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CrossBrand - Computer Acronyms and Abbreviations (V-Z)

Applicable to: World-Wide

VAD

Value-Added Dealer (now IR--Industry Remarketer)

VAFC

VESA Advanced Feature Connector

VAN

Value-Added Network

VAR

Value-Added Remarketer (now IR--Industry Remarketer)

VB

Virtual Basic (Microsoft)

VBA

Virtual Basic for Applications (Microsoft)

VC++

Virtual C++ (Microsoft)

VCC

Virtual Channel Connection (ISDN)

VCPI

Virtual Control Program Interface

VDB

Virtual DOS Boot (OS/2)

VDM

Virtual DOS Machine (OS/2)

VDT

Video Display Terminal

VDU

Video Display Unit

VERONICA

Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Network Index to Computerized Archives

VESA

Video Electronics Standards Association

VGA

Video Graphics Array (IBM)

VIM

Vendor Independent Messaging

VJ++

Virtual Java (Microsoft)

VLAN

Virtual Local Area Network

VLB

VESA Local Bus

VLM

Virtual Loadable Module (Novell)

VLIW

Very Long Instruction Word

VLSI

Very Large-Scale Integration

VL-Bus

VESA Local Bus

VM

Virtual Machine (IBM)

VMB

Virtual Machine Boot (OS/2)

VM-Channel

VESA Media Channel

VME

Virtual Machine Extensions

VOD

Voice Over Data (IBM); see also DSVD, SVD

VoxBLT

Voxel BLock Transfer

Voxel

Volume element or Volume cell (3-D pixel)

VPA

Volume Procurement Agreement (IBM)

VPC

Virtual Path Connection (IBM)

VPN

Virtual Private Network

VRAM

Video Random Access Memory

VRML

Virtual Reality Markup Language

VRT

Voltage Reduction Technology (Intel)

VRU

Voice Response Unit

VT

Virtual Terminal (ISO)

VT-100

Terminal protocol (DEC)

VTAM

Virtual Telecommunications Access Method (IBM)


W

WAIS

Wide Area Information System

WAN

Wide Area Network

WATS

Wide Area Telecommunications Service

WebEx

Web Explorer (IBM)

WIM

Worldwide Information Model (IBM)

Winsock

Windows Sockets

Wintel

Windows/Intel

WITT

Workstation Interactive Test Tool (IBM)

WizOp

Wizard Operator (Super Sysop/forum owner--NetSpeak)

WLO

Windows Libraries for OS/2 (Microsoft)

WFRM

Write-Few, Read-Many

WORM

Write-Once, Read-Many

WOSA

Windows Open Services Architecture (Microsoft)

WPS

WorkPlace Shell (IBM)

WSOD

WorkSpace On-Demand (IBM)

WWW

World Wide Web


X

X.121

Packet Addressing (CCITT)

X.25

Packet Switching (CCITT)

X.400

Message Handling (CCITT)

X.500

The Directory Service (Address service) (CCITT)

XGA

eXtended Graphics Array (IBM)

XI

X.25 SNA Interconnect (IBM)

XIP

eXecute In Place (PCMCIA)

XMA

eXpanded Memory Adapter (IBM)

XMF

eXtended Media Format (OS/2)

XML

eXtended Markup Language

XMS

eXtended Memory Specification (Microsoft)

XNS

Xerox Network Services (Xerox)


Y

Y2K

Year 2000


Z

ZAK

Zero Administration Kit (Microsoft)

ZAW

Zero Administration Windows (Microsoft)

ZV

Zoomed Video

ZVP

Zoomed Video Port



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Date Created

17-07-98

Last Updated

02-04-99

Revision Date

31-03-2000

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