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/.Slashdot 1GLFirst-Generation Programming Language 1NFFirst Normal Form 10B210BASE-2 10B510BASE-5 10B-F10BASE-F 10B-FB10BASE-FB 10B-FL10BASE-FL 10B-FP10BASE-FP 10B-T10BASE-T 100B-FX100BASE-FX 100B-T100BASE-T 100B-TX100BASE-TX 100BVG100BASE-VG 286Intel 80286 processor 2B1Q2 Binary 1 Quaternary 2GLSecond-Generation Programming Language 2NFSecond Normal Form 3GLThird-Generation Programming Language 3NFThird Normal Form 386Intel 80386 processor 486Intel 80486 processor 4B5BLF4 Byte 5 Byte Local Fiber 4GLFourth-Generation Programming Language 4NFFourth Normal Form 5GLFifth-Generation Programming Language 5NFFifth Normal Form 6NFSixth Normal Form 8B10BLF8 Byte 10 Byte Local Fiber

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AATAverage Access Time AAAnti-Aliasing AAAAuthentication Authorization, Accounting AABBAxis Aligned Bounding Box AACAdvanced Audio Coding AALATM Adaptation Layer AALCATM Adaptation Layer Connection AARPAppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol ABCLActor-Based Concurrent Language ABIApplication Binary Interface ABMAsynchronous Balanced Mode

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ABRArea Border Router ABRAuto Baud-Rate detection ABRAvailable Bitrate ABRAverage Bitrate ACAcoustic Coupler ACAlternating Current ACDAutomatic Call Distributor ACEAdvanced Computing Environment ACFAdvanced Communications Function ACF NCPAdvanced Communications FunctionNetwork Control Program ACIDAtomicity Consistency Isolation Durability ACKACKnowledgement ACKAmsterdam Compiler Kit ACLAccess Control List ACLActive Current Loop ACMAssociation for Computing Machinery ACMEAutomated Classification of Medical Entities ACPAirline Control Program ACPIAdvanced Configuration and Power Interface ACRAllowed Cell Rate ACRAttenuation to Crosstalk Ratio ADActive Directory ADAdministrative Domain ADCAnalog-to-Digital Converter ADCApple Display Connector ADBApple Desktop Bus ADCCPAdvanced Data Communications Control Procedures ADOActiveX Data Objects ADSLAsymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ADTAbstract Data Type AEAdaptive Equalizer AESAdvanced Encryption Standard AFAnisotropic Filtering AFPApple Filing Protocol AGPAccelerated Graphics Port AHActive Hub AIArtificial Intelligence AIXAdvanced Interactive eXecutive AjaxAsynchronous JavaScript and XML ALActive Link ALAccess List ALACApple Lossless Audio Codec ALGOLAlgorithmic Language ALSAAdvanced Linux Sound Architecture ALMApplication Life-cycle Management ALUArithmetic and Logical Unit

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AMActive Matrix AMAccess Method AMActive Monitor AMAllied Mastercomputer AMAmplitude Modulation AMDAdvanced Micro Devices AMRAudio Modem Riser ANNArtificial Neural Network ANSIAmerican National Standards Institute ANTAnother Neat Tool AoEATA over Ethernet AOPAspect-Oriented Programming APCIApplication-Layer Protocol Control Information APIApplication Programming Interface APICAdvanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIPAAutomatic Private IP Addressing APLA Programming Language APRApache Portable Runtime ARCAdaptive Replacement Cache ARCAdvanced RISC Computing ARINAmerican Registry for Internet Numbers ARMAdvanced RISC Machines AROSAROS Research Operating System ARPAddress Resolution Protocol ARPAAddress and Routing Parameter Area ARPAAdvanced Research Projects Agency ARPANETAdvanced Research Projects Agency Network ASAccess Server ASCIIAmerican Standard Code for Information Interchange ASGAbstract Semantic Graph ASICApplication-Specific Integrated Circuit ASIMOAdvanced Step in Innovative Mobility ASLRAddress Space Layout Randomization ASMAlgorithmic State Machine ASMPAsymmetric Multiprocessing ASN.1Abstract Syntax Notation 1 ASPActive Server Pages ASPApplication Service Provider ASRAsynchronous Signal Routine ASTAbstract Syntax Tree ASSPApplication-Specific Standard Product ATAdvanced Technology ATAccess Time ATActive Terminator ATAAdvanced Technology Attachment ATAGAuthoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines

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ATAPIAdvanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface ATMAsynchronous Transfer Mode AVCAdvanced Video Coding AVIAudio Video Interleaved AWKAho Weinberger Kernighan AWTAbstract Window Toolkit

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B2BBusiness-to-Business B2CBusiness-to-Consumer BALBasic Assembly Language BashBourne-again shell BASICBeginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code BBPBaseband Processor BBSBulletin Board System BCDBinary Coded Decimal BCNFBoyceCodd normal form BEEPBlocks Extensible Exchange Protocol BERBit Error Rate BFDBinary File Descriptor BFSBreadth-First Search BGPBorder Gateway Protocol BiDiBi-Directional binbinary BINACBinary Automatic Computer BINDBerkeley Internet Name Domain BIOSBasic Input Output System BJTBipolar Junction Transistor bitbinary digit BlobBinary large object BlogWeb Log BMPBasic Multilingual Plane BNCBayonet Neill-Concelman BOINCBerkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing BOMByte Order Mark BOOTPBootstrap Protocol BPDUBridge Protocol Data Unit BPELBusiness Process Execution Language BPLBroadband over Power Lines bpsbits per second BRRBusiness Readiness Rating BSABusiness Software Alliance BSBBackside Bus BSDBerkeley Software Distribution BSoDBlue Screen of Death

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BSSBlock Started by Symbol BTBitTorrent BTBluetooth BTAMBasic Telecommunications Access Method BWBandwidth

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CACertificate Authority CADComputer-Aided Design CAEComputer-Aided Engineering CAIDComputer-Aided Industrial Design CAIComputer-Aided Instruction CAMComputer-Aided Manufacturing CAPTCHACompletely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart CAT Computer-Aided Translation CAQComputer-Aided Quality Assurance CASEComputer-Aided Software Engineering ccC Compiler CDCompact Disc CDECommon Desktop Environment CDMACode Division Multiple Access CDNContent Delivery Network CDPContinuous Data Protection CD-RCD-Recordable CD-ROMCD Read-Only Memory CD-RWCD-Rewritable CDSACommon Data Security Architecture CERTComputer Emergency Response Team CESConsumer Electronics Show CFCompact Flash CFDComputational Fluid Dynamics CFGContext-Free Grammar CFGControl Flow Graph CGComputer Graphics CGAColor Graphics Array CGICommon Gateway Interface CGIComputer-Generated Imagery CGTComputational Graph Theory CHAPChallenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol CHSCylinder-Head-Sector CIDRClassless Inter-Domain Routing CIFSCommon Internet Filesystem CIMCommon Information Model CISCComplex Instruction Set Computer

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CJKChinese, Japanese, and Korean CJKVChinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese CLICommand Line Interface CLRCommon Language Runtime CMConfiguration Management CMContent Management CMMICapability Maturity Model Integration CMOSComplementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor CMSContent Management System CNCanonical Name CNCommon Name CNCComputer Numerical Control CNRCommunications and Networking Riser COBOLCommon Business-Oriented Language COMComponent Object Model CORBACommon Object Request Broker Architecture COTSCommercial Off-The-Shelf CPACell Processor Architecture CPAConverged Packet Access CPANComprehensive Perl Archive Network CP/MControl Program/Monitor CPRICommon Public Radio Interface CPScharacters per second CPUCentral Processing Unit CRCarriage Return CRANComprehensive R Archive Network CRCCyclic Redundancy Check CRLFCarriage Return Line Feed CRMCustomer Relationship Management CRSComputer Reservations System CRTCathode Ray Tube CRUDCreate, Read, Update and Delete CSCable Select CSComputer Science CSEComputer Science and Engineering CSICommon System Interface CSPCommunicating Sequential Processes CSRFCross-Site Request Forgery CSSCascading Style Sheets CSSContent-Scrambling System CSSClosed Source Software CSSCross-Site Scripting CSVComma-Separated Values CTComputerized Tomography CTANComprehensive TeX Archive Network CTCPClient-To-Client Protocol

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CTIComputer Telephony Integration CTLComputational Tree Logic CTMClose To Metal CTSClear To Send CTSSCompatible Time-Sharing System CUACommon User Access CVSConcurrent Versioning System

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DACDigital-To-Analog Converter DACDiscretionary Access Control DAOData Access Objects DAODisk-At-Once DAPDirectory Access Protocol DARPADefense Advanced Research Projects Agency DATDigital Audio Tape DBDatabase DBADatabase Administrator DBCSDouble Byte Character Set DBMSDatabase Management System DCCDirect Client-to-Client DCCPDatagram Congestion Control Protocol DCCADebian Common Core Alliance DCLData Control Language DCMIDublin Core Metadata Initiative DCOMDistributed Component Object Model DDDouble Density DDEDynamic Data Exchange DDLData Definition Language DDoSDistributed Denial of Service DDRDouble Data Rate DECDigital Equipment Corporation DESData Encryption Standard devdevelopment DFADeterministic Finite Automaton DFDData Flow Diagram DFSDepth-First Search DFSDistributed File System DGDDworkin's Game Driver DHCPDynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHTMLDynamic Hypertext Markup Language DIFData Integrity Field DIMMDual Inline Memory Module DINDeutschesInstitutfrNormung DIPDual In-line Package

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DIVXDigital Video Express DKIMDomain Keys Identified Mail DLDownload DLLDynamic Link Library DLNADigital Living Network Alliance DLPDigital Light Processing DMADirect Memory Access DMCADigital Millennium Copyright Act DMIDirect Media Interface DMLData Manipulation Language DMLDefinitive Media Library DMMLDefinitive Multi Media Library DMRDennis M. Ritchie DNDistinguished Name DNDDrag-and-Drop DNSDomain Name System DOCSISData Over Cable Service Interface Specification DOMDocument Object Model DoSDenial of Service DOSDisk Operating System DPDot Pitch DPCDeferred Procedure Call DPIDeep Packet Inspection DPIDots Per Inch DPMIDOS Protected Mode Interface DPMSDisplay Power Management Signaling DRAMDynamic Random Access Memory DR-DOSDigital Research - Disk Operating System DRIDirect Rendering Infrastructure DRMDigital Rights Management DRMDirect Rendering Manager DSDLDocument Schema Definition Languages DSDMDynamic Systems Development Method DSLDigital Subscriber Line DSLDomain-Specific Language DSLAMDigital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer DSNDatabase Source Name DSNData Set Name DSPDigital Signal Processor DSSSLDocument Style Semantics and Specification Language DTDDocument Type Definition DTEData Terminal Equipment DTPDesktop Publishing DTRData Terminal Ready DVDDigital Versatile Disc DVDDigital Video Disc

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DVD-RDVD-Recordable DVD-ROMDVD-Read Only Memory DVD-RWDVD-Rewritable DVIDigital Visual Interface DVRDigital Video Recorder

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EAIEnterprise Application Integration EAPExtensible Authentication Protocol EBCDICExtended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code EBMLExtensible Binary Meta Language ECCElliptic Curve Cryptography ECMAEuropean Computer Manufacturers Association ECNExplicit Congestion Notification ECOSEmbedded Configurable Operating System EDAElectronic Design Automation EDIElectronic Data Interchange EDOExtended Data Out EDSACElectronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator EDVACElectronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer EEPROMElectronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory EFFElectronic Frontier Foundation EFIExtensible Firmware Interface EFMEight-to-Fourteen Modulation EGAEnhanced Graphics Array EGPExterior Gateway Protocol eIDelectronic ID card EIDEEnhanced IDE EIGRPEnhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol EISAExtended Industry Standard Architecture ELFExtremely Low Frequency ELFExecutable and Linkable Format ELMELectronic Mail EMACSEditor MACroS EMSExpanded Memory Specification ENIACElectronic Numerical Integrator And Computer EOFEnd of File EOLEnd of Life EOLEnd of Line EOMEnd Of Message EPICExplicitly Parallel Instruction Computing EPROMErasable Programmable Read-Only Memory ERPEnterprise Resource Planning ESCONEnterprise Systems Connection ESDElectrostatic Discharge

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ETLExtract, Transform, Load ESREric Steven Raymond EUCExtended Unix Code EULAEnd User License Agreement EXTEXTended file system

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FAPFORTRAN Assembly Program FASMFlat ASseMbler FATFile Allocation Table FAQFrequently Asked Questions FBDIMMFully Buffered Dual Inline Memory Module FC-ALFibre Channel Arbitrated Loop FCBFile Control Block FCSFrame Check Sequence FDCFloppy Disk Controller FDSFedora Directory Server FDDFloppy Disk Drive FDDIFiber Distributed Data Interface FDMAFrequency-Division Multiple Access FECForward Error Correction FEMBFront-End Motherboard FETField Effect Transistor FHSFilesystem Hierarchy Standard FICONFIberCONnectivity FIFOFirst In First Out FIPSFederal Information Processing Standards FLFunction Level FLACFree Lossless Audio Codec FLOPSFLoating-Point Operations Per Second FLOSSFree/Libre/Open Source Software FOLDOCFree On-line Dictionary of Computing FOSDEMFree and Open source Software Developers' European Meeting FOSIFormatted Output Specification Instance FOSSFree and Open Source Software FPFunction Programming FPGAField Programmable Gate Array FPSFloating Point Systems FPUFloating Point Unit FRUField Replaceable Unit FSFile System FSBFront Side Bus FSFFree Software Foundation FSMFinite State Machine FTTCFiber To The Curb

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FTTHFiber To The Home FTTPFiber To The Premises FTPFile Transfer Protocol FQDNFully Qualified Domain Name FUDFear Uncertainty Doubt FWSFolding White Space FXPFile eXchange Protocol

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G11NGlobalization GasGNU Assembler GbGigabit GBGigabyte GCCGNU Compiler Collection GCJGNU Compiler for Java GCRGroup Code Recording GDBGNU Debugger GDIGraphics Device Interface GFDLGNU Free Documentation License GIFGraphics Interchange Format GIGOGarbage In, Garbage Out GIMPGNU Image Manipulation Program GIMPSGreat Internet Mersenne Prime Search GISGeographic Information System GLUTOpenGL Utility Toolkit GMLGeography Markup Language GNOMEGNU Network Object Model Environment GNUGNU's Not Unix GOMSGoals, Operators, Methods, and Selection rules GPASMGNU PIC ASseMbler GPGGNU Privacy Guard GPGPUGeneral-Purpose Computing on Graphics Processing Units GPIBGeneral-Purpose Instrumentation Bus GPLGeneral Public License GPLGeneral-Purpose Language GPRSGeneral Packet Radio Service GPTGUID Partition Table GPUGraphics Processing Unit GRUBGrand Unified Boot-Loader GSMGlobal System for Mobile Communications GTK+GIMP Toolkit GUIGraphical User Interface GUIDGlobally Unique IDentifier GWTGoogle Web Toolkit

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HALHardware Abstraction Layer HBAHost Bus Adapter HCIHuman Computer Interaction HDHigh Density HDDHard Disk Drive HCLHardware Compatibility List HD DVDHigh Definition DVD HDLHardware Description Language HDMIHigh-Definition Multimedia Interface HFHigh Frequency HHDHybrid Hard Drive HIDHuman Interface Device HIGHuman Interface Guidelines HIRDHurd of Interfaces Representing Depth HLASMHigh Level ASseMbler HMAHigh Memory Area HPHewlett-Packard HPCHigh-Performance Computing HPFSHigh Performance File System HSMHierarchical Storage Management HTHyper Threading HTMHierarchical Temporal Memory HTMLHypertext Markup Language HTTPHypertext Transfer Protocol HTTPdHypertext Transport Protocol Daemon HTXHyperTransporteXpansion HURDHird of Unix-Replacing Daemons HVDHolographic Versatile Disc HzHertz

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I2CInter-Integrated Circuit I18NInternationalization IANAInternet Assigned Numbers Authority iBCSIntel Binary Compatibility Standard IBMInternational Business Machines ICIntegrated Circuit ICANNInternet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICEIn-Circuit Emulator ICEIntrusion Countermeasure Electronics ICMPInternet Control Message Protocol ICPInternet Cache Protocol

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ICTInformation and Communication Technology IDEIntegrated Development Environment IDEIntegrated Drive Electronics IDFIntermediate Distribution Frame IDLInterface Definition Language IDSIntrusion Detection System IEInternet Explorer IECInternational Electrotechnical Commission IEEEInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IETFInternet Engineering Task Force IFLIntegrated Facility for Linux IGMPInternet Group Management Protocol IGRPInterior Gateway Routing Protocol IHVIndependent Hardware Vendor IIOPInternet Inter-Orb Protocol IISInternet Information Services ILIntermediate Language IMInstant Messaging IMAPInternet Message Access Protocol IMEInput Method Editor INFOSECInformation Systems Security I/OInput/Output IPIntellectual Property IPInternet Protocol IPCInter-Process Communication IPLInitial Program Load IPOInter Procedural Optimization IPPInternet Printing Protocol IPSIntrusion Prevention System IPsecInternet Protocol security IPTVInternet Protocol Television IPXInternetwork Packet Exchange IRCInternet Relay Chat IrDAInfrared Data Association IRPI/O Request Packet IRQInterrupt Request ISInformation Systems ISAIndustry Standard Architecture ISAInstruction Set Architecture ISAMIndexed Sequential Access Method ISCInternet Storm Center iSCSIInternet Small Computer System Interface ISDNIntegrated Services Digital Network ISOInternational Organization for Standardization iSNSInternet Storage Name Service ISPInternet Service Provider

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ISPFInteractive System Productivity Facility ISRInterrupt Service Routine ISVIndependent Software Vendor ITInformation Technology ITLInterval Temporal Logic ITUInternational Telecommunication Union

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J2EEJava 2 Enterprise Edition J2MEJava 2 Micro Edition J2SEJava 2 Standard Edition JAXBJava Architecture for XML Binding JAX-RPCJava XML for Remote Procedure Calls JAXPJava API for XML Processing JBODJust a Bunch of Disks JCE Java Cryptography Extension JCLJob Control Language JCPJava Community Process JDBCJava Database Connectivity JDKJava Development Kit JESJob Entry Subsystem JDSJava Desktop System JFCJava Foundation Classes JFETJunction Field-Effect Transistor JFSIBM Journaling File System JINIJini Is Not Initials JITJust-In-Time JMXJava Management Extensions JMSJava Message Service JNDIJava Naming and Directory Interface JNIJava Native Interface JNZJump non-zero JPEGJoint Photographic Experts Group JREJava Runtime Environment JSJavaScript JSONJavaScript Object Notation JSPJackson Structured Programming JSPJavaServer Pages JTAGJoint Test Action Group JUGJava Users Group JVMJava Virtual Machine jwzJamie Zawinski

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K&RKernighan and Ritchie KBKeyboard KbKilobit KBKilobyte KBKnowledge Base KDEK Desktop Environment kHzKilohertz KMKnowledge Machine KRLKnowledge Representation Language KVMKeyboard, Video, Mouse

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L10NLocalization L2TPLayer two Tunneling Protocol LAMPLinux Apache MySQL Perl LAMPLinux Apache MySQL PHP LAMPLinux Apache MySQL Python LANLocal Area Network LBALogical Block Addressing LCDLiquid Crystal Display LCOSLiquid Crystal On Silicon LDAPLightweight Directory Access Protocol LELogical Extents LEDLight-Emitting Diode LFLine Feed LFLow Frequency LFSLinux From Scratch LGPLLesser General Public License LIBLIBrary LIFLow Insertion Force LIFOLast In First Out LILOLinux Loader LISPLISt Processing LKMLLinux Kernel Mailing List LMLan Manager LOCLines of Code LPCLars Pensj C LPILinux Professional Institute LPT Line Print Terminal LSBLeast Significant Bit LSBLinux Standard Base LSILarge-Scale Integration

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LTLLinear Temporal Logic LTRLeft-to-Right LUGLinux User Group LUNLogical Unit Number LVLogical Volume LVDLow Voltage Differential LVMLogical Volume Management LZWLempel-Ziv-Welch

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MACMandatory Access Control MACMedia Access Control MANMetropolitan Area Network MANETMobile Ad-Hoc Network MAPIMessaging Application Programming Interface MbMegabit MBMegabyte MBCSMulti Byte Character Set MBRMaster Boot Record MCAMicro Channel Architecture MCAMicrosoft Certified Architect MCADMicrosoft Certified Application Developer MCASMicrosoft Certified Application Specialist MCDBAMicrosoft Certified DataBase Administrator MCDSTMicrosoft Certified Desktop Support Technician MCITPMicrosoft Certified Information Technology Professional MCMMicrosoft Certified Master MCPMicrosoft Certified Professional MCPDMicrosoft Certified Professional Developer MCSAMicrosoft Certified Systems Administrator MCSDMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer MCSEMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer MCTMicrosoft Certified Trainer MCTSMicrosoft Certified Technology Specialist MDAMail Delivery Agent MDAModel-Driven Architecture MDAMonochrome Display Adapter MDFMain Distribution Frame MDIMultiple Document Interface ME[Windows] Millennium Edition MFMedium Frequency MFCMicrosoft Foundation Classes MFMModified Frequency Modulation MGCPMedia Gateway Control Protocol MHzMegahertz

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MIBManagement Information Base MICRMagnetic Ink Character Recognition MIDIMusical Instrument Digital Interface MIMDMultiple Instruction, Multiple Data MIMOMultiple-Input Multiple-Output MINIXMIni-uNIX MIPSMillion Instructions Per Second MIPSMicroprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages MISManagement Information Systems MISDMultiple Instruction, Single Data MITMassachusetts Institute of Technology MIMEMultipurpose Internet Mail Extensions MMDSMortality Medical Data System MMIMan Machine Interface. MMIOMemory-Mapped I/O MMORPGMassively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game MMUMemory Management Unit MMXMulti-Media Extensions MNGMultiple-image Network Graphics MoBoMotherboard MOMMessage-Oriented Middleware MOOMUD Object Oriented MOSMicrosoft Office Specialist MOSFETMetal-Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor MOTDMessage Of The Day MOUSMicrosoft Office User Specialist MPAAMotion Picture Association of America MPEGMotion Pictures Experts Group MPLMozilla Public License MPLSMultiprotocol Label Switching MPUMicroprocessor Unit MSMemory Stick MSMicrosoft MSBMost Significant Bit MS-DOSMicrosoft DOS MTMachine Translation MTAMail Transfer Agent MTAMicrosoft Technology Associate MTBFMean Time Between Failures MTUMaximum Transmission Unit MSAMail Submission Agent MSDNMicrosoft Developer Network MSIMedium-Scale Integration MSIMicrosoft Installer MUAMail User Agent MUDMulti-User Dungeon

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MVCModel-View-Controller MVPMost Valuable Professional MVSMultiple Virtual Storage MXMail exchange MXFMaterial Exchange Format

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NACKNegative ACKnowledgement NAKNegative AcKnowledge Character NaNNot a Number NASNetwork-Attached Storage NASMNetwideASseMbler NATNetwork Address Translation NCPNetWare Core Protocol NCQNative Command Queuing NCSANational Center for Supercomputing Applications NDPSNovell Distributed Print Services NDSNovell Directory Services NEPNetwork Equipment Provider NetBIOSNetwork Basic Input/Output System NEXTNear-End CrossTalk NFANondeterministic Finite Automaton NFSNetwork File System NGLaNGeL NGSCBNext-Generation Secure Computing Base NINational Instruments NICNetwork Interface Controller NIMNo Internal Message NIONew I/O NISTNational Institute of Standards and Technology NLPNatural Language Processing NLSNative Language Support NPNondeterministic Polynomial time NPLNetscape Public License NPUNetwork Processing Unit NSNetscape NSANational Security Agency NSPRNetscape Portable Runtime NMINon-Maskable Interrupt NNTPNetwork News Transfer Protocol NOCNetwork Operations Center NOPNo OPeration NOSNetwork Operating System NPTLNative POSIX Thread Library NSSNovell Storage Service

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NSSNetwork Security Services NSSName Service Switch NTNew Technology NTFSNT Filesystem NTLMNT Lan Manager NTPNetwork Time Protocol NUMANon-Uniform Memory Access NURBSNon-Uniform Rational B-Spline NVRNetwork Video Recorder NVRAMNon-Volatile Random Access Memory

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OASISOrganization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards OATOperational Acceptance Testing OBSAIOpen Base Station Architecture Initiative ODBCOpen DataBase Connectivity OEMOriginal Equipment Manufacturer OESOpen Enterprise Server OFTCOpen and Free Technology Community OLAPOnline Analytical Processing OLEObject Linking and Embedding OLEDOrganic Light Emitting Diode OLPCOne Laptop per Child OLTPOnline Transaction Processing OMFObject Module Format OMGObject Management Group OOObject-Oriented OOOpenOffice.org OOEOut-of-Order Execution OOMOut Of Memory OOoOpenOffice.org OoOEOut-of-Order Execution OOPObject-Oriented Programming OOTBOut of the box OPMLOutline Processor Markup Language ORBObject Request Broker ORMOject-Relational Mapping OSOpen Source OSOperating System OSCONO'Reilly Open Source CONvention OSDNOpen Source Developer Network OSIOpen Source Initiative OSIOpen Systems Interconnection OSPFOpen Shortest Path First OSSOpen Sound System

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OSSOpen-Source Software OSSOperations Support System OSTGOpen Source Technology Group OUIOrganizationally Unique Identifier

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P2PPeer-To-Peer PACProgrammable Automation Controller PANPersonal Area Network PAPPassword Authentication Protocol PARCPalo Alto Research Center PATAParallel ATA PCPersonal Computer PCBPrinted Circuit Board PCBProcess Control Block PC DOSPersonal Computer Disk Operating System PCIPeripheral Component Interconnect PCIePCI Express PCLPrinter Command Language PCMCIAPersonal Computer Memory Card International Association PCMPulse-Code Modulation PCREPerl Compatible Regular Expressions PDPublic Domain PDAPersonal Digital Assistant PDFPortable Document Format PDPProgrammed Data Processor PEPhysical Extents PEBKACProblem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair PERLPractical Extraction and Reporting Language PGAPin Grid Array PGOProfile-Guided Optimization PGPPretty Good Privacy PHPPHP: Hypertext Preprocessor PICPeripheral Interface Controller PICProgrammable Interrupt Controller PIDProportional-Integral-Derivative PIDProcess ID PIMPersonal Information Manager PINEProgram for Internet News and Email PIOProgrammed Input/Output PKCSPublic Key Cryptography Standards PKIPublic Key Infrastructure PLCPower Line Communication PLCProgrammable Logic Controller PLDProgrammable Logic Device

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PL/IProgramming Language One PL/MProgramming Language for Microcomputers PL/PProgramming Language for Prime PLTPower Line Telecoms PMMPOST Memory Manager PNGPortable Network Graphics PnPPlug-and-Play PoEPower over Ethernet POIDPersistent Object Identifier POPPoint of Presence POP3Post Office Protocol v3 POSIXPortable Operating System Interface POSTPower-On Self Test PPCPowerPC PPIPixels Per Inch PPPPoint-to-Point Protocol PPPoAPPP over ATM PPPoEPPP over Ethernet PPTPPoint-to-Point Tunneling Protocol PRMPartner Relationship Management PSPostScript PSAProfessional Services Automation PS/2Personal System/2 PSUPower Supply Unit PSVIPost-Schema-Validation Infoset PTS-DOSPhysTechSoft - Disk Operating System PVPhysical Volume PVGPhysical Volume Group PVRPersonal Video Recorder PXEPreboot Execution Environment PXIPCI eXtensions for Instrumentation

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QDRQuad Data Rate QAQuality Assurance QFPQuad Flat Package QoSQuality of Service QOTDQuote of the Day QtQuasar Toolkit QTAMQueued Teleprocessing Access Method

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RADRapid Application Development RADIUSRemote Authentication Dial In User Service RAIDRedundant Array of Independent Disks RAIDRedundant Array of Inexpensive Disks RAITRedundant Array of Inexpensive Tapes RAMRandom Access Memory RARPReverse Address Resolution Protocol RASReliability, Availability and Serviceability RASRemote Access Service RRAS Routing and Remote Access Service RCRegion Code RCRelease Candidate RCRun Commands RCSRevision Control System RDBMSRelational DataBase Management System RDFResource Description Framework RDMRelational Data Model RDOSReal-time Disk Operating System RDSRemote Data Services REFALREcursive Functions Algorithmic Language RESTRepresentational State Transfer regexRegular Expression regexpRegular Expression REMBRead-Out MotherBoard RFRadio Frequency RFCRequest For Comments RFIRadio Frequency Interference RFIDRadio Frequency Identification RGBRed, Green, Blue RGBARed, Green, Blue, Alpha RHLRed Hat Linux RHELRed Hat Enterprise Linux RIARich Internet Application RIAARecording Industry Association of America RIPRaster Image Processor RIPRouting Information Protocol RIRRegional Internet registry RISCReduced Instruction Set Computer RISC OSReduced Instruction Set Computer Operating System RLERun-Length Encoding RLLRun-Length Limited RMIRemote Method Invocation RMSRichard Matthew Stallman ROMRead Only Memory ROMBRaid On MotherBoard ROM-DOSRead Only Memory - Disk Operating System

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RPCRemote Procedure Call RPGReport Program Generator RPMRPM Package Manager RSARivest Shamir Adleman RSIRepetitive Strain Injury RSSRadio Service Software RSSRich Site Summary, RDF Site Summary, or Really Simple Syndication RTAIReal-Time Application Interface RTCReal-Time Clock RTEReal-Time Enterprise RTEMSReal-Time Executive for Multiprocessor Systems RTLRight-to-Left RTOSReal-Time Operating System RTPReal-time Transport Protocol RTSReady To Send RTSPReal Time Streaming Protocol

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SaaSSoftware as a Service SANStorage Area Network SATASerial ATA SAXSimple API for XML SBODSpinning Beachball of Death SBP-2Serial Bus Protocol 2 sbinsuperuser binary SBUStandard Build Unit SCADASupervisory Control And Data Acquisition SCIDSource Code in Database SCMSoftware Configuration Management SCMSource Code Management SCPSecure Copy SCPIStandard Commands for Programmable Instrumentation SCSISmall Computer System Interface SCTPStream Control Transmission Protocol SDSecure Digital SDDLSecurity Descriptor Definition Language SDISingle Document Interface SDIOSecure Digital Input Output SDKSoftware Development Kit SDLSimple DirectMedia Layer SDNService Delivery Network SDPSession Description Protocol SDRSoftware-Defined Radio SDRAMSynchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SDSLSymmetric DSL

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SESingle Ended SEALSemantics-directed Environment Adaptation Language SEISoftware Engineering Institute SEOSearch Engine Optimization SFTPSecure FTP SFTPSimple File Transfer Protocol SFTPSSH File Transfer Protocol SGISilicon Graphics, Incorporated SGMLStandard Generalized Markup Language SHASecure Hash Algorithm SHDSLSingle-pair High-speed Digital Subscriber Line SIGCATSpecial Interest Group on CD-ROM Applications and Technology SIGGRAPHSpecial Interest Group on Graphics SIMDSingle Instruction, Multiple Data SIMMSingle Inline Memory Module SIPSession Initiation Protocol SIPSupplementary Ideographic Plane SISDSingle Instruction, Single Data SISO - Single-Input and Single-Output SLEDSUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop SLESSUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLIScalable Link Interface SLIPSerial Line Internet Protocol SLMService Level Management SLOCSource Lines of Code SPMDSingle Program, Multiple Data SMASubMiniature version A SMBServer Message Block SMBIOSSystem Management BIOS SMILSynchronized Multimedia Integration Language S/MIMESecure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions SMPSupplementary Multilingual Plane SMPSymmetric Multi-Processing SMSShort Message Service SMSSystem Management Server SMTSimultaneous Multithreading SMTPSimple Mail Transfer Protocol SNASystems Network Architecture SNMPSimple Network Management Protocol SNTPSimple Network Time Protocol SOAService-Oriented Architecture SOEStandard Operating Environment SOAPSimple Object Access Protocol SoCSystem-on-a-Chip SO-DIMMSmall Outline DIMM SOHOSmall Office/Home Office

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SOISilicon On Insulator SPService Pack SPASingle Page Application SPFSender Policy Framework SPISerial Peripheral Interface SPIStateful Packet Inspection SPARCScalable Processor Architecture SQLStructured Query Language SRAMStatic Random Access Memory SSDSoftware Specification Document SSDSolid-State Drive SSEStreaming SIMD Extensions SSHSecure Shell SSIServer Side Includes SSISingle-System Image SSISmall-Scale Integration SSIDService Set Identifier SSLSecure Socket Layer SSPSupplementary Special-purpose Plane SSSESupplementary Streaming SIMD Extensions susuperuser SUSSingle UNIX Specification SUSESoftware und System-Entwicklung SVCScalable Video Coding SVGScalable Vector Graphics SVGASuper Video Graphics Array SVDStructured VLSI Design SWFShock Wave Flash SWTStandard Widget Toolkit SysopSystem operator

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TAOTrack-At-Once TASMTurbo ASseMbler TBTeraByte TclTool Command Language TCPTransmission Control Protocol TCP/IPTransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol TCUTelecommunication Control Unit TDMATime Division Multiple Access TFTThin Film Transistor TITexas Instruments TLAThree-Letter Acronym TLDTop-Level Domain TLSThread-Local Storage

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TLSTransport Layer Security tmptemporary TNCTerminal Node Controller TNCThreaded Neill-Concelman connector TPFTransaction Processing Facility TROFFTrace Off TRONTrace On TRONThe Real-time Operating system Nucleus TRS-DOSTandy Radio Shack - Disk Operating System TSOTime Sharing Option TSPTraveling Salesman Problem TSRTerminate and Stay Resident TTATrue Tap Audio TTFTrueType Font TTLTransistor-Transistor Logic TTLTime To Live TTSText-to-Speech TTYTeletype TUCOWSThe Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software TUGTeX Users Group TWAINTechnology Without An Interesting Name

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UAAGUser Agent Accessibility Guidelines UACUser Account Control UARTUniversal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter UATUser Acceptance Testing UCSUniversal Character Set UDDIUniversal Description, Discovery, and Integration UDMAUltra DMA UDPUser Datagram Protocol UEFIUnified Extensible Firmware Interface UHFUltra High Frequency UIUser Interface ULUpload ULAUncommitted Logic Array UMAUpper Memory Area UMBUpper Memory Block UMLUnified Modeling Language UMLUser-Mode Linux UMPCUltra-Mobile Personal Computer UNCUniversal Naming Convention UPSUninterruptible Power Supply URIUniform Resource Identifier URLUniform Resource Locator

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URNUniform Resource Name USBUniversal Serial Bus usruser USRU.S. Robotics UTCCoordinated Universal Time UTFUnicode Transformation Format UTPUnshielded Twisted Pair UUCPUnix to Unix Copy UUIDUniversally Unique Identifier UUNUniversal User Name UVCUniversal Virtual Computer UXUser Experience

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varvariable VAXVirtual Address eXtension VCPIVirtual Control Program Interface VRVirtual Reality VRMLVirtual Reality Modeling Language VBVisual Basic VBAVisual Basic for Applications VBSVisual Basic Script VDSLVery High Bitrate Digital Subscriber Line VESAVideo Electronics Standards Association VFATVirtual FAT VFSVirtual File System VGVolume Group VGAVideo Graphics Array VHFVery High Frequency VLANVirtual Local Area Network VLSMVariable Length Subnet Mask VLBVesa Local Bus VLFVery Low Frequency VLIWVery Long Instruction Word VLSIVery-Large-Scale Integration VMVirtual Machine VMVirtual Memory VNCVirtual Network Computing VODVideo On Demand VoIPVoice over Internet Protocol VPNVirtual Private Network VPUVisual Processing Unit VSAMVirtual Storage Access Method VSATVery Small Aperture Terminal VTVideo Terminal?

VTAMVirtual Telecommunications Access Method

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W3CWorld Wide Web Consortium WAFSWide Area File Services WAIWeb Accessibility Initiative WAISWide Area Information Server WANWide Area Network WAPWireless Access Point WAPWireless Application Protocol WASMWatcomASseMbler WBEMWeb-Based Enterprise Management WCAGWeb Content Accessibility Guidelines WCFWindows Communication Foundation WDMWavelength-Division Multiplexing WebDAVWWW Distributed Authoring and Versioning WEPWired Equivalent Privacy WFIWait For Interrupt Wi-FiWireless Fidelity WiMAXWorldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access WinFSWindows Future Storage WINSWindows Internet Name Service WLANWireless Local Area Network WMAWindows Media Audio WMVWindows Media Video WOLWake-on-LAN WOMWake-on-Modem WORWake-on-Ring WPAWi-Fi Protected Access WPANWireless Personal Area Network WPFWindows Presentation Foundation WSDLWeb Services Description Language WSFLWeb Services Flow Language WUSBWireless Universal Serial Bus WWANWireless Wide Area Network WWIDWorld Wide Identifier WWNWorld Wide Name WWWWorld Wide Web WYSIWYGWhat You See Is What You Get WZCWireless Zero Configuration

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XAGXML Accessibility Guidelines

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XAMLeXtensible Application Markup Language XDMX Window Display Manager XDMCPX Display Manager Control Protocol XCBLXML Common Business Library XHTMLeXtensible Hypertext Markup Language XILPX Interactive ListProc XMLeXtensible Markup Language XMMSX Multimedia System XMPPeXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol XMSExtended Memory Specification XNSXerox Network Systems XPCross-Platform XPExtreme Programming XPCOMCross Platform Component Object Model XPIXPInstall XPIDLCross-Platform IDL XSDXML Schema Definition XSLeXtensibleStylesheet Language XSL-FOeXtensibleStylesheet Language Formatting Objects XSLTeXtensibleStylesheet Language Transformations XSSCross-Site Scripting XTFeXtensible Tag Framework XTFeXtended Triton Format XULXML User Interface Language

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Y2KYear Two Thousand YAAFYet Another Application Framework YACCYet Another Compiler Compiler YAMLYAML Ain't Markup Language YaSTYet another Setup Tool

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ZCAVZone Constant Angular Velocity ZCSZero Code Suppression ZIFZero Insertion Force ZIFSZero Insertion Force Socket ZISCZero Instruction Set Computer ZOPEZ Object Publishing Environment ZMAZone Multicast Address ZPLZ-level Programming Language

How to abbreviate Server S: Server SRV: Server SVR: Server Server in definitions NTS: NT Server JS: Job Server LANS: LAN Server LS: LAN Server SQLS: SQL Server WS: Web Server NS: name server DS: Data Server FS: file server LIST SERV: List Server LISTSERV: List Server MPS: MPOA Server LS: Lock Server LS: Local Server SG: Server Group LS: Login Server PSERVER: Print Server RS: Route Server VS: Video Server MS: Media Server SPARCS: SPARC Server c/s: client/server AS: Access Server CS: Client/Server BS: Border Server C/S: Client Server GS: Global Server
PS: Policy Server RS: Remote Server VOS: VOlume Server XFS: X Font Server FS: Feature Server SQLXML: SQL Server XML WMS: Web Map Server BFS: BitFile Server LS: Library Server

LS: License Server LxS: X-Layer Server MS: Message Server NS: Network Server RS: Routing Server SC: Server Cluster SRVSVC: Server Service SS: Server Service SS: Server Station SS: Storage Server SWS: Sun Web Server TNS: TopoNet Server V-Server: Virtual Server LS: Location Server as: Advanced Server NHS: Next Hop Server TS: Terminal Server WDS: WatchDog Server DS: Database Server GNS: Get Near Server JWS: Java Web Server KCS: Kiva C++ Server KLS: Key List Server MS: Mirrored Server ETS: ESI Test Server IHS: IBM HTTP Server NAS: NBMA ARP Server PS: Presence Server TSS: The Server Side WLS: WebLogic Server WLSSVR: WebLogic Server xfs: X11 Font Server ZWS: Zeus Web Server JSP: Java Server Page DLS: Down Load Server DBS: Data Base Server GSP: GNU Server Pages KJS: Kiva Java Server MCS: MultiCast Server ODS: Open Data Server OFS: Open File Server

TServer: Telephony Server DS: Directory Server FSU: File Server Unit GWS: Groupware Server IS: Ingestion Server K-Server: Knowledge-Server MDS: Meta-Data Server NDS: NPIC Data Server OBS: Off board Server PROFSV: Profiling Server PS: Provision Server S2S: Server To Server SQL: SQL Server Model SS: Streaming Server UNS: User Name Server JSP: Java Server Pages UAS: User Agent Server JSF: Java Server Faces MS: Management Server JSPs: Java Server Pages LBS: LAN Bridge Server WINS: WIN System Server AFS: Apple File Server APACHE: Apache Web Server BFS: Block File Server CFS: Cabin File Server DAS: Data Agent Server DFS: Domino Fax Server ES: Enterprise Server FDS: Field Data Server GDS: GrADS-DODS Server HMS: Home Media Server LTS: Local Time Server MCS: Multi Cast Server MSU: Media Server Unit OBS: Old Backup Server OWS: Office Web Server PKS: Public Key Server RMS: Rack Mount Server RMS: Radio Mail Server

SIOM: server I/O module SM: Server Management SSS: Small Ship Server SWS: Secure Web Server SYBS: Sybase SQL Server XPS: X.400 Post Server as: Application Server DNS: Domain Name Server ASP: Active Server Page NSLOOKUP: Name Server Lookup SFS: System File Server GNS: Get Nearest Server TS: Transaction Server WMS: Web Mapping Server DFS: Data Fusion Server IGS: Internet Go Server LAS: Live Access Server LSAPI: License Server API MSL: Mirror Server Link NWS: NetWare Web Server SHTML: Server-parsed HTML SNEWS: Secure News Server ARS: All Regions Server ATS: Audit Trail Server BDS: Backup Data Server BDS: Browse Data Server BOS: Back Office Server CS: Certificate Server CSN: Client Server News DSN: Domain Server Name ES: Entitlement Server ESM: EOD Server Manager GTS: Global Time Server HSC: Host/Server/Client IWS: Iplanet Web Server MAXSVR: MAX Server Segment MDS: Map Display Server MDS: Mobile Data Server MYS: Manage Your Server NLS: Network Log Server NTAS: NT Advamced Server

NTAS: NT Advanced Server ODS: Open Domain Server ODS: Output Data Server OHS: Oracle HTTP Server OMS: Office Mail Server PCS: Proxy Cache Server PNS: Public News Server RBS: Remote Base Server SBS: Server-based-setup SDS: Shared Data Server SDS: SIGINT Data Server SPS: Share Point Server SSE: Server Session End TAS: Topic Agent Server TS: Teleservice Server VCS: VLAN Common Server WFS: Waffle File Server WFS: Web Feature Server ASP: Active Server Pages VTS: Virtual Tape Server CQS: Common Queue Server SSI: Server Side Include NBNS: NetBIOS Name Server NFS: Network File Server CTS: Courier Time Server DNS: Digital Name Server IMS: Internet Map Server LNS: L2TP Network Server PSP: Python Server Pages PWS: Personal Web Server RSD: Route Server Daemon SAB: Server Address Book VSS: Voice Server System AMS: AUTODIN Mail Server ASPs: Active Server Pages BEAWLS: BEA WebLogic Server BIS: Boot/Install Server CMS: Call Manager Server CNS: Caching Name Server CSA: Client Server Agent ESVT: Experion Server TPS

EWS: Embedded Web Server FSC: File Server Control GNS: GEOnet Names Server HSM: Hyper Server Module HSS: Home Service Server IFS: Imagery File Server ISAPI: Internet Server API MOS: Media Object Server NPS: Network Print Server PSC: Print Server Command SA: Server Administrator SAK: Server Appliance Kit SNF: Server Normal Format SSH: Security Server Host SSIs: Server Side Includes STP: Server Time Protocol ACS: Another Cisco Server AOS: Axapta Object Server BSP: Block Server Process CS: Communication Server CSP: Crystal Server Pages CSS: Client Server System CSS: Core Software Server CTS: Chess Tactics Server DAS: Digital Asset Server DSR: Direct Server Return EFS: Extended File Server FRS: FRAMME Record Server IPCS: Integrated PC Server LLS: Local License Server LMOS: Leave Mail On Server LNS: Local network server MSS: Message Store Server NWS: NetWare's Web Server PSM: Packet Server Module SNF: Server Native Format SRC: Server Response Code SRF: Server Response File SVP: Server Value Package TIME: Time Server Protocol

TNS: Tactical Name Server TSAPI: Telephony Server API ULS: User Location Server VSA: Vocal Server Adapter WCS: Wireless Call Server WPS: Wireless Push Server NAS: Network Access Server NPS: Network Policy Server SSF: Server Signal Failure as: authentication server SBS: Small Business Server ACS: Access Control Server RPS: Ring Parameter Server SNS: Secure Network Server CLS: Connectionless Server KMS: Key Management Server SLB: Server Load Balancing BFS: Broadcast File Server BSP: Business Server Pages CDS: Cell Directory Server FEDS: Front End Data Server GJSP: GNU Java Server Pages GSP: Generic Server Passer KXS: Kiva eXecutive Server NAS: NetWare Access Server NSO: Network Server Option PASS: PACOM ADP Server Site RKS: Record Keeping Server SNF: Server Natural Format SQL: Server Query Language WFS: Woodstock File Server ASM: Access Server Manager BLS: Business Logic Server BOS: Basic Overseer Server CCS: Command Center Server CLS: Client Library Server CS: Communications Server CSS: Combat Server Support CYS: Configure Your Server DSI: Data Server Interface DSS: Data Server Subsystem

EPS: Ethernet Print Server ESB: Enterprise Server Bus ESO: Entry Server Offering IDS: Inventory Data Server iPS: Iplanet Portal Server MSF: Mail Server Framework MTS: Multi Threaded Server MTS: Multi-Threaded Server NSS: Network Secure Server NSS: Network Server System OSD: Open Server Dimension OSS: Object Storage Server PQS: Parellel Query Server RAS/Exchange: Remote Access Server/ RDS: Replicate Data Server RSL: Resilient Server Link SAK: Server Applicance Kit SAS: Storage Access Server SIU: server interface unit SLB: Server Load-Balancing SMB: Server Management Bus SMB: Server Message Blocks SMS: Status Manager Server SNS: Shared Network Server SSA: Spatial Server Access TIS: Topic Internet Server USF: Universal Server Farm VSR: Virtual Server Router WCS: Windows Client Server WSS: Windows Server System XGS: eXtreme Gaming Server XSS: XyLoc Security Server WAS: Web Application Server HSS: Home Subscriber Server FAS: Flow Accounting Server OPS: Oracle Parallel Server HDS: Historical Data Server AWS: Apple Workgroup Server CMS: Call Management Server NLS: Network License Server OES: Open Enterprise Server

TGS: Ticket Granting Server VCS: Virtual Channel Server VPS: Virtual Private Server AFS: Automation File Server DSA: Directory Server Agent IAS: Internet Access Server MMS: Multilevel Mail Server NIS: Network Imaging Server SMU: Server Management Unit SSN: Server Sequence Number TFS: Team Foundation Server VCS: VERITAS Cluster Server ASP: Active Server Provider CDS: Common Database Server CDS_CLERK: CDS Clerk Server Calls CHS: Command Handler Server CSP: Cluster Server Process DLS: Domain Location Server ELS: Equipment Logic Server GAS: GSM Application Server ICS: IMS Convergence Server LDS: Lotus Discovery Server LKS: Loadable Kernel Server MAS: MAP Application Server MMS: Microsoft Media Server MPS: Migration/Purge Server MSS: Modular Storage Server NCS: Network Control Server NES: Network Element Server NSS: Network Support Server PES: Password Export Server PPS: Private Printer Server RFMS: Rapid Fire Mail Server SAP: Server Access Protocol SBC: Server-Based Computing SFS: Structured File Server SIS: SAN Integration Server SIS: School Internet Server SMX: Server Macro eXpansion SPA: Server Physics Address

SQL7: Microsoft SQL Server 7 SRO: Server Recovery Option SSJS: Server-Side JavaScript SUS: Software Update Server TGMS: TransGear Media Server WLSCLI: WebLogic Server Client WSEB: Warp Server E-Business IDS: Informix Dynamic Server HIS: Host Integration Server OAS: Open Application Server TRS: Technical Report Server TSE: Terminal Server Edition TSM: Terminal Server Manager WPS: WebSphere Portal Server WTS: Windows Terminal Server XSP: eXtensible Server Pages BAS: Broadband Access Server DOS: Development Open Server FDS: Fedora Directory Server FLS: Floating License Server MAS: Message Analysis Server NSM: Netscape Server Manager RES: Remote Execution Server RLS: Replica Location Server TAS: Telephone Access Server ACS: Advanced Console Server AIS: ABCS Information Server APS: Application Page Server ASM: Advanced Server Manager ASU: Astronomical Server URL BOS2K: Back Office Server 2000 CCS: Customer Connect Server CDS: Central Database Server CDSWEB: Central Data Server Web CSC: client server computing CSI: Client Server Interface CSS: Command Specific Server DAS: Data Acquisition Server DDS: Distributed Data Server DDS: Dynamic Document Server DPS: Digital Products Server

DSS: Darwin Streaming Server DTS: Distributed Time Server EBS: Enterprise Beans Server eCS: enfinity Catalog Server ERS: Enterprise Ready Server ESTT: E-mail Server Test Tool EVS: Exchange Virtual Server IGS: Internet Graphic Server ILS: Internet Locator Server IPS: Image Processing Server ISM: Intel Server Management ITS: Imagery Transfer Server JAS: Java Application Server MCS: Media Convergent Server MSCS: Windows Server Clusters MSS: Microsoft Speech Server NC-S: Network Computer-Server NJS: Netlab.Cz Jabber Server NSS: Network Security Server ODS: Operational Data Server OSE: Office Server Extension RNS: Reliable Network Server RNS: Run from Network Server SAO: Server Activated Object SAS: Server Attached Storage SES: Small Enterprise Server SMS: System Managment Server TES: Topic Enterprise Server VCS: Video Conference Server XDS: X/Open Directory Server SMS: System Management Server BMS: Broadcast Message Server XPS: Extended Parallel Server ASA: Adaptive Server Anywhere SNS: Secondary Network Server ASR: Automatic Server Restart BUS: Broadcast Unknown Server ETS: Ethernet Terminal Server GSI: General Server Interface MSCS: Microsoft Cluster Server NKS: Network Knowledge Server

TAS: TotalNET Advanced Server AS/U: Advanced Server for Unix ASU: Advanced Server for UNIX CDBS: Central Data Base Server LPVS: Link Packet Voice Server MCS: MAP Communication Server OMS: Object management Server POS: Persistent Object Server RTS: Reliable Transfer Server SMS: Special Multicast Server SNI: Server Network Interface SPS: SharePoint Portal Server ASK: Alcohol Server Knowledge CDS: Central Directory Server CNS: Corporate Network Server CSB: Connection Server Broker CSS: Connection Server Server DB2 C/S: DataBase 2 Client/Server DB2CS: DataBase 2 Client/Server DDS: Data Distribution Server DSI: Download Server Initiate EAS: Enterprise Access Server EFS: E-mail Forwarding Server EMS: Entrust Messaging Server EOS: Earth Observation Server IDS: Interin Developer Server ILS: Internet Location Server ISM: Intersite Server Monitor ISS: Industry Standard Server MAS: Media Application Server MCS: Media Convergence Server MTS: Michigan Terminal Server MULTOS: MULtimedia Office Server ORSN: Open Root Server Network OSE: Office Server Extensions PGWS: Primary Groupware Server PPS: Pivia Performance Server PSL: Protected Server Library RSM: Remote Server Management SIMS: Sun Internet Mail Server

SLOS: SuSE Linux Office Server SQL6.5: Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 SSC: Server-Server-Connection SSI: Storage Server Interface TRS: Technical Reports Server UMS: Unified Messaging Server VDS: Virtual Dedicated Server VSP: Validated Server Program SMS: Systems Management Server NES: Network Encryption Server CMS: Central Management Server ASR: Automatic Server Recovery CSE: Client Server Environment ESS: Enterprise Storage Server CSE: client-server environment SGC: Server Gated Cryptography MXS: Microsoft Exchange Server SEM: Server Enhancement Module SPPS: Share Point Portal Server ABS: Application Bridge Server ACS: Auto Configuration Server ASA: Active Server Application CMS: Content Management Server DSO: Distributed Server Option DXS: Directory eXchange Server INS: Integrated Network Server mts: Microsoft Terminal Server OAS: Oracle Application Server ORS: Observer Reporting Server SCM: Server Connection Manager SSB: SQL Server Service Broker AASS: Advanced Audio Server Set AIS: Advanced Inventory Server ANS: Authoritative Name Server ASM: Application Server Module ASO: Application Server Object BES: Borland Enterprise Server CAS: Conditional Access Server CNSU: cabin network server unit CSS: Cybermedia Support Server D/CS: Distributed Client/Server

DAS: Dynamo Application Server DBS: DeutscherBildungs-Server DCS: Directly Connected Server EBS: Essential Business Server ESE: Enterprise Server Edition FC-dNS: Fibre Channel Name Server FSIOP: File Server I/O Processor IXS: Integrated Xseries Server MIS: Mobile Information Server MLS: Microsoft Location Server MSE: MicroSoft Exchange server MSTS: Microsoft Terminal Server MSW: MASINT Server/Workstation OIS: Oracle Integration Server PVS: Posture Validation Server RUSL: Remote Update Server Link SBS: Switched Broadcast Server SCS: Service Capability Server SGC: Server-Gated Cryptography SML: Server Management License SMS: Section Management Server SNAM: Server Net Access Manager SQL2000: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SRP: Server Requester Protocol SSO: Server Systems Operations SYBR: Sybase Replication Server VMS: Volution Messaging Server WCS: Web Communications Server ASP: Application Server Process AIMS: Apple Internet Mail Server ASE: Adaptive Server Enterprise ASM: Advanced Server Management DDNS: Dynamic Domain Name Server LCS: Lotus Communication Server SRM: Server Resource Management YAAS: Yet Another Acronym Server BCTS: Backup Courier Time Server CSA: Client Server Architecture CSU: Communications Server Unit DNS: Domain Name Server Service ESM: Embedded Server Management

INS: Intelligent Network Server KAS: Kiva Administrative Server MSC: Management Server Commands RIS: remote installation server VMFS: Virtual Memory File Server VSE: Virtual Server Environment WAS: Windows Application Server AASB: Advanced Audio Server Base AGDS: Autodesk GIS Design Server C/SA: Client/Server Architecture CLS: Communication Logic Server CRS: Content Replication Server CS/SA: Client/Server Architecture DSP: Dictionary Server Protocol EFS: ENCRYPTION FIREWALL SERVER EPS: Enterprise Parallel Server ESE: Exchange Server Enterprise ESP: Enterprise Server Platform FAS: Freeway Acquisition Server FICS: Free Internet Chess Server GlOSS: Glossary-of-Servers Server IDS: Infrastructure Data Server KDS: Knowledge Discovery Server LCS: Live Communications Server NES: Netscape Enterprise Server OMS: Optimized Migration Server PAUSE: Perl Authors Upload Server PRS: Primary Replication Server PSA: Plesk Server Administrator RSM: Replication Server Manager S1AS: Sun One Application Server SEAS: Solaris Easy Access Server SIS: Server Intelligent Storage SIS: Social Intelligence Server SMAGS: SPAN/MASnet Gateway Server SMS: Selective Multicast Server SSS: surveillance server system TFS: Terrain and Feature Server TMS: Terminal Management Server VPCS: VAX Process Control Server

IIS: Internet Information Server CRS: Configuration Report Server EMS: Enterprise Messaging Server ITS: Internet Transaction Server LCS: Lotus Communications Server LIS: Location Information Server SPIO: Server Program IRM Official FPSE: FrontPage Server Extensions ILS: International Lyrics Server NAS: Netscape Application Server QTSS: Quick Time Streaming Server SAF: Server Application Function SAP: Server Advertising Protocol TMDS: Theater Medical Data Server WSC: Wireless Server Certificate AILS: Ames Imaging Library Server ASE: Advanced Server Environment ASP: Application Server Platform BMS: Broadband Management Server CPS: Collaborative Portal Server eTS: enfinity Transaction Server FCS: Fabric Configuration Server IDS: Intelligent Decision Server INS: Integrated NetFinity Server ISA: Internet Server Application LPVS: Line Packetize Voice Server NAS: Netobjects Authoring Server NSTX: Name Server Tunnel Exchange NTBS: National Target Base Server OCS: Office Communication Server OPUS: Open Parallel Unisys Server PAUSE: Perl Authors' Upload SErver PDS: Performance Database Server PTS: Parallel Transaction Server PTS: Parellel Transaction Server rpriv: Privilege Server operations VSA: Virtual Server Architecture ASPs: Application Server Processes BUS: Broadcast and Unknown Server MTS: Microsoft Transaction Server ASP: Application Server Processes

WAIS: Wide Area Information Server SAFs: Server Application Functions NTRS: NASA Technical Report Server SLES: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server BES: BlackBerry Enterprise Server FSRM: File Server Resource Manager GSLB: Global Server Load Balancing ISA: Internet Server Applications WAS: Websphere Application Server AASA: America's Army Server Admins AGSN: Arctic Gaming Server Network ANSU: avionics network server unit ASPX: Active Server Pages eXtended BEPS: Barr Enterprise Print Server CTS: Component Transaction Server DCS: Distributed Community Server DCS: Dynamic Configuration Server ECS: Exchange Conferencing Server FGRS: FRAMME Graphic Record Server FTRS: FRAMME Tabular Record Server HMS: Hospitality Messaging Server HTS: hyperchannel terminal server iSNS: Internet Server Name Service MASnet: mainframe and server network MCS: Multimedia Conference Server MSML: Media Server Markup Language OCS: Office Communications Server ONCS: open network computer server RRS: Replicate Replication Server RSI: Replication Server Interface RSNG: Route Server Next Generation SACS: Secure Access Control Server SAS: Secure Authentication Server SCCS: Symposium Call Center Server SIMS: Stalker Internet Mail Server SOE: Server Operating Environment SPI: Server Programming Interface SRPI: Server-Requester Programming SSCE: Site Server Commerce Edition SSI: Server System Infrastructure TCSC: Thin-Client Server Computing

TSAPI: Telephony Server Application UPSF: User Profile Server Function WAIS: Wide-area Information Server WSGI: Web Server Gateway Interface ISA: Informix Server Administrator RSFG: Route Server Functional Group GIIS: Grid Index Information Server EAS: Enterprise Application Server LTSP: Linux Terminal Server Project XSSI: eXtended Server Side Includes BDDS: Base Data Distribution Server DLUS: Dependent Logical Unit Server MIS: Management Information Server PVS: Parallel Visualization Server VMCS: Virtual Memory Compute Server ASF: Application Server Facilities ASM: Application and Server Module BRAS: Broadband Remote Acess Server CAS: Central Administration Server CAS: Central Authentication Server CLSE: Certified Lan Server Engineer CMTS: Critical Mobile Target Server FTPS: File Transfer Protocol Server MHRS: Message Handler Remote Server MSS: Multiprotocol Switched Server NAS: Network Authentication Server OWAS: Oracle Web Application Server SBCS: Server Based Computing System SCS: Software Communication Server SMA: Server Management Application SMBP: Server Message Block Protocol VMPS: VLAN Membership Policy Server WBTS: Windows-Based Terminal Server WCMS: Web Content Management Server XIS: eXtensible Information Server WSUS: Windows Server Update Services ORSC: Open Root Server Configuration BRAS: Broadband Remote Access Server GSS: Geostationary Satellite Server PCS: PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVER ADS: Administration and Data Server

IAS: Internet Authentication Server ISSE: Imagery Support Server Element NTAS: New Technology Advanced Server SAP: Server Application Programming SERK: Server Extensions Resource Kit SMA: Server Management Architecture AASO: Advanced Audio Server Override ACS: Asynchronous Connection Server ACS: Automated Configuration Server ACTS: Automated Computer Time Server AICS: American Internet Chess Server B-RAS: Broadband Remote Access Server BB-RAS: Broadband Remote Access Serve BCS: Business Communications Server CWIS: Compus-Wide Information Server CWSE: Certified Warp Server Engineer DTRS: data transceiver router server DVBS: Digital Video Broadcast Server FC-FCS: FC Fabric Configuration Serve FFS: Fallback Fault-tolerant Server HAS: Hardware Authentication Server ISRISS: ISR Information Service Serve JODS: Jasmine Object Database Server KAS: Kerberos Authentication Server LeTRS: Lewis Technical Reports Server MCS: Microsoft Certification Server MCS: Multicast Communication Server MIGS: MASnet Internet gateway server MSMQ: Microsoft Message Queue Server MSMQ: Microsoft Message Queue-Server MSMQ: Microsoft Server Message Queue NCS: Netscape Communications Server NIAS: Netware Internet Access Server NTS/E: NT Server / Enterprise edition NTSE: NT Server / Enterprise edition ORSC: Open Root Server Confederation OSAS: Open Source Application Server PKS: Pharsight Knowledgebase Server SAS: Security Administration Server SASD: Server-Attached Storage Device SNCS: secure network computer server

SRVIFS: SeRVer Installable File Syste SSMA: SQL Server Migration Assistant SSSL: Server-Side Scripting Language SUSS: Software Update Service Server WCCS: Windows Compute Cluster Server WINS: Windows Internet Naming Server XWMS: XML Workflow Management Server ARNS: Appletalk Remote Network Server DSBL: Distributed Server Boycott List HyCoS: Hypermedia Communication Serve ISDS: Intelligence Shared Data Server LTRS: Langley Technical Report Server SSIS: SQL Server Integration Services ACSE: Apple Certified Server Engineer BiBiServ: Bielefeld Bioinformatics Se CARS: Change-of-Address Record Server CICS: Cinecom Internet Channel Server CLSI: Certified Lan Server Instructor CSL: Communications Server for Linux DTRS: Dryden Technical Reports Server IMADS: Interactive Map and Data Serve JSWDK: Java Server Web Development Ki SLOX: SuSE Linux Open eXchange server SMWG: Server Management Working Group VBAS: Virtual Broadband Access Server WDBAS: Wireless DataBase Access Serve ECS: Enterprise Communications Server CSSM: Client-Server Systems Managemen ANFS: aircraft network and file serve COPS: Concentrator Open Primary Serve GRIS: Grid Resource Information Serve IDDS: Installable Device Driver Serve NEMS: Network Element Managment Serve ASAP: Aggregate Server Access Protoco BASP: Broadcom Advanced Server Progra CWSI: Certified Warp Server Instructo FC FZS: Fibre Channel Fabric Zone Ser ISPS: Integrated Survey Program Serve

JAFS: Judge Advocate Functional Serve RRAS: Routing and Remote Access Serve

SAMS: Sendmail Advanced Message Serve TREAS: Track Relational ArchiverServ VSMT: Virtual Server Migration Toolki ACS: Asynchronous Communication Serve SSRP: Simple Server Redundancy Protoc TEIS: Teacher Education Internet Serv ASLB: Accelerated Server Load Balanci ICSS: Internet Connection Secure Serv ARTAS: Advanced Radar Tracker And Ser DCAS: Digital Certificate Access Serv EOBS: Electronic Order of Battle Serv HATS: Host Access Transformation Serv LSMS: Lucent Security Management Serv MACS: Mapping Application Client Serv MIFST: Microsoft Internet Finance Ser MTRS: Marshall Technical Reports Serv NEMS: Network Element Management Serv PSSBS: Puget Sound Small Business Ser RADIUS: Remote Access Dial-In User Se RSCV: Route Server Configuration View SSRP: Simple Server RedundanceProtoc STRATMAS: Strategic Message Analysis TREES: Track Relational Extension Ser ISIS: Interactive Satellite Image Ser LECS: LAN Emulation Configuration Ser ACS: Asynchronous Communications Serv MOSS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Ser TEDS: Tactical Environmental Data Ser CSACS: Cisco Secure Access Control Se CSI: Communications Server Installati HP-AS: Hewlett-Packard Application Se JAMES: Java Apache Mail Enterprise Se MSMS: Microsoft System Management Ser NASRNG: Network Access Server Require NVODS: National Virtual Ocean Data Se RSAT: Remote Server Administration To RSSD: Replication Server System Datab SDSS: Server Display And Script Servi SMSE: Server Management Suite Enterpr SQLH2: SQL Server Health and History SSEM: System and Server Evaluation Mo SSRP: Simple Server Replication Proto TAGS: text and animation graphics ser WINS: Weather Information Network Ser MARS: Multicast Address Resolution Se SWAIS: Simple Wide Area Information S

ARTS: Asynchronous Remote Takeover Se WUDSS: Windows Unified Data Storage S CAIS: Conditional Access Interface Se CSE: Communication Server for Enterpr DDPES: Dual Data Processing Element S ESMA: Extended Server Memory Architec GDBMS: Generic Data Base Management S MAAS: Multicast Address Allocation Se MCMS: Microsoft Content Management Se VSEI: Virtuoso Server Extension Inter AAEPS: Anywhere Anytime Email Proxy S ASIP: Alberta Server Intervention Pro
ASST: Administrative Server Services CIC Server: Combined Intelligence Cen DNTS: distributed network terminal se IEIS: Integrated Earth Information Se IPCS: Integrated Personal Computer Se LES: Local Area Network Emulation Ser MMIS: Microsoft Mobile Information Se MMIS-CE: Microsoft Mobile Information MMIS-EE: Microsoft Mobile Information MSDE: Microsoft SQL server Desktop En OSIS: Operating System Independent Se VIEWS: VCU Information Exchange Web S WIIS: Windows Internet Information Se MSCML: Media Server Control Markup La BIND: Berkeley Internet Name Domain s CISS: Confirmation Interactive Site S GASNET: Global Anesthesiology Server GIAS: Geospatial and Imagery Access S LSAS: Local Security Authentication S MELS: Microsoft Enterprise Location S RIBS: Rugged Integrated Battlefield S SSMSE: SQL Server Management Studio E TCMS: Tactical Communications Model S UCSPI: UNIX Client-Server Program Int RSSAC: Root Server System Advisory Co SCSP: Server Cache Synchronization Pr MIIS: Microsoft Identity Integration ASPM: Application Server Process Mana GSBS: Geostationary Satellite Browse FGRSBE: FRAMME Graphic Record Server

HPCS: High Performance Communication ITVGS: Interactive Television Generic QCS: QoS Characteristics Management S RDMS: Relational Database Management WAMS: Wireless Application Messaging ASPM: Application Server Process Main SRPI: Server Requester Programming In FSSRP: Fast Simple Server Redundancy ISSE: Information Support Server Envi ASCI: Agent to Server Communication I MELS: Maintenance Engineering Library SRPI: Server-Requester Programming In SWTX: Server Workstation Technology e BASCS: Broadcom Advanced Server Contr FSSRP: Fast Simple Server Replication EGPCS: Environment, Get, Post, Cookie IWAM: Internet server Web Application PASS: Professional Association for SQ SYBADP: Sybase Adaptive Server Enterp WAIST: Wide-area information server t MSDE: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Deskt MSDE: Microsoft SQL server Desktop En NACS: Novell Asynchronous Communicati NEREIDS: Near-Real-Time Image Distrib PINTS: PRoVOX Information Windows NT PSSCP: Print Server Status and Contro SVVP: Server Virtualization Validatio ISA: Internet Security and Accelerati CSE-SS: Client Server Environment-Sys NACS: Network Asynchronous Communicat SCTPS: Simple Computer Telephony Prot SQLDMO: SQL Server Distributed Manage CASS-M: Combat Automated Support Serv CMSS: Call Management Server Signalin CNACS: Cisco Networking Academy Commu DCIS: Dedicated Communications Interf MIFST: Microsoft Internet Finance Ser NACS: Netware Asynchronous Communicat RADIUS: Remote Authentication Dial-In SMaRT: Server Maintenance and Referen IRRIS: Intelligent Road & Rail Inform CODE: Client/server Open Development

CODE: Client-Server Open Development IBIS: Integrated BattlespaceIntellig SACS: Softerm Asynchronous Communicat DCAS: Deployable Consolidated Applica JEDDS: Joint Environmental Dynamic Da ASPSM: Application Server Process Sta WSSRA: Windows Server System Referenc ARTAS: Air Traffic Control Radar Trac CSE-SS: Client-Server Environmental S DNS-ALG: Domain Name Server-Applicati SS/SNA: Server to Server System Netwo WINBIND: Windows Berkeley Internet Na ISAPI: Internet Server Application Pr SSSNA: Server to Server Systems Netwo FGRSRM: FRAMME Graphic Record Server NSAPI: Netscape Server Application Pr SHTML: Server-Side Include Hypertext srm.conf: Server Resource Management SS/SNA: Server to Server Systems Netw ASPTM: Application Server Process Tra ESILUG: Enterprise Server Integration TSAPI: Telephony Server Application P ESILUG: Enterprise Server Integration IFMPS: Interface to Formatted Message CDONTS: Collaboration Data Objects fo WBISF: Websphere Business Integration ASS: Atomic, Biological and Chemical ETS/EPS: Ethernet Terminal Server / E