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NCP Network Control Program / Point (IBM)
NCP Non-Carbon Paper
NCP Not Copy-Protected
NCPE Netware Core Protocol Extension (NCP, Netware, IPX)
NCPIE National Council on Patient Information and Education (Org., USA)
NCR National Cash Registers (Hersteller, AT&T)
NCS National Communications System (USA)
NCS Network Computing System (HP, Apollo)
NCS Network Control System
NCSA National Center for Supercomputing Applications (Org., USA)
NCSC National Computer Security Center (Org., USA)
NCSC North Carolina Supercomputing Center (Org., USA)
NCSI Network Communications Service Interface (NMP)
NCSL National Computer Systems Laboratory (NIST, Org., USA)
NCSL National Conference of Standards Laboratories (Org., USA)
NCSNDR Network Computing System Network Data Representation (HP, Apollo), "NCS NDR"
NCSS Non Commentary Sources Statements (LOC)
NCSS Number Crunching Statistical System
NCSTRL Networked Computer Science Technical Reference Library (WWW)
NCT Network Control and Timing
NCTE Network Channel-Terminating Equipment
NCTL National Computer and Telecommunications Laboratory (Org., USA)
NCU Non-Cacheable Units
NDA Network Delivery Access
NDA Non-Disclosure Agreement
NDA Norddeutsche DatenAutobahn (Netzwerk)
NDBMS Network DataBase Management System (DB)
NDBS Non-standard DataBase System (DB)
NDC National Destination Code (MS-ISDN, GSM, Mobile-Systems)
NDC Network Data Collection
NDC Node Data Controller (Zenith)
NDCC Network Data Collection Center
NDD Norton Disk Doctor [software]
NDDL Neutral Data Definition Language (DDL)
NDE NeWS Development Environment
NDI Network Distributed ISDN [for windows NT] (AVM, ISDN, Windows, NT)
NDIS Network Driver Interface Specification (3COM, MS)
NDL Network Database Language (DB, 4GL)
NDM Normal Disconnected Mode (IRDA, IRLAP, NRM)
NDMP Network Data Management Protocol
NDMS Netware Distributed Management Services (Novell, Netware)
NDP Numeric Data Processor
NDPA Network Problem Determination Application
NDR Network Data Representation (NCS, DCE)
NDR Network Data Representation service (DCE/RPC)
NDR Non-Destructive Read
NDRO Non-Destructive ReadOut
NDS Netware Directory Services (Novell, Netware)
NDS Network Data System
NDT Net Data Throughput
NDT Newfoundland Daylight Time (TZ, NFT)
NDT Non-Destructive Testing
NDU Network Device Utility
NE Network Element
NE Netzebene (DTAG)
NEA [Siemens] NEtzwerkArchitektur (NEA, Siemens)
NEAB NEA Benutzerebenenprotokoll (NEA, Siemens)
NEAN NEA Netzwerkebenenprotokoll (NEA, Siemens)
NEAR National Electronic Accounting and Reporting
NEARNET New England Academic and Research NETwork (USA, Netzwerk), "NEARnet"
NEAT New Enhanced Advanced Technology (AT)
NEAT Novell Easy Administration Tool (Novell, Netware)
NEATE NEA Transportebenenprotokoll (NEA, Siemens)
NEBS Network Equipment Building System
NEC National Electrical Code (USA)
NEC Nippon Electronic Corporation (Hersteller)
NED NASA Extragalactic Database (DB)
NEDO New Energy and industrial technology Development Organization (Org., Japan)
NEFS Network Extensible File System, "NeFS"
NEII National Engineering Information Initiative (Org., USA)
NEM Nothing Else Matters (DFUE-Slang, Usenet, IRC)
NEMS Nanoelektromechanische Speicher (IC, RAM)
NEP Never-Ending Program
NEREN NEbraska Research and Education Network (USA, Netzwerk)
NES News Electronic Service
NESPINN NEurocomputer fuer Spikende Neuronale Netze (TUB)
NEST Netware Embedded Systems Technology (Novell, Netware)
NET Network Entity Title
NETBEUI NETBIOS Extended User Interface (UI)
NETBIOS NETwork Basic Input Output System (IBM, RFC 1001/1002), "NetBIOS"
NETBLT NETwork BLock Transfer (IP)
NETBT NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NETBIOS, TCP/IP), "NetBT"
NETCDF NETwork Common Data Format, "NetCDF"
NETDA NETwork Design and Analysis
NETPARS NETwork Performing Analysis Reporting System
NETSS National Electronic Telecommunication Surveillance System (USA)
NEWS Netware Early Warning System (Novell, Netware)
NEWS Networked Extensible Windowing System (Sun), "NeWS"
NEWT NeWS Terminal, "NeWT"
NEXT NEw eXtended Technology, "NeXT"
NFA Name Field Address (Forth)
NFA Non-determistic Finite-state Automation
NFAIS National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services (Org., USA)
NFAS Non Facilities-Associated Signaling (ISDN, PRI)
NFGM Nano-Floating Gate Memory (RAM, IC)
NFR Near Field Recording [technology]
NFS Network Facilities Services
NFS Network File System (Sun, Unix, RFC 1094/1813/3010)
NFSP Netware File Service Protocol (Novell, Netware)
NFT Network File Transfer (DNA, DEC)
NFT NewFoundland Time [-0330] (TZ, NDT)
NG NewsGroup (DFUE-Slang, Usenet)
NGDD New Generation Desktop Design (Mitsubishi)
NGE Not-Greater-or-Equal
NGI Nederlands Genootschap for Informatica (Org., Niederlande)
NGIO Next Generation Input / Output (I/O, Intel)
NGPT Next Generation POSIX Threading (POSIX)
NGS Non-Government Standard (USA)
NGSB Non-Government Standards Body
NGSBC Next Generation Secure Computing Base (MS, Windows, XP)
NGSCB Next Generation Secure Computing Base (MS, Palladium)
NHRP [NBMA] Next Hop Resolution Protocol (X.25, ATM, NBMA, IETF)
NHSE National HPCC Software Exchange (USA)
NI Network Interconnect / Interface
NI Normenausschuss Informationstechnik (Din, Org.)
NI Normenausschuss Informationsverarbeitungssysteme [1987-1995] (DIN, Vorlaeufer, NI)
NIA Network Information Access
NIAHGB Normenausschuss Informationstechnik - Ad-Hoc Gruppe Biometrie (NI, DIN), "NI-AHGB"
NIAP National Information Assurance Partnership (Org., NIST, NSA)
NIAS Netware Internet Access Server (Novell, Netware)
NIC Network Information Center (Internet, Org.)
NIC Network Interface Card / Controller
NIC Numeric Intensive Computing
NICAM Near-Instantaneously Companded Audio Multiplex (Audio)
NICD NIckel CaDmium [batterie], "NiCd"
NICE Network Information and Control Exchange (DECNET)
NICOL Network Information Center On-Line
NICOLAS Network Information Center On-Line Aid System
NID Namespace IDentifier (URN)
NIDOS NIxdorf Disk Operating System (OS, SNI)
NIDR Network Information Discover and Retrieval
NIDX Network Intrusion Detection eXpert system (BELLCORE, XPS)
NIE Newton Internet Enabler (Apple, PDA)
NIFTP Network Independent File Transfer Program (FTP)
NIHCL National Institute of Health [c++] Class Library (PD)
NII National Information Infrastructure [program] (USA, Org.)
NIIT National Information Infrastructure Testbed (ISH, USA)
NIMH NIckel Metal Hydride [battery], "NiMH"
NIMT National Institute for Management Technology (Org., Irland)
NIPT [international symposium on] New Information Processing Technologies (Conference, MITI)
NIR Network Information Registry / Retrieval
NIS Network Information Service (NSF)
NIS Network Information System (Unix)
NISC Network Information and Support Center
NISDN Narrowband Integrated-Services Digital Network (ISDN), "N-ISDN"
NISI Network Information Services Infrastructure
NISO National Information Standards Organization (Org., USA)
NISS National Information on Software and Services (USA)
NISSPAC NISS Public Access Collections (NISS)
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology (Org., USA)
NISYP Network Information System / Yellow Pages, "NIS/yp"
NITF National Imagery Transmission Format
NITOL Norway-net with IT for Open Learning (Netzwerk)
NITS Network Independent Transport Service
NIU Network Interface Unit
NIU North american ISDN Users (USA, ISDN)
NIUF North american ISDN Users Forum (USA, User group, ISDN, Org.)
NJC Nordic Journal of Computing (Finnland)
NJE Network Job Entry (BITNET, RSCS)
NJE Network Job Entry
NJSZT Neumann Janos SZamitogep-tudomanyi Tarsasag (Org., Ungarn)
NKS Network Knowledge Server
NKSR Non-Kernel Security Related (Unix)
NL Network Layer (ISO, OSI)
NL New Line (ASCII)
NL Number Lines (Unix)
NLB Network Load Balancing (MS, Windows)
NLDM Network Logical Data Manager (IBM)
NLE Not-Less-or-Equal
NLM Netware Loadable Module (Novell, Netware)
NLP Natural Language Processing
NLP Non-Linear Programming
NLP Normal Link Pulse (Ethernet, LAN)
NLPID Network Layer Protocol IDentifier (ATM, OSI)
NLQ Near Letter Quality
NLRI Network Layer Reachability Information
NLS Native Language Support (HP)
NLS Native Language System (OSF)
NLS Network License Server
NLSP Netware Link Services Protocol (Novell, Netware, IPX)
NLSP Network Layer Security Protocol (ISO, IEC, ISO/IEC 11557)
NLUUG NetherLand Unix User Group (Org., User group)
NLV National Language Version (IBM, OS/2, ...)
NM Native Mode (PARISC, CM)
NM Network Management
NMA Network Management Architecture (SNA)
NMAA National Multimedia Association of America (Org., USA)
NMAS Novell Modular Authentication Services (Novell, Netware)
NMC Network Management Center
NMCP Network Management Communication Protocol
NMCS National Military Command System (Mil., USA)
NMEA National Marine Electronics Association [protocol] (Org., USA, GPS)
NMF Network Management Forum
NMI Non-Maskable Interrupt
NML National Media Laboratory (Org., USA)
NML Natural Mapping Language (XPP, MPP)
NML Network Management Layer (TMN)
NMOS Negative-channel Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (IC)
NMP Network MODEM Program
NMPF Network Management Productivity Facility (IBM)
NMPL Netscape/Mozilla Public License (Netscape), "N/MPL"
NMS Network Management Station / System (Novell, Netware)
NMS Network Monitoring Station
NMSU New Mexico State University (Org.)
NMT Nordic Mobile Telephone (Mobile-Systems)
NMU Non-Maintainer Upload (Linux, Debian)
NMVT Network Management Vector Transport
NN Neural Network (NN)
NNI Network Node Interface (ATM)
NNI Network to Network Interface
NNS Netware Named Services (Novel, Netware)
NNSC NSF Network Service Center (Org., NSF)
NNTP Network News Transfer Protocol (Internet, RFC 977, Usenet)
NNTPS Network News Transfer Protocol - Secured ??? (NNTP, Internet, Usenet)
NNX Network Numbering eXchange
NOA Net On Air (Internet)
NOC Network Operations Center
NOCS Network Operations Center System
NODIS NSSDC Online Data and Information Service (NSSDC)
NOI Node Operator Interface
NOKOS NOKia Open Source license (Nokia)
NOMA National Online Media Association (Org., USA)
NORGEN Network Operations Report GENerator
NORMA NO Remote Memory Access (OSF/1, Multi-Server)
NOS Network Operating System
NOSA Netlabs Open Source Archive
NOSAC Netlabs Open Source Archive Client (NOSA)
NOTIS Network Operator Trouble Information System
NOW Network Of Workstations (Cluster)
NP Network Performance
NP No Problem (DFUE, Usenet, IRC)
NPA Network Performance Analyzer
NPA Network Printer Alliance (IEEE 1284, IBM, Lexmark, Xerox)
NPA Network Professional Association (Org., USA)
NPA Numbering Plan Area
NPAC Northeast Parallel Architectures Center (Org., USA, HPC)
NPC Network Parameter Control
NPD Network Products Division (Toshiba)
NPDA Network Problem Determination Application (IBM)
NPH Non Parse Headers (HTTPD, CGI)
NPI Network Printer Interface
NPL Netscape Public License (Netscape)
NPL Non-Procedural Language
NPM Network Performance Monitor
NPMS Named Pipes / Mail Slots (MS)
NPSI NCP Packet Switching Interface (IBM, NCP)
NPSI Network Protocol Service Interface
NPSS NASA Packet Switch System (NASA)
NPTN National Public Telecomputing Network (Netzwerk, USA)
NPV Net Present Value
NQS Network Queuing System
NRC National Research Council (Org., USA)
NRCLSE National Resource for Computers in Life Science Education (USA)
NREN National Research and Education Network (USA, Netzwerk)
NRFD Not Ready for Data
NRIP Novell Routing Information Protocol (Novell, Netware), "nRIP"
NRM Network Resource Management
NRM Normal Response Mode (IRDA, IRLAP, NDM)
NRN National Research Network (USA, Netzwerk)
NRN No Reply Necessary (DFUE-Slang, Usenet)
NROFF New Run-OFF (Unix)
NRPC Notes Remote Procedure Call (Lotus)
NRS Name Registration System
NRS Novell Replication Services (Novell, Netware)
NRT Non-Requesting Terminal
NRTVBR Non-RealTime Variable Bit Rate (VBR, ATM, BIT), "nrt-VBR"
NRZ Non-Return-to-Zero [recording]
NRZI Non-Return-to-Zero, Invert to ones [encoding]
NS Name Server (DNS, Unix)
NS National Standard
NSA National Security Agency (Org., USA)
NSAI National Standards Authority of Ireland (Org., Irland)
NSAP Network Service Access Point (OSI, OSI/RM, SAP)
NSAPA Network Service Access Point Address (OSI, NSAP)
NSAPI Netscape Server Application Programmer's Interface (Netscape, WWW, C/S, API)
NSB National Science Board (USA, Org.)
NSBD Not-So-Bad Distribution (Bell)
NSC National Security Council (Org., USA)
NSC National SemiConductor (Hersteller)
NSC Network Service Center
NSCA National institute for Supercomputing Applications
NSD National Security Directive (USA)
NSE Network Support Encyclopedia (Novell)
NSEC Network Switching Engineering Center
NSERC Natural Sciences and Research Council (Org., USA)
NSF National Science Foundation (Org., USA)
NSF Norges StandardiseringsForbund (Org., Norwegen)
NSFIP NextStep Fuer IntelProzessoren, "NSfIP"
NSFNET National Science Foundation NETwork (Netzwerk, USA, Internet), "NSFnet"
NSG Network Services Group
NSI Name Service Independent (DCE/RPC, CDS)
NSI NASA Science Internet (NASA, Netzwerk)
NSIS National Schengen Information System (SIS, EU)
NSN NASA Science Network (USA, Netzwerk)
NSP Name Service Protocol (DNS)
NSP Native Signal Processing (Intel, CPU)
NSP Network Service Point
NSP Network Service Provider
NSP Network Services Protocol (DNA)
NSPMP Network Switching Performance Measurement Plan
NSPR NetScape Portable Runtime (Netscape, API)
NSR Non-Source Routed
NSRD National Software Reuse Directory (USA)
NSS Namespace Specific String (URN)
NSS Nodal Switching Subsystem (NSFNET)
NSS Novell Storage System (Novell, Netware)
NSSA Not So Stubby Area (OSPF, RFC 1587)
NSSDC National Space Science Data Center (Org., USA)
NST Newfoundland Standard Time (TZ)
NST North Sumatra Time [+0630] (TZ)
NSTAN NebenSTellenANlagen (DTAG, CBX), "NStAn"
NSTC National Science and Technology Council (Org., USA)
NSTL National Software Testing Lab (Org., USA)
NSTS National Secure Telephone System
NSTX Name Server Tunnel Exchange [protocol]
NSW National Software Works (OS)
NT [Windows] New Technology (MS, OS, Windows)
NT Netzwerk Terminator, Network Terminator (ISDN)
NT Nome Time [-1100] (TZ)
NT1 Network Termination [unit] 1 (ISDN)
NTAS NT Advanced Server (MS, Windows, NT)
NTBA Network Termination for Basic Access (ISDN)
NTBBA Netzwerk-Terminationspunkt BreitBandAngebot (DTAG, DSL)
NTC National Telecommunications Conference (Conference, USA)
NTDS [Windows] NT Directory Services (MS, Windows, NT, DS)
NTE Network Terminal Equipment
NTFS [windows] New Technology File System
NTIA National Telecommunications and Information Administration / Agency (Org., USA)
NTK Need-To-Know (DFUE-Slang, Usenet, IRC)
NTK Newton ToolKit (Apple)
NTLM [Windows] NT LAN Manager (MS, Windows, NT, LAN)
NTN National Telecommunications Network
NTO Network Terminal Option
NTP Network Time Protocol (Internet, RFC 1119/1305)
NTS Network Technical Support
NTS Network Test System
NTS New Typesetting System (TeX, DANTE)
NTS2 Network Transport Services /2 (IBM), "NTS/2"
NTSA Netware Telephony Services Architecture
NTSC National Television Standards Committee (Org., USA)
NTSC Never The Same Color (Slang)
NTSE [Windows] NT Server / Enterprise edition (MS, Windows, NT), "NTS/E"
NTT Nippon Telephone & Telegraph (Org., Japan)
NUA Network User Address
NUI Network User Identification (Datex-P)
NUISSH Natur- und UmweltInformationsSystem Schleswig-Holstein (UIS), "NUIS-SH"
NUMA Non Uniform Memory Access (SMP)
NURB Non Uniform Rational B-spline
NURBS Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline (CAD, Animation)
NUS National University of Singapore (Org.)
NUTEK [National Board for Industrial and Technical Development] (Org., Schweden)
NVDM2 NetView Distribution Manager /2 (OS/2, IBM), "NVDM/2"
NVN National Videotex Network (USA, Netzwerk)
NVP Network Voice Protocol
NVRAM Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (RAM, IC)
NVS NachrichtenVermittlungsSystem (INPOL)
NVT Network Virtual Terminal (Telnet, Internet)
NWCS Netware Workstation Compatible Service (Netware, Windows, NT)
NWIP NetWare Internet Protocol (Novell, Netware)
NWNET NorthWestern states NETwork (Netzwerk, USA), "NWNet"
NWO NetWork Operator (ETSI, ETSI 201 671)
NYSERNET New York State Education and Research NETwork (Netzwerk, USA), "NYSERNet"
NZCS New Zealand Computer Society (Org., Neuseeland)
NZT New Zealand Time [+1130] (TZ)
NZUSUGI New Zealand Unix System User Group, Inc. (Org., Unix, User group)
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OA Object Adapter (ORB, IDL)
OA Office Automation
OA Open Access (SPI, DB)
OAA Open Arcade Architecture (Intel)
OACIS Oregon Advanced Computing InStitute (Org.)
OAD Open Architecture Driver (Iomega)
OADG Open Architecture Development Group (Org.)
OAG Online Airline Guide (CIS)
OAG Open Application Group (Org., USA)
OAI Open Applications Interface
OAI Open Archives Initiative (Org.)
OAK Object Application Kernel (Java, Vorlaeufer, Sun)
OAM Object Attribute Memory (Gameboy)
OAM Operations, Administration and Management [cell] (ATM)
OARNET Ohio Academic Resources NETwork (Netzwerk, USA), "OARnet"
OAS Office Automation System
OASF Office Automation System Facilities (OA)
OASIS Online Application System Interactive Software
OASIS Open And Secure Information Systems (Eureka)
OASIS Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (Org.)
OASYS Office Automation SYStem
OATS Office Automation Technology and Services (OA)
OAW Optically Assisted Winchester (HDD, Seagate)
OBAK OBjektAbbildungskatalog (ATKIS)
OBD Online Bugs Database (Sun, DB)
OBEX OBject EXchange (WordPerfect)
OBI Open Buying on the Internet (Internet, WWW)
OBM Original Brand Manufacturer
OBS Online Book Store (Internet, WWW)
OBST OBject management system of STONE (STONE)
OBTWIAVBP OBligatory The World Is A Very Big Place (DFUE, Usenet, IRC), "ObTWIAVBP"
OBU On-Board-Unit
OC Object Class (OOP)
OC1 Optical Carrier level 1 [51,48 Mbps] (SONET), "OC-1"
OC12 Optical Carrier level 12 [622,08 Mbps] (SONET, STM-4), "OC-12"
OC18 Optical Carrier level 18 [933,12 Mbps] (SONET, STM-6), "OC-18"
OC24 Optical Carrier level 24 [1244,16 Mbps] (SONET, STM-8), "OC-24"
OC3 Optical Carrier level 3 [155,52 Mbps] (SONET, STM-1), "OC-3"
OC36 Optical Carrier level 36 [1866,24 Mbps] (SONET, STM-12), "OC-36"
OC48 Optical Carrier level 48 [2488,32 Mbps] (SONET, STM-16), "OC-48"
OC768 Optical Carrier level 768 [39813,12 Mbps] (SONET, STM-256), "OC-768"
OC9 Optical Carrier level 9 [466,56 Mbps] (SONET, STM-3), "OC-9"
OC96 Optical Carrier level 96 [4976,64 Mbps] (SONET, STM-32), "OC-96"
OCC Operations Control Center
OCC Other Common Carrier
OCCA Open Cooperative Computing Architecture
OCD Off-Chip-Driver [calibration]
OCD Out-of-Cell Delineation (UNI)
OCE Open Collaborative Environment (Apple)
OCF Open Clustering Framework
OCF Open Computing Facility
OCG OEstereichische Computer Gesellschaft (Org., OEsterreich)
OCL Object Constraint Language (DB, OO, UML, CASE)
OCL Open Content License (OPL)
OCL Operation Control Language
OCL OS/2 inside Class Library (OS/2)
OCLC Online Computer Library Center (Org., Internet, USA)
OCO Object Code Only (OOP)
OCPA Open Content Platform Association (Org., Amiga, Sharp, JVC, Kyocera, ...)
OCR Optical Character Recognition
OCS Object Compatibility Standard (Motorola)
OCS Open Cabling System
OCSP Online Certificate Status Protocol
OCX OLE Control eXtensions (MS)
OD Optical Disk
ODA Office Document Architecture [protocol] (RFC 1197, ISO 8613, JTC1, ECMA)
ODA Open Document Architecture (CCITT T.410)
ODAPI Open Database Application Programming Interface (Borland, DB, API), "Odapi"
ODBC Open DataBase Connectivity (WOSA, DB, API)
ODBMS Object orientated Database Management System (DBMS, DB)
ODC Optical Disc Corporation (Hersteller)
ODD Operator Distance-Dialing
ODE Object Database and Environment (AT&T, DB)
ODE Online Data Entry
ODETTE Organization for Data Exchange by Tele-Transmission in Europe (Org., Europa)
ODF Opendoc Development Framework (Apple, OpenDoc)
ODF Opendoc Part Framework (OpenDoc)
ODI Open Data link Interface (Novell)
ODI Open Device Interconnect
ODIA OpenDoc Internet Adapter (Apple, ALOE, Vorlaeufer)
ODIF Office Document Interchange Format (ISO 8613, ASN.1, ODA)
ODIN Optimale Datenmodelle und algorithmen fuer Ingenieur- und Naturwissenschaften [auf hochleistungsrechnern] (Uni Karlsruhe, SNI)
ODINSUP Open Data link Interface - Network driver interface specification SUPport (ODI, NDIS)
ODISS Optical Digital Image Storage System
ODK Office Develoment Kit
ODL Object Description Language
ODL Open Document Language (ODA, SGML)
ODLI Open Data Link Interface
ODM Object Database Manager (AIX, IBM)
ODM Original Design Manufacturer
ODMA Open Document Management API (API)
ODMG Object Database Management Group (Org., DB)
ODP Open Directory Project (WWW, Netscape)
ODP Open Distributed Processing (ISO)
ODP OverDrive Processor (Intel)
ODPR OverDrive Processor Replacement (Intel)
ODR Ontrack Data Recovery (Ontrack, Software, Netware)
ODR Optimized Dynamic Routing (SNI)
ODS Offenes Deutsches Schulnetz (Netzwerk)
ODS Office Dialog System (OA)
ODS Open Data Services
ODS Optical Data Systems [inc.] (Hersteller)
ODS Output Delivery Database
ODS Overhead Data Stream
ODSI Open Directory Service Interfaces (MS, Windows, NT)
ODSPE Optical-based Digital Signal Processing Engine (DSP)
ODT On-Die-Termination
ODT Online Debugging Technique
ODT Open DeskTop (SCO, GUI)
ODVA Open DeviceNet Vendor Association (Org.)
OE Outlook Express (MS, Internet)
OEB Open eBook [standard] (MS, NuvoMedia, ...)
OECOS Organizational Engineering for Communications and Organizational Systems (SNI, OA)
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
OEP Operand Execution Pipelines (Motorola, CPU)
OES Olivetti EntsorgungsService (Olivetti)
OF Overflow Flag (Assembler)
OFA Optimal Flexible Architecture (Oracle)
OFC Open Financial Connectivity (MS, Banking)
OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM)
OFFIS Oldenburg Forschungsinstitut Fuer Informatikwerkzeuge und -Systeme (Org., Uni Oldenburg)
OFS Object File System
OFS Output Field Separator (AWK)
OFTA OFfice of the Telecommunications Authority (Org., Hongkong)
OFTP ODETTE File Transfer Protocol (ODETTE)
OFX Open Financial eXchange (Banking, Intuit, MS, Checkfree, USA)
OGM Ogg Media Streams (DivX, Video)
OGRAN OpenGate - Router Access Node ??? (RND), "OG-RAN"
OGSA Open Grid Services Architecture
OH Off-Hook (MODEM)
OHCI Open Host Controller Interface (USB, Compaq, OPTI, Apple, UHCI)
OIA Operator Information Area (IBM)
OIC Oh, I See (DFUE, Usenet, IRC)
OID Object IDentifier (OSI)
OIDL Object Interface Definition Language
OIDP Oracle Internet Development Pack (Oracle, Internet)
OIF Outgoing InterFace (PIM, IIF, Multicast)
OII Operations-Intelligence Interface (Mil.)
OIIC Optically Interconnected Integrated Circuits [project] (ESPRIT)
OIL Operator Identification Language (ELI)
OIM Open Information Model
OIP Open Internet Platform (Caldera, Linux, SCO)
OIW Open Information Warehouse (SAP, R/3)
OIW OSI Implementors Workshop (OSI)
OLAP OnLine Analytical Processing (DB)
OLE Object Linking and Embedding
OLED Organic Light Emitting Display (OLED, LED)
OLEDB Object Linking and Embedding - DataBase ??? (DB), "OLE DB"
OLEDS Object Linking and Embedding Directory Services (ODSI, MS), "OLE DS"
OLEO Open Linking and Embedding of Objects (OLE, OpenDoc)
OLEP Organic Light-Emitting Polymer [display]
OLI Originating Line Information
OLIS Oxford Library Information System
OLIT OpenLook Interface Toolkit (OpenLook)
OLIVR OnLine Interactive Virtual Reality, "OLiVR"
OLLI OnLine Library Information
OLM OnLine Monitor
OLMC Output Logic Macro Cell (GAL)
OLPS OnLine Programming System
OLRT OnLine Real-Time
OLS Online Library System
OLTEP OnLine Test Executive Program
OLTM Optical Line Terminating Multiplexer, "O-LTM"
OLTP OnLine Transaction Processing
OLWM OpenLook Window Manager (OpenLook)
OM1 Open MPEG consortium 1 (Org., MPEG), "OM-1"
OMA Object Management Architecture (OMG)
OMA Outlock Mobile Access (Mobile-Systems, PDA, WAP)
OMAP Open Multimedia Application Platform (TI)
OMC Operation and Maintenance Center (PLMN, GSM, Mobile-Systems)
OME Open Messaging Environment (Novell)
OMF Object Management Framework (DME)
OMF Object Module Format (IBM, MS)
OMF Open Media Framework (Org.)
OMFI Open Media Framework Interchange (OMF)
OMG Object Management Group (IBM, HP, DEC, Tandem, Sun, Org.)
OMI Open Messaging Interface
OMISTN Optical Mode Interface SuperTwisted Nematic (LCD), "OMI-STN"
OMN Open Network Management
OMR Optical Mark Reader (Fax)
OMR Optical Mark Recognition
OMS Object Management System
OMS Open Music System (MIDI, Opcode Systems)
OMT Object Management Technique (Westmount, CASE)
OMT Object Modelling Technique (CASE)
ONA Open Network Architecture
ONAC Operations Network Administration Center
ONAL Off Network Access Line
ONC Open Network Computing (Sun)
ONCXDR Open Network Computing eXternal Data Representation (Sun), "ONC XDR"
ONE Omnifunctional Networking Environment (Panasonic)
ONE Open Network Environment (Netscape)
ONI Operator Number Identification
ONIX ONline Information eXchange [guidelines]
ONMS Open-Network Management System
OO Object Orientated
OOA Object Orientated [system] Analysis (OOP)
OOAD Object Orientated Analysis and Design (OOP)
OOB Out Of Band (S-ATA), "OoB"
OOCTG Object Orientated COBOL Task Group (CODASYL, Org., OOP)
OOD Object-Oriented Design
OODB Object Oriented Data Base (OOP, DB)
OODBMS Object Orientated Database Management System (DBMS, DB)
OODL Object Orientated Dynamic Language (OOP)
OOF Office of The Future (OA)
OOF Out of Frame (DS3/E3)
OOL Object-Oriented Language (OOP)
OOL Open Objects Library (OS/2)
OOM Object Orientated Modelling (OO)
OOM Object-Oriented Methodology (OOP)
OOM Out Of Memory
OOO Out Of Order [execution] (Intel, Pentium, CPU)
OOP Object Orientated Programming (OOP)
OOPL Object-Oriented Programming Language (OOP)
OOPS Object Oriented Program Support (OOP)
OOPS Object-Oriented Programming System (OOP)
OOPSLA [conference on] Object Orientated Programming Systems, Languages and Applications (ACM, OOP, Conference)
OOPSTAD Object Orientated Programming for SmallTalk Application Development association (Org., OOP)
OOS Object-Oriented Systems
OOS Out-Of-Sequence
OOSA Object Orientated System Analysis (OOP)
OOSH Object-Oriented SHell (OOP, Shell)
OOT Object-Oriented Technology (OOP)
OP Oracle9iAS Personalization (Oracle, DB)
OP Original Poster (DFUE-Slang, Usenet)
OPA Open Publishing Architecture
OPAC Online Public Access Catalogue (Internet)
OPC OLE for Process Control (OLE, HMI, SCADA)
OPC OpenGL Performance Characterization [project group] (OpenGL, Org.)
OPC Optical Proximity Correction
OPC Organic Photo Conductor
OPC Overall Performance Category
OPCR Original Program Clock Reference
OPDU Operation Protocol Data Units
OPEN Open Protocol Enhanced Networks
OPENGL OPEN Graphics Language (OpenGL), "OpenGL"
OPENHCI Open Host Controller Interface (USB), "OpenHCI"
OPI Open Prepress Interface (DTP)
OPIE Open Palmtop Integrated Environment (Linux, PIM)
OPK OEM Pre-installation Kit (MS, Windows, OEM)
OPL Open Publication License (OCL)
OPL Organizer Programming Language (Psion, PDA)
OPM Operations-Per-Minute
OPQ Optimal Picture Quality [mode] (CRT, Iiyama)
OPS Operations Per Second (CPU)
OPS Oracle Parallel Server (Oracle)
OPSEC Open Platform for Secure Enterprise Connectivity (Org., Hersteller, IDS)
OPT Open Protocol Technology
OQL Object Query Language (ODMG)
OR Originator / Recipient (X.400, MOTIS), "O/R"
ORAIS Opportunities and Risks of Artificial Intelligent Systems (Conference, GI)
ORB Object Request Broker (OMA, OMG, CORBA, ORB)
ORCA Online Resource Control Aid
ORDB Open Relay DataBase (SPAM)
ORDBMS Object Relational Database Management System (DBMS, DB)
ORK Office Resource Kit (MS, Windows)
ORM Object Role Modeling (OO, DB)
ORM Optical Remote Module
OROM Optical Read Only Memory (ROM), "O-ROM"
ORS Output Record Separator (AWK)
ORT Ongoing Reliability Test
OS Operating System
OS2 Operating System /2 (IBM, OS), "OS/2"
OS200 Operating System 200 (Honeywell), "OS/200"
OS2000 Operating System 2000 (Honeywell), "OS/2000"
OS3 Oregon State Open Shop Opearating System (OS, CDC 3300), "OS-3"
OS32MT Operating System /32 - Multitasking Time (OS, Interdata), "OS/32-MT"
OS32ST Operating System /32 - Serial Time (OS, Interdata), "OS/32-ST"
OS360 Operating System /360 (IBM, OS), "OS/360"
OS4 Operating System /4 (OS, UNIVAC 9700), "OS/4"
OS400 Operating System /400 (IBM, OS), "OS/400"
OS7 Operating System /7 (OS, UNIVAC 9700), "OS/7"
OS700 Operating System /700 (OS, Honeywell), "OS/700"
OS8 Operating System /8 (OS, DEC, PDP 8), "OS/8"
OS9 Operating System - 9 (Microware, OS), "OS-9"
OSA Object System Adaptor (SOM)
OSA Office Systems Administrator (OA)
OSA Open Scripting Architecture (Apple, OS/2)
OSAC Operator Services Assistance Center
OSAK Open Systems Application Kernel
OSAM Overflow Sequential Access Method (SAM)
OSAR Optical Storage and Retrieval
OSC Ohio Supercomputer Center (Org., USA)
OSCAR OnScreen Configuration & Activity Reporting (Apex)
OSCRL Operating System Command Response Language
OSD OnScreen Display
OSD Open Software Description [manifest / standard] (MS, Marimba, XML, DU, DUP, MSIE)
OSDB Open Source DataBase benchmark (Benchmark)
OSDL Open Source Development Lab (Org.)
OSDN Open Source Development Network (OSS, Network)
OSDS Operating System for Distributed Switching
OSE Open Software / System Environment
OSEIA Open System Environment profile for Imminent Acquisitions (OSE), "OSE/IA"
OSF Open Software Foundation (HP, DEC, IBM, Org.)
OSF Operations System Function (IN)
OSF Oppose Sun Forever [ aka Open Software Foundation] (Slang, Org.)
OSF1 Open Software Foundation [system] /1 (OSF, OS, DEC), "OSF/1"
OSG Open Systems Group (Org.)
OSGI Open Services Gateway Initiative (Org., Motorola, Sun, DTAG, Siemens, Toshiba, ...), "OSGi"
OSI Open Systems Interconnection (ISO 9646-1)
OSICS OSI Communication Systems (OSI)
OSID Origination Signaling IDentifier
OSINLCP [PPP] OSI Network Layer Control Protocol (OSI, PPP, RFC 1377)
OSIRM Open Systems Interconnection/Reference Model (ISO), "OSI/RM"
OSKA ObjektSchluesselKAtalog (ATKIS)
OSL Open Subscription License
OSM Operating system Service Module (I2O)
OSM Optical Storage Manager (ARMS)
OSME Open Systems Message Exchange
OSMFT Operating System / Multiprogramming with a Fixed number of Tasks (OS, IBM S/360), "OS/MFT"
OSMVS Operating System / Multiple Virtual Space (OS, IBM, S/370, OS/MVT, Nachfolger, OS/VS-2), "OS/MVS"
OSMVT Operating System / Multiprogramming with a Variable number of Tasks (OS, IBM, S/360, S/370), "OS/MVT"
OSN Office System Node (IBM, DIA, OA)
OSN Open Systems Network
OSNR Optical Signal-to-Noise Relation (FO)
OSO OverScan Operation (VXA, Streamer)
OSP Optical Storage Processor
OSP OrganisationStrukturPlan
OSPCP Operating System / Primary Control Program (IBM, OS, OS/360, Vorlaeufer), "OS/PCP"
OSPF Open Shortest Path First [protocol / routing] (Internet, IGP, RFC 1583)
OSPM Operating System directed [configuration and] Power Management
OSQL Object-Structured Query Language (DB, SQL, OODBMS)
OSR Optical Scanning Recognition
OSRT Operating System / Real Time (OS, Destek Group), "OS/RT"
OSS Open Source Software (OSS)
OSS Operator Service System
OSSVS Operating System / Single Virtual Space (OS, IBM, S/370, OS/VS2), "OS/SVS"
OSTA Optical Storage Technology Association (Org.)
OSTC Open System Test Consortium (Org., OSTC)
OSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy (Org., USA)
OSVS1 Operating System / Virtual System - 1 (OS, IBM, S/370), "OS/VS-1"
OSVS2 (IBM, MVS), "OS/VS2"
OSVS2 Operating System / Virtual System - 2 (OS, IBM, S/370), "OS/VS-2"
OSWL2 OS-9 Windows / Level 2, "OSW/L2"
OSWS Operating System Work Station
OT Object Technology
OT Off Topic (DFUE-Slang, Usenet)
OT Open Transport (Apple)
OTA Office of Technology Assessment (Org., IBM, HP, AEG, AT&T, SNI, ...)
OTDR Optical Time DOMAIN Reflectometer (Kabel)
OTES Outside Thermal Exhaust System (Abit)
OTM Object Transaction Monitor (COM, MTS)
OTOH On The Other Hand (DFUE-Slang, Usenet, IRC)
OTP One Time Password
OTP One Time Programmable [chip] (IC)
OTPPP Open Transport/Point-to-Point Protocol (Apple, OT, PPP), "OT/PPP"
OTPROM One Time Programmable Read Only Memory (ROM, IC)
OTS Object Transaction Service (CORBA)
OTS Office TeleSystem (OA)
OU Organizational Unit (MS, Windows, NT, AD)
OUCL Oxford University Computing Laboratory
OUG Occam User Group (Org., User group)
OUI Organization Unique Identifier (IEEE)
OUI Organizational Unit Identifier
OUM Ovonic Unified Memory (ECD)
OUTWATS OUTward Wide Area Telephone Service
OVID Object, View, and Interaction Design
OVST OrtsVermittlungsSTelle (DTAG)
OWA Outlook Web Access (MS, WWW)
OWF Object World Frankfurt (Messe)
OWG Optical WaveGuide (LWL)
OWL Object Windows Library (Borland, API)
OWL Open Windows Library (API)
OWORM Optical Write Once Read Many, "O-WORM"
**** P ****
P2CC2P PCI to CPU / CPU tp PCI [concurrency] (BIOS, PC, PCI, CPU), "P2C/C2P"
P2P Peer to Peer [net]
P3P Platform for Privacy Preferences (WWW)
P64 Pointer 64 [bit] (BIT)
PA Precision Architecture (HP)
PABX Private Automatic Branch eXchange
PAC PCI AGP Controller (Intel, IC, PCI, AGP)
PAC Privilege Attribute Certificate (DCE)
PAC Proxy Auto-Config (WWW, Mozilla)
PACE Priority Access Control Enabled (3Com, Ethernet)
PACER Public Access to Court Electronic Records
PACS Picture Archiving and Communications Systems
PACS Public-Access Computing Systems
PACT Partnership in Advanced Computing Technologies (Org. UK)
PACT Personal Air Communications Technology, "pACT"
PACT Production Analyses Control Technique
PACX Private Automatic Computer eXchange
PAD Packet Assembling Disassembling (CCITT, X.3, X.28, X.29, PSDN)
PADS Programmer's Advanced Debuging System
PAE Physical Address Extension (Intel, Pentium, PAE)
PAEB Pan American EDIFACT Board (Org., EDIFACT), "PA/EB"
PAEB Pan American EDIFACT Board (UN/EDIFACT)
PAI Process After Input (R/3)
PAL Paradox Application Language (Borland, DB)
PAL Phase Alternating Line
PAL Privileged Architecture Library (DEC, Alpha)
PAL Programmable Array Logic
PALCD Plasma Addressable Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
PAM Paging Area Memory
PAM Pluggable Authentication Module (Linux, LISA)
PAM Primary Access Method (BS2000)
PAM Programmable Attribute Maps (DRAM, PCI)
PAM Pulse Amplification Modulation
PAML Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists (Internet, BBS)
PAN Personal Account Number
PAN Personal Area Network (IBM)
PAN Personal Area Networking [profile] (Bluetooth)
PANDORA Preserving and Accessing Networked Documentary Resources of Australia
PANIX Public Access internet/uNIX [system] (Unix, Internet, Netzwerk)
PAP Password Authentication Protocol (RFC 1334)
PAP Printer Access Protocol (AppleTalk)
PAP ProgrammAblaufPlan (DIN 66001)
PAPI PC voice API (API, PC)
PAR Positive Acknowledgement with Retransmission [protocols]
PAR Project Authorization Request (IEEE)
PARC Palo Alto Research Center (Org., USA, Xerox)
PARISC Precision Architecture, Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC, HP), "PA-RISC"
PARLE [conference on] Parallel ARchitecture and Languages Europe (ECRC, Conference)
PARTS Parts Assembly and Reuse Tool Set (Visual Smalltalk)
PAS Publicly Available Specifications (ISO)
PAS2 Personal Application System /2 (IBM, DB2/2), "PAS/2"
PASC Portable Application Standards Committee (Org., IEEE)
PAT Performance Acceleration Technique (Intel, MCH)
PAT Port and Address Translation (IOS, Cisco, LAN, IP)
PAUSE PERL Authors Upload SErver (PERL, CPAN)
PAWS Protection Against Wrapped Sequence space (TCP, Satellit)
PAX Pixel Addressing eXtensions (Intel, RISC, CPU)
PAX Portable Archive eXchange (SCO, Unix)
PAX Private Automatic eXchange
PB Pipeline Burst [cache]
PBC Peripheral Bus Computer
PBE Prompt By Example
PBI Pacific Bell Internet (ISP)
PBI Phone Based Interface
PBM Play By Mail [game]
PBO Process Before Output (R/3)
PBX Private Branch eXchange (Nebenstellenanlage)
PC Personal Computer
PC Printed Circuit (IC)
PC Priority Control
PC Protocol Control
PC Punched Card
PC97 Personal Computer 97 (MS), "PC 97"
PCA Policy Certification Authority (DFN, PGP)
PCA Power Calibration Area (CD)
PCAT Personal Computer - Advanced Technology, "PC-AT"
PCB Printed Circuit Board
PCB Process Control Block (BS2000)
PCB Program Communication Block (IBM)
PCB Protocol Control Block (TCP)
PCC Portable C Compiler
PCCA Personal Computer Communications Associations (Org., USA)
PCD Photo CD (Kodak, CD)
PCD Process Control Device
PCDA Program Controlled Data Acquisition
PCDATA Parsed Character DATA (DTD, CDATA)
PCDOS Personal Computer DOS (OS, DOS, IBM, PC), "PC-DOS"
PCERT Purdue Computer Emergency Response Team
PCF Point Coordination Function (MAC, 802.11a, WLAN)
PCF Portable Compiled Font
PCH Paging CHannel (GSM, CCCH, Mobile-Systems)
PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
PCI Protocol Control Information (OSI, ETSI)
PCIA Personal Communications Industry Association (Org., USA, SMS)
PCIC PC card I/O Card (PCMCIA, I/O)
PCIE Permis de Conduire Informatique Europeen (ECDL)
PCIPM PCI Power Management [specification] (PCI), "PCI PM"
PCIS Portable Common Interface Set
PCISIG Peripheral Component Interconnect - Special Interest Group (Org., PCI, SIG), "PCI-SIG"
PCIX Peripheral Component Interconnect eXtended (PCI), "PCI-X"
PCIX Personal Computer / unIX (IBM, PC), "PC/IX"
PCIXF Personal Computer Integrated eXchange Format (OS/2), "PC/IXF"
PCL Portable Common LOOPS (CLOS)
PCL Printer Control Language (HP)
PCL Programmable Command Language (CMU, DEC, TOPS)
PCM Personal Computer Manufacturer
PCM Physical Connection Management (FDDI, SMT)
PCM Plug Compatible Machine
PCM Pulse Coded Modulation
PCMCIA People Can't Memorize Computer Industries Acronyms (Slang)
PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (Org.)
PCMS Project & Configuration Management System
PCMT Personal Computer Message Terminal
PCN Personal Communications Network
PCN Public Communications Network (Mobile-Systems)
PCNFS Personal Computer Network File System
PCNOS Personal Computer / Network Operating System (OS, MS-DOS, CP/M), "PC/NOS"
PCO Point of Control and Observation (ISO 9646-1, IUT)
PCP Primary Control Program (IBM, OS, OS/PCP)
PCP Printer Control Protocol
PCPC Personal Computers Peripheral Corporation (Hersteller)
PCR Peak Cell Rate (UNI, ATM, SCR)
PCR Processor Configuration Register (Motorola, CPU)
PCR Program Clock Reference
PCRAM Phase-Change Random Access Memory (RAM, IC), "PC-RAM"
PCRW Phase Change ReWritable (DVD, EMCA), "PC-RW"
PCS Personal Communication System (Sony, Panasonic, Motorola)
PCS Personal Communications Services
PCS Programmable Communications Subsystem
PCS Punched Card System (PC)
PCSA Personal Computing Systems Architecture [= Pathworks] (DEC, NOS)
PCSC Personal Computer / Smard Card (PC, PCMCIA), "PC/SC"
PCSD Printer Control Sequence Description
PCSI Pacific Communication Sciences, Inc. (Hersteller)
PCT Private Communication Technology (Internet, MS, Visa)
PCT Probe Control Table (FFST/2)
PCTCP Personal Computer/Transmission Control Protocol, "PC/TCP"
PCTE Portable Common Tool Environment (CASE, ESPRIT)
PCTS POSIX Compliance Test Suite (POSIX)
PCV P-bit Coding Violation [error event] (DS3/E3, BIT)
PCV Path Coding Violation [error event] (DS1/E1)
PCXT Personal Computer - eXtended Technology, "PC-XT"
PD Packetization Delay
PD Plug & Display [standard] (LCD, VESA), "P&D"
PD Public DOMAIN
PDA Personal Digital Assistant
PDC Personal Digital Cellular [network] (GSM)
PDC Power Disk Cartridge (ECMA)
PDC Primary DOMAIN Controller (MS, Windows, NT, BDC)
PDC PROLOG Development Center (Hersteller, Daenemark, PROLOG)
PDE Partial Differential Equation
PDE Personal Digital Entertainment
PDES Product Data / Definition Exchange Standards (USA, STEP, CIM)
PDF Portable Document Format (Adobe)
PDF Program Development Facility (IBM)
PDFX Portable Document Format / eXchange (PDF, CGATS, DTP), "PDF/X"
PDH Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (ATM)
PDI Power and Data Interface
PDK Patterns Development Kit (WWW, IBM)
PDK Peripheral Developers Kit (MS)
PDL Page / Program Description / Design Language
PDL PERL Data Language (PERL)
PDL Program Development Language
PDLT Process Dispatch Latency Time
PDM Program Development Manager (IBM, ADT)
PDN Programmer's Distribution Network (Fido)
PDN Public Data Network (Mobile-Systems)
PDO Portable Distributed Objects (NeXT)
PDOP Positional Dilution Of Precision (GPS)
PDOS Parallel and Distributed Operating System (OS, MIT)
PDP Parallel Distributed Processing (AI)
PDP Peripheral Data Processing
PDP Plasma Display Panel
PDP Programmable Data Processor (DEC)
PDQ Parallel Data Query (Informix, DB)
PDS Partitioned Data Set
PDS Portable Display Shell (Shell)
PDS Processor Direct Slot / Socket (Motorola, Apple)
PDS Professional Development System (MS)
PDS Public DOMAIN Software (PD)
PDSP Peripheral Data Storage Processor
PDSS Post Development and Software Support
PDT Pacific Daylight Time [-0700] (TZ, PST, USA)
PDTR Proposed Draft Technical Report
PDU Packet Data Unit
PDU Product Development Unit
PDU Protocol Data Unit (OSI)
PDV Photorealistic Data Visualization
PDV ProzessDatenVerarbeitung
PE Phase Encoding
PE Portable eXecutable (Win32, Java)
PE Processing Element (MPP)
PEA Pocket Ethernet Adapter (LAN, Ethernet)
PEAR PHP Extension and Application Repository (PHP)
PEARL Process and Experiment Automation Realtime Language
PEBCAK Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard (Slang)
PEBKAC Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair (DFUE, Usenet, IRC)
PEC Program Execution Control (IBM, OS/2)
PEDS Planning, programming, budget, and execution Electronic Delivery System
PEEK Partners Early Experience Kit (Taligent)
PEF Preferred Executable Format (CFM, Apple)
PEL Picture ELement
PEM Privacy Enhanced Mail (PSRG, RFC 1421/1422/1423/1424)
PEN Public Education Network
PEP Packetized Ensemble Protocol (Telebit)
PEP Personal Employee Portal (IBM)
PEP Personal Exam Prep (MS, ATEC)
PEP Polymer Electronic Printing
PEP Python Enhancement Proposal (Python)
PER Packed Encoding Rules (ASN.1)
PER Program Event Recording
PERCS Productive, Easy-to use, Reliable Comouting Systems (IBM)
PERL Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister (Slang)
PERL Practical Extraction and Report Language (PERL)
PERM Pre-Embossed Rigid Magnetic (Sony, HDD)
PERMIS PERManentes InventurabwicklungsSystem (MBAG)
PEROM Programmable Erasable Read Only Memory (IC)
PERPOS PERpetual Processing Operating System (OS, Unix)
PERT Program Evaluation / Evolution and Review Technique
PES P-bit Errored Seconds (DS3/E3, BIT)
PES Photo-Electric Scanning (DTP)
PES Programmed Electrical Stimulation
PES Proposed Encryption Standard (Verschluesselung)
PEST Parameter Estimation by Sequential Testing
PET Personal Electronic Translator
PET Print Enhancement Technology (Compaq)
PET Progressive Educational Technology
PEX PHIGS Extension for X (X-Windows, PHIGS)
PFA Parameter Field Address (Forth)
PFA Predictive Failure Analysis (HDD)
PFC Power Factor Correction
PFC Protocol Field Compression (PPP)
PFE Page Fault Error (Windows, MS)
PFK Program Function Key
PFM Printer Font Metrics (Adobe)
PFN Page Frame Number (Linux, VPFN)
PFPU Processor Frame Power Unit
PFR Portable Font Resource (Netscape)
PFRAM Polymeric Ferroelectric Random Access Memory (RAM, IC)
PFWG [WAI] Protocols and Formats Working Group (WAI)
PGA Pin Grid Array (IC, CPU)
PGA Professional Graphics Adapter (IBM)
PGC Professional Graphics Controller
PGC ProGram Chain (DVD)
PGD Page Global Directory
PGFNA Prince George Free-Net Association (Org., USA)
PGI Parameter Group Identifier (SPDU)
PGM Practical General Multicast (Cisco, Multicast)
PGML Precision Graphics Markup Language (XML, IBM, Netscape, Sun, Adobe)
PGO Profile Guided Optimization (Intel)
PGP Pretty Good Privacy
PGS Program Generation System
PHB PCI Host Bridge (Power4, IBM)
PHIGS Programmer's Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System
PHIGSPLUS PHIGS Plus Lumiere and Surfaces (PHIGS), "PHIGS-PLUS"
PHIPS Professional High-Resolution Image Processing System (CA)
PHOTON paneuropean PHOtonic Transport Overlay Network (ACTS)
PHP PHP Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP/FI, HTML, CGI, Nachfolger)
PHPFI Personal Home Page [construction kit]/Form Interpreter (HTML, CGI, PHP, Verlaeufer), "PHP/FI"
PHUN Phreakers and Hackers Underground Network (Netzwerk)
PHY PHYsical Layer Control (FDDI)
PI Placement and Interconnect [system] (VLSI, MIT)
PIA Peripheral Interface Adapter
PIA Plug-In Administrator
PIC Personal Intelligent Communicator
PIC Point in Call (IN)
PIC Primary Independent Carrier
PIC Priority Interrupt Controller (IC)
PIC Programmable Interrupt Controller (PIC)
PICG PCTE Interface Control Group (Org., PCTE)
PICMG PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (Org., PCI)
PICS Platform for Internet Content Selection (Org., Internet)
PICS Plug-in Inventory Control System
PICS Protocol Implementation Conformance Statements
PICSDCPR PICS Detailed Continuing Property Record, "PICS/DCPR"
PICU Priority Interrupt Control Unit
PID Process IDentification number (Unix)
PID Protocol IDentifier [governing connection types]
PIE Personal Interactive Electronics [division] (Apple)
PIF Parity Inner Failure (DVD)
PIFS Point Coordination Function - InterFrame Space (MAC, 802.11a, PCF, IFS, WLAN)
PIG Psion Interest Group (Psion)
PIIX PCI IDE/ISA eXcelerator (Intel, IC, PCI, IDE, ISA)
PIKT Problem Informant/Killer Tool (GNU, Linux)
PIL Python Imaging Library (Python)
PIM Parallel Inference Machine (FGCS, AI)
PIM Personal Information Manager / Management
PIM Protocol Independent Multicast (ACM, Multicast)
PIMA Photographic & Imaging Manufacturers Association (Org., Vorlaeufer, I3C)
PIMB PCTE Interface Management Board (Org., PCTE)
PIMDM Protocol Independent Multicast-Dense Mode [protocol] (PIM, ACM, Multicast), "PIM-DM"
PIMF Paar [kabel] In MetallFolie (VDE, STP), "PiMF"
PIMS Project Information Management System
PIMSM Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode [protocol] (RFC 2117/2362, PIM, ACM, SM, Multicast), "PIM-SM"
PIN Personal Identification Number (Banking, ICC)
PIN Personal Internet Name (RFC 3042)
PIN Processor Independent Netware (Novell, HP, DEC, Apple, Sun)
PINE Program for Internet News and Email / PINE Is No longer ELM
PINET Physicians Information NETwork (Netzwerk, USA)
PING Packet InterNet Groper (ICMP, TCP/IP)
PINT PSTN INTernet Interworking [group] (PSTN, IETF)
PIO Parallel / Programmed Input/Output
PIOS Personen, Institutionen, Objekte, Sachen (INPOL)
PIP Packet Interface Port
PIP Paper Impact Printing
PIP Peripheral Interchange Program
PIP Personal Information Processor
PIP Picture In Picture (Video)
PIP Plug-In Protocol (ZOC)
PIPS Parallel Information Processing System (GNU)
PIPS Pattern Information Processing Systems
PIRA Printing Industries Research Association (Org.)
PIRQ Peripheral Component Interconnect Interrupt ReQuest (PCI, IRQ)
PISA Portable InformationsSystem Architecture (DB, infodas, PISA)
PISABG PISA/Business Graphics (PISA), "PISA/BG"
PISADB PISA/Data Base (PISA, DB), "PISA/DB"
PISADD PISA/Data Dictionary (PISA), "PISA/DD"
PISADK PISA/ ??? (PISA), "PISA/DK"
PISAMP PISA/Menue Processor (PISA), "PISA/MP"
PISANT PISA/ ??? (PISA), "PISA/NT"
PISAPPS PISA/ProduktionsPlanung und -Steuerungssystem (PISA), "PISA/PPS"
PISAQL PISA/Query Language (PISA), "PISA/QL"
PISARG PISA/Report Generator (PISA), "PISA/RG"
PISN Private Integrated Services Network (ECMA)
PISW Process Interrupt Status Word (CPU, Assembler)
PIT Programmable Interval Timer
PITA Pain In The Anatomy / Ass (DFUE-Slang, Usenet, IRC)
PIU Path Information Unit (IBM, SNA)
PIU Plug-In Unit
PIXEL PIcture ELement
PIXIT Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing
PK Public Key (Verschluesselung)
PKCS Public Key Cryptography Standards (Org., USA, Verschluesselung)
PKI Public Key Infrastructure (Verschluesselung, Internet, ITU, PKI)
PKIX Public Key Infrastructure X.509 (PKI, Verschluesselung)
PKS Polizeiliche KriminalStatistik (INPOL)
PKT Partition Knowledge Table
PL Physical Layer (ISO, OSI)
PLA Program License Agreement (IBM)
PLA Programmable Logic Array
PLATO Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations
PLB Picture Level Benchmark (GPC)
PLBSI Picture Level Benchmark Sample Implementation (GPC)
PLC Programmable Logic Controller (IC)
PLCC Plastic Leaded [/ Leadless] Chip Carrier
PLCP Physical Layer Convergence Procedure / Protocol (UNI, DS-3)
PLD Programmable Logic Device (IC, RL)
PLDA Private Loop Direct Attach
PLDM Power Line Disturbance Monitor
PLE Personal Learning Edition (Maya)
PLED Polymer Light Emitting Display (LED)
PLI Programming Language One (DEC), "PL/I"
PLIP Parallel Line Internet Protocol (IP), "PL/IP"
PLL Phase Locked Loop
PLM Programming Language for Microcomputers
PLMN Public Land Mobile Network (Mobile-Systems, GSM)
PLONK Please Leave Our Newsgroup, Kid (Usenet, DFUE-Slang)
PLOU Physical Layer Overhead Unit (UNI), "PL-OU"
PLP Packet Layer Protocol (X.25)
PLP Party Line Protocol
PLP Presentation Level Protocol
PLS Personal Library Systems (Hersteller)
PLS PhysicaL Signaling
PLS Programmable Logic Sequencer
PLT Procedure Linkage Table
PLV Presentation Level Video (DVI, Intel)
PM Performance Management
PM Peripheral Module
PM Personal Message (BBS)
PM Physical Medium
PM Presentation Manager (OS/2)
PM Privileged Mode (HP, MPE)
PM Protected Mode (Intel, CPU)
PMA Physical Medium Attachment
PMA Policy Management Architecture (Netmanage, Internet)
PMA Program Memory Area (CD)
PMAC Packet Media Access Control (FDDI), "P-MAC"
PMAC Peripheral Module Access Controller
PMBR PIM Multicast Border Router (PIM, Multicast)
PMC Pseudo-Machine Code
PMD Page Middle Directory
PMD Physical layer, Medium Dependant [sub-layer] (FDDI, UNI)
PMDRAM Page Mode Dynamic Random Access Memory (RAM, DRAM, IC), "PM-DRAM"
PME Pattern Matching Engine
PMJI Pardon Me for Jumping In (DFUE-Slang)
PMMU Paged Memory Management Unit
PMO Program Management Office (Sun, JCP)
PMOS Positive-channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor (IC)
PMP Point to MultiPoint (UNI)
PMP Preventive Maintenance Package (AIX, IBM)
PMR Poor Man's Routing
PMR Problem Management Report (IBM)
PMS Personal Mailing System
PMS Processor Memory Switch
PMS Project Management System
PMS Public Message System
PMSP Preliminary Message Security Protocol
PMU PowerMeter Unit
PMW Project Manager Workbench
PMX Packet MultipleXer (MUX)
PMX Presentation Manager for the X window system, "PM/X"
PNG Portable Network Graphics [format] (RFC 2083)
PNNI [phase 0] Public Network Node Interface [protocol] (ATM)
PNNI Private Network to Network Interface (ATM), "P-NNI"
PNP Plug 'N Play (PNP), "PnP"
PNPBIOS Plug and Play Basic Input Output System (PNP, BIOS), "PnP BIOS"
PNPN Positive Negative Positive Negative [devices]
PNS PeaceNet Sweden (Netzwerk)
PNW Personal NetWare (Novell, Netware)
POA Portable Object Adapter (CORBA)
POACH PC-On-A-Chip (PC)
POC Proof of Concept
POCSAG Post Office Code Standard Advisory Group (Org., SMS)
POD Plain Old Document [format]
POD Print / Publishing On Demand, "PoD"
PODA Piloting of ODA (ESPRIT, SNI, Bull, TITN, ICL, Olivetti, ODA)
PODA Priority Orientated Demand Assignment (MAC, TDM)
POE PERL Object Environment (PERL)
POE PowerOpen Association (Apple, IBM, Motorola, ..., Org.)
POEM Portable Object-orientated Entity Manager (SGML)
POEMS Platinum Open Enterprise Management System
POEP Primary Operand Execution Pipeline (Motorola, CPU), "pOEP"
POF Parity Outer Failure (DVD)
POF Plastic Optical Fiber (OWG)
POGO Programmer-Oriented Graphics Operation
POH Path OverHead (SONET)
POI Path Overhead Indicator (SONET)
POI Point Of Information
POI Point Of Interaction (IN)
POL Problem / Procedure / Process Oriented Language
PON Passive Optical Network
POOL Parallel Object Orientated Language (DOOM, OOP)
POP Package for Online Programming
POP Point Of Presence (Internet, ISP)