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Service-Haupseite Hotlines | Hotlinks | E-Mail | Service-Dateien | Software | Glossar | Adressen | Tips-Index -> A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X Y Z -> A ABR  Available bit rate ACE  Access control entry ACK  Acknowledgment signal ACL  Access control list ACPI  Advanced Configuration and Power Interface A/D  Analog-to-digital ADPCM  Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation ADSL  Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ADT  Attribute definition table AEC  Acoustic echo cancellation AML  ACPI Machine Language ANSI  American National Standards Institute AOAC  Always on/always connected AP  Access point APC  Asynchronous procedure call API  application programming interface APM  Advanced Power Management ARC  Advanced RISC Computing ARP  Address resolution protocol ASCII  American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASIC  Application-specific integrated circuit ASL  ACPI Source Language ASPI  Advanced SCSI Programming Interface ASVD  Analog simultaneous voice/data AT  AT Attachment ATAPI  AT Attachment Packet Interface ATM  Asynchonous transfer mode AVD  Alternating voice/data AVI  Audio-visual interface ZUR▄CK B BAR  Base address register BDC  Backup domain controller BDK  Business Development Kit BIOS  Basic input/output system blt  Block transfer BOOTP  Bootstrap protocol BPC  Broadcast PC bpp  Bits per pixel bps  Bits per second BRI  Basic rate interface BSD  Berkeley Software Distribution (UNIX) ZUR▄CK C CA  Computer Associates International, Inc. CAD  Computer aided design CAM  Common Access Method CBQ  Class-based queuing CBT  Computer based training CCITT  Comite Consultatif Internationale de Telegraphie et Telephonie CCP  Compression control protocol CD  Compact disc CDB  Command descriptor blocks CDFS  Compact disc file system CD-I  Compact Disc Interactive CDMA  Code-division multiple access CD-R2  Physical format for CD read-only CD-ROM  Compact disc read-only memory CE  Consumer electronics CHAP  Challenge handshake authentication protocol CHS  Cylinder head sector CI  Component Instrumentation CIE   Commission Internationale de lÆEclairage CIM  Common Information Model CINF  Check (modem) INF tool CIS  Card information structure CISC  Complex instructions set computers CMOS  Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor CMP  Connection management protocol CMYK  Cyan-magenta-yellow-black COM  (1) Component Object Model; (2) Legacy serial port CPU  Central processing unit CRC  Cyclic redundancy check CSA  Connection and Streaming Architecture CSEL  Cable Select CSN  Card Select Number CSR  Command and status register CTS  Clear To Send ZUR▄CK D DAA  Data access arrangement DAC  Digital-to-analog converter DARPA  Defense Advanced Research Project Agency DASD  Direct access storage device DAT  Digital audio tape dbr  Decibles above reference noise DBS  Digital Broadcast Service/System/Satellite DC  Device context DCD  Data Carrier Detect DCE  Data Communications Equipment DCI  Display Control Interface DCOM  Distributed Component Object Model DDC  Display data channel DDE  Dynamic data exchange DDI  Device driver interface DDK  Device driver kit DDL  Data definition language DDML  Display Driver Management Layer DDN  Defense Data Network DHCP  Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DIB  Device-independent bitmap DIP  Dual in-line package DLC  Data Link Control DLL  Dynamic link library DLS  Distributed Link Services DMA  Direct memory access DMI  Desktop Management Interface DMTF  Desktop Management Task Force DNS  Domain Name System DOS  Disk operating system DPC  Deferred procedure call DPI  Dots per inch DPMI  DOS Protected Mode Interface DPMS  Display Power Management Signaling DRAM  Dynamic Random Access Memory DS  Directory Services DSE  Development software engineer DSL  Digital Subscriber Line DSLAM  DSL Access Multiplexer DSP  Digital signal processor DSS  Microsoft Mail directory synchronization (dir-sync) server DSVD  Digital simultaneous voice/data DTMF  Dual tone multifrequency DTR  Data Terminal Ready DVD  (1)Digital Video Disk (2)Digital Versatile Disk ZUR▄CK E EA  Extended attributes >ECC  Error correction code ECP  Extended capabilities port ECR  Engineering change request (for PCI) EDID  Expended Display Identification Data EE  Eastern European EET  Enhanced environment technology EIA  Electronics Industries Association EIDE  Enhanced Integrated Device Electronics EISA  Extended Industry Standard Architecture EMB  Extended memory block EMF  Enhanced metafile EPP  Extended parallel port ESDI  Enhanced Small Device Interface ZUR▄CK F FAT  File allocation table FC-AL  Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop FCB  File control block FCP  Function control protocol FDC  Floppy disk drive controller FDDI  Fiber Distributed Data Interface FIFO  First in/ first out FM  Frequency modulation fps  Frames per second FQDN  Fully qualified domain name FR  Frame relay FRS  File Replication Service FSD  File system driver FTP  File transfer protocol FTS  Fault tolerance system ZUR▄CK G GAL  Global Address List GB  Gigabyte GDI  Graphics Device Interface GDT  Global Descriptor Table GIF  Graphics Interchange Format GP  General protection GSM  Global system for mobile communications GUI  Graphical user interface GUID  Globally unique identifier ZUR▄CK H HAL  Hardware abstraction layer HCI  Host controller interface HCL  Hardware Compatibility List HCT  Hardware Compatibility Tests HDC  Hard disk I/O controller HDLC  High-level data link control HDTV  High-definition TV HFC  Hybrid fiber-coax HID  Human Interface Device HMA  High-memory area HMOM  Hypermedia Object Manager HPFS  High-performance file system HSB  Hue-saturation-brightness HSCDS  High-speed cable data services HSM  Hierarchical storage management HTML  Hypertext markup language HTTP  Hypertext transport protocol Hz  Hertz ZUR▄CK I I2O  Intelligent I/O IA-PC  Intel Architecture Personal Computer ICC  International Color Consortium ICD  Installable Client Driver ICM  Image color matching ICMP  Internet control message protocol ID  Identification IDE  Integrated Device Electronics IDT  Internet Development Toolbox IEEE  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IETF  Internet Engineering Task Force IFS  Installable file system IFSMGR  Installable File System Manager IGN  Internet group names IHV  Independent hardware vendor IIS  Internet Information Server IMADPCM  Music-oriented codec I/O  Inout/output IOCTL  I/O control IOS  I/O supervisor IP  Internet Protocol IPC  Interprocess communication IPL  Initial program load IPX  Internetwork Packet Exchange Ir  Infrared IRC  Internet relay chat IrDA  Infrared Data Association IrLAP  Ir Link Access Protocol IrLMP  Ir Link Management Protocol IRP  I/O request packet IRP_MJ  IRP Major IRQ  Interrupt request ISA  Industry Standard Architecture ISAPI  Internet Server API ISDN  Integrated Service Digital Network ISIS  Image and Scanner Interface Specification ISO  International Standards Organization ISO/OSI  International Standards Organization Open Systems Interconnection ISP  Internet service provider ISR  Interrupt service routine ISV  Independent software vendor ITU  International Telecommunication Union ITV  Interactive television IVR  Interactive voice response ZUR▄CK J JPEG  Joint Photographic Experts Group ZUR▄CK K K  Kilobyte KDT  Keyboard definition table kHz  Kilohertz ZUR▄CK L L2  Level 2 LAN  Local area network LBA  Logical block addressing LCD  Liquid crystal display LDAP  Lightweight directory access protocol LED  Light-emitting diode LFN  Long file name LIM  Lotus-Intel-Microsoft LPT  Line printer LRU  Least-recently used LSB  Least significant bit ZUR▄CK M MAC  Media Access Control MADK  Microsoft ActiveX Development Kit MAPI  Messaging Application Program Interface MB  Megabyte MBONE  Multicast backbone Mbps  Megabits per second MCA  Micro Channel Architecture MCD  Miniclient Driver MCI  Media Control Interface MCL  Microsoft Compatibility Labs MCT  Modem Compatibility Test MDI  Multiple document interface MDK  Modem Developers Kit MDL  Memory descriptor list MFT  Master file table MHz  Megahertz MI  Management Interface MIB  Management Information Base MIDI  Musical Instrument Digital Interface MIPS  Millions of instructions per second MIS  Management information system MLPPP  Multilink point-to-point protocol MMC  Microsoft Management Console MMIO  Memory-mapped I/O MPEG  Motion Picture Experts Group MPR  MΣt-och PRovrΣd (schwed. Prⁿfstelle fⁿr Me▀gerΣte) MPS  Multiprocessor Specification MPX  Multiplexed ms  Millisecond MSB  Most significant bit MSDL  Microsoft Download Library MSDN  Microsoft Developer Network MTD  Memory technology driver MTF  Microsoft tape format MTU  Maximum transmission unit ZUR▄CK N NBDD  NetBIOS datagram distribution server NBNS  NetBIOS name server NC  Network computer NCB  Network control block NCP  NetWare core protocol NDA  Non-Disclosure Agreement NDD  Norton Disk Doctor NDIS  Network Driver Interface Specification NDS  NetWare Directory Services NetBEUI  NetBIOS Extended User Interface NetBIOS  Network basic input output system NetBT  NetBIOS over TCP/IP NetPC  Network PC NetX  NetWare 3.x client shell NFS  Network File System NIC  Network interface card NIS  Network Information Service NLS  National Language Support NMI  Nonmaskable Interrupt NNTP  Network news transport protocol NOS  Network operating system NP  Network provider NPI  Network provider interface ns  Nanosecond NSP  Native signal processing NTFS  Windows NT file system NTSC  National Television System Committee ZUR▄CK O OAK  OEM Adaption Kit OCR  Optical character recognition ODBC  Open Database Connectivity ODI  Open Datalink Interface OEM  Original equipment manufacturer OLE  Object linking and embedding OOP  Object oriented programming OpenHC  Open Host Controller Interface OPK  OEM preinstallation kit OS  Operating system OSF  Open Systems Foundation OSI  Open System Interface OSPM  OS-directed power management OSR  OEM service release OTC  On-tape catalog OU  Organizational Unit ZUR▄CK P PAD  Packet assemblers/disassemblers PAL  format Phase Alternation Line format PAP  Password authentication protocol PBX  Private branch exchange PC  (1) Personal computer; (2) Packet classifier PCI  Peripheral Component Interconnect PCM  Pulse code modulation PCMCIA  Personal Computer Memory Card International Association PCT  Private communication technology PDC  Primary domain controller PDL  Page description language PE  Portable EXE PIC  Programmable interrupt controller PIF  Program information file PIO  Programmed I/O PnP  Plug and Play PO  Power management component in kernel PON  Passive Optical Network POP  Point of presence POSIX  Portable Operating System Interface POST  Power-on self test POTS  Plain old (analog) telephone service/system PPP  Point-to-point protocol PPTP  Point-to-point tunneling protocol PRI  Primary rate interface PS  Packet scheduler PSTN  Public Switched Telephone Network ZUR▄CK Q QFE  Quick fix engineering QOS  Quality of Service ZUR▄CK R RAM  Random access memory RAMDAC  RAM digital-to-analog converter RAS  Remote access service RAW  Read and write RDR  Redirector RF  Radio frequency RFC  Request for Comments RFP  Request for proposals RGB  Red-green-blue RIP  Routing Information Protocol RIPL  Remote initial program load RISC  Reduced instruction set computing RLE  Run-length encoding RMS  Root-mean-square RNA  Remote Network Access ROM  Read-only memory RPC  Remote procedure call RSA  Public-key cipher for encryption/decryption RSVP  ReSource reserVation Protocol RTC  Real-time clock RTP  Real-time transport protocol RT  Request to send ZUR▄CK S SAP   Service Access Protocol SCAM  SCSI Configured Automatically SCSI  Small computer system interface SCT  Software Compatibility Test SDE  Software development engineers SDK  Software development kit SECAM  Sequential Couleur a Memoire (Sequential Color with Memory) SET  Secure Electronic Transaction SETP  Stream Environment Transport Protocol SFF  Small form factor SFS  Shared file system SIGNC  Special Internet Group Name Cache SIPC  Simply Interactive PC SIR  Serial Infrared SMART  Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMB  Server message block SMI  System management interrupt SMP  Symmetric multiprocessing SMPTE  Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers SMS  (1) Microsoft Systems Management Server; (2) short messaging service SMTP  Simple Mail Transport Protocol SNA  Software Network Architecture SNMP  Simple Network Management Protocol SNR  Signal-to-noise ratio (also S/N) S/PDIF  Sony/Phillips Digital Interface SPI  Service Provider Interface SPID  Service profile identifier SPX  Sequenced Packet Exchange SQL  Structured Query Language SRC  Sample rate converter SSA  Serial Storage Architecture SSI  Single system image SSL  Secure sockets layer STI  Still Image STS/EN  Status and Enable bits STT  Secure transaction technology SVC  Switched virtual connection SVD  Simultaneous voice/data SVGA  Super video graphics array ZUR▄CK T TAPI  Telephony Application Program Interface TC  Traffic control TCO  (1)Total cost of ownership (2)Schwed. Zentralorganisation TCP  Transmission Control Protocol TCP/IP  Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol TDI  Transport driver interface TDMA  Time-division multiple access TFTP  Trivial File Transfer Protocol TI  Telecommunications Industry Association TOS  Type of service TSD  Type-specific driver TSPI  Telephony service provider interface TSR  Terminate-and-stay-resident TTL  (1) time to live; (2) transistor-transistor logic TXD  Transmission data ZUR▄CK U UART  Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter UAS  User account system UCT  Universal coordinated time UDP  User Datagram Protocol UHCI  Universal Host Controller Interface UI  User interface UMA  Unified Memory Architecture UNC  Universal naming convention UP  Uniprocessor UPS  Uninterruptible power supply URB  USB request block USB  Universal Serial Bus UTP  Unshielded twisted pair ZUR▄CK V VAR  (1)Value-added retailer (2) Variable VBI  Vertical blanking interval VC  Virtual circuit VCDFSD  Virtual CD-ROM file system driver VCI  Virtual channel identifier VCR  Video cassette recorder VDD  Virtual display driver VDM  (1) virtual DOS machine; (2) virtual device manager (Windows NT) VDMA  Virtual Direct Memory Access VDMAD   Virtual DMA device VESA  Video Electronics Standards Association VFW  Video for Windows VGA  Video graphics array VLM  NetWare 4.x client shell VM  Virtual machine VPE  Video Port Extensions VPI  Virtual path identifier VPICD  Virtual programmable interrupt controller device VPN  Virtual Private Network VRAM  Video RAM VRML  Virtual reality modeling language VSD  Vendor-supplied driver VUDA  VESA Unified Graphics Architecture VxD  Virtual Device Driver, Dateiextension ZUR▄CK W W3C  World Wide Web Consortium WAN  Wide area network WBEM  Web-based Enterprise Management WDCTRL  Western Digitalûcompatible hard disk controller WDL  Windows Driver Library WDM  Win32 Driver Model WDM  Comm WDM Communications Class WDMCSA  WDM Connection and Streaming Architecture WfM  Wired for Management WHQL  Windows Hardware Quality Laboratory WinHEC  Windows Hardware Engineering Conference WINS  Windows Internet Name Service WinSock  Windows Sockets WMI  Windows Management Instrumentation WOSA  Windows Open System Architecture WSP  WinSock Proxy WWW  World Wide Web WYSIWYG  What you see is what you get ZUR▄CK X, Y, Z xDSL  General class of DSL technologies XMS  Extended memory ZAK  Zero Administration Kit ZAW  Zero Administration Windows ZUR▄CK © by CHIP 1997