The list of telecommunications acronyms and abbreviations.

All telecommunications related acronyms and abbreviations.

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ITU:
International Telecommunication Union(STANDARDS, United Nations, 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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TCP:
Transmission Control Protocol(Transport Layer, Switching)
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WMO:
World Meteorological Organization(United Nations, Weather Forecast)
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FY:
Fiscal Year(Financial, US taxation, Taxation)
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ISP:
Internet Service Provider(Computer network, Wireless networking)
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SAR:
Synthetic Aperture Radar(Scientific satellite, Satellite, Meterology)
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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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GAO:
General Accounting Office(Political, Accountancy, Financial)
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ICAO:
International Civil Aviation Organization(Air transport industry)
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OSHA:
Occupational Safety and Health Administration(Mechanical sealing)
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CIA:
Central Intelligence Agency(Governmental, Central, Administration)
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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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MTP:
Message Transfer Part(Network Protocol, Computer networking, Computing)
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OS:
Operating System(Computer network, Computers, Web slang)
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ADPCM:
Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation(Microsoft Windows)
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SNA:
Systems Network Architecture(Networking, Data Transfer, Network)
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