Terminology

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ABBR

Abbreviation

AJAX

Asynchronous JavaScript and XML = A means to exchange data with a server without loading a whole new page.

API

Application Programming Interface

APT

Advanced Package Tool. Created by the Debian project.

ASP

Application Service Provider

Application Server Pages - an old technology by Microsoft

ATM

Automated Teller Machine (please don't call it an 'ATM Machine', that's redundant)

BLU

Boston Linux & Unix = a Linux User Group in Boston, MA, USA with roots that go back into the days of Unix before Linux was a thing

BMW

Bavarian Motor Works = German car company

coax

coaxial cable

CSS

Cascading Style Sheets = A technology that deals with the presentation of content on the web

DNS

Domain Name System. An Named Host to IP Address lookup system

DRM

Digital Restrictions Management = Electronic methods to control what you can and can't do.

FOSS

Free Open Source Software. An attempt to communicate the 'freedom' aspect of free software de-emphasizing the price connotation of 'free'.

FLOSS

Free / Libre Open Source Software = Another attempt to de-emphasize the price connotation of 'free' and instead recognize that free means liberty.

FSF

Free Software Foundation. fsf.org

FUBAR

F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition

FUSE

Filesystem in User Space

GAFYD

Google Apps For Your Domain

GNHLUG

Greater New Hampshire Linux User Groups = an association of User Groups in and around the state of New Hampshire, USA of people interested in Linux technology and/or those who created it in the first place; and continue to this day.

GNU

Gnu's Not Unix, because Unix is proprietary software while Gnu is software that respects your freedom.

GPL

General Public License = A sane copyright license

HTML

HyperText Markup Language = structured text that uses logical links (hyperlinks) between nodes containing text.

HTTP

HyperText Transfer Protocol = the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web. See HTML

HTTPS

HTTP Secure = HTTP using SSL or the newer TLS

IANAL

I Am Not A Lawyer = but I'll play one on the Internet

IP

Internet Protocol. An IP Address is a host or device name in numeric form.

IPv4

Internet Protocol version 4

IPv6

Internet Protocal version 6

IPR

Intellectual Property Rights = A crazy idea that nonetheless is pervasive in the global legal system. See Also: GPL

IRL

In Real Life = A TLA used when 'virtual' was a thing. Now the virtual has permeated 'meat space' and so the two are not so distinct.

ISBN

International Standard Book Number = 10-digit or 13-digit codes used by the publishing industry to uniquely identify individual book titles and editions. Some 10-digit ISBNs may end with an "X" instead of a digit.

JS

JavaScript = A computer language.

JSON

JavaScript Object Notation = A data representation format in JavaScript

KIO

KDE Input/Output slaves

LUG

Linux User Group = a general term whereas a specific LUG will often have a geographic focus

MOTD

Message Of The Day = MOTD

NPM

Node Packaged Modules = a package manager for the Nodejs system

OASIS

Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards = a global standards organization

OOP

Object Oriented Programming = hard to define. See OOP.

ORM

Object Relational Mapping = a database approach

PDF

Portable Document Format = a widely used standard for representing documents electronically and print. PDF

PEAR

PHP Extension and Application Repository = a collection of code started in 1999 to enhance the utility of PHP.

PHAR

PHP Archive = a distribution format. See https://secure.php.net/manual/en/intro.phar.php

PHP

PHP is the HyperText Preprocessor = the most popular programming language for the web

POTD

Picture Of The Day

POTY

Picture Of The Year

PRURL

PRURLs

Protocol Relative URL. Starts with '//' instead of 'HTTP(S)://'

PSR-1

PHP Standard Recommendation 1

PSR-2

PHP Standard Recommendation 2

Regex

Regular Expression = a search and replace syntax that allows for powerful pattern matching

RSS

Really Simple Syndication = a syntax for sharing data across the web.

SCM

Software Configuration Management

SPF

Sender Policy Framework

SMW

Semantic MediaWiki = See Metadata

SSL

Secure Sockets Layer = secure (encrypted) underpinning for HTTP

TLA

Three-Letter Acronym

TLS

Transport Layer Security

URL

URLs

Uniform Resource Locator = an address of a web page or other component, including the protocol.

VCS

Version Control System

VE

Visual Editor

WMF

WikiMedia Foundation = the organization which runs various projects including Wikipedia.org

WWW

World Wide Web = the part of the Internet where websites and documents can be found via HTTP or HTTPS.

XML

Extensible Markup Language = a system for markup such that you can create your own 'schema' of terms rather than a specific markup language.

Abbreviation

Asynchronous JavaScript and XML = A means to exchange data with a server without loading a whole new page.

Extensible Markup Language = a system for markup such that you can create your own 'schema' of terms rather than a specific markup language.

Application Programming Interface

Advanced Package Tool. Created by the Debian project.

Application Service Provider

Application Server Pages = an old technology by Microsoft

Automated Teller Machine (please don't call it an 'ATM Machine', that's redundant)

Boston Linux & Unix = a Linux User Group in Boston, MA, USA with roots that go back into the days of Unix before Linux was a thing

Bavarian Motor Works = German car company

coaxial cable

Cascading Style Sheets = A technology that deals with the presentation of content on the web

Domain Name System. An Named Host to IP Address lookup system

Internet Protocol. An IP Address is a host or device name in numeric form.

Digital Restrictions Management = Electronic methods to control what you can and can't do. In the context of video graphics, it means Direct Rendering Manager.

Free Open Source Software. An attempt to communicate the 'freedom' aspect of free software de-emphasizing the price connotation of 'free'.

Free / Libre Open Source Software = Another attempt to de-emphasize the price connotation of 'free' and instead recognize that free means liberty.

Free Software Foundation. fsf.org

F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition

Filesystem in User Space

Google Apps For Your Domain (now called Google Workspace)

Greater New Hampshire Linux User Groups = an association of User Groups in and around the state of New Hampshire, USA of people interested in Linux technology and/or those who created it in the first place; and continue to this day.

Gnu's Not Unix, because Unix is proprietary software while Gnu is software that respects your freedom.

General Public License = A sane copyright license

HyperText Markup Language = structured text that uses logical links (hyperlinks) between nodes containing text.

A worker machine in a Kubernetes cluster.

HyperText Transfer Protocol = the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web. See HTML

HTTP Secure = HTTP using SSL or the newer TLS

Secure Sockets Layer = secure (encrypted) underpinning for HTTP

Transport Layer Security

I Am Not A Lawyer (but I'll play one on the Internet ;-)) Because this acronym can be interpreted as crude, Heather Meeker suggests an alternative 'disclaimer' in online discussions: "If this were legal advice, it would have come with an invoice."

Internet Protocol version 4

Internet Protocal version 6

Intellectual Property Rights = A crazy idea that nonetheless is pervasive in the global legal system. See Also: GPL

In Real Life = A TLA used when 'virtual' was a thing. Now the virtual has permeated 'meat space' and so the two are not so distinct.

Three-Letter Acronym

International Standard Book Number = 10-digit or 13-digit codes used by the publishing industry to uniquely identify individual book titles and editions. Some 10-digit ISBNs may end with an "X" instead of a digit.

JavaScript = A computer language.

JavaScript Object Notation = A data representation format in JavaScript

KDE Input/Output slaves

Linux User Group = a general term whereas a specific LUG will often have a geographic focus

Message Of The Day = MOTD

Node Packaged Modules = a package manager for the Nodejs system

Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards = a global standards organization

Object Oriented Programming = hard to define. See OOP.

Object Relational Mapping = a database approach

Portable Document Format = a widely used standard for representing documents electronically and print. PDF

PHP Extension and Application Repository = a collection of code started in 1999 to enhance the utility of PHP.

PHP is the HyperText Preprocessor = the most popular programming language for the web

PHP Archive = a distribution format. See https://secure.php.net/manual/en/intro.phar.php

Picture Of The Day

Picture Of The Year

Protocol Relative URL. Starts with '//' instead of 'HTTP(S)://'

Protocol Relative URL. Starts with '//' instead of 'HTTP(S)://'

Uniform Resource Locator = an address of a web page or other component, including the protocol.

PHP Standard Recommendation 1

PHP Standard Recommendation 2

Regular Expression = a search and replace syntax that allows for powerful pattern matching

Really Simple Syndication = a syntax for sharing data across the web.

Software Configuration Management

Sender Policy Framework

Semantic MediaWiki = See Metadata

Uniform Resource Locator = an address of a web page or other component, including the protocol.

Version Control System

Visual Editor

WikiMedia Foundation = the organization which runs various projects including Wikipedia.org

World Wide Web = the part of the Internet where websites and documents can be found via HTTP or HTTPS.