acronyms.comp revision 1.37
11.37Sgrant$NetBSD: acronyms.comp,v 1.37 2004/01/15 03:35:20 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) 311.37SgrantCOFF common object file format 321.24SkeihanCPU central processing unit 331.1SjmmvCRLF carriage return line feed 341.19SjmmvCRT cathode ray tube 351.1SjmmvCSS cascading style sheets 361.10SkeihanCVS concurrent versions system 371.26SwennmachDAC digital [to] analog converter 381.19SjmmvDDC display data channel 391.16SjmmvDDR double data rate 401.19SjmmvDDWG digital display working group 411.30SjmmvDHCP dynamic host configuration protocol 421.5SjmmvDMA direct memory access 431.8SkeihanDNS domain name system 441.16SjmmvDRAM dynamic random access memory 451.9SkeihanDSL digital subscriber line 461.1SjmmvDTD document type definition 471.9SkeihanDVD digital versatile disc 481.19SjmmvDVI digital visual interface 491.18SjmmvECP enhanced capability port 501.19SjmmvEDID extended display identification data 511.16SjmmvEDO extended data out 521.16SjmmvEEPROM electrically erasable programmable read only memory 531.19SjmmvEGA enhanced graphics array 541.1SjmmvEISA extended industry standard architecture 551.37SgrantELF executable and linking format 561.18SjmmvEPP enhanced parallel port 571.16SjmmvEPROM erasable programmable read only memory 581.16SjmmvESDRAM enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory 591.30SjmmvFAT file allocation table 601.16SjmmvFBRAM frame buffer random access memory 611.10SkeihanFFS fast file system 621.9SkeihanFLOPS floating [point] operations per second 631.17SjmmvFPM fast page mode 641.15SkeihanFQDN fully qualified domain name 651.1SjmmvFTP file transfer protocol 661.5SjmmvGIF graphics interchange format 671.1SjmmvGNU gnu's not unix 681.1SjmmvGPL gnu/general public license 691.24SkeihanGPU graphics processing unit 701.1SjmmvGUI graphics user interface 711.19SjmmvHDCP high-bandwidth digital content protection 721.1SjmmvHTML hyper-text markup language 731.1SjmmvHTTP hyper-text transfer protocol 741.1SjmmvI2O intelligent input/output 751.1SjmmvIANA internet assigned number authority 761.24SkeihanIC integrated circuit 771.9SkeihanICB internet citizen's band 781.10SkeihanICMP internet control message protocol 791.1SjmmvIDE integrated drive electronics 801.22SmycroftIEC International Electrotechnical Commission 811.9SkeihanIEEE institute [of] electrical [and] electronics engineers 821.15SkeihanIESG internet engineering steering group 831.9SkeihanIETF internet engineering task force 841.10SkeihanIKE internet key exchange 851.10SkeihanIMAP internet mail access protocol 861.22SmycroftINCITS InterNational Committee on Information Technology Standards 871.1SjmmvIO input/output 881.9SkeihanIOCTL input/output control 891.1SjmmvIP internet protocol 901.9SkeihanIPNG internet protocol, next generation 911.9SkeihanIPSEC internet protocol security 921.9SkeihanIRC internet relay chat 931.9SkeihanIRQ interrupt request 941.9SkeihanIRTF internet research task force 951.3SjmmvISA industry standard architecture 961.9SkeihanISDN integrated services digital network 971.22SmycroftISO International Standards Organization 981.9SkeihanISOC internet society 991.8SkeihanISP internet service provider 1001.1SjmmvJPEG joint photographic experts group 1011.12SwizKVA kernel virtual address 1021.9SkeihanLAN local area network 1031.9SkeihanLBA logical block addressing 1041.19SjmmvLCD liquid crystal display 1051.10SkeihanLDAP lightweight directory access protocol 1061.30SjmmvLED light emitting diode 1071.34SkeihanLIR local internet registry 1081.25SwennmachLSB least significant bit [or: byte] 1091.9SkeihanLUN logical unit number 1101.24SkeihanMAC media access control 1111.9SkeihanMBR master boot record 1121.16SjmmvMDRAM multibank dynamic random access memory 1131.29SjmmvMIDI musical instrument digital interface 1141.30SjmmvMIME multipurpose internet mail extensions 1151.9SkeihanMIPS million instructions per second 1161.27SjschaumaMMU memory management unit 1171.32SjmmvMPEG moving picture experts group 1181.25SwennmachMSB most significant bit [or: byte] 1191.14SkeihanMTA mail transfer agent 1201.14SkeihanMTU maximum transmission unit 1211.14SkeihanMUA mail user agent 1221.5SjmmvNAT network address translation 1231.36SgrantNFS network file system 1241.11SkeihanNIC network interface card 1251.10SkeihanNIS network information service 1261.7SjschaumaNUMA non uniform memory access 1271.30SjmmvOEM original equipment manufacturer 1281.35SgrantOSF open software foundation 1291.27SjschaumaOTP one time password 1301.34SkeihanPAM pluggable authentication modules 1311.10SkeihanPAX portable archive exchange 1321.1SjmmvPCI peripheral component interconnect 1331.23SwennmachPCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association 1341.15SkeihanPDP page descriptor page 1351.8SkeihanPERL practical extraction [and] report language 1361.10SkeihanPGP pretty good privacy 1371.18SjmmvPIC programmable interrupt controller 1381.10SkeihanPID process id 1391.18SjmmvPIO programmed input/output 1401.1SjmmvPNG portable network graphics 1411.10SkeihanPOP post office protocol 1421.10SkeihanPOSIX portable operating system interface [for] unix 1431.19SjmmvPOST power on self test 1441.9SkeihanPPP point-to-point protocol 1451.35SgrantPPPOA point-to-point protocol over ATM 1461.9SkeihanPPPOE point-to-point protocol over ethernet 1471.16SjmmvPROM programmable read only memory 1481.12SwizPTE page table entry 1491.24SkeihanPTLA pseudo top level aggregator 1501.12SwizPTP page table page 1511.1SjmmvRAID redundant array of inexpensive disks 1521.9SkeihanRAM random access memory 1531.10SkeihanRCS revision control system 1541.8SkeihanRFC request for comments 1551.24SkeihanRGB red green blue 1561.9SkeihanRISC reduced instruction set computing 1571.9SkeihanROM read only memory 1581.1SjmmvRPM revolutions per minute 1591.9SkeihanRTF rich text format 1601.18SjmmvS/PDIF sony/phillips digital interface 1611.32SjmmvSACD super audio compact disc 1621.16SjmmvSAM serial access memory 1631.22SmycroftSASI Shugart Associates system interface (predecessor to SCSI) 1641.9SkeihanSATA serial advanced technology attachment 1651.21SmycroftSCSI small computer system interface 1661.16SjmmvSDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory 1671.16SjmmvSGRAM synchronous graphics random access memory 1681.16SjmmvSLDRAM synchronous-link dynamic random access memory 1691.28SsketchSMART self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology 1701.7SjschaumaSMP symmetric multiprocessing 1711.8SkeihanSMTP simple mail transfer protocol 1721.31SkeihanSNMP simple network management protocol 1731.18SjmmvSPD serial presence detect 1741.16SjmmvSRAM static random access memory 1751.9SkeihanSSH secure shell 1761.9SkeihanSSL secure sockets layer 1771.19SjmmvSVGA super video graphics array 1781.9SkeihanTCL tool command language 1791.15SkeihanTCP transmission control protocol 1801.19SjmmvTFT thin film transistor 1811.33SgrantTIFF tagged image file format 1821.24SkeihanTLA top level aggregator 1831.30SjmmvTLB transition lookaside buffer 1841.10SkeihanTLD top level domain 1851.19SjmmvTMDS transition minimized differential signaling 1861.9SkeihanTTY teletype 1871.9SkeihanTZ time zone 1881.18SjmmvUC uncacheable 1891.1SjmmvUDP user datagram protocol 1901.10SkeihanUPS uninterruptible power supply 1911.10SkeihanURI uniform resource identifier 1921.10SkeihanURL uniform resource locator 1931.9SkeihanUSB universal serial bus 1941.18SjmmvUSWC uncacheable speculative write combining 1951.10SkeihanUUCP unix-to-unix copy protocol 1961.30SjmmvVAX virtual address extension 1971.16SjmmvVCM virtual channel memory 1981.19SjmmvVESA video electronics standards association 1991.19SjmmvVGA video graphics array 2001.30SjmmvVM virtual memory 2011.9SkeihanVPN virtual private network 2021.16SjmmvVRAM video random access memory 2031.30SjmmvWAN wide area network 2041.30SjmmvWAP wireless application protocol 2051.16SjmmvWRAM window random access memory 2061.15SkeihanWWW world wide web 2071.19SjmmvXGA extended graphics array 2081.1SjmmvXML extensible markup language 2091.1SjmmvXSL extensible stylesheet language 2101.18SjmmvXT extended technology 211