REVISED: September 28, 2003 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
AA - Auto Answer
ACPI - Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
ACL - Access Control List [Security]
ACE - Access Control Entry [Security]
ADC - Advanced Data Connector [SQL Server 6.5]
ADO - ActiveX Data Objects
AFAIK - As Far As I Know [Smilicks]
AFAIK - As Far As I Remember [Smilicks]
ADS - Active Directory Services [Windows NT 5.0]
AFC - Application Foundation Classes
AH - Auhtentication Header [Security]
AFIS - Automatic Fingerprint Identification System
AI - Artificial Intelligence
AIX - Ain't UNIX
AIA - Authority Information Access [Security]
AMD - Advanced Micro Devices
AMI - American Megatrends Inc. [Company Names]
AMLCD - Active Matrix LCD
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
AOL - America On-Line
APC - American Power Conversion
API - Application Program Interface
APIPA - Automatic Private IP Addressing [Windows 2000 Server]
ARP - Address Resolution Protocol
ARPA - Advanced Research Project Agency
ASCII - American Standard Codes for Information Interchange
ASP - Application Service Provider [Architecture]
ASP - Active Server Pages
AT - Advanced Technology
AT - ATtention
ATI - Allied Telesyn International
ATL - Active Templates Library
ATM - Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AUI - Attachment Unit Interface
AUX - AUXiliary
AWT - Abstract Windowing Toolkit
A2A - Application-two-Application [Architecures]
BACP - Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol [Protocols]
BAP - Bandwidth Allocation Protocol [Protocols]
BARC - Bay Area Research Center [MS Reseach Tank]
bcp - bulk copy program [SQL Server]
BBS - Bulletin Board System
BDC - Backup Domain Controller [Windows NT 4.0 Server]
BDE - Borland Data Engine
BIND - Berkley Internet Name Domain [Internet History]
BIOS - Basic Input-Output System
BNC - British Naval Connector [Networking]
BNC - Bayonet Neill Concelman [Networking]
BR - BReak
BRI - Basic Rate Interface [Windows NT 4.0 Server]
BSC - Backup Site Controller [IIS]
BSD - Berkeley Software Development
B2B - Business-two-Business [Architecures]
CA - Certificate Authority
CAL - Client Access License [Lisensing]
CARO - Computer Antivirus Researcher's Organization
CASE - Computer Aided Software Engineering [Project Management]
CBCP - CallBack Control Protocol [Protocols]
CCP - Compression Control Protocol [Protocols]
CCW - COM Callable Wrapper [.NET Components]
CD - Carrier Detected
CD - Change Directory
CD - Compact Disk
CDO - Collaboration Data Objects [ASP 1.2]
CDO - Crystal Data Objects [Seagate Crystal Reports 7.0]
CDP - CRL Distribution Points [Security]
CD-ROM - Compact Disk Read Only Memory
CGI - Common Gateway Interface
CHAP - Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol [Security]
CHCP - CHange Code Page
CICS - Customer Information Control System [IBM, Artitecture]
CIO - Chief Information Officer [IT Positions]
CISC - Complex Instruction Set Computing [Windows NT 4.0 Server]
CIFS - Common Internet File System
CIR - Committed Information Rate [Windows NT 4.0 Server]
CLI - Command Line Interface
CLR - Common Language Runtime [NET Components]
CLS - Common Language Specification [NET Components]
CLS - CLear Screen
CLSID - CLaSs IDentifier
CLUT - Color Look - Up Table
CMOS - Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CMM - Capability Maturity Model [Project Management]
CNE - Certified Netware Engineer
COBOL - COmmon Business Oriented Language
COFF - Common Object File Format
COM - Component Object Model
COMTI - COM Transaction Integrator [Architecture]
CORBA - Common Object Request Broker Architecture
CP/M - Control Program for Microcomputer [Computer History]
CPU - Central Processing Unit
CR - Carriage Return
CRC - Cyclic Redundancy Check
CRL - Certificate Revocation List [Security]
CRM - Customer Relation Management [Softwate Architecture]
CS - Code Segment
CSP - Certificate Service Provider
CSU/DSU - Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit [Windows NT 4.0 Server]
CSMA/CD - Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
CSS - Cascading Style Sheets
CTL - Certificate Trust List [Security]
CTS - Common Type System [NET Components]
CVF - Compressed Volume File
DACL - Discretionary Access Control List [Security]
DAO - Data Access Objects
DAT - Digital Audio Tape
DBA - DataBase Administrator
DBMS - DataBase Management System
DBS - Direct Broadcast Satellite
DCL - Data Control Language [SQL Server 6.5]
DD - Definition Data [HTML]
DBO - DataBase Owner [SQL Server 6.5]
DEC - Digital Equipment Corporation
DED - Data Environment Designer
DFS - Distributed File System [Windows 2000 Server]
DIN - Deutsche Industrie Norm
DL - Definition List [HTML]
DLT - Digital Linear Tape
DCD - Data Carrier Detected
DCOM - Distributed Component Object Model
DDE - Dynamical Data Exchange
DDS - Digital Data Storage
DDNS - Dynamic Domain Name System [Networking]
DFS - Distributed File System
DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DI - Destination Index
DIMM - Dual In-line Memory Module
DIP - Dual In-line Package
DLC - Data Link Control
DLL - Data Definition Language
DLL - Dynamic Link Library
DLP - Digital Light Processing
DMA - Direct Memory Access
DMI - Desktop Management Interface
DML - Data Manipulation Language [SQL Server 6.5]
DMTF - Desktop Management Task Force
DMZ - DeMilitarized Zone [Security]
DNA -Distributed interNet Appications
DNS - Domain Name System
DNS - Digital Nervous System
DOM - Document Object Model
DOS - Disk Operating System
DPMA - Dynamic Power Management Architecture
dpi - dots per inch
DRAM - Dynamical RAM
DRI - Declarative Referential Integrity [SQL Server 6.5]
DS - Data Segment
DSA - Digital Signature Algorithm [Security]
DSL - Digital Subscriber Line
DSN - Data Source Name [Windows NT 4.0 Server]
DT - Definition Term [HTML]
DTC - Design - Time Controls [Visual InterDev 6.0]
DTD - Data Type Definition
DTP - DeskTop Publishing
DTR - Data Terminal Ready
DTS - Data Transformation Services [SQL Server 7.0]
DVF - Digital Visual Fortran [Fortran]
DVD - Digital Video Disk
DYNSRC - DYNamic SouRCe [DHTML]
DW - Data Warehouse [SQL Server 7.0];
DDX - Dialog Data eXchange [ActiveX,C++]
DDV - Dialog Data Validation [ActiveX,C++]
EC - Electronic Commerce
ECC - Error Correction Code
ECC - Error Checking and Correction
ECMA - European Computer Manufacturers Assosiation [Organizations]
ECP - Enhanced Capability Port
ECS - Elitegroup Computer Systems
ECP - Enhanced Capability Port
EDI - Electronic Data Interchange [Architetures]
EDO - Extended Data Output
EFS - Encrypting File System [Windows 2000 Server]
EGP - Exterior Gateway Protocol [Networking]
EIA - Electronic Industry Association
EJB - Enterprise Java Beans [Languages]
EIDE - Enhanced IDE
EISA - Extended Industry Standard Architecture
EMM - Expanded Memory Manager
EMS - Expanded Memory Specification
ENIAC - Electronic Numerical Integrator And Calculator
EPS - Encapsulated Post Script
ERD - Emergency Repair Disk [Windows NT]
ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning [Softwate Architecture]
EULA - End User License Agreement [Licensing]
J2EE - Java 2 Enterprise Edition [Languages]
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
FC - File Compare
FCC - Federal Communications Commission
FCB - File Control Blocks
FCDN - Fully Qualified Domain Name
FDC - Floppy Disk Controller
FDD - Floppy Disc Drive
FDDI - Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FED - Field Emission Display
FIFO - First Input First Output
FK - Foreign Key [SQL Server 6.5]
FLOPS - FLoating-Point Operations PerSecond
FLP - Fast Link Pulse [Networking]
FOIRL - Fiber Optic Inter- Repeater Link [Networking]
FORTRAN - FORmula TRANslation
FPM - Fast Page Mode
FTP - File Transfer Protocol
GAC - Global Assembly Cache [.NET Components]
GDI - Graphics Device Interface
GE - Gigabit Ethernet
GINA - Graphical IdeNtification and Authorization [Security]
GIS - Geographic Information System
CMC - Common Messaging Calls
GPF - General Protection Fault
GPS - Global Positioning System
GRE - Generic Rounting Encapsulating [Protocols]
GTF - Generalized Timing Formula
GUI - Graphical User Interface
GUID - Globally Unique IDientifier [HTML]
HAL - Hardware Abstraction Layer [Windows NT 4.0 Server]
HCL - Hardware Compatibility List [Windows NT 4.0 Server]
HD - High Density
HDD - Hard Disk Drive
HDTV - High Definition TeleVision
HIMEM - HIgh MEMory
HMA - High Memory Area
HPFS - High Performance File System
HPML - Hyper Text Markup Language
HR - Horizontal Rule
HREF - Hypertext REFerence
HS - High Speed
HSD - High Speed Draft
HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
IANA - Internet Assigned Numbers Authority [Organizations]
IAS - Internet Authentication Service [Networking]
IBM - International Business Machine
ICL - International Computer Limited
ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol
ICS - Internet Connection Sharing [Windows 2000 Server]
IGMP - Internet Group Managemet Protocol [Networking]
iCOMP - Intel Comparative Microprocessor Performance
IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force
IDAPI - Integrated Database Application Programming Interface
IDC - Internet Database Connector
IDC - International Data Corporation
IDE - Integrated Development Environment
IDE - Integrated Drive Electronics
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force [Organizations]
IFC - Internet Foundation Classes
IGP - Interior Gateway Protocol [Networking]
IIOP - Internet Inter ORB Protocol
IIRC - If I Remember Correctly [Smilicks]]
IIP - Internet Information Provider
IIS - Internet Information Server
IKE - Internet Key Exchange [Security]
IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol
IMAPI - Internet Mail API
IMDB - In-Memory DataBase [Architecture]
IMS - Internet Mail Service
IMS - Information Management System [IBM, Architectures]
InterNIC - InterNET Network Information Center [Providers]
IP - Instruction Pointer
IP - Internet Protocol
IPCP - Internet Protocol Compression Protocol [Protocols]
IRC - Internet Relay Chart
IRQ - Interrupt ReQuest
ISA - Industry Standard Architecture
ISAPI - Internet Server API
ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network
ISO - International Standards Organization
ISP - Internet Service Provider
ISV - Independent Software Vendor
IT - Information Technologies
JAR - Java ARchive [Programming Languages: Java]
JBCL - Java Beans Component Library
JDBC - Java DataBase Connectivity [Java, Databases]
JNDI - Java Naming and Directory Interface [Languages]
JNI - Java Native Interface
JDK - Java Development Kit
JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group
JSP - Java Server Pages [Programming Languages: Java]
JVM - Java Virtual Machine [Programming Languages: Java]
KB - Knowledge Base
L2TP - Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol [Protocols]
LAN - Local Area Network
LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
LCP - Link Control Protocol [Protocols]
LDAP - Lightweight Direct Access Protocol
LE - Linear Executable
LEC - Local Exchange Carrier [Windows NT 4.0 Server]
LED - Light Emitting Diode
LF - Line Feed
LH - Load High
LIFO - Last Input First Output
LIM - Lotus-Intel-Microsoft
LLC - Logical Link Control [Networking]
LOC - Lines Of Code [Project Management]
lpi - lines per inch
LPT - Line PorT
LRPC - Lightweight Remote Procedure Calls [Windows NT 4.0]
LSA- Local SecurityAuthority
LTO- Linear Tape Open [Backups]
LUI - Language User Interface
MAC - Media Access Control [Networking]
MAN - Metropolitan Area Network
MAPI - Mail API
MASM - Macro ASseMbler
MAU - Multistation Access Unit
MBR - Master Boot Record
MC - Memory Clear
MCB - Memory Control Block
MCI - Media Control Interface
MCNS - Multimedia Cable Network System
MCP - Microsoft Certified Professional [Certifications]
MCPS - Microsoft Certified Product Specialist
MCS - Microsoft Certificate Server [IIS 4.0]
MCSD - Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
MCSE - Microsoft Certified System Engineer
MD - Make Directory
MDA - Media Dependent Adapter
MDAC - Microsoft Data Access Components
MDC - Meta Date Coalition
MDD - Multi-Dimentional Data [Crystal Reports 6.0]
MDIS - Meta Data Interface Standard
MIB - Management Information Base [Windows NT Server 4.0]
MDI - Multiple Document Interface
MFC - Microsoft Foundation Classes
MFT - Master File Table [Windows NT 4.0 Server]
MHS - Mail Handling Service
MIB - Management Information Base [Networking]
MIDI - Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIF - Management Information File
MIME - Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MIND - Microsoft INterective Developer
MIPS - Million Instructions Per Second
MMX - MultiMedia eXtentions
MNP - Microcom Network Protocol
modem - modulator-demodulator
MOLAP - Multidimentional OnLine Analytical Processing [SQL Server 7.0];
MPEG - Moving Picture Experts Group
MPOA - Multi Protocol Over ATM
MPPE - Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption [Security]
MPR - Multi-Protocol Router [Windows NT Server 4.0]
MR - Memory Read
MSAV - MicroSoft AntiVirus
MSCDEX - MicroSoft Compact Disk EXecutor
MSCS - MicroSoft Cluster Server
MSF - Microsoft Solutions Framework [Architecture]
MSD - MicroSoft Diagnostics
MDAC - Microsoft Data Access Components [Data Access]
MSDE - MicroSoft Data Engine [SQL Server 7.0]
MSQS - MicroSoft Queue Server
MS - Memory Send
MSMQ - Microsoft Message Queue
MSKB - MicroSoft Knowledge Base [Windows NT Server 4.0]
MSN - MicroSoft Network
MTS - Microsoft Transaction Server
MVP - Most Valuable Professional [Windows NT Server 4.0]
MVS - Multiple Virtual Storage [IBM, Archtecture]
MTU - Maximum Transmission Unit
MZ - Mark Zbikowski
NAS - Network Attached Storage
NAT - Network Address Translation [Windows 2000 server]
NBF - NetBEUI Frame [Windows NT Server 4.0]
NBT - NetBIOS over TCP/IP [Protocols]
NBMA - Non-Broadcast Multiple Access [Networking]
NC - Network Computer
NCSA - National Center for Supercomputing Applications [Organizations]
NDIS - Network Device Interface Specification
NDS - Novell Directory Services
NE - New Executable
NFS - Network File System
NIC - Network Interface Card [Networking]
NIH - Not Invented Here
NIS - Network Information Service
NLQ - Near Letter Quality
NLS - National Language Support [Windows NT 4.0 Server]
NLM - NetWare Loadable Modules [Windows NT 4.0 Server]
NLP - Normal Link Pulse [Networking]
NMI - NonMaskable Interrupt
NNTP - Network News Transfer Protocol
NOS - Network Operating System [Windows NT 4.0 Server]
NSAPI - Netscape Server API
NT - Network Terminator [Windows NT 4.0 Server]
NTFS - New Technology File System
NTLM - NT LAN Manager [Security]
NTS - NT Server
NTP - Network Time Protocol [Networking]
OCR - Optical Character Recognition
OCX - OLE Custom eXtention
ODBC - Open DataBase Connectivity
ODS - Open Data Services
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
OH - Off Hook
OL - Ordered List
OLAP - OnLine Analytical Processing [Crystal Report 6.0, SQL Server 7.0]
OLE - Object Linking and Embedding
OMG - Object Management and Group [Organizations]
OOA - Object-Oriented Analysis [System Architecture]
OOD - Object-Oriented Development [System Architecture]
OODB - Object-Oriented DataBase [System Architecture, Databases]
OOP - Object-Oriented Programming
OSI - Open Systems Interconnection
OSPF - Open Shortest Path First [Networking]
OSR - OEM Service Release
OUI - Organizationally Unique Identifier [Networking]
OWL - Object Windows Library
PAP - Passpord Authentication Protocol [Security]
PAWS - Protection Against Wrapped Sequence
PC - Personal Computer
PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCL - Printer Control Language
PCMCIA - Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PDP - Plasma Display Panel
PE - Portable Executable
PERL - Practical Extraction and Report Language
PGA - Pin-Grid Array
PIF - Program Information File
PKCS - Public Key Cryptography Standards [Security]
PKI - Public Key Infrastructure [Security]
PM - Power Management
PMBOK - Project Management Book Of Knowledge [Project Management]
PMI - Project Management Institute [Organizations]
PMP - Project Management Professional [Certifications]
PNP - Plug-aNd-Play
POP- Post Office Protocol
POST - Procedure Of Self-Testing
PPP - Point-to-Point Protocol [Protocols]
PPTP - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
PSC - Primary Site Controller [IIS]
PWS - Personal Web Server
PSS - Product Support Specialists [Windows NT Server 4.0]
PVC - Permanent Virtual Circuit [Windows NT 4.0 Server]
QDOS - Quick and Dirty Operating System
QIC - Quarter-Inch Cartridge [Backups]
RAD - Rapid Access Development
RADIUS - Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service [Securiry]
RAM - Random Access Memory
RAS - Remote Access Server
RAS - Remote Access Service
RCW - Runtime Callable Wrapper [.NET Components]
RD - Receiving Data
RD - Remove Directory
RDBMS - Relational DBMS
REXX - REstructured EXtended EXecutor
RFC - Request For Comments
RGB - Red Green Blue
RIP - Routing Information Protocol [Networking]
RISC - Reduced Instruction Set Computer
ROM - Read-Only Memory
RQBE - Relational Query By Example
RS - Recommended Standard
RSA - Rivest Shamir Adleman [Securiry]
RTC - Real Time Clock
RTMP - Routing Table Maintenance Protocol [Networking]
RRAS - Routing and Remote Access Service [Networking]
SA - System Administrator [SQL Server 6.5]
SACK - Selective ACKnowledgment
SAM - Security Accounts Manager
SAN - Storage Area Network
SAP - Service Advertising Protocol [Networking]
SAP - Service Access Point [Networking]
SCA - Single Connector Attachment [Networking]
SBN - Site Builder Network
SCCI - Source Code Control Interface
SCRAS - Seagate Crystal Reports Automation Server [SCR 7.0]
SCSI - Small Computer System Interface
SDK - Software Development Kit
SDLC - Software Development Life Cycle
SDRAM - Synchronous Dynamical RAM
SEC - Single-Edge Contact
SGI - Silicon Graphics Interface
SGML - Standard Generalized Markup Language
SHA - Secure Hash Algorithm [Security]
SI - Source Index
SID - Security ID [Windows NT 4.0 Server]
SIMD - Single Instruction Multiple Data
SIMM - Single In-line Memory Module
SLIP - Serial Line Internet Protocol
SMS - System Management Server [Windows NT Server 4.0]
SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SMP - Symmetric MultiProcessing
SNA - System Network Architecture
SNAP - SubNetwork Access Protocol [Networking]
SNMP - Simple Network Managemet Protocol [Networking]
SOHO - Small Office Home Office
SOA - Start Of Authority [Windows 2000 Server, DNS Server]
SOA - Service-Oriented Architecture [Architecures]
SOM - Scripting Object Model [Visual InterDev 6.0]
SPAP - Shiva Passpord Authentication Protocol [Security]
SPOOL - Simultaneous Peripheral Operations OnLine
SPX/IPX - Sequenced Package eXchange/Internetwork Package eXchange
SRC - SouRCe [DHTML]
SSI - Server-Side Includes
SSPI - Security Service Provider Interface [Security]
SQL - Structured Query Language
STP - Shielded Twisted Pair
SUR - Shell Update Release [Windows NT 4.0 Server]
SVAPI - Speaker Verification API
SVGA - Super VGA
SACL - System Access Control List [Security]
- T -TAPI - Telephony API [Windows NT 4.0 Server]
TCO - Total Cost of Owenership [Economics]
TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TH - Table Header [HTML]
TD - Table Data
TDI - Transport Driver Interface
TFTLCD - Thin Film Transistor LCD
TIA - Telecommunication Industry Assosiation
TIFF - Tag-Image File Format
TQA - Total Quality Assurance [Project Management]
TR - Table Row [HTML]
TSP - Telephony Service Provider [Windows NT 4.0]
TSR - Terminate-and-Stay Resident
TT - True Type
TT - TeleType [HTML]
TTL - Time To Live
UDDI - Universal Description Discovery and Integration [.NET components]
UDP - User Datagram Protocol
UL - Unordered List [HTML]
UMB - Upper Memory Block
UNC - Universal Naming Conventions
UPS - Uninterrupted Power Supply
URL - Uniform Resourse Location
UART - Universal Asyncroious Receiver Transmitter
UI - User Interface [Windows NT Server 4.0]
UMA - Upper Memory Area
UMB - Upper Memory Blocks
UML - Universal Modeling Language
UTP - Unshielded Twisted Pair
UUTP - Unix-to-Unix Copy Program
UW - Ultra Wide
UXGA - Ultra eXtended Graphics Array
VAR - Value Added Reseller
VBA - Visual Basic for Applications
VBX - Visual Basic eXtention
VCM - Virtual Component Manager [Visual InterDev 6.0]
VDI - Virtual Device Interface
VDM - Virtual DOS Machine [Windows NT 4.0 Server]
VDM - Visual Data Modeller [SQL Server 7.0];
VESA - Video Electronics Standarts Assosiation
VFAT - Virtual File Allocation System
VGA - Video Graphics Adapter
VHS - Video Home System
VID - Visual InterDev
VIM - Vendor Independent Messaging
VLDB - Very Large DataBase
VME - Virtual Matrix Encription
VRML - Virtual Reality Modelling Language
VM - Virtual Machine
VOD - Video On Demand
VPN - Virtual Private Network
VR - Virtual Reality
VRML - Virtual Reality Modelling Language
VSS - Visual Source Safe
WAIS - Wide Area InformationServer
WAN - Wide Area Network
WBS - Work Breakdown Structure [Project Management]
WDM - Windows Driver Model [Windows NT 4.0 Server]
WINS - Windows Internet Naming Service
WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network [Networking]
WSC - Windows Scripting Components [IE 5.0]
WCH - Windows Scripting Host [Scripting]
WSDL - Web Service Desciption Language [Language, Web]
WWW - World Wide Web
WYSIWYG - What You SeeIs What You Get
XML - EXtensible Markup Language
XMS - Extended Memory Specification
XP - eXtreme Programming [Project Management]
XSL - EXtensible Stylesheet Language [Languages]
XSLT - EXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation
XT - eXtended Technology
ZV - Zoomed Video