Acronyms at UW Oshkosh and Beyond

Acronyms at UW Oshkosh and Beyond

(last updated .02-23-2008)

This page contains over 1,200 acronyms for UW Oshkosh colleges, departments and organizations, other campus related terms, State of Wisconsin and Federal agencies, phrase abbreviations used in E-Mail messages, and many computer related terms and topics. As a general documentation source for use by anyone on campus, each acronym can be linked to individually, for example: http://www.folklib.net/acs/acronyms.shtml#ACUG
Bold links indicate non-UW Oshkosh sites.

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AACSB - American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business
AAD - Analog Alignment Diskette or Advanced Audio Disc
AAMOF - as a matter of fact (E-Mail)
AARP - American Association of Retired Persons
AAUP - American Association of University Professors (UW Oshkosh)
abend - ABnormal END (ab'-end)
ABI - Applications Binary Interface
ABR - Automatic Baud Rate detection "Autobaud"
ABU - Applications Business Unit (DEC)
ACA - Academic Computing Activities committee
ACDC - All Campus Debit Card (at UW Oshkosh: TitanCard)
ACE - Advanced Computing Environment
ACF - Apostolic Campus Fellowship (UW Oshkosh)
ACF2 - Access Control Facility (IBM)
ACK - ACKnowledge key <CTRL/F>
ACL - Access Control List (VAX/Solaris 2.x)
ACM - Association for Computing Machinery
ACOT - Apple Classroom Of Tomorrow
ACP - Ancillary Control Processors (VAX)
ACPI - Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
ACS - Academic Computing (Services) (UW Oshkosh) or Advanced Communication Service (AT&T)
ACSC - Administrative Computing Steering Committee
ACT - American College Testing (UW Oshkosh) or Application Center for Technology (DEC)
ACUG - Academic Computer Users Group (UW Oshkosh)
ACUTA - Association of College and University Telecommunications Administrators
A/D - Analog to Digital
ADA - Americans with Disabilites Act
ADB - Apple Desktop Bus
ADCIS - Association of the Development for Computer-based Instructional Systems
ADI - Apple Desktop Interface
ADP - Automated Data Processing or Administrative Data Processing (UW-Madison)
ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AES - Advanced Encrytion Standard
AFAIK - as far as I know (E-Mail)
AFC - Application Foundation Classes
AFE - Apple File Exchange
AFM - Adobe Type Metrics
AFP - Apple File Protocol (AppleTalk)
AFS - is not an acronym for anything (an IBM product that was previously "Andrew's File System" before they bought it)
AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port
AH - Authentication Header
AI - Artificial Intelligence
AIA - Applications Integration Architecture (DEC)
AISE - as I see it (E-Mail)
AITP - Association of Information Technology Professionals
AIX - Advanced Interactive eXecutive (IBM's version of UNIX)
aka - also known as (or pseudonym)
AKEP - Authentication Key Exchange Protocol
ALA - Academic License Agreement (Novell) or American Library Association
ALGOL - ALGOrithmic programming Language
ALIWEB - Archie Like Indexing in the WEB
ALOT - Apple Library Of Tomorrow
Alpha - AlphaServer 4000 5/600 (DEC computer) The UW Oshkosh primary E-Mail server, sometimes referred to as VaxA.
ALU - Arithmetic/Logic Unit
American Marketing Association - Student Chapter of PSE (Pi Sigma Epsilon) (UW Oshkosh)
AMD - Advanced Micro Devices (microchip maker)
A/N - AlphaNumeric
ANCCA - Apple National Community College Alliance
ANI - Automatic Number-Identification
ANSI - American National Standards Institute (an'-c)
AOL - America OnLine, Inc. (ISP)
APBS - Appointment, Payroll, and Benefits System (UW System)
API - Application Program Interface
APICS - American Production and Inventory Control Society (UW Oshkosh)
APL - A Programming Language or Appleton Public Library (Wis.)
APM - Advanced Power Management
APPC - Advanced Program-to-Program Communications
APPN - Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking
ARC - Advanced RISC Computing
ARCnet - Attached Resources Computing NETwork
ARIS - Automated Reader Information Service (DEC)
ARP - Address Resolution Protocol
ARPANET - Advanced Research Projects Agency NETwork
ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange (as'-key)
ASSA - Academic Support Service Agreement (UW Oshkosh)
ASL - American Sign Language
ASP - Association of Shareware Professionals or Active Server Pages (WWW) or Application Service Providers
AT - Advance-Titan (UW Oshkosh newspaper)
AT&T - American Telephone & Telegraph corporation
ATE - Asynchronous Terminal Emulation
ATL - Automated Tape Libraries
ATM - Adobe Type Manager (Postscript) or Asynchronous Transfer Mode or Automated Teller Machine
ATS - Apple Terminal Services protocol
AUI - four-pair shielded Attached Unit Interface cable
AWT - Abstract Windows Toolkit
A/UX - Apple UniX (Macintosh)
B - top / bottom of page
Balun - BALance - UNbalance (IBM terminal adapter)
BASIC - Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BBS - Bulletin Board Service
BCC - Blind Carbon Copy
BCD - Binary Coded Decimal
BCPL - Basic Combined Programming Language
BDC - Business Development Center (UW Oshkosh) see CCP
BEL - Bell or Beep <CTRL/G>
BER - Basic Encoding Rules
BERT - Bit Error Rate Test
BFN - bye for now (E-Mail)
BGLAD - Bisexual, Gay, and Lesbian Awareness Days (UW Oshkosh)
BION - believe it or not (E-Mail)
bios - Basic Input/Output System
BISDN - Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network
BIST - Built-In Self Test
bit - BInary digiT
BIT - Board of Information Technology (Wis.)
BITM - Bureau of Information and Telecommunications Management (Wis.)
BITnet - Because It's Time NETwork
BIU - Bus Interface Unit
BLAS - Basic Linear Algebraic Subroutine
BLERT - BLock Error Rate Test
block - 512 bytes of computer memory, .5 KB (RSTS/E, VAX, Alpha, ProDOS)
BLS - Bachelor of Liberal Studies - renamed to "Weekend/Evening Degree Program" and renamed again to Center for New Learning (UW Oshkosh) or Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S.)
BMP - BitMaP
BNS - Bayonet Neill-Concelman connector (NIC)
BNF - Backus-Naur Form (Internet)
BNU - Basic Network Utilities
BOB - Break-Out Box
BOC - Bell Operating Company
BOOTP - BOOTstrap Protocol
BPS - Bits Per Second (data transmission rate) (usually referred to as the Baud rate)
BRB - be right back (E-Mail)
BRL - u.s. army Ballistic Research Laboratory
BS - BackSpace key <CTRL/H>
BSC - BiSynChronous transmission
BSD - Berkeley Software Division or Blue Screen of Death (microcomputer system crash)
BSRF - Basic Synchronous Reference Frequency
BTW - by the way (E-Mail)
C - top / bottom of page
CA - Certificate Authority
CACM - Communications on Association for Computing Machinery
CAD - Computer-Aided (or Assisted) Design (or Drafting)
CAV - Constant Angular Velocity (video disk format) (spiral track disk technology)
CAE - Common Applications Environment or Computer-Aided Engineering
CAI - Computer-Aided Instruction
CAM - Computer-Aided Manufacturing or Content Addressed Memory
CAMP - Corporate Association for Microcomputer Professionals
CAN - Cancel key <CTRL/X>
CAP - Columbia AppleTalk Protocol
CAP II - Claris Academic Program (Apple)
CAPP - Cooperative Academic Partnership Program (Wis.)
CAS - Communicating Application Specification
CASE - Computer-Aided Software Engineering
CAST - Center for Applied Special Technology "Bobby" (Web Accessibility)
Web Accessibility Guidelines and Resources (UW Oshkosh)
CAT - Common Authentication Technology
CBBS - Computerized Bulletin Board Service
CBC - Cipher Block Chaining
CBEMA - Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Assn.
CBIPO - Custom-Built Installation Process Offering
CBR - Computer-Based Retrieval
CBT - Computer-Based Training (or Tests)
CCITT - Consultative Committee International Telegraph and Telephone (Comite Consultatif Internationale Telegraphique et Telephonique) or Consultative Committee on International Telephony and Telegraphy
CCL - Concise Command Language (RSTS/E)
CCDET - Center for Career Dev./Employability Training (UW Oshkosh) (pronounced Cadet)
CCNET - C? C? NETwork
CC/PP - Composite Capabilities / Preferences Profiles
CCOD - Current Contents On Disk (lists of articles)
CCP - Center for Community Partnerships (UW Oshkosh)
[This is the 07-01-1998 merger of the Richard W. Koehn Institute and the UW Oshkosh Business Development Center.]
CCR - Customer-Controller Reconfiguration
CD - Carrier Detect, Compact Disk, or Collision Detection
CD-I - Compact Disk-Interactive
CD-ROM - Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
CDA - Compound Document Architecture or Classic Desk Accessory (Apple)
CDC - Control Data Corporation
CDD - Common Data Dictionary (VAX)
CDDI - Copper Distributed Data Interface
CDE - Common Desktop Environment
CDF - Channel Definition Format (WWW)
CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access
CDN - Consolidated Data Network (Wis.)
CDPD - Cellular Digital Packet Data
CDSA - Common Data Security Architecture
CDSL - Consumer Digital Subscriber Line
CE - Customer Engineer (repairs computers)
CEC - Central Electronic Complex
CEMA - Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association
CEO - Chief Executive Officer
CERFnet - California Education and Research Foundation NETwork
CERT - Computer Emergency Response Team
CES - Consumer Electronics Show
CESA - Cooperative Educational Services Agency (or Areas) (Wis.)
CFB - Cipher Feedback Mode
CGA - Color Graphics Adapter (IBM-PC display board)
CGI - Computer Graphics Interface or Common Gateway Interface
CHAP - Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CIC - Committee on Institutional Cooperation or Customer Information Center
CICS - Customer Information Control System (IBM)
CIM - Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
CIO - Chief Information Officer
CIS - Central Information Services (UW Oshkosh) now TTS or CompuServe Information Service or Customer Interaction Software
CISC - Complex Instruction Set Computer
CLEP - College Level Examination Program (UW Oshkosh)
CLNP - Connection-Less Network Protocol (OSI)
CLP - Collaborative Learning Program
CLV - Constant Linear Velocity (video disk format) (spiral track disk technology)
CLS - Certified Lotus Specialist or CLear Screen (command on some operating systems)
CL/1 - Connectivity Language (for networks)
CMIIW - correct me if I am wrong (E-Mail)
CMIP - Common Management Information Protocol (TCP/IP)
CMIS - Common Management Information Services (TCP/IP)
CML - Chemical Markup Language (WWW)
CMOT - Common Management information services and protocol Over TCP/IP
CMOS - Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
CMS - Conversational Monitor System (IBM VS1) or Cross Memory Services or Code Management System (DEC)
CMT - Core Management Team
CMUG - Classroom Modernization Users Group (UW Oshkosh)
CNA - Certified Netware Administrator (Novell)
CNC - Computerized Numerical Control
CNE - Certified Netware Engineer (Novell)
CNEPA - Certified Netware Engineer Profession Assn. (Novell)
CNI - Coalition for Networked Information
CNL - Center for New Learning (UW Oshkosh) [previous names: Bachelor of Liberal Studies and Weekend/Evening Degree Program]
CNRI - Corporation for National Research Initiatives
CO - Central Office
COBA - College of Business Administration (UW Oshkosh)
COBOL - COmmon Business Oriented Language
CODASYL - Conference On DAta SYstems Languages (DoD)
CODEC - COmpressor/DECompressor
COEHS - College of Education and Human Services (UW Oshkosh)
COLS - College of Letters & Science (UW Oshkosh)
COM - Computer Output Microfilm (or Microfiche) or COMmand or Component Object Model
COMDEX - COMmunications and Data processing EXposition
CON - College of Nursing (UW Oshkosh)
CONS - Connection Oriented Network Service (OSI)
COO - Chief Operating Officer
CORBA - Common Object Request Broker
COS - Corporation for Open Systems (OSI)
CPL - Combined Programming Language
CPIM - Certified in Production and Inventory Management or Communications Processor and Interface Module
CP/M - Control Program for Microcomputers
CPM - Critical Path Method
cps - Characters Per Second (printer speed)
CPU - Central Processing Unit
CQI - Continuous Quality Improvement (UW Oshkosh)
CR - Carriage Return key (marked "RETURN" or "ENTER") <CTRL/M>
CRC - Cyclical Redundancy Check
CREF - College Retirement Equities Fund
CREN - Corporation for Research and Educational Networking
CRL - Certificate revocation List
CRM - Customer Relationship Management
CROM - Control Read Only Memory
CRSP - Center for Research in Security Prices (data base)
CRT - Cathode Ray Tube (video terminal)
CSAC - Classified Staff Advisory Committee (UW Oshkosh)
CSAR - Computer Scheduling And Reporting (c'-zar) (IBM)
CSC - Customer Support Center (DEC)
CSD - Corrective Service Disk (IBM)
CSDAD - Classified Staff Development & Appreciation Day (UW Oshkosh)
CSI - Computer Security Institute
CSLG - Campus-wide Software License Grant (DEC)
CSMA/CD - Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection
CSNET - Computer Science Network
CSO - Computer Services Office of the U. of IL-Urbana Champaign (software for on-line phone books)
CSR - Customer Service Representative
CSS - Cascading Style Sheets (WWW)
CSU/DSU - Channel Services Unit/Digital Services Unit
CTEC - microsoft Certified Technical Education Center
CTI - Computer/Telephone (or Telephony) Integration
CTD - Cumulative Trauma Disorder
CTRL - abbreviation for the Control key
CTO - Chief Technology Officer
CTS - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or Computing and Telecommunications Services (UW Oshkosh)
CU - Control Unit or Credit Union
CUFS - College and University Financial System (IBM) [replaced by Advantage General Ledger]
CUI - Character User Interface
CUIPP - Computer Utility Implementation Planning Project (Wis.)
CUTCP/CUTE - Clarkson University Tcp Communications Package / Clarkson University Terminal Emulator
CVD - Compact Video Disk
CVIA - Computer Virus Industry Association
CVS - Concurrent Version System
CWIS - CampusWide Information System
D - top / bottom of page
D/A - Digital to Analog
DA - Desk Accessory
DAB - Digital Audio Broadcasting (eg. Internet Talk Radio)
DAC - Digital to Analog Converter or Digital Audio Capsule
DACS - Digital Access and Cross-connect Systems
DAL - Data Access Language (Apple)
DAP - Digital Audio Postcard
DARPA Internet - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Internet
DARS - Degree Audit Request System (UW Oshkosh)
DASD - Direct Access Storage Device (daz'-d)
DAT - Digital Audio Tape
DBA - Data Base Administrator
DBFP - Data Book For Planning (UW Oshkosh)
DBMS - Data Base Management System
DCA - Document Content Architecture (IBM)
DCAF - Distributed Console Access Facility
DCC - Digital Customer Center (DEC)
DCD - Data Carrier Detect
DCE - Data Communications Equipment or Distributed Computing Environment (OSF)
DCL - DIGITAL Command Language (VAX)
DCOM - Distributed Component Object Module
DCS - Department-Course-Section (UW Oshkosh) or Distributed Control System
DC1 - Device Control 1 key (XON) <CTRL/Q>
DC2 - Device Control 2 key <CTRL/R>
DC3 - Device Control 3 key (XOFF) <CTRL/S>
DC4 - Device Control 4 key <CTRL/T>
DD - Double Density floppy disk
DDCMP - Digital Data Communications Message Protocol
DDE - Dynamic Data Exchange
DDIF - Digital Document Interchange Format (DEC)
DDL - Data Definition Language
DDN - Defense Data Network
DDOS - Distributed Denial-Of-Service
DDP - Distributed Data Processing
DDS - Digital Data Services (DEC) or Dataphone Digital Service (AT&T)
DEC - Digital Equipment Corporation
DECnet - Digital Equipment Corporation NETwork
DECUS - Digital Equipment Computer Users Society
DER - Department of Employment Relations (Wis.)
DER - Distinguished Encoding Rules
DES - Data Encryption Standard
DETF - Department of Employe Trust Funds (Wis.)
DFI - Department of Financial Institutions (Wis.)
DFS - Distributed File System
DG - Data General corporation
DHCF - Distributed Host Command Facility
DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHTML - Dynamic HyperText Markup Language
DIF - Data Interchange Format
DIMM - Dual Inline Memory Module
DIP switch - Dual In-line Package
DISA - Direct Inward System Access
DIW - Dual Interior Wire
DIX - Dec-Intel-Xerox 15 pin connector (NIC)
DLB - Dynamic Load Balancer (VAX)
DLE - Data Link Escape key <CTRL/P>
DLL - Dynamic Link Library
DLT - Digital Linear Tape
DMA - Direct Memory Access
DMDA - Digital Media Device Association (2002-?) [Successor to the Secure Digital Music Initiative]
DMI - Definition of Management Information or Desktop Management Interface
DMS - Defense Message System
DNA - Digital Network Architecture or Distributed interNet Applications (Microsoft) or DeoxyriboNucleic Acid
DNR - Department of Natural Resources (Wis.)
DNS - Domain Name Service
DNSSEC - Domain Name System SECurity working group
DOA - Department of Administration (Wis.)
DOC - DOCument
DoD - Department of Defense (creator of TCP/IP)
DoIT - Division of Information Technology (Wis.)
DOJ - Department Of Justice
DOM - Document Object Model
DOR - Department Of Revenue (Wis.)
DOS - Disk Operating System
DOT - Department of Transportation (Wis.)
DOV - Data Over Voice
DPCS - Data Personal Communications Services
dpi - Dots Per Inch (printer or monitor resolution)
DPI - Department of Public Instruction (Wis.)
DPMA - Data Processing Management Association
DPMI - DOS Protected Mode Interface
DQDB - Distributed Queue Dual Bus
DRAM - Dynamic Random Access Memory
DRV - DRiVer
DS/HD - Double-Sided High-Density (floppy disk)
DSA - Desktop Software Architecture or Digital Storage Architecture or Digital Signature Algorithm
DSIN - Digital Software Information Network (DEC)
DSK - Dvorak Simplified Keyboard
DSL - Digital Subscriber Line
DSO - Data Source Objects
DSP - Digital Signal Processor
DSR - Digital Standard Runoff (VAX) text processor) or Data Set Ready
DSS - Digital Satellite System or Digital Signature Standard
DSSI - Digital Storage Systems Interconnect (DEC)
DSU - Digital Service Unit
DTC - Distributed Transaction Coordinator
DTE - Data Terminal Equipment
DTH - Direct-To-Home (satellite systems)
DTIF - Digital Table Interchange Format (DEC)
DTM - DeskTop Manufacturing
DTMF - Dual-Tone Multiple-Frequency
DTP - DeskTop Publishing
DTR - Data Terminal Ready
DTV - Digital TeleVision
DUN - Dial-Up Network(ing)
DVD - Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc
DVI - Digital Video Interface
DXF - Drawing Interchange Format (graphics file format)
E - top / bottom of page
EAA - Experimental Aircraft Association (their International Headquarters and Museum are in Oshkosh)
EAI - Enterprise Application Integration
EAP - Employee Assistance Program (UW Oshkosh)
EARN - European Academic Research Network
EBCDIC - Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (eb'-suh-dick)
ECC - Error Correction Code (or Check) or Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem
ECDA - Extensible Compound Document Architecture
ECMA - European Computer Manufacturers Association
ECP - Extended Capabilities Port
ECPA - Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986
ECM - Error Correcting Memory
ECR - Electronic ClassRoom
EDAC - Error Detection And Correction
EDI - Electronic Data Interchange
EDMS - Electronic Document Management System
EDP - Electronic Data Processing
EDUNET - EDUCOM Network
EDVAC - Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer
EEO - Equal Employment Opportunity
EES - Escrowed Encryption Standard
EFF - Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFT - Electronic Funds Transfer
EGA - Enhanced Graphics Adapter (micro display board)
EGOLL - Executive Group for On-Line Learning (UW System)
EIA - Electronics Industries Association
EIP - Enterprise Information Portal
EIS - Executive Information System or Enterprise Integration Services (DEC)
EISA - Extended Industry Standard Architecture
ELS - Entry-Level System (Novell)
EM - End of Medium key <CTRL/Y>
EMA - Enterprise Management Architecture (DEC)
Email or E-Mail - Electronic Mail
EMB - Education Market Basket program (DEC)
EMC - Education Media Collection (UW Oshkosh)
EMI/RFI - ElectroMagnetic Interference/Radio Frequency Interference filtering
EMOD - E-Mail On Demand
EMS - Expanded Memory Specification
ENIAC - Electronic Numerical Integrator And Calculator
ENQ - Enquiry key <CTRL/E>
EOF - End Of File key <CTRL/Z>
EOJ - End Of Job
EOLN - End Of Line
EOM - End Of Message
EOS - End Of Semester (UW Oshkosh) or Electrical OverStress
EOT - End Of Transmission (or Tape) <CTRL/D>
EPIC - Electronic Privacy Information Center or Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing
EPROM - Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EPS - Encapsulated PostScript (graphics file format)
EPTS - Emergency Printing Testing Services (Windows)
ERA - Employee Reimbursement Accounts (UW System)
ESC - ESCape key
ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning
ES - End Station
ESC - ESCape key
ESCON - Enterprise Systems CONnection architecture (IBM)
ESD - Electronic Software Distribution
ESDI - Enhanced Small Device Interface
ESL - Educational Software Library (MACC) or Extensible Style Language (WWW)
ESN - Electronic Serial Number
ESNET - Energy Sciences Network
ESP - Encapsulating Security Payload
ESS - Executive Support System
ET - ExtraTerrestrial
ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival
ETF - Employe Trust Funds (UW System)
ETB - End of Transmission Block key <CTRL/W>
ETL - Extract/Transfer/Load software
ETN - Educational Telephone Network
ETX - End of TeXt key <CTRL/C>
EVE - Extensible Vax Editor (VAX)
EZT - Easytrieve (programming language)
F - top / bottom of page
FAQ - Frequently Asked Question(s)
FAT - File Allocation Table
FASST - Flexible Architecture Standard System Technology
FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation
FCB - File Control Block
FCC - Federal Communications Commission
FCCSET - Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering and Technology
fcpi - flux changes per inch (floppy disk measurement)
FCSA - Federal Computer Security Act
FDA - Food and Drug Administration (MEDNEWS)
FDB - Faculty Development Board (UW Oshkosh)
FDC - Floppy Disk Controller
FDD - Floppy Disk Drive
FDDI - Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FDL - File Definition Language (VAX)
FDM - Frequency-Division Multiplexor
FDP - Faculty Development Program (UW Oshkosh)
FDX - Full Duplex
FE - Field Engineer
FEC - Forward Error Correction
FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (aka the Buckley Amendment)
- National Center for Education Statistics - Protecting the Privacy of Student Education Records March 1997 (NCES 97-859)
FF - Form Feed key <CTRL/L>
FFDT - FDDI Full Duplex Technology
FFS - Berkeley Fast File System
FIFO - First-In First-Out
FIPS - Federal Information Processing Standard
FM - Facilities Management (UW Oshkosh) (Department of Buildings & Grounds)
FMR+ - Follow Me Roaming Plus (cellular phones)
FOCOL - FOx Communities OnLine
FORTRAN - FORmula TRANslating system (programming language)
FP - Floating Point
FRICC - Federal Research Internet Coordinating Committee (of NSF)
FRU - Field Replacement Unit
FS - File Separator key <CTRL/\> (MS-DOS)
FSCASL - Faculty Senate Committee on Assessment (of Student Learning) (UW Oshkosh)
FSAM - Federated Storage Area Management
FSK - Frequency Shift Keying
FTAM - File Transfer, Access, and Management (OSI)
FTC - Federal Trade Commission
FTE - Full-Time Equivalent (UW Oshkosh)
FTP - File Transfer Protocol (TCP/IP)
FTS - Federal Telecommunications System
FUD - fear, uncertainty, and doubt (E-Mail)
FVTC - Fox Valley Technical College (Wis.)
FVWP - Fox Valley Writing Project (UW Oshkosh)
FWD - Fast Wide Differential
FWIW - for what it's worth (E-Mail)
FYI - for your information (E-Mail)
G - top / bottom of page
G or GB - Gigabyte - one billion bytes of computer memory (2 to the 30th, 1,073,741,824 bytes to be exact)
GAK - Government Access to Keys
GAO - General Accounting Office (U.S.)
GCA lab - General Computer Access lab (UW Oshkosh)
GDMO - Guidelines for the Definition of Managed Objects
GED - Graduation Equivalency Diploma (UW Oshkosh)
GEM - Graphic Environment Manager (micro OS)
GEnie - General Electric Network for Information Exchange
GIF - Graphics Interchange Format
GIGO - Garbage-In Garbage-Out
GMR - Giant MagnetoResistance (chip technology)
GNN - Global Network Navigator
GNOME - Gnu Network Object Model Environment (UNIX)
GOSIP - Government Open Systems Interconnection Profile (OSI)
GPA - Grade Point Average (UW Oshkosh)
GPIB - General Purpose Interface Bus (HP)
GPR - Ground Penetrating Radar
GPS-SA - Global Positioning System - Selective Availability
GS - Group Separator key <CTRL/]>
GSA - General Services Administration (U.S.)
GSS-API - Generic Security Services API
GST - Global Symbol Table (VAX)
GTE - General Telephone & Electronics corporation
GUI - Graphical User Interface
GUID - Global Unique Identifier
H - top / bottom of page
HAVi - Home Audio-Video Interoperability
HCF - Host Command Facility
HD - High Density floppy disk
HDA - Hard Drive Assembly or HeaD Assembly
HDD - Hard Disk Drive
HDF - Hierarchical Data Format
HDI - Help Desk Institute
HDML - Handheld Device Markup Language (WWW)
HDPA - Help Desk Professionals Association
HDSL - High-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line
HDTV - High Definition TeleVision
HDX - Half Duplex
HEPP - Higher Education Purchase Program (Apple)
hertz - term for "cycles per second"
HEX - HEXadecimal
HFP - Host-to-Front-end Protocol (TCP/IP)
HFRC - Hill Farms Regional Center (Wis.)
HIA - Host Interface Adapter
HOPE - Helping Others Perceive Equality (UW Oshkosh)
HP - Hewlett-Packard company
HPC - High Performance Computing
HPCC - High Performance Computing and Communications initiative
HPER - Health, Physical Educ. & Recreation (UW Oshkosh) now PEHP
HPFS - High Performance File System
HPIB - Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus (HP)
HPPI - High Performance Parallel Interface
HR - Human Resources (UW Oshkosh) (new name for the Personnel Department)
HRIN - Human Resources Information Network
HRM - Human Resource Management (UW Oshkosh)
HRMS - Human Resource Management System
HSC - Hierarchical Storage Controller (DEC)
HSDM - High Speed Data Mover
HSM - Hierarchical Storage Manager
HSPL - Human Services & Professional Leadership (UW Oshkosh)
HT - Horizontal Tab key <CTRL/I>
HTH - hope this helps (E-Mail)
HTTP - HyperText Transport Protocol (WWW)
HTML - HyperText Markup Language (WWW)
Hz - abbreviation for hertz
I - top / bottom of page
IAA - Identification, Authorization, and Authentication project (UW System)
IAB - Internet Advertising Bureau
IAC - InterApplication Communication (Apple)
IANA - Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
IAP - Internet Account Provider
- Instructional Academic Staff (UW Oshkosh)
IBM - International Business Machines corporation
IC - Integrated Circuit
ICANN - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
ICI - Internet Computer Index
ICMI - Incoming Calls Management Institute
ICP - Internet Connectivity Provider
ICQ - I-seek-you (Internet communications software)
ICRA - Internet Content Rating Association
ICS - Information and Computer Sciences committee
IDB - ITS Data Bus
IDEA - International Data Encryption Algorithm
IDEA Lab - Instructional DEvelopment & Authoring (UW Oshkosh)
IDF - Intermediate Distribution Frame (wiring closet)
IDP - Internetwork Datagram Packet (Novell)
IDS - Intrusion Detection System
IE - Information Engineering
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force
IFD - Internal Fix Disk (IBM)
IGES - Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (ANSI standard for graphics file formats)
IHV - Independent Hardware Vendor
IIE - IBM Information nEtwork
IIe - type of Apple microcomputer (also II+, IIc, IIgs)
IIfx - type of Apple Macintosh (also IIcx, IIci, IIx)
IIRC - if I recall correctly (E-Mail)
IIS - Internet Information Server (Microsoft/WWW)
IKE - Internet Key Exchange
IMAP - Internet Messaging Access Protocol
IMHO - in my humble (or honest) opinion (E-Mail)
IMKA - Initiative for Managing Knowledge Assets (AI)
IMSL - International Math and Statistical Library (VAX)
I/O - Input/Output
IOCS - Input/Output Control System
IP - Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
IPC - InterProcess Communication
IPI - Intelligent Peripheral Interface or Internet Printing Index
IPL - Initial Program Load (IBM) or Inter-Priority Level
IPMP - Intellectual Property Management and Protection
IPv6 - Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IP)
IPX - Internetwork Packet Exchange (Novell)
IRA - Individual Retirement Account or Individual Retirement Annuities
IRC - Instructional Resources Center (UW Oshkosh) or Internet Relay Chat
IRQ - Interrupt ReQuest (IBM-PC, PS/2)
IRS - Internal Revenue Service
IS - Information Services or Intermediate Station
ISA - Industry Standard Architecture or Internat Security Association
ISAAC - Information Systems for Advanced Academic Computing (BBS)
ISAM - Indexed Sequential Access Method
ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network
ISE - Integrated Storage Elements (DEC)
ISIS - Integrated Student Information System (UW System)
ISN - Information Systems Network (AT&T)
ISO - International Standards Organization
ISP - Internet Service Provider
ISPF - Interactive System Productivity Facility (TSO)
ISSN - International Standard Serials Number
ISV - Independent Software Vendor
ITAB - Information Technology Advisory Board (Wis.)
IT or I/T - Information Technology
ITF - Interactive Terminal Facility
ITS - Instructional Technology Services (UW System) or Intelligent Transportation Systems
ITSPI - Information Technology Strategic Planning Initiative (Wis.)
ITU-T - International Telecommunication Union-Telecommunication (formerly CCITT)
IVI - Interactive Video Instruction
IVK - Interactive Voice Response
IX - Internet Exchange architecture
J - top / bottom of page
JANET - Joint Academic NETwork
JCL - Job Control Language (IBM)
JES2 - Job Entry System (IBM)
JNET - Joiner associates, inc. NETwork
JCOER - Joint Committee On Employment Relations (Wis.) (pronounced "joker")
JDBC - Java DataBase Connectivity
JDK - Java Developer Kit
JIT - Just-In-Time
JNI - Java Native Interface
JPEG or JPG - Joint Photographic Experts Group (graphics file format)
JVM - Java Virtual Machine
K - top / bottom of page
K or KB - Kilobyte: 1024 bytes of computer memory (2 to the 10th)
Kbps - KiloBits Per Second
KDC - Key Distribution Center
KDE - K(ool) Desktop Environment (UNIX)
KDT - Keyboard Data Terminals
KHz - KiloHertZ (thousands of cycles per second)
KI - Koehn Institute (UW Oshkosh) see CCP
KMP - Key Management Protocol
KTC - Key Translation Center
KWIC - Key Word In Context
L - top / bottom of page
LAN - Local Area Network
LAP-B - Link Access Procedure - Balanced
LASER - Light Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation
LAT - Local Area Transport (VAX)
LAVC - Local Area VAX Cluster
LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
LCF - Logic for Computable Functions
LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (for on-line phone books)
LDM - Limited Distance Modem
LEAF - Law Enforcement Access Field
LEC - Local telephone Exchange Carrier
LED - Light-Emitting Diode
LEF - Local Event Flag (VAX)
LF - Line Feed key <CTRL/J>
LFS - Linux File Server
LHC - Library Hub Consortium (UW Oshkosh, with Green Bay, Platteville, and Superior)
LINDO - Linear INteractive and Discrete Optimizer (VAX)
LIFO - Last In First Out
LIM memory - expanded memory developed by Lotus, Intel and Microsoft (EMS)
LISP - LISt Processing language (UNIX)
LMI - Local Management Interface
LOA - Leave of Absence
LOCKSS - Lots Of Copies Keep Stuff Safe / at Stanford
LOL - laughing out loud (E-Mail)
LOS - Linux Oracle Server
LP - Line Printer
LPI - Lines Per Inch (printer format)
LPM - Lines Per Minute (printer speed)
LPP - Lightweight Presentation Protocol
LPT - Line Printer porT
LSE - Language Sensitive Editor
LSI - Large Scale Integration (100-1000 circuits/chip)
LTDC - Learning Technology Development Center
LTE - Limited Term Employee (UW Oshkosh)
LUG - Local Users Group
M - top / bottom of page
M, MB or Meg - Megabyte - one million bytes of computer memory (2 to the 20th, 1,048,576 bytes to be exact)
MAC - Media Access Control
Mac - Macintosh (Apple microcomputer)
MACC - Madison Academic Computing Center (UW Madison)
MADLUG - Madison Area Decus Local Users Group (Wis.)
MAILNET - university Mail Network
MAN - Metropolitan Area Network (between a LAN and WAN)
MAP - Manufacturing Automation Protocol (OSI)
MAU - Multi-station Access Unit
MBA - Master of Business Administration (UW Oshkosh) (degree or program)
Mbps - MegaBits Per Second
MBR - Master Boot Record (IBM)
MCA - Micro Channel Architecture
MCB - Memory Control Block
MCDA - Micro Channel Developers Association
MCF - Meta Content Framework (WWW) or Meta Content Format (WWW)
MCGA - Monochrome/Color Graphics Adapter (IBM PS/1 display board)
MCNE - Master Certified Netware Engineer (Novell)
MCP - Microsoft Certified Professional
MCSD - Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
MCSE - Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
MDA - Monochrome Display Adapter (micro display board)
MDI - Multiple Document Interface
MDS - Matrix Data Systems
MEDNEWS - on-line MEDical NEWSletter
MERLOT - Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching
MFLOPS - Millions of FLoating point Operations Per Second (micro, mini and mainframe processing speed)
MFM - Modified Frequency Modulation
MHz - MegaHertZ (millions of cycles per second) (micro processing speed)
MHS - Message Handling Services (OSI)
MICROSIM - MICROeconomic SIMulation (VAX)
MID - Multi Image Driver
MIDI - Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIF - Management Information Format
MIFF - Media Interchange File Format (graphics file format)
MILNET - MILitary Network (Defense Data Network)
MIM - Management Information Model
MIMD - Multiple Instruction Multiple Data architecture
MIME - Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MIN - Mobile Identification Number
MIO - Management Information Office (Residence Life) (UW Oshkosh)
MIPS - Millions of Instructions Per Second (mainframe processor speed)
MIS - Management Information Systems (UW Oshkosh) or Management Information Specialist or Management Information Services
MIT - Management Information Technician or Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ML - Manipulator Language or Meta Language
MLI - Machine Language Interface
MLM - Mailing List Manager (eg. Majordomo or Listserv) or Multi-Level Marketing (aka pyramid schemes, mostly illegal)
MML - Mathematical Markup Language (WWW)
MMP - Multi Media Protection
MMS - Module Management System (DEC)
MMWR - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MEDNEWS)
MNP - Microcom Networking Protocol
MODEM - MOdulator-DEModulator
MOS - Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (computer chip)
MOTIS - Message-Oriented Text Interchange System (OSI)
MOUS - Microsoft Office User Specialist (aka MOUSE, MSOUS)
MOUSE - Microsoft Office User Support Expert (aka MOUS, MSOUS)
MPA - Master of Public Administration degree
MPEG - Moving Pictures Experts Group (graphics file format) or Moving Pictures Encoding Group
MPP - Manufacturing Process Planning
MPU - Micro Processor Unit
MRA - Market Recognition Account (UW System/ETF)
MRNET - Minnesota Regional Network
MRP - Material Requirements Planning
ms - MilliSecond
MS - Micosoft corporation
MS-DOS - MicroSoft Disk Operating System
MSA - Metropolitan Statistical Area
MSCP - Mass Storage Control Protocol (VAX)
MSDSG - MultiSystem Distributed System Gateway (OSI)
MSI - Marketing Science Institute (data base) or Medium Scale Integration (10-100 circuits/chip)
MSIE - MicroSoft Internet Explorer (web browser)
MSIS - Master of Science in Information Systems (UW Oshkosh)
MSOE - Milwaukee School of Engineering (Wis.)
MSOUS - MicroSoft Office User Specialist (aka MOUSE, MOUS)
MSP - Message Security Protocol
MTEA - Milwaukee Teachers Education Association
MTBF - Mean Time Between Failures
MUX - MUltipleXor
MVS - Multiple Virtual Storage (IBM 4381 OS)
N - top / bottom of page
NACN - North American Cellular Network
NACS - Netware Asynchronous Communications Server (Novell)
NAK - Not AcKnowledged (or Negative AcKnowledge) <CTRL/U>
NAM - Netware Application Manager
NAND - Not AND (Boolean function)
NAS - Network Application Support (DEC)
NASI - Netware ASynchronous Interface (Novell)
NAT - Network Address Translator
Natural 2 - 4GL used to access our IBM's Adabas DBMS
NBBS - National Bulletin Board Society
NBS - National Bureau of Standards (see NIST)
NC - Network Computer
NCA - North Central Association fo colleges and schools (UW Oshkosh)
NCCUSL - National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
NCP - Network Control Program or Netware Core Protocol (Novell)
NCR - National Cash Register corporation or No Carbon Required (multi-part forms)
NCS - Network Computing System
NCSA - National Center for Supercomputing Applications or National Computer Security Association
NCSC - National Computer Security Center
NDA - New Desk Accessory (Apple)
NDB - Nutrition Data Base (VAX) (obsolete)
NDIS - Network Driver Interface Specification (Microsoft)
NDS - Netware Directory Service
NEARNET - New England Academic and Research Network
NEC - Nippon Electric Co. (micros, printers mfgr.)
netbios - NETwork Basic Input/Output System
NETNORTH - canadian Network
NEW ERA - NorthEast Wisconsin Educational Resource Alliance
NEWLUG - NorthEast Wisconsin Local Users Group (of DECUS)
NFLS - Nicolet Federated Library System (Wis.)
NFS - Network File System
NID - Next ID register (ARCnet)
NIC - Network Interface Card or Network Information Center
NiCad - NIckel CADmium batteries
NIGP - National Institute of Governmental Purchasing
NIGP Codes are required on all UW Oshkosh Purchase Requisitions
NIH - National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
NII - National Information Infrastructure
NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology
NJE - Network Job Entry (IBM)
NJEF - Network Job Entry Facility
NLM - Netware Loadable Module (Novell) or National Library of Medicine (database)
NLS - National Longitudinal Survey (data base) or Network Library System (UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee)
NLSP - Netware Link State Protocol
NMF - Network Management Forum
NMOS - N-channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor
NMS - Nursing Management System (VAX)
NNS - Netware Naming System (Novell)
NNTP - Network News Transfer Protocol (Internet)
NOC - Network Operations Center
NOR - Not OR (Boolean function)
NORAD - NORth american Aerospace Defense command
NOS - Network Operating System
NREN - National Research and Education Network
NRTA - National Retired Teachers Association
NSA - National Security Agency
NSF - National Science Foundation
NSFNET - National Science Foundation NETwork
NSI - Network Solutions, Inc.
NSO - Novell Support Organization
NSP - Network Services Protocol
NSTL - National Software Testing Laboratories (in Philadelphia)
NTIA - National Telecommunications and Information Administration
NTP - Network Time Protocol
NTSC - National Television System Committee (color television/monitor standards)
NUL - Null key <CTRL/@>
NYSERnet - New York State Education and Research NETwork
O - top / bottom of page
OARNET - Ohio Academic Resources Network
OASIS - On-line Academic Software Information System (BBS)
OATS - Oshkosh Academic Timesharing Service (RSTS/E)
OCLC - On-line Computer Library Center (Dublin, OH)
OCR - Optical Character Recognition (or Reader)
ODI - Open Data-link Interface (Novell)
ODL - Open Data Link (Novell/Apple)
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
OFTP - OFf-line Transaction Processing
OFX - Open Financial eXchange (WWW)
OIR - Office of Institutional Research (UW Oshkosh)
OLAP - On-Line Analytic Processing
OLE - Object Linking and Embedding (Microsoft)
OLI - Open Link Interface
OLIS - On-Line Information Service
OLTP - On-Line Transaction Processing
OMF - Object Management Function
OMR - Optical Mark Reader
ONC - Open Network Computing (Sun)
OOP - Object-Oriented Programming
OPCODE - OPerating CODE
OPID - Office of Professional and Instructional Development (UW System) (was: UTIC)
OPL - Oshkosh Public Library (Wis.)
OS - Operating System
OSA - Oshkosh Student Association (UW Oshkosh)
OSD - Open Software Distribution (WWW)
OSF/1 - Open Software Foundation (UNIX OS)
oshkoshw - BITnet addresses that became invalid 07-01-1996
OSI - Open Systems Interconnection
OSPF - Open Shortest Path First (TCP/IP)
OTC - One Time Charge
OTP - One Time Password
OWLS - Older Wiser LearnerS (UW Oshkosh) (formerly Association for Nontraditional Students) or Outagamie Waupaca Library System (Wis.)
OWLSIS - Oshkosh-Whitewater-La crosse Student Information System (IBM)
OXF - Open Exchange Format (WWW)
P - top / bottom of page
P3P - Platform for Privacy Preferences Project
P&L - a business's Profit and Loss statement
PABX - Private Automatic Branch Exchange
PAD - Programmable Address Decoder or Packet Assembler/Disassembler
PAL - Programmable Array Logic
PAP - Password Authentication Protocol
PARC - Palo Alto Research Laboratory (Xerox Corp.)
PBX - Private Branch eXchange
PC - Printed Circuit or Personal Computer
PC-DOS - IBM-PC Operating System (another term for Microsoft's MS-DOS)
PCF - Program Control Facility (TSO)
PCI/O - Program Controlled Input/Output
PCS - Personal Communications Services
PCSA - Personal Computing Systems Architecture (DEC)
PDA - Personal Digital Assistant
PDF - Portable Document Format (get Acrobat Reader) or Product Development Facility (TSO)
PDN - Public Data Networks
PDP - Programmable Data Processor (as in the PDP-11, "Adam" and "Eve", old UW Oshkosh computers manufactured by DEC)
PEHP - Physical Education & Health Promotion (UW Oshkosh) was HPER
PERT - Program Evaluation and Review Technique
PF keys - Program Function keys
PFM - Printer Font Metrics (MS Windows)
PhoneNET - computer science unix NETwork
PHP - Personal HomePage tools (WWW) a Web page programming language
PIC - Priority Intercept Controller
PICS - Platform for Internet Content Selection (WWW)
PILOT - Programmed Inquiry, Learning Or Teaching test creation language (VAX) (obsolete)
PIM - Personal Information Manager
PIN - Personal Identification Number
PIT - Programmable Interval Timer
pixel - PICture ELement
PL/I or PL/1 - Programming Language 1
PM - Preventive Maintenance or Presentation Manager (IBM PS/2 OS)
PMDF - Pascal Memo Distribution Facility
PMMU - Paged-Memory Management Unit
PMOS - P-channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor
PMS - Project Management Software
PNG - Portable Network Graphics (WWW)
PNP - Prototype Network Project
PO - Purchasing Office (UW Oshkosh) or Purchase Order
POP - Post Office Protocol or Point of Presence
POP3 - Post Office Protocol, level/version 3
POS - Point-Of-Sale
POSE - Picture Oriented Software Engineering (CASE tool)
POST - Power-On Self Test
POTS lines - Plain Old Telephone Service lines
POWER - Power Optimization With Enhanced RISC (IBM)
PPN - Project-Programmer Number (RSTS/E)
PPP - Point-to-Point Protocol
pps - Packets Per Second
PREPnet - Pennsylvania Research and Economic Partnership NETwork
PRI - Primary Rate Interface (ISDN)
ProDOS - PROfessional Disk Operating System (Apple II)
PROFS - PRofessional OFfice System (IBM)
PROM - Programmable Read-Only Memory
PSI - Packetnet System Interface (DEC)
PSN - Processor Serial Number (Intel) aka chip-ID
PSTN - Public Switched Telphone System
PS/2 - Personal System 2 (IBM)
PS-SFS - PeopleSoft - Shared Financial System (UW Oshkosh)
PTF - Program Temporary Fix
PT3 - Preparing Tomorrows Teachers to Use Technology
Q - top / bottom of page
Q&A - Questions and Answers
QLLC - Qualified Logical Link Control
QMF - Query Management Facility (IBM)
QIO - Queue Input/Output services (VAX)
QoS - Quality of Service
R - top / bottom of page
RAD - Rapid Application Development
RAID - Redundant Array of Independent Disks or Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
RAM - Random Access Memory
RAS - Reliability, Availability and Serviceability
RBHC - Regional Bell Holding Companies
RBOC - Regional Bell Operating Companies
R&D - Research and Development
RDBMS - Relational Data Base Management System
RDF - Resource Description Framework (WWW)
RDS - Radio Data System
RESNET - RESidence hall NETwork (UW Oshkosh)
RF - Radio Frequency
RFC - Request For Comment(s)
RFP - Request For Proposal
RGB - Red, Green, Blue (color monitor)
RIFF - Raster Image File Format
RIP - Routing Information Protocol (TCP/IP)
RISC - Reduced Instruction Set Computer
RISS - Relational Inquiry and Storage System (RSTS/E)
RJE - Remote Job Entry
RLL - Run-Length-Limited (hard disk controller)
RMS - Record Management Services (VAX)
ROI - Return On Investment
ROM - Read-Only Memory
ROTC - Reserve Officer Training Corps (UW Oshkosh)
ROTFL - rolling on the floor laughing (E-Mail)
RPC - Remote Procedure Call (LAN)
RPG - Report Program Generator (programming language)
RS - Recommended Standard (as in EIA RS-232) or Record Separator key <CTRL/^>
RSA - Rural Service Area
RSACi - Recreational Software Advisory Council on the Internet
RSCS - Remote Spooling Communications Subsystem
RSI - Repetitive Strain Injury
RSS - Rich Site Summary
RSTS/E - Resource Sharing - Time Sharing / Extended (DEC) (PDP 11/70 OS, replaced by VAX/VMS at UW Oshkosh)
RTC - Real Time Clock
RTF - Rich Text Format (graphics file format)
RTFM - read the fine manual (E-Mail)
RTL - Run-Time Library (VAX)
RTS - Request To Send
RUB - Reeve Union Board (UW Oshkosh)
RUBPC - Reeve Union Board Programming Council (UW Oshkosh)
RUBAC - Reeve Union Board Advisory Council (UW Oshkosh)
R/W - Read/Write
S - top / bottom of page
SA - Security Association or Student Administration
SAA - Systems Application Architecture
SACD - Super AudioCD
SAE - Single Application Environment
SAFER - Secure And Fast Encryption Routine
SAG - Software AG - Natural 2 and Adabas (DBMS) author (IBM) or SQL Access Group
SAM - Symantec Antivirus for Macintosh
SAN - Storage Area Network
SANS - System Administration, Networking, $ Security institute
SAP - Service Access Point (OSI) or Service Advertising Protocol
SAS - Statistical Analysis System
SAT - Scholastic Aptitude Test (UW Oshkosh)
SCCS - Source Code Control System or Small College Computing Symposium
SCORM - Shareable Courseware Object Reference Model
SCS - System Control Services (VAX)
SCSI - Small Computer Standard Interface (pronounced scuzzy)
SCT - Solution Content Team
SDF - Supplementary Data File (UW Oshkosh)
SDK - Software Development Kit
SDLC - Synchronous Data Link Control
SDMI - Secure Digital Music Initiative (1998-2002)
The music industry's failed attempt at copy-protecting all recordings.
SDSF - Spool Display Search Facility (IBM)
SDSI - Simple Distributed Security Infrastructure
SDSL - Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line (aka HDSL-2)
SEAC - Student Environmental Action Coalition (UW Oshkosh)
SEIMC - Special Education Instruction Material Center (UW Oshkosh)
SET - Student Evaluation of Teaching (UW Oshkosh)
SETI - Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence
SEWLUG - SouthEast Wisconsin Local Users Group (of )
SFA - Sales Force Automation
SFP - System File Protection
SFT - System Fault Tolerance (Novell)
SFS - Shared Financial System (PeopleSoft product used on UW campuses) or Shared File System (IBM)
SGML - Standard Generalized Markup Language
SGMP - Simple Gateway Management Protocol (TCP/IP)
SHRM - Society For Human Resource Management (UW Oshkosh)
SHTML - Server parsed HTML
SI - Shift In key <CTRL/O>
SIG - Special Interest Group
SIGUCSS - Special Interest Group on University and College Computing Services
SIIA - Software and Information Industry Association
SIMD - Single Instruction Multiple Data architecture
SIM - Society for Information Management
SIMM - Single In-line Memory Module (computer chip)
SIS - Student Information System (by PeopleSoft, at UW Oshkosh)
SLA - StereoLithography Apparatus or Service Level Agreement
SLIP - Serial Line Internet Protocol
SLSS - System Library Subscription Service
SMB - Server Message Block
SMC - Standard Microsystems Corporation
SMDS - Switched Multi-megabit Data Service
SME - Society of Manufacturing Engineers
SMF - Student Master File (UW Oshkosh)
SMIT - System Management Interface Tool
SML - Standard Manipulator Language
SMP - Symmetrical MultiProcessing or Synchronous Multi_Processing (VAX)
SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (TCP/IP)
SMS - System Managed Storage (IBM) or Short Messaging Service
SNA - Systems Network Architecture (IBM)
SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol (TCP/IP)
SNOBOL - StriNg-Oriented symBOLic language
SO - Shift Out key <CTRL/N>
SOH - Start of Heading key <CTRL/A>
SOHO - Small Office or Home Office?
SOLAR - Student On-Line Advising and Registration (UW Oshkosh old) or Student On-Line Access and Retrieval (UW Oshkosh new)
Sonet - Synchronous Optical NETwork
SOP - Standard Operating Procedure
SOS - Student Opinion Surveys (UW Oshkosh) or Sophisticated disk Operating System (Apple III)
SPA - Software Publishers Association
SPARC - Standards Planning and Requirements Committee or Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition or Scalable Processor ARChitecture (Sun)
SPC - Statistical Process Control
SPG - Service Protocol Gateway (Novell)
SPM - State Project Manager (Wis.)
SPSS-X - Statistical Package for the Social Sciences eXtended (at UW Oshkosh: VAX old, Windows new)
SPX - Sequenced Packet Exchange (Novell)
SQL - Structured Query Language
SRAM - Static Random Access Memory
SRL - System Reference Library (the Lab manual racks)
SS - Single Side floppy disk
SSA - Social Security Administration
SSCE - Support Services Conference and Expo
SSH - Site Security Handbook or Secure SHell
SSI - Small Scale Integration (2-10 circuits/chips) or Server Side Includes (SHTML/WWW) or Satellite Software International (old name for WordPerfect Corp.)
SSL - Secure Socket Layer
SSP - School Software Program
SSPA - Software Support Professionals Association
SST - Secure Transaction Technology
STAR - STudent Academic Report (UW Oshkosh)
STF - Student Technology Fee (UW System)
STM - Scientific, Technical and Medical journals
STS - State Telephone System (Wis.)
STP - Shielded Twisted Pair (telephone cable)
STU - Secure Telephone Unit
STX - Start of TeXt key <CTRL/B>
SUB - Substitute key <CTRL/Z>
SUL - see you later (E-Mail)
SURAnet - Southeast University Research Assistance network
SVA - Shared Virtual Array
SVPA - Site Volume Purchase Agreement
SVR4 - System V Release 4 (AT&T UNIX OS)
S/WAN - Secure Wide Area Network
SWIB - State of Wisconsin Investment Board
SWIFT - Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
SWISH - Simple Web Indexing System for Humans
SYMAP - SYnagraphic MAPping (VAX) (obsolete)
SYN - SYNchronous idle key <CTRL/V>
SYSGEN - SYStem GENeration
SYSOP - SYStem OPerator (BBS)
T - top / bottom of page
TAA - Transaction Amortization Account (UW System/ETF)
TACACS - Terminal Access Controller Access Control System
TAR - Tape ARchive utility (UNIX)
TAUWP - The Association of University of Wisconsin Professionals (UW Oshkosh)
TCC - Technical Consulting Center (DEC)
TCI - Tele-Communications Inc.
TCO - Total Cost of Ownership
TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TCSEC - Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria
TEI - The Education Initiative programs (DEC)
TIA - Telecommunications Industry Association
TIA - thanks in advance (E-Mail)
TIAA - Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association
TIFF - Tag Image File Format
TIS - UW Transfer Information System
TLA - Three-Letter Acronyms
TLS - Transport Layer Security
TM - Tape Mark
TMA - The Maintenance Authority (UW Oshkosh Inventory System) or Treasury Management Association
TOP - Technical and Office Protocol (OSI)
TOPS - Transcendental OPerating System
TPD - TeleProcessing Display program (CICS)
TPDDI - Twisted-Pair Distributed Data Interface
TPU - Text Processing Utility language (VAX)
TPX - Terminal Productivity eXecutive (IBM)
TQC - Total Quality Control
TQM - Total Quality Management (UW Oshkosh)
TRB - Teachers Retirement Board (Wis.)
TRE - Technology Research & Evaluation (Wis.)
TRON project - The Real-time Operating system Nucleus
TRS - Tandy Radio Shack
TSO - Time Sharing Option (under MVS)
TSR programs - Terminate and Stay Resident (IBM-PC)
TTFN - ta ta for now (i.e. bye, see you later) (E-Mail)
TTP - Trusted Third Party
TTS - Transaction Tracking System (Novell) or Telecommunications & Technical Services (UW Oshkosh) was CIS
TTY - TeleTYpe
TUI - Text User Interface
U - top / bottom of page
UADSL - Universal Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
UAE - Unrecoverable Application Error (MS Windows)
UART - Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
UCITA - Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (NCCUSL)
UCD - Unified Call Distribution (Ameritech)
UCSD - University of California, San Diego
UDI - Universal Document Identifier, old term for URL (WWW)
UDP - User Datagram Protocol (TCP/IP)
UDRP - Uniform Domain name dispute Resolution Policy
UFS - Unix File System
UHF - Ultra High Frequency
UIC - User Identification Code (VAX)
UIG - User Interest Group
ULSI - Ultra Large Scale Integration (over 10,000 circuits/chip)
UM or U/M - Unified Messaging
UMB - Upper Memory Blocks
UNC - Universal Naming Convention
UND - Universal Numeric Displayer
UNIX - there is no official meaning for the letters in this microcomputer OS
UNMA - Unified Network Management Architecture
UPC - Universal Product Code
UPS - Uninterruptible Power Supply
URC - Uniform Resource Citation (WWW)
URI - Universal Resource Identifiers (WWW)
URN - Uniform Resource Name (WWW)
URL - Uniform (or Universal) Resource Locator (WWW)
US - Unit Separator key <CTRL/_>
USAN - University SAtellite Network
USNO - U. S. Naval Observatory
USP - University Scholars Program (UW Oshkosh)
USRH - United Students in Residence Halls (UW Oshkosh)
USPS - United States Postal Service
USPTO - United States Patent and Trademark Office
USRT - Universal Synchronous Receiver/Transmitter
UTIC - Undergraduate Teaching Improvement Council (UW System) (now: OPID)
UTP - Unshielded Twisted Pair (telephone cable)
UUCP - Unix to Unix Copying Protocol
UW - University of Wisconsin
UWLI - UW Learning Innovations (UW System)
UWO - University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (obsolete slang which must not to be used in any official UW Oshkosh documents)
UWPC - UW Processing Center (UW System)
V - top / bottom of page
VADD - Value-Added Disk Drivers
VAP - Value-Added Process
VAR - Value-Added Re-seller or Value-Added Resource
VAX - Virtual Address eXtension (DEC computer) see Alpha
VaxA - an inaccurate name for the UW Oshkosh Alpha computer. We have not had a VAX model computer on campus since 1995. This is an obsolete legacy term from the time we had 3 computers called VaxA, VaxB and VaxC.
VAXsim - VAX System Integrity Monitor
VBA - Visual Basic for Applications
VDSL - Very-high-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line
VDT - Video Display Terminal
VDU - Visual Display Unit (video terminal)
VGA - Video Gate Array (IBM PS/2 display board)
VINES - VIrtual NEtwork operation System (Banyan)
VITAL - Virtually Integrated Technical Architecture Lifestyle (Apple)
VLF - Very Low Frequency
VLIW - Very Long Instruction Word
VLM - Virtual Loadable Module (Novell)
VLSI - Very Large Scale Integration (1,000-10,000 circuits/chip)
VMEC - Voice Messaging Education Committee
VMS - Virtual Memory System (DEC VAX 11/780 OS) (DEC MicroVAX 3100 OS) (DEC AlphaServer OS) (Compaq AlphaServer OS)
VM/SP - Virtual Machine/System Product (IBM)
VNET - an IBM internal Network
VOICE - Varsity Oshkosh Intensive Course in English (UW Oshkosh)
APICS - American Production and Inventory Control Society (UW Oshkosh)
VP - Vice President
VPA - Volume Procurement Amendment
VPN - Virtual Private Network
VR - Virtual Reality
VRU - Voice Response Unit
VSAM - Virtual Sequential Access Method
VSOS - Virtual Storage Operating System
VT - Virtual Terminal or Vertical Tab key <CTRL/K>
VTOC - Volume Table of Contents
VUPs - Vax Units of Performance (DEC's replacement for MIPS)
VXML - Voice eXtensible Markup Language (WWW)
W - top / bottom of page
W3C - World Wide Web Consortium (WWW)
W2K - Windows 2000 operating system
WACADA - Wisconsin Academic Advising Association
WAIS - Wide Area Information Service (or Server)
WAN - Wide Area Network
WAP - Wireless Application Protocol
WATFOR - univ. of WATerloo, ontario FORtran
WBEM - Web Based Enterprise Management
WBT - Web Based Training:
WCB - Web Course in a Box
WCIS - Wisconsin Career Information Service (RSTS/E)
WCM - World Class Manufacturing
WCOA - Wisconsin Coalition of Annuitants
WebDAV - Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WWW)
WEAC - Wisconsin Education Association Council
WE/ED - Weekend/Evening Degree Program (see Center for New Learning)
WEF - World Economic Forum
WELL - Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
WIDL - Web Interface Definition Language (WWW)
WISC - Wisconsin Integrated Software Catalog (UW System)
WiscNet - WISConsin NETwork
WISDM - WISconsin Data Mart (UW System) [replaced Advantage General Ledger, 7-01-2001]
WITPA - Wisconsin Information Technology Processing Utility (Wis.)
WNIM - Wide area Network Interface Module
WORM - Write-Once-Read-Many (type of disk drive)
WP - Word Processing
WRS - Wisconsin Retirement System
WSCA - Western States Contracting Alliance
WSEU - Wisconsin State Employees Union
WSH - Windows Scripting Host
WSRCC - Wilson Street Regional Computing Center (Wis.)
WTCS - Wisconsin Technical College System
WWBLS - Wisconsin Web-Based Learning System
WWHEL - Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership (UW Oshkosh)
WWW - World Wide Web
WYN - Wisconsin Youth in Nursing - (UW Oshkosh)
WYSIWYG - What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (whi'-zy-wig)
X - top / bottom of page
XA - eXtended Architecture (IBM)
XCOFF - eXtended Common Object File Format
XML - eXtensible Markup Language (WWW)
XMS - eXtended Memory Specification
XNS - Xerox Network System
XOFF - <CTRL/S> key press (handshake)
XON - <CTRL/Q> key press (handshake)
XOR - eXclusive OR
XP - eXPerience (Windows OS)
XQP - eXtended QIO Processor (VAX)
XRF - eXtended Recovery Facility (IBM)
XSL - eXtensible Style Language (WWW)
XSSI - eXtended Server-Side Includes (WWW)
X25NET - X.25 Network
Y - top / bottom of page
Y2K - Year 2000 (refers to the 2 digit year computer problem)
YES - Young Entrepreneurs Society (UW Oshkosh)
YMMV - your mileage may vary (E-Mail)
Z - top / bottom of page
ZIP Code - Zoned Improvement Plan (USPS)
3 - top / bottom of page
3DGF - 3-D Geometry File (graphics file format)
4 - top / bottom of page
4GL - 4th Generation Language (eg. SQL)

UW Oshkosh Campus Building Codes


A    -  Albee Hall
AC   -  Arts & Communication Center
BLC  -  Blackhawk Commons
C    -  Clow Social Science Center (pronounced to rhyme with throw)
CF   -  Clow Faculty
CL   -  Ceramics Lab
D    -  Dempsey Hall
FMC  -  Facilities Management Center
FS   -  Field Studies
G    -  Gruenhagen Conference Center
H    -  Harrington Hall
HP   -  Heating Plant
HS   -  Halsey Science Center
HW   -  Hazardous Waste Building
K    -  Kolf Physical Education Center
MEC  -  Multicultural Education Center
NE   -  Nursing/Education Building
OH   -  Oviatt House
P    -  Polk Library
PAH  -  Pollock Alumni House
R    -  Reeve Union
RC   -  River Commons
RH   -  Radford Hall
S    -  Swart Hall
UPD  -  University Police Department

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