High level programming languages (Software)ĤGT: 4 Gigabyte memory Tuning 5GL: Fifth Generation LanguageĪrtificial intelligence languages (Software)ĪBRS: Automated Book Request System ABS: Address Book SynchronizationĪ/P: Accounts Payable A/PC: Auto Personal ComputerĪBS: ABSolute ABS: Automatic Backup System ABT: ABorT ABTS: Ascii Block Terminal Services AC: Audio CodecĪ/R: Accounts Receivable A/UX: Apple UniXĪA: Auto Answer AAB: All-to-All Broadcast AAC: Advanced Audio Coding AAF: Advancced Authoring Format AAL: Atm Adaption Layer AAP: Applications Access PointĪC: Alternate Current AC: AutoCheck AC: Automatic Computer ACAP: Application Configuration Access Protocol ACC: ACCumulator ACD: Automatic Call Distribution ACDI: Asynchronous Communications Device Interface ACE: Access Control Encryption ACE: Access Control EntryĪARP: Appletalk Address Resolution Protocol This document may not be distributed for profit.Īssembler and other low-level languages (Software)ģD: 3Dimensional 3GL: 3rd Generation Language This document may be copied and distributed subject to the following conditions: 1. The user assumes the entire risk as to the accuracy and the use of this document. INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND FREEDOM FROM INFRINGEMENT.
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In the booth next to me are two men, a father and a son. «I'm sitting in a coffee shop in Milford, NH.