acronyms.comp revision 1.27
11.27Sjschauma$NetBSD: acronyms.comp,v 1.27 2003/11/22 18:01:46 jschauma Exp $ 21.4Sjmmv 31.6SjschaumaABI application binary interface 41.18SjmmvACPI advanced configuration and power interface 51.26SwennmachADC analog [to] digital converter 61.15SkeihanAGP accelerated graphics port 71.22SmycroftANSI American National Standards Institute 81.8SkeihanAPI application programming interface 91.18SjmmvAPIC advanced programmable interrupt controller 101.18SjmmvAT advanced technology 111.1SjmmvATA advanced technology attachment 121.18SjmmvATAPI advanced technology attachment packet interface 131.18SjmmvATX advanced technology extended 141.16SjmmvBEDO burst extended data output 151.24SkeihanBGP border gateway protocol 161.1SjmmvBIOS basic input/output system 171.2SjmmvBLOB binary large object 181.1SjmmvBSD berkeley software distribution 191.19SjmmvCAD computer-aided design 201.20SmycroftCAV constant angular velocity (as opposed to CLV) 211.9SkeihanCD compact disc 221.16SjmmvCDRAM cache dynamic random access memory 231.19SjmmvCGA color graphics array 241.1SjmmvCHS cylinder/head/sector 251.11SkeihanCIDR classless inter-domain routing 261.1SjmmvCLI command line interface 271.20SmycroftCLV constant linear velocity (as opposed to CAV) 281.24SkeihanCPU central processing unit 291.1SjmmvCRLF carriage return line feed 301.19SjmmvCRT cathode ray tube 311.1SjmmvCSS cascading style sheets 321.10SkeihanCVS concurrent versions system 331.26SwennmachDAC digital [to] analog converter 341.19SjmmvDDC display data channel 351.16SjmmvDDR double data rate 361.19SjmmvDDWG digital display working group 371.5SjmmvDMA direct memory access 381.8SkeihanDNS domain name system 391.16SjmmvDRAM dynamic random access memory 401.9SkeihanDSL digital subscriber line 411.1SjmmvDTD document type definition 421.9SkeihanDVD digital versatile disc 431.19SjmmvDVI digital visual interface 441.18SjmmvECP enhanced capability port 451.19SjmmvEDID extended display identification data 461.16SjmmvEDO extended data out 471.16SjmmvEEPROM electrically erasable programmable read only memory 481.19SjmmvEGA enhanced graphics array 491.1SjmmvEISA extended industry standard architecture 501.18SjmmvEPP enhanced parallel port 511.16SjmmvEPROM erasable programmable read only memory 521.16SjmmvESDRAM enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory 531.16SjmmvFBRAM frame buffer random access memory 541.10SkeihanFFS fast file system 551.9SkeihanFLOPS floating [point] operations per second 561.17SjmmvFPM fast page mode 571.15SkeihanFQDN fully qualified domain name 581.1SjmmvFTP file transfer protocol 591.5SjmmvGIF graphics interchange format 601.1SjmmvGNU gnu's not unix 611.1SjmmvGPL gnu/general public license 621.24SkeihanGPU graphics processing unit 631.1SjmmvGUI graphics user interface 641.19SjmmvHDCP high-bandwidth digital content protection 651.1SjmmvHTML hyper-text markup language 661.1SjmmvHTTP hyper-text transfer protocol 671.1SjmmvI2O intelligent input/output 681.1SjmmvIANA internet assigned number authority 691.24SkeihanIC integrated circuit 701.9SkeihanICB internet citizen's band 711.10SkeihanICMP internet control message protocol 721.1SjmmvIDE integrated drive electronics 731.22SmycroftIEC International Electrotechnical Commission 741.9SkeihanIEEE institute [of] electrical [and] electronics engineers 751.15SkeihanIESG internet engineering steering group 761.9SkeihanIETF internet engineering task force 771.10SkeihanIKE internet key exchange 781.10SkeihanIMAP internet mail access protocol 791.22SmycroftINCITS InterNational Committee on Information Technology Standards 801.1SjmmvIO input/output 811.9SkeihanIOCTL input/output control 821.1SjmmvIP internet protocol 831.9SkeihanIPNG internet protocol, next generation 841.9SkeihanIPSEC internet protocol security 851.9SkeihanIRC internet relay chat 861.9SkeihanIRQ interrupt request 871.9SkeihanIRTF internet research task force 881.3SjmmvISA industry standard architecture 891.9SkeihanISDN integrated services digital network 901.22SmycroftISO International Standards Organization 911.9SkeihanISOC internet society 921.8SkeihanISP internet service provider 931.1SjmmvJPEG joint photographic experts group 941.12SwizKVA kernel virtual address 951.9SkeihanLAN local area network 961.9SkeihanLBA logical block addressing 971.19SjmmvLCD liquid crystal display 981.10SkeihanLDAP lightweight directory access protocol 991.25SwennmachLSB least significant bit [or: byte] 1001.9SkeihanLUN logical unit number 1011.24SkeihanMAC media access control 1021.9SkeihanMBR master boot record 1031.16SjmmvMDRAM multibank dynamic random access memory 1041.9SkeihanMIPS million instructions per second 1051.27SjschaumaMMU memory management unit 1061.25SwennmachMSB most significant bit [or: byte] 1071.14SkeihanMTA mail transfer agent 1081.14SkeihanMTU maximum transmission unit 1091.14SkeihanMUA mail user agent 1101.5SjmmvNAT network address translation 1111.11SkeihanNIC network interface card 1121.10SkeihanNIS network information service 1131.7SjschaumaNUMA non uniform memory access 1141.27SjschaumaOTP one time password 1151.10SkeihanPAX portable archive exchange 1161.1SjmmvPCI peripheral component interconnect 1171.23SwennmachPCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association 1181.15SkeihanPDP page descriptor page 1191.8SkeihanPERL practical extraction [and] report language 1201.10SkeihanPGP pretty good privacy 1211.18SjmmvPIC programmable interrupt controller 1221.10SkeihanPID process id 1231.18SjmmvPIO programmed input/output 1241.1SjmmvPNG portable network graphics 1251.10SkeihanPOP post office protocol 1261.10SkeihanPOSIX portable operating system interface [for] unix 1271.19SjmmvPOST power on self test 1281.9SkeihanPPP point-to-point protocol 1291.9SkeihanPPPOE point-to-point protocol over ethernet 1301.16SjmmvPROM programmable read only memory 1311.12SwizPTE page table entry 1321.24SkeihanPTLA pseudo top level aggregator 1331.12SwizPTP page table page 1341.1SjmmvRAID redundant array of inexpensive disks 1351.9SkeihanRAM random access memory 1361.10SkeihanRCS revision control system 1371.8SkeihanRFC request for comments 1381.24SkeihanRGB red green blue 1391.9SkeihanRISC reduced instruction set computing 1401.9SkeihanROM read only memory 1411.1SjmmvRPM revolutions per minute 1421.9SkeihanRTF rich text format 1431.18SjmmvS/PDIF sony/phillips digital interface 1441.16SjmmvSAM serial access memory 1451.22SmycroftSASI Shugart Associates system interface (predecessor to SCSI) 1461.9SkeihanSATA serial advanced technology attachment 1471.21SmycroftSCSI small computer system interface 1481.16SjmmvSDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory 1491.16SjmmvSGRAM synchronous graphics random access memory 1501.16SjmmvSLDRAM synchronous-link dynamic random access memory 1511.18SjmmvSMART self-monitoring analysis ans reporting technology 1521.7SjschaumaSMP symmetric multiprocessing 1531.8SkeihanSMTP simple mail transfer protocol 1541.18SjmmvSPD serial presence detect 1551.16SjmmvSRAM static random access memory 1561.9SkeihanSSH secure shell 1571.9SkeihanSSL secure sockets layer 1581.19SjmmvSVGA super video graphics array 1591.9SkeihanTCL tool command language 1601.15SkeihanTCP transmission control protocol 1611.19SjmmvTFT thin film transistor 1621.24SkeihanTLA top level aggregator 1631.10SkeihanTLD top level domain 1641.19SjmmvTMDS transition minimized differential signaling 1651.9SkeihanTTY teletype 1661.9SkeihanTZ time zone 1671.18SjmmvUC uncacheable 1681.1SjmmvUDP user datagram protocol 1691.10SkeihanUPS uninterruptible power supply 1701.10SkeihanURI uniform resource identifier 1711.10SkeihanURL uniform resource locator 1721.9SkeihanUSB universal serial bus 1731.18SjmmvUSWC uncacheable speculative write combining 1741.10SkeihanUUCP unix-to-unix copy protocol 1751.16SjmmvVCM virtual channel memory 1761.19SjmmvVESA video electronics standards association 1771.19SjmmvVGA video graphics array 1781.9SkeihanVPN virtual private network 1791.16SjmmvVRAM video random access memory 1801.16SjmmvWRAM window random access memory 1811.15SkeihanWWW world wide web 1821.19SjmmvXGA extended graphics array 1831.1SjmmvXML extensible markup language 1841.1SjmmvXSL extensible stylesheet language 1851.18SjmmvXT extended technology 186