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Computing, software, hardware and technology acronyms explained.
DAW
digital audio workstation
computer system used for editing and creating music and audio
DH
digital humanities
an area of scholarly activity at the intersection of computing or digital technologies and the disciplines of the humanities
DOD
data oriented design
program optimization approach in computing
DRM
digital rights management
technology to control access to software or digital content
ESP
electronic stability control
computerized technology that improves the safety of a vehicle's stability by detecting and reducing loss of traction
ETC
Ethereum Classic
open source blockchain computing platform
FT
FakeTube
Czech Internet portal for sharing videos
GGG
Good Guy Greg
Internet meme
ICE
International Computer Entertainment Ltd.
publisher of games for 16-bit computer systems
ISC
ISC license
permissive free software license originally published by the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC)
ISWC
International Symposium on Wearable Computers
academic conference on wearable computers
JIPS
Journal of Interaction between Persons and Systems
French scientific journal on human-computer interaction
LSD
Logic for Structure Determination
Scientific software to find all possible 2D molecular structures of an organic compound that are compatible with its NMR spectroscopic data
MT
machine translation
use of software for language translation
OCP
open/closed principle
a computer-programming principle that states that software entities (classes, modules, functions, etc.) should be open for extension, but closed for modification
OSI
Open Source Initiative
Non-profit organization promoting open-source software
PCAT
Pharmacy College Admission Test
computer-based standardized examination for prospective pharmacy students in the United States and Canada
PGN
Portable Game Notation
computer data format for recording chess games
RBG
Rainbow Bubblegem
2023 South Korean-Chinese computer-animated television series
RST
Intel Rapid Storage Technology
computer storage-device driver
SAG
Software AG
German software producer
SIEM
security information and event management
subsection within the field of computer security, where software products and services combine security information management and security event management
SRS
Sea Ranger Service
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SWHID
SoftWare Hash IDentifier
ISO standard unique string identifier for a software
TIA
Telecommunications Industry Association
American telecommunications standards organization
TLDR
TL;DR
Internet comment on the verbosity of a post
TMNT
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023 computer-animated film, directed by Jeff Rowe
TRN
Talk Radio Network
US independent radio producer and syndicator of news and talk radio programming headquartered in Central Point, Oregon
UCI
Universal Chess Interface
communication protocol for chess software
WWW
World Wide Web
global system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet