Acronyms and Abreviations
- A/V
- Audio/Video
- AARP
- AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol
- ABI
- Application Binary Interface
- ACL
- Access Control List
- ADA
- Administration and Directory Agent
- ADSP
- AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol
- AEP
- AppleTalk Echo Protocol
- AFP
- AppleTalk Filing Protocol
- AFTP
- Advanced Program-to-Program Communications File Transfer Protocol
- AIO
- Asynchronous Input/Output
- AIX
- Advanced Interactive Executive
- ANSI
- American National Standards Institute
- AOCE
- Apple Open Collaborative Environment
- API
- Application Programming Interface
- APPC
- Advanced Program-to-program Communications
- APPN
- Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking
- ARAS
- Appletalk Remote Access Service
- ARCNET
- Attached Resource Computing Network
- ARP
- Address Resolution Protocol
- ASCII
- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- ASMP
- asymmetric multiprocessing
- ASP
- AppleTalk Session Protocol
- AT
- Advanced Technology
- ATM
- Asynchronous Transfer Mode
- ATM
- Adobe Type Manager
- ATP
- AppleTalk Transfer Protocol
- ATT
- Advanced Technical Training
- AURP
- AppleTalk Update-Based Routing Protocol
- AVI
- Audio-Video Interleave
- AWT
- Abstract Window Toolkit
- BBS
- Bulletin Board System
- BIF
- Binary Initialization Files
- BIND
- Berkeley Internet Name Domain
- BIOS
- Basic Input/Output System
- BMP
- Bitmap
- BOOTP
- Bootstrap Protocol
- BRI
- Basic Rate Interface
- BSD
- Berkeley Software Distribution
- C3PO
- Custom 3rd-Party Object
- CAS
- Communication Application Software
- CBT
- Computer-Based Training
- CCITT
- Consultative Committee for International Telegraph and Telephone
- CD-ROM
- Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
- CGA
- Color Graphic Adapter
- CGI
- Common Gateway Interface
- CGM
- Computer Graphics Metafile
- CHAP
- Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
- CIF
- Cells In Frames
- CLIB
- C-Library
- CMC/CSA
- Common Messaging Call/Calendar and Scheduling API
- CMOS
- Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
- CNA
- Certified Novell Administrator
- CNE
- Certified Novell Engineer
- CNI
- Certified Novell Instructor
- CNS
- Certified Novell Salesperson
- COM
- Component Object Model
- CORBA
- Common Object Request Broker Architecture
- CPI-C
- Common Programming Interface-Communications
- CPU
- Central Processing Unit
- CRC
- Cyclic Redundancy Check
- CSL
- Call Support Layer
- CSMA
- Carrier Sense Multiple Access
- CSMA/CD
- Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
- CSTA
- Computer Support Telephony Applications
- CSU
- Channel Service Unit
- CTI
- Computer Telephony Integration
- DAC
- Discretionary Access Control
- DAD
- Desktop Application Director
- DAP
- Directory Access Protocol
- DARPA
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- DBMS
- Database Management System
- DCA
- Digital Communications Associates
- DCB
- Data Control Block
- DCE
- Distributed Computing Environment
- DDE
- Dynamic Data Exchange
- DDNS
- Dynamic Domain Name System
- DDP
- Datagram Delivery Protocol
- DEC
- Digital Equipment Corporation
- DES
- Data Encryption Standard
- DG
- Data General Corporation
- DHCP
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
- DIB
- Device Independent Bitmap
- DID
- Direct Inward Dialing
- DIOSS
- Distributed Office Support System
- DLL
- Dynamic Link Library
- DLSW
- Data Link Switching
- DMA
- Direct Memory Access
- DMS
- Document Management System
- DNS
- Domain Name System
- DOAPI
- DOS Open Application Programming Interface
- DOD
- Department of Defense
- DP
- Dual Processor
- DSSS
- Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
- DSU
- Digital Service Unit
- DTD
- Document Type Definition
- DTMF
- Dual-Tone Multiple-Frequency
- DTP
- Distributed Transaction Processing
- DTP
- Desktop Publishing
- E-DDP
- Extended Datagram Delivery Protocol
- ECMA
- European Computer Manufacturers Association
- EGA
- Enhanced Graphic Adapter
- EISA
- Extended Industry Standard Architecture
- ELAP
- Ethernet Link Access Protocol
- ELAP
- EtherTalk Link Access Protocol
- EOI
- End of Interrupts
- EPROM
- Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
- EPS
- Encapsulated PostScript
- ESDI
- Enhanced Small Disk Interface
- EXOS
- Extension Outside
- FAT
- File Allocation Table
- FCC
- Federal Communications Commission
- FDDI
- Fiber Distributed Data Interface
- FHSS
- Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
- FIPS
- Federal Information Processing Standards
- FTAM
- File Transfer, Access, and Management
- FTP
- File Transfer Protocol
- GARP
- Generic Attribute Registration Protocol
- GB
- Gigabyte
- GIF
- Graphics Interchange Format
- GL
- Generation Language
- GUI
- Graphic User Interface
- HCSS
- High Capacity Storage System
- HDLC
- High-Level Data-Link Control
- HDML
- Handheld Device Markup Language
- HDTP
- Handheld Device Transfer Protocol
- HLLAPI
- High-Level Language Application Programming Interface
- HMI
- Hub Management Interface
- HP
- Hewlett-Packard
- HPFS
- High Performance File System
- HSM
- Hardware Specific Module
- HTML
- Hypertext Markup Language
- HTTP
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol
- HTTPD
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol Daemon
- I/O
- Input/Output
- IAF
- Identification and Authorization Facility
- IBASE
- Information Base
- IBM
- International Business Machines
- ICCCM
- Inter-Client Communications Conventions
- ICMP
- Internet Control Message Protocol
- IDAPI
- Integrated Database Application Programming Interface
- IDE
- Integrated Drive Electronics
- IEEE
- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
- IETF
- Internet Engineering Task Force
- IGRP
- Internet Gateway Routing Protocol
- IMAP
- Internet Message Access Protocol
- IP
- Internet Protocol
- IPC
- interprocess communications
- IPCS
- Integrated PC Server
- IPX
- Internetwork Packet Exchange
- IRQ
- Interrupt Request line
- IS
- Information Systems
- IS-IS
- Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System
- ISDN
- Integrated Services Digital Network
- ISIS
- Integrated Scientific Information System
- ISO
- International Standards Organization
- ISP
- Internet service provider
- ITU
- International Telecommunications Union
- JDBC
- Java Database Connectivity
- JNDI
- Java Naming and Directory Interface
- JPEG
- Joint Photographic Experts Group
- KB
- Kilobyte
- LAN
- Local Area Network
- LAPB
- Link Access Protocol Balanced
- LAT
- Local Area Transport
- LDAP
- Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
- LEN
- Logical End Node
- LIPS
- Large Internet Packets
- LLAP
- LocalTalk Link Access Protocol
- LLC
- Logical Link Control
- LPD
- Line Printer Daemon
- LPR
- Line Printer Requester
- LSL
- Link Support Layer
- LU
- Logical Unit
- MAC
- Media Access Control
- MAPI
- Messaging Application Programming Interface
- MB
- Megabyte
- MBR
- Master Boot Record
- MCA
- Micro Channel Architecture
- MCI
- Media Control Interface
- MCU
- Multipoint Control Unit
- MHS
- Message Handling Service
- MHZ
- Megahertz
- MIB
- Magagement Information Base
- MIDI
- Musical Instrument Digital Interface
- MIME
- Multipurpose Internet Mail Exchange
- MIS
- Management Information Systems
- MLA
- Master License Agreement
- MPW
- Macintosh Programmers Workbench
- MS
- Microsoft
- MSL
- Mirrored Server Link
- MSM
- Media Specific Module
- MTA
- Message Transfer Agent
- MVS
- Multiple Virtual Storage
- NASI
- NetWare Asynchronous Services Interface
- NBP
- Name Binding Protocol
- NCP
- NetWare Core Protocol
- NCSA
- National Center for Supercomputing Applications
- NETBIOS
- Network Basic Input/output System
- NFS
- Network File System
- NIC
- Network Interface Card
- NIS
- Network Information Service
- NLIH
- Natural Language Interface for Help
- NLM
- NetWare Loadable Module
- NNTP
- Network News Transport Protocol
- NOS
- Network Operating System
- NPA
- Network Professional Association
- NSE
- Network Services Engine
- NSEPRO
- Network Support Encyclopedia Professional Volume
- NT-1
- Network Termination Unit
- OBEX
- Object Exchange Technology
- OC
- Optical Carrier
- OCR
- Optical Character Recognition
- OCX
- OLE Custom Control
- ODA
- Open Document Architecture
- ODBC
- Open Database Connectivity
- ODI
- Open Data-Link Interface
- ODM
- Online Data Manager
- ODMA
- Open Document Management API
- OEM
- Original Equipment Manufacturer
- OLE
- Object Linking and Embedding
- OLTP
- Online Transaction Processing
- ONC
- Open Network Computing
- ORB
- Object Request Broker
- OS
- Operating System
- OSA
- Open Systems Architecture
- OSF
- Open Software Foundation
- OSI
- Open Systems Interconnection
- OSPF
- Open Shortest Path First
- PAP
- Printer Access Protocol
- PAP
- Password Authentication Protocol
- PBX
- Private Branch Exchange
- PC
- Personal Computer
- PCI
- Peripheral Component Interface
- PCMCIA
- Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
- PDA
- Personal Digital Assistant
- PDD
- Physical Device Driver
- PDI
- Portable Device Interface
- PDP
- Professional Developer's Program
- PICT
- Picture
- PIM
- Personal Information Manager
- PIN
- Procedure Interrupt Negative
- PIN
- Personal Identification Number
- POA
- Post Office Agent
- POP
- Post Office Protocol
- POP
- Point of Presence
- POS
- Portable Operating System
- POSIX
- Portable Operating System Interface for Unix
- PPP
- Point-to-Point Protocol
- PPPBACP
- Point-to-Point Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol
- PPPBAP
- Point-to-Point Bandwidth Allocation Protocol
- PPPRNS
- Point-to-Point Remote Node Service
- PPTP
- Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
- PROFS
- Professional Office System
- PU
- Physical Unit
- PVC
- Permanent Virtual Circuit
- QIC
- Quarter Inch Cartridge Standards, Inc.
- QLLC
- Qualified Logical Link Control
- RAD
- Rapid Application Development
- RADIUS
- Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service
- RAID
- Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks
- RAM
- Random Access Memory
- RARP
- Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
- RDS
- Remote Document Server
- REXEC
- Remote Execution
- RFC
- Request for Comment
- RIP
- Routing Information Protocol
- RIPL
- Remote Initial Program Load
- RISC
- Reduced Instruction Set Computer
- RMF
- Remote Management Facility
- RMON
- Remote Monitor
- ROM
- Read-Only Memory
- RPC
- Remote Procedure Call
- RSA
- Rivest-Shamir-Adleman
- RSCS
- Remote Spooling Communication Subsystem
- RTF
- Rich Text Format
- RTM
- Response Time Monitor
- RTMP
- Routing Table Maintenance Protocol
- RUNCMD
- Run Command
- S-DDP
- Short Datagram Delivery Protocol
- SAA
- System Application Architecture
- SAF
- Service Access Facility
- SAMMI
- Standalone Macintosh Messaging Interface
- SAP
- Service Advertising Protocol
- SAPD
- Service Advertising Protocol Daemon
- SCO
- Santa Cruz Operations, Inc.
- SCSI
- Small Computer System Interface
- SDDLU
- Self-Defining, Dependent Logical Unit
- SDK
- Software Developer's Kit
- SDLC
- Synchronous Data Link Control
- SEA
- SoftSolutions Enterprise Administrator
- SEM
- Server Enhancement Module
- SFT
- System Fault Tolerance
- SGML
- Standard Generalized Markup Language
- SKU
- Stock-Keeping Unit
- SLIP
- Serial Line Interface Protocol
- SLP
- Service Location Protocol
- SMDI
- Simplified Message Desk Interface
- SMDS
- Switched Multimegabit Data Service
- SME
- Storage Management Engine
- SMF
- Standard Message Format
- SMP
- Symmetric Multiprocessing
- SMS
- Storage Management Services
- SMTP
- Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
- SNA
- System Network Architecture
- SNADS
- System Network Architecture Distribution Services
- SNMP
- Simple Network Management Protocol
- SONET
- Synchronous Optical Network
- SOS
- Server Operating System
- SPX
- Sequenced Packet Exchange
- SQL
- Structured Query Language
- SRS
- Service Registry Service
- SS/IS
- SoftSolutions Intelligent Search
- SSCP
- System Services Control Point
- SSI
- Server-Side Include
- SSL
- Secure Sockets Layer
- SSM
- System Application Architecture Service Manager
- STP
- Shielded Twisted-Pair
- SVID
- System V Interface Definition
- SVR
- UNIX System V Release
- TA
- Terminal Adapter
- TAPI
- Telephony Applications Programming Interface
- TAS
- Telephone Access Server
- TB
- Terabyte
- TCP/IP
- Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
- TFM
- Trusted Facilities Management
- TFTP
- Trivial File Transfer Protocol
- TI-RPC
- Transport Independent Remote Procedure Call
- TIFF
- Tagged Image File Format
- TLAP
- TokenTalk Link Access Protocol
- TLI
- Transport Level Interface
- TP
- Transport Protocol
- TSA
- Technical Support Alliance
- TSA
- Target Service Agent
- TSAPI
- Telephony Services Application Programming Interface
- TSM
- Topology Specific Module
- TSR
- Terminate-and-Stay-Resident
- TTS
- Transaction Tracking System
- TWAIN
- Technology Without an Interesting Name
- UDP
- User Datagram Protocol
- UNC
- Universal Naming Convention
- UPS
- Uninterruptible Power Supply
- URL
- Uniform Resource Locator
- USL
- UNIX System Laboratories
- UTP
- Unshielded Twisted-Pair
- VAX
- Virtual Address Extender
- VBX
- Visual Basic Extension
- VDD
- Virtual Device Driver
- VGA
- Video Graphics Array
- VHF
- Very High Frequency
- VIM
- Vender Independent Messaging
- VLAN
- Virtual Local Area Network
- VLM
- Virtual Loadable Module
- VM
- Virtual Machine
- VMS
- Virtual Memory System
- VPN
- Virtual Private Network
- VPN
- Virtual Private Network
- VT
- Virtual Terminal
- VTAM
- Virtual Telecommunications Access Method
- VTP
- Virtual Terminal Protocol
- W3C
- World Wide Web Consortium
- WAE
- Wireless Application Environment
- WAN
- Wide Area Network
- WAP
- Wireless Application Protocol
- WAV
- Waveform Audio
- WDP
- Wireless Datagram Protocol
- WKSH
- Windowing Korn Shell
- WMF
- Windows Metafile
- WML
- Wireless Markup Language
- WOAPI
- Windows Open Application Programming Interface
- WORM
- Write Once, Read Many
- WPAN
- Wireless Personal Area Network
- WPS
- Workplace Shell
- WSF
- Work Station Function
- WSP
- Wireless Session Protocol
- WTA
- Wireless Telephony Application
- WTP
- Wireless Transaction Protocol
- WWW
- World Wide Web
- WYSBYGI
- What You See Before You Get It
- WYSIWYG
- What You See Is What You Get
- XA
- Extended Architecture
- XAPIA
- X-400 Application Programming Interface Association
- XDR
- External Data Representation Protocol
- XFN
- Open Federated Name Service
- XPG
- X/Open Portability Guide
- XT
- Extended Technology
- XTI
- X/Open Transport Interface
- ZIP
- Zone Information Protocol
