acronyms.comp revision 1.71
11.71Ssalo$NetBSD: acronyms.comp,v 1.71 2006/10/12 20:47:55 salo 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 911.71SsaloEAP extensible authentication protocol 921.18SjmmvECP enhanced capability port 931.19SjmmvEDID extended display identification data 941.16SjmmvEDO extended data out 951.16SjmmvEEPROM electrically erasable programmable read only memory 961.48SjmmvEFM eight to fourteen modulation 971.19SjmmvEGA enhanced graphics array 981.54SjmmvEGP exterior gateway protocol 991.1SjmmvEISA extended industry standard architecture 1001.37SgrantELF executable and linking format 1011.66SrpauloEOF end of file 1021.66SrpauloEOT end of transmission 1031.18SjmmvEPP enhanced parallel port 1041.51SjmmvEPRML extended partial response, maximum likelihood 1051.16SjmmvEPROM erasable programmable read only memory 1061.16SjmmvESDRAM enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory 1071.30SjmmvFAT file allocation table 1081.16SjmmvFBRAM frame buffer random access memory 1091.58SkleinkFCS frame check sequence 1101.39SjschaumaFDDI fiber distributed data interface 1111.10SkeihanFFS fast file system 1121.53SjmmvFHSS frequency hop spread spectrum 1131.57SwizFIR fast infrared 1141.9SkeihanFLOPS floating [point] operations per second 1151.51SjmmvFM frequency modulation 1161.17SjmmvFPM fast page mode 1171.15SkeihanFQDN fully qualified domain name 1181.1SjmmvFTP file transfer protocol 1191.44SjmmvGC garbage collector 1201.58SkleinkGCR group-coded recording 1211.5SjmmvGIF graphics interchange format 1221.1SjmmvGNU gnu's not unix 1231.1SjmmvGPL gnu/general public license 1241.24SkeihanGPU graphics processing unit 1251.53SjmmvGRE generic routing encapsulation 1261.1SjmmvGUI graphics user interface 1271.19SjmmvHDCP high-bandwidth digital content protection 1281.1SjmmvHTML hyper-text markup language 1291.1SjmmvHTTP hyper-text transfer protocol 1301.1SjmmvI2O intelligent input/output 1311.1SjmmvIANA internet assigned number authority 1321.24SkeihanIC integrated circuit 1331.9SkeihanICB internet citizen's band 1341.10SkeihanICMP internet control message protocol 1351.1SjmmvIDE integrated drive electronics 1361.53SjmmvIDRP inter-domain routing protocol 1371.41SkeihanIEC international electrotechnical commission 1381.9SkeihanIEEE institute [of] electrical [and] electronics engineers 1391.15SkeihanIESG internet engineering steering group 1401.9SkeihanIETF internet engineering task force 1411.53SjmmvIGP interior gateway protocol 1421.10SkeihanIKE internet key exchange 1431.10SkeihanIMAP internet mail access protocol 1441.41SkeihanINCITS international committee on information technology standards 1451.1SjmmvIO input/output 1461.9SkeihanIOCTL input/output control 1471.1SjmmvIP internet protocol 1481.70SwizIPC interprocess communication 1491.9SkeihanIPNG internet protocol, next generation 1501.9SkeihanIPSEC internet protocol security 1511.9SkeihanIRC internet relay chat 1521.9SkeihanIRQ interrupt request 1531.9SkeihanIRTF internet research task force 1541.3SjmmvISA industry standard architecture 1551.9SkeihanISDN integrated services digital network 1561.53SjmmvISI inter-symbol interference 1571.53SjmmvISM industrial, scientific and medical 1581.53SjmmvISN initial serial number 1591.41SkeihanISO international standards organization 1601.9SkeihanISOC internet society 1611.8SkeihanISP internet service provider 1621.1SjmmvJPEG joint photographic experts group 1631.69SeladKPI kernel programming interface 1641.12SwizKVA kernel virtual address 1651.9SkeihanLAN local area network 1661.9SkeihanLBA logical block addressing 1671.19SjmmvLCD liquid crystal display 1681.53SjmmvLCP link control protocol 1691.10SkeihanLDAP lightweight directory access protocol 1701.30SjmmvLED light emitting diode 1711.34SkeihanLIR local internet registry 1721.53SjmmvLLC logical link control 1731.48SjmmvLRC longitudinal redundancy check 1741.25SwennmachLSB least significant bit [or: byte] 1751.9SkeihanLUN logical unit number 1761.49SwizLZW Lempel Ziv Welch 1771.53SjmmvMAC medium access control 1781.9SkeihanMBR master boot record 1791.16SjmmvMDRAM multibank dynamic random access memory 1801.51SjmmvMFM modified frequency modulation 1811.29SjmmvMIDI musical instrument digital interface 1821.30SjmmvMIME multipurpose internet mail extensions 1831.9SkeihanMIPS million instructions per second 1841.27SjschaumaMMU memory management unit 1851.32SjmmvMPEG moving picture experts group 1861.25SwennmachMSB most significant bit [or: byte] 1871.48SjmmvMSF minutes seconds frames 1881.53SjmmvMSS maximum segment size 1891.14SkeihanMTA mail transfer agent 1901.14SkeihanMTU maximum transmission unit 1911.14SkeihanMUA mail user agent 1921.48SjmmvMWE module width encoding 1931.5SjmmvNAT network address translation 1941.53SjmmvNAV network allocation vector 1951.53SjmmvNCP network control protocol 1961.36SgrantNFS network file system 1971.11SkeihanNIC network interface card 1981.10SkeihanNIS network information service 1991.49SwizNRZ non-return to zero 2001.7SjschaumaNUMA non uniform memory access 2011.56SjmmvOCL object constraint language 2021.48SjmmvOCR optical character recognition 2031.30SjmmvOEM original equipment manufacturer 2041.53SjmmvOFDM orthogonal frequency division multiplexing 2051.35SgrantOSF open software foundation 2061.39SjschaumaOSI open systems interconnection 2071.27SjschaumaOTP one time password 2081.34SkeihanPAM pluggable authentication modules 2091.48SjmmvPAM pulse amplitude modulation 2101.53SjmmvPAT port address translation 2111.10SkeihanPAX portable archive exchange 2121.48SjmmvPC personal computer 2131.1SjmmvPCI peripheral component interconnect 2141.48SjmmvPCM pulse code modulation 2151.41SkeihanPCMCIA personal computer memory card international association 2161.70SwizPDP page descriptor page 2171.53SjmmvPDU protocol data unit 2181.55SkleinkPER packed encoding rules 2191.8SkeihanPERL practical extraction [and] report language 2201.64SeladPFS perfect forward secrecy 2211.10SkeihanPGP pretty good privacy 2221.18SjmmvPIC programmable interrupt controller 2231.10SkeihanPID process id 2241.48SjmmvPIN personal identification number 2251.18SjmmvPIO programmed input/output 2261.54SjmmvPLL phase locked loop 2271.48SjmmvPMT photo-multiplier tube 2281.1SjmmvPNG portable network graphics 2291.10SkeihanPOP post office protocol 2301.10SkeihanPOSIX portable operating system interface [for] unix 2311.19SjmmvPOST power on self test 2321.42SsimonbPOTS plain old telephone system 2331.9SkeihanPPP point-to-point protocol 2341.35SgrantPPPOA point-to-point protocol over ATM 2351.9SkeihanPPPOE point-to-point protocol over ethernet 2361.51SjmmvPRML partial response, maximum likelihood 2371.16SjmmvPROM programmable read only memory 2381.71SsaloPSK pre-shared key 2391.70SwizPSTN public switched telephone network 2401.12SwizPTE page table entry 2411.24SkeihanPTLA pseudo top level aggregator 2421.12SwizPTP page table page 2431.48SjmmvPWM pulse width modulation 2441.47SgrantQOS quality of service 2451.1SjmmvRAID redundant array of inexpensive disks 2461.9SkeihanRAM random access memory 2471.10SkeihanRCS revision control system 2481.24SkeihanRGB red green blue 2491.59SgrantRIFF Resource Interchange File Format 2501.53SjmmvRIP routing information protocol 2511.54SjmmvRIR regional internet registry 2521.9SkeihanRISC reduced instruction set computing 2531.48SjmmvRLE run length encoding 2541.51SjmmvRLL run length limited 2551.9SkeihanROM read only memory 2561.1SjmmvRPM revolutions per minute 2571.9SkeihanRTF rich text format 2581.53SjmmvRTS request to send 2591.48SjmmvRTT round time trip 2601.18SjmmvS/PDIF sony/phillips digital interface 2611.32SjmmvSACD super audio compact disc 2621.65SeladSAD security association database 2631.16SjmmvSAM serial access memory 2641.41SkeihanSASI shugart associates system interface (predecessor to SCSI) 2651.9SkeihanSATA serial advanced technology attachment 2661.70SwizSCM software configuration management 2671.70SwizSCM source code management 2681.21SmycroftSCSI small computer system interface 2691.16SjmmvSDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory 2701.16SjmmvSGRAM synchronous graphics random access memory 2711.53SjmmvSIFS short inter-frame space 2721.53SjmmvSIP session initiation protocol 2731.57SwizSIR slow infrared 2741.16SjmmvSLDRAM synchronous-link dynamic random access memory 2751.28SsketchSMART self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology 2761.7SjschaumaSMP symmetric multiprocessing 2771.8SkeihanSMTP simple mail transfer protocol 2781.31SkeihanSNMP simple network management protocol 2791.65SeladSPD security policy database 2801.18SjmmvSPD serial presence detect 2811.16SjmmvSRAM static random access memory 2821.48SjmmvSSFDC solid state floppy disc card 2831.9SkeihanSSH secure shell 2841.9SkeihanSSL secure sockets layer 2851.40SkeihanSTP shielded twisted pair 2861.19SjmmvSVGA super video graphics array 2871.9SkeihanTCL tool command language 2881.15SkeihanTCP transmission control protocol 2891.45SjmmvTDD test driven development 2901.19SjmmvTFT thin film transistor 2911.33SgrantTIFF tagged image file format 2921.24SkeihanTLA top level aggregator 2931.30SjmmvTLB transition lookaside buffer 2941.10SkeihanTLD top level domain 2951.61SjschaumaTLS transport layer security 2961.19SjmmvTMDS transition minimized differential signaling 2971.53SjmmvTR token ring 2981.48SjmmvTTL time to live 2991.9SkeihanTTY teletype 3001.9SkeihanTZ time zone 3011.53SjmmvUART universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter 3021.18SjmmvUC uncacheable 3031.48SjmmvUDO ultra density optical (storage) 3041.1SjmmvUDP user datagram protocol 3051.48SjmmvUFS unix file system 3061.56SjmmvUML unified modeling language 3071.10SkeihanUPS uninterruptible power supply 3081.10SkeihanURI uniform resource identifier 3091.10SkeihanURL uniform resource locator 3101.53SjmmvUSART universal synchronous/asynchronous receiver/transmitter 3111.9SkeihanUSB universal serial bus 3121.18SjmmvUSWC uncacheable speculative write combining 3131.40SkeihanUTP unshielded twisted pair 3141.10SkeihanUUCP unix-to-unix copy protocol 3151.30SjmmvVAX virtual address extension 3161.16SjmmvVCM virtual channel memory 3171.19SjmmvVESA video electronics standards association 3181.19SjmmvVGA video graphics array 3191.53SjmmvVLAN virtual local area network 3201.48SjmmvVLSM variable length subnetting mask 3211.30SjmmvVM virtual memory 3221.9SkeihanVPN virtual private network 3231.16SjmmvVRAM video random access memory 3241.30SjmmvWAN wide area network 3251.30SjmmvWAP wireless application protocol 3261.71SsaloWEP wired equivalent privacy 3271.53SjmmvWLAN wireless local area network 3281.71SsaloWPA wi-fi protected access 3291.16SjmmvWRAM window random access memory 3301.15SkeihanWWW world wide web 3311.55SkleinkXER XML encoding rules 3321.19SjmmvXGA extended graphics array 3331.1SjmmvXML extensible markup language 3341.1SjmmvXSL extensible stylesheet language 3351.18SjmmvXT extended technology 3361.58SkleinkZFOD zero-filled on demand 337