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Elliott and was last updated on 10 January 1997 Acc Definition Acc Definition A/D Analog to Digital A/P Accounts Payable A/R Accounts Receivable AA Auto Answer AASP ASCII Asynchronous Support Package AAT Average Access Time ABEND Abnormal End ABI Application Binary Interface ABIOS Advanced BIOS ABS Absolute ACC Accumulator ACD Automated Call Distribution ACE Advanced Computing Environment [SCO] ACF Access Control Field Advanced Communications Function ACIS American Committee for Interoperable Systems ACK Acknowledgment ACM Association for Computing Machinery ACMS Application Control Management System ACP Ancillary Control Program Auxillary Control Process ACS Access Access Control Set Access Control System Asynchronous Communication Server ACU Automatic Calling Unit ADA Automatic Data Acquisitions (Programming Language named after Agusta Ada Lovelace) ADC Adaptive Data Compression (protocol) [Hayes] Add with Carry Analog to Digital Convertor ADCCP Advanced Data Communication Control Procedures ADF Automatic Document Feed ADMD Administrative Management Domain [X.400] ADP Automatic Data Processing ADR Address ADS Application Development System Automatic Distribution System ADT Application Data Types ADU Automatic Dialing Unit AFII Association for Font Information Interchange AI Artificial Intelligence AIA Applications Integration Architecture [DEC] AIIM Association for Information and Image Management AISB Association of Imaging Service Bureaus AISP Association of Information Systems Professionals AIX Advanced Interactive Executive [IBM] AKA Also Known As All Kidding Aside ALGOL Algorithmic Language (see IAL) ALR Advanced Logic Research Inc. ALT Alternate ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc. ANI Automatic Number Identification ANSI American National Standards Institute AO Analog Output AOE Application Operating Environment [AT&T] AP Adjunct Processor Application Processor APAR Authorized Program Analysis Report {A Bug} [IBM] APCUG Association of PC User Groups API Application programming interface APL A Programming Language APM Advanced Power Management [IBM OS2] APPC Advanced Program-to-Program Communication [IBM] APPI Advanced Peer-to-Peer Internetworking APPN Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking [IBM] APS Asynchronous Protocol Specification APSE ADA Programming Support Environment APT Automatic Program Tools ARCA Advanced RISC Computing Architecture ARMA Association of Records Managers and Administrators ARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency ARTIC A Real-Time Interface Copressor [IBM] ARU Audio Response Unit ASAP As Soon As Possible ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASP Association of Shareware Professionals ASPI Advanced SCSI Programming Interface [Adaptec] ASPS Advanced Signal Processing System ASR Automatic Send-Receive Automatic Speech Recognition ASYNC Asynchronous AT Advanced Technology AT&T American Telephone and Telegraph ATA AT Bus Attachment ATE Automated Test Equipment ATG Advanced Technology Group ATM Automated Teller Machine ATR Automatic Terminal Recognition ATS Administrative Terminal System ATTN Attention ATTRIB Attribute AUDIT Automated Data Input Terminal AUP Appropriate Use Policies [Internet] AUTO Automatic AUX Auxiliary AVG Average AVI Audio Visual Interleaved [Microsoft] AX Architecture Extended Acc Definition Acc Definition B/F Background/Foreground BAK Binary Adaption Kit [Microsoft] BAL Basic Assembly Language [IBM mainframe symbolic machine language] BARTS Bell Atlantic Regional Timesharing BASIC Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code [Dartsmouth circ 1964] BASM Built-In Assembler BBS Bulletin Board System BCD Binary Coded Decimal BCL Batch Command Language BCPL Basic Computer Programming Language BDOS Basic Disk Operating System BI Binary Input BIOS Basic Input/Output System BIS Business Information System BIT Binary digit BITNET Because It's Time Network BIX Byte Information Exchange (BBS) BKSP Backspace BL Backlit BLAST Blocked Asynchronous Transmission [Communications Research Group] BLK Block BLOB Binary Large Object BO Binary Output BOF Beginning Of File BOM Beginning Of Message BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol [Internet] BOS Basic Operating System BOT Beginning Of Table/Tape/Task BPI Bits Per Inch BPS Bits Per Second Bytes Per Second BRI Basic Rate Interface BSAM Basic Sequential Access Method BSC Binary Synchronous Communication BSCS Bachelor of Science (Degree) in Computer Science BSD Berkely Standard Distribution BSI British Standards Institute BSYNC Binary Synchronous Communications BTAM Basic Telecommunications Access Method [IBM] BTW By The Way BiSYNC Binary Synchronous Communications (protocol) Acc Definition Acc Definition C C Programming Language C&T Chips and Technologies C/D Control Data C/S Client Server CAD Computer Aided Drawing / Design CADD Computer Aided Design and Drafting CAE Computer Aided Engineering CAI Computer Aided Instruction CAL Computer Aided Learning CAM Computer Aided Manufacturing CAM Computer Aided Manufacturing CAP Computer Aided Publishing CAPD Computing To Assist Persons With Disabilities [Johns Hopkins University] CASE Computer Aided System Engineering CASE Computer Aided Software Engineering CASS Computer Assisted Search Service CAT Computer Aided Testing CATS Computer Assisted Training System CBL Computer Based Learning CBT Computer Based Training CCITT Consultative Committee for International Telegraph and Telephone CCP Console Command Processor CCS Common Communications Support CD Carrier Detect Change Directory Compact Disk CDC Control Data Corporation CDL Computer Design Language CDOS Concurrent Disk Operating System CEI Conducted Electromagnetic Interference CGA Color Graphics Adapter CGI Computer Generated Images Computer Graphics Interface CHR Character CI$ Compuserve Information $ervice CICS/VS Customer Information Control System/Virtual Storage [IBM] CIM CompuServe Information Manager Computer Integrated Manufacturing CIOCS Communication Input/Output Control System CIS Compuserve Information Service CIS CompuServe Information Service Computer Information Systems CISC Complex Instruction Set Computing CLI Command Line Interface CLIST Command List CM Centimeter CMA Concert Multi-thread Architecture CMC Communication Mangement Configuration CMIP Common Management Information Protocol CMIS Common Management Information System CML Current Mode Logic CMMU Cache/Memory Management Unit [Motorola] CMOS Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor CMS Conversation Monitor System [DEC VMS][IBM VM/CMS] CNC Computerized Numerical Control CNSS Core Nodal Switching Subsystem [Internet] CNV Conventional (pertaining to Memory) CNVT Convert CO Central Office Command Output Convert Out COBOL COmmon Business-Oriented Language CODASYL Conference on Data System Languages (Group that designed COBOL) COEM Commercial Original Equipment Manufacturer COGO Coordinate Geometry (Programming Language) COL Computer Oriented Language COMDEX Computer Dealers Exposition COMSAT Communications Satellite Corporation CONFIG Configuration COSMOS Computer System for Mainframe Operations CP/M Control Program for Microcomputers [Digital Research] CPA Certified Public Accountant CPE Central Processing Element Customer Premise Equipment Customer Provided Equipment CPI Characters Per Inch Clock Per Instruction Common Programming Interface [IBM] CPI-C Common Programming Interface for Communications [IBM] CPS Characters Per Second CPU Central Processing Unit CR Carriage Return CR/LF Carriage Return/Line Feed CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check CREN Computer Research Education Network Corporation for Research and Educational Networking CRF Cross Reference File CROM Control Read Only Memory CRT Cathode Ray Tube CRTC CRT Controller CS Computer Science Chip Select Clear to Send Code Segment CSD Corrective Service Disk [IBM] CSG Constructive Solid Geometry Consulting Services Group [Lotus] CSL Computer Sensitive Language CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access/with Collision Detection CSNET Computer Science Network CSP Commercial Subroutine Package CompuCom Speed Protocol [CompuCom] CSS Continuous System Simulator (Language) CSTA Computer-Supported Telephony Applications CSU Channel Service Unit CSV Comma-Separated Variables CTOS Computerized Tomography Operating System CTPA Coax-to-Twisted-Pair Adapter CTRL Control CTS Clear To Send CTSS Compatible Time Sharing System CUA Common User Access [IBM] CUB Cursor Backward CUD Cursor Down CUF Cursor Forward CUI Consistent User Interface Common User Interface [IBM] CUP Cursor Position CUPID Completely Universal Processor I/O Design [AST] CURSOR CURrent Set Of Records CUTE Clarkston University Terminal Emulator CUU Cursor Up CVF Compressed Volume File [Microsoft] CVGA Color Video Gaphics Array CVIA Computer Virus Industry Association CVW CodeView for Windows CWIS Campus Wind Information Systems [Internet] CYA Cover Your ASSets CYL Cylinder Acc Definition Acc Definition D/A Digital to Analog D/R Direct or Reverse DAC Data Acquisition and Control Digital to Analog Converter DAL Data Access Language [Apple Computer] Disk Access Lockout DAM Data Acquisition and Monitoring DARI Database Application Remote Interface [IBM] DASD Direct Access Storage Device DAT Digital Audio Tape Disk Array Technology DATACOM Data Communications DB Data Base Data Buffer DB2 Database 2 [IBM] DBC DataBase Container DBCS Double-Byte Character Set DBF Database File (also a table that roughly conforms to the xBase style) DBM Data Base Manager DBMS Data Base Management System DBS Data Base Server DC Data Collection Data Communication Data Control Device Control Direct Current DC/S Distributed Client Server DCA Digital Communications Associates Document Content Architecture DCAF Distributed Console Access Facility [IBM] DCB Disk Coprocessor Board [Novell] DCC Digital Compact Cassette Display Combination Code DCD Data Carrier Detect DCE Data Communications Equipment Distributed Computing Environment [OSF] Distributed Computing Equipment DCF Data Communication Facility [IBM] Data Compression Facility Data Count Field [IBM] Driver Configuration File [Lotus] DCL Declaration DEC Command Language [DEC] Device Clear Digital Control Logic Digital Command Language [Digital] DCS Data Collection System Data Control System Desktop Color Separation DCT Discrete Cosine Transform DD Data dictionary Day Digital Display Double Density DDB Device Dependent Bitmap DDCMP Digital Data Communications Message Protocol [DEC] DDD Direct Distance Dialing DDE Direct Data Entry Dynamic Data Exchange [Microsoft] DDEML Dynamic Data Exchange Manager Library [Microsoft] DDK Device Driver Kit [Microsoft Windows] DDL Data Definition Language Data Description Language DDM Distributed Data Management DDS Design Data Sheet Digital Data Storage DEC Decrement Device Clear Digital Equipment Corporation DEL Delete DES Data Encryption Standard Data Entry Sheet DEV Device DF Data Field Destination Field Device Flag Double Flag DFC Data Flow Control DFS Distributed File System DFT Diagnostic Funtion Test Discrete Fourier Transform Distributed Function Terminal DFU Data File Utility DGIS Direct Graphics Interface Standard DI Data In Destination Index DIA Document Interchange Architecture [IBM] DIB Device Independent Bitmap DIBOL DEC Business Oriented Language DID Direct Inward Dialing DIF Data Interchange Format DIIP Direct Interrupt Identification Port DIO Data Input-Output DIP Dual In-line Package Dual In-line Pin DIR Directory DIS Dynamic Impedance Stabilization [CompuCom] DISP Displacement (offset) DIV Divide DL Download DL/1 Data Manipulation Language 1 [IBM] DLC Data Link Control [IBM] DLE Data Link Escape DLL Dynamic Link Library DLM Dynamic Link Module DLR DOS LAN Requester DMA Direct Memory Access/Addressing DMAC DMA Controller DME Distributed Management Environment DML Data Management Language Data Manipulation Language DMM Digital Multimeter DMMS Dynamic Memory Management System DMP Dot Matrix Printer DMS Data Management Software Data Management System DMTF Desktop Management Task Force DMY Day Month Year DN Down DNC Direct Numerical Control DNIS Dialed Number Identification Service DNS Domain Naming System DO Data Out DOS Disk Operating System DOSEM DOS Emulation DOW Day Of Week DP Data Processing DPA Demand Protocol Architecture [3Com] DPAREN Data Parity Enable [IBM] DPB Drive Parameter Block DPC Direct Program Control DPI Dots Per Inch DPL Descriptor Privilege Level DPM Digital Panel Meter DPMA Data Processing Management Association DPMI DOS Protected Mode Interface [Microsoft] DR Data Received DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory DRAW Direct Read After Write DRDA Distributed Relational Data Architecture [IBM] DRDW Direct Read During Write DRI Digital Research Incorporated DRO Data Request Output Destructive Read-Out DRV Drive DS Data Segment Data Send Data Server Double Sided DSDD Double Sided Double Density (diskette) DSE Data Storage Equipment DSEA Display Station Emulation Adapter DSECT Dummy Control Section DSHD Double Sided High Density (diskette) DSL Dynamic Simulation Language DSP Digital Signal Processing/Processor DSQD Double Sided Quad Density (diskette) DSR Data Set Ready Device Status Register Device Status Report DSS Decision Support System DSW Data Status Word Device Status Word DTA Disk Transfer Area DTD Document Type Definition DTE Data Terminal Equipment Dumb Terminal Emulator DTL Diode-Transistor Logic DTP Desktop Publishing DTR Data Terminal Ready Data Transfer Rate DU Disk Usage DUAT Direct User Access Terminal DVI Digital Video Interactive DWG Drawing DXC Data Exchange Control DXF Drawing Interchange Format DOC(s) Documentation user's manual Acc Definition Acc Definition E-MAIL Electronic Mail EA Extended Attribute [OS/2] EARN European Academic Research Network EAROM Electrically Alterable Read Only Memory EARS Electronic Access to Reference Services EATA Enhanced AT Bus Attachment EBC EISA Bus Controller EBCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code [IBM] EBI Equivalent Background Input Extended Background Investigation EBT Electronic Benefits Transfer ECAL Enjoy Computing And Learn ECC Error Check Code Error Checking and Correction Error Correction Code ECD Enhanced Color Display ECMA European Computer Manufacturers Association ECP Enhanced Capabilities Port [Microsoft] ED Erase Display EDA Embedded Document Architecture [Go Corporation] EDC Enhanced Data Correction Error Detection and Correction EDDC Extended Distance Data Cable EDI Electronic Data Interchange Electronic Document Interchange [DEC] EDIFACT EDI for Administration Commerce and Transport EDLC Ethernet Data Link Control EDLIN Editor (Line Text) EDOS Enhanced DOS for Windows EDP Electronic Data Processing EDPM Electronic Data Processing Machine EDSAC Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Computer EDSI Enhanced Small Device Interface EDVAC Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer (First stored-program digital computer) EEC Extended Error Correction EEG Electroencephalogram EEM Extended Memory Management EEMS Enhanced Expanded Memory Specification EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory EFA Extended File Attribute EFF Electronic Frontier Foundation EFI Electromechanical Frequency Interference EFTS Electronic Funds Transfer System EGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter EIA Electronic Industries Association EIS Executive Information System EISA Extended Industry Standard Architecture ELF Extremely Low Frequency ELS Entry Level System EM Electronic Mail Expanded Memory EMB Extended Memory Block [LIM/AST] EMC Extended Math Coprocessor EMI Electromagnetic Interference EMM Expanded Memory Manager EMS Electronic Mail System Electronic Message Service Expanded Memory Specification [LIM] ENIAC Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (First electronic digital computer) ENQ Enquiry EOA End of Address EOB End of Block EOC End of Conversion EOF End of File EOI End or Identify EOJ End of Job EOL End of Line End of List EOM End of Message EOS End of String EOT End Of Transmission/Text/Tape EPLD Electrically Programmable Logic Device EPM Enhanced Editor for Presentation Manager [IBM] EPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPROM Electrically Programmable Read Only Memory Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory ER Enhancement request (request for a change to product or documentation) EROM Erasable Read Only Memory ERR Error ESA European Space Agency ESC Escape ESD Electronic Software Distribution ESDI Enhanced Small Device Interface ESP Emulation Sensing Processor Enhanced Serial Port [Hayes] ESS Electronic Switching System ESU Electro-Static Unit ETB End of Transmission Block ETS Econometric Time Series ETX End of Text EVGA Extended Video Graphics Array Extended Video Graphics Adapter EWS Employee Written Software [IBM] EXP Exponent EXT External EXTRN External Reference Acc Definition Acc Definition F/T Full Time FAC File Access Code FAQ Frequently Asked Questions FAT File Allocation Table FAX Facsimile FCB File Control Block FCC Federal Communications Commission FCI Flux Changes per Inch FD Floppy Disk Full Duplex FDC Floppy Disk Controller FDDI Fiber Digital Device Interface Fiber Distributed Data Interface FDISK Fixed Disk FDM Frequency-Division Multiplexing FEFO First-Ended First-Out FEP Front End Processor FET Field Effect Transistor FF Flip-Flop Form Feed FFT Fast Fourier Transform FIF Fractal Image Format FIFO First-In First-Out FILO First-In Last-Out FLC Ferro-electric Liquid Crystal FLD Field FLL FoxPro Link Library FLOPS Floating Point Operations Per Second FMS Forms Management System FMT Format FNT Font FOCUS Forum of Control Data Users FOG First Osborne Group FORTH (Programming Language) FORTRAN Formula Translator (Programming Language) FOSE Federal Office Systems Exposition FP FoxPro (1.02 2.x and occasionally 3.0) FPD FoxPro for DOS FPM FoxPro for Macintosh FPP Fixed Path Protocol Floating Point Processor FPS Frames Per Second FPU Floating Point Processor Unit FPW FoxPro for Windows FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name [Internet] FRAG Fragment Fragmentation FRAM Ferroelectric Random-Access Memory FRED Frame Editor FRPI Flux Reversals Per Inch FSD File System Driver [OS/2] FTAM File Transfer and Access Method FTP File Transfer Protocol [Internet] FTS Federal Telecommunication System FUNC Function FWIW For What It's Worth Acc Definition Acc Definition G/L General Ledger GA General Availability GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAL Generic Array Logic GCR Group Code Recording GDA Global Data Area GDDM Graphics Data Display Manager GDI Graphics Device Interface GDT Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Global Descriptor Table GEM Graphics Environment Manager (DRI Program) GENIE General Electric Network for Information Exchange GEOS Graphic Environment Operating System [Geoworks] GHZ Gigahertz GIGO Garbage In Garbage Out Garbage In Gospel Out GIS Geographical Information System GIX Global Internet Exchange [Internet] GKS Graphical Kernal System GLM General Linear Models GMT Greenwich Mean Time GNU Gnu's Not Unix (operating system) GOSIP Government Open Systems Interconnection Profile GP Gas Plasma General Purpose GPF General Protection Fault GPI Graphics Programming Interface GPIB General Purpose Interface Bus GPS Global Positioning System GPSS General Purpose Systems Simulator (language) GRE Graphics Engine GUI Graphical User Interface GW-BASIC Gee Whiz BASIC Gb Gigabit (1 000 megabits) Acc Definition Acc Definition H/V Horizontal/Vertical H/W Hardware HACMP High Availability Cluster Multi-Processing [IBM] HAL Heuristically Programmed Algorithmic (computer) [from 1968 movie "2001: A Space Odyssey"] HASP Houston Automatic Spooling Priority (System) HBA Host Bus Adapter HD Hard Disk High Density HDA Hard Disk Assembly HDCD High Definition Compatible Digital HDFD High-Density Floppy Disk HDI Head to Disk Interference HDLC High-Level Data Link Control HDR Header HDSC High Density Signal Carrier [DEC] HDSL High-rate Digital Subscriber Link HDTV High Definition Television HDW Hardware HERC Hercules HEX Hexadecimal HGA Hercules Graphics Adapter HGCP Hercules Graphics Card Plus HH Hour HIL Human Interface Link [HP] HLL High Level Language HLLAPI High Level Language Application Programming Interface HLQ High Level Qualifier HLT Halt HMA High Memory Area [Microsoft] Hub Management Architecture HMOS High Density Metal Oxide Semicnductor High Speed Metal Oxide Semiconductor HP Hewlett-Packard (Company) HPCC High Performance Computing and Communications HPDJ Hewlett-Packard Desk Jet HPFS High-Performance File System HPG Hewlett-Packard Graphics HPGL Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language HPIB Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus HPLJ Hewlett-Packard Laser Jet HPPA Hewlett-Packard Precision Architecture HPPI High Performance Parallel Interface HRG High Resolution Graphics HRIS Human Resource Information System HRMS Human Resource Management System HS High Speed HSC High Speed Channel HSP High Speed Printer HST High Speed Technology [U.S. Robotics] HTH Hope this helps HTML HyperText Markup Language HZ Hertz Acc Definition Acc Definition I/F Interface I/O Input/Output IAB Internet Activities Board [Internet] IAC In Any Case IAE In Any Event IAL International Algebraic Language (ALGOL was first called IAL) IANA Internet Assigned Numbers Authority [Internet] IANAL I Am Not A Lawyer IBM International Business Machines (Corporation) IBM-GL IBM Graphics Language IC Input Circuit Integrated Circuit Interrupt Controller ICA Intra-application Communications Area ICAS Intel Communicating Applications Specifications ICCP Institute for the Certification of Computer Professionals ICE In-Circuit Emulator [Intel] ICL Interface Clear ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol [Novell] ICOMP Intel Comparative Microprocessor (index) [Intel] ICP Integrated Channel Processor ICR Intelligent Character Recognition ICS Intuitive Command Structure ID Identification Identifier IDA Integrated Digital Access Intelligent Disk Array Intelligent Drive Array IDAPI Integrated Database Application Programming Interface IDE Imbedded Drive Electronics Integrated Development Environment [Borlund] Integrated Drive Electronics Intelligent Drive Electronics Interactive Design and Engineering Interface Design Enhancement IDMS Integrated Data Base Management System IDP Integrated Data Processing IDT Interrupt Descriptor Table IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEF Information Engineering Facility IETF Internet Engineering Task Force IFD Image File Directory IFG Incoming Fax Gateway IFS Installable File System [OS/2] IGA Integrated Graphics Array IGC Integrated Graphics Controller IIF Immediate IF IMDS Image Data Stream (format) [IBM] IMG Image IMHO In My Honest/Humble Opinion (Humble? Yeah right IMO In My Opinion IMP Interface Message Processor IMPA Intelligent Multi-Port Adapter [DCA] IMS Information Management System Intermediate Maintenance Standards IN Input INIT Initialize INM Integrated Network Management INS Input String INT Integer Internal Interrupt IOCS Input/Output Control System IOCTL Input/Output Control IOPL Input/Output Priviledge Level IOSGA Input/Output Support Gate Array IOW In Other Words IP Instruction Pointer Internet Protocol IPC Instructions Per Clock Interprocess Communication IPF Information Presentation Facility IPL Initial Program Load Initial Program Loader IPSE Integrated Project Support Environment IPX Internetwork Packet Exchange [Novell] IQL Interactive Query Language IRC Internet Relay Chat [Internet] IRL Interactive Reader Language Inter-Repeater Link IRM Information Resource Management IRQ Interrupt Request IS Information System Interrupt Status ISA Industry Standard Architecture ISAM Indexed Sequential-Access Management/Method ISD Image Section Descriptor Instructional Systems Design ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network ISI Internally Specified Index ISIS Integrated Systems and Information Services ISL Interactive System Language ISO/OSI International Standards Organization/Open Systems Interconnection (model) ISP Internet Service Provider [Internet] Interrupt Status Port ISPF Interactive System Programming Facility ISR Information Storage and Retrieval Interrupt Service Routines ISV Independent Software Vendor ITB Information Technology Branch Intermediate Text Block ITC International Typeface Corporation ITU International Telecommunication Union ITUG International Telecommunications User Group ITV Interactive Television ITX Intermediate Text Block IV&V Independent Verification & Validation IVIS Interactive Video Information System IVR Interactive Voice Response IVS Interactive Videodisk System Acc Definition Acc Definition JAD Joint Application Design JCL Job Control Language JEDEC Joint Electronic Devices Engineering Council JEIDA Japanese Electronics Industry Development Association JES Job Entry System JIC Just In Case JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory Acc Definition Acc Definition KB Keyboard Kilobyte (1 024 bytes) KBD Keyboard KBD$ Keyboard [OS/2] KBPS Kilo-Bytes Per Second KDT Key Definition Table KOW Knock on wood KRS Knowledge Retrieval System KSR Keyboard Send Receive Acc Definition Acc Definition LADDR Layered Device Driver Architecture [Microsoft] LAN Local Area Network LAWN Local Area Wireless Network LB Left Button LBL Label LBR Librarian LBT Listen Before Talking LCD Liquid Crystal Display LDC Lotus Development Corporation LED Light Emitting Diode LEM Language Extension Module LEX Lexicon LF Line Feed LFU Least Frequently Used LIFO Last In First Out LILO Last In Last Out LIM Lotus/Intel/Microsoft LIMA Lotus/Intel/Microsoft/AST LIMS Library Information Management System LISP List Processing (Language) LLC Logical Link Control LLFF Low level file functions LM/X LAN Manager for Unix LMI Local Management Interface LN Logarithm (Natural) LNDI Lotus Notes:Document Imaging LOC Loop On-Line Control LOG Logarithm (Base 10) LOGO (Programming Language) LOL Laugh Out Load LORE Line Oriented Editor LPD Line Printer Daemon (protocol) [Berkley] LPI Lines Per Inch LPL Lotus Programming Language [Lotus 1-2-3] LPM Lines Per Minute LPN Logical Page Number LPT Line Printer LPT1 First Parallel Printer Port LPT2 Second Parallel Printer Port LPT3 Third Parallel Printer Port LQ Letter Quality LR Language Reference manual LRC Longitudinal Redundancy Check LRU Least Recently Used LSA Line Sharing Adapter LSI Large Scale Integration LST List LTR Letter LU Logical Unit LUT Lookup Table Acc Definition Acc Definition M$ Microsoft MAC Media/Medium Access Control MAN Manual Metropolitan Area Network MAP Maintenance Analysis Procedures Manufacturing Automation Protocol Memory Allocation Map MAPI Mail/Messaging Applications Programming Interface [Microsoft] MAPICS Manufacturing Accounting and Production Information Control System [IBM] MASM Macro Assembler [Microsoft] MAX Maximum MB Megabyte (1 000 kilobytes) Middle Button (of 3 button Mouse) MBASIC Microsoft BASIC [Microsoft] MBPS Megabytes Per Second MBX Mailbox MCA Micro Channel Architecture [IBM] MCB Memory Control Block MCI Media Control Interface [Microsoft] MCL Microsoft Compatibility Labs [Microsoft] MD Make Directory Monochrome Display MDA Monochrome Display Adapter MDI Multiple Document Interface MDK Multimedia Developers Kit [Microsoft] MDR Minimum Design Requirement MDY Month Day Year MEB Memory Expansion Board MEG Megabyte MFFS Microsoft Flash File System [Microsoft] MFLOPS Million Floating Point Operations Per Second MFT Multiprogramming with a Fixed number of Tasks MGA Monochrome Graphics Adapter MGR Manager MHS Message Handling Service Message Handling System MHZ Megahertz MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension [Internet] MIN Minimum MIPS Million Instructions Per Second MIS Management Information System MISC Miscellaneous ML Machine Language MM Minutes Month MMI Man Machine Interface MMU Memory Management Unit MNP Microcom Networking Protocol MOD Modem Modulus MODEM Modulator Demodulator MOHLL Machine Oriented High Level Language MP Multiple Processors MPC Multimedia Personal Computer MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group MPP Massively Parallel Processing Message Processing Program Microcom Network Protocol [Microcom] MPU Microprocessor Unit MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRP Materials Requirement Planning MRT Mean Repair Time MS Memory System Message Store Microsecond Microsoft Corporation Millisecond MS-DOS Microsoft-Disk Operating System [Microsoft] MSB Most Significant Bit MSCDEX Microsoft CD Extensions [Microsoft] MSD Mass Storage Device Most Significant Digit MSG Message MSI Medium Scale Integration MSL Map Specification Library MTA Message Transfer Agent Multiple Terminal Access MTBB Mean Time Between Breakdowns MTBF Mean Time Between Failures MTS Message Transfer Service/System MTTF Mean Time To Failure MTTR Mean Time To Repair MTU Maximum Transmission Units MU Multi-user MUMPS Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System (Programming Language) MUX Multiplexer MVDM Multiple Virtual DOS Machines MVGA Monochrome Video Graphics Array MVP Most Valuable Professional MVS Multiple Virtual Storage [IBM] MVT Multiple Variable Tasks [IBM] MX Mail Exchanger [Internet] Acc Definition Acc Definition NACD National Association of Computer Dealers NAS Network Application Support [DEC] NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NBI Nothing But Initials NBS National Bureau of Standards NC Numerical Control NCA Network Communications Adapter NCC Network Control Center NCGA National Computer Graphics Association NCIC National Crime Information Center NCP Network Control Program Not Copy Protected NCR National Cash Register (Company) NCSI Network Communications Services Interface [Novell] NDA Non Disclosure Agreement NDEF Not Defined NDIS Network Driver Interface Specification NDP Numeric Data Processor NEC Nippon Electric Company NEG Negative NFF No Fault Found NFS Network File System NG No Good NHC National Hurricane Center NIC Network Information Center [Internet] NICAD Nickel Cadmium NID New Interactive Display [NEC] Next ID NIPS Network I/Os Per Second NISO National Information Standards Organization NIST National Institute for Standards and Technology NJE Network Job Entry [IBM] NL New Line NLE Not Less or Equal NLM NetWare Loadable Module [Netware] NLQ Near Letter Quality NLS National Language Support [OS/2] NMI Non-Maskable Interrupt NMOS Negative Channel Metal-Oxide Semiconductor NMS Network Management System [Novell] NNTP Network News Transfer Protocol [Internet] NOC Network Operations Center NOP No Operation NOR Not Or NOS Network Operating System NPA Network Printer Alliance NPI Network Printer Interface NPL Nonprocedural Language NREN National Research and Education Network NRZ Not Return to Zero NRZI Non Return to Zero Inverted NS Nanosecond Network Supervisor Non Stop NSA National Security Agency NSF National Science Foundation NSTL National Software Testing Labs NT Windows NT NT New Technology [Microsoft] NTF No Trouble Found NTFS New Technology File System [Microsoft] NUI Network User Identification Network User Interface Notebook User Interface [Go Corporation] NUL Dummy Device No Device NVM Non-Volatile Memory NVRAM Non-Volatile Random Access Memory NetBEUI NetBIOS Extended User Interface [IBM] NetBIOS Network Basic Input/Output System [IBM] Acc Definition Acc Definition OAG Official/Online Airline Guide OAI Open Applications Interface OBJ Object OCL Operater Control Language OCR Optical Character Recognition ODA Office Document Architecture ODAPI Open Database Application Programming Interface [Borlund] ODBC Open Database Connectivity ODBC Open Database Connectivity (driver) [Microsoft] ODBMS Object-Oriented Database Management System ODI Open Datalink Interface [Novell] ODS Open Data Services [Microsoft] OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer OH Off Hook OIC Oh I see OIS Office Information Systems OKL On key label OLE Object Linking and Embedding [Microsoft] OLI Optical Phone Line Interface [AT&T] OLTP On-Line Transaction Processing OMF Object Module Format [Microsoft] OMG Object Management Group OMI Open Messaging Interface [Lotus] OMNS Open Network Management System OMR Optical Mark Recognition ONC Open Network Computing [Sun] OO(P) Object oriented (programming) OOAD Object Oriented Application Design/Development OODB Object-Oriented Database OOL Object-Oriented Language OOP Object Oriented Programing OOPL Object-Oriented Programming Language OOPS Object Oriented Programming and Systems OOS Object-Oriented Systems Off-line Operating Simulator OP Operation Optical Output OP CODE Operational Code OPAC Online Public Access Catlog [Internet] OPD Operand OPI Open Prepress Interface OPM Operations Per Minute OPS Operations OPT Open Protocol Technology ORACLE On-Line Inquiry and Report Generator (UNIX DB program) ORS Output Record Separator OS Operating System OS/2 Operating System Two [IBM] OS/E Operating System/Environment OSA Open System Architecture OSF Open Software Foundation OSI Open Systems Interconnection OSM Off-Screen Model OSPF Open Shortest Path First OSQL Object Structured Query Language OT Object Technology OTOH On the other hand OWL Object/Open Windows Library Acc Definition Acc Definition P-SRAM Pseudo-Static Random Access Memory P/T Part Time PABX Private Automatic Branch Exchange PAD Packet Assembler/Disassembler PADS Pen Application Development System [Slate Corporation] PAL Programming Assembly Language PAR Parallel PARA Paragraph PARC Palo Alto Research Center [XEROX] PASCAL Programming Language named for Blaise Pascal inventor of the 1st computing engine PBX Private Branch Exchange PC Personal Computer PC-DOS Personal Computer - Disk Operating System (IBM version of MSDOS) PC-I/O Program Controlled I/O PCB Printed Circuit Board Program Control Block PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect [Intel] PCL Printer Command Language [HP] Process Control Language PCM Personal Computer Manufacturer PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association PCMIA PC Memory-Card International Association PCNFS Personal Computer Network File System PCS Patchable Control Store Planning Control Sheet Print Contrast Signal Process Control Systems Program Counter Store Programmable Drive Table Project Control System PD Public Domain PDA Personal Digital Assistant PDF Program Development Facility PDL Page Description Language Program Description Language Program Design Language PDN Public Data Network PDS Partitioned Data Set PDT Programmable Drive Table PE Parity Even Protect Enable PEL Picture Element [IBM] PEM Properties/Events/Methods PERT Program Evaluation and Review Technique PGDN Page Down PGM Program PGUP Page Up PI Program Interruption PIA Peripheral Interface Adapter PIC Priority Interrupt Controller Program Interrupt Controller PID Process Identification Number PIF Program Information File PILOT Programmed Inquiry Learning Or Teaching PIM Personal Information Manager PIN Personal Identification Number PIO Parallel Input/Output Processor Input/Output Programmed Input/Output PIP Picture In Picture Programmable Interconnect Point PIPO Parallel In Parallel Out PIT Programmable Interval Timer PITA Pain In The Accronym (among other possibilities) PIXEL Picture Element PL/1 Programming Language One [IBM] PL/M Programming Language for Micros [INTEL] PLA Programmable Logic-Array PLATO Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations PLC Programmable Logic Controller PLD Programmable Logic Device PLL Phase Locked Loop PM Presentation Manager [IBM] Preventative Maintenance PMFJI Pardon Me For Jumping In PMFJOT Pardon Me For Jumping Off Topic PMMU Paged Memory Management Unit PMOS Positive Channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor PO Parity Odd POL Problem Oriented Language POOP Proper object oriented programming ("If it's not POOP it's crap") POP Point Of Presence [MCI] Pop from Stack Post Office Protocol POS Point Of Sale Positive Programmable Object Select POSIX Portable Oprating System Environment Standard [IEEE] POST Power-On Self Test POSTNET Postal Numeric Encoding Technique POV Point of view PPDS Personal Printer Data Stream [IBM] PPM Pages Per Minute PPP Point-to-Point Protocol [Internet] PRG Program file PRMD Private Mangement Domain [X.400} PRN Printer PROC Procedure PROFS Professional Office System [IBM] PROG Program Programmer PROLOG Programming In Logic (Programming Language) PROM Programmable Read Only Memory PRTSC Print Screen PS Proportional Spacing PS/2 Programming System 2 [IBM] PSC Product Service Center PSF Permanent Swap File PSP Program Segment Prefix PSW Program Status Word PT Page Table PTD Parallel Transfer Disk Drive PUB Publication Publish PWB Printed Wire Board Programmer's Workbench [Microsoft] PWR Power Acc Definition Acc Definition QA Quality Assurance QBE Query By Example QC Quality Control QDOS Quick and Dirty Operating System QIC Quarter-Inch Cartridge Acc Definition Acc Definition R&D Research and Development R-O Read Only R/W Read/Write RA Return Authorization RACF Resource Access Control Facility RAD Rapid Application Development RAID Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks RALU Register Arithmetic Logic Unit RAM Random Access Memory RAND Random RAP Rapid Application Prototyping RAS Reliability Availability and Serviceability RB Right Button (of 2 or 3 button Mouse) RBBS Remote Bulletin Board System RCS Records Communications Switching System RD Receive Data RDA Remote Database Access RDB Relational Data Base RDBMS Relational DataBase Management System REG Register REM Remark Remote REQ Request RES Reset Resolution RES Remote Execution Service RET Return REXX Restructured Extended Executor (language) [IBM] RFC Request For Comments [Internet] RFP Request for Proposal RFS Remote File System RFT Rich Text Format RFU Reserved For Future Use RI Referential Integrity RI Referential Integrity RIFF Resource Interchange File Format [Microsoft] RIITTSS Reality Impaired Individuals with Tendencies Toward Satiric Surrealism RIM Remote Installation and Maintenance [Microsoft] RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computer RJE Remote Job Entry RMA Return Material/Manufacturer Authorization RMON Remote Monitor/Monitoring RMS Record Management Services Root Mean Square RND Random ROFL Roll On the Floor Laughing ROM Read Only Memory RPG Report Program Generator (Programming Language) RPQ Request for Price Quotation RPT Repeat RQBE Relational Query By Example [Fox Pro] RSCS Remote Spooling Communications System RSN Real soon now (AKA "hold your breath") RST Reset RSTS Resource Sharing Time Sharing [Digital] RSX Real Time Resource Sharing Executive RT Real Time RISC Technology Run Time RTAM Remote Terminal Access Method RTC Real-Time Clock RTF Rich Text Format RTFM Read The Ficticious/Fabulous/Funky Manual RTL Register Transfer Language Resistor Transistor Logic Run Time Library RTM Response Time Monitor RTOS Real-Time Operating System RTS Request To Send RTTY Radio Teletypewriter (Communications) RW Report writer RWM Read-Write Memory Acc Definition Acc Definition S/H Sample and Hold S/N Signal-to-Noise (Ratio) S/W Software SAA Systems Application Architecture [IBM] SADL Synchronous Data Link Control [Racal-Vadic] SAS Sales Accounting System SB Sound Board SBC Single-Board Computer SBCS Single-Byte Character Set SCC Serial Communications Controllers Serial Controller Chip Synchronous Channel Check [IBM] SCD Standard Color Display SCF System Control Facility SCM Software Configuration Management SCO Santa Cruz Operation (Software Company) SCOPE Simple Communications Programming Enironment [Hayes] SCP Save Cursor Position Subsystem Control Port System Control Program SCR Silicon Controlled Rectifier SCRN Screen (video display) SCSI Small Computer Systems Interface SD Send Data SDA Software Disk Array Source Data Automation System Display Architecture [Digital] SDF Space Delimited File Space Delimited Format SDK Software Developer's Kit [Microsoft] SDLC Synchronous Data Link Control (protocol) SDN Software Defined Network [AT&T] SDNS Secure Data Network Service SDR Streaming Data Request SDS Sysops Distribution System SEA Standard Extended Attribute [OS/2] SEAC Name of first computer to use transistors built by Standard Eastern Automating Computing SEC Single Error Correction SECAM Sequential Color And Memory SED Stream Editor SEG Segment SEL Select SEM Scanning Electron Microscope Standard Electronic Module SER Serial SET Softwave Engineering Technology SEU Smallest Executable Unit SFQL Structured Full-text Query Language SFT System Fault Tolerance SFX Sound Effect(s) SGDT Store Global Descriptor Table SGEN Signal Generator System Generator SGML Standard Generalized Markup Language SGR Set Graphics Rendition SI Source Index System Information SID Station Identification [AT&T] Symbolic Interactive Debugger SIDT Store Interrupt Descriptor Table SIG Special Interest Group SIM Simulator SIMD Single Instruction Multiple Data Stream (processor) SIMM Single In-line Memory Module SIMULA Simulation (language) SIP Single In-line Package SIPO Serial In Parallel Out SIPP Single In-line Pin Package SISO Serial In Serial Out SIT Special Information Tones SLDT Store Local Descriptor Table SLIP Serial Line Interface Protocol SLMR Silly Little Modem Reader SLSI Super Large-Scale Integration SM Set Mode SMB Server Message Block (protocol) [MII] SMD Surface Mounted Device SMDS Switched Multi-Megabit Data Service SMF System Manager Facility [Compaq] SMI System Management Interrupts [Intel] SMIF Standard Mechanical Interface SMK Software Migration Kit [Microsoft] SMM System Mangement Mode SMP Symbolic Manipulation Program Symmetrical Multiprocessor (machine) SMPS Switching Mode Power Supply SMRAM System Management Random Access Memory SMSW Store Machine Status Word SMT Surface-Mount Technology SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMU System Management Utility SN Serial Number SNA Systems Network Architecture [IBM] SND Sound SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNOBOL String Oriented Symbolic Language (Progamming Language) SNP Serial Number/Password [Omen Technology] SNR Signal-to-Noise Ratio SOC System On a Chip SOE Standard Operating Environment SOH Start of Heading SOL Simulation Oriented Language SOM Start of Message System Object Model [IBM] SOP Standard Operating Procedures SOS Silicon On Sapphire Standards and Open Systems SOTA State Of The Art SOX Sound Exchange SP Stack Pointer System Product SPA Software Publishers Association SPARC Scalable Processor Architecture SPC Small Peripheral Controller Statistical Process Control SPCL Spectrum Cellular Corporation SPF Shortest Path First System Programming Facility SPI Service Provider Interface SPIKE Science Planning Intelligent Knowledge-Based Environment [STScI] SPL Spooler SPOOL Simultaneous Peripheral Operations On Line SPS Standby Power System SPSS Statistical Package for the Social Sciences SPT Sectors Per Track SPX Sequenced Packet Exchange [Novell] SQ Squeezed (files) SQL Structured Query Language SQRT Square Root SRAM Shadow Random Access Memory Static Random Access Memory SRD Screen Reader System SRO Sharable and Read Only Standing Room Only SRQ Service ReQuest SRR Serially Reusable Resource SS Stack Segment Single Sided Seconds SSEC Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator [IBM] SSGA System Suppport Gate Array SSI Small Scale Integration SST Spread-Spectrum Technology STA Spanning Tree Algorithm STB Strobe STD Standard STDA StreetTalk Directory Assistance [Banyan] STDAUX Standard Auxillary STDERR Standard Error STDIN Standard Input STDOUT Standard Output STDPRN Standard Printer STP Shielded Twisted Pair (cable) Signal Transfer Point STR Store Task Register Synchronous Transmitter Receiver STRESS Structural Engineering System Solver (Programming Language) STRUDL Structural Design Language (Programming Language) STX Start of Text SU Single user SUB Subroutine Substitute Subtract SVGA Super Video Graphics Array SYNC Synchronous SYS System SYSGEN System Generator SYSLOG System Log SYSMOD System Modification SYSOP System Operator SYSREQ System Request Acc Definition Acc Definition T/B Top and Bottom TAD Telephone Answering Device TAPCIS The Access Program for the CompuServe Information Service TASM Turbo Assembler [Borland] TAXI Transparent Asynchronous Tranceiver Interface TB Terabyte (1 000 gigabytes) TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol TD Transmit Data TDE Terminal Display Editor TDM Time Division Multiplexing TDMS Terminal Display Management System TDR Time Domain Reflectometry TDSR Transmitter Data Service Request TE/2 Terminal Emulator/2 [Oberon] TEC Tokyo Electronics Corporation TED Tiny Editor TEML Turbo Editor Macro Language [Borlund] TERMPWR Terminator Power TFDD Text File Device Driver TFT Thin-Film Transistor (screens) THOR Tandy High-Performance Optical Recording TI Texas Instruments Inc. TIA Thanks In Advance TID Target ID TIES Time Independent Escape Sequence TIFF Tagged Image File Format TIGA Texas Instruments Graphics Architecture TIGER Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing TIP Terminal Interface Processor TLB Translation Lookaside Buffer TLI Transport Layer Interface TLU Table Lookup TM Trademark TMP Temporary TN Twisted Nematic TNC Terminal Node Controller TOP Technical and Office Protocol TP Transaction processing TPC Transaction Processing Performance Council TPI Tracks Per Inch TPL Table Producing Language TPM Transactions Per Minute TPORT Twisted Pair Port Transceiver [AT&T] TPS Transaction Processing System TPW Turbo Pascal for Windows TQM Total Quality Management TR Terminal Ready TRON The Real-Time Operating System Nucleus TS Top Secret Time Stamp TSA Technical Support Alliance TSB Termination Status Block TSO Time Sharing Option TSR Terminate Stay Resident Program TSS Task State Segment Time Sharing System TTL Transistor-Transistor Logic TTS Transaction Tracking System TTY Teletype TUI Text-Based User Interface [WordPerfect] TWX Teletypewriter Exchange Service TXD Transmitted Data TXT Text Acc Definition Acc Definition UA User Agent User Area UAE Unrecoverable Application Error UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter UCL Universal Communications Language UDC User Defined Commands UDF User Defined Functions UDP User Datagram Protocol UG User's Group UI Unix International UID User Identifier UL Upload ULSI Ultra Large Scale Integration UMB Upper Memory Block [LIM/AST] UNC Universal Naming Convention UNICOM Universal Integrated Communication System UNIVAC Universal Automatic Computer UNIX AT&T Bell Laboratories Operating System UPC Universal Product Code UPL User Program Language UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply USART Universal Synchronous-Asynchronous Reciever/Transmitter USERID User Identification USR US Robotics Inc USRT Universal Synchronous Receiver/Transmitter UT User Terminal Universal Thread UTI Universal Text Interchange UTP Unshielded Twisted-Pair cable UUCP Unix-To-Unix Copy Program UUI User-To-User Information [AT&T] UV Ultraviolet Acc Definition Acc Definition VA Virtual Address VAD Value Added Dealer VAL Value Voice Application Language VAM Virtual Access Method VAN Value Added Network VAP Value Added Processes VAR Value Added Reseller Value Added Retailer Variable VAX/VMS Virtual Address Extension/Virtual Memory System [DEC] VB Variable Block Visual Basic [Microsoft] VCD Virtual Communications Driver VCPI Virtual Control Program Interface VCR Video Cassette Recorder VDD Virtual Device Driver VDDM Virtual Device Driver Manager VDE Video Display Editor VDISK Virtual Disk VDM Virtual DOS Machine [IBM] VDS Virtual DMA Services VDT Video Display Terminal VDU Video Display Unit Visual Display Unit VEMM Virtual Expanded Memory Manager VER Verify Version VESA Video Electronics Standards Association VFOX Visual FoxPro VFP Visual FoxPro VFPYP Visual FoxPro Yellow Pages VGA Video Graphics Array VGC Video Graphics Controller VHS Very High Speed Virtual Host Storage VHSIC Very High Speed Integrated Circuit VIM Vendor Independent Messaging (interface) VINES Virtual Network Operating System [Banyan] VIO Video Input/Output Virtual Input/Output VIP Variable Information Processing VIPER Verifiable Integrated Processor for Enhanced Reliability VL-BUS Vesa Local-Bus [VESA] VLF Very Low Frequency VLSI Very Large Scale Integration VLT Variable List Table VM Virtual Machine VMB Virtual Machine Boot VMM Virtual Memory Manager VMOS Vertical MOS VMS Virtual Memory System Voice Message System VMT Virtual Memory Technique VOL Volume VOM Volt Ohm Meter VPD Virtual Printer Device VPDS Virtual Private Data Service [MCI] VR Voltage Regulator VRAM Video Random Access Memory VROOMM Virtual Real-time Object Oriented Memory Manager [Borlund] VRU Voice Response Unit VS Virtual Storage VSAM Virtual Storage Access Method VSE Virtual Storage Extended VSLI Very Large Scale Integration VSM Virtual Storage Management VSOS Virtual Storage Operating System VTAM Virtual Telecommunications Access Method [IBM] Acc Definition Acc Definition W/O Without WAIS Wide Area Information Server/Service WAITS Wide Area Information Transfer System WAN Wide Area Network WATS Wide Area Telecommunications Service WC Word Count WFW Windows For Workgroups [Microsoft] WGS Work Group System WIN Windows (often has 3.1/95/NT after it) WINWORD Word For Windows [Microsoft] WISE WordPerfect Information System Environment WNIC Wide-Area Network Interface Co-Processor WNIM Wide-Area Network Interface Module WORM Write Once Read Many WOSA Windows Open Services Architecture [Microsoft] WP WordPerfect Word Processing Write Protected WPHD Write-Protect Hard Disk WPM Words Per Minute WPS Windows Printing System [Microsoft] Workplace Shell [OS2] WS WordStar Workstation WT Write Through WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get WYWO While You Were Out Acc Definition Acc Definition XA Extended Architecture Extended Attribute XAPIA X.400 Application Program Interface Association XIOS Extended Input/Output System XLAT Translate XMIT Transmit XMM Extended Memory Manager [LIM/AST] XMS Extended Memory Specification [LIM/AST] XNS Xerox Network System (protocol) [Xerox] XOFF Transmitter Off XON Transmitter On XOR Exclusive OR XSMD Extended Storage Module Drive (interface) XTAL Crystal XTCLK External Transmit Clock Acc Definition Acc Definition YAcc Yet another ... [as in YACC Yet Another Compiler Compiler] Acc Definition Acc Definition ZBB Zero Based Budget (imaginary budgeting process) ZDS Zenith Data Systems ZIF Zero-Insertion Force (socket) ZIP Zigzag In-Line Package Zone Improvement Plan (ZIPcode) Ext File Type Ext File Type .$$$ Temporary File .ADF Adapter Description File [IBM] .ADN Add In Utility [Lotus 1-2-3] .AFM Adobe Font Metrics [Adobe Systems] .APP Application [R:Base] .ARC Archive .ASC ASCII text .ASM Assembler Source Language .BAK Backup .BAS Basic Language .BAT Batch Processing .BGI Borland Graphic Interface .BIB Bibliography .BIN Binary .BK Backup [WordPerfect] .BLD BASIC Bload Graphics .BMP Bitmap Graphics [Windows] .C C source code .CAT Catalog .CBL COBOL source code .CDF Comma Delimited Format .CDX Compound Index [Fox Pro] .CFG Configuration .CGM Computer Graphics Metafile Graph [Lotus 1-2-3] .CHK CHKDSK .CLP Clipboard [Windows] .CMD Command .CNF Configuration .COB COBAL source code .COD Code List .COM Command .CPI Code Page Information [MS-DOS] .CRD Cardfile .CUR Cursor .DAT Data .DBF Database .DCT Dictionary .DEF Definitions Defaults .DEM Demonstration .DES Description .DHP Dr. Halo PIC .DIC Dictionary .DOC Document Documentation .DRS WordPerfect Driver Resource .DRV Device Driver .DRW Draw Drawing .DTA Data .DV DESQview Script .DVR Device Driver .DXB Drawing Interchange Binary [AutoCAD] .EML Electronic Mail .ENC Encoded .EPS Encapsulated PostScript .EXE Executable .FAX Fax .FON Font Phone Phone Directory .FOR FORTRAN source code .FRS WordPerfect Graphics Driver .GIF Graphic Interchange Format .GLY Glossary [Microsoft Word] .GRF Graph .GRP Group .H Header [C] .HLP Help .HST History Host .HYP Hyphenation .ICO Icon .IDX Index .INF Information .INI Initialize .LBR Library .LET Letter .LIB Library .LRS Language Resource [WordPerfect] .LST List .MAC MacPaint Macro .MAI Mail .MAP Linker Map .MDF Menu Definition File .ME Information file as in READ.ME .MEN Menu .MNU Menu .MSG Program Message .MSP Microsoft Paint [Microsoft] .NDX Index .NEW New Information .OLD Old version .OPT Options .ORI Original .OUT Outlines .OVL Program Overlay .OVR Program Overlay .PAK Packed .PAS PASCAL source code .PAT Patch .PCT Picture .PCX Picture Image .PDF Printer Description [Borlund Lotus] .PDX Paradox files [Borland] .PFM Printer Font Metrics [Windows] .PGL Graphics [Hewlett-Packard] .PGP ProGram Parameter [AutoCAD] .PHO Phone or Photo List .PIC Graph [Lotus 1-2-3] .PLL Prelinked Library [Clipper] .PRD Printer Driver [Word] .PRF Preferences [Grammatik IV] .PRO Profile .PRS Printer [WordPerfect] .PS PostScript .PUB Publication [Ventura] .PX Primary Index [Paradox] .QDI Dictionary [Quicken] .QDT Data [Quicken] .QIF Quicken Interchange Format .QMT Memorized List [Quicken] .QNX Indexes to Data [Quicken] .REC Recorder .REF Reference .RES Resource .SAV Saved .SCR Script .SDF Standard Data Format .SET Driver Set [Lotus 1-2-3] Image Settings [Paradox] .SPL Spell Checker .STF Structured File [Lotus Agenda] .STY Style [Ventura Word WordPerfect] .SUP Supplemental Dictionary [WordPerfect] .SWP Swap .SYM Symbols .SYN Synonym .SYS System Configuration .TBK Toolbook .TDF Trace Definition File [OS/2] Typeface Definition File .TFM Tagged Font Metric .THD Thread .THS Thesaurus .TIF Tagged Image File .TLX Telex .TRM Terminal .TST Test .TTF TrueType Font .TUT Tutorial .VAL Validity Checks [Paradox] .VRS WordPerfect Graphics Driver .WAV Waveform Audio .WK1 Worksheet [Lotus 1-2-3] .WKB Workbook [WordPerfect] .WKE Worksheet [Lotus 1-2-3] .WKQ Spreadsheet .WKS Worksheet [Lotus 1-2-3] .WKZ Compressed Spreadsheet .WMF Windows Metafile [Microsoft] .WPG Graphics [WordPerfect] .WPK Keyboard [WordPerfect] .WPM Macro [WordPerfect] .WQ Compressed Spreadsheet .WQ1 Spreadsheet .ZIP Compressed File [PKWare] .ZOO Compressed File Sym Definition Sym Definition <bg> Big Grin <d> Duck (from the target of your joke -- usually Tom) <eg> Evil Grin <g> Grin <gd&r> Grin Duck && Run (from the target of your joke) <gd&rvvf> gd&r Very Very Fast <rbg> Really Big Grin <roc l> The comment was so funny you're rocking on your chair (couch ceiling) laughing <rof l> The comment was so funny you're rolling on floor laughing <s> Smile Copyright © 1993 - 2008, Level Extreme Inc., All Rights Reserved 62 rue Doucet, Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick, E8J 1L3 Telephone: 506-783-9007 Email: mfournier@levelextreme.com