Computer Abbreviations

A

ADSLAsymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AIArtificial Intelligence
ALUArithmetic Logic Unit
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices
APIApplication Program Interface
ASCIIAmerican Standard Code for Information Interchange
AVIAudio Video Interleave

B

BIOSBasic Input Output System
BITBinary Digit

C

CDCompact Disk
COBOLCommon Business Oriented Language
CPUCentral processing Unit
CRTCathode Ray Tube
CSSCascading Style Sheets
CTRLControl

D

DAODecentralized Autonomous Organization
DBMSData Base Management System
DeFiDecentralized finance
DHCPDynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DNSDomain Name System
DOSDisk Operating System
DRAMDynamic Random Access Memory
DVDDigital Video/Versatile Disc
DVIDigital Visual Interface
DVRDigital Video Recorder

E

ECMAEuropean Computer Manufacturers Association
EDGEEnhanced Data GSM Evolution
E-MailElectronic Mail
EPROMErasable Programmable Read Only Memory

F

FSBFront Side Bus
FORTRANFormula Translation
FTPFile Transfer Protocol

G

GBGiga Byte
GPRSGeneral Packet Radio Service
GPSGlobal Positioning System
GPUGraphics processing unit
GRUBGRand Unified Bootloader
GSMGlobal System for Mobile communication
GUIGraphical User Interface

H

HDDHard Disk Drive
HTMLHyper Text Markup Language
HTTPHyper Text Transfer Protocol

I

IMAPInternet Message Access Protocol
IPInternet Protocol
ISDNIntegrated Services Digital Network
ISPInternet Service Provider

J

JDKJava Development Kit
JPEGJoint Photographic Experts Group

K

KBKiloByte
KBPSKilo Bytes Per Second
KVMKernel-based Virtual Machine

L

LANLocal Area Network
LEDLight Emitting Diode
LLLLow Level Language

M

MACMedia Access Control
MBMegaByte/MotherBoard
MICRMagnetic Ink Character Recognition
MODEMModulator Demodulator

N

NATNetwork Address Translation

O

OCROptical Character Reader
OMROptical Mark Reader
OOPObject Oriented Programming

P

P2PPeer to Peer
PCBPrinter Circuit Board
PCIePeripheral Component Interconnect express
PHPHypertext Preprocessor
PNGPortable Network Graphics
PROMProgrammable Read Only Memory


Q

QR CodeQuick Response Code

R

RAIDRedundant Array of Independent Disks
RAMRandom Access Memory
RATRemote Access Trojan
RDBMSRelational Database Management System
RFIDRadio Frequency Identification 
ROMRead Only Memory

S

SaasSoftware as a Service
SATASeriat AT Attachment
SDHCSecure Digital High Capacity
SMTPSimple Mail Transfer Protocol
SRAMStatic Random Access Memory
SSLSecure Sockets Layer

T

TCPTransmission Control Protocol

U

UEFIUnified Extensible Firmware Interface
UIUser Interface
UPSUninterruptible Power Supply.
URLUniform Resource Locator
USBUniversal Serial Bus

V

VOIPVoice over Internet Protocol
VPNVirtual Private Network

W

WANWide Area Network
WiFiWireless Fidelity
WLANWireless Local-Area Network

X

XHTMLExtensible Hyper Text Markup Language
XMLExtensible Markup Language

Y

Y2KYear 2000

Z

ZBZettaByte
ZIFZero Insertion Force