| Acronym | Meaning |
| EIDE | Enhanced Integrated Device Electronics |
| UART | Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter |
| UMB | Upper Memory Block |
| DWDM | Dense Wave Division Multiplexing |
| EDGE | Enhanced Data Rates For Global Evolution |
| EPROM | Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory |
| ZIF | Zero Insertion Force |
| QIC | Quarter-Inch Cartridge |
| CSMA/CA | Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance |
| DAFS | Document Attribute Format Specification |