In today’s interconnected world, technology acronyms are ubiquitous, shaping how we communicate, compute, and navigate through digital landscapes. From everyday devices to complex networking protocols, understanding these abbreviations is key to navigating the digital age effectively. This guide dives into over 100 essential tech acronyms, providing clear explanations and insights into their meanings, applications, and significance in modern technology. Whether you’re a newcomer to tech terminology or seeking to deepen your knowledge, this comprehensive resource aims to demystify and clarify the diverse landscape of tech acronyms that define our digital era.
- 3G: 3rd Generation (mobile telecommunications)
- 4G: 4th Generation (mobile telecommunications)
- 5G: 5th Generation (mobile telecommunications)
- ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
- AES: Advanced Encryption Standard
- AI: Artificial Intelligence
- API: Application Programming Interface
- APIPA: Automatic Private IP Addressing
- ARPU: Average Revenue Per User
- ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- ASIC: Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
- AWS: Amazon Web Services
- BGP: Border Gateway Protocol
- BIOS: Basic Input/Output System
- CAPTCHA: Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
- CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate
- CDN: Content Delivery Network
- CLI: Command-Line Interface
- CPU: Central Processing Unit
- CRM: Customer Relationship Management
- CSS: Cascading Style Sheets
- CSS3: Cascading Style Sheets version 3
- DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
- DL: Deep Learning
- DNS: Domain Name System
- DNSSEC: Domain Name System Security Extensions
- DPI: Dots Per Inch
- DSL: Digital Subscriber Line
- DVD: Digital Versatile Disc
- ESP: Encapsulating Security Payload
- FIFO: First In, First Out
- FSM: Finite State Machine
- FTP: File Transfer Protocol
- GIF: Graphics Interchange Format
- GPS: Global Positioning System
- GPU: Graphics Processing Unit
- GUI: Graphical User Interface
- HDD: Hard Disk Drive
- HTML: Hypertext Markup Language
- HTML5: Hypertext Markup Language version 5
- HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol
- HTTPS: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
- IDE: Integrated Development Environment
- IDM: Identity Management
- IMAP: Internet Message Access Protocol
- IP: Internet Protocol
- IPv6: Internet Protocol version 6
- ISO: International Organization for Standardization
- IoE: Internet of Everything
- IoT: Internet of Things
- JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group
- JS: JavaScript
- JSON: JavaScript Object Notation
- LAN: Local Area Network
- LCD: Liquid Crystal Display
- LIFO: Last In, First Out
- MAC: Media Access Control
- MAN: Metropolitan Area Network
- MIMO: Multiple Input Multiple Output
- ML: Machine Learning
- MP3: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3
- NAT: Network Address Translation
- NFC: Near Field Communication
- NIC: Network Interface Card
- OLED: Organic Light-Emitting Diode
- OSI: Open Systems Interconnection
- PDF: Portable Document Format
- PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (originally Personal Home Page)
- POP: Post Office Protocol
- PPPoE: Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
- PSU: Power Supply Unit
- QR Code: Quick Response Code
- QoS: Quality of Service
- RAID: Redundant Array of Independent Disks
- RAM: Random Access Memory
- REST: Representational State Transfer
- RFID: Radio Frequency Identification
- RISC: Reduced Instruction Set Computer
- ROM: Read-Only Memory
- RSS: Really Simple Syndication
- SAN: Storage Area Network
- SATA: Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
- SCSS: Sassy CSS (Syntactically Awesome Style Sheets)
- SFTP: Secure File Transfer Protocol
- SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
- SOAP: Simple Object Access Protocol
- SQL: Structured Query Language
- SSD: Solid-State Drive
- SSH: Secure Shell
- SSL: Secure Sockets Layer
- SSO: Single Sign-On
- TCP: Transmission Control Protocol
- TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
- TLS: Transport Layer Security
- UART: Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
- UDP: User Datagram Protocol
- UPS: Uninterruptible Power Supply
- URL: Uniform Resource Locator
- USB: Universal Serial Bus
- UTF-8: Unicode Transformation Format – 8-bit
- VDI: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
- VLAN: Virtual Local Area Network
- VM: Virtual Machine
- VoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol
- VPN: Virtual Private Network
- VRAM: Video Random Access Memory
- WAN: Wide Area Network
- WLAN: Wireless Local Area Network
- WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access
- WYSIWYG: What You See Is What You Get
- XML: Extensible Markup Language