The list of computer networking acronyms and abbreviations.

All computer networking 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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ATM:
Asynchronous Transfer Mode(Data Transmission, Communications)
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LAN:
Local Area Network(Computer network, Wireless networking)
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SNMP:
Simple Network Management Protocol(Switching, Communications protocol)
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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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CORBA:
Common Object Request Broker Architecture(Industrial networking)
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SIP:
Session Initiation Protocol(Protocol, Network Protocol, Data Transfer)
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EDI:
Electronic Data Interchange(Supply chain, CORPORATE, PHONE)
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ISP:
Internet Service Provider(Computer network, Wireless networking)
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TCP:
Transmission Control Protocol(Transport Layer, Switching)
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UDP:
User Datagram Protocol(Transport Layer, Communications protocol)
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MAC:
Media Access Control(Industrial networking, Computer networking)
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SCTP:
Stream Control Transmission Protocol(Network Protocol, Data Transfer)
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OSPF:
Open Shortest Path First(Network Layer Protocol, Routing)
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API:
Application Programming Interface(CORPORATE, Computers, Company)
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CDMA:
Code Division Multiple Access(Cellular, Mobile, Wireless networking)
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BGP:
Border Gateway Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing, Data Transmission)
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LDAP:
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol(Application layer protocol)
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