CAB | cabinet file |
CAI | computer-aided (or assisted) instruction |
CAL | computer-aided learning |
CAM | Common Access Method |
CAM ATA | Common Access Method Advanced Technology Attachment |
CAP | carrierless amplitude/phase |
CAS | column address strobe |
CAT | category |
CATV | community access television |
CAV | constant angular velocity |
CBI | computer-based instruction |
CBL | computer-based learning |
CBT | computer-based training |
CCITT | Comité Consultatif International de Télégraphique et Téléphonique |
CCS | common command set |
CD | compact disc |
CD-DA | compact discdigital audio |
CD+G | compact disc+graphics |
CD-I | compact discinteractive |
CD+MIDI | compact disc+musical instrument digital interface |
CD-MO | compact discmagneto-optical |
CD-R | compact discrecordable |
CD-ROM | compact discread-only memory |
CD-ROM XA | compact discread-only memory extended architecture |
CD-RW | compact discrewritable |
CD-WO | compact discwrite once |
CDMA | code division multiple access |
CDSL | consumer DSL |
CEB | Compact Electronics Bay |
CERN | Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire |
CF | CompactFlash |
CFCs | chlorofluorocarbons |
CGA | color graphics adapter |
CHAP | Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol |
CHS | cylinder head sector |
CIF | common image format |
CIRC | cross-interleave Reed-Solomon code |
CISC | complex instruction set computer |
CLKMUL | clock multiplier |
CLV | constant linear velocity |
CMOS | complementary metal-oxide semiconductor |
CMYK | cyan, magenta, yellow, black |
CNR | Communications and Networking Riser |
COBOL | Common Business-Oriented Language |
COC | chip on ceramic |
codec | coder-decoder |
CP/M | Control Program for Microcomputers (originally Control Program/Monitor) |
cps | characters per second |
CPU | central processing unit |
CRC | cyclical redundancy check |
CRT | cathode ray tube |
CS | cable select or central switch |
CSA | Canadian Standards Agency |
CSEL | cable select |
CSMA/CD | carrier sense multiple access/collision detect |
CSS | contact start stop or content scramble system |
CTFT | color thin film transistor |