A

A/D Analog to Digital A/D/P Analysts / Designers /

Programmers A/UX Apple's version of

Unix AA Attribute Association

Function AAAP Autodesk Animator

and Animator Pro AAB All-to-all Broadcast AACR Anglo - American

Cataloguing Rules AAER Accounting and

Auditing Enforcement Releases

AAL ATM Adaptation

Layer AAP Association of

American Publishers AAP Applications Access

Point

AAR Addition Accumulation Register

AAS All-to-all Scatter AASP ASCII Asynchronous

Support Package AAT Average Access Time AAUP American Association

of University Presses AB Average BIOS ABC Adaptive Binary

Coder ABC American Broadcast

Company ABC Abstract Base Class ABC Atanasoff-Berry

Computer ABCDCM

Abstract Base Class Derived Class Method

ABCM Abstract Base Class

Method ABED Algorithm - Based

Error Detection

ABEND Abnormal End ABFT Algorithm Based Fault

tolerance ABI Application Binary

Interface ABIOS Advanced Basic input

Output System ABIST Automatic Built-in

Self-Test ABLE Adaptive Battery Life

Extender ABM Asynchronous

Balanced Mode ABR Available Bit Rate ABRS Automated Book

Request System ABS Absolute ABS Address Book

Synchronization ABT Abort ABT Abstract Behavoired

Types ABTS ASCII Block Terminal

Services

AC Automatic Computer AC Autocheck AC Auxiliary Carry ACAP Analyst Capability ACAP Application

Configuration Access Protocol

ACB Access Control Byte ACBCED

Arithmetic Coding Based Continuos Error Detection

ACC Aston Compiler

Constructor ACC Abstract and

Concrete Classes ACC Accumulator ACCU Association of C and

C++ Users ACD Automatic Call

Distribution ACDI Asynchronous

Communications Device Interface

ACE Advanced Computing

Environment ACE Automatic Computing

Engine ACE Adverse Channel

Enhancements ACE Access Control Entry ACE Adaptive Critic

Element ACF Access Control Field ACF Advanced

Communications Function

ACH Automated Clearing

House ACIA Asynchronous

Communication Interface Adapter

ACIAS Automated

Calibration Interval Analysis System

ACIS American Committee

for Interoperable Systems

ACK Acknowledgment

ACL Applet Class Loader ACL Access Control List ACLE Array C Language

Emulator ACM Audio Compression

Manager ACM Association for

Computer Machinery ACMS Application Control

Management System ACM-SIGMIS

ACM - Special Interest Group On Management Information Systems

ACMT Association of

Computer Machinery Transaction

ACP Algebra of

Communicating Processes

ACP Arabic Command

Processor ACP Auxiliary Control

Process ACP Ancillary Control

P

Program ACPI Advanced

Configuration and Power Interface

ACR Allowed Cell Rate ACR Available Cell Rate ACS Access Control Set ACS Access Control

System ACS Advanced Computer

System ACS Anti Curl System ACS Asynchronous

Communication Server

ACS Access ACSE Association Control

Service Element ACTS Advanced

Communications Technology Satellite

ACTS Automated Computer

Time Service

ACTT Advanced Communication and Timekeeping Technology

ACU Automatic Calling Unit ACWP Actual Cost of Work

Performed AD Activity Description ADA Application Domain ADA Automatic Data

Acquisitions ADALINE

Adaptive Linear Neuron

ADB Apple Desktop Bus ADBS Autonomous Data

Base System ADC Add with Carry ADC Adaptive Data

Compression ADC Add White Carry ADCCP Advanced Data

Communication Control Procedure

ADD Automatic Document Detection

ADF Adapter Description

File ADF Automatically Defined

Function ADF Automatic Document

Feeder ADFD Action Data Flow

Diagram ADI Apple Desktop

Interface ADI Autodesk Device

Interface ADI Autocad Device

Interface ADL Address Data Latch ADL Architectural

Description Language ADLAT Adaptive Lattice Filter ADLC Asynchronous Data

Link Control ADLC Adaptive Losses Data

Compression

ADLS Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line

ADM Arrow Diagramming

Method ADM Add / Drop

Multiplexer ADMACS

Apple Document Management and Control System

ADN Add in Utility ADNO Address Number ADO Active Data Objects ADP Asynchronous Data

Processing ADP Automatic Data

Processing ADPCM Adaptive Differential

Pulse Code Modulation

ADR Add Double Precision

Register ADR Address ADS Automatic Distribution

System

ADS Application Development Solutions

ADS Application

Development Standards

ADSC Adobe Document

Structuring Conventions

ADSC Address Status

Changed ADSI Analog Display

Services Interface ADSI Active Directory

Service Interface ADSL Asymmetrical Digital

Subscriber Line ADSL Asynchronous Digital

Subscriber Loop ADSP Appletalk Data

Stream Protocol ADSR Attack, Decay,

Sustain, Release ADT Application Data

Types ADT Abstract Data Type

ADU Automatic Dialing Unit AE Above Or Equal AE Average Error AEB Analog Expansion

Bus AEC Architecture,

Engineering, Construction

AEE Arithmetic Expression

Evaluation AES Advanced Encryption

Standard AES Asynchronous Event

Services AESA ATM End System

Address AETG Automatic Efficient

Test Generator AETLTA Association for the

Education Training of Library Technicians and Assistants

AF Auxiliary Flag AFA Add File to Archive

AFA Accelerated File Access

AFC Application

Foundation Classes AFC Automatic Frequency

Control AFC Automatic Font

Change AFC Accelerating Fractal

Compression AFD Actual Finished Date AFD Automatic File

Distribution AFDW Active Framework for

Data Warehousing AFG Advanced Frame

Grabber AFI Authority and Format

Identifier AFII Association for Font

Information Interchange

AFIPS American Federation

of Information Processing Societies

AFIRM Automated Fingerprint Image Reporting and Match

AFIS Automated

Fingerprint Identification System

AFK Away From Keyboard AFM Adobe Font Metrics AFP Adjusted Function

Points AFP Appletalk Filing

Protocol AFP Advanced Function

Presentation AFR Assemble Feasibility

Report AFR Annualized Failure

Rate AFS Andrew File System AFTP Anonymous File

Transfer Protocol AGA Advanced Graphics

Adapter AGC Automatic Gain

Control

AGI Address Generation

Interlock AGP Accelerated Graphics

Port AGR Adaptation-Guided

Retrieval Method AGU Address-Generation

Unit AGV Automated Guided

Vehicles AH Authentication

Header AHA Advanced High

Analysis AHM Amsterdam

Hypermedia Model AHPL A Hardware

Programming Language

AHS Automated Highway

Systems AI Aggregate

Identification AI Analog Input

AI Artificial Intelligence AIA Applications

Integration Architecture

AIAG Automative Industry

Action Group AIC Akaike's Information

Criterion AICPA American Institute of

Certified Public Accountants

AIF Audio Information File

Format AIF Audio Interchange

Format AIG American

International Group AIMS Automated Inspection

& Measurement Station

AIN Advanced Intelligent

Network AIO Aquittement Input /

Output AIOPAD Asynchronous Input /

Output Packet Assembler /

Disassembler AIR Assemble

Investigation Results AIR Additive Increase

Rate AIRES Automated Image

Reconstruction Using Expert Systems

AIS Association for

Information Systems AIS Automated

Identification System AIS Alarm Indication

Signal AIS Automated

Information System AISP Association of

Information Systems Professionals

AISPM Automated

Information System Program Manager

AIT Advanced Intelligent

Tape AIX Advanced Interactive

eXecutive

AKL Automatic Key Lock AKO A - Kind - Of AL Application Layer ALA American Library

Association ALAP Appletalk Link Access

Protocol ALC Automatic Level

Control ALC Arithmetic and Logic

Circuits ALD Assemble Logical

Design ALE Application Linking

and Embedding ALE Address Latch Enable ALGOL Algorithmic Oriented

Language ALGOL Algorithm Language ALH Augmented

Lagrange-Hopfield ALIBI Adaptive Location of

Internetworked Bases of Information

ALINK Active Link ALIWEB Archie Like Indexing

in the Web ALN Asynchronous

Learning Network ALPAC Automatic Language

Processing Advisory Committee

ALR Advanced Logic

Research ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit ALVINN Autonomous Land

Vehicle in a Neural Network

AM Abstract Model AM/PSK Amplitude Modulation

with Phase-Shift Keying

AMA Automatic Message

Accounting AMANDA

Automated Messaging and Directory Assistance

AMD Active Matrix Display AMD Advanced Micro

Devices AML Arc Macro Language AMMA Advanced Memory

Management Architecture

AMP Atomic Multicast

Protocol AMPS Advanced Mobile

Phone Service ANDF Application Neural

Distribution Format ANI Animated Cursor ANI Automatic Number

Identification ANN Annotations ANN Artificial Neural

Network ANOVA Analysis of Variance ANS Application Naming

Standards ANS Advanced Networks

and Services

ANSD Analysis and

Modeling Software Development

ANSI American National

Standard institute ANX Automotive Network

Exchange AO Analog Output AO/DI Always On / Dynamic

ISDN AOCE Apple Open

Collaborative Environment

AOE Application Operating

Environment AOI Automated Optical

inspection AOL American Online AOM Application Profile

OSI Management AON Activity On Node AOP Access Oriented

Programming AOS Add Or Subtract

AP Adjunct Processor AP Applications

Processor AP Augmentation Plan APA All Points

Addressable APA Arithmetic Processing

Accelerator APA Adaptive Packet

Assembly APAR Authorized Program

Analysis Report APAREN Address Parity

Enable APC Asynchronous

Procedure Call APCUG Association of PC

User Groups APD Assemble Logical

Design APET Anticipated Pure

Execution Time APFR Annalist of Presence

and Future

Requirements API Application

Programmer Interface API Application Program

Interface APIC Advanced

Programmable Interrupt Controller

APIS Advanced Passenger

Information System APL A Programming

Language APM Advanced Power

Management APN Abstract Petri Net APNIC Asia-Pacific Network

Information Center APOP Authenticated Post

Office Protocol APP Application APPC Advanced Program -

to - Program Communication

APPI Advanced Peer - to -

Peer Internetworking

APPN Advanced Peer to

Peer Networking APR Address Resolution

Protocol APRP Adaptive Pattern

Recognition Processing

APS Advanced Printing

Service APS Asynchronous

Protocol Specification APS Automatic Protection

Switching APSE ADA Programming

Support Environment APT Address Pass

Through APT Advanced Parallel

Technology APT Automatically

Programmed tools ARA Appletalk Remote

Access ARAS Appletalk Remote

Access Services

ARCA Advanced RISC Computing Architecture

ARCM Adaptation Rate

Coding Modulation ARCnet Attached Resource

Computer Network ARCS Advanced RISC

Computing Specification

ARD Automatic Relevance

Determination ARE Asymptotic Relative

Efficiency ARI Abort Retry Ignore ARL Adjusted Ring Length ARLL Advanced Run -

Length Limited ARM Advanced RISC

Machine ARM Asynchronous

Response Mode ARM Annotated Reference

Manual ARMA Autoregressive

M i A

Moving Average ARP Address Resolution

Protocol ARPA Advanced Research

Project Agency ARPANET

Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

ARPL Adjust Requested

Privilege Level ARQ Automatic Repeat

Request ARRA Announced

Retransmission Random Access

ARS Assemble

Requirement Specification

ART Adaptive Resonance

Theory ART Advanced

Recognition Technologies

ARTA Apple Real Time

Architecture ARTIC A Real - Time

Interface Coprocessor

ARTMAP

Adaptive Resource Theory Mapping

ARTS Asynchronous

Remote Takeover Server

ARTT Asynchronous

Remote Takeover Terminal

ARTTel Automated Request

Transmission By Telecommunications

ARU Audio Response Unit AS Autonomous System AS/400 Application System /

400 AS/RS Automated Storage

and Retrieval System AS/U Advanced Server for

Unix AS3AP ANSI SQL Standard

Scalable and Portable ASA Adaptive Server

Anywhere ASAI Adjunct Switch

Application Interface

ASAP Academic Strategic

Alliance Program ASAP Automatic Switching

and Processing ASAP As Soon As Possible ASC ASCII Text ASC All Stations

Connected ASCC Automatic Sequence

Controlled Calculator ASCII American (national)

Standard Code for Information Interchange

ASD Actual Start Date ASD(C3I)

Assisiant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence

ASE Associative Search

Element ASF Algebric Specification

Formalism ASF Active Streaming

F t

Format ASIC Application Specific

Integrated Circuit ASIT Advanced Security

and Identification Technology

ASL Average Search

Length ASL Adaptive Speed

Leveling ASL Arithmetic Shift Left ASLIB Association of Special

Libraries and Information Bureaus

ASLM Apple Shared Library

Manager ASLP Adaptive Session

Level Pacing ASM Assembler Source

Language ASM Association for

Systems Management

ASMP Asymmetric

Multiprocessing

ASN Action Selection Network

ASN Abstract Syntax

Notation ASN Autonomous System

Number ASNO Abstract Syntax

Notification On ASO Automated Systems

Operations ASP Active Server Page ASP Authorized Service

Provider ASP Association of

Shareware Professionals

ASP Active Server Page ASP Appletalk Session

Protocol ASPI Advanced SCSI

Programming Interface

ASPS Advanced Signal

Processing System ASR Address Space

R i t

Register ASR Automatic System

Reconfiguration ASR Automatic Send /

Receive ASR Automatic Speech

Recognition ASSES Architecture for

Structuring the Requirements Specification of Embedding Critical Systems

ASSET Asset Source for

Software Engineering Technology

ASSIA Applied Social

Science Index and Abstracts

ASVD Analogue

Simultaneous Voice / Date

AT Acceptance Test AT Attention AT Advanced

Technology

AT&T American Telephone and Telegraph

ATAPI Attachment Packet

Interface ATAPI Advanced

Technology Attachment Packet Interface

ATC Autodesk Training

Center ATDM Asynchronous Time

Division Multiplexers ATDP Attention Dial Plus ATDT Attention Dial ton ATE Automated Test

Equipment ATG Advanced

Technology Group ATH Attention Hang-up ATL Active Template

Library ATM Asynchronous

Transfer Mode ATM Adobe Type Manager

ATM Automated Teller Machine

ATM CSU/DSU

ATM Channel Service Unit / Date Service Unit

ATMs Automatic Teller

Machines ATP Appletalk Transaction

Protocol ATP Advanced

Technology Program ATPS Appletalk Printing

Services ATR Automatic Terminal

Recognition ATRAC Adaptive Transform

Acoustic Coding ATS Algorithmic Test

Sequence ATS Apple Terminal

Services ATS Administrative

Terminal System ATX Advanced

Technology Extended

AUDIT Automated Data input Terminal

AUI Attachment Unit

Interface AUP Acceptable Use

Policy AUTOEXEC

Automatic Execution

AUX Auxiliary AV Arcview AV Authenticity

Verification AV Audiovisual AVA Audio Visual

Authoring AVC Audio Visual

Connection AVD Alternating Voice and

Data AVG Average AVI Audio Video

Interleaved AVK Audio Video Kernel

AVL Adelson Velsky

Landis Tree AVL Abstract Visualization

Language AVL Automatic Vehicle

Location AVQ Adaptive Vector

Quantization AVR Automatic Voice

Recognition AVRM Amplitude Varying

Rate Matrix AVRS Amplitude Varying

Rate Statistics AVT Applied Voice

Technology AVX AntiVIrus Expert AWACS Airborne Warning and

Control System AWE Advanced Wave

Effects AWG American Wire Gauge AWS Advanced

Workstations and

Systems AWT Advanced Abstract

Window toolkit AX Architecture Extended AXCW Active X Component

Wizard

B

B - ICI Broadband -

Intercarrier Interface B - ISDN Broadband Integrated

Services Digital Network

B/F Background /

Foreground B2X Binary to

Hexadecimal BAB Branch and Bound BAI Book Aid International BAIM Baseline Advanced

Industrial Management

BAK Backup BAK Binary Adaptation Kit BAL Basic Assembly

Language BAL Branch and Link

BALUN Balanced Unbalanced BAM Boyan Action Module BAM Bidirectional

Associative Memory BAPI Business Application

Programming Interface

BARTS Bell Atlantic Regional

Timesharing BAS Basic Language BAS Buffer Allocation Size BASH Bourne Again Shell BASIC Beginner All Purpose

Symbolic instruction Code

BASM Built-in Assembler BAT Batch Processing BAT Block Address

Translation BBA Boundary Based

Approach BBL Be Back Later

BBLT Bus Block Transfer BBN Bolt Beranek and

Network BBS Bulletin Board

Systems BBS Blocked Before

Service BBS-SNO

Blocked Before Service - Server Is Not Occupied

BBS-SO Blocked Before

Service - Server Occupied

BBW Best of Both World BCB Both Connection

Based BCC Blared Courtesy Copy BCC Borland C Compiler BCC Board of County

Commissioners BCC Block Check

Character BCC Blind Carbon Copy

BCD Binary Coded Decimal

BCI Binary Coded

Information BCI Binary Code

instrumentation BCL Batch Command

Language BCO Band Compression

Order BCP Best Current Practice BCP Bulk Copy Program BCPL Basic Computer

Programming Language

BCR Byte Count Register BCR Basic Channel Rates BCS Bandwidth

Conservation Society BCS Bar Code Sorter BCWS Budget Cost of Work

Scheduled BDA Bios Data Area

BDAM Basic Direct Access

Method BDC Backup Domain

Controller BDD Binary Decision

Diagram BDE Borland Database

Engine BDK Bean Developer Kit BDLS Bidirectional Loop

Switching BDOS Basic Disk Operating

System BDP Bottom Driver Pattern BDR Bus Device Request BDSL Broadband ADSL BDSS Bayesiam Decision

Support System BDY Boundary BE Below Or Equal BE Basic Event

BECN Backward Explicit Congestion Notification

BEDO Burst Extended Data

Out BELLCORE

Bell Communications Research

BER Basic Encoding Rules BER Bit Error Rate BERT Bit Error Rate Test BF Bad Flag BFA Bellmon Ford

Algorithm BFA Buffer Area BFF Binary File Format BFN Buffer Number BFS Breadth First Search BFT Batch File

Transmission BFTP Batch FTP BGA Ball Grid Array

BGE Branch if Greater Or

Equal BGI Borland Graphic

Interface BGP Border Gateway

Protocol BGT Branch if Greater

Than BHI Branch if Higher BHIS Branch if Higher Or

Same BHN Binary Hopfield

Network BHNS Binary Hopfield

Network System BI Binary input BIB Bibliography BIB Bus Interface Board BIC Buffer Interface

Controller B-ICI Broadband -

Intercarrier Interface

BICMOS Bipolar CMOS BiDi Bi-directional BIDS Bath Information and

Data Services BIFET Bipolar Field Effect

Transistor BIFF Binary Interchange

File Format BIM Beginning of

Information Marker BIN Binary BINAC Binary Automatic

Computer BIND Berkeley Internet

Name Domain BINHEX Binary Hexadecimal BIOFAM Binary input Output

Fuzzy Associative Memory

BIOS Basic input / Output

System BIP Bit Interleaved Parity BIS Business Information

System

B-ISDN Boardband Integrated

Services Digital Network

BIST Built in Self Test BISYNC Binary Synchronous

Communication BIT Binary Digit BITBLT Bit Block Transfer BITNET Because It's Time

Network BITNIC Bitnet Network

Information Center BIU Bus Interface Unit BIW Business Intelligence

Warehouse BIX Byte Information

Exchange BK! Backup BL Bit Line BL Branch On Low BLAISE British Library Online

Information Service

BLAST Blocked

Asynchronous Transmission

BLD Basic Blood Graphics BLDSC British Library

Document Supply Center

BLE Branch if Less Or

Equal BLER Block Error BLK Block B-LLI Broadband Lower -

Layer Information BLMC Buried Logic

Macrocell BLOB Binary Large Object BLOS Branch if Lower Or

Same BLT Black Logical

Transfer BLU Basic Link Unit BM Benchmark

BMI Branch if Minus BMIC Busmaster Interface

Controller BMP Bitmap BMP Batch Message

Processing Program BMP Basic Mapping

Support BNB British National

Bibliography BNC Bayonet Neill -

Concelman BNE Branch if Not Equal BNF Backus Name Form BNS Backbone Network

Service B-NT Boardband Network

Terminator BNZ Branch On Not Zero BO Branch On Overflow BO Binary Output BOA Basic Object Adapter

BOAT Back Office

Automation Technology

BOB Brains On Board BoB Break-out Box BOC Bell Operating

Company BOF Beginning of File BOM Bill of Material BOM Begin of Message BON Better Object Notation BOND Bandwidth On

Demand BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol BOP Byte Oriented

Protocol BOPS Billion Operations Per

Second BORPQU

Borland Pro Quattro

BORQU Borland Quattro

BOS Basic Operating

System BOT Beginning of Tape BP Base Pointer register BP Basic PLAN BPAM Basic Partitioned

Access Method BPB Bios Parameter Block BPDU Bridge Protocol Data

Unit BPI Bits Per Inch BPL Branch if Plus BPO Back Projection

Operator BPR Business Process

Reengineering BPRTI Business Process

Reengineering and Technology Integration

BPS Basic Program

Structure

Bps Bytes Per Second BPSK Binary Phase Shift

Keying BPTT Back Propagation

Through Time BPU Bit Processing Unit BR Bad Register BR Baud Rate BRAM Broadcast

Recognition Access Method

BRAP Broadcast

Recognition with Alternating Priorities

BRB Be Right Back BRCCN Bidirectional RCCN BRE Boolean and

Selectional Expression

BRF Basis Radial Function BRGC Binary Reflected Gray

Code BRI Brain Response

I t f

Interface BRI Basic - Rate Interface BRMO Binary Relationship

Model Query BRO Boolean and

Selectional Operator BRS Big Read Switch BS Binary Search BSA Business Software

Alliance BSAM Basic Sequential

Access Method BSB Brain State in a Box BSC Boyan Script BSC Block Sorting

Compression BSC Bisynchronous

Communication BSC Binary Synchronous

Communication BSCS Bachelor of Science

(degree) in Computer Science

BSD Berkley Software

Distribution BSF Bit Scan forward BSI British Standards

Institute BSO Business System

Option BSP Breaches of Structure

Program BSP Basic Shadow

Problem BSP Bulk Synchronous

Parallelism BSR Bit Scan Reverse BSR Build System

Requirements BS-RAM Burst Static RAM BSS Block Started by

Symbol BST Binary Search Tree BSTS Broadband Series

Test System

BSTW Bentley - Sleator Tarjan - Wei algorithm

BSV Basic Save Graphics BSY Busy BSYNC Binary Synchronous

Communications BT Bit Test BT Binary Trees B-TA Broadband Terminal

Adapter BTAG Beginning Tag BTAM Basic

Telecommunication Access Method

BTB Branch Target Buffer BTC Branch Table Cache BTC Bit Test and

Complement B-TE Broadband Terminal

Equipment BTEC Business and

Technology Education Council

BTH Binary Tree Hierarchy BTOA Binary to ASCII BTP Batch Transfer

Program BTQ Blocked Transaction

Queue BTR Better Than Random BTR Bit Test and Reset BTS Bit Test and Set BU Branch Unit BUA Bottom Up Algorithm BUBL Bulletin Board for

Libraries BUF Buffer BUI Basic Information Unit BUS Broadcast and

Unknown Server BVCP Brunswick Virtual

Cellular Processor BVH Base Video Handler

BWM Block - Write Mode BWT Burrows Wheller

Transform BXLE Branch on Index Less

Than Equal BYL Before You Leap BYTE Binary Element String BZ Branch On Zero

C

C C Source Code C SLIP Compressed Slip C&T Chips and

Technologies C/D Control Data C/R Command /

Response C/S Client / Server C/SB Client / Server

Binding C/SCS Client / Server

Computer System C++ C Plus Plus C+LP Cluster and LP

algorithm C2D Character to Decimal C2X Character to

Hexadecimal

CA Collision Avoidance CA Cellular Automate CAB Citizens Advice

Bureaus CAC Connection

Admission Control CACM Communication of the

Association of Computers Machinery

CACP Central Arbitration

Control Point CAD Computer Aided

Design CAD Computer Aided

Drafting CAD Computer Aided

Dispatch CAD Class Association

Diagram CADD Computer Aided

Design and Drafting CADE Client / Server

Application Development Environment

CAE Client ApplicationEnabler

CAE Computer Aided

Engineering CAE Common Application

Environment CAEX Computer Aided

Exploration CAFE Corporate Average

Fleet Efficiency CAFE Conditional Access

for Europe CAG Column Address

Generator CAI Computer Aided

Instruction CAIRN Collaborative

Advanced Interagency Research Network

CAL Calendar CAL Client Access License CAL Computer Assisted

Learning CALS Computer - Aided

A i iti d

Aquisition and Logistics Support

CALS Computer Assisted

Logistic System CAM Communication

Access Method CAM Content -

Addressable Memory CAM Computer Aided

Manufacturing CAMMU Cache / Memory

Management Unit CAMS County Address

Management System CAP Capture CAP Carrierless Amplitude

and Phase-modulation

CAP Central Arbitration

Point CAP Communication

Application Platform CAP Competitive Access

Provider CAP Computer Aided

Publishing

CAPD Computing to Assist

Persons with Disabilities

CAPE Concurrent Art to

Product Environment CAPP Computer Process

Planning CAPP Computer Aided

Planning Project CAPS Cassette

Programming System CAQ Computer Aided

Quality CAR Commented Arcs

Ratio CARL Colorado Alliance of

Research Libraries CAS Column Address

Select CAS Computer Aided

Styling CAS Column Address

Strob CAS Communications

Applications Specification

CAS Current Alerting

System CAS/HE Computer Aided

Software / Hardware Engineering

CASBR Checkpoint After

Send - Before Receive

CASE Common Application

Service Elements CASE Computer Aided

Software Engineering CASL Crosstalk Application

Scripting Language CASR Center for Aviation

Systems Reliability CASS Computer Assisted

Search Service CASSIS Classified and Search

Support Information System

CAST Centrex Audit

Strategy Tool CAT Catalog CAT Computer Adaptive

Test

CAT Computer Aided

Testing CAT Computer Aided

Tomography CAT Computer Aided

Transcription CAT Computer Aided Test CATIA Computer Aided

Three - dimensional Interactive Application

CATS Contained Array Test

System CATS Computer Assisted

Training System CAU Controlled Access

Unit CAV Constant Angular

Velocity CAVE Computer Automatic

Virtual Environment CAW Channel Address

Word CB Call Barring CBC Clipher Block

Ch i i

Chaining CBCR Channel Byte Count

Register CBD Case - Based Design CBDS Connectionless

Broadband Data Service

CBEMA Computer Business

Equipment Manufactures Association

CBI Computer Based

Instrumentation CBIOS Compatibility Bios CBL Cobol Source Code CBL Computer Based

Leaving CBL Computer Based

Learning CBLT Character Block

Transfer CBMS Computer - Based

Message System CBR Continuous Bit Rate

CBR Constant Bit Rate CBR Case - Based

Reasoning CBT Computer Based

Training CBVIS Context Based Vision CBW Convert Byte to Word CBX Computerized Branch

Exchange CC Courtesy Copy CC Cluster Controller CCA Covert Channel

Analyze CCB Command Control

Block CCC Cube Connected

Cycles CCC Cyber Cash's Crane CCCB Currency Client

Callback CCD Charge - Coupled

Device

CCD Class Communication Diagram

CCD-FIT Change Complied

Device Frame Interline Transfer

CCD-FT Charge Complied

Device Frame Transfer

CCD-IT Charge Complied

Device Interline Transfer

CCF Central Control

Function CCFT Cold Cathode

Fluorescent Tube CCG Class Code

Generation CCI Common Client

Interface CCIS Common Channel

Interoffice Signaling CCITT Committee Consultatif

International Telephonique et Telegraphique

CCK Complementary Code

Keying

CCL Cube Connected Cycle

CCL Computer

Communication Laboratories

CCL Compiler

Construction Language

CCL Connection Control

Language CCL Cursor Control

Language CCLN Cascade - Correlation

Learning Network CCM Component

Categories Manager CCM Concurrency Control

Mechanism CCM Contour Combinates

Memory CCN Computer -

Communication Network

CCP Console Command

Processor CCP Consib Command

Processor

CCP Certified Computer

Programmer CCR Commitment,

Concurrency and Recovery

CCR Chip Count Register CCS Color Calibration

System CCS Change Current

Server CCS Common

Communications Services

CCS Common Command

Set CCS Common

Communications Support

CCS Continuous

Composite Servo CCSD Cellular Circuit -

Switched Data CCSDS Consultative

Committee Space and Data Systems

CCTA Central Computer and Telecommunication Agency

CCW Channel Command

Word CD Class Diagram CD Countdown Counter CD Conceptual

Dependency CD Carrier Detect CD Change Directory CD Color Display CD Compact Disk CD Collision Detection CD_CHRDY

Card Channel Ready

CD+G Compact Disk Plus

Graphics CDA Compact Disk Audio CDA Compound Document

Architecture

CDAd Component Data Administrator

CDAI Digital

Communications Associates Inc.

CDATA Character Data CDBT Compact Disk-based

Training CDC Control Data

Corporation CD-DA Compact Disk -

Digital Audio CDDI Copper Distributed

Data Interface CDE Complex Data Entry CDE Common Desktop

Environment CD-E Compact Disc

Erasable CD-E Compact Disk -

Erasable CDF Command Delimited

Format CDF Channel Definition

Format

CDFS Compact Disc File

System CD-I Compact Disc

Interactive CD-I Compact Disk

Interactive CDIA Certified Document

Imaging Architect CDIS Central Control

Function Display Information System

CDL Computer Design

Language CDM Conceptual Data

Modeling CDM Cell Delay Module CDMA Code Division

Multiple Access CDMF Commercial Data

Masking Facility CD-MO Compact Disk -

Magneto Optical CDOS Concurrent Disk

Operating System

CDP Certification Data Processing

CDPD Cellular Digital Packet

Data CDQ Convert Doubleword

to Quardword CDR Compare Double

Precision Register CDR Call Detail Recording CDR Common Data

Representation CD-R Compact Disc

Recordable CD-R/E Compact Disc

Recordable and Erasable

CDRAM Cache DRAM CD-RDx Compact Disk - Read

Only Memory Data Exchange Standard

CDRI Copyright Digital

Research Inc. CDRL Contract Data

Requirements List CD-ROM Compact Disk Read

O l M

Only Memory CD-ROM XA

CD-ROM Extended Architecture

CD-RTOS

Compact Disk - Real Time Operating System

CD-RW Compact Disc

Rewritable CDS Current Directory

Structure CDS Command and Data

System CDSA Common Data

Security Architecture CDSL Consumer Digital

Subscriber Line CDT Corel Draw Template CDTV Commodore Dynamic

Total Vision CDV Cell Delay Variation CD-V Compact Disk - Video CDVT Cell Delay Variation

Tolerance

CD-WO Compact Disk - Write Once

CDX Compound Index CD-XA Compact Disk -

Extended Architecture CE Collision Elimination CE Chip Enable CE Cache Enable CE Convert Enable CE Change of Error CEG Continuous Edge

Graphics CEI Conducted

Electromagnetic Interference

CELP Card Edge Low

Profile CEMM Compaq Expanded

Memory Manager CEMS Constituent Electronic

Mail System CEOP Conditional End of

Page

CEPT Conference on

European Post & Telegraph

CER Cell Error Rotation CER Canonical Encoding

Rules CERT Computer Emergency

Response Team CF Carry Flag CFB Chipper - Feed Back CFB Configurable Function

Block CFC Control Flow

Constructs CFD Control Flow Diagram CFD Computational Fluid

Dynamics CFE Compiler Front End CFG Configuration CFG Context - Free -

Grammar CFG Control Flow Graph

CFL Context Tree

Language CFM Code Fragment

Manager CFM Cubic Feet per Minute CFR Computerized Facial

Recognition CFS Common File System CFS Caching File System CFS Computer Function

Specification CFV Collision - Free

Vector CFV Call For Votes CG Control Gate CGA Color Graphics

Adapter CGE Common Graphics

Environment CGI Computer Graphics

Interface CGI Computer Generated

I

Images CGI Common Gateway

Interface CGI-BIN Common Gateway

Interface - Binary CGLI City and Guilds of

London Institute CGM Computer Graphics

Metafile CGPM Compiler Generation

for Parallel Machines CGRM Computer Graphics

Reference Model CGS Continuous - Grain

Silicon CHAP Challenge Hand -

Shake Authentication Protocol

CHAT Conversational

Hypertext Access Technology

CHCK Channel Check CHCP Change Code Page CHDIR Change Directory

CHFN Change Finger CHGRP Change Group CHIPS Channel Incentive

Program for Sales CHKDSK

Check Disk

CHMOD Change Mode CHOWN Change Owner CHP Chapter CHR Character CHRP Common Hardware

Reference Platform CHS Class Hierarchy

Specification CHS Cylinder Head Sector CI Component Interface CI Configuration Item CIA Current instruction

Address CIAC Computer Incident

Advisory Capability

CICRIS Commercial and

Industrial Cooperative Reference and Information Service

CICS Custom Information

Control System CICS/VS Customer Information

Control System / Virtual Storage

CID Charge - Injection

Device CID Configuration /

Installation / Distribution

CIDR Classless Inter -

Domain Routing CIF Customer Information

Feed CIF Cell Information Field CIF Common

Intermediate Format CIFS Common Internet File

System CIK Conference on

Information and Knowledge

CIM Common Information Model

CIM CompuServe

Information Manager CIM Computer Input from

Microfilm CIM Computer Integrated

Manufacturing CIM Center for Information

Management CIOCS Communication Input

/ Output Control System

CIP Capital Improvement

Projects CIP Common Indexing

Protocol CIP Command Interface

Port CIR Committed

Information Rate CIR Committed

Information Rate CIRC Circular Reference CIRC Cross - Interleaved

Reed - Solomon

Code CIS Computer and

Information Science CIS Card Information

Structure CIS Client Information

System CIS Contact Image

Sensor CIS CompuServe

Information Service CIS Computer Information

Systems CIS Customer Information

System CIS Center for Information

Security CISC Complex Instruction

Set Computer CISIE Center for Information

Systems Integration and Evolution

CIT Computer -Integrated

Telephony CITED Copyright in

Transmitted

CIVR Computer and

Interactive Voice Response

CIX Compulink

Information Exchange CIX Commercial Internet

Exchange CJCS Chairman, Joint

Chiefs of Staff CJLI Command Job

Language Interpreter CKD Count Key Data CKPO Count Key

Progressive Overflow CL Confidence Level CL Cirrus Logic CL Connectionless CLA Cary Lockheed

Addition CLAR Channel Local

Address Register CLASS Client Access to

Systems and

Services CLASS Cooperative Library

Agency for Systems and Services

CLASS Custom Local - Area

Signaling Services CLC Clear Carry Flag CLD Clear Direction Flag CLG Common Language

Grammar CLI Clear Interrupt Flag CLI Client Library

Interface CLI Compare Logical

Immediate CLI Call Level Interface CLI Command -Line

Interpreter CLI Command Line

Interface CLIB C Library CLID Common Language

Independent set of Database

CLID Calling Line

Identification CLIST Command List CLK Clock CLK Caps Lock Key CLLM Consolidated Link

Layer Management CLM Compose Logical

Under Mask CLNP Connection Less

Network Protocol CLNS Connectionless

Network Service CLOS Common Lisp Object

System CLP Clipboard CLP Cell Less Priority CLP Constraint Logic

Programming CLR Cell Lass Ratio CLS Custom Link Series

CLS Clear Screen CLSF Connectionless

Server Function CLTP Connection Less

Transport Protocol CLTS Clear Task Switch

flag CLTV Constant Linear Time

Velocity CLU Constant Linear

Velocity CLUI Command Line User

Interface CLUT Color Look - Up Table CLV Constant Linear

Velocity CM Configuration

Management CM Conceptual Model CM Corrective

Maintenance CM Control Mark CMA Concert Multi - thread

Architecture

CMAC Cerebellar Model

Articulation Controller CMC Controlled Motion

Compresation CMC Common Messaging

Calls CMC Common Mail Calls CMC Communication

Management Configuration

CMC Computer - Mediated

Communication CMD Command CMD Circuit Mode Data CMF Creative Music

Format CMIM Control Program for

Microprocessor CMIP Common

Management Information Protocol

CMIP Common

Management Interface Protocol

CMIS Client - Side Image Maps

CMIS Common

Management Information Service

CMIS Common

Management Information System

CMISE Common

Management Information Service Element

CML Conceptual Modeling

Language CML Current Mode Logic CML Computer Managed

Learning CMM Compatibility Maturity

Model CMMS Computerized

Maintenance Management Software

CMMU Cache / Memory

Management Unit CMOS Complementary Metal

Oxide Semiconductor

CMOV Conditional Move CMP Configuration

Management Plan CMPS Computer Music

Performance System CMPS Compare Word String CMS Code Management

System CMS Compiler Monitor

System CMS Conversation Monitor

System CMS Color Management

System CMS Configuration

Management System CMS Control Mini Slot CMTB Cache Mire Test

Bench CMU Carnegie Melon

University CMVC Configuration

Management Version Control

CMW Compartment Mode Workstation

CMY Cyan, Magenta,

Yellow CMYK Cyan Magenta Yellow

& Blake CN Computer Network CNA Certified NetWare

Administrator CNAPS Co-processing Node

Architecture for Parallel Systems

CNC Computerized

Numerical Controller CNC Create New Contact CNC Computer Numerical

Control CNE Certified NetWare

Engineer CNES Centre National

D'etudies Spatiales CNF Configuration CNI Commisia Nationala

de Informatica

CNI Certified Novell Instructor

CNIDR Clearinghouse for

Network Information Discovery and Retrieval

CNLS Connectionist

Normalized Linear Spline Network

CNM Communication

Network Management CNN Cellular Neural

Network CNN Composite Network

Node CNR Carrier to Noise Ratio CNS Connected Station CNSS Core Nodal Switching

Subsystem CNV Conventional CNX Certified Network

Expert CO Command Output CO Convert Out

CO Central Office COAM Customer Owned And

Maintained COAST Computer Operations,

Audit and Security Technology

COAST Card On A Stick COB Chip - On - Board COB Coupling Between

Object Classes COBOL Common Business

Oriented Language COBRA Common Object

Request Broker Architecture

COCOMO

Constructive Cost Model

CODASYL

Conference On Data System Language

CODE Computation -

Oriented Display Environment

CODE Client - server Open

Development Environment

CODEC Compression /

Decompression CODEC Codificator -

Decodificator CODIL Context Dependent

Information Language COFF Common Object File

Format COGO Coordinate Geometry COL Computer Oriented

Language COL Collision COLD Computer Output to

Laser Disk COLD Common Object -

oriented Language for Deign

COLL Collision COM Command COM Component Object

Model COM Computer Output

Microfilm

COM Continuation of Message

COM Common Object

Model COMA Cache Only Memory

Architecture COMD Complex Object Data

Models COMDEX

Computer Dealers Exhibition

COMET Cornell Macintosh

Terminal Emulator CON Console CONS Connection - Oriented

Network Service COOC Concurrent Object

Oriented C COPICS Communications

Oriented Production Information and Control System

COPS Computer Oracle and

Password System COQ Cost of Quality COR Common Object

R ti

Runtime CORBA Common Object

Request Broker Architecture

CoREN Corporation for

Research and Enterprise Network

COS Connection Oriented

Service COS Common Object

Service's COS Compatible Operating

System COSE Combined Office

Standard Environment

COSE Common Open

Software Environment COSIP Computer Open

Systems Implementation Program

COSMIC Computer Software

Management and Information Center

COSMOS

Computer System for Mainframe Operations

COSS Common Object

Services Specification COWBP Compression Order

with Bounded Prediction

CP Compare Packed CP Copy Protected CP/M Control Program for

Minicomputer CPC Computer Program

Component CPC Constant Point

Calculation CPCI Computer Program

Configuration Item CPCS Common Part

Convergence Sublayer

CPCS Check Processing

Control System CPDI Consolidate Process

Data Interface CPE Cover Page CPE Customer Premises

E i t

Equipment CPE Central Processing

Element CPE Customer Provided

Equipment CPFF Cost Plus Fixed Fee CPG Clock Pulse

Generator CPI Code Page

Information CPI Clock Per Instruction CPI Common

Programming Interface

CPI Common Part

Indicator CPI Customizing Process

Interaction CPI Character Per Inch CPI-C Common

Programming Interface for Communications

CPIF Cost Plus Incentive

Fee

CPIO Copy In and Out CPL Control Panel CPL Current Privilege

Level CPLD Complex

Programmable Logic Device

CPM Critical Path Method CPODA Contention PODA CPQ Central Processing

Queue CPS Cycles Per Second CPS Characters Per

Second CPSR Computer

Professionals for Social Responsibility

CPT Command Pass

Through CPU Central Processing

Unit CPW Commercial

Processing Workload

CR Carriage Return CR/LF Carriage Return / Line

Feed CRAM Cyberspatial Reality

Advancement Movement

CRAYON

Create Your Own Newspaper

CRB Consensus Recovery

Block CRC Cyclic Redundancy

Check CRC Class - Responsibility

Collaboration CRCN Concurrent Read

Concurrent Write CRD Cardfile CRD Chord CREM Corporation for

Research and Educational Networking

CREN Computer Research

Education Network

CREN Corporation for Research and Education Networking

CREW Concurrent Read

Exclusive Write CRF Cross Reference File CRF Cable Retransmission

Facility CRI Color Reproduction

Indices CRI Compositional Rule of

Interface CRISP-DM

Cross Industry Standard Process for Data Mining

CRL Carnegie

Representation Language

CRM Cell Rate Margin CROM Control Read Only

Memory CROS Capacitive Read Only

Storage CRP Collision Resolution

Period

CRS Cell Rate Service CRS Conflict Resolution

Set CRT Collision Resolution

Techniques CRT Cathode Ray Tube CRTC CRT Controller CRUD Create, Retrieve,

Update, Delete CS Clear to Send CS Chip Select CS Code Segment CS Convergence

Sublayer CS/SS Card Service/socket

Service CSA Calendaring and

Scheduling API CSA Concept Studies

Approval CSAR Channel System

Address Register

CSB Common Sense Builder

CSC Computer Software

Component CSCI Computer Software

Configuration Item CSCW Computer Supported

Cooperative Work CSD Circuit - Switched

Data CSD Computer Services

Department CSD Corrective Service

Diskette CSDS Circuit Switched Data

Service CSE Certified System

Engineer CSFI Communication

Subsystem for Interconnection

CSG Constructive Solid

Geometry CSG Consulting Services

Group CSI CompuServe

I t d

Incorporated CSI Command Sequence

Introducer CSID Call Subscriber ID CSL Computer Sensitive

Language CSLIP Compressed Serial

Time Interface Protocol

CSM Client Supplier Model CSM Communications

Services Manager CSM Code Set Map CSMA Carrier Sense

Multiple Access CSMA/CA

Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance

CSMA/CD

Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection

CSMS Customer Support

Management System CSN Card - Select Number

CSNET Computer & Science Network

CSO Computing Services

Offices CSO Central Services

Organization CSP Constraint

Satisfaction Problem CSP Certified Systems

Professional CSP Chip - Scale

Packaging CSP Commercial

Subroutine Package CSP Compucom Speed

Protocol CSP Communicating

Sequential Processes CSP Cross System

Product CSPDN Circuit Switched

Public Data Network CS-PDU Convergence

Sublayer Protocol Data Unit

CSRS Collaborative

S ft R i

Software Review System

CSS Cascading Style

Sheets CSS Continuous System

Simulator CSS Contact Start - Stop CSSA Computer Service

and Software Association

CSSM Client - Server

Systems Management

CSTA Computer -

Supported Telephony Applications

CSTA Concurrent Search

Tree Algorithm CSU Channel Service Unit CSU Channel Switching

Unit CSU Channel Service Unit CSV Circuit - Switched

Voice CSV Comma - Separated

V l

Value CSV Common Services

Verbs CSW Channel Status Word CT Component Type CTB Cipher Type Byte CTC Channel to Channel CTC Counter Timer Circuit CTCP Client - To - Client

Protocol CTD Cell Transfer Delay CTE Content Transfer

Encoding CTI Computer Telephony

Integration CTLP Cluster and LP

Algorithm CTMC Continuos Time

Markov Chain CTOS Computerized

Tomography Operating System

CTOS Convergent Technologies Operating System

CTPA Coax - to - Twisted -

Pair Adapter CTRCO Calculating,

Tabulating, Recording Company

CTS Customer Telephone

System CTS Clear to Send CTSS Compactable Time

Sharing System CUA Common User

Access CUB Cursor Backward CUD Cursor Down CUE Custom Updates and

Extras CUF Cursor Forward CUG Closed User Group CUI Character - oriented

User Interface

CUI Common User Interface

CUP Cursor Position CUPID Completely Universal

Processor I/O Design CUSI Configurable Unifier

Search Engine CUSIP Committee for

Uniform Security Identification Procedures

CUT Control Unit Terminal CUTE Clarkston University

Terminal Emulator CUU Cursor Up CVB Convert Packed

Decimal to Binary CVD Convent Binary to

Packed Decimal CVF Compressed Volume

File CVGA Color Video Graphics

Array CVIA Computer Virus

Industry Association

CVR Comment Volume

Ration CVRP Cost Versus Risk

Parameter CVS Coded Video Stream CVW CodeView for

Windows CW/H Call Wait / Hold CWA Closed Word

Assumption CWD Convert Word to

Double Word CWD Change Working

Directory CWIS Community Wide

Information Service CWIS Campus Wide

International System CWQC Company Wide

Quality Control CWSS Collaborative Work

Support System CYL Cylinder

CYMK Cyan - Yellow -Magenta - Black

D

D/C/T Design Code Test D/CP Decomposition /

Composition Principe D/R Direct or Reverse D2C Decimal to Character D2T2 Dye Diffusion

Thermal Transfer D2X Decimal to

Hexadecimal DA Double Addressing DA Design Associate DA Destination Address DA Desk Accessory DAA Decimal Adjust

Accumulator DAA Decimal Adjust for

Addition

DAB Digital Audio Broadcasting

DAC Divide And Conquer DAC Discretionary Access

Control DAC Data Acquisition and

Control DAC Dual Attachment

Concentrator DAC Digital to Analog

Converter DAD Desktop Application

Director Dad Data Administrator Dadm Data Administration DAG Distributed Acyclic

Graph DAG Directed Acyclic

Graph DAI Distributed AI DAL Dedicated Access

Line DAL Data Access

Language

DAL Disk Access Lockout DAM Data Acquisition and

Monitoring DAMPS Digital AMPS DAO Data Access Object DAP Data Access Protocol DAP Developer Assistance

Program DAP Directory Access

Protocol DAPIE Developers

Application Programming Interface Extensions

DAPM Data Administration

Program Manager DAPMO Data Administration

Program Manager Office

DARI Database Application

Remote Interface DARMS Digital Alternate

Realization of Musical Symbols

DARPA Defuse Advanced Research Projects Agency

DART Digital Audio

Reconstruction Technology

DARTS Distributed

Architecture for Real Time Systems

DAS Dual Attachment

Station DAS Decimal Adjust for

Subtraction DASD Direct Access

Storage Device DASD(IM)

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Information Management

DASP Data Administration

Strategic Plan DAT Digital Audio Tape DAT Disk Array

Technology DATACOM

Data Communications

DATE Data Acquisition Test Environment

DAV Digital Audio - Video DAVIC Digital Audio - Visual

Council DAW Digital Audio

Workstation DB Define Byte DB DataBase DB Data Buffer DB Device Bay DBAd Database

Administrator DBAdm Database

Administration DBB Distributed Bulletin

Board DBC Data Base Connector DBC Device Bay Controller DBCS Double - Byte

Character Set DBCS Delivery Bar Code

S t

Sorter DBF Database DBI Decomposition Based

Induction DBIS Dun & Bradstreet

Information Services DBIT Define Bit DBL Data Base Language DBM Data Base Manager DBMS Data Base

Management System DBMS/DSC

Data Base Management System / Data Storage Classification

DBP Determinate Baize

Plane DBPL Data Base

Programming Language

DBR Detailed Bug Report DBR Dos Boot Record DBS Database System

DBS Data Base Server DBTD Database

Transcription Design DBTG Database Task Group DBU Dial Back Up DBV Digital Broadcast

Video DC Data Collection DC Direct Current DC Data Control DC Data Communication DC Device Control DCA Document Content

Architecture DCA Digital

Communication Associates

DCAF Distributed Console

Access Facility DCAM Direct Chip Attach

Module

DCAM Digital Camera DCB Disk Coprocessor

Board DCB Device Control Block DCB Data Control Block DCC Direct Client Chat DCC Digital Compact

Cassette DCC Data Country Code DCC Digital Command

Control DCC Direct Client

Connection DCC Direct Cable

Connection DCC Display Combination

Code DCD Data Carrier Detected DCE Data Circuit -

terminating Equipment

DCE Data Communications

Equipment

DCE Distributed

Computing Environment

DCED Distributed

Computing Environment Daemon

DCF Data Communication

Facility DCF Data Compression

Facility DCF Data Count Field DCF Driver Configuration

File DCI Display Control

Interface DCI Document Creation

and Interchange DCL Dynamic Class

Loading DCL Digital Command

Language DCL Data Control

Language DCL DEC Command

Language

DCL Device Clear DCL Declaration DCL Digital Control Logic DCO Define Cell Origin DCOM Distributed

Component Object Model

DCP Discrete

Communicating Processes

DCP Data Call Plus DCR Dynamic Control

Routing DCS Distributed

Computing System DCS Data Collection

System DCS Data Control System DCS Distributed Control

System DCS Desktop Color

Separation

DCSS Digital Customized Support Services

DCT Dictionary DCT Discrete Cosine

Transform DCU Data - Cache Unit DCVN Digital's Customer

Video Network DD Depacketization

Delay DD Date Definition DD Double Density DD Digital Display DDA Detailed Diagram of

Activity DDA Digital Differential

Analyzer DDA Domain - Defined

Attribute DDA Distributed Data

Access DDA Demand Deposit

Account

DDB Distributed Data

Bases DDB Device Descriptor

Block DDB Device Dependent

Bitmap DDBMS Distributed DBMS DDBS Distributed Data Base

System DDC Digital Data Channel DDC Direct Digital Control DDC Display Data Channel DDC1 Display Data Channel

One DDCMP Digital Data

Communications Message Protocol

DDCP Direct Digital Color

Proof DDCS Distributed Database

Connection Services DDD Direct Distance

Dialing

DDD Data Definition Language

DDE Direct Data Entry DDE Dynamic Data

Exchange DDEML Dynamic Data

Exchange Manager Library

DDF Dynamic Data

Formatting DDH Drop Dead Halt DDI Device Driver

Interface DDI Direct Dial In DDI Digital Document

Interchange DDI Director of Defense

Information DDI(FIM) Director of Defense

Information, Functional Information Manager

DDK Device Driver Kit DDL Data Description

Language

DDL Data Definition

Language DDL Document Description

Language DDM Drop Down Menu DDM Distributed Data

Management DDN Defense Data

Network DDNS Dynamic Domain

Naming System DDP Distributed Data

Processing DDP Datagram Delivery

Protocol DDPM Data Design Project

Management DDR Data and

Dimensionality Reduction

DDRS Defense Data

Repository System DDR-SDRAM

Double Data Rate-SDRAM

DDS Digital Dataphone Service

DDS Design Data Sheet DDS Distributed Database

Services DDS Digital Data Storage DDS Distributed Directory

Service DDX Dialog Data

Exchange DDX Digital Data

Exchange DE Device End DE Debugging Extension DE Discard Eligibility DEA Data Encryption

Algorithm DEAL Deductive Algebra DEC Device Clear DEC Decrement DEC Digital Equipment

Corporation

DECB Data Event Control

Block DECNET Digital Equipment

Corporation Networking

DED Date Environment

Designer DEDS Dispute Event

Decision System DEF Defaults DEF Definitions DEF Desktop Functional

Equivalent DEI Data Extraction

Interface DEIM Divide Et Impera

Method DEK Data Encryption Key DEL Delete DELSTR Delete String DEM Demonstration DEM Digital Elevation

M d l

Model DEN Document Enabled

Networking DEO Dialogue Element

Description DER Distinguished

Encoding Rules DES Description DES Data Entry Sheet DES Data Encryption

Standard DET Device Execute

Trigger DF Data Field DF Destination Field DF Device Flag DF Double Flag DF Direction Flag DFA Deterministic Finite

Automation DFC Data Flow Control

DFD Data Flow Diagram DFG Data Flow Graph DFL Divide Floating Long DFM Data Flow Model DFM Design For

Manofacturability DFS Depth First Search DFS Distributed File

System DFS Distributed File

Services DFS Design For

Serviceability DFSCC Distributed File

Service Client Component

DFSMS Data Facility Storage

Management Subsystem

DFT Design For Testability DFT Diagnostic Function

Test DFT Distributed Function

T i l

Terminal DFT Discrete Fourier

Transform DFU Data File Utility DG Design Group DGB Design Guideline

Base DGC Data General

Corporation DGIS Direct Graphics

Interface Standard DH DMPDU Header DHCP Dynamic Host Control

Protocol DHCP Dynamic Host

Configuration Protocol

DHL Dynamic Head

Loading DHP Dr. Halo Pic DHT Double Hashing

Technique DHTML Dynamic HTML

DI Destination Index DI Data In DIA Document

Interchange Architecture

DIB Directory Information

Base DIB Device Independent

Bitmap DIB Dual Independent

Bus DIBOL Dec Business

Oriented Language DIC Dictionary DICE Delivering Information

in a Cellular Environment

DID Data Inter Description DID Direct Inward Dialing DIDS Distributed Intrusion

Detection System DIF Drawing Interchange

Format

DIF Data Interchange

Format DIGIT Diffusion Internet

Group in Information Technology

DII Dynamic Invocation

Interface DIIP Direct Interrupt

Identification Port DIME Dual Independent

Map Encoding DIMM Dual In-line Memory

Module DIN Deutsche Industrie

Norm DIO Data Input - Output DIP Dialup Internet

Protocol DIP Dual In-line Pin DIP Digital Image

Processing DIP Document Image

Processing DIP Dual In-line Package

DIR Directory DIS Dynamic Impedance

Stabilization DIS Data Integration

Server DIS Draft International

Standard DISA Data Interchange

Standards Association

DISA Direct Inward System

Access DISA Defence Information

System Agency DISP Displacement DIT Directory Information

Tree DIVE Direct Interface Video

Extension DIW D - Inside Wire DIZ Description In Zip DJO Distributed Java Kit

DKBS Distributed Knowledge Base System

DKE Data & Knowledge

Engineering DL/1 Data Language One DLC Data Link Control DLC Distributed Loop

Carrier DLCI Data Link Connection

Identifier DLD Display List Driver DLE Data Link Escape DLFRN Discrete-state Local

Feedback Recurrent Network

DLH Dialogue Level Help DLL Doubly Linked List DLL Dynamic Link Library DLM Distributed Lock

Manager DLM Dynamic Link Module

DLM Distributed Lock Manager

DLP Digital Light

Processing DLR DOS LAN Requester DLRU Distributed LRU DLS Data Link Switching DLT Digital Linear Tape DLU Dependent Logical

Unit DM Data Management DM Descriptive Model DM Distributed Memory DMA Direct Memory

Addressing DMA Direct Memory

Access DMA Dynamic Memory

Allocation DMAC DMA Controller DMACS Distributed

Manufacturing

Automation & Control Software

DMCP Data Manipulation

and Control Package DMD Directory

Management Domain DMD Digital Micromirror

Device DME Direct Memory

Execution DME Distributed

Management Environment

DMF Distribution Media

Format DMI Desktop Management

Interface DMI Definition of

Management Information

DMI Desktop Management

Interface DML Declarative Markup

Language DML Data Manipulation

Language

DMM Digital Multimeter DMMS Dynamic Memory

Management System DMOS Double - diffused

Metal - Oxide Semiconductor

DMP Dot Matrix Printer DMPA Distributed Memory

Parallel Architecture DMPC Distributed Memory

Parallel Computer DMPDU Derived Mac PDU DMPM Data Measurement

Process Model DMPP Distributed Memory

Parallel Processor DMQS Display Mode Query

and Set DMS Data Management

Software DMS Document

Management System DMS Database

Management System

DMS Data Management System

DMSD Digital Multistandard

Decoding DMSS Distributed Mass

Storage System DMT Discrete Multi - Tone DMTF Desktop Management

Task force DMU Digital Mock - Up DMY Day Month Year DNA Distributed Network

Architecture DNA Digital Network

Architecture DNC Distributive Numerical

Control DNC Direct Numerical

Control DNIC Data Network

Identification Code DNIS Dialed Number

Identification Service DNS Domain Name

S i

Service DNS Domain Name

System DO Distributed Objects DO Data Out DOB Dynamic Object

Binding DOC Documentation DOC Document DOCSV Data Over Circuit -

Switched Voice DOD Distributed Object

Development DoD Department of

Defense DoD DAd

DoD Data Administator

DOE Distributed Objects

Everywhere DOF Degrees Of Freedom DOIP Dial Other Internet

Providers

DO-IT Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology

DOM Document Object

Model DOM Distributed Object

Model DOMF Distributed Object

Management Facility DOOC Distributed Object

Oriented Computing DOOL Distributed Object

Oriented Language DOS Disk Operating

System DOS Distributed Object

System DOSEM DOS Emulation DOV Data Over Voice DOW Day Of Week DP Data Processing DPA Demand Protocol

Architecture

DPA Document Printing Architecture

DPAM Demand Priority

Access Method DPAREN

Data Parity Enable

DPB Drive Parameter

Block DPC Direct Program

Control DPCA Distributed and

Parallel Computer Architecture

DPI Dots Per Inch DPI Distributed Protocol

Interface DPL Descriptor Privilege

Level DPLAN DSN Planner DPM Dual Processor

Memory DPM Digital Panel Meter DPM Data Project

Management

DPMA Data Processing Management Association

DPMI DOS Protected Mode

Interface DPMS Display Power

Management Signaling

DPMS Display Power

Management Support DPO Data Phase

Optimization DPS Document Processing

System DPS Develop Processing

Specification DPSK Differential Phase

Shift Keying DPtoTP Display Coordinates

to Tablet Coordinates DPU Dual Processor Unit DQ Define Quadword DQBD Distributed Queue

Dual Bus DQE Data Quality

E i i

Engineering DQL Data Query

Language DQS Distribution Queuing

Services DR Data Received DR.BOND

Dial-up Router Bandwidth On Demand

DRAM Dynamic RAM DRAW Direct Read After

Write DRD Distributed RAM Disk DRDA Distributed Relational

Database Architecture

DR-DOS Digital Research -

Disk Operating System

DRDW Direct Read During

Write DRE Dynamic

Recompilation Emulator

DRI Digital Research

I t d

Incorporated DRO Destructive Read -

Out DRO Data Request Output DROW Direct Read During

Rate DRS Driver Resource DRS Document

Registration System DRSP Define Required

System Processing DRV Drive DRW Drawing DRW Draw DS Data Send DS Data Server DS Double Sided DS Data Segment DS Directory Service DS/DD Double - Sided,

D bl D it

DS0 Digital Signal Level 0 DS1 Digital Signal Level 1 DSA Directory System

Agents DSA Digital Signature

Algorithm DSAP Destination Service

Access Point DSC Document Structuring

Committee DSC Dominant Sequence

Clustering DSD Direct Stream Digital DSDD Double Sided, Double

Density DSE Data Encryption

Standard DSEA Display Station

Emulation Adapter DSECT Dummy Control

Section DSF Derive System

Function

DSG Default Slot

Generator DSHD Double Sided, High

Density DSI Dynamic Skeleton

Interface DSIS Distributed Support

Information Standard DSL Dynamic Simulation

Language DSL Digital Subscriber

Line DSLAM Digital Subscriber

Line Access Multiplexer

DSM Document Structure

Matrix DSM Digital System Maps DSMA Digital Sense Multiple

Access DSMR Dual - Stripe Magneto

- Restrictive DSN Deep Space Network DSN Delivery Service

N tifi ti

Notification DSNG Digital Satellite New

Gathering DSOM Distribute System

Object Model DSP Domain Specific Part DSP Digital Signal

Processor DSP Directory

Synchronization Protocol

DSQD Double Sided, Quad

Density DSQM Design Software

Quality Model DSR Data Set Ready DSR Device Status

Register DSS Decision Support

System DSS Digital Signature

Standard DSSD Defense System

Software Development

DSSD Data Structure

System Design DSSI Digital Standard

Systems Interconnect DSSS Direct - Sequencing

Spread Spectrum DSSSL Document Style

Semantics and Specification Language

DSTN Double Supertwisted

Nematic DSU Digital Service Unit DSU Data Switching Unit DSU Data Service Unit DSU Distribution Service

Unit DSVD Digital Simultaneous

Voice and Data DSW Device Status Word DSW Data Status Word DSX Digital Signals Cross-

connect

DT Define Ten Byte DT DMPDU Trailer DTA Disk Transfer

Address DTC Design Technology

Conference DTC Desktop

Conferencing DTD Document Type

Definition DTE Data Terminal

Equipment DTE Dumb Terminal

Emulator DTF Distributed Test

Facility DTL Dialogue Tag

Language DTL Diode Transistor

Logic DTLS Descriptive Toplevel

Specification DTM Data Modeling

Techniques

DTM Distributed Test

Methodology DTMF Data Tone Multiple

Frequency DTMF Dual - Tone Multi -

Frequency DTP Distributed

Transaction Processing

DTP Data Transfer

Protocol DTP Desktop Publishing DTP Distributed

Transaction Process DTR Data Transfer Rate DTR Data Terminal Ready DTR Data Trouble Report DTS Distributed Time

Service DTV Desktop Video DTVC Desktop Video

Conferencing

DU Disk Usage DUA Directory User Agent DUAL Diffusing Update

Algorithm DUAT Direct User Access

Terminal DUD Define User

Dialogues DUN Dial - Up Networking DUNCE Dial Up Network

Connection Enhancement

DUP Define User

Processes DV Desqview Script DVB Digital Video

Broadcasting DVC Desktop Video

Conferencing DVD Digital Video Disc DVD-E Digital Video Disc

Erasable DVD-R Digital Video Disc

Recordable

DVD-RAM

Digital Versatile Disc -RAM

DVD-ROM

Digital Versatile Disc -ROM

DVE Digital Video Effects DVI Device Independent DVI Digital Video

Interactive DV-I Digital Video

Interactive 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 DXDE Datechannel XML

Development Environment

DXF Drawing Interchange

Formal DXI Data Exchange

Interface DYNSRC

Dynamic Source

E

EA Extended Address EA Effective Address EAC Estimate At

Completion EAF Establish Analysis

Framework EAG Extended Attribute

Grammar EAM Extended Andorra

Model EAN European Articles

Numbering EAP Enquiry Access Path EAR External Access

Register EARA Entry - Attribute -

Relationship -Aggregate

EARN European Academic

Research Network

EAROM Electrically Alterable

Read Only Memory EARS Electronic Access to

Reference Services EARS Electronic Authoring

and Routing System EARS Explicit Archive and

Retrieval System EAT Estimation Quality

Factor EATA Enhanced At Bus

Attachment EB Exabyte EB Executive Board EBC Environment - Based

Constraints EBC EISA Bus Controller EBCDIC Extended Binary

Coded Decimal Interchange Code

EBCT Electron Beam

Computed Tomography

EBI Equivalent

B k d I t

Background Input EBI Extended

Background Investigation

EBP Error

Backpropagation EBT Electronic Benefits

Transfer EBU European

Broadcasting Union EC Error Control EC Electronic Commerce ECA Event - Condition -

Action ECAI European Conference

on Artificial Intelligence

ECAL Enjoy Computing And

Learn ECAM Extended

Communication Access Method

ECAT Electronic Card

Assembly and Test ECB Electronic Codebook

ECB Event Control Block ECC Error Correcting Code ECC Error Check Code ECC Elliptic Curve Crypt ECC Error Checking and

Correction ECCTIS Educational

Counseling and Credit Transfer Information Service

ECD Effect

Correspondence Diagram

ECD Enhanced Compact

Disk ECD Enhanced Color

Display ECDSA Elliptic Curve

Criptosystems Such As

ECDSA Elliptic Curve Digital

Signature Algorithm ECF Enterprise Framework

Communication

ECHO European Commission Host Organization

ECI External Call Interface ECIS European Conference

On Information Systems

ECL Emitter - Coupled

Logic ECM Error - Correction

Mode ECM Electronic Control

Module ECMA European Computer

Manufacturer Association

ECNE Enterprise Certified

NetWare Engineer ECP Engineering Change

Proposal ECP Extended Capabilities

Port ECPA Electronic

Communications Privacy Act

ECR Efficient Consumer

Response

ECS Enhanced Chip Set ECSA Exchange Carriers

Standards Association

ECTF Enterprise Computer

Telephony Forum ECTL Electronic Communal

Temporal Lobe ECU EISA Configuration

Utility ED Erase Display ED End Delimiter EDA Electron Design

Automation EDA Embedded Document

Architecture EDB Extensional Data

Base EDC Electronic Digital

Computer EDC Enhanced Data

Correction EDC Error Detection and

Correction

EDC/ECC

Error Detection Code / Error Correction Code

EDDC Extended Distance

Data Cable EDFS Earliest Deadline First

Service EDGAR Electronic Data

Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval

EDI Electronic Document

Interchange EDI Echange de

Documents Informatisés

EDI Electronic Data

Interchange EDIF Electronic Design

Interchange Format EDL Environment

Description Language EDL Edit Decision List EDLC Ethernet Data Link

Control EDM Evidence - based

Data Mining

EDM Extended Data

Modeling EDMS Electronic Document

Management System EDMs Enterprise Wide Data

Models EDO Extended Data Out EDP Electronic Data

Processing EDP Event Driver

Programming EDPM Electronic Data

Processing Machine EDRAM Extended Dynamic

Random Access Memory

EDS Enterprise Digital

Switch EDS Electronic Data

Systems EDSAC Electronic Delay

Storage Automatic Computer

EDVAC Electronic Discrete

Variable Automatic Computer

EE Extended Edition EEC Extended Error

Correction EED Extended Entry

Description EEL Epsilon Extension

Language EEM Event - Entry

Modeling EEMAC Electrical & Electronic

Manufacturers of Canada

EEMS Enhanced Expanded

Memory Specification EEP Edge Election

Problem EEPROM

Electrically Erasable Programmable Read -Only Memory

EER Extended ER EES Escrow Encryption

Standard EFA Extended File

Attribute

EFD Early Finish Date EFD Event Forwarding EFD Event Forwarding

Discriminator EFF Electronic Frontier

Foundation EFI Electronics For

Imaging EFIGS English, French,

Italian, German, Spanish

EFL Emitter Follower

Logic E-FORM Electronic Form EFQM European Foundation

for Quality Management

EFR Enhanced Full Rate EFSM Extended Finite State

Machine EFT Electronic Founds

Transfer EFT Earliest Task First

EFTS Electronic Funds Transfer System

EG Exception Generator EGA Enhanced Graphics

Adapter EGD Enhanced Graphics

Display EGP Exterior Gateway

Protocol EGREP Extended Global

Regular Expression Print

EGRP Exterior Gateway

Routing Protocol EHDFD Extra High Density

Floppy Disk EHLLAPI Emulator High Level

Language Application Programming Interface

EHV Extra High Voltage EIA Electronic Industries

Association EIA-RS 232

Electronic Industry Association Revised Standard 232

EIDE Enhanced IDE EIP Extended Instruction

Pointer EIR Excess Information

Rate EIS Executive Information

System EIS Engineering

Information System EIS Environment Impact

Statement EISA Extended ISA EKE Encrypted Key

Exchange EKF Extended Kalman

Filter EL Erase Line ELAN Emulated Local Area

Network ELC Embedded Linking

and Control ELC Equally weighted

Linear Combination

ELF Executable and Linkable Format

ELF Extremely Low

Frequency ELIC Embedded Losses

Image Compression ELS Entropy Logarithmic

Scale ELS Entry Level System EM End of Medium EM Electronic Mail EM Expanded Memory EM Expectation -

Maximization EMA Electronic Mail

Association EMA Enterprise

Management Architecture

EMACS Editing Macros E-MAIL Electronic Mail EMB Evaluation Model

Base

EMB Extended Memory

Block EMBARC

Electronic Mail Broadcast to A Roaming Computer

EMC Enhanced Memory

Chip EMC Extended Math

Coprocessor EMC E-Mail Connection EMM Expanded Memory

Manager EMR Electronic Medical

Record EMR Enhanced Metafile

Record EMS Electronic Message

Service EMS Electronic Mail

System EMS Expanded Memory

Specification EMS Enterprise

Management Station

EMSAPI Extended Messaging Services Application Programming Interface

EMWAC European Microsoft

Windows NT Academic Center

ENC Encoded ENDEC Encoder / Decoder ENIAC Electronic Numerical

Integrator Analyzer and Computer

ENQ Enquirer Character ENS Enterprise Network

Services ENSS Exterior Nodal

Switching Subsystem EOA End Of Address EOB End Of Block EOC End Of Conversion EOF End Of File EOF Enterprise Objects

Framework

EOI End Or Identify EOI End Of Interrupt EOI End Of Intercept EOJ End - Of - Job EOL End Of Line EOL End Of List EOM End Of Message EOR Exclusive Or EOS End of String EOS Earth Observing

System EOT End of Table EOT End of Text EOT End of Tape EOT End of Transmission EOT End of Transmission EP Echo Protocol EPAC Extended Privilege

Att ib t C tifi t

Attribute Certificate EPD Elementary Process

Model EPET Elapsed Pure

Execution Time EPIC Electronic Privacy

Information Center EPIC Explicitly Parallel

Instruction Computing EPL Effective Privilege

Level EPLD Electrically

Programmable Logic Device

EPM Enhanced Editor for

Presentation Manager EPM Enterprise Process

Management EPOS Electronic Point - Of -

Sale EPP Enhanced Parallel

Port EPROM Erasable

Programmable Read Only Memory

EPROM Electrically

P bl R d

EPS Encapsulated Post

Script EPSF Encapsulated Port

Script File EPU Event Processing Unit EQF European Quality

Framework EQS European Quality

Standard ER Entity Relationship ER/RC Extended Result /

Response Code ERA Extended Registry

Attributes ERA Entry Relation

Attributes ERAS Electronic Routing

and Approval System ERD Emergency Repair

Disk ERD Entry Relationship

Diagram

ERDM Enhance Required Data Model

EREW Exclusive Read

Exclusive Write ERIC Educational

Resources Information Center

ERLL Enhanced Run

Length Limited ERMA Electronic Recording

Method, Accounting ERO Echo Remote Object EROM Erasable Read Only

Memory EROS Earth Resources

Observation System ERRL Enhanced Run

Length Limited ERT External Reference

Table ERU Emergency Recovery

Utility ES Extra Segment ES Exchange Server

ES Embedded System ESA Enterprise Systems

Architecture ESA European Space

Agency ESAS Enterprise Strategic

Advisee System ESC EISA System

Component ESC/P Epson Standard

Code for Printers ESCE Expert - System -

Consultation Environment

ESCM Extended Services

Communications Manager

ESCON Enterprise System

Connection ESD Electronic Software

Distribution ESD External Symbol

Dictionary ESDE Expert - System -

Development Environment

ESDI Enhanced Small Device Interface

ESDI Enhanced System

Device Interface ESDRAM

Enhanced SDRAM

ESEG Experimental

Software Engineering Group

ESF Extended Super -

Frame ESI Enhanced Serial

Interface ESILD Expert System for

Interpreting Log Date ES-IS End System to

Intermediate System protocol

ESM European Satellite

Multimedia ESMR Enhanced

Specialized Mobile Radio

ESN Electronic Security

Number ESN European Source &

News

ESP Enhanced Serval Port ESP Encapsulating

Security Payload ESP Emulation Sensing

Processor ESP Enhanced Service

Provider ESP Enhanced Serial Port ESR Event Service

Routine ESRI Environmental

Systems Research Institute

ESS Executive Support

System ESS Electronic Switching

System ESU Electro - Static Unit ET Enhancement

Technology ETACS Extended Total

Access Communication System

ETANN Electrically Trainable Artificial Neural Network

ETB End of Transmission

Block ETC Estimation to

Complete ETC Enterprise

Technology Concepts ETC Electronic Toll

Collection ETC Enhanced

Throughput Cellular ETCQ Embedding Trellis

Coded Quantization ETD Event Trace Diagram ETF Enriched Text Format ETOM Electron - Trapping

Optical Memory ETS Econometric Time

Series ETVX Entry Task Validation

- Exit ETX End of Text

EU Execution Unit EU Extended Unix code EUC End User Computing EUI End - User Interface EUI External User

Interface EULA End User License

Agreement EVA Explicit Vector

Language EVE Extensible VAX Editor EVGA Extended Video

Graphics Area EVRP Extended Vehicle

Routing Problem EVT End Validity Time EWAN Emulator Without A

good Name EWDA Enterprise Wide Data

Access EWS Employee Written

Software

ExCA Exchangeable Card Architecture

EXE Executable EXM Enterprise Messaging

Exchange EXP Exponent EXT External EXTRN External Reference

F

F Flag F/T Full Time F2F Face to Face FAA Folding And Adding FACOLA Face Coder based on

Location and Attention

FACT Federation of

Automated Coding Technology

FACTS Fast Adaptive Context

Template Selection FAL File Access Listener FALCON Fuzzy Adaptive

Learning Control Network

FALVQ Fuzzy Algorithm for

Learning Vector Quantization

FAM Fuzzy Associative

M

Memory FAMOS Floating Gate

Avalanche MOS FANS Future Air Navigation

System FAP File Access Protocol FAP File Allocation

Problem FAPI Family Application

Program Interface FAPM Functional Activity

Program Manager FAQ Frequently Asked

Questions FAQL Frequently Asked

Questions List FARNET Federation of

American Research Networks

FASIC Function and

Algorithm - Specific Integrated Circuit

FAT Feature Attribute

Table FAT File Allocation Table

FBA Full Bit Array FBP Fast Backpropagation

algorithm FBT Full Binary Trees FC/AL Fiber Channel /

Arbitrated Loop FC/EL Fiber Channel /

Enhanced Loop FCA Foundation

Configuration Audit FCB File Control Block FCC Federal

Communication Commission

FCC Freeman Character

Coding FCC File Carbon Copy FCCSET Federal Coordinating

Council for Science,Engineering and Technology

FCFS First - Come, First -

Serve FCI Flux Changes per

I h

Inch FCIM Function Component

Implementation Map FCP File Color Property FCPDD First Cut Physical

Data Design FCPH Fast Compression of

Periodic Halftones FCR Fault tolerant

Compressionless Routing

FCR FIFO Control Register FCS Frame Check

Sequence FCS Fiber Channel

Standard FCS Fast Circuit Switching FCS Frame Check

Sequence FCS Finite Coordinate

Space FD Fixed switching Delay FD Full Duplex

FD Floppy Disk FDAd Functional Data

Administrator FDAS Fixed Dependency

After Send FDBS Federated Data Base

System FDC Floppy Disk Controller FDC Full Duplex

Communication FDD Floppy Disk Drive FDDI Fiber Distributed Data

Interface FDDI Full Duplex Data

Interchange FDDI-FO FDDI Flow - On FDF Form Definition File FDHD Floppy Disk High -

Density FDI Fixed Dependency

Interval FDISK Fixed Disk

FDM Frequency - Division

Multiplexing FDM Fused Deposition

Modeling FDMA Frequency Division

Multiple Access FDX Full Duplex FEA Finite Element

Analysis FEBE Far End Block Error FEC Forward Error

Correction FECN Forward Explicit

Congestion Notification

FED Field Emission

Display FEFO First - Ended, First -

Out FEM Finite Element

Method FEP Front End Processor FEPI Front End

Programming

Interface FEPROM

Flash EPROM

FeRAM Ferroelectric RAM FERF Far End Reporting

Failure FEs Framing

Environments FESDK Far East Software

Development Kit FET Final Element Type FET Field Effect Transistor FF Form Feed FF Flip - Flop FFA Ford Fulkerson

Algorithm FFD Float File Database FFDC First Failure Data

Capture FFL Free Form Language FFNC Feedforward Neuro -

Controller

FFP Firm Fixed Price FFS Federal Financial

System FFS Fast File System FFST First Failure Support

Technology FFT Fast Fourier

Transform FFT Final Form Text FFV Freeze Frame Video FG Frame Grabber FG Floating Gate FGCS Fifth Generation

Computer System FGCSP Fifth Generation

Computer Systems Project

FGK Faller - Gallager

Knuth Algorithm FGM Fuzzy Generic

Modeling FGREP Fixed Global Regular

E i P i t

Expression Print FGSM First Generation

Security Methods FGW Freelance Graphics

for Windows FH Function Header FHD File Huffman

Decoding FHE File Huffman

Encoding FHS Fan Heat - Sink FIB File Processor

Buffering FIF Fractal Image Format FIFO First In First Out FILO First - In, Last - Out FIM Functional

Information Manager FIMS Form Interface

Management System FIN Financial FIP Fast Infrared Port

FIPS Federal Information

Processing Standards FIR Fast Infrared FIRM Flood Rate Insurance

Map FIRST Forum of Incident

Response and Security Teams

FIS Final Information

Statistics FIU Fingerprint

Identification Unit FIX Federal Internet

Exchange FLA Four Letter Acronym FLC Fixed Length Code FLE Fixed Length Entropy FLL FoxPro Link Library FLOP Floating Point

Operation FLOPS Floating Point

Operations per Second

FLOWID Flow Identifier FLR Folder FLS Filelist Location

Server FLVQ Fuzzy Learning

Vector Quantization FM Frequency

Modulation FMC Flexible

Manufacturing Cells FMLP Feedforward

Multilayer Perceptron FMO Floppy Disk Magnetic

Optical FMS File Management

System FMS Flexible

Manufacturing System

FMS Forms Management

System FMT Format FMV Full Motion Video

FMVA Full Motion Video Adapter

FNEA Failure Node and

Effect Analysis FNF First Normal Form FOCUS Federation On

Computing in the United States

FOCUS Forum of Control data

Users FOD Fax On Demand FOG First Osborne Group FOIRL Fiber Optic Inter

Repeater Link FOL First Order Logic FOLDOC

Free On - Line Dictionary Of Computing

FOOPS Functional and Object

Oriented Programming System

FORTRAN

Formula Translation

FOSE Federal Office

Systems Exposition

FOSI Format Option

Specification Instance FOSSIL Fido / Opus / Seadog

Standard Interface Layer

FP/PD Function Point per

Person Day FPA Function on Points

Analysis FPC Floating Point

Calculation FPCE Floating - Point C

Extension FPD Full Page Displays FPGA Field Programmable

Gate Array FPI Functional Process

Improvement FPL From Physical Layer FPLA Field Programmable

Logic Array FPM Fast Page Mode FPN Folder Petersen

Network

FPODA Fixed PODA FPP Floating Point

Processor FPP Fixed Path Protocol FPR Floating - Point

Register FPS Frames Per Second FPS Favorite Picture

Selection FPSR Floating Point Status

Register FPT Forced Perfect

Termination FPU Floating Point Unit FQDN Fully Qualified

Domain Name FQR Formal Qualification

Review FR Frame Relay FRAD Frame Relay Access

Device FRAD Frame Relay

A bl /

Assembler / Disassembler

FRAM Ferromagnetic

Random Access Memory

FRC Functional

Redundancy Checking

FRED Front - End to Dish FRED Frame Editor FRPI Flux Reversals Per

Inch FRS Functional

Requirements Specifications

FRU Field Replaceable

Unit FS Fuzzy Systems FS File Separator FSCL Frequency Sensitive

Competitive Learning FSD File System Driver FSDC Full Structure

Definition Compiler

FSDL Full Structure Definition Language

FSE Full Screen Editor FSF Free Software

Foundation FSK Frequency - Shift

Keing FSMs Finite State Machines FSN Full Service Network FSP File Service Protocol FSP File / Print Server

Protocol FSR Force Sensing

Resistor FSR Free System

Resources FSS File Sharing Services FST Flat Square Tube FT1 Fractional T1 FTAM File Transfer Access

Method FTAM File Transfer, Access,

d M t

and Management FTC Federal Trade

Commission FTI Fault Tolerant

Indexing FTL Flash Transition

Layer FTM Flat Tension Mask FTMP Fault Tolerant

Multiprocessor FTP File Transfer Protocol FTPD File Transfer Protocol

Daemon FTS Federal

Telecommunication System

FTS Fault Tolerant

Software FTTB Fiber To The Building FTTC Fiber To The Curb FTTE Fiber To The

Exchange FTX Fault Tolerant Unix

FUD Fear Uncertainty and

Doubt FUI File Update

Information FURM Function / User Role

Matrix FVT Full Video Translation FVU Fraction of Variance

Unexplained FWIW For What It's Worth FWLC Fixed Word Length

Computer FX Field Exchange FYI For Your Information

G GA Genetic Algorithm GAL Generic Array Logic GAP General

Argumentation Blow GAPI Gateway Application

Programming Interface

GART Graphics Address

Relocation Table GAT Group-based

Adaptive Tolerance GATT Graphics Address

Translation Table GB Gigabytes Gb Gigabits GBML Genetics - Based

Machine Learning GBN Go Back N algorithm Gbps Gigabits Per Second

GBSB Generalized Brain

State in a Box GBT Glass Box Testing GBTT Generalized

Backpropagation - Trough - Time

GC Garbage Collector GC Guarded Commands GCAC Generic Connection

Admission Control GCC Global Collect Call GCC GNU C - Compiler GCCD Glass - passivated

Ceramic Chip Diode GCE General Competitive

Equilibrium GCNN Gram Charlier Neural

Network GCR Group Code

Recording GCRA Generic Cell Rate

Algorithm

GCSI Generalized Coved Set Induction

GCWA Generalized Closed

Word Assumption GD Grand Debug GDA Generalized

Deterministic Annealing

GDA Global Data Area GDB Graphic Datapath

Builder GDC Global Date

Connection GDDK Graphics Device

Driver Kit GDDM Graphical Data

Display Manager GDE Generic Decryption

Engine GDG Generation Data

Group GDI Graphical Device

Interface GDLC Generic Data Link

Control

GDMO Guidelines for the

Definition of Management Objects

GDP Graphic Draw

Primitive GDS Global Directory

Service GDSS Group Decision

Support System GDT Geometric

Dimensioning and Tolerancing

GDT Graphics

Development Toolkit GDT Global Descriptor

Table GDU Global Dial - Up GE Global Exact GECOS General Electric

Comprehensive Operating System

GEIS General Electric

Information Service GEM Generalized

Estimation -

Maximization GEM Graphics

Environment Manager GEMS Greatest Electronic

Mail System GENIE General Electric

Network for Information Exchange

GENLOCK

Generator Lock

GEOS Graphic Environment

Operating System GERT Graphical Evaluation

and Review Technique

GET Get Execute Trigger GFC Generic Flow Control GFI General Format

Identifier GFOS Get From Other Side GGP Gateway - Gateway

Protocol GI Graphical Interface

GIF Graphics Interchange Format

GIGO Garbage In Garbage

Out GII Global Information

Infrastructure GILS Government

Information Locator Service

GIPE Generation of

Interactive Programming Environment

GIS Geographic

Information System GIS Global Information

Solutions GIX Global Internet

Exchange GKS Graphical Kernel

System GL Graphics Language GLIS Global Land

Information System GLM General Linear

Models

GLS Global Learning Scheme

GLT Generalized Linear

Test GLT Generalized Linear

Test GLVQ Generalized Learning

Vector Quantization GLY Glossary GMA Gaussian Marking

Algorithm GMD General Media

Descriptor GMD Generalized

Messages Diagram GMI Geometric Visual

Interface GML Generalized Markup

Language GMP Global Mobile

Professional GMS Global Management

System GMS Global Messaging

Service

GMT Greenwich Mean

Time GNN Global Network

Navigator GNOME GNU Network Object

Model Environment GNP Gross National

Prudent GNU GNU is Not Unix GOE Geometry Object

Extension GOLTS Greedy Off Live

Textual Substitution GoM Graphs of Models GOMS Goals, Operators,

Methods and Selection

GOOD General Object

Oriented Design GOSIP Government Open

System Interconnection Profile

GP General Purpose

GPBA General Parameter Based Approach

Gpbs Gigabits per second GPE Generalized

Prediction Error GPF General Protection

Fault GPI Graphics

Programming Interface

GPIB General - Purpose

Interface Bus GPL Generations of

Programming Language

GPL General Purpose

Interface GPM Gradient Projection

Methods GPO Global Program

Optimization GPR General Purpose

Register GPRC Glass Passivated

Rectifier Chip

GPS Global Telegraph and Telephone

GPS Global Positioning

System GPS Global Positioning

Satellite GPSS General Purpose

Simulator System GPU Generic Program Unit GPU Graphics Processing

Unit GQF Generic Quality

Framework GQM Goal - Quality Metrics GRADD Graphics Adapter

Device Driver GRCM Global Rule Checkest

Metric GRE Graphics Engine GREP Global Regular

Expression Print GRIT General Risk

Information Template GRNN Generalized

R i N l

Regression Neural Network

GS Global Separator GS Group Separator GSI Gray Scale Image GSI G2 Standard Interface GSI General Server

Interface GSM Generic System

Model GSM Global Shared

Memory GSM Global System for

Mobile communications

GSNW Gateway Service for

NetWare GSP Generic Server

Passer GSPN Generalized

Stochastic Petri Nets GSQM Global Software

Quality Management GSRN Good / Services

R i d N t

GSTN General Switched

Telephone Network GSU Georgia State

University GTAL Graphical Task

Analysis Language GTD Global Descriptor

Table GTDR Global Descriptor

Table Register GTL Gunning Transceiver

Logic GTO Guide To Operations GTP Geometry Theorem

Prover GUI Graphical User

Interface GUID Globally Unique

Identifier GuSS Guided Social

Simulation GVM Global Variance

Measure

GVT Global Virtual Time GW General Waiting GW-BASIC

Gee Whiz BASIC

GZIP GNU Zip

H

HAD Hierarchical

Aggregation Decompression

HAD Hierarchical

Aggregation Disaggregation

HAGO Have A Good One HAL Hardware Abstraction

Layer HAL Heuristically

Programmed Algorithm

HARN High Accuracy

Reference Network HAS Hybrid Access

System HBA Host Bus Adapter HBS Harvard Business

School HCA Huffman Coding

Algorithm

HCB High Capacity Battery HCC Horizontal Cell

Collection HCI Human - Computer

Interaction HCN Hierarchical

Computer Network HCS Header Check

Sequence HD Hamming Distance HD Hard Disk HD High Density HDB Heterogeneous

Database HDB Historical Database HDBMS Hierarchical Database

Management System HDBS Heterogeneous Data

Base System HDC Half Duplex

Communication HDD Hard Dick Drive

HDF Hierarchical Data Format

HDF High Density Factor HDL Hardware Design

Language HDLC High-level Data Link

Control HDM Historical Data Model HDMMCD

High - Density Multimedia Compact -Disc

HDR Header HDSL High bit rate Digital

Subscriber Line HDTV High Definition TV HDx Half Duplex HEC Header Error Code HEC Hyperelipsoidal

Clustering HECA Hardware Error

Confinement Area HEM Hyper Exponential

Model

HEMT High Electron Mobility

Transistor HEPC Home Entrainment

Personal Computer HERTIS Herfordshire

Technical Information Service

HEX Hexadecimal HF Hashing Function HF High Frequency HFS Hierarchical File

System HGA Hercules Graphics

Adapter HGC Hercules Graphics

Card HTTP-NG

HyperText Transfer Protocol Next Generation

HIBC Health Industry Bar

Code HIBCC Health Industry

Business Communications Council

HIC Hybrid Image

Compression HICSS Hawaii International

Conference on Systems Science

HIM Historical Information

Management HIO Halt Input / Output HIPO Hierarchy Input

Process Output HIPPI High Performance

Parallel Interface HIS Hypermedia

Interchange Standard HLCs High Level

Components HLI High Level Integration HLL High Level Language HLLAPI High - Level

Language Application Programming Interface

HLS Hue Lightness

Saturation

HM Heuristic Method HMA High Memory Area HMA Hub Management

Architecture HMD Head - Mounted

Display HMI Human - Machine

Interface HMM Hidden Markov

Modules HMMU Hardware Memory

Management Unit HNL Hierarchy Nesting

Level HNN Hopfield Neural

Network HNR Handwritten Numeral

Recognition HNR Host Not Responding HOB Head Of Bus HOB High - Order Bus HOL High Order Language

HOOD Hierarchical Object Oriented Design

HOOP Hypertext Object

Oriented Programming

HOOPS Hierarchical Object

Oriented Picture System

HOP High Order

Perception HP Hewlett Packard HP/UX Hewlett - Packard's

version of Unix HPC High Performance

Computing HPC Handheld PC HPCC High - Performance

Computing and Communications

HPF High Performance

Fortran HPFS High Performance

File System HPGL Hewlett - Packard

Graphics Language

HPIB Hewlett - Packard Interface Bus

HPPI High Performance

Peripheral Interface HPPLL Hewlett - Packard

Printer Control Language

HPSG Head-driven Phrase

Structure Grammar HRA Historical Relational

Algebra HRSC High Resolution

Source Coding HSBU High - Speed Buffer

Unit HSDB High Speed Ring Bus HSM Hierarchical Storage

Management HSP High Speed Printer HSSI High Speed Serial

Interface HST High Speed

Technology 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

I I/EMS Integrated / Engineery

Modeling System I/O Input / Output I/O A Input / Output Area I/O C Input / Output

Channel I/O C Input / Output

Controller I/O D Input / Output Device I/O P Input / Output Port I/O P Input / Output

Processor I/O S Input / Output

Statement I/OS Input / Output

Structures I/OSD Input / Output

Structure Description I2C Inter Integrated

Ci it

Circuit I2L Integrated Injection

Logic I2O Intelligent Input /

Output IAB Internet Activities

Board IAB Internet Architecture

Board IAC Inter - Application

Communication IAG Instruction Address

Generation IAHC International Ad Hoc

Committee IAK Internet Access Kit IAL International

Algebraic Language IANA Internet Assigned

Numbers Authority IANS International Article

Numbering System IAP Internet Access

Providers

IAS Interactive Application System

IAT Import Address Table IAUP Internet User Account

Provider IBC Instrument Bus

Computer IBM Industry Business

Machines IBM-AT IBM - Advanced

Technology IBM-GL IBM Graphics

Language IBM-PC International Business

Machine Personal Computer

IBP Indeterminate Basic

Plan IBS Internet Billing Server IBSP Internet Billing Server

Protocol IC Integrated Circuit IC Individual Chips IC Interrupt Controller

IC Input Circuit ICA Intra - application

Communications Area ICA Intelligent Console

Architecture ICAP Internet Calendar

Access Protocol ICAS Intel Communicating

Applications Specifications

ICAs Image Compression

Algorithms ICB Internet Citizen's

Band ICC Intercomputer

Communication Corp ICCP International

Consortium of Computing Professionals

ICCP Institute for the

Certification of Computing Professionals

ICCS Indention Conditioned

Cover Sets

ICD Investigate Current Data

ICD Interface Control

Document ICD In Circuit Debuggers ICD International Code

Designator ICE Information and

Content Exchange ICE Internet Connections

for Engineering ICE Integrated Computing

Environment ICE In - Circuit Emulator ICES Interference - causing

Equipment Standard ICF Interactional

Cryptography Framework

ICGSVD Iterative Conjugate

Gradient Singular -Value Decomposition

ICI Interface Control

Information ICI Intercarrier Interface

ICI Image Component

Information ICIS International

Conference on Information Systems

ICL Interface Clear ICLID Incoming - Call Line

Identification ICM Incremental

Computation Model ICM Incoming Message ICM Image Color Matching ICMP Internet Control

Message Protocol ICNN International

Conference on Neural Network

ICO Icon ICP Internal Caching

Protocol ICP Integrated Channel

Processor ICR Intelligent Character

Recognition

ICS Institute of Computer

Service ICS Intuitive Command

Structure ICS Intergraph Computer

Systems ICSAPI Internet Connection

Services API ICSS Internet Connection

Secure Server ICT Information and

Communication Technology

ICT Intermodule

Communication Tool ICU Interface Control

Memory ICU Instruction - Cache

Unit ICU Intel Configuration

Utility ICU ISA Configuration

Utility ID Identification

ID Identifier IDA Intelligent Drive Array IDA Integrated Digital

Access IDA Intelligent Disk Array IDAPI Integrated Database

Application Programming Interface

IDAPI Independent

Database API IDB Internal Drive Bay IDC Integrated Database

Connector IDC Integrated Desktop

Connector IDC Internet Database

Connector IDC Interactive Data

Capture IDDD International

Dedicated Direct Dial IDDE Integrated

Development & Debugging

Environment IDE Integrated

Development Environment

IDE Intelligent Drive

Electronics IDE Interactive Design

and Engineering IDE Interface Design

Enhancement IDE Integrated Drive

Electronics IDEA International Date

Encryption Algorithm IDEF Integrated Data

Engineering Facility IDEL Interface Design

Evaluation Language IDES Interface Description

and Evaluation System

IDEs Impact Differential

Equations IDF Intermediate

Distribution Frame IDG Inter - Dialog GAP

IDI Initial Domain

Identifier IDIV Integer Divide IDL Interface Description

Language IDL Interactive Data

Language IDL Interface Diffusion

Language IDL Interface Definition

Language IDM Integrated Data

Management IDMS Integrated Data Base

Management System IDN Integrated Digital

Network IDNX Integrated Digital

Network Exchange IDP Integrated Data

Processing IDP Internet Datagram

Protocol IDR Investigate & Define

R i t

Requirements IDR Intelligent Document

Recognition IDSL Internet Digital

Subscriber Line IDT Interrupt Descriptor

Table IDT Interface Design Tool IDU Interface Data Unit IDX Index IE Internet Explorer IEC International

Electrotechnical Commission

IEEE Institute of Electrical

and Electronic Engineers

IEF Information Engineery

Facility IEMSI Interactive Electronic

Mail Standard Identification

IEN Internet Experiment

Notes

IEPG Internet Engineering and Planing Group

IESG Internet Engineering

Steering Group IET Initial Element Type IETF Internet Engineering

Task Force IF Interrupt Flag IFC Internet Foundation

Classes IFD Image File Directories IFF Interchange File

Format IFG Inter - Frame GAP IFG Incoming Fax

Gateway IFIP International

Federation Information Processing

IFP Instruction Fetch

Pipeline IFPUG International Function

Point Users Group

IFR Interface Repository IFS Instable File System IFSM Information Systems

Management IGA Integrated Graphics

Array IGBT Insulated - Gate

Bipolar Transistor IGC Integrated Graphics

Controller IGES Initial Graphics

Exchange Standard IGES Initial Graphics

Exchange Specification

IGFET Insulated - Gate Field

Effect Transistor IGMP Internet Group

Multicast Protocol IGMP Internet Group

Management Protocol IGMP Internet Group

Membership Protocol IGP Interior Gateway

Protocol

IGRP Interior Gateway

Routing Protocol IGS Internet Go Server IHD Integrated Help Desk IHV Independent

Hardware Vendor II/O Intelligent Input /

Output IIBR Inheritance Interface

Based Refinement IIF Immediate Interface III Interstate

Identification Index IIL Integrated Injection

Logic IIOP Internet Inter - ORB

Protocol IIP Information Interface

and Presentation IIP Impact Indirection

Procedure IIR Immediate Impulse

Response

IIS Internet Information Server

IIS Institute of

Information Scientists IISP Interim Interswitch

Signaling Protocol IITF Information

Infrastructure Task Force

IJAIT International Journal

on Artificial Intelligence Tools

IJCGA International Journal

of Computational Geometry and Applications

IJCIS International Journal

of Cooperative Information Systems

IJCP Ink Jet Color Printer IJFCS International Journal

of Foundations of Computer Science

IJHSC International Journal

of Height Speed Computing

IJPRAI International Journal

of Pattern

Recognition and Artificial Intelligence

IJSEKE International Journal

of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering

IJUFKS International Journal

of Uncertainty, Fuzziness and Knowledge-based Systems

IKP Internet Keyed

Payments ILA Image Light Amplifier ILMI Inter Local

Management Interface

ILS International

Language Support ILU Independent Logical

Unit IM Information

Management IMA Interactive Multimedia

Association IMACS Image Management

and Communication

System IMAP Internet Message

Access Protocol IMAP Interactive Mail

Access Protocol IMC Internet Mail

Consortium IMDS Image Data Stream IME Input Method Editor IMG Image IMHO In My Humble

Opinion IML Initial Microcode Load IMNO Implementing Multiple

Networked Objects IMO In My Opinion IMP Interface Massage

Processor IMP Information Message

Processor IMPA Intelligent Multi - Port

Adapter

IMPDU Initial Mac Protocol Data Unit

IMR Internet Monthly

Report IMS Information

Management System IMS Intermediate

Maintenance Standards

IMSP Internet Message

Support Protocol IMSSI Inter - MAN Switching

System Interface IMT Image Memory

Translatable IMT Inferential Modeling

Technique IMTC International

Multimedia Telecommunications Consortium

IMTV Interactive Multimedia

Television IMUL Integer Multiply IMUX Inverse Multiplexer

INC Increment INCAS Incremental

Architecture for distributed Systems

INCOSE International Council

On Systems Engineering

INDEO Intel Video INF Information INI Initialize INIC Internet Network

Information Center INM Integrated Network

Management INND Internet News

Daemon INS Integrated Network

Server INS Input String INT Internal INT Integer INT International

INT Interrupt INTA Interrupt

Acknowledge InTek Integration

Technologies InterNIC Internet Network

Information Center IOC Inter - Office Channel IOC Initial Operational

Capability IOCC Input / Output

Channel Converter IOCR Intelligent Optical

Character Recognition

IOCS Input / Output Control

System IODE Integrated

Development and Debugging Environment

IOE Integrated Office

Environments IOG Input Output Group IOHMM Input Output Hidden

M k M d l

Markov Model IOIS Inter - Organization

Information System IOP Input / Output

Processor IOPB Input / Output

Permission Bitmap IOPL Input / Output

Privilege Level IOQ Input Output Queue IOR Interoperable Object

Reference IOS Internetwork

Operating System IOS Inter Object

Synchronization IOSGA Input / Output Support

Gate Array IP Instruction Pointer IP Internet Protocol IP Internetwork Protocol IPBF Installed Peripheral

Base Flexibility

IPC Institute for interconnecting and Packaging electronic Circuit

IPC Interprocess

Communication IPC Instructions Per Clock IPC Interprocess

Commutation IPC Information

Processing Center IPCP Internet Protocol

Control Protocol IPDS IBM Personal

Dictation System IPDS Intelligent Printer

Data Stream IPFC Information

Presentation Facility Compiler

IPI Intelligent Peripheral

Interface IPIDs Interface Pointer

Identifiers IPL Initial Program Load

IPL Information Programming Language

IPM Interpersonal

Message IPM Images Per Minute IPNG Internet Protocol,

Next Generation IPO Input Process Output IPP Internet Packing

Protocol IPP Internet Printing

Protocol IPRA Internet PCA

Registration Authority IPSE Integrated

Programming Support Environment

IPSE Integrate Project

Support Environment IPSEC IP Security IPSJ Information

Processing Society of Japan

IPX Internet Packet

E h

Exchange IPX Internetwork Packet

Exchange IPX/SPX Internet Packet

Exchange / Sequenced Packet Exchange

IQC Indeo Quick

Compressor IQL Interactive Query

Language IR Information Retrieval IR Immediate Restart IR Infrared IR Instruction Register IRAM Integrated RAM IRC Internet Relay Chat IRC Interrupt Request

Controller IRCCN Input - space RCCN IRD Internet Resource

Directory

IRD Integrated Receiver / Descrambler

IRDA Infrared Data

Association IRDS Information Resource

Dictionary System IRET Interrupt Return IRF Intermediate Routing

Function IRF Inheritance Rights

Filter IRG Inter - Record GAP IRGB Intensity Red Green

Blue IRIS Image Recognition

Integrated Systems IRL Inter - Repeater Link IRL Interactive Reader

Language IRLAP Infrared Link Access

Protocol IRM Information Resource

Management IRQ Interrupt Request

IRS Interface

Requirements Specification

IRT Inverse Radon

Transform IRTF Internet Research

Task Force IRX Information Retrieval

Experiment IS Interrupt Status IS Information System IS Intermediate System IS Information Strategy ISA Integrated Services

Architecture ISA Industry Standard

Architecture ISA Instruction - Set

Architecture ISAKMP Internet Security

Association Key Management Protocol

ISAM Indexed Sequential

Access Method

ISAPI Internet Server API ISAPI Internet Server

Application Program Interface

ISBN Integrated Satellite

Business Network ISBN International

Standard Book Number

ISC Internet Software

Consortium ISC Inter - Systems

Communication ISC Instruction Set

Computer ISD Image Section

Descriptor ISD Instructional Systems

Design ISDN Integrated Services

Digital Network ISDU Isochronous Service

Data Unit ISE Input Sensitivity

Equation

ISG Information Storage

Group ISG Interactive System

Group ISH Information Super

Highway ISI Internally Specified

Index ISIS Integrated Systems

and Information Services

ISIS Intelligent Scheduling

and Information System

IS-IS Intermediate System -

to - Intermediate System

ISKM Internet Starter Kit for

the Macintosh ISL Interactive System

Language ISM Integrated System

Management ISMF Interactive Storage

Management Facility ISMN Information System in

M bil N t k

Mobile Networks ISO International

Standards Organization

ISO/OSI-M

International Organization for Standardization / Open System Interconnection Model

ISOC Internet Society ISP Internet Service

Provider ISP International

Standardized Profiles ISP Interrupt Stack

Pointer ISP Interrupt Status Port ISPA Internet Service

Providers Association ISPF Interactive System

Programming Facility ISR Information Storage

and Retrieval ISR Interrupt Status

Register

ISR Interrupt Service Routine

ISS Integrated Silicon

System ISSI Inter - Switching

System Interface ISSLL Integrated Services

over Specific Link Layers

ISSN International

Standard Serial Number

ISSS Initial Sector Suit

System ISV Independent Software

Vendors IT Information

Technology ITAA Information

Technology Association of America

ITB Intermediate Text

Block ITB Information

Technology Branch ITCC Internet Training and

C tifi ti

Certification Consortium

ITE Information

Technology Equipment

ITF Interactive Test

Facility ITF Improvement Time

Factor ITI Intelligent

Transportation Infrastructure

ITIC Internet Telephony

Interoperability Consortium

ITN Identification Tasking

and Networking ITP Integrated Product

Team ITPs In Circuit Test Probes ITR Internet Talk Radio ITS Intelligent Tutoring

Systems ITSEC Information

Technology Security Evaluation Criteria

ITSP Internet Telephony

Service Provider ITU International

Telecommunication Union

ITUG International

Telecommunications User Group

ITU-TIES

ITU - Telecom Information Exchange Services

ITU-TSS ITU -

Telecommunications Standards Section

ITV Interactive Television ITV International

Telecommunication Union

ITX Intermediate Text

block IU Integer Unit IUAP Internet User Account

Provider IUS/ITB Interchange Unit

Separator / Intermediate Transmission Block

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

J J/SQL Java Structured

Query Language JA Jump Address JAD Joint Application

Design JAD Joint Application

Development JAE Jump if Above Or

Equal JANET Joint Academic

Network JAR Java Archive JBE Jump if Below or

Equal JBOD Just a Bunch Of Disks JC Jump if Carry set JCE Java Cryptographic

Extension JCGIS Jefferson County

G hi

Geographic Information Systems

JCIN Jefferson County

Information Network JCL Job Control

Language JCMD Jefferson County

Mapping Department JCN Jittery Coding

Nudnicks JCOS Jefferson County

Open Space JDBC Java Data Base

Connectivity JDE Java Development

Environment JDK Java Developer Kit JE Jump if Equal JEDEC Joint Electron Device

Engineering Council JEIDA Japanese Electronics

Industry Development Association

JEPI Joint Electronic

Payment Initiative

JES Job Entry System JES Java Embedded

Server JFC Java Foundation

Classes JFIF JPEG File

Interchange Format JFM Junk Fax Mail JFS Journalized File

System JG Jump if Greater JGE Jump if Greater Or

Equal JGL Java Generic Library JIDL Java Interface

Description Language JIPS Janet Internet

Protocol Service JIS Japan Industrial

Standard JIT Just - In - Time JL Jump if Less

JLIP Joint Level Interface

Protocol JMAPI Java Management

Application Programming Interface

JMF Java Media

Framework JMP Jump JN Jordan Network JNA Jump if Not Above JNAE Jump if Not Above or

Equal JNB Jump if Not Below JNBE Jump if Not Below or

Equal JNDI Java Naming and

Directory Interface JNG Jump if Not Greater JNGE Jump if Not Greater

Or Equal JNI Java Native Interface

JNK Junk JNL Java Numerical

Library JNLE Jump if Not Less or

Equal JNO Jump if No Overflow JNP Jump if No Parity JNS Jump if No Sign JNZ Jump if Not Zero JOE Java Objects

Everywhere JOHNNIAC

John Neumann Integrator and Automatic Computer

JOSS Johnniac Open Shop

System JOTC Joint Operability Test

Center JPE Jump if Parity Even JPE Jet Propulsion

Laboratory JPEG Joint Photographic

Expert Group

JPL Jet Propulsion

Laboratory JPT Joe Project Tool JS JavaScript JS Jump if Sign JSD Jackson Structured

Development JSD Jackson System

Development JSDK Java Servlet

Development Kit JSEP Joint Services

Electronics Program JSP Jackson Structured

Programming JSQ Joint the Shortest

Queue JSS Java-script Style

Sheet JTAPI Java Telephony

Application Programming Interface

JTLW Java Type Library

Wi d

Wizard JTM Job Transfer and

Manipulation JTS Java Transaction

Service JUGHEAD

Jonzy's Universal Gopher Hierarchy Excavation And Display

JVM Java Virtual Machine JWS Java Workshop JWS Java Web Server JZ Jump if Zero

K KA Knowledge Aquisition KARP Knowledge Aquisition

Representation and Processing

KAS Kerberos

Authentication Server KB Kilobytes Kb Kilobits KBANN Knowledge Based

Artificial Neural Network

KBD Keyboard KBE Knowledge Based

Engineering KBps Kilobytes Per Second Kbps Kilobits Per Second KBS Knowledge Based

Systems KBSA/A Knowledge Based

S ft A i t t /

DM Software Assistant / Advanced Development Model

KDC Kerberos Distribution

Center KDD Knowledge Discovery

in Databases KDS Korean Data System KDT Key Definition Table KEDS Knowledge - based

Equation Discovery System

KEFIR Key Findings

Reporter KHZ KiloHertz KIDS Kertrel Interactive

Development System KIF Knowledge

Interchange Format KIS Knowbot Information

Service KKL Knowledge - based

Kernel Language KLM Knowledge Level

Model

KLOC Kilas Lines Of Code KMP Knuth Morres Pratt 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

KSRT Keyboard Send

Service Terminal KWIC Key Word In Context

L L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling

Protocol LA Look - Ahead LAA Locally Administrated

Address LADDR Layered Device

Driver Architecture LAG Logical Address

Group LAIS Local Area

Interconnect Support LALL Longest Allowed

Lobe Length LALR Look - Ahead Left to

Right LAMP Link Access Protocol

for Modems LAN Local Area Network LANACS Local Area Network

Asynchronous Connection Server

LANDP LAN Distributed

Platform LANE LAN Emulation LAP Link Access

Procedure LAPB Link Access Protocol

Balanced LAP-B Link Access

Procedure - Blanched LAPD Link Access

Procedure type D LAPM Link Access

Procedure for Modems

LAR Load Access Right LASER Laboratory for

Advanced Software Engineering Research

Laser Light Amplification by

the Stimulated Emission of Radiation

LAST Local Area Storage

Transport LAT Local Access

T i l

Terminal LAT Local Area Transport

Protocol LATA Local Access and

Transfer Area LAVC Local Area VAX

Cluster LAWN Local Area Wireless

Network LB Left Button LB Letter Ballot LBA Logical Block

Addressing LBG Line Buzo Gray LBR Library LBT Listen Before Talk LBX Local Bus Accelerator LCA Lotus

Communications Architecture

LCC Loadless Chip Carrier LCD Liquid Crystal Display

LCD Lowest Common

Denominator LCF Low Cost Fiber LCF Logic for Computable

Function LCFS Last - Come, First -

Serve LCGN Logical Channel

Group Number LCID Label Connections

Identifier LCIDs Local Identifiers LCK Library Construction

Kit LCM Least Common

Multiple LCMT Linguistically-based

Conceptual Modeling Technique

LCN Logical Channel

Number LCOM Lock of Cohesion in

Method LCP Logical Construction

P i

Programming LCP Link Control Protocol LCR Line Control Register LCS Lexical Conceptual

Structures LCS Lotus Customer

Support LCU Last Cluster Used LDA Logical Device

Address LDA Linear Discriminant

Network LDAP Lightweight Directory

Access Protocol LDC Lossy Data

Compression LDC Lotus Development

Corporation LDCDF Local Direction

Contributivity Density Fealure

LDF Largest Degree First LDFM Logical Data Flow

Model

LDI Linear Differential

Inclusions LDLP Language for

Distributed Logic Programming

LDM Long Distance

Modem LDM Logical Data Module LDP Load Protection LDP Live Database Page LDPD Logical Database

Process Design LDS/ECF

Logical Data Store / Entity Cross Reference

LDT Local Descriptor

Table LDV Lock Data View LE Less Or Equal LE Local Exact LEA Load Effective

Address

LEAF Law Enforcement Access Field

LEC LAN Emulation Client

Service LEC Local Exchange

Carrier LED Light Emitting Diode LEL Link, Embed and

Launch - to - edit LEM Language Extension

Module LEN Low Entry Networking LENNI LAN Emulation

Network Node Interface

LEO LON Earth Orbit LEP Loader Election

Problem LES LAN Emulation

Server LET Letter LF Line Feed LFAP Lightweight Flow

Admission Protocol

LFD Late Finish Data LFI Language Feature

Interrogation LFI Last File Indicator LFN Long File Name LFRN Local Feedback

Recurrent Network LFS Load Pointer and FS,

GS LFSR Linear Feedback Shift

Register LFT Low Function

Terminal LFU Least Frequently

Used LGA Leadless Grid Array LGDE Logical Grouping of

Dialogue Elements LGDT Load Global

Descriptor Table LH Link Header LHF Loading a Hash File

LHS Left Hand Side LI Length Identifier LIAS Library Information

Access System LIB Library LIBRIS Library Information

System LIC Lossless Image

Compression LIC Line Interface Coupler LICS Lotus International

Character Set LIDT Load Interrupt

Descriptor Table LIEP Large Internet

Exchange Packet LIF Low Insertion Force LIFO Last In, First Out LIFR Live Intern Fill Rate LILO Last In, Last Out

LIM Lotus - Intel - Microsoft

LIM EMS LIM Expanded

Memory Specification LIMDO Light Intensity

Modulation Direct Overwrite

LIMM Light Intensity

Modulation Method LIMS Library Information

Management System LINC Library and

Information Cooperation Council

LIP Large Internet Packet LIPS Lightweight Internet

Person Schema LIPS Logical Interface Per

Second LIPS Linear Inferences Per

Second LIS Logical IP Subnet LIS Local Independent

Subnet LISA Library and

I f ti S i

Information Science Abstract

LISP Language

Independent Subtitling Program

LISP List Processing LISP List Processor LIU Logical Interface Unit LIU LAN Interface Unit LLC Logical Link Control LLCP Logical Link Control

Protocol LLCs Low Level

Components LLDT Load Local Descriptor

Table LLF Low Level Format LLI Low Level Input LLI Low Level

Integrations LLL Low Level Language LLV Lockheed Launch

V lid

LM Likelihood Method LM/X LAN Manager for

Unix LMB Left Mouse Button LMBCS Lotus Multi - Byte

Character Set LMCOA Link Monitor and

Control Operator Assistant

LMD Last Modification

Date LMDS Local Multipoint

Distribution Service LME Layer Management

Entity LMF Low Motion Footange LMI Local Management

Interface LMI Link Management

Interface LMS Least Mean Square LMS Lotus Messaging

Switch

LMSE Least Mean Square

Error LMSW Load Machine Status

Word LMU LAN Management

Utilities LMU LAN Manager for

Unix LN Logarithm LN Load Number LN:DI Lotus Notes :

Document Imaging LNNI LAN emulation

Network Node Interface

LNV Large Noise Variance LOC Line Of Code LOC Loop On-line Control LOD Level Of Detail LODSB Load String Byte LOE Level Of Effort

LOG Logarithm LOGMARS

Logistics Applications of Automated Marking and Reading Symbols

LOL Laughing Out Loud LON Local Operating

Network LOOPE Loop While Equal LOOPNE

Loop While Not Equal

LOOPNZ Loop While Not Zero LOOPZ Loop While Zero LORE Line Oriented Editor LP Lach Power LP Line Printer LP Long Play LP Linear Programming LPAR Logic Programming

and Automated Reasoning

LPC Local Procedure Call

LPC Linear Predictive

Code LPD Line Printer Daemon LPI Lines Per Inch LPL Lotus Programming

Language LPL Logic Programming

Language LPM Lines Per Minute LPMUD Programming

Language MUD LPN Logical Page Number LPP Linear Programming

Problem LPR Line Printer Remote LPS Low - Power Schottky LPS Layered Product

Support LPT Local Printer LPT Line Print Terminal

LQ Letter Quality LQM Link Quality

Monitoring LR Left to Right LR Link Register LRC Local Register Cache LRC Longitudinal

Redundancy Check LRFS Least Remain - First

Service LRL Least Recently

Loaded LRM Least Recently - used

Master LRM Language Reference

Manual LRO Locating Remote

Objects LRPC Lightweight Remote

Procedure Call LRS Language Resource LRU Last Recently Used

LS Line Splitter LSA LAN and SCSI

Adapter LSA Line Sharing Adapter LSA Local Security

Authority LSAPI License Services

Application Program Interface

LSB Last Significant Bit LSC LIFO Stack Class LSC Least Significant

Character LSD Least Significant Digit LSI Large Scale

Integration LSL Link Support Layer LSL Lach Shared

Language LSL Load Segment Limit LSR Loop Structural Ratio LSS Load Pointer SS

LSSF Last Square Spherical

Fitting LSSM Logical System

Specification Module LST Logical Listing Device LSX Lotus Scripting

Extension LT Link Trailer LT Line Termination LTE Line Terminating

Equipment LTR Load Task Register LTR Left - To - Right LTW Long Term Workload LU Logical Unit LUA Logical Unit

Application LUI Local User Input LUIS Library User

Information Service

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 M3P2E Machinery Materials

Measurement People Process Environment

MA Medium Adapter MAC Media Access Control MAC Message

Authentication Code MAC Macintosh MAC Medium Access

Control MAC Multiple Access

Computers MAC/TCP

Macintosh TCP

MACH Multilayer Actuator

Head MACOS Macintosh Operating

System MAD Median of the

Absolute Deviations

MADE Manufacturing and

Automated Design Engineering

MADYMO

Mathematical Dynamic Modeling

MAE Metropolitan Area

Ethernet MAE Mean Absolute Error MAE Macintosh Application

Environment MAG Modular Attribute

Grammar MAI Multiple Applications

Interface MAN Metropolitan Area

Network MAN Manual MANIAC Mathematical

Analyzer Numerical Integrator And Computer

MAP Maintenance Analysis

Procedures MAP Memory Allocation

Map

MAP Manufacturing

Automation Protocol MAP Maximum A Posteriori MAPI Messaging

Application Program Interface

MAPICS Manufacturing,

Accounting and Production Information Control System

MARS Multicast Address

Resolution Servers MARVEL Machine - Assisted

Realization of the Virtual Electronic Library

MASM Macro Assembler MASS Maximum Availability

and Support Subsystem

MAT Maintenance Access

Terminal MAT Machine Assisted

Translation MATLAB Matrix Laboratory

MATS Modified Algorithmic

Test Sequence MAU Multistation Access

Unit MAU Media Adapt Unit MAU Media Access Unit MAU Medium Attachment

Unit MAVDM Multiple Application

VDM MAX Maximum MaxEN Maximum Entropy

Network MB Mailbox MB Middle Button MB Mega Bytes Mb Megabits MBASIC Microsoft Basic MBCS Multi - Byte Character

Set

MBD Model - Based Diagnosis

MBI Manpower Buildup

Index MBONE Multicast Backbone MBps Megabytes per

second Mbps Megabits per second MBR Master Boot Record MBS Maximum Burst Size MC Mega Cycle MCA Micro Channel

Architecture MCA Micro Channel

Adapter MCA Micro Channel

Architecture MCAD Mechanical Computer

Aided Design MCAM Multiscale Content -

Addressable Memory MCB Message Control

Block

MCB Memory Control Block MCC Microelectronics and

Computer Consortium MCDV Maximum Cell Delay

Variation MCE Machine Check

Enable MCF MAC Convergence

Function MCF Message Security

Protocol MCF Meta Content Format MCGA Multi Color Graphics

Adapter MCGA Monochrome Color

Graphics Adapter MCI Media Control

Interface MCIS Microsoft Commercial

Internet System MCL Microsoft

Compatibility Labs MCL Median - weighted

Linear Combination

MCLR Maximum Cell Loss

Ration MCM Multi Chip Module MCNE Master Certified

Novell Engineer MCNS Maximum Conditional

Node Span MCNS Multimedia Cable

Network System MCP Multimedia Personal

Computer MCP MAC Convergence

Protocol MC-PGA Metallized Ceramic -

Pin Grid Array MCPS Microsoft Certified

Product Specialist MCPSM Multiresolution Critical

- Point Segmentation Method

MCR Minimum Cell Rate MCR Mixed Cell Reference MCS Multicast Server

MCS Multicart Communication System

MCSE Microsoft Certified

Systems Engineer MCTD Maximal Cell Transfer

Delay MCU Microcontroller Unit MCU Multi-chip Unit MCU Multipoint Control Unit MD Module Diagram MD Make Directory MD Mini Disk MD Monochrome Display MDA Multidimensional

Analysis MDA Monochrome Display

Adapter MDA Mini Driver

Architecture MDB Multimedia Database MDBMS Multimedia Database

M t S t

Management System MDC Message Driven

Computation MDDBMS

Multidimensional Database Management System

MDF Menu Definition File MDGD Multi - Dimensional

Gaussian Distribution MDI Medium - Dependent

Interface MDI Multiple Document

Interface MDI Memory Display

Interface MDIC Manchester Decoder

and Interface Chip MDK Multimedia

Developers Kit MDL Message Description

Language MDLP Module Data Link

Protocol MDR Minimum Design

Requirement

MDR Malfunction Detection

Report MDT Microsoft Distributed

Transaction MDT Minimum Down -Time MDY Month Day Year MEB Memory Expansion

Board MEE Maximum Entropy

Estimation MEN Menu MES Manufacturing

Execution System MESI Modified Exclusive

Shared Invalid MET Memory

Enhancement Technology

MET Metafile MFA Most Frequently

Accessed MFA Mean Field Annealing

MFC Microsoft Foundation Classes

MFCL Microsoft Foundation

Class Library MFFS Microsoft Flash File

System MFL Multiple Floating Long MFLOPS Millions of Floating

Point Operations Per Second

MFM Modified Frequency

Modulation MFP Multi Function

Peripheral MFPI Multifunction

Peripheral Interface MFPS More From Program

Status MFS Model Formulation

System MFS Macintosh File

System MFS Memory File System MFS Modified Filing

System

MFT Master File Table MFT Multiprogramming

with a Fixed number of Tasks

MFTM Mean Field Theory

Modrive MGA Monochrome

Graphics Adapter MGE Modular GIS

Environment MGET Multiple GET MGR Manager MGSM Multi - Geometry

Surface Model MH Message Handler MHD Minimum Hop

Distance MHEG Multimedia and

Hypermedia Experts Group

MHI Master Help Index MHS Message Handling

System

MHS Message Handling

Service MHSONN

Mapping and Hierarchical Self Organizory Neural Network

MHz Mega Hertz MI Management

Interface MI/MIC Mode Indicate / Mode

Indicate Common MIB Management

Information Base MIC Musical Image

Compression MICA Multiprotocol Image

Compression Algorithm

MICR Magnetic Ink

Character Recognition

MICROB Making Intelligent

Collective Robotics MICS Macro Interpretive

Commands

MID Multiplexing Identifier MID Message Identifier MIDAS Multiuser Distributed

Application Services MIDI Musical Instrument

Digital Interface MIDL Microsoft IDL

computer MIE Microsoft Internet

Explorer MIF Management

Information Files MII Microsoft - IBM - Intel MIL Military MIL/STD Military Standard MIM Management

Information Model MIM Metal - Insulator -

Metal MIMD Multiple Instruction

Multiple Data MIME Multipurpose Internet

Mail Extension

MIMO Multiinput /

Multioutput MIN Multistage

Interconnection Networks

MIN Minimum MINDS MS-DOS Internal

Network Drive Scheme

MINUET Minnesota Internet

Users Essential Tools MIP Mix - Integer

Programming MIPS Million Instruction Per

Second MIPS Music Information

Processing Standards MIS Management

Information System MIS Multimedia

Information Sources MISD Multiple Instruction

Single Data MJVM Microsoft Java Virtual

Machine

MKDE Microkernel Datebank

Engine MKDIR Make Directory MKF Multimedia

Knowledge Formalizer

MKS Mortice Kern System ML Meta Language ML Machine Language MLAPI Multilingual

Application Programming Interface

MLC Multistrategy Learning

Classifier MLC Multilevel Cell MLE Multi - Line Editor MLE Maximum Likelihood

Estimation MLFNN Multilayer Feed

forward Neural Networks

MLID Multiple Link Interface

D i

Drivers MLL Multi - Layer Logic MLM Mailing List Mongol MLMA Multi - Level Multi

Access MLP Multi Layer

Perceptron MLPPP Multilink Point to Point

Protocol MLR Multi - channel Linear

Recording MLS Multi Level Secure MLS Multiple Listing

Service MLSE Maximum Likelihood

Sequence Estimation MM Markovian Model MMA Microcomputer

Managers Association MMAC Multi - Media Access

Control MMC Matched Memory

Cycle

MMC Microcomputer Marketing Council

MMC Microsoft

Management Console MMCD Multimedia Compact -

Disc MMCX Multimedia

Communication Exchange

MMF Memory Mapped File MMFS Manufacturing

Message Format Standard

MMI MAN - Machine

Interface MMI Maximum Mutual

Information MMIC Multi - Mod Image

Compression MMIS Materials Manager

Information System MML Minimum Message

Length MMP Memory Management

Program

MMPM Multimedia Presentation Manager

MMSE Minimum Mean

Square Error MMU Memory Management

Unit MMVF Multimedia Video File MMX Matrix Manipulation

Extensions MMX Multimedia Extension MND Motor Neuron

Disease MNN Mapping Neural

Network MNP Microcom Network

Protocol MOB Memory - Order

Buffer MOC Microsoft Official

Curriculum MOD Master Of Description MOD Magneto Optic Disc MODD Magneto Optic Disc

Drive

MODEM Modulator -

Demodulator MOF Metaobject Facility MOHLL Machine Oriented

High Level Language MOI Microsoft Office

Interface MOIMS Mapobjects Internet

Map Server MOLAP Multidimensional On -

Line Analytical Processing

MOM Message Oriented

Middleware MOM Manufacturing

Operations Management

MOM Message - Oriented

Middleware MOMA Message Oriented

Middleware Association

MONET Multiwavelength

Optical Networking MOO MUD Object Oriented

MOOD Multiple Object

Oriented Design MOP Maintenance

Operations Protocol MOR Magenta Optical

Recording MOS Master Operating

System MOS Metal Oxide

Semiconductor MOS Meta Operating

System MOS Magneto - Optic

Storage MOSES Methodology for

Object - oriented Software Engineering of Systems

MOSFET

Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor

MOSIS Metal Oxide

Semiconductor Implementation Service

MOSS MIME Object Security

Services

MOTIS Message - Oriented

Text Interchange System

MoU Memorandum of

Understanding MOVS Move String MP Multiple Processors MP Massively Parallel MP Monitor Coprocessor MP/M Multi - tasking

Program for Microcomputers

MPA Multi Packer

Archiving MPC Multimedia PC MPC Multipath Channel MPCS Mission Planning and

Control Station MPD Monochrome Plasma

Displays MPE Multiple Programming

Executive

MPEG Moving Pictures Expert Group

MPEG Motion Picture

Encoding Group MPEX Mossing Pictures

Exports Group MPG Medical Product

Group MPI Message Passing

Interface MPI Multiprecision Integer MPL Multi - Programming

Level MPM Multi Platform

Management MPM Modern Project

Management MPMD Multiple Processor /

Multiple Data MPNP Massively Parallel

Network based Parsing

MPOA Multiple Points Of

Access MPOA Multi Protocol Over

ATM

MPP Massively Parallel

Processing MPP Manager Prototyping

Project MPP Message Processing

Program MPPC Microsoft Point - to -

Point Compression MPPC Multi Purpose Parallel

Computer MPQP Multi - Protocol Quad

Port MPR Multi Protocol Router MPR Multipart Repeater MPS Multiprocessor

Specification MPS Master Prodention

Schedule MPTN Multi - Protocol

Transport Network MPTS Multi - Protocol

Transport Services MPU Microprocessor Unit

MPW Macintosh Programmer's Workshop

MQA Management of

Quality Assurance MQI Message Queue

Interface MR Magnetoresistive MR Modem Ready MR Modification Request MR3 Modeline Rule 3 MRA Model Residual

Approach MRAC Model Reference

Adaptive Control MRBF Median Radial

Leases Function MRCF Microsoft Real-time

Compression Format MRCI Microsoft Real-time

Compression Interface

MRD Minimum Reflective

Difference

MRFCS Multirate Fast Circuit Switching

MRFE Modified Return Form

Exception MRI Magnetic Resonance

Imaging MRM Most Recently - used

Master MRNN Model Reference

Neural Network MRO Multi - Region

Operation MRP Manufacturing and

Resource Planning MRP Material Requirement

Planning MRPL Main Ring Path

Length MRS Media Recognition

System MRT Mean Repair Time MRU Maximum Receive

Unit MS Microsoft

MS Millisecond MS Microsecond MS Memory System MS Message Store MSA Metropolitan

Statistical Area MSACM Microsoft Audio

Compression Manager

MSAP Mini Slotted

Alternating Priorities MSAP MAC Service Access

Point MSAU Multi - Station Access

Unit MSAV Microsoft Anti Virus MSB Most Significant Bit MSBF Mean Swaps

Between Failures MSC Mobile Switching

Center MSC Most Significant

Character

MSCDEX

Microsoft Compact Disc Extensions

MSD Modular Structure

Diagram MSD Microsoft System

Diagnostics MSD Mass Storage Device MSD Most Significant Digit MSD Multistage Detector MSDN Microsoft Developer

Network MS-DOS Microsoft - Disk

Operating System MSDR Multiplexed

Streaming Data Request

MSDS Microsoft Developer

Support MSDU MAC Service Data

Unit MSE Multiuser Simulation

Environment MSE Mean Square Error

MSFR Minimum Security

Function Requirements

MSG Message MSI Medium Scale

Integration MSIE Microsoft Internet

Explorer MSIR Multiple - Input

Signature Register MSIX Metered Services

Information Exchange MSL Many - Sorted Logic MSL MAP Specification

Library MSL Mathematics

Subroutine Library MSMQ Microsoft Message

Queuing MSN Microsoft Network MSO Multiple - Systems

Operator MSP Message Security

Protocol

MSP Microsoft Paint MSRP Manufacturer

Suggested Retail Price

MSS Mass Storage System MSS Multiprotocol

Switched Services MSS Maximum Segment

Size MSS MAN Switching

System MST Minimal Spanning

Tree MSTS Microsoft Terminal

Server MSW Machine Status Word MT Mount MT Machine Translation MTA Message Transfer

Agent MTA Multiple Terminal

Access

MTA Message Transfer Agent

MTBB Mean Time Between

Breakdowns MTBF Mean Time Between

Failures MTBJ Mean Time Between

Jams MTF Microsoft Tape

Format MTF Modulation Transfer

Function MTL Mixed - temporal

Propositional Logic MTL Merged Transistor

Logic MTP Message Transfer

Part MTRP Maximum Transfer

Rate Performance MTS Microsoft Transaction

Server MTS Multichannel

Television Sound MTS Message Transfer

System

MTT Multi - Transaction

Timer MTTD Mean Time To

Diagnose MTTF Mean Time To Failure MTTR Mean Time To Repair MTU Maximum

Transmission Unit MU Modules Used MU Multi - User MUA Mail User Agent MUAP Motor Unit Action

Potential MUC Message

Understanding Conference

MUD Multi - User

Dimension MUD Multi - User Dungeon MUI Matrix User Interface MULTICS

Multiplexed Information and Computing Service

Computing Service MUNIN Muscle and Nerve

Interface Network MUOS Multiple User

Operating System MUSE Multi - user

Simulation Environment

MUSE Multi - user Shared

Environment MUSH Mail Users' S Shell MUT Minimum Up - Time MUX Multiplexer MVA Mean Value Analysis MVAR Mapped Variable MVB Multimedia Viewer

Book MVC Multimedia Viewer

Compiler MVC Model - View

Controller MVD Multiuser Dungeon

MVDM Multiple Virtual DOS Machines

MVGA Monochrome Video

Graphics Array MVI Motion Video

Instructions MVIP Multi - Vendor

Integration Protocol MVP Multimedia Video

Processor MVS Multiple Virtual

Storage MVT Macro Virus Track MVT Multiprogramming

with a Variable number of Tasks

MWM Motif Window

Manager MWV Minimized Window

Viewer MX Mail Exchanger MXS Microsoft Exchange

Server MYOB Mind Your Own

Business

MZR Multiple Zone

Recording

N N/I Non - Interlaced NAC Network Application

Consortium NAC Notesuite Application

Collection NACD National Association

of Computer Dealers NAC's Network Attachment

Controllers NAE Not Above or Equal NAEP National Assessment

of Education Progress NAG Numerical Algorithms

Group NAK Negative

Acknowledgment NAL Novell Application

Launcher NAM Number Assignment

Module

NAM Name Space Module NAM Network

Administration and Management

NAMPS Narrow - band Analog

Mobile Phone Service NAND Not And NAP Network Access Point NAP National Attachment

Point NAPA National Auto Parts

Stores NAPLPS North American

Presentation - Level Protocol Syntax

NARM Nonlinear

Autoregressive Moving Average

NARX Nonlinear

Autoregressive Models with Exogenous

NAS Network Application

Support NAS Network Access

Server

NASA National Aeronautic

and Space Administration

NASAPI Netscape Server API NASDAQ

National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation

NASI NetWare

Asynchronous Services Interface

NASIRC NASA Automated

Systems Internet Response Capability

NAT Network Address

Translation NAU Network Addressable

Unit NAU Network Access Unit NAUN Nearest Active

Upstream Neighbor NAV Norton Anti - Virus NAWS Negotiate About

Window Size NBCD Natural Binary Coded

Decimal

NBE Not Below or Equal NBI Nothing But Initials NBMA Nonbroadcast Multi -

Access network NBNC No Blanks, No

Comments NBP Name Binding

Protocol NBS National Bureau of

Standards NBS Narrowband Socket NBS Number of

Executable Statements

NC No Carry NC Numerical Control NC Network Computer NCA Near - Critical Activity NCA Network Computing

Architecture NCA Network

Communications

Adapter NCA Network Computing

Architecture NCB National Computer

Board NCC Norton Control Center NCD Network Computing

Device NCDS Noncontiguous Data

Structure NCF Network Computing

Framework NCF NetWare Command

File NCGA National Computer

Graphics Association NCM Network

Configuration Manager

NCMT Numerical Control for

Machine Tools NCN Number of

Conditional Noals NCOS Network Computer

Operating System

NCP Not Copy Protected NCP NetWare Core

Protocol NCP Network Control

Processor NCP Network Control

Program NCR National Cash

Register NCSA National Computer

Security Association NCSA National Center for

Supercomputer Applications

NCSC National Computer

Security Center NCSI Network

Communications Services Interface

NDA Non - Disclosure

Agreement NDA Nonlinear

Discriminant Network NDDK Network Device

Development Kit

NDE Network Design

Engineering NDIS Network Driver

Interface Specification NDL Network Data

Language NDM Normal Disconnected

Mode NDMP Network Data

Management Protocol NDN Non - Delivery Notice NDP Numeric Data

Processor NDPS NetWare Distributed

Print Services NDR Network Data

Representation NDR Network Data

Representation NDRN Normally Distributed

Random Numbers NDRO Non - Destructive

Read Out NDS Novell Directory

S i

Services NDS NetWare Directory

Service NDT Next Departure Time NDT Non - Distributive

Testing NDU Network Device Utility NE Network Element NEC Nippon Electric

Company NED NASA Extragalactic

Database NEL Nesting Level NEMA National Electrical

Manufacturers Association

NEP Network Entry Point NES National Education

Supercomputer NEST Novell Embedded

Systems Technology NET Network

NETBEUI

Network BIOS Extended User Interface

NETBIOS

Network Basic Input -Output System

NETBLT Network Block

Transfer NETMON

Network Monitor

NEWS NetWare Early

Warning System NEWS Network Extensible

Window System NFA Nondeterministic

Finite Automation NFF No Fault Found NFI Named Field

Inheritance NFS Network File System NFSP Network File Service

Protocol NFT Network File Transfer NFT Normal Form

Transition

NG No Good NGCR Next Generation

Computer Resources NGE Not Greater or Equal NGI Next - Generation

Internet NGT Nominal Group

Technique NHC National Hurricane

Center NHPP Nonhomogenous

Poisson Process NHR National Handwriting

Recognition NHRP Next Hop Resolution

Protocol NHS Novell's Message

Handling service NIA Next Instruction

Address NIC Numeric Intensive

Computing NIC Network Information

Center

NIC Network Interface

Card NIC Network Interface

Controller NICOLAS

Network Information Center On - line Aid System

NICS Noetherian

Inderection with Cover Sets

NID Next ID NID New Interactive

Display NIF Network Interface

Facility NII National Information

Infrastructure NIM Number of Instance

Methods NIM Network Installation

Management NIPS Network I/O Per

Second NIR Network Information

Retrieval

NIS Network Information

Service NISC Network Information

System Center N-ISDN National ISDN N-ISDN Narrowband ISDN NISO National Information

Standard Organization

NISP Networked

Information Services Project

NIST National Institute for

Service and Technology

NIST National Institute of

Standards and Technology

NIT Next Interruption

Time NITC National Information

Technology Center NIU Network Interface

Unit NJE Network Job Entry

NL New Line NLC Number of Loop

Constructs NLDB Natural Language for

Databases NLE Not Less or Equal NLI Natural Language

Interface NLIC Near - Lossless

Image Coding NLM NetWare Loadable

Module NLOC Non - commentary

Line Of Code NLP Natural Language

Processing NLQ Near Letter Quality NLR Natural Language

Recognition NLS Native Language

Support NLSFUNC

National Language Support Function

NLSP Network Layer

Security Protocol NLU Natural Language

Understanding NLV National Language

Version NM Network Management NMA Number of Methods

Added NMC Network Management

Center NMF Network Management

Forum NMI Nonmaskable

Intercept NMI Nonmaskable

Interrupt NMM NetWare

Management Map NMOS N - channel Metal

Oxide Semiconductor NMP Network Management

Protocol NMS Network Management

S t

System NMSO Navy Maintenance

Support Office NN Neural Network NN Network Node NNC Neural - Network

Controller NNC Nearest - Neighbor

Classifier NNDS Neural Network

Dynamical System NNF Non Normal Form NNI Network Node

Interface NNI Network to Network

Interface NNM Network Node

Manager NNM Neural Network

Module NNMLP Nearest - Neighbor

Multilayer Perceptron NNOS Naming Networked

Object Service

NNT Nippon Telegraph

and Telephone NNTP Network News

Transport Protocol NNW Novell NetWare NOC Network Operations

Center NOCC Network Operations

Control Center NOD Networked Object

Debugger NOR Notice Of Revision NOS Network Operating

System NP Nondeterminater

Polynomial algorithms NP Network Performance NPA Numbering PLAN

Area NPA Network Printer

Alliance NPC Network Parameter

Control

NPI Network Printer Interface

NPL New Programming

Language NPL Non - Procedural

Language NPM Number of Pending

Nodes NPM Network Print

Manager NPN Negative - Positive -

Negative NPPL Non Procedural

Programming Language

NPS Novell Productivity

Specialist NPSF Neighborhood Pattern

Sensitive Fault NPTN National Public

Telecommuting Network

NPU Natural Processing

Unit NPX Numeric Processor

Extension

NQS Network Queuing System

NRA Network Requirement

Analysis NRAS No Receive After

Send NRC No Return Character NREN National Research

and Education Network

NRIC Network Reliability

and Interoperability Council

NRM Normal Response

Mode NRS Novell Replication

Services NRZ Non Return Zero NRZ Non Return to Zero NRZL Non Return to Zero

Level NS Network Size NS Nano Second

NS Netscape NS Non Stop NS Network Supervisor NS Network Service NSA POLY

National Security Agency Polygraph

NSAP Network Services

Access Point NSAPI Netscape Server

Application Program Interface

NSC National Support

Center NSCSI Narrow SCSI NSERC National Sciences

and Engineering Research Council

NSF National Science

Foundation NSFNET National Science

Foundation Network NSI NASA Science

Internet

NSM Netscape Server Manager

NSP Native Signal

Processing NSP Network Service

Provider NSP Number Sequence

Protocol NSSC NASA Standard

Spacecraft Computer NSTC National Science and

Technology Council NSTL National Software

Testing Labs NT Network Termination NT New Technologies NT-1 Network Terminator

type 1 NTAS NT Advanced Server NTF No Trouble Found NTFS New Technology File

System NTFS NT File System

NTM Nonuniform Troffic

Model NTN Neural Tree Network NTP Network Time

Protocol NTRAS NT Remote Access

Services NTSA NetWare Telephony

Services Architecture NTSC National Television

Standards Committee NTT Next Transaction

Time NTU Network Termination

Unit NUI Network User

Identification NUI Network User

Interface NUMA Non Uniform Memory

Access NUMA Non Uniform Memory

Architecture NVM Non - Volatile

M

Memory NVOD Near - Video On

Demand NVP Nominal Velocity of

Propagation NVP N Version

Programming NVP Name Value Pair NVRAM Non - Volatile

Random Access Memory

NVS Network Video

Systems NVT Network Virtual

Terminal NWS NetWare Web Server NYU New York University

O O/R Originator / Recipient OADW Oracle Application

Data Warehouse OAG Open Application

Group OAI Open Application

Interface OAL Object Assembly

Language OAM Object Access Model OAM Operations

Administration and Maintenance

OAM & P

OAM and Provisioning

OARE Output Appearance

Reliability Estimation OAS Oracle Application

Server OAS One - to - All Scatter

OASIS Open Access Same -

time Information System

OB Object Based OBA Object Behavior

Analysis OBD Optimal Brain

Damage OBD On Board Diagnostics OBDM Object Based Data

Models OBE Office By Example OBEX Object Exchange OBI Open Buying on the

Internet OBJ Object OBP Object Based

Programming OBS Organization

Breakdown Structure OBS Optimal Brain

Surgeon

OC Optical Carrier OC3 Optical Carrier 3 OCE Open Collaborative

Environment OCF Objects Components

Framework OCF Operator Control

Language OCH One Copy Heuristic OCIS Organization

Communication and Information Systems

OCL Other Current

Liabilities OCLC Online Computer

Library Center OCM Object

Communication Model

OCM Object Control Matrix OC-N Optical Carrier level N OCR Optical Character

Recognition

OCR Object Class Requirement

OCS On -Card Sequencer OCSA Oracle Client Server

Area OCSM Oracle Client

Software Manager OCT Optimal Context

Three OCX Object Linking and

Embedding Control OD Optical Disk OD Origin - Destination ODA Office Document

Architecture ODA Open Document

Architecture ODAPI Open Database API ODB Optimal Barain

Damage ODBC Open Database

Concept ODBC Open Database

Connectivity

ODBC Object - oriented

Database Connectivity

ODBMG Object Database

Management Group ODBMS Object Database

Management System ODC Orthogonal Defect

Classification ODC Object Detection and

Classification ODD Object Database

Designer ODE Ordinary Differential

Equation ODI Open Datalink

Interface ODIF Open Document

Interchange Format ODL Object Definition

Language ODM Object Data Manager ODMA Open Document

Management API

ODMSSM

Oracle Data Most Suite Sale and Marketing

ODNC Object Digital Nautical

Chart ODP Open Distributed

Processing ODP IDL ODP - Interface

Definition Language ODPR Over Drive Processor

Replacement ODS Open Data Services ODSI Open Directory

Service Interface ODT On - line Debugging

Tool OEC Oracle Education

Center OEM Oracle Enterprise

Manager OEM Original Equipment

Manufacturer OEP Operand Execution

Pipeline OF Overflow Flag

OFB Output Feed Back OFC Open Financial

Connectivity OFDM Orthogonal

Frequency Division Multiplexing

OFML Open Forms Markup

Language OFS Output Field

Separator OFS Object File System OFX Open Financial

Exchange OH Overhead OH Off Hook OHF Object Header File OI Owner Information OID Object Identification OIDL Object Interface

Definition Language OIS Office Information

System

OIW OSE Implementers

Workshop OL Object Language OL Ordered List OLAP On - Line Analytical

Processing OLAP On - Line Application

Processing OLCP On - Line Complex

Processing OLD Optical Line

Distributor OLE Object Linking and

Embedding OLEDB Object Linking and

Embedding Database OLF Off - Line Function OLGA On - Line Guitar

Archive OLI Optical Line Interface OLMC Output Logic

Macrocell

OLSP On - Line Service Provider

OLT Optical Line

Terminator OLTP On Line Transaction

Processing OLWM Open Look Window

Manager OM Object Manager OM Oral Message OMA Object Management

Architecture OMAP Operations and

Maintenance Applications Part

OMB Optical Module Box OMC Object Modeling Card OMC Object Method for

Case OMD Optimal Multiuser

Detector OME Open Messaging

Environment OMF Object Module

F t

Format OMF Open Media

Framework OMG Object Management

Group OMGIDL OMG Interface

Definition Language OMI Open Messaging

Interface OML Open Modeling

Language OML Object Manipulation

Language OMR Optical Mark

Recognition OMR Optical Mark Reader OMRB Object Modeling

Resource Base OMT Object Modeling

Techniques ONC Open Network

Computing ONDS Open Network

Distribution Services

ONE Open Network Environment

ONM Oracle Network

Manager ONMS Open Network

Management System ONU Optical Network Unit OO Object Oriented OOA Object Oriented

Analysis OOA Object Oriented

Application OOA Object Oriented

Architecture OOAD Object Oriented

Analysis and Design OOAD Object Oriented

Application Development

OOB Out Of Band OOCE Object Oriented

Customer Education OOD Object Oriented

Design

OOD Object Oriented Development

OODB Object Oriented

Databases OODBMS

Object Oriented DBMS

OODCE Object Oriented

Distributed Computing Environment

OODD Object Oriented

Design Document OODMS Object Oriented

Document Management System

OOEP Object Oriented Effort

Points OOF Out Of Frame OOFS Object Oriented File

System OOI Object Oriented

Interface OOIE Object Oriented

Information Engineering

OOL Object Oriented

L

Language OOL Object Oriented LISP OOM Object Oriented

Model OOM Object Oriented

Metrics OOM Object Oriented

Manager OOMDB Object Oriented

Multimedia Database OONB Object Oriented Net

Base OONMD Object Oriented

Network Management Development

OOO Observer and

Observable Object OOOS Object Oriented

Operating System OOP Object Oriented

Programming OOPL Object Oriented

Programming Languages

OOPS Object Oriented

Programming and

OORP Object Oriented

Rapid Prototyping OORSS Object Oriented Role

Analysis System and Structuring

OOS Off - line Operating

Simulator OOS Object Oriented

Software OOS Object Oriented

Structure OOS Object Oriented

Scheme OOSA Object Oriented

System Analysis OOSC Object Oriented

Software Composition OOSD Object Oriented

Structured Design OOSE Object Oriented

Software Engineering OOSM Object Orientation for

Software Maintenance

OOT Object Oriented

T ti

Testing OOT Object Oriented Tools OOT Object Oriented

Technology OOUI Object Oriented User

Interface OOW Object Oriented

Workstation OP Object Program OPAC On - line Public

Access Catalogue OPAM Optical Parallel

Architectures Model OPM Operations Per

Minute OPNET Optimized Network

Engineering Tools OPROM Optical

Programmable ROM OPS Oracle Parallel Server OPS Open Profiling

Standard OPSEC Open Platform for

Secure Enterprise

OPT Open Protocol

Technology OPUS Octal Program

Updating System OQL Object Query

Language ORA Optimal Routing

Algorithms ORB Object Request

Broker ORB - MM

Orthogonal Recursive Bisection Modern of Medians

ORC Object Recognition

and Classification ORCCN Output - space RCCN ORDB Object Relational

Database ORDVAC

Ordonance Variable Automatic Computer

ORI Online Retrieval

Interface OROM Optical Read Only

Memory

ORP Optimal Routing

Problem ORS Output Record

Separator OS Open System OS Operating System OS/1 Operating System 1 OS/2 Operating System 2 OS/E Operating System /

Environment OSA Open System

Architecture OSA Open Solution

Architecture OSA Object - oriented

System Analysis OSA Open Scripting

Architecture OSD OEN Software

Description OSD Operating System

Dependent

OSD Office of the Secretary of Defence

OSD PSA

Office of the Secretary of Defence, Principal Staff Assistant

OSE Output Sensitivity

Equation OSF Open Software

Foundation OSI Open System

Interconnection OSIRM Open System

Interconnection Reference Model

OSL Optical System

Language OSL Object Server

Language OSM Object Server Maker OSM Off - Screen Model OSP Optical Storage

Processor OSP On - Screen

Programming

OSP Oscilloscope Signal Processor

OSPF Open Shortest Path

First OSQL Object Structured

Query Language OSR Off Specification

Report OSR2 OEM Service Release

2 OSS Object Serialization

Specification OT Object Technology OTA Operation - Triggered

Architecture OTA Operational

Transconductance Amplifier

OTF Object Testing

Framework OTF Open Token

Foundation OTM Object Type

Management OTNC Optimal Tracking

Neuro - Controller

OTOH On The Other Hand OTP Object Team Product OTP One - Time

Programmable OTS Off The Shelf OTS Object Transaction

Service OTS Object Testing

Software OURS Open Users

Recommended Solutions

OUTS Output String OVAL Object - based Virtual

Application Language OVPE Object Vector Product

Format OWH One Way Hash OWL Object Windows

Library OWL Open Windows

Library

OXIDs Object Exporter Identifiers

P P Positive P&IP Piping and

Instrumentation Diagram

P&P Plug and Play P/FR Problem / Failure

Report P/T Part Time PA Perturbation Analysis PAB Personal Address

Book PABX Private Automatic

Branch Exchange PAC Presentation

Abstraction Control PACE Priority Access

Control Enabled PACIS Pacific Asia

Conference on Information Systems

PACS Picture Archiving and

Communication System

PACS-L Public Access

Computer Systems List

PAD Packet Assembler

Dissembler PADS Pen Application

Development System PAF Page Address Field PAF Prearbitrated

Function PAIH Public - Access

Internet Host PAIS Public - Access

Internet Site PAL Programming

Assembly Language PAL Phase Alternation

Line PAL Performing Arts

Laboratory PAL Programmable Array

Logic

PAL Paradox Application

Language PAL Process Asset Library PALC Plasma - Addressed

Liquid Crystal PALS Principles of the

Alphabet Literacy System

PAM Pulse Amplitude

Modulation PAN Personal Area

Network PAP Printer Access

Protocol PAP Password

Authentication Protocol

PAP Packet - level

Procedure PAR Personal Animation

Recorder PAR Positive

Acknowledgement with Retransmission

PARC Polo Alto Research

Center

PA-RISC Precision Architecture

- RISC PAS Publicly Available

Specification PAT Point Attribute Table PAT Polygon Attribute

Table PAT Project Assurance

Team PAT Pattern PAT Patch PATN Promotional Port

Access Telephone Number

PAX Portable Archive

Exchange PB Power Builder PBE Prompt By Example PBG Problem Behavior

Grapple PBGA Plastic Ball Grid Array PBS Product Breakdown

St t

Structure PBT Phong Bui Tuong PBX Private Branch

Exchange PC Personal Computer PC Printed Circuit PCA Physical

Configuration Audit PCA Principal Component

Analysis PCACIAS

Personal Computer Automated Calibration Interval Analysis System

PCB Printed Circuit Board PCB Program Control

Block PCBC Plain Cipher Block

Chaining PCBC Propagating Cipher

Block Chaining PCD Photo Compact Disk PCD Project Constraints

Document

PC-DOS Personal Computer

Disk Operating System

PCEB PCI to EISA Bridge PCI Program Controlled

Interrupt PCI Peripheral

Component Interconnect

PCIC PC-card Interrupt

Controller PCL Printer Control

Language PCM Pulse Code

Modulation PCM Personal Computer

Manufacturer PCM Printer Cartridge

Metric PCMA Paired Carrier

Multiple Access PCMB Personal Computer

Module Box PCMC PCI, Cache, Memory

Controller

PCMCIA Personal Computer

Memory Card International Association

PCN Personal Computer

Network PCNFS Personal Computer

Network File System PCO Point of Control and

Observation PCO Pre - Computed

Order PCR Peak Cell Rate PCS Print Contrast Signal PCS Personal

Communications Services

PCS Project Control

System PCS Patchable Control

Store PCS Personal

Conferencing Specification

PCS Planning Control

Sh t

Sheet PCS Program Counter

Store PCS Process Control

Systems PCSA Personal Computing

System Architecture PCT Private

Communication Technology

PCT Process Creation

Table PCT Program

Comprehension Tool PCT Picture PCWG Personal

Conferencing Working Group

PCX Picture Exchange PD Packetization Delay PD Problem Domain PD Public Domain PD Phase-change Dual

PDA Push Down Automate PDA Personal Digital

Assistant PDBS Parallel Database

System PDC Peripheral Direction

Contributive PDC Primary Domain

Controller PDCA Plan Do Check and

Act PDD Physical Data Design PDD Portable Digital

Document PDD Physical Device

Driver PDE Partial Differential

Equation PDES Product Data

Exchange Specification

PDF Portable Document

Format PDF Package Definition

Fil

File PDF Processor Defined

Function PDF Portable Document

File PDF Program

Development Facility PDG Program Dependence

Graph PDH Plesivchronous Digital

Hierarchy PDI Process Data

Interface PDIAL Public Dial - up

Internet Access List PDL Program Description

Language PDL Page Description

Language PDL Program Design

Language PDM Precedence

Diagramming Method PDM Pulse Duration

Modulation

PDM Product Data Management

PDN Public Data Network PDO Portable Distributed

Objects PDOD Prototype

Demonstrative Objective Document

PDP Parallel Data

Processing PDP Plasma Display Panel PDP Programmable Data

Processor PDPC Process Decision

Program Chart PDR Pagine Descriptor

Register PDS Portable Document

Software PDS Processor Direct Slot PDS Packet Driver

Specification PDS Planetary Data

System

PDS Partitioned Data Set PDSC Post Script Document

Structuring Convention

PDSS Post Development

and Software Support PDT Performance

Diagnostic Tool PDT Programmable Drive

Table PDU Plug Distribution Unit PDU Protocol Data Unit PDX Paradox PDX Printer Description

Extension PE Processing Elements PE Persistency of

Excitation PE Parity Even PE Protect Enable PEA Pocket Ethernet

Adapter

PEC Physical Environment Classification

PEEL Programmable

Electrically Erasable Logic

PEEM Privacy Enhanced

Electronic Mail PEF Push Extended Flags PEL Picture Element PEM Private Enhanced

Mail PEN SDK

Pen Computing Software Development Kit

PEP Packet Exchange

Protocol PER Packet Error Rate PERC Practical Engineering

Research Concepts PERL Practical Extraction

and Report Language PERT Program Evaluation

and Review Technique

PES Physical Environment

S ifi ti

Specification PES Positioning Error

Signal PES Processor

Enhancement Socket PET Pure Execution Time PET Print Enhancement

Technology PF Parity Flag PFB Printer Font Binary PFD Product Flow

Diagram PFE Programmer's File

Editor PFM Printer Font Metrics PFR Power - Fail Restart PFT Processor Fault

Tolerance PFX Personal Effects

Exchange PG Projects Group PGA Professional Graphics

Ad t

Adapter PGA Pin Grid Array PGA Programmable Gate

Array PGC Program Group

Control PGDN Page Down PGL Professional Graphics

Language PGML Precision Graphics

Markup Language PGO Parameterized

Geometric Object PGP Pretty Good Privacy PGP Program Parameter PGUP Page Up PHF Project History File PHIGS Programmer's

Hierarchical Interactive Graphics Standard

PhM Phenomenon

Modeling

PHO Phone list PHRM Project Human

Resource Management

PHS Personal Handphone

System PHY Physical PI Parameter Identifier PI Process Interaction PI Program Interruption PIA Peripheral Interface

Adapter PIA Programmable

Interface Adapter PIC Programmable

Interrupt Controller PIC Program Interrupt

Controller PIC Priority Interrupt

Controller PIC Personal Information

Carrier

PIC Personal Intelligent Communicator

PIC Platform for Internet

Content PICA Platform Independent

Cryptography API PICS Platform for Internet

Content Selection PID Proportional - Integral

- Derivative PID Process Identification

number PID Product Identifier PID Project Initiation

Document PIER Procedures for

Internet / Enterprise Renumbering

PIF Picture Interchange

Format PIF Program Information

File PII Program Integrated

Information PILOT Programmed Inquiry,

Learning Or Teaching

PIM Primary Interface

Module PIM Protocol -

Independent Multicast PIM Personal Information

Manager PIN Personal Identification

Number PIN Positive Intrinsic

Negative PIN Parcel Identification

Number PINE Program for Internet

News and E-mail PING Packet Internet Group PIO Parallel Input / Output PIO Programmed Input /

Output PIO Processor Input /

Output PIP Picture In Picture PIP Problem Isolation

Procedure

PIP Programmable Interconnect Point

PIP Process Improvement

Proposal PIPLT Partition Into Path of

Length Two PIPO Parallel In, Parallel

Out PIPS Permit Information

Processing System PIR Protocol Independent

Routing PIR Packet Insertion Rate PIT Programmable

Interval Timer PIU Path Information Unit PIXEL Picture Element PJ/NF Projection - Join

Normal Form PKCS Public Key

Cryptography Standard

PKI Public Key

Infrastructure

PL Physical Layer PL Pad Length PL Pearl Language PL/1 Programming

Language One PL/M Programming

Language for Microcomputers

PLA Programmable Logic

Array PLAN Population - based

Learning for ANN PLATO Programmed Logic

for Automatic Teaching Operations

PLC Programmable Logic

Controller PLC Project Life Cycle PLCC Plastic Leadless Chip

Carrier PLCP Physical Layer

Convergence Protocol

PLC's Programmable Logic

Controllers

PLD Process Life

Descriptor PLD Programmable Logic

Device PLDS Pilot Land Data

System PLE Programmable Logic

Element PLL Phase Locked Loop PLL Prelinked Library PLN Probabilistic Logic

Neuron PLR Packet Loss Rate PLS Primary Link Station PLS/PS Physical Signaling PLT Processing Logic

Trees PLV Production Level

Video PM Process Manager PM Preventative

Maintenance

PM Project Management PM Performance

Monitoring PM Physical Medium PM Presentation Manager PM Program Manager PMA Physical Medium

Attachment P-MAIL Paper Mail PMBOK Project Management

Body Of Knowledge PMC Project Management

Context PMD Physical Medium

Dependent PMD Packet Mode Data PMI/SC Project Management

Institute / Standard Committee

PMMU Paged Memory

Management Unit PMOS P - channel Metal

O id S i d t

Oxide Semiconductor PMP Project Management

Professional PMR Problem Management

Report PMS Policy Management

System PMS Pantene Matching

System PMT Process Model Types PN Pery Net PN Processing Node PNA Programmable

Network Access PNAL Petri - Net Analysis

Library PNG Portable Network

Graphic PNN Probabilistic Neural

Networks PNNI Private Network Node

Interface PnP Plug and Play

PNPM Petri Nets Performance Models

PNV Petri - Net Validator PO Parity Odd POC Point of Contact POD Plain Old DOS PODA Priority Oriented

Demand Assignment POE Power Open

Environment POH Power - On Hours POH Path Overhead POI Path Overhead

Identifier POL Procedure - Oriented

Language PON Passive Optical

Network POP Post Office Protocol PoP Point of Presence POP3 Post Office Protocol 3

POPA POP All Registers POPF POP Flags POR Power - On - Reset POS Positive POS Point Of Sale POS Programmable Option

Select POs Purchase Orders POSE Picture - Oriented

Software Engineering POSIT Profiles for Open

Systems Internetworking Technology

POSIX Portable Operating

Systems Interface for Unix

POSO Persistent Object

Store Organization POST Power On Self Test POSTNET

Postal Numeric Encoding Technique

POTS Plain Old Telephone Service

POU Protocol Data Unit POWER Performance

Optimization With Enhanced RISC

PP Prototype Pathway PP Project Processes PP Parallel Port PPA Pixel Processing

Accelerator PPA Partial Product Array PPCP Power PC Platform PPD Postscript Printer

Description PPDS Personal Printer Data

Stream PPE Project Plan

Execution PPE Prototyping and

Programming Environments

PPEL Process - level

P E ti

Program Execution Long

PPGA Plastic Pin Grid Array PPI Pixels Per Inch PPI Precise Pixel

Interpolation PPI Programmable

Peripheral Interface PPL Parallel Processing

Letters PPL Projection Pursuit

Learning PPLN Projection Pursuit

Learning Network PPM Pages Per Minute PPN Policy Powered

Network PPNI Private Network Node

Interface PPP Point - to - Point

Protocol PPPRNS Point to Point Remote

Node Services PPR Projection Pursuit

R i

Regression PPRT Per Process Region

Table PPS Physical Process

Specification PPS Peripheral Power

Supply PPS Power Personal

Systems PPS Packets Per Second PPTP Point to Point

Tunneling Protocol PQ Pin Quik PQC Participator Quality

Control PQC Poor-Quality Cost PQFP Plastic Quad Flat

Pack PQI Print Queue

Information PQM Project Quality

Management Pr Priority bit

PRA Parallel Recognition Algorithm

PRACSA Public Remote

Access Computer Standards Association

PRAM Parallel Random

Access Machine PRD Printer Driver PREMO Presentation

Environment of Multimedia Objects

PReP Power PC Reference

Platform PRF Pulse Repetition

Frequency PRF Preferences PRG Program PRH Probability of begin

sent to Right Handler PRI Primary - Rate

Interface PRINTF Print with Formatting PRISM Photo - Refractive

Information Storage

Material PRIT Project Risk

Information Template PRJ Project PRM Protocol Reference

Model PRM Project Risk

Management PrM Process Modeling PRMD Private Management

Domain PRML Partial Response

Maximum Likelihood PRN Printer PRO Profile PROBE Proxy - Based

Estimating PROFS Professional Office

System PROLOG

Programming Logic

PROM Programmable Read

Only Memory

PROTest Program Test

Environment PrtScr Print Screen PS Proportional Spacing PS Process Specification PS Postscript PS/2 Personal System Two PSA Parallel Signature

Analysis PSAPI Presentation Space

Application Programming Interface

PSC Personal Super

Computer PSC Print Server

Command PSC Product Service

Center PSC Problem Solving

Context PSCM Problem Spare

Computational Model

PSDN Packet - Switched

Data Network PSDS Packet - Switched

Data Service PSE Page Size Extension PSEE Process - centred

Software Engineering Environment

PSF Permanent Swap File PSID Postscript Image Data PSK Phase - Shift Keying PSL/PSA

Problem Statement Language / Problem Statement Analyzer

PSM Problem Space - level

Model PSM Printing Systems

Manager PSN Packet Switch Node PSN Packet Switching

Network PSP Personal Software

Process

PSP Personal Software

Products PSP Program Segment

Prefix PSPDN Public Switch Packet

Data Network P-SRAM Pseudo - Static

Random Access Memory

PSRG Privacy and Security

Research Group PSRT Postscript Round

Table PSTN Public Switched

Telephone Network PSU Power Supply Unit PSW Processor Status

Word PSW Program Status Word PT Payload Type PT Page Table PTD Parallel Transfer Disk

Drive

PTE Path - Terminating Equipment

PTF Problem Trouble Fix PTI Payload Type

Identifier PTM Project Time

Management PTT Postal, Telegraph &

Telephone PU Physical Unit PUB Publication PUN Physical Unit Number PUNI Public User Network

Interface PUP PARC Universal

Packet PUS Processor Upgrade

Socket PUSHA Push All PUSHF Push Flags PV Parameter Value PVC Permanent Virtual

C i ti

Communication PVC Permanent Virtual

Circuit PVM Parallel Virtual

Machine 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

W k t ti

Workstation Communication Services

PWT Page Write Through PX Primary Index

Q QA Quality Assurance QA Queued Arbitrated QAD Quick And Dirty QAF Queued Arbitrated

Function QAM Quadrature Amplitude

Modulation QARCC Quality Attribute Risk

and Conflict Consultant

QBE Query By Example QBF Query By Form QBIC Query By Image

Content QBL Query Based

Learning QBP Quick

Backpropagation Algorithm

QC Quality Control QCC Quality Control

Circles QCS Quality Capacity

System QCU Qualification Control

Unit QD Querty / Dvorak QD Queuing Delay QDA Quality Data Analysis QDI Quicken Dictionary QDOS Quick and Dirty

Operating System QDV Quality Destroys

Value QE Quality Evaluation QEMM Quaterdeck

Expanded Memory Manager

QFA Quick File Access QFD Quality Function

Deployment

QFE Quick - Fix Engineering

QFP Quad Flat Pack QI Quality Improvement QIC Quater Inch Cartridge QIC Quality Information

using Cycle time QIF Quicken Interchange

Format QIF Quicken Import File QIMA Quality Improvement

Methods Analysis QIP Quality Improvement

Paradigm QISAM Queued Indexed

Sequential Access Method

QL Query Language QML Quicken Memorized

List QN Queuing Network QOS Quality of Service

QOSC Quality of Service Classes

QP Quality Planning QP Qudratic

Programming QPG Quantum Phase Gate QPL Quality Process

Language QPSK Quadrature Phase

Shift Keying QR Qualitative Reasoning QTC QuickTime

Conferencing QV Quality Verification QWL Object Windows

Library

R R&D Research and

Development R/W Read / Write RAA Random Access

Algorithms RAD Rapid Application

Development RADIUS Remote

Authentication Dial-In User Service

RADSL Rate Adaptive Digital

Subscription Line RAIC Redundant Array of

Inexpensive Computers

RAID Redundant Array of

Inexpensive Disk RAM Random Access

Memory RAM Risk Assessment and

Management

RAM Responsibility Assignment Matrix

RAMDAC

Random Access Memory Digital-to-analog Converter

RAMM Risk Analysis

Management and Methodology

RAMP Risk Assessment and

Management Program

RAND Random RAP Rapid Application

Prototyping RARP Reverse Address

Resolution Protocol RARP Raster Address

Resolution Protocol RAS Raw Address Strob RAS Remote Access

Server RAS Remote Access

Service RB Recovery Block RBCN Rule - Based

C ti i t

Connectionist Network

RBF Roadval Basis

Function RBFN Radial Basis Function

Network RBR Rule - Based

Reasoning RCA Root Cause Analysis RCCN Radial - basis

Competitive and Cooperative Network

RCE Reduced Coulomb

Energy RCL Rotate Left through

Carry RCR Rotate Right through

Carry RCS Revision Control

System RCU Readout Control Unit RD Read Direct RDA Relation Data

Analysis

RDA Random Data Access RDA Remote Database

Access R-DAT Rotary Digital Audio

Tapes RDBMS Relational Data Base

Management System RDC Remote Data

Concentration RDD Replicable Database

Drivers RDD Responsibility Driven

Design RDF Resource Description

Framework RDF Rate Decuase Factor RDI Remote Defect

Indication RDIS Reteaua de Date a

Invatamantului Superior

RDM Relational Data Model RDML Relational Data

Manipulation Language

RDN Relative

Distinguished Name RDO Remote Data Objects RDS Read Data Stepper RDS Random Data

Stereograme RDT Rate Distortion

Theory RDU Renaming Duration REC Remote Exception

Class RED Rapid Evolutionary

Development REG Register REGEDIT

Registry Editor

REIL Rank - Expansion

with Instant Learning RELUR Relative Uniform

Resource Identifiers REM Remark REM Remote

REPROM

Reprogrammable Read Only Memory

REQ Request RET Return REX Remote Executive REXX Restrictioned

Extended Executor RFALCON

Reinforcement Fuzzy Adaptive Learning Control Network

RFC Requests For

Comment RFD Resource Flow

Diagram RFD Request For

Discussion RFDC Radio Frequency

Identification RFI Ratio Frequencing

Interface RFNM Ready Nor Next

Message RFP Request for Proposal

RFQ Request For

Quotation RFS Remote File System RFS Remote File Sharing RFTDCA Revisable - Form Text

DCA RGB Red - Green - Blue RH Response Header RH Request Header RHHP Right Hand Half

Plane RHS Right Hand Side RIF Routing Information

Field RIFF Raster Image File

Format RIMS Risk and Insurance

Management Society RIMS Road Information

Management System RIP Raster Image

Processor

RIP Routing Information

Protocol RIP Remote Imaging

Protocol RISC Reduced Instruction

Set Computer RIT Robust Image

Transmission RIT Risk Information

Template RITTY Radio Tele Type RJE Remote Job Entry RJP Remote Job

Processing RL Remote Login RLA Remote Link Adapter RLCI Reusability and Life

Cycle Issue RLE Run - Length

Encoding RLG Right Linear

Grammar

RLIN Research Libraries Information Network

RLL Run - Length Limited RLM Run Length Memory RLN Remote LAN Node RLSA Recursive Least

Squares Algorithm RLSA Run Length

Smoothing Algorithm RLSD Received Line Signal

Detect RM Role Mapping RM Resource

Management RM Reference Model RMG Recording Media

Group RMI Remote Method

Invocations RMICL Remote Method

Invocation Class Loader

RMM Real - Mode Mapped

RM-ODP Reference Model for

Open Distributed Processing

RMON Remote Monitoring RMS Remote Mailbox

System RMS Root Mean Square RMS Removable Media

Support RMW Read, Modify, Write RNC Reteaua Nationala de

Calculatoare RNG Random Number

Generator RNN Reduced Nearest -

Neighbor RNR Receive Not Ready ROC Remote Object Class ROCOF Rate of Occurrence of

Failures ROFL Rolling On the Floor,

Laughing

ROI Return On Investment ROI Region Of Influence ROL Rotate Left ROL Request On Line ROLAP Relational On Line

Analytical Processing ROM Read Only Memory ROM BIOS

Read Only Memory Basic Input / Output System

ROOM Real - time Object

Oriented Modeling ROPE Reusability - Oriented

Parallel -programming Environment

ROR Rotate Right ROS Read Only Storage ROSE Remote Operation

Service Element ROT Read - Only Terminal RP Running Priority

RPB Reverse Path Broadcasting

RPC Remote Procedure

Call RPCL Remote Procedure

Call Language RPF Reverse Path

Forwarding RPG Report Program

Generator RPM Red hat Package

Manager RPM Reverse Path

Multicasting RPN Reverse Polish

Notation RPN Risk Priority Number RPS Rapid Prototyping

System RPT Relationship

Participant Types RQ Ready Queue RQ Risk Quantification RR Round - Robin

RRAS Routing and Remote

Access Service RRC Risk Response

Control RRD Risk Response

Development RRK Registration Roller

Knob RRSP Resource

Reservation Setup Protocol

RS Reduced instruction

Set RS Recommended

Standard RS-232 Revised Standard

232 RS-232 Recommended

Standard 232 RSA Rrivest - Shamin -

Adleman RSAC Recessional Software

Advisory Council RSD Resource Sharing

Delay

RSD Raster Scan Display RSDFM Required System

Data Flow Model RSEB Reuse - driven

Software Engineering Business

RSL Requirement

Specification Language

RSLDM Required System

Logical Data Model RSM Requirements

Specification Module RSN Real Soon Now RST Reliable Software

Technologies RSVP Resource

Reservation Setup Protocol

RSX Read - time System

Executive RSX Realistic Sound

Experience RT Run Time RT Real Time

RTA Response Time

Agreement RTC Real Time Clock RTDG Round Trip Gestalt

Design RTF Rich Text Format RTFM Read The Friendly

Manual RTFM Read The Flaming

Manual RTGD Round Tip Gestate

Design RTL Resistor Transistor

Logic RTL Real Time Language RTL Run Time Library RTL Register Transfer

Level RTL Right - To - Left RTM Read The Manual RTM Runtime Manager

RTM Response Time Monitor

RTMP Routing Table

Maintenance Protocol RTN Recursive Transition

Network RTNS Romanian Telecom

Network Service RTOS Real - Time Operating

System RTP Real Time Protocol RTP/C Real Time Producer /

Consumer RTRL Real - Time Recurrent

Learning RTS Residual Time Stamp RTS Request To Send RTS Remote Takeover

System RTS/E Resource - sharing

Timesharing System / Extended

RTSE Reliable Transfer

Service Element

RTSP Real - Time Streaming Protocol

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

RZ Return Zero

S S/MIME Secure Multipurpose

Internet Mail Extension

S/N Signal to Noise Ratio S/WAN Secure Wide Area

Network S2MP Scalable Symmetric

Multiprocessing SA Synchronous

Allocation SA Source Address SA Structured Analysis SA/SD Structured Analysis /

Structured Design SAA System Application

Architecture SAAL Signaling ATM

Adoption Layer SAB Segment Accessed

Bit

SADT Structured Analysis

and Design Technique

SAE Society of Automotive

Engineers SAF Sequential Access

File SAFB Store And Forward

Buffer SAFE Security And

Freedom through Encryption

SAG SQL Access Group SAINT Symbolic Automatic

Integrator SAL Shift Automatic Left SAM System

Administration Manager

SAN Stochastic Activity

Networks SAN Storage Area Network SAN System Area Network SANE Standard Apple

N i E i t

Numeric Environment SAP Service Access Point SAP Service Advertising

Protocol SAP Simple Augmentation

Plan SAPD System Analysis and

Program Development

SAPI Speech Application

Programming Interface

SAPI Service Access Point

Identifier SAR Shift Automatic Right SAR Segmentation And

Reassembly SARC Symantec Antivirus

Research Center SAR-PDU

Segmentation and Reassembly Protocol Data Unit

SARQ Selective Automatic

Repeat Request SAS Statement of Auditing

St d d

Standard SAS Statistical Analysis

System SASI Shugart Associates

Standard Interface SATAN Security

Administrators Tool for Analyzing Networks

SATC Software Assurance

Technology Center SBC Single Board

Computer SBI Small Basic

Interpreter SBR Steel Belted Radius SBR Server Based

Replication SBRM Semantic Binary

Relationship Model SCC Spearman' s

Correlation Coefficient

SCC Source Code Control SCCP Signaling Connection

C t l P t

Control Part SCCS Source Configuration

Control System SCERA Software Cost

Estimation and Risk Assessment

SCI Scalable Coherent

Interconnections SCL System Control

Language SCN Specification Change

Notice SCO Simple Currency

Object SCO Santa Cruz Operation SCORE Symptoms Causes

Outcomes Resources and Effects

SCP System Control

Package SCPC Single Channel Per

Carrier SCR Sustainable Cell Rate SCR Silicon - Controlled

Rectifier

SCS Schema Construction

System SCS Simple Classifier

System SCSI Small Computer

System Interface SCTC Secure Computing

Technology Corporation

SCV Singapore Cable

Vision SDA Storage Data

Acceleration SDAI Standard Data

Access Interface SDC Sequential Data

Compression SDCN SNR Dependent

Cepstrum Normalization

SDD Software Description

Database SDD Software Design

Description SDE Spatial Database

Engine

SDF Smallest Degree First SDF Space Delimited

Format SDF Space Delimited File SDG System Dependence

Graph SDH Synchronous Digital

Hierarchy SDI Single Document

Interface SDIF SGML Document

Interchange Format SDIS Simmer Database

Interchange Specification

SDK Software Developer's

Kit SDL Software Description

Language SDLC Synchronous Data

Link Control SDLM Software Distributed

Lock Manager SDM Semantic Data Model

SDM Space - Division

Multiplexing SDN Synchronous Digital

Hierarchy SDN Systems

Development Needs SDQM Strategic Data Quality

Management SDR System Design

Review SDS Software

Development System SDSL Symmetric Digital

Subscriber Line SDT Software Design &

Testing SDT Synchronous Digital

Transmission SDTI Synthetic Discrete

Tone Image SDTV Standard Digital TV SDU Service Data Unit SDV Singular

Decomposition Value

SEAL Simple Efficient

Adaptive Layer SEAL Sensors and

Environmental Applications Laboratory

SEAT Software Engineering

Applied Technology SEC Significant Error Case SEC Securities and

Exchange Commission

SEC Single Edge

Connector SECC Single Edge Contact

Cartridge SED Stream Editor SEE Software Engineering

Environment SEFS Shortest Execution -

First Service SEG Software Engineering

process Group SEH Structured Exception

Handling

SEI Software Engineering

Institute SEK Simulator of Expert's

Knowledge SEP Software Engineering

Process SEPO Software Engineering

Process Office SEPP Software Engineering

for Parallel Processing

SER Serial SERG Software Engineering

Research Group SES Severely Errored

Seconds SET Secure Electronic

Transaction SETP Secure Electronic

Transaction Protocol SF Sign Flag SF Superframe SFA Sales Force

Automation

SFD System Failure

Description SFLC Software First Life

Cycle SFPR Standard Floating

Point Representations SFT System Fault

Tolerance SFX Self Extracting

archive SGA System Global Area SGI Silicon Graphics Inc. SGML Standard Generalized

Markup Language SGMP Simple Gateway

Monitoring Protocol SGRAM Synchronous Graphic

RAM SHA Secure Hash

Algorithm SHA Simple Hashing

Algorithm SHCFG Strictly Hierarchical

Context Free

Grammar SHTML Serverprased HTML SHTTP Secure HTTP S-HTTP Secure Hypertext

Transfer Protocol SI Shift In SIB System Interface

Buffer SIBL System Interface

Buffer Loader SID System Identifier SID Symbolic Interactive

Debugger SIDM Single Instruction,

Multiple Data SIF Standard Interchange

Format SIG Special Interest

Group SIG ACT SIG Automatic and

Computability Theory SIG CAS SIG Computer And

Society

SIG CUE SIG Computer User Education

SIG MOD

SIG Management Of Data

SIGGRAPH

SIG on computer Graphics

SILO System Integrating

Logic Objects SIM Society for

Information Management

SIM Simulation SIMD Single Instruction,

Multiple Data SIMM Single In - line

Memory Modules SIMS Sun Internet Mail

Server SIMS Survey Information

Management System SIO Start I/O SIP SMDS Interface

Protocol SIP Single In - line

Package

SIP Session Initiation

Protocol SIPEX Satellite IP Exchange SIPP Single In - line Pin

Package SIR Software Incident

Report SIR Sustained Information

Rate SIR Serial Infrared SISAL Stream and Iteration

in a Single Assignment Language

SISD Single Instruction,

Single Data SISO Single Input, Single

Output SITE Software, Information

and Technology Exchange

SKIP Simple Key

management for Internet Protocols

SLA Serial Level

A t

Agreement SLA Software Fault

Analysis SLC System Life Cycle SLCM Software Life Cycle

Model SLE System of Linear

Equations SLES Simultaneous Linear

Equations System SLI Session Level

Interface SLIP Serial Line Internet

Protocol SLL Singly Linked Lists SLM Service Level

Management SLOC Source Line Of Code SLR Service Local

Requirement SLSI Superlarge Scale

Integration SLWB Second Level Write

Buffer

SM Software Metrics SMA System Multi - Agent SMA System Masking

Algorithm SMART Self Monitoring,

Analysis and Reporting Technology

SMB Server Message -

Block SMD Structural Model

Diagram SMDL Standard Music

Description Language SMDS Switched

Multimegabit Digital Service

SMDS Switched

Multimegabit Data Service

SMDS DXI

SMDS Data Exchange Interface

SMES Supporting Microsoft

Exchange Server SMES Small and Medium

Size

SMF Single - Mode Fiber SMF System Management

Function SMFA System Management

Function Area SMG Stochastic Market

Group SMI Software Maturity

Index SMI Structure of

Management Information

SMIL Synchronized

Multimedia Integration Language

SMIS Society for

Management Information System

SMIT System Management

Interface Tool SMK Shared Management

Knowledge SML Standard Math

Library SMLC Software

Maintenance Life

Cycle SMM Software

Maintenance Models SMM Share Mellor Method SMM System Management

Segment SMM System Management

Mode SMO System Management

Overview SMP Symmetric Multi

Processing SMP Symmetric Multi

Processor SMPTE Society of Motion

Picture & Television Engineering

SMS Sort Message Service SMSL Standard Multimedia

Scripting Language SMT Surface - Mount

Technology SMTP Simple Mail Transport

Protocol

SN Sequence Number SN Serial Number SNA System Network

Architecture SND Sound SNDCP Subnetwork

Dependent Convergence Protocol

SNF Second Normal Form SNI Subscriber Network

Interface SNMP Simple Network

Management Protocol SNP Sequence Number

Protection SNPS Secure Marchant

Payment System SNR Signal to Noise Ratio SNRM Set Normal Response

Mode SO Shift Out SOB Substract One and

B h

Branch SOE Sequence Of Events SOE Standard Operating

Environment SOFM Self Organizing

Feature Map SOH Start of Heanding SOH Section Overhead SOKR Structured Object

Knowledge Representation

SOM System Object Model SOMA Semantic Object

Modeling Approach SONET Synchronous Optical

Network SONN Self - Organizing

Neural Network SOOD Structural Object

Oriented Design SOP Standard Operating

Practice SOP Standard Operating

Procedure

SORS Same Origin Ray Set SOW Statement Of Work SOW Sum Of Weights SP Standard Play SPAM Software Productivity

Analyst Method SPANS Simple Protocol ATM

Network Signaling SPARC Sun Parallel

Architecture SPARC Scalable Processor

Architecture SPC Signal Processing

Center SPCD Soft Psench's

subprocess Control Daemon

SPE Synchronous Pay

load Envelope SPEC Standard

Performance Evaluation Corporation

SPF Shortest Path First

SPI Software Process

Impediment SPI Service Provider

Interface SPICD Software Process

Improvement and Capability Determination

SPID Service Profile

Identifier SPIEL Story Producer for

Interactive Learning SPL Synchronous

Programming Languages

SPM Software Project

Management SPN Stochastic Petri Nets SPOOL Simultaneous

Peripheral Operation On - Line

SPP Sequenced Packet

Protocol SPR Software Problem

Report

SPRT Sequential Probability Ratio Test

SPSR Saved Program

Status Register SPSS Statistical Package

for the Social Sciences

SPT State Process Table SPUR Symbolic Processing

Using RISCs SPVC Switched Permanent

Virtual Connection SPX Sequenced Packet

Exchange SQA Software Quality

Assurance SQAP Software Quality

Assurance Plan SQBL Supervised Query

Based Learning SQL Structured Query

Language SQM Software Quailing

Metrics SRAM Secondary RAM

SRAM Static RAM SRAM Synchronous RAM SRAPI Speech Recognition

Application Programming Interface

SRE Software Reliability

Engineering SRE Software Risk

Evaluation SREJ Select Reject frame SREM Software

Requirement Engineering Methodology

SRM Software Risk

Management SRM Suitability of

Reasoning Method SRN Stochastic Reward

Nets SRR Software

Requirement Review SRS Software

Requirement

Specification SRS System Requirements

and Specification SRT Source Route

Transparent Protocol SRT Supplier Response

Time SR-TB Source Route

Translation Birding SRTS Synchronous

Residual Time Stamp SS Stack Segment SS Single - Sided SS#7 Signaling System

Number 7 SS/SD Single - Sided, Single

- Density SSA Serial Signature

Analysis SSA Serial Storage

Architecture SSADM Structured System

Analysis and Design Method

SSAP Source Service Access Point

SSCC Serial Shipping

Container Code SSCF Service Specific

Coordination Function SSCOP Service Specific

Connection Oriented Protocol

SSCP System Services

Control Point SSCS Service Specific

Convergence Sublayer

SSD Snappy Software

Development SSD Solid - State Disk SSDPM Supporting O

Software Development Process Model

SSE Sum of Squared

Errors SSFDC Solid State Floppy

Disk Card SSFT Space Station File

Transfer

SSH Safe Shell SSI Server Side Includes SSI Small - Scale

Integration SSL Secure Socket Layer SSM Single Segment

Message SSO System Setup Object SSOC Space System and

Operations Command SSP Scientific Subroutine

Package SSP State Strict Passive SSQAP Standard for Software

Quality Assurance Plans

SSQM Strategy Software

Quality Management SSR Software

Specification Review SSS System Segment

Specification

SST Structured Spanning Tree

ST Send Time ST Symbol Table STC Software Technology

Center STCP Spanning Tree

Construction Problem STD State Transition

Diagram STD Standard STDERR Standard Error STDIN Standard Input STDM Synchronous TDM STDM Statistical Time

Division Multiplexing STDOUT Standard Output STE Section Terminating

Equipment STEIM Software

Technologies Evaluation , Integration and

Measurement STEP Standard for the

Exchange Product Data

STI Set In STL Structured Translator

Language STL Standard Template

Library STM Synchronous Transfer

Mode STM Short - Term Memory STOP Security Tracking of

Office Property STOR Software Testing On -

line Resources STOS Send To Other Side STP Shielded Twisted Pair STP Spanning Twisted

Pair STP Software Through

Picture STR System Timer R

STRM Software Team Risk

Management STS Synchronous

Transport Signal STT Secure Transaction

Technology STW Short Term Workload STX Start of Text SUB Subroutine SunOS Sun Operating

System SUOS Single User Operating

System SVC Switched Virtual

Circuit SVC Signaling Virtual

Channel SVD Single - Value

Decomposition SVG Standard Vector

Graphics SVGA Super Video Graphics

Adapter

SVGA Super Video Graphics Array

SVID System V Interface

Definition 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

SYS System SYTEPREP

System to Evaluate Prescription Effects on Productivity

T T/B Top and Bottom T/R Transmit / Receive TA Terminal Adapter TAC Terminal Access

Controller TACACS TAC Access Control

System TACS Total Access

Communication System

TAD Telephone Answering

Device TAMPEL Task Analytic Model

for Predicting Ease and Learning

TAMS Telnet Access

Management System TAP Telelocator

Alphanumeric Protocol

TAP Terminal Application Program

TAPCIS The Access Program

for the CompuServe Information Service

TAPI Telephony Application

Programming Interface

TAQL Task Acquisition

Language TAS Telephone Access

Server TASI Time Assignment by

Speech Interpolation TASM Turbo Assembler T-ASPs Transport Abstract

Service Primitives TASs Terminal Access

Controllers TAXI Transparent

Asynchronous Transceiver / receiver Interface

TB Tera Byte TBBS The Bread Board

System

TBF Time Between Failure TBGA Tape Ball Grid Array TBK Toolbook TBU Tape Backup Unit TC Technical Committee TC Transmission Control TC Test Control TC Terminal Controller TC Transmission

Convergence TCA Text Compression

Algorithm TCB Trusted Computing

Base TCB Task Control Block TCCG Technical Committee

on Computer Graphics

TCI Telecommunications,

Inc.

TCL Tool Command Language

TCL Tool Control

Language TCL/TK Tool Command

Language / Tool Kit TCM Trellis Code

Modulation TCO Total Coast

Ownership TCP Transmission Control

Protocol TCP Tape - Carrier

Package TCP/IP Transmission Control

Protocol / Internet Protocol

TCQ Trellis Coded

Quantization TCS Transmission

Convergence Sublayer

TCSEC Trusted Computer

Systems Evaluation Criteria

TD Transmission Delay

TD Transmit Data TDA Top Down Algorithm TDC Tabular Data Control TDD Telecommunications

Device for the Deaf TDE Terminal Display

Editor TDF Trace Definition File TDI Transport Device

Interface TDM Technical Document

Management TDM Time - Division

Multiplexing TDMA Time Division Multiple

Access TDMS Terminal Display

Management System TDN Temporal

Dependency Network TDNN Time Delay Neural

Network TDP Top - Driver Pattern

TDP Tag Distribution

Protocol TDP Telelocator Data

Protocol TDQM Total Data Quality

Management TDR Time Domain

Reflectometry TDS Type Data Stream TDSR Transmitter Data

Service Request TDT Template Date Types TDV Test Device TE Terminal Equipment TE/2 Terminal Emulator 2 TEB Thread Environment

Block TEC Technical Education

Council TED Technical

Environment Description

TED Tiny Editor TEI Terminal Endpoint

Identifier TELNET Teletype Network TEML Turbo Editor Macro

Language TF Translation Fault TF Trap Flag TFDD Text File Device

Driver TFEL Thin - Film

Electroluminescent TFM Tagged Font Metric TFSA Time - of Flight

Scintillation Array TFT Thin Film Transistor TFTP Trivial File Transfer

Protocol TG Transmission Group TGS Ticket Granting

Server TGT Ticket - Granting

Ti k t

Ticket TH Transmission Header THD Total Harmonic

Distortion THD Thread THOMAS

The House Open Multimedia Access System

THOR Tandy High -

performance Optical Recording

THP Trusted High Process THR Transmit Holding

Register THT Total Handing Times TI Transformational

Implementation TIA Thanks In Advance TIA The Internet Adapter TIC Token - Ring Coupler TID Target ID TIDL Transactional

I t f D fi iti l

Interface Definitional Language

TIES Time Independent

Escape Sequence TIF Total Include File TIF Tagged Image File TIFF Tag Image Format

File TIGA Texas Instruments

Graphics Architecture TIGER Topologically

Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing

TIIAP Telecommunications

and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program

TIM Technical Information

Memo TIMI Technology

Independent Machine Interface

TIMS Text Information

Management Systems

TINA Telecommunication Information Networking Architecture

TIO Test Input / Output TIP Terminal Interface

Processor TIP Terminal Input

Predicate TIP Terminal Interface

Processor TIS Trusted Information

Systems TIW Telesystem

International Wireless TK/TK Track to Track TKB Task Builder TL Transport Layer TLA Three Letter

Acronyms TLB Translation Look

Buffer TLB Table

TLD Top Level Domain TLI Transport Layer

Interface TLP Transited Low

Process TLS Transport Layer

Security TLS Transport Level

Security TLSP Transport Layer

Securiting Protocol TLU Table Lookup TLX Telex TM Trademark TMDS Transition Minimized

Differential Signaling TML Task Modeling

Language TML Template TMN Telecommunication

Management Network TMP Test and

Measurement Processor

TMP Temporary TMS Time - Multiplexed

Switch TMSD Time - Multiplexed

Space - Division TMT Transverse Memory

Technology TN Twisted Nematic TNC Terminal Node

Controller TNF Third Normal Form TNL Total Number of Lines TNO The Netherlands

Organization TOBPTT Time - Optimal

Backpropagation Through Time

ToC Table of Contents TOD Time Of Day TOF Top Of File TOOR Traceability of Object

Oriented

Requirements TOP Technical and Office

Protocols TOP Transition Output

Predicate TOPS Transparent

Operating System TOS Tape Operating

System TP Transaction

Processing TP Twisted Pair TPC Transaction

Processing Council TPC-D Transaction

Processing Council benchmark D

TPDU Transport Protocol

Data Unit TPEP Trusted Product

Evaluation Program TPF Transactions

Processing Facility TPG Test Pattern

Generator

TPI Tracks Per Inch TPL Table Producing

Language TPM Transactions Per

Minute TPM Total Productive

Maintenance TPO Transaction

Processing Online TPORT Twisted pair Port

Transceiver TPR Tandem Project

Report TPS Technical Publishing

Software TPS Transactions Per

Second TPS Transaction

Processing System TPU Telephone Part User TPW Turbo Pascal for

Windows TQC Total Quality Control

TQFP Thin Quad Flat Pack TQM Total Quality

Management TR Technical Report TRADIC Transistorized

Airborne Digital Computer

TRAM Tableau noir pour la

Robotique Autonome Mobile

TRAM Transputer Module TRD Take - on

Requirements Description

TREC Text Retrieval

Conference TRI Term Rewriting

Inderection TRM Team Risk

Management TRM Terminal TRN Token - Ring Network TRN Threaded Read News

TRON The Real - time Operating system Nucleus

TROS Transformer Read

Only Storage TRP Token Ring Protocol TRPB Truncated Reverse

Path Broadcasting TRS Tandy - Radio -

Shack TRST Technical Review

Support Tool TRT Token Rotation Timer TS Task Switched TS/SI Top Secret / Sensitive

Information TSAP Transport Service

Access Point TSAPI Telephony Services

Application Program Interface

TSD Time Stamp Disable TSDU Transport Service

Data Unit

TSE The Stemware Editor TSL Three Static Logic TSO Technical System

Option TSO Time Sharing Option TSOP Thin Small Outline

Package TSP Traveling

Salesperson Problem TSR Terminate and Stay

Resident TSS Time - Sharing

System TSSE Total Sum of Squared

Errors TST Time - Space - Time TST Test TSTN Triple Supertwisted

Nematic TSV Tab Separated

Values TT Typewriter Text

TTA Transport - Triggered Architecture

TTCN Tree and Tabular

Combined Notation TTF TrueType Font TTFD Testing Timing

Factors Definition TTL Time To Live TTL Transistor - Transistor

Logic TTP Telephone Twisted

Pair TTP Thermal - Transfer

Printing TTRT Target Token

Rotation Time TTS Transactional

Tracking System TTS Text - To - Speech TTSP Training - Test Set

Pairs TTY Teletypewriter TUCOWS

The Ultimate Collection Of Winsock

S 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 TXT2STF

Text to Structured File

TZ Time Zone

U UA User Agent UAA Universally Address UAA Universally

Administered Address UAC User Assurance

Coordination UAE Unrecoverable

Applications Error UAM User Authentication

Method UAPI Universal

Asynchronous Protocol Interface

UART Universal

Asynchronous Receiver -Transmitter

UBNS Upper Bound on

Network Size UBR Unspecified Bit Rate

UCE Unsolicited Commercial E-mail

UCL Universal

Communications Language

UCPC Useful Character Part

with Coordinates UCPP Useful Character Port

with Projection UCS Unicode Conversion

Support UCS Universal Character

Set UCS User Coordinate

System UCT Universal

Coordinated Time UDAO Universal Data

Access Object UDC User Defined

Commands UDC Universal Decimal

Classification UDE Universal Data

Exchange UDEC Universal Digital

El t i C t

Electronic Computer UDF User Defined

Functions UDF Universal Disk Format UDF Unit Development

Folder UDG User Defined

Gateway UDP Unit Date Protocol UDP User Datagram

Protocol UDT Uniform Data

Transfer UFDT User File Description

Table UFM Universal Function

Model UFP Unadjusted Function

Point UFS Unix File System UG User Group UHCI Universal Host

Controller Interface

UHF Ultra - High Frequency

UHL User's Header Label UI User Interface UI Unix International UIB User Interface Buffer UIBL User Interface Buffer

Loader UIC User Identification

Code UID Unique Identifier UID User Interface

Definition UID User Identifier UIDSS User Interface Design

Support System UIL User Interface

Language UIMS User Interface

Management System UISM User Interface

Standard Manual

UIT Implementation Under Test

UL Unordered List UL Upload UL Underwriters

Laboratories ULA Uncommitted Logic

Array ULCC University of London

Computing Center ULN Universal Link

Negotiation ULSI Ultra Large Scale

Integration UMA Uniform Memory

Access UMA Upper Memory Area UMA Unified Memory

Architecture UMB Upper Memory Block UME Unit Management

Entity UML Uniform Modeling

Language

UNC Uniform Naming

Convention UNC Uncoded Netnews

Collator UNCOL Universal Computed

Oriented Language UNI User Network

Interface UNICOM Universal Integrated

Communication UNII Unlicensed National

Information Infrastructure

UNIVAC Universal Automatic

Computer UNMA Unified Network

Management Architecture

UPC Universal Product

Code UPC Usage Parameter

Control UPC Universal Products

Code UPL User Program

Language

UPM User Profile

Management UPM Update Process

Model UPP Universal Payment

Preamble UPS Uninterruptible Power

System UPS Uninterruptible Power

Supply UQBL Unsupervised QBL UR Universal Relation UR/FM User Role Function

Matrix URC Uniform Resource

Citation URC Uniform Resource

Characteristics UREP Unix RSCS Emulation

Protocol URFM User Role Foundation

Matrix URI Uniform Resource

Identifier

URL Uniform Resource

Locator URN Universal Resource

Names US Universal Server US Unit Separator USART Universal

Synchronous / Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter

USB Universal Serial Bus USENET User's Network USG Unix Support Group USOC Universal Service

Ordering Code USR US Robotics, Inc. USRT Universal

Synchronous Receiver - Transmitter

USS User System Support USSA User Supported

Software Association

UT User Terminal 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 UUDECODE

Unix - to - Unix Decoding

UUENCODE

Unix - to - Unix Encoding

UUI User - to - User

Information UUID Universal Unique

Id tifi

Identifier UVL User's Volume Label

V V&V Verification and

Validation VA Virtual Address VAB Voice Answer Back VAC Volts Alternating

Current VAD Value Added Dealer VADD Value Added Disk

Driver VADSL Very - high - rate

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

VAF Value Adjustment

Factor VAG VRML Architecture

Group VAL Voice Application

Language VAM Virtual Access

Method

VAN Value Added Network VAP Value Added Process VAR Value Added Reseller VAR Variable VAS Vendor Application

Services VAST Variable Array

Storage Technology VAX Virtual Address

Extension VAX/VMS

Virtual Address Extension / Virtual Memory System

VB Visual Basic VB Variable Block VBA Visual Basic for

Application VBAR Vectorial Boundary

Adaptation Rule VBE/AI VESA BIOS

Extension / Audio Interface

V-BIC Wavelet Based Image Coding

VBL Vertical Blanking

Interrupt VBNS Very high - speed

Backbone Network System

VBR Variable Bit Rate VBRUN Visual Basic Runtime VBX Visual Basic

Extension VC Virtual Channel VC Virtual Circuit VC Virtual Call VCC Virtual Channel

Connections VCC Vertical Cell

Collection VCC Video Capture Card VCD Video Capture Device VCD Virtual

Communications Driver

VCG Video Compression

Guide VCI Virtual Channel

Identifier VCL Views Class Library VCL Visual Component

Library VC-N Virtual Container - N VCOS Visual Caching

Operating System VCPI Virtual Control

Program Interface VCR Video Cassette

Recorder VCS Video Coding

Standard VCV Virtual Channel

identifier Vector VDD Version Description

Document VDD Virtual Display Device VDD Virtual Device Driver

VDDM Virtual Device Driver Manager

VDE Visual Development

Environment VDISK Virtual Disk VDL Vienna Definition

Language VDM Video Display

Metafile VDM Virtual DOS Machine VDMAD Virtual Direct Memory

Access Device VDMS Vienna Development

Method Specification VDMSL Vienna Development

Method Specification Language

VDS Virtual DMA Services VDSL Very - high - bit - rate

Digital Subscriber Line

VDT Video Dial Tone VDT Video Display

Terminal

VDU Visual Display Unit VEMM Virtual Expanded

Memory Manager VEMMI Versatile Multimedia

Interface VERM Verify for Read / Write VERONICA

Very Easy Rodent - Oriented NetWare Index to Computerized Archives

VERR Verify Read access VERW Verify Write access VES Video Encoding

Standard VESA Video Electronics

Standard Association VESP Voice Enhanced

Services Platform VF Variance Factor VF Virtual Floppy VFAT Virtual File Allocation

Table

VFC Version First Class VFD Vacuum Fluorescent

Display VFS Virtual File System VFW Video for Windows VGA Video Graphics Array VGC Video Graphics

Controller VGM Voice - Grade Media VHDL VHSIC Hardware

Description Language VHF Very - High

Frequency VHLL Very High Level

Language VHR Vertical and

Horizontal Reduction VHS Very High Speed VHS Virtual Host Storage VHS Video Home System VHSIC Very High Speed

Integrated Circuit

VI Visual Interactive VIA Virtual Interface

Architecture VICS Voluntary

Interindustry Communications Standards

VIDC Video Controller VIE Virtual Information

Environment VIF Virtual Interrupt Flags VIM Vendor Independent

Messaging VIM Vendor Independent

Mail VIM Video Interface

Module VINOS Virtual Network

Operating System VIO Virtual Input / Output VIP Video Information

Provider VIP Virtual Interrupt

Pending

ViP Visual Programming VIPER Verifiable Integrated

Processor for Enhanced Reliability

VIS Visual Instruction Set VIS Voice Information

System VIS Video Information

System VISA Virtual Socket

Interface Alliance VLAN Virtual LAN VLB VESA Local Bus VLD Visible Laser Diode VLD Variable - Length

Decoder VLDB Very Large Database VLF Very Low Frequency VLINK Visited Link VLIW Very Large Instruction

Word

VLM Very Large Memory VLM Virtual Loadable

Module VLS Very Large System VLSI Very Large Scale

Integration VLSIPS Very Large Scale

Immobilized Polymer Synthesis

VLT Variable List Table VM Virtual Memory VM Virtual Machine VMA Virtual Memory

Address VMB Virtual Machine Boot VMD Vendor - Managed

Inventory VME Virtual Mode

Execution VME Virtual Machine

Environment VME Versa Module

Eurocard

VME Virtual Memory

Environment VMI Video Module

Interface VMID Virtual Machine

Identifier VML Vector Markup

Language VMM Virtual Machine

Monitor VMMP Vector Matrix

Multiplication Primitive

VMOS Vertical MOS VMP Virtual MODEM

Protocol VMS Virtual Machine

Storage VMS Voice Message

System VMS Virtual Memory

System VMT Virtual Memory

Technique

VN Virtual Network VNA Virtual Network

Architecture VOB Voice Of the Business VOC Voice Of Customer VOCODER

Voice Operated Coder

VOD Video On Demand VOFR Voice Over Frame

Relay VOIP Voice Over Internet

Protocol VON Voice On the Net VOR Visions Of Reality VOS Voice Operating

System VOS Verbal Operating

System VP Virtual Path VPCI/VCI

Virtual Path Connection Identifier / Virtual Channel Identifier

VPD Virtual Product

Definition VPD Virtual Printer Device VPD Vital Product Data VPDN Virtual Private Data

Network VPDS Virtual Private Data

Service VPE Video Port Extensions VPE Visual Programming

Environment VPF Vector Prudent

Forward VPI Virtual Path Identifier VPIM Voice Profile for

Internet Mail VPL Virtual Programming

Language VPM Video Port Manager VPN Virtual Private

Network VPN Virtual Page Number

VPS Voice Processing

System VPSC Vault, Process,

Structure, Configuration

VPT Virtual Print

Technology VQ Vector Quantization VQR Visual and verbal

Qualitative Reasoning VR Virtual Reality VR Voltage Regulator VRAM Virtual RAM VRAM Video RAM VRC Vertical Redundancy

Check VRE Voltage Regulated

Extended VRM Voltage Regulator

Module VRML Virtual Reality

Modeling Language

VROOMM

Virtual Real - time Object Oriented Memory Manager

VRT Voltage Regulation

Technology VRU Voice Response Unit VS Virtual Storage VSAM Virtual Storage

Access Method VSAT Very Small Aperture

Terminal VSE Virtual Storage

Extended VSF Vertical Scanning

Frequency VSI Virtual Socket

Interface VSIO Virtual Serial Input

Output VSL Virtual Shareware

Library VSLI Very Large Scale

Integration VSM Virtual Shared

Memory

VSM Virtual Storage

Management VSM Visual System

Management VSM Vector Smart Map VSN Volume Serial

Number VSOS Virtual Storage

Operating System VSS Video Signal

Standard VSYNC Vertical

Synchronization VT Virtual Terminal VT Virtual Tributary VT Vertical Tab VTAM Virtual

Telecommunication Access Method

VTD Virtual Timer Device VTOC Visual Table Of

Contents

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

W W3 World Wide Web W3A World Wide Web

Applets W3C World Wide Web

Consortium W4 What - Works - With -

What WAAS Wide Area

Augmentation System WABI Windows Application

Binary Interface WAI Web Application

Interface WAIS Wide Area

Information Server WAIS Wide Area

Information Service WAITS Wide Area

Information Transfer System

WAM Workstation Access

M th d

Method WAN Wide Area Network WATM Wireless ATM WATS Wide Area

Telecommunications Service

WATT Web Automation

Toolkit WAV Waveform audio WBEM Web - Based

Enterprise Management

WBM Workload Base

Models WBS Work Breakdown

Structure WBT Windows - Based

Terminal WC Word Count WCL Wireless

Communication Link WCS Writable Control

Storage WCS World Coordinate

S t

System WD Write Direct WDI Western Digital

Imaging WDL Windows Driver

Library WDM Warelength Division

Multiplexing WDM Windows Driver

Model WDP Web Developers

Pack WDRAM Windows Dynamic

Random Access Memory

WebDAV Web Distributed

Authoring and Versioning

WebNFS Web Network File

System WELL Whole Earth 'lectronic

Link WFM Wired For

Management WFMS Work Flow

Management System

WFS Wide Frams Structure WFW Windows For

Workgroups WFW Word For Windows WGDS Working Group Draft

Standard WGS Work Group System WGs Working Groups WHAM Waveform Hold And

Modify WHC Workstation Host

Connection WIMP Windows Icons

Menus and Pointers WIN Windows WIN95 Windows 95 WINE Windows Emulator WINF Wireless Information

Networks Forum WINS Windows Internet

Naming Service

WIPR Work In Progress Register

WISC Writable Instruction

Set Computer WISE WordPerfect

Information System Environment

WIT Web Interactive Talk WKB Workbook WKE Worksheet WL Word Line WMC Workflow

Management Coalition

WMC Weighted Methods

per Class WMF Windows Metafile

Format WMNL Weighted Mean

Nesting Level WNIC Wide - area Network

Interface Coprocessor WNIM Wide - area Network

Interface Module

WOD Warnier - Orr Diagrams

WORM Write Once, Read

Many WOS Workstation

Operating System WOSA Windows Open

Services Architecture WP Word Processing WP Word Processor WP WordPerfect WPD WordPerfect

Document WPD Windows Printer

Description WPG WordPerfect Graphics WPHD Write - Protect Hard

Disk WPM Words Per Minute WPOS Workplace Operating

System WPS Workplace Shell

WPS Windows Printing System

WPVM Windows Parallel

Virtual Machine WRAM Window Random

Access Memory WRB Web Request Broker WRK Windows Resource

Kit WRS Wind River Systems WS Workstation WSAPI Web Site Application

Program Interface WSD Word Sense

Disambiguation WSH Windows Scripting

Host WSP Web Standards

Project WT Write Through WT Weak Typing WTS Windows Terminal

Server

WWIS World Wide

Information System WWW World Wide Web WWWC World Wide Web

Consorting WWWW Word Wide Web

Worm WYSBYGI

What You See Before You Get It

WYSIWYG

What You See Is What You Get

WZLU Weinberg's Zeroth

Low of Unreliability

X X X window system X2B Hexadecimal to

Binary X2C Hexadecimal to

Character X2D Hexadecimal to

Decimal XA Extended Architecture XAPIA X.400 API

Association XBM X - windows Bitmaps XCMD External Command XCOPY Extended Copy XDF Extended Density

Format XDM X Display Manager XDMCP X Display Manager

Control Protocol

XDR External Data Representation

XFCN External Function XFCN Extended Function XFN X / open Federated

Naming XGA Extended Graphics

Adapter XGA Extended Graphics

Array XID Exchange Identifier XIOS Extended Input /

Output System XLL Extensible Linking

Language XML Excel Macro

Language XML Extensible Markup

Language XMM Extended Memory

Manager XMP X / open Management

Protocol XMS Extended Memory

S ifi ti

Specification 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

P t l

Protocol

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

Z ZAW Zero Administration

Windows ZBR Zone - Bit Recording 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

Pl

Plan ZIT Zone Information

Table ZL Zero Latency ZPV Zoomed Port Video ZSL Zero Slot LAN