Acronyms Flashcards
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AAA
A
Authentication Authorization, & Accounting
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AC
A
Alternating Current
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ACL
A
Access Control List
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ADF
A
Automatic Document Feeder
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AP
A
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
A
Advanced RISC Machine
RISC = Reduced Instruction Set Computer
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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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BSOD
A
Blue Screen of Death
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BYOD
A
Bring Your Own Device
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CAPTCHA
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Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers & Humans Apart
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CD
A
Compact Disc
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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
A
Command Prompt
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CMOS
Complemantary 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
DomainKeys 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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DVI-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
Electromagnetic Interference
46
EOL
End-Of-Life
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eSATA
External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
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ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
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EULA
End-User License Agreement
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exFAT
Extensible File Allocation Table
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ext
Extended File System
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FAT
File Allocation Table
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FAT12
12-bit File Allocation Table
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FAT16
16-bit File Allocation Table
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FAT32
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
| GUID = Globally Unique Identifier
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GPU
Graphics Processing Unit
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GSM
Globam System for Mobile Communications
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GUI
Graphical User Interface
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GUID
Globally Unique Identifier
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HAL
Hardware Abstraction Layer
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HAV
Hardware-assisted Virtualization
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HCL
Hardware Compatibiliy 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 Protocols
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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 & Electronics Engineers
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IMAP
Internet Mail Access Protocol
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IOPS
Input/Output Operation Per Second
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IoT
Internet of Things
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IP
Internet Protocol
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IPS (2)
- Intrusion Prevention System
- In-plane Switching
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IPSec
Intenet Protocol Security
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IR
Infrared
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IrDA
Infrared Data Acquisition
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IRP
Incident Response Plan
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ISO
Internation Organization for 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/Mandatory Access Control
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MAM
Mobile Aplication Mangement
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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
Multifactor Authentication
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MFD
Multifunction Device
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MFP
Multifunction 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
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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
Network Basic Input/Output System
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NetBT
NetBIOS over TCP/IP [Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol]
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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
Operating 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/Inexpensive 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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RJ11
Registered Jack Function 11
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RJ45
Registered Jack Function 45
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RMM
Remote Monitoring & 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
| 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 & Data Acquisition
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SCP
Secure Copy Protection
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SCSI
Small Computer System Interface
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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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S.M.A.R.T
Self-monitoring Analysis & 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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SOHO
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 Sockets Layer
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SSO
Single Sign-on
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ST
Straight Tip
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STP
Shielded Twisted Pair
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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
Trnasport 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 & Play
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UPS
Uninterruptible 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
202
VA
Vertical Alignment
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VDI
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
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VGA
Video Graphics Array
205
VLAN
Virtual LAN
| 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
210
VRAM
Video Random-access Memory
211
WAN
Wide Area Network
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WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
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WISP
Wireless Internet Service Provider
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WLAN
Wireless LAN
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WMN
Wireless Mesh Network
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WPA
WiFi Protected Access
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WWAN
Wireless wide Area Network
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XSS
Cross-site Scripting
