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Abbreviation collection

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Reference

(CA:Flynn) : Computer Architecture : Pipelined and Parallel Processor Design by M.J.Flynn
(MINIXII) : Operating Systems: Design and Implementation, second ed. by Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Albert S. Woodhull
(NHD) : The New Hacker's Dictionary
(SICP) : Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, by Abelson, Sussman, and Sussman.
(Web) : On the Web
Acronym Finder

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- AAAAA[A[A]] ^_^;
  - AAAAA : American Association Against Acronym Abuse
  - AAAAAA : Association for the Abolition of Abused Abbreviations and Asinine Acronyms
  - AAAAAAA : All-American Association Against Acronym Abuse Anonymous
- ACM : Association for Computing Machinery
- A.D. : Anno Domini (in the year of Lord)
- a.e. : almost everywhere (in mathematics). Next question is what does it mean almost everywhere. Is it not? Actually, this is an interesting concept. This means the measure is zero.
- a.m. : ante meridiem : ante = before, meridiem = midday, south
- AG-4 : Arbeitsgruppe-4 (nicht Aktiengesellschaft-4)
- ATOK : Advanced Technology of Kana-kanji Transfer (not Ascii TO Kanji)
B
- BOF : 1. Birds Of a Feather (2. Boring Old Fart)
- BSP tree : Binary Space Partitioning tree (Binary Partitioning Tree)
C
- ca. : [Latin] circa (= around, approximate)
- car : Contents of Address Part of Register of IBM 704 (NHD)
- cdr : Contents of Decrement Part of Register of IBM 704 (NHD)
- CDC : Control Data Corporation 6600 (Web)
- cf. : confer (= compare, refer)
- .ch : domainname of Switzerland. Confoederatio Helvetica is the latin name for Swiss Confederation. In Switzerland, mainly 4 languages are used and each languages calls Switzerland as Schweiz(German), Suisse(French), Svizzera(Italian), Svizra(Romansch). But written in English about this is too hard since no German says their country as Germany like no Japanese/Chinese/Korean says their country name as Japan/China/Korea. Top domain name list
- CMOS : Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (see MOS)
- cons : construct (SICP)
- CPU : Central Processing Unit
- c.t. : [Latin] cum tempore (= at a later). c.t. 14:00 bedeutet 14:15 oder etwas in Deutschland. See s.t.
- CT
  - central time
  - certificated teacher, certified teacher
  - (CT scan) computed tomography, computerized tomography
  - Connecticut
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E
- EIEIO: Enforced In-order Execution of Input/Output : Not a phrase of a song. This is a PowerPC(tm)'s synchronization instruction. (Also there is a SYNC instruction on it.)
- e.g. : [Latin] exempli gratia (= for example). This should always be followed by a comma. This indicates an incomplete series. Then, do not use this with `etc.'. (from the book BUGS in Writing)
- et al. : [Latin] et alii (masc.), et aliae (fem.), or et alia (neut.) (= and others). You should use it only in reference citations. In your text: and colleagues, and associates, or and coworkers. (from the book BUGS in Writing)
- etc. : [Latin] et cetra (= and so on). This should always be preceded by a comma. This of course indicates an incomplete series.
F
- FAQ : Frequently Asked Question
- FFT : Fast Fourier Transform
- FYI : For Your Information
- FQDN : Fully Qualified Domain Name
- FRISC : Forth Reduced Instruction Set Computer
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H
- h2g2: the HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy
I
- IEEE : Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
- i.e. : [Latin] id est (= that is, namely) This should always be followed by a comma.
J
- JK-FlipFLop : after Jack Kilby, Joke: Jack Queen King
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M
- MIPS : Microprocessor without Interlock Pipe Stages (Web:stanford)
- MULTICS : MULTiplexed Information and Computing Service) (MINIXII, p.12)
- mutex : mutual exclusion, see P operation and V operation
- MOS : Metal Oxide Semiconductor (see CMOS)
N
- nil : [Latin] nihil (= n. nothing) (SICP)
- NIX-1 : Nixie : Numeric Indicator Experimental-1, Nixie tube. (IEEE Spectrum June 2002)
O
- o.n. : orthonomal (Mathematics)
P
- P : Prime Number (Hello, mathematics. By Yoshida Takeshi)
  - 1234567891
  - 1234567891234567891234567891
  - 1234567891234567891234567891234567891234567891234567891234567891234567
  - 1111111111111111111
  - 11111111111111111111111
- PA-RISC : (Hewlett-Packard's) Precision Architecture-RISC (CA:Flynn:p.55)
- PDA
  - Push Down Automata (computational theory)
  - Personal Digital Assistant (electronic handheld information device)
- PDP-11 : Programmed Data Processor model 11 (NHD)
- PDF :
  - Partial Differential Function
  - Portable Document Format by Adobe Systems
  - Probability Density Function
- p.m. : post meridiem : post = after, meridiem = midday, south
- P operation : passeren : in Netherlandish, this means pass through, see mutex operations
- PHS : Personal Handyphone System (not found in English dictionary)
- POWER : Performance Optimized with Enhanced RISC (IBM)
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R
- RPN : Reverse Polish Notation. This notation was proposed by Jan Lukasiewicz. He is a famous polish mathematician and logician.
S
- SP1, SP2 : Scalable POWER parallel 1, 2 (IBM)
- SPQR : Senatus Populusque Romanus
- SPOOL : Simultaneous Peripheral Operation On Line (MINIXII:p.11)
- s.t. : [Latin] sine tempore (= start on time) See c.t..
- snafu (This is an on-dictionary word.)
  - polite form : situation normal all fouled up
  - usual form : situation normal all fucked up
T
- Th.D : Doctor of thinkology (From the Wizard of Oz)
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V
- VAX: Virtual Address eXtension (NHD)
- V operation : vrijgeven : in Netherlandish, this means release, see mutex operations
W
- -WC=3 : a compiler option : How criptic the warning message level is. (Here is criptic level 3.)
- WISC/Stack : Writable Instruction Set Computer/Stack. (See. Stack Computers : the New Wave, by Philip Koopman, Jr., Chapter 4.2
- WYSIWYG : What You See Is What You Get. : Usually this is logical anded with WYSINWYW.
- WYSINWYW : What You See Is Not What You Want. (ex. ref. Neville H., ``Crouching Error, Hidden Markup,'' Computer, September, 2001, Vol.34, No.9)
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