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| title, in an abstract, or in the body of the document. | title, in an abstract, or in the body of the document. | ||
| - | The RFC Editor | + | The RFC Production Center |
| to point out conflicts to authors. | to point out conflicts to authors. | ||
| abbreviation list below. | abbreviation list below. | ||
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| have multiple expansions. | have multiple expansions. | ||
| - | Some abbreviations are so well known that expansion is probably | + | Some abbreviations are so well known that expansion is probably unnecessary. The RPC determines |
| - | unnecessary. | + | |
| - | a particular use of one of the "well-known" | + | * Unique (no multiple expansions for the same abbreviation) |
| - | expansion. | + | * Been around for more than a decade |
| - | can lead to impossibly ugly titles.) | + | * Expected |
| - | abbreviations, those that are usually (but not necessarily) treated as | + | * Easily found via general web search |
| - | "well known" | + | * Commonly used in the world at large (e.g. HTML) |
| - | many different abbreviations and there is a range of knowledge among | + | * Known more commonly by the abbreviation than the expanded form (e.g., QR code) |
| - | RFC readers, | + | * Can be found in the Merriam-Webster dictionary |
| + | An asterisk (*) in the abbreviation' | ||
| Finally, this list includes some terms that look like abbreviations | Finally, this list includes some terms that look like abbreviations | ||
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| | AHS | | Additional Header Segment (AHS) | | | | AHS | | Additional Header Segment (AHS) | | | ||
| | ::: | | Adaptive HTTP Streaming (AHS) | | | | ::: | | Adaptive HTTP Streaming (AHS) | | | ||
| + | | AI | * | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | | | ||
| | AIA | | Authority Information Access (AIA) | | | | AIA | | Authority Information Access (AIA) | | | ||
| | AIMD | | AIMD | ||
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| | BB | | BB | ||
| | BBF | | Broadband Forum (BBF) | | | | BBF | | Broadband Forum (BBF) | | | ||
| + | | BBR | | Bottleneck Bandwidth and Round-trip propagation time (BBR) | | | ||
| | BC | | BC | ||
| | BCB | | Backbone Core Bridge (BCB) | | | | BCB | | Backbone Core Bridge (BCB) | | | ||
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| | BFR | | Bit-Forwarding Router (BFR) | | | | BFR | | Bit-Forwarding Router (BFR) | | | ||
| | BGP | * | Border Gateway Protocol | | BGP | * | Border Gateway Protocol | ||
| - | | BGP ORR | | BGP Optimal Route Reflection (BGP ORR) | | | + | | BGP ORR | | BGP Optimal Route Reflection (BGP ORR) | | |
| | BGP-LS | | BGP-LS | ||
| | BGPsec | | BGPsec | ||
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| | C2 | | Command and Control (C2) | | | | C2 | | Command and Control (C2) | | | ||
| | C2P | | C2P | ||
| - | | CA | | certification authority (CA) | + | | CA | | certification authority (CA) | | |
| | ::: | | ::: | ||
| | ::: | | ::: | ||
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| | CO | | CO | ||
| | ::: | | Connection Only (CO) | | | | ::: | | Connection Only (CO) | | | ||
| + | | CoDel | | Controlled Delay (CoDel) | ||
| + | | CoJP | ||
| | COM | | Component Object Module (COM) | | | | COM | | Component Object Module (COM) | | | ||
| | COMEDIA | | COMEDIA | ||
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| | ::: | | Current Transformer (CT) | | | | ::: | | Current Transformer (CT) | | | ||
| | CT_IU | | Common Transport Information Unit (CT_IU) | | CT_IU | | Common Transport Information Unit (CT_IU) | ||
| + | | CTAP | ||
| | CTO | | Congestion Timeout (CTO) | | | | CTO | | Congestion Timeout (CTO) | | | ||
| | CTM | | Cellular Text Telephone Modem (CTM) | | | | CTM | | Cellular Text Telephone Modem (CTM) | | | ||
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| | cwnd | | cwnd | ||
| | CWR | | Do not expand | | CWR | | Do not expand | ||
| - | | CWT | | CBOR Web Token (CWT) | + | | CWT | | CBOR Web Token (CWT) | | |
| | d-CW | | d-CW | ||
| | DA | | DA | ||
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| | DER | * | Distinguished Encoding Rules | | | | DER | * | Distinguished Encoding Rules | | | ||
| | DES | * | Data Encryption Standard (DES) | | | | DES | * | Data Encryption Standard (DES) | | | ||
| + | | DET | | DRIP Entity Tag (DET) | | | ||
| | DetNet | | DetNet | ||
| | DF | | DF | ||
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| | ::: | | decentralized identifier (DID) | | | | ::: | | decentralized identifier (DID) | | | ||
| | DIFS | | DIFS | ||
| + | | DIME | ||
| | DIO | | DODAG Information Object (DIO) | | | | DIO | | DODAG Information Object (DIO) | | | ||
| | DIS | | DODAG Information Solicitation (DIS) | | | | DIS | | DODAG Information Solicitation (DIS) | | | ||
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| | DKIM | | DKIM | ||
| | DLC | | Data Link Control (DLC) | | | | DLC | | Data Link Control (DLC) | | | ||
| - | | DLCI | | Data Link Connection Identifier (DLCI) | + | | DLCI | | Data Link Connection Identifier (DLCI) |
| - | | DLEP | | Dynamic Link Exchange Protocol (DLEP) | + | | DLEP | | Dynamic Link Exchange Protocol (DLEP) |
| | DLP | | DLP | ||
| | ::: | | ::: | ||
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| | DUT | | DUT | ||
| | DVB | | DVB | ||
| - | | DVB-H | + | | DVB-H |
| | DVB-IPDC | | DVB-IPDC | ||
| | DVI | * | No expansion | | DVI | * | No expansion | ||
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| | EAP-AKA | | EAP-AKA | ||
| | EAP-GSPK | | EAP-GSPK | ||
| + | | EAP-NOOB | ||
| | EAP-SIM | | EAP-SIM | ||
| | EAP-TTLS | | EAP-TTLS | ||
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| | EOF | * | End of File (EOF) | | | | EOF | * | End of File (EOF) | | | ||
| | EOF | | EOF | ||
| + | | EOL | ||
| | EoR | | EoR | ||
| | ::: | | ::: | ||
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| | FA | | forwarding adjacency (FA) | | | | FA | | forwarding adjacency (FA) | | | ||
| | ::: | | ::: | ||
| + | | FACK | | Forward Acknowledgement | ||
| | FAD | | FAD | ||
| + | | ::: | ||
| | FAN ELS | | FAN ELS | ||
| | FARP | | Fibre Channel Address Resolution Protocol (FARP) | | FARP | | Fibre Channel Address Resolution Protocol (FARP) | ||
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| |HAC | | Home Agent Controller (HAC) | | | |HAC | | Home Agent Controller (HAC) | | | ||
| |HAS | | HTTP Adaptive Streaming (HAS) | | | |HAS | | HTTP Adaptive Streaming (HAS) | | | ||
| + | |HATEOAS | ||
| |HBA | | Host Bus Adapter (HBA) | | | |HBA | | Host Bus Adapter (HBA) | | | ||
| |::: | | Host-Based Authentication (HBA) | | | |::: | | Host-Based Authentication (HBA) | | | ||
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| |IIH | | IS-IS Hello (IIH) | | | |IIH | | IS-IS Hello (IIH) | | | ||
| |IIR | | infinite impulse response (IIR) | | | |IIR | | infinite impulse response (IIR) | | | ||
| - | |IKE | | Internet Key Exchange Protocol (IKE) | | | + | |IKE | | Internet Key Exchange Protocol (IKE) | " |
| - | |::: | | Internet Key Exchange (IKE) | + | |
| |IKEv2 | |IKEv2 | ||
| |IKM | | input keying material (IKM) | | | |IKM | | input keying material (IKM) | | | ||
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| |IPBX | | IP Private Branch Exchange (IPBX) | |IPBX | | IP Private Branch Exchange (IPBX) | ||
| |IPEI | | International Portable Equipment Identity (IPEI) | |IPEI | | International Portable Equipment Identity (IPEI) | ||
| + | |IPComp | ||
| |IPCP | | IP Control Protocol (IPCP) | |IPCP | | IP Control Protocol (IPCP) | ||
| |IPDV | | Inter-Packet Delay Variation (IPDV) | |IPDV | | Inter-Packet Delay Variation (IPDV) | ||
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| |L3SM | | L3VPN Service Model (L3SM) | |L3SM | | L3VPN Service Model (L3SM) | ||
| |L3VPN | |L3VPN | ||
| + | |L4S | | Low Latency, Low Loss, and Scalable Throughput (L4S) | | | ||
| |L-LSP | |L-LSP | ||
| |LAALP | |LAALP | ||
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| |MA-L | | MAC Address Block Large | | | |MA-L | | MAC Address Block Large | | | ||
| |MA/ | |MA/ | ||
| - | |MAC | | Media Access Control (MAC) | Sublayer of the Link Layer; most frequently used in combination with " | + | |MAC | | Media Access Control (MAC) | Sublayer of the Link Layer; most frequently used in combination with " |
| |::: | | Medium Access Control (MAC) | Media/ | |::: | | Medium Access Control (MAC) | Media/ | ||
| |::: | | Message Authentication Code (MAC) | Legacy cryptographic terminology | | |::: | | Message Authentication Code (MAC) | Legacy cryptographic terminology | | ||
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| |MDS | | Maximal Separable Distance (MDS) | | | |MDS | | Maximal Separable Distance (MDS) | | | ||
| |::: | | MetaData Server (MDS) | | | |::: | | MetaData Server (MDS) | | | ||
| + | |::: | | Maximum Datagram Size (MDS) | | | ||
| |MDSC | | Multi-Domain Service Coordinator (MDSC) | |MDSC | | Multi-Domain Service Coordinator (MDSC) | ||
| |MDT | | Multicast Distribution Tree (MDT) | | | |MDT | | Multicast Distribution Tree (MDT) | | | ||
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| |MSISDN | |MSISDN | ||
| |::: | | Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network number (MSISDN) | |::: | | Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network number (MSISDN) | ||
| + | |MSK | | Master Session Key (MSK) | | | ||
| |MSL | | maximum segment lifetime (MSL) | | | |MSL | | maximum segment lifetime (MSL) | | | ||
| |MSM | | Mobile Station Modem (MSM) | | | |MSM | | Mobile Station Modem (MSM) | | | ||
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| | PCO | | Protocol Configuration Option (PCO) | | PCO | | Protocol Configuration Option (PCO) | ||
| | PCP | | Port Control Protocol (PCP) | | PCP | | Port Control Protocol (PCP) | ||
| + | | ::: | | Priority Code Point (PCP) | ||
| | PCR | | Path Control and Reservation (PCR) | | PCR | | Path Control and Reservation (PCR) | ||
| | PCRE | | PCRE | ||
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| | ::: | | Policy Identifier (PI) | | ::: | | Policy Identifier (PI) | ||
| | PIB | | Payload Integrity Block (PIB) | | | | PIB | | Payload Integrity Block (PIB) | | | ||
| + | | ::: | | Policy Information Base (PIB) | ||
| | PIC | | Prefix Independent Convergence (PIC) (commonly BCP PIC) | | | | PIC | | Prefix Independent Convergence (PIC) (commonly BCP PIC) | | | ||
| | PID | | Provider-defined Identifier (PID) | | PID | | Provider-defined Identifier (PID) | ||
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| | PITR | | PITR | ||
| | PK | | PK | ||
| - | | PKCE | + | | PKCE |
| | PKCS | * | Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) | Remove the expansion if it refers to series of standards, e.g., PKCS #8 | | | PKCS | * | Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) | Remove the expansion if it refers to series of standards, e.g., PKCS #8 | | ||
| | PKG | | Private Key Generator (PKG) | | PKG | | Private Key Generator (PKG) | ||
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| | PPTP | | PPTP | ||
| | PQC | | post-quantum cryptosystem (PQC) | | PQC | | post-quantum cryptosystem (PQC) | ||
| + | | ::: | | Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) | ||
| | PR | | PR | ||
| | PRID | | PRID | ||
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| | PRR | | Port-Range Router (PRR) | | PRR | | Port-Range Router (PRR) | ||
| | ::: | | Policy Reserve Rule (PRR) | | ::: | | Policy Reserve Rule (PRR) | ||
| + | | ::: | | Proportional Rate Reduction (PRR) | ||
| | PRTC | | PRTC | ||
| | PS | | PS | ||
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| | RAA | | Re-Auth-Answer (RAA) | | | | RAA | | Re-Auth-Answer (RAA) | | | ||
| | RACK | | RACK | ||
| - | | RADIUS | + | | RADIUS |
| | RAID | | RAID | ||
| | RAL | | RPL-Aware Leaf (RAL) | | | | RAL | | RPL-Aware Leaf (RAL) | | | ||
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| | RDNSS | | Recursive DNS Server (RDNSS) | | RDNSS | | Recursive DNS Server (RDNSS) | ||
| | RDO | | Route Discovery Option (RDO) | | RDO | | Route Discovery Option (RDO) | ||
| + | | RDOS | ||
| | RDoT | | RDoT | ||
| | RDP | * | Reliable Data Protocol (RDP) | | | | RDP | * | Reliable Data Protocol (RDP) | | | ||
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| | RIB | * | Routing Information Base (RIB) | | | | RIB | * | Routing Information Base (RIB) | | | ||
| | RID | | Real-time Inter-network Defense (RID) | | | | RID | | Real-time Inter-network Defense (RID) | | | ||
| + | | ::: | | Remote Identification (RID) | | | ||
| | ::: | | restriction identifier (RID) | | | | ::: | | restriction identifier (RID) | | | ||
| | RIG | | Referral Internet Groper (RIG) | | RIG | | Referral Internet Groper (RIG) | ||
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| | RLDRAM | | RLDRAM | ||
| | RLE | * | Run Length Encoding | | RLE | * | Run Length Encoding | ||
| + | | RLFA | ||
| + | | rLEDBAT | ||
| | RLMI | | RLMI | ||
| | RLOC | | RLOC | ||
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| | SDH | | Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) | | | | SDH | | Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) | | | ||
| | SDID | | SDID | ||
| + | | SD-JWT | ||
| | SDK | * | software development kit | | | | SDK | * | software development kit | | | ||
| | SDN | | Software-Defined Networking (SDN) | | | | SDN | | Software-Defined Networking (SDN) | | | ||
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| | ::: | | session ID (SID) | | | | ::: | | session ID (SID) | | | ||
| | ::: | | server ID (SID) | | | | ::: | | server ID (SID) | | | ||
| - | | ::: | | sender ID (SID) | | | + | | ::: | | sender ID (SID) | | |
| | ::: | | Silence Descriptor (SID) | Per guidance, " | | ::: | | Silence Descriptor (SID) | Per guidance, " | ||
| |::: | |::: | ||
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| | SP | | SP | ||
| | SPB | | Shortest Path Bridging (SPB) | | | | SPB | | Shortest Path Bridging (SPB) | | | ||
| - | | SPBM | + | | SPBM |
| | SPC | | Service Provider Code (SPC) | | | | SPC | | Service Provider Code (SPC) | | | ||
| | ::: | | Soft Permanent Connection (SPC) | | | | ::: | | Soft Permanent Connection (SPC) | | | ||
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| | SRTT | | SRTT | ||
| | SRV | * | Service Record (SRV) | Resource Record | | SRV | * | Service Record (SRV) | Resource Record | ||
| - | | SRv6 | + | | SRv6 |
| | SS7 | | Signaling System 7 (SS7) | | | | SS7 | | Signaling System 7 (SS7) | | | ||
| | SS-FSSI | | SS-FSSI | ||
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| | TE | * | Traffic Engineering (TE) | | | | TE | * | Traffic Engineering (TE) | | | ||
| | ::: | * | Traffic Engineered (TE) | | | | ::: | * | Traffic Engineered (TE) | | | ||
| + | | ::: | | Teredo extension (TE) | | | ||
| | TEAP | | TEAP | ||
| | TED | | Traffic Engineering Database (TED) | | | | TED | | Traffic Engineering Database (TED) | | | ||
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| | TIAS | | TIAS | ||
| | TIB | | Tree Information Base (TIB) | | | | TIB | | Tree Information Base (TIB) | | | ||
| + | | TID | | Traffic Classification Identifier (TID) | | | ||
| | TIM | | Traffic Indication Map (TIM) | | | | TIM | | Traffic Indication Map (TIM) | | | ||
| | TIMIP | | Terminal Independent Mobile IP (TIMIP) | | TIMIP | | Terminal Independent Mobile IP (TIMIP) | ||
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| | ::: | | Transport Stream (TS) | | | | ::: | | Transport Stream (TS) | | | ||
| | ::: | | Tenant System (TS) | | | | ::: | | Tenant System (TS) | | | ||
| + | | ::: | | Timestamp (TS) | | | ||
| + | | ::: | | Timestamps (TS) | | | ||
| | TSA | | Time Stamping Authority | | | | TSA | | Time Stamping Authority | | | ||
| | TSCH | | TSCH | ||
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| | TSTN | | TSTN | ||
| | TSTR | | TSTR | ||
| + | | TSval | | TS Value (TSval) | | | ||
| | TT-PE | | Target Terminating Provider Edge (TT-PE) | | TT-PE | | Target Terminating Provider Edge (TT-PE) | ||
| | TTD | | Throughput Test Device (TTD) | | | | TTD | | Throughput Test Device (TTD) | | | ||
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| | ::: | | Unavailable Seconds (UAS) | | | | ::: | | Unavailable Seconds (UAS) | | | ||
| | ::: | | Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) | Used for both singular and plural (i.e., not " | | ::: | | Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) | Used for both singular and plural (i.e., not " | ||
| + | | UCB | | UDP Control Block (UCB) | | | ||
| | uCDN | | uCDN | ||
| | UCMP | | UCMP | ||
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| | USM | | User-based Security Model | | | | USM | | User-based Security Model | | | ||
| | USRK | | USRK | ||
| + | | USS | | UAS Service Suppliers (USS) | | | ||
| | UTC | * | Coordinated Universal Time | | | | UTC | * | Coordinated Universal Time | | | ||
| | UTF-8 | * | Unicode transformation format 8 | | | | UTF-8 | * | Unicode transformation format 8 | | | ||
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| | WRR | | Weighted Round Robin (WRR) | | | | WRR | | Weighted Round Robin (WRR) | | | ||
| | WS | | WS | ||
| + | | WS | ||
| | WSDL | | WSDL | ||
| | WSON | | WSON | ||
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| | ZKPP | | ZKPP | ||
| | ZRTP | * | No expansion | | | | ZRTP | * | No expansion | | | ||
| - | | ZSK | | Zone Signing Key (ZSK) | | | + | | ZSK | | Zone Signing Key (ZSK) | | |
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