Computer Abbreviations—A

Computer Abbreviations—A

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AAA: Authentication Authorization, Accounting

AABB: Axis Aligned Bounding Box

AAC: Advanced Audio Coding

AAL: ATM Adaptation Layer

AALC: ATM Adaptation Layer Connection

AARP: AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol

ABAC: Attribute-Based Access Control

ABCL: Actor-Based Concurrent Language

ABI: Application Binary Interface

ABM: Asynchronous Balanced Mode

ABR: Area Border Router

ABR: Auto Baud-Rate detection

ABR: Available Bitrate

ABR: Average Bitrate

AC: Acoustic Coupler

AC: Alternating Current

ACD: Automatic Call Distributor

ACE: Advanced Computing Environment

ACID: Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability

ACK: ACKnowledgement

ACK: Amsterdam Compiler Kit

ACL: Access Control List

ACL: Active Current Loop

ACM: Association for Computing Machinery

ACME: Automated Classification of Medical Entities

ACP: Airline Control Program

ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

ACR: Allowed Cell Rate

ACR: Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio

AD: Active Directory

AD: Administrative Domain

ADC: Analog-to-Digital Converter

ADC: Apple Display Connector

ADB: Apple Desktop Bus

ADCCP: Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures

ADO : ActiveX Data Objects

ADSL: Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

ADT: Abstract Data Type

AE: Adaptive Equalizer

AES: Advanced Encryption Standard

AF: Anisotropic Filtering

AFP: Apple Filing Protocol

AGP: Accelerated Graphics Port

AH: Active Hub

AI: Artificial Intelligence

AIX: Advanced Interactive eXecutive

Ajax : Asynchronous JavaScript and XML

AL : Active Link

AL : Access List

ALAC: Apple Lossless Audio Codec

ALGOL: Algorithmic Language

ALSA: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture

ALU: Arithmetic and Logical Unit

AM: Access Method

AM: Active Matrix

AMOLED: Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode

AM: Active Monitor

AM: Allied Mastercomputer

AM: Amplitude Modulation

AMD: Advanced Micro Devices

AMQP: Advanced Message Queuing Protocol

AMR: Audio Modem Riser

ANN: Artificial Neural Network

ANSI: American National Standards Institute

ANT: Another Neat Tool

AoE: ATA over Ethernet

AOP: Aspect-Oriented Programming

APCI: Application-Layer Protocol Control Information

API: Application Programming Interface

APIC: Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller

APIPA: Automatic Private IP Addressing

APL: A Programming Language

APR: Apache Portable Runtime

ARC: Adaptive Replacement Cache

ARC: Advanced RISC Computing

ARIN: American Registry for Internet Numbers

ARM: Advanced RISC Machines

AROS: AROS Research Operating System

ARP: Address Resolution Protocol

ARPA: Address and Routing Parameter Area

ARPA: Advanced Research Projects Agency

ARPANET: Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

AS: Access Server

ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange

AuthIP: Authenticated Internet Protocol

ASET: Automated Security Enhancement Tool

ASG: Abstract Semantic Graph

ASIC: Application-Specific Integrated Circuit

ASIMO: Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility

ASLR: Address Space Layout Randomization

ASM: Algorithmic State Machine

ASMP: Asymmetric Multiprocessing

ASN.1: Abstract Syntax Notation 1

ASP: Active Server Pages

ASP: Application Service Provider

ASR: Asynchronous Signal Routine

AST: Abstract Syntax Tree

ASSP: Application-Specific Standard Product

AT: Advanced Technology

AT: Access Time

AT: Active Terminator

ATA: Advanced Technology Attachment

ATAG: Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines

ATAPI: Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface

ATM: Asynchronous Transfer Mode

AV: Antivirus

AVC: Advanced Video Coding

AVI: Audio Video Interleaved

AWK: Aho Weinberger Kernighan

AWT: Abstract Window Toolkit
AWFL: Acronym With Four Letters