| AT |
Advanced Technology
|
| BIOS |
Basic Input Output System
|
| BIOS |
Basic Input Output Support
|
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
| DPE |
Distributed Processing Environment |
| DVD |
Digital Versatile Disk |
| DVI |
Digital Visual Interface
|
| EIB |
European Installation Bus |
| FDD |
Floppy Disk Drive |
| HDD |
Hard Disk Drive |
| HDMI |
High Definition Multimedia Interface |
| PC |
Personal Computer |
| PCI |
Peripheral Component Interconnect |
| UPNP |
Universal Plug and Play |
| UPS |
Uninterruptible Power Supply |
| USB |
Universal Serial Bus |
| XT |
eXtended Technology
|
BIOS
| ACPI |
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface |
| AOL |
Alert On LAN |
| BDA |
BIOS Data Area |
| BPB |
BIOS Parameter Block |
| CBIOS |
Compatibility BIOS |
| CDS |
Current Directory Structure |
| CM |
Configuration Manager |
| DIB |
DOS Info Block |
| DMI |
Desktop Management Interface |
| EDD |
Enhanced Disk Device |
| ESCD |
Extended System Configuration Data |
| FWH |
FirmWare Hub |
| ICU |
ISA Configuration Utility |
| LWC |
Last Working Configuration |
| MAD |
Memory Address Driver strength |
| MPS |
Multi Processor Specification |
| MPT |
Memory Performance Technology |
| P2C/C2P |
PCI to CPU / CPU to PCI |
| P2CC2P |
PCI to CPU / CPU to PCI |
| PME |
Power Management Event |
| PNPBIOS |
Plug and Play BIOS |
| POR |
Power-On Reset |
| ROMBIOS |
Read-Only Memory - BIOS |
| SMBIOS |
System Management BIOS |
ACPI
| AML |
ACPI Machine Language |
| DSDT |
Differentiated System Description Table |
| FACS |
Firmware ACPI Control Structure |
| FADT |
Fixed ACPI Description Table |
| MADT |
Multiple APIC Description Table |
| RSDP |
Root System Description Pointer |
| RSDT |
Root System Description Table |
| SRAT |
Static Resource Affinity Table |
| STD |
Suspend To Disk |
CPU
| ALU |
Arithmetic and Logic Unit |
| ATC |
Address Translation Cache |
| BHT |
Branch History Table |
| BPU |
Branch Prediction Unit |
| BPU |
Branch Processing Unit |
| BTB |
Branch Target Buffer |
| BTLB |
Block Translation Look-aside Buffer |
| CBGA |
Ceramic Ball and Grid Array |
| CLIW |
Configurable Long Instruction Word |
| COS |
Clip On Socket |
| CPGA |
Ceramic Pin Grid Array |
| CPUID |
Central Processing Unit IDentifier |
| D-VID |
Dynamic - Voltage IDentification |
| DSDC |
Data Segment Descriptor Cache |
| EA |
Effective Address |
| EBGA |
Enhanced Ball Grid Array |
| ECC |
Error Correction Circuit |
| EIEIO |
Enforce In-order Execution of Input/Output |
| EPIC |
Explicit Parallelism Instruction Computing |
| ESDC |
Extra Segment Descriptor Cache |
| FC-PGA |
Flip Chip Pin Grid Array |
| FLOPS |
FLoating-point Operations Per Second |
| FPBGA |
Fine Pitch Ball Grid Array |
| FPU |
Floating Point Unit |
| FRF |
Floatingpoint Register File |
| FXU |
FiXed point Unit |
| GFLOPS |
Giga FLoating-point Operations Per Second |
| GIPS |
Giga Instructions Per Second |
| GPR |
General Purpose Register |
| HT |
Hyper-Threading |
| HTC |
Hardware Thermal Controller |
| ICU |
Instruction Cache Unit |
| IDTRC |
Interrupt Descriptor Table Register Cache |
| IFP |
Instruction Fetch Pipeline |
| IHS |
Integrated Heat Spreader |
| ILP |
Instruction Level Parallelism |
| IPI |
Inter-Processor Interrupt |
| IPS |
Instructions Per Second |
| ISA |
Instruction Set Architecture |
| IU |
Integer Unit |
| JTB |
Jump Trace Buffer |
| LDT |
Local Descriptor Table |
| LDTRC |
Local Descriptor Table Register Cache |
| LIW |
Long Instruction Word |
| MCM |
MultiChip Module |
| MFLOPS |
Million FLoating-point Operations Per Second |
| MIMD |
Multiple Instruction (stream), Multiple Data (stream) |
| MIPS |
Million Instructions Per Second |
| MISD |
Multiple Instruction (stream), Single Data (stream) |
| MMX |
MultiMedia eXtensions |
| MTRR |
Memory Type Range Register |
| MVI |
Motion Video Instructions |
| NCL |
Null Convention Logic |
| NSP |
Native Signal Processing |
| OBGA |
Organic Ball Grid Array |
| OEP |
Operand Execution Pipelines |
| OOO |
Out Of Order |
| OPS |
Operations Per Second |
| PCR |
Processor Configuration Register |
| PGA |
Pin Grid Array |
| PM |
Protected Mode |
| POEP |
Primary Operand Execution Pipeline |
| PPGA |
Plastic Pin Grid Array |
| PQFP |
Plastic Quad Flat Package |
| RA |
Real Address |
| RIP |
Return Instruction Pointer |
| RISC |
Reduced Instruction Set Code |
| RPP |
Relative Processor Performance |
| SCU |
System Control Unit |
| SDQ |
Store Data Queue |
| SECC |
Single Edge Connector Case |
| SFP |
Saved Frame Pointer |
| SIMD |
Single Instruction (stream), Multiple Data (stream) |
| SISD |
Single Instruction (stream), Single Data (stream) |
| SMM |
System Management Mode |
| SMT |
Simultaneous MultiThreading |
| SQFP |
Shrink Quad Flat Package |
| SSDC |
Stack Segment Descriptor Cache |
| TCP |
Tape Carrier Package |
| TDP |
Thermal Design Power |
| TFLOPS |
Tera FLoating-point Operations Per Second |
| TIM |
Thermal Interface Material |
| TLB |
Translation Lookaside Buffer |
| TLP |
Thread Level Parallelism |
| TSSDC |
Task State Segment Descriptor Cache |
| VID |
Voltage IDentification |
| VLIW |
Very Long Instruction Word |
| ZISC |
Zero Instruction Set Computer |
DVD
| AR |
Aperture Ratio |
| BEC |
Back-End-Chip
|
| BLERA |
BLock Error Rate After |
| BLERB |
BLock Error Rate Before |
| BUP |
Buffer Underrun Protection |
| DC |
Data-to-Clock |
| DIVX |
DIgital Video eXpress |
| DL |
Double Layer |
| DVD+MRW |
DVDisk + Mount rainier ReWritable |
| DVD+R |
DVDisk + Recordable |
| DVD+RW |
DVDisk + ReWritable |
| DVD-R |
DVDisk - Recordable |
| DVD-R(A) |
DVDisk - Read (Authoring) |
| DVD-R(G) |
DVDisk - Read (General use) |
| DVD-RAM |
DVDisk Random Access Memory |
| DVD-ROM |
DVDisk Read Only Memory |
| DVD-RW |
DVDisk - ReWritable |
| FE |
Focus Error |
| GOP |
Group Of Pictures |
| LPPB |
Land Pre Pit level Before |
| MLP |
Meridian Lossless Packaging |
| MMVF |
MultiMedia Video File |
| PCRW |
Phase Change ReWritable |
| PGC |
ProGram Chain |
| PIF |
Parity Inner Failure |
| POF |
Parity Outer Failure |
| PPB |
Push Pull Before |
| PPB-DV |
Push Pull Before |
| PWM |
Pulse Width Modulation |
| PWP |
Phase Wobble Pre-pit |
| RCE |
Regional Code Enhancement |
| RPC |
Region Playback Control |
| RPC-2 |
Region code Playback Control phase 2 |
| RRO |
Radial Run Out |
| SDX |
Storage Data ACceleration |
| TDF |
Title Definition Format |
| THAMA |
Trident Hardware-Assisted MPEG-2/AC-3 |
| ZCLV |
Zoned Constant Linear Velocity |
FDD
| 2S2D |
Double Sided, Double Density |
| DD |
Double Density |
| DMF |
Distribution Media Format |
| DS |
Double Sided |
| FDC |
Floppy Disk Controller |
| SS |
Single Sided |
| SS/DD |
Single-Sided, Double-Density |
| SS/SD |
Single-Sided, Single-Density |
| SSDD |
Single-Sided, Double-Density |
| SSSD |
Single-Sided, Single-Density |
HDD
| AAM |
Automatic Acoustic Management |
| AFC |
AntiFerromagnetically Coupled |
| AFM |
Atomic Force Microscopy |
| AFR |
Annualized Failure Rate |
| ATA |
Advanced Technology Attachment |
| ATAPI |
Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface |
| ATASPI |
Advanced Technology Attachment Software Programming Interface |
| BPI |
Bits Per Inch |
| CAC |
Cantilver Array Chip |
| CAV |
Constant Angular Velocity |
| CHS |
Cylinder Head Sectors |
| CIB |
Collective Intelligent Brick |
| CSEL |
Cable SELect |
| DASP |
Drive Active, Slave Present |
| DDO |
Dynamic Drive Overlay |
| DFT |
Drive Fitness Test |
| DIO |
Direct Input Output |
| DPB |
Drive Parameter Block |
| DRPM |
Dynamic Rotations Per Minute |
| EIDE |
Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics |
| FPI |
Flux Changes per Inch |
| GLTSD |
Global Logging Target Save Disabled |
| HISAM |
Hierarchical Indexed Sequential Access Method |
| IB |
In Band |
| IDE |
Integrated Drive Electronics |
| IE |
Informal Exceptions |
| JBOD |
Just a Bunch Of Disks |
| LBA |
Logical Block Addressing |
| LVM |
Logical Volume Manager |
| MR |
Magneto - Resistive |
| MRX |
MagnetoResistive eXtended |
| MTBF |
Mean Time Between Failure |
| NAS |
Network Attached Storage |
| NDAS |
Network Direct Attached Storage |
| NSD |
Network Shared Disk |
| PFA |
Predictive Failure Analysis |
| PRML |
Partial Response - Maximum Likelihood |
| PV |
Physical Volume |
| RAFF |
Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward |
| RAID |
Redundant Array of Independent / Inexpensive Disks |
| SATA |
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment |
| SCSI |
Small Computer Systems Interface |
| SMART |
Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology |
| SSD |
Solid State Disk |
| ST |
Seagate Technology |
| TPI |
Tracks Per Inch |
| ZCR |
Zero Channel RAID |
RAID
| ADG |
Advanced Data Guarding |
| DNA |
Direct Network Attach |
| DP |
Double Parity |
| EMRL |
EMbedded RAID Logic |
| ENF |
Embedded NAS Firmware |
| MRO-MB |
Modular RAID On MotherBoard |
| MROMB |
Modular RAID On MotherBoard |
| RAIDIOS |
RAID I/O Steering |
| RE |
RAID Edition |
| ROC |
RAID On a Chip |
| ROMB |
RAID On MotherBoard |
| TLER |
Time Limited Error Recovery |
SATA
| AHCI |
Advanced Host Controller Interface |
| PM |
Port Multiplier |
| PS |
Port Selector |
| STP |
SATA Tunneling Protocol |
SCSI
| ASA |
Advanced SCSI Architecture |
| ASCSI |
Advanced Small Computer Systems Interface |
| ASI |
Asynchronous SCSI Interface |
| ASPI |
Advanced SCSI Programming Interface |
| ASPIC |
Advanced SCSI Programmable Interrupt Controller |
| BDR |
Bus Device Request |
| CAM |
Common Access Method |
| CCS |
Common Command Set |
| DCB |
Disk Coprocessor Board |
| DDS |
Direct Digital Sampling |
| EASI |
Enhanced Asynchronous SCSI Interface |
| FCP |
(SCSI-3) Fibre Channel Protocol |
| GPP |
(SCSI-3) Generic Packetized Protocol |
| HBA |
Host Bus Adapter |
| HVD |
High Voltage Differential |
| ISCSI |
Internet Small Computer Systems Interface |
| LIP |
Loop Initialization Primitive |
| LUN |
Logical Unit Number |
| LVD |
Low Voltage Differential |
| SAFTE |
SCSI Accessed Fault-Tolerant Enclose |
| SAM |
SCSI-3 Architecture Model |
| SBC |
SCSI Block Commands |
| SBP |
SCSI-3 serial Bus Protocol |
| SCAM |
SCSI Configured AutoMatically |
| SCC |
SCSI Controller Commands |
| SDMS |
SCSI Device Management System |
| SES |
SCSI Enclosure Services |
| SGC |
SCSI Graphic Commands |
| SIP |
SCSI-3 Interlocked Protocol |
| SMC |
SCSI-3 Medium changer Commands |
| SPC |
SCSI-3 Primary Commands |
| SPI |
SCSI-3 Parallel Interface |
| SSC |
SCSI Stream Commands |
| TCQ |
Tagged Command Queueing |
| TQ |
Tagged Queuing |
| WC |
Write Cache |
Memory
| RAM |
Random-Access Memory |
| ROM |
Read-Only Memory |