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C |
(n.a.)
programming language in common use on UNIX systems |
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Client/Server |
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CA |
Chief Accountant |
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CAB |
CABinet, a windows file type used to install application files from
diskettes (.cab) |
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CAB |
(obs.) Civil Aeronautics Board, functions transferred to
FAA, NTSB |
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CAD |
Computer Aided Delay |
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CAD |
Computer Aided Design |
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CAD |
Computer Applications Development |
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CAD/CAM |
Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing |
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CAE |
Common Application Environment, sits on UNIX |
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CAE |
Computer Aided Engineering |
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CAGR |
Compounded Annual Growth Rate |
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CAI |
Computer Associates International |
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CAL |
Computer Aided Learning |
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CALS |
Continuous Acquisition & Life-Cycle
Support |
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CAM |
Computer Aided Manufacturing, see CAD/CAM |
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CAN |
Campus Area Network |
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CAP |
Channel Associated Signalling |
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CAR |
Corrective Action Request |
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CARE |
Computer Aided Reliability Evaluation |
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CAS |
Channel Associated Switching |
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CASE |
Computer Aided Software Engineering |
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CASS |
Coding Accuracy Support System, USPS |
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CAT |
CATegory |
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CAT |
Computer Aided Testing |
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CAT |
Computer Assisted Tomography |
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CAT |
conCATenate |
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CAW |
Computer Aided Work |
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CBD |
Cash Before Delivery |
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CBDS |
Connectionless Broadband Data Service |
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CBEMA |
Computer Business Equipment Manufacturers Association |
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CBR |
Case-Based Reasoning |
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CBR |
Could Be Run (system/software decision category - see SBR) |
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CBT |
Computer Based Training |
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CC |
Country Code (X.400) |
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CC |
See C&C |
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CCA |
CCmail Archive file (.cca) |
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CCB |
Configuration Control Board |
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CCC |
Commodity Credit Corporation |
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CCC |
Copyright Clearance Center |
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CCD |
Cash Concentration or Disbursement |
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CCD |
Charge Coupled Device |
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CCD+ |
Cash Concentration or Disbursement |
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CCIE |
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert |
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CC-NUMA |
Cache Coherent Non-Uniform Memory Access |
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CCRE |
Computer Coalition for Responsible Exports |
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CCS |
Common Channel Signalling |
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CCS |
Computer Communications Specialists, Inc. (VM products) |
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CCSL |
Compatible Current Sinking Logic |
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CCTS |
Core Components
Technical Specification |
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CD |
Carrier Detect, an RS232 signal |
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CD |
Cartridge Disc |
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CD |
Certificate of Deposit |
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CD |
Change Directory (DOS and UNIX command) |
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CD |
Compact Disc |
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CD |
Coordinated Delivery |
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CD |
Corporate Development, EVPBD, HPPA |
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CD-R |
CD-Recordable |
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CD-ROM |
Compact Discs, Read Only Memory |
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CD-RW |
CD-ReWritable |
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CDA |
Confidential Disclosure Agreement |
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CDA |
Controlled Disposition Area |
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CDC |
Control Data Corporation |
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CDI |
Collector-Diffusion Isolation |
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CDI |
Compatibility Display Interface |
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CDMA |
Code-Division Multiple Access |
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CDPD |
Cellular Digital Packet Data networksystems |
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CDROM |
See CD-ROM |
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CDRW |
See CD-RW |
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CDW |
Certified Data Warehouse |
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CE |
Chemical Engineer |
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CE |
Civil Engineer |
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CE |
Customer Engineer, usu. a hardware support person in the field |
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CE |
see C.E. |
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CEC |
CSNET Executive Committee |
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CEIG |
Core European Implementation Guidelines project, EDIFICE |
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CEPS |
Corporate Electronic Publishing Systems, federal conference |
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CER |
Canonical Encoding Rules |
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CERDIP |
Ceramic Dual-In-line Package |
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CERT |
Computer Emergency Response Team, www.cert.org |
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CF |
Cold Fusion (Allaire web
application development product) |
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CFC |
Consolidated Freight Classification |
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CFI |
CAD Framework Initiative |
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CFM |
(.cfm) Cold Fusion Markup |
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CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
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CG |
Charging Gateway |
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CGA |
Color Graphics Adapter |
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CGF |
Charging Gateway Functionality |
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CGI |
Common Gateway Interface (.cgi) |
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CGI |
Computer Graphics Interface |
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CGM |
Computer Graphics Metafile |
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CHG |
CHanGe |
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CI |
Competitive Intelligence |
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CI |
Computer Intelligence |
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CIAM |
Client Independent Access Model |
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CIB |
Channel I/O Bus, Series 800 |
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CICS |
Customer Information Control System, IBM |
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CID |
Customer ID |
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CIDX |
Chemical Industry Data Exchange |
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CIIL |
Control Intermediate Interface Language |
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CIM |
Common information Model |
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CIM |
Computer Integrated Manufacturing |
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CIM |
Corporate Information Management, DoD |
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CIO |
Configurable I/O |
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CIP |
Channel Inteface Processor |
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CIS |
Corporate Information Systems |
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CISC |
Complex Instruction Set Computing |
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CISCO |
Computer Information System
COmpany |
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CISCO |
Corporate Information Standard CoOrdination (GM) |
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CISS |
Corporate Information Systems Security |
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CIT |
Cable Interface Translator |
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CITC |
Chevron Information Technology Company |
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CITI |
Capability for an ISDN Tandem Interface |
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CKT |
Circuit |
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CL |
Container Load; cf LCL |
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CLASS |
Custom Local Area Signalling Service |
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CLI |
Customer Loyalty Index |
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CLM |
Closed Loop Marketing |
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CLNP |
ConnectionLess Network Protocol |
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CLOS |
Common LISP Object System, ANSI standard |
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CLTS |
ConnectionLess-mode Transport Service |
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CLUI |
Command Line User Interface (c.f. GUI) |
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CLUT |
Color Look Up
Table |
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CLX |
Common LISP X window interface, from MIT |
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CM |
Commodity Manager |
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CM |
Computer Manufacturing |
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CM |
Contract Manufacturer (Sub-contractor) |
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CM |
Corporate Manufacturing |
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CMD |
CoMmanD file (.cmd, MS-DOS) |
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CMDA |
Code Division Multiple Access, type of cellular phone |
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CMIP |
Common Management Information Protocol OSI protocol for CMIS |
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CMIPM |
Common Management Information Protocol Machine |
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CMIS |
Common Management Information Service |
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CMISE |
Common Management Information Service Element |
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CML |
Current Mode Logic |
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CMM |
Capability Maturity Model |
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CMOS |
Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor |
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CMOT |
CMIP Over TCP |
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CMW |
Compartmented Mode Workstation |
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CMSP |
Content Management Service
Provider |
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CNBC |
Consumer News and Business Channel |
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CNC |
Computer Numerical Control |
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CNM |
Customer Network Management |
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CNMC |
Customer Network Management using CMIP |
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CNME |
Customer Network Management using EDI/MHS |
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CNNI |
CNN International |
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CO |
Commercial UX (Business UX = BUX) |
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CO |
COntrolling module, SAP R/3 |
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COA |
Certificate Of Authenticity |
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COA |
Chart Of Accounts |
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COAST |
Computer Operations, Audit and Security Technology |
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COB |
Close Of Business |
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COB |
Coordination Of Benefits |
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COBOL |
COmmon Business Oriented Language |
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COBRA |
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
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COCOM |
Coordinating Committee |
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COD |
Cash On Delivery |
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COE |
Center Of Expertise |
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COE |
Common Operating Environment |
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COGS |
Cost of Goods Sold |
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COI |
Central Office of Information (UK) |
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COM |
COMmercial computer networking domain (.com) |
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COM |
Component Object Model |
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CompTIA |
Computing Technology Industry Association |
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CONS |
Connection-mode Network Service |
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CONTRL |
(n.a.) Syntax and service report message, EDIFACT |
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CONX |
Connection, Connected to, etc. |
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COORS |
Common Open Order Record System |
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CORBA |
Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
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CORDIC |
COordinate Rotation DIgital Computer |
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CORE |
Congress On Racial Equality |
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CoS |
Chip On Submount |
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COS |
Corporation for Open Systems |
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COS |
Cost of Sales |
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COSE |
Common Open Systems Environment |
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COTS |
Commercial Off the Shelf |
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COV |
Closed Order Variance |
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CP |
Copy |
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CPA |
Certified Public Accountant |
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CPA |
Corporate Purchase Agreement |
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CPA |
Collaboration Protocol Agreement,
ebXML |
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CPDU |
CMIP Protocol Data Units |
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CPE |
Current Product Engineering |
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CPE |
Customer Premises Equipment |
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CPFF |
Cost Plus Fixed Fee |
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CPFR |
Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment |
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CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
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CPI |
Continuous Process Improvement |
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CPID |
Calling Party IDentity |
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CPIM |
Certified Production and Inventory Management |
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CPL |
Corporate/Customer Price List |
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CPO |
Convergent Pricing Object |
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CPOD |
Cost Per Order Dollar |
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CPP |
Collaboration Protocol Profile,
ebXML |
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CPPA |
Collaboration Protocol Profile and
Agreement TC,
OASIS |
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CPT |
Cross-Platform Toolset |
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CPU |
Computer Processing Unit |
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CR |
Carriage Return, one of the ASCII character set |
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CR |
Change Request |
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CRC |
Class Responsibility Collaborator,
as in "CRC Card" |
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CRC |
Cyclical Redundancy Checksum or Cyclic Redundancy Check |
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CRM |
Customer Relationship Management |
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CROM |
Control ROM |
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CRS |
Computer Reservation System |
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CRS |
Customer Reserved Stock |
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CRT |
Cathode Ray Tube, used in TVs and VDTs |
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CS |
Component Supplier |
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CS |
Computer Science |
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CS/80 |
Command Set 80, a 1980 vintage mass storage device control protocol |
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CS80 |
see CS/80 |
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CS-80 |
see CS/80 |
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CSC |
Computer Sciences Corporation |
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CSE |
Convergent System Encoding |
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CSI |
Computer Security Institute |
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CSI |
Customer Satisfaction Index, c.f. ACSI,
ECSI |
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CSM |
Customer Satisfaction/ServiceManager |
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CSMA |
Carrier Sense Multiple Access, networking standard |
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CSMA/CA |
CSMA/Collision Avoidance |
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CSMA/CD |
CSMA/Collision Detect |
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CSNET |
Computer Science Research Network |
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CSP |
Capacity Service Provider |
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CSP |
Commerce Service Provider |
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CSP |
Communications Service Provider |
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CSP |
Content Service Provider |
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CSPDN |
Circuit Switched Public Data Network |
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CSPP |
Computer Systems Policy Project |
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CSS |
Cascading Style Sheet |
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CST |
Central Standard Time |
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CSV |
Comma Separated Values |
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CSVP |
Card Validation Service Provider |
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CTB |
Central Tape Bus, Series 800 |
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CTC |
Computer Technology Council |
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CTC |
Concurrent Technologies Corporation |
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CTC |
Convex Technology Center |
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CTD |
Cartridge Tape Drive |
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CTG |
Communication and Technical Group |
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CTI |
Color Texture Interpolator chip |
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CTI |
Computer Telephony Integration |
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CTIA |
Cellular Telephone Industry Association |
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CTL |
Complementary Transistor Logic |
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CTO |
Chief Technical/Technology Officer |
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CTP |
Composite Theoretical Performance |
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CTP |
Corporate Trade Payment |
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CTRON |
Communication/Central/Common-use TRON |
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CTT |
Cartridge Tape Transport |
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CTT |
Certified Technical Trainer |
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CTT |
Collaborative Tools Testbed |
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CTX |
Corporate Trade eXchange format |
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CU |
Credit Union |
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CV |
Coding Violation |
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CVD |
Chemical Vapor Disposition |
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CVT |
Character mode Virtual Terminal |
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CW |
Continuous Wave |
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cXML |
Commerce XML |
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