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3D - Three Dimensional

AC - Alternating Current

AM - Amplitude Modulation (radio)

AMPS - Advanced Mobile Phone System

AOL - America OnLine

BBS - Bulletin Board System

BIOS - Basic Input Output System

CAD - Computer Aided Design

CAM - Computer Aided Manufacturing

CATV - Community Antenna TeleVision

CCD - Charge-Coupled Device

CCTV - Closed Circuit TeleVision

CD - Compact Disc

CD-ROM - Compact Disc-Read Only Memory

CD-RW - Compact Disc-ReWritable

CGI - Computer Generated Image, Computer Graphics Interface

CLI - Calling Line Identification

CIA - Common Internet Acronyms

COMDEX - Computer Dealers Exposition

CPU - Central Processing Unit

DC - Direct Current

DNS - Domain Name System

DTMF - Dual Tone Multi Frequency

DTP - Desk Top Publishing

DTV - Desktop Video

DVD - Digital Video Disc, Digital Versatile Disc

DVE - Digital Video Effect

E-MAIL - Electronic Mail

ETACS - Extended Total Access Communications System

E-ZINE - Electronic Magazine

FCC - Federal Communications Commission (US)

FM - Frequency Modulation (radio)

FTP - File Transfer Protocol

GB - GigaByte

GPS - Global Positioning Satellite/System

GSM - Global System for Mobile-Communications

HAM - Amateur Radio Operator

HDTV - High Definition Television

HI-FI - High-Fidelity

HP - Hewlett-Packard

GIF - Graphic Interchange Format

GUI - Graphical User Interface

ICBM - Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile

IC - Integrated Circuit

IE - Internet Explorer

I/O - Input/Output

IP - Internet Protocol

ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network

ISP - Internet Service Provider

IT - Information Technology

JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group

LAN - Local Area Network

LASER - Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

LCD - Liquid Crystal Display

LED - Light Emitting Diode

MIDI - Musical Instrument Digital Interface

MIG - MIkoyan & Gurevich (Russian plane designers)

MMX - MultiMedia eXtensions

MODEM - MODulator-dEModulator

MPEG - Motion Picture Experts Group

M$ - Micro$oft

MS-DOS - Microsoft-Disk Operating System

NG - Newsgroup

NTSC - National Television Standards Committee

OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer

OS - Operating System

PABX - Private Automatic Branch Exchange

PAL - Phase Alternating Line (TV system)

PC - Personal Computer

PCB - Printed Circuit Board

PCN - Personal Communications Network

PCMCIA - Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

PIN - Personal Identification Number

PIXEL - Picture Element

POP - Post Office Protocol

PPM - Pages Per Minute, Parts Per Million

QA - Quality Assurance

QC - Quality Control

RAM - Random Access Memory

RGB - Red Green Blue

ROM - Read-Only Memory

RPG - Role Playing Games

RX - Receive

SAM - Surface-To-Air Missile

SCSI - Small Computer Systems Interface

SLR - Single Lens Reflex (camera)

SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

SOHO - Small Office/Home Office

SECAM - Sequentiel Couleur Avec Memoire (TV system)

S/N - Signal-to-Noise (ratio), Serial Number

SVGA - Super Video Graphics Array

S-VHS - Super VHS

SW - Shortwave (radio)

TELCO - Telephone Company

TELEX - TELEtypewriter EXchange

TWAIN - Technology Without Any Interesting Name

TX - Transmit

UL - Underwriters Laboratories

UPS - Uninterruptible Power Supply

URL - Uniform Resource Locator

VCD - Video Compact Disc

VCR - Video Cassette Recorder

VR - Virtual Reality

VHF - Very High Frequency

VHS - Video Home System

VMS - Voice Mail System

VGA - Video Graphics Array

WWW - World Wide Web

WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get

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