acronyms.comp revision 1.36
11.36Sgrant$NetBSD: acronyms.comp,v 1.36 2004/01/15 03:31:41 grant 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 141.35SgrantATM asynchronous transfer mode 151.18SjmmvATX advanced technology extended 161.16SjmmvBEDO burst extended data output 171.24SkeihanBGP border gateway protocol 181.1SjmmvBIOS basic input/output system 191.2SjmmvBLOB binary large object 201.1SjmmvBSD berkeley software distribution 211.19SjmmvCAD computer-aided design 221.20SmycroftCAV constant angular velocity (as opposed to CLV) 231.9SkeihanCD compact disc 241.16SjmmvCDRAM cache dynamic random access memory 251.19SjmmvCGA color graphics array 261.30SjmmvCGI common gateway interface 271.1SjmmvCHS cylinder/head/sector 281.11SkeihanCIDR classless inter-domain routing 291.1SjmmvCLI command line interface 301.20SmycroftCLV constant linear velocity (as opposed to CAV) 311.24SkeihanCPU central processing unit 321.1SjmmvCRLF carriage return line feed 331.19SjmmvCRT cathode ray tube 341.1SjmmvCSS cascading style sheets 351.10SkeihanCVS concurrent versions system 361.26SwennmachDAC digital [to] analog converter 371.19SjmmvDDC display data channel 381.16SjmmvDDR double data rate 391.19SjmmvDDWG digital display working group 401.30SjmmvDHCP dynamic host configuration protocol 411.5SjmmvDMA direct memory access 421.8SkeihanDNS domain name system 431.16SjmmvDRAM dynamic random access memory 441.9SkeihanDSL digital subscriber line 451.1SjmmvDTD document type definition 461.9SkeihanDVD digital versatile disc 471.19SjmmvDVI digital visual interface 481.18SjmmvECP enhanced capability port 491.19SjmmvEDID extended display identification data 501.16SjmmvEDO extended data out 511.16SjmmvEEPROM electrically erasable programmable read only memory 521.19SjmmvEGA enhanced graphics array 531.1SjmmvEISA extended industry standard architecture 541.18SjmmvEPP enhanced parallel port 551.16SjmmvEPROM erasable programmable read only memory 561.16SjmmvESDRAM enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory 571.30SjmmvFAT file allocation table 581.16SjmmvFBRAM frame buffer random access memory 591.10SkeihanFFS fast file system 601.9SkeihanFLOPS floating [point] operations per second 611.17SjmmvFPM fast page mode 621.15SkeihanFQDN fully qualified domain name 631.1SjmmvFTP file transfer protocol 641.5SjmmvGIF graphics interchange format 651.1SjmmvGNU gnu's not unix 661.1SjmmvGPL gnu/general public license 671.24SkeihanGPU graphics processing unit 681.1SjmmvGUI graphics user interface 691.19SjmmvHDCP high-bandwidth digital content protection 701.1SjmmvHTML hyper-text markup language 711.1SjmmvHTTP hyper-text transfer protocol 721.1SjmmvI2O intelligent input/output 731.1SjmmvIANA internet assigned number authority 741.24SkeihanIC integrated circuit 751.9SkeihanICB internet citizen's band 761.10SkeihanICMP internet control message protocol 771.1SjmmvIDE integrated drive electronics 781.22SmycroftIEC International Electrotechnical Commission 791.9SkeihanIEEE institute [of] electrical [and] electronics engineers 801.15SkeihanIESG internet engineering steering group 811.9SkeihanIETF internet engineering task force 821.10SkeihanIKE internet key exchange 831.10SkeihanIMAP internet mail access protocol 841.22SmycroftINCITS InterNational Committee on Information Technology Standards 851.1SjmmvIO input/output 861.9SkeihanIOCTL input/output control 871.1SjmmvIP internet protocol 881.9SkeihanIPNG internet protocol, next generation 891.9SkeihanIPSEC internet protocol security 901.9SkeihanIRC internet relay chat 911.9SkeihanIRQ interrupt request 921.9SkeihanIRTF internet research task force 931.3SjmmvISA industry standard architecture 941.9SkeihanISDN integrated services digital network 951.22SmycroftISO International Standards Organization 961.9SkeihanISOC internet society 971.8SkeihanISP internet service provider 981.1SjmmvJPEG joint photographic experts group 991.12SwizKVA kernel virtual address 1001.9SkeihanLAN local area network 1011.9SkeihanLBA logical block addressing 1021.19SjmmvLCD liquid crystal display 1031.10SkeihanLDAP lightweight directory access protocol 1041.30SjmmvLED light emitting diode 1051.34SkeihanLIR local internet registry 1061.25SwennmachLSB least significant bit [or: byte] 1071.9SkeihanLUN logical unit number 1081.24SkeihanMAC media access control 1091.9SkeihanMBR master boot record 1101.16SjmmvMDRAM multibank dynamic random access memory 1111.29SjmmvMIDI musical instrument digital interface 1121.30SjmmvMIME multipurpose internet mail extensions 1131.9SkeihanMIPS million instructions per second 1141.27SjschaumaMMU memory management unit 1151.32SjmmvMPEG moving picture experts group 1161.25SwennmachMSB most significant bit [or: byte] 1171.14SkeihanMTA mail transfer agent 1181.14SkeihanMTU maximum transmission unit 1191.14SkeihanMUA mail user agent 1201.5SjmmvNAT network address translation 1211.36SgrantNFS network file system 1221.11SkeihanNIC network interface card 1231.10SkeihanNIS network information service 1241.7SjschaumaNUMA non uniform memory access 1251.30SjmmvOEM original equipment manufacturer 1261.35SgrantOSF open software foundation 1271.27SjschaumaOTP one time password 1281.34SkeihanPAM pluggable authentication modules 1291.10SkeihanPAX portable archive exchange 1301.1SjmmvPCI peripheral component interconnect 1311.23SwennmachPCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association 1321.15SkeihanPDP page descriptor page 1331.8SkeihanPERL practical extraction [and] report language 1341.10SkeihanPGP pretty good privacy 1351.18SjmmvPIC programmable interrupt controller 1361.10SkeihanPID process id 1371.18SjmmvPIO programmed input/output 1381.1SjmmvPNG portable network graphics 1391.10SkeihanPOP post office protocol 1401.10SkeihanPOSIX portable operating system interface [for] unix 1411.19SjmmvPOST power on self test 1421.9SkeihanPPP point-to-point protocol 1431.35SgrantPPPOA point-to-point protocol over ATM 1441.9SkeihanPPPOE point-to-point protocol over ethernet 1451.16SjmmvPROM programmable read only memory 1461.12SwizPTE page table entry 1471.24SkeihanPTLA pseudo top level aggregator 1481.12SwizPTP page table page 1491.1SjmmvRAID redundant array of inexpensive disks 1501.9SkeihanRAM random access memory 1511.10SkeihanRCS revision control system 1521.8SkeihanRFC request for comments 1531.24SkeihanRGB red green blue 1541.9SkeihanRISC reduced instruction set computing 1551.9SkeihanROM read only memory 1561.1SjmmvRPM revolutions per minute 1571.9SkeihanRTF rich text format 1581.18SjmmvS/PDIF sony/phillips digital interface 1591.32SjmmvSACD super audio compact disc 1601.16SjmmvSAM serial access memory 1611.22SmycroftSASI Shugart Associates system interface (predecessor to SCSI) 1621.9SkeihanSATA serial advanced technology attachment 1631.21SmycroftSCSI small computer system interface 1641.16SjmmvSDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory 1651.16SjmmvSGRAM synchronous graphics random access memory 1661.16SjmmvSLDRAM synchronous-link dynamic random access memory 1671.28SsketchSMART self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology 1681.7SjschaumaSMP symmetric multiprocessing 1691.8SkeihanSMTP simple mail transfer protocol 1701.31SkeihanSNMP simple network management protocol 1711.18SjmmvSPD serial presence detect 1721.16SjmmvSRAM static random access memory 1731.9SkeihanSSH secure shell 1741.9SkeihanSSL secure sockets layer 1751.19SjmmvSVGA super video graphics array 1761.9SkeihanTCL tool command language 1771.15SkeihanTCP transmission control protocol 1781.19SjmmvTFT thin film transistor 1791.33SgrantTIFF tagged image file format 1801.24SkeihanTLA top level aggregator 1811.30SjmmvTLB transition lookaside buffer 1821.10SkeihanTLD top level domain 1831.19SjmmvTMDS transition minimized differential signaling 1841.9SkeihanTTY teletype 1851.9SkeihanTZ time zone 1861.18SjmmvUC uncacheable 1871.1SjmmvUDP user datagram protocol 1881.10SkeihanUPS uninterruptible power supply 1891.10SkeihanURI uniform resource identifier 1901.10SkeihanURL uniform resource locator 1911.9SkeihanUSB universal serial bus 1921.18SjmmvUSWC uncacheable speculative write combining 1931.10SkeihanUUCP unix-to-unix copy protocol 1941.30SjmmvVAX virtual address extension 1951.16SjmmvVCM virtual channel memory 1961.19SjmmvVESA video electronics standards association 1971.19SjmmvVGA video graphics array 1981.30SjmmvVM virtual memory 1991.9SkeihanVPN virtual private network 2001.16SjmmvVRAM video random access memory 2011.30SjmmvWAN wide area network 2021.30SjmmvWAP wireless application protocol 2031.16SjmmvWRAM window random access memory 2041.15SkeihanWWW world wide web 2051.19SjmmvXGA extended graphics array 2061.1SjmmvXML extensible markup language 2071.1SjmmvXSL extensible stylesheet language 2081.18SjmmvXT extended technology 209