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K-12      Kindergarten through 12th Grade [US Education System]
KAM       Keep Alive Memory
Kb        Kilobit
KB        Keyboard + Kilobyte (1,024 bytes)
KBD       Keyboard (also KEYB)
KBD$      Keyboard [OS/2]
KBE       Knowledge Based Engineering
Kbps      Kilobits Per Second
KBps      Kilobytes Per Second
KDE	  K Desktop Environment
KDT       Key Definition Table
KEFIR     Key Findings Reporter [GTE]
KEYBBE    Foreign language KEYBoard program - Belgium
KEYBBR    Foreign language KEYBoard program - Brazil
KEYBCF    Foreign language KEYBoard program - Canadian-French
KEYBCZ    Foreign language KEYBoard program - Czechoslovakia
(Czech)
KEYBDK    Foreign language KEYBoard program - Denmark
KEYBFR    Foreign language KEYBoard program - France
KEYBGR    Foreign language KEYBoard program - Germany
KEYBHU    Foreign language KEYBoard program - Hungary
KEYBIT    Foreign language KEYBoard program - Italy
KEYBLA    Foreign language KEYBoard program - Latin America
KEYBNL    Foreign language KEYBoard program - Netherlands
KEYBNO    Foreign language KEYBoard program - Norway
KEYBPL    Foreign language KEYBoard program - Poland
KEYBPO    Foreign language KEYBoard program - Portugal
KEYBSF    Foreign language KEYBoard program - Swiss-French
KEYBSG    Foreign language KEYBoard program - Swiss-German
KEYBSL    Foreign language KEYBoard program - Czechoslovakia
(Slovak)
KEYBSP    Foreign language KEYBoard program - Spain
KEYBSU    Foreign language KEYBoard program - Finland
KEYBSV    Foreign language KEYBoard program - Sweden
KEYBUK    Foreign language KEYBoard program - United Kingdom
KEYBUS    Foreign language KEYBoard program - United States
KEYBYU    Foreign language KEYBoard program - Yugoslavia
KHz       Kilohertz
KIF       Knowledge Interchange Format
KIPS	  Kodak Internet Print Service [Kodak]
KIS       Knowbot Information Service [Internet]
KPI       Kernel Programming Interface
KQML      Knowledge Query and Manipulation Language
KRS	  Knowledge Retrieval System
KSDS	  Keyed Sequential Data Set
KSH       Korn Shell (program) [Unix]
KSPH      Keystrokes Per Hour
KSR       Keyboard Send Receive
KVM	  Keyboard, Video, Mouse (switch) +
	  Kilobyte Virtual Machine

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L2F       Layer Two Forwarding [Cisco]
L2TP      Layer Two Tunneling Protocol
LADDR     Layered Device Driver Architecture [Microsoft]
LALL      Longest Allowed Lobe Length
LAN       Local Area Network
LANACS    Local Area Network Asynchronous Connection Server
LANDP     LAN Distributed Platform
LANE      Local Area Network Emulation
LANG      Language
LAP	  Linux Application Platform
LAPB      Link Access Procedure Balanced (protocol)
LAPD      Link Access Procedure on the D-Channel (protocol)
LAPM      Link Access Procedure for Modems
LAR       Load Access Rights
LASER     Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
LASTport  Local Area Storage Transport (protocol) [DEC]
LAT       Local Access Terminal +
          Local Area Transport [DEC]
LATA      Local Access and Transport Area
LAVC      Local Area VAX Cluster
LAWN      Local Area Wireless Network
LB        Left Button (of 2 or 3 button Mouse)
LBA       Logical Block Addressing
LBL       Label
LBR       Librarian
.LBR      Library (file name extension)
LBT       Listen Before Talk
LBX       Local Bus Accelerator
LCA       Lotus Communications Architecture [Lotus]
LCC       Leadless Chip Carrier
LCCM	  LAN Client Control Manager [IBM]
LCD       Liquid Crystal Display + Lowest Common Denominator
LCF       Low Cost Fiber
LCK       Library Construction Kit [Microsoft FoxPro]
LCOS	  (LCoS) Liquid Crystal on Silicon
LCP       Link Control Protocol
LCR       Least Cost Routing + Line Control Register
LCS	  Link Connection Subsystem
LCSD      Laminate Chip Signal Diode
LCU       Last Cluster Used
LDA       Logical Device Address
LDAP      Lightweight Directory Access Protocol [IBM]
LDC       Lotus Development Corporation
LDDS      Long Distance Discount Services (company)
LDM       Logical Disk Manager + Long Distance Modem
LDP	  Label Distribution Protocol
LDT       Local Descriptor Table
LE        Less or Equal
LEA       Load Effective Address
LEAD	  Live Early Adoption and Demonstration [W3C]
LEAF      Law Enforcement Access Field
LEC       Local Area Network Emulation Client +
          Local Exchange Carrier
LED       Light Emitting Diode
LEL       Link, Embed and Launch-to-edit [Lotus]
LEM       Language Extension Module
LEN       Low Entry Networking
LEO       Low Earth Orbit
LEP	  Light-Emitting Polymers
LES       Local Area Network Emulation Server
.LET      Letter (file name extension)
LEX       Lexicon
LF        Line Feed
L2F	  Layer 2 Forwarding (protocol) [Cisco]
LFAP      Lightweight Flow Admission Protocol
LFE	  Low Frequency Effects
LFI       Last File Indicator
LFM	  Log File Monitor
LFN       Long File Name
LFT       Low Function Terminal [IBM]
LFU       Least Frequently Used
LGA       Leadless Grid Array
LGDT      Load Global Descriptor Table
LGPL  	  Lesser General Public License
LIAS      Library Information Access System
.LIB      Library (file name extension)
LIC       Line Interface Coupler [IBM]
LICS      Lotus International Character Set [LDC]
LIDT      Load Interrupt Descriptor Table
LIEP      Large Internet Exchange Packet [Novell]
LIF       Low Insertion Force
LIFO      Last In, First Out
LILO      Last In, Last Out
LIM       Lotus/Intel/Microsoft
LIMA      Lotus/Intel/Microsoft/AST
LIMDO     Light Intensity Modulation Direct Overwrite
LIMM      Light Intensity Modulation Method
LIMS      Library Information Management System
LINUX     (Operating system named after Linus Torvalds)
LIP       Large Internet Packet
LIPO	  (LiPo) Lithium Polymer (battery)
LIPS      Lightweight Internet Person Schema +
          Logical Inferences Per Second
LISP      List Processing (Language)(See HLL)
LISTSERV  List Server [Internet]
LIU       LAN Interface Unit
LIW       Long Instruction Word
LLC       Logical Link Control
LLDT      Load Local Descriptor Table
LLF       Low Level Format
LMB       Left Mouse Button
LMBCS     Lotus Multi-Byte Character Set [Lotus]
LMD       Last Modification Date
LMDS      Local Multipoint Distribution Service
LMI       Link/Local Management Interface
LMOS	  Leave Mail On Server
LMR	  Land Mobile Radio
LMS       Lotus Messaging Switch [Lotus]
LMSW      Load Machine Status Word
LMU       LAN Management Utilities [IBM] +
          LAN Manager for Unix
LN        Load Number + Logarithm (Natural)
LNA	  Local Network Administrator
LN:DI     Lotus Notes:Document Imaging
LNK       Link
LOB       Line of Business
LOC       Lines Of Code + Loop On-Line Control
LOCIS     Library of Congress Information System
LOD       Letter Of Destruction + Level Of Detail
LODSB     Load String Byte
LOG       Logarithm (Base 10)
LOGO      (Programming Language)(See HLL)
LON       Local Operating Network
LOOPE     Loop while Equal
LOOPNE    Loop while Not Equal
LOOPNZ    Loop while Not Zero
LOOPZ     Loop while Zero
LORE      Line Oriented Editor
LPAR      Logic Programming and Automated Reasoning
LPC       Local Procedure Call
LPD       Line Printer Daemon (protocol) [Berkley]
LPDU	  Logical Protocol Data Unit
LPI       Lines Per Inch
LPL       Lotus Programming Language [Lotus 1-2-3] [LDC]
LPM       Lines Per Minute
LPN       Logical Page Number
LPR       Line Printer + Line Printer Remote
LPS       Low-Power Schottky
LPT       Line Printer Terminal
LPT1      First Parallel Printer Port
LPT2      Second Parallel Printer Port
LPT3      Third Parallel Printer Port
LQ        Letter Quality
LQM       Link Quality Monitoring (protocol)
LR        Link Register
LRC       Local Register Cache +
          Longitudinal Redundancy Check
LRL       Least Recently Loaded
LRM       Language Reference Manual + Least Recently-Used Master
.LRS      Language Resource (file name extension) [WordPerfect]
LRU       Least Recently Used
LSA       LAN and SCSI Adapter [IBM] + Line Sharing Adapter +
          Local Security Authority [Microsoft]
LSAPI     License Services Application Program Interface
LSASS	  Local Security Authority Subsystem Service [Microsoft]
LSB       Least Significant Bit
LSC       Least Significant Character
LSD       Least Significant Digit
LSI       Large Scale Integration
LSL       Link Support Layer + Load Segment Limit
LSP	  Layered Service Provider [Spybot]
LSPR	  Logistics System Program Review
LST       List
.LST      List (file name extension)
LTO       Linear Tape Open
L2TP	  Layer 2 Transport/Tunneling Protocol
LTPS	  Low-Temperature Polysilicon
LTR       Left-To-Right + Letter + Load Task Register
LU        Logical Unit (Also LUN)
LUA       Logical Unit Application (interface)
LUI       Local User Input
LUIS      Library User Information Service
LUN       Logical Unit Number
LUT       Lookup Table
LV        Logical Volume [IBM]
LVDS      Low-Voltage Differential Signaling
LVM       Logical Volume Management [IBM]
LW        Lazy Write
.LYR      Lyrics (music file name extension)
LZW       Lempel-Ziv-Welch (algorithm)

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mA        Milliampere
MAC       Macintosh (Apple Macintosh Computer) +
          Mandatory/Media/Medium Access Control +
          Message Authentication Code
MAC     * Multiple Access Computers
.MAC      MacPaint (file name extension) +
          Macro (file name extension)
MACH      Multilayer Actuator Head [Epson]
MADE      Manufacturing and Automated Design Engineering
MADYMO    Mathematical Dynamic Modeling [TNO]
MAE       Merit Access Exchange + Metropolitan Area Ethernet
MAGMA     Minimal Architecture for Generalized Markup Applications
MAH       (mAh)Milliampere-Hour
MAI       Multiple Applications Interface
.MAI      Mail (file name extension)
MAJC      Microprocessor Architecture for Java Computing [Sun]
MALWARE	  Malicious Software
MAN       Manual [Unix] + Metropolitan Area Network
MANIAC  * Mathematical Analyzer Numerical
          Integrator and Computer
MANPAGE   Manual Page [Unix]
MAP       Maintenance Analysis Procedures +
          Manufacturing Automation Protocol +
          Memory Allocation Map
.MAP      Linker Map (file name extension)
MAPI      Mail/Messaging Applications Programming
          Interface [Microsoft]
MAPICS    Manufacturing, Accounting and Production
          Information Control System [IBM]
MARC      Machine Readable Cataloging +
          Multi-Technology Automated Reader Card
MARVEL    Machine-Assisted Realization of the Virtual
          Electronic Library [Library of Congress]
MASM      Macro Assembler [Microsoft]
MASS      Maximum Availability and Support
          Subsystem [Parallan]
MAT       Maintenance Access Terminal
MAU       Media Access/Adapter Unit + Multistation Access Unit
MAVDM     Multiple Application VDM
MAX       Maximum
MB        Megabyte (1,024 kilobytes) +
          Middle Button (of 3 button Mouse)
MBASIC    Microsoft BASIC [Microsoft]
MBCS      Multi-Byte Character Set [IBM]
MBONE     Multicast Backbone [Internet]
MBps      Megabytes Per Second
Mbps      Megabits Per Second
MBR       Master Boot Record
MBX       Mailbox
MCA       Micro Channel Adapter/Architecture [IBM]
MCAD      Mechanical Computer Aided Design
MCB       Memory Control Block
MCF       Meta Content Framework +
	  Microsoft Connector Framework [Microsoft]
MCGA      Multicolor Graphics Array
MCH	  Memory Controller Hub [Intel]
MCI       MCI Communications Corp. (name from initials of
          original company - Microwave Communications, Inc.) +
          Media Control Interface [Microsoft]
MCL       Microsoft Compatibility Labs [Microsoft]
MCM       Multi-Chip Module
MCNE      Master Certified Novell Engineer [Novell]
MC-PGA    Metallized Ceramic - Pin Grid Array
MCPS      Microsoft Certified Product Specialist [Microsoft]
MC-QFP    Metallized Ceramic - Quad Flat Pack
MCR       Modem Control Register
MCSD      Microsoft Certified Systems Developer [Microsoft]
MCSE      Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer [Microsoft]
MCU       Microcontroller Unit + Multi-Chip Unit [DEC] +
          Multipoint Control Unit
MD        Make Directory + Mini Disk [Sony] + Monochrome Display
MDA       Mail Delivery Agent + Model Drive Architecture +
          Monochrome Display Adapter + Multidimensional Analysis
MDDBMS    Multidimensional Data Base Management System
.MDF      Menu Definition File (file name extension)
MDI       Memory Display Interface +
          Multiple Document Interface
MDIC      Manchester Decoder and Interface Chip [AT&T]
MDK       Multimedia Developers Kit [Microsoft]
MDLP      Mobile Data Link Protocol
MDR       Metadata Repository + Minimum Design Requirement
MDX	  Multi-Dimensional Expressions
MDY       Month Day Year
.ME       Opening Information (file name extension) (As in READ.ME)
MEB       Memory Expansion Board
MED	  Minimum Expected Delay
MEG       Megabyte
MEM       Memory
MEMS	  Micro-Electro-Mechanical System
.MEN      Menu (file name extension)
MERCI     Multimedia European Research Conferencing Integration
MES       Manufacturing Execution System
MESI      Modified, Exclusive, Shared and Invalid (protocol)
MET       Memory Enhancement Technology [Hewlett-Packard]
.MET      Metafile (file name extension)
MFC       Microsoft Foundation Class [Microsoft]
MFFS      Microsoft Flash File System [Microsoft]
MFI       Multifunction Interpreter
MFIOP     Multifunction I/O Processor
MFLOPS    Million Floating Point Operations Per Second
MFM       Modified Frequency Modulation
MFP       Multi-Function Peripheral/Printer/Product
MFPI      Multifunction Peripheral Interface
MFS       Macintosh File System [Macintosh] +
          Magnetic Tape Field Search + Memory File System
          Modified Filing System [Revelation Technologies]
MFT       Master File Table +
          Multiprogramming with a Fixed number of Tasks
MGA       Monochrome Graphics Adapter
MGCP      Media Gateway Control Protocol
MGE       Modular GIS Environment
MGET      Multiple Get [Unix]
MGML      Minimal Generalized Markup Language
MGR       Manager
MHS       Message Handling Service + Message Handling System
MHz       Megahertz
MI        Management Interface
MIB       Management Information Base
MIC       Message Integrity Check
MICR      Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
MICRO     One-millionth
MICS      Macro Interpretive Commands
MID	  Mobile Information Device
MIDI      Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIDP	  Mobile Information Device Profile
MIF       Management Information Format
.MIF      Management Information Files (file name extension)
MIG       Metal In Gap
MII       Microsoft/IBM/Intel
MIL       Machine Interface Layer [Go Corporation] +
.MIL      Military (Domain name) [Internet]
MIM       Map Image Metafile + Metal-Insulator-Metal (screen)
MIMD      Multiple Instruction Multiple Data Stream (processor)
MIME	  Multimedia Internet Message Extensions +
          Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MI/MIC    Mode Indicate/Mode Indicate Common
MIMO	  Multiple Input, Multiple Output
MIN       Minimum + Mobile Identification Number
MIND      Microsoft Internet Developer [Microsoft]
MINUET    Minnesota Internet Users Essential Tools [Internet]
MIPS      Million Instructions Per Second
MIR	  Music Information Retrieval
MIRAM	  Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory
MIS       Management Information System +
          Multimedia Information Sources [Internet]
MISC      Miscellaneous
MIX       Member Information Exchange
.MIX	  Microsoft Picture It! (format)
MKDIR     Make Directory
ML        Machine Language + Meta Language
MLAPI     Multilingual Application Programming Interface
MLC       Multilayer Ceramic +
          Multilevel Cell (program) [Internet]
MLE       Multi-Line Editor
MLID      Multi-Link Interface Driver
MLM       Mailing List Manager [Internet]
MLP	  Meridian Lossless Packing
MLPPP     Multilink PPP
MM        Minutes + Month
MMA       Microcomputer Managers Association
MMC       Matched Memory Cycle + Microcomputer Marketing Council +
          Microsoft Management Console [Microsoft] +
	  Multi Media Card
MMCD      MultiMedia Compact Disk
MMCX      Multimedia Communication Exchange [Lucent Technologies]
MMDS	  Multi-channel Multipoint Distribution Service
MMF	  Multi Mode Fiber (cable)
MMI       Man-Machine Interface
MMIS      Materials Manager Information System
MMPM      Multi Media Presentation Manager
MMS	  Multimedia Messaging Service
MMU       Memory Management Unit
MMVF      Multimedia Video File [NEC]
MMX       Matrix Manipulation Extensions [Intel] +
          Multimedia Extensions
MNOS      Metal Nitride Oxide Semiconductor
MNP       Microcom Networking Protocol [Microcom]
.MNU      Menu (fine name extension)
MO        Magneto-Optical (disk drive)
MOB       Memory-Order Buffer
MOBO      Mother Board
MOD       Module + Modulus
MODEM     Modulator/Demodulator
MOHLL     Machine Oriented High Level Language
MOLAP     Multidimensional On-Line Analytical Processing
MOM       Manufacturing Operations Management +
          Message-Oriented Middleware +
          Microsoft Office/Operations Manager [Microsoft]
MONET     Multiwavelength Optical Networking
MONO      Monaural
MOO       MUD, Object Oriented [Internet]
MOP       Maintenance Operations Protocol
MOPS      Million Operations Per Second
MOS       Magneto-Optic Storage + Mean Opinion Score +
          Metal Oxide Semiconductor
MOSFET    Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
MOSPF	  Multicast Open Shortest Path First
MOTD      Message Of The Day
MOV       Metal Oxide Varistor + Move
MOVS      Move String
MP        Massively Parallel (processing) + Megapixel +
	  Multiple Processors
MP3       MPEG Audio Layer 3
.MPA	  Memo Pad Archive (file name extension) [Palm]
MPC       Multimedia Personal Computer + Multipath Channel
MPCS      Mission Planning and Control Station (Software)
MPE       Multiple Programming Executive [HP]
MPEG      Moving Picture Experts Group
MPI       Message Passing Interface + Multiprecision Integer
MPLS	  Multi Protocol Label Switching [Cisco]
MPM       Message Passing Library [IBM]
MPMD      Multiple Processor/Multiple Data
MPOA      Multi-Protocol over Asynchronous-Transfer-Mode
MPP       Massively Parallel Processing/Processors +
          Message Posting Protocol + Message Processing Program
MPQP      Multi-Protocol Quad Port [IBM]
MPR       Multipart Repeater + Multi Protocol Router [Novell]
MPS       Multiprocessor Specification
MPTN      Multi-Protocol Transport Network
MPTS      Multi-Protocol Transport Services
MPU       Microprocessor Unit
MQI       Messaging and Queuing Interface [IBM]
MR        Magneto Resistive + Modem Ready
MRAM	  Magnetic Random Access Memory
MRCF      Microsoft Realtime Compression Format
MRCI      Microsoft Realtime Compression Interface
MRI       Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRM       Most Recently-Used Master
MRO       Multi-Region Operation
MRP       Manufacturing Resources Planning +
	  Materials Requirement Planning
MRPL      Main Ring Path Length
MRS       Media Recognition System
MRT       Mean Repair Time
MRU       Maximum Receive Unit + Most Recently Used
MS        Memory System + Message Store + Microsecond +
          Microsoft Corporation + Millisecond
MSACM     Microsoft Audio Compression Manager [Microsoft]
MSAU      Multi-Station Access Unit
MSAV      Microsoft Anti Virus [Microsoft]
MSB       Most Significant Bit
MSBF      Mean Swaps Between Failures
MSC	  Mobile Switching Center
MSCDEX    Microsoft Compact Disc Extensions [Microsoft]
MSCE	  Microsoft Certified Software Engineer [Microsoft]
MSCHAP    Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication
          Protocol [Microsoft]
MSCS	  Microsoft Cluster Server [Microsoft]
MSD       Mass Storage Device + Most Significant Digit +
          Microsoft System Diagnostics [Microsoft]
MSDE      Microsoft Data Engine [Microsoft1)
MSDN      Microsoft Developer Network [Microsoft]
MS-DOS    Microsoft - Disk Operating System [Microsoft]
MSDR      Multiplexed Streaming Data Request
MSDS      Microsoft Developer Support [Microsoft]
MSFR      Minimum Security Function Requirements [IBM]
MSG       Message
.MSG      Program Message (file name extension)
MSGINA	  Microsoft Graphical Identification and Authentication
	  [Microsoft]
MSI       Medium Scale Integration
MSIE      Microsoft Internet Explorer [Microsoft]
MSIMN	  Microsoft Internet Mail and News [Microsoft]
MSL       Map Specification Library + Mirrored Server Link
MSLU	  Microsoft Layer for Unicode [Microsoft]
MSMQ      Microsoft Message Queue-Server [Microsoft]
MSN       Microsoft Network [Microsoft]
MSO       Multiple Service/Systems Operator
.MSP      Microsoft Paint (file name extension) [Microsoft]
MSQL	  Mini SQL
MSR	  Microsoft Reserved Partition [Microsoft]
MSRP      Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price
MSS       Mass Storage System +
          Multiprotocol Switched Services [IBM]
MSTS      Microsoft Terminal Server [Microsoft]
MSW       Machine Status Word
MSXML	  Microsoft XML [Microsoft]
MTA       Mail Transport Agent + Message Transfer Agent +
	  Multimedia Terminal Adapter + Multiple Terminal Access
MTBB      Mean Time Between Breakdowns
MTBF      Mean Time Between Failures
MTBJ      Mean Time Between Jams
MTF       Microsoft Tape Format [Microsoft] +
          Modulation Transfer Function
MTH	  Memory Translator Hub
MTOM	  Message Transformation Optimization Mechanism
MTRP      Maximum Transfer Rate Performance
MTS       Message Transfer Service/System +
          Microsoft Transaction Server [Microsoft] +
          Multichannel Television Sound
MTSO	  Mobile Telephone Switching Office
MTST      Magnetic Tape Selectric Typewriter [IBM]
MTT       Multi-Transaction Timer
MTTD      Mean Time To Diagnose
MTTF      Mean Time To Failure
MTTR      Mean Time To Repair
MTU       Maximum Transfer/Transmission Unit
MUA       Mail User Agent
MUD       Multi-User Dialogue/Dimension/Domain/Dungeon [Internet]
MUG	  Multiuser Game
MUL       Multiply
MULTICS   Multiplexed Information and Computing Service
MUMPS     Massachusetts General Hospital Utility
          Multi-Programming System (Programming Language)
MUSE      Multi-User Shared Environment
.MUSEUM   Museums (Domain Name) [Internet]
MUSIC	  Multiparty Multimedia Session Control
MUT       Monitor Under Test
MUX       Multiplexer
mV        Millivolt
MVB       Multimedia Viewer Book
MVC       Multimedia Viewer Compiler
MVD	  Multivalued Dependencies
MVDM      Multiple Virtual DOS Machines
MVGA      Monochrome Video Graphics Array
MVIP      Multi-Vendor Integration Protocol
MVP       Multimedia Video Processor
MVS       Multiple Virtual Storage
MVT       Multiprogramming with a Variable number of Tasks
MX        Mail Exchanger [Internet]
MXS       Microsoft Exchange Server [Microsoft]
MZR       Multiple Zone Recording

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NAC       Network Adapter Card
NACD      National Association of Computer Dealers
NACS      National Advisory Committee on Semiconductors
NAE       Not Above or Equal
NAK       Negative Acknowledgment
NAKA	  Not Acknowledge
NAL	  Novell Application Launcher [Novell]
NAM       Number Assignment Module
.NAME     Names-Individuals (Domain Name) [Internet]
NAMPS     Narrow-Band Analog Mobile Phone Service [Motorola]
NAND      Not And
NANO      One thousand-millionth
NANOMETER One billionith of a meter
NAP       Network Access Point
NAPLPS    North American Presentation Level Protocol
          Syntax (graphics)
NAS       Network Access Server + Network Application Support [DEC] +
          Network Attached Storage
NASA      National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASDAQ    National Association of Securities Dealers
          Automatic Quotation
NASI      NetWare Asynchronous Services Interface [Novell]
NASIRC    NASA Automated Systems Internet Response Capability
NASKER    NASA Ames Kernel (benchmark)
NAT       Network Address Transformation/Translators
NAU       Network Addressable Unit
NAV	  Navigator
NAVSTAR	  Navigation Satellite Timing and Ranging
NAWS      Negotiate About Window Size
NBE       Not Below or Equal
NBI       Nothing But Initials
NBMA      Non-Broadcast Multi Access
NBS       Narrowband Socket + National Bureau of Standards +
          Numeric Backspace
NC        Network Computer + No Carry + Numerical Control
NCA       Network Communications Adapter +
          Network Computing Architecture [Oracle]
NCC       Network Control Center
NCD       Network Computing Device
.NCF      Netware Command File [Novell]
NCGA      National Computer Graphics Association
NCIC      National Crime Information Center
NCMT    * Numerical Control for Machine Tools
NCOS      Network Computer Operating System
NCP       NetWare Core Protocol + Not Copy Protected +
          Network Control Panel/Processor/Program/Protocol
NCR       National Cash Register (Company)
NCSA      National Center for Supercomputing Applications
NCSC      National Computer Security Center
NCSI      Network Communications Services
          Interface [Network Products Corp.]
NDB       Non-Directional Beacon
NDDK      Network Device Development Kid [Microsoft]
NDEF      Not to be Defined
NDIS      Network Device/Driver Interface Specification
NDL       Network Data Language
NDMP      Network Data Management Protocol
NDN       Non-Delivery Notice
NDP       Numeric Data Processor
NDR       Network Data Representation
NDRO      Non-Destructive Read Out
NDS       NetWare Directory Service [Novell]
.NDX      Index (file name extension)
NEC       Nippon Electric Company
NED       NASA Extragalactic Database [NASA]
NEG       Negative + Negate
NEMA      National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NEP       Network Entry Point
NES       National Education Supercomputer
NEST      Novell Embedded Systems Technology [Novell]
.NET      Networks (Domain Name) [Internet]
NetBIOS   Network Basic Input/Output System [IBM]
NetBEUI   NetBIOS Extended User Interface [IBM]
NETMON    Network Monitor
.NEW      New Information (file name extension)
NEWS      NetWare Early Warning System [Frye Computer] +
          Network Extensible Window System
NEWS.     Current events [USENET Newsgroup Category]
NEXT      Near-End Crosstalk
NFF       No Fault Found
NFS       Network File System [Sun]
NG        No Good
NGE       Not Greater or Equal
NGI       Next-Generation Internet
NHC       National Hurricane Center
NHR       National Handwriting Recognition
NHRP      Next Hop Resolution Protocol
N/I       Non-Interlaced
NIA       Next Instruction Address
NIC       Network Information Center [Internet] +
          Network Interface Card +
          Numeric Intensive Computing
NICAD     Nickel-Cadmium
NICOLAS   Network Information Center OnLine Aid System [NASA]
NID       New Interactive Display [NEC] + Next ID
NIDS	  Network Intrusion Detection System [Unisys]
NII       National Information Infrastructure
NIM       Network Installation Management [IBM]
NIMH      (NiMH) Nickel-Metal Hydride
NIO       Native Input/Output + New Input/Output
NIPS      Network I/Os Per Second
NIR       Network Information Retrieval
NIS       Network Information Service [Unix]
N-ISDN    Narrowband ISDN + National ISDN
NISO      National Information Standards Organization
NISP      Networked Information Services Project
NIST      National Institute for Standards and Technology
NITC      National Information Technology Center
NIU       Network Interface Unit
NJE       Network Job Entry (protocol) [IBM]
NL        New Line
NLB	  Network Load Balancing [Microsoft]
NLE       Not Less or Equal
NLM       NetWare Loadable Module [Netware]
NLP       Natural-Language Processing
NLQ       Near Letter Quality
NLSFUNC   National Language Support Function
NLV       National Language Version [IBM]
NMI       Non-Maskable Interrupt
NMM       NetWare Management Map [NetWare]
NMOS      Negative Channel Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
NMP       Network Management Protocol [AT&T]
NMS       Network Management System [Novell]
NN        Network Node + No News [Internet]
NNI       Network to Network Interface
NNM       Network Node Manager
NNTP      Network News Transfer Protocol [Internet]
NOC       Network Operations Center
.NOM      Individual with Personal Site (Domain Name) [Internet]
NOP       No Operation
NOPAC     Network OPAC
NOR       Not Or
NOS       Network Operating System
NPA       Network Printer Alliance + Numbering Plan Area
NPI       Network Printer Interface
NPL       Nonprocedural Language
NPN	  Negative Positive Negative (bipolar transistor)
NPS       Novell Productivity Specialist [Novell]
NPT       Non-Programmable Terminal
NPTN      National Public Telecomputing Network
NPU       Natural Processing Unit
NPX       Numeric Processor Extension
NQS       Network Queuing System [Cray]
N(r)	  Number Returned
NRC       National Research Council (Canada)
NREN      National Research and Education Network
NRM       Network Resource Manager + Normal Response Mode
NRZ       Not Return to Zero
NRZI      Non Return to Zero Inverted
NS        Nanosecond (one-billionth of a second) +
          National Semiconductor (as in Ns16550 UART) +
          Network Supervisor + Non Stop
NSAP      Network Service Access Point
NSAPI     Netscape Server API [Netscape]
NSA POLY  National Security Agency Polygraph
NSERC     National Sciences and Engineering Research Council
          (Canada)
NSF       National Science Foundation
NSFNET    National Science Foundation Network
NSI       NASA Science Internet
NSLOOKUP  Name Server Lookup [Unix]
NSM       Netscape Server Manager [Netscape]
NSP       Native Signal Processing [Intel] + Network Service
          Provider
NSSC      NASA Standard Spacecraft Computer
NSTC      National Science and Technology Council
NSTL      National Software Testing Labs
NT        New Technology [Microsoft]
NT-1      Network Terminator Type 1
NTAS      NT Advanced Server [Microsoft]
NTF       No Trouble Found
NTFS      New Technology File System [Microsoft]
NTIA      National Telecommunications and
          Information Administration
NTIS      National Technical Information Service
NTLDR	  New Technology Loaders [Microsoft]
NTP       Network Time Protocol
NTRAS     NT Remote Access Services [Microsoft]
NTSA      NetWare Telephony Services Architecture [Novell]
NTSC      National Television Standards Committee
NTU       Network Termination Unit
NUI       Network User Identification +
          Network User Interface +
          Notebook User Interface [Go Corporation]
NUL       Null + (dummy device) + (no device)
NUMA      Non-Uniform Memory Access
NV        No Overflow
NVM       Non-Volatile Memory
NVOD      Near-Video On Demand
NVP       Nominal Velocity of Propagation
NVRAM     Non-Volatile Random Access Memory
NVT       Network Virtual Terminal +
          Novell Virtual Terminal [Novell]
NWS       NetWare Web Server [Netware]
NYM       Anonymous
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