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! Phrase
 
 
! Acronym
 
! Acronym
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! Meaning
 
|-
 
|-
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| CBOX
 
| Cache Box
 
| Cache Box
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| [[CBOX]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| CI
 
| Computer Interconnect
 
| Computer Interconnect
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| [[Computer Interconnect|CI]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| CPU/Memory Interconnect
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| CMI
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| [[CPU/Memory Interconnect|CMI]]
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| [[CPU/Memory Interconnect]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| Digital Command Language
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| DCL
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| [[Digital Command Language|DCL]]
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| [[Digital Command Language]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| Diagnostic Block Number
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| DBN
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| [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Diagnostic Block Numbers (DBNs)|DBN]]
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| [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Diagnostic Block Numbers (DBNs)|Diagnostic Block Number]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| Digital Storage Architecture
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| DSA
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| [[Digital Storage Architecture|DSA]]
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| [[Digital Storage Architecture]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| Disk Save and Compress
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| DSC
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| [[Disk Save and Compress|DSC]]
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| [[Disk Save and Compress]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| DSA Standard Disk Format
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| DSDF
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| [[DSA Standard Disk Format|DSDF]]
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| [[DSA Standard Disk Format]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| Digital Standard Runoff
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| DSR
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| [[Digital Standard Runoff|DSR]]
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| [[Digital Standard Runoff]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| Digital Storage Systems Interconnect
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| DSSI
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| [[Digital Storage Systems Interconnect|DSSI]]
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| [[Digital Storage Systems Interconnect]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| DUP
 
| Diagnostic and Utility Protocol
 
| Diagnostic and Utility Protocol
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| [[DUP]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| EBOX
 
| Execution Box
 
| Execution Box
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| [[EBOX]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''Engineering Change Order''
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| ECO
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| [[Engineering Change Order|ECO]]
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| [[Engineering Change Order]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| IBOX
 
| Instruction Box
 
| Instruction Box
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| [[IBOX]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| JBOX
 
| Junction Box
 
| Junction Box
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| [[JBOX]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| LAD
 
| Local Area Disk
 
| Local Area Disk
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| [[LAD]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| LAST
 
| Local Area System Transport
 
| Local Area System Transport
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| [[LAST]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| LAT
 
| Local Area Transport
 
| Local Area Transport
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| [[LAT]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| LAVC
 
| Local Area VAXcluster
 
| Local Area VAXcluster
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| [[LAVC]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''Logical Block Number''
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| LBN
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| [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Logical Block Numbers (LBNs)|LBN]]
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| [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Logical Block Numbers (LBNs)|Logical Block Number]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| MBOX
 
| Memory Box
 
| Memory Box
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| [[MBOX]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| Monitor Console Routine
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| MCR
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| [[Monitor Console Routine|MCR]]
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| [[Monitor Console Routine]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| Maintenance Documentation Service
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| MDS
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| [[Maintenance Documentation Service|MDS]]
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| [[Maintenance Documentation Service]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| Mass Storage Control Protocol
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| MSCP
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| [[Mass Storage Control Protocol|MSCP]]
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| [[Mass Storage Control Protocol]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| Replacement Block Number
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| RBN
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| [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Replacement Block Numbers (RBNs)|RBN]]
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| [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Replacement Block Numbers (RBNs)|Replacement Block Number]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| Replacement/Revectoring Control Table
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| RCT
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| [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Logical Block Numbers (LBNs)|RCT]]
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| [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Logical Block Numbers (LBNs)|Replacement/Revectoring Control Table]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| Record Managment Services
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| RMS
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| [[Record Managment Services|RMS]]
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| [[Record Managment Services]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Synchronous Backplane Interconnect
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| SBI
−
| [[Synchronous Backplane Interconnect|SBI]]
+
| [[Synchronous Backplane Interconnect]]
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| SCA
 
| Systems Communication Architecture
 
| Systems Communication Architecture
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| [[SCA]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| SCS
 
|
 
|
−
| [[SCS]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| System Dump Analyzer
+
| SDA
−
| [[System Dump Analyzer|SDA]]
+
| [[System Dump Analyzer]]
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| SDB
 
| Standard Drive Bus
 
| Standard Drive Bus
−
| [[SDB]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Standard Disk Interconnect
+
| SDI
−
| [[Standard Disk Interconnect|SDI]]
+
| [[Standard Disk Interconnect]]
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| SDL
 
|
 
|
−
| [[SDL]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| STI
 
| Standard Tape Interconnect
 
| Standard Tape Interconnect
−
| [[STI]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| User Environment Test Package
+
| UETP
−
| [[User Environment Test Package|UETP]]
+
| [[User Environment Test Package]]
−
|-
+
|-
 +
| UQSSP
 
| [[UNIBUS]] [[QBUS]] Storage Systems Port
 
| [[UNIBUS]] [[QBUS]] Storage Systems Port
−
| [[UQSSP]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| VAX Bus Interconnect
+
| VAXBI
−
| [[VAX Bus Interconnect|VAXBI]]
+
| [[VAX Bus Interconnect]]
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| VBOX
 
| Vector Box
 
| Vector Box
−
| [[VBOX]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| [[VUP]]
 
| VAX Unit of Performance
 
| VAX Unit of Performance
−
| [[VUP]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| External Block Number
+
| XBN
−
| [[DSA Standard Disk Format#External Block Numbers (XBNs)|XBN]]
+
| [[DSA Standard Disk Format#External Block Numbers (XBNs)|External Block Number]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Extended Memory Interconnect
+
| XMI
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| [[Extended Memory Interconnect|XMI]]
+
| [[Extended Memory Interconnect]]
 
|}
 
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Revision as of 13:36, 19 September 2022

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

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