The list of computing acronyms and abbreviations.

All computing related acronyms and abbreviations.

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URL:
Uniform Resource Locator(Application layer protocol, Web development)
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EPROM:
Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory(Computer engineering)
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PCMCIA:
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
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PKI:
Public Key Infrastructure(Security, Computing Science, Computer software)
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CMM:
Capability Maturity Model(Computer software, Software)
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SSL:
Secure Sockets Layer(Computer network, Protocol, Computer technology)
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WAP:
Wireless Application Protocol(Wireless networking, Protocol, Wireless)
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BBS:
Bulletin Board System(Computers, Industrial networking)
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GIG:
Global Information Grid(Naval, Computer Security, Information Technology)
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GPL:
General Public License(Jurisprudence, Legal, LAW)
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HF:
High Frequency(Astrophysics, Celestial objects, Computer Security)
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NFS:
Network File System(Networking, Network Protocol, Data Transfer)
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AES:
Advanced Encryption Standard(ALGorithM, Wireless networking, Math)
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BSI:
British Standards Institution(Information Technology, Construction)
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DEC:
Digital Equipment Corporation(Networking, Electronics, Electronic hardware)
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DII:
Defense Information Infrastructure(Information Technology, Computing, Army)
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EAP:
Extensible Authentication Protocol(CISCO, Wireless networking)
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FIPS:
Federal Information Processing Standard(Response, Computer technology)
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NAT:
Network Address Translation(Application layer protocol, Computer network)
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NTP:
Network Time Protocol(Communications protocol)
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