Acronyms Flashcards
(280 cards)
1
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CLEC
A
Competitive Local Exchange Carrier
2
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dBm
A
Decibels relative to milliwatt
3
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NEC
A
National Electrical Code
4
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dBmV
A
Decibels relative to millivolt
5
Q
CMTS
A
Cable Modem Termination System
6
Q
HDTV
A
High Definition Television
7
Q
FAT
A
File Allocation Transfer
8
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BASIC
A
Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
9
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PACM
A
Presumed Asbestos Containing Material
10
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CAD
A
Computer Aided Design
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PCI
A
Peripheral Component Interconnect
12
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I/O
A
Input/Output
13
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UNI
A
User Network Interface
14
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VGA
A
Video Graphics Array
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DBS
A
Direct Broadcast Satellite
16
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PNAC
A
Port-based Network Access Control
17
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CBR
A
Constant Bit Rate
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CO
A
Central Office
19
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BRI
A
Basic Rate Interface
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Hz
A
Hertz
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dBc
A
Decibel Relative to Carrier
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SCTE
A
Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers
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DPR
A
Dual Party Relay
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EAS
A
Emergency Alert System
25
MIMO
Multiple In Multiple Out
26
SIP
Session Initiation Protocol
27
MBR
Master Boot Record
28
ATS
Advanced Troubleshooting/Technical Services
29
BTN
Billing Telephone Number
30
HTPC
Home Theater Personal Computer
31
PIN
Personal Identification Number
32
BERT
Bit Error Rate Tester
33
DAC or D/A
Digital to Analog Converter
34
BPF
Band Pass Filter
35
HITS
Headend In The Sky
36
DOCSIS
Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification
37
CPD
Common Path Distortion
38
PVC
Polyvinyl Chloride
39
WPA-PSK
WiFi Protected Access, Pre Shared Key
40
DNIS
Dialed Number Information Service
41
ARIN
American Registry for Internet Numbers
42
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
43
TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
44
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
45
BPSK
Binary Phase Shift Keying
46
XRE
Cross Run-time Environment
47
AM-VSB
Amplitude Modulation-Vestigial Side Band
48
FiOS
Fiber Optic Service
49
CODEC
Compression/Decompression Module
50
EOL
End Of Life or End of Line
51
POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service
52
Gbps
Gigabits per second
53
CLASS
Customer Local Area Signaling Service
54
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
55
DQOS
Dynamic Quality of Service
56
CW
Carrier Wave
57
MSO
Multiple System Operator
58
DMA
Direct Memory Access
59
BGP
Border Gateway Protocol
60
CCAW
Customer Convenience Appointment Window
61
DTO
Direct Terminal Overflow
62
EQAM
Edge Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
63
ASC
Automatic Slope Control
64
HTIB
Home Theater In a Box
65
EISA
Extended Industry Standard Architecture
66
STB
Set Top Box
67
CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access
68
ALC
Automatic Level Control
69
IR
Infrared
70
nM
Nanometers
71
CCG
Comcast Customer Guarantee
72
CRT
Cathode Ray Tube
73
AFT
Automatic Fine Tuner
74
CATVP
Community Antenna Television Plenum
75
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
76
VLSM
Variable Length Subnet Masking
77
ACD
Automatic Call Distributor
78
IPTV
Internet Protocol Television
79
SPDIF
Sony Phillips Digital Interconnect Format
80
ASK
Amplitude Shift Keying
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POST
Power On Self Test
82
VOM
Volt Ohm Meter
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CM
Cable Modem
84
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
85
WEP
Wired Equivalency Privacy
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KHz
Kila Hertz
87
CLI
Cumulative Leakage Index
88
UNI
User Network Interface
89
ALI
Automatic Location Information
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DLP
Digital Light Projection
91
HTTP
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
92
QoS
Quality of Service
93
PBX
Private Branch Exchange
94
USB
Universal Serial Bus
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DNS
Domain Name System
96
ANI
Automatic Number Identification
97
CPN
Calling Party Number
98
XOC
eXcellence in Operations Center
99
AC
Alternating Current Access Condition Access Customer Area Code
100
EDFA
Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier
101
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
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IAD
Integrated Access Device
103
MoCA
Multimedia over Coax Alliance
104
FIFO
First In First Out
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DC
Direct Current or Directional Coupler
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HTML
Hyper Text Markup Language
107
POP
Post Office Protocol
108
HPF
High Pass Filter
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MHz
Mega Hertz
110
FN
Fiber Node
111
RAM
Random Access Memory
112
BCT or BCE
Broadband Communications Technician or Broadband Communications Engineer
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AMS
Account Management System
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FDMA
Frequency Division Multiple Access
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TOD
Time Of Day
116
DWDM
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
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GHz
Giga Hertz
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ROM
Read Only Memory
119
LOA
Letter of Authorization
120
PRI
Primary Rate Interface
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FTTF
Fiber to the Feeder
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FOC
Firm Order Commitment
123
ADPCM
Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation
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OTN
Optical Transport Node
125
GPON
Gigabit Passive Optical Network
126
IMS
IP Multimedia Substation
127
HDT
Host Digital Terminal
128
OE
Outlook Express
129
DLNA
Digital Lifetime Network Alliance
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DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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DS
Down Stream or Digital Signal or Digital Service
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AP
Access Point
133
FPS
Frames Per Second
134
XBO
X1 Back Office
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DFB
Distributed Feedback
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FTTH
Fiber To The Home
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CPE
Customer Premise Equipment
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CPU
Central Processing Unit
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HRC
Harmonically Related Carrier
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WMV
Windows Media Video
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SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
142
GUI
Graphical User Interface
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DBS
Digital Broadcast Satellite Digital Broadcast Service Direct Broadcast Satellite
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EMS
Element Management System
145
DTE
Data Terminal Equipment
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RCA
Radio Corporation of America
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CMS
Call Management Server
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ANSI
American National Standards Institute
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MAC
Media Access Control
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CSR
Customer Service Representative
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EVC
Ethernet Virtual Circuit/Connection
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XRE
Cross Run-Time Environment
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KVM
Keyboard Video Mouse
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DVI
Digital Visual Interface
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AWG
American Wire Gauge
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DUN
Dial Up Networking
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MTA
Media Terminal Adapter
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AFC
Automatic Frequency Control or Antenna for Communication
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AM
Amplitude Modulation
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ONU
Optical Network Unit
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BACC
Broadband Access Center for Cable
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CNR or C/N
Carrier to Noise Ratio
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NAT
Network Address Translation
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NIC
Network Interface Card
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CTB
Composite Triple Beat
166
LQI
Link Quality Indicator
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SATA
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
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MIR
Make It Right
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BB
Broadband
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DTS
Digital Theater Systems
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CNAM
Calling Name
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DEMUX
Demultiplexer
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CRAN
Converged Regional Area Network
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DSAM
Digital Services Activation Meter
175
IRQ
Interrupt Request
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PoE
Point of Entry
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EIA/TIA
Electronics Industry Alliance and Telecommunications Industry Association
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DCE
Data Communications Equipment
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POC
Point of Contact
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VPN
Virtual Private Network
181
BTSC
Broadcast Television Standards Committee
182
EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
183
MTTR
Mean Time To Repair
184
ILEC
Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier
185
ASP
Alternate Service Provider
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XCC
Xfinity Customer Commitment
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ABP
Automatic Bill Payment
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NPA
Number Plan Area
189
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
190
NFLB
National Frontline Bonus
191
FDM
Frequency Division Multiplexing
192
CoS
Class of Service or Change of Service
193
RIP
Routing Information Protocol
194
WWW
World Wide Web
195
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol
196
GPS
Global Positioning Satellite
197
NTSC
National Television Standards Committee
198
BAM
Box Availability Matrix
199
PACE
Providing Awesome Customer Experience
200
NESC
National Electrical Safety Code
201
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
202
MS
Member Services
203
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
204
CB
Citizens Band
205
CC
Customer Care
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ESG
Enterprise SIP Gateway
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CNM
Cable Network Manager
208
CATVR
Community Antenna Television Riser
209
OMI
Optical Modulation Index
210
UPS
Uninterruptable Power Supply
211
OMI
Optical Modulation Index
212
REN
Ring Equivalency Number
213
HFC
Hybrid Fiber Coax
214
RIN
Relative Intensity Noise
215
BER
Bit Error Rate
216
SRO
Special Request Order
217
ALSC
Automatic Level and Slope Control
218
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
219
PAL
Phase Alternation by Line
220
CSO
Composite Second Order
221
CAN
Cable Area Network
222
GB
Gigabyte
223
DRM
Digital Rights Management
224
CATV
Community Antenna Television
225
UDB
Universal Database
226
RTV
Room Temperature Vulcanizing
227
OTA
Over The Air
228
OLED
Organic Light Emitting Diode
229
NOC
Network Operations Center
230
MDU
Multiple Dwelling Unit
231
ADC or A/D
Analog to Digital Converter
232
EPON
Ethernet Passive Optical Network
233
AGC
Automatic Gain Control
234
DTMF
Dual Tone Multi Frequency
235
ITU
International Telecommunications Union
236
PC
Personal Computer
237
DVB
Digital Video Broadcast
238
EO
End Office
239
EDI
Ethernet Dedicated Internet
240
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
241
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
242
TS
Troubleshooting
243
MPEG
Moving Picture Expert Group
244
DCT
Digital Cable Terminal
245
RSSI
Received Signal Strength Indicator
246
GE-PON
Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network
247
ACP
Analog Copying and Piracy
248
NCTA
National Cable Television Association
249
UPnP
Universal Plug-n-Play
250
HDCP
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection
251
TPV
Third Party Verification
252
PWP
Personal Web Page
253
DID
Direct Inward Dialing
254
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
255
HDMI
High Definition Multimedia Interface
256
DTA
Digital Transport Adapter
257
FTTC
Fiber To The Curb
258
GSMC
Global Systems for Mobile Communications
259
THD
Total Harmonic Distortion
260
Modem
Modulator Demodulator
261
CRC
Cycle Redundancy Check
262
EULA
End User License Agreement
263
BACC
Broadband Access Center for Cable
264
ISP
Internet Service Provider
265
FSK
Frequency Shift Keying
266
VOP
Velocity of Propagation
267
MPG
Mega Port Gateway
268
IPPV
Impulse Pay Per View
269
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
270
MSO
Multiple System Operator
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SSID
Service Set Indetifier
272
OCEF
Optical Cable Entry Facility
273
EIA
Electronic Industry Alliance
274
OTDR
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
275
FM
Frequency Modulation
276
TN
Telephone Number
277
SLA
Service Level Agreement
278
PE (cable Jacket)
Polyethylene
279
DTCP
Digital Transmission Content Protection
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FEC
Forward Error Correction
