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;AJAX : Asynchronous JavaScript and XML = A means to exchange data with a server without loading a whole new page. | ;AJAX : Asynchronous JavaScript and XML = A means to exchange data with a server without loading a whole new page. | ||
;API : Application Programming Interface | ;API : Application Programming Interface | ||
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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 | ||
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;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 | ||
;BMW : Bavarian Motor Works = German car company | ;BMW : Bavarian Motor Works = German car company | ||
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;coax: coaxial cable | ;coax: coaxial cable | ||
− | + | ;CSS : Cascading Style Sheets = A technology that deals with the presentation of content on the web | |
− | + | ;DNS : Domain Name System. An Named Host to IP Address lookup system | |
− | ;CSS: Cascading Style Sheets = A technology that deals with the presentation of content on the web | + | ;FOSS : Free Open Source Software. An attempt to communicate the 'freedom' aspect of free software de-emphasizing the price connotation of 'free'. |
− | + | ;FLOSS : Free / Libre Open Source Software | |
− | + | ;FSF : Free Software Foundation. fsf.org | |
− | ;DNS: Domain Name System. An Named Host to IP Address lookup system | + | ;FUBAR : F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition |
− | + | ;FUSE : Filesystem in User Space | |
− | + | ;GAFYD : Google Apps For Your Domain | |
− | + | ;GNHLUG : Greater New Hampshire Linux User Groups = an association of User Groups in and around the state of New Hampshire, USA of people interested in Linux technology and/or those who created it in the first place; and continue to this day. | |
− | + | ;GNU :Gnu's Not Unix | |
− | ;FOSS: Free Open Source Software. An attempt to communicate the 'freedom' aspect of free software de-emphasizing the price connotation of 'free'. | + | ;GPL : General Public License. A sane copyright license |
− | ;FLOSS: Free / Libre Open Source Software | + | ;HTML : HyperText Markup Language = structured text that uses logical links (hyperlinks) between nodes containing text. |
− | ;FSF: Free Software Foundation. fsf.org | + | ;HTTP : HyperText Transfer Protocol = the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web. See HTML |
− | ;FUBAR: F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition | + | ;HTTPS : HTTP Secure = HTTP using SSL or the newer TLS |
− | ;FUSE: Filesystem in User Space | + | ;IANAL : I Am Not A Lawyer |
− | ;GAFYD: Google Apps For Your Domain | + | ;IP : Internet Protocol. An IP Address is a host or device name in numeric form. |
− | + | ;IPv4 : Internet Protocol version 4 | |
− | + | ;IPv6 : Internet Protocal version 6 | |
− | ;GNHLUG: Greater New Hampshire Linux User Groups = an association of User Groups in and around the state of New Hampshire, USA of people interested in Linux technology and/or those who created it in the first place; and continue to this day. | + | ;IPR : Intellectual Property Rights |
− | ;GNU: Gnu's Not Unix | + | ;ISBN : International Standard Book Number. ISBNs are 10-digit or 13-digit codes used by the publishing industry to uniquely identify individual book titles and editions. Some 10-digit ISBNs may end with an "X" instead of a digit. |
− | ;GPL: General Public License | + | ;JS : JavaScript. A computer language. |
− | + | ;JSON : JavaScript Object Notation. A data representation format in JavaScript | |
− | + | ;KIO : KDE Input/Output slaves | |
− | ;HTML: HyperText Markup Language = structured text that uses logical links (hyperlinks) between nodes containing text. | + | ;LUG : Linux User Group = a general term whereas a specific LUG will often have a geographic focus |
− | ;HTTP: HyperText Transfer Protocol = the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web. See HTML | + | ;NPM : Node Packaged Modules. npm is a package manager for the Nodejs system |
− | ;HTTPS: HTTP Secure = HTTP using SSL or the newer TLS | + | ;OOP : Object Oriented Programming hard to define. See [[OOP]]. |
− | ;IANAL: I Am Not A Lawyer | + | ;ORM : Object Relational Mapping |
− | + | ;PDF : Portable Document Format | |
− | + | ;PEAR : PHP Extension and Application Repository | |
− | ;IP: Internet Protocol. An IP Address is a host or device name in numeric form. | + | ;PHAR : PHP Archive |
− | ;IPv4: Internet Protocol version 4 | + | ;PHP : PHP is the HyperText Preprocessor |
− | ;IPv6: Internet Protocal version 6 | + | ;POTD : Picture Of The Day |
− | ;IPR: Intellectual Property Rights | + | ;POTY : Picture Of The Year |
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− | ;ISBN: International Standard Book Number | ||
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− | ;JS: JavaScript | ||
− | ;JSON: JavaScript Object Notation | ||
− | ;KIO: KDE Input/Output slaves | ||
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− | ;LUG: Linux User Group = a general term whereas a specific LUG will often have a geographic focus | ||
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− | ;NPM: Node Packaged Modules | ||
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− | ;OOP: Object Oriented Programming | ||
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− | ;ORM: Object Relational Mapping | ||
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− | ;PDF: Portable Document Format | ||
− | ;PEAR: PHP Extension and Application Repository | ||
− | ;PHAR: PHP Archive | ||
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− | ;POTD: Picture Of The Day | ||
− | ;POTY: Picture Of The Year | ||
;PRURL | ;PRURL | ||
;PRURLs :Protocol Relative URL. Starts with '//' instead of 'HTTP(S)://' | ;PRURLs :Protocol Relative URL. Starts with '//' instead of 'HTTP(S)://' | ||
− | ;PSR-1: PHP Standard Recommendation 1 | + | ;PSR-1 : PHP Standard Recommendation 1 |
− | ;PSR-2: PHP Standard Recommendation 2 | + | ;PSR-2 : PHP Standard Recommendation 2 |
− | + | ;Regex : Regular Expression, a search and replace syntax that allows for powerful pattern matching | |
− | ;Regex: Regular Expression | + | ;RSS : Really Simple Syndication = a syntax for sharing data across the web. |
− | ;RSS: Really Simple Syndication = a syntax for sharing data across the web. | + | ;SCM : Software Configuration Management |
− | + | ;SPF : Sender Policy Framework | |
− | ;SCM: Software Configuration Management | + | ;SMW :Semantic MediaWiki |
− | + | ;SSL : Secure Sockets Layer = secure (encrypted) underpinning for HTTP | |
− | + | ;TLA : Three-Letter Acronym | |
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− | ;SSL: Secure Sockets Layer = secure (encrypted) underpinning for HTTP | ||
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;URL | ;URL | ||
− | ;URLs:Uniform Resource Locator | + | ;URLs :Uniform Resource Locator. An address of a web page or other component, including the protocol. |
;VCS : Version Control System | ;VCS : Version Control System | ||
− | ;VE: Visual Editor | + | ;VE : Visual Editor |
− | + | ;WWW : World Wide Web = The part of the Internet where websites and documents can be found via HTTP or HTTPS. | |
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;XML:Extensible Markup Language = a system for markup such that you can create your own 'schema' of terms rather than a specific markup language. | ;XML:Extensible Markup Language = a system for markup such that you can create your own 'schema' of terms rather than a specific markup language. | ||
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- ABBR
- Abbreviation
- AJAX
- Asynchronous JavaScript and XML = A means to exchange data with a server without loading a whole new page.
- API
- Application Programming Interface
- APT
- Advanced Package Tool. Created by the Debian project.
- ASP
- Application Service Provider
- Application Server Pages - an old technology by Microsoft
- 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
- BMW
- Bavarian Motor Works = German car company
- coax
- coaxial cable
- CSS
- Cascading Style Sheets = A technology that deals with the presentation of content on the web
- DNS
- Domain Name System. An Named Host to IP Address lookup system
- FOSS
- Free Open Source Software. An attempt to communicate the 'freedom' aspect of free software de-emphasizing the price connotation of 'free'.
- FLOSS
- Free / Libre Open Source Software
- FSF
- Free Software Foundation. fsf.org
- FUBAR
- F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition
- FUSE
- Filesystem in User Space
- GAFYD
- Google Apps For Your Domain
- GNHLUG
- Greater New Hampshire Linux User Groups = an association of User Groups in and around the state of New Hampshire, USA of people interested in Linux technology and/or those who created it in the first place; and continue to this day.
- GNU
- Gnu's Not Unix
- GPL
- General Public License. A sane copyright license
- HTML
- HyperText Markup Language = structured text that uses logical links (hyperlinks) between nodes containing text.
- HTTP
- HyperText Transfer Protocol = the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web. See HTML
- HTTPS
- HTTP Secure = HTTP using SSL or the newer TLS
- IANAL
- I Am Not A Lawyer
- IP
- Internet Protocol. An IP Address is a host or device name in numeric form.
- IPv4
- Internet Protocol version 4
- IPv6
- Internet Protocal version 6
- IPR
- Intellectual Property Rights
- ISBN
- International Standard Book Number. ISBNs are 10-digit or 13-digit codes used by the publishing industry to uniquely identify individual book titles and editions. Some 10-digit ISBNs may end with an "X" instead of a digit.
- JS
- JavaScript. A computer language.
- JSON
- JavaScript Object Notation. A data representation format in JavaScript
- KIO
- KDE Input/Output slaves
- LUG
- Linux User Group = a general term whereas a specific LUG will often have a geographic focus
- NPM
- Node Packaged Modules. npm is a package manager for the Nodejs system
- OOP
- Object Oriented Programming hard to define. See OOP.
- ORM
- Object Relational Mapping
- Portable Document Format
- PEAR
- PHP Extension and Application Repository
- PHAR
- PHP Archive
- PHP
- PHP is the HyperText Preprocessor
- POTD
- Picture Of The Day
- POTY
- Picture Of The Year
- PRURL
- PRURLs
- Protocol Relative URL. Starts with '//' instead of 'HTTP(S)://'
- PSR-1
- PHP Standard Recommendation 1
- PSR-2
- PHP Standard Recommendation 2
- Regex
- Regular Expression, a search and replace syntax that allows for powerful pattern matching
- RSS
- Really Simple Syndication = a syntax for sharing data across the web.
- SCM
- Software Configuration Management
- SPF
- Sender Policy Framework
- SMW
- Semantic MediaWiki
- SSL
- Secure Sockets Layer = secure (encrypted) underpinning for HTTP
- TLA
- Three-Letter Acronym
- TLS
- Transport Layer Security
- URL
- URLs
- Uniform Resource Locator. An address of a web page or other component, including the protocol.
- VCS
- Version Control System
- VE
- Visual Editor
- WWW
- World Wide Web = The part of the Internet where websites and documents can be found via HTTP or HTTPS.
- XML
- Extensible Markup Language = a system for markup such that you can create your own 'schema' of terms rather than a specific markup language.