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R&D |
Research and Development |
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R/W |
Read/Write |
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RACE |
Research on Advanced Communication for Europe |
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RAD |
Rapid Access Disk |
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RAD |
Radiation Absorbed Dose |
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RADAR |
Radio Detection And Ranging |
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RADLS |
Rate Adaptive Digital Subscriber Lines |
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RAID |
Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks |
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RAM |
Random Access Memory |
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RAMDAC |
Random Access Memory Digital to Analogue Converter |
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RAS |
Remote Access Server (or Services) |
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RAS |
Row Address Strobe |
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RBFM |
Random Block File Manager |
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RBOC |
Regional Bell Operating Companies |
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RBW |
Resolution BandWidth |
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RC |
Radio Control |
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RC |
Remote Control |
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RC |
Resistance and Capacitance |
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RCA |
Radio Corporation of America |
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RCC |
Routing Control Centre |
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RCTL |
Resistor Capacitor Transistor Logic |
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RCV |
Receive |
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RD |
Receive Data |
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RD |
Read |
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RDS |
Radio Data Signal |
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RDY |
Ready |
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REM |
Roentgen equivalent man |
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REP |
Resolution Enhancement Procedure |
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REP |
Roentgen equivalent Physical |
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RET |
Return |
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RF |
Radio Frequency |
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RFI |
Radio Frequency Interference |
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RFP |
Radio Fixed Part |
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RFS |
Remote File Service |
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RGB |
Red Green Blue |
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RH |
Relative Humidity |
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RH |
Relative Humidity |
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RHDP |
Right Hand Decimal Point |
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RI |
Ring Indicator |
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RIFF |
Resource Interchange File Format |
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RISC |
Reduced Instruction Set Computer |
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RJE |
Remote Job Entry |
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RLC |
Resistance Inductance Capacitance |
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RLE |
Run Length Encoding |
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RLG |
Ring Laser Gyroscope |
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RLL |
Radio in the Local Loop |
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RLL |
Run Length Limited |
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RMI |
Radio Magnetic Interference |
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RMM |
Read Mostly Memory |
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RMS |
Root Mean Square |
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RMW |
Read Modify Write |
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ROM |
Read Only Memory |
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RPC |
Remote Procedure Call |
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RPD |
Record of Professional Development |
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RPG |
Report Program Generator |
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RPG |
Role Playing Game |
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RPM |
Revolutions Per Minute |
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RPN |
Reverse Polish Notation |
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RPS |
Revolutions Per Second |
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RS |
Reed Solomon (error correction) |
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RS-232 |
Recommended Standard 232 |
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RSA |
Rivest-Shamir-Adleman |
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RT |
Remote Terminal |
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RT |
Real Time |
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RTC |
Real Time Clock |
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RTCA |
Real Time Control Area |
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RTD |
Resistance Temperature Detector |
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RTF |
Rich Text Format |
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RTI |
Real Time Interrupt |
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RTL |
Register Transfer Level |
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RTL |
Resistor Transistor Logic |
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RTOS |
Real Time Operating System |
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RTP |
Real Time Processing |
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RTR |
Real Time Record |
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RTRI |
Real Time Record Interpreter |
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RTS |
Request To Send |
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RTSP |
Real Time Streaming Protocol |
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RTU |
Remote Terminal Unit |
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RTV |
Real Time Video |
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RTX |
Real Time Executive |
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RZ |
Return to Zero |
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S/H |
Sample and Hold |
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S/N |
Signal to Noise (ratio) |
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SAA |
Systems Application Architecture |
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SAM |
Sequential Access Memory |
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SAM |
Serial Access Memory |
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SAP |
Service Access Point |
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SAP |
Service Advertising Protocol |
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SAR |
Segmentation and Reassembly |
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SASI |
Shugart Associates Standard Interface |
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SAW |
Surface Acoustic Wave |
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SBA |
Semiconductor Business Association |
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SBC |
Single Board Computer |
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SC |
Switched Capacitor |
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SCA |
SubCarrier Adapter |
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SCADA |
Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition |
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SCAM |
SCSI Configuration Auto Magically |
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SCART |
Societe de Constructeurs des Appareils Radio Television |
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SCCCD |
Surface Channel Charge Coupled Device |
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SCFM |
Sequential Character File Manager |
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SCI |
Serial Communication Interface |
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SCI |
Scalable Coherent Interconnect |
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SCL |
Serial Clock |
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SCO |
Santa Cruz Operation |
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SCR |
Silicon Controller Rectifier |
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SCS |
Silicon Controller Switch |
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SCSA |
Signal Computing System Architecture |
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SCSI |
Small Computer System Interface |
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SD |
Single Density |
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SDH |
Synchronous digital hierarchy |
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SDI |
Strategic Defense Initiative |
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SDLC |
Synchronous Data Link Control |
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SDRAM |
Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory |
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SDSL |
Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Lines |
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SEC |
Single Edge Contact |
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SECAM |
Sequentiel Couleurs A Memoire |
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SECC |
Single Edge Contact Cartridge |
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SEM |
Scanning Electron Microscope |
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SEMI |
Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Institute |
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SERC |
Science and Engineering Research Council |
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SES |
Satellite Earth Station |
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SET |
Single Electron Transistor |
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SETSE |
Single Electron Transistor Scanning Electrometer |
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SFC |
Polystyrene Film Capacitor |
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SG |
Signal Ground |
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SGML |
Standard Generalised Markup Language |
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SGRAM |
Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory |
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SHARC |
Super Hardware Architecture RISC Computer |
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SHF |
Super High Frequency |
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SI |
Systeme International |
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Si |
Silicon |
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SIF |
Sound Intermediate Frequency |
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SIF |
Source Input Format |
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SIG |
Special Interest Group |
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SIGGRAPH |
Special Interest Group for GRAPHics |
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SIM |
Subscriber Identity Module |
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SIMD |
Single-Instruction Multiple-Data |
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SIMM |
Single Inline Memory Module |
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SIO |
Serial Input and Output |
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SIO |
Serial Input and Output |
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SIPO |
Serial In Parallel Out |
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SIPP |
Single Inline Pinned Package |
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SISD |
Single-Instruction Single-Data |
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SISO |
Serial In Serial Out |
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SL |
Symbolic Language |
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SLC |
Single Layer Ceramic |
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SLCC |
Single Layer Ceramic Capacitor |
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SLIC |
Subcriber line interface circuit. |
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SLIP |
Serial Line Internet Protocol |
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SLSI |
Super Large Scale Integration |
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SM |
Surface Mount |
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SMA |
Semiconductor Manufacturers Association |
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SMB |
Server Message Block |
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SMD |
Surface Mount Device |
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SMDS |
Switched Multimegabit Data Service |
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SMI |
System Management Interrupt |
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SMM |
Shared Memory Map |
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SMM |
System Management Mode |
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SMP |
Symmetric Multi-Processing |
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SMPS |
Switched Mode Power Supply |
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SMR |
Specialised Mobile Radio |
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SMT |
Surface Mount Technology |
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SMTP |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
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SNA |
System Network Architecture |
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SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
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SNR |
Signal to Noise Ratio |
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SO |
Small Outline (IC package) |
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SO |
Serial Output |
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SOB |
Start Of Block |
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SOC |
Systems On a Chip |
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SO-DIMM |
Small Outline-Dual Inline Memory Module |
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SOHO |
Small Office/Home Office |
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SOI |
Silicon on Insulator |
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SOIC |
Small Outline Integrated Circuit |
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SOJ |
Small Outline J-Leaded (IC package) |
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SOL |
Small OutLine |
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SOLV |
Solenoid Valve |
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SONAR |
Sound Navigation and Ranging |
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SONET |
Synchronous Optical Network |
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SOP |
Small Outline Package |
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SOR |
Statement Of Requirement |
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SOS |
Silicon On Sapphire |
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SOT |
Small Outline Transistor |
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SP |
Signal Processor |
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SP |
Stack Pointer |
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SPDT |
Single Pole Double Throw (switch) |
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SPGA |
System PGA |
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SPI |
Serial to Parallel Interface |
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SPICE |
Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis |
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SPL |
Sound Pressure Level |
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SPLD |
Simple Programmable Logic Device |
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SPM |
Scanning Probe Microscopy |
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SPOOL |
Simultaneous Peripheral Operation On Line |
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SPS |
Stand-by Power Supply |
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SPST |
Single Pole Single Throw (switch) |
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SPT |
Sectors Per Track |
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SPU |
Single Processor Unit |
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SQL |
Structured Query Language] |
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SQUID |
Superconducting Quantum Interference Device |
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SR |
Shift Register |
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SRAM |
Static Random Access Memory |
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SS |
Single Sided |
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SSA |
Serial Storage Architecture |
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SSB |
Single SideBand |
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SSC |
Station Selection Code |
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SSI |
Small Scale Integration |
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SSOP |
Shrink Small Outline Package |
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SSR |
Solid State Relay |
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SST |
Single Sideband Transmission |
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SSTV |
Slow Scan Television |
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STDM |
Synchronous Time Division Multiplexing |
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STM |
Scanning Tunnelling Microscope |
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STN |
Super Twisted Nematic |
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STR |
Synchronous Transmitter-Receiver |
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STS-1 |
Synchronous transfer signal level 1 |
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STS-3 |
Synchronous transfer signal level 3 |
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STU |
Streaming Tape Unit |
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SVGA |
Super Video Graphics Array (or Adapter) |
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S-VHS |
Super Video Home System |
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SW |
Short Wave |
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SWIFT |
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial |
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SWTL |
Surface Wave Transmission Line |
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SYSGEN |
SYStem GENeration |
