acronyms.comp revision 1.30
11.30Sjmmv$NetBSD: acronyms.comp,v 1.30 2004/01/13 22:53:56 jmmv 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 91.30SjmmvARP address resolution protocol 101.18SjmmvAPIC advanced programmable interrupt controller 111.18SjmmvAT advanced technology 121.1SjmmvATA advanced technology attachment 131.18SjmmvATAPI advanced technology attachment packet interface 141.18SjmmvATX advanced technology extended 151.16SjmmvBEDO burst extended data output 161.24SkeihanBGP border gateway protocol 171.1SjmmvBIOS basic input/output system 181.2SjmmvBLOB binary large object 191.1SjmmvBSD berkeley software distribution 201.19SjmmvCAD computer-aided design 211.20SmycroftCAV constant angular velocity (as opposed to CLV) 221.9SkeihanCD compact disc 231.16SjmmvCDRAM cache dynamic random access memory 241.19SjmmvCGA color graphics array 251.30SjmmvCGI common gateway interface 261.1SjmmvCHS cylinder/head/sector 271.11SkeihanCIDR classless inter-domain routing 281.1SjmmvCLI command line interface 291.20SmycroftCLV constant linear velocity (as opposed to CAV) 301.24SkeihanCPU central processing unit 311.1SjmmvCRLF carriage return line feed 321.19SjmmvCRT cathode ray tube 331.1SjmmvCSS cascading style sheets 341.10SkeihanCVS concurrent versions system 351.26SwennmachDAC digital [to] analog converter 361.19SjmmvDDC display data channel 371.16SjmmvDDR double data rate 381.19SjmmvDDWG digital display working group 391.30SjmmvDHCP dynamic host configuration protocol 401.5SjmmvDMA direct memory access 411.8SkeihanDNS domain name system 421.16SjmmvDRAM dynamic random access memory 431.9SkeihanDSL digital subscriber line 441.1SjmmvDTD document type definition 451.9SkeihanDVD digital versatile disc 461.19SjmmvDVI digital visual interface 471.18SjmmvECP enhanced capability port 481.19SjmmvEDID extended display identification data 491.16SjmmvEDO extended data out 501.16SjmmvEEPROM electrically erasable programmable read only memory 511.19SjmmvEGA enhanced graphics array 521.1SjmmvEISA extended industry standard architecture 531.18SjmmvEPP enhanced parallel port 541.16SjmmvEPROM erasable programmable read only memory 551.16SjmmvESDRAM enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory 561.30SjmmvFAT file allocation table 571.16SjmmvFBRAM frame buffer random access memory 581.10SkeihanFFS fast file system 591.9SkeihanFLOPS floating [point] operations per second 601.17SjmmvFPM fast page mode 611.15SkeihanFQDN fully qualified domain name 621.1SjmmvFTP file transfer protocol 631.5SjmmvGIF graphics interchange format 641.1SjmmvGNU gnu's not unix 651.1SjmmvGPL gnu/general public license 661.24SkeihanGPU graphics processing unit 671.1SjmmvGUI graphics user interface 681.19SjmmvHDCP high-bandwidth digital content protection 691.1SjmmvHTML hyper-text markup language 701.1SjmmvHTTP hyper-text transfer protocol 711.1SjmmvI2O intelligent input/output 721.1SjmmvIANA internet assigned number authority 731.24SkeihanIC integrated circuit 741.9SkeihanICB internet citizen's band 751.10SkeihanICMP internet control message protocol 761.1SjmmvIDE integrated drive electronics 771.22SmycroftIEC International Electrotechnical Commission 781.9SkeihanIEEE institute [of] electrical [and] electronics engineers 791.15SkeihanIESG internet engineering steering group 801.9SkeihanIETF internet engineering task force 811.10SkeihanIKE internet key exchange 821.10SkeihanIMAP internet mail access protocol 831.22SmycroftINCITS InterNational Committee on Information Technology Standards 841.1SjmmvIO input/output 851.9SkeihanIOCTL input/output control 861.1SjmmvIP internet protocol 871.9SkeihanIPNG internet protocol, next generation 881.9SkeihanIPSEC internet protocol security 891.9SkeihanIRC internet relay chat 901.9SkeihanIRQ interrupt request 911.9SkeihanIRTF internet research task force 921.3SjmmvISA industry standard architecture 931.9SkeihanISDN integrated services digital network 941.22SmycroftISO International Standards Organization 951.9SkeihanISOC internet society 961.8SkeihanISP internet service provider 971.1SjmmvJPEG joint photographic experts group 981.12SwizKVA kernel virtual address 991.9SkeihanLAN local area network 1001.9SkeihanLBA logical block addressing 1011.19SjmmvLCD liquid crystal display 1021.10SkeihanLDAP lightweight directory access protocol 1031.30SjmmvLED light emitting diode 1041.25SwennmachLSB least significant bit [or: byte] 1051.9SkeihanLUN logical unit number 1061.24SkeihanMAC media access control 1071.9SkeihanMBR master boot record 1081.16SjmmvMDRAM multibank dynamic random access memory 1091.29SjmmvMIDI musical instrument digital interface 1101.30SjmmvMIME multipurpose internet mail extensions 1111.9SkeihanMIPS million instructions per second 1121.27SjschaumaMMU memory management unit 1131.25SwennmachMSB most significant bit [or: byte] 1141.14SkeihanMTA mail transfer agent 1151.14SkeihanMTU maximum transmission unit 1161.14SkeihanMUA mail user agent 1171.5SjmmvNAT network address translation 1181.30SjmmvNFS networking file system 1191.11SkeihanNIC network interface card 1201.10SkeihanNIS network information service 1211.7SjschaumaNUMA non uniform memory access 1221.30SjmmvOEM original equipment manufacturer 1231.27SjschaumaOTP one time password 1241.10SkeihanPAX portable archive exchange 1251.1SjmmvPCI peripheral component interconnect 1261.23SwennmachPCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association 1271.15SkeihanPDP page descriptor page 1281.8SkeihanPERL practical extraction [and] report language 1291.10SkeihanPGP pretty good privacy 1301.18SjmmvPIC programmable interrupt controller 1311.10SkeihanPID process id 1321.18SjmmvPIO programmed input/output 1331.1SjmmvPNG portable network graphics 1341.10SkeihanPOP post office protocol 1351.10SkeihanPOSIX portable operating system interface [for] unix 1361.19SjmmvPOST power on self test 1371.9SkeihanPPP point-to-point protocol 1381.9SkeihanPPPOE point-to-point protocol over ethernet 1391.16SjmmvPROM programmable read only memory 1401.12SwizPTE page table entry 1411.24SkeihanPTLA pseudo top level aggregator 1421.12SwizPTP page table page 1431.1SjmmvRAID redundant array of inexpensive disks 1441.9SkeihanRAM random access memory 1451.10SkeihanRCS revision control system 1461.8SkeihanRFC request for comments 1471.24SkeihanRGB red green blue 1481.9SkeihanRISC reduced instruction set computing 1491.9SkeihanROM read only memory 1501.1SjmmvRPM revolutions per minute 1511.9SkeihanRTF rich text format 1521.18SjmmvS/PDIF sony/phillips digital interface 1531.16SjmmvSAM serial access memory 1541.22SmycroftSASI Shugart Associates system interface (predecessor to SCSI) 1551.9SkeihanSATA serial advanced technology attachment 1561.21SmycroftSCSI small computer system interface 1571.16SjmmvSDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory 1581.16SjmmvSGRAM synchronous graphics random access memory 1591.16SjmmvSLDRAM synchronous-link dynamic random access memory 1601.28SsketchSMART self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology 1611.7SjschaumaSMP symmetric multiprocessing 1621.8SkeihanSMTP simple mail transfer protocol 1631.18SjmmvSPD serial presence detect 1641.16SjmmvSRAM static random access memory 1651.9SkeihanSSH secure shell 1661.9SkeihanSSL secure sockets layer 1671.19SjmmvSVGA super video graphics array 1681.9SkeihanTCL tool command language 1691.15SkeihanTCP transmission control protocol 1701.19SjmmvTFT thin film transistor 1711.24SkeihanTLA top level aggregator 1721.30SjmmvTLB transition lookaside buffer 1731.10SkeihanTLD top level domain 1741.19SjmmvTMDS transition minimized differential signaling 1751.9SkeihanTTY teletype 1761.9SkeihanTZ time zone 1771.18SjmmvUC uncacheable 1781.1SjmmvUDP user datagram protocol 1791.10SkeihanUPS uninterruptible power supply 1801.10SkeihanURI uniform resource identifier 1811.10SkeihanURL uniform resource locator 1821.9SkeihanUSB universal serial bus 1831.18SjmmvUSWC uncacheable speculative write combining 1841.10SkeihanUUCP unix-to-unix copy protocol 1851.30SjmmvVAX virtual address extension 1861.16SjmmvVCM virtual channel memory 1871.19SjmmvVESA video electronics standards association 1881.19SjmmvVGA video graphics array 1891.30SjmmvVM virtual memory 1901.9SkeihanVPN virtual private network 1911.16SjmmvVRAM video random access memory 1921.30SjmmvWAN wide area network 1931.30SjmmvWAP wireless application protocol 1941.16SjmmvWRAM window random access memory 1951.15SkeihanWWW world wide web 1961.19SjmmvXGA extended graphics array 1971.1SjmmvXML extensible markup language 1981.1SjmmvXSL extensible stylesheet language 1991.18SjmmvXT extended technology 200