acronyms.comp revision 1.20
11.20Smycroft$NetBSD: acronyms.comp,v 1.20 2003/10/14 01:15:07 mycroft Exp $ 21.4Sjmmv 31.6SjschaumaABI application binary interface 41.18SjmmvACPI advanced configuration and power interface 51.15SkeihanAGP accelerated graphics port 61.8SkeihanAPI application programming interface 71.18SjmmvAPIC advanced programmable interrupt controller 81.18SjmmvAT advanced technology 91.1SjmmvATA advanced technology attachment 101.18SjmmvATAPI advanced technology attachment packet interface 111.18SjmmvATX advanced technology extended 121.16SjmmvBEDO burst extended data output 131.1SjmmvBIOS basic input/output system 141.2SjmmvBLOB binary large object 151.1SjmmvBSD berkeley software distribution 161.19SjmmvCAD computer-aided design 171.20SmycroftCAV constant angular velocity (as opposed to CLV) 181.9SkeihanCD compact disc 191.16SjmmvCDRAM cache dynamic random access memory 201.19SjmmvCGA color graphics array 211.1SjmmvCHS cylinder/head/sector 221.11SkeihanCIDR classless inter-domain routing 231.1SjmmvCLI command line interface 241.20SmycroftCLV constant linear velocity (as opposed to CAV) 251.18SjmmvCPU central process unit 261.1SjmmvCRLF carriage return line feed 271.19SjmmvCRT cathode ray tube 281.1SjmmvCSS cascading style sheets 291.10SkeihanCVS concurrent versions system 301.19SjmmvDAC digital to analog conversor 311.19SjmmvDDC display data channel 321.16SjmmvDDR double data rate 331.19SjmmvDDWG digital display working group 341.5SjmmvDMA direct memory access 351.8SkeihanDNS domain name system 361.16SjmmvDRAM dynamic random access memory 371.9SkeihanDSL digital subscriber line 381.1SjmmvDTD document type definition 391.9SkeihanDVD digital versatile disc 401.19SjmmvDVI digital visual interface 411.18SjmmvECP enhanced capability port 421.19SjmmvEDID extended display identification data 431.16SjmmvEDO extended data out 441.16SjmmvEEPROM electrically erasable programmable read only memory 451.19SjmmvEGA enhanced graphics array 461.1SjmmvEISA extended industry standard architecture 471.18SjmmvEPP enhanced parallel port 481.16SjmmvEPROM erasable programmable read only memory 491.16SjmmvESDRAM enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory 501.16SjmmvFBRAM frame buffer random access memory 511.10SkeihanFFS fast file system 521.9SkeihanFLOPS floating [point] operations per second 531.17SjmmvFPM fast page mode 541.15SkeihanFQDN fully qualified domain name 551.1SjmmvFTP file transfer protocol 561.5SjmmvGIF graphics interchange format 571.1SjmmvGNU gnu's not unix 581.1SjmmvGPL gnu/general public license 591.1SjmmvGUI graphics user interface 601.19SjmmvHDCP high-bandwidth digital content protection 611.1SjmmvHTML hyper-text markup language 621.1SjmmvHTTP hyper-text transfer protocol 631.1SjmmvI2O intelligent input/output 641.1SjmmvIANA internet assigned number authority 651.9SkeihanICB internet citizen's band 661.10SkeihanICMP internet control message protocol 671.1SjmmvIDE integrated drive electronics 681.9SkeihanIEEE institute [of] electrical [and] electronics engineers 691.15SkeihanIESG internet engineering steering group 701.9SkeihanIETF internet engineering task force 711.10SkeihanIKE internet key exchange 721.10SkeihanIMAP internet mail access protocol 731.1SjmmvIO input/output 741.9SkeihanIOCTL input/output control 751.1SjmmvIP internet protocol 761.9SkeihanIPNG internet protocol, next generation 771.9SkeihanIPSEC internet protocol security 781.9SkeihanIRC internet relay chat 791.9SkeihanIRQ interrupt request 801.9SkeihanIRTF internet research task force 811.3SjmmvISA industry standard architecture 821.9SkeihanISDN integrated services digital network 831.9SkeihanISOC internet society 841.8SkeihanISP internet service provider 851.1SjmmvJPEG joint photographic experts group 861.12SwizKVA kernel virtual address 871.9SkeihanLAN local area network 881.9SkeihanLBA logical block addressing 891.19SjmmvLCD liquid crystal display 901.10SkeihanLDAP lightweight directory access protocol 911.9SkeihanLUN logical unit number 921.9SkeihanMBR master boot record 931.16SjmmvMDRAM multibank dynamic random access memory 941.9SkeihanMIPS million instructions per second 951.14SkeihanMTA mail transfer agent 961.14SkeihanMTU maximum transmission unit 971.14SkeihanMUA mail user agent 981.5SjmmvNAT network address translation 991.11SkeihanNIC network interface card 1001.10SkeihanNIS network information service 1011.7SjschaumaNUMA non uniform memory access 1021.10SkeihanPAX portable archive exchange 1031.1SjmmvPCI peripheral component interconnect 1041.15SkeihanPDP page descriptor page 1051.8SkeihanPERL practical extraction [and] report language 1061.10SkeihanPGP pretty good privacy 1071.18SjmmvPIC programmable interrupt controller 1081.10SkeihanPID process id 1091.18SjmmvPIO programmed input/output 1101.1SjmmvPNG portable network graphics 1111.10SkeihanPOP post office protocol 1121.10SkeihanPOSIX portable operating system interface [for] unix 1131.19SjmmvPOST power on self test 1141.9SkeihanPPP point-to-point protocol 1151.9SkeihanPPPOE point-to-point protocol over ethernet 1161.16SjmmvPROM programmable read only memory 1171.12SwizPTE page table entry 1181.12SwizPTP page table page 1191.1SjmmvRAID redundant array of inexpensive disks 1201.9SkeihanRAM random access memory 1211.10SkeihanRCS revision control system 1221.8SkeihanRFC request for comments 1231.9SkeihanRISC reduced instruction set computing 1241.9SkeihanROM read only memory 1251.1SjmmvRPM revolutions per minute 1261.9SkeihanRTF rich text format 1271.18SjmmvS/PDIF sony/phillips digital interface 1281.16SjmmvSAM serial access memory 1291.9SkeihanSATA serial advanced technology attachment 1301.1SjmmvSCSI small computer standard interface 1311.16SjmmvSDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory 1321.16SjmmvSGRAM synchronous graphics random access memory 1331.16SjmmvSLDRAM synchronous-link dynamic random access memory 1341.18SjmmvSMART self-monitoring analysis ans reporting technology 1351.7SjschaumaSMP symmetric multiprocessing 1361.8SkeihanSMTP simple mail transfer protocol 1371.18SjmmvSPD serial presence detect 1381.16SjmmvSRAM static random access memory 1391.9SkeihanSSH secure shell 1401.9SkeihanSSL secure sockets layer 1411.19SjmmvSVGA super video graphics array 1421.9SkeihanTCL tool command language 1431.15SkeihanTCP transmission control protocol 1441.19SjmmvTFT thin film transistor 1451.10SkeihanTLD top level domain 1461.19SjmmvTMDS transition minimized differential signaling 1471.9SkeihanTTY teletype 1481.9SkeihanTZ time zone 1491.18SjmmvUC uncacheable 1501.1SjmmvUDP user datagram protocol 1511.10SkeihanUPS uninterruptible power supply 1521.10SkeihanURI uniform resource identifier 1531.10SkeihanURL uniform resource locator 1541.9SkeihanUSB universal serial bus 1551.18SjmmvUSWC uncacheable speculative write combining 1561.10SkeihanUUCP unix-to-unix copy protocol 1571.16SjmmvVCM virtual channel memory 1581.19SjmmvVESA video electronics standards association 1591.19SjmmvVGA video graphics array 1601.9SkeihanVPN virtual private network 1611.16SjmmvVRAM video random access memory 1621.16SjmmvWRAM window random access memory 1631.15SkeihanWWW world wide web 1641.19SjmmvXGA extended graphics array 1651.1SjmmvXML extensible markup language 1661.1SjmmvXSL extensible stylesheet language 1671.18SjmmvXT extended technology 168