The Ultimate Computer Acronyms Archive

The Ultimate Computer
Acronyms Archive
www.acronyms.ch
Last updated: July 12, 2009

«I'm sitting in a coffee shop in Milford, NH. In the booth next to me are two men, a
father and a son. Over coffee, the father is asking his son about modems, and the son is
holding forth pretty well on the subject of fax compatibility, UART requirements, and
so on. But he's little out of date: The father asks, "So should I get one with a DSP?"
"A what?" says the son.
You just can't get far if you're not up on the lingo. You might squeak by in your
company of technological nonexperts, but even some of them will surprise you. These
days, technical acronyms quickly insinuate themselves into the vernacular.»
Raphael Needleman
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µ (mu) ABIOS
0-9
A/P: Accounts Payable
0-9 A
A/PC: Auto Personal Computer
µ (mu): Micro (Hardware)
Prefix for 10 power -6
A/R: Accounts Receivable
1GL: 1st Generation Language
A/UX: Apple UniX
Machine language (Software)
(Operating systems) (Apple)
24/7: 24 hours a day/7 days a week
AA: Advertising Agent
2D: 2-Dimensional
AA: Anti-Aliasing
2D: Double Density Method for removing jagged edges
(Hardware)
AA: Auto Answer
2G: 2nd Generation
AAA: Asp Application Aggregator
Mobile telecommunication network allowing 14.4 kbps transfer
rates (Communication) AAA: Authentication, Authorization and
2GL: 2nd Generation Language Accounting
Assembler and other low-level languages (Software) A term for a framework for intelligently controlling access to
computer resources, enforcing policies, auditing usage, and
2HD: 2 sides, High Density providing the information necessary to bill for services. These
(Hardware) combined processes are important for effective network
management (Security)
2PC: 2-Phase Commit
AAB: All-to-All Broadcast
Protocol to allow replicated data to be modified at multiple sites
AAC: Advanced Audio Coding
2S: 2 Sides
(Hardware) AAC: Authorization and Access Control
(Security)
2S2D: 2 Sides, Double Density
(Hardware) AACS: Advanced Access Control System
2SHD: 2 Sides, High Density AAF: Advanced Authoring Format
(Hardware)
AAL: Atm Adaption Layer
3D: 3-Dimensional Layer 3 of the ATM architecture. Adapts user traffic into/from
ATM 48-byte payloads (Communication)
3DES: Triple Data Encryption Standard
(Security) AAM: Automatic Acoustic Management
Feature that allows the host to request that the drive modify its
3G: 3rd Generation acoustic behavior (Hardware)
Mobile telecommunication network allowing 300-400 kbps
transfer rates (Communication) AAP: Applications Access Point
(DEC)
3GIO: 3rd Generation Input Output
(Hardware) (Intel) AARP: Appletalk Address Resolution Protocol
(Network) (Apple)
3GL: 3rd Generation Language
High level programming languages (Software) AAS: All-to-All Scatter
3GPP: Third Generation Partners Project AAS: Auto Area Segmentation

See http://www.3gpp.org/ (Organizations) Scanner technology which detects and optimizes text and
graphics on the same page (Hardware) (Epson)
4G: 4th Generation
AASP: Ascii Asynchronous Support Package
Mobile telecommunication network allowing 10Mbit/s transfer
rates (Communication) AAT: Average Access Time
4GL: 4th Generation Language AATP: Authorized Academic Training Program
Database access languages (Software) (Microsoft)
4GT: 4 Gigabyte memory Tuning ABA: Address Book Archive
5GL: 5th Generation Language Filename extension
Artificial intelligence languages (Software) ABAP: Advanced Business Application
6DOF: Six Degrees Of Freedom Programming
Powerful programming language created specifically for
developing SAP applications. ABAP Objects is the new object-
A oriented generation of this language, designed to respond to
the needs of SAP's future strategies and environments
A: Ampere
(Software)
Current measurement unit
ABC: Atanasoff-Berry Computer
A: Anchor
First digital calculating machine that used vacuum tubes
HTML tag
ABEL: Advanced Boolean Expression Language
a: atto
Prefix for 10 power -18 ABEND: ABnormal END
(Software)
Å: Ångstrom
Length measurement unit corresponding to 10 power -10 ABI: Application Binary Interface
meters Defines the binary system interface between compiled
applications and the operating system on which they run
A/D: Analog/Digital (Software)
(Hardware)
ABIOS: Advanced Basic Input Output System

ABIST ACS
ABIST: Automatic Built-In Self-Test ACF: Advanced Communications Function

(IBM)
ACH: Automated Clearing House A
ABLE: Adaptive Battery Life Extender
ACIA: Asynchronous Communication Interface
ABLE: Agent Building and Learning Environment Adapter
(IBM) ACIAS: Automated Calibration Interval Analysis
ABM: Asynchronous Balanced Mode System
HDLC data transfer mode (Network) ACID: Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation and
ABNF: Augmented Backus Naur Form Durability
Syntax description for programming languages (Software)
ABNF: Augmented Backus Naur Form ACIS: American Committee for Interoperable
Systems
ABR: Available Bit Rate
One of five ATM Forum defined service types. Supports variable ACK: ACKnowledge
bit rate data traffic with flow control, a minimum guaranteed A transmission control character transmitted by a station as an
data transmission rate and specified performance parameters affirmative response to the station with which the connection
(Communication) has been set up. (Communication)
ABRS: Automated Book Request System ACL: Access Control List

For granting or denying access to computer resources
ABS: ABSolute
(security) (Operating systems)
ABS: Address Book Synchronization ACL: Advanced Cmos Logic
(IBM)
ACL: Asynchronous ConnectionLess
ABS: Auto Balance System
(Communication)
System to reduce vibration and noise in a peripheral
(Hardware) ACM: Abstract Control Model
(Software)
ABS: Automatic Backup System
ACM: Afp Conversion Module
ABT: ABorT
(Software)
ABTS: Ascii Block Terminal Services
ACM: Association for Computing Machinery
AC: Access Customer (Organizations)
(Communication)
ACM: Audio Compression Manager
AC: Alternate Current (Microsoft)
AC: Audio Codec ACMS: Application Control Management System
(Hardware)
ACNM: Application Centric Network Management
AC: Authentication Center (Software)
AC: AutoCheck ACO: Alternate Checksum Option
AC: Automatic Computer (Network)
ACAP: Application Configuration Access Protocol ACP: Active Code Page

Designed to support remote storage and access of program ACP: Ancillary Control Program
option, configuration and preference information
ACP: Auxiliary Control Process
ACC: ACCumulator
ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power
ACC: Authorization Contract for Containers Interface
Specification (JSR-115) that defines new (Hardware)
java.security.Permission classes to satisfy the Java 2 Platform,
Enterprise Edition (J2EE) authorization model (Software) (Sun) ACR: Advanced Communication Riser
ACD: Automatic Call Distribution (Hardware)
ACDI: Asynchronous Communications Device ACR: Allowed Cell Rate

Interface ACROSS: Automated Cargo Release and
ACE: Access Control Encryption Operations Service System
ACE: Access Control Entry ACS: Access Control Server

An entry in an Access Control List (ACL). An ACE contains a set ACS: Access Control Set
of access rights and a security identifier (SID) that identifies a
trustee for whom the rights are allowed, denied, or audited ACS: Access Control System
(Operating systems) ACS: Admission Control Service
ACE: Adobe Certified Expert (Network) (Microsoft)
(Adobe) ACS: Advanced Computer System
ACE: Advanced Computing Environment (IBM)
ACE: Adverse Channel Enhancements ACS: Anti Curl System

ACE: Apacer Compression Explorer ACS: Asynchronous Communication Server
ACE: Ascii Compatible Encoding ACS: Automatic Class Selection
ACE: Automatic Computing Engine ACS: Automatic Contrast Selection
ACF: Access Control Field

ACSE ADS
ACSE: Association Control Service Element ADE: Application Data Export

The method used in International Organization for
Standardization's open systems interconnection (OSI) for
(Databases) (Oracle) A
establishing a call between two applications. ADF: Adapter Description File
File name extension
ACSI: American Customer Satisfaction Index
ADF: Automatic Document Feeder
ACSM: Application Centric Storage Management Scanner device (Hardware)
(Software)
ADF: Automatically Defined Function
ACSS: Aural Cascading Style Sheets
ADI: Application Desktop Integrator
ACT: Application Compatibility Toolkit
Spreadsheet-based extension of Oracle Applications. It
(Software) (Microsoft) provides full-cycle accounting within the comfort and
familiarity of a spreadsheet for General Ledger and Oracle
ACTS: Advanced Communication Technology
Assets (Software) (Oracle)
Satellite
(Communication) (NASA) ADI: AutoCad Device Interface
Driver
ACTS: Automated Computer Time Server
ADK: Additional Decryption Key
ACTT: Advanced Communication and
Key to be able to decrypt data even if the private key owner is
Timekeeping Technology
unwilling to provide the private key (Security)
ACU: Automatic Calling Unit ADK: Appliance Development Kit
ACVC: Ada Compiler Validation Capacity (Software)
AD: Acpi Disassembler ADL: Address Data Latch

AD: Active Directory ADL: Architecture Description Language
(Operating systems) (Software)
ADA: ADA ADLAT: ADaptive LATtice filter
Programming language named after Augusta Ada Lovelace ADLC: Asynchronous Data Link Control
(Software)
ADM: Application Distribution and Management
ADA: Adobe Developers Association
(Organizations) ADMACS: Apple Document Management And
Control System
ADA: Automatic Data Acquisitions
ADMD: ADministrative Management Domain
ADAPT: Architecture, Design, Analysis and
Planning Tool ADML: Application Description Markup Language
(Software)
ADB: Apple Desktop Bus
Bus architecture (Hardware) (Apple) ADML: Architecture Description Markup Language
(Software)
ADBS: Advanced Data Broadcast System
(Communication) ADMS: Adstar Distributed Management System
ADC: Active Directory Connector ADO: Activex Data Object
(Operating systems) (Databases) (Microsoft)
ADC: Adaptive Data Compression ADODB: Activex Data Object DataBase

(Hayes) (Databases) (Microsoft)
ADC: ADd with Carry ADP: Access Database Project

Filename extension (Software) (Microsoft)
ADC: Advanced Data Connector
(Databases) (Microsoft) ADP: Aol Dynamic Pages
(Software)
ADC: Analog to Digital Converter
A device that translates analog signals to digital signals. ADP: Automatic Data Processing
Contrast with digital-to-analog converter (DAC). (Hardware)
ADPCM: Adaptive Differential Pulse Code
ADC: Apple Developer Connection Modulation
(Apple) Communication protocol (Communication)
ADC: Apple Display Connector ADR: ADdRess
(Hardware) (Apple)
ADR: Advanced Digital Recording
ADC: Application Delete Certificate (Hardware)
ADC: Application Development Consultant ADR2: Advanced Digital Recording 2nd generation
ADCAP: ADvanced CAPability (Hardware)
Used to refer to advanced capability, cuttin edge technology, ADS: Active Directory Service
also in military applications (e.g. ADCAP missile) Windows 2000 network objects database that stores each
ADCCP: Advanced Data Communication Control specific network item in a central database and that may be
replicated (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
Procedures
(Communication) ADS: Advanced Digital System
ADD: Adapter Device Driver ADS: Application Development Solutions
(AT&T)
ADD: Automatic Document Detection
ADS: Application Development System
ADS: Automatic Distribution System

ADS/O AFT
ADS/O: Application Development System / Online AF: Assured Forwarding

ADSC: Adobe Document Structuring Conventions Using AF, a provider may offer different levels of service for IP
packets received from a customer domain. Each AF class is
A
ADSI: Active Directory Service Interface allocated a specified amount of buffer space and bandwidth
(Network) (Network)
ADSI: Analog Display Services Interface AF: Auto Focus

(Hardware)
ADSL: Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
Communication infrastructure (Communication)
AFA: Accelerated File Access
ADSM: Adstar Distributed Storage Manager AFAIC: As Far As I'm Concerned

(Databases) (IBM) (Net lingo)
ADSM: Advanced Data Storage Management AFAICT: As Far As I Can Tell

(IBM) (Net lingo)
ADSP: Appletalk DataStream Protocol AFAIK: As Far As I Know

(Apple) (Net lingo)
ADSR: Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release AFAIR: As Far As I Remember

(Net lingo)
ADT: Abstract Data Type
AFAIUI: As Far As I Understand It
ADT: Access Developer Toolkit (Net lingo)
(Software) (Microsoft)
AFC: AntiFerromagnetically-Coupled
ADT: Advanced Dram Technology Multilayer coating expected to permit hard-disk drives to store
(Hardware) 100 billion bits (gigabits) of data per square inch of disk area
(Hardware) (IBM)
ADT: Application Data Type
AFC: Application Foundation Classes
ADT: Atlantic Daylight Time
Timezone: GMT -4:00
AFC: Automatic Font Change
ADTG: Advanced Data Table Gram
Proprietary binary format for storing database data (Databases) AFC: Automatic Frequency Control
(Microsoft)
AFD: Automatic File Distribution
ADU: Automatic Dialing Unit
AFDW: Active Framework for Data Warehousing
ADUC: Active Directory Users and Computers (Microsoft)
A snap-in in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
(Operating systems) (Microsoft)
AFFS: Amiga Fast File System
(Operating systems)
ADW: Advanced Docking Window
(Software)
AFI: Authority and Format Identifier
ADW: Alfresco Dynamic Website AFII: Association for Font Information

Interchange
Provides a robust, enterprise-class web site assembly
framework that aims to go above and beyond the solutions AFIRM: Automated Fingerprint Image Reporting
offered by proprietary companies (Software) and Match
ADW: Application Development Workbench AFIS: Automated Fingerprint Identification
(Software) System
AE: Above or Equal AFK: Away From Keyboard
AeA: America Electronics Association (Net lingo)
(Organizations) AFLCD: AntiFerroelectric Liquid Crystal Display
AEB: Analog Expansion Bus (Hardware)
(Dialogic) AFM: Adobe Font Metrics
AEC: Architecture, Engineering, Construction File name extension (Adobe)
A computer graphics market requiring specialized applications AFP: Advanced Function Presentation
that facilitate efficient planning, design, drafting, and analysis.
(IBM)
AEGIS: Advanced Electronic Guidance and
AFP: Advanced Function Printing
Instrumentation System
Suite of electronic printing solutions to turn your invoices,
AEI: Application Enabling Interface letters, policies, statements and reports into high-quality, cost-
effective documents (Software) (IBM)
AES: Advanced Encryption Standard
(Security) AFP: Appletalk Filing Protocol
(Communication) (Apple)
AESA: Atm End System Address
(Communication) AFPL: Alladin Free Public License
AF: Anisotropic Filtering AFR: Alternate Frame Rendering

A method of enhancing the image quality of textures on (Hardware)
surfaces that are far away and steeply angled with respect to AFR: Annualized Failure Rate
the camera (Hardware)
(Hardware)
AFS: Andrew File System
AFT: Adapter Fault Tolerance
(Intel)

AFT ALOM
AFT: Authenticated Firewall Traversal AIT: Advanced Intelligent Tape

(Security) (Hardware) A
AFTP: Anonymous File Transfer Protocol AIX: Advanced Interactive eXecutive
IBM's Unix (Operating systems) (IBM)
AGA: Advanced Graphics Adapter
AJAX: Asynchronous Javascript Technology and
AGA: Advanced Graphics Architecture
Xml
Graphics architecture for Amiga computers
Using JavaScript technology, an HTML page can
AGARAS: AntiGlare AntiReflective AntiStatic asynchronously make calls to the server from which it was
loaded and fetch XML documents. The XML documents may
AGC: Automatic Gain Control then be used by the JavaScript technology to update or modify
(Hardware) the DOM of the HTML page (Software)
AGE: Amorphium Graphics Engine AJDT: AspectJ Development Tools
AGLR: Anti-Glare, Low Reflection Provides Eclipse platform based tool support for Aspect
Oriented Software Development (AOSD) with AspectJ. See
(Hardware) http://www.eclipse.org/ajdt/ (Software)
AGP: Accelerated Graphics Port AJP: Apache JServ Protocol
(Hardware) Binary, packet-oriented protocol bridging the web server with
AGU: Address Generation Unit the servlet container. The web server attempts to maintain
persistent TCP connections to the servlet container, and to
Ah: Ampere Hour reuse a connection for multiple request/response cycles
Rechargable battery charge measurement unit (Hardware) (Software)
AH: Authentication Header aka: Also Known As

(Network) (Net lingo)
AHA: Adaptec Host Adapter ALAT: Advanced Load Address Table

(Hardware) (Adaptec) ALB: Advanced Load Balancing
AHDL: Analog Hardware Description Language ALC: Airline Link Control
AHDT: Alaska-Hawaii Daylight Time Service protocol (Network)
Timezone: GMT -10:00 ALC: Application Load Certificate
AHIG: Apple's Human Interface Guidelines ALC: Arithmetic and Logic Circuits
(Software) (Apple)
ALC: Automatic Level Control
AHS: Abstract Handle Specification
ALDC: Adaptive Lossless Data Compression
AHST: Alaska-Hawaii Standard Time (IBM)
Timezone: GMT -10:00
ALE: Account Level Equivalence
AI: Analog Input
ALE: Address Latch Enable
AI: Artificial Intelligence
ALE: Application Launch and Embedding
AIA: Applications Integration Architecture (Software)
(DEC)
ALE: Application Linking Enabling
AIC: Aixwindows Interface Composer
ALEC: Alternative Local Exchange Carrier
(IBM)
(Communication)
AID: Application IDentifier
ALEP: Advanced Language Engineering Platform
AIFF: Audio Interchange File Format
ALG: Application Layer Gateway
(Apple)
Used in conjuction with Network Address Translation (NAT) to
AIIM: Association for Information and Image allow IP address translation (Network)
Management
ALGOL: ALGOrithmic Language
AIM: Aol Instant Messenger Programming language (Software)
AIM: Application Integration Module ALIBI: Adaptive Location of Internetworked
AIM: Application Interface Module Bases of Information
AIN: Advanced Intelligent Network ALICE: Artificial Linguistic Internet Computer

Entity
AIO: All In One
ALINK: Active LINK
AIP: Application Infrastructure Provider
ALIWEB: Archie Like Indexing in the WEB
AIP: Asp Infrastructure Provider
ALM: Application Lifecylcle Management
AIR: Architecture Implementation Review (Software)
AIS: Alarm Indication Signal ALM: Asynchronous Line Multiplexer
AIS: Automated Information System A device that connects multiple terminals or other serial
interface devices to Sun network file servers or workstations.
AISB: Association of Imaging Service Bureaus Also known as "multiple terminal interface."
AISI: As I See It ALN: Asynchronous Learning Network
(Net lingo)
ALOM: Advanced Lights Out Management
AISP: Association of Information Systems (Hardware) (Sun)
Professionals

ALP APA
ALP: Apple List Price ANDF: Architecture-Neutral Distribution Format

Recommended retail price for Apple Macintosh equipment
(Hardware) (Apple)
ANI: ANImated cursor A
File name extension (Microsoft)
ALP: Application Layer Program (or Process)
ANI: Automatic Number Identification
A program or process at the Application Layer (Network)
ANN: ANNotations
ALP: Application Layer Protocol
File name extension (IBM)
Any network protocol at the application layer (Network)
ANN: Artificial Neural Network
ALP: Automatic Language Processing
ANS: Advanced Networking Services
ALR: Advanced Logic Research
(Network)
ALSA: Architectures of Large Systems of Agents
ANS: American National Standard
ALT: ALTernate
ANSI: American National Standard Institute
ALU: Arithmetic Logic Unit An organization that reviews and approves product standards
Device in a CPU performing arithmetic operations (Hardware) in the United States. (Organizations)
AM: Amplitude Modulation ANT: Advanced Network Tools
AMA: Automatic Message Accounting ANT: Another Neat Tool
Ant is a Java based build tool. In theory it is kind of like make
AMASS: Archival Management And Storage
without make's wrinkles. See http://jakarta.apache.org/ant
System (Software)
Manufacturer
ANX: Automotive Network eXchange
AMD: Active Matrix Display
AO: Analog Output
AMD: Advanced Micro Devices
CPU Manufacturer (AMD) AO/DI: Always On/Dynamic Isdn
AME: Advanced Metal Evaporation AOCE: Apple Open Collaborative Environment

Recording media technology (Hardware) (Apple)
AMG: All Music Guide AOCN: Administrative Operating Company

Number
AMHA: Advanced Macro Heuristic Analysis (Communication)
(Dr. Solomon)
AOE: Application Operating Environment
AMHIK: Ask Me How I Know (AT&T)
(Net lingo)
AoE: Ata Over Ethernet
AMI: Alternate Mark Inversion Network protocol designed for simple, high-performance
AMI: American Megatrends, Inc. access of SATA storage devices over Ethernet networks. It
gives the possibility to build SANs with low-cost, standard
AMI: Application Messaging Interface technologies (Hardware)
AML: Acpi Machine Language AOL: Alert On Lan

(Network)
AMLCD: Active-Matrix Liquid Crystal Display
(Hardware) AOL: America OnLine
(Network)
AMMA: Advanced Memory Management
Architecture AOP: Aspect-Oriented Programming
(Software)
AMP: Alfresco Module Package
File format. Collection of code, XML, images, CSS, etc. that AOP: Association of Online Professionals
collectively extend the functionality or data provided by the (Organizations)
standard Alfresco repository (Software)
AOS: Add Or Subtract
AMP: Asymmetric MultiProcessing
System architecture that uses different types of processors in a AOSD: Aspect-Oriented Software Development
multi-processor system (Hardware) (Software)
AMP: Attached Media Processor AOT: Ahead Of Time

(Hardware) Programs compilation technique (Software)
AMPS: Advanced Mobile Phone System AOW: Asia and Oceania Workshop
(Communication) One of the three regional OSI implementors workshops.
AMQRS: Audio Master Quality Recording System AP: Access Point

(Hardware) (Hardware)
AMR: Adaptive Multi-Rate AP: Access Provider

Audio Codec. GSM/AMR is an audio standard widely used for (Communication)
audio in GPRS and W-CDMA networks (Communication)
AP: Application Processor
AMR: Audio Modem Riser
AP: Application Protocol
Slot for an internal modem (Hardware)
(Software)
AMS: Advanced Microcomputer System
APA: Adaptive Packet Assembly
(Hardware) (Siemens-Nixdorf)
APA: All Points Addressable
Amstrad: Alan Michael Sugar TRADing
Eurpean based company that built the first sub $1000 IBM APA: Arithmetic Processing Accelerator
compatible PCs in the mid 1980's

APAR ARCnet
APAR: Authorized Program Analysis Report APR: Apache Portable Runtime

(IBM) Its mission is to provide a free library of C data structures and
routines, forming a system portability layer to as many
A
APC: American Power Conversion operating systems as possible, including Unices, MS Win32,
APCUG: Association of Personal Computer User BeOS and OS/2 (Software)
Groups APRP: Adaptive Pattern Recognition Processing
APCVG: Association of Personal Computer Users APS: Active Pixel Sensor
Group
APS: Advanced Photo System
(Organizations)
APS: Advanced Printing Service
APDU: Application Protocol Data Unit
(IBM)
APE: Application Performance Explorer
APS: Analog Protection System
APS: Asynchronous Protocol Specification
APF: Apple Filing Protocol
(Apple) APS: Automatic Protection Switching
A mean for automatically detecting and signalling a
APF: Automated Purposing Framework
transmission link failure (Communication)
Collection of scripts and utilities that enable you to consistently
and reliably prepare computer hardware (BIOS, mass storage) APSE: Ada Programming Support Environment
and install the Windows operating system and layered products (Software)
on one or more build computers (Microsoft)
APSL: Apple Public Source License
API: Application Programming Interface Software license (Apple)
A set of calling conventions defining how a service is invoked
through a software package. (Software) APSO: Audio Precision System One
(Hardware)
APIC: Advanced Programmable Interrupt
Controller APT: Address Pass Through
(Hardware) APT: Advanced Package Tool
APIPA: Automatic Private Internet Protocol Software download/installation tool for Debian GNU/Linux
Addressing (Operating systems)
(Network) APT: Advanced Parallel Technology
APIS: Advanced Passenger Information System APT: Automatically Programmed Tools
APL: A Programming Language APTC: Authorized Prometric Testing Center
(Software) Sylvan Prometric is a division of Sylvan Learning Systems. It is
APL: Applied Physics Laboratory the global leader in computer-based testing for academic
assessment, professional licensure, and certification.
Advanced research facility in Skaggsville, MD.
APTM: Application Program to Transaction
APL: Average Picture Level
Manager
Monitor quality parameter (Hardware)
APU: Audio Processing Unit
APLSF: A Programming Language with Shared
(Hardware)
Files
APWG: Anti Phishing Working Group
APM: Advanced Power Management
See http://www.antiphishing.org/ (Organizations)
APM: Application Performance Management
AQ: Advanced Queueing
APN: Access Point Name (Databases) (Oracle)
Used on GPRS as access information (Communication)
AR: Access Rate
APNIC: Asia-Pacific Network Information Center The data rate of the user access channel. The rate (maximum)
at which access devices can offer data to the frame relay
APOP: Authenticated Post Office Protocol
network (Communication)
APP: Applecare Protection Plan AR: Application Requester
Extended warranty (Apple)
(IBM)
APP: APPlication ARA: Appletalk Remote Access
File name extension
(Communication) (Apple)
APPC: Advanced Program to Program ARAG: AntiReflective, AntiGlare
Communication
ARAP: Appletalk Remote Access Protocol
APPCM: Access Protection and Priority Control
Mechanism ARAS: AntiReflective, AntiStatic
APPEL: A P3p Preference Exchange Language ARB: Architecture Review Board
APPI: Advanced Peer-to-Peer Internetworking ARC: Advanced Risc Computer
(Network) (Hardware)
APPN: Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking ARC: ARChive

(Network) (IBM) File name extension
APR: Advanced Port Replicator ARCA: Advanced Risc Computing Architecture

(Hardware) ARCnet: Attached Resource Computer NETwork

AREQIPA ASF
AREQIPA: Application REQuested Internet AS: Advanced Server

Protocol over Atm
AS: Application Server A
(Network)
(IBM)
ARF: Abort, Retry, Fail
AS: Authentication Service
ARIN: American Registry for Internet Numbers
AS: Autonomous System
(Organizations)
A self-connected set of networks that are generally operated
ARIS: Architecture of Integrated Information within the same administrative domain (Network)
Systems AS/400: Application System/400
ARIS: Attack Registry & Intelligence Service (IBM)
(Security) AS/U: Advanced Server for Unix
ARL: Access Rights List AS3AP: Ansi Sql Standard Scalable And Portable
ARL: Adjusted Ring Length Database benchmark (Databases)
ARLL: Advanced Run Length Limited ASA: Active Server Application

(Network) (Microsoft)
ARM: Advanced Risc Machine
ASA: Adaptive Security Appliance
ARM: Annotated Reference Manual
(Hardware) (Cisco)
ARM: Application Response Measurement
ASA: American Standards Association
(Network)
ASA: Architectures of Systems of Agents
ARM: Asynchronous Response Mode
HDLC data transfer mode (Network) ASAI: Adjunct Switch Application Interface
(AT&T)
ARMA: Association of Records Managers and
Administrators ASAP: As Soon As Possible
(Net lingo)
ARMD: Atapi Removable Media Device
ATAPI devices with removable media that can appear as either ASAP: Automatic Switching And Processing
a super-floppy or a hard drive to the operating system. These
can be supported as bootable devices by a BIOS complying ASB: Advanced System Buffering
with the ATAPI Removable Media Device BIOS Specification (Hardware) (Intel)
(Hardware)
ASC: Accredited Standards Committee
ARMS: Architecture for Reliable Managed Storage
ASC: ASCii text
ARO: Adaptec Raidport Option File name extension
(Hardware) (Adaptec)
ASC: Authorized Support Centers
AROM: Alterable Read Only Memory
ASC: Autonomous System Confederation
ARP: Address Resolution Protocol (Network)
The Internet protocol used to dynamically map Internet
ASCB: Address Space Control Block
addresses to physical (hardware) addresses on local area
networks. Limited to networks that support hardware Used in IBM Mainframe OS's Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS) -
broadcast. (Network) z/OS (Operating systems) (IBM)
ARPA: Advanced Research Projects Agency ASCC: Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator
Now called Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (IBM)
(DARPA), the U.S. government agency that funded the
ASCI: Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative
ARPANET. (Organizations)
ASCII: American Standard Code for Information
ARPANET: Advanced Research Projects Agency
Interchange
NETwork
The standard binary encoding of alphabetical characters,
A packet switched network developed in the early 1970s. The
numbers, and other keyboard symbols (7 bit character code.)
"grandfather" of today's Internet. ARPANET was
decommissioned in June 1990. ASD: Application Structure Database
ARPL: Adjust Requested Privilege Level (Microsoft)
ARQ: Automatic Repeat reQuest ASD: Automatic Skip Driver

(Communication) (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
ARS: Activity Reporting System ASDSP: Application-Specific Digital Signal

Processor
ART: Adaptive Resonance Theory
ASE: Active Storage Element
ART: Average Response Time
ASE: Adaptive Server Enterprise
ARTA: Apple Real Time Architecture (Databases) (Sybase)
ARTIC: A Real-Time Interface Coprocessor ASE: Alladin Smartcard Environment
(IBM)
ASET: Automated Security Enhancement Tool
ARTS: Asynchronous Remote Takeover Server A tool that allows a user to specify an overall system security
ARTT: Asynchronous Remote Takeover Terminal level (low, medium, or high) and automatically maintain
systems at those levels.
ARU: Audio Response Unit
ASF: Active Streaming Format
ARX: Autocad Runtime eXtensions (Microsoft)
(Software) (Autodesk)
ASF: Advanced Streaming Format

ASF ATDM
ASF: Alert Standard Format ASPEN: Automatic System for Performance

ASF: Apache Software Foundation
Evaluation of the Network A
(Organizations) ASPI: Advanced Scsi Programming Interface
ASF: Applied Science Fiction ASPN: ActiveState Programmer Network
Manufacturer (ASF) (Software)
ASI: Asynchronous Scsi Interface ASPS: Advanced Signal Processing System

ASI: Automatic System Installation ASPX: Active Server Pages eXtended
Dynamic web pages engine for the Microsoft .NET framework
ASIC: Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
A gate array or other non-standard chip design for proprietary
use. (Hardware) ASQ: Automated Software Quality
(Software)
ASID: Address Space IDentifier
ASR: Access Service Request
ASIT: Advanced Security and Identification
Technology ASR: Address Space Register
ASK: Amplitude Shift Keying ASR: Arithmetic Shift Right
(Software)
ASL: Acpi Source Language
ASR: Automatic Send-Receive
ASL: Adaptive Speed Leveling
(Communication)
ASL: Age? Sex? Location?
ASR: Automatic Server Recovery
Used to get to know people better (Net lingo)
(Operating systems)
ASL: Apache Software License
ASR: Automatic Speech Recognition
ASL: Arithmetic Shift Left
ASR: Automatic System Recovery
(Software)
AST: AST research, inc.
ASLB: Accelerated Server Load Balancing
Company named from first initials of the founders: Albert
ASLM: Apple Shared Library Manager Wong, Safi Qureshey, Thomas Yuen
(Apple)
AST: Atlantic Standard Time
ASLT: Advanced Solid Logic Technology Timezone: GMT -4:00
ASM: Advanced Server Manager ASTRAL: Alliance for Strategic Token Ring
(Operating systems) (Acer) Advancement and Leadership
ASM: Advanced System Management ASV: Advanced Super View
(IBM) LCD display technology (Hardware)
ASM: ASseMbler ASVD: Analog Simultaneous Voice & Data

File name extension (Communication)
ASM: Automatic Storage Management ASX: Asf Stream Redirector

Oracle 10g database feature that provides the database File format (Microsoft)
administrator with a simple storage management interface that
is consistent across all server and storage platforms ASYNC: ASYNchronous Communication
(Databases) (Oracle) Communication protocol (Communication)
ASMP: ASymmetric MultiProcessing AT: Advanced Technology

System architecture that uses different types of processors in a an IBM personal computer. Also a motherboard's form factor
multi-processor system (Hardware) (IBM)
ASN: Abstract Syntax Notation AT: ATtention

The International Organization for Standardization's open Modem command prefix. Defined by the modem command set
systems interconnection (OSI) language for describing abstract developed by the Hayes company for use on its modems and
syntax. now used on most modems (Communication)
ASN: Autonomous System Number AT: Azores Time

Timezone: GMT -2:00
ASO: Automated Systems Operations
AT&T: American Telephone And Telegraph
ASOG: Access Service Ordering Guideline
ATA: Advanced Technology Attachment
ASP: Active Server Pages
Peripheral bus architecture (Hardware)
Dynamic web pages engine (Software) (Microsoft)
ATAG: Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
ASP: Advanced Signal Processing
W3C recommendation that explains how to develop authoring
ASP: Appletalk Session Protocol tools that make it easier to produce accessible Web pages that
conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
ASP: Application Service Provider
(Software) ATAPI: Advanced Technology Attachment Packet
Interface
ASP: Association of Shareware Professionals (Hardware)
(Organizations)
ATC: Address Translation Controller
ASP: Authorized Service Provider
ATC: Advanced Transfer Cache
ASP: Auxiliary Storage Pool (Hardware)
(IBM)
ATDM: Asynchronous Time Division Multiplexer
ASP: Average Selling (or Street) Price

ATDNet AVGA
ATDNet: Advanced Technology Demonstration ATR: Automatic Terminal Recognition

NETwork
ATRAC: Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding A
(Network)
Audio compression algorithm, introduced by Sony for its Mini
ATE: Asynchronous Terminal Emulation Disk, which relies on the masking of low-amplitude frequency
components by temporaly adjacent high-amplitude components
ATE: Atm Terminating Equipment (Sony)
ATE: Automatic Test Equipment ATS: Abstract Test Suite
ATEC: Authorized Technical Education Center (Communication)
(Microsoft) ATS: Administrative Terminal System
ATF: Ajax Toolkit Framework ATS: Apple Terminal Services
Provides an extensible framework and exemplary tools for
building IDEs for the many different AJAX runtime offerings ATS: Automatic Tuning and troubleshooting
(Dojo, Zimbra, Rico, etc) in the market (Software) System
Binary reoptimization and recompilation tool that can be used
ATF: Automated Test Facility for tuning and troubleshooting applications (Software) (Sun)
ATG: Advanced Technology Group ATTN: ATTeNtion
ATI: Allied Telesyn International ATU: Adsl Transceiver Unit
Networking hardware manufacturer (Hardware) Commonly referred to as a DSL "modem" (Hardware)
ATIP: Absolute Time In Pregroove ATU-C: Adsl Transceiver Unit - Central
ATIS: Alliance for Telecommunication Industry In a DSL loop, the line card plugged into the DSLAM (Hardware)
Solutions ATU-R: Adsl Transceiver Unit - Remote
Sett http://www.atis.org/ (Organizations) Commonly referred to as a DSL "modem" (Hardware)
ATK: Accessibility ToolKit ATVEF: Advanced TeleVision Enhancement Forum
ATL: Active Template Library (Organizations)
(Microsoft) ATX: Advanced Technology eXtended
ATL: Adaptive Threshold Learning Motherboard format (Hardware) (Intel)
ATL: Automated Tape Library AU: AUdio

(Hardware) File name extension
ATLAS: Authorization Token Layer Acquisition AUC: AUthentication Center

Service AUDIT: AUtomated Data Input Terminal
Describes the service needed to acquire authorization tokens to
access a target system using the CSIv2 protocol. This design AUI: Attachment Unit Interface
defines a single interface with which a client acquires an
authorization token
AUI: Audible User Interface
ATM: Adobe Type Manager AUP: Acceptable User Policy

(Software) (Adobe) AUT: Application Under Test
ATM: Air Traffic Management AUTODIN: AUTOmatic DIgital Network
ATM: Asynchronous Transfer Mode AUTOVON: AUTOmatic VOice Network
A standard for switching and routing all types of digital
AUX: Apple UniX
information, including video, voice, and data. With ATM, digital
information is broken up into standard-sized packets, each with AUX: AUXiliary
the "address" of its final destination. (Communication)
AV: Access Violation
ATM: At The Moment
(Software)
(Net lingo)
AV: Anti Virus
ATM: Automatic Teller Machine
AV: Audio Video
ATMS: Assumption based Truth Maintenance
System AV: Authenticity Verification
ATN: Australian Technology Network AVA: Audio Visual Authoring
(IBM)
ATOB: Ascii TO Binary
AVA: Avaya Certified Associate
ATOMM: Advanced super Thinlayer and high-
Output Metal Media AVATAR: Advanced Video Attribute Terminal
Assembler and Recreator
ATP: Appletalk Transaction Protocol
(Communication) (Apple) AVC: Advanced Visual Computing
(SGI)
ATP: Application Transaction Program
AVC: Audio Visual Connection
ATP: Available To Promise
(IBM)
ATP2: AppleTalk Phase 2
AVD: Alternating Voice and Data
ATPS: AppleTalk Printing Services
AVE: Autocad Visualization Extension
(Apple)
AVG: AVeraGe
ATR: Advanced Telecommunication Research
(Organizations) AVGA: Advanced Video Graphic Array
ATR: Answer To Reset

AVI BBIALB
AVI: Audio Video Interleaved BA: Bell Atlantic

File Format
BA: Brokering Agent A
AVK: Application Verification Kit
BACP: Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol
Tool intended to help developers test their applications for
correct use of J2EE APIs and portability across J2EE compatible
(Communication) B
application servers, and to help developers avoid inadvertently BAD: Broken As Designed
writing non-portable code (Software) (Sun)
BAFUG: Bay Area Freebsd Users Group
AVP: Attribute-Value Pair (Organizations)
AVR: Automatic Voice Recognition BAI: Bank Administration Institute
AVR: Automatic Voltage Regulation File / report format used in financial services industry
(Hardware) (Software)
AVS: Adult Verification Service BAID: Bios Aware Ipl Device

(Hardware)
AVT: Applied Voice Technology
BAK: BAcKup
AVT: Attribute Value Template File name extension
(Software)
BAK: Binary Adaptation Kit
AVTK: Anti Virus ToolKit (Microsoft)
(Software)
BAKOM: BundesAmt für KOMmunikation
AVVID: Architecture for Voice, Video and Swiss regulatory Organisation (Organizations)
Integrated Data
(Communication) (Cisco) BAL: Basic Assembly Language
AWAC: Audio Waveform Amplifier and Converter BALUN: BALanced UNbalanced
AWC: Advanced Web Creations BAM: Bidirectional Associative Memory
AWD: Access Workflow Designer BAM: Boyan Action Module

Organize and track information (Microsoft) BAP: Bandwidth Allocation Protocol
AWDE: Artus Wireless Data Enhancer BAPI: Business Application Programming
(Communication) (Nokia) Interface
AWE: Address Windowing Extensions (Software)
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) BAR: Base Address Register
AWE: Advanced Wave Effects BARB: Board ARBiter
(Creative Labs) Part of the bus arbitration system (Hardware) (Sun)
AWG: American Wire Gauge BARRNET: Bay Area Regional Research NETwork
AWK: Aho, Weinberger and Kernighan BART: Basic Application RunTime
Unix language named after its authors: Al Aho, Peter
Weinberger and Brian Kernighan BARTS: Bell Atlantic Regional TimeSharing
AWS: Advanced Workstations and Systems BAS: BASic

(IBM) File name extension
AWT: Abstract Windows Toolkit BAS: Borland AppServer

(Software) (Sun) (Borland)
AX: Architecture eXtended BASDA: Business and Accounting Software

Developers Association
AXI: American eXpress Interactive (Organizations)
BASH: Bourne Again SHell
B
BASIC: Beginners All-purpose Symbolic
b: Bit Instruction Code
B: Bold Programming language (Software)
HTML tag BASM: Built-in ASseMbler
B: Byte BAT: Baby Advanced Technology
B&W: Black & White A type of system board (Hardware)
B/F: Background/Foreground BAT: BATch

File name extension
B2B: Business to Business
BAT: Block Address Translation
B2C: Business To Customer
BAWUG: Bay Area Wireless Users Group
B2E: Business To Employee
(Organizations)
B2G: Business to Government
BB: BridgeBoard
E-commerce model
BBB: Better Business Bureau
B2X: Binary To heXadecimal
(Organizations)
(IBM)
BBB: Bit By Bit
B8ZS: Binary 8 Zero Substitution
Replaces strings of zeroes by pattern with pulses BBIALB: Be Back In A Little Bit
(Communication) (Net lingo)

BBL BER
BBL: Be Back Later BCRC: Business Component Request Center

(Software)
BBLT: Bus BLock Transfer
BCS: Banking Communication Standard
BBR: Back Bone Ring
BBS: Be Back Soon
BCS: Bar Code Sorter B
(Net lingo) BCS: Basic Catalog Structure
(Operating systems) (IBM)
BBS: Bios Boot Specification
(Hardware) BCS: Basic Content Service
(Software)
BBS: Bulletin Board System
(Communication) BCS: Binary Compatibility Standard
BC: Base Code BCS: British Computer Society
BC: Business Component BCSM: Basic Call Sate Model
(Software)
BCSP: BlueCore Serial Protocol
BC4J: Business Components For Java Host controller interface (HCI) procotol (Communication)
Java 2 platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) framework that helps
BCU: Bios Configuration Utility
developers quickly construct high-performance J2EE
applications following industry-standard design patterns BCU: Bus Controller Unit
(Software) (Oracle)
BCV: Boot Connection Vector
BCA: BroadCast Agent A field in the Plug and Play (PnP) header for a device with an
Business Objects broadcast agent. See also associated option ROM (Hardware)
http://www.businessobjects.com/products/bca/ (Software)
BD: Blu-ray Disc
BCC: Blind Carbon Copy Name of a next-generation optical disc format jointly
BCC: Block Check Character developed by thirteen leading consumer electronics and pc
companies (Hardware)
In longitudinal redundancy checking and cyclic redundancy
checking, a character transmitted by the sender after each BDA: Bios Data Area
message block and compared with a block-check character
computed by the receiver to determine if the transmission was BDB: Berkeley DataBase
successful. (Databases)
BCD: Binary-Coded Decimal BDC: Backup Domain Controller
Character encoding scheme Secondary to the PDC, provides user/computer domain
authentication (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
BCDBS: Broadband Connectionless Data Bearer
Service BDE: Borland Database Engine
(Databases) (Borland)
BCDIC: Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
BDF: Bitmap Description Format
BCEL: Byte Code Engineering Library
Library intended to give users a convenient possibility to BDK: Bean Development Kit
analyze, create, and manipulate (binary) Java class files (Software) (Sun)
(Software)
BDLC: Burroughs Data Link Control
BCF: Base station Control Function
BDLS: BiDirectional Loop Switching
BCF: Busy Call Forwarding
BDM: Background Debug Mode
BCL: Base Class Library (Hardware)
BDOS: Basic Disk Operating System
BCL: Batch Command Language (Operating systems)
BCN: Backbone Concentrator Node BDR: Bus Device Request
BCNF: Boyce/Codd Normal Form BDSL: Broadband Digital Subscriber Line
BCNU: Be Seeing You (Communication)
(Net lingo) BE: Below or Equal
BCP: Basic Call Process BECN: Backward Explicit Congestion Notification
BCP: Best Current Practice A bit sent by a frame relay network to notify an interface
Means that a certain manner of proceeding is in general the device (DTE) that congestion avoidance procedures should be
most logical choice - a de facto standard of sorts initiated by the sending device (Communication)
BCP: Binary Communications Protocol BEDO: Burst Data Extended Output

(Hardware)
BCP: Bridging Control Protocol
BEEP: Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol
BCP: Bulk Copy Program
BEL: BELl
BCP: Byte Control Protocol Control character
(Communication)
BELLCORE: BELL COmmunications REsearch
BCPL: Basic Computer Programming Language
BER: Basic Encoding Rules
BCR: Best Cost Routing Standard rules for encoding data units described in ASN.1.
(Communication) Sometimes incorrectly lumped under the term ASN.1, which
properly refers only to the abstract syntax description
BCR: Byte Count Register
language, not the encoding technique.

BER BitBLT
BER: Bit Error Rate BIF: Benchmark Interchange Format

(Communication) In computer graphics, a standardized file structure for
specifying the geometry of a particular data set from a
BERT: Bit Error Rate Test particular application as well as the user interactions to be
(Communication) performed. B
BEST: Borland Enhanced Support and Training BIFET: BIpolar Field Effect Transistor
BET: Bit Enhancement Technology BIFF: Binary Interchange File Format
(Hardware)
BIFS: BInary Format for Scenes
BEV: Boot Entry Vector
BIG: Business Information Guide
A field in the Plug and Play (PnP) Header of a device with an
Data warehousing (Databases)
associated option ROM. Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE)
is implemented as a BEV option ROM (Hardware) BIM: Beginning of Information Marker
BF: Bad Flag BIM: Broadband Interface Module
BFC: BrieFCase BIN: BINary
Filename extension (Software) (Microsoft) File name extension
BFE: Bum F*** Egypt BINAC: BINary Automatic Computer
A remote unknown location (Net lingo)
BIND: Berkeley Internet Name Daemon
BFF: Binary File Format (Network)
(IBM)
BINHEX: BINary HEXadecimal
BFN: Bye For Now
BINL: Boot Information Negotiation Layer
(Net lingo)
(Operating systems)
BFRS: Base File Record Segment
BIOML: BIOpolymer Markup Language
BFS: Business Forecasting Software XML language designed to be used for the annotation of
BFT: Binary File Transfer biopolymer sequence information. BIOML allows the full
specification of all experimental information known about
BFTP: Batch File Transfer Protocol molecular entities composed of biopolymers, for example,
proteins and genes
BGA: Ball-Grid Array
Integrated circuit (IC) packaging that uses half-spherical BIOS: Basic Input/Output System
contacts versus pins (Hardware) The program a personal computer's microprocessor uses to get
the computer system started after you turn it on
BGAN: Broadband Global Area Network
(Network) BIP: Bit Interleaved Parity
BGE: Branch if Greater or Equal BIPM: Bureau International des Poids et des
Mesures
BGI: Borland Graphics Interface (Organizations)
File name extension
BIPS: Bank Internet Payment System
BGP: Border Gateway Protocol The BIPS specification includes a protocol for sending payment
An Internet routing protocol used to pass routing information instructions to banks safely over the Internet and a payment
between different administrative routing domains or server architecture for processing those payment instructions
Autonomous Systems. BGP does not pass explicit topology
information and is often used between Internet service BIPV: Bit Interleaved Parity Violation
providers (Network)
BIRT: Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools
BGT: Branch if Greater Than Open source, Eclipse-based reporting system that integrates
with your application to produce compelling reports for both
BHI: Branch if HIgher web and PDF. See also http://www.eclipse.org/birt/ (Software)
BHIS: Branch if HIgher or Same BIS: Boot Integrity Service
BHLI: Broadband High Layer Information BIS: Business Information System
BHO: Browser Helper Object BISDN: Broadband Integrated Services Digital
(Software) (Microsoft) Network
BI: Binary Input (Communication)
BI: Business Intelligence BISP: Business Information System Program

BIA: Burned-In Address BISSI: Broadband Inter-Switching System
A.k.a. MAC Address; unique identifier coded into every NIC Interface
(Network) BIST: Built-In Self Test
BIAB: Band-In-A-Box BISYNC: BInary SYNchronous Communications
BIB: Back In Business BIT: Binary digIT
Usually said after saying BRB (Be Right Back) to say that
you're back (Net lingo) BIT: Binary Improvement Tool
Works directly with SPARC binaries to instrument, optimize,
BIB: BIBliography
and analyze them for performance or code coverage (Software)
File name extension (Sun)
BICI: Broadband InterCarrier Interface BitBLT: BIT BLock Transfer
BiDi: BIDIrectional A raster operation that moves a block of bits representing
some portion of an image or scene from one location in the
BIDS: Borland International Data Structures frame buffer to another.

BITNET BoF
BITNET: Because It's Time NETwork BMI: Branch if MInus

Academic computer network based originally on IBM
BMIC: BusMaster Interface Controller
mainframe systems interconnected via leased 9600 bps lines.
(Intel)
BITNIC: BITnet Network Information Center
BML: Bean Markup Language B
BITS: Background Intelligent Transfer Service
BML: Business Management Layer
Enables developers to write client applications that transfer
files asynchronously between a client and server. BITS BMOS: Bipolar Metal Oxide Semiconductor
automatically resumes file transfers after network disconnects
and machine reboots (Operating systems) (Microsoft) BMP: Basic Multilingual Plane
First 16-bit subset of the universal character set (UCS). Also
BITS: Bump-In-The-Stack known as Plane 0
Configuration where IPsec is implemented "underneath" an
existing implementation of an IP protocol stack, between the BMP: Batch Message Processing
native IP and the local network drivers. This approach, when it
BMP: Bean-Managed Persistence
is adopted, is usually employed in hosts (Network)
(Software)
BITW: Bump-In-The-Wire
BMP: BitMaP
Configuration where IPsec is implemented through the use of
an outboard crypto processor. Such implementations may be File Format for bitmapped images
designed to serve either a host or a gateway (or both) BMR: Ballistic Magneto-Resistive
(Network)
Hard disk head technology (Hardware)
BIU: Bus Interface Unit
BMS: Basic Mapping Support
(Hardware)
BMS: Broadcast Message Server
BIW: Business Intelligence Warehouse
BMU: Bmc Management Utility
BIX: Byte Information eXchange
Byte's bulletin board system BMUG: Berkeley Macintosh User Group
BJ: Bubble Jet BN: Backbone Network
(Hardware) (Canon) Large network to which many networks within an organization
are connected (Network)
BJC: Bubble Jet Color
(Hardware) (Canon) BNC: Bayonet Neill-Concelman
Connector (Hardware)
BKM: Best Known Method
Based on previous experience, the prefered method for BNC: Bayonet Nut Connector
completing a task (Hardware)
BKSP: BacKSPace BNC: British Naval Connector

Connector (Hardware)
BL: BackLit
BNE: Branch if Not Equal
BL: Bit Line
BNF: Backus Naur Form
BLAST: BLocked ASynchronous Transmission
Syntax description for programming languages
Protocol
BNP: Broadband Network Premises
BLE: Branch if Less or Equal
BNS: Backbone Network Service
BLER: BLock ERror
(Network)
BLERT: BLock Error Rate Test
BNU: Basic Networking Utilities
(Communication)
BO: Binary Output
BLISS: Broadband Local Integrated Services
Solution BO: Business Object
Allows service providers to offer a bundle of packet-based (Software)
services including local and long distance voice services and
high-speed data (Network) (Cisco) BOA: Basic Object Adapter
BLK: BLocK BoB: Break-Out Box
BLL: Business Logic Layer BOC: Basic Operator Console
BLLI: Broadband Low Layer Information BOC: Bell Operating Company

More commonly referred to as RBOC for "regional Bell
BLMC: Buried Logic MacroCell operating company." The local telephone company in each of
the seven U.S. regions.
BLOB: Binary Large OBject
(Databases) BOCA: Borland Object Component Architecture
BLOG: weB LOG BOCS: Business Object Component Set
(Software)
BLOS: Branch if LOwer Or Same
BOD: Bandwidth On Demand
BLT: Baghdad Local Time
(Network)
Timezone: GMT +3:00
BOF: Beginning Of File
BLT: BLock Transfer
BOF: Bird Of a Feather
BMC: Baseboard Management Controller
Small conference
Specialized microcontroller embedded on the motherboard of
many computers, especially servers. The BMC is the BoF: Buffer OverFlow
intelligence in the IPMI architecture. The BMC manages the (Security)
interface between system management software and platform
hardware (Hardware)

BOFH BSC
BOFH: Bastard Operator From Hell Bpl: Bytes Per Line

A system administrator or technician with very little patience
BPM: Business Process Management
who frequently does evil things to users (Net lingo)
Knowledge between management and information technology,
BOGOF: Buy One Get One Free
Denotes cheap stuff that usually comes in bundled or packaged
encompassing methods, techniques and tools to design, enact,
control, and analyze operational business processes (Software)
B
form; connotation is "low quality" (Net lingo)
BPN: Business Partner Network
BOHICA: Bend Over, Here It Comes Again
BPO: Business Process Outsourcer
(Net lingo)
bpp: Bits Per Pixel
BOI: Business Object Interface
(Software) BPR: Business-Process Reengineering
BOL: Books OnLine bps: Bits Per Second

(Microsoft) Transfer speed (Communication)
BOM: Basic Online Memory Bps: Bytes Per Second

(IBM) Transfer speed (Communication)
BOM: Beginning Of Message BPSK: Binary Phase-Shift Keying
BOM: Byte Order Mark BPSS: Business Process Specification Schema

(Software)
BOND: Bandwidth ON Demand
BPU: Branch Processing Unit
BONE: BeOs Networking Environment
(Operating systems) BPV: BiPolar Violation
T1 line code error with AMI encoding (Communication)
BONM: Business-Oriented Network Management
BR: Bad Register
BOOTP: BOOTstrap Protocol
A legacy remote booting protocol developed originally for use BR: BReak
with UNIX (Network) HTML tag
BOP: Bit-Oriented Protocol BRAN: Broadband Radio Access Networks
(Communication) An ETSI project, it provides telecommunications services the
middle ground between mobile systems and the wired access
BOPS: Billion Operations Per Second world. BRAN is working on radio systems to meet the new
BOPS: Billions of Processes Per Second requirements of the information age (Communication)
Processing speed (Hardware) BRB: Be Right Back
BOR: Business Objects Repository (Net lingo)
(Software) BRD: Blue Ray Disk
BOS: Basic Operating System (Hardware)
BOT: Beginning Of Table BRF: Benchmark Report Format

In computer graphics, a standard format for reporting
BOT: Beginning Of Tape benchmark results. This format provides the purchaser with a
(Hardware) consistent data-tracking system for comparing hardware
platforms.
BOT: Build, Operate and Transfer
BRGC: Binary Reflected Gray Code
BOT: roBOT
BRI: Basic Rate Interface
BP: BackPropagation One of the standard ISDN interfaces defined by the CCITT
BP: Base Pointer protocols. BRI consists of two B channels (64 kbps) and one D
channel (16 kbps). (Communication)
Processor register (Hardware) (Intel)
BRI: Brain Response Interface
BP: Business Planner
(Software) (Microsoft) BRIEF: Basic Reconfigurable Interactive Editing
Facility
BPB: Bios Parameter Block
BRS: Big Red Switch
BPCS: Business Planning and Control System
An ERP/MRP program (Software) BRT: Be Right There
(Net lingo)
BPDU: Bridge Protocol Data Unit
BRU: Backup/Restore Utility
BPEL: Business Process Execution Language
(Software)
(Software)
BS: BackSpace
BPEL4WS : Business Process Execution Language
For Web Services BS: Banded Signaling
(Software)
BS: Base Station
BPF: Berkeley Packet Filter BS: BullSh**
bpi: Bits Per Inch You say this when you think someone is lying (Net lingo)
Recording Density
BSA: Business Software Alliance
BPI: Business Process Integration
BSAM: Basic Sequential Access Method
BPL: Branch if Plus BSC: Base Station Controller
BPL: Broadband over Power Lines BSC: Binary Synchronous Communication
(Network)
Communication protocol (Communication)

BSC BWA
BSC: Boyan SCript BTAM: Basic Tape Access Method

File name extension
BTAM: Basic Telecommunication Access Method
BSC: Bus State Controller (IBM)
(Hardware)
BTB: Branch Target Buffer B
BSCM: Binary Synchronous Communications (Hardware)
Module
BTC: Bit Test and Complement
BSCS: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
BTI: Business Type Identifier
BSD: Berkeley Software Distribution
BTL: Bell Telephone Laboratories
UNIX versions developed at the University of California at
Berkeley. (Operating systems) BTLB: Block Translation Look-aside Buffer
BSDL: Boundary Scan Description Language BTM: Benchmark Timing Methodology
A subset of VHDL, it describes how JTAG is implemented in a In computer graphics, a method of measuring how long it takes
particular device. (Hardware) to run the purchaser's benchmark interchange format program.
BSDS: BootStrap Data Set BTO: Built To Order
BSE: Bladecenter Storage Expansion BTOA: Binary TO Ascii
(Hardware)
BTP: Batch Transfer Program
BSF: Bean Scripting Framework
BTR: "Bet The Ranch"
Architecture for incorporating scripting into Java applications
and applets (Software) BTR: Bit Test and Reset
BSF: Bit Scan Forward BTS: Base Transceiver Station
BSI: Bentley Systems, Incorporated BTS: Bit Test and Set
BSI: BiSynchronous Interface BTSOOM: Beats The S**t Out Of Me
BSI: British Standards Institute BTT: Back To the Top
Used in an on-line discussion forum to bump a topic back to
BSM: Basic Storage Module
the top of the page where more people can see it (Net lingo)
(IBM)
BTU: Basic Transmission Unit
BSM: Business System Management
(Software) BTU: British Thermal Unit
A unit of thermal energy
BSML: Bioinformatic Sequence Markup Language
BTW: By The Way
BSOD: Blue Screen Of Death
(Net lingo)
BTX: Balanced Technology eXtended
BSP: Binary Space Partitioning
Motherboard form factor, designed to replace ATX (Hardware)
BSP: Bulk Synchronous Parallelism
BTX: BildschirmTeXt
BSP: Business Service Provider
BU: Bluetooth Unit
BSR: Bit Scan Reverse (Hardware)
BSRAM: Burst Static Random Access Memory BU: Branch Unit
(Hardware)
BU: Bulk Update
BSS: Basic Service Set Updating many rows in a table in a single operation (Databases)
(Communication)
BUBL: BUlletin Board for Libraries
BSS: Block Started by Symbol
BUF: BUFfer
BSS: Broadband Switching System
BUI: BUs Interface
BSS: Business Support System
BURN: Buffer UnderRuN
Network management software to monitor performance and
(Hardware)
resources (Software)
BUS: Broadcast and Unknown Server
BSSID: Basic Service Set IDentifier
(Network)
(Communication)
BVCP: Banyan Vines Control Protocol
BSSMAP: Base Station System Management
Application Part BVH: Base Video Handler
BST: Binary Search Tree BVO: Business Value Orientation
BST: British Summer Time BVT: Behavioral Verification Technology
Timezone: GMT +0:00 (IBM)
BSV: Boot Sector Virus BVT: Build Verification Test
BSY: BuSY BW: Bus Watcher
BT: Bit Test Mechanism that converts XDBus signals to XBus signals and
passes them to the Module XBus Cache Controller (Hardware)
BT: Bus Terminator (Sun)
BTA: But Then Again BWA: Broadband Wireless Access

(Net lingo) (Communication)

BWBM CAR
BWBM: BandWidth Balancing Mechanism CAIS: Common Apse Interface Specification

BWL: Black Wing Lair CAL: CALendar
A 40 man raid dungeon is World of Warcraft. (Games)
CAL: Client Access License
BWM: Block-Write Mode
CAL: Computer Aided Logistics
B
BYOB: Bring Your Own Beer
CAL: Computer-Assisted Learning
(Net lingo) C
CALL: Computer-Aided Language Learning
BYORL: Bring Your Own Rocket Launcher
(Net lingo) CALS: Continuous Acquisition and Life-cycle
Support
BZR: Bit Zone Recording
CAM: Common Access Method
(Communication)
C
CAM: Computer-Aided Manufacturing
C: C
Programming language CAM: Content-Addressable Memory
Special type of computer memory used in certain very high
C&T: Chips And Technologies speed searching applications (Hardware)
C/D: Control Data CAMAC: Computer Automated Measurement And
C/S: Client/Server Control
C2D: Character To Decimal CAMM: Computer Assisted Material Management
(IBM) CAMMU: CAche/Memory Management Unit
C2T: Cable Changing Technology (Hardware)
C2X: Character To heXadecimal CAN: CANcel

(IBM) CAN: Controller Area Network
CA: Certification Authority CANBUS: Controller Area Network BUS
CA: Chromatic Aberration (Network)
CA: Collision Avoidance CAO: Computer Account Object

CAAD: Computer Aided Architectural Design
CAO: Computer Aided Office
CAB: CABinet
File name extension (Microsoft) CAP: CAPture
File name extension
CAB: Compressed Application Binary
(Microsoft) CAP: Carrierless Amplitude and Phase modulation
(Communication)
CABS: Carrier Access Billing System
CAP: Central Arbitration Point
CAC: Connection Admission Control
CAP: Communication Application Platform
CACP: Central Arbitration Control Point
CAP: Competitive Access Provider
CAD: Computer-Aided Design
Use of computer graphics technology to design electronic and CAP: Computer-Aided Planning
mechanical parts and machinery.
CAP: Computer-Aided Publishing
CAD: Custom Application Developer
CAP: Converted APplet
CADD: Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (Software)
CADE: Client/server Application Development CAPD: Computing to Assist Persons with
Environment Disabilities
CADE: Computer-Aided Document Engineering CAPE: Concurrent Art-to-Product Environment
CAE: Client Application Enabler CAPI: Common Application Programming
Interface
CAE: Common Application Environment
(Communication)
CAE: Computer Aided Education
CAPP: Computer Aided Process Planning
CAE: Computer-Aided Engineering
CAPS: CAPitalS
CAEN: Chemically-Assembled Electronic Uppercase letters
Nanocomputer
CAPS: CAssette Programming System
(Hardware)
CAEX: Computer Aided EXploration CAPTCHA: Completely Automated Public Turing
test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
CAG: Column Address Generator Pronounced as "KAP.chuh", it's a computer-generated test that
CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate humans can pass but computer programs cannot. For more
information, see http://www.captcha.net/,
CAI: Computer Associates International http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captcha or
(CAI) http://www.wordspy.com/words/captcha.asp
CAI: Computer-Aided Instruction CAQ: Computer Aided Quality
CAIRN: Collaborative Advanced Interagency CAR: Committed Access Rate

Research Network (Cisco)

CAR CBT
CAR: Courtesy Amount Recognition CAU: Cable Access Unit

(Hardware)
CARB: Central ARBiter
On Sun servers, a system of central arbiters (one CARB on the CAU: Controlled Access Unit
control board) and a board arbiter (BARB) (one on every
system board) determine which processor on which system CAV: Constant Angular Velocity
board controls the system bus at any given time. (Hardware) (Hardware)
(Sun)
CAVE: Computer-Assisted Virtual Environment C
CARCAS: Computer Aided aRchiving and Change
CAVERN: Computer-Assisted Virtual Environment
Accounting System
Research Network
CARL: Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries
CAVIT: Convergence of Audio/Video Information
CARP: Cache Array Routing Protocol Technology
(Microsoft)
CAWE: Computer-Aided Web Engineering
CARP: Common Address Redundancy Protocol
CBA: Can't Be Arsed
Allows multiple hosts on the same local network to share a set
For when you can't be bothered (Net lingo)
of IP addresses among them (Network)
CBBS: Computer Bulletin Board System
CART: Computer-Assisted Radar Tomography
CBC: Cipher Block Chaining
CAS: Channel Associated Signaling
CAS: Code Access Security CBCR: Channel Byte Count Register
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) CBCS: Computer Based Conversation System
CAS: Column Address Select CBD: Component-Based Development
(Software)
CAS: Column Address Strobe
CBDO: Chief Business Development Officer
CAS: Communication Applications Specification
CAS: Computer Algebra System CBDS: Connectionless Broadband Data Service
CAS: Computer-Aided Styling CBEMA: Computer and Business Equipment

Manufacturers Association
CAS: Computerized Autodial System
CBGA: Ceramic Ball Grid Array
CASE: Computer-Aided Software Engineering
CBI: Computer Based Instruction
CASL: Crosstalk Application Scripting Language
CBIOS: Compatibility Basic Input Output System
CASS: Computer Assisted Search Service
CBIR: Committed Rate Information Burst
CASSIS: Classified and Search Support The rate above the Committed Information Rate (CIR) up to
Information System which the frame relay network can transmit (Communication)
CAT: CATalog CBL: CoBoL
File name extension File name extension
CAT: CATegory CBL: Common Business Library
Short term used to refer to different types of cabling (ie.
CBL: Composite Blocking List
CAT5.) (Hardware)
Takes its source data from very large spamtraps/mail
CAT: Central Alaska Time infrastructures, and only lists IPs exhibiting characteristics
Timezone: GMT -10:00 which are specific to open proxies of various sorts which have
been abused to send spam, worms/viruses that do their own
CAT: Common Authentication Technology mail transmission
CAT: Computer Adaptive Test CBL: Computer Based Learning
CAT: Computer Aided Tomography CBLT: Character BLock Transfer
CAT: Computer Aided Transcription CBM: Commodore Business Machines
CAT: Computer-Aided Telephony Company; among the first home computer manufacturers (PET,
VIC20, C64, C128, Amiga)
CAT: Computer-Aided Testing
CBMS: Computer-Based Mail System
CAT: Computer-Assisted Training
CBO: Cost-Based Optimizer
CAT: Computer-Assisted Translation (Databases) (Oracle)
Indicates the use of a series of data processing tools aimed at
assisting the translator on a level of coherency (consistency) of CBQ: Class-Based Queuing
the text and in terms of working speed A public domain QoS methodology for classifying packets and
queuing them according to criteria defined by an administrator
CATIA: Computer Aided Three-dimensional to provide differential forwarding behavior for each traffic class
Interactive Application (Network)
CAD/CAM program from Dassault Systems
CBR: Case Based Reasoning
CATID: CATegory IDentifier
CBR: Constant Bit Rate
(Software)
A class of service defined by ATM. Multimedia streams—audio
CATS: Computer Assisted Training System and video—are examples of CBR applications, since they send
at a relatively steady data rate with constant bandwidth
CATV: CAble TeleVision allocations (Network)
(Hardware)
CBT: Canon Buffer Transmission
CATV: Community Antenna TeleVision
CBT: Computer Based Training
(Hardware)

CBT CCP
CBT: Core Based Tree CCIN: Coordinating Committee of International

(Network) Networks
CBW: Convert Byte to Word CCIP: Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional
Mid-level certification for IT professionals who have a detailed
CBWFQ: Class-Based Weighted Fair Queueing
understanding of networking technologies in the service
Extends the standard WFQ functionality to provide support for provider arena including IP routing, IP QoS, BGP, and MPLS
user-defined traffic classes. For CBWFQ, you define traffic
classes based on match criteria including protocols, access
(Cisco)
C
control lists (ACLs), and input interfaces (Network) (Cisco) CCIR: Comité Consultatif International de la Radio
A treaty organization, part of the International
CBX: Computer-controlled Branch Exchange
Telecommunications Union (ITU), responsible for obtaining
CC: Call Control international agreement on standards for radio and television
transmission and the international exchange of programs.
(Communication)
CC: Carbon Copy CCIS: Common Channel Interoffice Signaling
CC: Cascade Correlation CCITT: Comité Consultatif International de

Télégraphique et Téléphonique
CC: Cluster Controller Now it's called ITU (Organizations)
CC: Control Channel CCK: Client Customization Kit
(Communication) Set of tools that help distributors customize and distribute the
client. Support is provided for creating CD and download
CC: Credit Card
installers. Wizards are provided to simplify customization,
CC: Cross Connector installation, and ISP signup
CC/PP: Composite Capability/Preference Profile CCK: Complementary Code Keying

(Communication)
CCA: Cardholder Certification Authority
CCKM: Cisco Centralized Key Management
CCA: Citrix Certified Administrator
Using CCKM authenticated client devices can roam from one
Entry to mid level certification for IT professionals who want to access point to another without any perceptible delay during
“demonstrate product expertise on Citrix platform products reassociation (Network) (Cisco)
(Citrix MetaFrame XP Presentation Server, Citrix MetaFrame
1.8 for Windows, or Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server for CCL: Common Command Language
UNIX)
CCL: Connection Control Language
CCAF: Call Control Agent Function
CCL: Console Command Language
CCC: Chaos Computer Club
CCM: Change Configuration Management
CCC: Computer Control Center
CCM: Comprehensive Client Manager
CCC: Cordless Computer Connection
CCM: Concurrency Control Mechanism
(Hardware) (IBM)
(Databases)
CCD: Charge Coupled Device
CCM: Corba Component Model
(Hardware)
CCDA: Cisco Certified Design Associate CCMSE: Checkpoint Certified Managed Security
Expert
Introductory to mid-level certification for IT professionals who
can design routed and switched network infrastructures Advanced certification for security professionals implementing
involving LAN, WAN, and dial access services for businesses Check Point's VPN-1/FireWall-1 and Provider-1 Internet
and organizations (Cisco) security solutions
CCDP: Cisco Certified Design Professional CCN: Computer Communication Network

Mid to advanced-level certification for IT professionals who can CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate
design routed and switched networks involving LAN, WAN, and Introductory-level certification for IT professionals who can
dial access services (Cisco) install, configure, and operate LAN, WAN, and dial access
CCEA: Citrix Certified Enterprise Administrator services for small networks (100 nodes or fewer) (Cisco)
Mid level certification for IT professionals who want to expand CCNA: Customer Carrier Name Abbreviation
their knowledge of Citrix products and give them even more (Communication)
extensive experience installing and administering the Citrix
MetaFrame suite of products CCNC: Common Channel Network Controller
CCF: Cold-Cathode Fluorescent CCNC: Computer/Communications Network
(Hardware) Center
CCF: Common Connector Framework CCNP: Cisco Certified Network Professional
(Software) (IBM) Intermediate-level certification for IT professionals who can
install, configure, and troubleshoot local and wide area
CCF: Connection Control Function networks for enterprise organizations with networks from 100
CCFT: Cold Cathode Fluorescent Tube to more than 500 nodes (Cisco)
CCI: Common Client Interface CCP: Certified Computing Professional
CCIC: Committee on Computing, Information and CCP: Command Console Processor

Communications CCP: Compression Control Protocol
(Organizations) Used for establishing and configuring data compression
algorithms over PPP, is responsible for configuring, enabling,
CCIE: Cisco Certified Internet Expert
and disabling data compression algorithms on both ends of the
Advanced-level certification for IT professionals who have the point-to-point link. See
training, experience and confidence to tackle the most http://www.networksorcery.com/enp/protocol/ccp.htm
challenging problems in their field (Cisco) (Network)

CCP CDMA
CCP: Console Command Processor CDA: Compact Disk Audio

Filename extension for CD audio tracks
CCR: Commitment, Concurrency and Recovery
An International Organization for Standardization's open CDA: Compound Document Architecture
systems interconnection (OSI) application service element (DEC)
used to create atomic operations across distributed systems.
(Software) CDBS: Connectionless Data Bearer Service
CCRMA: Center for Computer Research in Music CDBT: Compact Disk-Based Training C
and Acoustics CDC: Connected Device Configuration
CCS: Color Calibration System Provides a virtual machine and basic class libraries to support
Java language applications on consumer electronic and
CCS: Common Channel Signaling embedded devices such as smart communicators, pagers,
(Communication) PDAs, and interactive, digital television set-top boxes (Sun)
CCS: Common Command Set CDC: Control Data Corporation
SCSI command set
CD-DA: Compact Disk Digital Audio
CCS: Common Communications Support
CDDI: Copper Distributed Data Interface
(IBM)
CDDL: Common Development and Distribution
CCS: Continuous Composite Servo
License
CCS: Cryptographic CheckSum (Sun)
(Security)
CDE: Certified Directory Engineer
CCS7: Common Channel signaling System 7 (Network) (Novell)
CCSA: Checkpoint Certified Security Administrator CDE: Common Desktop Environment
Checkpoint's initial security certification. Stage 2 is the CCSE A graphical user interface running on UNIX. (Operating
(Security) systems)
CCSD: Cellular Circuit-Switched Data CDE: Complex Data Entry
CCSE: Checkpoint Certified Security Expert CDE: Cooperative Development Environment
Checkpoint Certification. Stage 2 after completing the CCSA
CD-E: Compact Disc Erasable
(Security)
(Hardware)
CCSID: Coded Character Set IDentification
CDF: Channel Definition Format
CCSP: Cisco Certified Security Professional Is an application of the eXtensible Markup Language (XML)
Advanced-level certification for IT professionals who are designed for push technology
actively involved in developing business solutions and
designing and delivering multiple levels of security CDF: Comma Delimited Format
departments (Cisco) File name extension
CCT: China Coast Time CDF: Compound Document Formats

Timezone: GMT +8:00 Combination mechanism for XML-based languages. Therefore,
all conformant compound documents have an XML-based root
CCT: Compuserve Communication Toolbox document
(CompuServe)
CDFS: Compact Disk File System
ccTLD: Country Code Top Level Domain (Operating systems)
(Network)
CDI: Customer Data Integration
CCU: Cache Control Unit Bringing together business information relating to customers
from multiple sources
CCW: Channel Command Word
(Hardware) (IBM) CD-I: Compact Disk Interactive
(Hardware)
CCW: Com Callable Wrapper
(Software) (Microsoft) CDIA: Certified Document Imaging Architect
CCXML: Call Control eXtensible Markup Language CDID: Compact Disk Image Designer
Is designed to provide telephony call control support for
CDIF: Case Data Interchange Format
VoiceXML or other dialog systems. CCXML has been designed
to complement and integrate with a VoiceXML interpreter Family of standards that lays out a single architecture for
exchanging information between modelling tools, and between
CD: Carrier Detect repositories, and defines the interfaces of the components to
Serial port signal (Communication) implement this architecture
CD: Change Directory CDK: Content Development Kit

CD: Collision Detect
(Communication) CDK: Control Development Kit
CD: Color Display
CDL: Computer Design Language
CD: Compact Disk
(Hardware) CDM: Common Diagnostic Model
Specification widely used within the industry to evaluate the
CD+G: Compact Disk Plus Graphics health of computer systems in multi-vendor environments
CD+MIDI: Compact Disk Plus Musical CDM: Control Development Module
Instruments Digital Interface
CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access
CDA: Communications Decency Act (Communication)

CDMF CELP
CDMF: Commercial Data Masking Facility CDSL: Consumer Digital Subscriber Line
(IBM) (Communication)
CDML: Claris Dynamic Markup Language CDT: C/C++ Development Tools
(Claris) Eclipse subproject working towards providing a fully functional
C and C++ Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for the
CD-MO: Compact Disk Magneto Optical Eclipse platform (Software)
CD-MRW: Compact Disk-Mount rainier CDT: Cambridge Display Technology C
ReWriteable
Standard that enables native OS support of data storage on CD- CDT: Center for Democracy and Technology
RW. This makes the technology far easier to use and allows the (Organizations)
replacement of the floppy. See http://www.mt-rainier.org/
CDT: Central Daylight Time
(Hardware)
Timezone: GMT -6:00
CDN: Content Delivery Network
CDT: Corel Draw Template
CDO: Collaboration Data Objects File name extension
CDONTS: Collaboration Data Objects for windows CDV: Cell Delay Variation
New Technology Server In an ATM network, the variation in cell delay through the
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) network (Network)
CDOS: Concurrent Disk Operating System CD-V: Compact Disk - Video
CDP: Certificate in Data Processing CDW: Computer Discount Warehouse
One of the first certifications for computer professionals Computer store
CDP: Cisco Discovery Protocol CDW: Copy Database Wizard
Used by Cisco Routers (Network) (Cisco) (Databases) (Microsoft)
CDP: Crl Distribution Point CD-WO: Compact Disk - Write Once
(Security)
CDX: CompounD indeX
CDPD: Cellular Digital Packed Data File name extension (Microsoft)
(Communication)
CD-XA: Compact Disk - eXtended Architecture
CD-PROM: Compact Disk Programmable Read
CE: Cache Enable
Only Memory
(Hardware) (Kodak) CE: Chip Enable
CDR: Call Detail Record CE: Collision Elimination
(Communication) CE: Compact Edition
CDR: Clock and Data Recovery CE: Convert Enable
(Hardware)
CE: Customer Edge
CDR: Common Data Representation
(Network)
CDR: Corel DRaw CE: Customer Engineer
Filename extension
CEA: Cisco Enterprise Accounting
CD-R: Compact Disk Recordable
(Cisco)
(Hardware)
CEA: Consumer Electronic Association
CDRA: Character Data Representation
(Organizations)
Architecture
(IBM) CEBIT: CEntrum Büro Information
Telekommunikation
CDRAM: Cache Dynamic Random Access Memory
(Hardware) CEBUS: Consumer Electronics BUS
(Hardware)
CD-RDx: Compact Disk - Rom Data eXchange
CEC: Certified E-commerce Consultant
CDRL: Contract Data Requirements List
CEF: Cisco Express Forwarding
CD-ROM: Compact Disk Read Only Memory
Advanced, Layer 3 IP switching technology. It optimizes
A form of storage characterized by high capacity (roughly 600 network performance and scalability for networks with large
megabytes) and the use of laser optics rather than magnetic and dynamic traffic patterns, such as the Internet, on networks
means for reading data. (Hardware) characterized by intensive Web-based applications, or
interactive sessions (Network) (Cisco)
CD-RTOS: Compact Disk - Real Time Operating
System CEF: Common Executable Format
CD-RW: Compact Disk-ReWriteable Format that allows a single executable to be produced to run
on all Pocket PC devices, regardless of processor (Software)
(Hardware)
CEG: Continuous Edge Graphics
CDS: Cell Directory Service
CEH: Certified Ethical Hacker
CDS: Correlated Double Sampling
Certification in IT security issued by The International Council
Technology to clean the image signal during scanning of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) (Security)
(Hardware)
CEI: Conducted Electromagnetic Interference
CDS: Current Directory Structure
CEI: Connection Endpoint Identifier
CDSA: Common Data Security Architecture
CELP: Card Edge Low Profile
(Intel)

CELP CGS
CELP: Code Excited Linear Prediction CFB: Configurable Function Block

CEMA: Consumer Electroinics Manufacturers CFC: ColdFusion Component
Association (Software)
(Organizations)
CFCC: Coupling Facility Control Code
CEMF: Cisco Element Management Framework (Databases)
Collects fault information from various sources.Network
elements, such as routers or switches, may report fault
CFD: Call For Discussion C
conditions as SNMP traps, Syslog messages, and so on CFD: Computational Fluid Dynamics
(Software) (Cisco)
CFDJ: ColdFusion Developer's Journal
CEMM: Consumer Electronics Manufacturers
Association CFDP: Coherent File Distribution Protocol
(Operating systems) (Compaq) (Network)
CEMS: Constituent Electronic Mail System CFF: Compact Font Format

(Adobe)
CENELEC: Comité Européen de Normalisation
ELECtrotechnique CFG: ConFiGuration
File name extension
CENTR: Council of European National Top level
domain Registries CFM: Code Fragment Manager
(Organizations) (Apple)
CEO: Chief Executive Officer CFM: ConFiguration Management

CEOP: Conditional End Of Page CFM: Cubic Feet Per Minute
CEPT: Conference of European Postal and CFML: ColdFusion Markup Language
Telecommunications (Allaire)
(Organizations) CFMN: Client For Microsoft Networks
CER: Canonical Encoding Rules 32-bit, protected-mode network client for Windows 9x that
provides the redirector and other software components for
CER: Cell Error Ratio Microsoft networking (Network) (Microsoft)
In an ATM network, ratio of errored cells to transmitted cells.
Measures the accuracy of cell transmission (Network) CFO: Chief Financial Officer
CER: Corporate Error Reporting CFO: Compaq Factory Outlet

Tool that allows IT Administrators to manage error reports and (Compaq)
error messages created by the Windows Error Reporting client CFP: Call For Papers
(WER) in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 and error-
reporting clients included in other Microsoft programs CFQ: Class-based Fair Queuing
(Software) (Microsoft) (Network)
CERFNET: California Educational and Research CFR: Computerized Facial Recognition
Federation NETwork
CFRM: Coupling Facility Resource Management
CERN: Centre Européen pour la Recherche
(Databases)
Nucléaire
CFS: Caching File System
CERT: Computer Emergency Response Team
(Organizations) CFS: Common File System
CERT/CC: Computer Emergency Response Team CFV: Call For Votes

Coordination Center CG: Computer Generated
(Organizations)
CG: Computer Graphics
CES: Circuit Emulation Service
CG: Control Gate
CES: Consumer Electronic Show
CGA: Color Graphics Adapter
CET: Central European Time Video specification for a resolution of 320x200 pixels in 16
Timezone: GMT +1:00 colors (Hardware)
CF: ColdFusion CGE: Common Graphics Environment
(Software)
CGI: Common Gateway Interface
CF: Compact Flash A common method for transferring information between a web
Add-in expansion cards (Hardware) server and a back-end application (Network)
CF: Coupling Facility CGI: Computer Generated Images

(Databases) CGI: Computer Graphics Interface
CFA: Color Filter Array CGM: Computer Graphics Metafile
In digital imaging, CFAs assign a separate primary color to File name extension
each pixel by placing a filter of that color over the pixel. . As
photons pass through the filter to reach the pixel, only CGMP: Cisco Group Multicast Protocol
wavelengths of that primary color will pass through (Hardware) A form of Internet Group Multicast Protocol (IGMP) snooping
CFA: CompactFlash Association that lets the switch send multicasts only to the ports on a VLAN
that are participating in the multicast (Network) (Cisco)
(Organizations)
CGMS: Copy Generation Management System
CFB: Call Forward Busy
CGS: Continuous-Grain Silicon
CFB: Cipher FeedBack
(Hardware)

CHAP CIS
CHAP: Challenge Handshake Authentication CIDL: Component Implementation Definition

Protocol Language
A security tool offered in point-to-point protocol (PPP) based on The semantics of the CORBA Components Model (CCM)
encrypted password exchange. (Network)
CIDMID: Content-ID and Message-ID
CHAR: Character (Network)
CHAT: Conversational Hypertext Access CIDR: Classless Inter-Domain Routing
Technology Solution that allows more scalability in the Internet under the
C
CHCK: CHannel ChecK current IP version 4 addressing scheme. It provides an interim
solution until IP version 6 is put into place (Network)
CHCP: CHange Code Page
CIE: Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage
CHDIR: CHange DIRectory A standard means for specifying the color of an object or light
source in terms of (x,y) coordinates.
CHFI: Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator
Certification in IT security issued by The International Council CIF: Common Interchange Format
of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) (Security)
CIF: Common source Intermediate Format
CHFN: CHange FiNger A video format in which frames are 360 pixels wide and 288
pixels high (one half of the CCIR 601 frame size). Each pixel
CHGRP: CHange GRouP has its own luminance value.
CHILL: Ccitt HIgh Level Language CIF: Component Implementation Framework
CHIPS: Clearinghouse Interbank Payments Defines the programming model for constructing component
System implementations
CHKDSK: CHecK DiSK CIF: Crystallographic Information File

File name extension
CHM: Compressed HtMl
Microsoft's format for help files (Software) (Microsoft) CIF: Customer Information File
CHMOD: CHange MODe CIFF: Camera Image FIle Format

CHOWN: CHange OWNer CIFS: Common Internet File System
CHP: CHaPter
CIL: Common Intermediate Language
CHR: CHaRacter
CIL: Computer Integration Laboratories
CHRP: Common Hardware Reference Platform
CIM: Common Information Model
CHS: Cylinder, Head, Sector
Provides a common definition of management information for
CHTML: Compressed HyperText Markup Language systems, networks, applications and services, and allows for
vendor extensions
CI: Coded Information
CIM: Compuserve Information Manager
CI: Competitive Intelligence
CIM: Computer Integrated Manufacturing
CI: Component Interface
CIM: Cox Interactive Media
CI: Configuration Item
(Software)
CIM: Customer Information Management
CI: Congestion Indication CIO: Chief Information Officer
CI: Content Inspection CIOCS: Communication Input/Output Control

System
CI/O: Comprehensive Input/ Output
CIP: Command Interface Port
Refers to Adaptec's RAID management software. (Hardware)
(Adaptec) CIP: Commerce Interchange Pipeline
CIA: Current Instruction Address (Microsoft)
CIAC: Computer Incident Advisory Capability CIP: Common Indexing Protocol

(Organizations) CIP: Computer Integrated Processing
CIB: Computer Integrated Business CIPM: Commerce Interchange Pipeline Manager
CIC: Carrier Identification Code (Software) (Microsoft)
CIC: Cisco Info Center CIPS: Canadian Information Processing Society

A service-level monitoring and diagnostics tool that provides Accredits academic programs in technology, certifies
network fault and performance monitoring, trouble isolation, practitioners, and has a code of conduct for professional
and real-time service-level management for large networks behavior. See also http://www.cips.ca/ (Organizations)
(Software) (Cisco) CIPSO: Commercial Internet Protocol Security
CIC: Coordination and Information Center Option
(Security)
CICA: Center of Innovative Computer Applications
CIR: Committed Information Rate
CICS: Customer Information Control System
A minimum access rate the service provider commits to
(IBM) providing the customer (Communication)
CICS/VS: Customer Information Control System / CIR: Consumer InfraRed
Virtual Storage
(Hardware)
CID: Charge-Injection Device
CIRC: Cross-Interleaved Reed-solomon Code
CID: Configuration, Installation, Distribution CIS: Card Information Structure

CIS CLLI
CIS: Client Information System CLASS: Centralized Local Area Selective Signaling
CIS: Com+ Internet Service CLASS: CLient Access to Systems and Services
CLASS: Cooperative Library Agency for Systems
CIS: Component Interaction Service and Services
(Databases) CLASS: Custom Local Area Signaling Services
CIS: Compressed Image Sequence CLC: Certified Local Carrier C
The XIL library's compressors store (generally related)
(Communication)
compressed video frames in structures called CIS buffers. The
images may represent frames in a movie, pages in a CLC: CLear Carry flag
document, and so on.
CLC: Color Laser Copier
CIS: Compuserve Information Service (Hardware) (Canon)
(CompuServe)
CLC: Command Line Console
CIS: Computer Information Systems
CLCC: Ceramic Leadless Chip Carrier
CIS: Contact Image Sensor (Hardware)
Scanner device (Hardware)
C-LCD: Cholesteric Liquid Cristal Display
CIS: Customer Information System (Hardware)
CIS: Customer Interaction Software CLD: Clear Direction Flag
CISA: Certified Information System Auditor CLDC: Connected Limited Device Configuration
CISC: Complex Instruction Set Computer Is the foundation of the Java runtime environment that targets
CPU architecture (Hardware) small, resource-constrained devices, such as mobile phones,
mainstream personal digital assistants, and small retail
CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security payment terminals (Sun)
Professional CLDR: Common Locale Data Repository
CIT: Computer-Integrated Telephony http://www.unicode.org/cldr/index.html
CIT: Court of International Trade CLEC: Competitive Local Exchange Carrier
(Organizations) A telephone company that competes with other local phone
companies within an exchange, or calling area, to provide local
CITO: Communications and Information telephone service (Communication)
Technology Ontario
(Organizations) CLEI: Common Language Equipment
Identification
CIVIC: Cyclone Integrated Video Interfaces
Controller CLF: Common Log File
(Network)
CIVR: Computer and Interactive Voice Response
CLGA: Ceramic Land Grid Array
CIW: Certified Internet Webmaster (Hardware)
CIW: Client Installation Wizard CLI: Call Level Interface
CLI: Calling Line Identification
CIX: Commercial Internet eXchange (Communication)
CIX: Compulink Information eXchange CLI: Clear Interrupt Flag
C-JDBC: Clustered Java DataBase Connectivity CLI: Client Library Interface
Open source (LGPL) database cluster middleware that allows
any Java application (standalone application, servlet or EJB CLI: Command Line Interface
container, ...) to transparently access a cluster of databases
CLI: Command Line Interpreter
through JDBC. See also http://c-jdbc.objectweb.org/
(Databases) CLI: Common Language Interface
CJK: Chinese, Japanese and Korean CLIB: C LIBrary
(Software)
CLID: Calling Line IDentification
CJLI: Command Job Language Interpreter (Communication)
CKD: Count Key Data CLIE: Communication, Link, Information and
CKE: Commercial Key Escrow Entertainment
(Software) (Hardware) (Sony)
CKM: Customer Knowledge Management CLIM: Common Lisp Interface Manager
CKO: Chief Knowledge Officer CLIPS: C Language Integrated Production System

Productive development and delivery expert system tool which
CL: Cas Latency provides a complete environment for the construction of rule
Number of clock cycles it takes before data starts to flow once and/or object based expert systems (Software)
a command is received. Low CAS latency is faster than high
CAS latency (Hardware) CLIST: Command LIST
CL: Common Lisp CLK: CLocK

Programming language (Software) (Hardware)
CL: ConnectionLess CLL: ConnectionLess Layer

(Communication) CLLI: Common Language Location Identification
CLAR: Channel Local Address Register (Communication)

CLNAP CMP
CLNAP: ConnectionLess Network Access Protocol CM2: Communication Manager/2

CLNP: ConnectionLess Network Protocol CMA: Concert Multi-thread Architecture
The International Organization for Standardization's open
CMAK: Connection Manager Administration Kit
systems interconnection (OSI) protocol for providing the OSI
Connectionless Network Service (datagram service). CLNP is (Microsoft)
the OSI equivalent to Internet IP, and is sometimes called ISO CMB: Comment Me Back
IP.
(Net lingo) C
CLNS: ConnectionLess Network Service
CMC: Calypso Message Center
CLO: Chief Learning Officer
CMC: Common Mail Calls
CLOB: Character Large OBject
CMC: Common Messaging Call
(Databases)
CMC: Communication Management Configuration
CLOS: Common Lisp Object System
(Software) CMC: Complement Carry Flag
CLP: Cell Loss Priority CMC: Computer-Mediated Communication
In ATM cells, a bit that specifies whether a cell can be CMD: Circuit Mode Data
discarded, if necessary; for example, if network congestion or
policing occurs (Communication) CMD: CoMmanD
CLP: CLiPboard File name extension
File name extension CMF: Creative Music Format
CLP: Command Line Processor CMGM: Cisco Media Gateway Manager
CLP: Command Line Protocol (Software) (Cisco)
CLP: Constraint Logic Programming CMI: Control and Management Interface

(Communication)
CLR: Cell Loss Ratio
CMIP: Common Management Information Protocol
In an ATM network, the ratio of lost ATM Cells to transmitted
cells; measures the percentage of cells lost between two points The International Organization for Standardization's open
in the network. Cell loss is typically caused by severe network systems interconnection (OSI) network management protocol.
congestion; it can also result from bit errors in the cell header (Communication)
(Network) CMIS: Common Management Information System
CLR: Common Language Runtime CMISE: Common Management Information
(Software) (Microsoft) Service Element
CLR: Compensating Log Record CML: Chemical Markup Language
CLS: CLear Screen CML: Computer Managed Learning
CLS: Closed Loop Solution CML: Conceptual Modelling Language
CLS: Common Language Specification CML: Current Mode Logic
(Software)
CMM: Capability Maturity Model
CLSID: CLaSs IDentifier Strategy for improving the software process, irrespective of the
(Software) actual life-cycle model used (Software)
CLT: Cairo Local Time CMM: Conceptual Modeling Language
Timezone: GMT +2:00
CMMF: Certificate Management Message Format
CLTP: ConnectionLess Transport Protocol A PKIX format used to convey certificate requests and
Provides for end-to-end Transport data addressing (via revocation requests from end entities to certificate authorities
Transport selector) and error control (via checksum), but and to send a variety of information from certificate authorities
cannot guarantee delivery or provide flow control. to end entities
CLTS: Clear Task Switch Flag CMMS: Computerized Maintenance Management

Software
CLTV: Constant Linear Time Velocity
CMOL: CMip Over Llc
CLUI: Command Line User Interface
CMOS: Coats-Mellon Operational Specification
CLUT: Color LookUp Table
The color options in a graphics system, arranged by index CMOS: Complementary Metal Oxide
number. Typically, the system has a default color map. The Semiconductor
index of colors in the color map can be reallocated, however, Semiconductor manufacturing technology (Hardware)
depending on the application.
CMOS: Configuration Memory Operating System
CLV: Constant Linear Velocity
(Hardware) CMOT: CMip Over Tcp
An effort to use the International Organization for
CM: Communication Manager Standardization's open systems interconnection (OSI) network
(Communication) management protocol to manage TCP/IP networks. (Network)
CM: Configuration Managment CMOV: Conditional MOVe
(Software)
CMP: Cellular MultiProcessing
CM: Content Management Computer architecture (Hardware)
CM: Control Mark CMP: Certificate Management Protocol
CM: Corrective Maintenance CMP: Chip MultiProcessor
(Hardware)

CMP CODCF
CMP: CoMPare CNIDIR: Coalition for Networked Information

DIRectories
CMP: Container-Managed Persistence
(Software) CNIDR: Clearinghouse for Network Information
and Discovery and Retrieval
CMP: Cooperative Marketing Partner
CNM: Communications Network Management
CMPS: CoMPare word String
CMR: Cell Mis-insertion Rate
CNM: Customer Network Management C
In an ATM network, the total number of misinserted cells CNMA: Communications Network for
observed during a specified time interval divided by the time Manufacturing Applications
interval duration (Network)
CNMS: Compaq Netelligent Management Software
CMR: Common Mode Rejection (Compaq)
CMRR: Common Mode Rejection Ratio CNMS: Cylink Network Management System
CMS: Call Management Server CNN: Composite Network Node
CMS: Code Management System CNR: Carrier to Noise Ratio
CMS: Color Matching System CNR: Communication and Networking Riser
CMS: Compiler Monitor System (Hardware)
CMS: Content Management System CNR: Communication Network Riser

(Software) (Hardware)
CMS: Conversational Monitor System CNS: Complimentary Network Service
CMS: Cryptographic Message Syntax CNSS: Core Nodal Switching Subsystem
CMT: Connection ManagemenT CNT: CoNTents

File name extension
CMTL: Computer Memory Test Labs
(Organizations) CNTFET: Carbon NanoTube Field-Effect Transistor
(Hardware)
CMTS: Cable Modem Termination System
(Network) CNV: CoNVentional
CMU: Carnegie Mellon University CNVT: CoNVerT

(Organizations) CNX: Certified Network eXpert
CMVC: Configuration Management Version Control CO: Central Office
(IBM)
CO: Command Output
CMW: Compartmented Mode Workstation
CO: Connection Oriented
CMY: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow (Communication)
The CMY color model subtracts percentages of cyan, magenta,
and yellow to yield the desired colors. Subtracting 0 percent of CO: Convert Out
all three colors results in white; subtracting 100 percent of all CoA: Care Of Address
three colors results in black. (Hardware)
Temporary IP Address used by a mobile user when roaming
CMYK: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, blacK onto a foreign IP network. It is used within mobile IP and can
Color encoding scheme. The black provides deeper colors, either be leased from the HA (Home Agent) or FA (Foreign
expecially full black, compared with the CMY color model. Agent) (Network)
CN: Common Name COAST: Cache On A STick

The name used for objects in a directory. (Hardware)
CNA: Certified Novell Administrator COAST: Computer Operations, Audit, and Security
(Novell)
Technology
Laboratory in computer security research in the Computer
CNA: Communications Network Application Sciences Department at Purdue University
CNAPS: Co-processing Node Architecture for COB: Chip-On-Board
Parallel Systems
COB: Connected Online Backup
CNB: Connected Network Backup (Software)
On-line storage service
COBOL: COmmon Business-Oriented Language
CNC: Computerized Numerical Control Programming language (Software)
CND: Caller Number Delivery COCOMO: COnstructive COst MOdel
CNE: Certified Novell Engineer A technique for estimating the effort and duration of a software
project based on its estimated size created by Barry Boehm
(Novell)
(Software)
CNF: CoNFiguration
COCOT: Customer Owned Coin Operated
File name extension Telephone
CNG: CalliNG
COD: Cash On Delivery
CNI: Certified Novell Instructor
CODASYL: Conference On DAta SYstem Languages
(Novell)
(Organizations)
CNI: Common Network Interface CODCF: Central Office Data Connecting Facility

CODE COT
CODE: Campaign for an Open Digital Environment CONS: Connection-Oriented Network Service
International coalition of civil liberties groups and consumer
CONTAC: Central Office NeTwork ACcess
rights initiatives to protect the public's rights, innovation, and
competition against the proposed European Union Directive on COO: Chief Operating Officer
the Enforcement of Intellectual Property
COO: Cost Of Ownership
CODE: Client/server Open Development
COOL: Cobol Object Orientated Language
Environment
C
CODEC: COder/DECoder COP: Character-Oriented Protocol
CoE: Center Of Excellence COPA: Children Online Protection Act

Group of subject matter experts (Organizations) COPICS: Communications Oriented Production
COE: Central Office Equipment Information and Control System
(IBM)
COE: Common Operating Environment
COPP: Certified Output Protection Protocol
COE: Consistent Office Environment
COPPA: Child Online Privacy Protection Act
COEES: Central Office Equipment Engineering
System COPS: Common Open Policy Service
An IETF proposed standard defining a simple protocol for
COEM: Commercial Original Equipment provisioning QoS by outsourcing policy-based admission
Manufacturer control over requests for network resources (Network)
COFA: Change Of Frame Alignment COR: Common Object Runtime
(Communication) (Operating systems)
COFDM: Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division CORBA: Common Object Request Broker
Multiplexing Architecture
(Communication)
COREN: COrporation for Research and Enterprise
COFF: Common Object File Format Network
COG: Chip On Glass COS: Camera Operating System
(Hardware) (Operating systems)
COG: Component Obsolescence Group COS: Card Operating System
Advisory group connected with the maintence of older elctronic (Operating systems)
hardware including computer systems for specialist functions.
See also http://www.cog.org.uk/ (Organizations) CoS: Class Of Service
A category based on type of user, type of application, or some
COGO: COordinate GeOmetry other criteria that QoS systems can use to provide
Programming Language differentiated classes of service (Network)
COL: COLlision COS: Common Object Service
COL: Computer Oriented Language COS: Compatible Operating System
COLD: Computer Output to Laser Disc COS: Corporation for Open Systems
COLT: Connection Optimized Link Technology A vendor and user group for conformance testing, certification,
and promotion of International Organization for
(Communication) Standardization's open systems interconnection (OSI) products.
COLUG: Central Ohio Linux Users Group COSE: Combined Office Standard Environment
See www.colug.net (Organizations)
COSE: Common Open Software Environment
COM: COMmand
File name extension
COSIC: COmputer Security and Industrial
Cryptography
COM: COMmunication port (Organizations)
Serial port (Communication)
COSINE: Cooperation for Open Systems
COM: Component Object Model Interconnection Networking in Europe
COM: Computer Output Microfilm A program sponsored by the European Commission, aimed at
using open systems interconnection (OSI) to tie together
COMDEX: COMputer Dealers EXposition European research networks.
COMET: COrnell Macintosh Terminal Emulator COSMIC: COmon Software Measurement
(Software) International Consortium
Metric for software complexity evaluation. See
COMP: Compare
http://www.cosmicon.com (Organizations)
COMPAQ: COMPatibilty And Quality
COSMIC: COmputer Software Management and
Used to refer to the fact that their computers were both IBM PC Information Center
compatible and very reliable
(NASA)
COMSAT: COMmunications SATellite corporation
COSMOS: COmputer System for Mainframe
COMTI: Component Object Model Transaction OperationS
Integrator
COSS: Common Object Services Specification
(Microsoft)
COT: Central Office Terminal
CON: Console
Usually include keyboard and screen
CONCERT: COmmunications for North Carolina
Education, Research and Technology

COTS CRAM
COTS: Commercial Off-The-Shelf CPI-C: Common Programming Interface for

Software or hardware products that are ready-made and Communications
available for sale to the general public. They are often used as (IBM)
alternatives to in-house developments (Software)
CPIO: CoPy In/Out
COTS: Connection-Oriented Transport Service
CPL: Combined Programming Language
COW: Cluster Of Workstations
(Hardware)
CPL: Common Public License C
COW: Computer On Wheels CPL: Compressed Printer Language
(Hardware)
CP: Connection Processor
(Hardware)
CPL: Control PaneL
Control panel extension (Microsoft)
CP: Control Panel
CPL: Conversational Programming Language
CP: Control Point
CPL: Current Privilege Level
CP: Copy Protected
CPLD: Complex Programmable Logic Device
CP: Customer Premises
(Communication)
CPM: Cost Per Minute
CP/M: Control Program for Microprocessors CPM: Critical Path Method

(Operating systems) CPML: Call Policy Markup Language
CPA: Certified Public Accountant (Network)
CPA: Cost Per Action CPN: Compuserve Packet Network
CPA: Crown Print Auditor CPO: Chief Privacy Officer

(Hardware) (QMS) CPP: C Plus Plus (C++)
CPAN: Comprehensive Perl Archive Network Object-oriented programming language based on C. Also,
filename extension. (Software)
CPC: Constant Point Calculation
CPP: Corporate Preview Program
CPC: Cost Per Click (Microsoft)
CPCS: Check Processing Control System CPRM: Content Protection for Recordable Media
(IBM)
CPS: Certification Practice Statement
CPCS: Common Part Convergence Sublayer (Verisign)
CPD: Conseal Provate Desktop cps: Characters Per Second
Personal firewall (Network) Printing engine speed
CPE: Central Processing Element CPS: Cycles Per Second
CPE: Conseal Private Desktop CPSI: Configurable PostScript Interpreter
(Hardware)
CPSR: Computer Professionals for Social
CPE: Cover Page Editor Responsibility
File name extension
CPT: Command Pass Through
CPE: Customer Premises Equipment
CPTWG: Copyright Protection Technical Working
CPEX: Customer Profile EXchange Group
(Organizations)
CPFR: Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and
Replenishment CPU: Central Processing Unit
(Software) The part of the computer in which calculations and
manipulations take place. (Hardware)
CPG: Clock Pulse Generator
CPW: Commercial Processing Workload
CPH: Cost Per Hour
(IBM)
cpi: Characters Per Inch
CQA: Certified Quality Analyst
CPI: Clock Per Instruction
CR: Candidate Recommendation
CPI: Code Page Information
CR: Card Reader
(Hardware)
CPI: Common Part Indicator
CR: Carriage Return
CPI: Common Programming Interface Usually used as a control code or a terminator
(IBM)
CR: Command Register
CPI: Communication Programming Interface (Hardware)
(Communication)
CR: Content Redirection
CPI: Computer Private branch exchange Interface
CR/LF: Carriage Return/Line Feed
CPIC: Common Programming Interface for
CRAM: Card Random Access Memory
Communications
(Hardware)
(IBM)
CRAM: Challenge-Response Authentication
Mechanism
(Operating systems)

CRAM CSH
CRAM: Computerized Reliability Analysis Method CRT: Cathode Ray Tube

(Software) The CRT operates by firing an electron beam that strikes the
inside of the monitor's display surface, which is coated with
CRAM: Cyberspatial Reality Advancement phosphor. The phosphor glows briefly when excited by the
Movement beam. (Hardware)
CRAS: Cable Repair Administrative System CRTC: Canadian Radio-television and
CRAYON: CReAte Your Own Newspaper Telecomunications Commission
(Organizations)
C
CRC: Cyclic Redundancy Check
An error check in which the check key is generated by a cyclic
CRTC: Cathode Ray Tube Controller
algorithm. (Communication) (Hardware)
CRCG: Center for Research in Computer Graphics CRU: Customer Replaceable Unit
(Hardware)
CRD: CaRDfile
File name extension CRUD: Create, Retrieve, Update, Delete
CRDL: Character Repertoire Description Language CS: Cable Select
Describes a collection of characters defined in ISO/IEC 10646 Allows drives to determaine whether they are master or slave
or Unicode or default grapheme clusters defined in UAX#29 according to their position along the bus (Hardware)
CREN: Computer Research Education Network CS: Chip Select

(Hardware)
CREN: Corporation for Research and Education
Networking CS: Code Segment
CPU register (Hardware) (Intel)
CRF: Cable Retransmission Facility
CS: Computer Science
CRF: Commit-Reconcile and Fences
Mechanism-oriented memory model (Software) CS: Counter-Strike
See http://www.counter-strike.net/ (Games)
CRF: Cross Reference File
CS/SS: Card Service/Socket Service
CRFVC: Connection Related Function Virtual
Channel CS1: Capability Set 1
CRFVP: Connection Related Function Virtual Path CSA: Calendaring and Scheduling Api
(IBM)
CRI: Color Reproduction Indices
CSA: Communications Streaming Architecture
CRI: Cray Research, Inc.
Directly connects the Memory Controller Hub to the network
CRIMM: Continuity Rambus Inline Memory Module controller. With CSA-based motherboards, network data can be
A type of system RAM (Hardware) transferred at a much higher rate with lower latency
(Hardware) (Intel)
C-RIMM: Continuity - Rambus Inline Memory
Module CSAPI: Common Speller Application Program
Interface
(Hardware)
CRIN: Centre de Recherche en Informatique de CSAR: Channel System Address Register
Nancy CSC: Computer Sciences Corporation
CRISC: Complex-Reduced Instruction Set Company Name
Computer CSCC: Concurrent SuperComputing Consortium
CRISP: Complex-Reduced Instruction Set CSCW: Computer Supported Cooperative Work
Processor
CSD: Circuit-Switched Data
CRL: Certificate Revocation List
CSD: Computer Services Department
(Security)
CRM: Customer Relationship Management CSD: Corrective Service Diskette
(IBM)
CRME: Certified Remote Management Engineer
CSDC: Circuit Switched Digital Capability
CRMF: Certificate Request Message Format
CSDS: Circuit Switched Data Service
A PKIX format used for messages related to life-cycle
management of X.509 certificates. This format is a subset of CSE: Certified System Engineer
CMMF
CSER: Consortium for Software Engineering
CROM: Control Read-Only Memory Research
(Hardware) (Organizations)
CRP: Common Reference Platform C-SET: Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Display
CRS: Can't Remember Stuff CSFI: Communication Subsystem For
(Net lingo) Interconnection
CRS: Cell Relay Service CSG: Constructive Solid Geometry
CRS: Computerized Reservation System CSG: Consulting Services Group
CRS: Content Replication Service (Lotus)
(Microsoft) CSH: C SHell
Unix shell
CSH: Complementary Software House

CSI CSV
CSI: Command Sequence Introducer CSP: Crystal Server Pages

A page that contains HTML/VB/JavaScript that is processed by
CSI: CompuServe Incorporated
the Web Component Server in the Crystal Enterprise eBusiness
CSI: Computer Security Institute Framework (Software)
(Organizations) CSPDK: Cryptographic Service Provider
CSID: Calling Subscriber IDentification Developer's Kit
CSIRO: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial

(Software) (Microsoft) C
Research Organization CSPDN: Circuit Switched Public Data Network
CSIRT: Computer Security Incident Response CSPDU: Convergence Sublayer Protocol Data Unit
Team CSPM: Cisco Secure Policy Manager
(Security) (Cisco)
CSIv2: Common Secure Interoperability Version 2 CSR: Certificate Signing Request
Addresses the requirements of CORBA security for
interoperable authentication, delegation, and privileges CSRAM: Custom Static Random Access Memory
(Hardware)
CSL: Computer Sensitive Language
CSRG: Computer Systems Research Group
CSLIP: Compressed Serial Line Interface Protocol
(Organizations)
CSM: Cluster Systems Management
CSS: Cascading Style Sheets
CSS: Central Structure Store
CSM: Code Set Map
The CSS is an editable hierarchy of structures composed of
CSM: Communications Services Manager elements, attributes, and transformations. CSS elements are
drawing primitives such as lines and polygons and CSS
CSM: Control Strip Module attributes are qualities such as color and style.
CSMA: Carrier Sense Multiple Access CSS: Computer Sub System
(Communication)
CSS: Computer Systems Specialist
CSMA/CA: Carrier Sense Multiple
Access/Collision Avoidance CSS: Contact Start-Stop
(Communication) CSS: Content Scrambling System
CSMA/CD: Carrier Sense Multiple Copy protection scheme used for example with DVDs (Digital
Video Discs)
Access/Collision Detect
The access method used by local area networking technologies CSS: Content Services Switch
such as Ethernet. (Network) (Hardware) (Cisco)
CSMS: Customer Support Management System CSS: Continuous System Simulator
CSN: Card-Select Number CSS: Cross-Site Scripting
CSN: Compaq Service Network (Software)
(Compaq) CSS: Customizable Starter Site
CSNET: Computer Science NETwork (Microsoft)
Computer+Science Network. A large computer network, mostly CSS: Cybermedia Support Server
in the U.S. but with international connections. CSNET sites
include universities, research labs, and some commercial CSS2: Cascading Style Sheet 2
companies. Now merged with BITNET to form CREN. CSSM: Client-Server Systems Management
CSNW: Client Services for NetWare (IBM)
CST: Central Standard Time
CSO: Central Services Organization Timezone: GMT -6:00
CSO: Cold Start Only CST: Consolidated Service Test
In ISDN is a capability of a Network Terminator 1 (NT1) Enhances the way IBM tests and recommends maintenance
(Network) packages for z/OS and OS/390 software, including the major
subsystems (IBM)
CSP: Certified Systems Professional
CSTA: Computer-Supported Telephony
CSP: Chip-Scale Packaging Applications
CSP: Commercial Service Provider CSTB: Computer Science and Telecommunications
CSP: Commercial Subroutine Package Board
(Organizations)
CSP: Communicating Sequential Processes
CSTE: Certified Software Test Engineer
CSP: Component Service Provider
(Software)
CSP: Compucom Speed Protocol
CSTN: Color SuperTwist Nematic
CSP: Converged Service Provider LCD display technology (Hardware)
CSP: Cross System Product CSTS: Computer Supported Telecommunications
(IBM) Standard
CSP: Cryptographic Service Provider CSU: Channel Service Unit
CSUNET: California State University NETwork
CSV: Circuit-Switched Voice

CSV CUPID
CSV: Comma-Separated Value CTP: Convergence Technologies Professional

Vendor-neutral certification for IT professionals who have the
CSV: Common Services Verbs
core knowledge and skills required by equipment
(Microsoft) manufacturers, their channel partners, and end-users to sell
CSV: Computer System Validation and service convergence technologies
Process used mainly at pharmaceutical companies to ensure CTPA: Coax-to-Twisted-Pair Adapter
that systems are reliable and predictable
CTR: Common Technical Regulations C
CSW: Channel Status Word
(Hardware) (IBM)
CTRCO: Calculating, Tabulating, Recording
COmpany
CT: Computer Telephony The name of this company was changed to "International
(Hardware) Business Machines" by Thomas J. Watson, Sr.
CTAN: Comprehensive Tex Archive Network CTRL: ConTRoL
CTB: Cipher Type Byte CTS: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
CTB: Communication ToolBox CTS: Clear To Send
CTBS: Computer Telephony Business Solution RS-232 signal (Communication)
(Hardware) (IBM) CTS: Common Type System
CTC: Care To Chat CTS: Compatibility Test Suite
(Net lingo) (Software)
CTC: Certified Testing Center CTS: Component Transaction Server
CTC: Channel To Channel CTS: Computer Telephony Solution
CTC: Counter/Timer Chip CTS: Customer Telephone System
(Hardware)
CTSS: Compatible Time Sharing System
CTCA: Channel To Channel Adapter
CTSS: Cray Time Sharing System
CTCP: Client-To-Client Protocol
CTT: Care To Text
CTD: Cell Transfer Delay (Net lingo)
In an ATM network, measures the peak and mean delay that
CTT: Cartridge Tape Transport
cells experience while traveling from one point in the network
to another (Network) CTTC: Cartridge Tape Transport Controller
CTE: Charge Transfer Efficiency CTTY: Change TeleTYpewriter
(Hardware) MS-DOS command (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
CTE: Customer Termination Equipment CTW: Catch The Werb
(Network) Web organizer (Software)
CTEC: Certified Training and Education Centre CTY: Catch The Web
CTERM: Command TERMinal CU: Control Unit
CTF: Capture, Transform, and Flow (Hardware)
Data warehousing (Databases) CUA: Calendar User Agent
CTFT: Color Thin Film Transistor (Software)
LCD manufacturing technology (Hardware) CUA: Common Used Acronym
CTG: Cics Transaction Gateway CUA: Common User Access
CICS programs provide Web Services via the CTG (IBM)
CUA: Common User Application
CTI: Computer Telephony Integration
CUB: CUrsor Backward
(Microsoft)
CUD: CUrsor Down
CTL: Certificate Trust List
CUE: Custom Updates and Extras
CTL: Complex Text Layout
CUF: CUrsor Forward
CTM: Component Transaction Monitor
(Software) CUG: Closed User Group
(Network)
CTN: Can't Talk Now
(Net lingo) CUI: Character-oriented User Interface
CTO: Chief Technical Officer CUI: Common User Interface
(IBM)
CTOS: Cassette Tape Operating System
CUL: See You Later
CTOS: Computerized Tomography Operating
System Will get in touch later on (Net lingo)
CTOS: Convergent Technologies Operating System CUP: CUrsor Position
CTP: Capable To Promise CUPID: Completely Universal Processor I/o

Design
CTP: Community Technology Preview (AST)

CUPS DAC
CUPS: Common Unix Printing System CXI: Common X-windows Interface

Provides a portable printing layer for UNIX-based operating
cXML: Commerce eXtensible Markup Language
systems. It is developed and maintained by Easy Software
Products to promote a standard printing solution and is the Standard for setting up interactive online catalogs for different
standard printing system in MacOS X and most Linux buyers, where the pricing and product offerings are company
distributions (Operating systems) specific. Includes mechanisms to handle purchase orders,
change orders, status updates, and shipping notifications
CUR: CURsor
File name extension
CYA: Cover Your A** C
(Net lingo)
CUSI: Configurable Unified Search Interface
CYA: See YA D
CUSIP: Committee for Uniform Security (Net lingo)
Identification Procedures
CYL: CYLinder
CUSP: Commonly Used System Program
CYMK: Cyan-Yellow-Magenta-Black
CUT: Control Unit Terminal Color model
CUTE: Clarkston University Terminal Emulator
CUTS: Cassette User Tape System D
(Hardware) D&D: Drag & Drop
CUU: CUrsor Up (Software)
CV: CodeView D&I: Drop And Insert

Microsoft's format for debug indormation, embedded in the Refers to the cross connecting of Time-Division Multiplexing
object file or executable (Software) (Microsoft) (TDM) circuits. It allows you to take 64Kb DS0 channels from
one T1 and digitally cross connect them to 64Kb DS0 channels
CV: Curriculum Vitæ on another T1 (Communication)
CVE: Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures D&M: Design & Modeling

(Security) D/A: Digital/Analog
CVF: Compressed Volume File (Hardware)
CVGA: Color Video Graphics Array D/L: DownLoad

CVIA: Computer Virus Industry Association D/R: Direct/Reverse
CVM: C Virtual Machine D/S: Dhrystone per Second
Is a Java 2 virtual machine designed for devices needing the D2C: Decimal To Character
functionality of the Java 2 virtual machine feature set, but with
a smaller footprint (Sun) (IBM)
CVP: Content Vectoring Protocol D2D: Developer To Developer
CVS: Computer Vision Syndrome D2T2: Dye Diffusion Thermal Transfer

Printing technology
CVS: Concurrent Version System
Tool for keeping programs sources under control (Software)
D2X: Decimal To heXadecimal
(IBM)
CVT: ConVerT
D3D: Direct 3D
CVW: CodeView for Windows (Microsoft)
CW: Control Word DA: Data Administrator
CWA: Competitive Web Analysis DA: Desk Accessory
CWD: Change Working Directory (Software) (Apple)
CWD: Convert Word to Double word DA: Destination Address

CWDM: Coarse Wavelength-Division Multiplexing DA: Differential Analyzer
(Communication) A computer that uses interconnected integrators to solve
differential equations.
CWIS: Campus Wide Information System
DA: Directory Agent
CWIS: Community Wide Information System (Network) (Novell)
CWM: Common Warehouse Metamodel DAA: Data Access Arrangement
Standard interfaces that can be used to enable easy
interchange of warehouse and business intelligence metadata DAA: Decimal Adjust for Addition
between warehouse tools, warehouse platforms and warehouse
DAA: Digest Access Authentication
metadata repositories in distributed heterogeneous
environments DAB: Digital Audio Broadcasting
CWNA: Certified Wireless Network Administrator (Communication)
Entry-level certification is for those IT professionals who are DAC: Data Acquisition and Control
new to wireless networking but who want to come up to speed
quickly. DAC: Device Access Code
CWNP: Certified Wireless Network Professional DAC: Digital to Analog Converter
An electronic device used to convert discrete digital numbers to
CWO: Chief Web Officer
continuous analog signals. In contrast with Analog-to-Digital
CWSP: Certified Wireless Security Professional Converter (ADC). (Hardware)
Mid-level certification is for IT professionals who understand DAC: Discretionary Access Control
how to secure a wireless LAN from hackers and who know how
to protect the valuable information DAC: Dual Attachment Concentrator

DACL dB
DACL: Discretionary Access Control List DARMS: Digital Alternate Realization of Musical
A list used by the operating system's directory to control Symbols
access to its objects. A DACL consists of a list of security
identifiers (which identify users) and specific permissions for
DARPA: Defense Advanced Research Projects
each (Operating systems) (Microsoft) Agency
The U.S. government agency that funded the ARPANET.
DACS: Digital Access Control System (Organizations)
DAD: Desktop Application Director DART: Digital Audio Reconstruction Technology
(Borland)
DART: Dynamic Advertising Reporting and
DAE: Digital Audio Extraction Targeting D
daemon: Disk And Execution MONitor DAS: Data Acquisition System
(Operating systems) (Hardware)
DAF: Dynamic Authentication Filter DAS: Data Agent Server
DAFS: Direct Access File System DAS: Decimal Adjust for Subtraction
(Operating systems)
DAS: Direct Attached Storage
DAI: Distributed Artificial Intelligence Storage device that connects directly to a single server
DAL: Data Abstraction Layer DAS: Directory Assistance Service
DAL: Data Access Language DAS: Dual-Attached Station
DAL: Data Access Layer DAS: Dynamic Allocation Scheme
DAL: Disk Access Lockout DASD: Direct Access Storage Device
DAM: Data Acquisition and Monitoring DASH: Desktop and mobile Architecture for
DAM: Deferred Action Message System Hardware
(Software) (Microsoft) Suite of specifications that takes full advantage of the
DMTFâ??s Web Services for Management (WS-Management)
DAM: Digital Asset Management specification â?? delivering standards-based Web services
management for desktop and mobile client systems
DAM: Direct Access Mode
DASL: DAv Searching & Locating
DAM: Distributed Abstract Machine
Application of HTTP/1.1 forming a lightweight search protocol
DAM: Distributed Associative Memory to transport queries and result sets and allows clients to make
(Hardware) use of server-side search facilities
DAML: Darpa Agent Markup Language DASP: Drive Active, Slave Present
Language, developed as an extension to XML and the Resource DASP: Dynamic Adaptive Speculative Preprocessor
Description Framework (RDF), designed to facilitate the (Hardware)
concept of the Semantic Web. See also http://www.daml.org/
DASS: Distributed Authentication Security Service
DAML: Digital Added Main Line
(Communication) DAT: DATa
File name extension
DAMPS: Digital Advanced Mobile Phone System
DAT: Digital Audio Tape
D-AMPS: Digital Advanced Mobile Phone System
(Hardware)
Second Generation (2G) mobile phone system once prevalent
in Americas. Now considered end-of-life and mostly replaced DAT: Disk Array Technology
by GSM/GPRS and CDMA2000. (Communication)
DATEX: DATa EXchange
DAMQAM: Dynamically Adaptive Multicarrier
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation DAV: Data AVailable
(Hardware)
DAN: Disk Area Network
DAV: Digital Audio-Video
DAO: Data Access Object
DAV: Distributed Authoring and Versioning
Extension of the HTTP/1.1 protocol
DAO: Disk-At-Once
DAVIC: Digital Audio/VIdeo Council
CD recording methodology (Hardware)
(Organizations)
DAP: Data Access Page
DAVID: Digital Audio Video Interactive Decoder
(Databases) (Microsoft)
DAP: Developer Assistance Program DAW: Digital Audio Workstation
A computer whose function is devoted primarily to digital audio
DAP: Directory Access Protocol recording and production (Hardware)
(Network)
DAX: Developer Api eXtension
DAP: Dynamic Application Partitioning
DB: Data Buffer
DAPIE: Developers Application Programming
DB: DataBase
Interface Extensions
(Databases)
DAQ: Data AcQuisition
DB: DataBus
(Hardware)
Computer port (Hardware)
DARI: Database Application Remote Interface
dB: DeciBel
(IBM)
Intensity measurement unit, used mainly in the sound field

DB DCE
DB: Device Bay DBS: DataBase System

(Databases)
DB2: DataBase 2
(Databases) (IBM) DBS: Direct Broadcast Satellite
(Communication)
DBA: DataBase Administrator
(Databases) DBS: Duplex Bus Selector
DBA: Date Book Archive DBTG: DataBase Task Group
Filename extension Subcommittee of CODASYL (Organizations)
dBA: DeciBel Adjusted DBV: Digital Broadcast Video D
DBAC: DataBase Administration Center DBWR: DataBase WRiter
(Databases) (Oracle)
DBAS: DataBase Administration System
DC: Data Cartridge
DBB: Dynamic Bass Boost
(Hardware)
DbC: Design By Contract
DC: Data Collection
(Software)
DC: Data Communication
DBC: Device Bay Controller
(Communication)
DBCC: DataBase Consistency Checks
DC: Data Compression
(Databases)
DC: Data Control
DBCLOB: Double-Byte Character Large OBject
(Databases) DC: Device Context
(Operating systems)
DBCP: DataBase Connection Pool
(Software) DC: Device Control
DBCS: Delivery Bar Code Sorter DC: Direct Current
DBCS: Double-Byte Character Set DC: Domain Controller
(Network)
DBD: DataBase Driver
(Databases) DCA: Defense Communications Agency
The government agency responsible for the defense data
DBF: DataBase File
network (DDN). (Organizations)
File name extension
DCA: Digital Communications Associates
DBF: DataBase Format
(Databases) DCA: Distributed Communication Architecture
DBI: DataBase Interface DCA: Document Content Architecture

(Databases) Describes how a document is organized (tabulator, headers,
footers, ...) so it appears the same on different systems
DBIF: DataBase InterFace
(Databases)
DCA: Dynamic Cache Architecture
DBIS: Dun & Bradstreet Information Services DCAF: Distributed Console Access Facility
(IBM)
DBK: DocBooK
File name extension
DCAM: Digital CAMera
(Hardware)
DBLIB: DataBase LIBrary
DCAM: Direct Chip Attach Module
DBM: DataBase Manager DCB: Device Control Block

(Databases) DCB: Disk Coprocessor Board
DBME: DataBase Managment Environment (Novell)
DBMS: DataBase Management Environment DCC: Data Country Code

A software system facilitating the creation and maintenance of DCC: Digital Command Control
a data base and the execution of programs using the data base.
DCC: Digital Compact Cassette
DBNL: Dial Backup Network Link (Hardware) (Philips)
(Network)
DCC: Digital Content Creation
DBO: DataBase Owner
DCC: Direct Cable Connection
(Databases)
(Hardware)
DBP: DataBase Publishing
DCC: Direct Client Connection
DBPSK: Differential Binary Phase Shift Keying
DCC: Display Combination Code
(Communication)
dBr: DeciBel Relative DCCS: DisContiguous Shared Segments
Audio intensity measurement unit DCD: Data Carrier Detect
DBR: Dos Boot Record DCD: Database Connector Descriptor
DBRAD: Data Base Relational Application (Databases) (Oracle)
Directory DCD: Document Content Description
DBRM: DataBase Request Module DCE: Data Circuit-terminating Equipment

DCE DDML
DCE: Data Communication Equipment DCU: Delphi Compiled Unit

A type of hardware, such as a modem, that is responsible for (Software) (Borland)
encoding a digital signal for delivery to a compatible DCE
connected by a data link. In contrast with Data Terminal DD: Data Definition
Equipment (DTE) (Communication) (Databases)
DCE: Distributed Computing Environment DD: Data Dictionary

DCED: Distributed Computing Environment DD: Definition Description
Daemon HTML Tag
DCF: Data Communication Facility DD: Digital Display D

(IBM) DD: Double Density
DCF: Data Compression Facility DDA: Digital Differential Analyzer
DCF: Data Count Field A differential analyzer (DA) that uses digital representations for
(IBM) analog quantities.
DCF: Design rule for Camera Filesystem DDA: Distributed Data Access
DCF: Distributed Coordination Function DDA: Domain-Defined Attribute

(Communication) DDAP: Digital Distribution of Advertising for
DCF: Driver Configuration File Publications
(Lotus) User-driven organization working towards enabling the
universal exchange of digital ads throughopen process
DCI: Data Capture Interface integration and the use of accredited standards. See
http://www.ddap.org (Organizations)
DCI: Display Control Interface
DDB: Device Dependent Bitmap
DCL: Data Control Language
DDB: Device Descriptor Block
DCL: DeCLaration
DDBMS: Distributed DataBase Management
DCL: Device CLear System
DCL: Digital Command Language (Databases)
(DEC) DDC: Digital Data Channel
DCL: Digital Control Logic DDC: Display Data Channel
DCLU: Digital Carrier Line Unit DDCMP: Digital Data Communications Message
DCLZ: Data Compression Lempel-Ziv Protocol
(DEC)
DCM: Digital Carrier Module
DDCS: Distributed Data Connection Services
DCML: Dynamic Configuration Markup Language
(IBM)
DCNA: Data Communication Network Architecture
DDD: Direct Distance Dialing
DCO: Device Configuration Overlay
DDE: Direct Data Entry
Allows system vendors to purchase HDDs from different
manufacturers with potentially different sizes, and then DDE: Dynamic Data Exchange
configure all HDDs to have the same number of sectors Interprocess communication mechanism (Software) (Microsoft)
(Hardware)
DDEML: Dynamic Data Exchange Manager Library
DCO: Digitally Controlled Oscillator
(Microsoft)
(Hardware)
DDF: Data Decryption Field
DCOM: Distributed Component Object Model
(Microsoft)
DDF: Distributed Data Facility
DCP: Device Color Profile
(Software) DDF: Dynamic Data Formatting
(IBM)
DCP: Device Control Protocol
DDI: Device Driver Interface
DCS: Data Control System
An interface that facilitates driver portability across different
DCS: Desktop Color Separation UNIX system versions on SPARC hardware. (Operating
(Software) systems) (Sun)
DCS: Digital Cellular System DDI: Digital Document Interchange
DCS: Digital Cross-connect System DDI: Direct Dial In
DCS: Distributed Control System DDIM: Device Driver Initialization Model
DCT: DiCTionary DDK: Driver Development Kit

File name extension (Software)
DCT: Discrete Cosine Transform DDL: Data Definition Language

Mathematical function used by video encoders to achieve a DDL: Document Description Language
high compression ratio. (Software)
DDM: Distributed Data Management
DCT: Display Compression Technology (IBM)
DCU: Data Cache Unit DDMA: Distributed Direct Access Memory
DDML: Document Definition Markup Language

DDN DEU
DDN: Defense Data Network DECUS: Digital Equipment Corporation Users

Comprises the MILNET and several other Department of Society
Defense networks. (Network)
DEK: Data Encryption Key
DDNS: Dynamic Domain Name System
DEL: Data Extraction Language
(Network)
DEL: DELete
DDoS: Distributed Denial Of Service
(Network) DELNI: Digital Ethernet Local Network
Interconnect
DDP: Datagram Delivery Protocol
DDP: Distributed Data Processing
DELQA: Digital Ethernet Lowpower Q-bus D
network Adapter
DDP: Document-Driven Programming
DELSTR: DELete STRing
(Software)
(IBM)
DDR: Dance Dance Revolution
DELTA: Developing European Learning through
The most awesomest dance simulator around (Software) (Sony) Technology Advance
DDR: Dial on Demand Routing DELUA: Digital Ethernet Lowpower Unibus
(Network) network Adapter
DDR: Double Data Rate DELUG: DEutsche Linux User Group
Memory access architecture that supports data transfers on
both edges of each clock cycle, which doubles the memory DEMARC: Distributed Enterprise Managemant
chip's data throughput. DDR also consumes less power, which ARChitecture
makes it well-suited for use with notebook computers
(Hardware) DEMPR: Distributed Enterprise Management
ARChitecture
DDR: Dynamic Desktop Router
DEN: Directory Enabled Networking
DDR: Dynamic Document Review The DEN Initiative (see www.dtmf.org) is an effort to build
(Software) (Symantec) intelligent networks and networked applications that can
associate users and applications to services available from the
DDR-SDRAM: Double Data Rate - Synchronous
network according to a consistent and rational set of policies
Dynamic Random Access Memory (Network)
(Hardware)
DEN: Document Enabled Networking
DDR-SMII: Double Data Rate - Serial Media (Novell)
Independent Interface
(Network)
DENIM: Directory Enabled Net Infrastructure
Model
DDS: Data Description Specification (Network) (Novell)
DDS: Design Data Sheet DEP: Data Execution Prevention
DDS: Digital Data Storage Operating system feature that's new in Windows 2003 SP1 &
Windows XP SP2. It serves to prevent viruses and other
DDS: Digital Dataphone Service malicious code from ever executing (Operating systems)
(AT&T) (Microsoft)
DDS: Distributed Database Services DEPCA: Digital Ethernet Personal Computer-bus

Adapter
DDS: Distributed Directory Service
DEQNA: Digital Ethernet Q-bus Network Adapter
DDSA: Digital Data Service Adapter
DER: Distinguished Encoding Rules
DDT: Dynamic Debugging Tool
DEREP: Digital Ethernet REPeater
DDWG: Digital Display Working Group
(Organizations) DES: Data Encryption Standard
A commonly used algorithm developed by the U.S. National
DDX: Digital Data eXchange Bureau of Standards for encrypting and decrypting data.
DE: Device End DES: Data Entry Sheet
DEA: Data Encryption Algorithm DES: DEScription
DEA: Disposable Email Address Ffile name extension
DEB: Digital European Backbone DES: Domino Extended Search

(Network) File name extension (IBM)
DEBI: Dma Extended Bus Interface DESC: Defense Electronics Supply Center
(Hardware) DESPR: Digital Ethernet Single Port Repeater
DEC: DECrement DESTA: Digital Ethernet thin-wire STation Adapter
DEC: DEvice Clear DET: Device Execute Trigger
DEC: Digital Equipment Corporation DET: Directory Entry Table
DECNET: Digital Equipment Corporation A table on every network volume that contains directory
NETworking entries for each file on the volume. The table, stored in the
server's memory, enables quick access to the location of every
Network protocol
file (Novell)
DECT: Digital Enhanced Cordless
DEU: Defective End User
Telecommunications
Often described by IS support personnel (Net lingo)
(Communication)

DEUNA DILLIGAF
DEUNA: Digital Ethernet Unibus Network Adapter DGC: Distributed Garbage Collection
(Software)
DEV: DEVice
DGIS: Direct Graphics Interface Standard
DF: Data Field
DGP: Dissimilar Gateway Protocol
DF: Destination Field
DGR: Dynamic Growth and Reconfiguration
DF: Device Flag
(Artecon)
DF: Double Flag
DGUX: Data General UniX
DFC: Data Flow Control
DH: Diffie-Hellman D
DFD: Data Flow Diagram SSL key exchange method
DFDR: Digital Flight Data Recorder DHCF: Distributed Host Command Facility
(Hardware)
DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DFDSM: Data Facility Distributed Storage A system that assigns different IP addresses to devices each
Management time they connect to the network. DHCP can support a mix of
static and dynamic IP addresses (Network)
DFDSS: Data Facility Data Set Services
(Software) (IBM) DHL: Dynamic Head Loading
DfE: Designed For Environment DHP: Dr. Halo Picture
File name extension
DFE: Desktop Functional Equivalent
(Compaq) DHTML: Dynamic HyperText Markup Language
DFHSM: Data Facility Hierarchical Storage DI: Data In
Manager DI: Destination Index
(IBM)
Processor register (Hardware) (Intel)
DFI: Digital Facility Interface DIA: Document Interchange Architecture
DFM: Design For Manufacturability DIANE: DIrect Access Network for Europe
(IBM)
DIB: Device Independent Bitmap
DFM: Device Fault Manager
File format for raster bitmaps (Microsoft)
Provides real-time fault analysis for Cisco devices (Software)
(Cisco) DIB: Directory Information Base
DFN: Dedicated Frogans Network DIB: Dual Independent Bus
See http://www.frogans.com/ (Software) (Hardware)
DFN: Deutsches ForschungsNetz DIBOL: DIgital Business Oriented Language

DFP: Data Facility Product DIC: DICtionary
File name extension
DFP: Digital Flat Panel
(Hardware) DIC: Digital Interface Controller
DFP: Distributed Functional Plane DICE: Dolby's Interactive Content Encoding
DFPI: Digital Flat Panel Initiative DICE: Dynamic Internet Configuration
Environment
DFR: Double Frequency Recording
(Hardware) DID: Direct Inward Dialing
DFS: Direct File System DIDS: Distributed Intrusion Detection System
DFS: Distributed File System DIF: Data Interchange Format
(Operating systems) DiffServ: DIFFerential SERVices
DFS: Domino Fax Server Allows providers to allocate different levels of service to
(Software) (Lotus) different users of the Internet (Network)
DFS: Dynamic File System DIFMOS: Double Injection Floating gate Metal
Oxyde Semiconductor
(Operating systems) (Sun)
DFSMS: Data Facility Storage Management System DIFS: Dcf Inter-Frame Spacing
(IBM) (Communication)
DFT: Design For Testability DIG: Domain Internet Groper

(Network)
DFT: Diagnostic Function Test
DII: Dynamic Invocation Interface
DFT: Discrete Fourier Transform (Software)
DFT: Distributed Function Terminal DIIP: Direct Interrupt Identification Port
DFU: Data File Utility DIL: Dual In Line
DGA: Direct Graphics Access Pin organization in ICs (Hardware)
A method of arbitrating access to the display between XGL and DILLIGAF: Do I Look Like I Give A F***?
X11/NeWS server. This allows XGL to talk directly to the frame
Sometimes used by tech support people (Net lingo)
buffer, which results in maximum performance.
DILLIGAF: Does It Look Like I Give A F**ck
DGC: Data General Corporation
(Net lingo)
Data General produced minicomputers and was featured in the
book "Soul of a New Machine" by Tracey Kidder (Organizations)

DIME DM
DIME: Desktop Integrated Media Environment DKMS: Dynamic Kernel Module Support
Designed to create a framework where kernel dependent
DIME: Direct Internet Message Encapsulation
module source can reside so that it is very easy to rebuild
DIME: DIrect Memory Execute modules as you upgrade kernels (Operating systems) (Dell)
(Hardware) DL: Definition List
DIME: Dual Independent Map Encoding HTML Tag
DIMM: Dual In line Memory Module DL: Distribution List

(Hardware) DL: DownLoad
DIN: Deutsche Industrie Norm DL: Dual Layer
D
German standards organization (Organizations) (Hardware)
DIO: Data Input-Output DL/1: Data Language 1
DIP: Datacenter Infrastructure Provider (IBM)
DIP: Dialup Internet Protocol DL/1: Data Language/1

DIP: Digital Imaging Processing DLA: Drive Letter Access
(HP)
DIP: Dual Inline Pin
Refers to the physical geometry of an integrated circuit or DLB: Dynamic Load Balancing
other electronic package; rectangular, with pins on the two
DLC: Data Line Card
longer sides (Hardware)
(Hardware)
DIPP: Dual Inline Pin Package
DLC: Data Link Control
Refers to the physical geometry of an integrated circuit or
other electronic package; rectangular, with pins on the two DLC: Digital Loop Carrier
longer sides (Hardware)
(Hardware)
DIR: DIRectory DLCI: Data Link Connection Identifier
DIS: Draft International Standard Identifies the Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC) connections from
the user to the frame relay cloud. Assigned by the service
DIS: Dynamic Impedance Stabilization provider (Communication)
DISA: Data Interchange Standards Association DLD: Display List Driver
DISA: Direct Inward System Access DLE: Data Link Escape
DISI: Directory Information Services DLL: Dynamic Link Library
Infrastructure (Software) (Microsoft)
(Network)
DLL: Dynamic Link Loader
DISM: Digital Interface Standards for Monitors
DLM: Distributed Lock Manager
(Hardware)
DISOSS: DIStributed Office Support System DLM: Dynamic Link Module
(IBM) DLP: Digital Light Processing
DISP: DISPlacement DLP: Discrete Logarithmic Problem
DISP: Domino Internet Starter Pack DLPI: Data Link Provider Interface
(IBM) The SVR4 STREAMS-based kernel-level interface that supports
the services of the Data Link Layer for both connection-mode
DISP: Dutch Independent Shareware Programmer and connectionless-mode services. (Network)
DIT: Directory Information Tree DLR: Dos Lan Requester
A graphical display of an organization's directory structure,
sites, and servers, shown as a branching structure. The top- DLR: Dynamic Link Routine
level (root) directory usually represents the organization level (Software)
DIU: Digital Interface Unit DLS: Data Link Switching
DIV: DIVide (IBM)
DIVE: Direct Interface Video Extension DLS: Dos Lan Services

(IBM) (Network)
Divx: DIgital Video eXpress DLS: DownLoadable Sample

(Hardware) DLSCAP: Data Link Switching Client Access
Protocol
DIW: D-Inside Wire
(Network)
(AT&T)
DLSW: Data Link SWitching
DIX: Dec, Intel, Xerox
DLT: Digital Linear Tape
DIY: Do It Yourself
(Hardware)
(Net lingo)
DLU: Dynamic Local User
DIZ: Description In Zip
(Network) (Novell)
File name extension
dLVQ: Dynamic Learning Vector Quantizer
DKI: Driver Kernel Interface
An interface between the UNIX system kernel and different DLZ: Digital Lempel-Ziv
types of drivers. DKI consists of a set of driver-defined Compression algorithm
functions that are called by the kernel. These functions are
entry points into a driver. (Operating systems) DM: Delta Modulation

DM DNHR
DM: Desktop Management DMO: Distributed Management Object

This OLE server exposes representations of SQL Server
DM: Disconnect Mode
database objects (tables, stored procedures, server properties,
DM: Distributed Memory and so on), many of which are usually modified through
Transact-SQL (Databases) (Microsoft)
DM: Document Management
DMOS: Double-diffused Metal Oxide
DMA: Digital Music Aggregator Semiconductor
DMA: Dimensional Media Associates (Hardware)
DMP: Dot Matrix Printer
DMA: Direct Memory Access
The transfer of data directly into memory without supervision
D
DMPC: Distributed Memory Parallel Computer
of the processor. The data is passed on the bus directly
between the memory and another device. In contrast with DMPP: Distributed Memory Parallel Processor
Direct Virtual Memory Access (DVMA). (Hardware)
DMQS: Display Mode Query and Set
DMA: Document Management Alliance (IBM)
DMAC: Direct Memory Access Controller DMS: Data Management Software
(Hardware)
DMS: Defense Messaging System
DMACS: Distributed Manufacturing Automation & Global messaging system used for transfer of non-classified
Control Software and classified data (for example, encrypted emails) (Software)
DMAPI: Dictation Macro Application Programming DMS: Desktop Management Suite
Interface (Seagate)
(Software)
DMS: Digital Multiplexed System
DMB: Dhtml Menu Builder
DMS: Distributed Media Services
Used to idetify a DHTML/Javascript menu building tool called
DHTML Menu Builder. Also used in the extension of the DMS: Document Management System
application's project files (Software)
DMSCMS: Display Management System
DMB: Digital Multimedia Broadcasting
DMSD: Digital MultiStandard Decoding
DMB: Domain Master Browser
DMSDK: Digital Media Software Development Kit
(Network)
(Software) (SGI)
DMC: Desktop Multimedia Conferencing
DMSS: Distributed Mass Storage System
DMCA: Digital Millennium Copyright Act
DMT: Discrete MultiTone
DMD: Device Manager Driver
DMTF: Distributed Management Task Force
DMD: Digital Micromirror Device The DMTF is the industry organization that is leading the
(Hardware) (TI) development, adoption and unification of management
standards and initiatives for desktop, enterprise and Internet
DMD: Directory Management Domain environments (Organizations)
DMDF: Distributed Management Data Facility DMU: Data Manipulation Unit
DME: Dictionary Module Editor DMVT: Dynamic Video Memory Technology
(CAI) (Hardware) (Intel)
DME: Direct Memory Execution DMY: Day Month Year
DME: Distributed Management Environment DMZ: De-Militarized Zone
DMF: Digest Message Format LAN segment between two firewalls (Network)
DMF: Distribution Media Format DN: Distinguished Name

(Microsoft) DN: DowN
DMG: Data Management Group DNA: Digital Network Architecture
The department that manages data. (DEC)
DMI: Definition of Management Information DNA: Distributed interNet Application
DMI: Desktop Management Interface (Microsoft)
DMI: Digital Multiplexed Interface DNAfs: Distributed interNet Application for

Financial Services
DMIF: Delivery Multimedia Integration Framework
(Microsoft)
DMK: Dynamic Management Kit
DNC: Direct Numerical Control
(Sun)
DNC: Dynamic Network Controller
DML: Data Manipulation Language
(Databases) DNCP: DecNet Control Protocol
DMM: Digital MultiMeter DNCRI: Division of Networking and
(Hardware) Communication Research and Infrastructure
DMM: Direct Mail Manager DnD: Do Not Disturb

(Software) (Microsoft) Used in chat rooms (Net lingo)
DMMS: Dynamic Memory Management System DnD: Drag aNd Drop

(Software)
DNHR: Dynamic Non Hierarchical Routing

DNI DPL
DNI: Decnet Network Interface DOLAP: Desktop OnLine Analytical Processing

DNIC: Data Network Identification Code DOM: Document Object Model
Popular, standardized way of manipulating XML data
DNIS: Dialed Number Identification Service
DOMAIN: Distributed Operating Multi Access
DNJ: Developer Network Journal
Interactive Network
(Microsoft)
DOMF: Distributed Object Management Facility
DNLC: Directory Name Lookup Cache
(HP)
Unix file cache (Operating systems) (Sun)
DNM: Distributed Network Management
DOOM: Decentralized Object-Oriented Machine D
(Software) DoS: Denial Of Service
(Network)
DNP: Distributed Network Protocol
DOS: Disk Operating System
DNR: Digital Noise Reduction
(Operating systems)
(Hardware)
DoSBS: Denial Of Service By Service
DNR: Domain Name Resolver
The practice of making large numbers of legal accesses to a
(Network)
computer's public interface (i.e. web site) with the intention of
DNS: Digital Nervous System slowing or crashing the system. Hence Denial of Service By
Service - the serving computer cannot keep up with the
(Microsoft)
demands (Network)
DNS: Domain Name System
DOSEM: Disk Operating System EMulation
The process that translates Internet domain names (such as
www.acronyms.ch) into IP addresses (Network) DOT: Design Oriented Technology
DNSBL: Domain Name System Black List DOT: DOcument Template
DNSSEC: Domain Name System SECurity Filename extension
(Security) DOV: Data Over Voice
DNSSEC: Domain Name System SECurity (Communication)
extensions DOVBS: Data Over Voice Bearer Service
Technique for securing the Domain Name System. It is a set of (Communication)
extensions to DNS, which provide end-to-end authenticity and
integrity and was designed to protect the Internet from certain DOW: Day Of Week
attacks. See also http://www.dnssec.net/
DOW: Direct OverWrite
DNSWL: Domain Name System White List
DP: Data Processing
DO: Data Out
DP: Defect Prevention
DO: Distributed Objects (Software)
(Operating systems)
DP: Detection Point
DOA: Dead On Arrival
DPA: Demand Protocol Architecture
Service to replace malfunctioning devices (Hardware)
(3Com)
DOA: Dead Or Alive
DPA: Document Printing Architecture
(Games)
DPAM: Demand Priority Access Method
DOC: Declaration Of Conformity
DPAREN: Data PARity ENable
DOC: DOCument
File name extensions DPB: Drive Parameter Block
DOCSIS: Data Over Cable Service Internet DPBC: Delivery Point Bar Code
Specification US Mail system to speed mail sorting, increase delivery
accuracy, and reduce postage costs
DOCSV: Data Over Circuit-Switched Voice
DPC: Deferred Procedure Call
DOD: Department Of Defense
(Organizations)
DPC: Direct Program Control
DOD: Direct Outward Dialing DPDT: Double Pole Double Throw

(Communication) DPE: Distributed Processing Environment
DOE: Distributed Objects Environment DPI: Data Processing Information
DOE: Distributed Objects Everywhere DPI: Digital Phone Interface
DPI: Distributed Protocol Interface
DOI: Domain Of Interpretation
dpi: Dots Per Inch
DOIP: Dial Other Internet Providers Resolution Measurement
(IBM)
DPKG: Debian PacKaGe
DOIT: Disabilities, Opportunities, Binary software package for installation on Debian GNU/Linux.
Internetworking and Technology Also, the software installation program (Operating systems)
DO-IT: Disabilities, Opportunities, DPKT: Dynamic Public Key Technology

Internetworking and Technology
DPL: Descriptor Privilege Level
DOJ: Department Of Justice
DPL: Distributed Program Link
(Organizations)
(IBM)

DPM DRP
DPM: Defects Per Million DRAC: Dell Remote Assistant Card

Interface card from Dell Inc that provides out-of-band
DPM: Demand Planning Module
management facilities. The controller has its own processor,
(Software) memory, battery, network connection, and access to the
DPM: Digital Panel Meter system bus (Hardware) (Dell)
(Hardware) DRAM: Dynamic Random Access Memory
DPMA: Data Processing Management Association A type of semiconductor random-access memory that stores
information in integrated circuits that contain capacitors.
(Organizations) Because capacitors lose their charge over time, the dynamic
DPMI: Dos Protected Mode Interface RAM must be periodically "refreshed" or recharged. (Hardware)
D
(Operating systems) DRAS: Dynamic Remote Access Service
DPMS: Display Power Management Signaling (Microsoft)
(Hardware) DRAW: Direct Read After Write
DPMS: Dos Protected Mode Services DRB: Dram Row Boundary
DPNPH: Data Packet Network-Packet Handler DRC: Design Rule Checks
DPO: Data Phase Optimization DRD: Data Reading Device
DPOF: Digital Print Order Format DRD: Digital Ruggedized Display
DPP: Distributed Parallel Processing (Hardware)
DPRAM: Dual-Ported Random Access Memory DRDA: Distributed Relational Database

A type of random access memory that allows multiple reads or Architecture
writes to occur at the same time (Hardware) (Databases)
DPRG: Dallas Personal Robotics Group DRDAAS: Distributed Relational Database

United States' oldest club involved in amateur robotics Architecture Application Server
(Organizations)
DR-DOS: Digital Research Disk Operating System
DPROP: Data PROPagator
DRDRAM: Direct Rambus Dynamic Random
(IBM) Access Memory
DPS: Desktop Purchasing System (Hardware)
Buy-side electronic commerce system which supports the DRDW: Direct Read During Write
procurement process of indirect goods and services
DRE: Document Rendering Engine
DPS: Digital Pixel Sensor
Collection of Java classes that can be used to define an abstract
(Hardware)
document and render it in PDF or HTML. A document consists
DPS: Display PostScript of a collection of elements such as text, lists (bulleted,
numbered, plain), tables, images, fonts, color, etc. (Software)
DPS: Document Processing System (IBM)
DPSK: Differential Phase Shift Keying DREN: Defense Research and Engineering
(Communication) Network
(Network)
DPST: Double Pole Single Throw
DRF: Data Recovery Field
DPT: Distributed Processing Technology
In NTFS file encryption keys are stored there (Operating
(DPT)
systems) (Microsoft)
DPtoTP: Display Coordinates TO Tablet
DRI: Declarative Referential Integrity
Coordinates
(Databases)
Coordinates conversion
DRI: Defense Research Internet
DPV: Distributed Partitioned View
Joins horizontally partitioned data from a set of member tables DRI: Digital Research Incorporated
across one or more servers, making the data appear as if from
DRK: Devnet Resource Kit
one table (Databases) (Microsoft)
(Software) (Macromedia)
DQDB: Distributed Queue Dual Bus
DRM: Destination Release Mechanism
DQL: Data Query Language
DRM: Digital Rights Management
DQP: Distributed Query Processor Copy-protection scheme
(Databases)
DRM: Distributed Resource Management
DQPSK: Differential Quadrature Phase Shift
Keying DRMOS: Digital Rights Management Operating
System
(Communication)
DR: Data Received DRMU: Digital Remote Measurement Unit
DR: Disaster Recovery DRO: Data Request Output

Process or plan by which a business would recover it's IT DRO: Destructive Read-Out
systems in the case or a major incident (disaster)
DRP: Decnet Routing Protocol
DR.BOND: Dial-up Router Bandwidth ON Demand
DRP: Distribution and Replication Protocol
(NEC)
The goal of the DRP protocol is to significantly improve the
efficiency and reliability of data distribution over HTTP

DRS DSL2
DRS: Data Replication Service DSBAM: Double-SideBand Amplitude Module

Service to move data between members of a server cluster
DSBM: Designated Subnet Bandwidth Manager
(Software)
A device on a managed subnetwork that acts as the Subnet
DRS: Document Registration System Bandwidth Manager for the subnetwork to which it is attached
(Network)
DRS: Driver ReSource
File name extension DSC: Digital Still Camera
(Hardware)
DRU: Disc Remastering Utility
Tool designed to create a customized copy of the Ubuntu Linux DSC: Document Structuring Convention
Distribution (Operating systems)
DSC: Document Structuring Conventions
D
DRV: device DRiVer DSCP: Differentiated Services Code Point
File name extension
(Network)
DRV: DRiVe
DSD: Data Stream Direct
DRW: Drawing
DSD: Data Structure Diagram
File name extensions
DSDD: Double Sided, Double Density
DS: Data Segment
CPU register (Hardware) (Intel) DSDL: Document Schema Definition Language
Its goal is to bring together different validation-related tasks
DS: Data Send and expressions to form a single extensible framework that
DS: Data Server allows technologies to work in series or in parallel to produce a
single or a set of validation results
DS: Data Strobe
DSDM: Drop Site Database Manager
(Hardware)
A process (not the sending client) responsible for maintaining a
DS: Database Server registry or database of potential drop sites for drag and drop
(Databases) operations.
DS: Differentiated Service DSDP: Device Software Development Platform

A IETF standard for a small, well-defined set of per-packet Provides an extensible, standards-based platform to support all
building blocks from which a variety of services may be built, phases of the device software (embedded) development
thereby providing a framework for delivering quality of service process, including hardware bring-up, platform software
(QoS) in networks (Network) development, and embedded application software development
(Software)
DS: Digital Science
DSE: Data Storage Equipment
(Hardware) (Kodak)
DSE: Directory Services Environment
DS: Digital Services
Contains a list of Naming Contexts and Application Partitions
DS: Digital Signal maintained by a Domain Controller (Operating systems)
(Microsoft)
DS: Digital Studio
(Sony) DSEA: Display Station Emulation Adapter
DS: Directory Service DSF: Dispersion Shifted Fibre

(Network) Optical fiber type (Communication)
DS: Direct-Sequence DSHD: Double Sided, High Density

IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN access method (Communication) DSI: Defense Simulation Internet
DS: Distribution Service DSI: Distributed Storage Infrastructure
DS: Double-Sided DSI: Dynamic Systems Initiative
(Hardware) Microsoft's technology strategy for products and solutions that
DS/PPM: Direct Sequence/Pulse Position help businesses enhance the dynamic capability of its people,
process, and IT infrastructure using technology (Microsoft)
Modulation
(Hardware) DSIG: Digital SIGnature
(Security)
DS0: Digital Signaling Zero
(Communication) DSIMM: Dual Single Inline Memory Module
DS3D: DirectSound 3D DSIS: Distributed Support Information Standard
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) DSL: Dialogue Scripting Language
DSA: Digital Signature Algorithm DSL: Digital Subscriber Line
DSA: Digital Storage Architecture (Communication)
DSA: Directory System Agent DSL: Distributed Service Logic

The software that provides the X.500 directory service for a DSL: Domain Specific Language
portion of the directory information base. Generally, each DSA
is responsible for the directory information for a single A programming languge created to solve a specific type of
organization or organizational unit. problem (Software)
DSA: Distributed Systems Architecture DSL: Dual Stress Liner

Technology by AMD and IBM to strain silicon chips to enhance
DSA: Dynamic Scalable Architecture their performance (Hardware)
DSAP: Destination Service Access Point DSL: Dynamic Simulation Language
DSAV: Dr. Solomon's Anti Virus DSL2: Downloadable Sounds Level 2

DSLAM DTLB
DSLAM: Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer DSS: Decision Support System
(Hardware)
DSS: Digital Signature Standard
DSLCP: Dynamically Switched Link Control
DSS: Direct Station Selector
Protocol
(Hardware)
(Network)
DSS: Distributed Security Service
DSLR: Digital Single-Lens Reflex
(Hardware) DSSI: Digital Standard Systems Interconnect
(DEC)
DSM: Directory Service Migration
DSSLL: Differentiated Services over Specific Link D
DSM: Discrete Sequence Modulation Layers
DSM: Distributed Shared Memory A system for mapping between Differentiated Services and
(Hardware) other bandwidth-management protocols such as 802.1p and
ATM (Network)
DSMA: Digital Sense Multiple Access
DSSS: Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
DSM-CC: Digital Storage Media - Command and (Communication)
Control
DSSSL: Document Style Semantic and
DSML: Directory Services Markup Language Specification Language
DSMN: Directory Service Manager for Netware International standard for associating processing with SGML
(Operating systems) documents
DSN: Data Source Name DST: Daylight Saving Time

(Databases) DSTN: Double-layer SuperTwist Nematic
DSN: Delivery Service Notification LCD display technology (Hardware)
DSN: Developer Support News DSU: Data Service Unit
DSN: Distributed Systems Network DSU: Digital Service Unit
DSO: Data Source Object DSVD: Digital Simultaneous Voice and Data
(Databases) (Communication)
DSO: Decision Support Object DSW: Data Status Word
DSO: Digital Storage Oscilloscope DSW: Device Status Word

An oscilloscope with a built-in memory used to store electronic DSX: Digital Signals Cross-connect
waveforms (Hardware)
DT: Definition Term
DSO: Dynamic Shared Object HTML Tag
(Software)
DT4DTD: DataTypes For Document Type Definition
DSOM: Distributed System Object Model
DTA: Direct Tape Access
(Seagate)
DSP: Development Service Provider
DTA: Disk Transfer Area
DSP: Dictionary Server Protocol
(Network)
DTAP: Direct Transfer Application Part
DSP: Digital Signal Processor DTB: Data Transfer Bus

Part of the VMEbus specification that contains data and address
A computer oriented toward math-intensive applications, often
pathways and associated control signals. Functional modules
a single chip or small chip set. (Hardware)
called DTB masters and DTB slaves use the DTB to transfer
DSP: Digital Sound Processor data between each other. (Hardware)
(Hardware) DTC: Design-Time Control (or Component)
DSP: Directory Synchronization Protocol (Software)
(Lotus) DTC: DeskTop Conferencing
DSP: Document Services for Printing DTC: Distributed Transactions Coordinator
DSP: Domain-Specific Part (Databases) (Microsoft)
(Network) DTCP: Digital Transmission Content Protection
DSPT: Display Station Pass-Thru DTD: Document Type Definition
(IBM)
DTE: Data Terminal Equipment
DSQD: Double Sided, Quad Density That part of a data station that serves as a data source, data
DSR: Data Set Ready sink, or both, and provides for the data communication control
function according to protocols. In contrast with Data
Serial port signal (Communication)
Communication Equipment (DCE). (Communication)
DSR: Device Status Register DTE: Dumb Terminal Emulator
DSR: Device Status Report
DTF: Distributed Test Facility
DSRI: Digital Standard Relational Interface
DTL: Dialogue Tag Language
DSRL: Document Schema Renaming Language (IBM)
Provides a mechanism whereby users can assign locally
DTL: Diode Transistor Logic
meaningful names to XML elements, attributes and entities
without having to completely rewrite the DTD or schema to Semiconductor manufacturing technology (Hardware)
which they are required to conform DTLB: Dual Translation Lookaside Buffer

DTLL DVI-V
DTLL: Data Type Library Language DUN: Dial-Up Networking

Specifies libraries of datatypes using an XML language. The (Network)
schema for this language is defined in This International
Standard using the compact syntax of the RELAX NG schema DUNCE: Dial Up Network Connection
language, as defined by Annex C of ISO 19757:2 Enhancement
(Network)
DTM: Deterministic Turing Machine
DUP: DUPlex
DTM: Digital Terrain Mapping
Used in SCSI interface for split backplane (Hardware)
DTM: Distributed Transaction Monitor
DUT: Device Under Test
DTM: Document Table Model D
DUW: Distributed Unit of Work
Interface to a document model designed specifically for the
(IBM)
needs of Apache's XPath and XSLT implementations. The
motivation behind this model is to optimize performance and DV: Digital Video
minimize storage (Software)
DVB: Digital Video Broadcasting
DTMF: Dual Tone MultiFrequency
(Communication)
Use of two simultaneous voice-band tones for dial (such as
touch tone) (Hardware) DVC: Desktop Video Conferencing
DTML: Document Template Markup Language DVC: Digital Video Camera
(Hardware)
DTMS: Data Transformation Management System
DVD: Deutsche Vereinigung für Datenschutz
DTO: Data Transfer Object
An "envelope" used to transport any kind of data between tiers DVD: Digital Video (or Versatile) Disk
of systems (Software) (Hardware)
DTO: Day-Time Organizer DVD+MRW: Digital Video (or Versatile) Disk-
(Software) Mount rainier ReWritable
DTP: Data Tools Platform Standard that enables native OS support of data storage on
DVD+RW. This makes the technology far easier to use and
Provides extensible frameworks and exemplary tools, enabling allows the replacement of the floppy. See http://www.mt-
a diverse set of plug-in offerings specific to particular data- rainier.org/ (Hardware)
centric technologies and supported by the DTP ecosystem
(Software) DVD+RW: Digital Video (or Versatile) Disk-
ReWritable
DTP: DeskTop Publishing
(Hardware)
DTP: Distributed Transaction Processing
DVD-A: Digital Video (or Versatile) Disk-Audio
DTR: Data Terminal Ready (Hardware)
DVD-MMVFF: Digital Versatile Disc MultiMedia
DTR: Data Transfer Rate Video File Format
DTR: Dedicated Token Ring DVD-R: Digital Video Disk-Recordable
(Network)
DVD-RAM: Digital Versatile Disk - Random Access
DTR: DeskTop Reproduction Memory
DTR: Draft Technical Report A read-write DVD (Hardware)
DTS: Data Transformation Service DVD-ROM: Digital Versatile Disk - Read Only
(Databases)
Memory
A read only DVD (Hardware)
DTS: Developer Technical Support
(Software) (Sun)
DVD-RW: Digital Video (or Versatile) Disk-
ReWritable
DTS: Digital Theater Surround (Hardware)
DTS: Distributed Time Service DVE: Digital Video Effect
DTS: Distributed Traffic Shaping D-VHS: Digital Video Home System
(Cisco)
DVI: DeVice Independent
DTSS: Dartmouth Time Sharing System File name extension
DTU: Demand Transmission Unit DVI: Diagonal Viewable Image
DTV: DeskTop Video (Hardware)
DTV: Digital TeleVision DVI: Digital Video Interactive

(Hardware) DVI: Digital Video Interface
DTVC: DeskTop Video Conferencing Specification to interface digital flat panels with host PCs
(Hardware)
DU: Disk Usage
DVI-A: Digital Video Interface-Analog
DUA: Directory User Agent (Hardware)
The software that accesses the X.500 directory service on
behalf of the directory user. The directory user may be a DVI-D: Digital Video Interface-Digital
person or another software element. (Hardware)
DUAT: Direct User Access Terminal DVI-I: Digital Video Interface-Integrated

(Hardware)
DUL: Dialup Users List
Project to encourage good e-mail behaviour and accountability DVI-V: Digital Video Interface-Vga
without denying regular e-mail. See http://mail-abuse.org/dul/ (Hardware)

DVL EAPI
DVL: Digital Video Link DXTC: DirectX Texture COmpression

(Microsoft)
DVM: Digital Volt Meter
(Hardware) DXVA: DirectX Video Acceleration
DVMA: Direct Virtual Memory Access
A mechanism to enable a device on the SBus to initiate data DYE: Damn Your Eyes
transfers between it and other SBus (Net lingo)
devices, such as system memory. Contrast with Direct Memory
Access (DMA). (Hardware) DYNSLT: DYNamic SeLecT
DVMRP: Distance Vector Multicast Routing
(IBM)
D
Protocol
(Network) E
E: Exa
E
DVOF: Digital Video Over Fiber
Prefix for 10 power 18 (or, in IT parlance, 2 power 60)
DVR: device DriVeR
File name extension E&M: Ear & Mouth
Trunking arrangement generally used for two-way switch-to-
DVR: Digital Video Recorder switch or switch-to-network connections (Hardware)
(Hardware)
E2E: End-To-End
DVRMP: Distance Vector Multicast Routing The ability of a network to deliver service needed by a specific
Protocol network application from end-to-end, with the ability to
(Network) provide both class of service and reserved bandwidth for
different types of network traffic (Network)
DVX: Digital Voice eXchange
E3: Electronic Entertainement Expo
DW: Data Warehouse
(Databases) E4X: Ecmacript For Xml
set of programming language extensions adding native XML
DW: Display Write support to ECMAScript. See also http://www.ecma-
Word Processor (Software) (IBM) international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-357.htm
(Software)
DW: Double Word
Four consecutive bytes (32 bits) EA: Effective Address
DWA: Data Warehousing Alliance EA: Enterprise Agreement
(Databases) (Microsoft) Licensing scheme (Microsoft)
DWC: Data Warehouse Catalog EA: Escrowed Authenticator

Data warehousing (Databases) EA: Extended Attribute
DWDM: Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (IBM)
(Communication) EAB: Enterprise Application Builder
DWF: Design Web Format (Software)
Fast, efficient way to distribute design data to anyone who EADAS: Engineering and Administrative Data
needs it. With Autodesk Express Viewer, a small, free, Acquisition System
downloadable application, you can view and print that rich data
(Software) (Autodesk) EADASNM: Engineering and Administrative Data
DWG: DraWinG Acquisition System Network Management
File name extension EADT: East Australian Daylight Time
DWM: Diskless Workstation Management Timezone: GMT +10:00
DWMT: Discrete Wavelet MultiTone E-ADT: Extended Abstract Data Type

(Software)
DWT: Discrete Wavelet Transform
EAGLES: Expert Advisory Group on Language
DX: DirectX Engineering Standards
EAI: Enterprise Application Integration
DX: DupleX
EAM: Enterprise Asset Management
(Communication)
(Software)
DXB: Drawing eXchange Binary
EAM: Evanescent Access Method
File name extension (Autodesk)
DXC: Data eXchange Control EAN: European Article Number
Bar code standards family
DXF: Data eXchange File
EAP: Early Adopter Program
DXF: Drawing Exchange Format
EAP: Enterprise Application Platform
File name extension
(Software)
DXI: Data eXchange Interface
EAP: Extensible Authentication Protocol
An interface to frame relay networks (Communication)
(Security)
DXL: Domino Xml Language
EAPI: Extended Application Programming
(IBM)
Interface
DXPC: Differential X Protocol Compressor (Software)
Dxr: Dynamic eXtended Resolution
(Hardware) (Creative Labs)

EAPoL ECM
EAPoL: Extensible Authentication Protocol Over EBML: Extensible Binary Meta Language
Lan Simple, XML-like binary language for describing data in
(Security) structured style. See http://ebml.sourceforge.net/
EAR: Enterprise ARchive EBNF: Extended Backus-Naur Form

Filename extension (Software) EBPP: Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment
EAR: External Access Register Allows customers of commerce institutions to view and pay
their bills online
EARL: Enhanced Address Recognition Logic
Is a custom Catalyst 5000 family switch component similar to EBROM: Electronic Book Read Only Memory
the learning bridge or content-addressable memory (CAM) of EBSS: Extended Basic Service Set
other types of network switches and routers (Hardware) (Cisco)
Wireless network with more than one wireless access point
EARN: European Academic Research Network (Network) E
A network using BITNET technology connecting universities EBT: Electronic Benefits Transfer
and research labs in Europe. (Network)
ebXML: Electronic Business eXtensible Markup
EAROM: Electrically Alterable Read Only Memory
Language
(Hardware)
This standard aims at creating a modular electronic business
EARS: Electronic Access to Reference Services framework using XML. It is the product of a joint initiative by
the United Nations (UN/CEFACT) and the Organization for the
EARS: Electronic Authoring and Routing System Advancement of Structured Information Systems (OASIS)
(DEC)
EC: Electronic Commerce
EARS: Explicit Archive and Retrieval System
EC: Error Control
EAS: Enterprise Access Server
EC: European Community
EAS: Enterprise Agreement for S/390
EC: Exchange Carrier
(Software) (IBM)
(Communication)
EASI: Enhanced Asynchronous Scsi Interface
ECAF: European Certification Authority Forum
EAST: East Australian Standard Time
ECAL: Enjoy Computing And Learn
Timezone: GMT +10:00
ECAT: Electronic Card Assembly and Test
EAT: End Around Test
(IBM)
Also known as a wrap test, returns output signal to input line
(Hardware) ECB: Electronic CodeBook
EATA: Enhanced Advanced Technology bus ECB: Event Control Block
Attachment A data structure used to control sending and receiving of
packets in a Novell Network (Operating systems) (Novell)
EAX: Environmental Audio eXtensions
(Hardware) (Creative Labs) ECC: Electrical Connectivity Checks
EB: ExaByte ECC: Elliptic Curve Cryptography
1024 petabytes Technology for public key cryptosystems, providing the highest
security-to-key size ratio (Security)
EBASIC: Extended Beginners All-purpose
Symbolic Instruction Code ECC: Error Checking and Correction
Programming language (Software) The detection, in the processing unit, and correction of all
single-bit errors, plus the detection of double-bit and some
EBC: Eisa Bus Controller multiple-bit errors.
EBCDIC: Extended Binary Coded Decimal ECC: Error Correction Code
Interchange Code
ECD: Enhanced Color Display
Charachter encoding scheme (IBM)
ECD: Enhanced Compact Disk
EBCT: Electron Beam Computed Tomography
Character encoding scheme ECDL: European Computer Driving Licence
The ECDL Foundation works to promote an International
EBD: Emergency Boot Disk certification of industry-standard computing skills. See
EBDI: Enhanced Background Debug Interface http://www.ecdl.com (Organizations)
(Hardware) (Motorola) ECF: Enhanced Connectivity Facilities
EBDS: Enhanced Background Debug Software ECHO: European Commission Host Organization
EBF: Emergency Bug Fix ECHS: Extended Cylinders, Heads, Sectors
(Software) Enables use of hard drives up to 8.4 GB in size (Hardware)
EBF: Engineering Bug Fix ECHT: European Conference on Hypermedia
(Sybase) Technology
EBI: Equivalent Background Input ECI: External Call Interface
EBI: Extended Background Investigation (IBM)
EBI: External Bus Interface ECL: EClectic Language

(Hardware) ECL: Emitter Coupled Logic
EBIP: Enterprise Business Intelligence Portal Semiconductor manufacturing technology (Hardware)
EBKAC: Error Between Keyboard And Chair ECLF: Extended Common Log Format
Pronounced 'ebb-kak', is used to describe user errors -- (Network)
"obviously an EBKAC error" (Net lingo) ECM: Electronic Control Module

ECM EDOC
ECM: Electronic Counter Measures ED: Erase Display

(Hardware)
ED: Extra-high Density
ECM: Endpoint Congestion Management 2.88 MB floppy disk (Hardware)
(Network)
EDA: Electronic Design Automation
ECM: Enterprise Commerce Management
EDA: Embedded Document Architecture
ECM: Enterprise Content Management
EDA: Event Driven Architecture
ECM: Entity Coordination Management Software architecture pattern promoting the production,
detection, consumption of, and reaction to events (Software)
ECM: Error-Correction Mode
EDAC: Electromechanical Digital Adapter Circuit
ECMA: European Computer Manufacturing
Association EDB: Embedded DataBase E
(Organizations) EDB: External Data Bus
ECML: Electronic Commerce Modeling Language (Hardware)
ECMP: Equal Cost Multipath Protocol EDC: Easy Data Communication

(Network) (Communication)
ECN: Electronic Communications Network EDC: Electronic Digital Computer

ECN: European Counter Network EDC: Enhanced Data Correction
ECN: Explicit Congestion Notification EDC: Error Detection and Correction
(Network) EDC: Error Detection Code
ECNE: Enterprise Certified Netware Engineer EDD: Enhanced Disk Drive
(Novell) Mechanism to match x86 BIOS device names (e.g. int13 device
ECO: Engineering Change Order 80h) to Linux device names (e.g. /dev/sda, /dev/hda). EDD is
a project of a T13 committee (Operating systems)
Hardware minor revisions, usually in the days of
minicomputers, where a change wasn't made to the PCB layout EDDC: Extended Distance Data Cable
(which would probably carry the major revision number/letter),
e.g. to correct a problem found in operation and approved and EDE: Encrypt-Decrypt-Encrypt
recorded by HQ staff (Hardware)
EDFA: Erbium Doped Fibre Amplifier
ECOM: Electronic Computer Originated Mail (Communication)
ECOOP: European Conference on Object EDGAR: Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and
Orientated Programming Retrieval
ECP: Enhanced Communication Protocol EDGE: Enhanced Data-rate for Gsm Evolution
ECP: Extended Capabilities Port EDI: Electronic Data Interchange
(Hardware)
EDI: Electronic Document Interchange
ECPA: Electronic Communication Privacy Act (DEC)
ECPP: Enterprise Collaborative Processing Portal EDID: Extended Display Identification Data
ECR: Enterprise Content Repository (Hardware)
ECR: Enterprise Customer Resource EDIF: Electronic Design Interchange Format

A standard file format for exchanging CAD data.
eCRM: Electronic Customer Relationship
Management EDIFACT: Electronic Data Interchange For
Administration Commerce and Transport
A complete view of customer interactions, stored in electronic
format for review and data manipulation (Software) EDIINT: Electronic Data Interchange-Internet
ECS: Element Construction Set INTegration
Java API for generating elements for various markup languages Standard detailing a set of protocols and requirements to
it directly supports HTML 4.0 and XML, but can easily be package, secure, communicate and authenticate transactions
extended to create tags for any markup language (Software) over the Internet in an interoperable manner
ECS: Enhanced Chip Set EDIT: Emulsion Direct Imaging Technology

(Hardware)
ECS: Enterprise Control Station
EDL: Edit Decision List
ECS: Event Communication Service
EDLC: Ethernet Data Link Control
ECSA: Exchange Carriers Standards Association
EDM: Electronic Document Management
ECTF: Enterprise Computer Telephony Forum
Brings together the best industry thinkers on the planet to EDM: Engineering Data Management
deliver on a shared vision in the computer telephony industry EDM: Enterprise Data Model
to allow for open access to a diversity of communications
Data warehousing
products and services. See also http://www.ectf.org/
(Organizations) EDM: Environmental Descriptor Manager
ECTL: Electronic Communal Temporal Lobe (Databases)
ECTS: European Consumer Trade Show EDMS: Electronic Document Management System
ECU: Eisa Configuration Utility EDO: Extended Data Output
Memory manufacturing technology (Hardware)
ED: End Delimiter
EDOC: Enterprise Distributed Object Computing
ED: Enhanced Density

EDODRAM EICAVR
EDODRAM: Extended Data Out Dynamic Random EET: Eastern European Time
Access Memory Timezone: GMT +1:00
(Hardware)
EF: Expedited Forwarding
EDOS: Enhanced Disk Operating System A Per-Hop Behavior in the Differentiated Service standard,
Mmeory manufacturing technology used to create a virtual leased line service (Network)
EDP: Electronic Data Processing EFA: Extended File Attribute

EDP: Extended Dos Partition EFCI: Explicit Forward Congestion Indication
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) EFF: Electronic Frontier Foundation
EDPM: Electronic Data Processing Machine EFI: Electromechanical Frequency Interference
EDPS: Electronic Data Processing System EFI: Electronics For Imaging E
EDPT: Enhanced fixed Disk Parameter Table EFI: Extensible Firmware Interface
(Hardware) Specification that defines a new model for the interface
EDR: External Developer Release between operating systems and platform firmware
EDRAM: Extended Dynamic Random Access EFI: External Functional Interface

Memory EFIGS: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish
(Hardware)
EFL: Emitter Follower Logic
EDS: Electronic Data Systems (Hardware)
EDSAC: Electronic Delay Storage Automatic EFM: Eight to Fourteen Modulation
Computer
EFM: Ethernet First Mile
EDSF: Electronic Document Systems Foundation (Network)
See www.edsf.org (Organizations)
E-FORM: Electronic FORM
EDSRA: Earth Data System Reference Application
EFS: Encrypting File System
EDT: Eastern Daylight Time (Operating systems)
Timezone: GMT -5:00
EFSP: Enhanced Fax Service Provider
EDTV: Enhanced Definition TeleVision
EFT: Electronic Funds Transfer
(Hardware)
EDU: Engine Dispatchable Unit EFT: Euro FileTransfer
(Databases) EFTPoS: Point Of SaleElectronic Funds Transfer at
Point Of Sale
EDVAC: Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic
Computer EFTS: Electronic Funds Transfer at Point Of Sale
First stored-program digital computer
EGA: Enhanced Graphics Adapter
EDW: Enterprise Data Warehouse Video specification for a resolution of 640x350 pixels in 16
colors (Hardware)
EE: Extended Edition
(IBM) EGP: Exterior Gateway Protocol
A reachability routing protocol used by gateways in a two-level
EEA: Extended Enterprise Applications internet. EGP is used in the Internet core system. (Network)
(Software)
EGREP: Extended Global Regular Expression Print
EEC: Extended Error Correction
EGS: Enhanced Graphics System
EEG: ElectroEncephaloGram
EGSM: Extended Global System for Mobile
EEI: Equipment to Equipment Interface communications
EEL: Epsilon Extension Language (Communication)
EEM: External Expansion Module EHCI: Enhanced Host Controller Interface

(Hardware)
EEMA: European Electronic Messaging Association
(Organizations) EHF: Encoding Header Field
EEMAC: Electrical & Electronic MAnufacturers of EHF: Extreme High Frequency

Canada EHLLAPI: Emulator High-Level Language
EEMS: Enhanced Expanded Memory Specification Application Programming Interface
(Operating systems) EIA: Electronic Industries Alliance
EEP: Entry Exit Procedure High-tech association that represents the full spectrum of U.S.
electronics and high-tech industry manufacturers. See also
EEPRO: Ethernet Express PRO http://www.eia.org (Organizations)
Network interface card (Hardware) (Intel)
EIAJ: Electronic Industry Association of Japan
EEPROM: Electrically Erasable Programmable (Organizations)
Read Only Memory
EiB: ExbIByte
A non-volatile PROM that may be written to as well as read
from. (Hardware) Unit of measurement, introduced by the International
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), correspondig to 1024 PiB
EES: Escrow Encryption Standard
EICAVR: European Institute for Computer Anti-
EESP: Enterprise Extended Services Portal Virus Research

EIDE EMMP
EIDE: Enhanced Integrated Drive (or Device) ELS: Entry Level System
Electronics
ELSA: ELektronische SAchen
Bus architecture (Hardware)
German hardware manufacturer (Hardware)
EIGRP: Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing
ELSNET: European Language and Speech NETwork
Protocol
Cisco proprietary routing protocol loosely based on their EM: ElectroMagnetic
original IGRP. EIGRP is an advanced distance-vector routing
protocol, with optimizations to minimize both the routing
EM: Electronic Mail
instability incurred after topology changes (Network) (Cisco) EM: EMphasis
EIM: Electronic Image Management HTML tag
EIO: Enhanced Input/Output EM: End of Medium

EIP: Enterprise Information Portal EM: Enterprise Management
E
(IBM) EM: Expanded Memory
EIR: Equipment Identity Register EM: Extensions Manager
A database containing a list of all valid IMEIs on the network
(Communication) EMA: Electronic Mail Association
EIS: Enterprise Information System EMA: Enterprise Management Architecture
EIS: European Information System EMA: Enterprise Memory Architecture

(Operating systems)
EIS: Executive Information System
EMACS: Editing MACroS
EISA: Extended Industry Standard Architecture
PC bus architecture (Hardware) E-MAIL: Electronic MAIL
EISE: Extended Intergration Support Environment EMB: Enhanced Master Burst

ADA project aimed to provide a real-time simulation of a EMB: Extended Memory Block
generic aircraft, together with the significant environmental
factors EMBARC: Electronic Mail Broadcast to A Roaming
Computer
EISS: Europaeisches Institut für SystemSicherheit
EMBM: Environment-Mapped Bump Mapping
EITAAC: Electronic and Information Technology
Access Advisory Committee EMC: ElectroMagnetic Compatibility
(Organizations) EMC: E-Mail Connection
EJB: Enterprise Java Bean EMC: Emergency Management Card
(Software) (Sun) (Hardware) (Intel)
EJC: Electronic Journal of Communication EMC: Enhanced Memory Chip
EKP: Enterprise Knowledge Portal EMC: Extended Math Coprocessor
(IBM)
EMEA: Europe, Middle East and Africa
EL: ElectroLuminescent
(Hardware) EMF: Eclipse Modeling Framework
Modeling framework and code generation facility for building
EL: Erase Line tools and other applications based on a structured data model.
See also http://www.eclipse.org/emf/ (Software)
EL1: Extensible Language One
EMF: ElectroMagnetic Field
ELAN: Emulated Local Area Network
EMF: Enhanced MetaFile
ELC: Embedded Linking and Control
File format for graphics (Microsoft)
ELD: Electronic License Distribution
EMF: Extensible Message Format
ELEC: Enterprise Local Exchange Carrier
EMI: ElectroMagnetic Interference
ELF: Electronic Location Finder
EMI: Enhanced Multilayer Image
ELF: Executable and Linking Format Cisco's multicast routing implentation permits any host to send
(Software) a packet but only members of the multicast group to receive it
if "EMI" is enabled on the Stack Master. (Network) (Cisco)
ELF: Extremely Low Frequency
(Hardware) EML: Element Management Layer
ELH: Entity Life History EML: EMaiL
Filename extension used by MS Outlook Express (Software)
ELI: Embedded Lisp Interpreter (Microsoft)
ELIC: Electronic Library Information Center EMM: Expanded Memory Manager
ELINT: ELectronic INTelligence EMM: Extended Memory Management
ELK: Extension Language Kit EMMA: European MultiMedia Award
ELLIS: EuLisp LInda System EMMA: Extensible MultiModal Annotation
ELM: ELectronic Mail Markup language intended for use by systems that provide
(Network) semantic interpretations for a variety of inputs, including but
not necessarily limited to, speech, natural language text, GUI
ELOD: Erasable Laser Optical Disk and ink input. See also http://www.w3.org/TR/emma/
ELP: Equational Logic Programming EMMP: Enterprise Mission Management Portal

EMO EPIC
EMO: Exchange Messaging Outlook EOF: End Of File

A particular character, usually a Control-D, that tells the
EMP: ElectroMagnetic Pulse
system it has reached the end of the file.
(Hardware)
EOF: Enterprise Object Framework
EMR: ElectroMagnetic Radiation
(Software) (Apple)
EMR: Electronic Medical Record
EOI: End Of Input
(Software)
EOI: End Of Interrupt
EMR: Enhanced Metafile Record
EOI: End Or Identify
EMS: Electronic Mail System
EOJ: End Of Job
EMS: Electronic Messaging Service
EMS: Element Management System
EOL: End Of Line E
(Software) EOL: End Of List
EMS: Energy Management System EOM: End Of Message
(Communication)
EMS: Enhanced Message Service
EON: Edge Of Network
EMS: Entrust Messaging Server
(Network) (IBM)
(Security)
EON: Extranet Object Network
EMS: Expanded Memory Specification
(Network)
(Software)
EOP: End Of Procedure
EMSAPI: Extended Messaging Services
Application Programming Interface EOR: Electro-Optical Reconnaissance
EMSC: Electronic Mail Standards Committee EOR: Exclusive OR
Also XOR
EMT: Eastern Mediterranean Time
Timezone: GMT +2:00 EOS: Earth Observing System
(NASA)
EMV: Europay, Mastercard and Visa
EOS: Ecc On Simm
EMWAC: European Microsoft Windows nt
(Hardware)
Academic Centre
EOS: Electrical OverStress
EMX: Enterprise Messaging eXchange
Electrically overstressing and damaging a device or component
(Lotus)
by too much voltage or current (Hardware)
EN: Europa Norm EOS: End Of String
ENA: Electronic Networking Association EOS: Extended Operating System
ENA: Extended Network Addressing EOSDIS: Earth Observing System Data and
ENC: ENCoded Information System
File name extension (NASA)
ENC: Enterprise Naming Context EOT: End Of Table

ENDC: European Network Design Center EOT: End Of Tape
(Hardware)
ENDEC: ENcoder/DECoder
EOT: End Of Text
ENDS: END of Segment
EOT: End Of Transmission
ENIAC: Electronic Numerical Integrator And
(Communication)
Computer
First fully electronic digital computer EoU: Ease Of Use
ENL: EndNote Library EOUG: European Oracle User Group
File extension for EndNote Program used in bibliographies EoVDSL: Ethernet Over Very high bit rate Digital
(Software)
Subscriber Line
ENQ: ENQuiry (Communication)
ENS: Enterprise Network Services EP: ElectroPhotographic
ENSS: Exterior Nodal Switching Subsystem Laser printing technology (Hardware)
ENT: Enterprise Network Tools EP: Exchange Provider

(Communication)
EO: Europe Online
EPA: Enhanced Performance Architecture
EOA: End Of Address
(Communication)
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
(Organizations)
EOB: End Of Block
(Communication)
EPAC: Enhanced Perceptual Audio Coder
EOC: End Of Character EPD: Early Packet Discard

(Network)
EOC: End Of Conversion
EPIC: Eclipse PlugIn Central
EOD: End Of Data (Software)
EOD: Erasable Optical Disk EPIC: Electronic Privacy Information Center

EPIC ESE
EPIC: Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing ERIN: Environmental Resources Information

Network
EPL: Effective Privilege Level
ERLL: Enhanced Run Length Limited
EPL: Electronic switching system Programming
Language ERM: Enterprise Relationship Management
EPLD: Electrically Programmable Logic Device ERM: Enterprise Resource Management
(Hardware) (Software)
EPM: Enhanced editor for Presentation Manager ERM: Entity-Relationship Model
(IBM)
ERMA: Electronic Recording Method, Accounting
EPM: Enterprise Print Manager
ERMS: Email Response Management System
An OS/390 software solution for management of printers and
print jobs in addition to the various printing functions. The host EROM: Erasable Read Only Memory
E
data, AFP as well as line data, are converted into printer data
streams such as PCL5 and PostScript (Software) EROS: Earth Resources Observation System
EPM: Enterprise Process Management ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning

(IBM) Integrates all data and processes of an organization into a
unified system. Although the initialism ERP originated in the
EPO: Electronic Public Offering manufacturing environment, today's use of the term ERP
systems has much broader scope
ePO: EPolicy Orchestrator
McAfee tool that delivers real-time information and application ERR: ERRor
integration for network, desktop, and server security (Security) ERU: Emergency Recovery Utility
EPOS: Electronic Point Of Sale (Microsoft)
Electronic cash registers and their software used in stores ES: Enterprise Suite
EPP: Enhanced Parallel Port (Software)
(Hardware) ES: Extended Services
EPR: EndPoint Reference ES: Extra Segment
Combination of Web services elements that define the address
for a resource in a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
header (Software) ESA: Enterprise Systems Architecture
EPRI: Electric Power Research Institute (IBM)
(Organizations) ESA: European Space Agency
EPROM: Erasable Programmable Read Only (Organizations)
Memory ESB: Enterprise Service Bus
A non-volatile memory chip that is programmed
after they it is manufactured. EPROMs differ from PROMs in that ESC: Eisa System Component
they can be erased (generally by exposing the semiconductor ESC: ESCape
material to the ultraviolet light) and can be reprogrammed
after having been erased. (Hardware) ESC/P: Epson Standard Code for Printers
EPRPI: Enhanced Primary Rate Peripheral (Epson)
Interface ESCD: Extended System Configuration Data
EPS: Encapsulated PostScript ESCM: Extended Services Communications
A file format for graphics and text supported by several Manager
graphics drawing applications. (Adobe) (IBM)
EPSF: Encapsulated PostScript Files ESCON: Enterprise System CONnection
EPSI: Encapsulated PostScript Interchange Architecture (IBM)
A version of the encapsulated PostScript format that describes ESCSI: Embedded Small Computers System
an image using a standard text file. (Adobe) Interface
EQD: English Query Domain Bus architecture (Hardware)
Filename extension (Databases) (Microsoft) ESD: Electronic Software Distribution
EQP: EQuiPment ESD: ElectroStatic Discharge
ER: Entity Relationship (Hardware)
ER: Error Resilience ESD: Emergency Startup Disk

Technique that make systems more robust against errors (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
ER: Explicit cell Rate ESDI: Enhanced Small Device Interface

ER/RC: Extended Result/Response Code ESDRAM: Enhanced Synchronous Dynamic
Random Access Memory
ERA: Extended Registry Attributes
(Hardware)
ERA/O: Embedded Remote Access Option
ESDS: Entry Sequenced Data Set
(Hardware) (Dell)
ESE: Exchange Server Enterprise
ERAS: Electronic Routing and Approval System
(Microsoft)
ERD: Emergency Repair Disk
ESE: Extensible Storage Engine
ERD: Entity-Relationship Diagram Stores all active directory objects (Operating systems)
(Microsoft)
ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center

ESF ETTb
ESF: Extended SuperFrame ESS: Enterprise Survivable Server

Allows customers to place backup ESS servers at key locations
ESI: Edge Side Include
throughout their enterprise. An ESS server is capable of taking
(Software) over for the entire enterprise or, just a portion of the enterprise
ESI: End System Identifier in the event that some type of outage has occurred
ESI: Enhanced Serial Interface ESS: Extended Service Set

Communication specification (Hayes) (Communication)
ESIS: End System to Intermediate System ESSID: Extended Service Set IDentifier
(Communication)
ES-IS: End System to Intermediate System
The International Organization for Standardization's Open
ESSL: Engineering and Scientific Subroutine
Library
Systems Interconnection (OSI) protocol by which end systems
announce themselves to intermediate systems. (Software) (IBM)
E
ESM: Enterprise Security Manager EST: Eastern Standard Time
Scalable security policy compliance and host-based Timezone: GMT -5:00
vulnerability assessment tool (Software) (Symantec)
ESTO: Equipment Superior To Operator
ESM: Enterprise System Management When a computer seems to have a mind of its own. For
example, when you watch it spam all 800 people in your
ESM: European Satellite Multimedia
contact list and you can't stop it (Net lingo)
ESM: External Storage Module
ESTT: E-mail Server Test Tool
A Sun external unit that contains disk or tape drives and that
Ziff-Davis labs test suite for email servers
can be connected to a desktop SPARCstation system.
(Hardware) (Sun) ESU: ElectroStatic Unit
ESMA: Extended Server Memory Architecture ET: Enhancement Technology
(Operating systems)
ETACS: Extended Total Access Communication
ESMD: Embedded Storage Module Disk System
ESMD: Enhanced Storage Module Device (IBM)
ESME: External Short Message Entity ETANN: Electrically Trainable Analog Neural
Network
(Communication)
Chip (Intel)
ESMR: Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio
ETB: End of Transmission Block
ESMTP: Extended Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
ETC: Electronic Toll Collection
ESN: Electronic Security Number
ETC: Enhanced Throughput Cellular
ESN: Electronic Serial Number Cellular modem protocol (AT&T)
ESN: Electronic Switched Network etc: Essential Text Configuration
ESNET: Energy Sciences NETwork In any unix (and variants like linux) system the /etc directory
(Operating systems)
ESO: Equipment Superior to Operator
(Net lingo)
ETF: Enriched Text Format
ESP: Emulation Sensing Processor ETFTP: Enhanced Trivial File Transfer Protocol
ESP: Encapsulated Security Payload ETIS: European Telecommunications Information

Service
(Network)
ESP: Enhanced Serial Port ETL: Extract, Transform and Load
(Databases)
(Hardware)
ESP: Enhanced Service Provider ETLA: Extended Three Letter Acronym
ESP: Enterprise System Platform ETML: Extract, Transform, Move, and Load
(Databases)
ESP: Estimated Street Price
ETOM: Electron-Trapping Optical Memory
ESP: Ethernet Serial Port
ETPL: Endorsed Tempest Products List
ESP: Eudora Sharing Protocol
ETR: Early Token Release
ESP: Expert Searching and Pricing
ETR: Etsi Technical Report
ESPRIT: European Strategic Program of Research
and development in Information Technology ETS: Econometric Time Series
ESR: Event Service Routine ETS: Ethernet Terminal Servers

(Hardware)
ESRB: Entertaining Software Rating Board
(Organizations)
ETS: European Telecommunications Standard
ESRO: Efficient Short Remote Operation ETSI: European Telecommunication Standards

Institute
(Network)
(Organizations)
ESS: Electronic Switching System
ETTb: Ethernet To The Business
ESS: Enterprise Storage Server Telecommunications carrier service providing Ethernet to a
(IBM) business subscriber. See also ETTh and ETTx. (Communication)

ETTh FAST
ETTh: Ethernet To The Home EXE2BIN: EXEcutable To BINary

Telecommunications carrier service providing Ethernet to a
EXIF: EXchangeable Image File format
home subscriber. See also ETTb and ETTx. (Communication)
Standard for storing interchange information in image files,
ETTx: Ethernet To The X especially those using JPEG compression. Most digital cameras
Telecommunications carrier service providing Ethernet to a now use the EXIF format. See also http://www.exif.org/
business subscriber (ETTb) or home subscriber (ETTh). See
EXP: EXPonent
also ETTb and ETTh. (Communication)
EXSLT: Extensions to eXtensible Stylesheet
ETX: End of TeXt
Language Transformation
(Communication)
EXT: EXTernal
EU: Execution Unit
EXTRA: EXecutionTRace Analyzer
EUC: End User Computing E
EXTRN: EXecution TRace Analyzer
EUC: Extended Unix Code
An encoding scheme that allows up to four codesets to coexist
in one data stream. EUC supports one primary character set
EXUG: European X Users Group
F
and three supplementary character sets. (Operating systems)
E-ZINE: Electronic magaZINE
EUI: End-User Interface

F
EULA: End User License Agreement
f: femto
EUNET: European Unix NETwork Prefix for 10 power -15
Euro CASE: EUROpean Council of Applied F/T: Full Time
Sciences and Engineering
F/V: Frequency to Voltage converter
(Organizations)
(Hardware)
EUUG: European Unix Users Group
F/W SCSI: Fast/Wide Small Computers System
(Organizations)
Interface
EUV: Extreme Ultra Violet (Hardware)
(Hardware)
FA: Foreign Agent
EUVL: Extreme UltraViolet Lithography Node in a mobile IP network that enables roamed users to
(Hardware) register on the foreign network. The FA will communicate with
the HA (Home Agent) to enable IP datagrams to be transferred
EVA: Economic Value Added between the home network and the roamed user on the foreign
network (Network)
Ev-DO: Evolution-Data Only (or Optimized)
Wireless radio broadband data standard adopted by many FAB: FABrication plant
CDMA mobile phone service providers Usually referred to chip fabrication plants
EVE: Extensible Vax Editor FAC: File Access Code
EVGA: Extended Video Graphics Adapter FACE: Framed Access Command Environment
EVGA: Extended Video Graphics Array FACS: Facility fir Access Control and Security
EVLIW: Encapsulated Very Long Instruction Word FAIL: Fast Artificial Intelligence Language
(Hardware)
FAMOS: Floating gate Avalanche Metal Oxide
EVM: Embedded Virtual Machine Semiconductor
EVR: Enhanced Video Renderer (Hardware)
(Hardware) FANS: Future Air Navigation System
EVS: Economic Value Sourced FAP: File Access Protocol
EW: Electronic Warfare FAP: Format And Protocol
EWAN: Emulator Without A Name FAPI: Family Application Programming Interface
EWN: Enterprise Wide Network FAQ: Frequently Asked Question
A computer network that links all the computers in an
organization (Network) FAR: Fixed Alternative Routing
EWOS: European Workshop for Open Systems FARE: Film Automatic Retouching and
Enhancement
The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Implementors
workshop for Europe. Film scanner technology (Hardware) (Canon)
EWS: Early Warning Status FARNET: Federation of American Research

System that alerts the host system if drive performance NETworks
approaches unacceptable reliability levels (Hardware) (Organizations)
EWS: Employee Written Software FASIC: Function and Algorithm-Specific

(IBM) Integrated Circuit
EWS: Exchange Web Services FASMI: False Analysis of Shared Multidimensional
(Microsoft) Information
ExCA: EXchangeable Card Architecture FAST: File And Settings Transfer

(Intel) The FAST wizard helps you transfer files in windows XP
EXE: Executable
File name extension
FAST: First Application System Test

FAT FDF
FAT: File Allocation Table FCIF: Flexible Computer Interface Form

(Operating systems) (Microsoft) (Communication)
FAT12: File Allocation Table 12 bits FCIF: Full Common Intermediate Format
Every entry in the table is 12 bits wide (Operating systems) Video Teleconferencing standard
(Microsoft)
FCIP: Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol
FAT16: File Allocation Table 16 bits FCIP mechanisms enable the transmission of Fibre Channel
Every entry in the table is 16 bits wide (Operating systems) (FC) information by tunneling data between storage area
(Microsoft) network (SAN) facilities over IP networks; this capacity
facilitates data sharing over a geographically distributed
FAT32: File Allocation Table 32 bits enterprise (Network)
Every entry in the table is 32 bits wide (Operating systems)
(Microsoft) FCL: Fibre Channel Loop
FATA: Fiber channel AT Attachment FCL: Framework Class Library

(Hardware) A collection of classes which are part of Microsoft's .NET
FAX: FACSimile
platform. (Software) (Microsoft) F
Also a file name extension
FCO: First Class Object
(Software)
FAZAM: Full Armor Zero AdMinistration
FCO: Flow Control Operator bits
FB: Fiber optic Backbone
FCoE: Fibre Channel Over Ethernet
FBA: Fair Buffer Allocation Mapping of Fibre Channel frames over full duplex IEEE 802.3
(Network) networks. This allows Fibre Channel to leverage 10 Gigabit
Ethernet networks while preserving the Fibre Channel protocol
FBA: Form Based Authentication (Network)
(Software)
FCP: Fibre Channel Protocol
FBC: Find By Content
FC-PGA: Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array
FBD: Fully Buffered Dimm IC pins organization (Hardware)
Memory technology which can be used to increase reliability,
speed and density of memory subsystems (Hardware) FCPH: Fibre Channel PHysical and signaling
interface
FBGA: Fine Ball-Grid Array
Integrated circuit (IC) packaging that uses half-spherical FCR: FIFO Control Register
contacts versus pins (Hardware)
FCRAM: Fast-Cycle Random Access Memory
FBRAM: Frame Buffer Random Access Memory (Hardware)
A special type of Dynamic RAM (DRAM) used in high-speed
FCS: Fiber Channel Standard
frame buffers. Similar to Video RAM (VRAM), FBRAM is
specifically designed for use in high-speed frame buffers and FCS: First Customer Ship
graphics accelerators. (Hardware)
FCS: Frame Check Sequence
FC: Fiber Channel The standard 16-bit cyclic redundancy check used for HDLC and
(Hardware) frame relay frames. The FCS detects bit errors occurring in the
bits of the frame between the opening flag and the FCS
FC: Frame Control
(Communication)
FC: Functional Component
FD: Flat Display
(Software)
(Hardware) (Sony)
FC/AL: Fiber Channel/Arbitrated Loop
FD: Floppy Disk
FC/EL: Fiber Channel/Enhanced Loop
FD: Full Duplex
FCA: Flow Control Acknowledge
FDBMS: Federated Database Management System
FC-AL: Fiber Channel - Arbitrated Loop (Databases)
(Hardware)
FDC: Floppy Disk Controller
FCB: File Control Block (Hardware)
FCBS: File Control BlockS FDCN: Financial Data Cast Network
FCC: Federal Communications Commission FDCT: Forward Discrete Cosine Transform
(Organizations) (Software)
FCC: File Carbon Copy FDD: Floppy Disk Drive
FCCSET: Federal Coordinating Council for Science, (Hardware)
Engineering and Technology FDDI: Fiber Digital Device Interface
FC-EL: Fiber Channel - Enhanced Loop (Hardware)
(Hardware) FDDI: Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FCFS: First Come, First Served An emerging high-speed networking standard. The underlying
medium is fiber optics, and the topology is a dual-attached,
Process or thread scheduling (Operating systems)
counter-rotating token ring (Hardware)
FCHBA: Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter FDDITPPMD: Fiber Distributed Data Interface
Host bus adapter over optical fibers (Hardware) Twisted Pair-Physical layer, Medium Dependent
FCI: Fibre Channel Interface FDE: Full Duplex Ethernet
FCI: Flow Control Indicator FDF: Forms Data Format
FCI: Flux Changes per Inch (Adobe)

FDFS FIFO
FDFS: File Descriptor File System FESDK: Far East Software Development Kit
A pseudo file system that provides explicit names for opening (Microsoft)
files using file descriptors. (Operating systems)
FET: Field-Effect Transistor
FDI: Feeder Distribution Interface A type of transistor in which the flow of current between the
Similar to a DSLAM Cross-Connect box (Communication) source and the drain is modulated by application of a
transverse electric field between two gate electrodes.
FDII: Feeder Distribution Interface Interconnect (Hardware)
(Communication)
FF: Flip-Flop
FDL: File Definition Language (Hardware)
FDM: Frequency-Division Multiplexing FF: ForFait
FDMA: Frequency-Division Multiple Access Used in online gaming (Games)
FDOCA: Formatted Data Object Content FF: Form Feed

Architecture A printer command that tells a printer to move to the top of the
(IBM) next page. In the ASCII character set, the form-feed character F
has the decimal value 12. Also known as the page eject
FDPT: Fixed Disk Parameter Table character.
(Hardware)
FF: Friendly Fire
FDSL: Fractional Digital Subscriber Line Used in online First Person Shooter (FPS) games (Games)
(Communication)
FFA: Free For All
FDSL: Free Digital Subscriber Line
FFDC: First Failure Data Capture
(Communication)
(IBM)
FDTE: Female Data Terminal Equipment FFI: Foreign Function Interface
RS-232 adapter (Hardware)
A facility make calls from one computer language to another
FDx: Full DupleX (Software)
(Communication) FFIF: File Format for Internet Fax
FE: Family Edition FFJ: Forte For Java
(Software) Java integrated development environment (IDE) (Software)
FE: Functional Entity (Sun)
FEA: Finite Element Analysis FFOL: Fddi Follow-On-LAN

Engineering stress analysis with a computer (Software) FFS: Fast FileSystem
FEA: Functional Entity Action FFS: Fast Filing System
FEAR: False Emotions Appearing Real FFS: For F***'s Sake
(Net lingo) (Net lingo)
FEBE: Far End Block Error FFST: First Failure Support Technology
FEC: Fast EtherChannel (IBM)
(Hardware) (Cisco) FFT: Fast Fourier Transform
FEC: Fetch Execute Cycle FFT: Final Form Text
FEC: Forward Error Correction (IBM)
Sending redundant data so that if data loss occurs, data FG: Floating Gate
recovery is possible without retransmission (Communication)
FGREP: Fixed Global Regular Expression Print
FECN: Forward Explicit Congestion Notification
FH: Frequency Hopping
A bit sent by a frame relay network to notify an interface
device (DTE) that congestion avoidance procedures should be (Communication)
initiated by the receiving device (Communication) FHS: Fan Heat-Sink
FED: Field Emitting Display FHS: File Hierarchy Standard
(Hardware)
(Operating systems)
FEFO: First-Ended, First-Out FHSS: Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
FEK: File Encryption Key (Communication)
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) FIA: File Integrity Assessment
FEM: Finite Elements Method FIB: Forwarding Information Base
FEP: Front End Processor Function to find the proper interface to which the input
interface should send a packet to be transmitted by the router
FEPI: Front End Programming Interface (Network)
FEPROM: Flash Erasable Programmable Read FICON: FIber CONnection
Only Memory (IBM)
(Hardware)
FID: Filtering IDentifier
FER: Forward Error Correction (Communication)
FeRAM: FErroelectric Random Access Memory FIF: Fractal Image Format
(Hardware)
FIFO: First In First Out
FERC: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Hardware)
(Organizations)

FIFOFS FOOT
FIFOFS: First In First Out File System FM: Frequency Modulation

Named pipe files that give processes common access to data.
FMA: Fused Multiply-Add
(Operating systems)
CPU instruction type
FILO: First In Last Out
FMD: Fluorescent Multilayer Disk
FIN: Functional Identification Number (Hardware)
FIOC: Frame Input/Output Controller FMD-ROM: Fluorescent Multilayer Disk - Read
FIP: Facility Interface Processor Only Memory
(Hardware)
FIP: File Processor Buffering
FMH: Function Management Header
FIPA: Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents
(Organizations) FMRI: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
FIPS: Federal Information Processing Standard FMS: File Management System

The FIPS PUB is the National Bureau of Standards’ guide to the FMS: Flash Media Server F
standards it issues. (Software) (Adobe)
FIR: Fast InfraRed FMT: ForMaT
FIR: Finite Impulse Response FMV: Full Motion Video
FIRST: ForschungsInstitut fër Rechnerarchitektur FN: FunctioN
und SoftwareTechnik
FNC: Federal Networking Council
FIRST: Forum of Incident Response and Security The body responsible for coordinating networking needs among
Teams U.S. federal agencies. (Organizations)
FIS: Frontline Information System FNC: Frogans Network Certificate
FIST: ForschungsInstitut für Rechnerarchitektur See http://www.frogans.com/ (Software)
und SoftwareTechnik FNI: File Not Identified
FITS: Flexible Image Transport System Used primarily for software scanning applications (asset
management) (Software)
FIU: Fingerprint Identification Unit
(Hardware) FNS: Frogans Network System
See http://www.frogans.com/ (Software)
FIX: Federal Internet eXchange
FNSL: Frogans Network System Language
FK: Foreign Key See http://www.frogans.com/ (Software)
(Databases)
FNT: FoNT
FK: Forward Kinematics File name extension
Used in 3D Animation (Autodesk)
FO: F*** Off
FL: Fiberoptic Link (Net lingo)
FLA: Five Letters Acronym FO: Fiber Optic
FLA: Four Letters Acronym FO: Formatting Object
FLAC: FLorida Automatic Computer FOA: Formatted Object Authoring
Early 1950's digital computer used at Cape Canaveral Java application that gives users a graphical interface to author
FLACC: Full Level Algol Checkout Compiler XSL-FO stylesheets. With FOA you can generate pages and
page sequences, and fill them with content provided from one
FLAG: Fiber-optic Link Around the Globe or more XML files (Software)
(Network)
FOAD: F*** Off And Die
FLC: Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal (Net lingo)
FLD: FieLD FOC: Fiber Optic Cable
FLEA: Four Letter Extended Acronym FOCUS: FOrum of Control data USers
FLGA: Fine Land Grid Array FOD: Fax On Demand
Integrated circuit (IC) packaging that uses small flat contacts
FOD: Flexible Optical Disk
versus pins (Hardware)
FOG: First Osborne Group
FLL: Foxpro Link Library
(Microsoft) FOIP: Fax Over Internet Protocol
FLOPS: FLoating-point Operations Per Second FOIRL: Fiber Optic Inter Repeater Link
A measure of the speed at which a computer can operate. FOLDOC: Free On-Line Dictionary Of Computing
(Hardware)
FOLED: Flexible Organic Light Emitting Diode
FLTK: Fast Light Toolkit
(Hardware)
Pronounced "fulltick", is a cross-platform C++ GUI toolkit for
UNIX/Linux (X11), Microsoft Windows® and MacOS X. FLTK FOMAU: Fiber Optic Media Access Unit
provides modern GUI functionality without the bloat and
supports 3D graphics via OpenGL and its built-in GLUT FON: Fiber Optics Network
emulation (Software)
FON: FONt
FM: Fault Management File name extension
A series of information flows at the physical and ATM layer
FOOBAR: Ftp Operation Over Big Address Records
designed to identify the location and cause of a fault within the
network (Communication) FOOT: Forum for Object Oriented Technology

FOP FRS
FOP: Formatting Objects Processor FPMPMI: Flat Panel Monitor Physical Mounting
Output-independent print formatter driven by XSL formatting Interface
objects. It is a Java application that reads a formatting object (Hardware)
tree and then renders the resulting pages to a specified output.
See http://xml.apache.org/fop/ (Software) FPNW: File and Print services for NetWare
(Operating systems)
FOR: FORtran
File name extension FPO: Frame Pointer Omission
Technique that gives a debugger enough information to find the
FORTRAN: FORmula TRANsactor next function information on the stack without using frame
Programming language pointers (Software)
FOSE: Federal Office Systems Exposition FPP: Fixed Path Protocol
FOSI: Format Option Specification Instance FPP: Floating Point Processor
FOSSIL: Fido/Opus/Seadog Standard Interface FPR: Floating-Point Register
Layer
FPS: Fast Packet Switching F
FOT: Fiber Optic Transceiver
FPS: Favorite Picture Selection
FOX: Field Operational X.500
FPS: First Person Shooter
FP: Floating Point Game genre (Games)
FP: Foundation Profile fps: Frames Per Second
(Software) Motion images reproduction speed
FP: Frame Pointer FPSE: FrontPage Server Extensions
Processor register (Hardware) (Software) (Microsoft)
FPA: Floating Point Accelerator FPT: Forced Perfect Termination
A device (board or integrated circuit - IC) that speeds up
floating-point calculations. (Hardware) FPU: Floating-Point Unit
(Hardware)
FPA: Function Point Analysis
A method used to determine the complexity of a program FPX: FlashPiX
(Software) Filename extension (Kodak)
FPC: Floating Point Calculation FQDN: Fully Qualified Domain Name

(Network)
FPC: Floating Point Coprocessor
FRAD: Frame Relay Access Device
FPCE: Floating-Point C Extension
Specification FRAD: Frame Relay Assembler/Disassembler
FPD: Flat Panel Display FRAG: FRAGment
(Hardware) FRAM: Ferroelectric Random-Access Memory
FPD: Full Page Display FRAP: Frame Relay Access Probe
(Hardware) (Network)
FPDU: Ftam Protocol Data Unit FRC: Frame Rate Control
FPE: Floating Point Engine (Hardware)
FPGA: Field Programmable Gate Array FRC: Functional Redundancy Checking

An integrated circuit containing an array of logic circuits in FRED: Fair Random Early Detection
which the connections between the individual circuits can be
programmed after manufacture, typically at the time of A variation of Random Early Detection (RED) (Network)
installation (in the field). (Hardware) FRED: FRame EDitor
FPI: Floating-Point Interface FRED: FRont-End to Dish
FPI: Formal Public Identifier FRF: Floating point Register File
FPIM: Fax Profile for Internet Messaging FRF: Frame Relay Forum
Defines how fax messages can be encoded as SMTP/MIME An association of corporate members consisting of vendors,
messages (Communication) carriers, users and consultants committed to the
FPLA: Field Programmable Logic Array implementation of Frame Relay in accordance with national and
international standards (Organizations)
An array of logic elements. Its interconnections are
programmable after manufacture (Hardware) FRICC: Federal Research Internet Coordinating
Committee
FPLMTS: Future Public Land Mobile
Telecommunications System Now replaced by the Federal Networking Council (FNC).
(Organizations)
FPLS: Field Programmable Logic Sequencer
FRL: Frame Representation Language
(Hardware)
FRM: Forward Resource Management
FPM: Fast Packet Multiplexing
A multiplexing technique that sends data packets over the FRPI: Flux Reversals Per Inch
network and requires error detection/correction only at the
FRR: Functional Recovery Routine
destination node (Communication)
FPM: Fast Page Mode FRS: Family Radio Service
Wireless communication and networking service
(Hardware)
(Communication)
FRS: File Record Segment

FRS FUUG
FRS: File Replication Service FST: Flat Square Tube

(Operating systems) (Microsoft) (Hardware)
FRS: Flexible Route Selection FST: French Summer Time
Timezone: GMT +1:00
FRSM: Frame Relay Service Module
(Network) (Cisco) FSTN: Film-compensated SuperTwisted Nematic
LCD display technology (Hardware)
FRU: Field-Replaceable Unit
An assembly replaced in its entirety when any one of its FT: Fault Tolerant
components fails. (Hardware)
FT: Field Test
FRUNI: Frame Relay User Network Interface
FTA: Floptical Technology Association
(Network)
FTAM: File Transfer Access and Management
FS: File Separator
The International Organization for Standardization's Open
FS: File System Systems Interconnection (OSI) remote file service and
protocol. (Network) F
FS: Frame Status
FTAM: File Transfer and Access Method
FS: Free Software
(Software) FTC: Federal Trade Commission
(Organizations)
FSA: Fluidic Self-Assembly
LCD manufacturing technology (Hardware) FTE: Fault-Tolerant Ethernet
(Network)
FSAA: Full-Scene Anti-Aliasing
(Hardware) FTFM: F*** The F***ing Manual
(Net lingo)
FSAG: Free Software Association of Germany
FTL: Flash Transition Layer
FSAM: Federated Storage Area Management
(Intel)
A naturally scalable environment of pooled, federated (i.e.,
available when needed), modular, multivendor storage FTL: For The Loss
resources (HP) (Net lingo)
FSB: Front Side Bus FTM: Flat Tension Mask
The bus within a microprocessor that connects the CPU with
main memory (Hardware) FTOS: File Transfer Osi Support
FSCK: File System Consistency checK FTP: File Transfer Protocol

The Internet protocol (and program) used to transfer files
FSD: File System Driver between hosts. (Network)
(Operating systems)
FTP: Foiled Twisted Pair
FSDL: Frogans Slide Description Language
FTPD: File Transfer Protocol Daemon
FTR: Full Text Retrieval
FSE: Full Screen Editor
FTS: Federal Telecommunication System
FSF: Free Software Foundation
(Organizations) FTS: Fidonet Technical Standard
FSIOP: File System Input/Output Processor FTS: Full Text Search
(Hardware) FTSC: Fidonet Technical Standard Conference
FSK: Frequency-Shift Keying FTTB: Fiber To The Basement
(Communication)
FTTC: Fiber To The Curb
FSL: Function Selection via the Line
Created by I-Data to support special printing needs FTTH: Fiber To The Home
(Communication)
FSM: Finite-State Machine
FTTN: Fiber To The Neighborghood
FSMO: Flexible Single Master Operation
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) FTTP: Fiber To The Premise
(Network)
FSN: Full Service Network
FTW: For The Win
FSP: Fax Service Provider
(Net lingo)
FSP: File Service Protocol FTX: Fault Tolerant uniX
FSP: Full Service Provider FUBAB: F***ed Up Beyond All Belief
FSQ: Flow Service Quality (Net lingo)
FSR: Free System Resources FUBAR: F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition

(Net lingo)
FSR: Full Scale Range
FUD: Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt
FSS: Fast System Switch
FUEL: Fatwire UpdateEngine Library
FSS: Field Support Service
(Software)
A group of technical engineers providing short-term assistance
and product knowledge to customers that are deploying, FUI: File Update Information
developing, and maintaining Lotus environments (Lotus)
FUUG: Finnish Unix User Group
FST: Finite State Technology (Organizations)
(Software)

FVT GDBM
FVT: Full Video Translation GAM: Global Allocation Map

(Databases)
FW: FirmWare
GAN: GALloping PATtern
FWH: Firmware Hub
(Hardware) (Intel) GAN: Global Area Network
(Network)
FWIW: For What It's Worth
(Net lingo) GAP: Generic Access Profile
FWSM: FireWall Services Module GAPI: Gateway Application Programming
High-speed, integrated firewall module for Cisco switches Interface
routers (Security) (Cisco)
GARO: Graphics Art language with Raster
FWT: French Winter Time Operations
Timezone: GMT +1:00 Printer language (Canon)
FWTK: FireWall ToolKit GARP: Generic Attribute Registration Protocol
(Security) (Communication)
F
FX: eFfeCTS GART: Graphic Address Remapping Table
Multimedia - audio/video editing and processing (Hardware)
G
FXO: Foreign eXchange Office GATT: Graphics Address Translation Table
An FXO interface connects to the Public Switched Telephone
Gb: GigaBit
Network's (PSTN) central office and is the interface offered on
a standard telephone (Hardware) GB: GigaByte
FXP: File eXchange Protocol 1024 megabytes
FXS: Foreign eXchange Station GBDE: Geom Based Disk Encryption

An FXS interface connects directly to a standard telephone and Strong cryptographic facility for denying unauthorised access
supplies ring, voltage, and dial tone (Hardware) to data stored on a "cold" disk for decades and longer. GBDE
operates on the disk(-partition) level allowing any type of file
FXU: FiXed point Unit system or database to be protected (Operating systems)
FY: Financial Year GBIC: GigaBit Interface Converter
FY: Fiscal Year A transceiver that converts between electrical and optical
signals for high-speed networking (Hardware)
FYI: For Your Information
GBP: Group Buffer Pool
(Net lingo)
(Databases)
G Gbps: Giga Bits Per Second

Transfer Speed (Communication)
G: Giga
GBps: Giga Bytes Per Second
G.SHDSL: Giga Single-pair High bit rate Digital
Subscriber Line GC: Global Catalog
(Communication) Active directory's caching system (Operating systems)
G/L: General Ledger GC: Graphics Context

The storage of various information for graphics output, such as
G2G: Got To Go foreground pixel, background pixel, line width, clipping region,
(Net lingo) and so on. (Operating systems)
G2H: Gilat-To-Home GCA: General Communications Architecture

Two-way broadband satellite access GCC: Gnu C Compiler
G4U: Good For yoU (Software)
(Net lingo) GCCD: Glass-passivated Ceramic Chip Diode
GA: General Availability GCL: Graphics Command Language
Typicaly used when software is release to a public audience
(Software) GCOS: General Comprehensive Operating System
GAAP: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GCR: Group Coded Recording
(Hardware)
GAC: Global Assembly Cache
Microsoft .NET assembly cache (Software) (Microsoft) GCRA: Generic Cell Rate Algorithm
GAIA: Gui Application Interoperability GCS: Group Control System
Architecture
GD: God Damn
GAIN: German Advanced Integrated Network (Net lingo)
GAL: Generic Array Logic GDA: Global Data Area
(Hardware) GDA: Global Directory Agent
GAL: Global Address List
GDA: Gnome Data Access
GALPAT: GALlopping PATtern
GDAP: Government Document Application Profile
Memory test technique
GDB: Gnu DeBugger
GALSA: Governed Architectures of Large Systems
(Software)
of Agents
GDBM: Gnu DataBase Manager

GDD Gips
GDD: Gesellschaft für Datenschutz und GFLOPS: Giga FLoating point Operations per
Datensicherung Second
Processing speed
GDDM: Graphical Data Display Manager
(Software) GFP: Global Functional Plane
GDDR: Graphics Double Data Rate GFS: Grandfather, Father, Son
A type of DDR SDRAM memory designed to keep up with the Backup methodology
heavy demands of graphics processing. While consuming less
power compared to standard DDR memory, the clock speed GFSK: Gaussian Frequency-Shift Keying
and bandwidth are adjusted to further excel in graphics tasks GFTD: Gone For The Day
(Hardware)
(Net lingo)
GDG: Generation Data Group
GFU: Good For yoU
(IBM)
(Net lingo)
GDI: Graphics Device Interface
GFY: Go Fuck Yourself
(Net lingo)
GDLC: Generic Data Link Control
GFY: Good For You
(IBM)
(Net lingo)
G
GDMO: Guidelines for the Definition of Managed
GG: Good Game
Objects
Said during online play (Games)
GDOS: Graphics Device Operating System
GGP: Gateway to Gateway Protocol
GDP: Graphic Draw Primitive
GGP: Gotta Go Pee
GDS: General Data Stream (Net lingo)
GDS: Global Directory Service GGSN: Gateway Gprs Support Node
GDS: Global Document Storage Gateway between the GPRS network and public data networks
such as IP and X.25. GGSNs also connect to other GPRS
(Software)
networks to facilitate GPRS roaming (Communication)
GDT: Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
GH: Getting Hard
GDT: Global Descriptor Table (Net lingo)
GHOST: General Hardware-Oriented System
GDT: Graphics Development Toolkit Transfer
Cloning software (Software) (Symantec)
GE: Greater than or Equal
(Software) GHTSTN: Guest Host Technique SuperTwisted
Nematic
GEAR: Gigabyte Enhanced Agp Riser
Used to provide AGP support for PCI-E motherboards GHz: GigaHertZ
(Hardware)
GI: Gesellschaft für Informatik
GECOS: General Electric Comprehensive
GIAC: Global Information Assurance Certification
Operating System
Certification programs designed to serve the people who are or
GEF: Graphical Editor Framework will be responsible for managing and protecting important
Allows developers to take an existing application model and information systems and networks. See also
easily create a rich graphical editor (Software) http://www.giac.org/
GEIS: General Electric Information Service GiB: GibIByte

Unit of measurement, introduced by the International
GEM: Global Enterprise Manager Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), correspondig to 1024 MiB
GEM: Grain Equalization and Management GID: Group IDentifier
Film scanner technology The number used by the system to control access to accounts
GEM: Graphics Environment Manager owned by other users. (Operating systems)
(Software) (Digital Research) GIF: Graphical Interchange Format
GENIE: General Electric Network for Information File format for bitmapped images (CompuServe)
Exchange GIGO: Garbage In, Garbage Out
GEO: Geosynchronous Earth Orbit GII: Global Information Infrastructure
GEOS: Graphic Environment Operating System GILS: Government Information Locator Service
GET: Get Execute Trigger GIMP: Gnu Image Manipulation Program
GFAK: Go Fly A Kite Freely distributed piece of software suitable for such tasks as
photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
(Net lingo) See www.gimp.org (Software)
GFC: Generic Flow Control GIMPS: Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search
(Communication)
GINA: Graphical Identification aNd Authentication
GFDL: Gnu Free Documentation License
(GNU) GIOP: General Inter-Orb Protocol
GFI: General Format Identifier Gips: Giga Instructions Per Second
GFI: Ground-Fault Interceptor

GIS GRADD
GIS: Geographic Information System GNU: Gnu's Not Unix

A graphic application using a database of specialized
GOAD: Gnome Object Activation Directory
information, such as geographical and demographic data.
(Software) GOCA: Graphic Object Content Architecture
GIS: Global Information Solutions GOD: Global OutDial
(AT&T)
GOLP: Government Open License Program
GIX: Global Internet eXchange The Microsoft Government Open License Program is designed
to provide a simple volume-licensing solution and is a cost-
GJ: Good Job
effective way for qualified government entities needing as few
(Net lingo) as five licenses to purchase software (Software) (Microsoft)
GKMP: Group Key Management Protocol GOSIP: Government Open Systems
(Security) Interconnection Profile
GKS: Graphical Kernel System GP: Gas Plasma
An international standard 2-D graphics library consisting of a
set of defined graphic primitives and a tool set for application GP: General Purpose
developers. GP: Gold Plated
GL: Graphics Language (Hardware)
G
(Software) GPC: General-Purpose Computation
GLA: Good Luck All GPC: Graphics Performance Characterization
Used in online gaming (Games)
GPCI: Graphics Processor Command Interface
GLIS: Global Land Information System
GPE: Graphics Picture Enhancement
GLM: General Linear Models (Hardware) (Sony)
GLOBE: Global Learning by Observations to GPF: General Protection Fault
Benefit the Environment
Common error in 16-bits Windows (Software) (Microsoft)
GLTY: Good Luck To You GPFS: General Parallel File System
(Net lingo)
GLUT: openGL Utility Toolkit GPI: Graphics Programming Interface
Is a window system independent toolkit for writing OpenGL
(Software)
programs. It implements a simple windowing application
programming interface (API) for OpenGL (Software) GPIB: General Purpose Interface Bus
GLY: GLossarY Bus architecture (Hardware)
File name extension (Microsoft) GPIO: General Purpose Input Output
GM: General Midi GPL: General Public License
GMCH: Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GNU)
(Hardware) (Intel) GPL: Graphics Programming Language
GMDI: Gigabit Media-Dependent Interface GPM: Group Policy Manager
GMI: Generic Management Information (Operating systems)
GMII: Gigabit Media Independent Interface GPO: Group Policy Object

(Network) (Operating systems)
GML: Generalized Markup Language GPP: Generic Packetized Protocol
GMP: Global Mobile Professional GPR: General Purpose Register

(Hardware)
GMR: Giant Magneto-Resistive
Hard disk head technology (Hardware) GPRC: Glass Passivated Rectifier Chip
GMRAE: Geometric Mean Relative Absolute Error GPRS: General Packet Radio Service
(Communication)
GMRP: Garp Multicast Registration Protocol
It allows a device to declare membership of a Layer 2 multicast GPS: Global Positioning System
group GPS: Global Product Specification
GMS: Global Management System GPSI: Graphics Processor Software Interface
GMS: Global Messaging Service GPSS: General Purpose Simulation System
(Novell)
GPT: Guid Partition Table
GMT: Greenwich Mean Time (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
Also called UTC
GPU: Graphics Processing Unit
GMTA: Great Minds Think Alike (Hardware)
(Net lingo)
GPV: General Public Virus
GNA: Global Network Academy
GQL: Graphical Query Language
GND: GrouND
(Hardware)
GQoS: Generic Quality of Service
(Network)
GNN: Global Network Navigator
(Network)
GRADD: GRaphics Adapter Device Driver
(IBM)
GNOME: Gnu Network Object Model Environment

GRAM H
GRAM: Global Resource Allocation Manager GSTS: Ground-based Surveillance and Tracking
System
GRASP: General Responsibility Assignment
Software Patterns GT: Greater Than
(Software) (Software)
GRDDL: Gleaning Resource Descriptions from GTD: Getting Things Done
Dialects of Languages Software systems that implement David Allen's "Getting Things
Specification that introduces markup for declaring that an XML Done" methodology (Software)
document includes gleanable data and for linking to an
GTDM: Group Time Division Multiplexing
algorithm, typically represented in XSLT, for gleaning the
resource descriptions from the document GTE: General Telephone Electronics
GRE: Generic Routing Encapsulation GTF: Generalized Timing Format
Protocol for encapsulation of an arbitrary network layer
protocol over another arbitrary network layer protocol GTFO: Get The F**k Out
(Network) To ask someone to leave now (Net lingo)
GRE: GRaphics Engine GTG: Got To Go

(Net lingo)
GREP: Global Regular Expression Print
GTK: Gimp ToolKit
G
GRIC: Global Reach Internet Connection
Set of libraries to create graphical user interfaces. It has a C-
(Communication)
based object-oriented architecture that allows for maximum H
GRINS: GRaphical INterface to Smil flexibility (Software) (GNU)
gRMS: G Root Mean Square GTL: Gunning Transceiver Logic

Measurement unit used to quantify a vibration; "g" is the gTLD: Generic Top Level Domain
gravitational acceleration constant (Hardware)
(Network)
GRP: Group GTM: Gnome Transfer Manager
File name extension
GTO: Guide To Operations
GRS: General Retention Schedule
(IBM)
Length of time archived data is to be kept in an archive
database GTP: Geometry Theorem Prover
GRUB: GRand Unified Bootloader GTS: Generic Traffic Shaping
(Operating systems) (Cisco)
GS: General Synthesis GUI: Graphical User Interface

(Hardware) (Roland) The pictorial point of interaction between you and the
computer and its special applications, usually with a mouse or
GS: Group Separator other selection device. (Operating systems)
GSDS: Genealogy Software Distribution System GUID: Globally Unique IDentifier
GSE: Giac Security Expert GUIDE: Graphical User Interface Design Editor
GSI: General Server Interface GUUG: German Unix User Group
GSI: Grid Security Infrastructure GVPN: Global Virtual Private Network
GSM: Global Shared Memory (Network)
GSM: Global System for Mobile communications GVT: Global Virtual Time
(Communication) GVU: Graphic, Visualization, and Usability
GSMP: General Switch Management Protocol GWAPI: Go Webserver Application Programming
(Network) Interface
GSNW: Gateway Service for NetWare (Software) (Lotus)
(Microsoft) GWART: GateWay Address Routing Table
GSP: Generic Server Passer GW-BASIC: Gee Whiz Beginners All-purpose
GSP: Global Service Provider Symbolic Instruction Code
GSR: Gigabit Switch Router GWE: Global Write Enabled

GSS: Generic Security Service GWES: Graphics, Windowing and Events

Subsystem
GSSAP: Generic Security Service Application (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
Protocol
(Security)
GWIA: GroupWare Internet Agent
(Novell)
GSSAPI: Generic Security Services Application
Programming Interface GWT: Google Web Toolkit
(Software) Open source Java software development framework that makes
writing AJAX applications like Google Maps and Gmail easy for
GSSM: General Service Subscription Management developers who don't speak browser quirks as a second
For managing value added services in mobile/cellular networks language (Software)
(Communication)
GSTN: General Switched Telephone Network H
H: Header
File name extension

H&J HDSL
H&J: Hyphenation And Justification HCSS: High Capacity Storage System

(Software)
HCTDS: High-Capacity Terrestrial Digital Service
H/PC: Hand-held Personal Computer
HCU: Home Computer User
(Hardware)
HD: Hard Disk
H/V: Horizontal/Vertical
(Hardware)
H/W: HardWare
HD: High Definition
HA: Header Authentication
HD: High Density
HA: High Availability
HDA: Head Disk Assembly
HA: Home Agent HDB3: High-Density Bipolar 3
Component for mobile IP applications that run on home or
(Communication)
private networks (Network)
HDC: Hard Disk Controller
HACMP: High Availability Cluster Multi-Processing
(IBM) HDC: High Dependability Computing
HACN: Home Agent Control Node HD-CD: High Definition Compact Disk
(Network) HDCP: High-Definition Content Protection
HAD: Holographic Autostereoscopic Display
Simple conversion of LCD technology, replacing the LCD's
Specification developed by the Intel Corporation to control
digital audio and video content as it travels across Digital
H
backlight with an HOE (holographic optical element) (Hardware) Visual Interface (DVI) or High Definition Multimedia Interface
(HDMI) connections
HAGEO: High Availability GEOgraphic cluster
HDD: Hard Disk Drive
(Software) (IBM)
(Hardware)
HAI: Hardware Accelerator Interface
HDDL: High-level Dialogue Definition Language
(Hardware)
(Software) (Philips)
HAL: Hard Array Logic
HD-DVD: High Definition Digital Video (or
HAL: Hardware Abstraction Layer Versatile) Disk
HAL: Heuristically Programmed Algorithmic (Hardware)
Computer HDF: Hierarchical Data Format
HAL: Home Automated Living HDH: Hdlc Distant Host
HAL: House-programmed Array Logic HDI: Head to Disk Interference
HALO: High Altitude Long Operation HDI: Hoops Device Interface
Communication aircraft (Communication)
HDL: Hardware Description Language
HAND: Have A Nice Day
HDLC: High-level Data-Link Control
(Net lingo)
A generic link-level communications protocol developed by the
HAP: Host Access Protocol International Standards Organization. HDLC manages
synchronous, code-transparent, serial information transfer over
HAS: Home Automation System a link connection (Communication)
HASP: Houston Automatic Spooling Priority HDLP: High-Level Data Link Protocol
HAT: Hashed Address Table HDM: Hardware Device Module
HAT: Heap Analysis Tool (Hardware)
Tool for tracking down heap problems in Java programs HDMI: High-Definition Multimedia Interface
(Software) (Sun)
See http://www.hdmi.org/ (Hardware)
HAWK: Hostile Activity Watch Kernel
HDML: Handheld Device Markup Language
HBA: Host Bus Adapter
HDMOS: High Density Metal Oxide Semiconductor
A controller board connecting the I/O expansion bus to the
SCSI subsystem. (Hardware) HDP: Hard Disk Password
(Security)
HBCI: Home Banking Computer Interface
HDR: HeaDeR
HBI: Horizontal Blanking Interval
(Hardware) HDR: High Data Rate
(Communication)
HCA: Hich-Contrast Addressing
(Hardware) (Sharp) HDR: High Dynamic Range
HCG: High-Contrast Addressing HDR: Host Data Replicator
(Databases)
HCI: Host Controller Interface
BlueTooth technology (Communication) HD-ROM: High Density Read Only Memory
(Hardware)
HCL: Hardware Compatibility List
HDSC: High Density Signal Carrier
HCL: Host Control Links
(DEC)
HCR: Huffman Codeword Reordering
HDSL: High bit rate Digital Subscriber Line
MPEG-4 Audio Error Resilience (ER) technique that avoids error
propagation within spectral data (Communication)
HCSDS: High-Capacity Satellite Digital Service

HDSM HMA
HDSM: Heterogeneous Distributed Shared Memory HIF: Hyper-g Interchange Format

(Hardware) File name extension
HDSS: Holographic Data Storage System HiFD: HIgh-capacity Floppy Disk
(Hardware) (Sony)
HDT: Hawaii Daylight Time
Timezone: GMT -10:00 HIFI: Hypertext Interface For Information
HDT: Host Digital Terminal HIL: Human Interface Link
(HP)
HDTP: Handheld Device Transport Protocol
(Communication) HIMEM: HIgh MEMory
HDTS: High Density Thumb Screw HIP: Hardware Instrumentation Package
SCSI connector with manually screwable screws (Hardware) (Hardware)
(HP)
HIPERLAN: HIgh-PErformance Radio Local Area
HDTV: High-Definition TeleVision Network
HDVD: High Definition Volumetric Display HIPPI: HIgh Performance Parallel Interface
HDW: HarDWare (Hardware)
HIRD: Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth
HDx: Half DupleX
(Communication) (Operating systems) (GNU)
H
HE-AAC: High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding HITS: Hypertext-Induced Topic Search
Lossy data compression scheme for streaming audio. It HJB: HotJava Browser
combines three techniques: Advanced Audio Coding (AAC), (Sun)
Spectral Band Replication (SBR), and Parametric Stereo (PS)
HKCC: HKey_Current_Config
HEC: Header Error Check
Windows NT Registry key (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
(Communication)
HKCR: HKey_Classes_Root
HEL: Hardware Emulation Layer
HEP: Horizontal Enterprise Portal
HKCU: HKey_Current_User
HEPNET: High Energy Physics NETwork Windows NT Registry key (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
HES: Home Entertainment System HKDD: HKey_Dyn_Data
(Hardware) Windows NT Registry key (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
HEX: HEXadecimal HKLM: HKey_Local_Machine
HF: High Frequency Windows NT Registry key (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
HF: Human Factors HKU: HKey_Users

HFC: Hybrid Fiber-Coaxial
(Hardware)
HLB: Horny Little Bastard
(Net lingo)
HFEP: Host - Front End Protocol
(Network)
HLCO: High Low Close Open
HFS: Hierarchical File System HLD: Height, Length, Depth

(Operating systems) (Apple) HLHSR: Hidden-Line, Hidden-Surface Removal
HFT: High Function Terminal HLL: High-Level Language
(IBM) (Software)
HFT: Host Function Table HLLAPI: High-Level Language Application
(Software) Programming Interface
(Software)
HGA: Hercules Graphics Adapter
HGC: Hercules Graphics Card HLP: HeLP
File name extension
(Hardware)
HLQ: High Level Qualifier
HGCP: Hercules Graphics Card Plus
HLR: Home Location Register
HGML: Hyper Graphics Markup Language
HHT: Hand-Held Terminal HLS: Hue, Luminance, Saturation
Color model
Hand-held programming terminal to communicate with a
programmable logic controller (PLC) on the fly (Hardware) HLSL: High-Level Shading Language
HIC: Hybrid Integrated Circuit DirectX 9 feature that abstracts low-level details such as
register allocation, register read-port limits, instruction co-
HID: High-Intensity Discharge issuing and so on (Games) (Microsoft)
Light bulb technology used mainly in projectors (Hardware)
HLT: HaLT
HID: Human Interface Device
HMA: High Memory Area
(Hardware)
Method to access the first 64kB segment above the 1MB
HIDS: Host-based Intrusion Detection System boundary in DOS/Windows 16-bits (Microsoft)
(Security) HMA: Hub Management Architecture

HMAC HQ
HMAC: Hash Message Authentication Code HPA: Host Protected Area

(Security) Sometimes referred to as hidden protected area, is an area of a
hard drive that is not normally visible to an operating system
HMC: Highspeed Memory Controller (OS) (Hardware)
HMD: Head Mounted Display HPAS: Hypermedia Presentation and Authoring
HMFIC: Head Mother Fucker in Charge System
Another name for the boss (Net lingo) HP-AS: Hewlett-Packard Application Server
HMI: Host Micro Interface (HP)
(CompuServe) HPB: High Ping Bastard
HMI: Html Mail Interface Network multiplayer games attribute (Software)
(Microsoft) HPC: High-Performance Computing
HMI: Human-Machine Interface HPCA: High Performance Computer Architecture
HMM: Hidden Markov Model (Hardware)
HMMP: HyperMedia Management Protocol HPCC: High-Performance Computing and

Communications
HMMU: Hardware Memory Management Unit
(Hardware) HPDJ: Hewlett-Packard Desk Jet
HMOS: High performance Metal Oxide HPF: High Performance Fortran H

Semiconductor HPFS: High Performance File System
HMP: Host Monitoring Protocol (Operating systems) (IBM)
H-MUX: Hybrid MUltipleXer HPG: Hewlett-Packard Graphics
HNET: Holographic NEural Technology HPGL: Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language

Language to describe vector graphics (usually for plotters)
HNP: Host Negotiation Protocol (Software) (HP)
(Hardware)
HPIB: Hewlett Packard Interface Bus
HOAP: Humanoid for Open Architecture Platform Is a version of GPIB (also known as IEEE.488) and was used on
HOAS: Hold On A Second Hewlett Packard (Now Aligent Technologies) lab equipment.
Early versions used a different connector (Hardware) (HP)
(Net lingo)
HP-IB: Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus
HOB: High-Order Byte
(Hardware) (HP)
HOD: Host-On-Demand
HP-IL: Hewlett-Packard Interface Loop
HO-DSP: Higher Order Domain-Specific Part A serial communications interface, expecially for small
(Network) calculators, i.e. 41C (Communication) (HP)
HOE: Holographic Optical Element HPLJ: Hewlett-Packard Laser Jet

(Hardware) HPLT: High Productivity Languages/Tools
HOL: High Order Language HPNA: Home Phoneline Networking Alliance
HOLAP: Hybrid On-Line OnLine Analytical (Organizations)
Processing HPOFS: High Performance Optical File System
HOOPS: Hierachical Object Orientated Picture HPOM: Home Page Object Model
System
(Microsoft)
HOPS: Hierarchical Object Orientated Picture
HPPA: Hewlett-Packard Precision Architecture
System
HPPCL: Hewlett-Packard Printer Control Language
HOSED: Hardware Or Software Error Detected
General error not yet diagnosed. If ignored, progressed to HPPE: High Performance Processing Element
SNAFU and then FUBAR (Net lingo) (Hardware)
HOTT: Hot Off The Tree HPPI: High-Performance Peripheral Interface
Electronic newsletter
HPPN: Hewlett-Packard Proactive Notification
HOTW: Hot Off The Web (HP)
Web organizer (Software)
HPR: High Performance Routing
HOTW: Hot Off The Wire (IBM)
HOV: High Occupancy Vehicle HPSA: High Parallel System Architecture
HP: Hewlett-Packard (Hardware)
HP: HoneyPot HPSB: High-Performance Serial Bus

Also known as FireWire (Hardware)
An Internet-attached server that acts as a decoy, luring in
potential hackers in order to study their activities and monitor HPUX: Hewlett-Packard UniX
how they are able to break into a system (Security)
HP-VUE: Hewlett-Packard Visual User
HP/UX: Hewlett-Packard UniX Environment
(Operating systems) (HP)
HPW: High Performance Workstation
HPA: High Performance Addressing (Sun)
HQ: HeadQuarter

HR HURD
HR: High-Rate HSRP: Hot Standby Router Protocol

IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN access method (Communication) Allows hosts to appear to use a single router and to maintain
connectivity even if the actual first hop router they are using
HR: Horizontal Rule fails (Network) (Cisco)
HTML Tag
HSSDS: High Speed Switched Digital Service
HR: Human Resource
HSSI: High Speed Serial Interface
HRAA: High Resolution Anti Aliasing
Technology found in the nVidia GeForce3 Chip (Hardware)
HST: Hawaii Standard Time
(nVidia) Timezone: GMT -10:00
HRAD: Hosted Rapid Application Development HST: High Speed Technology

(3Com)
HRC: Hybrid Ring Control
HST: HiSTory
HREF: Hypertext REFerence
HST: HoST
HRG: High Resolution Graphics
HSV: Hue, Saturation, Value
HRIS: Human Resource Information System
HSYNC: Horizontal SYNChronization
HRMS: Human Resource Management System
(Hardware)
HRTF: Head-Related Transfer Function
HT: Horizontal Tab
HS: Heat Sink
H
HT: Hyper-Threading
(Hardware)
A technology started with Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor at 3.06
HS: High Speed that enables the processor to execute two thread in parallel, so
the software can run more efficiently and the user can
HSB: Hue, Saturation, Brightness multitask more effectively (Hardware) (Intel)
Color model
HT: HyperTransport
HSC: Help and Support Center Technology is a high-speed, low latency, point-to-point link
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) designed to increase the communication speed between
integrated circuits in computers, servers, embedded systems,
HSC: Hierarchical Storage Controller and networking and telecommunications equipments up to 48
HSC: High Speed Channel times faster (Hardware) (AMD)
HSCSD: High-Speed Circuit-Switched Data HTA: HyperText Application

(Network)
For the Global System for Mobile (GSM) (Communication)
HSD: High Speed Data HTCPCP: Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol
(Network)
HSDPA: High Speed Downlink Packet Access
HTDM: Hybrid Time Division Multiplexing
Enhanced 3G (third generation) mobile telephony
communications protocol in the High-Speed Packet Access HTH: Hope This Helps
(HSPA) family. (Network)
(Net lingo)
HSF: Heat Sink and Fan HTL: High Threshold Logic
Common combination of a fan attached to a heat sink that is
(Hardware)
placed in contact with a microprocessor that needs to be
cooled. (Hardware) HTML: HyperText Markup Language
HSFS: High Sierra File System A file format, based on SGML, for hypertext documents on the
Internet. It is simple and enables the embedding of images,
(Operating systems)
sounds, video streams, form fields, and basic text formatting.
HSI: High Speed Interface HTPC: Home Theater Personal Computer
HSI: Hue, Saturation, Intensity (Hardware)
Color model HTT: Hyper-Threading Technology
HSIL: Host Side Igmp Library Implementation of simultaneous multithreading on Intel
(Network) (Cisco) Pentium 4, Mobile Pentium 4, and Xeon processors (Intel)
HSL: High Speed Link HTTP: HyperText Transport (or Transfer) Protocol
(IBM) The Internet protocol that fetches hypertext objects from
remote hosts. It is based on TCP/IP.
HSL: Hue, Saturation, Luminance
HTTPD: HyperText Transfer Protocol Daemon
Color model (Hardware)
HSLAN: High Speed Local Area Network HTTP-NG: HyperText Transfer Protocol - Next
Generation
HSLN: High Speed Local Network
HTTPS: HyperText Transport (or Transfer)
HSM: Hardware Security Module Protocol Secure
Generate and/or store secrets for use in crytography, The secure version of HTTP allowing transfer of encrypted data
commonly used in card payment systems (Hardware)
HTX: HTml eXtension
HSM: Hierarchical Storage Management
HUD: Heads Up Display
HSM: Hitachi System Manager
HUMAN: High-speed Unlicensed Metropolitan
HSMOS: High Speed Metal Oxide Semiconductor Area Network
HSP: High Speed Printer (Network)
HSR: Horizontal Scan Rate HURD: Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons

(Hardware) (Operating systems) (GNU)

HURSE IAT
HURSE: Hasp Unit Record SErvice IAA: Intel's Application Accelerator

To get a punch or print of your cards (Operating systems) (IBM)
IAB: Internet Activities Board
HUT: Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope The group that administrates the development of the Internet
suite of protocols (TCP/IP). The IAB has two investigative task
HVC: Hue, Value, Chroma forces, the IRTF and the IETF. Now its called Internet
HVD: High Voltage Differential Architecture Board (Organizations)
(Hardware) IAB: Internet Architecture Board
HVP: Horizontal and Vertical Position The new name of what was called Internet Activities Board
(Organizations)
HVS: Human Visual System
IAC: InterApplication Communication
HW: HardWare (Apple)
HWCP: HardWare Code Page IAC: Internet Application Component
HWD: Height, Width, Depth (Software)
HWDM: Hyperfine Wavelength-Division IAD: Integrated Access Device

Multiplexing IAD: Intrusion-Aware Design
(Communication) (Security)
HWG: Here We Go! IADM: Internet Application Distribution
Mostly used in online gaming (Games) Management H
HWIH: Here's What I Have IAEC: International Address Element Code
(Net lingo)
IAFA: Internet Anonymous Ftp Archives
I
HYTEA: HYperText Environment for Authoring (Network)
Hz: HertZ IAG: Instruction Address Generation
Frequency measurement unit
IAHC: Internet Ad Hoc Committee
(Organizations)
I
IAI: Internet Application Integration
(ISC)2: International Information System
Security Certification Consortium IAK: Internet Access Kit
(Organizations) (IBM)
I: Italic IAL: Intel Architecture Lab

HTML tag (Intel)
I/F: InterFace IAL: International Algebraic Language

ALGOL was first called IAL
I/O: Input/Output
The equipment used to communicate with a computer, the data IALATFTTJH: I Am Laughing At The Funny Thing
involved in that communication, the media carrying the data, That Just Happend
and the process of communicating that information An alternative to LOL used to represent humor (Net lingo)
I/T: Integration/Transformation IAM: Index Allocation Map
Another name for Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) (Databases)
(Databases)
IAM: Internet Answering Machine
I2: Internet 2 (Software)
(Network)
iAMT: Intel Active Management Technology
I2C: Intelligent Interface Controller Hardware-based technology for remotely managing and
(Hardware) securing PCs out-of-band (Intel)
I2C: Inter-Integrated Circuit IANA: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
2-wire bus developed by Philips Semiconductors in the early
IANAL: I Am Not A Lawyer
1980's for efficient inter-IC communications. See
http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/markets/mms/protocol Standard disclaimer before dispensing legal advice (Net lingo)
s/i2c/ (Hardware) (Philips) IANW: International Academic NetWorkshops
I2-DSI: Internet 2-Distributed Storage IAP: Internet Access Policy
Infrastructure
(Network) IAP: Internet Access Provider
I2O: Intelligent Input Output IARP: Inverse Address Resolution Protocol

(Network)
I3: Innovation In Infrastructure
IAS: Information Access Service
I4DL: Interface, Inheritance, Implementation,
Installation Definition Language IAS: Interactive Application System
IA: Illustrated Audio IAS: Internet Access Server
Sound file format (Network)
IA: Information Appliance IAS: Internet Authentication Service

(Hardware) IASS: Internet Alphaserver System Software
IA: Information Architecture (DEC)
IA: Intel Architecture IAT: Import Address Table

(Hardware) (Intel) (Operating systems) (Microsoft)

IAT ICF
IAT: Information Access Technology ICAPI: Internet Connection server Application

Programming Interface
IAT: Internet Appliance Toolkit
(Software) (IBM)
(Network) (QNX)
ICAS: Intel Communicating Applications
IAUG: International Aix User Group
Specifications
IAX: Inter-Asterisk eXchange
ICB: Internet Citizen's Band
Protocol native to Asterisk PBX. Used to enable VoIP
connections between servers as well as client-server ICC: Integration Competency Center
communication (Communication) (Software)
IAYF: Information At Your Fingertips ICC: Intelligent Communications Control
IB: Interface Builder ICC: International Color Consortium
(Software) (Apple) (Organizations)
IBA: Intel Boot Agent ICCB: Internet Configuration Control Board
(Intel) (Organizations)
IBC: Instrument Bus Computer ICCC: InterClient Communication Convention
iBCS: Intel Binary Compatibility Specification ICCCM: Inter-Client Communication Conventions
IBG: International Biometrics Group Manual
(Security) The document that describes the conventions for the
communication between X clients. This includes such
IBIP: Information Based Indicia Program conventions as client-to-client, client-to-window manager,
Bar code postage system client-to-session manager, and color characterization I
communication. (Operating systems)
IBM: International Business Machines
ICCD: International Conference on Computer
IBM-GL: International Business Machines Design
Graphics Language
ICCF: Interactive Computing and Control Facility
IBN: Integrated Business Network Program development and testing environment (Software)
IBOC: In-Band, On-Channel (IBM)
IBTL: In Before The Lock ICCP: Institute for the Certification of Computing
A cry made prior to an on-line moderator locking an
Professionals
inapproprate topic on in an on-line discussion forum (Net lingo) ICCS: Integrated Communications Cabling System
IBV: Information Behavior and Value ICD: Installable Client Driver
IC: I See ICD: International Code Designator
(Net lingo)
ICDA: Integrated Cached Disk Array
IC: Input Circuit
ICDL: International Computer Driving Licence
IC: Input Context The ICDL Foundation works to promote an International
An abstraction for representing the state of a particular input certification of industry-standard computing skills. See
thread for use with an input method. Multiple ICs can be http://www.ecdl.com (Organizations)
associated with an input method.
ICDS: I-data Compressed Data Stream
IC: Integrated Circuit An i-data/MPI Tech architected bi-directional host-to-printer
(Hardware) data stream that contains both data and controls. ICDS is
generated by EPM and PSS host applications
IC: Interexchange Carrier
(Communication) ICE: Image Correction and Enhancement
Film scanner technology
IC: Internet Connector
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) ICE: In-Circuit Emulation
(Hardware)
IC: Interrupt Controller
ICE: Information and Content Exchange
ICA: Independent Computing Architecture
Protocol for use by content syndicators and their subscribers. It
ICA: Intelligent Communication Adapter focuses on automating content exchange and reuse, both in
traditional publishing contexts and in business-to-business
ICA: Intelligent Console Architecture relationships
ICA: Intra-application Communications Area ICE: Integrated Computing Environment
ICALP: International Conference on Automata, ICE: Internal Consistency Evaluator
Languages and Programming (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
ICAN: Individual Customer Access Network ICEM: Integrated Computer aided Engineering
ICANN: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Manufacturing
and Numbers ICES: Interference-Causing Equipment Standard
(Organizations)
ICF: Integrated Catalog Facility
ICAP: Intenet Content Adaption Protocol
ICF: Interactive Communication Facility
(Network)
(IBM)
ICAP: Internet Calendar Access Protocol
ICF: Internet Connection Firewall
(Lotus)
(Security) (Microsoft)

ICH IDDD
ICH: I/o Controller Hub ICS: Iris Certificate Security

(Hardware) (Intel)
ICSA: International Computer Security
ICI: Image Component Information Association
(Organizations)
ICI: Inter-Cpu Interrupt
ICSA: Internet Cellular Smart Access
I-C-IT: Intelligent Control Interactive Technology
ICSAPI: Internet Connection Services Application
ICL: Industrial Code and Logic
Manufacturer
ICSC: Intelligent Channel/Storage Control
ICL: Interface Clear
ICSE: International Conference on Software
ICLID: Incoming Call Line IDentification
Engineering
ICM: Image Color Management
ICSF: Internet Connection Sharing and Firewall
(Software)
Makes it possible for home and small office users to create and
ICM: Image Color Matching manage private networks in which multiple computers share a
(Kodak) single connection to the Internet (Operating systems)
(Microsoft)
ICM: InComing Message
ICSW: Internet Connection Sharing Wizard
ICM: Internet Call Manager (Network) (Microsoft)
ICMC: International Computer Music Conference ICT: Information and Communications Technology
ICMF: Integrated Coupling Migration Facility A broader definition of Information Technology (IT) including
communications I
ICMP: Internet Control Message Protocol
ICTSB: Information and Communications
The protocol used that handles errors and control messages at
the Internet Protocol layer. For example, the ping command is
Technology Standards Board
an implementation of the ICMP. ICMP occurs on the IP Initiative from the three recognized European standards
(network) level of the TCP/IP protocol suite. (Communication) organizations with the participation of specification providers
as partners to co-ordinate specification activities in the field of
ICO: ICOn Information and Communications Technologies (ICT)
File name extension (Organizations)
iCOMP: Intel COmparative Microprocessor ICU: Instruction-Cache Unit

Performance ICU: Intel Configuration Utility
(Intel)
(Microsoft)
ICP: Image CoProcessor ICU: Interactive Chart Utility
(Hardware)
ICU: Internet Communication Utilities
ICP: Independent Content Provider
(Communication)
(Network)
ICU: Isa Configuration Utility
ICP: Integrated Channel Processor
ICW: Internet Connection Wizard
ICP: Intelligent Communication Protocol
(Network)
ID: IDentifier
ICP: Internet Cache Protocol
(Network) IDA: Inernational Database Association
(Organizations)
ICP: Internet Content Provider
IDA: Intelligent Drive Array
ICP: Internet Control Pack
(Hardware)
IDA: International Database Association
ICQ: I Seek You
Communication program (Software) IDAPI: Independent Database Application
ICR: Intelligent Character Recognition (Software) (Borland)
iCRT: Intelligent Content Recognition Technology IDARS: Integrated Document Archive and
ICS: Ibm Cabling System Retrieval System
ICS: Implementation Conformance Statement IDAS: Interchange DAta Structure
ICS: Incremental Change Synchronization IDBMS: Integrated DataBase Management System
A mechanism to monitor, export, and import changed items (Databases)
(both hierarchy and content) between a database and an
IDC: Integrated Desktop Connector
information store or between two information stores (Software)
(Microsoft) IDC: Inter-Device Communication
ICS: Integrated Client Setup IDC: International Data Corporation
ICS: Internet Caching System IDC: Internet Data Center
(Network)
IDC: Internet Database Connector
ICS: Internet Conferencing System (Network) (Microsoft)
(Network)
iDCT: Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform
ICS: Internet Connection Sharing
IDDD: International Distance Direct Dialing
(Communication)
ICS: Intuitive Command Structure

IDDE IFB
IDDE: Integrated Development & Debugging IDS: Internal Directory System

Environment
IDS: Intrusion Detection System
(Symantec)
(Security)
IDE: Integrated Development Environment
IDSL: Isdn Digital Subscriber Line
(Software)
(Communication)
IDE: Integrated Drive (or Device) Electronics
IDT: Integrated Device Technologies
(IDT)
IDE: Interactive Design and Engineering
IDT: Interface Design Tool
IDE: Interface Design Enhancement
IDT: Interrupt Descriptor Table
IDEA: International Data Encryption Algorithm
IDTS: I Don't Think So
IDEA: Internet Design, Engineering, and Analysis (Net lingo)
notes
IDU: Interface Data Unit
IDEMA: International Disk drive Equipment and
IDUG: International Db2 Users Group
Materials Association
(Databases) (IBM)
International not-for-profit trade association that represents
the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) industry and its infrastructure. See IDUP-GSS-API: Independent Data Unit Protection
also http://www.idema.org/ (Organizations) Generic Security Service Application
IDEN: Integrated Data Enhanced Network Programming Interface
(Network) IDVC: Integrated Data/Voice Channel
I
IDF: Intermediate Distribution Frame IDX: InDeX
IDFK: I Don't F***ing Know File name extension
(Net lingo) IE: Information Element
IDGA: International Game Developers Association IE: Information Engineering
(Organizations)
IE: Internet Explorer
IDI: Initial Domain Identifier (Software) (Microsoft)
(Network)
IEAK: Internet Explorer Administrator Kit
IDIOT: Intrusion Detection In Our Time (Software) (Microsoft)
Project to develop a new approach to efficient misuse detection
methods. Its design made use of a new classification of IEC: InterExchange Carrier
intrusion methods based on complexity of matching and IEC: International Electrotechnical Commission
temporal characteristics (Security)
(Organizations)
IDIV: Integer DIVide
IEE: Institute of Electrical Engineers
IDK: Internet Development Kit
IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics
(Software)
Engineers
IDL: Interactive Data Language (Organizations)
IDL: Interface Definition Language IEF: Information Engineering Facility
A language-independent way to describe a module interface
IEG: Information Exchange Group
(Software)
IDLE: International Date Line East IEMSI: Interactive Electronic Mail Standard
Identification
IEN: Internet Engineering Notes
IDLW: International Date Line West
Timezone: GMT -12:00 IEN: Internet Experiment Notebook
IDM: Integrated Document Management IEP: Initial Experience Predictor
IDN: Internationalized Domain Name IEPA: Individual Expert Participation Agreement
(Sun)
IDNX: Integrated Digital Network eXchange
(IBM) IESG: Internet Engineering Steering Group
The executive committee of the IETF (Organizations)
IDP: Integrated Data Processing
IETF: Internet Engineering Task Force
IDP: Internet Datagram Protocol
An engineering and protocol standards body that develops and
IDPR: Inter-Domain Policy Routing protocol specifies protocols and Internet standards, generally in the
(Network) network layer and above. See www.ietf.org (Organizations)
IDR: Intelligent Disaster Recovery IETFWG: Internet Engineering Task Force

(Seagate) Working Group
IDR: Intelligent Document Recognition IEW: Information Engineering Workbench
IDRAM: Integrated Dynamic Random Access IF: Information Flow

Memory IF: Inner Firewall
(Hardware) (Security)
IDRC: Improved Data Recording Capacity IFB: Internet Free/Busy
(Hardware) Microsoft Outlook feature (Software) (Microsoft)
IDS: Information Delivery System

IFC IKP
IFC: Internet Foundation Classes IGP: Integrated Graphics Processor

IFCC: Internet Fraud Complaint Center IGP: Interior Gateway Protocol
(Organizations) The protocol that enables the exchange or routing information
between collaborating routers on the Internet. Examples of
IFCM: Independent Flow Control Messages IGPs include Routing Information Protocol (RIP) and Open
iFCP: Internet Fibre Channel Protocol Shortest Path First (OSPF) (Network) (Cisco)
Gateway to gateway network protocol standard, officially IGRP: Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
ratified by the Internet Engineering Task Force, which provides Kind of IGP which is a distance-vector routing protocol
Fibre Channel fabric functionality to fibre channel devices over invented by Cisco, used by routers to exchange routing data
an IP network (Network) within an autonomous system (Network) (Cisco)
IFD: Image File Directory IGS: Internet Go Server
IFD: Information Flow Diagram IGSN: Internet Gprs Support Node
i-FED: Intelligent Field Emitting Display (Communication)
(Hardware) IHA: Intel Hub Architecture
IFF: Interchange File Format (Hardware) (Intel)
IFG: Incoming Fax Gateway IHD: Integrated Help Desk

(IBM)
IFIP: International Federation of Information
Processing societies IHS: Integrated Heat Spreader
IFITL: Integrated Fiber In The Loop
The top surface of the IHS is designed to be the interface for
contacting a HS/HSF. Allows more effecient heat transfer out of
I
Enables Internet access through a technology known as Point- the package to an attached cooling device. Transform non-
to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). (Network) uniform heat from the die to the top of the IHS for more
uniform spread (Hardware)
IFMP: Ipsilon Flow Management Protocol
IHV: Independent Hardware Vendor
IFNA: International FidoNet Association
A third-party hardware manufacturer (Hardware)
IFP: Instruction Fetch Pipeline
IID: Interface IDentifier
IFPI: International Federation of Phonographic (Software)
Industry
IIF: Immediate IF
(Organizations)
(Databases)
IFPUG: International Function Point User Group
Promotes and encourages the effective management of
IIF: Immediate InterFace
application software development and maintenance activities III: Interstate Identification Index
through the use of Function Point Analysis (FPA) and other
software measurement techniques (Organizations) IIIR: Integration of Internet Information
Resources
IFR: Interleaved Frame Recording
IIL: Integrated Injection Logic
IFS: Installable File System
(Operating systems) IIM: Internet Interaction Management
IFS: Internal Field Separator IIN: Integrated Information Network
IFS: Internal Field Seperator IIOP: Internet Interoperable Orb Protocol
(Communication)
IFS: Internet File System
(Operating systems) IIR: Immediate Impulse Response
IFSM: InFormation Systems Management IIR: Incremental Image Rendering
IFSMgr: Installable File System ManaGeR IIRC: If I Recall Correctly
(Operating systems) (Net lingo)
IFT: Inverse fast Fourier Transform IIRG: International Information Retrieval Guild
The oldest surviving hacker organization. See
IFX: Interactive Financial eXchange http://www.iirg.org/ (Organizations)
IGA: Integrated Graphics Array IIS: Internet Information Server
IGC: Institute for Global Communications (Network) (Microsoft)
IGC: Integrated Graphics Controller IISP: Interim Inter-switch Signaling Protocol

IGES: Initial Graphics Exchange Specification IITF: Information Infrastructure Task Force
File format for graphics interchange IJCAI: International Joint Conference on Artificial
IGFET: Insulated-Gate Field Effect Transistor Intelligence
IGFOS: International Government Forum for IK: Inverse Kinematics
Open Systems IKBS: Intelligent Knowledge Based System
(Organizations)
IKE: Internet Key Exchange
IGMP: Internet Group Management Protocol
The TCP/IP protocol that permits Internet hosts to take part in IKMP: Internet Key Management Protocol
IP multicasting. It is an efficient means of broadcasting (Network)
messages to groups of end-stations (Network)
IKP: Internet Keyed Payment
IGN: Ibm Global Network

IL INCITS
IL: Intermediate Language IMHO: In My Humble Opinion

A platform-independent, compiler-generated language suitable (Net lingo)
to run on platform-specific virtual machines (Software)
IML: Initial Microcode Load
ILA: Image Light Amplifier (IBM)
ILE: Integrated Language Environment IMM: Input Method Manager
(Software) (IBM) (Software) (Microsoft)
ILEC: Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier IMM: Intel Mobile Module
Also known as primary local exchange carrier (Communication) (Hardware) (Intel)
ILLINET: ILlinois LIbrary NETwork IMM: Interactive MultiMedia
ILM: Information Lifecycle Management IMNSHO: In My Not So Humble Opinion
Not a technology, ILM is a combination of processes and (Net lingo)
technologies that determines how data flows through an
environment. By doing so, it helps end users manage data IMO: In My Opinion
from the moment it is created to the time it is no longer needed (Net lingo)
ILMI: Interim Local Management Interface IMO: Intenet Mail Only
iLO: Integrated Lights-Out Microsoft Outlook feature (Software) (Microsoft)
Remote management feature on HP servers. (Hardware) (HP) IMP: Information Management Practice
ILP: Instruction-Level Parallelism IMP: Interface Message Processor
CPU architecture (Hardware)
ILS: International Language Support IMP: Internet Mail Only
I
ILS: Internet Locator Service IMPA: Intelligent Multi-Port Adapter
IM: Input Method IMPP: Instant Messaging and Presence Protocol
The algorithm by which users enter the text of a language.
Input methods differ for each language, depending on that
IMR: Internet Monthly Report
language’s structure and conventions IMS: Image Management Services
IM: Instant Messaging IMS: Information Management System
IM: Interface Module (IBM)
IMA: Interactive Multimedia Association IMS: Instructional Management System
IMA: International Midi Association IMS: Intermediate Maintenance Standard
IMAC: Isochronous Media Access Control IMS: Internet Mail Service

IMACS: Image Management and Communication IMSI: International Mobile Subscriber Identity
System A unique number within the SIM card that identifies the
subscriber to the system (Communication)
IMAP: Internet Message Access Protocol
(Network) IMSO: Integrated Micro Systems Operation
IMAPI: Image Mastering Application IMSP: Internet Message Support Protocol

Programming Interface (Network)
Allows an application to stage and burn a simple audio or data IMSVS: Information Management System/Virtual
image to CD-R or CD-RW devices (Operating systems) Storage
(Microsoft)
IMTC: International Multimedia Teleconferencing
IMC: Internet Mail Connector
Consortium
IMTV: Interactive Multimedia TeleVision
IMC: Internet Message Center
(Network) IMUL: Integer MULtiply
IMDB: In-Memory DataBase IMUX: Inverse MUltipleXer

(Databases) IN: Individual Network
IMDb: Internet Movie DataBase IN: INput
IMDS: IMage Data Stream IN: Intelligent Network
(IBM)
INA: Intelligent Network Architecture
IME: Input Method Editor
INAP: Intelligent Network Application Protocol
Allows applications to communicate between various
IME: Integrated Messaging Exchange nodes/functional entities of an intelligent network. The protocol
defines the operations required to be performed between
IMEI: International Mobile Equipment Identity nodes/functional entities for providing intelligent network
A code that uniquely identifies the mobile terminal hardware. It services
is important in GSM for keeping a record of lost or stolen
mobile telephones. A copy of each IMEI is stored in the EIR INC: INCrement
(Communication)
INCITS: InterNational Committee on Information
IMF: International Monetary Fund Technology Standards
(Organizations) Organization for standardization in the field of Information and
Communications Technologies (ICT), encompassing storage,
IMG: IMaGe processing, transfer, display, management, organization, and
File name extension retrieval of information (Organizations)

INCM IPCE
INCM: Intelligent Network Conceptual Model IOCP: Inter-Orb Communication Protocol

(Communication)
IND: INDex
File name extension IOCS: Input/Output Control System
INET: International NETworking conference IOCtl: Input/Output ConTroL
INF: INFormation iODBC: Independent Open DataBase Connectivity
File name extension Open source, platform independent implementation of both the
ODBC and X/Open specifications. It is rapidly emerging as the
INFS: Internet Network File System industry standard for developing solutions that are language,
INGRES: INteractive Graphic REtrieval System platform and database independent. See also
http://www.iodbc.org/ (Software)
INI: INItialization
IOE: Internet Operating Environment
File name extension
IOF: Infrared Optical Film
INIT: INITialize
IONL: Internal Organization of the Network Layer
INL: Inter Node Link
The ISO/OSI standard for the architecture of the network layer.
INM: Integrated Network Management The IONL divides the network layer into subnetworks
interconnected by convergence protocols (internetworking
INM: International Neural Machines protocols), resulting in a catenet or internet (Organizations)
INN: Inter Node Network IOP: Input/Output Parity
INN: InterNet News (Hardware)
(Network) IOP: Input/Output Processor I
INND: InterNet News Daemon (Hardware)
(Network) IOPL: Input/Output Privilege Level
INOC: Internet Network Operations Center IOQD: In-Order Queue Depth
INP: Instant Network Presence (Hardware) (Intel)
(Network) IOR: Interoperable Object Reference
INRIA: Institut National de Recherche en IORDY: Input/Output channel ReaDY
Informatique et Automatique (Hardware)
INS: INput String IOREQ: Input/Output REQuest
INS: Integrated Network Server Microprocessor signal used in I/O addressing (Hardware)
INT: INTeger IORQ: Input/Output ReQuest

Microprocessor signal used in I/O addressing (Hardware)
INT: INTernal
IOS: Input/Output System
INT: INTernational
organization Domain name IOS: Internet Operating System
(Operating systems)
INT: INTerrupt
(Software) (Intel) IOS: InterOrganizational System
INTA: INTerrupt Acknowledge IOSGA: Input/Output Support Gate Array
INTAP: Interoperability Technology Association IOUG: International Oracle Users Group
for Information Processing See http://www.ioug.org/ (Organizations)
The technical organization that officially develops Japanese IOW: In Other Words
OSI profiles and conformance tests (Organizations)
(Net lingo)
INTEL: INTegrated ELectronics
IP: Information Provider
(Intel)
IP: Instruction Pointer
InterNIC: INTERnet Network Information Center
INTO: INTerrupt if Overflow occurs
IP: Intellectual Property
INTRAC: INtelligent Traffic Routing And Control
IP: Intelligent Peripheral
(Network)
IP: Internet Protocol
INTSERV: INTegrated SERVices
The major network layer protocol in the Internet Protocol suite.
The transport of audio, video, real-time, and classical data IP describes the routing of packets, among its many tasks
traffic within a single network infrastructure (Network) (Network)
IO: Information Orientation IPAUTH: Internet Protocol AUTHentication
IO: Input/Output (Security)
IO: Internal Objects IPBF: Installed Peripheral Base Flexibility

(Software) (Microsoft) IPC: Instructions Per Clock
IOC: Input/Output Controller IPC: InterProcess Communication
IOC: Inter-Office Channel The process of sharing data between processes and, when
necessary, coordinating access to the shared data (Operating
IOCC: Input/Output Channel Converter systems)
IOCC: Input/Output Controller Chip IPCE: InterProcess Communication Environment
IOCCC: International Obfuscated C Code Contest

IPCMOS IPXCP
IPCMOS: Interlocked Pipeline Complementary IPMB: Intelligent Platform Management Bus

Metal Oxide Semiconductor (Hardware)
Semiconductor manufacturing technology (Hardware)
IPMC: Intelligent Platform Management Chassis
IPCP: Internet Protocol Control Protocol (Hardware)
(Network)
IPMI: Intelligent Platform Management Interface
IPCS: Integrated Personal Computer Server Defines a set of common interfaces to a computer system
(Hardware) which system administrators can use to monitor system health
and manage the system (Hardware)
IPCS: Interactive Problem Control System
IPMI: Internet Protocol Multicast Initiative
IPD: Intelligent Printer Data (Network)
IPDC: Internet Protocol Device Control IPNG: Internet Protocol Next Generation
IPDS: Ibm Personal Dictation System (Network)
(IBM) IPO: Input, Processing and Output
IPDS: Intelligent Printer Data Stream IPO: International Purchasing Office
(IBM)
IPO: Internet Protocol over Optical
IPDU: Internet Protocol Data Unit (Network)
IPDVMRP: Internet Protocol Distance Vector IPP: Infrastructure Portal Provider
Multicast Routing Protocol
IPP: Intel Performance Primitives
IPE: Integrated Programming Environment
(Hardware) (Intel) I
IPF: Information Presentation Facility IPP: Internet Printing Protocol
IPF: Invalid Page Format (Network)
IPFC: Information Presentation Facility Compiler IPP: Internet Protocol Processor

(IBM) (Hardware)
IPFC: Internet Protocol over Fibre Channel IPR: Intellectual Property Rights
(Network) IPR: Interactive Photorealistic Rendering
IPI: Intelligent Peripheral Interface Used in 3D Modelling (Autodesk)
A device-generic interface used for large-capacity, high- ips: Inches Per Second
performance disks. The IPI supports disk transfer rates at
3Mbyte/sec and above (Hardware) (Hardware)
IPI: Internet Policy Institute IPS: Information Processing Standards

A device-generic interface used for large-capacity, high- IPS: In-Plane Switching
performance disks. The IPI supports disk transfer rates at (Hardware)
3MB/sec and above (Organizations)
IPS: Intrusion Prevention System
IPI: Inter-Processor Interrupt
(Security)
(Hardware)
iPS: Iplanet Portal Server
IPIC: International Primary Interexchange Carrier
(Communication) IPSE: Integrated Project Support Environment
IPL: Ibm Public License IPSec: Internet Protocol SECurity
(IBM) A set of protocols that give greater IP-level security to data
packets transmitted over Virtual Private Networks
IPL: Information Programming Language
IPSI: Internet Protocol Server Interface
IPL: Initial Program Load (Hardware)
Also known as the bootstrap or boot process
IPSRA: Internet Protocol Security Remote Access
IPL: Ion Projection Lithography (Security)
IPM: Images Per Minute IPTC: International Press Telecommunications
ipm: Impressions Per Minute Council
Printing speed measurement unit (Hardware) IPTV: Internet Protocol TeleVision
IPM: InfoPrint Manager IPv4: Internet Protocol, Version 4
IBM's Info Print Manager - Creates IPDS data (IBM) (Network)
ipm: Instructions Per Minute IPv6: Internet Protocol, Version 6
IPM: Intelligent Power Module (Network)
(Hardware) IPWG: Internet Privacy Working Group
IPM: Internet Protection Module (Organizations)
(Network) IPX: Internetwork Packet eXchange
IPM: Internetwork Performance Monitor (Network) (Novell)
A network response time and availability troubleshooting IPX/SPX: Internet Packet eXchange/Sequenced
application (Software) (Cisco) Packet eXchange
IPM: InterPersonal Message IPXCP: Internetworking Packet eXchange Control
ipm: Interruptions Per Minute Protocol
(Network)

IPXODI ISDN
IPXODI: Internet Packet eXchange Open Datalink IRS: Internal Revenue Service
Interface
IRSG: Internet Research Steering Group
IQL: Interactive Query Language
IRTF: Internet Research Task Force
IR: InfraRed The task force of the Internet Activities Board that addresses
(Hardware) research and development of the Internet Protocol suite
(Organizations)
IR: Instruction Register
(Hardware) IRTOS: I2o Real Time Operating System
(Operating systems)
IR: Interface Repository
IRTP: Internet Reliable Transaction Protocol
IRAM: Intelligent Random Access Memory
(Hardware) IRX: Information Retrieval eXperiment
IRC: Internet Relay Chat IS: Image Stabilization

(Network) A system like this can help your digital camera take clearer
images (Hardware)
IRC: Interrupt Request Controller
IS: Information System
(Hardware)
IS: Interim Standard
IRCA: Internet Content Rating Association
Interim Standard 95 (IS-95), is the first CDMA-based digital
(Organizations)
cellular standard pioneered by Qualcomm. The brand name for
IRCP: Internet Relay Chat Protocol IS-95 is cdmaOne. IS-95 is also known as TIA-EIA-95
(Communication)
(Network)
IRD: Implementation Row Descriptor IS: Internal System I
(Databases) IS: Interrupt Status
IRD: Integrated Receiver/Descrambler ISA: Industry Standard Architecture
IrDA: InfraRed Data Association PC bus architecture (Hardware)
(Organizations) ISA: Instruction-Set Architecture
IRDP: Icmp Router Discovery Protocol ISA: Interactive Services Association
(Network)
ISA: Internet Security and Acceleration
IRDS: Information Resource Dictionary System (Microsoft)
IRET: Interrupt RETurn ISA: Internet Server Application
(Software)
IRF: Inheritance Rights Filter
(Novell) ISACA: Information Systems Audit and Control
Association
IRF: Interger Register File
See http://www.isaca.org/ (Organizations)
IRF: Intermediate Routing Function
ISAKMP: Internet Security Association Key
IRIS: Internet Retailer Information System Management Protocol
IRL: In Real Life (Network)
(Net lingo) ISAM: Indexed Sequential Access Method
IRL: Insert Row Locking ISAPI: Internet Server Application Programming
(Databases) Interface
IRL: Integer Register File (Software) (Microsoft)
IRL: Interactive Reader Language ISBN: International Standard Book Number
IrLAN: InfraRed Local Area Network ISC: Information Supply Chain
IrLAP: InfraRed Link Access Protocol ISC: Instruction Set Computer

(Communication) ISC: Internet Service Center
IRLED: InfraRed Light Emitting Diode ISC: Internet Storm Center
IrLMP: InfraRed Link Management Protocol See http://isc.sans.org/ (Organizations)
(Communication) ISC: Inter-System Communication
IRM: Information Resource Management (IBM)
IRM: Inherent Rights Mask ISCA: International Computing Security

Association
iRMC: Integrated Remote Management Controller (Organizations)
Implementation of a Remote Access Card (RAC) (Hardware)
(Fujitsu) iSCSI: Internet Small Computer System Interface
IRP: I/o Request Packet ISD: Image Section Descriptor

Data structure used by Windows to communicate to kernel- ISD: Instructional Systems Design
mode device drivers. (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
ISDN: Integrated Services Digital Network
IRQ: Interrupt ReQuest
A communication technology offered by telephone carriers
A signal that a device requires CPU attention (Hardware) worldwide. ISDN combines voice and digital network services
in a single medium, offering customers digital data services
IRQL: Interrupt ReQuest Level
and voice connections through a single wire (Communication)
IRR: Internal Rate of Return

ISDN-UP IT
ISDN-UP: Integrated Services Digital Network ISO: International Organization for

User Part Standardization
A communications technology offered by telephone carriers An international standards body that reviews and approves
worldwide. ISDN combines voice and digital network services independently designed products for use within specific
in a single medium, offering customers digital data services industries. ISO also develops standards for information
and voice connections through a single wire exchange, such as the ISO/OSI model for computer networks.
See http://www.iso.org/ (Organizations)
ISDP: I See Dead People
Tactical-ops, assault on terror gaming clan. See ISO/OSI: International Standardization
http://www.isdp.tk/ (Games) Organization/Open Systems Interconnection
ISE: Integrated Software Engineering ISOC: Internet SOCiety
(ISE) (Organizations)
ISEN: Internet Search Environment Number ISODE: International Standardization

Is the foundation of a portal that comprehensively catalogs the Organization Development Environment
Internet's databases. See also http://www.isen.org/
ISP: Integrated System Peripheral control
ISF: Information Security Forum
ISP: Interactive String Processor
(Organizations)
ISP: Internet Service Provider
ISFUG: Integrated Software Federal User Group
Communications service company that provides Internet access
ISH: Information Super Highway and services to its customers. ISPs range in size from small
independents serving a local calling area to large, established
ISHO: Inter-System HandOver telecommunications companies (Network)
Transfer of 3G calls to 2G networks mid call and vice-versa
(Network) ISP: Interrupt Stack Pointer I
ISI: Information Sciences Institute ISP: Interrupt Status Port
ISI: Internally Specified Index ISPF: Interactive System Programming Facility
ISIS: Image and Scanner Interface Standard ISPP: Internet Secure Payments Protocol
(Security)
ISIS: Integrated Systems and Information
Services ISQL: Interactive Structured Query Language
IS-IS: Intermediate-System to Intermediate- ISR: Information Storage and Retrieval

System ISR: Interrupt Service Routine
The ISO/OSI protocol by which intermediate systems exchange (Operating systems)
routing information
ISR: Interrupt Status Register
ISKM: Internet Starter Kit for the Macintosh
ISS: Internet Security Systems
ISL: Inter Switch Link
(Network)
(Hardware) (Cisco)
ISS: Internet Sharing Software
ISL: Interactive System Language
(Software)
ISLM: Integrated Services Line Module
ISSA: Information Systems Security Association
ISLN: Integrated Services Local Network (Organizations)
ISLU: Integrated Services Line Unit ISSCC: International Solid-State Circuits
Conference
ISM: Industrial, Scientific, Medical
Radio frequency band (Communication) ISSLL: Integrated Services over Specific Link
Layers
ISM: Integrated Service Module
(Network)
(Hardware)
ISSLOW: Integrated Services System for LOW
ISM: Integrated Switch Module
bitrate lines
(Hardware)
(Network)
ISM: Internet Service Manager
ISSN: Integrated Special Services Network
(Microsoft)
ISSN: International Standard Serial Number
ISMA: Internet Streaming Media Alliance
(Organizations) IST: Immerse System Technology
ISMF: Interactive Storage Management Facility IST: Initial System Test
ISN: Information Systems Network IST: Intelligent Scanning Technology
ISN: Initial Sequence Number ISTG: InterSite Topology Generator
Synchronization between two hosts to establish a TCP Managing active directory replication (Operating systems)
connection. (Network) (Microsoft)
ISN: Internet School Networking ISUP: ISdn User Part

(Network) Provides the signaling functions necessary to basic bearer
services and supplementary services for voice and non-voice
ISN: Internet Services Network applications in the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
ISN: Internet Shopping Network ISV: Independent Software Vendor
ISN-LAN: Information System Network-Local A third-party software developer (Software)
Area Network IT: Information Technology
ISO: Independent System Operator

IT IXF
IT: Integration/Transformation ITU: International Telecommunications Union

Another name for Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) International organization under the auspices of the United
(Databases) Nations that develops radio (ITU-R) and telecommunications
(ITU-T) standards. Prior to 1993, the ITU-T Standardization
ITA: Interim Type Approval Sector was known as the CCITT (Organizations)
ITAA: Information Technology Association of ITUG: International Telecommunications User
America Group
(Organizations)
ITUSA: Information Technology Users Standards
ITB: Information Technology Branch Association
ITB: Intermediate Text Block ITU-T: International Telecommunications Union
ITC: Information Technology Consultant Technical standards group
An Information Technology (IT) position ITU-TIES: International Telecommunications
ITC: International Typeface Corporation Union -Telecom Information Exchange Services
ITDI: Information Technology Pioneer ITU-TSS: International Telecommunications

International Union -Telecommunication Standards Section
ITE: Independent Trading Exchange iTV: Interactive TeleVision
ITE: Information Technology Equipment ITX: Intermediate Text Block
ITF: Interactive Test Facility ITYM: I Think You Mean

(Net lingo)
ITI: Information Technology Industry council
IU: Integer Unit
I
Washington-based trade association representing the leading
U.S. providers of information technology (IT) products and IUAP: Internet User Account Provider
services. See also http://www.itic.org/ (Organizations)
IUMA: Internet Underground Music Archive
ITIL: Information Technology Infrastructure
Library IUP: Infrastructure Utility Provider
iTIP: Icalendar Transport-indendent IUP: Internet User Population
Interoperability Protocol (Network)
Specification that defines the format of calendar information IUS/ITB: Interchange Unit
sent between calendar user agents. See also the RFC 2445
Separator/Intermediate Transmission Block
ITLB: Instruction Tanslation Look-aside Buffer
IV: Initialization Vector
ITM: Instruction Translation Look-aside Buffer (Security)
ITMS: Immediate check Truth Maintenance IV&V: Initialization Vector
System
IVC: Integrated Visual Computing
ITN: Identification Tasking and Networking (SGI)
ITN: Internet Travel Network IVDS: Integrated Voice and Data Systems
ITOT: Iso Transport service On top of Tcp IVDT: Integrated Voice/Data Terminal
(Network)
IVIS: Interactive Video Information System
ITP: Information Technology Practice
IVIT: Intelligent Voice Interactive Technology
ITP: Information Technology Project
IVL: Independent Vendor League
ITP: Internet Transaction Processing
IVL: Intel Verification Lab
ITR: Information Technology Research
IVR: Interactive Voice Response
ITR: Input Transaction Record
IVS: Interactive Videodisk System
ITR: Internet Talk Radio
IVT: InfoViewer Titles
ITRS: International Technology Roadmap for (Microsoft)
Semiconductors
IVT: Interrupt Vector Table
(Organizations)
IVTS: International Video Teleconferencing
ITS: Incompatible Time-sharing System
Service
An influential but highly idiosyncratic operating system written
for the PDP-6 and PDP-10 at MIT and long used at the MIT AI IW: Information Warehouse
Lab (Operating systems)
I-WAY: Information highWAY
ITS: Intelligent Transportation System
IWC: Inside Wire Cable
ITS: Internet Transaction Server
IWF: InterWorking Function
ITSEC: Information Technology Security
Evaluation Criteria IWS: Intelligent WorkStation
ITSO: International Technical Support IWS: Iplanet Web Server

Organization IXC: IntereXchange Carrier
(IBM) A long-distance carrier such as AT&T, MCI and Sprint
(Communication)
ITSP: Internet Telephone Service Provider
IXF: Integration eXchange Format
ITTP: Intelligent Terminal Transfer Protocol
(IBM)
(Communication) (Ericsson)

IYHO JCL
IYHO: In Your Humble Opinion JAXM: Java Api for Xml Messaging
(Net lingo) Enables applications to send and receive document oriented
XML messages using a pure Java API (Software) (Sun)
IYKWIM: If You Know What I Mean
(Net lingo) JAXP: Java Api for Xml Processing
Enables applications to parse and transform XML documents
using a pure Java API that is independent of a particular XML
J processor implementation (Software) (Sun)
J/K: Just Kidding JAXR: Java Api for Xml Registries
(Net lingo) Provides a mechanism for publishing available services in an
J2EE: Java 2 platform, Enterprise Edition external registry, and for consulting the registry to find those
services (Software) (Sun)
(Software) (Sun)
JAX-RPC: Java Api for Xml-based Remote
J2ME: Java 2 platform, Micro Edition
Procedure Call
(Software) (Sun)
Defines a mechanism for exchanging synchronous XML-based
J2SE: Java 2 platform, Standard Edition messages between applications (Sun)
(Software) (Sun) JAX-WS: Java Api for Xml Web Services
JA: Jump Address (Software)
JA: Jump if Above JBCL: Java Beans Component Library

JAAS: Java Authentication and Authorization JBE: Jump if Below or Equal

Service JBI: Java Business Integration I
Is a package that enables services to authenticate and enforce (Software) (Sun)
access controls upon users. It implements a Java version of the
standard Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) framework, JBIG: Joint Bi-level Image experts Group J
and supports user-based authorization. (Security) (Sun) This was (and is) a group of experts nominated by national
JAD: Joint Application Development standards bodies and major companies to work to produce
standards for bi-level image coding. See also
JADE: Jasmine Application Development http://www.jbig.org/ (Organizations)
Environment JBOD: Just a Bunch Of Disks
(Databases) (CAI)
A storage subsystems using multiple independent disk drives,
JAE: Java Applet Environment as opposed to one form of RAID or another (Hardware)
(Software) (Sun) JBPC: Java-Based Pipeline Configurator
JAE: Jump if Above or Equal JC: Jump if Carry set
JAF: Javabeans Activation Framework JCA: Java Card Assembly
With JAF, Java developers can take advantage of standard (Software) (Sun)
services to determine the type of an arbitrary piece of data,
encapsulate access to it, discover the operations available on JCA: Java Connector Architecture
it, and to instantiate the appropriate bean to perform said (Software)
operations (Sun)
JCA: Java Cryptography Architecture
JAI: Java Advanced Imaging (Software) (Sun)
Application programming interface (API) that enables
developers to easily incorporate high-performance, network- JCAT: Java Coordination And Transactions
enabled, scalable, platform-independent image processing into Includes (but is not limited to) the facilities required for
Java technology-based applications and applets (Software) applications to be invoked and return results before, during or
(Sun) after calls; to process call parameters or subscriber-supplied
information; and to engage in further call processing and
JAIN: Java for the Advanced Intelligent Network control (Sun)
A set of Java technology based APIs which enable the rapid
development of Next Generation telecom products and services JCC: Java Call Control
on the Java platform (Sun) Includes the facilities required for observing, initiating,
answering, processing and manipulating calls, where a call is
JAM: Just A Minute understood to include (but is not necessarily limited to) a
When your in an on-line conversation and you need to put the multimedia, multiparty session over the underlying integrated
other person on hold while you quickly do something (Net network (Sun)
lingo)
JCE: Java Cryptography Extension
JAMES: Java Apache Mail Enterprise Server Is a set of packages that provide a framework and
Is a 100% pure Java server, designed to be a complete and implementations for encryption, key generation and key
portable enterprise mail engine solution based on currently agreement, and Message Authentication Code (MAC)
available open protocols (SMTP, POP3, IMAP, HTTP) algorithms (Security) (Sun)
JANET: Joint Academic NETwork JCK: Java Compatibility Kit
A U.K. university network (Network) (Software) (Sun)
JAR: Java ARchive JCL: Jakarta Commons Logging
JAWS: Jamming And Warning System (Software)
(Hardware) JCL: Job Control Language
JAXB: Java Architecture for Xml Binding (Software)
Architecture that provides an API and tools that automate the
mapping between XML documents and Java objects (Software)
(Sun)

JCP JLF
JCP: Java Community Process JEITA: Japanese Electronics and Information

Produces high-quality specifications in "Internet time" using an Technology industries Association
inclusive, consensus building approach that produces a (Organizations)
specification, a reference implementation (to prove the
specification can be implemented), and a technology JEMS: Jboss Enterprise Middleware Suite
compatibility kit (Sun) Extensible and scalable suite of products for creating and
deploying e-business applications. JEMS offers cutting-edge
JCS: Java Caching System technology components which customers can mix-and-match
Distributed caching system written in java. It is intended to and roll out into their line of business infrastructure (Software)
speed up applications by providing a means to manage cached
data of various dynamic natures. See also JEPI: Joint Electronic Payment Initiative
http://jakarta.apache.org/jcs/ (Software)
JERI: Jini Extensible Remote Invocation
JCWDE: Java Card Workstation Development (Software) (Sun)
Environment
JES: Java Embedded Server
(Software) (Sun)
(Sun)
JDBC: Java DataBase Connectivity
JES: Job Entry System
(Databases)
JESI: Java Edge Side Include
JDC: Java Developer Connection
(Software)
(Sun)
JESS: Java Expert System Shell
JDE: Java Development Environment
A CLIPS expert system written for Java (Software)
JDEE: Java Development Environment for Emacs
JET: Joint Engine Technology
JDF: Job Description Format (Databases) (Microsoft)
JDI: Java Debug Interface JET: Jpeg Enhancement Technology
(Software) (Sun)
JFC: Java Foundation Classes
J
JDIC: Java Desktop Integration Components (Software)
Project that aims to make Java technology-based applications
first-class citizens of current desktop platforms without
JFET: Junction Field Effect Transistor
sacrificing platform independence. Its mission is to enable JFIF: Jpeg File Interchange Format
seamless desktop/Java integration (Software)
JFS: Journalized File System
JDJ: Java Developer's Journal
(Operating systems)
JDK: Java Development Kit
JG: Jump if Greater
(Software) (Sun)
JGE: Jump if Greater or Equal
JDMK: Java Dynamic Management Kit
Is the foundation for building and distributing network JGF: Java Graphics Format
management intelligence into applications, networks and JGSS: Java Generic Security Service
devices. It is the first compatible implementation of the JMX
specification (Sun) (Sun)
JDNC: Java Desktop Network Components JIC: Just In Case

Aims to provide the shortcuts required to construct desktop (Net lingo)
applications in significantly less time by reducing the learning, JIMI: Java Image Management Interface
design, and coding requirements (Software)
(Sun)
JDO: Java Data Objects
JIPS: Janet Internet Protocol Service
Is an application programming interface (API) for transparent
database access. The programmer can write code in the Java JIS: Japan Industrial Standard
programming language that transparently accesses the
underlying data store, without using database-specific code JISC: Japanese Industrial Standards Committee
(Databases) (Sun) JIT: Just In Time
JDOM: Java Document Object Model Programs compilation technique (Software)
Java-oriented API for reading and writing XML documents JITA: Just In Time Activation
JDOQL: Java Data Objects Query Language Allows an objects to tell COM+ that its work is done and that it
(Software) can be destroyed (Software) (Microsoft)
JDSL: Java Data Structures Library JITC: Just In Time Compiler

(Software) JJ: Just Joking
JDT: Java Development Toolkit (Net lingo)
Project that provides tool plug-ins that implement a Java IDE JK: Just Kidding
that supports the development of Java applications including
(Net lingo)
Eclipse plug-ins.The JDT project allows Eclipse to be a
development environment for itself. See www.eclipse.org JKS: Java KeyStore
(Software) (Security)
JDWP: Java Debug Wire Protocol JL: Jump if Less
(Sun)
JLE: Japanese Language Environment
JE: Jump if Equal
JLE: Jump if Less than or Equal to
JEDEC: Joint Electronic Devices Engineering
Council JLF: Java Layered Framework
Set of Java code to provide a foundation for faster Java
JEIDA: Japanese Electronics Industry software development (Software)
Development Association

JLIP JSR
JLIP: Joint Level Interface Protocol JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group
A joint venture of the CCITT and ISO that developed a standard
JLS: Java Language Specification
for compressing gray-scale or color still images
(Sun)
JPG: Joint Photographic experts Group
JMAPI: Java Management Application
Filename extension (short for JPEG)
(Sun) JPL: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JMF: Java Media Framework JPLDIS: Jet Propulsion Laboratory Display
(Software) (Sun) Information System
JMI: Java Metadata Interface JPNF: Join-Projection Normal Form

Implements a dynamic, platform-neutral infrastructure that JPO: Jump if Parity Odd
enables the creation, storage, access, discovery, and exchange
of metadata (Software) (Sun) JRB: Java Relational Binding
(Software)
JMM: Java Memory Model
(Software) JRE: Java Runtime Environment
(Software)
JMP: JuMP
(Software) JRI: Java Runtime Interface
Native interface proposed by Netscape (Software) (Netscape)
JMS: Java Message Service
JRMP: Java Remote Method Protocol
JMSC: Japanese Midi Standard Committee
(Software)
JMX: Java Management eXtension
JRP: Joint Requirement Planning
Formerly known as LMAPI (Sun)
JS: JavaScript
JNA: Jump if Not Above
(Software) (Netscape)
J
JNAE: Jump if Not Above or Equal
JS: Jump if Sign
JNB: Jump if Not Below
JSA: Japanese Standards Association
JNBE: Jump if Not Below or Equal
JSAM: Java Secure Application Manager
JNDI: Java Naming and Directory Interface
JSAPI: Java Speech Application Programming
Is a standard extension to the JavaTM platform, providing Java
technology-enabled applications with a unified interface to Interface
multiple naming and directory services in the enterprise (Sun) (Software) (Sun)
JNG: Jump if Not Greater JSC: Java Swing Connection

(Sun)
JNGE: Jump if Not Greater or Equal
JSCP: Java Software CoProcessor
JNI: Java Native Interface
(Sun) JSDK: Java Servlet Development Kit
(Software)
JNLE: Jump if Not Less or Equal
JSDT: Java Shared Data Toolkit
JNLP: Java Network Launching Protocol
JavaTM Shared Data Toolkit
(Sun)
(Software) (Sun)
JNO: Jump if No Overflow
JSF: Java Server Faces
JNP: Jump if No Parity Technology that simplifies building user interfaces for
JavaServer applications. Developers of various skill levels can
JNS: Jump if No Sign quickly build web applications by assembling reusable UI
JNZ: Jump if Not Zero components in a page and connecting these components to a
data source (Software) (Sun)
JODE: Java Optimize and Decompile Environment
JSGF: JSpeech Grammar Format
(Software)
JSML: JSpeech Markup Language
JOE: Java Objects Everywhere
JSON: JavaScript Object Notation
JOHNNIAC: JOHn Neumann Integrator and
Scripting language based on a subset of the JavaScript
Automatic Computer
Programming Language. The format is specified in RFC 4627.
JOOP: Journal of Object Orientated Programming The official MIME Media Type for JSON is application/json
(Software)
JOSS: Johnniac Open Shop System
JSP: JavaServer Pages
JOSS: Joint Object Services Submission (Software)
JOVE: Jonathan's Own Version of Emacs JSPA: Java Specification Participation Agreement
JOVIAL: Jules Own Version of the International (Sun)
Algorithmic Language JSPC: JavaServer Pages Compiler
JPA: Java Persistence Api (Software)
(Software) JSR: Java Specification Request
JPDA: Java Platform Debugger Architecture Is the actual description of a proposed and final specification
Multi-tiered debugging architecture that allows tools for the Java platform (Sun)
developers to easily create debugger applications which run
portably across platforms, virtual machine (VM)
implementations and SDK versions (Software) (Sun)
JPE: Jump if Parity Even

JSS KEA
JSS: Java Security Service JWSDL: Java Web Service Description Language
Java interface to Network Security Service (NSS). It supports Provides a standard set of APIs for representing and
most of the security standards and encryption technologies manipulating services described by Web Service Description
supported by NSS. JSS also provides a pure Java interface for Language (WSDL) documents (Sun)
ASN.1 types and BER/DER encoding
JWSDP: Java Web Services Developer Pack
JSS: Javascript Style Sheet The Java Web Services Developer Pack is an all-in-one
download containing key technologies to simplify building of
JSSE: Java Secure Socket Extension
web services using the Java 2 Platform (Software) (Sun)
Is a set of Java packages that enable secure Internet
communications. It implements a Java version of SSL and TLS JXTA: JuXTApose
protocols and includes functionality for data encryption, server Started as a research project at Sun Microsystems, its goal is
authentication, message integrity, and optional client to explore a vision of distributed network computing using peer-
authentication (Software) (Sun) to-peer topology, and to develop basic building blocks and
services that would enable innovative applications for peer
JST: J2ee Standard Tools
groups (Software)
Extension to the Eclipse platform with support for building
multi-tier J2EE applications (Software) JZ: Jump if Zero
JST: Japan Standard Time
Timezone: GMT +9:00 K
JSTL: Jsp Standard Tag Library k: Kilo
JSWDK: JavaServer Web Development Kit
(Software) (Sun) K&R: Kernighan And Ritchie
"Traditional" or "classic" C language specification, named after
JTA: Java Transaction Api its authors, Brian Kerninghan and Dennis Ritchie (Software)
(Sun)
KAM: Keep Alive Memory
JTAG: Joint Test Action Group
KAS: Kiva Administrative Server
J
(Hardware)
JTAPI: Java Telephony Application Programming
KB: KeyBoard
K
Interface
(Sun) (Hardware)
JTB: Jump Trace Buffer kb: KiloBit
JTC: Join Transitive Closure kB: KiloByte

Allows the DBMS optimizer to consider a join order other than 1024 bytes
those made available explicitly by the query's WHERE clause KB: Knowledge Base
(Databases) (Sybase)
KBC: KeyBoard Connector
JTC: Joint Technical Committee
(Hardware)
JTM: Job Transfer and Manipulation
KBD: KeyBoarD
JTMS: Justification based Truth Maintenance
KBE: Knowledge Based Engineering
System
KBMS: KeyBoard/MouSe
JTS: Java Transaction Service
Connector. It's simply a duplicate of the PS/2 ports and it's
JTSIN: Joint Transmission Services Information used to connect other devices that use the PS/2 without having
Network to give up the keyboard and mouse, and also is convenient for
things that you need to mount internally (Hardware)
JUG: Java User Group
kbps: KiloBits Per Second
JUGHEAD: Jonzy's Universal Gopher Hierarchy Transfer Speed (Communication)
Excavation And Display
kBps: KiloBytes Per Second
JUMP: Java User Migration Path Transfer Speed (Communication)
KBS: Knowledge-Based System
JUNET: Japan Unix NETwork
KCC: Knowledge Consistency Checker
JVM: Java Virtual Machine A domain service that creates and modifies the replication
JVMDI: Java Virtual Machine Debug Interface topology of Active Directory (Network) (Microsoft)
(Sun) KCS: Kansas City Standard
JVMPI: Java Virtual Machine Profiler Interface Recording standard (Hardware)
JVMTI: Java Virtual Machine Tool Interface KCS: Kiva C++ Server
JVS: Java Validation Suite
(Software) KD: Kernel Debugger
(Operating systems)
jwcid: Java Web Component IDentifier
(Software) KDC: Key Distribution Center
JWS: Java Web Server KDE: K Desktop Environment

(Sun) KDS: Knowledge Discovery Server
JWS: Java Web Start (Lotus)
Gives you the power to launch full-featured applications with a KDT: Key Definition Table
single click from your Web browser. You can now download
and launch applications without going through complicated KEA: Key Exchange Algorithm
installation procedures (Software) (Sun) (Security)

KEFIR LAM
KEFIR: KEy FIndings Reporter KSAM: Keyed Sequential Access Method

Accessing a flat file using a simple or compound key
KERMIT: Kl-10 Error-free Reciprocal Micro
(Software) (HP)
Interconnect over Tty lines
KSDS: Keyed Sequential Data Set
KES: Key Escrow System
KSE: Kernel Scheduled Entitiy
KFM: K FIle Manager
(Operating systems)
KFX: KoFaX
KSH: Korn SHell
File Format for fax transmission
KSN: Key Sequence Number
KHG: Kernel Hacking Guide
(Security)
KHz: KiloHertZ
KSPH: KeyStrokes Per Hour
KI: Key Identifier
KSR: Keyboard Send Receive
(Security)
(Hardware)
KiB: KibIByte
kVA: Kilo Volt-Ampere
Electric power measurement unit (Hardware)
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), correspondig to 1024 bytes
KIF: Knowledge Interchange Format kVAh: Kilo Volt Ampere Hour
Electrical energy measurement unit (Hardware)
KIPS: Kilo Instruction Per Second
KVM: K Virtual Machine
Processing speed
A virtual machine designed from the ground up with the
KIR: Kyocera Image Refinement constraints of inexpensive mobile devices in mind (Sun)
(Hardware)
KVM: Keyboard, Video, Mouse
KIS: Knowbot Information Service (Hardware)
KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid KWIC: Key Word In Context
KIT: Keep In Touch A permuted index offering lists of titles, with each of the major
words as the first word, and the remaining words using key
K
(Net lingo) words or phrases
KIT: Kernel software for Intelligent Terminals KWS: Knowledge Work System L
KJS: Kiva Java Server KXS: Kiva eXecutive Server
KM: Keyboard Monitoring
KM: Knowledge Management L
KMA: Kiss My A** L&F: Look & Feel
KML: Keyhole Markup Language L&H: Lernout And Hauspie

XML grammar and file format for modeling and storing L1: Level 1
geographic features such as points, lines, images, polygons,
(Hardware)
and models for display in Google Earth and Google Maps. You
can use KML to share places and information with other users L2: Level 2
KMS: Key Management Server (Hardware)
Mostly used in Microsoft Exchange to issue security certificates L2CAP: Logical Link Control and Adaptation
(Security) (Microsoft) Protocol
KNI: Katmai New Instruction L2F: Layer 2 Forwarding
(Intel) (Network) (Cisco)
KOS: Kill On Site L2TP: Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
(Games) (Network)
KPA: Key Process Area LA: Limited Availability
(Software)
LAC: L2tp Access Concentrator
KPCMS: Kodak Precision Color Management Device attached to the switched network or located on an end
System system supporting L2TP to pass PPP traffic (Network)
(Software) (Kodak)
LACP: Link Aggregation Control Protocol
KPDL: Kyocera Page Description Language Part of an IEEE specification (802.3ad) that allows to bundle
(Hardware) several physical ports together to form a single logical channel
(Network)
KPF: Kerio Personal Firewall
(Security) LADDR: LAyered Device DRiver
(Microsoft)
KPI: Kernel Programming Interface
LADT: Local Access Data Transport
KPI: Key Performance Indicator
LAF: Look And Feel
KQML: Knowledge Query and Manipulation (Software)
Language
LALL: Longest Allowed Lobe Length
KRS: Knowledge Retrieval System
LAM: Local Area Multicomputer

LAME LD
LAME: Lame Ain't an Mp3 Encoder LBT: Local Bus Targets

(Software)
LBX: Local Bus Accelerator
LAMP: Linux, Apache, Mysql, Perl (or Php or
LBX: Low-Band with X
Phyton)
Web applications platform (Software) LC: Liquid Crystal
(Hardware)
LAN: Local Access Network
LCA: Life-Cycle Assessment
LAN: Local Area Network
Data communications network connecting computers and LCA: Logic Cell Array
related equipment, usually over an area not greater than 10 km
LCA: Lotus Communications Architecture
(Network)
(Lotus)
LANACS: Local Area Network Asynchronous
Connection Server LCC: Leadless Chip Carrier
(Hardware)
LANAID: LAN Adapter Installation and Diagnostic
LCCM: LanClient Control Manager
(Network)
(IBM)
LANCE: Local Area Network Controller Ethernet
LCD: Liquid Crystal Display
LANDP: Local Area Network Distributed Platform (Hardware)
LANE: Local Area Network Emulation LCD: Loss of Cell Delineation
A set of services and protocols that provide for the emulation
of LANs, using ATM as a backbone to allow connectivity among LCD: Lowest Common Denominator
LAN and ATM attached end stations (Network) LCDUI: Liquid Crystal Display User Interface
LAP: Link Access Procedure (Software)
Communication protocol (CCITT X.25) (Network)
LCE: Link Control Entity
LAP: Linux Application Platform (Communication)
LAPB: Link Access Procedure Balanced LCF: Lightweight Client Framework
(Network)
LCF: Low Cost Fiber
LAP-B: Link Access Procedure-Balanced
Lch: Luminance Chrominance Hue
L
LAPD: Link Access Procedure-D channel Color model (Hardware)
Communication protocol (Communication)
LCI: Lan Connect Interface
LAPM: Link Access Procedure for Modems (Hardware)
LAPS: Lan Adapter and Protocol Support LCID: Language Code IDentifier
LAR: Load Access Rights LCID: LoCale IDentifier
LART: Luser Attitude Readjustment Tool LCK: Library Construction Kit
(Microsoft)
LASER: Light Amplification by the Stimulated
Emission of Radiation LCM: Landesk Configuration Manager
LASS: Local Area Signaling Service (Operating systems) (Intel)
LASTport: Local Area Storage TransPORT LCM: Leaf Creation Method

Protocol (DEC) LCM: Life-Cycle Management
LAT: Local Access Terminal (Software)
LAT: Local Address Table LCN: Logical Cluster Number

A table containing the IP address range that is inside a (Operating systems)
firewalled network (Network) (Microsoft) LCOS: Liquid Crystal On Silicon
LAT: Local Area Transport (Hardware)
(Network) LCP: Link Control Protocol
LATA: Local Access and Transport Area Part of the point-to-point protocol (PPP) to establish, configure,
and test data link connections (Network)
Local telephone company's geographical area (Communication)
LATM: Local Asynchronous Transfer Mode LCR: Least Cost Routing
(Network)
LAVC: Local Area Vax Cluster
LCR: Line Control Register
LAWN: Local Area Wireless Network
LCS: Laboratory for Computer Science
LB: Local Bus MIT's department
LCS: Lotus Communication Server
LBA: Logical Block Addressing
LCSD: Laminate Chip Signal Diode
LBL: LaBeL
LCT: Last Compliance Time
LBM: Local Bus Master
LCU: Last Cluster Used
LBOT: Logical Beginning of Tape
(Hardware)
LD: Laser Disc
(Hardware)
LBR: LiBraRian
LBT: Listen Before Talk

LD LI
LD: Link Dead LEC: Local Exchange Carrier

When a link between two points goes dead (disconnects) (Net Local telephone company such as Pacific Bell, Southwestern
lingo) Bell, Bell Atlantic, etc. (Communication)
LD: LoaD LECS: Lan Emulation Configuration Server
Same as MOV (move). The Zilog Z80, for instance, used LD as See also LES (Network)
the assembler opcode for what Intel called MOV (move)
because of copyright issues (machine code was the same) LED: Light Emitting Diode
LDA: Logical Device Address LEL: Link, Embed and Launch-to-edit

(Lotus)
LDAP: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
A standardized TCP/IP protocol for access to a central X.500- LEM: Language Extension Module
based directory that is shared by many different services. Many
vendors plan to use LDAP to access policy information stored
LEN: Low Entry Networking
on third-party directories (Network) LEO: Low Earth Orbit
LDC: Lotus Development Corporation LEOT: Logical End Of Tape
LDCM: LanDesk Client Manager (Hardware)
LDDM: Longhorn Display Driver Model LEP: Light Emitting Polymer

LDDS: Long Distance Discount Services LER: Label Edge Router

(Hardware)
LDGW: Lotus Domino Go Webserver
(Software) (IBM) LES: Lan Emulation Server
(Network)
LDI: Lvds Digital Interface
(Hardware) LES: Language Engineering Services
LDIF: Ldap Data Interchange Format LET: Leaving Early Today
File format suitable for describing directory information or (Net lingo)
modifications made to directory information. It is typically
LEX: LEXicon
used to import and export directory information between LDAP
servers or to describe a set of changes to be applied to a LF: Line Feed
L
directory (Communication) An instruction to a certain computer or printer to move down
LDM: Logical Disk Manager one line, without moving the cursor or print head. Also used as
a terminator
LDM: Long Distance Modem
LF: Login Facility
LDML: Locale Data Markup Language
LFAP: Lightweight Flow Admission Protocol
http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr35/
LFH: Low Force Helix
LDMS: LanDesk Management Suite
Connector pin type (Hardware)
LDP: Label Distribution Protocol
LFI: Last File Indicator
A fundamental concept in Multi Protocol Label Switching is that
two Label Switching Routers must agree on the meaning of the LFM: Log File Monitor
labels used to forward traffic between and through them
(Network) LFN: Long FileName
LDP: Linux Document Project LFR: Logical Forms Recognition
(Software)
LDP: Loader Debugger Protocol
LFS: Linux From Scratch
LDT: Lightning Data Transport
Project that provides you with the steps necessary to build your
(Hardware) (AMD) own custom Linux system
LDT: Local Descriptor Table LFSR: Linear-Feedback Shift Register
LE: Less than or Equal LFT: Low Function Terminal
(Software) (IBM)
LE: Light Edition LFU: Least Frequently Used
(Software)
LGA: Land Grid Array
LE: Limited Edition Integrated circuit (IC) packaging that uses small flat contacts
(Software) versus pins (Hardware)
LEA: Load Effective Address LGA: Leadless Grid Array
LEAD: Live Early Adoption and Demonstration Integrated circuit (IC) packaging. Synonym of Land Grid Array
(Hardware)
LEAF: Law Enforcement Access Field
LGDT: Load Global Descriptor Table
LEAP: Lightweight Extensible Authentication
Protocol LGPL: Lesser General Public License
An evolution of the Library General Public License (GNU)
(Cisco)
LEAS: Lata Equal Access System LGPL: Library General Public License
(GNU)
LEC: Lan Emulation Client
LGX: Linux/Gnu/X
(Network)
LEC: Layered Error Correction LI: List Item
HTML Tag

LIAS LNBF
LIAS: Library Information Access System LLDT: Load Local Descriptor Table
LIB: LIBrary LLF: Low Level Format
File name extension
LLL: Low-Level Language
LIC: Licensed Internal Code (Software)
LIC: Line Interface Coupler LLN: Line Link Network
(IBM)
LLNL: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
LICS: Lotus International Character Set (IBM)
LIDE: Light emitting diode In-Direct Exposure LM: Lan Manager
Scanner technology (Hardware) (Canon) (Network) (IBM)
LIDT: Load Interrupt Descriptor Table LM: License Manager
LIEP: Large Internet Exchange Packet LM: Link Manager
(Novell)
LM/X: Lan Manager for uniX
LIF: Low Insertion Force LMA: Lightspeed Memory Architecture
LIFE: Logistics Interface For manufacturing (Hardware) (nVidia)
Environment
LMAO: Laughing My A** Off
LIFO: Last In First Out (Net lingo)
(Hardware)
LMB: Left Mouse Button
LILO: Last In Last Out
LMB: Local Master Browser
(Hardware)
(Network)
LILO: LInux LOader
LMBCS: Lotus Multi-Byte Character Set
LIM: Lotus/Intel/Microsoft (Lotus)
LIMA: Lotus/Intel/Microsoft/Ast LMD: Last Modification Date
LIMDO: Light Intensity Modulation Direct LMDS: Local Multipoint Distribution System
Overwrite (Communication) L
LIMM: Light Intensity Modulation Method LME: Layer Management Entity
LIMOS: Laser Intensity MOdulation System LMFAO: Laughing My F***ing A** Off
LIMS: Library Information Management System (Net lingo)
LIP: Large Internet Packet LMI: Link Management Interface
LIPS: Lightweight Internet Person Schema LMI: Local Management Interface
LIPS: Logical Inferences Per Second LMK: Let Me Know

(Net lingo)
LIPS: Logical Instruction Per Second
Processing Speed LMKHIW: Let Me Know How It Works
When sending data to someone that should fix a problem. (Net
LIR: Local Internet Registry lingo)
(Network)
LMM: Logical Memory Manager
LIS: Library and Information Science (Databases) (Sybase)
LIS: Logical Ip Subnet LMOS: Leave Mail On Server
LISC: Local Interconnection Service Center LMP: Link Manager Protocol
(Communication)
LMS: Lan Management Solution
LISP: LISt Processor (Software) (Cisco)
Programming language (Software)
LMS: Learning Management System
LITHP: LInk Type description language for
LMS: Library Management System
HyperText Processing
LMS: Lotus Messaging Switch
LIU: Lan Interface Unit
(Lotus)
LIW: Long Instruction Word
LMSW: Load Machine Status Word
(Hardware)
LMU: Lan Management Utilities
LK: LocK
(IBM)
Lock file (Operating systems)
LMU: Lan Manager for Unix
LKG: Last Known Good
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) LN: Load Number
LLB: Local Location Broker LN: Logarithm Natural
Base e
LLC: Logical Link Control
Token Ring link protocol (IEEE 802.2) (Network) LN:DI: Lotus Notes:Document Imaging
LLDP: Link Layer Discovery Protocol LNBF: Low-Noise Block receiving horns with
A vendor-neutral Layer 2 protocol that allows a network device integrated Feeds
to advertise its identity and capabilities on the local network (Communication)
(Network)

LNK LRC
LNK: LiNK LPAR: Logical PARtition

File name extension (Operating systems) (IBM)
LNP: Local Number Portability LPB: Local Peripheral Bus
(Communication)
LPB: Low Ping Bastard
LNS: L2tp Network Server Network multiplayer games attribute (Software)
Maintains L2TP sessions with whatever is connected to the LAC
LPC: Lightweight Procedure Call
(Network)
(Software)
LO: helLO
LPC: Linear Predictive Coding
(Net lingo)
LPC: Local Procedure Call
LOB: Large OBject
(Databases) LPC: Low Pin Count
(Hardware)
LOB: Line-Of-Business
LPCM: Linear Pulse Code Modulation
LOB: Low-Order Byte
(Communication)
LOC: Lines Of Code
LPD: Line Printer Daemon
LOC: Loop Online Control
LPDP: Line Printer Daemon Protocol
LOCIS: Library Of Congress Information System
LPDU: Logical Protocol Data Unit
LOD: Level Of Detail
LPF: League for Programming Freedom
LODSB: LOaD String Byte
lpi: Lines Per Inch
LOF: Loss of Frame
LPI: Linux Professional Insitute
(Communication)
Serves the community of Linux and open source software users
LOFS: LOopback File System vendors and developers, in the interest of increasing and
A file system type that lets the user create a new virtual file supporting professional use of such software throughout world.
system. The user can access files using an alternative path See also http://www.lpi.org/ (Organizations)
name (Operating systems)
LPL: Logical Page List
LOG: LOGarithm (Databases) L
Base 10
LPL: Lotus Programming Language
LOGML: LOG Markup Language (Lotus)
XML application designed to describe log reports of web servers
lpm: Lines Per Minute
LOL: Laughing Out Loud Printing speed (Hardware)
(Net lingo)
LPM: Logical Process Manager
LOL: Lots Of Love (Databases) (Sybase)
(Net lingo)
LPN: Logical Page Number
LOL: Lots Of Love
LPP: Land Pre-Pits
(Net lingo)
Addressing aid in writing DVD-R (Hardware)
LOM: Lan On Motherboard
LPP: Licensed Program Product
This is a network device that is built onto the motherboard (or
baseboard) of the machine (Hardware) LPPL: Latex Project Public License
See http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.html
LOM: Lights Out Management
Synonym for Out Of Band (OOB) management LPR: Line PRinter
LON: Lan On Notebook LPR: Line Printer Remote
(Hardware) LPRA: Low Power Register Array
LON: Local Operating Network (Hardware)
LOOPE: LOOP while Equal lps: Lines Per Second
Printing speed (Hardware)
LOOPNE: LOOP while Not Equal
LPS: Low Power Schottky
LOOPNZ: LOOP while Not Zero
(Hardware)
LOOPS: Lisp Object Oriented Programming System
LPT: Line PrinTer
LOOPZ: LOOP while Zero (Hardware)
LOP: Loss of Pointer LPWA: Lucent Personalized Web Assistant
LORE: Line Oriented Editor Anonymous web browsing service
LOS: Loss of Signal LPX: Low Profile Extended

(Communication) Motherboard format (Hardware)
LOTOS: Language Of Temporal Order Specification LQ: Letter Quality
LOV: List Of Values LQM: Link Quality Monitoring
LP: Linear Programming LR: Link Register
LP: Logical Partition LR: Logical Record
LPAR: Logic Programming and Automated LRC: Local Register Cache

Reasoning

LRC LV
LRC: Longitudinal Redundancy Check LSNP: Loop Service with Number Portability
(Communication)
LRF: Little Rubber Feet
Support devices for computer cases and other equipments LSP: Label Switched Path
(Hardware)
LSP: License Service Provider
LRL: Least Recently Loaded An Netware Loadable Module (NLM) that responds to requests
from NetWare Licensing Services (NLS) clients and licensing
LRM: Language Reference Manual
service managers for licensing information or license units
LRM: Least Recently used Master (Novell)
LRMP: Lightweight Reliable Multicast Protocol LSR: Label Switched Router

(Network) in MPLS, LSRs function to read the incoming label, remove it,
and then based on its FEC, append a new Label to it (Network)
LRPC: Lightweight Remote Procedure Call
(Software)
LSR: Link State Routing
LRS: Language ReSource LST: Linux Support Team

File name extension LST: LiST
LRS: Line Repeater Station File name extension
LRSN: Log Record Sequence Number LT: Less Than

(Databases) (Software)
LRU: Least Recently Used LT: Local Team

As in Rational ClearCase LT (Software) (Rational)
LS: Laser Servo
(Hardware) (Compaq)
LTC: Longitudinal Time Code
LS: Library Server LTE: Line Terminating Equipment
LS: License Server LTF: Leap To Frogans

LS: Login Server
(Security)
LTNS: Long Time No See
(Net lingo)
LSA: Lan and Scsi Adapter
LTO: Linear Tape Open
L
(IBM)
(Hardware)
LSA: Line Sharing Adapter
LTO: Locate-To-Order
LSA: Link State Advertisement
(Network)
LTP: Long Term Predictor
LSA: Local Security Authority LTPS: Low-Temperature PolySilicon

The Local Security Authority is the service provided to manage (Hardware)
local security, domain authentication, and Active Directory LTR: Left-To-Right
processes. The Security Accounts Manager, Net Logon and
Protected Storage services run within the context of lsass.exe LTR: LeTteR
LTR: Load Task Register
LSAPI: License Services Application Programming
Interface LTS: Leaning Toothpick Syndrome
Expresses readability in PERL regular expressions (Software)
LSAS: Local Security Authentication Server
LTSS: Long Term Station Statistics
Verifies validity of user logons to PC/Server. (Operating
systems) (Microsoft) LU: Logical Unit
LSASS: Local Security Authority Subsystem LU6.2: Logical Unit 6.2
Service
LUA: Logical Unit Application
Provides an interface for managing local security, domain
authentication, and Active Directory processes. The Security LUG: Linux User Group
Accounts Manager, Net Logon and Protected Storage services
are components of LSA (Security) (Microsoft) LUG: Local Users Group
LSB: Least Significant Bit (or Byte) LUI: Local User Input
LSC: Least Significant Character LUIS: Library User Information Service
LSD: Least Significant Digit LUN: Logical Unit Number
SCSI subaddressing (Hardware)
LSE: Language Sensitive Editor
LUNI: Lane User Network Interface
LSI: Large Scale of Integration
IC manufacturing integration level: it's the process of placing LUS: LookUp Service
from 3,000 to 100,000 transistors on one chip (Hardware) Provides the functionality to discover and register services
(Software)
LSL: Link Support Layer
LUT: LookUp Table
LSL: Load Segment Limit
LUW: Logical Unit of Work
LSMS: Lucent Security Management Server
(Lucent) LV: Logical Volume
(IBM)
LSN: Log Sequence Number
LV: Low Voltage
LSN: Logical Sector Number
(Hardware)

LVCS MAME
LVCS: Logility Value Chain Solution mA: Milliampere

(Software)
MAB: Multi-Architecture Binary
LVD: Low Voltage Differential (Software)
(Hardware)
MABO: Multiplier-Arithmetic BOlton
LVDS: Low Voltage Differential Signalling
MAC: MACro
(Hardware)
File name extension
LVM: Logical Volume Manager
MAC: Mandatory Access Control
Provides a higher-level view of the disk storage on a computer
(Security)
system than the traditional view of disks and partitions. This
gives the system administrator much more flexibility in MAC: Media Access Control
allocating storage to applications and users (Operating (Network)
systems)
MAC: Message Authentication Code
LVM: Low Voltage Differential Signaling
(Security)
(IBM)
MAC: Move, Add, Change
LVQ: Learning Vector Quantization
Abbreviation for a specific task request (Network)
LW: Lazy Write
MAC: Multiple Access Computers
LW: Length Width
MAC: Multiplexed Analog Component
LWP: LightWeight Process A color standard that transmits three color components in time-
A class of processes that share resources with each other and compressed serial analog form (Hardware)
therefore use fewer resources than ordinary processes
(Operating systems)
MAC: Multiply ACcumulate
CPU instruction type
LWP: Lotus WordPro
File format for documents
MACH: Multilayer ACtuator Head
(Epson)
LWT: Lightweight Windowing Toolkit
MACS: Mail order And Catalog System
LY: Love You
MACS: Modem Access Control System
(Net lingo)
MAD: Microsoft Active Directory
L
LYL: Love Ya Lots
(Net lingo) (Network) (Microsoft)
MAD: Mpeg Audio Decoder
M
LYLAB: Love Ya Like A Brother
(Software)
(Net lingo)
LYLAS: Love Ya Like A Sister MADCAP: Multicast Address Dynamic Client
Allocation Protocol
(Net lingo)
Protocol that allows hosts to request multicast address
LZ: Landing Zone allocation services from multicast address allocation servers.
(Hardware) This protocol is part of the Multicast Address Allocation
Architecture being defined by the Multicast Address Allocation
LZ: Lempel-Ziv Working Group (Communication)
LZH: Lempel-Ziv-Haruyasu MADD: Multiply-ADD
Compression algorithm derived from the LZSS scheme with a CPU instruction type
sliding window and additional compression applied to the
output of the LZSS compressor by dynamic Huffman coding MADE: Manufacturing and Automated Design
(Software) Engineering
LZMA: Lempel-Ziv Modified Algorithm MADYMO: MAthematical DYnamic MOdeling
Compression algorithm (Software) MAE: Macintosh Application Environment
LZS: Lempel-Ziv-Stac MAE: Merit Access Exchange
Compression algorithm (Software)
MAE: Metropolitan Area Exchange
LZSS: Lempel-Ziv-Storer-Szymanski
Compression algorithm (Software) maen: Morning Afternoon Evening Night
"Good maen" is used as a universal greeting on the Internet to
LZW: Lempel-Ziv-Welch wish good morning, good afternoon, good evening or good
Compression algorithm (Software) night, all rolled into one (Net lingo)
LZX: Lempel-Ziv eXtended MAGIC: Multi-dimensional Applications Gigabit
Compression algorithm (Software) Internetworking Consortium
(Organizations)
M MAGMA: Minimal Architecture for Generalized
M: Mega Markup Applications
Prefix for 10 power 6 (or, in IT parlance, 2 power 20) mAh: MilliAmpere per Hour
m: Milli MAI: Multiple Applications Interface
MAJC: Microprocessor Architecture for Java
M4IF: Mpeg-4 Industry Forum Computing
See http://www.m4if.org/ (Organizations) (Sun)
MA: Migration Agent MAM: Memory Allocation Map
(Communication) (Novell)
MAME: Multi-Arcade Machine Emulator

MAN MCA
MAN: MANual MathML: MATHematical Markup Language

File name extension XML application for describing mathematical notation and
capturing both its structure and content. The goal of MathML is
MAN: Metropolitan Area Network to enable mathematics to be served, received, and processed
Between a LAN and WAN in size and scope (Network) on the Web, just as HTML has enabled this functionality for text
MANIAC: Mathematical Analyzer Numerical MAU: Media Attachment Unit
Integrator And Computer (Network)
MAO: Machine Account Object MAU: Multistation Access Unit
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) (Network)
MAOS: Multiple Application Operating System MAVDM: Multiple Application Virtual Dos Machine
(Operating systems)
MAVICA: MAgnetic VIdeo CAmera
MAP: Maintenance Analysis Procedures (Hardware) (Sony)
MAP: Management and Administration Platform MAW: Microsoft At Work
MAP: Manufacturing Automation Protocol MAX: MAssively parallel uniX
MAP: Migration Assistance Program MAX: MAXimum
MAP: Mobile Application Part MAXML: Multichannel Accessible eXtensible
Adds functionality for mobile text applications to the Public Markup Language
Land Mobile Network (PLMN). MAP handles numerous services
for text messaging to and from mobile terminals, for example MB: Medium Business
Short Message Service Centres in GSM Networks
Mb: MegaBit
MAP/TOP: Manufacturing Automation Protocol
MB: MegaByte
Technical Office Protocol
1024 kilobytes
MAPE: Mean Absolute Percentage Error
MB: MotherBoard
MAPI: Messaging Application Programming (Hardware)
Interface
MBASIC: Microsoft Beginners All-purpose
(Microsoft)
Symbolic Instruction Code
MAPICS: Manufacturing, Accounting and (Microsoft)
Production Information Control System
(IBM)
MBCS: Multi-Byte Character Set
M
MbD: Management by Delegation
MAPOS: Multiple Access Protocol Over Sonet/sdh
(Software)
(Network)
MBGP: Multicast Border Gateway Protocol
MAPP: Microsoft Active Protections Program
Based on RFC 2283 (Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4), it
To improve security protections for customers, Microsoft offers a method for providers to distinguish which prefixes they
provides vulnerability information to major security software will use for performing multicast reverse path forwarding (RPF)
providers in advance of each monthly security update release checks (Network)
MBO: Management By Objectives
MAPS: Mail Abuse Prevention System
MBONE: Multicast backBONE
MAPS: Mcis Administration and Provisioning
(Network)
Service
(Microsoft) Mbps: MegaBits Per Second
Transfer speed (Communication)
MAR: Memory Address Register
(Hardware) MBps: MegaBytes Per Second
MARC: MAchine Readable Cataloging
MBQ: Message-Based Queueing
MARC: Multitechnology Automated Reader Card
MBR: Master Boot Record
MARS: Multicast Address Resolution Server
(Network) MBS: Maximum Burst Size
MARVEL: Machine-Assisted Realization of the MBSA: Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
Virtual Electronic Library Scans for missing hotfixes and vulnerabilities in some Microsoft
products (Security) (Microsoft)
MAS: Microsoft Authorized Support
(Microsoft) MBX: MailBoX
MAS: Multi-Agent System MC: Model Coordinates
(Software) The coordinate system used for describing a single object (a
graphics entity). When each object is described in its own
MASM: Macro ASseMbler model coordinate space, all are mapped to one world
(Software) (Microsoft) coordinate space
MASS: Maximum Availability and Support MCA: Merchant Certification Authority

Subsystem erchant Certification Authority
MAT: Maintenance Access Terminal MCA: Micro Channel Architecture
Bus architecture (Hardware) (IBM)

MCAD MDBE
MCAD: Mechanical Computer-Aided Design MCPS: Microsoft Certified Product Specialist

A specialized computer graphics program for the design of (Microsoft)
mechanical structures, such as automobiles, airplanes, and
their parts (Software) MC-QFP: Metalized Ceramic - Pin Grid Array
MCAD: Microsoft Certified Application Developer MCR: Maximum Cell Rate

Mid-level certification for professional developers who build MCR: Modem Control Register
powerful applications using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and
Web services (Microsoft) M-CRM: Mobile Customer Relationship
Management
MCAV: Modified Constant Angular Velocity
MCS: Material Control System
MCB: Memory Control Block
MCS: Multichannel Communications System
MCBF: Mean Cycle Between Failure
MCSA: Microsoft Certified System Administrator
MCC: Manchester Code Converter
(Microsoft)
MCC: Manchester Computing Centre
MCSD: Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
MCC: Memory Controller Chip (Microsoft)
(Hardware)
MCSE: Microsoft Certified System Engineer
MCDBA: Microsoft Certified DataBase (Microsoft)
Administrator
MCSP: Microsoft Certified Solution Provider
(Microsoft)
(Microsoft)
MCF: Meta-Content Framework
MCT: Microsoft Certified Trainer
(Netscape)
(Microsoft)
MCGA: MultiColor Graphic Adapter
MCTS: Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist
(Hardware)
(Microsoft)
MCGAM: Mixer Conformant Global Address
MCU: MicroController Unit
Mapping
(Network) MCU: Multi-Chip Unit
(DEC)
MCH: Memory Controller Hub
(Hardware) MCU: Multipoint Control Unit
MCI: Media Control Interface MD: Make Directory M
MCI: Microwave Communications, Inc. MD: Message Digest
Now MCI Communications corporation (Network)
MCIS: Microsoft Commercial Internet System MD: MicroDrive

(Network) (Microsoft) (Hardware) (IBM)
MCL: Microsoft Compatibility Labs MD: Mini Disk

(Microsoft) (Sony)
MCL: Much Clown Love MD: Monochrome Display

Used by icp fans also known as juggalos (Net lingo) MD5: Message Digest 5
MCM: MultiChip Module Cryptographically strong message digest, see RFC 1321
(http://www.iesg.org/rfc/rfc1321.txt) (Security)
MCN: Metropolitan Campus Network
MDA: Mail Delivery Agent
MCNE: Master Certified Novell Engineer
One of the programs that handle email (see also MTA and MUA)
(Novell) (Software)
MCNS: Multimedia Cable Network System MDA: Market Development Agreement
(Hardware) (Cisco)
MDA: Medicated Digest Authentication
MCP: Master Control Program
MDA: Model Driven Architecture
MCP: Media and Communications Processor Standards-based approach to system development
(Hardware)
MDA: Monochrome Display Adapter
MCP: Message Content Protection (Hardware)
(Security)
MDA: MultiDimensional Analysis
MCP: Microsoft Certified Professional
MDAC: Microsoft Data Access Component
(Microsoft)
MCP: Multiport Communication Processor
MDB: Message-Driven Bean
MCP: Myrinet Control Program (Software)
(Network)
MDB: Microsoft DataBase
MCP/AS: Master Control Program/Advanced File format (Databases) (Microsoft)
System
MDB: Multiple-Device Boot
MCPC: Multi Channel Per Carrier A diskette used to boot from a CD-ROM or from a network
MC-PGA: Metallized Ceramic - Pin Grid Array (Operating systems)
IC pins organization MDBE: Microsoft DataBase Engine

MDBMS MFENET
MDBMS: Multidimensional DataBase Management MDT: Mobile Data Terminal

System Generic term for 1st generation wireless terminal connected to
(Databases) host computer via radio network (Hardware) (Motorola)
MDD: Multidimensional Discrete Data MDT: Mountain Daylight Time

(Databases) Timezone: GMT -7:00
MDF: Main Distribution Frame MDTE: Male Data Terminal Equipment

(Network) RS-232 adapter (Hardware)
MDF: Master Data File MDX: MultiDimensional eXpression

(Databases)
MDF: Menu Definition File
File name extension MDY: Month Day Year
MDFE: Multilevel Decision Feedback Equalization ME: Millenium Edition
(Hardware) Windows version (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
MDI: Medium Dependent Interface ME: Motion Estimation

MDI: Memory Display Interface MEB: Memory Expansion Board
MDI: Multiple Document Interface MED: Management of External Data
(Microsoft) (Databases)
MDI: Multiplex Device Interface MED: Minimum Expected Delay

MDIC: Manchester Decoder and Interface Chip MEDAPE: MEDium Absolute Percentage Error
(AT&T) MEF: Message Exchange Format
MDIS: MetaData Interchange Specification (Network)
MDK: Multimedia Developers Kit MEL: Mercury Exchange Limited

(Microsoft) MEL: Michigan Electronic Library
MDL: Method Definition Language MEL: Multos Executable Language
MDL: Microstation Development Language MEM: MEMory
MDLP: Mobile Data Link Protocol MEMO: Multimedia Environment for MObiles
MDLS: Member Digital Library Subscription MEMS: Micro ElectroMechanical System M
MDM: Machine Debug Manager (Hardware) (TI)
MDM: Media Device Manager MEO: Medium Earth Orbit

MDM: Membership DIrectory Manager MERCI: Multimedia European Research
(Microsoft) Conferencing Integration
MDMF: Multiple Data Message Format MERS: Most Economic Route Selection
Format used to send Caller ID information (Communication) MERVA: Message Entry and Routing with
MDN: Message Disposition Notification Interfaces to Various Applications
IBM connectivity to SWIFT network (Network) (IBM)
MDPM: Multilevel Distributed Process Modeling
MES: Manufacturing Execution System
MDR: Memory Data Register
(Hardware) MES: Mobile Entertainment Service
Nokia's platform that allows developers to create interactive
MDR: MetaData Repository games for WAP (Software) (Nokia)
MDR: MicroDesign Resources MESI: Modified, Exclusive, Shared and Invalid
MDR: Minimum Design Requirement MEST: Middle European Summer Time
MDRAM: Multi-bank Dynamic Random Access Timezone: GMT +1:00
Memory MET: Memory Enhancement Technology
(Hardware) (HP)
MDRC: Manufacturing Design Rule Checker MET: Middle European Time
MDS: Macintosh Development System Timezone: GMT +1:00
(Software) (Apple) MEWT: Middle European Winter Time
MDS: Manufacturing Design System Timezone: GMT +1:00
MDS: Meta Data Service MF: Multi Frequency

(Databases) MFC: Microsoft Foundation Classes
MDS: Metacomputing Directory Service (Software) (Microsoft)
MDS: Microprocessor Development System MFC: MultiFunction Center

MDSM: MultiDimensional Storage Manager MFC&T: Microsoft Foundation Classes & Templates
(Databases) (IBM) (Software) (Microsoft)
MDT: Mechanical DeskTop MFD: MultiFunction Device

(Hardware)
MFENET: Magnetic Fusion Energy NETwork

MFFS MIG
MFFS: Microsoft Flash File System MHEG: Multimedia and Hypermedia information
(Microsoft) coding Expert Group
MFI: MainFrame Interactive MHP: Managed Hosting Provider
MFI: Multifunction Interpreter MHPCC: Maui High Performance Computing Center
MFIOP: MultiFunction Input/Output Processor MHS: Message Handling System
(Hardware) MHz: MegaHertZ
MFLOPS: Million Floating point Operation Per MI: Management Interface
Second
A unit of measure of execution speed that rates the oating- MI: Multiple Inheritance
point performance of a computer (Software)
MFM: Modified Frequency Modulation MI/MIC: Mode Indicate/Mode Indicate Common

A unit of measure of execution speed that rates the floating- MIA: Mobile Internet Access
point performance of a computer (Hardware)
MIB: Management Information Base
MFN: Main Frogans Network
See http://www.frogans.com/ (Software) MiB: MebIByte
MFP: MultiFunction Printer
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), correspondig to 1024 kiB
(Hardware)
MIB: Multimedia Integration Box
MFPI: MultiFunction Peripheral Interface
(Siemens-Nixdorf)
MFR: Multilink Frame Relay MIC: Macro Interpretative Command
(Network)
MIC: Market Intelligence Center
MFS: Macintosh File System
(Operating systems) (Apple) MIC: Media Interface Connector
MFS: Magnetic tape Field Search MIC: Message Integrity Check
MFS: Memory File System MICE: Modular Integrated Communications

Environment
MFS: Message Format Service
MICR: Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
MFS: Modified Filing System
(Operating systems) MICS: Macro Interpretive Commands
M
MFT: Master File Table MID: Message IDentifier
Table containing NT's file system structure (Operating systems) MID: Mobile Information Device
(Microsoft) (Hardware)
MFT: Mean Field Theory MIDAS: Multi-tIer Distributed Application Service
MFT: Multiprogramming with a Fixed number of (Borland)
Tasks MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MFTP: Multicast File Transfer Protocol A note-oriented control language for specifying music. MIDI
data consists of codes specifying notes and timing. These
MFU: Most Frequently Used codes can be generated by or output to MIDI-compatible
MGA: Matrox Graphics Adapter devices, such as keyboards or synthesizers (Hardware)
MGA: Monochrome Graphics Adapter MIDL: Microsoft Interface Definition Language

(Microsoft)
(Hardware)
MGC: Media Gateway Controller MIDP: Mobile Information Device Profile
Is a set of Java APIs which, together with the Connected
Provides a single management platform for fault, configuration,
Limited Device Configuration (CLDC), provides a complete
performance and security management. It manages the Cisco
J2METM application runtime environment targeted at mobile
PGW 2200 PSTN Gateway and the Cisco SC2200 Signaling
information devices, such as mobile phones and entry level
Controller. Cisco MGC Node Manager integrates access to all
PDAs (Sun)
signaling components (Software) (Cisco)
MGCP: Media Gateway Control Protocol MIE: Mobile Internet Explorer
Controls (trunks) gateways interconnected with the Public
Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) with packet networks and MIF: Maker Interchange Format
controls (residential) gateways that function as network
(Adobe)
interfaces for customer premise located equipment
(Communication) MIF: Management Information File
MGDI: Multiplatform Graphics Device Interface MIF: Management Information Format
MIF: Minimum Internetworking Functionality
MGE: Modular Gis Environment
MIF: Module Interconnection Facility
MGET: Multiple GET
MIFST: Microsoft Internet Finance Server Toolkit
MGML: Minimal Generalized Markup Language (Network) (Microsoft)
MGR: ManaGeR MIG: Media Interoperability Gateway
MH: Modified Huffman MIG: Metal In Gap
MHDL: Mimic Hardware Description Language

MII MMF
MII: Media-Independent Interface MKDIR: MaKe DIRectory

A 40-pin miniature-D connector that provides the electrical
MKS: Mortice Kern Systems
interface between some Sun systems and 10BASE-T or
100BASE-T Ethernet network transceivers (Hardware) (Sun) ML: Machine Language
MII: Microsoft/IBM/Intel ML: Meta Language
MIL: Machine Interface Layer (Software)
MILNET: MILitary NETwork MLA: Multi-Letter Abbreviation

Originally part of the ARPANET, MILNET was partitioned in Used in comedy along with TLA
1984 to provide military installations with reliable network MLAPI: MultiLingual Application Programming
service, while the ARPANET continued to be used for research
Interface
(Network)
MIM: Map Image Metafile MLC: MultiLayer Ceramic
MIM: Metal-Insulator-Metal MLC: MultiLevel Cell

Memory technology (Hardware)
(Hardware)
MLE: Multi Language Environment
MIMD: Multiple Instruction Multiple Data
MLE: MultiLine Editor
MIME: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
(Network) MLE: MultiLine Entry field
MIMO: Multiple-Input Multiple-Output MLI: Multiple Link Interface
(Communication)
MLID: MultiLink Interface Driver
MIN: MINimum
MLM: Mailing List Manager
MIN: Mobile Identification Number
MLP: Meridian Lossless Packing
MIND: Microsoft INternet Developer
MLPPP: MultiLink Point-to-Point Protocol
Microsoft magazine for Web developers (Microsoft)
(Communication)
MinLSN: MINimum recovery Log Sequence
MLS: MultiLevel Secure
Number
(Databases) MLT: Mechanized Line Test
Determines obvious line errors or loop lenght indications
MINT: Mint Is Not Tos (Hardware)
MINUET: Minnesota INternet Users Essential MM: Management Module
M
Tools
MM: MicroMiniature
MINX: Multimedia Information Network eXchange (Hardware)
MIO: Memory Input/Output MM: Mobile Management
MIP: Mixed Integer Programming MM: MultiMedia
MIP: Mobile Internet Protocol MMA: Microcomputer Managers Association
(Network)
MMA: Midi Manufacturer Association
MIPS: Microprocessor without Interlocked Piped
Stages MMAPI: Mobile Media Application Programming
Interface
MIPS: Million Instructions Per Second
A unit of measure of execution speed that rates the MMC: Matched Memory Cycle
performance of a computer CPU MMC: Microcomputer Marketing Council
MIR: Micro-Instruction Register MMC: Microsoft Management Console
MIS: Management Information System (Microsoft)
MIS: Mobile Information Server MMC: Microsoft Media Console

(Software) (Microsoft) (Microsoft)
MIS: Multimedia Information Sources MMC: MultiMedia Card

(Hardware)
MISC: MISCellaneous
MMC: MultiMedia Commands
MISD: Multiple Instruction Single Data
MMCD: MultiMedia Compact Disk
MISF: Microsoft Information Security Framework
(Hardware)
(Microsoft)
MMCD-E: MultiMedia Compact Disk-Erasable
MIT: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MMCX: MultiMedia Communication Exchange
MITACS: Mathematics of Information Technology
and Complex Systems MMDS: Multichannel Multipoint Distribution
(Organizations) Service
(Communication)
MIX: Member Information eXchange
MMF: Make Money Fast
MIXER: Mime Internet X.400 Enhanced Relay
(Net lingo)
(Network)
MMF: Multi Mode Fiber
MJ: Modular Jack
(Hardware)
MJD: Modified Julian Date

MMF MOSPF
MMF: MultiMedia File MOCA: Microsoft Online Crash Analysis

Filename extension (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
MMG: Massively Multiplayer Game MOD: Magneto-Optical Disk
MMI: Man-Machine Interface MOD: Microsoft Office 2000 Developer
MMIS: Materials Manager Information System
MOD: MODulus
MML: Maker Macro Language
Reminder of the integer division
MML: Music Markup Language
MODEM: MOdulator/DEModulator
MMM: Mobile Media Mode
MOF: Managed Object Format
MMO: Mobile MOdule (Microsoft)
(Hardware) (Intel)
MOF: Meta-Object Facility
MMOD: Male MODem Standard interfaces that can be used to define and manipulate
Modem adapter (Hardware) (Cisco) a set of interoperable metamodels and their corresponding
models
MMOG: Massively Multiplayer Online Game
(Games) MOF: Microsoft Operations Framework
Provides technical guidance that enables organizations to
MMORPG: Massive Multiplayer Online Role achieve mission-critical system reliability, availability,
Playing Game supportability, and manageability of Microsoft products and
(Games) technologies (Microsoft)
MMPM: MultiMedia Presentation Manager MOG: Multiplayer Online Game
MMPM/2: MultiMedia Presentation Manager 2 MOHLL: Machine Oriented High Level Language
MMR: Modified Modified Read MOLAP: Multidimensional On-Line Analytical
Processing
MMRPG: Massive Multiplayer Role Playing Game
(Games) MOM: Manufacturing Operations Management
MMS: Maximum Message Size MOM: Message-Oriented Middleware
(Software)
MMS: Merchant Management System
MOM: Microsoft Operations Manager
MMS: Microsoft Media Server
Streaming protocol used by the Microsoft Media Server. Used
Provides manageability as part of the design and M
implementation of Windows Server System technologies
to access unicast content from a Windows Media Server to a
Windows Media Player (Network) (Microsoft)
MOMA: Message-Oriented Middleware Association
MMS: Multimedia Messaging Service
(Organizations)
MMSH: Microsoft Media Server over Http
MONET: Multiwavelength Optical NETwork
(Network)
MMST: Microsoft Media Server over Tcp
MOO: Mud, Object Oriented
A client used to connect to a MUD
MMU: Memory Management Unit
MOP: Maintenance Operations Protocol
(Hardware)
(Network)
MMVF: MultiMedia Video FIle
MOP: Meta Object Protocol
(NEC)
A reflective facility of an object-oriented language (Software)
MMX: Matrix Manipulation eXtensions
MOPA: MultiProtocol Over Atm
(Intel)
(Communication)
MMX: MultiMedia eXtensions
MOPS: Million Operations Per Second
(Intel)
MO-ROD: Magneto Optical-Rewriteable Optical
MNG: Multiple-image Network Graphics
Disk
A Portable Network Graphics (PNG)-like image format
supporting multiple, animated, transparent and compressed (Hardware)
images MOS: Magneto-Optic Storage
MNN: My Netscape Network MOS: Mean Opinion Score
MNOS: Metal Nitride Oxide Semiconductor MOS: Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
MNP: Microcom Networking Protocol Semiconductor manufacturing technology (Hardware)
(Network) MOS: Microsoft Office Specialist
MO: Magneto-Optical (Microsoft)
(Hardware) MOSES: Massive Open Systems Environment
MO: Managment Object Standard
MO:DCA: Mixed Object Document Content MOSFET: Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field-Effect

Architecture Transistor
(Hardware)
MOB: Memory-Order Buffer
MOSPF: Multicast Open Shortest Path First
MOC: Microsoft Official Curriculum
(Communication)
(Microsoft)

MOSS MPS
MOSS: Microsoft Office Server System MPC: MultiPath Channel

MPC+: MultiPath Channel Plus
MOSS: Mime Objects Security Services (IBM)
MOSTL: Microsoft Office Smart Tag List MPCC: MultiProtocol Communication Controller
Tool that makes it easy for Office developers to build and (Hardware)
update XML lists of terms to recognize (Software) (Microsoft)
MPCS: Mission Planning and Control Station
MOT: Multimedia Object Transfer
MPDU: Message Protocol Data Unit
MOTD: Message Of The Day
MPE: Multi-Programming Executive
MOTIS: Message-Oriented Text Interchange (HP)
Systems
MPEG: Moving Picture Experts Group
MOTO: Master Of The Obvious A group that has developed standards for compressing moving
(Net lingo) pictures and audio data and for synchronizing video and audio
datastreams. Also, a file format
MOTOS: Member Of The Other Sex
(Net lingo) MPI: Message Passing Interface
(Sun)
MOTSS: Member Of The Same Sex
(Net lingo) MPI: MultiPrecision Integer
MOU: Memorandum of Understanding MPI: Multiprocessor Interconnect Bus
MOUS: Micorsoft Office User Specialist MPIF: Message Passing Interface Forum
(Microsoft) MPIF: Multi-Processor Interconnect Facility
MOV: Metal Oxide Varistor A facilty to support multiple TPF complexes communicating
(Hardware) with each other (IBM)
MOV: MOVe MPK: MultiProcessing Kernel

Processor instruction (Operating systems)
MOV: MOVie MPL: Message Passing Library

Fileformat for movies (Apple) (IBM)
MOVS: Microsoft Office/Vba Solution MPL: Mozilla Public License

(Microsoft) MPLS: MultiProtocol Label Switching M
MOVS: MOVe String An architecture on the IETF standards track for integrating a
mechanism for label-swapping with Layer 3 routing to
Processor instruction
accelerate packet forwarding (Network)
MO-WORM: Management Object MPMD: Multiple Processor/Multiple Data
MP: Massively Parallel MPOA: Multi-Protocol Over Atm
MP: Master Plan An ATM Forum standard for the routing of multiple protocols
across an ATM substrate. It enables ATM services to be
MP: MicroProcessor integrated with existing local-area networks that use Ethernet,
MP: Multi Processor token-ring or TCP/IP protocols (Network)
A computer using two or more nearly equal processing units MPOE: Minimum Point Of Entry
under integrated control (Hardware) Location phone and data lines first come into a building
MP: Multilink Protocol (Communication)
Method for splitting, recombining and sequencing datagrams MPOW: Multiple Purpose Operator Workstation
across multiple logical data links. Originally designed to exploit
multiple bearer channels in ISDN, it's equally applicable to any MPP: Massively Parallel Processing
situation in which multiple PPP links connect two systems MPP: Message Posting Protocol
(Network)
MPP: Message Processing Program
MP: MultiProtocol
MPPC: Microsoft Point to Point Compression
MP: My Pleasure
(Net lingo)
MPPD: Multi Purpose Peripheral Device
MP+: Multichannel Protocol Plus
(Network) (Ascend) MPPE: Microsoft Point to Point Encryption
Encrypts data for Point to Point Protocol (PPP) or Point to Point
MP3: MPeg layer 3
Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connections (Network) (Microsoft)
Sound encoding format (Software)
MPQP: Multi-Protocol Quad Port
MP4: MPeg layer 4
(IBM)
Sound encoding format (Software)
MPR: MultiPart Repeater
MPA: Memo Pad Archive
Filename extension MPR: Multi-Protocol Routing
(Network)
MPAA: Motion Picture Association of America
(Organizations) MPS: MultiPage Signal
MPC: Mobile Productivity Center MPS: Multiple Priority System

Palm cradle (Hardware) (Network)
MPC: Multimedia Personal Computer MPS: MultiProcessor Specification

Multimedia specifications

MPSX MSCE
MPSX: Mathematical Programming System MRO: Maintenance, Repair and Operation

eXtended
MRO: Multi-Region Operation
MPT: MultiPort Transceiver (IBM)
MPTA: Multi Protocol Transport Architecture MROC: Miniature Ruggedized Optical Correlator
MPTN: Multi-Protocol Transport Network (Hardware)
MPTP: Micro Payment Transfer Protocol MRP: Manufacturing Resource Planning
MPTS: Multi-Protocol Transport Services MRP: Material Requirement Planning
MPTS/2: Multi Protocol Transport Services 2 MRPL: Main Ring Path Length
MPTY: More Power To You MRS: Media Recognition System

(Net lingo) MRS: Message Routing System
MPU: MicroProcessor Unit (Communication)
(Hardware) MRS: Micro Reflective Structure
MPVM: Message Parallel Virtual Machine (Hardware) (Sharp)
(Sun) MRS: Monitoring and Recovery Subsystem
MPW: Macintosh Programmer's Workshop MrSID: MultiResolution Seamless Image Database
(Software) (Apple) Image compression algorithm
MQ: Message Queuing MRT: Mean Repair Time
(Software)
MRTG: Multi Router Traffic Grapher
MQE: Managed Query Environment
MRU: Maximum Receive Unit
(Databases)
MRU: Most Recently Used
MQH: Memory Queue Handler
On Sun server systems, the device on the system board that MR-X: Magneto Resistive - eXtended
provides the interface between the system board SIMMs and (Hardware)
the backplane XDBus (Hardware) (Sun)
MS: Memory Stick
MQI: Message Queuing Interface (Hardware) (Sony)
(IBM)
MS: Memory System
MR: Magneto-Resistive M
MS: Message Store
Hard disk head technology (Hardware)
MS: MicroSoft
MR: Maintenance Release
(Software) ms: MilliSecond
Time measurement unit
MR: Memory Read
(Hardware) MS: Mobile Station
MR: Modem Ready MSA: Management Services Architecture
(IBM)
MR: Modified Read
MSAA: MicroSoft Active Accessibility
MRAM: Magnetic Random Access Memory
(Software)
(Hardware)
MSAA: Multi-Sample Anti-Aliasing
MRB: Method Request Broker
Anti-aliasing technique using multiple samples offset by a
MRC: Mesh Router Chip fraction of a pixel (Hardware)
(Network)
MSACM: MicroSoft Audio Compression Manager
MRCF: Microsoft Realtime Compression Format (Microsoft)
MRCI: Microsoft Real-time Compression Interface MSAU: MultiStation Access Unit
(Microsoft) (Network)
MRCP: Media Resource Control Protocol MSAV: MicroSoft Anti Virus
Protocol specifically designed to address the need for client (Microsoft)
control of media processing resources such as Automatic
Speech Recognition (ASR) and Text-To-Speech (TTS) engines MSB: Most Significant Bit (or Byte)
MREQ: Memory REQuest MSBD: Media Stream Broadcast Distribution

Microprocessor signal used in I/O addressing (Hardware) Protocol used to distribute streams between Windows Media
Encoder and the Windows Media server components, and to
MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging transfer streams between servers (Microsoft)
A medical imaging technique used for image capture. Tissue
MSBF: Mean Swaps Between Failures
area is simultaneously subjected to electromagnetic radiation
and a magnetic field MSC: MicroSoft C
M-RIB: Multicast Routing Information Base MSC: Mobile Switching Center
(Network)
MSCDEX: MicroSoft CD-rom EXtensions
MRJ: Macos Runtime for Java (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
(Software) (Apple)
MSCE: MicroSoft Certified Engineer
MRM: Most Recently used Master (Microsoft)
MRNET: Minnesota Regional NETwork

MSCHAP MST
MSCHAP: MicroSoft Challenge Handshake MSI: Medium-Scale Integration

Authentication Protocol The process of placing from 100 to 3,000 transistors on a chip
MSCM: Multiple Slots on Continuation Mechanism MSI: MicroSoft Installer

MSCP: Mass Storage Control Protocol
MSIE: MicroSoft Internet Explorer
MSCS: MicroSoft Cluster Server
MSCT: MicroSoft Certified Trainer
MSIL: MicroSoft Intermediate Language
(Microsoft)
MSCTEC: MicroSoft Certified Technical Education
MSIMN: MicroSoft Internet Mail and News
Center
(Microsoft)
(Microsoft)
MSISDN: Mobile Station Integrated Services
MSD: Mass Storage Device
Digital Network
MSD: Microsoft System Diagnostics The number used to call a mobile subscriber. An MSISDN
(Microsoft) consists of a country code, a national destination code and a
subscriber number (Communication)
MSD: Most Significant Digit
MS-ISDN: Mobile Station Integrated Services
MSDA: MicroSoft Direct Access Digital Network number
(Microsoft)
MSJ: Microsoft Systems Journal
MSDE: MicroSoft Database Engine Microsoft magazine (Microsoft)
MSK: Minimum-Shift Keying
MSDE: MicroSoft Desktop Engine
MSKB: MicroSoft Knowledge Base
(Microsoft)
MSDK: Microsoft Solutions Development Kit
(Microsoft)
MSL: Map Specification Library
MSDL: MicroSoft Download Library MSL: Microsoft Software Library

(Microsoft) MSL: Mirrored Server Link
MSDN: Macintosh Software Distribution Network MSLU: MicroSoft Layer for Unicode
MSDN: MicroSoft Developer Network (Software) (Microsoft) M
(Microsoft) MSMQ: MicroSoft Message Queue
MSDOS: MicroSoft Disk Operating System (Network) (Microsoft)
MSDP: Multicast Source Directory Protocol MSN: MicroSoft Network

Developed for peering between Internet service providers (Network) (Microsoft)
(ISPs), it enables Rendezvous Points (RPs) to share information MSN: Multiple Subscriber Number
about active sources (Network)
MSNF: Multiple Systems Networking Facility
MSDR: Multiplexed Streaming Data Request
MSO: Multiple-Systems Operator
MSDS: MicroSoft Developer Support
(Microsoft) MSP: Management Service Provider
MSDSS: MicroSoft Directory Synchronization MSP: Message Send Protocol

Services (Network)
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) MSP: Messaging Service Provider
MSDTC: MicroSoft Distributed Transactions MSP: MicroSoft Paint
Coordinator File name extension (Microsoft)
MSR: Magnetic Super Resolution
MSE: MicroSoft Exchange (Hardware)
MSR: MicroSoft Research
MsecSP: Managed SECurity Service Provider (Microsoft)
MSEQ: MicroSoft English Query MSR: MicroSoft Reserved (partition)
MSF: Microsoft Solutions Framework MSRN: Mobile Station Roaming Number
(Microsoft)
MSRP: Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price
MSFC: Multilayer Switch Feature Card
(Network) MSS: Managed Security Service
MSFP: Management Service Focal Point MSS: Mass Storage Subsystem

An early version of the Sun pedestal disk storage system
MSFR: Minimum Security Function Requirements (Hardware) (Sun)
(IBM)
MSS: Multiprotocol Switched Server
MSG: MeSsaGe (Hardware) (IBM)
File name extension
MSSP: Managed Security Service Provider
MST: Mountain Standard Time
Timezone: GMT -7:00

MSTS MUP
MSTS: MicroSoft Terminal Server MTOM: Message Transmission Optimization

(Operating systems) Mechanism
MSU: Mass Storage Unit MTP: Message Transfer Part
(Hardware) MTP: Multicast Transport Protocol
MSU: Media Server Unit (Network)
MSU: Millions of Service Units MTRP: Maximum Transfer Rate Performance

MSU: Modem Sharing Unit MTS: Message Telephone Service
(Hardware) MTS: Message Transfer System
MSVC: MicroSoft Visual C (Software)
MSW: Machine Status Word MTS: Michigan Terminal System

Academic operating system (OS), 1960s-90s. Along with
MT: Machine Translation
Multics at MIT, it was among the first operational virtual
MT: Management Team memory operating systems in the world (Operating systems)
MTA: Message Transfer Agent MTS: Microsoft Transaction Server

An ISO/OSI application process that stores and forwards (Microsoft)
messages in the X.400 message handling system. Compare
MTS: Multichannel Television Sound
with Internet mail agent
MTSO: Mobile Telephone Switching Office
MTA: Message Transfer Architecture
(Network)
(Software)
MTST: Magnetic Tape Selectric Typewriter
MTA: Multimedia Terminal Adapter
(Hardware) (IBM)
MTA: Multiple Terminal Access
MTST: Moscow Time Standard Time
MTA: Multi-Threaded Apartment Timezone: GMT +3:00
A threading context in which components must handle
synchronization themselves. Under COM+ the threads that run MTT: Multi-Transaction Timer
in the MTA com from a thread pool managed by the system MTTD: Mean Time To Diagnose
MTTF: Mean Time To Failure
MTBB: Mean Time Between Breakdowns
(Hardware)
MTBCF: Mean Time Between Critical Failures
MTTFF: Mean Time To First Failure M
MTBF: Mean Time Between Failures
MTTR: Mean Time To Repair
The average time a component can operate without a failure.
The average time required to bring an array storage subsystem
The MTBF is the number of failures divided by the number of
back to full fault tolerance. (Hardware)
hours the component has operated (Hardware)
MTBJ: Mean Time Between Jams MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit
MTBRP: Mean Time Between Parts Replacement MUA: Mail User Agent
MTC: Midi Time Code MUD: Multi-User Dialogue
MTD: Memory Technology Drivers MUD: Multi-User Dimensions

Formerly, Multi-User Dungeon
MTD: Month To Date
MUD: Multi-User Dungeon
Time series function
Multi-user interactive role-playing games on the Internet
MTDA: Mean Time between Data Access
MUG: Multi-User Game
The average time before non-redundant components fail,
causing data inaccessibility without loss or corruption. MUI: Multilanguage User Interface
(Hardware)
(Operating systems)
MTDL: Mean time to Data Loss
MUI: Multimedia User Interface
The average time before the failure of an array component
causes data to be lost or corrupted. (Hardware) MUL: MULtiply
MTDT: Moscow Time Daylight Time MULDEM: MULtiplexer-DEMultiplexer
Timezone: GMT +3:00 MULTICS: MULTiplexed Information and
MTE: MuTating Engine Computing Service
MTF: Microsoft Tape Format MULTOS: MULTiapplication-card Operating System
(Hardware) (Microsoft) (Operating systems)
MTF: Modulation Transfer Function MUMBLE: Multi User Multicast Basic Language
(Hardware) Exchange
MTFTP: Multicast Trivial File Transfer Protocol MUMPS: Massachusetts "general hospital" Utility
(Network) Multi-Programming System
A programming language with extensive tools for the support
MTH: Memory Translator Hub of database management systems. MUMPS was originally used
(Hardware) for medical records and is now widely used where multiple
users access the same databases simultaneously, e.g. banks,
MTI: Mips Technologies Inc. stock exchanges,... (Databases)
MTM: Mobile Trusted Module MUP: Multiple Unc Provider
(Security) (Network)
MTN: Mobile Telephone Network

MUSE NANAE
MUSE: Multi-User Simulated Environment MXS: Microsoft eXchange Server

On Sun server systems, a device located on the processor
MUT: Monitor Under Test
module that controls the flow of data between the XBus and
MUX: MUltipleXer the module cache RAM and processor chip (Microsoft)
MUX: Multi-User eXperience MZ: Mark Zbikowski

DOS executable file header identifier
mV: MilliVolt
MZAP: Multicast-scope Zone Announcement
MVA: Market Value Added
Protocol
MVA: Multi-domain Vertical Alignment Protocol for discovering the multicast administrative scope
(Hardware) (Fujitsu) zones that are relevant at a particular location. MZAP also
provides mechanisms whereby common misconfigurations of
MVB: Multimedia Viewer Book administrative scope zones can be discovered (Communication)
MVC: Model View Controller MZR: Multiple Zone Recording
MVC: Multimedia Viewer Compiler
N
MVCC: Multi-Version Concurrency Control
(Databases) n: Nano
MVD: MultiValued Dependencies
N/I: Non-Interlaced
MVDM: Multiple Virtual DOS Machines
N+I: Networld + Interop
MVGA: Monochrome Video Graphics Array
Trade conference
MVIF: Multi-Vendor Interacting Forum
NAB: National Association of Broadcasters
MVIP: MultiVendor Integration Protocol
NAB: Netscape Application Builder
MVLS: Microsoft Volume License Site (Software) (Netscape)
(Microsoft)
NAB: Not A Bug
MVNO: Mobile Virtual Network Operator Used as a reason when rejecting a bug report (Software)
MVP: Most Valuable Professional NAC: Network Adapter Card
(Microsoft)
NAC: Network Administration Center
MVP: Multimedia Video Processor
MVP: Music Video Producer
NACCB: National Association of Computer
Consultant Businesses
M
(Software) (Organizations)
MVR: Multimedia Vehicle and Repository NACD: National Association of Computer Dealers
N
(Software) (IBM)
NACS: National Advisory Committee on
MVS: Multiple Virtual Storage Semiconductors
IBM Mainframe operating system (IBM)
NACS: Netware Asynchronous Communication
MVS/SP: Multiple Virtual Storage/System Product Server
MVS/XA: Multiple Virtual Storage/eXtended NACS: Network Access Control System
Architecture
NAD: Network Access Device
MVT: Multiprogramming with a Variable number
NAD: Network Activity Display
of Tasks
(Network)
MW: Memory Write
NAE: Not Above or Equal
(Hardware)
NAG: National Algorithms Group
MW: MiddleWare
NAG: Network Architecture Group
MWFM: Mobile Wireless Fault Mediator
(Network) (Cisco) NAK: Not AcKnowledged
A control code returned by a receiving station indicating that a
MWI: Mobile Web Initiative station with an established connection has sent incorrect
Proposes to address issues like interoperability and usability information
for mobile phones through a concerted effort of players in the
mobile field, including authoring tool vendors, content NAL: Novell Application Launcher
providers, handset manufacturers, browser vendors and mobile (Software) (Novell)
operators
NAM: Number Assignment Module
MWM: Motif Window Manager
NAMI: Network Adaptive Multimedia Image
(Operating systems)
MWS: Matsushita White Skipping NAMPS: Narrow-band Analog Mobile Phone
Service
MX: Mail eXchanger
NAMS: National Association of Multimedia
MXCC: Module Xbus Cache Controller Shareware
On Sun server systems, a device located on the processor
module that controls the ow of data between the XBus and the
NaN: Not A Number
module cache RAM and processor chip (Hardware) (Sun) A symbolic entry that is encoded in oating-point format
(Software)
MXF: Material eXchange Format
A SMPTE standard that defines a file format for AV media and
NANAE: News.Admin.Net-Abuse.Email
associated metadata Usenet newsgroups

NAP NCCF
NAP: Network Access Point NBDD: NetBios Datagram Distribution

A symbolic entry that is encoded in floating-point format (Network)
(Network)
NBE: Not Below or Equal
NAPI: Network Application Programming
Interface NBI: Nothing But Initials
NAPLPS: North American Presentation-Level NBMA: Non-Broadcast Multi Access

Protocol Syntax NBNS: NetBios Name Service
(Communication) Service that keeps track of which names are in use at which IP
addresses, thus allowing the underlying IP network to find the
NAPT: Network Address & Port Translation nodes and transport NetBIOS messages between them. The
(Network) Name Service runs on UDP port 137 (Network)
NARP: Nbma Address Resolution Protocol NBO: Network Byte Order
(Network) Refers to the order in which the bytes of a multi-byte number
are transmitted on a network — most significant byte first. This
NAS: Netobjects Authoring Server
might be different than the order in which the number is stored
NAS: Netscape Application Server in memory, depending on the processor architecture (Network)
(Operating systems) (Netscape) NBO: Networked Business Object
NAS: Network Access Server (Software)
(Network) NBP: Name Binding Protocol
NAS: Network Application Support NBP: Network Bootstrap Program
(DEC) This is the first program that is downloaded into a machine that
NAS: Network Attached Storage has selected a Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) capable
device for remote boot services
(Hardware)
NBS: Narrowband Socket
NASA: National Aeronautics and Space
Administration NBS: National Bureau of Standards
(Organizations) (Organizations)
NASAA: North American Securities NBS: Numeric BackSpace

Administrators Association
NBSCP: NetBios Frames Control Protocol
(Organizations)
(Network)
NASDAQ: National Association of Securities
NBSP: Non-Breakable SPace
Dealers Automatic Quotation
NBSS: NetBios Session Service
NASI: Netware Asynchronous Services Interface
(Network)
N
(Novell)
NBT: NetBios on Tcp/ip
NASIRC: Nasa Automated Systems Internet
Response Capability NC: Naming Context
Part of the Active Directory configuration (replication topology
NASKER: Nasa AmeS KERnel and related metadata) (Network) (Microsoft)
NASL: Name/Age/Sex/Location NC: Network Computer
(Net lingo) (Network)
NASSL: Network Accessible Services Specification NC: Network Control
Language
NC: Network Coordinator
NAT: Network Address Translation
A technology that enables a network to use one set of IP NC: No Carry
addresses for internal traffic and a second for external traffic NC: No Connection
(Network)
(Hardware)
NATOA: National Association of
NC: Norton Commander
Telecommunications Officers & Advisors
NC: Numerical Control
NAT-PT: Network Address Translation - Protocol
Translation NCA: Network Communications Adapter
(Communication)
NCA: Network Computing Architecture
NAU: Network Access Unit (Oracle)
(Network)
NCAPI: Netscape Client Application Programming
NAU: Network Addressable Unit Interface
(Network) (Software) (Netscape)
NAUN: Nearest Active Upstream Neighbour NCC: National Computer Conference
NAV: Norton Anti Virus NCC: National Computing Center
(Symantec)
NCC: Network Control Center
NAVSTAR: NAVigation Satellite Timing And (Network)
Ranging
NCC: Norton Control Center
NAWS: Negotiate About Window Size Norton Utilities' program (Software) (Symantec)
NBD: Next Business Day NCC: Novell Customer Connection
Support term (Novell)
NCCF: Network Communications Control Facility

NCD NETCDF
NCD: Network Computing Device NDIS: Network Driver Interface Specification

(Network)
NCF: Netware Command File
(Novell) NDL: Network Database Language
(Databases)
NCF: Network Computing Framework
(Network) (IBM) NDM: Network Data Manager
On-line storage service
NCGA: National Computer Graphics Association
NDMP: Network Data Management Protocol
NCI: Network Computer, Inc.
(Network)
Manufacturer
NDMS: Netware Distributed Management Services
NCI: Non Coded Information
NDN: Non-Delivery Notice
NCIA: Native Client Interface Architecture
NDP: Numeric Data Processor
NCIC: National Crime Information Center
NDPS: Novell Distributed Print Services
NCITS: National Committee for Information
Technology Standards (Network) (Novell)
NCMOS: N-channel Complementary Metal Oxyde NDR: Network Data Representation

Semiconductor (Network)
NCMT: N-channel Complementary Metal Oxide NDR: Non-Delivery Report

Semiconductor NDRO: Non Destructive ReadOut
NCN: Nixdorf Communications Network NDS: Netware Directory Service
NCOS: Network Computer Operating System (Network) (Novell)
NCP: Netware Core Protocol NDT: Non Destructive Testing
NCP: Network Control Program NE: Network Element

Communication management in IBM networks (Network) (IBM) (Network)
NCP: Network Control Protocol NE: Not Equal

(Network) (Software)
NCP: Non-Carbon Paper NEARNET: New England Academic and Research

NETwork
NCP: Not Copy Protected
NEAT: Novell Easy Administration Tool
NCQ: Native Command Queuing
Technology designed to increase performance and endurance
(Novell)
N
by allowing the drive to internally optimize the execution order NEB: Netscape Extension Builder
of workloads (Hardware) (Software) (Netscape)
NCR: National Cash Registers NEC: National Electrical Code
NCS: Network Computing System NEC: Nippon Electric Corporation
(HP) (NEC)
NCSA: National Center for Supercomputing NECA: National Exchange Carrier Association
Applications (Organizations)
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign developers of
the original NCSA Mosaic browser (Organizations)
NED: Nano-Emissive Display
(Hardware)
NCSC: National Computer Security Center
(Organizations)
NEFS: Network Extensible File System
NCSI: Network Communications Services NEG: NEGative

Interface NELIAC: Navy Electronics Laboratory
NCSL: National Computer Systems Laboratory International Algol Compiler
NCTE: Network Channel-Terminating Equipment NEMA: National Electrical Manufacturers

Association
NCTL: National Computer and
Telecommunications Laboratory NEP: Network Entry Point
NDA: Non Disclosure Agreement NEP: Network Equipment Provider
NDAC: No Data ACcepted NES: National Education Supercomputer
NDB: Non-Directional Beacon NES: Netscape Enterprise Server

NDC: Normalized Device Coordinates
The coordinate system between the user’s world coordinates
NEST: Novell Embedded Systems Technology
(WC) and the graphics system’s physical device coordinates in (Novell)
the viewing pipeline
NetBEUI: NETwork Bios Extended User Interface
NDCC: Network Data Collection Center (Network)
NDDK: Network Device Development Kit NetBIOS: NETwork Basic Input Output System
NDDL: Neutral Data Definition Language (Network)
NDE: News Development Environment NETBLT: NETwork BLock Transfer
NDEF: Not DEFined NETCDF: NETwork Common Data Format

NETMON NIPS
NETMON: NETwork MONitor NIAM: Natural language Information Analysis

Method
NEWS: Netware Early Warning System
NIC: Network Information Center
NEWS: Network Extensible Window System
Originally, a single NIC at SRI International served the
A window system based on PostScript that Sun developed and
ARPANET (and later the defense data network [DDN]
licenses (Operating systems) (Sun)
community) (Network)
NEWT: NEWs Terminal NIC: Network Interface Card
NEXT: Near-End CrossTalk (Hardware)
NeXT: NEw eXtended Technology NIC: New Internet Computer
(Hardware)
NF: Naturally Flat
Crt technology (Hardware) (Mitsubishi) NIC: Numeric Intensive Computing
NFAS: Non-Facility Associated Signaling NiCd: NIckel-CaDmium
In ISDN, a single D-channel can control multiple PRIs Rechargable battery technology
(Network)
NICE: Narrative, Immersive, Collaborative
NFE: Net Future Expectation Environment
NFF: No Fault Found Rechargeable battery technology
NFI: Near Field Imaging NICE: Network Information and Control Exchange
Touch screen where the screen itself is the sensor. NFI uses a NICE: Novell Internet Connection Expert
sophisticated sensing circuit that can detect a conductive (Network) (Novell)
object - a finger or conductive stylus - through a layer of glass,
as well as through gloves or other potential barriers (Hardware) NICOLAS: Network Information Center OnLine
Aid System
NFI: No F***ing Idea
(NASA)
(Net lingo)
NID: Network Interface Device
NFM: No Further Messages
(Hardware)
End of script, ie: you dont want to talk to this person anymore
(Net lingo) NID: New Interactive Display
NFR: Near Field Recording (NEC)
(Hardware) NID: Next IDentifier
NFS: Need For Speed NIDL: Network Interface Definition Language
Racing computer and video games by Electronic Arts released (Network)
on platforms including personal computers, Nintendo, Xbox,
Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable consoles NIDS: Network Intrusion Detection System N
(Games) (Security)
NFS: Network File System NIFC: Netscape Internet Foundation Classes
A Sun distributed file system that provides transparent access (Software) (Netscape)
to remote file systems on heterogeneous networks (Operating
systems) (Sun) NIH: Not Invented Here
NFSU2: Need For Speed: Underground 2 NIHCL: National Institute of Health Class Library
Racing game, developed and published by Electronic Arts in NII: National Information Infrastructure
2003. It is part of the Need for Speed computer and video
game series (Games) NIIT: National Information Infrastructure Testbed
NFT: Network File Transfer NIIT: National Institute of Information
Technology
NG: NewsGroup
(Organizations)
Discussion forum
NILO: Network Interface LOader
NGE: Not Greater or Equal
Boot Linux, FreeBSD, Windows 95/98/NT4 and support the
NGI: Next Generation Internet Intel PXE standard, and is suitable for burning into ROM. It is
an evolution of the previous Etherboot and Netboot projects.
NGIO: Next Generation Input Output See http://www.nilo.org/
(Hardware) (Intel)
NIM: Network Installation Management
NGWS: Next Generation Windows Services (IBM)
NiMH: NIckel-Metal Hydride
NHC: National Hurricane Center Rechargable battery technology
NHR: National Handwriting Recognition NIMS: Novell Internet Messaging System
NHRP: Next Hop Resolution Protocol (Novell)
(Network) NIO: Native Input/Output
NHSE: National Hpcc Software Exchange Rechargeable battery technology
NI: New Instructions NIO: New Input/Output

(Hardware) (Intel) Java's new I/O subsystem (Software) (Sun)
NI: No Increase NIPR: Non-secure Internet Protocol Router

(Network)
NI: Non Interlaced
(Hardware) NIPS: Network I/os Per Second
NIA: Next Instruction Address

NIPS NMR
NIPS: Network Intrusion Prevention System NLS: National Language Support

(Security) (Operating systems)
NIR: Network Information Retrieval NLS: Netware Licensing Service
(Network) (Novell)
NIS: Network Information Service NLS: Network License Server
A distributed network database containing key information
NLSFUNC: National Language Support FUNCtion
about the systems and the users on the network. The NIS
database is stored on the master server and all the slave NLSP: Netware Link Services Protocol
servers (Network) (Sun) Link-state routing protocol based on IS-IS. See also IS-IS
NIS: Norton Internet Security NLT: Natural Language Technology
(Software) (Symantec) (Software)
NIS/YP: Network Information System/Yellow NLUUG: NetherLands Unix User Group
Pages
(Organizations)
N-ISDN: Narrowband Integrated Services Digital NLV: National Language Version
Network
(IBM)
N-ISDN: National Integrated Services Digital
NLX: New Low-profile Extended
Network
Motherboard format, evolution of LPX (Hardware)
NISI: Network Information Services
NM: Network Management
Infrastructure
(Network)
(Network)
NM: Nothing Much
NISO: National Information Standards
(Net lingo)
Organization
NMA: Network Management Architecture
NISP: Networked Information Services Project
NMC: Network Management Center
NIST: National Institute of Standards and
Technology NME: Norton Mobile Essentials
(Organizations) (Software) (Symantec)
NITC: National Information Technology Center NMEA: National Marine Electronics Association
NITOL: Norway-net with IT for Open Learning Organization that developed (among other things) the NMEA
interface standard for data exchange between marine electronic
NIU: Network Interface Unit devices, also used today in most Global Positioning Systems
(GPSs) (Organizations)
NIW: Network Installation Wizard
NMF: Network Management Forum
N
NIXL: Nas Interface eXchange Language NMH: Not Much Here
NJ: Nice Job NM-HDV: Network Module - High Density Voice

(Net lingo) (Hardware) (Cisco)
NJE: Network Job Entry NMI: Native Method Invocation

(IBM) (Software)
NJM: Native Java Microprocessor NMI: Non-Maskable Interrupt

NL: New Line NML: Network Management Layer
NLA: Network Location Awareness NML: Nonconfirmed Mailing List

Enables Windows Sockets 2 applications to identify the logical Database of Internet Protocol addresses (IP addresses) which
network to which a Windows computer is attached and to which have been demonstrated to be the sources of mailing lists
physical network interface a given application has saved which do not fully verify the email addresses on their list. See
specific information (Operating systems) (Microsoft) http://mail-abuse.org/nml/
NLANR: National Laboratory for Applied Network NMLI: Native Mode Lan Interconnection
Research Is an IntraLATA high speed transport service used to
interconnect LANs at geographically separated sites (Network)
NLB: Network Load Balancing
NMM: Netware Management Map
(Novell)
NLDM: Network Logical Data Manager
NMM: Network Management Module
NLE: Not Less or Equal (Network)
NLM: Netware Loadable Module NMOS: Negative Channel Metal-Oxide
(Operating systems) (Novell) Semiconductor
NLM: Nfs Lock Manager NMP: Network Management Protocol
(Operating systems) (AT&T)
NLP: Natural Language Processing NMPA: National Music Publishers Association
NLPID: Network Layer Protocol IDentifier (Organizations)
NLQ: Near Letter Quality NMPF: Network Management Productivity Facility

NMR: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

NMS NSI
NMS: Netelligent Management Software NPSI: Network Protocol Service Interface

(Network)
NPT: Non-Programmable Terminal
NMS: Network Management System (Hardware)
NMT: Nordic Mobile Telephone NPTN: National Public Telecomputing Network
Pre-GSM mobile telephone network in the nordic countries
NPU: Natural Processing Unit
(Communication)
NPU: Network Processing Unit
NMU: Network Management Unit
(Communication)
(Hardware)
NPX: Numeric Processor eXtension
NN: Network Node
NQS: Network Queing System
NN: Neural Network
NRC: National Research Council
NN: No News
(Organizations)
NNI: Network-Node Interface
NREN: National Research and Education Network
(Communication)
NRFD: Not Ready For Data
NNM: Network Node Manager
(Communication)
(Network)
NRL: Namespace Routing Language
NNSC: Nsf Network Service Center
NRM: Network Resource Manager
NNTP: Network News Transport Protocol
(Communication) NRM: Normal Response Mode
HDLC data transfer mode (Network)
NOC: Network Operation Center
A center that operates a production network. Tasks include NRN: No Response Needed
monitoring and control, troubleshooting, and user assistance (Net lingo)
(Network)
NROFF: New Run-OFF
NOP: No OPeration
(Hardware) NRP: Node Route Processor
(Hardware) (Cisco)
NOPAC: Network On-line Public Access Catalog
NRZ: Non Return to Zero
NORA: Non-Obvious Relationship Awareness Data transmission using +/- voltage levels or carrier offsets
NORMA: NO Remote Memory Access (Hardware)
NOS: Network Operating System NRZI: NonReturn to Zero Inverted
NOTA: None Of The Above NRZL: NonReturn to Zero Level N

For multiple choice answers (Net lingo) NS: Name Server
NOW: Network Of Workstations ns: NanoSecond
(Hardware) Time measurement unit
NOYB: None Of Your Business NS: National Semiconductor
(Net lingo)
NS: Network Series
NP: No Problem (Hardware)
Answer when someone says ty/thank you (Net lingo)
NS: Network Supervisor
NP: Nondeterministic Polynomial time
NS: Non Stop
NP: Number Portability
NSA: National Security Agency
(Communication)
(Organizations)
NPA: Network Printer Alliance
NSA POLY: National Security Agency POLYgraph
NPA: Numbering Plan Address
NSAP: Network Services Access Point
NPDA: Network Problem Determination Aid (Network)
NPE: Null Pointer Exception NSAPI: Netscape Server Application Programming
A NPE happens when trying to access data from a null memory Interface
location (Software) (Software) (Netscape)
NPH: No Parse Headers NSB: Netware for Small Business
NPI: Network Printer Interface (Operating systems) (Novell)
NPL: Netscape Public License NSC: Network Service Center

(Netscape) NSC: Norton System Center
NPL: Non-Procedural Language (Software) (Symantec)
(Software) NSERC: National Sciences and Engineering
NPM: Network Printer Manager Research Council
(Software) NSF: National Science Foundation
NPMS: Named Pipes/Mail Slots (Organizations)
NPP: Network Payment Protocol NSfIP: NextStep For Intel Processors
NPS: Novell Productivity Specialist NSFNET: National Science Foundation NETwork

(Novell) NSI: Nasa Science Internet

NSI NURB
NSI: Network Solutions, Inc NTIA: National Telecommunications and

Manages .com, .net, .org, .edu top level domains Information Administration
(Organizations) (Organizations)
NSIS: National Schengen Information System NTIS: National Technical Information Service
NSIS: Nullsoft Scriptable Install System NTK: Newton ToolKit
Tool that allows programmers to create quick and user friendly
installers for Windows. It is released under an open source
NTLDR: New Technology LoaDeR
license and is completely free for any use. See also Bootstrap loader for Microsoft Windows NT-based operating
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/ (Software) systems (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
NSM: Netscape Server Manager NTLM: New Technology Lan Manager

(Netscape) (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
NSM: Network and System Management NTO: Network Terminal Operator

(Network)
NSN: Nasa Science Network
NTONC: National Transparent Optical Network
NSP: Native Signal Processing
Consortium
NSP: Network Service Provider (Organizations)
NSP: Network Services Protocol NTOP: New Technology Option Pack
NSPR: NetScape Portable Runtime (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
Provides platform independence for non-GUI operating system NTP: Network Time Protocol
facilities, including threads, thread synchronization, normal file (Communication)
and network I/O, interval timing and calendar time, basic
memory management (malloc and free) and shared library NTRAS: New Technology Remote Access Services
linking (Netscape)
NTRK: New Technology Resource Kit
NSS: Network Security Service (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
Set of libraries designed to support cross-platform
development of security-enabled server applications.
NTRU: Number Theory is Really Useful
Applications built with NSS can support SSL v2 and v3, TLS, Technology for high speed, low footprint public key
PKCS #5, PKCS #7, PKCS #11, PKCS #12, S/MIME, X.509 v3 cryptography, based on the mathematics of lattice reduction.
certificates, and other standards (Marketed by NTRU Cryptosystems, Inc,
http://www.ntru.com/) (Security)
NSS: Network Storage Solutions
Company
NTS/2: Network Transport Services 2
NSS: Nodal Switching Subsystem NTSA: Netware Telephony Services Architecture
NSS: Novell Storage Services

(Novell)
N
(Novell)
NTSC: National Television Systems Committee
The group that proposed a method of composite color encoding
NSSC: Nasa Standard Spacecraft Computer based on quadrature modulation of I and Q color difference
components onto a color subcarrier and adding the resulting
NSTC: National Science and Technology Council chroma signal to luminance (Organizations)
NSTL: National Software Testing Labs NTSD: New Technology Symbolic Debugger
NT: Network Terminator (Microsoft)
NT: New Technology NTSL: National Software Testing Laboratories

(Operating systems) (Microsoft) (Organizations)
NT: Nice Try NTT: Nippon Telephone & Telegraph

(Net lingo) NTU: Network Termination Unit
NT: No Text NTWS: New Technology WorkStation
(Net lingo)
NT: Nome Time NUA: Network User Address
Timezone: GMT -11:00
NUB: Network Utility Box
NT-1: Network Terminator type 1
(Hardware)
NTAS: New Technology Advanced Server NUI: Network User Identification
(Network)
NTCR: New Technology Challenge/Response NUI: Network User Interface
(Operating systems)
NTDS: New Technology Directory Service NUI: Notebook User Interface
NUL: NULl
NTE: New Technology Embedded
An invisible character with an internal code of 0 that occupies
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) no space if printed. Not to be confused with a blank, which is
invisible but occupies a space
NTF: No Trouble Found
NTFS: New Technology File System NUMA: NonUniform Memory Access
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) NURB: Non Uniform Rational B-spline
NTHQ: New Technology Hardware Qualifier
Hardware troubleshooting program (Operating systems)
(Microsoft)

NURBS OC
NURBS: Non Uniform Rational B-Spline

A curve definition method based on the B-spline curve, which O
offers additional exibility through knots along the spline. Some
O&O: Over & Out
knots can have more weight added (like a magnet) to pull the
curve toward those knots When leaving an on-line conversation permanently (Net lingo)
NURMS: Non Uniform Rational MeshSmooth O/R: Originator/Recipient

Method of tesselation used by 3D Studio MAX (Software) OA: Office Automation
NUUG: Norwegian Unix User Group OAB: Offline Address Book
(Organizations) (Microsoft)
NV: No oVerflow OAB: One-to-All Broadcast
A curve definition method based on the B-spline curve, which
offers additional flexibility through knots along the spline. OAD: Open Architecture Driver
Some knots can have more weight added (like a magnet) to OAD: Over-the-Air Downloading
pull the curve toward those knots
OAG: Official Airline Guide
NVDL: Namespace-based Validation Dispatching
Language OAG: Online Air Guide
Allows specifying sections of XML documents to be validated OAI: Open Applications Interface
against different schemas thus enabling the creation of
complex documents containing multiple languages OAM: Operations, Administation, and
NVDM/2: NetView Distribution Manager 2 Management
A set of network management functions for ATM similar to
NVE: Network Visible Entity those in OA&M and OAM&P. Special cells, called OAM cells, are
A network addressable service (ie. protocol socket) that acts as used to carry OAM related information (Communication)
a network service process (not a node.) (Network) (Apple)
OARNet: Ohio Academic Resources NETwork
NVM: Non Volatile Memory
OAS: Office Automation System
(Hardware)
OAS: One-to-All Scatter
NVML: NaVigation Markup Language
OAS: Oracle Application Server
NVOD: Near-Video On Demand
(Software) (Oracle)
NVP: Network Voice Protocol
OASIS: Open Access Same-time Information
NVP: Nominal Velocity of Propagation System
NVRAM: Non-Volatile Random Access Memory OASIS: Organization for the Advancement of
A type of RAM that retains information when power is removed Structured Information Standards
from the system (Hardware) (Organizations) N
NVS: Non-Volatile Storage OASLM: Optically Addressed Spatial Light
(Hardware) Modulator O
NVSIMM: Non-Volatile Single In line Memory (Hardware)
Module OASYS: Office Automation SYStem
A nonvolatile single inline memory module (SIMM) that
incorporates a battery on the device to prevent data loss in a
OAW: Optically Assisted Winchester
power failure. Battery current is shared among a group of (Hardware)
NVSIMMs. This feature prevents memory failure if one battery
OBD: On Board Diagnostics
fails (Hardware)
OBD: Online Bugs Database
NVT: Network Virtual Terminal
OBEX: OBject EXchange
NVT: Novell Virtual Terminal
Set of protocols allowing objects such as vCard contact
(Novell)
information and vCalendar schedule entries to be exchanged
NWFS: NetWare File System using either IrDA or Bluetooth
(Operating systems) (Novell) OBI: Open Buying on the Internet
NWNet: NorthWestern states NETwork (Organizations)
NWS: Netware Web Server OBJ: OBJect

(Novell) File name extension
NX: No eXecute Obj-C: OBJective-C

Technology used in CPUs to segregate areas of memory for use Programming Language (Software)
by either storage of processor instructions (or code) or for
OBOE: Off-By-One Error
storage of data, a feature normally only found in Harvard
architecture processors (Hardware) (Intel) Logical error involving the discrete equivalent of a boundary
condition. It often occurs in computer programming when an
NYSERNet: New York State Education and iterative loop iterates one time too many or too few (Software)
Research NETwork
OBS: Old Backup Server
NZDSF: Non-Zero Dispersion Shifted Fibre
OBV: Object By Value
Optical fiber type (Communication)
(Software)
NZT: New Zealand Time
OBVI: Object-Based Video Interface
OBZ: One Big Zip
NZUSUGI: New Zealand Unix System User Group,
(Net lingo)
Inc.
OC: Optical Carrier

OC-3 OE
OC-3: Optical Carrier level 3 ODA: Open Document Architecture

OC4J: Oracle Containers For Java ODAPI: Open DataBase Application Programming
(Software) (Oracle) Interface
(Software)
OCA: Online Crash Analysis
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) ODBC: Open DataBase Connectivity
OCA: Oracle Certified Associate
Certification for apprentice skill level IT professionals who have ODBMS: Object DataBase Management System
have a foundation of knowledge that will allow them to act as a (Databases)
junior team member (Oracle)
ODD: Optical Disk Drive
OCD: Out-of-Cell Delineation Computer CD-Rom, DVD-Rom, DVD-Writer, etc (Hardware)
OCE: Open Collaborative Environment ODE: Object Database and Environment
(Apple)
ODE: Office 97 Developer Edition
OCF: Object Component Framework (Software) (Microsoft)
(Software) (Borland)
ODF: Open Document Format
OCF: OpenCard Framework Open document file format for saving and exchanging editable
OCFS: Oracle Cluster File System office documents (Software)
(Oracle) ODI: Open Data-link Interface
OCI: Oracle Call Interface (Network)
(Databases) (Oracle) ODI: Open Device Interconnect
OCIA: Optically Coupled Interface Adapter (Novell)
Interface in many other respects similar to RS232. It is used ODIF: Open Document Interchange Format
extensively on Point Of Sale (POS) equipments (Hardware)
ODISS: Optical Digital Image Storage System
OCL: Object Constraint Language
ODL: Object Definition Language
OCL: Operator Control Language
ODM: Object Data Manager
OCL: Os/2 Class Library (IBM)
OCLC: Online Computer Library Center ODM: Optimized Distribution Model
OCM: Oracle Certified Master (Compaq)
Advanced-level certification that is targeted toward Oracle9i ODM: Original Design Manufacturing
DBA OCPs with 3 - 4 years of professional Oracle experience
(Oracle) ODMA: Open Distributed Management
Architecture
OCN: Operating Company Number
(Communication) ODMA: Open Document Management Api O
OCP: Open-Closed Principle ODMG: Object Data Management Group
Object-oriented principle that states that software entities See http://www.odmg.org/ (Organizations)
should be open for extensions but closed for modifications
(Software) ODMG: Object Database Management Group
OCP: Oracle Certified Professional ODP: On-Demand Producer

Mid-level certification for IT professionals who manage large- Multimedia authoring program (Software)
scale databases or develop applications that are used ODP: Open Data Path
enterprise-wide (Oracle)
Provide a way for more than one program in the same job to
OCR: Optical Character Recognition share the same file status information (Software) (IBM)
OCS: Object Compatibility Standard ODP: Open Distributed Processing

OCS: On-Card Sequencer ODP: OverDrive Processor
OCS: Open Content Syndication ODPS: On Demand Packaging Service
Intranet Software distribution solution by IBM (Software) (IBM)
OCS: Oracle Collaboration Suite
Oracle's mail/calendar solution (Software) (Oracle) ODQL: Object Database Query Language
(Databases)
OCSP: Online Certificate Status Protocol
A PKIX protocol used for determining the current status of a ODR: Optimized Dynamic Routing
digital certificate
ODS: Open Data Services
OCTAVE: Operationally Critical Threat, Asset, and (Microsoft)
Vulnerability Evaluation
ODS: Operational Data Store
Approach for self-directed risk evaluations that puts
organizations in charge, balances critical information assets, ODS: Overhead Data Stream
business needs, threats, and vulnerabilities and measures the
organization against known or accepted good security practices ODSI: Open Directory Services Interface
(Security)
ODT: Open DeskTop
OCX: Ole Control eXtension
ODTUG: Oracle Development Tools User Group
OE: Operating Environment
OD: Optical Disk
OE: Outlook Express
ODA: Open Data Access
(Software)

OE OMFI
OE: Output Enable OJI: Open Jvm Integration

(Hardware) Project extending the plug-in architecture to allow Java virtual
machines to be plugged into Mozilla-based browser releases
OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development OKC: Online Knowledge Community
(Organizations) OL: Ordered List
OEDB: Operating Experience DataBase HTML Tag
Nuclear power plants use a common database of operating OLAM: Optimal Linear Associative Memory
information
OLAP: On-Line Analytical Processing
OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer
A category of software tools that provides analysis of data
A manufacturer that sells equipment for resale under an end- stored in a database (Databases)
equipment manufacturer’s trademark or name (Hardware)
OLB: Object Language Bindings
OEP: Operand Execution Pipeline
(Databases)
OEP: Original Entry Point
OLCP: On-Line Complex Processing
(Software)
OLE: Object Linking and Embedding
OF: Outer Firewall
(Security)
OLED: Organic Light Emitting Diode
OF: Overflow Flag
(Hardware)
OFA: Optimal Flexible Architecture
OLE-DB: Object Linking and Embedding-DataBase
OFB: Output FeedBack COM-based data access objects (Databases) (Microsoft)
OFC: Open Financial Connectivity OLGA: OnLine Guitar Archive
OFCOM: Office Fédéral de la COMmunication OLI: Optical Line Interface
Swiss regulatory Organisation (Organizations) (AT&T)
OFDM: Orthogonal Frequency Division OLIT: Open Look Intrinsics Toolkit
Multiplexing An X Window system-based widget set and library used to
(Communication) create applications using the OPEN LOOK graphical user
interface (Operating systems)
OFMT: Output ForMaT
OLMC: Open Look Intrinsic Toolkit
OFP: Organizational Fitness Profiling
OLSP: On-Line Service Provider
OFS: Object File System
(Operating systems) O-LTM: Optical Line Terminating Multiplexer
OFS: Output Field Separator OLTP: OnLine Transaction Processing
OFTP: Odette File Transfer Protocol OM: Object Manager O

Defined by the RFC 2204, it's a protocol that supports both OM: Object Model
direct communication between installations and indirect
(Software)
communication via a third party clearing centre (Network)
OMA: Object Management Architecture
OFX: Open Financial eXchange
(Microsoft)
OGL: Open Graphics Language
OMA: Outlook Mobile Access
Single, vendor-independent Application Programming Interface
(API) for the development of 2D and 3D graphics applications (Software) (Microsoft)
(Software) (SGI) OMAC: One-key cipher block chaining Message
OGNL: Object Graph Navigation Language Authentication Code
Powerful expression language that is useful for identifying (Security)
properties within Java objects (Software) OMAP: Open Multimedia Applications Platform
OGSA: Open Grid Services Architecture OMCA: OpenManage Client Administrator
OGSS: Ordered Grid Super Sampling (Dell)
Full-scene anti-aliasing technique (Hardware) OMCI: OpenManage Client Instrumentation
OHCI: Open Host Controller Interface OME: Open Messaging Environment
OIA: Operator Information Area Protocol
OIC: Oh, I See OMF: Object Management Framework

(Net lingo) OMF: Object Module Format
OID: Object IDentifier (Microsoft)
OIDL: Object Interface Definition Language OMF: Observation Markup Format

Is an application of XML used to encode weather observation
OIL: Operator Identification Language
reports
OIM: Open Information Model
OMF: Open Media Framework
Set of standard object models which define how applications
can create exchangeable metadata OMF: Open Message Format
OIS: Office Information System OMFG: Oh My F***ing God
(Net lingo)
OIW: Osi Implementors Workshop
OMFI: Open Media Framework Interchange

OMG OPI
OMG: Object Management Group OODS: Object-Oriented Data Source

(Organizations)
OOF: Out Of Frame
OMG: Oh My God (or Gosh) State that occurs when several consecutive Synchronous
(Net lingo) Digital Hierarchy (SDH) frames are received with invalid
(errored) framing patterns (Communication)
OMI: Open Management Interface
OOFS: Object-Oriented File System
OMI: Open Messaging Interface (Operating systems)
OMI: Open Microprocessor Initiative OOL: Object-Oriented Language
OMI-STN: Optical Mode Interface-SuperTwisted OOo: OpenOffice.org
Nematic Free productivity suite compatible with all major office suites.
OML: Object Manipulation Language See also http://www.openoffice.org/ (Software)
(Software) OOO: Out Of Office
OMR: Optical Mark Recognition (Net lingo)
OMS: Object Management System OOOE: Out Of Order Execution

Processor level architecture feature (Hardware)
OMSA: OpenManage Server Administrator
Suite of tools provided by Dell for managing an individual OOOS: Object-Oriented Operating System
server. See the official OpenManage site, OOP: Object-Oriented Programming
http://dell.com/openmanage/ (Hardware) (Dell)
(Software)
OMT: Object Modeling Technique
OOPL: Object-Oriented Programming Language
(Software)
(Software)
OMW: On My Way
OOPS: Object-Oriented Programming System
(Net lingo)
OOPSLA: Object-Oriented Programming Systems
ON: Online Network
and Language Architecture
ONA: Open Network Architecture
OOPSTAD: Object-Oriented Programming for
ONAC: Operations Network Administration Center SmallTalk Application Development association
ONAL: Off Network Access Line OOS: Object-Oriented Systems
ONC: Open Network Computing OOS: Off-line Operating Simulator
(Network) (Sun)
OOS: Out Of Service
ONDS: Open Network Distribution Services OOSA: Object-Oriented System Analysis
(IBM)
OOSE: Object-Oriented Software Engineering
ONE: Open Network Environment
(Sun) OOSH: Object-Oriented SHell O
ONI: Operator Number Identification OOT: Object-Oriented Technology
ONL: ONLine OO-TP: Object-Oriented Transaction Processing

ONMS: Open Network Management System OOUI: Object-Oriented User Interface
ONS: Open Networking System OOXML: Office Open eXtensible Markup Language
XML-based file format for electronic documents such as
ONU: Optical Network Unit spreadsheets, charts, presentations and word processing
OO: Object Oriented documents. See ISO/IEC DIS 29500 and ECMA 376 (Software)
OOA: Object-Oriented Analysis OP: OPeration
OOAD: Object-Oriented Analysis and Design OPA: Open Publishing Architecture
OOB: Out Of Band OPAC: On-line Public Access Catalog

Technical term with different uses in communications and OPC: Ole for Process Control
telecommunication. It refers to communications which occur
outside of a previously established communications method or OPC: Open Process Control
channel (Communication) OPC: Optical PhotoConductor
OOBE: Object-Oriented Business Engineering OPC: Organic Photoconducting Cartridge
OOBE: Out-Of-Box Experience (Hardware)
What happens when you first open the box containing your new OPCODE: OPerational CODE
computer
OPD: OPeranD
OOCASE: Object Oriented Computer Aided
Software Engineering OpenGL: OPEN Graphics Language
Single, vendor-independent Application Programming Interface
OOCTG: Object-Oriented Cobol Task Group
(API) for the development of 2D and 3D graphics applications
OOD: Object-Oriented Design (Software) (SGI)
OODB: Object-Oriented DataBase OPES: Open Pluggable Edge Services

(Network)
OODBMS: Object-Oriented DataBase Management
System OPI: Open Press Interface
(Software)
OODL: Object-Oriented Dynamic Language

OPL OSI
OPL: Opaque Device Library ORS: Output Record Separator

OPL: OpenContent License ORSS: Optical Recognition System Simulator
Licensing scheme for content. See also
OS: Operating System
http://opencontent.org/opl.shtml
A collection of programs that monitor the use of the system
OPM: Operations Per Minute and supervise the other programs executed by it (Operating
systems)
OPML: Outline Processor Markup Language
XML-based format that allows exchange of outline-structured OS/2: Operating System 2
information between applications running on different (Operating systems) (IBM)
operating systems and environments
OS/360: Operating System/360
OPOS: Ole for Point Of Sale
OS/400: Operating System/400
OPP: Order Processing Pipeline
OS/E: Operating System/Environment
OS-9: Operating System-9
OPROM: Optical Programmable Read Only Memory
(Hardware) OSA: Open Scripting Architecture
OPS: Off Premise Station OSA: Open System Architecture
A PBX station in a location separated from the location of the OSAF: Open Source Applications Foundation
main PBX (Communication)
Organization that aims to create and gain wide adoption of
OPS: Open Profiling Standard Open Source application software of uncompromising quality
(Netscape) and to build an innovative, sustainable alternative application
despite market inertia. See also
ops: Operations Per Second http://www.osafoundation.org/ (Organizations)
OPS: Oracle Parallel Server OSCE: OfficeScan Corporate Edition
(Oracle)
OSCML: OSChooser Markup Language
OPT: Open Protocol Technology (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
OPT: OPTions OSCRL: Operating System Command Response
File name extension Language
OPUS: Octal Program Updating System OSD: On-Screen Display
(Hardware)
OQL: Object Query Language
OSD: Open Software Description
OQS: Object Query Service
An application of the eXtensible Markup Language (XML), is a
(Software)
vocabulary used for describing software packages and their
OR: OverRun dependencies for heterogeneous clients
(Hardware)
ORB: Object Request Broker
OSD: Open Source Definition
The definition of the "open source" concept. See also
O
http://opensource.org/docs/osd
ORBS: Open Relay Behaviour-modification System
OSD: Operating System Deployment
ORBZ: Open Relay Blackhole Zone (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
ORDB: Open Relay DataBase OSDL: Open Source Development Lab
A service to fight against spam or unsolicited commercial email Non-profit, global consortium of leading technology companies
(UCE). See http://www.ordb.org/ dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux. See
ORDBMS: Object Relational DataBase http://www.osdl.org/ (Organizations)
Management System OSDN: Open Source Development Network
(Databases) (Software)
ORDVAC: ORDnance Variable Automatic Computer OSDS: Operating System for Distributed Switching
ORI: Online Retrieval Interface OSE: Office Server Extension
ORK: Office Resource Kit (Software) (Microsoft)
(Software) (Microsoft) OSE: Open Systems Environment
ORM: Object Role Modeling OSF: Open Software Foundation
(Databases) (Organizations)
ORM: Object/Relational Mapping OSF: Operation System Function
Technique of mapping a data representation from an object
model to a relational data model with a SQL-based schema OSGi: Open Services Gateway Initiative
(Software) Independent, non-profit corporation working to define and
promote open specifications for the delivery of managed
ORM: Optical Remote Module broadband services to networks in homes, cars and other
environments. See also http://www.osgi.org (Organizations)
ORMS: Operating Resource Management System
(Software) OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
OROM: Optical Read Only Memory
(Organizations)
(Hardware)
OSI: Open Source Initiative
O-ROM: Optical Read Only Memory
See http://opensource.org/
ORPC: Object Remote Procedure Call
(Software)

OSI OWL
OSI: Open Systems Interconnection OTA: Operation-Triggered Architecture

7-layer hierarchical reference structure developed by the
OTDR: Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
International Standards Organization for defining, specifying,
and relating communications protocols; not a standard or a OTF: Open Token Foundation
protocol (Communication)
OTI: Object Technology International
OSI/RM: Open Systems
Interconnection/Reference Model OTM: Object Transaction Monitor
(Software)
OSIG: Online Special Interest Group
OTM: Optical Translation Measurement
OSM: On-Screen Manager
(Hardware)
(Hardware) (NEC)
OTML: Offline Tagging Markup Language
OSM: On-Screen Menu
OTN: Oracle Technology Network
OSM: Operating system-Specific Module
(Oracle)
OSM: Optical Storage Manager OTOH: On The Other Hand
OSME: Open Systems Message Exchange (Net lingo)
OSN: Office System Node OTP: One-Time Password authentication

(Security)
OSN: Open Service Node
(Communication) OTP: One-Time Programmable
OSN: Open Systems Network OTP: Open Trading Protocol
The Internet Open Trading Protocol (OTP) provides an
OSP: Ole db Simple Provider
interoperable framework for Internet commerce. It is payment
(Databases) (Microsoft) system independent and encapsulates payment systems such
OSP: Online Service Provider as SET, Mondex, CyberCash, DigiCash, GeldKarte, etc.
Companies that offer an extensive online array of services of OTPROM: One-Time Programmable Read Only
their own apart from the rest of the Internet. Connecting to the Memory
Internet through an OSP is usually an alternative to connecting
through an Internet Service Provider (ISP) OTS: Object Transaction Service
OSP: On-Screen Programming OU: Organizational Unit
OSP: Operations Service Provider OUCL: Oxford University Computing Laboratory
OSP: Optical Signal Processing OUG: Occam User Group
(Hardware) OUI: Organizationally Unique Identifier
OSP: Optical Storage Processor 24-bit number purchased from the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers, Incorporated (IEEE) Registration
OSPF: Open Shortest Path First
An Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) specified by the Internet
Authority. This identifier uniquely identifies a vendor,
manufacturer, or other organization globally or worldwide O
Engineering Task Force (IETF) (Network)
OURS: Open User Recommended Solutions group
OSPM: Operating System-directed Power
Management OUTS: OUTput String
With OSPM, the operating system determines when to do OV: OVerflow
power management and the BIOS determines how to do power
management. The two pieces work in concert to provide OVAL: Object-based Virtual Application Language
maximum power savings OVF: Open Virtualization Format
OSQL: Object Structured Query Language Standard format for packaging and describing virtual machines
and applications for deployment across heterogeneous
OSR: Oem Service Release virtualization platforms
OSS: Open Source Software OVL: OVerLay
(Software) File name extension
OSS: Operating System-Specific OVR: OVeRlay
OSS: Operations Support System File name extension
OSSIM: Open Source Security Information OWA: Outlook Web Access

Management (Network) (Microsoft)
Distribution of open source products that are integrated to OWASP: Open Web Application Security Project
provide an infrastructure for security monitoring. See also
Worldwide free and open community focused on improving the
http://www.ossim.net/ (Security)
security of application software. See also
OST: Offline STorage http://www.owasp.org/ (Organizations)
OSTA: Optical Storage Technology Association OWC: Office Web Component

(Organizations) Collection of COM controls designed to bring interactive
spreadsheet modeling, database reporting, and data
OSW/L2: Operating System-9 Windows/Level 2 visualization to a number of control containers (Software)
(Microsoft)
OSX: Operating System Ten
Apple's unix operating system (Operating systems) (Apple) OWG: Optical WaveGuide
OT: Object Technology OWL: Object Windows Library
OT: Off Topic
(Net lingo)
OTA: Office of Technology Assessment

OWL PAP
OWL: Web Ontology Language PAE: Physical Addressing Extension

Semantic markup language for publishing and sharing Extension for Windows 2000/2003 Advanced Server to address
ontologies on the World Wide Web. OWL is developed as a more than 4 GB of memory (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
vocabulary extension of RDF (the Resource Description
Framework) and is derived from the DAML+OIL Web Ontology PAF: Postal Address File
Language PAIH: Public-Access Internet Host
O-WORM: Optical Write Once Read Many PAIS: Public-Access Internet Site
OWT: Open source Windowing Toolkit PAK: PAcKed
OXC: Optical Cross Connect File name extension
(Communication) PAL: PALette
File name extension
P
PAL: Paradox Application Language
P: Paragraph (Databases) (Borland)
HTML tag
PAL: Phase Alternate Line
P: Peta European TV standard. A composite color standard similar to
Prefix for 10 power 15 (or, in IT parlance, 2 power 50) NTSC, except that the v-axis subcarrier reference signal inverts
in phase at the horizontal line rate
p: Pico
Prefix for 10 power -12 PAL: Privileged Architecture Library
P&D: Plug & Display PAL: Processor Abstraction Layer

(Hardware) Contains the code necessary to initially boot the processor and
includes error recovery and processor self-test routines
P&M: Personalization & Membership (Hardware) (Intel)
(Microsoft) PAL: Programmable Array Logic
P&S: Point And Shoot (Hardware)
Digital camera type (Hardware)
PAL: Programmable Assembly Language
P&S: Publish & Subscribe PAL: Publication Access List
P/N: Part Number SQL Server replication security mechanism (Databases)
(Microsoft)
P/PC: Palm Personal Computer
(Hardware) PALC: Parallel-Aligned Liquid crystal Spatial Light
Modulator
P/T: Part Time
Display technology
P2C2: Pantone Personal Color Calibrator PALS: Principles of the Alphabet Literacy System
(Pantone)
PAL-SLM: Parallel-Aligned Liquid crystal Spa tial
P2P: Peer To Peer Light Modulator
O
P2P: People To People (Hardware)
P2P: Point To Point PAM: Paging Area Memory P

P2SC: Power 2 Super Chip PAM: Pluggable Authentication Module
IBM's Deep Blue processor (Hardware) (IBM) With the Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) framework,
multiple authentication technologies can be added without
P3P: Platform for Privacy Preferencies Project changing any of the login services, thereby preserving existing
system environments (Security)
PA: Platform for Privacy Preferences Project
(Hardware) (HP) PAM: Presence and Availability Management
Java APIs to disseminate and manage presence information
PAB: Personal Address Book
securely across heterogeneous networks and applications. See
PABX: Private Automatic Branch eXchange also http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=123 (Software)
(Hardware) PAM: Primary Access Method
PAC: Perceptual Audio Coder PAM: Programmable Attribute Map
(Hardware)
PAM: Pulse-Amplitude Modulation
PAC: Platform Adaptor Component (Communication)
PAC: Privilege Attribute Certificate PAMR: Public Access Mobile Radio
PAC: Programme Advisory Committee PAN: Personal Account Number
(Communication)
PAN: Personal Area Network
PACE: Priority Access Control Enabled (Network)
(3Com)
PAP: PAcket-level Procedure
PACS: Picture Archiving and Communication
System PAP: Password Authentication Protocol
A security provision in point-to-point protocol (PPP) (Network)
PACS-L: Public Access Computer Systems List
PAP: Printer Access Protocol
PAD: Packet Assembler/Disassembler
An access device to an X.25 network (Communication) PAP: Protected Audio Path
Initiative under investigation for how to provide encryption of
PADS: Pen Application Development System audio over user accessible buses
PAP: Push Access Protocol

PAR PCL
PAR: Parallel PC: Program Counter

A CPU register that contains the address (location) of the
PAR: Personal Animation Recorder
instruction to be executed next in the program sequence
PAR: Personal Audio Recorder
PC: Programmable Controller
(Hardware)
A slightly smart electronic circuit, usually for industrial
PAR: Project Authorization Request processes; acronym quickly changed to PLC after IBM brought
out its Personal Computer (Hardware)
PARC: Palo Alto Research Center
(Organizations) (Xerox)
PC/IXF: Personal Computer Intergrated
eXchange Format
PA-RISC: Precision Architecture Reduced
Instruction Set Computer PC/SC: Personal Computer Smart Card
(HP) (Hardware)
PAS: PAScal PC/TCP: Personal Computer Integrated eXchange

Format
File name extension
PAS: Publicly Available Specification PCA: Payment gateway Certification Authority
PAS/2: Personal Application System/2 PCA: Personal internet Client Architecture

(Intel)
PAT: PATtern
PCA: Power Calibration Area
File name extensions
PAT: Performance Acceleration Technology PCACIAS: Personal Computer Automated
Calibration Interval Analysis System
Speeds data flow between the processor and system memory
to increase performance. Introduced with the Intel 875P PCAV: Partial Constant Angular Velocity
chipset (Hardware) (Intel) (Hardware)
PAT: Port Address Translation PCB: Printed Circuit Board
(Communication) (Hardware)
PATA: Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment PCB: Program Control Block
PCBC: Plain Cipher Block Chaining
PATN: Port Access Telephone Number
PCBO: Personal Computer Branch Office
PAV: Parallel Access Volumes (IBM)
PAWS: Protect Against Wrapped Sequences PCD: Photo Compact Disc
(Network) File format for digitized photos (Kodak)
PAX: Portable Archive eXchange PCDA: Program Controlled Data Acquisition
PB: PetaByte PC-DOS: Personal Computer - Disk Operating
2 to the 50th power bytes. Is equal to 1024 terabytes System
PB: Pipeline Burst (IBM)
Cache memory architecture (Hardware) PCEB: PCi to Eisa Bridge P
PBA: Printed Board Assembly (Intel)
PBC: Port Bypass Circuit PCF: Packet Control Function

(Hardware) (Communication)
PBCAK: Problem Between Chair And Keyboard PCFS: Personal Computer FIle System
It's when the problem is the computer user (Net lingo) A file system specification that provides the capability to read
and write files in DOS format on the SPARC (Operating
PBD: PowerBuilder Dynamic library systems) (Sun)
(Databases) (Sybase)
PCI: Peripheral Component Interconnect
PBE: Prompt By Example A 32-bit bus providing a maximum 132 Mbyte/sec data transfer
rate. PCI devices have autoconfiguration capabilities and do
PBGA: Plastic Ball Grid Array
not have to be configured by users (Hardware)
(Hardware)
PCI: Protocol Control Information
PBI: Phone Based Interface
PC-I/O: Program Controlled Input/Output
PBM: Play By Mail
PCIC: Pc-Card Interrupt Controller
PBOT: Physical Beginning of Tape
(Hardware) PCI-E: Peripheral Component Interconnect -
Express
PBR: Policy-Based Routing New interface replacing PCI and AGP, max bandwidth of
(Cisco) 500MB/sec (Hardware)
PBX: Private Branch eXchange PCI-E: Peripheral Component Interconnect
Privately owned central switching office (Communication) Express
PC: Personal Computer Evolution of the PCI bus that allows faster trasfers (Hardware)
PC: Pipeline Clock PCL: Portable Common Loops

Used to specify the memory's speed. Example PC 800 PCL: Printer Control Language
(Hardware) (HP)
PC: Printed Circuit PCL: Process Control Language
PCL: Programmable Command Language

PCM PDQ
PCM: Personal Computer Manufacturer PDB: Program DataBase

Microsoft's format for debug indormation, not embedded in the
PCM: Physical Connection Management
object file or executable (Software) (Microsoft)
PCM: Printer Cartridge Metric
PDC: Personal Digital Cellular
(HP)
(Hardware)
PCM: Process Change Management
PDC: Primary Domain Controller
(Software)
Provides user/computer domain authentication (Operating
PCM: Pulse Code Modulation systems) (Microsoft)
(Communication) PDC: Professional Developer Conference
PCMA: Paired Carrier Multiple Access (Microsoft)
PCMC: Pci, Cache and Memory Controller PD-CD: Phase-change Dual Compact Disk
(Intel) (Hardware)
PCMCIA: Personal Computer Memory Card PDD: Physical Device Driver

International Association PDD: Portable Digital Document
An organization that supports several standards for a compact
hardware interface that accepts a variety of devices PDE: Plug-in Development Environment
(Organizations) Project extending the Platform and the JDT to provide views
and editors that make it easier to build plug-ins for Eclipse.
PCMIM: Personal Computer Media Interface See www.eclipse.org (Software)
Module
PDES: Product Data Exchange Specification
PCMS: Project and Configuration Management
System PDF: Package Definition File
PCN: Personal Computer Network PDF: Portable Document Format

File format for document interchange (Adobe)
PCN: Public Communications Network
PDF: Printer Description File
PCNFS: Personal Computer Network File System
File name extension (Borland)
PCO: Point of Control and Observation
PDF: Processor Defined Function
PCR: Packet Cell Rate
PDF: Program Development Facility
PCR: Processor Configuration Register
PDH: Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy
PCS: Patchable Control Store (Communication)
PCS: Personal Communication Service PDI: Personal Data Interchange
PCS: Personal Computing System (Software)
(Hardware) PDI: Power and Data Interface
PCS: Personal Conferencing Specification PDIAL: Public Dialup Internet Access List
PCS: Physical Code Sublayer
(Network)
PDK: Product Development Kit
(Network) (Intel)
P
PCS: Planning Control Sheet PDL: Page Description Language
PCS: Print Contrast Signal PDL: Program Description Language
PCS: Process Control Systems PDL: Program Design Language
PCS: Program Counter Store PDM: Product Data Management
PCS: Project Control System PDM: Program Development Manager
PCSA: Personal Computing Systems Architecture PDN: Public Data Network
(Network)
PCT: PiCTure
File name extension PDO: Portable Distributed Objects
PCT: Private Communication Technology (Operating systems)
(Communication) PDOM: Persistent Document Object Model
PCTE: Portable Common Tool Environment PDP: Parallel Data Processing
PCX: PiCture eXchange PDP: Plasma Display Panel
File name extension (Hardware)
PD: Personal Display PDP: Policy Decision Point
(Hardware) The point where policy decisions are made, responsible for
handling policy decisions on behalf of PEPs (Network)
PD: Phase change Dual
Optical recording system (Hardware) (Matsushita) PDP: Primary Dos Partition
PD: Portable Device
(Hardware) PDP: Programmable Data Processor
PD: Public Domain PDQ: Parallel Data Queries
PDA: Personal Digital Assistant PDQ: Pretty Darn Quick
(Net lingo)
PDB: Palm DataBase
File name extension

PDR PET
PDR: Personal Digital Recorder PEAP: Protected Extensible Authentication

(Hardware) Protocol
A protocol proposed by Microsoft, Cisco and RSA Security for
PDS: Packet Driver Specification
securely transporting authentication data, including passwords,
PDS: Partitioned Data Set over 802.11 wireless networks (Security)
(Databases) (IBM) PEAR: Php Extension and Application Repository
PDS: Planetary Data System See http://pear.php.net (Software)
PDS: Portable Document Software PEARL: Process and Experiment Automation

Realtime Language
PDS: Processor Direct Slot
(Apple) PEBCAC: Problem Exists Between Chair and
Computer
PDS: Professional Developer's Summit Tech support types sometimes use this to explain to each other
(Microsoft) that the user is incompetent (Net lingo)
PDSN: Packet Data Serving Node PEBCAK: Problem Exists Between Chair And
Provides access to the Internet, intranets and applications Keyboard
servers for mobile stations utilizing a cdma2000 Radio Access Describes the location of many computer glitches (Net lingo)
Network (RAN)
PEBKAC: Problem Exists Between Keyboard And
PDSP: Peripheral Data Storage Processor Chair
PDSS: Post Development and Software Support An answer to problems with inexperienced computer users (Net
lingo)
PDT: Pacific Daylight Time
Timezone: GMT -8:00 PEC: Program Execution Control
PDT: Performance Diagnostic Tool PECL: Php Extension Community Library

(IBM) See http://pecl.php.net (Software)
PDT: Pliable Display Technology PEEK: Partners Early Experience Kit

(Hardware) PEEL: Programmable Electrically Erasable Logic
PDT: Programmable Drive Table (Hardware)
PDU: Plug Distribution Unit PEL: Picture ELement

(IBM)
PDU: Protocol Data Unit
The ISO/OSI term for packet. A PDU is a data object PEM: Port Expander Module
exchanged by protocol machines (entities) within a given layer. PEM: Privacy-enhanced Electronic Mail
PDUs consist of both protocol control information (PCI) and
user data (Security)
PDW: Package and Deployment Wizard PEOT: Physical End Of Tape

PDX: ParaDoX PEP: Packet Exchange Protocol

File name extension (Borland) PEP: Packetized Ensemble Protocol P
PDX: Phone Data eXchange PEP: Point-Edge-Polygon
(Hardware) Type of graphics editor (Software)
PDX: Printer Description eXtension PEP: Policy Enforcement Point
PE: Parallel Environment A port on a network device where the policy decisions are
actually enforced (Network)
PERC: Portable Environment for Real-time Control
PE: Parity Error
(Operating systems)
(Hardware)
PERC: PowerEdge Raid Controller
PE: Parity Even
(Hardware) (Dell)
PE: Personal Edition
PERL: Practical Extraction Report Language
(Software)
A flexible programming language especially designed for
PE: Phase Encoding processing text (Software)
PE: Portable Executable PERM: Pre-Embossed Rigid Magnetic

File format for Win32 programs (Software) (Microsoft) (Hardware)
PE: Processing Element PEROM: Programmable Erasable Read Only

(Hardware) Memory
PE: Professional Edition PERT: Program Evaluation and Review Technique
(Software) PES: Packetized Elementary Stream
PE: Protect Enable (Communication)
PE: Provider Edge PES: Positioning Error Signal

(Network) PES: Processor Enhancement Socket
PEA: Pocket Ethernet Adapter PES: Proposed Encryption Standard
PET: Personal Electronic Transactor
Commodore's first personal computer (Hardware)

PET PICS
PET: Platform Event Trap PGP: ProGram Parameter

Provides advance warning of possible system failures; File name extension (Autodesk)
generated by systems with Alert Standard Format (ASF) or an
IPMI baseboard management controller (Hardware) PGUP: PaGe UP
PET: Print Enhancement Technology PHB: Per-Hop-Behavior

(Compaq) The forwarding treatment given to a specific class of traffic,
based on criteria defined in the Differentiated Service field.
PET: Progressive Educational Technology Routers and switches use PHBs to determine priorities for
servicing various traffic flows (Network)
PEU: Pci Expansion Unit
(Hardware) PHB: Pointy Haired Boss
Taken from the Dilbert comic strip (Net lingo)
PEX: Phigs Extension to X
A protocol for 3-D graphics in a network window system that PHF: Perfect Hash Function
supports both PHIGS and PHIGS PLUS features (Software)
PFA: Predictive Failure Analysis PHIGS: Programmer's Hierarchical Interactive
Graphics Standard
PFB: Printer Font Binary
An international standard 3-D graphics library consisting of a
File name extension
graphical tool set for application developers. PHIGS uses
PFC: Power Factor Correction hierarchical data structures. You can create, alter, manipulate,
and store objects dynamically
Feature included in some power supply boxes that reduces the
amount of reactive power generated (Hardware) PHIGS PLUS: Programmer's Hierarchical
PFC: Powerbuilder Foundation Class Interactive Graphics Standard Plus Lumiere Und
(Software) (Sybase)
Surfaces
An extension to PHIGS that includes additional capabilities,
PFE: Programmer's File Editor such as lighting from single and multiple sources, depth-
cueing, NURBS, and complex geometric primitives
PFM: Printer Font Metrics
File name extension PHOLED: PHosphorescent Organic Light Emitting
Diode
PFN: Page Frame Number
(Hardware)
PFPU: Processor Frame Power Unit
PHP: Personal Home Pages
PFR: Portable Font Resource Now is Perl Hypertext Preprocessor
PFR: Power Fail Restart PHP: Php: Hypertext Preprocessor
PFS: Page Free Space Open-source general-purpose server-side scripting language
that is especially suited for Web development and can be
(Databases)
embedded into HTML. See also http://www.php.net/ (Software)
PFS: Parallel File System PHS: Personal Handphone System
(Operating systems)
PHY: PHisical laYer
PFX: Personal inFormation eXchange
(Microsoft) PI: PHysical laYer
PFY: Pimple Faced Youth PIA: Peripheral Interface Adapter P

Young assistant to Bastard Operator From Hell (BOFH) (Net (Hardware)
lingo) PiB: PebIByte
PGA: Pin Grid Array Unit of measurement, introduced by the International
IC pins organization (Hardware) Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), correspondig to 1024 TiB
PGA: Professional Graphics Adapter PIBKAC: Problem Is Between Keyboard And Chair
(IBM) Typical cause of most computer errors (Net lingo)
PGA: Programmable Gate Array PIC: Personal Information Carrier

(Hardware) PIC: Personal Intelligent Communicator
PGC: Program Group Control PIC: Point In Call
(Microsoft)
PIC: Primary Interexchange Carrier
PGD: Planar Gas Discharge (Communication)
Display technology (Hardware)
PIC: Priority Interrupt Controller
PGDN: PaGe DowN (Hardware)
PGL: Professional Graphics Language PIC: Programmable Interrupt Controller
PGM: Portable GrayMap (Hardware)
File format for images (Software) PICNIC: Problem In Chair Not In Computer
PGM: Pragmatic General Multicast (Net lingo)
Reliable multicast transport protocol for applications that PICO: PIne COmposer
require ordered, duplicate-free, multicast data delivery from Simple, command line Unix text editor (Software)
multiple sources to multiple receivers (Network)
PICS: Platform for Internet Content Selection
PGM: ProGraM
PICS: Plug-in Inventory Control System
PGML: Precision Graphics Markup Language
(Adobe) PICS: Protocol Implementation Conformance
Statement
PGP: Pretty Good Privacy
Encryption program (Software)

PICS/DCPR PL
PICS/DCPR: Protocol Implementation PINX: Private Integrated services Network

Conformance Statement/Detailed Continuing eXchange
Property Record (Communication)
PICT: PICTure PIO: Parallel Input/Output
PID: Personal IDentifier PIO: Processor Input/Output
(Software)
PIO: Programmable Input/Output
PID: Process IDentifier (Hardware)
A unique, system-wide, identification number assigned to a
PIP: Pattern and Information Processing
process. Also called process ID, process number (Operating
systems) PIP: Periphal Interchange Program
PID: Product IDentifier PIP: Peripheral Interchange Program
PID: Proportional, Integral, Derivative PIP: Personal Information Processor
PIDL: Personalized Information Description PIP: Picture In Picture
Language (Hardware)
PIE: Presence, Identity and Edge PIP: Problem Isolation Procedure
Core constituents of peer to peer (P2P) applications
PIP: Programmable Interconnect Point
PIER: Procedures for Internet/Enterprise
Renumbering PIPE: Private Internet Protocol Encapsulation
Extension of RFC 2003 (IP Encapsulation within IP) which
PIF: Picture Interchange Format allows to encapsulate and decapsulate private IP addresses in
File name extension the same way as described in RFC 2003, and to transfer them
across the public Internet (also referred to as "tunneling" in
PIF: Program Information File RFC 2003) (Network)
PIPO: Parallel In, Parallel Out
PII: Pentium 2
PIR: Protocol Independent Routing
(Hardware) (Intel)
PII: Personally Identifiable Information PIR: Public Interest Registry
Registry for the .org domain name extension (Organizations)
(Security)
PII: Program Integrated Information PIT: Point In Time
PIII: Pentium 3 PIT: Programmable Interval Timer

(Hardware)
(Hardware) (Intel)
PIIX: Pci Ide/Isa Accelerator PITA: Pain In The A**
(Net lingo)
PILOT: Programmed Inquiry Learning Or Teaching
PITB: Pain In The Butt
PIM: Personal Information Manager (Net lingo)
PIM: Platform Independent Model PIU: Path Information Unit P
PIM: Primary Interface Module PIX: Private Internet eXchange
PIM: Print Image Matching Popular IP firewall and network address translation (NAT)
appliance. It was one of the first products in this market
(Hardware)
segment (Hardware) (Cisco)
PIM: Protocol Independent Multicast
PJL: Printer Job Language
IP routing protocol-independent and can leverage whichever
(Hardware) (HP)
unicast routing protocols are used to populate the unicast
routing table, including EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, and static routes PJPEG: Progressive Joint Photographic Experts
(Network) Group
PIM-DM: Protocol Independent Multicast-Dense Compressed images file format
Mode P-JPEG: Progressive Joint Photographic Experts
Uses a push model to flood multicast traffic to every corner of Group
the network (Network)
Compressed images file format
PIMPL: Pissing In My Pants Laughing
PK: Primary Key
(Net lingo)
(Databases)
PIM-SM: Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse
PKC: Public Key Cryptography
Mode
Uses a pull model to deliver multicast traffic. Only network PKCS: Public Key Cryptography Standard
segments with active receivers that have explicitly requested
the data will receive the traffic (Network)
PKE: Private Key Encryption
PIN: Personal Identification Number PKI: Public Key Infrastructure

(Security)
PIN: Positive Intrinsic Negative
PKIX: Public-Key Infrastructure (X.509)
PIN: Process Identification Number A working group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
PIN: Processor Independent Netware that is developing Internet standards needed to support a PKI
based on X.509 certificates
PINE: Pine Is Not Elm
PKM: Personal Knowledge Management
PING: Packet INternet Groper
PL: Perl Language
(Network)
File name extension

PL/1 PMML
PL/1: Programming Language/1 PLMN: Public Land Mobile Network

Programming language (Software) (Communication)
PL/IP: Parallel Line Internet Protocol PLO: Phase Locked Oscillator
(Hardware)
PL/M: Programming Language for
Microcomputers PLOS: Parent Looking Over Shoulder
(Microsoft) (Net lingo)
PL/SQL: Procedural Language/Structured Query PL-OU: PhotoLuminescent Liquid Crystal Display
Language
PLS: PhysicaL Signaling
PLS: PLeaSe
PLA: Programmable Logic Array
(Net lingo)
An array of logic elements. Its interconnections are
programmable after manufacture (Hardware) PLS: Primary Link Station
PLAF: Pluggable Look And Feel PLU: Primary Logical Unit
(Software)
PLV: Production Level Video
PLATO: Programmed Logic for Automatic
PM: Performance Monitoring
Teaching Operations
PM: Peripheral Module
PLB: Picture Level Benchmark
In computer graphics, an industry-standard benchmark method PM: Phase Modulation
used to measure graphics performance
PM: Power Management
PLBCAK: Problem Lies Between Chair And (Hardware)
Keyboard
PM: Presentation Manager
Describes the location of many computer glitches (Net lingo)
PM: Preventative Maintenance
PLBKC: Problem Lies Between Keyboard and Chair
A Useless User (Net lingo) PM: Private Message
(Net lingo)
PLBSI: Picture Level Benchmark Sample
Implementation PM: Process Manager
PLC: PowerLine Communication PM: Programming Model
Technology that uses the power lines to connecto to the (Software) (Microsoft)
Internet (Network)
PM/X: Presentation Manager for X
PLC: Programmable Logic Controller
PM6: PageMaker 6
(Hardware)
Filename extension (Adobe)
PLCC: Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier
PMA: Photo Marketing Association
(Hardware)
(Organizations)
PLCC: Plastic Leadless Chip Carrier
PMA: Physical Medium Attachment
PLCP: Physical Layer Convergence Procedure (Network)
P
PLD: Programmable Logic Device PMA: Program Memory Area
(Hardware)
PMAC: Peripheral Module Access Controller
PLDI: Programming Language Design and
Implementation PMC: Pci Mezzanine Card
(Hardware)
PLDS: Pilot Land Data System
PMC: Project Management Committee
(NASA)
(Software)
PLE: Programmable Logic Element
PMD: Packet Mode Data
(Hardware)
pLED: Polymeric Light Emitting Diode PMD: Physical Media Dependence
(Network)
(Hardware)
PLF: Pluggable Look and Feel PME: Power Management Event
Feature that allows most LAN devices to wake up from standby
(Software)
states (S1 or S3) (Hardware)
PLIP: Parallel Line Internet Protocol
PMFJI: Pardon Me For Jumping In
(Communication)
(Net lingo)
PLL: Phase-Locked Loop
PMI: Protected Mode Interface
PLL: PreLinked Library
PML: Pattern Markup Language
File name extension
XML-based format to describe software patterns. A pattern
PL-LCD: PhotoLuminescent Liquid Cristal Display represents a recurring solution to a software development
(Hardware) problem within a particular context (Software)
PLM: Product Lifecycle Management PML: Personal Mailing List

It's the process of managing the entire lifecycle of a product PMM: Post Memory Manager
from its conception, through design and manufacture, to A mechanism used by option ROMs to allocate RAM memory for
service and disposal.It is one of the four cornerstones of a use during system startup (Hardware)
corporation's information technology structure
PMML: Predictive Modeling Markup Language

PMMU POP3
PMMU: Paged Memory Management Unit POC: Protected Output Controller

PMOS: Positive Channel Metal Oxide POCM: Portal Object Component Model
Semiconductor
POCSAG: Post Office Code Standardization
PMP: Performance Management Pack Advisory Group
(Operating systems) (HP) Synchronous digital paging scheme (Communication)
PMP: Point to MultiPoint POD: Piece Of Data
PMP: Portable Music Player POD: Plain Old Documentation
(Hardware)
POD: Plain Old Dos
PMP: Preventive Maintenance Package
POD: Power On Display
PMPL: Pi**ing My Pants Laughing
POD: Problem Of the Day
(Net lingo)
Today's current difficulty with software (or hardware)
PMR: Problem Management Report
POD: Proof of Deposit
(IBM)
Software system used by financial institutions to verify teller
PMS: Pantone Matching System transactions. Usually consists of reader/sorter control software,
reject-reentry system, and reporting systems (Software)
A spot color matching system used by printers. By specifying a
Pantone name or number you are assured of having a known POD: Publishing On Demand
spot color in the printed page
PODP: Pentium OverDrive Processor
PMS: Policy Management System
An upgrade processor for the 486 systems intended to emulate
PMT: PhotoMultiuplier Tube a Pentium (586) (Hardware) (Intel)
Scanning sensor (Hardware) POE: Power Open Environment
PMU: PhotoMultiplier Tube POE: Power Over Ethernet
PN: Processing Node (Hardware)
PNA: Phoneline Networking Alliance POEP: Primary Operand Execution Pipeline

(Organizations) POF: Plastic Optic Fiber
PNA: Programmable Network Access POH: Path OverHead
PNA: Progressive Networks Audio POH: Power-On Hours
A proprietary protocol for backward compatibility with
RealSystem versions 3 through 5. URLs using PNA start with POI: Path Overhead Indicator
pnm:// POI: Point Of Information
PNC: Planet NetCom POI: Point Of Interaction
Australian internet service provider
POI: Point Of Interest
PNC: Prestige Network Commander
(Software) (Zyxel) POIX: Point Of Interest eXchange P
PnD: Plug aNd Display POJO: Plain Old Java Object
(Hardware) Term coined to denote a normal Java object that is not a
JavaBean, an EntityBean, a SessionBean, etc., and does not
PNG: Portable Network Graphics serve any other special role or implement any special
File format for graphics network transmission interfaces of any of the Java frameworks (EJB, JDBC, ...)
(Software)
PNI: Prescott New Instructions
Processor core extenstion code which serves to improve thread
POL: Problem-Oriented Language
synchronization (Hardware) (Intel) PON: Purchase Order Number
PNNI: Private Network to Network Interface POOL: Parallel Object Oriented Language
PNNI: Public Network Node Interface POOP: Parallel Object Oriented Programming
PnP: Plug aNd Play Programming for parallel processors in any object-oriented
programming language (Software)
PNRP: Peer Name Resolution Protocol
Secure, scalable, and dynamic name registration and name
POP: Package for Online Programming
resolution protocol first developed for Windows XP and then POP: Picture on Picture
upgraded in Windows Vista (Network) (Microsoft)
(Hardware)
PNS: PeaceNet Sweden
POP: Point Of Presence
PNS: Perceptual Noise Substitution (Network)
PNW: Personal NetWare POP: Post Office Protocol
PO: Parity Odd A standard protocol used for retrieving e-mail from a mail
server (Network)
PO: Purchase Order
POP: Power-On Password
POA: Portable Object Adapter (Security)
POA: PostOfiice Agent POP2: Post Office Protocol 2
(Novell) (Network)
POC: Point Of Contact POP3: Post Office Protocol 3
POC: Proof Of Concept (Network)

POPA PPS
POPA: POP All registers PPC: Program to Program Communication

POPF: POP Flags PPD: Partial Packet Discard
(Network)
POPL: Principles of Programming Languages
PPD: PostScript Printer Description
POR: Plan Of Record
File name extension
POR: Point Of Return
PPDS: Personal Printer Data Stream
POR: Power-On-Reset (IBM)
POS: Packet Over Sonet PPGA: Plastic Pin Grid Array
(Network) IC pins organization
POS: Parent Over Shoulder ppi: Pixels Per Inch
POS: Persistent Object Server PPI: Precise Pixel Interpolation
POS: Pick Operating System PPI: Programmable Peripheral Interface
Old operating system (Operating systems)
PPID: Parent Process IDentifier
POS: Piece Of S**t
PPIT: Perpetual Point-In-Time
(Net lingo)
(Fujitsu)
POS: Point Of Sale
PPL: Pcboard Programming Language
(Hardware)
PPL: PeoPLe
POS: POSitive
(Net lingo)
POS: Programmable Option Select
PPL: Polymorphic Programming Language
POSE: PalmOS Emulator
ppm: Pages Per Minute
POSE: Picture-Oriented Software Engineering Printing engine speed (Hardware)
POSH: Plain Old Semantic Html PPM: Perl Package Manager
POSH encapsulates the best practices of using semantic HTML (Software)
to author web pages. Semantic HTML is the subset of HTML
4.01 (or XHTML 1.0) elements and attributes that are semantic PPM: Portable PixelMap
rather than presentational (Software) File format for images (Software)
POSI: Promoting conference for Open System PPM: Processor Power Module
Interconnect (Hardware)
POSIX: Portable Operating System Interface PPM: Pulse Position Modulation
A set of standards that define the applications interface to basic
system services for input/output, file system access, and PPML: Personalized Print Markup Language
process management. It uses the C programming language, Printer Language
which establishes standard semantics and syntax (Operating
systems)
PPN: Project Programmer Number
POST: Power On Self Test P-POP: Plain-Paper Optimized Printing P

Personal computer boot test (Hardware) (Canon)
POSTNET: POSTal Numeric Encoding Technique PPP: Point to Point Protocol

Bar code An internet protocol for host dial up connections. PPP frames
(Service Data Units) can support the transport of various
POSYBL: PrOgramming SYstem for distriButed (encapsulated) Protocol Data Units (Network)
appLications PPPoA: Point-to-Point Protocol Over Atm
POTS: Plain Old Telephone Service (Network)
Basic telephone service supplying standard single line PPPoATM: Point-to-Point Protocol Over
telephones, telephone lines, and access to the Public Switched
Telephone Network (PSTN)
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
High-speed switching technique used to transmit high volumes
POTS: Plain Old Time Sharing of voice, data, and video traffic. ATM operates at speeds
(Operating systems) ranging from 25 Mbps to 622 Mbps and is used mainly in
telephone company backbone networks (Network)
POV: Point Of View
(Net lingo) PPPoE: Point to Point Protocol Over Ethernet
(Network)
POWDER: PrOtocol for Web DEscription Resources
PPPoI: Point to Point Protocol Over Isdn
POWER: Performance Optimization With (Network)
Enhanced Risc
(IBM) PPPPPP: Proper Planning Prevents Piss-Poor
Performance
PowerPC: Performance Optimization With To plan ahead (Net lingo)
Enhanced Risc Performance Computing
PPRC: Peer to Peer Remote Copy
PP: Parallel Port
Data replication (Software) (IBM)
PP: Physical Partition
PPS: Packets Per Second
PP: Physical Plane (Network)
PPA: Pixel Processing Accelerator PPS: Per-Pixel Shading
(Hardware)
PPS: Power Personal Systems
PPC: PowerPC (IBM)

PPS PSC
PPS: Precision Positioning System PRM: Private Mobile Radio

PPS: Public Packet Switching PRMD: PRivate Management Domain
PPT: PowerPoinT PRML: Partial-Response Maximum-Likelihood
File format for slide presentations (Microsoft)
PRN: Printer
PPTP: Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
PRNG: Pseudo-Random Number Generator
A system designed to help create Virtual Private Networks over
the Internet and protect the data sent over public wires PRO: PROfile
(Network) File name extension
PPVPN: Provider Provisioned Virtual Private PROC: PROCedure
Network
PROCFS: PROCess FIle System
(Network)
A type of file system that resides in memory. The PROCFS
PQ: PowerQuest contains a list of active processes, by process number, in the
Manufacturer /proc directory. Information in the /proc directory is used by
commands such as ps (Operating systems)
PQA: Palm Query Application
PROFS: PRofessional OFfice System
PQFP: Plastic Quad Flat Package (IBM)
PQO: Parallel Query Option PROG: PROGram
PQS: Persistent Query Service PROGID: PROGrammatic IDentifier
(Software) (Microsoft) (Software)
PR: Packet Radio PROLOG: PROgramming in LOGic
PR: Performance Rating Programming language (Software)
(Hardware) PROM: Programmable Read Only Memory
PR: Public Relations A permanent memory chip programmed by the user rather than
at the chip manufacturer, as is true with a ROM. You need a
PRACSA: Public Remote Access Computer PROM programmer or burner to write data onto a PROM
Standards Association (Hardware)
PRAM: Parallel Random-Access Machine PROMATS: PROgrammable MAgnetic Tape System
PRAM: Parameter Random Access Memory PROTEL: Procedure Oriented Type Enforcing
Language
P-RAM: Parameter Random Access Memory
PRS: Protective Relay System
PRC: Pilot Resource
(Hardware)
File name extension (3Com)
PRTSC: PRinT SCreen
PRC: Primary Reference Clock
Clock used in synchronous networks like SONET and SDH PS: Personal Services
(Communication) Office automation integrated programs (Software)
PRCS: Project Revision Control System PS: Pixel Shader P
Front end to a set of tools that (like CVS) provide a way to deal (Software) (Microsoft)
with sets of files and directories as an entity, preserving
coherent versions of the entire set (Software) PS: PlayStation
Game console (Hardware) (Sony)
PRD: PRinter Driver
File name extension PS: PostScript
File format for graphic printers
PReP: Powerpc REference Platform
PS: Power Supply
PREPNet: Pennsylvania Research and Economic
(Hardware)
Partnership NETwork
PS: Presentation Service
PRF: PReFerences
File name extension PS: Privilege Service
PRF: Problem Report Form PS: Proportional Spacing
PRF: Pulse Repetition Frequency PS/2: Personal System 2
IBM personal computer family (Hardware) (IBM)
PRI: Primary Rate Interface
An ISDN standard, similar to basic rate interface (BRI), defined PS2: PlayStation 2
by CCITT protocol, but providing multiple B channels (23 or Game console (Hardware) (Sony)
30) supported by a single D channel (Communication)
PSAP: Presentation Service Access Point
PRIDE: PRofitable Information by DEsign (Network)
PRISM: Parallel Reduced Instruction Set PSAPI: Presentation Space Application
Multiprocessing Programming Interface
PRISM: PhotoRefractive Information Storage PSC: Personal Super Computer
Materials
(Hardware) PSC: Primary Site Controller
PRJ: PRoJect
File name extension (Borland) PSC: Print Server Command
PRM: Partner Relationship Management PSC: Product Service Center

PSCNet PTY
PSCNet: Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center PSR: PowerSoft Report

NETwork (Databases) (Sybase)
PSD: PhotoShop Drawing PSRAM: PseudoStatic Random Access Memory
File name extension. Used by Photoshop and other Adobe (Hardware)
programs (Software) (Adobe)
P-SRAM: Pseudo-Static Random Access Memory
PSD: Postal Security Device
PSRG: Privacy and Security Research Group
(Hardware)
PSD: Programmer's Supplementary Documents PSRT: PostScript Round Table
PSDC: Public Switched Digital Capability PSS: Packet Switch Services
PSDN: Packet-Switched Data Network PSS: Print SubSystem

Software for IBM mainframes that provides an AFP and line
(Network)
data printing solution using PCL and PostScript printers
PSDS: Packet-Switched Data Service (Software)
(Communication) PSS: Process Status Structure
PSE: Packet Switch Exchange PSS: Product Support Service
PSE: Persistent Storage Engine PSSP: Parallel System Support Program
(Databases) (Operating systems) (IBM)
PSE: Port Switched Ethernet PST: Pacific Standard Time
PSF: Permanent Swap File Timezone: GMT -8:00
PSF: Print Services Facility PST: Pakistan Standard Time

Timezone: GMT +5:00
PSfD: Premier Support For Developers
(Microsoft) PST: Public Switched Telephone
PSID: PostScript Image Data PSTN: Public Switched Telephone Network
Usually refers to the local telephone company
PSIU: Packet Switch Interface Unit
PSU: Power Supply Unit
PSK: Phase-Shift Keying
(Communication) PSU: Program Storage Unit
PSL: Problem Statement Language PSW: Program Status Word
PSL: Public Software Library PT: Page Table
PSM: Persistent Storage Manager PT: Payload Type
PSM: Persistent Stored Module PTD: Parallel Transfer Disk

(Databases) PTE: Page Table Entry
PSM: Personal Security Manager PTE: Path Terminating Equipment P
Set of libraries that perform cryptographic operations on behalf
of a client application. These operations include setting up an PTF: Print To Fax
SSL connection, object signing and signature verification, Fax driver for Lotus Domino Fax Server (Software)
certificate management, and other common PKI functions
PTF: Program Temporary Fix
PSM: Personal Software Marketing (IBM)
PSM: Platform Specific Model PTI: Packet Type Identifier
PSM: Printing Systems Manager PTMC: Pci Telecom Mezzanine Card
PSMG: Play Streaming Media Group (Hardware)
(Organizations) PTML: Proxicom Template Markup Language
PSN: Packet Switching Network PtMP: Point-To-MultiPoint
A node in the ARPANET and MILNET, formerly called an (Communication)
interface message processor (IMP) (Network)
PTOCA: Presentation Text Object Content
PSN: Processor Serial Number Architecture
(Hardware)
PtP: Point-To-Point
PSO: Personal Service Organization (Communication)
PSP: PaintShop Pro PTR: Point-in-Time Repair
(Software) Backup disaster recovery procedure (Software)
PSP: Personal Software Product PTT: Postal Telegraph and Telephone
(IBM) (Organizations)
PSP: PlayStation Portable PTT: Push To Talk
Game console (Hardware) (Sony) Functionality in the group communication terminal device. You
PSP: Preventive Service Planning have to push PTT-button to get the permission for transmission
(Communication)
(IBM)
PTW: Primary Translation Word
PSP: Program Segment Prefix
PTY: Pseudo-Terminal driver
PSPDN: Packet-Switched Public Data Network

PTZ QDA
PTZ: Pan Tilt Zoom PWB: Programmer's WorkBench

Video camera controls (Hardware) (Microsoft)
PU: Physical Unit PWD: Print Working Directory
(Hardware)
PWM: Pulse-Width Modulation
PUB: PUBlic (Communication)
PUC: Peripheral Unit Controller PWP: Personal Web Pages
(Microsoft)
PUC: Public Utilities Commission
PUCP: Physical Unit Control Point PWPN: PowWow for Private Networks
Instant messaging program (Software)
PUMA: Protected User Mode Audio
PWR: PoWeR
Together with UMA, is an engine in the Windows Vista
Protected Environment that provides a safer environment for PWS: Peer Web Services
audio playback, as well as checking that the enabled outputs (Network) (Microsoft)
are consistent with what the content allows (Operating
systems) (Microsoft) PWS: Personal Web Server
PUN: Physical Unit Number (Network)
PUP: Parc Universal Packet PWS: Programmable WorkStation

Protocol (Hardware)
PUP: Potentially Unwanted Program PWSCS: Programmable WorkStation

Communication Services
PUPs include spyware, adware, and dialers, and are often
downloaded in conjunction with a program that the user wants (IBM)
(Security) PX: Primary indeX
PURL: Persistent Uniform Resource Locator (Borland)
Instead of pointing directly to the location of an Internet PXE: Preboot eXecution Environment
resource, a PURL points to an intermediate resolution service.
The PURL resolution service associates the PURL with the Provides a way for a system to initiate a network connection to
actual URL and returns that URL to the client. various servers prior to loading an Operating System (OS)
PUS: Processor Upgrade Socket

Q
PUSHA: PUSH All registers
Q: Quotation
PUSHF: PUSH Flags HTML Tag
PV: Physical Volume Q&A: Questions & Answers
PVA: Personal Virtual Assistant Q/A: Questions and Answers
PVC: Permanent Virtual Circuit QA: Quality Assurance
Dedicated end-to-end virtual circuit that is set up permanently
in an ATM network (Network) QAB: Quick As a Bunny
PVC: PolyVinyl Chloride

Similar to ASAP but cuter (Net lingo)
P
QAM: Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
PVM: Parallel Virtual Machine (Communication)
PVM: Pass-through Virtual Machine
Q
QAS: Quasi-Associated Signaling
(IBM)
QAS: Quick Arbitration and Selection
PVM: Perc Virtual Machine (Hardware)
(Operating systems)
QBE: Query By Example
PVP: Packet Video Protocol (Databases)
PVP: Parallel Vector Processing QBF: Query by Form
PVP: Personal Video Player QBIC: Query By Image Content
(Hardware)
(Databases)
PVP: Protected Video Path QC: Quality Control
(Hardware)
QC: Quantum Coprocessor
PVP-OPM: Protected Video Path - Output (Hardware)
Protection Management
Is a form of DRM expected to be implemented in Microsoft's QC: Queued Component
Windows Vista (Hardware) QCDP: Quality Color Dithering Modus
PVP-UAB: Protected Video Path - User-Accessible QCIF: Quarter Common source Intermediate
Bus Format
Provides encryption of premium content as it passes over the
A video format in which frames are 180 pixels wide and 144
user-accessible PCIe bus to discrete graphics cards (Hardware)
pixels high (1/4 the size of the CIF format). Each pixel has its
PVR: Personal Video Recorder own luminance value; however, blocks of 4 pixels share
chrominance values
Stores video on a hard disk instead of a video tape (Hardware)
PVS: Parallel Visualization Server QD: Querty/Dvorak
Keyboard layout
PW: PassWord
QDA: Qualitative Data Analysis
PWB: Printed Wire Board

QDF RAC
QDF: Quicken Data File QPG: Quantum Phase Gate

File name extension (Software) (Intuit)
QPL: Qualified Product List
QDI: Quicken DIctionary
QPM: Quantitative Process Management
File name extension (Software) (Intuit)
(Software)
QDL: Quadri Data Layer
QPSK: Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying
QDMS: Quality Document Management System (Communication)
QDOS: Quick and Dirty Operating System QRSL: Quad Rambus Signaling Level
MS-DOS ancestor (Operating systems) (Hardware)
QDR: Quad Data-Rate QSA: Qt Script for Applications
(Hardware) Multiplatform application-scripting toolkit based on Qt. See
http://www.trolltech.com/ (Software)
QDT: Quicken DaTa
File name extension (Intuit) QSAM: Queued Sequential Access Method
QEA: Queued Event Architecture QT: QuickTime

File Format for movies (Apple)
QEMM: Quarterdeck Expanded Memory Manager
(Operating systems) (Quarterdeck) QTAM: Queued Teleprocessing Access Method
(IBM)
QFA: Quick File Access
QTC: QuickTime Conferencing
QFE: Quick Fix Engineering
(Apple)
(Software)
QTD: Quarter To Date
QFHD: Quad Full High Definition
Time series function
(Hardware)
QUARC: QUarterdeck's Antivirus Research Center
QFP: Quad Flat Pack
(Quarterdeck)
QFP: Quicken Financial Planner
QUEL: QUEry Language
(Software) (Intuit)
QUT: Queensland University of Technology
QFT: Quoted For Truth
An Australian university (Brisbane, Queensland) (Organizations)
Internet slang, generally used on forums to express an
approval or a stance of agreement for something previously QVGA: Quarter Video Graphic Array
said (Net lingo) Video specification for a resolution of 320 X 240 pixels used by
Pocket PCs (Hardware)
QIC: Quality Information using Cycle time
QXGA: Quad eXtended Graphics Array
QIC: Quarter-Inch Cartridge
Video specification for a resolution of 2048 X 1536 pixels
An industry-standard 1/4-inch magnetic tape cartridge used for
(Hardware)
data backup or storage (Hardware)
QIF: Quicken Interchange Format
R
File format for financial data (Software)
R&D: Research & Development
QKD: Quantum Key Distribution
R.A.V.E.: Real Animated Vector Effects
QL: Quantum Leap
Name for an unsuccessful mid 1980's Sincliar Microcomputer R/O: Read Only
Q
based on the Motorola 68008 microprocessor.
R/T: Receive/Transmit
QLI: Query Language Interpreter R
R/W: Read/Write
QLLC: Qualified Logical Link Control
RA: Real Audio
QMF: Query Management Facility File name extension
(IBM)
RA: Remote Assistance
QMT: Quicken Memorized lisT (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
File name extension (Intuit)
RA: Resource Adapter
QMU: Quarterly Maintenance Update (Software)
(IBM)
RA: Return Authorization
QNX: Quicken iNdeXes
RAB: Raid Advisory Board
File name extension (Intuit)
Industry organization of manufacturers and users of disk
QoS: Quality Of Service systems and related products whose mission is to educate
QoS can be characterized by several basic performance criteria, users regarding all aspects of storage technology, and in
including availability, response time and throughput, lost calls particular, RAID technology. (Organizations)
or transmissions due to network congestion, connection set-up RAC: Rambus Asic Cell
time, and speed of fault detection and correction (Network)
(Hardware)
QoSR: Qualiy Of Service Raouting
RAC: Real Application Cluster
A dynamic routing protocol that has expanded its path-
selection criteria to include QoS parameters such as available
bandwidth, link and end-to-end path utilization, node resources RAC: Remote Access Card
consumption, delay and latency, and induced jitter (Network) (Hardware)
QP: QuickPropagation
QPA: Quality Of Service Routing
(Hardware) (Intel)

RACF RCP
RACF: Resource Access Control Facility RARE: Reseaux Associés pour la Recherche
Provides improved security for an installation's data. RACF Européenne
protects your vital system resources and controls what users The European Association of Research Networks. Now called
can do on the operating system (Security) (IBM) TERENA (Network)
RACMan: Remote Automation Connection RARP: Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
MANager (Network)
(Network)
RAS: Random Access Storage
RAD: Rapid Access Disk
RAS: Reader Admission System
RAD: Rapid Application Development
RAS: Reliability, Availability, Serviceability
(Software)
RAS: Remote Access Service
RADAR: RAdio Detection And Ranging
(Network)
RADAR: Rights, Availabilities, Distribution
Analysis and Reporting RAS: Row-Address Strobe
RADB: Routing Arbiter Data Base RASAPI: Remote Access Service Application
RADIUS: Remote Authentication Dial-In User (Microsoft)
Service
RAT: Register Alias Table
RADSL: Rate Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line
RAT: Remote Access Trojan
(Communication)
(Security)
RAG: Row Address Generator
RATP: Reliable Asynchronous Transfer Protocol
RAI: Rapid Application Integration
RAVE: Rendering Acceleration Virtual Engine
(Software)
(Apple)
RAID: Redundant Array of Inexpensive (or
Independent) Disks RAW: Reconfigurable Architecture Workstation
(Hardware) RAWT: Remote Abstract Windows Toolkit
RAIDb: Redundant Array of Inexpensive (Software) (Sun)
Databases RB: Right Button
(Databases)
RBA: Relative Byte Address
RAIS: Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Systems
RBBS: Remote Bulletin Board System
RAIT: Redundant Array of Independent Tapes
RBCS: Remote Bar Code System
(Hardware)
RBF: Random Block Filemanager
RALU: Register-equipped Arithmetic Logic Unit
(Hardware) RBH: Remote Bridge Hub
RAM: Random Access Memory RBL: Realtime Blackhole List
(Hardware) System for creating intentional network outages ("blackholes")
for the purpose of limiting the transport of known-to-be-
RAM: Real Audio Metafile unwanted mass e-mail. See http://mail-abuse.org/rbl/
File name extension
RBOC: Regional Bell Operating Company
RAM: Rioport Audio Manager The local telephone company in each of the seven U.S. regions.
RAMAC: Raid Architecture with Multi-level (Communication) R
Adaptive Cache RC: Release Candidate
RAMDAC: Random Access Memory Digital to Pre-release version of a program (Software)
Analog Converter RC: Resource Compiler
Chip on a video board that generates the analog video signals (Software)
(Hardware)
RCA: Radio Corporation of America
RAMP: Remote Access Maintenance Protocol (Organizations)
(Network)
RCA: Readers' Choice Award
RAMP: Risk Analysis and Management Program
RCC: Remote Cluster Controller
RAN: Radio Access Network
RCF: Reader's Comment Form
RAND: RANDom
RCI: Rectal Cranial Inversion
RAND: Rural Area Network Design When someone has things a** backward (Net lingo)
RAP: Rapid Application Prototyping RCL: Rotate Carry Left
RAPI: Remote access Application Programming RCP: Remote Control Panel
Interface
(Software) (Microsoft) RCP: Remote CoPy
RAPI: Rsvp Application Programming Interface RCP: Restore Cursor Position

An RSVP-specific API that enables applications to interface RCP: Rich Client Platform
explicitly with an RSVP process (Network) Minimal set of plug-ins needed to build a rich client application.
RAPS: Real Application on Parallel Systems See also
http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Rich_Client_Platform
RAR: Resource Adapters aRchive (Software)

RCR REN
RCR: Rotate Carry Right RD-LAP: Radio Data Link Access Protocol
RCS: Records Communications System RDM: Reliably Delivered Message
RCS: Reference Color Space RDM: Remote Data Module
(Software)
RDM: Remote Deployment Manager
RCS: Revision Control System
RDM: Remote Diagnostic Manager
Manages multiple revisions of files by automating the storage,
(Operating systems) (Acer)
retrieval, logging, identification, and merging of revisions. It's
particularly useful for text that is revised frequently, such as RDM: Resource Description Message
programs, documentation, graphics, papers, and form letters
(Software) (GNU) RDN: Relative Distinguished Name
(Operating systems)
RCSS: Records Communications Switching System
RDO: Remote Data Object
RCTC: Rewritable Consumer Time Code
RDOS: Real-time Disk Operating System
RCW: Runtime Callable Wrapper
(Operating systems)
RDP: Rapid Deployment Pack
RD: Receive Data
(Operating systems) (HP)
(Hardware)
RDP: Reliable Datagram Protocol
RD: Recursive Design
RDP: Remote Display (or Desktop) Protocol
RD: Remote Desktop
RDR: Remote Data Recovery
RD: Remove Directory
RDRAM: Rambus Dynamic Random Access
RD: Rendezvous Point
Memory
Unlike source trees that have their root at the source, shared
(Hardware)
trees use a single common root placed at some chosen point in
the network. This shared root is called a RP (Network) RDS: Radio Digital System
RDA: Remote Data Access RDS: Remote Data Service
RDAO: Remote Data Access Object (Databases)
(Software) (Microsoft) RDSR: Receiver Data Service Request
RDB: Receive Data Buffer RDT: Radio Digital Terminal
RDB: Relational DataBase RDTO: Receive Data Transfer Offset
(Databases) (IBM)
RDB: Rigid Disk Block RDX: Realistic Display miXer
RDBMS: Relational DataBase Management System RE/TM: Rare Earth/Transition Metal
(Software)
REC: RECorder
RDBMS-MIB: Relational DataBase Management File name extension
System - Management Information Base
RECFM: RECord ForMat
RDC: Remote Data Control (Operating systems) (IBM)
(Microsoft)
RED: Random Early Detection
RDC: Ricoh Digital Camera A congestion-avoidance algorithm developed in the early 1990s R
(Hardware) (Ricoh) built on the base-level TCP behavior of automatically slowing
transmissions when packet loss is detected (Network)
RDD: Replicable Database Driver
REF: REFerence
RDDL: Resource Directory Description Language
XML-based language for describing a resource directory. A REG: REGister
resource directory provides a text description of some class of
REGAL: Rigid Epoxy Glass Acrylic Laminate
resources and of other resources related to that class. It also
contains a directory of links to these related resources REGEX: REGular EXpression
(Software)
REGIS: REmote Graphics Instruction Set
RDE: Receive Data Enable
(Hardware) ReLaTe: REmote LAnguage TEaching
RDES: Remote Data Entry System RELAX: REgular LAnguage description for Xml
Uses XML syntax to express the structure relationships that are
RDF: Resource Definition Format present in a DTD, and adds the XML Datatype Schema
(Software) mechanisms, as well
RDF: Resource Description Framework RELML: Real Estate Listing Markup Language
(Netscape)
RELSECT: RELative SECTor
RDI: Remote Defect Indicator
REM: REMark
RDIMM: Registered Dual In-line Memory Module
REM: REMote
(Hardware)
REM: Remote Equipment Module
RDL: Remote Digital Loopback
REM: Ring Error Monitor
RDL: Report Definition Language
XML-based industry standard used to define reports (Software) REN: REName

REN RIP
REN: Ringer Equivalence Number RGC: Routing Group Connector

(Microsoft)
REP: REPeat
RGMII: Reduced Gigabit Media Independent
REPE: REPeat while Equal
Interface
REPNE: REPeat while Not Equal (Network)
REPNZ: REPeat while Not Zero RGMP: Router-port Group Management Protocol
REPZ: REPeat while Zero IP multicast constraining mechanism for router-only network
segments. RGMP must be enabled on the routers and on the
REQ: REQuest Layer 2 switches (Network)
RES: Remote Execution Service RGSS: Rotated Grid Super-Sampling
(Hardware)
RES: RESet
RH: Request (or Response) Header
RES: RESolution
RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer
RES: RESource
Mid to advanced level certification for IT professionals who are
File name extension
able to install and configure Red Hat Linux, understand
RES: Robots Exclusion Standard limitations of hardware and configure basic networking and file
Standard that allows web site administrators to indicate to systems
visiting robots which parts of their site should not be visited by RHCT: Red Hat Certified Technician
the robot
RHD: Removable Hard Drive
REST: REpresentational State Transfer
(Hardware)
Style of software architecture for distributed hypermedia
systems such as the World Wide Web. The term was introduced RHEL: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
in the doctoral dissertation in 2000 by Roy Fielding, one of the (Operating systems)
principal authors of the HTTP specification
RHSBL: Right Hand Side Blacklist
RET: Resolution Enhancement Technology
Similar to a DNSBL but it lists domain names rather than IP
(HP) addresses. The term comes from the "right-hand side" of an
email address - the part after the @ sign - which clients look
RET: RETurn
up in the RHSBL
RETR: RETRieve
RI: Reference Implementation
REX: Relocatable EXecutable (Software)
REXEC: Remote EXECution RI: Referential Integrity
REXX: Restructured EXtended eXecutor (Databases)
Programming language (IBM) RI: Ring Indicator
RF: Radio Frequency (Hardware)
(Communication) RIA: Rich Internet Application
RFA: Resident Flash Array Evolution of the web development and deployment model
(Software)
(Hardware)
RIAA: Recording Industry Association of America
RFC: Remote Function Call
(Organizations)
(Software)
RIB: Routing Information Base
RFC: Request For Comments
RFD: Request for Discussion
Stores the routes (and in some cases, metrics associated with
those routes) to particular network destinations. This R
information contains the topology of the network immediately
RFE: Request for Enhancement around it (Network)
RFI: Radio Frequency Interference RID: Record IDentifier
RFI: Request For Information RID: Relative Identifier
RFID: Radio Frequency IDentification (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
RFP: Request For Proposal RIDE: Rapid Integrated Drive Electronics

(Hardware)
RFQ: Request For Quotation
RIFF: Resource Interchange File Format
RFQ: Request For Quote
RFS: Remote File Sharing RIG: Related Interest Group
RFS: Remote File System RIM: Real-time Interaction Management
(Operating systems)
RIM: Remote Installation and Maintenance
RFT: Revisable Form Text
(Microsoft)
RFU: Reserved for Future Use RIM: Research In Motion
RG: Residential Gateway (Hardware)
(Network) RIME: Relaynet International Message Exchange
RGB: Red Green Blue RIMM: Rambus Inline Memory Module
The color systems obtain their colors through a direct
(Hardware)
combination of red, green, and blue components. The range of
colors that can be displayed depends on the number of bits RIP: Raster-Image Processor
that have been assigned to each pixel (Hardware)
RIP: Remote Imaging Protocol

RIP ROD
RIP: Routing Information Protocol RMC: Resource Monitoring and Control

An Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) with Berkeley UNIX This is the scalable, reliable backbone subsystem of RSCT. It
(Network) runs on a single machine or on each node (operating system
image) of a cluster and provides a common abstraction for the
RIPE: Reseaux Internet Protocol Européens resources of the individual system or the cluster of nodes
The European continental TCP/IP network operated by EUnet (Operating systems) (IBM)
(Network)
RMD: Required Markup Declaration
RIPEM: Riordan's Internet Privacy Enhanced Mail
RMDIR: ReMove DIRectory
RIPES: Reconnaissance Imagery Processing &
Exploitation System RMI: Remote Messaging Interface
RIPL: Remote Initial Program Load RMI: Remote Method Invocation

(Software)
RIPS: Raster Image Processing System
RMID: Resource Manager IDentifier
RIPv2: Routing Information Protocol Version 2
Extension of the Routing Information Protocol (RIP). Its RMM: Ring Management Module
purpose is to expand the amount of useful information in the RMON: Remote MONitoring
RIP packets and to add security elements (Network)
RMON: Resident MONitor
RIR: Regional Internet Registry
(Network) RMP: Remote Maintenance Processor
(IBM)
RIS: Remote Intallation Service
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) RMPC: Remote Management Control Protocol
RISC: Reduced Instruction Set Computer RMS: Reason Maintenance System
A computer architecture that uses fewer and less complex RMS: Record Management System
instructions than complex instruction set computing (CISC).
(Operating systems) (DEC)
Some complex instructions performed by hardware in CISC
computers are done by software in RISC computers (Hardware) RMS: Root Mean Square
RISLU: Remote Integrated Services Line Unit RMSE: Root Mean Square Error
RIT: Raw Input Thread RMT: Raw Magnetic Tape
(Microsoft)
RMT: Ring ManagemenT
RITA: Reliable Internetwork Troubleshooting
Agent RMTP: Reliable Message Transport Protocol
(Network) RMW: Read, Modify, Write
RJ: Registered Jack RN: Read News
Connector for phone and network cables (Hardware)
RNA: Remote Network Access
RJE: Remote Job Entry (Microsoft)
(Network)
RNA: Ring No Answer
RK: Resource Kit What you get when the modem you just called doesn't answer
(Operating systems) (Communication)
RKRM: Rom Kernel Reference Manual RNC: Radio Network Controller

(Hardware)
RLD: Received Line Detect
RND: RaNDom
RLE: Run Length Encoding R
RNG: Random Number Generator
RLL: Run Length Limited
Magnetic supports read/write technology (Hardware) RNI: Raw Native Interface
Native interface proposed by Microsoft (Software) (Microsoft)
RLN: Remote Lan Node
RNOC: Regional Network Operations Center
RLP: Radio Link Protocol
RNP: Regional Network Provider
RLP: Resource Location Protocol
RNR: Receive Not Ready
RLSD: Received Line Signal Detected
RNS: Run from Network Server
RLT: Remote Line Test
(Software)
RM: Relay Module
RNUI: Remote Network User Identification
(Hardware)
ROADM: Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop
RM: Reset Mode
Multiplexer
RM: Resource Management A type of multiplexer used in optical networking (Hardware)
RMA: Return Material Authorization ROB: ReOrder Buffer
(Intel)
RMB: Right Mouse Button
ROC: Reconstruction Of Color
RMC: Raptor Management Console
Film scanner technology
(Software) (Symantec)
ROD: Rewritable Optical Disk
ROD: Rewriteable Optical Disk
(Hardware)

ROFL RR
ROFL: Rolling On Floor Laughing ROTFLMAOASTC: Rolling On The Floor Laughing

(Net lingo) My A** Off And Scaring The Cat
(Net lingo)
ROFLKAS: Rolling On Floor Laughing, Kicking And
Screaming ROTFLMAOWTIME: Rolling On The Floor Laughing
(Net lingo) My A** Off With Tears In My Eyes
(Net lingo)
ROFLMAO: Rolling On Floor Laughing My A** Off
(Net lingo) ROTFLOL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud
(Net lingo)
ROFLMAOWTIME: Rolling On Floor Laughing My
A** Off With Tears In My Eyes ROTFLPMP: Rolling On The Floor Laughing,
(Net lingo) Peeing My Pants
(Net lingo)
ROFLMFAO: Rolling On Floor Laughing My
F***ing A** Off ROV: Real Option Valuation
(Net lingo)
ROX: Risc Os on X
ROFLMHO: Rolling On Floor Laughing My Head Off RISC-OS desktop environment clone for Unix/X-window
(Net lingo) (Operating systems)
ROFLOL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud RP: Relay Party
(Net lingo) RPC: Remote Procedure Call
ROFLOLBAG: Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Interprocess communication mechanism (Software)
Loud Busting A Gut RPCL: Remote Procedure Call Language
(Net lingo)
RPCS: Refined Printing Command Stream
ROI: Return On Investment (Hardware) (Ricoh)
ROL: ROtate Left RPF: Reverse Path Forwarding
ROLAP: Relational OnLine Analytical Processing Enables routers to correctly forward multicast traffic down the
distribution tree. It makes use of the existing unicast routing
ROM: Read Only Memory table to determine the upstream and downstream neighbors
ROM: Report Object Model RPG: Report Program Generator

Object model at the base of the Business Intelligence and Programming language (Software)
Reporting Tools (BIRT) (Software)
RPL: Remote Program Link
ROMB: Raid On MotherBoard
RPL: Remote Program Load
(Hardware)
Bootable network device protocol, developed and used mostly
ROOM: Real-time Object-Oriented Modeling by IBM
ROP: Raster OPeration RPL: Requested Privilege Level

The logical operations (called ANDs, ORs, NORs, and so on) RPL: Resident Programming Language
performed on portions of the bit planes—called bitmaps or
pixmaps—in the frame buffer. These operations perform RPM: Radio Packet Modem
fundamental movements and transfers of pixel data
RPM: Red-hat Package Manager
ROP: Remote OPeration (Operating systems)
ROP: Risc OPeration RPM: Remote Printer Management
ROPE: Remote Object Proxy Engine (Network) (Novell) R
ROPES: Rapid Object-oriented Process for rpm: Rounds (or Revolutions) Per Minute
Embedded Systems (Hardware)
(Operating systems) RPM: Route Processor Module
ROR: ROtate Right (Network) (Cisco)
ROS: Read-Only Storage RPN: Real Page Number

(IBM) RPN: Reverse Polish Notation
ROS: Return on Service RPPROM: ReProgrammable Programmable Read
ROSCOE: Remote Operating System Only Memory
Conversational Online Environment RPQ: Request for Price Quotation
ROSE: Remote Operations Service Element RPR: Relative Performance Rating
A lightweight RPC protocol used in ISO/OSI message handling,
directory, and network management application protocols RPSL: Routing Policy Specification Language
ROT: Rule Of Thumb RPT: RePeaT
ROT: Running Object Table RQBE: Relational Query By Example
ROTFL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing RQN: Real-Quick Newsletter

(Net lingo) FreeBSD newsletter (Operating systems)
ROTFLMAO: Rolling On The Floor Laughing My RR: Radio Resource

A** Off RR: Real Reality
(Net lingo)

RR RTB
RR: Register to Register RSIP: Realm Specific Internet Protocol

The class of CPU instructions (and assembler codes that go Like NAT, RSIP translates between public and private IP
with them) relating to only registers, not main memory (e.g." addresses. But instead of requiring a boundary router to
Add the contents of register A with register B, putting the translate, RSIP uses a simple protocol between a user's
result in register A") (Hardware) desktop PC and a boundary router to perform preparatory
signaling (Network)
RR: Resource Record
(Network) RSL: Request-and-Status Link
RR: Round Robin RSL: Resilient Server Link

Process or thread scheduling (Operating systems) RSM: Relational Storage Manager
RRAS: Routing Remote Access Service (Databases) (IBM)
(Network) RSM: Remote Session Manager
RRCM: Reservation Request Control Mechanism RSM: Remote Storage Management
RRDF: Remote Recovery Data Facility (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
RRDS: Relative Record Data Set RSM: Removable Storage Manager

RRIP: Rock Ridge Interchange Protocol
RSM: Route Switch Module
RRN: Relative Record Number
Basically a router on a card in the switch for routing between
RRP: Recommended Retail Price Virtual Local Area Networks (Network)
RRSHB: Resource Representation Soap Header RSN: Real Soon Now

Block (Net lingo)
RS: Radio Shack RSoP: Resultant Set Of Policies

RS: Recommended Standard
RSP: Required Space Character
RS: Record Separator
RS-PC: Reed Solomon Product Code
RS: Reed-Solomon
Reed-Solomon codes are block-based error correcting codes RSPX: Remote Sequenced Packet eXchange
with a wide range of applications in digital communications and
RSS: Really Simple Syndication
storage. Reed-Solomon codes are used to correct errors in
many systems (Communication) Is an XML-based, universal way for developers to describe their
sites and to make their content available to others (for
RS: Register Select example, for syndication)
(Hardware)
RSS: Receive-Side Scaling
RS: Registry Service The scheduling for processing networking I/O within the
context of an ISR is routed to the same processor (Hardware)
RS: Remote Scripting
Allows code in a client page to call functions in an ASP page RSS: Relay Spam Stopper
running on the server (Microsoft) Queryable DNS-based database of spam-relaying mail servers.
See http://work-rss.mail-abuse.org/rss/
RSA: Random Scheduling Algorithm
RSS: Rich Site Summary
RSA: Remote Supervisor Adapter
Synonym of Really Simple Syndication
PCI adapter which simplifies remote system management by
providing around-the-clock remote access to the server. The RST: ReSeT
RSA monitors the server and sends out alerts to designated
recipients via LAN, pager, email or SNMP if a failure is detected RST: ReSTart R
(Hardware) (IBM)
RSTS: Resource Sharing Time Sharing
RSA: Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (DEC)
RSAC: Recreational Software Advisory Council RSTS/E: Resource System Time
(Organizations) Sharing/Enhanced
RSACI: Recreational Software Advisory Council RSU: Recommended Service Upgrade
on the Internet IBM-recommended PTFs (Program Temporary Fix) supplied as
(Organizations) part of monthly z/OS service support (Software) (IBM)
RSC: Remote System Control RSVP: Resource reSerVation Protocol

(Hardware) (Sun) An IETF standard which allows an end device and a network to
negotiate specific QoS characteristics (Network)
RSCS: Remote Spooling Communications System
RSX: Realistic Sound eXperience
RSCT: Reliable Scalable Cluster Technology
Set of software components, used for AIX and Linux, to provide
RSX: Realtime resource Sharing eXecutive
clusters with improved system availability, scalability, and RT: Real-Time
ease of use (Software) (IBM)
RT: Risc Technology
RSD: Route Server Daemon
RT: Run Time
RSH: Remote SHell
RT/DSS: Real-Time/Decision Support Service
RSI: Repetitive Stress Injury
RTAM: Remote Terminal Access Method
RTB: Rich Text Box

RTC FTPS
RTC: Real-Time Clock RTSP: Real Time Streaming Protocol

(Hardware) Application-level protocol for control over the delivery of data
with real-time properties (Network)
RTC: Rich Thin Client
All about technologies for thin client with rich functionality and RTT: Real-Time Technology
widget set, as opposed to Html clients (Software) Refers to a technology that allows a user to receive data during
the actual time that a physical process occurs, known as real
RTCP: Real-Time Control Protocol time. Real time is measured in milliseconds or microseconds
RTDM: Real-Time Data Migration RTTI: Run-Time Type Information
RTEL: Reverse TELnet (Software)
RTF: Real Time Fifo RTTY: Radio TeleTYpewriter

RTF: Rich Text Format RTU: Real Time Unix
File format for documents RTU: Right To Use
RTFA: Read The F***ing Article The Sun software licensing, usually included in the price of the
Used on news sites when someone makes an ill-informed software (Sun)
comment/reply (Net lingo) RTV: Real-Time Video
RTFM: Read The F***ing Manual RTX: Run Time eXtension
FAQ by beginner (Net lingo)
RU: Request (or Response) Unit
RTFM: Realtime Traffic Flow Measurement
(Network)
RUN: Responsible Use of the Network
RTG: Real Time Geometry RUN: Rewind/UNload

(IBM)
RTI: ReTurn from Interrupt
RUP: Rational Unified Process
RTL: Raster Transfer Language (Software)
RTL: Register Transfer Language RUS: Recipient Update Service
RTL: Resistor Transistor Logic Microsoft Exchange Mail Server Service that generates and
updates email addresses seen in the Global Address List (GAL)
RTL: Right-To-Left (Software) (Microsoft)
RTL: Run Time Library RUW: Remote Unit of Work
RTM: Release To Manufacturing (IBM)
RTM: Response Time Monitor RVA: Ramac Virtual Array
RTM: RunTime Manager RVA: Relative Virtual Address

(Borland) RVA: RendezVous Agent
RTMP: Routing Table Maintenance Protocol (Network)
RTN: Recursive Transition Network RVD: RendezVous Daemon

(Network) (Network)
RTN: ReTurN RVI: ReVerse Interrupt
RTN: Reuters Transaction Network RVLC: Reversible Variable Length Code

MPEG-4 Audio Error Resilience (ER) technique that reduces
RTO: Return To Office
(Net lingo)
error propagation within scale factor data
R
RVRAD: RendezVous Relay Agent Deamon
RTOS: Real Time Operating System (Network)
(Operating systems) S
RVRD: RendezVous Routing Daemon
RTP: Rapid Transport Protocol (Network)
RTP: Real-time Transport Protocol RVSA: Remote Variant Selection Algorithm
(Communication)
RW: Read Write
RTR: Real Time Replicator Device capability to read and write its media (Hardware)
(Network)
RWM: Read-Write Memory
RTS: Real-Time Strategy
RWP: Remote Write Protocol
Type of game
(Network)
RTS: Real-Time System
RWU: Remote Wake Up
RTS: Remote Takeover System (Network)
RTS: Request To Send RX: Receive
RXD: Receive Data
RTS: Run Time System (Hardware)
RTSE: Reliable Transfer Service Element RZ: Return to Zero
A lightweight ISO/OSI application service used above X.25 Return to Zero
networks to handshake application PDUs across the session
service and TP0 (Network)
S
RTSJ: Real-Time Specification for Java
(Software)
FTPS: File Transfer Protocol over Ssl

S SAO
S: Strike-through SAD: Security Association Database

HTML Tag In each IPsec implementation there is a nominal Security
Association Database, in which each entry defines the
S.u.S.E.: Software Und SystemEntwicklung parameters associated with one Security Association (Network)
S/H: Sample/Hold SAD: Streams Administrative Driver
S/MIME: Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail A driver that provides an interface to the autopush mechanism
Extensions SADL: Structural Architecture Description
An e-mail security standard that makes use of public key Language
encryption (Security)
Intended for the definition of software architecture hierarchies
S/N: Signal to Noise that are to be analyzed formally (Software)
S/PDIF: Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format SADT: Structured Analysis and Design Techniques
A standard for digital connection of consumer audio devices SAF: Security Authentication Facility
S/STP: Screened Shielded Twisted Pair SAF: Service Access Facility
(Hardware) A tool provided with the SunOS 5.3 operating system that
S/TK: Sectors per TracK controls access to local and network system services, such as
printers, modems, and terminals (Operating systems) (Sun)
S/UTP: Screened Unshielded Twisted Pair
SAFE: Security And Freedom through Encryption
(Hardware)
SAG: Sql Access Group
S1AS: Sun One Application Server
(Sun) SAIL: Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
S2S: Server To Server SAINT: Security Administrator's Integrated
(Software) Network Tool
SA: Security Association SAINT: Symbolic Automatic INTegrator
SA: Selective Availability SAL: Shift Arithmetic Left
SA: Service Agent SAL: Spatial Aggregation Language
SA: Software Assurance SALT: Speech Application Language Tags
Licensing scheme (Microsoft) Lightweight set of extensions to existing markup languages, in
particular HTML and XHTML that enable multimodal and
SA: Source Address telephony access to information, applications and Web services
from PCs, telephones, tablet PCs and wireless personal digital
SA: Structured Analysis
assistants
SAA: Service Assurance Agent SAM: Scsi-3 Architecture Model
(Communication)
SAM: Security Accounts Manager
SAA: Systems Application Architecture
SAAJ: Soap with Attachments Api for Java SAM: Sequential Access Method
Enables developers to produce and consume messages
conforming to the SOAP 1.1 specification and SOAP with SAM: Serial Access Memory
Attachments note (Software) (Sun)
SAM: Single Application Mode
SAAL: Signaling Atm Adaptation Layer (Microsoft)
(Communication)
SAM: Storage Area Management
SaaS: Software As A Service
SAM: System Administration Module
SABM: Set Asynchronous Balanced Mode (Operating systems)
(Network)
SAMI: Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange S
SABME: Set Asynchronous Balanced Mode
SAML: Security Assertion Markup Language
Extended
in ISDN, is a TEI assignment (LAPD negotiation) (Network) SAN: Storage Area Network
SABRE: Semi-Automatic Business Research SAN: System Area Network
Environment (Network)
SAC: Service Access Control SANE: Standard Apple Numeric Environment
The Service Access Facility (SAF) master program (Operating (Apple)
systems) (Sun)
SANE: System Administration and Network
SAC: Simple Api for Css Engineering
SAC: Single Attachment Concentrator SANITI: Storage Area Network Integrated
SACD: Super Audio Compact Disk Technology Initiative
(Hardware) SANS: System Administration, Networking and
SACK: Selective ACKnowledge Security institute
Organization that develops, maintains, and makes available at
(Communication)
no cost, the largest collection of research documents about
SACL: System Access Control List various aspects of information security, and it operates the
An ACL that controls the generation of audit messages for Internet's early warning system - Internet Storm Center.
attempts to access a securable object. The ability to get or set (Organizations)
an object's SACL is controlled by a privilege typically held only SAO: Sector-At-Once
by system administrators (Operating systems)

SAP SBS
SAP: Second Audio Program SAVDM: Single Application Virtual Dos Machine
SAP: Secure Audio Path SAX: Simple Api for Xml
SAP: Service Access Point SB: Small Business
The point at which the services of an OSI layer are made
SB: Sound Blaster
available to the next higher layer. The SAP is named according
to the layer providing the services (Network) (Creative Labs)
SAP: Service Advertising Protocol SB: Sound Board

(Network) SBA: Scene Balance Algorithm
SAP: Session Announcement Protocol (Kodak)
(Communication) SBA: Service-Based Architecture
SAP: Symbolic Assembly Program SBAS: Satellite-Based Augmentation System
SAP: Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte in der SBB: Subtract With Borrow
datenverarbeitung
SBC: Scsi Block Commands
A german company that produces the leading suite of client-
server business software ("Systems, Applications and Products SBC: Session Border Controller
in data processing"). An appliance that simplifies handling of VoIP at the border of a
SAPI: Speech Application Programming Interface network (Communication)
(Software) (Microsoft) SBC: Single-Board Computer
SAPR: Systems Assurance Product Review (Hardware)
(IBM) SBCCS: Single Byte Command Code Set
SAR: Segmentation And Reassembly SBCM: Small Business Customer Manager
The process of breaking packets into ATM cells and (Microsoft)
reassembling cells back into data packets (Communication)
SBCR: Smart Business Card Reader
SAR: Shift Arithmetic Right (Hardware)
SAR: Specific Absorbtion Rate SBCS: Single-Byte Character Set
SAR: Store Address Register SBD: Same Business Day
SAR: Successive Approximation Register Term defining when a service has to be delivered
SAR: Synthetic Aperture Radar SBF: Sequential Block Filemanager

SARC: Symantec's Antivirus Research Center SBF: Simple Boot Flag
(Symantec) (Operating systems)
SARG: Search ARGument SBFM: Small Business Financial Manager

(Databases) (Sybase) (Software) (Microsoft)
SAS: Sales Accounting System SBI: Sound Blaster Instrument

SAS: Secure Attention Sequence SBI: Speaker Box Interface
A key sequence that begins the process of logging on or off. An interface that integrates audio capability with ISDN on the
The default sequence is CTRL+ALT+DEL (Operating systems) Sun workstation (Hardware) (Sun)
(Microsoft)
SBL: Softbridge Basic Language
SAS: Serial Attached Scsi (Software)
Storage connection technology (Hardware)
SBL: Spamhaus Block List
SAS: Server Attached Storage Realtime database of IP addresses of verified spam sources
(Hardware) and spam operations, maintained by the Spamhaus Project S
team and supplied as a free service to help email
SAS: Single Attached Station administrators better manage incoming email streams. See
SAS: Single Audio System http://www.spamhaus.org/sbl/
SAS: Statistical Analysis System SBM: Small Business Manager

SASI: Sughart Associates System Interface
SBM: Subnet Bandwidth Manager
Old hard disk bus (Hardware)
An IETF proposed standard for handling resource reservations
SASL: Simple Authentication and Security Layer on shared and switched IEEE 802-style local-area media
(Network)
SAT: Sim Application Toolkit
Normally terminal device commands the Subscriber Identity SBN: Site Builder Network
Module (SIM). Terminal device supporting SAT feature gives (Microsoft)
for SIM a feature to command terminal device (Communication)
SBP: Serial Bus Protocol
SATA: Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Hardware)
SBR: Source BRowser
SATAN: System Administration Tool for Analyzing File name extension (Borland)
Networks
(Network)
SBR: Spectral Band Replication
Technology to enhance audio or speech codecs, especially at
SATF: Shared Access Transport Facility low bit rates
SAV: Symantec AntiVirus SBS: Small Business Server
Previously called Norton AntiVirus (NAV) (Software) (Symantec) (Operating systems) (Microsoft)

SBS SCNA
SBS: Small Business Suite SCD: Sparc Compliance Definition

(Software) (Novell) A formal specification of the system hardware and software to
be met by manufacturers of SPARC systems to ensure that
SBS: Smart Battery Specification those systems run compliant applications (Sun)
(Hardware)
SCD: Standard Color Display
SC: Servlet Container
(Software)
SCDJWS: Sun Certified Developer for Java Web
Services
SC: Smart Card (Software) (Sun)
(Hardware)
SCDMA: Synchronous Code-Division Multiple
SC: System Clock Access
(Hardware)
SCE: Security Configuration Editor
SC: System Controller (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
(Hardware)
SCE: Service Creation Environment
SCA: Scalable Computing Architecture
SCE: Sniffer Certified Expert
SCA: Shared Communications Area Certification for network professionals who can demonstrate an
in-depth understanding of Sniffer Technologies software
SCA: Single Connector Attachment
(Hardware) SCE: Structure Chart Editor
SCADA: Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition SCEA: Sun Certified Enterprise Architect
Systems used in industry to monitor and control plant status (Software) (Sun)
and provide logging facilities
SCEF: Service Creation Environment Function
SCAF: Service Control Agent Function
SCF: Sequential Character Filemanager
SCAM: Scsi Configured AutoMatically
SCF: Service Control Function
SCART: Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils
SCF: System Control Facility
Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs
A socket standard used in Europe, named after its creator SCI: Scalable Coherent Interface
company, to connect many kinds of audiovisual equipment -
sometimes also called the Peritel or Euro connector (Hardware) SCI: Serial Communication Interface
(Hardware)
SCAS: SCAn String
SCI: Supply Chain Intelligence
SCB: Subsystem Control Block
(IBM) SCI: System Control Interrupt
SCBCD: Sun Certified Business Component SCIL: Serial Control Interface Logic
Developer (Hardware)
(Software) (Sun) SCJA: Sun Certified Java Associate
SCC: Scsi Controller Commands (Software) (Sun)
SCC: Serial Communications Controllers SCJD: Sun Certified Java Developer

(Software) (Sun)
SCC: Serial Controller Chip
SCJP: Sun Certified Java Programmer
SCC: Source Code Control
(Sun)
(Software)
SCL: Soap Contract Language
SCC: Standards Council of Canada
Specification to describe the capabilities of Web services
(Organizations)
SCC: SuperComputer Center
SCLM: Software Configuration and Library
Management
S
SCC: Sustainable Computing Consortium (IBM)
(Organizations) SCM: Scalable Connection Management
SCC: Synchronous Channel Check SCM: Service Control Manager
(IBM)
SCCI: Source Code Control Interface SCM: Sniffer Certified Master
(Software)
SCM: Software Configuration Management
SCCM: System Center Configuration Manager (Software)
Solution to comprehensively assess, deploy, and update your
servers, clients, and devicesâ??across physical, virtual, SCM: Source Code Management
distributed, and mobile environments (Microsoft) (Software)
SCCP: Signaling Connection Control Part SCM: Station Class Mark
SCCP: Simple Conference Control Protocol SCM: Supply Chain Management
SCCS: Source Code Control System SCMAD: Sun Certified Mobile Application
A software development tool for tracking file versions during a Developer
long, involved software development or documentation project (Software) (Sun)
(Software)
SCMS: Serial Copy Management System
SCD: Service Control Device
(Communication) SCNA: Sun Certified Network Administrator
(Sun)
SCD: Slowly Changing Dimension

SCO SDF
SCO: Santa Cruz Operation SCSIHQ: Small Computers System Interface

Hardware Qualifier
SCO: Second Class Object
Hardware troubleshooting program (Operating systems)
(Software)
(Microsoft)
SCO: Synchronous Connection-Oriented SCSL: Sun's Community Source Licensing
SCOM: System Center Operation Manager (Sun)
End-to-end service-management product that is the best choice SCSP: Server Cache Synchronization Protocol
for Windows because it works seamlessly with Microsoft
software and applications, helping organizations increase (Network)
efficiency while enabling greater control of the IT environment SCTP: Stream Control Transmission Protocol
SCU: System Control Unit
SCOOPS: SCheme Object Oriented Programming
System SCVP: Simple Certificate Validation Protocol
SCOPE: Simple COmmunications Programming SCW: Setup Computer Wizard
Environment (Microsoft)
(Hayes) SCWCD: Sun Certified Web Component Developer
SCOS: Single Object Copy Store (Software) (Sun)
(Software) (Lotus) SCX: Specialized Communications eXchange
SCP: Save Cursor Position SD: Secure Digital
SCP: Secure CoPy (Hardware)
SCP: Service Control Point SD: Send Data

SCP: Session Control Properties SD: Serial Digital
(Network) (Communication)
SCP: Sniffer Certified Professional SD: Single Density
(Hardware)
SCP: Subsystem Control Port
SD: Structured Design
SCP: Sun Certified Programmer
(Sun) SD: Super Density
(Hardware)
SCP: Sunlink Communications Processor
A printed circuit board that enables multi-vendor connection SD: Symbolic Debugger
with either synchronous or asynchronous operation. The SCP (Software)
works with SNA 3270 and X.25 SunLink software products
(Hardware) (Sun) SDA: Screen Design Aid
SCP: System Control Program SDA: Self-Decrypting Archive
(Security)
SCPC: Single Channel Per Carrier
SDA: Software Delivery Agent
SCQL: Structured Card Query Language
(Databases) SDA: Software Disk Array
SCR: SCRipt SDA: Source Data Automation
File name extension SDA: System Display Architecture
SCR: Silicon Controlled Rectifier (DEC)
SCR: Standard Context Routing SDAI: Standard Data Access Interface

SDAM: Single Dos Application Mode
SCR: Sustainable Cell Rate
S
SCRAM: Software Configuration, Release And SDAR: Satellite Digital Audio Radio
Management SDB: Symbolic DeBugger
SCRN: SCReeN SDD: Software Description Database
SCRS: Scalable Cluster of Risc Systems SDD: Subscriber Data Document
SCS: Sna Character String SDD: Super Density Disk
SCSA: Signal Computing System Architecture SDD: System Distribution Directory
(Dialogic)
SDDI: Shielded Distributed Data Interface
SCSA: Sun Certified System Administrator
(Sun) SDDS: Sony Dynamic Digital Sound
Multi-channel (5.1 or 7.1) digital audio format, compressed
SCSA: Sun Common Scsi Architecture from PCM at 48 kHz. The data rate can go up to 1280 kbps
SCSE: Symantec Certified Security Engineer SDE: Shared Data Environment
Certification is for IT professionals who focus on a single To share data across different platforms
security segment and the implementation and in depth
management of solutions in that segment (Symantec) SDE: Smart Decision Engine
SCSI: Small Computers System Interface SDE: Spatial Database Engine
An industry standard for connecting etherogeneous devices (Databases)
(disks, tapes, CD-ROMs, ...) to a workstation (Hardware)
SDF: Space Delimited Format
File name extension

SDF SE
SDF: Standard Data Format SDN: Sun Developer Network

File name extension (Software) (Sun)
SDF: System Dialog Facility SDNS: Secure Data Network Service
SDFI: Secure Digital Forensic Imaging SDNSDU: Secure Domain Name System Dynamic
Asynchronous method of telemedicine. It denotes a specific Update
process that ensures the fast, safe and secure capture, storage (Network)
and instant delivery of digital forensic evidence
SDO: Service Data Objects
SDH: Synchronous Digital Hierarchy Framework that simplifies and unifies data application
Worldwide standard for synchronous transmission systems development in a service oriented architecture (SOA). It
(typically fiber optic) (Communication) supports and integrates XML and incorporates J2EE patterns
and best practices (Software)
SDI: Selective Dissemination of Information
SDOC: Selective Dynamic Overload Controls
SDI: Serial Digital Interface
(Hardware) SDP: Service Discovery Protocol
SDI: Single Document Interface SDP: Session Description Protocol
(Software) (Microsoft) (Network)
SDI: Software Development Interface SDP: Specialized Data Point

SDI: Standard Disk Interface SDR: Sensor Data Records
(Hardware)
SDI: Storage Device Interconnect
SDR: Single Data Rate
SDI: Storage Device Interface
Memory access architecture (Hardware)
SDIS: Switched Digital Integrated Service
SDR: Store Data Register
SDK: Software Development Kit
SDR: Streaming Data Request
(Software)
SDRAM: Synchronous Dynamic Random Access
SDKJ: Software Development Kit for Java
Memory
SDL: Service Description Language (Hardware)
SDL: Specification and Description Language SD-ROM: Super Density Read Only Memory
SDL: System Design Language SDS: Short Data Service
SDL/GR: Specification and Description Data message in mobile TETRA network. Similar to Short
Message Service (SMS) in GSM (Communication)
Language/Graphical Representation,
SDS: Sudden Death Syndrome
SDLC: Software Development Life Cycle
Used in digital photography when your camera dies a sudden
(Software)
death (Hardware)
SDLC: Sun DownLoad Center
SDS: Sun Directory Services
(Software) (Sun)
SDLC: Synchronous Data Link Control
SDS: Switched Data Service
A link-level communications protocol used in an IBM SNA
network that manages synchronous, code-transparent, serial SDS: Synchronous Data Set
information transfer over a link connection (Communication)
SDS: Sysops Distribution System
SDLP: Standard Device Level Protocol
SDSC: Synchronous Data Set Controller
SDLT: Super Digital Linear Tape
SDSCnet: San Diego Supercomputer Center
(Hardware)
NETwork S
S-DLT: Super Digital Linear Tape
SDSL: Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line
(Hardware)
(Communication)
SDM: Semantic Data Model
S-DSMA: Slotted Digital Sense Multiple Access
SDM: System Data Mover
SDTV: StanDard Definition Television
SDM: System Development Methodology
SDU: Service Data Unit
SDM: System Development Multitasking
SDU: Software Distribution Utilities
SDMF: Single Data Message Format
SDV: Switched Digital Video
Format used to send Caller ID information (Communication)
(AT&T)
SDMI: Secure Digital Music Initiative
SDX: Storage Data Acceleration
SDML: Signed Document Markup Language
SDXF: Structured Data eXchange Format
SDMM: Security Domain Membership Management
SE: Second Edition
Specifies the interfaces supporting the elements within a SDMM
architecture which interact via SDMM mechanisms (Software)
SDMMC: Secure Digital MultiMedia Card SE: Sign Extension
SDMS: Scsi Device Management System SE: Single Ended

(NCR) (Hardware)
SDN: Software Defined Network SE: Special Edition

(AT&T)

SE SFU
SE: Standard Edition SER: Service Edge Router

(Software) (Network)
SEA: Self Extracting Archive SERCOS: SErial Realtime COmmunications System
(Apple)
SERDES: SERializer/DESerializer
SEA: Standard Extended Attribute (Hardware)
(IBM)
SERK: Server Extensions Resource Kit
SEAC: Standards Eastern Automatic Calculator Microsoft Frontpage server extensions additional
documentation and software (Software) (Microsoft)
SEAL: Screening External Access Link
(DEC) SERM: Structured Entity Relationship Model
SEAL: Simple and Efficient Adaptation Layer SES: SecureEasySetup
A simple push-button configuration method that automates
SEAS: Solaris Easy Access Server wireless network connection setup between Linksys routers and
(Network) (Sun) wireless devices (Network)
SEC: Single Edge Contact SET: Secure Electronic Transaction
Processor package used in Pentium 2, Pentium 3 and Celeron A protocol for secure electronic transactions over the Internet
(Hardware) (Intel)
SET: Softwave Engineering Technology
SEC: Single Error Correction
SETI: Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence
SECAM: SEquentiel Couleur Avec Mémoire
A composite color standard based on line-alternate U and V
SETL: SEt Theory Language
color difference signals that are frequency-modulated onto a SEU: Smallest Executable Unit
color subcarrier
SEU: Source Entry Utility
SECB: Severely Errored Cell Block
SF: Service Feature
SECC: Sheet steel, Electrolytically coated, Cold-
rolled, Commercial quality SF: Sign Flag
Often used in describing used materials for device cases SFA: Sales Force Automation
(Hardware)
SFBI: Shared Frame Buffer Interconnect
SECC: Single Edge Contact Cartridge
(Hardware) SFC: System File Checker
SED: Stream EDitor
SFD: Start Frame Delimiter
SED: Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display
Flat panel technology jointly developed by Canon and Toshiba SFDR: Spurious-Free Dynamic Range
that uses surface conduction electron emitters for every
SFF: Small Form Factor
individual display pixel (Hardware)
(Hardware)
SEG: SEGment
SFFC: Small Form Factor Committee
SEH: Structured Exception Handling (Organizations)
SEI: Service Endpoint Interface SFI: Software Fault Isolation
Java interface that declares the methods that a client can
invoke on the service (Software) SFN: Short FileName
SEI: Software Engineering Institute SFNW5: Services For NetWare 5

Federally funded research and development center; its core (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
purpose is to help others make measured improvements in SFP: Small Form-factor Pluggable
their software engineering capabilities. See also
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/ (Organizations) A standard hot swappable small multi-pin conector used mostly
for fibre channel optical modules on disk array controllers.
S
SEL: SELect (Hardware)
SEL: SELector byte SFPS: Secure Fast Packet Switching

SEM: Scanning Electron Microscope SFQ: Stochastic Fair Queuing
SEM: Sql Enterprise Manager
(Databases) (Microsoft) A hash function used to map flow
to one of set of queues (Network)
SEM: Standard Electronic Module
SFQL: Structured Full-text Query Language
SEM: Strategic Enterprise Management
SFR: Split Frame Rendering
SEO: Search Engine Optimization
(Hardware)
Increasing ranking placement on search engines
SFS: System File Server
SEP: Scalable Encryption Processor
(Hardware) (Cisco) SFT: System Fault Tolerant
SEPP: Secure Encryption Payment Protocol SFTP: Secure File Transfer Protocol
Also known as File Transfer Protocol over SSH (Secure SHell)
SEPP: Single-Edge Processor Package
(Hardware) SFTP: Simple File Transfer Protocol
SEQUEL: Structured English QUEry Language SFU: Services For Unix
A set of tools to better integrate existing Unix and Windows
SER: SERial
environments (Operating systems) (Microsoft)

SFX SIGGRAPH
SFX: SelF eXtracting SI: Semantic Interpretation

Archive with self extracting capabilities Process by which a semantic interpreter generates a semantic
result based on an utterance that matches a path through a
SFX: Sound eFfectS grammar. A semantic result typically contains information that
File name extension is more useful to the application than the text of the utterance
SG: Signal Ground SI: Serial Input
SGA: Shared Global Area (Hardware)
SGAM: Shared Global Allocation Map SI: Shift-In

(Databases) SI: Source Index
SGC: Scsi Graphic Command Processor register (Hardware) (IBM)
SGC: Server-Gated Cryptography SI: System Information

(Security) (Microsoft) SI: System Integrator
SGC: Solaris Grid Compiler SI/SO: Serial In/Serial Out
Locally or remotely hosted compilation resource management
system. It provides the accelerated, networked, cross-platform
SI/SO: Shift In/Shift Out
processing of Makefiles and compilation commands on the SIA: Semiconductor Industry Association
Solaris operating system (Software) (Sun)
(Organizations)
SGCP: Simple Gateway Control Protocol
SIA: Socially Intelligent Agent
SGDT: Store Global Descriptor Table (Software)
SGEN: Signal GENerator SIA: Specific Industry Application
Applications that are specific to an industry (Software)
SGI: Silicon Graphics, Inc
Constructor (SGI) SIB: Service Independent building Block
SGM: Shaded Graphics Modeling SIC: Silicon Integrated Circuit
SGML: Standard Generalized Markup Language SIC: Standard Industrial Code
A method of tagging a document to apply to many format
SICD: Still Image Capture Device
elements. This language has become popular with the
increased use of the Internet (Hardware)
SGMP: Simple Gateway Management Protocol SID: Sccs delta ID

The predecessor to Simple Network Management Protocol The number used to represent a specific SCCS delta (Software)
(SNMP) (Network) SID: Security IDentifier
SGR: Set Graphics Rendition SID: Serial Input Data
SGRAM: Synchronous Graphics Random Access SID: Sound Interface Device
Memory
(Hardware)
(Hardware)
SID: Station IDentification
SGSN: Serving Gprs Support Node
(AT&T)
Provides packet routing to and from the SGSN service area for
all users in that service area (Communication) SID: Symbolic Interactive Debugger
SHA: Secure Hash Algorithm SID: System IDentification
A hashing algorithm that generates a 160-bit hash value (SHA- SIDF: System Independent Data Format
1). Used with the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) in the
Digital Signature Standard (DSS), among other places SIDH: System Identification for Home Systems
(Security)
SHAR: SHell ARchive
SIDT: Store Interrupt Descriptor Table
S
SIE: Serial Interface Engine
SHD: Self-Healing Driver The USB module responsible for bus protocol (Hardware)
(Operating systems)
SIF: Setup Information File
SHED: Segmented Hypergraphics EDitor (Operating systems)
SHF: Super High Frequency SIFT: Sender-Initiated File Transfer
SHG: Segmented HyperGraphics (Network)
SHIT: So Happy It's Thursday SIFT: Stanford Information Filtering Tool

(Net lingo) SIG: SIGnature
SHL: Shift Logical Left SIG: Special Interest Group
SHOE: Simple Html Ontology Extension (Organizations)
SHP: Super High Pressure SIGBIT: Special Interest Group on Business

Projector's lamp type (Hardware) Information Technology
SHR: Shift Logical Right SIGCAT: Special Interest Group on Cd-rom

Applications and Technology
S-HTTP: Secure HyperText Transport Protocol
(Network) SIGGRAPH: Special Interest Group for GRAPHics
A group sponsored by the Association for Computing
SHV: Standard High Volume Machinery. SIGGRAPH holds an annual conference on graphics
that includes vendor product displays, lectures, and graphics
technology courses (Organizations)

SIGIR SLEE
SIGIR: Special Interest Group on Information SIR: Serial InfraRed

Retireval (Communication)
(Organizations)
SIR: Sustained Information Rate
SIGPLAN: Special Interest Group on
SIRDS: Single-Image Random Dot Stereogram
Programming LANguages
SIRENE: Supplementary Information REquest at
SII: Static Invocation Interface
the National Entry
SIIA: Software & Information Industry
SIS: Single Instance Store
Association
Architecture designed to maintain duplicate files with a
An association for software companies. See also minimum of disk, cache, and backup media overhead
http://www.siia.net/ (Organizations) (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
SIIT: Stateless Ip/Icmp Translation algorithm SIS: Strategic Information System
Translates between IPv4 and IPv6 packet headers (including
ICMP headers) in separate translator "boxes" in the network SIS: Supplier Information System
without requiring any per-connection state in those "boxes"
(Communication)
SISAL: Streams and Iteration in a Single
Assignment Language
SIL: Solid Immersion Lens
SISL: System Interrupt Steering Logic
Compact disk head technology (Hardware)
SISNET: Signal in Space through the interNET
SIM: Security Information Management
Software designed to automate the collection of event log data SISSL: Sun Industry Standards Source License
from security devices and helping users make sense of it (Sun)
through a common management console (Security)
SIT: Special Information Tones
SIM: SIMplex
Used in SCSI interface for a single backplane (Hardware) SIT: StuffIT
File name extension (Apple)
SIM: SIMulator
SIU: System Interface Unit
SIM: Subscriber Identity Module
(Hardware) SIV: System Integrity Verifier
SIM: Systems Insight Manager SIVIT: SIemens VIrtual Touchscreen

(Operating systems) (HP) (Hardware) (Siemens-Nixdorf)
SIMD: Single Instruction, Multiple Data SIX: Shared with Intent eXclusive
Database management system's locking attribute (Databases)
SIMM: Single In line Memory Module
A circuit board that holds surface-mount memory chips. A SJF: Shortest Job First
SIMM is compact and efficient (Hardware) Process or thread scheduling (Operating systems)
SIMS: Stalker Internet Mail Server SJSXP: Sun Java Streaming Xml Parser
(Software) (Sun)
SIMTEL: SIMulation and TELeprocessing
SKIP: Simple Key management for Internet
SIMULA: SIMULAtion
Protocol
Programming language
(Network)
SIN: Specification Information Note
SKU: StockKeeping Unit
SIO: Serial Input/Output
SLA: Service Level Agreement
Communications driver
A contract between a service provider and customer defining
SIP: Scsi-3 Interlocked Protocol provider responsibilities in terms of network levels, times of
availability, method of measurement, consequences if service
SIP: Session Initiation Protocol levels aren't met, and all costs involved (Network) S
IETF standard protocol for IP-communication, enabling IP-
Telephony gateways, client endpoints, PBXs and other SLAN: Secure Local Area Network
communication systems or devices to communicate with each SLB: Server Load Balancing
other (Communication)
SLB: Static Load Balancing
SIP: Single In-line Package
The packaging of an electronic component with all leads SLC: Subscriber Line Concentrator
protruding from one side only (Hardware) (Communication)
SIP: Smds Interface Protocol SLD: Second Level Domain
SIPC: Simply Interactive Personal Computer (Network)
(Hardware) (Microsoft) SLDRAM: Synchronous Link Dynamic Random
Access Memory
SIPO: Serial In, Parallel Out
(Hardware)
SIPP: Simple Internet Protocol Plus
SLDT: Store Local Descriptor Table
SIPP: SImple Polygon Processor
SLED: Single Large Expensive Disk
SIPP: Single In line Pin Package Refers to older mainframe hard disks that were used as a basis
(Hardware) for comparison during the initial UC Berkeley RAID studies.
(Hardware)
SIPR: Secure Internet Protocol Router
(Network) SLEE: Service Logic Execution Environment
SIR: Save Instruction Recognition

SLF4J SMF
SLF4J: Simple Logging Facade For Java SM: Smart Media

Intended to serve as a simple facade for various logging APIs (Hardware)
allowing to the end-user to plug in the desired implementation
at deployment time. See http://www.slf4j.org/ (Software) SM: System Management
SLG: Service Level Guarantee SMA: Software Migration Assistant

(Network) SMAE: System Management Application Entity
SLI: Scalable Link Interface SMAF: Service Management Agent Function
Method for linking two (or more) video cards together to
produce a single output. It is an application of parallel SMAP: System Management Application Process
processing for computer graphics, meant to increase the SMAPI: Speech Manager Application
processing power available for graphics (Hardware) (nVidia)
SLI: Scan Line Interlacing (Software)
(Hardware)
SMART: Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting
SLIC: Serial Link and Interrupt Controller Technology
Drives equipped with this feature report predicted failures
SLIC: Session Layer Interface Card
based on threshold values determined by the manufacturer.
(Hardware) This allows the network manager to replace a drive before it
SLIC: Subscriber Line Interface Card fails. (Hardware)
Interface between home phone lines and Central Office (CO) SMASE: System Management Application Service
(Hardware) Element
SLIC: System Level Integration Circuit SMASH: Simple, Many And Self-Healing
SLIC: System Licensed Internal Code Supercomputing architecture (Hardware) (IBM)
(IBM) SMASH: Systems Management Architecture for
SLIM: Structured Language for Internet Markup Server Hardware
Suite of specifications that deliver architectural semantics,
SLIP: Serial Line Internet Protocol industry standard protocols and profiles to unify the
An Internet protocol used to run IP over serial lines such as management of the data center
telephone circuits or RS-232 cables interconnecting two
systems. SLIP is now being replaced by PPP (Communication)
SMAU: Smart Multistation Access Unit
(Network)
SLM: Service Level Management
SMB: Server Message Block
SLM: Spatial Light Modulator A common format for sharing files, directories and devices in
(Hardware) Microsoft's operating systems (Operating systems)
SLMR: Silly Little Mail Reader SMB: Small-Medium Business
SLO: Service Level Objective SMBIOS: System Management Basic
(Network) Input/Output System
SLOSH: Sea, Lake and Overland Surge from Specification that addresses how motherboard and system
vendors present management information about their products
Hurricane
in a standard format by extending the BIOS interface on x86
SLOT: Scanned Laser Output Terminal architecture systems
SLP: Service Location Protocol SMBus: System Management BUS

(Network) SMC: Scsi-3 Medium changer Command
SLP: Service Logic Program SMC: Solaris Management Console
SLPD: Service Location Protocol Domain (Operating systems) (Sun)
(Network) SMC: Standard Microsystems Corporation S
SLR: Single-Lens Reflex (Organizations)
(Hardware) SMD: Storage Module Device
SLS: Scalable to LosslesS An industry-standard interface used for large-capacity, high-
performance disks (Hardware)
extension to the MPEG-4 audio standard to allow lossless audio
compression scalable to lossy AAC SMD: Surface-Mount Device
SLS: Softlanding Linux System (Hardware)
SLSI: Super Large Scale of Integration SMDR: Station Message Detail Recording
The process of placing from 50,000 to 100,000 circuit SMDR: Storage Management Data Requester
components. Also, the quality of their connections (Hardware)
SMDS: Switched Multimegabit Data Service
SLSS: Systems Library Subscription Service
An emerging high-speed networking technology to be offered
(IBM) by the telephone companies in the U.S.
SLU: Secondary Logical Unit SME: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
SLU: Spoken Language Understanding SME: Subject Matter Expert
SLU: Subscriber line Unit SMF: Semantic Modelling Format
(Hardware) XML-based language that can be used to persist English Query
SLU: Subscriber line Usage model information (Databases) (Microsoft)
(Communication) SMF: Service Management Facility
SM: Set Mode (Operating systems) (Sun)
SM: Shared Memory SMF: Single Mode Fiber

SMFA SNEWS
SMFA: Special Management Functional Element SMPTE: Society of Motion Picture & Television
Engineers
SMG: Special Mobile Group
(Organizations)
SMI: Security Management Interface
SMRAM: System Management Random Access
(Software)
Memory
SMI: Static Memory Interface
SMS: Short Message Service
(Hardware)
SMS: System Managed Storage
SMI: Structure of Management Information
(Hardware) (IBM)
The rules that define the objects that can be accessed through
a network management protocol (Network) SMS: System Management Server
SMI: Sun Microsystems Inc. (Microsoft)
SMI: System Management Interrupt SMSC: Short Message Service Centre
SMIF: Standard Mechanical InterFace SMSW: Store Machine Status Word
SMIL: Synchronized Multimedia Integration SMT: Station ManagemenT

Language SMT: Surface-Mount Technology
SMIT: System Management Interface Tool (Hardware)
(IBM) SMT: System Management Terminal
SMK: Software Migration Kit (Software) (Zyxel)
(Microsoft) SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SMKD: Scalable Multicast Key Distribution The Internet email protocol. Defined in RFC 821, with
associated message format descriptions in RFC 822
(Security)
SMTPE: Society of Motion Picture and Television
SML: Service Management Layer
Engineers
SML: Shared Memory Link See http://www.smpte.org (Organizations)
SML: Siemens Modular Link SMU: System Management Utility
SML: Smart Markup Language SMX: Server Macro eXpansion
The goal of SML is to enable automation of all interactions with
XML documents providing general methods to represent a set
SN: Serial Number
of smart device functions SNA: Survivable Network Analysis
SML: Standard Machine Language (Security)
SML: Standard Meta Language SNA: System Network Architecture

The proprietary network architecture of IBM (Network) (IBM)
SML/NJ: Standard Meta Language/New Jersey
SNACP: System Network Architecture Control
SMLI: Stateful Multi-Layer Inspection Protocol
SMM: System Management Mode (Network)
(Intel)
SNADS: System Network Architecture
SMM: System Manager's Manual Distribution Service
(Network) (IBM)
SMOBC: Solder Mask Over Bare Copper
SNAFU: Situation Normal All Fouled Up
SMOR: Storage Manager On Rom
(Net lingo)
(Hardware) (DPT)
SNAM: Server Net Access Manager
SMP: Simple Management Protocol
(Network) S
SMP: Smart Messaging Protocol
SNAP: Sub-Network Access Protocol
(Communication) (Nokia)
SNAP: SubNetwork Attachment Point
SMP: Software Motion Picture
SNAP: System and Network Administration
SMP: Symbolic Manipulation Program
Program
SMP: Symmetric MultiProcessing
SNAPI: Structured N-dimensional Application
A form of multiprocessing in which more than one processor
can run kernel-level code simultaneously (Hardware)
(Oracle)
SMP: System Modification Program
SNAT: Secure Network Address Translation
(Software)
Provides a secure mechanism for translating internal,
SMP/E: System Modification Program/Extended nonroutable addresses into routable addresses. As traffic flows
(Software) out of a data center, the gateway and source address of IP
packets are translated and switched to the appropriate
SMPC: Shared Memory Parallel Computer upstream gateway router (Network)
SMPP: Short Message Peer to Peer protocol SNCA: Solaris Network Cache and Accelerator
SMPP, developed by Logica Aldiscon is intended as a way of (Sun)
providing an open and generic interface between an ESME and
a SMSC for message transfer SNCP: Single Node Control Point
SMPS: Switching Mode Power Supply SND: SouND
File Format for music
SNEWS: Secure NEWs Server

SNF SPAN
SNF: Server Natural Format SOHO: Small Office/Home Office

SNI: Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme SOI: Silicon On Insulator
(Hardware)
SNI: Site Need Index
SOJ: Small-Outline J-lead
SNI: Sna Network Interconnection
(Hardware)
SNI: Subscriber Network Interface
SOL: Serial Over Lan
SNIA: Storage Networking Industry Association Mechanism that enables the input and output of the serial port
(Organizations) of a managed system to be redirected via an IPMI session over
IP (Communication)
SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol
The protocol that manages networks. SNMP-enabled devices SOL: Simulation Oriented Language
can communicate with each other (Network)
SOM: Scripting Object Model
SNMPSEC: Simple Network Management Protocol (Software)
SECurity
SOM: Self-Organizing Map
(Security)
Algorithm used to visualize and interpret large high-
SNNS: Stuttgart Neural Network Simulator dimensional data sets. Typical applications are visualization of
process states or financial results by representing the central
SNOBOL: StriNg Oriented symBOlic Language dependencies within the data on the map
Programming Language (Software)
SOM: Start Of Message
SNP: Serial Number/Password (Communication)
SNPP: Simple Network Paging Protocol SOM: Structured Object Method
(Network)
SOM: System Object Model
SNQP: Simple Nomenclator Query Protocol (Operating systems) (IBM)
(Network)
SONAR: SOund Navigation And Ranging
SNR: Signal to Noise Ratio
SONDS: Small Office Network Data System
SNRM: Set Normal Response Mode
SONET: Synchronous Optical NETwork
(Communication)
North American transport standard for optical networks with
SNRME: Set Normal Response Mode Extended speeds from approximately 52 Mb/s (OC-1) to 10 Gb/s (OC-
(Communication) 192) (Network)
SNS: Subject Name Server SOP: Small Outline Package

SNTP: Simple Network Time Protocol SOP: Standard Operating Procedure
(Network) SOS: Silicon On Sapphire
SO: Security Officer (Hardware)
SO: Serial Output SOS: Sophisticated Operating System

(Hardware) SOS: Standard and Open System
SOA: Service Oriented Architecture SOTA: State Of The Art
Is essentially a collection of services. These services
communicate with each other. The communication can involve SOW: Statement of Work
either simple data passing or it could involve two or more SOX: Schema for Object-oriented Xml
services coordinating some activity (Software)
Is a schema proposal that includes extensible data types,
SOA: Start Of Authority namespaces, and embedded documentation
SOAP: Simple Object Access Protocol

(Software)
SOX: SOund eXchange
S
SP: Sequence Processor
SOB: Start Of Block (Hardware)
(Communication) SP: Service Pack
SOC: Separation Of Concerns SP: Signal Processor
Software development technique used in aspect-oriented
programming (AOP) (Software) SP: Solution Provider
SOC: System On a Chip SP: Stack Pointer
(Hardware) CPU register (Hardware) (Intel)
SOCKS: SOCKet Secure SP: System Product

SODIMM: Small Outline Dual In-line Memory SP3: Secure Portable Player Platform
Module SPA: Secure Password Authentication
(Hardware)
(Microsoft)
SO-DIMM: Small Outline Dual In line Memory
SPA: Service Provider Api
Module
SPA: Software Publishers Association
SOE: Standard Operating Environment
(Organizations)
SOEP: Secondary Operand Execution Pipeline
SPAG: Standards Promotion and Application
SOG: Service Order Gateway Group
SOH: Start Of Header SPAN: Space Physics Analysis Network
(Communication)

SPAN SPN
SPAN: Switched Port Analyzer SPF: System Programming Facility

Cisco feature that selects network traffic for analysis by a
SPGA: Staggered Pin Grid Array
network analyzer such as a SwitchProbe device or other
Remote Monitoring (RMON) probe (Network) (Cisco) IC pins organization (Hardware)
SPAP: Shiva Password Authentification Protocol SPI: Scsi Parallel Interface

(Security) SPI: Security Parameter Index
SPARC: Scalable Processor ARChitecture SPI: Serial Peripheral Interface
Architecture based on a reduced instruction set computer
(RISC) concept. Sun and its suppliers designed the architecture SPI: Service Provider Interface
to significantly improve price and performance (Hardware) SPI: Smart Plug-In
(Sun)
SPI: Stateful Packet Inspection
SPARQL: Simple Protocol And Rdf Query Language
(Security)
SPB: Stored Procedure Builder
SPI: Stream Programming Interface
Development environment for creating, installing and testing
(Software)
stored procedures (Databases) (IBM)
SPC: Scsi-3 Primary Command SPI: System Packet Interface
(Network)
SPC: Small Peripheral Controller
SPI: System Programming Interface
SPC: Software Publishing Certificate
SPI-2: Scsi Parallel Interface - version 2
A PKCS #7 signed-data object containing X.509 certificates
(Security) Contains all pertinent features from SCSI-2, SPI, and Fast-20
plus the new features of Fast-40 and Low Voltage Differential.
SPC: Software Publishing Corp.. SPI-2 is a complete definition of the parallel SCSI physical and
protocol layers
SPC: Statistical Process Control
SPI-3: Scsi Parallel Interface - version 3
SPC: Stored Program Control
Contains all pertinent features from SPI-2 plus the new
SPCF: Service Point Command Facility features of Fast-80 (160 MByte/Sec on 16-bit buses) and
packetized protocol. Thus SPI-3 is a complete definition of the
SPCS: Stored Program Controlled Switch parallel SCSI physical and protocol layers
SPD: Security Policy Database SPID: Service Profile IDentifier
Specifies what services are to be offered to IP datagrams and (Network)
in what fashion (Network)
SPIKE: Science Planning Intelligent Knowledge-
SPD: Serial Presence Detect based Environment
SPD: Software Product Description SPIRE: Spatial Paradigm for Information
(Software) Retrieval and Exploration
SPD: System Products Division SPIRES: Stanford Public Information REtrieval
Proprietary AS/400 I/O bus (Hardware) (IBM) System
SPDL: Standard Page Description Language SPKI: Simple Public Key Infrastructure
SPDU: Session Protocol Data Unit (Security)
SPE: System Policy Editor SPKM: Simple Public-Key Mechanism

It provides an administrator with the means to centrally SPL: Schedule Plus type Library
manage Windows desktop environments, and is a flexible
alternative to mandatory user profiles (Operating systems)
(Microsoft) SPL: Set Priority Level
SPEC: Standard Performance Evaluation
Corporation
SPL: SPelL checker S
File name extension
A group of participating computer system manufacturers that
develops a series of accepted test programs to measure system SPL: SPooLer
computing performance SPL: Stored Procedure Language
SPECFS: SPECial File System (Databases)
A pseudo file system that provides access to character special SPL: Sun Public License
and block devices (Operating systems)
(Sun)
SPEM: Software Process Engineering Metamodel
SPL: System Programming Language
This metamodel is used to describe a concrete software
(HP)
development process or a family of related software
development processes SPLD: Simple Programmable Logic Device
SPEWS: Spam Prevention Early Warning System SPM: Statistical Packet Multiplexing
SPF: Sender Policy Framework Technology to dynamically allocate bandwidth to active circuits
(Network)
Open standard specifying a technical method to prevent sender
address forgery. More precisely, the current version of SPF - SPM: System Performance Monitor
called SPFv1 or SPF Classic - protects the envelope sender
(IBM)
address, which is used for the delivery of messages
SPM/2: System Performance Monitor/2
SPF: Shortest Path First
(Network) SPN: Service Principal Name
The name by which a client uniquely identifies an instance of a
SPF: Stateful Packet Filter
service. If you install multiple instances of a service, each
(Network) instance must have its own SPN

SPOC SRMD
SPOC: Single Point Of Contact SQL/DS: Structured Query Language/Data System

(IBM)
SPOF: Single Point Of Failure
SQLJ: Structured Query Language for Java
SPOOL: Simultaneous Peripheral Operations On
Line (Databases)
SPOT: Shared Product Object Tree SQM: Software Quality Management

(Software)
(IBM)
SPOT: Simple Performance Optimization Tool SQoS: Secure Quality Of Service
Produces a report on the performance of an application. The SQRT: SQuare RooT
spot report contains detailed information about various
common conditions that impact performance (Software) (Sun) SR: Service Release
SPP: Scalable Parallel Processing SR: Shift Register
SPP: Sequenced Packet Protocol SR: Speech Recognition
SPP: Standard Printer Port SR: Status Register

(Hardware)
SPPS: Scalable Power Parallel System
(IBM) SRAM: Shadow Random Access Memory
SPR: Software Problem Report SRAM: Static Random Access Memory

A bug report. (Software) (Hardware)
SPR: Special Purpose Register SRAPI: Speech Recognition Application

(Hardware) Programming Interface
SPR: Statistical Pattern Recognition SRAT: Static Resource Affinity Table

Can be used to describe the physical location of processors and
SPR: Symmetrical Phase Recording memory in large-scale systems, allowing threads and memory
(Hardware) to be grouped in an optimal manner (Operating systems)
(Microsoft)
SPREAD: Systems Programming, Research,
Engineering And Development SRB: Source-Route Bridge
(IBM) SRC: SouRCe
SPS: Secure Packet Shield File name extension
SPS: Shock Protection System SRC: System Resource Controller

(IBM)
SPS: Standby Power System
SRD: Screen ReaDer system
SPS: Structured PostScript
That PostScript code which has been commented and SRD: Support Readiness Document
structured in a strict way to enable filters and print spoolers to Free documents that focus on installation, configuration, and
manipulate it without actually processing any of the PostScript common user problems related to various Java platforms and
code tools (Sun)
SPS: Symantec Product Specialist SRDRAM: Self-Refreshed Dynamic Random
(Symantec) Access Memory
SPSS: Statistical Package for the Social Sciences SRE: Self Routing switch Element
(Software)
SRF: Service Resource Function
SPT: Scsi Pass Through
sRGB: Standard Red Green Blue
SPT: Sectors Per Track (Hardware)
SPTI: Scsi Pass-Through Interface SRGS: Speech Recognition Grammar Specification S
Grammar intended for use by speech recognizers and other
SPTS: SharePoint Team Service
grammar processors so that developers can specify the words
(Software) (Microsoft) and patterns of words to be listened for by a speech
SPU: System Processing Unit recognizer. See also http://www.w3.org/TR/speech-grammar/
SPUC/DL: Serial Peripheral Unit Controller/Data SRL: Segmentation and Reassembly Layer
Link SRM: Security Reference Monitor
SPUD: Storage Pedestal Upgrade Disk SRM: Security Risk Management
SPX: Sequenced Packet Exchange Logical process that may be used to assess and quantify risk,
and provide management with cost-effective solutions to
(Network) (Novell)
security risk reduction using available resources (Security)
SQ: SQueezed
SRM: Storage Resource Manager
SQE: Signal Quality Error (Software)
SQFP: Small Quad Flat Package SRM: Supplier Relationship Management
IC package Software enabling a company or entity to better coordinate
activities and share information with suppliers (Software)
SQL: Structured Query Language
The international standard language for defining and accessing SRM: System Renewability Message
relational databases (Databases) (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
SQL/CLI: Structured Query Language/Call Level SRMD: Security Risk Management Discipline
Interface Detailed process that is useful in determining which threats and
vulnerabilities have the most potential impact on a particular
organization (Security) (Microsoft)

SRM-E SSO
SRM-E: Service Resource Module Enhanced SSCCE: Short, Self Contained, Compilable and
(Network) (Cisco) Executable
Example program that demonstrates a bug or to submit to
SRMP: Soap Reliable Messaging Protocol
forums when asking for help (Software)
SRMP enhances SOAP by defining additional headers that
ensure reliability in application-to-application communication SSCE: Site Server Commerce Edition
SRN: Source/Recipient Node SSCF: Service Specific Coordination Function
SRO: Sharable and Read Only SSCOP: Service Specific Connection Orientated
SRP: Secure Remote Password Protocol
Secure password-based authentication and key-exchange SSCP: Service Switching Control Point
protocol. See also http://srp.stanford.edu/ (Security)
SSCP: System Services Control Point
SRP: Security Rollup Package
SSCP: Systems Security Certified Practitioner
SRP: Session Request Protocol SSCS: Service Specific Convergence Sublayer
(Hardware) SSCS: Solid-State Circuits Society
SRP: Source Routing Protocol (Organizations)
SRP: Suggested Retail Price SSD: Solid State Disk
SRPI: Server-Requester Programming Interface SSDD: Same S**t Different Day

(Net lingo)
(IBM)
SRQ: Service ReQuest SSDP: Simple Service Discovery Protocol
SRR: Serially Reusable Resource
SSDU: Session Service Data Unit
SRS: Screen Reader System
SSE: Software Support Engineer
SRS: Shared Registration System
SSE: Streaming Simd Extensions
(Network)
Xeon CPU extension to the instruction set (Hardware) (Intel)
SRS: Sound Retrieval System
SSEC: Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator
SRVIFS: SeRVer Installable File System (IBM)
SS: Single-Sided SSF: Service Switching Function
(Hardware)
SSFDC: Solid State Floppy Disc Card
SS: Solid State Also known as SmartMedia (Hardware)
(Hardware)
SSG: Service Selection Gateway
SS: Stack Segment (Network) (Cisco)
SSGA: System Support Gate Array
SS/SNA: Server to Server System Network
Architecture SSH: Secure SHell
SS7: Signaling System 7 SSH: Site Security Handbook

(Security)
SSA: Serial Storage Architecture
(Hardware) SSI: Server-Side Include
SSA: Survivable Systems Analysis SSI: Single System Image

Practical engineering process that enables you to
systematically assess the survivability properties of proposed
SSI: Small-Scale Integration S
The process of placing fewer than 10 components on one chip
systems, existing systems, and modifications to existing (Hardware)
systems (Security)
SSID: Service Set IDentifier
SSA: System Software Associates
(Network)
SSAA: Super-Sample Anti-Aliasing
SSJS: Server-Side JavaScript
(Hardware)
(Software)
SSAD: Structured System Analysis and Design
SSL: Secure Sockets Layer
SSADM: Structured System Analysis and Design A protocol for secure network communications using a
Method combination of public and secret key technology (Security)
SSAP: Session Service Access Point SSL: Synthesizer Specification Language

(Network) SSM: Source Specific Multicast
SSAP: Source Service Access Point Extension of IP multicast where datagram traffic is forwarded
to receivers from only those multicast sources to which the
SSB: Single SideBand receivers have explicitly joined (Network)
SSBAM: Single SideBand Amplitude Modulation SSML: Speech Synthesis Markup Language
SSBP: Simple Soap Binding Profile Markup specification for voice browsers designed to provide a
rich, XML-based markup language for assisting the generation
(Software)
of synthetic speech in Web and other applications. See also
SSC: Scsi Stream Command http://www.w3.org/TR/speech-synthesis/
SSO: Single Sign-On
(Security)

SSP STP
SSP: Security Support Provider STDA: StreetTalk Directory Assistance

A dynamic-link library that implements the SSPI by making (Banyan)
one or more security packages available to applications. Each
security package provides mappings between an application's STDAUX: STanDard AUXiliary
SSPI function calls and an actual security model's functions STDERR: STanDard ERRor
(Security)
STDIN: STanDard INput
SSP: Service Switching Point
STDM: Statistical Time Division Multiplexer
SSP: Silicon Switch Processor
STDOUT: STanDard OUTput
SSP: Storage Service Provider
STDPRN: STanDard PRiNter
SSP: Switch to Switch Protocol
STE: Section Terminating Equipment
SSP: System Stack Pointer
STEP: STandard for the Exchange of Product data
SSP: System Support Program
Is a major International Standards Organisation (ISO) effort to
IBM s/36 operating system (Operating systems) (IBM) standardise methods for the exchange of data from many fields
SSPI: Security Support Provider Interface of engineering
A common interface between transport-level applications, such STEP: Standard Template for Electronic Publishing
as Remote Procedure Call (RPC), and security providers. SSPI
allows a transport application to call one of several security STF: STructured File
providers to obtain an authenticated connection (Security) File name extension (Lotus)
SSRP: Simple Server Redundancy Protocol STFG: Search The Friendly Google
(Cisco) (Net lingo)
SSS: System Support Station STFN: Surf The F***ing Net
(Hardware) For those who RTFM, and still couldn't work it out (Net lingo)
SSSD: Single Sided Single Density STFU: Shut The F**k Up
SST: Shiva Smart Tunneling (Net lingo)
SST: Simple Sipp Transition STFW: Search The F***ing Web

Answer for easy-find questions (Net lingo)
SST: Spread-Spectrum Technology
STI: SeT Interrupt flag
SST: Sustained Stewardship Teraflop
(IBM)
STING: Software Technology INterest Group
SST: Swedish Summer Time STIX: SmallTalk Interface to X

Timezone: GMT +1:00 STK: Satellite ToolKit
SST: Systems Services and Technology Graphical, object-oriented software for satellite and space
station orbital and sensor coverage analysis (Software)
SSTP: Shared Spanning Tree Protocol
STL: Standard Template Library
(Network)
(Software)
SSU: System Setup Utility
STM: Scanning Tunneling Microscope
SSX: Small Services eXecutive (Hardware)
Operating system (Operating systems)
STM: Synchronous Transfer Mode
STA: Single Threaded Apartment
STM: Synchronous Transport Module
A threading context for components that require a message
queue or thread affinity. Access to components in an STA is by (Communication)
definition synchronized (Software) (Microsoft) STN: Super-Twist Nematic
STA: Spanning Tree Algorithm LCD display technology (Hardware) S
STAR: Self-defining Text ARchival STN-LCD: SuperTwist Nematic Liquid Crystal
Display
STAR: Shareware Trade Association and
Resources STONE: STructured and OpeN Environment
StAX: STreaming Api for Xml parsing STOS: STOre String
(Software) STP: Secure Transfer Protocol
STB: Set-Top Box STP: Service Transaction Program
(Hardware)
STP: Shielded Twisted Pair
STB: Simply The Best (Hardware)
Name of many companies
STP: Signal Transfer Point
STB: Software Technical Bulletin
STP: Soa Tools Platform
STB: STroBe Open source collaborative software development project
STC: SeT Carry flag dedicated to providing a generic, extensible, standards-based
tool platform for producing Service Oriented Architecture
STC: Sub-Technical Committee (SOA) applications (Software)
STD: SeT Direction flag StP: Software Through Pictures

STD: STanDard STP: Spanning Tree Protocol
STD: State Transition Diagram

STP SWAN
STP: Speed Test Pro SUP: Superscript

Program that monitors your internet connection, web site, cpu, HTML Tag
memory, Hard Drives, Wifi, LAN, Processes and much more all
in real time and will store all data recorded into an log, so it SUR: Shell Update Release
can be easily imported into almost any application (Software) (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
STP: Straight Through Processing SURAnet: Southeastern Universities Research

Ability to take a financial transaction though complete Association NETwork
confirmation automatically
SUS: Software Update Services
STP: Synchronized Transaction Processing Software update management solution (Operating systems)
(Microsoft)
STPML: Straight Through Processing Markup
Language SUSP: System Use Sharing Protocol
An XML message specification designed for the financial SUT: Socket Under Test
securities trading industry to meet the requirements of straight
through processing SUTT: Single User Test Tools
STPP: Strategic Technology Protection Program SVC: Switched Virtual Circuit
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) Virtual connection set up only for the duration of a single
communications session. In contrast, a permanent virtual
STR: Store Task Register circuit remains available at all times (Network)
STR: Suspend To Ram SVCD: Super Video Compact Disc
Power saving state (Hardware)
STR: Synchronous Transmitter Receiver SVF: Schema Validation Framework
STRESS: STRuctural Engineering System Solver (Software) (Sun)
Programming language SVF: Simple Vector Format
STRUDL: STRUctural Design Language SVG: Scalable Vector Graphics
Programming language
SVGA: Super Video Graphics Array
STS: Synchronous Transport Signal Video specification for a resolution of 800 X 600 pixels in 256
SONET signal (Communication) colors (Hardware)
STT: Secure Transaction Technology S-VHS: Super Video Home System
(Microsoft)
SVI: Switched Virtual Interface
STTL: Standard Transistor Transistor Logic Represents a VLAN of switch ports as one interface to the
(Hardware) routing or bridging function in the system (Network)
STTS: Simple Tree Transformation Sheets SVID: System V Interface Definition

Applies to the Unix OS (Operating systems)
STX: Start of TeXt
(Communication) SVM: System Virtual Machine
(Microsoft)
STX: Streaming Transformations for Xml
One-pass transformation language for XML documents. STX is SVM: System Volume Mangement
intended as a high-speed, low memory consumption
alternative to XSLT. See http://stx.sourceforge.net/ (Software) SVN: Switched Virtual Network
(IBM)
STY: STYle
File name extension SVP: SchemaView Plus
Filename extension for SchemaView Plus, a program for
SU: Scalable Unit drawing database schemas
(Hardware)
SVR: SerVeR
SUA: Single User Account S
SVR4: System V Release 4
Allows multiple users to share a single IP address (either
dynamic or static) assigned by your Internet Service Provider SVRn: System V Release n
(ISP) (Network) Applies to the Unix OS (Operating systems)
SUB: SUBroutine SVS: Symmetric Virtual Servers
SUB: Subscript SW: SoftWare
HTML Tag
SW: Status Word
SUB: SUBstitute
Sw/A: Soap with Attachments
SUB: SUBtract (Software)
SUE: Stupid User Error SWAC: Standards Western Automatic Calculator
(Net lingo)
SWAG: Scientific (or Silly) Wild A** Guess
SUG: Sun User's Group A term used by technical teams when establishing high level
SUMA: Software Upgrade and Maintenance sizings for large projects (Net lingo)
Agreement SWAIS: Simple Wide Area Information Server
(Software)
SWAK: Sealed With A Kiss
SUN: Stanford University Network Saying goodbye (Net lingo)
SUNET: Swedish University NETwork SWALK: Sealed With A Loving Kiss
SUNVIEW: SUN's Visual Integrated Environment (Net lingo)
for Workstations SWAN: Sun Wide Area Network

SWAP TalOS
SWAP: Shared Wireless Access Protocol SYM: SYMbols

(Communication) File name extension
SWAP: Simple Workflow Access Protocol SYMM: SYnchronized MultiMedia
SWAP: Stewart Warner Array Program SYMPL: SYsteM Programming Language
SWAR: Simd Within A Register SYN: SYNonym
A form of parallelism used in most microprocessors. Examples File name extension
include MMX, SSE, SSE2, and 3DNow instructions (Hardware)
SYNC: SYNChronous
SWBPD: Semantic Web Best Practices and
Deployment SYS: SYStem
SWDP: Sun Web Developer Pack SYS: SYStem configuration

File name extension
Helps to leverage emerging web technologies and techniques
to create interactive and dynamic web applications for the SYS: SYStem device driver
enterprise (Software) (Sun)
File name extension
SWF: ShockWave Format SYSADMIN: SYStem ADMINistrator
File format
SYSGEN: SYStem GENerator
SWI: SoftWare Interrupts
SYSLOG: SYStem LOG
SWIFT: Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial
Telecommunication SYSMOD: SYStem MODification
SWIG: Simplified Wrapper and Interface SYSOP: SYStem OPerator

Generator SYSREQ: SYStem REQuest
SWIM: System Wide Information Management SZ: Send Zmodem
(Network)
SWISH: Simple Web Indexing System for Humans T
SWMBO: She Who Must Be Obeyed T: Tera
(Net lingo) Prefix for 10 power 12 (or, in IT parlance, 2 power 40)
SWOP: Specifications for Web Offset Publications T&E: Travel And Entertainment
These specifications standardize the submission of materials (Software)
supplied to web offset publications, and areas of responsibility
for each of the involved industry segments. See T&L: Transform And Lighting
http://www.swop.org/ (Organizations) Graphics function
SWP: Simple Web Printing T/B: Top/Bottom
SWP: SWaP T/R: Transmit/Receive
File name extension
T9: Typing on 9 keys
SWRL: Semantic Web Rule Language
TA: Technical Assembly
Intended to be the rule language of the Semantic Web
TA: Terminal Adapter
SWS: Sun Web Server
An ISDN-compatible device that converts non-ISDN
(Sun) transmission to ISDN transmission (Hardware)
SWS: Symantec Web Security TAB: Tape Automated Bonding
(Symantec) (Hardware)
SWT: Standard Widget Toolkit TAC: Technical Assistance Center
(Software) (Cisco) S
SWT: Swedish Winter Time TAC: Terminal Access Controller
Timezone: GMT +1:00
TACACS: Terminal Access Controller Access-
T
SWTX: Server Workstation Technology eXtended Control System
A size and form factor specification for motherboards (Network)
(Hardware)
TACS: Total Access Communication System
SX: SimpleX
(Communication) TAD: Telephone Answering Device
SXGA: Super eXtended Graphics Array TAF: Transparent Application Failover

Video specification for a resolution of 1280 X 1024 pixel (Databases) (Oracle)
(Hardware) TAG: Technical Advisory Group
SXGA+: Super eXtended Graphics Array Plus TAG: Telecommunications Access Gateway
Video specification for a resolution of 1400 X 1050 pixels (Communication)
(Hardware)
TAL: Typed Assembly Language
SXI: StarOffice Impress
(Software)
Star/Open Office presentation file extension (Software)
TalAE: TALigent Application Environment
SXQL: Simple Xml Query Language
(Software)
SYL: See You Later
TalDE: TALigent Development Environment
(Net lingo)
TalOS: TALigent Object Services
SYLK: SYmbolic LinK

TAN TCSEC
TAN: Table Area Network TCAM: TeleCommunication Access Method

(IBM)
TAN: Tape Area Network
TCAM: Ternary Content Addressable Memory
TAN: TransAction Number
(Hardware)
TANSTAAFL: There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free
Lunch TCAP: Transaction Capabilities Application Part
Adds transaction based functionality to the Public Switch
(Net lingo)
Telephone Network (PSTN)
TAO: Track-At-Once
TCAV: Trend Chip Away Virus
Antivirus hardware for motherboards that blocks boot-time
TAP: Telelocator Alphanumeric Protocol viruses (Hardware)
TAP: Terminal Access Point TCB: Trusted Code Base

(Software)
TAPCIS: The Access Program for the Compuserve
Information Service T-CCS: Transparent Common Channel Signaling
(Hardware) (Cisco)
TAPI: Telephony Application Programming
Interface TCG: Trusted Computing Group
(Software) (Microsoft) Group that develops and promotes open, vendor-neutral,
industry standard specifications for trusted computing building
TAR: Tape ARchive blocks and software interfaces across multiple platforms. See
TARFU: Things Are Really F***ed Up also https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/ (Organizations)
(Net lingo) TCK: Test Compatibility Kit
TAS: Telcom Analysis System (Software) (Sun)
(Hardware) TCL: Tool Control Language
TAS: Telephone Access Server TCL/TK: Tool Control Language ToolKit
TAS: Total Access System TCM: Technology Change Management
TAS: Totalnet Advanced Server (Software)
(Hardware) (Sun) TCM: Thermal Conduction Module
TASM: Turbo ASseMbler TCM: Time Compression Multiplexer
TCM: Trellis-Coded Modulation
TAT: Theoretical Arrival Time
TCO: Tjänstemännens Central Organization
TAXI: Transparent Asynchronous Transceiver Swedish organization establishing norms for monitor
Interface electromagnetic emissions (Organizations)
TB: TeraByte TCO: Total Cost of Ownership
1024 gigabytes
TCP: Tape-Carrier Package
TBAV: ThunderByte Anti Virus (Hardware)
(Software) TCP: Transmission Control Protocol
TBBS: The Bread Board System A communications protocol that ensures data is sent between
computers on the Internet (Network)
TBC: Time Base Corrector
TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
TBGA: Tape Ball Grid Array Protocol
(Hardware)
The protocol suite originally developed for the Internet. Also
TBH: To Be Honest called Internet Protocol suite (Network)
(Net lingo) TCPA: Trusted Computing Platform Alliance
TBK: ToolBooK (Intel)
File name extension TCP-ACO: Transmission Control Protocol
T
TBMT: Transmitter Buffer eMpTy Alternate Checksum Option
(Hardware) TCPBEUI: Transmission Control Protocol Bios
TBO: Total Benefit of Ownership Extended User Interface
TBT: Technology Based Training TCPC: The Clean Personal Computer group
TBU: Tape Backup Unit TCPLDP: Transmission Control Protocol

extensions for Long Delay Paths
TC: Technical Committee
TCPLW: Transmission Control Protocol Large
TC: Test Control Windows
TC: Transmission Control (Network)
(Communication) TCPSAT: Transmission Control Protocol over
TC: Transmission Convergence SATellite
(Communication) (Network)
TCA: Transaction Cost Analysis TCQ: Tagged Command Queuing

Methodology that can be used to measure the cost of individual SCSI feature to allow multiple I/O requests
shopper operations such as registering, browsing, searching a TCSEC: Trusted Computer Systems Evaluation
catalog, adding an item to a shopping cart, checking out, and
Criteria
so on (Microsoft)

TCSH TFTPD
TCSH: Trusted C SHell TEC: Tokyo Electronics Corporation

TD: Table Data TECO: Text Editor and COrrector
HTML tag
TED: Tiny EDitor
TD: Transmit Data
TED: Transient Electromagnetic Device
(Hardware)
(Hardware)
TDA: To Do Archive
TEDIS: Trade Electronic Data Interchange
Filename extension Systems
TDC: Tabular Data Control TEI: Terminal Endpoint Identifier
TDC: Tape Data Controller TEI: Text Encoding Initiative
TDC: Terrestrial Data Circuit TEL: Tivoli Enterprise Console
TDCC: Transportation Data Coordinating TELCO: TELephone Central Office
Committee
(Communication)
TD-CDMA: Time Division Code Division Multiple
TeleVAS: TELEphony Value Added Service
Access
(Communication) TELNET: TELephone NETwork
TDD: Telecommunications Device for the Deaf TEML: Turbo Editor Macro Language
(Borland)
TDE: Terminal Display Editor
TEMP: TEMPorary
TDES: Triple Data Encryption Standard
(Security) TEMS: Tornado Electronic Messaging Service
(Software)
TDF: Trace Definition File
File name extension (IBM) TEN: TransEuropean Network
TDF: Typeface Definition File TER: Thermal Eclipse Reading
File name extension (Sony)
TDI: Transport Data Interface TERM: Technology Enabled Relationship

Management
TDL: Test Description Language
TERMCAP: TERMinal CAPability
TDM: Technical Document Management
TERMINFO: TERMinal INFOrmation
TDM: Telecom Designed Network
TERMPWR: TERMinator PoWeR
TDM: Text Data Mining
TESS: The Exponential Security System
TDM: Time-Division Multiplexing
(Security)
Multiplexing technique that apportions the time available on its
composite link equally between its channels, interleaving data TETRA: TErrestrial Trunked RAdio
from successive channels (Communication) Modern digital Private Mobile Radio (PRM) and Public Access
Mobile Radio (PAMR) technology for police, ambulance and fire
TDMA: Time Division Multiple Access
services, security services, utilities, military etc.
TDMATBICPLY: This Doesn't Mean A Thing But It (Communication)
Confuses People Like You TFDD: Text File Device Driver
(Net lingo)
TFEL: Thin-Film ELectroluminescent
TDMS: Terminal Display Management System
TFI: Terminal Facility Identifier
TDP: Tag Distribution Protocol
TFM: Tagged Font Metric
TDP: Telelocator Data Protocol File name extension
TDP: Triton Data Path TFP: Tops Filing Protocol T
TDR: Time Domain Reflectometry TFS: Team Foundation Server
TDS: Tabular DataStream Productive and effective solution for managing change across
Database client to server communication protocol (Databases) organizations of all sizes. It enables you to securely manage all
project artifacts and source code in one repository (Software)
TDS: Tex Directory Structure (Microsoft)
TDSR: Transmitter Data Service Request TFS: Translucent File Service

A copy-on-write file system that enables users to share file
TDtoDP: Tablet Coordinates TO Display
hierarchies while providing each user with a private hierarchy
Coordinates for saving files as they are modified
TE: Terminal Equipment TFT: Task File Table
An ISDN-compatible terminal device that is attached to the
ISDN at the user interface TFT: Thin Film Transistor
LCD monitors manufacturing technology (Hardware)
TE/2: Terminal Emulator/2
TFTP: Trivial File Transfer Protocol
TEA: Tiny Encryption Algorithm
Simple version of the FTP protocol often used to transfer data
(Security) with diskless workstations, X-terminals and routers (Network)
TEAMA: Taiwanese Electric Appliance TFTPD: Trivial File Transfer Protocol Daemon
Manufacturer's Association Server-side TFTP service responsible for hosting specific file
TEB: Thread Environment Block download requests made by the client

TGA TM
TGA: TarGA TIMI: Technology Independent Machine Interface

File format for images (IBM)
TGC: Terminal Group Controller TIMS: Text Information Management Systems
TGIF: Thank Goodness It's Friday TINA: Telecommunication Information
(Net lingo) Networking Architecture
TGP: Thumbnail Gallery Post TINA-C: Telecommunication Information
Networking Architecture Consortium
TGT: Ticket Granting Ticket
(Security) TIP: Terminal Interface Processor
TH: Table Header TIP: Text Input Processor
HTML tag (Software)
TH: Transmission Header TIP: Transaction Internet Protocol

(Communication) TIP: Transputer Image Processing
THD: Total Harmonic Distortion TIPHON: Telecommunications and Internet
A sound quality parameter (lower is better) (Hardware) Protocol Harmonzation Over Networks
THEnet: Texas Higher Education NETwork ETSI Standard to support the market for voice communication
and related voice band communication between users. It will
THOMAS: The House of representatives Open ensure that users connected to IP based networks can
Multimedia Access System communicate with users in Switched Circuit Networks
THOR: Tandy High-performance Optical Recording TIS: Tools Interface Standard
THR: Transmit Holding Register TIS: Transaction Information System
THS: THeSaurus TISPAN: Telecoms & Internet converged Services
File name extension & Protocols for Advanced Networking
See http://portal.etsi.org (Communication)
THT: Token Holding Timer
TITOFET: Tunneling-In, Tunneling-Out Field
THX: Tomlinson Holman eXperiment
Effect Transistor
Certification and quality control program that applies to sound
systems and acoustics in theaters, home equipment, and TK/TK: TracK to TracK
digital mastering processes
TKIP: Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
TI: Texas Instruments (Security)
TI: Tool Interface TL1: Translation Language 1
(Software) (Sun) (Communication)
TI: Transport Independent TLA: Three Letters Acronym
TIA: Telecommunications Industry Association TLB: Translation Look-aside Buffer
TIA: Thank you In Advance (Hardware)
(Net lingo) TLD: Tag Library Descriptor
TIA: The Internet Adapter (Software) (Sun)
TIATLG: Truly, I Am The Living God TLD: Top Level Domain

(Net lingo) (Network)
TIB: Tag Information Base TLDA: Technology License and Distribution

Agreement
TiB: TebIByte
Unit of measurement, introduced by the International TLE: Template Language Extensions
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), correspondig to 1024 GiB (Software)
TIC: Total Initial Cost TLI: Transport Layer Interface T

An interface that is to supersede the socket-based interprocess
TID: Target IDentifier
communications mechanisms as the way to access transport
TIES: Time Independent Escape Sequence services. Modeled after the industry standard ISO Transport
Service Definition (Communication)
TIF: Tagged Image File
TLN: Trunk Line Network
Filename extension
TIFF: Tagged Image File Format TLP: Transmission Level Point
File format for images TLS: Thread Local Storage
(Software)
TIGA: Texas Instruments Graphics Architecture
(Hardware) (TI) TLS: Transport Layer Security
TIGER: Topologically Integrated Geographic A protocol from the IETF based on SSL. It will eventually
supersede SSL while remaining backward-compatible with SSL
Encoding and Referencing implementations (Security)
TIIAP: Telecommunications and Information TLSWG: Transport Layer Security Working Group
Infrastructure Assistance Program
(Organizations)
TIL: Tech Information Library TLU: Table LookUp
TIM: Technical Information Memo TLX: TeLeX
(Compaq)
TM: TradeMark
TIME: Timed Interactive Multimedia Extensions

TM TPF
TM: Traffic Management TNIEG: Trusted Network Interpretation

(Communication) Environmental Guideline
(Network)
TM: Transaction Manager
TN-LCD: Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystal Display
TM: Transaction Monitor
TNO: The Netherlands Organization
TM: Translation Memory
Also known as translation database, is a collections of entries TNPC: Taiwanese New Pc Consortium
where a source text is associated with its corresponding
translation in one or more target languages
TNS: Trivial Name Server
TM: Transmission and Multiplexing TNT: The News Toolkit

(Communication) See also NeWS (Sun)
TMA: Transparent Media Adapter Tnx: ThanKS

Scanner add-on to acquire material on transparent media (Net lingo)
(Hardware) TOC: Table Of Contents
TMDA: Tagged Message Delivery Agent TOD: Time Of Day
TMDB: Tivoli Management DataBase TODC: Time-Of-Day Clock
TMDS: Transition-Minimized Differential Signaling A clock module that contains the system date and time (year-
(Hardware) month-day-hour-minutes). (Hardware)
TME: Tivoli Management Environment TODS: Transactions On Database Systems

(Tivoli) TOE: Tcp Off-load Engine
TMF: Tivoli Management Framework (Hardware)
TMF: Transaction Monitoring Facility TOEFL: Test Of English as a Foreign Language
TMI: Too Much Information TOF: Tiny Open Firmware

(Net lingo) TOGAF: The Open Group Architecture Framework
TML: TeMpLate TOMS: Transactions On Mathematical Software
File name extension
TOOIS: Transactions On Office Information
TMN: Telecommunication Management Network Systems
(Communication)
TOP: Technical Office Protocol
TMP: TeMPorary
TOPICS: Total Online Program and Information
File name extension Control System
TMPFS: TeMPorary File System TOPLAS: Transactions On Programming
A file system type that uses local memory for disk reads and Languages And Systems
writes (Operating systems)
tops: Theoretical Operations Per Second
TMR: Transient Memory Record
Processing power (Hardware)
TMR: Triple Modular Redundancy
TOPS: Timesharing OPerating System
TMS: Thesaurus Management System
TOS: Terms Of Service
(Databases)
TOS: The Operating System
TMS: Time Multiplexed Switch
TOS: Time Of Service
TMS: Traffic Management System
ToS: Type Of Service
TMS: Truth Maintenance System
A field within an IP header which can be used by the device
TMSC: Tape Mass Storage Control originating the packet, or by an intermediate networking
device, to signal a request for a specific QoS level (Network)
TMX: Translation Memory eXchange
TP: Transaction Processing
T
Vendor-neutral open XML standard for the exchange of
Translation Memory (TM) data created by Computer-Assisted TP: Turbo Pascal
Translation (CAT) software
TP: Twisted Pair
TN: Twisted Nematic
(Hardware) TPC: Transaction Processing Council
(Organizations)
TNC: Terminal Node Controller
TPCP: Two Phase Commit Protocol
TNC: Threaded Neill Concelman
(Communication)
TNEF: Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format
TPD: Tail Packet Discard
Format for converting a set of MAPI properties into a serial
data stream. Primarily used by transport providers that need to (Network)
encode MAPI message properties for transmission through a TPD: Technical Product Documentation
messaging system that does not support those properties
directly (Software) (Microsoft) TPDU: Transport Protocol Data Unit
TNFS: Trusted Network File System TPE: Twisted Pair Ethernet
(Security)
TPF: Tiny Personal Firewall
TNG: The New Generation Software firewall produced byTiny Software, Inc
(CAI) (http://www.tinysoftware.com/) (Security)

TPF TSM
TPF: Transaction Processing Facility TRIPS: Trade Related aspects of Intellectual

(IBM) Property rightS
tpi: Tracks Per Inch TRM: TeRMinal
Recording density (Hardware) File name extension
TPI: Transport Provider Interface TRN: Threaded Read News

The kernel components of the Transport Layer Interface (TLI) TRN: Token Ring Network
TPL: Table Producing Language (Network)
TPL: Targeted Peripheral List TRO: Total Return on Ownership

(Hardware) TROLI: Token Ring Optimized Link Interface
TPL: Transaction Processing Language TRON: The Realtime Operating system Nucleus
TPM: Transaction Processing Manager TROSN: The Real-time Operating System Nucleus
tpm: Transactions Per Minute TRP: Token Ring Port
Processing speed
TRPC: Transactional Remote Procedure Call
TPM: Trusted Platform Module
Published specification detailing a secure cryptoprocessor that TRR: Token Ring Repeater
can store cryptographic keys that protect information, as well TRT: Token Rotation Timer
as the general name of implementations of that specification,
often called the "TPM chip" or "TPM Security Device" (Hardware) TS: Terminal Services
TPORT: Twisted pair PORT transceiver (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
(AT&T) TS: Top Secret
TPOS: Transaction Processing Operating System TS: Transaction Server
TPPC: Transaction Processing Performance (Software) (Microsoft)
Council TS/SI: Top Secret/Sensitive Information
(Organizations)
TSA: Target Service Agent
TP-PMD: Twisted Pair Physical layer Medium (Operating systems) (Novell)
Dependent
TSA: Technical Support Alliance
TPR: Third-Party Relay
TSA: Telephony Services Architecture
TPS: Transaction Processing System
TSAP: Transport Service Access Point
TPS: Transactions Per Second
TSAPI: Telephony Server Application
TPT: Twisted Pair Transceiver Programming Interface
TPTP: Test & Performance Tools Platform (Novell)
Provides powerful frameworks and services for an open TSB: Termination Status Block
platform upon which developers build unique test and
performance tools—both open source and commercial—that TSC: Triton System Controller
easily integrate with Eclipse (Software)
TSD: Type-Specific Driver
TPW: Turbo Pascal for Windows
TSDU: Transport Service Data Unit
TPx: Transport Protocol class x The amount of user data whose identity is preserved from one
end of a transport connection to the other
TQFP: Thin Quad Flat Pack
(Hardware) TSE: Technical Support Engineer
TQM: Total Quality Management TSE: Terminal Server Edition
TR: Table Row
HTML tag TSE: The Semware Editor
T
TR: Technical Report TSF: Text Services Framework
Simple and scalable framework that enables advanced text
TR: Terminal Ready input and natural language technologies for applications
TR: TRavan (Software) (Microsoft)
Tape medium type (TR-3, TR-4) (Hardware) TSI: Time Slot Interchanger
TRADIC: TRansistorized Airborne DIgital TSI: Transmission Subscriber Identification
Computer
TSI: Transport Security Initiative
Name of first computer to be entirely transistorized
Works in conjunction with the sysadmin and vendor
TRAM: TRAnsputer Module communities to develop the knowledge and tools to combat the
(Hardware) junk email problem. See http://mail-abuse.org/tsi/
TrAX: TRansformation Api for Xml TSID: Transmitting Subscriber IDentifier

(Communication)
TREX: Tree Regular Expressions for Xml
A means of expressing validation criteria by describing a TSLM: Terminal Services License Manager
pattern for the structure and content of an XML document (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
TRIB: Transfer Rate of Information Bits TSM: Tivoli Storage Manager
Protects data from hardware failures and other errors by
TRIP: Telephony Routing over Internet Protocol
storing backup and archive copies of data on offline storage
Discovery and exchange of IP telephony gateway routing tables (IBM)
between providers

TSM TXT
TSM: Topology Specific Module TTY: TeleTYpewriter

(Novell) Historically, a Teletypewriter equipment. Today, any dumb
terminal that can access a computer or workstation (Hardware)
TSM: Transaction Services Manager
TTYL: Talk To You Later
TSMP: True Symmetric MultiProcessor
(Net lingo)
TSN: Task Sequence Number
TUC: Total User Cell
TSO: Time Sharing Option
TUCAA: The Ultimate Computer Acronyms Archive
Multitasking system for IBM MVS operating system (Operating
systems) (IBM) TUCD: Total User Cell Difference
TSO/CMS: Time Sharing Option/Conversational TUCOWS: The Ultimate Collection Of Winsock
Monitor System Software
TSOP: Thin Small-Outline Package TUG: Tex Users Group
(Hardware)
TUI: Text-based User Interface
TSP: Telephony Service Provider
TUMS: Table Update and Management System
TSP: Time Stamp Protocol
TUP: Telephone User Path
(Security)
TUT: Transistor Under Test
TSP: Time Synchronization Protocol
(Hardware)
TSP: Total Service Provider
TUT: TUTorial
TSPI: Telephony Service Provider Interface File name extension
TUV: Technische Überwachungs-Verein
T-SQL: Transact Structured Query Language (Organizations)
TUX: Torvald's UniX
TSR: Terminate and Stay Resident Name of the Linux penguin. (Operating systems)
TSS: Task State Segment TV: TeleVision
(Hardware)
TSS: The Screen Savers
Technical TV show. See also TVD: Total Virus Defense
http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/
TVF: Table of contents Verbosely from File
TSS: Time Sharing System
TVFS: Toronto Virtual File System
(Operating systems)
(IBM)
TST: TeST
TVI: TeleVision Interference
File name extension
TVO: Total Value of Ownership
TSTN: Triple SuperTwisted Nematic
TVOL: TeleVision On-Line
TSV: Tab Separated Values
TVT: TeleVision Terminal
TSW: TeleSoftWare
(Hardware)
TT: Typewriter Text
TVT: ThinkVantage Technology
HTML tag
Lenovo branding for proprietary software. (Software)
TTA: Transport-Triggered Architecture
TWAIN: Toolkit Without An Important Name
TTAU: Tear That A** Up Improperly expanded as shown, this term comes from Kipling's
(Net lingo) "The Ballad of East and West" - "...and never the twain shall
meet...", reflecting the difficulty of connecting digital imaging
TTCN: Tree and Tabular Combined Notation devices (like scanners) to personal computers
TTDS: Trusted Time Date Stamping TWIP: TWentIeth of a Point T
TTF: TrueType Font Equal to 1/1440th of an inch.
File format for fonts TWP: Technical Working Procedure
TTFN: Ta Ta For Now TWT: Travelling Wave Tube
That's all for now (Net lingo) (Hardware)
TTL: Time To Live TWX: TeletypeWriter eXchange service
(Network)
TX: Transmit
TTL: Transistor-Transistor Logic (Communication)
Semiconductor manufacturing technology (Hardware)
TXD: Transmit Data
TTP: Thermal-Transfer Printing
TXF: Tax eXchange Format
TTP: Trusted Third Parties File name extension
TTRP: Time Token Rotation Protocol TXT: TeXT
TTRT: Target Token Rotation Time File name extension
TTS: Text-To-Speech
TTS: Transaction Tracking System
(Novell)
TTS: Trouble Ticketing System

TXT UDC
TXT: Trusted eXecution Technology UAS: User Application Software

Hardware extension to some of Intel's microprocessors and
UAWG: Universal Adsl Working Group
respective chipsets, intended to provide users and
organizations (governments, enterprises, etc.) with a higher (Organizations)
level of trust while accessing, modifying or creating sensitive UBA: UniBus Adapter
data and code (Hardware) (Intel)
UBB: Ultimate Bulletin Board
TXT2STF: TeXT To Structured Text File
A message board (Software)
(Lotus)
UBD: User brain damage
TY: Thank You
When a computer user does something really weird (Net lingo)
(Net lingo)
UBE: Unsolicited Bulk E-mail
TYIA: Thank You In Advance
(Net lingo) UBL: Universal Business Language
TYS: Told You So UBNI: Ungermann-Bass Network Interface
(Net lingo) UBR: Uddi Business Registry
TYVM: Thank You Very Much (Software)
(Net lingo) UBR: Universal Broadband Router
TZ: Time Zone Router used in broadband cable systems (Communication)
UBR: Unspecified Bit Rate
U UC: UnCacheable
U: Underline Video memory access method in BIOS (Hardware)
HTML tag
UCAA: Ultimate Computer Acronyms Archive
U: Unit (Remedios)
Rack-mountable devices height measurement unit
UCAID: University Corporation for Advanced
corresponding to 1.75 inches (Hardware)
Internet Development
U/W SCSI: Ultra/Wide Small Computers System (Organizations)
Interface
UCB: Unit Control Block
(Hardware)
U2W: Ultra-2-Wide UCD: Unicode Character Database
Consists of a number of data files listing character properties
(Hardware)
and related data along with a documentation file that explains
UA: Unnumbered Acknowledgement the organization of the database and the format and meaning
of the data in the files. See also http://www.unicode.org/ucd/
UA: User Agent
An ISO/OSI application process that acts on behalf of a user or
UCE: Unsolicited Commercial Email
organization in the X.400 message handling system. The UA UCF: Universal Communications Facility
creates, submits, and receives messages for you
(CAI)
UA: User Area
UCITA: Uniform Computer Information
UAAG: User Agent Accessibility Guidelines Transactions Act
W3C recommendation that provides guidelines for designing
UCL: Universal Communications Language
user agents that lower barriers to Web accessibility for people
with disabilities (visual, hearing, physical, cognitive, and UCLP: Universal Commerce Language and
neurological) Protocol
UAB: Unix Appletalk Bridge UCM: Unified Change Management
UAC: Universal Access Control A Change Management (CM) concept implemented by Rational
Software Corporation (Software) (Rational)
UAC: User Account Control
UCR: Under Color Removal
UADSL: Universal Asymmetric Digital Subscriber UCS: Unicode Conversion Support T

Line UCS: Universal Character Set
(Communication)
UCS: User Coordinate System
U
UAE: Unrecoverable Application Error
UCSD: University of California at San Diego
UAF: User Authorization File
UCSD: User Centered Systems Design
UAGL: User Agent accessibility GuideLines A process for developing usable systems with user focus
UAM: User Authentication Method UCSPI: Unix Client-Server Program Interface
UAN: Universal Application Network See http://cr.yp.to/proto/ucspi.txt (Software)
Standards-based, service-oriented architecture that enables UCT: Universal Coordinated Time
organizations to solve the business integration problem within
and beyond the enterprise (Software) UDA: Universal Data Access
(Databases)
UAP: Unified Approval Procedure
UDB: Universal DataBase
UAPDU: User Agent Protocol Data Unit
(Databases) (IBM)
UAProf: User Agent PROFile
UDBC: Universal DataBase Connectivity
UART: Universal Asynchronous (Databases)
Receiver/Transmitter
UDC: Universal Decimal Classification
(Hardware)

UDC UML
UDC: User Defined Commands UHP: Ultra-High Performance

(Hardware)
UDD: User Data Document
UI: Unix International
UDDI: Universal Description, Discovery and
Integration A consortium consisting of Sun, AT&T, and others that formed
to advance a UNIX System V-based environment, including the
UD-DVD: Ultra Definition Digital Video (or Open Look GUI (Organizations)
Versatile) Disk UI: User Interface
(Hardware)
(Operating systems)
UDE: Universal Data Exchange UIC: User Identification Code
UDEC: Universal Digital Electronic Computer UID: Unit IDentifier
UDF: Uniqueness Database File UID: User IDentifier
In the Unix operating system, the number assigned to each
UDF: Universal Disk Format login name. The system uses UID numbers to identify, by
number, the owners of files and directories (Operating systems)
(Hardware)
UDF: User-Defined Function UID: User Interface Document
UDG: User Defined Gateway UIL: User Interface Language
UDI: Unrestricted Digital Information UIMS: User Interface Management System

(Communication) UIN: Universal Internet Number
UDM: Unstructured Data Management UL: Underwriters Laboratories
UDMA: Ultra Direct Memory Access (Organizations)
(Hardware) UL: Unordered List
HTML Tag
UDO: Ultra Density Optical
Optical storage technology that increases capacities by using UL: UpLoad
an extremely focused blue laser to write and read data.
Hewlett-Packard (HP), Sony, and Plasmon collaborated on the ULA: Uncommitted Logic Array
UDO standard (Hardware) (HP) ULANA: Unified Local Area Network Architecture
UDO: User-Defined Object ULC: Ultra-Light Client
UDP: User Datagram Protocol ULN: Universal Link Negotiation
It is a connectionless transport mechanism for IP networks
(Communication) ulp: Unit in Last Place
In binary formats, the least-significant bit of the significant, bit
UDP/IP: User Datagram Protocol/Internet 0, is the unit in the last place
Protocol
ULP: Upper Layer Protocol
UDRP: Uniform domain-name Dispute Resolution
Policy ULSI: Ultra Large Scale Integration
The process of placing more than 100,000 components on a
UDS: User Data Source chip (Hardware)
UDT: Uniform Data Transfer ULV: Ultra Low Voltage
UDT: User-defined Data Type (Hardware)
UDX: Universal Data eXchange UM: Unified Messaging

UDX: User-Defined Extension UM: Universal Manageability
UFB: Un-F***ing-Believable UMA: Unified Memory Architecture
(Net lingo) UMA: Universal Management Agent
UFCOM: Ufficio Federale delle COMunicazioni UMA: Universal Measurement Architecture
Swiss regulatory Organisation (Organizations)
UFS: Unix File System
UMA: Upper Memory Area U
The default disk-based file system under the Unix operating
UMA: User Mode Audio
system (Operating systems) Together with PUMA, is an engine in the Windows Vista
Protected Environment that provides a safer environment for
UFST: Universal Font Scaling Technology audio playback, as well as checking that the enabled outputs
are consistent with what the content allows (Operating
UFT: Unsolicited File Transfer systems) (Microsoft)
(Network)
UMADS: Universal Measurement Architecture
UG: User Group Data Storage
UHA: Ultra-High Aperture UMB: Upper Memory Block
LCD display technology (Hardware)
UMC: United Microelectronics Corporation
UHCI: Universal Host Controller Interface
UME: Uni Management Entity
UHE: Ultra High Efficiency
(Hardware) UML: Unified Modeling Language
A specification defining a graphical language for visualizing,
UHF: Ultra-High Frequency specifying, constructing, and documenting the artifacts of
distributed object systems
UHL: Universal Hypertext Link

UMOD USM
UMOD: Unreal MODule UPM: Unix Programmer's Manual

Type of compressed files associated with Unreal Tournament
UPM: User Profile Management
(Games)
(IBM)
UMPC: Ultra Mobile Personal Computer
UPN: User Principal Name
(Hardware)
UPnP: Universal Plug aNd Play
UMS: Unified Messaging Server
UPS: Uninterruptible Power Supply
UMS: Universal Management Service
(Hardware)
(IBM)
UPS: United Parcel Service
UMS: User Mode Scheduler
UR: Uncommitted Read
UMTS: Universal Mobile Telecommunications
System (Databases)
(Communication) URA: Uniform Resource Agent
UN/EDIFACT: United Nations Electronic Data (Network)
Interchange For Administration Commerce and URC: Uniform Resource Characteristics
Transport
URC: Uniform Resource Citation
UN/GTDI: United Nations Guidelines for Trade A set of attribute/value pairs describing a resource. Some of
Data Interchange the values may be URIs of various kinds. Others may include,
for example, authorship, publisher, datatype, date, copyright
UNC: Universal Naming Convention status and shoe size.
UNC: Uuencoded Netnews Collator URD: Url Rendezvous Directory
UNCOL: UNiversal Computed Oriented Language (Network)
UNDI: Universal Network Driver Interface UREP: Unix Rscs Emulation Protocol
Architectural interface to Network Interface Cards (NICs) that Protocol
provides a hardware-dependent mechanism for the Preboot
URI: Uniform Resource Identifier
eXecution Environment (PXE) base code to use a NIC for
network access without controlling the NIC hardware directly The generic set of all names/addresses that are short strings
(Hardware) that refer to resources (specified 1994; ratified as Internet
Draft Standard 1998). (Network)
UNE: Unbundled Network Element
U-RIB: Unicast Routing Information Base
(Communication)
(Network)
UNEP: Unbundled NEtwork Platform
URIBL: Uniform Resource Identifier Black List
UNI: Universal Network Interface Lists domain names and IP addresses that appear in URIs such
UNI: User-Network Interface as web sites mentioned in message bodies. It contrasts with an
RHSBL which lists domain names used in e-mail addresses
The interface between the Frame Relay
Assembler/Disassembler (FRAD) and the service provider URL: Uniform Resource Locator
(Communication) The set of URI schemes that have explicit instructions on how
UNICODE: UNIversal CODE to access the resource on the internet. (Network)
UNICOM: UNiversal Integrated COMmunication URN: Uniform Resource Name

A particular scheme which is currently under development in
UNII: Unlicensed National Information the IETF, which should provide for the resolution using internet
Infrastructure protocols of names which have a greater persistence than that
currently associated with internet host names or organizations.
UNIVAC: UNIVersal Automatic Computer (Network)
UNIX: UNiplexed Information and Computing URT: User Registration Tool
Service Dynamic authorization and policy control framework that
Modern abbreviation of UNICS. Ken Thomson and Dennis manages access to the LAN by partitioning user traffic through
Ritchie, the original creators of UNIX, chose this name because VLANs (Software) (Cisco)
it was a pun on MULTICS (MULTiplexed Information and
Computing Service), the project they were working on when US: Unit Separator
UNIX was born (Operating systems)
UNMA: Unified Network Management Architecture
USART: Universal Synchronous/Asynchronous
Receiver/Transmitter
U
(Hardware)
UNO: United Nations Organization
(Organizations) USB: Universal Serial Bus
(Hardware)
UOW: Unit Of Work
USBIF: Universal Serial Bus Implementers Forum
UP: UniProcessor
(Organizations)
UPC: United Pan-european Communications
USENET: USEr's NETwork
Large european cable operator
USL: Unix System Laboratories
UPC: Universal Product Code
(Organizations)
(Hardware)
USM: UnSharp Mask
UPC: User Parameter Control
Used in digital photography, is a filter that first blurs the image
UPG: UPGrade (mask) and then subtract that mask from original. The result is
optically sharper image (edges are with higher contrast)
UPI: Universal Peripheral Interface
(Hardware) USM: User-based Security Model
(Network)
UPL: User Program Language

USN VAI
USN: Update Sequence Number UUT: Unit Under Test

(Operating systems) (Hardware)
USOC: Universal Service Ordering Code UV: UltraViolet
USQ: UnSQueezed UW: Uncommitted Write
(Databases)
usr: Unix System Resources
In any unix (and variants like linux) system the /usr directory UWB: Ultra-Wide Band
(Operating systems) (Communication)
USR: US Robotics UWIN: Unix for WINdows
Company Software that enables Unix software to be executed on a
Windows platform (Operating systems) (AT&T)
USRT: Universal Synchronous
Receiver/Transmitter UWR: Ultra Wideband Radio
USSA: User Supported Software Association UXF: Uml eXchange Format
USSD: Unstructured Supplementary Services Data XML-based model interchange format for UML (Unified
Modeling Language). UXF is a simple and well-structured
Is a means of transmitting information or instructions over a format to encode, publish, access and exchange UML models,
GSM network (Communication) and allows UML to be highly interoperable
USWC: Uncacheable Speculative Write Combining UXGA: Ultra eXtended Graphics Array
Video memory access method in BIOS (Hardware) Display adapter capable of a resolution of 1600 X 1200 pixel
UT: Universal Time (Hardware)
UT: Unreal Tournament UY: Up Yours

See http://www.unrealtournament.com/ (Games) (Net lingo)
UT: User Terminal UYB: Up Your Butt

Colorful phrase denoting digusted hostility. (Net lingo)
UTC: Coordinated Universal Time
UTF: Ucs Transformation Format V
UTI: Universal Text Interchange V: Volt
uTOK: User's Tree Of Knowledge Voltage measurement unit
UTOPIA: Universal Test and Operation Physical V&V: Verification And Validation
Interface for Atm V.FC: Version First Class
Physical layer specification for local connectivity between ATM Communications standard
devices (Communication)
V/F: Voltage to Frequency converter
UTP: Unshielded Twisted Pair
(Hardware)
(Hardware)
V/IP: Voice over Internet Protocol
UTRA: Umts Terrestrial Radio Air interface
(Communication)
(Communication)
VA: Virtual Address
UTRAN: Umts Terestrial Radio Access Network
(Communication) VA: Visual Age
(IBM)
UTS: Unicode Technical Standard
VA: Volt-Ampere
UTS: User Too Stupid
Dumb user with an error caused by himself (Net lingo)
VAC: Volts Alternating Current
UUCP: Unix to Unix Copy Program
A program that uses the UNIX-to-UNIX Copy Protocol VACM: View-based Access Control Model
(Network)
UUCP: Unix to Unix Copy Protocol
A protocol for communication between consenting UNIX VACS: Vector-based Asynchronous
systems (Network) Communication System U
UUD: Unix-To-Unix Decoding VAD: Value Added Dealer
Obtained with UUDecode, a Unix utility that decodes data from
7-bit ASCII
VAD: Voice Activity Detection V
When enabled on voice port or a dial peer, silence is not
UUE: Unix-To-Unix Encoding transmitted over the network, only audible speech. The sound
Obtained with UUEncode, a Unix utility that encodes data into quality is slightly degraded, but the connection uses much less
7-bit ASCII bandwidth
UUENCODE: Unix-to-Unix ENCODE VADD: Value Added Disk Driver

Process that encodes binary data into 7-bits ASCII characters. VADD: VisualAge Developer Domain
Used to exchange data across platforms, mainly via e-mails (Software) (IBM)
and newsgroup messages attachments
VADSL: Very-high rate Asymmetric Digital
UUI: User-To-User Information
Subscriber Line
(AT&T)
VAh: Volt Ampere Hour
UUID: Universal Unique IDentifier
Electrical energy measurement unit (Hardware)
UUO: Unimplemented User Operation
VAI: Video As Input
A DEC-10 system monitor call (originally Un-Used Operation)
(DEC)

VAIO VDC
VAIO: Video Audio Integrated Operation VBRUN: Visual Basic RUNtime

(Hardware) (Sony)
VBS: Visual Basic Script
VAIO-U: Video Audio Integrated Operation-
VBX: Visual Basic eXtension
Ubiquitous
(Hardware) (Sony)
VC: Venture Capital
VAJ: Visual Age for Java
(Software) (IBM) VC: Virtual Circuit
A logical connection between two network nodes that acts as
VAL: VALue though it is a direct physical connection even though it may
VAL: Voice Application Language physically be packet based (Network)
VAM: Virtual Access Method VC: Virtual Container

(Communication)
VAN: Value-Added Network
(Network) VC++: Visual C++
Development platform (Software) (Microsoft)
VAN: Virtual Access Network
(Network) VCBxx: Virtual Codebooks version xx
MPEG-4 Audio Error Resilience (ER) technique that detects
VANDL: VANcouver Data Language serious errors within spectral data
VAP: Value Added Provider VCC: Virtual Channel Connection
VAP: Value-Added Process (Network)
VAR: Value Added Reseller VCD: Video Compact Disc

(Hardware)
VAR: Value Added Retailer
VCD: Virtual Communications Driver
VaR: Value At Risk
(Software) VCE: Visual Composition Editor
(Software) (IBM)
VAR: Value-Added Reseller
A company that buys hardware and software, adds more VCI: Virtual Channel Identifier
features or services to it, then resells the upgraded product A 16-bit value in the ATM cell header that provides a unique
identifier for the virtual channel (VC) within the virtual path
VAR: VARiable (VP) that carries that particular cell (Communication)
VAR: Volt-Ampere Reactive VCI: Virtual Circuit Identifier
VCL: Visual Component Library
VAROS: VAriable Refraction Optical System (Software) (Borland)
Scanner technology (Hardware) (Canon)
VCM: Version and Configuration Management
VAS: Virtual Audio Server (Software)
VAST: Variable Array Storage Technology VCM: Version Conflict Manager
VAT: Value Added Tax (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
VAX: Virtual Address eXtension VCM: Version Control Management

(Hardware) (DEC) VCM: Virtual Channel Memory
VB: Variable Block (Hardware)
VB: Visual Basic VCN: Virtual Cluster Number

Programming language (Software) (Microsoft) (Operating systems)
VBA: Visual Basic for Applications VCOS: Virtual Computer Operating System
(Software) (Microsoft) (Operating systems)
VBE/AI: Vesa Bios Extension/Audio Interface VCOS: Visual Caching Operating System
VBI: Vertical Blanking Interval VCPI: Virtual Control Program Interface

(Hardware) VCQ: Vibrant Color Quality
VBIDE: Visual Basic Integrated Development (Hardware) (Matrox)
Environment
VCR: Video Cassette Recorder V
(Hardware)
VBIS: Value-Based Information System VCR: Voluntary Content Rating
VBITS: Visual Basic Insiders' Technical Summit VCS: Version Control System
(Microsoft)
VCS: Virus Control System
VBL: Vertical Blanking Interrupt
VCSEL: Vertical Cavity Side-Emitting Laser
VBNS: Very high Bandwidth Network Service Used in high-bandwidth communication applications (Hardware)
(Network)
VDB: Virtual DataBase
VBNS: Very high speed Backbone Network Service (Databases)
(Network)
VDC: Virtual Device Coordinates
VBO: Virtual Back Office In computer graphics, a device-independent coordinate system
(Communication) that isolates the specification of view boundaries from device
coordinates
VBR: Variable Bit Rate
VDC: Volts Direct Current

VDD VIC
VDD: Virtual Device Driver VFO: Virtual Front Office

(Communication)
VDD: Visual Database Designer
VFS: Virtual File System
VDDM: Virtual Device Driver Manager
(Operating systems)
VDE: Video Display Editor
VFW: Video For Windows
VDE: Virtual Domain Environment (Microsoft)
(Network)
VG: Voice Grade
VDE: Visual Development Environment (Communication)
VDI: Video Display Input VGA: Video Graphic Array
(Hardware) Video specification for a resolution of 640 X 480 pixels in 256
VDI: Virtual Device Interface colors (Hardware)
VDISK: Virtual DISK VGC: Video Graphics Controller
VDM: Virtual Dos Machine VGE: Video Graphics Enhancer

(Hardware)
VDMAD: Virtual Direct Memory Access Device
VGI: Visual Gateway Interface
(Microsoft)
(Software)
VDN: Vector Directory Number
VHD: Virtual Hard Drive
(Communication)
File format containing the complete contents and structure
VDP: Variable Data Printing representing a Hard Disk Drive, and is used to store virtual
operating systems and their associated programs in a single
VDS: Variable Drop Size file by various virtualization programs or a virtual machine
Printing technology (Hardware) (NEC) (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
VDS: Virtual Dedicated Server VHDCI: Very High Density Cable Interconnect
Specialized software platform that provides a secured private (Hardware)
space for your hosted services
VHDL: Vhsic Hardware Description Language
VDS: Virtual Dma Services Commonly used as a design-entry language for field-
VDSL: Very high bit rate Digital Subscriber Line programmable gate arrays and application-specific integrated
circuits in electronic design automation of digital circuits
(Communication)
(Hardware)
VDT: Video Dial Tone
VHDTS: Very High Density Thumb Screw
VDT: Video Display Terminal 68-pin SCSI connector with manually screwable screws
(Hardware) (Hardware) (HP)
VDU: Video Display Unit VHF: Very High Frequency
VDWQT: Vertical Deferred Write Queue Threshold VHG: Virtual HyperGlossary

(Databases) VHM: Voice Health Monitor
VEGA: Video7 Enhanced Graphics Adapter Helps system administrators and network managers determine
and maintain the stability of the Voice over IP (VoIP) network
VEMM: Virtual Expanded Memory Manager within their enterprise by using a series of availability and
health checks (Software) (Cisco)
VEMMI: VErsatile MultiMedia Interface
VHS: Very High Speed
VENUS: Very Extensive Non-Unicast Service
VHS: Video Home System
VEP: Vertical Enterprise Portal
VHS: Virtual Host Storage
VER: VERify
VHSIC: Very High Speed Integrated Circuit
VER: VERsion
(Hardware)
VERONICA: Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Netwide
VI: Vertical Interval
Index to Computerized Archives
The raster lines that are precluded by a video signal standard
VERP: Variable Envelope Return Paths from containing a picture
VERR: VERify Read access VI: Video Input
VERW: VERify Write access (Hardware) V
VI: Virtual Interface
VES: Video Encoding Standard
(Hardware)
(Oracle)
VI: Visual Interactive
VESA: Video Electronics Standard Association
(Organizations) VIA: Vendors Isdn Association
(Organizations)
VF: Virtual Floppy
VIA: Virtual Interface Architecture
VF: Voice Frequency
(Network)
VFAT: Virtual File Allocation Table
VIC: Very Inexpensive Computer
(Microsoft)
(Hardware)
VFC: Virtual FIle Cabinet
VIC: Video Interface Chip
(Software)
(Hardware)
VFD: Vacuum Fluorescent Display
(Hardware)

VIC VMOS
VIC: Virtual Image Copy VLC: VideoLan Client

(Databases) Highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video
formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as
VIC: Voice Interface Card well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. See also
(Hardware) (Cisco) http://videolan.org/vlc/
VID: Visual InterDev VLC: Volume License Customer
VLD: Variable Length Decoder
VIDC: VIDeo Controller
VLE: Virtual Learning Environment
(Hardware)
An environment in which learning (accredited or otherwise) can
VIE: Virtual Information Environment be achieved from remote locations
VIF: Virtual InterFace VLF: Very Low Frequency

VIF: Virtual Interrupt Flag VLF: Virtual Log File
SQL Server transaction log logical segment (Databases)
VIM: Vendor-Independent Mail (Microsoft)
Messaging protocol (Communication)
VLIW: Very Long Instruction Word
VIM: Video Interface Module
VLK: Volume License Key
VINES: VIrtual NEtworking System
(Network) VLM: Very Large Memory
(Operating systems)
VIO: Video Input/Output
VLM: Virtual Loadable Module
VIO: Virtual Input/Output (Operating systems)
VIO: Voice Input/Output VLR: Visitor Location Register
VIP: Variable Information Processing (Hardware)
VIP: Video Information Provider VLSI: Very Large Scale of Integration

The process of placing more than 100,000 transistors on one
VIP: Video Interface Port
chip (Hardware)
(Hardware)
VLSIPS: Very Large Scale Immobilized Polymer
VIP: Virtual Interrupt Pending Synthesis
VIP: Visual Interactive Parser VLSM: Variable Length Subnet Masking
ViP: VIsual Programming (Network)
(Lotus) VLT: Variable List Table
VIPER: Verifiable Integrated Processor for VLV: Virtual List View
Enhanced Reliability
VIRS: Vertical Interval Reference Signal VM: Virtual Machine
VIRUS: Vital Information Resources Under Siege (Operating systems)
VIS: Video Information System VM: Virtual Memory

VIS: Viewable Image Size VMA: Virtual Memory Address
(Hardware) VMAC: Virtual Media Access Control
VIS: Visual Instruction Set VMAN: Virtualization MANagement
VIS: Voice Information System set of specifications that address the management lifecycle of a
virtual environment
VIS: Volumetric Imaging System
(Hardware) VMB: Value-Based Management
VITC: Vertical Interval TimeCode VMB: Virtual Machine Boot
VITS: Vertical Interval Test Signal VMBOX: Virtual MailBOX
VIVO: Video In/Video Out VMD: Versatile Multilayer Disc

Video card connector that captures and produces video signals (Hardware)
(Hardware) (nVidia) VME: Versa Module Eurocard V
VJ++: Visual J++ VME: Virtual Machine Environment
Java development platform (Software) (Microsoft)
VME: Virtual Memory Environment
VKD: Virtual Keyboard Driver
VMEBus: Versatile Modular E-BUS
VLA: Variable Length Array
(Software)
VML: Vector Markup Language
VLAN: Virtual Local Area Network
XML application which defines a format for the encoding of
A networking architecture that allows end-systems on vector information together with additional markup to describe
topologically disconnected subnetworks to appear to be how that information may be displayed and edited
connected on the same LAN. Predominately used in reference
to ATM networking. Similar in functionality to bridging VMM: Virtual Machine Manager
(Network) (Operating systems)
VLB: Vesa Local Bus VMM: Virtual Memory Manager
VMOS: Vertical Metal Oxide Semiconductor
VL-BUS: Vesa Local BUS (Hardware)

VMOS VRE
VMOS: Virtual Multitasking Operating System VPD: Virtual Printer Device

(Operating systems)
VPD: Vital Product Data
VMP: Virtual Modem Protocol Information about a device that is stored on the device itself.
Typical VPD information includes a product model number, a
VMS: Virtual Machine Storage unique serial number, product release level, maintenance
VMS: Virtual Memory System level, and other information specific to the device type
(Operating systems) (DEC) VPDN: Virtual Private Data Network
VMS: Voice Message System VPDS: Virtual Private Data Service
VMT: Virtual Memory Technique VPE: Video Port Extension
VMTP: Versatile Message Transaction Protocol (Hardware)
(Network) VPE: Visual Programming Environment
VNA: Virtual Network Architecture VPI: Virtual Path Indentifier
VNC: Virtual Network Computing A value in the cell header that identifies the virtual path (VP) to
which the cell belongs. The field is 8 bits in cells traversing an
A remote display system which allows you to view a computing
UNI circuit and 12 bits in cells traversing network circuits
'desktop' environment not only on the machine where it is
(Communication)
running, but from anywhere on the Internet and from a wide
variety of machine architectures (AT&T) VPIM: Voice Profile for Internet Messaging
VNOS: Visual Network Operating System Defines how voice messages can be encoded as SMTP/MIME
messages for transport over Internet messaging networks
VNS: Virtual Network Service (Communication)
VO: Value Object VPL: Virtual Programming Language

(Software) VPM: Video Port Manager
VO: Video Output VPM: Virtual Parallel Machine
(Hardware)
VPM: Vulnerability and Patch Management
VO: Virtual Office (Operating systems) (HP)
VoATM: Voice Over Asynchronous Transfer Mode VPN: Virtual Page Number
Enables a router to carry voice traffic over an ATM network
(Network) VPN: Virtual Private Network
A network that functions as if it were private, though it exists
VOB: Version Object Base on public wires. Data is protected through encryption and other
VOC: VOiCe security mechanisms (Network)
File format for audio VPO: Virtual Protected Output
VOD: Video On Demand VPS: Virtual Private Server
VoD: Voice Over Data VPS: Voice Processing System
VoDSL: Voice Over Digital Subscriber Line VPSC: Vault, Process, Structure, Configuration
(Communication)
VPT: Virtual Print Technology
VoFR: Voice Over Frame Relay
VPT: Virtual Project Team
Enables a router to carry voice traffic over an Frame Relay
network (Network) VPU: Visual Processing Unit
VoIP: Voice Over Internet Protocol Graphics coprocessor (Hardware)
A technology for transporting integrated digital voice, video, VQ: Vector Quantization
and data over IP networks (Network)
VQ: Video Quality
VOL: VOLume
VQF: Vector Quantization Format
VOLT: Visual Opentype Layout Tool An audio codec similar to MP3 but less lossy and (arguably)
(Software) (Microsoft) more intelligent. See http://www.vqf.com (Software)
VOM: Volt Ohm Milliampere VQP: Vlan Query Protocol
(Hardware) (Network) (Cisco)
VOR: Visions Of Reality VR: Virtual Reality
VOS: Virtual Object System VR: Voltage Regulator
V
VRAM: Video Random Access Memory
VOS: Voice Operating System A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) used in high-speed graphics
frame buffers, providing separate buses for the CPU and the
VOX: Voice Operated eXchange
frame buffer logic (Hardware)
Voice operated transmission in radio telecommunication. When
the device detects voice the transmission is connected V-RATE: Vendor Risk Assessment and Threat
(Communication) Evaluation
VoxML: Voice Markup Language (Security)
VP: Vice President VRC: Vertical Redundancy Check
VP: Virtual Path VRD: Virtual Retinal Display

(Hardware)
VPA: Volume Purchase Agreement
VRE: Voltage Regulated Extended
VPBX: Virtual Private Branch eXchange
(Hardware)

VRF VVR
VRF: Virtual Routing and Forwarding VSN: Volume Serial Number

Allows multiple instances of a routing table to co-exist within
VSOS: Virtual Storage Operating System
the same router at the same time. Because the routing
instances are independent, the same or overlapping IP VSP: Vertical Service Provider
addresses can be used without conflicting with each other
(Network) VSR: Very Short Reach
(Communication)
VRM: Vendor Relationship Management
VSS: Visual Source Safe
VRM: Visitor Relationship Management
VRM: Voltage Regulation Module
VSYNC: Vertical SYNChronization
(Hardware)
(Hardware)
VRML: Virtual Reality Modeling Language
VT: Vertical Tab
VROOMM: Virtual Real-time Object Oriented
VT: Video Terminal
Memory Manager
(Hardware) (DEC)
(Borland)
VT: Virtualpc-Technology
VRRP: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
(Hardware) (Intel)
Election protocol that dynamically assigns responsibility for a
virtual router to one of the VRRP routers on a LAN (Network) VTAM: Virtual Table Access Method
VRRP: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol IBM operating system module (Operating systems)
Non-proprietary redundancy protocol described in RFC 3768 VTAM: Virtual Telecommunications Access Method
designed to increase the availability of the default gateway IBM's application program to interface with telecommunication
servicing hosts on the same subnet (Network) devices (Communication) (IBM)
VRT: Voltage Regulation Technology VTAS: Voice Traffic Analysis System
(Intel) (HP)
VRU: Voice Response Unit VTF: Volunteer Task Force
VS: Virtual Storage Group of individuals in the anti-spam community who have
(IBM) donated their time and expertise to assist MAPS in its mission.
See http://mail-abuse.org/vtf/
VSA: Virtual System Architecture
VTNS: Virtual Telecommunications Network
VSA: Visual Studio Analyzer Service
Is a tool to help you analyze performance, isolate faults, and
understand the structure of your distributed applications. You
VTP: Vlan Trunking Protocol
can use Visual Studio Analyzer with applications and systems Layer 2 messaging protocol that mantains VLAN configuration
built with any of the Visual Studio tools (Software) (Microsoft) consistency by managing the addition, deletion, and renaming
of VLANs on a network-wide basis (Network) (Cisco)
VSA: Visual Studio for Applications
VTR: Video Tape Recorder
Provides a fully integrated way for customers to seamlessly
customize and extend the functionality of Web-based (Hardware)
applications using familiar tools (Software) (Microsoft)
VTS: Virtual Tape System
VSAM: Virtual Storage Access Method (Hardware)
VTS: Volume Tracking Driver
VSAT: Very Small Aperture Terminal
VTX: VideoTeX
(Communication)
(Communication)
VSB: Very Small Business
VTY: Virtual teleTYpewriter
VSB: Vestigial Sideband Modulation Virtual terminal for remote console access. (Network) (Cisco)
(Communication)
VUI: Visual User Interface
VSD: ViSio Diagram (Operating systems)
Filename extension (Microsoft)
VUI: Vocal User Interface
VSDT: Variable-Size Droplet Technology
VUP: Vax Unit of Performance
Print technology (Hardware)
VuXML: VUlnerabilities and eXposures Markup
VSE: Virtual Storage Extended Language
VSF: Vertical Scanning Frequency Markup language designed for the documentation of security V
issues within a single package collection (Security)
VSI: Virtual Socket Interface
VVDS: Vsam Volume DataSet
VSIA: Virtual Socket Interface Alliance
(Organizations)
VVM: Veritas Volume Manager
VSIMM: Video Single In line Memory Module
Easy-to-use, online storage management tool for enterprise
A small printed circuit card that contains memory chips for environments, which reduces planned and unplanned
storing video images (Hardware) downtime. It ensures high availability of data and optimized
VSIO: Virtual Serial Input Output I/O performance and offers freedom of choice in storage
hardware investments
VSM: Virtual Shared Memory
VVR: Veritas Volume Replicator
VSM: Virtual Storage Management Provides the foundation for seamless availability across sites.
Based on VERITAS Volume Manager, it reliably, efficiently, and
VSM: Visual System Management consistently replicates data to remote locations over any IP
(IBM) network when data loss and prolonged downtime cannot be
tolerated

VWB WCAG
VWB: Visual WorkBench WAMP: Windows, Apache, Mysql, PHP (or Perl or
(Microsoft) Phyton)
Web applications platform (Software)
VWIC: Voice/Wan Interface Card
(Hardware) (Cisco) WAN: Wide Area Network
A T1, T3, broadband, or other network covering an area
VWM: Virtual Window Manager
generally larger than a city or metropolitan area network
VXA: Variable Speed Architecture (Network)
(Hardware) WAP: Wireless Access Point
VxD: Virtual device Driver Centrally connects wireless network nodes similar to a hub
connecting wired PCs. (Network)
VxD: Virtual eXtended Driver WAP: Wireless Application Protocol
(Microsoft) WAPI: Workflow Application Programming
Interface
VxFS: Veritas File System
Workflow Management Coalition specification to enable
(Operating systems)
interoperability between workflow management systems and
VXML: Voice eXtensible Markup Language applications (Software)
WAR: Web ARchive
W WARIA: Workflow And Reengineering
W: Watt International Association
Power measurement unit The charter of the WARIA is to identify and clarify issues that
are common to users of workflow, electronic commerce and
W: Word those who are in the process of reengineering their
Two consecutive bytes (16 bits) organizations. See also http://www.waria.com/ (Organizations)
W/: With WARP: Web service Aggregation, Rely and
Propagation
W/E: WhatEver
(Net lingo) WAS: Web Application Server
(Network) (Oracle)
W/O: WithOut
WAS: Web Application Stress
W2K: Windows 2000
WASP: Wireless Application Service Provider
W3: World Wide Web
(Software)
W3A: World Wide Web Applets
WAST: West Australian Standard Time
W3C: World Wide Web Consortium Timezone: GMT +7:00
(Organizations)
WAT: West Africa Time
W3I: WinWhatWhere Investigator Timezone: GMT -1:00
System activity monitor (Operating systems)
WATS: Wide Area Telephone Service
W3J: World Wide Web Journal
WAV: WAVeform
W4: What-Works-With-What File format for audio streams
WAAS: Wide Area Augmentation System WB: Wide Band
WAB: Windows Address Book (Communication)
Filename extension (Software) (Microsoft) WB: Workbench
WABI: Windows Application Binary Interface Pre-PPC Amiga operating system
WAC: Web Authorization Control WBEM: Web-Based Enterprise Management
WADT: West Australian Daylight Time WBI: Web Browsing Intelligence

Timezone: GMT +7:00 WBMP: Wireless BitMaP
WAE: Wireless Application Environment File Format for bitmapped images suitable for WAP devices
WAG: Wild A** Guess WBS: Work Breakdown Structure

(Net lingo) WBT: Web-Based Training V
WAG: Wireless Applications Group WBTS: Windows-Based Terminal Server
(Organizations)
WBXML: Wap Binary eXtensible Markup Language W
WAI: Web Accessibility Initiative
WC: Word Count
WAI: Web Application Interface
WC: World Coordinates
(Netscape)
The coordinate system that is scaled so that user-defined
WAIPF: Web Accessibility Initiative Protocols and objects can be represented in units appropriate to the
Formats application, such as inches, meters, and miles
WAIS: Wide Area Information Server (or Service) WCA: Web Clipping Application
(Network) WCAG: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
WAITI: WAIT for Interrupt These guidelines explain how to make Web content accessible
to people with disabilities. The guidelines are intended for all
WAITS: Wide Area Information Transfer System Web content developers and for developers of authoring tools.
The primary goal of these guidelines is to promote accessibility
WAL: Write Ahead Log

WCCP WGS
WCCP: Web Cache Communications Protocol WebDAV: WEB Distributed Authoring and
(Network) (Cisco) Versioning
Extension of the HTTP/1.1 protocol to allow clients to publish,
WCDMA: Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
lock, and manage resources on the Web
W-CDMA: Wideband Code Division Multiple Access WebNFS: WEB Network File System
(Communication)
WCF: Windows Communication Foundation WEC: Web Extender Client
Set of .NET technologies for building and running connected
Microsoft Office 2000 protocol that is used for Web publishing,
systems (Software) (Microsoft)
and is usually implemented through the use of Microsoft
WCGL: Web Content accessibility GuideLines FrontPage Server Extensions (Microsoft)
WCI: Web-based Customer Interaction WECA: Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance

(Organizations)
WCM: Web Content Management
WEDT: Western Europe Daylight Time
WCS: Web Communications Server
Timezone: GMT +0:00
(Hardware)
WEFT: Web Embedding Fonts Tool
WCS: World Coordinate System
WCSS: Wap Cascading Style Sheets
WELL: Whole Earth eLectronic Link
WCTL: Web Crossing Template Language
WEMA: Western Electronics Manufacturers
WD: Western Digital Association
(Hardware) (Organizations)
WD: Working Draft WEO: World Economic Outlook

WDA: Web-Disabled Application WEP: Watchguard Event Processor
WDATAM: What Do All The Acronyms Mean WEP: Windows Entertainment Pack
(Net lingo) (Software) (Microsoft)
WDDX: Web Distributed Data eXchange WEP: Windows Entry Point

XML-based technology that enables the exchange of complex (Software)
data between Web programming languages, creating what
some refer to as 'Web syndicate networks' WEP: Wired Equivalent Privacy
Lower level data encryption for wireless security (Network)
WDF: Windows Driver Foundation
Strategy for the next generation of Windows drivers. WDF
WEP: Wireless Encryption Protocol
defines a single driver model that supports the creation of (Network)
object-oriented, event-driven drivers for either kernel mode or
WER: Windows Error Reporting
user mode (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
WDG: Web Design Group
WEST: Western Europe Standard Time
(Organizations)
Timezone: GMT +0:00
WDJ: Web Developer's Journal
WFC: Windows Foundation Classes
WDL: Windows Driver Library (Software) (Microsoft)
WfM: Wired For Management
WDM: Wavelength-Division Multiplexing
WFM: Works For Me
A mechanism to allow multiple signals to be encoded into
multiple wavelengths (Communication) (Net lingo)
WDM: Windows Driver Model WfMC: WorkFlow Management Coalition

(Operating systems) (Microsoft) Non-profit, international organization of workflow vendors,
users, analysts and university/research groups. See also
WDP: Wireless Datagram Protocol http://www.wfmc.org/ (Organizations)
WDR: Web Description Resources WFP: Windows File Protection
Vocabulary for Protocol for Web Description Resources Feature which prevents the replacement of essential system
(POWDER) files installed as part of Windows 2000 (Operating systems)
(Microsoft)
WDRAM: Windows Dynamic Random Access
Memory WFQ: Weighted Fair Queuing
Per-flow packet scheduling in network elements that
WDRD: Web Description Resources Datatypes automatically categorizes traffic flows into high and low
WDS: Wireless Distribution System priority, based on volume of packets seen by a router or switch W
(Network)
(Communication)
WfW: Windows For Workgroups
WDT: Wap Developer's Toolkit
(Microsoft)
(Software)
WG: Working Group
WDU: Windows Desktop Update
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) WGA: Windows Genuine Advantage
Part of Microsoft’s on-going effort to protect its customers and
WE: Write Enable
partners from counterfeit software, is a program that increases
(Hardware) customer awareness of the value of genuine Windows XP
WEA: Web-Enabled Application (Microsoft)
WGPO: WorkGroup PostOffice
WGS: WorkGroup System

WH2FO WMI
WH2FO: Word Html To Formatting Objects WIRE: Web/Internet Resource Executive

Java application that processes an HTML output, created with
WIS: Wan Interface Sublayer
Word 2000, and transforms it into an XML content file and an
XSL stylesheet file. From these files, a standard XSLT (Network)
processor may be used to obtain a file containing only XSL-FO WIS: Windows Installer Service
markup (Software)
WHAM: Waveform Hold And Modify
WISC: Writeable Instruction Set Computer
(Microsoft)
(Hardware)
WHATWG: Web Hypertext Application Technology
WISE: Web-Integrated Software metrics
Working Group
Environment
See http://www.whatwg.org/ (Organizations)
(Network)
WHC: Workstation Host Connection
WISE: Wordperfect Information System
WHISPER: Windows Highly Intelligent SPEech Environment
Recognition
WISP: Wireless Internet Service Provider
(Microsoft)
(Network)
WHQL: Windows Hardware Quality Labs
WIT: Web Interactive Talk
WIA: Windows Image Acquisition
WKB: WorKBook
Standardized API for acquiring digital images from devices that
are primarily used to capture still images and for managing File name extension
these devices (Operating systems) (Microsoft) WKS: WorKSheet
WIC: Wan Interface Card File name extension (Lotus)
(Hardware) (Cisco) WL: Word Line
WIC: Whole Internet Catalogue WLAN: Wireless Local Area Network
WICD: Web Integration Compound Document (Network)
Device independent foundation for Compound Document WLBS: Windows Load Balancing Service
profiles based on XHTML, CSS and SVG
WIDL: Web Interface Definition Language
WLE: WebLogic Enterprise
WIF: Wavelet Image File
WLG: dr. Watson LoG
File format for images
Filename extension (Microsoft)
Wi-Fi: WIreless FIdelity
WLL: Wireless Local Loop
IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless network connectivity
(Communication)
(Network)
WLM: WorkLoad Manager
WIM: Windows Image Format
Used by the SMS 2003 Operating System Deployment Feature
Pack (Software) (Microsoft) WLS: WebLogic Server
WiMAX: Worldwide Interoperability Microwave WM: Windows Media
Access (Microsoft)
IEEE 802.16 broadband wireless access standard
WM: Windows Messenger
WIMP: Windows, Icons, Menus and Pointing (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
devices
WM: Workstation Manager
WIN: Wireless Information Network (Novell)
Win2K: WINdows 2000 WMA: Windows Media Audio
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) (Microsoft)
Win2K3: WINdows 2003 WMC: Wireless Mobile Communications
WINA: Wap Interim Naming Authority WMC: Workflow Management Coalition
WINE: Wine Is Not an Emulator WME: Windows Media Encoder
Windows Emulator for Unix platforms (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
WINForum: Wireless Information Networks WMF: Windows Metafile Format
FORUM File format for graphics (Microsoft)
WinHEC: WINdows Hardware Engineering
W
WMF: Wireless Multimedia Forum
Conference
WMFSDK: Windows Metafile Format Software
WINS: Windows Internet Name Service Development Kit
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) (Microsoft)
WINSOCK: WINdows SOCKets WMI: Windows Management Instrumentation
(Operating systems) Microsoft's implementation of Web-Based Enterprise
Wintel: WINdows/inTEL Management (WBEM), which is an industry initiative to develop
a standard technology for accessing management information
System based on Intel Processors and Microsoft Windows
in an enterprise environment (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
operating system
WIP: Work In Progress
(Net lingo)

WML WS
WML: Website Meta Language WPAN: Wireless Personal Area Network

Free and extensible Webdesigner's off-line HTML generation (Network)
toolkit for Unix, distributed under the GNU General Public
License. See also http://thewml.org/ WPAR: Workload PARtition
Feature introduced with the IBM AIX® Version 6.1 operating
WML: Wireless Markup Language system. It allows running applications to move between
System p machines or System p logical partitions (LPARs)
WMLS: Wireless Markup Language Script
WMP: Windows Media Player
WPD: Windows Printer Description
File name extension
WMRM: Write Many, Read Many
WPD: WordPerfect Document
(Hardware)
File format for documents (Corel)
WMT: Windows Media Technology
WPF: Windows Presentation Foundation
New window system that comes pre-installed on Microsoft
WMV: Windows Media Video Windows Vista (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
(Microsoft) WPG: WordPerfect Graphics
WNIC: Wide-area Network Interface Coprocessor File name extension
WNILS: Whois and Network Information Lookup WPHD: Write-Protected Hard Disk
Service WPM: WordPerfect Macro
(Network) File name extension
WNIM: Wide-area Network Interface Module wpm: Words Per Minute
WNT: Windows New Technology Speech recognition processing power (Software)
Early acronym for NT, based on incrementing each letter of WPOS: WorkPlace Operating System
VMS (the original NT designers came from DEC) in the same
way 2001's HAL came from "IBM" (Operating systems) WPP: Web Presence Provider
(Microsoft) Web site design, development, and deployment company
WOF: Web Objects Framework WPS: Windows Printing System
WOL: Wake On Lan WPS: WorkPlace Shell
(Hardware) (IBM)
WOLF: Web Objects for Legacy Functions WPVM: Windows Parallel Virtual Machine
(Software)
WPW: Web Publishing Wizard
WOM: Wake On Modem (Software) (Microsoft)
(Network)
WPW: WordPerfect for Windows
WOM: Write-Only Memory (Software)
(Hardware)
WQL: Wmi Query Language
WOOF: Web-centric Open Object Framework (Operating systems) (Microsoft)
WOR: Wake On Ring WQXGA: Wide Quad eXtended Graphics Array
(Network) Video specification for a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels
WORM: Write Once Read Many (Hardware)
(Hardware) WRAM: Window Random Access Memory
WOS: Workstation Operating System (Hardware)
WOSA: Windows Open Systems Architecture WRDS: Wharton Research Data Service
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) WRED: Weighted Random Early Detection
WOU: Warranty Option Upgrade Combines IP precedence and Random Early Detection
capabilities to provide differentiated performance
(Hardware) characteristics for different classes of service (Network)
WOW: Windows on Win32 WRI: WRIte
(Operating systems) (Microsoft) File name extension
WOW: WithOut Worry WRK: Windows Resource Kit
(Hardware) (Xerox) (Microsoft)
WOW: World Of Warcraft WRT: With Regards To
W
(Games) (Net lingo)
WP: Word Processor WRUD: What aRe yoU Doing?
WP: WordPerfect (Net lingo)
(Software) (Corel) WS: Web Services
WP: Write Protected Web-based enterprise applications that use open, XML-based
standards and transport protocols to exchange data with calling
WPA: Wi-fi Protected Access clients. Also used to prefix web services interoperability
Designed to improve security over the older WEP encryption applications or standards (Software)
methods (Security)
WS: WordStar
WPA: Windows Product Activation
WS: WorkSpace

WS WTS
WS: WorkStation WSRP: Web Services for Remote Portlets

Standard that will allow for the "plug-n-play" of portals, other
WSA: Web Services Addressing
intermediary web applications that aggregate content, and
Provides transport-neutral mechanisms to address Web applications from disparate sources (Software)
services and messages
WSRP4J: Web Services for Remote Portlets For
WSAD: Websphere Studio Application Developer Java
(Software) (IBM)
Apache's java implementation of WSRP. See also
WSAM: Windows Secure Application Manager http://ws.apache.org/wsrp4j/ (Software)
WSAPI: Web Site Application Programming WSS: WebServices Security

Interface OASIS standard (Software)
(O'Reilly & Associates) WSS: Windows Sharepoint Services
WSC: Windows Script Component Windows 2003 integrated portfolio of collaboration and
(Software) (Microsoft) communication services designed to connect people,
information, processes, and systems both within and beyond
WS-CDL: Web Services Choreography Description the organizational firewall (Software) (Microsoft)
Language
WS-SC: Web Services Secure Conversations
XML-based language that describes peer-to-peer collaborations
(Software)
of Web Services participants by defining their common and
complementary observable behavior; where ordered message WST: Web Standard Tools
exchanges result in accomplishing a common business goal Extension to the Eclipse platform with support for building
WSDD: Web Service Deployment Descriptor multi-tier Web applications. (Software)
(Software) WSTK: Web Services ToolKit
WSDL: Web Service Description Language (Software) (IBM)
An XML format for describing network services as a set of WSUI: Web Service User Interface
endpoints operating on messages containing either document-
oriented or procedure-oriented information WSUS: Windows Server Update Service
Free patch management tool that provides a number of new
WSDP: Web Services Developer Pack features including targeting of patches to specific groups of
The Java Web Services Developer Pack is an all-in-one machines, support for more produts and improved reporting.
download containing key technologies to simplify building of Replaces Software Update Services (SUS) (Operating systems)
web services using the Java 2 Platform (Software) (Sun) (Microsoft)
WSE: Web Services Enhancements WSVT: Web Service Validation Tools
Add-on to Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and the Microsoft .NET Project that provides a set of Eclipse plugins to validate and
Framework providing developers the latest advanced Web analyze Web services with respect to the core Web services
services capabilities to keep pace with the evolving Web specifications and their usage together (Software)
services protocol specifications (Software) (Microsoft)
WSXGA: Wide Super eXtended Graphics Array
WSF: Windows Script File Display adapter capable of a resolution of 1680 X 1050 pixel
Filename extension (Software) (Microsoft) (Hardware)
WSH: Windows Script Host WT: Write Through
(Microsoft)
WTA: Wireless Telephony Application
WS-I: Web Services Interoperability
WTAI: Wireless Telephony Application Interface
See http://www.ws-i.org (Organizations)
(Software)
WSIF: Web Services Invocation Framework
WTD: Week To Date
Simple Java API for invoking Web services, no matter how or
where the services are provided (Software) Time series function
WSIL: Web Services Inspection Language WTF: What The F**k

Provides an XML format for assisting in the inspection of a site (Net lingo)
for available services and a set of rules for how inspection WTG: Way To Go
related information should be made available for consumption
(Net lingo)
(Software)
WSIL4J: Web Services Inspection Language For WTK: Wireless ToolKit
Java (Software)
Java class library that provides an API that is can be used to WTL: Windows Template Library
locate and process WS-Inspection documents (Software) Library for developing Windows applications and UI
WSIT: Web Services Interoperability Technology components. It extends ATL (Active Template Library) and
provides a set of classes for controls, dialogs, frame windows,
Open-source project for Java and .Net interoperability
(Software) (Sun)
GDI objects, and more (Software) (Microsoft) W
WTLS: Wireless Transport Layer Security
WSJ: Web Services Journal
WTO: World Trade Organization
WSML: Web Services Markup Language
(Organizations)
WSP: Web Standards Project
WTP: Web Tools Platform
Collective effort of web developers and end users whose
mission is to stop the fragmentation of the web, by persuading Provides a generic, extensible and standards-based platform
the browser makers that common standards are in everyone's and set of tools for J2EE and Web-centric application
best interest development (Software)
WSP: Wireless Session Protocol WTP: Wireless Transport Protocol
WS-RM: Web Services Reliable Messaging WTS: Web Transaction Security

(Software) (Security)

WTS XIF
WTS: Windows Terminal Server X-ACT: Xml Active Content Technologies

(Microsoft)
XAPIA: X.400 Application Programming Interface
WTX: Workstation Technology eXtended Association
A size (max 16.75"x14" -- 425mm x 356mm, LxW) and form (Organizations)
factor specification for motherboards. See also
http://www.wtx.org (Hardware) XBL: Xml Binding Language
Markup language for describing bindings that can be attached
WUI: Web User Interface to elements in other documents. Bindings can be attached to
(Network) elements using either cascading stylesheets (CSS) or the
document object model (DOM)
WUM: Wind Up Merchant
Someone who posts messages on boards specifically to wind XBM: X BitMap
up other users (Net lingo) File format for bitmapped images
WUS: Windows Update Services XBMC: XBox Media Center

An evolution of SUS, WUS is the update management Media player for the original Xbox game-console. XBMC can
component of Windows Server (Software) (Microsoft) play music and videos, display images and launch Xbox games
from the Xbox's DVD drive, its internal hard drive, a local
WUXGA: Wide Ultra eXtended Graphics Array network, USB flash drive, and the internet
Display adapter capable of a resolution of 1920 X 1200 pixel
(Hardware) XBRL: eXtensible Business Reporting Language
WV: Working Voltage XCBF: Xml Common Biometric Format

(Hardware) XCHG: ExCHanGe
WVGA: Wide Video Graphic Array XCMD: eXternal CoMmanD
Video specification for a resolution of 852 X 480 pixels in 256 (Software) (Apple)
colors (Hardware)
XCP: eXtended Copy Protection
WWD: Wireless Web Display Rootkit-based copy protection scheme
WWDC: WorldWide Developers Conference XDE: eXtended Development Experience
(Apple) As in Rational Software's XDE product (Software) (Rational)
WWID: World Wide IDentifier XDF: Extended Density Format
Synonym for World Wide Name (WWN) (Network)
(IBM)
WWIS: World Wide Information System XDK: Xbox Development Kit
WWN: World Wide Name (Software) (Microsoft)
Unique identifier in a Fibre Channel or Serial Attached SCSI XDK: Xml Development Kit
storage network. Each WWN is an 8-byte number derived from
an IEEE OUI (for the first 3 bytes) and vendor-supplied (Software)
information (for the rest) (Network) XDM: X Display Manager
WWW: World Wide Web A program supplied with the OpenWindows interface that
The web of systems and the data in them that is the Internet manages X displays (Operating systems)
(Network) XDMCP: X Display Manager Connection Protocol
WXGA: Wide eXtended Graphics Array Protocol for connecting to XDM controlled displays (Operating
Display adapter capable of a resolution of 1280 X 768 pixel systems)
(Hardware) XDR: eXternal Data Representation
WYP: What's Your Problem? A standard for machine-independent data structures developed
(Net lingo) by Sun (Sun)
WYSBYGI: What You See Before You Get It XDR: Xml Data Reduced
WYSIWYG: What You See Is What You Get XFCN: eXternal FunCtioN
WZC: Wireless Zero Configuration XFDL: eXtensible Forms Description Language

(Network) (Microsoft) XGA: eXtended Graphics Array
Video specification for a resolution of 1024 X 768 pixels in 256
X colors (Hardware)
X: X windows XGMML: eXtensible Graph Markup and Modeling

Language
A windowing system developed by MIT (Operating systems)
XML application based on GML which is used for graph
X2B: heXadecimal To Binary description. XGMML uses tags to describe nodes and edges of a
(IBM) graph. The purpose of XGMML is to make possible the
exchange of graphs between differents authoring and browsing
W
X2C: heXadecimal To Character tools for graphs
(IBM)
XHR: XmlHttpRequest X
X2D: heXadecimal To Decimal API that can be used by JavaScript, JScript, VBScript and other
(IBM) web browser scripting languages to transfer and manipulate
XML data to and from a web server (Software)
XA: eXtended Architecture
XHTML: eXtensible HyperText Markup Language
XA: eXtended Attribute
(Software)
XACL: Xml Access Control Language XID: eXchange IDentifier
Provides XML with a sophisticated access control mechanism
that enables the initiator not only to securely browse XML XIF: eXternal Interface File
documents but also to securely update each document element
XIF: Xml Interchange Format

XIFF XRT
XIFF: eXtended Image File Format XMSG: Xml MeSsaGing

File format for images
XNI: Xerces Native Interface
XIL: X Imaging Library Framework for communicating a "streaming" document
The XIL is a platform programming interface for imaging and information set and constructing generic parser configurations.
video support (Operating systems) See also http://xml.apache.org
XIOS: eXtended Input/Output System XNRL: Xml Namespace Related-resource

Language
XIP: eXecute-In-Place
HTML-based markup language designed to contain a human-
XIS: eXtensible Information Server readable description of an XML namespace as well as pointers
to multiple resources related to that namespace
XKMS: Xml Key Management Specification
XNS: Xerox Network Services
(Security)
(Network)
XL: eXtended Length
XOFF: Transmitter OFF
(Hardware)
XLA: eXceL Add-In XON: Transmitter ON
File name extension (Microsoft) XOP: Xml-binary Optimized Packaging.
XLAT: TransLATe A mean of more efficiently serializing XML Infosets (see
[XMLInfoSet]) that have certain types of content
XLF: ExceptionaL Fortran
XOR: eXclusive OR
(IBM)
XP: Cross Platform
XLF: eXtensible Log Format
XP: eXPerience
XLK: eXceL bacKup
XP: eXtreme Performance
XLL: eXtensible Linking Language
(Hardware) (Compaq)
XLM: eXceL Macro
XP: eXtreme Programming
(Software)
XLS: eXceL Spreadsheet
XPCOM: Cross Platform Component Object Model
File name extension (Software) (Microsoft)
(Software)
XLT: eXceL Template
XPE: eXPerience Embedded
XLW: eXceL Workbook
XPFE: Cross Platform Front End
File name extension (Software) (Microsoft)
XPG: X/open Portability Guide
XMA: eXtended Middleware Architecture
(Operating systems)
(Software)
XPIDL: Cross Platform Interface Definition
XMI: Xml Metadata Interchange
Language
A specification enabling easy interchange of metadata between
(Software)
modeling tools (based on the OMG-UML) and metadata
repositories (OMG-MOF based) in distributed heterogeneous XPM: X PixMap
environments File format for bitmapped images
XMIT: TransMIT XPRM: Xerox Print Resources Manager
XML: eXtensible Markup Language (Xerox)
XMLC: eXtensible Markup Language Compiler XPS: Xml Paper Specification

Converts a HTML or XML document to a Java class Paginated representation of electronic paper described in an
XML-based format (Microsoft)
XMLDSIG: eXtensible Markup Language Digital
SIGnature XQL: eXtensible Query Language
(Security) XR: eXternal Reset
XMLP: eXtensible Markup Language Protocol (Hardware)
XML-QL: eXtensible Markup Language-Query XRC: eXtended Remote Copy

Language XRCC: Xerox Research Centre of Canada
XMM: eXtended Memory Manager (Organizations) (Xerox)
XMML: eXploration and Mining Markup Language XRE: Xul Runtime Engine
Superset of XML, specific to exploration and mining. Now renamed in XULRunner, is a Mozilla runtime package that
can be used to bootstrap XUL+XPCOM applications that are as
XMP: eXtensible Metadata Platform rich as Firefox and Thunderbird. It will provide mechanisms for X
Provides Adobe applications and workflow partners with a installing, upgrading, and uninstalling these applications
common XML framework that standardizes the creation, (Software)
processing, and interchange of document metadata across
publishing workflows (Software) (Adobe)
XRF: eXtended Recovery Facility
(IBM)
XMPP: eXtensible Messaging and Presence
Protocol XRNS: eXtensible Resource Name System
IETF's formalization of the core protocols created by the Jabber XRT: eXtensions for Real-Time
community in 1999. See also http://www.xmpp.org/
XMS: eXtended Memory Specification

XSD ZLR
XSD: Xml Schema Definition YAM: Yet Another Modem

XML-based grammar for describing the structure of XML
YAST: Yet Another Setup Tool
documents. A schema-aware validating parser can validate an
XML document against an XSD schema and report any YATE: Yet Another Terminal Emulator
discrepancies (Software)
XSL: eXtensible Style Language YB: YottaByte
XSLT: eXtensible Stylesheet Language 1024 zetabytes
Transformation YDT: Yukon Daylight Time
XSLTC: eXtensible Stylesheet Language Timezone: GMT -9:00
Transformation Compiler
YHBW: You Have Been Warned
Provides a compiler to compile an XSL stylesheet into a
(Net lingo)
translet (a set of Java classes) and a runtime processor to
apply the translet to an XML document and perform a YIM: Yahoo! Instant Messenger
transformation (Software) (Software)
XSMD: eXtended Storage Module Drive YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary
XSP: eXtensible Server Pages (Net lingo)
xSP: eXternal Service Provider YST: Yukon Standard Time

Seller of services to other companies Timezone: GMT -9:00
XSS: Cross-Site Scripting YTD: Year To Date

(Software) Time series function
XSSI: eXtended Server Side Includes YUI: Yahoo! User Interface

Set of utilities and controls, written in JavaScript, for building
XST: Cross-Site Tracing
richly interactive web applications using techniques such as
XT: eXtended Technology DOM scripting, DHTML and AJAX (Software)
(IBM) YW: You're Welcome
XTAL: CrysTAL (Net lingo)
XTCLK: eXternal Transmit CLocK

Z
XTLA: eXtended Three Letters Acronym
ZAC: Zero Administration Client
XTM: Xml Topic Map
ZAI: Zero Administration Initiative
XTND: Xml Transition Network Definition
ZAK: Zero Administration Kit
XTR: Efficient Compact Subgroup Trace (Microsoft)
Representation
A crypto system that is a particularly efficient and compact ZAW: Zero Administration for Windows
implementation of the classical Diffie-Hellman scheme. See (Microsoft)
http://www.ecstr.com (Security)
ZB: ZetaByte
XUL: Xml User interface Language 1024 exabytes
Mozilla's XML-based user interface language that lets you build
ZBR: Zero Bug Release
feature rich cross-platform applications that can run connected
to or disconnected from the Internet (Software) Point in the software development at which all features are
correctly implemented and have no bugs logged against them
XVGA: eXtended Video Graphics Array (Software)
Display standard (Hardware)
ZBR: Zone-Bit Recording
XWB: eXtend WorkBench
ZCAV: Zone Constant Angular Velocity
Java Integrated Development Environment (IDE) (Software)
(Hardware)
XWD: X Window Dump
Z-CAV: Zoned Constant Angular Velocity
XWSS: Xml and WebServices Security
ZD: Ziff-Davis
Provides message-level security that enables a JAX-WS or
SAAJ application's request and response actions to be secured ZDBOp: Ziff-Davis Benchmark OPeration
at the level of service, port, or operation (Software) (Sun)
ZDL: Zero Delay Lockout
Y ZDMI: Ziff-Davis Market Intelligence
Y2K: Year 2000 ZDS: Zenith Data Systems
YACC: Yet Another Compiler Compiler ZDTV: Ziff-Davis TeleVision

Unix program (Operating systems) ZEN: Zero Effort Networking
YAGNI: You Ain't Gonna Need It (Novell)
X
Part of the agile programmers mantra of writing only code that ZIF: Zero Insertion Force
nees to be writing and not any that only might be needed (Net (Hardware) Y
lingo)
ZIP: Zigzag Inline Package
YAHOO: Yet Another Hierarchically Officious
Oracle
(Hardware) Z
ZIP: Zone Improvement Plan
YAHU: Yet Another Header Utility
Postal code
Utilities for peeking into executables headers (Software)
ZLR: Zoom Lens Reflex
YAI: Yet Another Isp
(Hardware)

ZNA ZV
ZNA: Zero Network Administration

(Network)
ZOPE: Z Object Publishing Environment
ZPV: Zoomed Port Video
ZSL: Zero Slot Lan
ZV: Zoomed Video

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3GPP: Third Generation Partners Project AAS: Auto Area Segmentation

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ABIST: Automatic Built-In Self-Test ACF: Advanced Communications Function

ABRS: Automated Book Request System ACL: Access Control List

ACAP: Application Configuration Access Protocol ACP: Active Code Page

ACDI: Asynchronous Communications Device ACR: Allowed Cell Rate

ACE: Access Control Entry ACS: Access Control Server

ACE: Adverse Channel Enhancements ACS: Anti Curl System

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ACSE: Association Control Service Element ADE: Application Data Export

AD: Acpi Disassembler ADL: Address Data Latch

ADC: Adaptive Data Compression ADODB: Activex Data Object DataBase

ADC: ADd with Carry ADP: Access Database Project

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ADS/O: Application Development System / Online AF: Assured Forwarding

ADSI: Analog Display Services Interface AF: Auto Focus

ADSM: Adstar Distributed Storage Manager AFAIC: As Far As I'm Concerned

ADSM: Advanced Data Storage Management AFAICT: As Far As I Can Tell

ADSP: Appletalk DataStream Protocol AFAIK: As Far As I Know

ADSR: Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release AFAIR: As Far As I Remember

ADW: Alfresco Dynamic Website AFII: Association for Font Information

AF: Anisotropic Filtering AFR: Alternate Frame Rendering

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AFT: Authenticated Firewall Traversal AIT: Advanced Intelligent Tape

AH: Authentication Header aka: Also Known As

AHA: Adaptec Host Adapter ALAT: Advanced Load Address Table

AIN: Advanced Intelligent Network ALICE: Artificial Linguistic Internet Computer

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ALP: Apple List Price ANDF: Architecture-Neutral Distribution Format

AME: Advanced Metal Evaporation AOCE: Apple Open Collaborative Environment

AMG: All Music Guide AOCN: Administrative Operating Company

AML: Acpi Machine Language AOL: Alert On Lan

AMP: Attached Media Processor AOT: Ahead Of Time

AMQRS: Audio Master Quality Recording System AP: Access Point

AMR: Adaptive Multi-Rate AP: Access Provider

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APAR: Authorized Program Analysis Report APR: Apache Portable Runtime

APPN: Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking ARC: ARChive

APR: Advanced Port Replicator ARCA: Advanced Risc Computing Architecture

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AREQIPA: Application REQuested Internet AS: Advanced Server

ARLL: Advanced Run Length Limited ASA: Active Server Application

ARQ: Automatic Repeat reQuest ASD: Automatic Skip Driver

ARS: Activity Reporting System ASDSP: Application-Specific Digital Signal

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ASF: Alert Standard Format ASPEN: Automatic System for Performance

ASI: Asynchronous Scsi Interface ASPS: Advanced Signal Processing System

ASM: ASseMbler ASVD: Analog Simultaneous Voice & Data

ASM: Automatic Storage Management ASX: Asf Stream Redirector

ASMP: ASymmetric MultiProcessing AT: Advanced Technology

ASN: Abstract Syntax Notation AT: ATtention

ASN: Autonomous System Number AT: Azores Time

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ATDNet: Advanced Technology Demonstration ATR: Automatic Terminal Recognition

ATL: Automated Tape Library AU: AUdio

ATLAS: Authorization Token Layer Acquisition AUC: AUthentication Center

ATM: Adobe Type Manager AUP: Acceptable User Policy

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