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4GL
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Fourth Generation Language
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A/D
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Analog to Digital converter (also ADC)
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ACF
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Advanced Communications Function
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ACK
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ACKnowledge
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ACL
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Access Control List
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ACPI
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Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
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ADB
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Apple Desktop Bus
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ADC
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Analog to Digital Converter
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ADP
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Advanced Data Processing
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AFP
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Appletalk Filing Protocol
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AI
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Artificial Intelligence
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AICK
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Apple Internet Connection Kit
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ALGOL
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ALGOrithmic Language
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ALU
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Arithmetic Logic Unit
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AP
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Analyst Programmer
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APL
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A Programming Language
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APPC
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Advanced Peer-to-Peer Communications
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APSE
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Ada Programming Support Environment
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ARCNET
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Attached Resource Computer local area NETwork
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ARP
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Address Resolution Protocol
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ARPA
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Advanced Research Projects Agency (see DARPA)
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ARPANET
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Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
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ASDSP
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Application-Specific Digital Signal Processor
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ATM
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Asynchronous Transfer Mode
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AUI
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Attachment Unit Interface
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AWK
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AhoWeinberger and Kernighan
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B8ZS
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Binary 8 Zero Substitution (see also NRZNRZIAMI)
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BASIC
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Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
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BCDIC
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Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
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BCP
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Byte Controlled Protocols
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BCPL
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Basic Combined Programming Language
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BDF
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Binary Distribution Format
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BER
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Bit Error Rate
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BERT
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Bit Error Rate Test
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BEST
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Borland Enhanced Support and Training
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BIND
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Berkeley Internet Name Daemon
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BIOS
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Basic Input Output System
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BIPS
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Billion Instructions Per Second (see MIPS)
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BIS
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Business Information System
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BIT
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BInary digiT
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BITNET
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Because It's Time NETWork (now CREN)
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BIX
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Byte Information eXchange
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BLAST
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BLocked ASynchronous Transmission
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BLERT
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BLock Error Rate Test
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BNC
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Bayonet Neill Concelman (connector)
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BOSIX
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Biin Open System Interface eXtension
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BPI
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Bits Per Inch
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BPS
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Bits Per Second
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BRIEF
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Basic Reconfigurable Interactive Editing Facility
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BSC
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Binary Synchronous Communications (also sometimes BiSync)
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BSD
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Berkeley Software Distribution
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BSV
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Boot Sector Virus
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BTAM
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Basic Telecommunications Access Method
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BW2
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Black and White 2 plane frame buffer
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C
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programming language (successor to Bwhich was based on BCPL)
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C++
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object oriented programming language (successor to C)
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CAD
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Computer Aided Design (sometimes seen as CAD/CAM)
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CAD
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Computer Aided Dispatching
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CAE
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Common Applications Environment
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CAE
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Computer Aided Engineering
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CAI
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Computer Aided Instruction
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CAIS
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Campus Area Information Server (Gopher)
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CAM
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Common Access Method (SCSI)
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CAM
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Computer Aided Manufacturing (sometimes seen as CAD/CAM)
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CASE
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Computer Aided Software Engineering
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CBS
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Conversion Block Size
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CBT
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Computer Based Training
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CCT
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Computer Compatible Tape
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CD
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Carrier Detect (properly DCD) (EIA RS-232-C)
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CD
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Collision Detection (as in CSMA/CD)
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CD
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Compact Disk
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CDE
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Common Desktop Environment
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CDROM
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Compact Disk Read Only Memory
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CERT
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Computer Emergency Response Team
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CFT
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Cray Fortran compiler
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CFT77
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Cray FORTRAN 77 compiler
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CG3
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Color Graphics 3 plane frame buffer
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CG4
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Color Graphics 4 plane frame buffer
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CG6
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Color Graphics 6 plane accelerated frame buffer
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CGA
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Color Graphics Adapter
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CGI
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Common Gateway Interface
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CGM
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Computer Graphics Metafile
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CHAP
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Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
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CIAC
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Computer Incident Advisory Capability
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CICS
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Customer Information Control System
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CID
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Computer Integrated Design
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CIF
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Common Intermediate Format
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CIFS
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Common Internet File System
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CIM
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Computer Integrated Manufacturing
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CISC
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Complex Instruction Set Computer
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CLI
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Command Line Interpreter
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CLNP
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Connectionless-mode Network Protocol
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CLNS
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Connectionless-mode Network Service
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CMMU
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Cache/Memory Management Unit
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CMOT
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Common Management Information Services and Protocol Over TCP/IP
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CMRR
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Common Mode Rejection Ratio
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CMS
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Conversational Monitor Systemcomponent of VM operating system
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CMY
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CyanMagentaYellow
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CMYK
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CyanMagentaYellowblacK
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CNAME
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Canonical NAME
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CNE
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Certified Novell Engineer
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CNR
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Carrier to Noise Ratio
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CNSS
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Core Nodal Switching Subsystem
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COAX
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Coaxial cable
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CODEC
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COder-DECoder
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COPS
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Computer Oracle and Password System
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CORBA
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Common Object Request Broker Architecture
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COS
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Cray Operating System
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COT
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Card Or Tape
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CPE
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Customer Provided Equipment
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CPI
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Characters Per Inch
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CPM
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Control Program Monitor (sometimes CP/M)
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CPS
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Characters Per Second
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CPU
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Central Processing Unit
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CR
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Carriage Return
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CRAM
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Card Random Access Memory
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CRC
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Cyclic Redundancy Check
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CRT
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Cathode Ray Tube (also generic reference to a terminal)
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CSA
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Campus Service Agreement
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CSLG
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Campus-wide Software License Grant program
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CSMA
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Carrier Sense Multiple Access
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CSMA/CA
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Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance
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CSMA/CD
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Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
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CSNET
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Computer and Science NETwork
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CSR
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Control and Status Register
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CSU
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Channel Service Unit
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CTI
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Computer Telephony Integration
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CTS
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Clear To Send (EIA RS-232-C)
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CTSS
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Cray Time Sharing System
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CUA
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Common User Access
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CWIS
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Campus-Wide Information System
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CXI
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Common X-windows Interface
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D/A
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Digital to Analog converter
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DAC
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Digital to Analog Converter
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DARPA
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
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DAT
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Digital Audio Tape
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DBF
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DBase Format
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DBME
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DataBase Management Environment
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DBMS
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DataBase Management System
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DBRAD
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Data Base Relational Application Directory
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DCD
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Data Carrier Detect (sometimes CD) (EIA RS-232-C)
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DCE
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Data Communication Equipment
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DCL
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Digital Command Language
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DCOM
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Distributed Component Object Module
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DD
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Disk Drive
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DD
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Double Density
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DDIF
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Digital Data Interchange Format
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DDK
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Driver Developer Kit
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DDR
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Dial-on-Demand Routing
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DDS
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Digital Data Storage
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DDX
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Device Dependent X (see X11)
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DECnet
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Digital Equipment Corporation network
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DECUS
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Digital Equipment Computer User's Society
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DES
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Data Encryption Standard
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DFMS
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Data File Management System
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DIA
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Display Industry Association
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DIAL
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Direct Information Access Line
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DIF
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Document Interchange Format
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DIP
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Digital Image Processing
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DIRE
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Dire Is Really Emacs
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DIS
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Draft International Standard
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DISOSS
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Distributed Office Support System
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DLCI
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Data Link Connection Identifier
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DLI
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Data Link Interface(?)
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DLL
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Dynamic-Link Library
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DLL
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Data Link Layer
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DLO
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Dead Letter Office
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DLT
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Digital Linear Tape
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DMA
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Direct Memory Access
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DMI
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Desktop Management Interface
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DMMP
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Distributed-Memory Microprocessor systems
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DNA
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Digital Network Architecture
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DNS
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Domain Name Service
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DOS
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Disk Operating System
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DPI
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Dots Per Inch
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DPS
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Display PostScript
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DQL
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Database Query Language
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DRAM
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Dynamic Random Access Memory (as opposed to static RAM)
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DRD
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Data Reading Device
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DRG
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Digital Raster Graphic
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DS
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Double-Sided
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DSL
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Digital Subscriber Line
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DSP
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Digital Signal Processing
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DSS
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Digital Signature Standard
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DSU
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Digital Service Unit
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DTD
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Document Type Definition
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DTE
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Data Terminal Equipment
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DTIF
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Digital Table Interchange Format
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DTP
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DeskTop Publishing
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DTR
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Data Terminal Ready (EIA RS-232-C)
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DUN
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Dial-Up Networking
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DVD
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Digital Versitile Disc
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DVMA
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Direct Virtual Memory Access
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DXF
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Digital eXchange Format
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DXT
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Data eXtracT facility
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EBCDIC
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Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
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ECC
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Error Correction Code
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ECDO
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Electronic Community Dial Office
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EDI
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Electronic Data Interchange
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EDIF
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Electronic Design Interchange Format
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EDO
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Extended Data Out (memory)
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EEPROM
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Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
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EGA
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Enhanced Graphics Adapter
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EIA
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Electronic Industries Association
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EIDE
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Enhanced Intelligent Drive Electronics
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EINE
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EINE Is Not Emacs
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EJB
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Enterprise Java Beans
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ELF
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Executable and Linking Files
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ELM
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ELectronic Mail
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EMA
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Electronic Mail Association
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EMACS
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Eight Megabytes And Constantly Swapping
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EMM
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Extended Memory Manager
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EMS
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Expanded Memory Specification
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EMWAC
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European Microsoft Windows Academic Centre
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ENSS
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Exterior Nodal Switching Subsystem
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EOF
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End Of File
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EOT
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End Of Transmission
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EPROM
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Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
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EPS
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Encapsulated PostScript
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ESDI
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Enhanced Standard Device Interface
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ESL
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Education Software Library
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ESnet
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Energy Sciences network (DoE)
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EULA
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End User License Agreement
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EUUG
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European Unix User Group
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FAT
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File Allocation Table
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FC-AL
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Fiber Channel Arbitrated Loop
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FCC
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Federal Computer Conference
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FCFS
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First Come First Served
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FDDI
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Fiber Distributed Data Interface
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FDHD
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Floppy Drive High Density
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FIF
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Fractal Image Format data compression
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FIFO
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First In First Out (as in registers and buffers)
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FILO
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First In Last Out (see also FIFO)
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FINE
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FINE Is Not Emacs
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FIX
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Federal Inter-agency eXchange
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FLOP
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FLoating point OPeration
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FLOPS
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FLoating-point OPerations per Second
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FNS
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Federated Naming Service
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FORTRAN
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FORmula TRANslator
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FPU
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Floating Point Unit (see CPU)
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FQDN
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Fully Qualified Domain Name
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FRED
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Fred Resembles Emacs Deliberately
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FRU
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Field Replaceable Unit
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FSD
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Fixed Shroud Duplex
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FSF
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Free Software Foundation
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FTP
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File Transfer Protocol
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GAN
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Global Area Network
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GBIP
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General Purpose Interface Bus
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GC
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Garbage Collection (LISP)
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GDB
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Gnu DeBugger
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GDMO
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Guidelines for the Definition of Managed Objects
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GECOS
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General Electric Computer Operating System
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GFIS
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Geographic Facility Information Systems
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GFSI
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Generic File System Interface
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GID
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Group ID
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GIGO
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Garbage In Garbage Out
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GIS
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Global Information System
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GNN
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Global Network Navigator
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GNU
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Gnu's Not UNIX; a UNIX-compatible operating system
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GPI
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Graphics Programming Interface
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GPIB
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General Purpose Interface Bus
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GPL
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GNU General Public License
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GRE
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Generic Route Encapsulation
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GREP
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Global Regular Expression Parserg/re/p(UNIX command)
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GUI
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Graphical User Interface
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GWM
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Generic Window Manager
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HBA
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Host Bus Adapter
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HD
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Hard Disk
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HD
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High Density
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HDA
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Head Disk Assembly (in winchester disk drives)
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HDLC
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High-level Data Link Control
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HEPnet
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High Energy Physics network
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HFS
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Hierarchical File System
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HLS
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HueLightnessSaturation
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HMA
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High Memory Area
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HPCC
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High Performance Computing Center
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HPGL
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Hewlett Packard Graphics Language (also HP/GL)
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HPSS
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High Performance Storage System
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HSB
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HueSaturationBrightness
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HSV
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HueSaturationValue
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HTML
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HyperText Markup Language
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HTTP
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HyperText Transport Protocol
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HTTPS
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HyperText Transport Protocol with Secure sockets layer (see SSL)
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I2O
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Intelligent I/O
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IAB
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Internet Activities Board
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IANA
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Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
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ICMP
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Internet Control Message Protocol
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IDE
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Intelligent Drive Electronics
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IETF
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Internet Engineering Task Force
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IFF
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Interchangeable File Format
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IIS
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Internet Information Server
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IKP
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Internet Keyed Payment
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IMAP
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Interactive Mail Access Protocol
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IMP
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Interface Message Processor
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IP
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Internet Protocol
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IPNG
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Internet Protocol Next Generation
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IPS
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Information Processing Standards
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IPSEC
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Internet Protocol SECurity standard
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IPV6
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Internet Protocol Version 6
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IPX
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Internetwork Packet eXchange
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IRC
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Internet Relay Chat interactive communication program
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IRJE
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Internet Remote Job Entry
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IRM
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Information Resources Management
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IRMS
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Information Resources Management Service
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IRQ
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Interrupt ReQuest
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IRTF
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Internet Research Task Force
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IS
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International Standard
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ISA
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Industry Standard Architecture
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ISAM
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Indexed Sequential Access Method
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ISFUG
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Integrated Software Federal User Group
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ITUSA
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IT Users Standards Association
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JANET
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Joint Academic Network (UK)
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JCL
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Job Control Language
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JES
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Job Entry System
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JFIF
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JPEG File Interchange Format (see JPEG)
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JOVE
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Jonathan's Own Version of Emacs
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JPEG
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Joint Photographic Experts Group
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JPG
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Joint Photography experts Group (file format)
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JSP
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Java Server Pages
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Kbps
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Kilobits per second
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KERMIT
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Kl-10 Error-free Reciprocal Micro Interconnect over Tty lines
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KFP
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Kinetics FastPath
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KLOC
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Kilo -1000 Lines Of Code
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KPO
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KeyPunch Operator
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LAN
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Local Area Network
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LASER
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Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
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LAT
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Local Area Transport protocol
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LCD
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Liquid Crystal Display
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LCFS
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Last Come First Served (see FCFS)
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LDAP
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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
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LED
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Light Emitting Diode
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LIFO
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Last In First Out (see FIFO)
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LISA
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Large Installation Systems Administration
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LISP
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LISt Processing Language
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LIU
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Line Interface Unit
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LOOPS
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Lisp Object Oriented Programming System
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LPC
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Linear Predictive Coding (speech processing)
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LPD
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Line Printer Daemon
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LPQ
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Line Printer Queue
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LPR
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Line PrinteR
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LPRM
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Line Printer ReMove
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LSAP
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Logical(?maybe Link) Service Access Point
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LSI
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Large Scale Integration
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LUG
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Local Users Group
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MAC
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Media Access Control
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MAN
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Metropolitan Area Network
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MAPI
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Messaging Application Programming Interface
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MAPS
|
Mail Abuse Protection System
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MARS
|
Multiuser Archival and Retrieval System
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MAU
|
Media Attachment Unit
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MBR
|
Master Boot Record
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MCA
|
Micro Channel Architecture
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MCAE
|
Mechanical Computer Aided Engineering
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MCC
|
Master Control Console
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MCF
|
Meta Content Format
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MCP
|
Master Control Program
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MCSE
|
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
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MD2
|
Message-Digest algorithm #2
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MD4
|
Message-Digest algorithm #4
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MD5
|
Message-Digest algorithm #5
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MDA
|
Monochrome Display Adapter
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MFLOPS
|
Million FLoating-point OPerations per Second (see also FLOPS)
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MFM
|
Modified Frequency Modulation
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MFS
|
Macintosh File System
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MHS
|
Mail Handling System
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MIB
|
Management Information Base
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MIDI
|
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
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MIGS
|
MASnet/Internet Gateway Server
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MILNET
|
MILitary NETwork
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MIMD
|
Multiple InstructionMultiple Data
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MIME
|
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
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MINCE
|
MINCE Is Not Complete Emacs
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MIPS
|
Million Instructions Per Second
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MIS
|
Management Information System
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MLS
|
Multi-Level Security
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MMCD
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MultiMedia Compact Disk (CD-ROM format)
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MMFS
|
Manufacturing Message Format Standard
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MML
|
Mathematical Markup Language
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MMX
|
Multi Media eXtensions
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MOSES
|
Massive Open Systems Environment Standard
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MOSFET
|
Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
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MOSS
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MIME Object Security Services
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MOTIS
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Message-Oriented Text Interchange System
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MPC
|
Multimedia Personal Computer
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MPEG
|
Moving Pictures Experts Group
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MPI
|
Message Passing Interface
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MPP
|
Massively Parallel Processor
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MRS
|
Media Recognition System
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MSC
|
MicroSoft C
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MSD
|
Most Significant Digit
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MS-DOS
|
MicroSoft DOS
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MSN
|
MicroSoft Network
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MSS
|
Maximum Segment Size
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MSS
|
Mass Storage System
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MT
|
Magnetic Tape on 1/2-inch reels
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MTA
|
Mail Transfer Agent
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MTBF
|
Mean Time Between Failures
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MTR
|
Magnetic Tape Recording
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MTTF
|
Mean Time To Failure
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MTTR
|
Mean Time To Repair
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MTU
|
Maximum Transfer Unit
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MUA
|
Mail User Agent
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MULTICS
|
MULTiplex Information Computer Services
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MUMPS
|
Mgh Utility MultiProgram System
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MUSH
|
Mail User's SHell
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MUX
|
MUltipleXor
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MVS
|
Multiple Virtual Storage
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MVS/XA
|
Multiple Virtual Systems/Extended Architecture
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MWM
|
Motif Window Manager
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MX
|
Mail eXchanger
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NAD
|
Network Access Device
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NaN
|
Not a Number
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NBO
|
Network Build Out
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NCP
|
Network Control Program
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NCS
|
Network Computing System
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NDIS
|
Network Device Interface Specification
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NDL
|
Network Database Language
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NDLTD
|
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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NDS
|
Novell Directory Services
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NDSS
|
Network and Distributed System Security
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NeWS
|
Network extensible Windows System
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NFS
|
Network File System
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NI
|
Non Interlaced (computer monitor)
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NIC
|
Network Information Center
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NIC
|
Network Interface Card
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NIS
|
Network Information System (formerly YP)
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NIU
|
Network Interface Unit
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NLM
|
Netware Loadable Module
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NLP
|
Natural Language Processing
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NLS
|
Network License Server
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NMS
|
Network Monitoring Station
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NNTP
|
Network News Transfer Protocol
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NOC
|
Network Operations Center
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NOS
|
Network Operating System
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NOTIS
|
Network Operator Trouble Information System
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NPACI
|
National (US) Partnerships in Advanced Computational Infrastructure
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NPL
|
Non-Procedural Language
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NQS
|
Network Queuing System
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NRZ
|
Non-Return to Zero
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NRZI
|
Non-Return to Zero Inverted (magnetic tape800 bpi)
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NS
|
Name Service
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NSAP
|
Network Service Access Point
|
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NSE
|
Network Software Environment
|
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NSI
|
NASA Science Internet
|
|
|
NSN
|
NASA Science Network
|
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NT
|
New Technology (Microsoft Windows)
|
|
|
NUMA
|
Non-Uniform Memory Access
|
|
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NVRAM
|
Non-Volatile Random Access Memory
|
|
|
OCR
|
Optical Character Recognition
|
|
|
ODBC
|
Open Data Base Connectivity
|
|
|
ODI
|
Open Data-link Interface
|
|
|
ODI
|
Optical Digital Image
|
|
|
ODISS
|
Optical Digital Image Storage System
|
|
|
OLAP
|
On-Line Analytical Processing
|
|
|
OLE
|
Object Linking and Embedding
|
|
|
OLTP
|
On-Line Transaction Processing
|
|
|
OLWM
|
Open Look Window Manager
|
|
|
OMDR
|
Optical Memory Disk Recorder
|
|
|
ONC
|
Open Network Computing
|
|
|
OOPS
|
Object-Oriented Programming System
|
|
|
ORB
|
Object Request Brokers
|
|
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OROM
|
Optical Read Only Memory
|
|
|
OS
|
Operating System
|
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OS/2
|
Operating System2nd generation
|
|
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OSCRL
|
Operating System Command Response Language
|
|
|
OSF
|
Open Systems Foundation
|
|
|
OSI
|
Open Systems Interconnection (per ISO; 7 layer model)
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|
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OSI/RM
|
Open Systems Interconnection/Reference Model
|
|
|
OSME
|
Open Systems Message Exchange
|
|
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OSP
|
Optical Storage Processor
|
|
|
OT/PPP
|
Open Transport / Point to Point Protocol
|
|
|
PACCOM
|
Pacific Computer Communications network consortium
|
|
|
PACX
|
Private Automatic Computer eXchange
|
|
|
PAD
|
Packet Assembler-Disassembler
|
|
|
PAL
|
Programmable Array Logic
|
|
|
PAP
|
Password Authentication Protocol
|
|
|
PARC
|
Palo Alto Research Center
|
|
|
PBM
|
Portable BitMap
|
|
|
PC
|
Personal Computer (IBM wants you to believe a specific kind)
|
|
|
PC/AT
|
Personal Computer/Advanced Technology
|
|
|
PC-DOS
|
Personal Computer DOS
|
|
|
PCF
|
Portable Compiled Format
|
|
|
PCI
|
Peripheral Component Interconnect
|
|
|
PCL
|
Page Composition Language
|
|
|
PCM
|
Plug-Compatible Mainframe
|
|
|
PCNFS
|
Personal Computer Network File System (Sun Microsystems)
|
|
|
PCT
|
Private Communication Technology
|
|
|
PCTS
|
Posix Conformance Test Suite
|
|
|
PDA
|
Personal Data Assistanta handheld computer
|
|
|
PDF
|
Portable Document Format
|
|
|
PDL
|
Page Description Language
|
|
|
PDN
|
Public Data Network
|
|
|
PDP
|
Programmed Data Processor
|
|
|
PDU
|
Power Distribution Unit
|
|
|
PEM
|
Privacy-Enhanced Mail
|
|
|
PEP
|
Productivity Enhancement Project
|
|
|
PERFMON
|
Performance Monitor utility
|
|
|
PERL
|
Practical Extraction and Report Language
|
|
|
PGA
|
Professional Graphics Adapter
|
|
|
PGM
|
Portable GrayMap
|
|
|
PGP
|
Pretty Good Privacy
|
|
|
PHIGS
|
Programmers Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System
|
|
|
PIC
|
Position Independent Code
|
|
|
PINE
|
Program for Internet News and E-mail (formerly Pine Is Not Elm)
|
|
|
PITAC
|
President's Information Technology Advisory Committee
|
|
|
PIXEL
|
PIcture ELement
|
|
|
PKCS
|
Public-Key Cryptography Standards
|
|
|
PKI
|
Public Key Infrastructure
|
|
|
PLA
|
Programmable Logic Array
|
|
|
PLATO
|
Programmed Learning for Automated Teaching Operations (U. Illinois)
|
|
|
PLC
|
Programmable Logic Controller
|
|
|
PM/X
|
Presentation Manager for X windows
|
|
|
PNG
|
Portable Network Graphics
|
|
|
PO
|
Post Office
|
|
|
POP
|
Post Office Protocol (also POP3)
|
|
|
POPS
|
Paperless Order Processing System
|
|
|
POS
|
Professional Operating System
|
|
|
POSIX
|
Portable Operating System Interface based on UNIX
|
|
|
PPM
|
Pages Per Minute
|
|
|
PPP
|
Point-to-Point Protocol (successor to SLIP (q.v.))
|
|
|
PPS
|
Packets Per Second
|
|
|
PPT
|
Punched Paper Tape
|
|
|
PROC
|
Cray executable procedure
|
|
|
PROFS
|
PRofessional OFfice System
|
|
|
PROM
|
Programmable Read-Only Memory
|
|
|
PS
|
PostScript graphics
|
|
|
PSN
|
Packet Switch Node
|
|
|
PSTN
|
Public Switched Telephone Network
|
|
|
PVC
|
Permanent Virtual Circuit (see also VC)
|
|
|
PVM
|
Parallel Virtual Machine
|
|
|
PX
|
Post eXchange (see BX)
|
|
|
QCIF
|
Quarter Common Intermediate Format
|
|
|
QFN
|
Quicken Financial Network
|
|
|
QIC
|
Quarter-Inch Cartridge
|
|
|
QLI
|
Query Language Interpreter
|
|
|
QMF
|
Query Management Facility
|
|
|
RACE
|
Random Access Card Equipment
|
|
|
RAD
|
Rapid Access Disk
|
|
|
RAD
|
Rapid Application Development
|
|
|
RAID
|
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
|
|
|
RAM
|
Random Access Memory (R/W)
|
|
|
RARP
|
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
|
|
|
RBL
|
Realtime Blackhole List
|
|
|
RCS
|
Revision Control System
|
|
|
RDA
|
Remote Data Access
|
|
|
RDBMS
|
Relational DataBase Management System
|
|
|
RFE
|
Radio Free Ethernet
|
|
|
RGB
|
Red Green Blue
|
|
|
RGP
|
Raster Graphics Processor
|
|
|
RIP
|
Routing Information Protocol
|
|
|
RIS
|
Remote Installation Service
|
|
|
RISC
|
Reduced Instruction Set Computer
|
|
|
RITA
|
Recognition of Information Technology Achievement award
|
|
|
RJE
|
Remote Job Entry
|
|
|
RLL
|
Run Length Limited
|
|
|
ROFF
|
Run-OFF
|
|
|
ROM
|
Read-Only Memory
|
|
|
ROTS
|
Rotary Out Trunks Selectors
|
|
|
RPC
|
Remote Procedure Call
|
|
|
RPG
|
RePort Generator
|
|
|
RPN
|
Reverse Polish Notation
|
|
|
RSA
|
Rivest-Shamir-Adleman
|
|
|
RSU
|
Remote Switching Unit
|
|
|
RT/PC
|
RISC Technology/Personal Computer
|
|
|
RTF
|
Rich Text Format
|
|
|
RTNV
|
Right To New Version
|
|
|
RTR
|
Reel-To-Reel
|
|
|
RTS
|
Request To Send (EIA RS-232-C)
|
|
|
RU
|
Receive Unit
|
|
|
RX
|
Receive
|
|
|
S/MIME
|
Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
|
|
|
SA
|
Stand Alone
|
|
|
SA
|
System Administrator
|
|
|
SAA
|
Systems Application Architecture
|
|
|
SAC
|
Service Access Controller
|
|
|
SACK
|
Selective ACKnowledgment
|
|
|
SAF
|
Service Access Facility
|
|
|
SAGE
|
System Administrator's Guild
|
|
|
SANS
|
System AdministrationNetworking and Security
|
|
|
SAP
|
Service Access Point
|
|
|
SAR
|
System Activity Report
|
|
|
SARTS
|
Switched Access Remote Test System
|
|
|
SATAN
|
Security Analysis Tool for Auditing Networks
|
|
|
SCOOPS
|
SCheme Object Oriented Programming System
|
|
|
SCSI
|
Small Computer Systems Interface
|
|
|
SD
|
Super Density (CD-ROM format)
|
|
|
SDB
|
Symbolic DeBugger
|
|
|
SDF
|
Shared Data Facility
|
|
|
SDI
|
Standard Disk Interconnect
|
|
|
SDK
|
Software Development Kit
|
|
|
SDLC
|
Synchronous Data Link Control
|
|
|
SDRAM
|
Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
|
|
|
SEA
|
Self Extracting Archive
|
|
|
SED
|
Stream EDitor
|
|
|
SEL
|
Software Engineering Laboratory
|
|
|
SGML
|
Standard Generalized Markup Language
|
|
|
SHAR
|
SHell ARchiver
|
|
|
SHTTP
|
Secure HyperText Transport Protocol (also S-HTTP)
|
|
|
S-HTTP
|
Secure HyperText Transport Protocol (also SHTTP)
|
|
|
SIAM
|
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
|
|
|
SIG
|
Special Interest Group
|
|
|
SIMD
|
Single InstructionMultiple Data
|
|
|
SIMM
|
Single In-line Memory Module
|
|
|
SIMON
|
System of Internet Mapping for Organized Navigation
|
|
|
SINE
|
SINE is not EINE
|
|
|
SKILS
|
Sybase Knowledge Through Interactive Learning Systems
|
|
|
SKIP
|
Simple Key management for Internet Protocols
|
|
|
SLATEC
|
math software library developed by SandiaLANLand AFWL/TEC
|
|
|
SLDC
|
Synchronous Data Link Control
|
|
|
SLED
|
Single Large Expensive Disk
|
|
|
SLIP
|
Serial Line Internet Protocol (sometimes SL/IP) (see also PPP)
|
|
|
SMB
|
Server Message Block
|
|
|
SMD
|
Storage Module Device (interface standard for disk drives)
|
|
|
SMD
|
Surface Mounted Devices
|
|
|
SMP
|
Symmetrical MultiProcessing
|
|
|
SMSC
|
Shared-Memory Supercomputer systems
|
|
|
SMTP
|
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
|
|
|
SNA
|
Systems Network Architecture
|
|
|
SNADS
|
SNA Distribution Services
|
|
|
SNAP
|
Sub Network Access Protocol
|
|
|
SNMP
|
Simple Network Management Protocol
|
|
|
SNOBOL
|
StriNg Oriented symbOLic Language
|
|
|
SNPA
|
SubNetwork Point of Attachment
|
|
|
SOA
|
Start Of Authority
|
|
|
SOAP
|
Symbolic Optimizing Assembler Program
|
|
|
SOH
|
Start Of Header
|
|
|
SOHO
|
Small Office / Home Office
|
|
|
SONAR
|
SOund Detection And Ranging
|
|
|
SONIC
|
SPAN Ocean Network Information Center
|
|
|
SOS
|
Son of Stopgap (editor)
|
|
|
SP
|
Stack Pointer
|
|
|
SPA
|
Software Publishers Association
|
|
|
SPARC
|
Scalable Processor ARChitecture
|
|
|
SPC
|
Software Productivity Consortium
|
|
|
SPITBOL
|
SPeedy ImplemenTation of snoBOL
|
|
|
SPOOL
|
System Peripheral Operation Off-Line
|
|
|
SPSS
|
Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences
|
|
|
SQL
|
Structured Query Language
|
|
|
SRAM
|
Static RAM
|
|
|
SRGP
|
Simple Raster Graphics Package
|
|
|
SSD
|
Solid-state Storage Device
|
|
|
SSI
|
Server Side Includes
|
|
|
SSI
|
Small Scale Integration
|
|
|
SSL
|
Secure Sockets Layer (protocol)
|
|
|
SSO
|
Sun Services on-line
|
|
|
STI
|
Standard Tape Interconnect
|
|
|
STP
|
Shielded Twisted Pair
|
|
|
SVGA
|
Super Video Graphics Array
|
|
|
SVID
|
System V Interface Definition
|
|
|
SWISH
|
Simple Web Indexing System for Humans
|
|
|
TAC
|
Terminal Access Controller
|
|
|
TACACS
|
Terminal Access Controller Access Control System
|
|
|
TAR
|
Tape ARchiver
|
|
|
TCP
|
Transmission Control Protocol
|
|
|
TCP/IP
|
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
|
|
|
TCSEC
|
Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria (orange book)
|
|
|
TECO
|
Text Editor and COrrector
|
|
|
TEI
|
The Education Initiative
|
|
|
TFT
|
Thin Film Transistor
|
|
|
TFTP
|
Trivial File Transfer Program
|
|
|
THOR
|
Tandy High-intensity Optical Recording
|
|
|
TIA
|
The Internet Adapter
|
|
|
TID
|
Transaction ID
|
|
|
TIFF
|
Tagged Image File Format
|
|
|
TIP
|
Terminal Interface Processor
|
|
|
TIX
|
Technology Information eXchange
|
|
|
TLI
|
Transport-Level Interface
|
|
|
TNC
|
Threaded Neill Concelman connector (see also BNC)
|
|
|
TP
|
Transport Protocol (also TP0-TP4)
|
|
|
TP
|
Transaction Processing
|
|
|
TP4
|
Transport Protocolclass 4
|
|
|
TPI
|
Tracks Per Inch
|
|
|
TROFF
|
Text RunOFFtext formatter
|
|
|
TRUSIX
|
TRUSted unIX
|
|
|
TSAP
|
Transport Service Access Point
|
|
|
TSP
|
Time Synchronization Protocol
|
|
|
TSR
|
Terminate and Stay Resident program
|
|
|
TWB
|
Terrestrial WideBand
|
|
|
TWM
|
Tab Window Manager
|
|
|
Tx
|
Transmit
|
|
|
TXF
|
Tax eXchange Format
|
|
|
UAF
|
User Authorization Facility
|
|
|
UART
|
Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter
|
|
|
UBA
|
UniBus Adapter
|
|
|
UDB
|
Unified DataBase
|
|
|
UDP
|
User Datagram Protocol
|
|
|
UFS
|
Ultrix File System
|
|
|
UID
|
User IDentification
|
|
|
UID
|
Unique IDentifier
|
|
|
ULANA
|
Unified Local-Area Network Architecture
|
|
|
ULTRIX
|
UNIX-based operating system for Digital Equipment Corporation
|
|
|
UMF
|
User Master File
|
|
|
UNCLE
|
Unix Net for Computer security in Law Enforcement
|
|
|
UNICOS
|
UNIX-based operating system for Cray computers
|
|
|
UNICS
|
UNiplex Information Computer Services
|
|
|
UNIX
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Not an acronym at all; was a joke on MIT's MULTICS
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UPS
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Uninterruptible Power Supply
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URC
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Uniform Resource Citation
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URI
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Uniform Resource Identifier
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URL
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Uniform Resource Locatorsubset of URI
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URN
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Uniform Resource Namesubset of URI
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USB
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Universal Serial Bus
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UTP
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Unshielded Twisted Pair
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UUCP
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UNIX-to-UNIX CoPy
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UUG
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Unix User Group
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UUI
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Uniform User Interface
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UWI
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Uniform Window Interface
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VANS
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Value Added Network Services
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VAR
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Value Added Reseller
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VAX
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Virtual Address eXtended
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VAXBI
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VAX Bus Interconnect
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VCPI
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Virtual Control Program Interface
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VDFM
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Virtual Disk File Manager
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VDI
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Virtual Device Interface
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VDM
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Virtual Device Metafile
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VDT
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Video Display Terminal
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VERONICA
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Very Easy Rodent Oriented Net-wide Index to Computer Archives
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VESA
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Video Electronics Standards Association
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VFS
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Virtual File System
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VGA
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Video Graphics Array
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VI
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VIsual editor
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VILE
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VI Like Emacs
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VINE
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Vine Is Not Emacs
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VLB
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VESA Local Bus (see VESA)
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VLIW
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Very Long Instruction Word
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VLM
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Virtual Loadable Module
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VLM
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Very Large Memory
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VLSI
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Very Large Scale Integration
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VLSM
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Variable Length Subnet Masks
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VM
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Virtual Memory
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VM/CMS
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Virtual Machine/Conversational Monitor System
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VMM
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Virtual Memory Manager
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VMS
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Virtual Memory System; a DEC operating system
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VOIS
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Voice-Operated Information System
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VOXEL
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VOlume ELement(see pixel)
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VPDN
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Virtual Private Data Networks
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VPN
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Virtual Private Network
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VR
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Virtual Reality
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VRAM
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Volatile Random Access Memory
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VRM
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Virtual Resource Manager
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VRML
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Virtual Reality Modelling Language
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VT
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Video Terminal
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VTAM
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Virtual Telecommunications Access Method
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VTS
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Validation and Test Suite
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W3
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World Wide Web (also WWW)
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W3C
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World Wide Web Consortium
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W4W
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Windows For Workgroups (also WFW)
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WAFL
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Write Anywhere File Layout
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WAIS
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Wide Area Information Server
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WAN
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Wide Area Network
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WATS
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Wide Area Telecommunications Service
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WFW
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Windows For Workgroups (also W4W)
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WIMP
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Windows/Icons/Mouse Programming(?)
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WINS
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Windows Internet Name Service
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WNT
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Windows NT (see NT)
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WOM
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Write Only Memory
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WORM
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Write OnceRead Many times
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WORMTOMS
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WORM to Mass Storage System
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WTT
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Window Tag Table
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WWW
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World-Wide Web
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XBM
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X BitMap
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XINU
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XINU Is Not UNIX
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XML
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eXtensible Markup Language
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XMS
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eXtended Memory Specification
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XNS
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Xerox Network Services
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XPM
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X PixMap
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XUI
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X-windows User Interface
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XWD
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X Window Dump
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YACC
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Yet Another Compiler Compiler
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ZIF
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Zero Insertion Force (connector/socket)
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