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3/21/2015 BABEL: A Glossary of Computer Related Abbreviations and Acronyms http://www.cs.tut.fi/tlt/stuff/misc/babel.html 1/82 BABEL: A Glossary of Computer Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms Version 96C Copyright ©: 19891996.......Irving Kind.......All Rights Reserved YOU CAN SURF THIS GLOSSARY BY: (1) Using the vertical scroll bar. (2) Using the PgDn key. (3) Using your browser's FIND command. (4) Clicking on one of the (TOP) or (UP/DN to ...) or (BOTTOM) buttons found at the top of each letter‐group section. (5) START by clicking on any letter‐group button below. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J ) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T) (U) (V ) (W) (X) (Y) (Z) (Opening Page) (Appendix A) (AppendixB) (Appendix C) READ THIS PAGE FIRST! First compiled when I became frustrated while reading magazine articles, help wanted ads and equipment for sale brochures....all pertaining to computers....where the following Abbreviations and Acronyms were used and their meanings were either not known to me or were not immediately available. I have actually seen (or have been told about) these combinations of letters used at one time or another in magazines, newspapers, handbooks, etc. They apply to personal computers, multimedia, communications, programming, networking, etc......you name it. This glossary can never be considered complete and that is why I now request your help. Look over the definitions and let me have your feedback. If you have ever seen letter combinations that you also did not understand, please drop me a note at the address below. Also, if you find any errors, obsolete information or can suggest any additions or deletions, they will be most welcome. If you can help, you have my thanks in advance. Keep BABEL on your computer or print it out and keep it on your desk. Either way, you will have an outstanding reference. BABEL is revised three times a year, in January, May and September so as to keep you up‐to‐date. You may download the latest version of BABEL from your favorite BBS or from the Internet. See APPENDIX A for description of methods that may be used to obtain BABEL via the Internet...NOTE CHANGES TO RECEIVE LATEST VERSIONS! Letter groups followed with " * " were used before 1965. At some of these, I have noted historical information. For a brief interpretation of "smiley faces" and other informal expressions used in electronic mail messages, see APPENDIX B. For a partial

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    BABEL:AGlossaryofComputerOrientedAbbreviationsandAcronyms

    Version96C

    Copyright:19891996.......IrvingKind.......AllRightsReserved

    YOUCANSURFTHISGLOSSARYBY:(1)Usingtheverticalscrollbar.(2)UsingthePgDnkey.(3)Usingyourbrowser'sFINDcommand.(4)Clickingononeofthe(TOP)or(UP/DNto...)or(BOTTOM)buttonsfoundatthetopofeachlettergroupsection.(5)STARTbyclickingonanylettergroupbuttonbelow.

    (A)(B)(C)(D)(E)(F)(G)(H)(I)(J)(K)(L)(M)(N)(O)(P)(Q)(R)(S)(T)(U)(V)(W)(X)(Y)(Z)(OpeningPage)(AppendixA)(AppendixB)(AppendixC)

    READTHISPAGEFIRST!FirstcompiledwhenIbecamefrustratedwhilereadingmagazinearticles,helpwantedadsandequipmentforsalebrochures....allpertainingtocomputers....wherethefollowingAbbreviationsandAcronymswereusedandtheirmeaningswereeithernotknowntomeorwerenotimmediatelyavailable.Ihaveactuallyseen(orhavebeentoldabout)thesecombinationsoflettersusedatonetimeoranotherinmagazines,newspapers,handbooks,etc.Theyapplytopersonalcomputers,multimedia,communications,programming,networking,etc......younameit.ThisglossarycanneverbeconsideredcompleteandthatiswhyInowrequestyourhelp.Lookoverthedefinitionsandletmehaveyourfeedback.Ifyouhaveeverseenlettercombinationsthatyoualsodidnotunderstand,pleasedropmeanoteattheaddressbelow.Also,ifyoufindanyerrors,obsoleteinformationorcansuggestanyadditionsordeletions,theywillbemostwelcome.Ifyoucanhelp,youhavemythanksinadvance.KeepBABELonyourcomputerorprintitoutandkeepitonyourdesk.Eitherway,youwillhaveanoutstandingreference.BABELisrevisedthreetimesayear,inJanuary,MayandSeptembersoastokeepyouuptodate.YoumaydownloadthelatestversionofBABELfromyourfavoriteBBSorfromtheInternet.SeeAPPENDIXAfordescriptionofmethodsthatmaybeusedtoobtainBABELviatheInternet...NOTECHANGESTORECEIVELATESTVERSIONS!Lettergroupsfollowedwith"*"wereusedbefore1965.Atsomeofthese,Ihavenotedhistoricalinformation.Forabriefinterpretationof"smileyfaces"andotherinformalexpressionsusedinelectronicmailmessages,seeAPPENDIXB.Forapartial

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    listofCountryDomainNames,seeAPPENDIXC.BABELisnotpublicdomain.PermissionisherebygrantedtoanyindividualorpublicinstitutiontoredistributeBABEL;onlyinitsentiretyandprovideditisdistributedwithoutANYmodificationtoalsoincludethisopeningpage,copyrightandversionnotices,andformat.Itmaynotbeincorporatedintoanyotherdocument,orpublished,orsold(forprofitorotherwise),withoutmyexpresswrittenpermission.Anyquestionsconcerningtheserestrictionsshouldonlybemadeinwritingandmailedtoaddressshownbelow.AndpleaseremembertoECAL.IrvingKindInternet:[email protected]/oK&DOneChurchLaneBaltimore,MD21208Jan1996version=BABEL96AJan1997version=BABEL97AMay1996version=BABEL96BMay1997version=BABEL97BSep1996version=BABEL96CSep1997version=BABEL97C

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    AAAutoAnswerAABAlltoAllBroadcastAALAsynchronousTransferModeAdaptionLayerAAPApplicationsAccessPoint[DEC]AASAlltoAllScatterAASPASCIIAsynchronousSupportPackageAATAverageAccessTimeABC*AtanasoffBerryComputer(Firstdigitalcalculatingmachinethatusedvacuumtubes)ABENDAbnormalEndABIApplicationBinaryInterfaceABIOSAdvancedBIOSABISTAutomaticBuiltInSelfTest[IBM]ABLEAdaptiveBatteryLifeExtenderABRAvailableBitRateABRSAutomatedBookRequestSystem[BritishLibrary]ABSAbsoluteABTAbortABTSASCIIBlockTerminalServicesACAutocheck+AutomaticComputer+AlternatingCurrentACCAccumulatorACDAutomatedCallDistribution+AutomaticCallDistributorACDIAsynchronousCommunicationsDeviceInterfaceACEAdvancedComputingEnvironment[SCO]+AdverseChannelEnhancements[Microcom]+

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    *AutomaticComputingEngineACFAccessControlField+AdvancedCommunicationsFunctionACHAutomatedClearingHouseACIASAutomatedCalibrationIntervalAnalysisSystemACISAmericanCommitteeforInteroperableSystemsACKAcknowledgmentACLAccessControlListACMAssociationforComputingMachineryAudioCompressionManager[Microsoft]ACMSApplicationControlManagementSystemACPAncillaryControlProgram+AuxillaryControlProcessACROSSAutomatedCargoReleaseandOperationsServiceSystemACSAccess+AccessControlSet+AccessControlSystem+AsynchronousCommunicationServerACTSAutomatedComputerTimeServiceACTTAdvancedCommunicationandTimekeepingTechnology[Seiko]ACUAutomaticCallingUnitA/DAnalogtoDigitalADAAutomaticDataAcquisitions+ProgrammingLanguagenamedafterAugustaAdaLovelace)ADBAppleDesktopBusADCAdaptiveDataCompression(protocol)[Hayes]+AddwithCarry+AnalogtoDigitalConverterADCCPAdvancedDataCommunicationControlProceduresADDAutomaticDocumentDetection[WordPerfect]ADFAutomaticDocumentFeeder+AutomaticallyDefinedFunction.ADFAdapterDescriptionFile(filenameextension)ADIAutoCadDeviceInterface(driver)ADLAddressDataLatchADLATAdaptiveLatticeFilterADLCAdaptiveLosslessDataCompression[IBM]+AsynchronousDataLinkControlADMACSAppleDocumentMangagementAndConrolSystemADMDAdministrativeManagementDomain[X.400].ADNAddInUtility(filenameextension)[Lotus123][LDC]ADPAutomaticDataProcessingADPCMAdaptiveDifferentialPulseCodeModulationADRAddressADSApplicationDevelopmentSolutions[AT&T]+ApplicationDevelopmentSystem+AutomaticDistributionSystemADSCAddressStatusChanged+AdobeDocumentStructuringConventions

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    ADSLAsymmetricalDigitalSubscriberLineADSRAttack,Decay,Sustain,ReleaseADTApplicationDataTypesADUAutomaticDialingUnitAEAboveorEqualAEBAnalogExpansionBus[Dialogic]AFAuxiliarycarryFlagAFAAcceleratedFileAccessAFCAutomaticFontChange+AutomaticFrequencyControlAFDAutomaticFileDistributionAFIIAssociationforFontInformationInterchangeAFIRMAutomatedFingerprintImageReportingandMatchAFISAutomatedFingerprintIdentificationSystem.AFMAdobeFontMetrics(filenameextension)[AdobeSystems]AFPAppletalkFilingProtocol[Macintosh]AFSAndrewFileSystem(protocols)AFTPAnonymousFileTransferProtocolAGCAutomaticGainControlAGRASAntiglareAntireflectiveAntistaticAGUAddressGenerationUnitAIAnalogInput+ArtificialIntelligenceAIAApplicationsIntegrationArchitecture[DEC]AICAIXwindowsInterfaceComposer[IBM]AIFAudioInterchangeFormatAIIMAssociationforInformationandImageManagementAINAdvancedIntelligentNetwork[BellAtlantic]AISAutomatedIdentificationSystem[NCIC]AISBAssociationofImagingServiceBureausAISPAssociationofInformationSystemsProfessionalsAIXAdvancedInteractiveExecutive[IBM]ALCArithmeticandLogicCircuits+AutomaticLevelControlALEAddressLatchEnableALGOLAlgorithmicOrientedLanguage(seeIAL)ALIBIAdaptiveLocationofInternetworkedBasesofInformationALINKActiveLink[HTML]ALIWEBArchieLikeIndexingintheWeb[Internet]ALNAsynchronousLearningNetworkALRAdvancedLogicResearch,Inc.ALTAlternate(mode)ALT.Alternatelifestyle[USENETNewsgroupCategory]ALUArithmeticLogicUnitAMANDDAAutomatedMessagingandDirectoryAssistanceAMDActiveMatrixDisplay+AdvancedMicroDevices,Inc.AMIAmericanMegatrends,Inc.AMMAAdvancedMemoryManagementArchitecture[EverexSystems]

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    AMPSAdvancedMobilePhoneServiceANCOVAAnalysisofCovarianceANDFArchitectureNeutralDistributionFormatANIAutomaticNumberIdentification.ANIAnimatedCursor(filenameextension)[Microsoft]ANNArtificialNeuralNetwork.ANNAnnotations(filenameextension)[IBM]ANOVAAnalysisOfVarianceANSIAmericanNationalStandardsInstituteAOAnalogOutputAOCEAppleOpenCollaborationEnvironmentAOEApplicationOperatingEnvironment[AT&T]AOLAmericaOnlineAOSAddOrSubtractAPAdjunctProcessor+ApplicationProcessorA/PAccountsPayableAPAAdaptivePacketAssembly+AllPointsAddressable+ArithmeticProcessingAcceleratorAPARAuthorizedProgramAnalysisReport[IBM]APARENAddressParityEnable[IBM]APCUGAssociationofPCUserGroupsAPIApplicationProgramInterfaceAPICAdvancedProgrammableInterruptController(bus)[Intel]APISAdvancedPassengerInformationSystemAPLAProgrammingLanguage(Mathematics)APMAdvancedPowerManagement[IBMOS2].APPApplication(filenameextension)[R:Base]APPCAdvancedProgramtoProgramCommunications[IBM]APPIAdvancedPeertoPeerInternetworkingAPPNAdvancedPeertoPeerNetworking[IBM]APPSApplicationsAPRPAdaptivePatternRecognitionProcessingAPSAdvancedPhotoSystem+AdvancedPrintingService[IBM]AsynchronousProtocolSpecificationAPSEADAProgrammingSupportEnvironmentAPTAddressPassThrough+AdvancedParallelTechnology+AutomaticallyProgrammedToolsA/RAccountsReceivableARAAppleTalkRemoteAccessARAGAntireflectiveAntiglareARASAntireflectiveAntistatic.ARCArchive(filenameextension)ARCAAdvancedRISCComputingArchitectureARCnetAttachedResourceComputerNetwork.ARJCompressedFile(filenameextension)[Jung]ARLAdjustedRingLengthARLLAdvancedRunLengthLimitedARMAdvancedRISCMachine(processor)+

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    AnnotatedReferenceManual+AsynchronousResponseModeARMAAssociationofRecordsManagersandAdministratorsARPAddressResolutionProtocol[Novell]ARPANETAdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyNetworkARPLAdjustRequestedPrivilegeLevelARTAAppleRealTimeArchitectureARTICARealTimeInterfaceCopressor[IBM]ARTSAsynchronousRemoteTakeoverServerARTTAsynchronousRemoteTakeoverTerminalARQAutomaticRepeatRequestARUAudioResponseUnitASAutonomousSystem[Internet]ASAPAsSoonAsPossible+AutomaticSwitchingAndProcessingAS3APANSISQLStandardScalableandPortable.ASCASCIItext(filenameextension)ASCIIAmericanStandardCodeforInformationInterchangeASICApplicationSpecificIntegratedCircuitASITAdvancedSecurityandIdentificationTechnologyASLAdaptiveSpeedLevellingASLMAppleSharedLibraryManager[Macintosh].ASMAssemblerSourceLanguage(filenameextension)ASMPAsymmetricMultprocessingASNAbstractSyntaxNotation+AutonomousSystemNumberASPAssociationofSharewareProfessionalsASPIAdvancedSCSIProgrammingInterface[Adaptec]ASPSAdvancedSignalProcessingSystemASRAddressSpaceRegister+AutomaticSendReceive+AutomaticSpeechRecognitionASTASTResearch,Inc.(namedfromfirstinitialsofthefounders:AlbertWong,SafiQureshey,ThomasYuen)AS/UAdvancedServerforUnixASYNCAsynchronousATAdvancedTechnology+AttentionATAAdvancedTechnologyAttachmentATDPAttentionDialPulseATDTAttentionDialToneATEAutomatedTestEquipmentATGAdvancedTechnologyGroupATHAttentionHangUp(Modemcommand)ATMAdobeTypefaceManager+AsynchronousTransferMode+AutomatedTellerMachineATPSAppleTalkPrintingServices[Macintosh]ATRAutomaticTerminalRecognitionATSAdministrativeTerminalSystem+AppleTerminalServicesAT&TAmericanTelephoneandTelegraph

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    ATTNAttentionATTRIBAttribute(alsoATR)ATZAttentionRestoreconfigurationprofilefromnonvolatileRAM(Modemcommand).AUAudio(filenameextension)AUDITAutomatedDataInputTerminalAUIAttachmentUnitInterfaceAUPAcceptableUsePolicy[Internet]AUTOAutomaticAUTOEXECAutomaticExecutionAUXAuxiliary+(FirstSerialPort)AVAudio/Video+Audiovisual+AuthenticityVerificationAVAAudioVisualAuthoring[IBM]AVCAudioVisualConnection[IBM]AVGAverageAVIAudioVisualInterleave[Microsoft]AVRAutomaticVoiceRecognitionAWGAmericanWireGageAWK(Unixlanguagenamedafteritsauthors...AlAho,PeterWeinbergerandBrianKernighan)AWSAdvancedWorkstationsandSystems(group)[IBM]AXArchitectureExtended+AutomaticTransmission

    B...(TOP)(UPtoA)(DNtoC)(BOTTOM)

    BACPBandwidthAllocationControlProtocolBAKBinaryAdaptationKit[Microsoft].BAKBackup(filenameextension)BALBasicAssemblyLanguageBALUNBalancedUnbalanced(device)BAMBoyanActionModuleBARTSBellAtlanticRegionalTimesharing.BASBasicLanguage(filenameextension)BASHBourneAgainShell[Unix]BASICBeginner'sAllpurposeSymbolicInstructionCodeBASMBuiltInAssemblerBATBlockAddressTranslation.BATBatchProcessing(filenameextension)BBSBulletinBoardSystemBCCBlockCheckCharacterBCC:BlindCarbonCopyBCDBinaryCodedDecimalBCHANNELBearerChannelBCLBatchCommandLanguageBCNBeaconBCPBestCurrentPractice+BulkCopyProgramBCPLBasicComputerProgrammingLanguage

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    BCRByteCountRegisterBCSBarCodeSorterBDABiosDataAreaBDEBorlandDatabaseEngine[Borland]BDOSBasicDiskOperatingSystemBDRBusDeviceRequestBEBeloworEqualBECNBackwardExplicitCongestionNotificationBEDOBurstExtendedDataOutBELBellBELLCOREBellCommunicationsResearchBERTBitErrorRateTest/TesterBFBadFlagB/FBackground/ForegroundBFFBinaryFileFormat[IBM]BFTBinaryFileTransferBGABallGridArrayBGCOLORBackgroundColor[HTML]BGEBranchifGreaterorEqual.BGIBorlandGraphicInterface(filenameextension)BGPBorderGatewayProtocolBGTBranchifGreaterThanBHIBranchifHigherBHISBranchifHigherorSameBIBinaryInput.BIBBibliography(filenameextension)BiDiBiDirectionalBIMBeginningofInformationMarker.BINBinary(filenameextension)BINAC*BinaryAutomaticComputerBINDBerkeleyInternetNameDomainBIOSBasicInput/OutputSystemBISBusinessInformationSystemBISDNBroadbandIntegratedServicesDigitalNetworkBISTBuiltInSelfTestBiSYNC(SeeBSYNC)BITBinaryDigitBITNETBecauseIt'sTimeNetworkBITNICBitnetNetworkInformationCenterBIUBusInterfaceUnitBIXByteInformationExchange(BBS)BIZ.Business[USENETNewsgroupCategory].BK!Backup(filenameextension)[WordPerfect].B~KBackup(filenameextension)BKSPBackspaceBLBacklit+BitLineBLASTBlockedAsynchronousTransmission(protocol)[CommunicationsResearchGroup].BLDBASICBloadGraphics(filenameextension)BLEBranchifLessorEqual

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    BLERBlockErrorBLKBlockBLMCBuriedLogicMacrocellBLOBBinaryLargeObjectBLOSBranchifLowerOrSameBMIBranchifMinusBMICBusMasterInterfaceController[Intel]BMPBasicMappingSupport+BatchMessageProcessingProgram.BMPBitmapPicture(filenameextension)BNCBayonetNeillConcelman(connectorusedwithcoaxialcableinventedbyMr.NeillConcelman)BNEBranchifNotEqualBNFBackusNaurForm(alsoBackusNormalForm)[developedbyJohnBackusandPeterNaur]BNSBackboneNetworkServiceBOBinaryOutputBoBBreakoutBoxBOCBasicOperatorConsoleBOFBeginningOfFileBOMBeginningOfMessageBONDBandwidthOnDemandBOOTPBootstrapProtocol[Internet]BOPSBillionOperationsPerSecondBORPQUBorlandProQuattroBORQUBorlandQuattroBOSBasicOperatingSystemBOTBeginningOfTable+BeginningofTapeBPBasePointerBPBBIOSParameterBlockBPDUBridgeProtocolDataUnitBPIBitsPerInchBPLBranchifPlusBPSBitsPerSecond+BytesPerSecondBRBadRegisterBRGCBinaryReflectedGrayCodeBRIBasicRateInterface+BrainResponseInterfaceBSBackspaceBSAMBasicSequentialAccessMethodBSCBinarySynchronousCommunication.BSCBoyanScript(filenameextension)[BoyanCommunications]BSCSBachelorofScience(Degree)inComputerScienceBSDBerkelySoftware/StandardDistributionBSFBitScanForwardBSIBritishStandardsInstituteBSRBitScanReverseBSSBlockStartedbySymbolBSVBASICBsaveGraphics(filenameextension)BSYBusyBSYNCBinarySynchronousCommunications(protocol)BTBitTest

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    BTAMBasicTelecommunicationsAccessMethod[IBM]BTBBranchTargetBufferBTCBitTestandComplementBTOABinaryToASCIIBTPBatchTransferProgramBTRBitTestandResetBTSBitTestandSetBUBranchUnitBUBLBulletinBoardforLibraries[Janet]BUFBufferBVHBaseVideoHandlerBWMBlockWriteModeB2XBinaryToHexadecimal[REXX]BYTEBinaryElementString

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    CCProgrammingLanguage.CCsourcecode(filenameextension)[C]CACollisionAvoidanceCADComputerAidedDesignCADDComputerAidedDesignandDraftingCADEClient/serverApplicationDevelopmentEnvironmentCAEClientApplicationEnabler+CommonApplicationsEnvironment+ComputerAidedEngineeringCAEXComputerAidedExplorationCAGColumnAddressGeneratorCAIComputerAidedInstructionCALCalendar+ComputerAidedLearningCAMCommonAccessMethod+ComputerAidedManufacturing+ContentsAddressableMemoryCANCancelCAPCarrierlessAmplitudeandPhaseModulation+CentralArbitrationPoint+CommunicationApplicationPlatform+ComputerAidedPublishing.CAPCapture(filenameextension)CAPDComputingToAssistPersonsWithDisabilities[JohnsHopkinsUniversity]CAPSCapitals(UpperCaseLetters)+CassetteProgrammingSystemCARLColoradoAllianceofResearchLibraries[Internet]CASColumnAddressSelect+CommunicationsApplicationSpecification+ComputerAidedStylingCASEComputerAidedSoftwareEngineeringCASLCrosstalkApplicationScriptingLanguage[DCA]

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    CASSComputerAssistedSearchServiceCASSISClassifiedandSearchSupportInformationSystemCATComputerAidedTesting+ComputerAidedTomography+ComputerAidedTranscription+Concatenate.CATCatalog(filenameextension)CATSComputerAssistedTrainingSystemCATSCANComputerizedAxialTomographyScanCATVCommunityAntennaTelevision(thiswastheoriginalnameforwhatisnowknownasCableTV)CAUControlledAccessUnitCAVConstantAngularVelocityCBCCipherBlockChainingCBCRChannelByteCountRegisterCBEMAComputerandBusinessEquipmentManufacturersAssociationCBGACeramicBallGridArrayCBIComputerBasedInstructionCBLComputerBasedLearning.CBLCOBOLsourcecode(filenameextension)CBMSComputerBasedMailSystemCBRConstantBitRateCBTComputerBasedTrainingCBWConvertBytetoWordCBXComputerControlledBranchExchangeCCClusterControllerCC:CarbonCopyCCDChargedCoupledDeviceCCFTColdCathodeFluorescentTubeCCICommonClientInterfaceCCITTComiteConsultatifInternationalTelegraphiqueetTelephonique/ConsultativeCommitteeforInternationalTelegraphandTelephoneCCLConnectionControlLanguageCCPConsoleCommandProcessorCCSCommonCommandSet+CommonCommunicationsServices+CommonCommunicationsSupport+ContinuousCompositeServo.CCSColorCalibrationSystem(filenameextension)CCSDCellularCircuitSwitchedDataCDCarrierDetect+ChangeDirectory+CollisionDetection+ColorDisplay+CompactDiskC/DControlDataC2DCharacterToDecimal[REXX]CDACompoundDocumentArchitecture[DEC]CDCControlDataCorporationCD_CHRDYCardChannelReady[IBM]CDDACompactDiskDigitalAudioCDDICopperDistributedDataInterfaceCDECommonDesktopEnvironment+ComplexDataEntryCDECompactDiskErasable.CDFCommaDelimitedFormat(filenameextension)

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    CDFSCompactDiscFileSystem[Microsoft]CD+GCompactDiskplusGraphicsCDICompactDiskInteractiveCDIACertifiedDocumentImagingArchitectCDLComputerDesignLanguageCDMACodeDivisionMultipleAccessCDMFCommercialDataMaskingFacility[IBM]CDMOCompactDiskMagnetoOpticalCDOSConcurrentDiskOperatingSystemCDPDCellularDigitalPacketDataCDRCallDetailRecord+CallDetailRecordingCDRCompactDiskRecordableCDRDxCompactDiskReadOnlyMemoryDataExchangeStandardCDRLContractDataRequirementsListCDROMCompactDiskReadOnlyMemoryCDRTOSCompactDiskRealTimeOperatingSystemCDSCurrentDirectoryStructureCDSACommonDataSecurityArchitecture.CDTCorelDrawTemplate(filenameextension)CDVCompactDiskVideoCDWOCompactDiskWriteOnce.CDXCompoundIndex(filenameextension)[FoxPro]CDXACompactDiskExtendedArchitectureCECacheEnable+ChipEnable+CollisionElimination+ConvertEnableCEGContinuousEdgeGraphicsCEIConductedElectromagneticInterferenceCEMSConstituentElectronicMailSystemCEOPConditionalEndOfPageCERNTheEuropeanParticlePhysicsLaboratory(initialsoriginallyfromConseilEuropeanpourlaRechercheNucleaire)CERTComputerEmergencyResponseTeamCFBCipherFeedback+ConfigurableFunctionBlock.CFGConfiguration(filenameextension)CFMCodeFragmentManager[Macintosh]CFRComputerizedFacialRecognitionCFSCaching/CommonFileSystemCFVCallForVotes[Bitnet]CGControlGateCGAColorGraphicsAdapterCGECommonGraphicsEnvironmentCGICommonGatewayInterface+ComputerGeneratedImages+ComputerGraphicsInterface.CGMComputerGraphicsMetafile(filenameextension)+Graph(filenameextension)[Lotus123][LDC]CHAPChallengeHandshakeAuthenticationProtocolCHARCharacterCHATConversationalHypertextAccessTechnology[Internet]CHCKChannelCheckCHCPChangeCodePage

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    CHDIRChangeDirectoryCHFNChangeFinger[Unix]CHGRPChangeGroup.CHKCHKDSK(filenameextension)CHKDSKCheckDiskCHMODChangeModeCHOWNChangeOwnerCHPChapterCHRCharacterCHRPCommonHardwareReferencePlatformCHSCylinderHeadSectorCIComponentInterfaceCIACurrentInstructionAddressCIACComputerIncidentAdvisoryCapabilityCICS/VSCustomerInformationControlSystem/VirtualStorage[IBM]CIDChargeInjectionDevice+Configuration/Installation/DistributionCIDRClasslessInterDomainRoutingCIFCommonInterchange/IntermediateFormat+CrystallographicInformationFile+CustomerInformationFeedCIMCompuServeInformationManager+ComputerIntegratedManufacturingCIOChiefInformationOffierCIOCSCommunicationInput/OutputControlSystemCIPCommandInterfacePortCIRCommittedInformationRateCIRCCircularReference+CrossInterleavedReedSolomonCodeCISCardInformationStructure+ClientInformationSystem+CompuServeInformationService+ComputerInformationSystems+ContactImageSensor+CustomerInformationSystemCISCComplexInstructionSetComputingCITComputerIntegratedTelephonyCIXCommercialInternetExchange+CompulinkInformationExchangeCJLICommandJobLanguageInterpreterCKDCountKeyData(device)CLARChannelLocalAddressRegisterCLASSClientAccesstoSystemsandServices+CooperativeLibraryAgencyforSystemsandServices+CustomLocalAreaSignalingServicesCLCClearCarryFlagCLDClearDirectionFlagCLICallLevelInterface+ClearInterruptFlag+CommandLineInterfaceCLISTCommandListCLKClock

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    CLNPConnectionlessNetworkProtocolCLOSCommonLispObjectSystemCLPCellLossPriority+ConstraintLogicProgramming.CLPClipboard(filenameextension)[Windows]CLSClearScreenCLTPConnectionlessTransportProtocolCLTSClearTaskSwitchFlagCLUICommandLineUserInterfaceCLUTColorLookUpTableCLVConstantLinearVelocityCMCentimeter+ControlMark+CorrectiveMaintenanceCMAConcertMultithreadArchitectureCMCCommonMailCalls+CommonMessagingCalls+CommunicationMangementConfiguration+ComplementCarryFlag+ComputerMediatedCommunication[Internet].CMDCommand(filenameextension)CMFCreativeMusicFormatCNIDRClearinghouseforNetworkInformationandDiscoveryandRetrieval[Internet]CMIPCommonManagementInformationProtocolCMISCommonManagementInformationServices/SystemCMLConceptualModellingLanguage+ComputerManagedLearning+CurrentModeLogicCMMCapabilityMaturityModelCMMSComputerizedMaintenanceManagementSoftwareCMMUCache/MemoryManagementUnit[Motorola]CMOSComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductorCMOVConditionalMoveCMPCompare+ComputerCMPSComparewordStringCMSCodeManagementSystem+CompilerMonitorSystem+ConversationMonitorSystemCMVCConfigurationManagementVersionControl[IBM]CMWCompartmentedModeWorkstationCMYCyanMagentaYellow(colormodel)CMYKCyanMagentaYellowBlack(colormodel)CNACertifiedNetWareAdministrator[Novell]CNAPSCoProcessingNodeArchitectureforParallelSystemsCNCComputerizedNumericalControlCNECertifiedNetWareEngineer.CNFConfiguration(filenameextension)CNGCalling(tone)CNICertifiedNovellInstructor[Novell]CNIDRClearinghouseforNetworkedInformationandRetrievalCNNCompositeNetworkNodeCNSSCoreNodalSwitchingSubsystem[Internet].CNTContents(filenameextension)CNVConventional(pertainingtoMemory)CNVTConvert

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    CNXCertifiedNetworkExpertCOCentralOffice+CommandOutput+ConvertOutCOBChipOnBoard.COBCOBOLsourcecode(filenameextension)COBOLCommonBusinessorientedLanguage(SeeHLL).CODCodeList(filenameextension)CODASYL*ConferenceonDataSystemLanguages(GroupthatdesignedCOBOL)CODEClientServerOpenDevelopmentEnvironmentCODECCoder/Decoder+Compression/DecompressionCOEMCommercialOriginalEquipmentManufacturerCOFFCommonObjectFileFormat[Unix]COGOCoordinateGeometry(ProgrammingLanguage)COLCollision+ComputerOrientedLanguageCOLDComputerOutputtoLaserDiskCOLLCollisionCOMCommercial(organizationDomainname)[Internet]+CommonObjectModel[Microsoft].COMCommand(filenameextension)COM1FirstserialPort(asynchronousport)COM2SecondserialPortCOM3ThirdserialPortCOM4FourthserialPortCOMDEXComputerDealersExpositionCOMETCornellMacintoshTerminalEmulatorCOMPCompare+CommunicationsCOMP.Computers[USENETNewsgroupCategory]COMSATCommunicationsSatelliteCorporationCONConsole(includesKeyboardandScreen)CONDConditionCONFIGConfigurationCONSConnectionOrientedNetworkServiceCONTONEContinuousToneCORBACommonObjectRequestBrokerArchitectureCoRENCorporationforResearchandEnterpriseNetworkCOSCompatibleOperatingSystemCOSECombinedOfficeStandardEnvironment+CommonOpenSoftware/SystemsEnvironmentCOSMICComputerSoftwareManagementandInformationCenter[NASA]COSMOSComputerSystemforMainframeOperationsCOSSCommonObjectServicesSpecificationCOTSCommercialOffTheShelfCPCopyProtectedCPACertifiedPublicAccountantCPCConstantPointCalculationCPCSCheckProcessingControlSystem[IBM]CPECentralProcessingElement+CustomerPremiseEquipment+CustomerProvidedEquipment

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    .CPECoverPage(filenameextension)CPGClockPulseGeneratorCPICharactersPerInch+ClockPerInstruction+CommonProgrammingInterface[IBM].CPICodePageInformation(filenameextension)[MSDOS]CPICCommonProgrammingInterfaceforCommunications[IBM]CPIOCopyInandOut[Unix]CPLCurrentPrivilegeLevel.CPLControlPanel(filenameextension)CP/MControlProgramforMicrocomputers[DigitalResearch]CPSCharactersPerSecond+CyclesPerSecondCPTCommandPassThroughCPUCentralProcessingUnitCRCarriageReturnCRAMCyberspatialRealityAdvancementMovementCRCCyclicRedundancyCheck.CRDCardfile(filenameextension)CRENComputerResearchEducationNetwork+CorporationforResearchandEducationNetworkingCRFCableRetransmissionFacility+CrossReferenceFileCRIColorReproductionIndicesCR/LFCarriageReturn/LineFeedCROMControlReadOnlyMemoryCRTCathodeRayTubeCRTCCRTControllerCSChipSelect+CleartoSend+CodeSegmentC/SClient/ServerCSACalendaringandSchedulingAPI[IBM]CSARChannelSystemAddressRegisterCSCWComputerSupportedCooperativeWorkCSDCircuitSwitchedData+ComputerServicesDepartment+CorrectiveServiceDiskette[IBM]CSDSPacketSwitchedDataServiceCSECertifiedSystemEngineerCSFICommunicationSubsystemForInterconnectionCSGConstructiveSolidGeometry+ConsultingServicesGroup[Lotus]CSICommandSequenceIntroducer+CompuServeIncorporatedCSIDCallSubscriberIDCSLComputerSensitiveLanguageCSLIPCompressedSerialLineInterfaceProtocol[Internet]CSMCommunicationsServicesManagerCSMA/CACarrierSenseMultipleAccess/withCollisionAvoidanceCSMA/CDCarrierSenseMultipleAccess/withCollisionDetectionCSMSCustomerSupportManagementSystemCSNCardSelectNumberCSNETComputerScienceNetworkCSOCentralServicesOrganizationCSPCertifiedSystemsProfessional+

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    CommercialSubroutinePackage+CompuComSpeedProtocol[CompuCom]CSPDNCircuitSwitchedPublicDataNetworkCSS*ContinuousSystemSimulator(Language)CSSCascadingStyleSheets[Microsoft]+ContactStartStopCSSMClientServerSystemsManagement[IBM]CSTAComputerSupportedTelephonyApplicationsCSUChannelServiceUnitCSVCircuitSwitchedVoice+CommaSeparatedValue/Variable+CommonServicesVerbs(interface)[Microsoft]C&TChipsandTechnologiesCTBCipherTypeByteCTCChannelToChannelCTCPClientToClientProtocolCTIComputerTelephonyIntegrationCTOSComputerizedTomographyOperatingSystem+ConvergentTechnologiesOperatingSystemCTPACoaxtoTwistedPairAdapterCTRLControlCTSClearToSendCTSS*CompatibleTimeSharingSystemCUACommonUserAccess[IBM]CUBCursorBackwardCUDCursorDownCUECustomUpdatesandExtras(card)[EggheadSoftware]CUFCursorForwardCUICharacterOrientedUserInterface+CommonUserInterface[IBM]CUPCursorPositionCUPIDCompletelyUniversalProcessorI/ODesign[AST].CURCursor(filenameextension)CUTControlUnitTerminalCUTEClarkstonUniversityTerminalEmulatorCUUCursorUpCVFCompressedVolumeFileCVGAColorVideoGraphicsArrayCVIAComputerVirusIndustryAssociationCVTConvertCVWCodeViewforWindowsCWDConvertWordtoDoubleWord+ChangeWorkingDirectory[Internet]CWISCampusWideInformationService/System[Internet]+CommunityWideInformationService/System[Internet]C2XCharacterToHexadecimal[REXX]CYLCylinderCYMKCyanYellowMagentaBlack(colormodel)

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    D/ADigitaltoAnalogDAADataAccessArrangement+DecimalAdjustforAdditionDACDataAcquisitionandControl+DigitaltoAnalogConverterDADDesktopApplicationDirector[Borland]DAIDistributedArtificialIntelligenceDALDataAccessLanguage[AppleComputer]+DiskAccessLockoutDAMDataAcquisitionandMonitoringDAODataAccessObject[Microsoft]DAPDataAccessProtocol[DEC]+DeveloperAssistanceProgramDARIDatabaseApplicationRemoteInterface[IBM]DARMSDigitalAlternateRealizationofMusicalSymbolsDARTDigitalAudioReconstructionTechnologyDASDecimalAdjustforSubtraction+DualAttachedStationDASDDirectAccessStorageDeviceDATDigitalAudioTape+DiskArrayTechnology.DATData(filenameextension)DATACOMDataCommunicationsDAVDigitalAudioVideodBDecibelDBDataBase+DataBufferdBAAdjustedDecibelDBCSDeliveryBarCodeSorter+DoubleByteCharacterSet.DBFDatabase(filenameextension)DBISDun&BradstreetInformationServicesDBMDataBaseManagerDBMSDataBaseManagementSystemDBSDataBaseServerDB2Database2DCDataCollection+DataCommunication+DataControl+DeviceControl+DirectCurrentD2CDecimalToCharacter[REXX]DCADigitalCommunicationsAssociates+DocumentContentArchitecture[IBM]DCAFDistributedConsoleAccessFacility[IBM]DCAMDirectChipAttachModuleDCBDeviceControlBlock+DiskCoprocessorBoard[Novell]DCCDigitalCommandControl+DigitalCompactCassette+DirectCable/ClientConnection+DisplayCombinationCodeDCDDataCarrierDetectDCEDataCircuitTerminatingEquipment+

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    DataCommunicationsEquipment+DistributedComputingEnvironment[OSF]+DistributedComputingEquipmentDCEDDistributedComputingEnvironmentDaemonDCFDataCommunicationFacility[IBM]+DataCompressionFacility+DataCountField[IBM]+DriverConfigurationFile[Lotus]DCHANNELDataChannelDCIDisplayControlInterfaceDCLDataControlLanguage+Declaration+DECCommandLanguage[DEC]+DeviceClear+DigitalControlLogic+DigitalCommandLanguage[Digital]DCPDigitalLightProcessing[TI]DCSDataCollectionSystem+DataControlSystem+DesktopColorSeparation+DistributedControlSystemDCTDiscreteCosineTransform.DCTDictionary(filenameextension)DDDay+DigitalDisplay+DoubleDensityDDADistributedDataAccess+DomainDefinedAttributeDDBDeviceDependentBitmap+DeviceDescriptorBlockDDCDigitalDataChannel[VESA]+DisplayDataChannelDDCMPDigitalDataCommunicationsMessageProtocol[DEC]DDC1DisplayDataChannelOneDDCSDistributedDatabaseConnectionServices[IBM]DDDDataDefinitionLanguage+DirectDistanceDialingDDEDirectDataEntry+DynamicDataExchange[Microsoft]DDEMLDynamicDataExchangeManagerLibrary[Microsoft]DDFDisplayDataChannel+DynamicDataFormatting[IBM]DDIDeviceDriverInterface+DirectDialInDDKDeviceDriverKit[MicrosoftWindows]DDLDataDefinitionLanguage+DataDescriptionLanguageDDMDistributedDataManagementDDNDefenseDataNetworkDDNSDynamicDomainNamingSystemDDPDistributedDataProcessingDDSDigitalDataphoneService[AT&T]+DesignDataSheet+DigitalDataStorage+DistributedDatabaseServicesDDXDigitalDataExchangeDEDeviceEndDECDecrement+DeviceClear+DigitalEquipmentCorporationDECNETDigitalEquipmentCorporationNetworking(protocol)DEFDesktopFunctionalEquivalent[Compaq].DEFDefinitions+Defaults(filenameextensions)DEFRAGDefragmentDEKDataEncryptionKeyDELDeleteDELSTRDeleteString[REXX].DEMDemonstration(filenameextension)

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    DENDocumentEnabledNetworking[NovellXerox]DESDataEncryptionStandard+DataEntrySheet.DESDescription(filenameextension)DETDeviceExecuteTriggerDEVDeviceDFDataField+DestinationField+DeviceFlag+DoubleFlagDFCDataFlowControlDFMDesignForManufacturability[IBM]DFSDistributedFileSystemDFSMSDataFacilityStorageManagementSubsystem[IBM]DFTDesignForTestability+DiagnosticFuntionTest+DiscreteFourierTransform+DistributedFunctionTerminalDFUDataFileUtilityDGISDirectGraphicsInterfaceStandardDHCPDynamicHostConfigurationProtocolDHLDynamicHeadLoading.DHPDr.HaloPIC(filenameextension)DIDataIn+DestinationIndexDIADocumentInterchangeArchitecture[IBM]DIBDeviceIndependentBitmap+DirectoryInformationBaseDIBOLDECBusinessOrientedLanguage.DICDictionary(filenameextension)DIDDirectInwardDialingDIFDataInterchangeFormatDIFFSENSDifferentialSenseDIIPDirectInterruptIdentificationPortDIMMDualInlineMemoryModuleDINDeutscheIndustrieNorm(GermanequivalentofEIA)DIODataInputOutputDIPDialupInternetProtocol[Internet]+DigitalImagingProcessing+DualInlinePackage+DualInlinePinDIRDirectory(file)DISDynamicImpedanceStabilization[CompuCom]DISADataInterchangeStandardsAssociationDISPDisplacement(offset)DITDirectoryInformationTreeDIVDivideDIVEDirectInterfaceVideoExtension[OS/2Warp]DIWDInsideWire[AT&T].DIZDescriptionInZip(filenameextension)DLDownload(alsoD/L)DL/1DataManipulationLanguage1[IBM]DLCDataLinkControl(protocol)[IBM]DLCIDataLinkConnectionIdentifierDLDDisplayListDriverDLEDataLinkEscape

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    DLLDynamicLinkLibraryDLMDynamicLinkModuleDLPDigitalLightProcessing[TI]DLRDOSLANRequesterDLTDigitalLinearTapeDMDistributedMemoryDMADirectMemoryAccess/AddressingDMACDMAControllerDMACSDistributedManufacturingAutomation&ControlSoftwareDMDDigitalMicromirrorDevice[TI]DMEDistributedManagementEnvironmentDMFDistributionMediaFormat[Microsoft]DMIDesktopMangementInterfaceDMLDataManipulationLanguageDMMDigitalMultimeterDMMSDynamicMemoryManagementSystemDMOSDoublediffusedMetalOxideSemiconductorDMPDotMatrixPrinterDMPCDistributedMemoryParallelComputerDMQSDisplayModeQueryandSet[IBM]DMSDataManagementSoftware+DataManagementSystemDMSDDigitalMultistandardDecodingDMTDigitalMultiToneDMTFDesktopManagementTaskForceDMYDayMonthYearDNDownDNCDirectNumericalControlDNICDataNetworkIdentificationCodeDNISDialedNumberIdentificationServiceDNSDomainNamingSystemDODataOut+DistributedObjects.DOCDocument+Documentation(filenameextensions)DOEDistributedObjectsEverywhereDOIPDialOtherInternetProviders[IBM]DOITDisabilities,Opportunities,InternetworkingandTechnologyDOMFDistributedObjectManagementFacilityDOSDiskOperatingSystemDOSEMDOSEmulationDOWDayOfWeekDPDataProcessingDPADemandProtocolArchitecture[3Com]DPAMDemandPriorityAccessMethodDPARENDataParityEnable[IBM]DPBDriveParameterBlockDPCDirectProgramControlDPIDotsPerInchDPLDescriptorPrivilegeLevelDPMDigitalPanelMeterDPMADataProcessingManagementAssociation

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    DPMIDOSProtectedModeInterface[Microsoft]DPMSDisplayPowerManagementSupportDPODataPhaseOptimizationDPSDocumentProcessingSystemDPSKDifferentialPhaseShiftKeyingDPtoTPDisplayCoordinatestoTabletCoordinates(converting)DQLDataEaseQueryLanguage[DataEaseInternational]DRDataReceivedD/RDirectorReverseDRAMDynamicRandomAccessMemoryDRAWDirectReadAfterWriteDR.BONDDialupRouterBandwithOnDemand[NEC]DRDADistributedRelationalDatabaseArchitecture[IBM]DRDOSDigitalResearchDiskOperatingSystemDRDWDirectReadDuringWriteDRIDigitalResearchIncorporatedDRODataRequestOutput+DestructiveReadOutDRSDocumentRegistrationSystem.DRSDriverResource(filenameextension)[WordPerfect]DRVDrive.DRVDeviceDriver(filenameextension)(Alsosee.DVR).DRWDraw+Drawing(filenameextensions)DSDataSegment+DataSend+DataServer+DoubleSidedD/SDhrystonePerSecondDSADirectorySystemAgentDSAPDestinationServiceAccessPointDSDDDoubleSided,DoubleDensity(diskette)DSEDataStorageEquipmentDSEADisplayStationEmulationAdapterDSECTDummyControlSectionDSHDDoubleSided,HighDensity(diskette)DSISDistributedSupportInformationStandardDSLDigitalSubscriberLine+DynamicSimulationLanguageDSMADigitalSenseMultipleAccessDSOMDistributedSystemObjectModelDSPDigitalSignalProcessing/Processor+DirectorySynchronizationProtocol[Lotus]DSQDDoubleSided,QuadDensity(diskette)DSRDataSetReady+DeviceStatusRegister+DeviceStatusReportDSSDecisionSupportSystem+DigitalSignatureStandardDSSIDigitalStandardSystemsInterconnect[DEC]DSSSDirectSequencingSpreadSpectrumDSTNDoubleSupertwistedNematicDSUDataServiceUnit+DigitalServiceUnitDSVDDigitalSimultaneousVoiceandDataDSWDataStatusWord+DeviceStatusWordD2T2DyeDiffusionThermalTransfer(printing)

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    DTADiskTransferArea.DTAData(filenameextension)DTCDesktopConferencingDTDDocumentTypeDefinitionDTEDataTerminalEquipment+DumbTerminalEmulatorDTFDistributedTestFacilityDTLDialogTagLanguage[IBM]+DiodeTransistorLogicDTMFDataToneMultipleFrequency+DualToneMultifrequencyDTPDesktopPublishing+DistributedTransactionProcessDTRDataTerminalReady+DataTransferRateDTVDesktopVideoDTVCDesktopVideoConferencingDUDiskUsageDUADirectoryUserAgentDUATDirectUserAccessTerminalDUNDialUpNetworking[Microsoft]DUNCEDialUpNetworkConnectionEnhancement.DVDESQviewScript(filenameextension)DVCDesktopVideoConferencingDVDDigitalVideoDiskDVEDigitalVideoEffectDVIDigitalVideoInteractive.DVIDeviceIndependent(filenameextension)DVMRPDistanceVectorMulticastRoutingProtocol[Internet].DVRDeviceDriver(filenameextension)(Alsosee.DRV)DWGDrawingD2XDecimalToHexadecimal[REXX].DXBDrawingInterchangeBinary(filenameextension)[AutoCAD]DXCDataExchangeControlDXFDrawingExchangeFormat

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    EAEffectiveAddress+ExtendedAttribute[OS/2]EARExternalAccessRegisterEARNEuropeanAcademicResearchNetworkEAROMElectricallyAlterableReadOnlyMemoryEARSElectronicAccesstoReferenceServicesEATAEnhancedATBusAttachmentEBCEISABusControllerEBCTElectronBeamComputedTomographyEBCDICExtendedBinaryCodedDecimalInterchangeCode[IBM]EBIEquivalentBackgroundInput+ExtendedBackgroundInvestigationEBTElectronicBenefitsTransferECElectronicCommerce+ErrorControl

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    ECALEnjoyComputingAndLearnECATElectronicCardAssemblyandTest[IBM]ECBElectronicCodebook+EventControlBlockECCErrorCheckCode+ErrorCheckingandCorrection+ErrorCorrectionCodeECDEnhancedColorDisplayECHOEuropeanCommissionHostOrganization[Internet]ECIExternalCallInterfaceECLEmitterCoupledLogicECMElectronicControlModuleECMAEuropeanComputerManufacturersAssociationECNEEnterpriseCertifiedNetWareEngineer[Novell]ECPEnhanced/ExtendedCapabilitiesPort[Microsoft]ECTLElectronicCommunalTemporalLobeECUEISAConfigurationUtilityEDEraseDisplayEDAEmbeddedDocumentArchitecture[GoCorporation]EDCEnhancedDataCorrection+ErrorDetectionandCorrectionEDDCExtendedDistanceDataCableEDGARElectronicDataGathering,AnalysisandRetrievalEDIElectronicDataInterchange+ElectronicDocumentInterchange[DEC]EDIFACTEDIforAdministrationCommerceandTransportEDLEditDecisionListEDLCEthernetDataLinkControlEDLINEditor(LineText)EDMElectronicDocumentManagementEDOExtendedDataOutEDOSEnhancedDOSforWindowsEDPElectronicDataProcessingEDPMElectronicDataProcessingMachineEDRAMExtendedDynamicRandomAccessMemoryEDSElectronicDataSystems(corporation)EDSAC*ElectronicDelayStorageAutomaticComputerEDSIEnhancedSmallDeviceInterfaceEDUEducation(organizationDomainname)[Internet]EDVAC*ElectronicDiscreteVariableAutomaticComputer(Firststoredprogramdigitalcomputer)EEExtendedEdition[IBM]EECExtendedErrorCorrectionEEGElectroencephalogramEELEpsilonExtensionLanguageEEMExtendedMemoryManagementEEMSEnhancedExpandedMemorySpecificationEEPROMElectricallyErasableProgrammableReadOnlyMemoryEESEscrowEncryptionStandardEFAExtendedFileAttributeEFFElectronicFrontierFoundationEFIElectromechanicalFrequencyInterference+

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    ElectronicsForImagingEFLEmitterFollowerLogicEFTSElectronicFundsTransferSystemEGAEnhancedGraphicsAdapterEGPExteriorGatewayProtocolEGREPExtendedGlobalRegularExpressionPrint[Unix]EHLLAPIEmulatorHighLevelLanguageApplicationProgrammingInterface[IBM]EIAElectronicIndustriesAssociationEIDEEnhancedIntegratedDriveElectronicsEISExecutiveInformationSystemEISAExtendedIndustryStandardArchitectureELElectroluminescent(display)+EraseLineELANEmulatedLocalAreaNetworkELCEmbeddedLinkingandControlELFExtremelyLowFrequencyELSEntryLevelSystemEMElectronicMail+Emphasized+EndofMedium+ExpandedMemoryEMAElectronicMailAssociation+EnterpriseManagementArchitectureEMACSEditingMacros[Unix]EMAILElectronicMailEMBExtendedMemoryBlock[LIM/AST]EMBARCElectronicMailBroadcasttoaRoamingComputer[Motorola]EMCElectromagneticCompatibility+EnhancedMemoryChip+EMailConnection+ExtendedMathCoprocessorEMIElectromagneticInterference.EMLElectronicMail(filenameextension)EMMExpandedMemoryManagerEMRElectroMagneticRadiation+EnhancedMetafileRecordEMSElectronicMailSystem+ElectronicMessageService+ExpandedMemorySpecification[LIM]EMWACEuropeanMicrosoftWindowsNTAcademicCentre.ENCEncoded(filenameextension)ENDECEncoder/DecoderENDSEndsSegmentENIAC*ElectronicNumericalIntegratorAnalyzerandComputer(Firstfullyelectronicdigitalcomputer)ENQEnquiryENSSExteriorNodalSwitchingSubsystem[Internet]EOAEndOfAddressEOBEndOfBlockEOCEndOfConversionEOFEndOfFile+EnterpriseObjectsFramework[NextComputer]EOIEndOfInterrupt+EndOrIdentifyEOJEndOfJobEOLEndOfLine+EndOfList

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    EOMEndOfMessageEORExclusiveOR(AlsoXOR)EOSEarthObservingSystem[NASA]+EndOfStringEOSDISEarthObservingSystemDataandInformationSystem[NASA]EOTEndOfTable+EndOfTape(marker)+EndOfText+EndOfTransmissionEPElectrophotographicEngineEPLEffectivePrivilegeLevelEPLDElectricallyProgrammableLogicDeviceEPMEnhancedEditorforPresentationManager[IBM]+EnterpriseProcessManagement[IBM]EPPEnhancedParallelPortEPROMElectricallyProgrammableReadOnlyMemory+ErasableProgrammableReadOnlyMemory.EPSEncapsulatedPostScript(filenameextension)EPSFEncapsulatedPostScriptFilesERAExtendedRegistryAttributesERASElectronicRoutingandApprovalSystem[HughesAircraft]ERICEducationalResourcesInformationCenter[Internet]ERLLEnhancedRunLengthLimitedEROMErasableReadOnlyMemoryEROSEarthResourcesObservationSystem[U.S.GeologicalSurvey]ERRErrorER/RCExtendedResult/ResponseCodeESExtraSegmentESAEnterpriseSystemsArchitecture[IBM]+EuropeanSpaceAgencyESCEISASystemComponent+EscapeESCMExtendedServicesCommunicationsManager[IBM]ESCONEnterpriseSystemConnection(Architecture)[IBM]ESC/PEpsonStandardCodeforPrintersESDElectronicSoftwareDistribution+ElectrostaticDischargeESDIEnhancedSmall/SystemDeviceInterfaceESIEnhancedSerialInterface(specification)[Hayes]ESMREnhancedSpecializedMobileRadioESNElectronicSecurityNumberESPEmulationSensingProcessor+EnhancedSerialPort[Hayes]+EstimatedSellingPriceESREventServiceRoutineESSElectronicSwitchingSystemESUElectroStaticUnitETEnhancementTechnologyETACSExtendedTotalAccessCommunicationSystem[IBM]ETANNElectricallyTrainableAnalogNeuralNetwork(chip)[Intel]ETBEndofTransmissionBlockETCElectronicTollCollection+EnhancedThroughputCellular(modemprotocol)[AT&T]

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    ETOMElectronTrappingOpticalMemoryETPLEndorsedTempestProductsListETSEconometricTimeSeriesETXEndOfTextEUExecutionUnitEUCEndUserComputing+ExtendedUnixCode[IBM]EUIEndUserInterfaceEVEExtensibleVAXEditorEVGAExtendedVideoGraphicsArray+ExtendedVideoGraphicsAdapterEWANEmulatorWithoutAGoodName[Internet]EWSEmployeeWrittenSoftware[IBM]ExCAExchangeableCardArchitecture[Intel].EXEExecutable(filenameextension)EXE2BINProgramusedtoconvertan(.EXE)filetobinaryformat(.COM)fileEXMEnterpriseMessagingExchange[Lotus]EXPExponentEXTExternalEXTRNExternalReferenceEZINEElectronicMagazine

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    FABComputerChipFabricationPlantFACFileAccessCodeFAMOSFloatingGateAvalancheMOSFANSFutureAirNavigationSystemFAPFileAccessProtocolFAPIFamilyApplicationProgramInterfaceFAQFrequentlyAskedQuestionFARNETFederationofAmericanResearchNetworks[Internet]FATFileAllocationTableFAXFacsimile.FAXFax(filenameextension)FC/ALFiberChannel/ArbitratedLoopFCBFileControlBlockFCCFederalCommunicationsCommissionFCC:FileCarbonCopyFCCSETFederalCoordinatingCouncilforScience,EngineeringandTechnologyFCIFluxChangesperInchFCRFIFOControlRegisterFCSFiberChannelStandard+FrameCheckSequenceFDFloppyDisk+FloppyDrive+FullDuplexFDCFloppyDiskControllerFDDIFiberDigitalDeviceInterface+

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    FiberDistributedDataInterfaceFDISKFixedDiskFDMFrequencyDivisionMultiplexingFDXFullDuplexFECNForwardExplicitCongestionNotificationFEDFieldEmitterDisplayFEFOFirstEnded,FirstOutFEPFrontEndProcessorFEPIFrontEndProgrammingInterfaceFeRAMFerroelectricRAMFESDKFarEastSoftwareDevelopmentKit[Microsoft]FETFieldEffectTransistorFFFlipFlop+FormFeedFFDCFirstFailureDataCapture[IBM]FFSFastFileSystemFFSTFirstFailureSupportTechnology[IBM]FFTFastFourierTransform+FinalFormText[IBM]FGFloatingGateFGREPFixedGlobalRegularExpressionPrint[Unix]FHSSFrequencyHoppingSpreadSpectrumFIFFractalImageFormatFIFOFirstIn,FirstOutFILOFirstIn,LastOutFIPFileProcessorBufferingFIPSFederalInformationProcessingStandardFIRFiniteImpulseResponseFIRSTForumofIncidentResponseandSecurityTeamsFIXFederalInternetExchangeFLCFerroelectricLiquidCrystalFLDFieldFLLFoxProLinkLibrary[MicrosoftFoxPro]FLOPSFloatingPointOperationsPerSecondFMSFormsManagementSystemFMTFormatFNTFontFOCUSForumofControlDataUsersFODFaxOnDemandFOGFirstOsborneGroupFOIRLFiberOpticInterRepeaterLink[IEEE]FOLDOCFreeOnLineDictionaryOfComputing.FONFont+Phone+PhoneDirectory(allfilenameextensions).FORFortransourcecode(filenameextension)FORTH(ProgrammingLanguage)(SeeHLL)FORTRANFormulaTranslator(ProgrammingLanguage)(SeeHLL)FOSEFederalOfficeSystemsExpositionFOSIFormatOptionSpecificationInstanceFOSSILFido/Opus/SeadogStandardInterfaceLayerFPCFloatingPointCalculationFPCEFloatingPointCExtension(specification)

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    FPGAFieldProgrammableGateArrayFPLAFieldProgrammableLogicArrayFPMFastPageModeFPPFixedPathProtocol+FloatingPointProcessorFPRFloatingPointRegisterFPSFavoritePictureSelection+FramesPerSecondFPTForcedPerfectTerminationFPUFloatingPointUnitFQDNFullyQualifiedDomainName[Internet]FRADFrameRelayAccessDevice+FrameRelayAssembler/DisassemblerFRAGFragment+FragmentationFRAMFerroelectricRandomAccessMemoryFRCFuntionalRedundancyCheckingFREDFrameEditor+FrontEndtoDishFRPIFluxReversalsPerInch.FRSWordPerfectGraphicsDriver(filenameextension)FSFileSeparatorFSDFileSystemDriver[OS/2]FSEFullScreenEditorFSFFreeSoftwareFoundation[Internet]FSKFrequencyShiftKeyingFSNFullServiceNetworkFSPFileServiceProtocolFSRFreeSystemResourcesFSTFlatSquareTube(monitor)F/TFullTimeFTAMFileTransfer,AccessandManagement+FileTransferandAccessMethodFTMFlatTensionMask[Zenith]FTPFileTransferProtocol[Internet]FTPDFileTransferProtocolDaemonFTTCFiberToTheCurbFTSFederalTelecommunicationSystemFTXFaultTolerantUnixFUIFileUpdateInformationFUNCFunctionFVTFullVideoTranslationFYIForYourInformation

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    GAGeneralAvailabilityGAAPGenerallyAcceptedAccountingPrinciplesGALGenericArrayLogicGAPIGatewayApplicationProgrammingInterfaceGbGigabit(1,024megabits)+

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    (OneBillionBitsofInformation)GBGigabyte(1,024megabytes)+(OneBillionCharactersofInformation)GCCGNUCCompiler[Unix]GCRGroupCodeRecordingGDAGlobalDataAreaGDDMGraphicsDataDisplayManagerGDGGenerationDataGroup[IBM]GDIGraphicalDeviceInterfaceGDLCGenericDataLinkControl[IBM]GDPGraphicDrawPrimitiveGDTGeometricDimensioningandTolerancing+GlobalDescriptorTable+GraphicsDevelopmentToolkitGECOSGeneralElectricComprehensiveOperatingSystemGEISGeneralElectricInformationService(company)GEMGraphicsEnvironmentManager(DRIProgram)GENIEGeneralElectricNetworkforInformationExchangeGEOGeostationaryEarthOrbitGEOSGraphicEnvironmentOperatingSystem[Geoworks]GETGetExecuteTriggerGGPGatewayGatewayProtocol[Internet]GHZGigahertz.GIFGraphicsInterchangeFormat(filenameextension)GIGOGarbageIn,GarbageOutGIIGlobalInformationInfrastructureGILSGovernmentInformationLocatorServiceGISGeographicInformationSystem+GlobalInformationSolutions[AT&T]GIXGlobalInternetExchange[Internet]GKSGraphicalKernalSystemGLGraphicsLanguageG/LGeneralLedgerGLISGlobalLandInformationSystem[USGeologicalSurvey]GLMGeneralLinearModelsGLOBEGlobalLearningbyObservationstoBenefittheEnvironment[Internet].GLYGlossary(filenameextension)[MicrosoftWord]GMPGlobalMobileProfessionalGMRGiantMagnetoResistiveGMSGlobalManagementSystem+GlobalMessagingService[Novell]GMTGreenwichMeanTimeGNDGround(signal/system)GNNGlobalNetworkNavigatorGNUGnu'sNotUnix(operatingsystem)GOSIPGovernmentOpenSystemsInterconnectionProfileGOVGovernment(organizationDomainname)[Internet]GPGasPlasma+GeneralPurpose

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    GPFGeneralProtectionFaultGPIGraphicsProgrammingInterfaceGPIBGeneralPurposeInterfaceBusGPRGeneralPurposeRegister[IBM]GPSGlobalPositioningSatellite/SystemGPSS*GeneralPurposeSystemsSimulator(language)GRADDGraphicsAdapterDeviceDriver[IBM]GREGraphicsEngineGREPGlobalRegularExpressionPrint.GRFGraph(filenameextension).GRPGroup(filenameextension)GSGroupSeparatorGSIGeneralServerInterfaceGSMGlobalSharedMemory+GlobalSystemforMobileCommunications(network)GSTNGeneralSwitchedTelephoneNetworkGTEGeneralTelephoneElectronics(corporation)GTLGunningTransceiverLogicGTOGuideToOperations[IBM]GUIGraphicalUserInterfaceGUIDGlobalUniversalIDGVTGlobalVirtualTimeGWBASICGeeWhizBASIC.gzCompressedfile(compressedfilenameextensionusingGNUgzipcompression/decompressionprogram)[Unix]

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    .HHeader(filenameextension)[C]HACMPHighAvailabilityClusterMultiProcessing[IBM]HALHardArrayLogic+HardwareAbstractionLayer+HouseProgrammedArrayLogicHAL*HeuristicallyProgrammedAlgorithmic(computer)[from1968movie"2001:ASpaceOdyssey"]HASPHoustonAutomaticSpoolingPriority(System)HBAHostBusAdapterHCSSHighCapacityStorageSystemHCUHomeComputerUserHDHardDisk+HighDensityHDAHeadDiskAssemblyHDCDHighDefinitionCompatibleDigitalHDFHierarchicalDataFormat[NCSA]HDIHeadtoDiskInterferenceHDLCHighLevelDataLinkControlHDRHeaderHDSCHighDensitySignalCarrier[DEC]HDSLHighDataRateDigitalSubscriberLine

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    HDSSHolographicDataStorageSystemHDTHostDigitalTerminalHDTVHighDefinitionTelevisionHDVDHighDefinitionVolumetricDisplayHDWHardwareHDXHalfDuplexHERCHerculesHEXHexadecimalHFCHybridFiberCoaxialHFSHierarchicalFileSystem[Macintosh]HFTHighFunctionTerminal[IBM]HGAHerculesGraphicsAdapterHGCPHerculesGraphicsCardPlusHHHourHIFHyperGInterchangeFormatHIFDHighDensityFloppyDiskHILHumanInterfaceLink[HP]HIMEMHighMemoryHIPPIHighPerformanceParallelInterfaceHLCOHighLowCloseOpenHLLHighLevelLanguageHLLAPIHighLevelLanguageApplicationProgrammingInterface.HLPHelp(filenameextension)HLQHighLevelQualifierHLSHue,Luminance,Saturation(colormodel)HLTHaltHMAHighMemoryArea[Microsoft]+HubManagementArchitectureHMDHeadMountedDisplayHMMHiddenMarkovModelHMOSHighDensityMetalOxideSemiconductor+HighSpeedMetalOxideSemiconductorHMPHostMonitoringProtocolHOTTHotOffTheTree(electronicnewsletter)HPHewlettPackard(Company)HPCCHighPerformanceComputingandCommunicationsHPDJHewlettPackardDeskJetHPFSHighPerformanceFileSystemHPGHewlettPackardGraphicsHPGLHewlettPackardGraphicsLanguageHPIBHewlettPackardInterfaceBusHPLJHewlettPackardLaserJetHPPAHewlettPackardPrecisionArchitectureHPPIHighPerformanceParallelInterfaceHPRHighPerformanceRouting[IBM]HPUXHewlettPackardUnixHPWHighPerformanceWorkstation[Sun].HQXBinHex(filenameextension)[Macintosh]HRISHumanResourceInformationSystemHRGHighResolutionGraphics

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    HRMSHumanResourceManagementSystemHRTFHeadRelatedTransferFunctionHSHighSpeedHSBHue,Saturation,Brightness(colormodel)HSCHighSpeedChannelHSIHue,Saturation,IntensityHSMHierarchicalStorageManagementHSPHighSpeedPrinterHSSIHighSpeedSerialInterfaceHSTHighSpeedTechnology[U.S.Robotics].HSTHistory+Host(filenameextensions)HSVHueSaturationValueHTMLHyperTextMarkupLanguageHTTPHyperTextTransportProtocolHTTPNGHTTPNextGenerationHUTHopkinsUltravioletTelescopeH/VHorizontal/VerticalHVPHorizontal&VerticalPositionH/WHardwareHWCPHardwareCodePageHWDHeightWidthDepth.HYPHyphenation(filenameextension)HYTELNETHypertextbrowserforTelnetAccessibleSitesHzHertz

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    IABInternetArchitectureBoard[Internet]IACInterApplicationCommunication[Macintosh]IAGInstructionAddressGenerationIAKInternetAccessKit[IBM]IAL*InternationalAlgebraicLanguage(ALGOLwasfirstcalledIAL)IANAInternetAssignedNumbersAuthority[Internet]IAPInternetAccessProvider[Internet]IATImportAddressTableIAUPInternetUserAccountProvider[Internet]IBCInstrumentBusComputeriBCSIntelBinaryCompatibilitySpecificationIBMInternationalBusinessMachines(Corporation)IBMGLIBMGraphicsLanguageICInputCircuit+IntegratedCircuit+InterruptControllerICAIntraapplicationCommunicationsAreaICAPInternetCalendarAccessProtocol[Lotus]ICASIntelCommunicatingApplicationsSpecificationsICBInternetCitizen'sBandICCPInstitutefortheCertificationofComputingProfessionals

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    ICEInCircuitEmulator[Intel]ICIImageComponentInformationICLInterfaceClearICLIDIncomingCallLineIdentificationICMImageColorMatching[Kodak]ICMPInternetControlMessageProtocol[Novell].ICOIcon(filenameextension)iCOMPIntelComparativeMicroprocessorPerformance[Intel]ICPIntegratedChannelProcessorICRIntelligentCharacterRecognitionICSIntuitiveCommandStructureICUISAConfigurationUtilityIDIdentification+IdentifierIDAIntegratedDigitalAccess+IntelligentDiskArray+IntelligentDriveArrayIDAPIIntegratedDatabaseApplicationProgrammingInterfaceIDCIntegratedDatabase/DesktopConnectorIDDEIntegratedDevelopment&DebuggingEnvironment[Symantec]IDEImbeddedDriveElectronics+IntegratedDevelopmentEnvironment[Borland]+IntegratedDriveElectronics+IntelligentDriveElectronics+InteractiveDesignandEngineering+InterfaceDesignEnhancementIDEAInternationalDataEncryptionAlgorithmIDFIntermediateDistributionFrameIDIVIntegerDivideIDLInterfaceDefinitionLanguageIDMSIntegratedDataBaseManagementSystemIDNXIntegratedDigitalNetworkExchange[IBM]IDPIntegratedDataProcessingIDRIntelligentDocumentRecognitionIDTInterfaceDesignTool+InterruptDescriptorTable.IDXIndex(filenameextension)IEInternetExplorer[Microsoft]IECInternationalElectrotechnicalCommissionIEEEInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineersIEFInformationEngineeringFacilityIEMSIInteractiveElectronicMailStandardIdentificationIENInternetEngineeringNotesIETFInternetEngineeringTaskForce[Internet]IESGInternetEngineeringSteeringGroup[Inernet]I/FInterfaceIFDImageFileDirectoryIFFInterchangeableFileFormat[Amiga]IFGIncomingFaxGatewayIFPInstructionFetchPipelineIFSInstallableFileSystemIFSMInformationSystemsManagement

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    IGAIntegratedGraphicsArrayIGCIntegratedGraphicsControllerIGESInitialGraphicsExchangeStandardIGMPInternetGroupMulticastProtocol[Internet]IGRPInteriorGatewayRoutingProtocol[Cisco]IGSInternetGoServer[Internet]IHDIntegratedHelpDesk[IBM]IHVIndependentHardwareVendorIIFImmediateIFIIIInterstateIdentificationIndex[NCIC]IIOPInternetInterOperabilityProtocolIIRImmediateImpulseResponseIISInternetInformationServer[Microsoft]IITFInformationInfrastructureTaskForceiKPInternetKeyedPayments[IBM]ILSInternationalLanguageSupportIMACSImageManagementandCommunicationSystemIMAPInternetMessageAccessProtocol[Internet]IMAXMaximumImageIMDSImageDataStream(format)[IBM]IMEInputMethodEditorIMGImageIMLInitialMicrocodeLoad[IBM]IMPInformation/InterfaceMessageProcessorIMPAIntelligentMultiPortAdapter[DCA]IMRInternetMonthlyReport[Internet]IMSInformationManagementSystem+IntermediateMaintenanceStandardsIMTCInternationalMultimediaTeleconferencingConsortiumIMTVInteractiveMultimediaTelevisionIMULIntegerMultiplyINInputINCIncrement.INDIndex(filenameextension).INFInformation(filenameextension).INIInitialize(filenameextension)INITInitialization+InitializeINMIntegratedNetworkManagementINSInputString+IntegratedNetworkServerINTInteger+Internal+Interrupt+International(organizationDomainname)[Internet]INTAInterruptAcknowledgeInterNICInternetNetworkInformationCenter[Internet]INTOInterruptifOverflowoccursI/OInput/OutputIOCCInput/OutputChannelConverter+Input/OutputControllerChipIOCSInput/OutputControlSystemIOCTLInput/OutputControlIODEIntegratedDevelopmentandDebuggingEnvironment[Symantec]

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    IOPLInput/OutputPriviledgeLevelIOSGAInput/OutputSupportGateArrayIPInstructionPointer+InternetProtocolIPCInstructionsPerClock+InterprocessCommunicationIPCPInternetProtocolControlProtocolIPDSIBMPersonalDictationSystem[IBM]+IntelligentPrinterDataStream[IBM]IPFCInformationPresentationFacilityCompiler[IBM]IPIIntelligentPeripheralInterfaceIPLInitialProgramLoad/Loader+IonProjectionLithographyIPL*InformationProgrammingLanguageIPMInterpersonalMessageIPngInternetProtocol,nextgenerationIPSEIntegratedProjectSupportEnvironmentIPTCInternationalPressTelecommunicationsCouncilIPXInternetworkPacketExchange[Novell]IQLInteractiveQueryLanguageIRInfraredIRCInternetRelayChat[Internet]IRDIntegratedReceiver/DescramblerIRDAInfraredDataAssociationIRDSInformationResourceDictionarySystemIRETInterruptReturnIRFIntermediateRoutingFunction+InheritanceRightsFilter[Novell]IRLInteractiveReaderLanguage+InterRepeaterLinkIRLAPInfraredLinkAccessProtocolIRLEDInfraredLightEmittingDiodeIRMInformationResourceManagement+InherentRightsMaskIRQInterruptRequestIRTFInternetResearchTaskForce[Internet]IRXInformationRetrievalExperimentISInformationSystem+InterruptStatusISAIndustryStandardArchitecture+InstructionSetArchitectureISAMIndexedSequentialAccessManagement/MethodISAPIInternetServierAPI[Microsoft]ISBNInternationalStandardBookNumberISCInstructionSetComputer+InterSystemsCommunication[IBM]ISDImageSectionDescriptor+InstructionalSystemsDesignISDNIntegratedServicesDigitalNetworkISHInformationSuperHighwayISIInternallySpecifiedIndexISISIntegratedSystemsandInformationServicesISKMInternetStarterKitfortheMacintoshISLInteractiveSystemLanguageISMInternetServiceManager[Mircrosoft]ISMFInteractiveStorageManagementFacility

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    ISOCInternetSocietyISO/OSIInternationalStandardsOrganization/OpenSystemsInterconnection(model)ISPInternetServiceProvider[Internet]+InterruptStackPointer+InterruptStatusPortISPFInteractiveSystemProgrammingFacilityISRInformationStorageandRetrieval+InterruptServiceRoutine+InterruptStatusRegisterISSNInternationalStandardSerialNumberISVIndependentSoftwareVendorITInformationTechnologyITBInformationTechnologyBranch+IntermediateTextBlockITCInternationalTypefaceCorporationITNIdentificationTaskingandNetworkingITRInternetTalkRadioITUInternationalTelecommunicationUnionITUGInternationalTelecommunicationsUserGroupITUTSSITUTelecommunicationStandartsSectionITVInteractiveTelevisionITXIntermediateTextBlockIUIntegerUnitIUAPInternetUserAccountProvider[Internet]IUS/ITBInterchangeUnitSeparator/IntermediateTransmissionBlockIVISInteractiveVideoInformationSystemIVLIndependentVendorLeague+IntelVerificationLabIVRInteractiveVoiceResponseIVSInteractiveVideodiskSystemIVTInterruptVectorTableIV&VIndependentVerification&ValidationIWAYInformationHighwayIXCInterchangeCarrier

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    JAJumpAddress+JumpifAboveJADJointApplicationDesignJAEJumpifAboveorEqualJANETJointAcademicNetworkJBEJumpifBeloworEqualJCJumpifCarrysetJCLJobControlLanguageJDBCJavaDatabaseConnectivityJDKJavaDevelopmentKitJEJumpifEqualJEDECJointElectronicDevicesEngineeringCouncil

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    JEIDAJapaneseElectronicsIndustryDevelopmentAssociationJESJobEntrySystemJFETJunctionFieldEffectTransistorJFIFJPEGFileInterchangeFormatJFSJournaledFileSystem[IBM]JGJumpifGreaterJGEJumpifGreaterorEqualJIPSJANETInternetProtocolServiceJLJumpifLessJLEJumpifLessthanorEqualtoJMPJumpJNAJumpifNotAboveJNAEJumpifNotAboveorEqualJNBJumpifNotBelowJNBEJumpifNotBeloworEqualJNGJumpifNotGreaterJNGEJumpifNotGreaterorEqual.JNKJunk(filenameextension)JNLEJumpifNotLessorEqualJNOJumpifNoOverflowJNPJumpifNoParityJNSJumpifNoSignJOEJavaObjectsEverywhereJPEJumpifParityEvenJPEGJointPhotographicExpertsGroupJPLJetPropulsionLaboratoryJPOJumpifParityOddJSJumpifSignJZJumpifZeroJNZJumpifNotZeroJUGHEADJonzy'sUniversalGopherHierarchyExcavationandDisplay[Internet]

    K...(TOP)(UPtoJ)(DNtoL)(BOTTOM)

    K12Kindergartenthrough12thGrade[USEducationSystem]KAMKeepAliveMemoryKbKilobitKBKeyboard+Kilobyte(1,024bytes)KBDKeyboard(alsoKEYB)KBD$Keyboard[OS/2]KBPSKilobytesPerSecondKDTKeyDefinitionTableKEFIRKeyFindingsReporter[GTE]KEYBBEForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramBelgiumKEYBBRForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramBrazilKEYBCFForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramCanadianFrench

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    KEYBCZForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramCzechoslovakia(Czech)KEYBDKForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramDenmarkKEYBFRForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramFranceKEYBGRForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramGermanyKEYBHUForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramHungaryKEYBITForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramItalyKEYBLAForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramLatinAmericaKEYBNLForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramNetherlandsKEYBNOForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramNorwayKEYBPLForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramPolandKEYBPOForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramPortugalKEYBSFForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramSwissFrenchKEYBSGForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramSwissGermanKEYBSLForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramCzechoslovakia(Slovak)KEYBSPForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramSpainKEYBSUForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramFinlandKEYBSVForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramSwedenKEYBUKForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramUnitedKingdomKEYBUSForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramUnitedStatesKEYBYUForeignlanguageKEYBoardprogramYugoslaviaKHzKilohertzKISKnowbotInformationService[Internet]KPIKernalProgrammingInterfaceKQMLKnowledgeQueryandManipulationLanguageKSHKornShell(program)[Unix]KSPHKeystrokesPerHourKSRKeyboardSendReceiveKRSKnowledgeRetrievalSystem

    L...(TOP)(UPtoK)(DNtoM)(BOTTOM)

    LADDRLayeredDeviceDriverArchitecture[Microsoft]LALLLongestAllowedLobeLengthLANLocalAreaNetworkLANACSLocalAreaNetworkAsynchronousConnectionServerLANELocalAreaNetworkEmulationLAPBLinkAccessProcedureBalanced(protocol)LAPDLinkAccessProcedureDirect(protocol)LAPMLinkAccessProcedureforModemsLARLoadAccessRightsLASERLightAmplificationbyStimulatedEmissionofRadiationLASTportLocalAreaStorageTransport(protocol)[DEC]LATLocalAccessTerminal+LocalAreaTransport[DEC]LAVCLocalAreaVAXCluster

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    LAWNLocalAreaWirelessNetworkLBLeftButton(of2or3buttonMouse)LBALogicalBlockAddressingLBLLabelLBRLibrarian.LBRLibrary(filenameextension)LBTListenBeforeTalkLBXLocalBusAcceleratorLCALotusCommunicationsArchitecture[Lotus]LCCLeadlessChipCarrierLCDLiquidCrystalDisplay+LowestCommonDenominatorLCFLowCostFiberLCKLibraryConstructionKit[MircrosoftFoxPro]LCPLinkControlProtocolLCRLineControlRegisterLCULastClusterUsedLDALogicalDeviceAddressLDAPLightweightDirectoryAccessProtocol[IBM]LDCLotusDevelopmentCorporationLDMLongDistanceModemLDTLocalDescriptorTableLELessorEqualLEALoadEffectiveAddressLEAFLawEnforcementAccessFieldLECLocalExchangeCarrierLEDLightEmittingDiodeLELLink,EmbedandLaunchtoedit[Lotus]LEMLanguageExtensionModuleLENLowEntryNetworking.LETLetter(filenameextension)LEXLexiconLFLineFeedLFILastFileIndicatorLFNLongFileNameLFTLowFunctionTerminal[IBM]LFULeastFrequentlyUsedLGDTLoadGlobalDescriptorTableLIASLibraryInformationAccessSystem.LIBLibrary(filenameextension)LICLineInterfaceCoupler[IBM]LICSLotusInternationalCharacterSet[LDC]LIDTLoadInterruptDescriptorTableLIEPLargeInternetExchangePacket[Novell]LIFLowInsertionForceLIFOLastIn,FirstOutLILOLastIn,LastOutLIMLotus/Intel/MicrosoftLIMALotus/Intel/Microsoft/ASTLIMSLibraryInformationManagementSystemLINUX(OperatingsystemnamedafterLinusTorvalds)

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    LIPLargeInternetPacketLIPSLogicalInferencesPerSecondLISPListProcessing(Language)(SeeHLL)LISTSERVListServer[Internet]LLCLogicalLinkControlLLDTLoadLocalDescriptorTableLLFLowLevelFormatLMBLeftMouseButtonLMBCSLotusMultibyteCharacterSet[Lotus]LMILocalManagementInterfaceLMSLotusMessagingSwitch[Lotus]LMSWLoadMachineStatusWordLMULANManagementUtilities[IBM]+LANManagerforUnixLNLogarithm(Natural)LN:DILotusNotes:DocumentImagingLNKLinkLOCLoopOnLineControlLOCISLibraryofCongressInformationSystemLODLevelOfDetailLODSBLoadStringByteLOGLogarithm(Base10)LOGO(ProgrammingLanguage)(SeeHLL)LOOPELoopwhileEqualLOOPNELoopwhileNotEqualLOOPNZLoopwhileNotZeroLOOPZLoopwhileZeroLORELineOrientedEditorLPCLocalProcedureCallLPDLinePrinterDaemon(protocol)[Berkley]LPILinesPerInchLPLLotusProgrammingLanguage[Lotus123][LDC]LPMLinesPerMinuteLPNLogicalPageNumberLPSLowPowerSchottkyLPTLinePrinterLPT1FirstParallelPrinterPortLPT2SecondParallelPrinterPortLPT3ThirdParallelPrinterPortLQLetterQualityLQMLinkQualityMonitoring(protocol)LRLinkRegisterLRCLocalRegisterCache+LongitudinalRedundancyCheckLRLLeastRecentlyLoadedLRMLanguageReferenceManual+LeastRecentlyUsedMaster.LRSLanguageResource(filenameextension)[WordPerfect]LRULeastRecentlyUsedLSALANandSCSIAdapter[IBM]+LineSharingAdapterLSAPILicenseServicesApplicationProgramInterface

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    LSBLeastSignificantBitLSCLeastSignificantCharacterLSDLeastSignificantDigitLSILargeScaleIntegrationLSLLinkSupportLayer+LoadSegmentLimitLSTList.LSTList(filenameextension)LTRLeftToRight+Letter+LoadTaskRegisterLULogicalUnit(AlsoLUN)LUALogicalUnitApplication(interface)LUILocalUserInputLUISLibraryUserInformationServiceLUNLogicalUnitNumberLUTLookupTableLVLogicalVolume[IBM]LVMLogicalVolumeManagement[IBM]LWLazyWriteLZWLempelZivWelch(algorithm)

    M...(TOP)(UPtoL)(DNtoN)(BOTTOM)

    mAMilliampereMacMacintosh(AppleMacintoshComputer)MACMedia/MediumAccessControl.MACMacPaint(filenameextension)+Macro(filenameextension)MACHMultilayerActuatorHead[Epson]MADEManufacturingandAutomatedDesignEngineeringMADYMOMathematicalDynamicModeling[TNO]MAhMilliampereHour.MAIMail(filenameextension)MANManual[Unix]+MetropolitanAreaNetworkMANPAGEManualPage[Unix]MAPMaintenanceAnalysisProcedures+ManufacturingAutomationProtocol+MemoryAllocationMap.MAPLinkerMap(filenameextension)MAPIMail/MessagingApplicationsProgrammingInterface[Microsoft]MAPICSManufacturing,AccountingandProductionInformationControlSystem[IBM]MARVELMachineAssistedRealizationoftheVirtualElectronicLibrary[LibraryofCongress]MASMMacroAssembler[Microsoft]MASSMaximumAvailabilityandSupportSubsystem[Parallan]MATMaintenanceAccessTerminal

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    MAUMediaAccessUnit+MultistationAccessUnitMAVDMMultipleApplicationVDMMAXMaximumMBMegabyte(1,024kilobytes)+MiddleButton(of3buttonMouse)MBASICMicrosoftBASIC[Microsoft]MBCSMultiByteCharacterSet[IBM]MBONEMulticastBackbone[Internet]MBPSMegabytesPerSecondMBRMasterBootRecordMBXMailboxMCAMicroChannelAdapter/Architecture[IBM]MCADMechanicalComputerAidedDesignMCBMemoryControlBlockMCGAMulticolorGraphicsArrayMCIMCICommunicationsCorp.(namefrominitialsoforiginalcompanyMicrowaveCommunications,Inc.)+MediaControlInterface[Microsoft]MCLMicrosoftCompatibilityLabs[Microsoft]MCMMultiChipModuleMCNEMasterCertifiedNovellEngineer[Novell]MCPGAMetallizedCeramicPinGridArrayMCPSMicrosoftCertifiedProductSpecialist[Microsoft]MCQFPMetallizedCeramicQuadFlatPackMCRModemControlRegisterMCUMultiChipUnit[DEC]MDMakeDirectory+MonochromeDisplayMDAMonochromeDisplayAdapter+MultidimensionalAnalysis.MDFMenuDefinitionFile(filenameextension)MDIMultipleDocumentInterfaceMDICManchesterDecoderandInterfaceChip[AT&T]MDKMultimediaDevelopersKit[Microsoft]MDLPModileDataLinkProtocolMDRMinimumDesignRequirementMDYMonthDayYear.MEOpeningInformation(filenameextension)(AsinREAD.ME)MEBMemoryExpansionBoardMEGMegabyteMEMMemory.MENMenu(filenameextension)MESManufacturingExecutionSystemMESIModified,Exclusive,SharedandInvalid(protocol)METMemoryEnhancementTechnology[HewlittPackard].METMetafile(filenameextension)MFCMicrosoftFoundataionClass[Microsoft]MFFSMicrosoftFlashFileSystem[Microsoft]MFLOPSMillionFloatingPointOperationsPerSecondMFMModifiedFrequencyModulationMFPMultiFunctionPeripheral/Product

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    MFPIMultifunctionPeripheralInterfaceMFSMacintoshFileSystem[Macintosh]+MagneticTapeFieldSearch+MemoryFileSystemModifiedFilingSystem[RevelationTechnologies]MFTMasterFileTable+MultiprogrammingwithaFixednumberofTasksMGAMonochromeGraphicsAdapterMGEModularGISEnvironmentMGRManagerMHSMessageHandlingService+MessageHandlingSystemMHzMegahertzMIManagementInterfaceMIBManagementInformationBaseMICROOnemillionthMICSMacroInterpretiveCommandsMIDIMusicalInstrumentDigitalInterfaceMIFManagementInformationFormat.MIFManagementInformationFiles(filenameextension)MIGMetalInGapMIIMicrosoft/IBM/IntelMILMachineInterfaceLayer[GoCorporation]+Military(organizationDomainname)[Internet]MIMMetalInsulatorMetal(screen)MIMDMultipleInstructionMultipleDataStream(processor)MIMEMultipurposeInternetMailExtension[Internet]MI/MICModeIndicate/ModeIndicateCommonMINMinimum+MobileIdentificationNumberMINUETMinnesotaInternetUsersEssentialTools[Internet]MIPSMillionInstructionsPerSecondMISManagementInformationSystem+MultimediaInformationSources[Internet]MISCMiscellaneousMIXMemberInformationExchangeMKDIRMakeDirectoryMLMachineLanguage+MetaLanguageMLAPIMultilingualApplicationProgrammingInterfaceMLCMultilayerCeramic+MultilevelCell(program)[Internet]MLIDMultiLinkInterfaceDriverMLMMailingListManager[Internet]MMMinutes+MonthMMAMicrocomputerManagersAssociationMMCMatchedMemoryCycle+MicrocomputerMarketingCouncilMMCDMultiMediaCompactDiskMMIManMachineInterfaceMMISMaterialsManagerInformationSystemMMPMMultiMediaPresentationManagerMMUMemoryManagementUnitMMXMatrixManipulationExtensions[Intel]+MultimediaExtensions

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    MNOSMetalNitrideOxideSemiconductorMNPMicrocomNetworkingProtocol[Microcom].MNUMenu(finenameextension)MOMagnetoOptical(diskdrive)MOBMemoryOrderBufferMOBOMotherBoardMODModule+ModulusMODEMModulatorDemodulatorMOHLLMachineOrientedHighLevelLanguageMOMMicrosoftOfficeManager[Microsoft]MOOMUD,ObjectOriented[Internet]MOPMaintenanceOperationsProtocolMOSMetalOxideSemiconductor+MagnetoOpticStorageMOSFETMetalOxideSemiconductorFieldEffectTransistorMOTDMessageOfTheDayMOVMetalOcideVaristor+MoveMOVSMoveStringMPMassivelyParallel(processing)+MultipleProcessorsMPCMultimediaPersonalComputer+MultipathChannelMPCSMissionPlanningandControlStation(Software)MPEMultipleProgrammingExecutive[HP]MPEGMovingPictureExpertsGroupMPIMessagePassingInterface+MultiprecisionIntegerMPMMessagePassingLibrary[IBM]MPMDMultipleProcessor/MultipleDataMPPMassivelyParallelProcessing+MessageProcessingProgramMPQPMultiProtocolQuadPort[IBM]MPRMultipartRepeater+MultiProtocolRouter[Novell]MPSMultiprocessorSpecificationMPTNMultiProtocolTransportNetworkMPTSMultiProtocolTransportServicesMPUMicroprocessorUnitMQIMessageQueueInterfaceMRMagnetoresistive+ModemReadyMRCFMicrosoftRealtimeCompressionFormatMRCIMicrosoftRealtimeCompressionInterfaceMRIMagneticResonanceImagingMRMMostRecentlyUsedMasterMROMultiRegionOperationMRPMaterialsRequirementPlanningMRPLMainRingPathLengthMRSMediaRecognitionSystemMRTMeanRepairTimeMRUMaximumReceiveUnitMSMemorySystem+MessageStore+Microsecond+MicrosoftCorporation+MillisecondMSACMMicrosoftAudioCompressionManager[Microsoft]MSAUMultiStationAccessUnitMSAVMicrosoftAntiVirus[Microsoft]

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    MSBMostSignificantBitMSBFMeanSwapsBetweenFailuresMSCDEXMicrosoftCompactDiscExtensions[Microsoft]MSDMassStorageDevice+MostSignificantDigit+MicrosoftSystemDiagnostics[Microsoft]MSDOSMicrosoftDiskOperatingSystem[Microsoft]MSDRMultiplexedStreamingDataRequestMSDSMicrosoftDeveloperSupport[Microsoft]MSFRMinimumSecurityFunctionRequirements[IBM]MSGMessage.MSGProgramMessage(filenameextension)MSIMediumScaleIntegrationMSLMapSpecificationLibrary+MirroredServerLinkMSNMicrosoftNetwork[Microsoft]MSOMultipleSystemsOperator.MSPMicrosoftPaint(filenameextension)[Microsoft]MSSMassStorageSystemMSWMachineStatusWordMTAMessageTransferAgent+MultipleTerminalAccessMTBBMeanTimeBetweenBreakdownsMTBFMeanTimeBetweenFailuresMTBJMeanTimeBetweenJamsMTFMicrosoftTapeFormat[Microsoft]+ModulationTransferFunctionMTSMessageTransferService/System+MultichannelTelevisionSoundMTTDMeanTimeToDiagnoseMTTFMeanTimeToFailureMTTRMeanTimeToRepairMTUMaximumTransmissionUnitMUDMultiUserDialogue/Dimension/Domain/Dungeon[Internet]MULMultiplyMUMPSMassachusettsGeneralHospitalUtilityMultiProgrammingSystem(ProgrammingLanguage)MUSEMultiUserSharedEnvironmentMUTMonitorUnderTestMUXMultiplexerMVMillivoltMVBMultimediaViewerBookMVCMultimediaViewerCompilerMVDMMultipleVirtualDOSMachinesMVGAMonochromeVideoGraphicsArrayMVIPMultiVendorIntegrationProtocolMVPMultimediaVideoProcessorMVSMultipleVirtualStorageMVTMultiprogrammingwithaVariablenumberofTasksMXMailExchanger[Internet]MXSMicrosoftExchangeServer[Microsoft]MZRMultipleZoneRecording

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    N...(TOP)(UPtoM)(DNtoO)(BOTTOM)

    NACNetworkAdapterCardNACDNationalAssociationofComputerDealersNACSNationalAdvisoryCommitteeonSemiconductorsNAENotAboveorEqualNAKNegativeAcknowledgmentNAMNumberAssignmentModuleNAMPSNarrowBandAnalogMobilePhoneService[Motorola]NANOOnethousandmillionthNAPNetworkAccessPointNAPLPSNorthAmericanPresentationLevelProtocolSyntax(graphics)NASNetworkApplicationSupport[DEC]NASANationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministrationNASDAQNationalAssociationofSecuritiesDealersAutomaticQuotationNASINetWareAsynchronousServicesInterface[Novell]NASIRCNASAAutomatedSystemsInternetResponseCapabilityNASKERNASAAmesKernel(benchmark)NAUNetworkAddressableUnitNAWSNegotiateAboutWindowSizeNBENotBeloworEqualNBINothingButInitialsNBSNationalBureauofStandards+NumericBackspaceNCNetworkComputer+NoCarry+NumericalControlNCANetworkCommunicationsAdapterNCCNetworkControlCenter.NCFNetwareCommandFile[Novell]NCGANationalComputerGraphicsAssociationNCICNationalCrimeInformationCenterNCMT*NumericalControlforMachineToolsNCOSNetworkComputerOperatingSystemNCPNetWareCoreProtocol+NotCopyProtected+NetworkControlProcessor/Program/ProtocolNCRNationalCashRegister(Company)NCSANationalCenterforSupercomputingApplicationsNCSCNationalComputerSecurityCenterNCSINetworkCommunicationsServicesInterface[NetworkProductsCorp.]NDBNonDirectionalBeaconNDDKNetworkDeviceDevelopmentKid[Microsoft]NDEFNottobeDefinedNDISNetworkDevice/DriverInterfaceSpecificationNDNNonDeliveryNoticeNDPNumericDataProcessorNDRNetworkDataRepresentation

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    NDRONonDestructiveReadOutNDSNetWareDirectoryService[Novell].NDXIndex(filenameextension)NECNipponElectricCompanyNEDNASAExtragalacticDatabase[NASA]NEGNegative+NegateNEPNetworkEntryPointNESNationalEducationSupercomputerNESTNovellEmbeddedSystemsTechnology[Novell]NETNetwork(organizationDomainname)[Internet]NetBIOSNetworkBasicInput/OutputSystem[IBM]NetBEUINetBIOSExtendedUserInterface[IBM].NEWNewInformation(filenameextension)NEWSNetWareEarlyWarningSystem[FryeComputer]+NetworkExtensibleWindowSystemNEWS.Currentevents[USENETNewsgroupCategory]NEXTNearEndCrosstalkNFFNoFaultFoundNFSNetworkFileSystemNGNoGoodNGENotGreaterorEqualNHCNationalHurricaneCenterNHRNationalHandwritingRecognitionN/INonInterlacedNIANextInstructionAddressNICNetworkInformationCenter[Internet]+NetworkInterfaceCard+NumericIntensiveComputingNICADNickelCadmiumNICOLASNetworkInformationCenterOnLineAidSystem[NASA]NIDNewInteractiveDisplay[NEC]+NextIDNIINationalInformationInfrastructureNIMNetworkInstallationManagement[IBM]NIMHNickelMetalHydrideNIONativeInput/OutputNIPSNetworkI/OsPerSecondNIRNetworkInformationRetrievalNISNetworkInformationService[Unix]NISDNNarrowbandISDN+NationalISDNNISONationalInformationStandardsOrganizationNISPNetworkedInformationServicesProjectNISTNationalInstituteforStandardsandTechnologyNITCNationalInformationTechnologyCenterNIUNetworkInterfaceUnitNJENetworkJobEntry(protocol)[IBM]NLNewLineNLENotLessorEqualNLMNetWareLoadableModule[Netware]NLPNaturalLanguageProcessingNLQNearLetterQuality

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    NLSFUNCNationalLanguageSupportFunctionNLVNationalLanguageVersion[IBM]NMINonMaskableInterruptNMMNetWareManagementMap[NetWare]NMOSNegativeChannelMetalOxideSemiconductorNMPNetworkManagementProtocol[AT&T]NMSNetworkManagementSystem[Novell]NNNetworkNode+NoNews[Internet]NNINetworkNetworkInterfaceNNTPNetworkNewsTransferProtocol[Internet]NOCNetworkOperationsCenterNOPNoOperationNOPACNetworkOPACNORNotOrNOSNetworkOperatingSystemNPANetworkPrinterAllianceNPINetworkPrinterInterfaceNPLNonproceduralLanguageNPSNovellProductivitySpecialist[Novell]NPTNNationalPublicTelecomputingNetworkNPUNaturalProcessingUnitNPXNumericProcessorExtensionNQSNetworkQueingSystem[Cray]NRCNationalResearchCouncil(Canada)NRENNationalResearchandEducationNetworkNRZNotReturntoZeroNRZINonReturntoZeroInvertedNSNanosecond+NationalSemiconductor(asinNs16550UART)+NetworkSupervisor+NonStopNSAPNetworkServiceAccessPointNSAPINetscapeServerAPI[Netscape]NSAPOLYNationalSecurityAgencyPolygraphNSERCNationalSciencesandEngineeringResearchCouncil(Canada)NSFNationalScienceFoundationNSFNETNationalScienceFoundationNetworkNSINASAScienceInternetNSLOOKUPNameServerLookup[Unix]NSMNetscapeServerManger[Netscape]NSPNativeSignalProcessing[Intel]+NetworkServiceProviderNSSCNASAStandardSpacecraftComputerNSTCNationalScienceandTechnologyCouncilNSTLNationalSoftwareTestingLabsNTNewTechnology[Microsoft]NTASNTAdvamcedServer[Microsoft]NTFNoTroubleFoundNTFSNewTechnologyFileSystem[Microsoft]NTIANationalTelecommunicationsandInformationAdministrationNTISNationalTechnicalInformationServiceNTRASNTRemoteAccessServices[Microsoft]

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    NTSANetWareTelephonyServicesArchitecture[Novell]NTSCNationalTelevisionStandardsCommitteeNUINetworkUserIdentification+NetworkUserInterface+NotebookUserInterface[GoCorporation]NULNull+(dummydevice)+(nodevice)NVNoOverflowNVMNonVolatileMemoryNVODNearVideoOnDemandNVPNominalVelocityofPropagationNVRAMNonVolatileRandomAccessMemoryNVTNetworkVirtualTerminal+NovellVirtualTerminal[Novell]

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    OABOnetoAllBroadcastOADOpenArchitectureDriver[Bernoulli]OAGOfficialAirlineGuide+OnlineAirGuideOAIOpenApplicationsInterfaceOASOnetoAllScatterOBDOnBoardDiagnosticsOBEXObjectExchange[Borland]OBJObjectOCOpticalCarrierOCEOpenCollaborativeEnvironment[Apple]OCFObjectsComponentsFramework[Borland]OCLOperationControlLanguage+OperatorControlLanguageOCROpticalCharacterRecognitionOCSOnCardSequencerOCXOLECustomControlODAOfficeDocumentArchitectureODAPIOpenDatabaseApplicationProgrammingInterface[Borland]ODBCOpenDataBaseConnectivity[Microsoft]ODBMSObjectOrientedDatabaseManagementSystem(alsoseeOODMS)ODIOpenDatalinkInterface[Novell]+OpenDeviceInterconnect[NetWare]ODMObjectDataManager[IBM]ODMAOpenDocumentManagementAPIODPOpenDistributedProcessingODSOpenDataServices[Microsoft]ODSIOpenDirectoryServiceInterface[Microsoft]ODTOpenDesktopOEMOriginalEquipmentManufacturerOEPOperandExecutionPipeline

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    OFOverflowFlagOFBOutputFeedback(mode)OFMTOutputFormatforNumbersOFSObjectFileSystem[Microsoft]+OutputFieldSeparatorOHOffHookOIDLObjectInterfaceDefinitionLanguageOISOfficeInformationSystemsOLAPOnLineAnalyticalProcessing.OLDOldversion(filenameextension)OLEObjectLinkingandEmbedding[Microsoft]OLIOpticalLineInterface[AT&T]OLMCOutputLogicMacrocellOLTPOnLineTransactionProcessingOMObjectManagerOMAObjectManagementArchitecture[Microsoft]OMEOpenMessagingEnvironment(protocol)OMFObjectModuleFormat[Microsoft]+OpenMediaFramework+OpenMessageFormatOMGObjectManagementGroupOMIOpenMessagingInterface[Lotus]OMNSOpenNetworkManagementSystemOMROpticalMarkRecognitionONCOpenNetworkComputing[Sun]ONDSOpenNetworkDistributionServices[IBM]ONUOpticalNetworkUnitOODBObjectOrientedDatabaseOODMSObjectOrientedDatabaseManagementSystem(alsoseeODBMS)OOLObjectOrientedLanguageOOOSObjectOrientedOperatingSystemOOPLObjectOrientedProgrammingLanguageOOPSObjectOrientedProgrammingandSystemsOOSObjectOrientedSystems+OfflineOperatingSimulatorOOTObjectOrientedTechnologyOOUIObjectOrientedUserInterfaceOPOperation+Optical+OutputOPACOnlinePublicAccessCatalog[Internet]OPCOpticalPhotoconductorOPCODEOperationalCodeOPDOperandOPIOpenPrepressInterfaceOPMOperationsPerMinuteOPSOperationsOPTOpenProtocolTechnology.OPTOptions(filenameextension)OPUSOctalProgramUpdatingSystemORACLEOnLineInquiryandReportGenerator(UNIXDBprogram)ORBObjectRequestBroker[Microsoft]ORGOrganization(organizationDomainname)[Internet]

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    ORIOnlineRetrievalInterface.ORIOriginal(filenameextension)ORSOutputRecordSeparatorOSOperatingSystemOS/2OperatingSystem/2[IBM]OSAOpenScripting/SystemArchitectureOS/EOperatingSystem/EnvironmentOSFOpenSoftwareFoundationOSIOpenSystemsInterconnectionOSMOffScreenModelOSPOnScreenProgramming+OpticalStorageProcessorOSPFOpenShortestPathFirstOSQLObjectStructuredQueryLanguageOTObjectTechnologyOTAOperationTriggeredArchitectureOTDROpticalTimeDomainReflectometerOTFOpenTokenFoundationOTPOneTimeProgrammableOURSOpenUsersRecommendedSolutions.OUTOutlines(filenameextension)OUTSOutputStringOVOverflow.OVLProgramOverlay(filenameextension).OVRProgramOverlay(filenameextension)OWLObject/OpenWindowsLibrary[Borland]

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    PABPersonalAddressBookPABXPrivateAutomaticBranchExchangePACEPriorityAccessControlEnabled[3Com]PACSPictureArchivingandCommunicationSystemPACSLPublicAccessComputerSystemsList[Internet]PADPacketAssembler/DisassemblerPADSPenApplicationDevelopmentSystem[SlateCorporation]PAIHPublicAccessInternetHost[Internet]PAISPublicAccessInternetSite[Internet].PAKPacked(compressedfilenameextension)[NoGateConsulting]PALParadoxApplicationsLanguage[Borland]+PhaseAlternatingLine+ProgrammedArrayLogic+ProgrammingAssemblyLanguage.PALPalette(filenameextension)PALCPlasmaAddressedLiquidCrystal(display)PALSPrinciplesoftheAlphabetLiteracySystemPAMPulseAmplitudeModulationPAPPacketlevelProcedure+

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    PasswordAuthenticationProtocol+PrinterAccessProtocolPARPersonalAnimationRecorder+ParallelPARAParagraphPARCPaloAltoResearchCenter[XEROX].PASPASCALsourcecode(filenameextension)PASCAL(ProgrammingLanguagenamedforBlaisePascal).PATPatch+Pattern(filenameextensions)PAXPortableArchiveExchange[Unix]PBEPromptByExamplePBGAPlasticBallGridArrayPBXPrivateBranchExchangePCPersonalComputer+PrintedCircuit+ProgramCounterPCACIASPersonalComputerAutomatedCalibrationIntervalAnalysisSystemPCBPrintedCircuitBoard+ProgramControlBlockPCBCPlainCipherBlockChainingPCDPhotoCompactDiskPCDOSPersonalComputerDiskOperatingSystem[IBM]PCEBPCItoEISABridge[Intel]PCIPeripheralComponentInterconnect/InterfacePCI/OProgramControlledI/OPCLPrinterCommandLanguage[HP]+ProcessControlLanguagePCMPersonalComputerManufacturer+PulseCodeModulationPCMCPCI,Cache,MemoryController[Intel]PCMCIAPersonalComputerMemoryCardInternationalAssociationPCMIMPersonalComputerMediaInterfaceModulePCNPersonalComputerNetworkPCNFSPersonalComputerNetworkFileSystemPCOPointofControlandObservationPCSPatchableControlStore+PersonalCommunicationServices/System+PersonalConferencingSpecification+PlanningControlSheet+PrintContrastSignal+ProcessControlSystems+ProgramCounterStore+ProgrammableDriveTable+ProjectControlSystemPCTPrivateCommunicationsTechnology.PCTPicture(filenameextension).PCXPictureImage(filenameextension)PDPublicDomainPDAPersonalDigitalAssistantPDDPhysicalDeviceDriverPDFPackageDefinitionFile+PortableDocumentFormat+PortableDocumentFile+ProcessorDefinedFunction+ProgramDevelopmentFacility.PDFPrinterDescription(filenameextension)[Borland,Lotus]PDIALPublicDialupInternetAccessList[Internet]PDLPageDescriptionLanguage+ProgramDescriptionLanguage+ProgramDesignLanguagePDMProductDataManagement

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    PDNPublicDataNetworkPDOPortableDistributedObjects[Next]PDPPlasmaDisplayPanel+ProgrammableDataProcessor+(DECComputerSystemDesignation,i.e.PDP8,PDP11)PDSPacketDriverSpecification+PartitionedDataSet+PlanetaryDataSystem+PortableDocumentSoftware+ProcessorDirectSlot[Macintosh]PDSSPostDevelopmentandSoftwareSupportPDTPerformanceDiagnosticTool[IBM]+ProgrammableDriveTablePDUPlugDistributionUnit.PDXParadoxfiles(filenameextension)[Borland]+PrinterDescriptionExtension(filenameextension)PEParityEven+ProcessingElement+ProtectEnablePEAPocketEthernetAdapterPELPictureElement[IBM]PEMPrivacyEnhancedMail[Internet]PENSDKPenComputingSoftwareDevelopmentKitPEPPacketizedEnsembleProtocol[Telebit]PERLPracticalExtractionandReportLanguage[Unix]PERTProgramEvaluationandReviewTechniquePESPositioningErrorSignal+ProcessorEnhancementSocketProcessorUpgradeSocketPETPrintEnhancementTechnology[Compaq].PFBPrinterFontBinary(filenameextension)PFEProgrammer'sFileEditor.PFMPrinterFontMetrics(filenameextension)[Windows]PFRPowerFailRestartPGAPinGridArray+ProfessionalGraphicsAdapter[IBM]PGCProgramGroupControl[Microsoft]PGDNPageDown.PGLGraphics(filenameextension)[HewlettPackard]PGMProgramPGPPrettyGoodPrivacy(nameofencryptionprogram).PGPProGramParameter(filenameextension)[AutoCAD]PGUPPageUpPHIGSProgrammers'HierarchialInteractiveGraphicsStandards.PHOPhoneList(filenameextension)PHSPersonalHandyphoneSystemPIProgramInterruptionPIAPeripheralInterfaceAdapterPICPersonalIntelligentCommunicator+PriorityInterruptController+ProgramInterruptControllerPICSPlatformforInternetContentSelectionPICTPicturePIDProcessIdentificationNumber+Proportional,Integral,DerivativePIERProceduresforInternet/EnterpriseRenumbering

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    PIFPictureInterchangeFormatFile+ProgramInformationFilePIIProgramIntegratedInformationPILOTProgrammedInquiryLearningOrTeachingPilotACE*PilotAutomaticComputingEnginePIMPersonalInformationManagerPINPersonalIdentificationNumber+ProcessIdentificationNumber[Unix]PINEPineIsNotElm[Unix]PINGPacketInternetGroperPIOParallelInput/Output+ProcessorInput/Output+ProgrammedInput/OutputPIPPictureInPicture+ProblemIsolationProcedure+ProgrammableInterconnectPointPIPOParallelIn,ParallelOutPITProgrammableIntervalTimerPIXELPictureElementPLPlusPLAProgrammableLogicArrayPLATOProgrammedLogicforAutomaticTeachingOperationsPLCProgrammableLogicControllerPLCCPlasticLeadlessChipCarrierPLDProgrammableLogicDevicePLDSPilotLandDataSystem[NASA]PLLPhaseLockedLoop.PLLPrelinkedLibrary(filenameextension)[Clipper]PL/MProgrammingLanguageforMicrosPLSPrimaryLinkStationPLVProductionLevelVideoPL/1*ProgrammingLanguageOnePMPresentationManager[IBM]+PreventativeMaintenance+ProcessManagerPMMUPagedMemoryManagementUnitPMOSPositiveChannelMetalOxideSemiconductorPMRProblemManagementReport[IBM]PMSPolicyManagementSystemPNProcessingNodePNAProgrammableNetworkAccessPNGPortableNetworkGraphicsPNPPlugAndPlayPOParityOddPOCPointOfContactPOEPowerOpenEnvironmentPOHPowerOnHoursPOLProblemOrientedLanguagePOPPointOfPresence[MCI]+PopfromStack+PostOfficeProtocolPOPAPopAllRegistersPOPFPopFlagsPORPowerOnReset

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