CompTIA Network+ N10-007 Acronyms Flashcards
(320 cards)
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AAA
A
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
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AAAA
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Authentication, Authorization, Accounting, and Auditing
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ACL
A
Access Control List
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ADSL
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Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
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AES
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Advanced Encryption Standard
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AH
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Authentication Header
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AP
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Access Point
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APC
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Angle Polished Connector
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APIPA
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Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
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APT
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Advanced Persistent Tool
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ARIN
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American Registry for Internet Numbers
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ARP
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Address Resolution Protocol
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AS
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Autonomous System
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ASic
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Application Specific Integrated Circuit
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ASP
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Application Service Provider
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ATM
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Asynchronous Transfer Mode
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AUP
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Acceptable Use Policy
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BCP
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Business Continuity Plan
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BERT
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Bit-Error Rate Test
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BGP
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Border Gateway Protocol
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BLE
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Bluetooth Low Energy
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BNC
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British Naval Connector/Bayonet Neill-Concelman
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BootP
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Boot Protocol/Bootstrap Protocol
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BPDU
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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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Caas
Communication as a Service
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CAM
Content Addressable Memory
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CAN
Campus Area Network
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CARP
Common Address Redundancy Protocol
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CASB
Cloud Access Security Broker
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CAT
Category
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CCTV
Closed Circuit TV
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CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access
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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-MIDS
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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CSMA/CD
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection
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CSU
Channel Service Unit
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CVW
Collaborative Virtual Workspace
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CWDM
Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplxing
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DaaS
Desktop as a Service
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dB
Decibel
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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 Prtocol
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DLC
Data Link Control
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DLP
Data Loss 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/Domain Name Service/ Domain Name System
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DOCSIS
Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification
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DR
Denial of Service
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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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DTLS
Datagram Transport Layer Security
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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 Mechanism for DNS
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EGP
Exterior Gateway Protocol
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EIA/TIA
Electronic Industries Alliance/Telecommunication Industries Association
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EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
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ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
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ESP
Encapsulated Security Payload
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ESSID
Extended Service Set Identifier
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EUI
Extended Unique Identifier
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FC
Fibre Channel
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FCoE
Fibre Channel over Ethernet
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FCS
Frame Check Sequence
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FDM
Frequence 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
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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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HA
High Availability
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HDLC
High-Level Data Link Control
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HIDS
Host-Based Intrusion Detection System
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HIPS
Host-Based 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 Computing Architecture
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ICANN
Internet Corporation for Assignment Names and Numbers
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ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
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ICS
Internet Connection Sharing/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 Electronic Engineers
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IGMP
Internet Group Message Protocol
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IGP
Interior Gateway Protocol
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IGRP
Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
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IKE
Internet Key Exchange
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IMAP4
Internet Message Access Protocol version 4
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InterNIC
Internet Network information Center
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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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IPsec
Internet Protocol Security
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IPv4
Internet Protocol version 4
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IPv6
Internet Protocol version 6
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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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L2TP
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
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LACP
Link Aggregation Control Protocol
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LAN
Local Area Netqork
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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
Logical Link Control
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LLDP
Link Layer Discovery Protocol
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LSA
Link State Advertisments
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LTE
Long-Term Evolution
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LWAPP
Light Weight Access Point Protocol
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MaaS
Mobility as a Service
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MAC
Media Access Control/Medium Access Control
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MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
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Mbps
Megabits per second
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MDP
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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MIMO
Multiple Input, Multiple Output
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MLA
Master License Agreement/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
Multiprotocol 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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MTBF
Mean Time Between Failures
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MTTR
Mean Time To Recovery
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MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit
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MU-MIMO
Multiuser Multiple Input, Multiple Output
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MX
Mail Exhanger
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NAC
Network Access Control
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NAs
Network Attached Stroage
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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 Serivce
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NGFW
Next-Generation Firewall
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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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OCSP
Online Certificate Status Protocol
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OCx
Opticial Carrier
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OS
Operation 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 Serive
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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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PDoS
Permanent Denial of Service
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PDU
Protocol Data Unit
201
PGP
Pretty Good Privacy
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PKI
Public Key Infrastructure
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PoE
POwer over Ethernet
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POP
Post Office Protocol
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POP3
Post Office Protocol version 3
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POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service
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PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
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PPPoE
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
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PPTP
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
210
PRI
Primary Rate Interface
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PSK
Pre-Shared Key
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PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
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PTP
Point-to-Point
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PTR
Pointer
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PUA
Privileged User Agreement
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PVS
Permanent Virtual Circuit
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QoS
Quality of Service
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QSFP
Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable
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RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
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RARP
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
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RAS
Remote Access Service
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RDP
Remote Desktop Protocol
223
RF
Radio Frequency
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RFI
Radio Frequency Interference
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RFP
Request for Proposal
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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
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RSTP
Real-Time Streaming Protocol
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RTT
Round Trip Time/Real Transfer Time
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SA
Security Association
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SaaS
Software as a Service
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SC
Standard Connector/Subscriber Connector
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SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
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SCP
Secure Copy Protocol
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SDLC
Software Development Life Cycle
240
SDN
Software Defined Network
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SDP
Session Description Protocol
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SDSL
Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
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SFP
Small Form-factor Pluggable
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SFTP
Secure File Transfer Protocol
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SGCP
Simple Gateway Control Protocol
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SHA
Secure Hash Algorithm
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SIEM
Security Information and Event Management
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SIP
Session Initiation Protocol
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SLA
Service-Level Agreement
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SLAAC
Stateless Address Auto Configuration
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SLIP
Serial Line Internet Protocl
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SMB
Server Message Block
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SMF
Single-Mode Fiber
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SMS
Short Message Service
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SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
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SNAT
Static Network Address Translation/Source Network Address Translation
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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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SOHO
Small Office Home Office
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SONET
Synchronous Optical Network
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SOP
Standard Operating Procedure
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SOW
Statement of Work
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SPB
Shortest Path Bridging
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SPI
Stateful Packet Inspection
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SPS
Standby Power Supply
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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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ST
Straight Tip/Snap Twist
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STP
Spanning Tree Protocol/Shielded Twisted Pair
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SVC
Switched Virtual Circuit
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SYSLOG
System Lob
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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+
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TCP
Transmission Control Protcol
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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
Telecommunications 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
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TPM
Trusted Platform Module
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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 Protcol
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UNC
Universal Naming Convention
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UPC
Ultra Polished Connector
295
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
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URL
Uniform Resource Locator
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USB
Universal Serial Bus
298
UTM
Unified Threat Management
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UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair
300
VDSL
Variable Digital Subscriber Line
301
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
302
VNC
Virtual Network Connection
303
VoIP
Voice over IP
304
VPN
Virtual Private Network
305
VRF
Virtual Routing Forwarding
306
VRRP
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
307
VTC
Video Teleconference
308
VTP
VLAN Trunk Protocol
309
WAF
Web Application Firewall
310
WAN
Wide Area Network
311
WAP
Wireless Application Protocol/ Wireless Access Point
312
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
313
WLAN
Wireless Local Area NEtwork
314
WMS
Warehouse Management System
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WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access
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APS
Wi-FI Protected Setup
317
WWN
Work Wide Name
318
XDSL
Extended Digital Subscriber Line
319
XML
eXtensible Markup Language
320
Zeroconf
Zero Configuration
