—Region Code
RC—Release Candidate
RC—Run Commands
RCS—Revision Control System
RDBMS—Relational DataBase Management System
RDC—Remote Desktop Connection
RDF—Resource Description Framework
RDM—Relational Data Model
RDOS—Real-time Disk Operating System
RDS—Remote Data Services
REFAL—REcursive Functions Algorithmic Language
REST—Representational State Transfer
regex—Regular Expression
regexp—Regular Expression
RF—Radio Frequency
RFC—Request For Comments
RFI—Radio Frequency Interference
RFID—Radio Frequency Identification
RGB—Red, Green, Blue
RGBA—Red, Green, Blue, Alpha
RHL—Red Hat Linux
RHEL—Red Hat Enterprise Linux
RIA—Rich Internet Application
RIAA—Recording Industry Association of America
RIP—Raster Image Processor
RIP—Routing Information Protocol
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RIR—Regional Internet registry
RISC—Reduced Instruction Set Computer
RISC OS—Reduced Instruction Set Computer Operating System
RJE—Remote Job Entry
RLE—Run-Length Encoding
RLL—Run-Length Limited
RMI—Remote Method Invocation
RMS—Richard Matthew Stallman
ROM—Read Only Memory
ROMB—Read-Out Motherboard
ROM-DOS—Read Only Memory - Disk Operating System
RPC—Remote Procedure Call
RPG—Report Program Generator
RPM—RPM Package Manager
RSA—Rivest Shamir Adleman
RSI—Repetitive Strain Injury
RSS—Radio Service Software
RSS—Rich Site Summary, RDF Site Summary, or Really Simple Syndication
RTAI—Real-Time Application Interface
RTC—Real-Time Clock
RTE—Real-Time Enterprise
RTEMS—Real-Time Executive for Multiprocessor Systems
RTL—Right-to-Left
RTOS—Real-Time Operating System
RTP—Real-time Transport Protocol
RTS—Ready To Send
RTSP—Real Time Streaming Protocol
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SaaS—Software as a Service
SAN—Storage Area Network
SAS—Serial attached SCSI
SATA—Serial ATA
SAX—Simple API for XML
SBOD—Spinning Beachball of Death
SBP-2—Serial Bus Protocol 2
sbin—superuser binary
SBU—Standard Build Unit
SCADA—Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition
SCID—Source Code in Database
SCM—Software Configuration Management
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SCM—Source Code Management
SCP—Secure Copy
SCPI—Standard Commands for Programmable Instrumentation
SCSI—Small Computer System Interface
SCTP—Stream Control Transmission Protocol
SD—Secure Digital
SDDL—Security Descriptor Definition Language
SDH—Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
SDI—Single Document Interface
SDIO—Secure Digital Input Output
SDK—Software Development Kit
SDL—Simple DirectMedia Layer
SDN—Service Delivery Network
SDP—Session Description Protocol
SDR—Software-Defined Radio
SDRAM—Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SDSL—Symmetric DSL
SE—Single Ended
SEAL—Semantics-directed Environment Adaptation Language
SEI—Software Engineering Institute
SEO—Search Engine Optimization
SFTP—Secure FTP
SFTP—Simple File Transfer Protocol
SFTP—SSH File Transfer Protocol
SGI—Silicon Graphics, Incorporated
SGML—Standard Generalized Markup Language
SHA—Secure Hash Algorithm
SHDSL—Single-pair High-speed Digital Subscriber Line
SIGCAT—Special Interest Group on CD-ROM Applications and Technology
SIGGRAPH—Special Interest Group on Graphics
SIMD—Single Instruction, Multiple Data
SIMM—Single Inline Memory Module
SIP—Session Initiation Protocol
SIP—Supplementary Ideographic Plane
SISD—Single Instruction, Single Data
SISO - Single-Input and Single-Output
SLED—SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
SLES—SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SLI—Scalable Link Interface
SLIP—Serial Line Internet Protocol
SLM—Service Level Management
SLOC—Source Lines of Code
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SPMD—Single Program, Multiple Data
SMA—SubMiniature version A
SMB—Server Message Block
SMBIOS—System Management BIOS
SMIL—Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
S/MIME—Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
SMP—Supplementary Multilingual Plane
SMP—Symmetric Multi-Processing
SMS—Short Message Service
SMS—System Management Server
SMT—Simultaneous Multithreading
SMTP—Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNA—Systems Network Architecture
SNMP—Simple Network Management Protocol
SNTP—Simple Network Time Protocol
SOA—Service-Oriented Architecture
SOE—Standard Operating Environment
SOAP—Simple Object Access Protocol
SoC—System-on-a-Chip
SO-DIMM—Small Outline DIMM
SOHO—Small Office/Home Office
SOI—Silicon On Insulator
SP—Service Pack
SPA—Single Page Application
SPF—Sender Policy Framework
SPI—Serial Peripheral Interface
SPI—Stateful Packet Inspection
SPARC—Scalable Processor Architecture
SQL—Structured Query Language
SRAM—Static Random Access Memory
SSA—Static Single Assignment
SSD—Software Specification Document
SSD—Solid-State Drive
SSE—Streaming SIMD Extensions
SSH—Secure Shell
SSI—Server Side Includes
SSI—Single-System Image
SSI—Small-Scale Integration
SSID—Service Set Identifier
SSL—Secure Socket Layer
SSP—Supplementary Special-purpose Plane
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su—superuser
SUS—Single UNIX Specification
SUSE—Software und System-Entwicklung
SVC—Scalable Video Coding
SVG—Scalable Vector Graphics
SVGA—Super Video Graphics Array
SVD—Structured VLSI Design
SWF—Shock Wave Flash
SWT—Standard Widget Toolkit
Sysop—System operator
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TASM—Turbo ASseMbler
TB—TeraByte
Tcl—Tool Command Language
TCP—Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP—Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TCU—Telecommunication Control Unit
TDMA—Time Division Multiple Access
TFT—Thin Film Transistor
TI—Texas Instruments
TLA—Three-Letter Acronym
TLD—Top-Level Domain
TLS—Thread-Local Storage
TLS—Transport Layer Security
TLV—Type-length-value
tmp—temporary
TNC—Terminal Node Controller
TNC—Threaded Neill-Concelman connector
TPF—Transaction Processing Facility
TROFF—Trace Off
TRON—Trace On
TRON—The Real-time Operating system Nucleus
TRS-DOS—Tandy Radio Shack - Disk Operating System
TSO—Time Sharing Option
TSP—Traveling Salesman Problem
TSR—Terminate and Stay Resident
TTA—True Tap Audio
TTF—TrueType Font
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TTL—Transistor-Transistor Logic
TTL—Time To Live
TTS—Text-to-Speech
TTY—Teletype
TUCOWS—The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software
TUG—TeX Users Group
TWAIN—Technology Without An Interesting Name
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UAAG—User Agent Accessibility Guidelines
UAC—User Account Control
UART—Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
UAT—User Acceptance Testing
UCS—Universal Character Set
UDDI—Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration
UDMA—Ultra DMA
UDP—User Datagram Protocol
UEFI—Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
UHF—Ultra High Frequency
UI—User Interface
UL—Upload
ULA—Uncommitted Logic Array
UMA—Upper Memory Area
UMB—Upper Memory Block
UML—Unified Modeling Language
UML—User-Mode Linux
UMPC—Ultra-Mobile Personal Computer
UNC—Universal Naming Convention
UPS—Uninterruptible Power Supply
URI—Uniform Resource Identifier
URL—Uniform Resource Locator
URN—Uniform Resource Name
USB—Universal Serial Bus
usr—user
USR—U.S. Robotics
UTC—Coordinated Universal Time
UTF—Unicode Transformation Format
UTP—Unshielded Twisted Pair
UUCP—Unix to Unix Copy
UUID—Universally Unique Identifier
UUN—Universal User Name
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UX—User Experience
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VAX—Virtual Address eXtension
VCPI—Virtual Control Program Interface
VR—Virtual Reality
VRML—Virtual Reality Modeling Language
VB—Visual Basic
VBA—Visual Basic for Applications
VBS—Visual Basic Script
VDSL—Very High Bitrate Digital Subscriber Line
VESA—Video Electronics Standards Association
VFAT—Virtual FAT
VFS—Virtual File System
VG—Volume Group
VGA—Video Graphics Array
VHF—Very High Frequency
VLAN—Virtual Local Area Network
VLSM—Variable Length Subnet Mask
VLB—Vesa Local Bus
VLF—Very Low Frequency
VLIW—Very Long Instruction Word
VLSI—Very-Large-Scale Integration
VM—Virtual Machine
VM—Virtual Memory
VNC—Virtual Network Computing
VOD—Video On Demand
VoIP—Voice over Internet Protocol
VPN—Virtual Private Network
VPU—Visual Processing Unit
VSAM—Virtual Storage Access Method
VSAT—Very Small Aperture Terminal
VT—Video Terminal?
VTAM—Virtual Telecommunications Access Method
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WAIS—Wide Area Information Server
WAN—Wide Area Network
WAP—Wireless Access Point
WAP—Wireless Application Protocol
WASM—Watcom ASseMbler
WBEM—Web-Based Enterprise Management
WCAG—Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
WCF—Windows Communication Foundation
WDM—Wavelength-Division Multiplexing
WebDAV—WWW Distributed Authoring and Versioning
WEP—Wired Equivalent Privacy
WFI—Wait For Interrupt
WiMAX—Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
WinFS—Windows Future Storage
WINS—Windows Internet Name Service
WLAN—Wireless Local Area Network
WMA—Windows Media Audio
WMV—Windows Media Video
WOL—Wake-on-LAN
WOM—Wake-on-Modem
WOR—Wake-on-Ring
WPA—Wi-Fi Protected Access
WPAN—Wireless Personal Area Network
WPF—Windows Presentation Foundation
WSDL—Web Services Description Language
WSFL—Web Services Flow Language
WUSB—Wireless Universal Serial Bus
WWAN—Wireless Wide Area Network
WWID—World Wide Identifier
WWN—World Wide Name
WWW—World Wide Web
WYSIWYG—What You See Is What You Get
WZC—Wireless Zero Configuration
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XAML—eXtensible Application Markup Language
XDM—X Window Display Manager
XDMCP—X Display Manager Control Protocol
XCBL—XML Common Business Library
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XHTML—eXtensible Hypertext Markup Language
XILP—X Interactive ListProc
XML—eXtensible Markup Language
XMMS—X Multimedia System
XMPP—eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
XMS—Extended Memory Specification
XNS—Xerox Network Systems
XP—Cross-Platform
XP—Extreme Programming
XPCOM—Cross Platform Component Object Model
XPI—XPInstall
XPIDL—Cross-Platform IDL
XSD—XML Schema Definition
XSL—eXtensible Stylesheet Language
XSL-FO—eXtensible Stylesheet Language Formatting Objects
XSLT—eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformations
XSS—Cross-Site Scripting
XTF—eXtensible Tag Framework
XTF—eXtended Triton Format
XUL—XML User Interface Language
XVGA-Extended Video Graphics Adapter
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YAAF—Yet Another Application Framework
YACC—Yet Another Compiler Compiler
YAML—YAML Ain't Markup Language
YaST—Yet another Setup Tool
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ZCAV—Zone Constant Angular Velocity
ZCS—Zero Code Suppression
ZIF—Zero Insertion Force
ZIFS—Zero Insertion Force Socket
ZISC—Zero Instruction Set Computer
ZOI—Zero One Infinity
ZOPE—Z Object Publishing Environment
ZMA—Zone Multicast Address
ZPL—Z-level Programming Language
GOOGLE - Google is an in intentional misspelling of googol which is
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mathematical equation as follows, 1 googol = 1.0 × 10 to
the power of 100.
Giving opinions & options generously linked everywhere.
Global Organization of Oriented Group Language of Earth.
(Google is written in AJAX – Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)
Yahoo–
Yet Another Hierarchy of Officious Oracle
ADIDAS–All Day I Dream About Sports
NASA–National Aeronautics Space Administration
ISRO–Indian Space Research Organisation
KML–Keyhole Markup Language is a language schema based on the
Extensible Markup Language. It’s released recently by google to
view google maps.
Computer –
Commonly Operating Machine Particularly Used
for Technology Entertainment and Research
APJ Abdul Kalam–Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul
KalamInspirational words of Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
(knwme.wordpress.com)
ICICI–Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
HDFC–Housing Development Finance Corporation
Virus–Vital Information Resources Under Seize.
PSD–Photoshop Document (Photoshop Standard Document)
PDF–Portable Document Format (Adobe PDF)
List of Some Programming Based Full Forms
AJAX–Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
Oracle–Oak Ridge Automatic Computer and Logical Engine
RDBMS–Relational DataBase Management System
SQL–Structured Query Language
XML–Extensible Markup Language
PERL–Practical Extraction and Report Language
PHP–Hypertext Preprocessor (before it was Personal Home Page )
ASP–Active Server Pages
ASPX / ASP.NE
T–Active Server Page Extended
API–Application Programming Interfaces
HTML–HyperText Markup Language (DHTML/HTML both are same)
XHTML–Extensible HyperText Markup Language
CSS–Cascading Style Sheets
ASCII–American Standard Code for Information Interchange
List of Some Technology Based Full Forms
GPRS–General Packet Radio Service ( GPRS Core Network )
3G–Third Generation
GPS–Global Positioning System
UMTS–Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS)
HSDPA–High- Speed Downlink Protocol Access
GSM–Global System for Mobile Communications ( GSM )
EDGE–Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (edge org )
IMEI–International Mobile Equipment Identity (dial *#06# to know
your mobile IMEI number) ( Track IMEI )
IVRS–Interactive Voice Response System
CDVA–Code Division Multiple Access
RAM–Random Access Memory
ROM–Read Only Memory
MIME–Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
SMTP–Simple Mail Transfer Protocol ( SMTP Website )
IMAP–Internet Message Access Protocol ( IMAP Website )
HTTP–Hypertext Transfer Protocol
WWWC / W3C–World Wide Web Consortium ( W3school website )
DNS–Domain Name System
List of Some Multimedia Based Full Forms(EXTENSIONS)
3GP - 3RD GENERATION PROTOCOL
AAC - ADVANCED AUDIO CODEC
AC3 - DOLBY DIGITAL SOUND FILE
AIFF - AUDIO INTERCHANGE FILE FORMAT
AMR - ADOPTIVE MULTI RATE
AWB - ADOPTIVE MULTI RATE WIDEBAND
AVI - AUDIO VIDEO INTERLEAVED
CDA - COMPACT DISK AUDIO
DLL - DYNAMIK LINK LIBRARY
DVD - DIGITAL VIDEO DISK
EXE - EXECUTABLE FORMAT
FLAC - FREE LOSSLESS AUDIO CODEC
FLV - FLASH LIVE VIDEO
GIF - GRAPHICS INTERCHANGE FORMAT
JAD - JAVA APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
JAR - JAVA ARCHIVE
MIDI - MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DIGITAL INTERFACE
MMF - MUSIC MOBILE FORMAT
MP2 - MPEG AUDIO LAYER 2
MP3 - MPEG AUDIO LAYER 3
MP4 - MPEG LAYER 4
MPEG - MOTION PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP
PDF - PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT
PNG - PORTABLE NETWORK/NEW GRAPHICS
RM - REAL MEDIA
SIS - SYMBIAN INSTALLATION SOURCE
SWF- SHOCK WAVE FLASH
VCD - VIDEO COMPACT DISK
VOB - VIDEO OBJECT
WAV - WAVEFORM PCM AUDIO
WMA - WINDOWS MEDIA AUDIO
ZIP - ZONE IMPROVEMENT PLAN
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ACK = Acknowledgement
ACL = Access control list
AD = Active directory
AH = Authentication header
ANS = Advanced networks and services
ANSI = American national standard institute
API = Application programming interface
APIPA =Automatic private ip address
ARC Net = Attached resource computer network
ARPA = Advanced research project agency
ASR = Automated system recovery
AT = Apple talk
ATM = Asynchronous transfer mode
AU = Access unit
AUI = Attachment unit interface
AWG = American wire gauge
BALUNs = Balanced Unbalanced
BCC = Blind carbon copy
BDC = Backup domain controller
BITS = Background intelligent transfer service
BPDU = Bridge protocol data unit
BRI = Basic rate interface
BSF = Basic service area
BSS = Basic service set
CA = Certification authority
CAM = Content addressable memory
CAN = Campus area network
CDDI = Copper Distributed Data Interface
CDP = CISCO discovery protocol
CFI = Canonical format indicator
CHAP = Challenged handshake authentication protocol
CIM = Common information model
CLB = Component load balancing
CLC = Cyclical redundancy check
CLI = Command line interface
COM = Component object model
CSLPI = Compressed Serial line internet protocol
CSMA/CA = Carrier sense multiple access/collision avoidance
CSMA/CD = Carrier sense multiple access/collision detection
CSNET = Computer science services
CSU = Channel service unit
DA = Destination address
DAS = Dual attached station
DC = Domain controller
DBMS = Data base management system
DCE = Data communicating devices
DDS = Digital data service
DFB = Dual flash bank
DHCP = Dynamic host configuration protocol
DID = Direct inward dialing
DIX = Digital Intel Xerox
DLC = Data link control
DNS = Domain name system
DOD = Department of defense
DSSS = Direct sequence spread spectrum
DTE = Data terminating equipment
DUAL = Diffusing update algorithm
EA = Ethernet address
EAP = Extensile authentication protocol
EAP-TLS = Extensile authentication protocol transport level security
EEPROM = electrically erasable Programmable read only memory
EFS = Encrypting file system
EIA = Electrical industries association
EIGRP = Enhanced interior gateway routing protocol
ELAP = Ether talk link access protocol
EMI = ElcrtoMegnetic interference
ESP = Encapsulating security payload
FCSF = Fiber channel switched fabric
FCSL = Fiber channel arbitrated loop
FDDI = Fiber distributed data interface
FFP = Fluoroethylene propylene
FIPS = Federal information processing standard
FLH = Flash load helper
FQDN = fully qualified domain name
FRS = File replication service
FTP = File transfer protocol
FTP =Foil Twisted pair
GPO = Group policy object
GSNW = Gateway services for NetWare
GUI = Graphical user interface
HCL = Hardware compatibility list
HAS = High bits source address
HT = Hyper threading
HTML = Hyper text markup language
HTTP = Hyper text transmission protocol
IAB = Internet activities board
IANA = Internet assigned number authority
IAS = Internet authentication service
ICS = Internet connection sharing
ICMP = Internet control management protocol
IEEE = Institute of electrical and electronic engineers
IETF = Internet engineering task force
IGRP = Internet gateway routing protocol
IIS = Internet information services
IKE = Internet key exchange
ILD = Injection laser diode
InterNIC = Internet network information center
I/O Ports = Input/output ports
IP = Internet protocol
IPSec = internet protocol security
IPX = Internetwork packet exchange
IRTF = Internet research task force
IRQ = Interrupts request channels
ISDN = Integrated services digital network
ISL = Inter switch link
ISO = International standardized organization
IOSC = Internet society
KDC = Kerberos distribution center
LAN = Local area network
LC = Local Connector
LLC = Logical link control
LMHOSTS = LAN manager HOSTS
LSA = Link state advertisement
MAC = Media access control
MAN = metropolitan area network
MAU = MultiStation Access Unit
MFT = Master file table
MHS = Message handling service
MIB = management information base
MILNET = Military installation in US
MILNET = Military installation in Europe
MMC = Microsoft management console
MOP = Maintenance operation protocol
MSAU = MultiStation Access Unit
MSCHAP = Microsoft Challenged handshake authentication protocol
MSCHAPv2 = Microsoft Challenged handshake authentication protocol
version2
MTA = Message transfer agent
MTRJ = Mechanical transfer Registered jack
MTS = Message transfer system
NACK = Negative acknowledgement
NAS = Network access server
NAT = Network address translator
NCP = Netware core protocol
NDIS = Network deriver interfaces specification
NDS = Network directory service
NetBEUI = NetBIOS extended user interface
NFS = Network file system
NIC = Network interface card
NLB = Network load balancing
NNTP = Network news transfer protocol
NLSP= Netware link state protocol
NOS = Network operating system
NSF = National science foundation
NVRAM = Non volatile random access memory
OC = Optical carrier
ODI = Open deriver interface
OSI = Open systems interconnect
OSPF = Open shortest path first
PAD = Packet assembler/dissembler
PAE = Physical address extension
PAP = Password authentication protocol
PAT = Port address translation
PDC = Primary domain controller
PEAP = Protected extensible authentication protocol
PGP = Pretty good privacy
PING = Packet internet groper
PKI = Public key infrastructure
POP = Point of presence
POP = Post office protocol
POTS = Plain old telephone system
PPP = Point to point protocol
PPSDN = Public packet switched data network
PRI = Primary rate interface
PROM = Programmable read only memory
PSTN = Public switched telephone network
PTR = Pointer
PVC = Private OR permanent virtual circuit
PVC = Polyvinyl chloride
RADIOUS = Remote Authentication dial in user service
RAID = Redundant array of inexpensive disks
RARP = Reverse address resolution protocol
RDP = Remote desktop protocol
RFF = Run from flash
RFI = Radio frequency interference
RFR = Run from RAM
RFS = Request for comments
RG = Radio grade
RIP = Routing information protocol
RJ = Registered jack
RMON = Remote network
RSL = Router software loader
RSoP = Resultant set of policy
RSTP = Rapid Spanning tree protocol
SA = Secure association
SA = Source address
SAP = Service advertising protocol
SAS = Single attached station
SC = Subscriber connector
SCSI = Small computer system interfaces
ScTP = Screen Twisted pair
SDH = Synchronous digital hierarchy
SET = Secure electronic transaction
SFF = Small form factor
SLIP = Serial line internet protocol
SMB =Server message block
SMDS = Switched multimegabit data services
SMP = Symmetric processing
SMTP = Simple mail transfer protocol
SNMP = Simple network management protocol
SOA = Start of authority
SONET = Synchronous optical network
SPAP = Shiva Password authentication protocol
SPF = Shortest path first
SPI = Security parameters index
SPX = Sequenced packet exchange
SQL = Structure query language
SRINIC = Stanford research institute network information center
SSL = Secure socket layer
ST = Straight tip
STP = Spanning tree protocol
STP = Shielded Twisted pair
STS = Synchronous transport signals
SUS = Software update services
SVC = Switched virtual circuit
TC = Topology change
TCA = Topology change acknowledgement
TCN = Topology change notification
TCP = Transmission control protocol
TDM = Time division multiplexing
TDR = Time domain reflectometer
TFTP = Trivial file transfer protocol
TGT = Ticket granting ticket
TGS = Ticket granting service
TIA = Telecommunication industry association
TLAP = Token talk link access protocol
TP = Twisted pair
TPID = Tag protocol identifier
TTL = Time to live
UA = User agent
UDP= User datagram protocol
UNC =Universal naming convention
UPS = Uninterrupted power supply
URL = Uniform resource locator
USB = Universal serial bus
UTP = Unshielded Twisted pair
VG = Voice grade
VLANID = Virtual local area network identifier
VOM = Volt ohm meter
VPN = Virtual private network
VSM = Visual switch manager
VTP = VLAN trunking protocol
W3C = World Wide Web consortium
WAN =Wide area network
WEP = Wired equivalent privacy
WHQL = Windows hardware quality lab
WINS = Windows internet naming service
WMI = Windows management instrumentation
WMIC = Windows management interface command line
XAS= Xerox network system
COBOL
Common Business Oriented Language
FORTRAN
FORmula TRANslating
ALGO
ALGOrithmic Language
HTML
Hyper Text Markup Language
XML
eXtensible Markup Language
CSS
Cascading Style Sheet
JS
JavaScript
PHP
Hypertext Preprocessor
ASP
Active Server Pages
JSP
Java Server Pages
AJAX
Asynchronous JavaScript And XML
PERL
Practical Extraction Reporting Language
J2EE
Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition
SQL
Structured Query Language
XSL
EXtensible Stylesheet Language
Microsoft Windows is a series of graphical interface operating systems
developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft.
Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November
20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical
user interfaces (GUIs).
The most recent client version of Windows is Windows 7; the most recent server
version is Windows Server 2008 R2; the most recent mobile version is Windows
Phone 7.5.
Windows 1.0, the first version, released in 1985.
Windows 1.0 did not allow overlapping windows. Instead all windows were tiled.
Only dialog boxes could appear over other windows.
Windows 2.0 was released in October 1987 and featured several improvements to
the user interface and memory management.[3] Windows 2.0 allowed application
windows to overlap each other and also introduced more sophisticated keyboard
shortcuts.
The early versions of Windows were often thought of as simply graphical user
interfaces, mostly because they ran on top of MS-DOS and used it for file system
services.
Windows 3.0, released in 1990. Windows 3.0 (1990) and Windows 3.1 (1992)
improved the design, mostly because of virtual memory and loadable virtual
device drivers (VxDs) that allowed them to share arbitrary devices between
multitasked DOS windows.
Windows 95 was released in August 1995, featuring a new user interface, support
for long file names of up to 255 characters, and the ability to automatically detect
and configure installed hardware (plug and play).
Microsoft's next release was Windows 98 in June 1998. Microsoft released a
second version of Windows 98 in May 1999, named Windows 98 Second Edition
(often shortened to Windows 98 SE).
In February 2000, Windows 2000 (in the NT family) was released, followed by
Windows Me in September 2000 (Me standing for Millennium Edition). Windows
Me updated the core from Windows 98, but adopted some aspects of Windows
2000 and removed the "boot in DOS mode" option. It also added a new feature
called System Restore, allowing the user to set the computer's settings back to
an earlier date.
In October 2001, Microsoft released Windows XP, a version built on the Windows
NT kernel that also retained the consumer-oriented usability of Windows 95 and
its successors.
On January 30, 2007, Microsoft released Windows Vista. It contains a number of
new features, from a redesigned shell and user interface to significant technical
changes, with a particular focus on security features. It is available in a number of
different editions, and has been subject to some criticism.
On October 22, 2009, Microsoft released Windows 7. Unlike its predecessor,
Windows Vista, which introduced a large number of new features, Windows 7 was
intended to be a more focused, incremental upgrade to the Windows line, with the
goal of being compatible with applications and hardware which Windows Vista
was not at the time.[18] Windows 7 has multi-touch support, a redesigned
Windows shell with a new taskbar, referred to as the Superbar, a home
networking system called HomeGroup,[19] and performance improvements.
On 29 February 2012, Microsoft released Windows 8 Consumer Preview, the beta
version of Windows 8, build 8250. For the first time since Windows 95, the Start
button is no longer available on the taskbar, though the Start screen is still
triggered by clicking the bottom-left corner of the screen and by clicking Start in
the Charm. Windows president Steven Sinofsky said more than 100,000 changes
had been made since the developer version went public. In the first day of its
release, Windows 8 Consumer Preview was downloaded over one million times.
Like the Developer Preview, the Consumer Preview is set to expire on the 15
January 2013.