Acronyms Compiled - Computer Hardware


ACIA -- Asynchronous Communications Adapter
ADC -- Analogue to Digital Converter
ALU -- Arithmetic Logic Unit


BCD -- Binary Coded Decimal


CD -- Compact Disc
CD-R -- Compact Disc Rewriteable
CD-ROM -- Compact Disc Read Only Memory
CPU -- Central Processor Unit


DECNET -- Digital Equipment Corporation NETwork
DIMM -- Dual In line Memory Module
DRAM -- Dynamic Random Access Memory
DVD -- Digital Video (Versatile?) Disc
DVI -- Digital Video Interactive (Intel)


EEPROM -- Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only-Memory
EGA -- Enhanced Graphics Adapter
ENIAC -- Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
EPROM -- Erasable Programmable Read-Only-Memory


FD -- Flexible (Floppy) Disk
FERAM -- Ferro Electric Random Access Memory


HD -- Hard Disk
HDD -- Hard Disk Drive
HEX -- Hexadecimal


IBM -- International Business Machines
ISA -- Industry Standard Architecture (PC bus)


MDA -- Monochrome Display Adapter
MO -- Magneto Optical (disk)
MO/CD-R -- Magneto Optics Compact Disc Rewriteable
MPC -- Multimedia Personal Computer
MPU -- Micro Processor Unit
NRAM -- Non Volatile RAM
NVRAM -- Non-Volatile RAM


PAL -- Programmable Array Logic
PCI -- Peripheral Components Interconnect (bus)
PCMCIA -- Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PIA -- Programmable Interface Adapter
PROM -- Programmable Read-Only Memory


RAID -- Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
RAM -- Random Access Memory
RISC -- Reduced Instruction Set Computer
ROM -- Read-Only Memory
RWM -- Read-Write Memory


SAM -- Sequential Access Memory
SBC -- Single Board Computer
SCSI -- Small Computer System Interface
SIMM -- Single In-line Memory Module
SRAM -- Static Random Access Memory
SSD -- Solid State Drive


TTY -- TeleTYpe


UART -- Universal Asynchronous Receiver - Transmitter
UPS -- Uninterruptible Power Supply
USB -- Universal Serial Bus (Intel)


VAX -- Virtual Memory eXtension (DEC)
VDT -- Video Display Terminal
VDU -- Video Display Unit
VGA -- Video Graphics Adapter
VMEbus -- Versa Module Eurocard BUS (IEEE 1014)
VMS -- Virtual Memory System (DEC)
VRAM -- Video Random Access Memory
VT -- Video Terminal (DEC)
VT -- Virtual Terminal
VXI -- Vmebus eXtensions for Instrumentation


WORM -- Write Once, Read Many