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alternating current

ACPI

advanced configuration and power interface

ACT

activity

ADSL

asymmetrical digital subscriber line

AGP

accelerated graphics port

AMD

advanced micro devices

AMR

audio modem riser

APIPA

automatic private internet protocol addressing

APM

advanced power management

ARP

address resolution protocol

ASR

automated system recovery

advanced technology

ATA

advanced technology attachment

ATAPI

advanced technology attachment packet interface

ATM

asynchronous transfer mode

ATX

advanced technology extended

BIOS

basic input/output system

BNC

Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Navel Connector

BRI

basic rate interface

BTX

balanced technology extended

CCD

charged coupled device

compact disc

CD-ROM

compact disc-read-only memory

CD-RW

compact disc-rewritable

CDFS

compact disc file system

CMOS

complementary metal-oxide semiconductor

CNR

communication network riser

COM1

communication port 1

CPU

central processing unit

CRIMM

continuity-rambus inline memory module

CRT

cathode-ray tube

DAC

discretionary access control

DB-25

serial communications D-shell connector

DB-9

9 pin D shell connector

direct current

DDOS

distributed denial of service

DDR

double data-rate

DDR

RAM double data-rate random access memory

DDR

SDRAM double data-rate synchronous dynamic random access memory

DFS

distributed file system

DHCP

dynamic host configuration protocol

DIMM

dual inline memory module

DIN

Deutsche Industrie Norm

DIP

dual inline package

DLT

digital linear tape

DLP

digital light processing

DMA

direct memory access

DNS

domain name service or domain name server

DOS

disk operating system or denial of service

DPMS

display power management signaling

DRAM

dynamic random access memory

DSL

digital subscriber line

DVD

digital video disc or digital versatile disc

DVD-RAM

digital video disc-random access memory

DVD-ROM

digital video disc-read only memory

DVD-R

digital video disc-recordable

DVD-RW

digital video disc-rewritable

DVI

digital visual interface

ECC

error correction code

ECP

extended capabilities port

EEPROM

electrically erasable programmable read-only memory

EFS

encrypting file system

EIDE

enhanced integrated drive electronics

EISA

extended industry standard architecture

EMI

electromagnetic interference

EMP

electromagnetic pulse

EPROM

erasable programmable read-only memory

EPP

enhanced parallel port

ERD

emergency repair disk

ESD

electrostatic discharge

ESDI

enhanced small device interface

EVGA

extended video graphics adapter/array

EVDO

evolution data optimized or evolution data only

FAT

file allocation table

FAT12

12-bit file allocation table

FAT16

16-bit file allocation table

FAT32

32-bit file allocation table

FDD

floppy disk drive

FERPA

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

Function (referring to the function key on a laptop)

FPM

fast page-mode

FRU

field replaceable unit

FTP

file transfer protocol

FQDN

fully qualified domain name

gigabyte

GDI

graphics device interface

GHz

gigahertz

GUI

graphical user interface

GPRS

general packet radio system

GSM

global system for mobile communications

HAL

hardware abstraction layer

HCL

hardware compatibility list

HDD

hard disk drive

HDMi

high definition media interface

HPFS

high performance file system

HTML

hypertext markup language

HTTP

hypertext transfer protocol

HTTPS

hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer

I/O

input/output

ICMP

internet control message protocol

ICS

internet connection sharing

ICR

intelligent character recognition

IDE

integrated drive electronics

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IIS

Internet Information Services

IMAP

internet mail access protocol

internet protocol

IPCONFIG

internet protocol configuration

IPP

internet printing protocol

IPSEC

internet protocol security

IPX

internetwork packet exchange

IPX/SPX

internetwork packet exchange/sequenced packet exchange

infrared

IrDA

Infrared Data Association

IRQ

interrupt request

ISA

industry standard architecture

ISDN

integrated services digital network

ISO

Industry Standards Organization

ISP

internet service provider

kilobyte

LAN

local area network

LBA

logical block addressing

Lucent connector

LCD

liquid crystal display

LDAP

lightweight directory access protocol

LED

light emitting diode

LIP

or LiPoly lithium-ion polymer

Li-on

lithium-ion

LPD/LPR

line printer daemon / line printer remote

LPT

line printer terminal

LPT1

line printer terminal 1

LPX

low profile extended

LVD

low voltage differential

MAC

media access control

MAN

metropolitan area network

MAPI

messaging application programming interface

megabit

megabyte

MBR

master boot record

MBSA

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

MCR

multivariant curve resolution

MFD

multi-function device

MFP

multi-function product

MHz

megahertz

MicroDIMM

micro dual inline memory module

MIDI

musical instrument digital interface

MIME

multipurpose internet mail extension

MLI

multiple link interface

MMC

Microsoft management console

MMX

multimedia extensions

MP3

Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio

MPEG

Moving Picture Experts Group

MSCONFIG

Microsoft configuration

MSDS

material safety data sheet

MUI

multilingual user interface

NAS

network-attached storage

NAT

network address translation

NetBIOS

networked basic input/output system

NetBEUI

networked basic input/output system extended user interface

NFS

network file system

NIC

network interface card

NiCd

nickel cadmium

NiMH

nickel metal hydride

NLI

not logged in or natural language interface

NLX

new low-profile extended

NNTP

network news transfer protocol

NTFS

new technology file system

NTLDR

new technology loader

NWLINK

Netware Link

OCR

optical character recognition

OEM

original equipment manufacturer

OMR

optical mark recognition

operating system

OSR

original equipment manufacturer service release

PAN

personal area network

PATA

parallel advanced technology attachment

personal computer

PCI

peripheral component interconnect

PCIe

peripheral component interconnect express

PCIX

peripheral component interconnect extended

PCL

printer control language

PCMCIA

Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

PDA

personal digital assistant

PGA

pin grid array

PGA2

pin grid array 2

personal identification number

PKI

public key infrastructure

PnP

plug and play

POP

post office protocol

POP3

post office protocol 3

POST

power-on self test

POTS

plain old telephone service

PPP

point-to-point protocol

PPTP

point-to-point tunneling protocol

PRI

primary rate interface

PROM

programmable read-only memory

PS/2

Personal System/2 connector

PSTN

public switched telephone network

PVC

permanent virtual circuit

PXE

preboot execution environment

QoS

quality of service

RAID

redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) discs

RAM

random access memory

RAS

remote access service

RBAC

role-based access control or rule-based access control