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Acronyms Flashcards

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ACL

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Access Control List

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ACPI

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Advanced Configuration Power Interface

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ADF

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Automatic Document Feeder

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ADSL

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Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line

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AES

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Advanced Encryption Standard

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AHCI

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Advanced Host Controller Interface

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APM

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Advanced Power Management

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ARP

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Address Resolution Protocol

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ASR

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Automated System Recovery

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ATA

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Advanced Technology Attachment

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ATAPI

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Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface

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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 User Policy

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BNC

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Bayonet-Neill Concelman

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BSOD

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Blue Screen of Death

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CDFS

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Compact Disc File System

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CERT

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Computer Emergency Response Team

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CFS

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Central, Command, or Common File System

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CGA

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Computer Graphics & Applications

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CIDR

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Classless Inter-Domain Routing

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CIFS

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Common Internet File System

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CMOS

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Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor

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CNR

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Communications & Networking Riser

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COMx

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Communication Port (x=port number)

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CRT

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Cathode-Ray Tube

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DAC

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Discretionary Access Control

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DDoS

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Distributed Denial of Service

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DDR

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Double Data Rate

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DFS

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Distributed File System

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DIMM

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Dual Inline Memory Module

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DIN

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Deutsche Industrie Norm

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DLT

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Digital Linear Tape

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DLP

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Digital Light Processing / Data Loss Prevention

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DMA

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Direct Memory Access

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36
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DMZ

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Demilitarized Zone

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DRAM

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Dynamic Random Access Memory

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DRM

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Digital Rights Management

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DSL

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Digital Subscriber Line

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ECC

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Error Correction Code

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ECP

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Extended Capabilities Port

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EEPROM

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Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

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EPP

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Enhanced Parallel Port

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EFS

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Encrypting File System

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EIDE

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Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics

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ERD

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Emergency Repair Disk

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EULA

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End User License Agreement

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EVGA

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Extended Video Graphics Adapter

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FDD

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Floppy Disk Drive

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FPM

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Fast Page Mode

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FSB

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Front Side Bus

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FQDN

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Fully Qualified Domain Name

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GDDR

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Graphics Double Data Rate

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GDI

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Graphics Device Interface

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GUID

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Globally Unique Identifier

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GPT

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GUID Partition Table

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GSM

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Global System for Mobile Connection

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HAL

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Hardware Abstraction Layer

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HAV

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Hardware Assisted Virtualization

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60
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HDCP

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High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection

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HDMI

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High Definition Media Interface

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HIPS

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Host Intrusion Prevention System

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HPFS

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High Performance File System

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HTML

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Hypertext Markup Language

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HTPC

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Home Theater PC

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ICMP

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Internet Control Message Protocol

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ICR

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Intelligent Character Recognition

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IDE

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Integrated Drive Electronics

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IDS

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Intrusion Detection System

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IEEE

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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IIS

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Internet Information Services

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IMEI

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International Mobile Equipment Identity

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IMSI

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International Mobile Subscriber Identity

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IPP

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Internet Printing Protocol

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IPS

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Intrusion Prevention System

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IPSec

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Internet Protocol Security

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IrDA

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Infrared Data Association

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IRP

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Incident Response Plan

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IRQ

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Interrupt Request

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ISA

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Industry Standard Architecture

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ISDN

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Integrated Services Digital Network

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ISO

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International Organization for Standardization

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83
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JBOD

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Just a Bunch of Disks

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KB

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Knowledge Base

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85
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KVM

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Kernel-based Virtual Machine / Keyboard-Video-Mouse

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LBA

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Logical Block Addressing

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LC

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Lucent Connector

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LED

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Light Emitting Diode

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LPD

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Line Printer Daemon

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LPR

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Line Printer Remote

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LPT

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Line Printer Terminal

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LVD

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Low Voltage Differential

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MAC

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Media/Mandatory Access Control

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MAPI

A

Messaging Application Programming Interface

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mATX

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Micro Advanced Technology eXtended

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MAU

A

Media Access/Attachment Unit

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MBR

A

Master Boot Record

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MBSA

A

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

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MDM

A

Mobile Devices Management

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MFA

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Multi-factor Authentication

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MFD

A

Multifunction Device

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MFP

A

Multifunction Product

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MicroDIMM

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Micro Dual Inline Memory Module

104
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MIME

A

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

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MIMO

A

Multiple Input Multiple Output

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MMC

A

Microsoft Management Console

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MSDS

A

Material Safety Data Sheet

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MT-RJ

A

Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack

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MUI

A

Multilingual User Interface

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NAC

A

Network Access Control

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NAS

A

Network Attached Service

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NAT

A

Network Address Translation

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NetBEUI

A

Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface

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NFS

A

Network File System

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NIC

A

Network Interface Card

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NiCd

A

Nickel Cadmium

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NiMH

A

Nickel Metal Hydride

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NLX

A

New Low-profile eXtended

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NNTP

A

Network News Transfer Protocol

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NTFS

A

New Technology File System

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NTLDR

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New Technology Loader

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NTP

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Network Time Protocol

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NTSC

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National Transmission Standards Committee

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NVMe

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Non-Volatile Memory Express

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OCR

A

Optical Character Recognition

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OCR

A

Optical Character Recognition

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OEM

A

Original Equipment Manufacturer

128
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PAL

A

Phase Alternating Line

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PAT

A

Port Addressing Translation

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PCI

A

Peripheral Component Interconnect / Payment Card Industry

131
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PCIe

A

Peripheral Component Interconnect Express

132
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PCIX

A

Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended

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PCL

A

Printer Command Language

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PCMCIA

A

Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

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PE

A

Pre-installation Environment

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PGA

A

Pin Grid Array

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PGP

A

Pretty Good Protection

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PII

A

Personal Identifiable Information

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PHI

A

Personal Health Information

140
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PKI

A

Public Key Infrastructure

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PnP

A

Plug and Play

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POST

A

Power On Self Test

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POTS

A

Plain Old Telephone Service

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PPP

A

Point to Point Protocol

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PPTP

A

Point to Point Tunneling Protocol

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PRI

A

Primary Rate Interface

147
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PROM

A

Programmable Read-Only Memory

148
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PS/2

A

Personal System/2 connector

149
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PSTN

A

Public Switched Telephone Network

150
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PVA

A

Patterned Vertical Alignment

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PVC

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Permanent Virtual Circuit

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PXE

A

Preboot eXecution Environment

153
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RADIUS

A

Remote Authentication Daily-In User Server

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RAID

A

Redundant Array of Independent Disks

155
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RAS

A

Remote Access Service

156
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RFI

A

Radio Frequency Interference

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RFID

A

Radio Frequency Identification

158
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RIP

A

Routing Information Protocol

159
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RIS

A

Remote Installation Service

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RISC

A

Reduced Instruction Set Computer

161
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RMA

A

Returned Materials Authorization

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RPO

A

Recovery Point Objective

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RTC

A

Real-Time Clock

164
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RTO

A

Recovery Time Objective

165
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SAS

A

Serial Attached SCSI

166
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SATA

A

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

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SC

A

Subscription Channel

168
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SCP

A

Secure Copy Protection

169
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SCSI

A

Small Computer System Interface

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SEC

A

Single Edge Connector

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SFC

A

System File Checker

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SFF

A

Small Form Factor

173
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SIM

A

Subscriber Identity Module

174
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SIMM

A

Single Inline Memory Module

175
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SLI

A

Scalable Link Interface / System Level Integration / Scanline Interleave Mode

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S.M.A.R.T.

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Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology

177
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SoDIMM

A

Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module

178
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SPDIF

A

Sony-Phillips Digital Interface Format

179
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SPGA

A

Staggered Pin Grid Array

180
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SRAM

A

Static Random Access Memory

181
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SSID

A

Service Set Identifier

182
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SSL

A

Service Sockets Layer

183
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SSO

A

Single Sign-On

184
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ST

A

Straight Tip

185
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STP

A

Shielded Twisted Pair

186
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SXGA

A

Super Extended Graphics Array

187
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TACACS

A

Terminal Access Controller Access Control System

188
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TCP

A

Transmission Control Panel

189
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TDR

A

Time Domain Reflectometer

190
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TKIP

A

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol

191
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TLS

A

Transport Layer Security

192
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TN

A

Twisted Nematic

193
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TPM

A

Trusted Platform Module

194
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UAC

A

User Account Control

195
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UDF

A

User Defined Function / Universal Data/Disk Format

196
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UDP

A

User Datagram Protocol

197
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UEFI

A

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

198
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UNC

A

Universal Naming Convention

199
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UPnP

A

Universal Plug and Play

200
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UPS

A

Uninterrupted Power Supply

201
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URL

A

Uniform Resource Locator

202
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USMT

A

User State Migration Tool

203
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UTM

A

Unified Threat Management

204
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UTP

A

Unshielded Twist Pair

205
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UXGA

A

Ultra eXtended Graphics Array

206
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VA

A

Vertical Alignment

207
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VDC

A

Volts DC

208
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VDI

A

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

209
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VESA

A

Video Electronics Standards Association

210
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VFAT

A

Virtual File Allocation File

211
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VGA

A

Video Graphics Array

212
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VNC

A

Virtual Network Computer

213
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VoIP

A

Voice over Internet Protocol

214
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VPN

A

Virtual Private Network

215
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WEP

A

Wired Equivalent Privacy

216
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WIFI

A

Wireless Fidelity

217
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WINS

A

Windows Internet Name Service

218
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WMN

A

Wireless Mesh Network

219
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WPA

A

WiFi Protected Access

220
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WPS

A

WiFi Protected Setup

221
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WUXGA

A

Wide Ultra eXtended Graphics Array

222
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ZIF

A

Zero Insertion Force

223
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ZIP

A

Zigzag Inline Package

224
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FOSS

A

Free & Open Source Software

225
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MSP

A

Manage Service Provider

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