Acronyms and Abbreviations Com BirdDec 7, 20232 min readUpdated: Jan 4, 2024CPU Central Processing UnitRAM Random Access MemoryROM Read-Only MemoryBIOS Basic Input/Output SystemOS Operating SystemGPU Graphics Processing UnitLAN Local Area NetworkWAN Wide Area NetworkURL Uniform Resource LocatorHTML Hyper Text Markup LanguageCSS Cascading Style SheetsJavaScript JS (not an acronym, but commonly referred to as JS)HTTP Hypertext Transfer ProtocolHTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol SecureFTP File Transfer ProtocolSMTP Simple Mail Transfer ProtocolIP Internet ProtocolTCP Transmission Control ProtocolUDP User Datagram ProtocolDNS Domain Name SystemISP Internet Service ProviderSSID Service Set IdentifierVPN Virtual Private NetworkPDF Portable Document FormatJPEG Joint Photographic Experts GroupPNG Portable Network GraphicsGIF Graphics Interchange FormatUSB Universal Serial BusHDD Hard Disk DriveSSD Solid State DriveAPI Application Programming InterfaceGUI Graphical User InterfaceCLI Command Line InterfaceIDE Integrated Development EnvironmentASCII American Standard Code for Information InterchangeSQL Structured Query LanguageXML eXtensible Markup LanguageJSON JavaScript Object NotationPOP Post Office ProtocolIMAP Internet Message Access ProtocolTCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet ProtocolHTML5 Hyper Text Markup Language version 5CSS3 Cascading Style Sheets version 3WWW World Wide WebIoT Internet of ThingsCMS Content Management SystemWYSIWYG What You See Is What You GetAJAX Asynchronous JavaScript and XMLMAN Metropolitan Area NetworkSDK Software Development KitMIME Multipurpose Internet Mail ExtensionsVoIP Voice over Internet ProtocolSSH Secure ShellSSL Secure Sockets LayerTLS Transport Layer SecurityAI Artificial IntelligenceAR Augmented RealityVR Virtual RealityRFID Radio-Frequency IdentificationNFC Near Field CommunicationML Machine LearningDL Deep LearningRPA Robotic Process AutomationSaaS Software as a ServicePaaS Platform as a ServiceIaaS Infrastructure as a ServiceBYOD Bring Your Own DeviceWPA Wi-Fi Protected AccessSSO Single Sign-OnCAPTCHA Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans ApartQR Code Quick Response CodeDPI Dots Per InchDDL Data Definition LanguageDML Data Manipulation LanguageAPIPA Automatic Private IP AddressingRAID Redundant Array of Independent DisksBI Business IntelligenceCRM Customer Relationship ManagementERP Enterprise Resource PlanningMVC Model-View-ControllerOOP Object-Oriented ProgrammingUDID Unique Device IdentifierUUID Universally Unique IdentifierNoSQL Not Only SQLCRUD Create, Read, Update, DeleteNAT Network Address TranslationMAC Address Media Access Control AddressAES Advanced Encryption StandardDES Data Encryption StandardOCR Optical Character RecognitionRF Radio FrequencyHDMI High-Definition Multimedia InterfaceLTE Long-Term EvolutionDNSSEC Domain Name System Security ExtensionsMIMO Multiple Input, Multiple OutputACID Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, DurabilityPKI Public Key InfrastructureRTOS Real-Time Operating SystemWPA3 Wi-Fi Protected Access 3UGC User-Generated ContentRAMDAC Random Access Memory Digital-to-Analog ConverterQoS Quality of ServiceICT Information and Communication TechnologySCADA Supervisory Control and Data AcquisitionDLP Data Loss PreventionDFS Distributed File SystemVLAN Virtual Local Area NetworkWORM Write Once, Read ManyECC Error-Correcting CodeDDoS Distributed Denial of ServicePKCS Public Key Cryptography StandardsUTP Unshielded Twisted PairHaaS Hardware as a ServiceVoLTE Voice over Long-Term EvolutionM2M Machine to MachineTPM Trusted Platform ModuleNTP Network Time ProtocolSAN Storage Area NetworkVCS Version Control System
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