------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Hackers Acronym Chart 11/03/90 Created for The Hacking Community By: THE INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION RETREIVAL GUILD Compiled by:-=>The IIRG<=- Input by:MERCENARY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In no way do we feel this chart is totally complete,but we feel its a good start for the novice or lazy hacker to quickly look up acronyms. How we truly hate logging on to a BBS and seeing,Please answer what the next 300 acronyms mean!! Boring and a true waste of time.. If any Hackers modify this file,feel free but please note you modified it. Also upload any modified version to: The Rune Stone BBS,IIRG HQ at 203-485-0088 1200/2400 24hrs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABA American Bankers Association ABU Application Business Unit ACE American Council on Education ACMS Application Control Management System ACS Application Control Services ACT Application Center for Technology AD Authorized Dealers ADD Authorized Digital Dealers ADG Authorized Distributor Group ADU APp´ication Definition Utility AEA American Electronics Association AI Artificial Intelligence AIA Application Integration Architecture AICPA American Institute of Certified Public Accountants AITRC Applied Information Technologies Research Center AMC Area Management Center AMM Area Manufacturing Manager ANN Announcement Date ANSI American National Standards Institute AOM Area Operations Manager AOV Average Order Value APL A Programming Language APPIX Automated Part and Product Information Exchange AQS Automatic Quote System ARB Application Review Board ARM Area Revenue Manager ASC Average System Cost or Average System Content ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASD Advanced Semiconductor Development A&SG Accessories and Supplies Group ASMP Asymmetrical Multi-Processing ASV Average System Value ATM Automatic Teller Machine ATP Available to Promise ATSE Application Timesharing Software Engineering ATD Authorized Terminal Distributor AT&T American Telephone and Telegraph Company AVT Architecture Verification Test BAI Bank Administration Institute BASIC Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code BBA Budget By Account BBU Battery Back-Up BCG Business Center Group BI Backplane Interconnect or Beginning Inventory BIM Basic Industry Marketing BIOS Basic Input Output System BIT Binary Digit BJS Bureau of Justice Statistics B/L Backlog BMC Basic Monthly Charge BOA Bill of Aggregation or Blanket Order Agreement BOD Board of Directors (Budget) BOIS Business Office Information Systems BOM Bill of Materials BOO Bill of Organization BOS Business and Office Systems BOSE Business and Office Systems Engineering BPI Bits per Inch BPM Business Planning Manager or Base Product Marketing BPN Comstar Business Plan BPS Bits Per Second CAD Computer Aided Design CAEM Computer Aided Engineering and Manufacturing CAM Computer Aided Manufacturing CAS Customer Administrative Services CASE Computer Aided Software Engineering CAT Computer-aided Test CBC Cipher Block Chaining CBS Common Bom System CBI Computer-based Instruction CC Cost Center, Carbon Copy or courtesy copy CCD Customer Configuration Document CCEP Commercial Communications Endorsement Program CCITT Committee Consultif Internationale Telegraphie et Telephonie CCOO Comprehensive Cost of Ownership CCT Cumulative Cycle Time CD Compact Disk CDA Compound Document Architecture CDD Common Data Dictionary CDR Compact Disk Reader CERT Certified Order CFB Cipher Feedback CFO Chief Financial Officer CHIPS Clearing House Interbank Payments System CI Cluster Interconnect or Computer Interconnect CIA Central Intelligence Angency CIM Computer Integrated Manufacturing CIMT Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Technology CIR Computer Intergrated Research CIS Commercial Instruction Set CISC Complex Instruction Set Computing C&ISM Consultant and Information Systems Marketing Group CIT Computer Integrated Telephony CLP Country List Price CMAS Central Massachusetts Administrative Services CMC Carry-in Monthly Charge CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor(Silicon) CMP Cooperative Marketing Program or Partner COBOL Common Business Oriented Language COC Corporate Operations Committee COD Career Opportunity Days COEM Commercial Original Equipment Manufacturer COMSEC Communications Security COMSTAR Common System for Technical Analysis & Reporting COPIS Corporate Planning Information System CPO Corporate Product Operations CPP Corporate Planning Process CPS Characters Per Second CPSR Computer Profressionals for Social Responsibility CP/M Control Program Master CPU Central Processing Unit CRC Customer Return Center CRG Central Resource Group CRT Cathode Ray Tube CSC Customer Support Center CSG Corporate Systems Group CSO Complimentary Solutions Organization CSM Computer Systems Manufacturing CSS Computer Special Systems CSSE Computer Services System Engine CSSG Customer Service Solutions Group CSU Channel Service Unit CTS Configuration Technical Specialists DAG Defense Agencies Group DAMP Demand Analysis Manufacturing Planning DAP Document Application Profile DAS Device Access Software DASP Digital Assisted Services Program DAT Digital Audio Tape DBA Digital Business Architecture DBC Digital Business Center DBMS Data Base Management System DBOD Distribution Board of Directors DCA Defense Communications Agency DCC Digital Customer Center DCL Digital Command Language DCP Demand for Critical Parts DCSS Digital Customized Support Services DCTN Defense Commercial Telecommunications Network DCU Digital Credit Union DDH Digital Distributed Hardware DDIF Digital Document Interchange Format DDS Digital Distributed Software DEC Digital Equipment Corporation DECdtm Digital Distributed Transaction Manager DECnms Digital Network Measurement System DECtp Digital Transaction Processing DECUS Digital Equipment Corporation User's Society DES Data Encryption Standard DFA Design for Assembly DFP District Focus Person DFM Design for Manufacturing DFT Design for Test DIAL Digital Idle Asset Listing DIBOL Digital Business Oriented Language DIM Demand Integration Meeting DIMA Data Information Management Architecture DINS Digital Information Network Service DIS Digital Information Systems or Defense Investigative service DISER Digital Information Systems External Resources DL Direct Labor DLN Digital Library Network DMA Direct Memory Access DMCL Digital Modem Command Language DME Digital Management Education DMM District Manufacturing Manager DMS Data Management Services DMSS Distribution, Marketing, Sales and Service DMT Design Maturity Test DNA Digital Named Accounts or Digital Network Architecture DOD Department of Defense (Gov't) DOM District Operations Manager DOS Disk Operating System DPI Dots Per Inch DPP District Partner Program DQT Design Quality Test DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory DRC Data Resource Center DRP Distribution Resource Planning DSA Digital Storage Architecture or Decimal Shift and Add Algorithm DSIN Digital Software Information DSLA Digital Software Licensing Architecture DSM Distributed Systems Manufacturing DSMC Digital Service Monthly Charge DSN Digital Services Network DSTAR Digital System Technical Architecture Research DSO Days Sales Outstanding DSM Distributed Systems Manufacturing or District Sales Manager or Digital Standard MUMPS DSRI Digital Standard Relational Interface DSSI Digital Small Storage Interconnect DSU Data Service Unit DTE Data Terminal Equipment DTIF Digital Tabular Interchange Format DTN Digital Telephone Network DTS Digital Termination System DVN Digital Video Network DVT Design Verification Test DWCI DecWindows Compiler Interface EAP Employee Assistance Program EAR Export Administration Regulations EBDI Electronic Business Data Interchange ECAD Engineering Computer Aided Design ECC Error Correction Code ECL Error Code Logging ECO Engineering Change Order EDC Error Detection Code or Error Detection and Correction or Engineering Data Center EDI Electronic Document Interchange or Electronic Data Interchange EDP Electronic Data Processing EDRS Engineering Data Resources Services EDU Education Computer Systems EFF Electronic Frontier Foundation EFT Electronic Fund Transfer EI Ending Inventory EIA Electronic Industries Association EIS Enterprise Integration Services ELF Employee Locator Facility EMA Enterprise Management Architecture ENET Ethernet ENG Engineering EOL End Of Life EPG External Products Group EPLS Engineering Price List System EPP Executive Partner Program EPROM Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory ESB Entry Systems Business ESD Electronic Systems Development ESDI Enhanced Small Device Interface ESDP Educational Services Development and Publshing ESG Engineering Systems Group ESO Engineering Support Operations ESVN Executive Secure Voice Network ET&Q Engineering, Technology and Quality EUSR End User EXCOM Executive Committee F & A Finance and Accounting or Finance and Administration FA&T Final Assembly and Test FABS Financial and Administration Business Systems FBI Federal Bureau of Investigations FBOD Finance Board of Directors FCC Federal Communications Commission FCO Field Change Order FCS First Customer Ship FCST Forecast FDDI Fiber Distributed Data Interface F/G Finished Goods 4GL Fourth Generation Language FIFO First In First Out FIMG Finance Industry Marketing Group FIPS Federal Information Processing Standard FISG Financial Industries Systems Group FMAP Field Manufacturing Automated Process FMC Financial Management Center FMIC Field Manufacturing Information Center FMMC Field Manufacturing Management Committee FMP Field Manufacturing Plan FOA Fiber Optic Adapter FOMC Field Operations Management Committee FPA Floating Point Adapter FPP Floating Point Processor FRS First Revenue Ship FRU Field Replaceable Unit FS Field Service FSG Financial Systems Group FSL Field Service Logistics FT Field Test FTS Federal Telecommunications service FVC First Volume Commit FY Fiscal Year GAO Government Accounting Office GB Gigabyte GIA General International Area GIPS Giga Instructions Per Second GKS Graphics Kernal System GOVT Government GMG Government Manufacturing Group GPX Graphics Processor Accelerator GSA General Services Administration GSB General Systems Business GSIM General Services Industry Marketing Group GSG Government Systems Group HBO Home Box Office HCIG Health Care Industry Group HDA Head Disk Assembly HDSC High-density Signal Carrier HPS Hardware Product Services HPS High Performance Systems HQ Headquarters HSC Hierarchical Storage Controller HVM High Volume Manufacturing HW Hardware I/O Input output IC Integrated Circuit ICST Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology IDECUS Internal Digital Equipment Corporation User's Society IED International Engineering Development IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEG Internal Equipment Group IIRG International Information Retreival Guild IL Indirect Labor IMM Idle Material Management IMS Integrated Management Systems IM&T Information and Technology Management INV Inventory IO Independent Option or Input/Output IOP Input Output Processor IPDP Industrial Peripheral Data Processing IPG Image Processing Group IPMO Industry Program Management Office IPS Inches Per Second IPSG Internal Product Strategies Group IPT Inventory Program Team IRR Internal Rate of Return IS Information Systems ISBS Information Systems Business Segment ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network ISM Installed Systems Marketing ISO International Standards Organization ISPS Information System Production Systems ISS Initial System Sale or Internal Special Systems ISSA Information Systems Security Association ISWS Internal Software Services ITAP Information and Technology Architecture Plan ITAR International Traffic in Arms Regulation IVIS Interactive Video Interface System JEC Job Evaluation Classification JIT Just In Time KB Kilobyte KPL Kit Parts List KSR Keyboard Send Receive LAN Local Area Network LAST Local Area System Transport LAT Local Area Transport LAVC Local Area Vax Cluster LDM Limited Distance Modem LDP Laboratory Data Products LEBC Low End Business Center LEGSS Low End Graphics Sub-System LED Light Emitting Diode LEDS Low End Disk Systems LEN Low End Networks LEST Low End Systems and Technologies LIFO Last In First Out LMF License Management Facility or Low Magnetic Field LMI Local Memory Interconnect LPM Lines Per Minute LRP Long Range Plan LSE Language Sensitive Editor LSI Large Scale Integration MAC Macintosh Computer or Message Authentication MAN Metropolitan Area Network MARCOM Marketing Communications MAP Manufacturing Automation Protocol MASS Mid-Atlantic and Southern States MATAC Material Acquisition MB Megabyte MBOD Manufacturing Board of Directors MBPS Mega-Bits Per Second MBU Manufacturing Business Unit MCAM Manufacturing Corporate Account Manager MCESS Mechanical Component Engineering Support Service MCS Multinational Character Set MCT Manufacturing Cycle Time MCU Multi Chip Unit MDDS Media and Documentation Update Service ME Mechanical Engineering MEM Manufacturing Engineering and Marketing MFG Manufacturing MFLOPS Millions of Floating Point Operations Per Second MHZ Mega-Hertz MIC Management Information Center MIDAS Master Integrated Distribution Subcontracting Agreement MIF Master Item File MIMG Media Industry Marketing Group MIPS Millions of Instructions Per Second MIR Material Increase Request MIS Management Information Systems MISG Market Information Services Group MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technolgy MLDS Medium Large Disk Systems MLP Maynard List Price MLPC Model Level planning Committee MOF Master Order Form MOS Metal Oxide Semiconductor or Material Order System MP Multi-Processor MPME Manufacturing Process and Material Engineering MPS Master Production Schedule MPSC Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems MRC Manufacturing Resource Center or Management Response Center or Market Research Center MTBSI Mean Time Between System Interruptions MTS Message Transport Service MRP Manufacturing Resource Planning MS Milli-Seconds MSCP Mass Storage Control Protocol MSB Mid-Range Systems Business MSD Micro Systems Development MSPM Manufacturing System Program Manager MSSC Marketing Sales Strategy Committee MTBF Mean Time Between Failures MTTR Mean Time to Repair MUX Multiplexer MVB MicroVax Business NAC Networks and Communications NACM Networks and Communications Marketing NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASM Named Account Sales Manager NAS Network Application Support NBS National Bureau of Standards NCS Network Control Program NCSC National Computer Security Center NDIS Network Device Interface Specification NDU Network Device Utility NEAS Northeast Atlantic States NES Net Equipment Sales NFT Network File Transfer NHAS New Hampshire Administrative Services NI Network Interconnect NJE Network Job Entry NMI Nautilus Memory Interconnect NOR Net Operating Revenue NPIP New Product Integration Process NPO New Product Operations NPSU New Product Start Up NRCS National Replacement Character Set NS Nano-Seconds NSA National Security Agency NSC National Security Council NSDD National Security Decision Directive NSF National Science Foundation NTIA National Telecommunications and Information Administration NTISSC National Telecommunications and Information Systems Steering Committee NWSS Networks & Site Services OA Order Administration or Office Automation OBU Option Business Unit OCRC Option Change Review Committee ODA Office Document Architecture ODI Open Data Interface OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer OIP Opportunity Investment Planning OIS Office and Information Systems OLTP On-Line Transaction Processing OMC Office of Munitions Control OOD Office of Development (Central Engineering) OP Option OPAL On-line Presentation Access Library OPOM Organizational Program Office Manager OPS Operations O/S Operating System OSF Open Software Foundation OSI Open System Interconnection OSP Office of Sales Programs OTA Office of Technology Assessment OTD Off the Dock OTP Order Transaction Processing OTS Off The Shelf PAC Pricing and Announcement Committee PASI Production, Availability, Shipments, Inventory PBM Product Business Manager PBT Profit Before Tax PBU Product Business Unit PBX Product Branch Exchange PC Personal Computer or Production Control PCB Printed Circuit Board PCM Plug Compatible Manufacturer or Profit Contribution Margin or Product Capacity Manager PCSA Personal Computing System Architecture PCSG Personal Computing Systems Group PDP Peripheral Data Processing PEP Performance Enhancement Package or Personal Enrichment Program PI Physical Inventory PID Proprietary Information Disclosure PIN Personal Identification Number P&L Profit and Loss PMG Product Marketing Group PMI Private Memory Interconnect PMT Planning Methodology Team PO Purchase Order POM Point of Manufacturing PPD Product Phase Down PP&E Production, Planning, and Execution PPL Periodic Payment License PPM Pages Per Minute PPSU Personal Printer Spooling Utility PROM Programmable Read Only Memory PSG Peripheral and Supplies Group or Product Shipping Guide PSS Professional Software Services PSU Portable Storage Unit PTG Physical Technology Group QBOD Quality Board of Directors QC Quality Control QDSS Q-Bus Dragon Sub-System QSS Quality Solution Systems QVSS Q-Bus Viper Sub-System RAM Random Access Memory RAMP Reliability, Availability, Maintainability Program RBG Realtime Business Group RC Reduced Cost RDB Relational Database REV Revenue or Revision RFI Radio Frequency Interference or Request for Information RFP Request for Proposal RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computer RISD Reference Information Systems Development RJE Remote Job Entry RO Read Only ROA Return On Assets ROI Return On Investment ROM Read Only Memory RPM Reduced Parts menu RPM Revolution Per Minute or Rotations Per Minute RQT Reliability Quality Test RSA Reference System Architecture RSE Removable Storage Elements RSL Remote Ship List RSTS/E Resource Sharing Time Sharing/Extended RSVP Rdb Solutions Vendor Program RT Real Time RTA Real-Time Accelerator RTBG Real Time Business Group RTE Remote Terminal Emulation SA Storage Array SABB Storage Array Building Block SASE System and Support Engineering SBA Shipping and Billing Authorization SBB System Building Block SBC Single Board Computer SBI Storage Bus Interconnect SBR Storage Business Review SBT Software Business Technologies SCA Strategic Capital Acquisitions SCIT Semi-Conductor and Interconnect Technologies SCO Semiconductor Operations S-Box Skunk Box SCMP System Cooperative Marketing Program SCSI Small Computer Storage Interface SDA Software Design Automation SDC Software Distribution Center SDI Standard Disk Interconnect or Standard Drive Interface SDNS Secure Data System Network SDS Sales and Distribution Systems SEG Semiconductor Engineering Organization SHIBNI Shipped But Not Invoiced SIA Semiconductor Industry Association SIG Special Interest Group SIM Service Industry Marketing SLA Service Level Agreement SLC Service Level Contract or Software License Configurator SLS Storage Library System SMDI Storage Module Disk Interconnect SME Society of Manufacturing Engineering SMP Symmetrical Multi-Processing SMS Self-maintenance Services SMU Strategic Marketing Unit SNA System Network Architecture SNPC Software New Products Committee SO System Option SOC Systems and Option Catalog SOE Standards of Excellence SOP Sum of the Pieces SPG Software Product Group SPI Self-Paced Instruction SPM Software Performance Montior SPP Ship Plan SPS Software Product Services SQL Structural Query Language SQM Software Quality Mangement SRC System Resource Center SRG Strategic Relations Group SRTC Service Right-to-Copy SS Standard System SSB Software Supply Business SSD Solid State Disk SSG Software Systems Group SSS Software Support Services STAR Systems and Technology Applications Requirements STG Strategic Technologies Group SWIFT Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications SWM Semiconductor Worldwide Management SWS Software Services SYS System TAN Telecomm and Networks TAP Trans-Atlantic Project TBG Telecomm Business Group TBU Terminals Business Unit TC Transfer Cost T's & C's Terms and Conditions TCC Technical Consulting Center TDCC Transport Data Coordinating Committee TDMS Terminal Data Management System TGL Third Generation Language (3GL) TIS Technical Information Systems TLB TransLAN Bridge TMSCP Tape Mass Storage Control Protocol TOEM Technical Original Equipment Manufacturer TOP Technical Office Protocol or Technology and Organizational Performance TOPS Tapes and Optical Products TP Transaction Processing TPC Transaction Processiong Performance Council 2PC Two Phase Commit TPI Tracks Per Inch TPL Traditional Product Line TPS Transactions Per Second TQC Total Quality Control TSG Telecommunications Systems Group TSN Terminal Switching Network TSO Technical Services Organization TSP Technology Strategy and Planning TTM Time to Market TUIMG Telecom/Utilities Industry Marketing Group UCS Uniform Communication Standard UOF Unusual Order Form UPC Utility Port Conditioner UPS Uninterruptible Power System USMP U.S. Manufacturing Planning USC User Steering Committee USCIC U.S. Country Information Center USFDC U.S. Financial Data Center USIBC U.S. Integrated Business Center USPL U.S. Price List VAN Value Added Network VAR Value Added Reseller VAX Virtual Address Extension VAXft VAX Fault Tolerant VFP Vertical Forms Printing VFU Vertical Forms Unit VIA Vax Information Architecture VIPS Video Image Printer Systems VLSI Very Large Scale Integration VMS Virtual Memory System VOLM Volume VPA VAX Performance Advisor VRAM Video Random Access Memory VT Video Terminal VTX Videotex VUIT Visual User Interface Tool VUP Vax Unit of Processsing WACS Western and Central States WAN Wide Area Network WATS Wide Area Telephone Service WCU Water Cooling Unit WINS Warehouse Information Network Standards WIP Work In Process WORM Write Once Read Many WPS Word Processing Software WW Worldwide WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get XCOST Transfer Cost XFMC Cross Functional Management Committee XSV Transfer Cost System Value ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call The Rune Stone BBS Home of the IIRG at 203-485-0088 1200/2400 Baud, 24 hours a day Large Hacker/Phreaker File and Text Libraries Latest Issues of PHANTASY and IIRG Releases! 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