Descriptions and explanations of internet and network related acronyms.
Index for letter A
- AAA
- Authentication, Authorization and Accounting protocol
- AAL
- ATM Adaption Layer
- AAN
- All Area Network
- AAP
- Alternate Access Provider
- AAR
- Automatic Alternate Routing
- AARP
- AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol
- ABATS
- Automatic Bit Access Test System
- ABI
- Application Binary Interface
- ABM
- Asynchronous Balanced Mode
- ABM-E
- Asynchronous Balanced Mode - Extended
- ABR
- Available Bit Rate
- ABR
- Area Border Router
- AC
- Alternating Current
- ACA
- Application Control Architecture
- ACC
- Advanced Computer Communications
- ACD
- Automatic Call Distributor
- ACDI
- Asynchronous Communications Device Interface
- ACE
- Advanced Computing Environment
- ACET
- Advisory Committee on Electronics and Telecommunications
- ACF
- Access Coordination Function
- ACF
- Access Control Field
- ACH
- Automated Clearing House
- ACK
- Acknowledgment
- ACL
- Automatic Cartridge Loader
- ACL
- Access Control List(s)
- ACM
- Association of Computing Machinery (USA)
- ACM
- Address Complete Message
- ACMS
- Application Control and Management System
- ACO
- Automatic Cut Off
- ACOS
- Advisory Committee on Safety (IEC)
- ACSE
- Association Control Service Element
- ACTS
- Advanced Communications Technologies & Services
- ADC
- Analog to Digital Converter
- ADCCP
- Advanced Data Communication Control Procedure
- ADM
- Add/Drop Multiplexer
- ADM
- Asynchronous Disconnected Mode
- ADMD
- ADministration Management Domain
- ADPCM
- Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation
- ADSI
- Analog Digital Subscriber Interface
- ADSL
- Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
- ADSP
- AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol
- ADSU
- ATM Data Service Unit
- ADTS
- Automated Digital Terminal Systems
- AEA
- American Electronics Association
- AEC
- Architecture/Engineering Construction
- AECMA
- Association EuropÆen des Constructeurs de MatÆriel Aerospatiale
- AEP
- AppleTalk Echo Protocol
- AEP
- Application Environment Profile
- AES
- Application Environment Specification
- AES
- Advanced Encryption Standard
- AFDEC
- Association of Franchised Distributors of Electronic Components (UK)
- AFIPS
- American Federation of Information Processing Societies
- AFNOR
- Association FranÆaise de Normalisation
- AFP
- AppleTalk Filing Protocol
- AFPS
- Automatic Facility Protection Switching
- AFS
- Acer File System
- AFS
- Andrew File System
- AFSK
- Audio Frequency Shift Keying
- AFTP
- APPC File Transfer Program (IBM)
- AG
- Attributed Grammar
- AGC
- Automatic Gain Control
- AH
- IP Authentication Header
- AI
- Artificial Intelligence
- AID
- Association Identifier
- AIDL
- Agent Interface Definition Language
- AIM
- Automatic Identification Manufacturers
- AIM
- ATM Inverse Multiplexing
- AIN
- Advanced Intelligent Network
- AIS
- Alarm Indication Signal
- AIU
- Analog Interface Unit
- AIX
- Advanced Interactive Executive (IBM)
- ALE
- Application Linking and Enabling
- ALI
- Automatic Location Indication
- ALIT
- Automatic Line Insulation Test
- ALM
- Appware Loadable Modules
- ALPS
- Automatic Loop Protection Switching
- ALS
- Advanced Logistics Services
- ALS
- Active Line State
- AM
- Amplitude Modulation
- AMA
- Automatic Message Accounting
- AMC
- Adaptive Modulation and Coding
- AMI
- Alternate Mark Inversion
- AMPS
- Advanced Mobile Phone Service
- AN
- Access Node
- ANA
- Article Number Association (U.K.)
- ANC
- Access Network Controller
- ANDF
- Architecture Neutral Data Format
- ANI
- Automatic Number Identification
- ANO
- Automated Network Operation
- ANR
- Automatic Network Routing (IBM)
- ANS
- American National Standard
- ANSI
- American National Standards Institute
- ANTC
- Advanced Network Test Center
- AOC
- ADSL Overhead control Channel
- AON
- All Optical Network
- AP
- Access Point
- APD
- Additional Product Documentation
- APDU
- Application Protocol Data Unit
- API
- Application Programming Interface
- APL
- A Programming Language
- APLI
- ACSE Presentation Library Interface
- APN
- Access Point Name
- APOP
- Authenticated Post Office Protocol
- APPC
- Advanced Program to Program Communications (IBM)
- APPI
- Advanced Peer to Peer Internetworking
- APPN
- Advanced Peer to Peer Networking (IBM)
- APPN+
- An enhanced version of APPN
- APR
- Alarm Processing Remote
- APS
- Automatic Protection Switching
- APTO
- Association of Private Telecommunications Operators
- AQAP
- Allied Quality Assurance Publication
- AQL
- Acceptable Quality Level
- ARAP
- Appletalk Remote Access Protocol
- ARCnet
- Attached Resource Computer network
- ARD
- Automatic Ring Down
- ARP
- Address Resolution Protocol
- ARPAnet
- Advanced Research Projects Association Network
- ARQ
- Automatic Repeat Request
- AS/400
- Application System/400 (IBM)
- ASB
- Application Specific Bits
- ASCII
- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- ASDR
- Attack Sustain Decay Release
- ASDS
- Accunet Spectrum of Digital Services
- ASE
- Application Service Element
- ASI
- Adapter Support Interface
- ASIC
- Application Specific Integrated Circuit
- ASN.1
- Abstract Syntax Notation One
- ASON
- Automatically Switched Optical Network
- ASP
- Application Service Provider
- ASP
- AppleTalk Session Protocol
- ASPI
- Advanced SCSI Programming Interface
- AST
- Abstract Syntax Tree
- ASTA
- Advanced Software Technology and Algorithms
- ASTI
- l'Association de Services Transport Informatique
- ASTM
- American Society for Testing and Material
- ATD
- Asynchronous Time Division multiplexing
- ATIM
- Announcement Traffic Indication Message
- ATIS
- A Tools Integration Standard
- ATIS
- Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions
- ATM
- Adobe Type Manager
- ATM
- Asynchronous Transfer Mode
- ATM
- Automatic Teller Machine
- ATP
- AppleTalk Transaction Protocol
- ATP
- Application Transaction Program
- ATU-C
- ADSL Transceiver Unit - Central office end
- ATU-R
- ADSL Transceiver Unit - Remote terminal end
- AU
- Administrative Unit
- AUI
- Attachment Unit Interface
- AURP
- Apple Update Routing Protocol
- AVI
- Audio Video Interleaving
- AVS
- APPC/VM VTAM Support IBM)
- AXP
- (has no meaning)
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