Technology Abbreviations

IP	Internet Protocol	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
LAN	Local Area Network	Computing, Technical, Engineering
API	Application Programming Interface	Computing, Technical, IT
CPU	Central Processing Unit	Computing, IT, Technical
IT	Information Technology	Computing, Medical, Information Technology
VPN	Virtual Private Network	Computing, Technical, Cybersecurity
GPS	Global Positioning System	Military, Technical, Engineering
GUI	Graphical User Interface	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
LCD	Liquid Crystal Display	Computing, Electronics, Technical
AI	Artificial Intelligence	Computing, Information Technology, Business
FTP	File Transfer Protocol	Computing, Technical, Nuclear
ISP	Internet Service Provider	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
RAM	Random Access Memory	Computing, Technical, Engineering
USB	Universal Serial Bus	Computing, Information Technology, Technical
OEM	Original Equipment Manufacturer	Computing, Automotive, Engineering
WAN	Wide Area Network	Computing, Engineering, Technical
RF	Radio Frequency	Computing, Technical, Aviation
OS	Operating System	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
UDP	User Datagram Protocol	Computing, Technical, Cybersecurity
URL	Uniform Resource Locator

DC	Direct Current	Energy, Engineering, Welding
PC	Personal Computer	Computing, Technical, Engineering
WLAN	Wireless Local Area Network	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
WWW	World Wide Web	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
AC	Alternating Current	Energy, Technical, Engineering
TCP	Transmission Control Protocol	Computing, Information Technology, Technical
ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
ANSI	American National Standards Institute	Computing, Engineering, Technical
IEEE	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers	Computing, Nuclear, Technical
DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol	Computing, Technical, Engineering
SQL	Structured Query Language	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
IR	Infrared	Medical, Engineering, Computing
CRM	Customer Relationship Management	Business, Computing, Information Technology
DNS	Domain Name System	Computing, Information Technology, Technical
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol	Computing, Information Technology, Technical
PCB	Printed Circuit Board	Computing, Technical, Engineering
QoS	Quality of Service	Computing, IT, Information Technology
ICMP	Internet Control Message Protocol	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
IDE	Integrated Development Environment	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
ISO	International Organization for Standardization	Computing, Technical, Engineering

UI	User Interface	Computing, Information Technology, Engineering
XML	Extensible Markup Language	Computing, IT, Technical
SDK	Software Development Kit	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
UPS	Uninterruptible Power Supply	Computing, Technical, Computer
FCC	Federal Communications Commission	Technical, Engineering, Electronics
IC	Integrated Circuit	Engineering, Computing, Electronics
ISDN	Integrated Services Digital Network	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
MAC	Media Access Control	Computing, Technical, Cybersecurity
SMS	Short Message Service	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
SNMP	Simple Network Management Protocol	Computing, Technical, IT
SMTP	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol	Computing, Technical, Engineering
TLS	Transport Layer Security	Computing, Computer Security, Cybersecurity
ATM	Asynchronous Transfer Mode	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
DSL	Digital Subscriber Line	Computing, Technical, Electronics
I/O	Input/Output	Computing, Technical, Nuclear
VLAN	Virtual Local Area Network	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
LED	Light Emitting Diode	Computing, Electronics, Automotive
SCSI	Small Computer System Interface	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
DMA	Direct Memory Access	Computing, Information Technology, Computer

NAT	Network Address Translation	Computing, Technical, IT
ERP	Enterprise Resource Planning	Engineering, Computing, Business
Hz	Hertz	Computing, Technical, Medical
PDF	Portable Document Format	Computing, Information Technology, Medical
TCP/IP	Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
NIC	Network Interface Card	Computing, Technical, Computer
ACL	Access Control List	Computing, Computer Security, Information Technology
SIP	Session Initiation Protocol	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
VM	Virtual Machine	Computing, Information Technology, Technical
AES	Advanced Encryption Standard	Computing, Cybersecurity, Cryptography
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology	Cybersecurity, Computing, Medical
SAN	Storage Area Network	Computing, Technical, Engineering
SLA	Service Level Agreement	Business, Computing, Finance
EU	European Union	Government, Medical, Energy
IDS	Intrusion Detection System	Computing, Cybersecurity, Computer Security
IEC	International Electrotechnical Commission	Technical, Energy, Nuclear
ML	Machine Learning	Computing, Information Technology, AI
PDA	Personal Digital Assistant	Computing, Information Technology, Technical
CRC	Cyclic Redundancy Check	Computing, Technical, Computer Security
HTML	Hypertext Markup Language	Computing, Technical, Information Technology

IETF	Internet Engineering Task Force	Computing, Technical, Cybersecurity
IoT	Internet of Things	IT, Computing, Information Technology
JSON	JavaScript Object Notation	Computing, Information Technology, IT
EDI	Electronic Data Interchange	Computing, Medical, Logistics
FM	Frequency Modulation	Electronics, Amateur Radio, Computing
GPRS	General Packet Radio Service	Technical, Computing, Engineering
IMAP	Internet Message Access Protocol	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
NTP	Network Time Protocol	Computing, Information Technology, Technical
RFID	Radio Frequency Identification	Computing, Electronics, Technical
ROM	Read Only Memory	Computing, Engineering, Technical
JPEG	Joint Photographic Experts Group	Computing, Information Technology, Technical
SRAM	Static Random Access Memory	Computing, Technical, Engineering
CMS	Content Management System	Computing, Marketing, Digital Marketing
LDAP	Lightweight Directory Access Protocol	Computing, Technical, Computer Security
PSTN	Public Switched Telephone Network	Computing, Telecom, Computer Security
QA	Quality Assurance	Medical, Nuclear, Computing
SIM	Subscriber Identity Module	Technical, IT, Computing
ADSL	Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
ARP	Address Resolution Protocol	Computing, Technical, IT
ESD	Electrostatic Discharge	Computing, Technical, Electronics

PBX	Private Branch Exchange	Computing, Technical, Engineering
WEP	Wired Equivalent Privacy	Computing, Technical, Computer Security
CRT	Cathode Ray Tube	Computing, Nuclear, Technical
HDD	Hard Disk Drive	Computing, Information Technology, Computer
URI	Uniform Resource Identifier	Computing, Information Technology, Technical
VR	Virtual Reality	Computing, Information Technology, Nuclear
WAP	Wireless Application Protocol	Computing, Nuclear, Information Technology
PCMCIA	Personal Computer Memory Card International Association	Computing, Information Technology, Technical
QAM	Quadrature Amplitude Modulation	Computing, Technical, Electronics
UMTS	Universal Mobile Telecommunications System	Technical, Engineering, Computing
AM	Amplitude Modulation	Electronics, Computing, Technical
BGP	Border Gateway Protocol	Computing, IT, Technical
IMEI	International Mobile Equipment Identity	Computing, Technical, Telecom
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer	Computing, Computer Security, Cybersecurity
AR	Augmented Reality	Medical, Engineering, Technical
DES	Data Encryption Standard	Computing, Technical, Cybersecurity
KPI	Key Performance Indicator	Business, Engineering, Marketing
SOAP	Simple Object Access Protocol	Computing, Technical, Engineering
DARPA	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency	Computing, Technical, Computer Security
EMI	Electromagnetic Interference	Nuclear, Engineering, Electronics

SD	Secure Digital	Computing, Engineering, Technical
VHF	Very High Frequency	Aviation, Aerospace, Computing
WYSIWYG	What You See Is What You Get	Computing, Technical, Texting
FFT	Fast Fourier Transform	Technical, Engineering, Medical
MAN	Metropolitan Area Network	Computing, Information Technology, Technical
MHz	Megahertz	Computing, Aviation, Information Technology
NFS	Network File System	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
W3C	World Wide Web Consortium	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
DBMS	Database Management System	Computing, Information Technology, Database
GSM	Global System for Mobile Communications	Technical, Computing, Computer Security
ITU	International Telecommunication Union	Computing, Technical, Cybersecurity
JVM	Java Virtual Machine	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
MTU	Maximum Transmission Unit	Computing, Technical, Computer Security
NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	NASA, Space, Engineering
OCR	Optical Character Recognition	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
CGI	Common Gateway Interface	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
ETSI	European Telecommunications Standards Institute	Telecom, Technical, Computer Security
FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions	Computing, Texting, Technical
GHz	Gigahertz	Computing, Computer Security, Telecom
LTE	Long Term Evolution	Computing, Technical, Mobile Technology

NLP	Natural Language Processing	Computing, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
PNG	Portable Network Graphics	Computing, Graphic Design, Information Technology
CDN	Content Delivery Network	Computing, Information Technology, Technical
CIO	Chief Information Officer	Computer Security, Computing, Business
GB	Gigabyte	Computing, Information Technology, Satellite
KB	Kilobyte	Computing, Information Technology, Cybersecurity
MB	Megabyte	Computing, Information Technology, Technical
PCI	Peripheral Component Interconnect	Computing, Information Technology, Technical
PDU	Protocol Data Unit	Computing, Technical, IT
RPC	Remote Procedure Call	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
ATA	Advanced Technology Attachment	Computing, Computer, Cybersecurity
CD	Compact Disc	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
CERT	Computer Emergency Response Team	Computing, Cybersecurity, Computer Security
DOS	Disk Operating System	Computing, Information Technology, Technical
LEO	Low Earth Orbit	Space, NASA, Military
SSH	Secure Shell	Computing, Information Technology, Technical
UHF	Ultra High Frequency	Aviation, Computing, Aircraft
BER	Bit Error Rate	Computing, Technical, Electronics
ID	Identification	Medical, Computer Security, Computing
IGMP	Internet Group Management Protocol	Computing, Computer Security, Information Technology

OSI	Open Systems Interconnection	Computing, Technical, IT
OSPF	Open Shortest Path First	Computing, Technical, Programming
RFI	Radio Frequency Interference	Computing, Nuclear, Aviation
RMS	Root Mean Square	Engineering, Technical, Computing
SSID	Service Set Identifier	Computing, Technical, Computer Security
CAD	Computer-Aided Design	Computing, Engineering, Cnc Machine Shops
DDoS	Distributed Denial of Service	Computing, Cybersecurity, Information Technology
DOM	Document Object Model	Computing, Information Technology, Technical
HDMI	High-Definition Multimedia Interface	Computing, Electronics, Information Technology
IF	Intermediate Frequency	Electronics, Telecom, Amateur Radio
IMSI	International Mobile Subscriber Identity	Technical, Telecom, Computing
MIB	Management Information Base	Computing, Technical, Engineering
NFC	Near Field Communication	Computing, Computer Security, Information Technology
ODBC	Open Database Connectivity	Computing, Information Technology, Technical
OLE	Object Linking and Embedding	Computing, Programming, Technical
PKI	Public Key Infrastructure	Computing, Cybersecurity, Computer Security
RSS	Really Simple Syndication	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
TFTP	Trivial File Transfer Protocol	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
ALU	Arithmetic Logic Unit	Computing, Technical, Computer
CLI	Command Line Interface	Computing, Information Technology, Computer Security

CMOS	Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor	Computing, Technical, Electronics
DLL	Dynamic Link Library	Computing, Information Technology, Computer Security
DRAM	Dynamic Random Access Memory	Computing, Technical, Engineering
FDDI	Fiber Distributed Data Interface	Computing, Technical, IT
IP	Intellectual Property	Computing, Technical, Engineering
IRC	Internet Relay Chat	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
PCM	Pulse Code Modulation	Computing, Army, Technical
TPM	Trusted Platform Module	Computing, Information Technology, Cybersecurity
DDL	Data Definition Language	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
EMC	Electromagnetic Compatibility	Nuclear, Engineering, Technical
GPU	Graphics Processing Unit	Computing, Information Technology, Technical
ICT	Information and Communication Technology	Government, Computing, Information Technology
IPS	Intrusion Prevention System	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
LSB	Least Significant Bit	Computing, Technical, Engineering
R&D	Research and Development	Business, Nuclear, Government
RDBMS	Relational Database Management System	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
RIP	Routing Information Protocol	Computing, Technical, Information Technology
CSS	Cascading Style Sheets	Computing, Information Technology, Programming
DRM	Digital Rights Management	Computing, Cybersecurity, Technical
DSP	Digital Signal Processor	Computing, Engineering, Technical
EAP	Extensible Authentication Protocol	Computing, Computer Security, Technical