Technology contains various acronyms which are important to know. A list of top technology full forms are given below.
Acronym | Full Form |
3D | Three Dimensional |
ANI | Automatic Number Identification,Asian News International |
APL | Automatic Programming Language |
ARPANET | Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (the beginning of the internet) |
ASAP | Application Assessment And Planning package (Lotus migration application) |
ASP | Active Server Page,Application Service Provider |
ASR | Automated Speech Recognition |
ATM | Automatic Teller Machine |
BASIC | Beginner�s All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code |
BIOS | Basic Input Output System |
bit | Binary digit |
BLOB | Binary Large Object |
BOSS | Business Organizer Scheduling System (one of the original hand-held organizers) |
CAD | Computer Aided Design |
CCTV | Closed Circuit Television |
CD | Compact Disc |
CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access |
CD-ROM | Compact Disk - Read Only Memory |
CLASS | Compiled java program- often used as class extension |
CMYK | Cyan- Magenta- Yellow- blacK |
CNC | Computerized Numerical Control |
COBOL | Common Business Oriented Language (programming language) |
Computer | Common Operating Machine Purposely Used for Technological and Educational Research |
CPU | Central Processing Unit |
CRT | Cathode Ray Tube |
CTS | Cheque Truncation System, Clear to Send |
DOS | Disk Operating System |
Display Picture,Data Processing | |
DSC | Digital Signature Certificate |
DSL | Digital Subscriber Line |
DSLR | Digital single-lens reflex |
DTP | Desk-Top Publishing & Distributed Transaction Processing |
DVD | Digital Versatile Disc |
ECS | Enhanced Chip Set |
EDGE | Enhanced Data Rates for GSM (Global System for Mobile) Evolution |
EDP | Electronic Data Processing |
EEPROM | Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
ENIAC | Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator |
EWS | Economically Weaker Section,Early Warning System |
FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions (files often found on BBS and Internet) |
FAX | Facsimile |
FCI | Flux Changes per Inch (drive tech terminology) |
FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
GB | GigaByte |
GIF | Graphics Interchange Format |
GIS | Geographic Information System |
GNU | GNU's Not UNIX |
GPRS | General Packet Radio Service |
GPS | Global Positioning System |
GSM | Global System for Mobile communication |
GUI | Graphical User Interface |
HCL | Hardware Compatibility List (what hardware works with Windows 95- a text file) |
HDMI | High Definition Multimedia Interface |
HTC | High Tech Computer |
HVAC | Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning |
IC | Integrated Circuit |
ICT | Information and Communications Technology |
ID | Internal Device |
IDE | Integrated Development Environment & Integrated Drive Electronics |
IMEI | International Mobile Equipment Identity |
INS | InterNet communication Settings |
INTERNET | Interconnected Network |
IP | Internet Protocol |
IPC | Inter-Processes Communications |
IPS | Indian Police Service, In-Plane Switching & Intrusion Prevention System |
IRDA | Infrared Data Association |
ISD | International Subscriber Dialing |
ISP | Internet Service Provider |
IT | Information Technology |
ITES | Information Technology Enabled Services |
JSF | JavaServer Faces |
LASER | Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
Light Emitting Diode | |
Mbps | Megabits per Second |
Management Information Systems | |
MMS | Multimedia Messaging Service |
MODEM | MODulate / DEModulate |
MPEG | Motion Picture Experts Group (file extension MPG) |
MSC | Mobile Switching Center ,Microsoft Transaction Server, Master of Science,Multichannel Television Sound |
NCC | Network Control Center |
NIC | Network Interface Card |
NSS | National Service Scheme,Network Security Services |
OS | Operating System |
PC | Personal Computer |
PCI | Personal Computer Interface |
PCO | Public Call Office |
PDC | Primary Domain Controller |
PFA | Please Find Attachment & Predictive Failure Analysis |
PIN | Personal Identification Number |
PING | Packet InterNet Groper |
PNG | Portable Network Graphics |
POP | Power On Password |
PPP | Point to Point Protocol |
PPT | PowerPoint Presentation |
PSU | Public Sector Undertaking |
PVC | Permanent Virtual Circuits |
RADAR | Radio Detection And Ranging |
RAM | Random Access Memory |
RAS | Remote Access Server / Service |
RDBMS | Relational Data Base Management System |
RFID | Radio-frequency identification |
RO | Reverse Osmosis |
ROM | Read-Only Memory |
SLR | Single Lens Reflex, Statutory Liquidity Ratio |
SMPS | Switched-Mode Power Supply & Switching Mode Power Supply |
SMS | System Management Server |
SMTP | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
SONAR | Sound Navigation and Ranging |
SSI | Server Side Includes (web technology that allows for dynamic data exchange in web pages) |
STP | Shielded Twisted Pair |
TFT | Thin-Film Transistor,Thought Field Therapy |
TMT | Thermo-Mechanically Treated |
TRP | Television Rating Point |
UF | Ultrafiltration |
UID | User IDentification (internet- intranet- and server login accesses) |
UML | Unified Modeling Language |
UPS | Uninterruptible Power Supply |
UV | Ultraviolet |
VDU | Visual Display Unit |
Visual Effects | |
VGA | Video Graphics Array |
VHDL | VHSIC (Very High Speed Integrated Circuit) Hardware Description Language |
VIP | Vines Internet Protocol |
VIRUS | Vital Information Resources Under Seize |
VPI | Virtual Path Identifier |
VSS | Volume Shadow Copy Service |
WIFI | Wireless Fidelity |
WPA | Wi-Fi Protected Access |
WWW | World Wide Web |