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Acronym
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Subcategory
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Meaning
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2FA
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Security
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Two-factor authentication
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AAC
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Codec
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Advanced Audio Coding
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ADC
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Electronics
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Analog-to-digital converter
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AES
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Security
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Advanced Encryption Standard
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ALSA
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Audio
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Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
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ALU
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Chips
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Arithmetic and Logical Unit
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AMOLED
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Display
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Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode
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AMD
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Chips
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Advanced Micro Devices
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ASCII
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Standards
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American Standard Code for Information Interchange
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ASIC
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Chips
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Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
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AWS
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Servers
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Amazon Web Services
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Bash
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Computing
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Bourne-again shell
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BASIC
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Programming
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Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
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BBS
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Forums
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Bulletin Board System
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BCC
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Email
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Blind Carbon Copy
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BIOS
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Computing
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Basic Input Output System
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BJT
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Electronics
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Bipolar Junction Transistor
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BSoD
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Error
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Blue Screen of Death
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CAD
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Engineering
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Computer-Aided Design
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CAPTCHA
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Security
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Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
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CD
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Physical Media
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Compact Disc
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CDN
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Internet
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Content Delivery Network
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CFD
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Physics
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Computational Fluid Dynamics
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CHAP
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Security
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Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol
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CLI
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Computing
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Command Line Interface
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CORS
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Websites
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Cross-Origin Resource Sharing
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CPU
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Chips
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Central Processing Unit
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CRLF
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Software
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Carriage Return Line Feed
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CRC
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Data Integrity
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Cyclic Redundancy Check
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CSS
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Websites
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Cascading Style Sheet
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CSV
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File Type
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Comma-Separated Values
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CTAN
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Repository
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Comprehensive TeX Archive Network
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CVE
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Security
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Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
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DDoS
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Computing
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Distributed Denial of Service
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DHCP
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Networking
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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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DIMM
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Chips
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Dual Inline Memory Module
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DLL
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Software
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Dynamic Link Library
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DPI
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Networking
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Deep Packet Inspection
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DPI
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Displays
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Dots per inch
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DRM
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Legal
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Digital Rights Management
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DSL
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Communication
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Digital Subscriber Line
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DVI
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Displays
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Digital Visual Interface
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EAP
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Security
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Extensible Authentication Protocol
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EAS
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Email
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Exchange ActiveSync
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EDGE
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Communication
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Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
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EEPROM
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Chips
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Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
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EFF
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Organizations
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
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ESD
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Electronics
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Electrostatic Discharge
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EULA
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Legal
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End User License Agreement
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FAT
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File System
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File Allocation Table
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FET
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Electronics
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Field Effect Transistor
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FIFO
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Computing
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First In First Out
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FLAC
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Codecs
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Free Lossless Audio Codec
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FLOPS
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Computing
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Floating-Point Operations Per Second
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FLOSS
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Software
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Free/Libre/Open-Source Software
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FPGA
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Chips
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Field Programmable Gate Array
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FSM
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Computing
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Finite State Machine
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FTTH
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Infrastructure
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Fiber To The Home
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FTP
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Networking
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File Transfer Protocol
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GCC
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Software
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GNU Compiler Collection
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GIF
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File Type
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Graphics Interchange Format
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GIMP
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Software
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GNU Image Manipulation Program
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GNOME
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Software
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GNU Network Object Model Environment
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GNU
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Software
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GNU's Not Unix
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GPG
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Security
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GNU Privacy Guard
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GRUB
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Software
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Grand Unified Bootloader
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GSM
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Communication
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Global System for Mobile Communications
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GUI
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UI
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Graphical User Interface
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HDD
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Hardware
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Hard Disk Drive
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HDMI
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Displays
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High Definition Multimedia Interface
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HID
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Interaction
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Human Interface Device
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HSDPA
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Communication
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High-Speed Downlink Packet Access
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HTML
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Websites
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Hypertext Markup Language
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HTTP
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Networking
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Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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I²C
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Electronics
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Inter-Integrated Circuit
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IANA
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Organizations
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Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
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IBM
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Companies
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International Business Machines
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ICANN
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Organizations
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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
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ICMP
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Networking
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Internet Control Message Protocol
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IEEE
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Organizations
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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IMAP
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Email
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Internet Message Access Protocol
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IMEI
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Communication
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International Mobile Equipment Identity
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IoT
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Devices
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Internet of Things
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IP
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Networking
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Internet Protocol
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IRC
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Communication
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Internet Relay Chat
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ISP
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Networking
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Internet Service Provider
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ITU
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Organizations
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International Telecommunication Union
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JBOD
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Hardware
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Just a Bunch Of Disks
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JDK
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Software
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Java Development Kit
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JPEG
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File Type
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Joint Photographic Experts Group
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JRE
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Software
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Java Runtime Environment
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JSON
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Software
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JavaScript Object Notation
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L2TP
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Networking
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Layer Two Tunneling Protocol
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LAN
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Networking
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Local Area Network
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LCD
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Hardware
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Liquid Crystal Display
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LDAP
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Networking
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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
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LED
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Electronics
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Light-Emitting Diode
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LGPL
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Legal
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Lesser General Public License
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LLM
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AI
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Large Language Model
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LTE
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Networking
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Long Term Evolution
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MAC
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Networking
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Media Access Control
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MBR
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Computing
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Master Boot Record
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MIDI
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Audio
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Musical Instrument Digital Interface
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MIME
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Standards
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Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
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MMF
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Networking
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Multi-Mode Fiber
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MMORPG
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Gaming
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Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game
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MMS
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Networking
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Multimedia Message Service
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MPEG
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File Type
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Motion Pictures Experts Group
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NAS
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Networking
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Network-Attached Storage
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NAT
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Networking
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Network Address Translation
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NFC
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Hardware
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Near-Field Communication
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NIST
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Organizations
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
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NLE
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Media
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Non-Linear Editing
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NTP
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Networking
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Network Time Protocol
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NURBS
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Mathematics
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Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline
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NVRAM
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Hardware
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Non-Volatile Random Access Memory
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OASIS
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Organizations
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Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
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ODBC
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Software
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Open Database Connectivity
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OEM
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Hardware
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Original Equipment Manufacturer
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OoOE
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Software
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Out-of-Order Execution
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OOP
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Coding
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Object-Oriented Programming
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OOTB
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Software
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Out of the box
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OTP
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Security
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One-Time Password
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P2P
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Networking
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Peer-To-Peer
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PAP
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Security
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Password Authentication Protocol
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PCB
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Electronics
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Printed Circuit Board
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PCIe
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Hardware
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Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
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PCMCIA
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Organizations
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Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
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PDA
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Hardware
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Personal Digital Assistant
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PDF
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File Type
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Portable Document Format
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PGP
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Security
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Pretty Good Privacy
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PHP
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Software
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Personal Home Page / PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
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PID
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Software
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Process Identifier
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PKI
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Security
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Public Key Infrastructure
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PNG
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File Type
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Portable Network Graphics
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PnP
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Software
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Plug-and-Play
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PoE
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Networking
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Power over Ethernet
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POP3
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Email
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Post Office Protocol v3
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POSIX
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Standards
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Portable Operating System Interface
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POST
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Hardware
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Power-On Self-Test
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PSU
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Hardware
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Power Supply Unit
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RAID
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Hardware
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Redundant Array of Independent Disks
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RAM
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Hardware
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Random Access Memory
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RCA
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Music
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Radio Corporation of America
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RDP
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Software
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Remote Desktop Protocol
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REST
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Software
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Representational State Transfer
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RegEx
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Software
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Regular Expression
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RFC
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Standards
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Request For Comments
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RFID
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Hardware
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Radio Frequency Identification
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RGB
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Video
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Red, Green, Blue
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RHEL
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Software
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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RISC
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Hardware
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Reduced Instruction Set Computer
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ROM
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Hardware
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Read-Only Memory
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RPM
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Software
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RPM Package Manager
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RSI
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Ouch
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Repetitive Strain Injury
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RSS
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Networking
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Rich Site Summary / RDF Site Summary / Really Simple Syndication
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RTC
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Hardware
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Real-Time Clock
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RTF
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Software
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Rich Text Format
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RTL
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Layout
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Right-to-Left
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RTP
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Networking
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Real-time Transport Protocol
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RTSP
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Networking
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Real-Time Streaming Protocol
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SaaS
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Software
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Software as a Service
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SATA
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Hardware
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Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
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sbin
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Software
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superuser binary
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SCP
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Software
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Secure Copy
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SCPI
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Software
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Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments
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SCSI
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Hardware
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Secure Computer System Interface
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SDK
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Software
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Software Development Kit
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SDR
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Communication
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Software-Defined Radio
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SEO
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Software
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Search Engine Optimization
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SHA
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Security
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Secure Hash Algorithm
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SIM
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Communication
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Subscriber Identification Module
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SLI
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Hardware
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Scan-Line Interleave / Scalable Link Interface
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SMPS
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Hardware
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Switch-Mode Power Supply
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SMS
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Communication
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Short Message Service
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SMTP
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Email
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Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
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SoC
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Hardware
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System-on-a-Chip
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SQL
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Software
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Structured Query Language
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SSD
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Hardware
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Solid-State Drive
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SSH
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Software
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Secure Shell
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SSID
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Networking
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Service Set Identifier
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SSL
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Networking
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Secure Socket Layer
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SSO
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Security
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Single Sign On
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SVG
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File Type
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Scalable Vector Graphics
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SWF
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File Type
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Shock Wave Flash
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TCP/IP
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Networking
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Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol
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TFT
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Electronics
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Thin-Film Transistor
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TIFF
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File Type
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Tagged Image File Format
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TLD
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Internet
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Top-Level Domain
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TLS
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Security
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Transport Layer Security
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TPM
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Security
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Trusted Platform Module
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TTF
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File Type
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TrueType Font
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TTL
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Networking
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Time To Live
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TTS
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Accessibility
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Text-to-Speech
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TTY
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Software
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Teletype
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UART
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Hardware
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Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter
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UDP
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Networking
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User Datagram Protocol
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UEFI
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Software
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Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
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UMTS
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Communication
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Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
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UPS
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Hardware
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Uninterruptible Power Supply
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URL
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Networking
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Uniform Resource Locator
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USB
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Hardware
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Universal Serial Bus
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UUID
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Software
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Universally Unique Identifier
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UX
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Software
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User Experience
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VBA
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Software
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Visual Basic for Applications
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VESA
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Organizations
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Video Electronics Standards Association
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VHD
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Software
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Virtual Hard Disk
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VGA
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Displays
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Video Graphics Array
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VM
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Software
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Virtual Machine
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VOD
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Media
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Video On Demand
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VoIP
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Communication
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Voice over Internet Protocol
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VPN
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Networking
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Virtual Private Network
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VR
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Media
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Virtual Reality
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VRM
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Electronics
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Voltage Regulator Module
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W3C
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Organizations
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World Wide Web Consortium
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WWDC
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Apple
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World Wide Developer Conference
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|
WAN
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Networking
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Wide Area Network
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WEP
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Security
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Wired Equivalent Privacy
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Wi-Fi
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Networking
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Wireless Fidelity
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WLAN
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Networking
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Wireless Local Area Network
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WPA
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Security
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Wireless Fidelity Protected Access
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WYSIWYG
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|
Software
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What You See Is What You Get
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XML
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File Type
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eXtensible Markup Language
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XMPP
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Messaging
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eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
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|
XSS
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|
Security
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|
Cross-Site Scripting
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Y2K
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|
Computing
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|
Year Two Thousand
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|
YAML
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|
Software
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|
YAML Ain't Markup Language
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|
YaST
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|
Linux
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Yet another Setup Tool
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ZMA
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Networking
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Zone Multicast Address
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