ZIF
Meaning: Zero Insertion Force
Y2K
Meaning: Year 2000
XSLT
Meaning: Extensible Style Sheet Language Transformation
XML
Meaning: Extensible Markup Language
XHTML
Meaning: Extensible Hypertext Markup Language
WWW
Meaning: World Wide Web
WPA
Meaning: Wi-Fi Protected Access
WI-FI
Meaning: Wireless Fidelity
WEP
Meaning: Wired Equivalent Privacy
WAN
Meaning: Wide Area Network
WAIS
Meaning: Wide Area Information Server
VRML
Meaning: Virtual Reality Modeling Language
VRAM
Meaning: Video Random Access Memory
VPS
Meaning: Virtual Private Server
VPN
Meaning: Virtual Private Network
VPI
Meaning: Virtual Path Identifier
VOIP
Meaning: Voice Over Internet Protocol
VLE
Meaning: Virtual Learning Environment
VLB
Meaning: VESA Local Bus
VGA
Meaning: Video Graphics Array
VFAT
Meaning: Virtual File Allocation Table
VESA
Meaning: Video Electronics Standards Association
VCI
Meaning: Virtual Channel Identifier
USB
Meaning: Universal Serial Bus
URL
Meaning: Uniform Resource Locator
URI
Meaning: Uniform Resource Identifier
UPS
Meaning: Uninterruptible Power Supply
UPNP
Meaning: Universal Plug And Play
UNC
Meaning: Universal Naming Convention
UML
Meaning: Unified Modeling Language
UDP
Meaning: User Datagram Protocol
UDDI
Meaning: Universal Description Discovery And Integration
TWAIN
Meaning: Toolkit Without An Informative Name
TTL
Meaning: Time To Live (DNS)
TIFF
Meaning: Tagged Image File Format; Image Format
TFT
Meaning: Thin-Film Transistor
TCP/IP
Meaning: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
SSL
Meaning: Secure Sockets Layer
SSID
Meaning: Service Set Identifier
SSH
Meaning: Secure Shell
SRGB
Meaning: Standard Red Green Blue
SRAM
Meaning: Static Random Access Memory
SQL
Meaning: Structured Query Language
SOAP
Meaning: Simple Object Access Protocol
SOA
Meaning: Service Oriented Architecture
SO-DIMM
Meaning: Small Outline Dual In-Line Memory Module
SNMP
Meaning: Simple Network Management Protocol
SMTP
Meaning: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SMS
Meaning: Short Message Service
SMB
Meaning: Server Message Block
SMART
Meaning: Self-Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology
SLI
Meaning: Scalable Link Interface
SKU
Meaning: Stock Keeping Unit
SIMM
Meaning: Single In-Line Memory Module
SEO
Meaning: Search Engine Optimization
SEM
Meaning: Search Engine Marketing
SDSL
Meaning: Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line
SDRAM
Meaning: Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SD
Meaning: Secure Digital
SCSI
Meaning: Small Computer System Interface
SATA
Meaning: Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
SAN
Meaning: Storage Area Network
RUP
Meaning: Rational Unified Process
RTF
Meaning: Rich Text Fomat
RTE
Meaning: Runtime Environment
RSS
Meaning: RDF Site Summary
RPM
Meaning: Revenue Per 1,000 Impressions. (M Is The Roman Numeral For 1,000)
RPC
Meaning: Remote Procedure Call
ROM
Meaning: Read-Only Memory
RISC
Meaning: Reduced Instruction Set Computing
RGB
Meaning: Red Green Blue
RDRAM
Meaning: Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory
RDF
Meaning: Resource Description Framework
RAM
Meaning: Random Access Memory
RAID
Meaning: Redundant Array Of Independent Disks
QBE
Meaning: Query By Example
PS/2
Meaning: Personal System/2
PRAM
Meaning: Parameter Random Access Memory
PPTP
Meaning: Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
PPP
Meaning: Point To Point Protocol
PPM
Meaning: Pages Per Minute
PPL
Meaning: Pay Per Lead
PPI
Meaning: Pixels Per Inch
PPGA
Meaning: Plastic Pin Grid Array
PPC
Meaning: Pay Per Click
POP3
Meaning: Post Office Protocol
PNG
Meaning: Portable Network Graphic; Image Format
PMU
Meaning: Power Management Unit
PIM
Meaning: Personal Information Manager
PHP
Meaning: Hypertext Preprocessor
Meaning: Portable Document Format
PDA
Meaning: Personal Digital Assistant
PCMCIA
Meaning: Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PCI-X
Meaning: Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended
PCI
Meaning: Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCB
Meaning: Printed Circuit Board
PC
Meaning: Personal Computer
P2P
Meaning: Peer To Peer
OOP
Meaning: Object-Oriented Programming
OLE
Meaning: Object Linking And Embedding
OLAP
Meaning: Online Analytical Processing
OEM
Meaning: Original Equipment Manufacturer
ODBC
Meaning: Open Database Connectivity
OCR
Meaning: Optical Character Recognition
OASIS
Meaning: Organization For The Advancement Of Structured Information Standards
NTFS
Meaning: New Technology File System
NOC
Meaning: Network Operations Center
NNTP
Meaning: Network News Transfer Protocol
NIC
Meaning: Network Interface Card
NETBIOS
Meaning: Network Basic Input/Output System
NAT
Meaning: Network Address Translation
MTU
Meaning: Maximum Transmission Unit
MPEG
Meaning: Moving Picture Experts Group; Video Format
MP3
Meaning: MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3
MIPS
Meaning: Million Instructions Per Second
MIDI
Meaning: Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MCA
Meaning: Micro Channel Architecture
MBPS
Meaning: Megabits Per Second
MANET
Meaning: Mobile Ad Hoc Network
MAC (ADDRESS)
Meaning: Media Access Control Address
LUN
Meaning: Logical Unit Number
LPI
Meaning: Lines Per Inch
LIFO
Meaning: Last In, First Out
LDAP
Meaning: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LCD
Meaning: Liquid Crystal Display
LAN
Meaning: Local Area Network
KVM
Meaning: Switch Keyboard, Video, And Mouse Switch
KDE
Meaning: K Desktop Environment
KBPS
Meaning: Kilobits Per Second
JSP
Meaning: Java Server Page
JRE
Meaning: Java Runtime Environment
JPEG
Meaning: Joint Photographic Experts Group; Applied To Image Format As .jpeg
IVR
Meaning: Interactive Voice Response
IT
Meaning: Information Technology
ISP
Meaning: Internet Service Provider
ISO
Meaning: International Organization For Standardization
ISDN
Meaning: Integrated Services Digital Network
ISCSI
Meaning: Internet Small Computer Systems Interface
ISA
Meaning: Industry Standard Architecture
IRQ
Meaning: Interrupt Request
IRC
Meaning: Internet Relay Chat
IPX
Meaning: Internetwork Packet Exchange
IP
Meaning: Internet Protocol
INTERNIC
Meaning: Internet Network Information Center
IMAP
Meaning: Internet Message Access Protocol
IM
Meaning: Instant Message
IGP
Meaning: Integrated Graphics Processor
IEEE
Meaning: Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers
IDE
Meaning: Integrated Development Environment
IDE
Meaning: Integrated Device Electronics
ICS
Meaning: Internet Connection Sharing
ICMP
Meaning: Internet Control Message Protocol
ICF
Meaning: Internet Connection Firewall
ICANN
Meaning: Internet Corporation For Assigned Names And Numbers
I/O
Meaning: Input/Output
HTTPS
Meaning: HyperText Transport Protocol Secure
HTTP
Meaning: HyperText Transfer Protocol
HTML
Meaning: Hyper-Text Markup Language
HSF
Meaning: Heat Sink And Fan
HFS
Meaning: Hierarchical File System
HDV
Meaning: High-Definition Video
HDTV
Meaning: High Definition Televsion
HDMI
Meaning: High-Definition Multimedia Interface
GUID
Meaning: Globally Unique Identifier
GUI
Meaning: Graphical User Interface
GPU
Meaning: Graphics Processing Unit
GPS
Meaning: Global Positioning System
GIS
Meaning: Geographic Information Systems
GIGO
Meaning: Garbage In, Garbage Out
GIF
Meaning: Graphics Interchange Format; Applied To Image Format As .gif
FTP
Meaning: File Transfer Protocol
FSB
Meaning: Frontside Bus
FPU
Meaning: Floating Point Unit
FLOPS
Meaning: Floating Point Operations Per Second
FIOS
Meaning: Fiber Optic Service
FIFO
Meaning: First In, First Out
FAQ
Meaning: Frequently Asked Questions
EUP
Meaning: Enterprise Unified Process
EPS
Meaning: Encapsulated PostScript
EDI
Meaning: Electronic Data Interchange
ECC
Meaning: Error Correction Code
DVR
Meaning: Digital Video Recorder
DVI
Meaning: Digital Video Interface
DVD-RW
Meaning: Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable
DVD-RAM
Meaning: Digital Versatile Disc Random Access Memory
DVD-R
Meaning: Digital Versatile Disc Recordable
DVD+RW
Meaning: Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable
DVD+R
Meaning: Digital Versatile Disc Recordable
DVD
Meaning: Digital Versatile Disc
DV
Meaning: Digital Video
DTD
Meaning: Document Type Definition
DSLAM
Meaning: Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer
DSL
Meaning: Digital Subscriber Line
DRM
Meaning: Digital Rights Management
DRAM
Meaning: Dynamic Random Access Memory
DPI
Meaning: Dots Per Inch
DOS
Meaning: Disk Operating System
DNS
Meaning: Domain Name System
DMA
Meaning: Direct Memory Access
DLL
Meaning: Dynamic Link Library
DIMM
Meaning: Dual In-Line Memory Module
DHCP
Meaning: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DDR2
Meaning: Double Data Rate 2
DDR
Meaning: Double Data Rate
DBMS
Meaning: Database Management System
DAC
Meaning: Digital-to-Analog Converter
CTR
Meaning: Click-Through Rate
CTP
Meaning: Composite Theoretical Performance
CSS
Meaning: Cascading Style Sheet
CRT
Meaning: Cathode Ray Tube
CRM
Meaning: Customer Relationship Management
CPU
Meaning: Central Processing Unit
CPS
Meaning: Classroom Performance System
CPM
Meaning: Cost Per 1,000 Impressions
CPL
Meaning: Cost Per Lead
CPC
Meaning: Cost Per Click
CPA
Meaning: Cost Per Action
CMYK
Meaning: Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
CMOS
Meaning: Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CISC
Meaning: Complex Instruction Set Computing
CGI
Meaning: Common Gateway Interface
CDMA
Meaning: Code Division Multiple Access
CD-RW
Meaning: Compact Disc Re-Writable
CD-ROM
Meaning: Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
CD-R
Meaning: Compact Disc Recordable
CD
Meaning: Compact Disc
CCD
Meaning: Charged Coupled Device
CC
Meaning: Carbon Copy
CAD
Meaning: Computer-Aided Design
BMP
Meaning: Bitmap
BLOB
Meaning: Binary Large Object
BIOS
Meaning: Basic Input/Output System
BCC
Meaning: Blind Carbon Copy
BASIC
Meaning: Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
ATM
Meaning: Asynchronous Transfer Mode
ATA
Meaning: Advanced Technology Attachment
ASP
Meaning: Application Service Provider
ASP
Meaning: Active Server Page
ASCII
Meaning: American Standard Code For Information Interchange
ARP
Meaning: Address Resolution Protocol
API
Meaning: Application Program Interface
ARP
Meaning: Address Resolution Protocol
ANSI
Meaning: American National Standards Institute
AIX
Meaning: Advanced Interactive Executive
API
Meaning: Application Program Interface
AIFF
Meaning: Audio Interchange File Format
ANSI
Meaning: American National Standards Institute
AIX
Meaning: Advanced Interactive Executive
AIFF
Meaning: Audio Interchange File Format
AGP
Meaning: Accelerated Graphics Port
ADSL
Meaning: Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
ADF
Meaning: Automatic Document Feeder
ADC
Meaning: Analog-to-Digital Converter
ACL
Meaning: Access Control List
ZIP code
Meaning: Zone Improvement Plan code
WWE
Meaning: World Wrestling Entertainment
VBD
Meaning: Very Bad Date
TS
Meaning: Transsexual
SWM
Meaning: Single White Male
SWF
Meaning: Single White Female
SO
Meaning: Significant Other
SPCA
Meaning: Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
PGA
Meaning: Professional Golfer’s Association
PAWS
Meaning: Progressive Animal Welfare Society
NHL
Meaning: National Hockey League
NFL
Meaning: National Football League
NBA
Meaning: National Basketball Association
MOTSS
Meaning: Member Of The Same Sex
MOTOS
Meaning: Member Of The Opposite Sex
MLA
Meaning: Modern Language Association
MADD
Meaning: Mothers Against Drunk Driving
LDR
Meaning: Long Distance Relationship
IR
Meaning: Interacial
GF
Meaning: Girlfriend
FLAG
Meaning: Foreign Language Association of Georgia
F2F
Meaning: Face to Face
ESPN
Meaning: Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
BF
Meaning: Boyfriend
BBW
Meaning: Big Beautiful Woman
APA
Meaning: American Psychological Association
AMA
Meaning: American Medical Association
AFL
Meaning: American Football League
ADA
Meaning: American Dental Association
AARP
Meaning: American Association of Retired Persons
AAAS
Meaning: American Association for the Advancement of Science
AA
Meaning: Alcoholics Anonymous
TED
Meaning: Tell me, Explain to me, Describe to me
TBD
Meaning: To Be Determined
SMART Goals
Meaning: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time-bound Goals
SWOT
Meaning: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
PST
Meaning: Pacific Standard Time
PR
Meaning: Public Relations
POS
Meaning: Point Of Service
OT
Meaning: Overtime
NASDAQ
Meaning: National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
MST
Meaning: Mountain Standard Time
MBA
Meaning: Masters of Business Administration
HR
Meaning: Human Resources
FAQ
Meaning: Frequently Asked Questions
FYI
Meaning: For Your Information
ETA
Meaning: Estimated Time of Arrival
EST
Meaning: Eastern Standard Time
EOD
Meaning: End of Day
EDS
Meaning: Electronic Data Systems
DND
Meaning: Do Not Disturb
DBA
Meaning: Doing Business As
DAEMON
Meaning: Disk And Execution Monitor
CST
Meaning: Central Standard Time
CC
Meaning: Copy To
CAPTCHA
Meaning: Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
AKA
Meaning: Also Known As
ADP
Meaning: Automated Data Processing
UFO
Meaning: Unidentified Flying Object
TBA
Meaning: To Be Announced
SUV
Meaning: Sports Utility Vehicle
SONAR
Meaning: Sound Navigation And Ranging
RADAR
Meaning: Radio Detection And Ranging
PS
Meaning: Post Script
PPV
Meaning: Pay Per View
OTC
Meaning: Over The Counter
MD
Meaning: Medical Doctor
IQ
Meaning: Intelligence Quotient
ID
Meaning: Identification
HIV
Meaning: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
GIF
Meaning: Graphics Interchange Format
FAQ
Meaning: Frequently Asked Questions
ESL
Meaning: English As A Second Language
DIY
Meaning: Do It Yourself
DOB
Meaning: Date Of Birth
DOA
Meaning: Dead On Arrival
DARE
Meaning: Drug Abuse Resistance Education
CDC
Meaning: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AMA
Meaning: Against Medical Advice
AIDS
Meaning: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
ADHD
Meaning: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADD
Meaning: Attention Deficit Disorder
ABS
Meaning: Anti-lock Braking System
USAF
Meaning: United States Air Force
UN
Meaning: United Nations
SWAT
Meaning: Special Weapons And Tactics
SGT
Meaning: Sergeant
SCOTUS
Meaning: Supreme Court of the United States
REAP
Meaning: Reserve Education Assistance Program
RNC
Meaning: Republican National Committee
POW
Meaning: Prisoner Of War
POTUS
Meaning: President of the United States
Navy SEALs
Meaning: Navy Sea Air Land forces
NASA
Meaning: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAFTA
Meaning: North American Free Trade Agreement
OSHA
Meaning: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
MIA
Meaning: Missing In Action
MAJ
Meaning: Major
GIB
Meaning: GI Bill
FUBAR
Meaning: F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition
FBI
Meaning: Federal Bureau of Investigation
DZ
Meaning: Drop Zone
DON
Meaning: Department of the Navy
DOD
Meaning: Department of Defense
DNC
Meaning: Democratic National Committee
DMV
Meaning: Division of Motor Vehicles
DAFB
Meaning: Dover Air Force Base
CSI
Meaning: Crime Scene Investigation
CPT
Meaning: Captain
CPS
Meaning: Child Protective Services
CPL
Meaning: Corporal
CIA
Meaning: Central Intelligence Agency
AWOL
Meaning: Absent Without Leave
ASAP
Meaning: As Soon As Possible
WTH
Meaning: What The Heck
YOLO
Meaning: You Only Live Once
TTYL
Meaning: Talk To You Later
SMH
Meaning: Shaking My Head
ROFL
Meaning: Rolling On the Floor Laughing
POS
Meaning: Parents Over Shoulder
PHAT
Meaning: Pretty, Hot, And Tempting
PANS
Meaning: Pretty Awesome New Stuff
OMG
Meaning: Oh My God
OFC
Meaning: Of Course
NYOB
Meaning: None of Your Business
LOL
Meaning: Laughing Out Loud
LMK
Meaning: Let Me Know
KISS
Meaning: Keep It Simple, Stupid
IRL
Meaning: In Real Life
IMO
Meaning: In My Opinion
IDK
Meaning: I Don’t Know
FISH
Meaning: First In, Still Here
EG
Meaning: Evil Grin
BTW
Meaning: By The Way
BRB
Meaning: Be Right Back
BEG
Meaning: Big Evil Grin
BBS
Meaning: Be Back Soon
BBL
Meaning: Be Back Later
BBIAB
Meaning: Be Back In A Bit
AFK
Meaning: Away From Keyboard
BEG
Meaning: Big Evil Grin
BBS
Meaning: Be Back Soon
BBL
Meaning: Be Back Later
BBIAB
Meaning: Be Back In A Bit
AFK
Meaning: Away From Keyboard