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Ultimate Tech Acronyms Quiz (UTAQ)

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