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CompTIA A+ 1101 > Acronyms > Flashcards

Acronyms Flashcards

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AAA

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Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

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Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

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AAA

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AC

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Alternating Current

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Alternating Current

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AC

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ACL

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Access Control List

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Access Control List

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ACL

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ADF

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Automatic Document Feeder

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AES

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Advanced Encryption Standard

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AP

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Access Point

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APFS

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Apple File System

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APIPA

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Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing

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APK

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Android Package

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ARM

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Advanced RISC [Reduced Instruction Set Computer] Machine

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ARP

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Address Resolution Protocol

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ATA

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Advanced Technology Attachment

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ATM

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Asynchronous Transfer Mode

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ATX

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Advanced Technology Extended

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AUP

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Acceptable Use Policy

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AV

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Antivirus

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BIOS

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Basic Input/Output System

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BSOD

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Blue Screen of Death

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BYOD

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Bring Your Own Device

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CA

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Certificate Authority

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CAPTCHA

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Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart

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CAD

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Computer-aided Design

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CD

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Compact Disc

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CDFS

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Compact Disc File System

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CDMA

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Code-Division Multiple Access

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CERT

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Computer Emergency Response Team

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CIFS

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Common Internet File System

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CMD

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Command Prompt

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CMOS

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Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor

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CNAME

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Canonical Name

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CPU

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Central Processing Unit

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CRL

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Certificate Revocation List

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DaaS

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Data as a Service

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DBaaS

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Database as a Service

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DC

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Direct Current

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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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DKIM

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DomainKeys Identified Mail

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DMA

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Direct Memory Access

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DMARC

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Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance

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DNS

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Domain Name System

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DoS

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Denial of Service

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DRaaS

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Disaster Recovery as a Service

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DRAM

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Dynamic Random-Access Memory

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DRM

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Digital Rights Management

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DSL

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Digital Subscriber Line

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DVI

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Digital Visual Interface

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DVI-D

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Digital Visual Interface-Digital

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54
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ECC

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Error Correcting Code

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EFS

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Encrypting File System

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56
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EMI

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Electromagnetic Interference

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EOL

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End-of-Life

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eSATA

A

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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61
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exFAT

A

Extensible File Allocation Table

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ext

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Extended File System

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63
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FAT

A

File Allocation Table

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64
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FAT12

A

12-bit File Allocation Table

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65
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FAT16

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16-bit File Allocation Table

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66
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FAT32

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32-bit File Allocation Table

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FSB

A

Front-Side Bus

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FTP

A

File Transfer Protocol

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GFS

A

Grandfather-Father-Son

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GPS

A

Global Positioning System

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GPT

A

GUID [Globally Unique Identifier] Partition Table

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GPU

A

Graphics Processing Unit

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GSM

A

Global System for Mobile Communications

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GUI

A

Graphical User Interface

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GUID

A

Globally Unique Identifier

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HAL

A

Hardware Abstraction Layer

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HAV

A

Hardware-assisted Virtualization

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HCL

A

Hardware Compatibility List

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HDCP

A

High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection

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HDD

A

Hard Disk Drive

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HDMI

A

High Definition Multimedia Interface

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HHD

A

Hybrid Hard Drive

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HSM

A

Hardware Security Module

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HTML

A

Hypertext Markup Language

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HTTP

A

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

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HTTPS

A

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

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I/O

A

Input/Output

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IaaS

A

Infrastructure as a Service

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ICR

A

Intelligent Character Recognition

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IDE

A

Integrated Drive Electronics

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IDS

A

Intrusion Detection System

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IEEE

A

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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IMAP

A

Internet Mail Access Protocol

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IOPS

A

Input/Output Operations Per Second

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IoT

A

Internet of Things

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IP

A

Internet Protocol

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IPS

A

Intrusion Prevention System

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IPS

A

In-Plane Switching

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IPSec

A

Internet Protocol Security

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IR

A

Infrared

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IrDA

A

Infrared Data Association

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IRP

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Incident Response Plan

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ISO

A

International Standardization Organization

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ISP

A

Internet Service Provider

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IT

A

Information Technology

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ITX

A

Information Technology eXtended

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KB

A

Knowledge Base

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KVM

A

Keyboard-Video-Mouse

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LAN

A

Local Area Network

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LC

A

Lucent Connector

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LCD

A

Liquid Crystal Display

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LDAP

A

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

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LED

A

Light-emitting Diode

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MAC

A

Media Access Control/Mandatory Access Control

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MAM

A

Mobile Application Management

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MAN

A

Metropolitan Area Network

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MBR

A

Master Boot Record

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MDM

A

Mobile Device Management

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MFA

A

Multifactor Authenticaiton

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MFD

A

Multifunction Device

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MFP

A

Multifunction Printer

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MMC

A

Microsoft Management Console

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MOU

A

Memorandum of Understanding

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mSATA

A

Mini-serial Advanced Technology

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MSDS

A

Material Safety Data SHeet

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MSRA

A

Microsoft Remote Assistance

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MX

A

Mail Exchange

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NAC

A

Network Access Control

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NAT

A

Network Address Translation

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NDA

A

Non-disclosure Agreement

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NetBIOS

A

Networked Basic Input/Output System

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NetBT

A

NetBIOS over TCP/IP [Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol]

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NFC

A

Near Field Communication

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NFS

A

Network File System

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NIC

A

Network Interface Card

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NTFS

A

New Technology File System

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NTP

A

Network Time Protocol

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NVMe

A

Non-volatile Memory Express

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OCR

A

Optical Character Recognition

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OEM

A

Original Equipment Manufacturer

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OLED

A

Organic Light-emitting Diode

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ONT

A

Optical Network Terminal

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OS

A

Operating System

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PaaS

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Platform as a Service

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PAN

A

Personal Area Network

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PC

A

Personal Computer

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PCIe

A

Peripheral Component Interconnect Express

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PCL

A

Printer Command Language

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PDU

A

Power Distribution Unit

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PE

A

Preinstallation Environment

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PII

A

Personally Identifiable Information

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PIN

A

Personal Identification Number

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PKI

A

Public Key Infrastructure

154
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PoE

A

Power over Ethernet

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POP3

A

Post Office Protocol 3 (TCP/110)

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POST

A

Power-on Self-Test

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PPP

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Point-to-Point Protocol

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PRL

A

Preferred Roaming List

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PSU

A

Power Supply Unit

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PXE

A

Preboot Execution Environment

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RADIUS

A

Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service

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RAID

A

Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks

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RAM

A

Random-access Memory

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