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A list of computer acronyms and their meanings.

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Acronym
Meaning
What does OS stand for?   Operating System  
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What does HTML stand for?   Hyper Text Markup Langauge  
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What does PHP stand for?   Pre Hypertext Processor  
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What does ASP stand for?   Active Server Pages  
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What does JS stand for?   JavaScript  
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What does RAM stand for?   Random Access Memory  
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What does HDD stand for?   Hard Disk Drive  
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What does CSS stand for?   Cascading Style Sheet  
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What does XML stand for?   Extensible Markup Language  
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What does HTTP stand for?   Hyper Text Transfer Protocol  
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What does FTP stand for?   File Transfer Protocol  
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What does TCP/IP stand for?   Tranmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol  
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What does WWW stand for?   World Wide Web  
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What does W3C stand for?   World Wide Web Consortium  
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What does ACL stand for?   Access Control List  
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What does .exe stand for?   An Executable file  
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What does .jpeg stand for?   Joint Photographic Experts Group  
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What does IRC stand for?   Internet Relay Chat  
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What does CPU stand for?   Central Processing Unit  
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What does DDR3 stand for?   Double Data Rate 3  
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What does DVR stand for?   Digital Video Recorder  
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What does GUI stand for?   Graphical User Interface  
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What does GUID stand for?   Global Unique Identifier  
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What does IDE stand for?   Integrated Development Environment  
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What does RAID stand for?   Redundant Array of Independent Disks  
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