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µ ( m u ) : M icr o
Prefix for 10 power -6
1 GL: Fir st Ge n e r a t ion La n gu a ge
Machine language (Software)
2 D : 2 D im e n sion a l

2 D : D ou ble D e n sit y
(Hardware)
2 GL: Se con d Ge n e r a t ion La n gu a ge
Assembler and other low-level languages (Software)
2 S: 2 Side s
(Hardware)
3 D : 3 D im e n sion a l

3 GL: 3 r d Ge n e r a t ion La n gu a ge
High level programming languages (Software)
4 GL: 4 t h Ge n e r a t ion La n gu a ge
Database access languages (Software)
4 GT: 4 Giga byt e m e m or y Tu n in g

5 GL: Fift h Ge n e r a t ion La n gu a ge

Artificial intelligence languages (Software)
6 D OF: Six D e gr e e s Of Fr e e dom

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 A
A: Am pe r e ABRS: Au t om a t e d Book Re qu e st Syst e m A
Current measurement unit
ABS: Addr e ss Book Syn ch r on iza t ion
A/ D : An a log/ D igit a l (IBM)
(Hardware)
ABS: ABSolu t e
A/ P: Accou n t s Pa ya ble
ABS: Au t om a t ic Ba ck u p Syst e m
A/ PC: Au t o Pe r son a l Com pu t e r
(Hardware) ABT: ABor T
A/ R: Accou n t s Re ce iva ble ABTS: Ascii Block Te r m in a l Se r vice s
A/ UX: Apple Un iX AC: Au dio Code c
(Operating systems) (Apple) (Hardware)
AA: Au t o An sw e r AC: Alt e r n a t e Cu r r e n t
AAB: All- t o- All Br oa dca st AC: Au t oCh e ck
AAC: Adva nce d Audio Coding AC: Au t om a t ic Com pu t e r
AAF: Adva n cce d Au t h or in g For m a t ACAP: Applica t ion Con figu r a t ion Acce ss
Pr ot ocol
AAL: At m Ada pt ion La ye r
ACC: ACCu m u la t or
AAP: Applica t ion s Acce ss Poin t
(DEC) ACD : Au t om a t ic Ca ll D ist r ibu t ion
AARP: Apple t a lk Addr e ss Re solu t ion ACD I : Asyn ch r on ou s Com m u n ica t ion s
Pr ot ocol D e vice I n t e r fa ce
(Network) (Apple)
ACE: Acce ss Con t r ol En cr ypt ion
AAS: Au t o Ar e a Se gm e n t a t ion
Scanner technology which detects and optimizes text and ACE: Acce ss Con t r ol En t r y
graphics on the same page (Hardware) (Epson) (Operating systems)
AAS: All- t o- All Sca t t e r ACE: Adva n ce d Com pu t in g En vir on m e n t

AASP: Ascii Asyn ch r on ou s Su ppor t Pa ck a ge ACE: Au t om a t ic Com pu t in g En gin e

AAT: Ave r a ge Acce ss Tim e ACE: Adve r se Ch a n n e l En h a n ce m e n t s

AATP: Au t h or ize d Aca de m ic Tr a in in g ACE: Adobe Ce r t ifie d Ex pe r t

Pr ogr a m (Adobe)
(Microsoft)
ACF: Acce ss Con t r ol Fie ld
ABA: Addr e ss Book Ar ch ive
Filename extension ACF: Adva n ce d Com m u n ica t ion s Fu n ct ion

ABC: At a n a soff- Be r r y Com pu t e r ACH : Au t om a t e d Cle a r in g H ou se

First digital calculating machine that used vacuum tubes
ABEL: Adva n ce d Boole a n Ex pr e ssion
La n gu a ge
ABEN D : ABnor m a l EN D
(Software)
ABI : Applica t ion Bin a r y I n t e r fa ce
Defines the binary system interface between compiled
applications and the operating system on which they run.
ABI OS: Adva n ce d Ba sic I n pu t Ou t pu t
Syst e m
ABI ST: Au t om a t ic Bu ilt - I n Se lf- Te st
(IBM)
ABLE: Ada pt ive Ba t t e r y Life Ex t e n de r
ACI A: Asyn ch r on ou s Com m u n ica t ion
I n t e r fa ce Ada pt e r
ACI AS: Au t om a t e d Ca libr a t ion I n t e r va l
An a ly sis Sy st e m
ACI D : At om icit y, Con sist e n cy, I sola t ion a n d
D u r a bilit y
ACI S: Am e r ica n Com m it t e e for
I n t e r ope r a ble Syst e m s
ACK: ACKn ow le dge
A transmission control character transmitted by a station as an
affirmative response to the station with which the connection
has been set up. (Communication)
ACL: Adva n ce d Cm os Logic

ABR: Ava ila ble Bit Ra t e ACL: Acce ss Con t r ol List

For granting or denying access to computer resources
(security) (Operating systems)

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 ACM : Associa t ion for Com pu t in g M a ch in e r y
(Organizations)
ACM : Au dio Com pr e ssion M a n a ge r
(Microsoft)
A ACM S: Applica t ion Con t r ol M a n a ge m e n t
Syst e m
ACP: Au x ilia r y Con t r ol Pr oce ss
ACP: An cilla r y Con t r ol Pr ogr a m
ACPI : Adva n ce d Con figu r a t ion a n d Pow e r
I n t e r fa ce
(Hardware)
ACR: Allow e d Ce ll Ra t e
ACROSS: Au t om a t e d Ca r go Re le a se a n d
Ope r a t ion s Se r vice Syst e m
ACS: Au t om a t ic Con t r a st Se le ct ion
ACS: Adva n ce d Com pu t e r Syst e m
(IBM)
ACS: Asyn ch r on ou s Com m u n ica t ion Se r ve r
ACS: An t i Cu r l Syst e m
ACS: Acce ss Con t r ol Syst e m
ACS: Acce ss Con t r ol Se t
ACS: Au t om a t ic Cla ss Se le ct ion
ACSE: Associa t ion Con t r ol Se r vice Ele m e n t
The method used in International Organization for
Standardization's open systems interconnection (OSI) for
establishing a call between two applications.
ACSS: Au dio Ca sca din g St yle Sh e e t
ACTS: Adva n ce d Com m u n ica t ion
Te ch n ology Sa t e llit e
(Communication) (NASA)
ACTS: Au t om a t e d Com pu t e r Tim e Se r ve r
ACTT: Adva n ce d Com m u n ica t ion a n d
Tim e k e e pin g Te ch n ology
ACU: Au t om a t ic Ca llin g Un it
ACVC: Ada Com pile r Va lida t ion Ca pa cit y
AD : Act ive D ir e ct or y
(Operating systems)
AD A: AD A
Programming language named after Augusta Ada Lovelace
AD A: Au t om a t ic D a t a Acqu isit ion s
AD A: Adobe D e ve lope r s Associa t ion
(Organizations)
AD APT: Ar ch it e ct u r e , D e sign , An a lysis a n d
Pla n n in g Tool
AD B: Apple D e sk t op Bu s
Bus architecture (Hardware) (Apple)
AD BS: Adva n ce d D a t a Br oa dca st Syst e m
(Communication)
AD C: Ada pt ive D a t a Com pr e ssion
(Hayes)
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AD C: Applica t ion D e le t e Ce r t ifica t e
AD C: Adva n ce d D a t a Con n e ct or
(Databases) (Microsoft)
AD C: An a log t o D igit a l Con ve r t e r
A device that translates analog signals to digital signals.
Contrast with digital-to-analog converter (DAC). (Hardware)
AD C: AD d w it h Ca r r y
AD CCP: Adva n ce d D a t a Com m u n ica t ion
Con t r ol Pr oce du r e s
(Communication)
AD D : Ada pt e r D e vice D r ive r
AD D : Au t om a t ic D ocu m e n t D e t e ct ion
AD F: Au t om a t ica lly D e fin e d Fu n ct ion
AD F: Au t om a t ic D ocu m e n t Fe e de r
Scanner device (Hardware)
AD F: Ada pt e r D e scr ipt ion File
File name extension
AD I : Aut oCa d D e vice I nt e r fa ce
Driver
AD K: Applia n ce D e ve lopm e n t Kit
(Software)
AD L: Addr e ss D a t a La t ch
AD LAT: AD a pt ive LATt ice filt e r
AD LC: Asyn ch r on ou s D a t a Lin k Con t r ol
AD M ACS: Apple D ocu m e n t M a n a ge m e n t
An d Con t r ol Syst e m
AD M D : AD m in ist r a t ive M a n a ge m e n t D om a in
AD M L: Applica t ion D e scr ipt ion M a r k u p
La n gu a ge
(Software)
AD M S: Adst a r D ist r ibu t e d M a n a ge m e n t
Syst e m
AD O: Act ive x D a t a Obj e ct
(Databases) (Microsoft)
AD OD B: Act ive x D a t a Obj e ct D a t a Ba se
(Databases) (Microsoft)
AD P: Au t om a t ic D a t a Pr oce ssin g
AD P: Acce ss D a t a ba se Pr oj e ct
Filename extension (Software) (Microsoft)
AD PCM : Ada pt ive D iffe r e n t ia l Pu lse Code
M odu la t ion
Communication protocol (Communication)
AD R: Adva n ce d D igit a l Re cor din g
(Hardware)
AD R: AD dRe ss
AD S: Adva n ce d D igit a l Syst e m
AD S: Applica t ion D e ve lopm e n t Solu t ion s
(AT&T)
AD S: Au t om a t ic D ist r ibu t ion Syst e m
AD S: Applica t ion D e ve lopm e n t Syst e m
AD S/ O: Applica t ion D e ve lopm e n t Syst e m / AFD W : Act ive Fr a m e w or k for D a t a
On lin e W a r e h ou sin g
(Microsoft)
AD SC: Adobe D ocu m e n t St r u ct u r in g
Con ve n t ion s AFFS: Am iga Fa st File Syst e m
AD SI : Act ive D ir e ct or y Se r vice I n t e r fa ce (Operating systems)
(Network) AFI : Au t h or it y a n d For m a t I de n t ifie r
A
AD SI : An a log D ispla y Se r vice s I n t e r fa ce AFI I : Associa t ion for Fon t I n for m a t ion
AD SL: Asym m e t r ic D igit a l Su bscr ibe r Lin e I n t e r ch a n ge
Communication infrastructure (Communication) AFI RM : Au t om a t e d Fin ge r pr in t I m a ge
Re por t ing a nd M a t ch
AD SM : Adva n ce d D a t a St or a ge M a n a ge m e n t
(IBM) AFI S: Au t om a t e d Fin ge r pr in t I de n t ifica t ion
Syst e m
AD SM : Adst a r D ist r ibu t e d St or a ge M a n a ge r
(Databases) (IBM) AFLCD : An t iFe r r oe le ct r ic Liqu id Cr ist a l
D ispla y
AD SP: Apple t a lk D a t a St r e a m Pr ot ocol
(Hardware)
(Apple)
AFM : Adobe Fon t M e t r ics
AD SR: At t a ck , D e ca y, Su st a in , Re le a se
File name extension (Adobe)
AD T: Applica t ion D a t a Type AFM : At om ic For ce M icr oscope
(Hardware)
AD T: Abst r a ct D a t a Type
(Microsoft) AFM : At om ic For ce M icr oscope
(Hardware)
AD T: Acce ss D e ve lope r Toolk it
(Software) (Microsoft) AFP: Adva n ce d Fu n ct ion Pr e se n t a t ion
(IBM)
AD T: At la n t ic D a yligh t Tim e
Timezone: GMT -4:00 AFP: Apple t a lk Filin g Pr ot ocol
(Communication) (Apple)
AD U: Au t om a t ic D ia lin g Un it
AFP: Adva n ce d Fu n ct ion Pr in t in g
AE: Above or Equ a l
AFR: An n u a lize d Fa ilu r e Ra t e
AEB: An a log Ex pa n sion Bu s (Hardware)
(Dialogic)
AFR: Alt e r n a t e Fr a m e Re n de r in g
AEC: Ar ch it e ct u r e , En gin e e r in g, (Hardware)
Con st r u ct ion
A computer graphics market requiring specialized applications AFS: An dr e w File Syst e m
that facilitate efficient planning, design, drafting, and analysis.
AFT: Ada pt e r Fa u lt Tole r a n ce
AEGI S: Adva n ce d Ele ct r on ic Gu ida n ce a n d (Intel)
I n st r u m e n t a t ion Syst e m
AFTP: An on ym ou s File Tr a n sfe r Pr ot ocol
AEI : Applica t ion En a blin g I n t e r fa ce
AGA: Adva n ce d Gr a ph ics Ada pt e r
AES: Adva n ce d En cr ypt ion St a n da r d
AGARAS: An t iGla r e An t iRe fle ct ive An t iSt a t ic
AESA: At m En d Syst e m Addr e ss
(Communication) AGC: Au t om a t ic Ga in Con t r ol
AF: Assu r e d For w a r din g AGE: Am or ph iu m Gr a ph ics En gin e
Using AF, a provider may offer different levels of service for IP
packets received from a customer domain. Each AF class is AGP: Acce le r a t e d Gr a ph ic Por t
allocated a specified amount of buffer space and bandwidth (Hardware)
(Network)
AGU: Addr e ss Ge n e r a t ion Un it
AFA: Acce le r a t e d File Acce ss
AH : Au t h e n t ica t ion H e a de r
AFAI K: As Fa r As I Kn ow (Network)
(Messages)
AH A: Ada pt e c H ost Ada pt e r
AFC: Au t om a t ic Fon t Ch a n ge (Hardware) (Adaptec)
AFC: Applica t ion Fou n da t ion Cla sse s AH D L: An a log H a r dw a r e D e scr ipt ion
(Software) (Microsoft) La n gu a ge
AFC: Au t om a t ic Fr e qu e n cy Con t r ol AH D T: Ala sk a - H a w a ii D a yligh t Tim e
Timezone: GMT -10:00
AFD : Au t om a t ic File D ist r ibu t ion
AH S: Au t om a t e d H igh w a y Syst e m s

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 AH ST: Ala sk a - H a w a ii St a n da r d Tim e
Timezone: GMT -10:00
AI : Ar t ificia l I nt e llige nce
AI : An a log I n pu t
A AI A: Applica t ion s I n t e gr a t ion Ar ch it e ct u r e
(DEC)
AI C: Aix w in dow s I n t e r fa ce Com pose r
(IBM)
AI F: Au dio I n t e r ch a n ge For m a t
AI FF: Au dio I n t e r ch a n ge File For m a t
(Apple)
AI I M : Associa t ion for I n for m a t ion a n d
I m a ge M a na ge m e nt
AI M : Aol I n st a n t M e sse n ge r
AI M : Applica t ion I nt e gr a t ion M odule
AI N : Adva n ce d I n t e llige n t N e t w or k
AI R: Ar ch it e ct u r e I m ple m e n t a t ion Re vie w
AI S: Au t om a t e d I n for m a t ion Syst e m
AI SB: Associa t ion of I m a gin g Se r vice
Bu r e a u s
AI SP: Associa t ion of I n for m a t ion Syst e m s
Pr ofe ssion a ls
AI T: Adva n ce d I n t e llige n t Ta pe
(Hardware)
AI X: Adva n ce d I n t e r a ct ive e Xe cu t ive
IBM's Unix (Operating systems) (IBM)
a k a : Also Kn ow n As
(Messages)
ALB: Adva n ce d Loa d Ba la n cin g
ALC: Applica t ion Loa d Ce r t ifica t e
ALC: Air lin e Lin k Con t r ol
Service protocol (Network)
ALC: Au t om a t ic Le ve l Con t r ol
ALC: Ar it h m e t ic a n d Logic Cir cu it s
ALD C: Ada pt ive Lossle ss D a t a Com pr e ssion
(IBM)
ALE: Applica t ion Lin k in g En a blin g
ALE: Applica t ion La u n ch a n d Em be ddin g
(Software)
ALE: Addr e ss La t ch En a ble
ALEC: Alt e r n a t ive Lon g Ex ch a n ge Ca r r ie r
(Communication)
ALEP: Adva n ce d La n gu a ge En gin e e r in g
Pla t for m
ALGOL: ALGOr it h m ic La n gu a ge
Programming language (Software)
ALI BI : Ada pt ive Loca t ion of
I n t e r n e t w or k e d Ba se s of I n for m a t ion
ALI N K: Act ive LI N K
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ALI W EB: Ar ch ie Lik e I n de x in g in t h e W EB
ALM : Asyn ch r on ou s Lin e M u lt iple x e r
A device that connects multiple terminals or other serial
interface devices to Sun network file servers or workstations.
Also known as "multiple terminal interface."
ALN : Asyn ch r on ou s Le a r n in g N e t w or k
ALR: Adva n ce d Logic Re se a r ch
ALT: ALTe r n a t e
ALU: Ar it h m e t ic Logic Un it
Device in a CPU performing arithmetic operations (Hardware)
AM : Am plit ude M odula t ion
AM A: Au t om a t ic M e ssa ge Accou n t in g
AM ASS: Ar ch iva l M a n a ge m e n t An d St or a ge
Syst e m
Manufacturer
AM D : Adva n ce d M icr o D e vice s
CPU Manufacturer (AMD)
AM D : Act ive M a t r ix D ispla y
AM E: Adva nce d M e t a l Eva por a t ion
Recording media technology (Hardware)
AM H A: Adva n ce d M a cr o H e u r ist ic An a lysis
(Dr. Solomon)
AM I : Am e r ica n M e ga t r e n ds, I n c.
AM I : Alt e r n a t e M a r k I n ve r sion
AM LCD : Act ive - M a t r ix Liqu id Cr yst a l D ispla y
(Hardware)
AM M A: Adva n ce d M e m or y M a n a ge m e n t
Ar ch it e ct u r e
AM P: At t a ch e d M e dia Pr oce ssor
(Hardware)
AM PS: Adva n ce d M obile Ph on e Syst e m
(Communication)
AM S: Adva n ce d M icr ocom pu t e r Syst e m
(Hardware) (Siemens-Nixdorf)
AN D F: Ar ch it e ct u r e - N e u t r a l D ist r ibu t ion
For m a t
AN I : AN I m a t e d cur sor
File name extension (Microsoft)
AN I : Aut om a t ic N um be r I de nt ifica t ion
AN N : AN N ot a t ions
File name extension (IBM)
AN N : Ar t ificia l N e ur a l N e t w or k
AN S: Am e r ica n N a t ion a l St a n da r d
AN SI : Am e r ica n N a t ion a l St a n da r d I n st it u t e
An organization that reviews and approves product standards in
the United States. (Organizations)
AN X: Au t om ot ive N e t w or k e Xch a n ge
AO: An a log Ou t pu t
AO/ D I : Alw a ys On / D yn a m ic I sdn
AOCE: Apple Ope n Colla bor a t ive
En vir on m e n t
(Apple)
AOE: Applica t ion Ope r a t in g En vir on m e n t
(AT&T)
AOL: Am e r ica On Lin e
(Network)
AOS: Add Or Su bt r a ct
AOW : Asia a n d Oce a n ia W or k sh op
One of the three regional OSI implementors workshops.
AP: Applica t ion Pr oce ssor
AP: Acce ss Poin t
(Hardware)
APA: Ada pt ive Pa ck e t Asse m bly
APA: All Poin t s Addr e ssa ble
APA: Ar it h m e t ic Pr oce ssin g Acce le r a t or
APAR: Au t h or ize d Pr ogr a m An a lysis Re por t
(IBM)
APC: Am e r ica n Pow e r Con ve r sion
APCUG: Associa t ion of PC Use r Gr ou ps
APCVG: Associa t ion of Pe r son a l Com pu t e r
Use r s Gr ou p
(Organizations)
APD U: Applica t ion Pr ot ocol D a t a Un it s
APF: Apple Filin g Pr ot ocol
(Apple)
API : Applica t ion Pr ogr a m m in g I n t e r fa ce
A set of calling conventions defining how a service is invoked
through a software package. (Software)
API C: Adva n ce d Pr ogr a m m a ble I n t e r r u pt
Con t r olle r
(Intel)
API PA: Au t om a t ic Pr iva t e I n t e r n e t Pr ot ocol
Addr e ssin g
(Network)
API S: Adva n ce d Pa sse n ge r I n for m a t ion
Syst e m
APL: A Pr ogr a m m in g La n gu a ge
(Software)
APL: Applie d Ph ysics La bor a t or y,
Sk a ggsville , M D . Adva n ce d r e se a r ch
fa cilit y.
APL: Ave r a ge Pict u r e Le ve l
Monitor quality parameter (Hardware)
APLSF: A Pr ogr a m m in g La n gu a ge w it h
Sh a r e d File s
APM : Adva n ce d Pow e r M a n a ge m e n t
APN I C: Asia - Pa cific N e t w or k I n for m a t ion
Ce n t e r
APOP: Au t h e n t ica t e d Post Office Pr ot ocol
APP: APPlica t ion
File name extension
APPC: Adva n ce d Pr ogr a m t o Pr ogr a m
Com m unica t ion
APPCM : Acce ss Pr ot e ct ion a n d Pr ior it y
Con t r ol M e ch a n ism
APPI : Adva n ce d Pe e r - t o- Pe e r
I n t e r n e t w or k in g
A
(Network)
APPN : Adva n ce d Pe e r - t o- Pe e r N e t w or k in g
(Network) (IBM)
APRP: Ada pt ive Pa t t e r n Re cogn it ion
Pr oce ssin g
APS: An a log Pr ot e ct ion Syst e m
APS: Adva n ce d Pr in t in g Se r vice
(IBM)
APS: Adva n ce d Ph ot o Syst e m
APS: Asyn ch r on ou s Pr ot ocol Spe cifica t ion
APSE: Ada Pr ogr a m m in g Su ppor t
En vir on m e n t
(Software)
APSO: Au dio Pr e cision Syst e m On e
(Hardware)
APT: Au t om a t ica lly Pr ogr a m m e d Tools
APT: Addr e ss Pa ss Th r ou gh
APT: Adva n ce d Pa r a lle l Te ch n ology
APTC: Au t h or ize d Pr om e t r ic Te st in g Ce n t e r
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APTM : Applica t ion Pr ogr a m t o Tr a n sa ct ion
M a na ge r
AR: Applica t ion Re qu e st e r
(IBM)
ARA: Apple t a lk Re m ot e Acce ss
(Communication) (Apple)
ARAG: An t iRe fle ct ive , An t iGla r e
ARAS: An t iRe fle ct ive , An t iSt a t ic
ARB: Ar ch it e ct u r e Re vie w Boa r d
ARC: ARCh ive
File name extension
ARCA: Adva n ce d Risc Com pu t in g
Ar ch it e ct u r e
ARCn e t : At t a ch e d Re sou r ce Com pu t e r
N ETw or k
ARI N : Am e r ica n Re gist r y for I n t e r n e t
N u m be r s
(Organizations)
ARL: Acce ss Righ t s List
ARL: Adj u st e d Rin g Le n gt h
ARLL: Adva n ce d Ru n Le n gt h Lim it e d
ARM : Adva n ce d Risc M a ch in e
ARM : Asyn ch r on ou s Re spon se M ode
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 ARM : An n ot a t e d Re fe r e n ce M a n u a l
ARM A: Associa t ion of Re cor ds M a na ge r s
a n d Adm in ist r a t or s
ARM S: Ar ch it e ct u r e for Re lia ble M a n a ge d
A St or a ge
ARO: Ada pt e c Ra idpor t Opt ion
(Hardware) (Adaptec)
AROM : Alt e r a ble Re a d On ly M e m or y
ARP: Addr e ss Re solu t ion Pr ot ocol
The Internet protocol used to dynamically map Internet
addresses to physical (hardware) addresses on local area
networks. Limited to networks that support hardware broadcast.
(Network)
ARPA: Adva n ce d Re se a r ch Pr oj e ct s Age n cy
Now called Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
(DARPA), the U.S. government agency that funded the
ARPANET. (Organizations)
ARPAN ET: Adva n ce d Re se a r ch Pr oj e ct s
Age n cy N ETw or k
A packet switched network developed in the early 1970s. The
"grandfather" of today's Internet. ARPANET was
decommissioned in June 1990.
ARPL: Adj u st Re qu e st e d Pr ivile ge Le ve l
ARQ: Au t om a t ic Re pe a t r e Qu e st
(Communication)
ARTA: Apple Re a l Tim e Ar ch it e ct u r e
ARTI C: A Re a l- Tim e I nt e r fa ce Copr oce ssor
(IBM)
ARTS: Asyn ch r on ou s Re m ot e Ta k e ove r
Se r ve r
ARTT: Asyn ch r on ou s Re m ot e Ta k e ove r
Te r m in a l
ARU: Au dio Re spon se Un it
ARX: Au t oca d Ru n t im e e Xt e n sion s
(Software) (Autodesk)
AS: Adva n ce d Se r ve r
AS: Au t h e n t ica t ion Se r vice
AS: Au t on om ou s Syst e m
A self-connected set of networks that are generally operated
within the same administrative domain (Network)
AS: Applica t ion Se r ve r
(IBM)
AS/ 4 0 0 : Applica t ion Syst e m / 4 0 0
(IBM)
AS/ U: Adva n ce d Se r ve r for Un ix
AS3 AP: An si Sql St a n da r d Sca la ble An d
Por t a ble
ASA: Am e r ica n St a n da r ds Associa t ion
ASA: Act ive Se r ve r Applica t ion
(Network) (Microsoft)
ASAI : Adj u n ct Sw it ch Applica t ion I n t e r fa ce
(AT&T)
ASAP: As Soon As Possible
(Messages)
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ASAP: Au t om a t ic Sw it ch in g An d Pr oce ssin g
ASB: Adva n ce d Syst e m Bu ffe r in g
(Hardware) (Intel)
ASC: Accr e dit e d St a n da r ds Com m it t e e
ASC: ASCii t e x t
File name extension
ASC: Au t h or ize d Su ppor t Ce n t e r s
ASCC: Au t om a t ic Se qu e n ce Con t r olle d
Ca lcula t or
(IBM)
ASCI : Acce le r a t e d St r a t e gic Com pu t in g
I n it ia t ive
ASCI I : Am e r ica n St a n da r d Code for
I n for m a t ion I n t e r ch a n ge
The standard binary encoding of alphabetical characters,
numbers, and other keyboard symbols (7 bit character code.)
ASD : Au t om a t ic Sk ip D r ive r
(Operating systems) (Microsoft)
ASD SP: Applica t ion - Spe cific D igit a l Sign a l
Pr oce ssor
ASE: Act ive St or a ge Ele m e n t
ASE: Alla din Sm a r t ca r d En vir on m e n t
ASE: Ada pt ive Se r ve r En t e r pr ise
(Databases) (Sybase)
ASET: Au t om a t e d Se cu r it y En h a n ce m e n t
Tool
A tool that allows a user to specify an overall system security
level (low, medium, or high) and automatically maintain
systems at those levels.
ASF: Applie d Scie n ce Fict ion
Manufacturer (ASF)
ASF: Act ive St r e a m in g For m a t
ASF: Adva n ce d St r e a m in g For m a t
ASF: Apa ch e Soft w a r e Fou n da t ion
(Organizations)
ASI : Asyn ch r on ou s SCSI I n t e r fa ce
ASI : Au t om a t ic Syst e m I n st a lla t ion
ASI C: Applica t ion - Spe cific I n t e gr a t e d
Cir cu it
A gate array or other non-standard chip design for proprietary
use. (Hardware)
ASI D : Addr e ss Spa ce I D e n t ifie r
ASI T: Adva n ce d Se cu r it y a n d I de n t ifica t ion
Te ch n ology
ASK: Am plit u de Sh ift Ke yin g
ASL: Ada pt ive Spe e d Le ve lin g
ASLB: Acce le r a t e d Se r ve r Loa d Ba la n cin g
ASLM : Apple Sh a r e d Libr a r y M a n a ge r
(Apple)
ASLT: Adva n ce d Solid Logic Te ch n ology