It could translate as the domain naming service or the domain name system. It is the computer action of changing domain names into numeric Internet protocol (IP) numbers which enables computers to locate web sites and e-mail.

NAMI, the Nation's Voice on Mental Illness was founded in 1979 as the National Alliance on Mental Illness. "NAMI" was officially made our corporate name in 1997, after a vote of the membership. This was done after years of discussion that the full name was not person-first language and perpetuated the very stigma we hope to erase.

Leader is a French acronym, standing for ???Liaison Entre Actions de D??veloppement de l'??conomie Rurale', meaning ???Links between the rural economy and development actions'. Top

GLAD is not an acronym. The name was chosen as a result of a poll taken my members of the group in a shopping mall in the early seventies! Interesting note: several years ago, a friend of the group, utilizing calligraphy, wrote out many of the scriptures which contain the word "glad". This framed piece now adorns the wall in the GLAD office.

Integrated Design Engineering Systems. But we prefer to go by IDES - it's easier to say and remember!

The acronym hcsd means Human Compatible Solution Design or Human Compatible Solution Development and is a remainder of a time when I primarily programmed customer specific software. Today it's a brand for my commercial services. You can copy my resume to your local database. Pay attention to that you don't add, delete or modify any information because that already lead to difficulties in the past. It'd be better to just put a pointer to my online available resume into your database.

Since 1982, people from the UC campuses have been meeting during the summer to discuss common issues associated with providing and supporting information technology services in the UC system. The conference is a result of grass roots efforts by UC campuses to share knowledge and information for the benefit of all UCs. For the past several years, approximately 200 people have attended. The conference location shifts each year between northern and southern California campuses.

It stands for Artsy-Fartsy Buttress Top Support. It's an inside joke reference for the non-functional wedge-shaped extensions that are part of the top. They extend from the flat plane of the back glass to points on the decklid. Reference a picture of the top up. You may see them called "wings", "winglets", "thingies", or "buttresses".

TAF is the international standard code format for terminal forecasts issued for airports. The acronym translates to Terminal Aerodrome Forecast , and is analogous to the terminal forecast (FT) coding format currently used in the US.

WPA stand for Writing Program Administration and in some contexts "Writing Program Administrator." Learn more on the About page.

HU LEADS (Howard University Leading Edge Administrative and Data Systems) is the project name for Howard University’s Human Resources and Financials PeopleSoft implementation project.

ccTLD? is an acronym for the term ?country code top level domain?. These are all domains which use a country or area code in the highest level (top level) of the domain name. ?Austria?, for example, was assigned the code ?at? while the British oversea area ?South Georgia and Southern Sandwich Isles? has the code ?gs?.

PLU stands for People Like Us, and is a term in Asian society to denote gay, lesbian, bisexual or transsexual (GLBT) individuals. It is also common innuendo amongst GLBT (especially straight-acting ones) when identifying themselves with each other.

SSB stands for "Sunset Supply Base". Originally when a company needs to discontinue a COTS product/item the idea was to "Sunset" that item through existing supply base.

The managing of each domain must be lead by means of specific DNS which link the registered domains to their IP addresses.

DNS stands for Domain Name Service or Domain Name System. A DNS setup is required for each domain that is added to FASO. It allows each individual domain the ability to be directed to a specific FASO website account.

CMB stands for Cosmic Microwave Background. It is also sometimes called the CBR, for Cosmic Background Radiation, although this is really a more general term that includes other cosmological backgrounds, eg infra-red, radio, x-ray, gravity-wave, neutrino. The CMB contains hugely more energy than any other cosmic radiation source, however, so it is the dominant component of the overall CBR spectrum. Other acronyms, such as CMBR, are also sometimes used!

CERT is not an acronym. It is a name and a registered service mark. ("CERT" and "CERT Coordination Center" are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office as service marks of Carnegie Mellon University.) You should not define "CERT" as an acronym; but it is appropriate to note in your text that the CERT/CC was the first computer security incident response team.

TransGender Support - Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. PFLAG is a national organization with over 380 local chapters which provides support, education and advocacy.