Internet Acronyms

Alphabetical Listing of Internet Acronyms

• SVC — Switched Virtual Circuit
• SVG — Scalable Vector Graphics
• SVGA — Super Video Graphics Array
• SWISH — Simple Web Indexing System For Humans
• SYN — Synchronize Sequence Number
• SYSOP — System Operator
• T1 — T-One – Carrier Signal (communications)
• T3 — T-Three – Carrier Signal (communications)
• TA — Terminal Adapter
• TANSTAAFL — There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
• TAPI — Telephony Application Programming Interface
• TCP/IP — Transmission / Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
• TDM — Time Division Multiplexing
• TDMA — Time Division Multiple Access
• TFT — Thin Film Transistor
• TFTP — Trivial File Transfer Protocol
• TIA — Thanks In Advance
• TIFF — Tagged Image File Format
• TIGA — Texas Instruments Graphics Architecture
• TLD — Top-Level Domain
• TOPS — Transparent Operating System
• TPI — Tracks Per Inch
• TRAM — Transactional RAM
• TSAPI — Telephony Service API
• TSR — Terminate-and-Stay-Resident
• TTF — True Type Font
• TTL — Transistor-Transistor Logic
• TWAIN — Technology Without An Interesting Name
• TWIP — Twentieth of A Point
• UAC — User Account Control
• UART — Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
• UCITA — Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act
• UDDI — Universal Description, Discovery And Integration
• UDP — UDP – User Datagram Protocol
• UIN — Universal Internet Number
• ULSI — Ultra Large Scale Integration
• ULTRAATA — Ultra AT Attachment
• ULTRADMA — Ultra Direct Memory Access
• UMB — Upper Memory Block
• UML — Unified Modeling Language
• UNC — Universal Naming Convention
• UNIX — Universal Interactive Executive / Uniplexed Information And Computing System
• UPS — Uninterruptible Power Supply
• URI — Uniform Resource Indicator
• URL — Uniform Resource Locator
• USB — Universal Serial Bus
• USENET — User Network
• USR — US Robotics
• UTP — Unshielded Twisted Pair
• UUCP — UNIX-to-UNIX Copy
• UUENCODE — UNIX-to-UNIX Encode
• VAR — Value-Added Reseller
• VAX — Virtual Address Extension
• VBE — Vesa Bios Extension
• VBNS — Very High-speed Backbone Network Service
• VCM SDRAM — Virtual-Channel Memory SDRAM
• VCPI — Virtual Control Program Interface
• VCSEL — Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser
• VDSL — Very High Bit Rate DSL
• VDT — Video Display Terminal
• VERONICA — Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Networkwide Index To Computerized Archives
• VESA — Video Electronics Standards Association
• VFAT — Virtual File Allocation Table
• VFW — Video For Windows
• VGA — Video Graphics Array (Adapter)
• VLAN — Virtual LAN
• VLB — VESA Local Bus (or VL Bus)
• VME BUS — VersaModule Eurocard Bus
• VMS — Virtual Memory System
• VOB — Voice Over Broadband
• VODSL — Voice Over Digital Subscriber Line
• VOIP — Voice Over Internet Protocol
• VPN — Virtual Private Network
• VR — Virtual Reality
• VRAM — Video Random Access Memory
• VRM — Voltage Regulator Module
• VRML — Virtual Reality Modeling Language
• VRU — Virus Research Unit
• VSA — Virtual Storage Architecture
• VTAM — Virtual Telecommunications Access Method
• VTC — Virus Test Center
• W3C — World Wide Web Consortium
• WAFS — Wide-area File Sharing
• WAI — Web Accessibility Initiative
• WAIS — Wide-Area Information Server
• WAN — Wide Area Network
• WAP — Wireless Application Protocol
• WAP — Wireless Access Protocol
• WATS — Web-based Assessment And Testing Systems
• WATS — Wide Area Telecommunications System
• WCS — World Coordinate System
• WDM — Wavelength Division Multiplexing
• WEBCGM — Web Computer Graphics Metafile
• WEBINAR — Web-based Seminar
• WEP — Wireless Equivalent Privacy
• WFW — Windows For Workgroups
• WIAD — Wireless Integrated Access Device
• WIMP — Windows, Icons, Menus And Pointing Device
• WINCE — Windows CE
• WINS — Windows Internet Name Service