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C128

Commodore 128 [computer] (Commodore)

C2IS

Command and Control Information Systems (mil., USA)

C3I

Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (mil., USA)

C3IIS

Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence Information Systems (mil., USA), "C3I/IS"

C4

Command, Control, Communications and Computers (mil., USA)

C4I

Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (mil., USA)

C64

Commodore 64 [computer] (Commodore)

CA

Cell Arrival (ATM)

CA

Certification Authority (cryptography, PKI)

CA

Computer Animation

CA

Computer Associates (manufacturer)

CAAD

Computer Aided Architectural Design

CABS

Carrier Access Billing System

CABS

Computer Aided Business Simulation

CAC

Channel Access Code (Bluetooth)

CAC

Computer Aided Crime

CAC

Connection Admission Control (UNI, ATM)

CACEAS

Computer-Assisted Circuit Engineering and Allocating System

CACTIS

Community Automated Counter-Terrorism Intelligence System (mil., USA)

CAD

Computer Aided Dispatch / Drafting

CAD

Computer Aided Design (CIM)

CADE

Computer Aided Document Engineering (Microstar)

CADS

Computer-Assisted Display System

CAE

Client Application Enabler (IBM, DB)

CAE

Common Application Environment (X/Open)

CAE

Computer Aided Education

CAE

Computer Aided Engineering (CIM)

CAI

Computer Aided Inspection (CIM)

CAI

Computer Aided Instruction

CAIP

Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns (conference)

CAIS

Common APSE Interface Specification

CAIT

Center for the Application of Information Technology (org., USA)

CAIT

Central Academy of Information Technology (org., MITI)

CAL

Client Access License (Lotus, MS)

CAL

Computer Aided Logistics

CAL

Computer Assisted Learning

CALEA

Communications Assistance Law Enforcement Act (USA)

CALS

Computer aided Acquisition and Logistics Support

CALS

Continuous Aquisition and Life-cycle Support

CAM

Common Access Method (SCSI)

CAM

Computer Aided Manufacturing

CAMAC

Computer Automated Measurement And Control

CAMM

Computer Assisted Material Management

CAN

Complete Area Networks (SNI)

CAN

Controller Area Network

CAO

Computer Aided Office

CAP

Carrierless Amplitude Phase [modulation] (ADSL, AT&T)

CAP

Communications-electronics Accommodation Program

CAP

Component Approval Process

CAP

Computer Aided Planning (CIM)

CAP

Computer Aided Publishing

CAPE

Computer Applications in Production and Engineering (conference, IFIP)

CAPI

Communication Application Program Interface (ISDN, API)

CAPI

Cryptography Application Programming Interface (cryptography, API)

CAPP

Computer Aided Process Planning

CAPSL

CAnnon Printing System Language (Canon), "CaPSL"

CAQ

Computer Aided Quality [control]

CAR

Central Access Routing (RND)

CAR

Computer Aided Retrieval

CAR

Computer Assisted Radiology

CARCAS

Computer Aided aRchiving and Change Accounting System

CARDS

Central Archive for Reusable Defense Software (mil., USA)

CARDVM

Card Virtual Machine (Java, Sun), "CardVM"

CARE

Computer Assistance Resource Exchange

CARLOS

Computer Aided Real Language Orthographic System

CAS

Column Address Strobe (IC, DRAM)

CAS

Communicating Applications Specification (FAX, Intel, DCA)

CAS

Computer Aided Selling

CAS

Computer Algebra System

CAS

Computerized Autodial System

CASE

Common Application Service Element (ISO, OSI)

CASE

Computer Aided Software Engineering

CASH

Computer Aided Service Handling (Ashton-Tate), "C.A.S.H."

CAST

Carlisle Adams and Stafford Tavares (cryptography)

CAST

Computer Aided Software Testing

CAT

Central Alaska Time [-1000] (TZ)

CAT

Common Authentication Technology (IETF, RFC 1511)

CAT

Computer Aided Technology (fair)

CAT

Computer Aided Telephony

CAT

Computer Aided Testing

CATI

Computer Aided Telephone Interviewing

CATIS

Computer-Assisted Tactical Information System (mil., USA)

CATNIP

Common ArchiTecture for Next generation Internet Protocol (IPNG, RFC 1707)

CATS

CodeWarrior Analysis Tools

CAUCE

Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email (org., Internet, spam, UCE)

CAV

Constant Angular Velocity (CD, HDD, MOD)

CAVE

Cave for Automated Virtual Environment (VR)

CAVO

Computer Associates - Visual Objects (CA, DB), "CA-VO"

CBASIC

Commercial Beginners All purpose Symbolic Instruction Code (BASIC)

CBC

Cipher Block Chaining [mode] (DES, DESE, RC5, cryptography)

CBCP

CallBack Control Protocol

CBCS

Computer Based Conversation System (BBS)

CBDF

Character Bitmap Distribution Format (Adobe)

CBDS

Connectionless Broadband Data Service (Europe)

CBE

Certified Banyan Engineer (Banyan, VINES)

CBEMA

Computer & Business Equipment Manufacturers Association (org.)

CBF

Code Behind Form (MS, Access, DB)

CBGA

Ceramic Ball and Grid Array (IC)

CBIOS

Compatibility Basic Input Output System (IBM, BIOS)

CBMS

Connectionless Broadband Data Service

CBQ

Class Based Queueing

CBR

Constant Bit Rate (ATM, VBR, ABR, UBR, QOS)

CBS

Certified Banyan Specialist (Banyan, VINES)

CBSR

Candidate BootStrap Router (PIM, BSR, Multicast), "C-BSR"

CBT

Canon Buffer Transmission (Fax)

CBT

Computer-Based Training

CBT

Core Based Tree [multicast protocol] (IP, RFC 1949/2189, ST, Multicast)

CBX

Computerized Branch eXchange (PBX)

CC

Carbon Copy

CC

Continuity Cell (ATM)

CC

Country Code (MS-ISDN, GSM, mobile-systems)

CC

Cross Connector

CCAF

Call Control Agent Function (IN)

CCC

Chaos Computer Club (org.)

CCC

Computer Control Center

CCC

Cube Connected Cycles (MP)

CCCA

Campus Computer Communication Association (org., USA)

CCCH

Common Control CHannel (GSM, mobile-systems)

CCCI

Center for Cyber Communities Initiative (org., Japan)

CCD

Charge Coupled Device

CCE

[visual basic] Control Creation Edition (VB, ActiveX, MS)

CCE

Connection Control Entity

CCETT

Centre Commun d'Etudes de Telediffusion et Telecommunications (org., France)

CCF

??? (org.)

CCF

Capsulated Color Filter (NEC)

CCF

Central Computer Facility

CCF

Connection Control Function (IN)

CCF

Controller Configuration Facility

CCFL

Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (LCD)

CCFT

Cold Cathode Fluorescent Tube (LCD, Display)

CCIRN

Coordinating Committee of International Networks (org.)

CCIS

Common Channel Interoffice Signaling (AT&T)

CCITT

Comite Consultatif International Telegraphique et Telephonique (org., ITU, predecessor)

CCL

Cerberus Central Limited (manufacturer)

CCM

Change Configuration Management

CCM

CORBA Component Model (CORBA)

CCNC

Common Channel Network Controller

CCNC

Computer / Communications Network Center

CCNUMA

Cache-Coherent Non Uniform Memory Access (SMP, NUMA), "cc-NUMA"

CCP

[PPP] Compression Control Protocol (PPP, RFC 1962)

CCP

Command Console Processor (CP/M)

CCP

Communications Control Program (OS, IBM)

CCP

Compact Communication Products (TPS)

CCR

Commitment, Concurrency and Recovery (OSI)

CCR

Current Cell Rate (ATM)

CCRMA

Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (org., Stanford, UK)

CCS

Cambridge Cybernetic Society (org.)

CCS

Coded Character Set (CCS, Unicode)

CCS

Common Channel Signaling (IN)

CCS

Common Command Set (SCSI)

CCS

Common Communications Support (IBM, SAA)

CCS

Communications-Computer Systems, "C-CS"

CCS

Cyprus Computer Society (Org, Zypern)

CCS7

Common Channel signaling System 7 (IN, Telekom, CCITT)

CCSID

Coded Character Set IDentification (IBM)

CCSY

Cooperative Computing System Program (HP)

CCT

China Coast Time [+0800] (TZ)

CCTA

Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (org., UK)

CCTLD

Country Code Top Level DOMAIN (Internet, ICANN), "ccTLD"

CCU

Cache Control Unit (Wyse)

CCU

Customer Control Unit

CCV

C-bit Coding Violation [error event] (DS3/E3)

CCW

COM Callable Wrapper (MS, COM, Java)

CD

Carrier Detect (MODEM, RS-232)

CD

Change Directory (DOS, Unix, OS/2)

CD

Committee Draft (ISO)

CD

Compact Disk (CD)

CDA

Communications Decency Act (Internet, USA)

CDA

Compound Document Architecture (DEC)

CDATA

Character DATA (XML, PCDATA)

CDB

Command Descriptor Block

CDBS

Connectionless Data Bearer Service

CDBX

Computerized Digital Branch eXchange (PBX)

CDC

Connected Device Configuration (JVM)

CDC

Control Data Corporation (manufacturer)

CDC

Cult of the Dead Cow (org.), "cDc"

CDD

Component Design Document

CDDA

Compact Disk - Digital Audio (CD, Digital audio), "CD-DA"

CDDI

Copper Distributed Data Interface (FDDI, UTP)

CDE

Certified Directory Engineer (Novell, Netware)

CDE

Common Desktop Environment

CDE

Compact Disk - Erasable (CD), "CD-E"

CDE

Cooperative Development Environment (Oracle)

CDEF

Control DEfinition Functions (Apple, MDEF)

CDF

Channel Definition Format (MS, Internet, XML)

CDF

Compound Document Framework (IBM, OLE)

CDFS

Compact Disk File System (CD, OS/2, IBM)

CDG

Compact Disk + Graphics (CD), "CD+G"

CDI

Compact Disk - Interactive (CD), "CD-I"

CDIF

CASE Data Interchange Format (CASE)

CDK

Control Development Toolkit (MS, VB)

CDM

Compressed Data Mode

CDMA

Code Division Multiple Access (telecommunication, mobile-systems)

CDMIDI

Compact Disk + Musical Instruments Digital Interface (CD, MIDI), "CD+MIDI"

CDMO

Compact Disk - Magneto Optical (CD), "CD-MO"

CDMS

Communication Driver Maintenance System (ISDN, HST)

CDNC

Chinese DOMAIN Name Consortium (org., Internet, DOMAIN)

CDO

Collaboration Data Objects (WSH, MS)

CDO

Common Data Objects (MS, ASP)

CDPC

Cellular Digital Packet Data

CDPD

Cellular Digital Packet Data (mobile-systems)

CDR

Compact Disk - Recordable (CD), "CD-R"

CDRA

Character Data Representation Architecture

CDRAM

Cached Dynamic Random Access Memory (RAM, DRAM, IC)

CDRM

Cross DOMAIN Resource Manager (VTAM, SSCP, IBM)

CDROM

Compact Disk - Read Only Memory (CD, ROM), "CD-ROM"

CDROMXA

Compact Disk - ROM / eXtended Architecture (CD, MPC, ROM), "CD-ROM/XA"

CDRW

Compact Disk - ReWritable (CD), "CD-RW"

CDS

Cell Directory Service (DCE)

CDS

Current Directory Structure (BIOS. DOS)

CDSA

Common Data Securuty Architecture (HP, cryptography)

CDSS

Creative Decision Stimulation Systems (AI, DSS)

CDT

Cell Delay Tolerance (ATN)

CDT

Central Daylight Time [-0500] (TZ, CST, USA)

CDTV

Commodore Dynamic Total Vision (Commodore)

CDV

Cell Delay Variation (UNI, ATM, QOS)

CDVT

Cell Delay Variation Tolerance (UNI, ATM, CDV)

CDWO

Compact Disk - Write Once (CD), "CD-WO"

CE

Communaute / Comunique Europeenne (Europe)

CE

Communications-Electronics, "C-E"

CE

Compact Edition (MS, Windows)

CE

Connection Endpoint (UNI)

CEARCH

Cisco Educational ARCHive (Cisco, WWW)

CEBIT

welt CEntrum Buero Information Telekommunikation (fair), "CeBIT"

CECI

CICS Enhanced Command Interpreter (IBM, CICS)

CEDA

??? (CICS, IBM)

CEDR

[Microsoft Windows] Compact Edition Driver Repository (MS, Windows, CE)

CEECEB

Central and Eastern European Countries EDIFACT Board (org., EDIFACT), "CEEC/EB"

CEFACT

CEntre for Facilitation of procedures and practices in Administration, Commerce and Transport

CEG

Continuous Edge Graphics (Grafik, IC)

CEI

Connection Endpoint Identifier (UNI)

CELP

Card Edge Low Profile [socket]

CELP

Code Excited Linear Prediction

CEM

Contract Equipment Manufacturer

CEMT

??? (CICS, IBM)

CEN

Comite Europeen de Normalisation (Europe, Brussels)

CENELEC

Comite Europeen de Normalisation ELECtrotechnique (org., CEN, Europe)

CENTR

Council of European National Top level DOMAIN Registries

CEPAC

CMOS-Ein-Platinen-Allzweck-Computer (IC, CMOS, C'T)

CEPIS

Council of European Professional Informatics Societies (org., Europe)

CEPT

Conference of European Postal and Telecommunications administrations (org., CCITT, conference, Europe)

CER

Cell Error Ratio (ATM)

CERFNET

California Educational and Research Federation NETwork (network), "CERFNet"

CERN

Conseil Europeenne pour la Recherche Nucleaire (org., Europe, Geneva)

CERT

Computer Emergency Response Team (DARPA, CMU, Internet)

CES

C-bit Errored Seconds (DS3/E3)

CES

Character Encoding Scheme (CSS, Unicode)

CES

Circuit Emulation Service

CES

Consumer Electronics Show (fair, USA)

CESAR

Central Employment Search And Retrieval (WWW)

CESG

Communications-Electronics Security Group (org., UK, GCHQ)

CET

Central European Time [+0100] (TZ, MET)

CET

Centro de Estudes de Telecomunicoes (org., Portugal)

CF

Carry Flag (assembler)

CF

Compact Flash [card]

CF

Compact Framework (MS, .NET)

CFA

Center for Architecture (org., JIEO, DISA)

CFA

Code Fiels Address (Forth)

CFB

Cipher FeedBack [mode] (cryptography, DES)

CFD

Call For Discussion (Internet)

CFD

Computational Fluid Dynamics [applications]

CFE

Center for Engineering (org., JIEO, DISA)

CFF

Compact Font Format (Adobe)

CFI

CAD Framework Initiative (org., CAD)

CFM

Clock From Master (CTM, Rambus)

CFM

Code Fragment Manager (Apple)

CFM

ConFiguration Management (FDDI, SMT)

CFMC

Committee to Fight Microsoft Corporation (org., MS)

CFML

Cold Fusion Markup Language

CFP

Call For Papers

CFP

Contention Free Period (PCF, MAC)

CFS

Center for Standards (org., JIEO, DISA)

CFS

Cryptographic FileSystem (Linux, cryptography)

CFV

Call For Vote (Internet, Usenet), "CfV"

CGA

Colour Graphics Adapter

CGA

Graphics Communications Association (org.)

CGARI

Graphics Communications Association Research Institute (org., CGA)

CGDC

Computer (???) Game Developers' Conference

CGI

Common Gateway Interface (WWW)

CGI

Computer Generated Imagery

CGI

Computer Graphics Interface

CGI

Computer Graphics International (conference)

CGM

Computer Graphics Metafile (ISO 8632)

CGMS

Copy Generation Management System (CD)

CGRM

Computer Graphics Reference Model (ISO, IEC, ISO/IEC 11072)

CGVDI

Computer Graphic Virtual Device Interface, "CG-VDI"

CHAID

CHisquard Automatic Interaction Detector / Detection (SPSS)

CHAP

[PPP] Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (PPP, RFC 1334/1994)

CHCP

CHange Code Page (DOS)

CHDL

Computer Hardware Description Language (HDL)

CHEST

Computers in Higher Education Software Team (org., UK)

CHILL

CCITT HIgh Level programming Language (CCITT)

CHRP

Common Hardware Reference Platform (AIM)

CHS

Cylinder Head Sectors

CHSM

C Hardware Specific Module (NEST, MLID, Novell)

CHV

Card Holder Value [aka PIN] (ICC, PIN)

CI

Check In (RCS)

CI

Coded Information

CI

Component Interface (DMI)

CI

Configuration Item (CM)

CI

Congestion Indicator

CIAC

Computer Incident Advisory Capability (org., LLNL, Internet)

CIB

Computer Integrated Business

CIC

Carrier Identification Code

CIC

Coordination and Information Center (CSNET)

CICA

Center of Innovative Computer Applications (org.)

CICS

Customer Information Control System (IBM, CICS)

CICSESA

Customer Information Control System/Enterprise Systems Architecture (IBM, CICS), "CICS/ESA"

CICSTS

Customer Information Control System / Transaction Server (IBM, VSE/ESA), "CICS/TS"

CICSVS

Customer Information Control System / Virtual Storage (IBM, CICS), "CICS/VS"

CID

Configuration - Installation - Distribution (IBM)

CIDF

Common Intrusion Detection Framework (CIDF, IDS)

CIDR

Classless Internet DOMAIN Routing [protocol] (RFC 1519)

CIE

Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (org.)

CIFS

Common Internet File System (TCP/IP)

CIL

Computer Integration Laboratories (org., Apple, IBM, Novell, Sun, ...)

CILABS

Component Integration LABoratorieS (org.,, OpenDoc, Apple, IBM, Adobe, ...), CILabs

CIM

Cisco Interactive Mentor (Cisco)

CIM

Common Information Model (DMTF, XML, DMI)

CIM

Computer Integrated Manufacturing

CIMOM

CIM Object Model (CIM)

CIMOS

CIncinnati Milacron Operating System (OS), "CiMOS"

CIO

Cisco Information Online (Cisco, WWW)

CIP

Carrier Identification Parameter

CIP

Classical IP over ATM (IP, ATM, IETF)

CIP

Computer Integrated Processing

CIP

Computer-Investitions-Programm

CIPA

Children's Internet Protection Act (Internet, USA, COPA)

CIQ

Customer Information Quality (OASIS, TC)

CIR

Committed Information Rate (ATM)

CIRC

Cross Interleaved Reed-solomon Code (CD)

CIRCIT

Centre for International Research on Communication and Information Technology (org., Australia)

CIS

Card Information Structure / Space (PCMCIA)

CIS

Command Information System (mil., USA)

CIS

Compuserve Information Systems (network)

CIS

Contact Image Sensor

CISC

Complex Instruction Set Computer (CPU)

CISE

Computer and Information Science Directorate (org., NSF)

CISKA

[3D] Campus-InformationsSystem KArlsruhe (Uni Karlsruhe, Germany, VRML)

CISPR

Comite International Special des Perturbations Radioelectriques (org.)

CISS

Center for Information Systems Security (org., JIEO, DISA, mil., USA)

CIT

Computer Integrated Telephony

CIT

Computer Intergrated Tooling

CITED

Copyright In Transmitted Electronic Documents (ESPRIT)

CIU

??? [switch] (IBM)

CIVIC

Cyclone Integrated Video Interfaces Controller (Apple)

CIX

Commercial Internet eXchange (ISP)

CL

Column Address Strobe Latency (CAS, IC)

CL

ConnectionLess (CO)

CL

Control Language (IBM, OS/400)

CL

Conversion Layer (HiperLAN/2, UMTS)

CLASS

Centralized Local Area Selective Signaling

CLASS

Custom Local Area Signaling Service

CLDC

Connected Limited Device Configuration (KVM, CDC)

CLE

Certified Lotus Engineer (Lotus)

CLEC

Competitive Local Exchange Carrier

CLI

Call Level Interface (DB, SAG, X/Open, Oracle, Informix, MS, ...)

CLI

CLear Interrupt (assembler)

CLI

Command Line Interpreter / Interface (OS)

CLI

Common Language Infrastructure (MS, .NET, ECMA)

CLIC

Chemnitzer LInux Cluster (Linux, Chemnitz), "CLiC"

CLIC

Computer Liability Insurance Coverage

CLID

Calling Line IDentification

CLIM

Common LISP Interface Manager (CLOS, LISP)

CLIW

Configurable Long Instruction Word (IC, CPU)

CLL

ConnectionLess Layer (UNI, NNI, ATM)

CLNAP

Connectionless Network Access Protocol (UNI, NNI, ATM)

CLNP

ConnectionLess Network Protocol (OSI, ISO 8473)

CLNS

ConnectionLess Network Service

CLOS

Common LISP Object System (LISP)

CLP

Cell Loss Priority (UNI, ATM, CLR)

CLR

Cell Loss Ratio (UNI, ATM, QOS)

CLR

Common Language Runtime (MS, CLI, .NET)

CLS

Card Loading Signal

CLS

Common Language Specification (OOP, CLR, MS, .NET)

CLSF

ConnectionLess Service Function

CLSID

CLasS IDentifier (COM)

CLTP

ConnectionLess Transport Protocol (OSI)

CLUG

Chemnitzer Linux User Group (Chemnitz, user group, Linux)

CLUT

Color LookUp Table (VGA)

CLV

Constant Linear Velocity (CD, MOD)

CLX

Class Library for cross platform (Delphi, Windows, Linux)

CM

Compatibility Mode (PARISC, NM)

CM

Configuration Management

CM

Configuration Manager (BIOS, PNP)

CM

Connection Management (RR, MM, GSM, mobile-systems)

CM2

Communication Manager /2 (IBM), "CM/2"

CM5

Connection Machine 5 (TMC)

CMAS

Cambridge Multiple Access System (OS)

CMC

Common Messaging Calls [interface] (XAPIA)

CMC

Complement Carry Flag (assembler)

CMC

Computer Mediated Communications [studies centre] (org., USA)

CMDS

Cambridge Model Distributed System (OS)

CME

Component Management Entity

CMGA

Community of Massive Gaming Agents Internet, Germany, Telekom

CMGS

Cyan Magenta Gelb Schwarz (color system, DTP)

CMI

Coded Mark Inversion

CMI

Connection Manager Interface (IBM, SNA)

CMIA

China Medical Informatics Association (org., China)

CMIP

Common Management Information Protocol (OSI, ISO, DP 9506, X.700)

CMIS

Common Management Information Service (OSI)

CMISE

Common Management Information Service Element (CMIS)

CMM

Color Management Method (DTP, ICM)

CMMU

Cache/Memory Management Unit

CMO

Chi Mei Optoelectronic (manufacturer)

CMOL

CMIP Over LLC (OSI, LLC)

CMOS

Complementary-symmetry Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (IC)

CMOT

CMIP Over TCP (OSI, RFC 1189, CMIP, TCP)

CMP

Container-Managed Persistence [beans] (Java, EJB)

CMP

Cooperative Marketing Partner (DEC)

CMR

Cell Misinsertion Rate (ATM)

CMS

[Cambridge] / Conversational Monitor System (IBM, OS, VM, VME, VM/ESA, Z/VM)

CMS

Chip Multiprocessor System

CMS

Code Management System (DEC, CM)

CMS

Color Management System

CMS

Content Management Software / System

CMS

Cryptographic Message Syntax (cryptography, RFC 2630)

CMT

Connection ManagemenT (FDDI)

CMU

Carnegie-Mellon-University (org.)

CMY

Cyan Magenta Yellow (color system, DTP)

CMYK

Cyan Magenta Yellow blacK (color system, DTP)

CN

Communications Network

CN

Connection Management (mobile-systems)

CN

Coordination Message (ISO 9646-3, TTCN)

CN

Copy Network

CN

Corporate Network

CNA

Certified Novell Administrator (Novell, Netware)

CNA

Communication Network Architecture (SEL)

CNA

Communications Network Application

CNBC

Center for Neural Basis of Cognition (org., CMU, AI)

CNC

Communications Network Control

CNC

Computerized Numerical Control

CND

Caldera Network Desktop (Linux)

CND

Caller Number Delivery (MODEM)

CNE

Certified Netware Engineer (Novell, Netware)

CNEPA

Certified Netware Engineers Professional Association (org., Netware)

CNET

Centre Nationale d'Etudes des Telecommunications (org., France)

CNI

Certified Netware Instructor (Novell, Netware)

CNI

Common Network Interface

CNIDIR

Coalition for Networked Information DIRectories (Internet)

CNM

Communications Network Management

CNM

Customer Network Management

CNMA

Communications Network for Manufacturing Applications

CNMS

Cylink Network Management System

CNNIC

China interNet Network Information Center (org., Internet, China)

CNP

Corporate Network Products (TPS)

CNR

Communications and Network Riser

CNRCVUUCP

Compressed News ReCeive Via UUCP

CNS

Certified Novell Salesperson (Novell, Netware)

CNS

Complimentary Network Service

CNS

Compuserve Network Services (CIS)

CO

Check Out (RCS)

CO

Connection Oriented (CL)

COAS

Caldera Open Administration System (Linux)

COAST

Cache On A STick (Intel)

COAST

Computer Operations, Audit and Security Technology (org.)

COBOL

COmmon Business Orientated Language

COBRA

??? (org., Netherlands)

COBRA

COmmunication technology: Basic Research and Applications

COBWEB

COntent-Based image retrieval on the WEB (WWW, ESPRIT)

COCA

Cost Of Cracking Adjustment (cryptography)

COCOT

Customer Owned Coin Operated Telephone

COD

Connection Oriented Data

CODASYSL

Conference On DAta Systems Languages (conference)

CODCF

Central Office Data Connecting Facility

CODE

Client/server Open Development Environment (Powersoft)

CODE

COlor Depth Enhancement (ATI)

CODEC

COder - DECoder

COE

Central Office Equipment

COEES

COE Engineering System (COE)

COFDM

??? (Digital audio)

COFF

Common Object File Format (Unix)

COIPX

Connection Orientated Internet Packet eXchange (Novell, Netware, IPX), "CO-IPX"

COL

Caldera Open Linux (Caldera, Linux)

COLD

Computer Output on LaserDisk

COLIBRI

COprozessor fuer LISP auf der Basis von RISC (RISC)

COM

Component Object Model (OLE, OLE2, OCX, ActiveX, MS)

COM

Computer Output on Microfilm

COM

Continuation of Message

COMA

Cache Only Memory Architecture (SMP)

COMAL

COMmon Algorithmic Language

COMDEX

COMputer Dealer's EXposition (fair)

COMPARTS

COMputergestuetztes PARtner-TeilebestandsSystem (MBAG)

COMTECH

COMputer TECHnologies (fair)

CONCERT

Communications for North Carolina Education, Research and Technology (network)

CONCISE

COSINE Network's Central Information Service for Europe (COSINE, network)

CONLAN

??? [hardware description language] (HDL)

CONS

Connection Oriented Networking Service

CONTAC

Central Office NeTwork ACcess

COOL

COBOL Object Orientated Language (OOP, COBOL)

COOP

Concurrent Object Orientated Programming (OOP)

COP

Character-Oriented Protocol

COPA

Child Online Protection Act (Internet, USA, CIPA)

COPS

Common Open Policy Service protocol (RFC 2748)

COPSPR

Common Open Policy Service for Policy Provisioning (COPS, RFC 3084), "COPS-PR"

CORAN

Communication ORiented Application aNalysis

CORBA

Common Object Request Broker Architecture (OMG)

CORDIS

COmmunity Research and Development Information Service (Europe)

COS

Card Operating System (OS, ICC)

COS

Cassette Operating System (OS)

COS

Class of Service

COS

Clip On Socket (CPU)

COS

Commercial Operating System (OS, DEC, PDP 11)

COS

Concurrent Operating System (OS, UNIVAC 9200, UNIVAC 9300)

COS

Corporation for Open Systems (org., OSI, user group)

COS

Cray Operating System (OS, Cray)

COSA

COmputerunterstuetzte SAchbearbeitung

COSA

COmputing in der Sozialen Arbeit (Org, Koeln, Germany)

COSE

Common Open Software Environment (HP, Sun, IBM, SCO, USL, Univel)

COSINE

Cooperation for OSI Networking in Europe (org.)

COSMOS

COmputer System for Mainframe OperationS

COSS

Common Object Services Specification

COST

COpenhagen SGML Tool (SGML), "CoST"

COT

Central Office Terminal

COTP

Connection-Oriented Transport Protocol (OSI, ISO 8073)

COTS

Connection-Oriented Transport [layer] Service

COW

Character Orientated Windows (MS, SAA, UI)

CP

Connection Processor

CP

Contention Period (DCF, MAC)

CP

Control Point (IBM, SNA)

CP

Control Program (IBM, OS, VM/ESA, VM)

CP

Coordination Point (ISO 9646-3, TTCN)

CPA

Collaboration Protocol Agreements (ebXML)

CPAN

Comprehensive PERL Archive Network (PERL)

CPC

Cost Per Copy

CPCS

Common Part Convergence Sublayer (ATM)

CPDP

Cellular Digital Packet Data

CPE

Customer Premises Equipment

CPF

Control Program Facility (OS, IBM, S/38)

CPGA

Ceramic Pin Grid Array (CPU)

CPH

Cost Per Hour

CPI

Characters Per Inch

CPI

Common Part Indicator (ATM)

CPI

Common Programming Interface (IBM, SAA)

CPI

Computer Private branch exchange Interface

CPIC

Common Programming Interface for Communications (IBM, SAA, API), "CPI/C"

CPIO

CoPy In/Out (Unix)

CPIRR

Common Programming Interface Resource Recovery (IBM, SAA)

CPL

Combined Programming Language (DEC, PL/1)

CPL

Conversational Programming Language (DEC)

CPLD

Complex Programmable Logic Device (PLD, IC, RL)

CPM

Control Program for Microcomputers (OS, DR), "CP/M"

CPM

Cost Per Minute

CPM

Critical Path Method

CPMS

Central Point Management Services (Central Point)

CPN

Calling Party Number

CPN

Compuserve Packet Network (network)

CPN

Customer Premises Network

CPNET

Control Program / NETwork (CP/M, OS), "CP/NET"

CPNOS

Control Program / ??? (CP/NET, CP/M, OS), "CP/NOS"

CPODA

Contention Priority Orientated Demand Assignment (MAC, PODA)

CPP

Collaboration Protocol Profiles (ebXML)

CPPS

Card / Paper tape Programming System (OS, IBM)

CPS

Central Processing System

CPS

Characters Per Second

CPSI

Configurable PostScript Interpreter

CPSR

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (org., USA)

CPU

Central Processing Unit

CPUID

Central Processing Unit IDentifier (CPU)

CR

Carriage Return (ASCII)

CRAFT

Cray Research Adaptive FORTRAN (Cray, MPP, FORTRAN)

CRAM

Cache RAM (RAM)

CRAM

Card Random Access Memory (RAM, IC)

CRAS

Cable Repair Administrative System

CRC

Cyclic Redundancy Check[sum]

CRCG

[fraunhofer] Center for Research in Computer Graphics (org., USA)

CRCG

Common Routing Connection Group

CRD

Color Rendering Dictionary (PS)

CREN

Corporation for Research and Educational Networking (network)

CRET

Color - Resolution Enhancement Technology (HP), "C-REt"

CRFVC

Connection Related Function Virtual Channel (UPC, UNI), "CRF(VC)"

CRFVP

Connection Related Function Virtual Path (UPC, UNI), "CRF(VP)"

CRI

Cray Research, Inc. (manufacturer)

CRIMM

Continuity Rambus Inline Memory Module (RIMM, IC, Rambus)

CRIN

Centre de Recherche en Informatique de Nancy (org., France)

CRISC

Complex-Reduced Instruction Set Computer

CRISP

Complex-Reduced Instruction Set Processor

CRJE

Conversational Remote Job Entry (RJE)

CRL

Certificate Revocation List

CRL

Compile-time Reconfigurable Logic (RL)

CRLF

Carriage Return - Line Feed (ASCII, DOS)

CRM

Customer Relationship Management

CRML

Customer Relationships Markup Language (xCRL, predecessor)

CRP

Candidate Rendezvous Point (PIM, RP, Multicast), "C-RP"

CRP

Common Reference Platform (PowerPC)

CRPC

Center for Research on Parallel Computation (STC)

CRS

Cell Relay Service (UNI, ATM)

CRT

Cathode Ray Tube

CRT

Computer Technology Research [corporation] (provider)

CRTC

Cathode Ray Tube Controller (EGA, VGA, MCGA)

CS

Carrier Selection

CS

Chip Select (IC)

CS

Client/Server, "C/S"

CS

Code Segment [register] (CPU, Intel, assembler)

CS

Coding Scheme (GPRS, mobile-systems)

CS

Computer Science

CS

Controlled Slip [error event] (DS1/E1)

CS

Convergence Sublayer (ATM)

CS1

Capability Set 1 (IN), "CS-1"

CS2

Capability Set 2 (IN)

CSA

Callpath Service Architecture (IBM, CTI)

CSA

Client Service Agent

CSA

Configuration Status Accounting

CSAPI

Common Speller Application Program Interface (API)

CSC

Computer Sciences Corporation (provider)

CSCC

Concurrent SuperComputing Consortium (org.)

CSCD

Caldera Systems Curriculum Developers (Caldera)

CSCSI

Canadian Society for the Computational Studies of Intelligence (org., Canada, AI)

CSCW

Computer Supported Cooperative Work

CSD

Control flow Specification Diagram (CASE)

CSD

Corrective Service Diskettes (IBM)

CSD

Customer Specific Dictionaries

CSDC

Circuit Switched Digital Capability

CSDC

Code Segment Descriptor Cache [register] (CS, Intel, CPU)

CSE

Client-Server Environment

CSEIA

[conference on] Computer Support for Environmental Impact Assessment (IFIP, conference)

CSEL

Cable SELect (EIDE, HD)

CSELT

Centro Studi E Laboratori Telecomunicazioni [s.p.a.] (org., Italy)

CSEM

Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtecnique (org., Switzerland)

CSES

C-bit Severely Errored Seconds (DS3/E3)

CSG

Constructive Solid Geometry (CAD, CAM)

CSH

C SHell (Unix, BSD, Shell)

CSH

Complementary Software House (DEC)

CSI

CompuServe Incorporated (ISP)

CSI

Convergence Sublayer Indication (ATM)

CSIC

Customer Specific Integrated Circuit (IC, RL)

CSID

Caller Station IDentification (Fax)

CSIDS

Central command/Southern command Integrated Data System (mil., USA)

CSII

Center for Systems Interoperability and Integration (org., ???)

CSIRO

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (org., UK)

CSIS

Central Schengen Information Systen (SIS, Europe, Strasbourg)

CSKI

Ceska Spolecnost pro Kybernetiku a Informatiku (org., Tschechien)

CSL

Callable Services Library (IBM, VM/ESA, CMS)

CSL

Computer SoLutions [software gmbh] (Haendler)

CSLIP

Compressed [headers] Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP, IP)

CSMA

Carrier Sense Multiple Access

CSMACA

Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance, "CSMA/CA"

CSMACD

Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (IEEE 802.3, ethernet, CSMA/CD), "CSMA/CD"

CSMS

C Specific Media Support (NEST, MLID, Novell)

CSMUX

Circuit Switching MUltipleXer (FDDI), "CS-MUX"

CSN

Card Select Number (PNP)

CSNET

Computer + Science NETwork (USA, network, BITNET)

CSP

Centro Supercacolo Piemonte (org., Italy, HPC)

CSP

Chip Scale Package (IC)

CSP

Communicating Sequential Processes

CSP

Cross System Product (IBM)

CSPDN

Circuit Switched Public Data Network (IN)

CSPDU

Convergence Sublayer Protocol Data Unit (ATM, PDU), "CS PDU"

CSPP

Computer Systems Policy Project [group] (org., USA. manufacturer)

CSR

Cell misSequenced Ratio (ATM)

CSR

Cell Switch Router (Toshiba)

CSRAM

Clock Synchronous Random Access Memory (RAM, IC)

CSS

Cascading Style Sheets (HTML, XML, WWW, JavaScript)

CSS

Computer Sub System

CSS

Content Scrambling System (DVD, Matsushita, IBM)

CSS

Controlled Slip Seconds (DS1/E1)

CSS

Customer Switching System

CST

Central Standard Time [-0600] (TZ, CDT, USA)

CSTA

Computer Supported Telecommunications Applications (ECMA, CTI)

CSTB

Computer Science and Technology Board (org., NRC)

CSTC

Computer Security Technology Center (org., CIAC)

CSTO

Computing Systems Technology Office (org., ARPA)

CSTR

Centre for Speech Technology Research

CSTS

Computer Supported Telecommunications Standard

CSU

Channel Service Unit (ATM)

CSUNET

California State University NETwork (network, USA)

CSV

Comma Separated Values

CT

[magazin fuer] Computer Technik, "c't"

CT

Chipcard Terminal (ICC, CT)

CT

Chips & Technologies (manufacturer), "C&T"

CTAN

Comprehensive Tex Archive Network (TeX, FTP)

CTAPI

Chipcard Terminal Application Program Interface (ICC, CT, API), "CT-API"

CTB

Communication ToolBox (Apple)

CTCA

Channel To Channel Adapter (IBM, System/370)

CTCP

Client To Client Protocol (IRC)

CTCPEC

Canadian Trusted Computer Product Evaluation Criteria (Canada)

CTD

Cell Transfer Delay (UNI, ATM, QOS)

CTE

Compliance Test and Evaluation, "CT & E"

CTERM

Command TERMinal (DEC)

CTI

Computer Telephony Integration

CTM

Clock To Master (CFM, Rambus)

CTM

Communication Trunk of Medium range Mil., Germany

CTOS

Cassette Tape Operating System (OS, Datapoint)

CTR

[columbia university] Center for Telecommunications Research (org., USA)

CTR

Common Technical Regulations (Europe)

CTRON

Central TRON (TRON)

CTS

Cipher Text Stealing [mode] (cryptography)

CTS

Clear To Send (MODEM, RS-232)

CTS

Common Type System (OOP, CLR, MS, .NET)

CTS

Conformance Testing Service (OSTC)

CTSM

C Topology Specific Module (NEST, MLID, Novell)

CTSS

Compatible Time Sharing System (Unix, predecessor, OS, MIT)

CTSS

Cray TimeSharing System (OS, Cray, LLNL)

CTT

Cartridge Tape Transport

CTT

Character Translation Table

CTTC

Cartridge Tape Transport Controller

CTV

Cell Tolerance Variation (ATM)

CTY

Console teleTYpe

CU

Call Up (Unix)

CU

[L] [see you [Later]] (telecommunication-slang, Usenet, IRC)

CUA

Common User Application

CUCUG

Champaign-Urbana Computer Users Group (org., user group)

CUI

Character User Interface (UI)

CUI

Common User Interface (AMS, UI)

CUP

Competitive UPgrade (MS)

CUSI

Configurable Unified Search Interface (WWW)

CUSP

Commonly Used System Program (DEC)

CUT

Control Unit Terminal

CUU

ComputerUnterstuetzte Unterweisung

CVD

Chemical Vapor Deposition

CVE

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

CVF

Compressed Volume File (DOS)

CVIA

Computer Virus Industry Association (org., USA)

CVS

Computer Vision Syndrome

CVS

Concurrent Versions System (Unix)

CVSD

Continuous Variable Delta Modulation (telecommunication)

CVSELP

Codex Vector Sum Excited Linear Prediction [algorithm] (Motorola, VOFR)

CVW

MITRE Collaborative Virtual Workspace license

CWI

Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica (org., Netherlands)

CWIS

Campus Wide Information System

CWMI

Common Warehousing Metadata Interchange (DB, DWH)

CWP

Current Workspace Pointer (SPARC, CPU)

CWT

Character Width Table

CXI

Common X-windows Interface (Unix)

CXML

Commerce eXtensible Markup Language (XML), "cXML"

CYMK

Cyan, Yellow, Magenta, blacK (color system)