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(telephony) Number 1A voice storage system.
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Abbreviation of audio/video, audiovisual.
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A type of DNS record used to indicate the IPv6 internet address of a DNS name.
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(electronics) Initialism of analog-to-digital converter. [(electronics) A device that converts an infinite resolution analog signal to a finite resolution digital signal.]
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(networking) A packet of data exchanged between two application programs across a network.
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Initialism of Compact Disk - Read Writable. A form of digital media that is based on the use of a laser to read from a plastic disc. It can be written to multiple times.
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Acronym of Classless Inter-Domain Routing; normally an IP address notation such as 192.168.1.0/24 indicating a block of addresses. The number after the slash indicates how many bits are in the mask; bits to the right are not masked.
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Acronym of Conferencing over Internet Protocol. H.323.
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(specifically, in relation to the Apollo programme) Shortened form of command and service module.
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(computing) Abbreviation of download. [(transitive, computing) To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network.]
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(music) A designation on prerecorded compact discs indicating a "full digital recording" (recorded, mixed and mastered in digital).
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(cryptocurrencies) Abbreviation of decentralized exchange.
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(computing) A dictionary network protocol.
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Initialism of dead letter office. [The postal facility that deals with mail that cannot be delivered.]
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(computing, Internet) The protocol used by the Domain Name System.
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Initialism of Digital Versatile Disc recordable: a form of digital media that is similar to a CD, but has far denser storage and thus greater capacity. It can only be written to once, but can be read from an indefinite number of times.
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(Internet) The use of a dynamic IP address.
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(computing) Initialism of exchangeable image file format, a standard that specifies the formats for images, sound, etc. in digital cameras and similar devices
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(computing) Abbreviation of Xbox file allocation table: the version of the FAT file system used on Xbox consoles and compatible storage peripherals.
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Abbreviation of fast forward. [(transitive) To cause an audio or video tape, digital media stream, etc. to move forward very fast, so that when the device is played, it will start at a later point.]
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(Internet) Fiber Optic Subscribers
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(web development) Initialism of flash of unstyled content: a brief glimpse of page content without the proper formatting, before the correct styles have loaded.
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(Internet) Initialism of Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure ((HTTP Secure), an encrypted form of information transfer on the Internet.)
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(Internet) Abbreviation of Internet Draft.
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Interior Gateway Routing Protocol, a distance vector interior routing protocol (IGP) invented by Cisco
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(Internet) Initialism of Internet Protocol version 6, a successor to IPv4 allowing for a much larger number of possible IP addresses.
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(computing) Initialism of kernel-based virtual machine: a virtualization infrastructure for the Linux kernel that turns it into a hypervisor.
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layer two tunnelling protocol
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(networking) Acronym of local area network. [(computing) An interconnection of computers that are in relatively close proximity to each other, such as within a building.]
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Alternative form of L2TP [layer two tunnelling protocol]
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(telephony) Abbreviation of local exchange carrier. [A company "that is engaged in the provision of telephone exchange service or exchange access" (except for wireless carriers, unless the FCC determines that the wireless carrier is to be included in the definition); that is, any local telephone company.]
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(computer networking) Logical Link Control: one of the two functions of a NIC.
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(computing, networking) Media Access Control address; a unique identifying number assigned to most network devices.
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(telecommunications) Motorola data communications
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(computing) Acronym of Minimalist GNU for Windows.
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(software, design) Initialism of model-view-presenter. [(software architecture) A derivative of the model-view-controller (MVC) architectural pattern, where the presenter assumes the functionality of the "middle-man".]
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(networking) Acronym of Network Address Translator (“device that implements that network function; a NAT firewall.”).
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(networking) Acronym of network interface card (or controller): used to interface a computer to a network. [A computer hardware component designed to allow computers to communicate over a computer network.]
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(computing) Initialism of n-key rollover: a keyboard feature that prevents ghosting and blocking.
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Abbreviation of online. [Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid.]
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Abbreviation of Obshchenatsional'noe Televidenie.
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(networking) Initialism of Open Systems Interconnection. An International Standard ISO/IEC 7894:1994(E) subtitled Basic Reference Model. A four-part document that contains a formal description of an idealized computer network architecture. The document is also published as ITU-T Recommendation X.200
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(television, uncountable) Acronym of Phase Alternating Line. or of Phase Alternation Line or "Phase Alternated Line" (TV standard)
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(telecommunications) Initialism of private branch exchange. [(telecommunications) A telecommunications switching system, physically located at a customer's place of business, that provides internal communication between users and also access to outside (trunk) telephone lines.]
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(countable, historical, computing, backronym) Acronym of personal electronic transactor, a line of personal computers produced by Commodore International.
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(informal, pharmacology) Initialism of painkiller. [(pharmacology) A drug that numbs the pain in the body.]
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Power line carrier communication
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(US) Abbreviation of private mailbox. (a mailbox like a PO box but from a private company)
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(computing) Acronym of Post Office Protocol version 3 standard for receiving Internet email.
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Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet, a network protocol for encapsulating PPP frames inside Ethernet frames.
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Routing information protocol, a dynamic routing protocol used in local and wide area networks.
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(telecommunications) Radio over IP: ROIP extends VOIP to radio repeaters and base stations.
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(video games) Initialism of real-time strategy. [(video games) A warfare video game genre usually played from a third-person overhead perspective, which is based on the real-time movement of troops.]
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Initialism of Super Audio CD., an optical disc, similar to a DVD, typically one holding a commercially-recorded music album.
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(initialism, computing) secure attention key (such as ctrl+alt+delete for Windows operating systems) (not in general use but used in topic-relevant online discussions).
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(computing) Sound Interface Device, a sound chip used in some early computers.
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(telecommunications) acronym of Subscriber Identity Module. [A component on a SIM card that stores information to identify a mobile phone user.]
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(computing, uncountable) social, mobile, analytics, cloud: a group of technologies
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(Canada) A nine-digit number issued by the government of Canada to citizens, permanent residents, and some categories of temporary residents, for official identification in the provision of government services and income taxation. Abbreviation: SIN.
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(computing) Abbreviation of server. [(computing) A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.]
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(telecommunications) The generic designator for several digitally multiplexed signal carrier systems.
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(telephony) Transaction Capabilities Application Part (SS7)
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Initialism of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, a standard for computer network communication, used in particular for the Internet.
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Abbreviation of television opaque projector.
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(video) A digital video format by JVC.
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Initialism of user experience. [(computing) The desired, expected, or actual experience of a user interacting with a product, especially as it relates to the design of the product's user interface.]
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Initialism of virtual assistant. [A person employed to provide professional administrative services to clients, working remotely from a home office.]
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Initialism of vote-by-mail. [(sometimes attributive) A system for conducting elections in which voters receive and return ballots via the mail]
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Alternative form of vehicle identification number [A mandatory unique alphanumeric code (usually 17 characters long) assigned to each vehicle produced, stamped into the metal on the dashboard on the left-hand side (viewable through the windshield), and on the engine block and at least one other place somewhere on the body of the vehicle.]
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Initialism of voiceover.
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(Internet) voice over Internet Protocol (also "VoIP"), a telecommunications system that uses the Internet or other Internet Protocol network to transmit telephone calls
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(computing) Voice over Secure IP
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Abbreviation of virtual reality. [A computer technology that simulates a real or imagined environment so that the user can interact with it as if physically present.]
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Initialism of Windows 95 (operating system).
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Initialism of Windows 98 (operating system).
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(Internet software) Initialism of Windows, Apache, MySQL, and PHP — a popular combination of software for use as a web server. [(operating systems, trademark) Microsoft Windows, an operating system with a WIMP graphical user interface that dominates the personal computer market.]
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(Internet) The WHOIS protocol or service.
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(computing) Initialism of Windows Library for JavaScript (an open source JavaScript library developed by Microsoft)
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(computing) Initialism of window manager. [(graphical user interface) A piece of software that manages the layout of windows on the user's display.]
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(Internet) A second and more compact iteration of the WOFF file format.
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(graphical user interface) Initialism of Windows Presentation Foundation (a graphical subsystem for rendering user interfaces in Windows-based applications.)
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(computing) Windows SharePoint Services, former name of Microsoft SharePoint Foundation
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