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Jehovah's Kingdom - Computer Acronyms 2003
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"Jehovah" is God's name gleaned from ancient Hebrew
and means "He causes to become". The vowels were
added later as it was not the custom to write them down.
Last Updated 2003-01-16
Jehovah's Kingdom
2003 Computer Acronyms
ACPI Advanced Configuration Power Interface
ADPCM Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation
AGP Accelerated Graphics Port
ASMO Advanced Storage Magneto-Optical
BTO Build To Order
CHM Compiled HTML [file extension, *.chm]
DVD Digital Versatile Disc [originally Digital Video Disc]
EPP Enhanced Parallel Port
FAT16 File Allocation Table (16-bit)
FAT32 File Allocation Table (32-bit)
HPC Handheld Personal Computer
HSM Hierarchical Storage Management
HTML Hyper-Text Markup Language
IEEE1394 "Firewire"
IP Internet Protocol
ISP Internet Service Provider
IT Information Technology
LAN Local Area Network
MIS Manager of Information Services
MMVF MultiMedia Video Format
NC Network Computer
PCR Phase Change Rewritable
PD Phase Dual
PDP Plasma Display Panel
RAM Random Access Memory
RDRAM Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory
SGML Standard Generalized Markup Language
SGRAM Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory
TAPI Telephony Applications Programming Interface
TCO Total Cost of Ownership[/Operation]
UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
USB Universal Serial Bus
WFC Windows Foundation Class
XML Extensible Markup Language
XP Cross Platform
Appendix 1: Organizational Acronyms
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
ECMA - European Computer Manufacturers Association
ETSI - European Telecommunications Standards Institute
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ISO - International Standards Organization
IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission
ISOC - The Internet Society
ITU - International Telecommunication Union