|
L |
| LAN |
Local Area Network |
| LAT |
Local Area Transport (DEC) |
| LBA |
Logical Block Addressing |
| LCD |
Liquid Crystal Device/Display |
| LCP |
Link Control Protocol |
| LCR |
Least/Low Cost Router/Routing |
| LDA |
Logical Device Address |
| LDAP |
Lightweight Directory Access
Protocol |
| LDT |
Local Descriptor Table |
| LDTR |
Local Descriptor Table
Register |
| LED |
Light Emitting Diode |
| LF |
Line Feed |
| LFN |
Long File Name |
| LGA |
Low Gain Antenna |
| LIC |
Logical Link Control |
| LIP |
Large Internet Packet |
| LISP |
List Processing (Language) |
| LL |
Leased Line |
| LLC |
Logical Link Control |
| LMU |
Logical Network Management
Unit |
| LNB |
Low Noise Block Converter
|
| LPD |
Line Printer Daemon (UNIX) |
| LRU |
Least Recently Used
|
| LQ |
Letter Quality |
| LSA |
lötfrei -- schraubfrei --
abisolierfrei |
| LU |
Logical Unit |
| LUN |
Logical Unit Number
|
| LVD |
Low Voltage Differential
(SCSI) |
| LWL |
Lichtwellenleiter
|
| LZH |
Lempel, Ziff, Huffman |
|
M |
| MAC |
Mandatory/Medium/Media/Memory
Access Control/Controller |
| MAN |
Metropolitan Area Network
|
| MAPI |
Mail/Message - Application
Programmer/Programming Interface |
| MAU |
Medium Attachment Unit |
| MBPS |
Megabits/bytes per second
|
| MBR |
Master Boot Record
|
| MCA |
Micro Channel Architecture
(IBM) |
| MCH |
Memory Controller Hub |
| MCP |
Microsoft Certified Professional |
| MCSE |
Microsoft Certified Systems
Engineer |
| MDAC |
Microsoft Data Access
Component |
| MET |
Middle European Time
|
| MFT |
Master File Table
|
| MFV |
Mehrfrequenz-Wahlverfahren
(Telefon) |
| MIB |
Management Information Base
|
| MME |
Multi Media Extensions
|
| MMS |
Multi Media Message |
| MO |
Magneto-Optical (Disk)
|
| MOLP |
Microsoft Open License Pak
|
| MRS |
Media Recognition System
|
| MSL |
Mirrored Server Link
|
| MSN |
Microsoft Network |
| MTBF |
Mean Time Between Failure |
| MTP |
Mail Transfer Protocol
(Internet) |
| MTU |
Maximum Transfer/Transmission
Unit |
| MUX |
Multiplexer |
| MVS |
Multiple Virtual Storage/Systems
(IBM) |
|
|
|
N
|
| NACS |
NetWare
Asynchronous Communication Server |
| NAEC |
Novell Authorized
Education Center |
| NAL |
Network
Abstraction Layer |
| NAL |
Novell
Application Launcher |
| NAS |
Network Access
Server |
| NAS |
Network Attached
Storage |
|
NAT |
Network Address
Translation |
| NCP |
NetWare Core
Protocol |
| NDA |
Non Disclosure
Agreement |
| NDIS |
Network Device/Driver
Interface Specification (Microsoft) |
| NDPS |
Netware
Distributed Printing Services |
| NETBEUI |
NetBIOS Extended
User Interface (IBM) |
| NIC |
Network Interface
Card |
| NLM |
Netware Loadable
Module |
| NLSP |
Netware Link
Service/State Protocol |
| NMA |
Network Management
Architecture |
| NMAS |
Novell Modular
Authentication Services |
| NMI |
Non Maskable
Interrupt |
| NMR |
Network Management
Responder (Novell) |
| NOS |
Network Operating
System |
|
NRAM |
Non volatile Random Access Memory |
| NSM |
Network Storage
Manager |
| NTBA |
Network Terminator
Basicrate Access (ISDN) |
| NTP |
Network Time
Protocol |
| NUMA |
Non Uniform Memory
Access/Address |
| NVRAM |
Non Volatile
RAndom Access Memory |
|
O |
| OC3 |
Optical Carrier Level 3 |
| OCR |
Optical Character/Curve
Recognition |
| ODBC |
Open Data Base Connectivity
(Microsoft) |
| ODI |
Open Data-Link Interface (Novell)
|
| OEM |
Original Equipment
Manufacturer |
| OLE |
Object Linking and Embedding
|
| OSF |
Open Software Foundation |
| OSPF |
Open Shortest Path First
(Internet) |
| OSI |
Open Systems Interconnect/Interconnection
(ISO) |
| OT |
Off Topic (Slang)
|
| OTDM |
Optical Time Division
Multiplexer/Multiplexing |
| OTDR |
Optical Time Domain
Reflectometer |
|
P |
| P2P |
Peer To Peer |
| PABX |
Private Access/Automatic
Branch Exchange |
| PAD |
Packet Assembler and
Dissassembler |
| PAE |
Page/Physical Address
Extension |
| PAL |
Programmable Array Logic
|
| PAP |
Password Authentication
Protocol |
| PARC |
(Xerox) Paolo Alto Research
Center |
| PBGA |
Plastic Ball Grid Array
|
| PBX |
Private Branch Exchange |
|
PCI |
Peripheral Component
Interconnect (Bus) |
| PCM |
Puls-Code-Modulation
|
| PCMCIA |
PC Memory Card International
Association |
| PCU |
Packet Control Unit |
| PDA |
Personal Digital Assistant |
| PDF |
Portable Document Format
(Adobe) |
| PERL |
Practical Extraction and
Report Language |
| PGA |
Pin Grid Array |
|
PGP |
Pretty Good Privacy/Piracy
|
| PHY |
Physical Layer Protocol
|
| PIF |
Postscript Interchange Format
|
| PIN |
Persönliche
Identifikations-Nummer |
| PKI |
Personal/Public Key
Infrastructure |
| POSIX |
Portable Operating System
Interface for Computer Systems |
| POWER |
Performance Optimization/Optimized
With Enhanced RISC |
| PRI |
Primary Rate Interface (ISDN)
|
| PROM |
Programmable Read Only Memory |
| PTE |
Page Table Entry |
|
|
|
Q |
| QIC |
Quarter Inch Cartridge/Committee |
| QMS |
Quality Management System
|
|
R |
| RAID |
Redundant Array of
Inexpensive/Independent Discs |
| RAM |
Random Access Machine/Memory |
| RAMDAC |
Random Access Memory Digital
Analog Converter |
|
RAS |
Remote Access Server/Service |
| REGTP |
Regulierungsbehörde für
Telekommunikation und Post |
| RET |
Resolution Enhancement
Technology (HP) |
| RFC |
Request For Comments
(Internet) |
| RGB |
Rot (Red), Grün (Green), Blau
(Blue) (Farbmodell) |
| RIP |
Raster Image Processor |
| RIP |
Router/Routing Information
Protocol |
| ROSH |
Restriction of Hazardous
Substances |
| RPC |
Remote Procedure Call
|
| RPL |
Requested Privilege Level
|
| RPS |
Remote Procedure Services |
| RTC |
Real Time Clock |
| RTOS |
Real Time Operating System |
|
S |
| SAM |
Sequential Access Method
|
| SAN |
Storage Area Network |
| SAP |
Service Advertising Protocol
(Novell) |
| SAR |
Specific Absorption Rate |
| SAS |
Single Attached/Attachment
Station (FDDI) |
| SATA |
Serial AT Bus Attachment |
| SCAM |
SCSI Configured Automagically |
| SCO |
(The) Santa Cruz Operation,
Inc. |
| SCSI |
Small Computer Systems
Interface |
| SCU |
System Control Unit |
| SDDI |
Shielded Twisted Pair
Distributed Data Interface |
| SDLC |
Synchronous Data Link Control
(IBM) |
|
SDSL |
Symmetric digital subscriber line |
| SDRAM |
Synchronous Dynamic Random
Access Memory |
| SE-SCSI |
Single Ended SCSI
|
| SFF |
Small Form Factor |
| SFT |
System Fault Tolerance |
| SGI |
Silicon Graphics, Inc.
|
| SIG |
Software/Special Interest
Group |
| SIMD |
Single Instruction Multiple
Data (stream) |
| SIMM |
Single In-Line Memory Module
|
| SLP |
Service Location Protocol
|
| SMB |
Server Message Block
|
| SMC |
Standard Microsystems, Inc.
|
| SMD |
Surface Mounted Device |
| SMP |
Simple Management Protocol
(Internet) |
| SMP |
Symmetrical Multi-Processing |
| SMS |
Short Message Service |
| SMT |
Simultaneous Multi Texturing |
| SMTP |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
(Internet) |
| SNA |
SNA Systems Network
Architecture (IBM) |
| SNMP |
Simple Network Management
Protocol (Internet) |
| SODIMM |
Small Outline Dual Inline
Memory Module |
| SPAM |
Send Phenomenal Amounts of
Mail |
| SPARC |
Scalable Processor
Architecture |
| SPX |
Secured/Sequenced Packet
Exchange (Novell) |
| SQL |
Standard/Structured Query
Language |
| SRAM |
Shadow/Static Random Access
Memory |
| SSD |
Solid State Disk |
| SSL |
Secure Socket/Sockets Layer
|
| STP |
Shielded Twisted Pair |
| SWIFT |
Society for Worldwide
Interbank Financial Telecommunications |
|
|
|
T |
| TAE |
Telekommunikations-Anschluss-Einheit |
| TAN |
Transaction Number |
| TAPI |
Telephony Application
Programming Interface (Microsoft) |
| TAR |
Tape Archive (Format)
|
| TCO |
Total Cost of Ownership
|
|
TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol
/ Internet Protocol |
| TDM |
Time Division Multiplexer/Multiplexing |
| TFE |
Türfreisprecheinrichtung |
| TIA |
Telecommunications Industries
Association |
| TLI |
Transport/Transfer Layer/Library
Interface |
| TMD |
Time Division Multiplexing |
| TPI |
Tracks per inch |
| TR |
Token Ring |
| TSM |
Tivoli Storage Manager |
| TXD |
Transmitted Data |
|
U |
| UDF |
Universal Disc Format |
| UDMA |
Ultra Direct Memory Access |
| UDP |
User Datagram Protocol
(Internet) |
| UHD |
User Help Desk |
| UID |
Unique/Unix/User Identifier |
| UMA |
Unified/Uniform Memory
Access/Architecture |
| UMB |
Upper Memory Block |
| UMTS |
Universal Mobile
Telecommunications/Telephony System |
| UNC |
Unique/Universal Naming
Convention |
| UPS |
Uninterruptable Power Supply,
USV |
| USB |
Universal Serial Bus |
| UTC |
Universal Time Coordinated |
| UTF |
Unicode Transformation Format
(UTF8) |
|
V |
| VBA |
Visual BASIC for Applications
(Microsoft) |
| VBS |
Visual Basic Script
|
| VCA |
Voltage Controlled Amplifier
|
| VLA |
Volume License Agreement |
| VLAN |
Very/Virtual Local Area
Network |
| VM |
Virtual Machine/Memory |
| VR |
Virtual Reality/Route
|
| VSAM |
Virtual Storage Access Method |
| VTAM |
Virtual Terminal/Telecommunications
Access Method |
| VTOC |
Volume Table Of Contents
|
|
W |
| WAN |
Wide Area Network
|
| WAP |
Wireless Application Protocol
|
| WLAN |
Wireless LAN |
| WMF |
Windows Metafile Format |
| WOL |
Wake On LAN |
| WORM |
Write Once, Read Many/Multiple
|
| WWW |
World Wide Web |
| WYSIWYG |
What You See Is What You Get |
|
X |
| XML |
Extensible Markup Language
|
| XT |
Crosstalk |
|
Y |
| Y2K |
Year 2000 |
| YP |
Yellow Pages (NIS)
|
|
Z |
| ZEN |
Zero Effort Network (Novell)
|
| KNI |
Katmai
New Instructions |
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