Computer And Internet Acronyms
A/D-Analog To Digital
A/V-Audio/Visual
AAC-Advanced Audio Coding
AARP-AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol
ABBH-Average Bouncing Busy Hour
ABC-Atanasoff-Berry Computer
ABEND-Abnormal End
AC-Alternating Current
ACD-Automatic Call Distributor
ACES-Asia Cellular Satellite System
ACK-Acknowledge Character
ACL-Access Control List
ACM-Association For Computing Machinery
ACPI-Advanced Configuration And Power Interface
ACTA-America's Carriers Telecommunications Association
ACU-Automatic Calling Unit
ADB-Apple Desktop Bus
ADCCP-Advanced Data Communications Control Protocol
ADO-ActiveX Data Objects
ADP-Automatic Data Processing
ADPCM-Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation
ADS-Alternate Data Streams
ADSL-Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
ADVEIS-Anti-Virus Dependent Vulnerabilities In E-mail
Infrastructure Security
AES-Asynchronous Event Scheduler
AFAIK-As Far As I Know
AGP-Accelerated Graphics Port
AH-Authentication Header
AI-Artificial Intelligence
AIFF-Audio Interchange File Format
AIML-Astronomical Instrument Markup Language
AIX-Advanced Interactive Executive
ALGOL-Algorithmic Language
ALU-Arithmetic (and) Logic Unit
AMANDA-Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk
Archiver
AMD-Advanced Micro Devices
AML-Astronomy Markup Language
AMP-Advanced Metal Powder
AMPS-Advanced Mobile Phone System
AMS-American Mobile Satellite Corporation
AN-Active Network
ANSA-Adaptive Network Security Alliance
ANSI-American National Standards Institute
AOL-America Online
APA-All Points Addressable
API-Application Program(ming) Interface
APM-Advanced Power Management
APP-Application Portability Profile
APWG--Anti-Phishing Working Group
ARLL-Advanced Run Length Limited
ARM-Advanced (Acorn) RISC Machine
ARM-Advanced RISC Machines Ltd
ARP-Address Resolution Protocol
ARPA-Advanced Research Projects Agency
ARQ-Automatic Repeat Request
ASAP-Activate Secure Authentication Protocol
ASAP-As Soon As Possible
ASCII-American Standard Code For Information Interchange
ASF-ActiveMovie Streaming Format
ASIC-Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
ASP-Active Server Pages
ASP-Application Service Provider
ASP-Association Of Shareware Professionals
AT-Attention
ATA-AT Attachment
ATL-Active (ActiveX) Template Library
ATM-Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AUI-Attachment Unit Interface
AVI-Audio/Video Interleaved Format
AWHFY-Are We Having Fun Yet
AWT-Abstract Windows Toolkit
B-ISDN-Broadband-Integrated Services Digital Network
B2B-Business-to-Business
BAPI-Business Application Programming Interface
BASIC-Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BAT-Bandwidth Allocation Technology
BBS-Bulletin Board System
BCC-Blind Carbon Copy
BCC-Block Check Character
BCD-Binary Coded Decimal
BDP- Bandwidth Delay Product
BEDO RAM-Burst EDO RAM
BEOS-Be, Inc. Operating System
BG-Big Grin
BGA-Ball-grid Array
BGP-Border Gateway Protocol
BICMOS-Bipolar Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
BIOS-Basic Input/Output System
BIT-Binary Digit
BITNET-Because Its Time Network
BLOB-Binary Large Object
BNC-Bayonet Neill Concelman
BOOTP-BOOTstrap Protocol
BPEL-Business Process Execution Language
BPL-Bits Per Line
BPP-Bits Per Pixel
BPS-Bits Per Second
BRI-Basic-Rate Interface
BSC-Base Station Controller
BSD-Berkeley Software (System) Distribution (Design)
BSML-Biosequence Markup Language
BSWD-BellSouth Intelligent Wireless Data Network
BTW-By The Way
CA-Certificate Authority
CAD-Computer-Aided Design
CAE-Computer-Aided Engineering
CASE-Computer-Aided Software Engineering
CAV-Constant Angular Velocity
CBT-Computer-Based Training
CCD-Charge-Coupled Device
CCI-Common Content Inspection
CCITT-Consultative Committee For International Telephony And
Telegraphy
CD-Carrier Detect
CD-I-Compact Disc-Interactive
CD-PROM-Compact Disc-Programmable Read Only Memory
CD-R-Compact Disc-Recordable
CD-ROM-Compact Disc, Read Only Memory
CD-RW-Compact Disc-Rewritable
CDC-Cult Of The Dead Cow
CDDI-Copper Data Distribution Interface
CDF-Channel Definition Format
CDFS-Compact Disk File System
CDI-Common Data Interface
CDIF-CASE Definition Interchange Facility
CDMA-Code Division Multiple Access
CDPD-Cellular Digital Packet Data
CDRAM-Cached Dynamic Random Access Memory
CERN-Conseil Europeen Pour Le Recherche Nucleaire
CERT-Character Error Rate Testing (European Organization For
Nuclear Research) As In, Large Hadron Collider
CERT-The CERT Coordination Center
CFI-Common Flash Interface
CGA-Color Graphics Adapter
CGI-Common Gateway Interface
CGM-Computer Graphics Metafile
CHAP-Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CHRP-Common Hardware Reference Platform
CIDR-Classless Inter-Domain Routing
CIE-Color Model = Commission Internationale De L'Eclairage
Color Model
CIFF-Camera Image File Format
CIR-Committed Information Rate
CISC-Complex Instruction-Set Computing
CISC-Creative Integrated Solutions Consortium, LLC
CIX-Commercial Internet Exchange Association
CLEC-Competitive Local Exchange Carriers
CLV-Constant Linear Velocity
CME-Common Malware Enumeration
CMIP-Common Management Information Protocol
CML-Chemical Markup Language
CMMI-Capability Maturity Model Integration
DCI-Display Control Interface
DDE-Dynamic Data Exchange
DDI-Direct Draw Interface
DDOS-Distributed Denial-of-Service
DDR SDRAM-Double Data Rate-Synchronous DRAM
DDS-Digital Data Storage
DEBI-DMA Extended Bus Interface
DEC-Digital Equipment Corporation
DES-Data Encryption Standard
DFM-Design For Manufacturing
DHCP-Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DID-Direct Inward Dialing
DIF-Data Interchange Format
DIF-Directory Interchange Format
DIMM-Dual In-Line Memory Module
DIN-Deutsches Institut F?r Normung (German Institute For
Standardization)
DINOR-Divided Bit-line NOR
DIP-Dual In-line Package
DIVX-Digital Video Express
DIZ-Description In ZIP
DLC-Data Link Control
DLL-Dynamic Link Library
DLP-Digital Light Processing
DLT-Digital Linear Tape
DMA-Direct Memory Access
DMCA-Digital Millennium Copyright Act
DMG-Data Mining Group
DMI-Desktop Management Interface
DNS-Domain Name Service (System)
DOCSIS/MCNS-Data Over Cable Services And Interface
Specifications For Multimedia Cable Network Systems
DOM-Document Object Model
DOS-Denial-of-Service
DOS-Disk Operating System
DPI-Dots Per Inch
DPMI-DOS Protected Mode Interface
DRAM-Dynamic Random Access Memory
DSL-Digital Subscriber Line
DSLAM-Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (Module)
DSOM--Distributed System Object Model
DSP-Digital Signal Processor
DSR-Data Set Ready
DSTN-Double-layer Supertwist Nematic. (in Passive-matrix LCD
Technology)
DSU-Data Service Unit
DSVD-Digital Simultaneous Voice And Data
DTD-Document Type Definition
DTE-Data Termination (Terminal) Equipment
DUN-Dial-Up Networking
DVD-Digital Versatile (Video) Disc
DVD+RW-Digital Versatile (Video) Disc + Read/Write
DVD-ROM-Digital Versatile (Video) Disc - Read Only Memory
DVI-Digital Video Interactive
DWDM-Dense Wave Division Multiplexing
DXF-Data Exchange File (Format)
EAP-Extensible Authentication Protocol
EBCDIC-Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
ECC-Error Correction Code (Error Checking And Correction)
ECN-Explicit Congestion Notification
EDGE-Enhanced Data Rates For Global Evolution
EDI-Electronic Data Interchange
EDLC-Electrochemical Double-layer Capacitor
EDO RAM-Extended Data-Out Random Access Memory
EDP-Electronic Data Processing
EDRAM-Enhanced Dynamic Random Access Memory
EEMS-Enhanced Expanded Memory Specification
EEPROM-Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only
Memory
EFT-Electronic Funds Transfer
EGA-Enhanced Graphics Adapter
EIA-Electronic Industries Alliance (Association)
EIDE-Enhanced Integrated Device Electronics
EIDE-Enhanced Intelligent Drive Electronics
EISA-Extended Industry Standard Architecture
ELD-Electroluminescent Display
ELF-Extremely Low Frequency
EMM-Expanded Memory Manager
EMS-Expanded Memory Specification
EOF-End Of File
EPP-Enhanced Parallel Port
EPROM-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EPS-Encapsulated PostScript
ERP-Enterprise Resource Planning
ESC-Escape Character
ESCD-Extended System Configuration Data
ESDI-Enhanced System Device Interface
ESP-Encapsulating Security Payload
ESP-Eudora Sharing Protocol
ETOX-EPROM Tunnel Oxide
EULA-End User License Agreement
EWAN-Emulator Without A Name
EXIF-Exchangeable Image File
FAHQT-Fully Automatic High-Quality Translation
FAMOS-Floating Gate Avalanche MOS
FAQ-Frequently Asked Questions
FAT-File Allocation Table
FBGA-Fine-pitch Ball-grid Array
FCB-File Control Block
FCC-File Carbon Copy
FDD-Floppy Disk Drive
FDDI-Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FDM-Frequency Division Multiplexing
FF-Form Feed
FFS-Flash File System
FIF-Fractal Image Format
FIFO-First In, First Out
FLOPS-Floating-point Operations Per Second
FORTRAN-Formula Translator; Programming Language
FPM RAM-Fast Page Mode RAM
FPU-Floating-Point Unit
FR-Frame Relay
FRAD-Frame Relay Assembler/Disassembler
FRAM-Ferroelectric RAM
FSK-Frequency Shift Keying
FSP-File Service Protocol
FTP-File Transfer Protocol
FWIW-For What It's Worth
FYI-For Your Information
GBE-Gigabit Ethernet
GDI-Graphics Device Interface
GIF-Graphical Interchange Format
GIGO-Garbage In, Garbage Out
GIMP-General (GNU) Image Manipulation Program
GIS-Geographic Information System
GM-General MIDI
GMT-Greenwich Mean Time
GNU-Recursive Acronym For? GNU's Not Unix?
GPF-General Protection Fault
GPRS-General Packet Radio Service
GPS-Global Positioning Satellite (System)
GREP-Globally Search For The Regular Expression And Print
GREP-Generalized Regular Expression Pattern-matcher
GRINS-Graphical Interface To SMIL
GSM-Global System For Mobiles
GUI-Graphical User Interface
GUID-Globally Unique Identifier
HAL-Hardware Abstraction Layer
HD-High Density
HD-Hard Drive
HDD-Hard Disk Drive
HDLC-High-level Data Link Control
HDML-Handheld Device Markup Language
HDR-High Data Rate
HDTV-High-Definition Television
HFS-Hierarchical Filing System
HMA-High Memory Area
HMD-Head-Mounted Display
HP-Hewlett-Packard
HP-GL-Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language
HPAS-Hypermedia Presentation And Authoring System
HSL-Hypermedia Synchronization Language
HSM-Hierarchical Storage Management
HTML-Hypertext Markup Language
HTTP-Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPD-Hypertext Transfer Protocol Daemon (Server)
I/O-Input/Output
IAB-Internet Architecture Board
IAC-Internet Access Coalition
IAD-Integrated Access Device
IAHC-Internet International Ad Hoc Committee
IANA-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
IANAL-I Am Not A Lawyer
IAS-Internet Authentication Service
IBM-International Business Machines
ICA-Independent Computing Architecture
ICANN-The Internet Corporation For Assigned Names And
Numbers
ICMP-Internet Control Message Protocol
IDE-Intelligent (Integrated) Drive Electronics
IDEA-International Data Encryption Algorithm
IDSL-ISDN Digital Subscriber Line
IEEE-Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers
IETF-Internet Engineering Task Force
IGES-Initial Graphics Exchange Specification
IGMP-Internet Group Management Protocol
IIM-Internet Interaction Management
IIOP-Internet Inter-ORB Protocol
IIS-Internet Information Server
IMAP-Internet Message Access Protocol
IMHO-In My Humble Opinion
INTERNIC-Internet Network Information Center
IOS-Input Output System
IP-Internet Protocol
IPSEC-Internet Protocol Security
IPTV-Internet Protocol Television
IPX-Internet work Packet Exchange
IRC-Internet Relay Chat
IRDA-Infrared Data Association
IRQ-Interrupt Request
ISA-Industry Standard Architecture
ISAM-Indexed Sequential Access Method
ISAPI-Internet Server API
ISDN-Integrated Services Digital Network
ISO-International Organization For Standardization
ISP-Internet Service Provider
ITU-International Telecommunications Union
IX-Internet Exchange
JBIG-Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group
JCL-Job Control Language
JDBC-Java Database Connectivity
JEIDA-Japan Electronic Industry Development Association
JFIF-JPEG File Interchange Format
JPEG-Joint Photographic Experts Group
KB-Kilobit
KB-Kilobyte
KBPS-Kilobits Per Second
L2TP-Layer Two Tunneling Protocol
LAN-Local Area Network
LAWN-Local-Area Wireless Network
LBA-Logical Block Addressing
LBV-Layered Biometric Verification
LCD-Liquid-Crystal Display
LDAP-Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LED-Light Emitting Diode
LEP-Light Emitting Polymers
LGMR-Laser Guided Magnetic Recording
LI-ION-Lithium Ion
LIFO-Last In, First Out
LILO-Linux Loader
LIM-Lifeline Interface Module
LIM-Lotus-Intel-Microsoft
LMB-Left Mouse Button
LPM-Lifeline Port Module
LPM-Lines Per Minute
LPT-Local Printer Terminal
LTO-Linear Tape Open
LZW-Lempel-Zif-Welsh
MAE-Metropolitan Area Exchange (Ethernet)
MAN-Metropolitan Area Network
MAPI-Messaging Application Programming Interface
MARS-Multi-player Animated Role-playing System
MATHML-Mathematical Markup Language
MAU-Media Access Unit
MAU-Multistation Access Unit
MB-Megabit
MB-Megabyte
MBPS-Megabits Per Second
MBR-Master Boot Record
MCA-Micro Channel Architecture
MCGA-Multi-Color Graphics Array
MCI-Media Control Interface
MDA-Monochrome Display Adapter
MDC-Metadata Coalition
MDI-Multiple Document Interface
MDIS-Metadata Interchange Specification
MEMS-MicroElectro-Mechanical System
MFLOPS-Millions Of Floating Point Operations Per Second
MFM-Modified Frequency Modulation
MIB-Management Information Base
MIDI-Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIF-Management Information Format
MILNET-Military Network
MIME-Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
MIPS-Millions Of Instructions Per Second
MIS-Management Information System
MIS-Management Information Services
MLC-Multilevel Cell
MMDS-Multichannel Multipoint Distribution System
MMU-Memory Management Unit
MMX-Matrix Math Extensions (Multimedia Extensions)
MNG-Multiple-image Network Graphics
MNP-Microcom Networking Protocol
MODEM-Modulator/Demodulator
MOF-Meta Object Facility
MOO-Mud, Object Oriented
MOS-Metal Oxide Semiconductor
MOSFET-Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
MOSIS-MOS Implementation System
MOSS-Mime Object Security Services
MP3-MPEG Layer 3
MPC-Matchbox PC
MPC-Multimedia Personal Computer
MPEG-Motion Picture Experts Group
MPI-Message Passing Interface
MRC-Magneto-Resistive Cluster
MS-DOS-Microsoft Disk Operating System
MSN-Microsoft Network
MTA-Media Terminal Adapter
MTBF-Mean Time Between Failure
MTU-Maximum Transmission Unit
MUD-Multiple User (or Multi-User) Dungeon (Dimension)
MUSH-Multi-User Shared Hallucination
MVS-Multiple Virtual Storage
NAP-Network Access Point
NAS-Network-Attached Storage
NAT-Network Address Translation
NCSA-National Center For Supercomputing Applications
NDIS-Network Driver Interface Specification
NDMP-Network Data Management Protocol
NDS-Novell Directory Services
NETBEUI-Network BIOS Extended User Interface
NETBIOS-Network Basic Input Output System
NFS-Network File System
NGI-Next Generation Internet
NIC-Network Interface Card
NIMH-Nickel Metal Hydride
NNTP-Network News Transfer Protocol
NOP-No Operation
NSAPI-Netscape Server API
NSF-National Science Foundation
NSFNET-National Science Foundation Network
NSP-Network Service Provider
NTFS-NT File System
NTSC-National Television Standards Committee
NUMA-Non-Uniform Memory Access
NURBS-Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline
NVRAM-Non-Volatile RAM
OC-Optical Carrier
OCR-Optical Character Recognition
OCX-OLE Custom Control
ODBC-Open Database Connectivity
ODI-Open Data-link Interface
OEM-Original Equipment Manufacturer
OIM-Open Information Model
OLAP-Online Analytical Processing
OLE-Object Linking And Embedding
OLED-Organic Light-Emitting Diode
OLTP-On-Line Transaction Processing
OMG-Object Management Group
OMG-Oh My God
OOP-Object-Oriented Programming
OPENSRS-Open Shared Registration System
OPSEC-Open Platform For Secure Enterprise Connectivity
Alliance
OSF-Open Software Foundation
OSI-Open System Interconnection
OSPF-Open Shortest Path First
OSR-OEM System Release
OTOH-On The Other Hand
P-SRAM-Pseudo-Static RAM
P3P-Platform For Privacy Preferences
PAD-Portable Application Description
PAL-Phase Alternating Line
PAL-Programmable Array Logic
PAN-Personal Area Network
PAP-Password Authentication Protocol
PB SRAM-Pipelined Burst Static RAM
PBX-Private Branch Exchange
PC-Personal Computer
PC/TV-Personal Computer And Television
PCB-Printed Circuit Board
PCI-Peripheral Component Interface
PCL-Printer Control Language
PCM-Pulse Code Modulation
PCMCIA-Personal Computer Memory Card International
Association
PCS-Personal Communications System
PDA-Personal Digital Assistant
PDC-Primary Domain Controller
PDL-Page Description Language
PE-Portable Executable
PERL-Practical Extraction And Report Language
PFR-Portable Font Resource
PGA-Pad Grid Array
PGA-Pin Grid Array
PGA-Professional Graphic Adapter
PGM-Pragmatic General Multicast / Pretty Good Multicast
PGP-Pretty Good Privacy
PHB-Photochemical Hole Burning
PHP-PHP Hypertext Preprocessor (Personal Home Page)
PIC-Programmable Interrupt Controller
PICNIC-Problem In Chair, Not In Computer
PIF-Program Information File
PIM-Personal Information Manager
PIN-Personal Identification Number
PING-Packet Internet Groper
PIO-Programmed Input Output
PIP-Peripheral Interchange Program
PISO-Parallel-In/Serial-Out
PITA-Pain In The Ass / Arse
PJTF-Portable Job Ticket Format
PKI-Public Key Infrastructure
PLA-Programmable Logic Array
PLD-Programmable Logic Device
PMML-Predictive Modeling Markup Language
PMS-Pantone Matching System
PMT-Photomultiplier Tube
PNG-Portable Network Graphics; Image Format
PNP-Plug And Play
POP-Post Office Protocol
POS-Pivoting Optical Servo
POSIX-Portable Operating System Interface For UNIX
POST-Power On Self Test
POTS-Plain Old Telephone Service
PPCP-PowerPC Platform
PPM-Pages Per Minute
PPP-Point-to-Point Protocol
PPPTP-Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
PQDIF-Power Quality Data Interchange Format
PRAM-Parameter RAM
PRI-Primary-Rate Interface
PRL-Packetized Residential Lifeline
PROM-Programmable Read-Only Memory
PSTN-Public Switched Telephone Network
PTH-Plated Through-Hole
PUP-Potentially Unwanted Program
PURL-Persistent URL
PVC-Permanent Virtual Circuit
QBE-Query By Example
QCELP-QualComm Code Excited Linear Predictive Coding
QCIF-Quarter Common Intermediate Format
QIC-Quarter-Inch Cartridge
QOS-Quality Of Service
QSIG-Q (point Of The ISDN Model) Signaling
RADIUS-Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
RADSL-Rate-Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line
RAID-Redundant Array Of Independent Disks
RAID-Redundant Array Of Inexpensive Disks
RAM-Random Access Memory
RAMDAC-Random Access Memory Digital-to-Analog Converter
RARP-Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
RAS-Remote Access Services
RC4-RC4 Stream Cipher (Rivest Cipher 4)
RDBMS-Relational Database Management System
RDF-Resource Description Framework
RDRAM-Rambus DRAM
RFC-Request For Comments
RFI-Radio Frequency Interference
RFID-Radio Frequency Identification
RFP-Request For Proposal
RGB-Red Green Blue
RIP-Raster Image Processor
RIP-Regulation Of Investigatory Powers Act
RISC-Reduced Instruction-Set Computing
RJ-11-Registered Jack-11
RJ-45-Registered Jack-45
RLL-Run Length Limited
RMB-Right Mouse Button
RMON-Remote Monitoring
RMTP-Reliable Multicast Transport Protocol
ROFL-Rolling On Floor, Laughing
ROM-Read-Only Memory
RPG-Report Program Generator
RPG-Role-Playing Game
RPM-Revolutions Per Minute
RSN-Real Soon Now
RSVP-Resource Reservation Setup Protocol
RTF-Rich Text Format
RTFM-Read The F*cking Manual
RTSP-Realtime Streaming Protocol
RTT-Round-trip Time
S-HTTP-Secure HTTP
S/MIME-Secure/MIME
SAA-System Application Architecture
SAN-Storage Area Network
SAP-SAP America, Inc. (SAP AG)
SAP-Secondary Audio Program
SAS-Serial Attached SCSI
SBB-Storage Bridge Bay Working Group
SCAM-SCSI Configuration Automatically
SCART-Syndicat Des Constructeurs D'Appareils Radior?cepteurs
Et T?l?viseurs (Radio And Television Receiver Manufacturer's
Association); 21-pin Connector Standard For AV (Audio-visual)
Equipment
SCSI-Small Computer System Interface
SDH-Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
SDK-Software Development Kit
SDRAM-Synchronous Dynamic RAM
SDSL-Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line
SET-Secure Electronic Transaction
SFF-Small Form-Factor
SGI-Silicon Graphics Incorporated
SGML-Standard Generalized Markup Language
SGRAM-Synchronous Graphic RAM
SIG-Special Interest Group
SIMD-Single Instruction Multiple Data
SIMM-Single In-line Memory Module
SIP-Single In-line Package
SLDRAM-SyncLink DRAM
SLED-Single Large Expensive Disk
SLIP-Serial Line Internet Protocol
SMART-Self-Monitoring, Analysis And Reporting Technology
SMB-Server Message Block
SMDS-Switched Multimegabit Data Services
SMIF-Stream-based Model Interchange Format
SMIL-Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
SMP-Simple Management Protocol
SMP-Symmetric Multiprocessing
SMS-Systems Management Server
SMTP-Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNA-Systems Network Architecture
SNMP-Simple Network Management Protocol
SOAP-Simple Object Access Protocol
SOC-System-on-a-Chip
SOHO-Small Office/Home Office
SONET-Synchronous Optical Network
SPARC-Scalable Processor Architecture
SPE-Superparamagnetic Effect
SPEC-Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation
SPID-Service Profile (Provider) Identification
SPIM-Spam Over Instant Messaging
SPX-Sequenced Packet Exchange
SQL-Structured Query Language
SRAM-Static Random Access Memory
SSD-Solid-state Disk
SSI-Server-Side Include
SSL-Secure Sockets Layer
SSSCA-Security Systems Standards And Certification Act
ST506/412-Seagate Technologies 506 And 412 Controller (older
Technology)
SVG-Scalable Vector Graphics
SVGA-Super Video Graphics Array
SWISH-Simple Web Indexing System For Humans
SYN-Synchronize Sequence Number
SYSOP-System Operator
T1-T-One - Carrier Signal (communications)
T3-T-Three - Carrier Signal (communications)
TA-Terminal Adapter
TANSTAAFL-There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TAPI-Telephony Application Programming Interface
TCP/IP-Transmission / Transport Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol
TDM-Time Division Multiplexing
TDMA-Time Division Multiple Access
TFT-Thin Film Transistor
TFTP-Trivial File Transfer Protocol
TIA-Thanks In Advance
TIFF-Tagged Image File Format
TIGA-Texas Instruments Graphics Architecture
TLD-Top-Level Domain
TOPS-Transparent Operating System
TPI-Tracks Per Inch
TRAM-Transactional RAM
TSAPI-Telephony Service API
TSR-Terminate-and-Stay-Resident
TTF-True Type Font
TTL-Transistor-Transistor Logic
TWAIN-Technology Without An Interesting Name
TWIP-Twentieth Of A Point
UAC-User Account Control
UART-Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
UCITA-Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act
UDDI-Universal Description, Discovery And Integration
UDP-UDP - User Datagram Protocol
UIN-Universal Internet Number
ULSI-Ultra Large Scale Integration
ULTRAATA-Ultra AT Attachment
ULTRADMA-Ultra Direct Memory Access
UMB-Upper Memory Block
UML-Unified Modeling Language
UNC-Universal Naming Convention
UNIX-Universal Interactive Executive / Uniplexed Information
And Computing System
UPS-Uninterruptible Power Supply
URI-Uniform Resource Indicator
URL-Uniform Resource Locator
USB-Universal Serial Bus
USENET-User Network
USR-US Robotics
UTP-Unshielded Twisted Pair
UUCP-UNIX-to-UNIX Copy
VAR-Value-Added Reseller
VAX-Virtual Address Extension
VBE-Vesa Bios Extension
VBNS-Very High-speed Backbone Network Service
VCM SDRAM-Virtual-Channel Memory SDRAM
VCPI-Virtual Control Program Interface
VCSEL-Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser
VDSL-Very High Bit Rate DSL
VDT-Video Display Terminal
VERONICA-Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Networkwide Index To
Computerized Archives
VESA-Video Electronics Standards Association
VFAT-Virtual File Allocation Table
VFW-Video For Windows
VGA-Video Graphics Array (Adapter)
VLAN-Virtual LAN
VLB-VESA Local Bus (or VL Bus)
VME BUS-VersaModule Eurocard Bus
VMS-Virtual Memory System
VOB-Voice Over Broadband
VODSL-Voice Over Digital Subscriber Line
VOIP-Voice Over Internet Protocol
VPN-Virtual Private Network
VR-Virtual Reality
VRAM-Video Random Access Memory
VRM-Voltage Regulator Module
VRML-Virtual Reality Modeling Language
VRU-Virus Research Unit
VSA-Virtual Storage Architecture
VTAM-Virtual Telecommunications Access Method
VTC-Virus Test Center
W3C-World Wide Web Consortium
WAFS-Wide-area File Sharing
WAI-Web Accessibility Initiative
WAIS-Wide-Area Information Server
WAN-Wide Area Network
WAP-Wireless Application Protocol
WAP-Wireless Access Protocol
WATS-Web-based Assessment And Testing Systems
WATS-Wide Area Telecommunications System
WCS-World Coordinate System
WDM-Wavelength Division Multiplexing
WEBCGM-Web Computer Graphics Metafile
WEBINAR-Web-based Seminar
WEP-Wireless Equivalent Privacy
WFW-Windows For Workgroups
WIAD-Wireless Integrated Access Device
WIMP-Windows, Icons, Menus And Pointing Device
WINCE-Windows CE
WINS-Windows Internet Name Service
WINTEL-Windows/Intel
WIT-Wireless Information Terminal
WLAN-Wireless Local Area Network
WLANA-Wireless LAN Association
WMF-Windows Meta File
WML-Wireless Markup Language
WNIU-Wireless Network Interface Unit
WORM-Write Once Read Many
WOSA-Windows Open Services Architecture
WP-WordPerfect
WPA-Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA And WPA2)
WRAM-Windows Random Access Memory
WSDL-Web Services Description Language
WWW-World-Wide Web
WYSIWYG-What You See Is What You Get
WYSIWYP-What You See Is What You Print
XDSL-X Digital Subscriber Line
XGA-Extended Graphics Array (Adapter)
XMI-XML Metadata Interchange
XML-Extensible Markup Language
XMLC-Extensible Markup Language Compiler
XMS-Extended Memory Specification
XPS-XML Paper Specification
XSL-Extensible Style Language
XT-Extended
XTA-XT (Extended) Attachment
XUL-XML-based User Interface Language
Y2K-Year 2000
YAHOO-Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
YTD-Year To Date
ZAW-Zero Administration For Windows
ZCAV-Zoned Constant Angular Velocity
ZDI-Zero Day Initiative
ZIF-Zero Insertion Force
ZV-Zoomed Video Port