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Newsletter Section 8

Acronyms for 1997

ACM    Association for Computing Machinery
AI    Artificial Intelligence
BSD    Berkeley Software Distribution
CGI    Common Gateway Interface
CPAN    Comprehensive Perl Archive Network
CUGA    Computer User Groups Association
DG13    Directorate General 13
DNS    Domain Name Server
DNSSEC    Secure DNS
FSF    Free Software Foundation
FTP    File Transfer Protocol
GNU    GNU's Not UNIX
GPL    General Public License
GPS    Global Positioning System
HTML    Hypertext Markup Language
HTTP    Hypertext Transfer Protocol
ICMP    Internet Control Message Protocol
ICT    Information, Computers and Technology
IPSEC    IP Security
ISDN    Integrated Services Digital Network
ISP    Internet Service Provider
JVM    JAVA Virtual Machine
LAN        Local Area Network
LDP    Linux Development Project
LISA    Large Installation Systems Administration
LUG    Local User Group
MIME    Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
NC    Network Computer
NUMA    Non-Uniform Memory Architecture
MPP    Massively Parallel Processor
PGP    Pretty Good Privacy
PPP    Point to Point Protocol
RPM    Remote Package Management
RPV    Remote-Piloted Vehicles
RTFM    Read The F****** Manual
SMAP    Secure Mail Application Server
SSH    Secure SHell
SSL    Secure Sockets Layer
S/WAN    Secure Wide Area Network
TCP/IP    Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
UMIST    University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
URL    Uniform Resource Locator
UUCP    UNIX to UNIX Copy Program