Computer Abbreviations—D

Computer Abbreviations—D

D

DAC: Digital-To-Analog Converter

DAC: Discretionary Access Control

DAL: Database Abstraction Layer

DAO: Data Access Object

DAO: Data Access Objects

DAO: Disk-At-Once

DAP: Directory Access Protocol

DARPA: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

DAT: Digital Audio Tape

DB: Database

DBA: Database Administrator

DBCS: Double Byte Character Set

DBMS: Database Management System

DCC: Direct Client-to-Client

DCCP: Datagram Congestion Control Protocol

DCCA: Debian Common Core Alliance

DCL: Data Control Language

DCS: Distributed Control System

DCMI: Dublin Core Metadata Initiative

DCOM: Distributed Component Object Model

DD: Double Density

DDE: Dynamic Data Exchange

DDI: DNS DHCP & IP Address management

DDL: Data Definition Language

DDoS: Distributed Denial of Service

DDR: Double Data Rate

DEC: Digital Equipment Corporation

DES: Data Encryption Standard

dev: development

DFA: Deterministic Finite Automaton

DFD: Data Flow Diagram

DFS: Depth-First Search

DFS: Distributed File System

DGD: Dworkin’s Game Driver

DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

DHTML: Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language

DIF: Data Integrity Field

DIMM: Dual Inline Memory Module

DIN: Deutsches Institut für Normung

DIP: Dual In-line Package

DISM :  Deployment Image and Service Management Tool

DIVX: Digital Video Express

DKIM: Domain Keys Identified Mail

DL: Download

DLL: Dynamic Link Library

DLNA: Digital Living Network Alliance

DLP: Data loss protection

DMA: Direct Memory Access

DMCA: Digital Millennium Copyright Act

DMI: Direct Media Interface

DML: Data Manipulation Language

DML: Definitive Media Library

DMR: Dennis M. Ritchie

DMZ: Demilitarized Zone

DN: Distinguished Name

DND: Drag-and-Drop

DNS: Domain Name System

DOA: Dead on Arrival

DOCSIS: Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification

DOM: Document Object Model

DoS: Denial of Service

DOS: Disk Operating System

DP: Dot Pitch

DPC: Deferred Procedure Call

DPI: Deep Packet Inspection

DPI: Dots Per Inch

DPMI: DOS Protected Mode Interface

DPMS: Display Power Management Signaling

DR: Disaster Recovery

DRAM: Dynamic Random-Access Memory

DR-DOS: Digital Research—Disk Operating System

DRI: Direct Rendering Infrastructure

DRM: Digital Rights Management

DRM: Direct Rendering Manager

DSA: Digital Signature Algorithm

DSDL: Document Schema Definition Languages

DSDM: Dynamic Systems Development Method

DSL: Digital Subscriber Line

DSL: Domain-Specific Language

DSLAM: Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer

DSN: Database Source Name

DSN: Data Set Name

DSP: Digital Signal Processor

DSSSL: Document Style Semantics and Specification Language

DTD: Document Type Definition

DTE: Data Terminal Equipment or data transfer rate

DTP: Desktop Publishing

DTR: Data Terminal Ready or Data transfer rate

DVD: Digital Versatile Disc

DVD-R: DVD-Recordable

DVD-ROM: DVD-Read Only Memory

DVD-RW: DVD-Rewritable

DVI: Digital Visual Interface

DVR: Digital Video Recorder
DW: Data Warehouse