Acronyms Flashcards
(306 cards)
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A
A
Address
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AAA
A
Authentication, Authorization, Accounting
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AAAA
A
Authentication, Authorization, Accounting, Address
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ACL
A
Access Control List
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ADSL
A
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
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AES
A
Advanced Encryption Standard
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AH
A
Authentication Header
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AP
A
Access Point
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APC
A
Angle Polished Connector
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Q
APIPA
A
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
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APT
A
Advanced Persistent Protocol
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ARIN
A
American Registry for Internet Numbers
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ARP
A
Address Resolution Protocol
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AS
A
Autonomous System
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ASIC
A
Application Specific Integrated Circuit
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ASP
A
Application Service Provider
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ATM
A
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
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AUP
A
Acceptable Use Policy
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BCP
A
Business Community Plan
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BERT
A
Bit Error Rate Test
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Q
BGP
A
Border Gateway Protocol
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Q
BLE
A
Bluetooth Low Energy
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Q
BNC
A
British Naval Connector or Bayonet Neill-Concelman
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Q
BootP
A
Boot Protocol or Bootstrap Protocol
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BPDU
Bridge Protocol Data Unit
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BRI
Basic Rate Interface
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BSSID
Basic Service Set Identifier
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BYOD
Bring Your Own Device
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CAM
Channel Access Method
30
CAN
Campus Area Network
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CARP
Common Address Redundancy Protocol
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CAT
Computer and Telephone
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CCTV
Closed Circuit TV
34
CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access
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CDMA/CD
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection
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CHAP
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
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CIDR
Classless Inter-Domain Routing
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CNAME
Canonical Name
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COS
Class of Service
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CPU
Central Processing Unit
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CRAM
Challenge-Response Authentication Mechanism-Message Digest 5
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CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Checking
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CSMA/CA
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance
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CSU
Channel Service Unit
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CWDM
Course Wave Division Multiplexing
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dB
Decibels
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DCS
Distributed Computer System
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DDoS
Distributed Denial of Service
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DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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DLC
Data Link Control
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DLP
Data Link Prevention
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DLR
Device Level Ring
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DMZ
Demilitarized Zone
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DNAT
Destination Network Address Translation
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DNS
Domain Name Service or Domain Name Server or Domain Name System
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DOCSIS
Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification
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DoS
Denial of Service
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DR
Designated Router
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DSCP
Differentiated Services Code Point
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DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
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DSSS
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
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DSU
Data Service Unit
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DWDM
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
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E1
E-Carrier Level 1
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EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol
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EDNS
Extension Mechanisms for DNS
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EGP
Exterior Gateway Protocol
68
EIA/TIA
Electronic Industries Alliance/Telecommunication Industries Associaton
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EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
70
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
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ESP
Encapsulated Security Packets
72
ESSID
Extended Service Set Identifier
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EUI
Extended Unique Identifier
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FC
Fibre Channel
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FCS
Frame Check Sequence
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FDM
Frequency Division Multiplexing
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FHSS
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
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FM
Frequency Modulation
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FQDN
Fully Qualified Domain Name
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol
81
FTPS
File Transfer Protocol Security
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GBIC
Gigabit Interface Converter
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Gbps
Gigabits per second
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GLBP
Gateway Load Balancing Protocol
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GPG
GNU Privacy Guard
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GRE
Generic Routing Encapsulation
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GSM
Global System for Mobile communications
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HDLC
High-Level Data Link Control
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HDMI
High Definition Multimedia Interface
90
HIDS
Host Intrusion Detection System
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HIPS
Host Intrusion Prevention System
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HSPA
High-Speed Packet Access
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HSRP
Hot Standby Router Protocol
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HT
High Throughput
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HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
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HVAC
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
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Hz
Hertz
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IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service
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IANA
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
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ICA
Independent Computer Architecture
102
ICANN
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
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ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
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ICS
Internet Connection Sharing or Industrial Control System
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IDF
Intermediate Distribution Frame
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IDS
Intrusion Detection System
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IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
108
IGMP
Internet Group Multicast Protocol
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IGP
Interior Gateway Protocol
110
IGRP
Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
111
IKE
Internet Key Exchange
112
IMAP4
Internet Message Access Protocol version 4
113
InterNIC
Internet Network Information Center
114
IP
Internet Protocol
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IPS
Intrusion Prevention System
116
IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
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IPv4
Internet Protocol version 4
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IPv6
Internet Protocol version 6
119
ISAKMP
Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol
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ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
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IS-IS
Intermediate System to Intermediate System
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ISP
Internet Service Provider
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IT
Information Technology
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ITS
Intelligent Transportation System
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IV
Initialization Vector
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Kbps
Kilobits per second
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KVM
Keyboard Video Mouse
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L2F
Layer 2 Forwarding
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L2TP
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
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LACP
Link Aggregation Control Protocol
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LAN
Local Area Network
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LC
Local Connector
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LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
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LEC
Local Exchange Carrier
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LED
Light Emitting Diode
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LLC
Local Link Control
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LSA
Link State Advertisement
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LTE
Long Term Evolution
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LWAPP
Light Weight Access Point Protocol
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MAC
Media Access Control or Medium Access Control
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MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
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Mbps
Megabits per second
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MBps
Megabytes per second
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MDF
Main Distribution Frame
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MDI
Media Dependent Interface
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MDIX
Media Dependent Interface Crossover
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MGCP
Media Gateway Control Protocol
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MIB
Management Information Base
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MIBS
Management Information Bases
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MIMO
Multiple Input, Multiple Output
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MLA
Master License Agreement
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MLA
Multilateral Agreement
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MMF
Multimode Fiber
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MOA
Memorandum Of Agreement
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MOU
Memorandum Of Understanding
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MPLS
Multi-Protocol Label Switching
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MS-CHAP
Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
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MSA
Master Service Agreement
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MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
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MT-RJ
Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack
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MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit
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MUMIMO
Multiuser Multiple Input, Multiple Output
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MX
Mail Exchanger
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NAC
Network Access Control
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NAS
Network Attached Storage
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NAT
Network Address Translation
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NCP
Network Control Protocol
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NDR
Non-Delivery Receipt
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NetBEUI
Network Basic Input/Output Extended User Interface
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NetBIOS
Network Basic Input/Output System
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NFC
Near Field Communication
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NFS
Network File Service
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NIC
Network Interface Card
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NIDS
Network Intrusion Detection System
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NIPS
Network Intrusion Prevention System
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NIU
Network Interface Unit
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nm
Nanometer
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NNTP
Network News Transport Protocol
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NTP
Network Time Protocol
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OCx
Optical Carrier
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OS
Operating System
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OSI
Open Systems Interconnect
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OSPF
Open Shortest Path First
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OTDR
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
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OUI
Organizationally Unique Identifier
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PaaS
Platform as a Service
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PAN
Personal Area Network
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PAP
Password Authentication Protocol
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PAT
Port Address Translation
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PC
Personal Computer
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PCM
Phase Change Memory
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PDU
Protocol Data Unit
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PGP
Pretty Good Privacy
194
PKI
Public Key Infrastructure
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PoE
Power over Ethernet
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POP
Post Office Protocol
197
POP3
Post Office Protocol version 3
198
POTS
Plain Old Telephone System
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PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
200
PPPoE
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
201
PPTP
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
202
PRI
Primary Rate Interface
203
PSK
Pre-Shared Key
204
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
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PTP
Point-to-Point
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PTR
Pointer
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PVC
Permanent Virtual Circuit
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QoS
Quality of Service
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RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
210
RARP
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
211
RAS
Remote Access Service
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RDP
Remote Desktop Protocol
213
RF
Radio Frequency
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RFI
Radio Frequency Interference
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RG
Radio Guide
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RIP
Routing Internet Protocol
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RJ
Registered Jack
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RPO
Recovery Point Objective
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RSA
Rivest, Shamir, Adelman
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RSH
Remote Shell
221
RTP
Real-Time Protocol
222
RTSP
Real-Time Streaming Protocol
223
RTT
Round-Trip Time or Real Transfer Time
224
SA
Security Association
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SaaS
Software as a Service
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SC
Standard Connector or Subscriber Connector
227
SCADA
Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition
228
SCP
Secure Copy Protocol
229
SDLC
Software Development Life Cycle
230
SDP
Session Description Protocol
231
SDSL
Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
232
SFP
Small Form-factor Pluggable
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SFTP
Secure File Transfer Protocol
234
SGCP
Simple Gateway Control Protocol
235
SHA
Secure Hash Algorithm
236
SIEM
Security Information and Event Management
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SIP
Session Initiation Protocol
238
SLA
Service Level Agreement
239
SLAAC
Stateless Address Auto Configuration
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SLIP
Serial Line Internet Protocol
241
SMF
Single-Mode Fiber
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SMS
Short Message Service
243
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
244
SNAT
Static Network Address Translation/Source Network Address Translation
245
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
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SNTP
Simple Network Time Protocol
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SOA
Start Of Authority
248
SOHO
Small Office, Home Office
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SONET
Synchronous Optical Network
250
SOW
Statement Of Work
251
SPB
Shortest Path Bridging
252
SPI
Stateful Packet Inspection
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SPS
Standby Power Supply
254
SSH
Secure Shell
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SSID
Service Set Identifier
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SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
257
ST
Straight Tip or Snap Twist
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STP
Spanning Tree Protocol or Shielded Twisted Pair
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SVC
Switched Virtual Circuit
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SYSLOG
System Log
261
T1
Terrestrial Carrier Level 1
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TA
Terminal Adapter
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TACACS
Terminal Access Control Access Control System
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TACACS+
Terminal Access Control Access Control System Plus
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TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
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TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
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TDM
Time Division Multiplexing
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TDR
Time Domain Reflectometer
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Telco
Telephone Company
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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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TMS
Transportation Management System
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TOS
Type Of Service
275
TTL
Time To Live
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TTLS
Tunneled Transport Layer Security
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UC
Unified Communications
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UDP
User Datagram Protocol
279
UNC
Universal Naming Convention
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UPC
Ultra Polished Connector
281
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
282
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
283
USB
Universal Serial Bus
284
UTM
Unified Threat Management
285
UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair
286
VDSL
Variable Digital Subscriber Line
287
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
288
VNC
Virtual Network Connection
289
VoIP
Voice over IP
290
VPN
Virtual Private Network
291
VRF
Virtual Routing Forwarding
292
VRRP
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
293
VTC
Video Teleconference
294
WAN
Wide Area Network
295
WAP
Wireless Application Protocol or Wireless Access Point
296
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
297
WINS
Window Internet Name Service
298
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
299
WMS
Warehouse Management System
300
WPA
WiFi Protected Access
301
WPS
WiFi Protected Setup
302
WWN
World Wide Name
303
WWW
World Wide Web
304
XDSL
Extended Digital Subscriber Line
305
XML
Extensible Markup Language
306
ZEROCONF
Zero Configuration
