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;APT : Advanced Package Tool. Created by the Debian project. | ;APT : Advanced Package Tool. Created by the Debian project. | ||
;ASP : Application Service Provider | ;ASP : Application Service Provider | ||
: Application Server Pages | : Application Server Pages = an old technology by Microsoft | ||
;ATM : Automated Teller Machine (please don't call it an 'ATM Machine', that's redundant) | ;ATM : Automated Teller Machine (please don't call it an 'ATM Machine', that's redundant) | ||
;BLU : Boston Linux & Unix = a Linux User Group in Boston, MA, USA with roots that go back into the days of Unix before Linux was a thing | ;BLU : Boston Linux & Unix = a Linux User Group in Boston, MA, USA with roots that go back into the days of Unix before Linux was a thing | ||
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;CIDR : [[wp:Classless Inter-Domain Routing|Classless Inter-Domain Routing]] | ;CIDR : [[wp:Classless Inter-Domain Routing|Classless Inter-Domain Routing]] | ||
;coax: coaxial cable | ;coax: coaxial cable | ||
;CNCF:Cloud Native Computing Foundation https://www.cncf.io/ | ;CNCF:Cloud Native Computing Foundation https://www.cncf.io/ = a sub-foundation of the Linux Foundation. | ||
;COCOMO: Constructive Cost Model is a procedural software cost estimation model developed in the early 80's and then updated around the year 2000. | ;COCOMO: Constructive Cost Model is a procedural software cost estimation model developed in the early 80's and then updated around the year 2000. | ||
;CSS: Cascading Style Sheets = A technology that deals with the presentation of content on the web | ;CSS: Cascading Style Sheets = A technology that deals with the presentation of content on the web | ||
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;ORM: Object Relational Mapping = a database approach | ;ORM: Object Relational Mapping = a database approach | ||
;PCI DSS: The [[wp:Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard|Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard]] was created in 2006 to ensure that all companies that accept, process, store, or transmit credit card information operate securely. The framework is primarily intended to keep cardholder information safe. All companies handling this information must comply with PCI DSS, regardless of size. The framework is administered and enforced by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council. | ;PCI DSS: The [[wp:Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard|Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard]] was created in 2006 to ensure that all companies that accept, process, store, or transmit credit card information operate securely. The framework is primarily intended to keep cardholder information safe. All companies handling this information must comply with PCI DSS, regardless of size. The framework is administered and enforced by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council. | ||
;PDCA: Plan Do Check Act | ;PDCA: Plan Do Check Act = [[wp:PDCA|PDCA]] is called the Deming Cycle or Deming Wheel [[File:PDCA-Multi-Loop.png|right|thumb]] https://deming.org/explore/pdsa/ https://www.lean.org/lexicon-terms/pdca/ | ||
;PDF: Portable Document Format = a widely used standard for representing documents electronically and print. [[PDF]] | ;PDF: Portable Document Format = a widely used standard for representing documents electronically and print. [[PDF]] | ||
;PEAR: PHP Extension and Application Repository = a collection of code started in 1999 to enhance the utility of PHP. | ;PEAR: PHP Extension and Application Repository = a collection of code started in 1999 to enhance the utility of PHP. | ||
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;SRE: Site Reliability Engineer | ;SRE: Site Reliability Engineer | ||
;SSL: Secure Sockets Layer = secure (encrypted) underpinning for HTTP | ;SSL: Secure Sockets Layer = secure (encrypted) underpinning for HTTP | ||
;SVG: | ;SVG: Scalable Vector Graphics = an XML-based open standard of the W3C since 1999. See [[wp:SVG]] | ||
;SWAG: Silly Wild-Ass Guess | ;SWAG: Silly Wild-Ass Guess | ||
;TLA: Three-Letter Acronym | ;TLA: Three-Letter Acronym | ||
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;VE: Visual Editor | ;VE: Visual Editor | ||
;VoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol, or commonly "Voice over IP", is the Internet alternative to POTS. | ;VoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol, or commonly "Voice over IP", is the Internet alternative to POTS. | ||
;W3C: [[wp:World Wide Web Consortium]] | ;W3C: [[wp:World Wide Web Consortium]] = standards organization founded by internet pioneer '''Tim Berners-Lee''' | ||
;WMF: WikiMedia Foundation = the organization which runs various projects including [[w:Main Page|Wikipedia.org]] | ;WMF: WikiMedia Foundation = the organization which runs various projects including [[w:Main Page|Wikipedia.org]] | ||
;WOFF: Web Open Font Format | ;WOFF: Web Open Font Format | ||