acronyms.comp revision 1.24
11.24Skeihan$NetBSD: acronyms.comp,v 1.24 2003/10/17 08:56:39 keihan 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 141.24SkeihanBGP border gateway protocol 151.1SjmmvBIOS basic input/output system 161.2SjmmvBLOB binary large object 171.1SjmmvBSD berkeley software distribution 181.19SjmmvCAD computer-aided design 191.20SmycroftCAV constant angular velocity (as opposed to CLV) 201.9SkeihanCD compact disc 211.16SjmmvCDRAM cache dynamic random access memory 221.19SjmmvCGA color graphics array 231.1SjmmvCHS cylinder/head/sector 241.11SkeihanCIDR classless inter-domain routing 251.1SjmmvCLI command line interface 261.20SmycroftCLV constant linear velocity (as opposed to CAV) 271.24SkeihanCPU central processing unit 281.1SjmmvCRLF carriage return line feed 291.19SjmmvCRT cathode ray tube 301.1SjmmvCSS cascading style sheets 311.10SkeihanCVS concurrent versions system 321.19SjmmvDAC digital to analog conversor 331.19SjmmvDDC display data channel 341.16SjmmvDDR double data rate 351.19SjmmvDDWG digital display working group 361.5SjmmvDMA direct memory access 371.8SkeihanDNS domain name system 381.16SjmmvDRAM dynamic random access memory 391.9SkeihanDSL digital subscriber line 401.1SjmmvDTD document type definition 411.9SkeihanDVD digital versatile disc 421.19SjmmvDVI digital visual interface 431.18SjmmvECP enhanced capability port 441.19SjmmvEDID extended display identification data 451.16SjmmvEDO extended data out 461.16SjmmvEEPROM electrically erasable programmable read only memory 471.19SjmmvEGA enhanced graphics array 481.1SjmmvEISA extended industry standard architecture 491.18SjmmvEPP enhanced parallel port 501.16SjmmvEPROM erasable programmable read only memory 511.16SjmmvESDRAM enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory 521.16SjmmvFBRAM frame buffer random access memory 531.10SkeihanFFS fast file system 541.9SkeihanFLOPS floating [point] operations per second 551.17SjmmvFPM fast page mode 561.15SkeihanFQDN fully qualified domain name 571.1SjmmvFTP file transfer protocol 581.5SjmmvGIF graphics interchange format 591.1SjmmvGNU gnu's not unix 601.1SjmmvGPL gnu/general public license 611.24SkeihanGPU graphics processing unit 621.1SjmmvGUI graphics user interface 631.19SjmmvHDCP high-bandwidth digital content protection 641.1SjmmvHTML hyper-text markup language 651.1SjmmvHTTP hyper-text transfer protocol 661.1SjmmvI2O intelligent input/output 671.1SjmmvIANA internet assigned number authority 681.24SkeihanIC integrated circuit 691.9SkeihanICB internet citizen's band 701.10SkeihanICMP internet control message protocol 711.1SjmmvIDE integrated drive electronics 721.22SmycroftIEC International Electrotechnical Commission 731.9SkeihanIEEE institute [of] electrical [and] electronics engineers 741.15SkeihanIESG internet engineering steering group 751.9SkeihanIETF internet engineering task force 761.10SkeihanIKE internet key exchange 771.10SkeihanIMAP internet mail access protocol 781.22SmycroftINCITS InterNational Committee on Information Technology Standards 791.1SjmmvIO input/output 801.9SkeihanIOCTL input/output control 811.1SjmmvIP internet protocol 821.9SkeihanIPNG internet protocol, next generation 831.9SkeihanIPSEC internet protocol security 841.9SkeihanIRC internet relay chat 851.9SkeihanIRQ interrupt request 861.9SkeihanIRTF internet research task force 871.3SjmmvISA industry standard architecture 881.9SkeihanISDN integrated services digital network 891.22SmycroftISO International Standards Organization 901.9SkeihanISOC internet society 911.8SkeihanISP internet service provider 921.1SjmmvJPEG joint photographic experts group 931.12SwizKVA kernel virtual address 941.9SkeihanLAN local area network 951.9SkeihanLBA logical block addressing 961.19SjmmvLCD liquid crystal display 971.10SkeihanLDAP lightweight directory access protocol 981.9SkeihanLUN logical unit number 991.24SkeihanMAC media access control 1001.9SkeihanMBR master boot record 1011.16SjmmvMDRAM multibank dynamic random access memory 1021.9SkeihanMIPS million instructions per second 1031.14SkeihanMTA mail transfer agent 1041.14SkeihanMTU maximum transmission unit 1051.14SkeihanMUA mail user agent 1061.5SjmmvNAT network address translation 1071.11SkeihanNIC network interface card 1081.10SkeihanNIS network information service 1091.7SjschaumaNUMA non uniform memory access 1101.10SkeihanPAX portable archive exchange 1111.1SjmmvPCI peripheral component interconnect 1121.23SwennmachPCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association 1131.15SkeihanPDP page descriptor page 1141.8SkeihanPERL practical extraction [and] report language 1151.10SkeihanPGP pretty good privacy 1161.18SjmmvPIC programmable interrupt controller 1171.10SkeihanPID process id 1181.18SjmmvPIO programmed input/output 1191.1SjmmvPNG portable network graphics 1201.10SkeihanPOP post office protocol 1211.10SkeihanPOSIX portable operating system interface [for] unix 1221.19SjmmvPOST power on self test 1231.9SkeihanPPP point-to-point protocol 1241.9SkeihanPPPOE point-to-point protocol over ethernet 1251.16SjmmvPROM programmable read only memory 1261.12SwizPTE page table entry 1271.24SkeihanPTLA pseudo top level aggregator 1281.12SwizPTP page table page 1291.1SjmmvRAID redundant array of inexpensive disks 1301.9SkeihanRAM random access memory 1311.10SkeihanRCS revision control system 1321.8SkeihanRFC request for comments 1331.24SkeihanRGB red green blue 1341.9SkeihanRISC reduced instruction set computing 1351.9SkeihanROM read only memory 1361.1SjmmvRPM revolutions per minute 1371.9SkeihanRTF rich text format 1381.18SjmmvS/PDIF sony/phillips digital interface 1391.16SjmmvSAM serial access memory 1401.22SmycroftSASI Shugart Associates system interface (predecessor to SCSI) 1411.9SkeihanSATA serial advanced technology attachment 1421.21SmycroftSCSI small computer system interface 1431.16SjmmvSDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory 1441.16SjmmvSGRAM synchronous graphics random access memory 1451.16SjmmvSLDRAM synchronous-link dynamic random access memory 1461.18SjmmvSMART self-monitoring analysis ans reporting technology 1471.7SjschaumaSMP symmetric multiprocessing 1481.8SkeihanSMTP simple mail transfer protocol 1491.18SjmmvSPD serial presence detect 1501.16SjmmvSRAM static random access memory 1511.9SkeihanSSH secure shell 1521.9SkeihanSSL secure sockets layer 1531.19SjmmvSVGA super video graphics array 1541.9SkeihanTCL tool command language 1551.15SkeihanTCP transmission control protocol 1561.19SjmmvTFT thin film transistor 1571.24SkeihanTLA top level aggregator 1581.10SkeihanTLD top level domain 1591.19SjmmvTMDS transition minimized differential signaling 1601.9SkeihanTTY teletype 1611.9SkeihanTZ time zone 1621.18SjmmvUC uncacheable 1631.1SjmmvUDP user datagram protocol 1641.10SkeihanUPS uninterruptible power supply 1651.10SkeihanURI uniform resource identifier 1661.10SkeihanURL uniform resource locator 1671.9SkeihanUSB universal serial bus 1681.18SjmmvUSWC uncacheable speculative write combining 1691.10SkeihanUUCP unix-to-unix copy protocol 1701.16SjmmvVCM virtual channel memory 1711.19SjmmvVESA video electronics standards association 1721.19SjmmvVGA video graphics array 1731.9SkeihanVPN virtual private network 1741.16SjmmvVRAM video random access memory 1751.16SjmmvWRAM window random access memory 1761.15SkeihanWWW world wide web 1771.19SjmmvXGA extended graphics array 1781.1SjmmvXML extensible markup language 1791.1SjmmvXSL extensible stylesheet language 1801.18SjmmvXT extended technology 181