| Microsoft Technology Terms |
| ADFS |
Active Directory Federation Services |
| ADO |
ActiveX Data Objects |
| ADS |
Active Directory Services |
| ADWS |
Active Directory Web Services |
| AJAX |
Asynchronous JavaScript And XML |
| APIPA |
Automatic Private IP
Addressing (Windows function for auto-configuring IP address when
DHCP server is unavailable) |
| ASF |
Advanced Systems Format
- a extensible file format to store coordinated multimedia data on a timeline
|
| ASP |
Active Server Pages (ASP.Net) |
| ATL |
Active Template Library (set of template-based C++ classes) |
| AVI |
Audio-Video Interleave |
| BTS |
BizTalk Server |
| CAPI |
Crypto API |
| CCR |
Cluster Continuous Replication (Exchange Server 2007) |
| CIL |
Common Intermediate Language (.NET) |
| CLR |
Common Language Runtime (.NET) |
| CLS |
Common Language Specification (.NET) |
| CTP |
Community Technology Preview |
| CTS |
Common Type System (.NET) |
| D3D |
Direct 3D |
| DACL |
Discretionary ACL
|
| DCL |
Data Control Language (subset of Miscrsoft
SQL)
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| DDI |
Device Driver Interface |
| DDK |
Device Driver Kit |
| DLR |
Dynamic Language Runtime (.NET) |
| DPM |
Data Protection Manager (disk backup) |
| DRM |
Digital Rights Management (server) |
| DSI |
Dynamic Systems Initiative |
| ESE |
Extensible Storage Engine (converted to open source in January 2021) |
| FFS |
Flash File System |
| FRS |
File Replication Service (NTFRS) |
| GAC |
Global Assembly Cache (store/manage
DLL in WINNT directory) |
| GDI |
Graphics Device Interface |
| GINA |
Graphical Identification and Authentication |
| GPE |
Group Policy Editor (Microsoft Windows) |
| GPO |
Group Policy Object |
| GUID |
Global Unique IDentifier |
| GXA |
Global
XML Architecture (for
Web Services - Microsoft) |
| HDCD |
High Definition Compatible Digital |
| HIS |
Host Integration Server |
| HKCU |
HKEY_Current_User (MS Office Policy Registry) |
| HKLM |
HKEY_Local_Machine (MS Office Policy Registry) |
| IDC |
Internet Database Connector |
| IDL |
Interface Definition Language |
| IIS |
Internet Information Server |
| IMF |
Intelligent Message Filter (Outlook) |
| IOS |
Input/Output Supervisor |
| IPTV |
Internet Protocol Television |
| ITMU |
Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (Microsoft Systems Management Server) |
| KDT |
Key Definition Table |
| LCID |
Language Code Identifier (also MS-LCID, Windows LCID) |
| LCR |
Local Continuous Replication (Exchange Server 2007) |
| LCS |
Live Communication Server |
| LINQ |
Language Integrated Query |
| LLTD |
Link Layer Topology Discovery protocol |
| MAPI |
Messaging API |
| MBF |
Microsoft Business Framework |
| MEF |
Managed Extensibility Framework |
| MFC |
Microsoft Foundation Classes (c++) |
| MILS |
Microsoft International Language Services |
| MOM |
Microsoft Operations Manager (software) |
| MOSS |
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server |
| MPPE |
Microsoft Point to Point Encryption
(protocol) |
| MSA |
Microsoft Systems/Solutions Architecture |
| MSCS |
Microsoft Clustering Services |
| MSDE |
Microsoft SQLSever Data Engine (also Microsoft Data Engine) |
| MSDN |
Microsoft Developer Network |
| MSF |
Microsoft Solution Framework |
| MSIL |
Microsoft Intermediate Language (.NET Framework) |
| MSMQ |
Microsoft Message Queuing |
| MSN |
Microsoft Network (Microsoft technologies forum) |
| MSRT |
Malicious Software Removal Tool |
| MTS |
Microsoft Transaction Server |
| MXS |
Microsoft Exchange Server |
| NTFS |
New Technology File System |
| OCA |
Online Crash Analysis |
| OCS |
Office Communication Server |
| ODSI
| Open Directory Services Interface
|
|
| ODSI - Programming interface to gain access to network naming services and directory services
|
| OOXML |
Open Office XML |
| OWA |
Outlook Web Access (OWA 2003 - OWA using MS Exchange Server 2003, etc.) |
| OWC |
Office Web Components |
| PE |
Portable Execution (Microsoft .NET) |
| PIA |
Primary Interop Assemblies (Visual Studio .Net) |
| RAS |
Remote Access Server |
| RDP |
Remote Desktop Protocol |
| RFS | Remote File System |
| RIFF | Resource Interchange File Format |
| RNI |
Raw Native Interface (Java equivalent JNI)
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| RODC |
Read-Only Domain Controller |
| RSoP |
Resultant Set of Policy (utility for Group Policy management) |
| RTC | Real-Time Communications (server Microsoft.Net) |
| SAPI |
Speech API |
| SCL | Spam Confidence Level |
| SCM | Service Control Manager |
| SCR |
Standby Continuous Replication (Exchange Server 2007) |
| SDM | System Definition Model |
| SEHOP |
Structured Exception Handling Overwrite Protection |
| SMB |
Server Message Block (designed initially by IBM) |
| SMS |
Systems Management Server |
| SPx |
Service Pack 1,2,... etc. (software patches for bug fix, security issues etc.) |
| SSDT |
SQL Server Data Tools |
| SSE |
Simple Sharing Extension |
| SSIS |
SQL Server Integration Services |
| SSRS |
SQL Server Reporting Services |
| SUS |
Software Update Services |
| TFS |
Team Foundation Server |
| TMG |
Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway |
| TNEF |
Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format (MS-Outlook email attachment format) |
| UAC |
User Account Control |
| UAP |
User Account Protection |
| VBA |
Visual Basic for Applications |
| VBS |
Visual Basic Script |
| VBX |
Visual Basic Extensions |
| VDS |
Virtual Disk Service |
| VSS |
Virtual Shadow copy Service |
| VSS |
Visual Source Safe |
| VSTO |
Visual Studio Tools for Office |
| VSTS |
Visual Studio Team System |
| VWB |
Visual Work Bench |
| WCF |
Windows Communication Foundation |
| WDL |
Windows Driver Library |
| WDRAM |
Windows Dynamic RAM |
| WLPQS |
Windows Logo Program Qualification Service (Microsoft Windows compatibility) |
| WGA |
Windows Genuine Advantage (Windows-XP antipiracy tool) |
| WHQL |
Windows Hardware Quality Labs |
| Winsock |
Windows Sockets API |
| Wintel |
Windows/Intel hardware/software compatibility etc. |
| WMA |
Windows Media Audio |
| WMF |
Windows Meta File |
| WMI |
Windows Management Interface/Instrumentation
(Microsoft implementation of WBEM) |
| WMP |
Windows Media Player |
| WOSA |
Windows Open Services Architecture |
| WRK |
Windows Resource Kit (for Windows-NT, Vista, XP etc.) |
| WRAM |
Windows RAM |
| WSE |
Web Services (WS) Extensions |
| WSUS |
Windows Server Update Services |
| XACT |
Cross platform Audio Creation Tool |
| MS-DOS |
Microsoft-DOS (disk operating system) |
| MS-LCID |
Microsoft Language Code Identifier (LCID) |
| MS-LPL |
Microsoft Limited Permissive License |