| Acronym | Meaning |
| VAR | Value-Added Reseller |
| SDH | Synchronous Digital Hierarchy |
| AMANDA | Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver |
| PLA | Programmable Logic Array |
| ISAM | Indexed Sequential Access Method |
| BTW | By The Way |
| PCS | Personal Communications System |
| DMI | Desktop Management Interface |
| SMP | Simple Management Protocol |
| EIDE | Enhanced Intelligent Drive Electronics |