Acronyms
Acronym Definitions
Acronym |
Definition |
|---|---|
ABC |
Abstract Base Class |
ACE |
Access Control Entry |
ACID |
Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability |
ACL |
Access Control List |
ACPI |
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface |
ADO |
ActiveX® Data Objects |
ADSI |
Active Directory Service Interfaces |
AIC |
Application Integration Component |
ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
ANSI SQL |
American National Standards Institute Structured Query Language |
API |
Application Programming Interface |
APM |
Advanced Power Management |
APPC |
Advanced Program-to-Program Communication |
ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
ASP |
Active Server Pages |
ATL |
ActiveX® Library Template |
ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
AXFR |
Asynchronous Full Transfer Zone |
BASH |
Bourne Again Shell |
BDC |
Backup Domain Controller |
BDM |
Business Development Manager |
BIOS |
Basic Input/Output System |
BINL |
Boot Information Negotiation Layer |
BLOB |
Binary Large Object |
BSD |
Berkeley Software Distribution |
CA |
Certification Authority |
CAL |
Client Access License |
CDFS |
Compact Disk File System |
CICS |
Customer Interface Control System |
CIFS |
Common Internet File System |
CIM |
1. Common Information Model |
CIP |
Commerce Interchange Pipeline |
CLB |
Component Load Balancing |
CLSID |
Class Identifier |
CMOS |
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor |
COFF |
Common Object File Format |
COM |
Component Object Model |
COMAdmin |
Component Services Administration |
CORBA |
Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
CRM |
Compensating Resource Manager |
CSMI |
CICS Mirror Transaction |
CTM |
Coordinating Transaction Manager |
DACL |
Discretionary Access Control List |
DB |
Database |
DBG |
Debug Format |
DBMS |
Database Management System |
DCOM |
Distributed Component Object Mode |
DDF |
1. Distributed Database Facility |
DDL |
Data Definition Language |
DDM/DRDA |
Distributed Data Management / Distributed Relational Data Access |
DDNS |
Dynamic Domain Name Service |
DFS |
Distributed File System |
DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
DHTML |
Dynamic HTML |
DLL |
Dynamic-link Library |
DMI |
Desktop Management Interface |
DML |
Data Manipulation/Modification Language |
DMTF |
1. Distributed Management Task Force |
DNA |
Distributed InterNet Applications |
DNS |
Domain Name System |
DPA |
Demand Protocol Architecture |
DPL |
Distributed Program Link |
DRF |
Data Recovery Field |
DSA |
Directory System Agent |
DSN |
1. Data Source Name |
DTC |
Distributed Transaction Coordinator |
DTD |
Document Type Definition |
DTS |
Data Transformation Services |
DVD |
Digital Video (or Versatile) Disk |
EAP |
1. Extensible Authentication Protocol |
ECMA |
European Computer Manufacturing Association |
EFS |
Encrypting File System (Windows 2000) |
EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
EHLLAPI |
Extended HLLAPI |
ELSA |
Electronic Library Services and Applications |
ERP |
Enterprise Resource Planning |
EXE |
Executable File |
FAT |
File Allocation Table |
FEK |
File Encryption Key |
FPNW |
File and Print Services for NetWare |
FQDN |
Fully Qualified Domain Name |
FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
GC |
Global Catalog |
GDB |
GNU Debugger |
GINA |
Graphical Identification and Authentication |
GIT |
Global Interface Table |
GPE |
Group Policy Editor |
GPL |
General Public License |
GPO |
Group Policy Object |
GSSC |
Global Solutions Support Center |
GSNW |
Gateway Services for NetWare |
GTM |
Go to Market |
GUI |
Graphic User Interface |
HAL |
Hardware Abstraction Layer |
HCL |
Hardware Compatibility List |
HIP |
High Impact Project |
HLLAPI |
High Level Language Application Programming Interface |
HKCU |
HKey_Current_User |
HKLM |
HKey_Local_Machine |
HSM |
Hierarchical Storage Management |
HTML |
Hypertext Markup Language |
HTTP |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
IANA |
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
IPC |
Interprocess Communication |
IDE |
1. Integrated Development Environment |
IDL |
1. Interface Description Language |
IDOC |
Intermediate Document |
IEAK |
Internet Explorer Administrator Kit |
IID |
Interface Identifier |
IETF |
Internet Engineering Task Force |
IIS |
Internet Information Services (Internet Information Server) |
IME |
Input Method Editor |
IMS |
Information Management System |
IP |
1. Internet Protocol |
IPsec |
Internet Protocol security |
IPX |
Internetwork Packet eXchange |
IrDA |
Infrared Data Association |
ISAM |
Indexed Sequential Access Method |
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
ISV |
Independent Software Vendor |
ITIL |
Information Technology Infrastructure Library |
ITS |
Incompatible Time-Sharing System |
IXFR |
Incremental Transfer |
JDBC |
Java Data Base Connectivity |
JIT |
Just-in-Time |
JMS |
Java Message Service |
JNDI |
Java Naming and Directory Interface |
JRMI |
Java Remote Method Invocation |
JTS |
Java Transaction Service |
KCC |
Knowledge Consistency Checker |
KDC |
Key Distribution Center |
L2TP |
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol |
LAN |
Local Area Network |
LCE |
Loosely Coupled Events |
LDAP |
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
LISP |
List Processor |
LORG |
Large Organization |
LSA |
Local Security Authority |
LU |
Logical Unit |
MDAC |
Microsoft Data Access Components |
MICR |
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition |
MIME |
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions |
MLV |
Multilanguage Version |
MMC |
Microsoft Management Console |
MOF |
Managed Object Format |
MOM |
Microsoft Operations Manager |
MORG |
Medium-sized Organization |
MQS |
Message Queue Series |
MRO |
Maintenance Repair and Operations |
MSCS |
Microsoft Cluster Service |
MSDE |
1. Microsoft Data Engine |
MSF |
Microsoft Solutions Framework |
MSI |
Microsoft Windows Installer |
MSMQ |
Message Queuing |
MSP |
1. Managed Service Provider |
MTA |
Multi-threaded Architecture |
MTS |
1. Microsoft Transaction Server 2. Microsoft Technical Support |
MVS |
Multiple Virtual System |
NAL |
NetWare Applications Launcher |
NAV |
Net Asset Value |
NCP |
1. Network Control Program |
NDIS |
Network Driver Interface Specification |
NDPS |
Novell Distributed Print Services |
NDS |
NetWare Directory Service |
NFS |
Network File System |
NIC |
Network Adapter |
NIS |
Network Information Service |
NLB |
Network Load Balancing |
NLS |
National Language Support |
NNTP |
Network News Transport Protocol |
NTLM |
NT LAN-Manager |
NTP |
Network Time Protocol |
NTW |
New Technology Workstation |
NVT |
Network Virtual Terminal |
OCR |
Optical Character Recognition |
OCX |
1. OLE Custom Control |
ODBC |
Open Database Connectivity |
OLAP |
Online Analytical Processing |
OLTP |
Online Transaction Processing |
OMG |
Object Management Group |
OO |
Object Oriented |
OOAD |
Object Oriented Analysis and Design |
OPP |
Order Processing Pipeline |
ORB |
Object Request Broker |
OS |
Operating System |
OSTA |
Optical Storage Technology Association |
OTM |
Object Transaction Middleware |
PAC |
Privilege Attribute Certificate |
PCL |
Printer Control Language |
PCMCIA |
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association |
PDC |
Primary Domain Controller |
PEC |
Primary Enterprise Controller |
PG |
Product Group |
PK |
Primary Key |
PKI |
Public Key Infrastructure |
PMI |
Project Management Institute |
PnP |
Plug and Play |
POS |
1. Programmable Option Select |
POSIX |
Portable Operating System Interface |
PPP |
Point-to-Point Protocol |
PPTP |
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol |
PSS |
Product Support Services |
PTM |
Participating Transaction Manager |
PTR |
Point-in-Time Repair |
PXE |
Pre-boot Execution Environment |
QCE |
Quality Customer Experience |
QFE |
Quick Fix Engineering |
RADIUS |
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service |
RAID |
Redundant Array of Independent Disks |
RAS |
Remote Access Services |
RDO |
Remote Data Object |
RDP |
1. Remote Display (or Desktop) Protocol |
RDS |
Remote Data Services |
RFC |
Request for Comment |
RID |
1. Relative Identifier |
RIS |
Remote Installation Services |
RM |
Resource Manager |
ROLAP |
Relational Online Analytical Processing |
RPC |
Remote Procedure Call |
RSM |
Removable Storage Management |
RR |
Resource Records |
RSS |
Remote Storage |
RTL |
Register Transfer Language |
RUP |
Roaming User Profile |
SAA |
System Application Architecture |
SACL |
System Access-Control List |
SAM |
Security Accounts Manager |
SAN |
Storage Area Network |
SAS |
Secure Attention Sequence |
SCA |
Security Configuration and Analysis |
SCE |
Security Configuration Editor |
SCM |
1. Service Control Manager |
SCSI |
Small Computer System Interface |
SCTS |
Security Configuration Toolset |
SD |
Security Descriptor |
SDI |
1. Secure Dial-In |
SDK |
Software Development Kit |
SFU |
Windows Services for UNIX |
SI |
System Integrator |
SID |
Security Identifier |
SIS |
Single Instance Store |
SMB |
Server Message Block |
SMS |
Systems Management Server |
SMTP |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
SNA |
Systems Network Architecture |
SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
SP |
Stored Procedure |
SPM |
Shared Property Manager |
SRM |
Security Reference Monitor |
SSD |
Solid State Disk |
SSL |
Secure Socket Layer |
SSO |
Single Sign-on |
SSPI |
Security Support Provider Interface |
SVID |
System V Interface Definition |
TCE |
Tightly Coupled Events System |
TCO |
Total Cost of Ownership |
TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
TCT |
Terminal Control Table |
TFTP |
Trivial File Transfer Protocol |
TGS |
Ticket-Granting Service |
TGT |
1. Transaction Group Type |
TIP |
Transaction Internet Protocol |
TLB |
Type Library |
TLS |
Thread Local Storage |
TM |
Transaction Manager |
TP |
Transaction Program |
TPD |
Transactions Per Day |
TPH |
Transactions Per Hour |
TPM |
Transactions Per Minute |
TPS |
Transactions Per Second |
TSA |
Target Service Agent |
TTL |
Time to Live |
UCS |
1. User Coordinate System |
UDF |
1. Universal Disk Format |
UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
UI |
User Interface |
UML |
1. Unified Modeling Language |
UNC |
Universal Naming Convention |
UPN |
User Principal Name |
URL |
Uniform Resource Locator |
USB |
Universal Serial Bus |
USMT |
User State Migration Tool |
USN |
Update Sequence Numbers |
UTF |
Unicode Transformation Format |
VAN |
Value Added Network |
VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
VxD |
Virtual Device Driver |
WAN |
Wide Area Network |
WBEM |
Web-based Enterprise Management |
WDM |
Win32 Driver Model |
WFP |
Windows File Protection |
WHQL |
Windows Hardware Quality Lab |
WINS |
Windows Internet Name Service |
WMI |
Windows Management Instrumentation |
WQL |
WMI Query Language |
WSH |
Windows Script Host |
XA |
Extended Architecture |
XDR |
External Data Representation |
XML |
Extensible Markup Language |
XML TI |
XML Transaction Integration |
XSL |
Extensible Style Language |
XSLT |
Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations |
ZAW |
Zero Administration for Windows |
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