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A reads text to speech;
494 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
AAC
|
advanced audio coding (file extension)
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ABOM
|
Advanced Boot Options Menu
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AC
|
alternating current
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ACL
|
access control list
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ACPI
|
advanced configuration & power interface
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ACR
|
advanced communication riser
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ACT
|
activity
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AD
|
active directory
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ADSL
|
asymmetric digital subscriber line
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AES
|
advanced encryption standard
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AGP
|
accelerated graphics port
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AHCI
|
advanced host controller interface
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AIFF
|
audio interchange file format
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AIK
|
Automated Installation Kit
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ALU
|
arithmetic logic unit
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AMD
|
advanced micro devices
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AMI
|
American Megatrends Incorporated
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AMR
|
Audio/Modem Riser
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ANSI
|
American National Standards Institute
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API
|
application programming interface
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APIPA
|
automatic private internet protocol addressing
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APM
|
advanced power management
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ARP
|
address resolution protocol
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ASCII
|
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
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ASF
|
advanced streaming format
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ASR
|
automated system recovery
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ASX
|
advanced streaming redirector
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AT
|
advanced technology
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ATA
|
advanced technology attachment
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ATAPI
|
advanced technology attachment packet interface
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ATM
|
asynchronous transfer mode
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ATX
|
advanced technology extended
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A/V
|
Audio Video
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AVI
|
audio video interleave (file extension)
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BD
|
BluRay Disc
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BD-R
|
BluRay disc recordable
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BD-RE
|
BluRay disc recordable erasable
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BD-ROM
|
BluRay disc read only memory
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BGA
|
Ball Grid Array
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BIOS
|
basic input/output system
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BNC
|
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
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BOOTP
|
bootstrap protocol (used to obtain a network address)
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BRI
|
basic rate interface
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BSoD
|
Blue Screen of Death
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BSS
|
basic service set
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BTX
|
balanced technology extended
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BYOB
|
bring your own BIOS
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CAPTCHA
|
Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart
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CAS
|
Column Address Strobe
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CCFL
|
Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (backlight bulb)
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CCNA
|
certified cisco network associate
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CD
|
compact disc, change directory (command prompt)
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CD-DA
|
compact disc digital audio
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CD-ROM
|
compact disc-read-only memory
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CD-RW
|
compact disc-rewritable
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CDFS
|
compact disc file system
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CDMA
|
code division multiple access
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CF
|
compact flash
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CFS
|
Central File System, Common File System, Command File System
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CHAP
|
challenge handshake authentication protocol
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CHKDSK
|
Check disk (command prompt)
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CID
|
chassis intrusion detection
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CITE
|
color infrastructure and translation engine
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CL
|
Column Address Strobe (CAS) Latency
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CLI
|
command-line interface
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CMOS
|
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
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CMYK
|
cyan, magenta, yellow, key (black) – printer ink colors
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CNR
|
Communications and Networking Riser
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COM
|
Communication Object Model
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CompTIA
|
Computing Technology Industry Association
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COMx
|
communication port (x=port number)
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CP
|
control panel
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CPU
|
central processing unit
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CRC
|
cyclic redundancy check
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CRIMM
|
Continuity Rambus Inline Memory Mode (Rambus terminator)
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CRT
|
cathode-ray tube
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CSMA/CA
|
carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance
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CSMA/CD
|
carrier sense multiple access with collision detection
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CTS
|
clear to send
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DAC
|
discretionary access control
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DB-25
|
serial communications D-shell connector, 25 pins
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DB-9
|
9 pin D shell connector
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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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DDR RAM
|
double data-rate random access memory
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DDR SDRAM
|
double data-rate synchronous dynamic random access memory
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DEP
|
data execution prevention
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DFS
|
distributed file system
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DHCP
|
dynamic host configuration protocol
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DIMM
|
dual inline memory module
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DIN
|
Deutsche Industrie Norm
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DIP
|
dual inline package
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DL
|
dual layered (optical media)
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DLL
|
Dynamic-Link Library (file extension)
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DLP
|
digital light processing
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DLT
|
digital linear tape
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DMA
|
direct memory access
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DMI
|
direct media interface
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DMM
|
digital multimeter
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DMZ
|
demilitarized zone
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DNS
|
domain name system or domain name server
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DOS
|
denial of service, disk operating system (MS-DOS)
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DPI
|
dots per inch
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DPMS
|
display power management signaling
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DRAM
|
dynamic random access memory
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DS
|
dual sided (optical media)
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DS3D
|
direct sound 3 dimensional
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DSL
|
digital subscriber line
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DSN
|
database source names
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DTC
|
Distributed Transaction Coordinator
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DTS
|
digital theater systems
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DUN
|
Dial-Up Networking
|
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DVD
|
digital versatile disc
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DVD-RAM
|
digital veratile disc-random access memory
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DVD-ROM
|
digital versatile disc-read only memory
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DVD-R
|
digital versatile disc-recordable
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DVD-RW
|
digital versatile disc-rewritable
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DVI
|
digital visual interface
|
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DxDiag
|
Direct X Diagnosis
|
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EAP
|
extensible authentication protocol
|
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EAX
|
environment audio extensions
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EB
|
Exabytes
|
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ECC
|
error correction code (RAM)
|
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ECP
|
extended capabilities port
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EDB
|
external data bus
|
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EEPROM
|
electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
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EFI
|
extensible firmware interface
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EFS
|
encrypting file system
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EIDE
|
enhanced integrated drive electronics
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EMI
|
electro-magnetic interference
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EMP
|
electromagnetic pulse
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EPROM
|
erasable programmable read-only memory
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EPP
|
enhanced parallel port
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ERD
|
emergency repair disk
|
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eSATA
|
external serial advanced technology attachment
|
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ESD
|
electro-static discharge
|
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EULA
|
end user license agreement
|
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EVGA
|
extended video graphics adapter/array
|
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EVDO
|
evolution data optimized or evolution data only
|
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exFAT
|
extended file allocation table (FAT64)
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FAST
|
Files & Settings Transfer Wizard (Windows XP)
|
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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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FB
|
Fully Buffered (RAM)
|
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FDD
|
floppy disk drive
|
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Fn
|
Function (referring to the function key on a laptop)
|
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FPM
|
fast page-mode
|
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FPU
|
floating point unit
|
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FPS
|
first-person shooter (video games)
|
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FRU
|
field replaceable unit
|
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FSB
|
Front Side Bus
|
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FTP
|
file transfer protocol
|
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FQDN
|
fully qualified domain name
|
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GART
|
graphics address remapping table
|
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Gb
|
gigabit
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GB
|
gigabyte
|
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GDI
|
graphics device interface
|
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GHz
|
gigahertz
|
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GPF
|
general protection fault
|
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GPRS
|
general packet radio service (cellular WWAN)
|
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GPS
|
global positioning system
|
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GPU
|
graphics processor unit
|
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GRUB
|
grand unified boot manager
|
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GSM
|
global system for mobile communications
|
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GUI
|
graphical user interface
|
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HAL
|
hardware abstraction layer
|
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HAV
|
Hardware Assisted Virtualization
|
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HBA
|
host bus adapter
|
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HCL
|
hardware compatibility list
|
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HD
|
hi-definition
|
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HDA
|
Hi-Definition Audio
|
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HDD
|
hard disk drive
|
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HDMI
|
high definition media interface
|
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HPFS
|
high performance file system
|
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HRR
|
horizontal refresh rate
|
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HT
|
Hyper Threading
|
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HTML
|
hypertext markup language
|
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HTPC
|
Home Theater PC
|
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HTTP
|
hypertext transfer protocol
|
|
HTTPS
|
hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer
|
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I/O
|
input/output
|
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IBSS
|
independent basic service set
|
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ICANN
|
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
|
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IC
|
Integrated Circuits
|
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ICC
|
International Color Consortium
|
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ICH
|
Input/ Output Controller Hub (Southbridge)
|
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ICMP
|
internet control message protocol
|
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ICR
|
intelligent character recognition
|
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ICS
|
internet connection sharing
|
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IDE
|
integrated drive electronics
|
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IDS
|
Intrusion Detection System
|
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IEC
|
International Electro-technical Commission
|
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IEEE
|
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
|
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IIS
|
Internet Information Services
|
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IMAP
|
internet message access protocol
|
|
IOAPIC
|
input/output advanced programmable interrupt controller
|
|
IP
|
internet protocol
|
|
IPCONFIG
|
internet protocol configuration
|
|
IPP
|
internet printing protocol
|
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IPSEC
|
internet protocol security
|
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IPX/SPX
|
internetwork packet exchange/sequenced packet exchange
|
|
IR
|
infrared
|
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IRC
|
internet relay chat
|
|
IrDA
|
Infrared Data Association
|
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IRQ
|
interrupt request
|
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ISA
|
industry standard architecture
|
|
ISDN
|
integrated services digital network
|
|
ISO
|
Industry Standards Organization
|
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ISP
|
internet service provider
|
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IT
|
information technology
|
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ITU
|
International Telecommunication Union
|
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JBOD
|
just a bunch of disks
|
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Kb
|
kilobit
|
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KB
|
Kilobyte or knowledge base
|
|
LAN
|
local area network
|
|
LBA
|
logical block addressing
|
|
LC
|
Lucent connector
|
|
LCD
|
liquid crystal display
|
|
LDAP
|
lightweight directory access protocol
|
|
LED
|
light emitting diode
|
|
LGA
|
Land Grid Array
|
|
Li-ion
|
lithium-ion
|
|
LKGC
|
Last Known Good Configuration (ABOM option)
|
|
LPD/LPR
|
line printer daemon / line printer remote
|
|
LPT
|
line printer terminal
|
|
LPX
|
low profile extended (form factor)
|
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LVD
|
low voltage differential
|
|
MAC
|
media access control / mandatory access control
|
|
MAP
|
Microsoft Assessment & Planning (toolkit)
|
|
MAPI
|
messaging application programming interface
|
|
MAU
|
media access unit, media attachment unit
|
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Mb
|
megabit
|
|
MB
|
megabyte
|
|
MBR
|
master boot record
|
|
MBSA
|
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
|
|
MCC
|
memory controller chip
|
|
MCH
|
Memory Controller Hub (Northbridge)
|
|
MCP
|
Microsoft certified professional
|
|
MCSE
|
Microsoft certified systems engineer
|
|
MD
|
Make Directory (command prompt)
|
|
MFD
|
multi-function device
|
|
MFP
|
multi-function peripheral
|
|
MFT
|
master file table
|
|
MHz
|
megahertz
|
|
Micro DIMM
|
micro dual inline memory module
|
|
MIDI
|
musical instrument digital interface
|
|
MIG
|
Migration Store File (file extension)
|
|
MIME
|
multipurpose internet mail extension
|
|
MIMO
|
Multiple Input Multiple Output
|
|
MMC
|
Microsoft management console
|
|
MMORPG
|
massively multiplayer online role playing game
|
|
MMX
|
multimedia extensions
|
|
MOV
|
metal-oxide varistor (varistor = variable resistor)
|
|
MP3
|
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio
|
|
MP4
|
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 4
|
|
MPA
|
Microsoft product activation
|
|
MPEG
|
Moving Picture Experts Group
|
|
MSAU
|
multi-station access unit
|
|
MSC
|
Microsoft Management Console Snap-in Control File (file extension)
|
|
MSCONFIG
|
Microsoft configuration
|
|
MSDTC
|
Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator
|
|
MSDN
|
Microsoft developer network
|
|
MSDS
|
material safety data sheet
|
|
MSTSC
|
Microsoft terminal services client (Command Prompt)
|
|
MT/s
|
megatransfers per second
|
|
MUI
|
multilingual user interface
|
|
NAC
|
network access control
|
|
NAP
|
network access point
|
|
NAS
|
network attached storage
|
|
NAT
|
network address translation
|
|
NCQ
|
native command queuing
|
|
NetBIOS
|
networked basic input/output system
|
|
NetBEUI
|
networked basic input/output system extended user interface
|
|
NFS
|
network file system
|
|
NIC
|
network interface card
|
|
NiCd
|
nickel cadmium
|
|
NiMH
|
nickel metal hydride
|
|
NLQ
|
near letter quality
|
|
NLX
|
new low-profile extended
|
|
NMI
|
Non-Maskable Interrupt
|
|
NNTP
|
network news transfer protocol
|
|
NOS
|
network operating system
|
|
NTFS
|
new technology file system
|
|
NTLDR
|
new technology loader
|
|
NTP
|
Network Time Protocol
|
|
NVRAM
|
Nonvolatile RAM
|
|
OCR
|
optical character recognition
|
|
ODBC
|
Open Database Connectivity
|
|
OEM
|
original equipment manufacturer
|
|
OLE
|
Object Linking & Embedding
|
|
OLED
|
Organic Light Emitting Diode
|
|
OLGA
|
organic land grid array
|
|
OS
|
operating system
|
|
OSD
|
On-screen Display
|
|
PAC
|
pin array cartridge
|
|
PAN
|
personal area network
|
|
PAP
|
password authentication protocol
|
|
PATA
|
parallel advanced technology attachment
|
|
PB
|
Petabytes
|
|
PC
|
personal computer
|
|
PCB
|
Printed Circuit Board
|
|
PCH
|
Platform Controller Hub
|
|
PCI
|
peripheral component interconnect
|
|
PCIe
|
peripheral component interconnect express
|
|
PCIX
|
peripheral component interconnect extended
|
|
PCL
|
printer control language
|
|
PCM
|
pulse code modulation
|
|
PCMCIA
|
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
|
|
PDA
|
personal digital assistant
|
|
PDP
|
plasma display panels
|
|
PGA
|
pin grid array
|
|
PGA2
|
pin grid array 2
|
|
PFC
|
(active) power factor correction
|
|
PII
|
Personally Identifiable Information
|
|
PIN
|
personal identification number
|
|
PIO
|
programmable input/output
|
|
PKI
|
public key infrastructure
|
|
PnP
|
plug and play
|
|
PoE
|
Power over Ethernet
|
|
POP3
|
post office protocol 3
|
|
PoS
|
Point of Sale
|
|
POST
|
power-on self test
|
|
POTS
|
plain old telephone service
|
|
PPM
|
pages per minute
|
|
PPP
|
point-to-point protocol
|
|
PPTP
|
point-to-point tunneling protocol
|
|
PR
|
performance rating
|
|
PRI
|
primary rate interface
|
|
PRML
|
partial response maximum likelihood
|
|
PROM
|
programmable read-only memory
|
|
PS/2
|
personal system/2 connector
|
|
PSTN
|
public switched telephone network
|
|
PSU
|
power supply unit
|
|
PVC
|
permanent virtual circuit, polyvinyl chloride (plastic resin)
|
|
PVR
|
personal video recorder
|
|
PXE
|
pre-boot execution environment
|
|
QDOS
|
quick and dirty operating system
|
|
QoS
|
quality of service
|
|
QPI
|
Quick Path Interconnect
|
|
RAID
|
redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) disks
|
|
RAM
|
random access memory
|
|
RAMDAC
|
random access memory digital-to-analog converter
|
|
RAS
|
remote access service
|
|
RD
|
remove directory (command prompt)
|
|
RDRAM
|
RAMBUS® dynamic random access memory
|
|
RDP
|
Remote Desktop Protocol
|
|
RET
|
resolution enhancement technology
|
|
RF
|
radio frequency
|
|
RFI
|
radio frequency interference
|
|
RFID
|
radio frequency identification
|
|
RGB
|
red green blue
|
|
RIMM
|
RAMBUS® inline memory module
|
|
RIP
|
routing information protocol, raster image processor
|
|
RIS
|
remote installation service
|
|
RISC
|
reduced instruction set computer
|
|
RJ
|
registered jack
|
|
RJ-11
|
registered jack function 11
|
|
RJ-45
|
registered jack function 45
|
|
RLL
|
run length limited
|
|
RM
|
real media
|
|
RMA
|
returned materials authorization
|
|
ROM
|
read only memory
|
|
RRAS
|
routing and remote access service
|
|
RS-232 or RS-232C
|
recommended standard 232
|
|
RSA
|
Rivest, Shamar, Adleman (algorithm used for encryption)
|
|
RTC
|
real-time clock
|
|
RTM
|
read the manual!
|
|
RTS
|
request to send
|
|
RTS/CTS
|
Request To Send/ Clear To Send
|
|
S Video |
Separate Video |
|
SAN
|
storage area network
|
|
SAS
|
Serial Attached SCSI
|
|
SATA
|
serial advanced technology attachment
|
|
SC
|
subscription channel
|
|
SCCM
|
system center configuration manager
|
|
SCP
|
secure copy protection
|
|
SCSI
|
small computer system interface
|
|
SCSI ID
|
small computer system interface identifier
|
|
SD
|
secure digital card
|
|
SDHC
|
secure digital high capacity
|
|
SDIO
|
secure digital input/output
|
|
SDSL
|
Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line
|
|
SDXC
|
secure digital extended capacity
|
|
SDRAM
|
synchronous dynamic random access memory
|
|
SEC
|
single edge connector (cartridge)
|
|
SEP
|
single edge processor
|
|
SFC
|
system file checker
|
|
SFF
|
Small Form Factor
|
|
SGRAM
|
synchronous graphics random access memory
|
|
SID
|
security identifier
|
|
SIM card
|
subscriber identity module card (mobile devices)
|
|
SIM
|
windows system image manager (unattended.xml)
|
|
SIMM
|
single inline memory module
|
|
SL
|
single layered (optical media)
|
|
SLI
|
scan line interleave (deprecated), scalable link interface (newer, NVIDIA)
|
|
S.M.A.R.T.
|
self-monitoring, analysis, and reporting technology
|
|
SMB
|
server message block or small to midsize business
|
|
SMM
|
system management module
|
|
SMS
|
systems management server
|
|
SMTP
|
simple mail transfer protocol
|
|
SNMP
|
simple network management protocol
|
|
So-DIMM
|
small outline dual inline memory module
|
|
SOHO
|
small office/home office
|
|
SP
|
service pack
|
|
SP1
|
service pack 1
|
|
SP2
|
service pack 2
|
|
SP3
|
service pack 3
|
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SP4
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service pack 4
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SPD
|
serial presence detect
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S/PDIF
|
Sony-Philips digital interface format
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SPGA
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staggered pin grid array
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SPI
|
Serial Peripheral Interface
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SRAM
|
static random access memory
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SS
|
single sided (optical media)
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SSD
|
solid state drive
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SSH
|
secure shell
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SSI
|
server system infrastructure
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SSID
|
service set identifier
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SSL
|
secure sockets layer
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ST
|
straight tip
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STP
|
shielded twisted pair
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SVGA
|
super video graphics array
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SXGA
|
super extended graphics array
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TA
|
terminal adapter
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TB
|
terabyte
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TCP
|
transmission control protocol
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TCP/IP
|
transmission control protocol/internet protocol
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TDP
|
Thermal Design Power
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TDR
|
time domain reflectometer
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TLD
|
top level domain
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TFT
|
thin-film transistor (TFT active-matrix display)
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TFTP
|
trivial file transfer protocol
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TIA/EIA
|
Telecommunication Industry Association/Electronics Industries Alliance
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TKIP
|
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
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TPM
|
trusted platform module
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TSR
|
Terminate and stay resident
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TWAIN
|
technology without an interesting name
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UAC
|
user account control
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UART
|
universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter
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UBCD
|
ultimate boot compact disc
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UDF
|
universal data format
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UDMA
|
ultra direct memory access
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UDP
|
user datagram protocol
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UEFI
|
unified extensible firmware interface (BIOS successor)
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UL
|
Underwriter Laboratories
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UNC
|
universal naming convention
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UPC
|
universal product code
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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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USMT
|
user state migration tool
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UTP
|
unshielded twisted pair
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UXGA
|
ultra extended graphics array
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VA
|
Volt-Amps
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VESA
|
Video Electronics Standards Association
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VFAT
|
virtual file allocation table
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VGA
|
video graphics array
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VIS
|
viewable image size
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VM
|
Virtual Machine
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VoIP
|
voice over internet protocol
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VOM
|
Volt-Ohm Meter
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VPN
|
virtual private network
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VRAM
|
video random access memory
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VRM
|
voltage regulator module
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VRR
|
vertical refresh rate
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WAN
|
wide area network
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WAP
|
wireless application protocol, wireless access point
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WCS
|
Windows color system
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WEP
|
wired equivalent privacy
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WHQD
|
Windows hardware qualified driver
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WHQL
|
Windows hardware quality lab
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WIFI
|
wireless fidelity
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WINS
|
windows internet name service
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WINSAT
|
Windows System Assessment Tool
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WLAN
|
wireless local area network
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WMA
|
Windows media audio
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WMDC
|
Windows mobile device center
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WMV
|
Windows media video
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WOL
|
Wake on LAN
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WPA
|
wireless fidelity (wi-fi) protected access
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WSUS
|
Windows server update services
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WUXGA
|
wide ultra extended graphics array
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WWAN
|
wireless wide area network
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WWW
|
world wide web
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xD
|
eXtreme Digital (memory card)
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XGA
|
extended graphics array
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XML
|
eXtensible Markup Language (file extension)
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XPS
|
XML Paper Specification
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ZB
|
Zettabytes
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ZIF
|
zero-insertion-force
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ZIP
|
zigzag inline package
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