acronyms.comp revision 1.43
11.43Sjschauma$NetBSD: acronyms.comp,v 1.43 2004/04/29 02:29:24 jschauma 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 881.43SjschaumaIPC interprocess communication 891.1SjmmvIO input/output 901.9SkeihanIOCTL input/output control 911.1SjmmvIP internet protocol 921.9SkeihanIPNG internet protocol, next generation 931.9SkeihanIPSEC internet protocol security 941.9SkeihanIRC internet relay chat 951.9SkeihanIRQ interrupt request 961.9SkeihanIRTF internet research task force 971.3SjmmvISA industry standard architecture 981.9SkeihanISDN integrated services digital network 991.41SkeihanISO international standards organization 1001.9SkeihanISOC internet society 1011.8SkeihanISP internet service provider 1021.1SjmmvJPEG joint photographic experts group 1031.12SwizKVA kernel virtual address 1041.9SkeihanLAN local area network 1051.9SkeihanLBA logical block addressing 1061.19SjmmvLCD liquid crystal display 1071.10SkeihanLDAP lightweight directory access protocol 1081.30SjmmvLED light emitting diode 1091.34SkeihanLIR local internet registry 1101.25SwennmachLSB least significant bit [or: byte] 1111.9SkeihanLUN logical unit number 1121.24SkeihanMAC media access control 1131.9SkeihanMBR master boot record 1141.16SjmmvMDRAM multibank dynamic random access memory 1151.29SjmmvMIDI musical instrument digital interface 1161.30SjmmvMIME multipurpose internet mail extensions 1171.9SkeihanMIPS million instructions per second 1181.27SjschaumaMMU memory management unit 1191.32SjmmvMPEG moving picture experts group 1201.25SwennmachMSB most significant bit [or: byte] 1211.14SkeihanMTA mail transfer agent 1221.14SkeihanMTU maximum transmission unit 1231.14SkeihanMUA mail user agent 1241.5SjmmvNAT network address translation 1251.36SgrantNFS network file system 1261.11SkeihanNIC network interface card 1271.10SkeihanNIS network information service 1281.7SjschaumaNUMA non uniform memory access 1291.30SjmmvOEM original equipment manufacturer 1301.35SgrantOSF open software foundation 1311.39SjschaumaOSI open systems interconnection 1321.27SjschaumaOTP one time password 1331.34SkeihanPAM pluggable authentication modules 1341.10SkeihanPAX portable archive exchange 1351.1SjmmvPCI peripheral component interconnect 1361.41SkeihanPCMCIA personal computer memory card international association 1371.15SkeihanPDP page descriptor page 1381.8SkeihanPERL practical extraction [and] report language 1391.10SkeihanPGP pretty good privacy 1401.18SjmmvPIC programmable interrupt controller 1411.10SkeihanPID process id 1421.18SjmmvPIO programmed input/output 1431.1SjmmvPNG portable network graphics 1441.10SkeihanPOP post office protocol 1451.10SkeihanPOSIX portable operating system interface [for] unix 1461.19SjmmvPOST power on self test 1471.42SsimonbPOTS plain old telephone system 1481.9SkeihanPPP point-to-point protocol 1491.35SgrantPPPOA point-to-point protocol over ATM 1501.9SkeihanPPPOE point-to-point protocol over ethernet 1511.16SjmmvPROM programmable read only memory 1521.12SwizPTE page table entry 1531.24SkeihanPTLA pseudo top level aggregator 1541.12SwizPTP page table page 1551.1SjmmvRAID redundant array of inexpensive disks 1561.9SkeihanRAM random access memory 1571.10SkeihanRCS revision control system 1581.8SkeihanRFC request for comments 1591.24SkeihanRGB red green blue 1601.9SkeihanRISC reduced instruction set computing 1611.9SkeihanROM read only memory 1621.1SjmmvRPM revolutions per minute 1631.9SkeihanRTF rich text format 1641.18SjmmvS/PDIF sony/phillips digital interface 1651.32SjmmvSACD super audio compact disc 1661.16SjmmvSAM serial access memory 1671.41SkeihanSASI shugart associates system interface (predecessor to SCSI) 1681.9SkeihanSATA serial advanced technology attachment 1691.21SmycroftSCSI small computer system interface 1701.16SjmmvSDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory 1711.16SjmmvSGRAM synchronous graphics random access memory 1721.16SjmmvSLDRAM synchronous-link dynamic random access memory 1731.28SsketchSMART self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology 1741.7SjschaumaSMP symmetric multiprocessing 1751.8SkeihanSMTP simple mail transfer protocol 1761.31SkeihanSNMP simple network management protocol 1771.18SjmmvSPD serial presence detect 1781.16SjmmvSRAM static random access memory 1791.9SkeihanSSH secure shell 1801.9SkeihanSSL secure sockets layer 1811.40SkeihanSTP shielded twisted pair 1821.19SjmmvSVGA super video graphics array 1831.9SkeihanTCL tool command language 1841.15SkeihanTCP transmission control protocol 1851.19SjmmvTFT thin film transistor 1861.33SgrantTIFF tagged image file format 1871.24SkeihanTLA top level aggregator 1881.30SjmmvTLB transition lookaside buffer 1891.10SkeihanTLD top level domain 1901.19SjmmvTMDS transition minimized differential signaling 1911.9SkeihanTTY teletype 1921.9SkeihanTZ time zone 1931.18SjmmvUC uncacheable 1941.1SjmmvUDP user datagram protocol 1951.10SkeihanUPS uninterruptible power supply 1961.10SkeihanURI uniform resource identifier 1971.10SkeihanURL uniform resource locator 1981.9SkeihanUSB universal serial bus 1991.18SjmmvUSWC uncacheable speculative write combining 2001.40SkeihanUTP unshielded twisted pair 2011.10SkeihanUUCP unix-to-unix copy protocol 2021.30SjmmvVAX virtual address extension 2031.16SjmmvVCM virtual channel memory 2041.19SjmmvVESA video electronics standards association 2051.19SjmmvVGA video graphics array 2061.30SjmmvVM virtual memory 2071.9SkeihanVPN virtual private network 2081.16SjmmvVRAM video random access memory 2091.30SjmmvWAN wide area network 2101.30SjmmvWAP wireless application protocol 2111.16SjmmvWRAM window random access memory 2121.15SkeihanWWW world wide web 2131.19SjmmvXGA extended graphics array 2141.1SjmmvXML extensible markup language 2151.1SjmmvXSL extensible stylesheet language 2161.18SjmmvXT extended technology 217