0–9

/. —Slashdot 1GL —First-Generation Programming Language 1NF —First Normal Form 10B2 —10BASE-2 10B5 —10BASE-5 10B-F —10BASE-F 10B-FB —10BASE-FB 10B-FL —10BASE-FL 10B-FP—10BASE-FP 10B-T —10BASE-T 100B-FX —100BASE-FX 100B-T —100BASE-T 100B-TX —100BASE-TX 100BVG —100BASE-VG 286 —Intel 80286 processor 2B1Q —2 Binary 1 Quaternary 2GL —Second-Generation Programming Language 2NF —Second Normal Form 3GL —Third-Generation Programming Language 3NF —Third Normal Form 386 —Intel 80386 processor 486 —Intel 80486 processor 4B5BLF —4 Byte 5 Byte Local Fiber 4GL —Fourth-Generation Programming Language 4NF —Fourth Normal Form 5GL —Fifth-Generation Programming Language 5NF —Fifth Normal Form 6NF —Sixth Normal Form 8B10BLF —8 Byte 10 Byte Local Fiber

A

AAT —Average Access Time AA —Anti-Aliasing AAA —Authentication Authorization, Accounting AABB —Axis Aligned Bounding Box AAC —Advanced Audio Coding AAL —ATM Adaptation Layer AALC —ATM Adaptation Layer Connection AARP —AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol ABCL —Actor-Based Concurrent Language ABI —Application Binary Interface ABM —Asynchronous Balanced Mode

ABR —Area Border Router ABR —Auto Baud-Rate detection ABR —Available Bitrate ABR —Average Bitrate AC —Acoustic Coupler AC —Alternating Current ACD —Automatic Call Distributor ACE —Advanced Computing Environment ACF —Advanced Communications Function ACF NCP —Advanced Communications Function—Network Control Program ACID —Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability ACK —ACKnowledgement ACK —Amsterdam Compiler Kit ACL —Access Control List ACL —Active Current Loop ACM —Association for Computing Machinery ACME —Automated Classification of Medical Entities ACP —Airline Control Program ACPI —Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACR —Allowed Cell Rate ACR —Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio AD —Active Directory AD —Administrative Domain ADC —Analog-to-Digital Converter ADC —Apple Display Connector ADB —Apple Desktop Bus ADCCP —Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures ADO —ActiveX Data Objects ADSL —Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ADT —Abstract Data Type AE —Adaptive Equalizer AES —Advanced Encryption Standard AF —Anisotropic Filtering AFP —Apple Filing Protocol AGP —Accelerated Graphics Port AH —Active Hub AI —Artificial Intelligence AIX —Advanced Interactive eXecutive Ajax —Asynchronous JavaScript and XML AL —Active Link AL —Access List ALAC —Apple Lossless Audio Codec ALGOL —Algorithmic Language ALSA —Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ALM —Application Life-cycle Management ALU —Arithmetic and Logical Unit

AM —Active Matrix AM —Access Method AM —Active Monitor AM —Allied Mastercomputer AM —Amplitude Modulation AMD —Advanced Micro Devices AMR —Audio Modem Riser ANN —Artificial Neural Network ANSI —American National Standards Institute ANT —Another Neat Tool AoE —ATA over Ethernet AOP —Aspect-Oriented Programming APCI —Application-Layer Protocol Control Information API —Application Programming Interface APIC —Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIPA —Automatic Private IP Addressing APL —A Programming Language APR —Apache Portable Runtime ARC —Adaptive Replacement Cache ARC —Advanced RISC Computing ARIN —American Registry for Internet Numbers ARM —Advanced RISC Machines AROS —AROS Research Operating System ARP —Address Resolution Protocol ARPA —Address and Routing Parameter Area ARPA —Advanced Research Projects Agency ARPANET —Advanced Research Projects Agency Network AS —Access Server ASCII —American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASG —Abstract Semantic Graph ASIC —Application-Specific Integrated Circuit ASIMO –Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility ASLR –Address Space Layout Randomization ASM —Algorithmic State Machine ASMP —Asymmetric Multiprocessing ASN.1 —Abstract Syntax Notation 1 ASP —Active Server Pages ASP —Application Service Provider ASR —Asynchronous Signal Routine AST —Abstract Syntax Tree ASSP —Application-Specific Standard Product AT —Advanced Technology AT —Access Time AT —Active Terminator ATA —Advanced Technology Attachment ATAG —Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines

ATAPI —Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface ATM —Asynchronous Transfer Mode AVC —Advanced Video Coding AVI —Audio Video Interleaved AWK —Aho Weinberger Kernighan AWT —Abstract Window Toolkit

B

B2B —Business-to-Business B2C —Business-to-Consumer BAL —Basic Assembly Language Bash —Bourne-again shell BASIC —Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code BBP —Baseband Processor BBS —Bulletin Board System BCD —Binary Coded Decimal BCNF —Boyce–Codd normal form BEEP —Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol BER —Bit Error Rate BFD —Binary File Descriptor BFS —Breadth-First Search BGP —Border Gateway Protocol BiDi —Bi-Directional bin —binary BINAC —Binary Automatic Computer BIND —Berkeley Internet Name Domain BIOS —Basic Input Output System BJT —Bipolar Junction Transistor bit —binary digit Blob —Binary large object Blog —Web Log BMP —Basic Multilingual Plane BNC —Bayonet Neill-Concelman BOINC —Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing BOM —Byte Order Mark BOOTP —Bootstrap Protocol BPDU —Bridge Protocol Data Unit BPEL —Business Process Execution Language BPL —Broadband over Power Lines bps —bits per second BRR —Business Readiness Rating BSA —Business Software Alliance BSB —Backside Bus BSD —Berkeley Software Distribution BSoD —Blue Screen of Death

BSS —Block Started by Symbol BT —BitTorrent BT —Bluetooth BTAM —Basic Telecommunications Access Method BW —Bandwidth

C

CA —Certificate Authority CAD —Computer-Aided Design CAE —Computer-Aided Engineering CAID —Computer-Aided Industrial Design CAI —Computer-Aided Instruction CAM —Computer-Aided Manufacturing CAPTCHA —Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans

Apart CAT – Computer-Aided Translation CAQ —Computer-Aided Quality Assurance CASE —Computer-Aided Software Engineering cc —C Compiler CD —Compact Disc CDE —Common Desktop Environment CDMA —Code Division Multiple Access CDN —Content Delivery Network CDP —Continuous Data Protection CD-R —CD-Recordable CD-ROM —CD Read-Only Memory CD-RW —CD-Rewritable CDSA —Common Data Security Architecture CERT —Computer Emergency Response Team CES —Consumer Electronics Show CF —Compact Flash CFD —Computational Fluid Dynamics CFG —Context-Free Grammar CFG —Control Flow Graph CG —Computer Graphics CGA —Color Graphics Array CGI —Common Gateway Interface CGI —Computer-Generated Imagery CGT —Computational Graph Theory CHAP —Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol CHS —Cylinder-Head-Sector CIDR —Classless Inter-Domain Routing CIFS —Common Internet Filesystem CIM —Common Information Model CISC —Complex Instruction Set Computer

CJK —Chinese, Japanese, and Korean CJKV —Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese CLI —Command Line Interface CLR —Common Language Runtime CM —Configuration Management CM —Content Management CMMI —Capability Maturity Model Integration CMOS —Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor CMS —Content Management System CN —Canonical Name CN —Common Name CNC —Computer Numerical Control CNR —Communications and Networking Riser COBOL —Common Business-Oriented Language COM —Component Object Model CORBA —Common Object Request Broker Architecture COTS —Commercial Off-The-Shelf CPA —Cell Processor Architecture CPA —Converged Packet Access CPAN —Comprehensive Perl Archive Network CP/M —Control Program/Monitor CPRI —Common Public Radio Interface CPS —characters per second CPU —Central Processing Unit CR —Carriage Return CRAN —Comprehensive R Archive Network CRC —Cyclic Redundancy Check CRLF —Carriage Return Line Feed CRM —Customer Relationship Management CRS —Computer Reservations System CRT —Cathode Ray Tube CRUD —Create, Read, Update and Delete CS —Cable Select CS —Computer Science CSE —Computer Science and Engineering CSI —Common System Interface CSP —Communicating Sequential Processes CSRF —Cross-Site Request Forgery CSS —Cascading Style Sheets CSS —Content-Scrambling System CSS —Closed Source Software CSS —Cross-Site Scripting CSV —Comma-Separated Values CT —Computerized Tomography CTAN —Comprehensive TeX Archive Network CTCP —Client-To-Client Protocol

CTI —Computer Telephony Integration CTL —Computational Tree Logic CTM —Close To Metal CTS —Clear To Send CTSS —Compatible Time-Sharing System CUA —Common User Access CVS —Concurrent Versioning System

D

DAC —Digital-To-Analog Converter DAC —Discretionary Access Control DAO —Data Access Objects DAO —Disk-At-Once DAP —Directory Access Protocol DARPA —Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DAT —Digital Audio Tape DB —Database DBA —Database Administrator DBCS —Double Byte Character Set DBMS —Database Management System DCC —Direct Client-to-Client DCCP —Datagram Congestion Control Protocol DCCA —Debian Common Core Alliance DCL —Data Control Language DCMI —Dublin Core Metadata Initiative DCOM —Distributed Component Object Model DD —Double Density DDE —Dynamic Data Exchange DDL —Data Definition Language DDoS —Distributed Denial of Service DDR —Double Data Rate DEC —Digital Equipment Corporation DES —Data Encryption Standard dev —development DFA —Deterministic Finite Automaton DFD —Data Flow Diagram DFS —Depth-First Search DFS —Distributed File System DGD —Dworkin's Game Driver DHCP —Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHTML —Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language DIF —Data Integrity Field DIMM —Dual Inline Memory Module DIN —Deutsches Institut für Normung DIP —Dual In-line Package

DIVX —Digital Video Express DKIM —Domain Keys Identified Mail DL —Download DLL —Dynamic Link Library DLNA —Digital Living Network Alliance DLP —Digital Light Processing DMA —Direct Memory Access DMCA —Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMI —Direct Media Interface DML —Data Manipulation Language DML —Definitive Media Library DMML —Definitive Multi Media Library DMR —Dennis M. Ritchie DN —Distinguished Name DND —Drag-and-Drop DNS —Domain Name System DOCSIS —Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification DOM —Document Object Model DoS —Denial of Service DOS —Disk Operating System DP —Dot Pitch DPC —Deferred Procedure Call DPI —Deep Packet Inspection DPI —Dots Per Inch DPMI —DOS Protected Mode Interface DPMS —Display Power Management Signaling DRAM —Dynamic Random Access Memory DR-DOS —Digital Research - Disk Operating System DRI —Direct Rendering Infrastructure DRM —Digital Rights Management DRM —Direct Rendering Manager DSDL —Document Schema Definition Languages DSDM —Dynamic Systems Development Method DSL —Digital Subscriber Line DSL —Domain-Specific Language DSLAM —Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer DSN —Database Source Name DSN —Data Set Name DSP —Digital Signal Processor DSSSL —Document Style Semantics and Specification Language DTD —Document Type Definition DTE —Data Terminal Equipment DTP —Desktop Publishing DTR —Data Terminal Ready DVD —Digital Versatile Disc DVD —Digital Video Disc

DVD-R —DVD-Recordable DVD-ROM —DVD-Read Only Memory DVD-RW —DVD-Rewritable DVI —Digital Visual Interface DVR —Digital Video Recorder

E

EAI —Enterprise Application Integration EAP —Extensible Authentication Protocol EBCDIC —Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code EBML —Extensible Binary Meta Language ECC —Elliptic Curve Cryptography ECMA —European Computer Manufacturers Association ECN —Explicit Congestion Notification ECOS —Embedded Configurable Operating System EDA —Electronic Design Automation EDI —Electronic Data Interchange EDO —Extended Data Out EDSAC —Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator EDVAC —Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer EEPROM —Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory EFF —Electronic Frontier Foundation EFI —Extensible Firmware Interface EFM —Eight-to-Fourteen Modulation EGA —Enhanced Graphics Array EGP —Exterior Gateway Protocol eID —electronic ID card EIDE —Enhanced IDE EIGRP —Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol EISA —Extended Industry Standard Architecture ELF —Extremely Low Frequency ELF —Executable and Linkable Format ELM —ELectronic Mail EMACS —Editor MACroS EMS —Expanded Memory Specification ENIAC —Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer EOF —End of File EOL —End of Life EOL —End of Line EOM —End Of Message EPIC —Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing EPROM —Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory ERP —Enterprise Resource Planning ESCON —Enterprise Systems Connection ESD —Electrostatic Discharge

ETL —Extract, Transform, Load ESR —Eric Steven Raymond EUC —Extended Unix Code EULA —End User License Agreement EXT —EXTended file system

F

FAP —FORTRAN Assembly Program FASM —Flat ASseMbler FAT —File Allocation Table FAQ —Frequently Asked Questions FBDIMM —Fully Buffered Dual Inline Memory Module FC-AL —Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop FCB —File Control Block FCS —Frame Check Sequence FDC —Floppy Disk Controller FDS —Fedora Directory Server FDD —Floppy Disk Drive FDDI —Fiber Distributed Data Interface FDMA —Frequency-Division Multiple Access FEC —Forward Error Correction FEMB —Front-End Motherboard FET —Field Effect Transistor FHS —Filesystem Hierarchy Standard FICON —FIber CONnectivity FIFO —First In First Out FIPS —Federal Information Processing Standards FL —Function Level FLAC —Free Lossless Audio Codec FLOPS —FLoating-Point Operations Per Second FLOSS —Free/Libre/Open Source Software FOLDOC —Free On-line Dictionary of Computing FOSDEM —Free and Open source Software Developers' European Meeting FOSI —Formatted Output Specification Instance FOSS —Free and Open Source Software FP —Function Programming FPGA —Field Programmable Gate Array FPS —Floating Point Systems FPU —Floating Point Unit FRU —Field Replaceable Unit FS —File System FSB —Front Side Bus FSF —Free Software Foundation FSM —Finite State Machine FTTC —Fiber To The Curb

FTTH —Fiber To The Home FTTP —Fiber To The Premises FTP —File Transfer Protocol FQDN —Fully Qualified Domain Name FUD —Fear Uncertainty Doubt FWS —Folding White Space FXP —File eXchange Protocol

G

G11N —Globalization Gas —GNU Assembler Gb —Gigabit GB —Gigabyte GCC —GNU Compiler Collection GCJ —GNU Compiler for Java GCR —Group Code Recording GDB —GNU Debugger GDI —Graphics Device Interface GFDL —GNU Free Documentation License GIF —Graphics Interchange Format GIGO —Garbage In, Garbage Out GIMP —GNU Image Manipulation Program GIMPS —Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search GIS —Geographic Information System GLUT —OpenGL Utility Toolkit GML —Geography Markup Language GNOME —GNU Network Object Model Environment GNU —GNU's Not Unix GOMS —Goals, Operators, Methods, and Selection rules GPASM —GNU PIC ASseMbler GPG —GNU Privacy Guard GPGPU —General-Purpose Computing on Graphics Processing Units GPIB —General-Purpose Instrumentation Bus GPL —General Public License GPL —General-Purpose Language GPRS —General Packet Radio Service GPT —GUID Partition Table GPU —Graphics Processing Unit GRUB —Grand Unified Boot-Loader GSM —Global System for Mobile Communications GTK+ —GIMP Toolkit GUI —Graphical User Interface GUID —Globally Unique IDentifier GWT —Google Web Toolkit

H

HAL —Hardware Abstraction Layer HBA —Host Bus Adapter HCI —Human Computer Interaction HD —High Density HDD —Hard Disk Drive HCL —Hardware Compatibility List HD DVD —High Definition DVD HDL —Hardware Description Language HDMI —High-Definition Multimedia Interface HF —High Frequency HHD —Hybrid Hard Drive HID —Human Interface Device HIG —Human Interface Guidelines HIRD —Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth HLASM —High Level ASseMbler HMA —High Memory Area HP —Hewlett-Packard HPC —High-Performance Computing HPFS —High Performance File System HSM —Hierarchical Storage Management HT —Hyper Threading HTM —Hierarchical Temporal Memory HTML —Hypertext Markup Language HTTP —Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTPd —Hypertext Transport Protocol Daemon HTX —HyperTransport eXpansion HURD —Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons HVD —Holographic Versatile Disc Hz —Hertz

I

I2C —Inter-Integrated Circuit I18N —Internationalization IANA —Internet Assigned Numbers Authority iBCS —Intel Binary Compatibility Standard IBM —International Business Machines IC —Integrated Circuit ICANN —Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICE —In-Circuit Emulator ICE —Intrusion Countermeasure Electronics ICMP —Internet Control Message Protocol ICP —Internet Cache Protocol

ICT —Information and Communication Technology IDE —Integrated Development Environment IDE —Integrated Drive Electronics IDF —Intermediate Distribution Frame IDL —Interface Definition Language IDS —Intrusion Detection System IE —Internet Explorer IEC —International Electrotechnical Commission IEEE —Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IETF —Internet Engineering Task Force IFL —Integrated Facility for Linux IGMP —Internet Group Management Protocol IGRP —Interior Gateway Routing Protocol IHV —Independent Hardware Vendor IIOP —Internet Inter-Orb Protocol IIS —Internet Information Services IL —Intermediate Language IM —Instant Messaging IMAP —Internet Message Access Protocol IME —Input Method Editor INFOSEC —Information Systems Security I/O —Input/Output IP —Intellectual Property IP —Internet Protocol IPC —Inter-Process Communication IPL —Initial Program Load IPO —Inter Procedural Optimization IPP —Internet Printing Protocol IPS —Intrusion Prevention System IPsec —Internet Protocol security IPTV —Internet Protocol Television IPX —Internetwork Packet Exchange IRC —Internet Relay Chat IrDA —Infrared Data Association IRP —I/O Request Packet IRQ —Interrupt Request IS —Information Systems ISA —Industry Standard Architecture ISA —Instruction Set Architecture ISAM —Indexed Sequential Access Method ISC —Internet Storm Center iSCSI —Internet Small Computer System Interface ISDN —Integrated Services Digital Network ISO —International Organization for Standardization iSNS —Internet Storage Name Service ISP —Internet Service Provider

ISPF —Interactive System Productivity Facility ISR —Interrupt Service Routine ISV —Independent Software Vendor IT —Information Technology ITL —Interval Temporal Logic ITU —International Telecommunication Union

J

J2EE —Java 2 Enterprise Edition J2ME —Java 2 Micro Edition J2SE —Java 2 Standard Edition JAXB —Java Architecture for XML Binding JAX-RPC —Java XML for Remote Procedure Calls JAXP —Java API for XML Processing JBOD —Just a Bunch of Disks JCE  — Java Cryptography Extension JCL —Job Control Language JCP —Java Community Process JDBC —Java Database Connectivity JDK —Java Development Kit JES —Job Entry Subsystem JDS —Java Desktop System JFC —Java Foundation Classes JFET —Junction Field-Effect Transistor JFS —IBM Journaling File System JINI —Jini Is Not Initials JIT —Just-In-Time JMX —Java Management Extensions JMS —Java Message Service JNDI —Java Naming and Directory Interface JNI —Java Native Interface JNZ —Jump non-zero JPEG —Joint Photographic Experts Group JRE —Java Runtime Environment JS —JavaScript JSON —JavaScript Object Notation JSP —Jackson Structured Programming JSP —JavaServer Pages JTAG —Joint Test Action Group JUG —Java Users Group JVM —Java Virtual Machine jwz —Jamie Zawinski

K

K&R —Kernighan and Ritchie KB —Keyboard Kb —Kilobit KB —Kilobyte KB —Knowledge Base KDE —K Desktop Environment kHz —Kilohertz KM —Knowledge Machine KRL —Knowledge Representation Language KVM —Keyboard, Video, Mouse

L

L10N —Localization L2TP —Layer two Tunneling Protocol LAMP —Linux Apache MySQL Perl LAMP —Linux Apache MySQL PHP LAMP —Linux Apache MySQL Python LAN —Local Area Network LBA —Logical Block Addressing LCD —Liquid Crystal Display LCOS —Liquid Crystal On Silicon LDAP —Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LE —Logical Extents LED —Light-Emitting Diode LF —Line Feed LF —Low Frequency LFS —Linux From Scratch LGPL —Lesser General Public License LIB —LIBrary LIF —Low Insertion Force LIFO —Last In First Out LILO —Linux Loader LISP —LISt Processing LKML —Linux Kernel Mailing List LM —Lan Manager LOC —Lines of Code LPC —Lars Pensjö C LPI —Linux Professional Institute LPT  — Line Print Terminal LSB —Least Significant Bit LSB —Linux Standard Base LSI —Large-Scale Integration

LTL —Linear Temporal Logic LTR —Left-to-Right LUG —Linux User Group LUN —Logical Unit Number LV —Logical Volume LVD —Low Voltage Differential LVM —Logical Volume Management LZW —Lempel-Ziv-Welch

M

MAC —Mandatory Access Control MAC —Media Access Control MAN —Metropolitan Area Network MANET —Mobile Ad-Hoc Network MAPI —Messaging Application Programming Interface Mb —Megabit MB —Megabyte MBCS —Multi Byte Character Set MBR —Master Boot Record MCA —Micro Channel Architecture MCA —Microsoft Certified Architect MCAD —Microsoft Certified Application Developer MCAS —Microsoft Certified Application Specialist MCDBA —Microsoft Certified DataBase Administrator MCDST —Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician MCITP —Microsoft Certified Information Technology Professional MCM —Microsoft Certified Master MCP —Microsoft Certified Professional MCPD —Microsoft Certified Professional Developer MCSA —Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator MCSD —Microsoft Certified Solution Developer MCSE —Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer MCT —Microsoft Certified Trainer MCTS —Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist MDA —Mail Delivery Agent MDA —Model-Driven Architecture MDA —Monochrome Display Adapter MDF —Main Distribution Frame MDI —Multiple Document Interface ME —[Windows] Millennium Edition MF —Medium Frequency MFC —Microsoft Foundation Classes MFM —Modified Frequency Modulation MGCP —Media Gateway Control Protocol MHz —Megahertz

MIB —Management Information Base MICR —Magnetic Ink Character Recognition MIDI —Musical Instrument Digital Interface MIMD —Multiple Instruction, Multiple Data MIMO —Multiple-Input Multiple-Output MINIX —MIni-uNIX MIPS —Million Instructions Per Second MIPS —Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages MIS —Management Information Systems MISD —Multiple Instruction, Single Data MIT —Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIME —Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions MMDS —Mortality Medical Data System MMI —Man Machine Interface. MMIO —Memory-Mapped I/O MMORPG —Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game MMU —Memory Management Unit MMX —Multi-Media Extensions MNG —Multiple-image Network Graphics MoBo —Motherboard MOM —Message-Oriented Middleware MOO —MUD Object Oriented MOS —Microsoft Office Specialist MOSFET —Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor MOTD—Message Of The Day MOUS —Microsoft Office User Specialist MPAA —Motion Picture Association of America MPEG —Motion Pictures Experts Group MPL —Mozilla Public License MPLS —Multiprotocol Label Switching MPU —Microprocessor Unit MS —Memory Stick MS —Microsoft MSB —Most Significant Bit MS-DOS —Microsoft DOS MT —Machine Translation MTA —Mail Transfer Agent MTA —Microsoft Technology Associate MTBF —Mean Time Between Failures MTU —Maximum Transmission Unit MSA —Mail Submission Agent MSDN —Microsoft Developer Network MSI —Medium-Scale Integration MSI —Microsoft Installer MUA —Mail User Agent MUD —Multi-User Dungeon

MVC —Model-View-Controller MVP —Most Valuable Professional MVS —Multiple Virtual Storage MX —Mail exchange MXF —Material Exchange Format

N

NACK —Negative ACKnowledgement NAK —Negative AcKnowledge Character NaN —Not a Number NAS —Network-Attached Storage NASM —Netwide ASseMbler NAT —Network Address Translation NCP —NetWare Core Protocol NCQ —Native Command Queuing NCSA —National Center for Supercomputing Applications NDPS —Novell Distributed Print Services NDS —Novell Directory Services NEP —Network Equipment Provider NetBIOS —Network Basic Input/Output System NEXT —Near-End CrossTalk NFA —Nondeterministic Finite Automaton NFS —Network File System NGL —aNGeL NGSCB —Next-Generation Secure Computing Base NI —National Instruments NIC —Network Interface Controller NIM —No Internal Message NIO —New I/O NIST —National Institute of Standards and Technology NLP —Natural Language Processing NLS —Native Language Support NP —Nondeterministic Polynomial time NPL —Netscape Public License NPU —Network Processing Unit NS —Netscape NSA —National Security Agency NSPR —Netscape Portable Runtime NMI —Non-Maskable Interrupt NNTP —Network News Transfer Protocol NOC —Network Operations Center NOP —No OPeration NOS —Network Operating System NPTL —Native POSIX Thread Library NSS —Novell Storage Service

NSS —Network Security Services NSS —Name Service Switch NT —New Technology NTFS —NT Filesystem NTLM —NT Lan Manager NTP —Network Time Protocol NUMA —Non-Uniform Memory Access NURBS —Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline NVR —Network Video Recorder NVRAM —Non-Volatile Random Access Memory

O

OASIS —Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards OAT —Operational Acceptance Testing OBSAI —Open Base Station Architecture Initiative ODBC —Open DataBase Connectivity OEM —Original Equipment Manufacturer OES —Open Enterprise Server OFTC —Open and Free Technology Community OLAP —Online Analytical Processing OLE —Object Linking and Embedding OLED —Organic Light Emitting Diode OLPC —One Laptop per Child OLTP —Online Transaction Processing OMF —Object Module Format OMG —Object Management Group OO —Object-Oriented OO —OpenOffice.org OOE —Out-of-Order Execution OOM —Out Of Memory OOo —OpenOffice.org OoOE —Out-of-Order Execution OOP —Object-Oriented Programming OOTB —Out of the box OPML —Outline Processor Markup Language ORB —Object Request Broker ORM —Oject-Relational Mapping OS —Open Source OS —Operating System OSCON —O'Reilly Open Source CONvention OSDN —Open Source Developer Network OSI —Open Source Initiative OSI —Open Systems Interconnection OSPF —Open Shortest Path First OSS —Open Sound System

OSS —Open-Source Software OSS —Operations Support System OSTG —Open Source Technology Group OUI —Organizationally Unique Identifier

P

P2P —Peer-To-Peer PAC —Programmable Automation Controller PAN —Personal Area Network PAP —Password Authentication Protocol PARC —Palo Alto Research Center PATA —Parallel ATA PC —Personal Computer PCB —Printed Circuit Board PCB —Process Control Block PC DOS —Personal Computer Disk Operating System PCI —Peripheral Component Interconnect PCIe —PCI Express PCL —Printer Command Language PCMCIA —Personal Computer Memory Card International Association PCM —Pulse-Code Modulation PCRE —Perl Compatible Regular Expressions PD —Public Domain PDA —Personal Digital Assistant PDF —Portable Document Format PDP —Programmed Data Processor PE —Physical Extents PEBKAC —Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair PERL —Practical Extraction and Reporting Language PGA —Pin Grid Array PGO —Profile-Guided Optimization PGP —Pretty Good Privacy PHP —PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor PIC —Peripheral Interface Controller PIC —Programmable Interrupt Controller PID —Proportional-Integral-Derivative PID —Process ID PIM —Personal Information Manager PINE —Program for Internet News and Email PIO —Programmed Input/Output PKCS —Public Key Cryptography Standards PKI —Public Key Infrastructure PLC —Power Line Communication PLC —Programmable Logic Controller PLD —Programmable Logic Device

PL/I —Programming Language One PL/M —Programming Language for Microcomputers PL/P —Programming Language for Prime PLT —Power Line Telecoms PMM —POST Memory Manager PNG —Portable Network Graphics PnP —Plug-and-Play PoE —Power over Ethernet POID —Persistent Object Identifier POP —Point of Presence POP3 —Post Office Protocol v3 POSIX —Portable Operating System Interface POST —Power-On Self Test PPC —PowerPC PPI —Pixels Per Inch PPP —Point-to-Point Protocol PPPoA —PPP over ATM PPPoE —PPP over Ethernet PPTP —Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol PRM —Partner Relationship Management PS —PostScript PSA —Professional Services Automation PS/2 —Personal System/2 PSU —Power Supply Unit PSVI —Post-Schema-Validation Infoset PTS-DOS —PhysTechSoft - Disk Operating System PV —Physical Volume PVG —Physical Volume Group PVR —Personal Video Recorder PXE —Preboot Execution Environment PXI —PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation

Q

QDR —Quad Data Rate QA —Quality Assurance QFP —Quad Flat Package QoS —Quality of Service QOTD —Quote of the Day Qt —Quasar Toolkit QTAM —Queued Teleprocessing Access Method

R

RACF —Resource Access Control Facility

RAD —Rapid Application Development RADIUS —Remote Authentication Dial In User Service RAID —Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID —Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks RAIT —Redundant Array of Inexpensive Tapes RAM —Random Access Memory RARP —Reverse Address Resolution Protocol RAS —Reliability, Availability and Serviceability RAS —Remote Access Service RRAS Routing and Remote Access Service RC —Region Code RC —Release Candidate RC —Run Commands RCS —Revision Control System RDBMS —Relational DataBase Management System RDF —Resource Description Framework RDM —Relational Data Model RDOS —Real-time Disk Operating System RDS —Remote Data Services REFAL —REcursive Functions Algorithmic Language REST —Representational State Transfer regex —Regular Expression regexp —Regular Expression REMB —Read-Out MotherBoard RF —Radio Frequency RFC —Request For Comments RFI —Radio Frequency Interference RFID —Radio Frequency Identification RGB —Red, Green, Blue RGBA—Red, Green, Blue, Alpha RHL —Red Hat Linux RHEL —Red Hat Enterprise Linux RIA —Rich Internet Application RIAA —Recording Industry Association of America RIP —Raster Image Processor RIP —Routing Information Protocol RIR —Regional Internet registry RISC —Reduced Instruction Set Computer RISC OS —Reduced Instruction Set Computer Operating System RLE —Run-Length Encoding RLL —Run-Length Limited RMI —Remote Method Invocation RMS —Richard Matthew Stallman ROM —Read Only Memory ROMB —Raid On MotherBoard ROM-DOS —Read Only Memory - Disk Operating System

RPC —Remote Procedure Call RPG —Report Program Generator RPM —RPM Package Manager RSA —Rivest Shamir Adleman RSI —Repetitive Strain Injury RSS —Radio Service Software RSS —Rich Site Summary, RDF Site Summary, or Really Simple Syndication RTAI —Real-Time Application Interface RTC —Real-Time Clock RTE —Real-Time Enterprise RTEMS —Real-Time Executive for Multiprocessor Systems RTL —Right-to-Left RTOS —Real-Time Operating System RTP —Real-time Transport Protocol RTS —Ready To Send RTSP —Real Time Streaming Protocol

S

SaaS —Software as a Service SAN —Storage Area Network SATA —Serial ATA SAX —Simple API for XML SBOD —Spinning Beachball of Death SBP-2 —Serial Bus Protocol 2 sbin —superuser binary SBU —Standard Build Unit SCADA —Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition SCID —Source Code in Database SCM —Software Configuration Management SCM —Source Code Management SCP —Secure Copy SCPI —Standard Commands for Programmable Instrumentation SCSI —Small Computer System Interface SCTP —Stream Control Transmission Protocol SD —Secure Digital SDDL —Security Descriptor Definition Language SDI —Single Document Interface SDIO —Secure Digital Input Output SDK —Software Development Kit SDL —Simple DirectMedia Layer SDN —Service Delivery Network SDP —Session Description Protocol SDR —Software-Defined Radio SDRAM —Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SDSL —Symmetric DSL

SE —Single Ended SEAL—Semantics-directed Environment Adaptation Language SEI —Software Engineering Institute SEO —Search Engine Optimization SFTP —Secure FTP SFTP —Simple File Transfer Protocol SFTP —SSH File Transfer Protocol SGI —Silicon Graphics, Incorporated SGML —Standard Generalized Markup Language SHA —Secure Hash Algorithm SHDSL —Single-pair High-speed Digital Subscriber Line SIGCAT —Special Interest Group on CD-ROM Applications and Technology SIGGRAPH —Special Interest Group on Graphics SIMD —Single Instruction, Multiple Data SIMM —Single Inline Memory Module SIP —Session Initiation Protocol SIP —Supplementary Ideographic Plane SISD —Single Instruction, Single Data SISO - Single-Input and Single-Output SLED —SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop SLES —SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLI —Scalable Link Interface SLIP —Serial Line Internet Protocol SLM —Service Level Management SLOC —Source Lines of Code SPMD —Single Program, Multiple Data SMA —SubMiniature version A SMB —Server Message Block SMBIOS —System Management BIOS SMIL —Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language S/MIME —Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions SMP —Supplementary Multilingual Plane SMP —Symmetric Multi-Processing SMS —Short Message Service SMS —System Management Server SMT —Simultaneous Multithreading SMTP —Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SNA —Systems Network Architecture SNMP —Simple Network Management Protocol SNTP —Simple Network Time Protocol SOA —Service-Oriented Architecture SOE —Standard Operating Environment SOAP —Simple Object Access Protocol SoC —System-on-a-Chip SO-DIMM —Small Outline DIMM SOHO —Small Office/Home Office

SOI —Silicon On Insulator SP —Service Pack SPA—Single Page Application SPF —Sender Policy Framework SPI —Serial Peripheral Interface SPI —Stateful Packet Inspection SPARC —Scalable Processor Architecture SQL —Structured Query Language SRAM —Static Random Access Memory SSD —Software Specification Document SSD —Solid-State Drive SSE —Streaming SIMD Extensions SSH —Secure Shell SSI —Server Side Includes SSI —Single-System Image SSI —Small-Scale Integration SSID —Service Set Identifier SSL —Secure Socket Layer SSP —Supplementary Special-purpose Plane SSSE —Supplementary Streaming SIMD Extensions su —superuser SUS —Single UNIX Specification SUSE —Software und System-Entwicklung SVC —Scalable Video Coding SVG —Scalable Vector Graphics SVGA —Super Video Graphics Array SVD —Structured VLSI Design SWF —Shock Wave Flash SWT —Standard Widget Toolkit Sysop —System operator

T

TAO —Track-At-Once TASM —Turbo ASseMbler TB —TeraByte Tcl —Tool Command Language TCP —Transmission Control Protocol TCP/IP —Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol TCU —Telecommunication Control Unit TDMA —Time Division Multiple Access TFT —Thin Film Transistor TI —Texas Instruments TLA —Three-Letter Acronym TLD —Top-Level Domain TLS —Thread-Local Storage

TLS —Transport Layer Security tmp —temporary TNC —Terminal Node Controller TNC —Threaded Neill-Concelman connector TPF —Transaction Processing Facility TROFF —Trace Off TRON —Trace On TRON —The Real-time Operating system Nucleus TRS-DOS —Tandy Radio Shack - Disk Operating System TSO —Time Sharing Option TSP —Traveling Salesman Problem TSR —Terminate and Stay Resident TTA —True Tap Audio TTF —TrueType Font TTL —Transistor-Transistor Logic TTL —Time To Live TTS —Text-to-Speech TTY —Teletype TUCOWS —The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software TUG—TeX Users Group TWAIN —Technology Without An Interesting Name

U

UAAG —User Agent Accessibility Guidelines UAC —User Account Control UART —Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter UAT —User Acceptance Testing UCS —Universal Character Set UDDI —Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration UDMA —Ultra DMA UDP —User Datagram Protocol UEFI —Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UHF —Ultra High Frequency UI —User Interface UL —Upload ULA —Uncommitted Logic Array UMA —Upper Memory Area UMB —Upper Memory Block UML —Unified Modeling Language UML —User-Mode Linux UMPC —Ultra-Mobile Personal Computer UNC —Universal Naming Convention UPS —Uninterruptible Power Supply URI —Uniform Resource Identifier URL —Uniform Resource Locator

URN —Uniform Resource Name USB —Universal Serial Bus usr —user USR —U.S. Robotics UTC —Coordinated Universal Time UTF —Unicode Transformation Format UTP —Unshielded Twisted Pair UUCP —Unix to Unix Copy UUID —Universally Unique Identifier UUN —Universal User Name UVC —Universal Virtual Computer UX —User Experience

V

var —variable VAX —Virtual Address eXtension VCPI —Virtual Control Program Interface VR —Virtual Reality VRML —Virtual Reality Modeling Language VB —Visual Basic VBA —Visual Basic for Applications VBS —Visual Basic Script VDSL —Very High Bitrate Digital Subscriber Line VESA —Video Electronics Standards Association VFAT —Virtual FAT VFS —Virtual File System VG —Volume Group VGA —Video Graphics Array VHF —Very High Frequency VLAN —Virtual Local Area Network VLSM —Variable Length Subnet Mask VLB —Vesa Local Bus VLF —Very Low Frequency VLIW —Very Long Instruction Word VLSI —Very-Large-Scale Integration VM —Virtual Machine VM —Virtual Memory VNC —Virtual Network Computing VOD —Video On Demand VoIP —Voice over Internet Protocol VPN —Virtual Private Network VPU —Visual Processing Unit VSAM —Virtual Storage Access Method VSAT —Very Small Aperture Terminal VT —Video Terminal?

VTAM —Virtual Telecommunications Access Method

W

W3C —World Wide Web Consortium WAFS —Wide Area File Services WAI —Web Accessibility Initiative WAIS —Wide Area Information Server WAN —Wide Area Network WAP —Wireless Access Point WAP —Wireless Application Protocol WASM —Watcom ASseMbler WBEM —Web-Based Enterprise Management WCAG —Web Content Accessibility Guidelines WCF —Windows Communication Foundation WDM —Wavelength-Division Multiplexing WebDAV —WWW Distributed Authoring and Versioning WEP —Wired Equivalent Privacy WFI —Wait For Interrupt Wi-Fi —Wireless Fidelity WiMAX —Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access WinFS —Windows Future Storage WINS —Windows Internet Name Service WLAN —Wireless Local Area Network WMA —Windows Media Audio WMV —Windows Media Video WOL —Wake-on-LAN WOM —Wake-on-Modem WOR —Wake-on-Ring WPA —Wi-Fi Protected Access WPAN —Wireless Personal Area Network WPF —Windows Presentation Foundation WSDL —Web Services Description Language WSFL —Web Services Flow Language WUSB —Wireless Universal Serial Bus WWAN —Wireless Wide Area Network WWID —World Wide Identifier WWN —World Wide Name WWW —World Wide Web WYSIWYG —What You See Is What You Get WZC —Wireless Zero Configuration

X

XAG —XML Accessibility Guidelines

XAML —eXtensible Application Markup Language XDM —X Window Display Manager XDMCP —X Display Manager Control Protocol XCBL —XML Common Business Library XHTML —eXtensible Hypertext Markup Language XILP —X Interactive ListProc XML —eXtensible Markup Language XMMS —X Multimedia System XMPP —eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol XMS —Extended Memory Specification XNS —Xerox Network Systems XP —Cross-Platform XP —Extreme Programming XPCOM —Cross Platform Component Object Model XPI —XPInstall XPIDL —Cross-Platform IDL XSD —XML Schema Definition XSL —eXtensible Stylesheet Language XSL-FO —eXtensible Stylesheet Language Formatting Objects XSLT —eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformations XSS —Cross-Site Scripting XTF —eXtensible Tag Framework XTF —eXtended Triton Format XUL —XML User Interface Language

Y

Y2K —Year Two Thousand YAAF —Yet Another Application Framework YACC —Yet Another Compiler Compiler YAML —YAML Ain't Markup Language YaST —Yet another Setup Tool

Z

ZCAV —Zone Constant Angular Velocity ZCS —Zero Code Suppression ZIF —Zero Insertion Force ZIFS —Zero Insertion Force Socket ZISC —Zero Instruction Set Computer ZOPE —Z Object Publishing Environment ZMA —Zone Multicast Address ZPL —Z-level Programming Language

How to abbreviate ServerS: ServerSRV: ServerSVR: ServerServer in definitionsNTS: NT ServerJS: Job ServerLANS: LAN ServerLS: LAN ServerSQLS: SQL ServerWS: Web ServerNS: name serverDS: Data ServerFS: file serverLIST SERV: List ServerLISTSERV: List ServerMPS: MPOA ServerLS: Lock ServerLS: Local ServerSG: Server GroupLS: Login ServerPSERVER: Print ServerRS: Route ServerVS: Video ServerMS: Media ServerSPARCS: SPARC Serverc/s: client/serverAS: Access ServerCS: Client/ServerBS: Border ServerC/S: Client ServerGS: Global Server

PS: Policy Server RS: Remote Server VOS: VOlume Server XFS: X Font Server FS: Feature Server SQLXML: SQL Server XML WMS: Web Map Server BFS: BitFile Server LS: Library Server

LS: License Server LxS: X-Layer Server MS: Message Server NS: Network Server RS: Routing Server SC: Server Cluster SRVSVC: Server Service SS: Server Service SS: Server Station SS: Storage Server SWS: Sun Web Server TNS: TopoNet Server V-Server: Virtual Server LS: Location Server as: Advanced Server NHS: Next Hop Server TS: Terminal Server WDS: WatchDog Server DS: Database Server GNS: Get Near Server JWS: Java Web Server

KCS: Kiva C++ Server KLS: Key List Server MS: Mirrored Server ETS: ESI Test Server IHS: IBM HTTP Server NAS: NBMA ARP Server PS: Presence Server TSS: The Server Side WLS: WebLogic Server WLSSVR: WebLogic Server xfs: X11 Font Server ZWS: Zeus Web Server JSP: Java Server Page DLS: Down Load Server DBS: Data Base Server GSP: GNU Server Pages KJS: Kiva Java Server MCS: MultiCast Server ODS: Open Data Server OFS: Open File Server

TServer: Telephony Server DS: Directory Server FSU: File Server Unit GWS: Groupware Server IS: Ingestion Server K-Server: Knowledge-Server MDS: Meta-Data Server NDS: NPIC Data Server OBS: Off board Server PROFSV: Profiling Server

PS: Provision Server S2S: Server To Server SQL: SQL Server Model SS: Streaming Server UNS: User Name Server JSP: Java Server Pages UAS: User Agent Server JSF: Java Server Faces MS: Management Server JSPs: Java Server Pages LBS: LAN Bridge Server WINS: WIN System Server AFS: Apple File Server APACHE: Apache Web Server BFS: Block File Server CFS: Cabin File Server DAS: Data Agent Server DFS: Domino Fax Server ES: Enterprise Server FDS: Field Data Server GDS: GrADS-DODS Server HMS: Home Media Server LTS: Local Time Server MCS: Multi Cast Server MSU: Media Server Unit OBS: Old Backup Server OWS: Office Web Server PKS: Public Key Server RMS: Rack Mount Server RMS: Radio Mail Server

SIOM: server I/O module SM: Server Management SSS: Small Ship Server SWS: Secure Web Server SYBS: Sybase SQL Server XPS: X.400 Post Server as: Application Server DNS: Domain Name Server ASP: Active Server Page NSLOOKUP: Name Server Lookup SFS: System File Server GNS: Get Nearest Server TS: Transaction Server WMS: Web Mapping Server DFS: Data Fusion Server IGS: Internet Go Server LAS: Live Access Server LSAPI: License Server API MSL: Mirror Server Link NWS: NetWare Web Server SHTML: Server-parsed HTML SNEWS: Secure News Server ARS: All Regions Server ATS: Audit Trail Server BDS: Backup Data Server BDS: Browse Data Server BOS: Back Office Server CS: Certificate Server CSN: Client Server News DSN: Domain Server Name

ES: Entitlement Server ESM: EOD Server Manager GTS: Global Time Server HSC: Host/Server/Client IWS: Iplanet Web Server MAXSVR: MAX Server Segment MDS: Map Display Server MDS: Mobile Data Server MYS: Manage Your Server NLS: Network Log Server NTAS: NT Advamced Server

NTAS: NT Advanced Server ODS: Open Domain Server ODS: Output Data Server OHS: Oracle HTTP Server OMS: Office Mail Server PCS: Proxy Cache Server PNS: Public News Server RBS: Remote Base Server SBS: Server-based-setup SDS: Shared Data Server SDS: SIGINT Data Server SPS: Share Point Server SSE: Server Session End TAS: Topic Agent Server TS: Teleservice Server VCS: VLAN Common Server WFS: Waffle File Server WFS: Web Feature Server ASP: Active Server Pages

VTS: Virtual Tape Server CQS: Common Queue Server SSI: Server Side Include NBNS: NetBIOS Name Server NFS: Network File Server CTS: Courier Time Server DNS: Digital Name Server IMS: Internet Map Server LNS: L2TP Network Server PSP: Python Server Pages PWS: Personal Web Server RSD: Route Server Daemon SAB: Server Address Book VSS: Voice Server System AMS: AUTODIN Mail Server ASPs: Active Server Pages BEAWLS: BEA WebLogic Server BIS: Boot/Install Server CMS: Call Manager Server CNS: Caching Name Server CSA: Client Server Agent ESVT: Experion Server TPS

EWS: Embedded Web Server FSC: File Server Control GNS: GEOnet Names Server HSM: Hyper Server Module HSS: Home Service Server IFS: Imagery File Server ISAPI: Internet Server API MOS: Media Object Server

NPS: Network Print Server PSC: Print Server Command SA: Server Administrator SAK: Server Appliance Kit SNF: Server Normal Format SSH: Security Server Host SSIs: Server Side Includes STP: Server Time Protocol ACS: Another Cisco Server AOS: Axapta Object Server BSP: Block Server Process CS: Communication Server CSP: Crystal Server Pages CSS: Client Server System CSS: Core Software Server CTS: Chess Tactics Server DAS: Digital Asset Server DSR: Direct Server Return EFS: Extended File Server FRS: FRAMME Record Server IPCS: Integrated PC Server LLS: Local License Server LMOS: Leave Mail On Server LNS: Local network server MSS: Message Store Server NWS: NetWare's Web Server PSM: Packet Server Module SNF: Server Native Format SRC: Server Response Code SRF: Server Response File

SVP: Server Value Package TIME: Time Server Protocol

TNS: Tactical Name Server TSAPI: Telephony Server API ULS: User Location Server VSA: Vocal Server Adapter WCS: Wireless Call Server WPS: Wireless Push Server NAS: Network Access Server NPS: Network Policy Server SSF: Server Signal Failure as: authentication server SBS: Small Business Server ACS: Access Control Server RPS: Ring Parameter Server SNS: Secure Network Server CLS: Connectionless Server KMS: Key Management Server SLB: Server Load Balancing BFS: Broadcast File Server BSP: Business Server Pages CDS: Cell Directory Server FEDS: Front End Data Server GJSP: GNU Java Server Pages GSP: Generic Server Passer KXS: Kiva eXecutive Server NAS: NetWare Access Server NSO: Network Server Option PASS: PACOM ADP Server Site RKS: Record Keeping Server

SNF: Server Natural Format SQL: Server Query Language WFS: Woodstock File Server ASM: Access Server Manager BLS: Business Logic Server BOS: Basic Overseer Server CCS: Command Center Server CLS: Client Library Server CS: Communications Server CSS: Combat Server Support CYS: Configure Your Server DSI: Data Server Interface DSS: Data Server Subsystem

EPS: Ethernet Print Server ESB: Enterprise Server Bus ESO: Entry Server Offering IDS: Inventory Data Server iPS: Iplanet Portal Server MSF: Mail Server Framework MTS: Multi Threaded Server MTS: Multi-Threaded Server NSS: Network Secure Server NSS: Network Server System OSD: Open Server Dimension OSS: Object Storage Server PQS: Parellel Query Server RAS/Exchange: Remote Access Server/ RDS: Replicate Data Server RSL: Resilient Server Link SAK: Server Applicance Kit

SAS: Storage Access Server SIU: server interface unit SLB: Server Load-Balancing SMB: Server Management Bus SMB: Server Message Blocks SMS: Status Manager Server SNS: Shared Network Server SSA: Spatial Server Access TIS: Topic Internet Server USF: Universal Server Farm VSR: Virtual Server Router WCS: Windows Client Server WSS: Windows Server System XGS: eXtreme Gaming Server XSS: XyLoc Security Server WAS: Web Application Server HSS: Home Subscriber Server FAS: Flow Accounting Server OPS: Oracle Parallel Server HDS: Historical Data Server AWS: Apple Workgroup Server CMS: Call Management Server NLS: Network License Server OES: Open Enterprise Server

TGS: Ticket Granting Server VCS: Virtual Channel Server VPS: Virtual Private Server AFS: Automation File Server DSA: Directory Server Agent IAS: Internet Access Server

MMS: Multilevel Mail Server NIS: Network Imaging Server SMU: Server Management Unit SSN: Server Sequence Number TFS: Team Foundation Server VCS: VERITAS Cluster Server ASP: Active Server Provider CDS: Common Database Server CDS_CLERK: CDS Clerk Server Calls CHS: Command Handler Server CSP: Cluster Server Process DLS: Domain Location Server ELS: Equipment Logic Server GAS: GSM Application Server ICS: IMS Convergence Server LDS: Lotus Discovery Server LKS: Loadable Kernel Server MAS: MAP Application Server MMS: Microsoft Media Server MPS: Migration/Purge Server MSS: Modular Storage Server NCS: Network Control Server NES: Network Element Server NSS: Network Support Server PES: Password Export Server PPS: Private Printer Server RFMS: Rapid Fire Mail Server SAP: Server Access Protocol SBC: Server-Based Computing SFS: Structured File Server

SIS: SAN Integration Server SIS: School Internet Server SMX: Server Macro eXpansion SPA: Server Physics Address

SQL7: Microsoft SQL Server 7 SRO: Server Recovery Option SSJS: Server-Side JavaScript SUS: Software Update Server TGMS: TransGear Media Server WLSCLI: WebLogic Server Client WSEB: Warp Server E-Business IDS: Informix Dynamic Server HIS: Host Integration Server OAS: Open Application Server TRS: Technical Report Server TSE: Terminal Server Edition TSM: Terminal Server Manager WPS: WebSphere Portal Server WTS: Windows Terminal Server XSP: eXtensible Server Pages BAS: Broadband Access Server DOS: Development Open Server FDS: Fedora Directory Server FLS: Floating License Server MAS: Message Analysis Server NSM: Netscape Server Manager RES: Remote Execution Server RLS: Replica Location Server TAS: Telephone Access Server ACS: Advanced Console Server

AIS: ABCS Information Server APS: Application Page Server ASM: Advanced Server Manager ASU: Astronomical Server URL BOS2K: Back Office Server 2000 CCS: Customer Connect Server CDS: Central Database Server CDSWEB: Central Data Server Web CSC: client server computing CSI: Client Server Interface CSS: Command Specific Server DAS: Data Acquisition Server DDS: Distributed Data Server DDS: Dynamic Document Server DPS: Digital Products Server

DSS: Darwin Streaming Server DTS: Distributed Time Server EBS: Enterprise Beans Server eCS: enfinity Catalog Server ERS: Enterprise Ready Server ESTT: E-mail Server Test Tool EVS: Exchange Virtual Server IGS: Internet Graphic Server ILS: Internet Locator Server IPS: Image Processing Server ISM: Intel Server Management ITS: Imagery Transfer Server JAS: Java Application Server MCS: Media Convergent Server MSCS: Windows Server Clusters

MSS: Microsoft Speech Server NC-S: Network Computer-Server NJS: Netlab.Cz Jabber Server NSS: Network Security Server ODS: Operational Data Server OSE: Office Server Extension RNS: Reliable Network Server RNS: Run from Network Server SAO: Server Activated Object SAS: Server Attached Storage SES: Small Enterprise Server SMS: System Managment Server TES: Topic Enterprise Server VCS: Video Conference Server XDS: X/Open Directory Server SMS: System Management Server BMS: Broadcast Message Server XPS: Extended Parallel Server ASA: Adaptive Server Anywhere SNS: Secondary Network Server ASR: Automatic Server Restart BUS: Broadcast Unknown Server ETS: Ethernet Terminal Server GSI: General Server Interface MSCS: Microsoft Cluster Server NKS: Network Knowledge Server

TAS: TotalNET Advanced Server AS/U: Advanced Server for Unix ASU: Advanced Server for UNIX CDBS: Central Data Base Server

LPVS: Link Packet Voice Server MCS: MAP Communication Server OMS: Object management Server POS: Persistent Object Server RTS: Reliable Transfer Server SMS: Special Multicast Server SNI: Server Network Interface SPS: SharePoint Portal Server ASK: Alcohol Server Knowledge CDS: Central Directory Server CNS: Corporate Network Server CSB: Connection Server Broker CSS: Connection Server Server DB2 C/S: DataBase 2 Client/Server DB2CS: DataBase 2 Client/Server DDS: Data Distribution Server DSI: Download Server Initiate EAS: Enterprise Access Server EFS: E-mail Forwarding Server EMS: Entrust Messaging Server EOS: Earth Observation Server IDS: Interin Developer Server ILS: Internet Location Server ISM: Intersite Server Monitor ISS: Industry Standard Server MAS: Media Application Server MCS: Media Convergence Server MTS: Michigan Terminal Server MULTOS: MULtimedia Office Server ORSN: Open Root Server Network

OSE: Office Server Extensions PGWS: Primary Groupware Server PPS: Pivia Performance Server PSL: Protected Server Library RSM: Remote Server Management SIMS: Sun Internet Mail Server

SLOS: SuSE Linux Office Server SQL6.5: Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 SSC: Server-Server-Connection SSI: Storage Server Interface TRS: Technical Reports Server UMS: Unified Messaging Server VDS: Virtual Dedicated Server VSP: Validated Server Program SMS: Systems Management Server NES: Network Encryption Server CMS: Central Management Server ASR: Automatic Server Recovery CSE: Client Server Environment ESS: Enterprise Storage Server CSE: client-server environment SGC: Server Gated Cryptography MXS: Microsoft Exchange Server SEM: Server Enhancement Module SPPS: Share Point Portal Server ABS: Application Bridge Server ACS: Auto Configuration Server ASA: Active Server Application CMS: Content Management Server DSO: Distributed Server Option

DXS: Directory eXchange Server INS: Integrated Network Server mts: Microsoft Terminal Server OAS: Oracle Application Server ORS: Observer Reporting Server SCM: Server Connection Manager SSB: SQL Server Service Broker AASS: Advanced Audio Server Set AIS: Advanced Inventory Server ANS: Authoritative Name Server ASM: Application Server Module ASO: Application Server Object BES: Borland Enterprise Server CAS: Conditional Access Server CNSU: cabin network server unit CSS: Cybermedia Support Server D/CS: Distributed Client/Server

DAS: Dynamo Application Server DBS: Deutscher Bildungs-Server DCS: Directly Connected Server EBS: Essential Business Server ESE: Enterprise Server Edition FC-dNS: Fibre Channel Name Server FSIOP: File Server I/O Processor IXS: Integrated Xseries Server MIS: Mobile Information Server MLS: Microsoft Location Server MSE: MicroSoft Exchange server MSTS: Microsoft Terminal Server MSW: MASINT Server/Workstation

OIS: Oracle Integration Server PVS: Posture Validation Server RUSL: Remote Update Server Link SBS: Switched Broadcast Server SCS: Service Capability Server SGC: Server-Gated Cryptography SML: Server Management License SMS: Section Management Server SNAM: Server Net Access Manager SQL2000: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SRP: Server Requester Protocol SSO: Server Systems Operations SYBR: Sybase Replication Server VMS: Volution Messaging Server WCS: Web Communications Server ASP: Application Server Process AIMS: Apple Internet Mail Server ASE: Adaptive Server Enterprise ASM: Advanced Server Management DDNS: Dynamic Domain Name Server LCS: Lotus Communication Server SRM: Server Resource Management YAAS: Yet Another Acronym Server BCTS: Backup Courier Time Server CSA: Client Server Architecture CSU: Communications Server Unit DNS: Domain Name Server Service ESM: Embedded Server Management

INS: Intelligent Network Server KAS: Kiva Administrative Server

MSC: Management Server Commands RIS: remote installation server VMFS: Virtual Memory File Server VSE: Virtual Server Environment WAS: Windows Application Server AASB: Advanced Audio Server Base AGDS: Autodesk GIS Design Server C/SA: Client/Server Architecture CLS: Communication Logic Server CRS: Content Replication Server CS/SA: Client/Server Architecture DSP: Dictionary Server Protocol EFS: ENCRYPTION FIREWALL SERVER EPS: Enterprise Parallel Server ESE: Exchange Server Enterprise ESP: Enterprise Server Platform FAS: Freeway Acquisition Server FICS: Free Internet Chess Server GlOSS: Glossary-of-Servers Server IDS: Infrastructure Data Server KDS: Knowledge Discovery Server LCS: Live Communications Server NES: Netscape Enterprise Server OMS: Optimized Migration Server PAUSE: Perl Authors Upload Server PRS: Primary Replication Server PSA: Plesk Server Administrator

RSM : Replication Server Manager S1AS: Sun One Application Server SEAS: Solaris Easy Access Server

SIS: Server Intelligent Storage SIS: Social Intelligence Server SMAGS: SPAN/MASnet Gateway Server SMS: Selective Multicast Server SSS: surveillance server system TFS: Terrain and Feature Server TMS: Terminal Management Server VPCS: VAX Process Control Server

IIS: Internet Information Server CRS: Configuration Report Server EMS: Enterprise Messaging Server ITS: Internet Transaction Server LCS: Lotus Communications Server LIS: Location Information Server SPIO: Server Program IRM Official FPSE: FrontPage Server Extensions ILS: International Lyrics Server NAS: Netscape Application Server QTSS: Quick Time Streaming Server SAF: Server Application Function SAP: Server Advertising Protocol TMDS: Theater Medical Data Server WSC: Wireless Server Certificate AILS: Ames Imaging Library Server ASE: Advanced Server Environment ASP: Application Server Platform BMS: Broadband Management Server CPS: Collaborative Portal Server eTS: enfinity Transaction Server FCS: Fabric Configuration Server

IDS: Intelligent Decision Server INS: Integrated NetFinity Server ISA: Internet Server Application LPVS: Line Packetize Voice Server NAS: Netobjects Authoring Server NSTX: Name Server Tunnel Exchange NTBS: National Target Base Server OCS: Office Communication Server OPUS: Open Parallel Unisys Server PAUSE: Perl Authors' Upload SErver PDS: Performance Database Server PTS: Parallel Transaction Server PTS: Parellel Transaction Server rpriv: Privilege Server operations VSA: Virtual Server Architecture ASPs: Application Server Processes BUS: Broadcast and Unknown Server MTS: Microsoft Transaction Server ASP: Application Server Processes

WAIS: Wide Area Information Server SAFs: Server Application Functions NTRS: NASA Technical Report Server SLES: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server BES: BlackBerry Enterprise Server FSRM: File Server Resource Manager GSLB: Global Server Load Balancing ISA: Internet Server Applications WAS: Websphere Application Server AASA: America's Army Server Admins AGSN: Arctic Gaming Server Network

ANSU: avionics network server unit ASPX: Active Server Pages eXtended BEPS: Barr Enterprise Print Server CTS: Component Transaction Server DCS: Distributed Community Server DCS: Dynamic Configuration Server ECS: Exchange Conferencing Server FGRS: FRAMME Graphic Record Server FTRS: FRAMME Tabular Record Server HMS: Hospitality Messaging Server HTS: hyperchannel terminal server iSNS: Internet Server Name Service MASnet: mainframe and server network MCS: Multimedia Conference Server MSML: Media Server Markup Language OCS: Office Communications Server ONCS: open network computer server RRS: Replicate Replication Server RSI: Replication Server Interface RSNG: Route Server Next Generation SACS: Secure Access Control Server SAS: Secure Authentication Server SCCS: Symposium Call Center Server SIMS: Stalker Internet Mail Server SOE: Server Operating Environment SPI: Server Programming Interface SRPI: Server-Requester Programming SSCE: Site Server Commerce Edition SSI: Server System Infrastructure TCSC: Thin-Client Server Computing

TSAPI: Telephony Server Application UPSF: User Profile Server Function WAIS: Wide-area Information Server WSGI: Web Server Gateway Interface ISA: Informix Server Administrator RSFG: Route Server Functional Group GIIS: Grid Index Information Server EAS: Enterprise Application Server LTSP: Linux Terminal Server Project XSSI: eXtended Server Side Includes BDDS: Base Data Distribution Server DLUS: Dependent Logical Unit Server MIS: Management Information Server PVS: Parallel Visualization Server VMCS: Virtual Memory Compute Server ASF: Application Server Facilities ASM: Application and Server Module BRAS: Broadband Remote Acess Server CAS: Central Administration Server CAS: Central Authentication Server CLSE: Certified Lan Server Engineer CMTS: Critical Mobile Target Server FTPS: File Transfer Protocol Server MHRS: Message Handler Remote Server MSS: Multiprotocol Switched Server NAS: Network Authentication Server OWAS: Oracle Web Application Server SBCS: Server Based Computing System SCS: Software Communication Server SMA: Server Management Application

SMBP: Server Message Block Protocol VMPS: VLAN Membership Policy Server WBTS: Windows-Based Terminal Server WCMS: Web Content Management Server XIS: eXtensible Information Server WSUS: Windows Server Update Services ORSC: Open Root Server Configuration BRAS: Broadband Remote Access Server GSS: Geostationary Satellite Server PCS: PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVER ADS: Administration and Data Server

IAS: Internet Authentication Server ISSE: Imagery Support Server Element NTAS: New Technology Advanced Server SAP: Server Application Programming SERK: Server Extensions Resource Kit SMA: Server Management Architecture AASO: Advanced Audio Server Override ACS: Asynchronous Connection Server ACS: Automated Configuration Server ACTS: Automated Computer Time Server AICS: American Internet Chess Server B-RAS: Broadband Remote Access Server BB-RAS: Broadband Remote Access Serve… BCS: Business Communications Server CWIS: Compus-Wide Information Server CWSE: Certified Warp Server Engineer DTRS: data transceiver router server DVBS: Digital Video Broadcast Server FC-FCS: FC Fabric Configuration Serve…

FFS: Fallback Fault-tolerant Server HAS: Hardware Authentication Server ISRISS: ISR Information Service Serve… JODS: Jasmine Object Database Server KAS: Kerberos Authentication Server LeTRS: Lewis Technical Reports Server MCS: Microsoft Certification Server MCS: Multicast Communication Server MIGS: MASnet Internet gateway server MSMQ: Microsoft Message Queue Server MSMQ: Microsoft Message Queue-Server MSMQ: Microsoft Server Message Queue NCS: Netscape Communications Server NIAS: Netware Internet Access Server NTS/E: NT Server / Enterprise edition NTSE: NT Server / Enterprise edition ORSC: Open Root Server Confederation OSAS: Open Source Application Server PKS: Pharsight Knowledgebase Server SAS: Security Administration Server SASD: Server-Attached Storage Device SNCS: secure network computer server

SRVIFS: SeRVer Installable File Syste… SSMA: SQL Server Migration Assistant SSSL: Server-Side Scripting Language SUSS: Software Update Service Server WCCS: Windows Compute Cluster Server WINS: Windows Internet Naming Server XWMS: XML Workflow Management Server ARNS: Appletalk Remote Network Server

DSBL: Distributed Server Boycott List HyCoS: Hypermedia Communication Serve… ISDS: Intelligence Shared Data Server LTRS: Langley Technical Report Server SSIS: SQL Server Integration Services ACSE: Apple Certified Server Engineer BiBiServ: Bielefeld Bioinformatics Se… CARS: Change-of-Address Record Server CICS: Cinecom Internet Channel Server CLSI: Certified Lan Server Instructor CSL: Communications Server for Linux DTRS: Dryden Technical Reports Server IMADS: Interactive Map and Data Serve… JSWDK: Java Server Web Development Ki… SLOX: SuSE Linux Open eXchange server SMWG: Server Management Working Group VBAS: Virtual Broadband Access Server WDBAS: Wireless DataBase Access Serve… ECS: Enterprise Communications Server CSSM: Client-Server Systems Managemen… ANFS: aircraft network and file serve… COPS: Concentrator Open Primary Serve… GRIS: Grid Resource Information Serve… IDDS: Installable Device Driver Serve… NEMS: Network Element Managment Serve… ASAP: Aggregate Server Access Protoco… BASP: Broadcom Advanced Server Progra… CWSI: Certified Warp Server Instructo… FC FZS: Fibre Channel Fabric Zone Ser… ISPS: Integrated Survey Program Serve…

JAFS: Judge Advocate Functional Serve… RRAS: Routing and Remote Access Serve… 

SAMS: Sendmail Advanced Message Serve… TREAS: Track Relational Archiver Serv… VSMT: Virtual Server Migration Toolki… ACS: Asynchronous Communication Serve… SSRP: Simple Server Redundancy Protoc… TEIS: Teacher Education Internet Serv… ASLB: Accelerated Server Load Balanci… ICSS: Internet Connection Secure Serv… ARTAS: Advanced Radar Tracker And Ser… DCAS: Digital Certificate Access Serv… EOBS: Electronic Order of Battle Serv… HATS: Host Access Transformation Serv… LSMS: Lucent Security Management Serv… MACS: Mapping Application Client Serv… MIFST: Microsoft Internet Finance Ser… MTRS: Marshall Technical Reports Serv… NEMS: Network Element Management Serv… PSSBS: Puget Sound Small Business Ser… RADIUS: Remote Access Dial-In User Se… RSCV: Route Server Configuration View… SSRP: Simple Server Redundance Protoc… STRATMAS: Strategic Message Analysis… TREES: Track Relational Extension Ser… ISIS: Interactive Satellite Image Ser… LECS: LAN Emulation Configuration Ser… ACS: Asynchronous Communications Serv… MOSS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Ser… TEDS: Tactical Environmental Data Ser… CSACS: Cisco Secure Access Control Se… CSI: Communications Server Installati… HP-AS: Hewlett-Packard Application Se… JAMES: Java Apache Mail Enterprise Se… MSMS: Microsoft System Management Ser… NASRNG: Network Access Server Require… NVODS: National Virtual Ocean Data Se… RSAT: Remote Server Administration To… RSSD: Replication Server System Datab… SDSS: Server Display And Script Servi… SMSE: Server Management Suite Enterpr… SQLH2: SQL Server Health and History… SSEM: System and Server Evaluation Mo… SSRP: Simple Server Replication Proto… TAGS: text and animation graphics ser… WINS: Weather Information Network Ser… MARS: Multicast Address Resolution Se… SWAIS: Simple Wide Area Information S… 

ARTS: Asynchronous Remote Takeover Se… WUDSS: Windows Unified Data Storage S… CAIS: Conditional Access Interface Se… CSE: Communication Server for Enterpr… DDPES: Dual Data Processing Element S… ESMA: Extended Server Memory Architec… GDBMS: Generic Data Base Management S… MAAS: Multicast Address Allocation Se… MCMS: Microsoft Content Management Se… VSEI: Virtuoso Server Extension Inter… AAEPS: Anywhere Anytime Email Proxy S… ASIP: Alberta Server Intervention Pro… ASST: Administrative Server Services… CIC Server: Combined Intelligence Cen… DNTS: distributed network terminal se… IEIS: Integrated Earth Information Se… IPCS: Integrated Personal Computer Se… LES: Local Area Network Emulation Ser… MMIS: Microsoft Mobile Information Se… MMIS-CE: Microsoft Mobile Information… MMIS-EE: Microsoft Mobile Information… MSDE: Microsoft SQL server Desktop En… OSIS: Operating System Independent Se… VIEWS: VCU Information Exchange Web S… WIIS: Windows Internet Information Se… MSCML: Media Server Control Markup La… BIND: Berkeley Internet Name Domain s… CISS: Confirmation Interactive Site S… GASNET: Global Anesthesiology Server… GIAS: Geospatial and Imagery Access S… LSAS: Local Security Authentication S… MELS: Microsoft Enterprise Location S… RIBS: Rugged Integrated Battlefield S… SSMSE: SQL Server Management Studio E… TCMS: Tactical Communications Model S… UCSPI: UNIX Client-Server Program Int… RSSAC: Root Server System Advisory Co… SCSP: Server Cache Synchronization Pr… MIIS: Microsoft Identity Integration… ASPM: Application Server Process Mana… GSBS: Geostationary Satellite Browse… FGRSBE: FRAMME Graphic Record Server…

HPCS: High Performance Communication… ITVGS: Interactive Television Generic… QCS: QoS Characteristics Management S… RDMS: Relational Database Management… WAMS: Wireless Application Messaging… ASPM: Application Server Process Main… SRPI: Server Requester Programming In… FSSRP: Fast Simple Server Redundancy… ISSE: Information Support Server Envi… ASCI: Agent to Server Communication I… MELS: Maintenance Engineering Library… SRPI: Server-Requester Programming In… SWTX: Server Workstation Technology e… BASCS: Broadcom Advanced Server Contr… FSSRP: Fast Simple Server Replication… EGPCS: Environment, Get, Post, Cookie… IWAM: Internet server Web Application… PASS: Professional Association for SQ… SYBADP: Sybase Adaptive Server Enterp… WAIST: Wide-area information server t… MSDE: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Deskt… MSDE: Microsoft SQL server Desktop En… NACS: Novell Asynchronous Communicati… NEREIDS: Near-Real-Time Image Distrib… PINTS: PRoVOX Information Windows NT… PSSCP: Print Server Status and Contro… SVVP: Server Virtualization Validatio… ISA: Internet Security and Accelerati… CSE-SS: Client Server Environment-Sys… NACS: Network Asynchronous Communicat… SCTPS: Simple Computer Telephony Prot… SQLDMO: SQL Server Distributed Manage… CASS-M: Combat Automated Support Serv… CMSS: Call Management Server Signalin… CNACS: Cisco Networking Academy Commu… DCIS: Dedicated Communications Interf… MIFST: Microsoft Internet Finance Ser… NACS: Netware Asynchronous Communicat… RADIUS: Remote Authentication Dial-In… SMaRT: Server Maintenance and Referen… IRRIS: Intelligent Road & Rail Inform… CODE: Client/server Open Development…

CODE: Client-Server Open Development… IBIS: Integrated Battlespace Intellig… SACS: Softerm Asynchronous Communicat… DCAS: Deployable Consolidated Applica… JEDDS: Joint Environmental Dynamic Da… ASPSM: Application Server Process Sta… WSSRA: Windows Server System Referenc… ARTAS: Air Traffic Control Radar Trac… CSE-SS: Client-Server Environmental S… DNS-ALG: Domain Name Server-Applicati… SS/SNA: Server to Server System Netwo… WINBIND: Windows Berkeley Internet Na… ISAPI: Internet Server Application Pr… SSSNA: Server to Server Systems Netwo… FGRSRM: FRAMME Graphic Record Server… NSAPI: Netscape Server Application Pr… SHTML: Server-Side Include Hypertext… srm.conf: Server Resource Management… SS/SNA: Server to Server Systems Netw… ASPTM: Application Server Process Tra… ESILUG: Enterprise Server Integration… TSAPI: Telephony Server Application P… ESILUG: Enterprise Server Integration… IFMPS: Interface to Formatted Message… CDONTS: Collaboration Data Objects fo… WBISF: Websphere Business Integration… ASS: Atomic, Biological and Chemical… ETS/EPS: Ethernet Terminal Server / E…