IT Acronyms Flashcards
3-M
Maintenance and Material Management
AC
Alternating Current
ACAS
Assured Compliance Assessment Solution
ACCM
Asset Configuration and Compliance Module
ACK
Acknowledge
ADNS
Automated Digital Network System
APP
Application
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol
AUTH
Authorize
AUTODIN
Automatic Digital Network
AUX
Auxiliary
BCST
Broadcast
BIOS
Basic Input Output System
C2OIX
Command and Control Official Information Exchange
C4I
Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence
CA
(IT acronym)
Certificate Authority
CAC
Common Access Card
CANES
Consolidated Afloat Network and Enterprise Services
CVT
Communication and Video Tray
DAMA
Demand Assigned Multiple Access
DB
Database
DC
Direct Current
DDS
Desktop Digital Signature
DoD
Department of Defense
DON
Department of Navy
DPVS
Distributed Plain Language Address Verification System
DRI
Destination Routing Indicator
DTG
Date Time Group
DVD
Digital Versatile Disc
EHF
Extremely High Frequency
EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
EMCON
Emissions Control
ePO
ePolicy Orchestrator
FB
Fleet Broadcast
FMX
Fleet Message Exchange
FPT
File Transfer Protocol
FTP
Full Period Termination
GB
Gigabyte
GBPS
Gigabytes per Second
GENSER
General Service
GiG
Global Information Grid
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time
GPS
Global Positioning System
GRUB
GRand Unified Bootloader
GUI
Graphical User Interface
GW
Gateway
HAZMAT
Hazardous Material
HBSS
Host Based Security System
HDD
Hard Disk Drive
HF
High Frequency
HID
Human Interface Device
HMI
Human Machine Interface
HP
Hewlett-Packard
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Hz
Hertz
I/O
Input/Output
IA
Information Assurance
IAW
In accordance with
ID
Identification
ILS
Interactive Electronic Technical Manual
INFOSEC
Information System Security
IP
Internet Protocol
IPv4
Internet Protocol Version 4
IPv6
Internet Protocol Version 6
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
ISEA
In-Service Engineering Agent
ISNS
Integrated Shipboard Network System
ISSO
Information Systems Security Officer
IT
Information Technology
ITSM
Information Technology Service Management
KVM
Keyboard Video Mouse
Kybd
Keyboard
LAN
Local Area Network
LED
Light Emitting Diode
LNA
Low Noise Amplifier
LRA
Local Registration Authority
MAD II
Message Alerts Device II
MAD
Message Alert Device
MAINCOMM
Main Communicator
MB
Megabyte
MBPS
Megabytes per Second
MILSTAR
Military Strategic and Tactical Relay
MOCC
Mobile Operations Control Center
MON
Monitor
MRC
Maintenance Requirement Cards
N/A
Not Applicable
NAVMACS II
Naval Modular Automated Communications System II
NAVMACS
Naval Modular Automated Communications System
NAVOSH
Navy Occupational Safety & Health
NAVSEA
Naval Sea
NCC
Naval Communications Security Material System
NCMS
Naval Communications Security Material System
NCTAMS
Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station
NCTS
Naval Computer & Telecommunications Station
NETCINST
Naval Education and Training Command Instruction
NEMA
National Electrical Manufacturer’s Association
NIC
Network Interface Card
NIPR
Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router
NIPRNET
Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router Network
NIWC
Naval Information Warfare Center
NMP
Naval Modular Automated Communications System
NOAUTH
No Authorization
NOC
Network Operations Center
NSSDB
Network Security Services Database
NTI
Network Terminating Interface
NTP
Network Time Protocol
OIC
Officer In Charge
OMI OMP
Operation and Maintenance Instructions
OPINT
Operator Intervention
OPNAVINST
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Instruction
OS
Operating System
OSD
On Screen Display
OTO
Operator-to-Operator
OW P.
Order Wire Portrait
PAP
Password Authorization Protocol
PC
Personal Computer
PCS
Printed Circuit Board
PCI
Peripheral Component Interface
PCI-E
Peripheral Component Interface-Express
PCL
Printer Command Language
PCU
Power Control Unit
PDU
Power Distribution Unit
PECI
Platform Environment Control Interface
PIN
Personal Identification Number
PING
Packet Internet Groper
PIP
Picture in Picture
PKI
Public Key Infrastructure
PLA
Plain Language Address
PMS
Planned Maintenance System
PMS
Preventive Maintenance Schedule
PMW
Program Management, Warfare
PNP
Plug and Play
POP
Post Office Protocol
POST
Power On Self-Test
POTS
Plain Old Telephone System
PPM
Pages per Minute
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
PS
Power Supply
PS
Performance Technologies Inc.
PTI
Port Verification Tool
PVT
Pulse Width Modulation
PWM
Quick Path Interconnect
QPI
Quick Reference Guide
QSSR
Quad Solid State Relay
RA
Registration Authority
RADAY
Radio Day
RAID
Redundant Array of Independent Disks
RAM
Random Access Memory
RBAA
Role Based Attribute Authority
RCA
Radio Corporation of America
RET
Resolution Enhancement Technology
RF
Radio Frequency
RFI
Radio Frequency Interference
RHEL
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
RI
Routing Indicator
RIXT
Remote Information Exchange Terminal
RJ
Registered Jack
RL
Reverse Landscape
RM
Radiant Mercury
RPM
Revolutions per Minute
RTC
Real Time Clock
RTS
Request to Send
RX
Receive
SAILOR
Secretariat of the Admiralty International Long Range Radio System
SAM
Security Account Manager
SATA
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
SATCOM
Satellite Communication
SBC
Single-Board Computer
SBU
Sensitive But Unclassified
SDRAM
Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SECNAVINST
Secretary of the Navy Instruction
SHD
Special Handling Designator
SHIF
Super High Frequency
SID
Subscriber Identifier
SIPR
Secret Internet Protocol Router
SIPRNET
Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
SM
Sub-network Mask
SMBus
System Management Bus
SME
Subject Matter Expert
SMN
System Message Number
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
SNR
Signal-to-Noise Ratio
SOP
Standard Operating Procedure
SOVT
System Operability Verification Test
SPAWAR
Space and Naval Warfare (now called NIWC)
SSA
Software Support Activity
SSN
Station Serial Number
SSP
Strategic Systems Program
STE
Secure Telephone Equipment
STP
Shield Twisted Pair
SUM
Software User Manual
SW
Switch
SWS
Strategic Weapon System
SYNC
Synchronous
TA
Trusted Agent
TacMobile
Tactical Mobile
TADIXS
Tactical Data Information Exchange System
Tball
Trackball
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TFR
Total Force Readiness
THD
Total Harmonic Distortion
TIA
Telecommunications Industry Association
TM
Thermal Monitor
TMDS
Transition Minimized Differential Signal
TMS
Tactical Message System
TOD
Time of Day
TOG
Toggle
TS
Top Secret
TTO
Training Time Out
TTY
Teletype Transmit
TX
Transmit
UHF
Ultra-High Frequency
ULSS
User’s Logistics Support Summary
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
US
United States
USB
Universal Serial Bus
UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair
VA
Volt-Amperes
VAC
Volts Alternating Current
VCP
Virtual Circuit Protocol
VDC
Volts Direct Current
VGA
Video Graphics Adapter
VME
Versa Module Europa
WI-FI
Wireless Fidelity
WinDDS
Windows Desktop Digital Signature
WL
Wanted List
WOL
Wake on LAN
XML
Extensible Markup Language
Acronym
Wanted List
3-M
Wake on LAN
AC
Extensible M