acronyms.comp revision 1.42
11.42Ssimonb$NetBSD: acronyms.comp,v 1.42 2004/04/01 04:35:45 simonb 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 71.41SkeihanANSI american national standards institute 81.8SkeihanAPI application programming interface 91.40SkeihanAPIC advanced programmable interrupt controller 101.30SjmmvARP address resolution protocol 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 611.39SjschaumaFDDI fiber distributed data interface 621.10SkeihanFFS fast file system 631.9SkeihanFLOPS floating [point] operations per second 641.17SjmmvFPM fast page mode 651.15SkeihanFQDN fully qualified domain name 661.1SjmmvFTP file transfer protocol 671.5SjmmvGIF graphics interchange format 681.1SjmmvGNU gnu's not unix 691.1SjmmvGPL gnu/general public license 701.24SkeihanGPU graphics processing unit 711.1SjmmvGUI graphics user interface 721.19SjmmvHDCP high-bandwidth digital content protection 731.1SjmmvHTML hyper-text markup language 741.1SjmmvHTTP hyper-text transfer protocol 751.1SjmmvI2O intelligent input/output 761.1SjmmvIANA internet assigned number authority 771.24SkeihanIC integrated circuit 781.9SkeihanICB internet citizen's band 791.10SkeihanICMP internet control message protocol 801.1SjmmvIDE integrated drive electronics 811.41SkeihanIEC international electrotechnical commission 821.9SkeihanIEEE institute [of] electrical [and] electronics engineers 831.15SkeihanIESG internet engineering steering group 841.9SkeihanIETF internet engineering task force 851.10SkeihanIKE internet key exchange 861.10SkeihanIMAP internet mail access protocol 871.41SkeihanINCITS international committee on information technology standards 881.1SjmmvIO input/output 891.9SkeihanIOCTL input/output control 901.1SjmmvIP internet protocol 911.9SkeihanIPNG internet protocol, next generation 921.9SkeihanIPSEC internet protocol security 931.9SkeihanIRC internet relay chat 941.9SkeihanIRQ interrupt request 951.9SkeihanIRTF internet research task force 961.3SjmmvISA industry standard architecture 971.9SkeihanISDN integrated services digital network 981.41SkeihanISO international standards organization 991.9SkeihanISOC internet society 1001.8SkeihanISP internet service provider 1011.1SjmmvJPEG joint photographic experts group 1021.12SwizKVA kernel virtual address 1031.9SkeihanLAN local area network 1041.9SkeihanLBA logical block addressing 1051.19SjmmvLCD liquid crystal display 1061.10SkeihanLDAP lightweight directory access protocol 1071.30SjmmvLED light emitting diode 1081.34SkeihanLIR local internet registry 1091.25SwennmachLSB least significant bit [or: byte] 1101.9SkeihanLUN logical unit number 1111.24SkeihanMAC media access control 1121.9SkeihanMBR master boot record 1131.16SjmmvMDRAM multibank dynamic random access memory 1141.29SjmmvMIDI musical instrument digital interface 1151.30SjmmvMIME multipurpose internet mail extensions 1161.9SkeihanMIPS million instructions per second 1171.27SjschaumaMMU memory management unit 1181.32SjmmvMPEG moving picture experts group 1191.25SwennmachMSB most significant bit [or: byte] 1201.14SkeihanMTA mail transfer agent 1211.14SkeihanMTU maximum transmission unit 1221.14SkeihanMUA mail user agent 1231.5SjmmvNAT network address translation 1241.36SgrantNFS network file system 1251.11SkeihanNIC network interface card 1261.10SkeihanNIS network information service 1271.7SjschaumaNUMA non uniform memory access 1281.30SjmmvOEM original equipment manufacturer 1291.35SgrantOSF open software foundation 1301.39SjschaumaOSI open systems interconnection 1311.27SjschaumaOTP one time password 1321.34SkeihanPAM pluggable authentication modules 1331.10SkeihanPAX portable archive exchange 1341.1SjmmvPCI peripheral component interconnect 1351.41SkeihanPCMCIA personal computer memory card international association 1361.15SkeihanPDP page descriptor page 1371.8SkeihanPERL practical extraction [and] report language 1381.10SkeihanPGP pretty good privacy 1391.18SjmmvPIC programmable interrupt controller 1401.10SkeihanPID process id 1411.18SjmmvPIO programmed input/output 1421.1SjmmvPNG portable network graphics 1431.10SkeihanPOP post office protocol 1441.10SkeihanPOSIX portable operating system interface [for] unix 1451.19SjmmvPOST power on self test 1461.42SsimonbPOTS plain old telephone system 1471.9SkeihanPPP point-to-point protocol 1481.35SgrantPPPOA point-to-point protocol over ATM 1491.9SkeihanPPPOE point-to-point protocol over ethernet 1501.16SjmmvPROM programmable read only memory 1511.12SwizPTE page table entry 1521.24SkeihanPTLA pseudo top level aggregator 1531.12SwizPTP page table page 1541.1SjmmvRAID redundant array of inexpensive disks 1551.9SkeihanRAM random access memory 1561.10SkeihanRCS revision control system 1571.8SkeihanRFC request for comments 1581.24SkeihanRGB red green blue 1591.9SkeihanRISC reduced instruction set computing 1601.9SkeihanROM read only memory 1611.1SjmmvRPM revolutions per minute 1621.9SkeihanRTF rich text format 1631.18SjmmvS/PDIF sony/phillips digital interface 1641.32SjmmvSACD super audio compact disc 1651.16SjmmvSAM serial access memory 1661.41SkeihanSASI shugart associates system interface (predecessor to SCSI) 1671.9SkeihanSATA serial advanced technology attachment 1681.21SmycroftSCSI small computer system interface 1691.16SjmmvSDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory 1701.16SjmmvSGRAM synchronous graphics random access memory 1711.16SjmmvSLDRAM synchronous-link dynamic random access memory 1721.28SsketchSMART self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology 1731.7SjschaumaSMP symmetric multiprocessing 1741.8SkeihanSMTP simple mail transfer protocol 1751.31SkeihanSNMP simple network management protocol 1761.18SjmmvSPD serial presence detect 1771.16SjmmvSRAM static random access memory 1781.9SkeihanSSH secure shell 1791.9SkeihanSSL secure sockets layer 1801.40SkeihanSTP shielded twisted pair 1811.19SjmmvSVGA super video graphics array 1821.9SkeihanTCL tool command language 1831.15SkeihanTCP transmission control protocol 1841.19SjmmvTFT thin film transistor 1851.33SgrantTIFF tagged image file format 1861.24SkeihanTLA top level aggregator 1871.30SjmmvTLB transition lookaside buffer 1881.10SkeihanTLD top level domain 1891.19SjmmvTMDS transition minimized differential signaling 1901.9SkeihanTTY teletype 1911.9SkeihanTZ time zone 1921.18SjmmvUC uncacheable 1931.1SjmmvUDP user datagram protocol 1941.10SkeihanUPS uninterruptible power supply 1951.10SkeihanURI uniform resource identifier 1961.10SkeihanURL uniform resource locator 1971.9SkeihanUSB universal serial bus 1981.18SjmmvUSWC uncacheable speculative write combining 1991.40SkeihanUTP unshielded twisted pair 2001.10SkeihanUUCP unix-to-unix copy protocol 2011.30SjmmvVAX virtual address extension 2021.16SjmmvVCM virtual channel memory 2031.19SjmmvVESA video electronics standards association 2041.19SjmmvVGA video graphics array 2051.30SjmmvVM virtual memory 2061.9SkeihanVPN virtual private network 2071.16SjmmvVRAM video random access memory 2081.30SjmmvWAN wide area network 2091.30SjmmvWAP wireless application protocol 2101.16SjmmvWRAM window random access memory 2111.15SkeihanWWW world wide web 2121.19SjmmvXGA extended graphics array 2131.1SjmmvXML extensible markup language 2141.1SjmmvXSL extensible stylesheet language 2151.18SjmmvXT extended technology 216