3g

: third generation
3gpp
: 3rd generation partnership projec
A.
AA
: AUTO ANSWER
AAA
: AUTHENTICATION, AUTHORIZATION AND ACCOUNTING
AAB
: ALL-TO-ALL BROADCAST
AAC
: ADVANCED AUDIO CODING
AAL
: ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE ADAPTION LAYER
AAM
: AUTOMATIC ACOUSTIC MANAGEMENT
AAC
: ADVANCED AUDIO CODING
AAL
: ATM ADAPTATION LAYER
ACE
: ACCESS CONTROL ENTRY
ABEND : ABNORMAL END
ABI
: APPLICATION BINARY INTERFACE
ACK
: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ACL
: ACCESS CONTROL UNIT
ACPI
: ADVANCED CONFIGURATION AND POWER INTERFACE
ACR
: ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS RISER
ACU
: AUTOMATIC CALLING UNIT
ACVC : ADA COMPILER VALIDATION CAPACITY
A/D
: ANALOG TO DIGITAL
ADA
: AUTOMATIC DATA ACQUISITIONS
AD
: ADVANCED TECNOLOGIES
ADC
: ADAPTIVE DATA COMPRESSION
ADC
: ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER
ADMR : ADAPTIVE MULTI-RATE
ADPCM : ADAPTIVE DIFFERENTIAL PULSE-CODE MODULATION
ADSL : ASYMMETRIC DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE
AFD
: AUTOMATIC FILE DISTRIBUTION
AFDW : ACTIVE FRAMEWORK FOR DATA WAREHOUSING
[MICROSOFT]
AFI
: AUTHORITY AND FORMAT IDENTIFIER
AFII
: ASSOCIATION FOR FONT INFORMATION INTERCHANGE
AFIRM : AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IMAGE REPORTING AND
MATCH
AFIS
: AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
AFM
: ADOBE FONT METRICS
AFP
: ADVANCED FUNCTION PRESENTATION [IBM]
AFS
: ANDREW FILE SYSTEM (PROTOCOLS)
AFTP
: ADVANCED/ANONYMOUS FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL
AGA
: ADVANCED GRAPHICS ADAPTER
AGC
: AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL
AGP
: ACCELERATED/ADVANCED GRAPHICS PORT
AGRAS : ANTIGLARE-ANTIREFLECTIVE-ANTISTATIC
AGU
: ADDRESS-GENERATION UNIT

AH
: AUTHENTICATION HEADER (PROTOCOL)
AHS
: AUTOMATED HIGHWAY SYSTEMS
AGP
: ACCELERATED GRAPHICS PORT
AI
: ADOBE ILUSTRATOR
AI
: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AIFF
: AUDIO INTERCHANGE FILE FORMAT
AIMP
: ARTEM IZMAYLOV MEDIA PLAYER.WMF WINDOWS META
FILE
AJAX
: ASYNCHRONOUS JAVASCRIPT AND XML
ALGOL : ALGORTIHMIC ORIENTED LANGUAGE
ALI
: ACER LABS, INCORPORATED
ALU
: ARITHMETIC LOGIC UNIT
AM
: ACTIVE MATRIX
AMD
: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES
AMR
: ADAPTIVE MULTI RATE
AMR
: AUDIO MODEM RISER
ANSI
: AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE
APC
: AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION
API
: APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE
APIPA : AUTOMATIC PRIVATE IP ADDRESSING
APM
: ADVANCED POWER MANAGEMENT
APTA
: UTOMATIC PROGRAMMING TOOL
ARFCN ; ABSOLUTE RADIO FREQUENCY CHANNEL NUMBER
ARM
:ASYNCHRONOUS RESPONSE MODE
ARP
: ADDRESS RESOLUTION PROTOCOL
ARPU : AVERAGE REVENUE PER USER
ARQ
:AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST
ASCII
: AMERICAN STANDARD CODE FOR INFORMATION
INTERCHANGE
ASF
: ADVANCED STREAMING FORMAT
ASIC
: APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
ASP
: APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDE
ASPI
: ADVANCED SCSI PROGRAMMING INTERFACE
ASR
: AUTOMATIC SEND AND RECEIVE
AT
: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
ATA
: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ATTACHMENT
ATAPI : AT ATTACHMENT PACKET INTERFACE
ATI
: ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
ATM
: ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE
ATX
: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY EXTENDED
AV
: AUDIO VIDEO
AVA
: AUDIO VISUAL AUTHORING [IBM]
AVC
: AUDIO VISUAL CONNECTION
AVI
: AUDIO VIDEO INTERLEAVE
B.

BAL
BALUN
BAM
BAPI
[SAP]
BARTS
BAS
BASH
BAP
BDC Q
BIND
BASH
BASIC

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BASIC ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE

BALANCED UNBALANCED (DEVICE)
BOYAN ACTION MODULE
BUSINESS APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE

: BELL ATLANTIC REGIONAL TIMESHARING

: BASIC LANGUAGE (FILE NAME EXTENSION)
: BOURNE AGAIN SHELL [UNIX]
: BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION PROTOCOL
: BACKUP DOMAIN CONTROLLER
:BERKELEY INTERNET NAME DOMAIN
: BOURNE AGAINT SHELL
: BEGINNER'S ALL-PURPOSE SYMBOLIC INSTRUCTION
CODE
FORTRAN : FORMULA TRANSLATING SYSTEM
BBS
: BULLETIN BOARD SERVICE
BCC
: BLOCK CHECK CHARACTER
BCD
: BINARY CODED DESIMAL
BCN
: BROADCAST COMMUNICATION NETWORK
BCS
; BLOCK CHECK SEQUENCE
BER
: BIT ERROR RATE
BFG
: BFG TECHNOLOGIES
BGA
: BALL GRID ARRAY
BGP
; BORDER GATEWAY PROTOCOL
BIOS
: BASIC INPUT OUTPUT SYSTEM
B-ISDN : BROADBAND INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL
NETWORK
BISYNC : BINARY SYNCHRONOUS COMUNICATION
BIT
: BINARY DIGIT
BLAST : BLOCK ASYNCRONOUS TRANSFER)]
BMP
: BITMAP
BNC
: BARREL NUT CONNECTOR
BNF
: BACKUS NORMAL FORM
BOOTP : BOOTSTRAP PROTOCOL
BOP
: BIT ORIENTED PROTOCOL)
BPS
: BYTE PER SECOND
BRA
: BIT RATE AUDIO
BRI
: BASIC RATE INTERFACE
BRV
: BIT RATE VIDEO
BS
: BACKSPACE CHARACTER
BSC
: BASE STATION CONTROLLER
BSCS
: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (DEGREE) IN COMPUTER
SCIENCE
BSD
: BERKELY SOFTWARE/STANDARD DISTRIBUTION
BSF
: BIT SCAN FORWARD

BSI
: BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTE
BSM
: BASIC STORAGE MODULE [IBM]
BSP
: BULK SYNCHRONOUS PARALLELISM
BSR
: BIT SCAN REVERSE
BS-RAM
: BURST STATIC RAM
BSS
: BLOCK STARTED BY SYMBOL
BST
: BINARY SEARCH TREE
BSD
: BARKELEY SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION
BSI
: BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION
BSRAM : BURST STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
BSS
: BASE STATION SUBSYSTEM
C.
CA
: CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY
CA
: CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY + COLLISION AVOIDANCE
CAB
: COMPRESSED APPLICATION BINARY
CACLS : COMMAND-LINE ACCESS CONTROL LISTS [MICROSOFT]
CAD
: COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
CADD : COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN AND DRAFTING
CADE : CLIENT/SERVER APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENT
CAE
: CLIENT APPLICATION ENABLER
CAEN : CHEMICALLY ASSEMBLED ELECTRONIC
NANOCOMPUTER
CAEX : COMPUTER AIDED EXPLORATION
CAG
: COLUMN ADDRESS GENERATOR
CAI
: COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION
CAIRN : COLLABORATIVE ADVANCED INTERAGENCY RESEARCH
CAD
: COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING
CAI
: COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION
CAM
: COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURE
CAS
: COLUMN ADDRESS SIGNAL
CASE : COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
CAU
: CONTROLLED ACCESS UNIT
CAV
: CONSTANT ANGULAR VELOCITY
CAV
: CONSTANT ANGULAR VELOCITY
CAVE
: COMPUTER AUTOMATIC VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT
CBC
: CIPHER BLOCK CHAINING
CBCR : CHANNEL BYTE COUNT REGISTER
CBDS : CONNECTIONLESS BROADBAND DATA SERVICE
CBEMA : COMPUTER AND BUSINESS EQUIPMENT
MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
CBGA : CERAMIC BALL GRID ARRAY
CBHRM :
COMPETENCY
BASED
HUMAN
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
CBI
: COMPUTER BASED INSTRUCTION\INSTRUMENTATION

CBL
CBMS
CBN
CBR
CBR
CBR
CBT
CBW
CBX
CC
CC
CC
CC/PP
CCA
CCB
CCD
CCD
CCFT
CCI
CCIE
CCIT
CCITT
CCL
CCM
CCNA
CCNP
CCP
CCP
CCS
CCTV
CD
CDI
CDR
CDRW
CELP
CFM
CGA
CISC
CLV
CGA
CGI

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COMPUTER BASED LEARNING

COMPUTER-BASED MAIL SYSTEM
COMMUNITY BASED NETWORKS
CASE BASED REASONING + CONSTANT BIT RATE
CONSTANT BIT RATE
CONSTANT BIT RATE
COMPUTER BASED TRAINING
CONVERT BYTE TO WORD
COMPUTER-CONTROLLED BRANCH EXCHANGE
CARBON COPY
CLUSTER CONTROLLER
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
COMPOSITE CAPABILITIES/PREFERENCE PROFILE
COMPATIBLE COMMUNICATION ARCHITECTURE
COMMAND CONTROL BLOCK
CHARGE COUPLED DISPLAY
CHARGED-COUPLED DEVICE\
COLD CATHODE FLUORESCENT TUBE
COMMON CLIENT INTERFACE + COPY CONTROL
INFORMATION
: CISCO CERTIFIED INTERNETWORK EXPERT [CISCO]
: COMITE
CONSULTATIF
INTERNATIONALE
DE
TELEGRAPHIQUE ET TELEPHONIQUE
: COMITE CONSULTATIF INTERNATIONAL
TELEGRAPHIQUE ET TELEPHONIQUE
: CONNECTION/CURSOR CONTROL LANGUAGE
: CORBA COMPONENT MODE
: CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ASSOCIATE
: CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK PROFESSIONAL
: COMPRESSION CONTROL PROTOCOL
: CONSOLE COMMAND PROCESSOR
: COMMON COMMAND SET + COMMON
COMMUNICATIONS
: CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION
: COMPACT DISK
: COOPER DISTRIBUTE DATA INTERFACE
: COMPACT DISK RECORDER
: COMPACT DISK RE-WRITER
: CODE EXCITED LINIER PREDICTIVE
: CUBIC FEET PER MINUTE (FT/MIN)
: COLOR GRAPHICS ADAPTER
: COMPLEX INSTRUCTION SET COMPUTER
: CONSTANT LINEAR VELOCITY
: COLOR GRAPHICS ADAPTOR
: COLOR GRAPHIC INTERFACE

CHAP : CHALLENGE HANDSHAKE AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOL

CIF
: COMMON INTERMEDIATE FORMAT
CLIP
: CLASSICAL IP OVER ATM
CIDR
: CLASSLESS INTER DOMAIN ROUTING
CIF
: COMMON INTERMEDIATE FORMAT
CIM
: COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING
CLI
: COMANND LINE INTERFACE
CLNP
: CONNECTIONLESS NETWORK PROTOCOL
CLS
: CLEAR SCREEN
CM
: CYANOGEN MOD
CMD
: COMMAND PROMT
CMIP
: COMMON MANAGEMENT INFORMATION PROTOCOL
CMOS : COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR
CMS
: COLOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
CMYK : CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
COAST : CACHE ON A STICK
CNR
: COMMUNICATION NETWORK RISER
CPRM : COPYRIGHT PROTECTION FOR RECORDABLE MEDIA
CNC
: COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL
CNI
: COALITION FOR NETWORKED INFORMATION
CODEC : COMPRESSION DECOMPRESSION ATAU CODER
DECODER
COM
: COMPUTER OUTPUT MICROFILM
COS
: CORPORATION FOR OPEN SYSTEM
COSINE : COOPERATION FOR OPEN SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION
NETWORKING IN EUROPE
CPI
: CHARACTER PER INCH
CPS
: CHARACTER PER SECOND
CPU
: CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
CRC
: CYCLIC REDUDANCY CHECK
CRC
: CYCLICE REDUDANCY CHECK
CREN : CORPORATION OF RESEARCH & EDUCATIONAL
NETWORKING
CRL
: CERTIFICATE REVOCATION LIST
CRT
: CATHODE RAY TUBE
CSID
: CALLED SUBSCRIBER ID
CSMA : CARRIER SENSE MULTIPLE ACCESS
CSP
: CRYPTOGRAPHIC SERVICE PROVIDER
CTL
: CERTIFICATE TRUST LIST
CRT
: CATHODE RAY TUBE
CSMA : CARRIER SENSE MULTIPLE ACCESS
CSMA/CA : CARRIER SENSE MULTIPLE ACCESS WITH COLLISION
AVOIDANCE
CSNET : COMPUTER SCIENCE NETWORK

CSU/DSU : CHANNEL SERVICE UNIT/DATA SERVICE UNIT

CRC
: CYCLIC REDUNDANCY CHECK
CRIMM : CONTINUITY RAMBUS INLINE MEMORY MODULE
CTX
: CTX TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (COMMITED TO
EXCELLENCE)
CWIS
: CAMPUS-WIDE INFORMATION SYSTEM
CWM
: CLOCK WORK MOD
D.
DAC
: DUAL ATTACHMENT CONCENTRATOR
DAC
: DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER
DACS : DIGITAL ACCESS AND CROSS-CONNECT SYSTEM
DAE
: DIGITAL AUDIO EXTRACTION
DDC
: DISPLAY DATA CHANNEL
DACL : DISCRETIONARY ACCESS CONTROL LIST
DARPA : DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECT AGENCY
DAS
: DUAL ATTACHMENT STATION
DASD : DIRECT ACCESS STORAGE DEVICES
DAT
: DIGITAL AUDIO TAPE
DAV
: DISTRIBUTED AUTHORING AND VERSIONING
DBMS : DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
DCA
: DOCUMENT CONTENT ARCHITECTURE
DCCU : DATA COMMUNICATION CONTROLLER UNIT
DCE
: DATA CIRCUIT TERMINATING EQUIPMENT
DCE
: DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT
DCE
: DATA COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
DCS
: DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
DDBMS
: DISTRIBUTED DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
DDE
: DYNAMIC DATA EXCHANGE
DDL
: DATA DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE
DDNIC : DEFENSE DATA NETWORK INFORMATION CENTRE
DDNS : DINAMIC DNS
DDR
: DOUBLE DATA RATE
DEC
: DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
DES
: DATA ENCRYPTION STANDARD
DFD
: DATA FLOW DIAGRAM
DFI
: DFI INC. (DESIGN FOR INNOVATION)
DFS
: DISTRIBUTE FILE SERVICE
DHCP : DYNAMIC HOST CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL
DHCP : DYNAMIC HOST CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL
DIA
: DOCUMENT INTERCHANGE ARCHITECTURE
DIMM : DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULE
DIP
: DUAL INLINE PACKAGE
DIP
: DUAL INLINE PIN
DIX
: DIGITAL, INTEL, XEROX
DLCI
: DATA LINK CONTROL IDENTIFIER

DLE
: DATA LINK ESCAPE
DMA
: DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS
DML
: DATA MANIPULATION LANGUAGE
DNA
: DIGITAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURE
DNS
: DOMAIN NAME SERVER
DNSS : DRIVE NOISE SUPRESSION SYSTEM
DOC
: DOCUMENT
DOCSIS : DATA OVER CABLE SYSTEMS INTERFACE
SPECIFICATIONS
DRAM : DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
DOS
: DISK OPERATING SYSTEM
DPI
: DOTS PER INCH
DPM
: DATA PROCESSING MANAGER
DRAM : DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
DRP
: DIGITAL ROUTING PROTOCOL
DS/DD : DOUBLE SIDED, DOUBLE DENSITY
DS/HD : DOUBLE SIDED, HIGH DENSITY
DSA
: DIRECTORY SYSTEM AGENT
DSL
: DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINES
DSP
: DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
DSTN : DUAL SUPERTWISTED NEMATIC
DUN
: DIAL UP NETWORKING
DSR
: DATA SET READY
DTE
: DATA TERMINAL EQUIPMENT
DUN
: DIAL-UP NETWORK
DTP
: DESKTOP PUBLISHING
DTR
: DATA TERMINAL READY
DUA
: DIRECTORY USER AGENT
DV
: DIGITAL VIDEO
DVD
: DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC
DVI
: DIGITAL VIDEO INTERFACE
DVI
: DIGITAL VISUAL INTERFACE
DWDM : DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING
DX
: DIRECT X
DXI
: DIRECT X INSTRUMENT (HAMPIR MIRIP SEPERTI VSTI)
E.
EAP
: EXTENSIBLE AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOL
EBCDIC
: EXTENDED BINARY CODED DECIMAL INTERCHANGE
E-BOOK
: ELECTRONIC BOOK
EBOOK : ELECTRONIC BOOK
EBPP
: ELECTRIC BILL PRESENTMENT AND PAYMENT
EBR
: EXTENDED BOOT RECORD
EBS
: EVENT-BASED SAMPLING
EBT
: ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER
EBXM : ELECTRONIC BUSINESS XML

EC
: ELECTRONIC COMMERCE / ERROR CONTROL
ECAL
: ENJOY COMPUTING AND LEARN
ECAT
: ELECTRONIC CARD ASSEMBLY AND TEST [IBM]
ECB
: ELECTRONIC CODEBOOK / EVENT CONTROL BLOCK
ECC
: ELLIPTIC CURVE CRYPTO /ERROR CHECK CODE
ECDL : EUROPEAN COMPUTER DRIVING LICENCE
ECHO : EUROPEAN COMMISSION HOST ORGANIZATION
[INTERNET]
ECI
: EXTERNAL CALL INTERFACE
ECL
: EMITTER COUPLED LOGIC
ECM
: ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE
ECMA : EUROPEAN COMPUTER MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION
ECN
: ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
ECNE : ENTERPRISE CERTIFIED NETWARE ENGINEER [NOVELL]
ECP
: ENHANCED/EXTENDED CAPABILITIES PORT
[MICROSOFT]
ECS
: ENHANCED CHIP SET
ECTL
: ELECTRONIC COMMUNAL TEMPORAL LOBE
ECU
: EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY
ED
: ERASE DISPLAY
EDA
: ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION +EDB EMBEDDED
DATABASE
EDC
: ELECTRONIC DIGITAL COMPUTER
EBPS
: EXABYTES PER SECOND
EDO
: EXTENDED DATA OUT
ECC
: ERROR CORRECTION CODE
ECL
: EMITTER COUPLED LOGIC
ECMA : EUROPEAN COMPUTER MANUFACTURE ASSOCIATION
E-COMM : ELEKTRONIK COMMERCE
ECP
: ENHANCED CAPABILITY PORT
ECS
: ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS
ECS
: ERROR CORRECTION CODE
EDFA
: ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIER
EDGE : ENHANCED DATA FOR GLOBAL EVOLUTION
EDI
: ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE
EDIFACT : ELECTTRONIC
DATA
INTERCHANGE
FOR
ADMNISTRATION COMMERCE AND TRANSPORT
EDO
: EXTENDED DATA OUT
EDO RAM : EXTENDED DATA OUT RAM
EDO RAM : EXTENDED DATA OUTPUT RAM
EDP
: ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING
EDPS : ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM
EE
: EXTENDED EDITION [IBM]
EEC
: EXTENDED ERROR CORRECTION

EEG
EEL
EEM
EEMAC

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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM
EPSILON EXTENSION LANGUAGE
EXTENDED MEMORY MANAGEMENT
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURERS OF
CANADA
EEMS : ENHANCED EXPANDED MEMORY SPECIFICATION
EEPI
: ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT POLICY INITIATIVEFIA
FILE INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT
EEPROM : ELECTRICALLY ERASABLE PROGRAMMABLE READONLY MEMORY
EFF
: ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION
EFI
: EXTENSIBLE FIRMWARE INTERFACE
EFS
: ENCRYPTING FILE SYSTEM
EFT
: ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
EGA
: ENHANCED GRAPHICS ADAPTER
EGA
: ENHANCED GRAPHICS ADAPTOR
EIA
: ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
EIDE
: ENHANCED INTEGRATED DRIVE ELECTRONICS
EIAJ
: ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN
EISA
: ENHANCED INDUSTRY STANDARD ARCHITECTURE
EMI
: ELECTRO-MAGNETIC INTERFERENCE
EMS
: EXPANDED MEMORY SPECIFICATION
ESDRAM : ENHANCED SYNCHRONOUS DYNAMIC DRAM
EPIC
: EXPLICITLY PARALLEL INSTRUCTION COMPUTING
EPP
: ENHANCED PARALLEL PORT
ESD
: ELECTRO-STATIC DISCHARGE
EWSD : ELECTRONIC WORLDWIDE SWITCH DIGITAL
EISA
: EXTENDED INDUSTRY STANDARD ARCHITECTURE
ELAN : EMULATED LOCAL AREA NETWORK
E-LEARNIG : ELEKTRONIK LEARNING
EMAIL : ELECTRONIC MAIL
EMF
: ENHANCED META FILETGA TARGA FILE FORMAT
EMS
: EXPANDED MEMORY SPECIFICATION
EOF
: END OF FILE
EOL
: END OF LINE
EOM
: END OF MESSAGE
EOT
: END OF TRANSMISSION
EPROM : ERASABLE PROGRAMMABLE READ-ONLY MEMORY
EPS
: ENCAPSULATED POST SCRIPT
EPS
: ENCAPSULED POSTCRIPT
EPS
: ENCAPSULATED POSTSCRIPT
ERD
: ENTITY RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM
ESDI
: ENHANCED SMALL DEVICE INTERFACE
EXIP
: EXCHANGEABLE IMAGE FORMAT

F.
FAQ
: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION
FAST
: FEDERATION AGAINTS SOFTWARE THEFT
FAT
: FILE ALLOCATION TABLE
FAT32 : FILE ALLOCATION TABLE 32
FCB
: FILE CONTROL BLOCK
FEP
: FRONT END PROCESSOR
FCPGA : FLIP CHIP PIN GRID ARRAY
FCS
: FRAME CHECK SEQUENCE
FDC
: FLOPPY DISK CONTROLLER
FDD
: FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
FDDI
: FIBER DISTRIBUTED DATA INTERFACE
FDDI
: FIBER DISTRIBUTED DATA INTERCONNECT
FDM
: FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING
FDX
: FULL DUPLEX
FERAM : FERROELECTRIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
FERAM : FERROELECTRIC RAM
FF
: FORMAT FEED
FIB
: FORWARDING INFORMATION BASE
FIF
: FRACTAL IMAGE FORMAT
FIFO
: FIRST-IN, FIRST-OUT
FIP
: FILE PROCESSOR BUFFERING
FIPS
: FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARD
FIR
: FAST INFRARED / FINITE IMPULSE RESPONSE
FIX
: FEDERAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE :
FLAC
: FREE LOSSLESS AUDIO CODEC
FLOPS : FLOATING POINT OPERATION PER SECOND
FLV
: FLASH VIDEO
FM
: FREQUENCY MODULATION
FMD
: FLOURESCENT MULTI-LAYER DISK
FMD-ROM: FLOURESCENT MULTI-LAYER DISK - READ ONLY
MEMORY
FOXPRO : FOXBASE PROFESSIONAL
FP
: FLASH PLAYER
FPGA
: FIELD-PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY
FPM
: FAST PAGE MODE
FPP
: FIXED PATH PROTOCOL /FLOATING POINT PROCESSOR
FPR
: FLOATING-POINT REGISTER
FPS
: FAVORITE PICTURE SELECTION /FRAMES PER SECOND
FPS
: FRAME PER SECOND
FPT
: FORCED PERFECT TERMINATION
FPU
: FLOATING POINT UNIT
FQDN : FULLY QUALIFIED DOMAIN NAME
FS
: FOR SALE

FSAA
FSB
FTAP
FTP
FTP
FTTX
FWA
FWL
FXSR
FYI

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GAAS
GART
FINGER
GB
GBPS
GDI
GOP
GPRS
GPS
GPT
GDI
GHZ
GIF
GIG-E
GIGO
GII
GILS
GIMP
GIMPS
GINA
GIS

: GALLIUM ARSENIDE
: GRAPHICS ADDRESS REMAPPING TABLEGFD : GOLD
DEVICE
: GIGABYTES
: GIGABYTES PER SECOND OR GIGABITS PER SECOND
: GRAPHICS DEVICE INTERFACE
: GROUP OF PICTURES
: GENERAL PACKET RADIO SERVICE
: GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
: GUID PARTITION TABLE
: GRAPHICAL DEVICE INTERFACE
: GIGAHERTZ
: GRAPHICS INTERCHANGE FORMAT
: GIGABIT ETHERNET
: GARBAGE IN GARBAGE OUT
: GLOBAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
: GOVERNMENT INFORMATION LOCATOR SERVICE
: GNU IMAGE MANIPULATION PROGRAM
: GREAT INTERNET MERSENNE PRIME SEARCH
: GRAPHICAL IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM +HDL HARDWARE
DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE
: GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
: GRAPHICS OBJECT CONTENT ARCHITECTURE
: GRAPHICS PERFORMANCE ACCELERATOR
: GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT
: GIGABIT SWITCHED ROUTER
: GIGATEXEL SHADE
: GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE

G.

GNU
GOCA
GPA
GPU
GSR
GTS
GUI

H.

FULL SCREEN ANTI ALIASING

FRONT SIDE BUS
FILE TRANSFER ACCESS METHOD
FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL
FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL
FIBER TO THE X
FIXED WIRELESS ACCESS
FIXED WIRE LINE
FAST SAVE AND RESTORE
FOR YOU INFORMATION

HARDOCP : HARD OVERCLOCKER COMPARISON PAGE

HCI
: HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION/INTERFACE

HCL
: HARDWARE COMPATIBILITY LIST
HDD
: HARD DISK DRIVE
HDLC : HIGH-LEVEL DATA LINK CONTROL
HDM
: HARDWARE DEVICE MODULE
HDMI : HIGH-DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE
HDMI : HIGH DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE
HDML : HANDHELD DEVICE MARKUP LANGUAGE
HDTV : HIGH DEFINITION TV
HIPPI
: HIGH PERFORMANCE PARALLEL INTERFACE
HIS
: HIGHTECH INFORMATION SYSTEM LIMITED
HLLAPI : HIGH LEVEL LANGUGE APPLICATION PROGRAM
INTERFACE
HMAC : HASH-BASED MESSAGE AUTHENTICATION MODE
HP
: HEWLETT PACKARD
HPA
: HIGH PERFORMANCE ADDRESSING
HPDC : HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
HPG
: HEWLETT-PACKARD GRAPHICS
HPGL : HEWLETT-PACKARD GRAPHICS LANGUAGE
HPIB
: HEWLETT-PACKARD INTERFACE BUS
HPLJ
: HEWLETT-PACKARD LASER JET
HPOM : HOME PAGE OBJECTS MODEL [MICROSOFT]
HPPA
: HEWLETT-PACKARD PRECISION ARCHITECTURE
HPPI
: HIGH PERFORMANCE PARALLEL INTERFACE
HPR
: HIGH PERFORMANCE ROUTING [IBM]
HPSB : HIGH PERFORMANCE SERIAL BUS
HPTL
: HIGH PERFORMANCE TECHNICAL COMPUTIN
HSDPA : HIGH SPEED DATA PACKET AREA
HSF
: HEAT SINK FAN
HSF
: HEATSINK FAN
HSPA
: HIGH SPEED PACKET ACCESS
HSUPA : HIGH SPEED UPLINK PACKET ACCE
HSR
: HIDDEN SURFACE REMOVAL
HTML : HYPER TEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE
HTTP
: HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOKOL

I.

IBM
: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
IC
: INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
ICH
: I/O CONTROLLER HUBIDSL : ISDN DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
LINE
IEEE
: INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERS
IFTTC : INTEGRATED FIBER TO THE CURB
IFITL
: INTEGRATED FIBER IN THE LOOP
IHA
: INTEL HUB ARCHITECTURE

I/O
: INPUT/OUTPUT
IR
: INFRA RED
ICMP
: INTERNET CONTROL MESSAGE PROTOCOL
ID
: IDENTITY
IDE
: INTEGRATED DRIVE ELECTRONICS
IE
: INTERNET EXPLORER
IETF
: INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE
IFF
: INTERCHANGE FILE FORMAT
IFS
: ITEM FOR SALE
IGMP
: INTERNET GROUP MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL
IIS
: INTERNET INFORMATION SERVICESIME INPUT METHOD
EDITOR
IMEI
: INTERNATIONAL MOBILE EQUIPMENT IDENTITY
INF
: INFORMATION FILEIP INTERNET PROTOCOL
IPC
: INTERPROCESS COMMUNICATION
IPSEC : INTERNET PROTOCOL SECURITY
IPX
: INTERNETWORK PACKET EXCHANGE
IGP
: INTERIOR GATEWAY PROTOKOL
IKE
: INTERNET KEY EXCHANGE
ILD
: INTER LAYER DIELECTRIC
IMAP
: INTERNET MESSAGE ACCESS PROTOCOL
INTERNET: INTERCONNECTED NETWORK ATAU INTERNATIONAL
NETWORK
IP
: INTERNET PROTOCOL.
IRC
: INTERNET RELAY CHAT
IRC
: INTERNET RELAY CHATTING
IRDA
: INFRARED DATA ASSOCIATION
IRQ
: INTERRUPT REQUEST
ISA
: INDUSTRY STANDARD ASSOCIATION / ARCHITECTURE
ISDN
: INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORK
ISM
: INTERSITE MESSAGING SERVICEISP INTERNET SERVICE
PROVIDER
ITU-T
:INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
IRQ
: INTERRUPT REQUEST
ISA
: INDUSTRY STANDARD ARCHITECTURE
ISDN
: INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORK
ISDN
: INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORK
ISO
: INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATION
ISP
: INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER
ISP
: INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER

JA
JAD
JADE

: JUMP ADDRESS + JUMP IF ABOVE

: JOINT APPLICATION DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT
: JAVA ADDITION TO THE DEFAULT SYSTEM

JAE
JANET
JAR
JAXM
JBE
JC
JCA
JCE
JCL
JDBC
JDF
JDK
JDSL
JE
JEDEC
JEIDA
JBL
JBOD
JEDEC
JPEG

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JUMP IF ABOVE OR EQUAL

JOINT ACADEMIC NETWORK
JAVA ARCHIVE (FILE FORMAT)
JAVA API FOR XML MESSAGING
JUMP IF BELOW OR EQUAL
JUMP IF CARRY SET
JAVA CRYPTOGRAPHY ARCHITECTURE
JAVA CRYPTOGRAPHY EXTENSION
JOB CONTROL LANGUAGE
JAVA DATABASE CONNECTIVITY
JOB DESCRIPTION FORMAT
JAVA DEVELOPMENT KIT
JAVA DATA STRUCTURES LIBRARY
JUMP IF EQUAL
JOINT ELECTRONIC DEVICES ENGINEERING COUNCIL
JAPANESE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT
JAME B. LANSING SPEAKERS
JUST A BUNCH OF DISKS
JOINT ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENGINEERING COUNCIL
JOINT PHOTOGRAFIC EXPERTS GROUP

KBPS
: KILOBITS PER SECOND
KDC
; KEY DISTRIBUTION CENTER
KIF
: KNOWLEDGE INTERCHANGE FORMAT
KIPS
: KODAK INTERNET PRINT SERVICE [KODAK]
KIS
: KNOWBOT INFORMATION SERVICE [INTERNET]
KPI
: KERNEL PROGRAMMING INTERFACE
KQML : KNOWLEDGE QUERY AND MANIPULATION LANGUAGE
KRS
: KNOWLEDGE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM
KSDS : KEYED SEQUENTIAL DATA SET
KSH
: KORN SHELL (PROGRAM)
KNI
: KATMAI NEW INSTRUCTIONS
KSPH : KEYSTROKES PER HOUR
KSR
: KEYBOARD SEND RECEIVE
KVM
: KEYBOARD, VIDEO, MOUSE (SWITCH)/KILOBYTE
VIRTUAL MACHINE
KVM
: KEYBOARD VIDEO MOUSE

LAN
: LOCAL AREA NETWORK
LANE : LAN EMULATION
LASER : LIGHT AMPLIFIED BY STIMULATED EMISSIONS OF
RADIATION
LBA
: LOGICAL BLOCK ADDRESSING

LCD
: LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
LDAP
: LIGHTWIEGHT DIRECTORY ACCESS PROTOCOL
LDAP
: LIGHTWEIGHT DIRECTORY ACCESS PROTOCOL
LDIF
: LDAP DATA INTERCHANGE FORMAT
LDT
: LIGHTNING DATA TRANSPORT
LED
: LIGHT EMITTING DIODE
LES
: LAN EMULATION SERVER
LG
: LG ELECTRONICS
LIF
: LOW INSERTION FORCE
LIFO
: LAST IN FIRST OUT
LILO
: LINUX LOADER
LMA
: LIGHTSPEED MEMORY ARCHITECTURE
LPD
: LINUX PRINTING DAEMON
LPD
: LINE PRINTER DAEMON
LPR
: LINE PRINTER REMOTE
LPT1
: LINE PRINTER 1
MAC
: MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL / MESSAGE
AUTHENTICATION CODE
MADCAP : MULTICAST ADDRESS DYNAMIC CLIENT ALLOCATION
PROTOCOL
LPT
: LINE PRINT TERMINA
LSI
: LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION
LTE
: LONG TERM EVOLUTION
LTO
: LINIER TAPE OPEN
LUN
: LOGICAL UNIT NUMBER
LVD
: LOW-VOLTAGE DIFFERENTIAL
LZW
: LEMPLE-ZIF-WELF

MAC
MAC
MAC
MAN
MARS
MB
MBPS
MBS
MC
MCA
MCE
MCGA
MCS
MDRAM
MEMS

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MACINTOSH
MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL
MEDIA ACCES CONTROL
METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK
MULTICAST ADDRESS RESOLUTION SERVICE
MOTHERBOARD OR MEGABYTE
MEGABYTES PER SECOND
MAXIMUM BURST SIZE
MICRO-CHANNEL
MICRO CHANNEL ARCHITECTURE
MACHINE CHECK EXCEPTION
MULTI-COLOR GRAPHIC ARRAY
MULTICAST SERVER
: MULTIBANK DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
: MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS

MFLOPS : MILLIONS OF FLOATING POINT OPERATIONS PER

SECOND
MFM
: MODIFIED FREQUENCY MODULATION
MFT
: MASTER FILE TABLE
MHZ
: MEGAHERTZ
MICROSOFT
: MICROCOMPUTER SOFTWARE
MIDI
: MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DIGITAL INTERFACE
MIME : MULTI-PURPOSE INTERNET MAIL EXTENSION
MIPS
: MILLION INSTRUCTIONS PER SECOND
MLC
: MULTI-LEVEL CELL
MMC
: MICROSOFT MANAGEMENT CONSOLE
MMS
: MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING SERVICE
MMU
: MEMORY MANAGEMENT UNIT
MMX
: MULTI : MEDIA EXTENSIONS
MODEM : MODULATE/DEMODULATE
MPEG : MOVING PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP
MRAM : MAGNETORESISTIVE RAM
MS
: MICROSOF WORD
MS-DOS: MICROSOFT DISK OPERATING SYSTEM
MSI
: MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL
MTBF : MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURE
MTD
: MEMORY TECHNOLOGY DRIVER
MTRR : MEMORY TYPE RANGE REGISTERS
MTU
: MAXIMUM TRANSMISSION UNIT

NAS
NAT
NAT
NCSA
NDS
NFG
NIC
NOS
NRAM
NS

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NETWORK ATTACHED STORAGE

NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION
NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION
NATIONAL CENTER OF SUPERCOMPUTER APPLICATION
NOVELL DIRECTORY SERVICES
NOT FUNCTIONING GOOD
NETWORK INTERFACE CARD
NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEM
NANO-RAM (FUTURE RAM)
NAME SERVER

OC
OCZ
OEM
OFDM
OFDM
OGG
OLE

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OVERCLOCK (OVER CLOCK)

OCZ TECHNOLOGY
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER
ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING
ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING
OGG VORBIS
OBJECT LINKING AND EMBEDDING

OS
OSI
OTFT
OTP

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PAD
:
PAL
:
PAN
:
PAP
;
PATA
;
PBX
:
PA-RISC :

OPERATION SISTEM
OPEN SYSTEMS INTERCONNECTION
ORGANIC THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR
ONE-TIME PROGRAMMABLE

PACKET ASSEMBLER DISASSEMBLER

PHASE ALTERNATION LINE
PERSONAL AREA NETWORK
PASSWORD AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOL
PARALEL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ATTACHMENT
PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE
PRECISION ARCHETECTURE REDUCED INSTRUCTION
SET COMPUTING
PARISC : PRECISION ARCHETECTURE REDUCED INSTRUCTION
SET COMPUTING
PASCAL : PATTERN ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL MODELLING AND
COMPUTATIONAL LEARNING
PAT
: PORT ADDRESS TRANSLATION
PATA
: PARALEL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ATTACHMENT
PBC
: PIPELINED BURST CACHE
PBM
: PORTABLE BITMAP
PGM
: PORTABLE GRAYMAP
PC
: PERSONAL COMPUTER
PCB
: PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD
PCI
: PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT
PCL
: PRINTER CONTROL LANGUAGE
PCMCIA
: PERSONAL COMPUTER MEMORY CARD
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
PCM
: PULSE CODE MODULATION
PCMCIA : PERIPHERAL
COMPONENT
MICROCHANNEL
INTERCONNECT ARCHITECTURE
PCS
: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SERVICE
PCX
: PC PAINTBRUSH EXCHANGE
PDA
: PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT
PDA
: PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT
PDC
: PRIMARY DOMAIN CONTROLLER
PDF
: PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT
PDL
: PAGE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE
PGA
: PROFESSIONAL GRAPHICS ARRAY
PHP
: PERSONAL HOME PAGE
SQL
: STRUCTURED QUERY LANGUAGE
PHY
: PHYSICAL INTERFACE
PID
: PROCESS IDENTIFIER
PIF
: PROGRAM INFORMATION FILE

PIN
PIO
PIXEL
PJL
PKCS
PKI
PLD
PM
PNG
PNP
PNY
POE
POP
POST
POTS
PPGA
PPM
PPP
PPPOA
PPPOE
PPS
PQI
PRAM
PRAM
PROM
PSD
PSP
PSD
PSU
PWM
Q
QA
QAM
QBE
QBF
QBIC
QBITS
QC
QD
QDA
QDOS
QDR
QFA
QFE

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PERSONAL IDENTITY NUMBER

PROGRAMMABLE INPUT/OUTPUT
PICTURE ELEMENT
PRINTER JOB LANGUAGE
PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY STANDARDS
PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE
PRIVATE MESSAGE / PRIVATE MESSAGING
PORTABLE NETWORK GRAPHICS
PLUG 'N PLAY
PNY TECHNOLOGY
POWER OVER ETHERNET
POST OFFICE PROTOCOL
POWER ON SELF TEST
PLAIN OLD TELEPHONE SYSTEM
PLASTIC PIN GRID ARRAY
PAPER PER MINUTE
POINT TO POINT PROTOCOL
POINT TO POINT PROTOCOL OVER ATM
POINT TO POINT PROTOCOL OVER ETHERNET
PAPER PER SECOND
PQI CORPORATION
PARAMETER RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
PHASE-CHANGE RAM
PROGRAMMABLE READ-ONLY MEMOR
PHOTOSHOP DOCUMENT
PAINT SHOP PRO
PHOTO SHOP DOCUMENT
POWER SUPPLY UNIT
PULSE WIDTH MODULATION

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QUADRATURE AMPLITUDE MODULATION
QUERY BY EXAMPLE
QUERY BY FORM
QUERY BY IMAGE CONTENT [IBM]
QUANTUM BITS
QUALITY CONTROL
QUERTY/DVORAK
QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS
QUICK AND DIRTY OPERATING SYSTEM
QUADRUPLE DATA RATE
QUICK FILE ACCESS
QUICK-FIX ENGINEERING [MICROSOFT]

QFP
QIC
QOS
QPG
QPSK
QSAM
QTC
QTVR
QOS
QT

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QUAD FLAT PACK

QUALITY INFORMATION USING CYCLE TIME
QUALITY OF SERVICE
QUANTUM PHASE GATE
QUADRATURE PHASE SHIFT KEYING
QUEUED SEQUENTIAL ACCESS METHOD
QUICKTIME CONFERENCING [MACINTOSH]
QUICKTIME VIRTUAL REALITY
QUALITY OF SERVICE
QUICK TIME

RJ
: REGISTERED JACK
RADSL : RATE ADAPTIVE DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE
RAID
: REDUNDANT ARRAY OF INEXPENSIVE DISKS
RAM
: RANDOM ACCESS MEMORI
RAMDAC : RANDOM ACCES MEMORY DIGITAL TO ANALOG
CONVERTER
RAMDAC : RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY DIGITAL ANALOG
CONVERTOR
RCA
: RADIO COMPANY OF AMERICA
RFC
: REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
RID
; RELATIVE ID
RIPX
: ROUTING INFORMATION PROTOCOL OVER IPX
RDRAM : RAMBUS DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
RGB
: RED GREEN BLUE
RGB
: RED GREEN BLUECGM COMPUTER GRAPHIC METAFILE
RGB
: RED GREEN BLUE
RIMM : RAMBUS INLINE MEMORY MODULE
RIP
: ROUTING INFORMATION PROTOCOL
RISC
: REDUCED INSTRUCTION SET COMPUTING
RLE
: RUN LENGTH ENCODING
RLL
: RUN LENGTH LIMITED
RM
: REAL MEDIAMOV MOVIE
ROM
: READ ONLY MEMORY
RPC
: REMOTE PROCEDURE CALL
RR
; RESOURCE RECORDRSL REGISTRY SIZE LIMIT
RPM
: REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE
RRAM : RESISTIVE RAM (FUTURE RAM)
RTC
: REAL TIME CLOCK
RTOS : REAL TIME OPERATING SYSTEM

S/PDIF : SONY/PHILIPS DIGITAL INTERFACE

SACL
: SYSTEM ACCESS CONTROL LIST

SAN
:
SASID :
SATA
:
SCA
:
SCSI
:
SCT
:
SDP
:
SDRAM :
SDSL
:
SECC :
SEP
:
SEPP
:
SGI
:
SGRAM :
SID
:
SIM
;
SIMD
:
STREAM
SIMM :
SIS
:
SLI
:
SLIP
:
SLIP
:
SMB
:
SMDS :
SMP
:
SMS
:
SMTP :
SMTP :
SNMP ;
SNR
:
SOA
;
SODIMM
SOHO :
SONOS :
SPA
:
SPARC :
SPID
:
SRAM :
SSD
:
SSE
:
STN
:
STP
:
SVG
:
SVGA :

STORAGE AREA NETWORK

SCANNED AMORPHOUS SILICON INTEGRATED DISPLAY
SERIAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ATTACHMENT
SCSI CONFIGURED AUTOMATICALLY
SMALL COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERFACE
SCITEX CONTINOUS TONE
SESSION DESCRIPTION PROTOCOL
SYNCHRONOUS DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
SYNCHRONUS DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE
SINGLE EDGE CONTACT CONNECTOR
SINGLE EDGE PROCESSOR
SINGLE EDGE PROCESSOR PACKAGE
SILICON GRAPHICS INCORPORATED
SYNCHRONOUS GRAPHICS RAM
SECURITY ID
SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE
SINGLE INSTRUCTION-STREAM, MULTIPLE DATASINGLE INLINE MEMORY MODULE
SINGLE INSTANCE STORE
SCAN LINE INTERLEAVE
SERIAL LINE INTERNET PROTOCOL
SERIAL LINE INTERNET PROTOCOL
SERVER MESSAGE BLOCK
SWITCHED MULTIMEGABIT DATA SERVICE
SYMMETRIC MULTIPROCESSING
SHORT MESSAGING SERVICE
SIMPLE MAIL TRANSFER PROTOCOL
SIMPLE MAIL TRANSFER PROTOCOL
SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL
SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIOSPARC
START OF AUTHORITY
: SMALL OUTLINE DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULE
SMALL OFFICE HOME OFFICE
SILICON-OXIDE-NITRIDE-OXIDE-SILICON
SCALABLE PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE
SCALABLE PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE
SERVICE PROFILE IDENTIFIER
STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
SOLID STATE DRIVE
STREAMING SIMD EXTENSIONS
SUPERTWISTED NEMATIC
SHIELED TWISTED PAIR
SCALABLE VECTOR GRAPHICS
SUPER VIDEO GRAPHICS ARRAY

SVGA
SWIFT

: SUPER VIDEO GRAPHICS ARRAY

: SOCIETY FOR WORLDWIDE INTERBANK FINANCIAL
TELECOMMUNICATION

T
TAPI
: TELEPHONY API
TB
: TERABYTES
TBPS
: TERABYTES PER SECOND
TCP
: TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOKOL
TCP/IP :TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL / INTERNET
PROTOCOL
TDI
: TRANSPORT DRIVER INTERFACE
TELNET : TELETYPE NETWORK
TFT
; THIN FILM TRANSISTOR
TFTP
: TRIVIAL FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL
TEC
: THERMOELECTRIC COOLER
TEXEL : TEXTURE ELEMENT
TFT
: THIN FILM TRANSISTOR
TGA
:TELEVISION GRAPHICS ADAPTER
TGS
; TICKET GRANTING SERVICE
TGT
: TICKET GRANTING TICKET
TLD
: TOP LEVEL DOMAIN
TLS
: TRANSPORT LAYER SECURITY
TSID
: TRANSMITTING STATION ID
TTL
: TIME TO LIVE
THZ
: TERAHERTZ
TIFF
: TAG IMAGE FILE FORMAT
TIFF
:TAGGED IMAGE FORMAT FILE
TIM
: THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL
TNT
: TWIN TEXEL
TOPS
: THEORETICAL OPERATIONS PER SECOND
TPC
: TIPIDPC
TS
: TRANSPORT STREAM
TSOP : THIN SMALL OUTLINE PACKAGE
TTL
: TRANSISTOR TRANSISTOR LOGIC
TTRAM : TWIN TRANSISTOR RAM (FUTURE RAM)
TWAIN : TECHNOLOGY WITHOUT AN IMPORTANT NAME

U
UAC
UCS
UDP

: USER ACCOUNT CONTROL

: UNICODE CHARACTER SYSTEM
: USER DATAGRAM PROTOCOL

UMTS :
UNC
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UART :
UDA
:
UDMA :
UDP
:
UDP
:
ULSI
:
UMA
:
UPS
:
URL
:
USB
:
UTF
:
UTP
:
UXGA :
SYSTEM
UTP
:
UUCP :

UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

UNIVERSAL NAMING CONVENTION
UNIVERSAL ASYNCHRONOUS RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER
UNIFIED DRIVER ARCHITECTURE :
ULTRA DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS
USER DATAGRAM PROTOCOL
USER DATAGRAM PROTOCOL.
ULTRALARGE SCALE INTEGRATION
UNIFIED MEMORY ARCHITECHTURE
UNINTERUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY
UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR
UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS
UNICODE TRANSMISSION FORMAT
UNSHIELDED TWISTED PAIR
ULTRA EXTENDED GRAPHICS ARRAYVHS VIDEO HOME
UNSHIELED TWISTED PAIR
UNIX-TO-UNIX COPY

V
VBR
; VARIABLE BIT RATE
VCD
: VIDEO CD
VCM
: VIRUTAL CHANNEL MEMORY
VCRAM : VIRTUAL CHANNEL READ ACCESS MEMORY
VDSL : VERY HIGH DATA DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE
VERONICA: VERY EASY RODENT ORIENTED NET-WIDW INDEX TO
COMPUTERIZED ARCHIVES
VESA : VIDEO ELECTRONIC STANDARD ASSOSIATION
VFD
: VACUUM-FLOURESCENT DISPLAYS
VGA
: VIDEO GRAPHIC ADAPTER
VIVO
: VIDEO IN, VIDEO OUT
VLAN : VIRTUAL LOCAL AREA NETWORKWDM WINDOWS
DRIVER MODEL
VLB
: VESA LOCAL BUS
VLSI
: VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION :
VM
: VIRTUAL MEMORY
VOIP
: VOICE OVER IP
VPE
: VIDEO PROCESSING ENGINE :
VPN
: VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK.
VRAM : VIDEO RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
VST
: VIRTUAL STUDIO TECHNOLOGY
VSTI
: VIRTUAL STUDIO TECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENT
VTR
: VIDEO TAPE RECORDER
VXD
: VIRTUAL EXTENDED DRIVER

W
WAIS
: WIDE AREA INFORMATION SERVERS
WAN
: WIDE AREA NETWORK
WAP
: WIRELESS APPLICATION PROTOCOL
WAV
: WAVE ATAU WAVEFORM AUDIO FORMAT
WBMP : WIRELESS BITMAP
WEBDAV : WEB DISTRIBUTED AUTHORING AND VERSIONING
WEC
: WEB EXTENDER CLIENT
WEP
: WIRED EQUIVALENT PRIVACYWMI WINDOWS
MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENTATION
WI-FI
: WIRELESS FIDELITY.
WIMAX :
WORLDWIDE INTEROPERABILITY FOR MICROWAVE
ACCESS
WLAN : WIRELESS LAN
WMA
: WINDOWS MEDIA AUDIO
WMV
: WINDOWS MEDIA VIDEO
WOL
: WAKE-ON-LAN
WORM : WRITE-ONCE READ-MANY
WOSA : WINDOWS OPEN SERVICES ARCHITECTURE
WPA
: WIRELESS PROTECT ACCESS
WPS
: WIRELESS PROTECT SYSTEM
WRAM : WINDOW RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
WTB
: WANT TO BUY
WUXGA : WIDESCREEN ULTRA EXTENDED GRAPHICS ARRAY
WWW : WORLD WIDE WEB
WXGA : WIDESCREEN EXTENDED GRAPHICS ARRAY
WYSIWYG : WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET

XBRL
X2C
XCHG
XCMD
XCOPY
X2D
XDF
XDR
XFCN
XFDL
XGA
XHTML
XID
XIOS

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EXTENSIBLE BUSINESS REPORTING LANGUAGE

HEXADECIMAL TO CHARACTER [REXX]
EXCHANGE
EXTERNAL COMMAND
EXTENDED COPY
HEXADECIMAL TO DECIMAL [REXX]
EXTENDED DENSITY FORMAT [IBM]
EXTENDED/EXTERNAL DATA REPRESENTATION
EXTERNAL FUNCTION
EXTENSIBLE FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE
EXTENDED GRAPHICS ARRAY [IBM]
EXTENSIBLE HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE
EXCHANGE IDENTIFIER
EXTENDED INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM

XFX
: XFX GRAPHICS, A DIVISION OF PINE
XGA
: EXTENDED GRAPHICS ARRAY
XML
: EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE
XML
: EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE
XMM
: EXTENDED MEMORY MANAGER [LIM/AST]
XMMS : X MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM
XMS
: EXTENDED MEMORY SPECIFICATION [LIM/AST]
XMS
: EXTENDED MEMORY SPECIFICATION
XNS
: XEROX NETWORK SYSTEM (PROTOCOL) [XEROX]
XOFF
: TRANSMITTER OFF
XON
: TRANSMITTER ON
XOR
: EXCLUSIVE OR (ALSO EOR)
XP
: EXTREME PERFORMANCE [COMPAQ]
XPCOM : CROSS PLATFORM COMPONENT OBJECT MODEL
[MOZILLA]
XPE
: XP EMBEDDED (SEE WIN...XP) [MICROSOFT]
XPRM : XEROX PRINT RESOURCES MANAGER [XEROX]
XPM
: X-WINDOWS PIXELMAPS (FILE NAME EXTENSION
XT
: EXTENDED TECHNOLOGY

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Y2K
YAM
YAHOO
YTD

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YEAR TWO THOUSAND

YET ANOTHER MODEM [OMEN TECHNOLOGY]
YET ANOTHER HIERARCHICALLY OFFICIOUS ORACLE
YEAR TO DATE

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ZERO ADMINISTRATION KIT [MICROSOFT]

ZERO ADMINISTRATION FOR WINDOWS [MICROSOFT]
ZONE-BIT RECORDING [IBM]
ZONED CONSTANT ANGULAR VELOCITY
ZERO DELAY LOCKOUT
ZENITH DATA SYSTEMS
ZERO-INSERTION FORCE (SOCKET)
ZIGZAG IN-LINE PACKAGE
ZERO INSERTION FORCE
ZERO CAPACITOR RAM (FUTURE RAM)
ZOOMED VIDEO

Z
ZAK
ZAW
ZBR
Z-CAV
ZDL
ZDS
ZIF
ZIP
ZIF
Z-RAM
ZV