Abréviation |
Signification |
| 2D |
2 Dimensions |
| 3D |
3 Dimensions |
| AC/DC |
Alternating Current/Direct Current |
| ACE |
Advanced Computing Environment |
| ACM |
Association for Computing Machinery |
| ADSL |
Asymetric Digital Subscriber Line |
| AGP |
Accelerated Graphic Port |
| AI |
Artificial Intelligence |
| ALGOL |
Algorithmic Language |
| AM |
Amplitude Modulation |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
| AOL |
America On Line |
| API |
Application Programming Interface |
| APL |
A Programming Language |
| APM |
Advanced Power Management |
| ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| ASLM |
Apple Shared Library Manager |
| ASP |
Association of Shareware Professionals |
| ATAPI |
Attachment Pac and Interface |
| ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| AVI |
Audio-Video Interleaved |
| BASIC |
Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code |
| BBS |
Bulletin Board System |
| BIOS |
Basic Input Output System |
| BLOB |
Binary Large Object |
| BOF |
Beginning Of File |
| BSA |
Business Software Alliance |
| CAD |
Computer-Assisted Design |
| CADD |
Computer-Assisted Design and Drafting |
| CAE |
Computer-Aided Engineering |
| CAL |
Computer-Aided Learning |
| CAM |
Computer-Assisted Manufacture |
| CAO |
Conception Assistée par Ordinateur |
| CASE |
Computer-Aided Software Engineering |
| CASM |
Computer-Aided Sales and Marketing |
| CAV |
Constant Angular Velocity |
| CCD |
Charged Coupled Device |
| CCITT |
Comité Consultatif International Télégraphique et Téléphonique |
| CD |
Compact Disk |
| CD-ROM |
Compact Disk Read Only Memory |
| CDI |
Compact Disc Interactive |
| CDV |
Compact Disc Video |
| CFAO |
Conception et Fabrication Assistée par Ordinateur |
| CGA |
Color Graphic Adapter |
| CGI |
Common Gateway Interface |
| CISC |
Complex Instruction Set Computer |
| CLI |
Call Level Interface |
| CLS |
Clear Screen |
| CLSID |
Class Identifier |
| CLUF |
Contrat de Licence Utilisateur Final |
| CLV |
Constant Linear Velocity |
| CMOS |
Complementary Metal Oxid Semiconductor |
| CMY |
Cyan Magenta Yellow |
| COBOL |
Common Business-Oriented Language |
| COFF |
Common Object File Format |
| COM |
Component Object Model |
| COM |
Computer Output Microfilm |
| CORBA |
Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
| CP/M |
Control Program/Monitor |
| CPP |
C Plus Plus |
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
| CR |
Carriage Return |
| CRC |
Cyclic Redundancy Check |
| CRT |
Cathode Ray Tube |
| CSV |
Comma-Separated Values |
| CTS |
Clear To Send |
| CUI |
Character User Interface |
| DAA |
Digital to Analog Adaptor |
| DAC |
Digital to Analog Converter |
| DAG |
Directed Acyclic Graph |
| DAO |
Data Access Objects |
| DAT |
Digital Audio Tape |
| DBCS |
Double-Byte Character Set |
| DBMS |
Database Management System |
| DCE |
Data Communications Equipment |
| DD |
Double Density |
| DDC |
Direct Data Channel |
| DDE |
Dynamic Data Exchange |
| DDL |
Data Definition Language |
| DDV |
Dialog Data Validation |
| DDX |
Dialog Data Exchange |
| DEC |
Digital Equipment Corporation. |
| DEK |
Data Encryption Key |
| DES |
Data Encryption Standard |
| DIB |
Device-Independent Bitmap |
| DIMM |
Dual Inline Memory Module |
| DIP |
Dual Inline Package |
| DLC |
Digital Loop Carrier |
| DLL |
Dynamic Link Library |
| DLU |
Dialog Unit |
| DMA |
Direct Memory Access |
| DMI |
Desktop Managment Interface |
| DNS |
Domain Name Server |
| DOS |
Disk Operating System |
| DP |
Data Processing |
| DPI |
Dot Per Inch |
| DPMI |
DOS Protected Mode Interface |
| DRAM |
Dynamic Random Access Memory |
| DSL |
Digital Subscriber Line |
| DSM |
Dynamic Scattering Mode |
| DSP |
Digital Signal Processing |
| DSR |
Data Set Ready |
| DSTN |
Dual Scan Twisted Neumatic |
| DTE |
Data Terminal Equipment |
| DTP |
Desktop Publishing |
| DTR |
Data Terminal Ready |
| DV |
Digital Video |
| DVD |
Digital Video Disk (Digital Versatile Disk) |
| EAO |
Enseignement Assistée par Ordinateur |
| EBCDIC |
Extended Data Coded Decimal Interchange Code |
| EDO |
External Data Out |
| EDP |
Electronic Data Processing |
| EEPROM |
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
| EFF |
Electronic Frontier Fondation |
| EFT |
Electronic Funds Transfer |
| EFTPOS |
Electronic Funds Transfer at Point Of Sale |
| EGA |
Enhanced Graphics Adapter |
| EIA |
Electronic Industries Association |
| EIAJ |
Electronic Industries Association of Japan |
| EIDE |
Enhanced Integrated Device Equipment |
| EISA |
Extended Industry Standard Architecture |
| EMAIL |
Electronic Mail |
| EMS |
Expanded Memory Specification |
| ENG |
Electronic News Gathering |
| EOF |
End Of File |
| EOT |
End Of Transmission |
| EPOS |
Electronic Point Of Sale |
| EPP |
Enhanced Parallel Port |
| EPROM |
Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
| EPS |
Encapsulated PostScript |
| ESC |
Escape |
FAQ |
Foire Aux Questions |
| FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions |
| FAT |
File Allocation Table |
| FD |
Floppy Disk |
| FDD |
Floppy Disk Drive |
| FDDI |
Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
| FF |
Form Feed |
FIFO |
First In First Out |
| FM |
Frequency Modulation |
| FORTRAN |
Formula Translator |
| FPU |
Floating Point Unit |
| FSF |
Free Software Fondation |
| FTAM |
File Transfer Access and Management |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
GDI |
Graphics Device Interface |
| GEM |
Graphics Environment Manager |
| GHz |
Giga Hertz |
| GIGO |
Garbage In, Garbage Out |
| GPF |
General Protection Fault |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
GUID |
Globally Unique Identifier |
| HD |
Hard Disk |
| HD |
High Density |
| HDD |
Hard Disk Drive |
| HDLC |
High-level Data Link Control |
| HDTV |
High Definition Television |
| HFS |
Hierarchical File System |
HGC |
Hercules Graphics Card |
| HMA |
High Memory Area |
| HMD |
Head Mounted Display |
| HP |
Hewlett-Packard |
| HPFS |
High-Performance File System |
| HPGL |
Hewlett-Packard Graphic Language |
| HTML |
Hyper Text Markup Language |
HTTP |
Hyper Text Transport Protocol |
| I/O |
Input/Output |
| IA |
Intelligence Artificielle |
| IAB |
Internet Architecture Board |
| IBM |
Industrial Business Machines |
| IC |
Integrated Circuit |
| IDE |
Integrated Device Equipment |
IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| IETF |
Internet Engeneering Task Force |
| IHM |
Interface Homme Machine |
| IPX/SPX |
Internet Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange |
| IRC |
Internet Relay Chat |
| IRG |
Internet Ressource Guide |
| IRQ |
Interrupt Request |
ISA |
Industry Standard Architecture |
| ISAM |
Indexed Sequential Access Method |
| ISDN |
Integrated Services Digital Network |
| ISO |
International Standards Organization |
| IT |
Information Technology |
| JPEG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| KB |
Kilo Byte |
KO |
Kilo Octets |
| LAN |
Local Area Network |
| LASER |
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
| LAWN |
Local Area Wireless Network |
| LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
| LCID |
Locale Identifier |
| LED |
Light-Emitting Diode |
LF |
Line Feed |
| LIFO |
Last In First Out |
| LISP |
List Processing language |
| LQ |
Letter Quality |
| LRPC |
Lightweight Remote Procedure Call |
| LSB |
Least Significant Bit |
| LSI |
Large Scale Integration |
MAPI |
Messaging Application Programming Interface |
| MB |
Mega Bytes |
| MBCS |
Multibyte Character Set |
| MCGA |
Multi Color Graphic Array |
| MCI |
Media Control Interface |
| MDA |
Monochrome Display Adapter |
| MDI |
Multiple Document Interface |
MFC |
Microsoft Foundation Classes |
| MFM |
Modified Frequency Modulation |
| MHz |
Mega Hertz |
| MI |
Machine Intelligence |
| MIDI |
Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
| MIME |
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions |
| MIPS |
Millions of Instructions Per Second |
MMU |
Memory Management Unit |
| MMX |
Multimedia Extensions |
| MNP |
Microcom Network Protocol |
| MO |
Mega Octets |
| MODEM |
Modulator/Demodulator |
| MPC |
Multimedia Personal Computer |
| MPEG |
Moving Pictures Experts Group |
MSB |
Most Significant Bit |
| MSI |
Medium Scale Integration |
| MSN |
Microsoft Network |
| MTBF |
Mean Time Between Failures |
| NDS |
NetWare Directory Services |
| NFS/NIS |
Network File System / Network Information System |
| NIC |
Network Information Center |
NMI |
Non Maskable Interrupt |
| NNTP |
Network News Transfer Protocol |
| NOS |
Network Operating System |
| NSF |
National Science Fondation |
| NT |
New Technology |
| NTFS |
New Technology File System |
| NTP |
Network Time Protocol |
NTSC |
National Television Standards Committee |
| NUI |
Network User Identity |
| OASIS |
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards |
| OCR |
Optical Character Recognition |
| OCX |
OLE control |
| ODAPI |
Open Database Application Programming Interface |
| ODBC |
Open DataBase Connectivity |
ODL |
Object Description Language |
| OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| OLE |
Object Linking and Embedding |
| OMF |
Object Model Format |
| OMG |
Object Management Group |
| OS |
Operating System |
| OSF |
Open Software Foundation |
OSI |
Open Systems Interconnection |
| PAL |
Phase Alternative Line |
| PAO |
Publication Assistée par Ordinateur |
| PARC |
Palo Alto Research Center (Xerox) |
| PC |
Personal Computer |
| PCB |
Printed Circuit Board |
| PCI |
Peripheral Component Interconnect |
PCM |
Pulse Code Modulation |
| PCMCIA |
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association |
| PDA |
Personal Digital Assistant |
| PDF |
Portable Display Format |
| PDL |
Program Definition Language |
| PDN |
Public Data Network |
| PgDn |
Page Down |
PGP |
Pretty Good Privacy |
| PgUp |
Page Up |
| PIN |
Personal Identification Number |
| PIO |
Parallel Input Output |
| PIO |
Programmed Input Output |
| POO |
Programmation Orientée Objets |
| POST |
Power On Self Test |
PPM |
Page Per Minute |
| PPP |
Point Par Pouce |
| PPP |
Point to Point Protocol |
| PROLOG |
Programming in Logic |
| PROM |
Programmable Read Only Memory |
| QIC |
Quarter Inch Cartridge |
| R/W |
Read / Write |
RAID |
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks |
| RAM |
Random Access Memory |
| RAMDAC |
Random Access Memory Digital to Analog Converter |
| RAS |
Remote Access Service |
| RDA |
Remote Database Access |
| RET |
Resolution Enhancement Technology |
| RFX |
Record Field Exchange |
RGB |
Red, Green, Blue |
| RGBA |
Red, Green, Blue, Alpha |
| RIP |
Remote Imaging Protocol |
| RISC |
Reduced Instruction Set Computer |
| RLE |
Run Length Encoded |
| RLL |
Run Length Limited |
| RMS |
Root Mean Square |
RNIS |
Réseau Numérique à Intégration de Services |
| ROC |
Reconnaissance Optique de Caractères |
| ROM |
Read Only Memory |
| RPC |
Remote Procedure Call |
| RTC |
Real Time Clock |
| RTF |
Rich-Text Format |
| RTS |
Request To Send |
RTTI |
Run-Time Type Information |
| RVB |
Rouge Vert Bleu |
| SAA |
System Application Architecture |
| SADT |
Structured Analysis and Design Technique |
| SBC |
Single Board Computer |
| SCSI |
Small Computer Systems Interface |
| SDI |
Single Document Interface |
SDK |
Software Development Kit |
| SDLC |
Synchronous Data Link Control |
| SDRAM |
Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory |
| SEC |
Single Edge Contact cartridge |
| SECAM |
Système Séquentiel de Couleur à Mémoire |
| SEH |
Structured Exception Handling |
| SFT |
System Fault Tolerance |
SGBD |
Systeme de Gestion de Base de Données |
| SGML |
Standart Generalized Markup Language |
| SGRAM |
Synchronous Graphic Random Access Memory |
| SIB |
Scaled Index Base |
| SIGGRAPH |
Special Interest Group on Graphics |
| SIMM |
Single In-line Memory Module |
| SIP |
Single Inline Package |
SLSI |
Super Large Scale Integration |
| SMART |
Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology |
| SMTP |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
| SPARC |
Scalable Processor Architecture |
| SQL |
Structured Query Language |
| SRAM |
Static Random Access Memory |
| SSI |
Small Scale Integration |
SSII |
Société de Service et d’Ingénierie en Informatique |
| SVGA |
Super Video Graphics Array |
| TAPI |
Telephony Application Programming Interface |
| TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| TFT |
Thin Film Transistor |
| TIFF |
Tagged Image File Format |
| TLS |
Thread Local Storage |
TSR |
Terminate and Stay Resident |
| TTF |
True Type Font |
| TTL |
Transistor Transistor Logic |
| TV |
Television |
| TWAIN |
Technology Without An Interresting Name |
| UAL |
Unité Arithmétique et Logique |
| UART |
Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter |
UCT |
Unité Centrale de Traitement |
| UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
| UDT |
Uniform Data Transfer |
| UG |
User Group |
| UHF |
Ultra High Frequency |
| UI |
User Interface |
| ULSI |
Ultra Large Scale Integration |
UMA |
Upper Memory Area |
| UMB |
Upper Memory Block |
| UPS |
Uninterruptible Power Supply |
| URL |
Uniform Ressource Locator |
| USB |
Universal Serial Bus |
| UTC |
Coordinated Universal Time |
| UUID |
Universally Unique Identifier |
VBX |
Visual Basic control |
| VCR |
Video Cassette Recorder |
| VDSL |
Very high bit rate DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) |
| VDT |
Video Display Terminal |
| VDU |
Visual Display Unit |
| VESA |
Video Electronics Standards Association |
| VGA |
Video Graphics Adaptor |
| VHF |
Very High Frequency |
| VHS |
Video Home System |
| VLB |
VESA Local Bus |
| VLSI |
Very Large Scale Integration |
| VRAM |
Volatile Random Access Memory |
| VRML |
Virtual Reality Modeling Language |
| VxD |
Virtual Device Driver |
| WAN |
Wide Area Network |
| WMF |
Windows Metafile |
| WORM |
Write Once Read Many times |
| WOSA |
Windows Open Services Architecture |
| WP |
Word Processor |
| WPS |
Windows Printing System |
| WWW |
World Wide Web |
| WYSIWYG |
What You See Is What You Get |
| XGA |
Extended Graphics Array |
| XMS |
Extended Memory Specification |
| ZIF |
Zero Insertion Force |
