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


* [[CBOX]] = Cache Box
{| class="wikitable"
* [[Computer Interconnect|CI]] = Computer Interconnect
|-
* [[CPU/Memory Interconnect|CMI]] = CPU/Memory Interconnect
! Acronym
* [[DBN]] = Diagnostic Block Number
! Meaning
* [[Digital Storage Architecture|DSA]] = Digital Storage Architecture
|-
* [[DSDF]] = DSA Standard Disk Format  
| APT
* [[Digital Storage Systems Interconnect|DSSI]] = Digital Storage Systems Interconnect
| [[Automated Product Test]]
* [[DUP]] = Diagnostic and Utility Protocol
|-
* [[EBOX]] = Execution Box
| BR
* [[IBOX]] = Instruction Box
| [[Bus request line|Bus Request]] ([[UNIBUS]])
* [[JBOX]] = Junction Box
|-
* [[LAD]] = Local Area Disk
| CBOX
* [[LAST]] = Local Area System Transport
| Cache Box
* [[LAT]] = Local Area Transport
|-
* [[LAVC]] = Local Area VAXcluster
| CDD
* [[LBN]] = Logical Block Number (not just a DEC acronym)
| [[Common Data Dictionary]]
* [[MBOX]] = Memory Box
|-
* [[Maintenance Documentation Service|MDS]] = Maintenance Documentation Service
| CFS
* [[RBN]] = Replacement Block Number
| [[Common File System]] ([[PDP-10]]/[[TOPS-20]])
* [[RCT]] = Replacement/Revectoring Control Table
|-
* [[Synchronous Backplane Interconnect|SBI]] = Synchronous Backplane Interconnect
| CI
* [[SCA]] = Systems Communication Architecture
| [[Computer Interconnect]]
* [[SCS]]
|-
* [[SDB]] = Standard Drive Bus
| CMI
* [[SDI]] = Standard Disk Interconnect
| [[CPU/Memory Interconnect]]
* [[SDL]]
|-
* [[STI]] = Standard Tape Interface
| CRD
* [[UQSSP]] = [[UNIBUS]] [[QBUS]] Storage Systems Port
| [[Customer Runnable Diagnostic]]
* [[VAX Bus Interconnect|VAXBI]] = VAX Bus Interconnect
|-
* [[VBOX]] = Vector Box
| CSC
* [[VUP]] = VAX Unit of Performance
| [[Customer Support Center]]
* [[XBN]] = External Block Number
|-
* [[Extended Memory Interconnect|XMI]] = Extended Memory Interconnect
| CSS
| [[Computer Special Systems]]
|-
| DBN
| [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Diagnostic Block Numbers (DBNs)|Diagnostic Block Number]]
|-
| DCL
| [[Digital Command Language]]
|-
| DCS
| [[Digital Classified Software]]
|-
| DDC
| [[Digital Diagnostic Center]]
|-
| DRS
| [[Diagnostic Runtime Services]]
|-
| DSA
| [[Digital Storage Architecture]]
|-
| DSC
| [[Disk Save and Compress]]
|-
| DSDF
| [[DSA Standard Disk Format]]
|-
| DSR
| [[Digital Standard Runoff]]
|-
| DSSI
| [[Digital Storage Systems Interconnect]]
|-
| DTR
| [[DATATRIEVE]]
|-
| DUP
| [[Diagnostic and Utility Protocol]]
|-
| EBOX
| Execution Box
|-
| ECO
| ''[[Engineering Change Order]]''
|-
| FRU
| ''[[Field Replaceable Unit]]''
|-
| IBOX
| Instruction Box
|-
| GPX
| [[Graphics Processing Extension]]
|-
|  GIDIS
| [[General Image Display Instruction Set]]
|-
| JBOX
| Junction Box
|-
| LAD
| Local Area Disk
|-
| LAST
| Local Area System Transport
|-
| LAT
| Local Area Transport
|-
| LAVC
| [[Local Area VAXcluster]]
|-
| LBN
| ''[[DSA Standard Disk Format#Logical Block Numbers (LBNs)|Logical Block Number]]''
|-
| MDM
| [[MicroVAX Diagnostic Monitor]]
|-
| MBOX
| Memory Box
|-
| MCR
| [[Monitor Console Routine]]
|-
| MDS
| [[Maintenance Documentation Service]]
|-
| MSCP
| [[Mass Storage Control Protocol]]
|-
| ODS-2
| [[On-disk Structure 2]]
|-
| OTS
| [[Object Time System]]
|-
| PPD
| [[Systems Communication Architecture|Port/Port Driver Layer]]
|-
| PPL
| [[Periodic Payment License]]
|-
| RBN
| [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Replacement Block Numbers (RBNs)|Replacement Block Number]]
|-
| RCT
| [[DSA Standard Disk Format#Logical Block Numbers (LBNs)|Replacement/Revectoring Control Table]]
|-
| RDC
| [[Digital Remote Diagnosis Center]]
|-
| RMS
| [[Record Managment Services]]
|-
| SBB
| [[System Building Block]]
|-
| SBI
| [[Synchronous Backplane Interconnect]]
|-
| SCA
| [[Systems Communication Architecture]]
|-
| SCS
| [[Systems Communication Architecture|Systems Communication Services]]
|-
| SDA
| [[System Dump Analyzer]]
|-
| SDB
| [[Standard Drive Bus]]
|-
| SDI
| [[Standard Disk Interconnect]]
|-
| SDL
| Structure Definition Language
|-
| STI
| [[Standard Tape Interconnect]]
|-
| UETP
| [[User Environment Test Package]]
|-
| UPI
| [[DEC Unique Product Identifier|Unique Product Identifier]]
|-
| UQSSP
| [[UNIBUS]] [[QBUS]] Storage Systems Port
|-
| UUT
| Unit Under Test
|-
| UWS
| [[ULTRIX Worksystem Software]]
|-
| VAXBI
| [[VAX Bus Interconnect]]
|-
| VBOX
| Vector Box
|-
| VDS / VAX/DS
| [[VAX Diagnostic Supervisor]]
|-
| VUP
| [[VAX Unit of Performance]]
|-
| VWS
| [[VAX Workstation Software]]
|-
| WCS
| [[Writable Control Store]]
|-
| XBN
| [[DSA Standard Disk Format#External Block Numbers (XBNs)|External Block Number]]
|-
| XMI
| [[Extended Memory Interconnect]]
|}


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[[Category:DEC Naming/Numbering Schemes]]
[[Category: DEC Acronyms]]
[[Category: DEC Acronyms]]

Latest revision as of 15:17, 19 September 2026

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

Acronym Meaning
APT Automated Product Test
BR Bus Request (UNIBUS)
CBOX Cache Box
CDD Common Data Dictionary
CFS Common File System (PDP-10/TOPS-20)
CI Computer Interconnect
CMI CPU/Memory Interconnect
CRD Customer Runnable Diagnostic
CSC Customer Support Center
CSS Computer Special Systems
DBN Diagnostic Block Number
DCL Digital Command Language
DCS Digital Classified Software
DDC Digital Diagnostic Center
DRS Diagnostic Runtime Services
DSA Digital Storage Architecture
DSC Disk Save and Compress
DSDF DSA Standard Disk Format
DSR Digital Standard Runoff
DSSI Digital Storage Systems Interconnect
DTR DATATRIEVE
DUP Diagnostic and Utility Protocol
EBOX Execution Box
ECO Engineering Change Order
FRU Field Replaceable Unit
IBOX Instruction Box
GPX Graphics Processing Extension
GIDIS General Image Display Instruction Set
JBOX Junction Box
LAD Local Area Disk
LAST Local Area System Transport
LAT Local Area Transport
LAVC Local Area VAXcluster
LBN Logical Block Number
MDM MicroVAX Diagnostic Monitor
MBOX Memory Box
MCR Monitor Console Routine
MDS Maintenance Documentation Service
MSCP Mass Storage Control Protocol
ODS-2 On-disk Structure 2
OTS Object Time System
PPD Port/Port Driver Layer
PPL Periodic Payment License
RBN Replacement Block Number
RCT Replacement/Revectoring Control Table
RDC Digital Remote Diagnosis Center
RMS Record Managment Services
SBB System Building Block
SBI Synchronous Backplane Interconnect
SCA Systems Communication Architecture
SCS Systems Communication Services
SDA System Dump Analyzer
SDB Standard Drive Bus
SDI Standard Disk Interconnect
SDL Structure Definition Language
STI Standard Tape Interconnect
UETP User Environment Test Package
UPI Unique Product Identifier
UQSSP UNIBUS QBUS Storage Systems Port
UUT Unit Under Test
UWS ULTRIX Worksystem Software
VAXBI VAX Bus Interconnect
VBOX Vector Box
VDS / VAX/DS VAX Diagnostic Supervisor
VUP VAX Unit of Performance
VWS VAX Workstation Software
WCS Writable Control Store
XBN External Block Number
XMI Extended Memory Interconnect
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