Tech Acronyms and Abbreviations

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

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• SATA - PC connector standards

• SCSI - Small Computer System Interface

• SDE - Software-Defined Everything

• SDK - Software Development Kit - contains everything programmers need to develop applications for a product

• SEO - Search Engine Optimization - Optimizing a web page to rank higher in search engines

• SIM - Subscriber Identification Module - aka 'SIM card' for mobile phones

• SIMM - Single Inline Memory Module

• SLA - Stereolithography (3D printing) use a laser to cure liquid resin into hardened plastic

• SLAM - Simultaneous Localization And Mapping - map an area while tracking an object's location inside it

• SMO - Social Media Optimization

• SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

• SONAR - Sound Navigation and Ranging

• SQL - Structured Query Language - programming language for databases

• SRAM - Static Random Access Memory (IC)

• SSD - Solid State Drive - a hard drive that uses digital storage like the memory chips in your computer instead of a spinning disc

• SSID - Service Set IDentifier - the primary name associated with an wireless local area network (WLAN)

• SSL - Secure Sockets Layer - provides network communications security

• STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

• STEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics

• STL - Stereolithography - popular format for 3D printing files

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