acronyms.comp revision 1.52
11.52Sjmmv$NetBSD: acronyms.comp,v 1.52 2005/01/10 14:10:32 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 91.52SjmmvAMI alternate mark inversion 101.41SkeihanANSI american national standards institute 111.8SkeihanAPI application programming interface 121.40SkeihanAPIC advanced programmable interrupt controller 131.30SjmmvARP address resolution protocol 141.18SjmmvAT advanced technology 151.1SjmmvATA advanced technology attachment 161.18SjmmvATAPI advanced technology attachment packet interface 171.35SgrantATM asynchronous transfer mode 181.18SjmmvATX advanced technology extended 191.16SjmmvBEDO burst extended data output 201.24SkeihanBGP border gateway protocol 211.1SjmmvBIOS basic input/output system 221.2SjmmvBLOB binary large object 231.48SjmmvBPS bits per second 241.1SjmmvBSD berkeley software distribution 251.19SjmmvCAD computer-aided design 261.20SmycroftCAV constant angular velocity (as opposed to CLV) 271.48SjmmvCCD charge coupled device 281.9SkeihanCD compact disc 291.48SjmmvCDDA compact disc digital audio 301.16SjmmvCDRAM cache dynamic random access memory 311.19SjmmvCGA color graphics array 321.30SjmmvCGI common gateway interface 331.1SjmmvCHS cylinder/head/sector 341.11SkeihanCIDR classless inter-domain routing 351.48SjmmvCIS contact image sensor 361.1SjmmvCLI command line interface 371.20SmycroftCLV constant linear velocity (as opposed to CAV) 381.50SsaloCMYK cyan magenta yellow black 391.37SgrantCOFF common object file format 401.24SkeihanCPU central processing unit 411.1SjmmvCRLF carriage return line feed 421.19SjmmvCRT cathode ray tube 431.1SjmmvCSS cascading style sheets 441.10SkeihanCVS concurrent versions system 451.26SwennmachDAC digital [to] analog converter 461.48SjmmvDCT discrete cosine transform 471.19SjmmvDDC display data channel 481.16SjmmvDDR double data rate 491.19SjmmvDDWG digital display working group 501.48SjmmvDFT discrete fourier transform 511.30SjmmvDHCP dynamic host configuration protocol 521.5SjmmvDMA direct memory access 531.8SkeihanDNS domain name system 541.49SwizDPCM differential pulse code modulation 551.48SjmmvDPI dots per inch 561.16SjmmvDRAM dynamic random access memory 571.9SkeihanDSL digital subscriber line 581.1SjmmvDTD document type definition 591.9SkeihanDVD digital versatile disc 601.19SjmmvDVI digital visual interface 611.18SjmmvECP enhanced capability port 621.19SjmmvEDID extended display identification data 631.16SjmmvEDO extended data out 641.16SjmmvEEPROM electrically erasable programmable read only memory 651.48SjmmvEFM eight to fourteen modulation 661.19SjmmvEGA enhanced graphics array 671.1SjmmvEISA extended industry standard architecture 681.37SgrantELF executable and linking format 691.18SjmmvEPP enhanced parallel port 701.51SjmmvEPRML extended partial response, maximum likelihood 711.16SjmmvEPROM erasable programmable read only memory 721.16SjmmvESDRAM enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory 731.30SjmmvFAT file allocation table 741.16SjmmvFBRAM frame buffer random access memory 751.39SjschaumaFDDI fiber distributed data interface 761.10SkeihanFFS fast file system 771.9SkeihanFLOPS floating [point] operations per second 781.51SjmmvFM frequency modulation 791.17SjmmvFPM fast page mode 801.15SkeihanFQDN fully qualified domain name 811.1SjmmvFTP file transfer protocol 821.44SjmmvGC garbage collector 831.5SjmmvGIF graphics interchange format 841.1SjmmvGNU gnu's not unix 851.1SjmmvGPL gnu/general public license 861.24SkeihanGPU graphics processing unit 871.1SjmmvGUI graphics user interface 881.19SjmmvHDCP high-bandwidth digital content protection 891.1SjmmvHTML hyper-text markup language 901.1SjmmvHTTP hyper-text transfer protocol 911.1SjmmvI2O intelligent input/output 921.1SjmmvIANA internet assigned number authority 931.24SkeihanIC integrated circuit 941.9SkeihanICB internet citizen's band 951.10SkeihanICMP internet control message protocol 961.1SjmmvIDE integrated drive electronics 971.41SkeihanIEC international electrotechnical commission 981.9SkeihanIEEE institute [of] electrical [and] electronics engineers 991.15SkeihanIESG internet engineering steering group 1001.9SkeihanIETF internet engineering task force 1011.10SkeihanIKE internet key exchange 1021.10SkeihanIMAP internet mail access protocol 1031.41SkeihanINCITS international committee on information technology standards 1041.43SjschaumaIPC interprocess communication 1051.1SjmmvIO input/output 1061.9SkeihanIOCTL input/output control 1071.1SjmmvIP internet protocol 1081.9SkeihanIPNG internet protocol, next generation 1091.9SkeihanIPSEC internet protocol security 1101.9SkeihanIRC internet relay chat 1111.9SkeihanIRQ interrupt request 1121.9SkeihanIRTF internet research task force 1131.3SjmmvISA industry standard architecture 1141.9SkeihanISDN integrated services digital network 1151.41SkeihanISO international standards organization 1161.9SkeihanISOC internet society 1171.8SkeihanISP internet service provider 1181.1SjmmvJPEG joint photographic experts group 1191.12SwizKVA kernel virtual address 1201.9SkeihanLAN local area network 1211.9SkeihanLBA logical block addressing 1221.19SjmmvLCD liquid crystal display 1231.10SkeihanLDAP lightweight directory access protocol 1241.30SjmmvLED light emitting diode 1251.34SkeihanLIR local internet registry 1261.48SjmmvLRC longitudinal redundancy check 1271.25SwennmachLSB least significant bit [or: byte] 1281.9SkeihanLUN logical unit number 1291.49SwizLZW Lempel Ziv Welch 1301.24SkeihanMAC media access control 1311.9SkeihanMBR master boot record 1321.16SjmmvMDRAM multibank dynamic random access memory 1331.51SjmmvMFM modified frequency modulation 1341.29SjmmvMIDI musical instrument digital interface 1351.30SjmmvMIME multipurpose internet mail extensions 1361.9SkeihanMIPS million instructions per second 1371.27SjschaumaMMU memory management unit 1381.32SjmmvMPEG moving picture experts group 1391.25SwennmachMSB most significant bit [or: byte] 1401.48SjmmvMSF minutes seconds frames 1411.14SkeihanMTA mail transfer agent 1421.14SkeihanMTU maximum transmission unit 1431.14SkeihanMUA mail user agent 1441.48SjmmvMWE module width encoding 1451.5SjmmvNAT network address translation 1461.36SgrantNFS network file system 1471.11SkeihanNIC network interface card 1481.10SkeihanNIS network information service 1491.49SwizNRZ non-return to zero 1501.7SjschaumaNUMA non uniform memory access 1511.48SjmmvOCR optical character recognition 1521.30SjmmvOEM original equipment manufacturer 1531.35SgrantOSF open software foundation 1541.39SjschaumaOSI open systems interconnection 1551.27SjschaumaOTP one time password 1561.34SkeihanPAM pluggable authentication modules 1571.48SjmmvPAM pulse amplitude modulation 1581.10SkeihanPAX portable archive exchange 1591.48SjmmvPC personal computer 1601.1SjmmvPCI peripheral component interconnect 1611.48SjmmvPCM pulse code modulation 1621.41SkeihanPCMCIA personal computer memory card international association 1631.15SkeihanPDP page descriptor page 1641.8SkeihanPERL practical extraction [and] report language 1651.10SkeihanPGP pretty good privacy 1661.18SjmmvPIC programmable interrupt controller 1671.10SkeihanPID process id 1681.48SjmmvPIN personal identification number 1691.18SjmmvPIO programmed input/output 1701.48SjmmvPMT photo-multiplier tube 1711.1SjmmvPNG portable network graphics 1721.10SkeihanPOP post office protocol 1731.10SkeihanPOSIX portable operating system interface [for] unix 1741.19SjmmvPOST power on self test 1751.42SsimonbPOTS plain old telephone system 1761.9SkeihanPPP point-to-point protocol 1771.35SgrantPPPOA point-to-point protocol over ATM 1781.9SkeihanPPPOE point-to-point protocol over ethernet 1791.51SjmmvPRML partial response, maximum likelihood 1801.16SjmmvPROM programmable read only memory 1811.12SwizPTE page table entry 1821.24SkeihanPTLA pseudo top level aggregator 1831.12SwizPTP page table page 1841.48SjmmvPWM pulse width modulation 1851.47SgrantQOS quality of service 1861.1SjmmvRAID redundant array of inexpensive disks 1871.9SkeihanRAM random access memory 1881.10SkeihanRCS revision control system 1891.8SkeihanRFC request for comments 1901.24SkeihanRGB red green blue 1911.9SkeihanRISC reduced instruction set computing 1921.48SjmmvRLE run length encoding 1931.51SjmmvRLL run length limited 1941.9SkeihanROM read only memory 1951.1SjmmvRPM revolutions per minute 1961.9SkeihanRTF rich text format 1971.48SjmmvRTT round time trip 1981.18SjmmvS/PDIF sony/phillips digital interface 1991.32SjmmvSACD super audio compact disc 2001.16SjmmvSAM serial access memory 2011.41SkeihanSASI shugart associates system interface (predecessor to SCSI) 2021.9SkeihanSATA serial advanced technology attachment 2031.21SmycroftSCSI small computer system interface 2041.16SjmmvSDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory 2051.16SjmmvSGRAM synchronous graphics random access memory 2061.46SxtraemeSIP Session Initiation Protocol 2071.16SjmmvSLDRAM synchronous-link dynamic random access memory 2081.28SsketchSMART self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology 2091.7SjschaumaSMP symmetric multiprocessing 2101.8SkeihanSMTP simple mail transfer protocol 2111.31SkeihanSNMP simple network management protocol 2121.18SjmmvSPD serial presence detect 2131.16SjmmvSRAM static random access memory 2141.48SjmmvSSFDC solid state floppy disc card 2151.9SkeihanSSH secure shell 2161.9SkeihanSSL secure sockets layer 2171.40SkeihanSTP shielded twisted pair 2181.19SjmmvSVGA super video graphics array 2191.9SkeihanTCL tool command language 2201.15SkeihanTCP transmission control protocol 2211.45SjmmvTDD test driven development 2221.19SjmmvTFT thin film transistor 2231.33SgrantTIFF tagged image file format 2241.24SkeihanTLA top level aggregator 2251.30SjmmvTLB transition lookaside buffer 2261.10SkeihanTLD top level domain 2271.19SjmmvTMDS transition minimized differential signaling 2281.48SjmmvTTL time to live 2291.9SkeihanTTY teletype 2301.9SkeihanTZ time zone 2311.18SjmmvUC uncacheable 2321.48SjmmvUDO ultra density optical (storage) 2331.1SjmmvUDP user datagram protocol 2341.48SjmmvUFS unix file system 2351.10SkeihanUPS uninterruptible power supply 2361.10SkeihanURI uniform resource identifier 2371.10SkeihanURL uniform resource locator 2381.9SkeihanUSB universal serial bus 2391.18SjmmvUSWC uncacheable speculative write combining 2401.40SkeihanUTP unshielded twisted pair 2411.10SkeihanUUCP unix-to-unix copy protocol 2421.30SjmmvVAX virtual address extension 2431.16SjmmvVCM virtual channel memory 2441.19SjmmvVESA video electronics standards association 2451.19SjmmvVGA video graphics array 2461.48SjmmvVLSM variable length subnetting mask 2471.30SjmmvVM virtual memory 2481.9SkeihanVPN virtual private network 2491.16SjmmvVRAM video random access memory 2501.30SjmmvWAN wide area network 2511.30SjmmvWAP wireless application protocol 2521.16SjmmvWRAM window random access memory 2531.15SkeihanWWW world wide web 2541.19SjmmvXGA extended graphics array 2551.1SjmmvXML extensible markup language 2561.1SjmmvXSL extensible stylesheet language 2571.18SjmmvXT extended technology 258