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Core 1 Acronyms Flashcards

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AAA: Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

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AC: Alternating Current

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ACL: Access Control List

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ADF: Automatic Document Feeder

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AES: Advanced Encryption Standard

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AP: Access Point

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APFS: Apple File System

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APIPA: Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing

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APK: Android Package

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ARM: Advanced RISC [Reduced Instruction Set Computer] Machine

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ARP: Address Resolution Protocol

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ATA: Advanced Technology Attachment

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ATM: Asynchronous Transfer Mode

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ATX: Advanced Technology Extended

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AUP: Acceptable Use Policy

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BIOS: Basic Input/Output System

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BSOD: Blue Screen of Death

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BYOD: Bring Your Own Device

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CAD: Computer-aided Design

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CAPTCHA: Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart

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CD: Compact Disc

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CDFS: Compact Disc File System

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CDMA: Code-Division Multiple Access

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CERT: Computer Emergency Response Team

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CIFS: Common Internet File System

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CMD: Command Prompt

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CMOS: Complementary 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

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DKIM: DomainKeys Identified Mail

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DMA: Direct Memory Access

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DMARC: Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and 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

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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 [Globally Unique Identifier] Partition Table

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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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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 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: Infrared

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IrDA: Infrared Data Association

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IRP: Incident Response Plan

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ISO: International 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 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: 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: Networked 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 (or 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 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 [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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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 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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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: 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: 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

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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

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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 [Local Area Network]

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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

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