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CrossBrand - Computer Acronyms and Abbreviations (C)

Applicable to: World-Wide

C

CAC

Connection Admission Control (POTS/ATM)

CAD

Computer-Aided Design

CAD/CAM

Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing

CAE

Computer-Aided Engineering

CAI

Computer-Assisted Instruction

CAM

Common Access Method

CAMP

Corporate Association for Microcomputer Professionals

CAP

Carrierless Amplitude and Phase Modulation

CAP

Competitive Access Provider (POTS)

CASE

Computer-Aided Software Engineering

CAT

Computer-Assisted Training

CATIA

Computer-graphics Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application

CAU

Controlled Access Unit (Token-Ring Network)

CBEMA

Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association

CBDS

Connectionless Broadband Data Services

CBR

Case Based Reasoning

CBR

Continuous Bit Rate (ATM)

CBT

Computer-Based Training

CBX

Computerized Branch eXchange

CCCCP

Committee on Computer-to-Computer Communication Protocols

CCIR

Comite Consultatif International de Radio (International Radio Consulting Committee). See ITU.

CCIS

Common Channel Interoffice Signaling (AT&T)

CCITT

Comite Consultatif International de Telegraphic et Telephonie (International Telegraph and Telephone Consulting Committee). See ITU.

CCS

Common Channel Signaling

CcNUMA

cache-coherent Non-Uniform Memory Access

CCSD

Cellular Circuit Switched Data

CD-I

Compact Disk-Interactive

CDMA

Code Division Multiple Access (spread spectrum)

CDPD

Cellular Digital Packet Data

CD-R

Compact Disk-Recordable

CD-ROM

Compact Disk Read-Only Memory

CD-ROM/XA

Compact Disk Read-Only Memory/eXtended Architecture

CELP

Card Edge Low Profile

CEN

Comite Europeen de Normalisation

CENELEC

Comite Europeen de Normalisation ELECtrotechnique

CENET

Corporate Education Network (IBM)

CEPT

Conference Europeenne des administrations des Postes et des Telecommunications

CES

Certified Education Specialist (IBM)

CFO

Customer Fulfillment Option (IBM)

CGA

Color Graphics Adapter (IBM)

CGI

Common Gateway Interface

CGM

Computer Graphics Metafile

CHRP

PowerPC microprocessor Common Hardware Reference Platform specification

CICS

Customer Information and Control System (IBM)

CID

Configuration, Installation, and Distribution utility for OS/2 (IBM)

CIDR

Classless InterDomain Routing (IP)

CIF

Common Interchange Format

CIM

Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

CIM

CompuServe Information Manager

CIR

Committed Information Rate (Frame Relay)

CIS

CompuServe Information System

CISC

Complex Instruction-Set Computer

CIX

Commercial Internet eXchange

CLI

Command Line Interface (IBM ES Database Manager)

CLNP

Connectionless Layer Network Protocol (OSI)

CLP

Cell Loss Priority (ATM)

CM

Communication Manager (IBM OS/2 EE)

CMAS

Construction Management Accounting System (IBM)

CMC

Common Mail Calls

CMC

Communications Management Configuration (IBM)

CMI

Cable Microcell Integrator

CMI

Coded Mark Inversion

CMIP

Common Management Information Protocol (ISO)

CMIS

Common Management Information Services (OSI)

CMISE

Common Management Information Service Element (OSI)

CMOS

Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor

CMOT

Centrally Managed OSI protocol for TCP/IP

CMP

Common Management Protocol

CMP

Communication Management Processor

CNM

Communication Network Management

COBOL

COmmon Business-Oriented Language

CoCom

COordinating COMmittee for Multilateral Export Control

Codec

Compresser/decompresser

CODASYL

COnference on DAta SYstems Languages

COMDEX

COMputer Dealer EXposition

Comecon

COuncil for Mutual ECONomic Assistance (Eastern Bloc)

COM

Component Object Model (Microsoft)

COMMON

IBM 1130, 1620, 1800, S/360 User Group

CONS

Connection Mode Network Service (OSI)

CORBA

Common Object Request Broker Architecture

COS

Class of Service

COS

Corporation for Open Systems

COSE

Common Open System Environment

CP

Control Point (APPN, etc.)

CPE

Customer Premises Equipment (POTS)

CPI

Common Physical Interface (ISDN)

CPI-C

Common Programming Interface for Communications (SAA)

CPS

Characters Per Second

CPS

Cycles Per Second

CPU

Central Processing Unit

CQFP

Ceramic Quad Flat Package

CRC

Cyclic Redundancy Check

CRT

Cathode Ray Tube

Cryptolope

Cryptographic envelope (TM IBM)

CS

Convergence Sublayer (ATM)

CSA

Canadian Standards Association

CSA

Carrier Serving Area

CS

Computer Sciences (degree)

CSD

Corrective Service Diskette

CSMA/CA

Carrier Sense, Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance (ISO 802.11)

CSMA/CD

Carrier Sense, Multiple Access with Collision Detection (ISO 802.3)

CTI

Computer Telephony Integration

CTS

Clear To Send (RS232)

CU

Channel Unit

CUA

Common User Access

CUT

Control Unit Terminal (IBM)

CXI

Common X Interface



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Date Created

17-07-98

Last Updated

02-04-99

Revision Date

31-03-2000

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