Computer Abbreviations Dictionary

Computer Abbreviations Dictionary
• ACE - Access Control Entry
• ACL - Access Control List
• ADO - Active Data Objects
• AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port
• AI - Artificial Intelligence
• ALGOL - Algorithmic Language
• ALU - Arithmetic Logic Unit
• AOL - America Online
• API - Application Program Interface
• APIPA - Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
• ARP - Address Resolution Protocol
• ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange
• ASF - Advanced Streaming Format
• ASM - Association for Systems Management
• ASP - Active Server Pages
• ATAPI - Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
• ATM - Asynchronous Transfer Mode
• AUI - Attachment Unit Interface
• AVI - Audio Video Interleave
• B2B - Business to Business
• B2C - Business to Commerce
• BASIC - Beginner's All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
• BCD - Binary Coded Decimal
• BHTML - Broadcast Hyper Text Markup Language
• BIOS - Basic Input Output System
• BMP - Bitmap
• CAD - Computer Aided Design
• CAI - Computer Aided Instructuion
• CAM - Computer Aided Manufacturing
• CASE - Computer Aided Software Engineering
• CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate
• CD - Compact Disc
• CD - RW - Compact Disc Re-Writable
• CD - WORM - Compact Disc - Write Once Read Many
• C-DAC - Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
• CDONTS - Collabaration on Data Objects for Windows NT Server
• CGI - Common Gateway Interface
• CIDR - Classless Inter-Domain Routing
• CLR - Common Language Runtime
• CMOS - Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
• CMS - Content Management System
• CMYK - Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key (black)
• COBOL - Common Business Oriented Language
• COM - Component Object Model
• CORBA - Common Object Request Broker Architecture
• CPU - Central Processing Unit
• CRC - Cyclic Redundancy Check
• CRM - Customer Relationship Management
• CROM - Control Read Only Memory
• CRT - Cathode Ray Tube
• CUI - Character User Interface
• DAC - Digital to Analog Converter
• DAO - Data Access Objects
• DAT - Digital Audio Tape
• DBA - Data Base Administrator
• DBMS - Data Base Management System
• DCOM - Distributed Component Object Model
• DDL - Data Definition Language
• DFS - Distributed File System
• DHCP - Domain Host Configuration Protocol
• DHTML - Dynamics Hyper Text Markup Language
• DLC - Data Link Control
• dll - dynamic link library
• DMA - Direct Memory Access
• DML - Data Manipulation Language
• DNS - Domain Name System
• DOM - Document Object Model
• DOS - Disk Operating System, Denial Of Service
• DDOS - Distributed Denial Of Service
• dpi - dots per inch
• DSL - Digital Subscriber Line
• DSN - Digital Subscriber Network
• DTD - Document Type Definition
• DVD - Digital Versatile Disc
• e - electronic
• EBCDIC - Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
• EFS - Encrypted File System
• EPROM - Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
• EEPROM - Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
• EJB - Enterprise Java Beans
• ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning
• EULA - End User License Agreement
• FAT - File Allocation Table
• FDD- Floppy Disk Drive
• FDDI - Fiber Distributed Data Interface
• FIFO - First In First Out
• FLOPS - Floating Point Operations Per Second
• FO - Fiber Optics
• FORTRAN - FORmula TRANslation
• fps - frames per second
• FRAM - Ferro-electric Random Access Memory
• GB - Giga Bytes
• GIF - Graphic Interchange Format
• GIGO - Garbage In Garbage Out
• GNU - GNU's Not Unix
• GPL - General Public License
• GUI - Graphical User Interface
• HDD - Hard Disk Drive
• HFS - Hierarchical File System
• HP - Hewlett Packard
• HPC - High Performance Computing
• HPFS - High Performance File System
• HSR - Horizontal Scan Rate
• HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language
• HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
• hw - Hardware
• IBM - International Business Machines
• ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol
• IDE - Integrated Development Environment
• IGMP - Internet Group Management Protocol
• IIS - Internet Information Server
• IL - Intermediate Language
• I/O - Input Output
• IP - Internet Protocol
• IPX - Internetworked Packet Exchange
• IrDA - Infrared Data Association
• IRQ - Interrupt Request
• ISAPI - Internet Server Application Program Interface
• ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network
• ISP - Internet Service Provider
• IT - Information Technology
• ITPL - Information Technology Park Limited (India)
• JCL - Job Control Language
• JDBC - Java Data Base Connectivity
• JHTML - Java within Hyper Text Markup Language
• JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group
• JSP - Java Server Pages
• kb - kilobytes
• kbps - Kilo bytes per second
• L2TP - Layer Two Tunneling Protocol
• LAN - Local Area Network
• LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
• LIFO - Last In First Out
• LIPS - Logical Interfaces Per Second
• LOC - Lines Of Code
• LSP - Layered Service Provider
• MB - Mega Bytes
• MBPS - Mega Bytes Per Second
• MBR - Master Boot Record
• MAC - Media Access Control
• MAN - Metropolitan Area Network
• MAU - Multi-station Access Unit
• MCP - Microsoft Certified Professional
• MCS - MultiCast Server
• MCSA - Microsoft® Certified Systems Administrator
• MCSD - Microsoft® Certified Solution Developer
• MCSE - Microsoft® Certified System Engineer
• MDI - Multiple Document Interface
• MFC - Microsoft Foundation Classes
• MFT - Master File Table
• MIDI - Musical Instrument Digital Interface
• MIMD - Multiple Instruction Multiple Data
• MIME - Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
• MISD - Multiple Instruction Single Data
• MIPS - Millions of Instructions Per Second
• MODEM - MOdulator and DEModulator
• MP3 - Motion Pictures Experts Group Layer - 3
• MPEG - Motion Pictures Experts Group
• MS - MicroSoft
• MSDN - MicroSoft Developer Network
• MSIL - Microsoft Intermediate Language
• MSIIS - MicroSoft Internet Information Server
• MSN - MicroSoft Network
• MSRAP - MicroSoft Remote Administration Protocol
• MSRPC - Microsoft Remote Procedure Call
• MTS - Microsoft Transaction Server
• MTU - Maximum Transmission Unit
• NASSCOM - National Association of Software & Service Companies
• NDIS - Network Driver Interface Specification
• NetBEUI - NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface
• NIC - National Informatics Centre,
• NIIT - National Institute of Information Technology
• NNTP - Network News Transfer Protocol
• NOW - Network Of Workstations
• NT (Windows) - New Technology
• NTP - Network Time Protocol
• NTFS - New Technology File System
• OCP - Oracle Certified Professional
• ODBC - Open Data Base Connectivity
• OLE - Object Linking and Embedding
• OMR - Optical Mark Reader
• ONE - Open Network Architecture
• OOAD - Object Oriented Analysis and Design
• OOPS - Object Oriented Programming System
• Open GL - Open Graphics Library
• OS - Operating System
• PC - Personal Computer
• PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect
• PCMCIA - Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
• PDA - Personal Digital Assistant
• PDF - Portable Document Format
• PDL - Page Description Language
• PHP - PHP Hypertext Processor
• PLC - Programmable Logic Controller
• PNG - Portable Network Graphics
• PnP - Plug and Play
• POP - Post Office Protocol
• POST - Power On Self Test
• PPP - Peer to Peer Protocol
• PPTP - Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
• PROM - Programmable Read Only Memory
• PS - Post Script
• PSN - Processor Serial Number
• QoS - Quality of Service
• RAID - Redundant Array of Independent Disks
• RAM - Random Access Memory
• RAMDAC - Random Access Memory Digital to Analog Converter
• RDBMS - Relational Data Base Management System
• RDO - Remote Data Objects
• RDP - Remote Desktop Protocol
• RD RAM - Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory
• R-DAT - Rotating Digital Audio Tape
• RFC - Request For Comments
• RGB - Red Green Blue
• RIP - Raster Image Processor
• RISC - Reduced Instruction Set Computer
• ROM - Read Only Memory
• RPC - Remote Procedure Call
• RTC - Real Time Clock
• RTF - Rich Text Format
• RTOS - Real Time Operating System
• SACK - Selective Acknowledgements
• SAM - Security Access Manager
• SAP - Service Access Point, Systems Applications Products
• SCSI - Small Computers Systems Interface
• SRAM - Static Random Access Memory
• SD RAM - Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
• S - DAT - Stationary Digital Audio Tape
• SDK - Software Development Kit
• SGML - Standard Generalized Markup Language
• SG RAM - Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory
• SIM - Subscriber Identification Module
• SIMD - Single Instruction Multiple Data
• SISD - Single Instruction Single Data
• SMS - Short Message Service
• SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
• SNA - System Network Architecture
• SNAP - Sub Network Access Protocol
• SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol
• SOAP - Simple Object Access Protocol
• SPX - Sequenced Packet Exchange
• SQL - Structured Query Language
• sw - software
• TB - Tera Bytes
• TAPI - Telephony Application Program Interface
• TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
• TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
• TDI - Transport Data Interface
• TPM - Transactions Processing Monitor
• TSR - Terminate and Stay Residents
• UDP - User Datagram Protocol
• UNC - Universal Naming Convention
• UNIX - Uniplexed Information and Computer Systems
• UML - Unified Modelling Language
• URL - Universal Resource Locator
• USB - Universal Serial Bus
• UTP - Unshielded Twisted Pair
• VAN - Virtual Area Network
• VB - Visual Basic
• VC++ - Visual C++
• VCD - Video Compact Disc
• VGA - Video Graphics Array
• VHS - Video Home System
• VLIW - Very Long Instruction Words
• VLSI - Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits
• VPN - Virtual Private Network
• VRAM - Video Random Access Memory
• VRML - Virtual Reality Modelling Language
• VS - Visual Studio
• VSNL - Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
• VXD - Virtual Device Driver

• W3C - World Wide Web Consortium
• WAN - Wide Area Network
• WAP - Wireless Application Protocol
• WHQL - Windows Hardware Quality Lab
• Windows ME - Windows Millennium Edition
• Windows NT - Windows New Technology
• Windows XP - Windows eXPerienced
• WINS - Windows Internet Name Services
• WMI - Windows Management Instrumentation
• WML - Wireless Markup Language
• WORM - Write Once Read Many
• WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
• WWW - World Wide Web
• XHTML - eXtensible Hyper Text Markup Language
• XML - eXtensible Markup Language
• XSL - eXtensible Style Sheet langauge
• Y2K - Year 2000
• ZIF - Zero Insertion Force