This appendix lists some of the most common acronyms that you will find in the areas of networks, distributed object development, and Java. In cases where an acronym refers to a product or a concept that is associated with a specific group, company or product, the group, company, or product is indicated in brackets following the acronym expansion. For example: CORBA ... [OMG].
This acronym list is intended as a helpful guide only. There are no guarantees that it is complete or even completely accurate.
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3GL |
third generation language |
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4GL |
fourth generation language |
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ACID |
atomicity, consistency, isolation, durability |
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ACL |
access control list |
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ADT |
abstract datatype |
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AFC |
application foundation classes [Microsoft] |
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ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
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API |
application program interface |
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AQ |
advanced queuing [Oracle8] |
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ASCII |
American standard code for information interchange |
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ASP |
active server pages [Microsoft]
application service provider |
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AWT |
abstract windowing toolkit [Java] |
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BDK |
beans developer kit [Java] |
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BLOB |
binary large object |
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BOA |
basic object adapter [CORBA] |
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BSD |
Berkeley system distribution [UNIX] |
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C/S |
client/server |
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CGI |
common gateway interface |
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CICS |
customer information control system [IBM] |
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CLI |
call level interface [SAG] |
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CLOB |
character large object |
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COM |
common object model [Microsoft] |
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COM+ |
common object model, extended [Microsoft] |
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CORBA |
common object request broker architecture [OMG] |
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DB |
database |
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DBA |
database administrator, database administration |
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DBMS |
database management system |
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DCE |
distributed computing environment [OSF] |
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DCOM |
distributed common object model [Microsoft] |
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DDCF |
distributed document component facility |
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DDE |
dynamic data exchange [Microsoft] |
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DDL |
data definition language [SQL] |
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DLL |
dynamic link library [Microsoft] |
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DLM |
distributed lock manager [Oracle8] |
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DML |
data manipulation language [SQL] |
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DOS |
disk operating system |
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DSOM |
distributed system object model [IBM] |
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DSS |
decision support system |
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DTP |
distributed transaction processing |
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EBCDIC |
extended binary-coded decimal interchange code [IBM] |
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EJB |
Enterprise JavaBean |
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ERP |
enterprise resource planning |
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ESIOP |
environment-specific inter-orb protocol |
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FTP |
file transfer protocol |
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GB |
gigabyte |
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GIF |
graphics interchange format |
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GIOP |
general inter-orb protocol |
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GUI |
graphical user interface |
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GUID |
globally-unique identifier |
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HTML |
hypertext markup language |
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HTTP |
hypertext transfer protocol |
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IDE |
integrated development environment
interactive development environment |
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IDL |
interface definition language |
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IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
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IIOP |
internet inter-ORB protocol |
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IIS |
Internet information server [Microsoft] |
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IP |
internet protocol |
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IPC |
interprocess communication |
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IS |
information services |
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ISAM |
indexed sequential access method |
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ISAPI |
Internet server API [Microsoft] |
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ISO |
international standards organization (translation) |
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ISP |
internet service provider |
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ISQL |
interactive SQL [Interbase] |
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ISV |
independent software vendor |
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IT |
information technology |
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J2EE |
Java 2 Enterprise Edition [Sun] |
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JAR |
Java archive (on analogy with tar, q.v.) |
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JCK |
Java compatibility kit [Sun] |
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JDBC |
"Java database connectivity" |
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JDK |
Java developer kit |
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JFC |
Java foundation classes |
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JIT |
just in time |
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JLS |
Java language specification |
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JMF |
Java media framework |
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JMS |
Java messaging service |
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JNDI |
Java naming and directory interface |
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JNI |
Java native interface |
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JOB |
Java Objects for Business [Sun] |
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JPEG |
joint photographic experts group |
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JRMP |
Java remote ??message protocol |
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JSP |
Java server pages [Sun]
(sometimes used for Java Stored Procedure [Oracle]) |
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JTA |
Java transaction API |
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JTS |
Java transaction service |
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JWS |
Java Web Server [Sun] |
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KB |
kilobyte |
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LAN |
local area network |
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LDAP |
lightweight directory access protocol |
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LDIF |
LDPA data interchange format |
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LOB |
large object |
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MB |
megabyte |
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MIME |
multipurpose Internet mail extensions |
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MIS |
management information services |
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MOM |
message-oriented middleware |
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MPEG |
motion picture experts group |
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MTS |
multi-threaded server [Oracle] |
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MTS |
Microsoft Transaction Server [Microsoft] |
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NCLOB |
national character large object |
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NIC |
network information center [internet] |
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NNTP |
net news transfer protocol |
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NSAPI |
Netscape server application programming interface |
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NSP |
network service provider |
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NT |
New Technology [Microsoft] |
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OCI |
Oracle call interface |
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OCX |
OLE common control [Microsoft] |
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ODBC |
open database connectivity [Microsoft] |
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ODBMS |
object database management system |
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ODL |
object definition language [Microsoft] |
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ODMG |
Object Database Management Group |
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OEM |
original equipment manufacturer |
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OID |
object identifier |
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OLE |
object linking and embedding |
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OLTP |
on line transaction processing |
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OMA |
object management architecture [OMG] |
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OMG |
Object Management Group |
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OO |
object-oriented, object orientation |
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OODBMS |
object-oriented database management system |
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OQL |
object query language |
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ORB |
object request broker |
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ORDBMS |
object-relational database management system |
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OS |
operating system |
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OSF |
Open System Foundation |
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OSI |
open systems interconnect |
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OSQL |
object SQL |
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OTM |
object transaction monitor |
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OTS |
object transaction service |
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OWS |
Oracle Web Server |
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PB |
petabyte |
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PDF |
portable document format [Adobe] |
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PGP |
pretty good privacy |
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PL/SQL |
procedural language/SQL [Oracle] |
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POA |
portable object adapter [CORBA] |
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RAM |
random access memory |
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RAS |
remote access service [Microsoft] |
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RCS |
revision control system |
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RDBMS |
relational database management system |
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RFC |
request for comments |
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RFP |
request for proposal |
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RMI |
remote method invocation [Sun] |
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ROM |
read only memory |
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RPC |
remote procedure call |
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RTF |
rich text file |
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SAF |
server application function [Netscape] |
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SAG |
SQL Access Group |
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SCSI |
small computer system interface |
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SDK |
software developer kit |
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SET |
secure electronic transaction |
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SGML |
standard generalized markup language |
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SID |
system identifier [Oracle] |
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SLAPD |
standalone LDAP daemon |
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SMP |
symmetric multiprocessing |
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SMTP |
simple mail transfer protocol |
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SPI |
service provider interface |
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SQL |
structured query language |
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SQLJ |
SQL for Java |
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SRAM |
static (or synchronous) random access memory |
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SSL |
secure socket layer |
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TB |
terabyte |
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TCPS |
TCP for SSL |
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TCP/IP |
transmission control protocol/internet protocol |
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TP |
transaction processing |
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TPC |
Transaction Processing Council |
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TPCW |
TPC web benchmark |
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TPF |
transaction processing facility |
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TPM |
transaction processing monitor |
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UCS |
universal character set [ISO 10646] |
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UDP |
user datagram protocol |
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UI |
user interface |
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UML |
unified modeling language [Rational] |
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URI |
uniform resource identifier |
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URL |
universal resource locator |
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URN |
universal resource name |
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VAR |
value-added reseller |
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VB |
Visual Basic [Microsoft] |
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VRML |
virtual reality modeling language |
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WAI |
web application interface [Netscape] |
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WAN |
wide area network |
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WIPS |
web interactions per second [TPCW] |
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WWW |
world wide web |
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XA |
extended architecture [X/Open] |
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XML |
extended markup language |
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jdb |
Java debugger [Sun] |
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tar |
tape archive, tape archiver [UNIX] |
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tps |
transactions per second |
