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Document ID: DETR-3WGN2A |
CrossBrand - Computer Acronyms and Abbreviations (L-M)
Applicable to: World-Wide
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L1 Cache |
Level 1 (internal processor) Cache (IBM) |
L2 Cache |
Level 2 (external) Cache (IBM) |
LAD/2 |
LAN Automated Distribution or OS/2 (IBM) |
LAPB |
Link Access Protocol - Balanced (OSI) |
LAPM |
Link Access Protocol - Modem (OSI) |
LAPS |
LAN Adapter and Protocol Support (IBM) |
LAM |
Lobe Attachment Module (Token-Ring Network) |
LAN |
Local Area Network |
LANDA |
LAN Dealers Association |
LANACS |
Local Area Network Asynchronous Connection Server (IBM) |
LATA |
Local Access Transport Area |
LCCM |
LANClient Control Manager |
LCU/2 |
LAN CID (Configuration/Installation/Distribution) Utility for OS/2 (IBM) |
LDAP |
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
LEC |
Local Exchange Carrier |
LEN |
Low-Entry Networking |
LIM EMS |
Lotus/Intel/Microsoft Expanded Memory Specification |
LIU |
Lobe Insertion Unit (Token-Ring Network) |
LIU/2 |
LAN Installation Utility for OS/2 (IBM) |
Li-Ion |
Lithium-Ion |
LLC |
Logical Link Control |
LME |
Layer Management Entity |
LMU/2 |
LAN Management Utility for OS/2 (IBM) |
LM/X |
Lan Manager for uniX |
LPM |
Lines Per Minute |
LRU |
Least Recently Used |
LSB |
Least Significant Bit |
LSI |
Large-Scale Integration |
LU |
Logical Unit |
LUA |
Logical Unit Address |
LU2 |
Logical Unit 2 (cluster controller) |
LU6.2 |
Logical Unit 6.2 (= APPC) |
LS |
Lan Server (IBM) |
LS |
Lan Services V2.x (IBM) |
LZW |
Lempel-Ziv-Welch (compression algorithm) |
M
M-JPEG |
Motion JPEG |
M&ED |
Multimedia and Education Division (IBM) |
M&S |
Marketing and Services Division (IBM) |
Mac |
MacIntosh (Apple) |
MAC |
Media Access Control |
MAE |
Metropolitan Area Exchange |
MAN |
Metropolitan Area Network |
MAP |
Manufacturing Automation Protocol (General Motors) |
MAPICS |
Management Accounting, Production, and Information Control System |
MAU |
Multistation Access Unit (IBM) |
MAU |
Medium Attachment Unit (802.3) |
MAVDM |
Multiple Application Virtual DOS Machine |
Mb |
Megabit (= 1,024 Kb = 1,048,560 bits) |
MB |
Megabyte (= 1,024 KB = 1,048,560 bytes) |
MCA |
Trademark of Music Corporation of America (but often used, incorrectly, to signify Micro Channel Architecture) |
MCDA |
Micro Channel Developers Association |
MCF |
Meta Content Format (Apple) |
MCGA |
Multi-Color Graphics Array (IBM) |
MCI |
Media Control Interface (Microsoft) |
MCM |
Metalized Ceramic Module |
MCM |
Multi-Chip Module |
MCNS |
Multimedia Cable Network System |
MDK |
Multimedia Development Kit (Microsoft) |
MDA |
Monochrome Display Adapter |
MDE |
Microkernel Development Environment (IBM) |
MDPA |
Monochrome Display and Printer Adapter (IBM) |
MDQ |
Market-Driven Quality |
Megapel |
1024x1024 resolution (or higher) |
MEL |
Migration Export Library (One Up Corp.) |
MESI |
Modified, Exclusive, Shared, Invalid |
MFC |
Microsoft Foundation Class |
MFI |
MainFrame Interactive terminal (IBM) |
MFLOPS |
Millions of FLoating-point OPerations per Second |
MFM |
Modified Frequency Modulation |
MHS |
Message Handling System (ISO) |
MIB |
Management Information Base |
MICR |
Magnetic Ink Character Reader |
MIDI |
Musical Instrument Device Interface |
MIF |
(network) Management Information File |
MIMD |
Multiple Instruction Multiple Data |
MIME |
Multipurpose Internet Messaging Extensions |
MIPS |
Millions of Instructions Per Second |
MIS |
Management Information System(s) |
MMPM/2 |
Multimedia Presentation Manager/2 (IBM) |
MMX |
MultiMedia eXtensions |
MNP |
Microcom Networking Protocol |
MODCA |
Mixed-Object Document Content Architecture |
Modem |
MOdulation/DEModulation |
MOMA |
Message-Oriented Middleware Association |
MOO |
MUD Object-Oriented |
MOSFET |
Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor |
MOTIS |
Message Oriented Text Interchange System (ISO) |
MPC |
Multimedia Personal Computer (Multimedia Marketing Council) |
MPC-2 |
Multimedia Personal Computer, second generation (Multimedia Marketing Council) |
MPCA |
Multi-Protocol Communications Adapter (IBM) |
MPEG |
Motion Picture Experts Group |
MPP |
Massively Parallel Processing |
MPS |
Multiple Port Sharing (IBM) |
MPS |
MultiProcessing Specification (Intel) |
MPTN |
MultiProtocol Transport Networking |
MQI |
Message Queue Interface (IBM) |
MSB |
Most Significant Bit |
MSCDEX |
MicroSoft CD EXtensions |
MSN |
MicroSoft Network |
MTA |
Message Transfer Agent (X.400) |
MTBF |
Mean Time Between Failures |
MTS |
Message Transfer Service |
MTTR |
Mean Time To Repair |
MUD |
Multi-User Dungeon |
MUX |
Multiplexer |
MVDM |
Multiple Virtual DOS Machines |
MVS |
Multiple Virtual Storage (IBM) |
MVS/XA |
Multiple Virtual Storage/eXtended Architecture (IBM) |
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Date Created |
17-07-98 | |
Last Updated |
02-04-99 | |
Revision Date |
31-03-2000 | |
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