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1.89Sdholland$NetBSD: acronyms.comp,v 1.89 2008/09/03 06:45:50 dholland Exp $
1.4Sjmmv
1.53Sjmmv3WHS	three-way handshake
1.6SjschaumaABI	application binary interface
1.53SjmmvACL	access control list
1.18SjmmvACPI	advanced configuration and power interface
1.78SdhollandADB	Apple desktop bus
1.26SwennmachADC	analog [to] digital converter
1.49SwizADPCM	adaptive differential pulse code modulation
1.53SjmmvADSL	asymmetric digital subscriber line
1.78SdhollandAFS	Andrew file system
1.15SkeihanAGP	accelerated graphics port
1.51SjmmvAM	amplitude modulation
1.52SjmmvAMI	alternate mark inversion
1.41SkeihanANSI	american national standards institute
1.53SjmmvAP	access point
1.8SkeihanAPI	application programming interface
1.40SkeihanAPIC	advanced programmable interrupt controller
1.30SjmmvARP	address resolution protocol
1.53SjmmvARQ	automatic repeat request
1.53SjmmvAS	autonomous system
1.70SwizASCII	american standard code for information interchange
1.77SdhollandASLR	address space layout randomization
1.53SjmmvASN	autonomous system number
1.79SdhollandAST	abstract syntax tree
1.79SdhollandAST	asynchronous trap
1.18SjmmvAT	advanced technology
1.1SjmmvATA	advanced technology attachment
1.70SwizATAPI	advanced technology attachment packet interface
1.62SeladATC	address translation cache
1.35SgrantATM	asynchronous transfer mode
1.18SjmmvATX	advanced technology extended
1.78SdhollandBAR	base address register
1.16SjmmvBEDO	burst extended data output
1.54SjmmvBER	basic encoding rules
1.53SjmmvBER	bit error rate
1.87SdhollandBFD	binary formats descriptor
1.83SeladBFKL	big fscking kernel lock
1.24SkeihanBGP	border gateway protocol
1.1SjmmvBIOS	basic input/output system
1.2SjmmvBLOB	binary large object
1.48SjmmvBPS	bits per second
1.70SwizBQS	berkeley quality software
1.1SjmmvBSD	berkeley software distribution
1.19SjmmvCAD	computer-aided design
1.72ShubertfCARP	common address redundancy protocol
1.20SmycroftCAV	constant angular velocity (as opposed to CLV)
1.48SjmmvCCD	charge coupled device
1.9SkeihanCD	compact disc
1.48SjmmvCDDA	compact disc digital audio
1.16SjmmvCDRAM	cache dynamic random access memory
1.55SkleinkCER	canonical encoding rules
1.84SdhollandCFG	context-free grammar
1.84SdhollandCFG	control-flow graph
1.72ShubertfCGA	color graphics {array,adapter}
1.30SjmmvCGI	common gateway interface
1.1SjmmvCHS	cylinder/head/sector
1.11SkeihanCIDR	classless inter-domain routing
1.48SjmmvCIS	contact image sensor
1.1SjmmvCLI	command line interface
1.60SuweCLUT	color look-up table
1.20SmycroftCLV	constant linear velocity (as opposed to CAV)
1.50SsaloCMYK	cyan magenta yellow black
1.37SgrantCOFF	common object file format
1.58SkleinkCOW	copy-on-write
1.24SkeihanCPU	central processing unit
1.1SjmmvCRLF	carriage return line feed
1.19SjmmvCRT	cathode ray tube
1.53SjmmvCSMA	carrier sense multiple access
1.53SjmmvCSMA/CA	carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance
1.53SjmmvCSMA/CD	carrier sense multiple access with collision detection
1.1SjmmvCSS	cascading style sheets
1.53SjmmvCTS	clear to send
1.10SkeihanCVS	concurrent versions system
1.26SwennmachDAC	digital [to] analog converter
1.53SjmmvDCE	data control equipment
1.53SjmmvDCE	distributed computing environment
1.48SjmmvDCT	discrete cosine transform
1.19SjmmvDDC	display data channel
1.16SjmmvDDR	double data rate
1.19SjmmvDDWG	digital display working group
1.55SkleinkDER	distinguished encoding rules
1.48SjmmvDFT	discrete fourier transform
1.30SjmmvDHCP	dynamic host configuration protocol
1.53SjmmvDIFS	distributed inter-frame space
1.53SjmmvDLE	data link escape
1.5SjmmvDMA	direct memory access
1.8SkeihanDNS	domain name system
1.53SjmmvDOS	denial of service
1.49SwizDPCM	differential pulse code modulation
1.63SeladDPD	dead peer detection
1.48SjmmvDPI	dots per inch
1.16SjmmvDRAM	dynamic random access memory
1.9SkeihanDSL	digital subscriber line
1.53SjmmvDSSS	direct sequence spread spectrum
1.1SjmmvDTD	document type definition
1.53SjmmvDTE	data terminal equipment
1.53SjmmvDTE	dumb terminal emulator
1.9SkeihanDVD	digital versatile disc
1.19SjmmvDVI	digital visual interface
1.70SwizE-XER	extended XML encoding rules
1.71SsaloEAP	extensible authentication protocol
1.18SjmmvECP	enhanced capability port
1.19SjmmvEDID	extended display identification data
1.16SjmmvEDO	extended data out
1.16SjmmvEEPROM	electrically erasable programmable read only memory
1.72ShubertfEFI	extensible firmware interface
1.48SjmmvEFM	eight to fourteen modulation
1.72ShubertfEGA	enhanced graphics {array,adapter}
1.54SjmmvEGP	exterior gateway protocol
1.1SjmmvEISA	extended industry standard architecture
1.37SgrantELF	executable and linking format
1.66SrpauloEOF	end of file
1.66SrpauloEOT	end of transmission
1.18SjmmvEPP	enhanced parallel port
1.51SjmmvEPRML	extended partial response, maximum likelihood
1.16SjmmvEPROM	erasable programmable read only memory
1.16SjmmvESDRAM	enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory
1.30SjmmvFAT	file allocation table
1.16SjmmvFBRAM	frame buffer random access memory
1.58SkleinkFCS	frame check sequence
1.39SjschaumaFDDI	fiber distributed data interface
1.86StnnFFI	foreign function interface
1.10SkeihanFFS	fast file system
1.87SdhollandFFS	find first set
1.53SjmmvFHSS	frequency hop spread spectrum
1.57SwizFIR	fast infrared
1.9SkeihanFLOPS	floating [point] operations per second
1.51SjmmvFM	frequency modulation
1.89SdhollandFOSS	free / open source software
1.17SjmmvFPM	fast page mode
1.15SkeihanFQDN	fully qualified domain name
1.1SjmmvFTP	file transfer protocol
1.72ShubertfFTPS	file transfer protocol, secure
1.44SjmmvGC	garbage collector
1.58SkleinkGCR	group-coded recording
1.5SjmmvGIF	graphics interchange format
1.1SjmmvGNU	gnu's not unix
1.1SjmmvGPL	gnu/general public license
1.24SkeihanGPU	graphics processing unit
1.53SjmmvGRE	generic routing encapsulation
1.1SjmmvGUI	graphics user interface
1.78SdhollandHA	high availability
1.82StnnHBA	host bus adapter
1.81StnnHCI	host controller interface
1.81StnnHCI	human-computer interaction
1.19SjmmvHDCP	high-bandwidth digital content protection
1.1SjmmvHTML	hyper-text markup language
1.1SjmmvHTTP	hyper-text transfer protocol
1.72ShubertfHTTPS	hyper-text transfer protocol, secure
1.1SjmmvI2O	intelligent input/output
1.1SjmmvIANA	internet assigned number authority
1.24SkeihanIC	integrated circuit
1.9SkeihanICB	internet citizen's band
1.76StsutsuiICE	internal compiler error
1.78SdhollandICE	in-circuit emulator
1.10SkeihanICMP	internet control message protocol
1.1SjmmvIDE	integrated drive electronics
1.53SjmmvIDRP	inter-domain routing protocol
1.41SkeihanIEC	international electrotechnical commission
1.9SkeihanIEEE	institute [of] electrical [and] electronics engineers
1.15SkeihanIESG	internet engineering steering group
1.9SkeihanIETF	internet engineering task force
1.53SjmmvIGP	interior gateway protocol
1.10SkeihanIKE	internet key exchange
1.10SkeihanIMAP	internet mail access protocol
1.41SkeihanINCITS	international committee on information technology standards
1.1SjmmvIO	input/output
1.9SkeihanIOCTL	input/output control
1.1SjmmvIP	internet protocol
1.70SwizIPC	interprocess communication
1.9SkeihanIPNG	internet protocol, next generation
1.9SkeihanIPSEC	internet protocol security
1.9SkeihanIRC	internet relay chat
1.9SkeihanIRQ	interrupt request
1.9SkeihanIRTF	internet research task force
1.3SjmmvISA	industry standard architecture
1.9SkeihanISDN	integrated services digital network
1.53SjmmvISI	inter-symbol interference
1.53SjmmvISM	industrial, scientific and medical
1.53SjmmvISN	initial serial number
1.41SkeihanISO	international standards organization
1.9SkeihanISOC	internet society
1.8SkeihanISP	internet service provider
1.1SjmmvJPEG	joint photographic experts group
1.78SdhollandKLOC	thousand lines of code
1.69SeladKPI	kernel programming interface
1.12SwizKVA	kernel virtual address
1.78SdhollandKVM	kernel virtual memory
1.72ShubertfKVM	keyboard, video, mouse switch
1.9SkeihanLAN	local area network
1.9SkeihanLBA	logical block addressing
1.19SjmmvLCD	liquid crystal display
1.53SjmmvLCP	link control protocol
1.10SkeihanLDAP	lightweight directory access protocol
1.30SjmmvLED	light emitting diode
1.34SkeihanLIR	local internet registry
1.72ShubertfLKM	{linux, loadable} kernel module
1.53SjmmvLLC	logical link control
1.78SdhollandLOC	lines of code
1.48SjmmvLRC	longitudinal redundancy check
1.25SwennmachLSB	least significant bit [or: byte]
1.72ShubertfLSB	linux standards base
1.78SdhollandLSI	large scale integration
1.9SkeihanLUN	logical unit number
1.49SwizLZW	Lempel Ziv Welch
1.53SjmmvMAC	medium access control
1.9SkeihanMBR	master boot record
1.16SjmmvMDRAM	multibank dynamic random access memory
1.75SreedMFC	merge from current
1.51SjmmvMFM	modified frequency modulation
1.29SjmmvMIDI	musical instrument digital interface
1.30SjmmvMIME	multipurpose internet mail extensions
1.9SkeihanMIPS	million instructions per second
1.27SjschaumaMMU	memory management unit
1.32SjmmvMPEG	moving picture experts group
1.72ShubertfMPLS	multiprotocol label switching
1.25SwennmachMSB	most significant bit [or: byte]
1.48SjmmvMSF	minutes seconds frames
1.53SjmmvMSS	maximum segment size
1.14SkeihanMTA	mail transfer agent
1.14SkeihanMTU	maximum transmission unit
1.14SkeihanMUA	mail user agent
1.48SjmmvMWE	module width encoding
1.5SjmmvNAT	network address translation
1.53SjmmvNAV	network allocation vector
1.53SjmmvNCP	network control protocol
1.72ShubertfNCQ	native command queuing
1.36SgrantNFS	network file system
1.11SkeihanNIC	network interface card
1.10SkeihanNIS	network information service
1.49SwizNRZ	non-return to zero
1.7SjschaumaNUMA	non uniform memory access
1.56SjmmvOCL	object constraint language
1.48SjmmvOCR	optical character recognition
1.30SjmmvOEM	original equipment manufacturer
1.53SjmmvOFDM	orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
1.87SdhollandOOB	out of band
1.78SdhollandOS	operating system
1.89SdhollandOSD	open source definition
1.35SgrantOSF	open software foundation
1.39SjschaumaOSI	open systems interconnection
1.72ShubertfOSI	open-source initiative
1.72ShubertfOSPF	open shortest path first
1.89SdhollandOSS	open source software
1.27SjschaumaOTP	one time password
1.78SdhollandPA	physical address
1.79SdhollandPAE	physical address extension
1.34SkeihanPAM	pluggable authentication modules
1.48SjmmvPAM	pulse amplitude modulation
1.53SjmmvPAT	port address translation
1.10SkeihanPAX	portable archive exchange
1.48SjmmvPC	personal computer
1.1SjmmvPCI	peripheral component interconnect
1.48SjmmvPCM	pulse code modulation
1.41SkeihanPCMCIA	personal computer memory card international association
1.70SwizPDP	page descriptor page
1.53SjmmvPDU	protocol data unit
1.55SkleinkPER	packed encoding rules
1.8SkeihanPERL	practical extraction [and] report language
1.64SeladPFS	perfect forward secrecy
1.10SkeihanPGP	pretty good privacy
1.18SjmmvPIC	programmable interrupt controller
1.77SdhollandPIC	position independent code
1.10SkeihanPID	process id
1.77SdhollandPIE	position independent executable
1.48SjmmvPIN	personal identification number
1.18SjmmvPIO	programmed input/output
1.54SjmmvPLL	phase locked loop
1.48SjmmvPMT	photo-multiplier tube
1.1SjmmvPNG	portable network graphics
1.10SkeihanPOP	post office protocol
1.10SkeihanPOSIX	portable operating system interface [for] unix
1.19SjmmvPOST	power on self test
1.42SsimonbPOTS	plain old telephone system
1.9SkeihanPPP	point-to-point protocol
1.35SgrantPPPOA	point-to-point protocol over ATM
1.9SkeihanPPPOE	point-to-point protocol over ethernet
1.51SjmmvPRML	partial response, maximum likelihood
1.88StsutsuiPRNG	pseudo random number generator
1.16SjmmvPROM	programmable read only memory
1.71SsaloPSK	pre-shared key
1.70SwizPSTN	public switched telephone network
1.12SwizPTE	page table entry
1.24SkeihanPTLA	pseudo top level aggregator
1.12SwizPTP	page table page
1.48SjmmvPWM	pulse width modulation
1.47SgrantQOS	quality of service
1.1SjmmvRAID	redundant array of inexpensive disks
1.9SkeihanRAM	random access memory
1.79SdhollandRAS	restartable atomic sequence
1.10SkeihanRCS	revision control system
1.24SkeihanRGB	red green blue
1.59SgrantRIFF	Resource Interchange File Format
1.53SjmmvRIP	routing information protocol
1.54SjmmvRIR	regional internet registry
1.9SkeihanRISC	reduced instruction set computing
1.48SjmmvRLE	run length encoding
1.51SjmmvRLL	run length limited
1.88StsutsuiRNG	random number generator
1.9SkeihanROM	read only memory
1.78SdhollandRPC	remote procedure call
1.1SjmmvRPM	revolutions per minute
1.9SkeihanRTF	rich text format
1.53SjmmvRTS	request to send
1.48SjmmvRTT	round time trip
1.18SjmmvS/PDIF	sony/phillips digital interface
1.32SjmmvSACD	super audio compact disc
1.65SeladSAD	security association database
1.16SjmmvSAM	serial access memory
1.41SkeihanSASI	shugart associates system interface (predecessor to SCSI)
1.9SkeihanSATA	serial advanced technology attachment
1.72ShubertfSB	sound blaster
1.70SwizSCM	software configuration management
1.70SwizSCM	source code management
1.21SmycroftSCSI	small computer system interface
1.74SrizSCTP	stream control transmission protocol
1.16SjmmvSDRAM	synchronous dynamic random access memory
1.16SjmmvSGRAM	synchronous graphics random access memory
1.53SjmmvSIFS	short inter-frame space
1.53SjmmvSIP	session initiation protocol
1.57SwizSIR	slow infrared
1.16SjmmvSLDRAM	synchronous-link dynamic random access memory
1.28SsketchSMART	self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology
1.7SjschaumaSMP	symmetric multiprocessing
1.8SkeihanSMTP	simple mail transfer protocol
1.31SkeihanSNMP	simple network management protocol
1.65SeladSPD	security policy database
1.18SjmmvSPD	serial presence detect
1.16SjmmvSRAM	static random access memory
1.48SjmmvSSFDC	solid state floppy disc card
1.9SkeihanSSH	secure shell
1.9SkeihanSSL	secure sockets layer
1.40SkeihanSTP	shielded twisted pair
1.74SrizSTP	spanning-tree protocol
1.72ShubertfSVGA	super video graphics {array,adapter}
1.78SdhollandTCB	trusted computing base
1.9SkeihanTCL	tool command language
1.15SkeihanTCP	transmission control protocol
1.72ShubertfTCQ	tagged command queueing
1.45SjmmvTDD	test driven development
1.19SjmmvTFT	thin film transistor
1.72ShubertfTFTP	trivial file transfer protocol
1.85SspzTIAS	try it and see
1.33SgrantTIFF	tagged image file format
1.85SspzTITS	try it to see
1.24SkeihanTLA	top level aggregator
1.30SjmmvTLB	transition lookaside buffer
1.10SkeihanTLD	top level domain
1.61SjschaumaTLS	transport layer security
1.19SjmmvTMDS	transition minimized differential signaling
1.53SjmmvTR	token ring
1.88StsutsuiTRNG	true random number generator
1.48SjmmvTTL	time to live
1.9SkeihanTTY	teletype
1.9SkeihanTZ	time zone
1.53SjmmvUART	universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter
1.18SjmmvUC	uncacheable
1.48SjmmvUDO	ultra density optical (storage)
1.1SjmmvUDP	user datagram protocol
1.48SjmmvUFS	unix file system
1.56SjmmvUML	unified modeling language
1.10SkeihanUPS	uninterruptible power supply
1.10SkeihanURI	uniform resource identifier
1.10SkeihanURL	uniform resource locator
1.53SjmmvUSART	universal synchronous/asynchronous receiver/transmitter
1.9SkeihanUSB	universal serial bus
1.18SjmmvUSWC	uncacheable speculative write combining
1.40SkeihanUTP	unshielded twisted pair
1.10SkeihanUUCP	unix-to-unix copy protocol
1.73SjschaumaUUOC	useless use of cat
1.78SdhollandVA	virtual address
1.30SjmmvVAX	virtual address extension
1.16SjmmvVCM	virtual channel memory
1.19SjmmvVESA	video electronics standards association
1.72ShubertfVGA	video graphics {array,adapter}
1.72ShubertfWIFI    wireless fidelity
1.53SjmmvVLAN	virtual local area network
1.78SdhollandVLSI	very large scale integration
1.72ShubertfVLSM	variable length subnet mask
1.72ShubertfVM	virtual {machine,memory}
1.9SkeihanVPN	virtual private network
1.16SjmmvVRAM	video random access memory
1.72ShubertfVRRP	virtual router redundancy protocol
1.30SjmmvWAN	wide area network
1.30SjmmvWAP	wireless application protocol
1.71SsaloWEP	wired equivalent privacy
1.53SjmmvWLAN	wireless local area network
1.71SsaloWPA	wi-fi protected access
1.16SjmmvWRAM	window random access memory
1.15SkeihanWWW	world wide web
1.55SkleinkXER	XML encoding rules
1.72ShubertfXGA	extended graphics {array,adapter}
1.1SjmmvXML	extensible markup language
1.1SjmmvXSL	extensible stylesheet language
1.18SjmmvXT	extended technology
1.58SkleinkZFOD	zero-filled on demand