The list of computer network acronyms and abbreviations.

All computer network related acronyms and abbreviations.

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IP:
Internet Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing, Communications protocol)
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IETF:
Internet Engineering Task Force(Computer network, Wireless networking)
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LAN:
Local Area Network(Computer network, Wireless networking)
25
FTP:
File Transfer Protocol(Switching, Application layer protocol)
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DNS:
Domain Name System(Computer network, Web development, Printing)
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ISP:
Internet Service Provider(Computer network, Wireless networking)
17
TCP:
Transmission Control Protocol(Transport Layer, Switching)
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UDP:
User Datagram Protocol(Transport Layer, Communications protocol)
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OS:
Operating System(Computer network, Computers, Internet jargon)
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SMTP:
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol)
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VPN:
Virtual Private Network(Computer network, Wireless networking)
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NAT:
Network Address Translation(Application layer protocol, Computer network)
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ACL:
Access Control List(Computer network, Database, Microsoft Windows)
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RFC:
Request for Comments(Computer network, Data Transmission, Communications)
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NIC:
Network Interface Card(Computer network, Networking, Network)
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IDS:
Intrusion Detection System(Computer network, Network, Computer software)
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FQDN:
Fully Qualified Domain Name(Computer network, Computer technology)
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NOS:
Network Operating System(Computer network, Industrial networking, Network)
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WAN:
Wide Area Network(Computer network, Computers, Industrial networking)
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WLAN:
Wireless Local Area Network(Computer network, Wireless networking, PHONE)
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