Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| AP | WiFi Access Point |
| ARP | Address Resolution Protocol, translates IPs to MAC addresses |
| DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network |
| IoT | Internet of Things for device controllers |
| NAT | Network Address Translation |
| NUC | Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers |
| SBC | Single-Board Computer |
| SSD | Solid State Drive mass storage |
| Unifi | Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
10 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 12 acronyms.
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