| Acronym | Meaning |
| MIDI | Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
| CHRP | Common Hardware Reference Platform |
| SGI | Silicon Graphics Incorporated |
| EIA | Electronic Industries Alliance (Association) |
| BPL | Bits Per Line |
| QIC | Quarter-Inch Cartridge |
| CDC | Cult Of The Dead Cow |
| DDR SDRAM | Double Data Rate-Synchronous DRAM |
| CSMA/CA | Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance |
| DLC | Data Link Control |