[English Language] Technical Alphabet Silly Terms & Expressions (TASTE)

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Abbreviation

Source

Meaning

286

Ict

80286 (Intel microprocessor)

386

Ict

80386 (Intel microprocessor)

486

Ict

80486 (Intel microprocessor)

.$$$

Ict

Temporary File (file name extension)

.ABA

Ict

Address Book Archive (file name extension) [Palm]

.ADF

Ict

Adapter Description File (file name extension)

.ADN

Ict

Add In Utility (file name extension)

.AERO

Int

Aviation Industry (Domain Name) [Internet]

.AFM

Ict

Adobe Font Metrics (file name extension)

.APP

Ict

Application (file name extension) [R:Base]

.ARC

Ict

Archive (file name extension)

.ARJ

Ict

Compressed File (file name extension) [Jung]

.ARTS

Int

Cultural Groups (Domain Name) [Internet]

.ASC

Ict

ASCII text (file name extension)

.ASM

Ict

Assembler Source Language (file name extension)

.ASP

Ict

Active Server Page (file name extension)

.AU

Ict

Audio (file name extension)

.B~K

Ict

Backup (file name extension)

.BAK

Ict

Backup (file name extension)

.BAS

Ict

Basic Language (file name extension)

.BAT

Ict

Batch Processing (file name extension)

.BFC

Ict

Briefcase (file name extension) [Microsoft]

.BGI

Ict

Borland Graphic Interface (file name extension)

.BIB

Ict

Bibliography (file name extension)

.BIN

Ict

Binary (file name extension)

.BIZ

Ict

Businesses (Domain Name) [Internet]

.BK!

Ict

Backup (file name extension) [WordPerfect]

.BLD

Ict

BASIC Bload Graphics (file name extension)

.BMP

Ict

Bitmap (file name extension) [Paintbrush Format]

.BSC

Ict

Boyan Script (file name extension) [Boyan Communications]

.C

Ict

C source code (file name extension) [C]

.CAB

Ict

Cabinet (file name extension) [Microsoft]

.CAP

Ict

Capture (file name extension)

.CAT

Ict

Catalog (file name extension)

.CBL

Ict

COBOL source code (file name extension)

.CCS

Ict

Color Calibration System (file name extension)

.CDA

Ict

CD Audio-Track (file name extension)

.CDF

Ict

Comma Delimited Format (file name extension)

.CDR

Ict

CorelDRAW (graphic file name extension)

.CDT

Ict

Corel Draw Template (file name extension)

.CDX

Ict

Compound Index (file name extension) [Fox Pro]

.CFG

Ict

Configuration (file name extension)

.CGM

Ict

Computer Graphics Metafile (file name extension)

.CHK

Ict

CHKDSK (file name extension)

.CLP

Ict

Clipboard (file name extension) [Microsoft]

.CMD

Ict

Command (file name extension)

.CNF

Ict

Configuration (file name extension)

.CNT

Ict

Contents (file name extension)

.COB

Ict

COBOL source code (file name extension)

.COD

Ict

Code List (file name extension)

.COM

Ict

Command (file name extension)

.COM

Ict

Commercial Business (Domain Name) [Internet]

.COOP

Ict

Cooperatives-Business (Domain Name) [Internet]

.CPE

Ict

Cover Page (file name extension)

.CPI

Ict

Code Page Information (file name extension) [MS-DOS]

.CPL

Ict

Control Panel (file name extension)

.CRD

Ict

Cardfile (file name extension)

.CRD

Ict

Chord (music file name extension)

.CUR


Cursor (file name extension)

.CVR


Cover Page (file name extension)

.DAT


Data (file name extension)

.dba


Date Book Archive (file name extension) [Palm]

.DBF


Database Format (file name extension)

.DBK


Docbook (format) (file name extension)

.DCT


Dictionary (file name extension)

.DEF


Definitions

.DEM


Demonstration (file name extension)

.DES


Description (file name extension)

.DHP


Dr. Halo PIC (file name extension)

.DIC


Dictionary (file name extension)

.DIZ


Description In Zip (file name extension)

.DOC


Document

.DOT


Document Template (file name extension)

.DRS


Driver Resource (file name extension) [WordPerfect]

.DRV


Device Driver (file name extension) (Also see .DVR)

.DRW


Draw

.DTA


Data (file name extension)

.DV


DESQview Script (file name extension)

.DVI


Device Independent (file name extension)

.DVR


Device Driver (file name extension) (Also see .DRV)

.DXB


Drawing Interchange Binary (file name extension)

.EDU


Educational Institutions (Domain Name) [Internet]

.EML


Electronic Mail (file name extension)

.ENC


Encoded (file name extension)

.EPS


Encapsulated PostScript (file name extension)

.EU


European Union (Domain Name) [Internet]

.EXE


Executable (file name extension)

.FAX


Fax (file name extension)

.FIRM


Business or Firm (Domain Name) [Internet]

.FLR


Folder (file name extension)

.FON


Font

.FOR


Fortran source code (file name extension)

.FRS


WordPerfect Graphics Driver (file name extension)

.GID


Topics (file name extension) [Microsoft]

.GIF


Graphics Interchange Format (file name extension)

.GLY


Glossary (file name extension) [Microsoft Word]

.GOV


Governmental (Domain Name) [Internet]

.GRF


Graph (file name extension)

.GRP


Group (file name extension)

.gz


Compressed file (compressed filename extension - using GNU gzip compression/decompression program) [Unix]

.HDR


Header Data (file name extension)

.HLP


Help (file name extension)

.HQX


BinHex (file name extension) [Macintosh]

.HST


History

.HYP


Hyphenation (file name extension)

.ICM


Image Color Management (file name extension)

.ICO


Icon (file name extension)

.IDX


Index (file name extension)

.IMG


Image Data (file name extension)

.IND


Index (file name extension)

.INF


Information (file name extension)

.INFO


Information Services (Domain Name) [Internet]

.INI


Initialize (file name extension)

.INT


International Organization (Domain name) [Internet]

.JNK


Junk (file name extension)

.LBR


Library (file name extension)

.LET


Letter (file name extension)

.LIB


Library (file name extension)

.LRS


Language Resource (file name extension) [WordPerfect]

.LST


List (file name extension)

.LYR


Lyrics (music file name extension)

.MAC


MacPaint (file name extension)

.MAI


Mail (file name extension)

.MAP


Linker Map (file name extension)

.MDF


Menu Definition File (file name extension)

.ME


Opening Information (file name extension) (As in READ.ME)

.MEN


Menu (file name extension)

.MET


Metafile (file name extension)

.MIF


Management Information Files (file name extension)

.MIL


Military (Domain name) [Internet]

.MIX


Microsoft Picture It! (format)

.MNU


Menu (fine name extension)

.MPA


Memo Pad Archive (file name extension) [Palm]

.MSG


Program Message (file name extension)

.MSP


Microsoft Paint (file name extension) [Microsoft]

.MUSEU


M Museums (Domain Name) [Internet]

.NAME


Names-Individuals (Domain Name) [Internet]

.NCF


Netware Command File [Novell]

.NDX


Index (file name extension)

.NET


Networks (Domain Name) [Internet]

.NEW


New Information (file name extension)

.NOM


Individual with Personal Site (Domain Name) [Internet]

.OLD


Old version (file name extension)

.OPT


Options (file name extension)

.ORG


Non-Profit Organizations (Domain name) [Internet]

.ORI


Original (file name extension)

.OUT


Outlines (file name extension)

.OVL


Program Overlay (file name extension)

.OVR


Program Overlay (file name extension)

.PAK


Packed (compressed file name extension) [NoGate

.PAL


Palette (file name extension)

.PAS


PASCAL source code (file name extension)

.PAT


Patch

.PCT


Picture (file name extension)

.PCX


PC Paintbrush/Picture Image (file name extensions)

.PDB


Palm Database (file name extension)

.PDF


Printer Description (file name extension)[Borland,Lotus]

.PDX


Paradox files (file name extension) [Borland]

.PFB


Printer Font Binary (file name extension)

.PFM


Printer Font Metrics (file name extension) [Windows]

.PGL


Graphics (file name extension) [Hewlett-Packard]

.PGP


ProGram Parameter (file name extension) [AutoCAD]

.PHO


Phone List (file name extension)

.PL


Perl Language (file name extension)

.PLL


Prelinked Library (file name extension) [Clipper]

.PM6


PagerMaker6 (file name extension) [Corel]

.PPD


PostScript Printer Description (file name extension)

.PPS


PowerPoint Show (file name extension) [Microsoft]

.PRC


Pilot Resource (file name extension) [Palm Pilot]

.PRD


Printer Driver (file name extension) [Microsoft]

.PRF


Preferences (file name extension) [Grammatik IV]

.PRG


Program (file name extension)

.PRJ


Project (file name extension) [Borland]

.PRO


Professionals (Domain Name) [Internet]

.PRS


Printer (file name extension) [WordPerfect]

.PS


PostScript (file name extension)

.ps.Z


Compressed PostScript (file name extension) [Unix]

.PUB


Publication (file name extension) [Ventura]

.PWL


Password List (file name extension)

.QDI


Quicken Dictionary (file name extension) [Intuit]

.QDT


Quicken Data (file name extension) [Intuit]

.QIF


Quicken Import File/Interchange Format

.QMT


Quicken Memorized List (file name extension) [Intuit]

.QNX


Quicken Indexes to Data (file name extension) [Intuit]

.RA


Real Audio (file name extension)

.RAM


Real Audio Metafile (file name extension)

.RAT


Rating (file name extension)

.RAW


Raw Data (file name extension)

.RC


Resource (file name extension)

.REC


Recorder (file name extension)

.REF


Reference (file name extension)

.RES


Resource (file name extension)

.SAV


Saved (file name extension)

.SBR


Source Browser (file name extension) [Borland]

.SC


Script (file name extension)

.SCR


Script (file name extension)

.SDF


Standard Data Format (file name extension)

.SEA


Self Extracting Archive (file name extension) [Macintosh]

.SET


Driver Set (file name extension) [Lotus 1-2-3] [LDC]

.SHW


Show (file name extension)

.SIT


Stuff-It (compressed file name extension) [Macintosh]

.SMP


Sample (file name extension)

.SPI


Spool (file name extension)

.SPL


Spell Checker (file name extension)

.SRC


Source (file name extension)

.SRP


Script (file name extension)

.STF


Structured File (file name extension) [Lotus Agenda]

.STORE


Businesses Offering Goods (Domain Name) [Internet]

.STY


Style (file name extension) [Ventura, Word, WordPerfect]

.SUP


Supplemental Dictionary (file name extension)

.SWP


Swap (file name extension)

.SYL


Syllabus (file name extension)

.SYM


Symbols (file name extension)

.SYN


Synonym (file name extension)

.SYS


System Configuration (file name extension)

.tar


Tape Archive (archived file name extension) [Unix]

.tar.Z


Compressed Archived files (file name extension) [Unix]

.TBK


Toolbook (file name extension)

.TDA


To Do Archive (file name extension) [Palm]

.TDF


Trace Definition File (file name extension) [OS/2]

.TFM


Tagged Font Metric (file name extension)

.TGA


Taga Bitmap (file name extension)

.THD


Thread (file name extension)

.THS


Thesaurus (file name extension)

.TIF


Tagged Image File (filename extension)

.TLB


Table (file name extension)

.TLX


Telex (file name extension)

.TML


Template (file name extension)

.TRM


Terminal (file name extension)

.TST


Test (file name extension)

.TTF


TrueType Font (file name extension)

.TUT


Tutorial (file name extension)

.TXF


Tax Exchange Format (file name extension)

.UC2


Compressed File (file name extension) [UltraCompressor]

.VAL


Validity Checks (file name extension) [Paradox]

.VBX


Visual Basic Extension (file name extension)

.VRS


WordPerfect Graphics Driver (file name extension)

.VXD


Virtual Device (file name extension) [Microsoft]

.WAV


Waveform Audio (file name extension)

.WEB


Entities Emphasizing the WWW (Domain Name) [Internet]

.WK1


Worksheet (file name extension) [Lotus 1-2-3] [LDC]

.WKB


Workbook (file name extension) [WordPerfect]

.WKE


Worksheet (file name extension) [Lotus 1-2-3] [LDC]

.WKQ


Spreadsheet (file name extension) [BORQU]

.WKS


Worksheet (file name extension) [Lotus 1-2-3] [LDC]

.WKZ


Compressed Spreadsheet (file name extension) [BORQU]

.WLG


Dr. Watson Log (file name extension)

.WMA


Windows Media Audio (file name extension) [Microsoft]

.WMF


Windows Metafile Format (file name extension) [Microsoft]

.WMV


Windows Video File (file name extension) [Microsoft]

.WPD


Windows Printer Description (file name extension)

.WPG


WordPerfect Graphics (file name extension)

.WPK


Keyboard (file name extension) [WordPerfect]

.WPM


Macro (file name extension) [WordPerfect]

.WQ!


Compressed Spreadsheet (file name extension) [BORPQU]

.WQ1


Spreadsheet (file name extension) [BORPQU]

.WRI


Write (file name extension)

.XBM


X-Windows Bitmaps (file name extension) (black and white)

.XLA


Add-In (file name extension) [Microsoft-Excel]

.XLK


Backup (file name extension) [Microsoft-Excel]

.XLT


Template (file name extension) [Microsoft-Excel]

.XPM


X-Windows Pixelmaps (file name extension) (color)

.z


Packed file (file name extension - using Pack/Unpack

.Z


Compressed file (file name)

.ZIP


Compressed File (file name extension) [PKWare]

.ZOO


Compressed File (file name extension) [Dhesi]

(_)


Underscore

(/)


Slash

(\)


Backslash

(~)


Tilde

(Y/N)?


(Asks for a YES or NO decision)

[ ]


Square Brackets

{ }


Braces

@


At

*


Wildcard character (asterisk)

*.*


Star-Dot-Star (represents any file name.Any file name extension)

1GL


First Generation Language (machine language)

24/7

Ict

Twenty-Four Hours a Day, Seven Days a Week

2GL


Second Generation Language (assembly language)

3COM


3 Com Corporation (Computer, Communications and Compatibility)

3GL


Third Generation Language (programming language)

4GL


Fourth Generation Language (descriptive language)

6DOF


Six Degrees Of Freedom

A/D

Tec

Analog to Digital

A/P

Ict

Accounts Payable

A/R

Int

Accounts Receivable

A/S


Analysis System

AA

Ict

Auto Answer

AAA

Ict

Authentication, Authorization and Accounting

AAB

Ict

All-to-All Broadcast

AAC

Ict

Advanced Audio Coding

AAL

Ict

Asynchronous Transfer Mode Adaption Layer

AAM

Ict

Automatic Acoustic Management

AAP

Ict

Applications Access Point [DEC]

AARP

Ict

AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol

AAS

Ict

All-to-All Scatter

AASP

Ict

ASCII Asynchronous Support Package

AAT

Ict

Average Access Time

AATP

Ict

Authorized Academic Training Program [Microsoft]

ABAP

Ict

Advanced Business Application Programming [SAP]

ABC

Ict

Atanasoff-Berry Computer (First digital Computer)

ABEND

Ict

Abnormal End

ABI

Ict

Application Binary Interface

ABIOS

Ict

Advanced BIOS

ABIST

Ict

Automatic Built-In Self-Test [IBM]

ABLE

Ict

Agent Building and Learning Environment [IBM]

ABLE

Ict

Adaptive Battery Life Extender

ABM

Ict

Asynchronous Balanced Mode

ABR

Ict

Available Bit Rate

ABRD

Ict

Automatic Baud Rate Detection

ABRS

Ict

Automated Book Request System [British Library]

ABS

Ict

Address Book Synchronization [IBM]

ABS

Ict

Absolute

ABT

Ict

Abort

ABTS

Ict

ASCII Block Terminal Services

AC


Automatic Computer [Rand Corp.]

AC

Ict

Autocheck

AC

Ict

Automatic Computer

AC

Tec

Alternating Current

ACAP

Ict

Application Configuration Access Protocol

ACC

Ict

Accumulator

ACCMAIL

Ict

Accessing the Internet Via Email

ACD

Ict

Automatic Call Distribution

ACDI

Ict

Asynchronous Communications Device Interface

ACE

Ict

Access Control Encryption/Entry

ACE

Ict

Adobe Certified Expert

ACE

Ict

Advanced Computing Environment [SCO]

ACE

Ict

Adverse Channel Enhancements [Microcom]

ACE

Ict

Automatic Computing Engine

ACF

Ict

Access Control Field

ACF

Ict

Advanced Communications Function

ACH

Ict

Automated Clearing House

ACIAS

Ict

Automated Calibration Interval Analysis System

ACIS

Ict

American Committee for Interoperable Systems

ACK

Ict

Acknowledgment (e.g. modem)

ACL

Ict

Access Control List

ACL

Ict

Asynchronous Connection-Link

ACM

US

Association for Computing Machinery

ACM

Ict

Audio Compression Manager [Microsoft]

ACMS

Ict

Application Control Management System

ACP

Ict

Ancillary Control Program or Process

ACPI

Ict

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

ACR

Ict

Allowed Cell Rate

ACROSS

US

Automated Cargo Release and Operations Service System

ACS

Ict

Access (Control Set / System

ACS

Ict

Advanced Computer System [IBM]

ACS

Ict

Asynchronous Communication Server

ACSS

Ict

Audio Cascading Style Sheets

ACTLU

Ict

Active Logical Unit

ACTPU

Ict

Active Physical Unit

ACTS

Ict

Automated Computer Time Service

ACTT

Ict

Advanced Communication and Timekeeping Technology [Seiko]

ACU

Ict

Automatic Calling Unit

ACVC

Ict

Ada Compiler Validation Capacity

ADA

Ict

Automatic Data Acquisitions

ADA

Ict

Programming Language named after Augusta Ada Lovelace

ADB

Ict

Apple Desktop Bus

ADC

Ict

Adaptive Data Compression (protocol) [Hayes]

ADC

Ict

Add with Carry

ADC

Tec

Analog to Digital Converter

ADCCP

Ict

Advanced Data Communication Control Procedures/Protocol

ADD

Ict

Automatic Document Detection [WordPerfect]

ADF

Tec

Automatic Document Feeder

ADF

Ict

Automatically Defined Function

ADI

Ict

AutoCad/AutoDesk Device Interface (driver)

ADIOS

Ict

Automated Download and Installation of Oprating Systems [Queensland U.]

ADL

Ict

Address Data Latch

ADLAT

Ict

Adaptive Lattice Filter

ADLC

Ict

Adaptive Lossless Data Compression [IBM]

ADLC

Ict

Asynchronous Data Link Control

ADMACS

Ict

Apple Document Management And Conrol System

ADMD

Ict

Administrative Management Domain [X.400]

ADO

Ict

ActiveX Data Objects

ADP

US

AOLserver Dynamic Pages

ADPCM

Ict

Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation

ADR

Ict

Address

ADS

Ict

Application Development Solutions [AT&T]

ADS

Ict

Application Development System

ADS

Ict

Automatic Distribution System

ADSC

Ict

Address Status Changed

ADSC

Ict

Adobe Document Structuring Conventions

ADSI

Ict

Active Directory Service Interface [Microsoft]

ADSI

Ict

Analog Display Services Interface

ADSL


Asymmetric DSL

ADSP

Ict

AppleTalk Datastream Protocol

ADSR

Ict

Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release

ADT

Ict

Application or Abstract Data Type

ADU

Ict

Automatic Dialing Unit

AE

Ict

Above or Equal

AEB

Tec

Analog Expansion Bus [Dialogic]

AEC

Ict

Architecture, Engineering, Construction

AEM

Ict

Asynchronous Event Mechanism

AES

Ict

Advanced Encryption Standard

AESA

Ict

ATM End System Address

AF

Ict

Auxiliary carry Flag

AFA

Ict

Accelerated File Access

AFC

Ict

Antiferro-Magnetically Coupled (media) [IBM]

AFC

Tec

Automatic Frequency Control

AFD

Ict

Automatic File Distribution

AFDW

Ict

Active Framework for Data Warehousing [Microsoft]

AFI

Ict

Authority and Format Identifier

AFII

US

Association for Font Information Interchange

AFIRM

Ict

Automated Fingerprint Image Reporting and Match

AFIS

Ict

Automated Fingerprint Identification System

AFP

Ict

Advanced Function Presentation [IBM]

AFP

Ict

Advanced Function Printing

AFP

Ict

Appletalk Filing Protocol [Macintosh]

AFS

Ict

Andrew File System (protocols)

AFTP

Ict

Advanced/Anonymous File Transfer Protocol

AGA

Ict

Advanced Graphics Adapter

AGC

Ict

Automatic Gain Control

AGP

Ict

Accelerated/Advanced Graphics Port

AGRAS

Ict

Antiglare-Antireflective-Antistatic

AGU

Ict

Address-Generation Unit

AH

Ict

Authentication Header (protocol)

AHD


Alaska-Hawaii Daylight

AHS


Alaska-Hawaii Standard

AHS

Ict

Automated Highway Systems

AI


Web Application Interface [Netscape]

AI

Ict

Analog Input

AI

Ict

Artificial Intelligence

AIA

Ict

Applications Integration Architecture [DEC]

AIC

Ict

AIXwindows Interface Composer [IBM]

AIFF

Ict

Audio Interchange File Format

AIIM

Ict

Association for Information and Image Management

AIM

Ict

AOL Instant Messenger

AIN

Ict

Advanced Intelligent Network [Bell Atlantic]

AIO

Ict

All-In-One

AIP

Ict

Application Infrastruture Provider

AIR

Ict

Architecture Implementation Review

AIS

Ict

Automated Identification System [NCIC]

AIS

Ict

Automated Information Systems

AISB

Ict

Association of Imaging Service Bureaus

AISP

Ict

Association of Information Systems Professionals

AIT

Ict

Advanced Intelligent Tape (drive) [Sony]

AIX

Ict

Advanced Interactive Executive [IBM]

AJAX

Ict

Asynchronous JavaScript and XML

ALAT

Ict

Advanced Load Address Table

ALC

Ict

Arithmetic and Logic Circuits

ALC

Tec

Automatic Level Control

ALE

Ict

Address Latch Enable

ALE

Ict

Application Linking and Embedding

ALGOL

Ict

Algorithmic Oriented Language (see IAL)

ALIBI

Ict

Adaptive Location of Internetworked Bases if Information

ALICE

Ict

Artificial Linguistic Internet Computer Entity

ALINK

Ict

Active Link [HTML]

ALIWEB

Ict

Archie Like Indexing in the Web [Internet]

ALM

Ict

Asset Liability Management

ALN

Ict

Asynchronous Learning Network

ALOS

Ict

Alternate Lighting Of Surfaces

ALP

Ict

Automatic Language Processing

ALR

Ict

Advanced Logic Research, Inc.

ALT

Ict

Alternate (mode)

ALT.

Ict

Alternate lifestyle [USENET Newsgroup Category]

ALU

Ict

Arithmetic Logic Unit

AM

Ict

Amplitude Modulation

AMA

Ict

Automatic Message Accounting

AMANDD

Ict

Automated Messaging and Directory Assistance

AMASS

Ict

Archival Management and Storage System

AMD

Ict

Active Matrix Display

AMD

US

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

AMDD

Ict

Agile Modelling Driven Development

AMI

Ict

Alternate Mark Inversion

AMI

US

American Megatrends, Inc.

AMI

Ict

Application Messaging Interface

AMMA

Ict

Advanced Memory Management Architecture [Everex system]

AMP

Tec

Amplifier

AMPL

Ict

Algebraic/Applied Mathematical Programming Language

AMPS

Ict

Advanced Mobile Phone Service

AMR

Ict

Audio Modem Riser

ANCOVA

Ict

Analysis of Covariance

ANDF

Ict

Architecture-Neutral Distribution Format

ANI

Ict

Animated Cursor (file name extension) [Microsoft]

ANI

Ict

Automatic Number Identification

ANN

Ict

Annotations (file name extension) [IBM]

ANN

Ict

Artificial Neural Network

ANOVA

Ict

Analysis Of Variance

ANSI

Ict

American National Standards Institute

ANX

Ict

Automotive Network Exchange [Chrysler/Ford/GM]

AO

Ict

Analog Output

AO/DI

Ict

Always On/Dynamic ISDN

AOCE

Ict

Apple Open Collaboration Environment

AODV

Ict

Ad Hoc On-Demand Distance Vector

AOE

Ict

Application Operating Environment [AT&T]

AOL

US

America Online Inc

AOS

Ict

Add Or Subtract

AP


Assistance Program [NII]

AP

Ict

Application or Ancillary Processor

APA

Ict

Adaptive Packet Assembly

APA

Ict

All Points Addressable

APA

Ict

Arithmetic Processing Accelerator

APAR

Ict

Authorized Program Analysis Report [IBM]

APAREN

Ict

Address Parity Enable [IBM]

APCUG

Ict

Association of PC User Groups

APDU

Ict

Application Protocol Data Units

API

Ict

Application Program Interface

APIC

Ict

Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (bus) [Intel]

APIPA

Ict

Automatic Private Interenet Protocol Addressing

APIS

Ict

Advanced Passenger Information System

APL

Ict

A Programming Language (Mathematics)

APM

Ict

Advanced Power Management [IBM]

APNIC

Ict

Asia-Pacific Network Information Center [Internet]

APOP

Ict

Authenticated Post Office Protocol

APPC

Ict

Advanced Program-to-Program Communications [IBM]

APPI

Ict

Advanced Peer-to-Peer Internetworking

APPLET

Ict

Applications sub module

APPN

Ict

Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking [IBM]

APPS

Ict

Applications

APR

US

Annual Percentage Rate

APRP

Ict

Adaptive Pattern Recognition Processing

APS

Ict

Active Pixel Sensor

APS

Tec

Advanced Photo System

APS

Ict

Advanced Printing Service [IBM]

APS

Ict

Asynchronous Protocol Specification

APSE

Ict

ADA Programming Support Environment

APT

Ict

Address Pass Through

APT

Ict

Advanced Parallel Technology

APT

Ict

Automatically Programmed Tools

AQ


Automatic Quotation

ARA

Ict

AppleTalk Remote Access

ARAG

Tec

Antireflective-Antiglare

ARAS

Tec

Antireflective-Antistatic

ARC

Ict

Acoustic Resonance Control

ARCA

Ict

Advanced RISC Computing Architecture

ARCnet

Ict

Attached Resource Computer Network

ARL

Ict

Adjusted Ring Length

ARLL

Ict

Advanced Run Length Limited

ARM

Ict

Advanced RISC Machine (processor)

ARM

Ict

Annotated Reference Manual

ARM

Ict

Asynchronous Response Mode

ARMA

US

Association of Records Managers and Administrators

ARP

Ict

Address Resolution Protocol [Novell]

ARPANE

US

Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

ARPL

Ict

Adjust Requested Privilege Level

ARQ

Ict

Automatic Repeat Request (modem)

ARS

Ict

Activity Reporting System [Unisys]

ART

Ict

Adaptive Resonance Theory (algorithm)

ARTA

Ict

Apple Real Time Architecture

ARTIC

Ict

A Real-Time Interface Coprocessor [IBM]

ARTS

Ict

Asynchronous Remote Takeover Server

ARTT

Ict

Asynchronous Remote Takeover Terminal

ARU

Ict

Audio Response Unit

AS

Ict

Autonomous System [Internet]

AS/400

Ict

Application System/400 [IBM]

AS/U

Ict

Advanced Server for Unix

AS3AP

Ict

ANSI SQL Standard Scalable and Portable

ASAI

Ict

Adjunct Switch Application Interface [AT&T]

ASAP

Int

As Soon As Possible

ASB

Ict

Advanced System Buffering [Intel]

ASCC

Ict

Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator [IBM]

ASCII

Ict

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

ASD

Ict

Application Structure Database [Microsoft]

ASF

Ict

Active/Advanced Streaming Format [Microsoft]

ASIC

Ict

Application-Specific Integrated Circuit

ASIT

Ict

Advanced Security and Identification Technology

ASL

Ict

Adaptive Speed Levelling

ASLM

Ict

Apple Shared Library Manager [Macintosh]

ASMP

Ict

Asymmetric Multprocessing

ASN

Ict

Abstract Syntax Notation

ASN

Ict

Autonomous System Number

ASO

Ict

Automated Systems Operations

ASP

Ict

Automatic Switching And Processing

ASP

Ict

Active Server Page [Microsoft]

ASP

Ict

Application/Authorized Service Provider

ASP

Ict

Aspect Oriented Programming

ASP

Ict

Association of Shareware Professionals

ASPI

Ict

Advanced SCSI Programming Interface [Adaptec]

ASPS

Ict

Advanced Signal Processing System

ASR

Ict

Address Space Register

ASR

Ict

Automatic Send-Receive

ASR

Ict

Automatic Speech Recognition

ASR

Ict

Automatic System Recovery

ASSP

Ict

Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy

ASSP

Ict

Application-Specific Standard Product

AST


Access System

AST


Atlantic Standard Time

AST

US

AST Research, Inc. (named from first initials of the founders: Albert Wong, Safi Qureshey, Thomas Yuen)

ASYNC

Ict

Asynchronous

AT


Azores Time

AT

Ict

Advanced Technology

AT

Ict

Attention (modem command)

AT&T

US

American Telephone and Telegraph

ATA

Ict

Advanced Technology Attachment

ATAPI

Ict

Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface

ATC

Ict

Advanced Transfer Cache

ATDP

Ict

Attention Dial Pulse

ATDT

Ict

Attention Dial Tone

ATE

Ict

Automated Test Equipment

ATG

Ict

Advanced Technology Group

ATH

Ict

Attention Hang-Up (Modem command)

ATL

Ict

Active Template Library

ATM

Ict

Adobe Typeface Manager

ATM

Ict

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

ATM

Int

Automated Teller Machine

ATPS

Ict

AppleTalk Printing Services [Macintosh]

ATR

Ict

Automatic Terminal Recognition

ATS

Ict

Administrative Terminal System

ATS

Ict

Apple Terminal Services

ATTN

Int

Attention

ATTRIB

Ict

Attribute (also ATR)

ATX

Ict

Advanced Technology Extended [Intel]

ATZ

Ict

Attention Restore configuration profile from nonvolatile RAM (Modem command)

AUDIT

Ict

Automated Data Input Terminal

AUI

Ict

Attachment/Autonomous Unit Interface

AUP

Ict

Acceptable Use Policy [Internet]

AUTO

Ict

Automatic

AUTOEXEC

Ict

Automatic Execution (usually startup file)

AUX

Ict

Auxiliary (First Serial Port of computer)

AV

Tec

Audio /Visual

AV

Ict

Authenticity Verification

AVA

Ict

Audio Visual Authoring [IBM]

AVC

Ict

Audio Visual Connection [IBM]

AVD

Ict

Alternating Voice and Data

AVG

Ict

Average

AVI

Ict

Audio Video Interleave [Microsoft]

AVL

Ict

AVL Tree (named after its founders:Adelson, Veiski & Landis

AVP

Ict

Attribute-Value Pair

AVR

Ict

Automatic Voice Recognition

AVS

Ict

Advanced Visual Systems

AVT

Ict

Applied Voice Technology

AVVID

Ict

Architecture for Voice Video & Integrated Data [Cisco]

AWE

Ict

Advanced Wave Effects [Creative Lab]

AWG

Ict

American Wire Gage

AWK

Ict

Unix version by Al Aho, Peter Weinberger and Brian Kernighan)

AWS

US

Advanced Workstations and Systems (group) [IBM]

AWT

Ict

Abstract Window Toolkit [Java]

AX

Ict

Architecture Extended

AX

Ict

Automatic Transmission

B-CHAN

Ict

NEL Bearer Channel

B/F

Ict

Background/Foreground

B2B

Ict

Business-To-Business

B2C

Ict

Business To Consumer

B2E

Ict

Business To Employees

B2X

Ict

Binary To Hexadecimal [REXX]

BA

Ict

Bell Atlantic (US company)

BACP

Ict

Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol

BAK

Ict

Binary Adaptation Kit [Microsoft]

BAL

Ict

Basic Assembly Language

BALUN

Tec

Balanced Unbalanced (twisted pair to coax connection)

BAM

Ict

Boyan Action Module

BAPI

Ict

Business Application Programming Interface [SAP]

BARTS

Ict

Bell Atlantic Regional Timesharing

BASH

Ict

Bourne Again Shell [Unix]

BASIC

Ict

Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

BASM

Ict

Built-In Assembler

BAT

Ict

Block Address Translation

BBS

Ict

Bulletin Board System

BCC

Ict

Block Check Character

BCC:

Ict

Blind Carbon Copy

BCD

Ict

Binary Coded Decimal

BCL

Ict

Base Class Libraries

BCL

Ict

Batch Command Language

BCN

Ict

Beacon

BCNF

Ict

Boyce-Codd Normal Form

BCP

Int

Best Current Practice

BCP

Ict

Bulk Copy Program

BCPL

Ict

Basic Computer Programming Language

BCR

Ict

Byte Count Register

BCS

Ict

Bar Code Sorter

BDA

Ict

Bios Data Area

BDC

Ict

Backup Domain Controller

BDE

Ict

Borland Database Engine [Borland]

BDLS

Ict

Bidirectional Loop Switching

BDOS

Ict

Basic Disk Operating System

BDR

Ict

Bus Device Request

BDSL


Broadband DSL

BDSL

Ict

Binary encoded Digital Subscriber line

BE

Ict

Below or Equal

BECN

Ict

Backward Explicit Congestion Notification

BEDO

Ict

Burst Extended Data Out

BEEP

Ict

Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol

BEL

Ict

Bell (Modem cccommand)

BELLCO

US

Bell Communications Research Inc

BER

Ict

Basic Encoding Rules

BER

Ict

Bit Error Rate Test/Tester

BERT

Ict

Bit Error Rate Test/Tester

BF

Ict

Bad Flag

BFF

Ict

Binary File Format [IBM]

BFT

Ict

Binary File Transfer

BFTP

Ict

Batch FTP

BGA

Ict

Ball Grid Array

BGCOLO

Ict

R Background Color [HTML]

BGE

Ict

Branch if Greater or Equal

BGP

Ict

Border Gateway Protocol

BGT

Ict

Branch if Greater Than

BHI

Ict

Branch if Higher

BHIS

Ict

Branch if Higher or Same

BHO

Ict

Browser Helper Object [Spybot]

BI

Ict

Binary Input

BiDi

Ict

Bi-Directional

BIFET

Ict

Bipolar Field Effect Transistor

BIFF

Ict

Binary Interchange File Format

BIM

Ict

Beginning of Information Marker

BINAC

Ict

Binary Automatic Computer

BIND

Ict

Berkeley Internet Name Domain

BINHEX

Ict

Binary Hexadecimal

BIOS

Ict

Basic Input/Output System

BIS

Ict

Business Information System

BISDN

Ict

Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network

BIST

Ict

Built-In Self-Test

BiSYNC

Ict

(See BSYNC)

BIT

Ict

Binary Digit

BITNET

Ict

Because It's Time Network

BITNIC

Ict

Bitnet Network Information Center

BIU

Ict

Bus Interface Unit

BIW

Ict

Business Intelligence Warehouse [SAP]

BIX

Ict

Byte Information Exchange (BBS)

Bk


Block

BKSP

Ict

Backspace (modem)

BL

Tec

Backlight

BLAS

Ict

Basic Linear Algebra Subroutines

BLAST

Ict

Bell Labs Layered Space Time

BLAST

Ict

Blocked Asynchronous Transmission (protocol)

BLE

Ict

Branch if Less or Equal

BLER

Ict

Block Error

BLI

Ict

Business Logic Integration [Microsoft]

BLK

Ict

Block

BLMC

Ict

Buried Logic Macrocell

BLOB

Ict

Binary Large Object

BLOG

Ict

Web Log

BLOS

Ict

Branch if Lower Or Same

BLT


Baghdad Local Time

BMI

Ict

Branch if Minus

BMIC

Ict

BusMaster Interface Controller [Intel]

BMP

Ict

Basic Mapping Support

BMP

Ict

Basic Multilingual Plane

BMP

Ict

Batch Message Processing Program

BNC

Tec

Bayonet coaxial cable invented by Mr. Neill-Concelman)

BNC

Tec

British Naval Coaxial Connector

BNE

Ict

Branch if Not Equal

BNF

Ict

Backus-Naur (or Normal) Form

BNS

Ict

Backbone Network Service

BO

Ict

Binary Output

BOA

Ict

Basic Object Adapter

BOB

Ict

Break-out Box

BOC

Ict

Basic Operator Console

BOF

Ict

Beginning Of File

BOM

Ict

Basic Online Memory [IBM]

BOM

Ict

Beginning Of Message (modem)

BOND

Ict

Bandwidth On Demand

BOOTP

Ict

Bootstrap Protocol [Internet]

BOPS

Ict

Billion Operations Per Second

BORPQU

Ict

Borland Pro Quattro

BORQU

Ict

Borland Quattro

BOS

Ict

Basic Operating System

BOT

Ict

Beginning Of Table

BOT

Ict

Beginning of Tape

BOT

Ict

Robot

BP

Ict

Base Pointer

BPB

Ict

BIOS Parameter Block

BPDU

Ict

Bridge Protocol Data Unit

BPI

Tec

Bits Per Inch (magnetic tape density)

BPL

Tec

Broadband Over Power Lines

BPM

Ict

Business Process Management [Microsoft]

BPP

Ict

Bits Per Pixel

BPR

Ict

Business Process Re-engineering [Linux]

BPS

Ict

Bits (sometimes bytes) Per Second (1 byte = 8 bits)

BPSK

Tec

Binary Phase Shift Keying (modem modulation)

BR

Ict

Bad Register

BRGC

Ict

Binary Reflected Gray Code

BRI

Ict

Basic Rate Interface

BRI

Tec

Brain Response Interface

BS

Ict

Backspace

BS-RAM

Ict

Burst Static RAM

BSAM

Ict

Basic Sequential Access Method

BSC

Ict

Base Station Controller

BSC

Ict

Binary Synchronous Communication

BSCS

Ict

Bachelor of Science (Degree) in Computer Science

BSD

Ict

Berkely Software/Standard Distribution

BSF

Ict

Bit Scan Forward

BSM

Ict

Basic Storage Module [IBM]

BSP

Ict

Bulk Synchronous Parallelism

BSR

Ict

Bit Scan Reverse

BSS

Ict

Block Started by Symbol

BST


British Summer Time

BST

Ict

Binary Search Tree

BSY

Ict

Busy (modem)

BSYNC

Ict

Binary Synchronous Communications (protocol)

BT

Ict

Bit Test

BTAM

Ict

Basic Telecommunications Access Method [IBM]

BTB

Ict

Branch Target Buffer

BTC

Ict

Bit Test and Complement

BTI

Ict

Business Type Identifier

BTOA

Ict

Binary To ASCII conversion

BTP

Ict

Batch Transfer Program

BTR

Ict

Bit Test and Reset

BTS

Ict

Base Transceiver Station

BTS

Ict

Bit Test and Set

BU

Ict

Branch Unit

BUBL

Ict

Bulletin Board for Libraries [Janet]

BUF

Ict

Buffer

BUS

Ict

Broadcast and Unknown Server

BVH

Ict

Base Video Handler

BWM

Ict

Block-Write Mode

BYTE

Ict

Binary Element String

C

Ict

C Programming Language

C/D

Ict

Control Data

C/S

Ict

Client/Server

C&T


Chips and Technologies

C2D

Ict

Character To Decimal [REXX]

C2T


Cable Changing Technology

C2X


Character To Hexadecimal [REXX]

CA

Ict

Certification Authority

CA

Ict

Collision Avoidance

CAB

Ict

Compressed Application Binary [Microsoft]

CACLS

Ict

Command-Line Access Control Lists [Microsoft]

CAD

Ict

Computer Aided Design

CADD

Ict

Computer Aided Design and Drafting

CADE

Ict

Client/server Application Development Environment

CAE

Ict

Client Application Enabler

CAE

Ict

Common Applications Environment

CAE

Ict

Computer Aided Engineering

CAEN

Ict

Chemically Assembled Electronic Nanocomputer

CAEX

Ict

Computer Aided Exploration

CAG

Ict

Column Address Generator

CAI

Ict

Computer Aided Instruction

CAIRN

Ict

Collaborative Advanced Interagency Research Network

CAL

Ict

Calendar

CAL

Ict

Client Access License

CAL

Ict

Computer Aided Learning

CALS

Ict

Computer-Aided Acquisition in Logistic Support

CAM

Ict

Common Access Method

CAM

Ict

Computer Aided Manufacturing

CAM

Ict

Contents Addressable Memory

CAN

Ict

Cancel (modem)

CAN

Ict

Controller Area Network

CANBUS

Ict

Conroller Area Network Bus

CAP

Ict

Carrierless Amplitude and Phase-Modulation

CAP

Ict

Central Arbitration Point

CAP

Ict

Communication Application Platform

CAP

Ict

Competitive Access Provider

CAP

Ict

Computer Aided Publishing

CAPD

Ict

Computing To Assist Persons With Disabilities [John Hopkins Uni]

CAPE

Ict

Concurrent Art-to-Product Environment

CAPS

Ict

Capitals (Upper Case Letters)

CAPS

Ict

Cassette Programming System

CAPTCHA

Ict

Completely Automatic Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart

CAR


Computer Archives [Internet]

CAR

Ict

Committed Access Rate [Cisco]

CARL

Ict

Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries [Internet]

CART

Ict

Computer-Assisted Radar Tomography

CAS

Ict

Column Address Select/Strobe

CAS

Ict

Communications Application Specification

CAS

Ict

Computer Aided Styling

CASE

Ict

Computer Aided Software Engineering

CASL

Ict

Crosstalk Application Scripting Language [DCA]

CASS

Ict

Computer Assisted Search Service

CASSIS

Ict

Classified and Search Support Information System

CAT


Central Alaska Time

CAT

Ict

Computer Adaptive Test

CAT

Ict

Computer Aided Testing

CAT

Ict

Computer Aided Tomography

CAT

Ict

Computer Aided Transcription

CAT

Ict

Concatenate

CAT SC

Ict

AN Computerized Axial Tomography Scan

CAT5E

Ict

Cable unshielded twisted pair (Enhanced) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable

CATS

Ict

Computer Assisted Training System

CATV

Tec

Cable TV (was Community Antenna Television)

CAU

Ict

Controlled Access Unit

CAV

Tec

Constant Angular Velocity

CAVE

Ict

Computer Automatic Virtual Environment

CBC

Ict

Cipher Block Chaining

CBCR

Ict

Channel Byte Count Register

CBDS

Ict

Connectionless Broadband Data Service

CBEMA

US

Computer and Business Equipment Manufactures Association

CBGA

Tec

Ceramic Ball Grid Array

CBI

Ict

Computer Based Instruction\Instrumentation

CBL

Ict

Computer Based Learning

CBMS

Ict

Computer-Based Mail System

CBN

Ict

Community Based Networks

CBR

Ict

Case Based Reasoning

CBR

Ict

Constant Bit Rate

CBT

Ict

Computer Based Training

CBW

Ict

Convert Byte to Word

CBX

Ict

Computer-Controlled Branch Exchange

CC

Ict

Cluster Controller

CC:

Int

Carbon Copy (exact duplicate)

CC/PP

Ict

Composite Capabilities/Preference Profile

CCD

Tec

Charged-Coupled Imaging Device

CCFT

Tec

Cold Cathode Fluorescent Tube

CCI

Ict

Common Client Interface

CCI

Ict

Copy Control Information

CCIE

Ict

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert [Cisco]

CCL

Ict

Connection/Cursor Control Language

CCNA

Ict

Cisco Certified Network Associate

CCNP

Ict

Cisco Certified Network Professional

CCP

Ict

Certified Computing Professional

CCP

Ict

Console Command Processor

CCS

Ict

Common Command Set

CCS

Ict

Common Communications Services / Support

CCS

Ict

Continuous Composite Servo

CCS

Ict

Cryptographic Checksum

CCSD

Tec

Cellular Circuit-Switched Data

CCSIS

Ict

Coded Character Set ID

CCSP

Ict

CompuCom Speed Protocol [CompuCom]

CCT


China Coast Time

CCTLD

Ict

Country Code Top-Level Domain

cd


Change Working Directory [Internet]

CD

Ict

Carrier Detect (modem)

CD

Ict

Change Directory (OS command)

CD

Ict

Collision Detection

CD

Ict

Color Display

CD

Ict

Compact Disk

CD_CHR

Ict

DY Card Channel Ready [IBM]

CD-DA

Ict

Compact Disk - Digital Audio

CD-E

Ict

Compact Disk - Erasable

CD-G

Tec

Compact Disk plus Graphics

CD-I

Tec

Compact Disk - Interactive

CD-MO

Tec

Compact Disk - Magneto Optical

CD-R

Ict

Compact Disk - Recordable

CD-RAM

Ict

Cached RAM

CD-RDX

Ict

Compact Disk - Read Only Memory Data Exchange Standard

CD-ROM

Ict

Compact Disk - Read Only Memory

CD-ROM-XA

Ict

CD-ROM Extended Architecture

CD-RTOS

Ict

Compact Disk - Real Time Operating System

CD-RW

Ict

Compact Disk - Rewritable

CD-V

Ict

Compact Disk - Video

CD-WO

Ict

Compact Disk - Write Once

CD-XA

Ict

Compact Disk - Extended Architecture

CDA

Ict

Compound Document Architecture [DEC]

CDBT

Ict

Compact Disk-Based Training

CDC

Ict

Connected Device Configuration

CDC

US

Control Data Corporation

CDDI

Ict

Copper Distributed Data Interface

CDE

Ict

Common Desktop Environment

CDE

Ict

Complex Data Entry

CDF

Ict

Channel Definition Format

CDFS

Ict

Compact Disc File System [Microsoft]

CDIA

Ict

Certified Document Imaging Architect

CDL

Ict

Computer Design Language

CDMA

Tec

Code Division Multiple Access (modem modulation)

CDMF

Ict

Commercial Data Masking Facility [IBM]

CDO

Ict

Collaboration Data Objects [Microsoft]

CDOS

Ict

Concurrent Disk Operating System

CDP

Ict

Certificate In Data Processing (Lowest ICT qualification)

CDPD

Ict

Cellular Digital Packet Data

CDR

Ict

Call Detail Record

CDRL

Ict

Contract Data Requirements List

CDS

Ict

Current Directory Structure

CDSA

Ict

Common Data Security Architecture

CDSL


Consumer DSL [Rockwell]

CDSL

Ict

(See DSL)

CDT


Central Daylight Time

CDT

Ict

Common Data Representation

CE

Ict

Cache Enable

CE

Ict

Chip Enable

CE

Ict

Collision Elimination

CE

Tec

Consumer Elecronics

CE

Ict

Convert Enable

CEB

Ict

Conditional End Bracket

CEC

Ict

Certified E-Commerce Consultant

CEG

Ict

Continuous Edge Graphics

CEI

Ict

Conducted Electromagnetic Interference

CELP

Ict

Card Edge Low Profile (socket) [Intel]

CEMS

Ict

Constituent Electronic Mail System

CEOP

Ict

Conditional End Of Page

CER

Ict

Canonical Encoding Rules

CERT

Ict

Computer Emergency Response Team

CET


Central European Time

CFB

Ict

Cipher Feedback

CFB

Ict

Configurable Function Block

CFM

Ict

Code Fragment Manager [Macintosh]

CFML

Ict

ColdFusion Markup Language

CFP

Int

Call For Proposal

CFR

Ict

Computerized Facial Recognition

CFS

Ict

Caching/Common File System

CFV

Ict

Call For Votes [Bitnet]

CG

Ict

Control Gate

CGA

Ict

Color Graphics Adapter

CGE

Ict

Common Graphics Environment

CGI

Ict

Computer Generated Images

CGI-BIN

Ict

Common Gateway Interface - Binary

CGMS

Ict

Copy Generation Management System

CGS

Tec

Continuous-Grain Silicon

CHAP

Ict

Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol

CHAT

Ict

Conversational Hypertext Access Technology [Internet]

CHCK

Ict

Channel Check

CHCP

Ict

Change Code Page

CHGRP

Ict

Change Group (OS command)

CHIPS

Ict

Clearinghouse Interbank Payments System

CHKDSK

Ict

Check Disk Windows utility

CHRP

Ict

Common Hardware Reference Platform

CHS

Ict

Cylinder Head Sector (location on hard disk)

CHTML

Ict

Compact/Compressed HTML

CI

Ict

Component Interface

CIA

Ict

Current Instruction Address

CIAC

Ict

Computer Incident Advisory Capability

CICS/VS

Ict

Customer Information Control System/IBM Virtual Storage

CID

Ict

Charge-Injection Device

CID

Ict

Configuration/Installation/Distribution

CIDR

Ict

Classless Inter-Domain Routing

CIF

Ict

Common Interchange/Intermediate Format

CIF

Ict

Crystallographic Information File

CIF

Ict

Customer Information Feed

CIFS

Ict

Common Internet File System

CIL

Ict

Common Intermediate Language [ECMA]

CIM

Ict

Common Information Model

CIM

Ict

CompuServe Information Manager

CIM

Ict

Computer Integrated Manufacturing

CIO

Ict

Chief Information Officer

CIOCS

Ict

Communication Input/Output Control System

CIP

Ict

Command Interface Port

CIP

Ict

Common Indexing Protocol

CIR

Ict

Committed Information Rate

CIRC

Ict

Circular Reference

CIRC

Ict

Cross-Interleaved Reed-Solomon Code

CIS

Ict

Card Information Structure

CIS

Ict

Client Information System

CIS

Ict

CompuServe Information Service

CIS

Ict

Computer Information Systems

CIS

Ict

Contact Image Sensor

CIS

Ict

Customer Information System

CISC

Ict

Complex Instruction Set Computing

CIT

Ict

Computer-Integrated Telephony

CIVR

Ict

Computer and Interactive Voice Response

CIW

Ict

Certified Internet Webmaster

CIX

Ict

Commercial Internet Exchange

CIX

Ict

Compulink Information Exchange

CJLI

Ict

Command Job Language Interpreter

CKD

Ict

Count Key Data (device)

CLAR

Ict

Channel Local Address Register

CLASS

Ict

Client Access to Systems and Services

CLASS

Ict

Cooperative Library Agency for Systems and Services

CLASS

Ict

Custom Local-Area Signaling Services

CLC

Ict

Clear Carry Flag

CLD

Ict

Clear Direction Flag

CLDC

Ict

Connected Limited Device Configuration

CLEC

Ict

Competitive Local Exchange Carrier

CLI

Ict

Call-Level Interface

CLI

Ict

Clear Interrupt Flag

CLI

Ict

Client Library Interface

CLI

Ict

Command Line Interface

CLI

Ict

Common Language Infrastructure/Interface

CLIB

Ict

C Library

CLID

Ict

Calling Line Identification

CLIST

Ict

Command List

CLK

Ict

Clock

CLNP

Ict

Connectionless Network Protocol

CLOS

Ict

Common Lisp Object System

CLP

Ict

Cell Loss Priority

CLP

Ict

Constraint Logic Programming

CLR

Ict

Common Language Runtime [Microsoft]

CLS

Ict

Clear Screen

CLS

Ict

Common Language Support

CLSID

Ict

Class Identifier

CLT


Cairo Local Time

CLTP

Ict

Connectionless Transport Protocol

CLTS

Ict

Clear Task Switch Flag

CLTV

Ict

Constant Linear Time Velocity

CLUI

Ict

Command Line User Interface

CLUT

Ict

Color Look-Up Table

CLV

Ict

Constant Linear Velocity

CM

Ict

Centimeter

CM

Ict

Control Mark

CM

Ict

Corrective Maintenance

CMA

Ict

Concert Multi-thread Architecture

CMAK

Ict

Connection Manager Administration Kit [Microsoft]

CMC

Ict

Common Mail Calls

CMC

Ict

Common Messaging Calls

CMC

Ict

Communication Management Configuration

CMC

Ict

Complement Carry Flag

CMC

Ict

Computer-Mediated Communication [Internet]

CMD

Ict

Circuit Mode Data

CMF

Ict

Creative Music Format

CMIP

Ict

Common Management Information Protocol

CMIS

Ict

Common Management Information Services/System

CML

Ict

Chemical Markup Language

CML

Ict

Conceptual Modelling Language

CML

Ict

Computer Managed Learning

CML

Ict

Current Mode Logic

CMM

Ict

Capability Maturity Model

CMMS

Ict

Computerized Maintenance Management Software

CMMU

Ict

Cache/Memory Management Unit [Motorola]

CMOS

Ict

Coats-Mellon Operational Specification

CMOS

Ict

Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor

CMOV

Ict

Conditional Move

CMP

Ict

Compare

CMP

Ict

Computer

CMPS

Ict

Compare Word String

CMS

Ict

Call Management Server

CMS

Ict

Code Management System

CMS

Ict

Commercial Content Management System

CMS

Ict

Compiler Monitor System

CMS

Ict

Conversation Monitor System

CMTS

Ict

Cable Modem Termination System

CMVC

Ict

Configuration Management Version Control [IBM]

CMW

Ict

Compartmented Mode Workstation

CMY

Ict

Cyan-Magenta-Yellow (color model)

CMYK

Ict

Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black (color model)

CNA

Ict

Certified NetWare/Network Administrator

CNAPS

Ict

Co-Processing Node Architecture for Parallel Systems

CNC

Ict

Computerized Numerical Control

CNE

Ict

Certified NetWare Engineer

CNG

Ict

Calling (tone)

CNI

Ict

Certified Novell Instructor [Novell]

CNIDR

Ict

Clearinghouse for Network Information, Discovery & Retrieval

CNN

Ict

Composite Network Node

CNR

Ict

Carrier to Noise Ratio

CNR

Ict

Communication Network Riser

CNSS

Ict

Core Nodal Switching Subsystem [Internet]

CNT

Ict

Carbon Nanotube

CNV

Ict

Conventional (pertaining to Memory)

CNVT

Ict

Convert

CNX

Ict

Certified Network Expert

CO

Ict

Central Office

CO

Ict

Command Output

CO

Ict

Convert Out

COAST

Ict

Card On A Stick (module)

COAX

Ict

Coaxial Cable

COB

Ict

Chip-On-Board

COBOL

Ict

Common Business-oriented Language (See HLL)

CODASYL

Ict

Conference on Data System Languages (Cobal Designers)

CODE

Ict

Client-Server Open Development Environment

CODEC

Ict

Coder/Decoder

CODEC

Ict

Compression/Decompression

COE

Ict

Common Operating Environment

COEM

Ict

Commercial Original Equipment Manufacturer

COFF

Ict

Common Object File Format [Unix]

COGO

Ict

Coordinate Geometry (Programming Language)

COL

Ict

Collision

COL

Ict

Computer Oriented Language

COLD

Ict

Computer Output to Laser Disk

COLL

Ict

Collision

COM

Ict

Component Object Model [Microsoft]

COM

Ict

Computer Output on Microfilm

COM1

Ict

First serial Port (asynchronous port)

COM2

Ict

Second serial Port

COM3

Ict

Third serial Port

COM4

Ict

Fourth serial Port

COMDEX

Ict

Computer Dealers Exposition

COMET

Ict

Cornell Macintosh Terminal Emulator

COMM

Ict

Communications

COMMAT

Ict

In Morse Code(dot dash dash dot dash dot) commercial AT symbol

COMP

Ict

Compare

COMP.

Ict

Computers [USENET Newsgroup Category]

COMSAT

Ict

Communications Satellite Corporation

CON

Ict

Console (includes Keyboard and Screen)

COND

Ict

Condition

CONFIG

Ict

Configuration

CONS

Ict

Connection-Oriented Network Service

CONTON

Ict

E Continuous Tone

COPICS

Ict

Communications Oriented Production Information Control System

COR

Ict

Common Object Runtime

CORBA

Ict

Common Object Request Broker Architecture

COREN

Ict

Corporation for Research and Enterprise Network

COS

Ict

Customer Order Specification [Kodak/Fuji]

COS

Ict

Compatible Operating System

COSE

Ict

Combined Office Standard Environment

COSE

Ict

Common Open Software/Systems Environment

COSMIC

Ict

Computer Software Management and Information Center (NASA)

COSMOS

Ict

Computer System for Mainframe Operations

COSS

Ict

Common Object Services Specification

COTS

Ict

Commercial Off-The-Shelf (software)

CP


Computing Professionals

CP

Ict

Copy Protected

CP/M

Ict

Control Program for Microcomputers [Digital Research O/S]

CPA

Ict

Certified Public Accountant

CPA

Ict

Cost Per Action

CPAN

Ict

Comprehensive Perl Archive Network

CPC

Ict

Constant Point Calculation

CPC

Ict

Cost Per Click

CPCS

Ict

Check Processing Control System [IBM]

CPE

Ict

Central Processing Element

CPE

Ict

Customer Premises Equipment

CPE

Ict

Customer Provided Equipment

CPFR

Ict

Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment

CPG

Ict

Clock Pulse Generator

CPI

Ict

Characters Per Inch

CPI

Ict

Clock Pulses Per Instruction

CPI

Ict

Common Programming Interface [IBM]

CPI-C

Ict

Common Programming Interface for Communications [IBM]

CPIO

Ict

Copy In and Out [Unix]

CPL

Ict

Current Privilege Level

CPLD

Ict

Complex Programmable Logic Device

CPM

Ict

Critical Path Method

CPM

Ict

Cryptography Provider Manager

CPO

Ict

Chief Privacy Officer

CPRM

Ict

Content Protection for Recordable Media

CPS

Ict

Certification Practice Statement

CPS

Ict

Characters Per Second

CPS

Ict

Cycles Per Second

CPT

Ict

Command Pass Through

CPU

Ict

Central Processing Unit

CPW

Ict

Commercial Processing Workload [IBM]

CR

Ict

Carriage Return

CR/LF

Ict

Carriage Return/Line Feed

CRAM

Ict

Challenge-Response Authentication Mechanism

CRAM

Ict

Cyberspatial Reality Advancement Movement

CRAYON

Ict

Create Your Own Newspaper

CRC

Ict

Cyclic Redundancy Check

CREN

Ict

Computer Research Education Network

CRF

Ict

Cyclical Redundancy Frame

CRF

Ict

Cable Retransmission Facility

CRF

Ict

Cross Reference File

CRI

Ict

Color Reproduction Indices

CRISP

Ict

C Reduced Instruction Set Processor [AT&T Bell Labs]

CRL

Ict

Certificate Revocation List

CRM

Ict

Customer Relationship Management

CROM

Ict

Control Read Only Memory

CRT

Ict

Cathode Ray Tube

CRTC

Ict

CRT Controller

CRUD

Ict

Create, Retrieve, Update, Delete

CS

Ict

Chip Select

CS

Ict

Clear to Send

CS

Ict

Code Segment

CS/SS


Card Service/Socket Service

CSA

Ict

Calendaring and Scheduling API [IBM]

CSAR

Ict

Channel System Address Register

CSCW

Ict

Computer Supported Cooperative Work

CSD

Ict

Circuit-Switched Data

CSD

Ict

Computer Services Department

CSD

Ict

Corrective Service Diskette [IBM]

CSDS

Ict

Circuit Switched Data Service

CSE

Ict

Certified System Engineer

CSFI

Ict

Communication Subsystem For Interconnection

CSG

US

Consulting Services Group [Lotus]

CSG

Ict

Constructive Solid Geometry

CSI

Ict

Command Sequence Introducer

CSI


Code Sequence Identification

CSID


Called Subscriber Identification

CSL


Computer Sensitive Language

CSLIP


Compressed Serial Line Interface Protocol [Internet]

CSM

Ict

Control Strip Module [Macintosh]

CSM


Code Set Map (file)

CSMA/C


A Carrier Sense Multiple Access/with Collision Avoidance

CSMA/C


D Carrier Sense Multiple Access/with Collision Detection

CSMS


Customer Support Management System

CSN


Card-Select Number

CSNET


Computer Science Network

CSO


Central Services Organization

CSP

Ict

Chip-Scale Packaging

CSP

Ict

Commercial Service Provider

CSP

Ict

Communicating Sequential Processes

CSP

Ict

Cross System Product [IBM]

CSP


Certified Systems Professional

CSPDN


Circuit Switched Public Data Network

CSRAM


Custom Static RAM

CSS

Ict

Contact Start-Stop

CSS


Continuous System Simulator (Language)

CSS


Cascading Style Sheet [Microsoft]

CSSM


Client-Server Systems Management [IBM]

CST

Ict

Customer Telephone System

CST


Central Standard Time

CSTA


Computer-Supported Telephony Applications

CSU


Channel Service/Switching Unit

csv

Ict

Comma-Separated Value/Variable

CSV

Ict

Common Services Verbs (interface) [Microsoft]

CSV


Circuit-Switched Voice

CT

Ict

Computerized Tomography Operating System

CTB


Cipher Type Byte

CTC


Channel To Channel

CTCP


Client-To-Client Protocol

CTI


Computer-Telephony Integration

CTL


Complex Text Layout

CTOS

Ict

Convergent Technologies Operating System

CTOS


Cassette Tape Operating System

CTP


Community Technology Preview [Microsoft]

CTPA


Coax-to-Twisted-Pair Adapter

CTRCO


Calculating,Tabulating,Recording Company (The name of

CTRL


Control

CTS


Clear To Send

CTSS


Compatible Time Sharing System

CUA


Common User Access [IBM]

CUB


Cursor Backward

CUD


Cursor Down

CUE


Custom Updates and Extras (card) [Egghead Software]

CUF


Cursor Forward

CUI

Ict

Common User Interface [IBM]

CUI


Character-Oriented User Interface

CUP


Cursor Position

CUPID


Completely Universal Processor I/O Design [AST]

CUSIP


Committee for Uniform Security Identification

CUT


Control Unit Terminal

CUTE


Clarkston University Terminal Emulator

CUU


Cursor Up

CVE


Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures [US-CERT]

CVF


Compressed Volume File

CVGA


Color Video Graphics Array

CVIA


Computer Virus Industry Association

CVS


Computer Vision Syndrome

CVT


Convert

CVW


CodeView for Windows

CWA


Competitive Web Analysis

CWD


Convert Word to Double Word

CWI


Community Wide Information Service/System [Internet]

CWIS


Campus Wide Information Service/System [Internet]

CXML


Commerce Extensible Markup Language

CYL


Cylinder

CYMK


Cyan-Yellow-Magenta-Black (color model)

D-CHAN


NEL Data Channel

D-SLR


Digital Single Lens Reflex (camera)

D/A


Digital to Analog

D/R


Direct or Reverse

D/S


Dhrystone Per Second

D2C


Decimal To Character [REXX]

D2T2


Dye Diffusion Thermal Transfer (printing)

D2X


Decimal To Hexadecimal [REXX]

DAA


Decimal Adjust for Addition

DAA


Data Access Arrangement

DAB


Digital Audio Broadcasting

DAC


Data Acquisition and Control

DAC


Device Access Code

DAC


Digital to Analog Converter

DAC


Dual Attachment Concentrator

DACL


Discretionary Access Control List

DACTLU


Deactive Logical Unit

DAD


Desktop Application Director [Borland]

DAE


Digital Audio Extraction

DAF


Destination Address Field

DAI


Distributed Artificial Intelligence

DAL


Data Access Layer

DAL


Data Access Language [Apple Computer]

DAM


Data Acquisition and Monitoring

DAMA


Demand Assigned Multiple Access

DAMPS


Digital AMPS

DAO


Data Access Object [Microsoft]

DAP


Developer Assistance Program

DAP


Data/Directory Access Protocol

DAPIE


Developers Application Programming Interface Extensions

DARI


Database Application Remote Interface [IBM]

DARMS


Digital Alternate Realization of Musical Symbols

DART


Digital Audio Reconstruction Technology

DAS


Dual-Attached Station

DAS


Decimal Adjust for Subtraction

DASD


Direct Access Storage Device [IBM]

DAT


Digital Audio Tape

DATACO


M Data Communications

DAV


Digital Audio-Video

DAVIC


Digital Audio-Visual Council

dB


Decibel

DB


Data Base

DB2


Database 2

dBA


Adjusted Decibel

DBBS


Dynamic Bass Boot System

DBC


Device Bay Controller

DBCS


Delivery Bar Code Sorter

DBIS


Dun & Bradstreet Information Services

dBm


Decibels to a Milliwatt

DBM


Data Base Manager

DBMS


Data Base Management System

DBR


DOS Boot Record

DBS


Direct (to home) Broadcast (satellite) System

DBS


Data Base Server

DBV


Digital Broadcast Video

DBWR


Database Writer [Oracle]

DC


Device Control

DC


Device Clear

DC


Data Collection

DCA


Document Content Architecture [IBM]

DCA


Digital Communications Associates

DCAF


Distributed Console Access Facility [IBM]

DCAM


Digital Camera

DCB


Device Control Block

DCC


Digital Compact Cassette

DCC


Display Combination Code

DCC


Data Country Code

DCD


Data Carrier Detect

DCE


Data Communications Equipment

DCE


Distributed Computing Environment [OSF]

DCE


Distributed Computing Equipment

DCE


Data Circuit-Terminating Equipment

DCED


Distributed Computing Environment Daemon

DCF


Data Compression Facility

DCF


Data Count Field [IBM]

DCF


Data Communication Facility [IBM]

DCI


Digital Camera Images

DCL


Digital Computers Command Language [DEC]

DCL


Digital Command Language [Digital]

DCL


Data Control Language

DCML


Dynamic Configuration Markup Language

DCOM


Distributed Component Object Model

DCP


Device Control Protocol

DCS


Desktop Color Separation

DCS


Data Collection System

DCT


Discrete Cosine Transform

DCU


Data-Cache Unit

DD


Day

DDA


Distributed Data Access

DDB


Device Dependent Bitmap

DDC


Digital Data Channel [VESA]

DDC1


Display Data Channel One

DDCMP


Digital Data Communications Message Protocol [DEC]

DDCS


Distributed Database Connection Services [IBM]

DDD


Direct Distance Dialing

DDE


Direct Data Entry

DDEML


Dynamic Data Exchange Manager Library [Microsoft]

DDF


Display Data Channel

DDI


Digital Document Interchange

DDI


Device Driver Interface

DDK


Device Driver Kit [Microsoft Windows]

DDL


Data Definition Language

DDM


Distributed Data Management

DDN


Defense Data Network

DDNS


Dynamic Domain Naming System

DDOS


Distributed Denial Of Service

DDP


Distributed Data Processing

DDP


Datagram Delivery Protocol

DDR


Dynamic Document Review [Symantec]

DDR-SD


RAM Double Data Rate-SDRAM

DDS


Digital Dataphone Service [AT&T]

DDS


Digital Data Storage

DDS


Data Description Specification

DDX


Digital Data Exchange

DE


Device End

DEA


Data Encryption Algorithm

DEC


Decrement

DECNET


Digital Equipment Corporation Networking (protocol)

DEF


Desktop Functional Equivalent [Compaq]

DEFRAG


Defragment

DEK


Data Encryption Key

DEL


Delete

DELSTR


Delete String [REXX]

DEN


Document Enabled Networking [Novell-Xerox]

DEN


Directory Enabled Network

DEP


Data Execution Protection [Microsoft]

DER


Distinguished Encoding Rules

DES


Data Encryption Standard

DET


Device Execute Trigger

DEV


Device

DF


Device Flag

DF


Data Field

DFC


Data Flow Control

DFD


Data Flow Diagram

DFDR


Digital Flight Data Recorder

DFM


Design For Manufacturability [IBM]

DFP


Digital Flat Panel

DFS


Distributed File System

DFSMS


Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem [IBM]

DFT


Discrete Fourier Transform

DFT


Distributed Function Terminal

DFT


Design For Testability

DFU


Data File Utility

DGIS


Direct Graphics Interface Standard

DHCP


Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

DHL


Dynamic Head Loading

DHTML


Dynamic HTML