V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms

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100VG: 100 Voice Grade [technology]
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
80211HR: 802.11 High Rate (IEEE, WLAN), "802.11/HR"
8PSK: 8 Phase Shift Keying (EDGE, mobile-systems)
8VSB: 8-Vestigial Side Band, "8-VSB"

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AA: Auto Answer (MODEM)
AAA: Authentication, Authorization and Accounting
AAAAA: Anonym Association Against Acronym Abuse (telecommunication-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 (Telekom)
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 (telecommunication-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
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)
ABS: Apple Business Systems (Apple)
ABUI: Association of Banyan Users International (org., Banyan, VINES, user group, predecessor, 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)
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 (manufacturer)
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., Spain, 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 (Australia, 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 (cable)
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 (fair)
ACS: Asynchronous Communication Server
ACS: Australian Computer Science
ACS: Australian Computer Society (org., Australia)
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 (Europe, 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)
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: ??? (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)
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, Germany)
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., Spain, AI)
AES: Advanced Encryption Standard (cryptography)
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 (telecommunication-slang, Usenet, IRC)
AFAICR: As Far As I Can Recall (telecommunication, Usenet, IRC)
AFAICT: As Far As I Can Tell (telecommunication, Usenet, IRC)
AFAIK: As Far As I Know (telecommunication-slang, Usenet, IRC)
AFAIR: As Far As I Recall / Remember (telecommunication-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., France)
AFD: Automatic File Distribution
AFE: Apple File Exchange (Apple)
AFEB: AFrican EDIFACT Board (org., EDIFACT), "AF/EB"
AFI: Authority and Format Indicator (NSAP, IDP)
AFI: Authority Frame Identifier
AFII: Association for Font Information Interchange (org., USA)
AFIN: Air Force Information Network (network, USA, mil.)
AFIS: AutomatisiertesFingerabdruck-InformationsSystem (INPOL)
AFK: Away from Keyboard (telecommunication-slang, Usenet, IRC)
AFNET: Air Force Network (network, 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
AFT: Authenticated Firewall Traversal (IETF)
AFTP: Anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
AFUU: Association Francaise des Utilisateurs d'Unix (org., France, 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)
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., Italy)
AID: Application IDentifier (APDU)
AID: Attention Interrupt ??? [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
AII: Active Input Interface (UNI, PMD, FDDI)
AIIA: Associazione Italiana per l'Intelligenza Artificiale (org., Italy, AI)
AIIM: Association for Information and Image Management (org., USA)
AIM: Advanced Invar Mask (Display, ViewSonic)
AIM: Alternate Input Method (OS/2)
AIM: AOL Instant Messenger [protocol] (AOL)
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: Association of Imaging Manufacturers ??? /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., Italy)
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 (manufacturer)
AIS: Applied Information Systems (manufacturer)
AIS: Arbeitgeber-Informations-Service (WWW)
AIS: Automated Information 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., Australia, 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] (manufacturer)
AITEC: [research institute for] Advanced Information TEChnology (org., Japan)
AITO: Association Internationale pour les Technologies Objets (org.)
AIUI: As I Understand It (telecommunication-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 (telecommunication-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 (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 (manufacturer)
ALS: Adjacent Link Station (IBM)
ALSA: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (Linux)
ALSI: Associazione nazionale Laureati in Scienze dell'informazione e Informatica (org., Italy)
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 (telecommunication, 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.] (manufacturer)
AME: Advanced Metal Evaporated [tape] (Seagate, Streamer)
AME: Advanced Modeling Extension (AutoCAD)
AMEL: Active Matrix Electro Luminescent (AMD, LCD)
AMH: Automated Material Handling
AMHS: Automated Message Handling System (MHS)
AMI: Alternate Mark Inversion (ISDN, T1)
AMI: American Megatrends Incorporation (manufacturer)
AMI: ATM Management Interface (ForeRunner)
AMIA: American Medical Informatics Association (org., USA)
AMIA: Australian Medical Informatics Association (org., Australia)
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, network)
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)
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)
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 (telecommunication-slang, Usenet, IRC)
ANHR: Access Node Hub Router (AN)
ANI: Automatic Number Identification
ANMA: Apple Network Managers Association (org., Apple)
ANMP: Advanced ??? 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: 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)
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 (network, 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., Australia)
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
APAR: Authorized Program Analysis Report (IBM)
APB: Advanced Peripheral Bus (AMBA, ARM)
APC: American Power Conversion (manufacturer, UPS)
APC: ArbeitsPlatz Computer (SNI)
APC: Association for Progressive Communications (org., network)
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)
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
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: Autenticated 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 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)
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, manufacturer, 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 (manufacturer, 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, network)
ARPDP: Association of Rehabilitation Programs in Data Processing (org., USA)
ARQ: Automatic Re-transmission reQuest (MODEM)
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: Advanced Server (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, predecessor)
ASAP: As Soon As Possible (telecommunication-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: 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 (manufacturer)
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, Germany)
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)
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: 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)
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., Switzerland)
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 (manufacturer)
ASU: Asynchron-Synchron Umsetzer
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: 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., Spain)
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 (neural nets)
ATM: Abstract Test Method (ISO 9646-1)
ATM: Adobe Type Manager
ATM: Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
ATM: At The Moment (telecommunication-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 [format]
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 Usarios de Internet (Internet, user group, Spain, 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 (predecessor, SVIP, mil., USA)
AUTOVON: AUTOmatic VOice Network (predecessor, 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: 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] (manufacturer)
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 (cable)
AWK: al Aho, peter Weinberger, brian Kernighan (Unix)
AWL: AnWeisungsListe (DIN 19239)
AWOL: Abesent WithOut Leave (telecommunication, Usenet, IRC)
AWP: Association of Web Professionals (org., WWW)
AWS: Apple Workgroup Server (Appletalk, Apple)
AWT: Abstract Windows 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)
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] (cable), "Balun"
BAM: Bidirectional Associative Memory (neural nets)
BAM: Block-Availability-Map
BAM: Bundesanstalt fuer Materialpruefung (org., Berlin, Germany)
BAP: [PPP] Bandwidth Allocation Protocol (PPP, RFC 2125, BACP)
BAPC: [PPP] Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol (PPP, BAP, RFC 2125)
BAPCO: Business Application Performance COrporation (org., Compaq, Dell, HP, IBM, MS, Lotus, Intel, ...), "BAPCo"
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 (network), "BARRNet"
BART: Basic Application RunTime (OS/2, IBM)
BARWAN: Bay Area Research Wireless Access Network (network, 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 (telecommunication, Usenet, IRC)
BBIAM: Be Back In A Minute (telecommunication-slang, Usenet, IRC)
BBL: Be Back Later (telecommunication-slang, Usenet, IRC)
BBN: Bolt, Beranek and Newman (manufacturer)
BBNS: BroadBand Network Services
BBR: Back Bone Ring
BBS: Bulletin Board System (telecommunication)
BCAM: Basic Communication Access Method
BCBDS: Broadband Connectionless Data Bearer Service (B-ISDN)
BCC: Base Communications-computer Center (mil., USA)
BCC: Blind Carbon Copy (telecommunication)
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)
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)
BDR: Bus Device Request (SCSI)
BDSG: BundesDatenSchutzGesetz Germany
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"
BEOS: Be Operating System (OS), "BeOS"
BER: Basic Encoding Rules [for ASN.1] (ASN.1, OSI, ISO, IS 8825)
BER: Bit Error Rate
BERKOM: BERliner KOMmunikationssystem (network)
BERT: Bit Error Rate Test
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., Germany
BEW: Business Engineering Workbench (R/3, SAP)
BF: Bus Fraction [pin] (Intel, Pentium, CPU)
BFD: Binary File Descriptor (Unix)
BFN: Bye For Now (telecommunication-slang, IRC, Usenet)
BFOC: Bayonet Fiber Optic Connector
BFT: Binary File Transfer (telecommunication)
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 (network)
BHT: Branch History Table (CPU)
BI: Breidbart-Index (Usenet, ECP, EMP)
BIAB: Back In A Bit (telecommunication, Usenet, IRC)
BIB: Bus Interface Board
BIC: Bank Identifier Code (banking)
BIC: Bit Independence Criterion (cryptography)
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, ...)
BIPV: Bit Interleaved Parity Violation
BIRA: Belgian Institute for Automatic Control (org., Belgium)
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"
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 (network)
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: BLocked ASynchronous Transmission
BLER: BLock Error Rate (CD)
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)
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 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., manufacturer, AIM)
BOPS: Billion Operations Per Second
BORSCHT: Battery, Overvoltage, Ringing, Signalling, Coding, Hybrid, Testing [functions] (PBX)
BOS: Basic Operating System (AIX, IBM)
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)
BOT: Back On Topic (telecommunication-slang, Usenet, IRC)
BOT: Beginning Of Tape
BOT: Broadcast Online TV
BOT: Build, Operate and Transfer (networke)
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)
BPIP: Best Play for Imperfect Player (NEC)
BPL: Bytes Per Line
BPN: Back-Propagation Net (NN)
BPP: Bits Per Pixel
BPP: Bridge Port Pair
BPS: Bits Per Second (MODEM)
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 (network)
BRAM: Broadcast Recognition Access Method (MAC)
BRAN: Broadband Radio Access Network (ETSI, WLAN)
BRAP: Broadcast Recognition with Alternating Priorities (MAC)
BRB: Be Right Back (telecommunication-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., manufacturer)
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 (manufacturer, Unix, OS)
BSDI: Berkeley Software Design Incorporated (manufacturer)
BSDL: Berkeley/San Diego License
BSI: Bentley Systems, Incorporated (manufacturer)
BSI: British Standards Institute (org., UK)
BSI: Bundesamt fuer Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik Org., Germany
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 (telecommunication-slang, Usenet)
BTDT: Been There, Done That (slang, Linux, Kernel)
BTE: Broadband Terminal Equipment (B-ISDN), "B-TE"
BTL: Bell Telephone Laboratories
BTLB: Block Translation Look-aside Buffer (CPU)
BTM: Batch Time-sharing Monitor (OS)
BTM: Benchmark Timing Methodology (PLB)
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 (telecommunication-slang, Usenet, IRC)
BTX: BildschirmTeXt (network, Datex-J, Telekom), "Btx"
BTXVST: BildschirmTeXt-VermittlungsSTelle (BTX), "Btx-VSt"
BUI: Bus Interface Unit (DEC)
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)
BZR: BundesZentralRegister (IC)
BZT: Bundesamt fuer Zulassungen in der Telekommunikation (org., Telekom)

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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)
C4I: Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (mil., USA)
C64: Commodore 64 [computer] (Commodore)
CA: Cell Arrival (ATM)
CA: Certification Authority (cryptography, PKI)
CA: Computer Animation
CA: Computer Associates (manufacturer)
CAAD: Computer Aided Architectural Design
CABS: Carrier Access Billing System
CABS: Computer Aided Business Simulation
CAC: Channel Access Code (Bluetooth)
CAC: Computer Aided Crime
CAC: Connection Admission Control (UNI, ATM)
CACEAS: Computer-Assisted Circuit Engineering and Allocating System
CACTIS: Community Automated Counter-Terrorism Intelligence System (mil., USA)
CAD: Computer Aided Dispatch / Drafting
CAD: Computer Aided Design (CIM)
CADE: Computer Aided Document Engineering (Microstar)
CADS: Computer-Assisted Display System
CAE: Client Application Enabler (IBM, DB)
CAE: Common Application Environment (X/Open)
CAE: Computer Aided Education
CAE: Computer Aided Engineering (CIM)
CAI: Computer Aided Inspection (CIM)
CAI: Computer Aided Instruction
CAIP: Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns (conference)
CAIS: Common APSE Interface Specification
CAIT: Center for the Application of Information Technology (org., USA)
CAIT: Central Academy of Information Technology (org., MITI)
CAL: Client Access License (Lotus, MS)
CAL: Computer Aided Logistics
CAL: Computer Assisted Learning
CALEA: Communications Assistance Law Enforcement Act (USA)
CALS: Computer aided Acquisition and Logistics Support
CALS: Continuous Aquisition and Life-cycle Support
CAM: Common Access Method (SCSI)
CAM: Computer Aided Manufacturing
CAMAC: Computer Automated Measurement And Control
CAMM: Computer Assisted Material Management
CAN: Complete Area Networks (SNI)
CAN: Controller Area Network
CAO: Computer Aided Office
CAP: Carrierless Amplitude Phase [modulation] (ADSL, AT&T)
CAP: Communications-electronics Accommodation Program
CAP: Component Approval Process
CAP: Computer Aided Planning (CIM)
CAP: Computer Aided Publishing
CAPE: Computer Applications in Production and Engineering (conference, IFIP)
CAPI: Communication Application Program Interface (ISDN, API)
CAPI: Cryptography Application Programming Interface (cryptography, API)
CAPP: Computer Aided Process Planning
CAPSL: CAnnon Printing System Language (Canon), "CaPSL"
CAQ: Computer Aided Quality [control]
CAR: Central Access Routing (RND)
CAR: Computer Aided Retrieval
CAR: Computer Assisted Radiology
CARCAS: Computer Aided aRchiving and Change Accounting System
CARDS: Central Archive for Reusable Defense Software (mil., USA)
CARDVM: Card Virtual Machine (Java, Sun), "CardVM"
CARE: Computer Assistance Resource Exchange
CARLOS: Computer Aided Real Language Orthographic System
CAS: Column Address Strobe (IC, DRAM)
CAS: Communicating Applications Specification (FAX, Intel, DCA)
CAS: Computer Aided Selling
CAS: Computer Algebra System
CAS: Computerized Autodial System
CASE: Common Application Service Element (ISO, OSI)
CASE: Computer Aided Software Engineering
CASH: Computer Aided Service Handling (Ashton-Tate), "C.A.S.H."
CAST: Carlisle Adams and Stafford Tavares (cryptography)
CAST: Computer Aided Software Testing
CAT: Central Alaska Time [-1000] (TZ)
CAT: Common Authentication Technology (IETF, RFC 1511)
CAT: Computer Aided Technology (fair)
CAT: Computer Aided Telephony
CAT: Computer Aided Testing
CATI: Computer Aided Telephone Interviewing
CATIS: Computer-Assisted Tactical Information System (mil., USA)
CATNIP: Common ArchiTecture for Next generation Internet Protocol (IPNG, RFC 1707)
CATS: CodeWarrior Analysis Tools
CAUCE: Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email (org., Internet, spam, UCE)
CAV: Constant Angular Velocity (CD, HDD, MOD)
CAVE: Cave for Automated Virtual Environment (VR)
CAVO: Computer Associates - Visual Objects (CA, DB), "CA-VO"
CBASIC: Commercial Beginners All purpose Symbolic Instruction Code (BASIC)
CBC: Cipher Block Chaining [mode] (DES, DESE, RC5, cryptography)
CBCP: CallBack Control Protocol
CBCS: Computer Based Conversation System (BBS)
CBDF: Character Bitmap Distribution Format (Adobe)
CBDS: Connectionless Broadband Data Service (Europe)
CBE: Certified Banyan Engineer (Banyan, VINES)
CBEMA: Computer & Business Equipment Manufacturers Association (org.)
CBF: Code Behind Form (MS, Access, DB)
CBGA: Ceramic Ball and Grid Array (IC)
CBIOS: Compatibility Basic Input Output System (IBM, BIOS)
CBMS: Connectionless Broadband Data Service
CBQ: Class Based Queueing
CBR: Constant Bit Rate (ATM, VBR, ABR, UBR, QOS)
CBS: Certified Banyan Specialist (Banyan, VINES)
CBSR: Candidate BootStrap Router (PIM, BSR, Multicast), "C-BSR"
CBT: Canon Buffer Transmission (Fax)
CBT: Computer-Based Training
CBT: Core Based Tree [multicast protocol] (IP, RFC 1949/2189, ST, Multicast)
CBX: Computerized Branch eXchange (PBX)
CC: Carbon Copy
CC: Continuity Cell (ATM)
CC: Country Code (MS-ISDN, GSM, mobile-systems)
CC: Cross Connector
CCAF: Call Control Agent Function (IN)
CCC: Chaos Computer Club (org.)
CCC: Computer Control Center
CCC: Cube Connected Cycles (MP)
CCCA: Campus Computer Communication Association (org., USA)
CCCH: Common Control CHannel (GSM, mobile-systems)
CCCI: Center for Cyber Communities Initiative (org., Japan)
CCD: Charge Coupled Device
CCE: [visual basic] Control Creation Edition (VB, ActiveX, MS)
CCE: Connection Control Entity
CCETT: Centre Commun d'Etudes de Telediffusion et Telecommunications (org., France)
CCF: ??? (org.)
CCF: Capsulated Color Filter (NEC)
CCF: Central Computer Facility
CCF: Connection Control Function (IN)
CCF: Controller Configuration Facility
CCFL: Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (LCD)
CCFT: Cold Cathode Fluorescent Tube (LCD, Display)
CCIRN: Coordinating Committee of International Networks (org.)
CCIS: Common Channel Interoffice Signaling (AT&T)
CCITT: Comite Consultatif International Telegraphique et Telephonique (org., ITU, predecessor)
CCL: Cerberus Central Limited (manufacturer)
CCM: Change Configuration Management
CCM: CORBA Component Model (CORBA)
CCNC: Common Channel Network Controller
CCNC: Computer / Communications Network Center
CCNUMA: Cache-Coherent Non Uniform Memory Access (SMP, NUMA), "cc-NUMA"
CCP: [PPP] Compression Control Protocol (PPP, RFC 1962)
CCP: Command Console Processor (CP/M)
CCP: Communications Control Program (OS, IBM)
CCP: Compact Communication Products (TPS)
CCR: Commitment, Concurrency and Recovery (OSI)
CCR: Current Cell Rate (ATM)
CCRMA: Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (org., Stanford, UK)
CCS: Cambridge Cybernetic Society (org.)
CCS: Coded Character Set (CCS, Unicode)
CCS: Common Channel Signaling (IN)
CCS: Common Command Set (SCSI)
CCS: Common Communications Support (IBM, SAA)
CCS: Communications-Computer Systems, "C-CS"
CCS: Cyprus Computer Society (Org, Zypern)
CCS7: Common Channel signaling System 7 (IN, Telekom, CCITT)
CCSID: Coded Character Set IDentification (IBM)
CCSY: Cooperative Computing System Program (HP)
CCT: China Coast Time [+0800] (TZ)
CCTA: Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (org., UK)
CCTLD: Country Code Top Level DOMAIN (Internet, ICANN), "ccTLD"
CCU: Cache Control Unit (Wyse)
CCU: Customer Control Unit
CCV: C-bit Coding Violation [error event] (DS3/E3)
CCW: COM Callable Wrapper (MS, COM, Java)
CD: Carrier Detect (MODEM, RS-232)
CD: Change Directory (DOS, Unix, OS/2)
CD: Committee Draft (ISO)
CD: Compact Disk (CD)
CDA: Communications Decency Act (Internet, USA)
CDA: Compound Document Architecture (DEC)
CDATA: Character DATA (XML, PCDATA)
CDB: Command Descriptor Block
CDBS: Connectionless Data Bearer Service
CDBX: Computerized Digital Branch eXchange (PBX)
CDC: Connected Device Configuration (JVM)
CDC: Control Data Corporation (manufacturer)
CDC: Cult of the Dead Cow (org.), "cDc"
CDD: Component Design Document
CDDA: Compact Disk - Digital Audio (CD, Digital audio), "CD-DA"
CDDI: Copper Distributed Data Interface (FDDI, UTP)
CDE: Certified Directory Engineer (Novell, Netware)
CDE: Common Desktop Environment
CDE: Compact Disk - Erasable (CD), "CD-E"
CDE: Cooperative Development Environment (Oracle)
CDEF: Control DEfinition Functions (Apple, MDEF)
CDF: Channel Definition Format (MS, Internet, XML)
CDF: Compound Document Framework (IBM, OLE)
CDFS: Compact Disk File System (CD, OS/2, IBM)
CDG: Compact Disk + Graphics (CD), "CD+G"
CDI: Compact Disk - Interactive (CD), "CD-I"
CDIF: CASE Data Interchange Format (CASE)
CDK: Control Development Toolkit (MS, VB)
CDM: Compressed Data Mode
CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access (telecommunication, mobile-systems)
CDMIDI: Compact Disk + Musical Instruments Digital Interface (CD, MIDI), "CD+MIDI"
CDMO: Compact Disk - Magneto Optical (CD), "CD-MO"
CDMS: Communication Driver Maintenance System (ISDN, HST)
CDNC: Chinese DOMAIN Name Consortium (org., Internet, DOMAIN)
CDO: Collaboration Data Objects (WSH, MS)
CDO: Common Data Objects (MS, ASP)
CDPC: Cellular Digital Packet Data
CDPD: Cellular Digital Packet Data (mobile-systems)
CDR: Compact Disk - Recordable (CD), "CD-R"
CDRA: Character Data Representation Architecture
CDRAM: Cached Dynamic Random Access Memory (RAM, DRAM, IC)
CDRM: Cross DOMAIN Resource Manager (VTAM, SSCP, IBM)
CDROM: Compact Disk - Read Only Memory (CD, ROM), "CD-ROM"
CDROMXA: Compact Disk - ROM / eXtended Architecture (CD, MPC, ROM), "CD-ROM/XA"
CDRW: Compact Disk - ReWritable (CD), "CD-RW"
CDS: Cell Directory Service (DCE)
CDS: Current Directory Structure (BIOS. DOS)
CDSA: Common Data Securuty Architecture (HP, cryptography)
CDSS: Creative Decision Stimulation Systems (AI, DSS)
CDT: Cell Delay Tolerance (ATN)
CDT: Central Daylight Time [-0500] (TZ, CST, USA)
CDTV: Commodore Dynamic Total Vision (Commodore)
CDV: Cell Delay Variation (UNI, ATM, QOS)
CDVT: Cell Delay Variation Tolerance (UNI, ATM, CDV)
CDWO: Compact Disk - Write Once (CD), "CD-WO"
CE: Communaute / Comunique Europeenne (Europe)
CE: Communications-Electronics, "C-E"
CE: Compact Edition (MS, Windows)
CE: Connection Endpoint (UNI)
CEARCH: Cisco Educational ARCHive (Cisco, WWW)
CEBIT: welt CEntrum Buero Information Telekommunikation (fair), "CeBIT"
CECI: CICS Enhanced Command Interpreter (IBM, CICS)
CEDA: ??? (CICS, IBM)
CEDR: [Microsoft Windows] Compact Edition Driver Repository (MS, Windows, CE)
CEECEB: Central and Eastern European Countries EDIFACT Board (org., EDIFACT), "CEEC/EB"
CEFACT: CEntre for Facilitation of procedures and practices in Administration, Commerce and Transport
CEG: Continuous Edge Graphics (Grafik, IC)
CEI: Connection Endpoint Identifier (UNI)
CELP: Card Edge Low Profile [socket]
CELP: Code Excited Linear Prediction
CEM: Contract Equipment Manufacturer
CEMT: ??? (CICS, IBM)
CEN: Comite Europeen de Normalisation (Europe, Brussels)
CENELEC: Comite Europeen de Normalisation ELECtrotechnique (org., CEN, Europe)
CENTR: Council of European National Top level DOMAIN Registries
CEPAC: CMOS-Ein-Platinen-Allzweck-Computer (IC, CMOS, C'T)
CEPIS: Council of European Professional Informatics Societies (org., Europe)
CEPT: Conference of European Postal and Telecommunications administrations (org., CCITT, conference, Europe)
CER: Cell Error Ratio (ATM)
CERFNET: California Educational and Research Federation NETwork (network), "CERFNet"
CERN: Conseil Europeenne pour la Recherche Nucleaire (org., Europe, Geneva)
CERT: Computer Emergency Response Team (DARPA, CMU, Internet)
CES: C-bit Errored Seconds (DS3/E3)
CES: Character Encoding Scheme (CSS, Unicode)
CES: Circuit Emulation Service
CES: Consumer Electronics Show (fair, USA)
CESAR: Central Employment Search And Retrieval (WWW)
CESG: Communications-Electronics Security Group (org., UK, GCHQ)
CET: Central European Time [+0100] (TZ, MET)
CET: Centro de Estudes de Telecomunicoes (org., Portugal)
CF: Carry Flag (assembler)
CF: Compact Flash [card]
CF: Compact Framework (MS, .NET)
CFA: Center for Architecture (org., JIEO, DISA)
CFA: Code Fiels Address (Forth)
CFB: Cipher FeedBack [mode] (cryptography, DES)
CFD: Call For Discussion (Internet)
CFD: Computational Fluid Dynamics [applications]
CFE: Center for Engineering (org., JIEO, DISA)
CFF: Compact Font Format (Adobe)
CFI: CAD Framework Initiative (org., CAD)
CFM: Clock From Master (CTM, Rambus)
CFM: Code Fragment Manager (Apple)
CFM: ConFiguration Management (FDDI, SMT)
CFMC: Committee to Fight Microsoft Corporation (org., MS)
CFML: Cold Fusion Markup Language
CFP: Call For Papers
CFP: Contention Free Period (PCF, MAC)
CFS: Center for Standards (org., JIEO, DISA)
CFS: Cryptographic FileSystem (Linux, cryptography)
CFV: Call For Vote (Internet, Usenet), "CfV"
CGA: Colour Graphics Adapter
CGA: Graphics Communications Association (org.)
CGARI: Graphics Communications Association Research Institute (org., CGA)
CGDC: Computer (???) Game Developers' Conference
CGI: Common Gateway Interface (WWW)
CGI: Computer Generated Imagery
CGI: Computer Graphics Interface
CGI: Computer Graphics International (conference)
CGM: Computer Graphics Metafile (ISO 8632)
CGMS: Copy Generation Management System (CD)
CGRM: Computer Graphics Reference Model (ISO, IEC, ISO/IEC 11072)
CGVDI: Computer Graphic Virtual Device Interface, "CG-VDI"
CHAID: CHisquard Automatic Interaction Detector / Detection (SPSS)
CHAP: [PPP] Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (PPP, RFC 1334/1994)
CHCP: CHange Code Page (DOS)
CHDL: Computer Hardware Description Language (HDL)
CHEST: Computers in Higher Education Software Team (org., UK)
CHILL: CCITT HIgh Level programming Language (CCITT)
CHRP: Common Hardware Reference Platform (AIM)
CHS: Cylinder Head Sectors
CHSM: C Hardware Specific Module (NEST, MLID, Novell)
CHV: Card Holder Value [aka PIN] (ICC, PIN)
CI: Check In (RCS)
CI: Coded Information
CI: Component Interface (DMI)
CI: Configuration Item (CM)
CI: Congestion Indicator
CIAC: Computer Incident Advisory Capability (org., LLNL, Internet)
CIB: Computer Integrated Business
CIC: Carrier Identification Code
CIC: Coordination and Information Center (CSNET)
CICA: Center of Innovative Computer Applications (org.)
CICS: Customer Information Control System (IBM, CICS)
CICSESA: Customer Information Control System/Enterprise Systems Architecture (IBM, CICS), "CICS/ESA"
CICSTS: Customer Information Control System / Transaction Server (IBM, VSE/ESA), "CICS/TS"
CICSVS: Customer Information Control System / Virtual Storage (IBM, CICS), "CICS/VS"
CID: Configuration - Installation - Distribution (IBM)
CIDF: Common Intrusion Detection Framework (CIDF, IDS)
CIDR: Classless Internet DOMAIN Routing [protocol] (RFC 1519)
CIE: Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (org.)
CIFS: Common Internet File System (TCP/IP)
CIL: Computer Integration Laboratories (org., Apple, IBM, Novell, Sun, ...)
CILABS: Component Integration LABoratorieS (org.,, OpenDoc, Apple, IBM, Adobe, ...), CILabs
CIM: Cisco Interactive Mentor (Cisco)
CIM: Common Information Model (DMTF, XML, DMI)
CIM: Computer Integrated Manufacturing
CIMOM: CIM Object Model (CIM)
CIMOS: CIncinnati Milacron Operating System (OS), "CiMOS"
CIO: Cisco Information Online (Cisco, WWW)
CIP: Carrier Identification Parameter
CIP: Classical IP over ATM (IP, ATM, IETF)
CIP: Computer Integrated Processing
CIP: Computer-Investitions-Programm
CIPA: Children's Internet Protection Act (Internet, USA, COPA)
CIQ: Customer Information Quality (OASIS, TC)
CIR: Committed Information Rate (ATM)
CIRC: Cross Interleaved Reed-solomon Code (CD)
CIRCIT: Centre for International Research on Communication and Information Technology (org., Australia)
CIS: Card Information Structure / Space (PCMCIA)
CIS: Command Information System (mil., USA)
CIS: Compuserve Information Systems (network)
CIS: Contact Image Sensor
CISC: Complex Instruction Set Computer (CPU)
CISE: Computer and Information Science Directorate (org., NSF)
CISKA: [3D] Campus-InformationsSystem KArlsruhe (Uni Karlsruhe, Germany, VRML)
CISPR: Comite International Special des Perturbations Radioelectriques (org.)
CISS: Center for Information Systems Security (org., JIEO, DISA, mil., USA)
CIT: Computer Integrated Telephony
CIT: Computer Intergrated Tooling
CITED: Copyright In Transmitted Electronic Documents (ESPRIT)
CIU: ??? [switch] (IBM)
CIVIC: Cyclone Integrated Video Interfaces Controller (Apple)
CIX: Commercial Internet eXchange (ISP)
CL: Column Address Strobe Latency (CAS, IC)
CL: ConnectionLess (CO)
CL: Control Language (IBM, OS/400)
CL: Conversion Layer (HiperLAN/2, UMTS)
CLASS: Centralized Local Area Selective Signaling
CLASS: Custom Local Area Signaling Service
CLDC: Connected Limited Device Configuration (KVM, CDC)
CLE: Certified Lotus Engineer (Lotus)
CLEC: Competitive Local Exchange Carrier
CLI: Call Level Interface (DB, SAG, X/Open, Oracle, Informix, MS, ...)
CLI: CLear Interrupt (assembler)
CLI: Command Line Interpreter / Interface (OS)
CLI: Common Language Infrastructure (MS, .NET, ECMA)
CLIC: Chemnitzer LInux Cluster (Linux, Chemnitz), "CLiC"
CLIC: Computer Liability Insurance Coverage
CLID: Calling Line IDentification
CLIM: Common LISP Interface Manager (CLOS, LISP)
CLIW: Configurable Long Instruction Word (IC, CPU)
CLL: ConnectionLess Layer (UNI, NNI, ATM)
CLNAP: Connectionless Network Access Protocol (UNI, NNI, ATM)
CLNP: ConnectionLess Network Protocol (OSI, ISO 8473)
CLNS: ConnectionLess Network Service
CLOS: Common LISP Object System (LISP)
CLP: Cell Loss Priority (UNI, ATM, CLR)
CLR: Cell Loss Ratio (UNI, ATM, QOS)
CLR: Common Language Runtime (MS, CLI, .NET)
CLS: Card Loading Signal
CLS: Common Language Specification (OOP, CLR, MS, .NET)
CLSF: ConnectionLess Service Function
CLSID: CLasS IDentifier (COM)
CLTP: ConnectionLess Transport Protocol (OSI)
CLUG: Chemnitzer Linux User Group (Chemnitz, user group, Linux)
CLUT: Color LookUp Table (VGA)
CLV: Constant Linear Velocity (CD, MOD)
CLX: Class Library for cross platform (Delphi, Windows, Linux)
CM: Compatibility Mode (PARISC, NM)
CM: Configuration Management
CM: Configuration Manager (BIOS, PNP)
CM: Connection Management (RR, MM, GSM, mobile-systems)
CM2: Communication Manager /2 (IBM), "CM/2"
CM5: Connection Machine 5 (TMC)
CMAS: Cambridge Multiple Access System (OS)
CMC: Common Messaging Calls [interface] (XAPIA)
CMC: Complement Carry Flag (assembler)
CMC: Computer Mediated Communications [studies centre] (org., USA)
CMDS: Cambridge Model Distributed System (OS)
CME: Component Management Entity
CMGA: Community of Massive Gaming Agents Internet, Germany, Telekom
CMGS: Cyan Magenta Gelb Schwarz (color system, DTP)
CMI: Coded Mark Inversion
CMI: Connection Manager Interface (IBM, SNA)
CMIA: China Medical Informatics Association (org., China)
CMIP: Common Management Information Protocol (OSI, ISO, DP 9506, X.700)
CMIS: Common Management Information Service (OSI)
CMISE: Common Management Information Service Element (CMIS)
CMM: Color Management Method (DTP, ICM)
CMMU: Cache/Memory Management Unit
CMO: Chi Mei Optoelectronic (manufacturer)
CMOL: CMIP Over LLC (OSI, LLC)
CMOS: Complementary-symmetry Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (IC)
CMOT: CMIP Over TCP (OSI, RFC 1189, CMIP, TCP)
CMP: Container-Managed Persistence [beans] (Java, EJB)
CMP: Cooperative Marketing Partner (DEC)
CMR: Cell Misinsertion Rate (ATM)
CMS: [Cambridge] / Conversational Monitor System (IBM, OS, VM, VME, VM/ESA, Z/VM)
CMS: Chip Multiprocessor System
CMS: Code Management System (DEC, CM)
CMS: Color Management System
CMS: Content Management Software / System
CMS: Cryptographic Message Syntax (cryptography, RFC 2630)
CMT: Connection ManagemenT (FDDI)
CMU: Carnegie-Mellon-University (org.)
CMY: Cyan Magenta Yellow (color system, DTP)
CMYK: Cyan Magenta Yellow blacK (color system, DTP)
CN: Communications Network
CN: Connection Management (mobile-systems)
CN: Coordination Message (ISO 9646-3, TTCN)
CN: Copy Network
CN: Corporate Network
CNA: Certified Novell Administrator (Novell, Netware)
CNA: Communication Network Architecture (SEL)
CNA: Communications Network Application
CNBC: Center for Neural Basis of Cognition (org., CMU, AI)
CNC: Communications Network Control
CNC: Computerized Numerical Control
CND: Caldera Network Desktop (Linux)
CND: Caller Number Delivery (MODEM)
CNE: Certified Netware Engineer (Novell, Netware)
CNEPA: Certified Netware Engineers Professional Association (org., Netware)
CNET: Centre Nationale d'Etudes des Telecommunications (org., France)
CNI: Certified Netware Instructor (Novell, Netware)
CNI: Common Network Interface
CNIDIR: Coalition for Networked Information DIRectories (Internet)
CNM: Communications Network Management
CNM: Customer Network Management
CNMA: Communications Network for Manufacturing Applications
CNMS: Cylink Network Management System
CNNIC: China interNet Network Information Center (org., Internet, China)
CNP: Corporate Network Products (TPS)
CNR: Communications and Network Riser
CNRCVUUCP: Compressed News ReCeive Via UUCP
CNS: Certified Novell Salesperson (Novell, Netware)
CNS: Complimentary Network Service
CNS: Compuserve Network Services (CIS)
CO: Check Out (RCS)
CO: Connection Oriented (CL)
COAS: Caldera Open Administration System (Linux)
COAST: Cache On A STick (Intel)
COAST: Computer Operations, Audit and Security Technology (org.)
COBOL: COmmon Business Orientated Language
COBRA: ??? (org., Netherlands)
COBRA: COmmunication technology: Basic Research and Applications
COBWEB: COntent-Based image retrieval on the WEB (WWW, ESPRIT)
COCA: Cost Of Cracking Adjustment (cryptography)
COCOT: Customer Owned Coin Operated Telephone
COD: Connection Oriented Data
CODASYSL: Conference On DAta Systems Languages (conference)
CODCF: Central Office Data Connecting Facility
CODE: Client/server Open Development Environment (Powersoft)
CODE: COlor Depth Enhancement (ATI)
CODEC: COder - DECoder
COE: Central Office Equipment
COEES: COE Engineering System (COE)
COFDM: ??? (Digital audio)
COFF: Common Object File Format (Unix)
COIPX: Connection Orientated Internet Packet eXchange (Novell, Netware, IPX), "CO-IPX"
COL: Caldera Open Linux (Caldera, Linux)
COLD: Computer Output on LaserDisk
COLIBRI: COprozessor fuer LISP auf der Basis von RISC (RISC)
COM: Component Object Model (OLE, OLE2, OCX, ActiveX, MS)
COM: Computer Output on Microfilm
COM: Continuation of Message
COMA: Cache Only Memory Architecture (SMP)
COMAL: COMmon Algorithmic Language
COMDEX: COMputer Dealer's EXposition (fair)
COMPARTS: COMputergestuetztes PARtner-TeilebestandsSystem (MBAG)
COMTECH: COMputer TECHnologies (fair)
CONCERT: Communications for North Carolina Education, Research and Technology (network)
CONCISE: COSINE Network's Central Information Service for Europe (COSINE, network)
CONLAN: ??? [hardware description language] (HDL)
CONS: Connection Oriented Networking Service
CONTAC: Central Office NeTwork ACcess
COOL: COBOL Object Orientated Language (OOP, COBOL)
COOP: Concurrent Object Orientated Programming (OOP)
COP: Character-Oriented Protocol
COPA: Child Online Protection Act (Internet, USA, CIPA)
COPS: Common Open Policy Service protocol (RFC 2748)
COPSPR: Common Open Policy Service for Policy Provisioning (COPS, RFC 3084), "COPS-PR"
CORAN: Communication ORiented Application aNalysis
CORBA: Common Object Request Broker Architecture (OMG)
CORDIS: COmmunity Research and Development Information Service (Europe)
COS: Card Operating System (OS, ICC)
COS: Cassette Operating System (OS)
COS: Class of Service
COS: Clip On Socket (CPU)
COS: Commercial Operating System (OS, DEC, PDP 11)
COS: Concurrent Operating System (OS, UNIVAC 9200, UNIVAC 9300)
COS: Corporation for Open Systems (org., OSI, user group)
COS: Cray Operating System (OS, Cray)
COSA: COmputerunterstuetzte SAchbearbeitung
COSA: COmputing in der Sozialen Arbeit (Org, Koeln, Germany)
COSE: Common Open Software Environment (HP, Sun, IBM, SCO, USL, Univel)
COSINE: Cooperation for OSI Networking in Europe (org.)
COSMOS: COmputer System for Mainframe OperationS
COSS: Common Object Services Specification
COST: COpenhagen SGML Tool (SGML), "CoST"
COT: Central Office Terminal
COTP: Connection-Oriented Transport Protocol (OSI, ISO 8073)
COTS: Connection-Oriented Transport [layer] Service
COW: Character Orientated Windows (MS, SAA, UI)
CP: Connection Processor
CP: Contention Period (DCF, MAC)
CP: Control Point (IBM, SNA)
CP: Control Program (IBM, OS, VM/ESA, VM)
CP: Coordination Point (ISO 9646-3, TTCN)
CPA: Collaboration Protocol Agreements (ebXML)
CPAN: Comprehensive PERL Archive Network (PERL)
CPC: Cost Per Copy
CPCS: Common Part Convergence Sublayer (ATM)
CPDP: Cellular Digital Packet Data
CPE: Customer Premises Equipment
CPF: Control Program Facility (OS, IBM, S/38)
CPGA: Ceramic Pin Grid Array (CPU)
CPH: Cost Per Hour
CPI: Characters Per Inch
CPI: Common Part Indicator (ATM)
CPI: Common Programming Interface (IBM, SAA)
CPI: Computer Private branch exchange Interface
CPIC: Common Programming Interface for Communications (IBM, SAA, API), "CPI/C"
CPIO: CoPy In/Out (Unix)
CPIRR: Common Programming Interface Resource Recovery (IBM, SAA)
CPL: Combined Programming Language (DEC, PL/1)
CPL: Conversational Programming Language (DEC)
CPLD: Complex Programmable Logic Device (PLD, IC, RL)
CPM: Control Program for Microcomputers (OS, DR), "CP/M"
CPM: Cost Per Minute
CPM: Critical Path Method
CPMS: Central Point Management Services (Central Point)
CPN: Calling Party Number
CPN: Compuserve Packet Network (network)
CPN: Customer Premises Network
CPNET: Control Program / NETwork (CP/M, OS), "CP/NET"
CPNOS: Control Program / ??? (CP/NET, CP/M, OS), "CP/NOS"
CPODA: Contention Priority Orientated Demand Assignment (MAC, PODA)
CPP: Collaboration Protocol Profiles (ebXML)
CPPS: Card / Paper tape Programming System (OS, IBM)
CPS: Central Processing System
CPS: Characters Per Second
CPSI: Configurable PostScript Interpreter
CPSR: Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (org., USA)
CPU: Central Processing Unit
CPUID: Central Processing Unit IDentifier (CPU)
CR: Carriage Return (ASCII)
CRAFT: Cray Research Adaptive FORTRAN (Cray, MPP, FORTRAN)
CRAM: Cache RAM (RAM)
CRAM: Card Random Access Memory (RAM, IC)
CRAS: Cable Repair Administrative System
CRC: Cyclic Redundancy Check[sum]
CRCG: [fraunhofer] Center for Research in Computer Graphics (org., USA)
CRCG: Common Routing Connection Group
CRD: Color Rendering Dictionary (PS)
CREN: Corporation for Research and Educational Networking (network)
CRET: Color - Resolution Enhancement Technology (HP), "C-REt"
CRFVC: Connection Related Function Virtual Channel (UPC, UNI), "CRF(VC)"
CRFVP: Connection Related Function Virtual Path (UPC, UNI), "CRF(VP)"
CRI: Cray Research, Inc. (manufacturer)
CRIMM: Continuity Rambus Inline Memory Module (RIMM, IC, Rambus)
CRIN: Centre de Recherche en Informatique de Nancy (org., France)
CRISC: Complex-Reduced Instruction Set Computer
CRISP: Complex-Reduced Instruction Set Processor
CRJE: Conversational Remote Job Entry (RJE)
CRL: Certificate Revocation List
CRL: Compile-time Reconfigurable Logic (RL)
CRLF: Carriage Return - Line Feed (ASCII, DOS)
CRM: Customer Relationship Management
CRML: Customer Relationships Markup Language (xCRL, predecessor)
CRP: Candidate Rendezvous Point (PIM, RP, Multicast), "C-RP"
CRP: Common Reference Platform (PowerPC)
CRPC: Center for Research on Parallel Computation (STC)
CRS: Cell Relay Service (UNI, ATM)
CRT: Cathode Ray Tube
CRT: Computer Technology Research [corporation] (provider)
CRTC: Cathode Ray Tube Controller (EGA, VGA, MCGA)
CS: Carrier Selection
CS: Chip Select (IC)
CS: Client/Server, "C/S"
CS: Code Segment [register] (CPU, Intel, assembler)
CS: Coding Scheme (GPRS, mobile-systems)
CS: Computer Science
CS: Controlled Slip [error event] (DS1/E1)
CS: Convergence Sublayer (ATM)
CS1: Capability Set 1 (IN), "CS-1"
CS2: Capability Set 2 (IN)
CSA: Callpath Service Architecture (IBM, CTI)
CSA: Client Service Agent
CSA: Configuration Status Accounting
CSAPI: Common Speller Application Program Interface (API)
CSC: Computer Sciences Corporation (provider)
CSCC: Concurrent SuperComputing Consortium (org.)
CSCD: Caldera Systems Curriculum Developers (Caldera)
CSCSI: Canadian Society for the Computational Studies of Intelligence (org., Canada, AI)
CSCW: Computer Supported Cooperative Work
CSD: Control flow Specification Diagram (CASE)
CSD: Corrective Service Diskettes (IBM)
CSD: Customer Specific Dictionaries
CSDC: Circuit Switched Digital Capability
CSDC: Code Segment Descriptor Cache [register] (CS, Intel, CPU)
CSE: Client-Server Environment
CSEIA: [conference on] Computer Support for Environmental Impact Assessment (IFIP, conference)
CSEL: Cable SELect (EIDE, HD)
CSELT: Centro Studi E Laboratori Telecomunicazioni [s.p.a.] (org., Italy)
CSEM: Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtecnique (org., Switzerland)
CSES: C-bit Severely Errored Seconds (DS3/E3)
CSG: Constructive Solid Geometry (CAD, CAM)
CSH: C SHell (Unix, BSD, Shell)
CSH: Complementary Software House (DEC)
CSI: CompuServe Incorporated (ISP)
CSI: Convergence Sublayer Indication (ATM)
CSIC: Customer Specific Integrated Circuit (IC, RL)
CSID: Caller Station IDentification (Fax)
CSIDS: Central command/Southern command Integrated Data System (mil., USA)
CSII: Center for Systems Interoperability and Integration (org., ???)
CSIRO: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (org., UK)
CSIS: Central Schengen Information Systen (SIS, Europe, Strasbourg)
CSKI: Ceska Spolecnost pro Kybernetiku a Informatiku (org., Tschechien)
CSL: Callable Services Library (IBM, VM/ESA, CMS)
CSL: Computer SoLutions [software gmbh] (Haendler)
CSLIP: Compressed [headers] Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP, IP)
CSMA: Carrier Sense Multiple Access
CSMACA: Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance, "CSMA/CA"
CSMACD: Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (IEEE 802.3, ethernet, CSMA/CD), "CSMA/CD"
CSMS: C Specific Media Support (NEST, MLID, Novell)
CSMUX: Circuit Switching MUltipleXer (FDDI), "CS-MUX"
CSN: Card Select Number (PNP)
CSNET: Computer + Science NETwork (USA, network, BITNET)
CSP: Centro Supercacolo Piemonte (org., Italy, HPC)
CSP: Chip Scale Package (IC)
CSP: Communicating Sequential Processes
CSP: Cross System Product (IBM)
CSPDN: Circuit Switched Public Data Network (IN)
CSPDU: Convergence Sublayer Protocol Data Unit (ATM, PDU), "CS PDU"
CSPP: Computer Systems Policy Project [group] (org., USA. manufacturer)
CSR: Cell misSequenced Ratio (ATM)
CSR: Cell Switch Router (Toshiba)
CSRAM: Clock Synchronous Random Access Memory (RAM, IC)
CSS: Cascading Style Sheets (HTML, XML, WWW, JavaScript)
CSS: Computer Sub System
CSS: Content Scrambling System (DVD, Matsushita, IBM)
CSS: Controlled Slip Seconds (DS1/E1)
CSS: Customer Switching System
CST: Central Standard Time [-0600] (TZ, CDT, USA)
CSTA: Computer Supported Telecommunications Applications (ECMA, CTI)
CSTB: Computer Science and Technology Board (org., NRC)
CSTC: Computer Security Technology Center (org., CIAC)
CSTO: Computing Systems Technology Office (org., ARPA)
CSTR: Centre for Speech Technology Research
CSTS: Computer Supported Telecommunications Standard
CSU: Channel Service Unit (ATM)
CSUNET: California State University NETwork (network, USA)
CSV: Comma Separated Values
CT: [magazin fuer] Computer Technik, "c't"
CT: Chipcard Terminal (ICC, CT)
CT: Chips & Technologies (manufacturer), "C&T"
CTAN: Comprehensive Tex Archive Network (TeX, FTP)
CTAPI: Chipcard Terminal Application Program Interface (ICC, CT, API), "CT-API"
CTB: Communication ToolBox (Apple)
CTCA: Channel To Channel Adapter (IBM, System/370)
CTCP: Client To Client Protocol (IRC)
CTCPEC: Canadian Trusted Computer Product Evaluation Criteria (Canada)
CTD: Cell Transfer Delay (UNI, ATM, QOS)
CTE: Compliance Test and Evaluation, "CT & E"
CTERM: Command TERMinal (DEC)
CTI: Computer Telephony Integration
CTM: Clock To Master (CFM, Rambus)
CTM: Communication Trunk of Medium range Mil., Germany
CTOS: Cassette Tape Operating System (OS, Datapoint)
CTR: [columbia university] Center for Telecommunications Research (org., USA)
CTR: Common Technical Regulations (Europe)
CTRON: Central TRON (TRON)
CTS: Cipher Text Stealing [mode] (cryptography)
CTS: Clear To Send (MODEM, RS-232)
CTS: Common Type System (OOP, CLR, MS, .NET)
CTS: Conformance Testing Service (OSTC)
CTSM: C Topology Specific Module (NEST, MLID, Novell)
CTSS: Compatible Time Sharing System (Unix, predecessor, OS, MIT)
CTSS: Cray TimeSharing System (OS, Cray, LLNL)
CTT: Cartridge Tape Transport
CTT: Character Translation Table
CTTC: Cartridge Tape Transport Controller
CTV: Cell Tolerance Variation (ATM)
CTY: Console teleTYpe
CU: Call Up (Unix)
CU: [L] [see you [Later]] (telecommunication-slang, Usenet, IRC)
CUA: Common User Application
CUCUG: Champaign-Urbana Computer Users Group (org., user group)
CUI: Character User Interface (UI)
CUI: Common User Interface (AMS, UI)
CUP: Competitive UPgrade (MS)
CUSI: Configurable Unified Search Interface (WWW)
CUSP: Commonly Used System Program (DEC)
CUT: Control Unit Terminal
CUU: ComputerUnterstuetzte Unterweisung
CVD: Chemical Vapor Deposition
CVE: Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
CVF: Compressed Volume File (DOS)
CVIA: Computer Virus Industry Association (org., USA)
CVS: Computer Vision Syndrome
CVS: Concurrent Versions System (Unix)
CVSD: Continuous Variable Delta Modulation (telecommunication)
CVSELP: Codex Vector Sum Excited Linear Prediction [algorithm] (Motorola, VOFR)
CVW: MITRE Collaborative Virtual Workspace license
CWI: Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica (org., Netherlands)
CWIS: Campus Wide Information System
CWMI: Common Warehousing Metadata Interchange (DB, DWH)
CWP: Current Workspace Pointer (SPARC, CPU)
CWT: Character Width Table
CXI: Common X-windows Interface (Unix)
CXML: Commerce eXtensible Markup Language (XML), "cXML"
CYMK: Cyan, Yellow, Magenta, blacK (color system)

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D2B: Domestic Digital Bus
D3D: Direct3D (DirectX, MS)
D3DRM: Direct3D Retained Mode (DirectX, MS)
DA: Destination [MAC] Address (SNA, Token Ring, ATM, FDDI, ...)
DA: Digital-to-Analog (D/A), "D/A"
DA11: DatenAustauschphase 11 [allgemeine bauabrechnung] (GAEB)
DA81: DatenAustauschphase 81 [leistungsverzeichnis] (GAEB)
DA82: DatenAustauschphase 82 [kostenanschlag] (GAEB)
DA83: DatenAustauschphase 83 [angebotsanforderung] (GAEB)
DA84: DatenAustauschphase 84 [angebotsabgabe] (GAEB)
DA85: DatenAustauschphase 85 [nebenangebot] (GAEB)
DA86: DatenAustauschphase 86 [zuschlag/auftragserteilung] (GAEB)
DAA: Device Access Architecture (Vireo)
DAA: Digest Access Authentication (HTTP)
DAB: Digital Audio Broadcasting
DAC: Digital to Analog Converter
DAC: Discretionary Access Control
DAC: Dual Address Cycle (PCI)
DAC: Dual Attached Concentrator (FDDI)
DACAPO: ??? [hardware description language] (HDL)
DACNOS: Distributed Academic Computing Network Operating System (OS, HECTOR)
DACS: Digital Access Control System (ISDN, DES, cryptography)
DACT: DAta Compression Technology
DAD: Desktop Application Director (WordPerfect)
DAE: Digital Audio Extraction (CD, audio)
DAEMON: Disk And Execution MONitor (Unix)
DAF: Distributed Application Framework (CCITT)
DAG: DatenAnschaltGeraet
DAI: ??? (Sun)
DAI: Device Application Interface (Novell, Netware, SMS)
DAI: Distributed Artificial Intelligence (AI)
DAINET: Deutsches AgrarInformationsNETz (WWW, org.)
DAIS: Distributed Application Integration System (ORB)
DAL: Data Access Language (Apple)
DALI: Distributed Artificial LIfe (AI), "DALi"
DAM: Direct Access Method / Mode (DAM, SAM)
DAM: Distributed Abstract Machine
DAM: Draft AMendment (ISO)
DAMLOIL: DARPA Agent Markup Language and Ontology Inference Layer (DARPA, RDF, KM), "DAML+OIL"
DAMQAM: Dynamically Adaptive Multicarrier Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
DANA: De.Admin.News.Announce (Usenet), "D.A.N.A."
DANTE: Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe (org., Europe)
DANTE: Deutschsprachige ANwendervereinigung TEx [e.v.] (TeX, user group)
DAO: Data Access Objects (DB)
DAO: Destination Address Omitted [flag] (CATNIP)
DAO: Disk At Once (CD-R)
DAP: Data Access Protocol (DEC, DNA)
DAP: Developers Assistance Program (IBM)
DAP: Directory Access Protocol (X.500, DS)
DAP: Directory Application Protocol (IN)
DAP: Document Application Profile (JTC1, ODIF, ODA)
DAPE: Distributed Application Programming Environment (ORB)
DAPHNE: Document Application Processing in a Heterogeneous Network Environment
DAPIE: Developer API Extensions (IBM, OS/2, API)
DARI: Database Application Remote Interface (IBM, DB)
DARMP: Defense Automation Resources Management Program (mil., USA)
DARPA: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (org., USA)
DART: Dynamic Advertising Reporting & Targeting [technology] (WWW, Doubleclick)
DAS: Directory Assistance Service [protocol] (RFC 1202)
DAS: Disk Array Subsystem (Unix, HP-UX)
DAS: Dual Attached Station (FDDI)
DAS: Dual Attachment Station (FDDI, Schneider & Koch)
DAS: Dynamic Allocation Scheme [protocol]
DASD: Direct Access Storage Device
DASI: Dial Access Signaling Interface
DASP: Drive Active, Slave Present (IDE)
DASS: Distributed Authentication Security Service (RFC 1507)
DAT: Digital Audio Tape (Digital audio)
DATEV: DATEnVerarbeitungszentrale der steuerberatenden Berufe (org., Nuernberg, Germany)
DATEX: DATa EXchange
DATEXJ: DATa EXchange - Jedermann ??? (Telekom), "DATEX-J"
DATEXL: DATa EXchange - Leitungsvermittlung
DATEXM: DATa EXchange - Multimegabit (Telekom, SMDS), "DATEX-M"
DATEXP: DATa EXchange - Packetized / Packetvermittlung (Telekom, X.25), "DATEX-P"
DAU: Duemmster Anzunehmender User (telecommunication-slang, Usenet, IRC)
DAV: [WWW] Distributed Authoring diVersioning (WWW)
DAV: Digital Audio Video (Apple, Digital audio)
DAVIC: Digital Audio Visual Interoperatibility Council (org., Digital audio)
DAVID: Digital Audio Video Interactive Decoder (Digital audio)
DAVIS: DAimler-Benz Vertragspartner-InformationsSystem (MBAG)
DAWN: Defense Attache Worldwide Network (network, mil.)
DAX: Developer API eXtension (OS/2, IBM, API)
DB: DataBase
DB2: DataBase 2 (IBM, DB)
DB2CS: DataBase 2 Client/Server (IBM, DB2, DB), "DB2 C/S"
DB2SDK: DataBase 2 Software Development Toolkit (DB2, IBM, DB), "DB2 SDK"
DBA: DataBase Administrator (DB)
DBA: Drei Buchstaben Akronym
DBAC: DataBase Administration Center (DB)
DBAS: DataBase Administration System (DB)
DBC: Device Bay Controller
DBCS: Double-Byte Character Set
DBD: DataBase Description (IBM, DB)
DBDMA: ??? Direct Memory Access (Apple)
DBEF: Dual Brightness Enhancement Foile (LCD)
DBI: DataBase Interface (DB)
DBL: DataBase Language (DB)
DBLO: Dual Beam Landing Optimizer
DBLT: Dynamic Back Link Technology (WWW)
DBM: DataBase Manager (DB)
DBME: DataBase Management Environment (DB)
DBMS: DataBase Management System (DB)
DBOS: Disk/Drum Based Operating System (OS)
DBP: DataBase Publishing (DB)
DBP: Delay Bandwidth Product
DBRAD: Data Base Relational Application Directory (DB)
DBRM: Data Base Request Module (DB)
DBS: Deutscher Bildungs-Server (DFN, WWW)
DBS: Duplex Bus Selector
DBSC: Dynamic Beam Spot Control (Eizo)
DBTG: Data Base Task Group (CODASYL, DB)
DBVS: DatenBankVerwaltungsSystem (DB)
DC: Data Cartridge
DC: Device Context
DC: Dublin Core [meta data]
DCA: Data Center Automation
DCA: Defense Communications Agency (org., USA, mil., predecessor, DISA)
DCA: Digital Communication Associates
DCA: Digital Controlled Amplifier (VCA)
DCA: Distributed Communication Architecture (Sperry Univac)
DCA: Document Center Architecture
DCA: Document Content Architecture (IBM, CCS)
DCA2: Dynamic Cache Architecture [level] 2
DCAF: Distributed Console Access Facility
DCAP: Data link switching Client Access Protocol (DLSW, RFC 2114)
DCB: Data Control Block
DCB: Disk Coprocessor Board (Novell, SCSI, HBA)
DCC: Data Communications Computer
DCC: Data Country Code (ATM)
DCC: Direct Client to Client (IRC)
DCC: Display Combination Code
DCC: DOS Command Center
DCCA: Dependable Computing for Critical Applications (conference)
DCCA: Distributed Component Computing Architecture (Star, C/S)
DCCH: Dedicated Control CHannel (GSM, mobile-systems)
DCCS: DisContiguous Shared Segments
DCD: Data Carrier Detect (MODEM, RS-232)
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