acronyms.comp revision 1.47
11.47Sgrant$NetBSD: acronyms.comp,v 1.47 2004/11/11 08:42:27 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 71.41SkeihanANSI 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 671.44SjmmvGC garbage collector 681.5SjmmvGIF graphics interchange format 691.1SjmmvGNU gnu's not unix 701.1SjmmvGPL gnu/general public license 711.24SkeihanGPU graphics processing unit 721.1SjmmvGUI graphics user interface 731.19SjmmvHDCP high-bandwidth digital content protection 741.1SjmmvHTML hyper-text markup language 751.1SjmmvHTTP hyper-text transfer protocol 761.1SjmmvI2O intelligent input/output 771.1SjmmvIANA internet assigned number authority 781.24SkeihanIC integrated circuit 791.9SkeihanICB internet citizen's band 801.10SkeihanICMP internet control message protocol 811.1SjmmvIDE integrated drive electronics 821.41SkeihanIEC international electrotechnical commission 831.9SkeihanIEEE institute [of] electrical [and] electronics engineers 841.15SkeihanIESG internet engineering steering group 851.9SkeihanIETF internet engineering task force 861.10SkeihanIKE internet key exchange 871.10SkeihanIMAP internet mail access protocol 881.41SkeihanINCITS international committee on information technology standards 891.43SjschaumaIPC interprocess communication 901.1SjmmvIO input/output 911.9SkeihanIOCTL input/output control 921.1SjmmvIP internet protocol 931.9SkeihanIPNG internet protocol, next generation 941.9SkeihanIPSEC internet protocol security 951.9SkeihanIRC internet relay chat 961.9SkeihanIRQ interrupt request 971.9SkeihanIRTF internet research task force 981.3SjmmvISA industry standard architecture 991.9SkeihanISDN integrated services digital network 1001.41SkeihanISO international standards organization 1011.9SkeihanISOC internet society 1021.8SkeihanISP internet service provider 1031.1SjmmvJPEG joint photographic experts group 1041.12SwizKVA kernel virtual address 1051.9SkeihanLAN local area network 1061.9SkeihanLBA logical block addressing 1071.19SjmmvLCD liquid crystal display 1081.10SkeihanLDAP lightweight directory access protocol 1091.30SjmmvLED light emitting diode 1101.34SkeihanLIR local internet registry 1111.25SwennmachLSB least significant bit [or: byte] 1121.9SkeihanLUN logical unit number 1131.24SkeihanMAC media access control 1141.9SkeihanMBR master boot record 1151.16SjmmvMDRAM multibank dynamic random access memory 1161.29SjmmvMIDI musical instrument digital interface 1171.30SjmmvMIME multipurpose internet mail extensions 1181.9SkeihanMIPS million instructions per second 1191.27SjschaumaMMU memory management unit 1201.32SjmmvMPEG moving picture experts group 1211.25SwennmachMSB most significant bit [or: byte] 1221.14SkeihanMTA mail transfer agent 1231.14SkeihanMTU maximum transmission unit 1241.14SkeihanMUA mail user agent 1251.5SjmmvNAT network address translation 1261.36SgrantNFS network file system 1271.11SkeihanNIC network interface card 1281.10SkeihanNIS network information service 1291.7SjschaumaNUMA non uniform memory access 1301.30SjmmvOEM original equipment manufacturer 1311.35SgrantOSF open software foundation 1321.39SjschaumaOSI open systems interconnection 1331.27SjschaumaOTP one time password 1341.34SkeihanPAM pluggable authentication modules 1351.10SkeihanPAX portable archive exchange 1361.1SjmmvPCI peripheral component interconnect 1371.41SkeihanPCMCIA personal computer memory card international association 1381.15SkeihanPDP page descriptor page 1391.8SkeihanPERL practical extraction [and] report language 1401.10SkeihanPGP pretty good privacy 1411.18SjmmvPIC programmable interrupt controller 1421.10SkeihanPID process id 1431.18SjmmvPIO programmed input/output 1441.1SjmmvPNG portable network graphics 1451.10SkeihanPOP post office protocol 1461.10SkeihanPOSIX portable operating system interface [for] unix 1471.19SjmmvPOST power on self test 1481.42SsimonbPOTS plain old telephone system 1491.9SkeihanPPP point-to-point protocol 1501.35SgrantPPPOA point-to-point protocol over ATM 1511.9SkeihanPPPOE point-to-point protocol over ethernet 1521.16SjmmvPROM programmable read only memory 1531.12SwizPTE page table entry 1541.24SkeihanPTLA pseudo top level aggregator 1551.12SwizPTP page table page 1561.47SgrantQOS quality of service 1571.1SjmmvRAID redundant array of inexpensive disks 1581.9SkeihanRAM random access memory 1591.10SkeihanRCS revision control system 1601.8SkeihanRFC request for comments 1611.24SkeihanRGB red green blue 1621.9SkeihanRISC reduced instruction set computing 1631.9SkeihanROM read only memory 1641.1SjmmvRPM revolutions per minute 1651.9SkeihanRTF rich text format 1661.18SjmmvS/PDIF sony/phillips digital interface 1671.32SjmmvSACD super audio compact disc 1681.16SjmmvSAM serial access memory 1691.41SkeihanSASI shugart associates system interface (predecessor to SCSI) 1701.9SkeihanSATA serial advanced technology attachment 1711.21SmycroftSCSI small computer system interface 1721.16SjmmvSDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory 1731.16SjmmvSGRAM synchronous graphics random access memory 1741.46SxtraemeSIP Session Initiation Protocol 1751.16SjmmvSLDRAM synchronous-link dynamic random access memory 1761.28SsketchSMART self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology 1771.7SjschaumaSMP symmetric multiprocessing 1781.8SkeihanSMTP simple mail transfer protocol 1791.31SkeihanSNMP simple network management protocol 1801.18SjmmvSPD serial presence detect 1811.16SjmmvSRAM static random access memory 1821.9SkeihanSSH secure shell 1831.9SkeihanSSL secure sockets layer 1841.40SkeihanSTP shielded twisted pair 1851.19SjmmvSVGA super video graphics array 1861.9SkeihanTCL tool command language 1871.15SkeihanTCP transmission control protocol 1881.45SjmmvTDD test driven development 1891.19SjmmvTFT thin film transistor 1901.33SgrantTIFF tagged image file format 1911.24SkeihanTLA top level aggregator 1921.30SjmmvTLB transition lookaside buffer 1931.10SkeihanTLD top level domain 1941.19SjmmvTMDS transition minimized differential signaling 1951.9SkeihanTTY teletype 1961.9SkeihanTZ time zone 1971.18SjmmvUC uncacheable 1981.1SjmmvUDP user datagram protocol 1991.10SkeihanUPS uninterruptible power supply 2001.10SkeihanURI uniform resource identifier 2011.10SkeihanURL uniform resource locator 2021.9SkeihanUSB universal serial bus 2031.18SjmmvUSWC uncacheable speculative write combining 2041.40SkeihanUTP unshielded twisted pair 2051.10SkeihanUUCP unix-to-unix copy protocol 2061.30SjmmvVAX virtual address extension 2071.16SjmmvVCM virtual channel memory 2081.19SjmmvVESA video electronics standards association 2091.19SjmmvVGA video graphics array 2101.30SjmmvVM virtual memory 2111.9SkeihanVPN virtual private network 2121.16SjmmvVRAM video random access memory 2131.30SjmmvWAN wide area network 2141.30SjmmvWAP wireless application protocol 2151.16SjmmvWRAM window random access memory 2161.15SkeihanWWW world wide web 2171.19SjmmvXGA extended graphics array 2181.1SjmmvXML extensible markup language 2191.1SjmmvXSL extensible stylesheet language 2201.18SjmmvXT extended technology 221