Abbreviations
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| B |
BAC: Bacterial Artificial Chromosome BDB: Biometric Data Block BESU: Bengal Engineering and Science University BGP Border Gateway Protocol BIAB: Bioinformatics & Applied Biotechnology BIPK: Basic Information Processing Kit BHQ: Block Head Quarter BPEL4WS: Business ProcessExecution Language for Web Services BPO: Business Process Outsourcing BPL: Broadband on power lines BRAF: Bio-informatics Resource and Application facility BTP: Biotechnology Park |
| C |
CARE: Centre for Advanced Computing Research and Education CAT: Cyber Appellate Tribunal CATR: Compact Antenna Test Range CBEFF: Common Biometric Exchange Formats Framework CCA: Controller of Certifying Authorities C-DAC: Centre for Development of Advanced Computing CFR: Centre for Reliability CC&BT: Convergence Communications & Broadband Technologies CCP: Commonwealth Connects Programme CCSM: Coupled Climate System Model CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access CEERI : Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute CEG: Centre for e-Governance CBDT: Central Board of Direct Taxes CEWiT: Centre of Excellence in Wireless Technology CGCRI: Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute C-GRex: Chaos Game Representation explorer CIMFR: Central Institute of Mining & Fuel Research CIS: Commonwealth of Independent States C-MET: Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology CMRI: Central Mining Research Institute CMS: Content Management System CPeMT: Central Project e-Mission Team CPMT: Central Project Monitoring Team CPS: Certification Practice Statement CRL: Certificate Revocation List CSC: Common Services Center CSIRO: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organization CSP: Content Service provider CSR: Certificate Signing Request CTT: Central Technical Team CUG: Closed User Group CIC: Community Information Centres CVO: Chief Vigilance Officer |
| D |
DANTE: Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe Limited DANN: Distributed Artificial Neural Network DCO: Data Centre Operator DEA: Department of Economic Affairs DEPB: Duty Entitlement Pass Book DIP: Database of interacting proteins DOEACC: Department of Electronics Accredited Computer Course DoS: Denial-of-service DGF: Development Gateway Foundation DHQ: District Head Quarter DIT: Department of Information Technology DNS: Domain Name System DPR: Detailed Project Report DSC: Digital Signature Certificate DRP: Dispute Resolution Policy DTA: Domestic Traffic Area |
| E |
EA: Enterprise Architecture e-AGRIEN : Electronics for Agriculture & Environment EBR's: Extra-Budgetary Resources EC: Empowered Committee EDA: Electronic Design Automation EHTP: Electronics Hardware Technology Park EMD : Earnest Money Deposit EMS: Enterprise Management System EOU: Export Oriented Unit EPGC: Export Promotion Capital Goods EPID : Electronic Portal Imaging Device ERDA: Electrical Research and Development Association eSAFE: e-Governance Security Assurance Framework ESC: Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council ERNET: Education & Research in Computer Networking ERTL: Electronics Regional Test Laboratory ETDC: Electronics Test and Development Centre EU : European Union |
| F |
FBG : Fiber-Bragg-Grating Sensors FCS: Fluorescence Correlation Spectrometers FDI: Foreign Direct Investment FIPB: Foreign Investment Promotion Board FIRST: Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams F/OSS: Free/Open Source Software FMS: Facility Management Service FRS: Functional Requirement Specification |
| G |
G2B: Government-to-Business G2C: Government-to-Citizen G2E: Government-to-Employees GAC: Governmental Advisory Committee GAID: Global Alliance for ICT and Development GCC: General Conditions of Contract GIGW : Guidelines for Indian Government Websites GNU : GNU Compiler Collection GIA : Grant-in-Aid GIST: Graphics and Intelligence based Script Technology GNCTD: Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi GSP: Generalized System of Preferences |
| H |
HLD: High Level Design HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
| I |
IA: Implementing Agency IANA: The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority IASST: Institute of Advanced study in Science & Technology ICANN: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICERT: Indian Computer Emergency Response Team ICR: Intelligent Character Recognition ICT: Information and Communication Technologies ICTACT: ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu IDN: Internationalized Domain Names IEC: Information, Education and Communication IEP: Instruction Enhancement Programme IFA: Information For All IGF: Internet Governance Forum IIIT: International Institute of Information Technology IISc: Indian Institute of Science ILTP: Integrated Long Term Programme IMSC : Inter Ministerial Standing Committee INDRP: .IN Dispute Resolution Policy INUP: Indian Nanoelectronics Users Programme IP: Internet Protocol IPR: Intellectual Prperty Rights ISEA Project: INFORMATION SECURITY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROJECT ISMS : Information Security Management System IST: Information Society Technologies ISTDC/WGs: Information Security Technology Devlopment Council/Working Groups ITIL: Information Technology Infrastructure Library ITS: Intelligent Transport Systems ITSM: Information Technology Services Management ISCII: Indian Standard Code for Information Interchange ITIR: Information Technology Investment Regions |
| J |
JWG: Joint Working Group |
| K |
KDC: Knowledge Data Centre KPO: Knowledge Process Outsourcing |
| L |
LAN: Local Area Network LDAB: Layout Design Appellate Board LIR: Local Internet Registry LINAC: Linear Accelerator LNT: Liquid Nitrogen Temperature LTCC: Low Temperature Cofired Ceramic |
| M |
MAI: Market Access Initiative MB-OFDM: Multi-Band Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing MCA: Ministry of Corporate Affairs MCCDMA: Multi Carrier Code Division Multiple Access MDA: Market Development Assistant MEMS: Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems MGO: Magnesium Oxide coatings MGS: Multiplier Grant Scheme MLC: Multileaf Collimator MMP: Mission Mode Project MOSFET: Metal- Oxide- Semiconductor- Field -Effect-Transistor MoU: Memorandum of Understanding MSP: Managed Service Provider |
| N |
NaMPET: National Mission of Power Electronics Technology NASSCOM: National Association of Software and Service Companies NBRI: National Botanical Research Institute NCBI: National Center for Biotechnology Information NCMRWF : National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting Centre NE: North East NeGA: National e-Governance Agency NeGP: National e-Governance Plan NFE: Net Foreign Exchange NISG: National Institute for Smart Government NIR: National Internet Registry NIC : National Informatics Centre NICSI : National Informatics Centre Services Incorporation NIIST: National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology NIT: National Institute of Technology NIXI: National Internet Exchange of India NKN: National Knowledge Network NMCC: National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council NPR: National Population Register NRCFOSS: National Resource Centre for Free & Open Source Software NSD: National Services Directory |
| O |
OTC: Open Technology Centre OCB: Overseas Corporate Bodies OCR: Optical Character Recognition OLED: Organic Light Emitting Diode O&M: Operation and Maintenance ORF: Open Reading Frame ORG & CCI: Office of Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India |
| P |
PAC: Process Advisory Committee PDP : Plasma Display Panels PIs: Participating Institutions PKS: Polyketide Synthase PMG: Project Management Group () PMSD: Project Management Service Division PNG: Portable Network Graphics PoC: Proof of Concept PoP: Point of Presence PRSG: Project Review and Steering Group PSC: Programme Steering Committee PSE: Public Sector Enterprise |
| Q |
QAF: Quality Assurance Framework QoS: Quality of Service |
| R |
RASIP : Reconfigurable Application Specific Instruction-Set Processor RCAI: The Root Certifying Authority of India RCs: Resource Centers RFD: Result Framework Document RFID : Radio Frequency Identification RFP: Request for Proposals RFQ : Request For Qualification RIELIT: Regional Institute of e-Learning and Information Technology RIR: Regional Internet Registry RoHS: Restriction of Hazardous Substances ROTs: Receive Only Terminals RPR: Resilient Packet Ring Technologies |
| S |
SaaS: Software As A Service SAMEER: Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engg. and Research SAP: Service Access Providers SASEC : South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation SCA: Service Centre Agency SCADM: Single Channel Add-Drop Multiplexer SDA: State Designated Agency SDR: Software-Defined Radios SeMT: State e-Governance Mission Team SEZ: Special Economic Zone SLA: Service Level Agreement SIA : State Implementing Agency SIPS: Special Incentives Package Scheme SITs: Sattelite Interactive Terminals SOA: Service Oriented Architecture SMDP : Special Manpower Development Programme SPF: State Portal Framework SRS: Software Requirement Specifications SSDG: State Services Delivery Gateway SSL: Secure Socket Layer STQC Dte.: Standardisation, Testing and Quality Certification Directorate STT: State Technical Team SDC: State Data Centre SHQ: State Headquarter SIA: State Implementing Agency SIP-EIT: Support International Patent Protection in Electronics & IT STPI: Software Technology Park of India SVM: Support Vector Machine SWAN: State Wide Area Network |
| T |
TCG: Trusted Computing Group TKDL: Taditional Knowledge Digital Library TPA: Third Party Audit TCAD: Technology Computer-Aided Design TIED: Technology Incubation and Development TIFR: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research TMR: Tunnel Magnetoresistance TSP: Technical Service Provider TTS: Text to Speech |
| U |
UIDAI: Unique Identification Authority of India UGC: University Grants Commission UNESCAP: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific URL: Uniform Resource Locator UWB: Ultra Wide Band |
| V |
VLE: Village Level Entrepreneur VLSI: Very Large Scale Integration VNIT: Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology VOC: Volatile Organic Compounds VR-MISS: Virtual Reality based Minimally Invasive Surgical Simulator |
| W |
W3C: Worl Wide Web Consortium WAN: Wide Area Network WCAG: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization WSIS: World Summit on Information Society |
| Z |
ZF: Zinc Finger |
