acronyms.comp revision 1.50
11.50Ssalo$NetBSD: acronyms.comp,v 1.50 2005/01/09 00:09:57 salo Exp $ 21.4Sjmmv 31.6SjschaumaABI application binary interface 41.18SjmmvACPI advanced configuration and power interface 51.26SwennmachADC analog [to] digital converter 61.49SwizADPCM adaptive differential pulse code modulation 71.15SkeihanAGP accelerated graphics port 81.41SkeihanANSI american national standards institute 91.8SkeihanAPI application programming interface 101.40SkeihanAPIC advanced programmable interrupt controller 111.30SjmmvARP address resolution protocol 121.18SjmmvAT advanced technology 131.1SjmmvATA advanced technology attachment 141.18SjmmvATAPI advanced technology attachment packet interface 151.35SgrantATM asynchronous transfer mode 161.18SjmmvATX advanced technology extended 171.16SjmmvBEDO burst extended data output 181.24SkeihanBGP border gateway protocol 191.1SjmmvBIOS basic input/output system 201.2SjmmvBLOB binary large object 211.48SjmmvBPS bits per second 221.1SjmmvBSD berkeley software distribution 231.19SjmmvCAD computer-aided design 241.20SmycroftCAV constant angular velocity (as opposed to CLV) 251.48SjmmvCCD charge coupled device 261.9SkeihanCD compact disc 271.48SjmmvCDDA compact disc digital audio 281.16SjmmvCDRAM cache dynamic random access memory 291.19SjmmvCGA color graphics array 301.30SjmmvCGI common gateway interface 311.1SjmmvCHS cylinder/head/sector 321.11SkeihanCIDR classless inter-domain routing 331.48SjmmvCIS contact image sensor 341.1SjmmvCLI command line interface 351.20SmycroftCLV constant linear velocity (as opposed to CAV) 361.50SsaloCMYK cyan magenta yellow black 371.37SgrantCOFF common object file format 381.24SkeihanCPU central processing unit 391.1SjmmvCRLF carriage return line feed 401.19SjmmvCRT cathode ray tube 411.1SjmmvCSS cascading style sheets 421.10SkeihanCVS concurrent versions system 431.26SwennmachDAC digital [to] analog converter 441.48SjmmvDCT discrete cosine transform 451.19SjmmvDDC display data channel 461.16SjmmvDDR double data rate 471.19SjmmvDDWG digital display working group 481.48SjmmvDFT discrete fourier transform 491.30SjmmvDHCP dynamic host configuration protocol 501.5SjmmvDMA direct memory access 511.8SkeihanDNS domain name system 521.49SwizDPCM differential pulse code modulation 531.48SjmmvDPI dots per inch 541.16SjmmvDRAM dynamic random access memory 551.9SkeihanDSL digital subscriber line 561.1SjmmvDTD document type definition 571.9SkeihanDVD digital versatile disc 581.19SjmmvDVI digital visual interface 591.18SjmmvECP enhanced capability port 601.19SjmmvEDID extended display identification data 611.16SjmmvEDO extended data out 621.16SjmmvEEPROM electrically erasable programmable read only memory 631.48SjmmvEFM eight to fourteen modulation 641.19SjmmvEGA enhanced graphics array 651.1SjmmvEISA extended industry standard architecture 661.37SgrantELF executable and linking format 671.18SjmmvEPP enhanced parallel port 681.16SjmmvEPROM erasable programmable read only memory 691.16SjmmvESDRAM enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory 701.30SjmmvFAT file allocation table 711.16SjmmvFBRAM frame buffer random access memory 721.39SjschaumaFDDI fiber distributed data interface 731.10SkeihanFFS fast file system 741.9SkeihanFLOPS floating [point] operations per second 751.17SjmmvFPM fast page mode 761.15SkeihanFQDN fully qualified domain name 771.1SjmmvFTP file transfer protocol 781.44SjmmvGC garbage collector 791.5SjmmvGIF graphics interchange format 801.1SjmmvGNU gnu's not unix 811.1SjmmvGPL gnu/general public license 821.24SkeihanGPU graphics processing unit 831.1SjmmvGUI graphics user interface 841.19SjmmvHDCP high-bandwidth digital content protection 851.1SjmmvHTML hyper-text markup language 861.1SjmmvHTTP hyper-text transfer protocol 871.1SjmmvI2O intelligent input/output 881.1SjmmvIANA internet assigned number authority 891.24SkeihanIC integrated circuit 901.9SkeihanICB internet citizen's band 911.10SkeihanICMP internet control message protocol 921.1SjmmvIDE integrated drive electronics 931.41SkeihanIEC international electrotechnical commission 941.9SkeihanIEEE institute [of] electrical [and] electronics engineers 951.15SkeihanIESG internet engineering steering group 961.9SkeihanIETF internet engineering task force 971.10SkeihanIKE internet key exchange 981.10SkeihanIMAP internet mail access protocol 991.41SkeihanINCITS international committee on information technology standards 1001.43SjschaumaIPC interprocess communication 1011.1SjmmvIO input/output 1021.9SkeihanIOCTL input/output control 1031.1SjmmvIP internet protocol 1041.9SkeihanIPNG internet protocol, next generation 1051.9SkeihanIPSEC internet protocol security 1061.9SkeihanIRC internet relay chat 1071.9SkeihanIRQ interrupt request 1081.9SkeihanIRTF internet research task force 1091.3SjmmvISA industry standard architecture 1101.9SkeihanISDN integrated services digital network 1111.41SkeihanISO international standards organization 1121.9SkeihanISOC internet society 1131.8SkeihanISP internet service provider 1141.1SjmmvJPEG joint photographic experts group 1151.12SwizKVA kernel virtual address 1161.9SkeihanLAN local area network 1171.9SkeihanLBA logical block addressing 1181.19SjmmvLCD liquid crystal display 1191.10SkeihanLDAP lightweight directory access protocol 1201.30SjmmvLED light emitting diode 1211.34SkeihanLIR local internet registry 1221.48SjmmvLRC longitudinal redundancy check 1231.25SwennmachLSB least significant bit [or: byte] 1241.9SkeihanLUN logical unit number 1251.49SwizLZW Lempel Ziv Welch 1261.24SkeihanMAC media access control 1271.9SkeihanMBR master boot record 1281.16SjmmvMDRAM multibank dynamic random access memory 1291.29SjmmvMIDI musical instrument digital interface 1301.30SjmmvMIME multipurpose internet mail extensions 1311.9SkeihanMIPS million instructions per second 1321.27SjschaumaMMU memory management unit 1331.32SjmmvMPEG moving picture experts group 1341.25SwennmachMSB most significant bit [or: byte] 1351.48SjmmvMSF minutes seconds frames 1361.14SkeihanMTA mail transfer agent 1371.14SkeihanMTU maximum transmission unit 1381.14SkeihanMUA mail user agent 1391.48SjmmvMWE module width encoding 1401.5SjmmvNAT network address translation 1411.36SgrantNFS network file system 1421.11SkeihanNIC network interface card 1431.10SkeihanNIS network information service 1441.49SwizNRZ non-return to zero 1451.7SjschaumaNUMA non uniform memory access 1461.48SjmmvOCR optical character recognition 1471.30SjmmvOEM original equipment manufacturer 1481.35SgrantOSF open software foundation 1491.39SjschaumaOSI open systems interconnection 1501.27SjschaumaOTP one time password 1511.34SkeihanPAM pluggable authentication modules 1521.48SjmmvPAM pulse amplitude modulation 1531.10SkeihanPAX portable archive exchange 1541.48SjmmvPC personal computer 1551.1SjmmvPCI peripheral component interconnect 1561.48SjmmvPCM pulse code modulation 1571.41SkeihanPCMCIA personal computer memory card international association 1581.15SkeihanPDP page descriptor page 1591.8SkeihanPERL practical extraction [and] report language 1601.10SkeihanPGP pretty good privacy 1611.18SjmmvPIC programmable interrupt controller 1621.10SkeihanPID process id 1631.48SjmmvPIN personal identification number 1641.18SjmmvPIO programmed input/output 1651.48SjmmvPMT photo-multiplier tube 1661.1SjmmvPNG portable network graphics 1671.10SkeihanPOP post office protocol 1681.10SkeihanPOSIX portable operating system interface [for] unix 1691.19SjmmvPOST power on self test 1701.42SsimonbPOTS plain old telephone system 1711.9SkeihanPPP point-to-point protocol 1721.35SgrantPPPOA point-to-point protocol over ATM 1731.9SkeihanPPPOE point-to-point protocol over ethernet 1741.16SjmmvPROM programmable read only memory 1751.12SwizPTE page table entry 1761.24SkeihanPTLA pseudo top level aggregator 1771.12SwizPTP page table page 1781.48SjmmvPWM pulse width modulation 1791.47SgrantQOS quality of service 1801.1SjmmvRAID redundant array of inexpensive disks 1811.9SkeihanRAM random access memory 1821.10SkeihanRCS revision control system 1831.8SkeihanRFC request for comments 1841.24SkeihanRGB red green blue 1851.9SkeihanRISC reduced instruction set computing 1861.48SjmmvRLE run length encoding 1871.9SkeihanROM read only memory 1881.1SjmmvRPM revolutions per minute 1891.9SkeihanRTF rich text format 1901.48SjmmvRTT round time trip 1911.18SjmmvS/PDIF sony/phillips digital interface 1921.32SjmmvSACD super audio compact disc 1931.16SjmmvSAM serial access memory 1941.41SkeihanSASI shugart associates system interface (predecessor to SCSI) 1951.9SkeihanSATA serial advanced technology attachment 1961.21SmycroftSCSI small computer system interface 1971.16SjmmvSDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory 1981.16SjmmvSGRAM synchronous graphics random access memory 1991.46SxtraemeSIP Session Initiation Protocol 2001.16SjmmvSLDRAM synchronous-link dynamic random access memory 2011.28SsketchSMART self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology 2021.7SjschaumaSMP symmetric multiprocessing 2031.8SkeihanSMTP simple mail transfer protocol 2041.31SkeihanSNMP simple network management protocol 2051.18SjmmvSPD serial presence detect 2061.16SjmmvSRAM static random access memory 2071.48SjmmvSSFDC solid state floppy disc card 2081.9SkeihanSSH secure shell 2091.9SkeihanSSL secure sockets layer 2101.40SkeihanSTP shielded twisted pair 2111.19SjmmvSVGA super video graphics array 2121.9SkeihanTCL tool command language 2131.15SkeihanTCP transmission control protocol 2141.45SjmmvTDD test driven development 2151.19SjmmvTFT thin film transistor 2161.33SgrantTIFF tagged image file format 2171.24SkeihanTLA top level aggregator 2181.30SjmmvTLB transition lookaside buffer 2191.10SkeihanTLD top level domain 2201.19SjmmvTMDS transition minimized differential signaling 2211.48SjmmvTTL time to live 2221.9SkeihanTTY teletype 2231.9SkeihanTZ time zone 2241.18SjmmvUC uncacheable 2251.48SjmmvUDO ultra density optical (storage) 2261.1SjmmvUDP user datagram protocol 2271.48SjmmvUFS unix file system 2281.10SkeihanUPS uninterruptible power supply 2291.10SkeihanURI uniform resource identifier 2301.10SkeihanURL uniform resource locator 2311.9SkeihanUSB universal serial bus 2321.18SjmmvUSWC uncacheable speculative write combining 2331.40SkeihanUTP unshielded twisted pair 2341.10SkeihanUUCP unix-to-unix copy protocol 2351.30SjmmvVAX virtual address extension 2361.16SjmmvVCM virtual channel memory 2371.19SjmmvVESA video electronics standards association 2381.19SjmmvVGA video graphics array 2391.48SjmmvVLSM variable length subnetting mask 2401.30SjmmvVM virtual memory 2411.9SkeihanVPN virtual private network 2421.16SjmmvVRAM video random access memory 2431.30SjmmvWAN wide area network 2441.30SjmmvWAP wireless application protocol 2451.16SjmmvWRAM window random access memory 2461.15SkeihanWWW world wide web 2471.19SjmmvXGA extended graphics array 2481.1SjmmvXML extensible markup language 2491.1SjmmvXSL extensible stylesheet language 2501.18SjmmvXT extended technology 251