HTTP: Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol
WWW: World Wide Web
MODEM: Modulation - Demodulation
ABR: available bit rate
AC: alternating current
ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
A/D: analog to digital
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
ADC: analog-to-digital converter
ADSL: Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AEC: acoustic echo cancellation
AGP: Accelerated Graphics Port
ANSI: American National Standards Institute
APIC: Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
APM: Advanced Power Management
APS: analog protection system
ARC: advanced RISC computing
ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ATA: AT Attachment
ATAPI: ATA Packet Interface
ATM: Asynchronous Transfer Mode
ATSC: Advanced Television Systems Committee
AT#UD: Unimodem diagnostics command
AUI: Attachment Unit Interface
A/V: audio/video
AVGA: Advanced VGA
BAR: base address register
BDA: BIOS Data Area
BNC: Bayonet Nut Connector. (Also British Naval Connector or Bayonet Neil Consulman)
BPB: BIOS Parameter Blocks
bpp: bits per pixel
bps: bits per second
CAD: computer-aided design
CBR: constant bit rate
CDMA: code division multiplexed access
CDPD: cellular digital packet data
CHAP: Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CID: CompatibleID
CIS: card information structure
CMOS: complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
COM: (1) Component Object Model; (2) legacy serial port
CPTWG: Copyright Protection Technical Working Group
CRC: cyclic redundancy check
CSEL: Cable Select
CSN: Card Select Number
CSR: control and status register
CSS: copy scramble system
CT: Computer Telephony
D/A: digital to analog
DAC: digital-to-analog converter
dB: decibel
DBC: Device Bay Controller
DC: direct current
DCE: Data Communications Equipment
DDC: display data channel
DDC2B: DDC Standard, Version 2.0, Level B
DDI: device driver interface
DDK: Device Driver Kit
DES: data encryption standard
DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DIB: device-independent bitmap
DIP: dual in-line package
DLL: dynamic link library
DLS: Downloadable Samples
DMA: direct memory access
DMI: Desktop Management Interface
DMTF: Desktop Management Task Force
DRAM: Direct Random Access Memory
DSP: digital signal processor
DSS: directory synchronization server
DSVD: digital simultaneous voice/data
DTMF: dual tone multifrequency
DTV: digital television
DVB: Digital Video Broadcast
DVC: Digital Video Compression
DVD: Optical disk storage that encompasses audio, video, and computer data
ECC: error correction code
ECP: extended capabilities port
ECR: Engineering Change Request
EDID: Extended Display Identification Data
EDT: European Deaf Telephone
EGA: enhanced graphics adapter
EIA: Electronics Industries Association
8-VSB: ATSC 8-Vestigial Side Band
EIO: Extended I/O
EISA: Extended Industry Standard Architecture
EMF: enhanced metafile
EMI: electromagnetic interference
EPG: electronic program guide
EPP: enhanced parallel port
ESCD: Extended System Configuration Data
ETSI: European Telecommunications Standards Institute
ExCA: Exchangeable Card Architecture
FAT: file allocation table
FAQ: frequently asked questions
FCC: Federal Communications Commission
FDC: floppy disk controller
FDDI: Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FEC: forward error correction
FIFO: first in/first out
FM: frequency modulation
FP: floating point
fps: frames per second
FS A : See Glossary.
FSIP: full-scale input
FSK: Frequency Shift Keyed
FSOP: full-scale output
GART: Graphics Address Re-mapping Table
GDI: Graphics Device Interface
GIDEI: General Input Device Emulation Interface
GSM: global system for mobile communications
HCL: Hardware Compatibility List
HCT: Hardware Compatibility Tests
HDLC: high-level data link control
HDTV: high-definition television
HEL: hardware emulation layer
HFC: hybrid fiber-coax
HID: Human Interface Device
HRTF: Head Related Transfer Function
HSCDS: high-speed cable data services
Hz: Hertz
IAL: Intel Architecture Labs
ICC: International Color Consortium
ICM: Image Color Matching
ID: identifier
IDE: Integrated Device Electronics
IEC: International Electrotechnical Commission
IEEE: Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IETF: Internet Engineering Task Force
IF: Implementers Forum
IHV: independent hardware vendor
I/O: input/output
IOCTL: I/O control
IP: Internet Protocol
IPL: Initial Program Load
IPX: Internetwork Packet Exchange
IR: infrared
IrDA: Infrared Data Association
IRP: I/O request packet
IRQ: interrupt request
ISA: Industry Standard Architecture
ISDN: Integrated Service Digital Network
ISO: International Standards Organization
ISO/OSI: International Standards Organization Open Systems Interconnection
ISP: Internet service provider
ISV: independent software vendor
I2O: intelligent I/O
ITU: International Telecommunication Union
IVR: interactive voice response
K: kilobyte
Kbps: kilobytes per second
Kss: kilo-samples per second
L2: Level 2
LBA: logical block addressing
LCD: liquid crystal display
LED: light-emitting diode
LPCM: location PCM
LPT: line printer
LSB: least significant bit
LUN: logical unit number
LVE: Live Video Extensions
m: meter
Mb/s: megabits per second
MDK: Modem Developers Kit
MEI: Matsushita Electronics Incorporated
MESN: Media Status Event Notification
MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface