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S-CDMA
|
Synchronous Code-Division Multiple Access
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|
S-HTTP
|
Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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|
S-MIME
|
Secure MIME
|
|
S-VHS
|
Super VHS
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|
S/H
|
Sample and Hold
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S/N
|
Signal-to-Noise (Ratio)
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S/TK
|
Sectors Per Track
|
|
S/W
|
Software
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SAA
|
Systems Application Architecture
|
|
SAC
|
Single Attachment Concentrator
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|
SADL
|
Synchronous Data Link Control
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|
SAINT
|
* Symbolic Automatic Integrator
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|
SAL
|
Shift Arithmetic Left
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|
SAM
|
Serial Access Memory
Sequential Access Method
Security Accounts Manager
Single Application Mode
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|
SANE
|
Standard Apple Numeric Environment
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|
SAN
|
Storage/System Area Network
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|
SAPI
|
Speech Application Program Interface
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|
SAP
|
Second Audio Program
Service Access Point
Service Advertising Protocol
* Symbolic Assembly Program
Systems, Applications and Products (company)
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|
SAR
|
Segmentation and Reassembly
Shift Arithmetic Right
Successive Approximation Register
Synthetic Aperature Radar
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|
SASI
|
Shugert Associates System Interface (SCSI originated from SASI)
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|
SAS
|
Sales Accounting System
Single Attached Station
Single Audio System
Statistical Analysis System
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|
SATAN
|
Security Administrator Tool for Analyzing Networks
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|
SAVDM
|
Single Application VDM
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|
SA
|
Selective Availability
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|
SBA
|
Scene Balance Algorithms
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|
SBB
|
Subtract With Borrow
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|
SBCS
|
Single-Byte Character Set
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|
SBC
|
Single-Board Computer
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|
SBI
|
Sound Blaster Instrument
|
|
SBS
|
Smart Battery Specification
|
|
SB
|
Sound Blaster
Sound Board
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|
SCADA
|
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
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|
SCAM
|
SCSI Configuration Automatically
|
|
SCAS
|
Scan String
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|
SCB
|
Subsystem Control Block
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|
SCCS
|
Source Code Control System
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|
SCC
|
Serial Communications Controllers
Serial Controller Chip
Synchronous Channel Check
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|
SCD
|
Standard Color Display
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|
SCF
|
System Control Facility
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|
SCI.
|
Science
|
|
SCI
|
Scalable Coherent Interface
Serial Communications Interface
|
|
SCLM
|
Software Configuration and Library Management
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|
SCM
|
ScreenCam Format
Software Configuration Management
Station Class Mark
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|
SCOPE
|
Simple Communications Programming Environment
|
|
SCO
|
Santa Cruz Operation (Software Company)
|
|
SCP
|
Save Cursor Position
Subsystem Control Port
System Control Program
|
|
SCRN
|
Screen (video display)
|
|
SCRS
|
Scalable Cluster of RISC Systems
|
|
SCR
|
Silicon Controlled Rectifier
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|
SCSA
|
Signal Computing System Architecture
|
|
SCSI
|
Small Computer Systems Interface
|
|
SCSI
|
System Can't See It
|
|
SD-ROM
|
Super Density ROM
|
|
SDAM
|
Single DOS Application Mode
|
|
SDA
|
Software Disk Array
Source Data Automation
System Display Architecture
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|
SDB
|
Symbolic Debugger
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|
SDD
|
Software Description Database
Subscriber Data Document
|
|
SDF
|
Space Delimited File
Space Delimited Format
|
|
SDH
|
Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
|
|
SDI
|
Selective Dissemination of Information
Single Document Interface Software Development Interface
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|
SDK
|
Software Developer's Kit
|
|
SDLC
|
Synchronous Data Link Control (protocol)
|
|
SDL
|
Specification and Description Language
|
|
SDMS
|
SCSI Device Management System
|
|
SDM
|
System Development Multitasking
|
|
SDNS
|
Secure Data Network Service
|
|
SDN
|
Software Defined Network
|
|
SDRAM
|
Synchronous DRAM
|
|
SDR
|
Streaming Data Request
|
|
SDSL
|
Single-Line/Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line
|
|
SDS
|
Sysops Distribution System
|
|
SDTV
|
Standard Definition Television
|
|
SDV
|
Switched Digital Video
|
|
SDX
|
Storage Data Acceleration
|
|
SD_STB
|
Streaming Data Strobe
|
|
SD
|
Send Data
Super Density
|
|
SEAC
|
* Name of first computer to use transistors, built by (National Bureau of) Standards Eastern Automatic Calculator (Also see SWAC)
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|
SEAL
|
Segmentation and Reassembly Layer (protocol)
Screening External Access Link
|
|
SEA
|
Standard Extended Attribute
|
|
SECAM
|
Sequentiel Couleur Avec Memoire (Sequential Color With Memory)
|
|
SECC
|
Single Edge Contact Cartridge
|
|
SEC
|
Single Error Correction
|
|
SED
|
Stream Editor
Stream-Oriented Editor
|
|
SEG
|
Segment
|
|
SEH
|
Structured Exception Handling
|
|
SEL
|
Select
|
|
SEM
|
Scanning Electron Microscope
Standard Electronic Module
Strategic Enterprise Management
|
|
SEPP
|
Secure Encryption Payment Protocol
|
|
SERCOS
|
Serial Real-Time Communications System
|
|
SER
|
Serial
|
|
SETEXT
|
Structure Enhanced Text
|
|
SET
|
Secure Electronic Transaction
Softwave Engineering Technology
|
|
SEU
|
Smallest Executable Unit
|
|
SFC
|
System File Checker
|
|
SFDR
|
Spurious-Free Dynamic Range
|
|
SFD
|
Start Frame Delimiter
|
|
SFQL
|
Structured Full-text Query Language
|
|
SFS
|
System File Server
|
|
SFT
|
System Fault Tolerance
|
|
SFX
|
Sound Effect(s)
|
|
SF
|
Sign Flag
|
|
SGA
|
Shared Global Area
|
|
SGDT
|
Store Global Descriptor Table
|
|
SGEN
|
Signal Generator
System Generator
|
|
SGI
|
Silicon Graphics, Inc.
|
|
SGML
|
Standard Generalized Markup Language
|
|
SGM
|
Shaded Graphics Modeling
|
|
SGRAM
|
Synchronous Graphics RAM
|
|
SGR
|
Set Graphics Rendition
|
|
SHAR
|
Shell Archive
|
|
SHA
|
Secure Hash Algorithm
|
|
SHED
|
Segmented Hypergraphic Editor
|
|
SHG
|
Segmented Hypergraphics
|
|
SHL
|
Shift Logical Left
|
|
SHR
|
Shift Logical Right
|
|
SHV
|
Standard High-Volume
|
|
SI/SO
|
Serial In/Serial Out
Shift In/Shift Out
|
|
SIC
|
Standard Industrial Code
|
|
SIDF
|
System Independent Data Format
|
|
SIDH
|
System Identification for Home Systems
|
|
SIDT
|
Store Interrupt Descriptor Table
|
|
SID
|
Security Identifier
Serial Input Data
Station Identification
Symbolic Interactive Debugger
System ID
|
|
SIFT
|
Stanford Information Filtering Tool
|
|
SIGCAT
|
Special Interest Group on CD-ROM Applications and Technology
|
|
SIG
|
Special Interest Group
|
|
SIMD
|
Single Instruction, Multiple Data-stream (processor)
|
|
SIMM
|
Single In-line Memory Module
|
|
SIMTEL
|
Simulation and Teleprocessing
|
|
SIMULA
|
Simulation (language)
|
|
SIM
|
Simulator
|
|
SIO
|
Serial Input/Output (communications driver)
|
|
SIPC
|
Simply Interactive Personal Computer
|
|
SIPO
|
Serial In, Parallel Out
|
|
SIPP
|
Single In-line Pin Package
|
|
SIP
|
Single In-line Package
|
|
SIRDS
|
Single-Image Random Dot Stereogram
|
|
SIR
|
Serial Infrared
|
|
SITD
|
Still in the Dark
|
|
SIT
|
Special Information Tones
|
|
SIU
|
System Interface Unit
|
|
SI
|
Shift-In
Source Index
System Information
System Integration
|
|
SKIP
|
Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocols
|
|
SKS
|
Some Kind Soul -- Genealogy Term see UK Genealogy Common Acronyms & Jargon for more information.
|
|
SKU#
|
Stock Keeping Unit Number
|
|
SLC
|
Subscriber Line Concentrator
|
|
SLDT
|
Store Local Descriptor Table
|
|
SLED
|
Single Large Expensive Disk
|
|
SLIC
|
System Level Integration Circuit
|
|
SLIM
|
Structured Language for Internet Markup
|
|
SLIP
|
Serial Line Interface Protocol
|
|
SLMR
|
Silly Little Mail Reader
|
|
SLM
|
Spatial Light Modulator
|
|
SLOSH
|
Sea, Lake and Overland Surge from Hurricane (program)
|
|
SLP
|
Service Location Protocol
|
|
SLSI
|
Super Large-Scale Integration
|
|
SLSS
|
Systems Library Subscription Service
|
|
SLU
|
Spoken Language Understanding
|
|
SMART
|
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology
|
|
SMB
|
Server Message Block (protocol)
|
|
SMDR
|
Station Message Detail Recording
|
|
SMDS
|
Switched Multimedia/Multi-Megabit Data Service
|
|
SMD
|
Surface Mounted Device
|
|
SMF
|
Single Mode Fiber
System Manager Facility
|
|
SMIF
|
Standard Mechanical Interface
|
|
SMIL
|
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
|
|
SMIT
|
System Management Interface Tool
|
|
SMI
|
System Management Interrupt ]
|
|
SMK
|
Software Migration Kit
|
|
SML
|
Standard Meta Language
|
|
SMM
|
System Management Mode ]
|
|
SMOBC
|
Solder Mask Over Bare Copper
|
|
SMPC
|
Shared Memory Parallel Computer
|
|
SMPS
|
Switching Mode Power Supply
|
|
SMP
|
Simple Management Protocol
Symbolic Manipulation Program
Symmetrical Multi-Processing
Symmetric Multiprocessor
|
|
SMRAM
|
System Management Random Access Memory
|
|
SMSW
|
Store Machine Status Word
|
|
SMS
|
Small Messaging System
Storage Management Services
Storage Management Subsystem/System
Systems Management Server
|
|
SMTP
|
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
|
|
SMT
|
Station Management (protocol)
Surface-Mount Technology
|
|
SMU
|
System Management Utility
|
|
SM
|
Set Mode
Shared Memory
|
|
SNAFU
|
Situation Normal, All F***ed Up
|
|
SNAP
|
Sub-Network Access Protocol
Sub-Network Attachment Point
|
|
SNA
|
Systems Network Architecture
|
|
SND
|
Sound
|
|
SNEWS
|
Secure News Server
|
|
SNMP
|
Simple Network Management Protocol
|
|
SNOBOL
|
String Oriented Symbolic Language (Programming Language)
|
|
SNP
|
Serial Number/Password
|
|
SNR
|
Signal-to-Noise Ratio
|
|
SN
|
Serial Number
|
|
SO-DIMM
|
Small Outline DIMM
|
|
SOA
|
Start Of Authority
|
|
SOC.
|
Social Issues
|
|
SOCKS
|
Socket Secure (server)
|
|
SOC
|
System On a Chip
|
|
SOE
|
Standard Operating Environment
|
|
SoG
|
Society of Genealogists -- Genealogy Term see UK Genealogy Common Acronyms & Jargon for more information.
|
|
SOHO
|
Small Office/Home Office
|
|
SOH
|
Start of Header
|
|
SOL
|
Simulation Oriented Language
|
|
SOM
|
Start of Message
System Object Model
|
|
SONET
|
Synchronous Optical Network
|
|
SOP
|
Small Outline Package
Standard Operating Procedures
|
|
SorG
|
Straight or Gay?
|
|
SOS
|
Silicon On Sapphire
Sophisticated Operating System
Standards and Open Systems
|
|
SOTA
|
State Of The Art
|
|
SOX
|
Sound Exchange
|
|
SPAN
|
Space Physics Analysis Network
|
|
SPARC
|
Scalable Processor Architecture
Sun's Palo Alto Research Center
|
|
SPA
|
Secure Password Authentication
Software Publishers Association
|
|
SPCL
|
Spectrum Cellular Corporation
|
|
SPCS
|
Stored Program Controlled Switch
|
|
SPC
|
Small Peripheral Controller
Statistical Process Control
|
|
SPD
|
Serial Presence Detect
|
|
SPEC
|
Systems Performance Evaluation Cooperative
|
|
SPF
|
Shortest Path First
System Programming Facility
|
|
SPGA
|
Staggered Pin-Grid Array
|
|
SPID
|
Service Profile/Provider Identifier
|
|
SPIKE
|
Science Planning Intelligent Knowledge-Based Environment
|
|
SPIRES
|
Stanford Public Information Retrieval System
|
|
SPI
|
Security Parameters Index
Service Provider Interface
SCSI Parallel Interface
|
|
SPLD
|
Simple Programmable Logic Device
|
|
SPL
|
Spooler
System Programming Language
|
|
SPM
|
System Performance Monitor
|
|
SPOOL
|
Simultaneous Peripheral Operations On Line
|
|
SPOT
|
Shared Product Object Tree
|
|
SPPS
|
Scalable Power Parallel System
|
|
SPP
|
Sequenced Packet Protocol
Standard Printer Port
|
|
SPREAD
|
* Systems Programming, Research, Engineering and Development
|
|
SPR
|
Special Purpose Register
Statistical Pattern Recognition
|
|
SPSS
|
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
|
|
SPS
|
Shock Protection System
Standby Power System
|
|
SPT
|
Sectors Per Track
|
|
SPX
|
Sequenced Packet Exchange
|
|
SP
|
Service Pack
Stack Pointer
System Product
|
|
SQE
|
Signal Quality Error (test)
|
|
SQL/DS
|
Structured Query Language/Data System
|
|
SQL
|
structured query language
|
|
SQRT
|
Square Root
|
|
SQ
|
Squeezed (files)
|
|
SRAM
|
Shadow Random Access Memory
Static Random Access Memory
|
|
SRAPI
|
Speech Recognition API
|
|
SRB
|
Source-Route Bridge
|
|
SRDRAM
|
Self-Refreshed DRAM
|
|
SRD
|
Screen Reader System
|
|
SRGB
|
Sustained RGB (values)
|
|
SRM
|
Security Reference Monitor
|
|
SRO
|
Sharable and Read Only
|
|
SRPI
|
Server-Requester Programming Interface
|
|
SRP
|
Suggested Retail Price
|
|
SRQ
|
Service Request
|
|
SRR
|
Serially Reusable Resource
|
|
SRS
|
Sound Retrieval System
|
|
SR
|
Shift Register
|
|
SSAP
|
Source Service Access Point
|
|
SSA
|
Serial Storage Architecture
|
|
SSCP
|
Systems Service Control Point
|
|
SSD
|
Solid State Disk
|
|
SSEC
|
* Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator
|
|
SSGA
|
System Support Gate Array
|
|
SSH
|
Secure Shell
|
|
SSI
|
Server Side Includes
Single System Image
Small Scale Integration
|
|
SSL
|
Secure Sockets Layer
|
|
SSPI
|
Security Service Provider Interface
|
|
SSRP
|
Simple Server Redundancy Protocol
|
|
SST
|
Spread-Spectrum Technology
Systems Services and Technology
|
|
SS
|
Stack Segment
Single Sided
Seconds
|
|
STAR
|
Self Defining Text Archival
|
|
STA
|
Spanning Tree Algorithm
|
|
STB
|
Strobe
|
|
STC
|
Set Carry Flag
|
|
STDAUX
|
Standard Auxilary
|
|
STDA
|
StreetTalk Directory Assistance
|
|
STDERR
|
Standard Error
|
|
STDIN
|
Standard Input
|
|
STDIO.H
|
Standard Input/Output Header
|
|
STDM
|
Statistical Time Division Multiplexer
|
|
STDOUT
|
Standard Output
|
|
STDPRN
|
Standard Printer
|
|
STD
|
Set Direction Flag
Standard
|
|
STEP
|
Standard for Exchange of Product
|
|
STF^
|
Shut The f--- up
|
|
STI
|
Set Interrupt Flag
|
|
STL
|
Standard Template Library
|
|
STN
|
Super-Twist Nematic
|
|
STOS
|
Store String
|
|
STP
|
Secure Transfer Protocol
Shielded Twisted Pair (cable)
Signal Transfer Point
Synchronized Transaction Processing
|
|
STRESS
|
Structural Engineering System Solver (Programming Language)
|
|
STRUDL
|
Structural Design Language (Programming Language)
|
|
STR
|
Store Task Register
Synchronous Transmitter Receiver
|
|
STScI
|
Space Telescope Science Institute
|
|
STT
|
Secure Transaction Technology
|
|
STX
|
Start of Text
|
|
SUB
|
Subroutine
Substitute
Subtract
|
|
SUN
|
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
|
|
SUYF
|
Shut Up You Fool
|
|
SVC
|
Switched Virtual Circuit
|
|
SVF
|
Simple Vector Format
|
|
SVGA
|
Super Video Graphics Adaptor
|
|
SVG
|
Scalable Vector Graphics
|
|
SVM
|
System Virtual Machine
|
|
SVN
|
Switched Virtual Network
|
|
SVR#
|
System V Release Number
|
|
SVR
|
Server
|
|
SWAC
|
* Mobile version of SEAC, built for deployment to White Sands, and named Standards Western Automatic Calculator
|
|
SWAG
|
Scientific Wild Ass Guess
|
|
SWAIS
|
Simple Wide Area Information Server
|
|
SWAP
|
Shared Wireless Access Protocol
|
|
SWDYT
|
So What Do You Think
|
|
SWIG
|
Simplified Wrapper and Interface Generator
|
|
SWISH
|
Simple Web Indexing System for Humans
|
|
SWP
|
Simple Web Printing
|
|
SYLK
|
Symbolic Link
|
|
SYNC
|
Synchronous
|
|
SYSADMIN
|
System Administrator
|
|
SYSGEN
|
System Generator
|
|
SYSLOG
|
System Log
|
|
SYSMOD
|
System Modification
|
|
SYSOP
|
System Operator
|
|
SYSREQ
|
System Request
|
|
SYS
|
System
|
|
SZ
|
Send ZModem
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