The list of computing acronyms and abbreviations.

All computing related acronyms and abbreviations.

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CDMA:
Code Division Multiple Access(Cellular, Mobile, Wireless networking)
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OMG:
Object Management Group(IBM, Computer, Information Technology)
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VPN:
Virtual Private Network(Computer network, Wireless networking)
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IEC:
International Electrotechnical Commission(Institute)
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QA:
Quality Assurance(Procurement, Business Development, Product Development)
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BGP:
Border Gateway Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing, Data Transmission)
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CM:
Configuration Management(US business, Computer, Information Technology)
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DSL:
Digital Subscriber Line(STANDARDS, Data Transmission, Communications)
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LDAP:
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol(Application layer protocol)
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MIT:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology(Institute of Technology)
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SMTP:
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol)
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UHF:
Ultra High Frequency(Physics, 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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SMS:
Short Message Service(Ebay, Online auction, PHONE)
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ARPA:
Advanced Research Projects Agency(Computers, Computer Security, Computer)
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CRC:
Cyclic Redundancy Check(Computer technology, Industrial networking, DATA)
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GPRS:
General Packet Radio Service(Cellular, Mobile, Wireless networking)
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TDMA:
Time Division Multiple Access(Satellite Communications)
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FEC:
Forward Error Correction(Networking, Computer, Information Technology)
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