| Acronym | Meaning |
 | A/D | Analog To Digital |
 | A/V | Audio/Visual |
 | AAC | Advanced Audio Coding |
 | AARP | AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol |
 | ABBH | Average Bouncing Busy Hour |
 | ABC | Atanasoff-Berry Computer |
 | ABEND | Abnormal End |
 | AC | Alternating Current |
 | ACD | Automatic Call Distributor |
 | ACES | Asia Cellular Satellite System |
 | ACK | Acknowledge Character |
 | ACL | Access Control List |
 | ACM | Association For Computing Machinery |
 | ACPI | Advanced Configuration And Power Interface |
 | ACTA | America's Carriers Telecommunications Association |
 | ACU | Automatic Calling Unit |
 | ADB | Apple Desktop Bus |
 | ADCCP | Advanced Data Communications Control Protocol |
 | ADO | ActiveX Data Objects |
 | ADP | Automatic Data Processing |
 | ADPCM | Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation |
 | ADS | Alternate Data Streams |
 | ADSL | Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
 | ADVEIS | Anti-Virus Dependent Vulnerabilities In E-mail Infrastructure Security |
 | AES | Asynchronous Event Scheduler |
 | AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
 | AGP | Accelerated Graphics Port |
 | AH | Authentication Header |
 | AI | Artificial Intelligence |
 | AIFF | Audio Interchange File Format |
 | AIFF-C | Audio Interchange File Format |
 | AIML | Astronomical Instrument Markup Language |
 | AIX | Advanced Interactive Executive |
 | ALGOL | Algorithmic Language |
 | ALU | Arithmetic (and) Logic Unit |
 | AMANDA | Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver |
 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices |
 | AML | Astronomy Markup Language |
 | AMP | Advanced Metal Powder |
 | AMPS | Advanced Mobile Phone System |
 | AMS | American Mobile Satellite Corporation |
 | AN | Active Network |
 | ANSA | Adaptive Network Security Alliance |
 | ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
 | AOL | America Online |
 | APA | All Points Addressable |
 | API | Application Program(ming) Interface |
 | APM | Advanced Power Management |
 | APP | Application Portability Profile |
 | APWG | Anti-Phishing Working Group |