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AA
Auto Answer (MODEM)
AAA
Authentication, Authorization and Accounting
AAAAA
Anonym Association Against Acronym Abuse (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)
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)
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)
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
Architekten, Computer, Systeme (fair)
ACS
Asynchronous Communication Server
ACS
Australian Computer Science
ACS
Australian Computer Society (org., Australia)
ACS
Alternate character set
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.)
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 (slang, Usenet, IRC)
AFAICR
As Far As I Can Recall (DFUe, Usenet, IRC)
AFAICT
As Far As I Can Tell (DFUe, Usenet, IRC)
AFAIK
As Far As I Know (slang, Usenet, IRC)
AFAIR
As Far As I Recall / Remember (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 (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)
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)
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 (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 (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 (DFUe, Usenet, IRC)
AMARC
AMA Recording Center (AMA)
AMASE
AMA Standard Entry (AMA)
AMAT
AMA Transmitter (AMA)
AMATPS
AMA TeleProcessing System (AMA)
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 (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)
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)
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
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)
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 (slang, Usenet, IRC)
ASAP
Automatic Switching And Processing
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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
At The Moment (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
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 (DFUe, 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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