Common Abbreviations and Acronyms

Here are some commonly used abbreviations and acronyms. In computer world, the numbers of abbreviations and acronyms are always growing. It's nearly impossible to know all of them. Let's get some of the most common and widely known, for everyday use.

AGP
Accelerated Graphics Port. Another video interface standard for display cards.

BIOS
Basic Input/Output System

CAD
Computer-Aided Design

DHTML
Dynamic HTML

EPROM
Erasable Programmable ROM

FTP
File Transfer Protocol

GUI
Graphical User Interface

HTML
Hyper-Text Markup Language

IT
Information Technology

JDK
Java Development Kit

KB
Kilobyte (1024 bytes)

LAN
Local Area Network

MPEG
Moving Pictures Experts Group

NetBIOS
Network BIOS

OCR
Optical Character Recognition

PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect

QEMM
Quarterdeck Expanded Memory Manager

ROM
Read-Only Memory

SDK
Software Development Kit

TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

URL
Universal Resource Locator

VGA
Video Graphics Array

WWW
World Wide Web

XGA
Extended Graphics Array

Y2K
Year 2000

ZIF
Zero Insertion Force