AAR Addition Accumulation

A
Register

AAS All-to-all Scatter

Analog to Digital AASP ASCII Asynchronous

A/D Support Package

A/D/P Analysts / Designers / Average Access Time

Programmers AAT

Apple's version of AAUP American Association

A/UX of University Presses
Unix

Attribute Association AB Average BIOS

AA
Function
ABC Adaptive Binary
AAAP Autodesk Animator Coder
and Animator Pro
ABC American Broadcast
AAB All-to-all Broadcast Company

Anglo - American ABC Abstract Base Class

AACR
Cataloguing Rules
ABC Atanasoff-Berry
AAER Accounting and Computer
Auditing Enforcement
Releases ABCDC Abstract Base Class
M Derived Class Method
AAL ATM Adaptation Layer
ABCM Abstract Base Class
AAP Association of Method
American Publishers
ABED Algorithm - Based
AAP Applications Access Error Detection
Point
ABEND Abnormal End
 AC Automatic Computer
ABFT Algorithm Based Fault
tolerance AC Autocheck

ABI Application Binary Auxiliary Carry

Interface AC

Advanced Basic input ACAP Analyst Capability

ABIOS
Output System
ACAP Application
ABIST Automatic Built-in Configuration Access
Self-Test Protocol

ABLE Adaptive Battery Life ACB Access Control Byte

Extender
ACBCE Arithmetic Coding
ABM Asynchronous D Based Continuos
Balanced Mode Error Detection

ABR Available Bit Rate ACC Aston Compiler

Constructor
ABRS Automated Book
Request System ACC Abstract and
Concrete Classes
ABS Absolute
ACC Accumulator

ABS Address Book

Synchronization ACCU Association of C and
C++ Users
ABT Abort
ACD Automatic Call
Distribution
ABT Abstract Behavoired
Types
ACDI Asynchronous
Communications
ABTS ASCII Block Terminal Device Interface
Services
ACE Advanced Computing ACL Applet Class Loader
Environment
ACL Access Control List
ACE Automatic Computing
Engine
ACLE Array C Language
Emulator
ACE Adverse Channel
Enhancements
ACM Audio Compression
Manager
ACE Access Control Entry

ACM Association for

ACE Adaptive Critic Computer Machinery
Element
ACMS Application Control
ACF Access Control Field Management System

ACF Advanced ACM- ACM - Special

Communications SIGMIS Interest Group On
Function Management
Information Systems
ACH Automated Clearing
House ACMT Association of
Computer Machinery
ACIA Asynchronous Transaction
Communication
Interface Adapter ACP Algebra of
Communicating
ACIAS Automated Processes
Calibration Interval
Analysis System ACP Arabic Command
Processor
ACIS American Committee
for Interoperable ACP Auxiliary Control
Systems Process

ACK Acknowledgment ACP Ancillary Control

Program
 Timekeeping
ACPI Advanced Technology
Configuration and
Power Interface ACU Automatic Calling Unit

ACR Allowed Cell Rate ACWP Actual Cost of Work

Performed
ACR Available Cell Rate
AD Activity Description
ACS Access Control Set
ADA Application Domain
ACS Access Control
System ADA Automatic Data
Acquisitions
ACS Advanced Computer
System ADALIN Adaptive Linear
E Neuron
ACS Anti Curl System
ADB Apple Desktop Bus
ACS Asynchronous
Communication Autonomous Data
Server ADBS
Base System

ACS Access Add with Carry

ADC
ACSE Association Control Adaptive Data
Service Element ADC
Compression

ACTS Advanced Add White Carry

Communications ADC
Technology Satellite
ADCCP Advanced Data
Automated Computer Communication
ACTS Control Procedure
Time Service

Advanced ADD Automatic Document

ACTT Detection
Communication and
ADF Adapter Description ADM Arrow Diagramming
File Method

ADF Automatically Defined ADM Add / Drop

Function Multiplexer

ADF Automatic Document ADMAC Apple Document

Feeder S Management and
Control System
ADFD Action Data Flow
Diagram ADN Add in Utility

ADI Apple Desktop ADNO Address Number

Interface

ADO Active Data Objects

ADI Autodesk Device
Interface
ADP Asynchronous Data
Autocad Device Processing
ADI
Interface
ADP Automatic Data
Address Data Latch Processing
ADL

Architectural ADPCM Adaptive Differential

ADL Pulse Code
Description Language Modulation

ADLAT Adaptive Lattice Filter Add Double Precision

ADR
Register
ADLC Asynchronous Data
Link Control ADR Address

ADLC Adaptive Losses Data Automatic Distribution

Compression ADS
System

ADLS Asynchronous Digital Application

Subscriber Line ADS
Development
 Solutions
AE Above Or Equal
ADS Application
Development Average Error
Standards AE

Adobe Document AEB Analog Expansion

ADSC Bus
Structuring
Conventions
AEC Architecture,
Address Status Engineering,
ADSC Construction
Changed

Analog Display AEE Arithmetic Expression

ADSI Evaluation
Services Interface

Active Directory AES Advanced Encryption

ADSI Standard
Service Interface

Asymmetrical Digital AES Asynchronous Event

ADSL Services
Subscriber Line

Asynchronous Digital AESA ATM End System

ADSL Address
Subscriber Loop

Appletalk Data AETG Automatic Efficient

ADSP Test Generator
Stream Protocol

ADSR Attack, Decay, AETLTA Association for the

Sustain, Release Education Training of
Library Technicians
and Assistants
ADT Application Data
Types
AF Auxiliary Flag

ADT Abstract Data Type

AFA Add File to Archive

ADU Automatic Dialing Unit

AFA Accelerated File
 Access Reporting and Match

AFC Application AFIS Automated

Foundation Classes Fingerprint
Identification System
AFC Automatic Frequency
Control AFK Away From Keyboard

AFC Automatic Font AFM Adobe Font Metrics

Change

AFP Adjusted Function

AFC Accelerating Fractal Points
Compression

AFP Appletalk Filing

AFD Actual Finished Date Protocol

AFD Automatic File AFP Advanced Function

Distribution Presentation

AFDW Active Framework for AFR Assemble Feasibility

Data Warehousing Report

AFG Advanced Frame AFR Annualized Failure

Grabber Rate

AFI Authority and Format AFS Andrew File System

Identifier

AFTP Anonymous File

AFII Association for Font Transfer Protocol
Information
Interchange
AGA Advanced Graphics
Adapter
AFIPS American Federation
of Information
Processing Societies AGC Automatic Gain
Control

AFIRM Automated
Fingerprint Image AGI Address Generation
 Interlock AIA Applications
Integration
AGP Accelerated Graphics Architecture
Port
AIAG Automative Industry
AGR Adaptation-Guided Action Group
Retrieval Method
AIC Akaike's Information
AGU Address-Generation Criterion
Unit
AICPA American Institute of
AGV Automated Guided Certified Public
Vehicles Accountants

AH Authentication AIF Audio Information File

Header Format

AHA Advanced High AIF Audio Interchange

Analysis Format

AHM Amsterdam AIG American

Hypermedia Model International Group

AHPL A Hardware AIMS Automated Inspection

Programming & Measurement
Language Station

AHS Automated Highway AIN Advanced Intelligent

Systems Network

AI Aggregate AIO Aquittement Input /

Identification Output

AI Analog Input AIOPAD Asynchronous Input /

Output Packet
Assembler /
AI Artificial Intelligence Disassembler
AIR Assemble AKO A - Kind - Of
Investigation Results
AL Application Layer
AIR Additive Increase
Rate
ALA American Library
Association
AIRES Automated Image
Reconstruction Using
Expert Systems ALAP Appletalk Link Access
Protocol

AIS Association for

Information Systems ALC Automatic Level
Control

AIS Automated
Identification System ALC Arithmetic and Logic
Circuits

AIS Alarm Indication

Signal ALD Assemble Logical
Design

AIS Automated
Information System ALE Application Linking
and Embedding

AISP Association of
Information Systems ALE Address Latch Enable
Professionals
ALGOL Algorithmic Oriented
AISPM Automated Language
Information System
Program Manager ALGOL Algorithm Language

AIT Advanced Intelligent ALH Augmented

Tape Lagrange-Hopfield

AIX Advanced Interactive ALIBI Adaptive Location of

eXecutive Internetworked Bases
of Information
AKL Automatic Key Lock
ALINK Active Link
 AMD Advanced Micro
ALIWEB Archie Like Indexing Devices
in the Web
AML Arc Macro Language
ALN Asynchronous
Learning Network AMMA Advanced Memory
Management
ALPAC Automatic Language Architecture
Processing Advisory
Committee AMP Atomic Multicast
Protocol
ALR Advanced Logic
Research AMPS Advanced Mobile
Phone Service
ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit
ANDF Application Neural
ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit Distribution Format

ANI Animated Cursor

ALVINN Autonomous Land
Vehicle in a Neural
Network ANI Automatic Number
Identification
AM Abstract Model
ANN Annotations
AM/PSK Amplitude Modulation
with Phase-Shift ANN Artificial Neural
Keying Network

AMA Automatic Message ANOVA Analysis of Variance

Accounting
ANS Application Naming
AMAND Automated Standards
A Messaging and
Directory Assistance Advanced Networks
ANS
and Services
AMD Active Matrix Display
ANSD Analysis and
Modeling Software
Development
 BALUN Balanced Unbalanced

B BAM

BAM
Boyan Action Module

Bidirectional
Associative Memory
B - ICI Broadband -
Intercarrier Interface BAPI Business Application
Programming
B - ISDN Broadband Integrated Interface
Services Digital
Network BARTS Bell Atlantic Regional
Timesharing
B/F Background /
Foreground BAS Basic Language

B2X Binary to BAS Buffer Allocation Size

Hexadecimal

BASH Bourne Again Shell

BAB Branch and Bound

BASIC Beginner All Purpose

BAI Book Aid International Symbolic instruction
Code
BAIM Baseline Advanced
Industrial BASM Built-in Assembler
Management

BAT Batch Processing

BAK Backup

BAT Block Address

BAK Binary Adaptation Kit Translation

BAL Basic Assembly BBA Boundary Based

Language Approach

BAL Branch and Link BBL Be Back Later

BBLT Bus Block Transfer BCD Binary Coded
Decimal
BBN Bolt Beranek and
Network BCI Binary Coded
Information
BBS Bulletin Board
Systems BCI Binary Code
instrumentation
BBS Blocked Before
Service BCL Batch Command
Language
BBS- Blocked Before
Service - Server Is BCO Band Compression
SNO Order
Not Occupied

BBS-SO Blocked Before BCP Best Current Practice

Service - Server
Occupied BCP Bulk Copy Program

BBW Best of Both World Basic Computer

BCPL
Programming
BCB Both Connection Language
Based
BCR Byte Count Register
BCC Blared Courtesy Copy
BCR Basic Channel Rates
BCC Borland C Compiler
BCS Bandwidth
BCC Board of County Conservation Society
Commissioners
BCS Bar Code Sorter
BCC Block Check
Character Budget Cost of Work
BCWS
Scheduled
BCC Blind Carbon Copy
BDA Bios Data Area
 BECN Backward Explicit
BDAM Basic Direct Access Congestion
Method Notification

BDC Backup Domain BEDO Burst Extended Data

Controller Out

BDD Binary Decision BELLCO Bell Communications

Diagram RE Research

BDE Borland Database BER Basic Encoding Rules

Engine

BER Bit Error Rate

BDK Bean Developer Kit

BERT Bit Error Rate Test

BDLS Bidirectional Loop
Switching
BF Bad Flag
BDOS Basic Disk Operating
System BFA Bellmon Ford
Algorithm
BDP Bottom Driver Pattern
BFA Buffer Area
BDR Bus Device Request
BFF Binary File Format
BDSL Broadband ADSL
BFN Buffer Number
BDSS Bayesiam Decision
Support System BFS Breadth First Search

BDY Boundary BFT Batch File

Transmission
BE Below Or Equal
BFTP Batch FTP
BE Basic Event
BGA Ball Grid Array
 BICMOS Bipolar CMOS
BGE Branch if Greater Or
Equal BiDi Bi-directional

BGI Borland Graphic Bath Information and

Interface BIDS
Data Services

BGP Border Gateway Bipolar Field Effect

Protocol BIFET
Transistor

BGT Branch if Greater Binary Interchange

Than BIFF
File Format

BHI Branch if Higher Beginning of

BIM
Information Marker
BHIS Branch if Higher Or
Same BIN Binary

BHN Binary Hopfield Binary Automatic

Network BINAC
Computer

BHNS Binary Hopfield Berkeley Internet

Network System BIND
Name Domain

BI Binary input
BINHEX Binary Hexadecimal
BIB Bibliography
BIOFAM Binary input Output
Fuzzy Associative
BIB Bus Interface Board Memory

BIC Buffer Interface BIOS Basic input / Output

Controller System

B-ICI Broadband - BIP Bit Interleaved Parity

Intercarrier Interface
BIS Business Information
System
B-ISDN Boardband Integrated BLAST Blocked
Services Digital Asynchronous
Network Transmission

BIST Built in Self Test BLD Basic Blood Graphics

BISYNC Binary Synchronous BLDSC British Library

Communication Document Supply
Center
BIT Binary Digit
BLE Branch if Less Or
Bit Block Transfer Equal
BITBLT
BLER Block Error
BITNET Because It's Time
Network
BLK Block
BITNIC Bitnet Network
Information Center B-LLI Broadband Lower -
Layer Information
BIU Bus Interface Unit
BLMC Buried Logic
Business Intelligence Macrocell
BIW
Warehouse
BLOB Binary Large Object
BIX Byte Information
Exchange BLOS Branch if Lower Or
Same
BK! Backup
BLT Black Logical Transfer
BL Bit Line
BLU Basic Link Unit
BL Branch On Low
BM Benchmark
BLAISE British Library Online
Information Service BMI Branch if Minus
BMIC Busmaster Interface
Controller
 CA Collision Avoidance

C CA

CAB
Cellular Automate

Citizens
Bureaus
Advice

C C Source Code
CAC Connection
Admission Control
C SLIP Compressed Slip

CACM Communication of the

C&T Chips and Association of
Technologies Computers Machinery

C/D Control Data

CACP Central Arbitration
Control Point
C/R Command /
Response CAD Computer Aided
Design
C/S Client / Server
CAD Computer Aided
C/SB Client / Server Drafting
Binding
CAD Computer Aided
C/SCS Client / Server Dispatch
Computer System
CAD Class Association
C++ C Plus Plus Diagram

CADD Computer Aided

C+LP Cluster and LP
Design and Drafting
algorithm

CADE Client / Server

C2D Character to Decimal
Application
Development
C2X Character to Environment
Hexadecimal
CAE Client Application Aquisition and
Enabler Logistics Support

CAE Computer Aided CALS Computer Assisted

Engineering Logistic System

CAE Common Application CAM Communication

Environment Access Method

CAEX Computer Aided CAM Content -

Exploration Addressable Memory

CAFE Corporate Average CAM Computer Aided

Fleet Efficiency Manufacturing

CAFE Conditional Access CAMMU Cache / Memory

for Europe Management Unit

CAG Column Address CAMS County Address

Generator Management System

CAI Computer Aided CAP Capture

Instruction
CAP Carrierless Amplitude
CAIRN Collaborative and Phase-
Advanced modulation
Interagency Research
Network Central Arbitration
CAP
Point
CAL Calendar
CAP Communication
CAL Client Access License Application Platform

CAL Computer Assisted CAP Competitive Access

Learning Provider

CALS Computer - Aided CAP Computer Aided

Publishing
CAPD Computing to Assist CAS Current Alerting
Persons with System
Disabilities
CAS/HE Computer Aided
CAPE Concurrent Art to Software / Hardware
Product Environment Engineering

CAPP Computer Process CASBR Checkpoint After

Planning Send - Before
Receive
CAPP Computer Aided
Planning Project CASE Common Application
Service Elements
CAPS Cassette
Programming System CASE Computer Aided
Software Engineering
CAQ Computer Aided
Quality CASL Crosstalk Application
Scripting Language
CAR Commented Arcs
Ratio CASR Center for Aviation
Systems Reliability
CARL Colorado Alliance of
Research Libraries CASS Computer Assisted
Search Service
CAS Column Address
Select CASSIS Classified and Search
Support Information
CAS Computer Aided System
Styling
CAST Centrex Audit
CAS Column Address Strategy Tool
Strob
CAT Catalog
CAS Communications
Applications CAT Computer Adaptive
Specification Test
 Chaining
CAT Computer Aided
Testing CBCR Channel Byte Count
Register
CAT Computer Aided
Tomography CBD Case - Based Design

CAT Computer Aided CBDS Connectionless

Transcription Broadband Data
Service
CAT Computer Aided Test
CBEMA Computer Business
CATIA Computer Aided Equipment
Three - dimensional Manufactures
Interactive Application Association

CATS Contained Array Test CBI Computer Based

System Instrumentation

CATS Computer Assisted CBIOS Compatibility Bios

Training System
CBL Cobol Source Code
CAU Controlled Access
Unit Computer Based
CBL
Leaving
CAV Constant Angular
Velocity Computer Based
CBL
Learning
CAVE Computer Automatic
Virtual Environment Character Block
CBLT
Transfer
CAW Channel Address
Word Computer - Based
CBMS
Message System
CB Call Barring
CBR Continuous Bit Rate
CBC Clipher Block
CBR Constant Bit Rate CCD Class Communication
Diagram
CBR Case - Based
Reasoning CCD-FIT Change Complied
Device Frame
Computer Based Interline Transfer
CBT
Training
CCD-FT Charge Complied
Context Based Vision Device Frame
CBVIS Transfer

CBW Convert Byte to Word Charge Complied

CCD-IT
Device Interline
CBX Computerized Branch Transfer
Exchange
CCF Central Control
CC Courtesy Copy Function

CC Cluster Controller CCFT Cold Cathode

Fluorescent Tube

CCA Covert Channel

Analyze CCG Class Code
Generation

CCB Command Control

Block CCI Common Client
Interface

CCC Cube Connected

Cycles CCIS Common Channel
Interoffice Signaling

CCC Cyber Cash's Crane

CCITT Committee Consultatif
International
CCCB Currency Client Telephonique et
Callback Telegraphique

CCD Charge - Coupled CCK Complementary Code

Device Keying
CCL Cube Connected
Cycle CCP Certified Computer
Programmer
CCL Computer
Communication CCR Commitment,
Laboratories Concurrency and
Recovery
CCL Compiler
Construction CCR Chip Count Register
Language

CCS Color Calibration

CCL Connection Control System
Language

CCS Change Current

CCL Cursor Control Server
Language

CCS Common
CCLN Cascade - Correlation Communications
Learning Network Services

CCM Component Common Command

Categories Manager CCS
Set

CCM Concurrency Control Common

Mechanism CCS
Communications
Support
CCM Contour Combinates
Memory Continuous
CCS
Composite Servo
CCN Computer -
Communication Cellular Circuit -
Network CCSD
Switched Data

CCP Console Command

Processor CCSDS Consultative
Committee Space
and Data Systems
CCP Consib Command
Processor
CCTA Central Computer and CDAd Component Data
Telecommunication Administrator
Agency
CDAI Digital
CCW Channel Command Communications
Word Associates Inc.

CD Class Diagram CDATA Character Data

CD Countdown Counter CDBT Compact Disk-based

Training
CD Conceptual
Dependency CDC Control Data
Corporation
CD Carrier Detect
CD-DA Compact Disk -
Digital Audio
CD Change Directory

CDDI Copper Distributed

CD Color Display Data Interface

CD Compact Disk CDE Complex Data Entry

CD Collision Detection CDE Common Desktop

Environment
CD_CH Card Channel Ready
CD-E Compact Disc
RDY Erasable

CD+G Compact Disk Plus Compact Disk -

Graphics CD-E
Erasable

CDA Compact Disk Audio Command Delimited

CDF
Format
CDA Compound Document
Architecture CDF Channel Definition
Format
 CDP Certification Data
CDFS Compact Disc File Processing
System
CDPD Cellular Digital Packet
CD-I Compact Disc Data
Interactive
CDQ Convert Doubleword
CD-I Compact Disk to Quardword
Interactive
CDR Compare Double
CDIA Certified Document Precision Register
Imaging Architect
CDR Call Detail Recording
CDIS Central Control
Function Display CDR Common Data
Information System Representation

CDL Computer Design CD-R Compact Disc

Language Recordable

CDM Conceptual Data CD-R/E Compact Disc

Modeling Recordable and
Erasable
CDM Cell Delay Module
CDRAM Cache DRAM
CDMA Code Division
Multiple Access CD-RDx Compact Disk - Read
Only Memory Data
CDMF Commercial Data Exchange Standard
Masking Facility
CDRI Copyright Digital
CD-MO Compact Disk - Research Inc.
Magneto Optical
CDRL Contract Data
CDOS Concurrent Disk Requirements List
Operating System
CD-ROM Compact Disk Read
 Only Memory CD-WO Compact Disk - Write
Once
CD-ROM CD-ROM Extended
XA Architecture CDX Compound Index

CD- Compact Disk - Real CD-XA Compact Disk -

Time Operating Extended Architecture
RTOS
System
CE Collision Elimination
CD-RW Compact Disc
Rewritable CE Chip Enable

CDS Current Directory Cache Enable

Structure CE

Command and Data CE Convert Enable

CDS
System
CE Change of Error
CDSA Common Data
Security Architecture CEG Continuous Edge
Graphics
CDSL Consumer Digital
Subscriber Line CEI Conducted
Electromagnetic
CDT Corel Draw Template Interference

CDTV Commodore Dynamic CELP Card Edge Low

Total Vision Profile

CDV Cell Delay Variation CEMM Compaq Expanded

Memory Manager

CD-V Compact Disk - Video

CEMS Constituent Electronic
Mail System
CDVT Cell Delay Variation
Tolerance Conditional End of
CEOP
Page
CEPT Conference on CFL Context Tree
European Post & Language
Telegraph
CFM Code Fragment
CER Cell Error Rotation Manager

CER Canonical Encoding CFM Cubic Feet per Minute

Rules
CFR Computerized Facial
CERT Computer Emergency Recognition
Response Team
CFS Common File System
CF Carry Flag
CFS Caching File System
CFB Chipper - Feed Back
CFS Computer Function
CFB Configurable Function Specification
Block
CFV Collision - Free Vector
CFC Control Flow
Constructs Call For Votes
CFV
CFD Control Flow Diagram
CG Control Gate

CFD Computational Fluid

Dynamics CGA Color Graphics
Adapter

CFE Compiler Front End

CGE Common Graphics
Environment
CFG Configuration
CGI Computer Graphics
CFG Context - Free - Interface
Grammar
CGI Computer Generated
CFG Control Flow Graph Images
CGI Common Gateway CHGRP Change Group
Interface
CHIPS Channel Incentive
CGI-BIN Common Gateway Program for Sales
Interface - Binary
CHKDS Check Disk
CGLI City and Guilds of
London Institute K

CGM Computer Graphics CHMOD Change Mode

Metafile
CHOWN Change Owner
CGPM Compiler Generation
for Parallel Machines CHP Chapter

CGRM Computer Graphics Character

Reference Model CHR

Continuous - Grain CHRP Common Hardware

CGS Reference Platform
Silicon

Challenge Hand - CHS Class Hierarchy

CHAP Specification
Shake Authentication
Protocol
CHS Cylinder Head Sector
CHAT Conversational
Hypertext Access CI Component Interface
Technology
CI Configuration Item
CHCK Channel Check

CIA Current instruction

CHCP Change Code Page Address

CHDIR Change Directory CIAC Computer Incident

Advisory Capability
CHFN Change Finger
CICRIS Commercial and Model
Industrial Cooperative
Reference and CIM CompuServe
Information Service Information Manager

CICS Custom Information CIM Computer Input from

Control System Microfilm

CICS/VS Customer Information CIM Computer Integrated

Control System / Manufacturing
Virtual Storage
CIM Center for Information
CID Charge - Injection Management
Device
CIOCS Communication Input
CID Configuration / / Output Control
Installation / System
Distribution
CIP Capital Improvement
CIDR Classless Inter - Projects
Domain Routing
CIP Common Indexing
CIF Customer Information Protocol
Feed
CIP Command Interface
CIF Cell Information Field Port

CIF Common CIR Committed

Intermediate Format Information Rate

CIFS Common Internet File CIR Committed

System Information Rate

CIK Conference on CIRC Circular Reference

Information and
Knowledge Cross - Interleaved
CIRC
Reed - Solomon
CIM Common Information Code
CIS Computer and CIVR Computer and
Information Science Interactive Voice
Response
CIS Card Information
Structure CIX Compulink
Information Exchange
CIS Client Information
System CIX Commercial Internet
Exchange
CIS Contact Image
Sensor CJCS Chairman, Joint
Chiefs of Staff
CIS CompuServe
Information Service CJLI Command Job
Language Interpreter
CIS Computer Information
Systems CKD Count Key Data

CIS Customer Information CKPO Count Key

System Progressive Overflow

CIS Center for Information CL Confidence Level

Security

CL Cirrus Logic
CISC Complex Instruction
Set Computer
CL Connectionless
CISIE Center for Information
Systems Integration CLA Cary Lockheed
and Evolution Addition

CIT Computer -Integrated CLAR Channel Local

Telephony Address Register

CITED Copyright in CLASS Client Access to

Transmitted Systems and
Electronic Documents Services
CLASS Cooperative Library CLID Calling Line
Agency for Systems Identification
and Services
CLIST Command List
CLASS Custom Local - Area
Signaling Services Clock
CLK
CLC Clear Carry Flag
CLK Caps Lock Key

CLD Clear Direction Flag

CLLM Consolidated Link
Layer Management
CLG Common Language
Grammar Compose Logical
CLM
Under Mask
CLI Clear Interrupt Flag
CLNP Connection Less
CLI Client Library Network Protocol
Interface
CLNS Connectionless
CLI Compare Logical Network Service
Immediate
CLOS Common Lisp Object
CLI Call Level Interface System

CLI Command -Line CLP Clipboard

Interpreter
CLP Cell Less Priority
CLI Command Line
Interface Constraint Logic
CLP
Programming
CLIB C Library
CLR Cell Lass Ratio
CLID Common Language
Independent set of Custom Link Series
Database CLS
CLS Clear Screen
CMAC Cerebellar Model
CLSF Connectionless Articulation Controller
Server Function
CMC Controlled Motion
CLTP Connection Less Compresation
Transport Protocol
CMC Common Messaging
CLTS Clear Task Switch flag Calls

Constant Linear Time CMC Common Mail Calls

CLTV
Velocity
CMC Communication
CLU Constant Linear Management
Velocity Configuration

CLUI Command Line User CMC Computer - Mediated

Interface Communication

CLUT Color Look - Up Table CMD Command

CLV Constant Linear CMD Circuit Mode Data

Velocity
CMF Creative Music
CM Configuration Format
Management
CMIM Control Program for
CM Conceptual Model Microprocessor

CM Corrective CMIP Common

Maintenance Management
Information Protocol
CM Control Mark
CMIP Common
Management
CMA Concert Multi - thread Interface Protocol
Architecture
CMIS Client - Side Image CMOV Conditional Move
Maps
CMP Configuration
CMIS Common Management Plan
Management
Information Service Computer Music
CMPS
Performance System
CMIS Common
Management Compare Word String
Information System CMPS

Common CMS Code Management

CMISE System
Management
Information Service
Element CMS Compiler Monitor
System
CML Conceptual Modeling
Language CMS Conversation Monitor
System
CML Current Mode Logic
CMS Color Management
System
CML Computer Managed
Learning
CMS Configuration
Management System
CMM Compatibility Maturity
Model
CMS Control Mini Slot

CMMS Computerized
Maintenance CMTB Cache Mire Test
Management Bench
Software
CMU Carnegie Melon
CMMU Cache / Memory University
Management Unit
CMVC Configuration
CMOS Complementary Metal Management Version
Oxide Semiconductor Control
CMW Compartment Mode CNI Certified Novell
Workstation Instructor

CMY Cyan, Magenta, CNIDR Clearinghouse for

Yellow Network Information
Discovery and
CMYK Cyan Magenta Yellow Retrieval
& Blake
CNLS Connectionist
CN Computer Network Normalized Linear
Spline Network

CNA Certified NetWare

Administrator CNM Communication
Network Management

CNAPS Co-processing Node Cellular Neural

Architecture for CNN
Parallel Systems Network

Computerized CNN Composite Network

CNC Node
Numerical Controller

Create New Contact CNR Carrier to Noise Ratio

CNC

Computer Numerical CNS Connected Station

CNC
Control
CNSS Core Nodal Switching
CNE Certified NetWare Subsystem
Engineer
CNV Conventional
CNES Centre National
D'etudies Spatiales CNX Certified Network
Expert
CNF Configuration
CO Command Output
CNI Commisia Nationala
de Informatica CO Convert Out
CO Central Office
CODEC Compression /
COAM Customer Owned And Decompression
Maintained
CODEC Codificator -
COAST Computer Operations, Decodificator
Audit and Security
Technology CODIL Context Dependent
Information Language
COAST Card On A Stick
COFF Common Object File
Chip - On - Board Format
COB
COGO Coordinate Geometry
COB Coupling Between
Object Classes
COL Computer Oriented
Language
COBOL Common Business
Oriented Language
COL Collision
COBRA Common Object
Request Broker COLD Computer Output to
Architecture Laser Disk

COCOM Constructive Cost COLD Common Object -

O Model oriented Language for
Deign

CODAS Conference On Data Collision

System Language COLL
YL
COM Command
CODE Computation -
Oriented Display
Environment COM Component Object
Model
CODE Client - server Open
Development COM Computer Output
Environment Microfilm
COM Continuation of Runtime
Message
CORBA Common Object
COM Common Object Request Broker
Model Architecture

COMA Cache Only Memory CoREN Corporation for

Architecture Research and
Enterprise Network
COMD Complex Object Data
Models COS Connection Oriented
Service
COMDE Computer Dealers
X Exhibition COS Common Object
Service's

COMET Cornell Macintosh

Compatible Operating
Terminal Emulator COS
System

CON Console
COSE Combined Office
Standard
CONS Connection - Oriented Environment
Network Service
COSE Common Open
COOC Concurrent Object Software Environment
Oriented C
COSIP Computer Open
COPICS Communications Systems
Oriented Production Implementation
Information and Program
Control System
COSMIC Computer Software
COPS Computer Oracle and Management and
Password System Information Center

COQ Cost of Quality COSMO Computer System for

S Mainframe
COR Common Object Operations
 Equipment
COSS Common Object
Services Specification CPE Central Processing
Element
COWBP Compression Order
with Bounded CPE Customer Provided
Prediction Equipment

CP Compare Packed CPFF Cost Plus Fixed Fee

CP Copy Protected CPG Clock Pulse

Generator
CP/M Control Program for
Minicomputer CPI Code Page
Information
CPC Computer Program
Component CPI Clock Per Instruction

CPC Constant Point CPI Common

Calculation Programming
Interface
CPCI Computer Program
Configuration Item CPI Common Part
Indicator
CPCS Common Part
Convergence CPI Customizing Process
Sublayer Interaction

CPCS Check Processing CPI Character Per Inch

Control System
CPI-C Common
CPDI Consolidate Process Programming
Data Interface Interface for
Communications
CPE Cover Page
CPIF Cost Plus Incentive
CPE Customer Premises Fee
CPIO Copy In and Out CR Carriage Return

CPL Control Panel CR/LF Carriage Return / Line

Feed
CPL Current Privilege
Level CRAM Cyberspatial Reality
Advancement
Complex Movement
CPLD
Programmable Logic
Device CRAYO Create Your Own
N Newspaper
CPM Critical Path Method
CRB Consensus Recovery
CPODA Contention PODA Block

Central Processing CRC Cyclic Redundancy

CPQ Check
Queue

Cycles Per Second CRC Class - Responsibility

CPS Collaboration

CPS Characters Per Concurrent Read

Second CRCN
Concurrent Write

CPSR Computer Cardfile

Professionals for CRD
Social Responsibility
CRD Chord
CPT Command Pass
Through CREM Corporation for
Research and
CPU Central Processing Educational
Unit Networking

CPW Commercial CREN Computer Research

Processing Workload Education Network
CREN Corporation for CRS Cell Rate Service
Research and
Education Networking Conflict Resolution
CRS
Set
CREW Concurrent Read
Exclusive Write Collision Resolution
CRT
Techniques
CRF Cross Reference File
CRT Cathode Ray Tube
CRF Cable Retransmission
Facility CRT Controller
CRTC
CRI Color Reproduction
Indices CRUD Create, Retrieve,
Update, Delete

CRI Compositional Rule of

Interface CS Clear to Send

CRISP- Cross Industry CS Chip Select

DM Standard Process for
Data Mining CS Code Segment

CRL Carnegie Convergence

Representation CS
Sublayer
Language

CS/SS Card Service/socket

CRM Cell Rate Margin Service

CROM Control Read Only CSA Calendaring and

Memory Scheduling API

CROS Capacitive Read Only CSA Concept Studies

Storage Approval

CRP Collision Resolution CSAR Channel System

Period Address Register
CSB Common Sense Incorporated
Builder
CSI Command Sequence
CSC Computer Software Introducer
Component
CSID Call Subscriber ID
CSCI Computer Software
Configuration Item Computer Sensitive
CSL
Language
CSCW Computer Supported
Cooperative Work Compressed Serial
CSLIP
Time Interface
CSD Circuit - Switched Protocol
Data
CSM Client Supplier Model
CSD Computer Services
Department
CSM Communications
Services Manager
CSD Corrective Service
Diskette
CSM Code Set Map

CSDS Circuit Switched Data

Service CSMA Carrier Sense
Multiple Access
CSE Certified System
Engineer CSMA/C Carrier Sense
A Multiple Access with
Communication Collision Avoidance
CSFI
Subsystem for
Interconnection CSMA/C Carrier Sense
D Multiple Access with
Constructive Solid Collision Detection
CSG
Geometry
CSMS Customer Support
Consulting Services Management System
CSG
Group
CSN Card - Select Number
CSI CompuServe
CSNET Computer & Science Software Review
Network System

CSO Computing Services CSS Cascading Style

Offices Sheets

CSO Central Services CSS Continuous System

Organization Simulator

CSP Constraint CSS Contact Start - Stop

Satisfaction Problem
CSSA Computer Service
CSP Certified Systems and Software
Professional Association

CSP Chip - Scale CSSM Client - Server

Packaging Systems
Management
CSP Commercial
Subroutine Package CSTA Computer -
Supported Telephony
CSP Compucom Speed Applications
Protocol
CSTA Concurrent Search
CSP Communicating Tree Algorithm
Sequential Processes
CSU Channel Service Unit
CSP Cross System
Product Channel Switching
CSU
Unit
CSPDN Circuit Switched
Public Data Network Channel Service Unit
CSU
CS-PDU Convergence Circuit - Switched
Sublayer Protocol CSV
Data Unit Voice

Collaborative CSV Comma - Separated

CSRS
 Value CTOS Convergent
Technologies
CSV Common Services Operating System
Verbs
CTPA Coax - to - Twisted -
CSW Channel Status Word Pair Adapter

CT Component Type CTRCO Calculating,

Tabulating, Recording
Company
CTB Cipher Type Byte
CTS Customer Telephone
CTC Channel to Channel System

CTC Counter Timer Circuit CTS Clear to Send

CTCP Client - To - Client CTSS Compactable Time

Protocol Sharing System

CTD Cell Transfer Delay CUA Common User

Access

CTE Content Transfer

Encoding CUB Cursor Backward

CTI Computer Telephony CUD Cursor Down

Integration
CUE Custom Updates and
CTLP Cluster and LP Extras
Algorithm
CUF Cursor Forward
CTMC Continuos Time
Markov Chain Closed User Group
CUG
CTOS Computerized
Tomography CUI Character - oriented
Operating System User Interface
CUI Common User
Interface CVR Comment Volume
Ration
CUP Cursor Position
CVRP Cost Versus Risk
CUPID Completely Universal Parameter
Processor I/O Design
CVS Coded Video Stream
CUSI Configurable Unifier
Search Engine CVW CodeView for
Windows
CUSIP Committee for
Uniform Security CW/H Call Wait / Hold
Identification
Procedures
CWA Closed Word
Assumption
CUT Control Unit Terminal

CWD Convert Word to

CUTE Clarkston University Double Word
Terminal Emulator
CWD Change Working
CUU Cursor Up Directory

CVB Convert Packed CWIS Community Wide

Decimal to Binary Information Service

CVD Convent Binary to CWIS Campus Wide

Packed Decimal International System

CVF Compressed Volume CWQC Company Wide

File Quality Control

CVGA Color Video Graphics CWSS Collaborative Work

Array Support System

CVIA Computer Virus CYL Cylinder

Industry Association
CYMK Cyan - Yellow -
Magenta - Black
 DAB Digital Audio
Broadcasting

D DAC

DAC
Divide And Conquer

Discretionary Access
Control
D/C/T Design Code Test

DAC Data Acquisition and

D/CP Decomposition / Control
Composition Principe

DAC Dual Attachment

D/R Direct or Reverse Concentrator

D2C Decimal to Character DAC Digital to Analog

Converter
D2T2 Dye Diffusion
Thermal Transfer DAD Desktop Application
Director
D2X Decimal to
Hexadecimal Dad Data Administrator

DA Double Addressing Dadm Data Administration

DA Design Associate DAG Distributed Acyclic

Graph
DA Destination Address
DAG Directed Acyclic
Graph
DA Desk Accessory

DAI Distributed AI
DAA Decimal Adjust
Accumulator
DAL Dedicated Access
Line
DAA Decimal Adjust for
Addition
DAL Data Access
Language
 DARPA Defuse Advanced
DAL Disk Access Lockout Research Projects
Agency

DAM Data Acquisition and

Monitoring DART Digital Audio
Reconstruction
Technology
DAMPS Digital AMPS
DARTS Distributed
DAO Data Access Object Architecture for Real
Time Systems
DAP Data Access Protocol
DAS Dual Attachment
Developer Assistance Station
DAP
Program
DAS Decimal Adjust for
Directory Access Subtraction
DAP
Protocol
DASD Direct Access Storage
Developers Device
DAPIE
Application
Programming DASD(I Deputy Assistant
Interface Extensions M) Secretary of Defense
for Information
Data Administration Management
DAPM
Program Manager
DASP Data Administration
Strategic Plan
DAPMO Data Administration
Program Manager
Office DAT Digital Audio Tape

DARI Database Application DAT Disk Array

Remote Interface Technology

DARMS Digital Alternate DATACO Data Communications

Realization of Musical M
Symbols
DATE Data Acquisition Test Sorter
Environment
DBF Database
DAV Digital Audio - Video
DBI Decomposition Based
DAVIC Digital Audio - Visual Induction
Council
DBIS Dun & Bradstreet
DAW Digital Audio Information Services
Workstation
DBIT Define Bit
DB Define Byte
DBL Data Base Language
DB DataBase
DBM Data Base Manager
DB Data Buffer
DBMS Data Base
DB Device Bay Management System

DBAd Database DBMS/D Data Base

Administrator SC Management System
/ Data Storage
Classification
DBAdm Database
Administration
DBP Determinate Baize
Distributed Bulletin Plane
DBB
Board
DBPL Data Base
Data Base Connector Programming
DBC Language

DBC Device Bay Controller Detailed Bug Report

DBR
DBCS Double - Byte Dos Boot Record
Character Set DBR

Delivery Bar Code DBS Database System

DBCS
 DCAM Digital Camera
DBS Data Base Server
DCB Disk Coprocessor
DBTD Database Board
Transcription Design
DCB Device Control Block
DBTG Database Task Group
DCB Data Control Block
DBU Dial Back Up
DCC Direct Client Chat
DBV Digital Broadcast
Video DCC Digital Compact
Cassette
DC Data Collection
DCC Data Country Code
DC Direct Current
DCC Digital Command
DC Data Control Control

Data Communication DCC Direct Client

DC Connection

DC Device Control Direct Cable

DCC
Connection
DCA Document Content
Architecture DCC Display Combination
Code
DCA Digital
Communication DCD Data Carrier Detected
Associates

DCE Data Circuit -

DCAF Distributed Console terminating
Access Facility Equipment

DCAM Direct Chip Attach Data Communications

Module DCE
Equipment
DCE Distributed DCL Device Clear
Computing
Environment Declaration
DCL
DCED Distributed
Computing DCL Digital Control Logic
Environment Daemon
DCO Define Cell Origin
DCF Data Communication
Facility DCOM Distributed
Component Object
DCF Data Compression Model
Facility
DCP Discrete
DCF Data Count Field Communicating
Processes
DCF Driver Configuration
File DCP Data Call Plus

DCI Display Control DCR Dynamic Control

Interface Routing

DCI Document Creation DCS Distributed

and Interchange Computing System

DCL Dynamic Class DCS Data Collection

Loading System

DCL Digital Command DCS Data Control System

Language
DCS Distributed Control
DCL Data Control System
Language
DCS Desktop Color
DCL DEC Command Separation
Language
DCSS Digital Customized
Support Services DDB Distributed Data
Bases
DCT Dictionary
DDB Device Descriptor
DCT Discrete Cosine Block
Transform
DDB Device Dependent
DCU Data - Cache Unit Bitmap

DCVN Digital's Customer DDBMS Distributed DBMS

Video Network
DDBS Distributed Data Base
DD Depacketization System
Delay
DDC Digital Data Channel
DD Date Definition
DDC Direct Digital Control
DD Double Density
DDC Display Data Channel
DD Digital Display
DDC1 Display Data Channel
DDA Detailed Diagram of One
Activity
DDCMP Digital Data
DDA Digital Differential Communications
Analyzer Message Protocol

DDA Domain - Defined DDCP Direct Digital Color

Attribute Proof

DDA Distributed Data DDCS Distributed Database

Access Connection Services

DDA Demand Deposit DDD Direct Distance

Account Dialing
DDD Data Definition
Language DDL Data Definition
Language
DDE Direct Data Entry
DDL Document Description
DDE Dynamic Data Language
Exchange
DDM Drop Down Menu
DDEML Dynamic Data
Exchange Manager DDM Distributed Data
Library Management

DDF Dynamic Data DDN Defense Data

Formatting Network

DDH Drop Dead Halt DDNS Dynamic Domain

Naming System
DDI Device Driver
Interface DDP Distributed Data
Processing
DDI Direct Dial In
DDP Datagram Delivery
Digital Document Protocol
DDI
Interchange
DDPM Data Design Project
Director of Defense Management
DDI
Information
DDR Data and
Dimensionality
DDI(FIM) Director of Defense Reduction
Information,
Functional
Information Manager DDRS Defense Data
Repository System
DDK Device Driver Kit
DDR- Double Data Rate-

DDL Data Description SDRAM SDRAM

Language
DDS Digital Dataphone
Service DECB Data Event Control
Block
DDS Design Data Sheet
DECNET Digital Equipment
DDS Distributed Database Corporation
Services Networking

DDS Digital Data Storage DED Date Environment

Designer

DDS Distributed Directory

Service DEDS Dispute Event
Decision System

DDX Dialog Data

Exchange DEF Defaults

DDX Digital Data DEF Definitions

Exchange
DEF Desktop Functional
DE Device End Equivalent

DE Debugging Extension DEI Data Extraction

Interface

DE Discard Eligibility
DEIM Divide Et Impera
Method
DEA Data Encryption
Algorithm Data Encryption Key
DEK
DEAL Deductive Algebra
DEL Delete

DEC Device Clear

DELSTR Delete String
DEC Decrement
DEM Demonstration

DEC Digital Equipment

Corporation DEM Digital Elevation
 Model DFD Data Flow Diagram

DEN Document Enabled DFG Data Flow Graph

Networking

DFL Divide Floating Long

DEO Dialogue Element
Description
DFM Data Flow Model
DER Distinguished
Encoding Rules DFM Design For
Manofacturability
DES Description
DFS Depth First Search
DES Data Entry Sheet
DFS Distributed File
Data Encryption System
DES
Standard
DFS Distributed File
Device Execute Services
DET
Trigger
DFS Design For
Data Field Serviceability
DF

Destination Field DFSCC Distributed File

DF Service Client
Component
DF Device Flag
DFSMS Data Facility Storage
DF Double Flag Management
Subsystem

DF Direction Flag
DFT Design For Testability

DFA Deterministic Finite

Automation DFT Diagnostic Function
Test

DFC Data Flow Control

DFT Distributed Function
 Terminal
DI Destination Index
DFT Discrete Fourier
Transform Data In
DI
DFU Data File Utility
DIA Document
Interchange
DG Design Group Architecture

DGB Design Guideline DIB Directory Information

Base Base

DGC Data General DIB Device Independent

Corporation Bitmap

DGIS Direct Graphics DIB Dual Independent

Interface Standard Bus

DH DMPDU Header DIBOL Dec Business

Oriented Language
DHCP Dynamic Host Control
Protocol DIC Dictionary

DHCP Dynamic Host DICE Delivering Information

Configuration in a Cellular
Protocol Environment

DHL Dynamic Head DID Data Inter Description

Loading
DID Direct Inward Dialing
DHP Dr. Halo Pic

DIDS Distributed Intrusion

DHT Double Hashing Detection System
Technique
DIF Drawing Interchange
DHTML Dynamic HTML Format
DIF Data Interchange DIR Directory
Format
DIS Dynamic Impedance
DIGIT Diffusion Internet Stabilization
Group in Information
Technology Data Integration
DIS
Server
DII Dynamic Invocation
Interface Draft International
DIS
Standard
DIIP Direct Interrupt
Identification Port Data Interchange
DISA
Standards
DIME Dual Independent Association
Map Encoding
DISA Direct Inward System
DIMM Dual In-line Memory Access
Module
DISA Defence Information
DIN Deutsche Industrie System Agency
Norm
DISP Displacement
DIO Data Input - Output

DIT Directory Information

DIP Dialup Internet Tree
Protocol
DIVE Direct Interface Video
DIP Dual In-line Pin Extension

DIP Digital Image DIW D - Inside Wire

Processing
DIZ Description In Zip
DIP Document Image
Processing
DJO Distributed Java Kit

DIP Dual In-line Package

DKBS Distributed DLM Distributed Lock
Knowledge Base Manager
System
DLP Digital Light
DKE Data & Knowledge Processing
Engineering
DLR DOS LAN Requester
DL/1 Data Language One
DLRU Distributed LRU
DLC Data Link Control
DLS Data Link Switching
DLC Distributed Loop
Carrier Digital Linear Tape
DLT
DLCI Data Link Connection
Identifier DLU Dependent Logical
Unit

DLD Display List Driver

DM Data Management

DLE Data Link Escape

DM Descriptive Model

DLFRN Discrete-state Local

Feedback Recurrent DM Distributed Memory
Network
DMA Direct Memory
DLH Dialogue Level Help Addressing

Doubly Linked List DMA Direct Memory

DLL Access

DLL Dynamic Link Library Dynamic Memory

DMA
Allocation
DLM Distributed Lock
Manager DMAC DMA Controller

DLM Dynamic Link Module

DMACS Distributed
Manufacturing
 Automation & Control DMM Digital Multimeter
Software
DMMS Dynamic Memory
DMCP Data Manipulation Management System
and Control Package
DMOS Double - diffused
DMD Directory Metal - Oxide
Management Domain Semiconductor

DMD Digital Micromirror DMP Dot Matrix Printer

Device

DMPA Distributed Memory

DME Direct Memory Parallel Architecture
Execution

DMPC Distributed Memory

DME Distributed Parallel Computer
Management
Environment
DMPDU Derived Mac PDU
DMF Distribution Media
Format DMPM Data Measurement
Process Model
DMI Desktop Management
Interface DMPP Distributed Memory
Parallel Processor
DMI Definition of
Management DMQS Display Mode Query
Information and Set

DMI Desktop Management DMS Data Management

Interface Software

DML Declarative Markup DMS Document

Language Management System

DML Data Manipulation DMS Database

Language Management System
DMS Data Management Service
System
DNS Domain Name
DMSD Digital Multistandard System
Decoding
DO Distributed Objects
DMSS Distributed Mass
Storage System Data Out
DO
DMT Discrete Multi - Tone
DOB Dynamic Object
Binding
DMTF Desktop Management
Task force Documentation
DOC
DMU Digital Mock - Up
DOC Document

DMY Day Month Year

DOCSV Data Over Circuit -
Switched Voice
DNA Distributed Network
Architecture Distributed Object
DOD
Development
DNA Digital Network
Architecture Department of
DoD
Defense
DNC Distributive Numerical
Control DoD Data
DoD
DAd Administator
DNC Direct Numerical
Control
DOE Distributed Objects
Data Network Everywhere
DNIC
Identification Code
DOF Degrees Of Freedom
DNIS Dialed Number
Identification Service DOIP Dial Other Internet
Providers
DNS Domain Name
DO-IT Disabilities, DPA Document Printing
Opportunities, Architecture
Internetworking and
Technology DPAM Demand Priority
Access Method
DOM Document Object
Model DPAREN Data Parity Enable
DOM Distributed Object Drive Parameter
Model DPB
Block

DOMF Distributed Object Direct Program

Management Facility DPC
Control

DOOC Distributed Object Distributed and

Oriented Computing DPCA
Parallel Computer
Architecture
DOOL Distributed Object
Oriented Language Dots Per Inch
DPI
DOS Disk Operating
System DPI Distributed Protocol
Interface

DOS Distributed Object

System DPL Descriptor Privilege
Level

DOSEM DOS Emulation DSN Planner

DPLAN
DOV Data Over Voice
DPM Dual Processor
Memory
DOW Day Of Week
DPM Digital Panel Meter
DP Data Processing
DPM Data Project
DPA Demand Protocol Management
Architecture
DPMA Data Processing
 Management
Association DQL Data Query Language

DPMI DOS Protected Mode Distribution Queuing

Interface DQS
Services

DPMS Display Power Data Received

Management DR
Signaling
DR.BON Dial-up Router
Display Power D Bandwidth On
DPMS Demand
Management Support

Data Phase DRAM Dynamic RAM

DPO
Optimization
DRAW Direct Read After
DPS Document Processing Write
System
DRD Distributed RAM Disk
DPS Develop Processing
Specification DRDA Distributed Relational
Database Architecture
DPSK Differential Phase
Shift Keying DR-DOS Digital Research -
Disk Operating
DPtoTP Display Coordinates System
to Tablet Coordinates
DRDW Direct Read During
DPU Dual Processor Unit Write

DQ Define Quadword DRE Dynamic

Recompilation
Emulator
DQBD Distributed Queue
Dual Bus
DRI Digital Research
Incorporated
DQE Data Quality
Engineering
DRO Destructive Read -
 Out
DS1 Digital Signal Level 1
DRO Data Request Output
DSA Directory System
DROW Direct Read During Agents
Rate
DSA Digital Signature
DRS Driver Resource Algorithm

DRS Document DSAP Destination Service

Registration System Access Point

DRSP Define Required DSC Document Structuring

System Processing Committee

DRV Drive DSC Dominant Sequence

Clustering

DRW Drawing
DSD Direct Stream Digital

DRW Draw
DSDD Double Sided, Double
Density
DS Data Send
DSE Data Encryption
DS Data Server Standard

DS Double Sided DSEA Display Station

Emulation Adapter

DS Data Segment
DSECT Dummy Control
Section
DS Directory Service
DSF Derive System
DS/DD Double - Sided, Function
Double Density
DSG Default Slot
DS0 Digital Signal Level 0 Generator
 Gathering
DSHD Double Sided, High
Density DSOM Distribute System
Object Model
DSI Dynamic Skeleton
Interface DSP Domain Specific Part

DSIS Distributed Support DSP Digital Signal

Information Standard Processor

DSL Dynamic Simulation DSP Directory

Language Synchronization
Protocol
DSL Digital Subscriber
Line DSQD Double Sided, Quad
Density
DSLAM Digital Subscriber
Line Access DSQM Design Software
Multiplexer Quality Model

DSM Document Structure DSR Data Set Ready

Matrix

DSR Device Status

DSM Digital System Maps Register

DSMA Digital Sense Multiple DSS Decision Support

Access System

DSMR Dual - Stripe Magneto DSS Digital Signature

- Restrictive Standard

DSN Deep Space Network DSSD Defense System

Software
DSN Delivery Service Development
Notification
DSSD Data Structure
DSNG Digital Satellite New System Design
 DT DMPDU Trailer
DSSI Digital Standard
Systems Interconnect DTA Disk Transfer Address

DSSS Direct - Sequencing Design Technology

Spread Spectrum DTC
Conference

DSSSL Document Style Desktop

Semantics and DTC
Conferencing
Specification
Language
DTD Document Type
Definition
DSTN Double Supertwisted
Nematic
DTE Data Terminal
Equipment
DSU Digital Service Unit

DTE Dumb Terminal

DSU Data Switching Unit Emulator

DSU Data Service Unit DTF Distributed Test

Facility
DSU Distribution Service
Unit DTL Dialogue Tag
Language
DSVD Digital Simultaneous
Voice and Data DTL Diode Transistor
Logic
DSW Device Status Word
DTLS Descriptive Toplevel
Specification
DSW Data Status Word

DTM Data Modeling

DSX Digital Signals Cross- Techniques
connect
DTM Distributed Test
DT Define Ten Byte Methodology
DTMF Data Tone Multiple DUAL Diffusing Update
Frequency Algorithm

DTMF Dual - Tone Multi - DUAT Direct User Access

Frequency Terminal

DTP Distributed DUD Define User

Transaction Dialogues
Processing
DUN Dial - Up Networking
DTP Data Transfer
Protocol
DUNCE Dial Up Network
Connection
DTP Desktop Publishing Enhancement

DTP Distributed DUP Define User

Transaction Process Processes

DTR Data Transfer Rate DV Desqview Script

DTR Data Terminal Ready DVB Digital Video

Broadcasting
DTR Data Trouble Report
DVC Desktop Video
Conferencing
DTS Distributed Time
Service
DVD Digital Video Disc

DTV Desktop Video

DVD-E Digital Video Disc
Erasable
DTVC Desktop Video
Conferencing
DVD-R Digital Video Disc
Recordable
DU Disk Usage

DVD- Digital Versatile Disc -

DUA Directory User Agent RAM
RAM
DVD- Digital Versatile Disc -
ROM ROM DXDE Datechannel XML
Development
Digital Video Effects Environment
DVE
DXF Drawing Interchange
DVI Device Independent Formal

DVI Digital Video DXI Data Exchange

Interactive Interface

DV-I Digital Video DYNSR Dynamic Source

Interactive
C
DVMRP Distance Vector
Multicast Routing
Protocol

DVP Digital Video Product

DVR Device Driver

DVST Direct View Storage

Tube

DW Define Word

DW Data Warehouse

DWMT Discrete Wavelet

Multitone

DXC Data Exchange

Control

DXC Digital Cross (x)-

connect
E
EAROM Electrically Alterable
Read Only Memory

EARS Electronic Access to

Reference Services

EA Extended Address
Electronic Authoring
EARS
and Routing System
EA Effective Address
EARS Explicit Archive and
EAC Estimate At Retrieval System
Completion
EAT Estimation Quality
EAF Establish Analysis Factor
Framework
EATA Enhanced At Bus
EAG Extended Attribute Attachment
Grammar
EB Exabyte
EAM Extended Andorra
Model Executive Board
EB
EAN European Articles
Environment - Based
Numbering EBC
Constraints

EAP Enquiry Access Path

EISA Bus Controller
EBC
EAR External Access
Register EBCDIC Extended Binary
Coded Decimal
Interchange Code
EARA Entry - Attribute -
Relationship -
Aggregate EBCT Electron Beam
Computed
Tomography
EARN European Academic
Research Network
EBI Equivalent
 Background Input ECB Event Control Block

EBI Extended Background ECC Error Correcting Code

Investigation

ECC Error Check Code

EBP Error
Backpropagation
ECC Elliptic Curve Crypt
EBT Electronic Benefits
Transfer ECC Error Checking and
Correction
EBU European
Broadcasting Union ECCTIS Educational
Counseling and
EC Error Control Credit Transfer
Information Service

EC Electronic Commerce
ECD Effect
Correspondence
ECA Event - Condition - Diagram
Action
ECD Enhanced Compact
ECAI European Conference Disk
on Artificial
Intelligence Enhanced Color
ECD
Display
ECAL Enjoy Computing And
Learn
ECDSA Elliptic Curve
Criptosystems Such
ECAM Extended As
Communication
Access Method
ECDSA Elliptic Curve Digital
Signature Algorithm
ECAT Electronic Card
Assembly and Test Enterprise Framework
ECF
Communication
ECB Electronic Codebook
ECHO European
 Commission Host ECS Enhanced Chip Set
Organization
ECSA Exchange Carriers
ECI External Call Interface Standards
Association
ECIS European Conference
On Information ECTF Enterprise Computer
Systems Telephony Forum

ECL Emitter - Coupled ECTL Electronic Communal

Logic Temporal Lobe

ECM Error - Correction ECU EISA Configuration

Mode Utility

ECM Electronic Control ED Erase Display

Module
ED End Delimiter
ECMA European Computer
Manufacturer
Association EDA Electron Design
Automation

ECNE Enterprise Certified

NetWare Engineer EDA Embedded Document
Architecture

ECP Engineering Change

Proposal EDB Extensional Data
Base

ECP Extended Capabilities

Port EDC Electronic Digital
Computer

ECPA Electronic
Communications EDC Enhanced Data
Privacy Act Correction

Efficient Consumer EDC Error Detection and

ECR Correction
Response
EDC/EC Error Detection Code EDM Extended Data
C / Error Correction Modeling
Code
EDMS Electronic Document
EDDC Extended Distance Management System
Data Cable
EDMs Enterprise Wide Data
EDFS Earliest Deadline First Models
Service
EDO Extended Data Out
EDGAR Electronic Data
Gathering, Analysis Electronic Data
and Retrieval EDP
Processing

EDI Electronic Document Event Driver

Interchange EDP
Programming

EDI Echange de Electronic Data

Documents EDPM
Processing Machine
Informatisés

Electronic Data EDRAM Extended Dynamic

EDI Random Access
Interchange Memory

EDIF Electronic Design Enterprise Digital

Interchange Format EDS
Switch

EDL Environment Electronic Data

Description Language EDS
Systems

EDL Edit Decision List

EDSAC Electronic Delay
Storage Automatic
EDLC Ethernet Data Link Computer
Control
EDVAC Electronic Discrete
EDM Evidence - based Variable Automatic
Data Mining Computer
EE Extended Edition
EFD Event Forwarding
EEC Extended Error
Correction EFD Event Forwarding
Discriminator
EED Extended Entry
Description EFF Electronic Frontier
Foundation
EEL Epsilon Extension
Language EFI Electronics For
Imaging
EEM Event - Entry
Modeling EFIGS English, French,
Italian, German,
EEMAC Electrical & Electronic Spanish
Manufacturers of
Canada EFL Emitter Follower
Logic
EEMS Enhanced Expanded
Memory Specification E-FORM Electronic Form
EEP Edge Election European Foundation
Problem EFQM
for Quality
Management
EEPRO Electrically Erasable
M Programmable Read - Enhanced Full Rate
Only Memory EFR

Extended ER EFSM Extended Finite State

EER Machine

EES Escrow Encryption Electronic Founds

Standard EFT
Transfer

EFA Extended File Earliest Task First

Attribute EFT

Early Finish Date EFTS Electronic Funds

EFD Transfer System
EG Exception Generator EIP Extended Instruction
Pointer
EGA Enhanced Graphics
Adapter EIR Excess Information
Rate
EGD Enhanced Graphics
Display EIS Executive Information
System
EGP Exterior Gateway
Protocol EIS Engineering
Information System
EGREP Extended Global
Regular Expression EIS Environment Impact
Print Statement

EGRP Exterior Gateway EISA Extended ISA

Routing Protocol
EKE Encrypted Key
EHDFD Extra High Density Exchange
Floppy Disk
EKF Extended Kalman
EHLLAPI Emulator High Level Filter
Language Application
Programming EL Erase Line
Interface

ELAN Emulated Local Area

EHV Extra High Voltage Network

EIA Electronic Industries ELC Embedded Linking

Association and Control

EIA-RS Electronic Industry ELC Equally weighted

232 Association Revised Linear Combination
Standard 232
ELF Executable and
EIDE Enhanced IDE Linkable Format
 Block
ELF Extremely Low
Frequency EMBAR Electronic Mail
C Broadcast to A
ELIC Embedded Losses Roaming Computer
Image Compression
EMC Enhanced Memory
ELS Entropy Logarithmic Chip
Scale
EMC Extended Math
ELS Entry Level System Coprocessor

End of Medium EMC E-Mail Connection

EM

Electronic Mail EMM Expanded Memory

EM Manager

EM Expanded Memory Electronic Medical

EMR
Record
EM Expectation -
Maximization EMR Enhanced Metafile
Record
EMA Electronic Mail
Association EMS Electronic Message
Service
EMA Enterprise
Management EMS Electronic Mail
Architecture System

EMACS Editing Macros EMS Expanded Memory

Specification
E-MAIL Electronic Mail
EMS Enterprise
Evaluation Model Management Station
EMB
Base
EMSAPI Extended Messaging
Extended Memory Services Application
EMB Programming
 Interface
EOI End Of Intercept
EMWAC European Microsoft
Windows NT End - Of - Job
Academic Center EOJ

Encoded EOL End Of Line

ENC
EOL End Of List
ENDEC Encoder / Decoder

Electronic Numerical EOM End Of Message

ENIAC
Integrator Analyzer
and Computer EOR Exclusive Or

ENQ Enquirer Character EOS End of String

ENS Enterprise Network EOS Earth Observing

Services System

ENSS Exterior Nodal EOT End of Table

Switching Subsystem

EOT End of Text

EOA End Of Address

EOT End of Tape

EOB End Of Block

EOT End of Transmission

EOC End Of Conversion

EOT End of Transmission

EOF End Of File

EP Echo Protocol
EOF Enterprise Objects
Framework
EPAC Extended Privilege
End Or Identify Attribute Certificate
EOI
EPD Elementary Process
EOI End Of Interrupt
 Model EPS Encapsulated Post
Script
EPET Elapsed Pure
Execution Time EPSF Encapsulated Port
Script File
EPIC Electronic Privacy
Information Center EPU Event Processing Unit

EPIC Explicitly Parallel EQF European Quality

Instruction Computing Framework

EPL Effective Privilege EQS European Quality

Level Standard

EPLD Electrically ER Entity Relationship

Programmable Logic
Device
ER/RC Extended Result /
Response Code
EPM Enhanced Editor for
Presentation Manager
ERA Extended Registry
Attributes
EPM Enterprise Process
Management
ERA Entry Relation
Attributes
EPOS Electronic Point - Of -
Sale
ERAS Electronic Routing
and Approval System
EPP Enhanced Parallel
Port
ERD Emergency Repair
Disk
EPROM Erasable
Programmable Read
Only Memory ERD Entry Relationship
Diagram

EPROM Electrically Enhance Required

Programmable Read ERDM
Only Memory Data Model
EREW Exclusive Read Architecture
Exclusive Write
ESA European Space
ERIC Educational Agency
Resources
Information Center ESAS Enterprise Strategic
Advisee System
ERLL Enhanced Run
Length Limited ESC EISA System
Component
ERMA Electronic Recording
Method, Accounting ESC/P Epson Standard Code
for Printers
ERO Echo Remote Object
ESCE Expert - System -
EROM Erasable Read Only Consultation
Memory Environment

EROS Earth Resources ESCM Extended Services

Observation System Communications
Manager
ERRL Enhanced Run
Length Limited ESCON Enterprise System
Connection
ERT External Reference
Table ESD Electronic Software
Distribution
ERU Emergency Recovery
Utility ESD External Symbol
Dictionary
ES Extra Segment
ESDE Expert - System -
Development
ES Exchange Server Environment

ES Embedded System ESDI Enhanced Small

Device Interface
ESA Enterprise Systems
ESDI Enhanced System
Device Interface ESP Encapsulating
Security Payload
ESDRA Enhanced SDRAM
M ESP Emulation Sensing
Processor
ESEG Experimental
Software Engineering ESP Enhanced Service
Group Provider

ESF Extended Super - ESP Enhanced Serial Port

Frame
ESR Event Service
ESI Enhanced Serial Routine
Interface
ESRI Environmental
ESILD Expert System for Systems Research
Interpreting Log Date Institute

ES-IS End System to ESS Executive Support

Intermediate System System
protocol
ESS Electronic Switching
ESM European Satellite System
Multimedia
ESU Electro - Static Unit
ESMR Enhanced
Specialized Mobile Enhancement
Radio ET
Technology

ESN Electronic Security Extended Total

Number ETACS
Access
Communication
ESN European Source & System
News
ETANN Electrically Trainable
ESP Enhanced Serval Port Artificial Neural
 Network EU Extended Unix code

ETB End of Transmission EUC End User Computing

Block

EUI End - User Interface

ETC Estimation to
Complete
EUI External User
Enterprise Interface
ETC
Technology Concepts
EULA End User License
Electronic Toll Agreement
ETC
Collection
EVA Explicit Vector
Enhanced Language
ETC
Throughput Cellular
EVE Extensible VAX Editor
ETCQ Embedding Trellis
Coded Quantization EVGA Extended Video
Graphics Area
ETD Event Trace Diagram
EVRP Extended Vehicle
Enriched Text Format Routing Problem
ETF
EVT End Validity Time
ETOM Electron - Trapping
Optical Memory
EWAN Emulator Without A
Econometric Time good Name
ETS
Series
EWDA Enterprise Wide Data
Entry Task Validation Access
ETVX
- Exit
EWS Employee Written
End of Text Software
ETX
ExCA Exchangeable Card
EU Execution Unit Architecture
EXE Executable

EXM Enterprise Messaging

Exchange

EXP Exponent

EXT External

EXTRN External Reference

 Memory

F FAMOS Floating

FANS
Avalanche MOS
Gate

Future Air Navigation

System
F Flag

FAP File Access Protocol

F/T Full Time

FAP File Allocation

F2F Face to Face Problem

FAA Folding And Adding FAPI Family Application

Program Interface
FACOLA Face Coder based on
Location and FAPM Functional Activity
Attention Program Manager

FACT Federation of FAQ Frequently Asked

Automated Coding Questions
Technology
FAQL Frequently Asked
FACTS Fast Adaptive Context Questions List
Template Selection
FARNET Federation of
FAL File Access Listener American Research
Networks

FALCON Fuzzy Adaptive

Function and
Learning Control FASIC
Network Algorithm - Specific
Integrated Circuit

FALVQ Fuzzy Algorithm for

Feature Attribute
Learning Vector FAT
Quantization Table

FAT File Allocation Table

FAM Fuzzy Associative
 Inch
FBA Full Bit Array
FCIM Function Component
Fast Backpropagation Implementation Map
FBP
algorithm
FCP File Color Property
FBT Full Binary Trees
FCPDD First Cut Physical
Fiber Channel / Data Design
FC/AL
Arbitrated Loop
FCPH Fast Compression of
Fiber Channel / Periodic Halftones
FC/EL
Enhanced Loop
FCR Fault tolerant
Foundation Compressionless
FCA Routing
Configuration Audit

File Control Block FCR FIFO Control Register

FCB

Federal FCS Frame Check

FCC Sequence
Communication
Commission
FCS Fiber Channel
Freeman Character Standard
FCC
Coding
FCS Fast Circuit Switching
FCC File Carbon Copy
FCS Frame Check
Sequence
FCCSET Federal Coordinating
Council for Science,
Engineering and FCS Finite Coordinate
Technology Space

FCFS First - Come, First - FD Fixed switching Delay

Serve
FD Full Duplex
FCI Flux Changes per
FD Floppy Disk FDM Frequency - Division
Multiplexing
FDAd Functional Data
Administrator FDM Fused Deposition
Modeling
FDAS Fixed Dependency
After Send FDMA Frequency Division
Multiple Access
FDBS Federated Data Base
System FDX Full Duplex

FDC Floppy Disk Controller FEA Finite Element

Analysis
FDC Full Duplex
Communication FEBE Far End Block Error

FDD Floppy Disk Drive FEC Forward Error

Correction
FDDI Fiber Distributed Data
Interface FECN Forward Explicit
Congestion
Full Duplex Data Notification
FDDI
Interchange
FED Field Emission
Display
FDDI-FO FDDI Flow - On
FEFO First - Ended, First -
FDF Form Definition File Out

FDHD Floppy Disk High - FEM Finite Element

Density Method

FDI Fixed Dependency FEP Front End Processor

Interval

FEPI Front End

FDISK Fixed Disk Programming
 Interface
FFP Firm Fixed Price
FEPRO Flash EPROM
M FFS Federal Financial
System
FeRAM Ferroelectric RAM
FFS Fast File System
FERF Far End Reporting
Failure FFST First Failure Support
Technology
FEs Framing
Environments FFT Fast Fourier
Transform
FESDK Far East Software
Development Kit FFT Final Form Text

FET Final Element Type FFV Freeze Frame Video

FET Field Effect Transistor FG Frame Grabber

FF Form Feed FG Floating Gate

FF Flip - Flop FGCS Fifth Generation

Computer System
FFA Ford Fulkerson
Algorithm FGCSP Fifth Generation
Computer Systems
FFD Float File Database Project

First Failure Data FGK Faller - Gallager

FFDC Knuth Algorithm
Capture

Free Form Language FGM Fuzzy Generic

FFL Modeling

FFNC Feedforward Neuro -

Controller FGREP Fixed Global Regular
 Expression Print
FIPS Federal Information
FGSM First Generation Processing Standards
Security Methods
FIR Fast Infrared
FGW Freelance Graphics
for Windows Flood Rate Insurance
FIRM
Map
FH Function Header
FIRST Forum of Incident
FHD File Huffman Response and
Decoding Security Teams

FHE File Huffman FIS Final Information

Encoding Statistics

FHS Fan Heat - Sink FIU Fingerprint

Identification Unit
FIB File Processor
Buffering FIX Federal Internet
Exchange
FIF Fractal Image Format
FLA Four Letter Acronym

FIFO First In First Out

FLC Fixed Length Code

FILO First - In, Last - Out

FLE Fixed Length Entropy

FIM Functional
Information Manager FLL FoxPro Link Library

FIMS Form Interface FLOP Floating Point

Management System Operation

FIN Financial FLOPS Floating Point

Operations per
Fast Infrared Port Second
FIP
 FMVA Full Motion Video
FLOWID Flow Identifier Adapter

Folder FNEA Failure Node and

FLR Effect Analysis

FLS Filelist Location First Normal Form

Server FNF

FLVQ Fuzzy Learning FOCUS Federation On

Vector Quantization Computing in the
United States

FM Frequency
Modulation FOCUS Forum of Control data
Users

FMC Flexible
Manufacturing Cells FOD Fax On Demand

FMLP Feedforward FOG First Osborne Group

Multilayer Perceptron
FOIRL Fiber Optic Inter
FMO Floppy Disk Magnetic Repeater Link
Optical
FOL First Order Logic
FMS File Management
System
FOLDO Free On - Line
C Dictionary Of
FMS Flexible Computing
Manufacturing
System
FOOPS Functional and Object
Oriented
FMS Forms Management Programming System
System
FORTRA Formula Translation
FMT Format
N
FMV Full Motion Video Federal Office
FOSE
Systems Exposition
FOSI Format Option FPODA Fixed PODA
Specification Instance
FPP Floating Point
FOSSIL Fido / Opus / Seadog Processor
Standard Interface
Layer Fixed Path Protocol
FPP
FP/PD Function Point per
Person Day FPR Floating - Point
Register

FPA Function on Points

Analysis FPS Frames Per Second

FPC Floating Point FPS Favorite Picture

Calculation Selection

FPCE Floating - Point C FPSR Floating Point Status

Extension Register

FPD Full Page Displays FPT Forced Perfect

Termination

FPGA Field Programmable

Gate Array FPU Floating Point Unit

FPI Functional Process FQDN Fully Qualified

Improvement Domain Name

FPL From Physical Layer FQR Formal Qualification

Review

FPLA Field Programmable

Logic Array FR Frame Relay

FPM Fast Page Mode FRAD Frame Relay Access

Device

FPN Folder Petersen

Network FRAD Frame Relay
 Assembler / FSDL Full Structure
Disassembler Definition Language

FRAM Ferromagnetic FSE Full Screen Editor

Random Access
Memory Free Software
FSF
Foundation
FRC Functional
Redundancy Frequency - Shift
Checking FSK
Keing

FRED Front - End to Dish Finite State Machines

FSMs
FRED Frame Editor Full Service Network
FSN
FRPI Flux Reversals Per File Service Protocol
Inch FSP

Functional FSP File / Print Server

FRS Protocol
Requirements
Specifications
FSR Force Sensing
Field Replaceable Resistor
FRU
Unit
FSR Free System
Fuzzy Systems Resources
FS
FSS File Sharing Services
FS File Separator

FST Flat Square Tube

FSCL Frequency Sensitive
Competitive Learning
FT1 Fractional T1
FSD File System Driver
FTAM File Transfer Access
Full Structure Method
FSDC
Definition Compiler
FTAM File Transfer, Access,
 and Management FUD Fear Uncertainty and
Doubt
FTC Federal Trade
Commission FUI File Update
Information
FTI Fault Tolerant
Indexing FURM Function / User Role
Matrix
FTL Flash Transition Layer
FVT Full Video Translation
FTM Flat Tension Mask
FVU Fraction of Variance
Fault Tolerant Unexplained
FTMP
Multiprocessor
FWIW For What It's Worth
FTP File Transfer Protocol
FWLC Fixed Word Length
File Transfer Protocol Computer
FTPD
Daemon
FX Field Exchange
FTS Federal
Telecommunication FYI For Your Information
System

FTS Fault Tolerant

Software

FTTB Fiber To The Building

FTTC Fiber To The Curb

FTTE Fiber To The

Exchange

FTX Fault Tolerant Unix

G
GBSB Generalized Brain
State in a Box

GBT Glass Box Testing

GA Genetic Algorithm GBTT Generalized

Backpropagation -
Trough - Time
GAL Generic Array Logic

GC Garbage Collector
GAP General
Argumentation Blow
GC Guarded Commands

GAPI Gateway Application

Programming GCAC Generic Connection
Interface Admission Control

GART Graphics Address GCC Global Collect Call

Relocation Table
GCC GNU C - Compiler
GAT Group-based
Adaptive Tolerance Glass - passivated
GCCD
Ceramic Chip Diode
GATT Graphics Address
Translation Table General Competitive
GCE
Equilibrium
GB Gigabytes
GCNN Gram Charlier Neural
Gb Gigabits Network

GBML Genetics - Based GCR Group Code

Machine Learning Recording

GBN Go Back N algorithm GCRA Generic Cell Rate

Algorithm

Gbps Gigabits Per Second

GCSI Generalized Coved
Set Induction GDMO Guidelines for the
Definition of
GCWA Generalized Closed Management Objects
Word Assumption
GDP Graphic Draw
GD Grand Debug Primitive

GDA Generalized GDS Global Directory

Deterministic Service
Annealing
GDSS Group Decision
GDA Global Data Area Support System

Graphic Datapath GDT Geometric

GDB Dimensioning and
Builder
Tolerancing

GDC Global Date

Connection GDT Graphics
Development Toolkit

GDDK Graphics Device

Driver Kit GDT Global Descriptor
Table

GDDM Graphical Data

Display Manager GDU Global Dial - Up

GDE Generic Decryption GE Global Exact

Engine
GECOS General Electric
GDG Generation Data Comprehensive
Group Operating System

GDI Graphical Device GEIS General Electric

Interface Information Service

GDLC Generic Data Link GEM Generalized

Control Estimation -
 Maximization GIF Graphics Interchange
Format
GEM Graphics
Environment Manager GIGO Garbage In Garbage
Out
GEMS Greatest Electronic
Mail System GII Global Information
Infrastructure
GENIE General Electric
Network for GILS Government
Information Exchange Information Locator
Service
GENLO Generator Lock
CK GIPE Generation of
Interactive
Programming
GEOS Graphic Environment Environment
Operating System

GIS Geographic
GERT Graphical Evaluation Information System
and Review
Technique
GIS Global Information
Solutions
GET Get Execute Trigger

GIX Global Internet

GFC Generic Flow Control Exchange

GFI General Format GKS Graphical Kernel

Identifier System

GFOS Get From Other Side GL Graphics Language

GGP Gateway - Gateway GLIS Global Land

Protocol Information System

GI Graphical Interface GLM General Linear

Models
GLS Global Learning
Scheme GMT Greenwich Mean
Time
GLT Generalized Linear
Test GNN Global Network
Navigator
GLT Generalized Linear
Test GNOME GNU Network Object
Model Environment
GLVQ Generalized Learning
Vector Quantization GNP Gross National
Prudent
GLY Glossary
GNU GNU is Not Unix
GMA Gaussian Marking
Algorithm GOE Geometry Object
Extension
GMD General Media
Descriptor GOLTS Greedy Off Live
Textual Substitution
GMD Generalized
Messages Diagram GoM Graphs of Models

GMI Geometric Visual Goals, Operators,

Interface GOMS
Methods and
Selection
GML Generalized Markup
Language General Object
GOOD
Oriented Design
GMP Global Mobile
Professional Government Open
GOSIP
System
GMS Global Management Interconnection
System Profile

GMS Global Messaging GP General Purpose

Service
GPBA General Parameter GPS Global Telegraph and
Based Approach Telephone

Gpbs Gigabits per second GPS Global Positioning

System
GPE Generalized
Prediction Error GPS Global Positioning
Satellite
GPF General Protection
Fault GPSS General Purpose
Simulator System
GPI Graphics
Programming GPU Generic Program Unit
Interface
GPU Graphics Processing
GPIB General - Purpose Unit
Interface Bus
GQF Generic Quality
GPL Generations of Framework
Programming
Language GQM Goal - Quality Metrics

GPL General Purpose

Interface GRADD Graphics Adapter
Device Driver

GPM Gradient Projection Global Rule Checkest

Methods GRCM
Metric

GPO Global Program Graphics Engine

Optimization GRE

General Purpose GREP Global Regular

GPR Expression Print
Register

Glass Passivated GRIT General Risk

GPRC Information Template
Rectifier Chip

GRNN Generalized
 Regression Neural Received Notes
Network
GSTN General Switched
GS Global Separator Telephone Network

GS Group Separator GSU Georgia State

University

GSI Gray Scale Image

GTAL Graphical Task
Analysis Language
GSI G2 Standard Interface
GTD Global Descriptor
GSI General Server Table
Interface
GTDR Global Descriptor
GSM Generic System Table Register
Model
GTL Gunning Transceiver
GSM Global Shared Logic
Memory
GTO Guide To Operations
GSM Global System for
Mobile Geometry Theorem
communications GTP
Prover

GSNW Gateway Service for Graphical User

NetWare GUI
Interface

GSP Generic Server Globally Unique

Passer GUID
Identifier

GSPN Generalized Guided Social

Stochastic Petri Nets GuSS
Simulation

GSQM Global Software Global Variance

Quality Management GVM
Measure

GSRN Good / Services

GVT Global Virtual Time

GW General Waiting

GW- Gee Whiz BASIC

BASIC

GZIP GNU Zip

 HCB High Capacity Battery

H HCC

HCI
Horizontal
Collection

Human - Computer
Cell

Interaction
HAD Hierarchical
Aggregation
Decompression HCN Hierarchical
Computer Network
HAD Hierarchical
Aggregation HCS Header Check
Disaggregation Sequence

HAGO Have A Good One HD Hamming Distance

HAL Hardware Abstraction HD Hard Disk

Layer
HD High Density
HAL Heuristically
Programmed Heterogeneous
Algorithm
HDB
Database

HARN High Accuracy

HDB Historical Database
Reference Network

HAS Hybrid Access HDBMS Hierarchical Database

System Management System

HDBS Heterogeneous Data

HBA Host Bus Adapter
Base System

HBS Harvard Business

HDC Half Duplex
School Communication

HCA Huffman Coding

HDD Hard Dick Drive
Algorithm
HDF Hierarchical Data
Format HEMT High Electron Mobility
Transistor
HDF High Density Factor
HEPC Home Entrainment
HDL Hardware Design Personal Computer
Language
HERTIS Herfordshire
HDLC High-level Data Link Technical Information
Control Service

HDM Historical Data Model HEX Hexadecimal

HDMMC High - Density HF Hashing Function

D Multimedia Compact -
Disc HF High Frequency

HDR Header Hierarchical File

HFS
System
HDSL High bit rate Digital
Subscriber Line HGA Hercules Graphics
Adapter
HDTV High Definition TV
HGC Hercules Graphics
HDx Half Duplex Card

Header Error Code HTTP- HyperText Transfer

HEC Protocol Next
NG
Generation
HEC Hyperelipsoidal
Clustering Health Industry Bar
HIBC
Code
HECA Hardware Error
Confinement Area Health Industry
HIBCC
Business
HEM Hyper Exponential Communications
Model Council
 HM Heuristic Method
HIC Hybrid Image
Compression HMA High Memory Area

HICSS Hawaii International Hub Management

Conference on HMA
Architecture
Systems Science

HMD Head - Mounted

HIM Historical Information Display
Management

HMI Human - Machine

HIO Halt Input / Output Interface

HIPO Hierarchy Input HMM Hidden Markov

Process Output Modules

HIPPI High Performance HMMU Hardware Memory

Parallel Interface Management Unit

HIS Hypermedia HNL Hierarchy Nesting

Interchange Standard Level

HLCs High Level HNN Hopfield Neural

Components Network

HLI High Level Integration HNR Handwritten Numeral

Recognition
HLL High Level Language
HNR Host Not Responding
HLLAPI High - Level
Language Application HOB Head Of Bus
Programming
Interface High - Order Bus
HOB
HLS Hue Lightness
Saturation HOL High Order Language
HOOD Hierarchical Object HPIB Hewlett - Packard
Oriented Design Interface Bus

HOOP Hypertext Object HPPI High Performance

Oriented Peripheral Interface
Programming
HPPLL Hewlett - Packard
HOOPS Hierarchical Object Printer Control
Oriented Picture Language
System
HPSG Head-driven Phrase
HOP High Order Structure Grammar
Perception
HRA Historical Relational
HP Hewlett Packard Algebra

HP/UX Hewlett - Packard's HRSC High Resolution

version of Unix Source Coding

HPC High Performance HSBU High - Speed Buffer

Computing Unit

HPC Handheld PC HSDB High Speed Ring Bus

HPCC High - Performance HSM Hierarchical Storage

Computing and Management
Communications
HSP High Speed Printer
HPF High Performance
Fortran HSSI High Speed Serial
Interface
HPFS High Performance
File System HST High Speed
Technology
HPGL Hewlett - Packard
Graphics Language HSTS Hubble Space
Telescope Scheduling
HSYNC Horizontal
Synchronization

HT Headland
Technologies

HTI Human / Technology

Integration

HTML HyperText Markup

Language

HTN Hierarchical Task

Network

HTO Host Timed Out

HTTP Hypertext Transfer

Protocol

HTTPD Hyper Text Transfer

Protocol Daemon

HVP Horizontal - Vertical

Projections

HW Hardware

HWCIS Hardware
Configuration Items

HWPO Hashing With

Progressive Overflow

Hz Hertz
 Circuit

I I2L

I2O
Integrated
Logic

Intelligent
Injection

Input /
Output
I/EMS Integrated / Engineery
Modeling System
IAB Internet Activities
Board
I/O Input / Output

IAB Internet Architecture

I/O A Input / Output Area Board

I/O C Input / Output IAC Inter - Application

Channel Communication

I/O C Input / Output IAG Instruction Address

Controller Generation

I/O D Input / Output Device IAHC International Ad Hoc

Committee
I/O P Input / Output Port
IAK Internet Access Kit

I/O P Input / Output

Processor IAL International
Algebraic Language
I/O S Input / Output
Statement IANA Internet Assigned
Numbers Authority
I/OS Input / Output
Structures IANS International Article
Numbering System
I/OSD Input / Output
Structure Description IAP Internet Access
Providers
I2C Inter Integrated
IAS Interactive Application
System IC Input Circuit

IAT Import Address Table Intra - application

ICA
Communications Area
IAUP Internet User Account
Provider ICA Intelligent Console
Architecture
IBC Instrument Bus
Computer ICAP Internet Calendar
Access Protocol
IBM Industry Business
Machines ICAS Intel Communicating
Applications
IBM-AT IBM - Advanced Specifications
Technology
ICAs Image Compression
IBM-GL IBM Graphics Algorithms
Language
ICB Internet Citizen's
IBM-PC International Business Band
Machine Personal
Computer ICC Intercomputer
Communication Corp
IBP Indeterminate Basic
Plan ICCP International
Consortium of
IBS Internet Billing Server Computing
Professionals
IBSP Internet Billing Server
Protocol ICCP Institute for the
Certification of
Integrated Circuit Computing
IC Professionals

IC Individual Chips Indention Conditioned

ICCS
Cover Sets
IC Interrupt Controller
ICD Investigate Current
Data ICI Image Component
Information
ICD Interface Control
Document ICIS International
Conference on
ICD In Circuit Debuggers Information Systems

ICD International Code ICL Interface Clear

Designator
ICLID Incoming - Call Line
ICE Information and Identification
Content Exchange
ICM Incremental
ICE Internet Connections Computation Model
for Engineering
ICM Incoming Message
ICE Integrated Computing
Environment Image Color Matching
ICM
ICE In - Circuit Emulator
ICMP Internet Control
Message Protocol
ICES Interference - causing
Equipment Standard International
ICNN
Conference on Neural
ICF Interactional Network
Cryptography
Framework Icon
ICO
ICGSVD Iterative Conjugate
Internal Caching
Gradient Singular - ICP
Value Decomposition Protocol

Interface Control ICP Integrated Channel

ICI Processor
Information

Intercarrier Interface ICR Intelligent Character

ICI Recognition
 ID Identifier
ICS Institute of Computer
Service IDA Intelligent Drive Array

ICS Intuitive Command Integrated Digital

Structure IDA
Access

ICS Intergraph Computer Intelligent Disk Array

Systems IDA

Internet Connection IDAPI Integrated Database

ICSAPI Application
Services API
Programming
Interface
ICSS Internet Connection
Secure Server
IDAPI Independent
Database API
ICT Information and
Communication
Technology IDB Internal Drive Bay

ICT Intermodule IDC Integrated Database

Communication Tool Connector

ICU Interface Control IDC Integrated Desktop

Memory Connector

ICU Instruction - Cache IDC Internet Database

Unit Connector

ICU Intel Configuration IDC Interactive Data

Utility Capture

ICU ISA Configuration IDDD International

Utility Dedicated Direct Dial

ID Identification IDDE Integrated

Development &
Debugging
 Environment
IDI Initial Domain
IDE Integrated Identifier
Development
Environment IDIV Integer Divide

IDE Intelligent Drive Interface Description

Electronics IDL
Language

IDE Interactive Design Interactive Data

and Engineering IDL
Language

IDE Interface Design Interface Diffusion

Enhancement IDL
Language

IDE Integrated Drive Interface Definition

Electronics IDL
Language

IDEA International Date Integrated Data

Encryption Algorithm IDM
Management

IDEF Integrated Data Integrated Data Base

Engineering Facility IDMS
Management System

IDEL Interface Design Integrated Digital

Evaluation Language IDN
Network

IDES Interface Description Integrated Digital

and Evaluation IDNX
Network Exchange
System

IDP Integrated Data

IDEs Impact Differential Processing
Equations

IDP Internet Datagram

IDF Intermediate Protocol
Distribution Frame

IDR Investigate & Define

IDG Inter - Dialog GAP
 Requirements IEPG Internet Engineering
and Planing Group
IDR Intelligent Document
Recognition IESG Internet Engineering
Steering Group
IDSL Internet Digital
Subscriber Line IET Initial Element Type

IDT Interrupt Descriptor IETF Internet Engineering

Table Task Force

IDT Interface Design Tool IF Interrupt Flag

IDU Interface Data Unit IFC Internet Foundation

Classes
IDX Index
IFD Image File Directories
IE Internet Explorer
IFF Interchange File
International Format
IEC
Electrotechnical
Commission IFG Inter - Frame GAP

IEEE Institute of Electrical IFG Incoming Fax

and Electronic Gateway
Engineers
IFIP International
IEF Information Engineery Federation
Facility Information
Processing
IEMSI Interactive Electronic
Mail Standard IFP Instruction Fetch
Identification Pipeline

IEN Internet Experiment IFPUG International Function

Notes Point Users Group
IFR Interface Repository
IGRP Interior Gateway
IFS Instable File System Routing Protocol

Information Systems IGS Internet Go Server

IFSM
Management
IHD Integrated Help Desk
IGA Integrated Graphics
Array IHV Independent
Hardware Vendor
IGBT Insulated - Gate
Bipolar Transistor II/O Intelligent Input /
Output
IGC Integrated Graphics
Controller IIBR Inheritance Interface
Based Refinement
IGES Initial Graphics
Exchange Standard IIF Immediate Interface

IGES Initial Graphics Interstate

Exchange III
Identification Index
Specification

IIL Integrated Injection

IGFET Insulated - Gate Field Logic
Effect Transistor

IIOP Internet Inter - ORB

IGMP Internet Group Protocol
Multicast Protocol

IIP Information Interface

IGMP Internet Group and Presentation
Management Protocol

IIP Impact Indirection

IGMP Internet Group Procedure
Membership Protocol

IIR Immediate Impulse

IGP Interior Gateway Response
Protocol
IIS Internet Information Recognition and
Server Artificial Intelligence

IIS Institute of IJSEKE International Journal

Information Scientists of Software
Engineering and
IISP Interim Interswitch Knowledge
Signaling Protocol Engineering

IITF Information IJUFKS International Journal

Infrastructure Task of Uncertainty,
Force Fuzziness and
Knowledge-based
International Journal Systems
IJAIT
on Artificial
Intelligence Tools IKP Internet Keyed
Payments
IJCGA International Journal
of Computational ILA Image Light Amplifier
Geometry and
Applications ILMI Inter Local
Management
IJCIS International Journal Interface
of Cooperative
Information Systems ILS International
Language Support
IJCP Ink Jet Color Printer
ILU Independent Logical
IJFCS International Journal Unit
of Foundations of
Computer Science IM Information
Management
IJHSC International Journal
of Height Speed IMA Interactive Multimedia
Computing Association

IJPRAI International Journal IMACS Image Management

of Pattern and Communication
 System IMPDU Initial Mac Protocol
Data Unit
IMAP Internet Message
Access Protocol IMR Internet Monthly
Report
IMAP Interactive Mail
Access Protocol IMS Information
Management System
IMC Internet Mail
Consortium IMS Intermediate
Maintenance
IMDS Image Data Stream Standards

Input Method Editor IMSP Internet Message

IME Support Protocol

IMG Image Inter - MAN Switching

IMSSI
System Interface
IMHO In My Humble
Opinion IMT Image Memory
Translatable
IML Initial Microcode Load
IMT Inferential Modeling
IMNO Implementing Multiple Technique
Networked Objects
IMTC International
IMO In My Opinion Multimedia
Telecommunications
Consortium
IMP Interface Massage
Processor
IMTV Interactive Multimedia
Television
IMP Information Message
Processor
IMUL Integer Multiply

IMPA Intelligent Multi - Port

Adapter IMUX Inverse Multiplexer
INC Increment INT Interrupt

INCAS Incremental INTA Interrupt

Architecture for Acknowledge
distributed Systems
InTek Integration
INCOSE International Council Technologies
On Systems
Engineering InterNIC Internet Network
Information Center
INDEO Intel Video
IOC Inter - Office Channel
INF Information
IOC Initial Operational
INI Initialize Capability

Internet Network IOCC Input / Output

INIC Channel Converter
Information Center

Integrated Network IOCR Intelligent Optical

INM Character
Management
Recognition

INND Internet News

Daemon IOCS Input / Output Control
System

INS Integrated Network

Server IODE Integrated
Development and
Debugging
INS Input String Environment

INT Internal IOE Integrated Office

Environments
INT Integer
IOG Input Output Group
INT International
IOHMM Input Output Hidden
 Markov Model IPC Institute for
interconnecting and
IOIS Inter - Organization Packaging electronic
Information System Circuit

IOP Input / Output IPC Interprocess

Processor Communication

IOPB Input / Output IPC Instructions Per Clock

Permission Bitmap
IPC Interprocess
IOPL Input / Output Commutation
Privilege Level
IPC Information
IOQ Input Output Queue Processing Center

IOR Interoperable Object IPCP Internet Protocol

Reference Control Protocol

IOS Internetwork IPDS IBM Personal

Operating System Dictation System

IOS Inter Object IPDS Intelligent Printer

Synchronization Data Stream

IOSGA Input / Output Support IPFC Information

Gate Array Presentation Facility
Compiler
IP Instruction Pointer
IPI Intelligent Peripheral
Interface
IP Internet Protocol

IPIDs Interface Pointer

IP Internetwork Protocol Identifiers

IPBF Installed Peripheral IPL Initial Program Load

Base Flexibility
IPL Information Exchange
Programming
Language IPX Internetwork Packet
Exchange
IPM Interpersonal
Message IPX/SPX Internet Packet
Exchange /
IPM Images Per Minute Sequenced Packet
Exchange
IPNG Internet Protocol,
Next Generation IQC Indeo Quick
Compressor
IPO Input Process Output
IQL Interactive Query
Language
IPP Internet Packing
Protocol
IR Information Retrieval

IPP Internet Printing

Protocol IR Immediate Restart

IPRA Internet PCA IR Infrared

Registration Authority
IR Instruction Register
IPSE Integrated
Programming Support
Environment IRAM Integrated RAM

IPSE Integrate Project IRC Internet Relay Chat

Support Environment
IRC Interrupt Request
IPSEC IP Security Controller

IPSJ Information IRCCN Input - space RCCN

Processing Society of
Japan IRD Internet Resource
Directory
IPX Internet Packet
IRD Integrated Receiver /
Descrambler IRS Interface
Requirements
IRDA Infrared Data Specification
Association
IRT Inverse Radon
IRDS Information Resource Transform
Dictionary System
IRTF Internet Research
IRET Interrupt Return Task Force

IRF Intermediate Routing IRX Information Retrieval

Function Experiment

IRF Inheritance Rights IS Interrupt Status

Filter
IS Information System
IRG Inter - Record GAP
IS Intermediate System
IRGB Intensity Red Green
Blue Information Strategy
IS
IRIS Image Recognition
Integrated Systems ISA Integrated Services
Architecture

IRL Inter - Repeater Link

ISA Industry Standard
Architecture
IRL Interactive Reader
Language Instruction - Set
ISA
Architecture
IRLAP Infrared Link Access
Protocol
ISAKMP Internet Security
Association Key
IRM Information Resource Management Protocol
Management
ISAM Indexed Sequential
IRQ Interrupt Request Access Method
 ISG Information Storage
ISAPI Internet Server API Group

Internet Server ISG Interactive System

ISAPI Group
Application Program
Interface
ISH Information Super
Integrated Satellite Highway
ISBN
Business Network
ISI Internally Specified
International Standard Index
ISBN
Book Number
ISIS Integrated Systems
Internet Software and Information
ISC Services
Consortium

Inter - Systems ISIS Intelligent Scheduling

ISC and Information
Communication
System

ISC Instruction Set

Computer IS-IS Intermediate System -
to - Intermediate
System
ISD Image Section
Descriptor
ISKM Internet Starter Kit for
the Macintosh
ISD Instructional Systems
Design
ISL Interactive System
Language
ISDN Integrated Services
Digital Network
ISM Integrated System
Management
ISDU Isochronous Service
Data Unit
ISMF Interactive Storage
Management Facility
ISE Input Sensitivity
Equation
ISMN Information System in
Mobile Networks
 Routine
ISO International
Standards ISS Integrated Silicon
Organization System

ISO/OSI- International ISSI Inter - Switching

M Organization for System Interface
Standardization /
Open System ISSLL Integrated Services
Interconnection Model over Specific Link
Layers
ISOC Internet Society
ISSN International Standard
ISP Internet Service Serial Number
Provider
ISSS Initial Sector Suit
ISP International System
Standardized Profiles
ISV Independent Software
ISP Interrupt Stack Vendors
Pointer
IT Information
ISP Interrupt Status Port Technology

Internet Service ITAA Information

ISPA Technology
Providers Association
Association of
America
ISPF Interactive System
Programming Facility
ITB Intermediate Text
Block
ISR Information Storage
and Retrieval
ITB Information
Technology Branch
ISR Interrupt Status
Register
ITCC Internet Training and
Certification
ISR Interrupt Service Consortium
 Service Provider
ITE Information
Technology ITU International
Equipment Telecommunication
Union
ITF Interactive Test
Facility ITUG International
Telecommunications
ITF Improvement Time User Group
Factor
ITU- ITU - Telecom
ITI Intelligent TIES Information Exchange
Transportation Services
Infrastructure
ITU-TSS ITU -
ITIC Internet Telephony Telecommunications
Interoperability Standards Section
Consortium
ITV Interactive Television
ITN Identification Tasking
and Networking ITV International
Telecommunication
ITP Integrated Product Union
Team
ITX Intermediate Text
ITPs In Circuit Test Probes block

ITR Internet Talk Radio IU Integer Unit

ITS Intelligent Tutoring IUAP Internet User Account

Systems Provider

ITSEC Information IUS/ITB Interchange Unit

Technology Security Separator /
Evaluation Criteria Intermediate
Transmission Block
ITSP Internet Telephony
IV Interactive Video

IV&V Independent
Verification and
Validation

IVIS Interactive Video

Information System

IVL Intel Verification Lab

IVL Independent Vendor

League

IVP Initial Value Problems

IVR Interactive Voice

Response

IVS Interactive Videodisk

System

IVT Interrupt Vector Table

IW Integrated
Workstation

IXC Interexchange Circuit

IXC Interexchange Carrier

 Geographic
Information Systems

J JCIN Jefferson County

Information Network

JCL Job Control Language

J/SQL Java Structured
Query Language
JCMD Jefferson County
Mapping Department
JA Jump Address

JCN Jittery Coding

JAD Joint Application Nudnicks
Design

JCOS Jefferson County

JAD Joint Application Open Space
Development

JDBC Java Data Base

JAE Jump if Above Or Connectivity
Equal

JDE Java Development

JANET Joint Academic Environment
Network

JDK Java Developer Kit

JAR Java Archive

JE Jump if Equal
JBE Jump if Below or
Equal
JEDEC Joint Electron Device
Engineering Council
JBOD Just a Bunch Of Disks

JEIDA Japanese Electronics

JC Jump if Carry set Industry Development
Association
JCE Java Cryptographic
Extension JEPI Joint Electronic
Payment Initiative
JCGIS Jefferson County
JES Job Entry System JLIP Joint Level Interface
Protocol
JES Java Embedded
Server JMAPI Java Management
Application
Java Foundation Programming
JFC Interface
Classes

JPEG File JMF Java Media

JFIF Framework
Interchange Format

Junk Fax Mail JMP Jump

JFM

Journalized File JN Jordan Network

JFS
System
JNA Jump if Not Above
JG Jump if Greater
JNAE Jump if Not Above or
JGE Jump if Greater Or Equal
Equal
JNB Jump if Not Below
JGL Java Generic Library
JNBE Jump if Not Below or
JIDL Java Interface Equal
Description Language
JNDI Java Naming and
JIPS Janet Internet Directory Interface
Protocol Service
JNG Jump if Not Greater
JIS Japan Industrial
Standard JNGE Jump if Not Greater
Or Equal
JIT Just - In - Time
JNI Java Native Interface
JL Jump if Less
JNK Junk
 JPL Jet Propulsion
JNL Java Numerical Laboratory
Library
JPT Joe Project Tool
JNLE Jump if Not Less or
Equal JS JavaScript

JNO Jump if No Overflow Jump if Sign

JS
JNP Jump if No Parity Jackson Structured
JSD
Development
JNS Jump if No Sign
JSD Jackson System
JNZ Jump if Not Zero Development

Java Objects JSDK Java Servlet

JOE Development Kit
Everywhere

JSEP Joint Services

JOHNNI John Neumann
Electronics Program
AC Integrator and
Automatic Computer
JSP Jackson Structured
Johnniac Open Shop Programming
JOSS
System
JSQ Joint the Shortest
Joint Operability Test Queue
JOTC
Center
JSS Java-script Style
Jump if Parity Even Sheet
JPE
JTAPI Java Telephony
JPE Jet Propulsion Application
Laboratory Programming
Interface
JPEG Joint Photographic
Expert Group Java Type Library
JTLW
Wizard
JTM Job Transfer and
Manipulation

JTS Java Transaction

Service

JUGHEA Jonzy's Universal

D Gopher Hierarchy
Excavation And
Display

JVM Java Virtual Machine

JWS Java Workshop

JWS Java Web Server

JZ Jump if Zero
 DM Software Assistant /
Advanced

K
Development Model

KDC Kerberos Distribution

Center

KA Knowledge Aquisition
KDD Knowledge Discovery
in Databases
KARP Knowledge Aquisition
Representation and KDS Korean Data System
Processing

KDT Key Definition Table

KAS Kerberos
Authentication Server
KEDS Knowledge - based
Equation Discovery
KB Kilobytes
System

Kb Kilobits
KEFIR Key Findings
Reporter
KBANN Knowledge Based
Artificial Neural KHZ KiloHertz
Network

KIDS Kertrel Interactive

KBD Keyboard Development System

KBE Knowledge Based KIF Knowledge

Engineering Interchange Format

KBps Kilobytes Per Second KIS Knowbot Information

Service
Kbps Kilobits Per Second
KKL Knowledge - based
Kernel Language
KBS Knowledge Based
Systems
KLM Knowledge Level
Model
KBSA/A Knowledge Based
KLOC Kilas Lines Of Code KSRT Keyboard Send
Service Terminal
KMP Knuth Morres Pratt
KWIC Key Word In Context

KNN K - Nearest Neighbor

KOPS Kilo - Operations Per

Second

KORE Knowledge Object

Relationship
Environment

KOSI Knowledge Oriented

Statistic Interface

KPI Kernel Programming

Interface

KQML Knowledge Query

and Manipulation
Language

KRS Knowledge Retrieval

System

KSAR Knowledge Source

Activation Record

KSH Korn Shell

KSPH Keystrokes Per Hour

KSR Keyboard Send

Receive
L
LANDP LAN Distributed
Platform

LANE LAN Emulation

L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling LAP Link Access

Protocol Procedure

LA Look - Ahead LAPB Link Access Protocol

Balanced

LAA Locally Administrated

Link Access
Address LAP-B
Procedure - Blanched

LADDR Layered Device

Link Access
Driver Architecture LAPD
Procedure type D

LAG Logical Address

Link Access
Group LAPM
Procedure for
Modems
LAIS Local Area
Interconnect Support
LAR Load Access Right

LALL Longest Allowed Lobe

Length LASER Laboratory for
Advanced Software
Engineering
LALR Look - Ahead Left to
Research
Right

Laser Light Amplification by

LAMP Link Access Protocol
the Stimulated
for Modems
Emission of Radiation

LAN Local Area Network

Local Area Storage
LAST
Transport
LANACS Local Area Network
Asynchronous Local Access
Connection Server
LAT
 Terminal
LCD Lowest Common
LAT Local Area Transport Denominator
Protocol
LCF Low Cost Fiber
LATA Local Access and
Transfer Area Logic for Computable
LCF
Function
LAVC Local Area VAX
Cluster Last - Come, First -
LCFS
Serve
LAWN Local Area Wireless
Network Logical Channel
LCGN
Group Number
LB Left Button
LCID Label Connections
LB Letter Ballot Identifier

LBA Logical Block LCIDs Local Identifiers

Addressing
LCK Library Construction
LBG Line Buzo Gray Kit

LBR Library LCM Least Common

Multiple

LBT Listen Before Talk

LCMT Linguistically-based
Conceptual Modeling
LBX Local Bus Accelerator Technique

LCA Lotus LCN Logical Channel

Communications Number
Architecture
LCOM Lock of Cohesion in
LCC Loadless Chip Carrier Method

LCD Liquid Crystal Display LCP Logical Construction

 Programming
LDI Linear Differential
LCP Link Control Protocol Inclusions

LCR Line Control Register LDLP Language for

Distributed Logic
Programming
LCS Lexical Conceptual
Structures
LDM Long Distance
Modem
LCS Lotus Customer
Support
LDM Logical Data Module

LCU Last Cluster Used

LDP Load Protection

LDA Logical Device

Address LDP Live Database Page

LDA Linear Discriminant LDPD Logical Database

Network Process Design

LDAP Lightweight Directory LDS/EC Logical Data Store /

Access Protocol F Entity Cross
Reference
LDC Lossy Data
Compression LDT Local Descriptor
Table
LDC Lotus Development
Corporation LDV Lock Data View

LDCDF Local Direction LE Less Or Equal

Contributivity Density
Fealure
LE Local Exact

LDF Largest Degree First

LEA Load Effective
Address
LDFM Logical Data Flow
Model
LEAF Law Enforcement
Access Field LFD Late Finish Data

LEC LAN Emulation Client Language Feature

Service LFI
Interrogation

LEC Local Exchange Last File Indicator

Carrier LFI

Light Emitting Diode LFN Long File Name

LED

Link, Embed and LFRN Local Feedback

LEL Recurrent Network
Launch - to - edit

Language Extension LFS Load Pointer and FS,

LEM GS
Module

Low Entry Networking LFSR Linear Feedback Shift

LEN Register

LENNI LAN Emulation Low Function

Network Node LFT
Terminal
Interface

LFU Least Frequently

LEO LON Earth Orbit Used

LEP Loader Election LGA Leadless Grid Array

Problem

LGDE Logical Grouping of

LES LAN Emulation Dialogue Elements
Server

LGDT Load Global

LET Letter Descriptor Table

LF Line Feed LH Link Header

LFAP Lightweight Flow LHF Loading a Hash File

Admission Protocol
 LIM Lotus - Intel -
LHS Left Hand Side Microsoft

LI Length Identifier LIM EMS LIM Expanded

Memory Specification

LIAS Library Information Light Intensity

Access System LIMDO
Modulation Direct
Overwrite
LIB Library
LIMM Light Intensity
LIBRIS Library Information Modulation Method
System
LIMS Library Information
LIC Lossless Image Management System
Compression
LINC Library and
LIC Line Interface Coupler Information
Cooperation Council
LICS Lotus International
Character Set LIP Large Internet Packet

LIDT Load Interrupt LIPS Lightweight Internet

Descriptor Table Person Schema

LIEP Large Internet LIPS Logical Interface Per

Exchange Packet Second

LIF Low Insertion Force LIPS Linear Inferences Per

Second
LIFO Last In, First Out
LIS Logical IP Subnet

LIFR Live Intern Fill Rate

LIS Local Independent
Subnet
LILO Last In, Last Out

LISA Library and

 Information Science Valid
Abstract
LM Likelihood Method
LISP Language
Independent LAN Manager for
Subtitling Program LM/X
Unix

LISP List Processing Left Mouse Button

LMB
LISP List Processor
LMBCS Lotus Multi - Byte
Character Set
LIU Logical Interface Unit
LMCOA Link Monitor and
LIU LAN Interface Unit Control Operator
Assistant

LLC Logical Link Control

LMD Last Modification
Date
LLCP Logical Link Control
Protocol Local Multipoint
LMDS
Distribution Service
LLCs Low Level
Components Layer Management
LME
Entity
LLDT Load Local Descriptor
Table Low Motion Footange
LMF
LLF Low Level Format
LMI Local Management
Interface
LLI Low Level Input
LMI Link Management
LLI Low Level Interface
Integrations
LMS Least Mean Square
LLL Low Level Language
LMS Lotus Messaging
LLV Lockheed Launch Switch
 LOG Logarithm
LMSE Least Mean Square
Error LOGMA Logistics Applications
RS of Automated Marking
LMSW Load Machine Status and Reading Symbols
Word
LOL Laughing Out Loud
LMU LAN Management
Utilities Local Operating
LON
Network
LMU LAN Manager for
Unix
LOOPE Loop While Equal
LN Logarithm
LOOPN Loop While Not Equal
Load Number E
LN

Lotus Notes : LOOPNZ Loop While Not Zero

LN:DI
Document Imaging
LOOPZ Loop While Zero
LNNI LAN emulation
Network Node LORE Line Oriented Editor
Interface
LP Lach Power
LNV Large Noise Variance

LP Line Printer
LOC Line Of Code

LP Long Play
LOC Loop On-line Control

LP Linear Programming
LOD Level Of Detail

LPAR Logic Programming

LODSB Load String Byte and Automated
Reasoning
LOE Level Of Effort
LPC Local Procedure Call
 LQ Letter Quality
LPC Linear Predictive
Code LQM Link Quality
Monitoring
LPD Line Printer Daemon
LR Left to Right
LPI Lines Per Inch
LR Link Register
LPL Lotus Programming
Language LRC Local Register Cache

LPL Logic Programming Longitudinal

Language LRC
Redundancy Check

LPM Lines Per Minute Least Remain - First

LRFS
Service
LPMUD Programming
Language MUD LRL Least Recently
Loaded
LPN Logical Page Number
LRM Least Recently - used
LPP Linear Programming Master
Problem
LRM Language Reference
LPR Line Printer Remote Manual

Low - Power Schottky LRO Locating Remote

LPS Objects

LPS Layered Product Lightweight Remote

Support LRPC
Procedure Call

LPT Local Printer Language Resource

LRS
LPT Line Print Terminal Last Recently Used
LRU
LS Line Splitter
LSSF Last Square Spherical
LSA LAN and SCSI Fitting
Adapter
LSSM Logical System
LSA Line Sharing Adapter Specification Module

Local Security LST Logical Listing Device

LSA
Authority
LSX Lotus Scripting
LSAPI License Services Extension
Application Program
Interface LT Link Trailer

LSB Last Significant Bit LT Line Termination

LSC LIFO Stack Class LTE Line Terminating

Equipment
LSC Least Significant
Character LTR Load Task Register

LSD Least Significant Digit LTR Left - To - Right

LSI Large Scale LTW Long Term Workload

Integration

LU Logical Unit
LSL Link Support Layer

LUA Logical Unit

LSL Lach Shared Application
Language

LUI Local User Input

LSL Load Segment Limit

LUIS Library User

LSR Loop Structural Ratio Information Service

LSS Load Pointer SS

LUN Logical Unit Number

LUNI LAN emulation User

Network Interface

LUT Lookup Table

LV Logical Volume

LVM Logical Volume

Management

LVQ Learning Vector

Quantization

LVS Logic Verification

Software

LW Lazy Write

LWR Loop Weight Ration

LYR Lyrics

LZA Lempel Ziv Algorithm

LZS Lempel Ziv Stack

LZW Lempel Ziv Welch

M
MADE Manufacturing and
Automated Design
Engineering

MADYM Mathematical
O Dynamic Modeling
M3P2E Machinery Materials
Measurement People
Process Environment MAE Metropolitan Area
Ethernet
MA Medium Adapter
MAE Mean Absolute Error
MAC Media Access Control
MAE Macintosh Application
Environment
MAC Message
Authentication Code
MAG Modular Attribute
Grammar
MAC Macintosh

MAI Multiple Applications

MAC Medium Access Interface
Control

MAN Metropolitan Area

MAC Multiple Access Network
Computers

MAN Manual
MAC/TC Macintosh TCP
P
MANIAC Mathematical
Analyzer Numerical
MACH Multilayer Actuator Integrator And
Head Computer

MACOS Macintosh Operating MAP Maintenance Analysis

System Procedures

MAD Median of the MAP Memory Allocation

Absolute Deviations Map
MAP Manufacturing MATS Modified Algorithmic
Automation Protocol Test Sequence

MAP Maximum A Posteriori MAU Multistation Access

Unit
MAPI Messaging
Application Program MAU Media Adapt Unit
Interface
MAU Media Access Unit
MAPICS Manufacturing,
Accounting and Medium Attachment
Production MAU
Unit
Information Control
System
MAVDM Multiple Application
VDM
MARS Multicast Address
Resolution Servers
MAX Maximum

MARVEL Machine - Assisted

Realization of the MaxEN Maximum Entropy
Virtual Electronic Network
Library
MB Mailbox
MASM Macro Assembler
MB Middle Button
MASS Maximum Availability
and Support MB Mega Bytes
Subsystem

Mb Megabits
MAT Maintenance Access
Terminal
MBASIC Microsoft Basic
MAT Machine Assisted
Translation MBCS Multi - Byte Character
Set
MATLAB Matrix Laboratory
MBD Model - Based
Diagnosis MCB Memory Control Block

MBI Manpower Buildup Microelectronics and

Index MCC
Computer Consortium

MBONE Multicast Backbone MCDV Maximum Cell Delay

Variation
MBps Megabytes per
second MCE Machine Check
Enable
Mbps Megabits per second
MCF MAC Convergence
MBR Master Boot Record Function

Maximum Burst Size MCF Message Security

MBS Protocol

MC Mega Cycle Meta Content Format

MCF
MCA Micro Channel Multi Color Graphics
Architecture MCGA
Adapter

MCA Micro Channel Monochrome Color

Adapter MCGA
Graphics Adapter

MCA Micro Channel Media Control

Architecture MCI
Interface

MCAD Mechanical Computer Microsoft Commercial

Aided Design MCIS
Internet System

MCAM Multiscale Content - Microsoft

Addressable Memory MCL
Compatibility Labs

MCB Message Control Median - weighted

Block MCL
Linear Combination
 MCS Multicart
MCLR Maximum Cell Loss Communication
Ration System

MCM Multi Chip Module MCSE Microsoft Certified

Systems Engineer

MCNE Master Certified

Novell Engineer MCTD Maximal Cell Transfer
Delay

MCNS Maximum Conditional

Node Span MCU Microcontroller Unit

MCNS Multimedia Cable MCU Multi-chip Unit

Network System
MCU Multipoint Control Unit
MCP Multimedia Personal
Computer Module Diagram
MD
MCP MAC Convergence
Protocol MD Make Directory

MC-PGA Metallized Ceramic - MD Mini Disk

Pin Grid Array
MD Monochrome Display
MCPS Microsoft Certified
Product Specialist Multidimensional
MDA
Analysis
MCPSM Multiresolution Critical
- Point Segmentation Monochrome Display
Method MDA
Adapter

MCR Minimum Cell Rate Mini Driver

MDA
Architecture
MCR Mixed Cell Reference
MDB Multimedia Database
MCS Multicast Server
MDBMS Multimedia Database
 Management System
MDR Malfunction Detection
MDC Message Driven Report
Computation
MDT Microsoft Distributed
MDDBM Multidimensional Transaction
S Database
Management System MDT Minimum Down -Time

MDF Menu Definition File Month Day Year

MDY
MDGD Multi - Dimensional Memory Expansion
Gaussian Distribution MEB
Board

MDI Medium - Dependent Maximum Entropy

Interface MEE
Estimation

MDI Multiple Document Menu

Interface MEN

Memory Display MES Manufacturing

MDI Execution System
Interface

Manchester Decoder MESI Modified Exclusive

MDIC Shared Invalid
and Interface Chip

Multimedia MET Memory

MDK Enhancement
Developers Kit
Technology

MDL Message Description

Language MET Metafile

MDLP Module Data Link MFA Most Frequently

Protocol Accessed

MDR Minimum Design MFA Mean Field Annealing

Requirement
MFC Microsoft Foundation
Classes MFT Master File Table

MFCL Microsoft Foundation Multiprogramming

Class Library MFT
with a Fixed number
of Tasks
MFFS Microsoft Flash File
System Mean Field Theory
MFTM
Modrive
MFL Multiple Floating Long
MGA Monochrome
MFLOPS Millions of Floating Graphics Adapter
Point Operations Per
Second MGE Modular GIS
Environment
MFM Modified Frequency
Modulation MGET Multiple GET

MFP Multi Function Manager

Peripheral MGR

Multifunction MGSM Multi - Geometry

MFPI Surface Model
Peripheral Interface

More From Program MH Message Handler

MFPS
Status
MHD Minimum Hop
MFS Model Formulation Distance
System
MHEG Multimedia and
MFS Macintosh File Hypermedia Experts
System Group

MFS Memory File System MHI Master Help Index

MFS Modified Filing MHS Message Handling

System System
 MID Multiplexing Identifier
MHS Message Handling
Service MID Message Identifier

MHSON Mapping and

MIDAS Multiuser Distributed
N Hierarchical Self Application Services
Organizory Neural
Network
MIDI Musical Instrument
Digital Interface
MHz Mega Hertz

MIDL Microsoft IDL

MI Management computer
Interface
MIE Microsoft Internet
MI/MIC Mode Indicate / Mode Explorer
Indicate Common
MIF Management
MIB Management Information Files
Information Base
MII Microsoft - IBM - Intel
MIC Musical Image
Compression
MIL Military

MICA Multiprotocol Image

Compression MIL/STD Military Standard
Algorithm
MIM Management
MICR Magnetic Ink Information Model
Character
Recognition MIM Metal - Insulator -
Metal
MICROB Making Intelligent
Collective Robotics MIMD Multiple Instruction
Multiple Data
MICS Macro Interpretive
Commands MIME Multipurpose Internet
Mail Extension
MIMO Multiinput / MKDE Microkernel Datebank
Multioutput Engine

MIN Multistage MKDIR Make Directory

Interconnection
Networks Multimedia
MKF
Knowledge
MIN Minimum Formalizer

MINDS MS-DOS Internal MKS Mortice Kern System

Network Drive
Scheme Meta Language
ML
MINUET Minnesota Internet
Machine Language
Users Essential Tools ML

MIP Mix - Integer MLAPI Multilingual

Programming Application
Programming
Million Instruction Per Interface
MIPS
Second
MLC Multistrategy Learning
Music Information Classifier
MIPS
Processing Standards
MLC Multilevel Cell
MIS Management
Information System MLE Multi - Line Editor

MIS Multimedia MLE Maximum Likelihood

Information Sources Estimation

MISD Multiple Instruction MLFNN Multilayer Feed

Single Data forward Neural
Networks
MJVM Microsoft Java Virtual
Machine MLID Multiple Link Interface
 Drivers MMC Microcomputer
Marketing Council
MLL Multi - Layer Logic
MMC Microsoft
Mailing List Mongol Management Console
MLM
MMCD Multimedia Compact -
MLMA Multi - Level Multi Disc
Access

MMCX Multimedia
MLP Multi Layer Communication
Perceptron Exchange

MLPPP Multilink Point to Point Memory Mapped File

Protocol MMF

Multi - channel Linear MMFS Manufacturing

MLR Message Format
Recording
Standard

MLS Multi Level Secure

MMI MAN - Machine
Interface
MLS Multiple Listing
Service Maximum Mutual
MMI
Information
MLSE Maximum Likelihood
Sequence Estimation Multi - Mod Image
MMIC
Compression
MM Markovian Model
MMIS Materials Manager
MMA Microcomputer Information System
Managers Association
MML Minimum Message
MMAC Multi - Media Access Length
Control
MMP Memory Management
MMC Matched Memory Program
Cycle
MMPM Multimedia
Presentation Manager MODEM Modulator -
Demodulator
MMSE Minimum Mean
Square Error MOF Metaobject Facility

MMU Memory Management

Unit MOHLL Machine Oriented
High Level Language

MMVF Multimedia Video File Microsoft Office

MOI
Interface
MMX Matrix Manipulation
Extensions MOIMS Mapobjects Internet
Map Server
MMX Multimedia Extension
MOLAP Multidimensional On -
MND Motor Neuron Line Analytical
Disease Processing

MNN Mapping Neural MOM Message Oriented

Network Middleware

MNP Microcom Network MOM Manufacturing

Protocol Operations
Management
MOB Memory - Order
Buffer MOM Message - Oriented
Middleware
MOC Microsoft Official
Curriculum MOMA Message Oriented
Middleware
Master Of Description Association
MOD

Magneto Optic Disc MONET Multiwavelength

MOD Optical Networking

MODD Magneto Optic Disc MOO MUD Object Oriented

Drive
MOOD Multiple Object MOTIS Message - Oriented
Oriented Design Text Interchange
System
MOP Maintenance
Operations Protocol MoU Memorandum of
Understanding
MOR Magenta Optical
Recording MOVS Move String

MOS Master Operating MP Multiple Processors

System

MP Massively Parallel
MOS Metal Oxide
Semiconductor
MP Monitor Coprocessor
MOS Meta Operating
System MP/M Multi - tasking
Program for
MOS Magneto - Optic Microcomputers
Storage
MPA Multi Packer Archiving
MOSES Methodology for
Object - oriented MPC Multimedia PC
Software Engineering
of Systems
MPC Multipath Channel

MOSFE Metal Oxide

Semiconductor Field MPCS Mission Planning and
T Control Station
Effect Transistor

MOSIS Metal Oxide MPD Monochrome Plasma

Semiconductor Displays
Implementation
Service MPE Multiple Programming
Executive
MOSS MIME Object Security
Services MPEG Moving Pictures
 Expert Group
MPP Massively Parallel
MPEG Motion Picture Processing
Encoding Group
MPP Manager Prototyping
MPEX Mossing Pictures Project
Exports Group
MPP Message Processing
MPG Medical Product Program
Group
MPPC Microsoft Point - to -
MPI Message Passing Point Compression
Interface
MPPC Multi Purpose Parallel
MPI Multiprecision Integer Computer

MPL Multi - Programming MPQP Multi - Protocol Quad

Level Port

MPM Multi Platform MPR Multi Protocol Router

Management
MPR Multipart Repeater
MPM Modern Project
Management Multiprocessor
MPS
Specification
MPMD Multiple Processor /
Multiple Data Master Prodention
MPS
Schedule
MPNP Massively Parallel
Network based Multi - Protocol
Parsing MPTN
Transport Network

MPOA Multiple Points Of Multi - Protocol

Access MPTS
Transport Services

MPOA Multi Protocol Over Microprocessor Unit

ATM MPU
MPW Macintosh MRFCS Multirate Fast Circuit
Programmer's Switching
Workshop
MRFE Modified Return Form
MQA Management of Exception
Quality Assurance
MRI Magnetic Resonance
MQI Message Queue Imaging
Interface
MRM Most Recently - used
MR Magnetoresistive Master

MR Modem Ready MRNN Model Reference

Neural Network

MR Modification Request
MRO Multi - Region
Operation
MR3 Modeline Rule 3
MRP Manufacturing and
MRA Model Residual Resource Planning
Approach
MRP Material Requirement
MRAC Model Reference Planning
Adaptive Control
MRPL Main Ring Path
MRBF Median Radial Length
Leases Function
MRS Media Recognition
MRCF Microsoft Real-time System
Compression Format
MRT Mean Repair Time
MRCI Microsoft Real-time
Compression Maximum Receive
Interface MRU
Unit

MRD Minimum Reflective Microsoft

Difference MS
MS Millisecond
MSCDE Microsoft Compact
MS Microsecond X Disc Extensions

MS Memory System MSD Modular Structure

Diagram
MS Message Store
MSD Microsoft System
Diagnostics
MSA Metropolitan
Statistical Area
MSD Mass Storage Device

MSACM Microsoft Audio

Compression MSD Most Significant Digit
Manager
MSD Multistage Detector
MSAP Mini Slotted
Alternating Priorities Microsoft Developer
MSDN
Network
MSAP MAC Service Access
Point
MS-DOS Microsoft - Disk
Operating System
MSAU Multi - Station Access
Unit Multiplexed
MSDR
Streaming Data
MSAV Microsoft Anti Virus Request

MSB Most Significant Bit MSDS Microsoft Developer

Support
MSBF Mean Swaps
Between Failures MSDU MAC Service Data
Unit
MSC Mobile Switching
Center MSE Multiuser Simulation
Environment
MSC Most Significant
Character MSE Mean Square Error
MSFR Minimum Security MSP Microsoft Paint
Function
Requirements Manufacturer
MSRP
Suggested Retail
MSG Message Price

MSI Medium Scale MSS Mass Storage System

Integration
MSS Multiprotocol
MSIE Microsoft Internet Switched Services
Explorer
MSS Maximum Segment
MSIR Multiple - Input Size
Signature Register
MSS MAN Switching
MSIX Metered Services System
Information Exchange
MST Minimal Spanning
MSL Many - Sorted Logic Tree

MSL MAP Specification MSTS Microsoft Terminal

Library Server

MSL Mathematics MSW Machine Status Word

Subroutine Library
MT Mount
MSMQ Microsoft Message
Queuing
MT Machine Translation

MSN Microsoft Network

MTA Message Transfer
Agent
MSO Multiple - Systems
Operator
MTA Multiple Terminal
Access
MSP Message Security
Protocol
MTA Message Transfer
Agent MTT Multi - Transaction
Timer
MTBB Mean Time Between
Breakdowns MTTD Mean Time To
Diagnose
MTBF Mean Time Between
Failures MTTF Mean Time To Failure

MTBJ Mean Time Between Mean Time To Repair

Jams MTTR

Microsoft Tape MTU Maximum

MTF Transmission Unit
Format

Modulation Transfer MU Modules Used

MTF
Function
MU Multi - User
MTL Mixed - temporal
Propositional Logic MUA Mail User Agent

MTL Merged Transistor Motor Unit Action

Logic MUAP
Potential

MTP Message Transfer Message

Part MUC
Understanding
Conference
MTRP Maximum Transfer
Rate Performance Multi - User
MUD
Dimension
MTS Microsoft Transaction
Server Multi - User Dungeon
MUD
MTS Multichannel
Television Sound MUI Matrix User Interface

MTS Message Transfer MULTIC Multiplexed

System S Information and
 Computing Service MVDM Multiple Virtual DOS
Machines
MUNIN Muscle and Nerve
Interface Network MVGA Monochrome Video
Graphics Array
MUOS Multiple User
Operating System MVI Motion Video
Instructions
MUSE Multi - user
Simulation MVIP Multi - Vendor
Environment Integration Protocol

MUSE Multi - user Shared MVP Multimedia Video

Environment Processor

MUSH Mail Users' S Shell MVS Multiple Virtual

Storage
MUT Minimum Up - Time
MVT Macro Virus Track

MUX Multiplexer
MVT Multiprogramming
with a Variable
MVA Mean Value Analysis number of Tasks

MVAR Mapped Variable MWM Motif Window

Manager
MVB Multimedia Viewer
Book MWV Minimized Window
Viewer
MVC Multimedia Viewer
Compiler MX Mail Exchanger

MVC Model - View MXS Microsoft Exchange

Controller Server

MVD Multiuser Dungeon MYOB Mind Your Own

Business
MZR Multiple Zone
Recording
 NAM Name Space Module

N NAM Network
Administration
Management
and

N/I Non - Interlaced NAMPS Narrow - band Analog

Mobile Phone Service

NAC Network Application

NAND Not And
Consortium

NAP Network Access Point

NAC Notesuite Application
Collection
NAP National Attachment
NACD National Association Point
of Computer Dealers
NAPA National Auto Parts
NAC's Network Attachment Stores
Controllers
NAPLPS North American
NAE Not Above or Equal Presentation - Level
Protocol Syntax

NAEP National Assessment

Nonlinear
of Education Progress NARM
Autoregressive
Moving Average
NAG Numerical Algorithms
Group
NARX Nonlinear
Autoregressive
NAK Negative Models with
Acknowledgment Exogenous

NAL Novell Application

NAS Network Application
Launcher Support

NAM Number Assignment

NAS Network Access
Module Server
NASA National Aeronautic NBE Not Below or Equal
and Space
Administration Nothing But Initials
NBI
NASAPI Netscape Server API Nonbroadcast Multi -
NBMA
Access network
NASDA National Association
Q of Securities Dealers No Blanks, No
Automatic Quotation NBNC
Comments

NASI NetWare Name Binding

Asynchronous NBP
Protocol
Services Interface

NBS National Bureau of

NASIRC NASA Automated Standards
Systems Internet
Response Capability
NBS Narrowband Socket

NAT Network Address

Translation NBS Number of
Executable
Network Addressable Statements
NAU
Unit
NC No Carry
NAU Network Access Unit
NC Numerical Control
NAUN Nearest Active
Upstream Neighbor NC Network Computer

NAV Norton Anti - Virus NCA Near - Critical Activity

NAWS Negotiate About NCA Network Computing

Window Size Architecture

NBCD Natural Binary Coded NCA Network

Decimal Communications
 Adapter
NCP Not Copy Protected
NCA Network Computing
Architecture NetWare Core
NCP
Protocol
NCB National Computer
Board Network Control
NCP
Processor
NCC Norton Control Center
NCP Network Control
NCD Network Computing Program
Device
NCR National Cash
NCDS Noncontiguous Data Register
Structure
NCSA National Computer
NCF Network Computing Security Association
Framework
NCSA National Center for
NCF NetWare Command Supercomputer
File Applications

NCGA National Computer NCSC National Computer

Graphics Association Security Center

NCM Network NCSI Network

Configuration Communications
Manager Services Interface

NCMT Numerical Control for NDA Non - Disclosure

Machine Tools Agreement

NCN Number of NDA Nonlinear

Conditional Noals Discriminant Network

NCOS Network Computer NDDK Network Device

Operating System Development Kit
 Services
NDE Network Design
Engineering NDS NetWare Directory
Service
NDIS Network Driver
Interface Specification NDT Next Departure Time

NDL Network Data NDT Non - Distributive

Language Testing

NDM Normal Disconnected NDU Network Device Utility

Mode

NE Network Element
NDMP Network Data
Management Protocol
NEC Nippon Electric
Non - Delivery Notice Company
NDN
NED NASA Extragalactic
NDP Numeric Data Database
Processor

NEL Nesting Level

NDPS NetWare Distributed
Print Services
NEMA National Electrical
Network Data Manufacturers
NDR Association
Representation

Network Data NEP Network Entry Point

NDR
Representation
NES National Education
NDRN Normally Distributed Supercomputer
Random Numbers
NEST Novell Embedded
NDRO Non - Destructive Systems Technology
Read Out
NET Network
NDS Novell Directory
NETBEU Network BIOS
I Extended User NG No Good
Interface

NGCR Next Generation

NETBIO Network Basic Input - Computer Resources
S Output System

NGE Not Greater or Equal

NETBLT Network Block
Transfer Next - Generation
NGI
Internet
NETMO Network Monitor
N NGT Nominal Group
Technique
NEWS NetWare Early
Warning System NHC National Hurricane
Center
NEWS Network Extensible
Window System NHPP Nonhomogenous
Poisson Process
NFA Nondeterministic
Finite Automation NHR National Handwriting
Recognition
NFF No Fault Found
NHRP Next Hop Resolution
Named Field Protocol
NFI
Inheritance
NHS Novell's Message
Network File System Handling service
NFS
NIA Next Instruction
NFSP Network File Service Address
Protocol

NIC Numeric Intensive

NFT Network File Transfer Computing

NFT Normal Form NIC Network Information

Transition Center
NIC Network Interface NIS Network Information
Card Service

NIC Network Interface NISC Network Information

Controller System Center

NICOLA Network Information N-ISDN National ISDN

S Center On - line Aid
System
N-ISDN Narrowband ISDN
NICS Noetherian
Inderection with NISO National Information
Cover Sets Standard
Organization

NID Next ID
NISP Networked
Information Services
NID New Interactive Project
Display
NIST National Institute for
NIF Network Interface Service and
Facility Technology

NII National Information NIST National Institute of

Infrastructure Standards and
Technology
NIM Number of Instance
Methods NIT Next Interruption Time

NIM Network Installation National Information

Management NITC
Technology Center

NIPS Network I/O Per Network Interface

Second NIU
Unit

NIR Network Information Network Job Entry

Retrieval NJE
NL New Line NLSP Network Layer
Security Protocol
NLC Number of Loop
Constructs NLU Natural Language
Understanding
NLDB Natural Language for
Databases NLV National Language
Version
NLE Not Less or Equal
NM Network Management

NLI Natural Language

Interface NMA Number of Methods
Added
NLIC Near - Lossless
Image Coding NMC Network Management
Center
NLM NetWare Loadable
Module NMF Network Management
Forum
NLOC Non - commentary
Line Of Code NMI Nonmaskable
Intercept
NLP Natural Language
Processing NMI Nonmaskable
Interrupt
NLQ Near Letter Quality
NMM NetWare
Management Map
NLR Natural Language
Recognition
NMOS N - channel Metal
Oxide Semiconductor
NLS Native Language
Support
NMP Network Management
Protocol
NLSFUN National Language
C Support Function
NMS Network Management
System
 NNT Nippon Telegraph and
NMSO Navy Maintenance Telephone
Support Office
NNTP Network News
NN Neural Network Transport Protocol

Network Node NNW Novell NetWare

NN

Neural - Network NOC Network Operations

NNC Center
Controller

Nearest - Neighbor NOCC Network Operations

NNC Control Center
Classifier

Neural Network NOD Networked Object

NNDS Debugger
Dynamical System

Non Normal Form NOR Notice Of Revision

NNF

Network Node NOS Network Operating

NNI System
Interface

Network to Network NP Nondeterminater

NNI Polynomial algorithms
Interface

Network Node NP Network Performance

NNM
Manager
NPA Numbering PLAN
NNM Neural Network Area
Module
NPA Network Printer
NNMLP Nearest - Neighbor Alliance
Multilayer Perceptron
NPC Network Parameter
NNOS Naming Networked Control
Object Service
NPI Network Printer
 Interface System

NPL New Programming NRA Network Requirement

Language Analysis

NPL Non - Procedural NRAS No Receive After

Language Send

NPM Number of Pending NRC No Return Character

Nodes
NREN National Research
NPM Network Print and Education
Manager Network

NPN Negative - Positive - NRIC Network Reliability

Negative and Interoperability
Council
NPPL Non Procedural
Programming NRM Normal Response
Language Mode

NPS Novell Productivity NRS Novell Replication

Specialist Services

NPSF Neighborhood Pattern NRZ Non Return Zero

Sensitive Fault

NRZ Non Return to Zero

NPTN National Public
Telecommuting
Network NRZL Non Return to Zero
Level
NPU Natural Processing
Unit NS Network Size

NPX Numeric Processor NS Nano Second

Extension
NS Netscape
NQS Network Queuing
 Manager
NS Non Stop
NSP Native Signal
Network Supervisor Processing
NS
NSP Network Service
NS Network Service Provider

NSA National Security NSP Number Sequence

POLY Agency Polygraph Protocol

NSAP Network Services NSSC NASA Standard

Access Point Spacecraft Computer

NSAPI Netscape Server NSTC National Science and

Application Program Technology Council
Interface
NSTL National Software
NSC National Support Testing Labs
Center
NT Network Termination
NSCSI Narrow SCSI
NT New Technologies
NSERC National Sciences
and Engineering NT-1 Network Terminator
Research Council type 1

NSF National Science NTAS NT Advanced Server

Foundation

NTF No Trouble Found

NSFNET National Science
Foundation Network
NTFS New Technology File
NASA Science System
NSI
Internet
NTFS NT File System
NSM Netscape Server
NTM Nonuniform Troffic NVOD Near - Video On
Model Demand

NTN Neural Tree Network NVP Nominal Velocity of

Propagation
NTP Network Time
Protocol NVP N Version
Programming
NTRAS NT Remote Access
Services NVP Name Value Pair

NTSA NetWare Telephony NVRAM Non - Volatile

Services Architecture Random Access
Memory
NTSC National Television
Standards Committee NVS Network Video
Systems
NTT Next Transaction
Time NVT Network Virtual
Terminal
NTU Network Termination
Unit NWS NetWare Web Server

NUI Network User NYU New York University

Identification

NUI Network User

Interface

NUMA Non Uniform Memory

Access

NUMA Non Uniform Memory

Architecture

NVM Non - Volatile Memory

O
OASIS Open Access Same -
time Information
System

OB Object Based

O/R Originator / Recipient

OBA Object Behavior
Analysis
OADW Oracle Application
Data Warehouse
OBD Optimal Brain
Damage
OAG Open Application
Group
OBD On Board Diagnostics

OAI Open Application

Interface OBDM Object Based Data
Models
OAL Object Assembly
Language OBE Office By Example

OAM Object Access Model OBEX Object Exchange

OAM Operations OBI Open Buying on the

Administration and Internet
Maintenance
OBJ Object
OAM & OAM and
P Provisioning Object Based
OBP
Programming
OARE Output Appearance
Reliability Estimation OBS Organization
Breakdown Structure
OAS Oracle Application
Server OBS Optimal Brain
Surgeon
OAS One - to - All Scatter
OC Optical Carrier OCR Object Class
Requirement
OC3 Optical Carrier 3
OCS On -Card Sequencer

OCE Open Collaborative

Environment OCSA Oracle Client Server
Area
OCF Objects Components
Framework OCSM Oracle Client
Software Manager
OCF Operator Control
Language OCT Optimal Context
Three
OCH One Copy Heuristic
OCX Object Linking and
Embedding Control
OCIS Organization
Communication and
Information Systems OD Optical Disk

OCL Other Current OD Origin - Destination

Liabilities
ODA Office Document
OCLC Online Computer Architecture
Library Center
ODA Open Document
OCM Object Architecture
Communication
Model ODAPI Open Database API

OCM Object Control Matrix Optimal Barain

ODB
Damage
OC-N Optical Carrier level N
ODBC Open Database
OCR Optical Character Concept
Recognition
ODBC Open Database
Connectivity
 ODMSS Oracle Data Most
ODBC Object - oriented M Suite Sale and
Database Marketing
Connectivity
ODNC Object Digital Nautical
ODBMG Object Database Chart
Management Group
ODP Open Distributed
ODBMS Object Database Processing
Management System
ODP IDL ODP - Interface
ODC Orthogonal Defect Definition Language
Classification
ODPR Over Drive Processor
ODC Object Detection and Replacement
Classification
ODS Open Data Services
ODD Object Database
Designer ODSI Open Directory
Service Interface
ODE Ordinary Differential
Equation ODT On - line Debugging
Tool
ODI Open Datalink
Interface OEC Oracle Education
Center
ODIF Open Document
Interchange Format OEM Oracle Enterprise
Manager
ODL Object Definition
Language OEM Original Equipment
Manufacturer
ODM Object Data Manager
OEP Operand Execution
ODMA Open Document Pipeline
Management API
OF Overflow Flag
OFB Output Feed Back OIW OSE Implementers
Workshop
OFC Open Financial
Connectivity OL Object Language

OFDM Orthogonal OL Ordered List

Frequency Division
Multiplexing On - Line Analytical
OLAP
Processing
OFML Open Forms Markup
Language On - Line Application
OLAP
Processing
OFS Output Field
Separator On - Line Complex
OLCP
Processing
OFS Object File System
OLD Optical Line
OFX Open Financial Distributor
Exchange
OLE Object Linking and
OH Overhead Embedding

OH Off Hook OLEDB Object Linking and

Embedding Database

OHF Object Header File

OLF Off - Line Function

OI Owner Information
OLGA On - Line Guitar
Archive
OID Object Identification
OLI Optical Line Interface
OIDL Object Interface
Definition Language Output Logic
OLMC
Macrocell
OIS Office Information
System
OLSP On - Line Service Format
Provider
OMF Open Media
OLT Optical Line Framework
Terminator
OMG Object Management
OLTP On Line Transaction Group
Processing
OMGIDL OMG Interface
OLWM Open Look Window Definition Language
Manager
OMI Open Messaging
OM Object Manager Interface

OM Oral Message OML Open Modeling

Language

OMA Object Management

Architecture OML Object Manipulation
Language

OMAP Operations and

Maintenance OMR Optical Mark
Applications Part Recognition

Optical Module Box OMR Optical Mark Reader

OMB

Object Modeling Card OMRB Object Modeling

OMC Resource Base

OMC Object Method for Object Modeling

Case OMT
Techniques

OMD Optimal Multiuser Open Network

Detector ONC
Computing

OME Open Messaging Open Network

Environment ONDS
Distribution Services

OMF Object Module

ONE Open Network OOD Object Oriented
Environment Development

ONM Oracle Network OODB Object Oriented

Manager Databases

ONMS Open Network OODBM Object Oriented

Management System S DBMS

ONU Optical Network Unit

OODCE Object Oriented
Distributed
OO Object Oriented Computing
Environment
OOA Object Oriented
Analysis OODD Object Oriented
Design Document
OOA Object Oriented
Application OODMS Object Oriented
Document
Object Oriented Management System
OOA
Architecture
OOEP Object Oriented Effort
Object Oriented Points
OOAD
Analysis and Design
OOF Out Of Frame
OOAD Object Oriented
Application OOFS Object Oriented File
Development System

OOB Out Of Band OOI Object Oriented

Interface
OOCE Object Oriented
Customer Education OOIE Object Oriented
Information
Object Oriented Engineering
OOD
Design
OOL Object Oriented
 Language Systems

OOL Object Oriented LISP OORP Object Oriented

Rapid Prototyping
OOM Object Oriented
Model OORSS Object Oriented Role
Analysis System and
Object Oriented Structuring
OOM
Metrics
OOS Off - line Operating
Object Oriented Simulator
OOM
Manager
OOS Object Oriented
Software
OOMDB Object Oriented
Multimedia Database
OOS Object Oriented
Object Oriented Net Structure
OONB
Base
OOS Object Oriented
Scheme
OONMD Object Oriented
Network Management
Development OOSA Object Oriented
System Analysis
OOO Observer and
Observable Object OOSC Object Oriented
Software Composition
OOOS Object Oriented
Operating System OOSD Object Oriented
Structured Design
OOP Object Oriented
Programming OOSE Object Oriented
Software Engineering
OOPL Object Oriented
Programming OOSM Object Orientation for
Languages Software
Maintenance
OOPS Object Oriented
Programming and OOT Object Oriented
 Testing Connectivity

OOT Object Oriented Tools OPT Open Protocol

Technology
OOT Object Oriented
Technology OPUS Octal Program
Updating System
OOUI Object Oriented User
Interface OQL Object Query
Language
OOW Object Oriented
Workstation ORA Optimal Routing
Algorithms
OP Object Program
ORB Object Request
Broker
OPAC On - line Public
Access Catalogue
ORB - Orthogonal Recursive
MM Bisection Modern of
OPAM Optical Parallel Medians
Architectures Model

ORC Object Recognition

OPM Operations Per and Classification
Minute

ORCCN Output - space RCCN

OPNET Optimized Network
Engineering Tools
ORDB Object Relational
Database
OPROM Optical
Programmable ROM
ORDVA Ordonance Variable
Oracle Parallel Server C Automatic Computer
OPS

OPS Open Profiling ORI Online Retrieval

Standard Interface

OPSEC Open Platform for OROM Optical Read Only

Secure Enterprise Memory
 OSD Office of the
ORP Optimal Routing Secretary of Defence
Problem
OSD Office of the
ORS Output Record PSA Secretary of Defence,
Separator Principal Staff
Assistant
OS Open System
OSE Output Sensitivity
Equation
OS Operating System

OSF Open Software

OS/1 Operating System 1 Foundation

OS/2 Operating System 2 OSI Open System

Interconnection
OS/E Operating System /
Environment OSIRM Open System
Interconnection
Open System Reference Model
OSA
Architecture
OSL Optical System
Open Solution Language
OSA
Architecture
OSL Object Server
Object - oriented Language
OSA
System Analysis
OSM Object Server Maker
OSA Open Scripting
Architecture OSM Off - Screen Model

OSD OEN Software OSP Optical Storage

Description Processor

OSD Operating System OSP On - Screen

Dependent Programming
OSP Oscilloscope Signal
Processor OTOH On The Other Hand

OSPF Open Shortest Path Object Team Product

First OTP

Object Structured OTP One - Time

OSQL Programmable
Query Language

Off Specification OTS Off The Shelf

OSR
Report
OTS Object Transaction
OSR2 OEM Service Release Service
2
OTS Object Testing
OSS Object Serialization Software
Specification
OURS Open Users
OT Object Technology Recommended
Solutions

OTA Operation - Triggered

Architecture OUTS Output String

OTA Operational OVAL Object - based Virtual

Transconductance Application Language
Amplifier
OVPE Object Vector Product
OTF Object Testing Format
Framework
OWH One Way Hash
OTF Open Token
Foundation OWL Object Windows
Library
OTM Object Type
Management OWL Open Windows
Library
OTNC Optimal Tracking
Neuro - Controller
OXIDs Object Exporter
Identifiers
P
PACS Picture Archiving and
Communication
System

PACS-L Public Access

Computer Systems
P Positive List

P&IP Piping and PAD Packet Assembler

Instrumentation Dissembler
Diagram
PADS Pen Application
P&P Plug and Play Development System

P/FR Problem / Failure PAF Page Address Field

Report
PAF Prearbitrated
P/T Part Time Function

PA Perturbation Analysis PAIH Public - Access

Internet Host
PAB Personal Address
Book PAIS Public - Access
Internet Site
PABX Private Automatic
Branch Exchange PAL Programming
Assembly Language
PAC Presentation
Abstraction Control PAL Phase Alternation
Line
PACE Priority Access
Control Enabled PAL Performing Arts
Laboratory
PACIS Pacific Asia
Conference on PAL Programmable Array
Information Systems Logic
PAL Paradox Application PA-RISC Precision Architecture
Language - RISC

PAL Process Asset Library PAS Publicly Available

Specification
PALC Plasma - Addressed
Liquid Crystal PAT Point Attribute Table

PALS Principles of the PAT Polygon Attribute

Alphabet Literacy Table
System
PAT Project Assurance
PAM Pulse Amplitude Team
Modulation
PAT Pattern
PAN Personal Area
Network Patch
PAT
PAP Printer Access
Protocol PATN Promotional Port
Access Telephone
Number
PAP Password
Authentication
Protocol PAX Portable Archive
Exchange

PAP Packet - level

Procedure PB Power Builder

PAR Personal Animation PBE Prompt By Example

Recorder
PBG Problem Behavior
PAR Positive Grapple
Acknowledgement
with Retransmission PBGA Plastic Ball Grid Array

PARC Polo Alto Research Product Breakdown

Center PBS
 Structure
PC-DOS Personal Computer
PBT Phong Bui Tuong Disk Operating
System
PBX Private Branch
Exchange PCEB PCI to EISA Bridge

PC Personal Computer PCI Program Controlled

Interrupt
PC Printed Circuit
PCI Peripheral
Component
PCA Physical Interconnect
Configuration Audit

PCIC PC-card Interrupt

PCA Principal Component Controller
Analysis

PCL Printer Control

PCACIA Personal Computer Language
S Automated
Calibration Interval
Analysis System PCM Pulse Code
Modulation

PCB Printed Circuit Board

PCM Personal Computer
Manufacturer
PCB Program Control
Block Printer Cartridge
PCM
Metric
PCBC Plain Cipher Block
Chaining Paired Carrier
PCMA
Multiple Access
PCBC Propagating Cipher
Block Chaining Personal Computer
PCMB
Module Box
PCD Photo Compact Disk
PCMC PCI, Cache, Memory
PCD Project Constraints Controller
Document
 Sheet
PCMCIA Personal Computer
Memory Card PCS Program Counter
International Store
Association
PCS Process Control
PCN Personal Computer Systems
Network
PCSA Personal Computing
PCNFS Personal Computer System Architecture
Network File System
PCT Private
PCO Point of Control and Communication
Observation Technology

PCO Pre - Computed PCT Process Creation

Order Table

PCR Peak Cell Rate PCT Program

Comprehension Tool
PCS Print Contrast Signal
PCT Picture

PCS Personal
Communications PCWG Personal
Services Conferencing
Working Group
PCS Project Control
System PCX Picture Exchange

PCS Patchable Control PD Packetization Delay

Store
PD Problem Domain
PCS Personal
Conferencing
Specification PD Public Domain

PCS Planning Control PD Phase-change Dual

 File
PDA Push Down Automate
PDF Processor Defined
Personal Digital Function
PDA
Assistant
PDF Portable Document
Parallel Database File
PDBS
System
PDF Program
Peripheral Direction Development Facility
PDC
Contributive
PDG Program Dependence
Primary Domain Graph
PDC
Controller
PDH Plesivchronous Digital
Plan Do Check and Hierarchy
PDCA
Act
PDI Process Data
Physical Data Design Interface
PDD
PDIAL Public Dial - up
PDD Portable Digital Internet Access List
Document

PDL Program Description

PDD Physical Device Language
Driver

PDL Page Description

PDE Partial Differential Language
Equation

PDL Program Design

PDES Product Data Language
Exchange
Specification
PDM Precedence
Diagramming Method
PDF Portable Document
Format
PDM Pulse Duration
Modulation
PDF Package Definition
PDM Product Data PDS Partitioned Data Set
Management
PDSC Post Script Document
PDN Public Data Network Structuring
Convention
PDO Portable Distributed
Objects PDSS Post Development
and Software Support
PDOD Prototype
Demonstrative PDT Performance
Objective Document Diagnostic Tool

PDP Parallel Data PDT Programmable Drive

Processing Table

PDP Plasma Display Panel PDU Plug Distribution Unit

PDP Programmable Data PDU Protocol Data Unit

Processor
PDX Paradox
PDPC Process Decision
Program Chart
PDX Printer Description
Extension
PDR Pagine Descriptor
Register
PE Processing Elements

PDS Portable Document

Software PE Persistency of
Excitation
PDS Processor Direct Slot
PE Parity Even

PDS Packet Driver

Specification PE Protect Enable

PDS Planetary Data PEA Pocket Ethernet

System Adapter
PEC Physical Environment Specification
Classification
PES Positioning Error
PEEL Programmable Signal
Electrically Erasable
Logic PES Processor
Enhancement Socket
PEEM Privacy Enhanced
Electronic Mail PET Pure Execution Time

PEF Push Extended Flags Print Enhancement

PET
Technology
PEL Picture Element
PF Parity Flag
PEM Private Enhanced
Mail PFB Printer Font Binary

PEN Pen Computing Product Flow

Software PFD
SDK Diagram
Development Kit

PFE Programmer's File

PEP Packet Exchange Editor
Protocol

PFM Printer Font Metrics

PER Packet Error Rate

PFR Power - Fail Restart

PERC Practical Engineering
Research Concepts
PFT Processor Fault
Practical Extraction Tolerance
PERL
and Report Language
PFX Personal Effects
Program Evaluation Exchange
PERT
and Review
Technique PG Projects Group

PES Physical Environment PGA Professional Graphics

 Adapter
PHO Phone list
PGA Pin Grid Array
PHRM Project Human
PGA Programmable Gate Resource
Array Management

PGC Program Group PHS Personal Handphone

Control System

PGDN Page Down PHY Physical

PGL Professional Graphics PI Parameter Identifier

Language
PI Process Interaction
PGML Precision Graphics
Markup Language
PI Program Interruption

PGO Parameterized
Geometric Object PIA Peripheral Interface
Adapter
PGP Pretty Good Privacy
PIA Programmable
Interface Adapter
PGP Program Parameter

PIC Programmable
PGUP Page Up Interrupt Controller

PHF Project History File PIC Program Interrupt

Controller
PHIGS Programmer's
Hierarchical PIC Priority Interrupt
Interactive Graphics Controller
Standard
PIC Personal Information
PhM Phenomenon Carrier
Modeling
PIC Personal Intelligent
Communicator PIM Primary Interface
Module
PIC Platform for Internet
Content PIM Protocol -
Independent Multicast
PICA Platform Independent
Cryptography API PIM Personal Information
Manager
PICS Platform for Internet
Content Selection PIN Personal Identification
Number
PID Proportional - Integral
- Derivative PIN Positive Intrinsic
Negative
PID Process Identification
number PIN Parcel Identification
Number
PID Product Identifier
PINE Program for Internet
PID Project Initiation News and E-mail
Document
PING Packet Internet Group
PIER Procedures for
Internet / Enterprise PIO Parallel Input / Output
Renumbering

PIO Programmed Input /

PIF Picture Interchange Output
Format

PIO Processor Input /

PIF Program Information Output
File

PIP Picture In Picture

PII Program Integrated
Information
PIP Problem Isolation
Programmed Inquiry, Procedure
PILOT
Learning Or Teaching
PIP Programmable PL Physical Layer
Interconnect Point
PL Pad Length
PIP Process Improvement
Proposal
PL Pearl Language

PIPLT Partition Into Path of

Length Two PL/1 Programming
Language One
PIPO Parallel In, Parallel
Out PL/M Programming
Language for
Permit Information Microcomputers
PIPS
Processing System
PLA Programmable Logic
Protocol Independent Array
PIR
Routing
PLAN Population - based
Packet Insertion Rate Learning for ANN
PIR
PLATO Programmed Logic
PIT Programmable for Automatic
Interval Timer Teaching Operations

PIU Path Information Unit Programmable Logic

PLC
Controller
PIXEL Picture Element
PLC Project Life Cycle
PJ/NF Projection - Join
Normal Form PLCC Plastic Leadless Chip
Carrier
PKCS Public Key
Cryptography PLCP Physical Layer
Standard Convergence
Protocol
PKI Public Key
Infrastructure PLC's Programmable Logic
Controllers
PLD Process Life PM Project Management
Descriptor
PM Performance
PLD Programmable Logic Monitoring
Device
PM Physical Medium
PLDS Pilot Land Data
System
PM Presentation Manager

PLE Programmable Logic

Element PM Program Manager

PLL Phase Locked Loop PMA Physical Medium

Attachment
PLL Prelinked Library
P-MAIL Paper Mail

PLN Probabilistic Logic

Neuron PMBOK Project Management
Body Of Knowledge
PLR Packet Loss Rate
PMC Project Management
Context
PLS Primary Link Station

PMD Physical Medium

PLS/PS Physical Signaling Dependent

PLT Processing Logic PMD Packet Mode Data

Trees
PMI/SC Project Management
PLV Production Level Institute / Standard
Video Committee

PM Process Manager PMMU Paged Memory

Management Unit
PM Preventative
Maintenance PMOS P - channel Metal
 Oxide Semiconductor PNPM Petri Nets
Performance Models
PMP Project Management
Professional PNV Petri - Net Validator

PMR Problem Management PO Parity Odd

Report

POC Point of Contact

PMS Policy Management
System
POD Plain Old DOS
PMS Pantene Matching
System PODA Priority Oriented
Demand Assignment
PMT Process Model Types
POE Power Open
Pery Net Environment
PN
POH Power - On Hours
PN Processing Node

POH Path Overhead

PNA Programmable
Network Access
POI Path Overhead
Petri - Net Analysis Identifier
PNAL
Library
POL Procedure - Oriented
Portable Network Language
PNG
Graphic
PON Passive Optical
Probabilistic Neural Network
PNN
Networks
POP Post Office Protocol
PNNI Private Network Node
Interface PoP Point of Presence

PnP Plug and Play POP3 Post Office Protocol 3

 POTS Plain Old Telephone
POPA POP All Registers Service

POP Flags POU Protocol Data Unit

POPF

POR Power - On - Reset POWER Performance

Optimization With
Enhanced RISC
POS Positive
PP Prototype Pathway
POS Point Of Sale
PP Project Processes
POS Programmable Option
Select Parallel Port
PP
POs Purchase Orders
PPA Pixel Processing
Accelerator
POSE Picture - Oriented
Software Engineering Partial Product Array
PPA
POSIT Profiles for Open
Systems PPCP Power PC Platform
Internetworking
Technology PPD Postscript Printer
Description
POSIX Portable Operating
Systems Interface for PPDS Personal Printer Data
Unix Stream

POSO Persistent Object PPE Project Plan

Store Organization Execution

POST Power On Self Test PPE Prototyping and

Programming
Environments
POSTNE Postal Numeric
T Encoding Technique
PPEL Process - level
 Program Execution Regression
Long
PPRT Per Process Region
PPGA Plastic Pin Grid Array Table

PPI Pixels Per Inch PPS Physical Process

Specification

PPI Precise Pixel

Interpolation PPS Peripheral Power
Supply

PPI Programmable
Peripheral Interface PPS Power Personal
Systems

PPL Parallel Processing

Letters PPS Packets Per Second

PPL Projection Pursuit PPTP Point to Point

Learning Tunneling Protocol

PPLN Projection Pursuit PQ Pin Quik

Learning Network
PQC Participator Quality
PPM Pages Per Minute Control

PPN Policy Powered PQC Poor-Quality Cost

Network
PQFP Plastic Quad Flat
PPNI Private Network Node Pack
Interface
PQI Print Queue
PPP Point - to - Point Information
Protocol
PQM Project Quality
PPPRNS Point to Point Remote Management
Node Services
Pr Priority bit
PPR Projection Pursuit
PRA Parallel Recognition Material
Algorithm
PRIT Project Risk
PRACSA Public Remote Information Template
Access Computer
Standards PRJ Project
Association

PRM Protocol Reference

PRAM Parallel Random Model
Access Machine

PRM Project Risk

PRD Printer Driver Management

PREMO Presentation PrM Process Modeling

Environment of
Multimedia Objects
PRMD Private Management
Domain
PReP Power PC Reference
Platform
PRML Partial Response
Maximum Likelihood
PRF Pulse Repetition
Frequency
PRN Printer

PRF Preferences
PRO Profile

PRG Program
PROBE Proxy - Based
Estimating
PRH Probability of begin
sent to Right Handler
PROFS Professional Office
System
PRI Primary - Rate
Interface
PROLO Programming Logic
PRINTF Print with Formatting G

Photo - Refractive PROM Programmable Read

PRISM Only Memory
Information Storage
PROTest Program Test PSDN Packet - Switched
Environment Data Network

PrtScr Print Screen PSDS Packet - Switched

Data Service
PS Proportional Spacing
PSE Page Size Extension

PS Process Specification
PSEE Process - centred
Software Engineering
PS Postscript Environment

PS/2 Personal System Two PSF Permanent Swap File

PSA Parallel Signature PSID Postscript Image Data

Analysis

PSK Phase - Shift Keying

PSAPI Presentation Space
Application
Programming PSL/PS Problem Statement
Interface A Language / Problem
Statement Analyzer
PSC Personal Super
Computer PSM Problem Space - level
Model
PSC Print Server
Command PSM Printing Systems
Manager
PSC Product Service
Center PSN Packet Switch Node

PSC Problem Solving PSN Packet Switching

Context Network

PSCM Problem Spare PSP Personal Software

Computational Model Process
 PTE Path - Terminating
PSP Personal Software Equipment
Products
PTF Problem Trouble Fix
PSP Program Segment
Prefix PTI Payload Type
Identifier
PSPDN Public Switch Packet
Data Network PTM Project Time
Management
P-SRAM Pseudo - Static
Random Access PTT Postal, Telegraph &
Memory Telephone

PSRG Privacy and Security PU Physical Unit

Research Group

PUB Publication
PSRT Postscript Round
Table
PUN Physical Unit Number
PSTN Public Switched
Telephone Network PUNI Public User Network
Interface
PSU Power Supply Unit
PUP PARC Universal
Processor Status Packet
PSW
Word
PUS Processor Upgrade
Program Status Word Socket
PSW

Payload Type PUSHA Push All

PT
PUSHF Push Flags
PT Page Table

PV Parameter Value
PTD Parallel Transfer Disk
Drive
PVC Permanent Virtual
 Communication Workstation
Communication
PVC Permanent Virtual Services
Circuit
PWT Page Write Through
PVM Parallel Virtual
Machine PX Primary Index

PVMD Parallel Virtual

Machine Daemon

PVP Parallel Vector

Processing

PVS Parallel Visualization

Server

PWAs Printed Writing

Assemblies

PWB Printed Wire Board

PWB Programmer's
Workbench

PWD Present Working

Directory

PWD Piece - Wise

Determinate

PWL Piece - Wise Linear

PWM Pulse Width

Modulation

PWSCS Programmable
 QC Quality Control

Q QCC

QCS
Quality
Circles

Quality
Control

Capacity
System
QA Quality Assurance

QCU Qualification Control

QA Queued Arbitrated Unit

QAD Quick And Dirty QD Querty / Dvorak

QAF Queued Arbitrated QD Queuing Delay

Function

QDA Quality Data Analysis

QAM Quadrature Amplitude
Modulation
QDI Quicken Dictionary
QARCC Quality Attribute Risk
and Conflict QDOS Quick and Dirty
Consultant Operating System

QBE Query By Example QDV Quality Destroys

Value
QBF Query By Form
QE Quality Evaluation

QBIC Query By Image

Content QEMM Quaterdeck
Expanded Memory
Manager
QBL Query Based
Learning
QFA Quick File Access
QBP Quick
Backpropagation QFD Quality Function
Algorithm Deployment
QFE Quick - Fix QOSC Quality of Service
Engineering Classes

QFP Quad Flat Pack QP Quality Planning

QI Quality Improvement QP Qudratic

Programming
QIC Quater Inch Cartridge
QPG Quantum Phase Gate

QIC Quality Information

using Cycle time QPL Quality Process
Language
QIF Quicken Interchange
Format QPSK Quadrature Phase
Shift Keying
QIF Quicken Import File
QR Qualitative Reasoning

QIMA Quality Improvement

Methods Analysis QTC QuickTime
Conferencing
QIP Quality Improvement
Paradigm QV Quality Verification

QISAM Queued Indexed QWL Object Windows

Sequential Access Library
Method

QL Query Language

QML Quicken Memorized

List

QN Queuing Network

QOS Quality of Service

 RAM Responsibility
Assignment Matrix

R RAMDA Random
C Memory
Access
Digital-to-
analog Converter

R&D Research and

RAMM Risk Analysis
Development Management and
Methodology
R/W Read / Write
RAMP Risk Assessment and
RAA Random Access Management
Algorithms Program

RAD Rapid Application RAND Random

Development
RAP Rapid Application
RADIUS Remote Prototyping
Authentication Dial-In
User Service Reverse Address
RARP
Resolution Protocol
RADSL Rate Adaptive Digital
Subscription Line Raster Address
RARP
Resolution Protocol
RAIC Redundant Array of
Inexpensive Raw Address Strob
Computers
RAS

RAS Remote Access

RAID Redundant Array of
Server
Inexpensive Disk

RAS Remote Access

RAM Random Access
Service
Memory

RB Recovery Block
RAM Risk Assessment and
Management
RBCN Rule - Based
 Connectionist RDA Random Data Access
Network
RDA Remote Database
RBF Roadval Basis Access
Function
R-DAT Rotary Digital Audio
RBFN Radial Basis Function Tapes
Network
RDBMS Relational Data Base
RBR Rule - Based Management System
Reasoning
RDC Remote Data
RCA Root Cause Analysis Concentration

RCCN Radial - basis RDD Replicable Database

Competitive and Drivers
Cooperative Network
RDD Responsibility Driven
RCE Reduced Coulomb Design
Energy
RDF Resource Description
RCL Rotate Left through Framework
Carry
RDF Rate Decuase Factor
RCR Rotate Right through
Carry Remote Defect
RDI
Indication
RCS Revision Control
System Reteaua de Date a
RDIS
Invatamantului
RCU Readout Control Unit Superior

RD Read Direct RDM Relational Data Model

RDA Relation Data RDML Relational Data

Analysis Manipulation
Language
RDN Relative REPRO Reprogrammable
Distinguished Name M Read Only Memory

RDO Remote Data Objects Request

REQ
RDS Read Data Stepper Return
RET
RDS Random Data Remote Executive
Stereograme REX

Rate Distortion REXX Restrictioned

RDT Extended Executor
Theory

RDU Renaming Duration RFALCO Reinforcement Fuzzy

N Adaptive Learning
Control Network
REC Remote Exception
Class Requests For
RFC
Comment
RED Rapid Evolutionary
Development Resource Flow
RFD
Diagram
REG Register
RFD Request For
REGEDI Registry Editor Discussion
T
RFDC Radio Frequency
Rank - Expansion Identification
REIL
with Instant Learning
RFI Ratio Frequencing
Relative Uniform Interface
RELUR
Resource Identifiers
RFNM Ready Nor Next
Remark Message
REM
RFP Request for Proposal
REM Remote
RFQ Request For RIP Routing Information
Quotation Protocol

RFS Remote File System RIP Remote Imaging

Protocol
RFS Remote File Sharing
RISC Reduced Instruction
Set Computer
RFTDCA Revisable - Form Text
DCA
RIT Robust Image
Transmission
RGB Red - Green - Blue

RIT Risk Information

RH Response Header Template

RH Request Header RITTY Radio Tele Type

RHHP Right Hand Half RJE Remote Job Entry

Plane
RJP Remote Job
RHS Right Hand Side Processing

RIF Routing Information RL Remote Login

Field
RLA Remote Link Adapter
RIFF Raster Image File
Format
RLCI Reusability and Life
Cycle Issue
RIMS Risk and Insurance
Management Society
RLE Run - Length
Encoding
RIMS Road Information
Management System
RLG Right Linear
Grammar
RIP Raster Image
Processor
RLIN Research Libraries
Information Network RM-ODP Reference Model for
Open Distributed
RLL Run - Length Limited Processing

RLM Run Length Memory RMON Remote Monitoring

RLN Remote LAN Node RMS Remote Mailbox

System

RLSA Recursive Least

Squares Algorithm RMS Root Mean Square

RLSA Run Length RMS Removable Media

Smoothing Algorithm Support

RLSD Received Line Signal RMW Read, Modify, Write

Detect
RNC Reteaua Nationala de
RM Role Mapping Calculatoare

RM Resource RNG Random Number

Management Generator

RM Reference Model RNN Reduced Nearest -

Neighbor

RMG Recording Media

Group RNR Receive Not Ready

RMI Remote Method ROC Remote Object Class

Invocations
ROCOF Rate of Occurrence of
RMICL Remote Method Failures
Invocation Class
Loader ROFL Rolling On the Floor,
Laughing
RMM Real - Mode Mapped
ROI Return On Investment RPB Reverse Path
Broadcasting
ROI Region Of Influence
RPC Remote Procedure
Call
ROL Rotate Left

RPCL Remote Procedure

ROL Request On Line Call Language

ROLAP Relational On Line RPF Reverse Path

Analytical Processing Forwarding

ROM Read Only Memory RPG Report Program

Generator
ROM Read Only Memory
Basic Input / Output RPM Red hat Package
BIOS Manager
System

ROOM Real - time Object RPM Reverse Path

Oriented Modeling Multicasting

ROPE Reusability - Oriented RPN Reverse Polish

Parallel - Notation
programming
Environment RPN Risk Priority Number

ROR Rotate Right RPS Rapid Prototyping

System
ROS Read Only Storage
RPT Relationship
Remote Operation Participant Types
ROSE
Service Element
RQ Ready Queue
ROT Read - Only Terminal
RQ Risk Quantification
RP Running Priority
RR Round - Robin
 RSD Raster Scan Display
RRAS Routing and Remote
Access Service RSDFM Required System
Data Flow Model
RRC Risk Response
Control RSEB Reuse - driven
Software Engineering
RRD Risk Response Business
Development
RSL Requirement
RRK Registration Roller Specification
Knob Language

RRSP Resource RSLDM Required System

Reservation Setup Logical Data Model
Protocol
RSM Requirements
RS Reduced instruction Specification Module
Set
RSN Real Soon Now
RS Recommended
Standard Reliable Software
RST
Technologies
RS-232 Revised Standard
232 Resource
RSVP
Reservation Setup
RS-232 Recommended Protocol
Standard 232
RSX Read - time System
RSA Rrivest - Shamin - Executive
Adleman
RSX Realistic Sound
RSAC Recessional Software Experience
Advisory Council
RT Run Time
RSD Resource Sharing
Delay
RT Real Time
 RTM Response Time
RTA Response Time Monitor
Agreement
RTMP Routing Table
RTC Real Time Clock Maintenance Protocol

Round Trip Gestalt RTN Recursive Transition

RTDG Network
Design

Rich Text Format RTNS Romanian Telecom

RTF Network Service

RTFM Read The Friendly Real - Time Operating

Manual RTOS
System

RTFM Read The Flaming Real Time Protocol

Manual RTP

Round Tip Gestate RTP/C Real Time Producer /

RTGD Consumer
Design

Resistor Transistor RTRL Real - Time Recurrent

RTL Learning
Logic

Real Time Language RTS Residual Time Stamp

RTL

Run Time Library RTS Request To Send

RTL

Register Transfer RTS Remote Takeover

RTL System
Level

Right - To - Left RTS/E Resource - sharing

RTL Timesharing System /
Extended
RTM Read The Manual
RTSE Reliable Transfer
RTM Runtime Manager Service Element
RTSP Real - Time
Streaming Protocol RZ Return Zero

RTT Round Trip Time

RTTI Runtime Type

Information

RTTY Radio Teletypewriter

RTV Real - Time Video

RTVM RCCN Training and

Verification Module

RTX Run Time Extension

RU Request Unit

RU Response Unit

RUIP Remote User

Information Program

RVA Relative Virtual

Address

RVFL Random Vector

version of Functional
Link

RVI Reverse Interrupt

RWM Read Write Memory

RZ Return to Zero
S
SADT Structured Analysis
and Design
Technique

SAE Society of Automotive

Engineers
S/MIME Secure Multipurpose
Internet Mail
Extension SAF Sequential Access
File

S/N Signal to Noise Ratio

Store And Forward
SAFB
Buffer
S/WAN Secure Wide Area
Network Security And
SAFE
Freedom through
S2MP Scalable Symmetric Encryption
Multiprocessing
SAG SQL Access Group
SA Synchronous
Allocation
SAINT Symbolic Automatic
Integrator
SA Source Address

SAL Shift Automatic Left

SA Structured Analysis

SAM System
SA/SD Structured Analysis / Administration
Structured Design Manager

SAA System Application SAN Stochastic Activity

Architecture Networks

SAAL Signaling ATM SAN Storage Area Network

Adoption Layer

SAN System Area Network

SAB Segment Accessed
Bit
SANE Standard Apple
 Numeric Environment Standard

SAP Service Access Point SAS Statistical Analysis

System
SAP Service Advertising
Protocol SASI Shugart Associates
Standard Interface
SAP Simple Augmentation
Plan SATAN Security
Administrators Tool
System Analysis and for Analyzing
SAPD Networks
Program
Development
SATC Software Assurance
Speech Application Technology Center
SAPI
Programming
Interface SBC Single Board
Computer
SAPI Service Access Point
Identifier SBI Small Basic
Interpreter
SAR Shift Automatic Right
SBR Steel Belted Radius

SAR Segmentation And

Reassembly SBR Server Based
Replication
SARC Symantec Antivirus
Research Center SBRM Semantic Binary
Relationship Model
SAR- Segmentation and
Reassembly Protocol SCC Spearman' s
PDU Correlation
Data Unit
Coefficient
SARQ Selective Automatic
Repeat Request SCC Source Code Control

SAS Statement of Auditing SCCP Signaling Connection

 Control Part
SCS Schema Construction
SCCS Source Configuration System
Control System
SCS Simple Classifier
SCERA Software Cost System
Estimation and Risk
Assessment SCSI Small Computer
System Interface
SCI Scalable Coherent
Interconnections SCTC Secure Computing
Technology
SCL System Control Corporation
Language
SCV Singapore Cable
SCN Specification Change Vision
Notice
SDA Storage Data
SCO Simple Currency Acceleration
Object
SDAI Standard Data
SCO Santa Cruz Operation Access Interface

SCORE Symptoms Causes SDC Sequential Data

Outcomes Resources Compression
and Effects
SDCN SNR Dependent
SCP System Control Cepstrum
Package Normalization

SCPC Single Channel Per SDD Software Description

Carrier Database

SCR Sustainable Cell Rate SDD Software Design

Description

SCR Silicon - Controlled

Rectifier SDE Spatial Database
Engine
SDF Smallest Degree First SDM Space - Division
Multiplexing
SDF Space Delimited
Format SDN Synchronous Digital
Hierarchy
SDF Space Delimited File
SDN Systems
Development Needs
SDG System Dependence
Graph
SDQM Strategic Data Quality
Management
SDH Synchronous Digital
Hierarchy
SDR System Design
Review
SDI Single Document
Interface
SDS Software
Development System
SDIF SGML Document
Interchange Format
SDSL Symmetric Digital
Subscriber Line
SDIS Simmer Database
Interchange
Specification SDT Software Design &
Testing

SDK Software Developer's

Kit SDT Synchronous Digital
Transmission

SDL Software Description

Language SDTI Synthetic Discrete
Tone Image

SDLC Synchronous Data

Link Control SDTV Standard Digital TV

SDLM Software Distributed SDU Service Data Unit

Lock Manager
SDV Singular
SDM Semantic Data Model Decomposition Value
SEAL Simple Efficient SEI Software Engineering
Adaptive Layer Institute

SEAL Sensors and SEK Simulator of Expert's

Environmental Knowledge
Applications
Laboratory SEP Software Engineering
Process
SEAT Software Engineering
Applied Technology SEPO Software Engineering
Process Office
SEC Significant Error Case
SEPP Software Engineering
SEC Securities and for Parallel
Exchange Processing
Commission
SER Serial
SEC Single Edge
Connector SERG Software Engineering
Research Group
SECC Single Edge Contact
Cartridge SES Severely Errored
Seconds
SED Stream Editor
SET Secure Electronic
SEE Software Engineering Transaction
Environment
SETP Secure Electronic
SEFS Shortest Execution - Transaction Protocol
First Service
SF Sign Flag
SEG Software Engineering
process Group SF Superframe

SEH Structured Exception Sales Force

Handling SFA
Automation
 Grammar
SFD System Failure
Description SHTML Serverprased HTML

SFLC Software First Life SHTTP Secure HTTP

Cycle

Standard Floating S-HTTP Secure Hypertext

SFPR Transfer Protocol
Point Representations

SI Shift In
SFT System Fault
Tolerance
SIB System Interface
Self Extracting Buffer
SFX
archive
SIBL System Interface
System Global Area Buffer Loader
SGA
SID System Identifier
SGI Silicon Graphics Inc.

SID Symbolic Interactive

SGML Standard Generalized Debugger
Markup Language

SIDM Single Instruction,

SGMP Simple Gateway Multiple Data
Monitoring Protocol

SIF Standard Interchange

SGRAM Synchronous Graphic Format
RAM

SIG Special Interest

SHA Secure Hash Group
Algorithm

Simple Hashing SIG ACT SIG Automatic and

SHA Computability Theory
Algorithm

SIG CAS SIG Computer And

SHCFG Strictly Hierarchical Society
Context Free
SIG CUE SIG Computer User
Education SIP Session Initiation
Protocol
SIG SIG Management Of
MOD Data SIPEX Satellite IP Exchange

SIGGRA SIG on computer SIPP Single In - line Pin

PH Graphics Package

System Integrating SIR Software Incident

SILO Report
Logic Objects

Society for SIR Sustained Information

SIM Rate
Information
Management
SIR Serial Infrared
SIM Simulation
SISAL Stream and Iteration
Single Instruction, in a Single
SIMD Assignment
Multiple Data
Language

SIMM Single In - line

Memory Modules SISD Single Instruction,
Single Data

SIMS Sun Internet Mail

Server SISO Single Input, Single
Output

SIMS Survey Information

Management System SITE Software, Information
and Technology
Exchange
SIO Start I/O

SKIP Simple Key

SIP SMDS Interface management for
Protocol Internet Protocols

SIP Single In - line SLA Serial Level

Package
 Agreement
SM Software Metrics
SLA Software Fault
Analysis System Multi - Agent
SMA
SLC System Life Cycle
SMA System Masking
Algorithm
SLCM Software Life Cycle
Model
SMART Self Monitoring,
Analysis and
SLE System of Linear Reporting Technology
Equations
SMB Server Message -
SLES Simultaneous Linear Block
Equations System
SMD Structural Model
SLI Session Level Diagram
Interface
SMDL Standard Music
SLIP Serial Line Internet Description Language
Protocol
SMDS Switched
SLL Singly Linked Lists Multimegabit Digital
Service
SLM Service Level
Management SMDS Switched
Multimegabit Data
SLOC Source Line Of Code Service

Service Local SMDS SMDS Data

SLR Exchange Interface
Requirement DXI

SLSI Superlarge Scale SMES Supporting Microsoft

Integration Exchange Server

SLWB Second Level Write SMES Small and Medium

Buffer Size
 Cycle
SMF Single - Mode Fiber
SMM Software
System Management Maintenance Models
SMF
Function
SMM Share Mellor Method
SMFA System Management
Function Area SMM System Management
Segment
SMG Stochastic Market
Group SMM System Management
Mode
SMI Software Maturity
Index SMO System Management
Overview
SMI Structure of
Management SMP Symmetric Multi
Information Processing

SMIL Synchronized SMP Symmetric Multi

Multimedia Integration Processor
Language
SMPTE Society of Motion
SMIS Society for Picture & Television
Management Engineering
Information System
SMS Sort Message Service
SMIT System Management
Interface Tool Standard Multimedia
SMSL
Scripting Language
SMK Shared Management
Knowledge Surface - Mount
SMT
Technology
SML Standard Math
Library Simple Mail Transport
SMTP
Protocol
SMLC Software
Maintenance Life
SN Sequence Number Branch

SN Serial Number SOE Sequence Of Events

SNA System Network SOE Standard Operating

Architecture Environment

SND Sound SOFM Self Organizing

Feature Map

SNDCP Subnetwork Start of Heanding

Dependent SOH
Convergence
Protocol SOH Section Overhead

SNF Second Normal Form SOKR Structured Object

Knowledge
SNI Subscriber Network Representation
Interface
SOM System Object Model
SNMP Simple Network
Management Protocol SOMA Semantic Object
Modeling Approach
SNP Sequence Number
Protection SONET Synchronous Optical
Network
SNPS Secure Marchant
Payment System SONN Self - Organizing
Neural Network
SNR Signal to Noise Ratio
SOOD Structural Object
SNRM Set Normal Response Oriented Design
Mode
SOP Standard Operating
SO Shift Out Practice

Substract One and SOP Standard Operating

SOB Procedure
SORS Same Origin Ray Set SPI Software Process
Impediment
SOW Statement Of Work
SPI Service Provider
Interface
SOW Sum Of Weights

SPICD Software Process

SP Standard Play Improvement and
Capability
SPAM Software Productivity Determination
Analyst Method
SPID Service Profile
SPANS Simple Protocol ATM Identifier
Network Signaling
SPIEL Story Producer for
SPARC Sun Parallel Interactive Learning
Architecture
SPL Synchronous
SPARC Scalable Processor Programming
Architecture Languages

SPC Signal Processing SPM Software Project

Center Management

SPCD Soft Psench's SPN Stochastic Petri Nets

subprocess Control
Daemon SPOOL Simultaneous
Peripheral Operation
SPE Synchronous Pay On - Line
load Envelope
SPP Sequenced Packet
SPEC Standard Protocol
Performance
Evaluation SPR Software Problem
Corporation Report

SPF Shortest Path First

SPRT Sequential Probability
Ratio Test SRAM Static RAM

SPSR Saved Program Synchronous RAM

Status Register SRAM

Statistical Package SRAPI Speech Recognition

SPSS Application
for the Social
Sciences Programming
Interface

SPT State Process Table

SRE Software Reliability
Engineering
SPUR Symbolic Processing
Using RISCs Software Risk
SRE
Evaluation
SPVC Switched Permanent
Virtual Connection Select Reject frame
SREJ
SPX Sequenced Packet
Exchange SREM Software
Requirement
Engineering
SQA Software Quality Methodology
Assurance

SRM Software Risk

SQAP Software Quality Management
Assurance Plan

SRM Suitability of
SQBL Supervised Query Reasoning Method
Based Learning

SRN Stochastic Reward

SQL Structured Query Nets
Language

SRR Software
SQM Software Quailing Requirement Review
Metrics

SRS Software
SRAM Secondary RAM Requirement
 Specification SSAP Source Service
Access Point
SRS System Requirements
and Specification SSCC Serial Shipping
Container Code
SRT Source Route
Transparent Protocol SSCF Service Specific
Coordination Function
SRT Supplier Response
Time SSCOP Service Specific
Connection Oriented
SR-TB Source Route Protocol
Translation Birding
SSCP System Services
SRTS Synchronous Control Point
Residual Time Stamp
SSCS Service Specific
SS Stack Segment Convergence
Sublayer

SS Single - Sided
SSD Snappy Software
Development
SS#7 Signaling System
Number 7 Solid - State Disk
SSD
SS/SD Single - Sided, Single
- Density SSDPM Supporting O
Software
Development Process
SSA Serial Signature Model
Analysis

SSE Sum of Squared

SSA Serial Storage Errors
Architecture

SSFDC Solid State Floppy

SSADM Structured System Disk Card
Analysis and Design
Method
SSFT Space Station File
Transfer
 SST Structured Spanning
SSH Safe Shell Tree

Server Side Includes ST Send Time

SSI

Small - Scale ST Symbol Table

SSI
Integration
STC Software Technology
SSL Secure Socket Layer Center

Single Segment STCP Spanning Tree

SSM Construction Problem
Message

System Setup Object STD State Transition

SSO Diagram

SSOC Space System and Standard

Operations Command STD

SSP Scientific Subroutine STDERR Standard Error

Package
STDIN Standard Input
SSP State Strict Passive
STDM Synchronous TDM
SSQAP Standard for Software
Quality Assurance STDM Statistical Time
Plans Division Multiplexing

SSQM Strategy Software STDOUT Standard Output

Quality Management

STE Section Terminating

SSR Software Equipment
Specification Review

STEIM Software
SSS System Segment Technologies
Specification Evaluation ,
Integration and
 Measurement
STRM Software Team Risk
STEP Standard for the Management
Exchange Product
Data STS Synchronous
Transport Signal
STI Set In
STT Secure Transaction
STL Structured Translator Technology
Language
STW Short Term Workload
STL Standard Template
Library STX Start of Text

STM Synchronous Transfer Subroutine

Mode SUB

Short - Term Memory SunOS Sun Operating

STM System

STOP Security Tracking of Single User Operating

Office Property SUOS
System

STOR Software Testing On - Switched Virtual

line Resources SVC
Circuit

STOS Send To Other Side Signaling Virtual

SVC
Channel
STP Shielded Twisted Pair
SVD Single - Value
STP Spanning Twisted Decomposition
Pair
SVG Standard Vector
STP Software Through Graphics
Picture
SVGA Super Video Graphics
STR System Timer R Adapter
SVGA Super Video Graphics
Array SYS System

SVID System V Interface

Definition SYTEPR System to Evaluate
EP Prescription Effects
on Productivity
SVM Shared Virtual
Memory

SVR Smart Video

Recorder

SVS Smaller Video Sizes

SVT Start Validity Time

SVVP Software Verification

and Validation Plane

SVVR Software Verification

and Validation Report

SW Software

SWF Secure Way

Framework

SWI Software Initiative

SWISH Simple Web Indexed

System for Humans

SWNs Stochastic Well

formed Nets

SXR Set Exception Return

 TAP Terminal Application
Program

T TAPCIS The Access Program

for the CompuServe
Information Service

T/B Top and Bottom

TAPI Telephony Application
Programming
T/R Transmit / Receive Interface

TA Terminal Adapter TAQL Task Acquisition

Language

TAC Terminal Access

Telephone Access
Controller TAS
Server

TACACS TAC Access Control Time Assignment by

System TASI
Speech Interpolation

TACS Total Access

Turbo Assembler
Communication TASM
System
T-ASPs Transport Abstract
TAD Telephone Answering Service Primitives
Device
TASs Terminal Access
TAMPEL Task Analytic Model Controllers
for Predicting Ease
and Learning TAXI Transparent
Asynchronous
TAMS Telnet Access Transceiver / receiver
Management System Interface

TAP Telelocator TB Tera Byte

Alphanumeric
Protocol TBBS The Bread Board
System
 TCL Tool Command
TBF Time Between Failure Language

Tape Ball Grid Array TCL Tool Control

TBGA Language

TBK Toolbook
TCL/TK Tool Command
Language / Tool Kit
TBU Tape Backup Unit
TCM Trellis Code
TC Technical Committee Modulation

Transmission Control TCO Total Coast

TC Ownership

TC Test Control Transmission Control

TCP
Protocol
TC Terminal Controller
TCP Tape - Carrier
TC Transmission Package
Convergence
TCP/IP Transmission Control
TCA Text Compression Protocol / Internet
Algorithm Protocol

TCB Trusted Computing TCQ Trellis Coded

Base Quantization

TCB Task Control Block TCS Transmission

Convergence
Sublayer
TCCG Technical Committee
on Computer
Graphics TCSEC Trusted Computer
Systems Evaluation
Criteria
TCI Telecommunications,
Inc.
TD Transmission Delay
TD Transmit Data
TDP Tag Distribution
TDA Top Down Algorithm Protocol

Tabular Data Control TDP Telelocator Data

TDC Protocol

TDD Telecommunications Total Data Quality

Device for the Deaf TDQM
Management

TDE Terminal Display Time Domain

Editor TDR
Reflectometry

TDF Trace Definition File Type Data Stream

TDS
TDI Transport Device Transmitter Data
Interface TDSR
Service Request

TDM Technical Document Template Date Types

Management TDT

Time - Division TDV Test Device

TDM
Multiplexing
TE Terminal Equipment
TDMA Time Division Multiple
Access TE/2 Terminal Emulator 2

TDMS Terminal Display Thread Environment

Management System TEB
Block

TDN Temporal Technical Education

Dependency Network TEC
Council

TDNN Time Delay Neural Technical

Network TED
Environment
Description
TDP Top - Driver Pattern
TED Tiny Editor Ticket

TEI Terminal Endpoint TH Transmission Header

Identifier
THD Total Harmonic
TELNET Teletype Network Distortion

TEML Turbo Editor Macro THD Thread

Language
THOMA The House Open
TF Translation Fault S Multimedia Access
System
TF Trap Flag
THOR Tandy High -
performance Optical
TFDD Text File Device Recording
Driver

THP Trusted High Process

TFEL Thin - Film
Electroluminescent
THR Transmit Holding
Tagged Font Metric Register
TFM
THT Total Handing Times
TFSA Time - of Flight
Scintillation Array
TI Transformational
Thin Film Transistor Implementation
TFT
TIA Thanks In Advance
TFTP Trivial File Transfer
Protocol
TIA The Internet Adapter
TG Transmission Group
TIC Token - Ring Coupler
TGS Ticket Granting
Server TID Target ID

TGT Ticket - Granting TIDL Transactional

 Interface Definitional TINA Telecommunication
Language Information
Networking
TIES Time Independent Architecture
Escape Sequence
TIO Test Input / Output
TIF Total Include File
TIP Terminal Interface
TIF Tagged Image File Processor

Tag Image Format TIP Terminal Input

TIFF Predicate
File

Texas Instruments TIP Terminal Interface

TIGA Processor
Graphics Architecture

Topologically TIS Trusted Information

TIGER Systems
Integrated
Geographic Encoding
and Referencing TIW Telesystem
International Wireless
TIIAP Telecommunications
and Information TK/TK Track to Track
Infrastructure
Assistance Program TKB Task Builder

TIM Technical Information Transport Layer

Memo TL

Technology TLA Three Letter

TIMI Acronyms
Independent Machine
Interface
TLB Translation Look
Text Information Buffer
TIMS
Management
Systems TLB Table
TLD Top Level Domain
TMP Temporary
TLI Transport Layer
Interface TMS Time - Multiplexed
Switch
TLP Transited Low
Process TMSD Time - Multiplexed
Space - Division
TLS Transport Layer
Security TMT Transverse Memory
Technology
TLS Transport Level
Security TN Twisted Nematic

TLSP Transport Layer Terminal Node

Securiting Protocol TNC
Controller

TLU Table Lookup Third Normal Form

TNF
TLX Telex Total Number of Lines
TNL
TM Trademark The Netherlands
TNO
Organization
TMDS Transition Minimized
Differential Signaling TOBPTT Time - Optimal
Backpropagation
TML Task Modeling Through Time
Language
ToC Table of Contents
TML Template
TOD Time Of Day
TMN Telecommunication
Management Network Top Of File
TOF
TMP Test and
Measurement TOOR Traceability of Object
Processor Oriented
 Requirements
TPI Tracks Per Inch
TOP Technical and Office
Protocols Table Producing
TPL
Language
TOP Transition Output
Predicate Transactions Per
TPM
Minute
TOPS Transparent
Operating System Total Productive
TPM
Maintenance
TOS Tape Operating
System Transaction
TPO
Processing Online
TP Transaction
Processing Twisted pair Port
TPORT
Transceiver
TP Twisted Pair
TPR Tandem Project
TPC Transaction Report
Processing Council
TPS Technical Publishing
TPC-D Transaction Software
Processing Council
benchmark D TPS Transactions Per
Second
TPDU Transport Protocol
Data Unit TPS Transaction
Processing System
TPEP Trusted Product
Evaluation Program TPU Telephone Part User

TPF Transactions Turbo Pascal for

Processing Facility TPW
Windows

TPG Test Pattern Total Quality Control

Generator TQC
TQFP Thin Quad Flat Pack TRON The Real - time
Operating system
Total Quality Nucleus
TQM
Management
TROS Transformer Read
Technical Report Only Storage
TR
TRP Token Ring Protocol
TRADIC Transistorized
Airborne Digital
Computer TRPB Truncated Reverse
Path Broadcasting
TRAM Tableau noir pour la
Robotique Autonome TRS Tandy - Radio - Shack
Mobile
TRST Technical Review
TRAM Transputer Module Support Tool

TRD Take - on TRT Token Rotation Timer

Requirements
Description TS Task Switched

TREC Text Retrieval Top Secret / Sensitive

Conference TS/SI
Information

TRI Term Rewriting Transport Service

Inderection TSAP
Access Point

TRM Team Risk Telephony Services

Management TSAPI
Application Program
Interface
TRM Terminal
TSD Time Stamp Disable
TRN Token - Ring Network
TSDU Transport Service
TRN Threaded Read News Data Unit
TSE The Stemware Editor Architecture

TSL Three Static Logic TTCN Tree and Tabular

Combined Notation

TSO Technical System

Option TTF TrueType Font

TSO Time Sharing Option TTFD Testing Timing

Factors Definition

TSOP Thin Small Outline

Package TTL Time To Live

TSP Traveling TTL Transistor - Transistor

Salesperson Problem Logic

TSR Terminate and Stay TTP Telephone Twisted

Resident Pair

TSS Time - Sharing TTP Thermal - Transfer

System Printing

TSSE Total Sum of Squared TTRT Target Token Rotation

Errors Time

TST Time - Space - Time TTS Transactional

Tracking System

TST Test
TTS Text - To - Speech

TSTN Triple Supertwisted

Nematic TTSP Training - Test Set
Pairs

TSV Tab Separated Values

TTY Teletypewriter

TT Typewriter Text
TUCOW The Ultimate
S Collection Of Winsock
TTA Transport - Triggered Software
TUI Text - based User
Interface

TUMS Table Update and

Management System

TUT Tutorial

TV Turbo Vision

TVF Table of contents

Verbosely from File

TVFS Toronto Virtual File

System

TWAIN Technology Without

An Interesting Name

TWM Tab Window Manager

TWX Teletypewriter
Exchange Service

TXD Transmit (tx) Data

TXF Tax Exchange Format

TXT Text

TXT2ST Text to Structured File

F

TZ Time Zone
U
UCL Universal
Communications
Language

UCPC Useful Character Part

with Coordinates
UA User Agent

UCPP Useful Character Port

UAA Universally Address with Projection

UAA Universally UCS Unicode Conversion

Administered Address Support

UAC User Assurance UCS Universal Character

Coordination Set

UAE Unrecoverable UCS User Coordinate

Applications Error System

UAM User Authentication UCT Universal

Method Coordinated Time

UAPI Universal UDAO Universal Data

Asynchronous Access Object
Protocol Interface
UDC User Defined
UART Universal Commands
Asynchronous
Receiver - Transmitter UDC Universal Decimal
Classification
UBNS Upper Bound on
Network Size UDE Universal Data
Exchange
UBR Unspecified Bit Rate
UDEC Universal Digital
UCE Unsolicited Electronic Computer
Commercial E-mail
UDF User Defined
Functions UHL User's Header Label

UDF Universal Disk Format User Interface

UI
UDF Unit Development Unix International
Folder UI

User Defined UIB User Interface Buffer

UDG
Gateway
UIBL User Interface Buffer
UDP Unit Date Protocol Loader

User Datagram UIC User Identification

UDP Code
Protocol

Uniform Data Transfer UID Unique Identifier

UDT

User File Description UID User Interface

UFDT Definition
Table

Universal Function UID User Identifier

UFM
Model
UIDSS User Interface Design
UFP Unadjusted Function Support System
Point
UIL User Interface
UFS Unix File System Language

User Group UIMS User Interface

UG Management System

UHCI Universal Host User Interface

Controller Interface UISM
Standard Manual

UHF Ultra - High Implementation Under

Frequency UIT
Test
 UNC Uniform Naming
UL Unordered List Convention

Upload UNC Uncoded Netnews

UL Collator

UL Underwriters
Laboratories UNCOL Universal Computed
Oriented Language

ULA Uncommitted Logic User Network

Array UNI
Interface

ULCC University of London

Computing Center UNICOM Universal Integrated
Communication

ULN Universal Link Unlicensed National

Negotiation UNII
Information
Infrastructure
ULSI Ultra Large Scale
Integration
UNIVAC Universal Automatic
Computer
UMA Uniform Memory
Access Unified Network
UNMA
Management
UMA Upper Memory Area Architecture

UMA Unified Memory UPC Universal Product

Architecture Code

UMB Upper Memory Block UPC Usage Parameter

Control
UME Unit Management
Entity UPC Universal Products
Code
UML Uniform Modeling
Language UPL User Program
Language
UPM User Profile URL Uniform Resource
Management Locator

UPM Update Process URN Universal Resource

Model Names

UPP Universal Payment US Universal Server

Preamble
US Unit Separator
UPS Uninterruptible Power
System
USART Universal
Synchronous /
UPS Uninterruptible Power Asynchronous
Supply Receiver / Transmitter

UQBL Unsupervised QBL Universal Serial Bus

USB
UR Universal Relation
USENET User's Network
UR/FM User Role Function Unix Support Group
Matrix USG

Uniform Resource USOC Universal Service

URC Ordering Code
Citation

Uniform Resource USR US Robotics, Inc.

URC
Characteristics
USRT Universal
UREP Unix RSCS Emulation Synchronous
Protocol Receiver - Transmitter

URFM User Role Foundation USS User System Support

Matrix
USSA User Supported
URI Uniform Resource Software Association
Identifier
UT User Terminal
 UVL User's Volume Label
UTC Unshielded Twisted
Pair

UTF Unicode Text Format

UTI Universal Text

Interface

UTL User's Trailer Label

UTM Universal Transverse

Mercator

UTOPIA Universal Test &

Operation Physical
Interface

UTP Unshielded Twisted

Pair

UUCP Unix - to - Unix Copy

Program

UUDEC Unix - to - Unix

ODE Decoding

UUENC Unix - to - Unix

ODE Encoding

UUI User - to - User

Information

UUID Universal Unique

Identifier
V
VAN Value Added Network

VAP Value Added Process

VAR Value Added Reseller

V&V Verification and
Validation Variable
VAR
VA Virtual Address
Vendor Application
VAS
Services
VAB Voice Answer Back
VAST Variable Array
VAC Volts Alternating Storage Technology
Current
VAX Virtual Address
VAD Value Added Dealer Extension

VADD Value Added Disk VAX/VM Virtual Address

Driver S Extension / Virtual
Memory System
VADSL Very - high - rate
Asymmetric Digital VB Visual Basic
Subscriber Line
VB Variable Block
VAF Value Adjustment
Factor Visual Basic for
VBA
Application
VAG VRML Architecture
Group Vectorial Boundary
VBAR
Adaptation Rule
VAL Voice Application
Language VESA BIOS
VBE/AI
Extension / Audio
VAM Virtual Access Interface
Method
V-BIC Wavelet Based Image
Coding VCG Video Compression
Guide
VBL Vertical Blanking
Interrupt VCI Virtual Channel
Identifier
VBNS Very high - speed
Backbone Network VCL Views Class Library
System

VCL Visual Component

VBR Variable Bit Rate Library

VBRUN Visual Basic Runtime VC-N Virtual Container - N

VBX Visual Basic VCOS Visual Caching

Extension Operating System

VC Virtual Channel VCPI Virtual Control

Program Interface
VC Virtual Circuit
VCR Video Cassette
Virtual Call Recorder
VC
VCS Video Coding
VCC Virtual Channel Standard
Connections

VCV Virtual Channel

VCC Vertical Cell identifier Vector
Collection

VDD Version Description

VCC Video Capture Card Document

VCD Video Capture Device VDD Virtual Display Device

VCD Virtual VDD Virtual Device Driver

Communications
Driver
VDDM Virtual Device Driver VDU Visual Display Unit
Manager
VEMM Virtual Expanded
VDE Visual Development Memory Manager
Environment
VEMMI Versatile Multimedia
VDISK Virtual Disk Interface

VDL Vienna Definition VERM Verify for Read / Write

Language
VERONI Very Easy Rodent -
VDM Video Display Oriented NetWare
Metafile CA
Index to
Computerized
VDM Virtual DOS Machine Archives

VDMAD Virtual Direct Memory VERR Verify Read access

Access Device
VERW Verify Write access
VDMS Vienna Development
Method Specification Video Encoding
VES
Standard
VDMSL Vienna Development
Method Specification Video Electronics
Language VESA
Standard Association

VDS Virtual DMA Services Voice Enhanced

VESP
Services Platform
VDSL Very - high - bit - rate
Digital Subscriber VF Variance Factor
Line

VF Virtual Floppy
VDT Video Dial Tone

VFAT Virtual File Allocation

VDT Video Display Table
Terminal
VFC Version First Class
VI Visual Interactive
VFD Vacuum Fluorescent
Display VIA Virtual Interface
Architecture
VFS Virtual File System
VICS Voluntary
VFW Video for Windows Interindustry
Communications
Standards
VGA Video Graphics Array

VIDC Video Controller

VGC Video Graphics
Controller
VIE Virtual Information
Environment
VGM Voice - Grade Media

VIF Virtual Interrupt Flags

VHDL VHSIC Hardware
Description Language
VIM Vendor Independent
Messaging
VHF Very - High
Frequency
VIM Vendor Independent
Mail
VHLL Very High Level
Language
VIM Video Interface
Module
VHR Vertical and
Horizontal Reduction
VINOS Virtual Network
Operating System
VHS Very High Speed

VIO Virtual Input / Output

VHS Virtual Host Storage

VIP Video Information

VHS Video Home System Provider

VHSIC Very High Speed VIP Virtual Interrupt

Integrated Circuit Pending
 VLM Very Large Memory
ViP Visual Programming
VLM Virtual Loadable
VIPER Verifiable Integrated Module
Processor for
Enhanced Reliability VLS Very Large System

VIS Visual Instruction Set VLSI Very Large Scale

Integration
VIS Voice Information
System VLSIPS Very Large Scale
Immobilized Polymer
VIS Video Information Synthesis
System
VLT Variable List Table
VISA Virtual Socket
Interface Alliance VM Virtual Memory

VLAN Virtual LAN Virtual Machine

VM
VLB VESA Local Bus Virtual Memory
VMA
Address
VLD Visible Laser Diode
VMB Virtual Machine Boot
VLD Variable - Length
Decoder VMD Vendor - Managed
Inventory
VLDB Very Large Database
VME Virtual Mode
VLF Very Low Frequency Execution

Visited Link VME Virtual Machine

VLINK Environment

VLIW Very Large Instruction Versa Module

Word VME
Eurocard
 VN Virtual Network
VME Virtual Memory
Environment VNA Virtual Network
Architecture
VMI Video Module
Interface VOB Voice Of the Business

VMID Virtual Machine Voice Of Customer

Identifier VOC

VML Vector Markup VOCOD Voice Operated

Language ER Coder

VMM Virtual Machine VOD Video On Demand

Monitor
VOFR Voice Over Frame
VMMP Vector Matrix Relay
Multiplication
Primitive Voice Over Internet
VOIP
Protocol
VMOS Vertical MOS
VON Voice On the Net
VMP Virtual MODEM
Protocol Visions Of Reality
VOR
VMS Virtual Machine
Storage VOS Voice Operating
System

VMS Voice Message

System VOS Verbal Operating
System

VMS Virtual Memory

System VP Virtual Path

VMT Virtual Memory VPCI/VC Virtual Path

Technique I Connection Identifier /
Virtual Channel
Identifier
VPD Virtual Product VPS Voice Processing
Definition System

VPD Virtual Printer Device VPSC Vault, Process,

Structure,
Vital Product Data Configuration
VPD
VPT Virtual Print
VPDN Virtual Private Data Technology
Network

VQ Vector Quantization
VPDS Virtual Private Data
Service
VQR Visual and verbal
Video Port Extensions Qualitative Reasoning
VPE
VR Virtual Reality
VPE Visual Programming
Environment
VR Voltage Regulator
VPF Vector Prudent
Forward VRAM Virtual RAM

VPI Virtual Path Identifier VRAM Video RAM

VPIM Voice Profile for VRC Vertical Redundancy

Internet Mail Check

VPL Virtual Programming VRE Voltage Regulated

Language Extended

VPM Video Port Manager VRM Voltage Regulator

Module
VPN Virtual Private
Network VRML Virtual Reality
Modeling Language
VPN Virtual Page Number
VROOM Virtual Real - time
M Object Oriented VSM Virtual Storage
Memory Manager Management

VRT Voltage Regulation VSM Visual System

Technology Management

VRU Voice Response Unit VSM Vector Smart Map

VS Virtual Storage VSN Volume Serial

Number
VSAM Virtual Storage
Access Method VSOS Virtual Storage
Operating System
VSAT Very Small Aperture
Terminal VSS Video Signal
Standard
VSE Virtual Storage
Extended VSYNC Vertical
Synchronization
VSF Vertical Scanning
Frequency VT Virtual Terminal

VSI Virtual Socket VT Virtual Tributary

Interface

VT Vertical Tab
VSIO Virtual Serial Input
Output
VTAM Virtual
Virtual Shareware Telecommunication
VSL Access Method
Library

Very Large Scale VTD Virtual Timer Device

VSLI
Integration
VTOC Visual Table Of
VSM Virtual Shared Contents
Memory
VTP Virtual Terminal
Protocol

VTR Video Tape Recorder

VUE Visual User

Environment

VUEWM Visual User

Environment Window
Manager

VUI Video User Interface

VUIT Visual User Interface

Tool

VUP VAX Unit of

Performance

VUT Videx Ultra Term

VWB Visual Workbench

VXD Virtual Extended

Driver
 Method

W WAN

WATM
Wide Area Network

Wireless ATM

W3 World Wide Web WATS Wide Area

Telecommunications
Service
W3A World Wide Web
Applets
WATT Web Automation
Toolkit
W3C World Wide Web
Consortium
WAV Waveform audio
W4 What - Works - With -
What WBEM Web - Based
Enterprise
WAAS Wide Area Management
Augmentation System
WBM Workload Base
WABI Windows Application Models
Binary Interface
WBS Work Breakdown
WAI Web Application Structure
Interface
WBT Windows - Based
WAIS Wide Area Terminal
Information Server
WC Word Count
WAIS Wide Area
Information Service WCL Wireless
Communication Link
WAITS Wide Area
Information Transfer WCS Writable Control
System Storage

WAM Workstation Access WCS World Coordinate

 System
WFS Wide Frams Structure
WD Write Direct
WFW Windows For
WDI Western Digital Workgroups
Imaging
WFW Word For Windows
WDL Windows Driver
Library Working Group Draft
WGDS
Standard
WDM Warelength Division
Multiplexing Work Group System
WGS
WDM Windows Driver
Model WGs Working Groups

WDP Web Developers WHAM Waveform Hold And

Pack Modify

WDRAM Windows Dynamic WHC Workstation Host

Random Access Connection
Memory
WIMP Windows Icons
WebDAV Web Distributed Menus and Pointers
Authoring and
Versioning WIN Windows

WebNFS Web Network File WIN95 Windows 95

System

WINE Windows Emulator

WELL Whole Earth 'lectronic
Link
WINF Wireless Information
Wired For Networks Forum
WFM
Management
WINS Windows Internet
Work Flow Naming Service
WFMS
Management System
WIPR Work In Progress WOD Warnier - Orr
Register Diagrams

WISC Writable Instruction WORM Write Once, Read

Set Computer Many

WISE WordPerfect WOS Workstation

Information System Operating System
Environment
WOSA Windows Open
WIT Web Interactive Talk Services Architecture

WKB Workbook WP Word Processing

WKE Worksheet WP Word Processor

WL Word Line WP WordPerfect

WMC Workflow WPD WordPerfect

Management Document
Coalition
WPD Windows Printer
WMC Weighted Methods Description
per Class
WPG WordPerfect Graphics
WMF Windows Metafile
Format WPHD Write - Protect Hard
Disk
WMNL Weighted Mean
Nesting Level WPM Words Per Minute

WNIC Wide - area Network Workplace Operating

Interface Coprocessor WPOS
System

WNIM Wide - area Network Workplace Shell

Interface Module WPS
WPS Windows Printing
System WWIS World Wide
Information System
WPVM Windows Parallel
Virtual Machine WWW World Wide Web

WRAM Window Random

Access Memory WWWC World Wide Web
Consorting

WRB Web Request Broker

WWWW Word Wide Web
Worm
WRK Windows Resource
Kit WYSBY What You See Before
GI You Get It
WRS Wind River Systems

WYSIW What You See Is

WS Workstation What You Get
YG
WSAPI Web Site Application Weinberg's Zeroth
Program Interface WZLU
Low of Unreliability

WSD Word Sense

Disambiguation

WSH Windows Scripting

Host

WSP Web Standards

Project

WT Write Through

WT Weak Typing

WTS Windows Terminal

Server
 XDR External Data
Representation

X XFCN

XFCN
External Function

Extended Function
X X window system
XFN X / open Federated
Naming
X2B Hexadecimal to
Binary
XGA Extended Graphics
Adapter
X2C Hexadecimal to
Character
XGA Extended Graphics
Array
X2D Hexadecimal to
Decimal
XID Exchange Identifier
XA Extended Architecture
XIOS Extended Input /
Output System
XAPIA X.400 API Association

XLL Extensible Linking

XBM X - windows Bitmaps Language

XCMD External Command XML Excel Macro

Language
XCOPY Extended Copy
XML Extensible Markup
Language
XDF Extended Density
Format
XMM Extended Memory
Manager
XDM X Display Manager

XMP X / open Management

XDMCP X Display Manager Protocol
Control Protocol

XMS Extended Memory

 Specification Protocol

XNS Xerox Networking

System

XOR Exclusive-or

XPG X / open Portability

Guide

XPM X - windows
Pixelmaps

XPRM Xerox Print

Resources Manager

XPS Extended Parallel

Server

XRT Extensions for Real -

Time

XSL Extensible Style

Language

XSMD Extended Storage

Module Drive

XSSI Extended Server Side

Includes

XT X Terminal

XTCLK External Transmit

Clock

XTP Express Transfer

Y
Y2K Year 2000

YAHOO Yet Another

Hierarchically
Officious Oracle

YCM Yellow - Cyan -

Magenta

YHBT You Have Been

Trolled

YHL You Have Lost

YSDM Yourdon's Structured

Design Method

YTD Year To Date

 Plan

Z ZIT

ZL
Zone
Table
Information

Zero Latency

ZAW Zero Administration

Windows ZPV Zoomed Port Video

ZBR Zone - Bit Recording ZSL Zero Slot LAN

Z-CAV Zoned Constant

Angular Velocity

ZDL Zero Delay Lockout

ZDS Zenith Data Systems

ZF Zero Flag

ZFT Zero Force Threshold

ZIF Zero Insertion Force

ZIL Zinc Interface Library

ZIP Zone Information

Protocol

ZIP Zig - zag In - line Pin

ZIP Zig - zag In - line

Package

ZIP Zone Improvement