Computer Networking Acronyms and Abreviations List

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

Adobe Type Manager

ATM

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

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

Desktop Publishing

DTP

Distributed Transaction Processing

E-DDP

Extended Datagram Delivery Protocol

ECMA

European Computer Manufacturers Association

EGA

Enhanced Graphic Adapter

EISA

Extended Industry Standard Architecture

ELAP

EtherTalk Link Access Protocol

ELAP

Ethernet 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

Password Authentication Protocol

PAP

Printer Access 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

Point of Presence

POP

Post Office Protocol

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