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ADSL: Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
agp: accelerated graphics port
ansi: american national standards institute
api: application programming interface
ascii: american standard code for information interchange
autoexec.bat: executed by dos when system boots up
basic: beginners' all-purpose symbolic instruction code
bbs: bulletin board system
bios: basic input output system
bit: binary digit
buffers: storage areas used by dos
cad: computer-aided design
ccd: charge-coupled device
cgi: common gateway interface
clut: colour look-up table
cmos: complementary metal oxide semiconductor
cmx: corel media exchange
cmyk: cyan, magenta, yellow, black
command.com: standard command processor used by dos
config.sys: defines initial configuration of dos
cpu: central processing unit
crc: cyclic redundancy check
crt: cathode ray tube
dac: digital to analogue converter
dat: digital audio tape
dbms: data base management system
dde: dynamic data exchange
dimm: dual inline memory modules
dll: dynamic link library
dma: direct memory access
dns: domain name server
dos: disk operating system
dpi: dots per inch
dvd: digital versatile disk
dvi: digital video interactive
edi: electronic data interchange
eide: enhanced integrated drive electronics
eisa: extended industry standard architecture
ems: expanded memory specification
eps: encapsulated post script
faq: frequently asked questions
fat: file allocation table
ftp: file transfer protocol
gdi: graphical device interface
gif: graphics interchange format
hma: high memory area
html: hyper text markup language
http: hyper text transport protocol
irc: internet relay chat
irq: interrupt request
isdn: integrated services digital network
isp: internet service provider
jpeg: joint photographic experts group
kb: kilobytes
ldap: lightweight directory access protocol
mbr: master boot record
mca: micro channel architecture:bus design implemented by ibm
midi: musical instrument digital interface
mime: multipurpose internet mail extension
mpeg: motion picture experts group
mmx: multimedia extensions
mpeg: motion picture expert group
ms: milliseconds
network adapter: hardware card that provides interface between processor and network
ocr: optical character recognition
ole: object linking and embedding
pci: peripheral component interconnect
pda: personal digital assistant
pdf: portable document format
pdl: page description language
pif: program information file
pixel: picture element
pmpo: peak momentary power output
pop: post office protocol
ppp: point-to-point protocol
ram: random access memory
rgb: red, green, blue
rms: root mean squared
rom: read only memory
tsr: terminate and stay resident
san: storage area network
scsi: small computer system interface
set: secure electronic transactions
sgml: standard generalised markup language
simm: single inline memory modules
slip: serial line internet protocol
smtp: simple mail transfer protocol
SSL: Secure Sockets Layer Secure Sockets Layer
tcp/ip: transmission control protocol/internet protocol
uart: universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter
uma: upper memory area
umb: upper memory block
url: uniform resource locator
vcpi: virtual control program interface
vesa: video electronics standards association
vga: video graphics array
video adapter: monochrome/cga/ega/vga
vpn: virtual private network
vrml: virtual reality modeling language
vxd: virtual device driver: performs various system-level functions
wais: wide area information server
wav: windows audio file
winsock: windows program: provides other windows programs with standard interface to network services
xms: extended memory specification