Questions tagged [acronym]

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Can you automatically generate an acronym list as a table in Microsoft Word?

What is the easiest way to create an acronyms list as a table that may be automatically generated, such as a table of contents? I'm assuming acronyms are 3 letters or greater.
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What does ISO (as in the disk image format) stand for?

Just a question for curiosity's sake; what do the letters ISO stand for? I know that ISO files follow ISO-9660, the ISO in which stands for International Standards Organisation, but a lot of file formats will presumably follow some ISO standard,…
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What does TPMc stand for?

I need to provide some performance values for a server specification and I've been asked to provide TPMc values. What does it stand for and where can I find this value for specific processors? (If it is even related to a processor performance…
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What does the "etc" stand for in "c:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\"?

This has been bugging me for ages, I'm assuming it's not just "etcetera"..!? I don't like not knowing the meaning of stuff, especially important directories!
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Why is the FIN flag in TCP called FIN?

There are some flags in TCP. I already understand what other flag names come from, such as SYN stands for synchronization. I also know that FIN is used to close a connection. What I don't understand is what exactly FIN means. Is it an abbreviation…
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What does COM Stand for in terms of Serial Ports

In terms of Serial Ports what does COM actually stand for. I can't find any reference to it. (To be clear I am not talking about Component Object Model but the Hardware Interface used in Windows Environments) I assume it is an acronym as it is…
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What does IC in ICACLS stand for?

The command-line program to modify user permissions for files in Windows is called icacls, where ACL is for access control list, and i'm guessing the S indicates plural. What does IC stand for?
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CPU acronyms - MVB

I was looking through the specifications for a notebook and came across an acronym I had not seen before: Some Google foo has established that its apparently a big deal if you're a vet, but I cant find anything related to processors. What does it…
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What does .WW stand for in Microsoft installer files/folders?

What does ww stand for in terms of microsoft installers? At the root of their office product for example, there are folders like proplus.ww and proplus.en-us each of which contain various .exe and .msi files. But It looks like the .ww file contains…
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