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Technical Terms (A-L) |
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Terms |
Acronym |
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ACL |
Access Control List |
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ADC |
Analog-to-Digital Converter |
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ADF |
Automatic Document Feeder |
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ADSL |
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
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AGP |
Accelerated Graphics Port |
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AIFF |
Audio Interchange File Format |
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AIX |
Advanced Interactive Executive |
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ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
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API |
Application Program Interface |
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ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol |
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ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
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ASP |
Active Server Page or Application Service Provider |
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ATA |
Advanced Technology Attachment |
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ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
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BASIC |
Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code |
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Bcc |
Blind Carbon Copy |
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BIOS |
Basic Input/Output System |
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Blob |
Binary Large Object |
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BMP |
Bitmap |
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CAD |
Computer-Aided Design |
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Cc |
Carbon Copy |
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CCD |
Charged Coupled Device |
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CD |
Compact Disc |
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CD-R |
Compact Disc Recordable |
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CD-ROM |
Compact Disc Read-Only Memory |
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CD-RW |
Compact Disc Re-Writable |
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CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access |
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CGI |
Common Gateway Interface |
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CISC |
Complex Instruction Set Computing |
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CLOB |
Character Large Object |
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CMOS |
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor |
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CMYK |
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black |
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CPA |
Cost Per Action |
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CPC |
Cost Per Click |
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CPL |
Cost Per Lead |
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CPM |
Cost Per 1,000 Impressions |
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CPS |
Classroom Performance System |
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CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
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CRM |
Customer Relationship Management |
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CRT |
Cathode Ray Tube |
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CSS |
Cascading Style Sheet |
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CTP |
Composite Theoretical Performance |
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CTR |
Click-Through Rate |
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DAC |
Digital-to-Analog Converter |
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DBMS |
Database Management System |
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DDL |
Data Definition Language |
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DDR |
Double Data Rate |
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DDR2 |
Double Data Rate 2 |
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DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
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DIMM |
Dual In-Line Memory Module |
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DLL |
Dynamic Link Library |
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DMA |
Direct Memory Access |
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DNS |
Domain Name System |
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DOS |
Disk Operating System |
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DPI |
Dots Per Inch |
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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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DSLAM |
Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer |
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DTD |
Document Type Definition |
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DV |
Digital Video |
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DVD |
Digital Versatile Disc |
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DVD+R |
Digital Versatile Disc Recordable |
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DVD+RW |
Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable |
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DVD-R |
Digital Versatile Disc Recordable |
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DVD-RAM |
Digital Versatile Disc Random Access Memory |
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DVD-RW |
Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable |
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DVI |
Digital Video Interface |
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ECC |
Error Correction Code |
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EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
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EIDE |
Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics |
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EPS |
Encapsulated PostScript |
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EUP |
Enterprise Unified Process |
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FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions |
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FIFO |
First In, First Out |
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FiOS |
Fiber Optic Service |
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FLOPS |
Floating Point Operations Per Second |
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FPU |
Floating Point Unit |
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FSB |
Frontside Bus |
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FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
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GIF |
Graphics Interchange Format |
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GIGO |
Garbage In, Garbage Out |
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GIS |
Geographic Information Systems |
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GPS |
Global Positioning System |
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GPU |
Graphics Processing Unit |
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GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
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GUID |
Globally Unique Identifier |
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HDMI |
High-Definition Multimedia Interface |
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HDTV |
High Definition Televsion |
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HDV |
High-Definition Video |
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HFS |
Hierarchical File System |
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HSF |
Heat Sink and Fan |
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HTML |
Hyper-Text Markup Language |
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HTTP |
HyperText Transfer Protocol |
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HTTPS |
HyperText Transport Protocol Secure |
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I/O |
Input/Output |
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ICANN |
Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers |
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ICF |
Internet Connection Firewall |
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ICMP |
Internet Control Message Protocol |
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ICS |
Internet Connection Sharing |
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ICT |
Information and Communication Technologies |
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IDE |
Integrated Device Electronics or Integrated Development Environment |
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IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
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IGP |
Integrated Graphics Processor |
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IM |
Instant Message |
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IMAP |
Internet Message Access Protocol |
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InterNIC |
Internet Network Information Center |
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IP |
Internet Protocol |
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IPX |
Internetwork Packet Exchange |
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IRC |
Internet Relay Chat |
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IRQ |
Interrupt Request |
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ISA |
Industry Standard Architecture |
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iSCSI |
Internet Small Computer Systems Interface |
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ISDN |
Integrated Services Digital Network |
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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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IVR |
Interactive Voice Response |
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JPEG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
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JRE |
Java Runtime Environment |
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JSP |
Java Server Page |
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Kbps |
Kilobits Per Second |
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KDE |
K Desktop Environment |
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KVM Switch |
Keyboard, Video, and Mouse Switch |
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LAN |
Local Area Network |
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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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LIFO |
Last In, First Out |
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LPI |
Lines Per Inch |
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LUN |
Logical Unit Number |
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