" Who controls the vocabulary , controls the knowledge " - FBC>s

CIA Chief Information Architect (see CEO, CIO, COO, CTO, …)
CIA Complex Interface Adapter (MOS technology)
CIAC Certification Industry Against Counterfeiting (see MLA)
CIB Customer Intelligence Business (see BI and MI)
CIC Community Intelligence Collection (see CM, CoPs, CoUs)
CIC Customer Interaction Center: multi-channel use for better contacts (Web, phone, VoIP, fax, kiosk,…)
Cicada Cricket-Inspired perception and Autonomous Decision Automata (see CILIA, MEMS)
CICS Customer Information Control System (IBM OLTP program)
CICS/VS Customer Information Control System/ Virtual Storage (IBM)
CIDOC known for its Conceptual Reference Model (see CRM)
CIDR Classless Interdomain Routing: ISPs and other large networks protocol
CIE Chief Internet Evangelist: Vint Cerf function with Google since 2005 (see CIA, CIO, CTO, …)
CIF Client / Customer Information File
CIF Corporate Income Fund
CIF Cost Insurance & Freight (see C&F, Export lingo )
CIF Corporate Information Factory (Bill Inmon)
CIFAS Credit Industry Fraud Advisory Service (UK)
CIFS Common Internet File System
CIGI Centre for International Governance Innovation (www.cigionline.ca)
CIGI Common Image Generator Interface
Cigref (Fr) Club Informatique des Entreprises Françaises
CII Communication Index Integrity (see PCI, WPI)
CIIP Certified Imaging Informatics Professional
CIIP Critical Information Infrastructure Protection: protecting Europe from large scale cyber-attacks & disruptions (EPCIP)
CILIA Customized Intelligent Lifelike Arrays (see Cicada, MEMS)
CIM Common Information Model (see DMTF)
CIM Computer Integrated Manufacturing: computer control for the manufacturing process
CIM Customers Interactions Map (see CEM, CRM, …)
CIMA Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) (see CPA)
CIMS Crisis Information Management Systems
CIO Chief Information Officer (see CAO, CEO, CFO, CHO, CKO, COO, CPO, CRO, CTO, CISO, DCIO, ERO …)
CIP Carriage and Insurance Paid (see also Export lingo)
CIP Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme: ICT Policy Support Programme (see CEPIS)
CIPD Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, London
CIPE Center of International Private Enterprise (see WCF)
cipher algorithm for reversible transformation of data (characters and / or bits)
Cipurse transport electronic payment solution using a chip card to store money (see NFC)
CIQ Computer-Integrated Quality (management system)
CIR Committed Information Rate
CIR Continuous Improvement Roadmap
CIR Correct Information Ratio
CIS Capital Investment Strategy (could be Entrepreneurial, Local, Regional, National)
CIS Central Intelligence Service (see CIA)
CIS Client Information Summary
CIS Community Innovation Survey (EC)
CIS Communication & Information System
CIS Competitive Information Strategy (see CI, KIS, SI)
CIS Corporate Information Service (see EPIK, IS)
CIS Corporate Intelligence Service
CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor (see CISM, CISO, CISSP, CSO, GIAC)
CISC Complex Instruction Set Computer (see RISC)
CISM Certified Information Security Manager (see CGEIT, CISSP, CISA, GIAC, CSO)
CISO Chief Information Security Officer (see CAO, CEO, CFO, CGO, CHO, CIO, COO, CKO, CSO …)
CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional (see CISM, CISA, GIAC, CSO)
Citadel Statement European action plan for more local e-Government
CITEL Inter-American Telecommunication Commission of the Organization of the American States
CITIC China International Trust and Investment Corporation
CITL Community Independent Transaction Log (see ITL)
CITO / CI&TO Chief Information (&) Technology Officer (see CEO, CIO, COO, …)
CIVETS Columbia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey, South Africa: after BRIC emerging group.
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