Computer Related Terms Abbreviations (A To Z Full Forms)

A- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

01

AAC

Advanced Audio Coading

02

ABI

Application Binary Interface

03

ABR

Available Bit Rate

04

AD

Active Directory

05

ADC

Analog–toDigital Converter / Apple Display Connector (DVI Variant)

06

ADSL 

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

07

AGP 

Accelerated Graphics Port

08

AHA

Accelerated Hub Architecture

09

AJAX

Asynchronous JavaScript and XML

10

ALGOL

Algorithmic Language

11

ALI

Acer Labs, Incorporated

12

ALU

Arithmetic Logic Unit

13

AMD

Advanced Micro Devices

14

AMR

Audio Modern Riser

15

APC

American Power Conversion

16

APCI

Application – Layer Protocol Control Information

17

API

Application Programming Interface

18

ARPANET

Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

19

ASCII

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

20

ASIC

Application Specific Integrated Circuit

21

ASP

Application Service Provider / Active Server Pages

22

ASPI

Advanced SCSI Programming Interface

23

AST

Abstract Syntax Tree

24

AT

Advanced Technology

25

ATA

Advanced Technology Attachment

26

ATI

ATI Technologies Inc

27

ATX

Advanced Technology Extended

28

AI

Artificial Intelligence

29

ALGOL

Algorithmic Language

30

ATM

Asynchronous Transfer Mode/ Automatic Teller Machine

31

AC

Alternating Current

32

ACPI

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

33

ACT

Activity

34

ADSL

Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line

35

AGP

Accelerated Graphics Port

36

AMD

Advanced Micro Devices

37

AMR

Audio Modem Rise

38

APIPA

Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing

39

APM

Advanced Power Management

40

ARP

Address Resolution Protocol

41

ASR

Automated System Recovery

42

AT

Advanced Technology

43

ATA

Advanced Technology Attachment

44

ATAP

Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface

45

ATX

Advanced Technology Extended

46

AVI

Audio-Video Interleaved

47

AWT

Abstract Window ToolKit

48

AVC

Advanced Video Coding

B- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

49

BAL

Basic Assembly Language

50

BARC

The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

51

BASIC

Beginner All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

52

BCD

Binary Coded Decimal

53

BER

Bit Error Rate

54

BFD

Binary File Descriptor

55

BFG

BFG Technologies

56

BGP

Border Gateway Protocol

57

BiDi

Bi-Directional

58

BIN

Binary

59

BINAC

Binary Automatic Computer

60

BIOS

Basic Input Output System

61

BNC

Barrel Nut Connector

62

BPS

Bits Per Second

63

BIOS

Basic Input Output System

64

BIT

A Binary Digit

65

BLOB

Binary Large Object

66

BLOG

Web Log

67

BMP

Basic Multilingual Plane

68

BNC

Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Navel Connector

69

BRI

Basic Rate Interface

70

BSNL

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd

71

BT

BitTorrent/Bluetooth

72

BTX

Balanced Technology Extended

73

BW

Bandwidth

C- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

74

CAD

Computer-Aided Design

75

CAE

Computer-Aided Engineering

76

CAI

Computer-Aided Instruction

77

CAM

Computer Aided Manufacturing

78

CAQA

Computer-Aided Quality Assurance

79

CAS

Column Address Signal

80

CC

C Compiler/Carbon Copy

81

CCD

Charged Coupled Device

82

CD

Compact Disk/Change Directory

83

CDFS

Compact Disc File System

84

CDMA

Code Division Multiple Access

85

CDR

Compact Disk Recorder

86

CDRW

Compact Disk ReWriter

87

CD-ROM

Compact Disk - Read Only Memory

88

CFM

Cubic Feet per Minute

89

CG

Computer Graphics

90

CGA

Color Graphics Array

91

CGI

Common Gateway Interface/Computer–Generated Imaginary

92

CIFS

Common Internet File System

93

CIM

Common Information Model

94

CLI

Command Line Interface

95

CMOS

Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

96

CNC

Computer Numerical Control

97

CNR

Communication Network Riser

98

COBOL

Common Business–Oriented Language

99

COM1

Communication Port 1

100

CPU

Central Processing Unit

101

CRIMM

Continuity-Rambus Inline Memory Module

102

CRS

Computer Reservation System

103

CRT

Cathode-Ray Tube

104

CSI

Common System Interface

105

CSV

Comma–Separated Values

106

CTCP

Client–to–Client Protocol

107

CTL

Computation Tree Logic

108

CTS

Clear to Send

109

CTR

Cathode Ray Tube

110

CTX

CTX Technology Corporation

111

CU

Control Unit

112

CUA

Common User Access

D- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

113

DAC

Discretionary Access Control/Digital Analog Converter

114

DAO

Data Access Objects

115

DAP

Direct Access Protocol

116

DAT

Digital Audio Tape

117

DB

DataBase

118

DB-9

9 Pin D Shell Connector

119

DB-25

Serial Communications D-Shell Connector, 25 Pins

120

DBA

Database Administrator

121

DBMS

Database Management System

122

DBSN

Database Source Name (ODBC)

123

DC

Direct Current

124

DCC

Direct Client–to–Client

125

DCL

Digital Command Language

126

DDOS

Distributed Denial Of Service

127

DDR

Double Data Rate

128

DDR-SDRAM

Double Data Rate - Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory

129

DES

Data Encryption Standard

130

DFD

Data Flow Diagram

131

DFI

DFI Inc. Design For Innovation

132

DFS

Distributed File System

133

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

134

DHTML

Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language

135

DIMM

Dual Inline Memory Module

136

DIN

Deutsche Industrie Norm

137

DIP

Dual Inline Package

138

DIVX

igital Video Express

139

DLL

Dynamic Link Library

140

DLP

Digital Light Processing

141

DLT

Digital Linear Tape

142

DMA

Direct Memory Access

143

DNS

Domain Name Service Or Domain Name Server

144

DOS

Disk Operating System Or Denial Of Service

145

DOS-PMI

Disk Operating System – Protected Mode Interface

146

DPI

Dots Per Inch

147

DPMS

Display Power Management Signaling

148

DRAM

Dynamic Random Access Memory

149

DRDO

The Defence Research And Developmen

150

DSL

Digital Subscriber Line

151

DTE

Data Terminal Equipment

152

DTR

Data Terminal Ready

153

DVD

Digital Versatile Disc

154

DVD-RAM

Digital Versatile Disk - Random Access Memory

155

DVE

Digital Video Effects

156

DVI

Digital Visual Interface

157

DVD-RW

Digital Video Disc-Rewritable

158

DVD-R

Digital Video Disc-Recordable

159

DVD-ROM

Digital Video Disc-Read Only Memory

160

DVR

Digital Video Recorder

E- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

161

EBCDIC

Extended Binary Code Decimal Intercha

162

ECC

Error Correction Code

163

ECOMMERCE

Electronic Commerce

164

ECP

Extended Capabilities Port

165

ECS

Elitegroup Computer Systems

166

ECU

Extended Unix Code

167

EDO

Extended Data Out

168

EDP

Electronic Data Processing

169

EDSAC

Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator

170

EEPROM

Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

171

EFS

Encrypting File System

172

EID

Electronic ID Card

173

EIDE

Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics

174

EIGRP

Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol

175

EISA

Extended Industry Standard Architecture

176

ELF

Executable and Linkable Format

177

ELM

Electronic Mail

178

EMAIL

Electronic Mail

179

EPROM

Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

180

EMI

Electromagnetic Interference

181

EMP

Electromagnetic Pulse

182

ENIAC

Electronic Numerical Integratec And Computer

183

EOF

End of File

184

EOL

End of Line

185

EOM

End of Message

186

EPP

Enhanced Parallel Port

187

EPROM

Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

188

ERD

Emergency Repair Disk

189

ESD

Electrostatic Discharge

190

ESDI

Enhanced Small Device Interface

191

EVDO

Evolution Data Optimized Or Evolution Data Only

192

EVGA

Extended Video Graphics Adapter/Array & Evga Corporation

193

EXE

Executable

F- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

194

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

195

FAT

File Allocation Table

196

FAT12

12-Bit File Allocation Table

197

FAT16

16-Bit File Allocation Table

198

FAT32

32-Bit File Allocation Table

199

FC-PGA

Flip Chip Pin Grid Array

200

FCS

Frame Check Sequence

201

FDC

Floppy Disk Controller

202

FDD

Floppy / Floppy Disk Drive

203

FDMA

Frequency-Division Multiple Access

204

FERPA

Family Educational Rights And Privacy Act

205

FHS

Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

206

FIFO

First In First Out

207

Fn

Function (Referring To The Function Key On A Laptop)

208

FPM

Fast Page-Mode

209

FPU

Floating Point Unit

210

FQDN

Fully Qualified Domain Name

211

FRU

Field Replaceable Unit

212

FS

File System

213

FSB

Front Side Bus

214

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

215

FORTRAN

Formula Translation

216

FPU

Floating Point Unit

217

FPS

Frame Per Second

218

FSAA

Full Screen Anti Aliasing

219

FS

For Sale

220

FSB

Front Side Bus

221

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

G- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

148

GB

Gigabytes

149

GBps

Gigabytes Per Second Or Gigabits Per Second

150

GDI

Graphical Device Interface

151

GHz

Gigahertz

152

GUI

Graphical User Interface

153

GPRS

General Packet Radio System

154

GSM

Global System For Mobile Communications

H- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

155

HDD

Hard Disk Drive

156

HIS

Hightech Information System Limited

157

HP

Hewlett-Packard Development Company

158

HSF

Heatsink Fan

159

HTML

Hyper Text Markup Language

160

HTTP

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

161

HAL

Hardware Abstraction Layer

162

HCL

Hardware Compatibility List

163

HDMi

High Definition Media Interface

164

HPFS

High Performance File System

165

HTTPS

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Over Secure Sockets Layer

I- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

166

IBM

International Business Machines Corporation

167

IC

Integrated Circuit

168

IDE

Integrated Drive Electronics

169

IFS

Item For Sale

170

IRQ

Interrupt Request

171

ISA

Industry Standard Architecture

172

ISO

International Standards Organization

173

ISDN

Integrated Service Digital Network

174

IT

Information Technology

175

I/O

Input/Output

176

ICMP

Internet Control Message Protocol

177

ICS

Internet Connection Sharing

178

ICR

Intelligent Character Recognition

179

IDE

Integrated Drive Electronics

180

IEEE

Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers

181

IIS

Internet Information Services

182

IMAP

Internet Mail Access Protocol

183

IP

Internet Protocol

184

IPCONFIG

Internet Protocol Configuration

185

IPP

Internet Printing Protocol

186

IPSEC

Internet Protocol Security

187

IPX

Internetwork Packet Exchang

188

IPX/SPX

Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange

189

IR

Infrared

190

IRDA

Infrared Data Association

191

IRQ

Interrupt Request

192

ISA

Industry Standard Architecture

193

ISDN

Integrated Services Digital Network

194

ISO

Industry Standards Organization

195

ISP

Internet Service Provider

J- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

196

JBL

Jbl,Jame B.Lansing.,Speakers

197

JVC

JVC Company Of America

K- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

198

Kbps

Kilobits Per Second

199

KBps

Kilobytes Per Second

200

KB

Kilobyte

L- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

201

LG

Life’s Good

202

LAN

Local Area Network

203

LCD

Liquid Crystal Display

204

LDT

Lightning Data Transport

205

LED

Light Emitting Diode

206

LSI

Large Scale Integration

207

LBA

Logical Block Addressing

208

LC

Lucent Connector

209

LDAP

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

210

LIP

Lipoly Lithium-Ion Polymer

211

Li-on

Lithium-Ion

212

LPD/LPR

Line Printer Daemon / Line Printer Remote

213

LPT

Line Printer Terminal

214

LPT1

Line Printer Terminal 1

215

LPX

Low Profile Extended

216

LVD

Low Voltage Differential

M- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

217

MAC

Media Access Control

218

MB

Motherboard Or Megabyte

219

MBps

Megabytes Per Second

220

Mbps

Megabits Per Second Or Megabits Per Second

221

MHz

Megahertz

222

MIPS

Million Instructions Per Second

223

MMX

Multi Media Extensions

224

MSI

Micro Star International

225

MAN

Metropolitan Area Network

226

MICR

Megnatic Inc Character Recognition

227

MODEM

Modulator Demodulator

228

MTNL

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd

229

MAP

Messaging Application Programming Interface

230

MBR

Master Boot Record

231

MBSA

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

232

MCR

Multivariant Curve Resolution

233

MFD

Multi-Function Device

234

MFP

Multi-Function Product

235

MHz

Megahertz

236

MicroDIMM

Micro Dual Inline Memory Module

237

MIDI

Musical Instrument Digital Interface

238

MIME

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

239

MLI

Multiple Link Interface

240

MMC

Microsoft Management Console

241

MMX

Multimedia Extensions

242

MP3

Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio

243

MPEG

Moving Picture Experts Group

244

MSCONFIG

Microsoft Configuration

245

MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet

246

MUI

Multilingual User Interface

N- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

247

NAS

Network Attached Storage

248

NAT

Network Address Translation

249

NEC

Nec Corporation

250

NIC

Network Interface Card

251

NetBIOS

Networked Basic Input/Output System

252

NetBEUI

Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface

253

NFS

Network File System

254

NiCd

Nickel Cadmium

255

NiMH

Nickel Metal Hydride

256

NLI

Not Logged In Or Natural Language Interface

257

NLX

New Low-Profile Extended

258

NNTP

Network News Transfer Protocol

259

NTFS

New Technology File System

260

NTLDR

New Technology Loader

261

NWLINK

Netware Link

O- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

262

OC

Over Clock

263

OCZ

Ocz Technology

264

OEM

Original Equipment Manufacturer

265

OMR

Optical Mark Reader

266

OS

Operating System

267

OCR

Optical Character Recognition

268

OEM

Original Equipment Manufacturer

269

OSR

Original Equipment Manufacturer Service Release

P- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

270

PC

Personal Computer

271

PCB

Printed Circuit Board

272

PCI

Peripheral Component Interconnect

273

PDA

Personal Digital Assistant

274

PCMCIA

Peripheral Component Microchannel Interconnect Architecture

275

PGA

Professional Graphics Array

276

PLD

Programmable Logic Device

277

PM

Private Message Or Private Messaging

278

PnP

Plug ‘N Play

279

PNY

Pny Technology

280

POST

Power On Self Test

281

PPPoA

Point To Point Protocol Over ATM

282

PPPoE

Point To Point Protocol Over Ethernet

283

PQ

Pqi Corporation

284

PSU

Power Supply Unit

285

POS

Point Of Sales

286

PXE

Preboot Execution Environment

287

PVC

Permanent Virtual Circuit

288

PSTN

Public Switched Telephone Network

289

PS/2

Personal System/2 Connector

290

PROM

Programmable Read-Only Memory

291

PRI

Primary Rate Interface

292

PPTP

Point-To-Point Tunneling Protocol

293

PPP

Point-To-Point Protocol

294

POTS

Plain Old Telephone Service

295

POST

Power-On Self Test

296

POP3

Post Office Protocol 3

297

POP

Post Office Protocol

298

PGA2

Pin Grid Array 2

Q- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

299

QoS

Quality Of Service

R- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

300

RAM

Random Access Memory

301

RAMDAC

302

RDRAM

Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory

303

ROM

Read Only Memory

304

RPM

Revolutions Per Minute

305

RAID

Redundant Array Of Inexpensive Disks

306

RAS

Remote Access Service

307

RBAC

Role-Based Access Control Or Rule-Based Access Contro

308

RDRAM

RAMBUS Dynamic Random Access Memory

309

RF

Radio Frequency

310

RFI

Radio Frequency Interference

311

RGB

Red Green Blue

312

RIMM

RAMBUS Inline Memory Module

313

RIP

Routing Information Protocol

314

RIS

Remote Installation Service

315

RISC

Reduced Instruction Set Computer

316

RJ

Registered Jack

317

RJ-11

Registered Jack Function 11

318

RJ-45

Registered Jack Function 45

319

RMA

Returned Materials Authorization

320

ROM

Read Only Memory

321

RS-232

Recommended Standard 232

322

RTC

Real-Time Clock

S- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

323

SASID

Self Scanned Amorphous Silicon Integrated Display

324

SCA

Scsi Configured Automatically

325

SCSI

Small Computer System Interface

326

SDRAM

Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory

327

SECC

Single Edge Contact Connector

328

SODIMM

Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module

329

SPARC

Scalable Processor Architecture

330

SOHO

Small Office Home Office

331

SRAM

Static Random Access Memory

332

SSE

Streaming Simd Extensions

333

SVGA

Super Video Graphics Array

334

SVGA

Super Video Graphics Array

335

S/PDIF

Sony Or Philips Digital Interface

336

SAN

Storage Area Network

337

SATA

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

338

SC

Subscription Channel

339

SCSI

Small Computer System Interface

340

SCSI ID

Small Computer System Interface Identifier

341

SD

Card Secure Digital Card

342

SDRAM

Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory

343

SEC

Single Edge Connector

344

SFC

System File Checker

345

SGRAM

Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory

346

SIMM

Single Inline Memory Module

347

347

Scalable Link Interface Or System Level Integration Or Scanline Interleave Mode

348

SMB

Server Message Block Or Small To Midsize Business

349

SMTP

Simple Mail Transport Protocol

350

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol

351

SoDIMM

Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module

352

SOHO

Small Office/Home Office

353

SP

Service Pack

354

SP1

Service Pack 1

355

SP2

Service Pack 2

356

SPDIF

Sony-Philips Digital Interface Format

357

SPGA

Staggered Pin Grid Array

358

SPX

Sequenced Package Exchange

359

SSH

Secure Shell

360

SSID

Service Set Identifier

361

SSL

Secure Sockets Laye

362

ST

Straight Tip

363

STP

Shielded Twisted Pair

364

SVGA

Super Video Graphics Array

365

SXGA

Super Extended Graphics Array

T- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

366

TB

Terabytes

367

TBps

Terabytes Per Second

368

Tbps

Terabits Per Second

369

TDK

Tdk Electronics

370

TEC

Thermoelectric Cooler

371

TPC

Tipidpc

372

TWAIN

Technology Without An Important Name

373

TCP/IP

Tansmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol

374

TFT

Thin Film Transistor

375

TCP/IP

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

376

TDR

Time Domain Reflectometer

377

TFTP

Trivial File Transfer Protocol

U- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

378

UART

Universal Asynchronous Receiver Or Transmitter

379

USB

Universal Serial Bus

380

UTP

Unshieled Twisted Pair

381

ULSI

Ultra Large Scale Integration

382

UNIVAC

Universal Automatic Computer

383

UPS

Uninterrupted Power Supply

384

URL

Uniform Resource Locator

385

UDF

User Defined Functions Or Universal Disk Format Or Universal Data Format

386

UDMA

Ultra Direct Memory Access

387

UDP

User Datagram Protocol

388

UL

Underwriter’s Laboratory

389

UNC

Universal Naming Convention

390

UPS

Uninterruptible Power Supply

391

URL

Uniform Resource Locator

392

USMT

User State Migration Tool

393

UTP

Unshielded Twisted Pair

394

UXGA

Ultra Extended Graphics Array

V- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

395

VCD

Video CD

396

VPN

Virtual Private Network

397

VDU

Visual Display Unit

398

VLSI

Very Large Scale Integration

399

VSNL

Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd

400

VESA

Video Electronics Standards Association

401

VFAT

Virtual File Allocation Table

402

VGA

Video Graphics Array

403

VoIP

Voice Over Internet Protocol

404

VRAM

Video Random Access Memory

W- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

405

WAN

Wide Area Network

406

WTB

Want To Buy

407

WYSIWYG

What You See Is What You Get

408

WORM

Write Once Read Many

409

WWW

World Wide Web

410

WAP

Wireless Application Protocol

411

WEP

Wired Equivalent Privacy

412

WIFI

Wireless Fidelity

413

WINS

Windows Internet Name Service

414

WLAN

Wireless Local Area Network

415

WPA

Wireless Protected Access

416

WUXGA

Wide Ultra Extended Graphics Array

X- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

417

XGA

Extended Graphics Array

418

XFX

XFX Graphics, A Division Of Pine

419

XMS

Extended Memory Specification

420

XT

Extended Technology

Z- Computer Related Terms Abbreviation

421

ZIF

Zero-Insertion-Force

422

ZIP

Zigzag Inline Package