acronyms.comp revision 1.91
11.91Smatt$NetBSD: acronyms.comp,v 1.91 2008/11/11 03:55:40 matt 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
71.78SdhollandADB	Apple desktop bus
81.26SwennmachADC	analog [to] digital converter
91.49SwizADPCM	adaptive differential pulse code modulation
101.53SjmmvADSL	asymmetric digital subscriber line
111.78SdhollandAFS	Andrew file system
121.15SkeihanAGP	accelerated graphics port
131.51SjmmvAM	amplitude modulation
141.52SjmmvAMI	alternate mark inversion
151.41SkeihanANSI	american national standards institute
161.53SjmmvAP	access point
171.8SkeihanAPI	application programming interface
181.40SkeihanAPIC	advanced programmable interrupt controller
191.30SjmmvARP	address resolution protocol
201.53SjmmvARQ	automatic repeat request
211.53SjmmvAS	autonomous system
221.70SwizASCII	american standard code for information interchange
231.77SdhollandASLR	address space layout randomization
241.53SjmmvASN	autonomous system number
251.79SdhollandAST	abstract syntax tree
261.79SdhollandAST	asynchronous trap
271.18SjmmvAT	advanced technology
281.1SjmmvATA	advanced technology attachment
291.70SwizATAPI	advanced technology attachment packet interface
301.62SeladATC	address translation cache
311.35SgrantATM	asynchronous transfer mode
321.18SjmmvATX	advanced technology extended
331.78SdhollandBAR	base address register
341.16SjmmvBEDO	burst extended data output
351.54SjmmvBER	basic encoding rules
361.53SjmmvBER	bit error rate
371.87SdhollandBFD	binary formats descriptor
381.83SeladBFKL	big fscking kernel lock
391.24SkeihanBGP	border gateway protocol
401.1SjmmvBIOS	basic input/output system
411.2SjmmvBLOB	binary large object
421.48SjmmvBPS	bits per second
431.70SwizBQS	berkeley quality software
441.1SjmmvBSD	berkeley software distribution
451.91SmattBSS	block started by symbol
461.19SjmmvCAD	computer-aided design
471.72ShubertfCARP	common address redundancy protocol
481.20SmycroftCAV	constant angular velocity (as opposed to CLV)
491.48SjmmvCCD	charge coupled device
501.9SkeihanCD	compact disc
511.48SjmmvCDDA	compact disc digital audio
521.16SjmmvCDRAM	cache dynamic random access memory
531.55SkleinkCER	canonical encoding rules
541.84SdhollandCFG	context-free grammar
551.84SdhollandCFG	control-flow graph
561.72ShubertfCGA	color graphics {array,adapter}
571.30SjmmvCGI	common gateway interface
581.1SjmmvCHS	cylinder/head/sector
591.11SkeihanCIDR	classless inter-domain routing
601.48SjmmvCIS	contact image sensor
611.1SjmmvCLI	command line interface
621.60SuweCLUT	color look-up table
631.20SmycroftCLV	constant linear velocity (as opposed to CAV)
641.50SsaloCMYK	cyan magenta yellow black
651.37SgrantCOFF	common object file format
661.58SkleinkCOW	copy-on-write
671.24SkeihanCPU	central processing unit
681.1SjmmvCRLF	carriage return line feed
691.19SjmmvCRT	cathode ray tube
701.53SjmmvCSMA	carrier sense multiple access
711.53SjmmvCSMA/CA	carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance
721.53SjmmvCSMA/CD	carrier sense multiple access with collision detection
731.1SjmmvCSS	cascading style sheets
741.53SjmmvCTS	clear to send
751.10SkeihanCVS	concurrent versions system
761.26SwennmachDAC	digital [to] analog converter
771.53SjmmvDCE	data control equipment
781.53SjmmvDCE	distributed computing environment
791.48SjmmvDCT	discrete cosine transform
801.19SjmmvDDC	display data channel
811.16SjmmvDDR	double data rate
821.19SjmmvDDWG	digital display working group
831.55SkleinkDER	distinguished encoding rules
841.48SjmmvDFT	discrete fourier transform
851.30SjmmvDHCP	dynamic host configuration protocol
861.53SjmmvDIFS	distributed inter-frame space
871.53SjmmvDLE	data link escape
881.5SjmmvDMA	direct memory access
891.8SkeihanDNS	domain name system
901.53SjmmvDOS	denial of service
911.49SwizDPCM	differential pulse code modulation
921.63SeladDPD	dead peer detection
931.48SjmmvDPI	dots per inch
941.16SjmmvDRAM	dynamic random access memory
951.9SkeihanDSL	digital subscriber line
961.53SjmmvDSSS	direct sequence spread spectrum
971.1SjmmvDTD	document type definition
981.53SjmmvDTE	data terminal equipment
991.53SjmmvDTE	dumb terminal emulator
1001.9SkeihanDVD	digital versatile disc
1011.19SjmmvDVI	digital visual interface
1021.70SwizE-XER	extended XML encoding rules
1031.71SsaloEAP	extensible authentication protocol
1041.18SjmmvECP	enhanced capability port
1051.19SjmmvEDID	extended display identification data
1061.16SjmmvEDO	extended data out
1071.16SjmmvEEPROM	electrically erasable programmable read only memory
1081.72ShubertfEFI	extensible firmware interface
1091.48SjmmvEFM	eight to fourteen modulation
1101.72ShubertfEGA	enhanced graphics {array,adapter}
1111.54SjmmvEGP	exterior gateway protocol
1121.1SjmmvEISA	extended industry standard architecture
1131.37SgrantELF	executable and linking format
1141.66SrpauloEOF	end of file
1151.66SrpauloEOT	end of transmission
1161.18SjmmvEPP	enhanced parallel port
1171.51SjmmvEPRML	extended partial response, maximum likelihood
1181.16SjmmvEPROM	erasable programmable read only memory
1191.16SjmmvESDRAM	enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory
1201.30SjmmvFAT	file allocation table
1211.16SjmmvFBRAM	frame buffer random access memory
1221.58SkleinkFCS	frame check sequence
1231.39SjschaumaFDDI	fiber distributed data interface
1241.86StnnFFI	foreign function interface
1251.10SkeihanFFS	fast file system
1261.87SdhollandFFS	find first set
1271.53SjmmvFHSS	frequency hop spread spectrum
1281.57SwizFIR	fast infrared
1291.9SkeihanFLOPS	floating [point] operations per second
1301.51SjmmvFM	frequency modulation
1311.89SdhollandFOSS	free / open source software
1321.17SjmmvFPM	fast page mode
1331.15SkeihanFQDN	fully qualified domain name
1341.1SjmmvFTP	file transfer protocol
1351.72ShubertfFTPS	file transfer protocol, secure
1361.44SjmmvGC	garbage collector
1371.58SkleinkGCR	group-coded recording
1381.5SjmmvGIF	graphics interchange format
1391.1SjmmvGNU	gnu's not unix
1401.1SjmmvGPL	gnu/general public license
1411.24SkeihanGPU	graphics processing unit
1421.53SjmmvGRE	generic routing encapsulation
1431.1SjmmvGUI	graphics user interface
1441.78SdhollandHA	high availability
1451.82StnnHBA	host bus adapter
1461.81StnnHCI	host controller interface
1471.81StnnHCI	human-computer interaction
1481.19SjmmvHDCP	high-bandwidth digital content protection
1491.1SjmmvHTML	hyper-text markup language
1501.1SjmmvHTTP	hyper-text transfer protocol
1511.72ShubertfHTTPS	hyper-text transfer protocol, secure
1521.1SjmmvI2O	intelligent input/output
1531.1SjmmvIANA	internet assigned number authority
1541.24SkeihanIC	integrated circuit
1551.9SkeihanICB	internet citizen's band
1561.76StsutsuiICE	internal compiler error
1571.78SdhollandICE	in-circuit emulator
1581.10SkeihanICMP	internet control message protocol
1591.1SjmmvIDE	integrated drive electronics
1601.53SjmmvIDRP	inter-domain routing protocol
1611.41SkeihanIEC	international electrotechnical commission
1621.9SkeihanIEEE	institute [of] electrical [and] electronics engineers
1631.15SkeihanIESG	internet engineering steering group
1641.9SkeihanIETF	internet engineering task force
1651.53SjmmvIGP	interior gateway protocol
1661.10SkeihanIKE	internet key exchange
1671.10SkeihanIMAP	internet mail access protocol
1681.41SkeihanINCITS	international committee on information technology standards
1691.1SjmmvIO	input/output
1701.9SkeihanIOCTL	input/output control
1711.1SjmmvIP	internet protocol
1721.70SwizIPC	interprocess communication
1731.9SkeihanIPNG	internet protocol, next generation
1741.9SkeihanIPSEC	internet protocol security
1751.9SkeihanIRC	internet relay chat
1761.9SkeihanIRQ	interrupt request
1771.9SkeihanIRTF	internet research task force
1781.3SjmmvISA	industry standard architecture
1791.9SkeihanISDN	integrated services digital network
1801.53SjmmvISI	inter-symbol interference
1811.53SjmmvISM	industrial, scientific and medical
1821.53SjmmvISN	initial serial number
1831.41SkeihanISO	international standards organization
1841.9SkeihanISOC	internet society
1851.8SkeihanISP	internet service provider
1861.1SjmmvJPEG	joint photographic experts group
1871.78SdhollandKLOC	thousand lines of code
1881.69SeladKPI	kernel programming interface
1891.12SwizKVA	kernel virtual address
1901.78SdhollandKVM	kernel virtual memory
1911.72ShubertfKVM	keyboard, video, mouse switch
1921.9SkeihanLAN	local area network
1931.9SkeihanLBA	logical block addressing
1941.19SjmmvLCD	liquid crystal display
1951.53SjmmvLCP	link control protocol
1961.10SkeihanLDAP	lightweight directory access protocol
1971.30SjmmvLED	light emitting diode
1981.34SkeihanLIR	local internet registry
1991.72ShubertfLKM	{linux, loadable} kernel module
2001.53SjmmvLLC	logical link control
2011.78SdhollandLOC	lines of code
2021.48SjmmvLRC	longitudinal redundancy check
2031.25SwennmachLSB	least significant bit [or: byte]
2041.72ShubertfLSB	linux standards base
2051.78SdhollandLSI	large scale integration
2061.9SkeihanLUN	logical unit number
2071.49SwizLZW	Lempel Ziv Welch
2081.53SjmmvMAC	medium access control
2091.9SkeihanMBR	master boot record
2101.16SjmmvMDRAM	multibank dynamic random access memory
2111.75SreedMFC	merge from current
2121.51SjmmvMFM	modified frequency modulation
2131.29SjmmvMIDI	musical instrument digital interface
2141.30SjmmvMIME	multipurpose internet mail extensions
2151.9SkeihanMIPS	million instructions per second
2161.27SjschaumaMMU	memory management unit
2171.32SjmmvMPEG	moving picture experts group
2181.72ShubertfMPLS	multiprotocol label switching
2191.25SwennmachMSB	most significant bit [or: byte]
2201.48SjmmvMSF	minutes seconds frames
2211.53SjmmvMSS	maximum segment size
2221.14SkeihanMTA	mail transfer agent
2231.14SkeihanMTU	maximum transmission unit
2241.14SkeihanMUA	mail user agent
2251.48SjmmvMWE	module width encoding
2261.5SjmmvNAT	network address translation
2271.53SjmmvNAV	network allocation vector
2281.53SjmmvNCP	network control protocol
2291.72ShubertfNCQ	native command queuing
2301.36SgrantNFS	network file system
2311.11SkeihanNIC	network interface card
2321.10SkeihanNIS	network information service
2331.49SwizNRZ	non-return to zero
2341.7SjschaumaNUMA	non uniform memory access
2351.56SjmmvOCL	object constraint language
2361.48SjmmvOCR	optical character recognition
2371.30SjmmvOEM	original equipment manufacturer
2381.53SjmmvOFDM	orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
2391.87SdhollandOOB	out of band
2401.78SdhollandOS	operating system
2411.89SdhollandOSD	open source definition
2421.35SgrantOSF	open software foundation
2431.39SjschaumaOSI	open systems interconnection
2441.72ShubertfOSI	open-source initiative
2451.72ShubertfOSPF	open shortest path first
2461.89SdhollandOSS	open source software
2471.27SjschaumaOTP	one time password
2481.78SdhollandPA	physical address
2491.79SdhollandPAE	physical address extension
2501.34SkeihanPAM	pluggable authentication modules
2511.48SjmmvPAM	pulse amplitude modulation
2521.53SjmmvPAT	port address translation
2531.10SkeihanPAX	portable archive exchange
2541.48SjmmvPC	personal computer
2551.1SjmmvPCI	peripheral component interconnect
2561.48SjmmvPCM	pulse code modulation
2571.41SkeihanPCMCIA	personal computer memory card international association
2581.70SwizPDP	page descriptor page
2591.53SjmmvPDU	protocol data unit
2601.55SkleinkPER	packed encoding rules
2611.8SkeihanPERL	practical extraction [and] report language
2621.64SeladPFS	perfect forward secrecy
2631.10SkeihanPGP	pretty good privacy
2641.18SjmmvPIC	programmable interrupt controller
2651.77SdhollandPIC	position independent code
2661.10SkeihanPID	process id
2671.77SdhollandPIE	position independent executable
2681.48SjmmvPIN	personal identification number
2691.18SjmmvPIO	programmed input/output
2701.54SjmmvPLL	phase locked loop
2711.48SjmmvPMT	photo-multiplier tube
2721.1SjmmvPNG	portable network graphics
2731.10SkeihanPOP	post office protocol
2741.10SkeihanPOSIX	portable operating system interface [for] unix
2751.19SjmmvPOST	power on self test
2761.42SsimonbPOTS	plain old telephone system
2771.9SkeihanPPP	point-to-point protocol
2781.35SgrantPPPOA	point-to-point protocol over ATM
2791.9SkeihanPPPOE	point-to-point protocol over ethernet
2801.51SjmmvPRML	partial response, maximum likelihood
2811.88StsutsuiPRNG	pseudo random number generator
2821.16SjmmvPROM	programmable read only memory
2831.71SsaloPSK	pre-shared key
2841.70SwizPSTN	public switched telephone network
2851.12SwizPTE	page table entry
2861.24SkeihanPTLA	pseudo top level aggregator
2871.12SwizPTP	page table page
2881.48SjmmvPWM	pulse width modulation
2891.47SgrantQOS	quality of service
2901.1SjmmvRAID	redundant array of inexpensive disks
2911.9SkeihanRAM	random access memory
2921.79SdhollandRAS	restartable atomic sequence
2931.10SkeihanRCS	revision control system
2941.24SkeihanRGB	red green blue
2951.59SgrantRIFF	Resource Interchange File Format
2961.53SjmmvRIP	routing information protocol
2971.54SjmmvRIR	regional internet registry
2981.9SkeihanRISC	reduced instruction set computing
2991.48SjmmvRLE	run length encoding
3001.51SjmmvRLL	run length limited
3011.88StsutsuiRNG	random number generator
3021.9SkeihanROM	read only memory
3031.78SdhollandRPC	remote procedure call
3041.1SjmmvRPM	revolutions per minute
3051.9SkeihanRTF	rich text format
3061.53SjmmvRTS	request to send
3071.48SjmmvRTT	round time trip
3081.18SjmmvS/PDIF	sony/phillips digital interface
3091.32SjmmvSACD	super audio compact disc
3101.65SeladSAD	security association database
3111.16SjmmvSAM	serial access memory
3121.41SkeihanSASI	shugart associates system interface (predecessor to SCSI)
3131.9SkeihanSATA	serial advanced technology attachment
3141.72ShubertfSB	sound blaster
3151.70SwizSCM	software configuration management
3161.70SwizSCM	source code management
3171.21SmycroftSCSI	small computer system interface
3181.74SrizSCTP	stream control transmission protocol
3191.16SjmmvSDRAM	synchronous dynamic random access memory
3201.16SjmmvSGRAM	synchronous graphics random access memory
3211.53SjmmvSIFS	short inter-frame space
3221.53SjmmvSIP	session initiation protocol
3231.57SwizSIR	slow infrared
3241.16SjmmvSLDRAM	synchronous-link dynamic random access memory
3251.28SsketchSMART	self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology
3261.7SjschaumaSMP	symmetric multiprocessing
3271.8SkeihanSMTP	simple mail transfer protocol
3281.31SkeihanSNMP	simple network management protocol
3291.65SeladSPD	security policy database
3301.18SjmmvSPD	serial presence detect
3311.16SjmmvSRAM	static random access memory
3321.48SjmmvSSFDC	solid state floppy disc card
3331.9SkeihanSSH	secure shell
3341.9SkeihanSSL	secure sockets layer
3351.40SkeihanSTP	shielded twisted pair
3361.74SrizSTP	spanning-tree protocol
3371.72ShubertfSVGA	super video graphics {array,adapter}
3381.78SdhollandTCB	trusted computing base
3391.9SkeihanTCL	tool command language
3401.15SkeihanTCP	transmission control protocol
3411.72ShubertfTCQ	tagged command queueing
3421.45SjmmvTDD	test driven development
3431.19SjmmvTFT	thin film transistor
3441.72ShubertfTFTP	trivial file transfer protocol
3451.85SspzTIAS	try it and see
3461.33SgrantTIFF	tagged image file format
3471.85SspzTITS	try it to see
3481.24SkeihanTLA	top level aggregator
3491.30SjmmvTLB	transition lookaside buffer
3501.10SkeihanTLD	top level domain
3511.61SjschaumaTLS	transport layer security
3521.90SdhollandTLS	thread-local storage
3531.19SjmmvTMDS	transition minimized differential signaling
3541.53SjmmvTR	token ring
3551.88StsutsuiTRNG	true random number generator
3561.48SjmmvTTL	time to live
3571.9SkeihanTTY	teletype
3581.9SkeihanTZ	time zone
3591.53SjmmvUART	universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter
3601.18SjmmvUC	uncacheable
3611.48SjmmvUDO	ultra density optical (storage)
3621.1SjmmvUDP	user datagram protocol
3631.48SjmmvUFS	unix file system
3641.56SjmmvUML	unified modeling language
3651.10SkeihanUPS	uninterruptible power supply
3661.10SkeihanURI	uniform resource identifier
3671.10SkeihanURL	uniform resource locator
3681.53SjmmvUSART	universal synchronous/asynchronous receiver/transmitter
3691.9SkeihanUSB	universal serial bus
3701.18SjmmvUSWC	uncacheable speculative write combining
3711.40SkeihanUTP	unshielded twisted pair
3721.10SkeihanUUCP	unix-to-unix copy protocol
3731.73SjschaumaUUOC	useless use of cat
3741.78SdhollandVA	virtual address
3751.30SjmmvVAX	virtual address extension
3761.16SjmmvVCM	virtual channel memory
3771.19SjmmvVESA	video electronics standards association
3781.72ShubertfVGA	video graphics {array,adapter}
3791.72ShubertfWIFI    wireless fidelity
3801.53SjmmvVLAN	virtual local area network
3811.78SdhollandVLSI	very large scale integration
3821.72ShubertfVLSM	variable length subnet mask
3831.72ShubertfVM	virtual {machine,memory}
3841.9SkeihanVPN	virtual private network
3851.16SjmmvVRAM	video random access memory
3861.72ShubertfVRRP	virtual router redundancy protocol
3871.30SjmmvWAN	wide area network
3881.30SjmmvWAP	wireless application protocol
3891.71SsaloWEP	wired equivalent privacy
3901.53SjmmvWLAN	wireless local area network
3911.71SsaloWPA	wi-fi protected access
3921.16SjmmvWRAM	window random access memory
3931.15SkeihanWWW	world wide web
3941.55SkleinkXER	XML encoding rules
3951.72ShubertfXGA	extended graphics {array,adapter}
3961.1SjmmvXML	extensible markup language
3971.1SjmmvXSL	extensible stylesheet language
3981.18SjmmvXT	extended technology
3991.58SkleinkZFOD	zero-filled on demand
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