SOME IMPORTANT FULL FORMS
1. 3D: Three Dimension
2. 3G: Third generation
3. 3GP: 3rd Generation Project
4. 3GPP: 3rd Generation Partnership Project
5. 4G: Fourth generation
6. 4GL: Fourth Generation Language
7. ABC: Attansoff Berry Computer
8. AC: Alternating Current
9. ADSL: Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line
10. AGP: Accelerated Graphics Port
11. AI: Artificial Intelligence
12. ALGOL: Algorithmic Oriented Language
13. ALR: Advanced Logic Research
14. ALU: Arithmetic and Logical Unit
15. AM: Amplitude Modulation
16. ANSI: American National Standard Institute
17. AP: Access Point
18. ARCNet: Attached Resource Computer Network
19. ARP: Address Resolution Protocol
20. ARPA: Advanced Research Projects Agency
21. ARPANet: American Advanced Research Project Agency
22. ASCC: Automatic Sequence controlled calculator
23. ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange
24. AT & T: American Telephone and Telegraph System
25. AT: Advanced Technology
26. ATM: Automated Teller machine
27. AVG: Antivirus Guard
28. AVI: Audio video interleave
29. B2B: Business to Business
30. BASIC: Beginner’s All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
31. BBS: Bulletin Board System
32. BCD: Binary Coded Decimal
33. BCDIC: Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
34. BCPL: Beginners Cambridge Programming Language
35. BCR: Bar Code Reader
36. BIOS: Basic Input Output System
37. B-ISDN: Broadband integrated Service Digital Network
38. Bits: Binary Digits
39. BLOG: Web Log
40. BMP: Bitmap
41. BNC: British Naval Connector
42. BOF: Beginning of File
43. BPI: Bytes Per Inch
44. BPS: Bit Per Sector
45. BRI: Basic Rate Interface
46. BS: Base Station
47. BSC: Base Station Controller
48. BTS: Base Transceiver Station
49. CA: Certificate Authority
50. CAD: Computer Aided Designing
51. CAI: Computer Aided Instruction
52. CAL: Computer Aided/Assisted Learning
53. CAM: Computer Aided/Assisted Manufacturing
54. CAN: Computer Association of Nepal
55. CAT: Computer Aided/Assisted Training
56. CAVE: Cave Automatic Virtual Environment
57. CATV: Cable Television
58. CBE: Computer Based Education
59. CBT: Computer Based Training
60. CC: Computer Consultancy
61. CCD: Charge Coupled device
62. CCTV: Closed Circuit Television
63. CD: Compact Disk
64. CDFS: Compact Disk File System
65. CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access
66. CDP: Cisco Discovery Protocol
67. CDR: Compact Disk Recordable
68. CD-ROM: Compact Disk Read Only Memory
69. CD-RW: Compact Disk-Rewritable
70. CESIL: Computer Education in School Instruction Language
71. CGA: Color Display Adaptor
72. CGI: Common Gateway Interface
73. CIS: Computer Information System
74. CISC: Complex Instruction Set Computer
75. CLI: Command line interface
76. CMOS: Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
77. COBOL: Common Business Oriented Language
78. CODASYL: Conference Of Data Systems Language
79. COM: Computer Output to Microfilm
80. CP/M: Control Program For Microprocessor
81. CPAV: Central Point Antivirus
82. CPS: Character Per Second
83. CPU: Central Processing Unit
84. CRC: Cyclic Redundancy Check
85. CRT: Cathode Ray Tube
86. CSMA/CD: Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
87. CSS: Cascading Style Sheet
88. CSU: Channel Service Unit
89. CUI: Character User Interface
90. CVIA: Computer Virus Industry Association
91. CVT: Constant Voltage Transformer
92. DARPA: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
93. DBMS: Database Management System
94. DCU: Device Control Unit
95. DDE: Dynamic Data Exchange
96. DDL: Data definition language
97. DDP: Distributed Data Processing / Datagram Delivery Protocol
98. DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
99. DIMM: Dual In Line Memory Module
100. DIX: Digital Intel and Xerox
101. DLC: Data Link Control
102. DMA: Direct Memory Access
103. DML: Data Manipulation Language
104. DMV: Dahila Mosiac Virus
105. DNA: Digital Network Architecture
106. DNS: Domain Name Server
107. DOD: Department Of Defense
108. DOS: Disk operating system
109. DPI: Dots Per Inch
110. DRAM: Dynamic Random Access Memory
111. DSDD: Double Sided Double Density
112. DSHD: Double Sided High Density
113. DSI: Data System International
114. DSL: Digital Subscriber Line
115. DSP: Digital Signal Processor
116. DSS: Digital Satellite System
117. DSS: Data Security Standards
118. DSSD: Double Sided Single Density
119. DSU: Digital Service Unit
120. DTH: Direct To Home
121. DVD: Digital Versatile Disk
122. DVD-R : Digital Versatile Disk-Recordable
123. DVD-ROM: Digital Versatile Disk-Read Only memory
124. DVD-RW: Digital Versatile Disk-Rewritable
125. EBCDIC: Extended Binary Coded Decimal information Interchange
126. E-Commerce: Electronic Commerce
127. EDGE: Enhanced Data Rate for GSM Evolution.
128. EDI: Electronic Data Interchange
129. EDO-RAM: Extended Data Out Random Access Memory
130. EDP: Electronic Data Processing
131. EDS: Electronic Data Storage / Exchangeable Disk System
132. EDSAC: Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Computer
133. EDVAC: Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer
134. EEPROM: Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
135. E-Fax: Electronic Fax
136. EFT: Electronic fund transfer
137. EGA: Enhanced Graphic Adaptor
138. E-GMP: Electronic Government Master Plan
139. EICA: Engine Indicator and Crew Alert System
140. EISA: Extended Industry Standard Architecture
141. E-mail: Electronic mail
142. EMI: Electro Magnetic Interference
143. EMS: Expanded Memory
144. ENIAC: Electronic Numerical Integrator And Calculator
145. EOF: End of File
146. EPROM: Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
147. ETDSA: Electronic Transaction and Digital Signature Act
148. FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
149. FAT: File Allocation Table
150. FAX: Facsimile
151. FC: Ferrule Connector
152. FCRA: Fair Credit Reporting Act
153. FDD: Floppy Disk Drive
154. FDDI: Fiber Distributed Data Interface
155. FDMA: Frequency Division Multiple Access
156. FDS: Fixed Disk System
157. FIFO: First In First Out
158. FILO: First In Last Out
159. FLOPS: Floating Point Operation Per Second
160. FM: Frequency Modulation
161. FMC: Flight Management Comptuer
162. FORTRAN: FORmula TRANslation
163. FPM RAM: Fast Data Page Random Access Memory
164. FTP: File Transfer Protocol
165. G2C: Government to Citizens
166. G2G: Government to Government
167. GaAs: Gallium Arsenide
168. GB: Giga Bytes
169. GBps: Gigabits Per Second
170. GHz: Giga Hertz
171. GIF: Graphics Interchange Format
172. GIGO: Garbage in Garbage Out
173. GIS: Geographical Information System
174. GPL: General Public License
175. GPRS: General Packet Radio Service
176. GPS: global Positioning System
177. GSM: Global System for Mobile Communication
178. GUI: Graphical User Interface
179. HDD: Hard Disk Drive
180. HF: High Frequency
181. HLCIT: High Level Commission for Information & Technology
182. HMD: Head Mounted Display
183. HTML: Hypertext Markup Language
184. HTTP: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
185. HTTPS: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
186. Hz: Hertz
187. I/O: Input Output
188. IAB: Internet Architecture Board
189. IBM: International Business Machine
190. IBT: Internet Board Training
191. IC: Integrated Circuit
192. ICF: Internet Connection Firewall
193. ICL: International Computers Limited
194. ICMP: Internet Control Message Protocol
195. ICT: Information and Communication Technology
196. IDE: Integrated Drive Electronics
197. IDS: Intrusion Detection System
198. IDS: Industry Detection System
199. IE: Internet Explorer
200. IEEE: Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers
201. IEFIP: Internet Federation Of Information Processing
202. IESG: Internet Engineering Steering Group
203. IETF: Internet Engineering Task Force
204. IGRP: Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
205. IIS: Internet Information Services
206. IM: Instant messaging
207. IMAP: Internet Message Access Protocol
208. IMS: Information Management System
209. INIC: Internet Network Information Centre
210. INTERNET: International Network
211. IP: Internet Protocol
212. IPS: Intrusion Prevention System
213. IPV4: Internet Protocol version 4
214. IPV6: Internet Protocol version 6
215. IPX: Internetwork Packet exchange
216. IRC: Internet Relay Chat
217. IRTB: Industrial Real Time Basic
218. IRTF: Internet Research Task Force
219. IS: Information system
220. ISA: Industry Standard Architecture
221. ISAM: Indexed Sequential Access Method
222. ISAPI: Internet Server Application Programming Interface
223. ISD: International Subscriber Dial In
224. ISDN: Integrated Services Digital Network
225. ISO: International Organization for Standardization
226. ISOC: Internet Society
227. ISP: Internet Service Provider
228. IT: Information Technology
229. ITPDC: Information Technology Park Development
230. ITPF: IT Professional Forum
231. ITSP: International Telephony Service Provider
232. JPEG: Joint Photographic Expert Group
233. KB: Kilo Bytes
234. Kbps: Kilobits per second
235. KHz: kilo Hertz
236. KIPA: Korean IT Industry Promotion Agency
237. LAN: Local Area Network
238. LASER: Light Amplification By Stimulation Emission Of Radiation
239. LCD: Liquid Crystal Display
240. LED: Light Emitting Diode
241. LIFO: Last In First Out
242. LILO: Last In Last Out
243. LISP: List Processing
244. LOS: Line Of Sight
245. LSI: Large Scale Integrator
246. MAC: Media Access Control
247. MAN: Metropolitan Area Network
248. MAPI: Message Application Programming Interface
249. MB: Mega Bytes
250. MBPS: Million Bit Per Second
251. MBR: Master Boot Record
252. MCGA: Monochrome Display Adaptor
253. MD2D: Mini Disk Double Sided Double Density
254. MD2HD: Mini Disk Double Sided High Density
255. MDA: Monochrome Display Adaptor
256. MF2D: Micro Floppy Double Sided Double Density
257. MFLOPS: Millions Of Floating Point Operation Per Second
258. MICR: Magnetic Ink Character Reader
259. MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface
260. MILNET: Military Network
261. MIME: Multipurpose internet Mail Extensions
262. MIPS: Millionth of Instruction Per Second
263. MIS: Management Information System
264. MIPS: Million Instructions Per Second
265. MMC: Multimedia Card
266. MMS: Multimedia Messaging Service
267. MODEM: Modulator and Demodulator
268. MOEST: Ministry of Environment Science and Technology
269. MOS: Metal Oxide Semiconductor
270. MP3: Moving Picture Experts Group Phase 3
271. MPCD: Metropolitan Police Crime Division
272. MPEG: Motion Picture Expert Group
273. MPPP: Multilink Point To Point Protocol
274. MSAU: Multi Station Access Unit
275. MSAV: Microsoft Anti-virus
276. MS-DOS: Microsoft Disk Operating System
277. MSI: Medium Scale Integration
278. MUK: Multimedia Upgrade Kits
279. NAC: Network access control
280. NAT: Network Address Translation
281. NAV: Norton Anti Virus
282. NCC: National Computer Centre
283. NDD: Norton Disk Doctor
284. NEC: Nippon Electronics Company
285. NetBEUI: NetBIOS Extended User Interface
286. NetBIOS: Network Basic Input Output System
287. NFS: Network File System
288. NIC: Network Interface Card
289. NITC: National Information Technology Centre
290. NITCC: National Information Technology Co-ordination Committee
291. NITDC: National Information Technology Development Committee
292. NOS: Network Operating System
293. NPC: National Planning Commission
294. NSF: National Science Foundation
295. NSFNet: National Science Foundation Network
296. NT: New Technology
297. NTC: Nepal Telecom
298. NTFS: New Technology File System
299. OAS: Office Automation System
300. OCCA: Office of the Controller of Certifying Authority
301. OCP: Order Code Processor
302. OCR: Optical Character Reader
303. OLE: Object Linking and Embedding
304. OMR: Optical Mark Reader (Recognition)
305. OOP: Object Oriented Programming
306. OS: Operating System
307. OSS: Open- Source Software
308. P2P: Peer -to –Peer
309. PAN: Personal Area Network
310. PAT: Post Address Translation
311. PC: Personal Computer
312. PCB: Printed Circuit Board
313. PCI: Peripheral Component Interconnect
314. PCO: Public Call Office
315. PDA: Personal Digital Assistant
316. PDF: Platform Independent Document Format/Portable Document Format
317. PIN: Personal Identification Number
318. Pixel: Picture Element
319. PKI: Public Key Infrastructure
320. PL/1: Programming Language -1
321. PM: Phase Modulation
322. PNG: Portable Network Graphics
323. POP: Post Office Protocol
324. POS: Point of Sales
325. POST: Power On Self-Test
326. PPP: Point-to-Point Protocol
327. PPPOE: Point to Point Over Ethernet
328. PROGLOG: Programming Logic
329. PROM: Programmable Read Only Memory
330. PS/2: Personal System-2
331. PSK: Pre – Shared Key
332. PSK: Phase Shift Keying
333. PSROM: Pseudo Random Access Memory
334. PSTN: Public Switched Telephone Network
335. PSU: Power Supply Unit
336. PTT: Push To Talk
337. PUK: Pin Unlock Key/Personal Unblocking Key
338. QBasic: Quick Beginner’s all-purpose symbolic instruction
339. QBE: Query By Example
340. QEL: Query Language
341. QOS: Quality Of Service
342. R/W: Read/ Write
343. RAM: Random Access Memory
344. RARP: Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
345. RDBMS: Relational Database Management System
346. RF: Radio Frequency
347. RGB: Red Green Blue
348. RIP: Routing information Protocol
349. RISC: Reduced Instruction Set Computer
350. RJ-45: Registered Jack-45
351. RMM: Read Mostly Memory
352. ROM: Read Only Memory
353. RONAST: Royal Nepal Academy Of Science and Technology
354. RPG: Report Program Generator
355. RPM: Rotation Per Minute / Revolution Per Minute
356. RTF: Rich Text Format
357. RTP: Real Time Transport Protocol
358. RTS: Real Time Strategy
359. SC: Subscriber Connector
360. SCP: System Control Processor
361. SCSI: Small Computer System Interface
362. SDRAM: Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
363. SDSL: Symmetric Digital Subscriber line
364. SGML: Standard Generalized Markup Language
365. SHF: Super High Frequency
366. SIM: subscriber identity Module
367. SIMM: Single In Line Memory Module
368. SIS: Secret Intelligence Service
369. SMA: Screw-Mounted Adaptors
370. SMPS: Switch Mode Power Supply
371. SMS: Short Message Service
372. SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
373. SNA: System Network Architecture
374. SNOBOL: String Oriented symbolic Language
375. SPAM: Stupid/Short pointless annoying message
376. SPX: Sequenced Packet exchange
377. SQL: Structured Query Language
378. SRAM: Static Random Access Memory
379. SSSD: Single Sided Single Density
380. ST: Straight Tip Connector
381. STD: Subscriber Trunk Dialing
382. STP: Shielded Twisted Pair
383. SVGA: Super Video Graphics Array
384. SWF: Shock Wave Flash
385. TB: Terra Bytes
386. TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol
387. TelNet: Telecommunication Network
388. TFT: Thin Film Transistor
389. TFTP: Trivial File Transfer Protocol
390. TIFF: Tagged image file format
391. TLD: Top Level Domain
392. TPS: Transaction Processing System
393. UDP: User Datagram Protocol
394. UHF: Ultra High Frequency
395. UNCITRAL: United Nation Commission On International Trade law
396. UNIVAC: Universal Automatic Computer
397. UPC: Universal product code
398. UPS: Uninterruptible Power Supply
399. URL: Uniform Resource Locator
400. USB: Universal Serial Bus
401. Use Net: User Network
402. UTP: Unshielded Twisted Pair
403. VAN: Value added network
404. VCD: Video Compact Disk
405. VDT: Video Display Terminal
406. VDU: Visual Display Unit
407. VESA: Video Electronics Standards Association
408. VGA: Video Display Array
409. VHF: Very high frequency
410. VIRUS: Vital Information Resources Under Siege
411. VLAN: Virtual Local Area Network
412. VLSI: Very Large Scale Integration
413. VM: Virtual Machine
414. VMS: Voice Messaging System
415. VoIP: Voice Over Internet Protocol
416. VPN: Virtual Private Network
417. VR: Virtual Reality
418. VRML: Virtual Reality Modeling Language
419. VSAT: Very Small Aperture Terminal
420. VTP: VLAN Trunking Protocol
421. W3C: World Wide Web Consortium
422. WAIS: Wide Area Information Server
423. WAN: Wide Area Network
424. WAP: Wireless Access Protocol
425. WAV: Waveform Audio File Format
426. WI MAX: Worldwide Interoperability For Microwave Access
427. Wi-Fi: Wireless Fidelity
428. Windows NT: Windows Network
429. Windows XP: Windows Experience
430. WLAN: Wireless Local Area Network
431. WMV: Windows Media Video
432. WORM: Write Once Read Only Memory
433. WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access
434. WWW: World Wide Web
435. XMF: Extensible Music Format
436. XML: Extensible Markup Language
437. XMS: extended Memory
438. XT: extra Technology