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

ac (abbreviation)

academic organization: used in the email 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

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-analogue

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 US

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 email and Internet addresses

HTML (noun)

hypertext mark-up 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 email 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 film 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 emails and look at information on the Internet using a mobile 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 Mark-up Language: a mark-up language that allows information to be shared between different computer systems, especially on the Internet