|
Acronym |
Translation |
| ACL |
Access Control List (computer security) |
| ACPI |
Advanced Configuration & Power Interface |
| ADSL |
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
| AGP |
Accelerated Graphics Port |
| AHCI |
Advanced Host Controller Interface (SATA) |
| AIM |
AOL Instant Messenger |
| AMPS |
Advanced Mobile Phone Service |
| AMR |
Audio Modem Riser (replaced by CNR) |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institution |
| API |
Application Program Interface |
| ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol |
| ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| ASP |
Application Service Provider |
| ASP |
Active Server Page |
| ASPI |
Advanced SCSI Programming Interface |
| ATA |
AT Attachment |
| ATX |
Advanced Technology eXtended (power supplies) |
| ATAPI |
AT Attachment Packet Interface |
| AVI |
Audio Video Interleave |
| BER |
Bit Error Rate |
| BEST |
Bravo Elite Service Team |
| BGP |
Border Gateway Protocol(Internet routing) |
| BIND |
Berkeley Internet Named Domain |
| BIOS |
Basic Input/Output System |
| BRI |
Basic Rate Interface (ISDN) |
| CBT |
Computer Based Training |
| cc |
Country Code (aka: ccTLD) |
| CAL |
Client Access License (to add
"seats" to a server product) |
| CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access |
| CF |
Compact Flash |
| CGI |
Common Gateway Interface (webdev) |
| CLR |
Common Language Runtime (.NET) |
| CNR |
Communications & Networking Riser (replaces AMR) |
| DAT |
Digital Audio Tape |
| DCE |
Data Communications Equipment |
| DDNS |
Dynamic DNS |
| DDOS |
Distributed Denial of Service (attack) |
| DDR |
Double Data Rate |
| DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
| DHTML |
Dynamic Hyper-Text Markup Language |
| DIMM |
Dual In-Line Memory Module |
| DLT |
Digital Linear Tape |
| DMA |
Direct Memory Access |
| DMCA |
Digital Millennium Copyright Act |
| DMZ |
DeMilitarized Zone |
| DNS |
Domain Name Server |
| DNSBL |
DNS Blacklist (List SPAM sources by IP) |
| DOS |
Denial of Service (attack) |
| DPI |
Dots Per Inch |
| DRAM |
Dynamic RAM |
| DRM |
Digital Rights Management |
| DSL |
Digital Subscriber Line |
| DSP |
Digital Signal Processor |
| DVI |
Digital Video Interface |
| ECC |
Error Checking & Correcting |
| EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
| EHCI |
Enhanced Host Controller Interface |
| EOL |
End of Life |
| ERP |
Enterprise Resource Planning |
| FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions |
| FAT |
File Allocation Table |
| FC-PGA |
Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array |
| FDDI |
Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
| FLOP |
FLoating Point Operation |
| FQDN |
Fully-Qualified Domain Name |
| FRS |
Family Radio Service |
| FSB |
Front Side Bus |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
| GIF |
Graphics Interchange Format |
| GMRS |
General Mobile Radio Service |
| GNU |
GNU's Not Unix |
| GPL |
GNU Public License |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| GSM |
Global System for Mobile Communications |
| HDML |
Handheld Devices Markup Language |
| HPNA |
Home Phone line Network Association |
| HTML |
Hyper-Text Markup Language |
| HTTP |
Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol |
| HTTPS |
Secure HTTP |
| IA-32 |
Intel Architecture, i386 32-bit family |
| IA-64 |
Intel Architecture, i386 64-bit family |
| ICANN |
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers |
| ICE |
Internet Content & Exchange Standard |
| ICMP |
Internet Control Message Protocol |
| IGMP |
Internet Group Management Protocol |
| IDE |
Integrated Drive Electronics |
| IEEE |
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers |
| IGMP |
Internet Group Multicast Protocol |
| IIS |
Internet Information Server |
| IMAP |
Internet Message Access Protocol |
| IP |
Internet Protocol |
| IPsec |
IP Security (encryption standard) |
| IRC |
Internet Relay Chat |
| IRDA |
InfraRed Data Association |
| ISDN |
Integrated Services Digital Network |
| ISO |
International Standards Organization |
| ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
| IT |
Information Technology
see
article on the origin of the term |
| ITU |
International Telecommunications Union |
| JBOD |
Just a Bunch Of Disks (drive spanning) |
| JPEG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| KDE |
K Desktop Environment |
| KVM |
Keyboard, Video & Mouse |
| L2TP |
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (VPN) |
| LAMP |
Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP (sometimes Perl or Python) |
| LAN |
Local Area Network |
| LBA |
Logical Block Addressing |
| LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
| LDAP |
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
| LED |
Light Emitting Diode |
| LTO |
Linear Tape-Open |
| LUA |
Limited User Account (see also UAC) |
| LUN |
Logical Unit Number |
| LVD |
Low Voltage Differential |
| MAC |
Media Access Control |
| MAPI |
Messaging API |
| MB |
Motherboard/Mainboard |
| MDAC |
Microsoft Data Access Componets |
| MIDI |
Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
| MIME |
Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions |
| MMC |
Microsoft Management Console |
| MMC |
MultiMedia Card |
| MMX |
Matrix Math Extensions |
| MSP |
Managed Service Provider |
| MSS |
Managed Security Service |
| MPEG |
Motion Picture Experts Group |
| MTA |
Message Transfer Agent |
| MTBF |
Mean Time Between Failures |
| NAC |
Network Access Control |
| NAP |
Network Access Protection |
| NAS |
Network Attached Storage |
| NDA |
Non-Disclosure Agreement |
| NFS |
Network File System |
| NOS |
Network Operating System |
| NTFS |
New Technology File System |
| NTSC |
National Television Standards Committee (TV signal
standard) |
| ODBC |
Open DataBase Connectivity |
| OEM/ODM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer/Original Design Manufacturer |
| OLED |
Organic LED |
| OSI |
Open Systems Interconnection |
| PAN |
Personal Area Network |
| PBX |
Private Branch Exchange |
| PCI |
Peripheral Component Interconnect |
| PCIe |
PCI Express (formerly 3GIO) |
| PCI-X |
A variant of PCI with 133MHz & 266MHz bus |
| PCL |
Printer Control Language |
| PCMCIA |
Personal Computer Memory Card Interface Association |
| PCS |
Personal Communications Services |
| PDA |
Personal Digital Assistant |
| PDF |
Portable Document Format |
| PE |
Pre-installation Environment (XP, Vista, etc.) |
| PGP |
Pretty Good Privacy |
| PKI |
Public Key Infrastructure |
| PNG |
Portable Network Graphics (file format) |
| POP |
Post Office Protocol, also POP3 (the current version) |
| POP |
Point of Presence (ISP) |
| PPGA |
Plastic Pin Grid Array |
| PPP |
Point-to-Point Protocol |
| PPTP |
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (VPN) |
| PRI |
Primary Rate Interface (ISDN) |
| PROM |
Programmable Read Only Memory |
| PXE |
Preboot eXecution Environment ("pixie") |
| QoS |
Quality-of-Service (prioritization scheme) |
| RAID |
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Drives |
| RAM |
Random Access Memory (as opposed to sequential) |
| RAM |
Read/Write Memory (originally RWM, a homonym, a very common and now accepted mistake) |
| RAS |
Remote Access Services |
| RF |
Radio Frequency |
| RFC |
Request For Comments |
| RGB |
Red-Green-Blue |
| RMON |
Remote Monitoring |
| RPC |
Remote Procedure Call |
| RSVP |
ReSerVation Protocol |
| SaaS |
Software-as-a-Service |
| SAN |
Storage Area Network |
| SATA |
Serial ATA |
| SCSI |
Small Computer Systems Interface |
| SD |
Secure Digital (memory card) |
| SDK |
Software Developer's Kit |
| SECC |
Single Edge Contact Cartridge (started by Pentium II) |
| SEO |
Search Engine Optimization |
| SID |
Security Identifier |
| SIMM |
Single In-Line Memory Module (see also: DIMM) |
| SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
| SLIP |
Serial Line Internet Protocol |
| SMART |
Self Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (hard drive) |
| SMB |
Server Message Block (aka: CIFS) |
| SMTP |
Simple Mail Transport Protocol |
| SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
| SO-DIMM |
Small Outline DIMM (notebook memory form factor) |
| SOA |
Service-Oriented Architecture |
| SOHO |
Small Office / Home Office |
| SPD |
Serial Presence Data (memory module standard) |
| SPI |
Stateful Packet Inspection |
| SQL |
Structured Query Language (database) |
| SSL |
Secure Socket Layer (https:// protocol, Internet session encryption) |
| SVGA |
Super VGA |
| TAPI |
Telephony API |
| TCP |
Transmission Control Protocol |
| TDMA |
Time Division Multiple Access |
| TFT |
Thin Film Transistor ("active" LCD technology) |
| TFTP |
Trivial FTP |
| TIFF |
Tag Image File Format |
| TLD |
Top Level Domain |
| TLS |
Transport Layer Security (successor to SSL) |
| UAC |
User Account Control (Vista) |
| UDMA |
Ultra DMA |
| UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
| UNC |
Universal Naming Convention (e.g.: \\host\share\dir\doc.ext) |
| UPS |
Uninterruptible Power Supply |
| URL |
Uniform Resource Locator (xxx://yyy/zzz) |
| USB |
Universal Serial Bus (interface) |
| UTP |
Unshielded Twisted Pair (cable) |
| VAR |
Value-Added Reseller |
| VBA |
Visual Basic for Applications |
| VBR |
Variable Bit Rate |
| VCD |
Video CD |
| VGA |
Video Graphics Array |
| VLSI |
Very Large Scale Integration |
| VoIP |
Voice Over IP |
| VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
| WAN |
Wide Area Network |
| WAP |
Wireless Application Protocol |
| WBT |
Web Based Training |
| WEP |
Wired Equivalent Privacy |
| Wi-Fi |
IEEE 802.x standards for WLAN |
| WLAN |
Wireless LAN |
| WPA |
Wi-Fi Protected Access (successor to WEP) |
| WWW |
World Wide Web |
| XML |
eXtensible Markup Language |
| XPS |
XML Paper Specification |
| ZIF |
Zero Insertion Force |