Some Common Computer Acronyms

There are so many acronyms in the field of computing. You might encounter them every day or you don’t even know that the word you are reading is actually an acronym. The list below might help you know the real meaning of some of the common acronyms that you might read.

ANSI - American National Standards Institute

Bcc - Blind Carbon Copy

BIOS - Basic Input/Output System

BMP - Bitmap

CAD – Computer Aided Design

Cc – Carbon Copy

CD – Compact Disc

CD-R – Compact Disc Recordable

CD-ROM – Compact Disc Read Only Memory

CD-RW –Compact Disc ReWritable

CMOS - Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

CPU – Central Processing Unit

CMYK – Cyan Magenta Yellow Black

CRM – Customer Relationship Management

CRT – Cathode Ray Tube

DDR – Double Data Rate

DHCP – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

DLL -  Dynamic Link Library                  

DSL – Digital Subscriber Line

DV – Digital Video

FIFO – First IN, First Out

FSB – Front Side Bus

FTP – File Transfer Protocol

GPS – Global Positioning System

GPU – Graphics Processing Unit

GUI – Graphical User Interface

HTML – Hyper Text Markup Language

HTTP – Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

HTTPS – Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secured

IM – Instant Message

IP – Internet Protocol

IRC – Internet Relay Chat

ISDN – Integrated Services Digital Network

ISO – International Organization for Standardization

ISP – Internet Service Provider

LAN – Local Area Network

LCD – Liquid Crystal Display

LED – Light Emitting Diode

ODBC – Open Database Connectivity

OLE – Object Linking and Embedding

OOP – Object Oriented Programming

P2P – Peer To Peer

PDF – Portable Document Format

RAM – Random Access Memory

RGB – Red Green Blue

ROM – Read Only Memory

RTF – Rich Text Format

SATA – Serial Attached Technology Attachment

SDK – Software Development Kit

SEO – Search Engine Optimization

SMTP – Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

SSD – Solid State Drive

URL – Uniform Resource Locator

USB – Universal Serial Bus

VGA – Video Graphics Array

VOIP – Voice Over Internet Protocol

VPN – Virtual Private Network

WAN – Wide Area Network

WPA – WiFi Protected Access

WIFI – Wireless Fidelity

WWW – World Wide Web

Y2K – Year 2000