The list of telecommunications acronyms and abbreviations.

All telecommunications related acronyms and abbreviations.

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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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FAQ:
Frequently Asked Questions(Affiliate, Internet advertising)
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ROTFL:
Rolling On The Floor Laughing(Definition, Usenet, Internet jargon)
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IMNSHO:
In My Not So Humble Opinion(Imho variation, Imho variant, Imho form)
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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)
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FTP:
File Transfer Protocol(Switching, Application layer protocol)
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DNS:
Domain Name System(Computer network, Web development, Printing)
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IANA:
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority(Computer technology, Computers)
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TCP:
Transmission Control Protocol(Transport Layer, Switching)
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ISP:
Internet Service Provider(Computer network, Wireless networking)
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FDDI:
Fiber Distributed Data Interface(Microsoft Windows, Network Protocol)
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UDP:
User Datagram Protocol(Transport Layer, Communications protocol)
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SCTP:
Stream Control Transmission Protocol(Network Protocol, Data Transfer)
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OS:
Operating System(Computer network, Computers, Web slang)
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OSPF:
Open Shortest Path First(Network Layer Protocol, Routing)
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BGP:
Border Gateway Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing, Data Transmission)
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ARP:
Address Resolution Protocol(data link layer protocol)
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FWIW:
For What It's Worth(Usenet, Texas hold 'em, Poker)
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