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