List of computer Abbreviations

This is a list of computing and IT abbreviations. The Top Abbreviations Which are generally used in Computer Science. I hope that will help you for increasing your Knowledge.

Acronyms	Abbreviations
ACE	Access Control Entry
ACL	Access Control List
ADC	Analog-to-Digital Converter
ADF	Automatic Document Feeder
ADO	Active Data Entry
ADSL	Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AGP	Accelerated Graphics Port
AIFF	Audio Interchange File Format
AIX	Advanced Interactive Executive
ALU	Arithmetic Logic Unit
ANSI	American National Standards Institute
API	Application Program Interface
ARP	Address Resolution Protocol
ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASP	Active Server Page or Application Service Provider
ATA	Advanced Technology Attachment
ATM	Asynchronous Transfer Mode
BASIC	Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
Bcc	Blind Carbon Copy
BIOS	Basic Input/Output System
Blob	Binary Large Object
BMP	Bitmap
CAD	Computer-Aided Design
Cc	Carbon Copy
CCD	Charged Coupled Device
CD	Compact Disc
CD-R	Compact Disc Recordable
CD-ROM	Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
CD-RW	Compact Disc Re-Writable
CDFS	Compact Disc File System
CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access
CGI	Common Gateway Interface
CISC	Complex Instruction Set Computing
CLOB	Character Large Object
CMOS	Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CMYK	Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
CPA	Cost Per Action
CPC	Cost Per Click
CPL	Cost Per Lead
CPM	Cost Per 1,000 Impressions
CPS	Classroom Performance System
CPU	Central Processing Unit
CRM	Customer Relationship Management
CRT	Cathode Ray Tube
CSS	Cascading Style Sheet
CTP	Composite Theoretical Performance
CTR	Click-Through Rate
DAC	Digital-to-Analog Converter
DAW	Digital Audio Workstation
DBMS	Database Management System
DCIM	Digital Camera IMages
DDL	Data Definition Language
DDR	Double Data Rate
DDR2	Double Data Rate 2
DDR3	Double Data Rate Type 3
DFS	Distributed File System
DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DIMM	Dual In-Line Memory Module
DLC	Downloadable Content
DLL	Dynamic Link Library
DMA	Direct Memory Access
DNS	Domain Name System
DOS	Disk Operating System
DPI	Dots Per Inch
DRAM	Dynamic Random Access Memory
DRM	Digital Rights Management
DSL	Digital Subscriber Line
DSLAM	Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer
DTD	Document Type Definition
DV	Digital Video
DVD	Digital Versatile Disc
DVD+R	Digital Versatile Disc Recordable
DVD+RW	Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable
DVD-R	Digital Versatile Disc Recordable
DVD-RAM	Digital Versatile Disc Random Access Memory
DVD-RW	Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable
DVI	Digital Video Interface
DVR	Digital Video Recorder
ECC	Error Correction Code
EDI	Electronic Data Interchange
EDIE	Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
EPS	Encapsulated PostScript
EUP	Enterprise Unified Process
EXIF	Exchangeable Image File Format
FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions
FDDI	Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FIFO	First In, First Out
FiOS	Fiber Optic Service
FLOPS	Floating Point Operations Per Second
FPU	Floating Point Unit
FSB	Frontside Bus
FTP	File Transfer Protocol
Gbps	Gigabits Per Second
GIF	Graphics Interchange Format
GIGO	Garbage In, Garbage Out
GIS	Geographic Information Systems
GPS	Global Positioning System
GPU	Graphics Processing Unit
GUI	Graphical User Interface
GUID	Globally Unique Identifier
HDD	Hard Disk Drive
HDMI	High-Definition Multimedia Interface
HDTV	High Definition Televsion
HDV	High-Definition Video
HFS	Hierarchical File System
HSF	Heat Sink and Fan
HTML	Hyper-Text Markup Language
HTTP	HyperText Transfer Protocol
HTTPS	HyperText Transport Protocol Secure
I/O	Input/Output
ICANN	Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers
ICF	Internet Connection Firewall
ICMP	Internet Control Message Protocol
ICS	Internet Connection Sharing
ICT	Information and Communication Technologies
IDE	Integrated Device Electronics or Integrated Development Environment
IEEE	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IGP	Integrated Graphics Processor
IM	Instant Message
IMAP	Internet Message Access Protocol
InterNIC	Internet Network Information Center
IP	Internet Protocol
IPX	Internetwork Packet Exchange
IRC	Internet Relay Chat
IRQ	Interrupt Request
ISA	Industry Standard Architecture
ISCSI	Internet Small Computer Systems Interface
ISDN	Integrated Services Digital Network
ISO	International Organization for Standardization
ISP	Internet Service Provider
IT	Information Technology
IVR	Interactive Voice Response
JFS	Journaled File System
JPEG	Joint Photographic Experts Group
JRE	Java Runtime Environment
JSF	JavaServer Faces
JSON	JavaScript Object Notation
JSP	Java Server Page
Kbps	Kilobits Per Second
KDE	K Desktop Environment
KVM Switch	Keyboard, Video, and Mouse Switch
LAN	Local Area Network
LCD	Liquid Crystal Display
LDAP	Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LED	Light-Emitting Diode
LIFO	Last In, First Out
LPI	Lines Per Inch
LTE	Long Term Evolution
LUN	Logical Unit Number
MAC Address	Media Access Control Address
MANET	Mobile Ad Hoc Network
Mbps	Megabits Per Second
MBR	Master Boot Record
MCA	Micro Channel Architecture
MIDI	Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIPS	Million Instructions Per Second
MMS	Multimedia Messaging Service
MP3	MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3
MPEG	Moving Picture Experts Group
MTU	Maximum Transmission Unit
NAT	Network Address Translation
NetBIOS	Network Basic Input/Output System
NIC	Network Interface Card
NNTP	Network News Transfer Protocol
NOC	Network Operations Center
NTFS	New Technology File System
NUI	Natural User Interface
NVRAM	Non-Volatile Random Access Memory
OASIS	Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
OCR	Optical Character Recognition
ODBC	Open Database Connectivity
OEM	Original Equipment Manufacturer
OLAP	Online Analytical Processing
OLE	Object Linking and Embedding
OOP	Object-Oriented Programming
OSD	On Screen Display
OSPF	Open Shortest Path First
P2P	Peer To Peer
PC	Personal Computer
PCB	Printed Circuit Board
PCI	Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCI-X	Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended
PCMCIA	Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PDA	Personal Digital Assistant
PDF	Portable Document Format
PHP	Hypertext Preprocessor
PIM	Personal Information Manager
PMU	Power Management Unit
PNG	Portable Network Graphic
POP3	Post Office Protocol
POST	Power On Self Test
PPC	Pay Per Click
PPGA	Plastic Pin Grid Array
PPI	Pixels Per Inch
PPL	Pay Per Lead
PPM	Pages Per Minute
PPP	Point to Point Protocol
PPPoE	Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
PPTP	Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
PRAM	Parameter Random Access Memory
PROM	Programmable Read-Only Memory
PS/2	Personal System/2
PUM	Potentially Unwanted Modification
PUP	Potentially Unwanted Program
QBE	Query By Example
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks
RAM	Random Access Memory
RDF	Resource Description Framework
RDRAM	Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory
RFID	Radio-Frequency Identification
RGB	Red Green Blue
RISC	Reduced Instruction Set Computing
ROM	Read-Only Memory
RPC	Remote Procedure Call
RPM	Revenue Per 1,000 Impressions
RSS	RDF Site Summary
RTE	Runtime Environment
RTF	Rich Text Format
RUP	Rational Unified Process
SaaS	Software as a Service
SAN	Storage Area Network
SATA	Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
SCSI	Small Computer System Interface
SD	Secure Digital
SDK	Software Development Kit
SDRAM	Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SDSL	Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line
SEO	Search Engine Optimization
SERP	Search Engine Results Page
SIMM	Single In-Line Memory Module
SIP	Session Initiation Protocol
SKU	Stock Keeping Unit
SLA	Software License or Service Level Agreement
SLI	Scalable Link Interface
SMART	Self-Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology
SMB	Server Message Block
SMM	Social Media Marketing
SMS	Short Message Service
SMTP	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNMP	Simple Network Management Protocol
SO-DIMM	Small Outline Dual In-Line Memory Module
SOA	Service Oriented Architecture
SOAP	Simple Object Access Protocol
SQL	Structured Query Language
SRAM	Static Random Access Memory
sRGB	Standard Red Green Blue
SSD	Solid State Drive
SSH	Secure Shell
SSID	Service Set Identifier
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer
TCP/IP	Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TFT	Thin-Film Transistor
TIFF	Tagged Image File Format
TTL	Time To Live
TWAIN	Toolkit Without An Informative Name
UAT	User Acceptance Testing
UDDI	Universal Description Discovery and Integration
UDP	User Datagram Protocol
UGC	User Generated Content
UML	Unified Modeling Language
UNC	Universal Naming Convention
UPnP	Universal Plug and Play
UPS	Uninterruptible Power Supply
URI	Uniform Resource Identifier
URL	Uniform Resource Locator
USB	Universal Serial Bus
UTF	Unicode Transformation Format
VCI	Virtual Channel Identifier
VDSL	Very High Bit Rate Digital Subscriber Line
VDU	Visual Display Unit
VFAT	Virtual File Allocation Table
VGA	Video Graphics Array
VLB	VESA Local Bus
VLE	Virtual Learning Environment
VoIP	Voice Over Internet Protocol
VPI	Virtual Path Identifier
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VRAM	Video Random Access Memory
VRML	Virtual Reality Modeling Language
W3C	World Wide Web Consortium
WAIS	Wide Area Information Server
WAN	Wide Area Network
WEP	Wired Equivalent Privacy
Wi-Fi	Wireless Fidelity
WINS	Windows Internet Name Service
WPA	Wi-Fi Protected Access
WWW	World Wide Web
XHTML	Extensible Hypertext Markup Language
XML	Extensible Markup Language
XSLT	Extensible Style Sheet Language Transformation
Y2K	Year 2000
ZIF	Zero Insertion Force