| Acronym | Meaning |
| MICR | Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (Reader) |
| VGA | Video Graphics Array (Adapter) |
| BASIC | Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code |
| EMS | Expanded Memory Specification |
| NCSA | National Center For Supercomputing Applications |
| AIML | Astronomical Instrument Markup Language |
| PIP | Peripheral Interchange Program |
| ULTRAATA | Ultra AT Attachment |
| PPCP | PowerPC Platform |
| IRDA | Infrared Data Association |