Computer Terms

**Cosmo_1847** · 08-05-2007, 15:17

Hello everyone. I have been thinking about doing this for a while so now I will. This is a list of all the computer abbreviations and what they really mean. I will build this up over time so if I want stuff added please PM me so I can keep this organised. It's best to use you web browsers search to find what you are looking for.

Computer Terms
AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port
ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment
APU - Audio Processing Unit

BIOS - Basic Input / Output System
BSOD - Blue Screen Of Death

CCD - Charge-Coupled Device
CD - Compact Disk
CDROM - Compact Disc Read Only Memory
CPU - Central Processing Unit
CRT - Cathode Ray Tube
CSS - Counter Strike Source (Game)
CSS - Cascading Style Sheets (Programming)
CMS - Content Management System

DB - DataBase
DDR - Double Data Rate
DNS - Domain Name Service
DVD- Digital Versatile Disc
DVD-R - Digital Versatile Disc - wRitable
DVD-RW - Digital Versatile Disc -ReWritable
DVD DL - Dual Layer Digital Versatile Disc
DVI - Digital Visual Interface

eSATA - External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
EIDE - Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics

FDD - Floppy Disk Drive
FSB - Front Side Bus
FPS - Frames Per Second (Screen)
FPS - First Person Shooter (Game)
FTP - File Transfer Protocol
FW - FireWire

Gb - GigaBit
GB - GigaByte
Ghz - Gigahertz
GFX - Graphics
GPS - Geological Positional System
GPU - Graphics Processing Unit

HD - High Definition
HDD - Hard Disk Drive
HID - Human Interface Devise
HP-UX - Hewlett Packard Unix (Operating system)
HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language
HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
HTTPS - Secure Hyper Text Protocol
HSF - Heat Sink and Fan
HUD - Heads Up Display

IC - Integrated Circuit
IDE - Integrated Drive Electronics
IP - Internet Protocol
IPv4 - Internet Protocol version 4
IPv6 - Internet Protocol version 6
IM - Instant Massager / Messaging
IPP - Internet Printing Protocol
IRC - Instant Relay Chat
ISP - Internet Service Provider

JS - JavaScript

K

LAN - Local Area Network
LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
LED - Light Emitting Diode

MB - Motherboard
MB - MegaByte
Mb - MegaBit
Mhz - MegaHertz
Mobo - Motherboard
Mod - Moderator
MSN - MicroSoft Net

NB - North Bridge
NIC - Network Interface Card

Op - Operator
OS - Operating System
OSD - On Screen Display

PA-RISC - Precision Architecture Reduced Instruction Set Computing
PATA - Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment
PCB - Printed Circuit Board
PCI - Peripheral Card Interface
PCI-X - eXtended Peripheral Card Interface
PCI-E - Express Peripheral Card Interface
PHP - Pre-Hypertext Processor (Programming)
PL - Perl (Programming)
PROM - Programmable Read Only Memory
PSU - Power Supply Unit
POST - Power On Self Test
PW - Password
PPC - PowerPC (Processor)

Q

RAID - Redundant Array of Inexpensive Drives
RAM - Random Access Memory
RISC - Reduced Instruction Set Computing
RIP - Routing Information Protocol
ROM - Read Only Memory

SATA - Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
SB - South Bridge
SCSI - Small Computer System Interface
SD - Standard Definition
SDRAM - Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SP - Service Pack
Sys - System

TLD - Top Level Domain
TFT - Thin-Film Transistor

USB - Universal Serial Bus
UPS - Uninterrupted Power Supply

VDU - Video Display Unit
VGA - Video Graphics Array
VPU - Video Processing Unit
VPN - Virtual Private Network

WAN - Wide Area Network
WMA - Windows Media Audio (file format)
WWW - World Wide Web

XHTML - eXtended Hyper Text Markup Language
XML - eXtensible Markup Language

Y

Z

Slang
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
FFS - For F**k's Sake
FTW - For The Win
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IMO - In My Opinion
KPC - KustomPCs
OMG - Oh My God
RTFM - Read The F**king Manual
LOL - Laugh Out Loud
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
LMAO - Laughing My Ass Off
WB - Welcome Back
TY - Thank You.

Link for comments etc.

Helpers: LSG501, Ruff

Tami · 08-05-2007, 15:24

"SPAM" - Spam

LSG501 · 08-05-2007, 15:27

HDD - hard drive
HD - Hi Definition
SD - Standard Definition
MB - Motherboard

**Cosmo_1847** · 08-05-2007, 15:35

Gah I said to PM me.
Thanks LSG501

Ruff · 08-05-2007, 15:35

RAM - Random Access Memory
ROM - Read Only Memory

**brumster** · 08-05-2007, 15:46

Groan... and wikipedia for anything not mentioned...

Fat Jez · 08-05-2007, 15:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by brumster

Groan... and wikipedia for anything not mentioned...

Aww Brumster, Cosmo will never be able to spam his way to the no.1 spot if you keep spoiling his fun.

Plus you forgot the Urban Dictionary

Cheers,
Stephen

**Cosmo_1847** · 08-05-2007, 15:59

My friend just sent me this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...rm_etymologies

saltynay · 08-05-2007, 16:28

I prefer the wikipedia version^^^^^^^^^ and you have way too much free time

Tom · 08-05-2007, 17:43

You obviously haven't read any Cisco material? They over-lap nearly half of those acronyms just by talking about 'What is a Network?'

nicky munchkin · 08-05-2007, 17:50

Aww comon, I think a sticky is in order just for his effort

And it was helpful

jacobzcoool · 08-05-2007, 19:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Hill

You obviously haven't read any Cisco material? They over-lap nearly half of those acronyms just by talking about 'What is a Network?'

lol

**iggy** · 09-05-2007, 22:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by nicky munchkin

Aww comon, I think a sticky is in order just for his effort

And it was helpful

there is a sticky. it says 'do not spam'

**Cosmo_1847** · 10-05-2007, 09:48

If I was spamming why have I done it all in one post?

08-05-2007, 15:17	#1
Cosmo_1847 Kiss of death Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 6,524	Computer Terms Hello everyone. I have been thinking about doing this for a while so now I will. This is a list of all the computer abbreviations and what they really mean. I will build this up over time so if I want stuff added please PM me so I can keep this organised. It's best to use you web browsers search to find what you are looking for. Computer Terms AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment APU - Audio Processing Unit BIOS - Basic Input / Output System BSOD - Blue Screen Of Death CCD - Charge-Coupled Device CD - Compact Disk CDROM - Compact Disc Read Only Memory CPU - Central Processing Unit CRT - Cathode Ray Tube CSS - Counter Strike Source (Game) CSS - Cascading Style Sheets (Programming) CMS - Content Management System DB - DataBase DDR - Double Data Rate DNS - Domain Name Service DVD- Digital Versatile Disc DVD-R - Digital Versatile Disc - wRitable DVD-RW - Digital Versatile Disc -ReWritable DVD DL - Dual Layer Digital Versatile Disc DVI - Digital Visual Interface eSATA - External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment EIDE - Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics FDD - Floppy Disk Drive FSB - Front Side Bus FPS - Frames Per Second (Screen) FPS - First Person Shooter (Game) FTP - File Transfer Protocol FW - FireWire Gb - GigaBit GB - GigaByte Ghz - Gigahertz GFX - Graphics GPS - Geological Positional System GPU - Graphics Processing Unit HD - High Definition HDD - Hard Disk Drive HID - Human Interface Devise HP-UX - Hewlett Packard Unix (Operating system) HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol HTTPS - Secure Hyper Text Protocol HSF - Heat Sink and Fan HUD - Heads Up Display IC - Integrated Circuit IDE - Integrated Drive Electronics IP - Internet Protocol IPv4 - Internet Protocol version 4 IPv6 - Internet Protocol version 6 IM - Instant Massager / Messaging IPP - Internet Printing Protocol IRC - Instant Relay Chat ISP - Internet Service Provider JS - JavaScript K LAN - Local Area Network LCD - Liquid Crystal Display LED - Light Emitting Diode MB - Motherboard MB - MegaByte Mb - MegaBit Mhz - MegaHertz Mobo - Motherboard Mod - Moderator MSN - MicroSoft Net NB - North Bridge NIC - Network Interface Card Op - Operator OS - Operating System OSD - On Screen Display PA-RISC - Precision Architecture Reduced Instruction Set Computing PATA - Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment PCB - Printed Circuit Board PCI - Peripheral Card Interface PCI-X - eXtended Peripheral Card Interface PCI-E - Express Peripheral Card Interface PHP - Pre-Hypertext Processor (Programming) PL - Perl (Programming) PROM - Programmable Read Only Memory PSU - Power Supply Unit POST - Power On Self Test PW - Password PPC - PowerPC (Processor) Q RAID - Redundant Array of Inexpensive Drives RAM - Random Access Memory RISC - Reduced Instruction Set Computing RIP - Routing Information Protocol ROM - Read Only Memory SATA - Serial Advanced Technology Attachment SB - South Bridge SCSI - Small Computer System Interface SD - Standard Definition SDRAM - Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SP - Service Pack Sys - System TLD - Top Level Domain TFT - Thin-Film Transistor USB - Universal Serial Bus UPS - Uninterrupted Power Supply VDU - Video Display Unit VGA - Video Graphics Array VPU - Video Processing Unit VPN - Virtual Private Network WAN - Wide Area Network WMA - Windows Media Audio (file format) WWW - World Wide Web XHTML - eXtended Hyper Text Markup Language XML - eXtensible Markup Language Y Z Slang AFAIK - As Far As I Know FFS - For Fk's Sake FTW - For The Win IIRC - If I Recall Correctly IMO - In My Opinion KPC - KustomPCs OMG - Oh My God RTFM - Read The Fking Manual LOL - Laugh Out Loud ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing LMAO - Laughing My Ass Off WB - Welcome Back TY - Thank You. Link for comments etc. Helpers: LSG501, Ruff __________________ New to the forums? Click here. Don't leave me alone with me, he scares me My Website Cosmo: ~ $ cat /dev/input/mouse && reset Last edited by Cosmo_1847; 13-05-2007 at 15:14.

08-05-2007, 15:27	#3
LSG501 You can call me Levi Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: T.S.C. Posts: 3,309	HDD - hard drive HD - Hi Definition SD - Standard Definition MB - Motherboard __________________

08-05-2007, 15:35	#4
Cosmo_1847 Kiss of death Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 6,524	Gah I said to PM me. Thanks LSG501 __________________ New to the forums? Click here. Don't leave me alone with me, he scares me My Website Cosmo: ~ $ cat /dev/input/mouse && reset

08-05-2007, 15:59	#8
Cosmo_1847 Kiss of death Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 6,524	My friend just sent me this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...rm_etymologies __________________ New to the forums? Click here. Don't leave me alone with me, he scares me My Website Cosmo: ~ $ cat /dev/input/mouse && reset

08-05-2007, 16:28	#9
saltynay Eats, Drinks, Sleeps Kustom Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,078	I prefer the wikipedia version^^^^^^^^^ and you have way too much free time __________________

08-05-2007, 15:24	#2
Tami Old Sod Mod Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: S England Posts: 1,393	"SPAM" - Spam

08-05-2007, 15:46	#6
brumster Midland Muppet Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: <duh> Posts: 3,419	Groan... and wikipedia for anything not mentioned...

08-05-2007, 17:43	#10
Tom Merrrrrr Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Manchester Posts: 4,131	You obviously haven't read any Cisco material? They over-lap nearly half of those acronyms just by talking about 'What is a Network?' __________________ Blog: full of inspirational geekism. Maybe. StaffsLUG: Linux users group, Staffordshire.

08-05-2007, 17:50	#11
nicky munchkin Nick is not responding... Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Leigh on Sea Posts: 2,722	Aww comon, I think a sticky is in order just for his effort And it was helpful __________________ Bing: But It's Not Google Last edited by nicky munchkin; 09-05-2007 at 10:56.

10-05-2007, 09:48	#14
Cosmo_1847 Kiss of death Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 6,524	If I was spamming why have I done it all in one post? __________________ New to the forums? Click here. Don't leave me alone with me, he scares me My Website Cosmo: ~ $ cat /dev/input/mouse && reset

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