V.E.R.A. - Verzeichnis EDV-Relevanter Akronyme [1/9]

[Oliver Heidelbach]

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100VG 100 Voice Grade [technology]
10GE 10 GigaBIT Ethernet (Ethernet)
1D2B 1 D-channel 2 B-channels (BRI, ISDN)
2B1D 2 B-channels 1 D-channel (BRI, ISDN)
2S2D Double Sided - Double Density (FDD)
3DDDI 3D Device Dependent Interface (MS), "3D DDI"
3DRAM 3 Dimensional Random Access Memory (RAM)
3GIP 3rd Generation . Internet Protocol (Org., IP, GPRS, WLAN, Mobile-Systems), "3G.IP"
3GL 3rd Generation Language
3GPP Third Generation Partnerships Projects (Org.)
4GL 4th Generation Language
4GT 4 GB [RAM] Tuning (RAM, GB)
5GL 5th Generation Language
7E1 7 [bits], Even [parity], 1 [stop bit] (MODEM, , BIT)
80211HR 802.11 High Rate (IEEE, WLAN), "802.11/HR"
8B10B 8 bit / 10 bit [encoding] (IBM, FC, BIT), "8B/10B"
8N1 8 [bits], No [parity bit], 1 [stop bit] (MODEM, BIT)
8PSK 8 Phase Shift Keying (EDGE, Mobile-Systems)
8VSB 8-Vestigial Side Band, "8-VSB"
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A2DP Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (Bluetooth)
AA Auto Answer (MODEM)
AAA Authentication, Authorization and Accounting
AAAAA Anonym Association Against Acronym Abuse (DFUE-Slang)
AAAI American Association for Artificial Intelligence (Org., AI, USA)
AAAS American Association for the Advancement of Science (Org., USA)
AAC Advanced Audio Coding (IIS, MPEG, AT&T, Dolby, Sony, ...)
AAC Authorization and Access Control (IETF)
AAD Authorized AutoCAD Dealer (AutoCAD, CAD)
AADN American Association of DOMAIN Names (Org., USA, Internet)
AAE Allgemeine AnschaltErlaubnis (DTAG)
AAF Advanced Authoring Format (MS)
AAIM Association for Applied Interactive Multimedia (Org.)
AAIS Allied command europe ACCIS Implementation Strategy (ACCIS, NATO, Mil.)
AAL ATM Adaption Layer (ATM)
AAM Automatic Accoustic Management (ATA, HDD)
AAMOF As A Matter Of Fact (DFUE-Slang, Usenet, IRC)
AAMSI American Association for Medical Systems Informatics (Org., USA)
AAP Address Allocation Protocol (Multicast)
AAP Applications Access Point
AAP Association of American Publishers (Org., USA)
AARP Appletalk Address Resolution Protocol (Apple, AppleTalk)
AASP ASCII Asynchronous Support Package (ASCII)
AAT Average Access Time
AATP Authorized Academic Training Program (MS, MCSD)
AAUI Apple Attachment Unit Interface (Apple, AppleTalk)
ABA American Bankers Association (Org., USA, Banking)
ABAP4 Advanced Business Application Programming/4 (SAP, R/3, 4GL), "ABAP/4"
ABATS Automatic Bit Access Test System (BIT)
ABBS Apple Bulletin Board System (Apple)
ABC Atanasoff-Berry-Computer
ABCD Altavista Business Card Directory (WWW)
ABEL Advanced Boolean Expression Language
ABEND ABnormal END (Netware)
ABI Application Binary Interface (POE)
ABIOS Advanced Basic Input Output System (IBM)
ABIST Automatic Built In Self Test (IBM)
ABM Asynchronous Balanced Mode
ABNF Augmented Backus-Naur Form (BNF)
ABP Address Book Provider (Internet)
ABR Available Bit Rate (ATM, CBR, VBR, UBR, QOS, BIT)
ABS Apple Business Systems (Apple)
ABUI Association of Banyan Users International (Org., Banyan, VINES, User group, Vorlaeufer, ENA)
AC Access Concentrator (PPPoE, ADSL)
AC Access Control (Token Ring, ...)
AC Amiga Club (Org., User group, Amiga)
AC Area Code
AC Automatic Computer
AC3 [digital] Audio Compression - 3 (Dolby, DVD, Digital Audio), "AC-3"
AC97 Audio CODEC 97 (Intel, CODEC)
ACA Asynchronous Communications Adapter
ACAD AutoCAD (AutoCAD, CAD)
ACAS Application Control Architecture Services (DEC)
ACAU Automatic Calling and Answering Unit
ACC Adaptive Cruise Control (Auto)
ACC Area Communication Controller (MODACOM)
ACC Atari Competence Center
ACCIS Automated Command and Control Information System (Mil., USA)
ACCM Asynchronous Character Control Map (PPP)
ACCS Army Command and Control System (Mil., USA)
ACCU Association of C and C++ Users (Org., UK)
ACD Automated Call Distribution (CTI)
ACDC Alternating Current/Direct Current, "AC/DC"
ACDI Asynchronous Communications Device Interface (IBM, CM/2)
ACE Access Control Entry (AD)
ACE Advanced Computing Environment (Hersteller)
ACE ASCII Compatible Encoding (ASCII, Internet, DOMAIN)
ACE Autonomous Computer Engine (WD)
ACF Access Control Field
ACF Advanced Communications Function (IBM)
ACF Apple Communications Framework (Apple)
ACFC Address and Control Field Compression (PPP)
ACFNCP Advanced Communication Function / Network Control Program (IBM, ACF), "ACF/NCP"
ACFTCAM Advanced Communication Function / Telecommunications Access Method (IBM, ACF), "ACF/TCAM"
ACFVTAM Advanced Communication Function / Virtual Telecommunications Access Method (IBM, ACF), "ACF/VTAM"
ACH Association for Computers and the Humanities (Org., USA)
ACIA Associacio Catalana d'Intelligencia Artificial (Org., Spanien, AI)
ACIA Asynchronous Communications Interface Adapter
ACID Analysis Console for Intrusion Databases (IDS, CERT)
ACID Atomicity - Consistency - Isolation - Durability (DB, TP)
ACIS American Commitee for Interoperable Systems (Org., USA)
ACL [MS] Access Compatibility Layer (MS, DB)
ACL Access Control List (DCE, DFS, NDS, AD)
ACL Advanced CMOS Logic
ACL Agent Control Language (Agents)
ACL Association for Computational Linguistics (Org., USA)
ACLF Access Control List Facility (DCE)
ACM Address Complete Message (ATM)
ACM Association for Computing Machinery (Org., USA)
ACMC Australian CEFACT Management Committee (Australien, Org., CEFACT)
ACME A Company that Makes Everything (Slang)
ACMS Application Control Management System
ACO AMP Communications Outlet
ACOPS Automatic CPU Overheating Prevention System (GigaByte), "A-COPS"
ACOT Apple Classrooms Of Tomorrow (Apple)
ACP Active Configuration Profile (MODEM)
ACP Auxillary Control Process
ACPA Audio Capture and Playback Adapter (IBM)
ACPC Apple Communications Protocol Card (Apple)
ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (Intel, MS, Toshiba, ACPI, OSPM)
ACPICA Advanced Configuration and Power Interface - Component Architecture (ACPI, Intel), "ACPI-CA"
ACPT Automated Corporate Planning Tool
ACR Anonymous Call Rejection
ACR Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio (Kabel)
ACR Automatic Call Recording
ACRONYM Abreviation by CROping Names that Yield Meaning (Slang)
ACS Access Control System (DISA)
ACS Advanced Communications System
ACS Alternate Character Set
ACS Architekten, Computer, Systeme (Messe)
ACS Asynchronous Communication Server
ACS Australian Computer Science
ACS Australian Computer Society (Org., Australien)
ACSE Association Control Service Element (OSI, ISO, DIS 8649)
ACSI Advanced/Atari Computer System Interface (Atari)
ACSMIB ATM Circuit Steering Management Information Base (ATM, MIB), "ACS-MIB"
ACSNET Academic Computing Services NETwork
ACSS Aural Cascading Style Sheets (CSS, HTML, WWW)
ACT Architecture Characterization Template (DISA)
ACTA America's Carriers Telecommunications Association (USA)
ACTEF ACcess TEchnologies Forum (Org.)
ACTP Adobe Certified Training Provider (Adobe)
ACTPU ACTivate Physical Unit (SNA)
ACTS Advanced Communications Technologies and Services (EU, ACTS)
ACU Automatic Calling Unit
ACU Automatic Client Update (Novell, Netware)
ACUTA Association of College and University Telecommunication Administrators (Org., USA)
AD Active Directory (MS, WIndows, AD, DS)
AD Analog-to-Digital (D/A), "A/D"
AD Authorized Distributor (DEC)
AD Autonomous DOMAIN
ADA Automatic Data Acquisitions
ADAPSO Association of Data Processing Service Organisation (Org., USA)
ADAPT Architecture Design, Analysis, and Planning Tool
ADATP Allied DATa processing Publication (Mil., USA)
ADB A DeBugger (Unix)
ADB Apple Desktop Bus (Apple)
ADBS Advanced Data Broadcasting System (DirecPC)
ADC Adaptive Data Compression (MODEM)
ADC Analog to Digital Converter
ADC Apple Display Connector (Apple)
ADC Apple Distribution Center (Apple)
ADC Automatic Data Capture
ADCCP Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure (ANSI)
ADD Adapter Device Driver (OS/2)
ADD AGP Digital Display [adapter] (AGP)
ADDC Automatic Data Direction Control (RS-485)
ADDDC Automatic Direct Distance Dialing System
ADE Application Development Environment
ADE Aufforderung zur DatenEingabe (BTX)
ADEPT Administrative Data Entry for Processing Transmission (Mil., USA)
ADES Automatic Digital Encoding System
ADEW Andrew Development Environment Workbench (ATK, Unix)
ADF Access control Decision Function (Mil., USA)
ADF Automatic Document Feeder
ADI Autocad Device Interface (CAD, AutoCAD)
ADI AUTODIN-to-DISN Interface (AUTODIN, DISN, Mil., USA)
ADIMM Asynchronous Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM, IC, Leadtek)
ADL [international conference on the] Advances in Digital Libraries (IEEE)
ADL Adventure Description Language
ADLC Asynchronous Data Link Control
ADM Add-Drop-Multiplexer
ADMA Area Division Multiple Access (Mobile-Systems)
ADMD ADministration Management DOMAIN (X.400)
ADMF ADMinistration Function (UMTS)
ADMS Access Device Messaging Specification (Banking, Visa)
ADMT Active Directory Migration Tool (MS, AD)
ADO ActiveX Data Objects (ASP, ODBC, MS, IIS)
ADONIS ADvanced On-Screen Information System, "AdonIS"
ADP Administrative Data Processing
ADP Advanced Data Processing
ADP Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
ADPCM Adaptive Delta Pulse Code Modulation
ADPE Automatic Data Processing Equipment (ADP)
ADPLO Automated Data Processing Liaison Office (ADP)
ADPS Automatic Data Processing System (ADP)
ADPT Automated Data Processing/Telecommunications (ADP), "ADP/T"
ADR Advanced Digital Recording (Streamer, Philips, OnStream)
ADR Automated Distance Regulation (Auto)
ADS Advanced Digital System
ADS Application Development System
ADS Automatic Distribution System
ADS Automatic Documenting System (LAN)
ADS Auxiliary Data System
ADSI Active Directory Service Interface (MS, COM, AD)
ADSIA Allied Data Systems Interoperability Agency (Org., NATO, Mil.)
ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line [technology] (BELLCORE, AT&T, DSL, ADSL)
ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Loop [modulation]
ADSP Advanced Digital Signal Processor (DSP)
ADSP Appletalk Data Stream Protocol (Apple, AppleTalk)
ADSR Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release [generator] (VCA, Audio)
ADSU ATM Data Service Unit (ATM)
ADT Abstract Data Type
ADT Access Developer's Toolkit (MS, DB, Windows)
ADT Application Data Type
ADT Application Development Tools (IBM, AS/400)
ADT Atlantic Daylight Time [-0300] (TZ, AST)
ADU Automatic Dialing Unit
ADUA Administrative Directory User Agent
ADV Automatisierte DatenVerarbeitung
ADV staatliche Akademie fuer DatenVerarbeitung (Org., Uni Boeblingen)
ADVS Automatisiertes DatenVerarbeitungsSystem
ADX Automatic Data eXchange
AE Apple Events (Apple)
AE Application Entity / Environment / Execution / Engineering (APE)
AEA American Electronics Association (Org., USA)
AEA Asynchroner EmulationsAdapter (IBM)
AEB Analog Expansion Bus
AEC Advanced Error Correction (CD)
AEF Access control Enforcement Function
AEGIS Advanced Electronic Guidance and Instrumentation System
AEI Application Enabling Interface (IBM)
AEI Automatic Equipment Identification
AEIMP Apple Event Interprocess Messaging Protocol (Apple)
AEM Automatic Emulation Management (Brother)
AEOM Apple Events Object Model (Apple)
AEPIA Asociacion Espanola Para la Inteligencia Artificial (Org., Spanien, AI)
AES Advanced Encryption Standard (Verschluesselung)
AES Application Environment Service / Specification (OSF)
AES Automatic Emulation Switching (Lexmark)
AESEBU Auto Engineering Society/European Broadcasting Union (Digital Audio), "AES/EBU"
AETE Apple Event Terminology Extension (Apple)
AEUT Apple Event User Terminology (Apple)
AF Auxiliary carry Flag (Assembler)
AFAIC As Far As I'm Concerned (DFUE-Slang, Usenet, IRC)
AFAICR As Far As I Can Recall (DFUE, Usenet, IRC)
AFAICT As Far As I Can Tell (DFUE, Usenet, IRC)
AFAIK As Far As I Know (DFUE-Slang, Usenet, IRC)
AFAIR As Far As I Recall / Remember (DFUE-Slang, Usenet, IRC)
AFAMPE [u.s.] Air Force Automated Message Processing Exchange (Org., USA. Mil.)
AFC AntiFerromagnetically Coupled [technology] (IBM, HDD)
AFC Application Foundation Classes (MS, GUI, Java)
AFC Automatic Font Change
AFCET Association Francaise pour la Cybernetique Economique et Technique (Org., Frankreich)
AFD Automatic File Distribution
AFE Apple File Exchange (Apple)
AFEB AFrican EDIFACT Board (Org., EDIFACT), "AF/EB"
AFF Antigen File Filtering (Sybari)
AFI Authority and Format Indicator (NSAP, IDP)
AFI Authority Frame Identifier
AFII Association for Font Information Interchange (Org., USA)
AFIN Air Force Information Network (Netzwerk, USA, Mil.)
AFIS AutomatisiertesFingerabdruck-InformationsSystem (INPOL)
AFK Away from Keyboard (DFUE-Slang, Usenet, IRC)
AFNET Air Force Network (Netzwerk, USA, Mil.)
AFP Advanced Function Presentation (IBM)
AFP Appletalk Filing Protocol (Apple, AppleTalk)
AFPA Advanced Function Printing Architecture (IBM)
AFPDS Advanced Function Printing Data Stream (IBM)
AFPL Aladdin Free Public License
AFPL Artifex Free Public License
AFR Annualized Failure Rate (Maxtor, HDD)
AFS Andrew File System (IBM, Unix)
AFT Authenticated Firewall Traversal (IETF)
AFTP Anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
AFUU Association Francaise des Utilisateurs d'Unix (Org., Frankreich, Unix)
AGA Advanced Graphics Adapter
AGC Automatic Gain Control (Audio)
AGCH Access Grant CHannel (GSM, CCCH, Mobile-Systems)
AGEP ArbeitsGemeinschaft Elektronisches Publizieren [e.v.] (Org., DTP), "AgEP"
AGF Arbeitsgemeinschaft der GrossForschungseinrichtungen [deutschlands] (Org.)
AGFMB ArbeitsGemeinschaft Freier MailBoxen (Org.)
AGNS AT&T Global Network Services (AT&T)
AGP Advanced / Accelerated Graphics Port (Intel, MMX, AGP)
AH [IP] Authentication Header (IPSEC, IPV6, RFC 1826, VPN)
AHB Advanced High performance Bus (AMBA, ARM)
AHFG ATM-attached Host Functional Group (ATM, MPOA)
AHIMA American Health Information Management Association (Org., USA)
AHP Analytical Hierachy Process
AHPCRC Army High Performance Computing Research Center (Org., USA, HPC)
AI Adobe Illustrator (Adobe)
AI Artificial Intelligence
AIA Application Integration Architecture
AIBO Artificial Intelligence roBOt (Sony, AI)
AIC [SRI] Artificial Intelligence Center (SRI, AI)
AIC AIX windows Interface Composer (AIX, IBM)
AICA Associazione Italiana per l'Informatica ed il Calcolo Automatico (Org., Italien)
AID Application IDentifier (APDU)
AID Attention Interrupt Device [key] (IBM)
AID AUTODIN Interface Device (AUTODIN, Mil., USA)
AIDA Aktuelle Informationen in Deutsch zum Amiga (AC, Amiga)
AIDAT African Internet Development Action Team (Org., Internet)
AIDS Automatic Installation and Diagnostic Service
AIFF Audio Interchange File Format
AIFS Arbitrary InterFrame Space (MAC, PCF, IFS, WLAN)
AII Active Input Interface (UNI, PMD, FDDI)
AIIA Associazione Italiana per l'Intelligenza Artificiale (Org., Italien, AI)
AIIM Association for Information and Image Management (Org., USA)
AIK Attestation Identity Key (TCPA)
AIM Advanced Invar Mask (Display, ViewSonic)
AIM Alternate Input Method (OS/2)
AIM AOL Instant Messenger [protocol] (AOL, IM)
AIM Apple, IBM, Motorola [consortium] (Apple, IBM, Motorola, Org.)
AIM Association of Imaging Manufacturers (Org.)
AIM ATM / Ascend Inverse Multiplexing [protocol] (ATM)
AIM Automatic Interface Management (Brother)
AIMD Additive-Increase Multiplicative-Decrease (TCP)
AIMS Apple Internet Mail Server (Apple)
AIMSRCF Advanced Information Manager/Shared Resource Control Facility (Fujitsu), "AIM/SRCF"
AIN Advanced Intelligent Network (IN)
AIN Auto Insert Notification (CD-R)
AIO Asynchronous Input/Output
AIP Association of Internet Professionals (Org., Internet)
AIP Associazione Informatici Professionisti (Org., Italien)
AIP ATM Interface Processor (ATM)
AIR Automatic Image Refinement (Canon), "A.I.R."
AIRTC [international symposium on] Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time Control (IFAC, IFIP, IMACS, Conference)
AIS Account Information Security
AIS Alarm Indication Signal (UNI, ATM, OAM, DS3/E3)
AIS Applied Information Sciences (Hersteller)
AIS Applied Information Systems (Hersteller)
AIS Arbeitgeber-Informations-Service (WWW)
AIS Automated Information System
AIS Autonomous Intelligent System
AISB Association of Imaging Service Bureaus (Org.)
AISE Alarm Indication Signal-External (UNI, ATM), "AIS-E"
AISIG [south australian] Artificial Intelligence Special Interest Group (Org., Australien, AI)
AISP Association for Internet Service Providers (Org., USA, ISP)
AISP Association of Information Systems Professionals (Org., USA)
AISSO Automated Information Systems Security Officer (Mil., USA)
AIST Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (Org., Japan)
AIT Advanced Intelligent Tape (Sony, Streamer)
AIT Angewandte InformationsTechnik [verlags gmbh] (Hersteller)
AITEC [research institute for] Advanced Information TEChnology (Org., Japan)
AITO Association Internationale pour les Technologies Objets (Org.)
AIUI As I Understand It (DFUE-Slang, Usenet, IRC)
AIW All In Wonder [graphic card] (ATI)
AIW APPN Implementers Workshop (Org., APPN)
AIX Advanced Interactive eXecutive (IBM, Unix, OS)
AIXESA Advanced Interactive eXecutive/Enterprise Systems Architecture (IBM, AIX), "AIX/ESA"
AJBS Association of Japanese Business Studies (Org., Japan)
AK Application Kit (NextStep, OpenStep, Apple, Rhapsody)
AKA Also Known As
AKI Arbeitsgemeinschaft der deutschen KI Institute (Org., KI)
AL Artificial Life
AL Assembly Language
ALAN Audio Local Area Network (Audio), "A-LAN"
ALAP Appletalk Link Access Protocol (Apple, AppleTalk)
ALAP As Late As Possible (DFUE-Slang, Usenet)
ALC Adaptation Layer Controller (ATM)
ALC Arithmetic and Logic Circuits (IC)
ALC Automatic Level Control
ALDC Adaptive Lossless Data Compression (IBM)
ALE Address Lifetime Expectation (Org., IETF, IP)
ALE Application Link Enabling (R/3, SAP)
ALE Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts (Org., Linux, User group)
ALE Atomic Layer Epitaxy (IC)
ALEC Authorized Linux Education Center (Linux, Caldera)
ALGOL ALGOrithmic Language
ALIWEB Archie Like Indexing in the WEB (WWW)
ALK Automatisierte LiegenschaftsKarte (ALTIS)
ALM Application / Appware Loadable Module (Novell, Netware)
ALM Asynchronous Line Module
ALM Asynchronous Line Multiplexer
ALOE Apple Library for Object Embedding (Apple, OpenDoc)
ALP Assembly Language Processor (IBM)
ALR Advanced Logic Research, inc (Hersteller)
ALS Adjacent Link Station (IBM)
ALSA Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (Linux)
ALSI Associazione nazionale Laureati in Scienze dell'informazione e Informatica (Org., Italien)
ALTEL Association of Long-distance TELephone companies (Org., USA)
ALTERNIC ALTERnative Network Information Center (Internet, USA)
ALTS Association for Local Telecommunications Services (Org., USA)
ALU Arithmetic and Logic Unit (CPU)
AM Active Matrix (LCD)
AM Amplitude Modulation
AM Asynchronous Mode
AMA Automatic Message Accounting
AMACS AMA Collection System (AMA)
AMAP As Much As Possible (DFUE, Usenet, IRC)
AMARC AMA Recording Center (AMA)
AMASE AMA Standard Entry (AMA)
AMAT AMA Transmitter (AMA)
AMATPS AMA TeleProcessing System (AMA)
AMBA Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture (ARM, AMBA)
AMCD Active Matrix Color Display (AMD, LCD)
AMCD Activity Monitoring Completion Detection
AMD Active Matrix Display (LCD)
AMD Advanced MicroDevices [inc.] (Hersteller)
AME Advanced Metal Evaporated [tape] (Seagate, Streamer)
AME Advanced Modeling Extension (AutoCAD)
AMEL Active Matrix Electro Luminescent (AMD, LCD)
AMF Action Message Format (Macromedia, Flash)
AMH Automated Material Handling
AMHS Automated Message Handling System (MHS)
AMI Alternate Mark Inversion [encoding] (ISDN, T1)
AMI American Megatrends Incorporation (Hersteller)
AMI ATM Management Interface (ForeRunner)
AMIA American Medical Informatics Association (Org., USA)
AMIA Australian Medical Informatics Association (Org., Australien)
AMIC Apple Memory-mapped I/O Controller (Apple)
AMIGADE Amiga Digital Environment (Amiga), "AmigaDE"
AMIGOS Advanced Mobile Integration in General Operating Systems
AMIS Audio Message Interface Standard
AML ACPI Machine Language (ACPI, ASL, BIOS)
AMLCD Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display (AMD, LCD)
AMMA Advanced Memory Management Architecture
AMME Automated Multi-Media Exchange
AMNET Allgemeines Mailbox NETzwerk (BBS, Netzwerk)
AMOK A Modular Operating Kernel (OS, Cray)
AMOS Alpha Microsystems Operating System (OS)
AMPE Automated Message Processing Exchange
AMPS Advanced Mobile Phone Service (Mobile-Systems, Motorola)
AMPSK Amplitude Modulation with Phase Shift Keying, "AM/PSK"
AMR Audio MODEM Riser [slot] (Intel)
AMS Advanced Monitor System (OS, DEC, PDP 9, PDP 15)
AMS American Mathematical Society (Org., USA)
AMS Andrew Mail / Message System (Unix)
AMS Asymmetric Multiprocessing System
AMS AUTODIN Mail Server (AUTODIN, Mil., USA)
AMSDOS AMStrad Disk Operating System (Amstrad, OS), "AMS-DOS"
AMT Active Matrix Technology (AMD, LDC)
AMT Apple Media Toolkit (Apple)
AMTC Advanced Mask Technology Center (Org., EUVL, Infineon, AMD, ...)
AMTF Average Modulation Transfer Function
AMTFT Active Matrix Thin Film Transistor (AMD, LCD, TFT)
AMTPE Apple Media Tool Programming Environment (Apple), "AMT PE"
AMWG Architecture Methodology Working Group (Org., DISA)
AN Access Node
AN Alternating Network
ANBU ANlagenBUchhaltung
ANCS AT&T Netware Connect Services (AT&T, Netware)
ANDF Architecture Neutral Distribution Format (OSF)
ANFSCD And Now For Something Completely Different (DFUE-Slang, Usenet, IRC)
ANHR Access Node Hub Router (AN)
ANI Automatic Number Identification
ANMA Apple Network Managers Association (Org., Apple)
ANMP Account Network Management Program
ANMP Ad hoc Network Management Protocol
ANN Artificial Neural Networks (NN)
ANR Access Node Router
ANS Advanced Network & Services Inc. (IBM, MCI. Merit, NFSnet)
ANS American National Standard (ANSI, ISO, USA)
ANSA Advanced Networked Systems Architecture (ISA)
ANSI American National Standard Institute (Org., USA)
ANSPAG Advanced Network System Performance and Application Group (RDN-CRC)
ANTC Advanced Networking Test Center (Org., USA, AMD, FDDI)
ANTS Advanced .NET Testing System (.NET, Red-Gate)
ANTS AT&T Novell Telephone Services (AT&T, Novell), "A/NTS"
ANUML Australian National University Meta Language, "ANU ML"
AO Arvutikasutaja Oskustunnistus (Org, Estonia)
AOA American Optometric Association (Org., USA)
AOAC Always On, Always Connected (NBS)
AOCD Advice Of Charge, During the call
AOCE Advice Of Charge, at the End of the call
AOCE Apple Open Collaboration Environment (Apple)
AOD Advanced Optical Disc
AODI Always On / Dynamic ISDN (ISDN, ACTEF), "AO/DI"
AOE Application Operating Environment (AT&T)
AOI Active Output Interface (UNI, PMD, FDDI)
AOL America OnLine (Netzwerk, AOL)
AOP Aspect Orientated Programming
AOS [LambdaRouter] All Optical Switch (Lucent, LambdaXtreme)
AOS Advanced Operating System (OS)
AOS Algebraic Operating System (IBM)
AOTC Australian Overseas Telecommunications Corporation (Org., Australien)
AOU Arithmetic Output Unit
AOW Asia and Oceania Workshop (OSI)
AP Access Point (WLAN)
AP Access Provider (ETSI, ETSI 201 671)
AP Application Processor
AP Auto Precharge (SDRAM)
AP Automatic Pagination
APA Adaptive Packet Assembly
APA All Points Addressable
APA Arithmetic Processing Accelerator
APACI APache AutoConf-style Interface (HTTP, Apache)
APAR Authorized Program Analysis Report (IBM)
APB Advanced Peripheral Bus (AMBA, ARM)
APC American Power Conversion (Hersteller, UPS)
APC ArbeitsPlatz Computer (SNI)
APC Association for Progressive Communications (Org., Netzwerk)
APCUG Association of Personal Computer User Groups (Org.)
APD Additional Product Documentation
APDA Apple Programmers and Developers Association (Org., Apple)
APDPR Advanced PDF Password Recovery (PDF)
APDU Application Protocol Data Unit (OSI, PDU, OSI/RM, APDU, ICC)
APE APplication Engineering
APEL A Portable EMACS Library (EMACS, GNU)
APEX Advanced Packet EXchange
APF Advanced Printer Function (IBM, ADT)
API Application Program Interface (API)
API Associacao Portuguesa de Informatica (Org., Portugal)
APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (Intel, PIC)
APIPA Automatic Private IP Addressing (MS, IP)
APIS Arbeitsdatei PIOS Innere Sicherheit (INPOL, PIOS)
APL A Perspicuous Language / Alles Parallel Loesbar (APL, Slang)
APL A Programming Language (IBM)
APLSF A Programming Language with Shared Files (CMU, DEC)
APLSF A Programming Language with Shared Variables (IBM)
APLV Arbeitsdatei PIOS LandesVerrat (INPOL, PIOS)
APM Advanced Power Management
APM Application Programming Model (J2EE)
APMS Automated Program Management information System
APN Access Point Name (GPRS, Mobile-Systems)
APNIC Asian Pacific Network Information Center (Org., Internet)
APO Advanced Planner and Optimizer (SAP, SCM)
APOK Arbeitsdatei PIOS Organisierte Kriminalitaet (INPOL, PIOS)
APOP Authenticated Post Office Protocol (Internet, POP, RFC 1734)
APP Application Portability Profile
APPC Advanced Peer-to-Peer Communications (IBM, SNA, LU 6.2)
APPC Advanced Program to Program Communication (IBM)
APPC Application Program to Program Converter (IBM)
APPCM Access Protection and Priority Control Mechanism (DQDB)
APPCP Advanced Program to Program Communications Protocol (APPC, IBM)
APPEL A P3P Preference Exchange Language (P3P)
APPI Advanced Peer to Peer Internetworking (Cisco)
APPN Advanced Peer to Peer Networking (IBM)
APR Arbeitsdatei PIOS Rauschgift (INPOL, PIOS)
APS Active Pixel Sensor
APS Application Page Server
APS Application Service Provider (WAN)
APS Asynchronous Protocol Specification
APSE Ada Programming Support Environment
APSE Agfa Publishing Systems Environment (Agfa, DTP)
APSL Apple Public Source License (Apple)
APT Address Pass Through
APT Advanced Package Tool (Linux, Debian)
APT Advanced Photoscale Technology (Brother)
APT Automatically Programmed Tools
APTC Advanced Processor Temperature Control (Chaintech)
APTM Application Program to Transaction Manager (TP)
APU Auxiliary Processing Unit
APW Arbeitsdatei PIOS Waffen (INPOL, PIOS)
AR Administrative Request [message] (LFAP)
AR Aperture Ratio (DVD)
AR Augmented Reality
ARA Administrative Request Acknowledge [message] (LFAP)
ARA Affiliate Registration Authority (RA, PKI, ITU)
ARA Apple[talk] Remote Access (Apple, AppleTalk)
ARAG AntiReflection AntiGlare (ViewSonic)
ARAP Apple Remote Access Protocol (Apple, AppleTalk)
ARB Architecture Review Board (OpenGL, Hersteller, Org.)
ARC Advanced RISC Computing [architecture] (ACE, RISC)
ARCA Advanced RISC Computing Architecture (ACE, RISC)
ARCNET Attached Resource Computer NETwork (Datapoint), "ARCnet"
ARE All Routes Explorer (ATM)
AREXX Amiga Restructured EXtended eXecutor [language] (Amiga, Commodore, REXX)
ARIN American Registry for Internet Numbers (Org., Internet, USA)
ARKD Abuse Resistant Key Distribution (Arcade)
ARL Access Rights List (Banyan, VINES)
ARLL Advanced Run-Length Limited [encoding]
ARM Advanced RISC Machines (Hersteller, Acorn, Apple, VLSI, RISC)
ARM Annotated [c++] Reference Manual
ARM Asynchronous Response Mode
ARMA Association of Records Managers and Administrators, inc. (Org.)
ARMS Architecture for Reliable Managed Storage (Cheyenne)
ARMS Automation Resources Management System
ARNS Appletalk Remote Network Server (Apple, AppleTalk)
ARO Affiliate Registration Organization (RA, PKI, ITU)
AROM Alterable Read Only Memory (ROM)
ARP Address Resolution Protocol (Internet, RFC 826)
ARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency (Org., USA)
ARPANET Advanced Research Projects Agency NETwork (USA, Netzwerk)
ARPDP Association of Rehabilitation Programs in Data Processing (Org., USA)
ARQ Automatic Re-transmission reQuest (MODEM)
ARQAPDU Associate ReQuest Application Protocol Data Unit (APDU)
ARRA Announced Retransmission Random Access (MAC)
ART Adaptive Resonance Theory (NN)
ART Advanced Resolution Technology (Minolta)
ARTS Accelerated Ray-Tracing System (Raytracing)
ARTS Asynchronous Remote Takeover Server
ARTT Asynchronous Remote Takeover Terminal
AS [Red Hat Enterprise Linux] Advanced Server (RedHat, Linux)
AS Advanced Server (MS, Windows, NT)
AS Authentication Service (DCE)
AS Autonomous System (IP, Internet, RFC 1930)
AS400 Application System/400 (IBM), "AS/400"
ASA Advanced SCSI Architecture (SCSI)
ASA American Standards Association (Org., USA, ANSI, Vorlaeufer)
ASAP As Soon As Possible (DFUE-Slang, Usenet, IRC)
ASAP Automatic Switching And Processing
ASB Advanced System Bus (AMBA, ARM)
ASBR Autonomous System Border / Boundary Router (AS)
ASC Accredited Standards Committee (Org., ANSI)
ASC Additional Sense Code
ASC American Society for Cybernetics (Org., USA)
ASC Authorized Support Center
ASC Automatic Contrast Selection (FAX)
ASCI Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative
ASCII American Standard Code of Information Interchange
ASCSI Advanced Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI)
ASD Architecture Summary Design
ASDSP Application-Specific Digital Signal Processor
ASE Active Storage Element (GigaB, IP-Router)
ASE Aladdin Smartcard Environment (Fast, Aladdin)
ASE Amplified Spontaneous Emission (FO, EDFA)
ASE Application Service Element (ATM)
ASEB ASian EDIFACT Board (Org., EDIFACT), "AS/EB"
ASEMH Army Standards Electronic Mail Host (Mil., USA)
ASF Advanced Streaming Format (MS)
ASF Apache Software Foundation (Org., Apache)
ASH Almquist SHell (BSD, Unix, Shell), "ash"
ASI Adapter Support Interface (IBM, LAN)
ASI Amorphous SIlicon drum (Kyocera), "aSI"
ASI Aquarius Systems International (Hersteller)
ASI Asynchronous SCSI Interface
ASI Automatic System Installation
ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit (IC, RL)
ASIM Arbeitskreis Simulation und Kuenstliche Intelligenz (Org., GI)
ASIO Audio Stream Input/Output
ASIS American Society for Information Science (Org.)
ASK Akademische Software Kooperation (Org., Karlsruhe)
ASK Amplitude Shift Keying
ASKSAM Access Stored Knowledge via Symbolic Access Method (DB), "askSam"
ASL ACPI Source Language (ACPI, AML)
ASL Adaptive Speed Levelling (US Robotics)
ASL Astaro Security Linux (Linux)
ASLT Advanced Solid Logic Technology (IC)
ASM Advanced Server Management (Acer)
ASM Association of Systems Management (Org.)
ASMA Administratively Scoped IP Multicast (RFC 2365, Multicast)
ASMO Advanced Storage Magneto Optical [disk] (Hitachi, Maxell, Matsushita, Fujitsu, Olympus, Philips, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony, LG Electronics)
ASMP ASymetric MultiProcessing [system]
ASMP ASymmetrisches MultiProzessor [system]
ASN1 Abstract Syntax Notation One (OSI, ISO, IS 8824), "ASN.1"
ASNM AdvanceStack Network Management (HP)
ASO Address Supporting Organization (Internet)
ASP Abstract Service Primitive (OSI)
ASP Active Server Pages (HTTP, MS)
ASP Advanced Signal Processing / Processor
ASP Advanced Simple Profile
ASP Appletalk Session Protocol (Apple, AppleTalk)
ASP Application Service Provider / Providing (ISP, Internet)
ASP Association of Shareware Professionals (Org., USA)
ASP Authorized Service Provider (Sun)
ASPEC Advanced SPectre Entropy Coding (MPEG, Digital Audio)
ASPEN Automatic System for Performance Evaluation of the Network
ASPI Advanced SCSI Programming Interface (Adaptec, API, SCSI)
ASPIC Advanced SCSI Programmable Interrupt Controller (PIC, SCSI)
ASPIK Algebraic Specifications and Implementations ??? (ISDV)
ASPL3 Advanced Simple Profile @ Level 3 (MPEG, CIF), "ASP@L3"
ASPP Application Specific Programmable Product (ASIC, ASSP, FPGA, RL)
ASPS Advanced Signal Processing System
ASQ Automated Software Quality
ASQC American Society of Quality Control (Org., USA)
ASR Automatic Server Restart (HP)
ASR Automatic Speech Recognition
ASSERT ADEPT Subsystem for Scanning of Electronic Received Traffic (ADEPT, Mil., USA)
ASSIST Automated Special Security Information System Terminal (Mil., USA)
ASSP Application Specific Standard Product (RL)
ASSPA ASsociation Suisse pour l'Automatique (Org., Schweiz)
ASSR Agreed Set of Security Rules (Mil., USA)
ASSUME Association of Statistics Specialists Using Microsoft Excel (Org., User group)
AST Atlantic Standard Time [-0400] (TZ, ADT)
ASTA Advanced Software Technology and Agorithms (HPCC)
ASTRAL Alliance fuer Strategic Token Ring Advancement and Leadership (Hersteller)
ASU Asynchron-Synchron Umsetzer
ASV Advanced Super-View (LCD, Sharp)
ASVD Analog Simultaneous Voice and Data (MODEM)
AT Advanced Technology (IBM, PC)
ATA Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA, HDD)
ATAG Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (WAI)
ATAP ARM Technology Access Program (ARM)
ATAPI Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface (ATA)
ATASPI Advanced Technology Attachment Software Programming Interface (ATA)
ATC Address Translation Cache (CPU)
ATC Address Translation Controller (ATM)
ATC Advanced Thermo Concept (Cooler-Master)
ATC Authorized Testing Center (MS)
ATC Automatic Transmission Control
ATCA Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (Intel)
ATCA Allied Tactical Communications Agency (Org., NATO, Mil.)
ATCP [PPP] AppleTalk Control Protocol (Apple, AppleTalk, PPP, NCP, RFC 1378)
ATD Asynchronous Time Division (ATM)
ATDM Asynchronous Time Division Multiplexer (ATD)
ATDMA Asynchronous Time Division Multiple Access (ATD)
ATDP ATtention Dial Pulse (MODEM)
ATDT ATtention Dial Tone (MODEM)
ATE Asynchronous Terminal Emulation (Banyan, VINES)
ATE ATM Terminating Equipment (SONET, ATM)
ATEC Authorized Training and Education Center (MS, MOCS, MCSD, ATEC)
ATES Advanced Techniques integration into Efficient scientific Software (ESPRIT, CASE)
ATF Automatic Track Finding (DDS)
ATH ATtention Hang up (MODEM)
ATI Advanced Telecomunications Institute (Org., USA)
ATI Asociacion de Tecnicos de Informatica (Org., Spanien)
ATIP Absolute Time In Pregroove (CD)
ATIS Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (Org., USA)
ATK Andrew ToolKit (Unix)
ATKIS Amtliches Topographisch-Kartographisches InformationsSystem
ATL Activex Template Library (MS, ActiceX, MSVC)
ATL Adaptive Threshold Learning (Neuronale Netze)
ATM Abstract Test Method (ISO 9646-1)
ATM Adobe Type Manager
ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
ATM At The Moment (DFUE-Slang, Usenet, IRC)
ATM Automatic Teller Machine
ATMARP ATM Address Resolution Protocol (ATM, ARP)
ATMP Ascend Tunnel Management Protocol (Ascend, RFC 2107)
ATMS Assumption based Truth Maintenance System (AI)
ATN Augmented Transition Network
ATOB ASCII TO Binary (ASCII)
ATOMM Advanced super Thinlayer and high-Output Metal Media (Fuji)
ATP [Macromedia] Authorized Training Program (Macromedia)
ATP Advanced Technology Partner
ATP Appletalk Transaction Protocol (Apple)
ATP Application Transaction Program (IBM, APPC)
ATP Available To Promise (SCM)
ATP2 AppleTalk Phase 2 (Apple, AppleTalk)
ATPS AppleTalk Printing Services (AppleTalk, Apple)
ATR Advanced Telecommunications Research laboratory (Org., Japan)
ATR Answer To Reset
ATR Automatic Terminal Recognition
ATRAC Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding (Sony, Digital Audio, CODEC)
ATS Abstract Test Suite
ATS Administrative Terminal System
ATS Apple Terminal Services (Apple, AppleTalk)
ATSUI Apple Text Services for Unicode Imaging (Apple, Unicode)
ATT American Telephone and Telegraph, "AT&T"
ATVEF Advanced TV Enhancement Forum (Org.)
ATX Advanced Technology eXtended [form factor]
AU Access Unit
AUAI Association for Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (Org., AI)
AUC AUthentication Center (GSM, Mobile-Systems), "AuC"
AUDIT AUtomated Data Input Terminal
AUDIUS AUssenDIenstUnterstuetzungsSystem (CAS)
AUE Andrew User Environment (Unix)
AUGE Apple User Group Europe (Org., Apple, User group)
AUI Access Unit Interface
AUI Asociacion de Usuarios de Internet (Internet, User group, Spanien, Org.)
AUI Attachment Unit Interface (Ethernet)
AUI Audible User Interface (UI)
AUIS Andrew User Interface System (Unix, UI)
AUP Acceptable Use Policy (NFSNet)
AURP Appletalk Update-based Routing Protocol (Apple, Appletalk, RFC 1504)
AUT Application Under Test
AUTODIN AUTOmatic DIgital Network (DMS, DISA)
AUTOSEVOCOM AUTOmated SEcure VOice COMmunications (Vorlaeufer, SVIP, Mil., USA)
AUTOVON AUTOmatic VOice Network (Vorlaeufer, DSN, DISA)
AUU ATM User-to-User (ATM)
AUX Apple UniX (Apple, Unix), "A/UX"
AV Audio/Video, "A/V"
AV AudioVisual [macintosh] (Apple)
AVA Audio-Visual Authoring
AVAS teile-Auftragserfassungs-, Verwaltungs- und AbrufSystem (MBAG)
AVATAR Advanced Video Attribute Terminal Assembler and Recreator (BBS)
AVC Advanced Video Coding (VCEG, Video)
AVC Audio-Visual Connection
AVCD Audio-Visual Computer Display
AVD Alternation Voice/Data
AVE AutoCAD Visualization Extension (AutoCAD)
AVERT Anti-Virus Emergency Response Team (McAfee)
AVGA Advanced Video Graphics Array (VGA)
AVI Audio Video Interleaved (MS)
AVIS AuftragsVerwaltungs- und InformationsSYstem (MBAG)
AVL Adelson, Veslkij and Laudis [tree]
AVM AudioVisuelles Marketing und computersysteme [gmbh] (Hersteller)
AVPD Anchor Volume Descriptor Pointer (CD-R, UDF, ISO 9660)
AVR Automatic Voice Recognition
AVR Automatic Voltage Regulation (USV)
AVS Address Verification System
AVS Adult Verification System (WWW)
AWAC Audio Waveform Amplifier and Converter (Apple)
AWADO Automatischer Wechselschalter in der AnschlussDose
AWD Automatische Waehleinrichtung fuer Datenverbindungen
AWE Address Windowing Extensions (API, PAE)
AWE Autocad Windows Extension (AutoCAD)
AWG American Wire Gauge (Kabel)
AWK al Aho, peter Weinberger, brian Kernighan (Unix)
AWL AnWeisungsListe (DIN 19239)
AWOL Abesent WithOut Leave (DFUE, Usenet, IRC)
AWP Association of Web Professionals (Org., WWW)
AWS Apple Workgroup Server (Appletalk, Apple)
AWT Abstract Window Toolkit (Java, Sun)
AWTAPI Abstract Windows Toolkit-Application Programmer Interface (AWT, API, Java)
AXE Application eXecution Environment
AZEB Australian/new Zealand EDIFACT Board (Org., EDIFACT), "AZ/EB"
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B2B Business to Business
B2C Business to Customer
B8ZS Binary 8 Zero Suppression [encoding] (ISDN, T1)
BACNET Building Automation and Control NETwork, "BACnet"
BACP Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol (BAP, RFC 2125)
BAD Broken As Designed (Slang)
BADW Bayerische Akademie Der Wissenschaften (Org.)
BAGEL Bay Area GNU Enthusiasts League (GNU, Org., User group)
BAI Basic Access Interface (ISDN)
BALUN BALanced-UNbalanced [adapter] (Kabel), "Balun"
BAM Bidirectional Associative Memory (Neuronale Netze)
BAM Block-Availability-Map
BAM Bundesanstalt fuer Materialpruefung (Org., Berlin)
BAMP BSD, Apache, MySQL, PHP (BSD, Apache, PHP, DB)
BAP [PPP] Bandwidth Allocation Protocol (PPP, RFC 2125, BACP)
BAPC [PPP] Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol (PPP, BAP, RFC 2125)
BAPCO Business Application Performance COrporation (Benchmark, Org., Compaq, Dell, HP, IBM, MS, Lotus, Intel, ...), "BAPCo"
BAPI Biometric Application Program Interface (API, MS, ...)
BAPI Business Application Programmer's Interface (SAP, R/3, API)
BAPT BundesAmt fuer Post und Telefon (Org.)
BAR Base Address Register (IC)
BARRNET Bay Area Regional Research NETwork (Netzwerk), "BARRNet"
BART Basic Application RunTime (OS/2, IBM)
BARWAN Bay Area Research Wireless Access Network (Netzwerk, USA)
BAS Basic Activity Subset
BASH Bourne-Again SHell (Unix, Shell)
BASIC Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BASIN Bundesweites Alternatives Studentisches InformationsNetzwerk (WWW, Org.)
BAT Baby Advanced Technology [board] (AT)
BAYSIS BAY networks' Switched Internetworking Services, "BaySIS"
BB BridgeBoard (Amiga, Commodore)
BBC Broadband Bearer Capability (B-ISDN)
BBIAB [I'll] Be Back In A Bit (DFUE, Usenet, IRC)
BBIAM Be Back In A Minute (DFUE-Slang, Usenet, IRC)
BBL Be Back Later (DFUE-Slang, Usenet, IRC)
BBN Bolt, Beranek and Newman (Hersteller)
BBNS BroadBand Network Services
BBR Back Bone Ring
BBS Bulletin Board System (DFUE)
BCAM Basic Communication Access Method
BCBDS Broadband Connectionless Data Bearer Service (B-ISDN)
BCC Base Communications-computer Center (Mil., USA)
BCC Blind Carbon Copy (DFUE)
BCC Block Check Character
BCCH Broadcast Control CHannel (GSM, Mobile-Systems)
BCD Binary Coded Decimal
BCDBS Broadband Connectionless Data Bearer Service (ATM)
BCDIC Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
BCDMA Broadband Code Division Multiple Access (Interdigital, SNI, Samsung), "B-CDMA"
BCF Base station Control Function (BS, BTS, GSM, Mobile-Systems)
BCI Batibus Club International (Org.)
BCI Brain Computer Interface
BCM Basic Control Monitor (OS, Xerox, Xerox 530)
BCN Backbone Concentrator Node (Wellfleet)
BCOB Broadband Class of Bearer (B-ISDN)
BCP [Internet] Best Current Practice (Internet, RFC)
BCP [PPP] Bridging Control Protocol (PPP, RFC 1638)
BCP Basic Call Process (IN)
BCP Binary Communications Protocol
BCP Binary Control Protocol (Adobe, PS)
BCPL Basic / BBN Combined Programming Language (BBN)
BCRFS Bell System Reference Frequency Standard
BCS Banking Communication Standard (Banking)
BCS Basic Combined Subset
BCS Basic Control System (OS, HP, HP 2100)
BCS Binary Compatibility Standard (Motorola)
BCS Block Check Sequenz (GPRS, GSM, Mobile-Systems)
BCS British Computer Society (Org., UK)
BCSM Basic Call State Model (IN)
BCU Bus Controller Unit
BDA BIOS Data Area (BIOS)
BDA Borland DAtabase (Borland, DB)
BDA BundesDatenAutobahn [e.v] (Org., ISP)
BDAM Basic Direct Access Method (DAM)
BDC Backup DOMAIN Controller (MS, Windows, NT, PDC)
BDD Binary Decision Diagram
BDE BetriebsDatenErfassung
BDE Borland Database Engine (Borland, Delphi, DB)
BDF Bitmap Description / Display Format (Adobe, Fonts)
BDK [java]Beans Development Kit (Java)
BDOS Basic Disk Operating System (CP/M)
BDPP Biometric Device Protection Profile (UK, CESG)
BDR Bus Device Request (SCSI)
BDSG BundesDatenSchutzGesetz (Deutschland)
BEAT Best Enhanced Advanced Technology (Trident, AT)
BEB Binary Exponential Backoff (CSMA/CD, LIB)
BEC Back-End-Chip (DVR)
BECEEP BErlin Continuing Engineering Education Program, "BeCEEP"
BECN Backward Explicit Congestion Notification (ATM)
BED Bookmark Exploring Dabbler (VRML)
BEDO Burst EDO [DRAM] (EDO, RAM, DRAM, IC, Micron)
BEDODRAM Burst Extended Data Out DRAM (RAM, DRAM, IC), "BEDO-DRAM"
BEEP Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol (RFC 3080)
BEEV Bundesverband der Elektronik- und ElektroschrottVerwerter (Org.)
BEF Brightness Enhancement Foile (LCD)
BELLCORE BELL COmmunications REsearch (Org., USA), "Bellcore"
BEN BEstaetigungsNummer (Banking)
BEOS Be Operating System (OS), "BeOS"
BER Basic Encoding Rules [for ASN.1] (ASN.1, OSI, ISO, IS 8825)
BER Bit Error Rate (BIT)
BERKOM BERliner KOMmunikationssystem (Netzwerk)
BERT Bit Error Rate Test (BIT)
BES Block Ended by Symbol (IBM, Assembler)
BES Bursty Errored Seconds (DS1/E1)
BEST Borland Enhanced Support and Training (Borland)
BEST Business Executive System for Timesharing (OS, Qantel)
BEVU Bundesvereinigung mittelstaendischer Elektro- und elektronikgeraete entsorgungs- und VerwertungsUnternehmen (Org., Deutschland)
BEW Business Engineering Workbench (R/3, SAP)
BF Bus Fraction [pin] (Intel, Pentium, CPU)
BFD Binary File Descriptor (Unix)
BFN Bye For Now (DFUE-Slang, IRC, Usenet)
BFOC Bayonet Fiber Optic Connector
BFT Binary File Transfer (DFUE)
BGA Ball Grid Array (CPU, IC)
BGI Borland Graphics Interface (Borland)
BGP Border Gateway Protocol (RFC 1267/1771, IP)
BGT Broadcast and Group Translators
BHCA Busy Hour Call Attempts
BHLI Broadband High Layer Information, "B-HLI"
BHN Bayerisches Hochschulnetz (Netzwerk)
BHT Branch History Table (CPU)
BI Breidbart-Index (Usenet, ECP, EMP)
BIAB Back In A Bit (DFUE, Usenet, IRC)
BIB Bus Interface Board
BIC Bank Identifier Code (Banking)
BIC Bit Independence Criterion (Verschluesselung, BIT)
BIC Bus Interface Chip (DVR)
BICI Broadband InterCarrier Interface (B-ISDN), "B-ICI"
BIDI BIDirectional
BIDS Borland International Data Structures (Borland)
BIF Benchmark Interchange Format (PLB)
BIF Built In Function (REXX)
BIG Bionet Intelligent Gateway (BioData)
BIGFON Breitbandiges Integriertes Glasfaser-Fernmelde-OrtsNetz
BIKOS BueroInformations- und KOmmunikationsSysteme (Org., GI)
BIM Broadband Interface Module
BIMA British Interactive Multimedia Association (Org., UK)
BIND Berkeley Internet Name DOMAIN [software] (Unix)
BIOS Basic Input Output System / Support (PC)
BIP Bit Interleaved Parity (SONET, ..., BIT)
BIPV Bit Interleaved Parity Violation (BIT)
BIRA Belgian Institute for Automatic Control (Org., Belgien)
BIS Business Information System
BISDN Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (ATM), "B-ISDN"
BISP Business Information System Program
BISSI Broadband Inter-Switching System Interface (B-ISDN), "B-ISSI"
BIST Built-In Self Test (Power4, IBM)
BISUP Broadband ISDN User's Part (B-ISDN), "B-ISUP"
BISYNC Binary SYNchronous Communications (IBM)
BIT Basic Interconnection Test (ISO 9646-1)
BIT Binary digIT
BITNET Because It's Time NETwork (Netzwerk)
BITV Barrierefreie InformationsTechnik Verordnung (Deutschland)
BIU Bus Interface Unit
BIX Byte Information eXchange
BJT Bipolar Junction Transistor (IC)
BK Buero Kommunikation
BKS BenutzerKoordinatenSystem (CAD)
BL Blue Lightning [processor family] (Intel)
BLADE Basic Linear Algebra for Distributed Environments
BLAS Basic Linear Algebra Subroutines
BLAST Bell Labs Layered Space Time
BLAST BLocked ASynchronous Transmission
BLER BLock Error Rate (CD)
BLERA BLock Error Rate After [recording] (DVD), "BLERa"
BLERB BLock Error Rate Before [recording] (DVD), "BLERb"
BLLI Broadband Low Layer Information (BISDN), "B-LLI"
BLM Bayerische Landeszentrale fuer neue Medien (Org.)
BLMX Board-Level Multitasking eXecutive (OS)
BLOB Binary Large OBject
BLOROB BLOck based ROBot
BLSM Base Level System Modernization
BLT BLock Transfer
BMBF BundesMinisterium fuer Bildung und Forschung (Org.)
BMBW BundesMinisterium fuer Bildung und Wissenschaft (Org.)
BMDP Bio-Medical Data Package
BMECAT Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik CATalog data exchange format (XML), "BMEcat"
BMFT BundesMinisterium fuer Forschung und Technik (Org.)
BML Bean Markup Language (Java)
BML Business Management Layer (TMN)
BMOS Bipolar Metal Oxide Semiconductor (IC)
BMP Basic Multilingual Plane (UCS)
BMS Basic Mapping Support (CICS)
BMS Basic Monitor System (OS, DEC, PDP 9, PDP 15)
BMS Broadcast Message Server (PCTE)
BMT Biel Mean Time (TZ, Internet)
BMTA Backbone Message Transfer Agent (MTA)
BMUG Berkeley Macintosh User Group (Org., Apple, USA, User group)
BMWI BundesMinisterium fuer WIssenschaft und technologie (Org.)
BN Bridge Number
BNC Baby N Connector (Slang)
BNC Bayonet Neill Concelman [connector]
BNC Bayonet Nipple Connector (Slang)
BNC Bayonet Nut Coupling
BNC British National Connector
BNC British Naval Connector
BND BundesNachrichtenDienst
BNEP Bluetooth Network Encapsulation Protocol (Bluetooth)
BNF Backus-Naur Form (TTCN, ...)
BNP Broadband Network Premises
BNT Broadband Network Termination (B-ISDN), "B-NT"
BNU Basic Networking Utilities (AT&T)
BO Back Orifice (CDC)
BOA Basic Object Adapter
BOCA Borland Object Component Architecture (Borland)
BOD Business Object Documents (OAG)
BOF Birds Of a Feather (Usenix)
BOM Beginning of Message
BOM Byte Order Mark (Unicode)
BONDING Bandwidth ON Demand INteroperability Group (Org., Hersteller, AIM)
BOPS Billion Operations Per Second
BORE Break Once Run Everywhere
BORSCHT Battery, Overvoltage, Ringing, Signalling, Coding, Hybrid, Testing [functions] (PBX)
BOS Basic Operating System (AIX, IBM)
BOS Basic Overseer Server (AFS)
BOS Batch Operating System (OS, Honeywell)
BOS360 Basic Operating System / 360 (OS, S/360, IBM), "BOS/360"
BOS5 Business Operating Software /5 (OS), "BOS/5"
BOSS Basic OS Software for BASIC (OS, BASIC)
BOSS Bus Owner/Supervisor/Selector (FireWire)
BOT Back On Topic (DFUE-Slang, Usenet, IRC)
BOT Beginning Of Tape
BOT Broadcast Online TV
BOT Build, Operate and Transfer (Netzwerke)
BP Base Pointer [register] (CPU, Intel, Assembler)
BPB BIOS Parameter Block (BIOS, DOS, HDD, FDD)
BPC Broadcast Personal Computer (PC)
BPD BankParameterDaten (DDBAC)
BPDU Bridge Protocol Data Unit (PDU)
BPF Berkeley Packet Filter (BSD, Unix)
BPI Bits Per Inch (HDD, BIT)
BPIP Best Play for Imperfect Player (NEC)
BPL Bytes Per Line
BPN Back-Propagation Net (NN)
BPP Bits Per Pixel (BIT)
BPP Bridge Port Pair
BPS Bits Per Second (MODEM, BIT)
BPSK Bi-Phase Shift Keying [modulation] (HiperLAN/2, , 802.11a)
BPU Branch Prediction Unit (CPU, MMX, Intel)
BPU Branch Processing Unit (CPU)
BPV BiPolar Violation [error event] (DS1/E1, DS3/E3)
BR Boundary Representation (CAD, CAM)
BRAIN Berlin Research Area Information Network (Netzwerk)
BRAM Broadcast Recognition Access Method (MAC)
BRAN Broadband Radio Access Network (ETSI, WLAN)
BRAP Broadcast Recognition with Alternating Priorities (MAC)
BRB Be Right Back (DFUE-Slang, Usenet, IRC)
BREW Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (CDMA, Oualcomm)
BRF Benchmark Reporting Format (PLB)
BRI Basic Rate Interface (ISDN)
BRI Bridge Router Interface ??? (Banyan, VINES)
BRIEF Basic Reconfigurable Interactive Editing Facility
BRIM Bridge/Router Interface Module
BRS Big Red Switch
BRTB Berlin Regional TestBed (WIN)
BS BackSpace
BS BackSpace one record (IBM, VM/ESA, CP)
BS Banded Signaling
BS Base Station (LA, GSM, Mobile-Systems)
BS BetriebsSystem
BS2000 BetriebsSystem 2000 (SNI, OS)
BSA Backbone Service Area
BSA Business Software Alliance (Org., Hersteller)
BSAM Basic Sequential Access Method (IBM, MVS, SAM)
BSC Balanced ScoreCard
BSC Base Station Controller (BS, BTS, GSM, GPRS, Mobile-Systems)
BSC Binary Synchronous Coded
BSC Binary Synchronous Communications [protocol] (IBM)
BSCM Binary Synchronous Communications Module
BSD Berkeley System / Software Distribution (Hersteller, Unix, OS)
BSDI Berkeley Software Design Incorporated (Hersteller)
BSDL Berkeley/San Diego License
BSI Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Hersteller)
BSI British Standards Institute (Org., UK)
BSI Bundesamt fuer Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (Org., Deutschland)
BSIC Base Station Identification Code (BS, BCCH, GSM, Mobile-Systems)
BSMTP Batched Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
BSP BetriebsSystemProzessor (Windows, NT, SMP)
BSP Binary Space Partioning [tree]
BSP Bug Squashing Party (Linux, Debian)
BSR BootStrap Router (PIM, RP, Multicast)
BSS Base Station System / Subsystem (GPRS, BSC, BTS)
BSS Basic Service Set (WLAN)
BSS Basic Synchronized Subset
BSS Block Started by Symbol (IBM, Assembler, Unix)
BSS Block Storage Segment
BSS Broadband Switching System
BSSMAP Base Station System Management Application Part (RR, BS, MTP, GSM, Mobile-Systems)
BST Bering Strait Time [-1100] (TZ)
BST Brazil Standard Time [-0300] (TZ)
BST British Summer Time [+0100] (TZ, UK)
BSVC Broadcast Switched Virtual Connections (ATM)
BT Baghdad Time [+0200] (TZ)
BT Bering Time [-1100] (TZ)
BT BlueTooth
BT British Telecom (Org.)
BT Burst Tolerance
BT Bus Terminator
BTAM Basic Tape Access Method (BS2000)
BTAM Basic Telecommunications Access Method (IBM)
BTB Branch Target Buffer (CPU)
BTC Biting The Carpet (DFUE-Slang, Usenet)
BTDT Been There, Done That (Slang, Linux, Kernel)
BTE Broadband Terminal Equipment (B-ISDN), "B-TE"
BTH Base Transport Header (Infini-Band)
BTL Bell Telephone Laboratories
BTLB Block Translation Look-aside Buffer (CPU)
BTM Batch Time-sharing Monitor (OS)
BTM Benchmark Timing Methodology (PLB)
BTO Build-To-Order
BTOA Binary TO ASCII (ASCII)
BTP Business Transaction Protocol (OASIS)
BTRON Business TRON (TRON)
BTS Base Transceiver Station entities (BCF, BS, GSM, GPRS, Mobile-Systems)
BTS Bug Tracking System
BTU Basic Transmission Unit (IBM, SNA)
BTW By The Way (DFUE-Slang, Usenet, IRC)
BTX BildschirmTeXt (Netzwerk, Datex-J, DTAG), "Btx"
BTXVST BildschirmTeXt-VermittlungsSTelle (BTX), "Btx-VSt"
BUI Bus Interface Unit (DEC)
BUP Buffer Underrun Protection (DVD, CD)
BUS Broadcast and Unknown Server (ATM, LANE)
BV BildVerarbeitung
BVB BundesVerband fuer Buero- und informationssysteme [e.v.] (Org.)
BVCP [PPP] Banyan VINES Control Protocol (RFC 1763, Banyan, VINES, PPP)
BVIT BundesVerband InformationsTechnologien [e.v.] (Org.)
BW Business Warehouse (DWH)
BWBM Bandwidth Balancing Mechanism (DQDB)
BWCC Borland Windows Custom Controls (Borland, DLL)
BZR BefehlsZaehlRegister (IC)
BZR Bit Zone Recording (ROD, BIT)
BZR BundesZentralRegister (IC)
BZT Bundesamt fuer Zulassungen in der Telekommunikation (Org., DTAG)
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C128 Commodore 128 [computer] (Commodore)
C2IS Command and Control Information Systems (Mil., USA)
C3I Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (Mil., USA)
C3IIS Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence Information Systems (Mil., USA), "C3I/IS"
C4 Command, Control, Communications and Computers (Mil., USA)