Use this file as template page for the markup/abbr plugin. Most terms herein are computing/technics related (except a few runaways). |ABI|Application Binary Interface| |API|Application Programming Interface| |BCD|binary coded decimal| |BIOS|Basic Input/Output System| |BNC|Bayonet Nut Connector| |CET|Central European Time| |CGI|Common Gateway Interface| |CISC|Complex Instruction Set Computer| |CLI|Command Line Interpreter| |CMOS|Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductors| |CMYK|Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black| |CNC|Computer Numeric Control| |CPU|Central Processing Unit| |CRC|cyclic redundancy checking| |CSS|cascading style sheets| |DMA|Direct Memory Access| |DNS|Domain Name System| |DOS|Disk Operating System| |DTD|Document Type Definition| |EOF|end of file| |EOT|end of tape| |FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions| |FAT|File Allocation Table| |FOAF|Friend Of A Friend| |FTP|File Transfer Protocol| |GMT|Greenwhich Mean Time| |GPL|(GNU projects) General Public License| |HTML|HyperText Markup Language| |HTTP|HyperText Transfer Protocol| |IRC|Internet Relay Chat| |ISDN|Integrated Services Digital Network| |ISP|Internet Service Provider| |JIT|Just-in-time| |KISS|"Keep It Simple, Stupid" principle| |LAN|local area network| |LCD|Liquid Crystal Display| |LED|light-emitting diode| |LID|Light-Weight Identity| |LSB|least significant bit| |MBR|Mmaster Boot Record| |MSB|most significant bit| |MSIE|Microsoft Intranet Exploder| |OCR|Optical Character Recognition| |PHP|PHP Hypertext Processor language| |PNG|Portable Network Graphics| |RDF|Resource Description Framework| |RFC|Request For Comments| |RGB|Red, Green, Blue| |ROM|Read-Only Memory| |RPG|Report Program Generator| |SCSI|small computer system interface| |USB|Universal Serial Bus| |UTC|Universal Time Code| |WAN|wide area network| |WLAN|wireless local area network| |WWW|World Wide Web| |XML|Extensible Markup Language| |XUL|XML User-interface Language| |XUP|XML User Profiles| |EULA|End User Licence Agreement| |NDA|Non-Disclosure Agreement| |TCO|Total Cost of Ownership| |CEO|Chief Executive Officer| |CIO|Chief Information Officer| |CRM|Customer Relationship Management| |FOSS|Free and Open Source Software| |FUD|Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt| |MBA|Master of Business Administration| |SLA|Service Level Agreement| |ATM|Automated Teller Machine| |BBQ|barbecue| |ISBN|International Standard Book Number| |MTB|mountain bike| |PVC|polyvinyl chloride| |SOS|Save Our Souls| |SPF|Sun Protection Factor| |UFO|unidentified flying object| |VCR|Video Cassette Recorder| |BBC|British Broadcasting Company| |BBS|Bulletin Board System| |BSD|Berkeley System Distribution (Unix derivate, and a license)| |CCC|Chaos Computer Club| |CIA|Central Intelligence Agency| |ECB|European Central Bank| |ECMA|European Computer Manufacturers Association| |ESA|European Space Agency| |FBI|Federal Bureau of Investigation| |FSF|Free Software Foundation| |IBM|International Business Machines Corp.| |IETF|Internet Engineering Task Force| |IRTF|Internet Research Task Force| |NBC|National Broadcasting Company| |UNICEF|United Nations Children's Fund| |UNO|United Nations| |USA|United States of America| |WIPO|World Intellectual Property Organization| |WTO|World Trade Organization| |HIV|Human Immuno-deficiency Virus| |AFAIK|as far as I know| |AKA|also known as| |BTW|by the way| |BWQ|buzzword quotient| |DIY|do it yourself| |FYI|for your information| |IANAL|I am not a lawyer| |IIRC|if I recall/remember correctly| |IMHO|in my humble (honest) opinion| |RTFM|Read the fine (fucking) manual!|