| Abbreviation | Description |
| AIO | All In One |
| AVI | Audio Video Interleaved |
| BW | Bandwidth |
| CA | Certificate Authority |
| CAD | Computer-Aided Design |
| CD | Compact Disc |
| DMA | Direct Memory Access |
| ECC | Error Checking and Correcting |
| EDO-RAM | Extended Data Output RAM |
| EEP-ROM | Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM |
| ESD | Electro Static Discharge |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| FDC | Floppy Disc Controller |
| FDD | Floppy Disk Drive |
| FSB | Front Side Bus |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| HD | Hard Disk |
| HDTV | High Definition TV |
| HPC | High Performance microController |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode |
| NIC | Network Interface Card |
| OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| OS | Operating System |
| PCI | Peripheral Component Interconnect |
| PSU | Power Supply Unit |
| PUP | Product Upgrade (for example: from entry to pro) |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| RIMM | Rambus In-line Memory Module |
| SCSI | Small Computers System Interface |
| SD | Single density |
| SDRAM | Synchronous DRAM |
| SRAM | Static RAM |
| TERA | 1024MB x 10 power 4 |
| TTL | Time To Live |
| UART | Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter |
| UDMA | Ultra DMA |
| UPS | Uninterruptable Power Supply |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
| VUP | Version Upgrade (for example; V5.2 to V7.0) |
