Abbreviations
Abbreviations
Abbreviations
A AMPERE
A ANGSTROM
A AREA
A ACCUMULATOR
A/D ANALOG/DIGITAL
A/M AUTO/MANUAL
A/N ALPHA/NUMERIC
ABBR ABBREVIATION
ABF APPLICATION-BY-FORMS
ABS ABSOLUTE
AC ALTERNATING CURRENT
AC ANALOG COMPUTER
ACC ACCUMULATOR
ACK ACKNOWLEDGMENT
ACT ACCUMULATOR
AD AVERAGE DEVIATION
ADDR ADDRESS
ADMIN ADMINISTRATION
ADR ADDRESS
ADRS ADDRESS
AE APPLICATION ENGINEER
AF AUDIO FREQUENCY
AI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
ORIENTED NETWORK
AL ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE
RETRIEVAL TECHNIQUE
AM AMPLITUDE MODULATION
AM ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT
AMP AMPERE
AMP HR AMPERE-HOUR
AO AMPLIFIER OUTPUT
AP ATTACHED PROCESSOR
AP APPLICATIONS PROGRAM
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
AS ADD/SUBTRACT
AS ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
AT AUTOMATIC TICKETING
AX AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
B BLANK
B BLOCK
B BINARY
B BIT
B-O BINARY TO OCTAL
BA BINARY ADD
BC BROADCAST CONTROL
BD BINARY DECODER
BD BINARY DIVIDE
BD BINARY TO DECIMAL
BDH BEARING
BE BAND ELIMINATION
BI BLANKING INPUT
BICARSA BILLING
BKSP BACKSPACE
BL BLANK
BL BLANKING
BLK BLOCK
BLNK BLANK
BM BUFFER MODULE
BMD BIOMEDICAL
BN BINARY NUMBER
BO BEAT OSCILLATOR
BP BANDPASS
BR BREAK REQUEST
BS BINARY SUBTRACE
BS BRANCH STANDARD
BS BUSINESS SYSTEM
BSY BUSY
BTS BURSTER-TRIMMER-STACKER
BTSP BOOTSTRAP
BUF BUFFER
BW BANDWIDTH
C (A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE)
C CENTIGRADE
C CELCIUS
C CHARACTER
C COMPUTE
C COMPUTER
C CONTROL
CA COMPUTER AIDED
CA COMPUTER ASSISTED
TIME-SHARING SYSTEM
CONTROL SYSTEM
CC CARD COLUMN
CC CARRIAGE CONTROL
CC CENTRAL COMPUTER
CC CLOSED CIRCUIT
CC CONDITION CODE
CC CONTROL LANGUAGE
CCHS CYLINDER-CYLINDER-HEAD-SECTOR
CCT CIRCUIT
CD CARD
CD COMPACT DISK
RCHITECTURE
CE CHANNEL END
CE COMPUTER ENGINEER
CE CUSTOMER ENGINEER
NETWORK ARCHITECTURE
CF CENTRAL FILE
CF CERTAINTY FACTOR
CF CONVERSION FACTOR
CF COUNT FORWARD
CG CHANNEL GRANT
CG COMPUTER GRAPHICS
CHAR CHARACTER
CHK CHECK
SEMICONDUCTOR
CI CALL INDICATOR
CI CIRCUIT INTERRUPTOR
CI CONTROL INTERVAL
COMMUNICATIONS
CIR CIRCUIT
CK CHECK
CL CONTROL LANGUAGE
CL CONVERSION LOSS
INFORMATION EXCHANGE
CM COMPUTER MODULE
CM COMMUNICATION MULTIPLEXER
CM CONTROL MARK
CM COMMUNICATION
CMCT COMMUNICATE
CMD COMMAND
OVER TCP/IP
CMP COMPUTATIONAL
CMPLX COMPLEX
CMPTR COMPUTER
CMYB CYAN-MAGENTA-YELLOW-BLACK
MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATIONS
CNTRL CONTROL
CODEC CODER-DECODER
COMM COMMUNICATION
COMMCEN COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
CON CONTROL
CONS CONSOLE
REMOTE TERMINALS
CONST CONSTANT
CONT CONTINUE
CONT CONTINUOUS
CONTROL SYSTEM
COR CORRECT
CORR CORRESPONDENCE
CENTER
CP CENTRAL PROCESSOR
CP CLOCK PHASE
CP COLOR PRINTER
CP COMPUTER
CP CONTROL PANEL
CP CONTROL POINT
CP CONTROL PROGRAM
CP COPY PROTECTED
CPLD COUPLED
CPLMT COMPLEMENT
CPTY CAPACITY
CPY COPY
CQT CORRECT
CR CALL REQUEST
CR CARD READER
CR CARRIAGE RETURN
CR COMMAND REGISTER
CR CONTROL RELAY
CR CONTROL REVERSE
CR COUNT REVERSE
CR CREDIT
CRYPTO CRYPTOGRAH
CRYPTO CRYPTOGRAPHY
CS CHECK SORTER
CS CHANNEL STATUS
CS CYCLES SHIFT
CS CHIP SELECT
CS COMPUTER SCIENCE
CS CONTROL SET
CS CONTROL SIGNAL
CS CONTROLLED SIGNAL
CS CUSTOMER SERVICE
CT COUNTER
CT COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY
CT CURRENT TRANSFORMER
CT COUNT
CT CHANNEL TERMINATOR
CTC CHANNEL-TO-CHANNEL
CTRL CONTROL
CU CONTROL UNIT
CV CONSTANT VOLTAGE
CW CONTROL WORD
CX CHARACTER TRANSMISSION
D DECIMAL
D DENSITY
D DIGIT
D DIGITAL
D DISPLAY
D DOUBLEWORD
D DRUM
D&S DISPLAY & STORAGE
D/T DISK/TAPE
DA DATA ADMINISTRATION
DA DATA AVAILABLE
DA DATA ACQUISITION
DA DISCRETE ADDRESS
DA DATA AUTOMATION
DA DECIMAL ADD
DA DIRECT ANSWER
DA DATA ADMINISTRATOR
FOR COMPUTERS
DB DATA BASE
DB DECIBLE
DB2 DATABASE 2
DC DIRECT CURRENT
DC DEFINE CONSTANT
DC DISC CONTROLLER
DC DISPLAY CONSOLE
DC DATA COMMUNICATIONS
DC DATA CHANNEL
DC DIRECTIONAL COUPLER
DCMT DOCUMENT
DCMT DECREMENT
DD DECIMAL DIVIDE
DD DRUM DEMAND
DD DATA DEFINITION
DD DATA DIRECTORY
DD DIGITAL DISPLAY
DD DOUBLE DENSITY
DE DICTATION EQUIPMENT
DE DISPLAY ELEMENT
DE DECISION ELEMENT
DE DEVICE END
DEC DECIMAL
DEC DECISION
DECR DECREMENT
DEL DELETE
DEL DELAY
DEM DEMODULATOR
DEMO DEMONSTRATION
DEMOD DEMODULATOR
DENS DENSITY
DF DESCRIBING FUNCTION
DF DISSIPATION FACTOR
DG DOUBLE GROOVE
DG DIODE GATE
DG DIFFERENTIAL GENERATOR
DGNL DIAGONAL
DGT DIGIT
DI DATA INTERFACE
DI DIGITAL INPUT
DI DATA INPUT
DIALOG (BUSINESS
DICT DICTIONARY
DIV DIVIDER
DK DELAY LINE
DL DIODE LOGIC
DL DATA LINK
DLY DELAY
DLYD DELAYED
DM DATA MODEL
DM DATA MANAGER
DM DATA MANAGEMENT
DM DELTA MODULATION
DMUX DEMULTIPLEX
DN DECIMAL NUMBER
DO DIGITAL OUTPUT
DO DEFENSE ORDER
DOC DOCUMENT
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
DP DIAL PORT
DP DIAL PULSING
DP DIGIT PRESENT
DP DISK PACK
DP DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING
DP DATA PROCESSING
DP DRAFT PROPOSAL
DPST DOUBLE-POLE
DR DATA RECORDER
DR DIGITAL RESOLVER
DR DATA REDUCTION
DR DRIVE
DR DRUM
DS DATA SCANNING
DS DATA SET
DS DECIMAL SUBTRACT
DS DEFINE STORAGE
DS DEFINE SYMBOL
DS DEVICE SELECTOR
DS DISK STORAGE
DS DRUM STORAGE
DS DOUBLE SIDED
DS DATA SYNCHRONIZATION
DS/DD DOUBLE-SIDED
DS/SD DOUBLE-SIDED
DSGN DESIGNATION
DSI DIGITAL SPEECH INTERPOLATION
DT DATA TRANSLATOR
DT DATA TRANSMISSION
DT DIGITAL TECHNIQUE
DT DOWN TIME
DW DATA WORD
DW DISPLAYWRITE (IBM)
DX DISTANCE
DX DUPLEX
E ELECTRICAL
E ELECTRONIC
E ELEMENT
E ENABLE
E ERROR
E/M ELECTRO/MECHANICAL
EA EFFECTIVE ADDRESS
EC ELECTRONIC CALCULATORS
EC ENGINEERING CHANGE
EC ERROR CHECKING
EC ERROR CORRECTING
ED ELECTRICAL DIFFERENTIAL
ED ERROR DETECTING
ED EXTERNAL DEVICE
EE ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
EE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
EL ELECTRO LUMINESCENT
EM ELECTRONIC MAIL
EM END OF MEDIUM
ENT ENTRY
EO EXECUTIVE ORDER
EP END POINT
EP END OF PROGRAM
EP ENTRY POINT
EP ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING
EQ EQUALIZER
EQ EQUAL
EQ EQUATE
EQP EQUIPMENT
EQU EQUATE
EQU EQUAL
EQUPMT EQUIPMENT
ERR ERROR
ES ELECTRONIC STORAGE
ES EXPERT SYSTEMS
EST ESTIMATE
ET EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
ET ELAPSED TIME
ET EARTH TERMINAL
FOR EUROPE
EVAL EVALUATION
EX EXECUTE
EXAM EXAMINE
EXCH EXCHANGE
EXCLU EXCLUSIVE
EXCP EXCEPT
EXEC EXECUTE
EXEC EXECUTION
EXEC EXECUTIVE
EXTSN EXTENSION
F FIXED
F FEEDBACK
F FILTER
F FREQUENCY
F-F FLIP-FLOP
F1 FUNCTION KEY #1
F2 FUNCTION KEY #2
FA FULLY AUTOMATIC
FA FORCED ANSWER
FAX FACSIMILE
FC FILE CONVERSION
FC FILE CONTROL
FD FLOPPY DISK
FD FILE DESCRIPTION
FE FRAMING ERROR
FE FORMAT EFFECTOR
FE FIELD ENGINEERS
FF FORM FEED
FF FIXED FEE
FFS FAST FILE SYSTEM
FHD FIXED-HEAD-DISK
FIFO FIRST IN
FIG FIGURE
FILO FIRST IN
FK FUNCTION KEY
FLD FIELD
FM FREQUENCY MODULATION
FM FORMAT
FM FILE MAINTENANCE
FMT FORMAT
FP FILE PROTECT
FP FIXED POINT
FS FILE SEPARATOR
FT FUNCTIONAL TEST
FT FULL TIME
FT FAULT TOLLERANT
FUN FUNCTION
FX FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FY FISCAL YEAR
GB GIGABYTE
GC GUIDANCE COMPUTER
GE GREATER THAN
GEN GENERATOR
GH GIGAHERTZ
GHz GIGAHERTZ
GIGO GARBAGE IN
GND GROUND
GR GROUP
GRP GROUP
GS GRAPHICS STANDARD
GS GRAY SCALE
GT GREATER THAN
GT GAME THEORY
GX GRAPHICS EXTENDED
GZ GRAPHICS Z-BUFFER
H HEXADECIMAL
H HARDWARE
H HALF-WORD
H HACKER
HB HANDBOOK
HC HYBRID COMPUTER
HC HARD COPY
HC HANDLING CAPACITY
HD HALF DUPLEX
HD HARD DISK
HD HIGH DENSITY
HDG HEADING
HDX HALF-DUPLEX
HF HIGH FREQUENCY
HFC HYBRID-FIBER-COAX
HH HOURS
HH HALF HEIGHT
HH/MM HOURS/MINUTES
HP HEWLETT PACKARD
HS HANDSET
HT HORIZONTAL TABULATION
HV HIGH VOLTAGE
HZ HERTZ
I INDICATOR
I INTEGER
I INVERTER
I INSTRUCTION
I INPUT
I&C INSTALLATION AND CHECKOUT
I/F INTERFACE
I/O INPUT/OUTPUT
IA INFORMATION AUTOMATION
IA INTELLIGENT ACCESS
IB ISOBAR
IC INTERFACE CONTROL
IC INTERRUPT CODE
IC INSTRUCTION COUNTER
IC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
IC INFORMATION CENTER
IC INPUT CIRCUIT
IE INFORMATION EXPERT
IF INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY
IH INTERRUPT HANDLER
IM INSTRUMENTATION
IM INTERFACE MULTIPLEXER
PROCESSING FAMILY
IMD IMMEDIATE
IN INPUT
IND INDICATOR
INF INFORMATION
INFO INFORMATION
INIT INITIALIZE
INIT INITIATE
INQ INQUIRY
INST INSTRUCTION
INT INTERRUPT
INT INITIAL
INT INTEGER
IP IMAGE PROCESSOR
IP ITEM PROCESSOR
IP INTERNET PROTOCOL
IP INSTRUCTION PROCESSOR
IP INFORMATION PROVIDER
IP INFORMATION PROCESSING
IP IMAGE PROCESSING
IPO INPUT/PROCESS/OUTPUT
IR INSTRUCTION REGISTER
IR INFRARED
IR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
IS INFORMATION SYSTEM
IS INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
IS INTERVAL SIGNAL
IS INDEXED SEQUENTIAL
IS INTERMEDIATE SYSTEM
ISM INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT
IT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
IT ITEM TRANSFER
IT INTERNAL TRANSLATOR
IT INTELLIGENT TERMINAL
IV INTELLIGENT VEHICLE
IV INVERTER
IW INDEX WORD
IX INDEX
J/S JUSTIFIED
JA JUMP ADDRESS
JCTN JUNCTION
JIT JUST-IN-TIME
JO JOB ORDER
JT JOB TABLE
K KILOBYTES
KAK KEY-AUTO-KEY
KB KEYBOARD
KB KILOBYTE
KE KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING
KL KEY LENGTH
KP KEY PULSING
KS KEY STROKES
L LOAD
L LINE
L LEVEL
L LABEL
LB LINE BUFFER
LBL LABEL
LC LAST CARD
LC LEVEL CONTROL
LC LINE CONNECTOR
LC LOGICAL CONNECTION
LC LOWER CASE
LCL LOCAL
LCM LARGE CORE MEMORY
LCZR LOCALIZER
LD LINEAR DECISION
LD LOGIC DRIVER
LD LOAD
LD LONG DISTANCE
OF MEAD DATA)
LF LINE FEED
LG LINE GENERATOR
LGNT LENGTH
LIFO LAST IN
LIM LIMIT
LIT LITERAL
LL LOUDNESS LEVEL
LL LOW LEVEL
LMT LIMIT
LO LINE OCCUPANCY
LO LOCAL OSCILLATOR
LO LOW ORDER
LOG LOGARITHM
LOG LOGIC
LP LINEAR PROGRAMMING
LP LINE PRINTER
LQ LETTER QUALITY
LR LEVEL RECORDER
LR LINE RELAY
LR LOGICAL RECORD
LS LOCAL STORAGE
LS LANGUAGE SPECIFICATION
LS LASER SYSTEM
LS LOW SPEED
LT LESS THAN
LT LOGICAL THEORIST
LTL LITERAL
LTR LETTER
LU LOGICAL UNIT
LV LOW VOLTAGE
LWR LOWER
M MAGNETIC
M MEDIA
M MEGA
M METER
M MILLI-
M MONOCHROME
M MONITOR
M-B MAKE-BREAK
M-D MODULATION-DEMODULATION
MA MEMORY ADDRESS
MA MESSAGE ASSEMBLER
MA MODIFY ADDRESS
MACRO MACROINSTRUCTION
MAG MAGNETIC
MAN MANUAL
MAX MAXIMUM
MB MEGABYTE
MB MEMORY BUFFER
MC MANUAL CONTROL
MC MASTER CONTROL
MC MEMORY CONTROLLER
MC MEGACYCLE
MC MICROCHANNEL
MC MAGNETIC CORE
-ASYNCHRONOUS
MD MAGNETIC DISK
MD MAIN DRUM
MD MONITOR DISPLAY
MD MOTOR DRIVE
MD MULTIPLE DISSEMINATION
MD MESSAGE DATA
ME MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY
ME MODULAR ELECTRONICS
ME MICROELECTRONIC
OF THE DISABLED
DELIVERY SYSTEM
MEM MEMORY
MF MAINFRAME
MF MEDIUM FREQUENCY
MF MICROFICHE
MG MOTOR GENERATOR
MGMT MANAGEMENT
MGR MANAGER
MHZ MEGAHERTZ
MI MANUAL INPUT
MI MODE INDICATOR
MICRO MICROCOMPUTER
MIN MINIMUM
MIN MINUTE
MKS METER-KILOGRAM/SECOND
ML MACHINE LANGUAGE
MM MAIN MEMORY
MM MILLIMETER
MMDDYY MONTH
MMPM/2 MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION MANAGER/2
MO MANUAL OUTPUT
MO MASTER OSCILLATOR
MO MISCELLANEOUS OPERATION
MOD MODULATION
MOD MODULAR
MOD MODULE
MODEM MODULATOR-DEMODULATOR
MON MONITOR
MONO MONOCHROME
MP MAINTENANCE POINT
MP MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING
MP MODEM PORT
MP MULTIPROCESSOR
MPL MULTIPLE
MPU MULTIPLEX
MPX MULTIPLEXER
MPY MULTIPLY
MQ MULTIPLIER QUOTIENT
MR MAGNETORESISTIVE
MR MEMORY READ
MR MEMORY REGISTER
MRO MAINTENANCE
MS MAGNETIC STORAGE
MS MEMORY SYSTEM
MS MANUSCRIPT
MSG MESSAGE
MSK MASK
MT MACHINE TRANSLATION
MT MAGNETIC TAPE
MT MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
MT MEASURED TIME
MT MULTIPLE TRANSFER
MT/SC MAGNETIC TAPE/SELECTRIC COMPOSER
MULTI-PROGRAMMING SYSTEM
MUX MULTIPLEXER
MV MEAN VALUE
MV MEASURED VALUE
MV MILLIVOLT
MW MEMORY WRITE
MX MATRIX
MX MULTIPLEX
N NANO
N NO
N NUMBER
N NUMERIC
NA NOT ASSIGNED
NA NOT APPLICABLE
NANO (1/1,000,000,000)
NC NETWORK COMPUTER
NC NETWORK CONTROLLER
NC NETWORK CONNECT
NC NO CONNECTION
NC NO CHANGE
NC NO CHARGE
NC NUMERICAL CONTROL
ND NEIGHBOR DISCOVERY
NE NETWORK ELEMENTS
NEG NEGATIVE
NI NUMERICAL INDEX
NIL NOTHING
NOM NOMINAL
NOP NO OPERATION
NP NET PROCEEDS
NP NONDETERMINISTIC POLYNOMIAL
NR NOISE RATIO
NR NOT REQUIRED
NR NUMBER
NS NATIONAL STANDARD
NS NANOSECONDS
NT NO TRANSMISSION
NT NOT TESTED
NUM NUMBER
NoOp NO OPERATION
O OCTAL
O OUTPUT
TRANSMISSION RATE)
O/L ON LINE
O/R ON REQUEST
OA OFFICE AUTOMATION
OA OFFICE ASSISTANT
OA OPERATIONS ANALYSIS
OB OUTPUT BUFFER
OCT OCTAL
OD OUTPUT DATA
OFC OFFICE
OFF OFFICE
OH OFF HOOK
OL ONLINE
OM OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE
OP OFFICE PRODUCTS
OP OPERATION
OP OUTPUT
OPN OPEN
OPND OPERAND
OPT OPTICAL
OR OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
OR OPERATIONS RESEARCH
OR OPTICAL READER
ORIG ORIGINATION
OS OPERATING SYSTEM
OT OVERTIME
OTC OFFICE TECHNOLOGY CENTER
OTN OTHER-THAN-NEW
OUT OUTPUT
OVFLO OVERFLOW
P PACKED
P PARITY
P POWER
P PUNCH
PA PROGRAM ACCESS
PA PROGRAM ANALYSIS
PA PUBLIC ADDRESS
PA PAPER ADVANCE
PA POWER AMPLIFIER
PAR PARAMETER
PARA PARAGRAPH
PATN PATTERN
PB PLUG BOARD
PB PAYBACK PERIOD
PC PERSONAL COMPUTER
PC PROCESS CONTROL
PC PROFESSIONAL COMPUTER
PC PROGRAM COUNTER
PC PUNCHED CARD
PC PRINTED CIRCUIT
PC PAPER CHANGE
PD POINTING DEVICE
PE PHASE ENCODED
PE PROJECT ENGINEER
PEM PHOTOELECTROMAGNETIC
PF PAGE FORMATTER
PF PROGRAM FUNCTION
PHT PHOTOTUBE
PI PERFORMANCE INDEX
PI PROFITABILITY INDEX
PI PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION
NOT AN ABBREVIATION)
PICO (1 TRILLIONTH)
PISO PARALLEL IN
PISW PROCESS INTERRUPT STATUS WORD
PKD PACKED
PL PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC
PLANCODE PLANNING
PM PHASE MODULATION
PM PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE
PM PROCEDURES MANUAL
PN PERMANENT NUCLEUS
PO PURCHASE ORDER
PO PARTITIONED
POACH PC ON A CHIP
POS POSITIVE
PP PAGES
PP PERIPHERAL PROCESSOR
PP PRE-PROCESSOR
PR PATTERN RECOGNITION
PR PHYSICAL RECORDS
PR PRINT
PR PUBLIC RELATIONS
PRELIM PRELIMINARY
PRM PRIMARY
PROC PROCEDURE
PROC PROCESSOR
PROF PROFESSION
PROG PROGRAM
PRT PRINTER
PRT PRINT
PRTY PRIORITY
PS PHYSICAL SEQUENTIAL
PS PERSONAL SERVICES
PS PICO-SECONDS
PS POWER SUPPLY
PS PROGRAMMED SYMBOLS
PSEC PICOSECOND
PT PAPER TAPE
PT PART TIME
PT PUNCHED TAPE
PT PROGRAM TABLE
PU PROCESSING UNIT
PV PRESENT VALUE
Q QUANTITY
Q UNKNOWN VARIABLE
Q QUESTION
Q QUERY
Q QUALITY
QA QUALITY ASSURANCE
QC QUALITY CONTROL
QF QUALITY FACTOR
QIL QUAD-INLINE
QL QUERY LANGUAGE
QT QUEUEING THEORY
QTY QUANTITY
R READ
R READER
R REQUEST
R RIGHT
R-S RESET-SET
R/W READ/WRITE
RAS RELIABILITY
RC RADIO CONTROLLED
RC RESISTANCE COUPLED
RC RESISTANCE-CAPACITANCE
RC RESISTOR CAPACITOR
RCV REVOLVE
RCVR RECEIVER
RD READ
RDR READER
RDY READY
REC RECORD
REF REFERENCE
REG REGISTER
REL RELEASE
REM REMAINDER
REW REWIND
RF RADIO FREQUENCY
RF REVISABLE FORM
RH REPORT HEADING
RI READ IN
RI RELIABILITY INDEX
RI RING INDICATOR
RL RELOCATION LIBRARY
RLC REPEATER LINE CARD
RM RACK MOUNT
RM RECORDS MANAGEMENT
RM RECORD MARK
RO READ ONLY
RO READ OUT
RO RECEIVE ONLY
RPT REPORT
RS RECOMMENDED STANDARD
RS REMOTE STATION
RS RESET KEY
RT READ TAPE
RT REAL TIME
RT REGISTER TRANSFER
RT RUN TIME
RT REMOTE TERMINAL
MULTIPROCESSING
RU REQUEST/RESPONSE UNIT
RW READ-WRITE
RWC READ-WRITE-CREATE
S SECOND
S SEQUENTIAL
S SIGN
S SWITCH
S-R SET-RESET
S/R SUBROUTINE
S/S START/STOP
SE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
SE SYSTEMS ENGINEER
SE SYSTEM EXTENSION
SE SERVICE ENGINEER
SEC SECOND
SECT SECTION
SEG SEGMENT
SEL SELECT
SEQ SEQUENCE
SERV SERVICE
SH SWITCH HOOK
SIG SIGNAL
SIM SIMULATION
SIPO SERIAL IN
SISO SERIAL IN
SJF SHORTEST JOB FIRST
SL STORAGE LOCATION
SM SHARED MEMORY
SN SWITCHING NETWORK
SO SHIFT-OUT
SO SERIAL OUTPUT
SOS SILICON-ON-SAPPHIRE
SP SPACE CHARACTER
SP START POINT
SP STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING
SP SINGLE PURPOSE
SPEC SPECIFICATION
SPKR SPEAKER
SR STATUS REGISTER
SS SOLID STATE
SS/DD SINGLE-SIDED/DOUBLE-DENSITY
SS/SD SINGLE-SIDED/SINGLE-DENSITY
ST SEGMENT TABLE
ST STANDARD TIME
ST START
ST SYSTEM TEST
MULTIMODE FIBER)
STOR STORAGE
SU SIGNALLING UNIT
SU STORAGE UNIT
SUB SUBTRACT
SUB SUBROUTINE
SW STATUS WORD
SYN SYNCHRONOUS
SYNC SYNCHRONIZE
T TERMINAL
T TIME
3M 1 MEGABYTE RAM
T/W TELETYPEWRITER
TA TRAINING ANALYST
TBL TABLE
TC TACTICAL COMPUTER
TC TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TC TERMINAL COMPUTER
TC TERMINAL CONTROLLER
TC TRANSFER CONTROL
TC TRANSMISSION CONTROL
TD TABULAR DATA
TD TRANSMITTED DATA
TE TEST EQUIPMENT
TECH TECHNOLOGY
COMPANY
TEMP TEMPORARY
TERA (1 TRILLION)
TI TYPE IN
INFORMATIONAL TV
REFERENCING SYSTEM
TIM TOKEN INTERFACE MODULE
(CHASE MANHATTAN)
TL TAPE LIBRARY
TM TAPE MARK
TOD TIME-OF-DAY
TP TAPE
TP TECHNICAL PUBLICATION
TP TELEPROCESSING
TP TEST PROCEDURE
TP TRANSACTION PROCESSING
TP TWISTED PAIR
TTS TAILORED-TO-SUIT
TTY TELETYPEWRITER
TU TAPE UNIT
U UNIT
U UTILITY
UA USER AGENT
UC UPPER CASE
UP USER PROGRAM
UR UNIT RECORD
US UNIT SEPARATOR
RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER
UT UP TIME
UT UTILITY
V VOLT
V VOICE
V VIRTUAL
V VIDEO
VA VIDEO AMPLIFIER
VA VOLT AMPERE
VAR VARIABLE
VB VISUAL BASIC
VL VOLUME LABEL
VM VIRTUAL MEMORY
VM VIRTUAL MACHINE
ANALYSIS PROGRAM
VOL VOLUME
VOM VOLT-OHMMETER
VP VENTURA PUBLISHING
VR VOLTAGE REGULATOR
VS VARIABLE SPEED
VS VIRTUAL STORAGE
VT VIDEO TAPE
VT VIDEO TERMINAL
VTAM VORTEX TELECOMMUNICATIONS METHOD
ANALYSIS REPORT
VU VOICE UNIT
VW (R) VOLKSWRITER
W WRITE
W WORD
W WIDE
W WATTS
WB WIDE BAND
WD WORD
WE WRITE ENABLE
WO WORK ORDER
WP WORKING PAPER
WP WORD PROCESSING
WR WRITE
WS WORK SPACE
WS WORKING STORAGE
X-ON TRANSMITTER ON
XA EXTENDED ARCHITECTURE
XFER TRANSFER
XMIT TRANSMIT
XMTL TRANSMITTAL
XOR EXCLUSIVE OR
XR EXTERNAL RESET
XT EXTENDED TECHNOLOGY
XTAL CRYSTAL
YIG YTTRIUM-IRON-GARNET
YR YEAR
YY YEAR
YY/MM/DD YEAR/MONTH/DAY
Z ZOOM
ZO ZOOM OUT
ZO ZOOM OUT