| Acronym | Meaning |
| NGI | Next Generation Internet |
| CIR | Committed Information Rate |
| HPAS | Hypermedia Presentation And Authoring System |
| CERT | The CERT Coordination Center |
| CNG | Calling Tone |
| BSC | Base Station Controller |
| PVC | Permanent Virtual Circuit |
| LGMR | Laser Guided Magnetic Recording |
| NDIS | Network Driver Interface Specification |
| RIP | Raster Image Processor |