The list of computing acronyms and abbreviations.

All computing related acronyms and abbreviations.

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FTP:
File Transfer Protocol(Switching, Application layer protocol)
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DISA:
Defense Information Systems Agency(Computer Security)
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MIB:
Management Information Base(Computer Security, Computer)
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CORBA:
Common Object Request Broker Architecture(Industrial networking)
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DNS:
Domain Name System(Computer network, Web development, Printing)
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PDF:
Portable Document Format(Adobe, Document processing, Format)
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SIP:
Session Initiation Protocol(Protocol, Network Protocol, Data Transfer)
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OSI:
Open Systems Interconnection(Computer technology, Trade)
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RF:
Radio Frequency(Radio, Meterology, Energy)
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PSTN:
Public Switched Telephone Network(Satellite Communications, PHONE)
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ITU:
International Telecommunication Union(STANDARDS, United Nations, PHONE)
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EDI:
Electronic Data Interchange(Supply chain, CORPORATE, PHONE)
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GUI:
Graphical User Interface(Web development, Printing, Computer technology)
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IANA:
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority(Computer technology, Computers)
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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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FDDI:
Fiber Distributed Data Interface(Microsoft Windows, Network Protocol)
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SCTP:
Stream Control Transmission Protocol(Network Protocol, Data Transfer)
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MAC:
Media Access Control(Industrial networking, Computer networking)
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