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AAA

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Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

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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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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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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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CAD

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Computer-aided Design

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CAPTCHA

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Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart

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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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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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CPU

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Central Processing Unit

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CRL

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Certificate Revocation List

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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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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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ECC

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Error Correcting Code

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EFS

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Encrypting File System

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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

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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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51
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exFAT

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Extensible File Allocation Table

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ext

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Extended File System

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53
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FAT

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File Allocation Table

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FAT12

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12-bit File Allocation Table

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FAT16

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16-bit File Allocation Table

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FAT32

A

32-bit File Allocation Table

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FSB

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Front-Side Bus

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FTP

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File Transfer Protocol

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GFS

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Grandfather-Father-Son

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GPS

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Global Positioning System

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GPT

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GUID [Globally Unique Identifier] Partition Table

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GPU

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Graphics Processing Unit

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GSM

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Global System for Mobile Communications

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GUI

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Graphical User Interface

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GUID

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Globally Unique Identifier

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HAL

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Hardware Abstraction Layer

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HAV

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Hardware-assisted Virtualization

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HCL

A

Hardware Compatibility List

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HDCP

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High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection

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HDD

A

Hard Disk Drive

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HDMI

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High-Definition Multimedia Interface

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HSM

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Hardware Security Module

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HTML

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Hypertext Markup Language

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HTTP

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol

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HTTPS

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure Input/Output

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I/O

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Input/Output

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IaaS

A

Infrastructure as a Service

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ICR

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Intelligent Character Recognition

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IDE

A

Integrated Drive Electronics

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IDS

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Intrusion Detection System

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IEEE

A

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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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

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Internet Protocol

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86
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IPS

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Intrusion Prevention System

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IPS

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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

A

Incident Response Plan

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ISO

A

International Organization for Standardization

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ISP

A

Internet Service Provider

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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 Authentication

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MFD

A

Multifunction Device

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MDP

A

Multifunction Printer

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MMC

A

Microsoft Management Console

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MOU

A

Memorandom of Understanding

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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 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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NVMe

A

Non-volatile Memory Express

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OCR

A

Optical Character Recognition

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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

A

Platform as a Service

129
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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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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

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PoE

A

Power over Ethernet

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POP3

A

Post Office Protocol 3

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POST

A

Power-on Self-Test

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PPP

A

Point-to-Point Protocol

141
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PRL

A

Preferred Roaming List

142
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PSU

A

Power Supply Unit

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PXE

A

Preboot Execution Environment

144
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RADIUS

A

Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service

145
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RAID

A

Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks

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RAM

A

Random-access Memory

147
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RDP

A

Remote Desktop Protocol

148
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RF

A

Radio Frequency

149
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RFI

A

Radio-Frequency Interference

150
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RFID

A

Radio-Frequency Identification

151
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RJ11

A

Registered Jack Function 11

152
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RJ45

A

Registered Jack Function 45

153
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FMM

A

Remote Monitoring and Management

154
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RTO

A

Recovery Time Objective

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SaaS

A

Software as a Service

156
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SAN

A

Storage Area Network

157
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SAS

A

Serial Attached SCSI [Small Computer System Interface]

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SATA

A

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

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SC

A

Subscriber Connector

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SCADA

A

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

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SCP

A

Secure Copy Protection

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SCSI

A

Small Computer System Interface

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SDN

A

Software-defined Networking

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SFTP

A

Secure File Transfer Protocol

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SIM

A

Subscriber Identity Module

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SIMM

A

Single Inline Memory Module

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S.M.A.R.T.

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Self-monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology

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SMB

A

Server Message Block

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SMS

A

Short Message Service

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SMTP

A

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

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SNMP

A

Simple Network Management Protocol

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SNTP

A

Simple Network Time Protocol

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SODIMM

A

Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module

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SOHO

A

Small Office/Home Office

175
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SPF

A

Sender Policy Framework

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SQL

A

Structured Query Language

177
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SRAM

A

Static Random-access Memory

178
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SSD

A

Solid-State Drive

179
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SSH

A

Secure Shell

180
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SSID

A

Service Set Identifier

181
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SSL

A

Secure Sockets Layer

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SSO

A

Single Sign-on

183
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ST

A

Straight Tip

184
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STP

A

Shielded Twisted Pair

185
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TACACS

A

Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System

186
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TCP

A

Transmission Control Protocol

187
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TCP/IP

A

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

188
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TFTP

A

Trivial File Transfer Protocol

189
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TKIP

A

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol

190
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TLS

A

Transport Layer Security

191
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TN

A

Twisted Nematic

192
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TPM

A

Trusted Platform Module

193
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UAC

A

User Account Control

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UDP

A

User Datagram Protocol

195
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UEFI

A

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

196
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UNC

A

Universal Naming Convention

197
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UPnP

A

Universal Plug and Play

198
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UPS

A

Uninterruptible Power Supply

199
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USB

A

Universal Serial Bus

200
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UTM

A

Unified Threat Management

201
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UTP

A

Unshielded Twisted Pair

202
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VA

A

Vertical Alignment

203
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VDI

A

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

204
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VGA

A

Video Graphics Array

205
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VLAN

A

Virtual LAN [Local Area Network]

206
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VM

A

Virtual Machine

207
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VNC

A

Virtual Network Computer

208
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VoIP

A

Voice over Internet Protocol

209
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VPN

A

Virtual Private Network

210
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VRAM

A

Video Random-access Memory

211
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WAN

A

Wide Area Network

212
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WEP

A

Wired Equivalent Privacy

213
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WISP

A

Wireless Internet Service Provider

214
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WLAN

A

Wireless LAN [Local Area Network]

215
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WMN

A

Wireless Mesh Network

216
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WPA

A

WiFi Protected Access

217
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WWAN

A

Wireless Wide Area Network

218
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XSS

A

Cross-site Scripting

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