This is Info file vera.info, produced by Makeinfo-1.63 from the input file vera.texi. START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY * V.E.R.A.: (vera). Virtual Entity of Relevant Aconyms END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY This is a special GNU edition of V.E.R.A., a list dealing with computational acronyms. Copyright (C) 1993/1998 Oliver Heidelbach Please send corrections to Oliver Heidelbach . Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved on all copies. Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the entire resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a permission notice identical to this one. 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(DS3) TerminalAdapter (ISDN) Taiwanese Association for Artificial Intelligence org., Taiwan, AI Technical Assistance Center (Cisco) Terminal Access Circuit Terminal Access Controller (ARPANET, MILNET) Type Approval Code (IMEI, GSM) TACACS Terminal Access Controller Access Control System (RFC 1492) Total Access Communication Service (Mobile Systems) Time Assigned Data Interpolation TADIL TActical Digital Information Link mil. Test and Debug System Telekommunikations-AnschlussEinheit (Telekom) Terminal Access Facility TAFIM Technical Architecture Framework for Information Management JIEO, mil. Technisch-Administratives InformationsSystem TALAE TALigent Application Program (Taligent), "TalAE" TALDE TALigent Development Environment (Taligent), "TalDE" TALISMAN Tracing Authors' rights by Labelling Image Services and Monitoring Access Network [project] Europe TALOS TALigent Object Services (Taligent), "TalOS" Table / Total Area Network TransAction Number banking There Ain't No Justice slang, Usenet, IRC TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch slang, Usenet Track At Once (CD-R) Telocator Alphanumeric input Protocol (SNPP, PCIA, SMS, USA) Terminal Access Point cable Test Access Port (IC, IEEE 1149.1) The Ada Project Transport und Archivierung Produktdefinierender daten org., DIN, STEP, CIM Telephony Application Program Interface (Intel, MS, WOSA, CTI) Tape ARchiver (Unix) Tag Abuse Syndrome SGML, HTML, slang Time-Assigned Speech Interpolation Turbo ASseMbler Borland, assembler Theoretical Arrival Time (GCRA) Tabular Bayes' [algorithm] TeraByte Transparent Bridging Time Base Corrector (Video) Tagged Binary Control Protocol (Adobe, PS) Technical Basis for Regulations (ISDN) Task Committee (IFIP) Technical Committee (ISO) Terminal Computer Terminal Controller Transaction Capabilities Transfer Control Transmission Control Transmission Convergence Taipei Computer Association org., Taiwan TeleCommunications Access Method (IBM, DFUE) Transaction Capabilities Applications Part (MSC, GSM, IN) Task Control Block (BS2000) Telecommunications Center Transparent Computing Facility Traffic CHannel (GSM) Test Cell Input (UNI, ATM) Test ClocK (TAP, IC) Tool Command Language TCLTK Tool Command Language/ToolKit (TCL, X-Windows), "TCL/TK" Thermal Conduction Module Time Compression Multiplexer Trellis Coded Modulation Thomas Conrad Network System (LAN) [Schwedische Angestelltengewerkschaft] Schweden, org. Test Cell Output (UNI, ATM) Total Cost of Ownership Tape Carrier Package (CPU) Test Coordination Procedure Transmission Control Protocol (ARPANET) TCPACO TCP Alternate Checksum Option (RFC 1146, TCP), "TCP-ACO" TCPBEUI Transmission Control Protocol BIOS Extended User Interface (NETBIOS, TCP, UI) The Clean Personal Computer group Org., manufacturer, Grafikkarten TCPIP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (RFC 793, IP), "TCP/IP" TCPLDP TCP extensions for Long Delay Paths (RFC 1072, TCP) Transmission Convergence Sublayer (ATM) TCSEC Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria (Orange Book, NCSC) Trustedi C SHell (Unix, Shell) Tape Control Unit Timing Control Unit Transmission Control Unit Transmit Data (MODEM) TestDatenAuswerter (IC) Task DataBase Track Descriptor Block (UDF, CD-R) Tape Data Controller Terrestrial Data Circuit Transportation Data Coordinating Comittee org., USA Telecommunications Device for Deaf TDDSG TeldeDienstDatenSchutzGesetz (IUKDG) TeleDienstGesetz (IUKDG) Test Data Input (TAP, IC) Trusted Database Interpretation (DB) Transfer Delay Jitter Telekom Designed Networks (Telekom) Time Division Multiplexing Time Division Multiple Access (Mobile Systems) Terminal Data Management System Telekom Designed Network Time Delay Neural Net Test Data Output (TAP, IC) Telocator Data Protocol (PCIA, SMS, USA) Triton Data Path (Intel, Triton, IC) Time DOMAIN Reflectometer cable Tabular Data Strean [protocol] (Sybase) Telesoftware Data Unit (BTX) Terminal Equipment Telekommunikations-Anschluss-Einheit (Telekom) TEAMA Taiwanese Electric Appliance Manufacturer's Association org., Taiwan Tape / Text Editor and COrrector (MIT) TEDAX TExt DAta eXchange [protocol] (MacOS) TEDIS Trade Electronic Data Interchange Systems EDI, Europe Text Encoding Initiative [application] (SGML) TELAS TELephony Application System (CTI, SNI) TELIS TEileLogistik-InformationsSystem (MBAG) TELNET TELephone NETwork (Unix, Internet, RFC 854) TELNETD TELephone NETwork DAEMON (Unix, TELNET, DAEMON) TransEuropean Networks network TERENA Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association Org., Niederlande, Europe TERMCAP TERMinal CAPability (Unix) TERMINFO TERMinal INFOrmation (Unix) The Exponential Security System (RFC 1824) Trace Flag assembler Terminal Facility Identifier (T-Online) TFLOPS Tera FLoating-point Operations Per Second (CPU) Trusted Facility Manual Tops Filing Protocol Translucent File System Task File Table (BS2000) Thin Film Transistor (LCD) Trivial File Transfer Protocol (UDP, RFC 1350/1782/1783/1784/1785) ??? [protocol] Terminal Group Controller THAMA Trident Hardware-Assisted MPEG-2/AC-3 (Trident, MPEG, DVD, AC-3) THENET Texas Higher Education NETwork network, USA, "THEnet" Token Holding Timer (FDDI, Token Ring) Technical Interchange conference, IBM Texas Instruments manufacturer Telecommunications Industries Associations org. Thanks In Advance slang, Usenet, IRC The Internet Adapter [software] Technical Information Document (Novell) Touch Interactive Display Tool Integration Desciption Language (JCF) Terminal Interface Equipment Time Independent Escape Sequence (MODEM) Tag / Tagged Image File Format (Aldus) Texas Instruments Graphics Adapter (Texas Instruments) Tech Info Library (Apple, WWW) Token Interface Module (Token Ring) Telecommunication Information Network Agent (IN) TINAC TINA Consortium org., IN, TINA, "TINA-C" Terminal Interface Processor (ARPANET) Transputer Image Processing Texas Instruments Personal Computer (TI) Truevision Image Paint Software (TI) Tools Interface Standard (SCO, Unix) Tokyo International Science Network network ??? Hersteller, France TeleKommunikation TeleKommunikationsOrdnung TeleKommunikationsVerordnung Three Letter Acronym slang Token ring Link Access Protocol (LAP) Translation Lookaside Buffer (CPU) Top Level DOMAIN (Internet) Transport Layer Interface Transport Level Interface (AT&T) Trunk Line Network Transmission Level Point Thread Local Storage Transport Layer Security Protocol (ISO) Type - Length - Value TLVTTL Terminated Low Voltage Transistor Transistor Logic TeleMail BBS, Berlin, Germany, DFUE Terminal Manager (Bull, DSA) Tools for MIME (EMACS, GNU, MIME) TradeMark Traffic Management Transaction Monitor (TP) Turing Machine Thinking Machines Corporation manufacturer Time-Multiplexed Communication Channel Tivoli Management Data Base (Tivoli, DB) Telocator Message Entry [protocol] (SNPP) Tivoli Management Environment (Tivoli) Tivoli Management Framework (Tivoli) Transaction Monitoring Facility (DB, Tandem) TestMusterGenerator (IC) The Master Genealogist Telecommunication Management Network (IN) Test Management Protocol TMPDU Test Management Protocol Data Unit (ISO 9646-1, PDU), "TM-PDU" Transient Memory Record Triple Modular Redundancy Telecommunications / Telephone Management System Test Mode Select (TAP, IC) Time Multiplexed Switch Truth Maintenance System (AI) Tape Mass Storage Control (DEC) TMSCP Tape Mass Storage Control Protocol Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (MM, GSM) Time Measurement Unit Transport MUltiplXing protocol (RFC 1692), "TMux" Terminal Node Terminal Node Controller Threaded Neill Concelman [connector] Transportation Neutral Encapsulation Format (MAPI, MIME, MS) Trusted Network File System (NFS) Technical NewsLetter (IBM) TNLCD Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystal Display, "TN-LCD" Taiwanese New Pc Consortium org., Taiwan Transit Network Selection Too Numerous To Count slang, Usenet, IRC TNVIP TelNet Visual Information Projection [protocol] (TELNET, VIP, RFC 1921) Table Of Contents (CD) Transactions on Database Systems (ACM, DB) Technical Original Equipment Manufacturer TOKREUI TOKen-Ring Extended User Interface (IBM, Token Ring) Transactions on Mathematical Software (ACM) TOOIS Transactions on Office Information Systems (ACM) [conference on] Technology of Object-Orientated Languages and Systems OOP, conference Technical and Office Protocols The OS-9 Project (OS-9) TOPICS Total On-Line Program and Information Control System TOPLAS Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems (ACM) Timesharing OPerating System (DEC, OS) The Operating System (Atari, OS) Tramiel Operating System (Atari, OS) Type Of Service (IP) Transaction Processing Turbo Pascal (Borland) Twisted Pair [cable] (LAN) Transport Protocol class 0 (OSI) Transport Protocol class 4 (OSI) Third Party Applications Transient Program Area (DOS) Transaction Processing Council Org., manufacturer, DB Third Party Call Control Technical Product Documentation TPDDI Twisted Pair Distributed Data Interface (FDDI, STP, Chipcom) Transport Protocol Data Unit (OSI, OSI/RM, PDU) Twisted Pair Ethernet ethernet Transaction Processing Facility (IBM, MVS/XA) Tracks Per Inch (HDD) Transactions-Per-Minute Transaction Processing Management System TPPMD Twisted Pair Physical layer Medium Dependent (FDDI), "TP-PMD" True Phone Quality (CAT) ??? (Sun) TeleProcessing Systeme [gmbh] provider Transaction Processing System Transactions Per Second (DB, DBMS) Twisted Pair Transceiver Turbo Pascal Unit (TP, Borland) Turbo Pascal for Windows (Borland) Task Register CPU, Intel, assembler Tandem Recursive Algorithm Process Transfer Rate of Information Bits Tiled Raster Interchange Format TRIPS Trade Related aspects of Intellectual Property rightS (GATT) Technical Reference Model Token Ring Management Module (Token Ring) TROFF Typesetter New Run-OFF (Unix) TROLI Token Ring Optimized Link Interface (Token Ring) The Realtime Operating system Nucleus Token Ring serial Port Token Ring Repeater Token Rotation Timer (FDDI, Token Ring) Time Slot Time Stamp Traffic Shaping Transport Stream TriState (IC) Target Service Agent (Novell, Netware, SMS) Telecommunication Society of Australia Org., Australia TSANET Technical Support Alliance NETwork Org., manufacturer, Lotus, Oracle, HP, ..., "TSANet" Transport Service Access Point (OSI, OSI/RM, SAP) TSAPI Telephony Server Application Programmer Interface (AT&T, Novell, API) Triton System Controller (Intel, Triton, IC) ??? color system Transport Service Data Unit (OSI, OSI/RM) Technical Support Engineer (Sun) TestSteuerEinheit (IC) Technical System Engineering Environment (Westmount, CASE) Time Slot Interchanger Trusted Systems Interoperability Group org. Text Service Manager (Apple) Topology Specific Module (ODI) True Symmetric MultiProcessor Task Sequence Number (BS2000) Telecommunications Service Order Time Sharing Option TSOCMS Time Sharing Option/Conversational Monitor System (IBM, VME), "TSO/CMS" Time Sharing Option/ ??? (IBM), "TSO/E" Thin Small Outline Package (DRAM, IC) Texture and Shading Processor (IC, Graphik) Time Synchronization Protocol Travelling Salesman Problem Test Synchronization Protocol 1+ (TTCN, ETSI), "TSP1+" TAPI Service Provider Interface (TAPI) Terminate and Stay Resident Task State Segment (Intel) Time-Sharing System TSSDC Task State Segment Descriptor Cache (CPU) Triple SuperTwisted Nematic (LCD) Transaction and Switching and Transport Services (BELLCORE) TeleSoftWare (T-Online) the Tree and Tabular Combined Notation (OSI, IUT) TrueType Font Ta-Ta For Now slang, Usenet, IRC Time To Live (IP) Transistor Transistor Logic Trusted Third Parties cryptography Time Token Rotation Protocol (FDDI) Target Token Rotation Time (FDDI) Transaction Tracking System (DB, Netware) Trouble Ticketing System TeleTYpe Technische Universtaet Berlin org. TCP and UDP with Bigger Addresses (TCP, UDP, RFC 1347) Total User Cell count (UNI) Total User Cell Difference (UNI) TeX User's Group org., User group, TeX Text-Based User Interface (UI) Technische Universitaet Muenchen org. Telephone User Path (ISDN) Transistor Under Test TV OnLine cable service (WorldGate, Internet) Terminal Velocity Operating System (3drealms) Transparent Voice Signalling (VOFR) TWAIN Technology Without An Important Name Terrestrial Wide-Band [networking] [one] TWentIeth of a Point Time Zone (Internet) File: vera.info, Node: U, Next: V, Prev: T, Up: Top -- U -- ******* Unnumbered Acknowledgement User Agent (MHS, OSI) UnternehmensAnwendungsArchitektur (IM) Unix Appletalk Bridge (Apple, AppleTalk, Unix) Universal Access Control (IBM) UADPS Uniform Automatic Data Processing System Unknown / Unrecoverable Application Error (Windows) User Authorization File UAPDU User Agent Protocol Data Unit (PDU) Universal Asynchronous Receive and Transmit UnAvailable Seconds (DS1/E1, DS3/E3) UniBus Adapter (DEC) Unsolicited Bulk Email spam, Internet Ungermann-Bass Network Interface Unspecified Bit Rate (ATM, CBR, VBR, ABR, QOS) Unsolicited Commercial E-mail Usenet, spam User-Computer Interface University of California at Los Angeles org., USA Universal Computer Protocol SMS, Europe Under Color Removal (DTP) Universal [multiple-octet] coded Character Set (ISO, IEC, DIS 10646) Universal Classification System University of California at Santa Barbara org. USA University California San Diego org., USA Universal Database Server (IBM, DB) Universal Decimal Classification Universal Disc Format (CD, OSTA) User Defined Function UmweltDatenKatalog (NUIS-SH) ??? [hardware desription language] (HDL), "UDL/I" Ultra Direct Memory Access (DMA, ATA) Usenet Death Penalty Usenet, spam User Datagram Protocol (Internet, RFC 768) UDPIP User Datagram Protocol / Internet Protocol, "UDP/IP" User-defined DataType (DB) Universal Data Voice Multiplexer UEIDE Ultra Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE, HDD) User End of Volume Universal File System Unix File System (Unix) Universal Font Scaling Technology (Agfa) United Hitech Corporation manufacturer, Taiwan Ultra High Frequency User Head Label Unix International manufacturer, Unix User Interface User Identification Code Unit IDentifier cryptography, EES User IDentification Unique ID Listing (POP3, RFC 1939) User Interface Language User Interface Management System UmweltInformationsSystem UISRM User Interface System Reference Model UKERNA United Kingdom Education and Research Networking Association org., UK Uncommitted Logic Array ULANA Unified Local Area Network Architecture University of London Computer Center org., UK Upper Layer Protocols (FC) Ultra Large Scale Integration Unified Memory Architecture Universal Measurement Architecture (Unix, X/Open) Upper Memory Area (Intel) UMADS Universal Measurement Architecture Data Storage (UMA) Upper Memory Block (Intel, UMA) United Microelectronics Corporation manufacturer UNI Management Entity (UNI, ILMI) Unified Method Language (CASE) Unified Modelling Language (OOP) Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (IN, Mobile Systems) Universal Network Architecture UNARP UNsolicited Address Resolution Protocol (ARP, RFC 1868) Universal Naming Convention (IBM, MS, Novell, LAN) UNCID UNiform rules of Conduct for Interchange of Trade data by teletransmission (EDIFACT) UNCLE Unix Net for Computer security in Law Enforcement org., USA, Unix, "U.N.C.L.E." UNEDIFACT United Nations EDIFACT (ISO 9735, EDIFACT), "UN/EDIFACT" UNGTDI United Nations Guidelines for Trade Data Interchange UN/EDIFACT, predecessor, "UN/GTDI" Universal Network Interface (Cogent) User Network Interface UNIVAC UNIVersal Automatic Computer Unified Network Management Architecture United Nations Standard Message, (UN/EDIFACT) UNTDED United Nations Trade Data Elements Directory (EDIFACT) UNTDID United Nations Trade Data Interchange Directory (EDIFACT) Uni Processor [system] ??? (Sun, SMP) User Primary Access Method (BS2000) Universal Product Code (EAN) Usage Parameter Control (UNI, ATM) User Program Language Umdrehungen Pro Minute (HDD) User Profile Management (IBM) Umgekehrte Polnische Notation Universal Procedure Pointer (AE, Apple) Universal Portable Protocol Stack / Support (Schneider & Koch) Uninterruptible Power Supply Unix Print Services (Unix) Universal Personal Telecommunications (IN) Universelle Personengebundene Telekommunikation (IN) Uniform Resource Agent (WWW) Uniform Resource Citation (WWW) Uniform Resources Characteristics (URI, WWW) Uniform Resource Identifier (WWW, RFC 1630) Uniform Resource Locator (WWW, RFC 1738) Uniform Resource Name (WWW, RFC 1737) Unique Resource Serial Number (URI, WWW) Unit Separator (BTX, VPCE) United Software Association org., USA USACNII US Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure org., USA USART Universal Synchronous Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter (IC) Universal Serial Bus (Intel) Unicos Station Call Processor [protocol] (Cray, MPP) User's Supplementary Documents (BSD, Unix) Universal Switched Data Capability United States Digital Network User-based SECurity [model] (SNMP) USENET USErs' NETwork (Internet) Unix Support Group org., Unix USITA United States Independent Telephone Association org., USA Unix Systems Laboratories (AT&T, Unix) USMTF United States Message Text Format (USA) User Stack Pointer U.S. Robotics manufacturer User Service Routines Universal Synchronous Receiver/Transmitter (IC) United States Telephone Association org., USA Unterbrechungsfreie Strom-Versorgung Uncached Speculative Write Combining (CPU) Universal Time [+0000] (TZ, GMT) Upper Tester Universal Time Coordinated (DCE) Universal Time Coordinates [+0000] (TZ, GMT) Universal Text Interchange User Trailer Label Unified Translation Look-aside Buffer (CPU) Universal Transaction Monitor Universeller TransaktionsMonitor (BS2000, Sinix, TP) UTOPIA Universal Test & Operations Physical layer Interface for ATM (PL, ATM) Unshielded Twisted Pair [cable] (TP) Universal Timesharing System Universal Tape-To-Tape Converter UUCICO Unix to Unix Copy Incoming Copy Outgoing (Unix) Unix to Unix Copy Protocol (Unix) Unix User Group org., Unix, User group Universal Unique IDentifier UUNET Unix to Unix NETwork org., ISP Unit-Under-Test User Volume Label Ultra Wide [SCSI] (SCSI) File: vera.info, Node: V, Next: W, Prev: U, Up: Top -- V -- ******* Virtual Acoustic Visual Age C++ (IBM) Visual Access Control System (SNI, CCD) Value Added Driver Voice Activity Detection (GSM) Value Added Disk Driver VESA Advanced Feature Connector (VESA) VRML Architecture Group org., VRML VESA Advanced Graphic Interface (VESA) Verband der Anbieter von Mobilfunkdiensten org. VAMAS Versailles project on Advanced Materials And Standards (ISO) Value Added Network Value Added Network Services Value Added Process Netware, NLM, predecessor Virtual [ISDN] Application Programming Interface (ISDN, CAPI, API) Voyetra Applications Program Interface (API) Value-Added Reseller Value Added Services VASCAR Visual Average Speed Computer And Recorder Virtual Archive Storage Technology [UDF] Virtual Allocation Table (UDF, CD-R) Virtual Address eXtension (DEC) Visual BASIC (MS, BASIC) Visual BASIC for Applications (MS, BASIC) VGA standard BIOS Extentions (VESA, VGA, BIOS) Vermittelndes Breitband-Netz Very highspeed Backbone Network Service (NSF, ATM), "vBNS" Variable Bit Rate (ATM, CBR, ABR, UBR, QOS) VBRNRT Variable Bit Rate - Non Real Time (VBR, ATM), "VBR-NRT" VBRRT Variable Bit Rate - Real Time (VBR, ATM), "VBR-RT" Visual Basic eXtentions (MS) Virtual Channel / Circuit (ATM) Virtual Console Voltage Controlled Amplifier Virtual Channel Connection (ATM) Voltage Controlled Filters Video Cursor Interface (VESA) Virtual Channel Identifier (ATM) Virtual Channel Identifier (ATM) Virtual Connection Identifier (ATM) Virtual Channel Link (UNI, ATM) Visual Component Library (Borland, Delphi) Voltage Controlled Oscillator Visible Caching Operating System (DSP) Vector Control Processor Virtual Control Program Interface (DOS, Intel) Virtual Circuit System VDAFS ??? [Format zum Austausch geometrischer Informationen] (DIN, CIM) VDASEDAS ??? / Standardisiertes Einheitliches DatenAustauschSystem (EDI), "VDA/SEDAS" Virtual Display Driver Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker [e.v.] org. Verein Deutscher Ingenieure org. Video Device Interface (Intel) Virtual Device Interface VESA Display Information File (VESA) Virtual DOS Machine (OS/2, Windows NT, DOS) Virtual DMA Services (DMA) Very high data / bit rate Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Video Display Terminal Visual Display Unit Vorbestellte DauerwaehlVerbindung (Telekom) Virtual Environment (VR) Virtual Embedded Circuitry (IC) Very Evil Grin slang, Usenet, IRC Just playing around, huh? For this one, look at the top of the page. VERNET Virginia Educational Research NETwork network, USA, "VERnet" VERONICA Very Easy Rodent-Orientated Netwide Index of Computerized Archives (Internet) Video Electronics Standards Association org. VAX Environment Software Translator Virtual File Allocation Table (MS, Windows 95) V. Fast Class (MODEM), "V.FC" VMEbus Futurebus+ Extended Architecture Virtual File System (Unix, Linux, OSF/1) Video fuer Windows (MS), "VfW" Volume Group (LVM) Video Graphics Array (IBM) Volume Group Descriptor Area (AIX, LVM, IBM) 100VoiceGrade anylan Forum manufacturer Virtual Graphics Interface VHDCI Very High Density Cable Interconnect (SCSI) VHSIC Hardware Description Language (ASIC) Very High Frequency VHRCD Very High Resolution Color Display VHSIC Very High Speed Integrated Circuit VIsual editor (Unix) VAX Information Architecture (VAX, DEC) VESA Image Area Definition (VESA) V.35 Interface Cable cable Vendor Independent ??? (VIM) VIrus Description Language, "ViDL" Virtual Interrupt Flag (Intel, CPU) Victoria Free-Net Association org., USA VI Like EMACS (Unix, VI, EMACS) Vendor Independent Messaging (Lotus, Borland, IBM, Novell) Vierer [kabel] In MetallFolie (VDE, SQ), "ViMF" VINCE Vendor Independent Network Control Entity VINES VIrtual NEtwork Software (Banyan, NOS) Virtual Input/Output Visual Information Projection [terminal] (Bull) VLB - ISA - PCI [board] (VLB, ISA, PCI) VIPNET Voice Interactive Paging Network network, MAN, "VIP-Net" VIetnamese Quoted-Readable [specification] (VISCII, RFC 1456) Visual Information Retrieval (DB, Informix) VIROS VIRtual memory Operating System (DEC, OS) Verlaessliche InformationsSysteme (GI) Virtual Instruction Set (Sun, CPU) Visual Interactive Simulation VISCII VIetnamese Standard Code for Information Interchange VITAL VHDL Initiative Toward ASIC Libraries (ASIC, VHDL) Vertical Interval Time Code (Video) VideoKonferenz Volume Licence Agreement (Novell) Virtual Local Area Network (LAN, IEEE 802.1q) VESA Local Bus (VESA) Variable Length Decoder (MPEG) Very Large DataBase (DB) Very-Low-Frequency Band Virtual Lookaside Facility (IBM) Very Long Instruction Word (CPU, IC) Virtual Loadable Modul (Novell, Netware) Volume Logical Module (IBM, OS/2) Visitor Location Register (LR, GSM) Very Large Scale Integration Virtual Machine (IBM) Virtual Memory (OSF) Virtual Memory Address Virtual Machine Boot (IBM, OS/2) VESA Media Channel (VESA) Virtual Machine Communications Facility (IBM, VM) VMCMS Virtual Machine / Conversational Monitoring System (IBM, VM), "VM/CMS" Virtual Manufacturing Device (MMS) Virtual Machine Environment (IBM, VM) Virtual Machine / Memory Manager (IBM, VM) Vertical Metal Oxide Semiconductor (IC), "V-MOS" Virtual MultiPorting (POWER, CPU) Virtual Memory [operating] System (DEC, OS) Voice Mail System Voice Management System Virtual Machine / System Product (IBM, VM), "VM/SP" Virtual Method Table Versatile Message Transaction Protocol (RFC 1045) VMTSS Virtual Machine Time-Sharing System (IBM) Virtual Network Architectur (Ungermann-Bass) Virtual Network Architecture (ATM) VTAM Node Control Application (IBM, VTAM) Virtual Network Feature Via Net Loss plan Via Net Loss Factor VINES Network and Systems Management (Banyan, VINES) Video On Demand Voice Over Frame Relay Verband Optischer Informationssysteme org. Voice Over IP (IP, Internet, CTI) Voice On the Net [coalition] (USA, Internet) VOODOO Versions Of Outdated Documents Organized Orthogonally (Mac) Virtual Path (ATM) VAX Performance Advisor (DEC, VMS, VAX) Virtual Path Connection (ATM, VP) Videotex Presentation Control Element (BTX, VPDE) Virtual Path Connection Identifier (VP, ATM) Vital Product Data Videotex Presentation Data Element (BTX) Virtual Private Data Network Virtual Path Identifier (ATM, VP) Virtual Private Internet (TradeWave) Virtual Path Link (UNI, ATM) Visual Programming Languages Virtual Protected Mode Interface Virtual Private Network Value Purchase Plan (Adobe) Virtual Path Terminator (UNI, ATM) Video Processing Unit Ventura Publishing User Group org., DTP, User Group Virtual Reality Virtual Route (SNA, PSDN) Virtuelle Realitaet Virtual Reality Annual International [symposium] IEEE, conference Volatile Random Access Memory (RAM, IC) Vertical Redundancy Check Virtual Retinal Display (VR) Virtual Resource Manager Voltage Regulation Module (IC) Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VR, ISO/IEC 14772) VROOMM Virtual Realtime Object Oriented Memory Manager (OOP) Voice Response System VINES Security (Banyan, VINES) Virtual Server Architecture Virtual Storage Access Method Very Small Aperture Terminal Videotex Service Control Element (BTX, VPDE) Virtual Storage Extended (IBM) VSEESA Virtual Storage Extended/Enterprise Systems Architecture, "VSE/ESA" VSESP Virtual Storage Extended/System Product (IBM), "VSE/SP" Verband der SoftwareIndustrie deutschlands [e.v.] org. ??? (Norm f. Tastatur) Virtual Storage Management Volume Serial Number (BS2000) Virtual Single Processor Voice Storage and Retrieval Voice Storage System VermittlungsSTelle (Telekom), "VSt" Virtual Studio Technology (Steinberg, Audio) Video Service Unit Virtual Terminal (DEC) VT100 Virtual Terminal 100 (DEC), "VT-100" Virtual Telecommunications Access Method (IBM, SNA) VTAME Virtual Telecommunicaitons Access Method Entry (VTAM) Virtual Tape Device Virtual Terminal Interface Verband der Telekommunikationsnetz- und Mehrwertdiensteanbieter org. Volume Table of Contents Virtual Terminal Protocol Video Teleconferencing System Virtual Terminal Service (OSI) Virtual User Verband der Unterhaltungssoftwareindustrie Deutschlands org. Visual User Environment (HP) Virtual User Interface (AMS, UI) VESA Unified Memory Architecture (VESA) VUMASBE VESA Unified Memory Architecture - System BIOS Extension (VESA), "VUMA-SBE" VAX Units of Performance, "VUPs" Virtuelle Verbindung VVIDD VESA Video Interface for Digital Displays (VESA, LCD) File: vera.info, Node: W, Next: X, Prev: V, Up: Top -- W -- ******* Windows Application Binary Interface (MS, Windows) Web Application Interface (WWW, Netscape) Wide Area Information Service (Internet) WAITS Westcoast Alternative to ITS Warren Abstract Machine (PROLOG) WAMIS Wireless, Adaptive and Mobile Information Systems (ESTO) Wide Area Network Wide Area Network Distribution (WAN) Wissenschaftliche ArbeitsPlatzrechner West Africa Time [-0100] (TZ) Wide Area Telephone Service WorkBench (Amiga, Commodore) Wide Band Channel (FDDI) Web Browser Intelligence (WWW, IBM) WissensBasierte Systeme (KI) Word Count (Unix) Write Combining Buffer (CPU) World Conference on Computers in Education IFIP, conference World Computer Graphics Association org. Writable Control Store (VAX) Western Digital [corporation] manufacturer Working Draft Word Developers Kit (MS) Wavelength Division Multiplexing [protocol] Win32 Driver Model (MS) WatchDog Process WatchDog Server Watch Dog Timer Western [european] Daylight Time [+0100] (TZ, WET) Western Europe EDIFACT Board org., EDIFACT, "WE/EB" Web Embedding Font Tool (MS, WWW) Whole Earth 'Lectronic Net network WESTNET WESTern regional NETwork network, USA, "Westnet" Western European Time [+0000] (TZ, WDT) Wait for Caller (BBS) Wired For Management (Intel), "WfM" Windows For Workgroups (MS), "WfW" Working Group (SC, ISO, IEC) White House Communications Agency (DISA) WHOLIS World Health Organization Library Information System org., UNO WHOSIS World Health Organization Statistical Information System org., UNO Windows Hardware Quality Lab (MS, Windows, PC97) Web InformationsDienst Deutschland (WWW, Neuss) Web Interface Facility (WWW, MVS, OS/390) Window, Icon, Menu, Pointing device WIssenschaftsNetz network, DFN WINHEC WINdows Hardware Engineering Conference MS, Windows, conference, "WinHEC" WINLAB Wireless Information Network LABoratory org., STC, USA Windows Internet Name Service (MS, Windows NT) World-wide Information System for r&d Efforts (WWW, IGD) Workstation Interactive Test Tool (IBM) WIZOP WIzard sysOP, "WizOp" Well Known Services (DNS, Internet) Wireless Local Loop Windows Library Objects White Line Skip (Fax) Warehouse Management System (DB) Workflow Management Systeme Wide area Network Interface Module WORDIA WORD Internet Assistent (MS) Write Once Read Many (CD) Windows Open System Architecture (MS) WOSAXCEM WOSA eXtensions for Control, Engineering and Manufacturing (WOSA, MS) WOSAXFS WOSA eXtensions for Financial Services (WOSA, MS), "WOSA X FS" WOSAXRT WOSA eXtensions for Real-Time market data (WOSA, MS) World Organization of Systems and Cybernetics Org., France Windows On Windows Word Perfect Word Processing Software WorkPlace Shell (OS/2, IBM, Shell) Window Random Access Memory (RAM, IC, Samsung, Matrox) Web Request Broker (Oracle, WWW) Whitewater Ressource Toolkit (Windows, TPW) With Respect To slang, Usenet, IRC Work Station Feature (IBM) Work Station Function (IN) Workstation Security Package Web Transaction Security (WWW) WVNET West Virginia Network for Educational Telecomputing network, USA WiederVerwendbare SoftwareObjekte World Wide Developer Conference (Apple) WWIMS Worldwide Warning Indicator Monitoring System mil. WWMCCS Worldwide Military Command and Control System mil., Vorlaeufer, GCCS WWOLS World Wide On-Line System mil. World Wide Waiting slang World Wide Web (Internet) WYSBYGI What You See Before You Get It (DTP) WYSIWIS What You See Is What I See WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get (DTP) File: vera.info, Node: X, Next: Y, Prev: W, Up: Top -- X -- ******* X window System version 11 (X-Windows) eXtended Architecture (IBM) Xante's Accurate Calibration Technology (Xante), "X*ACT" XAPIA X.400 API Association org., X.400, API XBase Parts (Xbase/2, OS/2, DB) X Common Client Interface, "X CCI" eXtensions for Control, Engineering and Manufacturing (API, MS, Windows) eXtended Cylinder Head Sectors (EIDE) XCMOS eXtended CMOS (IC, CMOS) X Color Management System, "Xcms" XCOFF eXtended Common Object File Format (Unix) XCUTS X Commands and Utilities Test Suite (X/Open) XDMCP X Display Manager Control Protocol eXternal Data Representation (ONC, RPCL, Sun, RFC 1832) Xerox Engineering Systems (Xerox) Extended File Control Block X Front End eXtended ??? File System (JFS, SGI, Unix) eXtended Graphics Adapter (IBM, PS/2) [SNA] eXchange IDentifier (SNA) X Image Extension eXtended Input/Output ??? (Novell, Netware) XMAPI eXtended Messaging Application Program Interface (API) eXtended Memory Interconnect (DEC) eXtensible Markup Language eXtended Memory Manager (DOS, LIM) X/open Management Protocol (X/Open) eXtended Memory Specification (DOS, LIM) eXtended Multiprocessor operating System (OS) eXecution Node Xerox Network Services / Systems / Standard (Xerrox) XNSCP [PPP] XNS IDP Control Protocol (RFC 1764, Xerox, PPP, XNS, IDP) XNSIDP Xerox Network Services - Internet Datagram Protocol (Xerox, Internet), "XNS-IDP" XNSITP Xerox Network Services/Internet ??? Protocol (Xerox), "XNS/ITP" eXchange OFF (MODEM) eXchange ON (MODEM) X.25 Over TCP (Cisco, X.25, TCP, RFC 1613) X Performance Characterization [group] (GPC) X/open Portability Guide (X/Open) XPGR3 X/open Portability Guide Release 3 (X/Open) eXPert System (AI) eXtended Parallel Server (DB, Informix) X - Protocol Stream Benchmark (XPC) eXtended ??? Routing Information Protocol (Novell, Netware) eXtensions for Real-Time market data (API, MS, Windows) eXtended Storage Module Driver interface eXtended Technology (IBM, PC) X/open Transport Interface (X/Open) eXpress Transport Protocol X-windows User Interface (UI) XUIDL X-Unique-ID-Listing. (UIDL, POP3), "X-UIDL" eXpertensystem UMweltgefaehrlichkeit von Altlasten (XPS) eXecutive Vector Table (BS2000) File: vera.info, Node: Y, Next: Z, Prev: X, Up: Top -- Y -- ******* Yet Another Acronym Server (WWW) Yet Another Bloody Acronym slang Yet Another Compiler Compiler (Unix) Yet Another DSSSL Engine (DSSSL) YAFIYGI You asked for it, you got it Usenet, IRC, slang YAHOO Yet Another Hierarchically Officious Oracle (WWW) YASOS Yet Another Scheme Object System Yet Another Setup Tool (Linux, SUSE), "YaST" Yet Another Unix Nerd Yet Another YACC (YACC, Bull) Yale Center for Parallel Supercomputing org., USA, HPC YHTWFWYWTS You Have To Wait For What You Want To See slang, WYSIWYG Your Mileage May Vary slang Yourdon Structured Method Yukon Standard Time [-0900] (TZ) File: vera.info, Node: Z, Next: About, Prev: Y, Up: Top -- Z -- ******* Zero Administration Kit ZAW, MS, Windows NT Zero Assignment Parallel Processor Zero Administration initiative for Windows MS, Windows NT Zone Bit Recording Zone Co-ordinator (FidoNet) Zone Constant Angular Velocity Zortech Class Viewer (Zortech) Zenith Data Systems manufacturer Zentrale DatenVerarbeitungsAnlage [des bundes] Zentraleinheit (CPU) ZEntrales AbsatzanalyseSystem (MBAG) ZEBES Zentrales teile-BEstandsSteuerungssystem (MBAG) ZEDAT ZentralEinrichtung DATenverarbeitung (FUB, Org) ZEDIS ZEntrales teile-DispositionsSystem (MBAG) ZEPRAS ZEntrales PReisabwicklungs- und AnalyseSystem (MBAG) ZESOD ZEntrale teileSOrtimentDatei (MBAG) ZEVIS ZEntrales VerkehrsInformationsSystem (Kraftfahrzeugbundesamt) Zentrum fuer Industrielle Anwendungen Massiver parallelitaet [gmbh] org. [konrad-zuse] Zentrum fuer Informationstechnik Berlin org. Zero Insertation Force [socket] (IC) Zork Implementation Language (Infocom) Zigzag Inline Package (VRAM) Zone Information Protocol (AppleTalk) Zero Instruction Set Computer (CPU) interdisziplinaeres forschungsZentrum fuer Informatik und Technik org., Uni Paderborn Zentraler Kreditausschuss banking, Org. Zone Mail Hour (FidoNet) Zentrum fuer Multimediale Telekommunikation (BERKOM) Zap-O-Comm (OS/2, DFUE) Zentrum fuer Paralleles Rechnen Org., Uni Koeln, Germany Zero Power Resistance Zero Rate Error Zentrales RechenZentrum org., TUB Zentralstelle fuer Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik org., BSI, Vorlaeufer Zero Slot LAN (LAN) ZWEI Was EINE Initially (EINE, LISP) Zentralamt zur Zulassung von Fernmeldeeinrichtungen org., Telekom, Vorlaeufer, BZT File: vera.info, Node: About, Next: Format, Prev: Z, Up: Top About... ******** *V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms* V.E.R.A. is a free list of acronyms all of which are used in the field of computing. V.E.R.A. is primarily meant to be used as an online reference, although some efforts have been taken to make its TeX output looking acceptable. However I doubt that somebody would like to print it. The original release compiled to 250 pages. This edition is a special contribution to the GNU project similar to the version 4.4 of V.E.R.A. It contains approximately 7433 acronyms. The idea to make V.E.R.A. available in Texinfo fomat came after reading two other Info files both of which are available on the Internet, the *Standards* and the *Languages* file, both dealing with antique DEC mainframe environments and both distributed stand-alone; that is, both are not serving as a software manual like most of Texinfo files. I thought it would be very handy to have a list of acronyms available while using Emacs. It may be considered only a very little contribution. However I make it to express my appreciation for the GNU project and its philosophy. This project does not only make software available free to everyone, it also seems that it sets the only standard `everyone' supports nowadays. I started V.E.R.A. around easter 1993. The ASCII version is being posted to the German=speaking newsgroups *z-netz.alt.listen* and *de.etc.lists* every three months. It is not being posted to an international newsgroup, because the introduction as well as many internal references are only available in German. Please note that the original version of V.E.R.A. is not related to the to the Free Software Foundation or the GNU project at all. The list is far from being complete as dozens of new acronyms evolve every month. Also I am not an every day Unix user, so I am pretty sure that a lot of acronyms from the Unix world are missing. The same is true for the Apple world. Please don't be angry if your field of computing seems little or not represented at all. Instead please consider contributeing the missing acronyms to let other people know what you know. The shift from the original format of V.E.R.A. to Texinfo format took a whole week. Please forgive any errors which still remain. For hints how to submit corrections or to report bugs, please see *Note Release notes::. For a more in-depth discussion of some of the more common acronyms contained in this document you may want to consider visiting the *Free Online Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC)*, at least if you have access to the World Wide Web. It can be found at http://wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc (as of June 1997). File: vera.info, Node: Format, Next: Acronym, Prev: About, Up: Top List format *********** *V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms* Some notes on the systematic approach of the acronym list: Because often acronyms are being referenced not very unique in style, the acronyms in V.E.R.A. do not contain any special characters; only characters and numbers are used. Please remember this, when you are searching for acronyms. German umlauts are expressed with AE, ae, OE, oe, UE, ue and ss. Examples: ASN.1 = ASN1 OS/2 = OS2 DFUE, Foerderung, Grossforschungseinrichtung, ... What is thought to be the common style can be found at the end of the line(s) in quotation marks. Examples: Abstract Syntax Notation One (OSI), "ASN.1" American Telephone and Telegraph, "AT&T" * Menu: * Style:: Style of the acronym expansions. * Alternatives:: Alternative expansions. * Explanations:: Additional explanations. * References:: Reference tags for acronyms. * Concatenation:: Concatenated acronyms. * Versions:: Acronyms pointing to versions. * File extensions:: A note on file extensions. * Gaps:: Huh -- what is that? File: vera.info, Node: Style, Next: Alternatives, Prev: Format, Up: Format Style of the acronym expansions =============================== The acronym expansions basically follow their acronyms in style. Exceptions are made if expansions are containing acronyms theirselves. This often leads to an kind of odd or even wrong orthogaphical style. Examples: Apple UniX, "A/UX" eXtended Technology Advanced CMOS Logic File: vera.info, Node: Alternatives, Next: Explanations, Prev: Style, Up: Format Alternative expansions ====================== If alternative expansions for the same acronym are known these are separated by a slash. However that is not true for acronyms of basically different meanings. Examples: Apple Events Application Entity / Environment / Engineering (APE) File: vera.info, Node: Explanations, Next: References, Prev: Alternatives, Up: Format Additional explanations ======================= Terms in square brackets show additional explanations, of which do not directly belong to the acronym's expansion, but rather to the acronym's meaning. Examples: Annotated [c++] Reference Manual Run Length Limited [encoding] File: vera.info, Node: References, Next: Concatenation, Prev: Explanations, Up: Format Reference tags for acronyms =========================== The terms in parenthesis which often appear behind the expansions are reference links to certain topics or firms and should help you to get an idea of in which context an acronym is being used. Examples: WorkBench (Amiga) WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get (DTP) Please note that the original version of V.E.R.A. is meant to be formatted in a hypertext environment. Thus some references may seem redundant in an environment which does not support such links. Examples: Application Program Interface (API) File: vera.info, Node: Concatenation, Next: Versions, Prev: References, Up: Format Concatenated acronyms ===================== Often-used concatenated acronyms appear without the space or any special characters between them. Examples: AMTPE Apple Media Tool Programming Environment (Apple), "AMT PE" RISCOS RISC Operating System (Acorn), "RISC OS"