acronyms.comp revision 1.34
11.34Skeihan$NetBSD: acronyms.comp,v 1.34 2004/01/14 13:46:26 keihan 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 1041.34SkeihanLIR local internet registry 1051.25SwennmachLSB least significant bit [or: byte] 1061.9SkeihanLUN logical unit number 1071.24SkeihanMAC media access control 1081.9SkeihanMBR master boot record 1091.16SjmmvMDRAM multibank dynamic random access memory 1101.29SjmmvMIDI musical instrument digital interface 1111.30SjmmvMIME multipurpose internet mail extensions 1121.9SkeihanMIPS million instructions per second 1131.27SjschaumaMMU memory management unit 1141.32SjmmvMPEG moving picture experts group 1151.25SwennmachMSB most significant bit [or: byte] 1161.14SkeihanMTA mail transfer agent 1171.14SkeihanMTU maximum transmission unit 1181.14SkeihanMUA mail user agent 1191.5SjmmvNAT network address translation 1201.30SjmmvNFS networking file system 1211.11SkeihanNIC network interface card 1221.10SkeihanNIS network information service 1231.7SjschaumaNUMA non uniform memory access 1241.30SjmmvOEM original equipment manufacturer 1251.27SjschaumaOTP one time password 1261.34SkeihanPAM pluggable authentication modules 1271.10SkeihanPAX portable archive exchange 1281.1SjmmvPCI peripheral component interconnect 1291.23SwennmachPCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association 1301.15SkeihanPDP page descriptor page 1311.8SkeihanPERL practical extraction [and] report language 1321.10SkeihanPGP pretty good privacy 1331.18SjmmvPIC programmable interrupt controller 1341.10SkeihanPID process id 1351.18SjmmvPIO programmed input/output 1361.1SjmmvPNG portable network graphics 1371.10SkeihanPOP post office protocol 1381.10SkeihanPOSIX portable operating system interface [for] unix 1391.19SjmmvPOST power on self test 1401.9SkeihanPPP point-to-point protocol 1411.9SkeihanPPPOE point-to-point protocol over ethernet 1421.16SjmmvPROM programmable read only memory 1431.12SwizPTE page table entry 1441.24SkeihanPTLA pseudo top level aggregator 1451.12SwizPTP page table page 1461.1SjmmvRAID redundant array of inexpensive disks 1471.9SkeihanRAM random access memory 1481.10SkeihanRCS revision control system 1491.8SkeihanRFC request for comments 1501.24SkeihanRGB red green blue 1511.9SkeihanRISC reduced instruction set computing 1521.9SkeihanROM read only memory 1531.1SjmmvRPM revolutions per minute 1541.9SkeihanRTF rich text format 1551.18SjmmvS/PDIF sony/phillips digital interface 1561.32SjmmvSACD super audio compact disc 1571.16SjmmvSAM serial access memory 1581.22SmycroftSASI Shugart Associates system interface (predecessor to SCSI) 1591.9SkeihanSATA serial advanced technology attachment 1601.21SmycroftSCSI small computer system interface 1611.16SjmmvSDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory 1621.16SjmmvSGRAM synchronous graphics random access memory 1631.16SjmmvSLDRAM synchronous-link dynamic random access memory 1641.28SsketchSMART self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology 1651.7SjschaumaSMP symmetric multiprocessing 1661.8SkeihanSMTP simple mail transfer protocol 1671.31SkeihanSNMP simple network management protocol 1681.18SjmmvSPD serial presence detect 1691.16SjmmvSRAM static random access memory 1701.9SkeihanSSH secure shell 1711.9SkeihanSSL secure sockets layer 1721.19SjmmvSVGA super video graphics array 1731.9SkeihanTCL tool command language 1741.15SkeihanTCP transmission control protocol 1751.19SjmmvTFT thin film transistor 1761.33SgrantTIFF tagged image file format 1771.24SkeihanTLA top level aggregator 1781.30SjmmvTLB transition lookaside buffer 1791.10SkeihanTLD top level domain 1801.19SjmmvTMDS transition minimized differential signaling 1811.9SkeihanTTY teletype 1821.9SkeihanTZ time zone 1831.18SjmmvUC uncacheable 1841.1SjmmvUDP user datagram protocol 1851.10SkeihanUPS uninterruptible power supply 1861.10SkeihanURI uniform resource identifier 1871.10SkeihanURL uniform resource locator 1881.9SkeihanUSB universal serial bus 1891.18SjmmvUSWC uncacheable speculative write combining 1901.10SkeihanUUCP unix-to-unix copy protocol 1911.30SjmmvVAX virtual address extension 1921.16SjmmvVCM virtual channel memory 1931.19SjmmvVESA video electronics standards association 1941.19SjmmvVGA video graphics array 1951.30SjmmvVM virtual memory 1961.9SkeihanVPN virtual private network 1971.16SjmmvVRAM video random access memory 1981.30SjmmvWAN wide area network 1991.30SjmmvWAP wireless application protocol 2001.16SjmmvWRAM window random access memory 2011.15SkeihanWWW world wide web 2021.19SjmmvXGA extended graphics array 2031.1SjmmvXML extensible markup language 2041.1SjmmvXSL extensible stylesheet language 2051.18SjmmvXT extended technology 206