Acronym: A word formed by the combining of initial letters
or syllables and letters of a series of words or a compound term.
ANSI: American National Standards Institute
ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange
AT: Advanced Technology
ATX: Advanced Technology Extended
ATXF: Aus TV X-Files
AVI: Audio Video Interleave
BBS: Bulletin Board System
BIOS: Basic Input/Output System
BIT: Binary Digit(short for bit)
BMP: Bit map(short for bmp)
CMOS: Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
CPU: Central Processing Unit
DDE: Dynamic Data Exchange
DIP: Dual In-Line Package
DLL: Dynamic Link Library
DMA: Direct Memory Access
DNS: Domain Name Service
DOS: Disk Operating System
DRAM: Dynamic Random Access Memory
DVD: Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc
EIDE: Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
EISA: Extended Industry-Standard Architecture
EMM: Expanded Memory Manager
EMS: Expanded Memory Specification
ESDI: Enhanced Small Device Interface
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
FAT: File Allocation Table
FTP: File Transfer Protocol
GDI: Graphics Device Interface
GIF: Graphics Interchange Format
GPF: General Protection Fault
GUI: Graphical User Interface
HTML: Hypertext Markup Language
IDE: Integrated Drive Electronics
IRQ: Interrupt Request Line
ISDN: Integrated Service Digital Network
ISP: Internet Service Provider
JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group
LAN: Local Area Network
LCD: Liquid Crystal Display
MCA: Micro Channel Architecture
MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIME: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MSCDEX: Microsoft Compact Disc Extension
MS-DOS: Microsoft Disk Operating System
MSN: Microsoft Network
NIC: Network Interface Card
OLE: Object Linking and Embedding
PCI: Peripheral Component Interconnect
PPP: Point-to-Point Protocol
RAM: Random Access Memory
ROM: Read-Only Memory
SCSI: Small Computer System Interface(scuzzy)
SIMM: Single In-Line Memory Module
SLIP: Serial Line Internet Protocol
SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol
SRAM: Static Random Access Memory
SVGA: Super Video Graphics Array
TCP/IP: Transport Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
TSR: Terminate and Stay Resident
UART: Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter
UPS: Uninterruptible Power Supply
URL: Uniform Resource Locator
VESA: Video Electronics Standards Association
VGA: Video Graphics Array
VXD: Virtual Driver
WWW: World Wide Web
WYSIWYG: What You See Is What You Get
XMS: Extended Memory Specification