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AAA

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Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

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ACL

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Access Control List

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ADF

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Automatic Document Feeder

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AES

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Advanced Encryption Standard

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AMD

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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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AP

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Access Point

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APFS

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Apple File System

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APIPA

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Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing

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ARM

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Advanced RISC [Reduced Instruction Set Computer] Machine

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ATX

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Advanced Technology Extended

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AUP

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Acceptable Use Policy

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BEC

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Business Email Compromise

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BIOS

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Basic Input/Output System

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BNC

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Bayonet Neill-Concelman

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BSOD

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Blue Screen of Death

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BYOD

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Bring Your Own Device

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CAC

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Calling-card Authorization Computer

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CIFS

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Common Internet File System

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CMDB

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Configuration Management Database

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CNAME

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Canonical Name

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CPU

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Central Processing Unit

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DB-9

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Serial Communications D-Shell Connector, 9 pins

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DDoS

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Distributed Denial of Service

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DDR

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Double Data Rate

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DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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DIMM
Dual In-line Memory Module
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DKIM
Domain Keys Identified Mail
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What is DLP
Data Loss Prevention
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DMARC
Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance
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DNS
Domain Name System
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DoS
Denial of Service
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DRM
Digital Rights Management
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DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
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DVI
Digital Visual Interface
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ECC
Error-correcting Code
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EDR
Endpoint Detection and Response
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EFS
Encrypting File System
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EOL
End-of-life
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eSATA
External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
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ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
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EULA
End-user License Agreement
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exFAT
Extended File Allocation Table
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FAT
File Allocation Table
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FRT
Facial Recognition Technology
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol
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GFS
Grandfather | Father | Son
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GPS
Global Positioning System
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GPT
***GUID*** [*Globally Unique Identifier*] ***Partition Table***
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GUID
Globally Unique Identifier
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HDD
Hard Disk Drive
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HDMI
High-definition Media Interface
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HSM
Hardware Security Module
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HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
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IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service
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IAM
Identity Access Management
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IMAP
Internet Mail Access Protocol
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IOPS
Input/Output Operations Per Second
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IoT
Internet of Things
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IP
Internet Protocol
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IPS
In-plane Switching
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ISO
International Organization for Standardization
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ITX
Information Technology eXtended
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KVM
Keyboard-Video-Mouse
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LAN
Local Area Network
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LC
Lucent Connector
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LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
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LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
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LED
Light-emitting Diode
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MAC
Media Access Control
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MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
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MBR
Master Boot Record
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MDM
Mobile Device Management
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MDR
Managed Detection and Response
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MFA
Multi-factor Authentication
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MMC
Microsoft Management Console
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MNDA
Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement
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mSATA
Mini-serial Advanced Technology Attachment
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MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
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MX
Mail Exchange
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NDA
Non-Disclosure Agreement
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NetBIOS
Network Basic Input/Output System
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NFC
Near-field Communication
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NIC
Network Interface Card
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NTFS
New Technology File System
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NTP
Network Time Protocol
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NVMe
Non-volatile Memory Express
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OLED
Organic Light-emitting Diode
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ONT
Optical Network Terminal
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OS
Operating System
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OTP
One-time Password/Passcode
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PaaS
Platform as a Service
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PAM
Privileged Access Management
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PAN
Personal Area Network
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PC
Personal Computer
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PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect
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PCIe
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
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PII
Personally Identifiable Information
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PHI
Protected Health Information
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PIN
Personal Identification Number
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PIV
Personal Identity Verification
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PoE
Power over Ethernet
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POP
Post Office Protocol
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POST
Power-on Self-test
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PUP
Potentially Unwanted Program
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RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-in User Server
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RAID
Redundant Array of Independent Disks
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RAM
Random-access Memory
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RDP
Remote Desktop Protocol
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ReFS
Resilient File System
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RFID
Radio-frequency Identification
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RJ11
Registered Jack Function 11
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RJ45
Registered Jack Function 45
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RMM
Remote Monitoring and Management
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RSR
Rapid Security Response
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SaaS
Software as a Service
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SAML
Security Assertions Markup Language
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SAN
Storage Area Network
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SAS
Serial Attached SCSI [Small Computer System Interface]
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SATA
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
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SC
Subscriber Connector
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SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
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SCSI
Small Computer System Interface
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SIM
Subscriber Identity Module
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SLA
Service-level Agreement
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S.M.A.R.T
Self-monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology
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SMB
Server Message Block
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SMS
Short Message Service
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SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
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SODIMM
Small Outline Dual In-line Memory Module
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SOHO
Small Office/Home Office
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SOP
Standard Operating Procedure
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SPF
Sender Policy Framework
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SPICE
Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environments
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SQL
Structured Query Language
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SSD
Solid-state Drive
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SSH
Secure Shell
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SSID
Service Set Identifier
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SSO
Single Sign-on
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ST
Straight Tip
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TACACS
Terminal Access Controller Access-control System
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TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
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TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
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TN
Twisted Nematic
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TOTP
Time-based One-time Password
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TPM
Trusted Platform Module
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UAC
User Account Control
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UDP
User Datagram Protocol
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UEFI
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
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UPnP
Universal Plug and Play
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UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
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USB
Universal Serial Bus
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UTM
Unified Threat Management
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VA
Vertical Alignment
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VDI
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
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VGA
Video Graphics Array
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VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
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VNC
Virtual Network Computer
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VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
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VPN
Virtual Private Network
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VRAM
***Video*** Random-access Memory
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WAN
Wide Area Network
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WAP
Wireless Access Point
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WinRM
Windows Remote Management
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WISP
Written Internet Service Provider
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WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
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WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access
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WWAN
Wireless Wide Area Network
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XDR
Extended Detection and Response
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XFS
Extended File System
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XSS
Cross-site Scripting
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CMDB
Configuration Management Database
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