The list of computer security acronyms and abbreviations.

All computer security related acronyms and abbreviations.

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GPS:
Global Positioning System(Navigation Satellite, Information)
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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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ANSI:
American National Standards Institute(Motor, Personal finance, Home loan)
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ATM:
Asynchronous Transfer Mode(Data Transmission, Communications)
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DARPA:
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency(Computer technology)
39
IT:
Information Technology(Information, Hospital ward, Hospital)
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FAQ:
Frequently Asked Questions(Affiliate, Internet advertising)
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ASCII:
American Standard Code for Information Interchange(ASCII, Printing)
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FDA:
Food and Drug Administration(Medicare, Food tech, Food science)
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FCC:
Federal Communications Commission(Response, Firefighting, Emergency)
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NSA:
National Security Agency(Governmental, Central, Administration)
30
LAN:
Local Area Network(Computer network, Wireless networking)
30
NIST:
National Institute of Standards and Technology(Celestial objects)
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SNMP:
Simple Network Management Protocol(Switching, Communications protocol)
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XML:
Extensible Markup Language(Internet promotion, Search Engine Marketing)
25
DISA:
Defense Information Systems Agency(Computer Security)
25
MIB:
Management Information Base(Computer Security, Computer)
25
EU:
European Union(European Union, Political, International)
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FTP:
File Transfer Protocol(Switching, Application layer protocol)
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