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Streams · 09-09-2002, 01:28 AM

TWAIN, which comes from the saying "Ne'er the twain shall meet" because the Data Source Manager sits between the driver and application, is the de facto interface standard for scanners. Nearly all scanners come with a TWAIN driver, which makes them compatible with any TWAIN-supporting software. Unfortunately, not all scanner software is TWAIN-compatible.

Christoph · 09-09-2002, 09:56 AM

ASP - Active Server Pages
AD - Active Directory
SSL - Secure Socket Layer

Blakhart · 09-09-2002, 12:16 PM

BNC?
Bayonette Neill-Concilman...
Neill and Concilman being the two guys who designed said 50 Ohm connector.

TNC?
Threaded Neill Concilman... same as above cept it is threaded. Lots of these in microwave rf work. Cellie fones too.

N connector? Really nice 50 Ohm connector good for high rf levels, threaded and waterproofed, designed by Mr. Neill...

Ehh who cares...

Streams · 09-09-2002, 07:42 PM

and more...

NT = New technology (Windows NT)

UTP = Unshielded Twisted Pair

SCAM = SCSI Configuration Automatically

SMART = Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (HDD Smart)
MTBF = mean time between failures

CHS = Cylinders heads sectors

XT = Extended technology

DLL = Dynamic link library

STP = Spanning tree protocol

Andrewxcav · 09-10-2002, 05:12 PM

SCUBA= acryonym
MADDD=acryonym
RAM=acryonym
CNR=not an acryonym

RenegadeKing · 09-10-2002, 05:17 PM

Quote:

AGP- Accelerated Graphics Board

Should be:

AGP = Accelerated Graphics Port

Floppyman · 09-10-2002, 06:56 PM

Nice catch, thanks

I have no clue how I screwed that one up, must've been thinking about something else.

**Force Flow** · 09-10-2002, 07:03 PM

This thread will be quite helpful

Great idea!

Streams · 09-10-2002, 07:33 PM

FIFO = First in first out

LIFO = last in first out

TwoRails · 09-10-2002, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Andrewxcav
SCUBA= acryonym
MADDD=acryonym
RAM=acryonym
CNR=not an acryonym

CNR = Communications Network Riser = Not = acryonym??

RenegadeKing · 09-10-2002, 08:12 PM

CNR doesn't make a word you can pronounce, so it's not an acronym, but an abbreviation. That's what I think he means.

Streams · 09-10-2002, 08:48 PM

Ok so the thread should be called " Computer Acronyms/Abbreviations"

TwoRails · 09-10-2002, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by RenegadeKing
CNR doesn't make a word you can pronounce, so it's not an acronym, but an abbreviation. That's what I think he means.

Who can't say "CNR????" LOL - Reminds me of the old Steve Martin movie, I think it was "the man with two brains" where he and his girlfriend had names nobody could say -- something like Mamalmyheyssshh ?

Thanks for setting me staight, RenegadeKing !!

TwoRails

Vladiator16 · 09-10-2002, 11:42 PM

Well everyone forgot this one.

3FS = 3 Finger Salute = Ctrl+Alt+Delete

OK I made it up

TwoRails · 09-11-2002, 08:08 PM

If "3FS" is not already a standard (since it's been posted) is sure well Should Be !!!

mrjohnsonjr · 09-16-2002, 01:15 AM

i got one....VIVO= video in/video out

wireant · 09-16-2002, 12:50 PM

Some web related:
HTML- Hypertext Mark-up Lanuage
CSS- Casscading Style Sheets
XML- Extensible Mark-up Language
HTTP- Hypertext Transfer Protocal
JPG/JPEG- Joint Photographic Experts Group
GIF- Graphics Interchange Format
Nice list, very helpful.

raftero · 09-19-2002, 04:19 PM

what is lan

lil Jimmie · 09-19-2002, 04:21 PM

lan= Local Area Network

aym · 09-19-2002, 04:26 PM

WAN = wide area network

aym · 09-19-2002, 04:32 PM

SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol
SCSI: Small Computer System Interface

RenegadeKing · 09-19-2002, 04:55 PM

POP = Post Office Protocol
RPC = Remote Procedure Call

***glc*** · 09-19-2002, 08:09 PM

POP is also Point of Presence

TimPoet · 09-20-2002, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Andrewxcav
SCUBA= acryonym
MADDD=acryonym
RAM=acryonym
CNR=not an acryonym

Nothing on this page is an acryonym!

AlwaysUp · 09-22-2002, 02:42 AM

NTFS = New Technology File System

AlwaysUp · 09-22-2002, 02:45 AM

Oops, sorry lilJimmy, already had it.
Anybody got translation for IPX/SPX?

AlwaysUp · 09-22-2002, 02:49 AM

Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange

lil Jimmie · 09-22-2002, 11:36 PM

RTFM = Read The Forgotten Manual

TwoRails · 09-23-2002, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lil Jimmie
RTFM = Read The Forgotten Manual

LOL !! If everybody RTFM, 1/2 of the technicians of the world would be out of a job! There would be no hold times for your favorite tech support phone line. Families of the unemployed techs would go hungry. People I know personally would not have spare time income fixing computers and the like.

RTFM? What a horrible concept !!

TwoRails

lil Jimmie · 09-24-2002, 04:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by TwoRails
RTFM? What a horrible concept !!

TwoRails

09-09-2002, 09:56 AM	#32
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09-09-2002, 12:16 PM	#33
Blakhart Banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: in harms way Posts: 2,768	BNC? Bayonette Neill-Concilman... Neill and Concilman being the two guys who designed said 50 Ohm connector. TNC? Threaded Neill Concilman... same as above cept it is threaded. Lots of these in microwave rf work. Cellie fones too. N connector? Really nice 50 Ohm connector good for high rf levels, threaded and waterproofed, designed by Mr. Neill... Ehh who cares... Last edited by Blakhart; 09-09-2002 at 12:22 PM.

09-10-2002, 07:03 PM	#38
Force Flow Barefoot on the Moon! Staff Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Northeastern USA Posts: 13,802	This thread will be quite helpful Great idea! __________________ There are two secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day, and you have to have a dream.

09-19-2002, 04:21 PM	#49
lil Jimmie HOT ROD Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: On the Edge Posts: 4,565	lan= Local Area Network __________________ Fast enough 2 get by.....old enough 2 know what not 2 try -You know it was me

09-22-2002, 02:42 AM	#55
AlwaysUp Member (11 bit) Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Sherman, Texas Posts: 1,778	NTFS = New Technology File System __________________ Intel P4 2.4Ghz cpu, Intel D850MVSE mobo, ATI Radeon All-in-Wonder 8500 @275Mhz video, WD800JB 80Gb hdd, 1024Mb PC800 RDRAM, Sony DVD/CD-Rom, Sony CD-R/CD-RW, 330W Antec psu, Windows XP Pro-completed Jan. 2004

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09-09-2002, 01:28 AM	#31
Streams Member (10 bit) Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New Zealand Posts: 921	TWAIN, which comes from the saying "Ne'er the twain shall meet" because the Data Source Manager sits between the driver and application, is the de facto interface standard for scanners. Nearly all scanners come with a TWAIN driver, which makes them compatible with any TWAIN-supporting software. Unfortunately, not all scanner software is TWAIN-compatible.

09-09-2002, 07:42 PM	#34
Streams Member (10 bit) Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New Zealand Posts: 921	and more... NT = New technology (Windows NT) UTP = Unshielded Twisted Pair SCAM = SCSI Configuration Automatically SMART = Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (HDD Smart) MTBF = mean time between failures CHS = Cylinders heads sectors XT = Extended technology DLL = Dynamic link library STP = Spanning tree protocol

09-10-2002, 05:12 PM	#35
Andrewxcav Member (10 bit) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 584	SCUBA= acryonym MADDD=acryonym RAM=acryonym CNR=not an acryonym

09-10-2002, 06:56 PM	#37
Floppyman Member (13 bit) Join Date: Mar 1999 Posts: 6,796	Nice catch, thanks I have no clue how I screwed that one up, must've been thinking about something else.

09-10-2002, 07:33 PM	#39
Streams Member (10 bit) Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New Zealand Posts: 921	FIFO = First in first out LIFO = last in first out

09-10-2002, 08:12 PM	#41
RenegadeKing Member (11 bit) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,487	CNR doesn't make a word you can pronounce, so it's not an acronym, but an abbreviation. That's what I think he means.

09-10-2002, 08:48 PM	#42
Streams Member (10 bit) Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New Zealand Posts: 921	Ok so the thread should be called " Computer Acronyms/Abbreviations"

09-10-2002, 11:42 PM	#44
Vladiator16 Member (10 bit) Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 634	Well everyone forgot this one. 3FS = 3 Finger Salute = Ctrl+Alt+Delete OK I made it up

09-11-2002, 08:08 PM	#45
TwoRails Member (14 bit) Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Great NorthWest Posts: 12,594	If "3FS" is not already a standard (since it's been posted) is sure well Should Be !!!

09-16-2002, 01:15 AM	#46
mrjohnsonjr Member (10 bit) Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 559	i got one....VIVO= video in/video out

09-16-2002, 12:50 PM	#47
wireant Member (8 bit) Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 130	Some web related: HTML- Hypertext Mark-up Lanuage CSS- Casscading Style Sheets XML- Extensible Mark-up Language HTTP- Hypertext Transfer Protocal JPG/JPEG- Joint Photographic Experts Group GIF- Graphics Interchange Format Nice list, very helpful.

09-19-2002, 04:19 PM	#48
raftero Member (11 bit) Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: lometa,tx. Posts: 1,399	what is lan

09-19-2002, 04:26 PM	#50
aym Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,965	WAN = wide area network

09-19-2002, 04:32 PM	#51
aym Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,965	SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol SCSI: Small Computer System Interface

09-19-2002, 04:55 PM	#52
RenegadeKing Member (11 bit) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,487	POP = Post Office Protocol RPC = Remote Procedure Call

09-19-2002, 08:09 PM	#53
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 41,159	POP is also Point of Presence

09-22-2002, 02:45 AM	#56
AlwaysUp Member (11 bit) Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Sherman, Texas Posts: 1,778	Oops, sorry lilJimmy, already had it. Anybody got translation for IPX/SPX? Last edited by AlwaysUp; 09-22-2002 at 02:47 AM.

09-22-2002, 02:49 AM	#57
AlwaysUp Member (11 bit) Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Sherman, Texas Posts: 1,778	Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange

09-22-2002, 11:36 PM	#58
lil Jimmie HOT ROD Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: On the Edge Posts: 4,565	RTFM = Read The Forgotten Manual

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