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Bureau Belper
Huurrecht, Beheer, Elektronica en Vissport
Veel gebruikte Engelse afkortingen
A
| A |
Amperes |
| AC |
Alternating Current |
| A/D |
Analog to Digital |
| ADC |
Analog to Digital Converter |
| AE |
Applications Engineer |
| AI |
Artificial Intelligence |
| ALU |
Arithmetic-Logic Unit |
| AM |
Amplitude Modulation |
| AMD |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
| ARQ |
Automatic Retransmission reQuest |
| ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| ASEE |
American Society for Engineering Education |
| ASIC |
Application Specific Integrated Circuit |
| ASPI |
Advanced SCSI Programming Interface |
| ATDM |
Asynchronous Time Division Multiplexing |
| ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| AUI |
Attached Unit Interface |
B
| B |
Magnetic Flux |
| BBS |
Bulletin Board System |
| BCC |
Block Check Character |
| BCD |
Binary Coded Decimal |
| BiCMOS |
Bipolar Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor |
| BIOS |
Basic Input / Output System |
| BNC |
Bayonet Nut(?) Connector |
| BPS/bps |
Bytes/bits Per Second |
| BSC |
Binary Synchronous Communications |
| BSD |
Berkeley Standard Distribution |
C
| C |
Capacitance |
| CAD |
Computer Aided Design |
| CAM |
Computer Aided Manufacturing |
| CAM |
Content Addressable Memory |
| CAS |
Column Address Strobe |
| CBX |
Common Branch eXtender |
| CCD |
Charge Coupled Device |
| CCITT |
Consultative Committee of International Telephony and Telegraphy |
| CD |
Carrier Detect |
| CDDI |
Copper Distributed Data Interface |
| CDROM |
Compact Disk Read Only Memory |
| CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access |
| CGA |
Color Graphics Adapter |
| CISC |
Complex Instruction-Set Computer |
| CLA |
Carry Look-ahead Adder |
| CMOS |
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor |
| CP/M |
Control Program / Monitor |
| CPI |
Clocks Per Instruction |
| CPLD |
Complex Programmable Logic Device |
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
| CR |
Carriage Return |
| CRC |
Cyclic Redundancy Code |
| CRQ |
Command Response Queue |
| CRT |
Cathode Ray Tube |
| CS |
Chip Select / Check-Sum |
| CSMA |
Carrier Sense Multiple-Access |
| CSMA/CD |
Carrier Sense Multiple-Access with Collision Detect |
| CSR |
Command Status Register |
| CTS |
Clear To Send |
D
| D |
Dissipation Factor |
| D/A |
Digital to Analog |
| DAC |
Digital to Analog Converter |
| DAT |
Digital Audio Tape |
| dB |
(DB) deciBels |
| dBm |
dB referenced to 1 milliWatt |
| DC |
Direct Current |
| DCD |
Data Carrier Detect |
| DCE |
Data Circuit (Channel) Equipment |
| DD |
Double Density |
| DDD |
Direct Distance Dialing |
| DEC |
Digital Equipment Corporation |
| DES |
Data Encryption Standard |
| DID |
Direct Inward Dial |
| DIN |
Deutsche Industrie Norm |
| DIP |
Dual-In-line Package |
| DMA |
Direct Memory Access |
| DOS |
Disk Operating System |
| DPDT |
Double-Pole Double-Throw (switch) |
| DPE |
Data Parity Error |
| DPSK |
Differential Phase Shift Keying |
| DRAM |
Dynamic Random Access Memory |
| DS |
Double Sided |
| DSP |
Digital Signal Processor |
| DSR |
Data Set Ready |
| DTC |
Data Terminal Controller |
| DTE |
Data Terminal (Terminating) Equipment |
| DTMF |
Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency |
| DTR |
Data Terminal Ready |
| DVD |
Digital Video Disk |
E
| E |
EMF |
| EBCDIC |
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code |
| ECC |
Error Correction Code |
| ECL |
Emitter-Coupled Logic |
| ECN |
Engineering Change Notice |
| ECO |
Engineering Change Order |
| ECR |
Engineering Change Request |
| EEPROM |
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory |
| EGA |
Enhanced Graphics Adapter |
| EIA |
Electronic Industries Association |
| EISA |
Enhanced Industry Standard Architecture |
| EMI |
Electro-Magnetic Interference |
| EMF |
Electro-Motive Force |
| EMS |
Expanded Memory Specification |
| EOF |
End Of File |
| EOL |
End Of Line |
| EPROM |
Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory |
| ESD |
Electro-Static Discharge |
| ESDI |
Enhanced Small Devices Interface |
F
| F |
Farads |
| FAT |
File Allocation Table |
| FCC |
Federal Communications Commission |
| FDD |
Floppy Disk Drive |
| FDDI |
Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
| FDM |
Frequency Division Multiplexing |
| FDMA |
Frequency Division Multiple Access |
| FDX |
Full-Duplex Transmission |
| FE |
Front End |
| FEP |
Front End Processor |
| FF |
Form Feed |
| FF |
Flip-Flop |
| FFT |
Fast Fourier Transform |
| FIFO |
First-In First-Out |
| FILO |
First-In Last-Out |
| FLOPS |
Floating-point Operations Per Second |
| FM |
Frequency Modulation |
| FPGA |
Field Programmable Gate Array |
| FPU |
Floating Point Unit |
| FRU |
Field-Replaceable Unit |
| FSK |
Frequency Shifty Keying |
| FTP |
File Transfer Program |
G - H - I
| G |
Giga |
| GAs |
Gallium Arsenide |
| GFLOPS |
Billions (10^9) of FLOating Point Operations Per Second ("Giga-Flops") |
| GHz |
Giga Hertz |
| GNU |
Gnu's Not Unix |
| GPIB |
General Purpose Interface Bus |
| GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
| H |
Henries |
| H |
Magnetic Force |
| HD |
High Density |
| HDD |
Hard Disk Drive |
| HDX |
Half-Duplex Transmission |
| HFS |
Hierarchical File System |
| HP |
Hewlett-Packard |
| I |
Current |
| HPIB |
Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus |
| I/O |
Input / Output |
| IBM |
International Business Machines Corp. |
| IC |
Integrated Circuit |
| IDC |
Insulation Displacement Connector |
| IDE |
Integrated Device Electronics |
| IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
| IMP |
Interface Message Processor |
| IP |
Internet Protocol |
| IPC |
InterProcess Communication |
| IRQ |
Interrupt ReQuest |
| ISA |
Industry Standard Architecture |
| ISDN |
Integrated Services Digital Network |
| ISO |
International Standards Organization |
| ISP |
ISP Internet Service Provider |
J - K - L
| J |
Joules of energy |
| K |
Kilo |
| KVA |
Kilo Volt-Amps |
| LAN |
Local Area Network |
| LAP |
Link Access Protocol |
| LAPB |
Link Access Protocol Balanced |
| LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
| LED |
Light Emitting Diode |
| LF |
Line Feed |
| LIFO |
Last In First Out |
| LSB |
Least Significant Bit (or Byte) |
| LSI |
Large Scale Integration |
| LUN |
Logical Unit Number |
M
| M |
Mega |
| m |
milli |
| MAN |
Metropolitan Area Network |
| MB |
Mega Bytes |
| MBR |
Master Boot Record |
| MCA |
Micro Channel Architecture |
| MCGA |
Multi-Color Graphics Array |
| MCM |
Multi-Chip Module |
| mfd |
micro Farads |
| MFLOPS |
Millions of FLOating Point Operations per Second ("MegaFlops") |
| MFM |
Modified Frequency Modulated |
| MHz |
MegaHertz |
| MIDI |
Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
| MIPS |
Millions of Instructions per Second |
| MMU |
Memory Management Unit |
| MNP |
Microcom Network Protocol |
| MODEM |
MOdulator / DEModulator |
| MOPS |
Millions of Operations Per Second |
| MOS |
Metal-Oxide Semiconductor |
| MSB |
Most Significant Bit (or Byte) |
| MSDOS |
Microsoft Disk Operating System |
| MSI |
Medium Scale Integration |
| MTBF |
Mean Time Between Failures |
N - O
| n |
nano |
| NAND |
Not And |
| N/C |
No-Connect |
| NBS |
National Bureau of Standards |
| NEMA |
National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
| NFS |
Network File System |
| NIC |
Network Interface Card |
| NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NMI |
Non-Maskable Interrupt |
| NMOS |
Negatively doped Metal-Oxide Semiconductor |
| NOP |
No OPeration |
| NSF |
National Science Foundation |
| NVRAM |
NonVolatile Random Access Memory |
| OCR |
Optical Character Recognition |
| ODI |
Open Datalink Interface |
| OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| OS |
Operating System |
| OSF |
Open Software Foundation |
| OSI |
Open Systems Interconnect |
P
| p |
pico |
| PAL |
Programmable Array Logic |
| PLA |
Programmable Logic Array |
| PB |
Push Button |
| PBX |
Private Branch eXchange |
| PC |
Personal Computer, Program Counter |
| PCB |
Printed Circuit Board |
| PCI |
Peripheral Component Interconnect |
| PCM |
Pulse Code Modulation |
| PCMCIA |
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association |
| PE |
Professional Engineer |
| PGA |
Pin Grid Array |
| PIA |
Peripheral Interface Adapter |
| PIC |
Programmable Interrupt Controller |
| PIO |
Programmed Input/Output |
| PLCC |
Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier |
| PLD |
Programmable Logic Device |
| PLL |
Phase Locked Loop |
| PMOS |
Positively doped Metal-Oxide Semiconductor |
| POP |
Post Office Protocol (email) |
| POST |
Power On Self Test |
| POTS |
Plain Old Telephone Service |
| PPP |
Point-to-Point Protocol |
| PQFP |
Plastic Quad-FlatPack |
| PROM |
Programmable Read-Only Memory |
| PSTN |
Public Switched Telephone Network |
Q - R
| Q |
Charge |
| QAM |
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation |
| QFP |
Quad-FlatPack |
| R |
Resistance |
| RAM |
Random Access Memory |
| RAS |
Row Address Strobe |
| RCA |
Radio Corporation of America |
| R/C |
Radio Control |
| RC |
Resistor - Capacitor |
| RF |
Radio Frequency |
| RFC |
Radio Frequency Choke |
| RFI |
Radio Frequency Interference |
| RFP |
Request For Proposal |
| RFQ |
Request For Quotation |
| RI |
Ring Indicator |
| RISC |
Reduced Instruction-Set Computer |
| RLL |
Run Length Limited |
| RMS |
Root Mean Square |
| ROM |
Read-Only Memory |
| RPM |
Revolutions Per Minute |
| RS |
Recommended Specification |
| RTC |
Real Time Clock |
| RTS |
Request To Send |
S
| S |
Siemens |
| SASI |
Shugart Associates Standard Interface |
| SCSI |
Small Computer Systems Interface |
| SD |
Single Density |
| SDLC |
Synchronous Data Link Control |
| SIMM |
Single Inline Memory Module |
| SIP |
Single Inline Package |
| SLIP |
Serial Line Internet Protocol |
| SMD |
Surface Mount Device |
| SMT |
Surface Mount Technology |
| SNA |
System Network Architecture |
| SNR |
Signal to Noise Ratio |
| SOT |
Small Outline Transistor |
| SOIC |
Small Outline Integrated Circuit |
| SPOOL |
Simultaneous Peripheral Operation On Line |
| SPST |
Single-Pole Single-Throw (switch) |
| SPT |
Sectors Per Track |
| SQE |
Signal Quality Error |
| SRAM |
Static Random Access Memory |
| SS |
Single Sided |
| STDM |
Synchronous Time Division Multiplexing |
| STN |
Super Twisted Nematic |
| STP |
Shielded Twisted Pair |
| STU |
Streaming Tape Unit |
| SVGA |
Super Video Graphics Array |
T
| TCM |
Trellis Code Modulation |
| TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol |
| TDM |
Time Division Multiplexing |
| TDMA |
Time Division Multiple Access |
| TI |
Texas Instruments |
| TIA |
Telecomm. Industry Assocation |
| TPI |
Tracks Per Inch |
| TSR |
Terminate and Stay Resident |
| TTL |
Transistor-Transistor Logic |
| TUV |
Technischer Ueberwachuags Verein |
U - V
| UV |
Ultra Violet |
| UART |
Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter |
| UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
| UMB |
Upper Memory Block |
| UPS |
Uninterruptible Power Supply |
| UTP |
Unshielded Twisted Pair |
| UUCP |
Unix to Unix Copy Program |
| VCR |
Video Cassette Recorder |
| VESA |
Video Enhanced Standards Association |
| VGA |
Video Graphics Array |
| VLB |
VESA Local Bus |
| VLSI |
Very Large Scale Integration |
| VM |
Virtual Memory |
| VME |
Versa Module Eurocard |
| VRAM |
Video Random Access Memory |
| VTR |
Video Tape Recorder |
W - X - Y - Z
| W |
Watts |
| WAN |
Wide Area Network |
| WATS |
Wide Area Telephone Service |
| WORM |
Write-Once Read-Many |
| WWW |
World Wide Web |
| XGA |
eXtended Graphics Array |
| XMS |
Extended Memory Specification |
| XOR |
Exclusive-Or |
| Y |
Admittance |
| Z |
Impedance |
| ZIF |
Zero Insertion Force |
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