acronyms.comp revision 1.51
11.51Sjmmv$NetBSD: acronyms.comp,v 1.51 2005/01/10 13:16:39 jmmv 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 81.51SjmmvAM amplitude modulation 91.41SkeihanANSI american national standards institute 101.8SkeihanAPI application programming interface 111.40SkeihanAPIC advanced programmable interrupt controller 121.30SjmmvARP address resolution protocol 131.18SjmmvAT advanced technology 141.1SjmmvATA advanced technology attachment 151.18SjmmvATAPI advanced technology attachment packet interface 161.35SgrantATM asynchronous transfer mode 171.18SjmmvATX advanced technology extended 181.16SjmmvBEDO burst extended data output 191.24SkeihanBGP border gateway protocol 201.1SjmmvBIOS basic input/output system 211.2SjmmvBLOB binary large object 221.48SjmmvBPS bits per second 231.1SjmmvBSD berkeley software distribution 241.19SjmmvCAD computer-aided design 251.20SmycroftCAV constant angular velocity (as opposed to CLV) 261.48SjmmvCCD charge coupled device 271.9SkeihanCD compact disc 281.48SjmmvCDDA compact disc digital audio 291.16SjmmvCDRAM cache dynamic random access memory 301.19SjmmvCGA color graphics array 311.30SjmmvCGI common gateway interface 321.1SjmmvCHS cylinder/head/sector 331.11SkeihanCIDR classless inter-domain routing 341.48SjmmvCIS contact image sensor 351.1SjmmvCLI command line interface 361.20SmycroftCLV constant linear velocity (as opposed to CAV) 371.50SsaloCMYK cyan magenta yellow black 381.37SgrantCOFF common object file format 391.24SkeihanCPU central processing unit 401.1SjmmvCRLF carriage return line feed 411.19SjmmvCRT cathode ray tube 421.1SjmmvCSS cascading style sheets 431.10SkeihanCVS concurrent versions system 441.26SwennmachDAC digital [to] analog converter 451.48SjmmvDCT discrete cosine transform 461.19SjmmvDDC display data channel 471.16SjmmvDDR double data rate 481.19SjmmvDDWG digital display working group 491.48SjmmvDFT discrete fourier transform 501.30SjmmvDHCP dynamic host configuration protocol 511.5SjmmvDMA direct memory access 521.8SkeihanDNS domain name system 531.49SwizDPCM differential pulse code modulation 541.48SjmmvDPI dots per inch 551.16SjmmvDRAM dynamic random access memory 561.9SkeihanDSL digital subscriber line 571.1SjmmvDTD document type definition 581.9SkeihanDVD digital versatile disc 591.19SjmmvDVI digital visual interface 601.18SjmmvECP enhanced capability port 611.19SjmmvEDID extended display identification data 621.16SjmmvEDO extended data out 631.16SjmmvEEPROM electrically erasable programmable read only memory 641.48SjmmvEFM eight to fourteen modulation 651.19SjmmvEGA enhanced graphics array 661.1SjmmvEISA extended industry standard architecture 671.37SgrantELF executable and linking format 681.18SjmmvEPP enhanced parallel port 691.51SjmmvEPRML extended partial response, maximum likelihood 701.16SjmmvEPROM erasable programmable read only memory 711.16SjmmvESDRAM enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory 721.30SjmmvFAT file allocation table 731.16SjmmvFBRAM frame buffer random access memory 741.39SjschaumaFDDI fiber distributed data interface 751.10SkeihanFFS fast file system 761.9SkeihanFLOPS floating [point] operations per second 771.51SjmmvFM frequency modulation 781.17SjmmvFPM fast page mode 791.15SkeihanFQDN fully qualified domain name 801.1SjmmvFTP file transfer protocol 811.44SjmmvGC garbage collector 821.5SjmmvGIF graphics interchange format 831.1SjmmvGNU gnu's not unix 841.1SjmmvGPL gnu/general public license 851.24SkeihanGPU graphics processing unit 861.1SjmmvGUI graphics user interface 871.19SjmmvHDCP high-bandwidth digital content protection 881.1SjmmvHTML hyper-text markup language 891.1SjmmvHTTP hyper-text transfer protocol 901.1SjmmvI2O intelligent input/output 911.1SjmmvIANA internet assigned number authority 921.24SkeihanIC integrated circuit 931.9SkeihanICB internet citizen's band 941.10SkeihanICMP internet control message protocol 951.1SjmmvIDE integrated drive electronics 961.41SkeihanIEC international electrotechnical commission 971.9SkeihanIEEE institute [of] electrical [and] electronics engineers 981.15SkeihanIESG internet engineering steering group 991.9SkeihanIETF internet engineering task force 1001.10SkeihanIKE internet key exchange 1011.10SkeihanIMAP internet mail access protocol 1021.41SkeihanINCITS international committee on information technology standards 1031.43SjschaumaIPC interprocess communication 1041.1SjmmvIO input/output 1051.9SkeihanIOCTL input/output control 1061.1SjmmvIP internet protocol 1071.9SkeihanIPNG internet protocol, next generation 1081.9SkeihanIPSEC internet protocol security 1091.9SkeihanIRC internet relay chat 1101.9SkeihanIRQ interrupt request 1111.9SkeihanIRTF internet research task force 1121.3SjmmvISA industry standard architecture 1131.9SkeihanISDN integrated services digital network 1141.41SkeihanISO international standards organization 1151.9SkeihanISOC internet society 1161.8SkeihanISP internet service provider 1171.1SjmmvJPEG joint photographic experts group 1181.12SwizKVA kernel virtual address 1191.9SkeihanLAN local area network 1201.9SkeihanLBA logical block addressing 1211.19SjmmvLCD liquid crystal display 1221.10SkeihanLDAP lightweight directory access protocol 1231.30SjmmvLED light emitting diode 1241.34SkeihanLIR local internet registry 1251.48SjmmvLRC longitudinal redundancy check 1261.25SwennmachLSB least significant bit [or: byte] 1271.9SkeihanLUN logical unit number 1281.49SwizLZW Lempel Ziv Welch 1291.24SkeihanMAC media access control 1301.9SkeihanMBR master boot record 1311.16SjmmvMDRAM multibank dynamic random access memory 1321.51SjmmvMFM modified frequency modulation 1331.29SjmmvMIDI musical instrument digital interface 1341.30SjmmvMIME multipurpose internet mail extensions 1351.9SkeihanMIPS million instructions per second 1361.27SjschaumaMMU memory management unit 1371.32SjmmvMPEG moving picture experts group 1381.25SwennmachMSB most significant bit [or: byte] 1391.48SjmmvMSF minutes seconds frames 1401.14SkeihanMTA mail transfer agent 1411.14SkeihanMTU maximum transmission unit 1421.14SkeihanMUA mail user agent 1431.48SjmmvMWE module width encoding 1441.5SjmmvNAT network address translation 1451.36SgrantNFS network file system 1461.11SkeihanNIC network interface card 1471.10SkeihanNIS network information service 1481.49SwizNRZ non-return to zero 1491.7SjschaumaNUMA non uniform memory access 1501.48SjmmvOCR optical character recognition 1511.30SjmmvOEM original equipment manufacturer 1521.35SgrantOSF open software foundation 1531.39SjschaumaOSI open systems interconnection 1541.27SjschaumaOTP one time password 1551.34SkeihanPAM pluggable authentication modules 1561.48SjmmvPAM pulse amplitude modulation 1571.10SkeihanPAX portable archive exchange 1581.48SjmmvPC personal computer 1591.1SjmmvPCI peripheral component interconnect 1601.48SjmmvPCM pulse code modulation 1611.41SkeihanPCMCIA personal computer memory card international association 1621.15SkeihanPDP page descriptor page 1631.8SkeihanPERL practical extraction [and] report language 1641.10SkeihanPGP pretty good privacy 1651.18SjmmvPIC programmable interrupt controller 1661.10SkeihanPID process id 1671.48SjmmvPIN personal identification number 1681.18SjmmvPIO programmed input/output 1691.48SjmmvPMT photo-multiplier tube 1701.1SjmmvPNG portable network graphics 1711.10SkeihanPOP post office protocol 1721.10SkeihanPOSIX portable operating system interface [for] unix 1731.19SjmmvPOST power on self test 1741.42SsimonbPOTS plain old telephone system 1751.9SkeihanPPP point-to-point protocol 1761.35SgrantPPPOA point-to-point protocol over ATM 1771.9SkeihanPPPOE point-to-point protocol over ethernet 1781.51SjmmvPRML partial response, maximum likelihood 1791.16SjmmvPROM programmable read only memory 1801.12SwizPTE page table entry 1811.24SkeihanPTLA pseudo top level aggregator 1821.12SwizPTP page table page 1831.48SjmmvPWM pulse width modulation 1841.47SgrantQOS quality of service 1851.1SjmmvRAID redundant array of inexpensive disks 1861.9SkeihanRAM random access memory 1871.10SkeihanRCS revision control system 1881.8SkeihanRFC request for comments 1891.24SkeihanRGB red green blue 1901.9SkeihanRISC reduced instruction set computing 1911.48SjmmvRLE run length encoding 1921.51SjmmvRLL run length limited 1931.9SkeihanROM read only memory 1941.1SjmmvRPM revolutions per minute 1951.9SkeihanRTF rich text format 1961.48SjmmvRTT round time trip 1971.18SjmmvS/PDIF sony/phillips digital interface 1981.32SjmmvSACD super audio compact disc 1991.16SjmmvSAM serial access memory 2001.41SkeihanSASI shugart associates system interface (predecessor to SCSI) 2011.9SkeihanSATA serial advanced technology attachment 2021.21SmycroftSCSI small computer system interface 2031.16SjmmvSDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory 2041.16SjmmvSGRAM synchronous graphics random access memory 2051.46SxtraemeSIP Session Initiation Protocol 2061.16SjmmvSLDRAM synchronous-link dynamic random access memory 2071.28SsketchSMART self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology 2081.7SjschaumaSMP symmetric multiprocessing 2091.8SkeihanSMTP simple mail transfer protocol 2101.31SkeihanSNMP simple network management protocol 2111.18SjmmvSPD serial presence detect 2121.16SjmmvSRAM static random access memory 2131.48SjmmvSSFDC solid state floppy disc card 2141.9SkeihanSSH secure shell 2151.9SkeihanSSL secure sockets layer 2161.40SkeihanSTP shielded twisted pair 2171.19SjmmvSVGA super video graphics array 2181.9SkeihanTCL tool command language 2191.15SkeihanTCP transmission control protocol 2201.45SjmmvTDD test driven development 2211.19SjmmvTFT thin film transistor 2221.33SgrantTIFF tagged image file format 2231.24SkeihanTLA top level aggregator 2241.30SjmmvTLB transition lookaside buffer 2251.10SkeihanTLD top level domain 2261.19SjmmvTMDS transition minimized differential signaling 2271.48SjmmvTTL time to live 2281.9SkeihanTTY teletype 2291.9SkeihanTZ time zone 2301.18SjmmvUC uncacheable 2311.48SjmmvUDO ultra density optical (storage) 2321.1SjmmvUDP user datagram protocol 2331.48SjmmvUFS unix file system 2341.10SkeihanUPS uninterruptible power supply 2351.10SkeihanURI uniform resource identifier 2361.10SkeihanURL uniform resource locator 2371.9SkeihanUSB universal serial bus 2381.18SjmmvUSWC uncacheable speculative write combining 2391.40SkeihanUTP unshielded twisted pair 2401.10SkeihanUUCP unix-to-unix copy protocol 2411.30SjmmvVAX virtual address extension 2421.16SjmmvVCM virtual channel memory 2431.19SjmmvVESA video electronics standards association 2441.19SjmmvVGA video graphics array 2451.48SjmmvVLSM variable length subnetting mask 2461.30SjmmvVM virtual memory 2471.9SkeihanVPN virtual private network 2481.16SjmmvVRAM video random access memory 2491.30SjmmvWAN wide area network 2501.30SjmmvWAP wireless application protocol 2511.16SjmmvWRAM window random access memory 2521.15SkeihanWWW world wide web 2531.19SjmmvXGA extended graphics array 2541.1SjmmvXML extensible markup language 2551.1SjmmvXSL extensible stylesheet language 2561.18SjmmvXT extended technology 257