List of Computer Acronyms

List of Computer Acronyms

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3GP = 3rd Generation Protocol
A
AAC = Advanced Audio Codec
ABC = Atanasoff and Berry Computer
AC3 = Dolby Digital Sound File
Adidas = Adolf (Adi) Dassler
ADT = Abstract Data Type
ADSL = Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AIIF = Audio Interchange File Format
ALGOL = Algorithmic Language
ALGOL = Algorithmic Language
ALU = Arithmetic Logic Unit
AMD = Advanced Micro Devices
AMR = Adaptive Multi Rate
ANSI = American National Standards Institute
API = Application Program Interface
APL = ‘A’ Programming Language
ARP = Address Resolution Protocol
ARP = Address Resolution Protocol
AS = Autonomous System
AS = Autonomous System
ASCII = American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASI = Asynchronous Serial Interface
ASP = Active Server Pages
ASP = Active Server Pages
ASP = Application Service Provider or Active Server Page
ATA = Advanced Technology Attachment
ATM = Asynchronous Transfer Mode
ATM = Automated Teller Machine or Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AVI = Audio Video Interleaved
B
BASIC = Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BASIC = Beginners’ All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BCC = Blind Carbon Copy
BCC = Blind Carbon Copy
BCD = Binary Coded Decimal
BCR = Bar Code Reader
BGP = Border Gateway Protocol
BIOS = Basic Input Output System
BIOS = Basic input Output System
BIPS = Billion Instruction Per Second
BMW = Bavarian Motor Works
BPS = Bit Per Second
BRD = Blue Ray Disc
BSNL = Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
C
CAD = Computer Aided Design
CAD = Computer Aided Drawing
CAN = Campus Area Network
CC = Carbon Copy
CC =Carbon Copy
CD = Compact Disc
CD = Compact Disk
CD-R = Compact Disk Recorder
CD-RW = Compact Disk Rewriter
CDMA = Code Durian Multiple Access
CMOS = Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CMOS = Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CMYK = Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
CMYK = Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
CNM = Calculatory Network Mode
COBOL = Common Business Oriented Language
COM = Computer Output to Microfilm
COMPUTER = Commonly Operated Machine Particularly Used for Training and Educational Research
CPU = Central Processing Unit
CRT = Cathode Ray Tube
D
DBMS = Data Base Management System
DCL = Data Control Language
DDL = Data Definition Language
DDR = Double Data Rate
DDR2 = Double Data Rate 2
DDR3 = Double Data Rate Type 3
DHCP = Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHCP = Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHTML = Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language
DHTML = Dynamic HyperText Markup Language
DLR = Dynamic Language Run-time
DMA = Direct Memory Address
DML = Data Manipulation Language
DNS = Domain Name Server
DNS = Domain Name System
DPI = Data Per Inch
DPI = Dots Per Inch
DRAM = Dynamic RAM
DSL = Digital Subscriber Line
DSL = Digital Subscriber Line
DSLR = Digital Single-Lens Reflex Camera
DTH = Direct To Home
DVD = Digital Versatile Disk
DVD = Digital Video/Versatile Disc
E
EBCDIC = Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Format
EDCBIC = Extended Decimal Coded Binary Interchange Code
EDI = Electronic Data Interchange
EDI = Electronic Data Interchange
EDSAC = Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Computer
EDVAC = Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer
EEPROM = Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EEPROM = Electrically Erasable PROM
EFTPOS = Electronic Fund Transfer at Point of Sale
EMI = Electromagnetic Interference
ENIAC = Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer
EPROM = Electrically PROM
EPROM = Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EULA = End User License Agreement
EXE = Executable Format
F
FAT = File Allocation Table
FAX = Facsimile Technology
FDD = Floppy Disc Drive
FDD = Floppy Disk Drive
FDDI = Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FIFO = First In First Out
FIFO = First-In First-Out
FLV = Flash Live Video
FORTRAN = Formula Translating System
FPS = Frame Per Second
FTP = File Transfer Protocol
G
GIF = Graphics Interchange Format
GIF = Graphics Interchange Format
GIGO = Garbage in Garbage Out
GIGO = Garbage-In Garbage-Out
GPS = Global Positioning System
GSM = Global System for Mobile Communication
GUI = Graphical User Interface
GUI = Graphical User Interface
H
HDD = Hard Disc Drive
HDD = Hard Disc Drive
HDD = Hard Disk Drive
HDMI = High Definition Multimedia Interface
HDMI = High Definition Multimedia Interface
HDTV = High Definition Television
HP = Hewlett Packard
HT = Hyper Threading
HTML = HyperText Markup Language
HTTP = Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
HTTPS = Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure
HVD = Holographic Versatile Disc
I
IBM = International Business Machines Corporation
IC = Integrated Circuit
ICANN = Internet Corporation of Assign Names & Numbers
ICMP = Internet Control Message Protocol
IDE = Integrated Drive Electronics
IEEE = Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
IMAP = Internet Message Access Protocol
IMAP4 = Internet Message Access Protocol Version 4
IMEI = International Mobile Station Equipment Identity
IMSI = International Mobile Subscriber Identity
IP = Internet Protocol
IPV4 = Internet Protocol Version 4
IPV6 = Internet Protocol Version 6
IRQ = Interrupt Request
ISDN = Integrated Servers Digital Network
ISDN = Integrated Services Digital Network
ISO = International Standard Organization/International Org. for Standardization
ISP = Internet Service Provider
IVR = Interactive Voice Response
J
JAD = Java Application Development
JAR = Java Archive
JBL = Jame B. Lansing
JPEG = Joint Picture Expert Group
JPEG = Joint Picture/Photographic Experts’ Group
LAN = Local Area Network
LCD = Liquid Crystal Display
LCD = Liquid Crystal Display
LCP = Link Control Protocol
LED = Light Emitting Diode
LED = Light Emitting Diode
LIFO = Last In First Out

M
MAC = Media Access Control
MAC = Media Access Control
MAN = Metropolitan Area Network
MANET = Mobile Ad-Hoc Network
MBR = Master Boot Record
MICR = Magnetic Ink Character Reader / Recognition
MICR = Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
MIDI = Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIDI = Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIME = Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
MIPS = Million Instruction Per Second
MODEM = Modulator Demodulator
MP2 = MPEG Audio Layer 2
MP3 = MPEG Audio Layer 3
MP4 = MPEG Layer 4
MPEG = Motion Picture Experts’ Group
MPEG = Moving Picture Expert
MRI = Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MSISDN = Mobile Station ISDN
MTNL = Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
MTS = Michigan Terminal System
N
NAT = Network Address Translation
NIC = Network Interface Card
NIC = Network Interface Card/ Controller
NIC = Network Interface Controller/Cord
NTP = Network Time Protocol SIP Session Initiation Protocol
O
OCR = Optical Character Reader / Recognition
OLED = Organic Light Emitting Diode
OMR = Optical Mark Reader / Recognition
OSI = Open Systems Interconnection
P
P2P = Point to Point Protocol
PAN = Personal Area Network
PATA = Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment
PCB = Printed Circuit Board
PCB = Printer Circuit Board
PCI = Peripheral Component Interconnect
PDA = Personal Digital Assistant
PDA = Personal Digital Assistants
PDF = Portable Document Format
PDF = Portable Document Format
PING = Pocket Internet Gopher
PING = Pocket Internet Gopher
PLD = Programmable Logic Device
PNG = Portable Network/New Graphics
PnP = Plug n Play
POP3 = Post Office Protocol Version3
POS = Point Of Sale
POST = Power On Self-Test
PPI = Pixel Per Inch
PPP = Peer to Peer Protocol
PPPoA = Point to Point Protocol over ATM
PPPoE = Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet
PROLOG = Programming in Logics
PROM = Programmable Read Only Memory
PROM = Programmable ROM
PSD =Photoshop Standard Document
PSTN = Public Switched Telephone Network
PSU = Power Supply Unit
RAM = Random Access Memory
RAM = Random Access Memory
RAR = Roshal Archive
RARP = Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
RARP = Reverse ARP
RAS = Remote Access Service
ROM = Read Only Memory
ROM = Read Only Memory
S
SAN = Storage Area Network
SATA = Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
SD = Secure Digital
SDRAM = Synchronous Dynamic RAM
SEO = Search Engine Optimization
SFTP = Secure File Transfer Protocol
SFX = Special Effects
SIM = Subscriber Identity Module
SITE = Satellite Instructional Television Experiment
SMIME = Secure Mime
SMPS = Switch Mode Power Supply
SMPS = Switched Mode Power Supply
SMTP = Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SMTP = Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNMP = Simple Network Management Protocol
SNMP = Simple Network Management Protocol
SQL = Structured Query Language
SQL = Structured Query Language
SRAM = Static RAM
SSH = Secure Shell
T
TCL = Transactional Control Language
TCP = Transmission Control Protocol
TelNet = Telecommunication Networking
TFT = Thin Film Transistor
TFTP =Trivial File Transfer Protocol
TIPS = Trillion Instruction Per Second
U
UDF = Universal Disk Format
UDF = Universal Disk Format
UDP = User Datagram Protocol
UNIVAC = UNIVersal Automatic Computer
UNIX (formerly UNICS) = UNiplexed Information Computing System
UPS = Uninterrupted Power Supply
UPS = Uninterruptible Power Supply
URL = Uniform Resource Locator
URL = Uniform Resource Locator
USB = Universal Serial Bus
UUID = Universally Unique Identifier
UX = User Experience
V
VDU = Visual Display Unit
VFX = Visual Effects
VGA = Video Graphic Array
VGA = Visual Graphics Adapter
VIRUS = Vital Information Resource Under Seize
VIRUS = Vital Information Resource Under Siege
VOIP = Voice Are Internet Protocol
VOIP = Voice Over Internet Protocol
VPN = Virtual Private Network
VPN = Virtual Private Network
VSAT = Very Small Aperture Terminal
VSNL = Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
W
WAN = Wide Area Network
WiFi = Wireless fidelity
WIMAX = Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
WORM = Write Once Read Many
X
XHTML = eXtensible Hypertext Markup Language
XML = eXtensible Markup Language
XSL = eXtensible Stylesheet Language
XT = Extended Technology
Y
Y2K = Year Two Thousand
Z
ZAR = Zone Improvement Plan