Computer Science: Abbreviations
In this chapter, we will discuss the different abbreviations in Computer Science. The following table lists down those abbreviations −
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Abbreviation |
Full-name |
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A/D |
Analog-to-Digital |
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ABC |
Atanasoff Berry Computer |
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ACM |
Association for Computing Machinery |
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AI |
Artificial Intelligence |
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ALGOL |
Algorithic Language |
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ALU |
Arithmetic Logic Unit |
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AMD |
Advanced Micro Devices |
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APRANET |
Advanced Research Project Agency Network |
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ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
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BASIC |
Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code |
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BCD |
Binary Coded Decimal |
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BIOS |
Basic Inpute Output System |
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BIPS |
Billions of Instructions Per Second |
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BPI |
Bytes Per Inch |
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CAD |
Computer Aided Design |
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CAE |
Computer Aided Engineering |
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CAN |
Campus Area Network |
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CASE |
Computer Aided Software Engineering |
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CD |
Compact Disk |
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CDC |
Control Data Corporation |
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CD-R |
CD-Recordable |
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CD-ROM |
Compact Disk Read Only Memory |
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CD-RW |
CD Read/Write |
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CL |
Command Language |
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CLI |
Command Line Interface |
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COBOL |
Common Business Oriented |
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CODASYL |
Conference On Data Systems |
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CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
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CRT |
Cathode Ray Tube |
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D/A |
Digital-to-Analog |
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DAT |
Digital Audio Tape |
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DBMS |
Data Base Management System |
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DBS |
Demand Based Switching |
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DDL |
Data Definition Language |
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DDS |
Digital Data Storage |
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DEC |
Digital Equipment Corporation |
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DMA |
Direct Memory Access |
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DNA |
Digital Network Architecture |
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DPI |
Dots Per Inch |
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DRAM |
Dynamic RAM |
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DSN |
Distributed Systems Network |
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DTS |
Digital Theater System |
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DVD |
Digital Video/Versatile Disk |
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EBCDIC |
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code |
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EDSAC |
Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator |
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EDVAC |
Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Calculator |
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EFM |
Eight-to-Fourteen Modulation |
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ENIAC |
Electronic Numerical Integrator And Calculator |
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EPG |
Electronic Programming Guide |
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EPIC |
Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing |
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EPROM |
Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory |
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FAT |
File Allocation Table |
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FDM |
Frequency Division Multiplexing |
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FEP |
Front End Processor |
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FLOPS |
Floating Point Operations Per Second |
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FM |
Frequency Modulation |
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FMS |
File Management System |
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FORTRAN |
FORmula TRANslation |
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FSK |
Frequency Shift Keying |
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FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
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GB |
Giga Bytes |
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GFLOPS |
Giga FLOPS |
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GHz |
Giga Hertz |
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GNU |
Gnu Not Unix |
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GPRS |
General Packet Radio Service |
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GSM |
Global System for Mobile communication |
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GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
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HP |
Hewlett Packard |
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HSS |
Hierarchical Storage System |
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HTML |
HyperText Markup Language |
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HTTP |
HyperText Transport Protocol |
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IBM |
International Business Machine |
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IC |
Integrated Circuit |
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IDN |
Integrated Digital Networks |
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IP |
Internet Protocol |
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IrDA |
Infrared Data Association |
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ISDN |
Integrated Services Digital Network |
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ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
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JPEG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
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JRE |
Java Runtime Engine |
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JSP |
Java Server Pages |
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KB |
Kilo Bytes |
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KHz |
Kilo Hertz |
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LAN |
Local Area Network |
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LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
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LED |
Light Emitting Diode |
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LPM |
Line Per Minute |
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LSI |
Large Scael Integration |
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MAN |
Metropolitan Area Network |
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MAR |
Memory Address Register |
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MB |
Mega Bytes |
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MBR |
Memory Buffer Register |
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MHz |
Mega Hertz |
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MIDI |
Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
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MIPS |
Millions of Instructions Per Second |
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MNP |
Microcom Network Protocol |
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MPEG |
Moving Pictures Experts Group |
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MS-DOS |
MicroSoft Disk Operating System |
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MVT |
Multiprogramming with Variable Tasks |
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NIC |
Network Interface Card |
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NICNET |
National Informatics Center NETwork |
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NOS |
Network Operating System |
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OCR |
Optical Character Recognition |
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OMR |
Optical Mark Reader |
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OS |
Operating System |
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OSI |
Open System Interconnection |
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OSS |
Open Source Software |
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PAN |
Personal Area Network |
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PC |
Personal Computer |
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|
Portable Document Format |
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PDL |
Program Design Language |
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PDP |
Program Data Processor |
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PIP |
Peripheral Interchange Program |
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PROM |
Programmable Read-Only Memory |
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QoS |
Quality of Service |
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RAM |
Random Access Memory |
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ROM |
Read Only Memory |
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SDLC |
Software Development Life Cycle |
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SEQUEL |
Structured English QUEry Language |
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SGML |
Syntax for Generalized Markup Language |
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SIMM |
Single In-line Memory Module |
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SNA |
Systems Network Architecture |
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SNOBOL |
StriNg Oriented and symBOlic Language |
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SQL |
Structured Query Language |
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SRAM |
Static RAM |
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SSI |
Small Scale Integration |
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TB |
Tera Bytes |
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TCP |
Transport Control Protocol |
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TDM |
Time Division Multiplexing |
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UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
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ULSI |
Ultra Large Scale Integration |
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UPC |
Universal Product Code |
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URL |
Uniform Resource Locator |
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USB |
Universal Serial Bus |
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UTF |
Unicode Transformation Format |
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VAN |
Value Added Network |
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VCR |
Video Cassette Recorder |
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VDT |
Video Display Terminal |
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VGA |
Video Graphics Array |
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VOD |
Video-On-Demand |
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VoIP |
Voice over Internet Protocol |
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VSAT |
Very Small Aperture Terminal |
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WAN |
Wide Area Network |
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WAP |
Wireless Application Protocol |
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WiMAX |
Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access |
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WLAN |
Wireless Local Area Network |
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WLL |
Wireless Local Loop |
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WORM |
Write Once Read Many |
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WWW |
World Wide Web |
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XHTML |
eXtensible HyperText Markup Language |
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XML |
eXtensible Markup Language |
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X.400 |
Electronic Mail Protocol |
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X.500 |
Directory Server Protocol |