| Acronym | Meaning |
| BDP | Bandwidth-delay Product |
| DVD-ROM | Digital Versatile (Video) Disc - Read Only Memory |
| WORM | Write Once Read Many |
| IBM | International Business Machines |
| SMIF | Stream-based Model Interchange Format |
| IPX | Internetwork Packet Exchange |
| SDH | Synchronous Digital Hierarchy |
| SAP | SAP America, Inc. (SAP AG) |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| AMP | Advanced Metal Powder |