Synonyms and antonyms of Abbreviations used in computing and on the internet in American Thesaurus

ac (abbreviation)

academic organization: used in the e-mail and website addresses of universities, colleges, and schools

ADSL (noun)

asymmetric digital subscriber line: a method of connecting a computer to the Internet that allows a very fast exchange of information, and allows you to be connected at all times without having to pay any extra money

AGP (noun)

accelerated graphics port: a place in a computer for connecting a circuit board that allows the computer to quickly show images that have height and depth

avi (abbreviation)

audio/video interleaved: the last part of the name of a file that contains sound and pictures

B2B (adjective)

business-to-business: a type of business activity in which companies use the Internet to trade with each other

B2C (adjective)

business-to-consumer: a type of business activity in which companies use the Internet to sell products and services directly to customers

bak (abbreviation)

the last part of the name of a backup file

bmp (abbreviation)

bitmap: the last part of the name of a file that contains pictures

bps (abbreviation)

bits per second: a unit for measuring the rate at which information can be sent over an Internet line

b-to-b (adjective)

business-to-business: used for describing a type of business activity in which companies use the Internet to trade with each other

C2B (adjective)

consumer-to-business: used for describing a type of business activity in which a customer deals with a company over the Internet

CGI (noun)

computer-generated imagery: images produced by a computer

com (abbreviation)

commercial organization: used in the email and website addresses of companies

cps (abbreviation)

characters per second: a measure of how fast information moves from one computer or file to another

CSS (noun)

cascading style sheets: a set of instructions used to describe the way a document written on a computer, for example a website, should look when it is published

D/A ()

digital-to-analog

dpi (abbreviation)

dots per inch: a measurement of the ability of a computer screen or printer to produce a clear image

edu (abbreviation)

educational institution: used in the email and website addresses of some colleges and schools, especially in the U.S.

EOF ()

end of file

exe (abbreviation)

executable file: the last part of the name of a program file

FAQ (noun)

frequently asked questions: a list of questions with answers provided, intended to help people to understand or use something, especially on the Internet

FTP (noun)

file transfer protocol: a set of rules for moving computer files from one computer to another in a network, especially over the Internet

GHz (abbreviation)

gigahertz

GIF (noun)

Graphic Interchange Format: a type of computer file that contains an image. GIF is also used as part of a file name.

GIGO (noun)

garbage in, garbage out: the idea that a computer program is only as good as the information that is put into it

gov (abbreviation)

government organization: used in e-mail and Internet addresses

HTML (noun)

hypertext markup language: the computer language used for writing pages on the Internet

http (noun)

hypertext transfer (or transport) protocol: the system used on the Internet to exchange documents in HTML

IMS (abbreviation)

information management system

IP address (noun)

Internet Protocol address: a code that represents a particular computer and is used to send messages to it on a network (=group of computers) or the Internet

ISP (noun)

Internet service provider: a company that provides customers with a connection to the Internet

JPEG (noun)

a method of reducing the size of computer files that contain images so that they can be sent quickly by e-mail or over the Internet

jpg (abbreviation)

the last part of the name of a file that contains a photograph

K (abbreviation)

computing kilobyte

kb (abbreviation)

kilobyte

kbps (abbreviation)

kilobits per second: a unit for measuring the speed of a modem

Mb (abbreviation)

megabyte: a unit for measuring the size of a computer’s memory, equal to just over one million bytes

meg (noun)

informal a megabyte

MHz (abbreviation)

megahertz

mips (noun)

million instructions per second: a unit for measuring computer speed

mov (abbreviation)

the last part of the name of a movie file

MP4 (noun)

a method of reducing the size of a computer file that contains video and audio so that it can be sent quickly by e-mail or over the Internet

org (abbreviation)

private organization: used in email and Internet addresses

PDF (noun)

Portable Document Format: a type of computer file that can contain words, images, etc. and can be sent on the Internet and read on any computer

SEO (abbreviation)

search engine optimization: the process of editing the material on a website so that the website appears near the top of the list of results produced by a search engine and so attracts more visitors

SKU (noun)

Stock Keeping Unit: a number that is used for referring to a product that is sold on the Internet

TCP/IP (abbreviation)

transmission control protocol/Internet protocol: a set of rules used by all computers on the Internet that allow them to communicate with each other

tif (abbreviation)

the last part of the name of a file that contains a bitmap image

TL;DR (abbreviation)

too long, didn’t read: used in response to a post or article on the internet to say that the text was too long to read in full

txt (abbreviation)

the last part of the name of a file that contains a text file

UGC ()

user generated content: material published using the Internet that is produced by ordinary people rather than by professional writers, artists, photographers, etc.

UI (noun)

user interface: the way in which a product or website is laid out and how the user interacts with it

URL (noun)

Uniform Resource Locator: an Internet address

UX (noun)

user experience: the overall experience that someone has when using a product, system or service

WAP (noun)

wireless application protocol: a type of technology that allows you to send e-mails and look at information on the Internet using a cell phone or pager

wav (abbreviation)

the last part of the name of a sound file

WLTM (abbreviation)

would like to meet: used in advertisements in newspapers or on the Internet

WWW (abbreviation)

the World Wide Web

XML (noun)

Extensible Markup Language: a markup language that allows information to be shared between different computer systems, especially on the Internet