LIST OF COMPUTER ABBREVIATIONS:
Computer abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase related to computer.
0–9
.com—Dot commercial
1GL—First-Generation
Programming Language
1NF—First Normal Form
2FA—Two-factor
authentication
2GL—Second-Generation
Programming Language
2NF—Second Normal Form
3GL—Third-Generation Programming
Language
3NF—Third Normal Form
4GL—Fourth-Generation
Programming Language
4NF—Fourth Normal Form
5GL—Fifth-Generation
Programming Language
5NF—Fifth Normal Form
6NF—Sixth Normal Form
802.11—Wireless LAN
A
ABI—Application Binary
Interface
AC—Alternating Current
ACD—Automatic Call
Distributor
ACE—Advanced Computing
Environment
ACL—Access Control List
AD—Administrative
Domain
ADC—Analog-to-Digital
Converter
AGP—Accelerated
Graphics Port
AH—Active Hub
AI—Artificial
Intelligence
ALGOL—Algorithmic Language
ALU—Arithmetic and
Logical Unit
AMOLED—Active-Matrix
Organic Light-Emitting Diode
ANSI—American National
Standards Institute
API—Application
Programming Interface
ARP—Address Resolution
Protocol
ARPA—Advanced Research
Projects Agency
ARPANET—Advanced
Research Projects Agency Network
AS—Access Server
ASCII—American Standard
Code for Information Interchange
AuthIP—Authenticated
Internet Protocol
ASP—Application Service
Provider
AT—Advanced Technology
ATM—Asynchronous
Transfer Mode
AuthN—Authentication
AuthZ—Authorization
AV—Antivirus
AVC—Advanced Video
Coding
AVI—Audio Video
Interleaved
B
B2B—Business-to-Business
B2C—Business-to-Consumer
B2E—Business-to-Employee
BAL—Basic Assembly
Language
BASIC—Beginner's
All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BCC—Blind Carbon Copy
BCD—Binary Coded
Decimal
BER—Bit Error Rate
BFS—Breadth-First
Search
bin—binary
BINAC—Binary Automatic
Computer
BIOS—Basic Input Output
System
bit—binary digit
Blog—Web Log
BMP—Basic Multilingual
Plane
BNC—Baby Neill Constant
BOOTP—Bootstrap
Protocol
bps—bits per second
BSoD—Blue Screen of
Death
BT—Bluetooth
BW—Bandwidth
BYOD—Bring Your Own
Device
Byte—By eight (group of
8 bits)
C
CAD—Computer-Aided
Design
CAPTCHA—Completely
Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
CAT—Computer-Aided
Translation
cc—C Compiler
CC—Carbon Copy
CD—Compact Disc
CDMA—Code-Division
Multiple Access
CD-R—CD-Recordable
CD-ROM—CD Read-Only
Memory
CD-RW—CD-Rewritable
CF—Compact Flash
CG—Computer Graphics
CGA—Color Graphics
Array
CGI—Common Gateway
Interface
CISC—Complex
Instruction Set Computer
CLI—Command Line
Interface
CMOS—Complementary
Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
CMS—Content Management
System
COBOL—Common
Business-Oriented Language
CPS—characters per
second
CPU—Central Processing
Unit
CSP—Cloud Service
Provider
CSS—Cascading Style
Sheets
D
DAC—Digital-To-Analog
Converter
DARPA—Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency
DB—Database
DBMS—Database
Management System
DCC—Direct
Client-to-Client
DDL—Data Definition
Language
DHCP—Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol
DL—Download
DLL—Dynamic Link
Library
DMI—Direct Media
Interface
DML—Data Manipulation
Language
DNS—Domain Name System
DOA—Dead on Arrival
DoS—Denial of Service
DOS—Disk Operating
System
DPI—Dots Per Inch
DRAM—Dynamic
Random-Access Memory
DR-DOS—Digital Research
- Disk Operating System
DSL—Digital Subscriber
Line
DSL—Domain-Specific
Language
DSN—Database Source
Name
DTP—Desktop Publishing
E
EBCDIC—Extended Binary
Coded Decimal Interchange Code
EDSAC—Electronic Delay
Storage Automatic Calculator
EDVAC—Electronic
Discrete Variable Automatic Computer
EEPROM—Electronically
Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EFS—Encrypting File
System
EGA—Enhanced Graphics
Array
E-mail—Electronic mail
EGP—Exterior Gateway
Protocol
eID—electronic ID card
ENIAC—Electronic
Numerical Integrator And Computer
EPROM—Erasable
Programmable Read-Only Memory
EXT—EXTended file
system
ETA—Estimated Time of
Arrival
F
FAT—File Allocation
Table
FAQ—Frequently Asked Questions
FDD—Floppy Disk Drive
FIFO—First In First Out
FIPS—Federal
Information Processing Standards
FLAC—Free Lossless
Audio Codec
FLOPS—FLoating-Point
Operations Per Second
FORTRAN—Formula
Translation
FOSS—Free and
Open-Source Software
FPS—Floating Point
Systems
FTTH—Fiber To The Home
FTP—File Transfer
Protocol
G
G11N—Globalization
Gb—Gigabit
GB—Gigabyte
Gbps—Gigabits per
second
GCP—Google Cloud
Platform
GDI—Graphics Device
Interface
GIF—Graphics
Interchange Format
GIGO—Garbage In,
Garbage Out
GIMP—GNU Image
Manipulation Program
GIS—Geographic
Information System
GPL—General Public
License
GPRS—General Packet
Radio Service
GPU—Graphics Processing
Unit
GSM—Global System for
Mobile Communications
GUI—Graphical User
Interface
H
HCI—Human—Computer
Interaction
HD—High Density
HDD—Hard Disk Drive
HCL—Hardware
Compatibility List
HD DVD—High Definition
DVD
HDL—Hardware
Description Language
HDMI—High-Definition
Multimedia Interface
HF—High Frequency
HP—Hewlett-Packard
HPC—High-Performance
Computing
HTML—Hypertext Markup
Language
HTTP—Hypertext Transfer
Protocol
HVD—Holographic
Versatile Disc
Hz—Hertz
I
IaaS—Infrastructure as
a Service
IaC—Infrastructure as
Code
IBM—International
Business Machines
IC—Integrated Circuit
ICP—Internet Cache
Protocol
ICT—Information and
Communication Technology
IDE—Integrated
Development Environment
IDS—Intrusion Detection
System
IE—Internet Explorer
I/O—Input/output
IoT—Internet of Things
IP—Intellectual
Property
IP—Internet Protocol
IPL—Initial Program
Load
IPO—Inter Procedural
Optimization
IPv4—Internet Protocol
version 4
IPv6—Internet Protocol
version 6
IRC—Internet Relay Chat
IS—Information Systems
ISDN—Integrated
Services Digital Network
ISO—International
Organization for Standardization
ISP—Internet Service
Provider
IT—Information
Technology
J
JCL—Job Control
Language
JCP—Java Community
Process
JPEG—Joint Photographic
Experts Group
K
Kb—Kilobit
KB—Kilobyte
Kbps—Kilobits per
second
KiB—Kibibyte
kHz—Kilohertz
L
LAN—Local Area Network
LCD—Liquid Crystal
Display
LED—Light-Emitting
Diode
LGPL—Lesser General
Public License
LIFO—Last In First Out
LILO—Linux Loader
LISP—LISt Processing
LSB—Least Significant
Bit
LSI—Large-Scale
Integration
LTE—Long Term Evolution
M
MAC—Media Access
Control
MAN—Metropolitan Area
Network
Mb—Megabit
MB—Megabyte
Mbps—Megabits per
second
MDI—Multiple-Document
Interface
MGCP—Media Gateway
Control Protocol
MHz—Megahertz
MIB—Management
Information Base
MICR—Magnetic Ink
Character Recognition or Magnetic Ink Character Reader
MIDI—Musical Instrument
Digital Interface
MIPS—Million
Instructions Per Second
ML—Machine Learning
MOM—Message-Oriented
Middleware
MS-DOS—Microsoft DOS
MSB—Most Significant
Bit
MSDN—Microsoft
Developer Network
MS—Microsoft
MU—Memory Unit
MVP—Most Valuable
Professional
MVS—Multiple Virtual
Storage
N
NAC—Network Access
Control
NAT—Network Address
Translation
NFS—Network File System
NIC—Network Interface
Controller or Network Interface Card
NOS—Network Operating
System
NS—Netscape
NSA—Network Security
Appliance
O
OLE—Object Linking and
Embedding
OLED—Organic Light
Emitting Diode
OMR—Optical Mark Reader
OS—Operating System
OSS—Open-Source Software
OTP—One-time password
P
PaaS—Platform as a
Service
PAN—Personal Area
Network
PC—Personal Computer
PCB—Printed Circuit
Board
PDA—Personal Digital
Assistant
PDF—Portable Document
Format
PHP—Hypertext
Preprocessor
PID—Process ID
PING—Packet
Internet Gopher
PNG—Portable Network
Graphics
POST—Power-On Self Test
PPI—Pixels Per Inch
PPM—Pages Per Minute
PROM—Programmable
Read-Only Memory
PS/2—Personal System/2
Q
QoS—Quality of Service
R
RAID—Redundant Array of
Independent Disks
RAM—Random-Access
Memory
RDBMS—Relational
Database Management System
RGB—Red, Green, Blue
RIP—Raster Image
Processor
RISC—Reduced
Instruction Set Computer
rmdir—remove directory
ROM—Read-Only Memory
ROM-DOS—Read-Only Memory
- Disk Operating System
S
SaaS—Software as a Service
SD—Secure Digital
SIM—Subscriber
Identification Module
SISO—Single-Input and
Single-Output
SMS—Short Message
Service
SMTP—Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol
SQL—Structured Query
Language
SRAM—Static Random
Access Memory
SSD—Solid-State Drive
T
TB—Tera Byte
TCP/IP—Transmission
Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
U
UNIVAC—Universal
Automatic Computer
UPS—Uninterruptible
Power Supply or Uninterrupted Power Supply
URI—Uniform Resource
Identifier
URL—Uniform Resource
Locator
USB—Universal Serial
Bus
UTF—Unicode
Transformation Format
V
VoLTE—Voice Over Long
Term Evolution
VB—Visual Basic
VDU—Visual Display Unit
VGA—Video Graphics
Array
VIRUS—Vital Information
Resource Under Seize
VOD—Video On Demand
VoIP—Voice over
Internet Protocol
VPN—Virtual Private
Network
VR—Virtual Reality
W
W3C—World Wide Web
Consortium
WAN—Wide Area Network
WAP—Wireless Access
Point
Wi-Fi—Wireless Fidelity
WiMAX—Worldwide
Interoperability for Microwave Access
WNS—Windows Push
Notification Service
WORA—Write once, run
anywhere
WORE—Write once, run
everywhere
WORM—Write Once Read
Many
WPA—Wi-Fi Protected
Access
WWW—World Wide Web
X
XML—eXtensible
Markup Language
XP—Extreme
Programming
Y
Z
ZB-
Zeta Byte
ZIP-
Zone Information Protocol