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Glossary
Computer
Glossary
 ACM Association for Computing Machinery
AA Auto Answer Audio Compression Manager [Microsoft]
AAA Authentication, Authorization and ACMS Application Control Management System
Accounting ACP Ancillary Control Program + Auxiliary
AAB All-to-All Broadcast Control Process
AAC Advanced Audio Coding ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power
AACS Advanced Access Control System Interface
AAL Asynchronous Transfer Mode Adaption ACR Allowed Cell Rate
Layer ACROSS Automated Cargo Release and
AAM Automatic Acoustic Management Operations
AAP Applications Access Point [DEC] Service System
AARP AppleTalk Address Resolution ACS Access + Access Control Set + Access
Protocol Control System +
AAS All-to-All Scatter * Advanced Computer System [IBM] +
AASP ASCII Asynchronous Support Package Anti Curl System + Asynchronous
AAT Average Access Time Communication Server
AATP Authorized Academic Training Program ACSS Audio Cascading Style Sheets
[Microsoft] ACTLU Active Logical Unit
.ABA Address Book Archive (file name ACTPU Active Physical Unit
extension) [Palm] ACTS Automated Computer Time Service
ABAP Advanced Business Application ACTT Advanced Communication and
Programming [SAP] Timekeeping Technology [Seiko]
ABC * Atanasoff-Berry Computer (First ACU Automatic Calling Unit
digital ACVC Ada Compiler Validation Capacity
calculating machine that used vacuum A/D Analog to Digital
tubes) ADA Automatic Data Acquisitions +
ABEND Abnormal End (Programming Language named after
ABI Application Binary Interface Augusta Ada Lovelace)
ABIOS Advanced BIOS ADB Apple Desktop Bus
ABIST Automatic Built-In Self-Test [IBM] ADC Adaptive Data Compression (protocol)
ABLE Adaptive Battery Life Extender + [Hayes] +
Agent Building and Learning Add with Carry + Analog to Digital
Environment [IBM] Converter
ABM Asynchronous Balanced Mode ADCCP Advanced Data Communication Control
ABR Available Bit Rate Procedures/Protocol
ABRD Automatic Baud Rate Detection ADD Automatic Document Detection
ABRS Automated Book Request System [WordPerfect]
[British Library] ADF Automatic Document Feeder +
ABS Address Book Synchronization [IBM] + Automatically Defined Function
Absolute .ADF Adapter Description File (file name
ABT Abort extension)
ABTS ASCII Block Terminal Services ADI AutoCad/AutoDesk Device Interface
AC Autocheck + Automatic Computer + (driver)
Alternating Current ADIOS Automated Download and Installation
ACAP Application Configuration Access of
Protocol Operating Systems [Queensland U.]
ACC Accumulator ADL Address Data Latch
ACCMAIL Accessing the Internet Via Email ADLAT Adaptive Lattice Filter
ACD Automatic Call Distribution ADLC Adaptive Lossless Data Compression
ACDI Asynchronous Communications Device [IBM] +
Interface Asynchronous Data Link Control
ACE Access Control Encryption/Entry + ADMACS Apple Document Management And Conrol
Adobe Certified Expert + System
Advanced Composition Explorer ADMD Administrative Management Domain
[JHUAPL] + [X.400]
Advanced Computing Environment [SCO] .ADN Add In Utility (file name extension)
+ [Lotus 1-2-3] [LDC]
Adverse Channel Enhancements ADO ActiveX Data Objects
[Microcom] + ADP AOLserver Dynamic Pages + Automatic
* Automatic Computing Engine Data Processing
ACF Access Control Field + ADPCM Adaptive Differential Pulse Code
Advanced Communications Function Modulation
ACH Automated Clearing House ADR Address
ACIAS Automated Calibration Interval ADS Application Development Solutions
Analysis System [AT&T] +
ACIS American Committee for Interoperable Application Development System +
Systems Automatic Distribution System
ACK Acknowledgment ADSC Address Status Changed +
ACL Access Control List + Asynchronous Adobe Document Structuring
Connection-Less (link) Conventions
ADSI Active Directory Service Interface Professionals
[Microsoft] + AIT Advanced Intelligent Tape (drive)
Analog Display Services Interface [Sony]
ADSL (See DSL) AIX Advanced Interactive Executive [IBM]
ADSP AppleTalk Datastream Protocol AJAX Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
ADSR Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release ALAT Advanced Load Address Table
ADT Abstract Data Type + Application Data ALC Arithmetic and Logic Circuits +
Types Automatic Level Control
ADU Automatic Dialing Unit ALE Address Latch Enable +
AE Above or Equal Application Linking and Embedding
AEB Analog Expansion Bus [Dialogic] ALGOL Algorithmic Oriented Language (see
AEC Architecture, Engineering, IAL)
Construction ALIBI Adaptive Location of Internetworked
AEM Asynchronous Event Mechanism Bases
.AERO Aviation Industry (Domain Name) of Information
[Internet] ALICE Artificial Linguistic Internet
AES Advanced Encryption Standard Computer Entity
AESA ATM End System Address ALINK Active Link [HTML]
AF Auxiliary carry Flag ALIWEB Archie Like Indexing in the Web
AFA Accelerated File Access [Internet]
AFC Antiferro-Magnetically Coupled ALM Asset Liability Management
(media) [IBM] + ALN Asynchronous Learning Network
Automatic Font Change + Automatic ALOS Alternate Lighting Of Surfaces
Frequency Control ALP Automatic Language Processing
AFD Automatic File Distribution ALR Advanced Logic Research, Inc.
AFDW Active Framework for Data Warehousing ALT Alternate (mode)
[Microsoft] ALT. Alternate lifestyle [USENET Newsgroup
AFI Authority and Format Identifier Category]
AFII Association for Font Information ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit
Interchange AM Amplitude Modulation
AFIRM Automated Fingerprint Image Reporting AMA Automatic Message Accounting
and Match AMANDDA Automated Messaging and Directory
AFIS Automated Fingerprint Identification Assistance
System AMASS Archival Management and Storage
.AFM Adobe Font Metrics (file name System
extension) [Adobe Systems] AMD Active Matrix Display + Advanced
AFP Advanced Function Presentation [IBM] Micro Devices, Inc.
+ AMDD Agile Modelling Driven Development
Advanced Function Printing + AMI Alternate Mark Inversion + American
Appletalk Filing Protocol [Macintosh] Megatrends, Inc. +
AFS Andrew File System (protocols) Application Messaging Interface
AFTP Advanced/Anonymous File Transfer AMMA Advanced Memory Management
Protocol Architecture [Everex Systems]
AGA Advanced Graphics Adapter AMPL Algebraic/Applied Mathematical
AGC Automatic Gain Control Programming Language
AGP Accelerated/Advanced Graphics Port AMPS Advanced Mobile Phone Service +
AGRAS Antiglare-Antireflective-Antistatic Amplifiers
AGU Address-Generation Unit AMR Audio Modem Riser
AH Authentication Header (protocol) ANCOVA Analysis of Covariance
AHS Automated Highway Systems ANDF Architecture-Neutral Distribution
AI Analog Input + Artificial Format
Intelligence ANI Automatic Number Identification
AIA Applications Integration Architecture .ANI Animated Cursor (file name extension)
[DEC] [Microsoft]
AIC AIXwindows Interface Composer [IBM] ANN Artificial Neural Network
AIFF Audio Interchange File Format .ANN Annotations (file name extension)
AIIM Association for Information and Image [IBM]
Management ANOVA Analysis Of Variance
AIM AOL Instant Messenger ANSI American National Standards Institute
AIN Advanced Intelligent Network [Bell ANX Automotive Network Exchange
Atlantic] [Chrysler/Ford/
AIO All-In-One General Motors]
AIP Application Infrastruture Provider AO Analog Output
AIR Architecture Implementation Review AOCE Apple Open Collaboration Environment
AIS Automated Identification System AO/DI Always On/Dynamic ISDN
[NCIC] + AODV Ad Hoc On-Demand Distance Vector
Automated Information Systems AOE Application Operating Environment
AISB Association of Imaging Service [AT&T]
Bureaus AOL America Online
AISP Association of Information Systems AOS Add Or Subtract
AP Adjunct Processor + Application [Internet]
Processor ARTT Asynchronous Remote Takeover Terminal
A/P Accounts Payable ARQ Automatic Repeat Request
APA Adaptive Packet Assembly + ARU Audio Response Unit + Average Retail
All Points Addressable + Value
Arithmetic Processing Accelerator AS Autonomous System [Internet]
APAR Authorized Program Analysis Report ASAI Adjunct Switch Application Interface
[IBM] [AT&T]
APAREN Address Parity Enable [IBM] ASAP As Soon As Possible +
APCUG Association of PC User Groups Automatic Switching And Processing
APDU Application Protocol Data Units AS3AP ANSI SQL Standard Scalable and
API Application Program Interface Portable
APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt ASB Advanced System Buffering [Intel]
Controller (bus) [Intel] .ASC ASCII text (file name extension)
APIPA Automatic Private Interenet Protocol ASCC * Automatic Sequence Controlled
Addressing Calculator [IBM]
APIS Advanced Passenger Information System ASCII American Standard Code for
APL * A Programming Language (Mathematics) Information Interchange
APM Advanced Power Management [IBM] ASD Application Structure Database
APNIC Asia-Pacific Network Information [Microsoft] +
Center [Internet] Automatic Skip Driver [Microsoft]
APOP Authenticated Post Office Protocol ASF Active Streaming Format [Microsoft] +
.APP Application (file name extension) Advanced Systems Format [Microsoft]
[R:Base] ASIC Application-Specific Integrated
APPC Advanced Program-to-Program Circuit
Communications [IBM] ASIT Advanced Security and Identification
APPI Advanced Peer-to-Peer Internetworking Technology
APPLETS Applications ASL Adaptive Speed Levelling
APPN Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking ASLM Apple Shared Library Manager
[IBM] [Macintosh]
APPS Applications .ASM Assembler Source Language (file name
APR Annual Percentage Rate extension)
APRP Adaptive Pattern Recognition ASMP Asymmetric Multprocessing
Processing ASN Abstract Syntax Notation + Autonomous
APS Active Pixel Sensor + Advanced Photo System Number
System + ASO Automated Systems Operations
Advanced Printing Service [IBM] + ASP Active Server Page [Microsoft] +
Asynchronous Protocol Specification Application/Authorized Service
APSE ADA Programming Support Environment Provider +
APT Address Pass Through + Aspect Oriented Programming +
Advanced Parallel Technology + Association of Shareware
Automatically Programmed Tools Professionals
A/R Accounts Receivable .ASP Active Server Page (file name
ARA AppleTalk Remote Access extension)
ARAG Antireflective-Antiglare ASPI Advanced SCSI Programming Interface
ARAS Antireflective-Antistatic [Adaptec]
ARC Acoustic Resonance Control ASPS Advanced Signal Processing System
.ARC Archive (file name extension) ASR Address Space Register + Automatic
ARCA Advanced RISC Computing Architecture Send-Receive +
ARCnet Attached Resource Computer Network Automatic Speech Recognition +
.ARJ Compressed File (file name extension) Automatic System Recovery
[Jung] ASSP Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy +
ARL Adjusted Ring Length Application-Specific Standard Product
ARLL Advanced Run Length Limited AST AST Research, Inc. (named from first
ARM Advanced RISC Machine (processor) + initials of
Annotated Reference Manual + the founders: Albert Wong, Safi
Asynchronous Response Mode Qureshey, Thomas Yuen)
ARMA Association of Records Managers and AS/U Advanced Server for Unix
Administrators ASYNC Asynchronous
ARP Address Resolution Protocol [Novell] AS/400 Application System/400 [IBM]
ARPANET Advanced Research Projects Agency AT Advanced Technology + Attention
Network ATA Advanced Technology Attachment +
ARPL Adjust Requested Privilege Level Analog Terminal Adapter
ARS Activity Reporting System [Unisys] ATAPI Advanced Technology Attachment Packet
ART Adaptive Resonance Theory (algorithm) Interface
ARTA Apple Real Time Architecture ATC Advanced Transfer Cache
ARTIC A Real-Time Interface Coprocessor ATDP Attention Dial Pulse
[IBM] ATDT Attention Dial Tone
ARTS Asynchronous Remote Takeover Server ATE Automated Test Equipment
.ARTS Cultural Groups (Domain Name) ATG Advanced Technology Group +
 All-Terrain Grade [Dell] .BAS Basic Language (file name extension)
ATH Attention Hang-Up (Modem command) BASH Bourne Again Shell [Unix]
ATL Active Template Library BASIC Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic
ATM Adobe Typeface Manager + Air Traffic Instruction Code
Management + BASM Built-In Assembler
Asynchronous Transfer Mode + BAT Block Address Translation
Automated Teller Machine .BAT Batch Processing (file name
ATPS AppleTalk Printing Services extension)
[Macintosh] B2B Business-To-Business
ATR Automatic Terminal Recognition BBS Bulletin Board System
ATS Administrative Terminal System + B2C Business To Consumer
Apple Terminal Services BCC Block Check Character
AT&T American Telephone and Telegraph BCC: Blind Carbon Copy
ATTN Attention BCD Binary Coded Decimal
ATTRIB Attribute (also ATR) B-CHANNEL Bearer Channel
ATX Advanced Technology Extended [Intel] BCL Base Class Libraries + Batch Command
ATZ Attention Restore configuration Language
profile from BCN Beacon
nonvolatile RAM (Modem command) BCNF Boyce-Codd Normal Form
.AU Audio (file name extension) BCP Best Current Practice + Bulk Copy
AUDIT Automated Data Input Terminal Program
AUI Attachment/Autonomous Unit Interface BCPL Basic Computer Programming Language
AUP Acceptable Use Policy [Internet] BCR Byte Count Register
AUTO Automatic BCS Bar Code Sorter
AUTOEXEC Automatic Execution BDA Bios Data Area
AUX Auxiliary + (First Serial Port) BDC Backup Domain Controller
AV Audio/Video + Audio/Visual + BDE Borland Database Engine [Borland]
Authenticity Verification BDLS Bidirectional Loop Switching
AVA Audio Visual Authoring [IBM] BDOS Basic Disk Operating System
AVC Audio Visual Connection [IBM] BDR Bus Device Request
AVD Alternating Voice and Data BDSL (See DSL)
AVG Average BE Below or Equal
AVI Audio Video Interleave [Microsoft] B2E Business To Employees
AVL AVL Tree (named after its founders: BECN Backward Explicit Congestion
Adelson, Veiskii and Landis Notification
AVP Attribute-Value Pair BEDO Burst Extended Data Out
AVR Automatic Voice Recognition BEEP Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol
AVS Advanced Visual Systems BEL Bell
AVT Applied Voice Technology BELLCORE Bell Communications Research
AVVID Architecture for Voice Video & BER Basic Encoding Rules + Bit Error Rate
Integrated Data [Cisco] BERT Bit Error Rate Test/Tester
AWE Advanced Wave Effects [Creative Lab] BF Bad Flag
AWG American Wire Gage B/F Background/Foreground
AWK (Unix language named after its .BFC Briefcase (file name extension)
authors... [Microsoft]
Al Aho, Peter Weinberger and Brian BFF Binary File Format [IBM]
Kernighan) BFT Binary File Transfer
AWS Advanced Workstations and Systems BFTP Batch FTP
(group) [IBM] BGA Ball Grid Array
AWT Abstract Window Toolkit [Java] BGCOLOR Background Color [HTML]
AX Architecture Extended + Automatic BGE Branch if Greater or Equal
Transmission .BGI Borland Graphic Interface (file name
extension)
BGP Border Gateway Protocol
BGT Branch if Greater Than
B... BHI
BHIS
Branch if Higher
Branch if Higher or Same
BHO Browser Helper Object [Spybot]
BI Binary Input
| TOP | UP to A | DN to C | BOTTOM |
.BIB Bibliography (file name extension)
BA Bell Atlantic (company) BiDi Bi-Directional
BACP Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol BIFET Bipolar Field Effect Transistor
BAK Binary Adaptation Kit [Microsoft] BIFF Binary Interchange File Format
.BAK Backup (file name extension) BIM Beginning of Information Marker
BAL Basic Assembly Language .BIN Binary (file name extension)
BALUN Balanced Unbalanced (device) BINAC * Binary Automatic Computer
BAM Boyan Action Module BIND Berkeley Internet Name Domain
BAPI Business Application Programming BINHEX Binary Hexadecimal
Interface [SAP] BIOS Basic Input/Output System
BARTS Bell Atlantic Regional Timesharing BIS Business Information System
BISDN Broadband Integrated Services Digital BPL Branch If Plus + Broadband Over Power
Network Lines
BIST Built-In Self-Test BPM Business Process Management
BiSYNC (See BSYNC) [Microsoft]
BIT Binary Digit BPP Bits Per Pixel
BITNET Because It's Time Network BPR Business Process Re-engineering
BITNIC Bitnet Network Information Center [Linux]
BIU Bus Interface Unit BPS Bits Per Second + Bytes Per Second
BIW Business Intelligence Warehouse [SAP] BPSK Binary Phase Shift Keying
BIX Byte Information Exchange (BBS) BR Bad Register
.BIZ Businesses (Domain Name) [Internet] BRGC Binary Reflected Gray Code
.BK! Backup (file name extension) BRI Basic Rate Interface + Brain Response
[WordPerfect] Interface
.B~K Backup (file name extension) BS Backspace
BKSP Backspace BSAM Basic Sequential Access Method
BL Backlit + Bit Line BSC Base Station Controller + Binary
BLAS Basic Linear Algebra Subroutines Synchronous Communication
BLAST Bell Labs Layered Space Time + .BSC Boyan Script (file name extension)
Blocked Asynchronous Transmission [Boyan Communications]
(protocol) BSCS Bachelor of Science (Degree) in
[Communications Research Group] Computer Science
.BLD BASIC Bload Graphics (file name BSD Berkely Software/Standard
extension) Distribution
BLE Branch if Less or Equal BSF Bit Scan Forward
BLER Block Error BSI British Standards Institute
BLI Business Logic Integration BSM Basic Storage Module [IBM]
[Microsoft] BSP Bulk Synchronous Parallelism
BLK Block BSR Bit Scan Reverse
BLMC Buried Logic Macrocell BS-RAM Burst Static RAM
BLOB Binary Large Object BSS Block Started by Symbol
BLOG Web Log BST Binary Search Tree
BLOS Branch if Lower Or Same BSY Busy
BMI Branch if Minus BSYNC Binary Synchronous Communications
BMIC BusMaster Interface Controller (protocol)
[Intel] BT Bit Test
BMP Basic Mapping Support + Basic BTAM Basic Telecommunications Access
Multilingual Plane + Method [IBM]
Batch Message Processing Program BTB Branch Target Buffer
.BMP Bitmap (file name extension) BTC Bit Test and Complement
[Paintbrush Format] BTI Business Type Identifier
BNC Bayonet Neill-Concelman (connector BTOA Binary To ASCII
used with BTP Batch Transfer Program
coaxial cable invented by Mr. Neill- BTR Bit Test and Reset
Concelman) + BTS Base Transceiver Station + Bit Test
British Naval Connector and Set
BNE Branch if Not Equal BU Branch Unit
BNF Backus-Naur Form (also Backus-Normal BUBL Bulletin Board for Libraries [Janet]
Form) [developed by BUF Buffer
John Backus and Peter Naur] BUS Broadcast and Unknown Server
BNS Backbone Network Service BVH Base Video Handler
BO Binary Output BWM Block-Write Mode
BOA Basic Object Adapter B2X Binary To Hexadecimal [REXX]
BOB Break-out Box BYTE Binary Element String
BOC Basic Operator Console
BOF Beginning Of File
BOM Basic Online Memory [IBM] + Beginning
Of Message
BOND Bandwidth On Demand
C...
BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol [Internet]
BOPS Billion Operations Per Second | TOP | UP to B | DN to D | BOTTOM |
BORPQU Borland Pro Quattro
BORQU Borland Quattro C C Programming Language
BOS Basic Operating System .C C source code (file name extension)
BOT Beginning Of Table + Beginning of [C]
Tape + Robot CA Certification Authority + Collision
BP Base Pointer Avoidance
BPB BIOS Parameter Block CAB Compressed Application Binary
BPDU Bridge Protocol Data Unit [Microsoft]
Berkeley Packet Filter .CAB Cabinet (file name extension)
BPI Bits Per Inch [Microsoft]
CACLS Command-Line Access Control Lists CAV Constant Angular Velocity
[Microsoft] CAVE Computer Automatic Virtual
CAD Computer Aided Design Environment
CADD Computer Aided Design and Drafting CBC Cipher Block Chaining
CADE Client/server Application Development CBCR Channel Byte Count Register
Environment CBDS Connectionless Broadband Data Service
CAE Client Application Enabler + Common CBEMA Computer and Business Equipment
Applications Manufacturers Association
Environment + Computer Aided CBGA Ceramic Ball Grid Array
Engineering CBI Computer Based
CAEN Chemically Assembled Electronic Instruction\Instrumentation
Nanocomputer CBL Computer Based Learning
CAEX Computer Aided Exploration .CBL COBOL source code (file name
CAG Column Address Generator extension)
CAI Computer Aided Instruction CBMS Computer-Based Mail System
CAIRN Collaborative Advanced Interagency CBN Community Based Networks
Research Network CBR Case Based Reasoning + Constant Bit
CAL Calendar + Client Access License + Rate
Computer Aided Learning CBT Computer Based Training
CALS Computer-Aided Acquisition in CBW Convert Byte to Word
Logistic Support CBX Computer-Controlled Branch Exchange
CAM Common Access Method + Computer Aided CC Cluster Controller
Manufacturing + CC: Carbon Copy
Contents Addressable Memory CCD Charged-Coupled Device
CAN Cancel + Controller Area Network CCFT Cold Cathode Fluorescent Tube
CANBUS Conroller Area Network Bus CCI Common Client Interface + Copy
CAP Carrierless Amplitude and Phase- Control Information
Modulation + CCIE Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert
Central Arbitration Point + [Cisco]
Communication Application Platform + CCITT Comite Consultatif International
Competitive Access Provider + Telegraphique et
Computer Aided Publishing Telephonique/ Consultative Committee
.CAP Capture (file name extension) for International
CAPD Computing To Assist Persons With Telegraph and Telephone
Disabilities [Johns CCL Connection/Cursor Control Language
Hopkins University] CCM Corba Component Mode + Crystal
CAPE Concurrent Art-to-Product Environment Configuration Manager [Microsoft]
CAPS Capitals (Upper Case Letters) + CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate
Cassette Programming System CCNP Cisco Certified Network Professional
CAPTCHA Completely Automatic Public Turing CCP Certified Computing Professional +
Test To Tell Console Command Processor
Computers and Humans Apart CC/PP Composite Capabilities/Preference
CAR Committed Access Rate [Cisco] Profile
CARL Colorado Alliance of Research CCS Common Command Set + Common
Libraries [Internet] Communications Services +
CART Computer-Assisted Radar Tomography Common Communications Support +
CAS Column Address Select/Strobe + Continuous Composite Servo +
Communications Application Cryptographic Checksum
Specification + .CCS Color Calibration System (file name
Computer Aided Styling extension)
CASE Computer Aided Software Engineering CCSIS Coded Character Set ID
CASL Crosstalk Application Scripting CCSD Cellular Circuit-Switched Data
Language [DCA] CCTLD Country Code Top-Level Domain
CASS Computer Assisted Search Service CD Carrier Detect + Change Directory +
CASSIS Classified and Search Support Collision Detection + Color Display +
Information System Compact Disk
CAT Computer Adaptive Test + Computer C/D Control Data
Aided Testing + C2D Character To Decimal [REXX]
Computer Aided Tomography + CDA Compound Document Architecture [DEC]
Computer Aided Transcription + .CDA CD Audio-Track (file name extension)
Concatenate CDBT Compact Disk-Based Training
.CAT Catalog (file name extension) CDC Connected Device Configuration +
CATS Computer Assisted Training System Control Data Corporation
CAT5E (Cat 5e) Category 5e (cables) CD_CHRDY Card Channel Ready [IBM]
CAT SCAN Computerized Axial Tomography Scan CD-DA Compact Disk - Digital Audio
CATV Community Antenna Television (this CDDI Copper Distributed Data Interface
was the original CDE Common Desktop Environment + Complex
name for what is now known as Cable Data Entry
TV) CD-E Compact Disk - Erasable
CAU Controlled Access Unit CDF Channel Definition Format
.CDF Comma Delimited Format (file name CFR Computerized Facial Recognition
extension) CFS Caching/Common File System
CDFS Compact Disc File System [Microsoft] CFV Call For Votes [Bitnet]
CD+G Compact Disk plus Graphics CG Control Gate
CD-I Compact Disk - Interactive CGA Color Graphics Adapter
CDIA Certified Document Imaging Architect CGE Common Graphics Environment
CDL Computer Design Language CGI Computer Generated Images + Computer
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access Graphics Interface
CDMF Commercial Data Masking Facility CGI-BIN Common Gateway Interface - Binary
[IBM] .CGM Computer Graphics Metafile (file name
CD-MO Compact Disk - Magneto Optical extension) +
CDO Collaboration Data Objects Graph (file name extension) [Lotus 1-
[Microsoft] 2-3] [LDC]
CDOS Concurrent Disk Operating System CGMS Copy Generation Management System
CDP * Certificate In Data Processing (First CGS Continuous-Grain Silicon
certification CHAP Challenge-Handshake Authentication
for Computer Professionals) Protocol
CDPD Cellular Digital Packet Data CHAR Character
CDR Call Detail Record + Call Detail CHAT Conversational Hypertext Access
Recording + Technology [Internet]
Common Data Representation CHCK Channel Check
.CDR CorelDRAW (file name extension) CHCP Change Code Page
[Corel] CHDIR Change Directory
CD-R Compact Disk - Recordable CHFN Change Finger [Unix]
CD-RAM Cached RAM CHGRP Change Group
CD-RDX Compact Disk - Read Only Memory Data CHIPS Clearinghouse Interbank Payments
Exchange Standard System
CDRL Contract Data Requirements List .CHK CHKDSK (file name extension)
CD-ROM Compact Disk - Read Only Memory CHKDSK Check Disk
CD-ROM-XA CD-ROM Extended Architecture CHMOD Change Mode
CD-RTOS Compact Disk - Real Time Operating CHOWN Change Owner
System CHP Chapter
CD-RW Compact Disk - Rewritable CHR Character
CDS Current Directory Structure CHRP Common Hardware Reference Platform
CDSA Common Data Security Architecture CHS Cylinder Head Sector
CDSL (See DSL) CHTML Compact/Compressed HTML
.CDT Corel Draw Template (file name CI Component Interface
extension) CIA Current Instruction Address
CD-V Compact Disk - Video CIAC Computer Incident Advisory Capability
CD-WO Compact Disk - Write Once CICS/VS Customer Information Control System/
.CDX Compound Index (file name extension) Virtual Storage [IBM]
[Fox Pro] CID Charge-Injection Device +
CD-XA Compact Disk - Extended Architecture Configuration/Installation/Distributi
CE Cache Enable + Chip Enable + on
Collision Elimination + CIDR Classless Inter-Domain Routing
Consumer Elecronics + Convert Enable CIF Common Interchange/Intermediate
CEB Conditional End Bracket Format +
CEC Certified E-Commerce Consultant Crystallographic Information File +
CEG Continuous Edge Graphics Customer Information Feed
CEI Conducted Electromagnetic CIFS Common Internet File System
Interference CIL Common Intermediate Language [ECMA]
CELP Card Edge Low Profile (socket) CIM Common Information Model +
[Intel] CompuServe Information Manager +
CEMS Constituent Electronic Mail System Computer Integrated Manufacturing
CEOP Conditional End Of Page CIO Chief Information Officer
CER Canonical Encoding Rules CIOCS Communication Input/Output Control
CERN The European Particle Physics System
Laboratory (initials CIP Command Interface Port + Common
originally from Conseil Europeen pour Indexing Protocol
la Recherche CIR Committed Information Rate
Nucleaire) CIRC Circular Reference +
CERT Computer Emergency Response Team Cross-Interleaved Reed-Solomon Code
CFB Cipher Feedback + Configurable CIS Card Information Structure + Client
Function Block Information System +
CF Compact Flash (camera) CompuServe Information Service +
.CFG Configuration (file name extension) Computer Information Systems +
CFM Code Fragment Manager [Macintosh] + Contact Image Sensor +
Cubic Feet Per Minute Customer Information System
CFML ColdFusion Markup Language CISC Complex Instruction Set Computing
CFP Call For Proposal CIT Computer-Integrated Telephony
CIVR Computer and Interactive Voice CMM Capability Maturity Model
Response CMMS Computerized Maintenance Management
CIW Certified Internet Webmaster Software
CIX Commercial Internet Exchange + CMMU Cache/Memory Management Unit
Compulink Information Exchange [Motorola]
CJLI Command Job Language Interpreter CMOS Coats-Mellon Operational
CKD Count Key Data (device) Specification +
CLAR Channel Local Address Register Complementary Metal-Oxide
CLASS Client Access to Systems and Services Semiconductor
+ CMOV Conditional Move
Cooperative Library Agency for CMP Compare + Computer
Systems and Services + CMPS Compare Word String
Custom Local-Area Signaling Services CMS Call Management Server +
CLC Clear Carry Flag Code Management System +
CLD Clear Direction Flag Compiler Monitor System +
CLDC Connected Limited Device Content Management System +
Configuration Conversation Monitor System
CLEC Competitive Local Exchange Carrier CMTS Cable Modem Termination System
CLI Call-Level Interface + Clear CMVC Configuration Management Version
Interrupt Flag + Control [IBM]
Client Library Interface + Command CMW Compartmented Mode Workstation
Line Interface + CMY Cyan-Magenta-Yellow (color model)
Common Language CMYK Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black (color
Infrastructure/Interface model)
CLIB C Library CNA Certified NetWare/Network
CLID Calling Line Identification Administrator
CLIST Command List CNAPS Co-Processing Node Architecture for
CLK Clock Parallel Systems
CLNP Connectionless Network Protocol CNC Computerized Numerical Control
CLOS Common Lisp Object System CNE Certified NetWare Engineer
CLP Cell Loss Priority + Constraint Logic .CNF Configuration (file name extension)
Programming CNG Calling (tone)
.CLP Clipboard (file name extension) CNI Certified Novell Instructor [Novell]
[Microsoft] CNIDR Clearinghouse for Networked
CLR Common Language Runtime [Microsoft] Information and
CLS Clear Screen + Common Language Discovery and Retrieval [Internet]
Support CNN Composite Network Node
CLSID Class Identifier CNR Carrier to Noise Ratio +
CLTP Connectionless Transport Protocol Communication Network Riser
CLTS Clear Task Switch Flag CNSS Core Nodal Switching Subsystem
CLTV Constant Linear Time Velocity [Internet]
CLUI Command Line User Interface CNT Carbon Nanotube
CLUT Color Look-Up Table .CNT Contents (file name extension)
CLV Constant Linear Velocity CNV Conventional (pertaining to Memory)
CM Centimeter + Control Mark + CNVT Convert
Corrective Maintenance CNX Certified Network Expert
CMA Concert Multi-thread Architecture CO Central Office + Command Output +
CMAK Connection Manager Administration Kit Convert Out
[Microsoft] COAST Card On A Stick (module)
CMC Common Mail Calls + Common Messaging COAX Coaxial Cable
Calls + COB Chip-On-Board
Communication Management .COB COBOL source code (file name
Configuration + extension)
Complement Carry Flag + COBOL Common Business-oriented Language
Computer-Mediated Communication (See HLL)
[Internet] .COD Code List (file name extension)
CMD Circuit Mode Data CODASYL * Conference on Data System Languages
.CMD Command (file name extension) (Group that
CMF Creative Music Format designed COBOL)
CNIDR Clearinghouse for Network Information CODE Client-Server Open Development
and Environment
Discovery and Retrieval [Internet] CODEC Coder/Decoder +
CMIP Common Management Information Compression/Decompression
Protocol COE Common Operating Environment
CMIS Common Management Information COEM Commercial Original Equipment
Services/System Manufacturer
CML Chemical Markup Language + Conceptual COFF Common Object File Format [Unix]
Modelling Language + COGO Coordinate Geometry (Programming
Computer Managed Learning + Current Language)
Mode Logic COL Collision + Computer Oriented
Language .CPI Code Page Information (file name
COLD Computer Output to Laser Disk extension) [MS-DOS]
COLL Collision CPI-C Common Programming Interface for
COM Component Object Model [Microsoft] + Communications [IBM]
Computer Output Microfilm CPIO Copy In and Out [Unix]
.COM Command (file name extension) + CPL Current Privilege Level
Commercial Business (Domain Name) .CPL Control Panel (file name extension)
[Internet] CPLD Complex Programmable Logic Device
COM1 First serial Port (asynchronous port) CPM Critical Path Method + Cryptography
COM2 Second serial Port Provider Manager
COM3 Third serial Port CP/M Control Program for Microcomputers
COM4 Fourth serial Port [Digital Research]
COMDEX Computer Dealers Exposition CPO Chief Privacy Officer
COMET Cornell Macintosh Terminal Emulator CPRM Content Protection for Recordable
COMM Communications Media
COMMAT In Morse Code (.--.-.)(dot dash dash CPS Certification Practice Statement +
dot dash dot), Characters Per Second + Cycles Per
name of the sign to denote the Second
Commercial At symbol "@". CPT Command Pass Through
(Adopted by the ITU in December 2003) CPU Central Processing Unit
COMP Compare CPW Commercial Processing Workload [IBM]
COMP. Computers [USENET Newsgroup Category] CR Carriage Return
COMSAT Communications Satellite Corporation CRAM Challenge-Response Authentication
CON Console (includes Keyboard and Mechanism +
Screen) Cyberspatial Reality Advancement
COND Condition Movement
CONFIG Configuration CRAYON Create Your Own Newspaper
CONS Connection-Oriented Network Service CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
CONTONE Continuous Tone .CRD Cardfile (file name extension) +
.COOP Cooperatives-Business (Domain Name) Chord (music file name extension)
[Internet] CREN Computer Research Education Network +
COPICS Communications Oriented Production Corporation for Research and
Information Education Networking
and Control System [IBM] CRF Cable Retransmission Facility + Cross
COR Common Object Runtime Reference File
CORBA Common Object Request Broker CRI Color Reproduction Indices
Architecture CRISM Compact Reconnaissance Imaging
COREN Corporation for Research and Spectrometer for Mars
Enterprise Network CRISP C Reduced Instruction Set Processor
COS Compatible Operating System + [AT&T Bell Labs]
Customer Order Specification CRL Certificate Revocation List
[Kodak/Fuji] CR/LF Carriage Return/Line Feed
COSE Combined Office Standard Environment CRM Customer Relationship Management
+ CROM Control Read Only Memory
Common Open Software/Systems CRT Cathode Ray Tube
Environment CRTC CRT Controller
COSMIC Computer Software Management and CRUD Create, Retrieve, Update, Delete
Information CS Chip Select + Clear to Send + Code
Center [NASA] Segment
COSMOS Computer System for Mainframe C/S Client/Server
Operations CSA Calendaring and Scheduling API [IBM]
COSS Common Object Services Specification CSAR Channel System Address Register
COTS Commercial Off-The-Shelf (software) CSCW Computer Supported Cooperative Work
CP Copy Protected CSD Circuit-Switched Data +
CPA Certified Public Accountant + Cost Computer Services Department +
Per Action Corrective Service Diskette [IBM]
CPAN Comprehensive Perl Archive Network CSDS Circuit Switched Data Service
CPC Constant Point Calculation + Cost Per CSE Certified System Engineer
Click CSFI Communication Subsystem For
CPCS Check Processing Control System [IBM] Interconnection
CPE Central Processing Element + CSG Constructive Solid Geometry +
Customer Premises Equipment + Consulting Services Group [Lotus]
Customer Provided Equipment CSI Code Sequence Identification +
.CPE Cover Page (file name extension) Command Sequence Introducer +
CPFR Collaborative Planning, Forecasting CompuServe Incorporated
and Replenishment CSID Called Subscriber Identification
CPG Clock Pulse Generator CSL Computer Sensitive Language
CPI Characters Per Inch + Clock Per CSLIP Compressed Serial Line Interface
Instruction + Protocol [Internet]
Common Programming Interface [IBM] CSM Code Set Map (file) + Communications
Services Manager + Design [AST]
Control Strip Module [Macintosh] .CUR Cursor (file name extension)
CSMA/CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access/with CUSIP Committee for Uniform Security
Collision Avoidance Identification
CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access/with Procedures [U.S. Treasury]
Collision Detection CUT Control Unit Terminal
CSMS Customer Support Management System CUTE Clarkston University Terminal
CSN Card-Select Number Emulator
CSNET Computer Science Network CUU Cursor Up
CSO Central Services Organization CVE Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
CSP Certified Systems Professional + [US-CERT]
Chip-Scale Packaging + CVF Compressed Volume File
Commercial Service Provider + CVGA Color Video Graphics Array
Commercial Subroutine Package + CVIA Computer Virus Industry Association
CompuCom Speed Protocol [CompuCom] + .CVR Cover Page (file name extension)
Communicating Sequential Processes + CVS Computer Vision Syndrome + Concurrent
Cross System Product [IBM] Versions System
CSPDN Circuit Switched Public Data Network CVT Convert
CSRAM Custom Static RAM CVW CodeView for Windows
CSS * Continuous System Simulator CWA Competitive Web Analysis
(Language) CWD Convert Word to Double Word +
CSS Cascading Style Sheet [Microsoft] + Change Working Directory [Internet]
Contact Start-Stop + Content CWIS Campus Wide Information
Scrambling System Service/System [Internet] +
CSSM Client-Server Systems Management Community Wide Information
[IBM] Service/System [Internet]
CS/SS Card Service/Socket Service C2X Character To Hexadecimal [REXX]
CSTA Computer-Supported Telephony CXML Commerce Extensible Markup Language
Applications CYL Cylinder
CSU Channel Service/Switching Unit CYMK Cyan-Yellow-Magenta-Black (color
CSV Circuit-Switched Voice + model)
Comma-Separated Value/Variable +
Common Services Verbs (interface)
[Microsoft]
C2T
C&T
Cable Changing Technology
Chips and Technologies
D...
CTB Cipher Type Byte
CTC Channel To Channel + Counter/Timer | TOP | UP to C | DN to E | BOTTOM |
Chip
CTCP Client-To-Client Protocol D/A Digital to Analog
CTI Computer-Telephony Integration DAA Data Access Arrangement +
CTL Complex Text Layout Decimal Adjust for Addition
CTOS Cassette Tape Operating System + DAB Digital Audio Broadcasting
Computerized Tomography Operating DAC Data Acquisition and Control + Device
System + Access Code +
Convergent Technologies Operating Digital to Analog Converter +
System Dual Attachment Concentrator
CTP Community Technology Preview DACL Discretionary Access Control List
[Microsoft] DACTLU Deactive Logical Unit
CTPA Coax-to-Twisted-Pair Adapter DAD Desktop Application Director
CTRCO * Calculating,Tabulating,Recording [Borland]
Company (The name of DAE Digital Audio Extraction
this company was changed to DAF Destination Address Field
"International Business DAI Distributed Artificial Intelligence
Machines" by Thomas J. Watson, Sr.) DAL Data Access Language [Apple Computer]
CTRL Control +
CTS Clear To Send + Computer Telephony Data Access Layer + Disk Access
Solution [IBM] + Lockout
Customer Telephone System DAM Data Acquisition and Monitoring
CTSS * Compatible Time Sharing System DAMA Demand Assigned Multiple Access
CUA Common User Access [IBM] DAMPS Digital AMPS
CUB Cursor Backward DAO Data Access Object [Microsoft] + Disk
CUD Cursor Down At Once
CUE Custom Updates and Extras (card) DAP Data/Directory Access Protocol +
[Egghead Software] Developer Assistance Program +
CUF Cursor Forward Dynamic Application Partitioning
CUI Character-Oriented User Interface + [IBM]
Common User Interface [IBM] DAPIE Developers Application Programming
CUP Cursor Position Interface Extensions
CUPID Completely Universal Processor I/O DARI Database Application Remote Interface
[IBM] Control Interface
DARMS Digital Alternate Realization of DCIM Duscrete Complex Image Method
Musical Symbols DCL Data Control Language + Declaration +
DART Digital Audio Reconstruction DEC Command Language [DEC] +
Technology Device Clear + Digital Control Logic
DAS Decimal Adjust for Subtraction + +
Dual-Attached Station Digital Command Language [Digital]
DASD Direct Access Storage Device [IBM] DCML Dynamic Configuration Markup Language
DAT Digital Audio Tape + Disk Array DCOM Distributed Component Object Model
Technology DCP Device Control Protocol +
.DAT Data (file name extension) Digital Light Processing [TI]
DATACOM Data Communications DCS Data Collection System + Data Control
DAV Digital Audio-Video + System +
Distributed Authoring and Versioning Desktop Color Separation +
DAVIC Digital Audio-Visual Council Distributed Control System
dB Decibel DCT Discrete Cosine Transform
DB Data Base + Data Buffer + Device Bay .DCT Dictionary (file name extension)
dBA Adjusted Decibel DCU Data-Cache Unit
.dba Date Book Archive (file name DD Day + Digital Display + Double
extension) [Palm] Density
DBBS Dynamic Bass Boot System DDA Distributed Data Access + Domain-
DBC Device Bay Controller Defined Attribute
DBCS Delivery Bar Code Sorter + Double- DDB Device Dependent Bitmap + Device
Byte Character Set Descriptor Block
.DBF Database Format (file name extension) DDC Digital Data Channel [VESA] + Display
DBIS Dun & Bradstreet Information Services Data Channel
.DBK Docbook (format) (file name DDCMP Digital Data Communications Message
extension) Protocol [DEC]
dBm Decibels to a Milliwatt DDC1 Display Data Channel One
DBM Data Base Manager DDCS Distributed Database Connection
DBMS Data Base Management System Services [IBM]
DBR DOS Boot Record DDD Direct Distance Dialing
DBS Data Base Server + DDE Direct Data Entry + Dynamic Data
Direct (to home) Broadcast Exchange [Microsoft]
(satellite) System DDEML Dynamic Data Exchange Manager Library
DBV Digital Broadcast Video [Microsoft]
DBWR Database Writer [Oracle] DDF Display Data Channel + Dynamic Data
DB2 Database 2 Formatting [IBM]
DC Data Collection + Data Communication DDI Device Driver Interface +
+ Data Control + Digital Document Interchange + Direct
Device Control + Direct Current Dial In
D2C Decimal To Character [REXX] DDK Device Driver Kit [Microsoft Windows]
DCA Digital Communications Associates + DDL Data Definition Language + Data
Document Content Architecture [IBM] Description Language
DCAF Distributed Console Access Facility DDM Distributed Data Management
[IBM] DDN Defense Data Network
DCAM Digital Camera + Direct Chip Attach DDNS Dynamic Domain Naming System
Module DDOS Distributed Denial Of Service
DCB Device Control Block + Disk DDP Datagram Delivery Protocol +
Coprocessor Board [Novell] Distributed Data Processing
DCC Data Country Code + Digital Command DDR Dynamic Document Review [Symantec]
Control + DDR-SDRAM Double Data Rate-SDRAM
Digital Compact Cassette + Direct DDS Data Description Specification +
Cable/Client Connection Digital Dataphone Service [AT&T] +
+ Display Combination Code Design Data Sheet +
DCD Data Carrier Detect Digital Data Storage + Direct Digital
DCE Data Circuit-Terminating Equipment + Synthesis +
Data Communications Equipment + Distributed Database Services
Distributed Computing Environment DDX Digital Data Exchange
[OSF] + DE Device End
Distributed Computing Equipment DEA Data Encryption Algorithm +
DCED Distributed Computing Environment Disposable Email Address
Daemon DEC Decrement + Device Clear + Digital
DCF Data Communication Facility [IBM] + Equipment Corporation
Data Compression Facility + DECNET Digital Equipment Corporation
Data Count Field [IBM] + Networking (protocol)
Design Rule for Camera File Systems + DEF Desktop Functional Equivalent
Driver Configuration File [Lotus] [Compaq]
D-CHANNEL Data Channel .DEF Definitions + Defaults (file name
DCI Digital Camera Images + Display extensions)
DEFRAG Defragment Association +
DEK Data Encryption Key Direct Inward System Access
DEL Delete DISP Displacement (offset)
DELSTR Delete String [REXX] DIST Digital Image Scaling Technology
.DEM Demonstration (file name extension) DIT Directory Information Tree
DEN Directory Enabled Network + DIV Divide
Document Enabled Networking [Novell- DIVE Direct Interface Video Extension
Xerox] [OS/2 Warp]
DEP Data Execution Protection [Microsoft] DIVX Digital Video Express
DER Distinguished Encoding Rules DIW D-Inside Wire [AT&T]
DES Data Encryption Standard + Data Entry DIX Digital-Intel-Xerox (Original
Sheet Ethernet Standard)
.DES Description (file name extension) .DIZ Description In Zip (file name
DET Device Execute Trigger extension)
DEV Device DL Download (also D/L)
DF Data Field + Default + Destination DL/1 Data Manipulation Language 1 [IBM]
Field + DLB Dynamic Load Balancing
Device Flag + Double Flag DLC Data Link Control (protocol) [IBM] +
DFC Data Flow Control Distributed Loop Carrier
DFD Data Flow Diagram DLCI Data Link Connection Identifier
DFDR Digital Flight Data Recorder DLD Display List Driver
DFM Design For Manufacturability [IBM] DLE Data Link Escape
DFP Digital Flat Panel DLL Dynamic Link Library
DFS Distributed File System DLM Distributed Lock Manager + Dynamic
DFSMS Data Facility Storage Management Link Module
Subsystem [IBM] DLP Digital Light Processing
DFT Design For Testability + Diagnostic DLPI Data Link Provider Interface
Function Test + DLR DOS LAN Requester
Discrete Fourier Transform + DLS Data Link Switching [IBM] +
Distributed Function Terminal Downloadable Sounds
DFU Data File Utility DLT Digital Linear Tape
DGIS Direct Graphics Interface Standard DM Distributed Memory
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DMA Direct Memory Access/Addressing +
DHL Dynamic Head Loading Document Management Alliance
.DHP Dr. Halo PIC (file name extension) DMAC DMA Controller
DHTML Dynamic HTML DMACS Distributed Manufacturing Automation
DI Data In + Destination Index & Control Software
DIA Document Interchange Architecture DMD Digital Micromirror Device [TI]
[IBM] DME Direct Memory Execution +
DIAD Delivery Information Acquisition Distributed Management Environment
Device [UPS] DMF Distribution Media Format [Microsoft]
DIB Device Independent Bitmap + DMI Desktop Management Interface
Directory Information Base + DML Data Manipulation Language +
Dual Independent Bus [Intel] Dialog Markup Language [W3C]
DIBOL DEC Business Oriented Language DMM Digital Multimeter
.DIC Dictionary (file name extension) DMMS Dynamic Memory Management System
DICOM Digital Imaging and Communications in DMOS Double-diffused Metal-Oxide
Medicine Semiconductor
DID Direct Inward Dialing DMP Dot Matrix Printer
DIDS Distributed Intrusion Detection DMPC Distributed Memory Parallel Computer
System DMPP Distributed Memory Parallel Processor
DIF Data Interchange Format DMQS Display Mode Query and Set [IBM]
DIFFSENS Differential Sense DMS Data Management Software +
DIIP Direct Interrupt Identification Port Data/Document
DILA Direct-Drive Image Light Amplifier Management System
DIME Direct Internet Message Encapsulation DMSD Digital Multistandard Decoding
DIMM Dual In-Line Memory Module DMSDK Digital Media Software Development
DIN Deutsche Industrie Norm (German Kit [SGI]
equivalent of EIA) DMSS Distributed Mass Storage System
DIO Data Input-Output DMT Digital/Discrete Multi-Tone
DIP Dialup Internet Protocol [Internet] + DMTF Desktop Management Task Force
Digital Imaging Processing + DMY Day Month Year
Dual In-line Package + Dual In-line DMZ Demilitarized Zone
Pin DN Down
DIR Directory (file) DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid
DIS Distributed Interactive Simulation + DNC Direct Numerical Control
Draft International Standard + DNIC Data Network Identification Code
Dynamic Impedance Stabilization DNIE Digital Natural Image Engine
[CompuCom] DNIS Dialed Number Identification Service
DISA Data Interchange Standards DNS Domain Naming System
DO Data Out + Distributed Objects DRO Data Request Output + Destructive
DOA Dead On Arrival Read-Out
.DOC Document + Documentation (file name DRS Document Registration System
extensions) .DRS Driver Resource (file name extension)
DOCSIS Data Over Cable-Service Interface [WordPerfect]
Specification DRV Drive
DOCSV Data Over Circuit-Switched Voice .DRV Device Driver (file name extension)
DOE Distributed Objects (Also see .DVR)
Environment/Everywhere .DRW Draw + Drawing (file name extensions)
DOIP Dial Other Internet Providers [IBM] DS Data Segment + Data Send + Data
DO-IT Disabilities, Opportunities, Server + Double Sided
Internetworking and D/S Dhrystone Per Second
Technology DS3 Digital Signal Level 3
DOLAP Desktop OLAP DSA Digital Signature Algorithm +
DOM Document Object Model [W3C] Directory System Agent
DOMF Distributed Object Management DSAP Destination Service Access Point
Facility DSD Direct Stream Digital [Sony-Philips]
DOS Denial Of Service + Disk Operating DSDD Double Sided, Double Density
System (diskette)
DOSEM DOS Emulation DSE Data Storage Equipment
.DOT Document Template (file name DSEA Display Station Emulation Adapter
extension) DSECT Dummy Control Section
DOV Data Over Voice DSHD Double Sided, High Density (diskette)
DOW Day Of Week DSIG Digital Signature
DP Data Processing + Dot Pitch DSIS Distributed Support Information
DPA Demand Protocol Architecture [3Com] + Standard
Document Printing Architecture DSL Digital Subscriber Line
DPAM Demand Priority Access Method ADSL Asymmetric DSL
DPAREN Data Parity Enable [IBM] BDSL Broadband DSL
DPB Drive Parameter Block CDSL Consumer DSL [Rockwell]
DPC Direct Program Control FDSL Fixed Directory
DPI Distributed Protocol Interface + Dots Subscriber List
Per Inch HDSL High-Bit-Rate DSL +
DPL Dedicated Public License + High-Data-Rate DSL
Descriptor Privilege Level IDSL Integrated Services
DPM Digital Panel Meter Digital Network DSL
DPMA Data Processing Management RDSL Rate-Adaptive DSL
Association SDSL Single-Line DSL +
DPMI DOS Protected Mode Interface Symmetric DSL
[Microsoft] VDSL Very-High-Bit-Rate DSL
DPMS Digital Power Management Signaling + VADSL Very-High-Rate
Display Power Management Support Asymmetric DSL
DPO Data Phase Optimization VDSL Very-High-Data-Rate DSL
DPOF Digital Print Order Format DSL Domain Specific Language + Dynamic
DPS Document Processing System Simulation Language
DPSK Differential Phase Shift Keying DSLAM Digital Subscriber Line Access
DPtoTP Display Coordinates to Tablet Multiplexer
Coordinates D-SLR Digital Single Lens Reflex (camera)
(converting) DSM Distributed Shared Memory +
DQDB Distributed Queue Dual Bus Domain-Specific Modeling
DQL Data Query Language DSMA Digital Sense Multiple Access
DR Data Received DSML Directory Services Markup Language
D/R Direct or Reverse DSN Data Source Name + Delivery Service
DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory Notification
DRAW Direct Read After Write DSO Dynamic Shared Object
DR.BOND Dial-up Router Bandwidth On Demand DSOM Distributed System Object Model
[NEC] DSP Delivery Service Partner +
DRCMF Digital Reality Creation Multi Digital Signal Processing/Processor +
Function [Sony] Digital Sound Processor +
DRDA Distributed Relational Database Directory Synchronization Protocol
Algorithm/Architecture [IBM] [Lotus]
DR-DOS Digital Research-Disk Operating DSPT Display Station Pass-Thru [IBM]
System DSQD Double Sided, Quad Density (diskette)
DRDW Direct Read During Write DSR Data Set Ready + Device Status
DRE Direct Recording Electronic (voting Register +
systems) Device Status Report
DRI Declarative Referential Integrity + DSS Decision Support System + Digital
Digital Research Incorporated Signature Standard +
DRM Digital Rights/Distributed Resource Digital Spread Spectrum + Direct
Management Station Selector
DSSA Domain Specific Software Architecture DVR Digital Video/Voice Recorder
DSSI Digital Standard Systems Interconnect .DVR Device Driver (file name extension)
[DEC] (Also see .DRV)
DSSS Direct-Sequencing Spread Spectrum DW Data Warehousing
DSSSL Document Style Semantics and DWDM Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexer
Specifications Language DWG Drawing
DSTN Double Supertwisted Nematic DWMT Discrete Wavelet Multitone
DSU Data Service/Switching Unit + Digital DWT Discrete Wavelet Transform
Service Unit D2X Decimal To Hexadecimal [REXX]
DSVD Digital Simultaneous Voice and Data .DXB Drawing Interchange Binary (file name
DSW Data Status Word + Device Status Word extension)
DSX Digital Signals Cross-Connect [AutoCAD]
D2T2 Dye Diffusion Thermal Transfer DXC Data Exchange Control
(printing) DXF Data Exchange File + Drawing Exchange
DTA Digital Terminal Adapter + Disk Format
Transfer Area DXI Data Exchange Interface
.DTA Data (file name extension) DYNSLT Dynamic Select [IBM]
DTC Desktop Conferencing DYNSRC Dynamic Source
DTCP Digital Transmission Copy Protection
[Hitachi, Intel, Panasonic, Sony,
Toshiba]
DTD
DTE
Document Type Definition
Data Terminal Equipment + Dumb
E...
Terminal Emulator
DTF Distributed Test Facility | TOP | UP to D | DN to F | BOTTOM |
DTL Dialogue Tag Language [IBM] + Diode-
Transistor Logic EA Effective Address + Extended
DTM Digital Terrain Mapping Attribute [OS/2]
DTMF Data Tone Multiple Frequency + Dual EAI Enterprise Application Integration
Tone Multifrequency EAP Extensible Authentification Protocol
DTP Desktop Publishing + Distributed EAR Enterprise Archive + External Access
Transaction Process Register
DTR Data Terminal Ready + Data Transfer EARN European Academic Research Network
Rate EAROM Electrically Alterable Read Only
DTS Digital Theatre Systems + Digital Memory
Transceiving System EARS Electronic Access to Reference
Distributed Traffic Shaping [Cisco] Services +
DTSS Dartmouth Time Sharing System Electronic Authoring and Routing
DTV Desktop Video + Digital Television System [DEC] +
DTVC Desktop Video Conferencing Explicit Archive and Retrieval System
DU Disk Usage [Langley Research]
DUA Directory User Agent EATA Enhanced AT Bus Attachment
DUAT Direct User Access Terminal EAX Environmental Audio Extensions
DUN Dial-Up Networking [Microsoft] [Creative]
DUNCE Dial Up Network Connection EB Exabyte (1,024 petabytes)
Enhancement (One Billion Billion characters of
DV Digital Video information)
.DV DESQview Script (file name extension) EBASIC Extended BASIC
DVC Desktop Video Conferencing + Digital EBC EISA Bus Controller
Video Camera + EBCT Electron Beam Computed Tomography
Digital Video Cassette + Dual Voice EBCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal
Coil Interchange Code [IBM]
DVD Digital Video Disk EBI Equivalent Background Input +
DVD-A Digital Video Disk-Audio Extended Background Investigation
DVD-AR Digital Video Disk-Audio Recording EBNF Extended Backus-Naur Form
DVD-R Digital Video Disk-Recordable EBOOK Electronic Book
DVD-RAM Digital Versatile Disc-RAM EBPP Electric Bill Presentment and Payment
DVD-ROM Digital Versatile Disc-ROM EBR Extended Boot Record
DVD-SR Digital Video Disk-Stream Recording EBS Event-Based Sampling
DVD-VR Digital Video Disk-Video Recording EBT Electronic Benefits Transfer
DVE Digital Video Effect EBXM Electronic Business XML
DVI Digital Video Interactive + Digital EC Electronic Commerce + Error Control
Visual Interface ECAL Enjoy Computing And Learn
.DVI Device Independent (file name ECAT Electronic Card Assembly and Test
extension) [IBM]
DVM Digital Video Manager + Digital Volt ECB Electronic Codebook + Event Control
Meter Block
DVMRP Distance Vector Multicast Routing ECC Elliptic Curve Crypto + Error Check
Protocol [Internet] Code +
DVOF Digital Video Over Fiber Error Checking and Correction + Error
Correction Code Specification
ECD Enhanced Color Display + Enhanced EEPI Electronic Entertainment Policy
Compact Disk Initiative
ECDL European Computer Driving Licence EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable
ECHO European Commission Host Organization Read-Only Memory
[Internet] EES Escrow Encryption Standard
ECI External Call Interface EFA Extended File Attribute
ECL Emitter Coupled Logic EFF Electronic Frontier Foundation
ECM Electronic Control Module EFI Electromechanical Frequency
ECMA European Computer Manufacturers Interference +
Association Electronics For Imaging +
ECN Electronic Communications Network Extensible Firmware Interface
ECNE Enterprise Certified NetWare Engineer EFIGS English, French, Italian, German,
[Novell] Spanish
ECP Enhanced/Extended Capabilities Port EFL Emitter Follower Logic
[Microsoft] E-FORM Electronic Form
ECS Enhanced Chip Set EFS Encrypting File System
ECTL Electronic Communal Temporal Lobe EFTS Electronic Funds Transfer System
ECU EISA Configuration Utility EGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter
ED Erase Display EGP Exterior Gateway Protocol
EDA Electronic Design Automation + EGREP Extended Global Regular Expression
Embedded Document Architecture [Go Print [Unix]
Corporation] EHCI Enhanced Host Controller Interface
EDB Embedded Database EHLLAPI Emulator High Level Language
EDC Electronic Digital Computer + Application
Enhanced Data Correction + Programming Interface [IBM]
Error Detection and Correction EIA Electronic Industries Association
EDDC Extended Distance Data Cable EICAS Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting
EDE Encrypt-Decrypt-Encrypt System
EDG Electronic Program Guide EIDE Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
EDGAR Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis EIM Electronic Image Management
and Retrieval EIS Enterprise/Executive Information
EDGE Enhanced Data-Rates for Global System
Evolution EISA Extended Industry Standard
EDI Electronic Data Interchange + Architecture
Electronic Document Interchange [DEC] EJB Enterprise JavaBeans
EDIF Electronic Design Interchange Format EL Electroluminescent (display) + Erase
EDIFACT EDI for Administration Commerce and Line
Transport ELAN Emulated Local Area Network
EDL Edit Decision List ELC Embedded Linking and Control
EDLC Ethernet Data Link Control ELD Electronic License Distribution
EDLIN Editor (Line Text) ELEC Enterprise Local Exchange Carrier
EDMS Electronic Document Management System ELF Executable and Linking Format +
EDO Extended Data Out Extremely Low Frequency
EDOS Enhanced DOS for Windows ELOS Embedded-Objects Linked Across
EDP Electronic Data Processing Systems
EDPM Electronic Data Processing Machine ELPH Entr Level PowerShot [Canon]
EDR Enhanced Data Rate ELS Entry Level System
EDRAM Enhanced/Eraseable/Extended Dynamic EM Electronic Mail + Emphasized + End of
Random Access Memory Medium +
EDS Electronic Data Systems (corporation) Expanded Memory
EDSAC * Electronic Delay Storage Automatic EMA Electronic Mail Association +
Calculator Enterprise Management/Memory
EDTV Enhanced Definition Television Architecture
.EDU Educational Institutions (Domain EMACS Editing Macros [Unix]
Name) [Internet] E-MAIL Electronic Mail
EDVAC * Electronic Discrete Variable EMB Extended Memory Block [LIM/AST]
Automatic Computer EMBARC Electronic Mail Broadcast to a
(First stored-program digital Roaming Computer
computer) [Motorola]
EE Extended Edition [IBM] EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility +
EEC Extended Error Correction Enhanced Memory Chip +
EEDID Enhanced-Extended Display E-Mail Connection + Extended Math
Identification Data Coprocessor
EEG Electroencephalogram EMCC * Eckert-Mauchly Computer Company
EEL Epsilon Extension Language (World's first computer
EEM Extended Memory Management company, founded by Presper Eckart
EEMAC Electrical & Electronic Manufacturers and John Mauchly,
of Canada who invented and built the first
EEMS Enhanced Expanded Memory UNIVAC)
EMF Extended Metafile Format [Microsoft] ERAS Electronic Routing and Approval
EMI Electromagnetic Interference System [Hughes Aircraft]
.EML Electronic Mail (file name extension) ERD Emergency Repair Disk + Entity
EMM Expanded Memory Manager Relationship Diagram
EMP Electro-Magnetic Pulse ERIC Educational Resources Information
EMR Electro-Magnetic Radiation + Center [Internet]
Enhanced Metafile Record ERLL Enhanced Run Length Limited
EMS Electronic Mail System + ERMA * Electronic Recording Method,
Electronic Message Service + Accounting
Energy Management System + [General Electric]
Enhanced Messaging Service + EROM Erasable Read Only Memory
Expanded Memory Specification [LIM] EROS Earth Resources Observation System
EMSAPI Extended Messaging Services [U.S. Geological Survey]
Application ERP Effective Radiated Power +
Programming Interface Enterprise Resource Planning
EMWAC European Microsoft Windows NT ERR Error
Academic Centre ER/RC Extended Result/Response Code
.ENC Encoded (file name extension) ERU Emergency Recovery Utility
ENDEC Encoder/Decoder [Microsoft]
ENDS Ends Segment ES Extra Segment
ENIAC * Electronic Numerical Integrator ESA Enterprise Systems Architecture [IBM]
Analyzer and +
Computer (First fully electronic European Space Agency
digital computer) ESB Enterprise Service Bus
ENQ Enquiry ESC EISA System Component + Escape
ENSS Exterior Nodal Switching Subsystem ESCD Extended System Configuration Data
[Internet] ESCM Extended Services Communications
EOA End Of Address Manager [IBM]
EOB End Of Block ESCO Extemded Synchronous Connections
EOC End Of Conversion ESCON Enterprise System Connection
EOF End Of File + Enterprise Objects (Architecture) [IBM]
Framework ESC/P Epson Standard Code for Printers
[Next Computer] ESD Electronic Software Distribution +
EOI End Of Interrupt + End Or Identify Electrostatic Discharge + Emergency
EOJ End Of Job Startup Disk
EOL End Of Line + End Of List ESDI Enhanced Small/System Device
EOM End Of Message Interface
EOR Exclusive OR (Also XOR) ESDRAM Enhanced SDRAM
EOS Earth Observing System [NASA] + ESF Extended Superframe
Electro-Optical System [Canon] + ESI End System Identifier +
End Of String + Error Correction Code Enhanced Serial Interface
on SIMM (specification) [Hayes]
EOSDIS Earth Observing System Data and ESMR Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio
Information System [NASA] ESMTP Extended Simple Mail Transfer
EOT Embedded Open Type (format) Protocol
[Microsoft] + ESN Electronic Security/Serial Number
End Of Table + End Of Tape (marker) + ESP Emulation Sensing Processor +
End Of Text + Encapsulating Security Payload
End Of Transmission (header) +
EP Electrophotographic Engine Enhanced Serial Port [Hayes] +
EPC Electronic Product Code Enhanced Service Provider +
EPIC Explicitly Parallel Instruction Enterprise System Platcorm +
Computing (chip) [Intel] Estimated Selling Price +
EPG Electronic Program Guide Eudora Sharing Protocol [Qualcomm]
EPL Effective Privilege Level ESR Event Service Routine
EPLD Electrically Programmable Logic ESS Electronic Switching System
Device ESSENCE Electronic Surveillance System for
EPM Enhanced Editor for Presentation the Early Notification
Manager [IBM] + of Community-Based Epidemics [Johns
Enterprise Process Management [IBM] Hopkins University]
EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ESSID Extended Service Set Identifier
EPROCESS Executive Process ESU Electro-Static Unit
EPROM Electrically Programmable Read Only ET Enhancement Technology
Memory + ETACS Extended Total Access Communication
Erasable Programmable Read Only System [IBM]
Memory ETANN Electrically Trainable Analog Neural
.EPS Encapsulated PostScript (file name Network (chip) [Intel]
extension) ETB End of Transmission Block
EPSF Encapsulated PostScript Files ETC Electronic Toll Collection +
ERA Extended Registry Attributes Enhanced Throughput Cellular (modem
protocol) [AT&T] FCL Fibre Channel Loop
E-TEXT Electronic Text FCPGA Flip Chip Pin Grid Array [Intel]
ETF Enriched Text Format FCR FIFO Control Register
ETOM Electron-Trapping Optical Memory FCRAM Fast-Cycle RAM
ETPL Endorsed Tempest Products List FCS Fiber Channel Standard + Frame Check
ETS Econometric Time Series Sequence
ETX End Of Text FD Floppy Disk + Floppy Drive + Full
EU Execution Unit Duplex
.EU European Union (Domain Name) FDC Floppy Disk Controller
[Internet] FDDI Fiber Digital Device Interface +
EUC End-User Computing + Extended Unix Fiber Distributed Data Interface
Code [IBM] FDHD Floppy Drive High Density
EUDC End-User Defined Character FDIR Fault Detection, Isolation and
EUDORA (Named after author of story: Recovery
"Why I Live at the P.O.", Ms. Eudora FDISK Fixed Disk
Welty) FDM Frequency Division Multiplexing
EUI End-User Interface FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access
EULA End-User License Agreement FDSL (See DSL)
EUVL Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography FDX Full Duplex
EVDO Evolution Data Only/Optimized FEC Forward Error Correction
EVE Extensible VAX Editor FECN Forward Explicit Congestion
EVGA Extended Video Graphics Array + Notification
Extended Video Graphics Adapter FED Field Emission/Emitter Display
EWAN Emulator Without A Good Name FEFO First-Ended, First-Out
[Internet] FEP Front End Processor
EWS Employee Written Software [IBM] FEPI Front End Programming Interface
EWTS Enterprise Web Training System FEPROM Flash EPROM
EXCA Exchangeable Card Architecture FERAM Ferroelectric RAM
[Intel] FESDK Far East Software Development Kit
.EXE Executable (file name extension) [Microsoft]
EXE2BIN Program used to convert an (.EXE) FET Field Effect Transistor
file to binary FF Flip-Flop + Form Feed
format (.COM) file FFD Full Funtion Device
EXIF Exchangeable Image File Format FFDC First Failure Data Capture [IBM]
EXM Enterprise Messaging Exchange [Lotus]FFS Fast File System
EXP Exponent FFST First Failure Support Technology
EXT External [IBM]
EXTRN External Reference FFT Fast Fourier Transform + Final Form
E-ZINE Electronic Magazine Text [IBM]
FG Floating Gate
FGREP Fixed Global Regular Expression Print
[Unix]
F... FHS
FHSS
Fan Heat-Sink
Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum
FIA File Integrity Assessment
| TOP | UP to E | DN to G | BOTTOM | FIB Forwarding Information Base
FIF Fractal Image Format
FAB Computer-Chip Fabrication Plant FIFO First-In, First-Out
FAC File Access Code FILO First-In, Last-Out
FAMOS Floating Gate Avalanche MOS FINDSTR Find Strings
FANS Future Air Navigation System FIOS (FiOS) Fiber Optic Services [Verizon]
FAP File Access Protocol FIP File Processor Buffering
FAPI Family Application Program Interface FIPS Federal Information Processing
FAQ Frequently Asked Question Standard
FARNET Federation of American Research FIR Fast Infrared + Finite Impulse
Networks [Internet] Response
FASIC Function and Algorithm-Specific .FIRM Business or Firm (Domain Name)
Integrated Circuit [Internet]
FAT File Allocation Table FIRST Forum of Incident Response and
FAX Facsimile Security Teams
.FAX Fax (file name extension) FITS Flexible Image Transport System
FBC Find By Content FIU Fingerprint Identification Unit
FC/AL Fiber Channel/Arbitrated Loop [Sony]
FCB File Control Block FIX Federal Internet Exchange
FCC Federal Communications Commission FK Foreign Key
FCC: File Carbon Copy FLA Four Letter Acronym
FCCSET Federal Coordinating Council for FLC Ferro-electric Liquid Crystal
Science, Engineering and Technology FLD Field
FC/EL Fiber Channel/Enhanced Loop FLIR Forward Looking Infrared (system)
FCI Flux Changes per Inch FLL FoxPro Link Library [Microsoft Fox
Pro] F/T Full Time
FLOPS Floating Point Operations Per Second FTAM File Transfer, Access and Management
.FLR Folder (file name extension) +
FLV Flash Video File Transfer and Access Method
FM Frequency Modulation FTL Flash Transition Layer [Intel]
FMD Fluorescent Multilayer Disk FTM Flat Tension Mask [Zenith]
FMRI Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
FTP File Transfer Protocol [Internet]
FMS Forms Management System FTPD File Transfer Protocol Daemon
FMT Format FTTB Fiber To The Basement
FMV Full Motion Video FTTC Fiber To The Curb
FNT Font FTTN Fiber To The Neighborhood
FOCUS Forum of Control Data Users FTS Federal Telecommunication System
FOD Fax On Demand FTX Fault Tolerant Unix
FOG First Osborne Group FUI File Update Information
FOIP Fax Over Internet Protocol FUNC Function
FOIRL Fiber Optic Inter Repeater Link FUS Fast User Switching
[IEEE] FUSE Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic
FOLDOC Free On-Line Dictionary Of Computing Explorer [JHUAPL]
FOM Fiber Optics Modem FVT Full Video Translation
.FON Font + Phone + Phone Directory (all FWTK Firewall Toolkit
file name FXP File Exchange Protocol
extensions) FYI For Your Information
.FOR Fortran source code (file name
extension)
FORTH (Programming Language)(See HLL)
FORTRAN Formula Translator (Programming
Language)(See HLL)
G...
FOSE Federal Office Systems Exposition
FOSI Format Option Specification Instance | TOP | UP to F | DN to H | BOTTOM |
FOSSIL Fido/Opus/Seadog Standard Interface
Layer GA General Availability
FPC Flexible Printed Circuit + GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting
Floating Point Calculation Principles
FPCE Floating-Point C Extension GAC Global Assembly Cache
(specification) GAL Generic Array Logic
FPGA Field Programmable Gate-Array GAMS General Algebraic Mathematical System
FPLA Field Programmable Logic-Array GAPI Gateway Application Programming
FPM Fast Page Mode Interface
FPP Fixed Path Protocol + Floating Point GART Graphics Address Relocation Table
Processor GATT Graphics Address Translation Table
FPR Floating-Point Register GAWD Global Access Wireless Database
FPS Favorite Picture Selection + Frames Gb Gigabit (1,024 megabits) +
Per Second (One Billion Bits of Information)
FPT Forced Perfect Termination GB Gigabyte (1,024 megabytes) +
FPU Floating Point Unit (One Billion Characters of
FPX FlashPix (format) [Kodak] Information)
FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name GCC GNU C-Compiler [Unix]
[Internet] GCCD Glass-Passivated Ceramic Chip Diode
FRAD Frame Relay Access Device + GCR Group Code Recording
Frame Relay Assembler/Disassembler GDA Global Data Area + GNOME Data Access
FRAG Fragment + Fragmentation GDB GNU Debugger
FRAM Ferroelectric Random-Access Memory GDDM Graphics Data Display Manager
FRC Functional Redundancy Checking GDG Generation Data Group [IBM]
FRED Frame Editor + Front-End to Dish GDI Graphical Device Interface
FRMR Frame Reject GDLC Generic Data Link Control [IBM]
FRPI Flux Reversals Per Inch GDP Graphic Draw Primitive
FRS Family Radio Service GDR Gas Discharge Arrestor
.FRS WordPerfect Graphics Driver (file GDT Geometric Dimensioning and
name extension) Tolerancing +
FS File Separator Global Descriptor Table +
FSB Front Side Bus Graphics Development Toolkit
FSD File System Driver [OS/2] GECOS General Electric Comprehensive
FSE Full Screen Editor Operating System
FSF Free Software Foundation [Internet] GEIS General Electric Information Service
FSK Frequency Shift Keying (company)
FSN Full Service Network GEM Graphics Environment Manager (DRI
FSO Free Space Optics Program)
FSP File Service Protocol GENIE General Electric Network for
FSR Free System Resources Information Exchange
FST Flat Square Tube (monitor) GEO Geostationary Earth Orbit
GEOS Global Entity Ordering System + GRADD Graphics Adapter Device Driver [IBM]
GEOS Graphic Environment Operating System GRE Generic Routing Encapsulation +
[Geoworks] Graphics Engine
GET Get Execute Trigger GREP Global Regular Expression Print
GFDL GNU Free Documentation License .GRF Graph (file name extension)
GFI General Format Identifier + Ground- .GRP Group (file name extension)
Fault Interceptor GS Group Separator
GGP Gateway-Gateway Protocol [Internet] GSI General Server Interface
GHZ Gigahertz GSM Global Shared Memory +
.GID Topics (file name extension) Global System for Mobile-
[Microsoft] Communications (network)
.GIF Graphics Interchange Format (file GSNW Gateway Service for NetWare
name extension) [Microsoft]
GIG-E Gigabit Ethernet GSP Generic Server Passer + Global
GIGO Garbage In, Garbage Out Service Provider
GII Global Information Infrastructure GSR Gigabit Switch Router
GILS Government Information Locator GSTN General Switched Telephone Network
Service GTE General Telephone Electronics
GIMP GNU Image Manipulation Program (corporation)
GIMPS Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search GTF Generalized Timing Format
GINA Graphical Identification and GTL Graphic Template Library +
Authentication Gunning Transceiver Logic
GIS Geographic Information System + GTO Guide To Operations [IBM]
Global Information Solutions [AT&T] GTP * Geometry Theorem Prover
GIX Global Internet Exchange [Internet] GTS Generic Traffic Shaping [Cisco]
GKS Graphical Kernel System GUI Graphical User Interface
GL Graphics Language GUID Globally Unique Identifier +
G/L General Ledger Global Universal Identifier
GLIS Global Land Information System [US GVT Global Virtual Time
Geological Survey] GW-BASIC Gee Whiz BASIC
GLL Geograpic Position-Latitude/Longitude GWES Graphic, Windowing and Event
GLM General Linear Models Subsystem
GLOBE Global Learning by Observations to .gz Compressed file (compressed filename
Benefit extension -
the Environment [Internet] using GNU gzip
.GLY Glossary (file name extension) compression/decompression program) [Unix]
[Microsoft Word] GZIP GNU Zip
GMDI Gigabit Media-Dependent Interface
GML Generalized Markup Language
GMP Global Mobile Professional
GMR Giant Magneto-Resistive (read head
technology)
H...
GMRS General Mobile Radio Service
GMS Global Management System + | TOP | UP to G | DN to I | BOTTOM |
Global Messaging Service [Novell]
GMT Greenwich Mean Time .H Header (file name extension) [C]
GND Ground (signal/system) HACMP High Availability Cluster Multi-
GNN Global Network Navigator Processing [IBM]
GNU Gnu's Not Unix (operating system) HAL Hard Array Logic + Hardware
GNOME GNU Network Object Model Environment Abstraction Layer +
GOAD GNOME Object Activation Directory House-Programmed Array Logic
GOS Grade Of Service HAL * Heuristically Programmed Algorithmic
GOSIP Government Open Systems (computer)
Interconnection Profile [from 1968 movie "2001: A Space
.GOV Governmental (Domain Name) [Internet] Odyssey"]
GP Gas Plasma + General Purpose HAP Host Access Protocol
GPF General Protection Fault HARP-MRI Harmonic Phase MRI
GPI Graphics Programming Interface HASP Houston Automatic Spooling Priority
GPIB General Purpose Information/Interface (System)
Bus HBA Host Bus Adapter
GPIO General Purpose Input/Output HCL Hardware Compatibility List
GPL General Public License HCSS High Capacity Storage System
GPR General Purpose Register [IBM] HCT Hardware Compatibility Test
GPRC Glass Passivated Rectifier Chip HCU Home Computer User
GPRS General Packet Radio Service HD Hard Disk + High Density
GPS Global Positioning Satellite/System + HDA Head Disk Assembly
Global Product Specification HDC High Dependability Computing
GPSS * General Purpose Systems Simulator [Carnegie Mellon]
(language) HDCD High Definition Compatible Digital
GPU Graphics Processing Unit HDCP High-Bandwidth Digital Content
Protection + HPGL Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language
High Definition Copy Protection HPIB Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus
HDD Hard Disk Drive HPLJ Hewlett-Packard Laser Jet
HDF Hierarchical Data Format [NCSA] HPNA Home Phoneline Networking Alliance
HDI Head to Disk Interference HPOM Home Page Objects Model [Microsoft]
HDL Hardware Description Language HPPA Hewlett-Packard Precision
HDLC High-Level Data Link Control Architecture
HDM Hardware Device Module HPPI High Performance Parallel Interface
HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface HPR High Performance Routing [IBM]
HDML Handheld Device Markup Language HPSB High Performance Serial Bus
HDR Header + High Data Rate + HPTL High Performance Technical Computing
High Dynamic Range (photography) HPUX Hewlett-Packard Unix
.HDR Header Data (file name extension) HPW High Performance Workstation [Sun]
HDSC High Density Signal Carrier [DEC] .HQX BinHex (file name extension)
HDSL (See DSL) [Macintosh]
HDSS Holographic Data Storage System HRIS Human Resource Information System
HDT Host Digital Terminal HRG High Resolution Graphics
HDTV High Definition Television HRMS Human Resource Management System
HDVD High Definition Volumetric Display HRTF Head Related Transfer Function
HDW Hardware HS High Speed
HDX Half Duplex HSB Hue, Saturation, Brightness (color
HEOS High Earth Orbiting Satellite model)
HERC Hercules HSC Hierarchical Storage Controller +
HEX Hexadecimal High Speed Channel
HFC Hybrid Fiber-Coaxial HSDPA High Speed Download Packet Access
HFS Hierarchical File System [Macintosh] HSI Hue, Saturation, Intensity
HFT High Function Terminal [IBM] HSM Hierarchical Storage Management
HGA Hercules Graphics Adapter HSP High Speed Printer/Processor
HGCP Hercules Graphics Card Plus HSSI High Speed Serial Interface
HGP Human Genome Project HST High Speed Technology [U.S. Robotics]
HH Hour .HST History + Host (file name extensions)
HID Human Interface Device HSV Hue Saturation Value
HIDS Host-Based Intrusion Detection System HTL Human In The Loop
HIF Hyper-G Interchange Format HTML HyperText Markup Language
HIFD High-Density Floppy Disk HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol
HIL Human Interface Link [HP] HTTP-NG HTTP Next Generation
HIMEM High Memory HTTPS HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure
HIPPI High Performance Parallel Interface HUD Heads Up Display
HLA High Level Architecture HUT Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope
HLCO High Low Close Open H/V Horizontal/Vertical
HLL High Level Language HVD Holographic Versatile Disc
HLLAPI High Level Language Application HVP Horizontal & Vertical Position
Programming Interface H/W Hardware
.HLP Help (file name extension) HWCP Hardware Code Page
HLQ High Level Qualifier HWD Height-Width-Depth
HLS Hue, Luminance, Saturation (color HWDM Hyperfine Wave Division Multiplexing
model) .HYP Hyphenation (file name extension)
HLT Halt HYTELNET Hypertext-browser for Telnet
HMA High Memory Area [Microsoft] + Accessible Sites
Hub Management Architecture Hz Hertz
HMD Head Mounted Display
HMI Human-Machine Interface
HMM Hidden Markov Model
HMMP
HMOS
Hyper-Media Management Protocol
High Density Metal Oxide
I...
Semiconductor +
High Speed Metal Oxide Semiconductor | TOP | UP to H | DN to J | BOTTOM |
HMP Host Monitoring Protocol
HOL High Order Logic IA Intel Architecture [Intel]
HOLAP Hybrid OLAP IAB Internet Architecture Board
HOTT Hot Off The Tree (electronic IAC Inter-Application Communication
newsletter) [Macintosh]
HOV High Occupancy Vehicle IAD Integrated Access Device
HP Hewlett-Packard (Company) IAEC International Address Element Code
HPC Handheld Personal Computer IAFIS Integrated Automatic Fingerprint
HPCC High Performance Computing and Identification System
Communications IAG Instruction Address Generation
HPDJ Hewlett-Packard Desk Jet IAK Internet Access Kit [IBM]
HPFS High-Performance File System IAL * International Algorithmic Language
HPG Hewlett-Packard Graphics (ALGOL was first called IAL)
IANA Internet Assigned Numbers Authority Internet Database Connector
IAP Internet Access Provider [Microsoft] +
IAS Internet Access Server Internet Data Center
IAT Import Address Table IDDE Integrated Development & Debugging
IAUP Internet User Account Provider Environment [Symantec]
IBC Instrument Bus Computer IDE Imbedded Drive Electronics +
IBCS Intel Binary Compatibility Integrated Development Environment
Specification [Borland] +
IBIP Information Based Indicia Program Integrated Device/Drive Electronics +
[U.S. Postal Service] Intelligent Drive Electronics +
IBL Inbound Links [Google] Interactive Design and Engineering +
IBM International Business Machines Interface Design Enhancement
(Corporation) IDEA International Data Encryption
IBM-GL IBM Graphics Language Algorithm
IC Input Circuit + Integrated Circuit + IDEN Integrated Data Enhanced Network
Interrupt Controller IDF Intermediate Distribution Frame
ICA Intelligent Console Architecture + IDI Initial Domain Identifier
Intra-application Communications Area IDIV Integer Divide
ICANN International Corporation for IDL Interactive Data Language +
Assigned Names and Numbers Interface Definition Language
ICAP Internet Calendar Access Protocol IDM Integrated Document Management
[Lotus] IDMS Integrated Data Base Management
ICAS Intel Communicating Applications System
Specifications IDNX Integrated Digital Network Exchange
ICB Internet Citizen's Band [IBM]
ICCP Institute for the Certification of IDP Integrated Data Processing
Computing Professionals IDR Intelligent Document Recognition
ICD International Code Designator IDS Image Display System + Intrusion
ICE In-Circuit Emulator [Intel] + Detection System
Integrated Computing Environment IDSL (See DSL)
[Langley Research] + IDT Interface Design Tool + Interrupt
Internal Compiler Error Descriptor Table
ICES Interference-Causing Equipment .IDX Index (file name extension)
Standard IE Internet Explorer [Microsoft]
ICF Internet Connection Firewall IEC International Electrotechnical
[Microsoft] Commission
ICI Image Component Information + Inter- IEEE Institute of Electrical and
CPU Interrupts Electronics Engineers
ICL Interface Clear IEF Information Engineering Facility
ICLID Incoming-Call Line Identification IEMSI Interactive Electronic Mail Standard
ICM Image Color Matching [Kodak] + Identification
Incoming Message IEN Internet Engineering Notes
.ICM Image Color Management (file name IETF Internet Engineering Task Force
extension) IESG Internet Engineering Steering Group
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol I/F Interface
[Novell] IFC Internet Foundation Classes
.ICO Icon (file name extension) IFD Image File Directory
ICOMP (iCOMP)Intel Comparative IFF Interchangeable File Format [Amiga]
Microprocessor IFG Incoming Fax Gateway
Performance [Intel] IFP Instruction Fetch Pipeline
ICP Image Coprocessor + Integrated IFS Installable/Integated File System
Channel Processor IFSM Information Systems Management
ICQ I Seek You (messaging program0 IGA Integrated Graphics Array
ICR Intelligent Character Recognition IGC Integrated Graphics Controller
ICS Internet Connection Sharing IGES Initial Graphics Exchange Standard
[Microsoft] + IGFET Insulated-Gate Field Effect
Intuitive Command Structure Transistor
ICSAPI Internet Connection Services API IGMP Internet Group Management/Multicast
ICU Instruction-Cache Unit + Protocol
Intel Configuration Utility IGP Interior Gateway Protocol
[Microsoft] + IGRP Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
ISA Configuration Utility [Cisco]
ID Identification + Identifier IGS Internet Go Server
IDA Integrated Digital Access + IHD Integrated Help Desk [IBM]
Intelligent Disk Array + IHV Independent Hardware Vendor
Intelligent Drive Array IIF Immediate Interface
IDAPI Integrated Database Application III Interstate Identification Index
Programming Interface [NCIC]
IDC Integrated Database/Desktop Connector IIOP Internet Inter-ORB Protocol
+ IIR Immediate Impulse Response
IIS Internet Information Server/Services IOC Inter-Office Channel
[Microsoft] IOCC Input/Output Channel Converter +
IITF Information Infrastructure Task Force Input/Output Controller Chip
IKE Internet Key Exchange IOCS Input/Output Control System
IKMP Internet Key Management Protocol IOCTL Input/Output Control
IKP Internet Keyed Payments [IBM] IODE Integrated Development and Debugging
ILA Image Light Amplifier Environment [Symantec]
ILE Integrated Language Environment [IBM] IOF Infrared Optical Film
ILEC Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier IOP Input/Output Processor
ILM Information Life-Cycle Management IOPL Input/Output Privilege Level
ILP Instruction-Level Parallelism IOR Interoperable Object Reference
ILS International Language Support IOS Internet Operating System
IM Instant Messenger IOSGA Input/Output Support Gate Array
IMAC Internet Macintosh [Apple] IP Instruction Pointer + Intellectual
IMACS Image Management and Communication Property +
System Internet Protocol
IMAP Interactive Mail Access Protocol + IPBF Installed Peripheral Base Flexibility
Internet Message Access Protocol IPC Instructions Per Clock + Interprocess
IMAX Maximum Image Communication
IMDB In-Memory Database IPCMOS Interlocked Pipeline CMOS [IBM]
IMDS Image Data Stream (format) [IBM] IPCP Internet Protocol Control Protocol
IME Input Method Editor/Engine IPCS Integrated PC Server
IMEI International Mobile Equipment IPDC Internet Protocol Device Control
Identifier IPDS IBM Personal Dictation System [IBM] +
IMG Image Intelligent Printer Data Stream [IBM]
.IMG Image Data (file name extension) IPF Invalid Page Format
IML Initial Microcode Load [IBM] IPFC Information Presentation Facility
IMP Information/Interface Message Compiler [IBM]
Processor + IPI Intelligent Peripheral Interface
Internet/Intranet Input Method IPL Initial Program Load/Loader +
Protocol Ion Projection Lithography
IMPA Intelligent Multi-Port Adapter [DCA] IPL * Information Programming Language
IMPI Interoperable Message Passing IPM Images Per Minute + Interpersonal
Interface Message
IMPP Internet Messaging and Presence IPMI Intelligent Platform Management
Protocol Interface
IMR Internet Monthly Report IPNG Internet Protocol, next generation
IMS Information Management System + IPP Integrated Performance Primitives
Intermediate Maintenance Standards [Intel] +
IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Internet Printing Protocol
Identifier IPR Intellectual Property Rights
IMSP Internet Message Support Protocol IPSE Integrated Project Support
IMTC International Multimedia Environment
Teleconferencing Consortium IPSEC Internet Protocol Security
IMTV Interactive Multimedia Television IPTC International Press
IMUL Integer Multiply Telecommunications Council
IMUX Inverse Multiplexer IPTV Internet Protocol Television
IN Input IPX Internetwork Packet Exchange [Novell]
INC Increment IQL Interactive Query Language
.IND Index (file name extension) IR Infrared
.INF Information (file name extension) IRC Internet Relay Chat
.INFO Information Services (Domain Name) IRD Integrated Receiver/Descrambler
[Internet] IRDA (IrDA)Infrared Data Association
INFS Internet Network File System IRDS Information Resource Dictionary
.INI Initialize (file name extension) System
INIT Initialization + Initialize IRET Interrupt Return
INM Integrated Network Management IRF Intermediate Routing Function +
INND Internet News Daemon Inheritance Rights Filter [Novell]
INS Input String + Integrated Network IRL Interactive Reader Language + Inter-
Server Repeater Link
INT Integer + Internal + Interrupt + IRLAP Infrared Link Access Protocol
.INT International Organization (Domain IRLED Infrared Light Emitting Diode
name) [Internet] IRM Information Resource Management +
INTA Interrupt Acknowledge Inherent Rights Mask
INTEL Integrated Electronics (company) IRP I/O Request Packet
INTERNIC (InterNIC)Internet Network IRQ Interrupt Request
Information Center IRQL Interrupt Request Level
INTO Interrupt if Overflow occurs IRTF Internet Research Task Force
I2O Intelligent Input/Output IRX Information Retrieval Experiment
I/O Input/Output IS Information System + Interrupt Status
ISA Industry Standard Architecture (bus) ITX Intermediate Text Block
[IBM] + IU Integer Unit
Instruction-Set Architecture IUAP Internet User Account Provider
ISAKMP Internet Security Association and Key IUS/ITB Interchange Unit
Management Protocol Separator/Intermediate Transmission
ISAM Indexed Sequential-Access Block
Management/Method IVDS Integrated Voice and Data Systems
ISAPI Internet Server API [Microsoft] IVIS Interactive Video Information System
ISAPS Intelligent Scene Analysis based on IVL Independent Vendor League + Intel
Photographic Space [Canon] Verification Lab
ISBN International Standard Book Number IVR Interactive Voice
ISC Instruction Set Computer + Inter- Recognition/Response
Systems IVS Interactive Videodisk System
Communication [IBM] IVT Interrupt Vector Table
ISCSI (iSCSI) Internet SCSI IV&V Independent Verification & Validation
ISD Image Section Descriptor + I-WAY Information Highway
Instructional Systems Design IXC Interexchange Carrier
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network
ISH Information Super Highway
ISI Internally Specified Index
ISIS
Services
Integrated Systems and Information J...
ISKM Internet Starter Kit for the
Macintosh | TOP | UP to I | DN to K | BOTTOM |
ISL Interactive System Language +
Inter Switch Link [Cisco] JA Jump Address + Jump if Above
ISM Integrated Services Model [IETF] + JAD Joint Application Design/Development
Internet Service Manager [Microsoft] JADE Java Addition to the Default System
ISMF Interactive Storage Management JAE Jump if Above or Equal
Facility JANET Joint Academic Network
ISOC Internet Society JAR Java Archive (file format)
ISO International Organization for JAVAME Java Platform Micro Edition
Standardization JAXM Java API for XML Messaging
ISP Internet Service Provider + Interrupt JBE Jump if Below or Equal
Stack Pointer + JC Jump if Carry set
Interrupt Status Port JCA Java Cryptography Architecture
ISPF Interactive System Programming JCE Java Cryptography Extension
Facility JCL Job Control Language
ISR Information Storage and Retrieval + JDBC Java Database Connectivity
Interrupt Service Routine + JDF Job Description format
Interrupt Status Register JDK Java Development Kit
ISRC International Standard Recording Code JDSL Java Data Structures Library
ISS Internet Sharing Software JE Jump if Equal
ISSN International Standard Serial Number JEDEC Joint Electronic Devices Engineering
ISV Independent Software Vendor Council
IT Information Technology JEIDA Japanese Electronics Industry
ITB Information Technology Branch + Development Association
Intermediate Text Block JEPI Joint Electronic Payment Initiative
ITC International Typeface Corporation JES Job Entry System
ITE Information Technology Equipment JFC Java Foundation Classes
ITF Interactive Test Facility JFET Junction Field Effect Transistor
ITIL Information Technology Infrastructure JFIF JPEG File Interchange Format
Library JFS Journaled File System [IBM]
ITN Identification Tasking and Networking JG Jump if Greater
ITP Internet Transaction Processing JGE Jump if Greater or Equal
ITR Information Technology Research [NSF] JHUAPL Johns Hopkins University
+ Applied Physics Laboratory
Input Transaction Record + Internet JIPS JANET Internet Protocol Service
Talk Radio JIT Just-In-Time (compiler)
ITSM Information Technology Service JL Jump if Less
Management JLE Jump if Less than or Equal to
ITU International Telecommunications JLIP Joint Level Interface Protocol
Union JMAPI Java Management Application Program
ITUG International Telecommunications User Interface
Group J2ME Java 2 Platform Micro Edition
ITU-TIES ITU-Telecom Information Exchange JMF Java Media Framework [Sun]
Services JMI Java Metadata Interface
ITU-TSS ITU-Telecommunication Standards JMP Jump
Section JMS Java Message Service
ITV Interactive Television JMX Java Management Extensions
JNA Jump if Not Above Denmark
JNAE Jump if Not Above or Equal KEYBFR Foreign language KEYBoard program -
JNB Jump if Not Below France
JNBE Jump if Not Below or Equal KEYBGR Foreign language KEYBoard program -
JNG Jump if Not Greater Germany
JNGE Jump if Not Greater or Equal KEYBHU Foreign language KEYBoard program -
JNI Java Native Interface Hungary
.JNK Junk (file name extension) KEYBIT Foreign language KEYBoard program -
JNLE Jump if Not Less or Equal Italy
JNO Jump if No Overflow KEYBLA Foreign language KEYBoard program -
JNP Jump if No Parity Latin America
JNS Jump if No Sign KEYBNL Foreign language KEYBoard program -
JOE Java Objects Everywhere Netherlands
JOHNNIAC* John Neumann Integrator and KEYBNO Foreign language KEYBoard program -
Automatic Computer [Rand Corp.] Norway
JOSS * Johnniac Open Shop System [Rand KEYBPL Foreign language KEYBoard program -
Corp.] Poland
JOVIAL Jules' Own Version of the KEYBPO Foreign language KEYBoard program -
International Portugal
Algorithmic Language KEYBSF Foreign language KEYBoard program -
JPE Jump if Parity Even Swiss-French
JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group KEYBSG Foreign language KEYBoard program -
JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory Swiss-German
JPNF Join-Projection Normal Form KEYBSL Foreign language KEYBoard program -
JPO Jump if Parity Odd Czechoslovakia
JRE Java Runtime Environment (Slovak)
JS Jump if Sign KEYBSP Foreign language KEYBoard program -
JSP Java Server Page Spain
JSR Java Specification Request KEYBSU Foreign language KEYBoard program -
JSSE Java Secure Socket Extension Finland
JTAG Joint Test Action Group [IEEE] KEYBSV Foreign language KEYBoard program -
JTAPI Java Telephony Application Sweden
Programming Interface KEYBUK Foreign language KEYBoard program -
JZ Jump if Zero United Kingdom
JNZ Jump if Not Zero KEYBUS Foreign language KEYBoard program -
JSS Java-Script Style Sheet United States
JUGHEAD Jonzy's Universal Gopher Hierarchy KEYBYU Foreign language KEYBoard program -
Excavation and Display [Internet] Yugoslavia
JVM Java Virtual Machine KHz Kilohertz
KIF Knowledge Interchange Format
KIPS Kodak Internet Print Service [Kodak]
KIS Knowbot Information Service
K... [Internet]
KMZ Keyhole Markup Language
KPI Kernel Programming Interface
| TOP | UP to J | DN to L | BOTTOM | KQML Knowledge Query and Manipulation
Language
K-12 Kindergarten through 12th Grade [US KRS Knowledge Retrieval System
Education System] KSDS Keyed Sequential Data Set
KAM Keep Alive Memory KSH Korn Shell (program) [Unix]
Kb Kilobit KSPH Keystrokes Per Hour
KB Keyboard + Kilobyte (1,024 bytes) KSR Keyboard Send Receive
KBD Keyboard (also KEYB) KVM Keyboard, Video, Mouse (switch) +
KBD$ Keyboard [OS/2] Kilobyte Virtual Machine
KBE Knowledge Based Engineering
Kbps Kilobits Per Second
KBps Kilobytes Per Second
KDE
KDT
K Desktop Environment
Key Definition Table
L...
KEFIR Key Findings Reporter [GTE]
KEYBBE Foreign language KEYBoard program - | TOP | UP to K | DN to M | BOTTOM |
Belgium
KEYBBR Foreign language KEYBoard program - L2F Layer Two Forwarding [Cisco]
Brazil L2TP Layer Two Tunneling Protocol
KEYBCF Foreign language KEYBoard program - LADDR Layered Device Driver Architecture
Canadian-French [Microsoft]
KEYBCZ Foreign language KEYBoard program - LALL Longest Allowed Lobe Length
Czechoslovakia LAN Local Area Network
(Czech) LANACS Local Area Network Asynchronous
KEYBDK Foreign language KEYBoard program - Connection Server
LANDP LAN Distributed Platform L2F Layer 2 Forwarding (protocol) [Cisco]
LANE Local Area Network Emulation LFAP Lightweight Flow Admission Protocol
LANG Language LFE Low Frequency Effects
LAP Linux Application Platform LFI Last File Indicator
LAPB Link Access Procedure Balanced LFM Log File Monitor
(protocol) LFN Long File Name
LAPD Link Access Procedure on the D- LFT Low Function Terminal [IBM]
Channel (protocol) LFU Least Frequently Used
LAPM Link Access Procedure for Modems LGA Leadless Grid Array
LAR Load Access Rights LGDT Load Global Descriptor Table
LASER Light Amplification by Stimulated LGPL Lesser General Public License [GNU]
Emission of Radiation LIAS Library Information Access System
LASTport Local Area Storage Transport .LIB Library (file name extension)
(protocol) [DEC] LIC Line Interface Coupler [IBM]
LAT Local Access Terminal + LICS Lotus International Character Set
Local Area Transport [DEC] [LDC]
LATA Local Access and Transport Area LIDT Load Interrupt Descriptor Table
LAVC Local Area VAX Cluster LIEP Large Internet Exchange Packet
LAWN Local Area Wireless Network [Novell]
LB Left Button (of 2 or 3 button Mouse) LIF Low Insertion Force
LBA Logical Block Addressing LIFO Last In, First Out
LBL Label LILO Last In, Last Out
LBR Librarian LIM Lotus/Intel/Microsoft
.LBR Library (file name extension) LIMA Lotus/Intel/Microsoft/AST
LBT Listen Before Talk LIMDO Light Intensity Modulation Direct
LBX Local Bus Accelerator Overwrite
LCA Lotus Communications Architecture LIMM Light Intensity Modulation Method
[Lotus] LIMS Library Information Management System
LCC Leadless Chip Carrier LINQ Language Integrated Query
LCCM LAN Client Control Manager [IBM] LINUX (Operating system named after Linus
LCD Liquid Crystal Display + Lowest Torvalds)
Common Denominator LIP Large Internet Packet
LCF Low Cost Fiber LIPO (LiPo) Lithium Polymer (battery)
LCK Library Construction Kit [Microsoft LIPS Lightweight Internet Person Schema +
FoxPro] Logical Inferences Per Second
LCOS (LCoS) Liquid Crystal on Silicon LISP List Processing (Language)(See HLL)
LCP Link Control Protocol LISTSERV List Server [Internet]
LCR Least Cost Routing + Line Control LIU LAN Interface Unit
Register LIW Long Instruction Word
LCS Link Connection Subsystem LLC Logical Link Control
LCSD Laminate Chip Signal Diode LLDT Load Local Descriptor Table
LCU Last Cluster Used LLF Low Level Format
LDA Logical Device Address LLTD Link Layer Topology Discovery
LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (protocol)
[IBM] LMB Left Mouse Button
LDC Lotus Development Corporation LMBCS Lotus Multi-Byte Character Set
LDDS Long Distance Discount Services [Lotus]
(company) LMD Last Modification Date
LDM Logical Disk Manager + Long Distance LMDS Local Multipoint Distribution Service
Modem LMI Link/Local Management Interface
LDP Label Distribution Protocol LMOS Leave Mail On Server
LDT Local Descriptor Table LMR Land Mobile Radio
LE Less or Equal LMS Lotus Messaging Switch [Lotus]
LEA Load Effective Address LMSW Load Machine Status Word
LEAD Live Early Adoption and Demonstration LMU LAN Management Utilities [IBM] +
[W3C] LAN Manager for Unix
LEAF Law Enforcement Access Field LN Load Number + Logarithm (Natural)
LEC Local Area Network Emulation Client + LNA Local Network Administrator
Local Exchange Carrier LN:DI Lotus Notes:Document Imaging
LED Light Emitting Diode LNK Link
LEL Link, Embed and Launch-to-edit LOB Line of Business
[Lotus] LOC Lines Of Code + Loop On-Line Control
LEM Language Extension Module LOCIS Library of Congress Information
LEN Low Entry Networking System
LEO Low Earth Orbit LOD Letter Of Destruction + Level Of
LEP Light-Emitting Polymers Detail
LES Local Area Network Emulation Server LODSB Load String Byte
.LET Letter (file name extension) LOG Logarithm (Base 10)
LEX Lexicon LOGO (Programming Language)(See HLL)
LF Line Feed LON Local Operating Network
LOOPE Loop while Equal
LOOPNE
LOOPNZ
Loop while Not Equal
Loop while Not Zero
M...
LOOPZ Loop while Zero
LORE Line Oriented Editor | TOP | UP to L | DN to N | BOTTOM |
LPAR Logic Programming and Automated
Reasoning mA Milliampere
LPC Local Procedure Call MAC Macintosh (Apple Macintosh Computer)
LPD Line Printer Daemon (protocol) +
[Berkley] Mandatory/Media/Medium Access Control
LPDU Logical Protocol Data Unit +
LPI Lines Per Inch Message Authentication Code
LPL Lotus Programming Language [Lotus 1- MAC * Multiple Access Computers
2-3] [LDC] .MAC MacPaint (file name extension) +
LPM Lines Per Minute Macro (file name extension)
LPN Logical Page Number MACH Multilayer Actuator Head [Epson]
LPR Line Printer + Line Printer Remote MADE Manufacturing and Automated Design
LPS Low-Power Schottky Engineering
LPT Line Printer Terminal MADYMO Mathematical Dynamic Modeling [TNO]
LPT1 First Parallel Printer Port MAE Merit Access Exchange + Metropolitan
LPT2 Second Parallel Printer Port Area Ethernet
LPT3 Third Parallel Printer Port MAGMA Minimal Architecture for Generalized
LQ Letter Quality Markup Applications
LQM Link Quality Monitoring (protocol) MAH (mAh)Milliampere-Hour
LR Link Register MAI Multiple Applications Interface
LRC Local Register Cache + .MAI Mail (file name extension)
Longitudinal Redundancy Check MAJC Microprocessor Architecture for Java
LRL Least Recently Loaded Computing [Sun]
LRM Language Reference Manual + Least MALWARE Malicious Software
Recently-Used Master MAN Manual [Unix] + Metropolitan Area
.LRS Language Resource (file name Network
extension) [WordPerfect] MANIAC * Mathematical Analyzer Numerical
LRU Least Recently Used Integrator and Computer
LSA LAN and SCSI Adapter [IBM] + Line MANPAGE Manual Page [Unix]
Sharing Adapter + MAP Maintenance Analysis Procedures +
Local Security Authority [Microsoft] Manufacturing Automation Protocol +
LSAPI License Services Application Program Memory Allocation Map
Interface .MAP Linker Map (file name extension)
LSASS Local Security Authority Subsystem MAPI Mail/Messaging Applications
Service [Microsoft] Programming
LSB Least Significant Bit Interface [Microsoft]
LSC Least Significant Character MAPICS Manufacturing, Accounting and
LSD Least Significant Digit Production
LSI Large Scale Integration Information Control System [IBM]
LSL Link Support Layer + Load Segment MARC Machine Readable Cataloging +
Limit Multi-Technology Automated Reader
LSP Layered Service Provider [Spybot] Card
LSPR Logistics System Program Review MARVEL Machine-Assisted Realization of the
LST List Virtual
.LST List (file name extension) Electronic Library [Library of
LTO Linear Tape Open Congress]
L2TP Layer 2 Transport/Tunneling Protocol MASM Macro Assembler [Microsoft]
LTPS Low-Temperature Polysilicon MASS Maximum Availability and Support
LTR Left-To-Right + Letter + Load Task Subsystem [Parallan]
Register MAT Maintenance Access Terminal
LU Logical Unit (Also LUN) MAU Media Access/Adapter Unit +
LUA Logical Unit Application (interface) Multistation Access Unit
LUI Local User Input MAVDM Multiple Application VDM
LUIS Library User Information Service MAX Maximum
LUN Logical Unit Number MB Megabyte (1,024 kilobytes) +
LUT Lookup Table Middle Button (of 3 button Mouse)
LV Logical Volume [IBM] MBASIC Microsoft BASIC [Microsoft]
LVDS Low-Voltage Differential Signaling MBCS Multi-Byte Character Set [IBM]
LVM Logical Volume Management [IBM] MBONE Multicast Backbone [Internet]
LW Lazy Write MBps Megabytes Per Second
.LYR Lyrics (music file name extension) Mbps Megabits Per Second
LZW Lempel-Ziv-Welch (algorithm) MBR Master Boot Record
MBX Mailbox
MCA Micro Channel Adapter/Architecture
[IBM]
MCAD Mechanical Computer Aided Design
MCB Memory Control Block [Microsoft]
MCF Meta Content Framework + MFI Multifunction Interpreter
Microsoft Connector Framework MFIOP Multifunction I/O Processor
[Microsoft] MFLOPS Million Floating Point Operations Per
MCGA Multicolor Graphics Array Second
MCH Memory Controller Hub [Intel] MFM Modified Frequency Modulation
MCI MCI Communications Corp. (name from MFP Multi-Function
initials of Peripheral/Printer/Product
original company - Microwave MFPI Multifunction Peripheral Interface
Communications, Inc.) + MFS Macintosh File System [Macintosh] +
Media Control Interface [Microsoft] Magnetic Tape Field Search + Memory
MCL Microsoft Compatibility Labs File System
[Microsoft] Modified Filing System [Revelation
MCM Multi-Chip Module Technologies]
MCNE Master Certified Novell Engineer MFT Master File Table +
[Novell] Multiprogramming with a Fixed number
MC-PGA Metallized Ceramic - Pin Grid Array of Tasks
MCPS Microsoft Certified Product MGA Monochrome Graphics Adapter
Specialist [Microsoft] MGCP Media Gateway Control Protocol
MC-QFP Metallized Ceramic - Quad Flat Pack MGE Modular GIS Environment
MCR Modem Control Register MGET Multiple Get [Unix]
MCSD Microsoft Certified Systems Developer MGML Minimal Generalized Markup Language
[Microsoft] MGR Manager
MCSE Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer MHS Message Handling Service + Message
[Microsoft] Handling System
MCU Microcontroller Unit + Multi-Chip MHz Megahertz
Unit [DEC] + MI Management Interface
Multipoint Control Unit MIB Management Information Base
MD Make Directory + Mini Disk [Sony] + MIC Message Integrity Check + Microphone
Monochrome Display MICR Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
MDA Mail Delivery Agent + Model Drive MICRO One-millionth
Architecture + MICS Macro Interpretive Commands
Monochrome Display Adapter + MID Mobile Information Device
Multidimensional Analysis MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MDDBMS Multidimensional Data Base Management MIDP Mobile Information Device Profile
System MIF Management Information Format
.MDF Menu Definition File (file name .MIF Management Information Files (file
extension) name extension)
MDI Memory Display Interface + MIG Metal In Gap
Multiple Document Interface MII Microsoft/IBM/Intel
MDIC Manchester Decoder and Interface Chip MIL Machine Interface Layer [Go
[AT&T] Corporation] +
MDK Multimedia Developers Kit [Microsoft] .MIL Military (Domain name) [Internet]
MDLP Mobile Data Link Protocol MIM Map Image Metafile + Metal-Insulator-
MDR Metadata Repository + Minimum Design Metal (screen)
Requirement MIMD Multiple Instruction Multiple Data
MDX Multi-Dimensional Expressions Stream (processor)
MDY Month Day Year MIME Multimedia Internet Message
.ME Opening Information (file name Extensions +
extension) (As in READ.ME) Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MEB Memory Expansion Board MI/MIC Mode Indicate/Mode Indicate Common
MED Minimum Expected Delay MIMO Multiple Input, Multiple Output
MEG Megabyte MIN Minimum + Mobile Identification
MEM Memory Number
MEMS Micro-Electro-Mechanical System MIND Microsoft Internet Developer
.MEN Menu (file name extension) [Microsoft]
MERCI Multimedia European Research MINUET Minnesota Internet Users Essential
Conferencing Integration Tools [Internet]
MES Manufacturing Execution System MIPS Million Instructions Per Second
MESI Modified, Exclusive, Shared and MIR Music Information Retrieval
Invalid (protocol) MIRAM Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory
MESSENGER Mercury Surface, Space Environment, MIS Management Information System +
Geochemistry Multimedia Information Sources
and Ranging [JHUAPL] [Internet]
MET Memory Enhancement Technology MISC Miscellaneous
[Hewlett-Packard] MIX Member Information Exchange
.MET Metafile (file name extension) .MIX Microsoft Picture It! (format)
MFC Microsoft Foundation Class MKDIR Make Directory
[Microsoft] MKL Math Kernal Library [Intel]
MFFS Microsoft Flash File System ML Machine Language + Meta Language
MLAPI Multilingual Application Programming MPCS Mission Planning and Control Station
Interface (Software)
MLC Multilayer Ceramic + MPE Multiple Programming Executive [HP]
Multilevel Cell (program) [Internet] MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group
MLE Multi-Line Editor MPI Message Passing Interface +
MLI Mobile Linux Initiative Multiprecision Integer
MLID Multi-Link Interface Driver MPLS Multi Protocol Label Switching
MLM Mailing List Manager [Internet] MPM Message Passing Library [IBM]
MLP Meridian Lossless Packing MPMD Multiple Processor/Multiple Data
MLPPP Multilink PPP MPOA Multi-Protocol over Asynchronous-
MM Minutes + Month Transfer-Mode
MMA Microcomputer Managers Association MPP Massively Parallel
MMC Matched Memory Cycle + Microcomputer Processing/Processors +
Marketing Council + Message Posting Protocol + Message
Microsoft Management Console Processing Program
[Microsoft] + MPQP Multi-Protocol Quad Port [IBM]
MultiMedia Card MPR Multipart Repeater + Multi Protocol
MMCD MultiMedia Compact Disk Router [Novell]
MMCX Multimedia Communication Exchange MPS Multiprocessor Specification
[Lucent Technologies] MPTN Multi-Protocol Transport Network
MMDS Multi-channel Multipoint Distribution MPTS Multi-Protocol Transport Services
Service MPU Microprocessor Unit
MMF Multi Mode Fiber (cable) MQI Messaging and Queuing Interface [IBM]
MMI Man-Machine Interface MR Magneto Resistive + Modem Ready
MMIS Materials Manager Information System MRAM Magnetic Random Access Memory
MMPM Multi Media Presentation Manager MRCF Microsoft Realtime Compression Format
MMS Multimedia Messaging Service MRCI Microsoft Realtime Compression
MMU Memory Management Unit Interface
MMVF Multimedia Video File [NEC] MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MMX Matrix Manipulation Extensions MRM Most Recently-Used Master
[Intel] + MRO Multi-Region Operation
Multimedia Extensions MRP Manufacturing Resources Planning +
MNOS Metal Nitride Oxide Semiconductor Materials Requirement Planning
MNP Microcom Networking Protocol MRPL Main Ring Path Length
[Microcom] MRS Media Recognition System
.MNU Menu (fine name extension) MRT Mean Repair Time
MO Magneto-Optical (disk drive) MRU Maximum Receive Unit + Most Recently
MOB Memory-Order Buffer Used
MOBO Mother Board MS Memory System + Message Store +
MOD Module + Modulus Microsecond +
MODEM Modulator/Demodulator Microsoft Corporation + Millisecond
MOHLL Machine Oriented High Level Language MSACM Microsoft Audio Compression Manager
MOLAP Multidimensional On-Line Analytical [Microsoft]
Processing MSAU Multi-Station Access Unit
MOM Manufacturing Operations Management + MSAV Microsoft Anti Virus [Microsoft]
Message-Oriented Middleware + MSB Most Significant Bit
Microsoft Office/Operations Manager MSBF Mean Swaps Between Failures
[Microsoft] MSC Mobile Switching Center
MONET Multiwavelength Optical Networking MSCDEX Microsoft Compact Disc Extensions
MONO Monaural [Microsoft]
MOO MUD, Object Oriented [Internet] MSCE Microsoft Certified Software Engineer
MOP Maintenance Operations Protocol [Microsoft]
MOPS Million Operations Per Second MSCHAP Microsoft Challenge Handshake
MOS Magneto-Optic Storage + Mean Opinion Authentication
Score + Protocol [Microsoft]
Metal Oxide Semiconductor MSCL Microsoft Community License
MOSFET Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field [Microsoft]
Effect Transistor MSCS Microsoft Cluster Server [Microsoft]
MOSPF Multicast Open Shortest Path First MSD Mass Storage Device + Most
MOTD Message Of The Day Significant Digit +
MOV Metal Oxide Varistor + Move Microsoft System Diagnostics
MOVS Move String [Microsoft]
MP Massively Parallel (processing) + MSDE Microsoft Data Engine [Microsoft1)
Megapixel + MSDN Microsoft Developer Network
Multiple Processors [Microsoft]
MP3 MPEG Audio Layer 3 MS-DOS Microsoft - Disk Operating System
.MPA Memo Pad Archive (file name [Microsoft]
extension) [Palm] MSDR Multiplexed Streaming Data Request
MPC Multimedia Personal Computer + MSDS Microsoft Developer Support
Multipath Channel [Microsoft]
MSFR Minimum Security Function MUL Multiply
Requirements [IBM] MULTICS Multiplexed Information and Computing
MSG Message Service
.MSG Program Message (file name extension) MUMPS Massachusetts General Hospital
MSGINA Microsoft Graphical Identification Utility
and Authentication Multi-Programming System (Programming
[Microsoft] Language)
MSI Medium Scale Integration MUSE Multi-User Shared Environment
MSIE Microsoft Internet Explorer .MUSEUM Museums (Domain Name) [Internet]
[Microsoft] MUSIC Multiparty Multimedia Session Control
MSIMN Microsoft Internet Mail and News MUT Monitor Under Test
[Microsoft] MUX Multiplexer
MSL Map Specification Library + Master mV Millivolt
Subsidy Lockcode + MVB Multimedia Viewer Book
Mirrored Server Link MVC Multimedia Viewer Compiler
MSLU Microsoft Layer for Unicode MVD Multivalued Dependencies
[Microsoft] MVDM Multiple Virtual DOS Machines
MSMQ Microsoft Message Queue-Server MVGA Monochrome Video Graphics Array
[Microsoft] MVIP Multi-Vendor Integration Protocol
MSN Microsoft Network [Microsoft] MVP Multimedia Video Processor
MSO Multiple Service/Systems Operator MVS Multiple Virtual Storage
.MSP Microsoft Paint (file name extension) MVT Multiprogramming with a Variable
[Microsoft] number of Tasks
MSPL Microsoft Permissive License MX Mail Exchanger [Internet]
[Microsoft] MXS Microsoft Exchange Server [Microsoft]
MSQL Mini SQL MZR Multiple Zone Recording
MSR Microsoft Reserved Partition
[Microsoft]
MSRL Microsoft Reference License
[Microsoft]
MSRP Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price
N...
MSS Mass Storage System +
Multiprotocol Switched Services [IBM] | TOP | UP to M | DN to O | BOTTOM |
MSTS Microsoft Terminal Server [Microsoft]
MSW Machine Status Word NAC Network Adapter Card
MSXML Microsoft XML [Microsoft] NACD National Association of Computer
MTA Mail Transport Agent + Message Dealers
Transfer Agent + NACS National Advisory Committee on
Multimedia Terminal Adapter + Semiconductors
Multiple Terminal Access + NAE Not Above or Equal
Multithreaded Architecture NAK Negative Acknowledgment
MTBB Mean Time Between Breakdowns NAKA Not Acknowledge
MTBF Mean Time Between Failures NAL Novell Application Launcher [Novell]
MTBJ Mean Time Between Jams NAM Number Assignment Module
MTF Microsoft Tape Format [Microsoft] + .NAME Names-Individuals (Domain Name)
Modulation Transfer Function [Internet]
MTH Memory Translator Hub NAMPS Narrow-Band Analog Mobile Phone
MTOM Message Transformation Optimization Service [Motorola]
Mechanism NAND Not And
MTRP Maximum Transfer Rate Performance NANO One thousand-millionth
MTS Message Transfer Service/System + NANOMETER One billionith of a meter
Microsoft Transaction Server NAP Network Access Point
[Microsoft] + NAPLPS North American Presentation Level
Mobile Telephone Sysem + Protocol
Multichannel Television Sound Syntax (graphics)
MTSO Mobile Telephone Switching Office NAS Network Access Server + Network
MTST Magnetic Tape Selectric Typewriter Application Support [DEC] +
[IBM] Network Attached Storage
MTT Multi-Transaction Timer NASA National Aeronautics and Space
MTTD Mean Time To Diagnose Administration
MTTF Mean Time To Failure NASDAQ National Association of Securities
MTTR Mean Time To Repair Dealers
MTU Maximum Transfer/Transmission Unit Automatic Quotation
MUA Mail User Agent NASI NetWare Asynchronous Services
MUD Multi-User Interface [Novell]
Dialogue/Dimension/Domain/Dungeon [Internet] NASIRC NASA Automated Systems Internet
MUG Multiuser Game Response Capability
NASKER NASA Ames Kernel (benchmark)
MUI Multilingual User Interface NAT Network Address
[Microsoft] Transformation/Translation
NAU Network Addressable Unit NFS Network File System [Sun]
NAV Navigator NG No Good
NAVSTAR Navigation Satellite Timing and NGE Not Greater or Equal
Ranging NGI Next-Generation Internet
NAWS Negotiate About Window Size NHC National Hurricane Center
NBE Not Below or Equal NHR National Handwriting Recognition
NBI Nothing But Initials NHRP Next Hop Resolution Protocol
NBMA Non-Broadcast Multi Access N/I Non-Interlaced
NBS Narrowband Socket + National Bureau NIA Next Instruction Address
of Standards + NIC Network Information Center [Internet]
Numeric Backspace +
NC Network Computer + No Carry + Network Interface Card +
Numerical Control Numeric Intensive Computing
NCA Network Communications Adapter + NICAD Nickel-Cadmium
Network Computing Architecture NICOLAS Network Information Center OnLine Aid
[Oracle] System [NASA]
NCC Network Control Center NID New Interactive Display [NEC] + Next
NCD Network Computing Device ID
.NCF Netware Command File [Novell] NIDS Network Intrusion Detection System
NCGA National Computer Graphics [Unisys]
Association NII National Information Infrastructure
NCIC National Crime Information Center NIM Network Installation Management [IBM]
NCMT * Numerical Control for Machine Tools NIMH (NiMH) Nickel-Metal Hydride
NCOS Network Computer Operating System NIO Native Input/Output + New
NCP NetWare Core Protocol + Not Copy Input/Output
Protected + NIPS Network I/Os Per Second
Network Control NIR Network Information Retrieval
Panel/Processor/Program/Protocol NIS Network Information Service [Unix]
NCR National Cash Register (Company) N-ISDN Narrowband ISDN + National ISDN
NCSA National Center for Supercomputing NISO National Information Standards
Applications Organization
NCSC National Computer Security Center NISP Networked Information Services
NCSI Network Communications Services Project
Interface [Network Products Corp.] NIST National Institute for Standards and
NDB Non-Directional Beacon Technology
NDDK Network Device Development Kid NITC National Information Technology
[Microsoft] Center
NDEF Not to be Defined NIU Network Interface Unit
NDIS Network Device/Driver Interface NJE Network Job Entry (protocol) [IBM]
Specification NL New Line
NDL Network Data Language NLB Network Load Balancing [Microsoft]
NDMP Network Data Management Protocol NLE Not Less or Equal
NDN Non-Delivery Notice NLM NetWare Loadable Module [Netware]
NDP Numeric Data Processor NLP Natural-Language Processing
NDR Network Data Representation NLQ Near Letter Quality
NDRO Non-Destructive Read Out NLSFUNC National Language Support Function
NDS NetWare Directory Service [Novell] NLV National Language Version [IBM]
.NDX Index (file name extension) NMI Non-Maskable Interrupt
NEC Nippon Electric Company NMM NetWare Management Map [NetWare]
NED NASA Extragalactic Database [NASA] NMOS Negative Channel Metal-Oxide
NEG Negative + Negate Semiconductor
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers NMP Network Management Protocol [AT&T]
Association NMS Network Management System [Novell]
NEP Network Entry Point NN Network Node + No News [Internet]
NES National Education Supercomputer NNI Network to Network Interface
NEST Novell Embedded Systems Technology NNM Network Node Manager
[Novell] NNTP Network News Transfer Protocol
.NET Networks (Domain Name) [Internet] [Internet]
NetBIOS Network Basic Input/Output System NOAA National Oceanic Atmospheric
[IBM] Administration
NetBEUI NetBIOS Extended User Interface [IBM] NOC Network Operations Center
NETMON Network Monitor .NOM Individual with Personal Site (Domain
.NEW New Information (file name extension) Name) [Internet]
NEWS NetWare Early Warning System [Frye NOP No Operation
Computer] + NOPAC Network OPAC
Network Extensible Window System NOR Not Or
NEWS. Current events [USENET Newsgroup NOS Network Operating System
Category] NPA Network Printer Alliance + Numbering
NEXT Near-End Crosstalk Plan Area
NFF No Fault Found NPI Network Printer Interface
NPL Nonprocedural Language NVT Network Virtual Terminal +
NPN Negative Positive Negative (bipolar Novell Virtual Terminal [Novell]
transistor) NWS NetWare Web Server [Netware]
NPS Novell Productivity Specialist NYM Anonymous
[Novell]
NPT Non-Programmable Terminal
NPTN National Public Telecomputing Network
NPU
NPX
Natural Processing Unit
Numeric Processor Extension
O...
NQS Network Queuing System [Cray]
N(r) Number Returned | TOP | UP to N | DN to P | BOTTOM |
NRC National Research Council (Canada)
NREN National Research and Education OAB One-to-All Broadcast
Network OAD Open Architecture Driver [Bernoulli]
NRM Network Resource Manager + Normal OAG Official Airline Guide + Online Air
Response Mode Guide
NRZ Not Return to Zero OAI Open Applications Interface
NRZI Non Return to Zero Inverted OAS One-to-All Scatter
NS Nanosecond (one-billionth of a OASIS Organization for the Advancement of
second) + Structured Information Standards
National Semiconductor (as in Ns16550 OBD On Board Diagnostics
UART) + OBEX Object Exchange [Borland]
Network Supervisor + Non Stop OBJ Object
NSAP Network Service Access Point OC Optical Carrier
NSAPI Netscape Server API [Netscape] OCE Open Collaborative Environment
NSA POLY National Security Agency Polygraph [Apple]
NSERC National Sciences and Engineering OCF Objects Components Framework
Research Council [Borland]
(Canada) OCL Object Constaint Language + Operation
NSF National Science Foundation Control Language +
NSFNET National Science Foundation Network Operator Control Language
NSI NASA Science Internet OCR Optical Character Recognition
NSLOOKUP Name Server Lookup [Unix] OCS On-Card Sequencer
NSM Netscape Server Manager [Netscape] OCSP Online Certificate Status Protocol
NSP Native Signal Processing [Intel] + OCX OLE Custom Control
Network Service ODA Open Document Architecture
Provider ODAPI Open Database Application Programming
NSSC NASA Standard Spacecraft Computer Interface [Borland]
NSTC National Science and Technology ODBC Object-Oriented Database Connectivity
Council +
NSTL National Software Testing Labs Open Database Computing +
NT New Technology [Microsoft] Open Data Base Connectivity
NT-1 Network Terminator Type 1 [Microsoft]
NTAS NT Advanced Server [Microsoft] ODBMS Object-Oriented Database Management
NTF No Trouble Found System (also
NTFS New Technology File System see OODMS)
[Microsoft] ODI Open Datalink Interface [Novell] +
NTIA National Telecommunications and Open Device Interconnect [NetWare]
Information Administration ODIF Open Document Interchange Format
NTIS National Technical Information ODL Object Definition Language
Service ODM Object Data Manager [IBM] +
NTLDR New Technology Loaders [Microsoft] Optimized Distribution Model [Compaq]
NTP Network Time Protocol ODMA Open Document Management API
NTRAS NT Remote Access Services [Microsoft] ODP Open Distributed Processing
NTSA NetWare Telephony Services ODS Open Data Services [Microsoft] +
Architecture [Novell] Operational Data Store
NTSC National Television Standards ODSI Open Directory Service Interface
Committee [Microsoft]
NTU Network Termination Unit ODT Open Desktop
NUI Network User Identification + OEL Organic Electroluminescent (display)
Network User Interface + OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
Notebook User Interface [Go OEP Operand Execution Pipeline
Corporation] OF Overflow Flag
NUL Null + (dummy device) + (no device) OFB Output Feedback (mode)
NUMA Non-Uniform Memory Access OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division
NV No Overflow Multiplexing
NVM Non-Volatile Memory OFMT Output Format for Numbers
NVOD Near-Video On Demand OFS Object File System [Microsoft] +
NVP Nominal Velocity of Propagation Output Field Separator
NVRAM Non-Volatile Random Access Memory OFX Open Financial Exchange
OGSA Open Grid Services Architecture .ORG Non-Profit Organizations (Domain
OGSI Open Grid Services Infrastructure name) [Internet]
OH Off Hook ORI Online Retrieval Interface
OHCI Open Host Controller Interface .ORI Original (file name extension)
OID Object Identifier ORL Optical Return Loss
OIDL Object Interface Definition Language OROM Optical Read-Only Memory
OIS Office Information System + ORS Output Record Separator
Optical Image Stabilizer OS Operating System
OLAP Online Analytical Processing OS/2 Operating System/2 [IBM]
OLCP Online Complex Processing OSA Open Scripting/System Architecture
.OLD Old version (file name extension) OSCAR Open Source Cluster Application
OLE Object Linking and Embedding Resources
[Microsoft] OSD On Screen Display +
OLED Organic Light Emitting Diode Open Software
OLGA Online Guitar Archive Description/Distribution
OLI Optical Line Interface [AT&T] OSE Office Server Extensions [Microsoft]
OLMC Output Logic Macrocell OS/E Operating System/Environment
OLSP Online Service Provider OSF Open Software Foundation
OLTP Online Transaction Processing OSGI (OSGi) Open Services Gateway
OM Object Manager Initiative
OMA Object Management Architecture OSI Open Systems Interconnection
[Microsoft] OSINT Open Source Intelligence
OME Open Messaging Environment (protocol) OSM Off-Screen Model
OMF Object Module Format [Microsoft] + OSP On-Screen Programming + Optical
Open Media Framework + Open Message Storage Processor
Format OSPF Open Shortest Path First
OMG Object Management Group OSQL Object Structured Query Language
OMI Open Messaging Interface [Lotus] OSR2 OEM Service Release 2 [Microsoft]
OML Object Manipulation Language OSS Open Source Software
OMR Optical Mark Recognition OT Object Technology
ONC Open Network Computing [Sun] OTA Operation-Triggered Architecture +
ONDS Open Network Distribution Services Over The Air
[IBM] OTDR Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
ONE Open Network Environment [Netscape] OTF Open Token Foundation
ONMS Open Network Management System OTI Object Technology International [IBM]
ONU Optical Network Unit OTP One-Time Programmable
OOAD Object-Oriented Analysis and Design OUI Organizational Unique Identifier
OOB Out Of Band OURS Open Users Recommended Solutions
OODB Object-Oriented Database .OUT Outlines (file name extension)
OODMS Object-Oriented Database Management OUTS Output String
System (also OV Overflow
see ODBMS) OVAL Object-Based Virtual Application
OOL Object-Oriented Language Language [Psion] +
OOOS Object-Oriented Operating System Open Vulnerability Assessment
OOPL Object-Oriented Programming Language Language [US-CERT]
OOPS Object Oriented Programming and .OVL Program Overlay (file name extension)
Systems .OVR Program Overlay (file name extension)
OOS Object-Oriented Systems + OWA Outlook Web Access [Microsoft]
Off-line Operating Simulator OWL Object/Open Windows Library [Borland]
OOT Object-Oriented Technology
OOUI Object Oriented User Interface
OP Operation + Optical + Output
OPAC
[Internet]
Online Public Access Catalog P...
OPC Open Process Control +
Organic/Optical Photoconductor | TOP | UP to O | DN to Q | BOTTOM |
OPCODE Operational Code
OPD Operand P3P Platform for Privacy Preferences
OPI Open Prepress Interface Project
OPM Operations Per Minute PAB Personal Address Book
OPS Open Profiling Standard + Oracle PABX Private Automatic Branch Exchange
Parallel Server [Oracle] PACE Priority Access Control Enabled
OPT Open Protocol Technology [3Com]
.OPT Options (file name extension) PACS Picture Archiving and Communication
OPUS Octal Program Updating System System
OQL Object Query Language PACS-L Public Access Computer Systems List
ORACLE On-Line Inquiry and Report Generator [Internet]
(UNIX DB program) PAD Packet Assembler/Disassembler +
ORB Object Request Broker [Microsoft] Portable Application Description
ORDVAC * Ordnance Variable Automatic Computer PADS Pen Application Development System
[Slate Corporation] System [IBM]
PAIH Public-Access Internet Host PCEB PCI to EISA Bridge [Intel]
[Internet] PCI Peripheral Component
PAIS Public-Access Internet Site Interconnect/Interface
[Internet] PCIC PC-Card Interrupt Controller
.PAK Packed (compressed file name PCIE PCI Express (slot)
extension) [NoGate PC-I/O Program Controlled I/O
Consulting] PCL Printer Command Language [HP] +
PAL Paradox Applications Language Process Control Language
[Borland] + PCM Personal Computer Manufacturer +
Phase Alternating Line + Portable Printer Cartridge Metric [HP] +
Audio Laboratory + Pulse Code Modulation
Programmed Array Logic + Programming PCMA Paired Carrier Multiple Access
Assembly Language PCMC PCI, Cache, Memory Controller [Intel]
Programming Assembly Language PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card
.PAL Palette (file name extension) International Association
PALC Plasma-Addressed Liquid Crystal PCMIM Personal Computer Media Interface
(display) Module
PALS Principles of the Alphabet Literacy PCN Personal Computer Network
System PCNFS Personal Computer Network File System
PAM Pluggable Authentication Module PCO Point of Control and Observation
(library) + PCS Patchable Control Store +
Pulse Amplitude Modulation Personal Communication
PAN Personal Area Network [GTE] Services/System +
PAP Packet-level Procedure + Personal Conferencing Specification +
Password Authentication Protocol + Planning Control Sheet + Print
Picture And Picture + Contrast Signal +
Push Access Protocol + Printer Access Process Control Systems + Program
Protocol Counter Store +
PAR Personal Animation Recorder + Project Control System
Parallel PCT Private Communications Technology +
PARA Paragraph Program Control Table
PARC Palo Alto Research Center [XEROX] .PCT Picture (file name extension)
PA-RISC Precision Architecture-RISC [HP] .PCX PC Paintbrush/Picture Image (file
.PAS PASCAL source code (file name name extensions)
extension) PD Phase-Change Dual + Public Domain
PASCAL (Programming Language named for PDA Personal Digital Assistant
Blaise Pascal) .PDB Palm Database (file name extension) +
PAT Port Address Translation Program Database (file name
.PAT Patch + Pattern (file name extension)
extensions) PDC Primary Domain Controller
PATA Parallel Advanced Technology PDD Physical Device Driver + Portable
Attachment Digital Document
PATN Promotional Port Access Telephone PDF Package Definition File + Portable
Number Document Format +
PAUSE Perl Automatic Upload Server Portable Document File + Processor
PAX Portable Archive Exchange [Unix] Defined Function +
PB Petabyte (1,024 terabytes) Program Development Facility
(One Million Billion characters of .PDF Printer Description (file name
information) extension)[Borland,Lotus]
PBA Printed Board Assembly PDH Plesiosynchronous Digital Hierarchy
PBC Plain-Text Block Chaining PDIAL Public Dialup Internet Access List
PBE Prompt By Example [Internet]
PBGA Plastic Ball Grid Array PDL Page Description Language + Program
PBP Picture-By-Picture Description Language
PBR Policy-Based Routing [Cisco] + Program Design Language
PBT Provider Backbone Transport PDM Product Data Management
PBX Private Branch Exchange PDN Public Data Network
PC Personal Computer + Printed Circuit + PDO Portable Distributed Objects [Next]
Program Counter PDP Parallel Data Processing + Plasma
PCACIAS Personal Computer Automated Display Panel +
Calibration Interval Programmable Data Processor +
Analysis System (DEC Computer System Designation,
PCB Printed Circuit Board + Program i.e. PDP-8, PDP-11)
Control Block PDS Packet Driver Specification +
PCBC Plain/Propagating Cipher Block Partitioned Data Set +
Chaining Planetary Data System + Portable
PCC Proof Carrying Code Document Software +
PCD Photo Compact Disk Processor Direct Slot [Macintosh]
PC-DOS Personal Computer - Disk Operating PDSN Packet Data Serving Node
PDSS Post Development and Software Support Selection [W3C]
PDT Performance Diagnostic Tool [IBM] + PICT Picture
Programmable Drive Table PID Packet Identifier + Physical
PDU Plug Distribution Unit + Protocol Interface Device +
Data Unit Process Identification Number +
.PDX Paradox files (file name extension) Product ID +
[Borland] + Proportional, Integral, Derivative
Printer Description Extension (file PIER Procedures for Internet/Enterprise
name extension) Renumbering
PE Parity Even + Processing Element + PIF Picture Interchange Format File +
Protect Enable Program Information File
PEA Pocket Ethernet Adapter PII Program Integrated Information
PEB Personal Electronic Ballot PILOT Programmed Inquiry Learning Or
P4EE Pentium 4 Extreme Edition [Intel] Teaching
PEL Picture Element [IBM] PilotACE* Pilot Automatic Computing Engine
PEM Privacy-Enhanced Mail [Internet] PIM Personal Information Manager +
PEN SDK Pen Computing Software Development Primary Interface Module +
Kit Protocol-Independent Multicast
PEP Packet Exchange Protocol + PIN Personal Identification Number +
Packetized Ensemble Protocol Process Identification Number [Unix]
[Telebit] PINE Pine Is Not Elm (original usage) +
PERC Power Edge RAID Controller Program for Internet News & Email
PERL Practical Extraction and Report (present usage)
Language [Unix] PING Packet Internet Groper
PERT Program Evaluation and Review PIO Parallel Input/Output + Processor
Technique Input/Output +
PES Positioning Error Signal + Processor Programmed Input/Output
Enhancement Socket PIP Pattern and Information Processing +
Processor Upgrade Socket Personal Identity Provider +
PET Print Enhancement Technology [Compaq] Personal Information Portal +
.PFB Printer Font Binary (file name Picture-In-Picture +
extension) Problem Isolation Procedure +
PFE Programmer's File Editor Programmable Interconnect Point
.PFM Printer Font Metrics (file name PIPO Parallel In, Parallel Out
extension) [Windows] PIR Protocol Independent Routing
PFN Page Frame Number PIT Programmable Interval Timer
PFR Portable Font Resource + Power-Fail PIXEL Picture Element
Restart PJPEG Progressive JPEG
PGA Pin Grid Array + Professional PK Pack + Primary Key
Graphics Adapter [IBM] PKC Public Key Cryptography
PGC Program Group Control [Microsoft] PKE Public Key Enabled
PGDN Page Down PKI Public Key Infrastructure
.PGL Graphics (file name extension) PL Plus
[Hewlett-Packard] .PL Perl Language (file name extension)
PGM Program PLA Programmable Logic-Array
PGML Precision Graphics Markup Language PLATO Programmed Logic for Automatic
PGP Pretty Good Privacy (name of Teaching Operations
encryption program) PLC Power Line Communications +
.PGP ProGram Parameter (file name Programmable Logic Controller
extension) [AutoCAD] PLCC Plastic Leadless Chip Carrier
PGUP Page Up PLD Programmable Logic Device
PHF Perfect Hash Function PLDS Pilot Land Data System [NASA]
PHIGS Programmers' Hierarchical Interactive PLL Phase Locked Loop
Graphics .PLL Prelinked Library (file name
Standards extension) [Clipper]
.PHO Phone List (file name extension) PL/M Programming Language for Micros
PHP Personal Home Pages (original name of PLMN Public Land Mobile Network
this programming PLS Primary Link Station
language, now known as PHP Hypertext PLSQL Procedural Language-Extensions to SQL
Preprocessor) (Oracle)
PHS Personal Handyphone System PLU Primary Logical Unit
PI Program Interruption PLV Production Level Video
PIA Peripheral Interface Adapter PL/1 * Programming Language One
PIC Personal Information Carrier + PM Presentation Manager [IBM] +
Personal Intelligent Communicator + Preventative Maintenance + Process
Personal Internet Communicator + Manager
Platform for Internet Content + .PM6 PagerMaker6 (file name extension)
Priority Interrupt Controller + [Corel]
Program Interrupt Controller P-MAIL Paper Mail
PICS Platform for Internet Content PMD Packet Mode Data
PMMU Paged Memory Management Unit [Microsoft]
PMOS Positive Channel Metal Oxide PPTP Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Semiconductor [Microsoft]
PMP Personal Media Player + PPU Place of Primary Use
Portable Multimedia Player PQA Palm Query Application
PMR Problem Management Report [IBM] PQFP Plastic Quad Flat Pack
PMU Performance Monitoring Unit PQO Parallel Query Option
PMS Policy Management System PRACSA Public Remote Access Computer
PN Processing Node Standards Association
P/N: Part Number PRAM Parallel Random-Access Machine +
PNA Programmable Network Access Parameter Random Access Memory
PND Position Navigation Device .PRC Pilot Resource (file name extension)
PNG Portable Network Graphics [Palm Pilot]
PNNI Private Network-to-Network Interface .PRD Printer Driver (file name extension)
PNP Plug And Play + [Microsoft]
Positive Negative Positive (bipolar PRE Preformatted [HTML]
transistor) PREP Power PC Reference Platform
PNP-X Plug And Play Extensions [IBM/Motorola]
PO Parity Odd PRF Pulse Repetition Frequency
POA Portable Object Adapter .PRF Preferences (file name extension)
POC Point Of Contact [Grammatik IV]
POC-IT Point Of Care-Information Technology .PRG Program (file name extension)
[Johns Hopkins] PRI Primary-Rate Interface
POD Piece Of Data + Plain Old PRINTF Print with Formatting [C Programming
Documentation [Perl] + Language]
Plain Old Dos + Publishing On Demand PRISM Photo-Refractive Information Storage
POE Power Open Environment Material
POH Power-On Hours .PRJ Project (file name extension)
POI Point Of Interest [Borland]
POL Problem Oriented Language PRMD Private Management Domain [X.400]
POP Picture-Outside-Picture + Point Of PRML Partial-Response Maximum-Likelihood
Presence + .PRO Professionals (Domain Name)
Pop from Stack + Post Office Protocol [Internet] +
POP3 Post Office Protocol, Version 3 Profile (file name extension)
POPA Pop All Registers PROC Procedure
POPF Pop Flags PROFS Professional Office System [IBM]
POR Power-On-Reset PROG Program + Programmer
POS Packet Over Sonet + Point of Sale + PROLOG Programming In Logic (Programming
Positive + Language)(See HLL)
Programmable Object Select PROM Programmable Read Only Memory
POSE Palm Operating System Emulator PRN Printer
POSIX Portable Operating System Interface PRNG Pseudo-Random Number Generation
for Unix (algorithm)
POST Power-On Self Test .PRS Printer (file name extension)
POSTNET Postal Numeric Encoding Technique [WordPerfect]
(bar code) PRTSC Print Screen
POTS Plain Old Telephone Service + Plain PS Proportional Spacing
Old Time-Sharing .PS PostScript (file name extension)
POWER Performance Optimization with PS/2 Programming System 2 [IBM]
Enhanced RISC [IBM] PSAPI Presentation Space Application
PowerPC Performance Optimization with Programming Interface
Enhanced RISC-Performance PSC Personal Super Computer + Print
Computing Server Command +
PP Parallel Port Product Service Center
P2P Peer To Peer + People To People PSDN Packet-Switched Data Network
P3P Platform for Privacy Preferences PSDS Packet-Switched Data Service
PPA Pixel Processing Accelerator PSERVER Print Server [NetWare]
.PPD PostScript Printer Description (file PSF Permanent Swap File
name extension) PSID PostScript Image Data
PPDS Personal Printer Data Stream [IBM] PSINET (formerly Performance Systems
PPGA Plastic Pin Grid Array International)
PPI Precise Pixel Interpolation PSK Phase Shift Keying
PPM Pages Per Minute PSM Platform Specific Model + Printing
PPML Personalized Print Markup Language Systems Manager +
PPP Point-to-Point Protocol [Internet] Print Services Facility [IBM]
PPPOE (PPPoE) Point-to-Point Protocol Over PSN Packet Switching Network +
Ethernet Processor Serial Number
PPS Packets Per Second + Power Personal PSP Personal Software Products (group)
Systems [IBM] [IBM] +
.PPS PowerPoint Show (file name extension) Play Station Portable [Sony] +
Program Segment Prefix .QDT Quicken Data (file name extension)
PSPDN Packet-Switched Public Data Network [Intuit]
PSRAM Pseudo-Static Random Access Memory QEMM Quarterdeck Expanded Memory Manager
PSRT PostScript Round Table [GEnie] [Quarterdeck Corp.]
PSS Process Status Structure QFA Quick File Access
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network QFE Quick-Fix Engineering [Microsoft]
PSU Power Supply Unit QFP Quad Flat Pack
PSW Program Status Word QIC Quality Information Using Cycle Time
.ps.Z Compressed PostScript (file name [Hewlett-Packard] +
extension) [Unix] Quarter-Inch Cartridge
PT Page Table .QIF Quicken Import File/Interchange
P/T Part Time Format
PTD Parallel Transfer Disk Drive (file name extension)
PTE Page Table Entry QLLC Qualified Logical Link Control
PTF Problem Temporary/Trouble Fix [IBM] .QMT Quicken Memorized List (file name
PTH Plated Through Hole extension) [Intuit]
PTI Packet Type Identifier .QNX Quicken Indexes to Data (file name
PTT Postal Telephone & Telegraph + Push extension) [Intuit]
To Talk QOS Quality Of Service
PUB Public (directory) [Internet] + QPG Quantum Phase Gate
Publish QPSK Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
.PUB Publication (file name extension) QSAM Queued Sequential Access Method
[Ventura] QTC Quicktime Conferencing [Macintosh]
PUN Physical Unit Number QTVR Quicktime Virtual Reality
PUP PARC Universal Packet (protocol) + QVGA Quarter Video Graphics Array
Potentially Unwanted Program QWAVE Quality Windows Audio/Video
PURL Persistent URL Experience [Microsoft]
PUS Processor Upgrade Socket
PUSHA Push All Registers
PUSHF Push Flags
PVC
Chloride
Permanent Virtual Circuit + Polyvinyl R...
PVM Parallel Virtual Machine +
Pass-through Virtual Machine | TOP | UP to Q | DN to S | BOTTOM |
(protocol) [IBM]
PVP Parallel Vector Processing RA Remote Assistance + Return
PVR Personal Video Recorder Authorization
PVS Parallel Visualization Server .RA Real Audio (file name extension)
PVT Position, Velocity, Time RACF Resource Access Control Facility
PW Password RAD Rapid Application Development
PWB Printed Wire Board + RADAR Radio Detection And Ranging +
Programmer's Workbench [Microsoft] Rights, Availabilities, Distribution
PWD Print Working Directory [Unix] Analysis
.PWL Password List (file name extension) and Reporting [Disney]
PWM Pulse Width Modulation RADB Routing Arbiter Data Base
PWR Power RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User
PWSCS Programmable Workstation Service
Communication Services [IBM] RADSL Rate Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line
.PX Primary Index (file name extension) RAG Row Address Generator
[Paradox] RAID Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks
+
Redundant Arrays of Independent
Drives +
Q... RAIS
Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks
Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive
Systems
| TOP | UP to P | DN to R | BOTTOM | RALU Register Arithmetic Logic Unit
RAM Random Access Memory
QA Quality Assurance .RAM Real Audio Metafile (file name
QAM Quadrature Amplitude Modulation extension)
QBE Query By Example RAMDAC Random Access Memory Digital-to-
QBF Query by Form Analog
QBIC Query By Image Content [IBM] Converter [Sierra]
QBITS Quantum Bits RAMP Remote Access Maintenance Protocol
QC Quality Control [Internet]
QD Querty/Dvorak RAN Radio Access Network + Regional
QDA Qualitative Data Analysis Advanced Network
QDOS Quick and Dirty Operating System RAND Random
.QDI Quicken Dictionary (file name RAP Rapid Application Prototyping
extension) [Intuit] RARP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
RAS Random Access Storage + RES Remote Execution Service + Reset +
Reader Admission System [British Resolution
Library] + .RES Resource (file name extension)
Reliability, Availability and RET Resolution Enhancement Technology
Serviceability + [HP] + Return
Remote Access Service + Row Address RETR Retrieve
Select REX Relocatable Executable
RASAPI Remote Access Service Application REXEC Remote Execution
Programming REXX Restructured Extended Executor
Interface [Microsoft] (language) [IBM]
.RAT Rating (file name extension) RF Radio Frequency
RAVE Rendering Acceleration Virtual Engine RFC Request For Comments [Internet]
[Apple Computer] RFD Reduced Function Device +
.RAW Raw Data (file name extension) Request for Discussion [Internet]
RB Right Button (of 2 or 3 button Mouse) RFI Radio Frequency Interference +
RBBS Remote Bulletin Board System Request for Information
RBCS Remote Bar Code System RFID Radio Frequency Identification
RBOC Regional Bell Operating Company RFP Request for Proposal
.RC Resource (file name extension) RFQ Request for Quotation
RC1 Release Candidate 1 [Microsoft] RFS Remote File Sharing + Remote File
RCD Redistribution Control Descriptor System
RCL Rotate Carry Left RFT Reliable File Transfer +
RCP Remote Control Panel + Remote Copy Revisable Form Text + Rich Text
[Internet] + Format
Restore Cursor Position + Rich Client RFU Reserved For Future Use
Platform RGB Red-Green-Blue (color model)
RCPT Recipient RI Referential Integrity + Ring Indicate
RCR Rotate Carry Right RID Relative Identifier
RCS Records Communications Switching RIFF Resource Interchange File Format
System + [Microsoft]
Revision Control System [Unix] RIM Remote Installation and Maintenance
RD Receive Data + Remove Directory [Microsoft] +
R&D Research and Development Research In Motion (company) + Ring
RDA Remote Database Access Indicator Monitor
RDB Receive Data Buffer + Relational RIME RelayNet International Message
Database Exchange
RDBMS Relational Database Management System RIP Raster Image Processor + Remote
RDCLK Received Timing Clock Imaging Protocol +
RDF Resource Description Framework [W3C] Routing Information Protocol [Novell]
RDIF Radio Frequency Indentification (tag) RIPEM Riordan's Internet Privacy Enhanced
RDN Relative Distinguished Name Mail
RDO Remote Data Object RIPS Raster Image Processing System
RDP Reliable Datagram Protocol + Remote RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computing
Desktop Protocol RIT Raw Input Thread [Microsoft]
RDR Remote Data Recovery RJE Remote Job Entry
RDRAM Rambus DRAM RLD Received Line Detect
RDSL (See DSL) RLE Run Length Encoded
RDSR Receiver Data Service Request RLL Run Length Limited
RDTO Receive Data Transfer Offset [IBM] RLN Remote LAN Node [DCA]
RDX Realistic Display Mixer RLOGIN Remote Login
.REC Recorder (file name extension) + RLSD Received Line Signal Detected
Recreational or Entertainment RLSI * Ridiculously Large-Scale Integration
Activities (Domain RM Reset Mode
Name) [Internet] RMA Return Material Authorization +
REC. Recreation [USENET Newsgroup Return to Manufacturer Authorization
Category] RMB Right Mouse Button
.REF Reference (file name extension) RMC Raptor Management Console [Symantec]
REG Register RMDIR Remove Directory
REGAL Rigid Epoxy Glass Acrylic Laminate RMI Remote Messaging Interface +
REGEDIT Registry Editor [Microsoft] Remote Method Invocation [Sun]
RELSECT Relative Sector RMON Remote Monitor/Monitoring
REM Remark + Remote + Ring Error Monitor RMP Remote Maintenance Processor [IBM]
REN Rename + Ringer Equivalence Number RMS Record Management Services + Root
REP Repeat Mean Square
REPE Repeat while Equal RMW Read-Modify-Write
REPNE Repeat while Not Equal RN Read News [Internet]
REPNZ Repeat while Not Zero RNA Remote Network Access [Microsoft]
REPZ Repeat while Zero RNC Radio Network Controller
REQ Request RND Random
REREG Re-Register RNG Random Number Generator
RNP Regional Network Provider RTCP Real-Time Control Protocol
R-O Read Only RTDM Real-Time Data Migration
ROB Reorder Buffer [Intel] RTEL Reverse Telnet [Internet]
ROI Return On Investment RTF Rich Text Format
ROL Rotate Left RTI Run Time Infrastructure
ROLAP Relational On-Line Analytical RTL Raster Transfer Language +
Processing Register Transfer Language/Level +
ROM Read Only Memory Resistor Transistor Logic + Right-To-
ROOM Real-Time Object-Oriented Modeling Left +
ROP Raster Operation + RISC Operation Run Time Library
ROPES Rapid Object-Oriented Process for RTM Release To Manufacturer + Response
Embedded Systems Time Monitor +
ROR Rotate Right Runtime Manager [Borland]
ROS Read-Only Storage [IBM] RTMP Routing Table Maintenance Protocol
ROSCOE Remote Operating System RTN Reuters Transaction Network
Conversational Online RTOS Real-Time Operating System
Environment RTP Rapid Transport Protocol + Real Time
ROT Running Object Table Protocol +
RPC Remote Procedure Call Real-Time Transport Protocol
RPE Remote Program Execution RTS Remote Takeover System +
RPG Report Program Generator (Programming Ready/Request To Send
Language) RTSP Real-Time Streaming Protocol
RPL Resident Programming Language + RTTI Runtime Type
Requested Privilege Level Identification/Information
RPM Revolutions Per Minute RTTY Radio Teletypewriter (Communications)
RPN Real Page Number + Reverse Polish RTV Real Time Video
Notation RTX Run Time Extension
RPRINTER Remote Printer [NetWare] RUN Rewind/Unload [IBM]
RPPROM Reprogrammable PROM RUP Rational Unified Process [IBM]
RPR Relative Performance Rating RVA Relative Virtual Address
RPT Repeat RVI Reverse Interrupt
RPQ Request for Price Quotation R/W Read/Write
RQBE Relational Query By Example [Fox Pro] RWIN Receive Window
RR Real Reality RWM Read-Write Memory
RRP Recommended Retail Price RX Receiver
RS Radio Shack + RXD Receive Data
Recommended Standard (as in RS-232)
[EIA] +
Record Separator + Request to Send
RSA
RSA129
Rural Service Area
(129 digit cryptographic security
S...
number named after
its inventors: Drs. Ronald L. Rivest, | TOP | UP to R | DN to T | BOTTOM |
Adi Shamir and
Leonard M. Adleman) SA Selective Availability
RSAC Recreational Software Advisory SAA Systems Application Architecture
Council [IBM]
RSCS Remote Spooling Communications System SAAS Software As A Service
RSD Route Server Daemon SABRE Semi-Automatic Business Research
RSH Remote Shell Environment
RSI Repetitive Strain Injury (Carpal SAC Single Attachment Concentrator
Tunnel Syndrome) SACD Super Audio Compact Disk
RSL Request-and-Status Link SACL System Access Control List
RSP Required Space Character + Response SADL Synchronous Data Link Control [Racal-
RSPX Remote Sequenced Packet Exchange Vadic]
RSS Really Simple Syndication + Reduced SAINT * Symbolic Automatic Integrator
Space Symbology + SAL Shift Arithmetic Left + Spatial
RDF Site Summary + Rich Site Summary Aggregation Language +
RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator Systen Abstraction Layer
RST Reset + Restart SALT Speech Application Language Tags
RSTS Resource Sharing Time Sharing SAM Serial Access Memory + Sequential
[Digital] Access Method +
RSVP Resource Reservation Protocol Security Accounts Manager [Microsoft]
RSX Realistic Sound Experience + +
Real Time Resource Sharing Executive Single Application Mode [Microsoft]
RT Real Time + RISC Technology + Run SAMI Synchronized Accessible Media
Time Interchange
R/T Receive/Transmit SAML Security Assertion Markup Language
RTAM Remote Terminal Access Method SAN Storage/System Area Network
RTC Real-Time Clock SANE Standard Apple Numeric Environment
SAP Second Audio Program + Service Access Format [Lotus] +
Point [DEC] + Software Configuration Management +
Session Announcement Protocol + Station Class Mark +
Service Advertising Protocol + Supply Chain Management
* Symbolic Assembly Program + SCO Santa Cruz Operation (Software
Systems, Applications and Products Company) +
(company) [SAP] Synchronous Connection-Oriented
SAPI Speech Application Program Interface (link)
[Microsoft] SCOPE Simple Communications Programming
SAR Segmentation and Reassembly + Environment
Shift Arithmetic Right + Specific [Hayes]
Absorption Rate SCP Save Cursor Position + Subsystem
Successive Approximation Register + Control Port +
Synthetic Aperature Radar System Control Program
SARG Search Argument SCR Silicon Controlled Rectifier
SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome .SCR Script (file name extension)
(virus) SCRAM Software Configuration, Release and
SAS Sales Accounting System + Serial Management
Attached SCSI + SCRAMJET Supersonic Combustion Ramjet (engine)
Single Attached Station + Single SCRN Screen (video display)
Audio System + SCRS Scalable Cluster of RISC Systems
Statistical Analysis System SCSA Signal Computing System Architecture
SASI Shugart Associates System Interface [Dialogic]
(SCSI originated SCSI Small Computer Systems Interface
from SASI) SCTP Stream Control Transmission Protocol
SATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment SD Send Data + Secure Digital + Super
SATAN Security Administrator Tool for Density
Analyzing Networks SDA Software Delivery Agent [IBM] +
.SAV Saved (file name extension) Software Disk Array +
SAVDM Single Application VDM Source Data Automation + System
SAX Simple API for XML Display Architecture [Digital]
SB Sound Blaster [Creative Labs] + Sound SDAM Single DOS Application Mode
Board SDB Symbolic Debugger [Unix]
SBA Scene Balance Algorithms [Kodak] + SDD Software Description Database
Service Based Architecture [Internet] +
SBAS Satellite Based Augmentation System Subscriber Data Document +
SBB Subtract With Borrow System Distribution Directory
SBC Single-Board Computer SDF Space Delimited File + Space
SBCS Single-Byte Character Set Delimited Format
SBI Sound Blaster Instrument .SDF Standard Data Format (file name
.SBR Source Browser (file name extension) extension)
[Borland] SDH Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
SBS Small Business Server + SDI Selective Dissemination of
Smart Battery Specification Information +
[Duracell/Intel] Single Document Interface
.SC Script (file name extension) Software Development Interface
SCA Scalable Computing Architecture [HP] [Mosaic]
+ SDIO Secure Digital Input/Output
Service Component Architecture SDK Software Development Kit [Microsoft]
SCADA Supervisory Control and Data SDL Specification and Description
Acquisition Language
SCAM SCSI Configuration Automatically SDLC Synchronous Data Link Control
SCAS Scan String (protocol)
SCB Subsystem Control Block [IBM] SDLT Super Digital Linear Tape
SCC Serial Communications Controllers + SDM System Development Multitasking
Serial Controller Chip + SDMI Secure Digital Music
Synchronous Channel Check [IBM] Initiative/Interface
SCCP Simple Conference Control Protocol SDMMC Secure Digital Multi Media Card
SCCS Source Code Control System SDMS SCSI Device Management System [NCR]
SCD Standard Color Display SDN Software Defined Network [AT&T]
S-CDMA Synchronous Code-Division Multiple SDNS Secure Data Network Service
Access SDO Service Data Objects +
SCF System Control Facility Software Delivery Optimization
SCI Scalable Coherent Interface + [Borland]
Serial Communications Interface SDR Streaming Data Request
SCI. Science [USENET Newsgroup Category] SDRAM Synchronous DRAM
SCIL Serial Control Interface Logic SD-ROM Super Density ROM
SCLM Software Configuration and Library SDS Sysops Distribution System
Management [IBM] SDSL (See DSL)
SCM Service Control Manager + ScreenCam SDSM Super Digital Sound Management
SD_STB Streaming Data Strobe [IBM] SHL Shift Logical Left
SDTV Standard Definition Television SHOE Simple HTML Ontology Extension
SDV Segment Delay Value + Switched SHR Shift Logical Right
Digital Video [AT&T] SHTML Server-Side Include HyperText Markup
SDX Storage Data Acceleration Language
SDXF Structured Data Exchange Format S-HTTP Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol
SEA Standard Extended Attribute [OS/2] SHV Standard High-Volume
.SEA Self Extracting Archive (file name .SHW Show (file name extension)
extension) [Macintosh] SI Shift-In + Source Index + System
SEAC * Name of first computer to use Information +
transistors, built by System Integration
(National Bureau of) Standards SIC Standard Industrial Code
Eastern Automatic SID Security Identifier + Serial Input
Calculator (Also see SWAC) Data +
SEAL Segmentation and Reassembly Layer Station Identification [AT&T] +
(protocol) + Symbolic Interactive Debugger +
Screening External Access Link System ID
[Digital-DEC] SIDF System Independent Data Format
SEC Single Error Correction SIDH System Identification for Home
SECAM Sequentiel Couleur Avec Memoire Systems
(Sequential Color With Memory) SIDT Store Interrupt Descriptor Table
SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge SIF Standard Input Format
SED Stream Editor + Stream-Oriented SIFT Stanford Information Filtering Tool
Editor SIG Special Interest Group
SEG Segment SIGCAT Special Interest Group on CD-ROM
SEH Structured Exception Handling Applications
SEL Select and Technology
SEM Scanning Electron Microscope + SIM Simulator + Subscriber Identity
Standard Electronic Module + Module
Strategic Enterprise Management [SAP] SIMCARD Subscriber Identity Module Card
SEO Search Engine Optimization SIMD Single Instruction, Multiple Data-
SEPP Secure Encryption Payment Protocol stream (processor)
SER Serial SIMM Single In-line Memory Module
SERCOS Serial Real-Time Communications SIMTEL Simulation and Teleprocessing
System SIMULA Simulation (language)
SERPS Search Engine Results Page [Google] SIO Serial Input/Output (communications
SET Secure Electronic Transaction + driver)
Softwave Engineering Technology SIP Session Initiation Protocol + Single
.SET Driver Set (file name extension) In-line Package
[Lotus 1-2-3] [LDC] + SIPC Simply Interactive Personal Computer
Image Settings (file name extension) [Microsoft]
[Paradox] SIPO Serial In, Parallel Out
SETEXT Structure Enhanced Text [Internet] SIPP Single In-line Pin Package
SEU Single Event Upset + Smallest SIR Serial Infrared [Hewlett-Packard]
Executable Unit SIRDS Single-Image Random Dot Stereogram
SF Sign Flag SIS Single-Image Stereogram
SFC System File Checker SISL System Interrupt Steering Logic
SFD Start Frame Delimiter SISNET Signal In Space Through The Internet
SFDR Spurious-Free Dynamic Range SI/SO Serial In/Serial Out + Shift In/Shift
SFI Software Fault Isolation Out
SFN Short File Name SIT Special Information Tones
SFQL Structured Full-text Query Language .SIT Stuff-It (compressed file name
SFS System File Server extension) [Macintosh]
SFT System Fault Tolerance SIU System Interface Unit
SFX Self Extracting + Sound Effect(s) SIV System Integrity Verifier
SGA Shared Global Area SKIP Simple Key-Management for Internet
SGCP Simple Gateway Control Protocol Protocols [Sun]
SGEN Signal Generator + System Generator SKU# Stock Keeping Unit Number
SGDT Store Global Descriptor Table SLA Service Level Agreement
SGI Silicon Graphics, Inc. SLB Static Load Balancing
SGM Shaded Graphics Modeling SLC Subscriber Line Concentrator
SGML Standard/Structured Generalized SLD Second-Level Domain (name)
Markup Language SLDT Store Local Descriptor Table
SGR Set Graphics Rendition SLED Single Large Expensive Disk
SGRAM Synchronous Graphics RAM SLI Session Level Interface
S/H Sample and Hold SLIC System Level Integration Circuit +
SHA Secure Hash Algorithm [NSA] System Licensed Internal Code [IBM]
SHAR Shell Archive SLIM Structured Language for Internet
SHED Segmented Hypergraphic Editor Markup
SHG Segmented Hypergraphics SLIP Serial Line Interface Protocol
SLM Spatial Light Modulator SNP Serial Number/Password [Omen
SLMR Silly Little Mail Reader Technology]
SLOSH Sea, Lake and Overland Surge from SNR Signal-to-Noise Ratio
Hurricane (program) SNRM Set Normal Response Mode
SLOT Scanned Laser Output Terminal SOA Service-Oriented Architecture + Start
SLP Service Location Protocol + Super Of Authority
Long Play SOAP Simple Object Access Protocol
SLR Single Lens Reflex SOC System On a Chip
SLSI Super Large-Scale Integration SOC. Social Issues [USENET Newsgroup
SLSS Systems Library Subscription Service Category]
[IBM] SOCKS Socket Secure (server) [Internet]
SLU Secondary Logical Unit + Spoken SO-DIMM Small Outline DIMM
Language Understanding SOE Standard Operating Environment
SM Set Mode + Shared Memory SOH Start of Header
SMA Software Migration Assistant [IBM] SOHO Small Office/Home Office
SMART Self-Monitoring Analysis and SOI Silicon-On-Insulator [IBM]
Reporting Technology SOIC Small Outline Integrated Circuit
SMB Server Message Block (protocol) SOJ Small-Outline J-Lead
SMD Surface Mounted Device SOL Simulation Oriented Language
SMDR Station Message Detail Recording SOM Start of Message + System Object
SMDS Switched Multimedia/Multi-Megabit Model [IBM]
Data Service SONAR Sound Navigation and Ranging
SME Small & Medium Sized Enterprises SONET Synchronous Optical Network
SMF Single Mode Fiber + System Manager SOP Small Outline Package + Standard
Facility [Compaq] Operating Procedures
SMI System Management Interrupt [Intel] SOS Silicon On Sapphire + Sophisticated
SMIF Standard Mechanical Interface Operating System +
SMIL Synchronized Multimedia Integration Standards and Open Systems
Language SOTA State Of The Art
S-MIME Secure MIME SOX Sound Exchange
SMIT System Management Interface Tool SP Service Pack [IBM] + Stack Pointer +
[IBM] System Product
SMK Software Migration Kit [Microsoft] SPA Secure Password Authentication
SML Standard Meta Language [Microsoft] +
SMM System Management Mode [Intel] Software Publishers Association
SMOBC Solder Mask Over Bare Copper SPAN Space Physics Analysis Network
SMP Simple Management Protocol + Symbolic SPAP Shiva Password Authentification
Manipulation Protocol
Program + Symmetrical Multi- SPARC Scalable Processor Architecture +
Processing + Sun's Palo Alto Research Center
Symmetric Multiprocessor SPC Small Peripheral Controller +
.SMP Sample (file name extension) Statistical Process Control
SMPC Shared Memory Parallel Computer SPCL Spectrum Cellular Corporation
SMPS Switching Mode Power Supply SPCS Stored Program Controlled Switch
SMRAM System Management Random Access SPD Serial Presence Detect
Memory SPE Synergistic Processing Element
SMS Short Message Service [Sprint] + SPEC Systems Performance Evaluation
Short Messaging System + Cooperative
Storage Management Services [NetWare] SPF Sender Policy Framework + Shortest
+ Path First +
Storage Management Subsystem/System + System Programming Facility
Systems Management Server [Microsoft] SPGA Staggered Pin-Grid Array
SMSW Store Machine Status Word SPI Security Parameters Index + Service
SMT Station Management (protocol) + Provider Interface +
Surface-Mount Technology SCSI Parallel Interface + Stateful
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Packet Inspection
SMU System Management Utility .SPI Spool (file name extension)
SN Serial Number SPID Service Profile/Provider Identifier
S/N Signal-to-Noise (Ratio) SPIKE Science Planning Intelligent
SNA Systems Network Architecture [IBM] Knowledge-Based
SNAP Sub-Network Access Protocol + Environment [STScI]
Sub-Network Attachment Point SPIRES Stanford Public Information Retrieval
SNAPI Structured N-Dimensional Application System
Program [Stanford University]
Interface [Oracle] SPKI Simple Public Key Infrastructure
SND Sound SPL Software Product Line + Spooler +
SNEWS Secure News Server [Internet] Structured Product Labeling
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol [Microsoft] +
SNOBOL String Oriented Symbolic Language System Programming Language [HP]
(Programming Language) .SPL Spell Checker (file name extension)
SPLD Simple Programmable Logic Device SSML Speech Synthesis Markup Language
SPM System Performance Monitor [IBM] [W3C]
SPOOL Simultaneous Peripheral Operations On SSO Single Sign On
Line SSPI Security Service Provider Interface
SPOT Shared Product Object Tree [IBM] + [Microsoft]
Small Programmable Object Technology SSR Secure Socket Relay
[Sun] + SSRP Simple Server Redundancy Protocol
Smart Personal Object Technology [Cisco]
[Microsoft] SST Spread-Spectrum Technology +
SPP Sequenced Packet Protocol + Standard Systems Services and Technology
Printer Port STA Spanning Tree Algorithm
SPPS Scalable Power Parallel System [IBM] STAR Self Defining Text Archival
SPR Special Purpose Register + STAX (StAX) Streaming API for XML
Statistical Pattern Recognition + STB Strobe
Symmetrical Phase Recording STC Set Carry Flag
SPREAD * Systems Programming, Research, STD Set Direction Flag + Standard
Engineering STDA StreetTalk Directory Assistance
and Development [IBM] [Banyan]
SPS Secure Packet Shield + Shock STDAUX Standard Auxilary
Protection System + STDERR Standard Error
Standby Power System STDIN Standard Input
SPSS Statistical Package for the Social STDIO.H Standard Input/Output Header [C
Sciences Programming Language]
SPT Sectors Per Track STDM Statistical Time Division Multiplexer
SPVA Super Patterned Vertical Alignment STDOUT Standard Output
SPX Sequenced Packet Exchange [Novell] STDPRN Standard Printer
SQ Squeezed (files) STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and
SQE Signal Quality Error (test) Math
SQL/DS Structured Query Language/Data System STEP Standard for Exchange of Product
[IBM] STEREO Solar-Terrestrial Relations
SQOS Secure Quality Of Service Observatory [JHUAPL]
SQRT Square Root .STF Structured File (file name extension)
SR Shift Register [Lotus Agenda]
SRAM Shadow Random Access Memory + STI Set Interrupt Flag
Static Random Access Memory S/TK Sectors Per Track
SRAPI Speech Recognition API STL Standard Template Library
SRB Source-Route Bridge STM Scanning Tunneling Microscope
SRC System Resource Controller STN Super-Twist Nematic
.SRC Source (file name extension) .STORE Businesses Offering Goods (Domain
SRD Screen Reader System Name) [Internet]
SRDRAM Self-Refreshed DRAM STOS Store String
SRGB Sustained RGB (values) STP Secure Transfer Protocol + Shielded
SRGS Speech Recognition Grammar Twisted Pair (cable) +
Specification [W3C] Signal Transfer Point +
SRM Security Reference Monitor Synchronized Transaction Processing
SRO Sharable and Read Only STR Store Task Register + Synchronous
SRP Suggested Retail Price Transmitter Receiver
.SRP Script (file name extension) STRESS Structural Engineering System Solver
SRPI Server-Requester Programming (Programming
Interface Language)
SRQ Service Request STRUDL Structural Design Language
SRR Serially Reusable Resource (Programming Language)
SRS Sound Retrieval System STScI Space Telescope Science Institute
SS Stack Segment + Single Sided + STT Secure Transaction Technology
Seconds [Microsoft]
SS7 Signaling System 7 [Bellcore] STX Start of Text
SSA Serial Storage Architecture .STY Style (file name extension) [Ventura,
SSAD Structured System Analysis and Design Word, WordPerfect]
SSAP Source Service Access Point SUB Subroutine + Substitute + Subtract
SSCP Systems Service Control Point [IBM] SUN Sun Microsystems, Inc.
SSD Solid State Disk .SUP Supplemental Dictionary (file name
SSEC * Selective Sequence Electronic extension)
Calculator [IBM] [WordPerfect]
SSGA System Support Gate Array SUPERDARN Super Dual Auroral Radar Network
SSH Secure Shell (protocol) [JHUAPL]
SSI Server Side Includes + Single System SVC Switched Virtual Circuit
Image + SVCD Super Video Compact Disk
Small Scale Integration SVF Simple Vector Format
SSL Secure Socket Layer SVG Scalable Vector Graphics
SSMA Spread Spectrum Multiple Access SVGA Super Video Graphics Array
S-VHS Super VHS Access System
S-VIDEO Separate Video TASM Turbo Assembler [Borland]
SVM System Virtual Machine [Microsoft] + TAXI Transparent Asynchronous
System Volume Mangement Transceiver/Receiver Interface
SVN Switched Virtual Network [IBM] TB Terabyte (1,024 gigabytes)
SVR Server (One Thousand Billion characters of
SVR# System V Release Number [AT&T] information)
SVTC Secure Videoteleconference T/B Top and Bottom
S/W Software TBBS The Bread Board System (BBS)
SWAC * Mobile version of SEAC, built for TBGA Tape Ball Grid Array
deployment to White .TBK Toolbook (file name extension)
Sands, and named Standards Western TBS Time-Based Sampling
Automatic Calculator TBU Tape Backup Unit
SWAIS Simple Wide Area Information Server TC Test Control + Transmission Control
[Internet] TCL Tool Command Language
SWAP Shared Wireless Access Protocol TCM Trellis-Coded Modulation
SWIG Simplified Wrapper and Interface TCO Total Cost of Ownership
Generator TCP Tape-Carrier Package
SWISH Simple Web Indexing System for Humans TCPA Trusted Computing Platform Alliance
SWP Simple Web Printing [Intel]
.SWP Swap (file name extension) TCP/IP Transmission Control
SXGA Super Extended Graphics Array Protocol/Internet Protocol
SXRD Silicon Crystal Reflective Display TCT Terminal Control Table
.SYL Syllabus (file name extension) TD Transmit Data
SYLK Symbolic Link .TDA To Do Archive (file name extension)
.SYM Symbols (file name extension) [Palm]
SYMPL Systems Programming Language TDC Tabular Data Control
.SYN Synonym (file name extension) TDD Telecommunications Device for the
SYNC Synchronous Deaf +
SYS System Test Driven Development
.SYS System Configuration (file name TDtoDP Tablet Coordinates to Display
extension) + Coordinates
System Device Driver (file name (converting)
extension) TDE Terminal Display Editor
SYSADMIN System Administrator .TDF Trace Definition File (file name
SYSGEN System Generator extension) [OS/2] +
SYSLOG System Log Typeface Definition File (file name
SYSMOD System Modification extension)
SYSOP System Operator TDI Transport Device Interface
SYSREQ System Request TDM Technical Document Management +
SZ Send ZModem [Unix] Time Division Multiplexing
TDMA Time Division Multiple Access
TDMS Terminal Display Management System
TDP Tag Distribution Protocol [Cisco] +
T... Telelocator Data Protocol +
Thermal Design Power
TDSR Transmitter Data Service Request
| TOP | UP to S | DN to U | BOTTOM | TDR Time Domain Reflectometry
TE/2 Terminal Emulator/2 [Oberon]
TAB Tape Automated Bonding TEB Thread Environment Block
TAC Title, Author, Copyright TEC Tokyo Electronics Corporation
TACS Total Access Communication System TED Technology, Entertainment and Design
TAD Telephone Answering Device +
TAG Technical Advisory Group Tiny Editor + Transient
TAI International Atomic Time Electromagnetic Device
TAL Typed Assembly Language TEI Terminal Endpoint Identifier
TALOSS Three-Dimensional Advanced TELCO Telephone Company
Localization TEML Turbo Editor Macro Language [Borland]
Observation Submarine Software TEMP Temporary
TAO Track At Once TER Thermal Eclipse Reading [Sony]
TAP Telelocator Alphanumeric Protocol TERMPWR Terminator Power
TAPCIS The Access Program for the CompuServe TFDD Text File Device Driver
Information Service TFEL Thin-Film Electroluminescent
TAPI Telephony Applications Programming .TFM Tagged Font Metric (file name
Interface extension)
.tar Tape Archive (archived file name TFT Thin-Film Transistor (screens)
extension) [Unix] TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol
.tar.Z Compressed Archived files (file name .TGA Taga Bitmap (file name extension)
extension) [Unix] THD Total Harmonic Distortion
TAS Telephone Access Server + Total .THD Thread (file name extension)
THINNET Thin Ethernet EST - Eastern Standard Time
THOMAS The (U.S.) House (of Representatives) -5:00
Open Multimedia GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
Access System +0:00
THOR Tandy High-Performance Optical HST - Hawaii Standard Time
Recording -10:00
THR Transmit Holding Register JST - Japanese Standard Time
.THS Thesaurus (file name extension) +9:00
TI Texas Instruments, Inc. MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
TIA Telecommunications Industry :::
Association + MET - Middle European Time
The Internet Adapter [Internet] +1:00
TIB Tag Information Base MST - Mountain Standard Time
TID Target ID + Task Identification -7:00
TIES Time Independent Escape Sequence MTS - Moscow Time Standard
.TIF Tagged Image File (filename +3:00
extension) MTD - Moscow Time Daylight
TIFF Tagged Image File Format :::
TIGA Texas Instruments Graphics NT - Nome Time
Architecture -11:00
TIGER Topologically Integrated Geographic NZT - New Zealand Time
Encoding +12:00
and Referencing PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
TIIAP Telecommunications and Information :::
Infrastructure PST - Pacific Standard Time
Assistance Program [NII] -8:00
TIL Tech Info Library [Macintosh] PST - Pakistan Standard Time
TIM Technical Information Memo [Compaq] +5:00
TIMED Thermosphere-Ionosphere-Mesosphere WAS - West Australian Standard
Energetics and Dynamics [JHUAPL] +7:00
TIMEZONES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - GMT WAT - West Africa Time
Offsets -1:00
Offsets WED - Western Europe Daylight
Eastward from GMT (+) :::
Offsets WES - Western Europe Standard
Westward from GMT (-) +0:00
AST - Atlantic Standard Time YDT - Yukon Daylight Time
-4:00 :::
AT - Azores Time YST - Yukon Standard Time
-2:00 -9:00
AHD - Alaska-Hawaii Daylight IDLE- International Date Line East
::: +12:00
AHS - Alaska-Hawaii Standard IDLW- International Date Line West
-10:00 -12:00
BLT - Baghdad Local Time TIMI Technology Independent Machine
+3:00 Interface [IBM]
BST - British Summer Time TIMS Text Information Management Systems
::: TINA Telecommunication Information
CAT - Central Alaska Time Networking Architecture
-10:00 TIP Terminal Interface Processor +
CCT - China Coast Time Transaction Internet Protocol
+8:00 TITOFET Tunneling-In, Tunneling-Out Field
CDT - Central Daylight Time Effect Transistor
::: TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
CET - Central European Time TK/TK Track to Track
+1:00 TLA Three-Letter Acronym
CLT - Cairo Local Time TLB Translation Lookaside Buffer
+2:00 .TLB Table (file name extension)
CST - Central Standard Time TLD Top Level Domain
-6:00 TLI Transport Layer Interface
EAD - East Australian Daylight TLS Transport Layer Security
::: TLU Table Lookup
EAS - East Australian Standard .TLX Telex (file name extension)
+10:00 TM Trademark
EDT - Eastern Daylight Time TMDS Transition Minimized Differential
::: Signaling
EET - Eastern European Time .TML Template (file name extension)
+1:00 TMP Temporary
EMT - Eastern Mediterranean TMS Traffic Management System [BA]
+2:00 TN Twisted Nematic
TNC Terminal Node Controller TTS Text-To-Speech + Transaction Tracking
TNEF Transport Neutral Encapsulation System
Format TTY Teletype
TNO The Netherlands Organization TUCOWS The Ultimate Collection of Winsock
TOAD Tool for Application Developers Software
TOC Table Of Contents TUI Text-Based User Interface
TOD Time Of Day [WordPerfect]
TOF Tiny Open Firmware TUMS Table Update and Management System
TOP Technical and Office Protocol [Stanford University]
TOS Terms Of Service .TUT Tutorial (file name extension)
TPC Transaction-Processing Performance TVF Table of contents Verbosely from File
Council [UNIX]
TPF Transactions Processing Facility TVFS Toronto Virtual File System [IBM]
[IBM] TVI Television Interference
TPI Tracks Per Inch TVOL Television On-Line
TPL Table Producing Language + TWAIN Technology Without Any Interesting
Transaction Processing Language Name
TPM Transactions Per Minute + Trusted (connection between application and
Platform Module scanner software)
TPORT Twisted Pair Port Transceiver [AT&T] TWEAKUI Tweak User Interface
TP-PMD Twisted Pair-Physical Medium TWIP Twenty In Point (as in 20
Dependent (cable) twips/pixel) [Microsoft]
TPS Transactions Per Second + TWX Teletypewriter Exchange Service
Transaction Processing System TXD Transmit Data
TPW Turbo Pascal for Windows .TXF Tax Exchange Format (file name
TQFP Thin Quad Flat Pack extension)
TQM Total Quality Management TXT Text
TR Terminal Ready TXT2STF Text To Structured File [Lotus
T/R Transmit/Receive Agenda]
TRACERT Trace Route [Microsoft] TZ Time Zone [Unix]
TRADIC * Transistorized Airborne Digital
Computer
(Name of first computer to be
entirely
transistorized)
U...
.TRM Terminal (file name extension)
TRN Threaded Read News [Internet] + Token | TOP | UP to T | DN to V | BOTTOM |
Ring Network
TRON The Real-Time Operating System UA User Agent + User Area
Nucleus UAE Unrecoverable Application Error
TS Top Secret UAM User Authentication Method
TSA Target Service Agent + Technical UART Universal Asynchronous
Support Alliance + Receiver/Transmitter
Telephony Services Architecture UAS User Application Software
TSAPI Telephony Services Application UBE Unsolicited Bulk Email
Program UBR Unspecified Bit Rate
Interface [AT&T + Novell] .UC2 Compressed File (file name extension)
TSB Termination Status Block [UltraCompressor]
TSD Type-Specific Driver UCB Universal Content Broker
TSE The Semware Editor UCBE Unsolicited Commercial Bulk Email
TSID Transmitting Subscriber UCC Uniform Commercial Code
Identification [Microsoft] UCE Unsolicited Commercial Email
TSN Transition Sequence Number UCL Universal Communications Language
TSO Time Sharing Option UCS Unicode Conversion Support +
TSOP Thin Small-Outline Package Universal Character Set +
TSP Telephony Service Provider User Coordinate System
TSR Terminate and Stay Resident UCT Universal Coordinated Time
TSS Task State Segment + Time Sharing UDA Universal Data Access [Microsoft]
System UDB Universal Data Base
TS/SI Top Secret/Sensitive Information UDC Universal Decimal Classification +
.TST Test (file name extension) User Defined Commands
TSTN Triple Supertwisted Nematic UDD User Data Document
TSV Tab Separated Values UDDI Universal Description, Discovery and
TT Typewriter Text Integration
TTA Transport-Triggered Architecture UD-DVD Ultra-Definition Digital Video Disk
TTCN Tree and Tabular Combined Notation UDE Universal Data Exchange
.TTF TrueType Font (file name extension) UDEC * Universal Digital Electronic Computer
TTL Through The Lens + Transistor- [Burroughs]
Transistor Logic UDF Universal Disk Format + User Defined
TTP Thermal-Transfer Printing Functions
UDG User Defined Gateway USB Universal Serial Bus [Intel]
UDMA Ultra Direct Memory Access US-CERT United States Computer Emergency
UDP User Datagram Protocol Readiness Team
UDT Uniform Data Transfer + User-Defined USENET User's Network [Internet]
Type USERID User Identification
UEMS Unsolicited Electronic Mail USOC Universal Service Ordering Code
Solicitation USQ Unsqueezed (files)
UFS Universal\Unix File System USR US Robotics (corporation)
UG User Group USRT Universal Synchronous
UHCI Universal Host Controller Interface Receiver/Transmitter
UHF Ultra-High Frequency USSA User Supported Software Association
UHL Universal Hypertext Link (United Kingdom)
UI Unix International + User Interface UT User Terminal
UIC User Identification Code UT1 Universal Time One
UID User Identifier UTC Coordinated Universal Time
UIMA Unstructured Information Management UTF Unicode Transformation Format
Architecture [IBM] UTI Universal Text Interchange/Interface
UIMS User Interface Management System UTM Unified Threat Management +
UL Underwriters Laboratories + Universal Transverse Mercator (grid)
Unordered List + Upload UTP Unshielded Twisted-Pair (cable)
ULA Uncommitted Logic Array UU Uuencode/Uudecode
ULB Ultra Wideband UUCP Unix-To-Unix Copy Protocol
ULN Universal Link Negotiation UUD UUDecoding [Unix]
ULS Universal Licensing System UUDECODE Unix-To-Unix Decoding
ULSI Ultra Large Scale Integration UUE UUEncoding [Unix]
UMA Unified Memory Architecture UUENCODE Unix-To-Unix Encoding
UMB Upper Memory Block [LIM/AST] UUI User-To-User Information [AT&T]
UMD Universal Media Disk UUID Universal Unique Identifier
UML Unified Modeling Language UV Ultraviolet
UMPC Ultra-Mobile Personal Computer UWB Ultra-Wide Band
UMS User Mode Scheduler UWR Ultra Wideband Radio
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications UXGA Ultra Extended Graphics Array
System
UNC Universal Naming Convention +
Uuencoded Netnews Collator [Unix]
UNCOL
UNEP
Universal Computed Oriented Language
Unbundled Network Platform
V...
UNI User-Network Interface
UNICOM Universal Integrated Communication | TOP | UP to U | DN to W | BOTTOM |
(System)
UNICOS Universal Compiler FORTRAN compatible VA Virtual Address + Visual Age [IBM]
UNII Unlicensed National Information VAD Value Added Dealer
Infrastructure VADD Value Added Disk Driver
UNIVAC Universal Automatic Computer VADSL (See DSL)
UNIX (AT&T Bell Laboratories Operating VAI Video As Input
System) VAL Value + Voice Application Language
UNMA Unified Network Management .VAL Validity Checks (file name extension)
Architecture [Paradox]
UNSPSC Universal Standard Products and VAM Virtual Access Method
Services Classification VAN Value Added Network
UP Uniprocessor VAP Value Added Process
UPC Universal Product/Program Code + User VAR Value Added Reseller + Value Added
Parameter Control Retailer + Variable
UPG Upgrade VAST Variable Array Storage Technology
UPL User Program Language VAX/VMS Virtual Address Extension/Virtual
UPM Unix Programmer's Manual + Memory System [DEC]
User Profile Management [IBM] VB Variable Block + Visual Basic
UPNP (UPnP) Universal Plug and Play [Microsoft]
UPS United Parcel Service (company) + VBA Visual Basic for Applications
Uninterruptible Power Supply/System [Microsoft]
URC Uniform Resource Characteristics + VBE/AI Vesa Bios Extension/Audio Interface
Uniform Resource Citation VBI Vertical Blanking Interval
UREP Unix RSCS Emulation Protocol VBNS Very High Speed Backbone Network
(protocol) Service [MCI + NSF]
URI Uniform Resource Identifier VBR Variable Bit Rate
URL Uniform Resource Locator VBRUN Visual Basic Runtime
URN Uniform Resource Name/Number VBS Visual Basic Script
US Unit Separator .VBX Visual Basic Extension (file name
USART Universal Synchronous-Asynchronous extension)
Receiver/Transmitter VCC Virtual Channel Connection
VCD Video Compact Disk + Virtual Visual Interactive Parser
Communications Driver VIPER Verifiable Integrated Processor for
VCI Virtual Circuit Identifier Enhanced Reliability
VCL Visual Class/Component Library VIS Video Information System [Tandy] +
VCM Virtual Channel Memory Viewable Image Size +
VCN Virtual Cluster Number Visual Instruction Set [Sun] +
VCOS Visual Caching Operating System Voice Information System
[AT&T] VJ HEADER Van Jacobsen Header (compression)
VCPI Virtual Control Program Interface [Unix]
VCR Video Cassette Recorder VLA Variable-Length Array
VDD Virtual Device Driver VLAN Virtual Local Area Network
VDDM Virtual Device Driver Manager VL-BUS Vesa Local-Bus [VESA]
VDE Video Display Editor + Visual VLD Variable-Length Decoder
Development Environment VLF Very Low Frequency
VDI Virtual Device Interface VLINK Visited Link [HTML]
VDISK Virtual Disk VLIW Very Large Instruction Word
VDM Virtual DOS Machine [IBM] VLM Virtual Loadable Module
VDMAD Virtual Direct Memory Access Device VLSI Very Large Scale Integration
[Microsoft] VLSIPS Very Large Scale Immobilized Polymer
VDS Virtual DMA Services Synthesis
VDSL (See DSL) VLT Variable List Table
VDT Video Dial Tone + Video Display VM Virtual Machine + Virtual Memory
Terminal VMA Virtual Memory Address
VDU Video Display Unit + Visual Display VMB Virtual Machine Boot
Unit VMD Video Motion Detection
VEGA Video-7 Enhanced Graphics Adapter VME Versa Module Eurocard +
[Video-7, Inc.] Virtual Memory Environment
VEMM Virtual Expanded Memory Manager VML Vector Markup Language [Microsoft]
VEMMI Versatile Multimedia Interface VMM Virtual Machine/Memory Manager
VER Verify + Version VMOS Vertical MOS
VERONICA Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Net-Wide VMP Virtual Modem Protocol
Index to VMS Virtual Machine Storage + Virtual
Computer Archives [Internet] Memory System +
VERR Verify Read Access Voice Message System
VERW Verify Write Access VMT Virtual Memory Technique
VES Video Encoding Standard [Oracle] + VNA Virtual Network Architecture
Virtual Execution System VNC Virtual Network Computing
VESA Video Electronics Standards VNOS Visual Network Operating System
Association VOC Creative Voice (format) [Sound
VF Virtual Floppy Blaster]
VFAT Virtual File Allocation Table VOD Video On Demand
[Microsoft] VOFDM Vector Orthogonal Frequency Division
V.FC Version.First Class (communications Multiplexing [Cisco]
standard) VOIP Voice Over Internet Protocol
VFD Vacuum Fluorescent Display VOL Volume
VFW Video For Windows [Microsoft] VOM Volt-Ohm-Milliammeter
VGA Video Graphics Array VOR Visions Of Reality
VGC Video Graphics Controller VOS Verbal/Virtual/Voice Operating System
VHDL VHSIC Hardware Description Language VP Virtual Path
VHF Very-High Frequency VPD Virtual Printer Device + Vital
VHS Very High Speed + Video Home System + Product Data [IBM]
Virtual Host Storage VPDN Virtual Private Data Network
VHSIC Very High Speed Integrated Circuit VPDS Virtual Private Data Service [MCI]
VI Visual Interactive (editor) [UNIX] VPE Video Port Extensions [Microsoft] +
VIA Virtual Interface Architecture Visual Programming Environment
[Intel] VPL Virtual Programming Language
VIE Virtual Information Environment VPLS Virtual Private LAN Service
VIF Virtual Interface + Virtual Interrupt VPM Video Port Manager
Flag VPN Virtual Page Number + Virtual Private
VIM Vendor Independent Mail + Network
Vendor Independent Messaging + Video VPS Voice Processing System
Interface Module VPSC Vault, Process, Structure,
VIN Vehicle Identification Number Configuration
VINES Virtual Networking System [Banyan] VPT Virtual Print Technology
VIO Video Input/Output + Virtual [Dataproducts]
Input/Output VR Virtual Reality + Voltage
ViP Visual Programming [Lotus] Regulated/Regulator
VIP Variable Information Processing + VRAM Video Random Access Memory
Video Information Provider + VRD Virtual Retinal Display + Virtual
Virtual Interrupt Pending + Reference Desk
VRE Voltage Regulated Extended WAITS Wide Area Information Transfer System
VRM Vendor Relationship Management + WAN Wide Area Network
Voltage Regulator Module WAP Wireless Application Protocol
VRML Virtual Reality Modeling Language WAR Web Archive
(originally named Virtual Reality WARP Web Service Aggregtion, Rely and
Markup Language) Propogation
VROOMM Virtual Real-time Object Oriented WATS Wide Area Telecommunications Service
Memory Manager [Borland] .WAV Waveform Audio (file name extension)
VRRP Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol WBEM Web-Based Enterprise Management
.VRS WordPerfect Graphics Driver (file W/C Watts Per Channel
name extension) WC Word Count
VRT Voltage Regulation Technology [Intel]W-CDMA Wideband CDMA
VRU Voice Response Unit WCG Wide Color Gamut
VS Virtual Storage WCS World Coordinate System
VSAM Video Surveillance and Monitoring + WD-40 Water Displacement-40th Attempt
Virtual Storage Access Method WDDM Windows Display Driver Model
VSAT Very Small Aperture Terminal [Microsoft]
VSE Virtual Storage Extended WDDX Web Distributed Data Exchange
VSF Vertical Scanning Frequency WDL Windows Driver Library [Microsoft]
VSI Virtual Socket/Switch Interface WDM Wavelength Division Multiplexing +
VSIO Virtual Serial Input Output Windows Driver Model [Microsoft]
VSM Virtual Shared Memory + Virtual WDRAM Windows Dynamic Random Access Memory
Storage Management + WEA Web Enabled Application
Visual System Management [IBM] .WEB Entities Emphasizing the WWW (Domain
VSN Volume Serial Number Name) [Internet]
VSOS Virtual Storage Operating System WEBDAV Web Based Distributed Authoring and
VSS Visual SourceSafe [Microsoft] Versioning
VST Virtual Studio Technology WEBNFS Web Network File System [Sun]
VSTO Visual Studio Tools [Microsoft] WEFT Web Embedding Fonts Tool [Microsoft]
VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio WELL Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link (BBS)
VSYNC Vertical Sync WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy +
VT Vertical Tab + Wireless Encription Protocol
Virtualization Technology [Intel] WFM Wired For Management [Intel]
WFQ Weighted Fair Queuing [Cisco]
VTAM Virtual Telecommunications Access WFW Windows For Workgroups [Microsoft]
Method [IBM] WGS Work Group System
VTNS Virtual Telecommunications Network WHAM Waveform Hold and Modify [Microsoft]
Service WHC Workstation Host Connection
VTS Volume Tracking Driver WHQL Windows Hardware Quality Labs
VUI Video User Interface [Microsoft]
VUP VAX Unit of Performance WIDEN Wideband Integrated Digital
VWB Visual WorkBench [Microsoft] Enhancement Network
VWM Virtual Window Manager WIFI (Wi-Fi) Wireless Fidelity
VXA Variable-Speed Architecture [Ecrix] WIKI Wikipedia (encylopedia)
VxD Virtual Extended Driver [Microsoft] WIM Wireless Instant Messaging
.VXD Virtual Device (file name extension) WIMP Windows, Icons, Menus and Pulldowns
[Microsoft] WIN 9.X Windows95/Windows98
VXML Voice Extensible Markup Language WIN...CE Windows Compact Edition [Microsoft]
V&V Verification and Validation WINDBG Windows Debugger [Microsoft]
WINE Windows Emulator
WINForum Wireless Information Networks Forum
WIN...FS Windows Future Storage [Microsoft]
W... WIN/MAC Windows Macintosh
WIN...MCE Windows Media Center Edition
| TOP | UP to V | DN to X | BOTTOM | [Microsoft]
WIN...ME Windows Millennium Edition
W/ With [Microsoft]
W3 (see WWW) WINS Windows Internet Naming Service
W3A World Wide Web Applets [Microsoft]
W3C World Wide Web Consortium WIN...SE Windows Second Edition [Microsoft]
W4 What-Works-With-What WINSOCK Windows Open Systems Architecture
WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System [Microsoft] +
WABI Windows Application Binary Interface Windows Sockets
[SunSoft] WINWORD Word For Windows [Microsoft]
WAE Wireless Application Environment WIN...XP Windows The "Experience" [Microsoft]
WAI Web Accessibility Initiative + WISE WordPerfect Information System
Web Application Interface [Netscape] Environment
WAIS Wide Area Information Server WISP Wireless Internet Service Provider
WAITI Wait-For-Interrupt WIT Web Interactive Talk [Internet]
.WKB Workbook (file name extension) Interface [O'Reilly]
[WordPerfect] WSDL Web Services Definition/Description
.WKE Worksheet (file name extension) Language [IBM/Microsoft]
[Lotus 1-2-3] [LDC] WSE Web Services Enhancement
.WKQ Spreadsheet (file name extension) WSH Windows Scripting Host [Microsoft]
[BORQU] WSP Wireless Session Protocol
.WKS Worksheet (file name extension) WSUI Web Services User Interface
[Lotus 1-2-3] [LDC] WT Write Through
.WKZ Compressed Spreadsheet (file name WTA Wireless Telephony Application
extension) [BORQU] WTLS Wireless Transport Layer Security
.WK1 Worksheet (file name extension) WTM Wired For Management
[Lotus 1-2-3] [LDC] WWIS World Wide Information System
WL Word Line [Internet]
WLAN Wireless Local Area Network WWW World-Wide Web [Internet]
.WLG Dr. Watson Log (file name extension) WXGA Wide Extended Graphics Array
WLL Wireless Local Loop WYSBYGI What You See Before You Get It
.WMA Windows Media Audio (file name WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get
extension) [Microsoft]
WMC Workflow Management Coalition
WME Wireless Multimedia Enhancements
.WMF Windows Metafile Format (file name
extension) [Microsoft]
X...
WMFSDK Windows Media Format Software
Development Kit [Microsoft] | TOP | UP to W | DN to Y | BOTTOM |
WMI Windows Management Instrumentation
[Microsoft] XA Extended Architecture + Extended
WML Wireless Markup Language Attribute
WMP Windows Media Player [Microsoft] XACML Extensible Access Control Markup
WMRM Write Many, Read Many Language
WMT Windows Media Technologies XACT Cross-Platform Audio Content Tool
[Microsoft] XAPIA X.400 Application Program Interface
.WMV Windows Video File (file name Association
extension) [Microsoft] X2B Hexadecimal to Binary [REXX]
WNIC Wide-Area Network Interface Co- .XBM X-Windows Bitmaps (file name
Processor extension) (black and white)
WNIM Wide-Area Network Interface Module XBRL Extensible Business Reporting
W/O Without Language
WORM Write Once, Read Many X2C Hexadecimal to Character [REXX]
WOS Workstation Operating System XCHG Exchange
WOSA Windows Open Services/Systems XCMD External Command
Architecture [Microsoft] XCOPY Extended Copy
WOW Window On Windows [Microsoft] X2D Hexadecimal to Decimal [REXX]
WP WordPerfect + Word Processing + Write XDF Extended Density Format [IBM]
Protected XDR Extended/External Data Representation
WPA Wi-Fi/Wireless Protected Access XFCN External Function
.WPD Windows Printer Description (file XFDL Extensible forms Description Language
name extension) XGA Extended Graphics Array [IBM]
.WPG WordPerfect Graphics (file name XHMD X-Directed Horizontal Magnetic Dipole
extension) XHTML Extensible HyperText Markup Language
WPHD Write-Protect Hard Disk XID Exchange Identifier
.WPK Keyboard (file name extension) XIOS Extended Input/Output System
[WordPerfect] .XLA Add-In (file name extension)
WPM Words Per Minute [Microsoft-Excel]
.WPM Macro (file name extension) XLAT Translate
[WordPerfect] XLF Exceptional Fortran [IBM]
WPOS Workplace Operating System XLIFF XML Localization Interchange File
WPS Windows Printing System [Microsoft] + Format [IBM]
Workplace Shell [OS2] .XLK Backup (file name extension)
WPVM Windows Parallel Virtual Machine [Microsoft-Excel]
.WQ1 Spreadsheet (file name extension) XLL Extensible Link Language
[BORPQU] XLM Excel Macro Language [Microsoft]
.WQ! Compressed Spreadsheet (file name .XLT Template (file name extension)
extension) [BORPQU] [Microsoft-Excel]
WRAM Windows Random Access Memory XMIT Transmit
WRE Weighted Random Early Detection XML Extensible Markup Language
[Cisco] XMM Extended Memory Manager [LIM/AST]
.WRI Write (file name extension) XMS Extended Memory Specification
WRK Windows Resource Kit [Microsoft] [LIM/AST]
WS WordStar + Workstation XNS Xerox Network System (protocol)
WSAPI Web Site Application Program [Xerox]
XOFF Transmitter Off
XON Transmitter On
XOR Exclusive OR (Also EOR)
XP Extreme Performance [Compaq]
XPATH XML Path Language
XPCOM Cross Platform Component Object Model
[Mozilla]
XPE XP Embedded (see WIN...XP)
[Microsoft]
.XPM X-Windows Pixelmaps (file name
extension) (color)
XPRM Xerox Print Resources Manager [Xerox]
XPS XML Paper Specification (file format)
XRI Extensible Resource Identifier
XRNS Extensible Resource Name System
XRT Extensions for Real-Time
XSL Extensible Stylesheet Language
XSLT Extensible Stylesheet Language
Transformation
XSMD Extended Storage Module Drive
(interface)
XSSI Extended Server Side Includes
XTAL Crystal
XTCLK External Transmit Clock
XUL Extensible User-Interface Language
[Netscape]

Y...
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YAM Yet Another Modem [Omen Technology]
YAHOO Yet Another Hierarchically Officious
Oracle [Internet]
Y2K Year 2000
(Y/N)? (Asks for a YES or NO decision)
YTD Year To Date

A Glossary of Computer
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