| Acronym | Meaning |
| L2TP | Layer Two Tunneling Protocol |
| SIG | Special Interest Group |
| MDC | Metadata Coalition |
| WAFS | Wide-area File Sharing |
| DAO | Data Access Objects |
| RAMDAC | Random Access Memory Digital-to-Analog Converter |
| FRAD | Frame Relay Assembler/Disassembler |
| PIP | Peripheral Interchange Program |
| NCSA | National Center For Supercomputing Applications |
| DIP | Dual In-line Package |