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* '''DHCP''' - [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol] | * '''DHCP''' - [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol] | ||
* '''DMA''' - Direct Memory Access, allows components direct access to system memory (rather than through the [[Acronyms#C|CPU]]) | * '''DMA''' - Direct Memory Access, allows components direct access to system memory (rather than through the [[Acronyms#C|CPU]]) | ||
* '''DNS''' - [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System Domain Name System] | * '''DNS''' - [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System Domain Name System], converts human friendly names into computer friendly numerical addresses | ||
* '''DSN''' - Data Source Name (or sometimes Database Source Name) | * '''DSN''' - Data Source Name (or sometimes Database Source Name) | ||
* '''DTE''' - Data Termination Equipment, eg router | * '''DTE''' - Data Termination Equipment, eg router | ||
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== N == | == N == | ||
* '''NAS''' - Network Attached Storage, storage that's available via a network | * '''NAS''' - Network Attached Storage, storage that's available via a network | ||
* '''NAT''' - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_address_translation Network Address Translation] | |||
* '''NTP''' - [http://duckduckgo.com/Network_Time_Protocol Network Time Protocol], reliable time sync protocol, uses [[#U|UDP]] 123 | * '''NTP''' - [http://duckduckgo.com/Network_Time_Protocol Network Time Protocol], reliable time sync protocol, uses [[#U|UDP]] 123 | ||
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* '''SFTP''' - SSH File Transfer Protocol, secure copy provided by SSH v2 (not to be confused with [[#F|FTPS]]) | * '''SFTP''' - SSH File Transfer Protocol, secure copy provided by SSH v2 (not to be confused with [[#F|FTPS]]) | ||
* '''SLP''' - [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_Location_Protocol Service Locator Protocol]] | * '''SLP''' - [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_Location_Protocol Service Locator Protocol]] | ||
* '''SID''' - [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Identifier Security Identifier], a unique ID for a security object, such as a user or a group | |||
* '''SMB''' - [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Message_Block Server Message Block] (aka [[#C|CIFS]]), typically used to access shared file-systems and printers | * '''SMB''' - [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Message_Block Server Message Block] (aka [[#C|CIFS]]), typically used to access shared file-systems and printers | ||
* '''SMTP''' - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, email message delivery protocol, uses TCP 25 | * '''SMTP''' - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, email message delivery protocol, uses TCP 25 | ||
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* '''TLS''' - Transport Layer Security, successor to [[#S|SSL]] | * '''TLS''' - Transport Layer Security, successor to [[#S|SSL]] | ||
* '''TOS''' - [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_TOS The Operating System], the Atari ST's Operating System | * '''TOS''' - [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_TOS The Operating System], the Atari ST's Operating System | ||
* '''TTL''' - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_to_live Time To Live], a lifespan time-out or propagation limit for a piece of data | |||
== U == | == U == | ||
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== W == | == W == | ||
* '''WAN''' - Wide Area Network | * '''WAN''' - Wide Area Network | ||
* '''WBEM''' - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web-Based_Enterprise_Management Web-Based Enterprise Management] | |||
* '''WDS''' - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Deployment_Services Windows Deployment Services] | |||
* '''WMI''' - Windows Management Instrumentation, Microsoft's implementation of [[Acronyms#W|WBEM]] | |||
* '''WSUS''' - [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/windowsserver/bb332157.aspx Windows Server Update Services] | |||
== X == | == X == |