| Acronym |
Full name
|
| AAA |
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
|
| AC |
Alternating Current
|
| ACL |
Access Control List
|
| ADF |
Automatic Document Feeder
|
| AES |
Advanced Encryption Standard
|
| AP |
Access Point
|
| APFS |
Apple File System
|
| APIPA |
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
|
| APK |
Android Package
|
| ARM |
Advanced RISC [Reduced Instruction Set Computer] Machine
|
| ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol
|
| ATA |
Advanced Technology Attachment
|
| ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
|
| ATX |
Advanced Technology Extended
|
| AUP |
Acceptable Use Policy
|
| BIOS |
Basic Input/Output System
|
| BSOD |
Blue Screen of Death
|
| BYOD |
Bring Your Own Device
|
| CAD |
Computer-aided Design
|
| CAPTCHA |
Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart
|
| CD |
Compact Disc
|
| CDFS |
Compact Disc File System
|
| CDMA |
Code-Division Multiple Access
|
| CERT |
Computer Emergency Response Team
|
| CIFS |
Common Internet File System
|
| CMD |
Command Prompt
|
| CMOS |
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
|
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit
|
| CRL |
Certificate Revocation List
|
| DC |
Direct Current
|
| DDoS |
Distributed Denial of Service
|
| DDR |
Double Data Rate
|
| DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
|
| DIMM |
Dual Inline Memory Module
|
| DKIM |
DomainKeys Identified Mail
|
| DMA |
Direct Memory Access
|
| DMARC |
Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance
|
| DNS |
Domain Name System
|
| DoS |
Denial of Service
|
| DRAM |
Dynamic Random-Access Memory
|
| DRM |
Digital Rights Management
|
| DSL |
Digital Subscriber Line
|
| DVI |
Digital Visual Interface
|
| DVI-D |
Digital Visual Interface-Digital
|
| ECC |
Error Correcting Code
|
| EFS |
Encrypting File System
|
| EMI |
Electromagnetic Interference
|
| EOL |
End-of-Life
|
| eSATA |
External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
|
| ESD |
Electrostatic Discharge
|
| EULA |
End-User License Agreement
|
| exFAT |
Extensible File Allocation Table
|
| ext |
Extended File System
|
| FAT |
File Allocation Table
|
| FAT12 |
12-bit File Allocation Table
|
| FAT16 |
16-bit File Allocation Table
|
| FAT32 |
32-bit File Allocation Table
|
| FSB |
Front-Side Bus
|
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol
|
| GFS |
Grandfather-Father-Son
|
| GPS |
Global Positioning System
|
| GPT |
GUID [Globally Unique Identifier] Partition Table
|
| GPU |
Graphics Processing Unit
|
| GSM |
Global System for Mobile Communications
|
| GUI |
Graphical User Interface
|
| GUID |
Globally Unique Identifier
|
| HAL |
Hardware Abstraction Layer
|
| HAV |
Hardware-assisted Virtualization
|
| HCL |
Hardware Compatibility List
|
| HDCP |
High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection
|
| HDD |
Hard Disk Drive
|
| HDMI |
High-Definition Multimedia Interface
|
| HSM |
Hardware Security Module
|
| HTML |
Hypertext Markup Language
|
| HTTP |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
|
| HTTPS |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
|
| I/O |
Input/Output
|
| IaaS |
Infrastructure as a Service
|
| ICR |
Intelligent Character Recognition
|
| IDE |
Integrated Drive Electronics
|
| IDS |
Intrusion Detection System
|
| IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
|
| IMAP |
Internet Mail Access Protocol
|
| IOPS |
Input/Output Operations Per Second
|
| IoT |
Internet of Things
|
| IP |
Internet Protocol
|
| IPS |
Intrusion Prevention System
|
| IPS |
In-plane Switching
|
| IPSec |
Internet Protocol Security
|
| IR |
Infrared
|
| IrDA |
Infrared Data Association
|
| IRP |
Incident Response Plan
|
| ISO |
International Organization for Standardization
|
| ISP |
Internet Service Provider
|
| ITX |
Information Technology eXtended
|
| KB |
Knowledge Base
|
| KVM |
Keyboard-Video-Mouse
|
| LAN |
Local Area Network
|
| LC |
Lucent Connector
|
| LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display
|
| LDAP |
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
|
| LED |
Light-emitting Diode
|
| MAC |
Media Access Control/Mandatory Access Control
|
| MAM |
Mobile Application Management
|
| MAN |
Metropolitan Area Network
|
| MBR |
Master Boot Record
|
| MDM |
Mobile Device Management
|
| MFA |
Multifactor Authentication
|
| MFD |
Multifunction Device
|
| MFP |
Multifunction Printer
|
| MMC |
Microsoft Management Console
|
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding
|
| MSDS |
Material Safety Data Sheet
|
| MSRA |
Microsoft Remote Assistance
|
| MX |
Mail Exchange
|
| NAC |
Network Access Control
|
| NAT |
Network Address Translation
|
| NDA |
Non-disclosure Agreement
|
| NetBIOS |
Networked Basic Input/Output System
|
| NetBT |
NetBIOS over TCP/IP [Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol]
|
| NFC |
Near-field Communication
|
| NFS |
Network File System
|
| NIC |
Network Interface Card
|
| NTFS |
New Technology File System
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| NVMe |
Non-volatile Memory Express
|
| OCR |
Optical Character Recognition
|
| OLED |
Organic Light-emitting Diode
|
| ONT |
Optical Network Terminal
|
| OS |
Operating System
|
| PaaS |
Platform as a Service
|
| PAN |
Personal Area Network
|
| PC |
Personal Computer
|
| PCIe |
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
|
| PCL |
Printer Command Language
|
| PE |
Preinstallation Environment
|
| PII |
Personally Identifiable Information
|
| PIN |
Personal Identification Number
|
| PKI |
Public Key Infrastructure
|
| PoE |
Power over Ethernet
|
| POP3 |
Post Office Protocol 3
|
| POST |
Power-on Self-Test
|
| PPP |
Point-to-Point Protocol
|
| PRL |
Preferred Roaming List
|
| PSU |
Power Supply Unit
|
| PXE |
Preboot Execution Environment
|
| RADIUS |
Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service
|
| RAID |
Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks
|
| RAM |
Random-access Memory
|
| RDP |
Remote Desktop Protocol
|
| RF |
Radio Frequency
|
| RFI |
Radio-Frequency Interference
|
| RFID |
Radio-Frequency Identification
|
| RJ11 |
Registered Jack Function 11
|
| RJ45 |
Registered Jack Function 45
|
| RMM |
Remote Monitoring and Management
|
| RTO |
Recovery Time Objective
|
| SaaS |
Software as a Service
|
| SAN |
Storage Area Network
|
| SAS |
Serial Attached SCSI [Small Computer System Interface]
|
| SATA |
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
|
| SC |
Subscriber Connector
|
| SCADA |
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
|
| SCP |
Secure Copy Protection
|
| SCSI |
Small Computer System Interface
|
| SDN |
Software-defined Networking
|
| SFTP |
Secure File Transfer Protocol
|
| SIM |
Subscriber Identity Module
|
| SIMM |
Single Inline Memory Module
|
| S.M.A.R.T. |
Self-monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology
|
| SMB |
Server Message Block
|
| SMS |
Short Message Service
|
| SMTP |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
|
| SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol
|
| SNTP |
Simple Network Time Protocol
|
| SODIMM |
Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module
|
| SOHO |
Small Office/Home Office
|
| SPF |
Sender Policy Framework
|
| SQL |
Structured Query Language
|
| SRAM |
Static Random-access Memory
|
| SSD |
Solid-State Drive
|
| SSH |
Secure Shell
|
| SSID |
Service Set Identifier
|
| SSL |
Secure Sockets Layer
|
| SSO |
Single Sign-on
|
| ST |
Straight Tip
|
| STP |
Shielded Twisted Pair
|
| TACACS |
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System
|
| TCP |
Transmission Control Protocol
|
| TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
|
| TFTP |
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
|
| TKIP |
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
|
| TLS |
Transport Layer Security
|
| TN |
Twisted Nematic
|
| TPM |
Trusted Platform Module
|
| UAC |
User Account Control
|
| UDP |
User Datagram Protocol
|
| UEFI |
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
|
| UNC |
Universal Naming Convention
|
| UPnP |
Universal Plug and Play
|
| UPS |
Uninterruptible Power Supply
|
| USB |
Universal Serial Bus
|
| UTM |
Unified Threat Management
|
| UTP |
Unshielded Twisted Pair
|
| VA |
Vertical Alignment
|
| VDI |
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
|
| VGA |
Video Graphics Array
|
| VLAN |
Virtual LAN [Local Area Network]
|
| VM |
Virtual Machine
|
| VNC |
Virtual Network Computer
|
| VoIP |
Voice over Internet Protocol
|
| VPN |
Virtual Private Network
|
| VRAM |
Video Random-access Memory
|
| WAN |
Wide Area Network
|
| WEP |
Wired Equivalent Privacy
|
| WISP |
Wireless Internet Service Provider
|
| WLAN |
Wireless LAN [Local Area Network]
|
| WMN |
Wireless Mesh Network
|
| WPA |
WiFi Protected Access
|
| WWAN |
Wireless Wide Area Network
|
| XSS |
Cross-site Scripting
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