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: Application Server Pages = an old technology by Microsoft | : 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) | ||
;BIOS : Basic Input Output System. The part that executes when a computer is first booted and hardware is detected. | |||
;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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;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. | ;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. | ||
;DKIM: DomainKeys Identified Mail = An IETF specification that combats SPAM on the Internet | ;DKIM: DomainKeys Identified Mail = An IETF specification that combats SPAM on the Internet | ||
;[[DKMS]]: Dynamic Kernel Module Support - a way to load kernel modules at boot. | |||
;DNS: Domain Name System. An Named Host to IP Address lookup system | ;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. | ;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. | ;DRM: Digital Restrictions Management = Electronic methods to control what you can and can't do. In the context of video graphics, it means Direct Rendering Manager. | ||
;EFF: Electronic Frontier Foundation https://eff.org | ;EFF: Electronic Frontier Foundation https://eff.org | ||
;FHIR: [[wp:Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources|Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources]] is a standard for exchanging Healthcare data. | ;FHIR: [[wp:Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources|Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources]] is a standard for exchanging Healthcare data. | ||
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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. | ;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. | ||
;LXD: is a next generation system container manager. It offers a user experience similar to virtual machines but using Linux containers instead. | ;LXD: is a next generation system container manager. It offers a user experience similar to virtual machines but using Linux containers instead. | ||
;MOK: Machine Owner Key used in the [[wp:UEFI|UEFI]] for SecureBoot | |||
;MOTD: Message Of The Day = [[MOTD]] | ;MOTD: Message Of The Day = [[MOTD]] | ||
;NIST: (the US) National Institute of Standards and Technology | ;NIST: (the US) National Institute of Standards and Technology | ||
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;SVG: Scalable Vector Graphics = an XML-based open standard of the W3C since 1999. See [[wp: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 | ||
;TIMTOWTDI: There Is More Than One Way To Do It [[wp:Perl#Philosophy]] [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=TIMTOWDI Urban Dictionary] [[Wiktionary:TIMTOWTDI]] | |||
;TLA: Three-Letter Acronym | ;TLA: Three-Letter Acronym | ||
;TLS: Transport Layer Security | ;TLS: Transport Layer Security | ||
;[[wp:UEFI|UEFI]]: Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. Replacement for BIOS. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UEFI | |||
;UOP: User Operation Prohibition = things you're not allowed to do with a DVD, like skip the FBI warning [[w:User operation prohibition]] | ;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]] | ;UPO: User Preference Option = things that you can set in your "preferences". [[Special:Preferences]] | ||