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A/V - Audio/Video
AARP - AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol
ABI - Application Binary Interface
ACL - Access Control List
ADA - Administration and Directory Agent
ADSP - AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol
AEP - AppleTalk Echo Protocol
AFP - AppleTalk Filing Protocol
AFTP - Advanced Program-to-Program Communications File Transfer Protocol
AIO - Asynchronous Input/Output
AIX - Advanced Interactive Executive
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
AOCE - Apple Open Collaborative Environment
API - Application Programming Interface
APPC - Advanced Program-to-program Communications
APPN - Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking
ARAS - Appletalk Remote Access Service
ARCnet - Attached Resource Computing Network
ARP - Address Resolution Protocol
ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASMP - asymmetric multiprocessing
ASP - AppleTalk Session Protocol
AT - Advanced Technology
ATM - Asynchronous Transfer Mode
ATM - Adobe Type Manager
ATP - AppleTalk Transfer Protocol
ATT - Advanced Technical Training
AURP - AppleTalk Update-Based Routing Protocol
AVI - Audio-Video Interleave
AWT - Abstract Window Toolkit
BBS - Bulletin Board System
BGP - Border Gateway Protocol
BIF - Binary Initialization Files
BIND - Berkeley Internet Name Domain
BIOS - Basic Input/Output System
BMP - Bitmap
BOOTP - Bootstrap Protocol
BRI - Basic Rate Interface
BSD - Berkeley Software Distribution
C3PO - Custom 3rd-Party Object
CAS - Communication Application Software
CBT - Computer-Based Training
CCITT - Consultative Committee for International Telegraph and Telephone
CD-ROM - Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
CGA - Color Graphic Adapter
CGI - Common Gateway Interface
CGM - Computer Graphics Metafile
CHAP - Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CIDR - Classless Inter-Domain Routing
CIF - Cells In Frames
CLI - Command Line Interface
CLIB - C-Library
CMC/CSA - Common Messaging Call/Calendar and Scheduling API
CMOS - Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CNA - Certified Novell Administrator
CNE - Certified Novell Engineer
CNI - Certified Novell Instructor
CNS - Certified Novell Salesperson
COM - Component Object Model
CORBA - Common Object Request Broker Architecture
CPI-C - Common Programming Interface-Communications
CPU - Central Processing Unit
CRC - Cyclic Redundancy Check
CSL - Call Support Layer
CSMA - Carrier Sense Multiple Access
CSMA/CD - Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
CSS - Cascading Style Sheets
CSTA - Computer Support Telephony Applications
CSU - Channel Service Unit
CTI - Computer Telephony Integration
DAC - Discretionary Access Control
DAC - Digital-to-Analog Converter
DAD - Desktop Application Director
DAP - Directory Access Protocol
DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DBMS - Database Management System
DCA - Digital Communications Associates
DCB - Data Control Block
DCE - Distributed Computing Environment
DDE - Dynamic Data Exchange
DDNS - Dynamic Domain Name System
DDP - Datagram Delivery Protocol
DEC - Digital Equipment Corporation
DES - Data Encryption Standard
DG - Data General Corporation
DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DIB - Device Independent Bitmap
DID - Direct Inward Dialing
DIOSS - Distributed Office Support System
DLL - Dynamic Link Library
DLSw - Data Link Switching
DMA - Direct Memory Access
DMS - Document Management System
DNS - Domain Name System
DNSSEC - Domain Name System Security Extensions
DOAPI - DOS Open Application Programming Interface
DOD - Department of Defense
DP - Dual Processor
DSSS - Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
DSU - Digital Service Unit
DTD - Document Type Definition
DTMF - Dual-Tone Multiple-Frequency
DTP - Distributed Transaction Processing
DTP - Desktop Publishing
E-DDP - Extended Datagram Delivery Protocol
ECMA - European Computer Manufacturers Association
EGA - Enhanced Graphic Adapter
EIGRP - Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
EISA - Extended Industry Standard Architecture
ELAP - Ethernet Link Access Protocol
ELAP - EtherTalk Link Access Protocol
EOI - End of Interrupts
EPROM - Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EPS - Encapsulated PostScript
ESDI - Enhanced Small Disk Interface
EXOS - Extension Outside
FAT - File Allocation Table
FCC - Federal Communications Commission
FDDI - Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FHSS - Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
FIPS - Federal Information Processing Standards
FQDN - Fully Qualified Domain Name
FTAM - File Transfer, Access, and Management
FTP - File Transfer Protocol
GARP - Generic Attribute Registration Protocol
GB - Gigabyte
GIF - Graphics Interchange Format
GIT - Global Information Tracker
GL - Generation Language
GUI - Graphic User Interface
HCSS - High Capacity Storage System
HDLC - High-Level Data-Link Control
HDML - Handheld Device Markup Language
HDTP - Handheld Device Transfer Protocol
HLLAPI - High-Level Language Application Programming Interface
HMI - Hub Management Interface
HP - Hewlett-Packard
HPFS - High Performance File System
HSM - Hardware Specific Module
HTML - Hypertext Markup Language
HTML5 - Hypertext Markup Language version 5
HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPD - Hypertext Transfer Protocol Daemon
I/O - Input/Output
IAF - Identification and Authorization Facility
IBM - International Business Machines
ICANN - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
ICCCM - Inter-Client Communications Conventions
ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol
IDAPI - Integrated Database Application Programming Interface
IDE - Integrated Drive Electronics
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force
IGRP - Internet Gateway Routing Protocol
IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol
IP - Internet Protocol
IPC - interprocess communications
IPCS - Integrated PC Server
IPX - Internetwork Packet Exchange
IRQ - Interrupt Request line
IS - Information Systems
IS-IS - Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System
ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network
ISIS - Integrated Scientific Information System
ISO - International Standards Organization
ISP - Internet service provider
ITU - International Telecommunications Union
IoT - Internet of Things
JDBC - Java Database Connectivity
JNDI - Java Naming and Directory Interface
JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group
JSON - JavaScript Object Notation
KB - Kilobyte
LAMP - Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl/Python
LAN - Local Area Network
LAPB - Link Access Protocol Balanced
LAT - Local Area Transport
LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LEN - Logical End Node
LIPs - Large Internet Packets
LLAP - LocalTalk Link Access Protocol
LLC - Logical Link Control
LPD - Line Printer Daemon
LPR - Line Printer Requester
LSL - Link Support Layer
LU - Logical Unit
MAC - Media Access Control
MAPI - Messaging Application Programming Interface
MB - Megabyte
MBR - Master Boot Record
MCA - Micro Channel Architecture
MCI - Media Control Interface
MCU - Multipoint Control Unit
MHS - Message Handling Service
MHz - Megahertz
MIB - Magagement Information Base
MIDI - Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIME - Multipurpose Internet Mail Exchange
MIS - Management Information Systems
MLA - Master License Agreement
MPLS - Multiprotocol Label Switching
MPW - Macintosh Programmers Workbench
MS - Microsoft
MSL - Mirrored Server Link
MSM - Media Specific Module
MTA - Message Transfer Agent
MVS - Multiple Virtual Storage
NASI - NetWare Asynchronous Services Interface
NAT - Network Address Translation
NBP - Name Binding Protocol
NCP - NetWare Core Protocol
NCSA - National Center for Supercomputing Applications
NFS - Network File System
NIC - Network Interface Card
NIS - Network Information Service
NLIH - Natural Language Interface for Help
NLM - NetWare Loadable Module
NNTP - Network News Transport Protocol
NOS - Network Operating System
NPA - Network Professional Association
NSE - Network Services Engine
NSEPro - Network Support Encyclopedia Professional Volume
NT-1 - Network Termination Unit
NetBIOS - Network Basic Input/output System
OAuth - Open Authorization
OBEX - Object Exchange Technology
OC - Optical Carrier
OCR - Optical Character Recognition
OCX - OLE Custom Control
ODA - Open Document Architecture
ODBC - Open Database Connectivity
ODI - Open Data-Link Interface
ODM - Online Data Manager
ODMA - Open Document Management API
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
OLE - Object Linking and Embedding
OLTP - Online Transaction Processing
ONC - Open Network Computing
ORB - Object Request Broker
OS - Operating System
OSA - Open Systems Architecture
OSF - Open Software Foundation
OSI - Open Systems Interconnection
OSINT - Open-Source Intelligence
OSPF - Open Shortest Path First
PAP - Printer Access Protocol
PAP - Password Authentication Protocol
PBX - Private Branch Exchange
PC - Personal Computer
PCI - Peripheral Component Interface
PCMCIA - Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PDA - Personal Digital Assistant
PDD - Physical Device Driver
PDI - Portable Device Interface
PDP - Professional Developer's Program
PICT - Picture
PIM - Personal Information Manager
PIN - Procedure Interrupt Negative
PIN - Personal Identification Number
POA - Post Office Agent
POP - Post Office Protocol
POP - Point of Presence
POS - Portable Operating System
POSIX - Portable Operating System Interface for Unix
PPP - Point-to-Point Protocol
PPPBACP - Point-to-Point Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol
PPPBAP - Point-to-Point Bandwidth Allocation Protocol
PPPRNS - Point-to-Point Remote Node Service
PPTP - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
PROFS - Professional Office System
PU - Physical Unit
PVC - Permanent Virtual Circuit
PaaS - Platform as a Service
QIC - Quarter Inch Cartridge Standards, Inc.
QLLC - Qualified Logical Link Control
RAD - Rapid Application Development
RADIUS - Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service
RAID - Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks
RAM - Random Access Memory
RARP - Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
RDS - Remote Document Server
REST - Representational State Transfer
REXEC - Remote Execution
RFC - Request for Comment
RIP - Routing Information Protocol
RIPL - Remote Initial Program Load
RISC - Reduced Instruction Set Computer
RMF - Remote Management Facility
RMON - Remote Monitor
ROM - Read-Only Memory
RPA - Robotic Process Automation
RPC - Remote Procedure Call
RSA - Rivest-Shamir-Adleman
RSCS - Remote Spooling Communication Subsystem
RTF - Rich Text Format
RTM - Response Time Monitor
RTMP - Routing Table Maintenance Protocol
RUNCMD - Run Command
S-DDP - Short Datagram Delivery Protocol
SAA - System Application Architecture
SAF - Service Access Facility
SAMMI - Standalone Macintosh Messaging Interface
SAP - Service Advertising Protocol
SAPD - Service Advertising Protocol Daemon
SCO - Santa Cruz Operations, Inc.
SCSI - Small Computer System Interface
SDDLU - Self-Defining, Dependent Logical Unit
SDK - Software Developer's Kit
SDLC - Synchronous Data Link Control
SDN - Software-Defined Networking
SEA - SoftSolutions Enterprise Administrator
SEM - Server Enhancement Module
SEO - Search Engine Optimization
SFT - System Fault Tolerance
SGML - Standard Generalized Markup Language
SKU - Stock-Keeping Unit
SLIP - Serial Line Interface Protocol
SLP - Service Location Protocol
SMB - Server Message Block
SMDI - Simplified Message Desk Interface
SMDS - Switched Multimegabit Data Service
SME - Storage Management Engine
SMF - Standard Message Format
SMP - Symmetric Multiprocessing
SMS - Storage Management Services
SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNA - System Network Architecture
SNADS - System Network Architecture Distribution Services
SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol
SONET - Synchronous Optical Network
SOS - Server Operating System
SPX - Sequenced Packet Exchange
SQL - Structured Query Language
SQLi - SQL Injection
SRS - Service Registry Service
SS/IS - SoftSolutions Intelligent Search
SSCP - System Services Control Point
SSH - Secure Shell
SSI - Server-Side Include
SSL - Secure Sockets Layer
SSL/TLS - Secure Sockets Layer / Transport Layer Security
SSM - System Application Architecture Service Manager
STP - Shielded Twisted-Pair
SVID - System V Interface Definition
SVR - UNIX System V Release
SaaS - Software as a Service
TA - Terminal Adapter
TAPI - Telephony Applications Programming Interface
TAS - Telephone Access Server
TB - Terabyte
TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TFM - Trusted Facilities Management
TFTP - Trivial File Transfer Protocol
TI-RPC - Transport Independent Remote Procedure Call
TIFF - Tagged Image File Format
TLAP - TokenTalk Link Access Protocol
TLD - Top-Level Domain
TLI - Transport Level Interface
TP - Transport Protocol
TSA - Technical Support Alliance
TSA - Target Service Agent
TSAPI - Telephony Services Application Programming Interface
TSM - Topology Specific Module
TSR - Terminate-and-Stay-Resident
TTS - Transaction Tracking System
TWAIN - Technology Without an Interesting Name
UDP - User Datagram Protocol
UNC - Universal Naming Convention
UPS - Uninterruptible Power Supply
URL - Uniform Resource Locator
USL - UNIX System Laboratories
UTP - Unshielded Twisted-Pair
UX - User Experience
VAX - Virtual Address Extender
VBX - Visual Basic Extension
VDD - Virtual Device Driver
VGA - Video Graphics Array
VHF - Very High Frequency
VIM - Vender Independent Messaging
VLAN - Virtual Local Area Network
VLM - Virtual Loadable Module
VM - Virtual Machine
VMS - Virtual Memory System
VPN - Virtual Private Network
VPN - Virtual Private Network
VT - Virtual Terminal
VTAM - Virtual Telecommunications Access Method
VTP - Virtual Terminal Protocol
VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol
W3C - World Wide Web Consortium
WAE - Wireless Application Environment
WAF - Web Application Firewall
WAN - Wide Area Network
WAP - Wireless Application Protocol
WAV - Waveform Audio
WDP - Wireless Datagram Protocol
WKSH - Windowing Korn Shell
WMF - Windows Metafile
WML - Wireless Markup Language
WOAPI - Windows Open Application Programming Interface
WORM - Write Once, Read Many
WPAN - Wireless Personal Area Network
WPS - Workplace Shell
WSF - Work Station Function
WSP - Wireless Session Protocol
WTA - Wireless Telephony Application
WTP - Wireless Transaction Protocol
WWW - World Wide Web
WYSBYGI - What You See Before You Get It
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
XA - Extended Architecture
XAPIA - X-400 Application Programming Interface Association
XDR - External Data Representation Protocol
XFN - Open Federated Name Service
XML - Extensible Markup Language
XPG - X/Open Portability Guide
XT - Extended Technology
XTI - X/Open Transport Interface
YAML - YAML Ain't Markup Language
ZIP - Zone Information Protocol
iBase - Information Base