Tech+ Acronyms and Abbreviations Flashcards
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| ARM | Advanced RISC Machines |
| BD-ROM | Blu-ray Disc Read-only Memory |
| BIOS | Basic Input/Output System |
| BPS | Bits Per Second |
| CAD | Computer-aided Design |
| CAM | Computer-aided Manufacturing |
| CAN | Controller Area Network |
| CD | Compact Disc |
| CD-ROM | Compact Disc-Read-only Memory |
| CD-RW | Compact Disc-Rewritable |
| CLI | Command-line Interface |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| DaaS | Desktop as a Service |
| DDR | Double Data Rate |
| DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
| DIMM | Dual Inline Memory Module |
| DNS | Domain Name System |
| DSL | Digital Subscriber Line |
| DVD | Digital Video Disc |
| DVD-R | Digital Video Disc-Recordable |
| DVD-RW | Digital Video Disc-Rewritable |
| DVI | Digital Visual Interface |
| EMI | Electromagnetic Interference |
| eSATA | External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment |
| ESD | Electrostatic Discharge |
| EULA | End User License Agreement |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
| FTPS | File Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer |
| Gb | Gigabit |
| GB | Gigabyte |
| Gbps | Gigabit per second |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulations |
| GHz | Gigahertz |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GPU | Graphics Processing Unit |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| HDD | Hard Disk Drive |
| HDMI | High-definition Multimedia Interface |
| HTML | Hypertext Markup Language |
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
| HTTPS | Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer |
| IaaS | Infrastructure as a Service |
| IDE | Integrated Development Environment |
| IMAP | Internet Mail Access Protocol |
| IMAPS | Internet Mail Access Protocol Secure |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IR | Infrared |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider |
| Kb | Kilobit |
| KB | Kilobyte |
| Kbps | Kilobit per second |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LTE | Long-term Evolution |
| MAC | Media Access Control |
| MAN | Metropolitan Area Network |
| MB | Megabyte |
| Mb | Megabit |
| Mbps | Megabit per second |
| MHz | Megahertz |
| MP3 | Moving Picture Experts Group Layer-3 Audio |
| MP4 | Moving Picture Experts Group Layer-4 |
| NAS | Network Attached Storage |
| NAT | Network Address Translation |
| NFC | Near Field Communications |
| NIC | Network Interface Card |
| NvME | Non-volatile Memory Express |
| OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| OS | Operating System |
| PaaS | Platform as a Service |
| PAN | Personal Area Network |
| PB | Petabyte |
| PC | Personal Computer |
| PCI | Peripheral Component Interconnect |
| PCIe | Peripheral Component Interconnect Express |
| PHI | Personal Health Information |
| PII | Personally Identifiable Information |
| PIN | Personal Identification Number |
| POP | Post Office Protocol |
| POP3 | Post Office Protocol 3 |
| POP3S | Post Office Protocol 3 Secure |
| PSU | Power Supply Unit |
| RAM | Random-access Memory |
| RISC | Reduced Instruction Set Computer |
| RF | Radio Frequency |
| RJ | Registered Jack |
| RJ11 | Registered Jack Function 11 |
| RJ45 | Registered Jack Function 45 |
| ROM | Read-only Memory |
| SaaS | Software as a Service |
| SATA | Serial Advanced Technology Attachment |
| SD card | Secure Digital Card |
| SFP | Small Form-factor Pluggable |
| SFTP | Secure File Transfer Protocol |
| SID | System Identifier |
| SMTP | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
| SMTPS | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Secure |
| SNMP | Single Network Management Protocol |
| SSD | Solid State Drive |
| SSH | Secure Shell |
| SSID | Service Set Identifier |
| SSL | Secure Sockets Layer |
| TB | Terabyte |
| Tbps | Terabyte per second |
| TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
| TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| UPS | Uninterruptable Power Supply |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
| USB | Universal Serial Bus |
| USB-A | Universal Serial Bus-A |
| USB-C | Universal Serial Bus-C |
| vCPU | Virtual Central Processing Unit |
| VGA | Video Graphics Array |
| vHDD | Virtual Hard Disk Drive |
| vNIC | Virtual Network Interface Card |
| VoIP | Voice over Internet Protocol |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
| VR | Virtual Reality |
| vRAM | Virtual Random-access Memory |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| WEP | Wired Equivalency Privacy |
| WLAN | Wireless Local Area Network |
| WPA | Wireless Protected Access |
| WPA2 | Wireless Protected Access 2 |
| WPA3 | Wireless Protected Access 3 |
| WPAN | Wireless Personal Area Network |
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Gbps
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Gigabit per second
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WPA2
Back
Wireless Protected Access 2
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ISP
Back
Internet Service Provider
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WPA3
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Wireless Protected Access 3
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EMI
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Electromagnetic Interference
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UPS
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Uninterruptable Power Supply
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URL
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Uniform Resource Locator
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vRAM
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Virtual Random-access Memory
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GPS
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Global Positioning System
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RAM
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Random-access Memory
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HTTP
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Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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IMAPS
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Internet Mail Access Protocol Secure
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BD-ROM
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Blu-ray Disc Read-only Memory
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MP4
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Moving Picture Experts Group Layer-4
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PII
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Personally Identifiable Information
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DIMM
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Dual Inline Memory Module
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NIC
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Network Interface Card
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HDD
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Hard Disk Drive
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VR
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Virtual Reality
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DSL
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Digital Subscriber Line
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GDPR
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General Data Protection Regulations
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IDE
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Integrated Development Environment
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PIN
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Personal Identification Number
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SFTP
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Secure File Transfer Protocol
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DHCP
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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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EULA
Back
End User License Agreement
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CD
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Compact Disc
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SNMP
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Single Network Management Protocol
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ESD
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Electrostatic Discharge
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IR
Back
Infrared
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GUI
Back
Graphical User Interface
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RJ45
Back
Registered Jack Function 45
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IP
Back
Internet Protocol
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NvME
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Non-volatile Memory Express
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WPAN
Back
Wireless Personal Area Network
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SMTPS
Back
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Secure
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USB
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Universal Serial Bus
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CAN
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Controller Area Network
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SSD
Back
Solid State Drive
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DVD
Back
Digital Video Disc
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Tbps
Back
Terabyte per second
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CD-ROM
Back
Compact Disc-Read-only Memory
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LAN
Back
Local Area Network
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POP3S
Back
Post Office Protocol 3 Secure
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Mb
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Megabit
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BIOS
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Basic Input/Output System
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SSH
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Secure Shell
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VGA
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Video Graphics Array
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IoT
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Internet of Things
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RJ
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Registered Jack
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DaaS
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Desktop as a Service
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MP3
Back
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer-3 Audio
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PHI
Back
Personal Health Information
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DDR
Back
Double Data Rate
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RISC
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Reduced Instruction Set Computer
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NAS
Back
Network Attached Storage
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PC
Back
Personal Computer
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FTP
Back
File Transfer Protocol
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POP
Back
Post Office Protocol
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CAD
Back
Computer-aided Design
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GPU
Back
Graphics Processing Unit
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PCIe
Back
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
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GHz
Back
Gigahertz
Front
RF
Back
Radio Frequency
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BPS
Back
Bits Per Second
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RJ11
Back
Registered Jack Function 11
Front
IaaS
Back
Infrastructure as a Service
Front
CD-RW
Back
Compact Disc-Rewritable
Front
eSATA
Back
External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
Front
TB
Back
Terabyte
Front
TCP
Back
Transmission Control Protocol
Front
PCI
Back
Peripheral Component Interconnect
Front
OS
Back
Operating System
Front
CAM
Back
Computer-aided Manufacturing
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DVI
Back
Digital Visual Interface
Front
NFC
Back
Near Field Communications
Front
HTTPS
Back
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer
Front
NAT
Back
Network Address Translation
Front
SaaS
Back
Software as a Service
Front
Kbps
Back
Kilobit per second
Front
HDMI
Back
High-definition Multimedia Interface
Front
ROM
Back
Read-only Memory
Front
DVD-RW
Back
Digital Video Disc-Rewritable
Front
MAC
Back
Media Access Control
Front
LTE
Back
Long-term Evolution
Front
MHz
Back
Megahertz
Front
VoIP
Back
Voice over Internet Protocol
Front
POP3
Back
Post Office Protocol 3
Front
IMAP
Back
Internet Mail Access Protocol
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CPU
Back
Central Processing Unit
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Gb
Back
Gigabit
Front
vNIC
Back
Virtual Network Interface Card
Front
OEM
Back
Original Equipment Manufacturer
Front
SATA
Back
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
Front
PAN
Back
Personal Area Network
Front
Mbps
Back
Megabit per second
Front
WLAN
Back
Wireless Local Area Network
Front
FTPS
Back
File Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer
Front
SD card
Back
Secure Digital Card
Front
USB-A
Back
Universal Serial Bus-A
Front
DNS
Back
Domain Name System
Front
WEP
Back
Wired Equivalency Privacy
Front
MB
Back
Megabyte
Front
MAN
Back
Metropolitan Area Network
Front
PaaS
Back
Platform as a Service
Front
SSID
Back
Service Set Identifier
Front
VPN
Back
Virtual Private Network
Front
SSL
Back
Secure Sockets Layer
Front
vCPU
Back
Virtual Central Processing Unit
Front
WPA
Back
Wireless Protected Access
Front
SMTP
Back
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Front
KB
Back
Kilobyte
Front
PSU
Back
Power Supply Unit
Front
vHDD
Back
Virtual Hard Disk Drive
Front
CLI
Back
Command-line Interface
Front
DVD-R
Back
Digital Video Disc-Recordable
Front
Kb
Back
Kilobit
Front
SFP
Back
Small Form-factor Pluggable
Front
TCP/IP
Back
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Front
ARM
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Advanced RISC Machines
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HTML
Back
Hypertext Markup Language
Front
SID
Back
System Identifier
Front
USB-C
Back
Universal Serial Bus-C
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AI
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Artificial Intelligence
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GB
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Gigabyte
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WAN
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Wide Area Network
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PB
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Petabyte
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