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'''Acronyms''' from [[Digital Equipment Corporation]]. (Listings given in ''italics'' are not just DEC acronyms.)
 
'''Acronyms''' from [[Digital Equipment Corporation]]. (Listings given in ''italics'' are not just DEC acronyms.)
  
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* [[CBOX]] = Cache Box
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{| class="wikitable"
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* [[Computer Interconnect|CI]] = Computer Interconnect
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|-
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* [[CPU/Memory Interconnect|CMI]] = CPU/Memory Interconnect
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! Phrase
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* [[Digital Command Language|DCL]] = Digital Command Language
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! Acronym
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* [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Diagnostic Block Numbers (DBNs)|DBN]] = Diagnostic Block Number
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|-
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* [[Digital Storage Architecture|DSA]] = Digital Storage Architecture
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| Cache Box
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* [[Disk Save and Compress|DSC]] = Disk Save and Compress
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| [[CBOX]]
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* [[DSA Standard Disk Format|DSDF]] = DSA Standard Disk Format
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|-
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* [[Digital Standard Runoff|DSR]] = Digital Standard Runoff
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| Computer Interconnect
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* [[Digital Storage Systems Interconnect|DSSI]] = Digital Storage Systems Interconnect
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| [[Computer Interconnect|CI]]
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* [[DUP]] = Diagnostic and Utility Protocol
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|-
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* [[EBOX]] = Execution Box
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| CPU/Memory Interconnect
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* [[Engineering Change Order|ECO]] = ''Engineering Change Order''
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| [[CPU/Memory Interconnect|CMI]]
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* [[IBOX]] = Instruction Box
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|-
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* [[JBOX]] = Junction Box
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| Digital Command Language
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* [[LAD]] = Local Area Disk
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| [[Digital Command Language|DCL]]
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* [[LAST]] = Local Area System Transport
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|-
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* [[LAT]] = Local Area Transport
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| Diagnostic Block Number
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* [[LAVC]] = Local Area VAXcluster
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| [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Diagnostic Block Numbers (DBNs)|DBN]]
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* [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Logical Block Numbers (LBNs)|LBN]] = ''Logical Block Number''
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|-
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* [[MBOX]] = Memory Box
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| Digital Storage Architecture
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* [[Monitor Console Routine|MCR]] = Monitor Console Routine
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| [[Digital Storage Architecture|DSA]]
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* [[Maintenance Documentation Service|MDS]] = Maintenance Documentation Service
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|-
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* [[Mass Storage Control Protocol|MSCP]] = Mass Storage Control Protocol
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| Disk Save and Compress
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* [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Replacement Block Numbers (RBNs)|RBN]] = Replacement Block Number
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| [[Disk Save and Compress|DSC]]
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* [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Logical Block Numbers (LBNs)|RCT]] = Replacement/Revectoring Control Table
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|-
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* [[Record Managment Services|RMS]] = Record Managment Services
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| DSA Standard Disk Format
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* [[Synchronous Backplane Interconnect|SBI]] = Synchronous Backplane Interconnect
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| [[DSA Standard Disk Format|DSDF]]
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* [[SCA]] = Systems Communication Architecture
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|-
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* [[SCS]]
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| Digital Standard Runoff
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* [[System Dump Analyzer|SDA]] = System Dump Analyzer
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| [[Digital Standard Runoff|DSR]]
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* [[SDB]] = Standard Drive Bus
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|-
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* [[Standard Disk Interconnect|SDI]] = Standard Disk Interconnect
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| Digital Storage Systems Interconnect
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* [[SDL]]
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| [[Digital Storage Systems Interconnect|DSSI]]
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* [[STI]] = Standard Tape Interconnect
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|-
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* [[User Environment Test Package|UETP]] = User Environment Test Package
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| Diagnostic and Utility Protocol
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* [[UQSSP]] = [[UNIBUS]] [[QBUS]] Storage Systems Port
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| [[DUP]]
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* [[VAX Bus Interconnect|VAXBI]] = VAX Bus Interconnect
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|-
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* [[VBOX]] = Vector Box
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| Execution Box
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* [[VUP]] = VAX Unit of Performance
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| [[EBOX]]
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* [[DSA Standard Disk Format#External Block Numbers (XBNs)|XBN]] = External Block Number
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|-
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* [[Extended Memory Interconnect|XMI]] = Extended Memory Interconnect
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| ''Engineering Change Order''
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| [[Engineering Change Order|ECO]]
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|-
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| Instruction Box
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| [[IBOX]]
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|-
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| Junction Box
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| [[JBOX]]
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|-
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| Local Area Disk
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| [[LAD]]
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|-
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| Local Area System Transport
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| [[LAST]]
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|-
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| Local Area Transport
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| [[LAT]]
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|-
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| Local Area VAXcluster
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| [[LAVC]]
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|-
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| ''Logical Block Number''
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| [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Logical Block Numbers (LBNs)|LBN]]
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|-
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| Memory Box
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| [[MBOX]]
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|-
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| Monitor Console Routine
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| [[Monitor Console Routine|MCR]]
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|-
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| Maintenance Documentation Service
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| [[Maintenance Documentation Service|MDS]]
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|-
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| Mass Storage Control Protocol
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| [[Mass Storage Control Protocol|MSCP]]
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|-
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| Replacement Block Number
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| [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Replacement Block Numbers (RBNs)|RBN]]
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|-
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| Replacement/Revectoring Control Table
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| [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Logical Block Numbers (LBNs)|RCT]]
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|-
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| Record Managment Services
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| [[Record Managment Services|RMS]]
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|-
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| Synchronous Backplane Interconnect
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| [[Synchronous Backplane Interconnect|SBI]]
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|-
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| Systems Communication Architecture
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| [[SCA]]
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|-
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|
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| [[SCS]]
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|-
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| System Dump Analyzer
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| [[System Dump Analyzer|SDA]]
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|-
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| Standard Drive Bus
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| [[SDB]]
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|-
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| Standard Disk Interconnect
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| [[Standard Disk Interconnect|SDI]]
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|-
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|
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| [[SDL]]
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|-
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| Standard Tape Interconnect
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| [[STI]]
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|-
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| User Environment Test Package
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| [[User Environment Test Package|UETP]]
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|- 
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| [[UNIBUS]] [[QBUS]] Storage Systems Port
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| [[UQSSP]]
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|-
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| VAX Bus Interconnect
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| [[VAX Bus Interconnect|VAXBI]]
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|-
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| Vector Box
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| [[VBOX]]
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|-
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| VAX Unit of Performance
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| [[VUP]]
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|-
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| External Block Number
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| [[DSA Standard Disk Format#External Block Numbers (XBNs)|XBN]]
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|-
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| Extended Memory Interconnect
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| [[Extended Memory Interconnect|XMI]]
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|}
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[[Category: Digital Equipment Corporation]]
 
[[Category: Digital Equipment Corporation]]
 
[[Category: DEC Acronyms]]
 
[[Category: DEC Acronyms]]

Revision as of 06:25, 19 September 2022

Acronyms from Digital Equipment Corporation. (Listings given in italics are not just DEC acronyms.)

Phrase Acronym
Cache Box CBOX
Computer Interconnect CI
CPU/Memory Interconnect CMI
Digital Command Language DCL
Diagnostic Block Number DBN
Digital Storage Architecture DSA
Disk Save and Compress DSC
DSA Standard Disk Format DSDF
Digital Standard Runoff DSR
Digital Storage Systems Interconnect DSSI
Diagnostic and Utility Protocol DUP
Execution Box EBOX
Engineering Change Order ECO
Instruction Box IBOX
Junction Box JBOX
Local Area Disk LAD
Local Area System Transport LAST
Local Area Transport LAT
Local Area VAXcluster LAVC
Logical Block Number LBN
Memory Box MBOX
Monitor Console Routine MCR
Maintenance Documentation Service MDS
Mass Storage Control Protocol MSCP
Replacement Block Number RBN
Replacement/Revectoring Control Table RCT
Record Managment Services RMS
Synchronous Backplane Interconnect SBI
Systems Communication Architecture SCA
SCS
System Dump Analyzer SDA
Standard Drive Bus SDB
Standard Disk Interconnect SDI
SDL
Standard Tape Interconnect STI
User Environment Test Package UETP
UNIBUS QBUS Storage Systems Port UQSSP
VAX Bus Interconnect VAXBI
Vector Box VBOX
VAX Unit of Performance VUP
External Block Number XBN
Extended Memory Interconnect XMI
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