Acronym Dicitonary and Glossary

.CNF Configuration (file name extension)
CNG Calling (tone)
CNSS Core Nodal Switching Subsystem [Internet]
CNV Conventional (pertaining to Memory)
CNVT Convert
CO Central Office + Command Output + Convert Out
.COB COBAL source code (file name extension)
COBOL Common Business-oriented Language (See HLL)
.COD Code List (file name extension)
CODASYL * Conference on Data System Languages (Group that
designed COBOL)
COEM Commercial Original Equipment Manufacturer
COGO Coordinate Geometry (Programming Language)
COL Collision + Computer Oriented Language
.COM Command (file name extension)
COMDEX Computer Dealers Exposition
COM1 First serial Port (asynchronous port)
COM2 Second serial Port
COM3 Third serial Port
COM4 Fourth serial Port
COMP Compare + Communications
COMSAT Communications Satellite Corporation
CON Console (includes Keyboard and Screen)
CONFIG Configuration
CORBA Common Object Request Broker Architecture
CoREN Corporation for Research and Enterprise Network
COS Compatible Operating System
COSE Common Open Software Environment
COSMOS Computer System for Mainframe Operations
CP Copy Protected
CPA Certified Public Accountant
CPE Central Processing Element +
Customer Premise Equipment +
Customer Provided Equipment
CPG Clock Pulse Generator
CPI Characters Per Inch + Clock Per Instruction +
Common Programming Interface [IBM]
.CPI Code Page Information (file name extension) [MS-DOS]
CPI-C Common Programming Interface for Communications [IBM]
CPL Current Privilege Level
CP/M Control Program for Microcomputers
CPS Characters Per Second + Cycles Per Second
CPT Command Pass Through
CPU Central Processing Unit
CR Carriage Return
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
.CRD Cardfile (file name extension)
CREN Computer Research Education Network +
Corporation for Research and Educational Networking
CRF Cross Reference File
CR/LF Carriage Return/Line Feed
CROM Control Read Only Memory
CRT Cathode Ray Tube
CRTC CRT Controller
CS Chip Select + Clear to Send + Code Segment
CSAR Channel System Address Register
CSD Corrective Service Diskette [IBM]
CSG Constructive Solid Geometry +
Consulting Services Group [Lotus]
CSL Computer Sensitive Language
CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access/with Collision Detection
CSNET Computer Science Network
CSS * Continuous System Simulator (Language)
CSP Commercial Subroutine Package +
CompuCom Speed Protocol [CompuCom]