Computer Abbreviation is one of the most frequently asked topics in the Computer Awareness section for various Government exams. Aspirants preparing for the upcoming competitive exam must go through the important computer abbreviations list given below.
Computer Abbreviation from A to Z.
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ABC
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Atnasoff Berry Computer
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AC
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Alternating Current
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Admin
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Administrator
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AGP
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Accelerated Graphs Port
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AI
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Artificial Intelligence
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ALGOL
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Algorithmic Oriented Language
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ALU
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Arithmetic Logic Unit
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AM
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Amplitude Modulation
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a. m
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Ante Meridian
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ANSI
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American National Standards Institute
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API
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Application Programming Interface
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ARPA
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Advance Research Project Agency
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ARPANET
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Advance Research Project Agency Network
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ASCII
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American Standard Code for Information Interchange
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ASP
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Active Server Page
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ATM
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Automated Teller Machine
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.bat
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Batch
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BASIC
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Beginners All Symbolic Instruction Code
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BSS
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Bulletin Board System
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BCC
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Blind Carbon Copy
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BCD
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Binary Coded Decimal
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BCR
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Bar Code Reader
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BINAC
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Binary Automatic Computer
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BIOS
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Basic Input Output
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Bits
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Binary Digits
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BOF
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Beginning of File
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BPS
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Bits Per Second
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CC
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Carbon Copy
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CAD
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Computer Aided Designing
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CAI
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Computer Aided Instruction
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CAL
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Computer Assisted Learning
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CD
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Compact Disk
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CD / RW
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Compact Disk Read and Write
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CD-ROM
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Compact Disk Read Only Memory
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CGA
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Colored Graphics Adapter
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CIS
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Computer Information System
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CMOS
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Complementary Metallic Oxide Semiconductor
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COBOL
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Common Business Oriented Language
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COM
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Computer Output to Microfilm
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CON
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Console
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PC/M
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Computer Program For Microcomputers
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CPS
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Character Per Second
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CPU
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Central Processing Unit
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CRT
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Cathode Ray Tube
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CTR
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Computing Tabulating Recording
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CU
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Control Unit
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CUI
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Character User Interface
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DC
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Direct Current
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DCS
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Desktop Color Separations
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DCU
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Device Control Unit
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DDE
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Dynamic Data Exchange
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DIMM
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Dual In-line Memory Module
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DIP
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Dual Inline Package
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DLL
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Dynamic Linked Library
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DMA
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Direct Memory Access
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DNS
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Domain System
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DOS
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Disk Operating System
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DPI
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Dots Per Inch
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DPMS
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Display Power Management Signaling
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DRAM
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Dynamic Random Access Memory
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DSHD
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Double Sided High Density
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DSI
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Data System International
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DTE
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Data Terminal Equipment
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DVD
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Digital Video Disk / Digital Versatile Disk
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EB
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Exa byte
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EDB
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External Data Bus
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EDP
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Electronic Data Processing
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EDSAC
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Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Computer
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EDVAC
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Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer
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EEPROM
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Electronically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory
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EGA
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Enhanced Graphics Adapter
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EIDE
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Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
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EISA
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Extended Industry Standard Architecture
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E-Mail
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Electronic Mail
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EMS
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Expanded Memory System
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ENIAC
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Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator
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EPROM
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Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
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ESD
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Electro Static Discharge
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FAT
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File Allocation Table
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FDD
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Floppy Disk Drive
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F-Disk
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Fixed Disk
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FTP
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File Transfer protocol
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FM
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Frequency Modulation
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GaAs
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Gallium Arsenide
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GB
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Giga Bytes
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GDI
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Graphical Device Interface
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GIF
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Graphic Interchange Format
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GIGO
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Garbage In - Garbage Out
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GDP
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General Protection Fault
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GUI
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Graphic User Interface
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HDD
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Hard Disk Drive
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HMA
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High Memory Area
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HRR
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Horizontal Refresh Rate
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HTTP
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Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
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I/O
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Input/Output
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IBM
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International Business Machine
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IC
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Integrated Circuit
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ICL
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International Computer Limited
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IDE
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Integrated Device Electronics
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IEEE
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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IFF
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Interchange File Format
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IMS
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Information Management System
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IP
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Internet Protocol
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IRC
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Internet Relay Chat
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ISA
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Industry Standard Architecture
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ISD
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International Subscriber Dialing
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ISP
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Internet Service Provider
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IT
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Information Technology
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JPEG
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Joint Photographic Expert Group
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KB
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Kilo Byte
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LAN
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Local Area Network
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LBA
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Logical Block Addressing
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LCD
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Liquid Crystal Display
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LED
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Light Emitting Diode
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LIM
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Lotus Inter Microsoft
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LPT
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Line Printer
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LSI
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Large Scale Integration
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LSIC
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Large Scale Integrated Circuit
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MAN
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Metropolitan Area Network
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MB
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Mega Byte
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MC
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Master Copy
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MCGA
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Multi Coloured Graphic Adapter
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MDA
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Monochrome Display Adapter
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MFM
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Modified Frequency Modulation
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MHz
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Megahertz
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MICR
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Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
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MIDI
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Musical Instrument Digital Interface
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MIME
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Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
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MIPS
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Million Instructions Per Second
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MODEM
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Modulator and Demodulator
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MOS
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Metal Oxide Semiconductor
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MS-DOS
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Microsoft Disk Operating System
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MSI
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Medium Scale Integration
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MU
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Memory Unit
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NAV
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Norton Anti Virus
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NCC
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National Computer Center
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NDD
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Norton Disk Doctor
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NTSC
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National Television Standards Committee
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OAS
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Optical Automation System
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OCP
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Order Code Processor
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OCR
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Optical Character Recognition
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ODD
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Optical Disk Drive
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OLE
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Object Linking and Embedding
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OMR
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Optical Mark Reader (Recognition)
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OS
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Operating System
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OS/2
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Operating System -2
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PB
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Peta byte
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PC
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Personal Computer
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PCI
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Peripheral Component Interconnect
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PDF
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Portable Document Format
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PIO
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Programmed Input/Output
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Pixel
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Picture Element
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PM
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Post Meridiem
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PNG
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Portable Network Graphic
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POST
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Power On Self Test
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PPP
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Point to Point Protocol
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PPTP
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Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
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PROM
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Programming Read Only Memory
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PS/2
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Personal System 2
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QBASIC
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Quick Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
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RAM
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Random Access Memory
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RPG
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Report Program Generator
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RISC
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Reduced Instruction Set Computing
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RJ
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Radio Jockey
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ROM
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Read Only Memory
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RPM
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Revolutions Per Minute
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.sys
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System
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SCP
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System Control processor
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SCSI
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Small Computer System Interface
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SIM
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Subscriber Identity Module
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SIMM
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Single Inline Memory Module
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SIPP
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Single Inline Pinned Package
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SMS
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Sort Message Service
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SMM
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System Memory Management
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SPA
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Software Publisher Association
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STP
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Shielded Twisted Pair
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SII
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Small Scale Integrated
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SVGA
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Super Video Graphic Array
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SW
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Short Wave
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TB
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Tera Byte
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TCP/IP
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Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
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ULSI
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Ultra Large Scale Integration
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UMB
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Upper Memory Block
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UNIVAC
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Universal Automatic Computer
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UPS
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Uninterruptible Power Supply
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URL
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Uniform Resource Locator
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USB
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Universal Serial BUS
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UTP
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Unshielded Twisted Pair
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VDM
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Virtual Dos Machine
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VDU
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Visual Display Unit
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VESA
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Video Electronics Standards Association
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VGA
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Video Graphic Adapter
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VLSI
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Very Large Scale Integration
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VPN
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Virtual Private Network
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VOIP
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Voice Over Internet Protocol
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VRR
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Vertical Refresh Rate
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WAN
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Wide Area Network
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WFP
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Windows File Protection
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WORM
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Write Once Read Many Times
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WWW
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World Wide Web
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XMS
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Extended Memory Specification
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XT
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Extended Technology
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YB
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Yotta byte
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ZB
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Zetta byte
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ZB
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Zero bytes
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ZIF
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Zero-Insertion-Force
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