Acronyms Flashcards
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AAA
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Authentication authorization and accounting
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AAAA
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Authentication, authorization, accounting, and audit in
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ACL
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Access control list
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ADSL
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Asymmetric digital subscriber line
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AES
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Advanced Encryption standard
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AH
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Authentication Header
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AP
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Access point
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APC
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Angle Polished connector
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APIPA
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Automatic private Internet protocol addressing
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APT
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Advanced Persistent Tool
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ARIN
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American registry for Internet numbers
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ARP
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Address resolution protocol
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AS
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Autonomous system
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ASIC
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Application specific integrated circuit
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ASP
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Application service provider
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ATM
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Asynchronous transfer mode
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AUP
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Acceptable use policy
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BCP
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Business continuity Plan
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BERT
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Bit-error rate test
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BGP
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Border Gateway Protocol
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BLE
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Bluetooth low energy
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BNC
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British Naval Connector/Bayonet Niell- concelman
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BootP
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Boot Protocol / bootstrap protocol
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BPDU
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Bridge protocol data unit
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BRI
Basic Rate Interface
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BSSID
Basic service set identifier
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BYOD
Bring your own device
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CaaS
Communication as a service
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CAM
Content addressable memory
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CAN
Campus area network
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CARP
Common address redundancy Protocol
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CASB
Cloud Access Security Broker
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CAT
Category
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CCTV
Closed circuit tv
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CDMA
Code Division Multiple access
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CSMA/CD
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection
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CHAP
Challenge Handshake authentication protocol
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CIDR
Classless Inter- domain routing
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CNAME
Canonical name
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CoS
Class of service
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CPU
Central processing unit
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CRAM-MD5
Challenge - response authentication mechanism - message digest 5
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CRC
Cyclic redundancy checking
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CSMA/CA
Carrier since multiple access/collision avoidance
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CSU
Channel service unit
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CVW
Collaborative virtual workspace
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CWDM
Course wave division multiplexing
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DaaS
Desktop as a service
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dB
Decibel
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DCS
Distributed computer system
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DDos
Distributed Denial of Service
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DHCP
Dynamic host configuration protocol
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DLC
Data link control
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DLP
Data Loss Prevention
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DLR
Device level ring
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DMZ
Demilitarized zone
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DNAT
Destination network address translation
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DNS
Domain Name Service/Domain Name server/domain name system
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DOCSIS
Data over cable service interface specification
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DoS
Denial of service
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DR
Designated Router
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DSCP
Differentiated services code point
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DSL
Digital subscriber line
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DSSS
Direct sequence spread spectrum
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DSU
Data service unit
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DWDM
Dense wavelength division multiplexing
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E1
E-carrier level 1
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EAP
Extensible Authentication protocol
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EDNS
Extension mechanism for DNS
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EGP
Exterior gateway protocol
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EIA/TIA
Electronic industries alliance/telecommunication industries Association
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EMI
Electromagnetic interference
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ESD
Electrostatic discharge
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ESP
Encapsulated security payload
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ESSID
Extended service set identifier
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EUI
Extended Unique identifier
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FC
Fiber channel
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FCoE
Fiber channel over Ethernet
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FCS
Frame Check sequence
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FDM
Frequency division multiplexing
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FHSS
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
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FM
Frequency modulation
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FQDN
Fully qualified domain name
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol
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FTPS
File transfer protocol security
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GBIC
Gigabit interface converter
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GBPs
Gigabits per second
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GLBP
Gateway load balancing protocol
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GPG
GNU privacy protocol
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GRE
Generic routing encapsulation
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GSM
Global system for mobile communication
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HA
Hi availability
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HDLC
High level data link control
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HDMI
High definition multimedia interface
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HIDS
Host intrusion detection system
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HIPS
Host intrusion prevention system
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HSPA
Hi speed packet access
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HSRP
Hot standby router protocol
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HT
High throughput
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HTTP
Hypertext transfer protocol
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HTTPS
Hypertext transfer protocol secure
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HVAC
Heating ventilation and air-conditioning
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Hz
Hertz
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IaaS
Infrastructure as a service
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IANA
Internet assigned numbers authority
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ICA
Independent computer architecture
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ICANN
Internet corporation for assigned names and numbers
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ICMP
Internet control message protocol
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ICS
Internet connection sharing/industrial control system
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IDF
Intermediate distribution frame
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IDS
Intrusion detection system
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IEEE
Institute of electrical and electronics engineers
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IGMP
Internet group message protocol
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IGP
Interior gateway protocol
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IGRP
Interior gateway routing protocol
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IKE
Internet key exchange
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IMAP4
Internet message access protocol version 4
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InterNIC
Internet network information center
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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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IPSec
Internet protocol security
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IPV4
Internet protocol version four
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IPV6
Internet protocol version six
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ISAKMP
Internet security association and key management protocol
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ISDN
Integrated services digital network
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IS-IS
Intermediate system to intermediate system
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ISP
Internet service provider
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ITS
Intelligent transportation system
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IV
Initialization vector
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Kbps
Kilobytes per second
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KVM
Keyboard video mouse
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L2TP
Layer 2 tunneling protocol
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LACP
Link aggregation control protocol
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LAN
Local area network
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LC
Local connector
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LDAP
Light weight directory access protocol
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LEC
Local exchange curious
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LEC
Light emitting diode
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LLC
Logical link control
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LLDP
Link layer discovery protocol
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LSA
Link state advertisements
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LTE
Long term evolution
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LWAPP
Light weight access point protocol
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Maas
Mobility as a service
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MAC
Media access control/medium access control
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MAN
Metropolitan area network
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Mbps
Megabytes per second
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MDF
Main distribution frame
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MDI
Media dependent interface
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MDIX
Media dependent interface crossover
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MGCP
Media gateway control protocol
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MIB
Management information base
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MIMO
Multiple input, multiple outlet
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MLA
Master license agreement/multi layer agreement
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MOU
Memorandum of understanding
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MPLS
Multi protocol label switching
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MS-CHAP
Microsoft challenge handshake authentication protocol
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MSDS
Material safety data sheet
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MT-RJ
Mechanical transfer register Jack
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MTU
Maximum transmission unit
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MTTR
Mean time to recovery
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MTBF
Meantime between failures
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MU-MIMO
Multiuser multiple input, multiple outputs
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MX
Mail exchange
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NAC
Network access control
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NAS
Network attached storage
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NAT
Network address translation
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NCP
Network control protocol
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NDR
Non-delivery receipt
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NetBEUI
Network basic input/output system
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NFC
Near field communication
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NFS
Network file service
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NGFW
Next generation firewall
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NIC
Network interface card
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NIDS
Network intrusion detection system
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NIPS
Network intrusion prevention system
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NIU
Network interface unit
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nm
Nanometer
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NNTP
Network news transport protocol
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NTP
Network time protocol
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OCSP
Online certificate status vertical
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OCx
Optical carrier
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OPI
Open system interconnect
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OSPF
Open shortest path first
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OTDR
Optical time domain reflectometor
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OUI
Organizationally unique identifier
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PaaS
Platform as a service
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PAN
Personal area network
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PAP
Password authentication protocol
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PAT
Port address translation
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PCM
Phase change memory
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PDoS
Permanent denial of service
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PDU
Protocol data unit
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PGP
Pretty good privacy
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PKI
Public key infrastructure
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PoE
Power over ethernet
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POP
Post office protocol
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POP3
Post office protocol version three
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POTS
Plain old telephone service
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PPP
Point-to-point protocol
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PPPoE
Point to point protocol over ethernet
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PPTP
Point-to-point tunneling protocol
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PRI
Primary rate interface
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PSK
Pre-shared key
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PSTN
Public switch telephone network
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PTP
Point-to-point
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PTR
Pointer
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PUA
Privileged user agreement
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PVC
Permanent virtual circuit
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QoS
Quality of service
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QSFP
Quad small form factor pluggable
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RADIUS
Remote authentication dial-in user service
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RARP
Reverse address resolution protocol
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RAS
Remote access service
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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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RG
Radio guide
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RIP
Routing Internet protocol
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RJ
Register Jack
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RPO
Recovery point objective
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RSA
Rivest, Shamir, Adelman
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RSH
Remote shell
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RSTP
Rapid spanning tree protocol
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RTO
Recovery time objective
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RTP
Real time protocol
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RTSP
Real time streaming protocol
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RTT
Round-trip time or real transfer time
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SA
Security association
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SaaS
Software as a service
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SC
Standard connector/subscriber connector
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SCADA
Supervisory control and data acquisition
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SCP
Secure copy protocol
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SDLC
Software development lifecycle
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SDN
Software defined network
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SDP
Session description protocol
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SDSL
Symmetrical digital subscriber line
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SFP
Small form factor pluggable
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SFTP
Secure file transfer Protocol
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SHA
Secure hash algorithm
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SIEM
Security information and event management
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SIP
Session initiation protocol
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SLAAC
Stateless address auto configuration
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SLIP
Cereal line Internet protocol
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SMB
Server message block
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SMF
Single mode fiber
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SMS
Short message service
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SMTP
Simple mail transfer protocol
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SNAT
Static network address translation/source network address translation
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SNMP
Simple network management protocol
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SNTP
Simple network time protocol
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SOHO
Small office home office
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SONET
Synchronous optical network
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SOP
Standard operating procedure
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SOW
Statement of work
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SPB
Shortest path bridging
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SPI
Stateful packet inspection
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SPS
Standby power supply
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SSID
Service set identifier
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SSL
Secure sockets layer
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ST
Straight tip or snap twist
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STP
Spanning tree protocol/shielded twisted pair
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SVC
Switched virtual circuit
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SYSLOG
System log
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T1
Terrestrial carrier level one
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TA
Terminal adapter
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TACACS
Terminal access control access control system
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TACACS+
Terminal access control access control system plus
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TCP
Transmission control protocol
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TCP/IP
Transmission control protocol/Internet protocol
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TDM
Time division multiplexing
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TDR
Time domain reflectometer
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Telco
Telecommunications company
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TFTP
Trivial file transfer protocol
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TLS
Transport layer of security
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TMS
Transportation management system
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TOS
Type of service
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TPM
Trusted platform module
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TTL
Time to live
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TTLS
Tunnel transport layer security
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UC
Unified communications
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UDP
User datagram protocol
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UNC
Universal naming convention
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UPC
Ultra polished connector
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UPS
Uninterruptible power supply
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URL
Uniform resource locator
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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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VDSL
Variable digital subscriber line
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VLAN
Virtual local area network
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VoIP
Voice over IP
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VPN
Virtual private network
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VRF
Virtual routing forwarding
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VRRP
Virtual router redundancy protocol
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VTC
Video teleconference
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VTP
VLAN Trunk protocol
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WAF
Web application firewall
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WAN
Wide area network
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WAP
Wireless application protocol/wireless access point
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WEP
Wired equivalent privacy
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WLAN
Wireless local area network
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WMS
Warehouse management system
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WPA
Wi-Fi protected access
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WPS
Wi-Fi protected set up
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WWN
World wide name
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XDSL
Extended digital subscriber line
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XML
Extensible markup language
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Zeroconf
Zero configuration
