acronyms.comp revision 1.76
11.72Shubertf$NetBSD: acronyms.comp,v 1.72 2007/01/19 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 381.72ShubertfCARP common address redundancy protocol 391.20SmycroftCAV constant angular velocity (as opposed to CLV) 401.48SjmmvCCD charge coupled device 411.9SkeihanCD compact disc 421.48SjmmvCDDA compact disc digital audio 431.16SjmmvCDRAM cache dynamic random access memory 441.55SkleinkCER canonical encoding rules 451.72ShubertfCGA color graphics {array,adapter} 461.30SjmmvCGI common gateway interface 471.1SjmmvCHS cylinder/head/sector 481.11SkeihanCIDR classless inter-domain routing 491.48SjmmvCIS contact image sensor 501.1SjmmvCLI command line interface 511.60SuweCLUT color look-up table 521.20SmycroftCLV constant linear velocity (as opposed to CAV) 531.50SsaloCMYK cyan magenta yellow black 541.37SgrantCOFF common object file format 551.58SkleinkCOW copy-on-write 561.24SkeihanCPU central processing unit 571.1SjmmvCRLF carriage return line feed 581.19SjmmvCRT cathode ray tube 591.53SjmmvCSMA carrier sense multiple access 601.53SjmmvCSMA/CA carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance 611.53SjmmvCSMA/CD carrier sense multiple access with collision detection 621.1SjmmvCSS cascading style sheets 631.53SjmmvCTS clear to send 641.10SkeihanCVS concurrent versions system 651.26SwennmachDAC digital [to] analog converter 661.53SjmmvDCE data control equipment 671.53SjmmvDCE distributed computing environment 681.48SjmmvDCT discrete cosine transform 691.19SjmmvDDC display data channel 701.16SjmmvDDR double data rate 711.19SjmmvDDWG digital display working group 721.55SkleinkDER distinguished encoding rules 731.48SjmmvDFT discrete fourier transform 741.30SjmmvDHCP dynamic host configuration protocol 751.53SjmmvDIFS distributed inter-frame space 761.53SjmmvDLE data link escape 771.5SjmmvDMA direct memory access 781.8SkeihanDNS domain name system 791.53SjmmvDOS denial of service 801.49SwizDPCM differential pulse code modulation 811.63SeladDPD dead peer detection 821.48SjmmvDPI dots per inch 831.16SjmmvDRAM dynamic random access memory 841.9SkeihanDSL digital subscriber line 851.53SjmmvDSSS direct sequence spread spectrum 861.1SjmmvDTD document type definition 871.53SjmmvDTE data terminal equipment 881.53SjmmvDTE dumb terminal emulator 891.9SkeihanDVD digital versatile disc 901.19SjmmvDVI digital visual interface 911.70SwizE-XER extended XML encoding rules 921.71SsaloEAP extensible authentication protocol 931.18SjmmvECP enhanced capability port 941.19SjmmvEDID extended display identification data 951.16SjmmvEDO extended data out 961.16SjmmvEEPROM electrically erasable programmable read only memory 971.72ShubertfEFI extensible firmware interface 981.48SjmmvEFM eight to fourteen modulation 991.72ShubertfEGA enhanced graphics {array,adapter} 1001.54SjmmvEGP exterior gateway protocol 1011.1SjmmvEISA extended industry standard architecture 1021.37SgrantELF executable and linking format 1031.66SrpauloEOF end of file 1041.66SrpauloEOT end of transmission 1051.18SjmmvEPP enhanced parallel port 1061.51SjmmvEPRML extended partial response, maximum likelihood 1071.16SjmmvEPROM erasable programmable read only memory 1081.16SjmmvESDRAM enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory 1091.30SjmmvFAT file allocation table 1101.16SjmmvFBRAM frame buffer random access memory 1111.58SkleinkFCS frame check sequence 1121.39SjschaumaFDDI fiber distributed data interface 1131.10SkeihanFFS fast file system 1141.53SjmmvFHSS frequency hop spread spectrum 1151.57SwizFIR fast infrared 1161.9SkeihanFLOPS floating [point] operations per second 1171.51SjmmvFM frequency modulation 1181.17SjmmvFPM fast page mode 1191.15SkeihanFQDN fully qualified domain name 1201.1SjmmvFTP file transfer protocol 1211.72ShubertfFTPS file transfer protocol, secure 1221.44SjmmvGC garbage collector 1231.58SkleinkGCR group-coded recording 1241.5SjmmvGIF graphics interchange format 1251.1SjmmvGNU gnu's not unix 1261.1SjmmvGPL gnu/general public license 1271.24SkeihanGPU graphics processing unit 1281.53SjmmvGRE generic routing encapsulation 1291.1SjmmvGUI graphics user interface 1301.19SjmmvHDCP high-bandwidth digital content protection 1311.1SjmmvHTML hyper-text markup language 1321.1SjmmvHTTP hyper-text transfer protocol 1331.72ShubertfHTTPS hyper-text transfer protocol, secure 1341.1SjmmvI2O intelligent input/output 1351.1SjmmvIANA internet assigned number authority 1361.24SkeihanIC integrated circuit 1371.9SkeihanICB internet citizen's band 1381.76StsutsuiICE internal compiler error 1391.10SkeihanICMP internet control message protocol 1401.1SjmmvIDE integrated drive electronics 1411.53SjmmvIDRP inter-domain routing protocol 1421.41SkeihanIEC international electrotechnical commission 1431.9SkeihanIEEE institute [of] electrical [and] electronics engineers 1441.15SkeihanIESG internet engineering steering group 1451.9SkeihanIETF internet engineering task force 1461.53SjmmvIGP interior gateway protocol 1471.10SkeihanIKE internet key exchange 1481.10SkeihanIMAP internet mail access protocol 1491.41SkeihanINCITS international committee on information technology standards 1501.1SjmmvIO input/output 1511.9SkeihanIOCTL input/output control 1521.1SjmmvIP internet protocol 1531.70SwizIPC interprocess communication 1541.9SkeihanIPNG internet protocol, next generation 1551.9SkeihanIPSEC internet protocol security 1561.9SkeihanIRC internet relay chat 1571.9SkeihanIRQ interrupt request 1581.9SkeihanIRTF internet research task force 1591.3SjmmvISA industry standard architecture 1601.9SkeihanISDN integrated services digital network 1611.53SjmmvISI inter-symbol interference 1621.53SjmmvISM industrial, scientific and medical 1631.53SjmmvISN initial serial number 1641.41SkeihanISO international standards organization 1651.9SkeihanISOC internet society 1661.8SkeihanISP internet service provider 1671.1SjmmvJPEG joint photographic experts group 1681.69SeladKPI kernel programming interface 1691.12SwizKVA kernel virtual address 1701.72ShubertfKVM keyboard, video, mouse switch 1711.9SkeihanLAN local area network 1721.9SkeihanLBA logical block addressing 1731.19SjmmvLCD liquid crystal display 1741.53SjmmvLCP link control protocol 1751.10SkeihanLDAP lightweight directory access protocol 1761.30SjmmvLED light emitting diode 1771.34SkeihanLIR local internet registry 1781.72ShubertfLKM {linux, loadable} kernel module 1791.53SjmmvLLC logical link control 1801.48SjmmvLRC longitudinal redundancy check 1811.25SwennmachLSB least significant bit [or: byte] 1821.72ShubertfLSB linux standards base 1831.9SkeihanLUN logical unit number 1841.49SwizLZW Lempel Ziv Welch 1851.53SjmmvMAC medium access control 1861.9SkeihanMBR master boot record 1871.16SjmmvMDRAM multibank dynamic random access memory 1881.75SreedMFC merge from current 1891.51SjmmvMFM modified frequency modulation 1901.29SjmmvMIDI musical instrument digital interface 1911.30SjmmvMIME multipurpose internet mail extensions 1921.9SkeihanMIPS million instructions per second 1931.27SjschaumaMMU memory management unit 1941.32SjmmvMPEG moving picture experts group 1951.72ShubertfMPLS multiprotocol label switching 1961.25SwennmachMSB most significant bit [or: byte] 1971.48SjmmvMSF minutes seconds frames 1981.53SjmmvMSS maximum segment size 1991.14SkeihanMTA mail transfer agent 2001.14SkeihanMTU maximum transmission unit 2011.14SkeihanMUA mail user agent 2021.48SjmmvMWE module width encoding 2031.5SjmmvNAT network address translation 2041.53SjmmvNAV network allocation vector 2051.53SjmmvNCP network control protocol 2061.72ShubertfNCQ native command queuing 2071.36SgrantNFS network file system 2081.11SkeihanNIC network interface card 2091.10SkeihanNIS network information service 2101.49SwizNRZ non-return to zero 2111.7SjschaumaNUMA non uniform memory access 2121.56SjmmvOCL object constraint language 2131.48SjmmvOCR optical character recognition 2141.30SjmmvOEM original equipment manufacturer 2151.53SjmmvOFDM orthogonal frequency division multiplexing 2161.35SgrantOSF open software foundation 2171.39SjschaumaOSI open systems interconnection 2181.72ShubertfOSI open-source initiative 2191.72ShubertfOSPF open shortest path first 2201.27SjschaumaOTP one time password 2211.34SkeihanPAM pluggable authentication modules 2221.48SjmmvPAM pulse amplitude modulation 2231.53SjmmvPAT port address translation 2241.10SkeihanPAX portable archive exchange 2251.48SjmmvPC personal computer 2261.1SjmmvPCI peripheral component interconnect 2271.48SjmmvPCM pulse code modulation 2281.41SkeihanPCMCIA personal computer memory card international association 2291.70SwizPDP page descriptor page 2301.53SjmmvPDU protocol data unit 2311.55SkleinkPER packed encoding rules 2321.8SkeihanPERL practical extraction [and] report language 2331.64SeladPFS perfect forward secrecy 2341.10SkeihanPGP pretty good privacy 2351.18SjmmvPIC programmable interrupt controller 2361.10SkeihanPID process id 2371.48SjmmvPIN personal identification number 2381.18SjmmvPIO programmed input/output 2391.54SjmmvPLL phase locked loop 2401.48SjmmvPMT photo-multiplier tube 2411.1SjmmvPNG portable network graphics 2421.10SkeihanPOP post office protocol 2431.10SkeihanPOSIX portable operating system interface [for] unix 2441.19SjmmvPOST power on self test 2451.42SsimonbPOTS plain old telephone system 2461.9SkeihanPPP point-to-point protocol 2471.35SgrantPPPOA point-to-point protocol over ATM 2481.9SkeihanPPPOE point-to-point protocol over ethernet 2491.51SjmmvPRML partial response, maximum likelihood 2501.16SjmmvPROM programmable read only memory 2511.71SsaloPSK pre-shared key 2521.70SwizPSTN public switched telephone network 2531.12SwizPTE page table entry 2541.24SkeihanPTLA pseudo top level aggregator 2551.12SwizPTP page table page 2561.48SjmmvPWM pulse width modulation 2571.47SgrantQOS quality of service 2581.1SjmmvRAID redundant array of inexpensive disks 2591.9SkeihanRAM random access memory 2601.10SkeihanRCS revision control system 2611.24SkeihanRGB red green blue 2621.59SgrantRIFF Resource Interchange File Format 2631.53SjmmvRIP routing information protocol 2641.54SjmmvRIR regional internet registry 2651.9SkeihanRISC reduced instruction set computing 2661.48SjmmvRLE run length encoding 2671.51SjmmvRLL run length limited 2681.9SkeihanROM read only memory 2691.1SjmmvRPM revolutions per minute 2701.9SkeihanRTF rich text format 2711.53SjmmvRTS request to send 2721.48SjmmvRTT round time trip 2731.18SjmmvS/PDIF sony/phillips digital interface 2741.32SjmmvSACD super audio compact disc 2751.65SeladSAD security association database 2761.16SjmmvSAM serial access memory 2771.41SkeihanSASI shugart associates system interface (predecessor to SCSI) 2781.9SkeihanSATA serial advanced technology attachment 2791.72ShubertfSB sound blaster 2801.70SwizSCM software configuration management 2811.70SwizSCM source code management 2821.21SmycroftSCSI small computer system interface 2831.74SrizSCTP stream control transmission protocol 2841.16SjmmvSDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory 2851.16SjmmvSGRAM synchronous graphics random access memory 2861.53SjmmvSIFS short inter-frame space 2871.53SjmmvSIP session initiation protocol 2881.57SwizSIR slow infrared 2891.16SjmmvSLDRAM synchronous-link dynamic random access memory 2901.28SsketchSMART self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology 2911.7SjschaumaSMP symmetric multiprocessing 2921.8SkeihanSMTP simple mail transfer protocol 2931.31SkeihanSNMP simple network management protocol 2941.65SeladSPD security policy database 2951.18SjmmvSPD serial presence detect 2961.16SjmmvSRAM static random access memory 2971.48SjmmvSSFDC solid state floppy disc card 2981.9SkeihanSSH secure shell 2991.9SkeihanSSL secure sockets layer 3001.40SkeihanSTP shielded twisted pair 3011.74SrizSTP spanning-tree protocol 3021.72ShubertfSVGA super video graphics {array,adapter} 3031.9SkeihanTCL tool command language 3041.15SkeihanTCP transmission control protocol 3051.72ShubertfTCQ tagged command queueing 3061.45SjmmvTDD test driven development 3071.19SjmmvTFT thin film transistor 3081.72ShubertfTFTP trivial file transfer protocol 3091.33SgrantTIFF tagged image file format 3101.24SkeihanTLA top level aggregator 3111.30SjmmvTLB transition lookaside buffer 3121.10SkeihanTLD top level domain 3131.61SjschaumaTLS transport layer security 3141.19SjmmvTMDS transition minimized differential signaling 3151.53SjmmvTR token ring 3161.48SjmmvTTL time to live 3171.9SkeihanTTY teletype 3181.9SkeihanTZ time zone 3191.53SjmmvUART universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter 3201.18SjmmvUC uncacheable 3211.48SjmmvUDO ultra density optical (storage) 3221.1SjmmvUDP user datagram protocol 3231.48SjmmvUFS unix file system 3241.56SjmmvUML unified modeling language 3251.10SkeihanUPS uninterruptible power supply 3261.10SkeihanURI uniform resource identifier 3271.10SkeihanURL uniform resource locator 3281.53SjmmvUSART universal synchronous/asynchronous receiver/transmitter 3291.9SkeihanUSB universal serial bus 3301.18SjmmvUSWC uncacheable speculative write combining 3311.40SkeihanUTP unshielded twisted pair 3321.10SkeihanUUCP unix-to-unix copy protocol 3331.73SjschaumaUUOC useless use of cat 3341.30SjmmvVAX virtual address extension 3351.16SjmmvVCM virtual channel memory 3361.19SjmmvVESA video electronics standards association 3371.72ShubertfVGA video graphics {array,adapter} 3381.72ShubertfWIFI wireless fidelity 3391.53SjmmvVLAN virtual local area network 3401.72ShubertfVLSM variable length subnet mask 3411.72ShubertfVM virtual {machine,memory} 3421.9SkeihanVPN virtual private network 3431.16SjmmvVRAM video random access memory 3441.72ShubertfVRRP virtual router redundancy protocol 3451.30SjmmvWAN wide area network 3461.30SjmmvWAP wireless application protocol 3471.71SsaloWEP wired equivalent privacy 3481.53SjmmvWLAN wireless local area network 3491.71SsaloWPA wi-fi protected access 3501.16SjmmvWRAM window random access memory 3511.15SkeihanWWW world wide web 3521.55SkleinkXER XML encoding rules 3531.72ShubertfXGA extended graphics {array,adapter} 3541.1SjmmvXML extensible markup language 3551.1SjmmvXSL extensible stylesheet language 3561.18SjmmvXT extended technology 3571.58SkleinkZFOD zero-filled on demand 358