| Sort Name |
Full Form |
| ADSL |
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
| AGP |
Accelerated Graphics Port |
| ALI |
Acer Labs, Incorporated |
| ALU |
Arithmetic Logic Unit |
| AMD |
Advanced Micro Devices |
| APC |
American Power Conversion |
| ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information
Interchange |
| ASIC |
Application Specific Integrated Circuit |
| ASPI |
Advanced SCSI Programming Interface |
| AT |
Advanced Technology |
| ATI |
ATI Technologies Inc |
| ATX |
Advanced Technology Extended |
| ADC |
Analog Digital Converter |
| AI |
Artificial Intelligence |
| ALGOL |
Algorithmic Language |
| ATM |
Automatic Teller Machine |
| AC |
Alternating Current |
| ACPI |
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface |
| ACT |
Activity |
| ADSL |
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line |
| AGP |
Accelerated Graphics Port |
| AMD |
Advanced Micro Devices |
| AMR |
Audio Modem Rise |
| APIPA |
Automatic Private Internet Protocol
Addressing |
| APM |
Advanced Power Management |
| ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol |
| ASR |
Automated System Recovery |
| AT |
Advanced Technology |
| ATA |
Advanced Technology Attachment |
| ATAP |
Advanced Technology Attachment Packet
Interface |
| ATX |
Advanced Technology Extended |
| BFG |
BFG Technologies |
| BIOS |
Basic Input Output System |
| BNC |
Barrel Nut Connector |
| BARC |
The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre |
| BASIC |
Begineer's All Purpose Symbolic
Instruction Code |
| BIOS |
Basic Input Output System |
| BSNL |
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd |
| BNC |
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Navel
Connector |
| BRI |
Basic Rate Interface |
| BTX |
Balanced Technology Extended |
| CAS |
Column Address Signal |
| CD |
Compact Disk |
| CDR |
Compact Disk Recorder |
| CDRW |
Compact Disk ReWriter |
| CD-ROM |
Compact Disk - Read Only Memory |
| CFM |
Cubic Feet per Minute |
| CMOS |
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor |
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
| CTX |
CTX Technology Corporation |
| CAD |
Computer Aided Design |
| CAM |
Computer Aided Manufacturing |
| COBOL |
Common Business Oriented Language |
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
| CU |
Control Unit |
| CCD |
Charged Coupled Device |
| CDFS |
Compact Disc File System |
| CMOS |
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor |
| CNR |
Communication Network Riser |
| COM1 |
Communication Port 1 |
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
| CRIMM |
Continuity-Rambus Inline Memory Module |
| CRT |
Cathode-Ray Tube |
| DDR |
Double Data Rate |
| DDR-SDRAM |
Double Data Rate - Synchronous Dynamic
Random Access Memory |
| DFI |
DFI Inc. Design For Innovation |
| DIMM |
Dual Inline Memory Module |
| DRAM |
Dynamic Random Access Memory |
| DPI |
Dots Per Inch |
| DSL |
See ASDL |
| DVD |
Digital Versatile Disc |
| DVD-RAM |
Digital Versatile Disk - Random Access
Memory |
| DAC |
Digital Analog Converter |
| DBMS |
Database Management System |
| DCL |
Digital Command Language |
| DFD |
Data Flow Diagram |
| DNS |
Domain Name System |
| DRDO |
The Defence Research And Developmen |
| DVD |
Digital Versatile Disc |
| DVI |
Digital Visual Interface |
| DVD-RW |
Digital Video Disc-Rewritable |
| DVD-R |
Digital Video Disc-Recordable |
| DVD-ROM |
Digital Video Disc-Read Only Memory |
| DSL |
Digital Subscriber Line |
| DRAM |
Dynamic Random Access Memory |
| DPMS |
Display Power Management Signaling |
| DOS |
Disk Operating System Or Denial Of Service |
| DNS |
Domain Name Service Or Domain Name Server |
| DMA |
Direct Memory Access |
| DLP |
Digital Light Processing |
| DLT |
Digital Linear Tape |
| DIP |
Dual Inline Package |
| DIN |
Deutsche Industrie Norm |
| DIMM |
Dual Inline Memory Module |
| DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
| DFS |
Distributed File System |
| DDOS |
Distributed Denial Of Service |
| DC |
Direct Current |
| DB-9 |
9 Pin D Shell Connector |
| DB-25 |
Serial Communications D-Shell Connector,
25 Pins |
| DAC |
Discretionary Access Control |
| ECC |
Error Correction Code |
| ECS |
Elitegroup Computer Systems |
| EDO |
Extended Data Out |
| EEPROM |
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read
Only Memory |
| EPROM |
Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
| EVGA |
Evga Corporation |
| EMAIL |
Electronic Mail |
| ECOMMERCE |
Electronic Commerce |
| EBCDIC |
Extended Binary Code Decimal Intercha |
| EDP |
Electronic Data Processing |
| EDSAC |
Electronic Delay Storage Automatic
Calculator |
| ENIAC |
Electronic Numerical Integratec And
Computer |
| EVDO |
Evolution Data Optimized Or Evolution Data
Only |
| EVGA |
Extended Video Graphics Adapter/Array |
| ESDI |
Enhanced Small Device Interface |
| ESD |
Electrostatic Discharge |
| ERD |
Emergency Repair Disk |
| EPP |
Enhanced Parallel Port |
| EMP |
Electromagnetic Pulse |
| EMI |
Electromagnetic Interference |
| EISA |
Extended Industry Standard Architecture |
| EIDE |
Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics |
| EFS |
Encrypting File System |
| ECP |
Extended Capabilities Port |
| ECC |
Error Correction Code |
| FC-PGA |
Flip Chip Pin Grid Array |
| FDC |
Floppy Disk Controller |
| FDD |
Floppy |
| FPS |
Frame Per Second |
| FPU |
Floating Point Unit |
| FSAA |
Full Screen Anti Aliasing |
| FS |
For Sale |
| FSB |
Front Side Bus |
| FORTRAN |
Formula Translation |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
| FAT |
File Allocation Table |
| FAT12 |
12-Bit File Allocation Table |
| FAT16 |
16-Bit File Allocation Table |
| FAT32 |
32-Bit File Allocation Table |
| FDD |
Floppy Disk Drive |
| FERPA |
Family Educational Rights And Privacy Act |
| Fn |
Function (Referring To The Function Key On
A Laptop) |
| FPM |
Fast Page-Mode |
| FRU |
Field Replaceable Unit |
| FT |
P File Transfer Protocol |
| FQDN |
Fully Qualified Domain Name |
| GB |
Gigabytes |
| GBps |
Gigabytes Per Second Or Gigabits Per
Second |
| GDI |
Graphical Device Interface |
| GHz |
Gigahertz |
| GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
| GPRS |
General Packet Radio System |
| GSM |
Global System For Mobile Communications |
| HDD |
Hard Disk Drive |
| HIS |
Hightech Information System Limited |
| HP |
Hewlett-Packard Development Company |
| HSF |
Heatsink Fan |
| HTML |
Hyper Text Markup Language |
| HTTP |
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol |
| HAL |
Hardware Abstraction Layer |
| HCL |
Hardware Compatibility List |
| HDMi |
High Definition Media Interface |
| HPFS |
High Performance File System |
| HTTPS |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Over Secure
Sockets Layer |
| IBM |
International Business Machines
Corporation |
| IC |
Integrated Circuit |
| IDE |
Integrated Drive Electronics |
| IFS |
Item For Sale |
| IRQ |
Interrupt Request |
| ISA |
Industry Standard Architecture |
| ISO |
International Standards Organization |
| ISDN |
Integrated Service Digital Network |
| IT |
Information Technology |
| I/O |
Input/Output |
| ICMP |
Internet Control Message Protocol |
| ICS |
Internet Connection Sharing |
| ICR |
Intelligent Character Recognition |
| IDE |
Integrated Drive Electronics |
| IEEE |
Institute Of Electrical And Electronics
Engineers |
| IIS |
Internet Information Services |
| IMAP |
Internet Mail Access Protocol |
| IP |
Internet Protocol |
| IPCONFIG |
Internet Protocol Configuration |
| IPP |
Internet Printing Protocol |
| IPSEC |
Internet Protocol Security |
| IPX |
Internetwork Packet Exchang |
| IPX/SPX |
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced
Packet Exchange |
| IR |
Infrared |
| IRDA |
Infrared Data Association |
| IRQ |
Interrupt Request |
| ISA |
Industry Standard Architecture |
| ISDN |
Integrated Services Digital Network |
| ISO |
Industry Standards Organization |
| ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
| JBL |
Jbl,Jame B.Lansing.,Speakers |
| JVC |
JVC Company Of America |
| Kbps |
Kilobits Per Second |
| KBps |
Kilobytes Per Second |
| KB |
Kilobyte |
| LG |
Life’s Good |
| LAN |
Local Area Network |
| LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
| LDT |
Lightning Data Transport |
| LED |
Light Emitting Diode |
| LSI |
Large Scale Integration |
| LBA |
Logical Block Addressing |
| LC |
Lucent Connector |
| LDAP |
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
| LIP |
Lipoly Lithium-Ion Polymer |
| Li-on |
Lithium-Ion |
| LPD/LPR |
Line Printer Daemon / Line Printer Remote |
| LPT |
Line Printer Terminal |
| LPT1 |
Line Printer Terminal 1 |
| LPX |
Low Profile Extended |
| LVD |
Low Voltage Differential |
| MAC |
Media Access Control |
| MB |
Motherboard Or Megabyte |
| MBps |
Megabytes Per Second |
| Mbps |
Megabits Per Second Or Megabits Per Second |
| MHz |
Megahertz |
| MIPS |
Million Instructions Per Second |
| MMX |
Multi Media Extensions |
| MSI |
Micro Star International |
| MAN |
Metropolitan Area Network |
| MICR |
Megnatic Inc Character Recognition |
| MODEM |
Modulator Demodulator |
| MTNL |
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd |
| MAP |
Messaging Application Programming
Interface |
| MBR |
Master Boot Record |
| MBSA |
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer |
| MCR |
Multivariant Curve Resolution |
| MFD |
Multi-Function Device |
| MFP |
Multi-Function Product |
| MHz |
Megahertz |
| MicroDIMM |
Micro Dual Inline Memory Module |
| MIDI |
Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
| MIME |
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension |
| MLI |
Multiple Link Interface |
| MMC |
Microsoft Management Console |
| MMX |
Multimedia Extensions |
| MP3 |
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio |
| MPEG |
Moving Picture Experts Group |
| MSCONFIG |
Microsoft Configuration |
| MSDS |
Material Safety Data Sheet |
| MUI |
Multilingual User Interface |
| NAS |
Network Attached Storage |
| NAT |
Network Address Translation |
| NEC |
Nec Corporation |
| NIC |
Network Interface Card |
| NetBIOS |
Networked Basic Input/Output System |
| NetBEUI |
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Extended User Interface |
| NFS |
Network File System |
| NiCd |
Nickel Cadmium |
| NiMH |
Nickel Metal Hydride |
| NLI |
Not Logged In Or Natural Language
Interface |
| NLX |
New Low-Profile Extended |
| NNTP |
Network News Transfer Protocol |
| NTFS |
New Technology File System |
| NTLDR |
New Technology Loader |
| NWLINK |
Netware Link |
| OC |
Over Clock |
| OCZ |
Ocz Technology |
| OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| OMR |
Optical Mark Reader |
| OS |
Operating System |
| OCR |
Optical Character Recognition |
| OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| OSR |
Original Equipment Manufacturer Service
Release |
| PC |
Personal Computer |
| PCB |
Printed Circuit Board |
| PCI |
Peripheral Component Interconnect |
| PDA |
Personal Digital Assistant |
| PCMCIA |
Peripheral Component Microchannel
Interconnect Architecture |
| PGA |
Professional Graphics Array |
| PLD |
Programmable Logic Device |
| PM |
Private Message Or Private Messaging |
| PnP |
Plug ‘N Play |
| PNY |
Pny Technology |
| POST |
Power On Self Test |
| PPPoA |
Point To Point Protocol Over ATM |
| PPPoE |
Point To Point Protocol Over Ethernet |
| PQ |
Pqi Corporation |
| PSU |
Power Supply Unit |
| POS |
Point Of Sales |
| PXE |
Preboot Execution Environment |
| PVC |
Permanent Virtual Circuit |
| PSTN |
Public Switched Telephone Network |
| PS/2 |
Personal System/2 Connector |
| PROM |
Programmable Read-Only Memory |
| PRI |
Primary Rate Interface |
| PPTP |
Point-To-Point Tunneling Protocol |
| PPP |
Point-To-Point Protocol |
| POTS |
Plain Old Telephone Service |
| POST |
Power-On Self Test |
| POP3 |
Post Office Protocol 3 |
| POP |
Post Office Protocol |
| PGA2 |
Pin Grid Array 2 |
| QoS |
Quality Of Service |
| RAM |
Random Access Memory |
| RAMDAC |
|
| RDRAM |
Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory |
| ROM |
Read Only Memory |
| RPM |
Revolutions Per Minute |
| RAID |
Redundant Array Of Inexpensive Disks |
| RAS |
Remote Access Service |
| RBAC |
Role-Based Access Control Or Rule-Based
Access Contro |
| RDRAM |
RAMBUS Dynamic Random Access Memory |
| RF |
Radio Frequency |
| RFI |
Radio Frequency Interference |
| RGB |
Red Green Blue |
| RIMM |
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module |
| RIP |
Routing Information Protocol |
| RIS |
Remote Installation Service |
| RISC |
Reduced Instruction Set Computer |
| RJ |
Registered Jack |
| RJ-11 |
Registered Jack Function 11 |
| RJ-45 |
Registered Jack Function 45 |
| RMA |
Returned Materials Authorization |
| ROM |
Read Only Memory |
| RS-232 |
Recommended Standard 232 |
| RTC |
Real-Time Clock |
| SASID |
Self Scanned Amorphous Silicon Integrated
Display |
| SCA |
Scsi Configured Automatically |
| SCSI |
Small Computer System Interface |
| SDRAM |
Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory |
| SECC |
Single Edge Contact Connector |
| SODIMM |
Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module |
| SPARC |
Scalable Processor Architecture |
| SOHO |
Small Office Home Office |
| SRAM |
Static Random Access Memory |
| SSE |
Streaming Simd Extensions |
| SVGA |
Super Video Graphics Array |
| SVGA |
Super Video Graphics Array |
| S/PDIF |
Sony Or Philips Digital Interface |
| SAN |
Storage Area Network |
| SATA |
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment |
| SC |
Subscription Channel |
| SCSI |
Small Computer System Interface |
| SCSI ID |
Small Computer System Interface Identifier |
| SD |
Card Secure Digital Card |
| SDRAM |
Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory |
| SEC |
Single Edge Connector |
| SFC |
System File Checker |
| SGRAM |
Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory |
| SIMM |
Single Inline Memory Module |
| 347 |
Scalable Link Interface Or System Level
Integration Or Scanline Interleave Mode |
| SMB |
Server Message Block Or Small To Midsize
Business |
| SMTP |
Simple Mail Transport Protocol |
| SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
| SoDIMM |
Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module |
| SOHO |
Small Office/Home Office |
| SP |
Service Pack |
| SP1 |
Service Pack 1 |
| SP2 |
Service Pack 2 |
| SPDIF |
Sony-Philips Digital Interface Format |
| SPGA |
Staggered Pin Grid Array |
| SPX |
Sequenced Package Exchange |
| SSH |
Secure Shell |
| SSID |
Service Set Identifier |
| SSL |
Secure Sockets Laye |
| ST |
Straight Tip |
| STP |
Shielded Twisted Pair |
| SVGA |
Super Video Graphics Array |
| SXGA |
Super Extended Graphics Array |
| TB |
Terabytes |
| TBps |
Terabytes Per Second |
| Tbps |
Terabits Per Second |
| TDK |
Tdk Electronics |
| TEC |
Thermoelectric Cooler |
| TPC |
Tipidpc |
| TWAIN |
Technology Without An Important Name |
| TCP/IP |
Tansmission Control Protocol/ Internet
Protocol |
| TFT |
Thin Film Transistor |
| TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol |
| TDR |
Time Domain Reflectometer |
| TFTP |
Trivial File Transfer Protocol |
| UART |
Universal Asynchronous Receiver Or
Transmitter |
| USB |
Universal Serial Bus |
| UTP |
Unshieled Twisted Pair |
| ULSI |
Ultra Large Scale Integration |
| UNIVAC |
Universal Automatic Computer |
| UPS |
Uninterrupted Power Supply |
| URL |
Uniform Resource Locator |
| UDF |
User Defined Functions Or Universal Disk
Format Or Universal Data Format |
| UDMA |
Ultra Direct Memory Access |
| UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
| UL |
Underwriter’s Laboratory |
| UNC |
Universal Naming Convention |
| UPS |
Uninterruptible Power Supply |
| URL |
Uniform Resource Locator |
| USMT |
User State Migration Tool |
| UTP |
Unshielded Twisted Pair |
| UXGA |
Ultra Extended Graphics Array |
| VCD |
Video CD |
| VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
| VDU |
Visual Display Unit |
| VLSI |
Very Large Scale Integration |
| VSNL |
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd |
| VESA |
Video Electronics Standards Association |
| VFAT |
Virtual File Allocation Table |
| VGA |
Video Graphics Array |
| VoIP |
Voice Over Internet Protocol |
| VRAM |
Video Random Access Memory |
| WAN |
Wide Area Network |
| WTB |
Want To Buy |
| WYSIWYG |
What You See Is What You Get |
| WORM |
Write Once Read Many |
| WWW |
World Wide Web |
| WAP |
Wireless Application Protocol |
| WEP |
Wired Equivalent Privacy |
| WIFI |
Wireless Fidelity |
| WINS |
Windows Internet Name Service |
| WLAN |
Wireless Local Area Network |
| WPA |
Wireless Protected Access |
| WUXGA |
Wide Ultra Extended Graphics Array |
| XGA |
Extended Graphics Array |
| XFX |
XFX Graphics, A Division Of Pine |
| XMS |
Extended Memory Specification |
| XT |
Extended Technology |
| ZIF |
Zero-Insertion-Force |
| ZIP |
Zigzag Inline Package |
