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" Who Controls the Vocabulary, Controls the Knowledge"

" Who Controls the Vocabulary, Controls the Knowledge"

Acronyms from Future-Based Consultancy & Solutions

"Translation" of some Business, Finance, ICDT acronyms (including several SAP ones), initialims, tech term oddities and techronyms, loaded words and buzzwords to ease the reading of courses, books, magazines and : see "anacronym", "ASS" and many others ... (third main version since 1997) ( www.fbc-e.com , updated & corrected twice a month. Release 02-10-2009)

" Who controls the vocabulary , 6170+ controls the knowledge " George ORWELL in "1984"

Instruction To ease your researches , we are inviting you to use the " search " function within the Menu " edit " Pour faciliter vos recherches, utilisez la fonction " rechercher " disponible dans le menu " Edition " Information Underligned names are identifying authors, editors and / or copyrighted applications ©, ®, ™ FBWPA Free Business White Page Available (www.fbc-e.com ) Acronym Rose salmon is related to acronyms and assimilated terms and concepts. IL / InLin Lingo also called " PC talk" Intelligence Light green color is related to intelligence, business intelligence ( BI , CI ) FBC>s Yellow color is related to FBC>s concepts and methodologies (more on www.fbc-e.com ) Finance Deep blue color is related to Finance and Accounting ( FI ) Note: BOLD acronyms KM Deep green color is related to Knowledge Management ( KM ) and texts are "translated" HR & R Lemon green color is related to HR and recruitment in the list. Mobility Light blue color is related to mobile communication ( MoMo ) Security Red color is related to security and risks management ( RM ) Note : US spelling Virtual Pink color is related to virtual / virtuality ( VR )

& ampersand $$$ temporary files Feel free to copy and distribute this "computer-babble *.001 Hayes JT translator" provided that it is distributed only in its 0 Day FTP supposed to be moved within original and unmodified state with our name, address, the next 24 hours to another IP . phone, fax and email. No charge for doing it. Anyone 10BaseT spec handling up to 10 Mo /sec willing to charge a fee for the distribution of our 100BaseT Ethernet spec handling up to 100 Mo /sec translator must have our written permission. Without 3D 3 Dimensions (see D3D , 4D ) which the distributor is guilty of a copyright violation. 3Dfx 3D special effects Don't publish it on another site as it won't be updated ! 3DO 3-Dimensional Optics ( T. Hawkins ) Simply use the Internet link ! 3DPA 3D Positional Audio 3DS 3D Studio (format) 3D-TV seeing TV in Three Dimensions (sometimes spelled 3-D TV) 4D 4 Dimensions ( 3D + Time : JIT , Real-Time , Change / CM , TTx ...) 2G 2nd Generation 3G 3d Generation 4G 4th Generation 3GIO 3d Generation I / O (Bus, Interface) 1GL 1st Generation Language (machine instructions) 2GL 2nd Generation Language (Assembler) 3GL 3d Generation Language (C/C++, Fortran, Cobol) 4GL 4th Generation Language. Ex / i.e.: ABAP , SQL 5GL 5th Generation Language 6GL 6th Generation Language 3GPP Third Generation Partnership Projet (see PM , PMI , PMO ) 3LH 3d Level Hierarchy 3MF Multi Media Multi Format (mini chip : it will decode the AVC )

DB address res_acro_d001_e. Page 1 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 3PLs Third-Party Logistics (providers) 3PCC 3d Party Call Control 16CIF 16 times Common Intermediate Format (Picture Format) 16QUAM 16-state Quadrature Amplitude Modulation 2W 2-Wire 3P , Planet, Profit: UN Commission on (a sort of ) 4P outdated marketing mix model (McCarthy in the 60ties): product, place, price, promotion (see SIVA ) 7S A McKinsey model for consultants & managers: strategy, structure, system, skills, staff, style, shared value 7QC The 7 Quality Control Tools (Kaoru Ishikawa from the JUSE in the 60's) 8nergy http://bizz-exert.blogspot.com : business & corporate philosophy "41" 41 interacting cases to initiate the CM / change management ( FBC>s methodology) 802.11 a developed by the IEEE for WLAN 802.11a idem with a range up to 30 meters, operating at 5GHz, providing 54Mbps ( aka WiFi5 ) 802.11b idem with a range up to 100 meters, operating at 2.4GHz, providing 11Mbps (see WEP ) 802.11g idem with a range up to 100 meters, operating at 2.4GHz, providing 54Mbps 802.11i security standard using 128-bit encryption keys for more privacy and security (see WPA ) 802.11n 300 Mbit/s on a theoretical base (DRAFT 2.0 version) 802.15.6 around the human body network (see BAN ) 24 fps 24 frames per second (a movie usually runs 24 pictures per second) 8 bit PC move data in 1 Byte Chunks 16 bit PC move data in 2 Byte Chunks 32 bit PC move data in 4 Byte Chunks 64 bit PC move data in 8 Byte Chunks 360° very shortly said : peripheral SNA made as from each participant of a group or enterprise 404 The "famous error 404: URL not found" qualifying a "disconnected or glazing person" A Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available A ampere (unit of electrical current) A0 841 x 1189 mm (according ISO 216 / international size standard) A3 Adaptive Application Architecture (a Gartner reference model) A3 297 x 420 mm (according ISO 216 / international standard) A4 210 x 297 mm (according ISO 216 / international paper size standard) A5 148 x 210 mm (according ISO 216 / international paper size standard) A2A Application-To-Application (link in between internal applications) A2A Asia-to-America (see ACP ) A2E Asia-to-Europe (see ACP , EMEA ) A2Q Answers To Questions (see FAQ ) AA Anti-Aliasing AA Assets Accounting (sub-ledger module to FI ) AA Auto Answer ( Net ) AAA ASP Application Aggregator AAA Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (framework to control the PC resources access) AAAAAA Association for the Abolition of Abused Abbreviations and Asinine Acronyms (see Asinine ) AAAI American Association of Artificial Intelligence (see AI ) AAAS American Assn for the Advancement of Sciences, 1848 ( http://www.aaas.org/aboutaaas/ ) AABB Axis Aligned Bounding Box AAC Advanced Audio Coding (has developped mp4 providing more efficient compression than mp3 ) AACR-2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules AACS Advanced Access Control System : DVD protection AACS Asynchronous Address Communication System AADA Advances in Adaptive Data Analysis ( www.worldscinet.com/aada/aada.shtml ) AAF Advanced Authoring Format AAFID Autonomous Agent For Intrusion Detection AAGR An Average Growth Rate AAL ATM Adaptation Layer AALL American Assn of Law Librarians AAMC American Assn of American Colleges AAMS Aircraft Actuation & Management Systems (see MRO ) AAP Application Access Point AARP AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol aaS as a Service ( see ASP , Cloud Computing , DaaS , Grid Computing , HaaS , IaaS , PaaS , SaaS , …) DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 2 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 AAS Auto Area Segmentation AASIS Arkansas Administrative Statewide Information System: an interesting fi nancial security doc www.legaudit.state.ar.us/AuditReports/InfoSys/2003/AASISApplCntrlsOct2003.pdf - AASP ASCII Asynchronous Support Package AAT Average Access Time. Fr .: Temps d'accès moyen (see TBC & the TTx collection: TTC , TTM , ,,,) AATP Authorized Academic Training Program ( ) ABA Activity-Based Accounting (see ABC , ABCM , TCA ) ABAC APEC Business Consultative Council Abacus ancient calculating device used for centuries by the Chinese and some other cultures ABAF Anti-Bribery Anti-Fraud ABAP Advanced Business Application Programming ( SAP lang ./4th generation) ABB Activity Based Budgeting ( accting mgmt)(see ABA , ABC, TCA , ...) abbr/abbrev abbreviated, abbreviation (used in dictionary abbreviation) ABC Activity Based Costing , a useful "push model" when conducting a BPR ( see ABA , ABB , ABCM , TCA , TDABC ABC Bureau of Circulations ( www.accessabc.com ) (see ABCi ) ABCi ABC Interactive: independent 3d party for verifying online activity (see ABC ) ABCM ABC Management (see ABC , ABA , TCA ) ABCP Asset-Backed Commercial Papers (emitted mostly by the SIV ) ABEL Advanced Boolean Expression Language ABEND(S) ABnormal END(s) ABI Administration/Application Binary Interface Ability to execute evidence of sustained good results ABIOS Advanced Basic Input Output System ABM Activity Based Management (acc. mgmt )(see ABC , TCA ) ABM Asynchronous Balanced Mode ABMD (Fr ) Association Belge du Marketing Direct ( www.abmd.be ) ABPL Advanced Business Programming Language (see BPML , UML ) ABR Available (see CBR , VBR ) ABR Area Border Router ABS Adaptive Business Solutions ABS Asset-Backed Securities (see CDO , RMBS ) ABS-QE ABS Quality Evaluations : accredited by EMA (Mexico), ANAB and IATF (US), Immetro (Brazil) and RvA (Holland) and has agencies in more than 100 countries (see EFQM , QA , QC , QI , QM , TQM ) AbSD Appliance-based Delivery ABSSS Creation of Agent-Based Social Systems Sciences ( www.dis.titech.ac.jp/coe/index_eng.htm ) ABTC APEC Business Travel Card (see ABAC , APEC )( www.businessmobility.org ) AC3 Dolby Digital (from Dolby Labs ™) AC Alternative Current AC Analog Computer AC Accounting - General ( R/3 Business Application Area) ACC Association of Communication Companies (see CCB , UMA ) ACCA Assn of Chartered Certified Accountant (250.000 members & students in 160 countries/London) Access sophisticated flexible DB maker, an application being part of Microsoft Office Acct(ing) Account(ing). Procedure: you need an Acct Group for creating an Account Account determination to separate gain or loss from payment difference is based on 3 criteria : debit, tax code, reason code Account groups / groupe de comptes Collection of properties of accounts (see master record). Fr : Entrée obligatoire: caractéristiques de classification au sein d'une fiche compte général avec définition des zones pour les saisies. AS = Assets. Fr : Immobilisations CASH = Liquidity. Fr : Liquidités GL = General Ledger. Fr : Grand Livre / les comptes généraux MAT = Materials. Fr : Gestion des articles PL / P&L = Profit & Loss. Fr : Comptes de résultat / Pertes et Profits Account type Code indicating the belonging accounting area of an account. Determines whether the G/L or one of the subledger is used. Specifies generic names such as … A Assets. Fr : Immobilisations D Customers. Fr : Clients K Vendors. Fr : Fournisseurs M Materials. Fr : Articles S General Accounts. Fr : Comptes généraux

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 3 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 Must be a balance sheet account or a P+L statement to enable the carry forward of the retained earnings. ACCP Access Control Coordinate Point Acculturation getting accustomed to new environments ACD Automatic Call Distribution (phone system) (see PABX ) ACD Autoregressive Conditional Duration ( ARCH model) ACDS Average Days of Supply / Stock (see , LPT , PCO …) ACE Advanced Computing Environment ACE Agent-based Computational Economics ( http://www.socsci.aau.dk/ae2006/ ) ACEE Access Control Environment Element ACELP Algebraic Code Excited Linear Prediction ACF Advanced Communications Function ACF / NCP Advanced Communications Function / Network Control Program ACH Automated Clearing House ACIA Asynchronous Communication Interface Adapter Acid2 test page made to help browser vendors ensure correct Web standards in their product ACINT ACoustical INTelligence ACK ACKnowledge (character, HEX = 06, DEC = 6) (see NAK ) ACKNLG ACKNowLedGe (Interface signal) ACL Access Control List : it stops traffic from IP addresses or port not within the list. ACLS American Council of Learned Societies ( http://www.acls.org /) ACLU American Civil Liberties Union *.acm ADPCM CODEC (audio file) ACML (Extensible) Access Control Markup Language ACP Access Control Policy ACP Asia, Caribbean, Pacific (" ACP countries") ACPC APPLE Card ACPI Advanced Configuration & Power Interface ACR Allowed Cell Rate ACROBAT ADOBE exchange format Acronym word made of the initial letters of words set in a definition/ designation ( see AAAAAA , anacronym , apronym , ASS , backronym , IL , recursive acronym , retronym , TLA , YABA , YATLA ) Acronymize to form into an acronym (Webster's Encyclopedic Dictionary) ACR-R Adaptive Control of Thought--Rational: cognitive architecture (John Robert Anderson) ACRS Accelerated Cost Recovery System *.acs Microsoft agent character file ACSI American Customer Satisfaction Index ACT American College Test ACT Applied Change Technology ( FBC>s ) : technology-based communication optimization action-reaction Newton 2nd law (dynamic translation) also considered in a Change Mgmt process (Fr) www.fbc-e.com/services/documents/ser_chge_t002_f.pdf ACTS Automated Computer Time Service (see CUT , IST , NIST , TAI , UTC ) ACU Automatic Call Unit ACV At Completion Variance ACWP Actual Cost of Work Performed ( IE )(see EV , BAC , BCWP , BCWS , EAC , VAC ) A&D Analysis and Design AD (see GPTF ) A/D Analog to Digital ADA programming language (US, 1979). Ada : first name of a Babbage collaborator AdatP-3 Allied Data Publication-3 (see IER , MTF ) ADATP-3 Architecture, Design, Analysis and Planning Tool : to enable SWIFT applications ADB APPLE Desktop Bus ADB Asian Development Bank ADC Automatic Data Collection ADC Analog-to-Digital Converter ADC Active DT Channel ADC ADvice of Charge (service) (see ISDN ) ADC Apple Display Connector ( DVI variant) ADCAD Advertising Design (Computer Assisted)(see CAD ) ADD Active Data Dictionary (see DDD ) Add-in basic application improvement

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 4 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 Add-on extension of the material features Address a place on the Internet or the email address of a person ADE Application Development Environment (tools for building applications used by the DSS analyst) ADF Application Development Framework ADF Automatic Document Feeder (Fax, , …) ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (neurobehavioral disorder Internet abuse is supposed to be one of the cause) ADI AUTOCAD Device Interface ADK Application Development Toolkit ADK Archive Development Kit ( SAP ) ADM Architecture-Driven Modernization ADM Arrow Diagram Method ADM Asynchronous Disconnected Mode ADO Application Defined Objects (include forms, style, printer definitions) ADOCS Automated Deep Operations Coordination System ADP Automatic Data Processing (see DP ) ADPCM Adaptative Differential PCM (Microsoft ) ADR Application-Dependent Route ADSI Active Directory Service Interface ADSL Asymetric Digital Subscriber Line (see BPL , DSL , SDSL ) ADSP APPLE Talk Data Stream Protocol ADSP Author Domain Signing Practices (see DKIM ) adv. adverb (used in dictionary abbreviations) ADV (Fr ) Administration Des Ventes ( SD ) Adware SW that brings advertising page to the computer (more with pestpatrol.com )(see ) AE Account Executive (see KAM ) AE Authorization for Expenditure AEC Architecture Engineering & Construction ( CAD ) AEM Atom Earth Mother (see PF ) AES Automated Export System ( LES enables the users to exchange data with custom authorities) AES Advanced Encryption Standards (see IDEA ) AESC American Engineering Standards Committee AESRM Alliance for Enterprise Security (see RM ) AF Alternative Frequencies (radio) AF Application Form (see CV ) AFC Application Foundation Classes AFM Accelerating Forward Move ( FBC>s ): change-related concept AFM Atomic Force Microscope (see STM ) AFP APPLE talk Filing Protocol AFPFO Anti-Fraud Post-Fraud Operations (see ATPTO ) AfriNIC African Network Information Center ( RIR for the African region) AFS Advanced Streaming Format ( Microsoft ) AFTA ANSEAN Free Trade Area AGC Automatic Gain Control (used in audio and equipment to maintain the output level) agcy agency AGI Adjusted Gross Income (see GDP ) AGM Annual General Meeting (of shareholders) AGP Accelerated / Advanced Graphics Port ( INTEL ) AGPL Affero General Public License Agresso suite of SW for administrative & financial processes of higher education institutions. A-GPS Assisted GPS (see E-GPS ) AH Authentification Header : an IPSec checking the packet content integrity after its transit AHP Analytical Hierarchy Process *.ai ADOBE Illustrator (file) AI Appreciative Inquiry: the positive regard on what's valuable (versus the resolving approach) AI Artificial Intelligence (see AAAI , AL , AUAI , ES ) FBWPA Note: The human brain has needed 40 million years to develop 200 billion connections and it doesn't use them all ! AI Automated Invention : computers are solving described problems and bringing solutions AIAG Automotive Industry Action Group AICPA American Institute of CPA AIDA Attention+Interest+Desire+Action (advertising principles)

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 5 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 AIDC Automatic Identification and Data Capture (see EPC , RFID ) *.aiff Audio Interchange File Format AIIC International Association of Conference Interpreters Ajax Asynchronous Java Script and XML (creates rich Web -based applications) AICPA American Institute of Certified Public Accountants ( http://www.aicpa.org /) AIM Advanced Information Management AIM Alternative Investment Market AIO Activities, Interests, Opinions ( mkg ) AIR Automatic Image Refinement ( CANON ) AirCERT Automated Incident Reporting (see CERT , http://www.cert.org/ ) AIS Applied Information Service AIT Advanced Intelligent Tape : cassette storage standard (see DLT & LTO ) AIW Adaptive Information Warehouse ( Fast ) aka or a.k.a also known as (used before an alias) Aka 802.11b Wifi networking technology AL Application Layer (see OSI ) AL Application Logic AL Artificial Life (see also AI , Second Life ) ALAC At-Large Advisory Committee: provides advices on the activities of the ICANN *.alb power ALBum (file) ALC Artificial Life Character (see AL, ECA , ECT ) ALE Application Link Enabling (application distribution) Alexa rank traffic index analyzing the internet usage of Alexa Toolbar users (USA) ALF Advanced List Format ( SAP doc) ALGOL ALGorithmic Oriented Language (scientific language)(see CVSELP , IAL ) algorithm mathematical rules set. They are often used for encryption/decryption processes (see blowfish ) ALI Application Layer Interface (communication interface) alias nickname, simplified electronic address name replacing another hostname (see a.k.a ) a-Life artificial life (could be a virtual life)(see AI , AL , Second Life ) ALJ Administrative Law Judge (USA) Alloted issued (annual report) ALM Application Life-cycle Management (see PLC ) ALM Assets and Liability Management ALN Asynchronous Learning Network (see ALT , ASL , CBCL , CLE , CSCL , ECLG , WBL , WBT , …) Alt Alternate ALT Advanced Learning Technologies ( see ALT , ASL , CBCL , CLE , CSCL , ECLG , ROLE , WBL , WBT , …) Alt-A special asset mortgage ALTS Association for Local Services ALU Arithmetic & Logic Unit (processor) ALV ABAP List Viewer AM Assets Management ( SAP module)(see AA , DAM ) AM Active Messaging AM Amplitude Modulation (see FM ): radio carrier wave for transmitting information Amcham American Chamber of Commerce (see Eurocham ) AMD Advanced Micro Devices (1969) : competitor of Intel AMG Automatic Metadata Generation AMI Machine Image AML Algebraic Modeling Language (see GAMS ) AMLCD Active Matrix LCD AMLO Anti-Money Laundering Operations AMP Alliance Management Program Ampersand & AMPS Advanced Mobile Phone Service (see D-AMPS ) AMPS Automatic Music Program System AMQP Advanced Message Queuing Protocol: open specification for pervasive, message-oriented integration AMR Audio/Modem Riser ( Intel ) for packaging the analog I/O audio functions of modem circuitry with a codec chip AMR Advanced Manufacturing Research (Boston Institute) AMR Automatic Message Registering AMRS Alternative Map Registering Sets ( EMS memory) AMS American Mathematical Society

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 6 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 AMSP Application Management Service Provider (see ASP , ISP ) AMT Applied Management Technology AMT Advanced Manufacturing Technology AMTSO Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization ( http://www.amtso.org/ ) ANA Association of National Advertisers (USA) anacronym very old acronym that is now part of the common language (no one remembers its origin). As found in the July 1997 issue of Wired Magazine. Example: Laser (see backronym ) anagram word made of another by transposing the letters (don't confuse it with acronym or anacronym ) AND opérateur logique "et" (voir OR et XOR ) AND Automated Network Deployment (see ZAD ) Andon signboard . Part of the Toyota Production System (see TPS ). Android SW platform and OS for mobile devices based on kernel ( in 2005) *.ani animated cursor (see *.cur ). Fr. : curseur animé ANI Automatic Number Identification ANN Artificial Neural Network (see NN ) ANOVA ANalysis-Of-Variance : statistical model for data analysis ANSI American National Standard Institute (see ISO ) Anti- virus free antivirus : www.secuser.com ; http://housecall.antivirus.com (see Virus ) AOC Air Operations Center (see ASRs ) AOL America On Line (1985, + 10,000,000 customers) AOT Advanced Object Technology AP Access Points AP Application Package / Program (see WP ) APA All Points Addressable APAC Adaptative Planning and Control Sequence (application of SWOT ) APAR Authorized Program Analysis Report APB Accounting Principles Board (see AICPA , FASB , GAAP ) APBO Accounting Principles Board Opinions APC Acquisition and Production Costs APC Advanced Process Control APD Advanced Planning & Development (see APO ) APEAL Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (J.D. Power's 2008) APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (see ASEAN ) APEC FMM APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting (see ABAC ) API Application Programming Interface (voir BAPI ) : UI design constrained by the OS or application. APIPA Automatic Private IP Addressing APL A Programming Language (1956) APM Advanced Power Management APM Application Development Module APNIC Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (Asia & Pacific region RIR ) APO (SAP ) Advanced Planner & Optimizer = central component w/i SCOPE which provides planning tools for real-time planning and decision support APPC Advanced Program-to-Program Communications Applet JAVA mini application ( JAVA script use) Apps Applications APQC American Productivity and Quality Center (see EFQM , QA , QC , QM , TQM , …) APQP Advanced Product Quality Planning (see APQC) APRIL Asynchronous Pulsed Radiated Incident Light is a MDCP Apronym letters of an acronym representing a meaningful term in its context http://www.co.nz/cgi/forums/list.cgi?id=acronyms&user=&session=&root=1044419774 APS Advanced Planning and Scheduling APS Application Platform Suite APT Advanced Parallel Technology APT Automatically Programed Tools APWG Anti-Phishing Working Group ( http://www.apwg.org/ ) AR Augmented Reality (see AI , ART , VR , Wetware , …) AR Application Requester (see RFQ , RFP , … ) ARC4 Alleged RC4 Protocol ARCH model Pr. Robert Fry Engle III 's autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (see ACD , DCC ) Architecture system design plus description of the components interactions.

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 7 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 Archiving archiving systems : RAR , ZIP , CAB , ARJ , LHA , LZH, , GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO Arcology Architecture & ecology. Paolo Soleri concept: huge cities enclosed in a single building with its built-in environment ARF Abort, Retry, Fail (message) ARF Abuse Feedback Reporting Format (see DKIM ) ARF Advertising Research Foundation ARIADNE Alliance of Remote Instructional Authoring and Distribution Networks for Europe ARIN American Registry for Internet Numbers ( North America, parts of the Caribbean and sub-Saharan Africa RIR ) ARIP Account Receivable Incoming Payment ARJ Archive Robert Jung , a compressing and archiving program ARL Archive Link ARM Automatic Restart Manager ARM Advanced RISC Machine ARP Address Resolution Protocol ARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency ( NET genesis)(see ARPANET , DARPA ) ARPANET short for ARPANETWORK :Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (see NIC ) ARPU Average Revenue Per User ARRL American Radio Relay League ARS Action Request System ARSC Accounting and Review Services Committee (see AICPA ) art. article (used in dictionary abbreviation) ART Augmented Reality Technology (see AI , AR , RR , VR , …) ART ( Fr ) Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications ART Alternative Risk Transfer Market (Risk management)(see RM ) ARTE ( Fr ) Association Relative à la Télévision Européenne (authentique / true) AS Asynchronous System AS Autonomous System asap As soon as possible ASAP Accelerated SAP (rapid implementation extended procedure) ASAP Align Supply And Production (SAS ): principle along the general SCM principles ASAP Automated Standard Application for Payment ASBL (Fr ) Association Sans But Lucratif (see NPO ) ASC Anti- Coalition ( http://www.antispywarecoalition.org/ ) ASCII American Standard for Computer Information Interchange ASE Accelerated Solution Environment ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations (see APEC ) *.asf (ASF) Active Streaming Format ( MS audio / video file formats) ASF Apache Software Foundation ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit (see ASSP ) Asinine silly, stupid (see AAAAAA ) ASIO Audio Stream Input/Output ASIS American Society for Information Science ASL Asynchronous Learning (see ALN , ALT , CBCL , CLE , CSCL , ECLG , ROLE , WBL , WBT , …) ASLR Address Space Layout Randomization: computer security technique about the key data areas arrangement ASM / RDM Advanced Server Manager / Remote Diagnostic Management ( ACER ) ASN Advanced Shipping Notice ( MM -WM ) ASN.1 Abstract Syntax Notation One: international standard (see BER , DER ) ASO Address Supporting Organization: advises the ICANN BOD on IP addresses policy and mgmt ASP Active Server Pages (outil serveur / serving tool) ASP Application Service Provider ASP Assn of SW Professionals *.asp Active Server Page ( MS component, file) ASPI Advanced SCSI Programming Interface ASQ American Society for Quality (see EFQM , QA , QC , QI , QL , TQM )( www.asq.org/ ) ASQC American Society for Quality Control (interesting doc : www.cepra.org/download/D11v04.pdf) ASR Automatic Speech Recognition: automated recognition of the words a person pronounces on the phone line. ASRs Air Support Requests (US Army or Marine) (see AOC ) ASRS Automatic Storage & Retrieval System ( SAP LES ) ASS ( yes !) Acronym Stress Syndrome ( yes ! It does exist !) (see AAAAAA ) ASSEMBLER ASSEMBly language (see COBOL , FORTRAN , PL/1 …) Assign a CyCd to a CyCd

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 8 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 a Credit Cntrol Area a Financal Management Area a Controlling Area a Plant to a CyCd a Sales Organization to a CyCd a Purchase Organization to a CyCd Assn Association ASSP Application Specific Standard Product ( device integrated circuit)(see ASIC ) ASTM American Society for Testing Material ASTM Abstract Syntax Tree Metamodel ASVD AudioSpan ( Rockwell ) asynchronous being operative on its own built-in clock (back to the First Triad ) asynchronous learning learning environment where the learner and instructor aren't simultaneously present AT Activity Type AT Advanced Technology (see ATA , ATX , SATA ) AT (Fr ) Analyse Transactionnelle (see TA ): article disponible dans notre Business Magazine n°3 AT Assistive Technology (see DSS ) ATA AT Attachment (activity attachment) ATAM ® Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method®: SEI method in the area of software architecture evaluation ATAPI AT Attachment Packet Interface ATB Automated Ticket & Boarding (Pass) ( IT ) ATCS American Television Standards Committee ATD Anthropomorphic Test Device ATD Available To Deploy ( SAP /MRP4) atemi based on the action / reaction principle (coming from the combat sports terminologies) ATL Active Template Library ATM Automatic Telling Machine ATM Asynchronous Transfert Mode (see ABT ) ATM ADOBE Type Manager ATM / ATC Air Traffic Management and Control Systems ATN Attention ( GPIB 24LB) ATO Assemble-to-Order ATP Available-To-Promise (quantity) ATPTO Anti-Threat Post-Threat Operations (see AFPFO ) ATRAC Adaptative TRansform Acoustic Coding ( ) ATS Advanced Training Solution (called InfoDB in some countries) uses all the R/3 training material. ATS Applicant Tracking System Attitude management how to be the "perfect" leader ? (article in the 3d issue of the FBC>s Business Magazine) ATU Account Team Unit (see SMT , TU ) ATX(motherboard) Advanced Technology eXtended [form factor] : no wires needed: built-in IO ports (see AT ) AU Access Unit AU African Union AUAI Association for Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence ( www.auai.org ) (see AI ) AUC Assets Under Construction ( AA ) (voir IEC ) audio dub the sound of a program recording only and without any concern of the pictures? AugCog Augmented Cognition: could be part of a EAM program (see AI , HMI ) AUI Attachment Unit Interface autonomic computing systems with self-management abilities aux. auxiliary (used in dictionary abbreviation) AUX auxiliary input(s) on amplifiers, pre-amps, mixing tables … A/UX Apple/Unix av average AV Artificial Variable AVAR Association of anti Virus Asia Researchers ( http://www.aavar.org/ ) Avatar Visual appearance used for a self represention in 3D or virtual reality games, chat forums on the Web (see DID , FOAF , Second Life ) AVC (see 3MF ) AVI (*.avi) Audio Video Interleave (file format defining the relationship between audio and video) AVIEN Anti-Virus Information Exchange Network ( http://www.avien.org /) AVIEWS Anti-Virus Information & Early Warning System ( http://www.aviews.net/ )

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 9 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 AVK Audio Video Kernel ( IBM+Intel ) AVL Automatic Volume Level / Levelling AVR Automatic Voltage Regulator AWG American Wire Gauge AWIC Average Within Inventory Cost AWS Amazon Web Services (see cloud computing ) AWT Abstract Windows Toolkit Axiome (Fr ) énoncé explicite et logique des principes et définitions utilisées dans un domaine scientifique Azure Windows Services Platform (could be considered as a PaaS or a Cloud OS ) B Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available B1G1F Buy One Get One Free (sales/marketing) B2A Business-To-Administration B2B Business-To-Business B2B Back-To-Brussels … when I'm home … :-)) B2Bi B2B Integration (see EAI ) in view of multi-company business processes. B2BUA Back-To-Back User Agent B2C Business-To-Customer (see C2C ) B2G Business-To-Government (see G2C ) B2R Back-To-Reality … after a long unrealistic business dream ! B2S Business-To-Suppliers Ba Place-Time-People (Japan), a shared dynamic context in motion (see STU ) BA (2B+D interface) Basic Access (see ISDN , PRA ) BA Business Analyst BA Business Area BAA Business Application Area Babbage Charles , Dec. 26, 1791-Oct,18, 1871, English mathematician having originated the programmable computer concept BAC Budget At Completion (see EV , ACWP , BCWP , BCWP , EAC , VAC ) Backbone high speed data link connecting the main NW and carrying the heaviest traffic Backronym acronym refering to itself in the expression for which it stands ( see recursive acronym , retronym , anacronym ). Backronym example : VISA International Service Association (1976) BaffleText more sophisticated CAPTCHA filter made by PARC *.bak back-up file format BAL Business Analysis Library BALUN BALanced / UNbalanced BAM Business Activity Management (see SAM ) BAM Business Activity Monitoring (could be related to BI , TCO for IT managers) BAM Bidirectional Associative Memory BAN Body Area NW : IEEE 802.15.6 wireless mini-emitter/receiver to be installed around, on/in the human body (WPAN ) firstly an expression of the analog capacity ( Hz ), secondly of the digital transfer capacity. Bank ID 5-digit alphanumeric key / abbreviation (i.e. DEUBA = Deutsche Bank) Banking see SAP Banking BAPCO Belgian Assn of Professional Conference Organizers BAPI Business Application Programming Interface (see API ) : w/i SAP , that transaction retrieves a list of all Business Objects and their BAPI s from the BOR . Mailing list: http://www.sap.com/ products/techno/bapis/feedback/mailing/mailing.htm ) BASDA Business Aplication SW Developers Assn (UK) Base 2 system binary number system Base 10 system decimal number system Basel II or 2 banking standards set for regulating finance and banking in the EC (see Solvency II ) BASIC Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code (programming language) BASIC Beginner's All-purpose Systemic Individual Construction (FBC>s concept) Bastion Host hardened system to resist attack and used as a firewall component *.bat see Batch file BATCH simple program file / stored commands series Batch file DOS commands in a *.bat file BATNA Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement (see MOU ) Baud measurement unit of digital data transmission speed B2B Business To Business (see B2C , C2C ) BBDE Browser-Based Desktop Environment (see DE ) BBK Library Bibliographic DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 10 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 b- Blog for mainly sharing business insights instead of personal concerns BBMC Brussels Business Mediation Center ( http://www.bbmcmediation.be/ ) BBP Business-to-Business Procurement ( SAP ) BBRT Beyond Budgeting Round Table (Intl Research Consortium sponsored by 70 large enterprises) BBS Bulletin Board Syst .: computerized meeting system allowing subscribers to discuss & exchange files (asynchronously) BC Basis Components ( R/3 Business Application Area), Binary Computing, Business Continuity BC Business Continuity (see IRM , RM ) BC-BE Business Engineer (within the SAP BC ) BCD Binary Coded Decimal. Fr : décimal codé binaire BCD Belgian Centre for Domotic BC / DR Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery BCE (Fr) Banque Centrale Européenne (see ECB ) BC-FES-DEI Desktop Integration : use of Excel for R/3 data display & processing B Channel Bearer Channel BCI Brain-Computer Interface BCIS Business Change Implementation Specialist BCM Business Change Management ( FBC>s )( e-BCM : updated version) BCP Business Continuity Planning (see BCPR ) BCP Business Critical Path (see CPM ) BCPL Basic Compiled Programming Language BCPR Business Continuity Planning Requirements BCR Bar Code Reader BCS Banking Commercial Standard, Business Computing System BCS Basic Content Services (see ECM ) BCS Business Classification Scheme BCS Business Communication System (communication, ) BC-SRV-ARL SAP Archive Link Service BCU Bus Coupling Unit BCWP Budgeted Cost of Work Performed (see EV , ACWP , BAC , EAC , VAC ) BCWS Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled (see EV , ACWP , BAC , EAC , VAC ) BD Business Domain (see TD ) ( IE ) BDAY Beginning of the Day (see EDAY ) BDC Batch Data Conversion BDC Batch (BC-SRV) BDC Backup Domain Controller BDE Borland Data base Engine BDF Bean Scripting Framework BDI Bulk Data Ingestion BDM Business Development Manager BDOS Basic DOS .be .be (Belgium) domain (see DNS ) BE Business Engineering (see BPR , BPM , RBE ) BEA Bureau of Economic Analysis (USA) Bear Market decreasing market BECTA British Education Communications and Technology Agency BEI Business Enterprise Integration BEL Beep ( HEX =07, DEC =7) BELTUG BELgian Telecom Users Group BEM Business Event Management (see BPM , BPR ) Benchmarking value chain processes comparison Benchmarks set of programs to check the PC specs BENS Business Executive for National Security : it suggests the anticipation of risks. BeOS media oriented OS (Be Software ) BEPA Bureau of European Policy Advisers BER Basic Encoding Rules (see ASN.1 ) BES Blackberry Enterprise Server (push- technology) BEW Business Engineering Workbench ( SAP office) BEx Business Explorer ( SAP ) BF (SAP ) Business Framework BG Background Color (see FG )

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 11 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 BGAN Broadband Global Area Network (Inmarsat )(see GMD , MSU ) BGP Border Gateway Protocol (see Peering point ) B2H Binary to Hexadecimal (see B2O ) BHO Browser Helper Object (pert object) BI Business Intelligence (see AI , CI ) FBWPA In France, BI = IE. It stands for "Intelligence Economique" (see BIR , CI , DCBI , EI , MI , RI ) BI Batch Input automatically carries out normal SAP transactions and is suitable for large amounts of data that are already available in electronic form (see BIB , BIP , EBIS , …) BIA Business Impact Analysis/Assessment: innovation & market position, sales & finance results, governance & control, brand image & corporate reputation, public administration & legal obligation, liability & exposure, health & employees safety, activities & market share, BIAC Biometric Access Controls BIAC Business & Industry Advisory Committee BIB Business Intelligence Beans ( JAVA ) BIC Bank Identifier Code (corresponding to SWIFT ) identifies the beneficiary's Bank (see SEPA ) B-ICI Broadband-Inter Carrier Interface BIF Brute Force & Ignorance (bad program) BIFA Border Information Flow Architecture (USA) Big Bang One step implementation Big Blue IBM (has a blue logo) (see Blue Cloud ) Big Brother Permanent police monitoring of the population ( described in "1984" from G. Orwell)(see Big Mother ) Big DOS partition with more than 65.536 sectors Big Iron mainframe Big Mother wireless & video technologies use to continuously tracking the kids activities (see Big Brother ) BIM Business Information Management BIM British Institute of Management (1947). Institute of Industrial Administration absorbed in 1958. BIMBO Buy In Management Buy Out (see LBI , LBO , LBU , LMBI , LMBO ) *.bin MacBinary (file) Bin "binary" abbreviation (see bit ) Binary system System that utilizes two values : 0 and 1 Binary thinker Absolute way of thinking : yes or no, black or white, bad or good BIND Berkeley Internet Name Domain (see DNS ) Bing-fa strategy, in the Chinese language ( www.scienceofstrategy.com ) Biologon logon after face, voice, fingerprint recognition (related to security and others)(see Biometrics ) Biometrics uses individual's physical characteristics to grant or deny logon to computer/net resources Bionics artificial system imitating living organisms (see AR , NI , NN …) BIOS Basic Input Output System : set of routines (see DOS ) Biosoft Based on biochips technologies BIP Business Intelligence Platform (see BI , EBIS , …) BIP Business Intelligence Process (see BI ) BIPV Building Integrated Photovoltaics ( incorporated in facades, roofs, … instead of being a standalone element) BIR Business Intelligence Reporting (see BI ) BIS Business Information System BIS Business Intelligence System (see CI ) BISP Business Intelligence Service Provider : extension of the ASP activities BISTEL Belgian IS by TELephone Bit Binary Digit, 0 and 1 (see high- and low-bit, K, Mega, Giga, Tera , Peta , Exa , Zeta , Yotta ) BIT Bureau International du Travail B.I.T. Bachelor of Industrial Technology Bitlocker BitLocker Drive Encryption (Microsoft TM ): HW -enabled data protection feature in Windows Vista Bitloss data bits lost during a transmission Bitmap image made of points (=low definition) (see *.pbm ) Bitmap file formats : BMP , GIF , RAW , RGB , TGA , TIF BITNET "Because It's Time" NETwork (univ. Net) Bit rate Number of bits per second occurring in a bit stream BIW Business Information Warehouse is a separate solution working with the R/3 (+3.0D) landscape as part of the Business Framework Architecture which enables integrated data retrievals and analysis, boasts multimedia presentation options for high quality business information. Biz Business (see Buzz Word ) .biz .biz domain (see DNS )

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 12 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 bizz-exert 8nergy on http://bizz-exert.blogspot.com B.J. Bachelor of Journalism B.L. Bachelor of Laws or Bachelor of Letters B.L.A. Bachelor of Landscape Architecture or Bachelor of Liberal Art Black hole arrival place of a lost mail after the sending through an undetected down router Blade server Case with 20 or more modular mother boards Blended thre ats Virus propagating themselves through various ways: emails, FTP , networks. E.g. Nimda Bloatware SW with very low functionalities that requires large diskspace and memory BLOBs Binary Large OBjects Bloc d'imputation : recouvre les dimensions et les zones auxquelles on peut faire des imputations par domaines fonctionnels (en fonction de critères de validation définis) Blog short for we blog (see also vlog , microblogging , Mobile Blogging ) English platform about and blogging : http://web2bizclub.blogspot.com/ French platform about Blogs and blogging : http://web2bizclub-fr.blogspot.com/ Blogger author of a Blog and responsible for its maintenance Blogosphere a world of Blogs (see TPFKATA ) Blogs survey in-depth survey of the Blogs for discovering new attitudes and minds profiles FBM Bloki site on which Web pages can be created with no added software (http://www.bloki.com/ ) blowfish it's just a weird name for the Bruce Schneier's symmetric encryption algorithm (1993) BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics (USA) Blue Cloud IBM cloud computing . Example: BlueHouse (see Big Blue ) Bluetooth Wireless networking technology (see WiFi ) (Bluethooth SIG : http://www.bluetooth.org ) BlueZ official Linux Bluetooth stack ( http://www.bluez.org ) Blu-ray Compatible HDTV new DVD format up to 50 GB (see HDDVD ) Blurb short text block containing a quote BM Brain Map (see e-learning , LMS ) BM Business Modeler ( VISIO ) BMI Body Mass Index (obesity measure) *.bmk bookmark collection BML Bean Markup Language ( Java ) BML Business Management Layer ( TMN ) BMP/*.bmp OS /2 or Windows Bitmap (format) BMUTIL (MS ) Bitmap Manipulation Demo BMV Belgacom Multimedia Venture BNC Banking Network Computer ( Nixdorf ) BNC video connector (bayonet type) B2O Binary to Octal (see B2H ) BO Business Object BOA Back Office Application (see FOA ) BOB Business Object Builder (see BO , OO ) BOC Bell Operating Company BOCA Borland Object Component Architecture BOD Board Of Directors (see BOE , BOM ) BOD s Business Object Documents BOE Board Of Executives (see BOD , COMEX ) BOE Bill Of Exchange BoE Bank of England BOF Beginning Of File BOINC Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing: worldwide distributed computing infrastructure having more than 475,000 active computers (see cluster and grid computing ) ( http://boinc.berkeley.edu/ ) BOJ Bank Of Japan BOK Body Of Knowledge (see PMI , PMO , PSO ) *.bol Booasm Compressed Archive Library ( www.convert-extensions.com/format/BOL-Booasm- …) BOL Book On Line BOM Bill Of Material ( PP , engineering and production) BOM Board Of Managers (see BOD , BOE ) BOM Business Object Model boot or Bootstrap initiating program / device: contains the instructions for starting the system boot up set of checks at the start (see boot ) BOR Business Object Repository ( SAP ): object space where BAPI calls are processed (see BO )

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 13 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 BOS Balance-of-System (component) BOS Behavior Observation System BOSS Business & Operations Support System Bot short designation for "robot" Botrunner software robots operator on the Net. BOT Beginning Of Tape BOT Build Operate Transfer (mode of joint venture in between companies) Bottleneck part of the Soft- or Hardware that is decreasing the PC performances Botnet infected computers serving as a robots army that will be used for further attacks without the owners' apperception. The propagation of the originating Trojan horses is facilitated by the development social and collaborative SW (RBB ) BP Business Process BPA Business Process Automation (see IPA ) BPC Business Process Control (management) BPC Business Process Component (management, EAI ) BPE Business Process Engineering BPEL Business Process Execution Language ( WEB services XML -based language)(see WPEL4WS ) BPEL4WS Business Process Execution Language for Web Services Bpi Bits per BPI Bluetooth Pilot Interface BPI Business Process Improvement / Innovation BPI Business Performance Intelligence (see BI , CI ) BPI Buying Power Index BPIO Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimization ("First Triad" + BI & Technological watch) BPIO SE BPIO Solution Engineer BPL Broadband over Power Line (see ADSL ) BPM Business Process Management (extended and continuous process mgmt )(see BPR ) BPM Business Process Modeling BPM Business Performance Management BPMI Business Process Management Institute BPML Business Process Modeling Language (BPMI ): participants, activities, messages, rules, transactions, processes BPMN Business Process Modeling Notation, notation understandable by all business stakeholders BPMS Balanced Performance (see BSC ) BPMS Business Process Management System (combination of the EAI and workflow ) BPO Business Process Optimization BPO Base Planning Object BPO Business Process Outsourcing / Off-Shoring (see in-sourcing ) BPR Business Process Re-engineering ( Michael Hammer : Rengineering the Corporation) bps bits per second BPS Business Process Simulation BPT Business Process Technology ( SAP comp.) BPX Business Process eXpert BR Bus Request Branding litterally … building a brand (see Personal branding ) BRI Basic Rate Interface BRIC Brazil, Russia, India, China: 4 top countries in the world economy around 2050 (Jim O'Neil, 2001) BRICS BRIC + South Africa Brick & Mortar traditional activities (non- B2B activities)(see click & mortar ) Bridge a device connecting 2 or more networks BRIDGE Building Radio frequency ID entification for the Global Environment (project) BRIEFS BRief driven Information retrieval and Extraction For Strategy BRM Business Risk Management BRMS Business Rules Management Systems browser Web Browser abbreviation: it allows users to navigate from one site to another for reading the content. browsing the Web activity of the browser (see Web surfing ) BS 7799 Codes of practice for information security management (see ISMS , ISO ) BSA Business Software Alliance (BS Assn in Belgium) : eight-point code of ethics BSC Balanced Score Card (Kaplan and Norton / 1992) BSC Belgian Senior Consultants BSFP Big Screen Flat-Panel B(S)G Business (Strategy) Game

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Renson 2/10/2009 BSOD Blue Screen Of Death (serious error/crash blue screen or falling over dead) B(S)P Business (System) Planning BSRD Basic - Standard - Rationalized - Dynamic (level of progress / efficiency) (see IOM ) BSS Broadcasting Satellite Service BTA Belgian Teleworking Assn (02/475.2000) BTA Bilateral Trade Agreement BTCLI Bluetooth Command Line Interface (see HCI ) BTE (SAP ) Business Transaction Events (special type of BAPI ) BTO Build-To-Order (e.g. ) BTO Business Technology Optimization BTQM Belgian assn for Total ( www.btqm.be )(see EFQM , TQM ) BTW By The Way ( Net language acronym / jargon)(see IL or InLin ) BTX Balanced Technology eXtended [form factor] (see AT , ATX ) BU Business Unit (see BUM ) BU Blow-Up (zoom) Bucket Group (user, feature, problem) Bug residual programming error (see dbg , WORM , Y2K , ... ) BUM Business Unit Management (see BU ) bundle collection of software products (IS-SW) bundling items combination according to particular criteria BUS signal internal pathway (see ISA , PCI ) Bus a local area in which all workstations are connected to a single cable Business area Specific operational area (activity, region …) as a final breakdown of a (Fr .: domaine d'activité) company's balance sheet & profit+loss statement (for internal use) Business Game Educative exercise that simulates the enterprise management in its market Business Navigator Direct link in between documentation and transactions (Transaction SB09) Opérateurs logiques : AND / ET l'un et l'autre OR / OU un ou plusieurs XOR / OU exclusif l'un ou l'autre Buzz-word word / phrase, sometimes sounding technical, that is popular cliché of a particular group or field (Webster Dictionary '89) newly made-up piece of jargon (Buzz: a British comic in 1973)(www.BuzzWhack.com ) BV Business View BVDA Book Value of Depreciable Assets BVF Belgian Video Federation BVS Business Voice Solution (see IN-BVS ) BW Business Warehouse (see also DB , KW / SAP ) BWA Broadband Wireless Access B&W Black and White b-Web Business Web BYTE 8 Bits (see K, Mega , Giga , Tera , Peta ) C Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available C programming language (see C# , C++ , CLIPS ) C# C sharp C++ C + OOP = C++ (see CPP ) © copyright / copyrighted (see ® ) C3E see CEEE C3PO Chief People, Progress, and Potential Officer (Kyle Shannon)(see CEO and other CxO ) C4I ISR Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Intelligence, Interoperability, Surveillance, Recognition (US Pentagon) CA Certificate Authority ( e-biz secured communications) CA Chart of Accounts (accounting)(see CABE , CAUK , CAUS , …) CA Competitive Advantage (see CI , IE , SCA ) CA Confidentiality Agreement (see MOU , TOR ) CA Content Architecture: what needs to be designed and set before building a site. CA Cross Application ( R/3 Business Application Area)(see CATS ) CAAT Computer Assisted Audit Technique ( IFAC ) C2B Consumers-To-Business *.cab Microsoft Cabinet file format (distribution file) (see archiving ) CAB Change Advisory Board (see CM , ECM , OCM ) CABE Chart of Accounts Belgium ( SAP ). Fr .: Plan comptable belge CABPR Computer Assisted BPR DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 15 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 C2C Consumer-To-Consumer … a popular business (see B2B ) CAC Connection Admission Control Cache memory chunk for speeding up routine CACW Computer Aided Collaborative Work (see CSCW ) CAD(D) Computer-Aided Design ( & Drafting)(see CAE , KAD ). Fr .:Conception assistée par ordinateur ( CAO ) CAD Computer Aided Debugging CAD&P / M Computer Aided Design & Production / Manufacturing (see CAM ) CA-DOC Documentation Tools CAE Client Application Enabler CAE Computer Assisted Engineering (see CAD , CATT , KAD , …) CA-EUR-CNV Cross Application-EURO-Changeover ( R/3 component for for local currency changeover) CA-EUR-GEN Cross Application-EURO-General (R/3 component for for local currency changeover) CAF Composite Application Framework CAF Constant Applicative Form CAF Call Attachment Facility CAF Common Assessment Framework CAFE Common Access For Everybody (Cyber - Café) CAFR Chart of Accounts France ( SAP ). Fr : Plan comptable français CAGB Chart of Accounts UK ( SAP ). Fr . : Plan comptable anglais CAGR Compound Annual Growth Rate CAGT Computer-Assisted Group Technology CAI Computer-Aided Instruction CAL Computer-Aided Learning (see EAO ) CALL Computer-Aided Language Learning CALS Client Access Licenses ( MS ) CalTech California Institute of Technology CAM Computer-Aided Manufacturing (see CAD ) CAM Content Addressed Memories CAM Conditional Access Module (satellite) CAM Computer-Aided Manufacturing CAMCORDER CAMera reCORDER CAMEO Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations (see CARM ) CAO (Fr ) Conception Assistée par Ordinateur (see CAD ) CAO Chief Administration Officer (see CEO , CIO , DCIO , CFO , CKO , CLO , COO , CTO , CVO …) cap capitalisation, series of interest rate options (TR-TM) cap. capital (used in dictionary abbreviation) CAP Competitive Access Provider CAP Computer Assisted Production (see PAO ) CAP Computer Aided Pagination (printing business) Caps Lock Capitalized letters lock ( Command character ) CAPs Capitalized Phrases : frequently mentioned people, places, events, important topics (Amazon.com )(see SIPs ) CAPA Corrective Action and Preventive Action (system) CAPEX or CapEx … Capital Expeditures (see OPEX ) CAPEX Capitalized Expenses CAPI Common Application Programming Interface (see TAPI ) CAPP Computer Aided Process Planning CAPTCHA Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1306805,00.asp CAR Access Rate ( CoS method, see also QoS and VPN ) CARM Computer-Aided / Assisted Risk Management (see CAMEO ) CART Classification And Regression Tree CAS Card Acquiring Service (see PCN ) CAS Communication Application Standard ( Intel ) CAS Chemical Abstract Service (Used to identify a material assigned number) CASE Computer Aided Software Engineering (1970s): tools aiding databases design & offering meta data services Cash concentration internal wiring for compensation of negative statement Cash drain Losses of the exercise before amortization (accounting) CASIE Glossary of Internet Advertising Terms & Interactive Media Measurements (available via ANA ) CASPIAN Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering ( US )( "spychip" concern, see EPIC ) CASS Coding & Accuracy Support System ( US Post)

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 16 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 CASSIST Configuration ASSIStance uTility CAST Compaq Acceleration Server Technology *.cat security catalog file Cat bonds bonds related to disasters CAT Computer Aided Telephoning (see TAPI ) CAT Computer Assisted Training (see CBT , IBT , LMCS , LMS , VTC , WBT ) CATA Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance: Canada's largest hi-tech business development & advocacy assn. CATS Cross Application Time Sheet (applicable w/i CO , HR , MM -SRV, PP /MM/SM, travel expenses) CATT Computer Aided/Assisted Test Tool ( ABAP/SAP ) CATV Community Access TV CAU Command Arithmetic Unit (another name for CPU ) CAUK Chart of Accounts UK ( SAP ). Fr .: Plan comptable anglais CAUS Chart of Accounts USA ( SAP ) CAV Constant Angular Velocity ( CD-ROM speed) CAVE Computer Automatic Virtual Environment (tele-immersion : game, education, science, manufacturing) CB (Fr ) Comptabilité Budgétaire CB Covered Bonds CBA Cost-Benefit Analysis CBAM Cost Benefit Analysis (architecture-centric) Method to analyze the costs, benefits and schedule implications CBBM Collectively Built Business Model ( FBC>s Master Class Concept) CBC Channel Broadcasting Cable CBCL Computer-Based Collaborative Learning CBCM Component-Based Change Management (see CBM , TCM , GCM ) CBD Component-Based Develoment CBDS Connectionless Broadband Data Service CBIPO Custom-Build Installation Process Offering CBK Center for Business Knowledge CBL Common Business Library (see xCBL ) CBL Computer-Based Learning (see CBT , ILT , LMS , VTC , WBL , WBT ) CBM Cash Budget Management ( SAP ) CBM Competency-Based Management CBM Component-Based Methodologies (see CBCM ) CBML Case-Based Mark-up Language (see DSS which is using CBML ) CBO Central Buying Office/Organization CBO Cost-Based Optimizer CBPDO Custom-Build Product Delivery Offering CBR Case-Based Reasoning (see CBML , DSS , …) CBR Constant Bit Rate (see ABR , VBR ) CBS Certified Business Solutions (organization established by SAP ) CBS Common Business System, Common Business Structure, Customer Best Services = SAP project with Bridgestone-Firestone aiming at combining the business process reengineering phases (mainly marketing) with the setting up of a new computer system CBS Computer-Based System (see CBCL , CBT , WBL , WBT …) CBT Computer-Based Training (see CBL , ILT , LLL , LMS , OLT , VTC , WBT ) CBWFQ Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing (protocol to provide CoS ) C2C Consumer To Consumer (see B2B ) CC (Fr ) Clé de comptabilisation ( SAP Posting Key) CC Creative Commons : non-profit organization (Lawrence lessig , 2001)(see CCL ) CCA Cost Center Accounting CCAr Credit Control Area is managing the credit limit for customers. It can include one or more companies and can be specified at the time of a posting. If not maintained : no credit limit. CCAP Cloud Computing Acceleration Program CCAP Cost Center Accounting Component CCB Creative Club of Belgium (see ACC , UMA ) *.ccc conversation MS chat CCC Customer Competence Center ( SAP ) CCD Charge-Coupled Device (scanner, see PS-CCD ) CCDA Cisco Certified Design Associate CCF Common Channel Framework *.cch COREL Chart (file)

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 17 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 CCIA Computer and Communication Industry Association CCIR Comité Consultatif International des Radiocommunications (Based in Paris European committee) CCITT Consultative Committee for International Telephony and (see *.g3 ) CCL Creative Commons Licenses (see CC ) CCM Component Change Management (see CM , PCM, TCM, GCM ) CCMM Collections and Cash Management Modernization CCMS Computer Center Management System CCNA Cisco Certified NW Associate ccNSO Country-Code Names Supporting Organization ( NSO ) C-Commerce Collaborative Commerce CCO Chief Communication Officer (see CAO , CEO , CIO , CKO , COO , CPO , CQO , CSO , CTO , CVO , …) CCO Chief Compliance Officer (see CPO , CQO , CTO , CSO , …) CCO Computer Control Operator (see CNC ) CCOR Customer-Chain Operations Reference (see DCOR , SCOR ) CCP Change Control Policy (essential updates and adjustments for network security) CCP Console Command Processor CCPM Critical Chain (global consensus is required) CCPN Critical Change Project Network (consensus on the ways to go) CCR(U) ( Fr ) Calcul du Coût de Revient (Unitaire) CCS Collaborative Communications Summit CCSID Coded Character Set Identifier CCSIH Certified Computer Security Incident Handler ( http://www.cert.org ) CCSP Cisco Certified Security Professional CCT Concept Check Tool ( ASAP ) CCTLD Country Code Top Level Domain (see TLD ) CCTV Closed Circuit TV CCU Computer Crime Unit (police department searching for electronic crimes) CD CD Carrier Detect ( Net ) CD Context Diagram (see SCD ) CDA Communication Decency Act ( net ) CdC (Fr ) Centre de Coût. EN .: Cost Center CDC Changed Data Capture CDC Century Date Change ( Y2K problem) ( FBWPA : [email protected] ) CDC Common Disk Cabinet CD.CGS (Fr ) Code CGS Identification d'une opération s/cpte général spécial (voir Posting Keys ) ex.: A=acompte, C=caution, F=demande d'acompte, J=demande de paiement, … CDD Commercial Due Diligence (see DD ) CDDI Copper wire Distributed Data Interface (see FDDI ) CDDL Common Development & Distribution License (Sun Microsystems license) (see OSL ) CDE Common Desktop Environment CDF Channel Definition Format (Microsoft standard) CDI Customer Data Integration: blocks for a customer-centric approach (see CDM , CRM ) CD-I CD -Interactive CDM Customer Data Management (see CDI , CRM ) CDMA Code Division Multiple Access: spectrum extension (see W-CDMA ) CDMA2000 CDMA version of the IMT-2000 standard developed by the ITU CD-MO CD Magnetic Optical CDN Content Delivery Network CDO Collaboration DO (MS ) CDO Collateralized Debt Obligation (financial engineering technique)(see ABS , RMBS ) CDONTS CDO for NTS CDOLOD CDO Library OD CDP Continuous Data Protection (security domain) CDPS Corporate Data Processing Services CD-R CD Recordable CDR Computer Disaster Recovery CDR (*.cdr) Corel DRaw (file) CD ROM(XA) CD Read Only Memory (eXtended Architecture) CD-RW Rewritable CD

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 18 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 CDS Credit-Default Swap CD-V CD -Video CE (Fr ) Communauté Européenne (see EC ) CE Concurrent Engineering CEBP Communications Enabled Business Processes CEE Central & Eastern Europe CEEE (Fr) Commerce Électronique Entre Entreprises (see C3E ) cel-shaded computerized pics appearing as hand-sketched. Sometimes called toon-shaded CENELEC European Comittee for Electrotechnical Centre de Profit (Fr ) Regroupement produits et coûts des centres de coûts dont ils sont responsables CEO Chief Executive Officer (Mgmt )( see CFO , CHO , CIO , CKO , COO , CPO , CSO , CTO , CVO , ERO , EVP … CEOIPS Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors CEP Complex Event Processing CEP Customer Experience Personalization ( MicroStrategy ) CEPS Center for European Policy Studies CER Cost Estimating Relationship: in view of the CA (see DFL , DFQ , DFCA ) CeRMiN Research Center on Micro and Nanoscopic Material and Electronic Devices CERT Center of Internet security expertise, studying Internet vulnerabilities ( http://www.cert.org/ ) CERT/CC Computer Emergency Response Team / Coordination Center (Public US Organism: US-CERT ) Certs certifications (related to the Trusted Publishers) CES Consumer Electronic Show (USA) CESES Confederation of European Senior Expert Services ( http://www.belgian-senior-consultants.org ) CET Central European Time CET Control Enabling Technology ( DOIA ) CEU Continuing Education Units (see IACET , IEEE , PDHs ) CEV Cumulative Earned Value CF Call Forwarding (service) (see CW , ISDN ) C&F Cost & Freight (see CIF , Export Lingo ) CFAO (Fr ) Conception et Fabrication Assitées par Ordinateur (see CAD&P ) CFF Common File Format *.cfg (Microsoft Outlook ) configuration (file) CF s/ EM ( Fr ) Contrôle Facture sur Entrée Marchandise CFM Corporate Finance Management CFM Conference (software for uploading files to the correct place) CFML Cold Fusion Markup Language CFO Chief Financial Officer ( see CEO , CHO , CIO , CKO , CLO , COO , CPO , CRO , CVO , CTO , ERO …) CFPR Collaborative Forecasting Planning and Replenishment CFR Code of Federal Regulations (USA)(see e-CFR ) CFRM Coupling Facility Resource Management CFROI Cash Flow Return On Investment (Holt value Associates) CFS Consolidated Financial Statements CFT Cross Functional Team CFX Corporate Foreign eXchange CG Corporate Governance (see SOXA ) CGA Color Graphic Adapter CGEIT Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (see CISA , CISM , ISACA )( www.isaca.org/cgeitgfapp ) CGI Common Gateway Interface ( link between the applications and webservices for accessing dynamic data) CGM (*.cgm) Computer Graphic Metafile CGO Chief Governance Officer ( Mgmt ) ( see CAO , CFO , CHO , CIO , CKO , COO , CPO , CRO , CTO , ERO …) CGS (Fr ) Comptes Généraux Spéciaux CGS Cost of Goods Sold ( CO ) CGVDI Computer Graphic Virtual Device Interface Chaebol large groups of family-controlled industrial conglomerates in South Korea ( Keiretsus in Japan) "chair" chairman or chairwoman char. characterized (used in dictionary abbreviation) Charityware Payment has to be made to a charity organization. Fr : Caritaticiel (France) CHCO Chief Human Capital Officer (see CEO , CFO , CKO , COO , CRO , …) Ch.Depr. Chart of Depreciation (ex. 1BE) is a directory of depreciation areas. Fr . livre des amortissements CHIC Constraint and Handling in Industry and Commerce Chip IC embedded mini-block of a semiconductor material

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 19 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 CHM, *.chm Compiled HTML CHO Chief Hacking Officer (a new mission in the security domain)(see also CEO , CFO , CIO , CTO …) Chopper designer slicing images for Web design. CI Collective Intelligence (see OSINT ) CI Competitive Intelligence (for building CA )(see BI , EI , RI , KM ) CI Counter Intelligence (see BI ) CI Cultural Intelligence (see PI ) CIA Central Intelligence Agency (USA security office)(see DIA , FBI ) CIA Central Integration Agent (a critical responsibility within large organizations) CIA Chief Information Architect (see CEO , CIO , COO , CTO , …) CIB Customer Intelligence Business (see BI and MI ) CIC Customer Interaction Center: multi-channel use for better contacts ( Web , phone, VoIP , fax, kiosk,…) Cicada Cricket-Inspired perception and Autonomous Decision Automata (see CILIA , MEMS ) CICS Customer Information Control System (IBM OLTP program) CICS/VS Customer Information Control System/ Virtual Storage ( IBM ) CIDR Classless Interdomain Routing: ISPs and other large networks protocol CIF Client Information File CIF Cost Insurance & Freight (see C&F , Export lingo ) CIF Corporate Information Factory ( Bill Inmon ) CIFAS Credit Industry Fraud Advisory Service (UK) CIFS Common Internet Cigref (Fr ) Club Informatique des Entreprises Françaises CILIA Customized Intelligent Lifelike Arrays (see Cicada , MEMS ) CIM Common Information Model (see DMTF ) CIM Computer Integrated Manufacturing CIMA Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) CIMS Crisis Information Management Systems CIO Chief Information Officer (see CAO , CEO , CFO , CHO , CKO , COO , CPO , CRO , CTO , CISO , DCIO , ERO CIPD Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, London cipher algorithm for reversible transformation of data (characters and / or bits) CIQ Computer-Integrated Quality (management system) CIR Committed Information Rate CIR Continuous Improvement Roadmap CIR Correct Information Ratio CIS Capital Investment Strategy (could be Entrepreneurial, Local, Regional, National) CIS Corporate Intelligence Service CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor (see CISM , CISO , CISSP , CSO , GIAC ) CISC Complex Instruction Set Computer (see RISC ) CISM Certified Information Security Manager (see CISSP , CISA , GIAC , CSO ) CISO Chief Information Security Officer (see CAO , CEO , CFO , CGO , CHO , CIO , COO , CKO , CSO …) CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional (see CISM , CISA , GIAC , CSO ) CITEL Inter-American Telecommunication Commission of the Organization of the American States CKSE ™ Certified Knowledge System Engineer (focus on the needed techniques and tools for conducting a knowledge econometric analysis and design) CKO Chief Knowledge Officer ( see KM )( see also CEO , CHCO , COO , CFO , CIO , ITO , CLO , CTO , CVO , …) CKM ™ Certified Knowledge Manager (see KMCB ) CKML Conceptual Knowledge Markup Language (see KM ) CKMs Community Knowledge Managers CLC Customer Life Cycle (see PLC , SLC , ELC , DLC …)(metrics) CLCF CLC Funnel CLE Collaborative Learning Environment (see ALN , CBCL , …) CLEC Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (see ILEC ) CLI Command Line Interface click & mortar Enterprises that are developping themselves on WEB -based activities (see Brick & mortar ) click fraud abuse of clicks on ads to generate higher income and deplete the competitor budget click stream tracking analysis of the surfer's clicks path CLIOS Complex Large-scale Integrated Open System CLIP Calling Line Identity Presentation (service) (see ISDN ) CLIPS C Language Integrated Production System CLIR Calling Line Identity Restriction (service) (see ISDN )

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 20 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 CLIST Command LIST CLM Council of Logistic Management CLO Chief Logistic Officer (see CEO , CIO , CISO , CKO , CMO , COO , CPO , CTO , CVO , …) cloaking spamming technique (see Spam ) CLOS Common Lisp Object System cloud a cloud business site … http://www.businesscloud9.com/ cloud computing we are all nodes in the Internet "cloud" (see social software , TCC , WEB2.0, …) cloud OS Microsoft cloud computing or Cloud CLR Common Language Runtime Cl.to (Fr ) Classe de tolérance CLT(R) Cross-Language Text (Retrieval) cluetrain Manifesto (The) "markets are conversations" (Locke)( http://www.cluetrain.com/ ) CluSIB (Fr ) Club de la Sécurité Informatique Belge CluSIF (Fr ) Club de la Sécurité Informatique Française cluster group of servers and resources utilized as a single system for higher output cluster computing coordinated parallel processing as from many computers (see grid computing ) Free clustering SW : BOINC , OSCAR CM Change Management ( FBWPA : www.fbc-e.com )(see CAB , ECM , OCM ) CM Cash Management ( SAP module w/i FI ) CM Complexity Management CM Content Management *.cmap ( ttf table) CMA Content Management Application CMA Content Management Architect CMC Computer Mediated Communication (remote mgmt , online / e-learning , ,,,) (see BBS , CMO ) CMDB Configuration Mgmt DB (Gartner) an integral to all IT processes, including change, problem, configuration mgmt CMF Cash Management & Forecast *.cmf Casio Movie Format ( FNE ) CMF Content Management Framework (see CMS , TCM ) CMF Common Metadata Facility CMIS / CMIP Common Management Information Service / Protocol CML Capability Maturity Level ( FBC>s ) (see CMM , CMMI ) CMM Common Metadata Model (see CMF ) CMM Capability Maturity Model ( SEI , Carnegie Mellon) CMMI CMM Integration CMMS Computerized Maintenance Management System CMO Chief Marketing Officer (see CEO , CIO , CFO , CISO , CKO , COO , CPO , CTO , CVO , …) CMO (Fr ) Communication Médiatisée par Ordinateur (see CMC ) CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semi-conductor (see MOS , XCMOS ) CMOV Conditional MOVe (instruction) CMP Cash Management Position (0-5 days, because payment advices, by value date) CMP Change Management Principles ( FBC>s ) CMP Core Messaging Platform CMP Cellular Multi Processing CMS Content Mgmt System (see CMF , TCM ) CMS Credit Mgmt Services (could be outsourced : see BPO ) CMS Cryptographic Message Syntax CNAME Canonical Name or the official name in the hostnames database as opposed to an Alias CNC Computer Numerically Controlled (see CCO ) CNNIC China Internet Network Information Center ( www.cnnic.cn/en/index/index.htm ) *.cnt "content" for help FNE (see *.hlp ) or file extension CO Central Office CO Certificate of Origin (example : custom application) CO Compliance Officer: business, marketing, finance (see ORM ) CO Controlling (module : R/3 Business Application Area) COA Cost of Attendance CO-ABC Activity-Based Cost Accounting within the CO (see ABC ) COBIT Control Objectives for Information and related Technology COBOL Common Business Oriented Language defined by CODASYL ( see ASSEMBLER , COBOL , FORTRAN , … COBOL II update of the here above previous one.

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 21 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 COBRA Constraints & Opportunities in Business Reengineering Activities ( FBC>s concept & methodology) Go to www.fbc-e.com to know more. COC Cost Object Controlling COCA Cost Of Cracking Adjustment (cryptography) CO-CCA Cost Center Accounting (within the CO sub-module) COD Collect On Delivery CODASYL Conference On Data System Languages (see COBOL ) CODEC COder DECoder (e.g. MPEG -1) COE Center Of Excellence COE Corporate Ontology Engineering ( ftp://ftp.inf.fu-berlin.de/pub/reports/tr-b-08-09.pdf ) Coffin ultra mini-rooms in some Hong-Kong and Japan hotels (see SAS ) COFR Customer Order Frequency Rate CoGS Cost of Goods Sold (see CoGM ) CoGM Cost of Goods Manufactured (see CoGS ) COINs Communities of Interest Networks (see CoPs ) COLA Cost Of Living Adjustment (automatic wages increase covering the rising cost of living) COLIS Collaborative Online Learning and Information Systems (see LMS ) coll. colloquial (used in dictionary abbreviation) collaborative learning educational method for making the students working together toward common goals Collectif (compte) assure l'intégration d'un compte de comptabilité auxiliaire en comptabilité générale. Lui et le livre auxiliaire sont mis à jour en parallèle lors de l'enregistrement d'une transaction. collision same time use of NW causing a serious problem COLM Corporate Ontology Lifecycle Methodology (see COE , CSW) (ftp://ftp.inf.fu-berlin.de/pub/reports/tr-b-08-09.pdf colocated server server housing (see SHA ) COLP Connected Line Identity Presentation (service) (see ISDN ) COLR Connected Line Identity Restriction (service) (see ISDN ) .com .com (commerce) domain = " dotcom " (see DNS ) *.com command Microsoft application ( FNE ) COM COM port COMmunication serial port on a PC Comex (Fr ) Comité Exécutif (France) = Board of Director / Executives ( BOD/E ) Command character e.g. Cancel, Del (delete), Esc (Escape), PrtScn (Print Screen), SI (Shift-in) … Commando Marketing FBC>s marketing concept and methodology Commodity Internet Utility Internet + commodities: added applications (see ASP ) Completeness of vision well grounded future-based starting point of view COTs Critical Operating Tasks compar. comparative (used in dictionary abbreviation) Compiler program that enables the computer using the various languages (e.g. COBOL , FORTRAN ) file compacting process for reducing the space on the disk (see ZIP ) conj. conjunction CoNK Cost of Not Knowing (see KM ). It could means unappropriate costly decisions, opportunities losses. Worst: crash ! Consolidation (with company) groups several G/L accts on the basis of the group account number entered in each G/L acct for matching to a consolidation item. constr. construction (used in dictionary abbreviation) Contingent claim Receivable not identified in the balance sheet *.cnv (Microsoft ) conversion FNE COO Chief Operations / Operating Officer ( Mgmt )(see CEO , CFO , CKO , CPO , … and the next line) cookie text containing the user ID passed to his computer for identifying him when revisiting the same site COOOOOOOO(ON) Chief Of Other Omnipotent Officers Operating Obviously On Optronics (Or Not !) a good image for the chief of something found on http://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/ Cookie written on the HD file containing the surfer profile. It will be recognized upon his return on the site. CO-OM-ABC Activity Based Costing (see TCA ) CO-OM-CCA Cost Center Accounting. Fr : Comptabilité analytique des centres de coûts CO-OM-CEL Cost and Revenue Element Accounting CO-OPA Order and Project Accounting CO-PA Profitability Analysis. Fr : Analyse du compte de résultat COPA Child Online Protection Act (USA : http://www.epic.org/free_speech/censorship/copa.html ) COPC Customer Operation Performance Center (customer center operations assessing standards) CO-PC Product Costing. Fr : Coût de revient par produit (standard price) CO-PCA Profit Center Accounting. Fr : Comptabilité des centres de profit DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 22 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 CO-PC-OBJ Cost Object Controlling CO-PC-PRD Product Cost Planning COPP Cost Of Poor Performance COPQ Cost Of Poor Quality (see TQM ) CoPs Community of Practices (part of KM projects)(see CoINs , LC ) CORBA Component ORB Architecture Corporate genome people staff in the company ( ATKearney ) CoS Class of Service (traffic differentiation on a network) (see DoS , QoS ) C. of S. Chief of Staff COTS Commercial off-the-shelf Software CPA Critical Path Analysis (see CPM , PERT ) CPA Certified Public Accountant (see AICPA ) CPA Cost Per Action (see also CPC , CPL , CPM , CPR , CPT )(metrics) CPC Cost Per Click (see also CPA , CPM , CPR )(metrics) CPCS Common Part Convergence Sublayer CPD Conto Pro Diverse ( OTA management). Fr: comptes occasionnels CPE ( Fr ) Chaîne de Processus (déclenchée) par Evénement (voir SAP BE ) CPE Customer Premises Equipment CPG Consumer Packaged Goods CPI Consumer Price Index CPI Continuous Process Improvement (see also BPR , OD , IEM , CPI , TQM ) CPI-C Common Programming Interface-Communications. Communication protocol containing a series of rules that are governing communication in betweeen programs (i.e. R/2 and R/3) CPIM Certified In Production & Inventory Management CPIM Common Presence and Instant Messaging (see XMPP ) *.cpk Copernic Engine Package (see *.csk )( FNE ) *.cpl file ( FNE ) CPL Cost Per Lead (see CPA , CPC , …) CPL Combined Programming Language, programming language, 1960 CPL Common Public Licence , IBM open source licence CPLS (Microsoft ) Certified Partner for Learning Solutions CPM Channel Program Management (Distribution & Marketing / Channel Marketing)(see PRM ) CPM Cost Per Thousand (M = Thousand in the Roman numeral system) CPM Critical Path Method (see BCP , CPA , PERT ) CPM Corporate Performance Management : key figures centralization with the support of a DSS CPO Chief Production Officer (see CEO , CFO , CIO , DCIO , CISA , CKO ,CLO , COO , CTO , CVO , …) CPP Calling Party Pays CPR Cost Per Revenue (see also CPA , CPC , CPT )(metrics) CPS Carrier Pre Select (see CS ) CPS Central Processing System CPS Customer and Partner System Cps Cycles per second CPSL Common Pattern Specification Language CPT Cost Per Thousand (see also CPA , CPC , CPR )(metrics) CPT Cost Per Transaction CPTED Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (concept related to security) CPU Central Processing Unit (see CU , Dual-core Chip , GPU , PCU ) CPUID CPU Identity / Identification CQFD Comprehensive Quality Function Deployment (see QA , QC , DFQ , …) CQL Contextual Query Language (see SRU ) CQO Chief Quality Officer (see CEO , CFO , CIO , DCIO , CISA , CKO ,CLO , COO , CTO , CVO , …) Cracker the author of a fraudulous PWD (see hacker ) CRAMM CCTA Risk Analysis and Management Method CRAP Content Restriction Annulment Protection : a new name for DRM by David Berlind Craplet crippled software Crapware unwanted programs installed on a new PC by the vendor (see Trialware ) Crawler program visiting and reading Web sites to create entries for a index CRBE Centre of Russian Business in Europe (Brussels) ( www.centruss.org ) CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check : checking data CRD Color Rendering Dictionary

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 23 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 CR&DPC Carrier Route & Delivery Point Code (see DPC , USPS ) Creative Commons to expand the public domain information (http://creativecommons.org/ ) Credit Master Record is automatically maintained when at least one of the following fields - risk category, credit representative. If Credit Master Record is not maintained -> no credit limit CRL Certificate Revocation List CRL (Cooperative) Reinforcement Learning (see e-Learning ) CRM Customer Relationship Manager (see CRM in the next line) CRM Customer / Citizen (Public Adm.) Relationship Management (see GRC ) CRM Computer Risk Management (see RM ) CRO Chief Reputation Officer ( FBWPA : www .fbc-e.com )(see CEO , CIO , CKO, COO , CSO , CTO , ... ) CRO Chief Research Officer ( see CFO , CHO , CIO , CKO , COO , CPO , CSO , CTO , CVO , ERO , EVP …) Cross-cc Cross Company Code Cross marketing interacting media-based multimedia marketing : performance-driven interaction Cross-cc number made of document number+company code+fiscal year i.e. 0000004711 0003 91 Cross Platform Bliss The grass is greener on both sides : http://widgets.yahoo.com/info/ Crowdfunding the Internet (mainly) social networks are funding the projects and / or the enterprises Crowdsourcing the public is feeding the Internet with more data and information CRP Car Radio Phone (mobile communication) CRT Cathode Ray Tube CRUD Create, Read, Update, Delete (everyday standard operations and services) cryptanalysis cipher text transfer in a plain text without previous knowledge of the used key for encrypting it. CS Carrier Select (see CPS ) CSA Cloud Security Alliance (see cloud computing ) CSA Customer Satisfaction Analysis (see CRM ) *.csb Corel script 9.0 Binary ( FNE ) *.csc Corel script 9.0 ( FNE ) CSC Closed Source Code CSC Corporate Semantic Collaboration (see COE , CSW ) c-SC(M) Collaborative Supply Chain (Management) : relationship-driven Supply Chain (Management) CSCW(E) Computer Supported Cooperative Working (Environment) (see CACW ) CSD Computing Services Division (Division of DISA )(USA) CSD Circuit Switched Data CSF Critical Success Factors ( CPM , BPR , MIS , Benchmarking ) CSF Critical Stress Factor (solution : Zen attitude) *.csi Corel script 9.0 include CSI Code Sequence Identification CSI Computer Security Institute (USA) CSID Called Subscriber ID (see TSID ) CSIO Chief Security Information Officer (see CEO , CCO , CIO , CKO , CLO , CPO , CQO , CTO , …) CSIRTs Computer Security Incident Response Teams ( http://www.cert.org /) c-SCM Collaborative SCM *.csk Copernic skin (see *. cpk )( FNE ) CSLIP Compressed Serial Line Internet Protocol to compress headers and exchange IP packets CSMA/CD Carrier Serve Multiple Access / Collision Detection CSO Chief Security Officer (see CEO , CCO , CIO , CKO , CLO , CPO , CQO , CTO , …) CSO Chief Sourcing Officer (Gartner concept) (see CEO , CFO , CIO , COO , CTO ) CSOC Computer Science Olympic Competition: all Vietnamese Universities competition CSP Complementary Software Program (partners) CSP Cellular Service Provider CSP Commerce Service Provider: buyer authentication, order taking, sale offers details, validation, payment processing CSR Customer Service Representative CSR Corporate CSRF Cross Site Request Forgery (attack). Also known as 'session riding' (see WHID ) CSS Cascading Style Sheet CSS1 Cascading Style Sheets (CSS2 & 3: www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-css3-background-20050216/ ) *.css Cascading Style Sheet (file) CSS Content Scrambling System: DVD protection sytem that has been decrypted by DVD Jon CSS Corporate Semantic Search (see COE , CSC , CSW ) CSS Customer Service System

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 24 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 CSS Customer Service & Support (could be part of a CRM ) CSS Communication Style Survey (enterprise HR mapping, change management, …) CST Client Server Technology CST Comprehension Support Tool CST Central Standard Time (see PST ) CSU Certificate Signing Unit CSU Channel Service/Switching Unit : convenient for testing CSV Comma Separated Values ( ASCII format) CSW Corporate Semantic Web ( ftp://ftp.inf.fu-berlin.de/pub/reports/tr-b-08-09.pdf ) CSWA Corporate Semantic Web Applications (see COE , CSW ) C&T Chips & Technologies CT Contactless Technologies (see ICTF ) CTAC s Certified Technical Application Consultants CTC Certified Technical Consultant (technical implementation for R/3) CTI Computer & Telephony Integration CTI Computer Telephony Interface CTO Change and Transport Organizers (Workbench Organizer/SE09, Customizing Organizer/SE10, Transport Organizer/SE01): creation, doc, release of change requests.See CTS CTO Chief Technology Officer (see CEO , CIA , CIO , CFO , CGO , CFO , CISO , CKO , COO …) CTP Capacity-To-Promise (see ATP ) CTP Community Technology Preview ( http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/asp.net/bb187358.aspx ) CTQ Critical To Quality (see ASQ , EFQM , QA , QC , QI , QM , TQM ) CTX Corporate Trade Exchange (corporate ACH format) Ctr Center. Fr .: centre Ctrl Control ( Command character ) CTS Change / Correction and Transport System (see also TMS ) cu see you (see IL , ur ) CU Central Unit (see CPU ) CUA Common User Access ( IBM ) Cue-cards memory supports (contextual assistance) CUG Closed User Group (service) (see ISDN ) Curr = currencies Transaction currency = specified in the document Local currency = assigned to the CyCd Group currency = assigned to clients established within SAP (DEM) Global currency = for "cross client" transactions Hard currency = country code-level … Index based currency = … to a CyCd The system tracks 4 curr. Two more have to be specified in an additional ledger which is assigned to track and report them on a line-item basis. Currencies in the Project System 3 different currencies in parallel 1/ controlling area currency is THE project currency 2/ object currency can be assigned to following objects in the project * the project definition * the WBS element 3/ transaction currency when recorded projects are related to business transactions in another currency *.cut Dr. Halo (image file format)( FNE ) CUT see TUC ( http://tf.nist.gov/general/misc.htm#Anchor-14550 ) CV Cost Variance (see SV ) CV Curriculum Vitae, also called "résumé" (see AF ) CVE Common Vulnerabilities and Exposure: list of standardized names for security exposures. CVFR Current Value of Funds Rate CVO Chief Value Officer ( need of new role / D.P. Norton) (see CEO , CIO , CKO , CLO , CRO , CTO , …CxO ) CVO Chief Visionary Officer (see CEO , CIO , CKO , CLO , CRO , CTO , …CxO ) CVS Concurrent Versions System: tool used to manage changes within the source code tree. CVSELP Codex Vector Sum Excited Linear Prediction (algorithm) C&W Cable & Wireless CW Call Waiting (service) (see CF , ISDN ) CWE Collaborative Working Environment CWEB new WEB version for the C programming language CWM Common Warehouse Metamodel

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 25 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 CWS Cool Web Search (pert object) CxO Chief " something" Officer (see also CEO , CFO , CIO , CKO , CLO , COO , CRO , CTO , CVO , ITO , …) Cy Company Cyber War Massive use of all kinds of electronics for doing war (see Info War ) Cyborg CYBernetic ORGanism (Cybernetics, 1948 !) CyCd Company Code / Société : i.e. Acxx, BE01, … Minimum entries = Ch.Acct, FY Variant, FS Variant, Max Exch.rate, Productive CyCd, Address, VAT CyCd-G/L Acct-Bank is a specialization of a CyCd-G/L Acct CyCd-SL voir Société-SL D Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available DA Distributed Authentification (see RPA ) DaaS Development as a Service (see HaaS , IaaS , PaaS , SaaS ) DAB Digital Audio Broadcasting DAC Digital-to-Analog Converter DACS Door Access Control System (see WHID ) DA/DomA Domaine d'Activité (France) DAF (Fr ) Directeur Administratif et Financier (France) DAI Distributed Artificial Intelligence (see AI ) DAL Dedicated Advertiser Location DAM Data Access Manager (Apple ) DAM Data Access Module DAM Digital Asset Management (see AA , AM , DRM ) DAML DARPA Agent Markup Language D-AMPS 2G version of AMPS DANTE Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe (limited) DAO Data Access Object DAO Disc-At-Once (see TAO ) DAOM Dynamic Allocation Of the Memory DAR Daily Activity Report (see WAR ) Dark Net illegal material distribution on the Net Dark traffic spam , DoS attacks DARM Data Archive Retrieval Manager DARPA Defence ARPA (see DAML ) DARS Digital Audio Radio Service DARS Disaster Assessment Recovery System (Domino, Corporate Workflow Solutions, Inc., USA) DAS Data Assimilation System DAS Direct-Access Storage (environment)(see DASD , NAS , RAS , SAN ): interlinked storage systems DAS Direct Attached Storage (see NAS ) DAS3 Distributed ASCI Supercomputer 3 DAS Dual Attached Stations (see SAS ) DASD Direct Access Storage Device (see DAS ) Dashboard reporting tool: a template, a board, a spreadsheet that covers the enterprise key elements DASL DAV Searching and Locating (see WebDAV ) *.dat registry data (used by many types of files. Example : users.dat)( FNE ) DAT Digital Audio Tape Data information raw form supplied: input to the computer or output from the computer ( see DB , DBM , DBMS , DLC ) Data diddler malware doing small random changes to data. Example: increasing amounts in some accounts Datagram router (net) Data leakage copies of data made by quitting collaborators Data mart out of a data warehouse more specific data (prepared for a group of users) Data Set set of data that has been arranged according predefined parameters DAV Distributed Authoring and Versioning (see DASL , WebDAV ) db decibel DB Data Base, Data Bus (connector) DBA Data Base Administration DBA Data Base Administrator DBA Data Base Architect DBCS Double-byte Character Set DBF (*.dbf) dBASE format dbg debugger (example : j dbg mgr = java debugger manager) DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 26 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 DBI DB Interface DBMS DB Management System. Fr : SGBD (see DB , DBA , DBSM , DRDA , RDBMS , …) DBP DB Platform DBP Distributed Business Processes (see BPR , BPM ) DB2PM DB2 DBR Deterministic Bit Rate (see ABR , CBR , VBR) DBRM Data Base Request Module DBS Direct Broadcasting Satellite DBSM Data Based Strategic Management ( FBC>s , Brussels), A (relational) Data base gives the opportunity to search for data, filters a view of them and link tables of data together. A table is the basic structure of a database. DATA : a stored piece of information FIELD : holds pieces of DATA RECORD : stored line of DATA, description of a topic. DATABASE : series of records FILE : related information collection about a subject IFD : record layout describing a data file content and structure *.dbx designation of the Outlook () files ( FNE ) containing the emails (see .mbx ) DC Device Control DC Domain Control DC Direct Current (see AC ) *.dca document content architecture (IBM format)( FNE ) DCC Dynamic Component Communication (BC-SRV) DCC Dynamic Conditional Correlation (see ARCH model) DCCP Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (transport layer) D3D Display 3-Dimensions DCBI Decision-Centric BI DCD Data Carrier Detect (Pin Connector) DCDI Faroudja picture processing for more quality (field deepness rendering) as from all formats such as DVD , HD ... DCE Damage Cleanup Engine (Windows XP , SP2 ) (see DCT ) DCE Data Circuit-terminating Equipment DCE Distributed Computing Environment DCF Discounted-Cash-Flow (model) DCIO Deputy Chief Information Officer (see CAO , CEO , CIO , COO , CKO , CLO , CTO , CVO ... ) DCL Data Control Language DCL Digital Command Language DCMI Dublin Core Metadata Initative DCN Data Communication Network DCN Design Change Notice DCO Data Center Outsourcing DCOM Distributed Component Object Model ( COM ) DCOR Design-Chain Operational Reference (see SCOR ) DCOSS Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems DCP Digital Crime Prevention (see RM , VM , WHID ) DCPS Data Centric Publish & Suscribe (layer) (see DDS ) DCS Data Communication Service DCS(M) Digital Connections Scaling (Model) (see DST ) DCSS Disk Cabinet Storage System *.dct dictionary ( FNE ) DCT Damage Cleanup Template (Windows XP , SP2 ) (see DCE ) DCT Discrete Cosine Transform: mathematical logic-based compression (used by MPEG )(see iDCT, DWT ) DCU (*.dcu) DELPHI Compiled Units DCVCL Decision Cube VCL (Borland ) *.dcx Kodak image document ( FNE ) DD Data Dictionary (SE11 starts DD ) DD Device Driver DD Due Date (see BPR/M , FCFS , LPT , PLC , PLM , PM , PSO / PMO , SPT , …) DD Due Diligence (see CDD , VAE ) DDA Digital Differential Analyzer DDA Dynamic Data Access

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 27 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 DDA Dynamic Data Authentification (see SDA ) DDB(s) Device Dependent Bitmap(s) DDBMS Distributed DBMS (see RDBMS ) DDC Dewey Decimal Classification (see EDUG , Taxonomy ) DDC(2B) Display Data Channel (Access Bus) DDD (R/3 ) Data Dictionary Domain (Globals in R/3 personalization) DDD Dynamic Data Dictionary (see ADD ) DDD D MMMM YYYY Long date in Int'l Win.ini (see MMDDYY & DDD D MMMM YYYY & Y2K ) DDE Dynamic Data Exchange DDF Distributed Data Facility DDI Direct Dialing Inwards (service) (see DID , ISDN ) DDI Distributed Data Interface DDL Data Definition Language DDL Dynamic Link Library (BC-SRV) DD/MM/YY short date in Int'l Win.ini (see MMDDYY ) DDN Defense Data Network DDOS Distributed Denial Of Service (see DoS ) DDR Double Data Rate ( DRAM ) DDR Data Dependent Routing ( DB architecture related) DDS Data Distribution Service (see OMG ) : adds typed, multi-point data distribution between publishers and subscribers DDS Digital Data Storage ( DAT format : streaming) *.dds DirectDraw Surface (image file format) DDW Distributed Data Warehouse DE Debugging Extension DE Desktop Environment (see BBDE ) DEA Data Envelopment Analysis (see FMEA ) DEA Disposable E-mail Address ( www.emailalias.com , www.spamex.com ) DEA Drug Enforcement Administration (USA) DEBI Customer Account Group. Fr : Groupe de Comptes Clients Debtors accounts receivable DEC DECimal decibel sound strenght (measure) (see db ) DECT Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications DECT Digital European Cordless Telecommunications Deduplication merging two or more data Deed statutory document (generic sense) Deep packet inspection network flow deep analysis by the firewall system Deep Web Invisible Web that isn't accessed by the standard Web browers (see also Hidden Web ) def. definite (used in dictionary abbreviation) *.def definition (active file) DEISA Distributed European Infrastructure for Supercomputing Applications Del delete ( DOS command, Command character ) dems democrats (USA) DEMUX demultiplexer (see MUX ) Deposit Caution . Deposit types are flagged as cash deposit or rental deposit. Calculated interest on the paid amounts are accounted. Depr. area method of depreciation (straight line, declining) Depr. key calculation method per area defined at Chart of depreciation level. DER Distinguished Encoding Rules (see ASN.1 ) DES Display Screen Equipment ( http://www.infinn.com/dsemanager.html ) DES Data Encryption Standard DES Digital Encryption Standard (see RSA ) DESB Dynamic ESB ( FBC>s OB ) DESS (Fr ) Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures Spécialisées Development class : group of logically related development objects Device Stage “Device-Stage-enabled” peripherals recognition to ease the use of printers, cameras, cell phones, media players, … DEWs Distant Early Warning System (see SANY , SensorSA ) DF Dynamic Focus (screen) DFA Design For Assembly (see DFM , DFQ ) DFCA Design For Competitive Advantage (see CA , CI ) DFD Data Flow Diagram (structured design)

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 28 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 DFM Design For Manufacture (see DFA , DFQ ) DFQ Design For Quality (see DFA , DFM , QA , QC , QFD , QCM , TQC , TQM , …) DFS Distributed File System DFSD Distributed File System Design DFT Discrete Fourier Transform DFT Design For Testability (see DFA , DFL , DFQ , …) DFV Design For Value: the general concept is "design for competitive advantage and positioning" DHA Directory Harvest Attack (see WHID ) DHCP Dynamic Host Control / Configuration Protocol ( IP address management) DHTML Dynamic HTML DHX Digital Heritage eXchange : to create intercommunicative virtual reality infrastructures DI Digital Imaging DI Distributed Intelligence DI (Fr ) Devise Intérieure DIA Defense Intelligence Agency (Pentagon secret service)(see CIA ) Dialer some are good (what you've installed), intruders are dangerous (dialing unwanted numbers)(see WHID ) DIANE Direct Information Access Network in Europe DIBs Device-Independent Bitmaps DID Digital ID (see avatar ) DID Direct Inward Dialing (see DDI ) DIET Distributed Interactive Engineering Toolbox Digerati digital & literati Digital native "born to be alive" in the WEB2.0+ world because they are born with the PC ! (see Second life ) DII Defense Information Infrastructure (US Defense) DIJA Dow Jones Industrial Average DIKW Data to Information to Knowledge to Wisdom … that's much too easily said ! (see KM ) DIM Digital Identity Mapping (security, access monitoring) DIMM Dual In-line MM (64 bits MM ) DIN Deutsche Industrie Norme Dingbat typeface containing a decorative symbol DIP or dip Dual In-line Package (chip: common ceramic or plastic enclosure for an IC ). DIP Windows ' Bitmap Dipswitch mini switch Direct RDRam Direct Rambus (1,6 G/s) (RAMBUS ) DirectX Microsoft application program interface for managing images and multimedia effects DIRS Digital Image Recorder System DIS Documentation Information Service / System DISA Defense Information System Agency (US Defense)(see DARPA ) Distributed Computing integrated legacy systems within a component based architecture DivX branded video technology for compressing digital video DIY Do-It-Yourself DK Distribution Key DKIM DomainKeys Identified Mail ( http://www.dkim.org/ ) DL Digital Library (see JITTDL ) DL Distribution List DLA Drive Letter Access DLC Data Life Cycle (see ILC , KLCM , PLC , …) DLC Digital Loop Carrier DLCI Data Link Connection Identifier DLC-U Digital Line Card (interface) (see ISDN ) DLD Digital, Life, Design: Europe's conference for the 21st century covering digital innovation, gaming, arts and science DL DVD Dual Layer DVD DLFL Deletion Flag (archivage/archiving) DLIB Digital LIBrary (see DL ) DLL (*.dll) Dynamic Link Library (links file) DLM Data Lifecycle Management (see ILM , HSM , LC , PLC ) DLNA Digital Living Network Alliance DLP Data Loss Prevention DLP Digital Light Processing ( technology developped by Texas Instrument in 1996)(see LCD , Projector ) DLRL Data Local Reconstruction Layer (see DDS )

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 29 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 DLT Deletion (archivage/archiving) DLT Digital Linear Tape : cassette storage standard (see LTO & AIT ) DM Data (see DMS ) DM Direct Marketing DMA Direct Marketing Association DMA Direct Memory Access / Addressing DMCA Digital Millenium Copyright Act ( http://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512/ ) DMCR Consumers Rights DMD Digital Micromirror Device (utilized in a video projector) DME Direct Memory Execution (Intel 2d/3d) DMF Disk Media Format (see Sony UMD ) DMF Distribution Media Format DMI Desktop Management Interface DML Data Manipulation Language (see 1GL to 6GL ) DMMS Dynamic Memory Management System DMP Download Management Protocol DMS Database Managed Storage (space) DMS Debt Management Services DMS Document Management System DMS Data Mining System (see DM ) DMTF Desktop Mgmt Task Force DMTF Distributed Management Task Force (developer of CIM ) DMU Decision Making Unit DMU Digital Mock-Up DMU Disaster Management Unit (see DR , RM ) DMZ Demilitarized Zone DN Decision Network (see also EDNMS , SN , SNA ) DNA DeoxyriboNucleic Acid (see mtDNA ) DNA chips DNA is able to incorporate large amounts of complex information applicable to various activities. DNC Distributed Numeric Control DNG Domain Name Grabbing (cybersquatting)(see WHID ) DNI Distributed Numerical Integration DNI Director of National Intelligence (see Intellipedia ) DNL Dynamic Noise Limiter (see DNR ) DNMS Decision Network Management System (see also EDNMS ) DNR Domain Name Resolvers DNR Dynamic Noise Reduction (see DNL ) DNS Domain Name Server DNS Domain Name Service (based on BIND ) (see also ONS , UDRP , TLD ) DNSbl DNS based list DNSBL DNS Block Lists : list of the IP addresses of bad servers DOB Date Of Birth ( CV ) *.doc Microsoft Office WORD Document format (file) *.docx Microsoft Office Word in MOS 2007 DOC Dissolved Organic Carbon DOC Document Document Information set that is arranged according some criteria Document type / type de pièce SAP Généralement fact.client, fact.fournisseur, document bancaire AA Assets Accounting. Fr .: Comptabilité des immobilisations AA = gross posting, AN = net posting (discount deducted) AB General document (assets) / Pièce de comptes généraux d'immobilisations AF Depreciation / Amortissement DA Customer document / Pièce de compte client DG Customer credit note / Note de credit client DR Customer invoices / Facture client DZ Customer payment / Paiement client KA Vendor document / Pièce de compte fournisseur KG Vendor credit note / Note de credit fournisseur KR Vendor invoices / Facture fournisseur KZ Vendor payment / Paiement fournisseur

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 30 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 SA General accounts (accounting) / Comptes généraux SB General accounts (bank) / Comptes généraux bancaires SK Cash Document / Pièce de caisse WA Goods sent / Sortie de marchandise WE Goods receipt / Réception marchandises ZP Payment program posting / comptabilisation des paiements The same document types are valid for every CyCd since they are defined at the client level Docu-Print SAP program for viewing or printing chapters or entire handbooks from the R/3 documentation DoD Department of Defense (USA) DoD XML Registry of schemas available on http://diides.ncr.disa.mil/xmlreg/user/index.cfm DoE Department of Energy (USA) DOE Design Of Experiments: geometric principles application to statistical sampling for reducing the experiments number DOFs Degrees Of Freedom (see EOMs ) DOIA Desktop Office Integration Architecture DoJ Department of Justice (USA) DoL Department of Labor (USA) DOLAP Desktop OLAP DOM Document Object Model (task force at http://domscripting.webstandards.org/ ) Domain tasting abuse on the WEB ( www.circleid.com/posts/domain_tasting_target_of_us_federal_cybersquatting) DomA/DA Domaine d'Activité (voir détails sous " Business Area ") DO(O) Data Object (On line) DOOH Digital Out Of Home (Digital Signage. Fr. : signalisation numérique) DoS Denial of Service (see CoS , DDoS ) DOS Disk Operating System (see BIOS , IOS , OS , WOS ) DoT Department of Transportation (USA) DOT Digital Online Terminal Dotcom .com : domain_name.com or domain-name.com Down paym ent Acompte (Fr) DP Demand Planning DP Data Processing DPC Delivery Point Code (see USPS , CR&DPC ) DPI Dot Per Inch DPI Deep Packet Inspection (see IDS , IPS ) DPM Display Power Mgmt DPM Distributed Project Mgmt ( MS Project) DPMI DOS Protected-Mode Interface DPO (Fr ) Direction Par Objectif (see MBO ) DPO ( Fr ) Diagramme de Processus Organisationnel *.dpp Draw Plus (file) DPropR Data Propagator Relational DPS Document Processing System DPST Display Power Savings Technology ( Intel ) DQL DataEase Query Language (DatEase Int'l) DRDA Distributed Relational Database Architecture DR Disaster Recovery (see DMU , RTO , RPO ) DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory (see MRAM , RAM ) DRDA Distributed Relational Database Architecture (see RDBMS ) DR-DOS Digital Research DOS DRM Digital Rights Management (see RMS ) aka CRAP DRS Data Removal Software Drucker Peter author of the famous " knowledge worker ". He died on Nov 11th 2005. He was 95 years old. *.drw draw (picture file / Micrograhx Designer) DRY Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY approach) DS Disk Slave DS Data Service DS Directory Service ( net ) DSA Directory Service Agent DSA Distributed Scheduling Architecture DSI (Fr ) Directeur des Systèmes d'Information (France)(see CIO , ISM ) DSL Digital Subscriber Line (see DSLAM )

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 31 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 DSL Domain Specific Language DSLAM DSL Access Multiplexer DSN Data Source Name DSO Day Sales Outstanding (about time on accounts receivable) DSO Domain Specific Ontology DSO Decision Support Object (see DSS ) DSP Digital Signal Processor DSP Digital Sound Processor DSR Damage Survey Report ( FEMA Form 90-91) DSRC Dedicated Short Range Communication (see EPC , RFID ) DSS Data Security Standards (see PCI/DSS ) DSS Decision Support System (see AT , CBML , CPM , DSO ) DSS Dolby Surround Sound / System DST Daylight-Saving Time ( summer & winter light adjustment). In 2007 the U.S. will start DST the second Sunday in March at 2 a.m. local time and return to standard time the first Sunday in November. DST Design for Scaling & Transformation (see DCS ): www.worldscibooks.com/business/7098.html DST Digital Signature Transponder (see RFID ) DSTN Dual STN DSVD DataSpan ( Multitech ) DT Desk Top (see DTP ) DT Decision Tree (strategy, management and control) DTA Direct Tape Access ( Seagate ) DTC Distributed Transaction Coordinator (see MS DTC ) DTD Document Type Definition DTE Data Terminal Equipment DTM Data Text Merge DTMS Data Transformation Mgmt System DTP Desk Top Publishing (activity, package) (see DT ) DTP Digital Text Processor (see DWP ) DTR Data Terminal Ready ( modem ) DTS Daily Treasury Statement DTS Data Transformation Services ( http://search.msdn.microsoft.com/search/ ) DTU Data Transfer Utility DTV Digital TV (see HDTV ) DU Definitional Uncertaintity (see IE ) Dual-Core Chip allows 2 CPU s sharing memory cache & bus connections to the system for more performances dubbing the process of copying dummy a "place holder" used by administrators and programmers Dunning Action undertaken for reminding the customers of their outstanding debts / relance Dunning area Organizational unit that can be defined as a division, distribution channel, sales organization within a company code. Dunning key identifies items to be dunned separately DUT Device Under Test DUW Distributed Unit of Work DVB Digital Video Broadcasting (world organization) DVB-H Digital Video Broadcasting for Handheld (see DVB , DVB-SH , DVB-T ) DVB-SH Digital Video Broacasting Satellite-based for Handheld (see DVB , DVB-H , DVB-T ) DVB-T Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial (see DVB , DVB-H , DVB-SH ) DVCP Dynamic VPN Configuration Protocol DVD Digital Video Disc (at first), Digital Versatile Disk (after)(see Blu-ray , CD , HDCD , MMCD , SD ) DVEBMGS Dialog, Update, Enqueue, Background processing, Message, Gateway, Spool (central services) DVI Digital Video Interface DVD Jon Jon Johansen has been the first CSS system cracker. DVR Digital Video Recorder DW Data Warehouse / Warehousing (see EDW ) DWB Development WorkBench ( SAP ) DWDM Dense Wavelenght-Division (see SDH , SON , SONET , TDM , WDM ) DWG Auto CAD DraWinG DWP Digital Word Processor (see DTP ) DWS Digital World Services

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Renson 2/10/2009 DWT Discrete : mathematical logic-based compression (see DCT ) DXF (*.dxf) Drawing eXchange Format (Auto CAD ) (file) DXI Data eXchange Interface DynPro Dynamic Program ( SAP ) DZN Dozen ( ISO ) E Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available e designates "electronic" e³ Extended Electronic Enterprise E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo ( E3 France, Germany and UK (European countries with the largest economies and population) EA Extended Attribute EAC Estimate At Completion (see EV , ACWP , BAC , BCWP , BCWS , VAC ) EAI Enterprise Application Integration ( Methodology & tools) (see BI , EII ) EAI External Authoring Interface ( VRML ) EAM Enterprise Asset Management EAM Enterprise Attention Management (see AugCog , HCI , UI ) EAN European Article Numbering EAO (Fr ) Enseignement Assisté par Ordinateur (see CAL ) EAP Employee Assistance Program EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol Early Birds first coming participants Early Watch Proactive system diagnosis (early stage help for going live ) EARN European Academic and Research Network EAS Enterprise Application Software EAS Enterprise Application Search : a tool for locating data in the applications EASI European Academic Supercomputing Initiative Easter eggs PDA 's hidden features e-auction online auction EAWAC European Authority for Web Accessibility Certification ( www.accessiweb.org/ ) EBCDIC Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code (see Unicode ) EBDIT Earnings Before Depreciation, Interest and Tax EBIS Enterprise BI Suite EBS Elastic Block Store (Amazon service: online DB & administration)(see cloud computing , EC2 ) EBS Electronic Bank Statement EBT Earnings Before Taxes EBIT Earnings Before Interest and Tax EBITDA Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation, Amortization e-Biz see e-Business e-Book digital book e-Business Business via Internet (see e-Commerce , e-Gov ) EBP (S) Enterprise Business Planning (Solution) : for keeping the business on the right track EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ebXML Web -based model for the Electronic Business XML initiative (open standard) ( OASIS specs ) EC European Community (see EU ) EC Enterprise Controlling ( R/3 Bus. Application Area). Fr .: Contrôle de gestion d'entreprise EC2 Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon's utility computing: http://aws.amazon.com/windows/ )(see EBS ) ECA Embedded and Communication Alliance ECAs Enhanced Capital Allowances (UK): 100% first-year allowances claim on spending of qualifying plant, machinery ECA Entertainment Consumers Association ( www.theeca.com ) ECA Evolutionary Computation Applications (see ECT ) ECAD Electronic CAD ECB European Central Bank (see BCE ) EC - BP Business Planning supports preparation of business plans at high level of aggregation ECC Elliptic Curve Cryptography EC - CS Enterprise Controlling - Consolidation e-CFR electronic CFR EC - EIS Enterprise Controlling-Executive Information System. Fr .: tableau de bord ECH Engineering Change Hierarchy. Priorization of several change master records with functions = change package, leading change master record (see ECM , ECR & ECO ) ECIS Entrepreneurial CIS DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 33 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 ECIU European Consortium of Innovative Universities ( http://www.eciu.org/links.php ) ECM Engineering Change Mgmt . Suite of functions allowing to change objects with history (records). Changes are made with references to a change MR (master record): revision level to a specific change status of a material (see OCM ECM Enterprise Content Management (see CM , CMF , CMS , WCM , WCMS ) EC - MC Consolidation ECN Explicit Congestion Notification (transport layer) ECN Electronic Commerce Network (Commerce One, Inc + SAP solution) ECO Engineering Change Order : assigns a revision level to changes statuses of docs & materials It comes after the approval of the ECR (see also ECM & ECH ). ECOT ECO Time e-Commerce Commerce via Internet (see e-Business , e-Gov ) ECOP Collection of methods that affect organizational objects : * listed activities for selected organizational objects (IMG : enterprise structure >maintain structure > definition) * methods for organizational objects that are stored in BOR ECP Extended Capacity Port (mode) ECP Event-Controlled Process EC-PCA Profit Center Accounting. Fr .: Comptabilité des centres de profit ECR Engineering Change Request : revision level to changes statuses of docs and materials (see ECM, ECH, ECO ) ECR Efficient Consumer Response ( SAP Retail Store) ECT Evolutionary Computation Theory ( see ECA ): scheduling, control, power systems, robotic, signal processing, data mining, bioinformatics. ECTS European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System ECU European Currency Unit EDA Electronic Design Automation EDA Event-Driven Architecture (Oracle component of the SOA 2 ) EDAY End of the Day (see BDAY ) EDB Engineering DB (DataBases) EDE Electronic Data Exchange EDF Enterprise Data Fabric EDFA Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifiers (see DWDM , ONE , SDH , SON , SONET , WDWM ) EDFs Electric-Ducted Fans (pressured air for cooling servers) EDGAR Electronic Data Gathering Archive ( SEC ) EDGE Enhanced Data GSM Environment: 2,75G (see GPRS ) EDI Electronic Data Interface / Interchange EDIFACT EDI For Administration Commerce and Transport EDM Electronic Document Management (see EDMS , EDMRS , GED ) EDM Enterprise Data Model EDM Enterprise Decision Management (see BRMS ) EDM MM Enterprise Data Management Maturity Model EDMS Electronic Document Management System (see EDM , EDRMS , GED ) EDMS Emissions and Dispersion Modeling System (developed by the US FAA ) EDMSIM Crisis Management Simulation (see MILSIM ) (C4ic , www.c4ic.com ) EDNMS Enterprise Decision Network Management System supplies information on the status and the evolution of decision-making abilities, verifies inconsistencies, supplies indications on internal & external scenarios evolutions. EDOS Environment for the Development and distribution of (EC project) EDRMS Electronic Document and Records Management (System) (see EDM , EDMS , GED ) EDS Ecosystem Distress Syndrome (see NC ) EDUG European DDC Users’Group Edupunk a sort of DIY education (Jim Groom 's blog / May 25, 2008) EDV Entreprise Desktop Virtualization (see VD and others) E2E Engineer to Engineer (collaboration, collaborative / intelligent design, CoPs , ...) E2E Enterprise to Enterprise : generally known as B2B for being more commercially perceived.. E2SP Environmental Enterprise Service Provider EEC European Economic Community EEM Enterprise Engineering Methodology EEO-1 Equal Employment Opportunity ("gender equality" in FBC BizMagazine 2: www.fbc-e.com ) EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (US) (see OFCCP ) EFF Electronic Frontier Foundation ( http://www.eff.org/ ) : about digital ID and more EFI Extensible Firmware Interface

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 34 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 EFLOPS ExaFLOPS (see EXA , FLOPS ) EFQM European Foundation for Quality Management (see QA , QC , QI , QM , TQM ) EFR Enhanced Full Rate ( GSM high definition digital sound) EFS Encrypted File System EFT Electronic Funds Transfer EGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter EGA Enterprise Grid Alliance (consortium of 30 leading vendors and customers) EGEE Enabling Grids for E-sciencE : European project for grid computing EGI European Grid Initiative (see Grid computing ) EG-MMS Experts Group Manufacturing Message Specification (see MMS ) EGO Equal Goals in Occupations Egosurfing searching for his name on the Net (found in Wired Magazine )(see GQ ) e-Gov e-Government ( citizens and government relationships via the Net)(see e-Biz , e-commerce , G2C ) Steven Clift : " e-Government has been made for the revenues declaration, e-Democracy has been made for demanding explanation about the use of the collected money" E-GPS enhanced GPS (see A-GPS ), EGPRS Enhanced GPRS , see also EDGE EHEA European Higher Education Area (see HEIs ) EHL Evolution of Human Languages ( http://ehl.santafe.edu/intro1.htm ) EHR Electronic Health Record (see HHS , NHIN ) EHS Extremely Hazardous Substance (see H&S , EH&S ) EHS or EH&S Environment, Health & Safety. It includes components such as Occupational Health, Product Safety, Dangerous Goods Management, Industrial , etc. with high degree of integration EI Emotional Intelligence (Daniel Goleman )(see EI , EQ , IQ , GQ , MI ) EIA Electronic Industries Association EIA Energy Information Administration EIAA European Interactive Advertising Association (annual publication of media usage figures) EIB European Investment Bank EICAR European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research ( http://www.eicar.org /)(see WHID ) e-ID electronic ID (see e-Gov , e-Stress ) EID Environmental Information Documents EIDC Eco-Industrial Development Council: environmental concern and action EIDE Enhanced IDE (see also FIDE) EII Enterprise Information Integration (see BI , EAI , ETL ) EIM Enterprise Information Management EIP Enterprise Information Portal EIP Extended Instruction Pointer (register) EIR Environmental Information Regulations 2004 EIS Executive Information System EISA Extended Industry Standard Architecture (see ISA ) EISAS European Information Sharing and Alert System EIT Enterprise Integration Technologies EIT European Technology Institute EITO European Information Technology Observatory EJB Enterprise JavaBeans EKP Enterprise Knowledge Portal (see KM , KVC and others) ELAN Emulated Local Area Networks (see BAN , LAN , PAN , SAN , WAN , …) e-Learning "e" supported and organized learning (see CMC ) Electronic highway see Information highway (outdated), infobahn (outdated), Internet Elevator pitch sort of personal USP to be emphasized for avoiding a standard classification ELF E-Learning Framework ELINT ELectronic INTelligence (see HUMINT ) ELISE Electronic Invoice Standard EDIFACT ELSR Edge LSR EM Emerging Market EMA Enterprise Marketing Automation (could be part of a CRM , see also SFA ) e-Mail Electronic Mail exchanged in between computers (see snail-mail ) e-Marketing leverages the Internet to plan, design and execute campaigns more effectively because Internet has redefined the way we are conducting businesses, communicate with others and purchase goods and services EMBI Emerging Markets Bonds Index

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 35 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 e-MPS e-Mail Preference Service ( www.e-mps.org ) EMC ElectroMagnetic Compatibility ( EM vagaries) EMEA European MEdicines Agency ( www.emea.europa.eu/htms/human/epar/eparintro.htm ) EMEA Europe, Middle-East, Africa (markets, territories) (see ROW ) EMF (*.emf) Windows Enhanced Metafile ( Microsoft ) EMI Electro-Magnetic Interference EMM Expanded Memory Manager Emoticon or smiley sign expressing an emotion :-) happy, smile :-)) very happy :-))) very, very happy :-D large smile, laughing o:-) saintly }:-| deeply thinking :-( unhappy, sad :-(( very unhappy, very sad :-|| angry %-) confused ;-) wink :-* kiss :'-) happily crying :-o shouting, surprised :-b drooling {*} warm hug (hug & kiss) e-mouth the " word of e-mouth " (on the Net / Web ) EMS Electronic Manufacturing Service EMS Expanded Memory Specification EMU Economic & Monetary Union. Euro currency is accelarating the e-Business EMV European Master Card Visa (chip card) (EN) (English) ENDA Environment & Development Actions (Stockholm, 1972) ENIAC Electronic Numerical Integrator And Calculator. First computer.1943, Pennsylvania University. 1946-1955, US War Department: 30 tons, 167m², 18.000 lamps, 300 multiplications or 5.000 additions/sec. High voltage consumption and heat dissipation. Popular Mechanics (1949): "computers in the future may weigh no more than 1,5 tons" (see UNIVAC ) ENoLL European Network of Living Labs ( http://www.openlivinglabs.eu/about.html ) ENS Executive News Service ENSS Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (see SenSys , WSN ) entropy disorder level ENUM tElephone Number Mapping or Electronic NUMber: feature supported by the SIP proxy server EOC Equal Opportunities Commission (UK, about the gap between British men and women) EOD / EOF End Of data / End Of File EOI Evidence Of Identity (see PKI , PKC ) EOMs Equations Of Motion (see DOFs ) Eonia Euro Over-Night Index Average (see Euribor , longer delays) EOTD Enhanced Observed Time Difference (see LAT ) EOQ Economic Order Quantity: order size minimizing the carrying and ordering costs total (see ROP ) EPA Environmental Protection Agency ( USA ) EPAR European Public Assessment Reports EPBR Extended Partition Boot Record EPC Event - controlled or driven - Process Chain ( SAP ) EPC (T) Electronic Product Code (Technology) (see RFID ) EPC (average) Earnings Per one hundred Clicks (metrics) EPC European Payments Council EPCIS EPC Information Services (standard) (see RFID ) EPF Enterprise Portal Framework EPI Earth Policy Institute (USA) ( www.earthpolicy.org ) EPIC Electronic Privacy Information Center (see CASPIAN ) EPIC Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computer ( Intel ) EPLRS Enhanced Position Location Reporting System

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 36 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 EPM Engineering Project Management EPM Enterprise Performance Management EPO Enabling Process Owner (see EWC ) EPO European Patent Office (see WIPO ) EPON Ethernet-Based PON e-Portal Works with information and technologies that are already in place and deliver them to people who are willing to know about advertising, sales, promotion, projects, reports, colleagues activities. Depending on the content, it could be an intra or EXTRA portal. EPOS Electronic Point-Of-Sale (see POS ) EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Eprint Archive collection of digital documents: http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#Eprint-Archive EPROM Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory EPS Earnings Per Share EPS Electronic Payment System EPS (*.eps) Encapsulated PostScript EPS External Project Software EPSS Electronic Performance Support Systems EQ Emotional Quotient (see Egosurfing , EI , GQ ) ER Entity Relationship (see ERC , ERD , ERM , FER , TSER ) ERASMUS European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students ERC Entity Relationship Context (see ER , ERD , ERM , FER , TSER ) ERM Entity Relationship Model / Modeling (see ERD , FER , TSER ) ERM with UML Robert A. Maksimchuk and Eric J. Naiburg : ejnaiburg@us..com (see BPML , UML ) ERD Entity-Relation Diagram (see FER , TSER , ERM ) Ergonomics man's integration with machine (see HMI ) ERM Employee Relationship Management (see ESS , ELC ) ERM Environmental Resource Management ERMS eMail Response Management System ERO Environment Resource Officer (see ERR ) ERP Enterprise Resources Planning (see XERP, PGI ) ERR Environment Review Report (see ERO ) ERS (MM) Evaluated Receipt Settlement ERT European Round Table ESA Enterprise Services Architecture ESA Entertainment Software Association ( www.theesa.com/ ) ESB Enterprise Services Bus (see ISB , USB ) Esc Escape ( Command character ) ESC External System Change e-Science electronic exchanges in between universities and R&D centers (see EGEE ) ESI Edge Side Include E-Sign Act USA federal law granting electronic record and signature legal recognition (same as paper) ESIP European Safer Internet Program ESL English as a Second Language (see TOEFL ) ESLR Expanded Set of Life Rules ( FBC>s OB ) ESM Editable Source Master ESMTP Extended SMTP ESN Electronic Serial Numbers ESO Expanded Service Option esp. especially (used in dictionary abbreviation) ESP Expert Sales Procedures ESS (HR) Employee Self-Service ( employees access and maintenance of their own data)(see ERM , HR-ESS) ESS Embedded Simulation Service (C4ic , www.c4ic.com ) ESSI European System and Software Initiative ESSO Enterprise Single Sign-On e-Strategy Strategy that is including the activities and the deployment on the WEB ( B2B , B2C , …) e-Stress huge e-mails flows are considered as an important source of stress (several studies conclusion) ETA Estimated Time of Arrival (see ETD ) etc. et cetera Etcetera East-West Technical Cooperation in the R&D of Electronic Trading ETD Estimated Time of Departure (see ETA )

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 37 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 ETF Exchange Traded Fund ("trackers") ETL Extraction, Transformation and Load ( data ) ETML Extraction Transformation Move and Load ( data ) ETMS Electronic Territory Management System ETNO European Telecommunications Network Operator ( Assn )(report on the IT tribute to the green house effect) ETO Engineer To Order ETP European Technology Platform ETS Emission Trading Scheme () ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute ETUD Emerging Technologies Update Day ( First Tuesday , Mobile Monday ) .eu .eu domain (see DNS , EUrid ) EU European Union (see EC ) EUC End User Coach(ing) (see TUG ) EUL End-User Layer EULA End User Licence Agreement EUM Exchange Unified Messaging EUP Energy Usage Profile (related to the GCA ) EUPF European Procurement Forum ( www.eupf.org ) EUREKA European Research Coordination Agency EUREX European Experience Exchange (activity within the ESSI ) Euribor Euro Interbank Offered Rate (see FMA ) Eurid European Registry for Internet Domain (" .eu " domain) EURO As of R/3I the procedure description for changing over the EURO and the relevant section of the IMG are found under Cross Application Components>European Monetary Union:EURO. EURO Information Center is available on SAPNet : "euro". The EURO Customizing Assistant is made for performing and verifying EURO-related tasks. See CA-EUR-CNV & GEN. W/i SAP , the payroll currency is separately managed from the pay scale currency for allowing the management and unions to freely decide when they change over to EURO (sap.com/euro) Eurocham European Chamber of Commerce (see Amcham ) Europol European Police Office EUSAS European Society for Automatic Alarm Systems ( http://www.eusas.ch/ ) EV Enhanced Vision EVA Earned Value Analysis (voir EVC ) EVA Economic Value Added: a value-based metrics (see MVA ) EVC Earned Value Calculation EVD Enterprise Value Delivery (methodology) EVDO Evolution Data Optimized (speeds ranging from 400 Kbps to 2 Mbps) EVP Executive Vice-President (see CEO and other CxO ) EWA European WEB Assn ( http://212.78.187.13/dev/www.ewa-belgium.com/index.php?id=12 ) EWC Enabling Work Center (see EPO , MIS-EWC ) EWG (UN/) EDIFACT Working Group EWMAchart control chart representing exponentially weighted moving average ( QM ) EWS Early Warning System. Gestion des exceptions (hors-normes définies par un opérateur qualifié) Ex.: hors tendance, au-delà/en-deça des seuils, non comparables aux valeurs planifiées. Exaoctet 1024 x Petaoctet (see Bit , Mega , Giga , Tera , Peta , Zeta , Yotta ) EXCEL sophisticated flexible spreadsheet, an application being part of Microsoft Office Exchange rat e type : storing of different exchange rates for different purposes for the same date and currency combination in the system. Only one maintenance tool per exchange rate : inversion, base currency, exchange rate spreads. Exercice com ptable/version : périodes de l'exercice, périodes spéciales, (pér. déterminées par le système) EXIF EXtended INFormation (Viewer) supports JPEG , TIFF and RAW Formats (CRW, CR2, NEF, PEF, RAF, X3F, RAW, BAY, ORF, MRW, SRF). Export lingo (mostly US) B/L Bill-of-Lading C&F Cost & Freight CIF Cost, Insurance & Freight D/A Document against Acceptance DL Distribution license DISC Domestic International Sales Corporation D/P Document against Payment

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Renson 2/10/2009 Drawback recovery of duties paid on imported merchandise when re-exported EEA Export Enforcement Act (1979) FAS Free Alongside Ship FCPA Foreign Corrupt Practices Act FOB Free-On-Board FOR Free-On-Rail FOT Free-On-Truck FSC Foreign Sales Corporation FTZ Free Trade Zone GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade HS Harmonized System IVL Individual Validated License IP Intellectual Property L/C Letter of Credit NICs New Industrializing Countries NTB Non-Tariff Barrier OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development SFSC Shared Foreign Sales Corporation SIC Standard Industrial Classification SITC Standard Industrial Trade Classification TB Tariff Barrier TD Trade Development UN United Nations USTR US Trade Representative EXTRANET Business processes automation with partners having access to the Intranet over the Internet F Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available FA Financial Aid FA Financial Acronym FAA Federal Aviation Administration (see EDMS ) FAFNER Factoring via Network-Enabled Recursion (see Grid computing , Y-WAY ) FAH Folding At Home FAI (Fr ) Fournisseur d'Accès à Internet (see ISP ) FAN File Area Network ( NW ) FAO & Agriculture Organization (United Nations) FAO ( Fr ) Fabrication Assistée par Ordinateur (see CAP, CAD, PAO) FAQ Frequently Asked Questions (see A2Q ). Fr : Foire Aux Questions FAS Federal Accounting Standards (USA) (see CPA , IAS ) FAS Free Along Ship ( Incoterm )(see FOB , C&F , CIF ) FASB Financial Accounting Standard Board FAST Flexible Area Synchronized Transfer FAST Future of Advertising Stakeholders ( www.fastinfo.org/measurement/ ) FAT (12, 16 or 32 bits) FATF Financial Action Task Force (see FSF , OFCS ) FAWN Fast Array of Wimpy Nodes : cluster architecture for power-efficient key-value storage. FAX Fac Simile FBC Faster, Better, Cheaper : company development views, institutions reorganization principles, … FBC File Bag Collection FBC Financial Business Case FBC Find By Content FBC Flat Belt Conveyor (Systems) FBC Floating-Body Cell FBC Folded Binary Code FBC Foreign Bank Charges (accounting terminology) FBC Foreign Buyers Club (international business, groups, …) FBC Form Based Code FBC Fully Buzzword Compliant (…?) FBC Furnished by Contractor FBC>s FBC>s / Future-Based Consultancy & Solutions (www.fbc-e.com ) Business & Change Management, BPR , transformational organization, KM , Intellectual Capital evaluation - investment - management. www.fbc-e.com DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 39 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 FBCS Fellow of the British Computer Society FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation (US) (see CIA , IFCC ) FBM Free Business Magazine Future-Based Management Business Magazine on our site FBWP Free Business White Page. Available when specified in our "translator" FCAPS Fault - Configuration - Accounting - Performance - Security (service management tasks) FCC Federal Communication Commission (USA) (see FCC , FDA , FPC , FTC ) FCCU Federal Computer Crime Unit (Belgium) FCDR Failure Cause Data Report FCFS First Come First Served FCIP Fibre Channel over IP FCS First Commercial Shipment FCFS First Come, First Served (see BPR/M , DD , LPT , PLC , PLM , PM , PSO / PMO , SPT , …) FCPA Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (1977) FCPGA Flip Chip Pin Grid Array FD Fire Department (Example : NYFD = New York Fire Department) (see PD ) FDA Food & Drugs Administration (USA) (see FCC , FTC , GMP , HACCP ) FDDI Fiber Distributed Data Interface (see CDDI ) FDI Foreign Direct Investment FDM Frequency-Division Multiplexing FE Finite Element FED Federal Reserve Bank (USA) FED Field Emitting Display (see i-FED ) FEM Finite Element Method FEM Formal Engineering Methods FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency (USA) (see DSR ) Femto cells little devices-based in-house mobile phones network for transmitting the messages via Internet FERMA Federation of European Risk Management Association (see RM ) FERT It sounds for "fertig" = Finished Product (SAP : MM/Material Type). Fr .: Produits finis FESE FFA Field Force Automation (see SFA ) FFIEC Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (USA) FFII Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure FFT First Fundamental Triad ( FBC>s concept and managerial deployment methodology: www.fbc-e.com ) F2F Face-to-Face (the best way to communicate) (see P2P ) FG Finished Goods (see JIT , WIP ) FI Financial Accounting (module : R/3 Business Application Area) FIA Future Internet Assembly FI-AA Assets accounting. Fr : Comptabilité des immobilisations FI-AP Account Payable. Fr : Comptabilité fournisseurs FI-AR Account Receivable. Fr : Comptabilité clients FIC Foreign Invested Company (see FIE , WOFE ) FI-CM Cash Management FIDE Fast IDE (see also EIDE ) FIE Foreign Invested Enterprise (see FIC , WOFE ) Fields O/I determine whether the account can use SAP clearing functionality. This is commonly used in A/P and A/R and clearing accounts FI-FA Financial Assets Management ( SAP ) FI-FC Financial Controlling ( SAP ) FI-FIS Financial Information System ( SAP ) FI-FM Financial Managemen. Fr : Comptabilité budgétaire FIFO First In / First Out (inventory management) (see LIFO ) FIFO Fit In or Faze Out (IT related syndrome) fig. figurative, figuratively (used in dictionary abbreviation) FI-GL General Ledger (accounting). Fr : Comptabilité générale FI-GLX Extended General Ledger Fiji to Media Center functionality of Vista (late 2008) FI-LC Financial Accounting - Legal Consolidation. Fr : Consolidation légale Financial calculator acronyms COMP compute ENT Enter

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 40 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 EXP Exponential function FV Future Value LOG Natural Logarithm PMT Payment PV Present Value SQR Square Root DTW Day To Week DTM Day To Month DTQ Day To Quarter DTY Day To Year WTM Week To Month WTQ Week To Quarter WTY Week To Year MTQ Month To Quarter MTY Month To Year QTY Quarter To Year Fin.mgmt are a = périmètre financier ( Fr ) FING Future Internet NW Design (BNN Technology in charge of the definition) FIPS Federal Information Processing Standard 183 &184 (USA): aerospace domain FIRE Future Internet Research and Experimentation firewall net protection / control of the PC ports access. Fr : pare-feux de protection du PC , du réseau FIRM Fundamental Information Risk Management ( RM ) "First Triad" Communication - Integration - Synchronization (also known as unified communication + collaboration ) First Tuesday networking event (London, Oct '98) that has become a meeting place for dotcom actors ( ETUD , MoMo ) FIS Factory Information System (see Bill Inmon 's CIF ) FI-SL Special Ledgers (accounting). Fr : Comptabilité spéciale FISMA Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 ( USA ) (see SM , RM ) FIT Financial Information Technology FI-TM Travel Management. Fr : Comptabilité des frais de déplacement *. Free Lossless . Lossless audio compression codec (sound file format) Flash Macromedia technology for the use of the "Rich Media" ( banner , sound, video ) flash memory non-volatile electronic memory that can be erased and recorded FLEA Four Letter Extended Acronym (see AAAAAA , TLA , YATLA ) FLO Fairtrade Labelling Organization (International) FLOPS floating points of operations per second FLS Forward Looking Statement (what the public expects from a large company's CEO ) *.flv FLASH file FLV Youtube video format FM Frequency Modulation (see AM ) FMA Financial Markets Association (see Euribor) FMAC Financial and Management Accounting Committee (see IFAC ) FMC Fixed Mobile Convergence FMCG Fast-Moving Consumer Goods FME Feature Manipulation Engine FMEA Failure Modes & Effect Analysis: root cause analysis, failure scenarios, impacts observation (see DEA ) fMRI functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (see MRI , NMRI ) FMS Fieldbus Message Specification (see VD or VFD ) FMS Financial Management Service ( US Department of the Trasury)( http://fms.treas.gov /) FN File Name (see FNE ) FNE File Name Extension (see FN ) FOA Front Office Application (see BOA ) FOAF Friend Of A Friend, semantic WEB application ( RDF graph defining relationships). Initiative for a "who is a friend on Internet " norm (see Second Life , WEB2.0 ) ( http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/ ) FOB Free On Board (see FOT , Export lingo ) FOCUS FOcus on CUStomer ( SAP ) FOIA Freedom of Information Act 2000 (USA)(http://www.treas.gov/foia/ ) FOISA Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 FOLDOC Free On-Line Dictionary Of Computing FOLED Flexible Organic Light Emitting Diode Folksonomy collaborative classyfying system (folk + taxonomy )

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 41 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 FOMC Federal Open Market Committee (USA) FOOT Forum for Object Oriented Technology (see OO , OOA , OOIE , OOM , OOP , OOT ) FORTRAN FORmula TRANslation ( IBM programming language, 1956) FOT Free on Truck (see FOB , Export lingo ) FoV Field of View (related to monitoring devices capabilities) FP7 EU 's 7th Framework Program (for research and techological development) FPC Federal Power Commission (USA) (see FCC , FTC ) FPC (SAP ) First Productive Customers FPE FORTRAN Programming Environment FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array FPP Fixed Price Projects fps feet per second (imperial speed unit) fps frames per second (see Telecine ) FPS First-Person Shooter (a shooting-centered ) (see frags , ODST ) FPU Floating Point Unit: computer part designed to process calculations on floating point numbers (Fr) (French) FR Functional Relationship (see ER ). Fr : Relation Fonctionnelle FRA Forward Rate Agreement ( TR-TM ) Fractal organization divides the enterprise into organizational units that act autonomously (self-organ.) FRAD Frame Relay Access Device frags to kill someone temporarily when video gaming (the term has a military origin)(see FPS , ODST ) FRAM Ferroelectric Random Access Memory Frame one frame represents one image in a movie frequency the number of times a signal is oscillating per second FRD Fire RetarDant Freeware Free program, copyright is not granted / Graticiel, programme gratuit sans droits de reproduction (see/voir Public Domain/Domaine Public , DRM ) FSB Front Side Bus ( PC specs : FSB speed): it helps connect the CPU to system components FSC Financial Statement Chart ( SAP ) FSCT Financial Supply Chain Transactions (financial transactions along the SC ) FSF Financial Stability Forum (see FATF , OFCS ) FSF Free Software Foundation by Richard Stallman and others in 1983 (see GNU ) FSG Field Status Group ( SAP ). Can be determined at 2 or 3 levels : Client level General Data (niveau Mandant) CyCd level CyCd Data (niveau Société) Acct Gr level Sales Data (niveau groupe de comptes dans SD par exemple) and is managing the status of the fields : hidden, optional, required FSI Failed States Index (USA) FSI Financial Software Industry FSI Free Standing Insert (sales promo) FSIO Financial Systems Integration Office (US) FSO Free-Space Optics FSTC Financial Service Technology Consortium FStZ (Fr ) Variante de Statut de Zone FSV Financial Statement Version ( SAP ) FSV Field Status Variant : combination of FSG assigned to each company code ( CyCd ) FTC Federal Trade Commission (USA)(see FCC , FDA , FPC ) FTE Full-Time Employee FTE Full-Time Equivalent FTL Faster-Than-Light in " Star Trek " (see warp speed ) FTP File Transfer Protocol (see 0 Day ) FTTH Fiber-To-The-Home : line to the home / 100 Mbits/sec ! Already in Japan/2004 ! FUD Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt: result of threatening collection of events (a change management related problem) FUI Frontend Usability Infocentre (see UX ) FUP Follow-UP FURP collection of factors (Functionality, Usability, Reliability, Performance, Supportability) proposed by HP for measuring applications and that could also be used for qualifying SW . FWIW For What It's Worth (see IL or InLin ) FX or Fx special effects FXSR Floating Point Save and Restore

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Renson 2/10/2009 FY Full Year FYI or fyi For Your Information FYV Fiscal Year Variant (i.e. SAP : K4) G Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available G2B Government To Business G2C Government To Citizen (see e-Gov , G2E ) G2E Government To Employee G3 Games, Gaming, Gambling industry (coined by Accenture ) *.g3 Raw Fax format CCITT G3 (image file format) GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (USA) GABBP Generally Accepted Best Business Practices ( FBC>s change management concept) GAC Governmental Advisory Committee GACL Generally Accepted Complexity Level ( FBC>s change management concept) GAID Global Alliance for ICT and Development GALE Global Autonomous Language Exploitation ( http://projects.ldc.upenn.edu/gale/ )(see LDC ) GALE will consist of three major engines: Transcription, Translation and Distillation Galileo European GPS Gamevertising new technologies-enabled advertising and game association GAMS General Algebraic Modeling System (see AML ) GAN Generic Access Network ( 3GPP of the UMA ) Gantt chart Planning / management methodology and display of tasks, processes within their time slot GAs Genetic Algorithms (search procedures based on the nature selection mechanics) Gate Organizational unit defined for flow through processes Gateway Intelligent interface that connects dissimilar networks (different protocols)(BC-KRN) GATT General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade Gb see Giga GBA Government Budgetary Accounting (see GMBA ) GBAM General Bidirectional Associative Memory : immediate intelligence, skills. GBC Global Business Change (see GBD , GCM ) GBD Global Business Driver (see GBC , GCM ) G2C Government-To-Citizen (see B2G ) GCA Green Computing Architecting (see EUP ) GCC ( Fr ) Gestion Commande Client GCL (Fr ) Gestion de la Chaîne Logistique ( En :see SCM ) GCM Global Change Management (top CM issue) ( FBWPA : www.fbc-e.com ) GCM Global Commerce Mgmt ( elimination of cross-border trade obstacles: regulatory, logistical and financial constraints) GDAIS General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems (see GDIT ) GDB GNU Debugger GDIT General Dynamics Information Technology: on behalf of the HSD ( US ) (see GDAIS ) GDMO Guideline for the Definition of Management Objects GDOS Graphics Device Operating System GDP Gross Domestic Product (goods and services produced in the economy)(see AGI ) GDS Global Distribution System GDSS Group Decision Support System (see DSS ) GED (Fr ) Gestion Electronique des Documents (see the English translation EDMS ) Geek Internet maniac GFE Good Faith Effort Genchi Genbutsu go and see for yourself . Part of the Toyota Production System (see TPS ). Genopersistation action upon an object having both mathematical and systemic meaning (Dean, 1993) GERT Graphical Evaluation & Review Technique: analysis technique based on flows through networks (see PCM , PERT ) GFDL GNU Free Documentation License (see LGPL ) GFLOPS GigaFLOPS (see Gb , Giga , FLOPS ) GGF Global Grid Forum (see OGSA , OGSI ) GHz GigaHerz (see GB , Giga , Herz ) GIAC Global Information Assurance Certification (see CISA , CISM , CISSP , CSO , UAC , US ) GID General IDentifier (see EPC , RFID ) GIF/*.gif Graphics Interchange Format (Compuserve ). 2 versions: 19 87 and 19 89 Giga 1024 Mega bytes (octet). See Tera , Peta . GIGO Garbage In Garbage Out DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 43 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 GIMS Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (see Mersenne Prime ) GKEC Global Knowledge Economic Council (see KMBC ) GKP Global Knowledge Partnership : 41 workshops in November 2005 / Tunis. GKS Global Knowledge Services ( Andersen ) G/L General Ledger. Fr : Grand Livre G/L Account used for yearly & P+L statements. Has a number, a name, features for automatic processing. Is created in Chart of Account at the CyCd level and the settings are made via the Acc.Gr. Can be identical accross several CyCd Glazing it means sleeping with the eyes open during an early morning meeting (see 404 ) Glog General log (output program) Glyph small bitmap GM General MIDI GMAO (Fr ) Gestion de la Maintenance Assistée par Ordinateur GMBA Government Management & Budgetary Accounting (see GBA ) GMI Genomic Medicine Institute GMP General Maintenance Practice GMP Good Manufacturing Pratice, equivalent of the FDA GMT Greenwich Mean Time (see TAI , UTC ) GND short for GROUND GNG Grid National Governance GNH Gross National Happiness (let's talk about the future …) GNI Gross National Income (see GNP ) GNP Gross National Product (see GNI ) GNSO Generic Names Supporting Organization GNU FSF Unix-like operating system (Project founder: Richard Stellman) Go see Giga GOALS II Government On-line Accounting Link System: agencies report & view of their fin. information to US Treasury GOGO Aircell supplied WiFi in the Virgin America planes GOMB Global Operational Management Board (G7) GOP Grand Old Party (US Republican Party) Gopher hierarchy of menus used for browsing the Internet GOPM Group-Oriented Project Management (see PM , PMI , PMO ) Governance something above the " best practices " and related to the responsibility of the managers GP Genetic Programming (see AI , AL , GA ), General Protection GPF General Protection Fault GPI Genuine Progress Indicator GPIB General Purpose Interface BUS ( IEEE 488 std) GPIMS General Purpose Information Management System GPL General Public License (see DRM ) GPLI General Purpose LAN Interface (see BAN , PAN , SAN , VLAN , WAN ) GPLv3 GPL with provisions about DRM GPO General Plant Overhead GPRS General Packet Radio Services (standard for improving WAP quality and speed : 170kbps to handle voice and data transfer). Step-up toward EDGE and UMTS GPS Global Positioning System ( SAP is supporting the GPS -based trucks/ships tracking w/i LES ) Competitors: Galileo from Europe and GLONASS from Russia. Compatibility is expected. GPSS General Purpose Simulation System ( IBM all purpose simulation program ) GPTF Task Force (common standard promotion in AD Group Policy) GPU Graphic Processing Unit (see PCU ) GQ Google Quotient (how many times are you referenced on Google?) (see Egosurfing , EQ , IQ ) Granularity level of data summarization Granularity manager SW component (it takes raw data from the WEB site, edits & manipulates them before the sending to the DW ) GRAS Generally Recognized As Safe (first use in the food domain and by the FDA ) GRC (Fr ) Gestion de la Relation Client (see CRM ) GRC Governance, Risk, Compliance GRDDL Gleaning Resource Descriptions from Dialects of Language (see SWT ) GRDI ™ Global Retail Development Index (A.T. Kearney : www.atkearney.com ) (see RMS ) GRE (Fr ) Gestion de la Relation Employés (see ERM , GRF , GRP ) Green computing see Green IT

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 44 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 Green IT Environmentally-concerned IT management : electricity consumption, process, etc. Greenwashing green and whitewash. A sort of brainwashing applied to green / ecological matters Grey matter older and experienced people within a company mainly counting young executives GRF ( Fr ) Gestion de la Relation Fournisseur (see GRE , GRP , SRM ) Grid matrix of dots in the drawing area Grid computing distributed large-scale of interconnected computers operating like a computing utility GRIMM Graphical Link Mapping Method GR/IR Goods Received / Invoice Received (see EM /EF ) Grouping profile/selection of accounts, levels & groups displayed for cash position or cash forecast Groupware evolved SW for collaborative environment that facilitates information and knowledge exchange GRP ( Fr ) Gestion de la Relation Partenaires (see GRE , GRF , PRM ) GRUB GRand Unified Bootloader, a flexible and powerful boot loader GSA General Service Administration GSCF Global Supply Chain Forum (see c-SCM , SCEM , SCM ). GSE Ground Support Equipment GSM (C) Global System (for) Mobile (Communication) GSMA assn representing the worldwide mobile communications industry ( 219 countries, 800 mobile operators) Grouping key is defined in customer/vendor Master Record GTIM Global Information Technology Management GTD Get the Thing Done / Getting Things Done gTLD Generic Top Level Domain (see TLD ) GTM Global Trade Management GTN Global Technology Network ( http://www.usgtn.org ): trade lead program to match US companies with opportunities in +40 countries. GTP GPRS Tunneling Protocol ( 3GPP standardized)

GTS Global Trade Service (s) GUI Graphical User Interface (see API , UI , HMI ) GUID Globally Unique ID GURPS Generic Universal RolePlaying System: role-playing game system ( www.sjgames.com/gurps/ ) *.gvp Google Video Player GVU Graphic - Visualization - Usability (Center part of Georgia Institute of Technology) GWA General Warehouse Accruals GWDD Global Warming Discovering Density GWG Grids World Governance (sum of the Grids National Governances)(see Grid computing ) GWH GigaWatts / hour (see Gb , Giga ) GNU ZIP H Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available Hidden (application's main window) H.264 New standard for HD digital video HA Hyper Access ( OS /2 Warp IBM ) HaaS Hardware as a Service (see DaaS , IaaS , PaaS , SaaS ) HACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (FDA -established rules for )( see ISO 22000:2005 ) hacker pirate (on the Net . See cracker ) hacking a hacker is hacking hacktivism ideologically pirating the Net (see Cyber War ) Hairpin Telephony term that means sending a call back in the direction that it came from HAL Hardware Abstraction Layer HAL Computer in the movie " 2001, a Space Odyssey " ("Hal's birthday" in the #5 FBC>s Biz Mag) HAMR Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording (is 5-10 years away) for solving data recording problems on small surfaces handheld device see mobile , PDA , smart phone hands-on manager delegated person who is physically involved with the business at all levels hard curr. Second currency used in high-inflation countries hard salary salary according the official government rules (see soft salary ) harvest(ing) scanning the Internet to locate email addresses and create spams HB House Bank ( SAP ) HBB Home Based Business (02/269.0765) (see SOHO ) HCA Human Capital Accounting (see HCI , HCM , HR , HRA , IC , ICA ) hCard HTML vCard (see vCard , Versit ) HCCLE Human-Centric Computing Languages and Environments ( IEEE symposium) H channel high-speed channel DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 45 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 HCI Harnessing (the) Collective Intelligence (see IC , CI ) HCI Host Controller Interface : standardized Bluetooth command language (see BTCLI ) HCI Human Computer Interaction / Interface (see AugCog , EAM , HMC , HMI , UI …) HCI Human Capital Intelligence (see HCA ) HCIP Human Capital Intelligence Process (see CHCO ) HCM Human Capital Management (see HCA , HR , HRA , IC , ICA ) HD High Definition HDCD High Definition CD (see also CD , DVD , MMCD , SD ) HDDVD High Definition DVD (compatible HDTV ) (see Blu-ray ) HDLC High-Level Data Link Control *.hdr High Dynamic Range (image file format) HDI Human Development Index HDPE High-Density PolyEthylene (see PET ) HDSL High- data -rate Digital Subscriber Line HDTV High Definition TV HE Higher Education (see EHEA , HEI ) Headend End point of a broadband network Header Control information placed before data when encapsulating that data for network transmission HEC Header Error Control

Hedge Funds investment funds (generally risked) Heijunka production smoothing . Part of the Toyota Production System (see TPS ). Heloc Home Equity Line Of Credit HEIs Higher Education Institutions (see EHEA ) HEPnet High-Energy Physics Network Hertz Measure of frequency HEX HEXadecimal (16) HF High Frequency (see LF , UHF ) HFC Hybrid Fiber-Coaxial HFC HydroFluoroCarbon (more and more commonly related to the energy efficiency) HFS Hierarchical File System H2H Human to Human (see HMC , H2M , M2H , M2M ) H2HC H2H Communication HHS Health & (medecine and hospitals domain)(see EHR ) HID Human Interface Devices (see HCI , HMI , HTI , UI ) Hidden Web Invisible Web that isn't accessed by the standard Web browers (see also Deep Web ) HIDS Host-based Intrusion Detection System (see HIPS , NIDS , WHID ) Hierarchology Science that is containing the famous Lawrence Peter organizational principle HighMAT High Performance Media Access Technology HIPAA Health Insurance Portability & Act of 1996 HIPC Heavily Indebted Poor Countries HIPS Host-Based Intrusion Prevention Systems HISHE How It Should Have Ended (movie sketches proposing alternative ending stories) HIT Human Interface Technology (see HMI , HMC ) HLA Hybrid Learning Algorithm HLC High Layer Compatibility (code) (see ISDN ) HLP/*.hlp Help / help file format (see *.cnt ) HLPSL High -Level Protocol Specification Language (description of Internet protocol suites , security goals) H2M Human to Machine (see H2H , M2H , M2M ) HMA High Memory Area HMC Human Machine Communication: tries to demonstrate that it is similar to H2H (see HCI , MHMC ) HMC Human-made Capital (see EDS , NC ) HMI Human Machine Interface ( e.g. interface for the disabled) (see AR , HCI , HID , HTI ) (HMI Master in USA) HMQUs Hours per Month per Qualified User: metric of success for replacing page views HO Head Office (see HQ ) hoax rumor on the web (list on www.ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html , also hoaxbuster.com ) HOLAP Hybrid OLAP (see DOLAP , MOLAP , OLAP , ROLAP ) Holistic managerial approach that encompasses all human needs according a careful ordering of the elements for producing a significant result that is greater than the sum of its parts. HOSTexploit cybercrime research site ( http://hostexploit.com/ ) Hotspot Wireless Internet Hotspot or available wireless public Internet connection ( WiFi )

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 46 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 House Bank dealing with customers & vendors, various currencies, … HPAES High Performance Asian Economies HPC High Performance Compiler, Handheld PC HPC High Performance Computing HPCC High Performance Computing and Communications HPCS High Performance Computing Systems HPDC High Pressure Diecast (fabrication process) HQ Head Quarter (see HO ) HIPPI High-Performance Parallel Interface HPFS High Performance File System HPMAT High Performance Media Access Technology (see MAT ) HPR High Performance Routing HR Human Resources (department and ERP module supporting work force management)(see RR ) Matsushita Electric 's slogan: “ We make people before we make products. Human resources development is an investment that must be planned carefully … HRA Human Resources Accounting (+/- 1970) (see HRC , HRM ) HRC Human Resource Computing (see HRA ) HRD Human Resources Development HRD Human Resources Director ( FBC>s did participate with the HRD Brussels' Summit 2009) HREOC Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (see SDA ) HR - ESS Employee Self-Service (participation in HR activities: data access and maintenance via the Net and over the phone -see speech recognition -) HRIS Human Resources Information System (see LIS , MIS , SIS , …) HRMP Human Resource Management Processes HRM(S) Human Resources Management (System) (see HR , HRA, HRIS, ) HRO Human Resources Officer (see CEO , CFO , CIO , COO , CKO , CTO , …) HR-PA Personnel Administration HR-PA-APP Applicant Management HR-PA-BEN Benefits Administration ( HR Personnel Administration) HR-PA-COM Compensation Administration HR-PA-EMP Employee Management (see ERM , ESS ) HR-PA-INW Incentive Wages HR-PA-PAY Payroll HR-PA-TIM Time Management HR-PA-TRV Travel Expenses HR - PCP Personnel Cost Planning HR-PD Personal Planning and Development HR-PD-OM Organizational Management (see OB ) HR-PD-PPD Personnel Planning & Development HR-PD-RPL Room Reservations Planning HR-PD-SCM Seminar and Conventional Management HR-PD-WFP Workforce Planning HR-PE HR -Training & Event Management HR-PRM HR -Profiling Recruiting Management ( FBC>s concept and methodology) HR-PT HR -Personnel Time Management (within HR ) HR-PY-xx Payroll Accounting (PY-xx table per country to comply with the local laws and rules) HR-SC Human Resources - Score Card (see BSC ) HRSPIN Hampton Roads Software Improvement Network H&S Health and Security (see EHS , EH&S ) HSA Hybrid Storage Alliance (Hitachi, Samsung, Seagate Technology, ) HSCI High-Speed Communications Interface HSD Homeland Security Department (US): assisted by GDIT (for more cyber security: Cyber War ) HSD High Speed Data (mobile phone) HSDPA High Speed Data Packet Access to provide 8-10 Mbps data rate from a W-CDMA base station HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access (receiving data through UMTS devices)(see HUSPA ) HSE Hybrid Search Engine HSI Human System Integration (see RR ) HSM HW Security Module HSM Hierarchical Storage Management (see DLM , ILM , LC , PLC ) HSRP Hot Standby Router Protocol

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 47 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 HSSB High Speed Serial Bus (Interface) HSSI High-Speed Serial Interface HSV Hosted SW Vendors ( ASP is somewhat out of the new practices) HSYNC Horizontal Synchronization Signal (see VSYNC ) HTML Hyper Text Markup Language (see XML ) HTT Hyper-Threading Technology HTTP Hyper Text Transport Protocol Hub device being the center of a star-topology NW . Active when regenerating the signal. HUD Heads-Up Display Hue overall gradation of color HUMINT HUMan INTelligence (military terminology) versus AI (see ELINT ) HUSPA High Speed Uplink Packet Access (sending data through UMTS devices)(see HSDPA ) Hybrid calculator use of analog and discrete representation for the data handling Hybrid network Internetwork made up of more than one type of network technology Hyperchange the 21st Century will be equivalent to 20.000 years of progress at today's rate of progress" (Kurzweil) HyperTransport AMD technology for increasing the communication speed between IC Hz see Hertz I Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available IaaS Infrastructure as a Service (see DaaS , PaaS , SaaS ) IAB Internet Architecture Board IAB Interactive Advertising Bureau (USA) IAB Internet Advertising Bureau (USA) IACET International Association of Continuing Education and Training (see CEU, IEEE) IACs Internet Application Components IACF International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation IAD Integrated Access Device IADAS International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (see Webby Awards ) IAG International Auditing Guidelines (see AICPA , CPA ) IAHC Internet International Ad Hoc Committee IAITAM International Association of IT Assets Managers ( http://www.iaitam.org ) IAL International Algebraic Language (see ALGOL ) IAM Identity (and) Access Management (see IDM , WAM ) IANA Internet Assigned Numbers Authority IARP International Advanced Robotics Program (see AI , IFR ) IAS(B) International Accounting Standards (Board) (see IFRS ) IASC International Accounting Standards Committee IATA International Air Transport Association IBAN International Bank Account Number (Country ISO code+Control Number+Actual Bank Account Number. Example: Belgium 510-0075470-61 > IBAN BE62 5100 0754 7061). More infos available on this WEB page http:// www.abb-bvb.be (see BIC, SEPA ) IBBA International Business Brokerage Association IBM initialism : International Business Machines IBO Internet -Based Organization IBOS InterBank Online Systems I-BOK Integration Body of Knowledge IBPS InterBank Payment System IBRD International Bank for Construction and Development IBT Internet -Based training (see CAT , CBT , LCMS , LMS , WBT ) IBTS IntraBank Transfert System IBU s Industry Business Units ( SAP ) IBV Internal Business Volume IC Intellectual Capital ( mgmt ) (see ICA , ICM , IP , IPR , TRIPS ) IC Integrated Circuit (techn)(see dip or DIP ) IC3 Internet Crime Complaint Center (USA, http://www.ic3.gov/ ) (see NW3C , WHID ) ICA Intellectual Capital Accounting (see HRA , ICM ) ICA Innovative Communication Alliance (Strategic Alliance in between Microsoft and Nortel ) ICANN Internet Authority for Assigned Names and Numbers ( http://www.icann.org/ ) ICC Inter Client Communication (BC-SRV) = front end component communication ICCC International Computer Communication Conference (Washington, October 1972)

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 48 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 ICD International Code Designator ICDL International Computer Driving License ICDT Information-Communication-Distribution Technologies (see ICT) ICE In Case of Emergency (Mobile phone:could be useful to indicate who has to be dialed to) ICE Interactive Connectivity Establishment ICE Intrusion Countermeasure Electronics : enterprise firewalls ice breaker malware application to crack the enterprise firewalls ICES Intelligence Community Enterprise Services (see Intellipedia ) ICH Inventory Collaboration Hub (scenario like Kanban ) ICI Inter/Interexchange Carrier Interface (see ICIP ) ICIP ICI Protocol iCKM International Conference on Knowledge Management (see iKMS ) ICM Image Color Matching ( Eastman Kodak ) ICM Intellectual Capital Management ( FBWPA : www.fbc-e.com )(see HRA , IC , ICA ) ICMB ITIL Certification Management Board ICMI International Conference of Multimodal Interface ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol *.ico (Windows ) Icon ICOE Industry Centers Of Expertise ( SAP develops new information technologies in these centers) ICP Integrated Communications Provider ICR Initial Cell Rate ICT Information & Communication Technology (see IT, IT&C ) ICTD Information, Communication, Transaction, Distribution (see IT , ICT , NIT ) ICTF International Contactless Technologies Forum (see CT ) ICVS International Crime Victimization Surveys (see UCR ) ID Identity / IDentification (see IDM , IDN , RFID ) I-D Internet -Draft IDARSs Integrated Document Archive and Retrieval Systems IDB Intelligent Data Base ( data modeling+index system+querying language)(see IRDB , RDB ) IDBM(S) Intelligent Data Base Management (System) IDC Isolation Displacement Contact IDE Integrated Development Environment (see IDEs ) IDE Integrated Drive Electronics (see ATA , SATA ) IDEA International Data Encryption Algorithm (see AES ) IDEAL Initiating, Diagnosing, Establishing, Acting, Leveraging method IDEF Integrated DEFinition (language): analysis method and functional specification iDEN Integrated Digital Enhanced Network (see WiDEN ) IDEs Integrated Development Environments (see IDE ) IDES International Demonstration and Education System. R/3 environment: +300 business processes based on a multinational group and subsidiaries manufacturing different products. It has examples of Internet functions (see ATS IDI Initial Domain Identifier (see ID ) IDJ International Investment & Urban Development Joint Stock Company IDL Interface Description Language idle status of an inactive computer IDM ID entity Management (see IAM , ID , RFID ) IDM Integrated Document Management ( SAP ) IDN IDentification Number (see ID ) IDN International Data Number IDOC Intermediate DOCument IDP Initial Domain Part IDQ Information Data Quality (investment, management, monitoring to sustain key processes) IDR Institute for Dispute Resolution (could be contacted for Internet conflicts resolution) IDS Intrusion Detection Systems (see DPI , ICE , IPS ) IDSA Interactive Digital Software Association (see ESA ) IDSL ISDN Digital Subscriber Line IDT Interpersonal Deception Theory ( related to communication : read our white paper on www.fbc-e.com ) iDTV interactive Digital TV IE (Microsoft ) IE Information Economics ( FBWPA : www.fbc-e.com )(see TCE ) IEA International Energy Agency (see LNG )

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 49 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 IEC (Fr ) Immeuble En Construction (voir AUC / AM ) IED Intelligent Electronic Device IEEE Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (see CEU , HCCLE , IACET , ISTQB , 802.11 , PAN , WLAN ) IEEE/CS IEEE Computer Society IER(s) Information Exchange Requirement(s) (see ADatP-3 , MTF , USMTF ) IES Information Exchange Specifications (see Asatp-3 , ebXML , MTF , USMTF , …) IETF Internet Engineering Task Force ( http://search.ietf.org/ ) IF Intermediate Frequency IFAC International Federation of Accountants (see FMAC ) IFCC Internet Fraud Complaint Center ( FBI ) IFCR International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society IFD Information Flow Diagram i-FED Intelligent Field Emitting Display IFF Amiga IFF (image file format) IFGRA International Federation of Green Regions Associations ( www.ifgra.org )(see SESEC ) IFM Image File Format IFMA International Facility Management Association ( www.ifma.be ) IFMS Integrated Financial Management System IFR International Federation of Robotics (see AI , IARP ) IFRS International Financial Reporting Standard (Mandatory for public European enterprises)(see IASB ) IGF Internet Governance Forum IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol IIA Institute of Internal Auditors IIC Infranet Initiative Council : Juniper, AOL , BT, Ericsson, France Telecom, Lucent, … IIE Institute for International Economics, Washington, USA (an excellent address: www.iie.com ) IIMS Integrated Information Management System IIOP Internet Inter-Orb-Protocol IIS Intelligent Information System IKE Internet Key Exchange iKMS Information & Knowledge Management Society (see iCKM , KM , KMiB ) IL Integrity Levels IL or InLin Internet Lingo, also called PC talks 2L8 Too Late AAMOF As A Matter Of Fact AFAIAA As Far As I Am Aware AFAIC As Far As I am Concerned AFAIK As Far As I Know AFAIKT As Far As I Know Today AFAIR As Far As I Remember AFJ April Fool's Joke AFK Away From Keyboard AIMB As I Mentioned Before AISI As I See It AIUI As I Understand It AKA Also Known As AMBW All My Best Wishes APOL Alternate Person On Line ASAP As Soon As Possible ATFSM Ask The Friendly System Manager ATM At The Moment ATST At The Same Time ATT At This Time AWA A While Ago AWB A While Back AWGTHTGTTA Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again? AWHFY Are We Having Fun Yet? AYOR At Your Own Risc AYST Are You Still There? B4 Before B4N Bye For Now

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 50 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 BAK Back At Keyboard BAYK Back At Your Keyboard BTW By the way CU See You F2F Face-to-Face FCOL For Crying Out Loud FWIW For what it's worth FYI For Your Information GOK God Only Knows HHOK Ha, ha … only kidding HHOS Ha, ha … only serious IDST I Didn't Say That IDTS I Don't Think So IMHO In my humble opinion IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion IMI I Mean It IMO In My Opinion IOW In Other Words IRL In Real Life ISBT It's Strange But True LOL Laughing Out Loud OTOH On The Other Hand ROFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing SCNR Sorry, Could Not Resist TAFN That's all for now U2 You Too WTHDTIM What The Hell Do These Initials Mean? WTT Wanted To Trade WTTF Want To Test First WTTM Without Thinking Too Much WYS Whatever You Say YAAS Yet Another Acronym Server YABA Yet Another Bloody Acronym YABSA Yet Another Bloody Stupid Acronym YAFIYGI You Asked For It, You Got It YKWIS You Know What I'm Saying YMMD You Made My Day YOYO You're On Your Own YOYOW You Own Your Own Words ILC Information Life Cycle (see DLM , HSM , IPM , LC , PLC ) ILDSE Interactive LDSE ILEC Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (see CLEC ) ILM Information Life Cycle Management (see DLM , HSM , IPM , KLCM , LC , PLC ) ILN International Location Number ILO International Labor Office / Organization (see SA8000 ) ILT Instructor- Led Training (see CBT , CATT , LMS) IM Instant Messaging IM Intelligent Matters (see BI ) IM Information Management (see IS , IT ) IM Investment Management ( R/3 Business Application Area)/ Gestion des investissements IMC Internet Mail Consortium ( imc.org /) IMC Information Management Compliance ( SOXA context) IMCR Incident Management and Crisis Resolution: wisely set along the Value Chain (see DR , RM , QM ) IMD International World Competitiveness Year Book IME Input Method Editor IMF International Monetary Fund IM-FA Tangible Fixed Assets ( SAP ) IM-FI Financial Investments ( SAP ) IMG Implementation Guide ( SAP ). It gives the system its country + company specific characters. The system has provision of default values. Select what you need or define others.

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 51 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 Reference IMG = base set, all available transactions and functionalities are in there Enterprise IMG = typical configured transactions applicable to a company. Can be extended with other modules Project IMG = subset of the preceding. Needs to be configured to complete a specific project. project # 1 : with the initial implementation project # n : for each subsequent rollout of functionalities IMHO In My Humble Opinion (see IL or InLin ) IMINT IMagery INTelligence (see ELINT , HUMINT , SIGINT ) IMIS Inventory Management Information System ( SAP ) IMM International Monetary Market ( Mercantile Exchange) IMO In my Opinion (see IL ) IMO International Maritime Organisation i-Mode "Japanese pocketable Internet" IMP Instant Message Programming IMS IP Multimedia Subsystem IMT Information Managment Team (see SMT ) IN International Development ( R/3 Business Application Area) IN Intelligent Network ( ITU-T ) IN-BVS Integrated Networked Business Voice Solution inc. incorporated Incoming links links number pointing to a Web site from other Web sites Incoterms International Commercial Terms (i.e. CIF , FOB , FAS , …) indef. indefinite (used in dictionary abbreviation) Index curr. Stipulated currency for external reporting in high-inflation countries. Is defined at country level and can be overrided during the transaction Individual Account has a unique number. The 1st digit=digit of the corresponding Acct class inf. informally (used in dictionary abbreviation) Inflation Accounting module supporting the inflation complexities w/i high inflation territories .info .info domain (see DNS ) Infobahn see electronic highway (outdated), information highway (outdated), Internet Infocube Advanced data storage technology: set of relational tables assembled in a star pattern with a large fact table at the center surrounded by dimensional tables. The fact table stores key figures at the lowest level of details. Dimensional tables store characteristics needed for reporting and analyzing these indicators but are not directly interacting as they are linked to the fact table. The net effect is to multidimensionally store all data in the info cube. InfoDB comprehensive repository of educational information for training with R/3 functionalities Info object Key figures and characteristics ( data , texts and hierarchies) gathered w/i an info source Information highway / superhighway see electronic highway (outdated), infobahn (outdated), Internet Info source pieces of information that logically belong together. Can include transaction data , master data , text and hierarchies relating to master data also known as info object. Info source = set of info objects. Each info source is assigned to source systems and to the BIW Infotype Unit of information grouped as a set of data field. In DBM they store old data (historical reason) System controlling characteristics (logically grouped data) ( HR ) Infowar INFOrmation WARfare. Old system that has added the power of Internet to its arsenal (see Cyber War ). INMARSAT International Maritime Satellite Organization Innovation articles in several issues of the FBC>s Business Magazine ( www.fbc-e.com ) FBM INS Insert (word processor mode) INSEA INformation SErvices Association INSIGHT Information System Integrated by using Global Hypermedia Technology in-sourcing internal competencies localization or rapatriation of the out-sourced activities

Insufficient Anti-automation attack method INT CA International Chart of Account. Fr : Plan Comptable International Intellipedia project of the ODNI , DNI CIO Intelligence Community Enterprise Services Interface device enabling the information exchanges in between 2 computers or peripherals Interoperability systems ability to clerverly exchange applications for operating efficiently together Int'l international Interleaving process of sticking audio and video tracks at predetermined points Internet NW of NW s of computers and the extension of the value chain plus the mgmt of that extension (see Web ) Intranet Mostly IP -based private internal NW resembling the Internet in more than name (see Extranet , VPN ) Intrapreneurship inside creativity and innovation INW Internal NW (must become an Internal SP )

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 52 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 IO Infrastructures Optimization IO Internal Orders I/O Input / Output IOAU Input Output Access Units (another name for IOPU ) IOC (U) Input Output Control (Unit) IOC International Olympic Committee IOD Intelligence On Demand IOIR Infrastructure, Optimization, Implementation, Requirement IOM Infrastructure Optimization Model (see BSRD ) IOPU Input Output Processing Unit (see IOAU ) IORTD Input Output Relationships and Timing Diagram IOS Internet Operating System (see DOS , OS , WOS ) IP Internet Protocol (see IPT , TCP/IP ) IP Internet Provider IP address PC address number on the Internet IP Intellectual Property IPA Intelligent Process Automation (IDC concept: convergence of BI tools and BPA deployment SW ) IPA International Publishers Association IPAM IP Address Management IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change iPhone Apple Computer portable digital audio and video player + telephone (see iPod ) IPI International Payment Instruction IPM Information Product Manager: information is also a product and has its own life cycle (see ILC , PLC ) IPNG Internet Protocol Next Generation (see IPV6 ) IPO Initial Public Offering (Stock Exchange) (see NYSE ) iPod Apple Computer portable digital audio and video player (see iPhone ) IPP Internet Payment Platform: payment information service freely provided the US FMS IPPD Integrated Product and Process Development: DoD (USA) management technique IPR Institute for Public Relations (see PR ) IPR Intellectual Property Rights (see DRM , IC , ICA , IP , IPM , TRIPs ) IPsec IP security set of protocols developed by IETF & supporting Transport & Tunnel encryption modes IPSes Intrusion Prevention Systems (see DPI , ICE , IDS ) (examples: antivirus system, firewalls …) IPT (Fr ) Interface de la Planification du Transport IPT IP Telephony IPTO Information Processing Technology Office IPTV Internet Protocol TV IPV4 Internet Protocol Version 4 IPV6 Internet Protocol Version 6 (see IPNG ) IPY International Polar Year IQ Intellectual Quotient (see EI , EQ , GQ ) IQL Interactive Query Language (see SQL ) IQMS Integrated Quality Management System (see EFQM , QC , QM , TQM , …) IRC International Committee for the Red Cross IRC International Record Carrier IRC Internet Relay Chat IRCT Inductive Rolling Code Tags (related to access control systems) IrDA Infrared Data Assn IRDB Intelligent Relational DB (see DBMS , IDB , OODB ) IRDP ICMP Router Discovery Protocol IRL In (the) Real Life (see MUD , VR , …) IRM Information Rights Management (Microsoft ) (see DRM , RMS , WRM ) IRM Information Risk Management IRR Internal Rate of Return IRS Internal Revenues Service (USA : taxes administration) IRTF Internet Research Task Force IS Industries Solutions ( R/3 Business Area Solutions) IS Information System (see MIS , LIS and others) IS International Standard (see ISO ) ISA Industry Standard Architecture (see EISA ) ISAs International Standards on Auditing (see AICPA , CPA , ISACA )

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 53 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 IS-AA Industry Solution - Accelerated Automotive ISACA Information Systems Audit and Control Assn (see CISA , CISM , …)( www.isaca.org/ ) IS-AFS IS for Apparel Footwear Solution manages the supply chain in that business ISAKMP Internet Security Assn and Key Management Protocol ISAKMP/Oakl ey Protocol for sharing a public key ISAR International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (Geneva, February 1999) ISB Internet Service Bus (see ESB , USB ) ISBD International Standard Bibliographic Description for Electronic Resources ISBN International Standard Book Number ISC Instruction Set Computer ISC Internal System Change ISC International Steering Committee ISC International Strategy Committee ISCA International Symposium on Computer Architecture iSCSI Internet SCSI ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network ( Fr .: RNIS ) ISEB Information Systems Examination Board (British Computer Society) ISF Information Security Forum (see BC , FIRM , IRM , RM , WHID ) IS-H Industry Solution for Hospitals ( SAP module) IS-HCM Industry Solution for Hospital Communications IS-HCO Industry Solution for Hospital COntrolling Ishikawa cause and effect / impact diagram (fishbone diagram): simple problem solving process (see LO ) IS-HPA Hospital Patient Accounting IS-HPM Hospital Patient Management ISI In-Service Inspection (see BA , QC , QCM , RM , …) ISI InterSymbol Interference (see MIMO ) IS-M/AM Media Advertising Management ISM Information System Manager / Management (see DSI ) ISM RF Industrial-Scientific-Medical Radio Frequency ISMS Information Security Management System (Re: BS 7799 / ISO 17799 Standard) IS-M/SD Industry Solution - Media Sales and Distribution ISO International Standardization Organization (see ANSI , JIS ) ISO 3166 countries abbreviations codes ISO 9000 the general quality management system ISO 9001 quality ISO 13485 medical devices & procedures ISO 14000:2004 environmental quality management system ISO 14001 environment (environmental performances) ISO 14004 environmental management best practices ISO/IEC 15504 Processes evaluation, IT Service Management, Operational Risks, … ISO/TS 16949 automotive industry (related to FMEA ) ISO 17799 ISO for the security ISO 18000 occupational health and ISO/IEC 20000 Service Management ISO 22000:2005 / HACCP management system ISO 22000 / BRC / IFS / GMP (agro) food ISO /IEC 2700 1 Information Security Management (BS 7799: British Standard for Information Security) ISO/IEC 38500 ICT Governance ISOC Internet SOCiety ISODE ISO Development Environment Isode products used internationally by ISPs, Multinational Corporations, Governments, Universities ( www.isode.com/ ) IS-OIL Industry Solution - SAP Oil & Gas ISOM Information Systems and Operations Management ISP Internet Service Provider (see ASP ) ISPA Internet Service Provider Association (see ASP ): publication in assn with InSites Consulting ISPBX special network (see ISDN ) IS-PS SAP Public Sector (more than 500 customers worldwide / 1998) IS-R Industry Solution for SAP Retail IS-RE Real Estate Management : mgmt of real estate, rental processes, 3d party management, real estate business controlling, evaluation mechanisms.

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 54 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 ISS Information Society Standardization System ISS Internal Service Systems ISS Internet Security Systems (see ICE , WHID ) ISSA Information Systems Security Association ISSC Information Systems Steering Committee ISSSP International Society of Six Sigma Professionals (see TQM …) ISSU In Service Software Upgrade IS-SW Industry Specific Component - Software IST Information Society Technology ( http://cordis.europa.eu/ist/ ) IST German current "as is" ( BPR . See also " SOLL ") IS-T/NM-NEL Telco (component) / Network Management - Network Element Logistic ISTQB International Software Testing Qualifications Board (see IEEE ) IS-T/RM-CA Telco (component) / Revenue Management - Contract Accounting IS-U SAP Ind. solution Utilities IS-U/CCS IS-U Customer Care and Service (utilities ind. SAP module) IS-U/FERC IS-U Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (utilities ind. SAP module) ISV Independant Software Vendor *.it ImpulseTracker modules (sound file format) IT Information Technology :more and more the essential business enabler (see IT&C , ICT , NIT ) ITA Interim Type Approval ITAA Information Technology Association of America ITB&O In-sourced Team Building & Optimization ( FBC>s concept and methodology) ITC (SAP ) International Training Center IT&C Information Technology & Communication (see ICDT ) ITDP Improved Total Development Process : quality engineering using robust design ( CEPRA ) ITEL Interactive TEL Item level control (SD) Each item entered on an order is automatically assigned an item category which is controlling how an item reacts in its interfacing with the other modules ITF Interleaved Two of Five (14-char. Code for article numbering) ITGI IT Governance Institute ITIL IT Infrastructure Library ( definition and systematization of the supporting services processes)(see ICMB ) ITO IT Officer (see also CEO , CFO , CIO , CRO , CTO , CKO , COO , ERO ,…) ITO IT Organization ITO IT Outsourcing / Off-Shoring IT&PC news www.01-informatique.com ITPI IT Process Institute, a non-profit organization to improve IT service management ( www.itpi.org/ ) ITQI International Taste & Quality Institute ITS Internet Transaction Server (Interface in between the HTTP server and R/3) ITS (Federal) Intelligent Transportation Systems (addressed by the U.S. DoT ). ITS Internet Time Service (see NIST ) IT/S Information Technology and Systems ITSM Information Technology Service Management: responsivity to the business users ITU International Telecommunications Union IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature IVR Integrated Voice Response (see UC ) IVR Interactive Voice Response IVRR Interactive Voice and Response Recognition IVTC Inverse Telecine IW3C2 International World Wide Web Conference Committee (see WWW ) I-WAY Information Wide Area Year (see Grid computing ) IWG Interlingua Working Group (see KIF , KQML ). IWS Integrated Warehousing Solutions ( IRMS ) IXC IntereXchange Carrier J Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available J2EE Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (convenient platform for EAI implementations) J2ME Java 2 Platform Micro Edition (for mobile applications) J2SE Java 2 Standard Edition Jabber Instant Messaging and Presence technology (see JEPs , JUD ) JAD Joint Application Development JAO Joint Assistance Operations DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 55 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 JAVASCRIPT SUN MICROSYSTEM trademark used for technology invented and implemented by NETSCAPE JAXM Java XML Messaging JAXP Java XML Parsing JAX RPC Java API for XML -based RPC JBCE JavaBean Calculation Engine JBT Just-Before-Time (FBC>s concept : anticipation of the expectation / need)(see also JIC , JIT ) JCP Java Community Processes JDBC Java Database Connectivity JDK Java Development Kit JDO Java Distributed Objects JEPs Jabber Enhancement Proposals JETRO Japan External Trade Organization JINI (SUN ) enables interconnection with any equipment (equiped with a processor of about 1 Mo memory) JIC JIT Instance Context JIC Just-In-Case (production to inventory) (see JIT , JBT and JTL ) JID Jabber IDentifier (see ID ) Jidoka automation & human intelligence combination . Part of the Toyota Production System (see TPS ). Jiffy specified or unspecified brief interval of time *.jng JPEG Network Graphics (image file format) JIS Japanese Industrial Standards (see ISO ) JIT Just-In-Time (delivery and related extended management concepts) (see JIC , JBT and … JTL ) JIT-d JIT design JIT-p JIT production JIT-c JIT commerce JIT-s JIT supply JITFTE Just-In-Time-Fetch-The-Expert JITT Just-In-Time Teaching : Web -supported pedagogical strategy (see WBL ) JITTDL JITT Digital Library JMAPI Java Management API JNDI Java Naming Directory Interface Jobhopping repeated staff rotations (could be decreased with the support of loyalty programs) JOLAP Java Online Analytical Processing JOOTT Just One Of Those Things … showing up and disappearing … JP Joint Publication JPA Java Persistence API JOBS : all around the world ,,, www.ceo-europe.be *.jpg jpeg (file) (see mpg ) JRMP JAVA Remote Method Protocol *.js Java script JSF Java Server Faces JSR Java Specification Request JSTA Japan's Science and Technology Agency (see Ultra Computer ) JTI Joint Technology Initiative JTL Just-To-Late (delivery … ironically said) (see JBT , JIC , JIT ) JTRS Joint Tactical Radio System JUD Jabber User Directory (see JEPs ) JUDDI Java Universal Description, Discovery & Integration ( open source specification for the Web )( see UDDI ) JUG Java Users Group junk bonds highly risky bonds junk email unsollicited email to be dumped (see spam , hacking , hoax ) JUSE Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers (see 7QC ) JVM (SUN ) Java Virtual Machine JWICS Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (U.S. DoD , U.S. Department of State) K Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available K a thousand bits or bytes K4D Knowledge for Development Program (World Bank Institution) KA Knowledge Acquisition (see KM ) KAD Knowledge-Aided Design (see CAD , KAM , KM ) KADS Knowledge Analysis and Design System KAE Key Account Executive (see AE ) Kaizen improvement continuity (Japanese concept by Masaaki IMAI)(see WCM ) DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 56 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 Also part of the Toyota Production System (see TPS ). Kaizen costing production cost reduction during the Kaizen implementation (see TPS ) KAM Key Account Manager (see AE , KAE ) KAM Knowledge Aided Manufacturing (see KAD ) KAM Knowledge Assessment Methodology (see KDP , KEI , KI ) Kanban display card / production & material flow control that enables the reordering of the processes Also part of the Toyota Production System (see TPS ). Kanban card replenishment signal sent by the consumer to the supplier KAT Knowledge Acquisition Team KB Knowledge Base or Knowledge-Based (enabled by KM aspects of business) KB KnowledgeBoard ( www.knowldegeboard.com )(see also KMiB ) KBB Knowledge-Based Business (see KM ) KBCA Knowledge-Based Competitive Advantage: contribution to the position defendability (see CI ) KBD Knowledge-Based Design KBD Knowledge-Based Development kbps kilobits per second KBE Knowledge-Based Economy (see KDP ) KBE Knowledge-Based Engineering (see KAD , KAM ) KBI Key Business Indicator(s) (see KPI ) KBP Knowledge-Based Project KBS Knowledge-Based System KCA Knowledge Capital Accounting (see HRA ) KCO Knowledge Centric Organization (see KM , KME , KMF , KMiB , KMIS , KMMM , KMS , KMO , etc) KD Knowledge Discovery KDD Knowledge Discovery Database (mining operation in the DB : that isn't the "full" Knowledge) KDE K Desktop Environment: free SW project aiming at an easy-to-use desktop environment (see Kubuntu ) KDE Knowledge Desktop Environment (see KE ) KDF Knowledge Discovery Framework KDM Knowledge Discovery Metamodel KDP Knowledge for Development Program: challenges/opportunities when moving to the KBE ( economy) KDS Knowledge Discovery System KE Knowledge Ecology KE Knowledge Economy KE Knowledge Environment (see KME ) KEA Knowledge Engineer Architecture (Office Integration) KEI Knowledge Economy Index (edited by the KAM ) Keiretsus Conglomerate of Japanese firms sharing one or several common denominators ( Chaebol in Korea) KERMIT Knowledge Extraction, Representation & Mgmt by means of Intelligent Techniques ( www.kermit.ugent.be/ Key figure Definition of quantifiable variables measuring performances Key logger intruder that is logging your access codes for sending them to cyber-crooks. Key Master Data (CM) includes the planning type, planning level, planning source, planning group KI Knowledge Index (edited by the KAM . See also KDP ) KIF Knowledge Information Format (international standard proposition) Kill switch remote activation that renders the device inoperable and erases the stored data Khz KiloHertz KiloHertz Thousand cycles KISS Keep It Simple and Stupid (no overdesign, keep it simple to understand) KJ method Affinity Diagram method: data collection and analysis by mutual affinity. KLOC Thousands of Lines Of Code (see LOC ) KLC Knowledge Life Cycle (see DLC , ILC , PLC , …) KLCM Knowledge Life Cycle Management KM Knowledge Management (free article available) Fr : [email protected] (see CKO , KBB ) Meet us on KMiB and DayTimeNews ( www.daytimenews.com/feeds/4459.html ) KM Knowledge Marketing (we recommend KMg ) KMA Knowledge Management Assistant (see CKMs ) KMCB Knowledge Management Certification Board (see GKEC ) KMC Knowledge Management Community (see CoPs ) KM- community [email protected] or via www.knowledgeboard.com/open_groups/km_in_belgium/ KME Knowledge Management Environment (see KE ) KMF Knowledge Management Functionality

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 57 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 KMg Knowledge Marketing KMiB KM in Belgium (editor : Daniel C. Renson, see KM-community ) KM in Belgium www.knowledgeboard.com/open_groups/km_in_belgium/ KMIS Knowledge Management Information System KML Knowledge Maturity Level ® ( FBC>s concept and methodology) KMM Knowledge Maturity Model: audit to be made before a KM initiative KMMM KM Maturity Model ( registered by Siemens: a very limited proposition only based on CMM & EFQM ) KMO Knowledge Management Organization KMS Knowledge Management System KMT Knowledge Management Tool(s) KMT Knowledge Management Technologies (see TGC ) kN kilo Newton (see N, Nm ) Knol contraction of Knowledge in the new encyclopedia of Google Knowledge2B e http://groups.google.com/group/knowledge2be *.koa Commodore 64 Koala (image file format) KPI Key (535 referenced KPI s within Global ASAP )(see BI , KBI ) KPS Knowledge Pool System KQML Knowledge Query and Manipulation Language (international standard proposition) (see IWG , KIF ) KR Knowledge Repository (collection of information or knowledge) KRE Vendor Account Group. Fr : Groupe de Comptes Fournisseurs KRN Kernel KRP Knowledge Resource Planning (see KM , KVC , KBCA , etc …) KRS Knowledge Retrieval System KS Knowledge Sharing KSA Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: eligibility factors (see HRM , HCA , ROK , ROP , KM ) KSA Kingdom of Saudi Arabia KSETP TM of the Knowledge Systems Engineering Training Program KSF Key Success Factors Kubuntu Linux Ubuntu operating system derivative meaning "free" in Kirundi. It uses the KDE . KVC Knowledge Value Chain (see KM , SCM and c-SCM, VC ) KVM Keyboard / Video / Mouse KVMoIP Keyboard / Video / Mouse over IP for remotely managing servers. KW Knowledge Warehouse (see BW/SAP , DW , KM , KME , KMT , ... ) KWH KiloWatts / Hour KYC Know Your Customer L Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available L2TP Layer Two Tunneling Protocol LACNIC Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry LAD Local Access Database Lag delay after a logical relationship modification in a project schedule (see Lead ) LAN Local Area Networks (see SAN, PAN , VLAN , WAN ) LANE LAN Emulation lang. language LAO Lean Administration Officer … a new trend ! Laser Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (see anacronym ) LAT Location-Aware Technology (see EOTD ) LATA Local Access and Transport Area latency synonym for delay in a NW LAWN Local Area (see LAN , PAN , SAN , VLAN , WLAN , WPAN ) LBA Local Business Ads LBI Leverage Buy-In (see BIMBO , LBO , LMBI , LMBO ) *.lbm Amiga IFF (image file format) LBO Leverage Buy-Out (see BIMBO , LBI , LMBI , LMBO ) LBS Location Based Services (the client is localized on his mobile phone) LBU Leverage Build-Up (see BIMBO , LBI , LBO , LMBI , LMBO ) LBX Letterboxing LC Learning Community (see CoPs ) LCD Liquid Crystal Display LCD projector see projector and projector related acronyms LCD Lowest Common Denominator DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 58 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 LCIS Local CIS LCMS Learning Content Management System (see LMS ) LCO Lowest Cost of Ownership (see TCO ) LCPs Legal Change Patches (releases about legal requirement changes) LCR Local Continuous Replication ( Microsoft Exchange Server 2007) LD Laser Disc (see Laser ) LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDC Linguistic Data Consortium. It supports the GALE Program ( www.ldc.upenn.edu/ ) LDCs Less Developed Countries LDP Label Distribution Protocol LDSE Learning Design Support Environment (see ILDSE ) LDW Logistics Data Warehouse ( LIS ) LE Limited Edition (see SE ) Lead acceleration after a logical relationship modification in a project schedule (see Lag ) LEAP (E&Y) Learning Environment to Accelerate Performance (E&Y program that supplements SAP InfoDB ) Least squares operational methodology (mathematics) . Fr . moindres carrés (méthodes des -) LEC Local Exchange Carrier LEC LAN Emulation Client LED Light Emitting Diode (see OLED , PRS-LED ): diode generating photons when electrons passes trough it. Ledger Accounting book. Fr : livre comptable LEMONADE Licence to Enhanced Mobile Oriented and Diverse Endpoints ( www.lemonadeformobiles.com ) LEMONADE Profile1 collection of standards extensions for the IMAP and SMTP protocols to provide efficient mobile email access and mobile email services that have been associated with proprietary devices and servers before June 2006 LES Logistics Execution System (www.sap.com/products/les/) LESS Least Cost Estimating and Scheduling (see LRU ). Only one time estimate per operation LES - TMS Transportation Mgmt System (Shipment scheduling & routing, freight cost mgmt, monitoring) LES - WMS Warehouse Mgmt System (In/outbound processing, planning, storage, warehouse technology) *.lex file with a *.l exension is a lex source file containing a program knowing how to create an object file LF Low Frequency (see HF , UHF ) LFRs Less-Favored Regions LGPL Lesser General Public License (see GFDL ) LHA file format for a compressing utility popular in Japan LHC Large Hadron Collider ( http://en.rian.ru/img/117913317_free.html ) Licenseware License is paid upon purchase of the shareware. Fr : licenciel ou légaliciel LIDI Line Item Display Indicator (see further) LiF (Fr ) Livraison Finale (code apposé à l'entrée marchandise ou dans le poste du contrat cadre) LIF Location Interoperability Forum LIFFE London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange LIFO Last In / First Out (inventory management) (see FIFO ) LIL Logistics Information Library (see LIS , MIS ) LIMS Laboratory Information Management Systems Line item part of a document containing information on a single item. Its entry is controlled by a posting key (2 digits) : debit/credit, account type, layout of entry screens (amount + or -, account number, information on the transaction) Line item display line item can be reported in allowing the drill-down Line item displ. indicator determines whether the individual line items that are posted can be displayed through reports. The LIDI allows the user to drill down from an Acct balance to the individual document. Linux a Unix -like operating system (see Tux ) LIRs Local Internet Registries LIS Logistics Information System (see LIL , MIS ) LIS Library and Information Science LLDCs Least Developed Countries LLI Lower Layer Interface LLL Life Long Learning (see CBT , e-Learning ) LLP Lead Logistics Provider (see SC , SCEM , SCM , SCPM ) LMAC Lightweight Medium ACcess (protocol) LMBI Leverage Management Buy-In (see BIMBO , LBI , LBO , LMBO ) LMBO Leverage Management Buy-Out LMDS Local Multipoint Distribution System / Service

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 59 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 LME London Metal Exchange LMS Learning Management System (see CAT , CBT , IBT , ILT , LCMS , ROLE , WBT ) LNG Liquefied Natural Gas (about resources: energy. See IEA ). Fr . GNL / Gas Naturel Liquéfié LO Learning Organization: adaptive organization interacting constantly with its environment to learn and evolve LO Living Object (see OO and others) LO Logistics - General ( SAP R/3 Business Application Areas) LoA Line of Action LOA Letter Of Agreement / Acceptance (see MOU ) LoB Line of Business LOB Large OBject LOC Library of Congress Classification (see Taxonomy ) LOC Lines Of Code (see KLOC ) LO-EHS LO - Environment Management ( SAP ) LOL Laughing Out Loud ( Internet jargon)(see IL ) LO-LIS LO - Logistic Information System ( SAP ) LOM Learning Object Metadata (see LTSC ) LO-MM Materials Management LOMS Logical Output Management Systems (see OMS , XOM , ROMS ) Longhorn Windows Vista edition … heavily criticized Long Tail Internet related to Life After Television (Gilder ): wide bandwidth-based first choice on Internet LO-PM Plant Maintenance LO-PP Production Planning & Control (see APO ) LO-PP-PI Process Industries LO-PS Project System (see PM , PMI , PM-BOK , ..) LO-QM Quality Management (see QA , QC , EFQM , TQM , ..) LOR Learning Object Repository LOS / NLOS Line-of-Sight / Non-Line-of-Sight LO-SD Sales and Distribution LO-SM Service Management LOT Lab of Tomorrow (project integrating HW and SW for teaching modern physics) LP Linear Programming ( Excel may be used for performing it) LP Long Playing (record) (see also CD , DVD , HDCD , MMCD , SD ) Lpi Lines per inch (printing business) LPP Legitimate Peripheral Participation LPT Longest Processing Time (see BPR/M , DD , FCFS , LTP , PLC , PLM , PM , PSO / PMO , SPT , …) LRAC Long-Run Average Cost LRE Law of Rare Events LRU Least Recently Used (see LESS )

LS E London Stock Exchange (see NYSE ) LSMW Legacy System Migration Workbench (allows data transfer without programming) LSP Layered Service Provider LST Living System Theory (James Grier Miller): 21 primary subsystems for defining all living systems (see CA ) LSX Lotus Script Extension LTCM Long Term Capital Management (1990) Ltd Limited LTE Long Term Evolution (Nokia, Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent, NEC, NextWave Wireless, Nokia Siemens Networks, Sony Ericsson) LTI Linear Time Invariant LTO Limited Time Offer (see POS ) LTO Linear Tape Open : cassette storage standard (see DLT & AIT ) LTSC Learning Technology Standardization Committee ( http://ieeeltsc.wordpress.com/ )(see LOM ) LTP Long Term Planning (see BPR/M , DD , FCFS , LPT , PLC , PLM , PM , PSO / PMO , SPT , …) LTP LifeTime Profit (see LTV ) LTV LifeTime Value (see LTP ) LUA Limited-User Accounts (to increase control and flexibility for user privileges and permissions) LVD Low Voltage Directive ( EU safety standards) LVP Lowest Value Principle LVA Low Value Assets ( AA ) LWR Light Water Reactor (see NPPs ) LZW file format for algorithms-based by Lempel and Zev M Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 60 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 M&A Merge & Acquisition MAAWG Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group ( http://www.maawg.org/home ) MAC Material Acquisition Costs Mac address Media Access Control address MAID Massive Array of IDLE Disks (see RAID ) : for storing long-term data mainframe high-performance computer for large computing purposes MAIS Material Information System ( SAP ) MAKE Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (see KM ) malvertising malicious advertising links malWare MALicious SoftWare (see Adware , Spyware , attack / NW )(see FBM , Magazine 3) MAN Metropolitan Area Network (see LAN , PAN , VLAN , WAN ) Management attitude management approachable or not ? ( article in the 3d issue of the FBC>s Business Magazine) Manager's Workbench enables line managers to easily perform administrative tasks (accounting -assets, budgets, HR ) Mandant SAP : Client (0001 = delivery, 800 = training). Entity representing a business system that has the purpose of acquiring, producing … goods and services MAPI Messaging Application Programming Interface MARA Mobile Antivirus Researchers Association MARC21 Machine-Readable Concise (Format) MARS Middleware And Related Services MARS Monitoring - Analysis - Response System ( CISCO Security ) MAS Mobile Agent System Mashup lightweight tactical integration of multisourced applications or content into a single offering masquerade masquerading = stealing the Net ID of someone else (see Hacking , Spoofing ) MAT Media Access Technology (see HPMAT ) Matchcode Tool for finding records Matchcode ID /A = search using address data /C = search by class /D = search using the "search term" field in the MR or search by Company Code /E = search by country (foreign customers) /K = search by account group /S = search by sales organization ( SD ) /Z = search by account number of the head office Matchcode/customer acct is DEBI . It determines which DB tables & fields are required for the matchcode ID Material Type / DIEN Services ( SAP ) Material Type / FERT Finished products (german : fertig) ( SAP ) Material Type / FHMI Production resources / tools ( SAP ) Material Type / HALB Semi-finished products ( SAP ) Material Type / HIBE Operating supplies ( SAP ) Material Type / ROH Raw material ( SAP ) Material Type / VERP Packaging ( SAP ) MAU Multi station Access Unit Mb see Mega MBA Master of Business Administration (see MIS ) MBBS Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery MBM Management By Metrics MBO Management By Objectives (see DPO ) mbps megabits per second (see Mo ) MBR Master Boot Record MBS Mortgage-Backed Securities MBSA Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer ( www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsahome.mspx) MBTI Meyers Briggs Type Indicator m-Business mobile business (see momo ) *.mbx designation of the Outlook (Microsoft Windows ) files containing the emails (see .dbx ) MCA Machine Check Architecture MCA Micro Channel Architecture MCE Machine Check Exception MCI Malicious Call Identification (service) (see ISDN ) MCI Media Control Interface MCLP Multiple Criteria Linear Programming

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 61 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 MC²LP Multiple Constraint Level Linear Programming MCM Media Content Management (see CM , ECM , WCM ) mCommerce Mobile Commerce (see mCustomer , MoMo ) MCP Microsoft Certified Professional MCPP Microsoft Communication Protocol Program MCPS Microsoft Certified Solution Provider MCQ Multiple Choice Questionnaire (see MCT ) MCS Microsoft Consulting Services MCSA Microsoft Certified System Administrator MCT Multiple Choice Test (see MCQ ) MCU Mobile Collection Unit mCustomer Mobile Customer (see mCommerce , MoMo ) MD (Fr ) Marchandise Dangereuse MD Mini Disc MDA Mail Delivery Agent (push mail) MDA Model Driven Architecture (see MDSD ) MDAC Microsoft Data Access Components ( www.microsoft.com/data/MDAC27Info/ReadMe.htm .) MDBMS Multi-Dimensional Data Base Mgmt System MDCP Multi-Duplicitous Communication Protocol (see example of APRIL ) MDE Meta- Data Environment (see MME ) MDF Main Distribution Frame MDG Millennium Development Goals *.mdi Microsoft Document Imaging (file) MDI Multi-Document Interface MDM Market Data Management (devises, titres, statistiques, … ) MDM Master Data Management *.mdmp minidump media player (see Minidump ) MDMS Mobile Digital Media Server MDOP Microsoft Desktop Optimization MDPs Markov Decision Processes (see POMDPs ) MDSD Model-Driven Software Development (derived from MDA ) MDU Multidwelling Unit MDW Mobile Data World MDX Multi-Dimensional eXpression (language for multidimensional data manipulation) Mega Mega Octet : 1.048.576 Bytes (1 KB x1024) (see mbps , Go , To , Po , …) Megaco Media Gateway Control Protocol (application layer) megahertz million hertz (see Mhz ) Meme cultural information unit, transferable from one mind to another (Richard Dawkins, ' 76) It facilitates the replication MEMS Micro Elecro-Mechanical Systems: combination of computers with tiny mechanical structures on silicon chips (see Cicada , CILIA ) MENA Middle East & North Africa (region) MEP Mobile Electric Power Mersenne primes collection of prime numbers (47 prime numbers as of june 2009)(see GIMPS , Grid ) MES Manufacturing Execution Software MES Mobile Embedded Systems Mesoeconomics "meso-" (= "middle") and "economics": in between microeconomics and macroeconomics Mesoeconomy intermediate level of the firms activity (to say it simply) Metadata data definition / fundamentals, details of the data . Files of libraries catalogs (see LOM , XMP ) Metaverse meta universe MFC Microsoft Foundation Classes (library) MFOQA Military Flight Operations Quality Assurance: US Navy best integration and analysis of flight data MFPs MultiFunctional Products or Printers MFT Master File Table MG Manufacturing Grid MG Multi- Grid MGCC Micro- Grid Central Controller ( low-voltage distribution systems: http://microgrids.power.ece.ntua.gr ) MGCP Media Gateway Control Protocol (application layer) MGIF Mobile Gaming Interoperability Forum Mgmt Management (common abbreviation) Mgr Manager (common abbreviation)

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 62 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 MGT Mobile Ground Terminal MGX Microsoft 's Global Exchange: annual sales conference M2H Machine to Human (see H2H , H2M , HMC , M2H , M2M ) MHMC Multimodal HMC ( includes different types of input methods:natural language, gesture, face & handwriting characters) MHz MegaHertz MI Marketing Intelligence (see BI , CI , EI , RI ) MICE Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, Exhibitions microblogging low blogging activity (see ) microcredit microloans granted to low-income entrepreneurs microfinance financial services provided to low-income clients microloans little loans microTAS micro Total Analysis System : labs-on-a-chip *.mid MIDI Sequence (sound file format) MID Mobile Internet Devices (see UMPC ) Middleware "in-between" SW MIDI Musical Instrumental Digital Interface MiFID Markets in Financial Instrument Directive: EU demands + information retention & integration to financial institutions MIIS Microsoft Indentity Integration Server Miki mobile Wiki Milestone event of special significance ( PS ). Fr : jalon MILSIM Military Simulation (see EDMSIM ) (C4ic , www.c4ic.com ) MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (see S/MIME ) MIMO technology related to the use of multiple antennas at both ends of a wireless link (see ISI ) MIND Mobile Internet Navigation Device Mind mapping mind activity representation ( www.fbc-e.com/news/magazines/Maga_issue5_2007_Dec.pdf ) Minidump file containing the most important parts of a crashed application (see *.mdmp ). More on : www.codeproject.com/debug/postmortemdebug_standalone1.asp MIOD Message Input-Output Device MIP Multilateral Interoperability Programme MIPA Mutual Internet Practices Association ( http://mipassoc.org/ ) MIPS Million Instructions Per Second M4IS Multinational, Multiagency, Multidisciplinary, Multidomain Information Sharing (Sweden)(see KM ) MIS Management Information System (see EWC ) MIS Marketing Information System (see MRM ) MIS Master of Information System (Techno- MBA ) MIS-EWC see MIS and EWC MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA : www.mit.edu ) MIT Medical Information Technology MIT Module Integration Test MJD Modified Julian Date ( http://tf.nist.gov/general/misc.htm#Anchor-40346 ) mkg marketing (common abbreviation) *.mkv HD H. 264 video file M2M Machine To Machine (see H2M , M2H , MTOM ) M2M Mobile To Mobile (see m-Monday , Miki , MoMo ) MLC Multi-Level Cell (see SLC ) MLR Money Laundering Reporting MM Materials Management ( R/3 Business Application Area) is primarily concerned with the material flow w/i a company. MMC Multi-Media Command (set) MMC Microsoft Management Console (management tools for NW , services, computers, components …) MMCD MultiMedia CD ( and Sony) (see also CD, DVD , SD ) MMDS Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service MME Managed Meta Data Environment MMM Metrics, Measurements & Management MMOGs Massive Multiplayer Online Games (see MMORPG ) MMoM Monthly Minutes of the Meeting (see PM ) m-Monday mobile Monday (based on the First Tuesday event principle) (see M2M , MoMo ) MMORPG Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game ( A huge phenomenon. Visit the site of Anshe Chung: www.anshechung.com or the auction sites such as ige.com, wow4sale.com.buygamegold.com MMS Multimedia Messaging Service (see SMS ): long texts, sounds (music & voice records), pictures and photos in between GSM and email adresses

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 63 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 MMS Manufacturing Message Specification ( MMS - ISO 9506)(see EG-MMS ) MMS-IOP MMS Interoperability Group MMT Maximum amount for Meals/Time MMU Mobile Money for the Unbanked (administered by the GSMA Foundation) MM-WM Warehouse Management MNC Multi-National Company *.mng Multiple Network Graphics (image file format) MNO Mobile Network Operators Mo see Mega MOA Mobile Oriented Architecture MOAB Month of Apple Bugs (!) Mobblogging Mobile Blogging (see Blog ) Mobile2.0 something like WEB2.0 but mobile ( http://www.awt.be/web/mob/index )(see MoMo ) Mobile Blogging blogging as from the mobile phone (see Blog , Mobblogging ) Mobisphère http://www.mobisphere.be/ Mobile TV reception of the TV programs on the mobile phone MOBIO MObile BIOmetry ( http://www.mobioproject.org/accessibility-info ) MOC Matrix Of Change ( MIT , USA : BPR and Change Management methodology / tool) *.mod ProTracker/FastTracker modules (sound file format) MOD Magneto MODEM MOdulator/DEModulator MOF Meta-Object Facility: definition language for the UML & CWM model writing language MOF Microsoft Operation Framework (see MSF ) MOLAP Multi-Dimensional OLAP (see DOLAP , HOLAP , ROLAP ) MOM Message-Oriented Middleware MOM Microsoft Operation Management MoMo Mobile Monday (along the First Tuesday event principle)(see mCommerce , mCustomer, ... ) MOMOCS MOdel driven MOdernisation of Complex Systems: EC research agreement for solving the dilemma between bureaucratic methodologies and agile ones Monoline supported credit line Monte Carlo simulation random numbers-based applied mathematics experiments MOO Object Oriented MUD (see mudding ) MOOD Metrics in OO Developments Moore's law the power of the processors is doubling every 18 - 24 months ! MOP Meta-Object Protocol MOS Metal Oxide Semi-conductor (see CMOS , XCMOS ) MOS Microsoft Office System (Microsoft Office and Office Server) MOSS2007 Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (edition 2007) MOU Memorandum Of Understanding (see also LOA , TOR ) *.mov Quick Time (file) mp3 Moving Picture Experts Group Layer-3 Audio (audio file format) mp4 MPEG Layer-4 Audio (see AAC ) MPD Meals Per Day (Per Diems for Meals) MPDT Per Diems for Meals / Time MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group MPEG-4 MPEG with more compression, interactivity, internet access. MPEG-4 is the global multimedia standard, delivering professional-quality audio and video streams over a wide range of bandwidths, from cell phone to broadband and beyond (Quick Time) *.mpg movie compression (file) (see jpg ) mpg miles per gallon (3,8 liters) mph miles per hour MPLS Multiprotocol Label Switching: type of network that could be a base for a VPN or a WAN step-up) A standards-approved technology for speeding up network traffic flow MPN Manufacturer Part Number MPO Music Power Output MPS Master Production Scheduling MPX Microsoft Project Exchange File MR Mandatory Relationship. Fr : Relation Obligatoire MRAM Magnetic Random Access Memories (see DRAM , RAM ) MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging (see fMRI , NMRI )

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Renson 2/10/2009 MRM Market Risk Management ( TR - MRM ) MRM Marketing Resource Management (see MIS ) MRO Maintenance, Repair and Operation MRP Material Requirement Planning, Production Planning Control ( PP ) MRS Multi Robot Systems (see RR ) MRTG Multi Router Trafic Grapher ( Internet ) MRU lists Most Recently Used items MS MicroSoft MSA Mobile Services and Applications (see MSA , MSP , MoMo , Mobile2.0 ) MSAT Microsoft Security Assessment Tool MSCS Microsoft Cluster Service : clusters represent just one resiliency layer in the data protection strategy (see wolfpack MS-DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets (see EHS , EH&S , H&S ) ( SAP form) MS DTC Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator MSE Mobile Subscriber Equipment MSE Multi-Screen Emulator MSF Microsoft Solution Framework (see MOF ) *.msi Microsoft (file format) MSN Multiple Subscriber Number (service) (see ISDN ) MSP Mobile Service Providers (see MSA , MSP , Mobile2.0 , MoMo ) MSP Managed Service Provider MSR Model Specific Registers MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSS Maximum Segment Size MSSG MPEG Software Simulation Group MSSP Managed Security Service Providers MTBF Mean Time Between Failure (see MTTR ) mtDNA Mitochondrial DNA . Used in forensics researches. MTF Message Text Format (see USMTF ) MTO Multi-Modal Transport Operation / Operator MTOM Machine To Machine (see H2M , M2H , M2M ) MTRR Memory Type Range Registers MTTR Mean Time To Repair (see MTBF ) MTU Maximum Transmission Unit MUD Multi-User Dungeon or Multi-User Dimension (see MOO , mudding ): NW -accessible, multi-participant, user-extensible virtual reality (VR ). User's interface is completely textual. MUDs Multi-User Domains Muda economic waste. Part of the Toyota Production System (see TPS ). Mudding Social Phenomena in Text-Based Virtual Realities (see MOO , MUD ) MULTI Multi Level Task Integration is bottom up fine-tuning the organizational transformation Multiprocessing simultaneous programs executions with access to common memories Mura unevenness . Part of the Toyota Production System (see TPS ). Muri overburden. Part of the Toyota Production System (see TPS ). Murphy’s Law "whatever can go wrong will go wrong" (1949) but it has never been founded MUX multiplexer (see DEMUX ) MVA Market Value Added (see EVA ) MVNE Mobile Virtual Network Enablers (see MVNO ) MVNO Mobile Virtual Network Operators (see MVNE ) MVR Mean Value Ranking MVS Microsoft Virtual Server MVS Multiple Virtual Storage (IBM OS ) MVW Mobile Virtual Wallet (see NFC ) MW MegaWatt MWBP Mobile Web Best Practices, working group to set best practices (see W3C ) MWIF Mobile Wireless Internet Forum N Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available N Newton (see kN , Nm ) NAAG National Association of Attorneys General ( USA ) NAC NW Access Control NAC (Cisco ) NW Admission Control: only protected PC have access to the NW (see NAP , UAC , US ) DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 65 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement NAL NetWare Application Launcher NAL Network Abstraction Layer NAL Novell Application Launcher NALC New Applications License Charge ( IBM ) NAMA Non-Agricultural Market Access nanoscale manipulation processing at one billionth of a meter (see Nanotech , np , NAST ) Nanotech Nanotechnology (see np , NAST ) NAP (Microsoft ) NW Access Protection: only protected PC have access to the network NAREGI National Research Grid Initiative (see NGI ) NAS Network Attached Storage (see BAN , DAS , LAN , SAN , WAN ) NAS Newly Associated States (EU) NASA National Aeronautics Space Agency ( USA ) NASD3110 National Association of Securities Dealers Books and Records rule NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (see NYMEX , NYSE , SEC ) NAST Nanoparticle Aerosol Science and Technology (see np ) NAT Network Address Translation NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization (see PfP ) Nature compt able (Fr ): sert au classement des coûts imputables à un centre de responsabilité (FI utilise des comptes généraux pour classer les ressources tandis que CO utilise des natures comptables). NAV CE Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition NBIC (convergence of) Nanotech - Biotech - Information sciences - Cognitives sciences NBS (ERP progresses into) Network Business Systems (see Web2.0 , Cloud computing ) NC Natural Capital (see EDS , HMC ) NC Net Computer NCCA National Commission for Certifying Agencies (www.noca.org/ncca.htm ) NCIS National CIS NCP NetWare Core Protocol NDA Non Disclosure Agreement (see also MOU ) NDMP Network Data Management Protocol NDP Neighbor Discovery Protocol Nearshoring close / proximate Offshoring (being often a Farshoring enterprise / venture) NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association ( USA ) NEO Near Earth Object (could be an asteroid and the risk of a serious damageable impact) Net / NET Network (see NW , WEB ) .net .net domain (see DNS ) NetBook compact PC : originally built for surfing with an 8 to 13" screen (see smart phone ) Netentrepreneur entrepreneur on the NET NET-speak typically related to the NET jargon or words. Examples : Intranet , Extranet . NetWeaver SAP processes support that collect and transform data within the business intelligence (see BI ) Networking action of creating a NW . 2 main NW: (1) social NW (see SNA) in between persons and groups, (2) digital NW NFC Near Field Communication: technology to develop proximity transactions between mobiles and contactless readers NFS NW File System. Allows files of another computer to be accessed and enables communication between programs on different computers. Nemawashi Japanese consensus-building to ensure intelligent growth NGG Next Generation Grids (see Grid Computing ) NGN Next Generation Network (sometimes is it meaning New Generation … in the Telecom domain) NGNA Next Generation Network Architecture NGO Non-Governmental Organization (see NPO ) NGOSS Next Generation Operational Systems and Software ( OGSS ) NHIN National Health Information Network ( USA )(see HHS , EHR ) NHPT Nine-Hole Peg Test (used in clinical assessments)(see PIH ) NI Neuro Informatic (see AI , ANN , AR , Bionics , NN …) NIC Network Interface Card NIC Network Information Center (see ARPANET ) NIC3 Numerically Intensive Computing, a 1300 processors super-calculator (Liège, Belgium) NICs Newly Industrializing Countries (see Export lingo ) NIDS NW -based Intrusion Detection System (see HIDS , HIPS ) NIH Not Invented Here (could lead to a syndrome : "that thing has no value as it's a NIH stuff "!) nimby not in my back yard

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 66 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 NINJA No Income No Job or Assets (borrowers without any …) : related to the story of the "subprimes" NIST National Institute of Standards & Technology (USA : http://cio.nist.gov/ ) NIST-F1 NIST Cesium Fountain atomic clock (see UTC , http://tf.nist.gov/timefreq/service/time-computer.html) NIT New Information Technology (see IT , ICDT , NICT ) NITO Network and Information Technology Operations NLA Network Location Awareness NLM National Library of Medicine Classification NLP Natural Language Processing (example : Teragram recently acquired by SAS for better BI ) NLP Neuronal Linguistic Programmation (see PNL ) NLS National Language Support NLTS Natural Language Technology Support Nm Newton meter (see kN , N) nme name (see Search tm ) NMR Nuclear Magnetic Resonance NMRI Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging (see MRI ) NMS Network Management System NMT Nordic Mobile Telephone : analog technology operating within the 450 and 900 MHz bands NN Neural Network (see ANN , NI , NLP ) NNTP Network News Transfer Protocol (application layer) (see also FTP , TCP/IP ) NOC Network Operation Center NOCA National Organization for Competency Assurance ( www.noca.org ) (see NCCA ) multi-branching point in a place, within a NW , the Internet (see " cloud ") ( BC-BE-IMG ) noise undesirable interference ( data , radio, video transmissions) NOOP No Operation: a command sent by the IMAP IDLE NOPAT "No Problem Anytime" (see SLRP ) NOPLAT Net Operating Profit Less Adjusted Taxes Notwork not working NW np nanoparticle or nanopowder (see NAST ) NPAEs Non-Publicly Accountable Entities NPO Non-Profit Organization (see NGO ). Fr .: Association Sans But Lucratif ( ASBL ) NPOs National Productivity Organizations NPPs Nuclear Power Plants (see LWR ) NPV Net Present Value NRDB Non-Relational Data Base (see RDB , RDBMS ): middleware will be required to achieve some interoperability. NRSRO Nationally RecognizedStatistical Rating Organizations (USA) NSF National Science Foundation NSF Non Stop Forwarding NSI Network Solution International NSIC National Storage Industry Consortium ( USA ) objective : 1 To of data storage per square inch by 2008 NSO Name Supporting Organization NSP Native Signal Processor (Intel) NSP Network Service Provider *.nsv Nullsoft Streaming (file) NT New Technology ( Microsoft ) NTCI ( Fr ) Nouvelles Technologies de la Communication et de l'Information NTFS New Technology File System NTSC National Television System Color / National Television Standards Committee (see PAL , SECAM ) NTSC "Never Twice the Same Color" (critics about the poor quality of the NTSC system at the start) N.U.D.E Natural Ultimate Digital Experiment ( http://www.neoseeker.com/forums/4353/ ) NVoD Near VoD NW NetWork (see Net , NWM , PM , PS ) NW Northwest or Northwestern NWM(S) NetWork Management (System) NW3C National White Collar Crime Center ( USA ) (see IC3 ). Nyetscape nickname for a low featured Web browser (see WWW ) NYP Not Yet Published NYMEX New York Mercantile Exchange (see NASDAQ ) NYSE New-York Stock Exchange (see IPO , SE , SEC ) O Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available OADM Optical Add / Drop Multiplexer (see DWDM , ONE , SDH , SON , SONET , WDWM ) DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 67 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 OAG Open Applications Group (integration standards specification) OAI Open Archives Initiative : http://www.openarchives.org/ OAM Operation and Maintenance OASIS Org.for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards ( see SAML )( www.oasis-open.org ) Decisions for easiert e-Biz communication OB Organizational Behavior (see CM , ECM , OC , OCM , OM , pop culture , ... ) FBC >s OB FBC >s set of OB principles & rules BASIC Beginner's All-Purpose Individual Systemic Construction DESB Dynamic ESB ESB Enhanced Structured Behavior ESLR Expanded Set of Life Rules (see the 4LP ) IB Idle Behavior IE Individual Empowerment SB Structured Behavior ( FBC>s -Change Management) ( FBWPA : [email protected] ) Object Type Type d'objet OC Organizational Culture (see CM , OB , OM , pop culture , …) OCC Overhead Cost Controlling ( SAP ) OCI Organizational Change Inventory OCL Object Constraint Language OCM Organizational Change Management (see ECM ) OCR Optical Character Recognition ( BC-SRV-ARL ) OCS Office Communication Server ( Microsoft ) OCTAVE Operationally Critical Threat, Asset, and Vulnerability Evaluation (Carnegie Mellon, USA, 1999) Octet 8 bit byte OCW Open CourseWare OD Organizational Development : based on planned improvements (see BPR/M , EAI , IEM ) ODB s On-line DB s ODBC Open Data Base Connectivity (standard) ODBO OLE DB for OLAP ODC Open Distributed Computing ODC Offshore Development Center) ODF, *.odf Open Document Format (see OpenXML , PDF , *.pdf ) ODI Open Data Link Interface ODL Open & Distance Learning ODL Optical Disc Library ODM Object Data Manager ODM Original Design Manufacturers (see OEM ) ODMA Open Document Management API ODNI Office of the Director of National Intelligence (USA)(see Intellipedia ) ODP On-Device Portal: pre-installed application for a simplified navigation. ODP Open Distributed Processing ODS Operational Data Store ODST Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (Halo , a reference for the frags maniacs) ODT Old Data Takeover ODT Overseas Deployment Training OE Operational Entity. Fr : Entité Opérationnelle OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OEE Overall Equipment Effectiveness OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer(s) (see ODM ) OFA Order Frequency rAte OFB Open File Backup OFCCP Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (US) (see EEOC ) OFCS Offshore Financial Centers OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (see MIMO ) OF/OP (Fr ) Ordre de Fabrication / Ordre de Process (conversion ordre planifié en -) OGC Open Geospatial Consortium (see GIS ) OGF Open Grid Forum (definition of Grid middleware standards)(see Grid computing ) *.ogg Ogg Sound (sound file format) OGSA Open Grid Services Architecture (see GGF ) OGSI Open Grid Services Infrastructure (see GGF , WSRF ) DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 68 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 OHA Open Handset Alliance (30 enterprises for the Android plateform: mobile applications development) OHLCV Opening, High, Low, Closing, Volume (of trading - Stock Exchange) OI Organizational Intelligence (Harold L. Wilensky’s vision in 1967) (see CI , Kn , KM , OC , …) O/I Documents are archived if all line items have been cleared. It's possible to look at the O/I and clear them : assign items on the debit side to items on the credit side. Clearing date and clearing document number are stored in each line item OIL Ontology Inference Language (see OWL )( www.ontoknowledge.org/oil ) OIM Operational Integrity Management O/I management acct managed on a O/I base can be cleared from the acct (clearing functionality) OIW Open Information Warehouse OLAP On-Line Analytical Processing . Fr .: traitement analytique en ligne ( see DOLAP , HOLAP , MOLAP , ROLAP OLE Object Linking and Embedding (set of API s) OLED Organic LED OLPC (F) One Laptop Per Child (Fundation) : the 100$ LapTop project ( www.olpceu.org ) OLSR Optimized Link State Routing (protocol) OLT On-Line Teaching / Training (see LMS , OLTL , .. .) OLTL On-Line Teaching / Training Lab (see CBT , LMS , OLTP , …) OLTP On-Line Transactional Processing OM Operation Management OM Organizational Management (see OB , OC , ECM , OCM , pop culture , ...) OMA Open Mobile Alliance (previously named WAP Forum) OMC (Fr ) Organisation Mondiale du Commerce (see WTO ) OMG Object Management Group ( www.omg.org ) (see ORCA ) OMS Output Management System (see XOMS , LOMS , ROMS ) OMS Order Management System OMT Object Modeling Technique ( James Rumbaugh ) ONE Open Network Environment ONE Optical Networking Element (see DWDM , OADM , SDH , SON , SONET , TDM , WDM ) OneBox Google Search Appliance extension ONS Object Name Service (see DNS ) OO Object-Oriented (see BO , LO , MOOD , OOA , OOAD , OOD , OODBMS , OOIE , OOM , OOP , OOT ) OOA Object-Oriented Architecture (see OOAD , OOD , OOP , …) OOA (&)D Object-Oriented Analysis & Design ( http://sern.ucalgary.ca/courses/cpsc/451/W97/OOD.html ) OOBE Out Of the Box Experience OOD Object-Oriented Design (see OOA , OOAD , ...) OODBMS Object-Oriented Database Management System OOIE Object-Oriented Information Engineering OOM Object-Oriented Modeling OOP(S) Object-Oriented Programming (System) OOSAD Object-Oriented Systems Analysis and Design OOT Object-Oriented Technology OOXML Office Open XML OPA Open Patent Alliance (WiMAX deployment acceleration: Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Clearwire, Intel Corporation, Samsung El., Sprint ) OPAL Online Programming for All Libraries (Alliance Library System) OPC OLE for Process Control Open-collar workers on-line at home working collaborators Open FI Open FI Interface for communicating w/o any modification in the SAP standards OpenVMS Open Virtual Memory System (see VMS ) OpenXML Microsoft file system (see ODF , PDF ) opérationnel (Fr ): processus coordonné et reproductible en vue d'un but précis ( EN : operational. See OPM ) OPEX Operating Expenses (see CAPEX ) OPM Operational Performance Management OPML Outline Processor Markup Language (format for the RSS import / export) OPPT Organization-People-Process-Technology: important constituents for a coherent organization OPS Open Profiling Standard (was proposed to the Platform P3P ) OPT Over Time Test (see OTD , OTP , OTS ) OR ( Fr ) opérateur logique "soit/soit" OR Operational Research ORA Office of Regulatory Affairs (USA) ORB Object Request Broker ORCA OMG Regulatory Compliance Alliance

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 69 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 ORDB Object Relational Database Management (see DBM , RDBMS) ORDBMS Object Relational Database Management System (see RDBMS ) Order Type / KE Consignment Order ( SAP ) Order Type / OR Standard Order ( SAP ) Order Type / RA Return Order ( SAP ) ORF Open Reading Frame (sequence that can be translated) .org .org domain (see DNS ) ORI Online Relationship Improvement Origami MS code name for UMPC ORM Object Relational Model ORM Operational Risk Manager (see RM ) OS Organizational Security (see OSO ) OS Open Source OS Open Standard OS Operating System (see Cloud OS , DOS , IOS , WOS ) OSCAR Open Source Cluster Application Resources (see cluster computing ) OSCE Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe OSCON Open Source Convention (July 2007, Portland, Oregon, USA) OSD On Screen Display ( TV ) (see PAP , PAT ) OSDC Offshore Software Development Center OSDI Operating Systems Design and Implementation OSE (Microsoft ) Office Source Engine OSE Open Security Exchange OSF Open Software Foundation OSG On Screen Graphics OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Act / Administration (1970) OSI Open System Interconnection (see AL ) OSINT Open Source INTelligence (for accessing non-classified information) OSL Open Source Licensing ( non-profit organisation: initiative for the open source licensing) OSO Organizational Security Operations OSP On-Site Service Provider (see ASP , ISP ) OSPF Open Shortest Path First (see OSPF-IGRP ) OSPF-IGRP routed protocol for the shortest pass to destination w/i the core. OSS Order Settlement Structure OSS Online Service System OSS Open Source Software OSS Operations Support System OTA One Time Account ( OTC = one time customer, OTV = One time vendor) OTC Over The Counter : CDS and other bonds that are not traded in the SE OTC Over The Counter (see POS , TR-TM ) OTC One Time Customer (see OTV ) OTD Over Time Double (see OPT , OTP , OTS ) OTF Output Text Format ( BC-SRV-ARL ) OTN Open Transport Network OTP One Time Password OTP Over Time Premium (see OPT , OTD , OTS ) OTP (Fr ) Organigramme Technique de Projet ( Base opérationnelle de planification dans PS ). Quand un ordre est affecté à un élément d'OTP , il ne peut aussi être affecté à un programme d'investissement (see WBS ) OTR One Touch Record OTS Over Time Straight (see OPT , OTD , OTP ) OTS Opportunity to See (it's about repetition, frequency of the seen messages) OTV One Time Vendor (see OTC ) : severely controlled in USA. Example: AASIS OU Organizational Unit OVA Overhead Value Analysis OVO Operating Virtual Organization (see VO , VR , …) OVR Overwrite (word processor mode) (see WP ) OWA Outlook Web Access OWA Open Web Application OWASP Open Web Application Security Project: help to org. facing WEB security challenges (www.owasp.org ) OWL Ontology Web Language (see OIL )

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 70 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 oxide recording particle on a dedicated surface (sound or video tape or disk) P Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available P2P Peer To Peer P2V Physical to Virtual (search for Physical to Virtual conversion utilities for the concept application) P3P Privacy Preferences Project (see OPS ) PA Personnel Administration & Payroll Accounting ( R/3 Business Applic. Area)(see the HR series) PA Personnel Accounting PaaS Platform as a Service (see DaaS , IaaS , SaaS ) *.pab Personal Address Book ( Microsoft file extension) PABX Private Automatic Business eXchange PAC Plan At Completion PAC (Fr ) Politique Agricole Commune ( CE ) PAE Physical Address Extension Page rank refers to the number and weighting of links from other Web sites PAI Process After Input ( BC-DWB ) PAL Phase Alternate Line (see NTSC , SECAM ) Palo Alto Californian "behaviorism school" founded in the 60ties by Gregory Bateson (anthropologist) PAN Personal Area Network (see BAN , LAN , WAN , …) PANDORA Prototyping A Navigation DB of Road-Network Attributes (Drive1 EC project) PAO ( Fr ) Publication Assistée par Ordinateur (see also CAD, FAO ) PAP Picture And Picture ( TV ) (see OSD , PAT ) PAR Photosynthetically Active Radiation Paradigm(e) Pattern or role model. Fr : Modèle Parallel valuation transfer pricing in Profit Center Accounting PARC Palo Alto Research Center (California, USA). Parser program breaking what it receives into parts to be managed by other programs (complexity reduction) Partagiciel (Fr ) shareware Partner portal = Extranet when it is supporting the clients & suppliers relationships PASS Professional Association for SQL Server PAT Page Attribute Table PAT Picture And Text (TV) (see OSD , PAP ) PA-TIM-EVA PA Time Evaluation Component PA-TRV PA Travel Expenses Page eXecution PayD Pay as you Drive (UK insurance system) Payment advice Bank statement posting anticipation. Also used for adjustement entries PBDMI Performance-Based Data Management Initiative *.pbk PhoneBook ( Microsoft extension file). PBL Problem-Based Learning *.pbm Portable Bitmap (BINARY) (image file format) PBO Process Before Output (BC-DWB) PBS Phone Banking System PBS Product Breakdown Structure: pieces list for the assembly (see WBS ) PBX Private Branch Exchange PC (see Virtual PC ) PC virtualisat ion making a single physical computer running simultaneously several virtual PC s PCA Profit Center Accounting PCB Printed Circuit Board PCC OTC Paper Check Conversion Over the Counter *.pcd Kodak PhotoCD (image file format) Pce Piece ( ISO ) PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI Payment Card Industry (http://securitymetrics.com/ ) PCI / DSS PCI Data Security Standards : 12 mandatory security rules PC&IT news www.01-informatique.com PCL (Fr ) Plan Comptable Local (voir PCO ) PCM Process Change Management (see CCM , TCM , GCM ) PCM Pulse Code Modulation P-CMM People- CMM : 5-level improvement path of the knowledge, skills, and motivation of the workforce (see SEI ). PCMN (Fr ) Plan Comptable Minimum Normalisé DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 71 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 PCN Plant Control Network PCN Plastic Card Network (now CAS ) PCO (Fr ) Plan Comptable Organisationnel (voir PCL ) PCP Personal Cost Planning PCS Process Control Systems PCS Personal Communications Services PCT Production Cycle Time (see PLC ) systems and then transfer the data via a PDC data transfer to the R/3 system) PC talks see IL / Internet Lingo PCTS POSIX Conformance Test Suite PCU Personal Computer Unit (see GPU ) *.pcx Zsoft Paintbrush PCX bitmap (image file format) PD Personnel Planning and Development ( R/3 Business Application Area) PD Police Department (example : LAPD = Los Angeles Police Department)(see FD ) P.D. Per Diem PDA Personal Digital Assistant: coined by previous Apple CEO John Sculley in '92 (see PDO ) PDC Plant Data Collection (cross-application function to cfm NW in external systems and then transfer the data via a PDC data transfer to the R/3 system) PDC Professional Developers Conference PDC Program Delivery Control PDC Personal Digital Cellular (Japanese standard)(see PDA , PDO ) PDCA Plan, Do, Check, Action method PDD Professional Disk for Data PEN Project in Emerging Nanotechnologies (see np ) PET PolyEthylene Terephthalate (example : plastic bottle) (see HDPE ) PDF (*.pdf) Portable Document Format ( Acrobat Reader / Writer from ADOBE ) PDF Pair Distribution Function PDF Pooled Development Fund PDF Printer Description File PDG (Fr ) Président-Directeur Général (France) PDHs Professional Development Hours (1 CEU = 10 PDHs) PDI Personal Data Interchange (technologies) (see vCard , hCard , Versit ) PDIK Powered Digital Ink : the FBC>s Business Magazine Dynamic Style ( www.fbc-e.com ) PDK Portal Development Kit ( Oracle ) PDL Page Description Language (printing business) PDM Product Data Management : manages product-related data across the products life cycle PDN Packet Data Network PDO Personal Digital Organizer (see PDA ) PDP Personal Development Program PDPC Process Decision Program Chart (Mizumo, 1988) PDR Power Distribution Rack: rack mounted power distribution set (see RPP ) PDSNR Plant Data Sequence Number (see PDC ) PDU Protocol Data Unit (messaging) PD-WP PD -Workforce Planning PE Private Equity (capital investment) peaks highest level of a signal strength Peering point exchanging traffic node (voluntary interconnection) (see BGP ) Pegging evaluation displaying the source requirements or the source order proposal of a particular MRP element PENG Personalized News Content Programming: system for aiding article writers in their information searches Penny stock shares of low value (less than 5 dollars) Périmètre financier (Fr ) Y sont effectués la planification, la gestion et le contrôle de moyens financiers ou de budgets financiers ( SAP ) Personal Branding self- branding , self-promotion (supposed to be initiated and managed on the Internet ) PERT Program Evaluation Review Technique: 3 time estimates per operation (US NAVY: Polaris rocket, 1958) (see GERT , PCM ) pervasive computing same as ubiquitous computing PESO Public Electronic Services On-the-Internet. Texan WG : personal privacy & information, usage limitation Peta / Po 1024 x Tera / To (see Bit, Mega, Giga, Exa, Zeta, Yotta ) Petaflops Peta floating points of operations per second *.pf Preftech files (resource list in Win XP for fast application load. It depends on the Task Scheduler service)

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 72 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 PF Pink Floyd (… good joke …)(see AEM ) PF Pro Forma PFIF Protocol Freedom Information Foundation (Software Freedom Law Center organization) PFLOPS PetaFLOPS (see FLOPS , Pb , Peta ) PfP Partnership for Peace (see NATO ) PFS Process Flow Scheduler PFUOL Process as a Federating Universal Organizational Language ( FBC>s concept & methodology) FBWPA ( EN ) : www.fbc-e.com PGC ( Fr ) Pédagogie Générale du Changement, Montaigu-le-Blin / France (see WTG ) PGE Page Global Enable PGI ( Fr ) Programme de Gestion Intégré (see ERP ) PgmID Program Identification PGML Precision Graphics Mark-up Language ( standard for e-Books developped by ADOBE, Netscape, SUN, IBM) PGP Pretty Good Privacy ( MS ) PGR Push Button Graphics ( SAP ) Phishing used by criminals illegal email scheme (fictitious emails creation that seems to come from well known companies or governmental agencies trying to get confidential/sensitive information from the addressees to gain accounts access) PHP Personal Home Page PHS Personal Handyphone System (NTT DoCoMo Network) PHP PHP Hypertext Preprocessor also known as Personal Home Page: scripting language and more PI Process Instruction ( SAP sheet) PI Personalization Index (see PQ )(metrics) PI Physical Intrusion PI Portable Interceptor ( CORBA ) PI Presence Information (example: buddy lists) PI Practical Intelligence (see CI , EI , IQ , PIQ ) PI Public Intelligence (see CI ) PIA Peripheral Interface Adapter PIC (Fr ) Planification Industrielle et Commerciale PIF *.pif Program Information File ( Windows ) Piggy-back Kangouroe export based on a international cooperation in between companies having a common interest. PIH Peg-In-Hole (assessment) : a 3D task presented in a virtual space (see NHPT ) PII Public Interest Immunity PIM Personal Information Management PIM Platform Independent Model PIM(S) Product Information Management (System) PIMS Profit Impact of Market Strategy (Economy, Finance, Marketing) PIN Personal Identification Number (PIN code)(see PWD ) PI-PCS Process Control Systems PIQ Practical Intelligence Quotient (see CI , IQ , PI ) PIS Purchasing Information System pita Pain In The Ass ( Robert Orndorff & Dulin Clark : The Pita Principle, JIST Publishing) PK Posting Key ( SAP ). Fr : Clé de comptabilisation PKC Public Key Cryptography (separate pairs of keys for authentication -public key- and encryption -private key-) PKI Piblic Key Infrastructure PKI Public Key Interface or X.509 (for user identification) (see PKC , XKMS ) P+L or P&L Profit and Loss (balance) PL/1 Programming Language (number) 1 P/L Acct Type /type de compte de résultat : établir pour le compte de résultat sur quel compte de report du bénéfice le résultat de clôture d'exercice doit être transféré Planning area (CO) Specific budgeting option for a given period or periods ( CCA ) Planning type probability of cash receipt or disbursement Plant produces and/or stores materials. Is assigned to a CyCd . Plant abroad module supporting the sales tax processing within the European Union Plc Public Limited Company PLC Product Life Cycle (see CLC , ELC , ILM , PLM , SLC ) PLC Program Logic Control Pl.Cp (Fr ) Plan Comptable PLF Pay for Listing PLI Programming Language Interface (see BPML , UML , …)

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 73 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 PLM Product Lifecycle Management (see PLC ) Plug n' Play a newly connected to the PC device automatically identified by the OS for an immediate use Plug n' Play could be said about a rapidly efficient new comer (see our dynamic Step-in Manager concept) PM Personal Marketing (see RM ) PM Plant Maintenance ( R/3 Business Application Area), Product Management, Project Management PM Project Management (see PM , PMI , PMO , PS , PSO ) PM-BOK Project Management Institute Body of Knowledge (see PMI , PSO ) PMD Personal Media Drive ( PC add-on HD of +500 Go from HP ) PMI Project Management Institute (see PMO , PSO ) PMIS Plant Maintenance Information System PMIS Project Management Information System (see PM , PMI , PMO , PMBOK , PS ) PML Physical Markup Language PMO Project Management Office (see PMBOK , PMI , PMIS , PSO ) PMO Project Management Officer PMR Private Mobile Radio ( GSM Technology) PM/SM Plant Maintenance/Service Management PNAS Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ( http://www.pnas.org /) PNG *.png Portable Network Graphics PNL (Fr ) Programmation Neuro-Linguistique P2P Point-to-point P2P Peer-To-Peer PnP Plug and Play (see P&P ) PNS (Fr ) Postes non soldés POC Percentage Of Completion POD Printing On Demand (digital publishing) POD Pay On Delivery POD Proof Of Delivery Podcasting "iPod" (Apple mp3 ) and "broadcasting" POI Point Of Interest (cartography, GPS ) POI Process Oriented Implementation POIS Production Order Information System Poison pill corruption of the balance sheet to make the company less attractive (repell the raiders) POJOs Plain Old Java ™ Objects Poka-Yoke avoiding inadvertent errors . Part of the Toyota Production System (see TPS ). P/OM Production & Operations Management POMDPs Partially Observable MDPs PON Passive Optical Network Pooling Integration of the company subsidiaries resources (e.g. for reciprocal assistance) PoP Point of Presence (see PoS ) POP Predictive Object Point Pop culture popular culture (see CM , OC ) POPS PetaOpérations Per Seconde (Bull and its partners) Porg Purchasing Organization Portal "One stop shopping" place offering all services and tools (see Vortal ) PoS Point of Sale (see PoP ) POSIX Portable Operating System Interface (see PCTS ) Posting key 2-digit code controlling the document line item entry. It's entered for an account type which (clé de is valid for the document type / Clés de comptabilisation (indépendantes du plan comptable) : compta- Sub-ledger 01 outgoing invoice / debit CGS 09 client / debit bilisation) 11 customer credit note / credit 19 client / credit 31 incoming invoice / credit 29 vendor / debit G/L 40 G/L account debit posting 39 vendor / credit 50 G/L account credit posting Assets 70 Debit Asset 75 Credit Asset G/L 80 Inventory taking debit 90 Inventory taking credit Posting perio d max 16 (12 + 4 special) POTS Plain Old Telephone Service PowerPoint sophisticated flexible slides maker, an application being part of Microsoft Office (see *.ppt )

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 74 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 PP Production Planning ( R/3 Business Application Area) P&P Plug and Play (see PnP ) *.ppa PowerPoint Add-in ( Microsoft filename extension) PPB Project Planning Board (see SPB , WBS , WBSB ) PP-BD Basic Data for Production (see PP ) PPBS Planning Programming Budgeting System PPC Pay Per Click (advertising practice on the NET ) PPC Production Planning & Control PP-CBP Constraint-Based Planner PP-CRP Capacity Requirements Planning PP-DS Production Planning / Detailed Scheduling PPE Prepaid Postal Expense PP&E Property, Plant & Equipment *.ppm Portable Pixelmap (BINARY) (image file format) ppm parts per million. Fr: parties par million PPM Project and Portfolio Management PPM Production Process Model ( BOM +Routing) PP-MP Master Planning PP-MRP Material Requirements Planning PPP Point to Point Protocol (see PPTP ) PPP Public-Private Partnership *.ppp page plus publishing ( Serif program file) PP-PC Product Costing (see PP ) PP-PDC Plant Data Collection PP-PI Production Planning for the Process Industries PPS Production Planning & Scheduling PP-SFC Production Orders (formerly Shop Floor Control) PP-SOP Sales and Operations Planning *.pps Microsoft PowerPoint slide show format (file) (see *.ppt ) PPSW Personal Productivity SW *.ppt Microsoft PowerPoint template format (file) (see *.pps ) PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (see PPP ) PPV Posting Period Variant. It contains the open periods and has to be manually maintained. PQ Personalization Quotient (see PI )(metrics) PR Public Relations (public communication department)(see IPR ) PR Plural Relationship. Fr : Relation Plurale PRA (30B+D interface) Primary Rate Access (see BA , ISDN ) Prd ( "prod" ) Production PRINCE Projects IN Controlled Environment (project management methodology)(see PM ) Printer TCO useful to estimate the hard copy costs (HP FirstView TCO Tool) (see Web-Based TCO ) PRM Partner Relationship Management (see CRM , ERM , PRM ) PRM Process Risk Management PRN Premium Rate Numbers (phone numbers charging for the offered services) PRO Pricing & Revenue Optimization Problem-Based Learning educational method challenging students to "learn to learn" collaboratively for solving problems Process sequenced tasks or set of recurring tasks procedure/group of procedures for which automatic posting can be generated (recurrence) Projector LCD and DLP projectors ANSI American National Standard Institute for measuring the lumens DLP Digital Light Processing DMD Digital Micro Mirror Device LCOS Liquid Crystal On Silicon VGA 640x480 resolution SVGA 800x600 resolution XGA 1024x768 resolution SXGA 1280x1024 resolution UHE lamp Ultra High Efficiency UHP lamp Ultra High Performance Prosumption production & consumption PRS Pattern Recognition System

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Renson 2/10/2009 PRS Personal Response System PRS-LED Photon Recycling Semi-conductor LED : delivers pseudo-white without phosphor (Fred Schubert, Boston Univ) PRT Production Resources and Tools PrtScn Print Screen ( Command character ) PS Project System ( R/3 Business Application Area), Overview PS : CA080 course P&S Publish & Subscribe (the principle has been applied to DW for more information dissemination) PSA Professional Services Automation PSAUMM Pratical, Service-oriented Architecture, Unified Maturity Model ( UMM ) PSC Public Service Commission (USA) PSCOE (SAP ) Public Sector Center Of Expertise *.psd Adobe Photoshop (image file format) PSE Page Size Extension PSE36 36-bit PSE psf pound per square foot psi pound per square inch psia pound per square inch absolute PSM Platform Specific Model PSO Project Support Office ( PMI initiative, PMI BOK , PMO ) PS-PIS (SAP ) Project Information System PSR Potential Support Ratio PST or P.s.t. Pacific Standard Time (see CST ) PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network (see VoIP : carried on the Internet voice, data, image, video) PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTT Push To Talk : special button added to a Mobile phone for an immediate "get in touch" PUA Potentially Unwanted Application (See PUP ). Examples : Caishow, Adware.Dm.F Public Domain Free program and copyrights. Fr : Domaine public incluant droits de reproduction PUC Public Utility Commission (USA) PUF Physical Unclonable Function PUI Perceptual User Interface PUI Posted Under Influence (related to SN ) PUP Potentially Unwanted Programs (See PUA ) PUPS Possibly Unpopular Software Detection Purchasing organization is attached to a CyCd (legal) and may supply many plants PURCHIS Purchasing Information System P2V Physical-to-Virtual PVA Private VoIP Applications PVC Permanent Virtual Circuit PVS Product Variant Structure PVSS Prozeßvisualisierungs- und Steuerungssystem PWAF Plant With A Future PWD PassWorD *.pwd Pocket Word document ( Microsoft filename extension) *.pwz PowerPoint Wizard ( Microsoft filename extension) Python multi-paradigm interpreted programming language PZEV Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle : new smoke emissions rules PZMI Pseudo Zernike Moment Invariant Q Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available Q&A Question & Answer QA Quality Analysis (see QC , QI , QM , TQM ) QA Quality Assurance QAs Quality Attributes Q-API Queue Application Program Interface QBE Query By Example ( Data Base Management) QC Quality Control (see QA , QI , QM , TQM ) QDI Quality Data Interchange QFD Quality Function Deployment (Mitsubishi and Kaizen : toward TQC )( see EFQM , QA , QC , QM , …) QFH Query From Hell QI Quality Inspection (see QA , QC , QM , TQM ) QIO Quality Insurance Officer (see also the series of CxO or Chief something Officer ) QM Quality Management : harmonizes processes throughout the enterprise, creates an environment DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 76 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 that leads to high-quality products development (see TQM ) QMC Quasi-Monte Carlo QM-IDI Laboratory Information Management Systems QMVI Quantum Mechanics Visualization Instrument QoS Quality of Service (see CoS ) QoQ Quarter On Quarter QR Quick Response (see QR Code ) QR Code Quick Response-code: 2D barcode with up to 2953 octets of information.Could be printed on a QRQC Quick Response Quality Concern (see QC , QM , TQM , …) *.qry Query ( Microsoft file extension). QT Quick Time (player) ( www.apple.com/quicktime ) *.qtm QuickTime Movie (file extension) qty quantity Quad-core chip allows 4 CPU s sharing memory cache & bus connections to the system for more performances QVT Query/Views and Tranformations QWANGOs Quasi Autonomous Non Governmental Organizations QWERTY first letters of the US keyboard first line R Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available ® Registered (see ©, ™) R/2 1997: 1300 customers worldwide. News, migration, training at http://www.sap.com/products/r2 R/2 on the Internet ? By means of the Web RFC technology, component 048 R/3 Real Time / 3 (see RT ) R/3 system Consists of a central instance offering the services DVEBMGS (dialog, update, enqueue, background processing, message, gateway, spool) RA Risk Analysis (see RM ) RA Risk Assessment (see RQ ) RAA Referenced Application Architecture (see UAA ) RAD Rapid Application Development RAD Role Activity Diagram (see RBAC ) Radio button Graphical control element to select an item from a list of fields RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (see MAID ) RAID-0 2 linked Hard Disks running together (1 defect means the loss of the whole) RAID-1 2 synchronized Hard Disks with the same data (Problem ? The valid will update the new one) RAID-10 a set of 4 disks. It combines the RAID-0 and -1 RAID-5 minimum 3 disks. Each disk uses 1/3 of its surface for the back-up of the 2 others. RAM Random Access Memory (see ROM ) www.kingston.com offers a practical «memory search» function RAMAC Random Access Method of Accounting and Control, 24-inch platter from IBM (1956) http://news.com.com/2300-1015_3-6110361-1.html?tag=ne.gall.pg Ransomware the infected machine owner has to pay for freeing his computer RAPEX EU rapid alert for dangerous non-food consumer products ( http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/safety/rapex/ ) Rapid prototyping defining business processes within a small team of experts RAR (*.) compression system for archiving files (shareware, Eugene Roshal ) (see ZIP , CAB ) RAROC Risk Adjustment Return On Capital: methodologies for pricing purpose RARP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol RAS Random Access Storage RAS Registration, Admission and Status (see DAS ) *.ras Sun Rasterfile (image file format) RAT Remote Administration Tool Rating evaluation (notation) of a State, an enterprise, a share. RATS Remote Access Trojan RBAC Role-Based Access Control (see RAD ): identification of the application operations needing an authorization RBB Really Big Botnet RBB Results Based Budgeting RBB Reverse Body Bias (electronics) RBB Residential Broadband (electronics) RBE Reverse BE (see BPR , BPM ) RBF Radial Basis Function RBL Real-time Blackhole Lists (for blocking the spammers)(see spam ) RBLS Realtime ( spam ) Black Lists DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 77 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 RBOC Regional Bell Operating Companies : AT&T splitted up into 7 " Baby Bells " (1984) RBT (SAP ) Role Based Training RBVO Request-Based Virtual Organization RC4 stream cipher (128 bits algorithm) made by Rivest for RSA Data Security RCA (plug) audio phono (plug) RCIS Regional CIS RCO Request for Change Order (see RFP , RFQ , …) RCS Remote Computing Service R&D Research & Development RDA Rich Desktop Application (see RIA , RMA ) RDBMS Relational DBMS (see IRDB , ORDBMS ) RDD Resulting Data Distribution RDF Resource Description Framework ( based on XML and developed by W3C )( see FOAF , OPS , P3P , RSS ) RDFS Resource Description Framework Schema ( www.semantic-conference.com/session/698/ ) RDM Resource Deployment Modeler (used for relocation feasability studies) RDRAM Rambus Dynamic RAM RDS (Fr ) Report De Solde RDS Radio Data System RDT Radio Data Terminal REALWSN Real-World Wireless Sensor Networks (see WSN ) Reconciliation account customers -> receivable 4000, vendors -> payable 4400 (voir collectif) Reconciliation ledger stores all infos from sender & receiver based on the affected documents for value flows. Can be used for evaluating the amounts crossing CyCd and Bus. Areas Recurring entry Periodically posted entry / pièces périodiques Recursive acronym same as recursive abbreviation (see backronym ) RED Random Early Detection: implemented to deliver packet level admission control ( data traffic) RED Runtime Error Detection REE Rare Earth Elements (see LRE ) Registrar Companies registering domain names ( .aero, .biz, .com, .coop, ,eu, .info, .museum, .name, .net, .org, .pro, etc ) RKB Risk Knowledge Base Relationship FS : Finish-Start. Between the finish of one activity and the start of its successor (in beween tasks) SS : Start-Start. Between the start of one activity and the start of its successor FF : Finish-Finish. Between the finish of one activity and the finish of its successor SF : Start-Finish. Between the start of one activity and the finish of its successor REPROM REProgrammable ROM (see EPROM ) REO REOrganization (of DATA ) ( SAP ) Repo Repurchase agreement Reporting Tree : IMG -> Basis Component. The report tree contains all applications and can be customized Requirement tracking number monitoring of the procurement of required materials. It allows the (numéro de besoin)( Fr ) grouping of purchasing docs that exist for a certain material requirement RES Renewable Energy Sources Reservation Request to the warehouse to keep material ready. Manually (directly entered) or automatically (reservation for orders, networks, WBS element, stock transfers/automatic reorder point) Resiliency buoyancy, vivacity REST REpresentational State Transfer, WEB original architecture retronym acronym composed after a new occurrence (see backronym ) Revise Ch.of Accounts * Revise the number of G/L accounts * Adapt for utilizing it with various CyCd * Extend the length of the accounts numbers * Moving from cost accounting being carried out in FI to cost accounting as a separate component RF Radio Frequency (see RFID , SAR ) RFC Remote Function Call ( SAP interface protocol that simplifies the programming of communication) RFCA Request For Corrective Action RFI Radio Frequency Interference RFICs Radio Frequency IC s RFID Radio Frequency ID entity (electronic "sticker" as a extended step-up for the bar-code)(see AIDC , DSRC , EPC ) RFID chipping action of installing / inserting a RFID Chip RFM s RFC -enabled Function Modules

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 78 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 RFT Right First Time RFP Request For Price RFPs Request For Proposals RFQ Request For Quotes / Quotations RGB Red Green Blue (Standard Color Model) RGP Redemption Grace Period RI Relationship Intelligence (see BI , CI , EI , CRM , KM ) RIA Rich Internet Applications (Macromedia )(see RMA , SaaS ) RIAA Recording Industry Association of America RIB (clé) (Fr ) contrôle l'exactitude des codes en France (banque, guichet et n° de compte). RID Recorder Identification Code (see XCP ) RID Regressive Imagery Dictionary : coding scheme analyzing texts to measure “primordial” and conceptual content. RID Relative ID (see SPID ) RILO Review In Lieu Of RIM Rapid Implementation Management RIP Routing Information Protocol (application layer) RIP Raster Image Process (analysis and conversion of the page content) RIPE NCC Réseaux IP Européens Ripper program picking a sound from a source ( CD , Radio, …) onto the PC hard drive RIR Regional Internet Registry (example AfriNIC ) RIS Retail Information System (enables goods movements to be planned, monitored and tracked throughout the supply chain). Business applications : FI , CO , TR, PP , PS , HR , QM . RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computer (see CISC ) RISS Reference Information Storage System ( HP ) RJ Registered Jack (e.g. RJ 11: jack for phone devices. RJ 15: jack for the NW line). RJE Remote Job Entry RL Real Life (see VL , VR ) RLL Relay Ladder Logic RLO Reusable Learning Object (see LOM , LOR ) RM Relational Marketing RM Risk Management (see RA , RMA , RMD ) RM Record Management RMA Rich Mobile Application (see RDA , RIA ) RMA Risk Management Assistant (see RM ) RMBS Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (see Alt-A ) RMD Risk Management Discipline(s) (see RM , RMA ) RME Relationship Modeling Engine *.rmi MIDI Sequence (sound file format) RMI Remote Method Invocation RMICC Records Management Interagency Coordinating Council. www.tsl.state.tx.us/SLRM/RMICC.html RMOA Realtime Multimedia Over ATM RM-OA Reference Model for the Orchestra Architecture (Risk Mgmt applications interoperability)( see DEWS , SANY ) RMON Remote MONitoring RMP Return Material Processing RMS Rights Management Services (Windows ) (see DRM , IRM ) RMS Root Mean Square RMS Retail Management System (see GRDI ) RNIS ( Fr ) Réseau Numérique à Intégration de Services ( EN .: ISDN ) ROA Resource Oriented Architecture (see SOA , WOA ) ROA Return On Assets (see ROCE , ROE , ROI , RONA, ROOA ) ROC Rate-Of-Change ROCE Return On Capital Employed (finance)(see ROA & ROOA , ROCE , ROE , ROI ) ROE Return On Equity (finance)(see ROA & ROOA , ROCE , ROE , ROI ) ROE Return On Experience (see VAE ) Rogue code Programming code that makes a virus Rogue ISP Provider originating knowingly unsollicitated mail ( spam ) Rogue WEB Challenging site that shows up to replace the legitimate one ROH Raw Material ( MM /Material Type). Fr : Matériel brut RoHS Restriction of use of certain Hazardous Substances (in electrical & electronic equipments)(EC 01-07-2006) ROI Return On Investment (finance)(see ROA & ROOA , ROCE , ROE , RROI )

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 79 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 ROIC Returns On Invested Capital ROK Return On Knowledge (see KM , ROKI , ROP ) ROKI Return On Knowledge Investment (see KM , ROK , ROP ) ROKSO Register of Known Spam Operations ( http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/ ) ROLAP Relational OLAP (see DOLAP , HOLAP , MOLAP ) ROLE Research On Learning in Education (see LMS ) ROM Read Only Memory (see CD-ROM , RAM ) ROMS Real Output Management System (see OMS , LOMS , XOM ) RON Run Of Network : online advertising schedule (see ROS ) RONA Return On Net Assets (see ROA , ROOA , ROCE , ROE , ROI ) ROOA Return On Operating Assets (see ROA , RONA ) Root primal directory on the hard disk detec tion Microsoft Rootkit Revealer, F-secure Corp's Blacklight, McAfee Inc's Rootkit Detective, Sophos' Anti-Rootkit … ROP Raster OPeration ROP ReOrder Point : when a new order may be placed (see EOQ ) ROP Return On People (Bob Nelson )(see HR , IC , ICA , ROK , ROKI ) ROR Rate Of Return ROS Return On Sales (see ROA & ROOA , ROCE , ROE , ROI ) ROS same as RON but only one selected site to advertise ROSCA Rotating Savings and Credit Assn : individuals agreeing to save and borrow together for a specified time period ROSI Return On Security Investment (see ROI ) Router Data Packets Routing device (net) ROV Remote Operated Vehicle … "rover" ROV Return On Value (see SCM , VCM ) Roving bug criminal investigation based on a mobile phone's microphone remote activation to catch nearby conversations ROW Rest Of the World (see EMEA ) RP (SAP ) Requirement Planning RPC Remote Procedure Call RPC Rough-cut Capacity Planning (see MRP ) RPG Report Program Generator RPM Revolution Per Minute RPN Reverse Polish Notation (calculation) RPN Risk Priority Number (see SOD ) RPO Recovery Point Objective (see DR , RTO ) RPP Remote Power Panel (see PDR ) RPV ( Fr ) Réseau Privé Virtuel (see VPN ) RQ Risk Quotient (see RA , RM ) RQBE Relational QBE RR Risk Register RR "Robot Resources" ( our near future according The Corporation of the Best Jokers / Dan C. Renson) R&R Request & Reply RRAS Routing & Remote Access Service RROI Rapid ROI RRP Recommended Retail Price (marketing) RRR Ready to Run R/3 (already documented core process for a preinstalled technical infrastructure) (complement to the ASAP method) RRR Required Rate of Return RS232 international norm for defining the serial connectors RSA Rivert Shamir and Adleman (encryption form) (see DES ) RSI Repetitive Strain Injury: could impede the use of the mouse (see FUI ) RSI Requirement Stability Index (used within a project conduct) RSI Relative Strength Index (gives sensitive change indication in price movement) RSL Resilient Server Link (dynamic access) RSM Removable Storage Media (see also CD , DVD , HDCD , MMCD , SD ) RSM Reactive Synchronous Model RSPAN Remote Switched Port Analyzer (see SPAN ) RSS Real Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary ( RSS2 on http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ) RSS RDF Site Summary, a content distribution tool developed by Netscape , used by Blog gers RSVP Resource Reservation Setup Protocol ( IETF ). RSVP2 Resource Reservation Protocol (transport layer)

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RTC Real-Time Clock RTC Return To Control RTDinfo Magazine on European Research ( http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/rtdinfo/index_en.html ) RTE Rich Text Edit (control) RTESS Realtime, Embedded and Specialized Systems *.rtf (RTF) Rich Text Format RTFM Read The F… Manual ( Net language acronym / jargon) RTL Run-Time Library RTL Register Transfer Level (for digital HW design) RTLS Real Time Location Systems (see RFID ) RTM Round Table Meeting RTMS Retail Target Marketing System ( Archer ) RTO Recovery Time Objective (see DR , RPO ) RTOS Real Time Operating System RTS Request To Send (see RFQ , RFP ) RTS Remote Transaction System (save time, travels, opportunity costs to isolated communities) RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol (application layer) RTTI Run-Time Type Identification RVI Refined Vulnerability Information sources RVM Relational Metric Value RTW Ready-To-Wear (planner/planning) RTXT Rich TeXT (see TXT ) Ruby open programming language : object oriented ( OO ) and multi-paradigm RUI Remote User Interface (see FUI , GUI ) Runtime program executing an application whose language is unavailable RUP Rational Unified Process ( Rational Inc ) S Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available S3 Simple Storage Service (Amazon service: data backup) (see EC2 , cloud computing ) *.s3m ScreamTracker 3 modules (sound file format) SA Strategic Alliance SA Strategic Architecture (see SOA ) SA Sustainable Architecture (see SIS ) SA8000 Social Accountability (label): similar to ISO along the ILO rules. SaaS Security as a Service (offered by Panda ) SaaS Software as a Service (model) (see DaaS , IaaS , PaaS ) SAA Systems Application Architecture SAA Swift Alliance Access SAAL Signalling ATM Adaptation Layer SAAL Single Address Assembly Language SACL System Access Control List SADT Structured Analysis and Design Technique SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAF-TE SCSI Accessed Fault Tolerant Enclosure SAL Self Addressed (see SASE ) Sales area combination of sales organization, distribution channel and division. Sales group records the data on the employees of a sales office. Sales groups are assigned to sales offices Sales office geographical aspects of the organizational structures in business development Sales organization organizational structure w/i SD which is assigned to a CyCd SAM Service Activity Management (see BAM ) SAM SAM Shared Accounting Module SAM Supply Account Manager SAM Software Asset Management SAML Security Assertions Markup Language (one only connection for accessing all applications and servers. It's a specification of the OASIS )( www.projectliberty.org ) Sample Account Used to determine fixed values in G/L account SAN Storage Area Network (see BAN , LAN , PAN , VLAN , WAN , WLAN , DAS , NAS ) SAN System Area Network SANY Sensors ANYwhere (see DEWs , SensorSA ) DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 81 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 SAOL MPEG-4 Structured Audio Orchestra Language ( www.dart-europe.eu/full.php?id=149984 ) SAP Service Advertising Protocol SAP System & Application Product ( SAP AG since 1972 !)( www.sap.com/ ) SAP (Fr ) Soucis d'Accroître la Productivité ( very unofficial definition !) SAP Banking / SEM consists of : PA Profit Analyzer RA Risk Analyzer SA Strategy Analyzer BA Balance Analyzer SAP IS (SAP ) Industry Specific Component : Industry Solution SAP/R3 Systems Applications & Products in Data Processing/Real Time: www.sap.com . Founded in '72 SAP-BG SAP Business Graphics SAP - CTO Change and Transport Organizer (customizing organizers/transaction SE10) SAP - CTS Change and Transport System SAPnet Topics , forum, services, R/3 support, … at http://sapnet.sap-ag.de ( ID +PWD needed) SAP - OSS SAP Online Service System SAP - SEM Strategic Enterprise Management (see SEM ) SAP - TCC Technical Core Competence SAP - TMS Transport Mgmt System ( performs imports for all R/3 systems w/i a system landscape) SAP XI SAP eXchange Infrastructure (for data transfer) SAR Segmentation And Reassembly SAR Specific Absorption Rate (mobile phone related measure: RF impact on the user) SAS Statement of Auditing Standards SAS Serial Attached SCSI SAS Single Attached Stations (see DAS ) SAS Space Adaptation Syndrome(see Coffin , WP ) : adrenaline, heart-beat, flight away reflex SASE Self Addressed and Stamped Envelope (see SAL ) SASL Simple Authentication and Security Layer (see TLS ) SAT Student Aptitude Test SATA Serial ATA (Bus Attachment) SAW Surface Acoustic Wave (identifier chip ) SAWSDL Semantic Annotations for Web Services Description Language (see WSDL ) SAX Simple API for XML SB Structured Behavior ( FBC>s -Change Management) ( FBWPA : [email protected] ) SBA Side Band Addressing (port: see AGP ), Small Business Administration (USA) SBA Small Business Administration (US) SBC Server-Based Computing SBC Smart Bitrate Control (new way to encode DivX ) SBC Software-Based Communication SBP Serial Bus Protocol SBP Service-Based Pricing SBR Statistical Bit Rate SBS Small Business Server SBS Smart Battery Specification (Duracell + Intel) SBU Strategic Business Unit (management) SC Scientific Computing SC Smart Card SC Standard Cost SC Supply Chain (see 3PLs , APO , FSCT , SCM , SCEM , SCOR ,…) SCA Software Communication Architecture SCA Sustainable Competitive Advantage (see CA ) SCADA Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition Scam fraudulent scheme (example : the Nigerian tricky financial offers) SCART euroconnector SCC Supply Chain Cockpit (see SCOPE ) provides a graphical user interface to manage and optimize the supply chain. SCC synthesizes collaborative businesses and decision data. SCC Supply Chain Council (for setting SCM standards)(see also SC , SCEM , SCN ) SCCs SuperComputer Centers SCD System Context Diagram SCE Sales Configuration Engine (see SCM )

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 82 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 SCE Supply Chain Engineer enables planners to build a graphical model of the supply networks SCEM Supply Chain Event Mgmt : event occurrence mgmt within the SC (see FBM , Magazine 4) School Graduation (High -) : level and discipline A.Com Associate of Commerce B.A Bachelor of Arts B.Sc. Bachelor of Science MBA Master of Business Administration (see MIS ) MIS Master of Information System (Techno- MBA ) D.Sc. Doctor of Science Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy SCIP Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (see CI ) SCIP Supply Chain Improvement Process SCM (see APO , c-SCM , GCL, SCEM , SCOR ) Scn Screen SCN Supply Chain Network (extended logistics chain) SCNP Security Certified NW Professional SCO Synchronous Connection Oriented SCOPE (SAP ) Supply-Chain Optimization, Planning & Execution SCOR Supply-Chain Operations Reference (see SC , SCEM , SCM , SCN , ... ) SCORM Sharable Content Object Reference Model SCP Supply Chain Planning (with SAP APO )(see also SC , SCEM , SCM , SCN ) SCPI Supply Chain Planning Interface SCPM Supply Chain Performance Management (see SC , SCEM , SCM , SCN , …) SCQM Supply Chain Quality Management (see SC , SCEM , SCM , SCN , …) Scrap percentage of a rejected material which does not meet quality requirements Screaming cell phone phone emitting a screaming noise when lost or stolen (see kill switch ) SCSI Small Computer System Interface (see SAS , iSCSI ) SCTP Stream Control Transmission Protocol (transport layer) SD Sales & Distribution ( R/3 Business Application Areas) SD Send Data ( Net ) SD Super Density laserdisc from Toshiba / Time Warner (see also CD , DVD , HDCD , MMCD , SD ) SDA Static Data Authentification (see DDA ) SDA Sex Descrimination Act (1984) (see HREOC ) SD-BIL Sales & Distribution - Billing / Facturation (invoicing process w/i SD ) SD-CAS Sales & Distribution - Computer Aided Selling SDF Standard Delay File (format) SDF Sub Distribution Frame SD-FT Sales & Distribution - Foreign Trade (R/3 Business Application Areas) SGL Standard General Ledger (see USSGL ) SDH Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (see DWDM , ONE , SON , SONET , TDM , WDM ) SD-IS Sales and Distribution - Information System (R/3 Business Application Areas) SDK SW Development Kit SD-MD Sales & Distribution - Master Data (R/3 Business Application Areas) SDRAM Synchronous DRAM SD-SHP Sales & Distribution - Shipping (R/3 Business Application Areas) SDSL Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line (see ADSL ) SD-SLS Sales & Distribution - Sales (R/3 Business Application Areas) SDX Storage Data Acceleration SE Search Engine (see SEO , SEOP ) SE Second Edition (see LE ) *.sea self extracting archives (compressed files) SEA Search Engine Advertising (see PFL , SEM ) SEAL Semantics-directed Environment Adaptation Language SEAL Simulated Evolution And Learning (Singapore, November 2002) SEAQ Stock Exchange Automated Quotation (many info providers use it for identifying quickly shares) Search tm search term utilizing a short nme (name) SEC Search Engine Crawler SEC Securities & Exchange Commission ( http://www.sec.gov/ )( EDGAR ) SEC Single-Edge Contact (interface/cartridge for Pentium II) SECPS Securities and Exchange Commission Practice Section (doesn't exist any more)

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 83 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 SECAM (Fr ) Système Electronique Couleur Avec Mémoire (see NTSC , PAL ) SECON Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks Second Life 3-D virtual fantasy world built and owned by its almost 2 millions residents ( http://secondlife.com /) SLLA members of a self-proclaimed Second Life Liberation Army FBM SECURITY main techniques (see more on ….) FBM adware cloaking hacking harvesting malvertising malware phishing root kit slag trojan virus vishing whacking zombie attack NW SEDIC Sensitive Dependence on Initial Condition SEE Silly Expert Experiment (see SEO ) Seed money start-up money (see VC ) S2F Send to Friends (invitation on many sites) SEH Structured Exception Handler (process) SEI Software Engineering Institute (see CMM , P-CMM ) SELOP SELect OPtion SEM Search Engine Marketing ( www.dailymotion.com /video/xkb2h_le-sem_business )(see SEA ) SEM Small Entrepreneurial Manufacturer SEM Security Event Management (see SIM ) SEM Strategic Enterprise Management ( SAP ) SEM - BCS SEM - Business Consolidation and Sourcing (R/3 Business Application Areas) SEM - BIC SEM - Business Information Collection (R/3 Business Application Areas) SEM - BPS SEM - Business Planning and Simulation (R/3 Business Application Areas) SEM - CPM SEM - Corporate Performance Monitor (R/3 Business Application Areas) SEM - SRM SEM - Relationship Management (R/3 Business Application Areas) SensorSA Sensor Service Architecture (see DEWs , SANY ) Sensys Sensor System (see ENSS , WSN ) SEO Search Engine Optimization (see SEOP , SER ) SEO Silly Expert Opinion (Eric meyer, www.ericmeyeroncss.com/ ) (see SEE ) SEOP Search Engine Optimization and Positioning (see SEO , SER ) SEPA Single Euro Payments Area : harmonization of the payments within Europe (see BIC , IBAN ) SER Search Engine Registration (see SEO , SEOP ) Serial process One after the other process SERM Structured Entity Relationship Model ( SAP development tool for creating data models) SES Shared Earth System (part of the JIS ) SESAC Security and Stability Advisory Committee ( ICANN ) SESEC Sustainable Environmental Solutions for Emerging Countries ( www.sesec.org ) Session Window where the user processes a task Session mgr user interface for controlling the R/3 system from a frontend. The enterprise IMG has to be customized before the 1st generation of the company menu which is the basis for the definition of user menus. SET Secure Electronic Transactions SET Single Electron Transistor Set Object summarizing values or value intervals SETI Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (see AI , VI ) SFA Sales Force Automation integrates the back office with the front office and uses several components : Contact Mgmt , Activity Mgmt , Calendar, Opportunity Mgmt , Order Mgmt , Quotation, Marketing Encyclopedia, Sales pricing engine, Sales configuration engine, Prom- otions/Campaigns, Customer Agreement, Inbox/outbox, Analysis tools.(see CRM , FFA ) SFH Synthesized Frequency Hopping ( GSM ) : prevents communication interruptions.

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 84 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 SFIS Shop Floor Information System (see LIS , MIS , SIS , ,,,) SFM Sustainable Forest Management (see ISO 14001 ) SGBD (Fr ) Système de Gestion de Banque de Données (see DBMS ) *.sgi Silicon Graphics SGI image format SGML Standard Generalized Markup Language *.sgt DirectMusic segment files (sound file format) SHA Shared Hosting Account (see colocated server ) Shareware Try it before you buy. Fr .: Distribuciel ou partagiciel = libre-essais avant achat SHGs Self-Help Groups SHL Shared Library (BC-SRV) S-HTTP Secured HTTP SI Strategic Intelligence (see CA , CI , IE , …) SI System Integrator SIA Semiconductor Industry Association SID Security ID SID Solid Ink Density (printing business) SIF ( Fr ) Système d'Information Financier SIG Sender Identity Guaranteed SIG Special Interest Group SIGINT SIGnal INTelligence (see ELINT , GIS , HUMINT , IMINT ) SIGMA Software Industrialized Generator and Maintenance Aids (system) signal an electrically impulsed information SIV Structure Investment Vehicles (see ABCP ) SII Simple Indexing Interface SIIA Software & Information Industry Association SIL (Fr ) Système d'Information de la Logistique SIM Security Incident Management (see SEM ) SIM Society for Information Management ( www.simnet.org/ ) SIM Subscriber Identity Module SIM SW Security Information Management (see SEM , SIM ) SIMagine Mobile Telecom market applications ( http://www.simagine.info/ ) SIMD Single Instruction (stream) Multiple Data (stream): multiprocessor architecture concept SIM-IM free software-based multiple protocol instant messenger (see IM ) SIMM Single Inline Memory Module SIMS Strategy Implementation Monitoring System (SAS Australia & New Zealand: [email protected] ) SIP (Fr ) Système d'Information du Personnel (gestion du -) SiP System-in-Package. Delivered when the solution is not possible on chip (see SoC ) SIPs Statistically Improbable Phrases: most distinctive phrases in the text (Amazon.com )(see CAPs ) SIP2 Session Initiation Protocol SIPRnet Government Secret Internet Protocol network SIS Sales Information System (see LIS , MIS , …) SIS Strategic Information System (see TMS ) SIS Structured Information Standards (see OASIS ) SIS Sustainable Information System (see SA ) SISEE Single Information Space for Environment and risk management in Europe (see RM-OA ) SIVA Solution, Information, Value, Access corresponding to the 4P Product, Promotion, Price, Place SKF Statistical Key Figures SLA Service Level Agreement (see SLS , TCO ) S/L Special Ledger Slack time Fr .: marge libre des tâches non critiques ( CPM ) Slag several meanings : one of them could correspond to the running of a destructive program SLAPP Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation ( http://www.casp.net/ ) SLC Single-Level Cell (see MLC ) SLC Supplier Logistics Center SLICK-DA Simple Language Independent Kit for OPC Data Access Server SLIP Serial Line Internet Protocol SLOC Source Lines Of Code (see also KLOC ) SLRP Strategic Long-Range Plan (see NOPAT ) SLS Service Level Specifications (see SLA , TCO ) SM Scientiae Magister (Master Of Science)

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 85 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 SM Service Management SM Security Management (see FISMA , RM ) SM Strategic Match ( IE ) SMAC Society of Management Accountants of Canada smart card Surplus Marketing Administration (USA) smart card (intelligent) card with a built-in Chip (new generation : very smart card) smart phone advanced multi-capable handheld devices : actually Blackberry , iPhone (see PDA ) SMB Small & Midsize Businesses (see SME , VSE ) SMB SMBA Share Memory Buffer Architecture (see UMA ) SMC Surface Mounted Component SME / I Small & Medium(-sized) Enterprises / Industries (see SMB , VSE ) SME Society of Manufacturing Engineers SMED Single Minute Exchange of Die ( system originated in Japan for quick machines changeovers and low downtimes) SMF Super MetaFile SMFU Systems Management Functional Unit SMIL Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language smiley (see) emoticon : graphisms, and sounds are also available S/MIME Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (see MIME ) SMIS Service Management Information System SMIS Specific Management Information-passing Service (see OSI ) SMI-S Storage Management Initiative Specification SMI-S Storage Management Interface Standard SMiShing short for SMS phishing : mobile attack using SMS SMO Optimization ( SEO along the popularity) SMP Symmetric MultiProcessing (is where OS and applications can share all the processors) SMR Sample Master Record SMS Short Messaging Service (mobile phone) (see MMS ) SMS MO SMS Mobile Originated SMS MO-R SMS MO Reverse Charging (cost is paid by the receiver) SMS MT SMS Mobile Terminated (Sent by a server to a mobile) SMS MT-R SMS MT Reverse Charging SMS SW Management System SMS System Management Server SMT Self Management Team (organization) SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (see ESMTP ) smurf attack exploiting the IP protocol features within the TCP/IP protocol SN Social Network (see SNA , SNS ) SNA Social Network Analysis (go to www.fbc-e.com for more)(see Networking , SNS , 360° ) Snail Mail ordinary postal mail versus email ! SNCC System and Network Control Center SNG SAP Supply Network Gateway SNIA Storage Networking Industry Association Sniglet a word that should be in the dictionary but isn't ( http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci506044,00.html) Snippet A snippet fulfills a specified task well without taking much extra code beyond the standard library SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (Internet framework) *.snp Snapshot Viewer (file) SNP Supply Network Planning integrates purchasing, manufacturing, distribution and transportation in one global model to shorter the response times and minimize the supply chain costs SNS Social Network System (see SNA ) SOA Service-Oriented Architecture: an advanced fundamental concept (see ROA , SONA , WOA ) SOAP Simple Object Access Protocol (open standard accessing web service during execution) SOA-RM SOA Reference Model SoC System-on-Chip (design) (see SiP ) SOC Security Operations Center (see SOO ) Social capital http://bizz-exert.blogspot.com

Social software Blogs , cloud computing , Wikis , WEB 2.0 (http://web2bizclub.blogspot.com/ ) Société-SL Unité structurelle de la gestion comptable qui subdivise l'entreprise selon les exigences de la législation commerciale. (Fr ) La fonction de la comptabilité financière se fait sur base des SL. Une SL peut comporter plusieurs sociétés. Il faut un même plan comptable et exercice comptable opérationnel. Les devises peuvent être différentes.

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 86 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 SOD Severity, Occurrence, Detection (see RPN = S×O×D) SODIMM Small-Outline DIMM SOE (Biz) State-Owned Enterprise SOE (IT) Standard Operating Environment. Soft salary salary calculated according the company rules (see hard salary ) Softy Sum Of The Year digits: regressive amortization method SOHO Small Office, Home Office (market)(see HBB ) Solvency II insurance companies EC standards set for regulating their management (see Basel II ) SOM System Object Model SOM Self Organizing Map (categorizes texts according their register and style of the author) SOMA Self-Ordered Magnetic Arrays (requires special material) for approaching a capacity of 50 To per inch² SON Synchronous Optical Network (see DWDM , ONE , SDH , SONET , TDM , WDM ) SONA Service-Oriented Network Architecture (see SOA ) SONET Synchronous Optical Network (see DWDM , ONE , SDH , SON , TDM , WDM ) SOO Security Operations Officer (see CCO , CEO , CIO , CFO , CKO , CSO , ERO , SOC ) SOP Sales and Operation Planning (provides a link between the sales forecasting and master production scheduling processes: information is shared on line between the sales department and production scheduling to keep and production scheduling to keep each up-to-date with the latest information) SOP Standard Operating Procedures SOP Statement of Position (see AICPA , CPA ) SORBS Spam and Open Relay Blocking System ( http://www.de.sorbs.net/ ) Sorting key posting data the SAP system will capture in the allocation field or a document mainly used for automatic clearing of account SOS Save Our Souls : emergency call SOS Standardized Open Sources ( Fr. : Open Sources Standardisé) SOX Sarbanes-Oxley SOXA Sarbanes-Oxley Act (2002): new governance principles after the Enron and Walcom fraudulous bankrupcies SP Standard Play (sound, movie, …) SP Service Pack ( Windows ) SP2 Service Pack2 ( Windows ) SP Strategic Planning SPA Secure PWD Authentication SPA SW Publishers Association Spam junk email ( spamming = junk email distribution) SPAM SAP Support Package Manager SPAN Switched Port Analyzer (see RSPAN ) SPARQL SPARQL Protocol and RDF Query Language ( new standard query language of the Semantic Web ) SPB Structure Planning Board (available within the SAP PS module) SPC Statistical Process Control (see SQC ) Spearphishin g combination of pharming and phishing Special G/L transaction Business transaction itemized differently in the balance sheet (i.e. notes, down payment, guarantees) Special purpose ledger is a general ledger based on user-defined elements. Fr : comptabilité auxiliaire accessible via le menu, des clés de comptabilisation -posting keys- livrées avec le système. Specs specifications Speech recognition. Over the phone speech-enabled SAP modules let representatives and customers determine the status of accounts, product availability and pricing, sales-order placement. HR module lets employees speak to access information about benefit, salaries, paychecks, travel expenses, time reporting, personal information ( SpeechWorks International Inc.) SPF Sender Policy Framework ( http://www.openspf.org/ ) SPF Single Point of Failure SPI Schedule Performance Index : work achieved / work scheduled SPI Software in the Public Interest ( NPO for helping companies in the open SW development) SPID Service Profile ID entifier (see RID ) SPIKE Student's Personalized Interactive Knowledge Environment (Portal of the Advanced Technolgy Development of the Wharton School of the Pennsylvania University. It has been developped with ColdFusion of Macromedia : www.wharton.upenn.edu ) Splash page advertising page displayed before the access to the site Splog contraction of spam and blog : fake blog SPM Source Program Maintenance

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 87 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 SPO Spending Pool Order SPOC Single Point Of Contact Spock People-search engine ( www.spock.com ) Spoofing Identity Hacking , Masquerading SPOT Screening Passengers by Observation Technique (after N-Y Sept 11) SQUID Superconducting Quantum Interference Device Spread spread in between 2 values SPSS Statistical Package for the Social Sciences SPV Sound Picture & Video (phone system from Orange ) SPV Special Purpose Vehicle (see SIV ) SPY ACT Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act: US anti-spyware bill Spybot Spying robot Spychip refers to RFID tags as privacy thieves Spyware Spying software SQA SW Quality Assurance (see QA , QC , QCM , SQM ) SQC Statistical Quality Control (see QA , QC , QCM , SPC ) SQI Simple Query Interface (see SQL ) SQL Structured Query Language (see SQI ) SQM SW Quality Management (see QA , QC , QCM , SQA ) SQS Simple Queuing Service SR Systemic Risk SRB Storage Resource Broker SRDF Synchronous Remote Data Facility SRDs Short Range Devices SRDS Standard Rate and Data Service ( www.srds.com ) SRE Standard for Robot Exclusion SRI Socially Responsible Investment: investing in enterprises complying with the human rights & environmental rules SRM Storage Resource Management (see NAS , SAN …) SRM Supplier Relationship Management (= GRF ) SRT Selection-Recruitment-Training SRU Search/Retrieval via URL (www.loc.gov/standards/sru/resources/diagnostics-list.html )( see CQL SRV or srv server SS Self-Snoop SS7 Signaling System 7 SSA Social Security Administration (US) SSARS Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (see AICPA , CPA ) SSC Shared Service Centre SSCR SAP Software Change Registration : records which users are authorized to modify SAP repository objects in the R/3 system and which objects a user has modified SSCS Statements on Standards for Consulting Services (see AICPA , CPA ) SSD Solid-State Drive SSE Streaming SIMD Extension SSID Service Set ID entifier SSII (Fr ) Société de Service et d'Ingénierie Informatique (France) SSL Secured Socket Layer (security device) SSO Simplified Sign-On SSO Single Sign-On (security) SSO Stateful Switch Over SST "Single Source of Truth" (an interesting formulation as read in the Oracle Magazine ) Stakeholder Individual and/or group having typical interest in the company and/or the project. STAR Stock Appreciation Rights STB Set Top Box STENO Science, Technology, Environment Organization Step-in Manager stepping-in dynamically. Go to www.fbc-e.com for more information Stick to your knitting Avoid excessive diversification ( In search of Excellence, Peters ) STM Scanning Tunnelling Microscope (see AFM ) STOA Scientific and Technological Options Assessment (Committee) STP Straight Through Processing STRESS STructural Engineering Systems Solver: IT language to solve structural analysis problems in civil engineering Structure legal and internal flexible framework in which business transactions are processed

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 88 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 STTR Small Business Technology Transfer STU Space-Time Universe = 4D ( 3D + Time) (see the Japanese Ba ) STUN Simple Traversal of UDP through NAT s (used by ICE ) Sub-ledger customers, vendors, assets / compta auxiliaire : clients, fournisseurs, immobilisés Subprime mortgage for lowly reliable persons. Superstitials advertising format developed by Unicast Super-Type d'objet (Fr ) nœud supérieur de l'arborescence des types d'objets existants (voir BOB ) SUV Sport Utility Vehicle SV Schedule Variance (see CV ) SVG Scalable Vector Graphical SVGrid Secure Virtual Grid computing environment SW Semantic Web (see COE , CSW , SWR , SWT ) SWAG Scientific Wild Anatomical Guess : rough estimate of a project completion time / cost Swapware Rights to use are granted when purchasing another author's program / Fr : Troquiciel SWB Subjective Well-Being SWIFT Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (see BIC ) SWIG SAP WEB Internet Gateway *.swf Shock Waves Flash file / object SWK SpyWare Killer SWO1 transaction that starts the Business Object Builder (all objects) in SAP SWO2 gives a hierarchical list of all data in the SAP BOR . SWOT Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (see also COBRA from FBC>s ) SWR Semantic Web Research (see COE , CSW , SW , SWT ) SWT Semantic Web Technology (see COE , CSW , SW , SWR ) T Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available TA Terminal Adaptor TA Transactional Analysis (see AT ) TAF Thought Action Fusion Inventory TAF Tracking and Analysis Framework Taguchi methods statistical methods developed by Genichi Taguchi to improve the quality of manufactured goods TAI International Atomic Time (see UTC ) TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch (common biz language) TAO Track-At-Once (see DAO ) TAPI Telephone Application Programming Interface (see CAPI ) TAR Tape Archive: in a . tar archive, files are gathered and not compressed. Targed attack attack on transactions instead of computers TARP Troubled Assets Relief Plan (Henry Paulson, Finances Minister, USA, 2008) Taxonomy science of the classification (used within a real KM project)(see folksonomy ) Tax category of a G/L Acct. Tax types : input sales tax, output sales tax, fixed tax rates TB / Tb Terabytes (1024 x Gb / Giga ) (see Petaoctet ) TBC Time Based Competition considers time as a manageable factor (also known as "Time Compression Management" or "Cycle Time Reduction")(see AAT , TTC , TTL , TTM , TTR ) TBC Time Base Corrector TBD To Be Discussed (used in some offerings) TBE The Benchmarking Exchange TC Target Costing: Toyota ( see TPS ) uses value engineering to reduce the cost ( see Kaizen costing ) TC Time Compression (see JIC , JIT , JTL , RT ) TCA Trip Costs Accounting (function available in the R/3 Release 4.0) TCA Transaction Cost Analysis. It assumes that all organizational processes contain 2 cost elements: production and transaction costs (see ABA , ABB , ABC , TCM ). TCAM Ternary Content Addressable Memory TCC Total Cloud Computing TCE Transaction Cost Economics (see IE ) TCM Total Change Management (addition / combination of major changes)(see GCM for top results) TCM Total Content Management (see CMS , ECM , WCM ) TCM Time Compression Management (see TBC , TM ): more to be done in much less time! TCM Transaction Costs Management (see ABA , ABB , ABC , ABM , TCA ). TCM Treasury Cash Management TCO Total Cost of Ownership. Gartner (see LCO ). Fr : somme des coûts de matériel et de logiciel, dont l'architecture, et des coûts cachés relatifs à une activité particulière telle que l'utilisation de l'ordinateur par un utilisateur final. DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 89 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 TCPA Trusted Computing Platform Alliance (Security Access Norms) TCP Transmission Control Protocol (transport layer) (see UDP , DCCP , SCTP , RSVP , ECN ) TCP / IP TCP / Internet Protocol TCSEC Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria TCT Time-Critical Targeting (see TTR , TTM , TTC ) TD Technology Domain TDABC Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (see ABC , TCA) TDC Transport Domain Controller TDD Test Driven Development TDM Time Division Multiplexing (see DWDM , SDH , SON , SONET , WDM ) TDMA Time Division Multiple Access TDP Thermal Design Power ( PC specs /example : 2,5w) TDR Time Domain Reflectometry (ability to test the cable integrity from the switch) TDS Target Day Supply / Detailed Scheduling (see DD , FCFS , LPT , PLC , PLM and others) TDWI The Data Warehousing Institute Team Coordinated net of people (see ATU , SMT , TU ) Teaser short text about a story (see Kicker ) TEG ThermoElectric Generator: extraction of electrical energy from the temperature difference between a hot and a cold environment to power electronic devices TEI Total Enterprise Integration ( complete information integration throughout an enterprise and its SC )(see EAI ) TEI Total Economic Impact (see IE / Information Economics) TEI Total Emotional Intelligence : FBC>s concept (see EI , EQ) TEL Technology-Enhanced Learning (see ITEL ) TEL The European Library (digital library) Telecine process that brings a 24 fps movie to 29,97 fps . TELENET ARPANET commercial version Teleprocessing remote processing Tera / To 1024 x Giga / Go (see Tb , Petaoctet ) Teraflops 1 billion of operations / sec (see flops ) text-talk text-messaging based conversation (see TM ) TFD Tax Freedom Day: the date as from which the population stops paying taxes and works for itself TFFIO Terrorist Funding / Finance Identification Operations TFP Text Formatting Program TFP Total Factors Productivity. M etrics related to the synergy & efficiency of capital and human resources utilization *.tga Truevision Targa files (image file format) TGC (Fr ) Technologies de la Gestion des Connaissances (see KMT ) THD Total Harmonic Distortion Thin Client terminal-like computing architecture to improve the large enterprise NW manageability TIDS Total Inventory Days of Supply TIEAS Tax Information Exchange Agreements (see FATF , FSF , OFCS ) *.tif Tagged Image Files Time event recorded clock-in/clock-out time TIMITI Try It, Measure It, Tweak It (metrics) TIMS Telecommunications Instructional Modeling Systems : common experimental platform TIN Taxpayer Identifying Number (US) (see PIN ) TIP Actual Time ( HR ) TIPS Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (US) Thinking out of the box foreseeing : not considering the "out-of-the-self" as a serious immediate solution TinyURL!™ create a tiny URL that will not break in email postings and never expires ( http://tinyurl.com/ ) TLA Three Letter Acronym (see FLEA , YATLA ) TLD Top Level Domains (see DNS ) TLD Tag Library Definition: XML file describing the tag by associating the tag name with the corresponding Java class TLEs Transposable Elements (they have mobility properties) TLS Transport Layer Security (see SASL ) T/M TeleMetry TM Text Messaging (see IM , text-talk ) TM Time Management (see TBC , TCM , TDABC , TTC , TTM , TTR and others from the TTx series) TM transaction Manager (is mapping a whole range of financial instruments for different terms and hedging purposes -from money market to securities, loan and derivative) TM ™ Trade Mark (see ©, ®)

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 90 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 TM Track Marketing ( FBC>s Concept) TM Trust Management: linked to risk and security mgmt , including WEB security concerns. (www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue3_6/khare/index.html ) TMC Traffic Management System TMN Telecommunication Management Network ( IN ) TMS Tactical Messaging System (see SIS ) TMS Transport(ion) Management System: organizes, monitors, imports change request TOC Theory Of Constraints ( Eli Goldratt : start with the operation that require the defined bottleneck resources in the system. Remaining operations are scheduled on the non-bottleneck resources using a combination of backward and forward schedule techniques)(see COBRA from FBC>s, . CPM , PERT , … ) TOC Table Of Content (see TOR ) TODS Transactions on Data base Systems TOEFL Test Of English as a Foreign Language (see ESL ) ToIP Telephony over IP (see VoIP , VoW ) toon-shaded see cel-shaded Topology geographical/physical setting/construction for the best network arrangement TOPs Task Optimized Processors TOR Terms Of Reference (see also MOU ) TOR The Onion Router: free SW implementation of 2G onion-routing for anonymous communication ToS Type of Service (system management / maintenance) TOS Terms Of Services TOWS see SWOT TP Terminal Portability (service) (see ISDN ) TP ( Fr ) Type de Pièce TPFKATA Jay Rosen manifesto: The People Formerly Known As The Audience (before the Blogosphere ) TPM Total Productive Maintenance (Nakajima, 1988) for supporting product manufacturing TPS Total Plant Solution (see MRP ) TPS Toyota Production System . Besides the well known JIT or other TQM, Toyota creates values with other methods: Andon , Genchi Genbutsu , Heijunka , Jidoka , Kaizen , Kanban , Muda , Mura , Muri , Poka -Yoke . TQC Total Quality Control (see ASQ , CTQ , EFQM , Kaizen , TQM , QA , QI , QC , QM ) TQM Total Quality Management (see ASQ , CTQ , EFQM , QA , QI , QC , QM , TQC ) TR Treasury ( R/3 Business Application Area) Track record history of the finishing times Trackers see ETF Trans transaction Transaction program standing behind the R/3 menu. Min. 1 pce per transaction with a univocal number (manually/externally or automatically/internally determined) Transaction code 4-char. code representing a task for directly going to the task screen Transp transportation Transponder TRANSmitter resPONDER TRASCOM Traveller Assistance for Combined Mobility in regional areas (see Mobile2.0 , MoMo ) TR-CM Cash Management. Fr : trésorerie, gestion des flux TR-FM Funds Management. Fr : comptabilité budgétaire Trialware pre-installed SW on a new PC (see crapware ) TRIP Terrorism Reinsurance and Insurance Pool TRIPS Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights: WTO 's IP laws standards. See IC , ICA , IPM Trojan an invading software that acts like the famous Trojan horse *.trm Terminal (file) TRM Total Reward Management troff DPS by ATT TRS Total Returns to Shareholders (see ROA , ROI , ROE , ROK , ROP …) TRS Transaction Reporting System TRT Transportation Research Thesaurus: list of terms indicating which of 2 or more synonymous terms is authorized for use. http://trt.trb.org/trt_glossary./asp TR-TM Treasury Management. Fr : Gestion de la trésorerie étendue TSC Time Stamp Counter TSDB Time Series DB : important for KM time dimension added to real world DB (see DB, RDB ) TSER Two Stage Entity-Relationship (information modeling tool)(see ERD ) TSF ( Fr ) Télégraphie / Téléphonie Sans Fil (Hertz, +/- 1888)

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 91 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 TSID Transmitting Station ID (see CSID ) TSOP Thin Small Outline Package TSS Technical Support Services (from Google ) TSS Touch Server Technology TSSDC Task State Segment Descriptor Cache TSUP (Fr ) Témoin de SUPpression (archivage) TT Text Telephone ( MS service) TTA Time-To-Answer (see TBC , TTC , TTR , TTM , TTP , TTx ) TTC Time-To-Change = total time needed to implement a project ( FBC>s concept)( see TBC , TTL , TTM , TTR ) TTF (*.ttf) True Type Font (scalable font) (file) TTL Time-To-Live (see TBC , TCT , TTC , TTR , TTM , TTP ): related to Life Cycles ( LC ) TTL Transistor-Transistor Logic TTM Time-To-Market = total time a company needs to to an occurrence (see AAT , TBC , TTC , TTP ...) TTP Time-To-Product (it's related to the PLC )(see AAT , TBC , TCT , TTC , TTR , TTL , TTM ) TTR Time-To-Resolution TTR(A) Time-To-Resources (Available or to be found) = total time a company needs to find resources (see TTM ) TTT Train / Training -The-Trainer TTx global performance "pull models": TTC , TTM , TTP , TTR , … (article in the FBC>s BizMagazine 3) Tty Transaction type. Fr : Type de transaction TU Team Unit (see ATU , SMT , team ) TUAC Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD TUG Terminal User Guide (operating manual) (see EUC ) Turing test to determine the computer ability of thinking like a human (see AI , CAPTCHA ) TURN Traversal Using Relay NAT (used by ICE ) TUS ( Fr ) Type d'Unité de Stock ( WM ) Tux The name of the Linux penguin mascot (see the illustration) TV TeleVision (see HDTV ) TVI Tutored Video Instruction TWF Total Welfare in the Family twip (one) TWentIeth of a Point Twitter Social networking and microblogging service utilizing instant messaging, SMS or Web interface. To utter a maximum of 140 characters about short and/or trivial matters ( www.twitter.com ) TWS Timed Wire Service (telegraph) TWT Traveling Wave Tube ( NEC ) *.txt (TXT) Text (non-formated file)(Windows note pad file)(see RTXT ) Type d'objet description générique d'objets du même type avec les données correspondantes, les fonctions exécutables sur les objets, les modifications possibles du statut ainsi que l'implémentation correspondante dans le programme du type d'objet. Voir Super-Type d'objet (Fr). typosquatting a tricky domain name whose spelling and assonance is similar to a well known site to get part of its traffic TZP Planned Working Time ( HR in SAP ) U Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available UAA Universal Application Architecture (see RAA ) UAC Unified Access Control: Juniper standard (see NAC , NAP , US ) UAC UAE Unrecoverable Application Error UAM User Authentification Method UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter UAT User Acceptance Test UAVs Unmanned Aerial Vehicles UBE Unsolicited Bulk Email (see SORBS , Spam , UCE ) Ubiko short for "ubiquitous computing", a robot made by Tmsuk (Japan). Note: Japanese female names often end with "ko." ubiquitous computing same as pervasive computing UBL Universal Business Language (it has something to do with the semantic interoperability) UBR Unspecified Bit Rate ( ATM ) Ubuntu community developed Linux -based operating system UC Unified Communication: systems/models including unified messaging, collaboration, interaction systems UC Upper Case UCC Uniform Commercial Code (USA) UCD User-Centered Design (see UFI ) DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 92 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 UCE Unsolicited Commercial Email (see UBE , SORBS ) ucfbdrndd (Fr.) "utilise cette foutue boite de recherche nom de dieu" ("friendly" message on a French forum) UCI Unified Customer Interaction UCR Uniform Crime Report (USA / DoJ ) (see ICVS ) UCS Unicode Character System UDC Universal Decimal Classification UDDI Universal Description Discovery & Integration ( open standard accessing web service during execution) UDI User Driven Innovation (see ENoLL ) UDO Ultra Density Optical (for archiving) UDP User Datagram Protocol (transport layer) (see STUN ) UDRP Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (see DNS )( www.dns.be ) UDRT Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (see DNS ) UDT Uniform Data Transfer UEC Union Europeene des Experts Comptables Economiques et Financiers UET Uniform Electronic Transaction act (USA) UFD User Friendly Design (see UFI ) UFDL Universal Forms Definition Language UFI User-Friendly Interface (see API , GUI , HMI , IST , UCD , UFD , UI ) UFIS User-Friendly Information Society ( http://cordis.europa.eu/fp5/src/t-2.htm ) UFP Ultra-Fine Particle (such as what you find in a laser printer cartdridge) UFS Unix File System (see UID ) UGC User Generated Content (see CM ) UGV Unmanned Ground Vehicle (see RR ) UHF Ultra-High Frequency (see HF , LF , VHF , VLF ) UI User Interface (see API , AugCog , EAM , GUI , HCI , HMI , UFD , UFI ) UI Unstructured Information : data and knowledge not stored in a searchable DB. A huge pack to be tapped! UIC Universal Image Code UID User Identification (UNIX ) (see UFS ) UIE User Interface Engineering (see API , UI , UFI ) UK United Kingdom ULSI Ultra Large Scale Integration Ultra Comput er principle for high-resolution modeling of a "virtual earth" (NEC & JSTA ) UMA Unlicensed Mobile Access: NW architecture, dual band GSM / Wifi technology (see UMAC ) UMA Unified Memory Architecture (see SMBA , UML ) UMA Agencies (see ACC , CCB ) UMAC UMA Consortium: to promote the UMA technology (mobility) UMB Upper Memory Block UMD Universal Media Disc : 1,8 Gigabyte ( Sony ) UML Unified Modeling Language (refines components in a workflow sequence)(see BPML ) a common language for unifying the concern about definition, deployment, control … UMLS Unified Medical Language System ( www.nem.nih.gov/mesh/ ) UMM Unified Maturity Model (see CMM , CMMI , PSAUMM ) UMP Ultra Mobile Projector UMPC Ultra Mobile PC : ultra-compact PC with a sensitive screen (see MID , Origami ) UMS Unified Messaging Service (Universal Internet Box containing voice, fax and mail) UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (mobile phone) (see EDGE , ( E)GPRS , UWB ) UN United Nations (see 3P , UNESCO , UNICEF ) UNC Universal Naming Connection UNCITRAL UN Commission on International Trade Law UNCTAD UN Commission / Conference on Trade and Development UNDP UN Development Programme UNE Unbundled Network Element UN/EDIFACT UN Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce, Transport UNEP UN Unvironment Program UNESCAP UN Economic & Social Commission for Asia & Pacific UNESCO UN Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organization ( www.unesco.org ) UNHCR UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHDR UN Human Development Report UNI User Network Interface UNICEF UN Children's Fund, 1946 ( www.unicef.org )

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 93 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 Unicode Unicode Worldwide Character Standard (see EBCDIC ) UNICORE UNIform Interface to COmputing Resources UNIMATE UNIversal MATE, the first manipulating robot (Engelberger, 1961. Patent F.C. Devol, 1954) UNIVAC UNIVersal Automatic Computer (1951: first marketed computer) (see ENIAC ) UNIX Uniplexed Information & Computer Service is a multi-tasks/multi-users typed command based OS (non GUI system) developed in 1969. Updated many times (see Linux ) UNWTO UN World Tourism Organization UOCD User Oriented Collaborative Design UPC Universal Product Code UPC Usage Parameter Control UPI Universal Portable Interface ( SAP ) UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply UPT Universal Personal Telecommunication UQ (Fr ) Unité de Quantité ur your (see cu , IL ) URI Uniform Resource Identifier (see URL , URN ) URI Universal Resource Identifier URL Uniform Resource Locator (see URI , URN ) URN Uniform Resource Name (see URI , URL ) US Unified Security : new trend in the domain (see UAC ) US USA United States of America USB Universal Serial Bus (see WUSB ). USB2 USB 2nd generation US-CERT United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team ( http://www.us-cert.gov/ ) USD Unpopular Software Detection Useful life expected usefulness of an asset lifecycle: costs are assigned to that anticipated profitable period. USEr NETwork: created in 1979 by 5 US students for exchanging information ( www.usenet-fr.net ) USIA United States Information Agency USMTF United States MTF USOC Uniform Service Ordering Code USP Unique Selling Proposition (it's related to the market positioning strategy) USPS United States Postal Service (see also DPC and CR&DPC ) USPTO United States Patent & Trade Mark Office USSGL/SGL United States Standard General Ledger ( http://fms.treas.gov/ussgl/index.html ) US TDA US Trade & Development Agency UT Universal Time (see UTC ) UTC Coordinated Universal Time: standard based on International Atomic Time (see CUT , TAI , GMT ) UTF Unicode Transmission Format Utility Internet Internet is more and more like what gas and electricity are for their users (see commodity ) UTM Unified Threat Management (technologies) UTM Universal Threat Management UTMA Unified Threat Management Appliances UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair UUP Unified User Profile UV Ultra-Violet (radiation) UWB Ultra Wide Band (low energy consumption system for the broadcasting of ultra short pulses. It is supposed to easily pass the UMTS performances) UX User eXperience (see FUI ) V Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available VAC Variance At Completion (see EV , ACWP , BAC , BCWP , BCWS , EAC ) VAE (Fr ) Valorisation des Acquis Expérientiels (France) (see ROE , ROK , ROP ) *.vag PS2 / PSP sound format (sound file format) VAI Video-Assisted Instruction Valuation plan (Asset accting) is added to FI as a set of specific data of asset accounting Value Chain activities creating value & CA (see SCM , c-SCM) VAN Value Added Network VAP Value Added Process VaR Value-At-Risk (see US ) VAR Value Added Reseller (see VAS ) DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 94 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 Varbinary Bit Varying ( SQL ) Variant group of selection criteria field entries which have been saved for a later use. They can be set for open posting periods. Every CyCd has its own variant BUT identical variants may be used in several CyCd . VAS Value Added Service (see VAR ) VAT Value Added Tax(es). Fr : TVA. Dutch : BTW VAW Violence Against Women (civil and professional sociology, criminality) VBA Visual Basic for Application VBDTC Visual Basic Data Transfer Code VBE Visual Basic Editor VBI Vertical Blanking Interval VBM Value Based Management (see VCM ) VBP Visual Basic Project VBR Variable Bit Rate (see ABR , CBR ) VC Value Chain : value is made in the supply chain (see c-SCM , SCEM , SCM, VCI and KVC ) VC Venture Capital (see seed money ) VC Virtual Camera VC Virtual Community (see VO ) VC Volunteer Computing (see Grid Computing ) vCard or Versit card, electronic biz card file format. Sometimes called virtual Card (see hCard , Versit ) VCC Voice Call Continuity: IMS 3GPP for mobility VCE Versatile Calendar Extension *.vce Versatile Calendar Extension (file) VCI Value Chain Innovation ( WEB/WEB2.0 is changing SCM and c-SCM ) VCI Virtual Channel Identifier VCL Visual Library Component VCM Value Chain Management (see KVC , ROV , SCM , VCI , VCS , VBM ) VCS Value Chain System (see ROV , SCEM , SCM , VCM ) VDI Virtual Device Interface (see EDV ) VDM Virtual Device Metafile VDP Voluntary Disclosure Program: a WB program to fight fraud and corruption in Bank operations VDT Visual Display Terminal VDU Visual Display Unit *.vdx Visio XML files (see *.vsd ) vector phenomenon having 2 independent properties: magnitude and direction Veep VIP (US familiar way of saying) veiled Web designates sophisticated attacks exploiting files vulnerabilities to incorporate hidden contents VEP Virtual European Parliament VER VERsion ( DOS command) VERA Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (http://sunsite.ualberta.ca ) Versit multivendor consortium ( Apple Computer, AT&T, IBM, Siemens in 1990s) for PDI technology (see vCard ) VESA Video Electronics Standards Association VESDA Very Early Smoke Detection Alarm (security) VF Virtual Field V(F)D Virtual (Field) Device (see EDV ) VFM Value For the Money VGA Video Graphics Array (screen specs ) VHDL Very high-speed integrated circuit Hardware Description Language VHDs Virtual Hard Disks VHP Very High Frequency (see VLF ) VHSI Very High Scale Integration VI Virtual Intelligence (see AI , SETI ) VI Virtual Interactivity (see P2V , VL ) VIBE Virtual Interactive Business Environment (realistically simulated business contexts) Vishing Voice scam (on the telephone, Vo IP ) VIKI Virtual Interactive Kinetic Intelligence VIP Very Important Person (first concept) Link them : a person identifies VIP Very Important Product (new marketing concept) himself in his consuming behavior ! VIP Very Important Page (a recurrent FBC>s title for important communication) Virtual organ ization network of independent companies to realize specific / recurrent goals Virtual PC virtualization: technology allowing one physical PC / server to act like many separate computers

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 95 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 Virus code / program replicating itself by being copied to other programs (troubles could follow) Vista (highly criticized) MS Windows 6 (2006/2007/2008/2009) (see Windows 7 ) VITA VME bus International Trade Association VITAL Virtually Integrated Technical Architecture Lifecycle VIV (*.viv) VivoActive (file) VL Virtual Life (see AI , RL , VW , Second Life ) VLAN Virtual LAN (see BAN , LAN , PAN , WAN , WLAN ) VLB VESA Local Bus VLC Virtual Logic Controller VLDB Very Large DB VLG Very Large Grid VLF Very Low Frequency (see VHP ) VLIW Very Long Instruction Word VLM Vector Markup Language Vlog videoblog (Blog link to a video) VLSI Very Large Scale Integration ( IC ) VLT Very Large Telescope VM Virtual Machine (see P2V ) VM Virtual Memory VM Vulnerability Management (see RM ) VMCP VM Control Program (IBM ) VME VersaModular Eurocard (circuit board that uses a 96-pin plug) VME Virtual Mode Extension (see P2V ) VMEbus bus (computer data path) added for use in traffic control systems VMI Vendor-Managed Inventory (a possible service extension as from the CRM ) VML Virtual Memory Linking VML Vector Markup Language ( MS , HP ) VMM Virtual Memory Manager ( WIN ) VMS Virtual Machine System VMS Virtual Memory System VMS Virtual Modelling System VMS Visual Memory System (see VMU ) VMU Visual Memory Unit (see VMS ) VMware branding of Virtual Machine software. WMware Inc. is a subsidiary of EMC Corp. VNA Virtual Network Architecture VNS Virtual Network Service VO Virtual Organization ( FBWPA : www.fbc-e.com )(see AI , VC , VR , VL , Second Life ) VO Virtual Office (+ 10 million home workers in USA) (see SOHO ) VO Voice Over (voice added to the picture, the movie, the IP ) (see VOIP ) VOB / *.vob DVD movies are stored in VOB files vocab vocabulary VoD Video On Demand (see NVoD ) Vodcasting "video Podcasting " VoFi Voice over WiFi : merging VoIP and WiFi (see VoW , VoWiFi ) VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol (see ToIP , VoW , VoWiFi ) Volume Hard Disk storage area Vortal Vertical Portal (specialized Portal ) VoW Voice over Wireless: merge of VoIP and Wi-Fi (see VoFi ) VoWiFi Voice over WiFi : designates a Wi-Fi -supported VoIP service (see VoFi ) VoWLAN Voice over WLAN VP Vice President (see Veep ) VPD Vital Product Data VPDE Presentation Data Element (see BTX ) VPI Virtual Path Identifier (see P2V ) VPI Visual Programming Interface VPLS Virtual Private LAN Service VPN Virtual Private Net (work) (see DVCP , CoS , PVC , QoS ): something confidential crooks are searching for! VPP Virtual Presence Post VPS Video Programming System VQB Visual Query Builder ( Borland IntraBuilder)

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Renson 2/10/2009 V2R or VTOR Virtual To Reality VR Virtual Reality ( FBWPA : www .fbc-e.com )( see AI , MOO , MUD , mudding , VL , VO , Second Life ) VR Voice Recognition VRAM Video RAM VRB Visual Report Builder ( Borland IntraBuilder) VRDB Virus Recovery Database (built in an Anti-Virus SW ) VRML VR Markup Language ( 3D ) VRML Virtual Reality Modeling Language VROOM Virtual Run-Time Object-Oriented Memory Manager ( Borland ) VRS Virtual Reality System VRT Virtual Reality Tool VS Virtual Storage (see VTL ) VSAFE Virus Safe VSAM Virtual Sequential Access Method VSAT Very Small Aperture Terminal ( net satellite) VSC Very Smart Card : smart card new generation *.vsd Visio documents (see *.vdx ) VSD Vendor Specific Driver VSE Very Small Enterprise (see SMB , SME ) VSE Virtual Storage Extended (IBM) VSH Very Severe Hole VSO Voluntary Service Overseas VSYNC Vertical Synchronization Signal (see HSYNC ) VST Vector Segment Technology (bio-key from Bio-Key International, Minnesota: www.bio-key.com ) VStZ (Fr ) Version de statut de zone VTC Virtual Training Center (see CBT , WBT ) VTE Virtual Training Environment VTOR or V2R Virtual To Reality VTL Virtual Tape Library (see VS ) Vtrain Vocabulary Trainer ( www.vtrain.net ) VU (meter) Volume Unit (meter) VV&T Verification, Validation and Test: procedure utilized in a project management VXD Virtual Device Driver (see VS , VTL ) VW Virtual World (see AI , VL , VO , VR , Second Life ) VWP Virtual Work Place VWC Variable Warehouse Costs Vyatta Open-Source Networking: open-source router , firewall , VPN solution W Note : FBWPA = Free Business White Page Available W3C WWW Consortium ( www.w3.org )(see WWW ) W4 WWW Worms (typical NET bugs) WA Weighted-Average (process-costing) WAAS Wide Area Application Services WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System: accuracy addition to standard GPS system *.wab Windows Addresses Book (file format). Sometimes called Web Addresses Book Wabbit self-replicating malware form WACC Weighted Average Cost of Capital (Stern Stewart) WADS Wide Area Data Services WAE Wireless Application Environnement (see WDN , WDP , WSP , WTLS , WTP ) WAF Woman Accepting Factor ( related to the acceptable occupancy volume of a new electronic device) WAFS Wide-Area File Services: storage technology giving access to a remote data center as though it were local. WAIS Wide Area Information Server ( NET tool) WAM WEB Access Management (see IAM ) WAN Wide Area Networks (see BAN , LAN , PAN , SAN , VLAN , WAN , WLAN , WPAN ) WAP Wireless Application Protocol (Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola : GSM connected to the NET ) WAR Weekly Activity Report (see DAR ) War chalking Chalked wall indication designating unprotected wireless accesses (security matter) War driving Roving around enterprises with a wireless modem PC equipped for picking infos or free lines WARIA Workflow And Reengineering International Association ( www.waria.com ) warp speed FTL speed in Star Trek ( www.startrek.com ) WAS Web Application Server ( SAP : Java and ABAP motors) DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 97 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 WAS Web Application Security (see WASC , WHID ) WASC Web Application Security Consortium ( http://www.webappsec.org/projects/whid/ ) WaSP Web Standard Project (see WSP at WaSP: http://webstandards.org/ ) watt unit of electrical power *.wav (WAV) WAVe Sound (sound sample format) Warm Boot reset WB World Bank ( www.worldbank.org )(see VDP ) WBA Web -Based Assessment (see WBL , WBT ) WBEM Web -Based Enterprise Management WBI Web Browsing Intelligence ( SW intermediary) WBI World Bank Institute WBL Web -Based Learning for JITT (see WBA , WBT ) WBM World Bureau of Marketing sprl/bvba, Brussels ( www.fbc-e.com ) WBO Workbench Organizer : create, administer, release, analyze change requests WBS Work Breakdown Structure. Fr : OTP (Project Management/ PM , PMI , PMBOK )(see PBS ) WBSB WBS Board (see PBB , SPB ) WBT Web -Based Training (see CAT , CBT , IBT , LCMS , LMS , WBA , WBT ) WCA World Cargo Alliance W-CDMA Wide-Code Division Multiple Access ( CDMA ) : GSM 's evolution demands more wide band WCG World Community Grid , by IBM ( http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org )(see NAREGI , NGI ) WCG World Cyber Game (competition) WCIT2008 World Congress in IT which has been hosted by Malaysia in 2008 WCLXG W3C Content Label Incubator Group ( www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/wcl/XGR-report/ ) WCM World Class Manufacturing (example : Kaizen )(see WCO ) WCM Web Content Management (see CM, ECM , TCM ) WCMS Web Content Management System (see CM , ECM , TCM ) WCO World Class Organization (see WCM ) WCO World Custom Organization WCSS Worldwide Chain StoreS (IBM link to SAP ) WDM Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (see DWDM , OADM , ONE , SDH , SON , SONET , TDM ) WDM Windows Driver Model (pilot) WDN Wireless Data Network (see WAE , WDP , WSP , WTLS , WTP ) WDP Wireless Datagram Protocol (see WAE , WDN , WSP , WTLS , WTP ) WDSL Web service Description Language WEB www / World Wide Web or "the Web / WEB" (see CWEB ) WEB2.0 Advanced Internet technologies and applications (all conveniences for greater collaboration and interactivity. See: cloud computing , social software ). Coined by O'reilly . FBM Web 2.0-ish having the WEB2.0 characteristics or properties WEB3.0 or 3D WEB2.0 expected suite: mobility, semantic, 3D (look at Google 3D warehouse) Web-Based TCO get the operating costs of the hard copy production at the site (HP Web-Based TCO Tool) Webby Awards International WEB excellence recognition (see IADAS ) WebDAV Web -based DAV : interface for allowing the common LMS to operate with any repository (see DASL ) WEBEDI EDI is made available on the WEB by a company for its partners Webinar seminar through the WEB WebOS Web Operating System ( WEB2.0 subsequent terminology) (see DOS , IOS , OS ) Web surfing see browser , browsing the Web WEF World Economic Forum (ex. Global Competitiveness Report) WEM Windows Enhanced Mode WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy (see 802.11b ) WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WESP World Executives Search & Profiling ( http://www.xing.com/net/wesp ) Wetware the human "ware" (brain and nervous system)(see also AR , BAN ) WFB World Fact Book ( CIA ) WFC Windows Foundation Class WFP WFP World Food Programme WFS Wave Field Synthesis WFS Web Feature Server WFS Wired For Sound WFM Workflow Management

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 98 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 WfMC Workflow Management Coalition WG Working Group WGA Windows Genuine Advantage (antipiracy program that could detect the non-genuity of your Windows copy) WH White House (US) WH5 Who, What, Where, When, Why method (see WH+H ): could be conveniently related to BPML WH+H WH5 + How method ( FBC>s methodology) whaking wireless hacking WHID Web Hacking Incidents Database (http://www.webappsec.org/projects/whid/whid.shtml ) WHO World Health Organization WHQL Windows HW Quality Lab (certification) whsle wholesale WIA Windows Image Acquisition WiDEN Wideband integrated Dispatch Enhanced Network (see iDEN ) Widgets JavaScript runtime engine for Windows & Mac OS X running little files: alarm clocks, calculators, WiFi signal strength indication, local weather information: http://widgets.yahoo.com/ WIDL WEB Interface Definition (meta)Language (service-based architecture implementation over the document-based resources of the WiFi / Wi-Fi Wireless Fidelity (wireless Internet . See also Hotspot , 802.11 , WEP , WPA ) Wifi on steroids see WIMAX WiFi5 Based on the IEEE 802.11a WLAN (5GHz band) products ( Wi-Fi Alliance) Wii game released on November 19, 2006, Wiki server program allowing easy collaboration in the building of a Web site ( www.wikipedia.org /) EN. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki , Fr. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki WikiBiz.biz biz (at) wikibiz.biz (www.fbc-e.com ) Wikibiz.info info (at) wikibiz.info ( www.fbc-e.com ) Wikinomics "How mass collaboration changes everything" ( Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams ) Wikipedia Jan 2001 , created by the users Web -based collaborative encyclopedia ( see Intellipedia , Wiki , Wikibiz.biz , Wikinomics ) WILD Wireless Internet Learning Device (see LMS and others) wildcard an unforeseenable factor : hummm, really unforeseenable ? ( www.fbc-e.com ) WIMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (also called Wifi on steroids ) WIMP Windows , Icons, Menus/Mice, Pointing WIN Windows ( Microsoft / USA : Bill Gates) WIN98 SE WIN98 Second Edition WinCIM Computer Information Manager for WIN WinCE WIN95 cut down version ( HPC & GSM ) WinG Windows Graphics WinHEC Windows HW Engineering Conference Windows 7 new Windows . Anticipated year of issuance : 2010 (see VISTA ) Windows NT Windows New Technology WINS Windows Internet Naming Service WINTEL Windows + Intel WIP Work-In-Process (see FG , JIT ) WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization (see EPO , IP ) WIS Workflow Information System (to check where a work item is at any time) WISDOM Wide In Silico Docking On Malaria ( Grid project) WISER World Index of Social and Environmental Responsibility WISP Wireless ISP WITSA World Information Technology and Services Alliance *.wiz wizard (file) Wizard assisting functionalities Withholding tax Withheld part of an invoice reported to the tax authorities (i.e. VAT ) wk week *.wk Lotus 1-2-3 file *.wks Microsoft Works file wl wavelength WLAN Wireless (see LAN , PAN, SAN, VLAN , VoWLAN , WAN ) WM Warehouse Management (see LES - WMS , MM-WM ) *.wma Windows Media Audio (sound file format) WMC Weighted Methods per Class (one of the most popular metrics) WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction (does it include the energy grid and / or communication NW ?)

DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 99 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 *.wmdb Windows Media DataBase (file) WMF (*.wmf) Windows Metafile Format (graphic file) WMI Windows Management Instrumentation WML Wireless Mark-up Language WMM Windows MarketPlace for Mobile WMP WMRM Write Many and Read Many WMS Warehouse Management System (see WM ) WMS Web Map Server *.wmv (file) WNFV Windows File Viewer WNT Wireless Networking Technology WOA Web Oriented Architecture (see ROA , SOA ) Wobulation imaging technology that doubles image resolution ( HP ) WODE Write Once Debug Everywhere (see WORA ) WOFE Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise (see FIE ) WOL Wake-On-Lan (capability) wolfpack alias for the Microsoft Cluster Server (see MSCS ). Women day Copenhagen, 8 March 1910, the Women Meeting decision: the date of the International Women's Day WOMM Word of Mouth Marketing WORA Write Once Run Anywhere (see WODE ) WORD sophisticated flexible text processor, an application being part of Microsoft Office Word processing SAP supports the use of MS WORD as an external word processor : DOC and RTF are stored in the system but not activated. Workaholic work being considered as the top virtue creating overachievers. Workbench Tool for comparing and managing projects and strategies developments Workflow Sequence of steps processed by people or automatically by the system. Fr : Séquence d'étapes traitées par les opérateurs ou automatiquement par le système. Can use E-mail, EDI , ALE . Work package WBS lowest level deliverable. Fr : OTP World is flat "The World is Flat" : a Thomas Friedman book. It's about the globalization and continuous competition leveling worm standalone working program making clones of itself. Worms try to invade the Net . WORM Write Once and Read Many (kind of bug ) WOS Web Operating System ( WEB2.0 subsequent terminology) (see DOS , IOS , OS , WebOS ) WOS Wireless Office Service (see WIC ) WOSA Windows Open Source Architecture WOT Web Of Trust (see FOAF ) WOTS see SWOT , COBRA WoW , a pay-to-play MMORPG from Blizzard Entertainment (www.blizzard.com ) WP Word Processor / Processing WP Work Package (project mgmt , PM , PMI , PM BOK , PMO , PSO ) WP Work Place (see SAS ) WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access (part of 802.11i ) to replace WEP WPAN Wireless Personal Area Network (see BAN , LAN , LAWN , PAN , SAN , VLAN , WAN ) *.wpd Word Perfect Document (file), Word Perfect 6.0 & 6.1 (see *.wpf ) *.wpf Word Perfect 4.2 & 5.1 (see *.wpd ) *.wpg WordPerfect Graphics Metafile WPEL4WS XML -based language (similar to SOAP )(see BPEL , BPEL4WS ) WPF/E Microsoft solution for delivering rich, cross-platform, interactive experiences WPG (*.wpg) Word Perfect Graphic WPPO World Periodical Press Organization *.wps Works Word Processor ( Microsoft Works file extension) WPS WorkPlace Shell (see CWE ) WPS Windows Printing System *.wq1 Quattro Pro / DOS file WRAM Windows RAM (dual-ported memory) *.wri WordPad Document (texte file format) WRM Windows Right Management (see DRM , IRM ) WRP Workplace Rights Policy (see HR , HRM ) WS Web Service WSBI World Savings Bank Institute

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Renson 2/10/2009 WSC Web -Scale Computing WSDL Web Services Definition / Description Language ( XML -based Web open standard) WSFL Web Services Flow Language WSH Hardening: the 4-layer Vista security system WSH Windows Scripting Host ( WIN98 , NT5,0) WSI Web Service Inspection WSIS World Summit on the Information Society (Nov. 2005) WSML Web Services Markup Language WSN Wireless Sensor Networks (see ENSS ) WSNA WSN and Applications (see REALWSN ) WSP Web Standard Project (see WaSP : http://webstandards.org/ ) WSP Wireless Session Protocol (see WAE , WDN , WDP , WTLS , WTP ) WSPP Workgroup Server Protocol Program WSRF Web Services Resource Framework : OGSI replacement WSRP Web Services for Remote Portals WSS Web Services Substrate WSS Wide Screen Signalling WSS Windows SharePoint Services WSS Wireless Systems Security (see ICE ) WSUS Windows System Update Services (generally server-based) wt warrant wt weight WTG Way-To-Go (Project Management, PGC's slogan and global methodology designation) WTI Web Telephony Integration (weetee)(example : http://wti.dmoon.be/ ) WTLS Wireless Transport Layer Security (see WAE , WDN , WDP , WSP , WTP ) WTO World Trade Organization. Fr : OMC = Organisation Mondiale du Commerce WTP Wireless Transaction Protocol (see WAE , WDN , WSP , WTLS , WTP ) WTX (*.wtx) Win Text (file) WTX Workstation Technology eXtended (format) WUPS Western Union Payment System WUSB Wireless USB w/w wall to wall WW Wild West: remembering the Far-West where no one was to be trusted (see the "red" WWW ) WWAAC World-Wide Augmentative & Alternative Communication ( project for Internet access by impaired persons) WWAN Wireless Wide Area Networks (see LAN , PAN , SAN , VLAN , WAN , WLAN , WPAN ) WWDDG World Wide Distributed Data Grids (see Grid Computing ) WWDSSHEX Weather Working Days, Saturday, Sunday, Holidays Excepted WWF World Wide Fund for Nature WWG World Wide Grid (see Grid Computing ) WWM Wireless Warehouse Management WWRF Wireless World Research Forum WWTW Worldwide Technology Watch WWW Watching Wicked Women : definition for the Web nude pages addicted surfers. WWW World Wide Wait … when that doesn't run quick enough ! (see Nyetscape ) WWW World Wide Web (see W3C ) … the real definition! WWW Wild West Web : the Internet would be impossible to regulate when trespassing national borders (global medium) WWWM WWW Marketing (see MoMo , Mobile Marketing , Mobblogging ) WYS/WYA What You See Is What You Ask WYS/WYG What You See Is What You Get X X2 modem protocol (US Robotics ) X.400 International message -handling standard for connecting email network to each other (UIT-T ptcl) X.500 International message-handling standard for directory service XA eXtended Architecture ( CD-ROM XA) XALS eXtended Application Layer Structure XAML eXtensible Application Markup Language (see xCBL , XFDL , XKMS , XML ) XAPIA X.400 API Association Xapps Cross Applications XBM X-Windows Bitmap (see BMP ) XBRL eXtended Business Reporting Language DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 101 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 xCBL XML Common Business Library (see also CBL ) XCMD eXternal CoMmanD (Apple Hypercard lang .) XCMOS eXtended CMOS XCP eXtended : SW preventing the CD copy (see RID ) xDAP XML -MTF Dissemination and Presentation XDR eXternal Data Representation xDSL Digital Subscriber Line (see ADSL , SDSL ) XERP eXtended ERP XFCN eXternal FunCtioN ( Apple Hypercard lang.) XFDL Extensible Forms Description Language (special use of XML ) XFN XHTML Friends Network XGA eXtended Graphic Array XHTML Extensible HyperText Markup Language (see XML ) XI eXchange Infrastructure XIF (*.xif) Xerox Image Format (file) XKMS XML Key Management Specification (see PKI ) *.xla Excel additional macros (file) *.xlb Excel tool bar (file) *.xlc Excel graphic file *.xlk Excel back-up file *.xll Excel additional macros (file) *.xlm Excel macros (file) *.xls Excel format (file) *.xlt Excel models file *.xlw Excel 4.0 environment file *.xm FastTracker 2 modules (sound file format) XMI XML MetaData Interchange XML *.xml eXtensible Markup Language (not fixed like HTML , XHTML ) XMM © eXtended Management Map ( FBC>s ) ( FBWPA : www.fbc-e.com )(see also " 41 ") XMP eXtensible Metadata Platform (developed by Adobe ) XMPP eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol ( http://www.xmpp.org/ )(see XSF ) XMS Extended Memory Specification XOM eXternal Output Management (see OMS , LOMS , ROMS ) XNS Xerox Network Service XOR (Fr ) opérateur logique "ou exclusif" (voir OR et AND ) XORP Extensible Open Router Platform *.xp eXternal Procedure ( EasyCad ) XP eXtreme Programming ( www.xprogramming.com ) XPATH XML PATH language (open standard) XPDK Cross Platform Developers Kit XPDL format for process design interchange: www.ebizq.net/hot_topics/bpm/features/7852.html XPM (*.xpm) X- Windows Pix Map XLS eXtensible Style Sheet Language ( data driver) XSF XMPP Standards Foundation XSLT XML Stylesheet Language (transforming language open standard) XSS Cross-Site Scripting : attack method (see ICE , WHID ) XT eXtended Technology (IBM PC type) XTP eXternal Transaction Processor XWD X- Windows Dump XXL eXtended eXport of Lists Y Y2K Year 2000 (Millenium bug syndrom) ( FBWPA : [email protected] ) What's a doomsdate = calendar that causes errors domino effect = non- Y2K -compliant system that bugs a Y2K -compliant system Pay attention to something "worst than the domino effect" : the speed acceleration within the enterprises and society organization. Plus de propagation phenomenon. leap second = one more second to be added at the end of 1999 -before the Y2K !- and to be programmed in PC s managing military equipments, satellites, etc … orphan application = SW developped by a company that doesn't exist any more. It could be a problem during an EAI implementation. DB address res_acro_d001_e.pdf Page 102 FBC>s / Dan C. Renson 2/10/2009 Time Bomb =Y2K book of Ed and Jennifer Yourdon (Prentice Hall Computer Books) Y2KBB = Y2K Bug Buster (system and/or SW ) Web sites www.score.org = service of retired executives www.year2000.com = clearinghouse of Y2K information See also : CDC, COBRA, MRRS, MSY2KFAQ, NIST, SEC . YAAS Yet Another Acronym Server YAHOO Yet Another Hierarchically Organized Oracle YAM Yet Another Modem YATLA Yet Another Three Letter Acronym (see TLA ) YAUN Yet Another Unix Nerd Yettie Young Entrepreneur of Technologies (e-Economy & start-up jargon) YMD Year-Month-Date ( ISO 8601) i.e. 2009-10-26 YMODEM File transfer protocol YOYO You're On Your Own ( Net jargon)(see IL ) Yottaoctet 1024 x Zettaoctets (see Bit , Mega , Giga , Tera , Peta , Exa ) *.ypl Yahoo Player Playlist ( file extension) *.yps Yahoo Instant Messenger (file extension) YTD Year-To-Date Y-WAY Information Wide Area Year ( GRID computing experimentation) (see FAFNER ) Z Z Atmic number z 42-013 Afnor electronic archiving norm ( CD-R , DVD-R , True WORM , Permanent WORM , UDO , Blu-Ray …) ZA Zen Attitude (see CSF ) ZA Zero Administration (networking) ZAD Zero Administration Deployment (see AND ) ZAI Zero Administration Initiative ZAK Zero Administration Kit ( Microsoft ) ZAPP Zero Assignment Parallel Processor ZAW Zero Administration for Windows ( Microsoft ) ZBB Zero-Based Budgeting ( mgmt ) ZBB Zero-Bug Bounce ZBBS Zilog Bulletin Board Service ZBR Zero Bug Release ZBT Zero Balance Transfer ZBTSI Zero Byte Time Slot Interchange ZCC Zero Core Contribution ZCS Zero Code Suppression ZD Zero Defect (production concept)(see EFQM , QA , QC , QM , TQM …) ZD Ziff-Davis ZEN Zero Effort Network ( Novell ) Zen Works Zero Effort Networks for users ( NOVELL ) Zero-based budgeting reconsideration of the budget every year as from the base "zero" (or from "scratch") ZERT Zero-day Emergency Response Team: security pros offering unofficial patches during malware attacks Zetaoctet 1024 x Exaoctets (see Yottaoctet and Bit, Mega, Giga, Tera, Peta, Exa) ZI Zenographics Inquiry (program calling the SCSI card) ZIF Zero Insertion Force ZIGBEE Low cost, high level short range transmission protocol based on IEEE 802.15.4 (see Blue tooth ) ZIP (*.zip) Compression (file) (Nico MAK Computing ) (see compress , archiving , RAR ) ZIS Zone Information Socket ZISC Zero Instruction Set Computer ZIT Zone Information Table ZLE (S) Zero Latency Enterprise (Solution) : quick / real-time view of the business ZMF (MS ) Zero Mainframe Footprint ZMODEM File transfer protocol zombie attack Spybot variant propagating more effectively (see RBB ) zombies NW malware invaded PC network forwarding large quantities of spam ZOO Zone Operation Organisation Zune Microsoft portable digital media player (November 2006) ZV Zoom Video (port)

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