IT 101: Acronyms
Let's take a quick rundown of most commonly used abbreviations in the tech universe.
- A: Address Record (Alt: Alias Record) (DNS Record)
- AAAA: IPv6 Address Record (DNS Record)
- ACK: Acknowledge
- API: Application Programming Interface
- AUX: Auxillary
- BGP: Border Gateway Protocol
- BNC: Bayonet Neill–Concelman
- BPO: Business Process Outsourcing
- BYOD: Bring Your Own Device
- CAA: Certificate Authorization Authority (DNS Record)
- CAT: Category
- CCTV: Closed Circuit TeleVision camera
- CIDR: Classless Inter-Domain Routing
- CLI: Command Line Interface (alt: Command Line Interpreter)
- CNAME: Canonical Name Record (Alt: Common Name) (DNS Record)
- CPE: Customer Premise Equipment
- CPU: Central Processing Unit
- CSS: Cascading Style Sheet
- DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
- DL: Download (or Downlink)
- DNS: Domain Name System
- DOS: Disk Operating System
- DVR: Digital Video Recorder
- EOF: End of File (or End of Frame)
- EXE: Executable
- FTP: File Transfer Protocol
- FTTx: Fibre to The x (x: H: Home, B: Building)
- GAL: Global Access List
- GIF: Graphics Interchange Format
- HD: High Definition
- HT: High Tension
- HTTP: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
- HTML: Hyper Text Markup language
- ICMP: Internet Control Message Protocol
- IDE: Integrated Development Environment
- IDU: InDoor Unit
- IETF: Internet Engineering Task Force
- IMEI: International Mobile Equipment Identification number
- IP: Internet Protocol
- IPS: Intrusion Prevention System
- IR: Infra Red
- ISP: Internet Service Provider
- JAR: Java Archive
- JS: Javascript
- JSP: Java Server Page
- KB: Kilo Byte
- KYC: Know Your Customer
- LACP: Link Aggregation Control Protocol
- LAMP: Linux Apache MySQL PHP (Application Stack)
- LAN: Local Area Network
- LEMP: Linux (e)Nginx MySQL PHP (Application Stack)
- LLC: Logical Link Control (or Limited Liability Company)
- MB: Mega Byte
- MPLS: MultiProtocol Label Switching
- MTU: Maximum Transmissible Unit
- MX: Mail eXchange (DNS Record)
- NAT: Network Address Translation
- ND: Network Discovery
- NIC: Network Interface Card
- NS: Name Server (DNS Record)
- NTP: Network Time Protocol
- NVR: Network Video Recorder
- OCC: Operations Control Center
- ODU: OutDoor Unit
- OS: Operating System
- OSPF: Open Shortest Path First
- PC: Personal Computer
- PCI: Peripheral Component Interconnect
- POP: Point Of Presence
- POP3: Post Office Protocol v3
- POST: Power On Self Test
- POTS: Plain Old Telephone Service
- PTR: Pointer (DNS Record)
- QR Code: Quick Response Code
- QC: Quality Control
- RAID: Redundant Array of Independent Disks
- RDNS: Reverse DNS
- RF: Radio Frequency
- RIP: Routing Information Protocol
- RIL: Radio Information Layer
- ROI: Return On Investment
- RT: ReTweet
- SD: Standard Definition / Secure Digital
- SDK: Software Development Kit
- SFP: Small Form-factor Pluggable
- SMTP: Simple Mail Transport Protocol
- SNMP: Simple Network Managment Protocol
- SSH: Secure SHell
- SSID: Service Set IDentifier
- RTP: Realtime Transfer Protocol
- TCP: Transmission Control Protocol
- TFTP: Trivial File Transfer Protocol
- TOFU: Trust On First Use
- TXT: Text (DNS Record)
- UDP: User Datagram Protocol
- URI: Uniform Resource Indicator
- UTP: Unshielded Twisted Paid
- VLAN: Virtual Local Area Network
- VPN: Virtual Private Network
- WAN: Wide Area Network
- WPA: Wifi Protected Access
BONUS
XML: eXtensible Markup Language
XSS: Cross Site Scripting
YT: YouTube
ZIF: Zoomable Image Format
