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Health & Fitness

Acronyms Galore!

Acronyms make up a bulk of technological terms. Below is a list of what I've found to be the most common ones.

Eric Wardowski
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* 3G - 3rd Generation
* 3GP - 3rd Generation Project
* 3GPP - 3rd Generation Partnership Project
* 4G - 4th Generation
* AAC - Advanced Audio Coding
* AM/FM - Amplitude/Frequency Modulation
* AMR - Adaptive Multi-Rate Codec
* ARPANET - Advanced Research Project Agency Network
* AVI - Audio Video Interleave
* BMP - Bitmap
* CD - Compact Disk
* CDMA - Code Divison Multiple Access
* CODEC - enCOde + DECode
* CRT - Cathode Ray Tube
* DAT - Digital Audio Tape
* DivX - Digital Video Express
* DOC - Document (Microsoft Corporation)
* DOS - Disk Operating System
* DVD - Digital Versatile Disk
* DVX - DivX Video
* EDGE - Enhanced Data Rate for GSM Evolution
* GIF - Graphic Interchangeable Format
* GPRS - General Packet Radio Service
* GSM - Global System for Mobile Communication
* GUI - Graphical User Interface
* HP - Hewlett Packard
* HSDPA - High Speed Downlink Packet Access
* HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language
* HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
* HTTPS - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure
* IBM - International Business Machines
* IP - Internet Protocol
* ISP - Internet Service Provider
* JAD - Java Application Descriptor
* JAR - Java Archive
* JPEG - Joint Photographic Expert Group
* LAN - Local Area Network
* M3G - Mobile 3D Graphics
* M4A - MPEG-4 Audio File
* MMF - Synthetic Music Mobile Application File
* MP3 - MPEG player lll (audio file)
* MP4 - MPEG-4 video file
* MPEG - Moving Picture Experts Group
* NRT - Nokia Ringtone
* NTH - Nokia Theme (series 40)
* PDF - Portable Document Format
* PNG - Portable Network Graphics
* RTS - Real Time Streaming
* SIM - Subscriber Identity Module
* SIS - Symbian OS Installer File
* SWF - Shock Wave Flash
* TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
* THM - Themes (Sony Ericsson)
* UHF - Ultra High Frequency
* UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
* UPS - Uninterruptible Power Supply
* URL - Uniform Resource Locator
* USB - Universal Serial Bus
* VHF - Very High Frequency
* WAIS - Wide Area Information Server
* WAN - Wide Area Network
* WAP - Wireless Application Protocol
* WAV - Waveform Audio
* WBMP - Wireless Bitmap Image
* WiFi - Wireless Fidelity
* WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network
* WMA - Windows Media Audio
* WML - Wireless Markup Language
* WMV - Windows Media Video
* XMF - Extensible Music File

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