| AAC | Advanced Audio Coding |
| AACS | Advanced Access Content System |
| AC | Alternating Current |
| AGP | Accelerated Graphics Port |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| ASDL | Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line |
| ATA | Advanced Technology Attachment |
| AWG | American Wire Gauge |
| BNC | Bayonet Neill-Concelman |
| CEDIA | Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association |
| CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access |
| CF | Compact Flash |
| CNT | Carbon Nano Tube |
| cPCI | Compact Peripheral Component Interconnect |
| CPLD | Complex Programmable Logic Device |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| CRT | Cathode Ray Tube |
| DC | Direct Current |
| DDRAM | Double Data Random Access Memory |
| DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
| D-ILA | Direct-Drive Image Light Amplifier |
| DLNA | Digital Living Network Alliance |
| DLP | Digital Light Projection |
| DMD | Digital Micromirror Device |
| DMZ | Demilitarized Zone |
| DRM | Digital Rights Management |
| DSL | Digital Subscriber Line |
| DSP | Digital Signal Processing |
| DV | Digital Video |
| DVD | Digital Video Disk or Digital Versatile Disk |
| DVI | Digital Video Interface |
| DVR | Digital Video Recorder |
| DTS | Digital Theater Systems |
| DTS ES | Digital Theater Systems Extended Surround |
| DUN | Dial Up Networking |
| ED | Enhanced Definition |
| EDTV | Enhanced Definition TV |
| EMI | ElectoMagnetic Interference |
| EV-DO | Evolution-Data Optimized |
| FED | Field Emission Display |
| FiOS | Fiber Optic Service |
| FPGA | Field Programmable Gate Array |
| Fps | Frames Per Second |
| FSK | Frequency-Shift Keying |
| Gb/s | Giga bits per Second (1000 MB = 1 GB) |
| GB/s | Giga Bytes per Second (1 Byte = 8 bits) |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GPU | Graphics Processing Unit |
| GSM | Global System for Mobile communications |
| HD | High Definition |
| HD DVD | High Definition DVD |
| HDCP | High-bandwidth Digital Copy Protection |
| HDMI | High Definition Multimedia Interface |
| HDTV | High Definition TV |
| HTN | Home Theater Network |
| HTPC | Home Theater PC |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| ICT | Image Constraint Token |
| IO | Input / Output |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IPTV | Internet Protocol Television |
| IR | Infrared |
| ISA | Industry Standard Architecture |
| Kb/s | Kilobits per Second per Second |
| KB/s | KiloBytes per Second per Second (1 Byte = 8 bits) |
| KVM | Keyboard Video Mouse |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
| LCoS | Liquid Crystal on Silicon |
| LFE | Low Frequency Effect |
| LNCP | Living Network Control Protocol |
| LPCM | Linear Pulse Code Modulation |
| MAC | Media Access Control (address – not Apple) |
| Mb/s | Mega bits per Second |
| MB/s | Mega Bytes per Second (1 Byte = 8 bits) |
| MIMO | Multiple Inputs Multiple Outputs |
| MP | Mega Pixel |
| NES | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| NRZ | Non-Return-to-Zero |
| NTSC | National Television System Committee |
| OLED | Organic Light Emitting Diode |
| OS | Operating System |
| OTA | Over The Air |
| PAL | Phase Alternation Line |
| PAM | Pulse Amplitude Modulation |
| PC | Personal Computer |
| PCI | Peripheral Component Interconnect |
| PCM | Pulse Code Modulation |
| PDA | Personal Digital Assistant |
| PDP | Plasma Display Panel |
| PMCIA | Personal Computer Memory Card International Association |
| POTS | Plain Old Telephone Service |
| PS2 | PlayStation 2 |
| PS3 | PlayStation 3 |
| PSK | Phase-Shift Keying |
| PSP | PlayStation Portable |
| PSTN | Public Switched Telephone Network |
| PVR | Personal Video Recorder |
| QAM | Quadrature Amplitude Modulation |
| QXGA | Quad Extended Graphics Array |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| RDRAM | RAMBUS Dynamic Random Access Memory |
| RF | Radio Frequency |
| RFI | Radio Frequency Interference |
| RFID | Radio Frequency Identification |
| RGB | Red Green Blue |
| RGBHV | Red Green Blue Horizontal sync Vertical sync |
| ROM | Read-Only Memory |
| RPTV | Rear Projection TV |
| SATA | Serial Advanced Technology Attachment |
| SCSI | Small Computer Systems Interface |
| SD | Standard Definition |
| SDE | Screen Door Effect |
| SDRAM | Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory |
| SED | Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display |
| SIP | Session Initiation Protocol |
| SNES | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| S/PDIF | Sony/Philips Digital Interface |
| SSID | Service Set Identifier |
| STB | Set Top Box |
| SVGA | Super Video Graphics Array |
| S-VHS | Super-Video Home System |
| SXGA | Super Extended Graphics Array |
| SXRD | Silicon X-tal Reflective Display |
| TDM | Time Division Multiplexing |
| TFT | Thin Film Transistor |
| THD | Total Harmonic Distortion |
| UHF | Ultra High Frequency |
| UPnP | Universal Plug and Play |
| USB | Universal Serial Bus |
| UXGA | Ultra Extended Graphics Array |
| VCR | Video Cassette Recorder |
| VGA | Video Graphics Array |
| VHF | Very High Frequency |
| VHS | Video Home System; |
| VOIP | Voice Over IP |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
| WAF | Wife Acceptance Factor |
| WAP | Wireless Access Point |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| WEP | Wired Equivalent Privacy |
| Wi-Fi | Wireless Fidelity |
| WiMAX | Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access |
| WLAN | Wireless Local Area Network |
| WMV | Windows Media Video |
| WMV HD | Windows Media High Definition Video |
| WPA | Wi-Fi Protected Access |
| WPA-PSK | Wi-Fi Protected Access - Pre Shared Key |
| WPC | Watts Per Channel |
| WQXGA | Wide Quad Extended Graphics Array |
| WSXGA | Wide Super Extended Graphics Array |
| WUXGA | Wide Ultra Extended Graphics Array |
| WVGA | Wide Video Graphics Array |
| WXGA | Wide Extended Graphics Array |
| XD | Extreme Definition |
| XGA | Extended Graphics Array |
