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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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;APP : short for Software Application.
 
 
;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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;CIDR : [[wp:Classless Inter-Domain Routing|Classless Inter-Domain Routing]]
 
 
;coax: coaxial cable
 
;coax: coaxial cable
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;CNCF:Cloud Native Computing Foundation https://www.cncf.io/ - a sub-foundation of the Linux Foundation.
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;CSS : Cascading Style Sheets = A technology that deals with the presentation of content on the web
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;COCOMO: Constructive Cost Model is a procedural software cost estimation model developed in the early 80's and then updated around the year 2000.
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;DKIM : DomainKeys Identified Mail = An IETF specification that combats SPAM on the Internet
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;CSS: Cascading Style Sheets = A technology that deals with the presentation of content on the web
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;DNS : Domain Name System. An Named Host to IP Address lookup system
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;DAST: Dynamic Application Security Testing can find security vulnerabilities and weaknesses in a running application, typically web apps. It does that by employing fault injection techniques on an app, such as feeding malicious data to the software, to identify common security vulnerabilities, such as SQL injection and cross-­site scripting (XSS). DAST can also cast a spotlight on runtime problems that can’t be identified by static analysis­­ for example, authentication and server configuration issues, as well as flaws visible only when a known user logs in.
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;DPL : Dynamic Page Lists = Like a Cuisinart food processor, it allows you to slice and dice the contents of your wiki.
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;DKIM: DomainKeys Identified Mail = An IETF specification that combats SPAM on the Internet
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;DRM : Digital Restrictions Management = Electronic methods to control what you can and can't do.
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;DNS: Domain Name System. An Named Host to IP Address lookup system
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;FOSS : Free Open Source Software. An attempt to communicate the 'freedom' aspect of free software de-emphasizing the price connotation of 'free'.
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;DPL: Dynamic Page Lists = Like a Cuisinart food processor, it allows you to slice and dice the contents of your wiki.
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;FLOSS : Free / Libre Open Source Software = Another attempt to de-emphasize the price connotation of 'free' and instead recognize that free means liberty.
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;DRM: Digital Restrictions Management = Electronic methods to control what you can and can't do.
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;FSF : Free Software Foundation. fsf.org
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;EFF: Electronic Frontier Foundation https://eff.org
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;FUBAR : F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition
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;FHIR: [[wp:Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources|Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources]] is a standard for exchanging Healthcare data.
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;FUSE : Filesystem in User Space
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;FOSS: Free Open Source Software. An attempt to communicate the 'freedom' aspect of free software de-emphasizing the price connotation of 'free'.
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;GAFYD : Google Apps For Your Domain
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;FLOSS: Free / Libre Open Source Software = Another attempt to de-emphasize the price connotation of 'free' and instead recognize that free means liberty.
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;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.
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;FSF: Free Software Foundation. fsf.org
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;GNU : Gnu's Not Unix, because Unix is proprietary software while Gnu is software that respects your freedom.
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;FUBAR: F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition
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;GPL : General Public License = A sane copyright license
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;FUSE: Filesystem in User Space
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;HHVM : HipHop Virtual Machine = a PHP interpreter created at Facebook as an alternative to the Zend Engine interpreter. http://hhvm.com/
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;GAFYD: Google Apps For Your Domain (now called Google Workspace)
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;HTML : HyperText Markup Language = structured text that uses logical links (hyperlinks) between nodes containing text.
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;GDPR: The [[wp:General Data Protection Regulation|General Data Protection Regulation]] (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, abbreviated GDPR) is a European Union regulation on Information privacy in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). The GDPR is an important component of EU privacy law and human rights law, in particular Article 8(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. It also governs the transfer of personal data outside the EU and EEA. The GDPR's goals are to enhance individuals' control and rights over their personal information and to simplify the regulations for international business. It supersedes the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and, among other things, simplifies the terminology.
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;HTTP : HyperText Transfer Protocol = the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web. See HTML
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;GitOps: GitOps is a DevOps practice that uses Git repositories to manage infrastructure and application code deployments. It's an evolution of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) that uses Git pull requests to verify and automatically deploy system infrastructure modifications. GitOps can help organizations: Improve efficiency and security, Improve the developer experience, Reduce costs, Speed up deployments, and Maintain consistency across all infrastructure.
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;HTTPS : HTTP Secure = HTTP using SSL or the newer TLS
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;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.
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;IANAL : I Am Not A Lawyer = but I'll play one on the Internet
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;GNU: Gnu's Not Unix, because Unix is proprietary software while Gnu is software that respects your freedom.
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;IETF : Internet Engineering Task Force = organization to make the Internet work better
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;GPL: General Public License = A sane copyright license
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;IP : Internet Protocol. An IP Address is a host or device name in numeric form.
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;HHVM: HipHop Virtual Machine = a PHP interpreter created at Facebook as an alternative to the Zend Engine interpreter. http://hhvm.com/
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;IPv4 : Internet Protocol version 4
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;HIPAA: The [[wp:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act|Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act]] is a 1996 federal statute that created standards for protecting patient health information. All healthcare organizations must follow cybersecurity practices and run risk assessments to comply with HIPAA.
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;IPv6 : Internet Protocal version 6
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;HTML: HyperText Markup Language = structured text that uses logical links (hyperlinks) between nodes containing text.
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;IPR : Intellectual Property Rights = A crazy idea that nonetheless is pervasive in the global legal system. See Also: GPL
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;HTTP: HyperText Transfer Protocol = the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web. See HTML
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;IRL : In Real Life = A TLA used when 'virtual' was a thing.  Now the virtual has permeated 'meat space' and so the two are not so distinct.
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;HTTPS: HTTP Secure = HTTP using SSL or the newer TLS
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;ISBN : International Standard Book Number = 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.
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;IANAL: I Am Not A Lawyer (but I'll play one on the Internet ;-)) Because this acronym can be interpreted as crude, Heather Meeker suggests an alternative 'disclaimer' in online discussions: "If this were legal advice, it would have come with an invoice."
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;JS : JavaScript = A computer language.
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;IAST: Interactive Application Security Testing. A technique employing an agent inside a running application capable of testing all libraries, frameworks, API endpoints and protocols for security vulnerabilities.
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;JSON : JavaScript Object Notation = A data representation format in JavaScript
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;IETF: Internet Engineering Task Force = organization to make the Internet work better
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;KIO : KDE Input/Output slaves
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;IP: Internet Protocol. An IP Address is a host or device name in numeric form.
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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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;IPv4: Internet Protocol version 4
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;MOTD : Message Of The Day = [[MOTD]]
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;IPv6: Internet Protocal version 6
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;NPM : Node Packaged Modules = a package manager for the Nodejs system
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;IPR: Intellectual Property Rights = A crazy idea that nonetheless is pervasive in the global legal system. See Also: GPL
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;NSFW : Not Safe For Work
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;IRL: In Real Life = A TLA used when 'virtual' was a thing.  Now the virtual has permeated 'meat space' and so the two are not so distinct.
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;OASIS : Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards = a global standards organization
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;ISBN: International Standard Book Number = 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.
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;OOP : Object Oriented Programming = hard to define.  See [[OOP]].
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;ISO 27001: [[wp:ISO/IEC 27001|ISO/IEC 27001]] is an international standard to manage information security. The standard was originally published jointly by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in 2005, revised in 2013, and again most recently in 2022. There are also numerous recognized national variants of the standard. It details requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving an information security management system (ISMS) – the aim of which is to help organizations make the information assets they hold more secure. Organizations that meet the standard's requirements can choose to be certified by an accredited certification body following successful completion of an audit. The effectiveness of the ISO/IEC 27001 certification process and the overall standard has been addressed in a large-scale study conducted in 2020.
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;OOUI : Object Oriented User Interface [[mw:OOUI]]
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;JS: JavaScript = A computer language.
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;ORM : Object Relational Mapping = a database approach
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;JSON: JavaScript Object Notation = A data representation format in JavaScript
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;PDF : Portable Document Format = a widely used standard for representing documents electronically and print. [[PDF]]
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;KIO: KDE Input/Output slaves
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;PEAR : PHP Extension and Application Repository = a collection of code started in 1999 to enhance the utility of PHP.
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;Kompose: [https://kompose.io/ kompose] is a tool to help users who are familiar with [[docker-compose]] move to [[Kubernetes]]. kompose takes a Compose Specification file and translates it into Kubernetes resources.
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;PHAR : PHP Archive = a distribution format. See https://secure.php.net/manual/en/intro.phar.php
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;Kubectl: (Kyoob' cuddle) a command line tool for communicating with a [[Kubernetes]] cluster's control plane, using the Kubernetes API.
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;Phishing : attempt to acquire sensitive information such as passwords or credit card details by masquerading as a trusted party.
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;Kustomize: Kubernetes native configuration management built into [[kubectl]] as <code>apply -k</code>.
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;PHP : PHP is the HyperText Preprocessor = the most popular programming language for the web
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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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;POTD : Picture Of The Day
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;LXC:  is a userspace interface for the Linux kernel containment features. Through a powerful API and simple tools, it lets Linux users easily create and manage system or application containers.
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;POTY : Picture Of The Year
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;LXD: is a next generation system container manager. It offers a user experience similar to virtual machines but using Linux containers instead.
 
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;MOTD: Message Of The Day = [[MOTD]]
 
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;NIST: (the US) National Institute of Standards and Technology
 
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;NIST Cybersecurity Framework: [[wp:NIST Cybersecurity Framework|NIST Cybersecurity Framework]] is a set of guidelines for mitigating organizational cybersecurity risks, published by NIST based on existing standards, guidelines, and practices. The framework "provides a high level taxonomy of cybersecurity outcomes and a methodology to assess and manage those outcomes", in addition to guidance on the protection of privacy and civil liberties in a cybersecurity context. It has been translated to many languages, and is used by several governments and a wide range of businesses and organizations.
 
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;node:
 
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;nodes:A worker machine in a [[Kubernetes]] cluster.
 
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;NPM: Node Packaged Modules = a package manager for the Nodejs system
 
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;NSFW: Not Safe For Work
 
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;OASIS: Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards = a global standards organization
 
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;OOP: Object Oriented Programming = hard to define.  See [[OOP]].
 
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;OOUI: Object Oriented User Interface [[mw:OOUI]]
 
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;ORM: Object Relational Mapping = a database approach
 
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;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.
 
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;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/
 
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;PDF: Portable Document Format = a widely used standard for representing documents electronically and print. [[PDF]]
 
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;PEAR: PHP Extension and Application Repository = a collection of code started in 1999 to enhance the utility of PHP.
 
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;PHAR: PHP Archive = a distribution format. See https://secure.php.net/manual/en/intro.phar.php
 
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;Phishing: attempt to acquire sensitive information such as passwords or credit card details by masquerading as a trusted party.
 
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;PHP: PHP is the HyperText Preprocessor = the most popular programming language for the web
 
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;Pod
 
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;Pods: A Pod (as in a pod of whales or pea pod) is a group of one or more containers , with shared storage/network resources, and a specification for how to run the containers. https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/
 
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;POTS: [[wp:Plain old telephone service|Plain Old Telephone Service]] is an acronym to describe the traditional telephone network served by copper wires strung on poles. (nb. There is a lot more infrastructure to POTS than just the poles and wires.)
 
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;POTD: Picture Of The Day
 
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;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)://'
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;PSR-1: PHP Standard Recommendation 1
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;PSR-1 : PHP Standard Recommendation 1
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;PSR-2: PHP Standard Recommendation 2
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;PSR-2 : PHP Standard Recommendation 2
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;RASP: Run-time Application Security Protection is similar to IAST, but rather than testing for vulnerabilities it acts like a watchdog that responds to live threats (e.g. terminating an attacker's session and alerting).
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;Regex : Regular Expression = a search and replace syntax that allows for powerful pattern matching
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;Regex: Regular Expression = a search and replace syntax that allows for powerful pattern matching
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;RSS : Really Simple Syndication = a syntax for sharing data across the web.
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;RSS: Really Simple Syndication = a syntax for sharing data across the web.
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;SCM : Software Configuration Management
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;SAST: Static Application Security Testing is to find security vulnerabilities in the application source code earlier in the software development life cycle. Because SAST can be automated in DevOps, it becomes part of SecDevOps
 
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;SCM: Software Configuration Management
 
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;SemVer: [https://semver.org/ Semantic Versioning]
 
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: Given a version number MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH, increment the:
 
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:
 
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:MAJOR version when you make incompatible API changes
 
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:MINOR version when you add functionality in a backward compatible manner
 
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:PATCH version when you make backward compatible bug fixes
 
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:Additional labels for pre-release and build metadata are available as extensions to the MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH format.
 
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;SEO: Search Engine Optimization
 
;SEO: Search Engine Optimization
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;SIP: Session Initiation Protocol is a protocol used in VoIP communications allowing users to make voice and video calls, mostly for free. A SIP client is a program that you install on your computer or mobile device.
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;SPAM : unsolicited bulk email
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;SOC 2: Systems and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 is a set of compliance criteria developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
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;SPF : Sender Policy Framework
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;SPAM: unsolicited bulk email
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;SMW :Semantic MediaWiki = See [[Metadata]]
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;SPF: Sender Policy Framework
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;SSL : Secure Sockets Layer = secure (encrypted) underpinning for HTTP
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;SME: Subject Matter Expert
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;TLA : Three-Letter Acronym
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;SMW:Semantic MediaWiki = See [[Metadata]]
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;TLS : Transport Layer Security
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;SRE: Site Reliability Engineer
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;UOP : User Operation Prohibition = things you're not allowed to do with a DVD, like skip the FBI warning [[w:User operation prohibition]]
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;SSL: Secure Sockets Layer = secure (encrypted) underpinning for HTTP
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;UPO : User Preference Option = things that you can set in your "preferences".  [[Special:Preferences]]
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;TLA: Three-Letter Acronym
 
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;TLS: Transport Layer Security
 
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;UOP: User Operation Prohibition = things you're not allowed to do with a DVD, like skip the FBI warning [[w:User operation prohibition]]
 
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;UPO: User Preference Option = things that you can set in your "preferences".  [[Special:Preferences]]
 
 
;URL
 
;URL
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;URLs:Uniform Resource Locator = an address of a web page or other component, including the protocol.
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;URLs :Uniform Resource Locator = an address of a web page or other component, including the protocol.
 
;VCS : Version Control System
 
;VCS : Version Control System
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;VE: Visual Editor
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;VE : Visual Editor
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;VoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol, or commonly "Voice over IP", is the Internet alternative to POTS.
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;WMF : WikiMedia Foundation = the organization which runs various projects including [[w:Main Page|Wikipedia.org]]
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;WMF: WikiMedia Foundation = the organization which runs various projects including [[w:Main Page|Wikipedia.org]]
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;WOFF : Web Open Font Format
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;WOFF: Web Open Font Format
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;WWW : World Wide Web = the part of the Internet where websites and documents can be found via HTTP or HTTPS.
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;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.
 
;XML:Extensible Markup Language = a system for markup such that you can create your own 'schema' of terms rather than a specific markup language.
  
 
[[Category:Wiki]]
 
[[Category:Wiki]]

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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
DKIM 
DomainKeys Identified Mail = An IETF specification that combats SPAM on the Internet
DNS 
Domain Name System. An Named Host to IP Address lookup system
DPL 
Dynamic Page Lists = Like a Cuisinart food processor, it allows you to slice and dice the contents of your wiki.
DRM 
Digital Restrictions Management = Electronic methods to control what you can and can't do.
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 = Another attempt to de-emphasize the price connotation of 'free' and instead recognize that free means liberty.
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, because Unix is proprietary software while Gnu is software that respects your freedom.
GPL 
General Public License = A sane copyright license
HHVM 
HipHop Virtual Machine = a PHP interpreter created at Facebook as an alternative to the Zend Engine interpreter. http://hhvm.com/
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 = but I'll play one on the Internet
IETF 
Internet Engineering Task Force = organization to make the Internet work better
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 = A crazy idea that nonetheless is pervasive in the global legal system. See Also: GPL
IRL 
In Real Life = A TLA used when 'virtual' was a thing. Now the virtual has permeated 'meat space' and so the two are not so distinct.
ISBN 
International Standard Book Number = 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
MOTD 
Message Of The Day = MOTD
NPM 
Node Packaged Modules = a package manager for the Nodejs system
NSFW 
Not Safe For Work
OASIS 
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards = a global standards organization
OOP 
Object Oriented Programming = hard to define. See OOP.
OOUI 
Object Oriented User Interface mw:OOUI
ORM 
Object Relational Mapping = a database approach
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.
PHAR 
PHP Archive = a distribution format. See https://secure.php.net/manual/en/intro.phar.php
Phishing 
attempt to acquire sensitive information such as passwords or credit card details by masquerading as a trusted party.
PHP 
PHP is the HyperText Preprocessor = the most popular programming language for the web
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
SEO
Search Engine Optimization
SPAM 
unsolicited bulk email
SPF 
Sender Policy Framework
SMW
Semantic MediaWiki = See Metadata
SSL 
Secure Sockets Layer = secure (encrypted) underpinning for HTTP
TLA 
Three-Letter Acronym
TLS 
Transport Layer Security
UOP 
User Operation Prohibition = things you're not allowed to do with a DVD, like skip the FBI warning w:User operation prohibition
UPO 
User Preference Option = things that you can set in your "preferences". Special:Preferences
URL
URLs
Uniform Resource Locator = an address of a web page or other component, including the protocol.
VCS 
Version Control System
VE 
Visual Editor
WMF 
WikiMedia Foundation = the organization which runs various projects including Wikipedia.org
WOFF 
Web Open Font Format
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.

Abbreviation

Asynchronous JavaScript and XML = A means to exchange data with a server without loading a whole new page.

Extensible Markup Language = a system for markup such that you can create your own 'schema' of terms rather than a specific markup language.

Application Programming Interface

Advanced Package Tool. Created by the Debian project.

Application Service Provider

Application Server Pages - an old technology by Microsoft

Automated Teller Machine (please don't call it an 'ATM Machine', that's redundant)

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

Bavarian Motor Works = German car company

coaxial cable

Cascading Style Sheets = A technology that deals with the presentation of content on the web

DomainKeys Identified Mail = An IETF specification that combats SPAM on the Internet

Internet Engineering Task Force = organization to make the Internet work better

unsolicited bulk email

Domain Name System. An Named Host to IP Address lookup system

Internet Protocol. An IP Address is a host or device name in numeric form.

Dynamic Page Lists = Like a Cuisinart food processor, it allows you to slice and dice the contents of your wiki.

Digital Restrictions Management = Electronic methods to control what you can and can't do.

Free Open Source Software. An attempt to communicate the 'freedom' aspect of free software de-emphasizing the price connotation of 'free'.

Free / Libre Open Source Software = Another attempt to de-emphasize the price connotation of 'free' and instead recognize that free means liberty.

Free Software Foundation. fsf.org

F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition

Filesystem in User Space

Google Apps For Your Domain (now called Google Workspace)

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's Not Unix, because Unix is proprietary software while Gnu is software that respects your freedom.

General Public License = A sane copyright license

HipHop Virtual Machine = a PHP interpreter created at Facebook as an alternative to the Zend Engine interpreter. http://hhvm.com/

PHP is the HyperText Preprocessor = the most popular programming language for the web

HyperText Markup Language = structured text that uses logical links (hyperlinks) between nodes containing text.

A worker machine in a Kubernetes cluster.

HyperText Transfer Protocol = the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web. See HTML

HTTP Secure = HTTP using SSL or the newer TLS

Secure Sockets Layer = secure (encrypted) underpinning for HTTP

Transport Layer Security

I Am Not A Lawyer (but I'll play one on the Internet ;-)) Because this acronym can be interpreted as crude, Heather Meeker suggests an alternative 'disclaimer' in online discussions: "If this were legal advice, it would have come with an invoice."

Internet Protocol version 4

Internet Protocal version 6

Intellectual Property Rights = A crazy idea that nonetheless is pervasive in the global legal system. See Also: GPL

In Real Life = A TLA used when 'virtual' was a thing. Now the virtual has permeated 'meat space' and so the two are not so distinct.

Three-Letter Acronym

International Standard Book Number = 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.

JavaScript = A computer language.

JavaScript Object Notation = A data representation format in JavaScript

KDE Input/Output slaves

Linux User Group = a general term whereas a specific LUG will often have a geographic focus

Message Of The Day = MOTD

Node Packaged Modules = a package manager for the Nodejs system

Not Safe For Work

Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards = a global standards organization

Object Oriented Programming = hard to define. See OOP.

Object Oriented User Interface mw:OOUI

Object Relational Mapping = a database approach

Portable Document Format = a widely used standard for representing documents electronically and print. PDF

PHP Extension and Application Repository = a collection of code started in 1999 to enhance the utility of PHP.

PHP Archive = a distribution format. See https://secure.php.net/manual/en/intro.phar.php

attempt to acquire sensitive information such as passwords or credit card details by masquerading as a trusted party.

Picture Of The Day

Picture Of The Year

Protocol Relative URL. Starts with '//' instead of 'HTTP(S)://'

Protocol Relative URL. Starts with '//' instead of 'HTTP(S)://'

Uniform Resource Locator = an address of a web page or other component, including the protocol.

PHP Standard Recommendation 1

PHP Standard Recommendation 2

Regular Expression = a search and replace syntax that allows for powerful pattern matching

Really Simple Syndication = a syntax for sharing data across the web.

Software Configuration Management

Search Engine Optimization

Sender Policy Framework

Semantic MediaWiki = See Metadata

User Operation Prohibition = things you're not allowed to do with a DVD, like skip the FBI warning w:User operation prohibition

User Preference Option = things that you can set in your "preferences". Special:Preferences

Uniform Resource Locator = an address of a web page or other component, including the protocol.

Version Control System

Visual Editor

WikiMedia Foundation = the organization which runs various projects including Wikipedia.org

Web Open Font Format

World Wide Web = the part of the Internet where websites and documents can be found via HTTP or HTTPS.

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