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Acronym		Definition	Topics	External Links
S		Shareable
S		Sleeve
S/FTP		File Transfer Protocol with SSL (encapsulation)
S/MIME		Secure Multimedia Internet Mail Extensions / Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
S/N		Serial Number
S/PDIF		Sony / Philips Digital Interface Format (IEC 60958)
S/WAN		Secure Wide Area Network
S2MP		Scaleable Shared memory MultiProcessor
S2S		Server-to-Server
S3		(Amazon) Simple Storage Service
SA		Security Association
SA		Selective Availability
SA		Software Assurance
SA		Source Address
SA		Stand Alone
SA		Storage Array
SA		Study Administration
SAA		Standards Association of Australia
SAA		Systems Application Architecture
SAAJ		SOAP with Attachments API for Java
SAAL		Signaling ATM Adaptation Layer
SAAS		Software as a Service (usually as SaaS)
SABB		Storage Array Building Block
SABM		Set Asynchronous Balanced Mode
SABME		Set Asynchronous Balanced Mode Extended
SABRE		Semi-Automatic Business Research Environment
SAC		Service Area Code / Special Area Code
SAC		Service Area Computer
SAC		Simplified Access Control
SAC		Single Attachment Concentrator
SACCH		Slow Associated Control Channel
SACD		Super Audio Compact Disc
SACF		Single Association Control Function
SACK		Selective ACKnowledgment
SACL		System Access Control List
SAF		Subnetwork Access Facility
SAFENET		Survivable Adaptable Fiberoptic Embedded Network
SAFTE		SCSI Accessed Fault-Tolerant Enclosure
SAF-TE		SCSI Accessed Fault-Tolerant Enclosure
SAG		SQL Access Group
SAG		Street Address Guide
SAGE		Semi-Automatic Ground Environment
SAI		Serving Area Interface
SAIF		Spatial Archive and Interchange Format
SAIL		Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab
SAINT		Security Administrators Integrated Network Tool
SAIX		South African Internet eXchange
SAK		Selective AcKnowledgment
SALI		Standalone Automatic Location Identification
SALT		Speech Application Language Tags
SALTI		Synthetic Aperture LADAR for Tactical Imaging
SAM		Secure Access Multiport
SAM		Security Accounts Manager
SAM		Software Asset Management
SAM		Storage Area Management
SAM		System Administration Manager
SAMA		Step-by-step Automatic Message Accounting
SAML		Security Assertion Markup Language
SAMNET		(UK) Sub-Auroral Magnetometer Network
SAN		Storage Area Network
SAN		Subject Alternative Names (certificate)
SAND		Simple Applicable Neural Device
SANE		Scanner Access Now Easy
SANS		System Administration, Networking and Security (Institute)
SAO		Single Association Object
SAP		(Bluetooth) SIM Access Profile
SAP		Second Audio Program / Secondary Audio Programming
SAP		Service Access Point
SAP		Service Advertising Protocol
SAPI		Service Access Point Identifier
SAPI		Speech Application Programming Interface
SAR		Segmentation And Reassembly
SAR		Segmentation Assembly and Reassembly
SAR		Service Archive (format)
SAR		Store Address Register
SAR		Synthetic Aperture Radar
SAR		System Activity Reporter
SARC		Symantec Antivirus Research Center
SARF		Security Alarm Reporting Function
SARM		Set Asynchronous Response Mode
SARTS		Switched Access Remote Test System
SAS		Server Attached SCSI
SAS		Single Attachment Station / Single-Attached Station
SAS		Single Attachment System
SAS		Special Access Surcharge
SAS		Statistical Analysis System
SAS		Statistically Assigned Sockets
SAS		SWITCH Access System
SAS		Switched Access Services
SASE		Self Addressed Stamped Envelope
SASE		Special Application Service Element
SASE		System And Support Engineering
SASFE		SEF/AIS Alarm Signal, Far End
SASI		Shugart Associates System Interface
SASL		Simple Authentication and Security Layer [RFC 2222]
SASO		Saudi Arabian Standards Organization
SAT		Special Access Termination
SAT		Supervisory Audio Tone
SATA		Serial Advanced Technology Architecture
SATA		Serial AT Attachment / Serial ATA
SATAN		Security Administrator Tool for Analyzing Networks
SATF		Security Audit Trail Function
SATS		Selected Abstract Test Suite
SAUCE		Standard Architecture for Universal Comment Extensions
SAW		Surface Acoustic Wave
SAX		Simple API for XML
SBB		System Building Block
SBC		Single Board Computer
SBCA		Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association
SBCS		Single - Byte Character Set
SBDN		Southern Bell Data Network
SBE		Society of Broadcast Engineers
SBE		Stream Buffer Engine
SBI		Storage Bus Interconnect
SBIR		Small Business Innovation Research (program)
SBIT		Startup Built In Test
SBL		Softbridge BASIC Language
SBL		Spamhaus Block List
SBMS		Southwestern Bell Mobile Service
SBN		Subtract and Branch if Negative (instruction)
S-BOX		Skunk Box
SBP		Serial Bus Protocol (sometimes as SBP-2 or SBP-3)
SBR		Spectral Band Replication
SBS		Satellite Business Systems / Skyline Business Systems
SBT		Software Business Technologies
SBT		System Backup Tape (drive)
SBU		Sensitive But Unclassified
SC		Scanner Controller
SC		Sectional Center
SC		Standard Connector
SC		SubCommittee
SC		Subscriber Connector
SCA		Security Controls Assessment
SCA		Service Component Architecture
SCA		Shared Communications Area
SCA		Short Code Address
SCA		Single Connector Attachment (drive)
SCA		Strategic Capital Acquisitions
SCA		Subsidiary Communication Authorization
SCA		Swiss Cracking Association
SCADA		Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition
SCAI		Switch to Computer Application Interface
SCAP		Security Content Automation Protocol
SCAT		Special Computerized Attack Team
SCAT		Stromberg - Carlson Assistance Team
SCC		Satellite Communications Control
SCC		Secure Computing Corporation
SCC		Service Call Center / Service Call Centre
SCC		Specialized Common Carrier
SCC		Standards Council of Canada
SCC		Switching Control Center
SCCP		Signaling Connection Control Part
SCCS		Source Code Control System
SCCS		Specialized Common Carrier Service
SCCS		Switching Control Center System
SCD		Software Chronical Digest
SCF		Sectional Center Facility
SCF		Selective Call Forwarding
SCFM		Sub-Carrier Frequency Modulation
SCI		Scalable Coherent Interface
SCI		Sensitive Compartmented Information
SCIT		Semi-Conductor and Interconnect Technologies
SCL		Superscape Control Language
SCL		Switch to Computer Link
SCM		Software Configuration Management
SCM		Source Code Management
SCM		Source Configuration Management
SCM		Subscriber Carrier Module
SCM		Supply-Chain Management
SCNA		Security Certified Network Architect
SCNP		Security Certified Network Professional
SCNR		Sorry, CouldN't Resist
SCO		Santa Cruz Operation
SCO		SemiConductor Operations
SCO		Serving Central Office
SCOT		Stepper Central Office Tester
SCOTS		Surveillance and Control Of Transmission System
SCOTUS		Supreme Court Of The United States
SCP		Secure Copy Protocol
SCP		Security Certified Professional
SCP		Service Control Point
SCP		Signal Control Point
SCP		Signal Conversion Point
SCP		System Control Point
SCP		System Control Program
SCPAM		Simple Coded - Pulse Amplitude Modulation
SC-PAM		Simple Coded - Pulse Amplitude Modulation
SCPC		Signal Channel Per Carrier
SCPC		Single Channel Per Channel
SCPD		Supplementary Central Pulse Distributor
SCPI		Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments
SCR		Selective Call Rejection
SCR		Silicon Control Rectifiers
SCR		Software Change Request
SCR		Sustainable Cell Rate / Sustained Cell Rate
SCS		Satellite Communications Systems
SCS		Silicon Controlled Switches
SCS		SNA Character String
SCS		SWITCH Central System
SCS		System Communication Services
SCS		System Conformance Statement
SCSA		Signal Computing System Architecture
SCSI		Small Computer Systems Interface
SCSU		Standard Compression Scheme for Unicode
SCT		Screen Capture Text
SCTC		Serial Channel-To-Channel
SCTE		Society of Cable Television Engineers
SCTO		Soft Carrier Turn-Off
SCTP		Stream Control Transmission Protocol (RFC 4960)
SCTR		System Conformance Test Report
SCU		Selector Control Unit
SCUSA		Standards Council of the United States of America
SCX		Specialized Communications eXchange
SCXML		State Chart eXtensible Markup Language
SD		(modem) Send Data
SD		SecureDigital (card or card slot)
SD		Self-Describing
SD		Start Delimiter
SDA		Security Domain Authority
SDA		Silicon Dream Artists
SDA		Software Design Automation
SDAI		STEP Data Access Interface (ISO 10303-22)
SDAP		Service Discovery Application Profile
SDAP		Standard Document Application Profile
SDC		Software Distribution Center
SDDC		Software-Defined Data Center
SDE		Submission and Delivery Entity
SDF		Screen Definition Facility
SDF		Standard Data Format
SDH		Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
SDI		Standard Disk Interconnect
SDI		Standard Drive Interface
SDI		Storage Device Interface
SDI		Supplier Declaration of Inter-operation
SDIF		SGML Document Interchange Format
SDIS		Switched Digital Integrated Service
SDK		Software Development Kit / Software Developer's Kit
SDL		Security Development Lifecycle
SDL		Simple Declarative Language
SDL		Specification and Description Language
SDL/GR		Specification and Description Language Graphical Representation
SDL/PR		Specification and Description Language Phrase Representation
SDLC		Software Development Life Cycle
SDLC		Synchronous Data Link Control
SDLC		Systems Development Life Cycle
SDLGR		Specification and Description Language Graphical Representation
SDLP		Standard Device Level Protocol
SDLPR		Specification and Description Language Phrase Representation
SDLT		Super Data Linear Tape
SDM		Space Division Multiplexing
SDMI		Secure Digital Music Initiative
SDN		Service Delivery Network
SDN		Shareware Distribution Network
SDN		Software Defined Network / Software Defined Networking
SDNS		Secure Data Network System
SDO		Standards Development Organization
SDOC		Selective Dynamic Overload Controls
SDP		Service Delivery Point
SDP		Software Development Plan
SDR		Store Data Register
SDRAM		Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SDRP		Source Demand Routing Protocol
SDS		Sales and Distribution Systems
SDS		Switched Data Service
SDS		Synchronous Data Set
SDSAF		Switched Digital Services Applications Forum
SDSC		Synchronous Data Set Controller
SDSE		Shadowed Directory Service area specific Entry
SDSI		Simple Distributed Security Infrastructure
SDSL		Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
SDTR		Synchronous Data Transfer Request
SDTV		Standard-Definition Television
SDU		Service Data Unit
SDX		Storage Data Acceleration
SE		Security Enhanced (as in SE Linux)
SE		Session Entity
SE		Society Elite
SE		Sweden
SE		Switching Element
SEA		Self Extracting Archive (usually as .SEA)
SEA		Society for Electronic Access
SEA		Syrian Electronic Army
SEA		System Enhancement Associates
SEAL		Screening External Access Link
SEAL		Simple and Efficient Adaptation Layer
SEAS		Signaling Engineering and Administration System
SEC		Second (usually as sec)
SEC		Securities and Exchange Commission
SECAM		Sequential Couleur Avec Memoire / Systeme En Couleur Avec Memoire / Sequential Color with Memory
SECB		Severely Errored Cell Block
SECBR		Severely-Errored Cell Block Ratio
SECI		Secure Electronic Commerce Infrastructure
SED		Self Encrypting Disk / Self Encrypting Drive
SEE		Systems Equipment Engineering
SEF		Severely Errored Framing
SEF		Source Explicit Forwarding
SEF/AIS		Severely Errored Framing Alarm Indication Signal
SEH		Structured Exception Handling
SEHOP		Structured Execution Handling Overwrite Protection
SEI		Software Engineering Institute
SEIS		Software Engineering & Information Systems (research group)
SEK		Swedish Electrical Commission
SEL		Selector
SELV		Safety Extra-Low Voltage (circuit)
SEM		Search Engine Marketing
SEM		Security Event Management
SEO		Search Engine Optimization / Search Engine Optimizer
SEP		Search Engine Poisoning (aka Spamdexing)
SEP		Search Engine Positioning
SEPCOR		Separate Correspondence
SEPP		Secure Electronic Payment Protocol (specification)
SEQUEL		Structured English QUEry Language
SER		Service Edge Router
SES		Service Evaluation System
SES		Severely Errored Second
SES		Speech Enabled Services
SESFE		Severely Errored Second Far End
SESP		Severely Errored Second Path
SET		Secure Electronic Transaction (specification)
SET		Shock Excited Tones
SETS		Selected Executable Test Suite
SEWP		Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement
SF		Science Fiction
SF		Sign Flag
SF		Single Frequency
SF		Summarization Function
SF		Switching Fabric
SFA		Sales Force Automation
SFAIAA		So Far As I Am Aware
SFBD		Start Frame Byte Delimiter
SFD		Simple Formattable Document
SFD		Start of Frame Delimiter
SFF		Small Form Factor
SFI		Single Frequency Interface
SFI		Society for the Freedom of Information
SFLC		Software Freedom Law Center
SFMC		Satellite Facility Management Center
SFN		Single Frame Network
SFQL		Structured Full-text Query Language
SFS		Shared File System
SFS		Suomen Standardisoimisliitto (Standards Association of Finland)
SFT		System Fault Tolerance
SFTP		Secure File Transfer Protocol
SFTP		Simple File Transfer Protocol (RFC 913)
SFU		Store and Forward Unit
SFX		Sound Effects
SG		Signal Ground
SG		Signaling Gateway
SG		Study Group
SGA		Sysops Guild Association
SGAM		Secondary Global Allocation Map
SGAUA		Scitex Graphic Arts Users Association
SGC		Server Gated Cryptography
SGFS		Special Group on Functional Standardization
SGI		Silicon Graphics, Inc.
SGISP		Special Group on International Standardized Profiles
SGML		Standard Generalized Markup Language
SGMLB		Standard Generalized Markup Language Binary
SGML-B		Standard Generalized Markup Language - Binary
SGMP		Simple Gateway Management Protocol / Simple Gateway Monitoring Protocol
SGND		Signal Ground
SH		Shared
SH		Switch Hook
SHA		Secure Hash Algorithm (aka SHA-1)
SHA		Swedish Hackers Association
SHA-1		Secure Hash Algorithm 1
SHERIFF		Statistical Heuristic Engine to Reliably and Intelligently Fight Fraud
SHF		Super High Frequency
SHIBNI		SHIpped But Not Invoiced
SHOE		Simple HTML Ontology Extensions
SHS		Secret Hackers Society
SHS		Secure Hash Standard (FIPS 180-2)
SHS		Shared Hosting Server
SHT		Short Holding Time
SHTML		Server-parsed HyperText Markup Language / SSI HyperText Markup Language
S-HTTP		Secure HyperText Transfer Protocol
SHV		Standard High Volume
SI		Semantic Interpretation
SI		Shift In (ASCII)
SI		SPDU Identifier
SI		Status Indicator
SI		Step Index
SI		System Integrator
SI		Systems Integration
SIA		Security Industry Association
SIA		Semiconductor Industry Association
SIA		Stable Implementation Agreements
SIAM		(The) Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
SIB		Serial Interface Bus
SIC		Sequence Input Checking
SIC		Serial Interface Card
SIC		Silicon Integrated Circuit
SIC		Standard Industrial Classification
SICS		Service Implementation Conformance Statement
SID		Satanic Incarnate of Doom
SID		Security Identifier
SID		Signaling Identifier
SID		Source Identifier
SID		Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance
SID		Switch Interface Device
SID		System IDentification
SIDA		Secure Identification Display Area (card)
SIDA		Security Identification Display Area
SIDF		System Independent Data Format
SIEM		Security Information and Event Management / Security Information Event Management
SIG		Special Interest Group
SIGCAT		Special Interest Group on CD-Rom Applications and Technology
SIGTRAN		Signaling Transport (RFC 2719)
SIGUCCS		[ACM] Special Interest Group on University and College Computing Services
SIIA		Software and Information Industry Association
SIL		Semiconductor Injection Laser
SILK		Semantic Inferencing for Large Knowledge
SILS		Standard for Interoperable LAN Security
SIM		Security Information Management
SIM		Service Industry Marketing
SIM		Set Initialization Mode
SIM		Society for Information Management
SIM		Spatial Information Management
SIM		Subscriber Identity Module
SIMD		Single Instruction Multiple Data
SIMM		Single Inline Memory Module
SIMP		Satellite Information Message Protocol
SINA		Static Integrated Network Access
SIO		Security Information Object
SIO		Serial Input/Output (connector)
SIO		Simultaneous Interface Operation
SIOC		Semantically-Interlinked Online Communities (pronounced "shock")
SIP		Session Initiation Protocol
SIP		SMDS Interface Protocol
SIP		Society of Internet Professionals
SIP		Soft Input Panel
SIPL		State In Programming Languages
SIPP		Simple Internet Protocol Plus (specification)
SIPPS		Simple Internet Protocol Plus Specification (IETF RFC 1752)
SIPRNET		Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (usually as SIPRNet)
SIR		Speaker Independent Recognition
SIR		Sustained Information Rate
SIRDS		Single Image Random Dot Stereograms
SIS		Single-Instance Storage
SIS		Standardisering-skommissionen In Sverige (Swedish Standards Committee)
SIS		Structured Information Store
SISR		Semantic Interpretation for Speech Recognition
SIT		Special Information Tones
SITA		Society for International Telecommunications for Aeronautics
SITD		Still In The Dark
SIVR		Speaker Independent Voice Recognition
SJF		Shortest Job First
SJG		Steve Jackson Games
SJN		Shortest Job Next (algorithm)
SJWG		Security Joint Working Group
SKC		Secret-Key Cryptography
SKID		Script Kiddie (sometimes as skiddie)
SKISM		Smart Kids Into Sick Methods
SKOS		Simple Knowledge Organization System
SKU		Stock Keeping Unit
SL		Session Layer
SL		Sink Loss
SLA		Service Level Agreement
SLA		Software Licensing Agreeement
SLAM		Simultaneous Localization And Mapping
SLAPP		Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation
SLC		Semiconductor Laser Configurations
SLC		Service Level Contract
SLC		Software License Configurator
SLC		Subscriber Line Charges
SLC		Subscriber Loop Carrier
SLD		Second Level Domain
SLE		Screen List Editing / Screening Line Editor
SLE		Software Language Engineering
SLED		Single Large Expensive Disk
SLED		SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
SLES		SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SLI		Southern Lights Incorporated (usually as SLi)
SLIC		Subscriber Line Interface Card / Subscriber Line Interface Circuit
SLICE		Specification Language for Internet Communications Engine
SLIM		Subscriber Line Interface Module
SLIP		Serial Line Interface Protocol / Serial Line Internet Protocol
SLR		Service Level Reporter
SLR		Single Lens Reflex (camera)
SLS		Sequential Logic Systems
SLS		Storage Library System
SLT		System Load Tape
SLTA		Signalling Link Test Acknowledgment
SLTM		Signalling Link Test Message
SLU		Secondary Logical Unit
SLU		Serial Line Unit
SM		[PIM] Sparse Mode
SM		Standby Monitor
SM		Switching Module
SMA		Sub-Miniature Assembly
SMAE		Systems Management Application Entity
SMAP		Systems Management Application Process
SMAPI		Simple Messaging Application Programming Interface
SMART		Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (usually as S.M.A.R.T.)
SMART		Source Migration And Reporting Tool
SMAS		Supplementary MAin Store
SMAS		Switched Maintenance Access System
SMASE		Systems Management Application Service Element
SMASH		Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware
SMB		Server Message Block (protocol)
SMB		Small and Medium-sized Business
SMC		Secretariat Management Committee
SMC		Sleep Mode Connection
SMC		Standard Microsystems Corporation
SMD		Storage Module Device
SMDF		Subscriber Main Distributing Frame
SMDI		Simplified Message Desk Interface
SMDI		Storage Module Disk Interconnect
SMDL		Standard Music Description Language
SMDR		Station Message Detailed Recording
SMDS		Switched Multimegabit Data Service
SME		Society of Manufacturing Engineers
SME		Subject Matter Expert
SMEG		Simulated Metamorphic Encryption Generator (virus)
SMF		Single Mode Fiber
SMF		Systems Management Function
SMFA		Systems Management Functional Area
SMI		Server Management Interface
SMI		Structure of Management Information
SMI		System Management Interrupt
SMIB		System Management Information Base
SMIL		Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (pronounced Smile)
SMIME		Secure Multimedia Internet Mail Extension / Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
SMIS		Specific Management Information Service
SMI-S		Storage Management Initiative Specification
SMISE		Specific Management Information Service Element
SMIT		System Management Interface Tool
SMK		Shared Management Knowledge
SMM		System Management Mode
SMO		System Management Overview
SMOP		Simply a Matter Of Programming
SMP		Session Management Protocol
SMP		Standby Monitor Present
SMP		Symmetric MultiProcessor
SMP		Symmetrical Multiprocessing
SMPDU		Service Message Protocol Data Unit / System Management Protocol Data Unit
SMPTE		Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
SMR		Special Mobile Radio
SMRP		(AppleTalk) Simple Multicast Routing Protocol
SMRT		Signal Message Rate Timing
SMS		[MVS] Storage Management Subsystem
SMS		Self-Maintenance Services
SMS		Service Management System
SMS		Short Message Service
SMS		Station Management System
SMS		Storage Management Services
SMS		System Management Server
SMSA		Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
SMSP		Storage Management Services Protocol
SMT		Segment Map Table
SMTP		Simple Mail Transport Protocol
SMV		Symbolic Model Verifier
SN		Sequence Number
SN		SubNetwork
SNA		Systems Network Architecture
SNACP		SubNetwork Access Protocol (usually as SNAcP)
SNADS		Systems Network Architecture Distribution Service
SNAP		SubNetwork Access Protocol
SNAP		SubNetwork Attachment Point
SNARE		SubNetwork Address Resolution Entity
SNCP		Single Node Control Point
SNDCF		SubNetwork Dependent Convergence Facility / SubNetwork Dependent Convergence Function (ATM Forum)
SNDCP		SubNetwork Dependent Convergence Protocol
SNES		Super Nintendo Entertainment System
SNET		Southern New England Telephone
SNG		Secured Network Gateway
SNI		Siemens Nixdorf Informationsysteme
SNI		SNA Network Interconnection
SNI		Subscriber Network Interface
SNIA		Storage Networking Industry Association
SNICF		SubNetwork Independent Convergence Facility
SNICP		SubNetwork Independent Convergence Protocol
SNMP		Simple Network Management Protocol
SNP		Sequence Number Protection
SNP		Synchronous Network Processor
SNPA		SubNetwork Point of Attachment
SNR		Signal-to-Noise Ratio
SNRM		Set Normal Response Mode
SNRME		Set Normal Response Mode Extension
SNS		Satellite Navigation System
SNS		Secondary Network Server
SO		Shift Out (ASCII)
SO		Significant Other (aka Spouse, boyfriend/girlfriend)
SO		System Option
SOA		Safe Operating Area
SOA		Service Order Activator
SOA		Service Oriented Architecture
SOA		Start Of Authority (record type)
SOAC		Service Order Analysis Control
SOAD		Service-Oriented Analysis and Design
SOAP		Simple Object Access Protocol
SOC		Service Organization Controls (sometimes as SOC 1 and SOC 2)
SOC		Service Oversight Center
SOC		Systems and Operations Catalog
SOC		Systems-On-a-Chip
SOCA		[U.K.] Serious Organised Crime Agency
SOCC		Standard Optical Cable Code
SOCCA		Specification Of Coordinated and Cooperative Activities
SODIMM		Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module
SO-DIMM		Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module
SOE		Standard Operating Environment
SOE		Standards Of Excellence
SOFTAP		Soft Access Point (usually as SoftAP)
SOGITS		Senior Officials' Group for Information Technology Standardization
SOGT		Senior Officials' Group for Telecommunications
SOH		Section OverHead
SOH		Service Order History
SOH		Start Of Header / Start Of Heading (ASCII)
SOHO		Small Office, Home Office
SOI		Silicon-On-Insulator
SOIP		Storage over Internet Protocol (sometimes as SoIP)
SOL		Socioty of Lamers [sic] (usually as SoL)
SOM		Start Of Message
SOM		System Object Model
SOMA		Service-Oriented Modeling and Architecture
SOMF		Service-Oriented Modeling Framework
SONAR		Service Order Negotiation And Retrieval
SONAS		Scale-Out Network Attached Storage
SONDS		Small Office Network Data System
SONET		Synchronous Optical Network
SOP		Same-Origin Policy
SOP		Standard Operating Procedures
SOP		Statement Of Position
SOP		Sum Of the Pieces
SOPA		Stop Online Piracy Act
SOQL		Salesforce Object Query Language
SOR		System of Records
SORBS		Spam and Open Relay Blocking System
SORN		System of Records Notice
SOSL		Salesforce Object Search Language
SOW		Statement of Work (sometimes as SoW)
SOX		Sarbanes-Oxley
SP		Security Protocol
SP		Service Pack
SP		Service Provider
SP		Signal Processor
SP		Signaling Point
SPA		Smart Process Application
SPA		Software Publishers Association
SPA		System Physical Address
SPAG		Standards Promotion and Application Group
SPAN		Space Physics Analysis Network
SPAN		System Performance Analysis / System Performance Analyzer
SPAP		Shiva Password Authentication Protocol
SPARC		Scaleable Performance Architecture
SPARC		Selective Per Antenna Rate Control
SPARC		Standards Planning And Review Committee
SPARQL		SPARQL Protocol And RDF Query Language (pronounced "sparkle")
SPC		SCSI Primary Commands (sometimes as SPC-4)
SPC		Southern Pacific Communications
SPC		Stored Program Control
SPCS		Stored Program Control System
SPCSS		Stored Program Control Switching System
SPD		Simplified Printer Description (file)
SPD		Software Product Description
SPDIF		Sony / Philips Digital Interface Format (IEC 60958)
SPDL		Standard Page Description Language
SPDPT		Shadow Page Directory Pointer Table
SPDT		Shadow Page Directory Table
SPDU		Session Protocol Data Unit
SPE		Special Programming Enhancement
SPE		Synchronous Payload Envelope
SPEC		Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation
SPEKE		Simple Password-authenticated Exponential Key Exchange
SPF		Sender Policy Framework
SPF		Shortest Path First
SPG		Software Product Group
SPH		Sets Per Hour
SPI		SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS (cloud services)
SPI		SCSI Parallel Interface (Often as SPI-2, SPI-3, SPI-4, or SPI-5)
SPI		Security Parameters Index
SPI		Self-Paced Instruction
SPI		Sensitive Personal Information
SPI		Serial Peripheral Interface / System Peripheral Interface
SPI		Software Pirates Inc.
SPI		Subsequent Protocol Identifier
SPID		Service Profile Identification / Service Profile Identifier / Service Protocol Identifier
SPID		Service Provider ID
SPID		SQL Server Process Identifier
SPKI		Simple Public Key Infrastructure
SPM		Sales Performance Management
SPM		Session Protocol Machine
SPM		Sheets Per Minute
SPM		Software Performance Monitor
SPMF		Servo Play Mode Function
SPML		Service Provisioning Markup Language
SPML4T		Shadow Page Map Level 4 Table
SPN		Service Principal Name
SPN		Signal Processor Network
SPN		Subscriber Premises Network
SPOOL		Simultaneous Peripheral Operation OnLine
SPOT		Smart Personal Objects Technology
SPP		Sequenced Packet Protocol
SPP		Serial Port Profile
SPR		Software Problem Report
SPS		Self Preservation Society
SPS		Software Product Services
SPS		Stand-by Power Supply
SPT		Shadow Page Tables
SPTC		Split Page Table Cache
SPTS		Single Program Transport Stream
SPUC		Serial Peripheral Unit Controller
SPUC/DL		Serial Peripheral Unit Controller / Data Link
SPX		Sequenced Packet Exchange
SQA		Software Quality Assurance
SQA		System Queue Area
SQD		Signal Quality Detector
SQE		Signal Quality Error
SQFP		Small Quad Flat Package
SQL		Structured Query Language
SQL/DS		Structured Query Language / Data System
SQL-DMO		Structured Query Language - Distributed Management Objects
SQM		Software Quality Management
SQNR		(ADC) Signal-to-Quantization Noise Ratio
SQUID		Super-conducting Quantum Interference Device
SR		Service Release
SR		Source Routing
SR		Status Report
SRA		Selective Routing Arrangement
SRAM		Static Random Access Memory
SRB		SCSI Request Block
SRB		Source Route Bridging
SRC		Sample Rate Conversion
SRC		Source (code)
SRC		System Resource Center
SRC		System Resource Controller
SREJ		Selective Reject
SRF		Specifically Routed Frame
SRG		Shareware Reference Guide
SRGB		Standard Red-Green-Blue (sometimes as sRGB)
SRGS		Speech Recognition Grammar Specification
SRI		Stanford Research Institute
SRK		Steady Receive Key
SRK		Storage Root Key
SRL		Singing Return Loss
SRM		Storage Resource Management
SRP		SCSI RDMA Protocol
SRP		Secure Remote Password (protocol)
SRP		Services Resource Planning
SRS		Sender Rewriting Scheme
SRS		Shared Registry System
SRT		Shortest Remaining Time (algorithm)
SRT		Source Routing Transparent
SRTC		Service Right - To - Copy
SRTM		Static Root of Trust Measurement
SRTP		Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (RFC 3711)
SRTS		Synchronous Residual Time Stamp
SRUAPDU		Status Report User Agent Protocol Data Unit
SR-UAPDU		Status Report User Agent Protocol Data Unit
SRX		Segmentation Rules eXchange
SS		(U.S.) Secret Service
SS		Server - to - Server
SS		Session Service
SS		Signaling System
SS		Socket Services
SS		Special Services
SS		Stack Segment
SS		Standard System
SS/DD		Single - Sided, Double Density
SS7		Signaling System 7 (protocol) / Signaling System No. 7 / Signaling System #7
SSA		[U.S.] Social Security Administration
SSA		Serial Storage Architecture
SSADM		Structured Systems Analysis and Design Method
SSAE		Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (No. 16)
SSAP		Session Service Access Point / Source Service Access Point
SSAS		Station Signaling and Announcement System / Station Signaling and Announcement Subsystem
SSB		Single SideBand
SSBAM		Single SideBand Amplitude Modulation
SSBSC		Single SideBand Suppressed Carrier
SSC		Shared Service Center
SSC		Special Services Center
SSCF		Service Specific Coordination Function
SSCOP		Service Specific Connection Oriented Protocol
SSCP		Subsystem Service Control Point / System Service Control Point
SSCP		Systems Security Certified Professional
SSCP-PU		System Service Control Point-to-Physical Unit
SSCS		Service Specific Convergence Sublayer
SSD		Solid State Disk / Solid State Drive
SSDP		Simple Service Discovery Protocol
SSDU		Session Service Data Unit
SSE		Streaming SIMD Extension
SSEL		Session Selector
SSF		Service Switching Function
SSG		Software Systems Group
SSG		Strategic Studies Group
SSG		Suburban Survival Guide
SSH		Secure Shell (also as SSH-1 or SSH1)
SSHNA		Statically-Scheduled Horizontal Nanocoded Architecture
SSHV2		Secure Shell version 2 (usually as SSHv2, also as SSH-2 or SSH2)
SSI		Server-Side Includes
SSI		Small Scale Integration
SSI		Subsystem Support Interface
SSI		Synchronous Serial Interface
SSID		Service Set Identifier
SSL		Secure Sockets Layer (security protocol)
SSM		Single Segment Message
SSML		Speech Synthesis Markup Language
SSN		Social Security Number
SSN		Switched Service Network
SSO		Satellite Switching Office
SSO		Single Sign-On
SSODB		Secret Society Of Dark Birds
SSP		Service Switching Point
SSP		Signal Switching Point
SSP		Sponsor Selective Pricing
SSP		Synchronous Serial Port
SSP		System Status Panel
SSP		Systems Support Program
SSPA		Software Support Professionals Association
SSPI		Security Support Provider Interface
SSS		Server Session Socket
SSS		Software Support Services
SSS		Strowger Switching System
SST		Single Sideband Transmitter
SSTDMA		Spacecraft Switched Time Division Multiple Access
SSTF		Shortest Seek Time First
SSTP		Shared Spanning Tree Protocol
ST		Scheduled Transfer (SCSI Standard)
ST		Seagate Technology (as in ST506 and ST412 interfaces)
ST		Segment Type
ST		Straight Tip
STA		Spanning Tree Algorithm
STANO		Surveillance Target Acquisition and Night Observation
STAR		[CSA] Security, Trust and Assurance Registry
STAR		Systems and Technology Applications Requirements
STB		Set-Top Box
STB		Start of Text Block
STC		Serving Test Center
STC		Split Translation Cache
STC		Switching and Testing Center
STC		Switching Technical Center
STD		Standard
STD		State Transition Diagram
STD		Subscriber Trunk Dialing
STD		Synchronous Time Division
STDA		StreetTalk Directory Assistance
STDM		Statistical Time Division Multiplexing
STE		Section Terminating Equipment (SONET)
STE		Signal Terminal Equipment
STE		Spanning Tree Explorer
STEP		Secure Tunnel Establishment Protocol
STEP		Software Test and Evaluation Panel
STEP		STandard for the Exchange of Product (model data) [ISO 10303]
STF		Standard Transaction Format
STFC		Self-Test Feature Check
STG		Strategic Technologies Group
STI		Self-Timed Interconnect (bus)
STI		Single Tuned Interstage
STI		Standard Tape Interface
STIG		(DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guide
STL		[C Language] Standard Template Library
STM		Scanning-Tunneling electron Microscope
STM		Synchronous Transfer Mode
STMF		State Management Function
STMI		Synchronous Transport Module i (usually as STM-i)
STM-I		Synchronous Transport Module i (usually as STM-i)
STN		Super Twisted Nematic (display or material)
STOC		Symposium on the Theory Of Computing
STP		Shielded Twisted Pair
STP		Signal Transfer Point
STP		Spanning Tree Protocol
STR		Synchronous Transmit Receive
STS		Shared Tenant Service
STS		Synchronous Time Stamp
STS		Synchronous Transport Signal
STS3C		Synchronous Transport System level 3 Concatenated (usually as STS-3c)
STT		Secure Transaction Technology
STU		Set-Top Unit
STX		Start of TeXt (ASCII)
SU		Service User
SU		Signaling Unit
SUA		SCCP User Adaption (RFC 3868)
SUA		Stored Upstream Address
SUABORT		Session User Abort
SUBNEG		SUbtract and Branch if NEGative (instruction)
SUFF		Suffix
SUGI		SAS Users Group International
SUM		Smart Uplink Module
SUN		Stanford University Network
SUNY		State University of New York
SUS		(Windows) Software Update Services
SUT		System Under Test
SUV		Sport Utility Vehicle
SVC		(frame relay) Switched Virtual Channel / Switched Virtual Circuit / Switched Voice Circuit
SVC		Service
SVC		Supervisor Call
SVCI		Switched Virtual Circuit Identifier
SVD		Simultaneous Voice / Data
SVG		Scalable Vector Graphics
SVGA		Super Video Graphics Adaptor
SVGA		Super Video Graphics Array
SVHS		Super Video Home System
S-VHS		Super Video Home System
SVID		Subsystem Vendor ID
SVID		System V Interface Definition
SVM		Secure Virtual Machine
SVN		(Apache) Subversion
SVN		Software Version Number
SVN		Switched Virtual Network
SVOD		Subscription Video on Demand
S-VOL		Secondary Volume
SVP		Switched Virtual Path
SVPN		Secure Virtual Private Network
SVRB		Supervisor Request Block
SVS		Switched Voice Service
SW		Shareware
SW		Shortwave (radio)
SW		Software
SWA		Scheduler Work Area
SWA		SOAP with Attachments (sometimes as SwA)
SWA		Software Assurance (often as SwA)
SWAG		Scientific Wild-Ass Guess
SWAK		Sealed With A Kiss
SWALK		Sealed With A Loving Kiss
SWAN		Satellite Wide Area Network / Secure Wide Area Network
SWAP		Shared Wireless Access Protocol / Shared Wireless Application Protocol
SWB		SouthWestern Bell
SWC		Serving Wire Center
SWG		Special Working Group / Sub-Working Group
SWIFT		Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications / Society for Worldwide International Financial Telecommunications
SWIG		Simplified Wrapper and Interface Generator
SWIM		[DirecTV] Single Wire Multiswitch (usually as SWiM, sometimes as SWM)
SWIP		Shared Whois Project
SWM		Semiconductor Worldwide Management
SWM		Single Wire Multiswitch (sometimes abbreviated as SWiM)
SWMC		(DMTF) Support Management Working Committee
SWO		Standards Writing Organization
SWOA		Social Workers On Acid (usually as SWoA)
SWS		SoftWare Services
SWVPD		SoftWare Vital Product Data
SX		Simplex (signaling)
SXS		Step-by-Step Switch
SYC		SYstem Control
SYL		See You Later
SYN		Synchronize (flag)
SYN		SYNchronous / idle (ASCII)
SYOD		Select Your Own Device
SYS		System
SYSCON		System Configuration
SYSEX		SYStem EXclusive (message)
SYSGEN		SYStem GENeration
SYSOP		SYStem OPerator
SYT		Sweet Young Thing