Abbreviations "Q,R" ( All the "Q,R" Character ).

   

Abbreviations

                  Q

Short Name  ��  Full Name or Abbreviations

QA        Quality Assurance

QAM       Quadrature Amplitude Modulation

QBE       Query By Example

QBF       Query by Form

QBIC      Query By Image Content [IBM]

QC        Quality Control

QDOS      Quick and Dirty Operating System

.QDI      Dictionary (file name extension) [Quicken]

.QDT      Data (file name extension) [Quicken]

QEMM      Quarterdeck Expanded Memory Manager [Quarterdeck Corp.]

QFA       Quick File Access

QFP       Quad Flat Pack

QIC       Quality Information Using Cycle Time [Hewlett-Packard] +

          Quarter-Inch Cartridge

.QIF      Quicken Import File/Interchange Format (file name extension)

.QMT      Memorized List (file name extension) [Quicken]

.QNX      Indexes to Data (file name extension) [Quicken]

QPG       Quantum Phase Gate

QPSK      Quadrature Phase Shift Keying

QTC       Quicktime Conferencing [Macintosh]

                          R

Short Name  ��  Full Name or Abbreviations

RA        Return Authorization

RACF      Resource Access Control Facility

RAD       Rapid Application Development

RADAR     Rights, Availabilities, Distribution Analysis

          and Reporting [Disney]

RADB      Routing Arbiter Data Base

RADSL     Rate Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line

RAG       Row Address Generator

RAID      Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks +

          Redundant Arrays of Independent Drives +

          Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks

RAIS      Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Systems

RALU      Register Arithmetic Logic Unit

RAM       Random Access Memory

RAMDAC    Random Access Memory Digital-to-Analog

          Converter [Sierra]

RAMP      Remote Access Maintenance Protocol [Internet]

RAND      Random

RAP       Rapid Application Prototyping

RARP      Reverse Address Resolution Protocol

RAS       Random Access Storage +

          Reader Admission System [British Library] +

          Reliability, Availability and Serviceability +

          Remote Access Service + Row Address Select

RASAPI    Remote Access Service Application Programming

          Interface [Microsoft]

RAVE      Rendering Acceleration Virtual Engine [Apple Computer]

RB        Right Button (of 2 or 3 button Mouse)

RBBS      Remote Bulletin Board System

RBCS      Remote Bar Code System

RBOC      Regional Bell Operating Company

RCL       Rotate Carry Left

RCP       Remote Control Panel + Remote Copy [Internet] +

          Restore Cursor Position

RCR       Rotate Carry Right

RCS       Records Communications Switching System +

          Revision Control System [Unix]

RD        Receive Data + Remove Directory

R&D       Research and Development

RDA       Remote Database Access

RDB       Receive Data Buffer + Relational Database

RDBMS     Relational Database Mangement System

RDCLK     Received Timing Clock

RDP       Reliable Datagram Protocol

RDRAM     Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory

RDSR      Receiver Data Service Request

RDTO      Receive Data Transfer Offset [IBM]

.REC      Recorder (file name extension)

REC.      Recreation [USENET Newsgroup Category]

.REF      Reference (file name extension)

REG       Register

REGAL     Rigid Epoxy Glass Acrylic Laminate

RELSECT   Relative Sector

REM       Remark + Remote + Ring Error Monitor

REN       Rename

REP       Repeat

REPE      Repeat while Equal

REPNE     Repeat while Not Equal

REPNZ     Repeat while Not Zero

REPZ      Repeat while Zero

REQ       Request

REREG     Re-Register

RES       Remote Execution Service + Reset + Resolution

.RES      Resource (file name extension)

RET       Resolution Enhancement Technology [HP] +

          Return

REX       Relocatable Executable

REXEC     Remote Execution

REXX      Restructured Extended Executor (language) [IBM]

RF        Radio Frequency

RFC       Request For Comments [Internet]

RFD       Request for Discussion [Internet]

RFI       Radio Frequency Interference

RFP       Request for Proposal

RFQ       Request for Quotation

RFS       Remote File Sharing + Remote File System

RFT       Revisable Form Text + Rich Text Format

RFU       Reserved For Future Use

RGB       Red-Green-Blue (color model)

RI        Referential Integrity + Ring Indicate

RIFF      Resource Interschange File Format [Microsoft]

RIM       Remote Installation and Maintenance [Microsoft]

RIME      RelayNet International Message Exchange

RIP       Remote Imaging Protocol +

          Routing Information Protocol [Novell]

RIPEM     Riordan's Internet Privacy Enhanced Mail

RIPS      Raster Image Processing System

RISC      Reduced Instruction Set Computer

RJE       Remote Job Entry

RLE       Run Length Encoded

RLL       Run Length Limited

RLN       Remote LAN Node [DCA]

RLOGIN    Remote Login

RLSD      Received Line Signal Detected

RLSI    * Ridiculously Large-Scale Integration

RM        Reset Mode

RMA       Return Material Authorization +

          Return to Manufacturer Authorization

RMB       Right Mouse Button

RMDIR     Remove Directory

RMON      Remote Monitor/Monitoring

RMP       Remote Maintenance Processor [IBM]

RMS       Record Management Services + Root Mean Square

RMW       Read-Modify-Write

RN        Read News [Internet]

RND       Random

RNG       Random Number Generator

RNP       Regional Network Provider

R-O       Read Only

ROB       Reorder Buffer [Intel]

ROL       Rotate Left

ROM       Read Only Memory

ROOM      Real-Time Object-Oriented Modeling

ROP       Raster Operation + RISC Operation

ROR       Rotate Right

ROS       Read-Only Storage [IBM]

ROT       Running Object Table

RPC       Remote Procedure Call

RPG       Report Program Generator (Programming Language)

RPL       Resident Programming Language +

          Requested Privilege Level

RPN       Real Page Number

RPRINTER  Remote Printer [NetWare]

RPPROM    Reprogrammable PROM

RPT       Repeat

RPQ       Request for Price Quotation

RQBE      Relational Query By Example [Fox Pro]

RR        Real Reality

RS        Radio Shack +

          Recommended Standard (as in RS-232) [EIA] +

          Record Separator + Request to Send

RSA129    (129 digit cryptographic security number named after

          its inventors: Drs. Ronald L. Rivest, Adi Shamir and

          Leonard M. Adelman)

RSAC      Recreational Software Advisory Council

RSCS      Remote Spooling Communications System

RSD       Route Server Daemon

RSH       Remote Shell

RSL       Request-and-Status Link

RSP       Required Space Character

RST       Reset + Restart

RSTS      Resource Sharing Time Sharing [Digital]

RSX       Real Time Resource Sharing Executive

RT        Real Time + RISC Technology + Run Time

R/T       Receive/Transmit

RTAM      Remote Terminal Access Method

RTC       Real-Time Clock

RTDM      Real-Time Data Migration

RTEL      Reverse Telnet [Internet]

RTF       Rich Text Format

RTL       Register Transfer Language/Level +

          Resistor Transistor Logic + Right-To-Left +

          Run Time Library

RTM       Response Time Monitor + Runtime Manager [Borland]

RTMP      Routing Table Maintenance Protocol

RTOS      Real-Time Operating System

RTP       Rapid Transport Protocol + Real-Time Protocol

RTS       Remote Takeover System + Request To Send

RTTI      Runtime Type Information

RTTY      Radio Teletypewriter (Communications)

RTV       Real Time Video

RVA       Relative Virtual Address

RVI       Reverse Interrupt

R/W       Read/Write

RWM       Read-Write Memory

RX        Receiver

RXD       Receive Data

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