ARP: Address Resolution Protocol ARQ: Automatic Repeat Request BBS: Bulletin Board Software BSD: Berkeley Software

Distribution CGI: Comman Gateway Interface DES: Data Encryption Standard DNS: Domain Name Service UDP: User Datagram Protocol FAQ: Frequently asked questions FTP: File Transfer Protocol (now often seen in lower case as ftp) GMT: Greenwich Mean Time GNU: GNU is Not Unix (recursive) GUI: Graphical Users Interface HTML: HyperText Markup Language HTTP: HyperText Transfer Protocol IRC: Internet Relay Chat ISP: Internet Service Provider IO: Input Output As in file IO. LAN: Local Area Network NTP: Network Time Protocol NNTP: Network News Transfer Protocol MDA: Mail Delivery Agent MIME: Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions MOSFET: Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor MUD: Multiple User Dungeon an interactive multiuser game. OSF: Open Software Foundation PERL: Pratical Extraction & Reporting Language or Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister PPP: Point-to-Point Protocol PINE: Pine Is Not Elm RARP: Reverse Address Resolution Protocol RFC: Request For Comments RTF: Rich Text Format TCP/IP: Transmissions Control Protocol/Internet Protocol TIA: The Internet Adaptor TTY: Tele-TYpe SLIP: Serial Line Internet Protocol SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SGML: Standard Generalized Markup Language SWISH: Simple Web Indexing System for Humans

WAN: Wide Area Networks WAIS: Wide Area Information Server WWW or 3W: World Wide Web URL: Uniform Resource Locator

AATAverage Access Time AAAnti-Aliasing AAAAuthentication Authorization, Accounting AABBAxis Aligned Bounding Box AACAdvanced Audio Coding AALATM Adaptation Layer AALCATM Adaptation Layer Connection AARPAppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol ABCLActor-Based Concurrent Language ABIApplication Binary Interface ABMAsynchronous Balanced Mode ABRArea Border Router ABRAuto Baud-Rate detection ABRAvailable Bit Rate ACAcoustic Coupler ACAlternating Current ACDAutomatic Call Distributor ACEAdvanced Computing Environment ACFAdvanced Communications Function ACF NCPAdvanced Communications FunctionNetwork Control Program ACIDAtomicity Consistency Isolation Durability ACKACKnowledgement ACKAmsterdam Compiler Kit ACLAccess Control List ACLActive Current Loop ACMAssociation for Computing Machinery ACMEAutomated Classification of Medical Entities ACPAirline Control Program ACPIAdvanced Configuration and Power Interface ACRAllowed Cell Rate ACRAttenuation to Crosstalk Ratio ADActive Directory ADAdministrative Domain ADCAnalog-to-Digital Converter

ADCApple Display Connector ADBApple Desktop Bus ADCCPAdvanced Data Communications Control Procedures ADOActiveX Data Objects ADSLAsymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ADTAbstract Data Type AEAdaptive Equalizer AESAdvanced Encryption Standard AFAnisotropic Filtering AFPApple Filing Protocol AGPAccelerated Graphics Port AHActive Hub AIArtificial Intelligence AIXAdvanced Interactive eXecutive AjaxAsynchronous JavaScript and XML ALActive Link ALAccess List ALGOLALGOrithmic Language ALSAAdvanced Linux Sound Architecture ALUArithmetic and Logical Unit AMActive Matrix AMAccess Method AMActive Monitor AMAllied Mastercomputer AMAmplitude Modulation AMDAdvanced Micro Devices AMRAudio Modem Riser ANNArtificial Neural Network ANSIAmerican National Standards Institute ANTAnother Neat Tool AoEATA over Ethernet AOPAspect-Oriented Programming APCIApplication-Layer Protocol Control Information APIApplication Programming Interface APICAdvanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIPAAutomatic Private IP Addressing APLA Programming Language APRApache Portable Runtime ARCAdaptive Replacement Cache ARCAdvanced RISC Computing

ARINAmerican Registry for Internet Numbers ARMAdvanced RISC Machines AROSAROS Research Operating System ARPAddress Resolution Protocol ARPAAddress and Routing Parameter Area ARPAAdvanced Research Projects Agency ARPANETAdvanced Research Projects Agency Network ASAccess Server ASCIIAmerican Standard Code for Information Interchange ASGAbstract Semantic Graph ASICApplication-Specific Integrated Circuit ASIMOAdvanced Step in Innovative Mobility ASLRAddress Space Layout Randomization ASMAlgorithmic State Machine ASMPAsymmetric Multiprocessing ASN.1Abstract Syntax Notation 1 ASPActive Server Pages ASPApplication Service Provider ASRAsynchronous Signal Routine ASTAbstract Syntax Tree ASSPApplication-Specific Standard Product ATAdvanced Technology ATAccess Time ATActive Terminator ATAAdvanced Technology Attachment ATAGAuthoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines ATAPIAdvanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface ATMAsynchronous Transfer Mode AVCAdvanced Video Coding AVIAudio Video Interleaved AWKAho Weinberger Kernighan AWTAbstract Window Toolkit B2BBusiness-to-Business B2CBusiness-to-Consumer BALBasic Assembly Language BashBourne-again shell BASICBeginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code BBPBaseband Processor BBSBulletin Board System

BCDBinary Coded Decimal BCNFBoyce-Codd Normal Form BEEPBlocks Extensible Exchange Protocol BERBit Error Rate BFDBinary File Descriptor BFSBreadth-First Search BGPBorder Gateway Protocol BiDiBi-Directional binbinary BINACBinary Automatic Computer BINDBerkeley Internet Name Daemon BIOSBasic Input Output System BJTBipolar Junction Transistor bitbinary digit BlobBinary large object BlogWeb Log BMPBasic Multilingual Plane BNCBayonet Neill-Concelman BOINCBerkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing BOMByte Order Mark BOOTPBootstrap Protocol BPDUBridge Protocol Data Unit BPELBusiness Process Execution Language BPLBroadband over Power Lines bpsbits per second BRRBusiness Readiness Rating BSABusiness Software Alliance BSDBerkeley Software Distribution BSoDBlue Screen of Death BSSBlock Started by Symbol BTBitTorrent BTBluetooth BTAMBasic Telecommunications Access Method BWBandwidth CACertificate Authority CADComputer-Aided Design CAEComputer-Aided Engineering CAIDComputer-Aided Industrial Design CAIComputer-Aided Instruction

CAMComputer-Aided Manufacturing CAPTCHACompletely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart CAT Computer-Aided Translation CAQComputer-Aided Quality Assurance CASEComputer-Aided Software Engineering ccC Compiler CDCompact Disc CDECommon Desktop Environment CDMACode Division Multiple Access CDNContent Delivery Network CDPContinuous Data Protection CD-RCD-Recordable CD-ROMCD Read-Only Memory CD-RWCD-Rewritable CDSACommon Data Security Architecture CERTComputer Emergency Response Team CESConsumer Electronics Show CFCompact Flash CFDComputational Fluid Dynamics CFGContext-Free Grammar CFGControl Flow Graph CGComputer Graphics CGAColor Graphics Array CGICommon Gateway Interface CGIComputer-Generated Imagery CGTComputational Graph Theory CHAPChallenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol CHSCylinder-Head-Sector CIFSCommon Internet Filesystem CIMCommon Information Model CISCComplex Instruction Set Computer CJKChinese, Japanese, and Korean CJKVChinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese CLICommand Line Interface CLRCommon Language Runtime CMConfiguration Management CMContent Management CMMICapability Maturity Model Integration CMOSComplementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor

CMSContent Management System CNCanonical Name CNCommon Name CNCComputer Numerical Control CNRCommunications and Networking Riser COBOLCommon Business-Oriented Language COMComponent Object Model CORBACommon Object Request Broker Architecture COTSCommercial Off-The-Shelf CPACell Processor Architecture CPAConverged Packet Access CPANComprehensive Perl Archive Network CP/MControl Program/Monitor CPRICommon Public Radio Interface CPScharacters per second CPUCentral Processing Unit CRCarriage Return CRANComprehensive R Archive Network CRCCyclic Redundancy Check CRLFCarriage Return Line Feed CRMCustomer Relationship Management CRSComputer Reservations System CRTCathode Ray Tube CRUDCreate, Read, Update and Delete CSCable Select CSComputer Science CSEComputer Science and Engineering CSICommon System Interface CSPCommunicating Sequential Processes CSRFCross-Site Request Forgery CSSCascading Style Sheets CSSContent-Scrambling System CSSClosed Source Software CSSCross-Site Scripting CSVComma-Separated Values CTComputerized Tomography CTANComprehensive TeX Archive Network CTCPClient-To-Client Protocol CTIComputer Telephony Integration CTLComputational Tree Logic

CTMClose To Metal CTSClear To Send CTSSCompatible Time-Sharing System CUACommon User Access CVSConcurrent Versioning System DACDigital-To-Analog Converter DACDiscretionary Access Control DAOData Access Objects DAODisk-At-Once DAPDirectory Access Protocol DARPADefense Advanced Research Projects Agency DATDigital Audio Tape DBDatabase DBADatabase Administrator DBCSDouble Byte Character Set DBMSDatabase Management System DCCDirect Client-to-Client DCCPDatagram Congestion Control Protocol DCCADebian Common Core Alliance DCLData Control Language DCMIDublin Core Metadata Initiative DCOMDistributed Component Object Model DDDouble Density DDEDynamic Data Exchange DDLData Definition Language DDoSDistributed Denial of Service DDRDouble Data Rate DECDigital Equipment Corporation DESData Encryption Standard devdevelopment DFADeterministic Finite Automaton DFDData Flow Diagram DFSDepth-First Search DFSDistributed File System DGDDworkin's Game Driver DHCPDynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHTMLDynamic Hypertext Markup Language DIFData Integrity Field DIMMDual Inline Memory Module

DINDeutsches Institut fr Normung DIPDual In-line Package DIVXDigital Video Express DKIMDomain Keys Identified Mail DLDownload DLLDynamic Link Library DLPDigital Light Processing DMADirect Memory Access DMCADigital Millennium Copyright Act DMIDirect Media Interface DMLData Manipulation Language DMRDennis M. Ritchie DNDistinguished Name DNDDrag-and-Drop DNSDomain Name System DOCSISData Over Cable Service Interface Specification DOMDocument Object Model DoSDenial of Service DOSDisk Operating System DPDot Pitch DPCDeferred Procedure Call DPIDeep Packet Inspection DPIDots Per Inch DPMIDOS Protected Mode Interface DPMSDisplay Power Management Signaling DRAMDynamic Random Access Memory DR-DOSDigital Research - Disk Operating System DRIDirect Rendering Infrastructure DRMDigital Rights Management DRMDirect Rendering Manager DSDLDocument Schema Definition Languages DSDMDynamic Systems Development Method DSLDigital Subscriber Line DSLDomain-Specific Language DSLAMDigital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer DSNDatabase Source Name DSNData Set Name DSPDigital Signal Processor DSSSLDocument Style Semantics and Specification Language DTDDocument Type Definition

DTEData Terminal Equipment DTPDesktop Publishing DTRData Terminal Ready DVDDigital Versatile Disc DVDDigital Video Disc DVD-RDVD-Recordable DVD-ROMDVD-Read Only Memory DVD-RWDVD-Rewritable DVIDigital Visual Interface DVRDigital Video Recorder EAIEnterprise Application Integration EAPExtensible Authentication Protocol EBCDICExtended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code EBMLExtensible Binary Meta Language ECCElliptic Curve Cryptography ECMAEuropean Computer Manufacturers Association ECNExplicit Congestion Notification ECOSEmbedded Configurable Operating System EDAElectronic Design Automation EDIElectronic Data Interchange EDOExtended Data Out EDSACElectronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator EDVACElectronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer EEPROMElectronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory EFFElectronic Frontier Foundation EFIExtensible Firmware Interface EFMEight-to-Fourteen Modulation EGAEnhanced Graphics Array EGPExterior Gateway Protocol eIDelectronic ID card EIDEEnhanced IDE EIGRPEnhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol EISAExtended Industry Standard Architecture ELFExtremely Low Frequency ELFExecutable and Linkable Format ELMELectronic Mail EMACSEditor MACroS EMSExpanded Memory Specification

ENIACElectronic Numerical Integrator And Computer EOFEnd of File EOLEnd of Life EOLEnd of Line EOMEnd Of Message EPICExplicitly Parallel Instruction Computing EPROMErasable Programmable Read-Only Memory ERPEnterprise Resource Planning ESCONEnterprise Systems Connection ESDElectrostatic Discharge ETLExtract, Transform, Load ESREric Steven Raymond EUCExtended Unix Code EULAEnd User License Agreement EXTEXTended file system FAPFORTRAN Assembly Program FASMFlat ASseMbler FATFile Allocation Table FAQFrequently Asked Questions FBDIMMFully Buffered Dual Inline Memory Module FC-ALFibre Channel Arbitrated Loop FCBFile Control Block FCSFrame Check Sequence FDCFloppy Disk Controller FDSFedora Directory Server FDDFloppy Disk Drive FDDIFiber Distributed Data Interface FDMAFrequency-Division Multiple Access FECForward Error Correction FEMBFront-End Motherboard FETField Effect Transistor FHSFilesystem Hierarchy Standard FICONFIber CONnectivity FIFOFirst In First Out FIPSFederal Information Processing Standards FLFunction Level FLACFree Lossless Audio Codec FLOPSFLoating-Point Operations Per Second FLOSSFree/Libre/Open Source Software

FOLDOCFree On-line Dictionary of Computing FOSDEMFree and Open source Software Developers' European Meeting FOSIFormatted Output Specification Instance FOSSFree and Open Source Software FPFunction Programming FPGAField Programmable Gate Array FPSFloating Point Systems FPUFloating Point Unit FRUField Replaceable Unit FSFile System FSBFront Side Bus FSFFree Software Foundation FSMFinite State Machine FTTCFiber To The Curb FTTHFiber To The Home FTTPFiber To The Premises FTPFile Transfer Protocol FQDNFully Qualified Domain Name FUDFear Uncertainty Doubt FWSFolding White Space FXPFile eXchange Protocol G11NGlobalization GasGNU Assembler GbGigabit GBGigabyte GCCGNU Compiler Collection GCJGNU Compiler for Java GCRGroup Code Recording GDBGNU Debugger GDIGraphics Device Interface GFDLGNU Free Documentation License GIFGraphics Interchange Format GIGOGarbage In, Garbage Out GIMPGNU Image Manipulation Program GIMPSGreat Internet Mersenne Prime Search GISGeographic Information System GLUTOpenGL Utility Toolkit GMLGeography Markup Language

GNOMEGNU Network Object Model Environment GNUGNU's Not Unix GOMSGoals, Operators, Methods, and Selection rules GPASMGNU PIC ASseMbler GPGGNU Privacy Guard GPGPUGeneral-Purpose Computing on Graphics Processing Units GPIBGeneral-Purpose Instrumentation Bus GPLGeneral Public License GPLGeneral-Purpose Language GPRSGeneral Packet Radio Service GPTGUID Partition Table GPUGraphics Processing Unit GRUBGrand Unified Boot-Loader GSMGlobal System for Mobile Communications GTK+GIMP Toolkit GUIGraphical User Interface GUIDGlobally Unique IDentifier GWTGoogle Web Toolkit HALHardware Abstraction Layer HBAHost Bus Adapter HCIHuman Computer Interaction HDHigh Density HDDHard Disk Drive HCLHardware Compatibility List HD DVDHigh Definition DVD HDLHardware Description Language HDMIHigh-Definition Multimedia Interface HFHigh Frequency HHDHybrid Hard Drive HIDHuman Interface Device HIGHuman Interface Guidelines HIRDHurd of Interfaces Representing Depth HLASMHigh Level ASseMbler HMAHigh Memory Area HPHewlett-Packard HPCHigh-Performance Computing HPFSHigh Performance File System HSMHierarchical Storage Management HTHyper Threading

HTMHierarchical Temporal Memory HTMLHypertext Markup Language HTTPHypertext Transfer Protocol HTTPdHypertext Transport Protocol Daemon HTXHyperTransport eXpansion HURDHird of Unix-Replacing Daemons HVDHolographic Versatile Disc HzHertz I2CInter-Integrated Circuit I18NInternationalization IANAInternet Assigned Numbers Authority iBCSIntel Binary Compatibility Standard IBMInternational Business Machines ICIntegrated Circuit ICANNInternet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICEIn-Circuit Emulator ICEIntrusion Countermeasure Electronics ICMPInternet Control Message Protocol ICPInternet Cache Protocol ICTInformation and Communication Technology IDEIntegrated Development Environment IDEIntegrated Drive Electronics IDFIntermediate Distribution Frame IDLInterface Definition Language IDSIntrusion Detection System IEInternet Explorer IECInternational Electrotechnical Commission IEEEInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IETFInternet Engineering Task Force IFLIntegrated Facility for Linux IGMPInternet Group Management Protocol IGRPInterior Gateway Routing Protocol IHVIndependent Hardware Vendor IIOPInternet Inter-Orb Protocol IISInternet Information Services ILIntermediate Language IMInstant Messaging IMAPInternet Message Access Protocol IMEInput Method Editor

INFOSECInformation Systems Security I/OInput/Output IPIntellectual Property IPInternet Protocol IPCInter-Process Communication IPLInitial Program Load IPOInter Procedural Optimization IPPInternet Printing Protocol IPSIntrusion Prevention System IPsecInternet Protocol security IPTVInternet Protocol Television IPXInternetwork Packet Exchange IRCInternet Relay Chat IrDAInfrared Data Association IRPI/O Request Packet IRQInterrupt Request ISInformation Systems ISAIndustry Standard Architecture ISAInstruction Set Architecture ISAMIndexed Sequential Access Method ISCInternet Storm Center iSCSIInternet Small Computer System Interface ISDNIntegrated Services Digital Network ISOInternational Organization for Standardization iSNSInternet Storage Name Service ISPInternet Service Provider ISPFInteractive System Productivity Facility ISRInterrupt Service Routine ISVIndependent Software Vendor ITInformation Technology ITLInterval Temporal Logic ITUInternational Telecommunication Union J2EEJava 2 Enterprise Edition J2MEJava 2 Micro Edition J2SEJava 2 Standard Edition JAXBJava Architecture for XML Binding JAX-RPCJava XML for Remote Procedure Calls JAXPJava API for XML Processing JBODJust a Bunch of Disks

JCE Java Cryptography Extension JCLJob Control Language JCPJava Community Process JDBCJava Database Connectivity JDKJava Development Kit JESJob Entry Subsystem JDSJava Desktop System JFCJava Foundation Classes JFETJunction Field-Effect Transistor JFSIBM Journaling File System JINIJini Is Not Initials JITJust-In-Time JMXJava Management Extensions JMSJava Message Service JNDIJava Naming and Directory Interface JNIJava Native Interface JNZJump non-zero JPEGJoint Photographic Experts Group JREJava Runtime Environment JSJavaScript JSONJavaScript Object Notation JSPJackson Structured Programming JSPJavaServer Pages JTAGJoint Test Action Group JUGJava Users Group JVMJava Virtual Machine jwzJamie Zawinski K&RKernighan and Ritchie KBKeyboard KbKilobit KBKilobyte KBKnowledge Base KDEK Desktop Environment kHzKilohertz KMKnowledge Machine KRLKnowledge Representation Language KVMKeyboard, Video, Mouse L10NLocalization

L2TPLayer two Tunneling Protocol LAMPLinux Apache MySQL Perl LAMPLinux Apache MySQL PHP LAMPLinux Apache MySQL Python LANLocal Area Network LBALogical Block Addressing LCDLiquid Crystal Display LCOSLiquid Crystal On Silicon LDAPLightweight Directory Access Protocol LELogical Extents LEDLight-Emitting Diode LFLine Feed LFLow Frequency LFSLinux From Scratch LGPLLesser General Public License LIBLIBrary LIFLow Insertion Force LIFOLast In First Out LILOLinux Loader LISPLISt Processing LKMLLinux Kernel Mailing List LMLan Manager LOCLines of Code LPCLars Pensj C LPILinux Professional Institute LPT Line Print Terminal LSBLeast Significant Bit LSBLinux Standard Base LSILarge-Scale Integration LTLLinear Temporal Logic LTRLeft-to-Right LUGLinux User Group LUNLogical Unit Number LVLogical Volume LVDLow Voltage Differential LVMLogical Volume Management LZWLempel-Ziv-Welch MACMandatory Access Control MACMedia Access Control

MANMetropolitan Area Network MANETMobile Ad-Hoc Network MAPIMessaging Application Programming Interface MbMegabit MBMegabyte MBCSMulti Byte Character Set MBRMaster Boot Record MCAMicro Channel Architecture MCAMicrosoft Certified Architect MCADMicrosoft Certified Application Developer MCASMicrosoft Certified Application Specialist MCDBAMicrosoft Certified DataBase Administrator MCDSTMicrosoft Certified Desktop Support Technician MCITPMicrosoft Certified Information Technology Professional MCMMicrosoft Certified Master MCPMicrosoft Certified Professional MCPDMicrosoft Certified Professional Developer MCSAMicrosoft Certified Systems Administrator MCSDMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer MCSEMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer MCTMicrosoft Certified Trainer MCTSMicrosoft Certified Technology Specialist MDAMail Delivery Agent MDAModel-Driven Architecture MDAMonochrome Display Adapter MDFMain Distribution Frame MDIMultiple Document Interface ME[Windows] Millennium Edition MFMedium Frequency MFCMicrosoft Foundation Classes MFMModified Frequency Modulation MGCPMedia Gateway Control Protocol MHzMegahertz MIBManagement Information Base MICRMagnetic Ink Character Recognition MIDIMusical Instrument Digital Interface MIMDMultiple Instruction, Multiple Data MIMOMultiple-Input Multiple-Output MINIXMIni-uNIX MIPSMillion Instructions Per Second

MIPSMicroprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages MISManagement Information Systems MISDMultiple Instruction, Single Data MITMassachusetts Institute of Technology MIMEMultipurpose Internet Mail Extensions MMDSMortality Medical Data System MMIMan Machine Interface. MMIOMemory-Mapped I/O MMORPGMassively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game MMUMemory Management Unit MMXMulti-Media Extensions MNGMultiple-image Network Graphics MoBoMotherboard MOMMessage-Oriented Middleware MOOMUD Object Oriented MOSMicrosoft Office Specialist MOSFETMetal-Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor MOTDMessage Of The Day MOUSMicrosoft Office User Specialist MPAAMotion Picture Association of America MPEGMotion Pictures Experts Group MPLMozilla Public License MPLSMultiprotocol Label Switching MPUMicroprocessor Unit MSMemory Stick MSMicrosoft MSBMost Significant Bit MS-DOSMicrosoft DOS MTMachine Translation MTAMail Transfer Agent MTAMicrosoft Technology Associate MTBFMean Time Between Failures MTUMaximum Transmission Unit MSAMail Submission Agent MSDNMicrosoft Developer Network MSIMedium-Scale Integration MSIMicrosoft Installer MUAMail User Agent MUDMulti-User Dungeon MVCModel-View-Controller

MVPMost Valuable Professional MVSMultiple Virtual Storage MXMail exchange MXFMaterial Exchange Format NACKNegative ACKnowledgement NAKNegative AcKnowledge Character NaNNot a Number NASNetwork-Attached Storage NASMNetwide ASseMbler NATNetwork Address Translation NCPNetWare Core Protocol NCQNative Command Queuing NCSANational Center for Supercomputing Applications NDPSNovell Distributed Print Services NDSNovell Directory Services NEPNetwork Equipment Provider NetBIOSNetwork Basic Input/Output System NEXTNear-End CrossTalk NFANondeterministic Finite Automaton NFSNetwork File System NGLaNGeL NGSCBNext-Generation Secure Computing Base NINational Instruments NICNetwork Interface Controller NIMNo Internal Message NIONew I/O NISTNational Institute of Standards and Technology NLPNatural Language Processing NLSNative Language Support NPNondeterministic Polynomial time NPLNetscape Public License NPUNetwork Processing Unit NSNetscape NSANational Security Agency NSPRNetscape Portable Runtime NMINon-Maskable Interrupt NNTPNetwork News Transfer Protocol NOCNetwork Operations Center NOPNo OPeration

NOSNetwork Operating System NPTLNative POSIX Thread Library NSSNovell Storage Service NSSNetwork Security Services NSSName Service Switch NTNew Technology NTFSNT Filesystem NTLMNT Lan Manager NTPNetwork Time Protocol NUMANon-Uniform Memory Access NURBSNon-Uniform Rational B-Spline NVRNetwork Video Recorder NVRAMNon-Volatile Random Access Memory OASISOrganization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards OATOperational Acceptance Testing OBSAIOpen Base Station Architecture Initiative ODBCOpen DataBase Connectivity OEMOriginal Equipment Manufacturer OESOpen Enterprise Server OFTCOpen and Free Technology Community OLAPOnline Analytical Processing OLEObject Linking and Embedding OLEDOrganic Light Emitting Diode OLPCOne Laptop per Child OLTPOnline Transaction Processing OMFObject Module Format OMGObject Management Group OOObject-Oriented OOOpen Office OOEOut-of-Order Execution OOMOut Of Memory OOoOpenOffice.org OoOEOut-of-Order Execution OOPObject-Oriented Programming OOTBOut of the box OPMLOutline Processor Markup Language ORBObject Request Broker ORMOject-Relational Mapping

OSOpen Source OSOperating System OSCONO'Reilly Open Source CONvention OSDNOpen Source Developer Network OSIOpen Source Initiative OSIOpen Systems Interconnection OSPFOpen Shortest Path First OSSOpen Sound System OSSOpen-Source Software OSSOperations Support System OSTGOpen Source Technology Group OUIOrganizationally Unique Identifier P2PPeer-To-Peer PACProgrammable Automation Controller PANPersonal Area Network PAPPassword Authentication Protocol PARCPalo Alto Research Center PATAParallel ATA PCPersonal Computer PCBPrinted Circuit Board PCBProcess Control Block PC DOSPersonal Computer Disk Operating System PCIPeripheral Component Interconnect PCIePCI Express PCLPrinter Command Language PCMCIAPersonal Computer Memory Card International Association PCMPulse-Code Modulation PCREPerl Compatible Regular Expressions PDPublic Domain PDAPersonal Digital Assistant PDFPortable Document Format PDPProgrammed Data Processor PEPhysical Extents PEBKACProblem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair PERLPractical Extraction and Reporting Language PGAPin Grid Array PGOProfile-Guided Optimization PGPPretty Good Privacy

PHPPHP: Hypertext Preprocessor PICPeripheral Interface Controller PICProgrammable Interrupt Controller PIDProportional-Integral-Derivative PIDProcess ID PIMPersonal Information Manager PINEProgram for Internet News and Email PIOProgrammed Input/Output PKCSPublic Key Cryptography Standards PKIPublic Key Infrastructure PLCPower Line Communication PLCProgrammable Logic Controller PLDProgrammable Logic Device PL/IProgramming Language One PL/MProgramming Language for Microcomputers PL/PProgramming Language for Prime PLTPower Line Telecoms PMMPOST Memory Manager PNGPortable Network Graphics PnPPlug-and-Play PoEPower over Ethernet POIDPersistent Object Identifier POPPoint of Presence POP3Post Office Protocol v3 POSIXPortable Operating System Interface POSTPower-On Self Test PPCPowerPC PPIPixels Per Inch PPPPoint-to-Point Protocol PPPoAPPP over ATM PPPoEPPP over Ethernet PPTPPoint-to-Point Tunneling Protocol PSPostScript PSAProfessional Services Automation PS/2Personal System/2 PSUPower Supply Unit PSVIPost-Schema-Validation Infoset PTS-DOSPhysTechSoft - Disk Operating System PVPhysical Volume PVGPhysical Volume Group

PVRPersonal Video Recorder PXEPreboot Execution Environment PXIPCI eXtensions for Instrumentation QDRQuad Data Rate QAQuality Assurance QFPQuad Flat Package QoSQuality of Service QOTDQuote of the Day QtQuasar Toolkit QTAMQueued Teleprocessing Access Method RACFResource Access Control Facility RADRapid Application Development RADIUSRemote Authentication Dial In User Service RAIDRedundant Array of Independent Disks RAIDRedundant Array of Inexpensive Disks RAITRedundant Array of Inexpensive Tapes RAMRandom Access Memory RARPReverse Address Resolution Protocol RASReliability, Availability and Serviceability RASRemote Access Service RCRegion Code RCRelease Candidate RCRun Commands RCSRevision Control System RDBMSRelational DataBase Management System RDFResource Description Framework RDMRelational Data Model RDOSReal-time Disk Operating System RDSRemote Data Services REFALREcursive Functions Algorithmic Language RESTRepresentational State Transfer regexRegular Expression regexpRegular Expression RFRadio Frequency RFCRequest For Comments RFIRadio Frequency Interference RFIDRadio Frequency Identification RGBRed, Green, Blue

RGBARed, Green, Blue, Alpha RHLRed Hat Linux RHELRed Hat Enterprise Linux RIARich Internet Application RIAARecording Industry Association of America RIPRaster Image Processor RIPRouting Information Protocol RISCReduced Instruction Set Computer RLERun-Length Encoding RLLRun-Length Limited RMIRemote Method Invocation RMSRichard Matthew Stallman ROMRead Only Memory ROMBRead-Out MotherBoard ROM-DOSRead Only Memory - Disk Operating System RPCRemote Procedure Call RPGReport Program Generator RPMRPM Package Manager RSARivest Shamir Adleman RSIRepetitive Strain Injury RSSRadio Service Software RSSRich Site Summary, RDF Site Summary, or Really Simple Syndication RTAIReal-Time Application Interface RTCReal-Time Clock RTEReal-Time Enterprise RTEMSReal-Time Executive for Multiprocessor Systems RTLRight-to-Left RTOSReal-Time Operating System RTPReal-time Transport Protocol RTSReady To Send RTSPReal Time Streaming Protocol SaaSSoftware as a Service SANStorage Area Network SATASerial ATA SAXSimple API for XML SBODSpinning Beachball of Death SBP-2Serial Bus Protocol 2 sbinsuperuser binary

SBUStandard Build Unit SCADASupervisory Control And Data Acquisition SCIDSource Code in Database SCMSoftware Configuration Management SCMSource Code Management SCPSecure Copy SCPIStandard Commands for Programmable Instrumentation SCSISmall Computer System Interface SCTPStream Control Transmission Protocol SDSecure Digital SDDLSecurity Descriptor Definition Language SDISingle Document Interface SDIOSecure Digital Input Output SDKSoftware Development Kit SDLSimple DirectMedia Layer SDNService Delivery Network SDPSession Description Protocol SDRSoftware-Defined Radio SDRAMSynchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SDSLSymmetric DSL SESingle Ended SEALSemantics-directed Environment Adaptation Language SEISoftware Engineering Institute SEOSearch Engine Optimization SFTPSecure FTP SFTPSimple File Transfer Protocol SFTPSSH File Transfer Protocol SGISilicon Graphics, Incorporated SGMLStandard Generalized Markup Language SHASecure Hash Algorithm SHDSLSingle-pair High-speed Digital Subscriber Line SIGCATSpecial Interest Group on CD-ROM Applications and Technology SIGGRAPHSpecial Interest Group on Graphics SIMDSingle Instruction, Multiple Data SIMMSingle Inline Memory Module SIPSession Initiation Protocol SIPSupplementary Ideographic Plane SISDSingle Instruction, Single Data SISO - Single-Input and Single-Output

SLEDSUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop SLESSUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLIScalable Link Interface SLIPSerial Line Internet Protocol SLMService Level Management SLOCSource Lines of Code SPMDSingle Program, Multiple Data SMASubMiniature version A SMBServer Message Block SMBIOSSystem Management BIOS SMILSynchronized Multimedia Integration Language S/MIMESecure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions SMPSupplementary Multilingual Plane SMPSymmetric Multi-Processing SMSShort Message Service SMSSystem Management Server SMTSimultaneous Multithreading SMTPSimple Mail Transfer Protocol SNASystems Network Architecture SNMPSimple Network Management Protocol SNTPSimple Network Time Protocol SOAService-Oriented Architecture SOEStandard Operating Environment SOAPSimple Object Access Protocol SoCSystem-on-a-Chip SO-DIMMSmall Outline DIMM SOHOSmall Office/Home Office SOISilicon On Insulator SPService Pack SPASingle Page Application SPFSender Policy Framework SPISerial Peripheral Interface SPIStateful Packet Inspection SPARCScalable Processor Architecture SQLStructured Query Language SRAMStatic Random Access Memory SSDSoftware Specification Document SSDSolid-State Drive SSEStreaming SIMD Extensions SSHSecure Shell

SSIServer Side Includes SSISingle-System Image SSISmall-Scale Integration SSIDService Set Identifier SSLSecure Socket Layer SSPSupplementary Special-purpose Plane SSSESupplementary Streaming SIMD Extensions susuperuser SUSSingle UNIX Specification SUSESoftware und System-Entwicklung SVCScalable Video Coding SVGScalable Vector Graphics SVGASuper Video Graphics Array SVDStructured VLSI Design SWFShock Wave Flash SWTStandard Widget Toolkit SysopSystem operator TAOTrack-At-Once TASMTurbo ASseMbler TBTeraByte TclTool Command Language TCPTransmission Control Protocol TCP/IPTransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol TCUTelecommunication Control Unit TDMATime Division Multiple Access TFTThin Film Transistor TITexas Instruments TLAThree-Letter Acronym TLDTop-Level Domain TLSThread-Local Storage TLSTransport Layer Security tmptemporary TNCTerminal Node Controller TNCThreaded Neill-Concelman connector TPFTransaction Processing Facility TROFFTrace Off TRONTrace On TRONThe Real-time Operating system Nucleus TRS-DOSTandy Radio Shack - Disk Operating System

TSOTime Sharing Option TSPTraveling Salesman Problem TSRTerminate and Stay Resident TTATrue Tap Audio TTFTrueType Font TTLTransistor-Transistor Logic TTLTime To Live TTSText-to-Speech TTYTeletype TUCOWSThe Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software TUGTeX Users Group TWAINTechnology Without An Interesting Name UAAGUser Agent Accessibility Guidelines UACUser Account Control UARTUniversal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter UATUser Acceptance Testing UCSUniversal Character Set UDDIUniversal Description, Discovery, and Integration UDMAUltra DMA UDPUser Datagram Protocol UEUser Experience UEFIUnified Extensible Firmware Interface UHFUltra High Frequency UIUser Interface ULUpload ULAUncommitted Logic Array UMAUpper Memory Area UMBUpper Memory Block UMLUnified Modeling Language UMLUser-Mode Linux UMPCUltra-Mobile Personal Computer UNCUniversal Naming Convention UPSUninterruptible Power Supply URIUniform Resource Identifier URLUniform Resource Locator URNUniform Resource Name USBUniversal Serial Bus usruser USRU.S. Robotics

UTCCoordinated Universal Time UTFUnicode Transformation Format UTPUnshielded Twisted Pair UUCPUnix to Unix Copy UUIDUniversally Unique Identifier UUNUniversal User Name UVCUniversal Virtual Computer varvariable VAXVirtual Address eXtension VCPIVirtual Control Program Interface VRVirtual Reality VRMLVirtual Reality Modeling Language VBVisual Basic VBAVisual Basic for Applications VBSVisual Basic Script VDSLVery High Bitrate Digital Subscriber Line VESAVideo Electronics Standards Association VFATVirtual FAT VFSVirtual File System VGVolume Group VGAVideo Graphics Array VHFVery High Frequency VLANVirtual Local Area Network VLSMVariable Length Subnet Mask VLBVesa Local Bus VLFVery Low Frequency VLIWVery Long Instruction Word VLSIVery-Large-Scale Integration VMVirtual Machine VMVirtual Memory VNCVirtual Network Computing VODVideo On Demand VoIPVoice over Internet Protocol VPNVirtual Private Network VPUVisual Processing Unit VSAMVirtual Storage Access Method VSATVery Small Aperture Terminal VTVideo Terminal? VTAMVirtual Telecommunications Access Method

W3CWorld Wide Web Consortium WAFSWide Area File Services WAIWeb Accessibility Initiative WAISWide Area Information Server WANWide Area Network WAPWireless Access Point WAPWireless Application Protocol WASMWatcom ASseMbler WBEMWeb-Based Enterprise Management WCAGWeb Content Accessibility Guidelines WCFWindows Communication Foundation WDMWavelength-Division Multiplexing WebDAVWWW Distributed Authoring and Versioning WEPWired Equivalent Privacy WFIWait For Interrupt Wi-FiWireless Fidelity WiMAXWorldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access WinFSWindows Future Storage WINSWindows Internet Name Service WLANWireless Local Area Network WMAWindows Media Audio WMVWindows Media Video WOLWake-on-LAN WOMWake-on-Modem WORWake-on-Ring WPAWi-Fi Protected Access WPANWireless Personal Area Network WPFWindows Presentation Foundation WSDLWeb Services Description Language WSFLWeb Services Flow Language WUSBWireless Universal Serial Bus WWANWireless Wide Area Network WWIDWorld Wide Identifier WWNWorld Wide Name WWWWorld Wide Web WYSIWYGWhat You See Is What You Get WZCWireless Zero Configuration XAGXML Accessibility Guidelines XAMLeXtensible Application Markup Language

XDMX Window Display Manager XDMCPX Display Manager Control Protocol XCBLXML Common Business Library XHTMLeXtensible Hypertext Markup Language XILPX Interactive ListProc XMLeXtensible Markup Language XMMSX Multimedia System XMPPeXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol XMSExtended Memory Specification XNSXerox Network Systems XPCross-Platform XPExtreme Programming XPCOMCross Platform Component Object Model XPIXPInstall XPIDLCross-Platform IDL XSDXML Schema Definition XSLeXtensible Stylesheet Language XSL-FOeXtensible Stylesheet Language Formatting Objects XSLTeXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformations XSSCross-Site Scripting XTFeXtensible Tag Framework XTFeXtended Triton Format XULXML User Interface Language Y2KYear Two Thousand YAAFYet Another Application Framework YACCYet Another Compiler Compiler YAMLYAML Ain't Markup Language YaSTYet another Setup Tool ZCAVZone Constant Angular Velocity ZCSZero Code Suppression ZIFZero Insertion Force ZIFSZero Insertion Force Socket ZISCZero Instruction Set Computer ZOPEZ Object Publishing Environment ZMAZone Multicast Address ZPLZ-level Programming Language