Acronyms 2016 Flashcards
1
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EVC
A
Ethernet Virtual Circuit/Connection
2
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GB
A
Gigabyte (1 BYTE = 8 Bits)
3
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dBc
A
Decibel Relative to Carrier
4
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ARIN
A
American Registry for Internet Numbers
5
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AFT
A
Automatic Fine Tuner
6
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ABN
A
Active Broadband Network
7
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DNS
A
Domain Name System
8
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NASR
A
National Activation Service and Repair
9
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HDT
A
Host Digital Terminal
10
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SVGA
A
Super Video Graphics Array
11
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ALI
A
Automatic Location Information
12
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PVC
A
Polyvinyl Chloride
13
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PC
A
Personal Computer
14
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CSO
A
Composite Second Order
15
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NIC
A
Network Interface Card
16
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AC
A
Alternating Current / Access Condition / Access CustomerArea Code
17
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THD
A
Total Harmonic Distortion
18
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EMI
A
Electromagnetic Interference
19
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WMV
A
Windows Media Video
20
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NCTA
A
National Cable Television Association
21
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AWG
A
American Wire Gauge
22
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NOC
A
Network Operations Center
23
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PoE
A
Point of Entry
24
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LQI
A
Link Quality Indication
25
EDFA
Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier
26
ADPCM
Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation
27
RAM
Random Access Memory
28
BASIC
Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
29
CLI
Cumulative Leakage Index
30
DPR
Dual Party Relay
31
TPV
Third Party Verification
32
PAL
Phase Alternation by Line
33
POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service
34
PACM
Presumed Asbestos Containing Material
35
CO
Central Office
36
IDLH
Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health
37
CRT
Cathode Ray Tube
38
CMTS
Cable Modem Termination System
39
MSO
Multiple System Operator
40
CPE
Customer Premises Equipment
41
VOP
Velocity of Propagation
42
MPG
Mega Port Gateway
43
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect
44
OPA
Off Phone Activity
45
PRI
Primary Rate Interface
46
DOI
Day of Install
47
CATVR
Community Antenna Television Riser
48
E911
Enhanced 911
49
PACE
Providing Awesome Customer Experience
50
RSSI
Received Signal Strength Indicator
51
UPS
Uninterruptable Power Supply
52
TOD
Time Of Day
53
CCG
Comcast Customer Guarantee
54
HTML
Hyper Text Markup Language
55
SDW
Solutions Design Worksheet
56
NIOSH
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
57
EISA
Extended Industry Standard Architecture
58
CPU
Central Processing Unit
59
3WC
Three-Way Calling
60
TDMA
Time Division Multiple Access
61
Hz
Hertz
62
UC
Unified Communication
63
ATS
Advanced Troubleshooting / Advanced Technical Services
64
EIA/TIA
Electronics Industry Alliance and Telecommunications Industry Association
65
SSID
Service Set Indetifier
66
MBR
Master Boot Record
67
REN
Ring Equivalency Number
68
CAD
Computer Aided Design
69
CTV
Call to Verify
70
XSS
Xfinity Signature Support
71
WEP
Wired Equivalency Privacy
72
MS
Member Services
73
FIFO
First In First Out
74
SATA
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
75
MIMO
Multiple In Multiple Out
76
RIP
Routing Information Protocol
77
HTIB
Home Theater In a Box
78
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
79
MDU
Multiple Dwelling Unit
80
EMS
Element Management System
81
NAT
Network Address Translation
82
CTN
Call to Notify
83
NPA
Number Plan Area
84
SCTE
Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers
85
OMI
Optical Modulation Index
86
HD
High Definition
87
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
88
AGC
Automatic Gain Control
89
GSMC
Global Systems for Mobile Communications
90
IAD
Integrated Access Device
91
DQOS
Dynamic Quality of Service
92
XBO
X1 Back Office
93
VPN
Virtual Private Network
94
CSR
Customer Service Representative
95
GPS
Global Positioning Satellite
96
VGA
Video Graphics Array
97
SAHHC
Standalone Home Health Check
98
SAR
Supplied Air Respirator
99
CC
Customer Care
100
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
101
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
102
UNI
User Network Interface
103
CoS
Class of Service or Change of Service
104
DVB
Digital Video Broadcast
105
SRO
Special Request Order
106
DTCP
Digital Transmission Content Protection
107
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
108
NEC
National Electrical Code
109
ADC or A/D
Analog to Digital Converter
110
ROM
Read Only Memory
111
USB
Universal Serial Bus
112
ACD
Automatic Call Distributor
113
CNAM
Calling Name
114
SIP
Session Initiation Protocol
115
FDMA
Frequency Division Multiple Access
116
3GPP
third generation project partnership
117
Codec
coder / decoder
118
nM
Nanometers
119
SDW
Solution Design Worksheet
120
NESC
National Electrical Safety Code
121
RABI (pin)
Readily Available Biographical Information
122
ADC
Conversion from analog to digital
123
POP
Post Office Protocol
124
CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access
125
A & I
architecture and infrastructure
126
DEMUX
Demultiplexer
127
CHSI
Comcast High-Speed Internet
128
ANI
Automatic Number Identification
129
GHz
Giga Hertz
130
EOL
End Of Life / End of Line
131
ONU
Optical Network Unit
132
LOA
Letter of Authorization
133
PIR
passive infra red
134
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
135
ALC
Automatic Level Control
136
CBR
Constant Bit Rate
137
RTV
Room Temperature Vulcanizing
138
FTTC
Fiber To The Curb
139
FTTH
Fiber To The Home
140
EAS
Emergency Alert System
141
FOC
Firm Order Commitment
142
LASER
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
143
AET
Adaptive Equalization Technology
144
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
145
BAM
Box Availability Matrix
146
OLED
Organic Light Emitting Diode
147
MTA
Media Terminal Adapter
148
EPSA
Enhanced Public Safety Assistant
149
CA
Certification Authority
150
MIR
Make It Right
151
WWW
World Wide Web
152
MIB
Management Information Base
153
FACE
Fatal Accidents Circumstances and Epidemiology
154
ALSC
Automatic Level and Slope Control
155
OCEF
Optical Cable Entry Facility
156
HDTV
High Definition Television
157
VLSM
Variable Length Subnet Masking
158
AFC
Automatic Frequency Control or Antenna for Communication
159
BTN
Billing Telephone Number
160
DQI
Digital Quality Index
161
CRAN
Converged Regional Area Network
162
ASP
Alternate Service Provider
163
XPM
X1 Platform Manager
164
CLEC
Competitive Local Exchange Carrier
165
XRE
Cross Run-Time Environment
166
CRUDD
Construction Referral Underground Drop Database
(HOW5048)
167
WPA-PSK
WiFi Protected Access, Pre Shared Key
168
IPTV
Internet Protocol Television
169
RMS
Root Mean Square
170
BPF
Band Pass Filter
171
COPPA
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
172
SCBA
self-contained Breathing Apparatus
173
EDTV
Enhanced Digital Termial Adapter
174
DRM
Digital Rights Management
175
RCA
Radio Corporation of America
176
HDCP
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection
177
SLA
Service Level Agreement
178
KHz
Kila Hertz
179
HTTP
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
180
DTS
Digital Theater Systems
181
DID
Direct Inward Dialing
182
ACSR
Advanced Customer Service Representative
183
Modem
Modulator Demodulator
184
DUN
Dial Up Networking
185
HITS
Headend In The Sky
186
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
187
Gbps
Gigabits per second
188
UEL
Upper Explosive Limit
189
ESG
Enterprise SIP Gateway
190
MAC
Media Access Control
191
ABP
Automatic Bill Payment
192
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
193
DBS
Digital Broadcast Satellite / Digital Broadcast Service / Direct Broadcast Satellite
194
TLV
Threshold Limit Value
195
EO
End Office
196
LAN
Local Area Network
197
DFB
Distributed Feedback
198
FDM
Frequency Division Multiplexing
199
NBC
National Broadcast Company
200
DVI
Digital Visual Interface
201
SDP
Service Delivery Professional
202
TS
Troubleshooting
203
NAP
Network Access Point
204
CNM
Cable Network Manager
205
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
206
BERT
Bit Error Rate Tester
207
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
208
DMM
Digital Multimeter
209
CMOS
composite metal oxside semi conductor
210
LQI
Link Quality Indicator
211
UPnP
Universal Plug-n-Play
212
GPON
Gigabit Passive Optical Network
213
BAE
business account executive
214
CSG
Cable Services Group - Comcast Billing Center
215
NTSC
National Television Standards Committee
216
CAN
Cable Area Network
217
SCA
Share all Appearance
218
CB
Citizens Band
219
IVR
Interactive Voice Response System
220
OE
Outlook Express
221
DLNA
Digital Lifetime Network Alliance
222
HFC
Hybrid Fiber Coax
223
DTMF
Dual Tone Multi Frequency
224
STB
Set Top Box
225
UDB
Universal Database
226
EDI
Ethernet Dedicated Internet
227
DTA
Digital Transport Adapter
228
SPDIF
Sony Phillips Digital Interconnect Format
229
A/O
Additional Outlet
230
BPSK
Binary Phase Shift Keying
231
CDVR
Cloud DVR
232
DAC or D/A
Digital to Analog Converter
233
A/V
Audio Visual
234
CSP
Certified Safety Professional
235
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
236
HRC
Harmonically Related Carrier
237
DCR
Digital Cable Ready
238
EQAM
Edge Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
239
IRQ
Interrupt Request
240
RIN
Relative Intensity Noise
241
CRC
Cycle Redundancy Check
242
FTTF
Fiber to the Feeder
243
DS
Down Stream or Digital Signal or Digital Service
244
CM
Cable Modem
245
GE-PON
Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network
246
ILEC
Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier
247
PIN
Personal Identification Number
248
LPI
Line Power Inserter
249
CATVP
Community Antenna Television Plenum
250
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
251
ADS
All Digital Simulcast
252
BGP
Border Gateway Protocol
253
WAN
Wide Area Network
254
CCAW
Customer Convenience Appointment Window
255
CPD
Common Path Distortion
256
ASC
Automatic Slope Control
257
VOM
Volt Ohm Meter
258
XCC
Xfinity Customer Commitment
259
DNCS
Digital Network Control System
260
DMA
Direct Memory Access
261
XOC
eXcellence in Operations Center
262
DLP
Digital Light Projection
263
PIM
Panel Interface Module
264
QoS
Quality of Service
265
MoCA
Multimedia over Coax Alliance
266
dBm
Decibels relative to milliwatt
267
AM-VSB
Amplitude Modulation-Vestigial Side Band
268
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
269
TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
270
OTA
Over The Air
271
OCT
Oxygen, Combustible and Flammable Vapors, and Toxic Gases, and Vapors
272
DOL
Department of Labor
273
bps
Bits Per Second
274
CDV
Comcast Digital Voice
275
IR
Infrared
276
ABM
Access Bandwidth Manager
277
CLASS
Customer Local Area Signaling Service
278
dBmV
Decibels relative to millivolts
279
CTB
Composite Triple Beat
280
DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services
281
I/O
Input/Output
282
FSK
Frequency Shift Keying
283
PNAC
Port-based Network Access Control
284
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
285
RSG
Residential Network Gateway
286
2WC
Two Way Conduit
287
PRI MTTR
4 HRs. (Trunk_SiteTech_Draft_8.25_SM pg15)
288
NIU
Network Interface Unit
289
BTSC
Broadcast Television Standards Committee
290
GUI
Graphical User Interface
291
DVR
Digital Video Recorder
292
FEC
Forward Error Correction
293
KVM
Keyboard Video Mouse
294
AP
Access Point
295
POST
Power On Self Test
296
MTTR
Mean Time To Repair
297
LTE
Long-Term Evolution
298
FN
Fiber Node
299
EPON
Ethernet Passive Optical Network
300
DCT
Digital Cable Terminal
301
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
302
SONET
Synchronous Optical Network
303
DTE
Data Terminal Equipment
304
PEL
Permission Exposure Limit
305
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
306
CPNI
Customer Priority Network Information
307
ENS
Ethernet Network Service
308
CATV
Community Antenna Television
309
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
310
CNR or C/N
Carrier to Noise Ratio
311
RBW
Resolution Bandwidth Filter
312
ISP
Internet Service Provider
313
FPS
Frames Per Second
314
EDTV
Enahnced Definition Television
315
DNIS
Dialed Number Information Service
316
BRI
Basic Rate Interface
317
POR
Plan of Record
318
db
Decibel
319
MHz
Mega Hertz
320
CPN
Calling Party Number
321
HDMI
High Definition Multimedia Interface
322
ACP
Analog Copying and Piracy
323
Gb
Gigabit
324
DSG
DOCSIS set-top gateway
325
BD
Blue-Ray Disc
326
NPRM
Notice of Propsed Rule Making
327
ESD
electro-static discharge bracelet
328
PE (cable Jacket)
Polyethylene / Registered Professional Safety Engineer
329
OTDR
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
330
DCE
Data Communications Equipment
331
IMS
IP Multimedia Substation
332
ITU
International Telecommunications Union
333
TN
Telephone Number
334
DC
Direct Current or Directional Coupler
335
LEL
Lower Explosive Limit
336
EIA
Electronic Industry Alliance
337
IPPV
Impulse Pay Per View
338
POC
Point of Contact
339
EMTA
Embedded Multi Terminal Adapter
340
HPF
High Pass Filter
341
NFLB
National Frontline Bonus
342
PBX
Private Branch Exchange
343
DOCSIS
Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification
344
BCT or BCE
Broadband Communications Technician or Broadband Communications Engineer
345
AASHTO
american association of state highway transportation officials
346
PSAP
Public Safety Access Point (Call Center)
347
FAT
File Allocation Transfer
348
BACC
Broadband Access Center for Cable
349
MPEG
Moving Picture Expert Group
350
CMS
Call Management Server
351
LFL
Lower Flammable Limit
352
FiOS
Fiber Optic Service
353
CDC
center for disease control and prevention
354
CW
Carrier Wave
355
OTN
Optical Transport Node
356
AM
Amplitude Modulation
357
CODEC
Compression/Decompression Module
358
HTPC
Home Theater Personal Computer
359
DTO
Direct Terminal Overflow
360
PWP
Personal Web Page
361
BB
Broadband
362
DWDM
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
363
BER
Bit Error Rate
364
FM
Frequency Modulation
365
ASK
Amplitude Shift Keying
366
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
367
COAX
Coaxial
368
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol
369
AMS
Account Management System
370
FCR
First Call Resolution
371
DSAM
Digital Services Activation Meter
372
EULA
End User License Agreement
373
What is the acronym ADPCM?
Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation
374
What is the acronym DNIS?
Dialed Number Information Service
375
What is the FTC?
Federal Trade Commission
