Business Acronyms, Terms and Expressions
An entire new language of acronyms - initials representing phrases - has sprung from the computer age. We often know what they mean without knowing what words they actually stand for. Here's a quick glossary of acronyms used on this site, plus links to in-depth glossaries on the Internet.
- ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- CAD - Computer-Aided Design
- CRM - Customer Relationship Management
- EDI - Electronic Data (or Document) Interchange
- ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning
- HTM/HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language
- ISO - International Standards Organization
- ISP - Internet Service Provider
- ISS - Internet Security Systems
- IT - Information Technology
- MIME - Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
- MIS - Management Information System
- MRP - Manufacturing Resource Planning or Material Requirement Planning
- MS - MicroSoft
- POS - Point Of Sale
Barkley's OASIS® Comprehensive Technology Glossary
Acronyms and technical expressions.
Acronyms, Backronyms and Abbreviations
Acronyms and abbreviations finder and definitions: business, training, medical, military, technical, funny.
BABEL
Revised thrice yearly, this huge collection of acronyms can be downloaded in Text, HTML or Palm format. Contains non-computer acronyms as well.
Computer and Internet Terms and Acronyms
This simple but detailed list includes computer-related expressions as well as acronyms.
Computer-related Acronyms and Jargon
Here's a list compiled by an individual at Reading University in England. Because of its British source, this list includes additional acronyms and jargon specific to that part of the world.
Common (and not so Common) Computer Acronyms
This list includes many hyperlinks to expand on acronym definitions, as well as linking to other online dictionaries and glossaries.
Computer-Related Abbreviations and Acronyms
A glossary of Internet terms.
