A to Z Computer Abbreviations

• ACE: Access Control Entry
• ADSL: Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
• AGP: Accelerated Graphics Port
• AI: Artificial Intelligence
• ALGOL: Algorithmic Language
• ALU: Arithmetic Logic Unit
• ANSI: American National Standards Institute
• API: Application Program Interface
• APIPA: Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
• APT: Automatically Programmed Tooling
• ARP: Address Resolution Protocol
• ARPANET: Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
• ASCII: American Standard Code For Information Interchange
• ASF: Advanced Streaming Format
• ASP: Active Server Pages
• ATAPI: Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
• ATM: Asynchronous Transfer Mode
• AUI: Attachment Unit Interface
• AVI: Audio Video Interleave
• BASIC: Beginner`s All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
• BCD: Binary Coded Decimal
• BDPS:: Business Data Processing Systems
• BHTML: Broadcast Hyper Text Markup Language
• BIOS: Basic Input Output System
• BIU: Bus Interface Unit
• BMP: Bitmap
• BPS: Bytes Per Seconds
• C-DAC: Centre For Development Of Advanced Computing
• CAD: Computer Aided Design
• CADD: Computer Added Drafting And Design
• CAI: Computer Aided Instructuion
• CAM: Computer Aided Manufacturing
• CAR: Control Address Register
• CASE: Computer Aided Software Engineering
• CCIS: Common Channel Interoffice Signaling
• CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate
• CD: Compact Disc
• CD RW: Compact Disc ReWritable
• CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access
• CDROM: Compact Disc Read Only Memory
• CFG: Control Flow Graph
• CGI: Common Gateway Interface
• CGM: Computer Graphics Metafile
• CIDR: Classless InterDomain Routing
• CIM: Computer Integrated Manufacture
• CISC: Complex Instruction Set Computers
• CIX: Commercial Internet Exchange
• CLR: Common Language Runtime
• CMOS: Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
• CMS: Content Management System
• CMYK: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key (Black)
• COBOL: Common Business Oriented Language
• CORBA: Common Object Request Broker Architecture
• CPI: Clock Cycle Per Instruction
• CPU: Central Processing Unit
• CRC: Cyclic Redundancy Check
• CRM: Customer Relationship Management
• CROM: Control Read Only Memory
• CRT: Cathode Ray Tube
• CUI: Character User Interface
• DAC: Digital To Analog Converter
• DAO: Data Access Objects
• DARPANET: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
• DBA: Data Base Administrator
• DBMS: Data Base Management System
• DCA: Defence Communication Agency
• DCL: Data Control Language
• DCOM: Distributed Component Object Model
• DCP: Data Communication Processor
• DDL: Data Definition Language
• DDOS: Distributed Denial Of Service
• DDP: Distributed Data Processing
• DFD: Data Flow Diagram
• DFS: Distributed File System
• DHCP: Dynamic Host Control Protocol
• DHTML: Dynamics Hyper Text Markup Language
• DLC: Data Link Control
• DLL: Dynamic Link Library
• DMA: Direct Memory Access
• DML: Data Manipulation Language
• DMTF: Distributed Management Test Force
• DNA: Distributed Internet Architecture
• DNS: Domain Name System (Server)
• DOM: Document Object Model
• DOS: Disk Operating System, Denial Of Service
• DPI: Dots Per Inch
• DRAM: Dynamic Random Access Memory
• DSL: Digital Subscriber Line
• DSN: Digital Subscriber Network
• DTD: Document Type Definition
• DVD: Digital Versatile Disc
• E: Electronic
• EAROM: Electrically Alterable Read Only Memory
• EBCDIC: Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
• EDC: Electronic Digital Computer
• EDCDIC: Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
• EEPROM: Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
• EFS: Encrypted File System
• EJB: Enterprise Java Beans
• ENIAC: Electronics Numerical Integrator And Calculator
• EPROM: Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
• EROM: Erasable Read Only Memory
• ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning
• EULA: End User License Agreement
• FAT: File Allocation Table
• FDD: Floppy Disk Drive
• FDDI: Fiber Distributed Data Interface
• FDMA: Frequency Division Multiple Access
• FIFO: First In First Out
• FLOPS: Floating Point Operations Per Second
• FO: Fiber Optics
• FORTRAN: Formula Translation
• FPS: Frames Per Second
• FRAM: Ferro Electric Random Access Memory
• FTP: File Transfer Protocol
• GB: Giga Bytes
• GIF: Graphic Interchange Format
• GIGO: Garbage In Garbage Out
• GML: General Markup Language
• GPL: General Public License
• GUI: Graphical User Interface
• HDD: Hard Disk Drive
• HFS: Hierarchical File System
• HP: Hewlett Packard
• HPC: High Performance Computing
• HPFS: High Performance File System
• HSR: Horizontal Scan Rate
• HTML: Hyper Text Markup Language
• HTTP: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
• IO: Input Output
• IBM: International Business Machines
• IC: Integrated Circuit
• ICMP: Internet Control Message Protocol
• ICS: Reduce Instruction Set Computer
• ICT: Information And Communication Technology
• IDE: Integrated Development Environment
• IE: Internet Explorer
• IGMP: Internet Group Management Protocol
• IL: Intermediate Language
• IOP: InputOutput Processor
• IP: Internet Protocol
• IPX: Internetworked Packet Exchange
• IRAM: Integration Ram
• IRC: Internet Relay Chat
• IRDA: Infrared Data Association
• IRQ: Interrupt Request
• ISAPI: Internet Server Application Program Interface
• ISDN: Integrated Services Digital Network
• ISO: International Standard Organization
• ISP: Internet Service Provider
• ISR: Interrupt Service Routine
• IT: Information Technology
• ITPL: Information Technology Park Limited (India)
• JCL: Job Control Language
• JDBC: Java Data Base Connectivity
• JHTML: Java Within Hyper Text Markup Language
• JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group
• JSP: Java Server Pages
• KB: Kilo Bytes
• KBPS: Kilo Bytes Per Second
• L2TP: Layer Two Tunneling Protocol
• LAN: Local Area Network
• LCD: Liquid Crystal Display
• LDAP: Light Weight Directory Access Control
• LIFO: Last In First Out
• LIPS: Logical Interfaces Per Second
• LOC: Lines Of Code
• LSI: Large Scale Integration
• LSP: Layered Service Provider
• MAC: Media Access Control
• MAN: Metropolitan Area Network
• MAU: MultiStation Access Unit
• MB: Mega Bytes
• MBONE: Multicast Backbone
• MBPS: Mega Bytes Per Second
• MBR: Master Boot Record
• MCP: Microsoft Certified Professional
• MCS: Multicast Server
• MDI: Multiple Document Interface
• MDS: Microcomputer Development System
• MFC: Microsoft Foundation Classes
• MFT: Master File Table
• MG: Mega Bytes
• MICR: MagneticInk Characters Reader
• MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface
• MIMD: Multiple Instruction Multiple Data
• MIME: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
• MIPS: Millions Of Instructions Per Second
• MISD: Multiple Instruction Single Data
• MODEM: Modulator And Demodulator
• MP3: Motion Pictures Experts Group Layer 3
• MPEG: Motion Pictures Experts Group
• MS: Microsoft
• MSDN: Microsoft Developer Network
• MSIIS: Microsoft Internet Information Server
• MSIL: Microsoft Intermediate Language
• MSMQ: Microsoft Message Queue
• MSN: Microsoft Network
• MSRAP: Microsoft Remote Administration Protocol
• MSRPC: Microsoft Remote Procedure Call
• MTS: Microsoft Transaction Server
• MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit
• MUDS: MultiUser Dungeons
• NAS: Network Attached Storage
• NASSCOM: National Association Of Software & Service Companies
• NCP: Network Control Protocol
• NDIS: Network Driver Interface Specification
• NDRO: Nondestructive Read Out
• NETBEUI: Netbios Enhanced User Interface
• NIC: National Informatics Centre,
• NIIT: National Institute Of Information Technology
• NNTP: Network News Transfer Protocol
• NSFNET: National Science Foundation Network
• NTFS: New Technology File System
• NTP: Network Time Protocol
• OCR: Optical Character Readers
• ODBC: Open Data Base Connectivity
• OLE: Object Linking And Embedding
• OMR: Optical Mark Reader
• ONE: Open Network Architecture
• OOA: Object Orient Analysis
• OOAD: Object Oriented Analysis And Design
• OOP: Object Oriented Programming
• OOPS: Object Oriented Programming System
• OPEN GL: Open Graphics Library
• OS: Operating System
• OSI: Open System Interconnection
• PC: Personal Computer
• PCI: Peripheral Component Interconnect
• PCMCIA: Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
• PDA: Personal Digital Assistant
• PDF: Portable Document Format
• PDL: Page Description Language
• PDU: Protocol Data Unit
• PIC: Programming Interrupt Control
• PILOT: Programmed Inquiry Learning Or Teaching
• PLA: Programmable Logic Array
• PLC: Programmable Logic Controller
• PNG: Portable Network Graphics
• PNP: Plug And Play
• PPP: Peer To Peer Protocol
• PPTP: Point To Point Tunneling Protocol
• PROM: Programmable Read Only Memory
• PS: Post Script
• RADSL: RateAdaptive Digital Subscribes Line
• RAID: Redundant Array Of Independent Disks
• RAM: Random Access Memory
• RAMDAC: Random Access Memory Digital To Analog Converter
• RAS: Remote Access Network
• RD RAM: Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory
• RDBMS: Relational Data Base Management System
• RDO: Remote Data Objects
• RDP: Remote Desktop Protocol
• RFC: Request For Comments
• RGB: Red Green Blue
• RICS: Reduced Instruction Set Computer
• RIP: Raster Image Processor
• RISC: Reduced Instruction Set Computer
• ROM: Read Only Memory
• RPC: Remote Procedure Call
• RTC: Real Time Clock
• RTF: Rich Text Format
• RTOS: Real Time Operating System
• SACK: Selective Acknowledgements
• SAM: Security Access Manager
• SAP: Service Access Point, Systems Applications Products
• SCMP: Software Configuration Management Plan
• SD RAM: Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
• SDD: Software Design Description
• SDK: Software Development Kit
• SDL: Storage Definition Language
• SDN: Integrated Service Digital Network
• SDRAM: Static Dynamic Random Access Memory
• SDSL: Symmetric Digital Subscribes Line
• SG RAM: Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory
• SGML: Standard Generalized Markup Language
• SIM: Subscriber Identification Module
• SIMD: Single Instruction Multiple Data
• SISD: Single Instruction Single Data
• SIU: Serial Interface Unit
• SMP: Symmetric MultiProcess
• SMS: Short Message Service
• SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
• SNA: System Network Architecture
• SNAP: Sub Network Access Protocol
• SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol
• SNOBOL: String Oriented Symbolic Language
• SOAP: Simple Object Access Protocol
• SPX: Sequenced Packet Exchange
• SQA: Statistical Quality Assurance
• SQL: Structured Query Language
• SRAM: Static Random Access Memory
• SRS: Software Requirements Specification
• STP: Shielded Twisted Pair
• SVVP: Software Verification And Validation Plan
• SW: Software
• TAPI: Telephony Application Program Interface
• TB: Tera Bytes
• TCP: Transmission Control Protocol
• TCPIP: Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol
• TDI: Transport Data Interface
• TDMA: Time Division Multiple Access
• TPM: Transactions Processing Monitor
• TSR: Terminate And Stay Residents
• UDD: User Datagram Protocol
• UDP: User Datagram Protocol
• UI: User Interface
• UML: Unified Modelling Language
• UNC: Universal Naming Convention
• UNIX: Uniplexed Information And Computer Systems
• URL: Universal Resource Locator
• USB: Universal Serial Bus
• USRT: Universal Synchronous Receiver Transmitted
• UTP: Unshielded Twisted Pair
• VAN: Virtual Area Network
• VAST: Very Small Aperture Terminal
• VB: Visual Basic
• VC++: Visual C++
• VCD: Video Compact Disc
• VDL: View Definition Language
• VGA: Video Graphics Array
• VHS: Video Home System
• VLIW: Very Long Instruction Words
• VLSI: Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits
• VPN: Virtual Private Network
• VRAM: Video Random Access Memory
• VRML: Virtual Reality Modelling Language
• VS: Visual Studio
• VSNL: Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
• VVR: Software Validation And Validation Report
• VXD: Virtual Device Driver
• WWWC: World Wide Web Consortium
• WAIS: Wide Area Information Servers
• WAN: Wide Area Network
• WAP: Wireless Application Protocol
• WBEM: WebBase Enterprise Management
• WDM: Wave Division Multiplexing
• WHQL: Windows Hardware Quality Lab
• WINDOWS ME: Windows Millennium Edition
• WINDOWS NT: Windows New Technology
• WINDOWS XP: Windows Experienced
• WINS: Windows Internet Name Service
• WMI: Windows Management Instrumentation
• WML: Wireless Markup Language
• WORM: Write Once Read Many
• WSH: Windows Script Host
• WWW: World Wide Web
• WYSIWYG: What You See Is What You Get
• XHTML: Extensible Hyper Text Markup Language
• XML: Extensible Markup Language
• XSL: Extensible Style Sheet Langauge
• Y2K: Year 2000