ACPI - Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port
ALU - Arithmetic Logic Unit
AMD - Advanced Micro Devices
AMR - Audio Modem Riser
AT - Advanced Technology
ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment
ATAPI - AT Attachment Packet Interface
ATX - Advanced Technology Extended
BIOS - Basic Input Output System
BIT - Binary Digit
BNC - Barrel Nut Connector
CD - Compact Disk
CDR - Compact Disk Recorder
CDRW - Compact Disk Re-Writer
CD-ROM - Compact Disk - Read Only Memory
CFM - Cubic Feet per Minute (ft³/min)
CMOS - Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CNR - Communication Network Riser
CPU - Central Processing Unit
CRT - Cathode Ray Tube
CMYK - Cyan Mmagenta Yellow Black
DDC - Display Data Channel
DDR - Double Data Rate
DDR-SDRAM - Double Data Rate - Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
DIMM - Dual Inline Memory Module
DMA - Direct Memory Access
DSL - Digital Subscriber Line
DUN - Dial Up Networking
DVD - Digital Versatile Disc
ECC - Error Correction Code
EDO - Extended Data Out
EEPROM - Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EIDE - Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
EISA - Enhanced Industry Standard Architecture
EMS - Expanded Memory Specification
FC-PGA - Flip Chip Pin Grid Array
FDD - Floppy Disk Drive
FLOPS - Floating Point Operations per Second
FPU - Floating Point Unit
FSB - Front Side Bus
FPM - Fast Page Mode
GDI - Graphical Device Interface
FPS - Frame Per Second
GFD - Gold Finger Device
GPA - Graphics Performance Accelerator
GPU - Graphics Processing Unit
HDD - Hard Disk Drive
HSF - Heat Sink and Fan
HardOCP - Hard Overclocker Comparison Page
IBM - International Business Machines Corporation
IDE - Integrated Drive Electronics
IEEE - Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
IR - Infra Red
IRQ - Interrupt Request
ISA - Industry Standard Architecture
Kbps - Kilobits Per Second
KBps - KiloBytes per second
KVM - Keyboard Video Mouse
LAN - Local Area Network
LASER - Light Amplified by Stimulated Emissions of Radiation
LBA - Logical Block Addressing
LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
LED - Light Emitting Diode
MAC - Media Access Control
MDRAM - Multibank Dynamic Random Access Memory
LVD - Low-Voltage Differential
MFLOPS - Millions of FLoating point Operations Per Second
MIPS - Million Instructions Per Second
MMX - Multi-Media Extensions
Modem - Module/Demodulate
NIC - Network Interface Card
OC - Overclock (Over Clock)
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
PA-RISC - Precision Archetecture Reduced Instruction Set Computing
PAL - Phase Alternation Line
PAN - Personal Area Network
PC - Personal Computer
PCB - Printed Circuit Board
PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCMCIA - Peripheral Component Microchannel Interconnect Architecture
PIXEL - Picture Element
POST - Power On Self Test
PPGA - Plastic Pin Grid Array
PPPoE - Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
PSU - Power Supply Unit
RAID - Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disk
RAM - Random Access Memory
RIMM - Rambus Inline Memory Module
RISC - Reduced Instruction Set Computing
ROM - Read Only Memory
RPM - Revolutions Per Minute
SCSI - Small Computer System Interface
SDRAM - Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SIMD - Single Instruction-Stream, Multiple Data-Stream
SIMM - Single Inline Memory Module
SPARC - Scalable Processor ArChitecture
SMP - Symmetric Multi-Processing
SSE - Streaming SIMD Extensions
STP - Shieled Twisted Pair
SVGA - Super Video Graphics Array
TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TEC - Thermoelectric Cooler
TFM - Thin Film Transistor
TIM - Thermal Interface Material
TWAIN - Technology Without An Important Name
USB - Universal Serial Bus
UTP - Unshieled Twisted Pair
VESA - Video Electronics Standards Association
VGA - Video Graphics Array
VPN - Virtual Private Network
WAN - Wide Area Network
WORM - Write-Once Read-Many
ZIF - Zero Insertion Force