meaning of all these abreviations?

I'm just starting out down the network/wireless path and would like to know
if there is a web site which can tell me the meaning of all the abreviations
used whenever I read about the subject. Things like DHCP, WPA, WEP, SID, and
I'm sure a host of others I've not come across yet. It's all a bit
confusing!!

Steve

Steve Church wrote:
> I'm just starting out down the network/wireless path and would like to know
> if there is a web site which can tell me the meaning of all the abreviations
> used whenever I read about the subject. Things like DHCP, WPA, WEP, SID, and

Hi Steve try here:

http://compnetworking.about.com/od/b...blglossary.htm


Charlie

Steve Church wrote:
> I'm just starting out down the network/wireless path and would like
> to know if there is a web site which can tell me the meaning of all
> the abreviations used whenever I read about the subject. Things like
> DHCP, WPA, WEP, SID, and I'm sure a host of others I've not come
> across yet. It's all a bit confusing!!
>
> Steve

Try here.
http://www.acronymfinder.com/
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Adrian A

Adrian wrote:

> Try here. http://www.acronymfinder.com/

Looks like every link is based on either Google adwords
or Amazon (for commission, perhaps).

http://en.wikipedia.org/ would be my choice! Peter M.

"Steve Church" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm just starting out down the network/wireless path and would like to
> know if there is a web site which can tell me the meaning of all the
> abreviations used whenever I read about the subject. Things like DHCP,
> WPA, WEP, SID, and I'm sure a host of others I've not come across yet.
> It's all a bit confusing!!
>
> Steve
>
Google for it as there re many sites that will explain.

"Steve Church" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm just starting out down the network/wireless path and would like to
> know if there is a web site which can tell me the meaning of all the
> abreviations used whenever I read about the subject. Things like DHCP,
> WPA, WEP, SID, and I'm sure a host of others I've not come across yet.
> It's all a bit confusing!!
>
> Steve


Yes, the use of all these abbreviations is a PITA, innit!

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DB.

"Steve Church" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm just starting out down the network/wireless path and would like to
> know if there is a web site which can tell me the meaning of all the
> abreviations used whenever I read about the subject. Things like DHCP,
> WPA, WEP, SID, and I'm sure a host of others I've not come across yet.
> It's all a bit confusing!!
>
> Steve
>

Join COCOA the Campaign to Outlaw Contrived and Outrageous Acronyms...

On Sun, 5 Feb 2006 13:34:25 UTC, "DB." <(E-Mail Removed)>
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> "Steve Church" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:ds4dlv$c9$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I'm just starting out down the network/wireless path and would like to
> > know if there is a web site which can tell me the meaning of all the
> > abreviations used whenever I read about the subject. Things like DHCP,
> > WPA, WEP, SID, and I'm sure a host of others I've not come across yet.
> > It's all a bit confusing!!
>
> Yes, the use of all these abbreviations is a PITA, innit!

But I think Steve is slightly missing the point. So, he finds out that
DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Doesn't help much
unless he understands what it's for, and what it does. Better to avoid
decoding the acronyms and go for a networking primer.

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"Steve Church" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> I'm just starting out down the network/wireless path and would like to
> know if there is a web site which can tell me the meaning of all the
> abreviations used whenever I read about the subject. Things like DHCP,
> WPA, WEP, SID,

Sid is the guy British Gas were desperately trying to find when they were
being privatised. After the resounding success of that campaign he went on
to become Britain's first suicide bomber.



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> "Steve Church" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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>
>> I'm just starting out down the network/wireless path and would like to
>> know if there is a web site which can tell me the meaning of all the
>> abreviations used whenever I read about the subject. Things like DHCP,
>> WPA, WEP, SID,
>
> Sid is the guy British Gas were desperately trying to find when they were
> being privatised. After the resounding success of that campaign he went on
> to become Britain's first suicide bomber.
>
>

As in

Sid - n. proper; man's name, oven abbreviation for Sidney; hissing ~ - name
of snake used in British Gas privatisation campaign, also gas leak...