| Abbreviation | Description | ||
| -Stand. | Standard | ||
| AIO | All In One | ||
| AVI | Audio Video Interleaved | ||
| BW | Bandwidth | ||
| CA | Certificate Authority | ||
| CAD | Computer-Aided Design | ||
| CAL | Client Access License | ||
| CD | Compact Disc | ||
| DMA | Direct Memory Access | ||
| ECC | Error Checking and Correcting | ||
| EDO-RAM | Extended Data Output RAM | ||
| EEP-ROM | Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM | ||
| ESD | Electro Static Discharge | ||
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions | ||
| FDC | Floppy Disc Controller | ||
| FDD | Floppy Disk Drive | ||
| FSB | Front Side Bus | ||
| FYI | For Your Information | ||
| HD | Hard Disk | ||
| HDTV | High Definition TV | ||
| HPC | High Performance microController | ||
| LAN | Local Area Network | ||
| LED | Light Emitting Diode | ||
| NIC | Network Interface Card | ||
| OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer | ||
| OS | Operating System | ||
| PCI | Peripheral Component Interconnect | ||
| PSU | Power Supply Unit | ||
| PUP | Product Upgrade (for example: from entry to pro) | ||
| RAM | Random Access Memory | ||
| RIMM | Rambus In-line Memory Module | ||
| SCSI | Small Computers System Interface | ||
| SD | Single density | ||
| SDRAM | Synchronous DRAM | ||
| SRAM | Static RAM | ||
| TERA | 1024MB x 10 power 4 | ||
| TTL | Time To Live | ||
| UART | Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter | ||
| UDMA | Ultra DMA | ||
| Upgrd | Upgrade | ||
| UPS | Uninterruptable Power Supply | ||
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator | ||
| VUP | Version Upgrade (for example; V5.2 to V7.0) |