A[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
Ampere | |
AC | Alternating Current |
ACD | Automated Call Distribution |
A/D | Analog to Digital |
ACK | Acknowledgement |
ACTY | Activity |
ADO | ActiveX Data Objects |
ADSL | Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line |
AE | Application Engineer |
AI | Artificial Intelligence |
AJAX | Asynchronous JavaScript and XML |
ALI | Analog Line Interface |
AM | Amplitude Modulation |
AMD | Advanced Micro Devices |
ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
API | Application Programming Interface |
.ARC | Archive (file name extension) |
AREF | A/D Converter Analog Reference pin |
ARQ | Automatic Retransmission request |
ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
ASIC | Application Specific Integrated Circuit |
ASPI | Advanced SCSI Programming Interface |
.ARJ | Compressed File (file name extension) |
.ASP | Active Server Page (file name extension) |
.ASPI | Advanced SCSI Programming Interface [SCSI device driver] |
ATTRIB | Attribute (MSDOS Command) |
ATAPI | AT Attachment Packet Interface [CDROM device driver] |
ATDM | Asynchronous Time Division Multiplexing |
ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
AUI | Attached Unit Interface |
AUTOEXEC.bat | Automatic Execution File. Batch |
B[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
.BAC | Backup (file name extension) |
.BAT | Batch Processing (file name extension) |
B | Magnetic Flux |
BBS | Bulletin Board System |
BCC | Block Check Character |
BCD | Binary Coded Decimal |
BJT | Bipolar Junction Transistor |
BIOS | Basic Input/Output System |
bps | Bits per Second |
.BMP | Bitmap (file name extension) [Paintbrush Format] |
C[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
.CAB | Cabinet (file name extension) [Microsoft] |
CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
CAD | Computer-Aided Design |
CAM | Computer-Aided Manufacturing |
CAM | Content Addressable Memory |
CBS | Cell Broadcast Service |
CCD | Charge-coupled device |
CCR | Continuity of Care Record |
CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access |
CDR | Clinical Data Repository |
CD-ROM | Compact Disk Read Only Memory |
CDS | Clinical Decision Support |
CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access |
CEMS | Clinical Equipment Management Systems |
.CMD | Command (file name extension) |
CMMS | Computerized Maintenance Management Software |
CMOS | Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor |
CPDEC | COder-DECoder |
CPOE | Computerized Physician Order Entry |
.COM | Command (file name extension) |
CR | Computed radiography |
CRT | Cathode ray tube |
CRRT | Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy |
CSMA | Carrier Sense Multiple-Access |
CSS | Cascading Style Sheets |
CSV | Comma-Separated Values |
CSMA/CD | Carrier Sense Multiple-Access with Collision Detect |
CW | Continuous Wave |
D[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
.DAT | Data (file name extension) |
D/A | Digital to Analog |
dB | Decibel |
dBm | dB referenced to 1 milliWatt |
DC | Direct Current |
DC | Discharged |
.DCT | Dictionary (file name extension) |
DEMUX | Demultiplexer |
DEK | Data Encryption Key |
DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
DICOM | Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine |
DNS | Domain Naming System |
.DOC | Word Document |
.DOCX | Word Document [office 2007] |
DMA | Direct Memory Access |
DOS | Disk Operating System |
DOM | Document Object Model |
DPDT | Double-Pole Double-Throw (switch) |
DPE | Data Parity Error |
DPSK | Differential Phase Shift Keying |
DRAM | Dynamic Random Access Memory |
DR | Digital Radiography |
.DRV or .DVR | Device Driver (file name extension) |
.DRW | Drawing (file name extensions) |
DSS | Decision Support System |
DVD | Digital Video Disk |
DX | Distance Communication |
E[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
E | EMF |
EBCDIC | Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code |
ECC | Error Correction Code |
ECL | Emitter-Coupled Logic |
ECN | Engineering Change Notice |
ECN | Equipment Control Number |
ECO | Engineering Change Order |
ECR | Engineering Change Request |
EED | Early Event Detection |
eRx | Electronic Prescription |
EEPROM | Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory |
EPROM | Electrically Programmable Read Only Memory |
EHR | Electronic Health Record |
EIA | Electronic Industries Association |
EISA | Enhanced Industry Standard Architecture |
EMI | Electromagnetic interference |
EMR | Electronic Medical Record |
.ENC | Encoded (file name extension) |
EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
EPROM | Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory |
ESD | Electro-Static Discharge |
.EXE | Executable (file name extension) |
F[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
f | frequency |
FCC | Federal Communications Commission |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
FDD | Floppy Disk Drive |
FET | Field Effect Transistor |
FIFO | First-In, First-Out |
FILO | First-In, Last-Out |
FM | Frequency Modulation |
FMEA | Failure Mode Effect Analysis |
FO | Fiber Optics |
FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
G[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
.GIF | Graphics Interchange Format (file name extension) |
GFCI | Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter |
GIS | Geographical Information Systems |
GND | Input Ground Supply Line |
GMS | Global System for Mobile Communications |
gtt | Drip |
H[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
HDD | Hard Disk Drive |
HIE | Health Information Exchange |
HIM | Health Information Management |
HIPPA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 |
HITSP | Health Information Technology Standards Panel |
HIS | Hospital Information System |
HISA | Health Informatics Service Architecture |
.HLP | Help (file name extension) |
HL7 | Health Level Seven |
.HST | History + Host (file name extensions) |
HTML | HyperText Markup Language |
I[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
ICMP | Internet Control Message Protocol |
ICMP | Internet Message Access Protocol |
IDE | Integrated Device Electronics |
IHE | Integration Healthcare Enterprise |
.IMG | Image Data (file name extension) |
IP | Internet Protocol |
I/O | Input/Output |
IRC | Internet Relay Chat |
IRQ | Interrupt Request |
IRLP | Internet Radio Linking Project |
ISDN | Integrated Services Digital Network |
ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
ISO | Independent Service Organizations |
J[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
JSON | JavaScript Object Notation |
JCAHO | JC Joint Commission |
JFET | Junction Field Effect Transistor |
JPEG | Joint Photographic Experts Group |
JMAPI | Java Management Application Program Interface |
J2ME | Java 2 Platform Micro Edition |
JVM | Java Virtual Machine |
K[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
kT | noise power density |
KW | Kilowatt |
KWH | Kilo Watt Hour |
KVA | Kilovolt-ampere |
KVO | Keep Vein Open |
L[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
LAN | Local Area Network |
LCD | Liquid-Crystal Display |
LED | Light Emitting Diode |
LDAP | Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
LIFO | Last In, First Out |
LILO | Last In, Last Out |
LIS | Laboratory Information System |
LISTSERV | List Server [Internet] |
LPT1 | First Parallel Printer Port |
M[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
MAC | Medium Access Control [sublayer] |
MAN | Metropolitan area network |
MJPEG | Motion JPEG |
MOSFET | Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor |
MPEG | Moving Picture Experts Group |
MIN | Mobile Identification Number |
MP3 | MPEG Audio Layer 3 |
MIDI | Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
.MSP | Microsoft Paint (file name extension) |
MUX | Multiplexer |
mV | Millivolt |
MVC | Model View Controller |
N[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
NEC | National Electric Code |
NEP | noise equivalent power |
NetBIOS | Network Basic Input/Output System [IBM] |
NetBEUI | NetBIOS Extended User Interface [IBM] |
NFPA | National Fire Protection Agency |
NFS | Network File System |
NHIN | National Health Information Network |
NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
NiCad | Nickel-cadmium / NiCad Battery |
NIC | Network interface Card |
NPI | National Provider Identifier |
NOS | Network Operating System |
NTFS | New Technology File System |
NTP | Network Time Protocol |
NVRAM | Non-Volatile Random Access Memory |
O[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
OBD | On Board Diagnostics |
OC | Open Collector |
OCR | Optical Character Recognition or Office for Civil Rights |
OD | Outside Diameter |
OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
OLED | Organic light-emitting diode |
OVP | Operational Verification Procedure |
P[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
P2P | Peer to Peer Network |
PACS | Picture Archiving and Communication System |
PAS | Patient Administrative System |
PBX | Private Branch Exchange |
PBA | Physical Block Address |
PCI | Peripheral Component Interface |
PCIe | Peripheral Component Interface express |
PCMCIA | Personal Computer Memory Card International Association |
Portable Document Format | |
PHI | Protected Health Information |
PHP | Pre-Hypertext Processor |
PHR | Personal health record |
PIPO | Parallel In, Parallel Out |
PKI | Public Key Infrastructure |
PLC | Programmable Logic Controller |
PNP | Plug And Play |
PoE | Power over Ethernet |
POP | Point of Presence or Post Office Protocol |
PPP | Point-to-Point Protocol |
.PPT | PowerPoint Show (file name extension) |
IP sec | Internet Protocol Security |
.PPTX | PowerPoint Show (file name extension) Office 2007 |
PWL | Password List (file name extension) |
PWM | Pulse Width Modulation |
Q[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
QoS | Quality of Service |
QA | Quality Assurance |
R[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
RIS | Radiology Information System |
RF | Radio frequency |
RMS | Root Mean Square |
RH | Relative Humidity |
RCP | Remote Procedure Call |
RST | Reset Pin |
RTC | Real Time Clock pin |
RTS | Request to Send pin: A data communications signal (e.g. RS-232) |
RSS | Real Simple Syndication |
RTP | Real-time Transport Protocol |
RTTY | Radio-teletype |
RX | Receive pin |
RXD | Receive pin |
RZ | Return to Zero pin |
S[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
SAN | Storage Area Network |
SCSI | Small computer systems interface |
SD | Shutdown |
SIP | Session Initiation Protocol |
SSH | Secure Shell |
SSL | Secure Sockets Layer |
SMT | Surface Mount Technology |
SMS | Short Message Service |
SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol |
SOAP | Simple Object Access Protocol |
SOCKS | SOCKet Secure |
SQL | Structured Query Language |
SP+ | Speaker input voltage (+) lead |
SP- | Speaker ground (-) lead |
SSB | Single Sideband |
.SYS | System Configuration (file name extension) |
T[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
T | Temperature |
t | Time |
TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
TLS | Transport Layer Security |
TOR | Teleprinting Over Radio |
TTL | Transistor Transistor Logic |
Tx | Treatment |
TX | Transmit pin |
TXD | Transmit pin |
.TXT | Text File extension |
U[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
UDI | Unique Device Identification |
UDP | User Datagram Protocol |
UPI | Unique Identifiers Rule |
USB | Universal Serial Bus |
UPS | Uninterruptible Power Supply |
V[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
V | Volt |
VAR | VARISTOR or variable resistor |
Vbb | Input Voltage Battery Supply pin |
VBSCRIPT | Visual Basic Scripting Edition |
VCC | Input Voltage Supply pin |
VLAN | Virtual Local Area Networks |
VNA | Vendor Neutral Archive |
VPN | Virtual Private Network |
VOIP | Voice Over Internet Protocol |
V+ | Input Voltage Positive Supply pin |
V- | Input Voltage Ground/Negative Supply pin |
W[]
Abbrv. | Meaning | |
W | Watt (Power) | |
WAN | Wide Area Network | |
WiFi | Wireless Fidelity | |
WLAN | Wireless Local Area Network | |
WMTS | Wireless Medical Telemetry Service |
X[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
X | Reactance |
XCOPY | Extended Copy [MSDOS] |
X-ray | Radiology |
.XLS | Excel Spreadsheet |
XML | eXtensible Markup Language |
.XLSX | Excel Spreadsheet [office 2007] |
X.25 | A Protocol for Electronic Data Transmission |
Y[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
Y | As in a coordinate axis in a plane |
Z[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
Z | Zero |
Z | Impedance |
Z/D | Zero Defect |
ZIF | Zero Insertion Force |
.ZIP | Compressed File (file name extension) |