The list of computing acronyms and abbreviations.

All computing related acronyms and abbreviations.

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USB:
Universal Serial Bus(Peripherals, BUS, PHONE)
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CPU:
Central Processing Unit(Switching, Transport, Traffic)
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DTD:
Document Type Definition(Document processing, Web development)
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PBX:
Private Branch Exchange(Response, Emergency, Computer Security)
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PC:
Personal Computer(Game platform, Video game platform, Computers)
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PIN:
Personal Identification Number(Us taxes, Computer technology)
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UMTS:
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System(Wireless networking, PHONE)
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ACL:
Access Control List(Computer network, Database, Microsoft Windows)
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CGI:
Common Gateway Interface(Protocol, Computer technology, Computers)
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DMA:
Direct Memory Access(Computer storage, Computer memory, Computer data)
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SIM:
Subscriber Identity Module(Mobile, Satellite Communications, PHONE)
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VoIP:
Voice over Internet Protocol(Computer Security, Information Technology)
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ACM:
Association for Computing Machinery(University organization)
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AS:
Autonomous System(Meterology, Computer Security, Climatology)
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ASP:
Active Server Pages(Programming, Web development, Computer technology)
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COM:
Component Object Model(Software Development, Microsoft Windows, WINDOWS)
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OEM:
Original Equipment Manufacturer(Online auction, Ebay, CORPORATE)
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SDK:
Software Development Kit(Computer technology, Computers, MICROSOFT)
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DOM:
Document Object Model(Document processing, Web development)
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FTC:
Federal Trade Commission(Environment, Economics, Health Care)
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