Computer Acronyms

Alphabetical Listing of Computer Acronyms

• IDE — Integrated Development Environment
• IEEE — Institute of Electrical And Electronics Engineers
• IGP — Integrated Graphics Processor
• IM — Instant Message
• IMAP — Internet Message Access Protocol
• INTERNIC — Internet Network Information Center
• IP — Internet Protocol
• IPX — Internetwork Packet Exchange
• IRC — Internet Relay Chat
• IRQ — Interrupt Request
• ISA — Industry Standard Architecture
• ISCSI — Internet Small Computer Systems Interface
• ISDN — Integrated Services Digital Network
• ISO — International Organization For Standardization
• ISP — Internet Service Provider
• IT — Information Technology
• IVR — Interactive Voice Response
• JPEG — Joint Photographic Experts Group; Applied To Image Format As .jpeg
• JRE — Java Runtime Environment
• JSP — Java Server Page
• KBPS — Kilobits Per Second
• KDE — K Desktop Environment
• KVM — Switch
• LAN — Local Area Network
• LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
• LDAP — Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
• LIFO — Last In, First Out
• LPI — Lines Per Inch
• LUN — Logical Unit Number
• MAC (ADDRESS) — Media Access Control Address
• MANET — Mobile Ad Hoc Network
• MBPS — Megabits Per Second
• MCA — Micro Channel Architecture
• MIDI — Musical Instrument Digital Interface
• MIPS — Million Instructions Per Second
• MP3 — MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3
• MPEG — Moving Picture Experts Group; Video Format
• MTU — Maximum Transmission Unit
• NAT — Network Address Translation
• NETBIOS — Network Basic Input/Output System
• NIC — Network Interface Card
• NNTP — Network News Transfer Protocol
• NOC — Network Operations Center
• NTFS — New Technology File System
• OASIS — Organization For The Advancement of Structured Information Standards
• OCR — Optical Character Recognition
• ODBC — Open Database Connectivity
• OEM — Original Equipment Manufacturer
• OLAP — Online Analytical Processing
• OLE — Object Linking And Embedding
• OOP — Object-Oriented Programming
• P2P — Peer To Peer
• PC — Personal Computer
• PCB — Printed Circuit Board
• PCI — Peripheral Component Interconnect
• PCI-X — Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended
• PCMCIA — Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
• PDA — Personal Digital Assistant
• PDF — Portable Document Format
• PHP — Hypertext Preprocessor
• PIM — Personal Information Manager
• PMU — Power Management Unit
• PNG — Portable Network Graphic; Image Format
• POP3 — Post Office Protocol
• PPC — Pay Per Click
• PPGA — Plastic Pin Grid Array
• PPI — Pixels Per Inch
• PPL — Pay Per Lead
• PPM — Pages Per Minute
• PPP — Point To Point Protocol
• PPTP — Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
• PRAM — Parameter Random Access Memory
• PS/2 — Personal System/2
• QBE — Query By Example
• RAID — Redundant Array of Independent Disks
• RAM — Random Access Memory
• RDF — Resource Description Framework
• RDRAM — Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory
• RGB — Red Green Blue
• RISC — Reduced Instruction Set Computing
• ROM — Read-Only Memory
• RPC — Remote Procedure Call
• RPM — Revenue Per 1,000 Impressions. (M Is The Roman Numeral For 1,000)
• RSS — RDF Site Summary
• RTE — Runtime Environment
• RTF — Rich Text Fomat
• RUP — Rational Unified Process
• SAN — Storage Area Network
• SATA — Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
• SCSI — Small Computer System Interface
• SD — Secure Digital
• SDRAM — Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
• SDSL — Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line
• SEM — Search Engine Marketing
• SEO — Search Engine Optimization
• SIMM — Single In-Line Memory Module
• SKU — Stock Keeping Unit
• SLI — Scalable Link Interface
• SMART — Self-Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology
• SMB — Server Message Block