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Abbreviation for analog-to-digital converter.
Initialism for analog-to-digital converter.
Initialism for automatic depedent surveillance – broadcast.
Initialism for automatic gain control.
Initialism for Application-Layer Protocol Negotiation.
Initialism for arithmetic logic unit.
Initialism for amplitude modulation.
See also frequency-shift keying, phase-shift keying.
Initialism for application programming interface.
Initialism for Amazon resource name.
Acronym for Address Resolution Protocol.
Initialism for application-specific integrated circuit.
Acronym for amplitude-shift keying.
Initialism for business email compromise
Colloquial form of "binding pin."
In lock picking, the pin in a pin-tumbler lock that is currently pressed against the core of the lock and preventing the plug from rotating.
Further information:
Initialism for Bayonet Neill–Concelman.
Initialism for base station controller.
Initialism for base station subsystem.
Initialism for base transceiver station.
See especially § Computer security.
Initialism for code-division multiple access.
Initialism for one of:
Initialism for control-flow integrity.
Initialism for one of:
- critical incident management
- coordinated incident management
Initialism for continuous integrated security.
Initialism for Common Language Location Identifier.
Initialism for cyber threat intelligence.
See capture the flag.
Initialism for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures.
Initialism for Common Vulnerability Scoring System.
Initialism for continuous wave.
Initialism for continuous wave - lower.
Initialism for continuous wave - upper.
Initialism for Common Weakness Enumeration.
Initialism for Common Weakness Scoring System.
Term used to refer to a set of tools for interacting with a database.
Initialism for decibels relative to full scale
Initialism for database management system.
Abbreviation for digital-to-analog converter.
Acronym for digital-to-analog converter.
Initialism for domain generation algorithm.
Initialism for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
Alternative spelling for doxing. Sometimes used to indicate information obtained is more sensitive than "simple doxing."
Alternative spelling for doxing. Sometimes used to indicate information obtained is of a sexual nature.
Initialism for Domain-specific language.
Initialism for digital signal processing.
Initialism for device under test. Also known as equipment under test, unit under test.
Initialism for Digital Video Broadcast - Terrestrial.
Initialism for digital vinyl system.
Synonym for privilege elevation.
Initialism for Elevation of Privilege or Escalation of Privilege.
Synonym for privilege escalation.
Initialism for electrostatic discharge.
Initialism for equipment under test. Also known as device under test, unit under test.
Initialism for Ethernet Private Line.
Short for F-type connector.
In lock picking, a false set is one of several possible positions in which a pin is blocking the plug of a lock from rotating; for instance, a pin that is overset (pushed too far) or one that is underset (not pushed far enough) is set to be "false set."
Further information:
- Locksport International Guide to Lock Picking, page 12 (page 14 of the PDF)
Initialism for Fibre Channel.
Initialism for Federal Communications Commission.
Initialism for Fibre Channel over Ethernet.
Abbreviation for full-duplex.
Initialism for fast Fourier transform.
Initialism for first-hop redundancy protocol.
Initialism for frequency modulation.
See also amplitude-shift keying, phase-shift keying.
Initialism for frequency-shift keying.
Recursive initialism for "GNU's Not UNIX." See also UNIX.
Initialism for Global Positioning System.
Abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format.
Initialism for Generic Routing Encapsulation.
Initialism for Global System for Mobile communications.
Initialism for Generic Security Services Application Program Interface.
Acronym for Graphical User Interface.
Abbreviation for "half-duplex."
Initialism for High Precision Event Timer.
Initialism for hardware-assisted virtualization.
Initialism for high-value target.
Abbreviation for Hertz.
Initialism for I/O Controller Hub.
Initialism for International Electrotechnical Commission.
Colloquial term for Belling-Lee connector. See also: IEC, PAL.
Abbreviation for "information security."
See also:
- Digital Signal Processing: What is IQ Data?
- I/Q Data for Dummies
- National Instruments: What is I/Q data?
Initialism for Indicator of Compromise.
Initialism for IP address management.
Initialism for one of:
Initialism for Intelligent Platform Management Interface.
Initialism for Industry Standard Architecture.
Abbreviation for Internet exchange point
Abbreviation for "in-phase and quadrature components."
Initialism for Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
Initialism for local area network.
Initialism for:
Initialism for low-noise amplifier.
Initialism for one of:
Initialism for Linux Security Modules.
Initialism for one of:
When in all capital letters, an acronym for metropolitan area network.
When in all lowercase letters, abbreviation for "manual." See man page.
Initialism for micro coaxial.
Abbreviation for megahertz. See also Hertz.
Initialism for multiple-input and multiple-output.
Initialism for multi-level cell.
Initialism for maximum transmission unit.
Initialism for multi-user MIMO.
Initialism for North American Numbering Plan.
Acronym for network-attached storage.
Initialism for one of:
Initialism for network function virtualization.
Initialism for National Security Agency.
See Object-oriented analysis and design.
Initialism for opportunistic encryption.
Initialism for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing.
Initialism for orthogonal frequency-division multiple access.
Acronym for observe, orient, decide, and act loop.
Acronym for one of:
- Out of memory, a pathological state of a computer operation
- Order of magnitude, a measurement term
- Object-Oriented Modeling
See RFC 8110.
Abbreviation for "open-source intelligence," or "open-sources intelligence." See open-source intelligence.
See false set.
Initialism for Opportunistic Wireless Encryption.
Initialism for password-authenticated key exchange.
Initialism for Phase Alternating Line.
Acronym for pluggable authentication module.
Initialism for Packet Clearing House.
Initialism for Privacy-Enhanced Mail.
See also amplitude-shift keying, frequency-shift keying.
Initialism for personally identifiable information. See also sensitive personal information.
Initialism for PCI IDE ISA Xcelerator.
Abbreviation for "physical security."
(Pluggable authentication module](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluggable_authentication_module)
Initialism for point of contact.
Initialism for "point of interest."
See privilege escalation.
Initialism for one of:
Initialism for Public switched telephone network.
Initialism for point-to-multipoint.
Initialism for pulse-width modulation.
Initialism for Quick UDP Internet Connections.
Abbreviation for "read/write."
Acronym for redundant array of independent disks.
Initialism for resolution bandwidth.
Initialism for remote code execution.
Initialism for Radio Data System.
Initialism for radio frequency.
In the context of radio, abbreviation for "receive." Contrast with TX.
Initialism for simultaneous authentication of equals.
Acronym for storage area network.
See also jump server.
Initialism for one of:
Short for "surface acoustic wave filter," a form of electronic filter.
Initialism for single-board computer.
Initialism for one of:
Initialism for software-defined networking.
Initialism for Software Defined Radio.
Abbreviation for semantic versioning.
See also phishing.
Abbreviation for "signals intelligence." See Signals intelligence.
Initialism for single-level cell.
Initialism for SubMiniature version A.
See source control management.
See version control.
Initialism for sensitive personal information.
Initialism for Structured Query Languge.
Initialism for Secure Remote Password.
Initialism for one of:
- Server Side Encryption
- Streaming SIMD Extensions
Initialism for Secure Shell.
Initialism for Secure Sockets Layer.
Initialism for Single Wire Multiswitch.
See also @NationalSecurityAgency on GitHub.
Initialism for Transport Layer Security.
Acronym for trust on first use.
Initialism for one of
In the context of radio, abbreviation for "transmit."
See false set.
Initialism for unit under test. Also known as equipment under test, device under test.
Initialism for Universal Serial Bus.
Initialism for Universal Software Radio Peripheral.
Initialism for one of:
Initialism for virtualized network function.
Initialsm for one of:
Initialism for virtual private cloud.
Initialism for virtual private network.
Acronym for wide area network.
Initialism for wideband frequency modulation.
A form of frequency modulation (FM) that operates across a wider bandwidth.
Initialism for wireless local area network.
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