The list of computer networking acronyms and abbreviations.

All computer networking related acronyms and abbreviations.

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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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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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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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OSPF:
Open Shortest Path First(Network Layer Protocol, Routing)
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LDAP:
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol(Application layer protocol)
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SMTP:
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol)
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VPN:
Virtual Private Network(Computer network, Wireless networking)
12
DSL:
Digital Subscriber Line(STANDARDS, Data Transmission, Communications)
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DHCP:
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol(Communications protocol)
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CRC:
Cyclic Redundancy Check(Computer technology, Industrial networking, DATA)
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TLS:
Transport Layer Security(Security, Wireless networking)
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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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ASP:
Active Server Pages(Programming, Web development, Computer technology)
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CGI:
Common Gateway Interface(Protocol, Computer technology, Computers)
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