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Acronym Flashcards

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AC

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Alternating Current

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ACL

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Access Control List

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AES

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Advanced Encryption Standard

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AIO

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All In One

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APIPA

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Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing

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ARM

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Advanced RISC Machines

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ARP

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Address Resolution Protocol

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ASCII

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American Standard Code for Information Interchange

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BD-ROM

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Blu-ray Disc/Read-Only Memory

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BIOS

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Basic Input/output System

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CAD

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Computer-Aided Design

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CAM

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Computer-Aided Manufacturing

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CD

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Compact Disc

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EMI

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Electromagnetic Interference

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eSATA

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External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

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ESD

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Electrostatic Discharge

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EULA

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End-User License Agreement

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FAT

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File Allocation Table

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FAT32

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32-bit File Allocation Table

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FTP

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File Transfer Protocol

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FTPS

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File Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer

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Gb

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Gigabit

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GB

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Gigabyte

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Gbps

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Gigabit per second

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GHz

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Gigahertz

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GPS

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Global Positioning System

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GPU

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Graphics Processing Unit

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CD-ROM

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Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory

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CD-RW

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Compact Disc-Rewritable

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CPU

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Central Processing Unit

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CRUD

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Create, Read, Update, Delete

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32
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CSS

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Cascading Style Sheets

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DC

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Direct Current

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DDL

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Data Definition Language

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DDoS

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Distributed Denial of Service

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DDR

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Double Data-Rate

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DHCP

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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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DIMM

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Dual Inline Memory Module

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DLL

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Dynamic Link Layer

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40
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DLP

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Data Leak Prevention

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41
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DML

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Data Manipulation Language

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42
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DNS

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Domain Name Service or Domain Name Server

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DoS

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Denial of Service

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DSL

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Digital Subscriber Line

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GUI

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Graphical User Interface

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HDD

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Hard Disk Drive

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HDMI

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High-Definition Media Interface

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HFS

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Hierarchical File System

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HTML

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Hypertext Markup Language

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HTTPS

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

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ICMP

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Internet Control Message Protocol

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IDS

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Intrusion Detection System

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IMAP

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Internet Mail Access Protocol

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IOPS

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Input/output Operations Per Second

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IoT

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Internet of Things

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IP

A

Internet Protocol

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IPS

A

Intrusion Prevention System

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IR

A

Infrared

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ISP

A

Internet Service Provider

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Kb

A

Kilobit

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DVD

A

Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc

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DVD-R

A

Digital Video Disc-Recordable

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DVD-RW

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Digital Video Disc-Rewritable

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DVI

A

Digital Visual Interface

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KB

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Kilobyte or Knowledge Base

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Kbps

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Kilobit per second

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LAN

A

Local Area Network

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MAC

A

Media Access Control

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Mb

A

Megabit

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MB

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Megabyte

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Mbps

A

Megabit per second

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MHz

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Megahertz

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MITM

A

Man in the Middle

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MP3

A

Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio

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MP4

A

Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 4

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NAS

A

Network Attached Storage

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NDA

A

Non-Disclosure Agreement

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NFC

A

Near Field Communications

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NIC

A

Network Interface Card

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NTFS

A

New Technology File System

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OEM

A

Original Equipment Manufacturer

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OS

A

Operating System

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PB

A

Petabyte

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PC

A

Personal Computer

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Tb

A

Terabit

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TB

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Terabyte

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Tbps

A

Terabits per second

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TCP

A

Transmission Control Protocol

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TCP/IP

A

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

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TKIP

A

Temporary Key Integrity Protocol

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TLS

A

Thread Local Storage

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UPS

A

Uninterruptable Power Supply

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URL

A

Uniform Resource Locator

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USB

A

Universal Serial Bus

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VGA

A

Video Graphics Array or Video Graphics Adapter

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VoIP

A

Voice over Internet Protocol

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VPN

A

Virtual Private Network

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WAN

A

Wide Area Network

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WAP

A

Wireless Access Point

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WEP

A

Wired Equivalency Privacy

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WiFi

A

Wireless Fidelity

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WLAN

A

Wireless Local Area Network

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WPA

A

Wireless Protected Access

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WPA2

A

Wireless Protected Access 2

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PCI

A

Peripheral Component Interconnect

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PCIe

A

Peripheral Component Interconnect Express

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PII

A

Personally Identification Information

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PIN

A

Personal Identification Number

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POP

A

Post Office Protocol

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POP3

A

Post Office Protocol 3

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PSU

A

Power Supply Unit

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PXE

A

Preboot Execution Environment

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RAID

A

Redundant Array of Independent Disks

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RAM

A

Random Access Memory

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RF

A

Radio Frequency

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RJ

A

Registered Jack

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RJ-11

A

Registered Jack Function 11

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RJ-45

A

Registered Jack Function 45

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ROM

A

Read-Only Memory

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SaaS

A

Software as a Service

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SATA

A

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

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SD Card

A

Secure Digital Card

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SFTP

A

Secure File Transfer Protocol

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SID

A

System Identifier

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SMB

A

Server Message Block

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SMTP

A

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

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SNMP

A

Simple Network Management Protocol

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SOHO

A

Small Office, Home Office

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SQL

A

Structured Query Language

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SSD

A

Solid State Drive

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SSID

A

Service Set Identifier

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SSO

A

Secure Sign-On

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SSL

A

Secure Sockets Layer

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PSU

A

Power Supply Unit

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MD5

A

Message Digest Version 5

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RoHS

A

Restriction of Hazardous Substances

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DMZ

A

Demilitarized Zone

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.dmg

A

Disc Image File (Apple)

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POTS

A

Plain Old Telephone Service

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