Appendix M.3 Conventions: Acronyms

This manual also uses the following acronyms:

AcronymFull name or meaning
APIApplication Programming Interface
CPUCentral Processing Unit
CSVComma Separated Values
DDEDynamic Data Exchange
DHCPDynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DNSDomain Name System
FQDNFully Qualified Domain Name
FTPFile Transfer Protocol
HTMLHyper Text Markup Language
HTTPHyper Text Transfer Protocol
ICMPInternet Control Message Protocol
IMAPInternet Message Access Protocol
IPInternet Protocol
IPFItanium Processor Family
IPv4Internet Protocol Version 4
IPv6Internet Protocol Version 6
IPXInternetwork Packet eXchange
LANLocal Area Network
LDAPLightweight Directory Access Protocol
MAPIMessaging API
MTAMessage Transfer Agent
NAPTNetwork Address Port Translation
NATNetwork Address Translation
NBTNetBIOS over TCP/IP
NICNetwork Interface Card
NNTPNetwork News Transfer Protocol
ODBCOpen Database Connectivity
OSOperating System
SCMService Control Manager
SMTPSimple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNMPSimple Network Management Protocol
SPXSequenced Packet eXchange
TCPTransmission Control Protocol
TCP/IPTransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
UACUser Access Control
UDPUser Datagram Protocol
URLUniform Resource Locator
WANWide Area Network
WebWorld Wide Web
WINSWindows Internet Name Service
WOW64Windows On Windows 64