Table of acronyms and other abbreviations

In the following table, terms are listed alphabetically by acronym, not by expanded form. Many product-specific terms do not appear in this table. Exclusion of a term does not mean it is not acceptable.

When two concepts are represented by the same acronym, the concepts are numbered according to primacy of usage in the Expanded Form column. When a variation in wording is used to refer to a single concept, both variations are included but not numbered.

If the term you are looking for is not listed in the table, check the following resources:

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