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3D

Three Dimensional

APL

Automatic Programming Language

ARPANET

Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (the beginning of the internet)

ASAP

Application Assessment And Planning package (Lotus migration application)

ASP

Active Server Page

ASR

Automated Speech Recognition

BLOB

Binary Large Object

BOSS

Business Organizer Scheduling System (one of the original hand-held organizers)

CAD

Computer Aided Design

CCTV

Closed Circuit Television

CDMA

Code Division Multiple Access

CD-ROM

Compact Disk - Read Only Memory

CLASS

Compiled java program- often used as class extension

CMYK

Cyan- Magenta- Yellow- blacK

COBOL

Common Business Oriented Language (programming language)

CPU

Central Processing Unit

CRT

Cathode Ray Tube

DOS

Disk Operating System

DSL

Digital Subscriber Line

DSLR

Digital single-lens reflex

DTP

Desk-Top Publishing & Distributed Transaction Processing

ECS

Enhanced Chip Set

EDGE

Enhanced Data Rates for GSM (Global System for Mobile) Evolution

EDP

Electronic Data Processing

EEPROM

Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

ENIAC

Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions (files often found on BBS and Internet)

FCI

Flux Changes per Inch (drive tech terminology)

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

GIF

Graphics Interchange Format

GNU

GNU's Not UNIX

GPRS

General Packet Radio Service

GPS

Global Positioning System

GSM

Global System for Mobile communication

GUI

Graphical User Interface

HCL

Hardware Compatibility List (what hardware works with Windows 95- a text file)

HDMI

High Definition Multimedia Interface

HVAC

Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning

IC

Integrated Circuit

ID

Internal Device

IDE

Integrated Development Environment & Integrated Drive Electronics

IMEI

International Mobile Equipment Identity

INS

InterNet communication Settings

INTERNET

Interconnected Network

IP

Internet Protocol

IPC

Inter-Processes Communications

IPS

Indian Police Service, In-Plane Switching & Intrusion Prevention System

IRDA

Infrared Data Association

ISD

International Subscriber Dialing

ISP

Internet Service Provider

IT

Information Technology

JSF

JavaServer Faces

LASER

Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

MIS

Management Information Systems

MODEM

MODulate / DEModulate

MPEG

Motion Picture Experts Group (file extension MPG)

MSC

Mobile Switching Center & Master of Science

NCC

Network Control Center

NIC

Network Interface Card

PC

Personal Computer

PCI

Personal Computer Interface

PDC

Primary Domain Controller

PFA

Please Find Attachment & Predictive Failure Analysis

PIN

Personal Identification Number

PING

Packet InterNet Groper

PNG

Portable Network Graphics

POP

Power On Password

PPP

Point to Point Protocol

PVC

Permanent Virtual Circuits

RADAR

Radio Detection And Ranging

RAM

Random Access Memory

RAS

Remote Access Server / Service

RDBMS

Relational Data Base Management System

RO

Reverse Osmosis

SLR

Single Lens Reflex, Statutory Liquidity Ratio

SMPS

Switched-Mode Power Supply & Switching Mode Power Supply

SMS

System Management Server

SMTP

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

SONAR

Sound Navigation and Ranging

SSI

Server Side Includes (web technology that allows for dynamic data exchange in web pages)

STP

Shielded Twisted Pair

TFT

Thin Film Transistor

UF

Ultrafiltration

UID

User IDentification (internet- intranet- and server login accesses)

UML

Unified Modeling Language

UPS

Uninterruptible Power Supply

UV

Ultraviolet

VHDL

VHSIC (Very High Speed Integrated Circuit) Hardware Description Language

VIP

Vines Internet Protocol

VPI

Virtual Path Identifier

WPA

Wi-Fi Protected Access

WWW

World Wide Web