$NetBSD: acronyms.comp,v 1.94 2010/04/23 09:57:40 jruoho Exp $ 3WHS three-way handshake ABI application binary interface ACL access control list ACPI advanced configuration and power interface ADB Apple desktop bus ADC analog [to] digital converter ADT abstract data type ADPCM adaptive differential pulse code modulation ADSL asymmetric digital subscriber line AES advanced encryption standard AFS andrew file system AGP accelerated graphics port ALU arithmetic and logical unit AM amplitude modulation AMI alternate mark inversion ANSI american national standards institute AP access point API application programming interface APIC advanced programmable interrupt controller ARM advanced RISC machines ARP address resolution protocol ARPA advanced research projects agency ARQ automatic repeat request AS autonomous system ASCII american standard code for information interchange ASLR address space layout randomization ASN autonomous system number AST abstract syntax tree AST asynchronous trap AT advanced technology ATA advanced technology attachment ATAPI advanced technology attachment packet interface ATC address translation cache ATM asynchronous transfer mode ATX advanced technology extended BAR base address register BCD binary coded decimal BEDO burst extended data output BER basic encoding rules BER bit error rate BFD binary formats descriptor BFKL big fscking kernel lock BGP border gateway protocol BIND berkeley internet name daemon BIOS basic input/output system BLOB binary large object BPF berkeley packet filter BPS bits per second BQS berkeley quality software BSD berkeley software distribution BSOD blue screen of death BSS block started by symbol BT bluetooth BT bit torrent CAD computer-aided design CARP common address redundancy protocol CAV constant angular velocity (as opposed to CLV) CCD charge coupled device CD compact disc CDDA compact disc digital audio CDRAM cache dynamic random access memory CER canonical encoding rules CFG context-free grammar CFG control-flow graph CGA color graphics {array,adapter} CGI common gateway interface CHS cylinder/head/sector CIDR classless inter-domain routing CIS contact image sensor CJK chinese, japanese, and korean CLI command line interface CLUT color look-up table CLV constant linear velocity (as opposed to CAV) CMYK cyan magenta yellow black COFF common object file format COW copy-on-write CPU central processing unit CR carriage return CRLF carriage return line feed CRT cathode ray tube CS computer science CS cable select CSMA carrier sense multiple access CSMA/CA carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance CSMA/CD carrier sense multiple access with collision detection CSS cascading style sheets CTS clear to send CVS concurrent versions system DAC discretionary access control DAC digital [to] analog converter DB database DCC direct client [to] client DCE data control equipment DCE distributed computing environment DCT discrete cosine transform DDC display data channel DDR double data rate DDWG digital display working group DER distinguished encoding rules DES data encryption standard DFS depth first search DFS distributed file system DFT discrete fourier transform DHCP dynamic host configuration protocol DIFS distributed inter-frame space DIMM dual inline memory module DLE data link escape DLL dynamic link library DMA direct memory access DNARD digital network appliance reference design DNS domain name system DOM document object model DOS denial of service DPCM differential pulse code modulation DPD dead peer detection DPI dots per inch DPI deep packaget inspection DRAM dynamic random access memory DRI direct rendering infrastructure DSL digital subscriber line DSLAM digital subscriber line access multiplexer DSSS direct sequence spread spectrum DTD document type definition DTE data terminal equipment DTE dumb terminal emulator DVD digital versatile disc DVR digital video recorder DVI digital visual interface E-XER extended XML encoding rules EAP extensible authentication protocol ECN explicit congestion notification ECP enhanced capability port EDID extended display identification data EDO extended data out EEPROM electrically erasable programmable read only memory EFI extensible firmware interface EFM eight to fourteen modulation EGA enhanced graphics {array,adapter} EGP exterior gateway protocol EIDE enchanced IDE EISA extended industry standard architecture ELF executable and linking format EOF end of file EOL end of {line, life} EOT end of transmission EPP enhanced parallel port EPRML extended partial response, maximum likelihood EPROM erasable programmable read only memory ESDRAM enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory FAT file allocation table FBRAM frame buffer random access memory FCS frame check sequence FDDI fiber distributed data interface FFI foreign function interface FFS fast file system FFS find first set FHSS frequency hop spread spectrum FIFO first in first out FIR fast infrared FLOPS floating [point] operations per second FM frequency modulation FOSS free / open source software FPGA field programmable gate array FPM fast page mode FPU floating point unit FQDN fully qualified domain name FRU field replaceable unit FTP file transfer protocol FTPS file transfer protocol, secure FUD fear uncertainty doubt GC garbage collector GCR group-coded recording GID group identifier GIF graphics interchange format GNU gnu's not unix GPL gnu/general public license GPU graphics processing unit GRE generic routing encapsulation GUI graphics user interface GUID globally unique identifier HA high availability HAL hardware abstraction layer HBA host bus adapter HCI host controller interface HCI human-computer interaction HDD hard disk drive HDCP high-bandwidth digital content protection HID human interface device HT hyper threading HTML hyper-text markup language HTTP hyper-text transfer protocol HTTPS hyper-text transfer protocol, secure HZ herz I2O intelligent input/output IANA internet assigned number authority IC integrated circuit ICB internet citizen's band ICE internal compiler error ICE in-circuit emulator ICMP internet control message protocol IDE integrated drive electronics IDE integrated development environment IDRP inter-domain routing protocol IDS intrusion detection system IE internet explorer IEC international electrotechnical commission IEEE institute [of] electrical [and] electronics engineers IESG internet engineering steering group IETF internet engineering task force IGMP internet group management protocol IGP interior gateway protocol IKE internet key exchange IMAP internet mail access protocol INCITS international committee on information technology standards IO input/output IOCTL input/output control IP internet protocol IP intellectual property IPC interprocess communication IPNG internet protocol, next generation IPS intrusion prevention system IPSEC internet protocol security IRC internet relay chat IRDA infrared data association IRQ interrupt request IRTF internet research task force ISA industry standard architecture ISDN integrated services digital network ISI inter-symbol interference ISM industrial, scientific and medical ISN initial serial number ISO international standards organization ISOC internet society ISP internet service provider JIT just in time JPEG joint photographic experts group JRE java runtime environment JTAG joint test action group KLOC thousand lines of code KPI kernel programming interface KVA kernel virtual address KVM kernel virtual memory KVM keyboard, video, mouse switch LAMP linux apache mysql {perl,php,python} LAN local area network LBA logical block addressing LCD liquid crystal display LCP link control protocol LDAP lightweight directory access protocol LED light emitting diode LIFO last in first out LILO last in last out LILO linux loader LIR local internet registry LKM {linux, loadable} kernel module LKML linux kernel mailing list LLC logical link control LOC lines of code LRC longitudinal redundancy check LSB least significant bit [or: byte] LSB linux standards base LSI large scale integration LUN logical unit number LV logical volume LVM logical volume management LZW Lempel Ziv Welch MAC medium access control MAC mandatory access control MBR master boot record MDA mail delivery agent MDRAM multibank dynamic random access memory MFC merge from current MFM modified frequency modulation MIDI musical instrument digital interface MIME multipurpose internet mail extensions MIMO multiple input multiple output MIPS million instructions per second MIT massachusetts institute of technology MMU memory management unit MPEG moving picture experts group MPLS multiprotocol label switching MSB most significant bit [or: byte] MSF minutes seconds frames MSS maximum segment size MTA mail transfer agent MTU maximum transmission unit MUA mail user agent MWE module width encoding NAT network address translation NAV network allocation vector NCP network control protocol NCQ native command queuing NFS network file system NIC network interface card NIS network information service NLS native language support NMI non maskable interrupt NOP no operation NRZ non-return to zero NSA national security agency NUMA non uniform memory access NVRAM non volatile random access memory OCL object constraint language OCR optical character recognition OEM original equipment manufacturer OFDM orthogonal frequency division multiplexing OO object oriented OO open office OOB out of band OOM out of memory OOP object oriented programming OS operating system OSD open source definition OSF open software foundation OSI open systems interconnection OSI open-source initiative OSPF open shortest path first OSS open source software OSS open sound system OTP one time password OUI organizationally unique identifier P2P peer to peer P2P pci to pci PA physical address PAE physical address extension PAM pluggable authentication modules PAM pulse amplitude modulation PAT port address translation PATA parallel ATA PAX portable archive exchange PC personal computer PCC portable c compiler PCI peripheral component interconnect PCM pulse code modulation PCMCIA personal computer memory card international association PDA personal digital assistant PDF portable document format PDP page descriptor page PDU protocol data unit PER packed encoding rules PERL practical extraction [and] report language PFS perfect forward secrecy PGP pretty good privacy PHB PCI host bridge PIC programmable interrupt controller PIC position independent code PID process id PIE position independent executable PIN personal identification number PIO programmed input/output PKI public key infrastructure PLL phase locked loop PMT photo-multiplier tube PNG portable network graphics POE power over ethernet POP post office protocol POSIX portable operating system interface [for] unix POST power on self test POTS plain old telephone system PPC power PC PPB PCI [to] PCI bridge PPP point-to-point protocol PPPOA point-to-point protocol over ATM PPPOE point-to-point protocol over ethernet PRML partial response, maximum likelihood PRNG pseudo random number generator PROM programmable read only memory PSK pre-shared key PSTN public switched telephone network PTE page table entry PTLA pseudo top level aggregator PTP page table page PWM pulse width modulation PXE preboot execution environment QA quality assurance QOS quality of service RAID redundant array of inexpensive disks RAM random access memory RAS restartable atomic sequence RAS remote access service RCS revision control system RCU read-copy-update RGB red green blue RHL red hat linux RIFF Resource Interchange File Format RIP routing information protocol RIR regional internet registry RISC reduced instruction set computing RLE run length encoding RLL run length limited RNG random number generator ROM read only memory RPC remote procedure call RPM revolutions per minute RTC real time clock RTF rich text format RTOS real time operating system RTS request to send RTT round time trip S/PDIF sony/phillips digital interface SACD super audio compact disc SAD security association database SAM serial access memory SAN storage area network SASI shugart associates system interface (predecessor to SCSI) SATA serial advanced technology attachment SB sound blaster SCM software configuration management SCM source code management SCP secure copy SCSI small computer system interface SCTP stream control transmission protocol SDK software development kit SDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory SGRAM synchronous graphics random access memory SIFS short inter-frame space SIMD single instruction multiple data SIMM single inline memory module SIP session initiation protocol SIR slow infrared SLDRAM synchronous-link dynamic random access memory SMART self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology SMP symmetric multiprocessing SMTP simple mail transfer protocol SNMP simple network management protocol SOA service oriented architecture SOAP simple object access protocol SOHO small office / home office SPARC scalable processor architecture SPD security policy database SPD serial presence detect SPI serial peripheral interface SPI stateful packet inspection SQL structured query language SRAM static random access memory SSD solid state drive SSE streaming SIMD extensions SSFDC solid state floppy disc card SSH secure shell SSL secure sockets layer SSP stack smashing protection STP shielded twisted pair STP spanning-tree protocol SUS single UNIX specification SVG scalable vector graphics SVGA super video graphics {array,adapter} SWF shock wave flash TCB trusted computing base TCL tool command language TCP transmission control protocol TCQ tagged command queueing TDD test driven development TFT thin film transistor TFTP trivial file transfer protocol TIAS try it and see TIFF tagged image file format TITS try it to see TLA top level aggregator TLB transition lookaside buffer TLD top level domain TLS transport layer security TLS thread local storage TMDS transition minimized differential signaling TOS terms of service TR token ring TRNG true random number generator TTL time to live TTY teletype TZ time zone UART universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter UC uncacheable UDMA ultra DMA UDO ultra density optical (storage) UDP user datagram protocol UFS unix file system UI user interface UID {unique,user} identifier UML unified modeling language UPS uninterruptible power supply URI uniform resource identifier URL uniform resource locator USART universal synchronous/asynchronous receiver/transmitter USB universal serial bus USWC uncacheable speculative write combining UTC coordinated universal time UTP unshielded twisted pair UUCP unix-to-unix copy protocol UUOC useless use of cat VA virtual address VAX virtual address extension VCM virtual channel memory VESA video electronics standards association VG volume group VGA video graphics {array,adapter} WIFI wireless fidelity VLAN virtual local area network VLSI very large scale integration VLSM variable length subnet mask VM virtual {machine,memory} VPN virtual private network VRAM video random access memory VRRP virtual router redundancy protocol W3C world wide web consortium WAN wide area network WAP wireless application protocol WEP wired equivalent privacy WFI wait for interrupt WLAN wireless local area network WPA wi-fi protected access WRAM window random access memory WWAN wireless widea area network WWW world wide web WYSIWYG what you see is what you get XER XML encoding rules XGA extended graphics {array,adapter} XML extensible markup language XP extreme programming XSL extensible stylesheet language XSS cross site scripting XT extended technology XUL XML user interface language YACC yet another compiler ZFOD zero-filled on demand ZIFS zero insertion force socket