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Mainboard and computer abbreviations |
| 1GL, 2GL, 3GL, 4GL |
First, Second, Third,
Fourth... Generation Language |
| AC/DC |
Alternating Current / Direct
Current |
| ACPI |
Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface |
| AGP |
Accelerated Graphics Port |
| API |
Application Program
Interface |
| APM |
Advanced Power Management |
| ATAPI |
Advanced Technology
Attachment Packet Interface |
| B2B |
Business To Business |
| BASIC |
Beginner's All-purpose
Symbolic Instruction Code |
| BBS |
Bulletin Board System |
| BCPL |
Basic Computer
Programming Language |
| BIFF |
Binary Interchange File
Format |
| BINHEX |
Binary Hexadecimal |
| BIOS |
Basic Input Output System |
| Bit |
Binary Digit |
| Byte |
Binary Term |
| CAD |
Computer Aided Design |
| CAI |
Computer Aided
Instruction |
| CAM |
Computer Aided
Manufacturing |
| CAS |
Column Address Select,
Computer Aided Styling |
| CBT |
Computer Based Training |
| CD |
Compact Disc |
| CDC |
Connected Device
Configuration |
| CGA |
Color Graphics Array |
| CGI |
Computer Graphics
Interface, Common Gateway Interface |
| CHS |
Cylinder Head Section |
| CIR |
Committed Information
Rate |
| CODEC |
Compressor Decompressor |
| CPU |
Central Processor Unit |
| DDR DIMM |
Double Data Rate DIMM |
| DIMM |
Dual Inline Memory Modules |
| DIN |
Deutsche Industrie Norm |
| DMA |
Direct Memory Access |
| DOS |
Disk Operating System |
| DPMS |
Display Power Management System |
| DRAM |
Dynamic Random Access Memory |
| DVD |
Digital Versatile Disc |
| ECC |
Error Checking and
Correction |
| ECP |
Enhanced/Extended
Capabilities Port |
| EEPROM |
Electrically Erasable
Programmable Read Only Memory |
| EIDE |
Extended Integrated Drive
Electronics |
| EISA |
Extended Industry Standard
Architecture |
| EPP |
Extended Printer Port |
| EPROM |
Erasable Programmable
Read Only Memory |
| ESCD |
Extended System Configuration Data |
| FDC |
Floppy Disk Controller |
| HDD |
Hard Disk Drive |
| HTML |
Hypertext Markup
Language |
| I/O |
Input Output |
| ICU |
ISA Configuration
Utility |
| IDE |
Integrated Drive Electronics |
| IR |
Infrared |
| IrDA |
Infrared Data Association |
| IRQ |
Interrupt Request |
| ISA |
Industry Standard Architecture |
| ISDN |
Integrated Services
Digital Network |
| ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
| LAN |
Local Area Network |
| LBA |
Logical Block Addressing |
| LED |
Light Emitting Diode |
| LPT |
Line Printer Port |
| MCA |
Micro Channel Architecture |
| MIDI |
Musical Instrument
Digital Interface |
| MMX |
Multimedia Extensions |
| MODEM |
Modulator Demodulator |
| MP3 |
MPEG Audio Layer 3 |
| MPEG |
Moving Pictures Experts
Group |
| OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| OS |
Operating System |
| PC |
Personal computer |
| PCB |
Printed Circuit Board |
| PCI |
Peripheral Component Interface,
Peripheral Component Interconnect Local Bus |
| PIO |
Programmed I/O |
| PnP |
Plug-and-Play |
| POST |
Power-On-Self-Test |
| PPP |
Point-to-Point Protocol |
| PS/2 |
Personal System 2 |
| RAM |
Random Access Memory |
| RAS |
Remote Access Service |
| RDRAM |
Rambus RAM |
| ROM |
Read Only Memory |
| RPM |
Rotations Per Minute |
| RTC |
Real Time Clock |
| SCSI |
Small Computer Systems Interface |
| SDRAM |
Synchronous Dynamic Random Access
Memory |
| SDTR |
Sustained Data Transfer Rate |
| SIR |
Serial Infrared |
| SMART |
Self-Monitoring, Analysis and
Reporting Technology |
| SMBus |
System Management Bus |
| SPD DIMM |
Serial Presence Detect DIMM |
| TCP/IP |
Transfer Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol |
| TWAIN |
Technology Without Any
Interesting Name |
| UART |
Universal Asynchronous
Receiver/Transmitter |
| USB |
Universal Serial Bus |
| USWC |
Uncacheable, Speculative Write
Combining |
| VGA |
Virtual Graphics Adapter |
| VIO |
Adjustable Vcore Voltage |
| VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
| VPS |
Voice Processing System |
| VRML |
Virtual Reality Markup/Modelling
Language |
| VXML |
Voice Extensible Markup
Language |
| WAIS |
Wide Area Information
Server |
| WAN |
Wide Area Network |
| WAP |
Wireless Application
Protocol |
| WLAN |
Wireless Local Area
Network |
| WORM |
Write Once, Read Many |
| WYSIWYG |
What You See Is What
You Get |
| XGA |
Extended Graphics Array |
| XML |
Extensible Markup
Language |
| XMM |
Extended Memory Manager |
| XOFF / XON |
Transmitter Off /
Transmitter On |
| XMS |
Extended Memory
Specification |
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