acronyms.comp revision 1.22
11.22Smycroft$NetBSD: acronyms.comp,v 1.22 2003/10/14 01:20:53 mycroft Exp $ 21.4Sjmmv 31.6SjschaumaABI application binary interface 41.18SjmmvACPI advanced configuration and power interface 51.15SkeihanAGP accelerated graphics port 61.22SmycroftANSI American National Standards Institute 71.8SkeihanAPI application programming interface 81.18SjmmvAPIC advanced programmable interrupt controller 91.18SjmmvAT advanced technology 101.1SjmmvATA advanced technology attachment 111.18SjmmvATAPI advanced technology attachment packet interface 121.18SjmmvATX advanced technology extended 131.16SjmmvBEDO burst extended data output 141.1SjmmvBIOS basic input/output system 151.2SjmmvBLOB binary large object 161.1SjmmvBSD berkeley software distribution 171.19SjmmvCAD computer-aided design 181.20SmycroftCAV constant angular velocity (as opposed to CLV) 191.9SkeihanCD compact disc 201.16SjmmvCDRAM cache dynamic random access memory 211.19SjmmvCGA color graphics array 221.1SjmmvCHS cylinder/head/sector 231.11SkeihanCIDR classless inter-domain routing 241.1SjmmvCLI command line interface 251.20SmycroftCLV constant linear velocity (as opposed to CAV) 261.18SjmmvCPU central process unit 271.1SjmmvCRLF carriage return line feed 281.19SjmmvCRT cathode ray tube 291.1SjmmvCSS cascading style sheets 301.10SkeihanCVS concurrent versions system 311.19SjmmvDAC digital to analog conversor 321.19SjmmvDDC display data channel 331.16SjmmvDDR double data rate 341.19SjmmvDDWG digital display working group 351.5SjmmvDMA direct memory access 361.8SkeihanDNS domain name system 371.16SjmmvDRAM dynamic random access memory 381.9SkeihanDSL digital subscriber line 391.1SjmmvDTD document type definition 401.9SkeihanDVD digital versatile disc 411.19SjmmvDVI digital visual interface 421.18SjmmvECP enhanced capability port 431.19SjmmvEDID extended display identification data 441.16SjmmvEDO extended data out 451.16SjmmvEEPROM electrically erasable programmable read only memory 461.19SjmmvEGA enhanced graphics array 471.1SjmmvEISA extended industry standard architecture 481.18SjmmvEPP enhanced parallel port 491.16SjmmvEPROM erasable programmable read only memory 501.16SjmmvESDRAM enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory 511.16SjmmvFBRAM frame buffer random access memory 521.10SkeihanFFS fast file system 531.9SkeihanFLOPS floating [point] operations per second 541.17SjmmvFPM fast page mode 551.15SkeihanFQDN fully qualified domain name 561.1SjmmvFTP file transfer protocol 571.5SjmmvGIF graphics interchange format 581.1SjmmvGNU gnu's not unix 591.1SjmmvGPL gnu/general public license 601.1SjmmvGUI graphics user interface 611.19SjmmvHDCP high-bandwidth digital content protection 621.1SjmmvHTML hyper-text markup language 631.1SjmmvHTTP hyper-text transfer protocol 641.1SjmmvI2O intelligent input/output 651.1SjmmvIANA internet assigned number authority 661.9SkeihanICB internet citizen's band 671.10SkeihanICMP internet control message protocol 681.1SjmmvIDE integrated drive electronics 691.22SmycroftIEC International Electrotechnical Commission 701.9SkeihanIEEE institute [of] electrical [and] electronics engineers 711.15SkeihanIESG internet engineering steering group 721.9SkeihanIETF internet engineering task force 731.10SkeihanIKE internet key exchange 741.10SkeihanIMAP internet mail access protocol 751.22SmycroftINCITS InterNational Committee on Information Technology Standards 761.1SjmmvIO input/output 771.9SkeihanIOCTL input/output control 781.1SjmmvIP internet protocol 791.9SkeihanIPNG internet protocol, next generation 801.9SkeihanIPSEC internet protocol security 811.9SkeihanIRC internet relay chat 821.9SkeihanIRQ interrupt request 831.9SkeihanIRTF internet research task force 841.3SjmmvISA industry standard architecture 851.9SkeihanISDN integrated services digital network 861.22SmycroftISO International Standards Organization 871.9SkeihanISOC internet society 881.8SkeihanISP internet service provider 891.1SjmmvJPEG joint photographic experts group 901.12SwizKVA kernel virtual address 911.9SkeihanLAN local area network 921.9SkeihanLBA logical block addressing 931.19SjmmvLCD liquid crystal display 941.10SkeihanLDAP lightweight directory access protocol 951.9SkeihanLUN logical unit number 961.9SkeihanMBR master boot record 971.16SjmmvMDRAM multibank dynamic random access memory 981.9SkeihanMIPS million instructions per second 991.14SkeihanMTA mail transfer agent 1001.14SkeihanMTU maximum transmission unit 1011.14SkeihanMUA mail user agent 1021.5SjmmvNAT network address translation 1031.11SkeihanNIC network interface card 1041.10SkeihanNIS network information service 1051.7SjschaumaNUMA non uniform memory access 1061.10SkeihanPAX portable archive exchange 1071.1SjmmvPCI peripheral component interconnect 1081.15SkeihanPDP page descriptor page 1091.8SkeihanPERL practical extraction [and] report language 1101.10SkeihanPGP pretty good privacy 1111.18SjmmvPIC programmable interrupt controller 1121.10SkeihanPID process id 1131.18SjmmvPIO programmed input/output 1141.1SjmmvPNG portable network graphics 1151.10SkeihanPOP post office protocol 1161.10SkeihanPOSIX portable operating system interface [for] unix 1171.19SjmmvPOST power on self test 1181.9SkeihanPPP point-to-point protocol 1191.9SkeihanPPPOE point-to-point protocol over ethernet 1201.16SjmmvPROM programmable read only memory 1211.12SwizPTE page table entry 1221.12SwizPTP page table page 1231.1SjmmvRAID redundant array of inexpensive disks 1241.9SkeihanRAM random access memory 1251.10SkeihanRCS revision control system 1261.8SkeihanRFC request for comments 1271.9SkeihanRISC reduced instruction set computing 1281.9SkeihanROM read only memory 1291.1SjmmvRPM revolutions per minute 1301.9SkeihanRTF rich text format 1311.18SjmmvS/PDIF sony/phillips digital interface 1321.16SjmmvSAM serial access memory 1331.22SmycroftSASI Shugart Associates system interface (predecessor to SCSI) 1341.9SkeihanSATA serial advanced technology attachment 1351.21SmycroftSCSI small computer system interface 1361.16SjmmvSDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory 1371.16SjmmvSGRAM synchronous graphics random access memory 1381.16SjmmvSLDRAM synchronous-link dynamic random access memory 1391.18SjmmvSMART self-monitoring analysis ans reporting technology 1401.7SjschaumaSMP symmetric multiprocessing 1411.8SkeihanSMTP simple mail transfer protocol 1421.18SjmmvSPD serial presence detect 1431.16SjmmvSRAM static random access memory 1441.9SkeihanSSH secure shell 1451.9SkeihanSSL secure sockets layer 1461.19SjmmvSVGA super video graphics array 1471.9SkeihanTCL tool command language 1481.15SkeihanTCP transmission control protocol 1491.19SjmmvTFT thin film transistor 1501.10SkeihanTLD top level domain 1511.19SjmmvTMDS transition minimized differential signaling 1521.9SkeihanTTY teletype 1531.9SkeihanTZ time zone 1541.18SjmmvUC uncacheable 1551.1SjmmvUDP user datagram protocol 1561.10SkeihanUPS uninterruptible power supply 1571.10SkeihanURI uniform resource identifier 1581.10SkeihanURL uniform resource locator 1591.9SkeihanUSB universal serial bus 1601.18SjmmvUSWC uncacheable speculative write combining 1611.10SkeihanUUCP unix-to-unix copy protocol 1621.16SjmmvVCM virtual channel memory 1631.19SjmmvVESA video electronics standards association 1641.19SjmmvVGA video graphics array 1651.9SkeihanVPN virtual private network 1661.16SjmmvVRAM video random access memory 1671.16SjmmvWRAM window random access memory 1681.15SkeihanWWW world wide web 1691.19SjmmvXGA extended graphics array 1701.1SjmmvXML extensible markup language 1711.1SjmmvXSL extensible stylesheet language 1721.18SjmmvXT extended technology 173