acronyms.comp revision 1.70
11.70Swiz$NetBSD: acronyms.comp,v 1.70 2006/07/14 13:54:50 wiz 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 201.70SwizASCII american standard code for information interchange 211.53SjmmvASN autonomous system number 221.18SjmmvAT advanced technology 231.1SjmmvATA advanced technology attachment 241.70SwizATAPI advanced technology attachment packet interface 251.62SeladATC address translation cache 261.35SgrantATM asynchronous transfer mode 271.18SjmmvATX advanced technology extended 281.16SjmmvBEDO burst extended data output 291.54SjmmvBER basic encoding rules 301.53SjmmvBER bit error rate 311.24SkeihanBGP border gateway protocol 321.1SjmmvBIOS basic input/output system 331.2SjmmvBLOB binary large object 341.48SjmmvBPS bits per second 351.70SwizBQS berkeley quality software 361.1SjmmvBSD berkeley software distribution 371.19SjmmvCAD computer-aided design 381.20SmycroftCAV constant angular velocity (as opposed to CLV) 391.48SjmmvCCD charge coupled device 401.9SkeihanCD compact disc 411.48SjmmvCDDA compact disc digital audio 421.16SjmmvCDRAM cache dynamic random access memory 431.55SkleinkCER canonical encoding rules 441.19SjmmvCGA color graphics array 451.30SjmmvCGI common gateway interface 461.1SjmmvCHS cylinder/head/sector 471.11SkeihanCIDR classless inter-domain routing 481.48SjmmvCIS contact image sensor 491.1SjmmvCLI command line interface 501.60SuweCLUT color look-up table 511.20SmycroftCLV constant linear velocity (as opposed to CAV) 521.50SsaloCMYK cyan magenta yellow black 531.37SgrantCOFF common object file format 541.58SkleinkCOW copy-on-write 551.24SkeihanCPU central processing unit 561.1SjmmvCRLF carriage return line feed 571.19SjmmvCRT cathode ray tube 581.53SjmmvCSMA carrier sense multiple access 591.53SjmmvCSMA/CA carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance 601.53SjmmvCSMA/CD carrier sense multiple access with collision detection 611.1SjmmvCSS cascading style sheets 621.53SjmmvCTS clear to send 631.10SkeihanCVS concurrent versions system 641.26SwennmachDAC digital [to] analog converter 651.53SjmmvDCE data control equipment 661.53SjmmvDCE distributed computing environment 671.48SjmmvDCT discrete cosine transform 681.19SjmmvDDC display data channel 691.16SjmmvDDR double data rate 701.19SjmmvDDWG digital display working group 711.55SkleinkDER distinguished encoding rules 721.48SjmmvDFT discrete fourier transform 731.30SjmmvDHCP dynamic host configuration protocol 741.53SjmmvDIFS distributed inter-frame space 751.53SjmmvDLE data link escape 761.5SjmmvDMA direct memory access 771.8SkeihanDNS domain name system 781.53SjmmvDOS denial of service 791.49SwizDPCM differential pulse code modulation 801.63SeladDPD dead peer detection 811.48SjmmvDPI dots per inch 821.16SjmmvDRAM dynamic random access memory 831.9SkeihanDSL digital subscriber line 841.53SjmmvDSSS direct sequence spread spectrum 851.1SjmmvDTD document type definition 861.53SjmmvDTE data terminal equipment 871.53SjmmvDTE dumb terminal emulator 881.9SkeihanDVD digital versatile disc 891.19SjmmvDVI digital visual interface 901.70SwizE-XER extended XML encoding rules 911.18SjmmvECP enhanced capability port 921.19SjmmvEDID extended display identification data 931.16SjmmvEDO extended data out 941.16SjmmvEEPROM electrically erasable programmable read only memory 951.48SjmmvEFM eight to fourteen modulation 961.19SjmmvEGA enhanced graphics array 971.54SjmmvEGP exterior gateway protocol 981.1SjmmvEISA extended industry standard architecture 991.37SgrantELF executable and linking format 1001.66SrpauloEOF end of file 1011.66SrpauloEOT end of transmission 1021.18SjmmvEPP enhanced parallel port 1031.51SjmmvEPRML extended partial response, maximum likelihood 1041.16SjmmvEPROM erasable programmable read only memory 1051.16SjmmvESDRAM enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory 1061.30SjmmvFAT file allocation table 1071.16SjmmvFBRAM frame buffer random access memory 1081.58SkleinkFCS frame check sequence 1091.39SjschaumaFDDI fiber distributed data interface 1101.10SkeihanFFS fast file system 1111.53SjmmvFHSS frequency hop spread spectrum 1121.57SwizFIR fast infrared 1131.9SkeihanFLOPS floating [point] operations per second 1141.51SjmmvFM frequency modulation 1151.17SjmmvFPM fast page mode 1161.15SkeihanFQDN fully qualified domain name 1171.1SjmmvFTP file transfer protocol 1181.44SjmmvGC garbage collector 1191.58SkleinkGCR group-coded recording 1201.5SjmmvGIF graphics interchange format 1211.1SjmmvGNU gnu's not unix 1221.1SjmmvGPL gnu/general public license 1231.24SkeihanGPU graphics processing unit 1241.53SjmmvGRE generic routing encapsulation 1251.1SjmmvGUI graphics user interface 1261.19SjmmvHDCP high-bandwidth digital content protection 1271.1SjmmvHTML hyper-text markup language 1281.1SjmmvHTTP hyper-text transfer protocol 1291.1SjmmvI2O intelligent input/output 1301.1SjmmvIANA internet assigned number authority 1311.24SkeihanIC integrated circuit 1321.9SkeihanICB internet citizen's band 1331.10SkeihanICMP internet control message protocol 1341.1SjmmvIDE integrated drive electronics 1351.53SjmmvIDRP inter-domain routing protocol 1361.41SkeihanIEC international electrotechnical commission 1371.9SkeihanIEEE institute [of] electrical [and] electronics engineers 1381.15SkeihanIESG internet engineering steering group 1391.9SkeihanIETF internet engineering task force 1401.53SjmmvIGP interior gateway protocol 1411.10SkeihanIKE internet key exchange 1421.10SkeihanIMAP internet mail access protocol 1431.41SkeihanINCITS international committee on information technology standards 1441.1SjmmvIO input/output 1451.9SkeihanIOCTL input/output control 1461.1SjmmvIP internet protocol 1471.70SwizIPC interprocess communication 1481.9SkeihanIPNG internet protocol, next generation 1491.9SkeihanIPSEC internet protocol security 1501.9SkeihanIRC internet relay chat 1511.9SkeihanIRQ interrupt request 1521.9SkeihanIRTF internet research task force 1531.3SjmmvISA industry standard architecture 1541.9SkeihanISDN integrated services digital network 1551.53SjmmvISI inter-symbol interference 1561.53SjmmvISM industrial, scientific and medical 1571.53SjmmvISN initial serial number 1581.41SkeihanISO international standards organization 1591.9SkeihanISOC internet society 1601.8SkeihanISP internet service provider 1611.1SjmmvJPEG joint photographic experts group 1621.69SeladKPI kernel programming interface 1631.12SwizKVA kernel virtual address 1641.9SkeihanLAN local area network 1651.9SkeihanLBA logical block addressing 1661.19SjmmvLCD liquid crystal display 1671.53SjmmvLCP link control protocol 1681.10SkeihanLDAP lightweight directory access protocol 1691.30SjmmvLED light emitting diode 1701.34SkeihanLIR local internet registry 1711.53SjmmvLLC logical link control 1721.48SjmmvLRC longitudinal redundancy check 1731.25SwennmachLSB least significant bit [or: byte] 1741.9SkeihanLUN logical unit number 1751.49SwizLZW Lempel Ziv Welch 1761.53SjmmvMAC medium access control 1771.9SkeihanMBR master boot record 1781.16SjmmvMDRAM multibank dynamic random access memory 1791.51SjmmvMFM modified frequency modulation 1801.29SjmmvMIDI musical instrument digital interface 1811.30SjmmvMIME multipurpose internet mail extensions 1821.9SkeihanMIPS million instructions per second 1831.27SjschaumaMMU memory management unit 1841.32SjmmvMPEG moving picture experts group 1851.25SwennmachMSB most significant bit [or: byte] 1861.48SjmmvMSF minutes seconds frames 1871.53SjmmvMSS maximum segment size 1881.14SkeihanMTA mail transfer agent 1891.14SkeihanMTU maximum transmission unit 1901.14SkeihanMUA mail user agent 1911.48SjmmvMWE module width encoding 1921.5SjmmvNAT network address translation 1931.53SjmmvNAV network allocation vector 1941.53SjmmvNCP network control protocol 1951.36SgrantNFS network file system 1961.11SkeihanNIC network interface card 1971.10SkeihanNIS network information service 1981.49SwizNRZ non-return to zero 1991.7SjschaumaNUMA non uniform memory access 2001.56SjmmvOCL object constraint language 2011.48SjmmvOCR optical character recognition 2021.30SjmmvOEM original equipment manufacturer 2031.53SjmmvOFDM orthogonal frequency division multiplexing 2041.35SgrantOSF open software foundation 2051.39SjschaumaOSI open systems interconnection 2061.27SjschaumaOTP one time password 2071.34SkeihanPAM pluggable authentication modules 2081.48SjmmvPAM pulse amplitude modulation 2091.53SjmmvPAT port address translation 2101.10SkeihanPAX portable archive exchange 2111.48SjmmvPC personal computer 2121.1SjmmvPCI peripheral component interconnect 2131.48SjmmvPCM pulse code modulation 2141.41SkeihanPCMCIA personal computer memory card international association 2151.70SwizPDP page descriptor page 2161.53SjmmvPDU protocol data unit 2171.55SkleinkPER packed encoding rules 2181.8SkeihanPERL practical extraction [and] report language 2191.64SeladPFS perfect forward secrecy 2201.10SkeihanPGP pretty good privacy 2211.18SjmmvPIC programmable interrupt controller 2221.10SkeihanPID process id 2231.48SjmmvPIN personal identification number 2241.18SjmmvPIO programmed input/output 2251.54SjmmvPLL phase locked loop 2261.48SjmmvPMT photo-multiplier tube 2271.1SjmmvPNG portable network graphics 2281.10SkeihanPOP post office protocol 2291.10SkeihanPOSIX portable operating system interface [for] unix 2301.19SjmmvPOST power on self test 2311.42SsimonbPOTS plain old telephone system 2321.9SkeihanPPP point-to-point protocol 2331.35SgrantPPPOA point-to-point protocol over ATM 2341.9SkeihanPPPOE point-to-point protocol over ethernet 2351.51SjmmvPRML partial response, maximum likelihood 2361.16SjmmvPROM programmable read only memory 2371.70SwizPSTN public switched telephone network 2381.12SwizPTE page table entry 2391.24SkeihanPTLA pseudo top level aggregator 2401.12SwizPTP page table page 2411.48SjmmvPWM pulse width modulation 2421.47SgrantQOS quality of service 2431.1SjmmvRAID redundant array of inexpensive disks 2441.9SkeihanRAM random access memory 2451.10SkeihanRCS revision control system 2461.24SkeihanRGB red green blue 2471.59SgrantRIFF Resource Interchange File Format 2481.53SjmmvRIP routing information protocol 2491.54SjmmvRIR regional internet registry 2501.9SkeihanRISC reduced instruction set computing 2511.48SjmmvRLE run length encoding 2521.51SjmmvRLL run length limited 2531.9SkeihanROM read only memory 2541.1SjmmvRPM revolutions per minute 2551.9SkeihanRTF rich text format 2561.53SjmmvRTS request to send 2571.48SjmmvRTT round time trip 2581.18SjmmvS/PDIF sony/phillips digital interface 2591.32SjmmvSACD super audio compact disc 2601.65SeladSAD security association database 2611.16SjmmvSAM serial access memory 2621.41SkeihanSASI shugart associates system interface (predecessor to SCSI) 2631.9SkeihanSATA serial advanced technology attachment 2641.70SwizSCM software configuration management 2651.70SwizSCM source code management 2661.21SmycroftSCSI small computer system interface 2671.16SjmmvSDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory 2681.16SjmmvSGRAM synchronous graphics random access memory 2691.53SjmmvSIFS short inter-frame space 2701.53SjmmvSIP session initiation protocol 2711.57SwizSIR slow infrared 2721.16SjmmvSLDRAM synchronous-link dynamic random access memory 2731.28SsketchSMART self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology 2741.7SjschaumaSMP symmetric multiprocessing 2751.8SkeihanSMTP simple mail transfer protocol 2761.31SkeihanSNMP simple network management protocol 2771.65SeladSPD security policy database 2781.18SjmmvSPD serial presence detect 2791.16SjmmvSRAM static random access memory 2801.48SjmmvSSFDC solid state floppy disc card 2811.9SkeihanSSH secure shell 2821.9SkeihanSSL secure sockets layer 2831.40SkeihanSTP shielded twisted pair 2841.19SjmmvSVGA super video graphics array 2851.9SkeihanTCL tool command language 2861.15SkeihanTCP transmission control protocol 2871.45SjmmvTDD test driven development 2881.19SjmmvTFT thin film transistor 2891.33SgrantTIFF tagged image file format 2901.24SkeihanTLA top level aggregator 2911.30SjmmvTLB transition lookaside buffer 2921.10SkeihanTLD top level domain 2931.61SjschaumaTLS transport layer security 2941.19SjmmvTMDS transition minimized differential signaling 2951.53SjmmvTR token ring 2961.48SjmmvTTL time to live 2971.9SkeihanTTY teletype 2981.9SkeihanTZ time zone 2991.53SjmmvUART universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter 3001.18SjmmvUC uncacheable 3011.48SjmmvUDO ultra density optical (storage) 3021.1SjmmvUDP user datagram protocol 3031.48SjmmvUFS unix file system 3041.56SjmmvUML unified modeling language 3051.10SkeihanUPS uninterruptible power supply 3061.10SkeihanURI uniform resource identifier 3071.10SkeihanURL uniform resource locator 3081.53SjmmvUSART universal synchronous/asynchronous receiver/transmitter 3091.9SkeihanUSB universal serial bus 3101.18SjmmvUSWC uncacheable speculative write combining 3111.40SkeihanUTP unshielded twisted pair 3121.10SkeihanUUCP unix-to-unix copy protocol 3131.30SjmmvVAX virtual address extension 3141.16SjmmvVCM virtual channel memory 3151.19SjmmvVESA video electronics standards association 3161.19SjmmvVGA video graphics array 3171.53SjmmvVLAN virtual local area network 3181.48SjmmvVLSM variable length subnetting mask 3191.30SjmmvVM virtual memory 3201.9SkeihanVPN virtual private network 3211.16SjmmvVRAM video random access memory 3221.30SjmmvWAN wide area network 3231.30SjmmvWAP wireless application protocol 3241.53SjmmvWLAN wireless local area network 3251.16SjmmvWRAM window random access memory 3261.15SkeihanWWW world wide web 3271.55SkleinkXER XML encoding rules 3281.19SjmmvXGA extended graphics array 3291.1SjmmvXML extensible markup language 3301.1SjmmvXSL extensible stylesheet language 3311.18SjmmvXT extended technology 3321.58SkleinkZFOD zero-filled on demand 333