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Term

AC

 Definition

 

 

 

ALTERNATING

CURRENT
Term

ACPI

 Definition

ADVANCED

CONFIGURATION

AND POWER

INTERFACE
Term

ACT

 Definition

ACTIVITY
Term

ADSL

 Definition

ASYMETRICAL

DIGITAL

SUBSCRIBER LINE
Term

AMD

 Definition

ADVANCED

MICRO

DEVICES
Term

APM

 Definition

ADVANCED

POWER

MANAGEMENT
Term

AT

 Definition

ADVANCED

TECHNOLOGY
Term

ATA

 Definition

ADVANCED

TECHNOLOGY ATTACHMENT
Term

ATAPI

 Definition

ADVANCED

TECHNOLOGY

ATTACHMENT

PACKET

INTERFACE
Term

ATM

 Definition

ASYNCHONOUS

TRANSFER

MODE
Term

BNC

 Definition

BAYONET-NEILL

-CONCELMAN

OR

BRITISH NAVAL

CONNECTOR
Term

BTX

 Definition

BALANCED

TECHNOLOGY

EXTENDED
Term

CD

 Definition

COMPACT

DISK
Term

CD-ROM

 Definition

COMPACT

DISK-READ

 ONLY

MEMORY
Term

CD-RW

 Definition

COMPACT

DISK-

REWRITABLE
Term

CDFS

 Definition

COMPACT

DISK

FILE

SYSTEM
Term

CFS

 Definition

CENTRAL FILE SYSTEM,

COMMON FILE SYSTEM,

COMMAND FILE SYSTEM
Term

COMx

 Definition

COMMUNICATION

PORT

(x=PORTNUMBER)
Term

CPU

 Definition

CENTRAL

PROCESSING

UNIT
Term

CRT

 Definition

CATHODE-

RAY TUBE
Term

DAC

 Definition

DISCRETIONARY

ACCESS CONTROL
Term

DB-25

 Definition

SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS

D-SHELL CONNECTOR, 25 PINS
Term

DB-9

 Definition

9 PIN D-SHELL

CONNECTOR
Term

DC

 Definition

DIRECT

CURRENT
Term

DDOS

 Definition

DISTRIBUTED DENIAL

OF SERVICE
Term

DDR-RAM

 Definition

DOUBLE DATA-RATE

RANDOM ACCESS

MEMORY
Term

DDR-SDRAM

 Definition

DOUBLE DATA-RATE

SYNCHRONOUS DYNAMIC

RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
Term

DFS

 Definition

 

 

DISTRIBUTED FILE

SYSTEM
Term

DIP

 Definition

DUAL INLINE PACKAGE
Term

DLT

 Definition

DIGITAL LINEAR

 TAPE
Term

DLP

 Definition

DIGITAL LIGHT

PROCESSING
Term

DMA

 Definition

DIRECT MEMORY

ACCESS
Term

DMZ

 Definition

DEMILITARIZED

ZONE
Term

DOS

 Definition

DISK OPERATING

SYSTEM
Term

DPMS

 Definition

DISPLAY POWER

MANAGEMENT

SIGNALING
Term

DRAM

 Definition

DYNAMIC RANDOM

ACCESS MEMORY
Term

DSL

 Definition

DIGITAL

SUBSCRIBER

LINE
Term

DVD

 Definition

DIGITAL VIDEO

DISK
Term

DVD-RAM

 Definition

DIGITAL VIDEO

DISK-RANDOM

ACCESS MEMORY
Term

DVD-ROM

 Definition

DIGITAL VIDEO

DISK-READ ONLY

MEMORY
Term

DVD-R

 Definition

DIGITAL VIDEO

DISK-RECORDABLE
Term

DVD-RW

 Definition

DIGITAL VIDEO

DISK-REWRITABLE
Term

DVI

 Definition

DIGITAL

VISUAL INTERFACE
Term

ECC

 Definition

ERROR CORRECTION

CODE
Term

ECP

 Definition

EXTENDED

CAPABILITIES

PORT
Term

EEPROM

 Definition

ELECRICALLY ERASABLE PROGRAMMABLE

READ-ONLY MEMORY
Term

EIDE

 Definition

ENHANCED INTEGRATED

DRIVE ELECTRONICS
Term

EMP

 Definition

ELECTRO-

MAGNETIC

PULSE
Term

EPROM

 Definition

ERASABLE PROGRAMMABLE

READ-ONLY MEMORY
Term

EPP

 Definition

ENHANCED PARALLEL

PORT
Term

EVGA

 Definition

EXTENDED VIDEO

GRAPHICS

ADAPTER/ARRAY
Term

EVDO

 Definition

EVOLUTION DATA OPTIMIZED

OR

EVOLUTION DATA ONLY
Term

FAT12

 Definition

12-BIT

FILE ALLOCATION

TABLE
Term

FAT16

 Definition

16-BIT FILE

ALLOCATION

TABLE
Term

FDD

 Definition

FLOPPY DISK

DRIVE
Term

Fn

 Definition

FUNCTION
Term

FPM

 Definition

FAST PAGE MODE
Term

FRU

 Definition

FIELD REPLACEABLE

UNIT
Term

FSB

 Definition

FRONT SIDE

BUS
Term

FQDN

 Definition

FULLY QUALIFIED

DOMAIN NAME
Term

Gb

 Definition

GIGABIT
Term

GB

 Definition

GIGABYTE
Term

GDI

 Definition

GRAPHICS DEVICE

INTERFACE
Term

GHz

 Definition

GIGAHERTZ
Term

GUI

 Definition

GRAPHICAL USER

INTERFACE
Term

GPS

 Definition

GLOBAL POSITIONING

SYSTEM
Term

GSM

 Definition

GLOBAL

SYSTEM

FOR

MOBILE

COMMUNICATIONS
Term

HAL

 Definition

HARDWARE ABSTRACTION

LAYER
Term

HCL

 Definition

HARDWARE COMPATABILITY

LIST
Term

HDD

 Definition

HARD DISK

DRIVE
Term

HDMi

 Definition

HIGH DEFINITION

MULTI-MEDIA

INTERFACE
Term

HPFS

 Definition

HIGH

PERFORMANCE

FILE SYSTEM
Term

HTML

 Definition

HYPERTEXT

MARKUP

LANGUAGE
Term

I/O

 Definition

INPUT/OUTPUT
Term

ICR

 Definition

INTELLIGENT

CHARACTER

RECOGNITION
Term

IIS

 Definition

INTERNET

INFORMATION

SERVICES
Term

IMAP

 Definition

INTERNET MAIL

ACCESS PROTOCOL
Term

IPCONFIG

 Definition

INTERNET PROTOCOL

CONFIGURATION
Term

IPP

 Definition

INTERNET PRINTING

PROTOCOL
Term

IPSEC

 Definition

INTERNET PROTOCOL

SECURITY
Term

IPX

 Definition

INTERNETWORK

PACKET EXCHANGE
Term

IPX/SPX

 Definition

INTERNETWORK

PACKET

EXCHANGE/

SEQUENCED

PACKET EXCHANGE 
Term

IR

 Definition

INFRARED
Term

ISA

 Definition

INDUSTRY STANDARD

ARCHITECTURE
Term

ISDN

 Definition

INTEGRATED SERVICES

DIGITAL NETWORK
Term

ISO

 Definition

INDUSTRY

STANDARDS

ORGANIZATION
Term

JBOD

 Definition

JUST A

BUNCH

OF DISKS
Term

Kb

 Definition

KILOBIT
Term

KB

 Definition

KILOBYTE

OR

KNOWLEDGE BASE
Term

KVM

 Definition

KEYBOARD, VIDEO,

MOUSE
Term

LBA

 Definition

LOGICAL BLOCK

ADDRESSING
Term

LC

 Definition

LUCENT

CONNECTOR
Term

LED

 Definition

LIGHT EMITTING

DIODE
Term

LI-on

 Definition

LITHIUM-ION
Term

LPD/LPR

 Definition

LINE PRINTER DAEMON/

LINE PRINTER REMOTE
Term

LPT

 Definition

LINE PRINTER

TERMINAL
Term

LPT1

 Definition

LINE PRINTER

TERMINAL 1
Term

LVD

 Definition

LOW VOLTAGE

DIFFERENTIAL
Term

MAPI

 Definition

MESSAGING APPLICATION

PROGRAMMING

INTERFACE
Term

MAU

 Definition

MEDIA ACCESS UNIT

OR

MANDATORY ACCESS CONTROL
Term

Mb

 Definition

MEGABIT
Term

MBR

 Definition

MASTER BOOT

RECORD
Term

MBSA

 Definition

MICROSOFT

BASELINE

SECURITY

ANALYZER
Term

MFD

 Definition

MULTI-FUNCTION

DEVICE
Term

MFP

 Definition

MULTI-FUNCTION

PRODUCT
Term

MHz

 Definition

MEGAHERTZ
Term

MicroDIMM

 Definition

MICRO DUAL INLINE

MEMORY MODULE
Term

MIDI

 Definition

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

DIGITAL

INTERFACE
Term

MIME

 Definition

MULTIPURPOSE

INTERNET MAIL EXTENSION
Term

MLI

 Definition

MULTIPLE LINK

INTERFACE
Term

MMC

 Definition

MICROSOFT MANAGEMENT

CONSOLE
Term

MMX

 Definition

MULTIMEDIA

EXTENSIONS
Term

MP3

 Definition

MOVING PICTURES

EXPERT GROUP

LAYER 3 AUDIO
Term

MP4

 Definition

MOVING PICTURES

EXPERTS GROUP

LAYER 4
Term

MPEG

 Definition

MOVING PICTURES EXPERTS GROUP
Term

MSCONFIG

 Definition

MICROSOFT

CONFIGURATION
Term

MUI

 Definition

MULTILINGUAL

USER INTERFACE
Term

NAC

 Definition

NETWORK

ACCESS

CONTROL
Term

NAS

 Definition

NETWORK

ATTACHED

STORAGE
Term

NetBEUI

 Definition

NETWORKED

BASIC

INPUT/OUTPUT

SYSTEM

EXTENDED USER

INTERFACE
Term

NFS

 Definition

NETWORK FILE

SYSTEM
Term

NiCd

 Definition

NICKEL

CADMIUM
Term

NiMH

 Definition

NICKEL

METAL

HYDRIDE
Term

NLX

 Definition

NEW

LOW-PROFILE

EXTENDED
Term

NNTP

 Definition

NETWORK NEWS

TRANSFER

PROTOCOL
Term

NTLDR

 Definition

NEW

TECHNOLOGY

LOADER
Term

NTP

 Definition

NETWORK

TIME

PROTOCOL
Term

OCR

 Definition

OPTICAL

CHARACTER

RECOGNITION
Term

OEM

 Definition

ORIGINAL

EQUIPTMENT

MANUFACTURER
Term

PAN

 Definition

PERSONAL

AREA

NETWORK
Term

PC

 Definition

PERSONAL

COMPUTER
Term

PCIe

 Definition

PERIPHERAL

COMPONENT

INTERCONNECT

EXPRESS
Term

PCIX

 Definition

PERIPHERAL

COMPONENT

INTERCONNECT

EXTENDED
Term

PLC

 Definition

PRINTER

CONTROL

LANGUAGE
Term

PGA

 Definition

PIN

GRID

ARRAY
Term

PGA2

 Definition

PIN

GRID

ARRAY2
Term

PKI

 Definition

PUBLIC

KEY

INFRASTRUCTURE
Term

PnP

 Definition

PLUG

AND

PLAY
Term

POP3

 Definition

POST

OFFICE

PROTOCAL 3
Term

POS

 Definition

POINT

OF

SALE
Term

POST

 Definition

POWER

ON

SELF

TEST
Term

POTS

 Definition

PLAIN

OLD

TELEPHONE

LINE
Term

PPP

 Definition

POINT

TO

POINT

PROTOCOL
Term

PRI

 Definition

PRIMARY

RATE

INTERFACE
Term

PROM

 Definition

PROGRAMMABLE

READ ONLY

MEMORY
Term

PS/2

 Definition

PERSONAL SYSTEM/2 CONNECTOR
Term

PSTN

 Definition

PUBLIC SWITCHED

TELEPHONE

NETWORK
Term

PSU

 Definition

POWER

SUPPLY

UNIT
Term

PVC

 Definition

PERMANENT

VIRTUAL

CIRCUIT
Term

PXE

 Definition

PREBOOT

EXECUTION

ENVIRONMENT
Term

QoS

 Definition

QUALITY

OF

SERVICE
Term

RAS

 Definition

REMOTE

ACCESS

SERVICE
Term

RDRAM

 Definition

"RAMBUS"

DYNAMIC RANDOM

ACCESS MEMORY
Term

RDP

 Definition

REMOTE

DESKTOP

PROTOCOL
Term

RF

 Definition

RADIO

FREQUENCY
Term

RGB

 Definition

RED

GREEN

BLUE
Term
RIMM
 Definition

"RAMBUS"

INLINE

MEMORY

MODULE
Term
RIS
 Definition

REMOTE

INSTALLATION

SERVICE
Term
RISC
 Definition

REDUCED

INSTRUCTION

SET

COMPUTER
Term
RJ
 Definition

REGISTERED

JACK
Term
RJ-11
 Definition

REGISTERED

JACK

FUNCTION 11
Term
RJ-45
 Definition

REGISTERED

JACK

FUNCTION 45
Term
RMA
 Definition

RETURNED

MATERIALS

AUTHORIZATION
Term
ROM
 Definition

READ-ONLY

MEMORY
Term
RS-232 OR RS-232C
 Definition

RECOMMENDED

STANDARD

232
Term
RTC
 Definition

REAL-TIME

CLOCK
Term
SAN
 Definition

STORAGE

AREA

NETWORK
Term
SC
 Definition

SUBSCRIPTION

CHANNEL
Term
SCP
 Definition

SECURE

COPY

PROTECTION
Term
SCSI ID
 Definition

SMALL COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERFACE

IDENTIFIER
Term
SD CARD
 Definition

SECURE

DIGITAL

CARD
Term
SDRAM
 Definition

SYNCHRONOUS

DYNAMIC RANDOM

ACCESS MEMORY
Term
SEC
 Definition

SINGLE

EDGE

CONNECTOR
Term
SFC
 Definition

SYSTEM

FILE

CHECKER
Term
SGRAM
 Definition

SYNCHRONOUS

GRAPHICS

RANDOM ACCESS

MEMORY
Term
SLI
 Definition
SCALABLE LINK INTERFACE, SYSTEM LEVEL
Term
S.M.A.R.T.
 Definition

SELF MONITORING,

ANALYSIS, AND REPORTING

TECHNOLOGY
Term
SMB
 Definition

SERVER MESSAGE BLOCK

OR

SMALL TO MID-SIZE

BUSINESS
Term
SP
 Definition

SERVICE

PACK
Term
SP1
 Definition
SERVICE PACK 1
Term
SP2
 Definition
SERVICE PACK 2
Term
SP3
 Definition
SERVICE PACK 3
Term
SP4
 Definition
SERVICE PACK 4
Term
SPDIF
 Definition

SONY-PHILLIPS

DIGITAL INTERFACE

FORMAT
Term
SPGA
 Definition

STAGGERED

PIN GRID

ARRAY
Term
SPX
 Definition

SEQUENCED

PACKET

EXCHANGE
Term
SRAM
 Definition

STATIC RANDOM

ACCESS MEMORY
Term
ST
 Definition
STRAIGHT TIP
Term
SVGA
 Definition

SUPER VIDEO

GRAPHICS

ARRAY
Term
SXGA
 Definition

SUPER EXTENDED

GRAPHICS

ARRAY
Term
TB
 Definition
TERABYTE
Term
TDR
 Definition

TIME DOMAIN

REFLECTOMETER
Term
TFTP
 Definition

TRIVIAL FILE

TRANSFER

PROTOCOL
Term
TPM
 Definition

TRUSTED

PLATFORM

MODULE
Term
UAC
 Definition

USER

ACCOUNT

CONTROL
Term
UART
 Definition

UNIVERSAL

ASYNCHRONOUS

RECIEVER

TRANSMISSION
Term
UDF
 Definition
USER DEFINED FUNCTIONS OR UNIVERSAL DISK FORMAT OR UNIVERSAL DATA FORMAT
Term
UDMA
 Definition

ULTRA DIRECT

MEMORY

ACCESS
Term
UNC
 Definition

UNIVERSAL

NAMING

CONVENTION
Term
URL
 Definition

UNIFORM

RESOURCE

LOCATOR
Term
USMT
 Definition

USER STATE

MIGRATION

TOOL
Term
UPC
 Definition

UNIVERSAL

PRODUCT

CODE
Term
UTP
 Definition

UNSHIELDED

TWISTED

PAIR
Term
UXGA
 Definition

ULTRA EXTENDED

GRAPHICS

ARRAY
Term
VESA
 Definition

VIDEO ELECTRONICS

STANDARDS

ASSOCIATION
Term
VFAT
 Definition

VIRTUAL FILE

ALLOCATION

TABLE
Term
VIS
 Definition

VIEWABLE

IMAGE SIZE
Term
VRAM
 Definition

VIDEO RANDOM

ACCESS MEMORY
Term
WIFI
 Definition

WIRELESS

FIDELITY
Term
WUXGA
 Definition

WIDE ULTRA

EXTENDED GRAPHICS

ARRAY
Term
XGA
 Definition

EXTENDED

GRAPHICS

ARRAY
Term
ZIP
 Definition

ZIGZAG

INLINE

PACKAGE
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