The list of computer networking acronyms and abbreviations.

All computer networking related acronyms and abbreviations.

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EAP:
Extensible Authentication Protocol(CISCO, Wireless networking)
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NAT:
Network Address Translation(Application layer protocol, Computer network)
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NTP:
Network Time Protocol(Communications protocol)
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CGI:
Common Gateway Interface(Protocol, Computer technology, Computers)
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ADSL:
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line(Network Protocol)
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DSLAM:
Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer(Industrial networking)
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EIGRP:
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol(Network Layer Protocol)
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ICMP:
Internet Control Message Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing)
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MIME:
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions(Application layer protocol)
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ORB:
Object Request Broker(Industrial networking, Computer software, Software)
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SOAP:
Simple Object Access Protocol(Protocol, Xml-based standard)
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IRC:
Internet Relay Chat(Unix command, Computers, Internet jargon)
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RFC:
Request for Comments(Computer network, Data Transmission, Communications)
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SSL:
Secure Socket Layer(Data Transfer, Industrial networking, Network)
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URI:
Uniform Resource Identifier(Data Storage, Library, Computers)
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IGMP:
Internet Group Management Protocol(Multicast, Routing, Network Protocol)
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WEP:
Wired Equivalent Privacy(Security, Wireless networking)
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IGRP:
Interior Gateway Routing Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, CISCO)
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SCSI:
Small Computer System Interface(Peripherals, Storage networking)
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SLIP:
Serial Line Internet Protocol(Communications protocol, Protocol)
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