The list of computer security acronyms and abbreviations.

All computer security related acronyms and abbreviations.

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BGP:
Border Gateway Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing, Data Transmission)
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DSL:
Digital Subscriber Line(STANDARDS, Data Transmission, Communications)
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IEC:
International Electrotechnical Commission(Institute)
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CRC:
Cyclic Redundancy Check(Computer technology, Industrial networking, DATA)
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TDMA:
Time Division Multiple Access(Satellite Communications)
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ARPA:
Advanced Research Projects Agency(Computers, Computer Security, Computer)
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DES:
Data Encryption Standard(Math, Mathematics, IBM)
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DHCP:
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol(Communications protocol)
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GPRS:
General Packet Radio Service(Cellular, Mobile, Wireless networking)
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SMS:
Short Message Service(Ebay, Online auction, PHONE)
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ARP:
Address Resolution Protocol(data link layer protocol)
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SEI:
Software Engineering Institute(Computer Security, Computer)
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UML:
Unified Modeling Language(Language, Computing Science, Management)
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PKI:
Public Key Infrastructure(Security, Computing Science, Computer software)
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RIP:
Routing Information Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing)
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SQL:
Structured Query Language(Programming, Database, Computers)
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PCMCIA:
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
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URL:
Uniform Resource Locator(Application layer protocol, Web development)
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NFS:
Network File System(Networking, Network Protocol, Data Transfer)
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GPL:
General Public License(Jurisprudence, Legal, LAW)
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