The list of computer security acronyms and abbreviations.

All computer security related acronyms and abbreviations.

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VPN:
Virtual Private Network(Computer network, Wireless networking)
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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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CRC:
Cyclic Redundancy Check(Computer technology, Industrial networking, DATA)
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TDMA:
Time Division Multiple Access(Satellite Communications)
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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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RIP:
Routing Information Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing)
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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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WAP:
Wireless Application Protocol(Wireless networking, Protocol, Wireless)
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AES:
Advanced Encryption Standard(ALGorithM, Wireless networking, Math)
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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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RPC:
Remote Procedure Call(Web Service, Markup language, Computers)
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UMTS:
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System(Wireless networking, PHONE)
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NTP:
Network Time Protocol(Communications protocol)
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TLS:
Transport Layer Security(Security, Wireless networking)
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