Technology Abbreviations

Comprehensive list of technology terms from A to Z

  • 1. AI – Artificial Intelligence
  • 2. ACL – Access Control List
  • 3. ADC – Analog to Digital Converter
  • 4. AD – Active Directory
  • 5. AI – Artificial Intelligence
  • 6. ALU – Arithmetic Logic Unit
  • 7. API – Application Programming Interface
  • 8. AR – Augmented Reality
  • 9. ARP – Address Resolution Protocol
  • 10. ASCII – American Standard Code for Information Interchange
  • 11. ASP – Active Server Pages
  • 12. ATM – Asynchronous Transfer Mode
  • 13. ADSL – Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
  • 14. AES – Advanced Encryption Standard
  • 15. AGP – Accelerated Graphics Port
  • 16. APK – Android Package Kit
  • 17. ANSI – American National Standards Institute
  • 18. AIO – All In One (computer)
  • 19. AIoT – Artificial Intelligence of Things
  • 20. ATA – Advanced Technology Attachment
  • 1. BIOS – Basic Input Output System
  • 2. BCC – Blind Carbon Copy
  • 3. Bit – Binary Digit
  • 4. BPS – Bits Per Second
  • 5. BPM – Business Process Management
  • 1. CPU – Central Processing Unit
  • 2. CAD – Computer Aided Design
  • 3. CD-ROM – Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
  • 4. CSS – Cascading Style Sheets
  • 5. CRM – Customer Relationship Management
  • 1. DNS – Domain Name System
  • 2. DDR – Double Data Rate
  • 3. DSL – Digital Subscriber Line
  • 4. DTP – Desktop Publishing
  • 5. DBMS – Database Management System
  • 1. EEPROM – Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM
  • 2. ERP – Enterprise Resource Planning
  • 3. ESD – Electrostatic Discharge
  • 4. EFS – Encrypting File System
  • 5. EIDE – Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
  • 1. FTP – File Transfer Protocol
  • 2. FAT – File Allocation Table
  • 3. FOSS – Free and Open Source Software
  • 4. FHD – Full High Definition
  • 5. FPGA – Field Programmable Gate Array
  • 1. GUI – Graphical User Interface
  • 2. GIF – Graphics Interchange Format
  • 3. GPRS – General Packet Radio Service
  • 4. GPS – Global Positioning System
  • 5. GSM – Global System for Mobile Communications
  • 1. HTML – HyperText Markup Language
  • 2. HTTP – HyperText Transfer Protocol
  • 3. HDD – Hard Disk Drive
  • 4. HDMI – High-Definition Multimedia Interface
  • 5. HTTPs – HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure
  • 1. IP – Internet Protocol
  • 2. ISP – Internet Service Provider
  • 3. IDE – Integrated Development Environment
  • 4. ISO – International Organization for Standardization
  • 5. ICT – Information and Communication Technology
  • 1. JPEG – Joint Photographic Experts Group
  • 2. JDK – Java Development Kit
  • 3. JVM – Java Virtual Machine
  • 4. JSON – JavaScript Object Notation
  • 5. JSP – Java Server Pages
  • 1. KB – Kilobyte
  • 2. Kbps – Kilobits per second
  • 3. KVM – Kernel-based Virtual Machine
  • 1. LAN – Local Area Network
  • 2. LCD – Liquid Crystal Display
  • 3. LED – Light Emitting Diode
  • 4. LTE – Long-Term Evolution
  • 5. LPT – Line Print Terminal
  • 1. MIDI – Musical Instrument Digital Interface
  • 2. MAC – Media Access Control
  • 3. Mbps – Megabits Per Second
  • 4. MPEG – Moving Picture Experts Group
  • 5. MBR – Master Boot Record
  • 1. NIC – Network Interface Card
  • 2. NAND – Not AND
  • 3. NOS – Network Operating System
  • 4. NFC – Near Field Communication
  • 5. NTFS – New Technology File System
  • 1. OCR – Optical Character Recognition
  • 2. OLED – Organic Light Emitting Diode
  • 3. OS – Operating System
  • 4. OSS – Open Source Software
  • 5. OOP – Object Oriented Programming
  • 1. PDF – Portable Document Format
  • 2. PHP – Hypertext Preprocessor
  • 3. POST – Power On Self Test
  • 4. PNG – Portable Network Graphics
  • 5. PCI – Peripheral Component Interconnect
  • 1. QoS – Quality of Service
  • 2. QWERTY – Standard Keyboard Layout
  • 3. QR – Quick Response (code)
  • 1. RAM – Random Access Memory
  • 2. ROM – Read Only Memory
  • 3. RDBMS – Relational Database Management System
  • 4. RFID – Radio Frequency Identification
  • 5. RAID – Redundant Array of Independent Disks
  • 1. SQL – Structured Query Language
  • 2. SSL – Secure Socket Layer
  • 3. SaaS – Software as a Service
  • 4. SMTP – Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
  • 5. SSD – Solid State Drive
  • 1. TCP – Transmission Control Protocol
  • 2. TB – Terabyte
  • 3. TFT – Thin Film Transistor
  • 4. TLS – Transport Layer Security
  • 5. TLD – Top Level Domain
  • 1. URL – Uniform Resource Locator
  • 2. USB – Universal Serial Bus
  • 3. UPS – Uninterruptible Power Supply
  • 4. UART – Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter
  • 1. VPN – Virtual Private Network
  • 2. VDU – Visual Display Unit
  • 3. VGA – Video Graphics Array
  • 1. Wi-Fi – Wireless Fidelity
  • 2. WAN – Wide Area Network
  • 3. WWW – World Wide Web
  • 4. WEP – Wired Equivalent Privacy
  • 1. XML – eXtensible Markup Language
  • 2. XSS – Cross-Site Scripting
  • 1. Y2K – Year 2000 Problem
  • 1. ZIP – Zone Information Protocol
  • 2. ZIF – Zero Insertion Force