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ACRONYMS FOR ELECTRONICS AAAI AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ABC AUTOMATIC BRIGHTNESS CONTROL ABET ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR,ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY AC ALTERNATING CURRENT ACD ALARM CONTROL DISPLAY ACD AUTOMATIC CALL DISTRIBUTION ACES AMP COOPERATIVE ELECTRONICS SUB-CONTRACTOR ACM ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTER MACHINERY ACMOS ADVANCED CMOS ACT ACOUSTIC CHARGE TRANSPORT ADC ANALOG/DIGITAL CONVERTER ADCCP ADVANCED DATA CONTROL PROCEDURES ADF AUTOMATIC DIRECTION FINDING ADI AUTOMATIC DIRECTION INDICATOR ADPCM ADAPTIVE DIFFERENTIAL PULSE-CODE MODULATION AF AUDIO FREQUENCY AFA ADVANCED FUNCTION ARRAY AFC AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY CONTROL AGC AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL AI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AIM AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION MANUFACTURERS AIN ADVANCED INTELLIGENT NETWORK AIRPAP AIR PRESSURE ANALYSIS PROGRAM AIS ALARM INDICATION SIGNALS AISP ASSOC. FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROFESSIONALS AJ ANTI JAMMING ALGOL ALGORITHMIC LANGUAGE ALGOL PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE ALS ACTION LOGIC SYSTEM ALU ARITHMETIC LOGIC UNIT AM/PM AMPLITUDE AND PHASE MODULATION AM AMPLITUDE MODULATION AMI ALTERNATE MARK INVERSION CODES INTERCHANGE AND AND GATE ANSI AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS UNITS APA ALL POINTS ADDRESSABLE CAPABILITY APEC APPLIED POWER ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE APF APPLICATION PROGRAM FUNCTION API APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACE APL A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE APM PULSE POSITION MODULATION APP APPLICATION DATE APPANET PACKET NETWORK APPN ADVANCED PEER TO PEER NETWORKING APSE APPLICATION PROGRAM SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT APT ASYMMETRICAL POWER TRANSFER -2- ARAEN REFERENCE APPARATUS FOR DETERMING PERFORMANCE DATA ARB ARBITRARY WAVEFORM GENERATOR ARMA AUTO REGRESSIVE MOVING AVERAGE MODEL ARPA ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY ARPANET ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY ARQ AUTOMATIC REPETITION (AS IN PACKET TRANSMISSION) ASCII AMERICAN STANDARD CODE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE ASIC APPLICATION-SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ASK AMPLITUDE SHIFT KEYING ASPI ADVANCED SCSI PROGRAMMING INTERFACE ASR AUTOMATIC SEND/RECEIVE (AS IN TELETYPE) ASSP ACOUSTIC SPEECH AND SIGNAL PROCESSING ASTM AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS AT&T AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO. ATCRB AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR BEACON ATIC TIME ASSIGNMENT WITH SAMPLE INTERPOLATION ATM AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE ATM ADVANCED TRANSMISSION METHOD ATPG AUTOMATIC TEST PROGRAM GENERATION ATRC ADVANCED TELEVISION RESEARCH CONSORTIUUM ATV ADVANCED TELEVISION AU ASTRONOMICAL UNIT AUTODI AUTOMATIC DIGITAL NETWORK AWG AMERICAN WIRE GUAGE BABT BRITISH APPROVAL BOARD FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS BARRITT BARRIER-INJECTED TRANSIT TIME DIODE BASIC BASIC ALL-PURPOSE SYMBOLIC INSTRUCTION CODE BBD BUCKET BRIGADE DEVICES BBS BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM BCCD BURIED CHANNEL CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICES BCD BINARY CODED DECIMAL CODE BCH BOSE-CHAUDHURI-HOCQENGHEM CODES BEL UNIT BERT BUILT-IN ERROR RATE TEST BFO BEAT FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR BFSK BINARY FREQUENCY SHIFT KEYING BHCA BUSY-HOUR CALL ATTEMPTS BIFET BI-POLAR FIELD EFFECT TRANSMITTER BIFET BINARY FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR BIOS BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM BIT BUILT-IN TEST OBJECTIVES BJT BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR BLIP BACKGROUND LIMITED INFRARED PHOTODETECTOR BME BACKWARD MODE EMULATOR BMPM INPUT BOARD POWER MODULE BMU BASIC MEASUREMENT UNIT BNZS BIPOLAR WITH N ZERO SUBSTITUTION CODES BOOK BINARY ON-OFF KEYING BPSK BINARY PHASE-SHIFT KEYING BRI BASIC RATE INTERFACE BSC BINARY SYMMETRIC CHANNEL BSR BUREAU OF STANDARDS REVIEW BWG BIRMINGHAM WIRE GUAGE -3- BWO BACKWARD-WAVE OSCILLATOR C-QUAM COMPATIBLE QUADRATURE AMPLITUDE MODULATION CAD COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN CAE COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING CAM COMPUTER-AIDED MANUFACTURE CAMAC COMPUTER-AIDED MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL CAPD CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS CASE COMPUTER AIDED SYSTEM EVALUATION CATE COMPUTER AIDED TEST ENGINEERING CATV COMMUNITY ANTENNA SYSTEM (CABLE TV) CBEMA COMPUTER AND BUSINESS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION CCD CHARGE COUPLED DEVICE CCIF INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE CONSULTAVE COMMITTEE CCIR INTERNATIONAL RADIO CONSULTIVE COMMITTEE CCIS COMMON CHANNEL INTEROFFICE SIGNALLING CCITT INTERNATIONAL CONSULTIVE COMMITTEE ON TELEPHONY AND CCP CENTRAL CONTROL PROCESSOR CCS COMMON-CHANNEL SIGNALLING CCU CAMERA CONTROL UNIT CD-ROM COMPACT DISK READ-ONLY MEMORY CD COMPACT DISK CDFFC CONTOLLABLE-DISPLACEMENT-FACTOR FREQUENCY CHANGERS CDI COMPUTER DIRECT INPUT CDMA CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS TECHNOLOGY CDRAM CACHE DYNAMIC RANDOM-ACCESS-MEMORY CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CEPT CONFERENCE OF EUROPEAN POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATION CFA CROSSED FIELD AMPLIFIER CFA RE-ENTRANT-STREAM CROSSED-FIELD AMPLIFIER CFAR CONSTANT FALSE-ALARM RATES CFI CAD FRAMEWORK INITIATIVE CFTA US CANADA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT CGPM GENERAL CONFERENCE ON WEIGHTS AND MEASURES CHDB COMPATIBLE HIGH-DENSITY POLAR CHDL COMPUTER HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE CID CHARGE-INJECTION DEVICE CID CHARGE-INTERACTION DEVICE CIE COMITE' INTERNATIONAL DE ECLAIRAGE CIM/ATT CONCURRENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ACTION ITEM TRACKING CIRC CROSS-INTERLEAVE REED-SOLOMON CODE CLNS CORRECTIONLESS NETWORK SERVICE CM COMMON-MODE INPUTS CMOS COMPLIMENTARY METAL-OXIDE-SEMICONDUCTOR LOGIC CNC COMPUTER NUMERICAL CODE CO CENTRAL OFFICE COAX COAXIAL CABLE COBOL PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE COBOL COMMON BUSINESS ORIENTED LANGUAGE COCOM COORDINATING CONFERENCE FOR MILITARY EXPORT CONTROLS -4- CONS CONNECTION ORIENTED SERVICE CPE CENTRAL PROGRAMMER AND EVALUATOR CPI CHARACTERS PER INCH CPS CHARACTERS PER SECOND CPS CYCLES PER SECOND CPSC CONSUMER PRODUCTS SAFETY COMMISSION CPU CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT CSA CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION CTD CHARGE-TRANSFER DEVICE CUT CONTROL UNIT TERMINAL CVD CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION CW CONTINUOUS WAVE (I.E. MORSE CODE) D/A DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG DAA DATA ACCESS ARRANGEMENT DAC DATA ACQUISITION CONTROL DAC DIGITAL/ANALOG CONVERTER DACS DIGITAL ACCESS AND CROSS-CONNECT SYSTEM DASO DIRECT ACCESS STORAGE DEVICE DASP DIGITAL ARRAY SIGNAL PROCESSOR DB DECIBEL DBD DEUTSCHE BUNDESPOT TELEKOM DBMS DATA BASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DBS DIRECT BROADCAST BY SATELLITE DCE DATA CIRCUIT TERMINATING EQUIPMENT DCS DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM DDC DIRECT DIGITAL CONTROL DDC DATA DUTY CYCLE DDE DYNAMID DATA EXCHANGE DDL DATA DEFINITION LANGUAGE DDS DISTRIBUTED DATA MANAGEMENT DEA DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY DEC DIGITAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY DEMUX DEMULTIPLEXER DES DATA ENCRYPTION STANDARD DESC DATA ENTRY SYSTEM CONTROLLER DEU DATA ENCRYPTION UNIT DEVICE DEVICE INPUT FORMAT DF DIRECTION FINDING DF DISSIPATION FACTOR DFB DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK REFLECTOR DFB DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASER DIA DOCUMENT INTERCHANGE ARCHITECTURE DIAC BILATERAL SHOCKLEY DIODE DIN DIGITAL INPUT DIP DUAL IN-LINE PACKAGE DLC DIGITAL LOGIC CIRCUIT DLL DYNAMIC LINK LIBRARY DM DIFFERENTIAL MODE DM DELTA MODULATION -5- DMA DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS CONTROL DME DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT DMM DIGITAL MULTI METER DMOS DOUBLE DIFFUSED METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DOA EQUIPMENT DEAD-ON-ARRIVAL DOF DEVICE OPERATING FAILURES DORC DEVELOPERS OPEN-RESOURCE SOFTWARE DOS DIGITAL OPERATING SYSTEM DOVETT DOUBLE VELOCITY TRANSIT TIME DIODE DP ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING DPCM DIFFERENTIAL PULSE CODE MODULATION DPDT DOUBLE POLE DOUBLE THROW (SWITCH) DPSK DIFFERENTIAL PHASE SHIFT KEYING DRAM DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY DRO DIALECTRIC RESONATOR OSCILLATOR DRO DIGITAL READOUT DS DIRECT SEQUENCE WAVEFORM DSBAM DOUBLE SIDEBAND AMPLITUDE MODULATION DSP DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING DTDN DIGITAL TIME-DIVISION NETWORK DTE DATA TERMINAL EQUIPMENT DTL DIGITAL TRANSISTOR LOGIC DTMF DUAL-TONE MULTIFREQUENCY SIGNAL DVI DIGITAL VIDEO INTERACTIVE MODE DVM DIGITAL VOLTMETER DVST DIRECT VIEW STORAGE TUBE EAROM ELECTRICALLY ALTERABLE READ-ONLY MEMORY EBCDIC EXTENDED BINARY CODED DECIMAL INTERCHANGE CODE EBIC ELECTRON-BOMBARDMENT-INDUCED-CONDUCTION ECG ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ECL EMITTER COUPLED LOGIC ECSA EXCHANGE CARRIERS STANDARS ASSOCIATION EDA ELECTRONIC DEWSIGN AUTOMATION EDC ENABLE DUTY CYCLE EDP ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING EEG ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM EEPROM ELECTRICALLY ERASABLE PROGRAMMING READ-ONLY MEMORY EESM EMPLOYEE EVALUATOR AND SALARY MANAGER EFM EIGHT-TO-FOURTEEN MODULATION EGA ENHANCED GRAPHICS ADAPTER EHF EXTREMELY HIGH-FREQUENCY BAND EIA ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION EIRP EQUIVALENT ISOTROPICALLY RADIATED POWER EISA EXTENDED INDUSTRY STANDARD ARCHITECTURE EL ELECROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY ELF EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY EM ELECTROMAGNETIC DEFLACTION EM EXPANDED MEMORY EMC ELECTRONIC SIGNAL PROCESSOR -6- EMC ELECTRO-MAGNETIC CPMPATIBILITY EMG ELECTROMYOGRAM EMI ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE EMM EXPANDED MEMORY MANAGER EMR ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY EMRP EFFECTIVE MONOPOLE RADIATED POWER EOB END OF BLOCK EOF END OF FIELD EPA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EPC EMBEDDED PC EPL EQUIVALENT PEAK LEVEL EPLD ELECTRICALLY PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE EPROM ELECTRICALLY PROGRAMMABLE READ-ONLY MEMORY EPROM ERASABLE PROGRAMMABLE READ-ONLY MEMORY EROM ERASABLE READ-ONLY MEMORY ERP EFFECTIVE RADIATED POWER ERS EFFECTIVE RECEIVER SENSITIVITY ES ELECTROSTATIC DEFLECTION ESDI ENHANCED SMALL DEVICE INDICATOR ESR EQUIVALENT SERIES RESISTANCE EXM EXTENDED MEMORY PARAMETER F-TD FREQUENCY-TIME DODGING WAVEFORMS F/V FREQUENCY TO VOLTAGE CONVERTERS FAMOS FLOATING-GATE AVALANCHE INJECTION MOS TRANSISTORS FAST FAIRCHILD SCHLOTTKY TTL FAT FILE-ALLOCATION TABLE FAX FACSIMILE SYSTEM FCC FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FDA FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION FDAP FREQUENCY DOMAIN ARRAY PROCESSOR FDDI FIBRE DISTRIBUTED DATA INTERFACE FDM FREQUENCY-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING FDMA FREQUENCY-DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS FDNR FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT NEGATIVE RESISTOR FDNR FREQUENCY DEPENDENT NEGATIVE RESISTANCE FEC FORWARD ERROR CORRECTING FEP FRONT-END PROCESSOR FET FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR FIFO FIRST IN FIRST OUT FIP FIELD INSPECTION PROCEDURE FIPS FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARD FIR FINITE IMPULSE RESPONSE FIT FAILURES PER INTERVAL OF TIME FM FREQUENCY MODULATION FMEA FAILURE MODE AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS FMFB FREQUENCY MODULATION FEEDBACK FOM FIGURE OF MERIT FON UNITED TELECOM (SPRINT) STOCK SYMBOL FORTH PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE -7- FORTRAN PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE FOT OPTIMUM WORKING FREQUENCY FPGA FLEXIBLE PROGRAMMING GATE ARRAYS FPGA FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY FPU FLOATING-POINT PROCESSING UNIT FSK FREQUENCY SHIFT KEYING FTA FAULT-TREE ANALYSIS FTC FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION GAA GALIUM ARSENIDE GAL GALIUM ARSENIDE LASER GAO GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING OFFICE GCA GROUND CONTROL APPROACH SYSTEM GCS GATE-CONTROLLED SWITCH GDF GRAPHICAL DISPLAY FILE GDI GRAYLINE DEVICE INTERFACE GEG GOVERNMENT ELECTRONICS GROUP GeV GIGAELECTRONVOLT GIC GENERALIZED IMPEDANCE CONVERTER GIF GRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM GIN GRAPHIC INPUT GKS GRAPHICS KERNEL SYSTEM GM GIFFORD-MCMAHON CYCLE OF REFRIGERATORS GNP GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT GP GEOMETRIC PROGRAMMING GPIB GENERAL PURPOSE INTERFACE BUS GPS GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM GPSS GENERAL PURPOSE SIMULATION SYSTEM GPWS GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM GR GENERATION-RECOMBINATION NOISE GTD GEOMETRICAL THEORY OF DIFFRACTION GTO GATE TURN-OFF SWITCH GUI GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE H-D HURTER-DRIFFIELD CURVE HCC HERMETIC CHIP CARRIER HCI HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERFACE HDB HIGH DENSITY POLAR CODE HDL HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE HDLC HIGH-LEVEL DATA-LIN-CONTROL PROTOCOL HDSL HIGH-BIT-RATE DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE HDTV HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION HEMT HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR HEX HEXIDECIMAL HF HIGH FREQUENCY BAND HGC HERCULES GRAPHICS CARD HIC HYBRID INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HIDM HIGH-INFORMATION DELTA MODULATION HIPO HIERARCHY PLUS INPUT-PROCESSING-OUTPUT HIPPI HIGH PERFORMANCE PARALLEL INTERFACE HLL HIGH-LEVEL LANGUAGE DEBUGGER -8- HPA HIGH POWER AMPLIFIER HR HUMAN RESOURCES HSPICE ANALOG SIMULATOR HTL HIGH-THRESHOLD LOGIC I/O INPUT/OUTPUT EQUIPMENT I/O INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE I2L INTEGRATED INJECTION LOGIC IABP INTRAAORTIC BALLOON PUMP IABP INTERAORTIC BALLOON PUMP IACS INTERNATIONAL ANNEALED COPPER STANDARD IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES IC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT IC INTEGER COLUMN POINTER ARRAY ICAM INTEGRATED COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING ICE IN-CIRCUIT EMULATION ICG INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS ICMP INTERNET CONTROL MESSAGE PROTOCOL ICPM INCIDENTAL CARRIER PHASE MODULATION ICS IBM CABLING SYSTEM ICX INTEREXCHANGFE CARRIER IDE INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT IEC INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION IEEE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS IETF INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE IF INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY (AS IN AMPLIFIERS) IFF IDENTIFICATION FRIEND OR FOE IGES INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC EXCHANGE STANDARD IGFET INSULATED-GATE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR IIR INFINITE RESPONSE ILS INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM IMP INTERFACE MESSAGE PROCESSOR IMP INTERFACE MESSAGE PROCESSOR IMPATT IMPACT AVALANCHE TRANSIT-TIME DIODE IMS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IOCS INPUT/OUTPUT CONTROL SYSTEM IP INTEGER PROGRAM IPC INTERPROCESS CONTROLLER IPC INFORMATION PROCESSING CODE IPL INITIAL PROGRAM LOAD IPL INITIAL PROGRAM LOAD IPPS INTEGRATED PACKET SWITCHING SERVICE IR INFRARED SPECTRUM IR INFRARED-SENSITIVE GLASSES IR INFRARED DETECTOR IR INFRARED IMAGE CONVERTERS IRG INTERRECORD GAPS ISA INDUSTRY STANDARD ASSOCIATION ISAM INDEXED SEQUENTIAL-ACCESS METHOD ISAM INDEXED SEQUENTIAL ACCESS METHOD -9- ISB INDEPENDENT SIDEBAND MODULATION ISDN INTEGRATED SERVICE DIGITAL NETWORK ISFET ION-SENSITIVE FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR ISL INTEGRATED SCHOTTKY LOGIC ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATION ISU INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS IT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ITT INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH ITU INTERNATINAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION IVD INSIDE VAPOR DEPOSITION IVDT INTEGRATED VOICE DATA TERMINAL IWU INTERNETWORK UNIT JCL JOB CONTROL LANGUAGE JEDE JOINT ELECTRON-DEVICE ENGINEERING JFET JUNCTION FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR JK FLIP-FLOPS JPEG JOINT PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERTS GROUP JTIDS JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION DITRIBUTION SYSTEM KB KILOBYTE KCL KIRCHHOFF'S CURRENT LAW KISS KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID KLIPS ONE K LOGICAL INFERENCES PER SECOND KVL KIRCHHOFF'S VOLTAGE LAW KW KILOWATT LADT LOCAL AREA DATA TRANSPORT LAN LOCAL AREA NETWORK LAN/WAN LOCAL AREA NETWORK/WIDE AREA NETWORK LATA LOCAL ACCESS AND TRANSPORT AREAS LC TYPE OF OSCILLATOR LCD LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY LE LUMINOUS EFFICIENCY LEAF LOTUS EXTENDED APPLICATIONS FACILITY LEC LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIER LED LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LF LOW FREQUENCY BAND LIFO LAST-IN FIRST-OUT LIM LOTUS/INTEL/MICROSOFT EXPANDED MEMORY SPECIFICATION LINC LOCAL INTELLIGENT NETWORK CONTROLLER LIPS LOGICAL INFERENCES PER SECOND LISP PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE LISP LIST PROCESSOR LLC LOGICAL LIST CONTROL LNA LOW-NOISE AMPLIFIER LO LOCAL OSCILLATOR LOC LARGE-OPTICAL-CAVITY LASERS LOF LOWEST OBSERVED FREQUENCY LP LOG PERIODIC ANTENNA LP LINEAL PROGRAMMING LPI LINES PER INCH -10- LPM LINES PER MINUTE LSA LIMITED-SPACE-CHARGE ACCUMULATION DIODE LSB LOWER SIDEBAND LSCVD LIQUID-SOURCE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION LSI LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION LU DECOMPOSITION LVAD LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE MA MAGNETIC AMPLIFIER MAC MULIPLY/ACCUMULATE MAC MULTIPLEXED ANALOG COMPONENTS MAN METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK MB MEGABYTE MBPS MEGABYTES PER SECOND MBWO M-BACKWARD-WAVE OSCILLATOR MCI MEDIA CONTROL INTERFACE MCM MULTILAYER CERAMIC MULTICHIP MCM MEMORY CONTROL MODULE MCP MICROCHANNEL PLATE ARRAY MCPC MULTIPLE CHANNEL PER CARRIER MCU MACHINE CONTROL UNIT MDA MONOCHROME DISPLAY ADAPTER MDI MANUAL DATA INPUT MF MEDIUM FREQUENCY BAND MFLOP MILLION FLOATING-POINT OPERATIONS PER SECOND MFM MODIFIED FREQUENCY-MODULATION CODE MFM MODIFIED FREQUENCY MODULATION MHZ MEGAHERTZ MIB MANAGEMENT INFORMATION BASE MIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS MIMD MULTIPLE-INSTRUCTION-STREAM-MUTIPLE-DATA-STREAM MIPS MILLIONS OF INSTRUCTIONS PER SECOND MIS MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION SERVICES MISFET METAL-INSULATOR-SEMICONDUCTOR FIELD-EFFECT TRANSIST MLS MICROWAVE LANDING SYSTEM MMG MULTIBUS MANUFACTURERS GROUP MMIC MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MMIC MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS MMU MEMORY MANAGEMENT UNIT MNA MODIFIED NODAL APPROACH MO MAGNETIC OPTICAL DRIVE MOF MAXIMUM OBSERVED FREQUENCY MOPS MILLION OPERATIONS PER SECOND MOS METAL OXIDE SURFACE MOSFET METAL-OXIDE-SEMICNDUCTOR FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR MOTIVE MODULAR TIMING VERIFIER MPA MONOCHROME DISPLAY ADAPTER MPC MULTIMEDIA PERSONAL COMPUTER MPEG MOTION PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP MS MICROSOFT -11- MSAT MOBILE SATELLITE TERMINAL MSS MASSIVE STORAGE SYSTEM MTBF MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURES MTF MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION MTI MOVING-TARGET-INDICATOR MTS MOBILE TELEPHONE SYSTEM MTTF MEAN TIME TO FAILURE MUF MAXIMUM USABLE FREQUENCY MUMPS PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE MUSA MULTIPLE UNIT STEERABLE ARRAY ANTENNA MUSE MULTIPLE SUBNYQUIST SAMPLING ENCODING MUX MULTIPLEXER MVS MULTIPLE VIRTUAL STORAGE MWB MULTI-WIRE BOARD NAB NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS NAFTA NORTH AMERICA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT NAND GATE NANPA NORTH AMERICAN NUMBERING PLAN ADMINISTRATION NATO NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION NBS NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS NC NORMALLY CLOSED NC NOISE CRITERION CURVES NC NUMERICAL CONTROL NCC NATURALLY COMMUTATED CYCLOCONVERTERS NCI NON-CODED INFORMATION CAPABILITY NCS NETWORK CONTROL SYSTEM NDB NON-DIRECTIONAL BEACON NDP NUMERIC DATA PROCESSING NDRO NON-DESTRUCTIVE READ-ONLY NEC NIPPON ELECTRIC COMPANY NEMA NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION NEP NOISE EQUIVALENT POWER NETBIOS NETWORK BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM NFPA NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION NGDLC NEXT GENERATION DIGITAL LOOP CARRIER NICE NORMAL INPUT/OUTPUT CONTROL ENVIRONMENT NIST NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY NIU NORTH AMERICAN ISDN USERS NIU NETWORK INTERFACE UNIT NLP NON-LINEAR PROGRAMMING NLP NON-LINEAR PROGRAM NME NOISE MEASURING EQUIPMENT NMOS N-TYPE METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR NO NORMALLY OPEN NPN TYPE OF TRANSISTOR NRC NOISE-REDUCTION COEFFICIENT NRC NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRE NEGATIVE RESISTANCE EFFECT NRZ NON-RETURN TO ZERO CODE -12- NRZI NON-RETURN TO ZERO INVERTED CODE NSA NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY NTIA NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION CRITERIA NTT NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE NVRAM NON-VOLATILE RANDOM-ACCESS-MEMORY O-ROM OPTICAL READ-ONLY MEMORY OAI OPEN APPLICATIONS INTERFACE OAM OPERATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND MAINTENANCE OCR OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION OCXO OVEN-CONTROLLED CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR OEM ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER ONE OPTIMIZED NETWORK EVOLUTION OOK ON-OFF KEYING OOP OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING OP-AMP OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER OR OR GATE OR/NOR GATES OS/2 OPERATING SYSTEM OS OPERATING SYSTEM OSF OPEN SOFTWARE FOUNDATION OSHA OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OSI OPEN SYSTEMS INTERCONNECTION OSPF OPEN SHORTEST PATH FIRST OSS OPERATIONS SUPPORT SYSTEM OTA OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT OTP ONE-TIME PROGRAMMABLE OVD OUTSIDE VAPOR DEPOSITION OWF OPTIMUM WORKING FREQUENCY PAC PRIMARY ADDRESS CODE PACS PLANT AUTOMATION COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PAL PHASE ALTERNATION LINE SYSTEM PAL PROGRAMMABLE ARRAY LOGIC PAM PRECISION APPROACH RADAR PBX PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE PC PERSONAL COMPUTER PC-MOS OPERATING SYSTEM PCB PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD PCD PROCESS CONTROL DEVICE PCLP PERSONAL COMPUTER LAN PROGRAM PCM PULSE CODE MODULATION PCMCIA PC MEMORY CARD INTERFACE ASSOCIATION PCS PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM PDL PROGRAMMING DESIGN LANGUAGE PDM PULSE DURATION MODULATION PDQ PRE-ROUTE DELAY QUANTIFIER PDS PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM PE PHASE ENCODING PEL PICTURE ELEMENT PEM PREDICTION ERROR MODULES -13- PES PERSONAL EARTH STATION PF POWER FACTOR PFKEY PROGRAM FUNCTION KEY PFM PULSE FREQUENCY MODULATION PFN PULSE FORMING NETWORK PGA PROFESSIONAL GRAPHICS ADAPTER PGF PRESENTATION GRAPHICS FEATURE PIC PROGRAMMABLE INTERRUPT CONTROLLER PICK OPERATING SYSTEM PICS PRODUCTION INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM PID PROPORTIONAL PLUS INTEGRAL PLUS DERIVATIVE LOOPS PIF PROGRAM INFORMATION FILES PILOT PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE PIO PROGRAMMED INPUT/OUTPUT PIP PICTURE-IN-PICTURE SYSTEM PIXEL PICTURE ELEMENT PLA PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC ARRAY PLC PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLS PLCC PLASTIC LEADLESS CHIP CARRIER PLD PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE PLD PROGRAMMED LOGIC DEVICE PLL PHASE LOCKED LOOP PMOS P-TYPE METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR PNP TYPE OF TRANSISTOR POD PROCESSOR SOCKET PPL PROGRAM PRODUCTION LIBRARY PRI PRIMARY RATE INTERFACE PRO PROGRAMMABLE REMOTE OPERATION PROLOG PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE PROM PROGRAMMABLE READ-ONLY MEMORY PSL PROGRAM SUPPORT LIBRARY PSL/PSA PROBLEM STATEMENT LANGUAGE/PROBLEM STATEMENT ANALYZER PSL PORTABLE STANDARD LISP PSN PACKET SWITCHING NODE PSPIC ANALOG SIMULATOR PSTN PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK PSW PROGRAM STATUS WORD PTM PULSE TIME MODULATION PTO PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATONS ORGANIZATION PTT POSTAL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH PWM PULSE WIDTH MODULATION PZT LEAD ZIRCONIUM TITANATE Q QUALITY FACTOR QAM QUADRATURE PHASE SHIFT KEYING QBE QUERY-BY-EXAMPLE LANGUAGE QFP QUAD FLAT PACK QNN QUANTUM NEURAL NETWORK QP QUADRATURE PROGRAMMING QPSK QUARTENARY PHASE SHIFT KEYING -14- QZCC QUADRATURE ZERO-CROSSING COUNTER R/W READ/WRITE MEMORY R/W READ/WRITE R&D RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RA RECEIVER ATTEMUATION RA RELIABILITY APPORTIONMENT RAB REFLECTED SHADOW BOUNDARY RAID DISK-DRIVE RAM RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY RAMDAC RANDOM-ACCESS-MEMORY DATA ACQUISITION CONTROL RAP RELIABLE ACOUSTIC PATH RASTI RAPID SPEECH TRANSMISSION INDEX RBDT REVERSE BREAKDOWN THYRISTOR RCL RISK CURRENT LIMIT READ RELATIVE ELEMENT ADDRESS DESIGNATE CODE RFC REQUEST FOR COMMENTS RFP REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RHI RANGE HEIGHT INDICATOR RISC REDUCED INSTRUCTION SET COMPUTER RLC REMOTE LINE CONCENTRATOR RMON MIB REMOTE MONITORING INFORMATION BASE RMON REMOTE MONITORING OF NETWORKS RO READ ONLY ROC RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS CURVES ROM-BIOS READ ONLY MEMORY-BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM ROM READ-ONLY MEMORY RPM REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE RRS REMOTE SWITCHING UNIT RSS REQUIRED RESPONSE SPECTRA RT RISC TECHNOLOGY RTD RESISTANCE THERMAL DETECTOR RTE REAL-TIME EXTENSION RTIC REAL TIME INTERFACE CONNECTOR RTL RESISTOR-TRANSISTOR LOGIC RTMX REAL-TIME MULTIPLATFORM UNIX RTOS REAL TIME OPERATING SYSTEM SA SINOATRIAL NODES SAC SMART ACCESS CONTROLLER SADT STRUCTURED ANALYSIS AND DESIGN TECHNIQUE SAM SERIAL-ACCESS-MEMORY ARRAY SAM SURFACE-AIR MISSILE SAMA SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION SAP SERVICE ACCESS POINTS SAS SWITCHED ACCESS SYSTEM SAW SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE SBC SINGLE BOARD COMPUTER SCA SUBSIDIARY FM COMMUNICATONS AUTHORIZATIONS SCCD SURFACE-CHANNEL CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE SCH SEPARATE-CONFINEMENT HETEROJUNCION LASER -15- SCPC SINGLE CHANNEL PER CARRIER SCPI STANDARD COMMANDS FOR PROGRAMMING SCR SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER SCRIPT FORMATTER COMPONENT OF OCF SCS SILICON CONTROLLED SWITCH SCSI SMALL COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERFACE SCSI SMALL COMPUTER SYSTEMS INTERFACE SDH SYNCHRONOUS DIGITAL HIERARCHY SDLC SYNCHRONOUS-DATA-LINK-CONTROL PROTOCOL SDN SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORK SDR SIGNAL-TO-DISTORTION RATIO SEC SECONDARY-ELECTRON CONDUCTIVITY TUBE SECAM SYSTEME ELECTRONIQUE COLEUR AVEC MEMOIRE TELEVISION SEM SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE SEMI SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL SHF SUPER HIGH FREQUENCY SHG SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION SI SYSTEME INTERNATIONAL UNIT SIA SEMI-CONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION SID SUDDEN IONESPHERIC DISTURBANCE SIG SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP SIMD SINGLE-INSTRUCTION-STREAM-MULTIPLE-DATA-STREAM SIMIC SIMULATED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS SIMM SINGLE IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE SIP SINGLE IN-LINE PACKAGE SISD SINGLE-INSTRUCTION-STREAM-SINGLE-DATA-STREAM SLAC STRAIGHT LINE ACCELLERATOR SLIC SUBSCRIBER'S LINE INTERFACE SLM SINGLE-LONGITUDINAL-MODE LASER SLT SOLID LOGIC TECHNOLOGY SMA STANDARD MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE SMDS SWITCHED MULTIMEGABIT DATA SERVICE SMI STRUCTURE OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SMPTE SOCIETY OF MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION ENGINEERS SMR SPECIALIZED MOBILE RADIO SYSTEMS SMR SPECIALIZED MOBILE RADIO SYSTEMS SMS SEMICONDUCTOR-METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR SMS SEMICONDUCTOR-METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTODETECTORS SNAFU SITUATION NORMAL - ALL FOULED UP SNMP SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL SNR SIGNAL/NOISE RATIO SOA SAFE OPERATING AREA SOI SILICON ON INSULATOR SONET SYNCHRONOUS OPTICAL NETWORK SOS SILICON ON SAPPHIRE SP STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING SP SWITCHING POINT SPC STORED-PROGRAM CONTROL SPDT SINGLE POLE DOUBLE THROW (SWITCH) -16- SPECIAL SPECIFICATION AND ASSERTION LANGUAGE SPG SYNC-PULSE GENERATOR SPICE SIMULATION PROGRAM WITH INTEGRATED CIRCUIT EMPHASIS SPL SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS SPOOL SIMULTANEOUS PERIPHERAL OPERATIONS ON LINE SPSC SINGLE CHANNEL PER CARRIER DIVISION SPST SINGLE POLE SINGLE THROW (SWITCH) SPW SIGNAL PROCESSING WORK SYSTEM SQL STRUCTURED QUERY LANGUAGE SQUID SUPER-CONDUCTING QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICE SR FLIP-FLOPS SR SATURABLE REACTOR SRAM STATIC RANDOM INTERFACE MEMORY SRPI SERVER-REQUESTOR PROGRAMMING INTERFACE SRV SERVER SSB SINGLE SIDE BAND SSBAM SINGLE SIDEBAND AMPLITUDE MODULATION SSBAM-S SINGLE-SIDEBAND AMPLITUDE MODULATION-SUPPRESSED CARRIER SSCAD SPACE STRUCTURE COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN SSI SMALL SCALE INTEGRATION SSI SINGLE SIGNAL INTERCONNECT SSOP SURFACE-MOUNT SHRINK SMALL-OUTLINE PACKAGE SSR SOLID STATE RELAYS SST SINGLE SIDEBAND TRANSMISSION STC SOUND-TRANSMISSION-TIME RATING STC SENSITIVITY TIME CONTROL STC SOUND-TRANSMISSION-CLASS RATINGS STL STUDIO TRANSMITTER LINK STL SCHOTTKY I2L STP SIGNAL TRANSFER POINT STS SYNCHRONY SERVICE AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM SVG STATIC VAR GENERATOR SVM SCAN-VELOCITY MODULATION SYM SYMBOLIC SYSTEM TASI SPEECH INTERPRETATION TECHNIQUES TCAS TRAFFIC-ALERT AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM TCM TRELLIS CODED MODULATION TCP/IP TERMINAL CONTROL PROGRAM TCSPC TRUSTED COMPUTER SYSTEM EVALUATION CRITERIA TCXO TEMPERATURE-COMPENSATED CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR TDM TIME-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING TDMA TIMR-DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS TE TRANSVERSE ELECTRIC WAVES TE THERMAL ELECTRIC COOLERS TED TRANSFERRED ELECTRON EFFECT DEVICE TEO TRANSFERRED-ELECTRON OSCILLATOR TEP TRANSEQUATORIAL PROPAGATION TES TELEPHONY EARTH STATION TFT THIN FILM TRANSISTOR -17- THG THIRD HARMONIC GENERATION THG THIRD HARMONIC GENERATION TIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION TIGA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS GRAPHICS ARCHITECTURE TIP TERMINAL INTERFACE PROGRAM TIP TERMINAL INTERFACE PROCESSOR TLC TRANMISSION LINE CALCULATOR TLD TELEFONICA LONG DISTANCE OF PUERTO RICO TLP TRANSMISSION LEVEL POINTS TMA-MAX OPERATING SYSTEM TMN TELECOM MANAGEMENT NETWORK TMS TIME MUTIPLEXED SWITCH TNM TWISTED NEMATIC MODE TNT TRINITROTOLUENE SOUND SOURCE TOI THIRD ORDER INTERCEPT POINT TPE TEST PLANNING AND EVALUATION TQFP THIN QUAD FLAT PACK TR TRANSMIT-RECEIVE TUBE TRAPATT TRAPPED PLASMA AVALANCHE TRIGGERED TRANSIT DIODE TRIAC TRIODE ALTERNATING CURRENT SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH TRIAC BILATERAL SILICON-CONTROLLED RECTIFIER TS TERMINAL SERVER TSEM TRANSMISSION SECONDARY-ELECTRON MULTIPLICATION TSI TIME SLOT INTERFACE TSN TELEMETRY SYSTEM FOR NEUROPHYSIOLOGY TSOP THIN SMALL-OUTLINE PACKAGE TSR TERMINATE & STAY RESIDENT PC PROGRAMS TSS TANGENTIAL SIGNAL SENSITIVITY TTC TELEMETRY TRACKING AND CONTROL TTL TRANSISTOR-TRANSISTOR LOGIC TTY TELETYPEWRITER TUV TRUE-VALUE TVS TELEPHONE VIDEO SYSTEM TVS TRANSIENT VOLTAGE SUPPRESSION TWT TRAVELLING WAVE TUBE UART UNIVERSAL ASYNCHRONOUS RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER UDFFC UNITY-DISPLACEMENT-FACTOR FREQUENCY CHANGER UFC UNRESTRICTED FREQUENCY CHANGER UHF ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY UJT UNIJUNCTION TRANSISTOR UL UNDERWRITERS LABORATORY UNI BEARER USER NETWORK INTERFACE UNIOP UNIVERSAL OPERATOR PANEL INSTRUMENTS UNIX OPERATING SYSTEM UPC UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE UPFFC UNITY-POWER-FACTOR FREQUENCY CHANGER USART UNIVERSAL SYNCHRONOUS-ASYNCHRONOUS RECEIVER TRANSMITTER USAT ULTRA SMALL APERTURE TERMINAL USB UPPER SIDEBAND -18- USNC U.S. NATIONAL COMMITTEE UTC COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME UTP UNSHIELDED PAIR UTS ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH UV ULTRA VIOLET V/F VOLTAGE-TO-FREQUENCY CONVERTER VAX VIRTUAL ADDRESS EXTENSION VAX DIGITAL EQUIPMENT TRADEMARK VBR VARIABLE BIT RATE VC VIRTUAL CIRCUIT VCO VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR VCR VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER VDE VERBAND DEUTSCHER ELEKTRO TECHNIKER VDI VIRTUAL DEVICE INTERFACE VDT VIDEO DISPLAY TERMINAL VENIX OPERATING SYSTEM VGA VIDEO GRAPHIC ANALYSIS VHDL VERY-HIGH-SPEED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT VHF VERY HIGH FREQUENCY BAND VHS TYPE OF VIDEO RECORDER VHSIC VERY-HIGH-SPEED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT VIR VERTICAL-INTERVAL-REFERENCE CIRCUIT VIT VERTICAL INTERVAL TEST SIGNAL VLF VERY LOW FREQUENCY BAND VLSI VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION VLSI VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT VM VUILLEUMIER CYCLE REFRIGERATOR VME VERSA MODULE EUROPE (SINGLE BOARD COMPUTER) VMOS V-GROOVE METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR VPM VIDEO PROCESSOR MODULE VPN VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK VSAM VIRTUAL STORAGE ACCESS METHOD VSAM VIRTUAL STORAGE ACCESS METHOD VSAT VERY SMALL APERTURE TERMINAL VSBAM VESTIGIAL SIDEBAND AMPLITUDE MODULATION VSWR VOLTAGE STANDING WAVE RATIO VTM VOLTAGE-TUNABLE MAGNETRON VTR VIDEO TAPE RECORDER VTS VIRTUAL TERMINAL SERVICE VU VOLUME UNIT VXI BASE MODULE WAN WIDE AREA NETWORK WAN WIDE AREA NETWORKING WARC WORLD ADMINISTRATIVE RADIO CONFERENCE WGN WHITE GAUSSIAN NOISE WGN WHITE GAUSSIAN NOISE WO WRITE ONLY WORM WRITE ONCE/READ MANY WWV STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME TRANSMISSIONS -19- WYGINS WHAT YOU GET IS NO SURPRISE WYSIWYG WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET XENIX OPERATING SYSTEM XGA EXTENDED GRAPHICS ARCHITECTURE XMA EXPANDED MEMORY ADAPTER XMODEM COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL XOR GATE XTK CROSSTALK TOOL KIT