Acronyms Flashcards
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AC
A
Alternating Current
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AAA
A
Authentication, Authorization, Accounting
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ACL
A
Access Control List
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ADF
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Automatic Document Feeder
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AES
A
Advanced Encryption Standard
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AP
A
Access Point
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APFS
A
Apple File System
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APIPA
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Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing (169.254)
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APK
A
Android Package
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ARM
A
Advanced RISC Machine
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ARP
A
Address Resolution Protocol
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ATA
A
Advanced Technology Attachment
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ATM
A
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
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ATX
A
Advanced Technology eXtended
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AUP
A
Acceptable Use Policy
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BIOS
A
Basic Input Output System
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CAD
A
Computer Aided Design
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BSOD
A
Blue Screen Of Death
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CAPTCHA
A
Completely Automatic Public Turing-Test-To-Tell Computers and Humans Apart
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CD
A
Compact Disk
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CDFS
A
Compact Disc File System
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CDMA
A
Code Division Multiple Access
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CERT
A
Computer Emergency Response Team
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CIFS
A
Common Internet File System
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CMD
Command Prompt
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CMOS
Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
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CPU
Central Processing Unit
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CRL
Certificate Revocation List
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DC
Direct Current
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DDOS
Distributed Denial of Service
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DDR
Double Data Rate
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DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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DIMM
Dual Inline Memory Module
33
DKIM
Domain Keys Identified Mail
34
DMA
Direct Memory Access
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DMARC
Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting & Conformance
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DNS
Domain Name System
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DOS
Denial Of Service
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DRAM
Dynamic Random Access Memory
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DRM
Digital Rights Management
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DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
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DVI
Digital Visual Interface
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DIV-D
Digital Visual Interface - Digital
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ECC
Error Correcting Code
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EFS
Encrypting File System
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EMI
Electro-Magnetic Interference
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EOL
End Of Life
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eSATA
External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
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ESD
Electro-Static Discharge
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EULA
End User License Agreement
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Ex-FAT
Extensible File Allocation Table
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EXT
Extended file System
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FAT
File Allocation Table
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FAT-32
32-bit File Allocation Table
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FSB
Front Side Bus
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol
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GFS
Grandfather, Father, Son
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GPS
Global Positioning System
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GPT
GUID Partition Table
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GUID
Globally Unique Identifier
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GPU
Graphics Processing Unit
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GSM
Global System for Mobile (communications)
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GUI
Graphical User Interface
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HAL
Hardware Abstraction Layer
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HAV
Hardware Assisted Virtualization
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HCL
Hardware Compatibility List
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HDCP
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection
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HDD
Hard Disk Drive
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HDMI
High Definition Multimedia Interface
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HSM
Hardware Security Module
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HTML
Hypertext Markup Language
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HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
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I/O
Input/Output
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IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service
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ICR
Intelligent Character Recognition
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IDE
Integrated Drive Electronics
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IDS
Intrusion Detection System
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IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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IMAP
Internet Mail Access Protocol
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IOPS
Input/Output Operations Per Second
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IoT
Internet of Things
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IP
Internet Protocol
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IPS
Intrusion Prevention System
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IPS
In-Plane Switching
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IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
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IR
Infared
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IrDA
Infrared Data Association
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IRP
Incident Response Plan
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ISO
International Organization of Standardization
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ISP
Internet Service Provider
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ITX
Information Technology eXtended
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KB
Knowledge Base
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KVM
Keyboard Video Mouse
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LAN
Local Area Network
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LC
Lucent Connector
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LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
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LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
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LED
Light Emitting Diode
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MAC
Media Access Control
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MAM
Mobile Application Management
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MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
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MBR
Master Boot Record
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MDM
Mobile Device Management
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MFA
Multi-Factor Authentication
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MFD
Multi-Function Device
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MFP
Multi-Function Printer
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MMC
Microsoft Management Console
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MoU
Memorandum of Understanding
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MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
110
MSRA
Microsoft Remote Assistance
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MX
Mail eXchange
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NAC
Network Access Control
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NAT
Network Address Translation
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NDA
Non-Disclosure Agreement
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NetBIOS
Networked Basic Input Output System
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NetBT
NetBIOS over TCP/IP
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NFC
Near Field Communication
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NFS
Network File System
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NIC
Network Interface Card
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NTFS
New Technology File System
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NVMe
Non-Volatile Memory Express
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OCR
Optical Character Recognition
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OLED
Organic Light Emitting Diode
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ONT
Optical Network Terminal
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OS
Operation System
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PaaS
Platform as a Service
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PAN
Personal Area Network
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PC
Personal Computer
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PCIe
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
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PCL
Printer Command Language
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PE
Preinstallation Environment
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PII
Personally Identifiable Information
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PIN
Personal Identification Number
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PKI
Public Key Infrastructure
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POE
Power Over Ethernet
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POP3
Post Office Protocol 3
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POST
Power On Self Test
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PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
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PRL
Preferred Roaming List
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PSU
Power Supply Unit
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PXE
Preboot eXecution Environment
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RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
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RAID
Redundant Array of Independent Disks
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RAM
Random Access Memory
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RDP
Remote Desktop Protocol
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RF
Radio Frequency
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RFI
Radio Frequency Interference
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RFID
Radio Frequency Identification
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RJ-11
Registered Jack - Function 11
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RJ-45
Registered Jack - Function 45
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RMM
Remote Monitoring and Management
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RTO
Recovery Time Objective
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SaaS
Software as a Service
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SAN
Storage Area Network
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SAS
Serial Attached SCSI
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SCSI
Small Computer System Interface
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SATA
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
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SC
Subscriber Connector
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SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
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SCP
Secure Copy Protection
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SDN
Software Defined Networking
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SFTP
Secure File Transfer Protocol
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SIM
Subscriber Identity Module
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SIMM
Single Inline Memory Module
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SMART
Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology
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SMB
Server Message Block
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SMS
Short Message Service
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SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
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SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
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SNTP
Simple Network Time Protocol
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SODIMM
Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module
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SO/HO
Small Office/Home Office
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SPF
Sender Policy Framework
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SQL
Structured Query Language
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SRAM
Static Random Access Memory
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SSD
Solid State Drive
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SSH
Secure Shell
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SSID
Service Set Identifier
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SSL
Secure Socket Layer
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SSO
Single Sign on
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ST
Straight Tip
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STP
Shieled Twisted Pai
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TACACS
Terminal Access Controller Access Control System
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TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
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TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
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TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
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TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
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TLS
Transport Layer Security
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TN
Twisted Nematic
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TPM
Trusted Platform Module
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UAC
User Account Control
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UDP
User Datagram Protocol
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UEFI
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
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UNC
Universal Naming Convention
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UPNP
Universal Plug and Play
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UPS
Uninterruptable Power Supply
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USB
Universal Serial Bus
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UTM
Unified Threat Management
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UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair
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VA
Vertical Alignment
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VDI
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
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VGA
Video Graphics Array
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VLAN
Virtual LAN (Local Area Network)
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VM
Virtual Machine
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VNC
Virtual Network Computer
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VOIP
Voice Over Internet Protocol
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VPN
Virtual Private Network
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VRAM
Video Random Access Memory
209
WAN
Wide Area Network
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WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
211
WISP
Wireless Internet Service Provider
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WLAN
Wireless LAN (Local Area Network)
213
WMN
Wireless Mesh Network
214
WPA
WiFi Protected Access
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WWAN
Wireless Wide Area Network
216
XSS
Cross Side Scription
