Tech Acronyms and Abbreviations

acronym; an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word.

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• IaaS - Infrastructure as a Service - a form of cloud computing

• IC - Integrated Circuit - electronic circuits on one piece of semiconductor material (chip)

• ICANN - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - keeps track of internet domains (among other things)

• ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol

• ICT - Information and Communication Technology

• IDE - Integrated Drive Electronics - a standard electronic interface for PCs

• IDS - Intrusion Detection System - software or device that monitors networks for malicious activity

• IE - Internet Explorer - a Microsoft Windows browser

• IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

• IPFS - InterPlanetary File System - a peer-to-peer file-sharing system

• IFTTT - IF This Then That - events trigger another events

• IIS - Internet Information Services - web server created by Microsoft

• IM - Instant Messaging

• IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol - Internet standard protocol used by e-mail clients to retrieve e-mail from a mail server

• IoT - Internet Of Things - internet connectivity of everyday objects

• IP Address - Internet Protocol - the address system of the internet. IPv6 is the current version (to make more addresses available)

• IRQ - Interrupt Request - computer processor signal from peripherals

• ISA - Industry Standard Architecture - PC interconnection standard configuration

• ISO - International Organization for Standardization

• ISP - Internet Service Provider - the company that provides your internet service

• IT - Information Technology - the use of computers for manipulating data for business

• IVF - In Vitro Fertilization

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