Computer Terms: Acronyms & Abbreviations

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Find here a list of important computer acronyms and abbreviations

AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
AACAdvanced Audio Coding
AALATM Adaptation Layer
AARPApple Talk Address Resolution Protocol
AAUIApple Attachment Unit Interface
ABA 
ABCAtanasoff-Berry Computer
ABMAsynchronous Balanced Mode
ABRAvailable Bit Rate
ACAlternating Current
AC3Audio Compression 3
ACFAdvanced Communications Function
ACF/NCPAdvanced Communications Function / Network Control Program
ACIDAtomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability
ACKAcknowledgment
ACL1) Access Control List 2) Asynchronous Connectionless Type
ACPIAdvanced Configuration and Power Interface
ACSEAssociation Control Service Element
ACTSAIAdvanced Communications Technology Satellite ATM Internetwork
AD1) Administrative Domain 2) Active Directory
ADCAnalog-to-Digital Conversion
ADCCPAdvanced-Data Communications Control Protocol
ADDMDAdministrative Directory Management Domain
ADFAutomatic Document Feeder
ADMDAdministration Management Domain
ADOActiveX Data Objects
ADPAuthoritative Data Producer
ADPCMAdaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation
ADSAuthoritative Data Source
ADSIActive Directory Services Interface
ADSLAsymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
ADSMADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager
ADSPApple Talk Data Stream Protocol
AEPApple Talk Echo Protocol
ADTAbstract Data Type
AETApplication Entity Title
AFISAutomated Fingerprint Identification System
AFPApple Talk Filing Protocol
AGPAdvanced Graphics Port
AGSAdvanced Gateway Server
AGS+Advanced Gateway Server Plus
AIArtificial Intelligence
AIDCAutomatic Identification and Data Capture
AIFFAudio Interchange File Format
AIMLArtificial Intelligence Markup Language
AISAlarm Indication Signal
AJAXAsynchronous Javascript and XML
AKAAlso Known As
ALGOLAlgorithmic Language
ALUArithmetic-Logic Unit
AMAActive Member Address
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices
AMIAmerican Megatrends Inc.
AMFAction Message Format
AMGArchitecture Management Group
AMPActive Monitor Present
ANAccess Node
ANIAutomatic Number Identification
ANSIAmerican National Standards Institute
AoEATA over Ethernet
AOLAmerica On-Line
AOPAssociation of Online Professionals
APDUApplication Protocol Data Unit
APIApplication Programming Interface
ARDApplication Requirements Document
APMAdvanced Power Management
APPApplications
APPCAdvanced Peer-to-Peer Communications
APPC/PCAdvanced Peer-to-Peer Communications for Personal Computers
APPNAdvanced Peer-to-Peer Networking
APSAutomatic Protection Switching
ARCNETAttached Resource Computer Network
ARMAsynchronous Response Mode
ARPAddress Resolution Protocol
ARPAAdvanced Research Projects Agency
ARPANETARPA Net
ARQAutomatic Repeat Request
ARUAudio Response Unit
ASAutonomous System
ASCIIAmerican Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASFAdvanced Streaming Format
ASFApache Software Foundation
ASICApplication-Specific Integrated Circuit
ASN.1Abstract Syntax Notation One
ASP1) Apple Talk Session Protocol 2) Active Server Pages 3) Application Service Provider
ASPXActive Server Page Framework
ASRAutomatic Speech Recognition
AT1) Advanced Technology 2) Asynchronous Transmission
ATA1) Advanced Technology Architecture 2) Analog Terminal Adapter
ATAPIATA Packet Interface
ATDMAsynchronous Time DeMultiplexing
ATDNetAdvanced Technology Demonstration Network
ATGAddress Translation Gateway
ATLActive Template Library
ATM1) Asynchronous Transfer Mode 2) Automatic Teller Machine 3) Adobe Type Manager
ATM25ATM at 25 Mbps
ATMFATM Forum
ATPApple Talk Transaction Protocol
ATXAT Extended
AT&TAmerican Telephone & Telegraph Company
AUIAttachment Unit Interface
AURPApple Talk Update-Based Routing Protocol
AVAnti Virus
AVIAudio Video Interleaved
AVLAutomatic Vehicle Location
AVSAddress Verification System
AWGAmerican Wire Gauge
AWTAbstract Window Toolkit / Alternative Window Toolkit / Applet Widget Toolkit
A&EArchitectural and Engineering
A/DAnalog to Digital
A/VAudio / Video
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
B ChannelBearer Channel
BASHBourne Again Shell
BDCsBackup Domain Controllers
BARRNETBay Area Regional Research NETwork
BASICBeginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BBSBulletin Board System
BCDBinary Coded Decimal
BCNF Boyce Codd Normal Form
BCSBattery Computer System
BER 1) Base Encoding Rules 2) Bit-Error Rate
BERT Bit-Error-Rate Tester
BGA Ball Grid Array
BGPBorder Gateway Protocol
BINDBerkeley Internet Name Domain
BIOSBasic Input-Output System
BISDNBroadband Integrated Services Digital Network
BISYNKBinary Synchronous Communication Protocol
BITBInary digiT
BITNETBecause It’s Time NETwork
BIUBasic Information Unit
BLERTBlock-Error-Rate Test
BMPBit MaP
BNCBayonet Connectors
BNFBackus Normal Form
BOOTPBOOTstrapProtocol
BOOTPROMBoot Programmable Read-Only Memory
BPDUBridge Protocol Data Unit
BPEL4WSBusiness Process Execution Language for Web Services
BPMLBusiness Process Modeling Language
BPRBusiness-Process Reengineering
bpsBits Per Second
BRIBasic Rate Interface
BPSSBusiness Process Specification Schema
BSCBinary Synchronous Communication
BSDBerkeley Software Distribution
BSHBourne Shell
BTOBuild-To-Order
BTRBetting The Ranch
BYTEBinary Term
B2BBusiness to Business
B2CBusiness to Customer
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
CA1) Certification Authority 2) Computer Associates
CAD Computer-Aided Design
CAD ToolsComputer-Aided Design Tools
CAE1) Computer-Aided Engineering 2) Common Applications Environment
CAI Computer-Aided Instruction o Computer-Assisted Instruction
CAIRN Collaborative Advanced Interagency Research Network
CALClient Access License
CAM Computer Aided Manufacturing
CAN1) Campus Area Network 2) Controller Area Network
CANetCAnadian Net
CAPCarrierless Amplitude and Phase modulation
CARCourtesy Amount Recognition
CAS1) Central Authentication Service Collision 2) Communicating Applications Specification
CASEComputer-Aided Software (o System) Engineering
CATComputer Aided Translation
CATVCommunity Antenna TeleVision
CAUController Access Unit
CAVEComputer-Assisted Virtual Environment
CAVERNComputer-Assisted Virtual Environment Research Network
CBASIC Compiled BASIC
CBCCipher Block Chaining
CBEFFCommon Biometric Exchange File Format
CBIComputer-Based Instruction
CBRConstant Bit Rate
CBT Computer Based Training
CCDCharge-Coupled Device
CCITTConsultative Committee on International Telephone and Telegraph
CCTClosed-Circuit Television
CCSCommon Channel Signaling
CCVCredit Card Verification
CDCompact Disk
CD-I CD Interactive
CDBSCommon Database Server
CDFChannel Definition Format
CDMACode Division Multiple Access
CDPCRL Distribution Point
CD-RCD-Recordable
CDROM Compact Disc ROM
CD-ROMver CDROM
CD-ROM/XACompact Disc – Read-Only Memory / Extended Architecture
CD-RWCD-ReWritable
CD-WCD Writable
CDDICopper Distributed Data Interconnection
CDECommon Desktop Environment
CDPDCellular Digital Packed Data
CDSCommon Data Server
CDSL Consumer DSL
CEConformité Européenne
CELPCode-Excited Linear Prediction
CEOChief Executive Officer
CERN Centre Européen de Recherche Nuclair
CERTComputer Emergency Response Team
CFCompact Flash
CGAColor Graphics Adapter
CGICommon Gateway Interface
CICSCustomer Information Control System
CIDRClassless Inter-Domain Routing
CIFSCommon Internet File System
CILCommon Language Infrastructure
CIMComputer Integrated Manufacturing
CIOChief Information Officer
CISCComplex Instruction Set of Commands
CIRCommitted Information Rate
CISContact Image Sensing
CISCComplex Instruction Set Computer
CIXCommercial Internet eXchange
CLUF .
CLRCommon Language Runtime
CLUTColor Look-Up Table
CMConfiguration Management
CMIComputer Managed Instruction
CMMCapability Maturity Model
CMMICapability Maturity Model Integration
CMOSComplementary Metal Oxide Conductor
CMSContent Management System
CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, and blacK
CNACClosed Network Acces Control
COCentral Office
COBOL Common Bussines-Oriented Language
CODECCompression / Decompression
COMComponent Object Model
COOChief Operational Officer
CORBACommon Object Request Broker Architecture
CORDRAContent Object Repository Discovery and Registration Architecture
COSSCommon Object Services Specification
COTSCommercial Off-The-Shelf
CPCommunication Processor
CPE Customer Premises Equipment
CPI .
cpscharacters per second
CPUCentral Processing Unit
CP/M Control Program for Microcomputers
CQL1) Common Query Language 2) Continuous Query Language
CR1) Carriage Return 2) Change Request
CRCCyclic Redundancy Check
CRENCorporation for Research and Educational Networking
CRLCertificate Revocation List
CRMCustomer Relationship Management
CRTCathode Ray Tube
CRSContent Replication Service
CRTCathode Ray Tube
CS1) Convergence Sublayer 2) CompuServe
CSACommon Service Area
CSCComputer Software Component
CSCIComputer Software Configuration Item
CSHC Shell
CSICalled Subscriber Identifier
CSMACarrier Sense Multiple Access
CSMA/CDCarrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
CSNETComputer + Science NETwork
CSPCryptographic Service Provider
CSSCascading Style Sheets
CSUComputer Software Unit
CSVComma Separated Values
CVECommon Vulnerabilities and Exposures
CVPContent Vectoring Protocol
CVSConcurrent Versioning System
CVSDContinuously Variable Slope Differential Modulation
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
D ChannelData Channel
DAData Administrator
DAData Analysis
DAADigest Access Authentication
DAMLDARPA Agent Markup Language
DAOData Access Objects
DAO Data Access Objects
DAPDirectory Access Protocol
DAQData Acquisition
DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DATDigital Audio Tape
DAWGData Access Working Group
dBDecibels
DB DataBase
DB-25DB-25
DBA DataBase Administrator
dBmDecibels Per Meter
DBMS DataBase Management System
DBS DataBase System
DCDirect Current
DCA Document Content Architecture
DCCDirect Cable Connection
DCDData Carrier Detect
DCE1) Data Communications Equipment 2) Data Circuit-terminating Equipment
DCL Data Control Language
DCOM Distributed COM
DDBMS Distributed DataBase Management System
DDEDynamic Data Exchange
DDL1) Data Description Language 2) Document Description Language 3) Direct Data Link
DDMADistributed Direct Memory Access
DDoSDistributed Denial of Service
DDPDatagram Delivery Protocol
DDRDouble Data Rate
DDR DRAMDouble-Data-Rate DRAM
DDSDigital Data Service
DECDigital Equipment Corporation
DECnetDigital Equipment Corporation Network
DECTDigital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications
DESData Encryption Standard
DFADeterministic Finite Automata
DFCData Flow Control
DFD Data Flow Diagram
DGPS Differential GPS
DHCPDynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHTMLDynamic HTML
DIB Device Independent Bitmap
DIDDirect Inward Dialing
DIFData Interchange Format
DIMMDouble In-Line Memory Module
DIN Deutsche Industrie Norm
DIP Dual In-Line Package
DISDraft International Standard
DITADarwin Information Typing Architecture
DLDownLoad
DLCIData Link Connection Identifier
DLLDynamic Link Library
DMA1) Direct Memory Access 2) Digital Message Device
DMDDirectory Management Domain
DMLData Manipulation Language
DMSDocument Management System
DMZDemilitarized Zone
DNDistinguished Name
DNA1) Digital Network Architecture 2) Distributed Internet Applications/Architecture
DLPDigital Light Processing
DML Data Manipulation Language
DMTDiscrete Multitone
DNADigital Network Architecture
DNSDomain Naming Service
DoDDepartment of Defense
DOMDocument Object Model
DoSDenial of Services
DOSDisk Operating System
dp Dot Pitch
DPA Demand Priority Architecture
dpidots per inch
DPMIDOS Protected Mode Interface
DPMSDisplay Power Management Signaling
DQEData Quality Engineering
DRAMDynamic RAM
DRC Domains Relational Calculus
DRDA1) Distributed Relational 2) Database Architecture
DRM1) Device Relationship Management 2) Digital Rights Management
DRDA Distributed Relational DataBase Architecture
DSADirectory Service Agent
DSDData Structure Definition
DSLDigital Subscriber Line
DSNData Source Number
DSP 1) Digital Signal Processor 2) Directory Service Protocol
DSRData Set Ready
DSSDigital Signature Standard
DSSSLDocument Style Semantics and Specification Language
DSU/CSU Data Service Unit / Channel Service Unit
DTDDocument Type Definition
DTMFDual Tone Multi Frequency
DTEData Terminal Equipment
DTP DeskTop Publisher
DTRData Terminal Ready
DUADirectory User Agent
DUN Dial-Up Networking
DVDigital Video
DVBDigital Video Broadcast(ing)
DVDDigital Video Disk / Digital Versatile Disk
DVD-RAMDigital Video Disk RAM
DVD-ROMDigital Video Disk ROM
DVD+RWDigital Video Disc ReWritable
DVI1) Digital Video Input 2) Digital Video Interface
DWData Warehouse
D/ADigital to Analog
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
E/S ver I/O
EAN European Association for Numeration or Articles
EAO ver CAI
EASElectronic Article Surveillance
ECBElectronic CodeBook
EBCDICExtended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
ECCError-Correcting Code
ECMEnterprise Content Management
ECMAEuropean Computer Manufacturers Asociation
ECTFEnterprise Computer Telephony Forum
EDIElectronic Data Interchange
EDO RAMExtended Data Out RAM
EDSMEvent-Driven State Machine
EDVAC Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer
EEIExternal Environment Interface
EFSEncrypted File System
EFTSElectronic Fingerprint Transmission Specification
EGAEnhanced Graphics Adapter
EGPExternal Gateway Protocol
EIAElectronic Industries Association
EICAR European Institute of Computer Antivirus Research
EIDEEnhanced IDE
EISAExtended ISA
EJBEnterprise Java Bean
EMAEnterprise Management Architecture
email Electronic Mail
EMBMEnvironment-Mapped Bump Mapping
EMFEnhanced Metafile
EMIElectro-Magnetic Interference
EMM Expand Memory Manager
EMS Expand Memory Specification
ENIAC Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer
EOMEnd Of Message
EOTEnd Of Transmission
EPAEnvironmental Protection Agency
EPCElectronic Product Code
EPROMErasable Programmable ROM
EPS Encapsulated Postscript
EPSF Encapsulated PostScript Format
EPSSEmployee Performance Support System
E-REntity-Relationship
ERD Entity – Relationship Diagram
ERM Entity – Relationship Model
ERPExterior Routing Protocol
ESEnd System
ESAEnterprise System Architecture
ESDElectronic Software Delivery
ESPExternal Service Provider
ETBEnd of Text Block
EthIREthernet Infra Red
ETREarly Token Release
ETXEnd of Text
EULAEnd-User License Agreement
EXIFExchangeable Image File
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
F SCSIFast SCSI
F W SCSIFast-Wide SCSI
FAQFrequently Asked Questions
FARFalse Accept Rate
FATFile Attribute Table
FAT16File Attribute Table – 16 bits
FAT32File Attribute Table – 32 bits
FCFibre Channel
FC-ALFibre Channel Arbitrated Loop
FCCFederal Communications Commission
FCSFrame Check Sequence
FDC Floppy Disk Controller
FDDFloppy Disk Drive
FDDI Fiber Distributed Data Interconnect
FDMFrequency Division Modulation o Multiplexing
FDXFull Duplex
FEC Fast Ethernet Channel
FIFOFirst In First Out
FIRFast ethernet Infra Red
FITFingerprint Identification Technology
FLOPSFloating point Operation Per Second
FLVFlash Video
FMFrequency Modulation
FO1) Fiber-Optic 2) Formatting Object
FOSSFree and Open Source Software
FORTRAN FORmula TRANslation
FPFloating Point
FPGAField-Programmable Gate Arrays
FQHNFully Qualified Host Name
FPUFloating Point Unit
FRADFrame Relay Access Device
FRF Frame Relay Forum
FRFHFrame Relay Frame Handler
FRSEFrame Relay Switching Equipment
FRTEFrame Relay Terminal Equipment
FSE1) Fast Software Encryption 2) Foundations of Software Engineering
FSKFrequency-Shift Keying
FSMFinite-State Machine
FTAMFile Transfer and Access Management
FTSFull-Text Search
FTPFile Transfer Protocol
FXOForeign Exchange Office
FXSForeign Exchange Subscriber
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
GGraphics port
GAPGateway Access Protocol
GARPGroup Address Registration Protocol
GbGigabit
GBGigabyte
GBICsGigabit Interface Connectors
Gbps GigaBits Per Second
GCFGeneric Connection Framework
GCSGlobal Coordinate System
GDBMGNU DataBase Manager
GDDMGraphical Data Display Manager
GDI 1) Graphics Device Interface 2) Graphical 2D/3D Interface
GHzGigahertz
GIFGraphical Interchange Format
GigaPOPGigabit Point of Presence
GINAGraphical Identification aNd Authentication
GIOPGeneralized Inter-ORB Protocol
GISGeographical Information System
GHzGigahertz
GMRGiant MagnetoResistive technology
GMSGlobal Mobile System
GMTGreenwich Mean Time
GNDGround
GNUGnu is Not Unix
GPLGeneral Public License
GPRS1) General Packet Radio Service 2) Global Packet Radio Service
GPSGlobal Positioning Satellite
GPUGraphics Processing Unit
GSMGlobal System for Mobile Communications
GTLDGeneric Top Level Domain
GUIGraphical User Interface
GUIDGlobally Unique Identifier
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
HACPHTTP AICC CMI Protocol
HALHardware Abstraction Layer
HANHouse Area Network
HANAHigh Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance
HBAHost Bus Adapter
HCEHub Common Equipment
HCLHardware Compatibility List
HCRPHardcopy Cable Replacement Profile
HCVHigh Capacity Voice
HD1) High Density 2) HDD
HDCHard Disk Controller
HDDHard Disk Drive
HDLCHigh-level Data Link Control Protocol
HDMLHandheld Devices Markup Language
HDSL High-bit rate DSL
HDTVHigh Definition TV
HDXHalf Duplex Transmission
HFHigh Frecuency
HFDFHigh Frequency Direction Finder
HFSHierarchical File System
HG Harvard Graphics
HIDHuman Interface Devices
HiFDHigh capacity Floppy Disk
HLAHigh Level Architecture
HLSHue, Lightness and Saturation
HMACHashed Message Authentication Code
HMIHuman Machine Interface
HMMsHidden Markov Models
HOLAPHybrid OLAP
HPHewlett-Packard
HPCHandheld Personal Computer
HPGL Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language
HPOMHome Page Object Model
HQAHardware Quality Assurance
HSLHue, Saturation and Lightness
HSM Hierarchical Storage Management
HTMLHyperText Markup Language
HSVHue Saturation Value
HTTPHyperText Transfer Protocol
HTTPDHyper Text Transfer Protocol Daemon
HTTPSHyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure
HUXGAHex Ultra XGA
HVACHeating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
HWDHeight, Width and Depth
HzHertz
H/PCHandheld PC
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
I&TIntegration and Testing
I/OInput/Output
IA .
IABInternet Architecture Board
IAFISIntegrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System
IANAInternet Assigner Number Authority
IAXInter-Asterisk Exchange
IBMInternational Business Machines
ICIntegrated Circuit
ICAOInternational Civil Aviation Organization
ICAPInternet Content Adaptation Protocol
ICEIn-Circuit Emulator
ICMPInternet Control Message Protocol
ICRAInternet Content Rating Association
ICS1) IEEE Computer Society 2) Internet Connection Sharing
ICSAInternational Computer Security Association
IDIdentification / Identifier / Identity
IDE1) Integrated Drive Electronics 2) Integrated Development Environment
IDUIndoor Unit
IDSL ISDN DSL
IDT Integrated Devices Tecnology Co
IDXIndex
IEInternet Explorer
IE5Internet Explorer version 5
IECInternational Electrotechnical Commission
IEEEInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IETFInternet Engineering Task Force
IFMPIpsilon Flow Management Protocol
IGPInternal Gateway Protocol
IISInternet Information Server
IKEInternet Key Exchange
ILMInformation Lifecycle Management
ILSInternet Locator Server
ILTInstructor-Led Training
IMInstant Messaging
IMAPInternet Message Access Protocol
IMSInstructional Management System
INET InterNet
IOPInput/Output Processor
IPInternet Protocol
IPngInternet Protocol – Next Generation
IPO1) Initial Public Offerings 2) International Purchasing Office
IPPInternet Printing Protocol
IPSecIP Security
IPTCInternational Press Telecommunications Council
IPv.6IP version 6
IPXInternet Packet eXchange
IQoSInternet Quality of Service
IRInfra Red
IRC Internet Relay Chat
IRPInterior Routing Protocol
IRQInterrupt ReQuest
IRSInterface Requirements Specification
IRTFInternet Research Task Force
ISInformation System
IS-ISIntermetdiate System to Intermediate System
ISA1) Industry Standard Architecture 2) Integrated Services Architecture
ISAKMPInternet Security Association and Key Management Protocol
ISAMIndex-Sequential Access Method
ISAPI Internet Server Application Programming Interface
ISDNIntegrated Service Digital Network
ISMAInternet Streaming Media Alliance
ISOInternational Standards Organization
ISO 9000standard ISO 9000
ISO 9660standard ISO 9660
ISP1) Internet Service Provider 2) In-System Programming 3) International Standard Profile
ISVIndependent Software Vendor
ITInformation Technology
ITCInformation Technology Center
ITGInformation Technology Group
ITMCInterface/Time Mission Critical
ITUInternational Telecommunication Union
ITU-TITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector
IV&VIndependent Verification and Validation
IVDTIntegrated Voice/Data Terminal
IVRInteractive Voice Response
IVVIndependent Verification and Validation
IWM Integrated Woz Machine
IXC Inter eXchange Carrier
I2OIntelligent Input/Output
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
J2CAJ2EE Connection Architecture
J2EEJava 2 Enterprise Edition
J2KJPEG 2000
J2MEJava 2 Micro Edition
J2MXJ2EE Management Extensions
J2SEJava 2 Standard Edition
JAASJava Authentication and Authorization Service
JAR Java ARchive
JASJava Application Server
JCAJava Cryptography Architecture
JCEJava Cryptography Extension
JCSJoint Chiefs of Staff
JDBC Java DataBase Connectivity
JDK Java Development Kit
JDTJava Development Tool
JEIDAJapanese Electronics Industry Development Association
JIDLJava Interface Definition Language
JIT Just In Time
JMAPIJava Management API
JMSJava Message Service
JNDIJava Naming and Directory Interface
JNIJava Native Interface
JPEGJoints Photographic Experts Group
JSJavaScript (file extension)
JSAJava Security Architecture
JSONJavaScript Object Notation
JSPJava Server Page
JTAJava Transaction API
JTAGJoint Test Action Group
JTSJava Transaction Service
JVMJava Virtual Machine
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
KbKiloBits
KBKiloBytes
KbpsKiloBits Per Second
KHzKilohertz
KNIKatmai New Instructions
KPAKey Process Area
KSHKorn Shell
KWKiloWatt
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
L1Level 1
L2Level 2
L2CAPLogical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol
L2FLayer 2 Forwarding
L2TPLayer 2 Tunneling Protocol
LAMPLinux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP/Python/Perl
LAMSLearning Activity Management System
LANLocal Area Network
LAPLink Access Procedure
LAPBLink Access Procedure – Balanced
LAPDLink Access Procedure on the D Channel
LAPFLink Access Procedure for Frame Mode Bearer Services
LAPMLink Access Procedure for Modems
LARLegal Amount Recognition
LASERLight Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
LATALocal Access and Transport Area
LBSLocation Based Service
LCDLiquid Crystal Display
LCHLuminance, Chrominance, and Hue
LCNLogical Channel Number
LDAPLightweight Directory Access Protocol
LDDBLocal Directory DataBase
LEC LAN Emulation Client
LEDLight-Emitting Diode
LES LAN Emulation Server
LFLine Feed
LGPLLesser General Public License
LIFOLast In First Out
LILOLast In – Last Out
LISP List Processing
LLCLogical Link Control
LMDSLocal Multipoint Distribution Service
LMS1) Laser Magnetic Storage 2) Learning Management System
LOMLearning Object Metadata
LORLearning Object Repository
LPCLinear Predictive Coding
LPT 1) Line printer 2) Low Radiation
LR1) Learning Resources 2) Linear Regression
LRC Longitudinal Redundancy Checking
LSILarge Scale Integration
LRNLearning Resource interchange
LSBLeast Significant Bit
LSELocal System Environment
LSILarge Scale Integrated
LSPLayered Service Provider
LSSI .
LTSCLearning Technology Standards Committee
LULogical Unit
LVMLogical Volume Manager
LZWLempel, Ziv and Welch
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
M&SModeling and Simulation
M2MMobile to Mobile
MAC1) Medium Access Control 2) Message Authentication Code
MAPManufacturing Automation Protocol
MAPIMessaging Application Programming Interface
MARCMachine Readable Cataloging
MAUMedia Sccess Unit
MbMegabits
MBMegaBytes
MBone Multicasting backBone
MbpsMegabits per second
MBRMaster Boot Record
MCAMicro Channel Architecture
MCGA Multi-Colour Graphics Array
MCSMicrosoft Cluster Server
MCSEMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer
MCUMain Control Unit
MDA Monochrome Display Adaptor
MDBMSMegadatabase Management System
MDIMultiple Document Interface
MDXMulti-Dimensional eXpression
MEGACOMedia Gateway Control
MFCMicrosoft Foundation Classes
MFLOPSMega FLOPS
MGMedia Gateway
MGCMedia Gateway Controller
MGCPMedia Gateway Control Protocol
MHzMegaHertz
MIBManagement Information Base
MICMicrophone
MICSManagement Information & Control System
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIDPMobile Information Device Profile
MIMEMultipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MIPSMillions of Instructions per Second
MISManagement Information System
MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MITS Micro Instrumentation Telemetry Systems
MHzMegahertz
MM Multimedia
MMC1) Microsoft Management Console 2) Multi-Media Card 3) Multimedia Messaging Service
MMEMicrosoft Mobile Explorer
MMU1) Mass Memory Unit 2) Memory Management Unit
MMVFMultimedia Video File
MMXMultiMedia eXtensions
MOMagneto-Optical
MOLAP Multidimensional On Line Analitical Processing
MONET Multiwavelenght Optical Networking
MOSFET Transistor of effect of metal-oxide-semiconductor field
MOTOMail Order/Telephone Order
MP3MPEG Layer-3 Audio
MPCMultimedia PC
MPEGMoving Pictures Experts Group
MPEG-1Moving Pictures Experts Group 1
MPEG-2Moving Pictures Experts Group 2
MPGMPEG format file
MPOAMultiProtocol Over ATM
MPPMassively Parallel Processing
MPSMessage Processing Service
MQMessage Queue
MRMagneto Resistive
MRPMaterial Requirements Software
MS MicroSoft
MSAV MiscroSoft AntiVirus
MSBMost Significant Bit
MSCPMass Storage Control Protocol
MSDOS Microsoft Disk Operating System
MS-DOS ver MSDOS
MSCSMicrosoft Cluster Server
MSDNMicrosoft Developer Network
MSMPModeling and Simulation Master Plan
MSNMicroSoft Network internet service
MSNFMultiple Systems Networking Facility
MSRRModeling and Simulation Resource Repository
MSSMultiprotocol Switched Services
MSTSMicroSoft Terminal Server
MSUMass Storage Unit
MTBFMean Time Between Failures
MTTRMean Time To Repair
MTSMicrosoft Transaction Server
MTUMaximum Transfer Unit
MVP Most Valuable Product
MVSMultiple Virtual Storage
MVTMultiprogramming with a Variable number of Tasks
MXMail Exchange
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
N/ANot Available
NACNetwork Access Control
NACKNegative Acknowledgment
NAPNetwork Access Point
NASNetwork-Attached Storage
NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
NATNetwork Address Translation
NC1) Network Computers 2) Norton Comander
NCANetwork Computing Architecture
NCBNode Control Block
NCCNetwork Control System
NCPNetwork Control Program
NCSA1) National Computer Security Association 2) National Center for Supercomputing Applications
NDD Norton Disk Doctor
NDIS Network Driver Interface Specification
NDSNetWare Directory Services
NETNo Electronic Theft
NetBEUI NetBios Extended User Interface
NetBIOS Network Basic Input / Output System
NFSNetwork File System
NGI Next-Generation Internet
NHRPNext Hop Resolution Protocol
NINon-Interlaced
NIC1) Network Interface Card 2) Network Information Center
NiCadNickel Cadmium
NICENarrative, Immersion, Constructivist/Collaborative Environment
NIFNetwork Information File
NII National Information Infrastructure
NiMHNickel Metal Hydrate
NIS Network Infomation Service
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technologies
NLCNatural Language Command
NLPNatural Language Processing
NMSNetwork Management System
NNNetwork Node
NNTPNetwork News Transfer Protocol
NOCNetwork Operations Center
NOSNetwork Operating System
NRNegative Response
nrt-VBRNon-Real-Time Variable Bit Rate
ns nanosecond
NSANational Security Agency (USA)
NSAPI Netscape Server Application Programming Interface
NSF National Science foundation
NSFNET National Science foundation Network
NSPNetwork Services Protocol
NTWindows NT
NTFSNT File System
NTLMNT LAN Manager
NTONC National Transparent Optical Network Consortium
NTPNetwork Time Protocol
NTSWindows NT Server
NTSCNational Transmission Standards Committee
NU Norton Utilities
NVPNetwork Voice Protocol
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
OAIOpen Archives Initiative
OASISOrganization for Advancement Structured Information Sciences
OC Optical Carrier
OC3 Optical Carrier 3
OC12 Optical Carrier 12
OC48 Optical Carrier 48
OCAOpen Communication Architectures
OCR Optical Character Recognition
OCSPOnline Certificate Status Protocol
OCXOLE Control Extension
ODBC Open DataBase Conectivity
ODFOpen Document Format
ODI 1) Open Device Interface 2) Open Data link Interface
ODM Original Design Manufacturing
ODMGObject Database Management Group
ODUOutdoor Unit
OE Outlook Express
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturing
OIDObject Identifier
OILOntology Interchange Language
OKIOpen Knowledge Initiative
OL1) On-Line 2) Open Learning 3) Ordered List
OLAP On Line Analitical Processing
OLEObject Linking and Embedding
OLEDOrganic Light-Emitting Diode
OLLOnline Learning
OLRTOnline Real Time
OLTOnline Transactions
OLTP On Line Transaction Processing
OMAObject Management Architecture
OMG Object Management Group
OMR Optical Mark Reader
OMT1) Object Model Template 2) Object Modeling Technology u Object Modeling Technique
ONAOpen Network Architecture
ONGOrganización No Gubernamental
OOObject-Oriented
OOAObject-Oriented Analysis
OODObject-Oriented Design
OODBObject-Oriented Database
OODBMSObject Oriented DBMS
OOPObject Oriented Programming
OPACOnline Payment and Collection
OPACOnline Public Access Catalog
OPCOLE for Process Control
OPSECOpen Platform for Secure Enterprise Connectivity
OQLObject Query Language
ORBObject Request Broker
ORBDObject Relational Database
ORDBMSObject Relational DBMS
OSOperating System
OSCAROpen Standards for Container/Content Allowing Re-use
OSDOpen Software Description
OSEOffice Server Extensions
OSFOpen Software Foundation
OSI1) Open Systems Interconnection 2) Open Source Initiative
OSPOpen Settlement Protocol
OSPFOpen Shortest Path First
OSSOpen Source Software
OSSOperations Support System
OSTGOpen Source Technology Group
OTGOn-The-Go
OWLWeb Ontology Language
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
PParallel port
PABXPrivate Automatic Branch eXchange
PAL1) Phase Alternating Line 2) Programmable Array Logic
PANPersonal Area Network
PASPascal Source Code (file extension)
PATPort Address Translation
PBDPower Builder Dynamic Library
PBEPassword-Based Encryption
PBKDFPassword-Based Key Derivation Function
PBX Private Branch eXchange
PCPersonal Computer
PC CardPersonal Computer Card
PC/PCIPersonal Computer / PCI
PCB Printed Circuit Board
PCI1) Personal Computer Interface 2) Program Controlled Interruption
PCL Printer Control Language
PCM Personal Computer Memory
PCMCIAPersonal Computer Memory Card International Association
PCTPrivate Communications Technology
PDAPersonal Digital Assistant
PDFPortable Document Format
PDIPPlastic Dual-In-line Package
PDMProduct Data Management
PDNPublic Data Network
PDPProgrammable Data Processor
PDUProtocol Data Unit
PENSPackage Exchange Notification Services
PEPPacket Exchange Protocol
PERPacked Encoding Rules
PETPositron Emission Tomography
PGPPretty Good Privacy
PHPPHP Hypertext Preprocessor
PICMGPCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group
PICS Plataform for Internet Content Selection
PID1) Packet Identifier 2) Process Identifier
PIM1) Protocol – Independent Multicast 2) Personal Information Manager
PINPersonal Identification Number
PING Packet InterNet Groper
PIOPin Input/Output
PKC Public Key Criptosystem
PKCSPublic Key Cryptography Standard
PKIPublic Key Infrastructure
PLPerl (file extension)
PLAProgrammable Logic Array
PLCPacket-Loss Concealment
PLCProgrammable Logic Controller
PLDProgrammable Logic Device
PL/SQLProcedural Language SQL
PMAPassive Member Address
PNPart Number
PNG Portable Network Graphics
PnP Plug and Play
POEPower Over Ethernet
POP1) Post Office Protocol 2) Point Of Presence
POP3Post Office Protocol version 3
POSPoint Of Sale
POSIXPortable Operating System Interface
POTSPlain Old Telephone Service
ppmPages Per Minute
PPPPoint-to-Point Protocol
ppp .
PPPoEPPP over Ethernet
PPS Precise Positioning Service
PPTPower Point (file extension)
PPTP Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
PQFPrefix Query Format
PRProblem Report
PRFPseudo-Random Function
PRNPrinter
PROMProgrammable ROM
PS1) PostScript 2) Presentation Services
PSDNPacket-Switched Data Network
PSEPersonal Secure Environment
PSNPacket-Switched Network
PSPProgram Segment Prefix
PSQLProcedural SQL
PSRPowerSoft Report
PSTNPublic Switched Telephone Network
PSWProgram Status Word
PSYCProtocol for SYnchronous Conferencing
PTNPublic Telephone Network
PTRPointer
PUPhysical Unit
PVCPermanent Virtual Circuit
PVDPositive Voice Detection
PWIPublic Windows Interface
PWRPower
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
QAQuality Assurance
QA&CQuality Assurance and Control
QBASIC Quick Basic
QCQuality Control
QDOS Quick and Dirty Operating System
QEQuality Engineer
QEBQuality Engineering Branch
QEDQuod Erat Demonstrandum
QEMQuality Engineering Memorandum
QFDQuality Function Deployment
QNHAtmospheric Pressure at Nautical Height
QNTYQuantity
QOSQuality of Service
QSXGAQuad Super XGA
QTIQuestion and Test Interoperability
QT Quick Time
QVGAQuarter VGA
QWERTYQ, W, E, R, T, Y
QXGAQuad Extended Graphics Array
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
R&DResearch and Development
RA Relational Algebra
RAD ToolsRapid Application Development Tools
RADIUSRemote Authentication Dial-In User Service
RADSL Rate-Adaptive DSL
RAIDRedundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
RAID-0Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks – level 0
RAID-1Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks – level 1
RAID-2Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks – level 2
RAID-3Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks – level 3
RAID-4Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks – level 4
RAID-5Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks – level 5
RAMRandom Access Memory
RAND1) Random 2) Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory
RASRemote Access Server
RCERadio Control Equipment
RCLRadio Communications Link
RCSRevision Control System
RCSTReturn Channel Satellite Terminal
RDARemote Database Access
RDBReverse-Engineering Data Base
RDBMS Relational DataBase Management System
RDF1) Resource Description Format 2) Resource Description Framework
RDO Remote Data Objects
RDRAM Rambus DRAM
RDSI see ISDN
REReverse Engineering
RESTRepresentational State Transfer
RFRadio Frequency
RFCRequest For Comments
RFCOMMRadio Frequency Communication
RFDCRadio Frequency Data Communication
RFIDRadio Frequency Identification
RFMRadio Frequency Monitor
RFPRequest For Proposal
RGBRed, Green, and Blue
RIRing Indicator
RIARich Internet Application
RIFFResource Interchange File Format
RIPRouting Internet Protocol
RISCReduced Instruction Set Computer
RJERemote Job Entry
RIP1) Routing Information Protocol 2) Raster Image Processor
RISCReduced Instruction Set Computer
RM1) Reference Model 2) Resource Manager
RMI Remote Method Invocation
RNRReceive Not Ready
ROIReturn On Investment
ROLAP Relational On-Line Analytical Processing
ROMRead Only Memory
RORRuby on Rails
RPCRemote Procedure Call
RPM Revolutions per minute
RPNReverse Polish Notation
RRReceive Ready
RRDRound Robin Database
RS1) RISC System 2) Recommended Standard
RS/6000RISC System 6000
RSARivest, Shamir, and Adleman
RSSRich Site Summary
RSVPResource reSerVation Protocol
RTC Public Switched Telephone Network
RTCPReal-Time Control Protocol
RTFRich Text Format
RTLSReal-Time Locating Systems
RTMResponse-Time Monitor
RTOSReal-Time Operating System
RTP1) Real-time Transport Protocol 2) Real-Time Protocol
RTRReady To Receive
RTS1) Real-Time Strategy 2) Ready To Send 2) Request To Send
RTSPReal-Time Streaming Protocol
RTTPReal-Time Transaction Processing
rt-VBRReal-Time Variable Bit Rate
RU Request (o Response) Unit
RXReceiver (o Receive) Data
RZReturn-to-Zero
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
S56Switchet 56
S-HTTP Secure HTTP
S/M SyncMaster
S/MIMESecure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
S/N1) Signal-to-Noise ratio 2) Serial Number
S2K Serials 2000
SSerial port
SA1) Security Association 2) System Administration
SAASystem Applications Architecture
SACDSuper Audio CD
SACKSelective ACK
SALTSpeech Application Language Tags
SAMSecurity Accounts Manager
SAMBASession Message Block
SAMLSecurity Assertions Markup Language
SANStorage Area Network
SAPService Access Point
SARSegmentation and Reassembly Layer
SASSerial Attached SCSI
SASDKSpeech Application SDK
SASLSimple Authentication and Security Layer
SATASerial ATA
SAXSimple API for XML
SB Sound Blaster
SBCSingle Board Computer
SBCSub Band Codec
SBCSSingle-Byte Character Set
SC Standard connector
SCASystem Communication Architecture
SCADASystem Control And Data Acquisition
SCBSession Control Block
SCCSerial Communications Controller
SCM1) Session Control Manager 2) Source Control Management
SCO1) Sharable Content Object 2) Synchronous Connection Oriented
SCORM1) Shareable Content Object Reference Model 2) Shareable Courseware Object Reference Model
SCPSession Control Point
SCSSafety Computer System
SCSASignal Computing System Architecture
SCSISmall Computer System Interface
SCSI-2SCSI-2
SCSI-3SCSI-3
SD Super Density
SDDIShielded Distributed Data Interface
SDHSynchronous Digital Hierarchy
SDI Single Document Interface
SDIFStandard Document Interchange Format
SDIOSecure Digital Input/Output
SDKSoftware Development Kit
SDKJSoftware Development Kit for Java
SDLSystem Description Language
SDLCSynchronous Data Link Control protocol
SDNSoftware-Defined Network
SDPService Discovery Protocol
SDRAMSynchronous Dynamic RAM
SDSLSingle-Line Digital Subscriber Line / Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line
SECSingle Edge Contact
SETSecure Electronic Transaction
SFSShared File System
SFTSystem Fault Tolerance
SGISilicon Graphics Inc.
SGML Standard Generalized Markup Language
SGRAMSynchronous Graphics RAM
SHASecure Hash Algorithm
SHTTPSecure HTTP
SIGSpecial Interest Group
SIMDSingle Instruction Multiple Data
SIMMSingle In-Line Memory Module
SIMPLESIP for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions
SIPSession Initiation Protocol
SIPC Simply Interactive PC
SIS Silicon Integrated Systems
SISASimulation-based Intelligent Training and Assessment
SISOSingle Input, Single Output
SKAPStrong Key Management and Authentication Protocol
SKIPSimple Key Management for Internet Protocol
SKOSSimple Knowledge Organization System
SLAs Service-Level Agreements
SLI Scan-Line Interlacing
SLIP Serial Line Interface Protocol
SLRSingle-Lens Reflex
SMSession Manager
SMBSession Message Block
SMDS Synchronous Multimegabit Data Service
SMPSymmetric Multiprocessing
SMPTESociety of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
SMSSystem Managed Storage
SMT1) Surface Mount Technology 2) Symmetric Multi-Threading
SMTPSimple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNASystems Network Architecture
SNMPSimple Network Management Protocol
SNPPSimple Network Paging Protocol
SNRSignal/Noise Ratio
SOAStart of Authority
SOAPSimple Object Access Protocol
SOEStandard Operating Environment
SOHO Small Office Home Office
SOISignals of Interest
SOICSmall-Outline Integrated Circuit
SOMSchema Object Model
SONETSynchronous Optical NETwork
SPARQLSimple Protocol and RDF Query Language
SPECSpecification
SPEC_95Specification 95
SPFSender Policy Framework
SPIDs Service Profile IDentifiers
SPPScalable Parallel Processing
SPS Standard Positioning Service
SPXSequenced Packet eXchange
SQASoftware Quality Assurance
SQAPSoftware Quality Assurance Plan
SQESoftware Quality Engineer
SQL Structured Query Language
SRAMStatic RAM
SRM1) Software Reference Manual 2) System Resource Manager
SRS1) Sender Rewriting Scheme 2) Software Requirements Specification
SRWSearch and Retrieval for the Web
SS7Signaling System No. 7
SSSpread Spectrum
SSASerial Storage Architecture
SSEStreaming SIMD Extensions
SSHSecure Shell
SSLSecure Socket Layer
SSMLSpeech Synthesis Markup Language
SSOP1) Security Standard Operating Procedures 2) Shrink Small Outline Package
ST Standard Type
STDStandard
STLStandard Template Library
STMSynchronous Transfer Mode
STPShielded Twisted Pair
STXStart of Text
SVAPISpeaker Verification API
SVCSwitched Virtual Circuit
SVDSimultaneous Voice Data
SVGScalable Vector Graphics
SVGASuper VGA
SVHSpin Valve Head
SWOPStandard Web Off-set Press
SWTStandard Widget Toolkit
SXGASuper XGA
SYNSynchronization
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
T1 T-carrier channel 1
T2 T-carrier channel 2
T3 T-carrier channel 3
T4 T-carrier channel 4
T-carrier T-carrier channel
T&ETest and Evaluation
T/RTransmit/Receive
TAMTelephone Answering Machine
TAPTelelocator Alphanumeric Protocol
TAPITelephony Application Programming Interface
TAR1) Tape Archive 2) True Accept Rate
TASTotalNet Advanced Server
TBDTo Be Determined o To Be Done
TCMTime-Compression Multiplexing
TCOTotal Cost of Ownership
TCPTransmission Control Protocol
TCP/IPTransmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
TDMTime Division Multiplexing
TDMATime Division Multiple Access
TDPTag Distribution Protocol
TDSTabular Data Stream
TETerminal Equipment
TELNETTele Network
TFTThin Film Transistor
TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol
TI .
TIATelecommunications Industry Association
TIDTerminal Identification Number
TIFF Tag Image File Format
TLD1) Top Level Design 2) Top Level Domain
TLSTransport Layer Security
TM TradeMark
TMXTranslation Memory eXchange
TPTransaction Processing
TQFPThin Quad Flat Pack
TR1) Technical Report 2) Token Ring
TRAToken Ring Adapter
TRC Tuples Relational Calculus
TRIPTelephony Routing over IP
TSTransaction Services
TSOPThin Small-Outline Package
TSPTelephony Service Providers
TSRTerminate and Stay Resident
TSSTelecommunications Standard Sector
TTLTime To Live
TTLTransistor to Transistor Logic
TTSText To Speech
TTYTerminal Type
TWX Teletypewriter Exchange
TXTransmitter o Transmit Data
TZTime Zone
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
U SCSIUltra SCSI
U W SCSIUltra Wide SCSI
UARTUniversal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter
UBRUnspecified Bit Rate
UCAIDUniversity Corporation for Advanced Internet Development
UCBUnit Control Block
UCCUniform Code Council
UCEUnsolicited Commercial Email
UDDIUniversal Discovery Description Integration
UDFUniversal Disk Format
UDIUnrestricted Digital Information
UDMAUltra Direct Memory Access
UDPUser Datagram Protocol
UDTUniversal Development Tool
UFDAUSB Flash Drive Alliance
UHFUltra High Frequency
UIUser Interface
UIDUnique Identification Number
UIDUser Identification
UL1) Unordered Lists 2) UpLoad
UMLUnified Modeling Language
UMSUSB Mass Storage
UNIUser Network Interface
UNIVACUNIVersal Automatic Computer
UPCUniversal Product Code
UPSUninterruptible Power Supply
URIUniform Resource Identifier
URLUniversal Resource Locator
URNUniform Resource Name
USARTUniversal Synchronous/Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
USBUniversal Serial Bus
UTCCoordinated Universal Time / Temp Universel Coordonné
UTFUnicode Transformation Format
UVUltraviolet
UTPUnshielded Twisted Pair
UVGAUltra VGA
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
V.90V.90 Standard
V&VVerification and Validation
V.CCITT Code Designation
V Version
VAVisual Age
VAR1) Value-Added Reseller 2) Variable
VBVisual Basic
VBNSVery-high-speed Backbone Network Service Very-high Bandwidth Network Service
VBRVariable Bit Rate
VBXVisual Basic ControlS
VCVirtual Channel
VCCVirtual Channel Connections
VCDVideo CD
VCIVirtual Channel Identifier
VCMVirtual Channel Memory
VCPVirtual Channel Path
VCRVideo Cassette Recorder
VCSVersion Control System
VDDVirtual Device Driver
VDIVideo Device Interface
VDSL Very-high-rate DSL
VDU Video Display Unit
VESAVideo Electronics Standards Association
VGAVideo Graphics Array
VHCSVirtual Hosting Control System
VHFVery High Frequency
VHSVertical Helical Scan
VICVoice Interface Card
VLANVirtual LAN
VLBVESA Local Bus
VLEVirtual Learning Environment
VLIW Very Long Instruction Words
VLSIVery Large Scale of Integration
VM1) Virtual Machine 2) Virtual Machine
VMDVirtual Manufacturing Device
VMLVector Markup Language
VMS1) Virtual Memory System 2) Voice Messaging System
VNVirtual Network
VoIPVoice over IIP
VoxMLVoice Markup Language
VPNVirtual Private Network
VQFPVery Thin Quad Flat Package
VRVirtual Reality
VRAMVideo RAM
VRC Vertical Redundancy Checking
VRMLVirtual Reality Markup Language
VRUVoice Response Unit
VSAT Very Small Aperture Terminal
VUIVoice User Interface
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
W3World Wide Web
W3CWorld Wide Web Consortium
W SCSIWide SCSI
WAIWeb Accessibility Initiative
WANWide Area Network
WAPWireless Application Protocol
WARWeb Archive
WBCWideBand Channel
WBEMWeb-Based Enterprise Management
WBTWeb-Based Training
WBXMLWireless Binary XML
WDDXWeb Distributed Data Exchange
WDM1) Wave Division Multiplexing 2) Windows Driver Model
WebDAVWeb-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning
WEPWired Equivalent Privacy
WEPWireless Encryption Protocol
WFWeb Farming
WfM Wired For Management
WFWWindows For Workgroups
WGWorking Group
WHATWGWeb Hypertext Applications Technology Working Group
WiFiWireless Fidelity (IEEE 802.11b)
WiMAXWorldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
WINSWindows Internet Naming Service
WLANWireless Local Area Network
WMAWindows Media Audio
WMF Windows Metafile Format
WML Wireless Markup Language
WMVWindows Media Video
WORM Write Once, Read Many
WP Word Perfect
WPANWireless Personal Area Network
WPG Word Perfect Graphics
WRAMWindows RAM
WSCIWeb Service Choreography Interface
WSCLEWeb Services Conversion Language
WSDLWeb Services Definition Language
WSFLWeb Services Flow Language
WSPWireless Session Protocol
WSQWavelet Scalar Quantization
WVGAWide VGA
WWWWorld Wide Web
WXGAWide XGA
WYSIWYGWhat You See is What You Get
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
XX Window System
X.CCITT Recommendation Designation
x2Times 2
XAExtended Architecture
XACMLXML Access Control Markup Language
XAMLExtensible Application Markup Language
XAPeXtensible Ajax Platform
XBAPXAML Browser Applications
XDRXML Data Reduced
xDSLx Digital Subscriber Line
XGAExtra VGA
XHTMLExtensible HTML
XIDExchange Identification
XKMSXML Key Management Specification
XLANGWeb Services for Business Process Design
XMLExtensible Markup Language
XMPExtensible Metadata Platform
XMPPExtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
XPExtreme Programming
XPSXML Paper Specification
XQLXML Query Language
XSDXML Schema Definition
XSLExtensible Stylesheet Language
XSLFOXSL Formatting Objects
XSLTXSL Transformations
XSSCross-Site Scripting
XSTCross Site Tracing
XTExtra Technology
XULExtensible User Interface Language
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
Y2KYear 2000
YACCYet Another Compiler Compiler
AbbreviationFull-Form – Meaning
ZIFZero Insertion Force
ZIPZone Information Protocol
ZISZone Information Socket
ZITZone Information Table

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