Internet Acronyms

Alphabetical Listing of Internet Acronyms

• PWB — Printed Wire Board
• QBE — Query By Example
• QCELP — QualComm Code Excited Linear Predictive Coding
• QCIF — Quarter Common Intermediate Format
• QIC — Quarter-Inch Cartridge
• QOS — Quality of Service
• QSIG — Q (point of The ISDN Model) Signaling
• RADIUS — Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
• RADSL — Rate-Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line
• RAID — Redundant Array of Independent Disks
• RAID — Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
• RAM — Random Access Memory
• RAMDAC — Random Access Memory Digital-to-Analog Converter
• RARP — Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
• RAS — Remote Access Services
• RC4 — RC4 Stream Cipher (Rivest Cipher 4)
• RDBMS — Relational Database Management System
• RDF — Resource Description Framework
• RDRAM — Rambus DRAM
• RFC — Request For Comments
• RFI — Radio Frequency Interference
• RFID — Radio Frequency Identification
• RFP — Request For Proposal
• RGB — Red Green Blue
• RIP — Raster Image Processor
• RIP — Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
• RISC — Reduced Instruction-Set Computing
• RJ-11 — Registered Jack-11
• RJ-45 — Registered Jack-45
• RLL — Run Length Limited
• RMB — Right Mouse Button
• RMON — Remote Monitoring
• RMTP — Reliable Multicast Transport Protocol
• ROFL — Rolling On Floor, Laughing
• ROM — Read-Only Memory
• RPG — Report Program Generator
• RPG — Role-Playing Game
• RPM — Revolutions Per Minute
• RSN — Real Soon Now
• RSVP — Resource Reservation Setup Protocol
• RTF — Rich Text Format
• RTFM — Read The F*cking Manual
• RTSP — Realtime Streaming Protocol
• RTT — Round-trip Time
• S-HTTP — Secure HTTP
• S/MIME — Secure/MIME
• SAA — System Application Architecture
• SAN — Storage Area Network
• SAP — SAP America, Inc. (SAP AG)
• SAP — Secondary Audio Program
• SAP — Service Advertising Protocol
• SAS — Serial Attached SCSI
• SBB — Storage Bridge Bay Working Group
• SCAM — SCSI Configuration Automatically
• SCART — Syndicat Des Constructeurs D’Appareils Radior?cepteurs Et T?l?viseurs (Radio And Television Receiver Manufacturer’s Association); 21-pin Connector Standard For AV (Audio-visual) Equipment
• SCSI — Small Computer System Interface
• SDH — Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
• SDK — Software Development Kit
• SDRAM — Synchronous Dynamic RAM
• SDSL — Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line
• SET — Secure Electronic Transaction
• SFF — Small Form-Factor
• SGI — Silicon Graphics Incorporated
• SGML — Standard Generalized Markup Language
• SGRAM — Synchronous Graphic RAM
• SIG — Special Interest Group
• SIMD — Single Instruction Multiple Data
• SIMM — Single In-line Memory Module
• SIP — Single In-line Package
• SLDRAM — SyncLink DRAM
• SLED — Single Large Expensive Disk
• SLIP — Serial Line Internet Protocol
• SMART — Self-Monitoring, Analysis And Reporting Technology
• SMB — Server Message Block
• SMDS — Switched Multimegabit Data Services
• SMIF — Stream-based Model Interchange Format
• SMIL — Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
• SMP — Simple Management Protocol
• SMP — Symmetric Multiprocessing
• SMS — Systems Management Server
• SMTP — Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
• SNA — Systems Network Architecture
• SNMP — Simple Network Management Protocol
• SOAP — Simple Object Access Protocol
• SOC — System-on-a-Chip
• SOHO — Small Office/Home Office
• SONET — Synchronous Optical Network
• SPARC — Scalable Processor Architecture
• SPE — Superparamagnetic Effect
• SPEC — Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation
• SPID — Service Profile (Provider) Identification
• SPIM — Spam Over Instant Messaging
• SPX — Sequenced Packet Exchange
• SQL — Structured Query Language
• SRAM — Static Random Access Memory
• SSD — Solid-state Disk
• SSI — Server-Side Include
• SSL — Secure Sockets Layer
• SSSCA — Security Systems Standards And Certification Act
• ST506/412 — Seagate Technologies 506 And 412 Controller (older Technology)