Acronym | Definition |
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AAA | Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting |
AC | Alternating Current |
ACL | Access Control List |
ADF | Automatic Document Feeder |
AES | Advanced Encryption Standard |
AP | Access Point |
APFS | Apple File System |
APIPA | Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing |
APK | Android Package |
ARM | Advanced RISC [Reduced Instruction Set Computer] Machine |
ARP | Address Resolution Protocol |
ATA | Advanced Technology Attachment |
ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
ATX | Advanced Technology Extended |
AUP | Acceptable Use Policy |
BIOS | Basic Input/Output System |
BSOD | Blue Screen of Death |
BYOD | Bring Your Own Device |
CAPTCHA | Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart |
CD | Compact Disc |
CDFS | Compact Disc File System |
CDMA | Code-Division Multiple Access |
CERT | Computer Emergency Response Team |
CIFS | Common Internet File System |
CMD | Command Prompt |
CMOS | Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor |
CPU | Central Processing Unit |
CRL | Certificate Revocation List |
DC | Direct Current |
DDoS | Distributed Denial of Service |
DDR | Double Data Rate |
DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
DIMM | Dual Inline Memory Module |
DKIM | DomainKeys Identified Mail |
DMA | Direct Memory Access |
DMARC | Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance |
DNS | Domain Name System |
DoS | Denial of Service |
DRAM | Dynamic Random-Access Memory |
DRM | Digital Rights Management |
DSL | Digital Subscriber Line |
DVI | Digital Visual Interface |
DVI-D | Digital Visual Interface-Digital |
ECC | Error Correcting Code |
EFS | Encrypting File System |
EMI | Electromagnetic Interference |
EOL | End-of-Life |
eSATA | External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment |
ESD | Electrostatic Discharge |
EULA | End-User License Agreement |
exFAT | Extensible File Allocation Table |
ext | Extended File System |
FAT | File Allocation Table |
FAT12 | 12-bit File Allocation Table |
FAT16 | 16-bit File Allocation Table |
FAT32 | 32-bit File Allocation Table |
FSB | Front-Side Bus |
FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
GFS | Grandfather-Father-Son |
GPS | Global Positioning System |
GPT | GUID [Globally Unique Identifier] Partition Table |
GPU | Graphics Processing Unit |
GSM | Global System for Mobile Communications |
GUI | Graphical User Interface |
GUID | Globally Unique Identifier |
HAL | Hardware Abstraction Layer |
HAV | Hardware-assisted Virtualization |
HCL | Hardware Compatibility List |
HDCP | High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection |
HDD | Hard Disk Drive |
HDMI | High-Definition Multimedia Interface |
HSM | Hardware Security Module |
HTML | Hypertext Markup Language |
HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
HTTPS | Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure I/O Input/Output |
IaaS | Infrastructure as a Service |
ICR | Intelligent Character Recognition |
IDE | Integrated Drive Electronics |
IDS | Intrusion Detection System |
IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
IMAP | Internet Mail Access Protocol |
IOPS | Input/Output Operations Per Second |
IoT | Internet of Things |
IP | Internet Protocol |
IPS | In-plane Switching |
IPSec | Internet Protocol Security |
IrDA | Infrared Data Association |
IRP | Incident Response Plan |
ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
ISP | Internet Service Provider |
ITX | Information Technology eXtended |
KB | Knowledge Base |
KVM | Keyboard-Video-Mouse |
LAN | Local Area Network |
LC | Lucent Connector |
LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
LDAP | Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
LED | Light-emitting Diode |
MAC | Media Access Control/Mandatory Access Control |
MAM | Mobile Application Management |
MAN | Metropolitan Area Network |
MBR | Master Boot Record |
MDM | Mobile Device Management |
MFA | Multifactor Authentication |
MFD | Multifunction Device |
MFP | Multifunction Printer |
MMC | Microsoft Management Console Acronym Definition |
MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet |
MSRA | Microsoft Remote Assistance |
MX | Mail Exchange |
NAC | Network Access Control |
NAT | Network Address Translation |
NDA | Non-disclosure Agreement |
NetBIOS | Networked Basic Input/Output System |
NetBT | NetBIOS over TCP/IP [Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol] |
NFC | Near-field Communication |
NFS | Network File System |
NIC | Network Interface Card |
NTFS | New Technology File System |
NVMe | Non-volatile Memory Express |
OCR | Optical Character Recognition |
OLED | Organic Light-emitting Diode |
ONT | Optical Network Terminal |
OS | Operating System |
PaaS | Platform as a Service |
PAN | Personal Area Network |
PC | Personal Computer |
PCIe | Peripheral Component Interconnect Express |
PCL | Printer Command Language |
PE | Preinstallation Environment |
PII | Personally Identifiable Information |
PIN | Personal Identification Number |
PKI | Public Key Infrastructure |
PoE | Power over Ethernet |
POP3 | Post Office Protocol 3 |
POST | Power-on Self-Test |
PPP | Point-to-Point Protocol |
PRL | Preferred Roaming List |
PSU | Power Supply Unit |
PXE | Preboot Execution Environment |
RADIUS | Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service |
RAID | Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks |
RAM | Random-access Memory |
RDP | Remote Desktop Protocol |
RF | Radio Frequency |
RFI | Radio Frequency Interference |
RFID | Radio Frequency Identification |
RJ11 | Registered Jack Function 11 |
RJ45 | Registered Jack Function 45 |
RMM | Remote Monitoring and Management |
RTO | Recovery Time Objective |
SaaS | Software as a Service |
SAN | Storage Area Network |
SAS | Serial Attached SCSI [Small Computer System Interface] |
SATA | Serial Advanced Technology Attachment |
SC | Subscriber Connector |
SCADA | Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition |
SCP | Secure Copy Protection |
SCSI | Small Computer System Interface |
SDN | Software-defined Networking |
SFTP | Secure File Transfer Protocol |
SIM | Subscriber Identity Module |
SIMM | Single Inline Memory Module |
S.M.A.R.T. | Self-monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology |
SMB | Server Message Block |
SMS | Short Message Service |
SMTP | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol |
SNTP | Simple Network Time Protocol |
SODIMM | Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module |
SOHO | Small Office/Home Office |
SPF | Sender Policy Framework |
SQL | Structured Query Language |
SRAM | Static Random-access Memory |
SSD | Solid-State Drive |
SSH | Secure Shell |
SSID | Service Set Identifier |
SSL | Secure Sockets Layer |
SSO | Single Sign-on |
ST | Straight Tip |
STP | Shielded Twisted Pair |
TACACS | Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System |
TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet |
IR | Infrared |