AAPL | Apple Inc. |
AARP | American Association of Retired Persons |
AT&T | American Telephone & Telegraph |
ATM | Automated Teller Machine |
ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
AC | Alternating Current |
ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
AVI | Audio Video Interleave |
API | Application Programming Interface |
AGI | Adjusted Gross Income |
AV | Audio Visual |
ALU | Arithmetic Logic Unit |
AM | Amplitude Modulation |
ADSL | Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
ARPANET | Advanced Research Projects Agency Network |
AMQP | Advanced Message Queuing Protocol |
AWK | Aho, Weinberger, and Kernighan |
A/D | Analog to Digital |
ANOVA | Analysis of Variance |
ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
BAN | Broadband Access Network |
BAPI | Business Application Programming Interface |
BCP | Business Continuity Plan |
B2B | Business-to-Business |
B2C | Business-to-Consumer |
BPM | Business Process Management |
B2E | Business-to-Employee |
B2G | Business-to-Government |
B2S | Business-to-Supplier |
BRM | Business Relationship Management |
BSC | Balanced Scorecard |
BSM | Business Service Management |
BSS | Business Support System |
BTM | Business Transaction Monitoring |
BPR | Business Process Reengineering |
BAM | Business Activity Monitoring |
BPMN | Business Process Modeling Notation |
BI | Business Intelligence |
BOM | Bill of Materials |
BOMM | Business Object Model Management |
CD-ROM | Compact Disc Read-Only Memory |
CPU | Central Processing Unit |
CAD | Computer-Aided Design |
CGI | Common Gateway Interface |
CRM | Customer Relationship Management |
CNC | Computerized Numerical Control |
CSS | Cascading Style Sheets |
CPA | Certified Public Accountant |
CRT | Cathode Ray Tube |
CIA | Central Intelligence Agency |
CFO | Chief Financial Officer |
CIO | Chief Information Officer |
CLP | Common Language Platform |
CMOS | Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor |
CTA | Call-To-Action |
CME | Continuing Medical Education |
CVC | Credit Verification Code |
COD | Cash On Delivery |
CSR | Customer Service Representative |
CD-DA | Compact Disc Digital Audio |
DCOM | Distributed Component Object Model |
DDR | Double Data Rate |
DCF | Discontinuous Channel Frequency |
DMZ | Demilitarized Zone |
DNS | Domain Name System |
DRM | Digital Rights Management |
DDOS | Distributed Denial of Service |
DPI | Dots Per Inch |
DWORD | Double Word |
DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
DMTF | Distributed Management Task Force |
DVFS | Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling |
DMA | Direct Memory Access |
DFS | Distributed File System |
DVI | Digital Video Interface |
DLL | Dynamic Link Library |
DTD | Document Type Definition |
DEP | Data Execution Prevention |
DMAIC | Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control |
DLP | Data Loss Prevention |
EAP | Employee Assistance Program |
EAR | Export Administration Regulations |
EBP | Evidence-Based Practice |
ECM | Enterprise Content Management |
EDC | Electronic Data Capture |
EDM | Electronic Document Management |
EDRM | Electronic Discovery Reference Model |
EFT | Electronic Funds Transfer |
EHR | Electronic Health Record |
EI | Economic Intelligence |
EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
EMS | Emergency Management System |
EPC | Enterprise Project Collaboration |
EPR | Electronic Performance Reports |
ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning |
ESS | Employee Self-Service |
ETL | Extract, Transform, Load |
EVM | Earned Value Management |
EWS | Early Warning System |
FAFSA | Free Application for Federal Student Aid |
FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
FAF | Financial Accounting Foundation |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
FIFO | First In, First Out |
FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
FOMC | Federal Open Market Committee |
FQHC | Federally Qualified Health Center |
FRB | Federal Reserve Board |
FRG | Family Readiness Group |
FRP | Fiber Reinforced Plastic |
FRS | Federal Reserve System |
FSC | Forest Stewardship Council |
FSI | Foreign Service Institute |
FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
FY | Fiscal Year |
FYI | For Your Information |
FZD | Fuzzy Decision |
FZN | Fuzzy Neural Network |
GSM | Global System for Mobile Communications |
GIS | Geographic Information System |
GPRS | General Packet Radio Service |
GPS | Global Positioning System |
GUI | Graphical User Interface |
GPG | GNU Privacy Guard |
GDC | Game Developers Conference |
GOP | Grand Old Party |
G20 | Group of Twenty |
GM | General Motors |
GRU | Main Intelligence Directorate |
GARP | Global Association of Risk Professionals |
GMAT | Graduate Management Admission Test |
GFCI | Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter |
GLBA | Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act |
GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
GSA | General Services Administration |
GATTACA | Genome-based Assisted Targeted Therapy and Care |
GFCF | Gluten-Free Casein-Free |
GDI | Graphics Device Interface |
HTML | HyperText Markup Language |
HD | High Definition |
HDMI | High Definition Multimedia Interface |
HVAC | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning |
HTTP | HyperText Transfer Protocol |
HSDPA | High Speed Downlink Packet Access |
HTTPS | HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure |
HDTV | High Definition Television |
HVLP | High Volume Low Pressure |
HFC | Hybrid Fiber Coax |
HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
HMO | Health Maintenance Organization |
HDD | Hard Disk Drive |
HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
HR | Human Resources |
IETF | Internet Engineering Task Force |
IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers |
IPC | Inter-Process Communication |
IAB | Internet Architecture Board |
IANA | Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
IA | Information Architecture |
IP | Internet Protocol |
IRC | Internet Relay Chat |
ISA | Industry Standard Architecture |
ISP | Internet Service Provider |
IPX | Internetwork Packet Exchange |
ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
ILS | Integrated Library System |
ISDN | Integrated Services Digital Network |
ISAPI | Internet Server Application Programming Interface |
IMS | Information Management System |
IS | Information System |
IMF | International Monetary Fund |
IGMP | Internet Group Management Protocol |
JPEG | Joint Photographic Experts Group |
J2EE | Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition |
JVM | Java Virtual Machine |
JSON | JavaScript Object Notation |
JAR | Java Archive |
JSP | Java Server Pages |
J2SE | Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition |
JIT | Just-In-Time |
JSLT | JavaScript Library Template |
JDE | Java Development Environment |
JRE | Java Runtime Environment |
JAX-RS | Java API for XML-based RESTful Services |
JAX-WS | Java API for XML-based Web Services |
JPA | Java Persistence API |
JAXB | Java Architecture for XML Binding |
JMS | Java Message Service |
JAAS | Java Authentication and Authorization Service |
JNDI | Java Naming and Directory Interface |
JDBC | Java Database Connectivity |
JSF | Java Server Faces |
KISS | Keep It Simple, Stupid |
KFC | Kentucky Fried Chicken |
KPI | Key Performance Indicator |
KVM | Keyboard, Video, Mouse |
KDE | KDE Software Compilation |
KDE | K Desktop Environment |
KM | Knowledge Management |
KVM | Kernel-based Virtual Machine |
KVM | Kernel Virtual Machine |
LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
LED | Light Emitting Diode |
LIFO | Last In First Out |
LSI | Large Scale Integration |
LSI | Latent Semantic Indexing |
LTO | Linear Tape-Open |
LAMP | Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl/PHP/Python |
LDAP | Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
LLC | Limited Liability Company |
LAN | Local Area Network |
LOA | Letter of Authorization |
LBS | Location-Based Services |
LEO | Low Earth Orbit |
LTE | Long-Term Evolution |
LTR | Long-Term Relationship |
LVD | Low Voltage Differential |
LUKS | Linux Unified Key Setup |
LVM | Logical Volume Manager |
MIDI | Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
MP3 | Motion Pictures Experts Group Audio Layer 3 |
MOD | Modification |
MOTD | Message of the Day |
MJPEG | Motion JPEG |
MVC | Model-View-Controller |
MSN | Microsoft Network |
MSM | Mobile Station Modem |
MSI | Micro-Star International |
MMI | Man-Machine Interface |
MB | Megabyte |
MAC | Media Access Control |
MOSS | Microsoft Office SharePoint Server |
MCL | Multi-Channel Link |
MMORPG | Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game |
MIMO | Multiple-Input Multiple-Output |
MIME | Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions |
MGF | Multi-Link Frame |
MHEG | Multimedia and Hypermedia Information Coding Experts Group |
MPLS | Multi-Protocol Label Switching |
NTFS | New Technology File System |
NFS | Network File System |
NAC | Network Access Control |
NAT | Network Address Translation |
NNTP | Network News Transfer Protocol |
NIC | Network Interface Card |
NAP | Network Access Point |
NAPT | Network Address and Protocol Translation |
NDS | Novell Directory Services |
NDP | Neighbor Discovery Protocol |
NFS | Network File Sharing |
NIS | Network Information Service |
NTP | Network Time Protocol |
NLB | Network Load Balancing |
NDS | NetWare Directory Services |
NGI | Next Generation Internet |
NAP | Network Access Protection |
NTLM | NT LAN Manager |
NAK | Negative Acknowledgment |
OLE | Object Linking and Embedding |
OCR | Optical Character Recognition |
OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
OOP | Object-Oriented Programming |
ORB | Object Request Broker |
OSI | Open Systems Interconnection |
OSPF | Open Shortest Path First |
OTG | On-The-Go |
OTN | Optical Transport Network |
OMA | Open Mobile Alliance |
OFDM | Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing |
ODMA | Open Document Management API |
OPC | Open Platform Communications |
OTA | Over The Air |
OTP | One Time Password |
OSS | Open Source Software |
OAM | Operations, Administration, Maintenance |
OBD | On-Board Diagnostics |
OLSR | Optimized Link State Routing |
PAD | Physical Address Extension |
QC | Quality Control |
RMA | Return Merchandise Authorization |
PAF | Priority Access Field |
QPSK | Quadrature Phase Shift Keying |
ROM | Read-Only Memory |
PCI | Peripheral Component Interconnect |
QAM | Quadrature Amplitude Modulation |
RSS | Rich Site Summary |
PBC | Push-Button Control |
QED | Quality Engineered Design |
RTF | Rich Text Format |
P2P | Peer-to-Peer |
QoS | Quality of Service |
RPC | Remote Procedure Call |
PBX | Private Branch Exchange |
QVGA | Quarter Video Graphics Array |
RFI | Request For Information |
PDA | Personal Digital Assistant |
QWERTY | A keyboard layout |
RISC | Reduced Instruction Set Computer |
PDF | Portable Document Format |
QBE | Query By Example |
SaaS | Software as a Service |
SAD | Seasonal Affective Disorder |
SAT | Scholastic Aptitude Test |
SBU | Strategic Business Unit |
SCM | Supply Chain Management |
SCADA | Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition |
SDK | Software Development Kit |
SEO | Search Engine Optimization |
SFTP | Secure File Transfer Protocol |
SIM | Subscriber Identity Module |
SLA | Service Level Agreement |
SOA | Service-Oriented Architecture |
SSID | Service Set Identifier |
SSL | Secure Sockets Layer |
SIP | Session Initiation Protocol |
SMS | Short Message Service |
SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
STP | Spanning Tree Protocol |
SWOT | Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats |
SYN | Synchronize |
TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
TCO | Total Cost of Ownership |
TDD | Test-Driven Development |
TFS | Team Foundation Server |
TLS | Transport Layer Security |
TOGAF | The Open Group Architecture Framework |
TSG | Technical Support Group |
TOS | Terms of Service |
TPS | Transaction Processing System |
TQM | Total Quality Management |
TRM | Technology Risk Management |
TTFN | Ta Ta For Now |
TWAIN | Technology Without An Interesting Name |
TWI | Training Within Industry |
TWiki | Team-oriented Wiki |
TXT | Text |
UAT | User Acceptance Testing |
UDF | User-Defined Function |
UDP | User Datagram Protocol |
URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
VLSI | Very Large Scale Integration |
VCR | Video Cassette Recorder |
VAR | Value Added Reseller |
VAR | Variable Annuity Retirement |
VNA | Vehicle Number Allocation |
VLAN | Virtual Local Area Network |
VPN | Virtual Private Network |
VAR | Value at Risk |
VDC | Voltage Direct Current |
VFD | Variable Frequency Drive |
VSWR | Voltage Standing Wave Ratio |
VMM | Virtual Machine Manager |
VDSL | Very High Bit-Rate Digital Subscriber Line |
VCM | Voice Call Manager |
VCU | Voltage Control Unit |
VPS | Virtual Private Server |
VOD | Video on Demand |
VHDL | Very High Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language |
VIN | Vehicle Identification Number |
WAP | Wireless Application Protocol |
WDM | Wavelength Division Multiplexing |
WHQL | Windows Hardware Quality Labs |
WAP | Wireless Access Point |
WPA2 | Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 |
WPA3 | Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 |
WAN | Wide Area Network |
WCDMA | Wideband Code Division Multiple Access |
WLAN | Wireless Local Area Network |
WEP | Wired Equivalent Privacy |
WPA | Wi-Fi Protected Access |
WAF | Web Application Firewall |
WPS | Wi-Fi Protected Setup |
XP | eXtreme Programming |
XSL | eXtensible Stylesheet Language |
XML | eXtensible Markup Language |
XHTML | eXtensible Hypertext Markup Language |
Y2K | Year 2000 |
YAGNI | You Ain’t Gonna Need It |
YAML | YAML Ain’t Markup Language |
YAMM | Yet Another Mail Merge |
ZIP | Zone Improvement Plan |
ZMP | Zero Moment Point |
ZIF | Zero Insertion Force |
ZFS | Zettabyte File System |
ZPL | Zebra Programming Language |
ZPP | Zero Power Point |
ZSH | Z Shell |
ZV Port | Zoomed Video Port |