A |
AAL |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Adaption Layer |
AAR |
ARC (Authenticated Received Chain)-Authentication-Results |
ABR |
Available Bit Rate |
ABR |
Area Border Router |
ACE |
Access Control Entry |
ACL |
Access Control List |
ACM |
Auto Configuration Module |
ACPI |
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface |
ADAM |
Active Directory Application Mode |
ADAP |
Auto-Discovery/Auto-Purge |
ADB |
Apple Desktop Bus |
ADF |
Automatic Document Feed |
AD FS |
Active Directory Federation Service |
ADFS |
Active Directory Federation Service |
ADISAPI |
Advanced Data Internet Server Application Programming Interface |
ADO |
ActiveX Data Objects |
ADO MD |
ActiveX Data Objects (Multidimensional) |
ADOX |
ActiveX Data Objects Extensions |
ADPCM |
Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation |
ADS |
Active Directory Service |
ADSI |
Active Directory Service Interfaces |
ADSI |
Analog Display Services Interface |
ADSL |
Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line |
AES |
Advanced Encryption Standard |
AES |
Attachment Execution Service |
AGP |
Accelerated Graphics Port |
AI |
Artificial Intelligence |
AIDE |
Advacned Intrusion Detection Environment |
AIS |
Application Information Service |
ALG |
Application Layer Gateway (Service) |
ALPN |
Application-Layer Protocol Negotiation |
AMS |
ARC (Authenticated Received Chain)-Message-Signature |
AMQP |
Advanced Message Queuing Protocol |
ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
AP |
Access Point |
APDU |
Application Protocol Data Unit |
API |
Application Programming Interface |
APIPA |
Automatic Private Internet Protocol (IP) Addressing |
APL |
A Programming Language |
APLSV |
APL (A Programming Language) Shared Variable |
APM |
Advanced Power Management |
APT |
Advanced Packaging Tool |
AQS |
Advanced Query Syntax |
ARC |
Authenticated Received Chain |
ARM |
Advancend Reduced Instructions Set Computing (RISC) Machines |
ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol |
ARPA |
Advanced Research Projects Agency |
ARPA |
Address Routing and Parameters Area |
AS |
ARC (Authenticated Received Chain)-Seal |
AS |
Autonumous System |
ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
ASN |
Autonomous System Number |
ASN.1 |
Abstract Syntax Notation One |
ASP |
Active Server Page(s) |
ASR |
Automated System Recovery |
ATA |
(IBM) AT (PC) Attachment |
ATAPI |
AT Attachment (ATA) Packet Interface |
ATCP |
AppleTalk Control Protocol |
ATL |
Active Template Library |
ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
ATR |
Answer To Reset |
ATS |
Apache Traffic Server |
ATS |
Applicant Tracking System |
ATS |
App Transport Security |
ATS |
Applied Type System |
AUTOSAR |
AUTomotive Open Systems ARchitecture |
Auth-IP |
Authenticated Internet Protocol |
AWE |
Address Windowing Extensions |
AWS |
Amazon Web Services |
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C |
C2R |
Click to Run |
CA |
Certification Authority |
CAD |
Computer Aided Design |
CAM |
Computer Aided Manufactuing |
CAN |
Controller Area Network |
CAPTCHA |
Compeletly Automatated Public Turing (Test to keep) Computers (and) Humans Apart |
CBC |
Cipher Block Chaining |
CCB |
Command Control Block |
CBCP |
Callback Control Protocol |
CBR |
Constant Bit Rate |
CBT |
Computer Based Training |
CC |
Carbon Copy |
CC |
Continuity Check |
CCK |
Complimentary Code Keying |
CCP |
Compression Control Protocol |
CCSID |
Character Code Set Identifier |
CD |
Compact Disk |
CDATA |
Character Data |
CDB |
Constant Database |
CDFS |
Compact Disk File System |
CDK |
Cloud Development Kit |
CDN |
Content Delivery Networks |
CDO |
Collaboration Data Objects |
CDS |
Certified Document Service |
CDVT |
Cell Delay Variation Tolerance |
CFB |
Cipher Feedback |
CGA |
Color Graphics Adapter |
CGI |
Common Gateway Interface |
CHAP |
Challenge Handshake Authentification Protocol |
CHS |
Cylinder Head Sector |
CI/CD |
Corporate Identity/Corporate Design |
CI/CD |
Corporate Identity/Corporate Design |
CI/CD |
Continuous Integreation/Continuous Delivery |
CIDR |
Classless Inter-Domain Routing |
CIFS |
Common Internet File System |
CIM |
Common Information Model |
CIP |
Cluster Internet Protocol (IP) address |
CLI |
Command Line Interface |
CLIP |
Classical Internet Protocol (over Asynchronous Transfer Mode) |
CLR |
Common Language Runtime |
CLS |
Common Language Specification |
CLSID |
Class Identifier |
CMC |
Certificate Management Message over CMS (Certificate Message Syntax) |
CMD |
Command |
CMOS |
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor |
CMS |
Certificate Message Syntax |
CMY |
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow |
CN |
Common Name |
CNAME |
Canonical Name |
CNG |
Cryptography (Application Programming Interface), Next Generation |
COBOL |
Common Business-Oriented Language |
codec |
compressor/decompresor |
COFF |
Common Object File Format |
COM |
Component Object Model |
COMM |
Communications (port) |
CON |
Console |
config |
Configuration |
CORBA |
Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
COS |
Class of Service |
COSA |
Country and Operator Settings Asset |
CPAN |
Comprehensive Perl Archive Network |
CPS |
Certification Practice Statement |
CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
CR |
Carriage Return |
CRC |
Cyclic Redundancy Check |
CRL |
Certificate Revocation List |
CR/LF |
Carriage Return/Line Feed |
CRM |
Customer Relationship Management |
CRT |
Cathode Ray Tube |
CRT |
C run-time (library) |
CRU |
Customer Replaceable Unit(s) |
CSDL |
Conceptual Schema Definition Language |
CSID |
Calling Subscriber Identifier |
CSIDL |
Constant Special Item Identifier (ID) List |
CSO |
Central Services Organization |
CSP |
Cryptographic Service Provider |
CSR |
Certificate Signing Request |
CSS |
Cascading Style Sheet(s) |
CTI |
Computer Telephony Integration |
CTL |
Certificate Trust List |
CTP |
Cordless Telephone Profile |
CTS |
Clear to Send |
CTS |
Common Type System |
CURL |
Client URL (Uniform Resource Locator) |
CVS |
Concurrent Versions System |
CWND |
Collaborative Windows Network Drive |
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D |
DACL |
Discretionary Access-Control List |
DAD |
Duplicate Address Detection |
DASD |
Direct Access to Storage Device |
DB |
Database |
DBCS |
Double-Byte Character Set |
DBM |
Database Manager |
DBPSK |
Demodulator Baseband Phase Shift Keying |
DC |
Device Context |
DCCP |
Datagram Congestion Control Protocol |
DCE |
Data Communication Equipment |
DD |
Double Density |
DCOM |
Distributed Component Object Model (COM) |
DDB |
Device Dependent Bitmap |
DDE |
Dynamic Data Exchange |
DDI |
Device Driver Interface |
DDK |
(Device) Driver Development Kit |
DDL |
Data Definition Language |
DDNS |
Dynamic DNS (Domain Name Service) |
DDoS |
Distributed Denial of Service |
DECT |
Digital Enhanced Cordless Telephone |
DER |
Distinguished Encoding Rules |
DEP |
Data Execution Prevention |
DES |
Data Encryption Standard |
DFS |
Distributed File System |
DFSN |
Distributed File System Namespace(s) |
DFSR |
Distributed File System Replication |
DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
DHTML |
Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language |
DKIM |
Domain Key(s) Identified Mail |
DIB |
Device Independent Bitmap |
DID |
Direct Inward Dialing |
DIM |
Dynamic Interface Manager |
DLC |
Data Link Control |
DLL |
Dynamic Link Library |
DMA |
Direct Mermory Access |
DMARC |
Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance |
DML |
Data Manipulation Language |
DMO |
DirectX Media Object |
DMT |
Discrete Multi-Tone |
DMTF |
Distributed Management Task Force |
DN |
Distinguished Name |
DNS |
Domain Name Service/Server |
DNS |
Domain Name System |
DNSBL |
Domain Name System Blacklist |
DNSSEC |
Domain Name System (DNS) Security Extension(s) |
DOM |
Document Object Model |
DOS |
Disk Operating System |
DPC |
Deferred Procedure Call |
DPDK |
Data Plane Development Kit |
dpi |
dots per inch |
dpkg |
Debian Package (system) |
DPMI |
DOS (Disk Operating System) Protected Mode Interface |
DPMS |
Debian Package Management System |
DPTF |
Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework |
DPWS |
Devices Profile for Web Services |
DQPSK |
Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying |
DRAC |
Dynamic Relay Authorization Control |
DRDA |
Distributed Relational Database Architecture |
DR DOS |
Digital Research Disk Operating System (DOS) |
DRM |
Digital Rights Management |
DRPD |
Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection |
DSA |
Digital Signature Algorithm |
DSL |
Digital Subscriber Line |
DSM |
Distributed Scan Management |
DSML |
Directory Services Markup Language |
DSO |
Dynamic Shared Objects |
DSP |
Digital Signal Processing |
DSR |
Data-Set Ready |
DSS |
Digital Signature Standard |
DSSS |
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum |
DTC |
Distributed Transaction Coordinator |
DTD |
Document Type Definition |
DTE |
Data Terminal Equipment |
DTIM |
Delivery Traffic Indication Message |
DTMF |
Dual Tone Multi-Frequency |
DTP |
Desktop Publishing |
DTR |
Data-Terminal Ready |
DV |
Digital Video |
DV |
Domain Validation |
DVC |
Dynamic Virtual Channel |
DVD |
Digital Versatile Disk |
DVMRP |
Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol |
DXF |
Drawing Exchange Format |
DXVA |
DirectX Video Acceleration |
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EA |
Electronic Arts |
EAP |
Extensible Authentication Protocol |
EAP-TLS |
Extensible Authentication Protocol Transport Level Security |
EAROM |
Electrically Alterable ROM (Read Only Memory) |
EBCDIC |
Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code |
ECB |
Electronic Codebook |
ECC |
Elliptic Curve Cryptography |
ECC |
Error-Correction Check |
ECM |
Error Correction Mode |
ECMA |
European Computer Manufacturers Association |
ECN |
Explicit Congestion Notification |
EFI |
Extensible Firmware Interface |
EFS |
Encrypting File System |
EGA |
Enhanced Graphics Adapter |
EGP |
Exterior Gateway Protocol |
EISA |
Enhanced Industry Standard Architecture |
EKU |
Enhanced Key Usage |
EM64T |
Extended Memory 64 Technology |
ELAN |
Emulated Local Area Network (LAN) |
EMET |
Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit |
EMS |
Emergency Management Services |
ENIAC |
Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer |
EOBO |
Enroll On Behalf Of |
EPROM |
Erasable Programmable ROM (Read Only Memory) |
EPS |
Encapsulated Postcript |
EPSI |
Encapsulated Postcript Interchange |
EPV |
Entry Point Vector |
ESDI |
Enhanced Small Devices Interface |
ESP |
Encapsulating Security Payload |
ESSID |
Extended Service Set Identifier |
ETL |
Extract, Transform, Load |
EUDC |
End-User Defined Characters |
EULA |
End-User License Agreement |
EV |
Extended Validation |
EXIF |
Exchangeable Image File |
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H |
HAL |
Hardware Abstraction Layer |
HBA |
Host-Based Adapter |
HBCI |
Home Banking Computer Interface |
HCL |
Hardware Compatibility List |
HD |
High Density |
HDD |
Hard Disk Drive |
HDMI |
High Definition Multimedia Interface |
HDTV |
High Definition Television |
HEC |
Header Error Control |
HGC |
Hercules Graphics Card |
HID |
Human Interface Device |
HLS |
Hue, Luminosity, (and) Saturation |
HMAC |
Hash-based Message Authentication Code |
HNS |
Host Network Service |
HOLAP |
Hybrid OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) |
HPFS |
High Performance File System |
HSL |
Hue Saturation Luminance |
HSTS |
HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) Strict Transport Security |
HTML |
Hyper Text Markup Language |
HTTP |
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol |
HTTPS |
Secure Hyper Text Transfer Protocol |
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I |
IaaS |
Infrastructure as a Service |
IAB |
Internet Architecture Board |
IANA |
Internet Assigned Names Authority |
IANA |
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
IAS |
Internet Authentication Service |
IBM |
International Business Machines (Corporation) |
ICANN |
Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers and Names |
ICC |
Integrated Circuit Card |
ICE |
Internal Compiler Error |
ICM |
Image Color Management |
ICMP |
Internet Control Message Protocol |
ICMPv6 |
Internet Control Message Protocol version 6 |
ICS |
Internet Connection Sharing |
ICT |
In-Circuit-Test |
ICT |
Information and Communication Technology |
IDE |
Integrated Develoment Environment |
IDE |
Integrated Device Electronics |
IDL |
Interface Definition Language |
IDN |
International Domain Name |
IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
IESG |
Internet Engineering Steering Group |
IETF |
Internet Engineering Task Force |
IFS |
Installable File System |
IGP |
Interior Gateway Protocol |
IGMP |
Internet Group Management Protocol |
IGMPv2 |
Internet Group Management Protocol version 2 |
IGMPv3 |
Internet Group Management Protocol version 3 |
IHV |
Independent Hardware Vendors |
IID |
Interface Identifier |
IIS |
Internet Information Services/Server |
IKE |
Internet Key Exchange |
ILMI |
Integrated Local Management Interface |
IM |
Instant Messaging |
IMA |
Interactive Multimedia Association |
IMAP |
Internet Message Access Protocol |
IMAPI |
Image Mastering Application Programming Interface |
IME |
Input Method Editor |
INCITS |
International Committee for Information Technology Standards |
int |
Integer |
Int |
Interrupt |
I/O |
Input/Output |
IO |
Input/Output |
IOCTL |
Input and Output Control |
IoT |
Internet of Things |
IP |
Internet Protocol |
IPC |
Inter-process Communication |
IPF |
Itanium Processor Family |
IPMI |
Intelligent Platform Management Interface |
IPQoS |
Internet Protocol (IP) Quality of Service |
IPSec |
Internet Protocol (IP) Security |
IPX |
Internetwork Packet Exchange |
IPX/SPX |
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange |
IPP |
Internet Printing Protocol |
IRC |
Internet Relay Chat |
IrDA |
Infrared Data Association |
IRQ |
Interrupt Request |
ISA |
Industry Standard Architecture |
ISA |
Internet Security and Acceleration |
ISAPI |
Internet Server Application Programming Interface |
ISATAP |
Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol |
ISC |
Internet Systems Consortium |
ISDN |
Integrated Services Digital Network |
ISM |
Inter-site Messaging Service |
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
ISOC |
Internet Society |
ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
ISSLOW |
Integrated Services Over Slow Links |
ISV |
Independent Software Vendor |
IT |
Informtation Technology |
ITU |
International Telecommunications Union |
ITU-T |
International Telecommunications Union - Telecommunication |
IVR |
Interactive Voice Response |
IXFR |
Incremental Zone Transfer (protocol) |
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L2TP |
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol |
LAMP |
Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP |
LAN |
Local Area Network |
LANA |
Local Area Network (LAN) Adapter |
LANE |
Local Area Network (LAN) Emulation |
LASER |
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
LAT |
Local Address Table |
LBA |
Logical Block Address(es) |
LBN |
Logical Block Number |
LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
LCID |
Language Code Identifier |
LCID |
Locale Identifier |
LDM |
Logical Disk Manager |
LGPL |
Lesser General Public Licence |
LCOS |
Liquid Crystal on Silicon |
LCP |
Link Control Protocol |
LDAP |
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
LDIF |
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Data Interchange Format |
LEC |
Local Area Network (LAN) Emulation Client |
LED |
Light Emitting Diode |
LES |
Local Area Network (LAN) Emulation Server |
LF |
Line Feed |
LFN |
Long File Name |
LFU |
Least Frequently Used |
LGPL |
Lesser General Public License |
lib |
library |
LIFO |
Last In, First Out |
Linux |
Linus (Thorvald) Unix |
LLC |
Logical Link Control |
LLDP |
Link-Layer Discovery Protocol |
LMTP |
Local Mail Transfer Protocol |
LPD |
Line Printer Daemon |
LPR |
Line Printer Remote |
LRA |
Local Registration Authority |
LRPC |
Lightweight Remote Procedure Call |
LSA |
Local Security Authority |
LSP |
Layered Service Provider |
LTR |
Left to Right |
LTSB |
Long Term Servicing Branch |
LUID |
Locally Unique Identifier |
LUKS |
Linux Unified Key Setup |
LUN |
Logical Unit Number |
LVM |
Logical Volume Manager |
LZ |
Lempel-Ziv |
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M |
MARS |
Multicast Address Resoulution Service |
MAC |
Medium Access Control |
MAC |
Message Authentication Code |
MADCAP |
Multicast Address Dynamic Client Allocation Protocol |
MAPI |
Messaging Application Programming Interface |
MASM |
Microsoft Assembler |
MathML |
Mathematical Markup Language |
MB |
Megabyte |
MBCS |
Multi-Byte Character Set |
Mbps |
Megabits per second |
MBR |
Master Boot Record |
MCI |
Media Control Interface |
MCS |
Multicast Server |
MDA |
Mail Delivery Agent |
MDAC |
Microsoft Data Access Components |
MDI |
Media Dependent Interface |
MDI |
Multiple Document Interface |
MDX |
Multidimensional Expression(s) |
ME |
(Windows) Millenium Edition |
MER |
Medium Access Control (MAC) Encapsulation Routing |
MFC |
Microsoft Foundation Class(es) |
MFE |
Multicast Forwarding Entry |
MFT |
Master File Table |
MFU |
Most Frequently Used |
MGCP |
Media Gateway Control Protocol |
MGM |
Multicast Group Manager |
MHz |
Megahertz |
MIB |
Management Information Base |
MIDAS |
Multi-tier Distributed Application Services |
MIDI |
Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
MIDL |
Microsoft Interface Definition Language |
MIME |
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions |
MIPS |
Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipelined Stages |
MITM |
Man in the middle |
MLD |
Multicast Listener Discovery |
MLDv1 |
Multicast Listener Discovery version 1 |
MLDv2 |
Multicast Listener Discovery version 2 |
MLL |
Media Label Library |
MMC |
Microsoft Management Console |
MMC |
Multi-media Command (set) |
MMS |
Microsoft Media Server |
MMX |
Multimedia Extension |
MNP |
Micronom Networking Protocol |
MOF |
Managed Object Format |
MOLAP |
Multidimensional OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) |
MOM |
Message Oriented Middleware |
MOM |
Microsoft Operations Manager |
MPM |
Multiprocessing Module(s) |
MOSFET |
Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor |
MPE |
Multi-Protocol Encapsulation |
MPPE |
Microsoft Point to Point Encryption |
MRU |
Most Recently Used |
MOSPF |
Multicast Open Shortest Path First |
MP3 |
MPEG (Moving Pictures Expert Group) Layer 3 |
MPEG |
Moving Pictures Expert Group |
MPMs |
Multi-Processing Modules |
MQTT |
Message Queuing Telemetry Transport |
MSDN |
Microsoft Developer Network |
MS-DOS |
Microsoft Disk Operating System |
MSHTML |
Microsoft Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) parsing engine |
MSIL |
Microsoft Intermediate Language |
MSL |
Microsoft Library |
MSM |
Media Specific Module |
MSP |
Managed Services Provider |
MTA |
Message Transfer Agent |
MTD |
Memory Technology Device(s) |
MTE |
Message Transfer Envelope |
MTS |
Message Transfer System |
MTS |
Microsoft Transaction Server |
MTU |
Maximum Transfer Unit |
MUA |
Mail User Agent |
MUI |
Multilanguage User Interface |
Mutex |
Mutually exclusive |
MX |
Mail Exchange(r) |
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NABTS |
North American Broadcast Teletext Specification |
NAP |
Network Access Protection |
NAPT |
Network Address Port Translation |
NAS |
Network Access Server |
NAT |
Network Address Translation |
NBF |
NetBIOS (Network Basic Input/Output System) Frames |
NBIPX |
NetBIOS (Network Basic Input/Output System) over IPX (Internetwork Packet Exchange) |
NBT |
NetBIOS (Network Basic Input/Output System) over TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) |
NCB |
Network Control Block |
NCP |
Netware Core Protocol |
NCSA |
National Center for Supercomputing Applications |
NDS |
Novell Dierctory Service |
NDIS |
Network Driver Interface Specification |
NE |
New Executable |
NetBT |
NetBIOS (Network Basic Input/Output System) over TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) |
NetBEUI |
Network Basic Input/Output System (NetBIOS) Extended User Interface |
NetBIOS |
Network Basic Input/Output System |
NER |
Named Entity Recognition |
NFC |
Near Field Communication |
NFS |
Network File System |
NIC |
Network Interface Card |
NIS |
Network Information Service |
NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
NLA |
Network Location Awareness |
NLP |
National Language Processing |
NLS |
National Language Support |
NMOS |
N-channel Metal-Oxide Semiconductor |
NNI |
Network to Network Interface |
NNTP |
Network News Transfer Protocol |
NPS |
Network Policy Server |
NPTL |
Native POSIX Thread Library |
NQS |
Natural Query Syntax |
NSS |
Name Service Switch |
NT |
New Technology |
NTP |
Network Time Protocol |
NTBA |
Network Terminator Base Access |
NTBBA |
Network Terminator Broadband Access |
NTFS |
New Technology File System |
NUMA |
Non-Uniform Memory Architecture |
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OAM |
Operation, Administration and Maintenance |
OASIS |
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards |
OBEX |
Object Exchange |
OCI |
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure |
OCR |
Optical Character Recognition |
OCS |
(Microsoft) Office Communications Server |
OCSP |
Online Certifacte Status Protocol |
ODBC |
Open Database Connectivity |
OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
OFB |
Output Feedback |
OFX |
Open Financial Exchange |
OID |
Object Identifier |
OLAP |
Online Analytical Processing |
OLE |
Object Linking (and) Embedding |
OLTP |
Online Transaction Processing |
ONC |
Open Network Computing |
OOP |
Object Oriented Programming |
OS |
Operating System |
OSI |
Open Systems Interconnect |
OSPF |
Open Shortest Path First |
OSTA |
Optical Storage Technology Association |
OV |
Organization Validation |
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P3P |
Platform for Privacy Preferences |
PA |
Point of Access |
PaaS |
Platform as a Service |
PAB |
Personal Address Book |
PAD |
Packet Assembler/Disassembler |
PAE |
Physical Address Expansion |
PAE |
Physical Address Extension |
PAM |
Pluggable Authentication Module |
PAN |
Personal Area (Ad-Hoc) Network |
PAP |
Password Authentification Protocol |
PBX |
Private Branch Exchange |
PC |
Personal Computer |
PCI |
Peripheral Component Interconnect |
PCL |
Printer Control Language |
PCM |
Pulse Code Modulation |
PCMCIA |
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association |
PDA |
Personal Digital Assistant |
PDC |
Primary Domain Controller |
PDO |
PHP Data Objects |
PDU |
Protocol Data Unit |
PE |
Portable Executable |
PECL |
PHP Extension Community Library |
Perl |
Practical Extraction and Report Language |
PGM |
Pragmatic General Multicast Protocol |
PGP |
Pretty Good Privacy |
Phars |
PHP Archive files |
PHP |
(PHP:) Hypertext Preprocessor |
PHP/FI |
Personal Home Page/Forms Interpreter |
PID |
Process Identifier |
PID |
Protocol Identifier |
PIDL |
Pointer (to an) Item Identifier List |
PIF |
Program Information File |
PIM |
Protocol Independent Multicast |
PIM |
Personal Information Manager |
PIN |
Personal Identication Number |
PING |
Packet Internet Groper |
PIO (mode) |
Programmed Input/Output (mode) |
PK |
Primary Key |
PKCS |
Public Key Cryptography Standard(s) |
PKI |
Public Key Infrastructure |
PJL |
Printer Job Language |
PLA |
Performance Logs and Alerts |
PLC |
Packet Loss Concealment |
PM |
Presentation Manager |
PMOS |
P-channel Metal-Oxide Semiconducto |
PNG |
Portable Network Graphic |
PnP |
Plug and Play |
PNRP |
Peer Name Resolution Protocol |
POP |
Point of Presence |
POP |
Post Office Protocol |
POP3 |
Post Office Protocol 3 |
POSIX |
Portable Operating System Interface for Unix |
POST |
Power On Self-Test |
POTS |
Plain Old Telephone Service |
PPP |
Point to Point Protocol |
PPPoE |
Point to Point Protocol (PPP) over Ethernet |
PPTP |
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol |
PRI |
Primary Rate Interface |
PRN |
Printer |
PRNG |
Pseudo Random Number Generator |
PSAPI |
Process Status Application Programming Interface |
PSK |
Pre-Shared Key |
PSTN |
Public Switched Telephone Network |
PTE |
Page Table Entry |
PUA |
Private Use Area |
PVFS |
Parallel Virtural File System |
PWA |
Progressive Web Application |
PVC |
Permanent Virtual Circuit |
PXE |
Pre-Boot Execution (Environment) |
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R |
RA |
Registration Authority |
RAC |
Rights Account Certificate |
RAD |
Rapid Appication Development |
RADIUS |
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service |
RAID |
Redundant Array (of) Independent Disks |
RAM |
Random Access Memory |
RAS |
Remote Access Service |
RBAC |
Role Based Access Control |
RBL |
Real-time Blackhole List |
RDC |
Remote Differential Compression |
RDFa |
Resource Description Framework in Attributes |
RDMA |
Remote Direct Memory Access |
RDN |
Relative Distinguished Name |
RDP |
Remote Desktop Protocol |
RDS |
Remote Data Service |
REST |
Representational State Transfer |
RFC |
Request for Comment |
RFID |
Radio-Frequency Identification |
RGB |
Red Green Blue |
RGW |
Residential Gateway |
RID |
Relative Identifier |
RIP |
Routing Information Protocol |
RIPE |
Réseaux IP Européens |
RIPX |
Routing Information Protocol over Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) |
RIR |
Regional Internet Registry |
RIS |
Remote Installation Service |
RISC |
Reduced Instruction Set Computing |
RLSD |
Receive Line Signal Detect |
RMCP |
Remote Mail Checking Protocol |
RO |
Read Only |
ROLAP |
Relational Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) |
ROM |
Read Only Memory |
RPC |
Remote Procedure Call |
RPM |
Red Hat Package Manager |
RPN |
Reverse Polish Notation |
RR |
Resource Record |
RRset |
Resource Record Set |
RSA |
Rivest, Shamir, Adleman |
RSL |
Registry Size Limit |
RSM |
Removable Storage Manager |
RSoP |
Resultant Set of Policy |
RSS |
Really Simple Syndication |
RSSAC |
Root Servers Systems Advisory Committee |
RSVP |
Resource Reservation Protocol |
RTC |
Real-Time Communication(s) |
RTCP |
Real Time Control Protocol |
RTF |
Rich Text Format |
rtl |
runtime library |
RTL |
Right to Left |
RTS |
Request to Send |
RTSP |
Real-Time Streaming Protocol |
RTTI |
Run-Time Type Information |
RTP |
Real-time Transport Protocol |
RVA |
Relative Virtual Address |
RW |
read (and) write |
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S |
SaaS |
Software as a Service |
SACL |
System Access-Control List |
SAF |
Support Automation Framework |
SAM |
Security Accounts Manager |
SAMI |
Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange |
SAN |
Storage Area Network |
SAN |
Subject Alternative Name |
SAN |
System Area Network |
SAP |
Service-Access Point |
SAP |
Service Advertising Protocol |
SAPI |
Server Application Programming Interface |
SAS |
Secure Attention Sequence |
SASL |
Simple Authentication and Security Layer |
SATA |
Serial AT Attachment (ATA) |
SAX |
Simple API for Extensible Markup Language (XML) |
SAX2 |
Simple API for Extensible Markup Language (XML) (Version) 2 |
SBCS |
Single-Byte Character Set |
SBM |
Subnet Bandwidth Management |
SCCD |
Signed Custom Compatibility Descriptor |
SCEP |
Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol |
SCO |
Synchronous Connection-Oriented |
SCR |
Sustained Cell Rate |
SCSI |
Small Computer System Interface |
SCTP |
Stream Control Transmission Protocol |
SD |
Single Density |
SDCC |
Small Device C Compiler |
SDI |
Single Document Interface |
SDK |
Software Development Kit |
SDMI |
Secure Digital Music Initiative |
SDP |
Session Description Protocol |
SECCOS |
Secure Chip Card Operating System |
SEHOP |
Structured Exception Handler Overwrite Protection |
SEO |
Search Engine Optimization |
SET |
Secure Electronic Transaction |
SFTP |
Secure File Transfer Protocol |
SGC |
Server-Gated Cryptography |
SGML |
Standard Generalized Markup Language |
SHA |
Secure Hash Algorithm |
SHA |
System Health Agents |
SHS |
Secure Hash Standard |
SHV |
System Health Validators |
SID |
Security Identifier |
SIMD |
Single-Instruction, Multiple-Data |
SIP |
Session Initiation Protocol |
SIP |
Subject Interface Package |
SIS |
Single Instance Store |
SKI |
Subject Key Identifier |
SKU |
Stock-Keeping Unit |
SLAT |
Second Layer Address Translation |
SLIP |
Serial Line Internet Protocol |
SMART |
Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology |
SMB |
Server Message Block |
SMIL |
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language |
S/MIME |
Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions |
SMPTE |
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers |
SMS |
Short Message Service |
SMS |
Systems Management Server |
SMTP |
Simple Mail Transport Protocol |
SNAP |
Sub-Network Attachment Point |
SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
SNTP |
Simple Network Time Protocol |
SOA |
Service-Oriented Architecture |
SOA |
Start of Authority |
SOAP |
Simple Object Access Protocol |
SOL |
Serial Over LAN (Local Area Network) |
SOM |
Scope of Management |
SP |
Service Pack (e.g. SP 1, SP5, etc.) |
SPC |
Software Publisher Certificate |
SPF |
Sender Permitted From |
SPF |
Sender Policy Framework |
SPID |
Service Profile Identifier (ID) |
SPL |
Standard PHP Library) |
SPN |
Service Principal Name |
SPP |
Serial Port Profile |
SPP |
Software Protection Platform |
SPX |
Sequenced Packet Exchange |
SQL |
Structured Query Language |
SRK |
Storage Root Key |
SRU |
Stable Release Update |
SRUM |
System Resource Usage Monitor |
SRW |
Slim Reader/Writer |
SSAS |
(Microsoft) SQL Server Analysis Services |
SSD |
Solid State Drive |
SSDP |
Simple Search and Discovery Protocol |
SSE |
Streaming SIMD (Single-Instruction, Multiple-Data) Extensions |
SSE2 |
Streaming SIMD (Single-Instruction, Multiple-Data) Extensions 2 |
SSH |
Secure Shell |
SSI |
Server Side Includes |
SSID |
Service Set Identifier |
SSL |
Secure Socket Layer(s) |
SSPI |
Security Support Provider Interface |
SSSE3 |
Supplemental Streaming SIMD (Single-Instruction, Multiple-Data) Extensions 3 |
SST |
Stoelzel Software Technologie ;) |
SST |
Serialized Certificate Store (format) |
SSTP |
Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol |
STB |
Set Top Box |
STL |
Standard Template Library |
SVC |
Switched Virtual Circuit |
SVG |
Scalable Vector Graphic(s) |
SVGA |
Super Video Graphics Array (VGA) |
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T |
TAP |
Test Anything Protocol |
TAR |
Tape Archive |
TASM |
Turbo Assembler |
TCO |
Total Cost of Ownership |
TCP |
Transmission Control Protocol |
TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
TDC |
Tabular Data Control |
TDI |
Transport Driver Interface |
TDO |
Trusted Domain Object |
TELNET |
Telecommunication Network |
TFS |
(Microsoft) Team Foundation Server |
TFT |
Thin-Film Transistor |
TFTP |
Trivial File Transfer Protocol |
TFVC |
Team Foundation Version Control |
TGS |
Ticket Granting Service |
TIP |
Transaction Internet Protocol |
TIFF |
Tagged Image File Format |
TIME |
Timed Interactive Multimedia Extensions |
TLD |
Top-Level Domain |
TLS |
Thread Local Storage |
TLS |
Transport Layer/Level Security |
TMM |
Transient Multi-Monitor Manager |
TOM |
Text Object Model |
TPM |
Trusted Platform Module |
TSAC |
Terminal Services Advanced Client |
TSID |
Transmitting Station Identifier |
TSIG |
Transaction Signature(s) |
TSR |
Terminate and Stay Resident |
TTF |
True Type Font |
TTL |
Time to live |
TUG |
TeX User Group |
TWIRP |
Two-way Infrared Protocol |
TXE |
(Intel) Trusted Execution Engine |
TxF |
Transactional NTFS (New Technology File System) |
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U |
UAC |
User Account Control |
UAM |
User Authentication Module |
UART |
Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter |
UBR |
Unspecified Bit Rate |
UCS |
Universal Character Set |
UDDI |
Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration |
UDF |
Universal Disk Format |
UDL |
Universal Data Link |
UDN |
Unique Device Name |
UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
UEFI |
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface |
UI |
User Interface |
UIAccess |
User Interface Accessibility |
UID |
User Identifier |
UIDL |
Unique ID (Identfier) Listing |
ULA |
Unique Local Address |
ULONG |
Unsigned Long (Integer) |
UML |
Unified Modeling Language |
UNI |
User Network Interface |
UPN |
User Principal Name |
UPnP |
Universal Plug and Play |
URI |
Universal Resource Identifier |
URL |
Uniform Resource Locator |
URN |
Uniform Resource Name |
USB |
Universal Serial Bus |
USB |
Unicode Subset Bitfield |
USHORT |
Unsigned Short (Integer) |
UTC |
Universal Time Coordinated |
UTF |
Unicode Transformation Format |
UTF-7 |
Universal Character Set (UCS) Transformation Format 7 (bit) |
UTF-8 |
Universal Character Set (UCS) Transformation Format 8 (bit) |
UTF-16 |
Universal Character Set (UCS) Transformation Format 16 (bit) |
UTF-32 |
Universal Character Set (UCS) Transformation Format 32 (bit) |
UTP |
Unshielded Twisted Pair |
UUCP |
Unix to Unix Copy Protocol |
UUP |
Unified Update Platform |
UVC |
USB (Universal Serial Bus) Video Device Class |
UWF |
Unified Write Filter |
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VA |
Virtual Address |
VAD |
Voice Activity Detection |
VBI |
Vertical Blanking Interval |
VBR-nrt |
Variable Bit Rate - non real time |
VBR |
Variable Bit Rate |
VBR-rt |
Variable Bit Rate - real time |
VC |
Virtual Channel |
VCC |
Virtual Channel Connection |
VCF |
Virtual Contact File |
VCI |
Virtual Channel Identifier |
VCL |
Visual Component Library |
VCR |
Video-Cassette Recorder |
VDM |
Virtual DOS (Disk Operating System) Machine |
VDS |
Virtual Disk Service |
VDSL |
Very High Data Rate Digital Subscriber Line |
VESA |
Video Electronics Standards Association |
VGA |
Video Graphics Array |
VC MUX |
Virtual Channel (VC) Multiplexing |
VFD |
Virtual Floppy Disk |
VIA |
Virtual Interface Adapter |
VISCA |
Video System Control Architecture |
VLAN |
Virtual LAN |
VoIP |
Voice over IP |
VM |
Virtual Machine |
VMT |
Virtual Method Table |
VP |
Virtual Path |
VPI |
Virtual Path Identifier |
VPS |
Video Program Service |
VPS |
Virtual Private Server |
VRML |
Virtual Reality Modeling Language |
VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
VSS |
Volume Shadow Copy Service |
VSTS |
Visual Studio Team System |
VTBL |
Virtual (Function) Table |
VTR |
Video Tape Recorder |
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W |
W3C |
World Wide Web Consortium |
WaaS |
Windows as a Servuce |
WAB |
Windows Address Book |
WAIK |
Windows Automated Installation Kit |
WAIS |
Wide Area Information Server |
WAN |
Wide Area Network |
WAP |
Wireless Application Protocol |
WAS |
Windows Process Activation Service |
WBEM |
Web-Based Enterprise Management |
WCAG |
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines |
WCF |
Windows Communication Foundation |
WCN |
Windows Connect Now |
WDM |
Windows Driver Model |
WDDM |
(Microsoft) Windows (Vista) Display Driver Model |
WDI |
Windows Diagnostic Infrastructure |
WEC |
Web Extender Client(s) |
WebDAV |
Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning |
WEDU |
Windows Embedded Developer Update |
WDS |
Windows Deployment Services |
WDS |
Windows Desktop Search |
WEP |
Wired Equivalent Privacy |
WER |
Windows Error Reporting |
WFP |
Windows File Protection |
WFQ |
Weighted Fair Queuing |
WFW |
Windows (3.1/3.11) for Workgroups |
WFWG |
Windows (3.1/3.11) for Workgroups |
WHQL |
Windows Hardware Quality Labs |
WIF |
Windows Idendity Foundation |
Wi-Fi |
Wireless Fidelity |
WiFi |
Wireless Fidelity |
WINS |
Windows Internet Name Service |
WLAN |
Wireless Local Area Network |
WMI |
Windows Management Instrumentation |
WML |
Wireless Markup Language |
WND |
Windows Network Drive |
WORM |
Write-Once Read-Many |
WOSA |
Windows Open Services Architecture |
WPA |
Wireless/Wi-Fi Protected Access |
WPF |
Windows Presentation Foundation |
WPS |
Wireless Protected Setup |
WQL |
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Query Language |
WRP |
Windows Resource Protection |
WSD |
Web Services on Devices |
WSDAPI |
Web Services on Devices API |
WSDL |
Web Service Description Language |
WSERL |
Web Service Extension Restriction List |
WSS |
Wide Screen Signalling |
WTE |
Web Telephony Engine |
WWN |
World Wide Names |
WWW |
World Wide Web |
wysiwyg |
what you see is what you get |
WZC |
Wireless Zero Configuration |
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X |
XAML |
Extensible Application Markup Language |
XDE |
Extended Development Environment |
XDM |
X(-Windows) Display Manager |
XHTML |
Extensible HyperText Markup Language |
XML |
Extensible Markup Language |
XMLNS |
Extensible Markup Language Name Space |
XMPP |
Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol |
XPDM |
(Microsoft Windows) XP Driver Model |
XQL |
XML (Extensible Markup Language) Query Language |
XSD |
Extensible Markup Language (XML) Schema Definition |
XSL |
Extensible Stylesheet Language |
XSL-FO |
Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) Formatting Objects |
XSLT |
Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) Transformation(s) |
XT |
(IBM) XT (computer) |
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