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Acronyms and abbreviations:  
Acronyms and abbreviations:


* A/D - Analog/Digital  
* A/D - Analog/Digital
* ADatP - Automated Data Processing  
* ADatP - Automated Data Processing
* AKA - Also Known As  
* AKA - Also Known As
* ANSI - American National Standards Institute  
* ANSI - American National Standards Institute
* API - Application Programming Interfaces  
* AOD - Actor-Oriented Design
* ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange  
* AOP - Actor-Oriented Programming
* BTW - By The Way  
* API - Application Programming Interfaces
* BYOB - Bring Your Own Beer  
* ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange
* CAPTCHA - Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart ... an example would be the questions at the end of online forums that says "type the word you see in this image to continue." They're supposed to filter out robots and automated systems and only allow real sentient beings to continue.  
* BTW - By The Way
* BYOB - Bring Your Own Beer
* CAPTCHA - Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart ... an example would be the questions at the end of online forums that says "type the word you see in this image to continue." They're supposed to filter out robots and automated systems and only allow real sentient beings to continue.
* CCT - [[Code Capture Tool]]<br/>
* CCT - [[Code Capture Tool]]<br/>
* DA - Dumb @$$  
* DA - Dumb @$$
* DAQ / DAQmx - Data Acquisition  
* DAQ / DAQmx - Data Acquisition
* DB - Database  
* DB - Database
* DILLIGAF - Do I Look Like I Give A F#ck?  
* DILLIGAF - Do I Look Like I Give A F#ck?
* DIY - Do It Yourself  
* DIY - Do It Yourself
* DMA - Direct Memory Access  
* DMA - Direct Memory Access
* FIFO - First In, First Out  
* EIP - [http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/209676 Ethernet/IP]
* FKA - Formerly Known As  
* FIFO - First In, First Out
* FYI - For Your Information  
* FKA - Formerly Known As
* GL - Graphics Language  
* FYI - For Your Information
* GNU - GNU's Not Unix  
* GL - Graphics Language
* GOOP - Graphical Object-Oriented Programming; see also LVOOP and LabVOOP  
* GNU - GNU's Not Unix
* GPL - GNU General Public License  
* GOOP - Graphical Object-Oriented Programming; see also LVOOP and LabVOOP
* GPS - Global Positioning System  
* GPL - GNU General Public License
* GUI - Graphical User Interface  
* GPS - Global Positioning System
* GUID - Globally Unique IDentifier  
* GUI - Graphical User Interface
* HF - High Frequency  
* GUID - Globally Unique IDentifier
* HH - Homework Hustlers  
* HF - High Frequency
* HTML - HyperText Markup Language  
* HH - Homework Hustlers
* IMHO = In My Humble Opinion  
* HTML - HyperText Markup Language
* IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion  
* IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
* IMO - In My Opinion  
* IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
* IP - Internet Protocol  
* IMO - In My Opinion
* IR - Infrared  
* IP - Internet Protocol
* IT - Information Technology  
* IR - Infrared
* JDK - Java Development Kit  
* IT - Information Technology
* JK - Just Kidding  
* JDK - Java Development Kit
* JVM - Java Virtual Machine  
* JK - Just Kidding
* JVM - Java Virtual Machine
* LabVOOP - LabVIEW Object Oriented Programming; this version is not preferred by NI (as of July 2007) but is easier to pronounce and may gain currency given time.
* LabVOOP - LabVIEW Object Oriented Programming; this version is not preferred by NI (as of July 2007) but is easier to pronounce and may gain currency given time.
* LED - Light-Emitting Diode  
* LED - Light-Emitting Diode
* LF - Low Frequency  
* LF - Low Frequency
* LIFO - Last In, First Out  
* LIFO - Last In, First Out
* LOL - Laughing Out Loud  
* LOL - Laughing Out Loud
* LVOOP - LabVIEW Object Oriented Programming; see also GOOP and LabVOOP  
* LVOOP - LabVIEW Object Oriented Programming (pronounced "el-voop"); see also GOOP and LabVOOP
* LQTM - Laughing Quietly To Myself  
* LQTM - Laughing Quietly To Myself
* MAX - [[MAX|Measurement & Automation Explorer]]  
* MAX - [[MAX|Measurement & Automation Explorer]]
* MXI - Measurement eXtensions for Instrumentation  
* MXI - Measurement eXtensions for Instrumentation
* MYOB - Mind Your Own Business  
* MYOB - Mind Your Own Business
* NaN - Not A Number  
* NaN - Not A Number
* N00b - Newbie  
* N00b - Newbie
* ODBC - Open DataBase Connectivity  
* ODBC - Open DataBase Connectivity
* OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer  
* OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
* OMG - Oh, My God!  
* OMG - Oh, My God!
* OO - Object Oriented  
* OO - Object Oriented
* P2P - Peer-to-Peer  
* P2P - Peer-to-Peer
* PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect  
* PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect
* PS - Post Scriptum (Latin, "written after")  
* PS - Post Scriptum (Latin, "written after")
* PS - Power Supply  
* PS - Power Supply
* PXI - PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation  
* PXI - PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation
* RT - Real Time  
* RT - Real Time
* RTFM - Read The F#cking/Fine Manual  
* RTFM - Read The F#cking/Fine Manual
* RTSI - Real-Time System Integration  
* RTSI - Real-Time System Integration
* TCP - Transmission Control Protocol  
* TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
* TMI - Too Much Information  
* TMI - Too Much Information
* VBA - Visual Basic for Applications  
* VBA - Visual Basic for Applications
* VI - Virtual Instrument  
* VI - Virtual Instrument
* VISTA : Virus Inside Switch To Apple  
* VISTA : Virus Inside Switch To Apple
* VIT - Virtual Instrument Template  
* VIT - Virtual Instrument Template
* VOIP - Voice Over Internet Protocol  
* VOIP - Voice Over Internet Protocol
* W3C - World Wide Web Consortium  
* W3C - World Wide Web Consortium
* WTF - What The F#ck? ... sometimes voiced using the US military names for the letters, "Whisky Tango Foxtrot?!"  
* WTF - What The F#ck? ... sometimes voiced using the US military names for the letters, "Whisky Tango Foxtrot?!"
* XML - eXtensible Markup Language
* XML - eXtensible Markup Language
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Revision as of 13:00, 17 May 2013

Acronyms and abbreviations:

  • A/D - Analog/Digital
  • ADatP - Automated Data Processing
  • AKA - Also Known As
  • ANSI - American National Standards Institute
  • AOD - Actor-Oriented Design
  • AOP - Actor-Oriented Programming
  • API - Application Programming Interfaces
  • ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange
  • BTW - By The Way
  • BYOB - Bring Your Own Beer
  • CAPTCHA - Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart ... an example would be the questions at the end of online forums that says "type the word you see in this image to continue." They're supposed to filter out robots and automated systems and only allow real sentient beings to continue.
  • CCT - Code Capture Tool
  • DA - Dumb @$$
  • DAQ / DAQmx - Data Acquisition
  • DB - Database
  • DILLIGAF - Do I Look Like I Give A F#ck?
  • DIY - Do It Yourself
  • DMA - Direct Memory Access
  • EIP - Ethernet/IP
  • FIFO - First In, First Out
  • FKA - Formerly Known As
  • FYI - For Your Information
  • GL - Graphics Language
  • GNU - GNU's Not Unix
  • GOOP - Graphical Object-Oriented Programming; see also LVOOP and LabVOOP
  • GPL - GNU General Public License
  • GPS - Global Positioning System
  • GUI - Graphical User Interface
  • GUID - Globally Unique IDentifier
  • HF - High Frequency
  • HH - Homework Hustlers
  • HTML - HyperText Markup Language
  • IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
  • IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
  • IMO - In My Opinion
  • IP - Internet Protocol
  • IR - Infrared
  • IT - Information Technology
  • JDK - Java Development Kit
  • JK - Just Kidding
  • JVM - Java Virtual Machine
  • LabVOOP - LabVIEW Object Oriented Programming; this version is not preferred by NI (as of July 2007) but is easier to pronounce and may gain currency given time.
  • LED - Light-Emitting Diode
  • LF - Low Frequency
  • LIFO - Last In, First Out
  • LOL - Laughing Out Loud
  • LVOOP - LabVIEW Object Oriented Programming (pronounced "el-voop"); see also GOOP and LabVOOP
  • LQTM - Laughing Quietly To Myself
  • MAX - Measurement & Automation Explorer
  • MXI - Measurement eXtensions for Instrumentation
  • MYOB - Mind Your Own Business
  • NaN - Not A Number
  • N00b - Newbie
  • ODBC - Open DataBase Connectivity
  • OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
  • OMG - Oh, My God!
  • OO - Object Oriented
  • P2P - Peer-to-Peer
  • PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect
  • PS - Post Scriptum (Latin, "written after")
  • PS - Power Supply
  • PXI - PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation
  • RT - Real Time
  • RTFM - Read The F#cking/Fine Manual
  • RTSI - Real-Time System Integration
  • TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
  • TMI - Too Much Information
  • VBA - Visual Basic for Applications
  • VI - Virtual Instrument
  • VISTA : Virus Inside Switch To Apple
  • VIT - Virtual Instrument Template
  • VOIP - Voice Over Internet Protocol
  • W3C - World Wide Web Consortium
  • WTF - What The F#ck? ... sometimes voiced using the US military names for the letters, "Whisky Tango Foxtrot?!"
  • XML - eXtensible Markup Language