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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
<oheiabbd@zedat.fu-berlin.de>
<o.heidelbach@telemail.berlinet.de>
Please send corrections to Oliver Heidelbach
<oheiabbd@zedat.fu-berlin.de>.
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.
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manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the
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permission notice identical to this one.
Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual
into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions,
except that this permission notice may be stated in a translation
approved by the Free Software Foundation.
Within the above restrictions the distribution of this document is
explicitly encouraged and I hope you'll find it of some value.
This dictionary has nothing to do with Systems Science Inc. or its
products.
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Object Adapter (ORB, IDL)
Office Automation
Open Access (SPI, DB)
Open Arcade Architecture (Intel)
OACIS
Oregon Advanced Computing InStitute org.
Open Architecture Driver (Iomega)
Open Architecture Development Group org.
Online Airline Guide (CIS)
Open Application Group org., USA
Open Applications Interface
Object Application Kernel Java, predecessor, Sun
Operations, Administration and Management [cell] (ATM)
OARNET
Ohio Academic Resources NETwork network, USA, "OARnet"
Office Automation System
Office Automation System Facilities (OA)
OASIS
Online Application System Interactive Software
OASIS
Open And Secure Information Systems (Eureka)
OASYS
Office Automation SYStem
Office Automation Technology and Services (OA)
Optically Assisted Winchester (HDD, Seagate)
OBjektAbbildungskatalog (ATKIS)
Online Bugs Database (Sun, DB)
OBject EXchange (WordPerfect)
Online Book Store (Internet, WWW)
OBject management system of STONE (STONE)
Object Class (OOP)
Optical Carrier level 1 [51,48 Mbps] (SONET), "OC-1"
Optical Carrier level 12 [622,08 Mbps] (SONET), "OC-12"
Optical Carrier level 24 [1244,16 Mbps] (SONET), "OC-24"
Optical Carrier level 3 [155,52 Mbps] (SONET), "OC-3"
Optical Carrier level 48 [2488,32 Mbps] (SONET), "OC-48"
Operations Control Center
Other Common Carrier
Open Cooperative Computing Architecture
Out-of-Cell Delineation (UNI)
Open Collaborative Environment (Apple)
Open Computing Facility
Operation Control Language
OS/2 inside Class Library (OS/2)
Online Computer Library Center (Internet, USA)
Object Code Only (OOP)
Optical Character Recognition
Object Compatibility Standard (Motorola)
Open Cabling System
OLE Control eXtentions (MS)
Optical Disk
Office Document Architecture [protocol] (RFC 1197, ISO 8613, JTC1,
ECMA)
Open Document Architecture (CCITT T.410)
ODAPI
Open Database Application Programming Interface (Borland, DB,
API), "Odapi"
Open DataBase Connectivity (WOSA, DB, API)
ODBMS
Object orientated Database Management System (DBMS, DB)
Optical Disc Corporation manufacturer
Operator Distance-Dialing
Object Database and Environment (AT&T, DB)
Online Data Entry
ODETTE
Organization for Data Exchange by Tele-Transmission in Europe
Org., Europe
Opendoc Development Framework (Apple, OpenDoc)
Opendoc Part Framework (OpenDoc)
Open Data link Interface (Novell)
Open Device Interconnect
Object ??? (Apple, ALOE)
Office Document Interchange Format (ISO 8613, ASN.1, ODA)
Optimale Datenmodelle und algorithmen fuer Ingenieur- und
Naturwissenschaften [auf hochleistungsrechnern] Uni Karlsruhe,
Germany, SNI
ODINSUP
Open Data link Interface - Network driver interface specification
SUPport (ODI, NDIS)
ODISS
Optical Digital Image Storage System
Office Develoment Kit
Open Document Language (ODA, SGML)
Object Database Manager (AIX, IBM)
Open Document Management API (API)
Object Database Management Group org., DB
Open Distributed Processing (ISO)
OverDrive Processor (Intel)
OverDrive Processor Replacement (Intel)
Ontrack Data Recovery (Ontrack, Software, Netware)
Optimized Dynamic Routing (SNI)
Offenes Deutsches Schulnetz network
Office Dialog System (OA)
Open Data Services
Optical Data Systems [inc.] manufacturer
Overhead Data Stream
Open Directory Service Interfaces (MS, Windows NT)
Online Debugging Technique
Open DeskTop (SCO, GUI)
OECOS
Organizational Engineering for Communications and Organizational
Systems (SNI, OA)
Original Equipment Manufacturer
Operand Execution Pipelines (Motorola, CPU)
Olivetti EntsorgungsService (Olivetti)
Overflow Flag assembler
Optimal Flexible Architecture (Oracle)
Open Financial Connectivity MS, banking
OFFIS
Oldenburg Forschungsinstitut Fuer Informatikwerkzeuge und -Systeme
org., Uni Oldenburg
Object File System
Output Field Separator (AWK)
OFfice of the Telecommunications Authority org., Hongkong
Open Financial eXchange banking, Intuit, MS, Checkfree
OGRAN
OpenGate - Router Access Node ??? (RND), "OG-RAN"
Off-Hook (MODEM)
Operator Information Area (IBM)
Object IDentifier (OSI)
Object Interface Definition Language
Operations-Intelligence Interface mil.
Operator Identification Language (ELI)
Open Information Warehouse (SAP, R/3)
OSI Implementors Workshop (OSI)
OnLine Analytical Processing (DB)
Object Linking and Embedding
OLEDS
Object Linking and Embedding Directory Services (ODSI, MS), "OLE
DS"
Open Linking and Embedding of Objects (OLE, OpenDoc)
Originating Line Information
Oxford Library Information System
OpenLook Interface Toolkit (OpenLook)
OLIVR
OnLine Interactive Virtual Reality, "OLiVR"
OnLine Library Information
OnLine Monitor
Output Logic Macro Cell (GAL)
OnLine Programming System
OnLine Real-Time
Online Library System
OLTEP
OnLine Test Executive Program
Optical Line Terminating Multiplexer, "O-LTM"
OnLine Transaction Processing
OpenLook Window Manager (OpenLook)
Open MPEG consortium 1 org., MPEG, "OM-1"
Object Management Architecture (OMG)
Operation and Maintenance Center (PLMN, GSM)
Open Messaging Environment (Novell)
Object Management Framework (DME)
Object Module Format (IBM, MS)
Open Media Framework org.
Open Media Framework Interchange (OMF)
Object Management Group IBM, HP, DEC, Tandem, Sun, org.
Open Messaging Interface
OMISTN
Optical Mode Interface SuperTwisted Nematic (LCD), "OMI-STN"
Open Network Management
Optical Mark Reader (Fax)
Optical Mark Recognition
Object Management System
Open Music System (MIDI, Opcode Systems)
Object Management Technique (Westmount, CASE)
Object Modelling Technique (CASE)
OEstereichisches Normungsinstitut org., Wien, OEsterreich
Open Network Architecture
Operations Network Administration Center
Off Network Access Line
Open Network Computing (Sun)
ONCXDR
Open Network Computing eXternal Data Representation, "ONC XDR"
Open Network Environment (Netscape)
Operator Number Identification
Open-Network Management System
Object Orientated
Object Orientated [system] Analysis (OOP)
Object Orientated Analysis and Design (OOP)
OOCTG
Object Orientated COBOL Task Group CODASYL, org., OOP
Object-Oriented Design
Object Oriented Data Base (OOP, DB)
OODBMS
Object Orientated Database Management System (DBMS, DB)
Object Orientated Dynamic Language (OOP)
Office of The Future (OA)
Out of Frame (DS3/E3)
Object-Oriented Language (OOP)
Open Objects Library (OS/2)
Object-Oriented Methodology (OOP)
Object Orientated Programming
Object-Oriented Programming Language (OOP)
Object Oriented Program Support (OOP)
Object-Oriented Programming System (OOP)
OOPSLA
[conference on] Object Orientated Programming Systems, Languages
and Applications ACM, OOP, conference
OOPSTAD
Object Orientated Programming for SmallTalk Application
Development association org., OOP
Object-Oriented Systems
Out-Of-Sequence
Object Orientated System Analysis (OOP)
Object-Oriented SHell (OOP, Shell)
Object-Oriented Technology (OOP)
Open Publishing Architecture
Online Public Access Catalogue (Internet)
OpenGL Performance Characterization [project group] OpenGL, org.
Overall Performance Category
Original Program Clock Reference
Operation Protocol Data Units
Open Protocol Enhanced Networks
OPENHCI
Open Host Controller Interface (USB), "OpenHCI"
Open Prepress Interface (DTP)
Operations-Per-Minute
Operations Per Second (CPU)
Oracle Parallel Server (Oracle)
OPSEC
Open Platform for Secure Enterprise Connectivity Org., manufacturer
Open Protocol Technology
Object Query Language (ODMG)
Originator / Recipient (X.400, MOTIS), "O/R"
ORAIS
Opportunities and Risks of Artificial Intelligent Systems
conference, GI
Object Request Broker (OMA, OMG, CORBA)
Online Resource Control Aid
ORDBMS
Object Relational Database Management System (DBMS, DB)
Optical Remote Module
Optical Read Only Memory, "O-ROM"
Output Record Separator (AWK)
Ongoing Reliability Test
Operating System
Operating System /2 (IBM, OS), "OS/2"
OS360
Operating System /360 (IBM, OS), "OS/360"
OS400
Operating System /400 (IBM, OS), "OS/400"
Operating System - 9 (Microware, OS), "OS-9"
Object System Adaptor (SOM)
Office Systems Administrator (OA)
Open Scripting Architecture (Apple, OS/2)
Operator Services Assistance Center
Open Systems Application Kernel
Overflow Sequential Access Method
Optical Storage and Retrieval
Ohio Supercomputer Center org., USA
OSCAR
OnScreen Configuration & Activity Reporting (Apex)
OSCRL
Operating System Command Response Language
OnScreen Display
Open Software Description standard (MS, Marimba, XML)
Operating System for Distributed Switching
Open Software / System Environment
OSEIA
Open System Environment profile for Imminent Acquisitions (OSE),
"OSE/IA"
Open Software Foundation HP, DEC, IBM, org.
Operations System Function (IN)
Oppose Sun Forever [ aka Open Software Foundation] Slang, org.
Open Software Foundation [system] /1 (OSF, OS, DEC), "OSF/1"
Open Systems Interconnection (ISO 9646-1)
OSICS
OSI Communication Systems (OSI)
Origination Signaling IDentifier
OSINLCP
[PPP] OSI Network Layer Control Protocol (OSI, PPP, RFC 1377)
OSIRM
Open Systems Interconnection/Reference Model (ISO), "OSI/RM"
ObjektSchluesselKAtalog (ATKIS)
Operating system Service Module (I2O)
Optical Storage Manager (ARMS)
Open Systems Message Exchange
Office System Node (IBM, DIA, OA)
Open Systems Network
Optical Storage Processor
OrganisationStrukturPlan
Open Shortest Path First [protocol / routing] (Internet, IGP, RFC
1583)
Operating System directed Power Management
Object-Structured Query Language (DB, SQL, OODBMS)
Optical Scanning Recognition
Operator Service System
Optical Storage Technology Association org.
Open System Test Consortium org., OSTC
Office of Science and Technology Policy org., USA
OSVS2
(IBM, MVS), "OS/VS2"
OSWL2
OS-9 Windows / Level 2, "OSW/L2"
Operating System Work Station
Object Technology
Off Topic slang, Usenet
Open Transport (Apple)
Office of Technology Assessment org., IBM, HP, AEG, AT&T, SNI, ...
Optical Time DOMAIN Reflectometer cable
On The Other Hand slang, Usenet, IRC
One Time Password
One Time Programmable [chip] (IC)
OTPPP
Open Transport/Point-to-Point Protocol (Apple, OT, PPP), "OT/PPP"
OTPROM
One Time Programmable Read Only Memory
Office TeleSystem (OA)
Oxford University Computing Laboratory
Occam User Group org., User group
Organization Unique Identifier (IEEE)
Organizational Unit Identifier
OUTWATS
OUTward Wide Area Telephone Service
Object, View, and Interaction Design
Object World Frankfurt fair
Optical WaveGuide (LWL)
Object Windows Library (Borland, API)
Open Windows Library (API)
OWORM
Optical Write Once Read Many, "O-WORM"
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Peer to Peer [net]
Precision Architecture (HP)
Private Automatic Branch eXchange
Privilege Attribute Certificate (DCE)
Priority Access Control Enabled 3Com, ethernet
PACER
Public Access to Court Electronic Records
Picture Archiving and Communications Systems
Public-Access Computing Systems
Partnership in Advanced Computing Technologies org. UK
Personal Air Communications Technology, "pACT"
Production Analyses Control Technique
Private Automatic Computer eXchange
Packet Assembling Disassembling (CCITT, X.3, X.28, X.29, PSDN)
Pan American EDIFACT Board (UN/EDIFACT)
Pan American EDIFACT Board org., EDIFACT, "PA/EB"
Process After Input (R/3)
Paradox Application Language (Borland, DB)
Phase Alternating Line
Privileged Architecture Library (DEC, Alpha)
Programmable Array Logic
Paging Area Memory
Pluggable Authentication Module (Linux, LISA)
Primary Access Method (BS2000)
Programmable Attribut Maps (DRAM, PCI)
Pulse Amplification Modulation
Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists (Internet, BBS)
Personal Account Number
PANIX
Public Access internet/uNIX [system] Unix, Internet, network
Password Authentication Protocol (RFC 1334)
Printer Access Protocol (AppleTalk)
ProgrammAblaufPlan (DIN 66001)
PC voice API (API)
Positive Acknowledgement with Retransmission [protocols]
Project Authorization Request (IEEE)
Palo Alto Research Center org., USA, Xerox
PARLE
[conference on] Parallel ARchitecture and Languages Europe ECRC,
conference
PARTS
Parts Assembly and Reuse Tool Set (Visual Smalltalk)
Publicly Available Specifications (ISO)
Personal Application System /2 (IBM, DB2/2), "PAS/2"
Portable Application Standards Committee org., IEEE
Port and Adress Translation (IOS, Cisco, LAN, IP)
Pixel Adressing eXtensions (Intel, RISC, CPU)
Portable Archive eXchange (SCO, Unix)
Private Automatic eXchange
Pipeline Burst [cache]
Peripheral Bus Computer
Prompt By Example
Pacific Bell Internet (ISP)
Phone Based Interface
Play By Mail [game]
Process Before Output (R/3)
Private Branch eXchange (Nebenstellenanlage)
Personal Computer
Printed Circuit (IC)
Priority Control
Protocol Control
Punched Card
Personal Computer 97 (MS), "PC 97"
Policy Certification Authority (DFN, PGP)
Power Calibration Area (CD)
Personal Computer - Advanced Technology, "PC-AT"
Printed Circuit Board
Process Control Block (BS2000)
Protocol Control Block (TCP)
Portable C Compiler
Personal Computer Communications Associations org., USA
Photo CD (Kodak, CD)
Process Control Device
Program Controlled Data Acquisition
PCDOS
Personal Computer DOS (OS), "PC-DOS"
PCERT
Purdue Computer Emergency Response Team
Portable Compiled Font
Paging CHannel (GSM, CCCH)
Peripheral Component Interconnect
Protocol Control Information (OSI, ETSI)
Personal Communications Industry Association org., USA, SMS
Portable Common Interface Set
PCIXF
Personal Computer Intergrated eXchange Format (OS/2), "PC/IXF"
Portable Common LOOPS (CLOS)
Printer Control Language (HP)
Programmable Command Language (CMU, DEC, TOPS)
Personal Computer Manufacturer
Physical Connection Management (FDDI, SMT)
Plug Compatible Machine
Pulse Coded Modulation
PCMCIA
People Can't Memorize Computer Industries Acronyms slang
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association org.
Project & Configuration Management System
Personal Computer Message Terminal
Personal Communications Network
Public Communications Network (Mobile Systems)
PCNFS
Personal Computer Network File System
Point of Control and Observation (ISO 9646-1, IUT)
Personal Computers Peripheral Corporation
Peak Cell Rate (UNI, ATM, SCR)
Processor Configuration Register (Motorola, CPU)
Program Clock Reference
Phase Change ReWritable (DVD, EMCA), "PC-RW"
Personal Communication System (Sony, Panasonic, Motorola)
Personal Communications Services
Programmable Communications Subsystem
Punched Card System (PC)
Personal Computing Systems Architecture [= Pathworks] (DEC, NOS)
Printer Control Sequence Description
Pacific Communication Sciences, Inc. manufacturer
Private Communication Technology (Internet, MS, Visa)
Probe Control Table (FFST/2)
PCTCP
Personal Computer/Transmission Control Protocol, "PC/TCP"
Portable Common Tool Environment (CASE, ESPRIT)
POSIX Compliance Test Suite (POSIX)
P-bit Coding Violation [error event] (DS3/E3)
Path Coding Violation [error event] (DS1/E1)
Personal Computer - eXtended Technology, "PC-XT"
Packetization Delay
Public DOMAIN
Personal Digital Assistent
Power Disk Cartridge (ECMA)
Primary DOMAIN Controller MS, Windows NT
PROLOG Development Center Hersteller, Denmark, PROLOG
Partial Differential Equation
Product Data / Definition Exchange Standards (USA, STEP, CIM)
Portable Document Format (Adobe)
Program Development Facility (IBM)
Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (ATM)
Power and Data Interface
Page / Program Description / Design Language
PERL Data Language (PERL)
Program Development Language
Program Development Manager (IBM, ADT)
Programmer's Distribution Network (Fido)
Public Data Network (Mobile Systems)
Portable Distributed Objects (NeXT)
Parallel and Distributed Operating System (OS, MIT)
Parallel Distributed Processing (AI)
Peripheral Data Processing
Plasma Display Panel
Programmable Data Processor (DEC)
Parallel Data Query (Informix, DB)
Partitioned Data Set
Portable Display Shell (Shell)
Processor Direct Slot / Socket (Motorola)
Professional Development System (MS)
Public DOMAIN Software (PD)
Peripheral Data Storage Processor
Post Development and Software Support
Pacific Daylight Time [-0700] (TZ, PST, USA)
Proposed Draft Technical Report
Packet Data Unit
Product Development Unit
Protocol Data Unit (OSI)
Photorealistic Data Visualization
ProzessDatenVerarbeitung
Phase Encoding
Portable eXecutable (Win32)
Processing Element (MPP)
Pocket Ethernet Adapter LAN, ethernet
PEARL
Process and Experiment Automation Realtime Language
Program Execution Control (IBM, OS/2)
Planning, programming, budget, and execution Electronic Delivery
System
Partners Early Experience Kit (Taligent)
Picture ELement
Privacy Enhanced Mail (PSRG, RFC 1421/1422/1423/1424)
Public Education Network
Packetized Ensemble Protocol (Telebit)
Packed Encoding Rules (ASN.1)
Program Event Recording
Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister slang
Practical Extraction and Report Language (PERL)
Pre-Embossed Rigid Magnetic (Sony, HDD)
PERMIS
PERManentes InventurabwicklungsSystem (MBAG)
PEROM
Programmable Erasable Read Only Memory (IC)
Program Evaluation / Evolution and Review Technique
P-bit Errored Seconds (DS3/E3)
Photo-Electric Scanning (DTP)
Programmed Electrical Stimulation
Proposed Encryption Standard
Parameter Estimation by Sequential Testing
Personal Electronic Translator
Print Enhancement Technology (Compaq)
Progressive Educational Technology
PHIGS Extension for X (X-Windows, PHIGS)
Parameter Field Address (Forth)
Predictive Failure Analysis (HDD)
Protocol Field Compression (PPP)
Page Fault Error (Windows, MS)
Program Function Key
Printer Font Metrics (Adobe)
Processor Frame Power Unit
Portable Font Resource (Netscape)
Pin Grid Array (IC, CPU)
Professional Graphics Adapter (IBM)
Professional Graphics Controller
PGFNA
Prince George Free-Net Association org., USA
Parameter Group Identifier (SPDU)
Precision Graphics Markup Language (XML, IBM, Netscape, Sun, Adobe)
Pretty Good Privacy
Program Generation System
PHIGS
Programmer's Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System
PHIGSPLUS
PHIGS Plus Lumiere and Surfaces (PHIGS), "PHIGS-PLUS"
PHIPS
Professional High-Resolution Image Processing System (CA)
Phreakers and Hackers Underground Network network
PHYsical Layer Control (FDDI)
Placement and Interconnect [system] (VLSI, MIT)
Peripheral Interface Adapter
Plug-In Administrator
Personal Intelligent Communicator
Point in Call (IN)
Primary Independent Carrier
Priority Interrupt Controller (IC)
Programmable Interrupt Controller
PCTE Interface Control Group org., PCTE
Platform for Internet Content Selection org., Internet
Plug-in Inventory Control System
Protocol Implementation Conformance Statements
PICSDCPR
PICS Detailed Continuing Property Record, "PICS/DCPR"
Priority Interrupt Control Unit
Process IDentification number (Unix)
Protocol IDentifier [governing connection types]
Personal Interactive Electronics [division] (Apple)
Psion Interest Group (Psion)
PCI IDE/ISA Xcelerator (Intel IC)
Parallel Inference Machine (FGCS, AI)
Personal Information Manager
Protocol Independent Multicast
PCTE Interface Management Board org., PCTE
Paar [kabel] In MetallFolie (VDE, STP), "PiMF"
Project Information Management System
Personal Identification Number banking
Processor Independent Netware (Novell, HP, DEC, Apple, Sun)
Program for Internet News and Email / PINE Is No longer ELM
PINET
Physicians Information NETwork network, USA
Packet InterNet Groper (ICMP, TCP/IP)
Parallel / Programmed Input/Output
Personen, Institutionen, Objekte, Sachen (INPOL)
Packet Interface Port
Paper Impact Printing
Periphal Interchange Program
Peripheral Interchange Program
Personal Information Processor
Picture In Picture (Video)
Plug-In Protokoll (ZOC)
Parallel Information Processing System (GNU)
Pattern Information Processing Systems
Printing Industries Research Association org.
Portable InformationsSystem Architecture (DB, infodas, PISA)
PISABG
PISA/Business Graphics (PISA), "PISA/BG"
PISADB
PISA/Data Base (PISA, DB), "PISA/DB"
PISADD
PISA/Data Dictionary (PISA), "PISA/DD"
PISADK
PISA/ ??? (PISA), "PISA/DK"
PISAMP
PISA/Menue Processor (PISA), "PISA/MP"
PISANT
PISA/ ??? (PISA), "PISA/NT"
PISAPPS
PISA/ProduktionsPlanung und -Steuerungsystem (PISA), "PISA/PPS"
PISAQL
PISA/Query Language (PISA), "PISA/QL"
PISARG
PISA/Report Generator (PISA), "PISA/RG"
Process Interrupt Status Word CPU, assembler
Programmable Interval Timer
Pain In The Anatomy / As slang, Usenet, IRC
Path Information Unit (IBM, SNA)
Plug-In Unit
PIXIT
Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing
Public Key Cryptography Standards org., USA, Verschluesselung
Polizeiliche KriminalStatistik (INPOL)
Physical Layer (ISO, OSI)
Programming Language no. 1 (DEC), "PL/1"
Programmable Logic Array
PLATO
Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations
Picture Level Benchmark (GPC)
PLBSI
Picture Level Benchmark Sample Implementation (GPC)
Programmable Logic Controller (IC)
Plastic Leadless Chip Carrier
Physical Layer Convergence Procedure / Protocol (UNI, DS-3)
Programmable Logic Device (IC)
Power Line Disturbance Monitor
Parallel Line Internet Protocol (IP), "PL/IP"
Phase Locked Loop
Programming Language for Microcomputers
Public Land Mobile Network (Mobile Systems, GSM)
Physical Layer Overhead Unit (UNI), "PL-OU"
Packet Layer Protocol (X.25)
Party Line Protocol
Presentation Level Protocol
Personal Library Systems manufacturer
PhysicaL Signaling
Programmable Logic Sequencer
Presentation Level Video (DVI, Intel)
Performance Management
Peripheral Module
Physical Medium
Presentation Manager (OS/2)
Physical Medium Attachment
Policy Management Architecture (Netmanage, Internet)
Program Memory Area (CD)
Packet Media Access Control (FDDI), "P-MAC"
Peripheral Module Access Controller
Pseudo-Machine Code
Physical layer, Medium Dependant [sub-layer] (FDDI, UNI)
PMDRAM
Page Mode Dynamic Random Access Memory (RAM, DRAM, IC), "PM-DRAM"
Pattern Matching Engine
Pardon Me for Jumping In slang
Paged Memory Management Unit
Positive-channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor (IC)
Point to MultiPoint (UNI)
Preventive Maintenance Package (AIX, IBM)
Poor Man's Routing
Problem Management Report (IBM)
Personal Mailing System
Processor Memory Switch
Project Management System
Public Message System
Preliminary Message Security Protocol
PowerMeter Unit
Project Manager Workbench
Packet MultipleXer (MUX)
Presentation Manager for the X window system, "PM/X"
Portable Network Graphics [format] (RFC 2083)
[phase 0] Public Network Node Interface [protocol] (ATM)
Private Network to Network Interface (ATM), "P-NNI"
Plug 'N Play (PNP), "PnP"
PNPBIOS
Plug and Play Basic Input Output System (PNP, BIOS), "PnP BIOS"
Positive Negative Positive Negative [devices]
PeaceNet Sweden network
Personal NetWare (Novell, Netware)
POACH
PC-On-A-Chip (PC)
Proof of Concept
POCSAG
Post Office Code Standard Advisory Group org., SMS
Plain Old Document [format]
Piloting of ODA (ESPRIT, SNI, Bull, TITN, ICL, Olivetti, ODA)
Priority Orientated Demand Assignment (MAC, TDM)
PowerOpen Association Apple, IBM, Motorola, ..., org.
Portable Object-orientated Entity Manager (SGML)
POEMS
Platinum Open Enterprise Management System
Primary Operand Execution Pipeline (Motorola, CPU), "pOEP"
Plastic Optical Fiber (OWG)
Programmer-Oriented Graphics Operation
Path OverHead (SONET)
Path Overhead Indicator (SONET)
Point Of Information
Point Of Interaction (IN)
Problem / Procedure / Process Oriented Language
Parallel Object Orientated Language (DOOM, OOP)
Package for Online Programming
Point Of Presence (Internet, ISP)
Post Office Protocol 3 (Internet, RFC 1939)
Point Of Return (IN)
Power-On Reset (BIOS)
Primary Operating System (OS)
Programmable Object Select
Promoting conference for OSI Japan, Org., conference
POSIX
Portable Operating System for unIX (OS, IEEE 1003, ISO 9945, PASC,
Unix)
Power-On Self-Test
POSYBL
PrOgramming SYstem for distriButed appLications
Plain Old Telephone System slang, Usenet, IRC
Persistence of Vision raytracing
POWER
Power Optimization With Enhanced RISC [chip] (IBM, Apple, Motorola)
Physical Partion (LVM)
Physical Plane (IN)
Pre-Processor
Parallel Port Adapter
PowerPC (Apple)
Program to Program Communication (Apple)
Personal Printer Data Stream
Presentation Protocol Data Unit (PDU, OSI, ISO 8823, OSI/RM)
Packet Processing Engine (Hub)
Plastic Pin Grid Array (CPU)
Parallel Port Interface
Pixels Per Inch
Programmable Peripheral Interface
Parent Process IDentification number (Unix)
Pcboard Programming Language (BBS)
Polymorphic Programming Language (Harvard, Xerox, PARC)
Pages Per Minute
Pulse Position Modulation
Professional Productivity Management System
Project Programmer Number
Public Packet Switching
Plain Paper Optimized Printing (Canon), "P-POP"
Point-to-Point Protocol (Internet, PPP, RFC 1171/1661)
Packets Per Second
Parallel Processing System
ProduktionsPlanung und -Steuerung
Public Packet Switching [network]
Public Packet-Switched Network
Personal Printer Spooling Utility
Point-to.Point Tunneling Protocol (MS, Ascend, IP)
Peripheral Processing Unit
Print Quality Enhancement Technology (Lexmark)
Plastic Quad Flat Package (CPU)
Packet Radio
Pattern Recognition
Pentium Rating (AMD)
PRACSA
Public Remote-Access Computer Standards Association org., USA
Parameter Random Access Memory (RAM, IC, Apple), "P-RAM"
Project Revision Control System (GNU)
PowerPC REferenz Plattform (IBM, Apple), "PReP"
PREPNET
Pennsylvania Research and Economic Partnership NETwork network,
USA, "PREPnet"
Problem Report Form (IBM)
Primary Rate Interface (ISDN)
PRIDE
PRofitable Information by DEsign (IRM)
PRISM
Parallel Reduced Instruction Set Multiprocessing
PRISM
PRogrammed Integrated System Maintenance
PRivate Management DOMAIN (X.400, MHS)
Partial Response - Maximum Likelihood (HDD)
Pseudo Random Noise [code] (GPS)
Pseudo Random Numer Generator
Precision RISC Organization org.
PROFIBUS
PROcess FIeld BUS
PROFS
PRofessional OFice System (IBM, VM)
PROLOG
PROgramming in LOGic
Partial Read Only Memory, "P-ROM"
Programmable Read Only Memory
PROMATS
PROgrammable Magnetic Tape System
PROPAL
PROgrammed PAL
??? [protocol]
PROTEL
PRocedure Oriented Type Enforcing Language
Programming Request for Price Quotation
Pattern-Recognition System (PR)
Portable Remote Terminal
Program Reference Table
Printing Response Time Monitor
PostScript (Adobe)
Power Supply
Privilege Service (DCE)
Process Status (Unix)
Personal System /2, "PS/2"
Presentation Service Access Point (OSI, OSI/RM, SAP)
Program Specification Block
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center org., USA
PSCNET
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center NETwork network, USA, "PSCnet"
Printer Sharing Device
Programmer's Supplementary Documents (BSD, Unix)
Public Switched Digital Capability
Packet-Switching Data Network
Public-Switched Digital Service
Packet Switch Exchange
Port Switched Ethernet Bytex, VLAN, ethernet
P-bit Severely Errored Seconds (DS3/E3)
Permanent Swap File
Print Services Facility (IBM)
Performance Systems International, inc.
Presentation Space IDentifier (IBM)
PSIPU
PostScript - Intelligent Processing Unit (Canon, Adobe, CLC),
"PS-IPU"
Packet Switch Interface Unit
Phase Shift Keying (DFUE)
PD Service Lage (Haendler)
Public Software Library
Persistent Stored Modules (SQL)
Personal Software Marketing (IBM)
Packet / Public Switched Network
Packet Switch Node (ARPANET, MILNET)
Persistency framework in SOMobjects (IBM, DSOM)
Personal Software Products (IBM)
Program Segment Prefix (DOS)
ProjektStrukturPlan
PSPDN
Packet Switched Public Data Network (IN)
Phase Shift Register
Program Support Representative
Privacy and Security Research Group (IRTF)
Professional Standards Review Organization
Packet Switch Services / Stream
Pacific Standard Time [-0800] (TZ, PDT, USA)
Public Switched Telephone Network (IN)
Portable Storage Unit
Primary Sampling Unit
Program Storage Unit
Program Status Word
Payload Type (ATM)
Payment Transaction Application Layer Internet, banking
Private Trans-Atlantic Telecommunications
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt org.
Pacific Telecommunications Council org.
Parallel Test Component (ISO 9646-3, TTCN)
Parallel Transfer Disk / Drive
Packet Transport Equipment
Path Terminating Equipment (SONET)
Program Temporary Fix (IBM)
Payload Type Identifer (ATM, PT)
Packet Transfer Mode (ATM)
Patent and Trademark Office org., USA
PTOCA
Presentation Text Object Content Architecture (IBM, MO:DCA)
Paper Tape Punch
Paper Tape Reader
Postes, Telegraphe et Telephone org., Schweiz
Primary Translation Word
Pseudo-Terminal driver
Physical Unit (NAU)
Power Unit
Processing Unit
Profiling User Agent
Physical Unit Block
Peripheral Unit Controller
Public Utilities Commission
Physical Unit Control Point (IBM, SNA)
PUFFT
Purdue University Fast FORTRAN compiler (FORTRAN)
Physical Unit IDentifier (IBM)
Power User's Macintosh Association org., Apple
Processor Upgradable Modular Architecture
Programmable Universal Micro Accelerator
Physical Unit Management Services
PARC Universal packet Protocol
Program Update Tape
Physical Volume (LVM, HDD)
Permanent Virtual Circuit (SVC)
Permanent Virtual Circuit / Channel / Connection (ATM)
Permanent Virtual Channel Connection (ATM)
Polytron Version Control System
Primary Volume Descriptor (CD, IS 9660)
PVITL
Program-Variation-In-The-Large (SCM)
PVITS
Program-Variation-In-The-Small (SCM)
Parallel Virtual Machine
Private Virtual Network
Packet Video Protocol
Permanent Virtual Path Connection (ATM)
Printer Wire Board
Programmers Work Bench (MS)
Print Working Directory (Unix)
Pulse Width Modulation
Peacenet World News
PWSCS
Programmable WorkStation Communication Services
Pulse-Wave Velocity
Person Years
Phil Zimmermann Defense Fund (PGP)
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Quality Assurance
Question & Answers, "Q&A"
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
Quality-Assurance Program (QA)
Quality-Assurance Program Inspections (QA)
Queue Application Program Interface (SAP, API)
Quality-Assurance Program Plan (QA)
Quasi-Associated Signaling
QBASIC
Quick Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code (BASIC, DOS)
Quick Bulletin Board System (BBS)
Query By Example (DB)
Query By Forms (DB)
Query By Image Content (IBM)
Queue Control Block
Quality Color Dithering Modus
Quarter Common Interchange Format
Queueing Delay
Quadri Data Layer [CD] (CD)
Quick and Dirty Operating System (OS)
Quarterdeck Expanded Memory Manager (EMM, Quarterdeck)
Query Filter (DB)
Quick File Access
Quad Flat Pack
Quarter Inch Committee org.
QICSC
Quarter Inch Cartridge Standards Committee (QIC)
Quarter Inch Cartridge Wide (QIC)
Quality Information System
Query Language
Queuing Literature Database (DB)
Query Language Interpreter
Qualified Logical Link Control [protocol] (IBM)
Quine McCluskey approach
Query Management Facility (IBM)
Queue Management Service (Netware)
Quality Of Service (ATM, CLR, CTD, CDV), "QoS"
Quality Program Analysis
Quark Publishing System (DTP)
Quadri Phase Shift Keying [modulation]
Queue Packet and Synchronous circuit Exchange
Quick Pascal Units (MS)
Queued Sequential Access Method
Queued Terminal Access Method
Query Update by EXample
QUICC
QUad Integrated Communications Controller (Motorola)
QUad In-line Package
QUIPS
QUality Improvements Per Second
Queue eXecutive Interface