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RA

Remote Access (BBS)

RACE

Research and technology development in Advanced Communications technologies in Europe (Europe, predecessor, CORDIS)

RACF

Resource Access Control Facility (IBM)

RACH

Random Access CHannel (GSM, CCCH)

RAD

Rapid Access Disk

RAD

Rapid Application Development [toolkit] (Delphi, Borland)

RAD

Research And Development [data communications] (manufacturer)

RADIUS

Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RFC 2138)

RADSL

Rate Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)

RAI

Remote Alarm Indication (DS3/E3)

RAID

Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks

RAIR

Random Access Information Retrieval

RAL

ReichsAusschuss fuer Lieferbedingungen (IEC 12119)

RAL

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (org., UK)

RAM

Random Access Memory (RAM, IC)

RAMDAC

Random Access Memory Digital to Analog Converter (RAM)

RAMIS

Rapid Access Management Information System

RAMP

Remote Access Maintenance Protocol

RAMS

Record Archival Management System

RAND

Rural Area Network Design

RAP

[internet] Route Access Protocol (RFC 1476, Internet)

RAP

Remote Access Point

RAPID

Resource And Performance Interactive Display system

RAPS

Real Application on Parallel Systems

RARE

Reseaux Associes pour la Recherche Europeene (org.)

RARP

Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (Internet, RFC 903)

RAS

Reliability, Availability and Serviceability (IBM)

RAS

Remote Access Software

RAS

Row Address Strobe (IC, DRAM)

RATP

Reliable Asynchronous Transfer Protocol (RFC 916)

RATS

Radio-Amateur Telecommunications Society (org., USA)

RAVE

Relational Advanced Visual Environment

RBA

Relative Byte Address

RBBS

Remote Bulletin Board System (BBS)

RBF

Random Block Filemanager (OS-9)

RBH

Remote Bridge Hub

RBMS

Remote Bridge Management Software

RBOC

Regional Bell Operating Company (USA)

RC

Region Co-ordinator (FidoNet)

RC

Release Candidate (MS)

RC

Return Code

RC

Routing Control

RC24

Ron's Code 2/4 (cryptography), "RC2/4"

RC5

Rivest Cipher 5 ??? (RFC 2040, cryptography)

RCAS

Reserve Component Automation System

RCC

Radio Common Carrier

RCC

Regional Control Center

RCC

Remote Cluster Controller

RCC

Routing Control Center

RCD

Receiver-Carrier Detector

RCE

Resident Command Extension (DOS)

RCF

Reader's Comment Form (IBM)

RCF

Remote Call-Forwarding

RCGI

Remote Common Gateway Interface (CGI, WWW, Novell)

RCL

Runtime Control Library

RCM

Remote Carrier Module

RCP

Remote Copy Program

RCS

Reloadable Control Storage

RCS

Remote Connection Service (IBM, OS/2, LAN)

RCS

Resource Construction Set

RCS

Revision Control System (Unix, PD, CM)

RCTC

Rewritable Consumer Time Code (Video)

RCTL

Resistor-Capacitor-Transistor Logic

RD

Receive Data (MODEM)

RD

Recursive Design (CASE)

RD

Remove Directory (DOS, OS/2)

RD

Research and Development, "R&D"

RD

Route Descriptor

RDA

Remote Database Access (ISO, OSI)

RDB

Receive Data Buffer

RDB

Relational DataBase (DB)

RDB

Rigid Disk Block (Amiga, Commodore)

RDBMS

Relational DataBase Management System (DBMS, DB)

RDBMSMIB

Relational DataBase Management System - Management Information Base (DB), "RDBMS-MIB"

RDC

Remote Data Connector

RDD

Random Digital Dial

RDD

Replacable Database Driver (Clipper, CA-VO, DB)

RDE

Received Data Enable

RDES

Remote Data Entry System

RDF

Rate Decrease Factor

RDF

Record Definition Field

RDI

Remote Defect Identification / Indicator (UNI)

RDL

Relational Database Language (DB)

RDL

Remote Digital Loopback

RDLAP

Radio Data Link Access Protocol (Modacom), "RD-LAP"

RDM

Relational Data Modeler

RDM

Reliably Delivered Message

RDN

Relative Distinguished Name (X.500)

RDNCRC

Research Data Network Cooperative Research Centre (org., Australia)

RDP

Reliable Datagram Protocol

RDR

Request Data with Reply (Feldbus)

RDRAM

Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory (RAM, IC)

RDRN

Rapidly Deployable Radio Networks (USA, Uni Kansas)

RDS

Radio Digital System

RDS

Rapid Development System (DB, Informix)

RDS

Remote Data Services

RDSN

Region Digital Switched Network

RDT

Radio Digital Terminal

RDT

Restricted Data Transmissions

RE

Research and Engineering, "R&E"

REACH

Research and Educational Applications of Computers in the Humanities

REGEX

REGular EXpression

REGIS

REmote Graphics Instruction Set

REM

Remote Equipment Module

REM

Ring Error Monitor

REMIS

Real Estate Management Information System

REMOS

Resources Management On-Line System

RES

Remote Entry Services

RESTENA

RESeau Teleinformatique de l'Education NAtionale et de la recherce (network, Luxemburg)

RET

Report Engine Technology (CA, DB)

RET

Resolution Enhancement Technology (HP), "REt"

RETM

Rare Earth / Transition Metal (MO), "RE/TM"

REXX

Restructured EXtended eXecutor [language] (IBM, SAA)

RF

Radio Frequency (Mobile Systems)

RFA

Request for Assistance (Internet)

RFC

Remote Function Call (SAP, CPIC)

RFC

Request For Comments (Internet)

RFD

Ready-For-Data

RFD

Report Fragmentation Done [bit] (CATNIP)

RFD

Request For Discussion (Internet, Usenet), "RfD"

RFE

Request For Enhancement (Internet)

RFI

Radio Frequency Interference

RFI

Request For Information (Internet)

RFMS

Remote File Management System

RFNM

Request For Next Message (IMP)

RFP

Request For Proposal (Internet)

RFS

Remote File Sharing (AT&T, Unix)

RFS

Remote File System

RFT

Request For Technology (OSF)

RFT

Revisable Form Text

RFTS

Remote File Transfer System (DDVS)

RGB

Rot Gruen Blau / Red Green Blue (color system, DTP)

RGP

Raster Graphics Processor

RGP

Remote Graphics Processor

RH

Request Header

RI

Ring Indicator (RS-232, MODEM)

RI

Routing Information

RIACS

Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science (org.)

RIDE

Research Issues in Data Engineering (IEEE-CS)

RIF

Routing Information Field (Token Ring)

RIFF

Resource Interchange File Format (MS, IBM, MM)

RIFF

Resource Interchange File Format (MS, MM)

RIG

Related Interest Group

RII

Routing Information Indicator

RIM

Remote Installation and Maintenance

RIME

Relaynet International Message Exchange

RIO

Redistributed Internet Objects (S3, VRML)

RIP

Raster Image Processor (DTP)

RIP

Remote Imaging Protocol (BBS)

RIP

Routing Information Protocol (BSD, IGP, RFC 1721, IP)

RIPE

Reseaux IP Europeene (Europenet)

RIPL

Remote Initial Program Load (IBM)

RIPNG

Routing Information Protocol Next Generation (RIP, IPV6, RFC 2080), "RIPng"

RIPS

Raster Image Processing Systems corporation (manufacturer)

RIS

Remote Installation Service

RISC

Reduced Instruction Set Code (CPU)

RISC

Research Institute for Symbolic Computation (org., Austria)

RISCOS

RISC Operating System (MIPS, Acorn, OS), "RISC OS"

RISLU

Remote Integrated Services Line Unit

RITECH

Resolution Improvement TECHnology (Epson)

RITSEC

Regional Information Technology and Software Engineering Center

RJE

Remote Job Entry (IBM, Internet, RFC 407)

RJEF

Remote Job Entry Function

RJP

Remote Job Processing

RKRM

ROM Kernel Reference Manual (Amiga, Commodore)

RLE

Run-Length Encoded

RLIN

Research Libraries Information Network (network)

RLL

Run Length Limited [encoding]

RLN

Remote LAN Nodes (LAN)

RLP

Radio Link Protocol (GSM)

RLP

Resource Location Protocol (Internet, RFC 887)

RLS

Received Line Signal

RLSD

RLSD

Received Line Signal Detector

RLT

Remote Line Test

RLT

Remote Line Test

RLV

RingLeitungsVerteiler

RM

Resource Management

RMAS

Remote Memory Administration System

RMATS

Remote Maintenance Administration and Traffic

RMF

Resource Measurement Facility (IBM, MVS)

RMI

Remote Method Invocation (Java, API)

RMM

Ring Management Module (Token Ring)

RMON

Remote MONitoring

RMOS

Realtime Multitasking Opearting System (SNI, OS)

RMS

??? [bus]

RMS

Reason Maintenance System (AI)

RMS

Richard Matthew Stallman (FSF, EMACS)

RMT

Raw Magnetic Tape (Unix)

RMT

Ring ManagemenT (FDDI, SMT)

RNA

Remote Network Access

RND

RAD Network Devices (RAD, manufacturer)

RNOC

Regional Network Operations Center

RNR

Receive Not Ready (LAPB)

RNUI

Remote Network User Identification (Datex-P)

RO

Read-Only (I/O)

ROAMS

Reusable Object Access and Management System

ROD

Rewritable Optical Disk (OD)

ROLAP

Relational OnLine Analytical Processing (OLAP, DB)

ROLC

Routing Over Large Clouds

ROM

Read Only Memory

ROMBIOS

Read-Only Memory - Basic Input Output System (ROM, BIOS), "ROM-BIOS"

ROMC

Required Operational Messaging Characteristics

ROP

Remote Operations Service (IBM, OS/2)

ROS

Read-Only Storage

ROS

Resident Operating System (OS)

ROSE

Remote Operations Service Element (OSI, RPC)

ROTFL

Rolling On The Floor Laughing (slang, Usenet, IRC)

ROTFLBTC

Rolling On The Floor Laughing and Biting The Carpet (slang, Usenet, IRC)

RP

Relay Party (IRC)

RPC

Remote Procedure Call (Sun, Xerox, OSF, ECMA, RFC 1831)

RPCL

Remote Procedure Call Language (ONC, Sun)

RPE

Remote Peripheral Equipment

RPELTP

Regular Pulse Excitation with Long-Term Prediction [loop] (LPC), "RPE-LTP"

RPG

Report Program Generator

RPL

Remote Program Load

RPL

Requested Privilege Level

RPL

Resident Programming Language

RPM

Radio Packet Modem (Motorola)

RPM

Redhat Package Manager (Linux)

RPM

Remote Port Module (Ascend)

RPN

Reverse Polish Notation

RPP

Relative Processor Performance (CPU, Cray)

RPS

Realtime Programming System

RQBE

Relational Query By Example (DB, QBE)

RR

Radio Resource management (MM, CM, GSM)

RRCM

Reservation Request Control Mechanism (DQDB)

RRDS

Relative Record Data Set (VSAM)

RRIP

Rock Ridge Interchange Protocol (CD, Unix)

RRZE

Regionales RechenZentrum Erlangen (org.)

RRZN

Regionales RechenZentrum fuer Niedersachsen (org.)

RS

Recommended Standard

RS

Registery Service (DCE)

RSA

Random Scheduling Algorithm [protocol]

RSA

Reference System Architecture

RSA

Reusable Software Assets

RSA

Rivest, Shamir und Adleman (cryptography)

RSAP

Remote Service Access Point (SAP)

RSAT

Reliability and System Architecture Testing

RSCS

Remote Source Control System

RSCS

Remote Spooling Communications Subsystem (IBM, VM, NJE)

RSE

Removable Storage Elements

RSE

Research and Systems Engineering

RSF

Remote Support Facility

RSH

Remote SHell (Unix, BSD)

RSH

Restricted SHell (Unix)

RSI

Repetitive Strain Injury

RSIS

Relocateable Screen Interface Specification

RSLM

Remote Subscriber Line Module

RSM

Remote Switching Module

RSN

Real Soon Now (slang)

RSPC

Reed Solomon Product Code (SDD), "RS-PC"

RSTS

Resource Sharing Time Sharing (DEC)

RSTSE

Resource System Time Sharing/Enhanced (DEC), "RSTS/E"

RSU

Remote Switching Unit

RSVP

Resource reSerVation Protocol (IP)

RSX11D

Resource Sharing eXecutive - 11D (DEC), "RSX-11D"

RSX11M

Resource Sharing eXecutive - 11M (DEC), "RSX-11M"

RSX3D

Realistic Sound eXperience - 3D (Intel, Audio, VRML), "RSX-3D"

RT

Register Transfer

RT

Remote Terminal

RT

Research and Technology, "R&T"

RT

Routing Type

RTA

Real-Time Accelerator

RTAM

Remote Teleprocessing Access Method

RTB

Read Tape Binary

RTBM

Real Time Bit Mapping

RTC

Real Time Clock

RTC

Real-Time Command

RTCS

Real Time Computer System

RTCU

Real Time Control Unit

RTD

Real Time Display

RTDHS

Real Time Data Handling System

RTE

Real Time Execution

RTE

Remote Terminal Emulation

RTF

Rich Text Format

RTFF

Read The Fucking FAQ (slang, Usenet)

RTFM

Read The Fucking Manual (slang, Usenet, IRC)

RTG

Routing Table Generator

RTI

ReTurn from Interrupt

RTL

Real Time Language

RTL

Register Transfer Language (GCC)

RTL

Resistor-Transistor Logic

RTL

RunTime Library

RTM

Registered Transfer Module

RTM

Release To Market

RTM

Remote Test Module

RTMP

Routing Table Maintenance Protocol (AppleTalk)

RTOSUH

Real Time Operating System - Universitaet Hannover (OS), "RTOS-UH"

RTP

Real Time Protocol (Internet, RFC 1889/1890)

RTS

Real Time System

RTS

Reliable Transfer Service (OSI)

RTS

Request To Send (MODEM, RS-232)

RTS

Residual Time Stamp

RTSE

Reliable Transfer Service Element (OSI)

RTSP

Real Time Streaming Protocol (TV, WWW)

RTT

Round-Trip Time

RTTI

Run-Time Type Identification (ANSI)

RTTY

Radio Tele TYpe

RTU

Real Time Unix (Unix)

RTV

Real Time Video

RTVBR

RealTime Variable Bit Rate (VBR, ATM), "rt-VBR"

RUA

Remote User Agent

RUAC

Remote User Access Centers

RUOW

Remote Unit Of Work (DRDA, IBM), "RUoW"

RUS

Rechenzentrum der Universitaet Stuttgart (org., Uni Stuttgart, Germany)

RVD

Remote Virtual Disk

RW

Read/Write (I/O), "R/W"

RWCP

Real World Computing Partnership (org., Japan)

RZ

RechenZentrum

RZ

Return-to-Zero [recording]

RZG

RechenZentrum Garching

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