

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| AP | WiFi Access Point |
| CGNAT | Carrier-Grade NAT |
| CST | (Boeing) Crew Space Transportation capsules |
| ~ | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| DNS | Domain Name Service/System |
| HA | Home Assistant automation software |
| ~ | High Availability |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IoT | Internet of Things for device controllers |
| PCIe | Peripheral Component Interconnect Express |
| Roscosmos | State Corporation for Space Activities, Russia |
| SSD | Solid State Drive mass storage |
| VPS | Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) |
| Jargon | Definition |
|---|---|
| Starliner | Boeing commercial crew capsule CST-100 |
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Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
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