acronyms.comp revision 1.61
11.61Sjschauma$NetBSD: acronyms.comp,v 1.61 2005/03/28 15:07:16 jschauma Exp $ 21.4Sjmmv 31.53Sjmmv3WHS three-way handshake 41.6SjschaumaABI application binary interface 51.53SjmmvACL access control list 61.18SjmmvACPI advanced configuration and power interface 71.26SwennmachADC analog [to] digital converter 81.49SwizADPCM adaptive differential pulse code modulation 91.53SjmmvADSL asymmetric digital subscriber line 101.15SkeihanAGP accelerated graphics port 111.51SjmmvAM amplitude modulation 121.52SjmmvAMI alternate mark inversion 131.41SkeihanANSI american national standards institute 141.53SjmmvAP access point 151.8SkeihanAPI application programming interface 161.40SkeihanAPIC advanced programmable interrupt controller 171.30SjmmvARP address resolution protocol 181.53SjmmvARQ automatic repeat request 191.53SjmmvAS autonomous system 201.53SjmmvASN autonomous system number 211.53SjmmvASCII american standard code for information interchange 221.18SjmmvAT advanced technology 231.1SjmmvATA advanced technology attachment 241.18SjmmvATAPI advanced technology attachment packet interface 251.35SgrantATM asynchronous transfer mode 261.18SjmmvATX advanced technology extended 271.16SjmmvBEDO burst extended data output 281.54SjmmvBER basic encoding rules 291.53SjmmvBER bit error rate 301.24SkeihanBGP border gateway protocol 311.1SjmmvBIOS basic input/output system 321.2SjmmvBLOB binary large object 331.48SjmmvBPS bits per second 341.1SjmmvBSD berkeley software distribution 351.19SjmmvCAD computer-aided design 361.20SmycroftCAV constant angular velocity (as opposed to CLV) 371.48SjmmvCCD charge coupled device 381.9SkeihanCD compact disc 391.48SjmmvCDDA compact disc digital audio 401.16SjmmvCDRAM cache dynamic random access memory 411.55SkleinkCER canonical encoding rules 421.19SjmmvCGA color graphics array 431.30SjmmvCGI common gateway interface 441.1SjmmvCHS cylinder/head/sector 451.11SkeihanCIDR classless inter-domain routing 461.48SjmmvCIS contact image sensor 471.1SjmmvCLI command line interface 481.60SuweCLUT color look-up table 491.20SmycroftCLV constant linear velocity (as opposed to CAV) 501.50SsaloCMYK cyan magenta yellow black 511.37SgrantCOFF common object file format 521.58SkleinkCOW copy-on-write 531.24SkeihanCPU central processing unit 541.1SjmmvCRLF carriage return line feed 551.19SjmmvCRT cathode ray tube 561.53SjmmvCSMA carrier sense multiple access 571.53SjmmvCSMA/CA carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance 581.53SjmmvCSMA/CD carrier sense multiple access with collision detection 591.1SjmmvCSS cascading style sheets 601.53SjmmvCTS clear to send 611.10SkeihanCVS concurrent versions system 621.26SwennmachDAC digital [to] analog converter 631.53SjmmvDCE data control equipment 641.53SjmmvDCE distributed computing environment 651.48SjmmvDCT discrete cosine transform 661.19SjmmvDDC display data channel 671.16SjmmvDDR double data rate 681.19SjmmvDDWG digital display working group 691.55SkleinkDER distinguished encoding rules 701.48SjmmvDFT discrete fourier transform 711.30SjmmvDHCP dynamic host configuration protocol 721.53SjmmvDIFS distributed inter-frame space 731.53SjmmvDLE data link escape 741.5SjmmvDMA direct memory access 751.8SkeihanDNS domain name system 761.53SjmmvDOS denial of service 771.49SwizDPCM differential pulse code modulation 781.48SjmmvDPI dots per inch 791.16SjmmvDRAM dynamic random access memory 801.9SkeihanDSL digital subscriber line 811.53SjmmvDSSS direct sequence spread spectrum 821.1SjmmvDTD document type definition 831.53SjmmvDTE data terminal equipment 841.53SjmmvDTE dumb terminal emulator 851.9SkeihanDVD digital versatile disc 861.19SjmmvDVI digital visual interface 871.18SjmmvECP enhanced capability port 881.19SjmmvEDID extended display identification data 891.16SjmmvEDO extended data out 901.16SjmmvEEPROM electrically erasable programmable read only memory 911.48SjmmvEFM eight to fourteen modulation 921.19SjmmvEGA enhanced graphics array 931.54SjmmvEGP exterior gateway protocol 941.1SjmmvEISA extended industry standard architecture 951.37SgrantELF executable and linking format 961.18SjmmvEPP enhanced parallel port 971.51SjmmvEPRML extended partial response, maximum likelihood 981.16SjmmvEPROM erasable programmable read only memory 991.16SjmmvESDRAM enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory 1001.55SkleinkE-XER extended XML encoding rules 1011.30SjmmvFAT file allocation table 1021.16SjmmvFBRAM frame buffer random access memory 1031.58SkleinkFCS frame check sequence 1041.39SjschaumaFDDI fiber distributed data interface 1051.10SkeihanFFS fast file system 1061.53SjmmvFHSS frequency hop spread spectrum 1071.57SwizFIR fast infrared 1081.9SkeihanFLOPS floating [point] operations per second 1091.51SjmmvFM frequency modulation 1101.17SjmmvFPM fast page mode 1111.15SkeihanFQDN fully qualified domain name 1121.1SjmmvFTP file transfer protocol 1131.44SjmmvGC garbage collector 1141.58SkleinkGCR group-coded recording 1151.5SjmmvGIF graphics interchange format 1161.1SjmmvGNU gnu's not unix 1171.1SjmmvGPL gnu/general public license 1181.24SkeihanGPU graphics processing unit 1191.53SjmmvGRE generic routing encapsulation 1201.1SjmmvGUI graphics user interface 1211.19SjmmvHDCP high-bandwidth digital content protection 1221.1SjmmvHTML hyper-text markup language 1231.1SjmmvHTTP hyper-text transfer protocol 1241.1SjmmvI2O intelligent input/output 1251.1SjmmvIANA internet assigned number authority 1261.24SkeihanIC integrated circuit 1271.9SkeihanICB internet citizen's band 1281.10SkeihanICMP internet control message protocol 1291.1SjmmvIDE integrated drive electronics 1301.53SjmmvIDRP inter-domain routing protocol 1311.41SkeihanIEC international electrotechnical commission 1321.9SkeihanIEEE institute [of] electrical [and] electronics engineers 1331.15SkeihanIESG internet engineering steering group 1341.9SkeihanIETF internet engineering task force 1351.53SjmmvIGP interior gateway protocol 1361.10SkeihanIKE internet key exchange 1371.10SkeihanIMAP internet mail access protocol 1381.41SkeihanINCITS international committee on information technology standards 1391.43SjschaumaIPC interprocess communication 1401.1SjmmvIO input/output 1411.9SkeihanIOCTL input/output control 1421.1SjmmvIP internet protocol 1431.9SkeihanIPNG internet protocol, next generation 1441.9SkeihanIPSEC internet protocol security 1451.9SkeihanIRC internet relay chat 1461.9SkeihanIRQ interrupt request 1471.9SkeihanIRTF internet research task force 1481.3SjmmvISA industry standard architecture 1491.9SkeihanISDN integrated services digital network 1501.53SjmmvISI inter-symbol interference 1511.53SjmmvISM industrial, scientific and medical 1521.53SjmmvISN initial serial number 1531.41SkeihanISO international standards organization 1541.9SkeihanISOC internet society 1551.8SkeihanISP internet service provider 1561.1SjmmvJPEG joint photographic experts group 1571.12SwizKVA kernel virtual address 1581.9SkeihanLAN local area network 1591.9SkeihanLBA logical block addressing 1601.19SjmmvLCD liquid crystal display 1611.53SjmmvLCP link control protocol 1621.10SkeihanLDAP lightweight directory access protocol 1631.30SjmmvLED light emitting diode 1641.34SkeihanLIR local internet registry 1651.53SjmmvLLC logical link control 1661.48SjmmvLRC longitudinal redundancy check 1671.25SwennmachLSB least significant bit [or: byte] 1681.9SkeihanLUN logical unit number 1691.49SwizLZW Lempel Ziv Welch 1701.53SjmmvMAC medium access control 1711.9SkeihanMBR master boot record 1721.16SjmmvMDRAM multibank dynamic random access memory 1731.51SjmmvMFM modified frequency modulation 1741.29SjmmvMIDI musical instrument digital interface 1751.30SjmmvMIME multipurpose internet mail extensions 1761.9SkeihanMIPS million instructions per second 1771.27SjschaumaMMU memory management unit 1781.32SjmmvMPEG moving picture experts group 1791.25SwennmachMSB most significant bit [or: byte] 1801.48SjmmvMSF minutes seconds frames 1811.53SjmmvMSS maximum segment size 1821.14SkeihanMTA mail transfer agent 1831.14SkeihanMTU maximum transmission unit 1841.14SkeihanMUA mail user agent 1851.48SjmmvMWE module width encoding 1861.5SjmmvNAT network address translation 1871.53SjmmvNAV network allocation vector 1881.53SjmmvNCP network control protocol 1891.36SgrantNFS network file system 1901.11SkeihanNIC network interface card 1911.10SkeihanNIS network information service 1921.49SwizNRZ non-return to zero 1931.7SjschaumaNUMA non uniform memory access 1941.56SjmmvOCL object constraint language 1951.48SjmmvOCR optical character recognition 1961.30SjmmvOEM original equipment manufacturer 1971.53SjmmvOFDM orthogonal frequency division multiplexing 1981.35SgrantOSF open software foundation 1991.39SjschaumaOSI open systems interconnection 2001.27SjschaumaOTP one time password 2011.34SkeihanPAM pluggable authentication modules 2021.48SjmmvPAM pulse amplitude modulation 2031.53SjmmvPAT port address translation 2041.10SkeihanPAX portable archive exchange 2051.48SjmmvPC personal computer 2061.1SjmmvPCI peripheral component interconnect 2071.48SjmmvPCM pulse code modulation 2081.41SkeihanPCMCIA personal computer memory card international association 2091.53SjmmvPDU protocol data unit 2101.15SkeihanPDP page descriptor page 2111.55SkleinkPER packed encoding rules 2121.8SkeihanPERL practical extraction [and] report language 2131.10SkeihanPGP pretty good privacy 2141.18SjmmvPIC programmable interrupt controller 2151.10SkeihanPID process id 2161.48SjmmvPIN personal identification number 2171.18SjmmvPIO programmed input/output 2181.54SjmmvPLL phase locked loop 2191.48SjmmvPMT photo-multiplier tube 2201.1SjmmvPNG portable network graphics 2211.10SkeihanPOP post office protocol 2221.10SkeihanPOSIX portable operating system interface [for] unix 2231.19SjmmvPOST power on self test 2241.42SsimonbPOTS plain old telephone system 2251.9SkeihanPPP point-to-point protocol 2261.35SgrantPPPOA point-to-point protocol over ATM 2271.9SkeihanPPPOE point-to-point protocol over ethernet 2281.51SjmmvPRML partial response, maximum likelihood 2291.16SjmmvPROM programmable read only memory 2301.12SwizPTE page table entry 2311.24SkeihanPTLA pseudo top level aggregator 2321.12SwizPTP page table page 2331.53SjmmvPSTN public switched telephone network 2341.48SjmmvPWM pulse width modulation 2351.47SgrantQOS quality of service 2361.1SjmmvRAID redundant array of inexpensive disks 2371.9SkeihanRAM random access memory 2381.10SkeihanRCS revision control system 2391.8SkeihanRFC request for comments 2401.24SkeihanRGB red green blue 2411.59SgrantRIFF Resource Interchange File Format 2421.53SjmmvRIP routing information protocol 2431.54SjmmvRIR regional internet registry 2441.9SkeihanRISC reduced instruction set computing 2451.48SjmmvRLE run length encoding 2461.51SjmmvRLL run length limited 2471.9SkeihanROM read only memory 2481.1SjmmvRPM revolutions per minute 2491.9SkeihanRTF rich text format 2501.53SjmmvRTS request to send 2511.48SjmmvRTT round time trip 2521.18SjmmvS/PDIF sony/phillips digital interface 2531.32SjmmvSACD super audio compact disc 2541.16SjmmvSAM serial access memory 2551.41SkeihanSASI shugart associates system interface (predecessor to SCSI) 2561.9SkeihanSATA serial advanced technology attachment 2571.21SmycroftSCSI small computer system interface 2581.16SjmmvSDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory 2591.16SjmmvSGRAM synchronous graphics random access memory 2601.53SjmmvSIFS short inter-frame space 2611.53SjmmvSIP session initiation protocol 2621.57SwizSIR slow infrared 2631.16SjmmvSLDRAM synchronous-link dynamic random access memory 2641.28SsketchSMART self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology 2651.7SjschaumaSMP symmetric multiprocessing 2661.8SkeihanSMTP simple mail transfer protocol 2671.31SkeihanSNMP simple network management protocol 2681.18SjmmvSPD serial presence detect 2691.16SjmmvSRAM static random access memory 2701.48SjmmvSSFDC solid state floppy disc card 2711.9SkeihanSSH secure shell 2721.9SkeihanSSL secure sockets layer 2731.40SkeihanSTP shielded twisted pair 2741.19SjmmvSVGA super video graphics array 2751.9SkeihanTCL tool command language 2761.15SkeihanTCP transmission control protocol 2771.45SjmmvTDD test driven development 2781.19SjmmvTFT thin film transistor 2791.33SgrantTIFF tagged image file format 2801.24SkeihanTLA top level aggregator 2811.30SjmmvTLB transition lookaside buffer 2821.10SkeihanTLD top level domain 2831.61SjschaumaTLS transport layer security 2841.19SjmmvTMDS transition minimized differential signaling 2851.53SjmmvTR token ring 2861.48SjmmvTTL time to live 2871.9SkeihanTTY teletype 2881.9SkeihanTZ time zone 2891.53SjmmvUART universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter 2901.18SjmmvUC uncacheable 2911.48SjmmvUDO ultra density optical (storage) 2921.1SjmmvUDP user datagram protocol 2931.48SjmmvUFS unix file system 2941.56SjmmvUML unified modeling language 2951.10SkeihanUPS uninterruptible power supply 2961.10SkeihanURI uniform resource identifier 2971.10SkeihanURL uniform resource locator 2981.53SjmmvUSART universal synchronous/asynchronous receiver/transmitter 2991.9SkeihanUSB universal serial bus 3001.18SjmmvUSWC uncacheable speculative write combining 3011.40SkeihanUTP unshielded twisted pair 3021.10SkeihanUUCP unix-to-unix copy protocol 3031.30SjmmvVAX virtual address extension 3041.16SjmmvVCM virtual channel memory 3051.19SjmmvVESA video electronics standards association 3061.19SjmmvVGA video graphics array 3071.53SjmmvVLAN virtual local area network 3081.48SjmmvVLSM variable length subnetting mask 3091.30SjmmvVM virtual memory 3101.9SkeihanVPN virtual private network 3111.16SjmmvVRAM video random access memory 3121.30SjmmvWAN wide area network 3131.30SjmmvWAP wireless application protocol 3141.53SjmmvWLAN wireless local area network 3151.16SjmmvWRAM window random access memory 3161.15SkeihanWWW world wide web 3171.55SkleinkXER XML encoding rules 3181.19SjmmvXGA extended graphics array 3191.1SjmmvXML extensible markup language 3201.1SjmmvXSL extensible stylesheet language 3211.18SjmmvXT extended technology 3221.58SkleinkZFOD zero-filled on demand 323