ASF
Short for Advanced Streaming Format, a streaming multimedia file format developed by Microsoft.
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- ASIC
Pronounced ay-sik, and short for Application-Specific Integrated Circuit, a chip designed for a particular application (as opposed to the integrated circuits that control functions such as RAMin a PC). ASICs are built by connecting existing circuit building blocks in new ways. Since the building blocks already exist in a library, it is much easier to […]
- ASL
In chat abbreviations ASL is short for age, sex, location, a common abbreviation used to find out pertinent information about a person you are chatting with. ASL is also typed as A/S/L. Chat abbreviations are commonly used in Internet and online communications mediums such as e-mail, IRC, instant messaging, or through SMS.
- ASN.1
Abstract Syntax Notation One is a language that defines the way data is sent across dissimilar communication systems. ASN.1 ensures that the data received is the same as the data transmitted by providing a common syntax for specifying Application layer (program-to-program communications) protocols. Each communications system contains a similar ASN.1 encoding/decoding scheme written in the […]
- ASP
(1) See application service provider. (2) See Active Server Pages. (3)Short for Association of SharewareProfessionals.
- ASPI
Short for Advanced SCSI Programming Interface, an interface specification developed by Adaptec, Inc. for sending commands to a SCSI host adapter. ASPI has become a de facto standard that enables programmers to develop applications and drivers that work with all ASPI-compatible SCSI adapters.