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; A :Architektur - sometimes the letter A simply refers to the faculty of architecture
;AAAAA:American Association Against Acronym Abuse
;AAAAA:American Association Against Acronym Abuse
;ACK:Acknowledge
;ACK:Acknowledge
;AFAIK:As Far As I Know
;AFAIK:As Far As I Know
;AJAX:Asynchronous Javascript and XML
;AJAX:Asynchronous Javascript and XML
;API:[[wikipedia:Application Programming Interface]]
;API:Application Programming Interface
;ASAP:As Soon As Possible
;ASAP:As Soon As Possible
;AWGTHTGTATA:Are We Going To Have To Go Through All This Again
;AWGTHTGTATA:Are We Going To Have To Go Through All This Again
; B :Bauingenieurwesen – sometimes the letter B simply refers to the faculty of civil engeneering
;B11:Bauhausstraße 11
;B11:Bauhausstraße 11, Here is the faculty administration and another Mac Pool in the basement
;B15:Bauhausstraße 15
;B15:Bauhausstraße 15, Here are some computer pools
;BCI:Brain-Computer Interface
;BCI:Brain-Computer Interface
;BFA:Bachelor of Fine Arts – undergraduate students will graduate with this degree
;BFA:Bachelor of Fine Arts – undergraduate students will graduate with this degree
;BFI:1. Bauhaus Film Institute 2. British Film Institute
;Bib: (fam.) Bibliothek – Library
;Bib: (fam.) Bibliothek – Library
;Bibo: (fam.) Bibliothek – Library
;Bibo: (fam.) Bibliothek – Library
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;DBIS:Datenbankinformationssystem
;DBIS:Datenbankinformationssystem
;DIP:Dual Inline Package. An IC which comes in DIP package has 2 rows of contacts. [[Wikipedia:Dual in-line package]]
;DIP:Dual Inline Package. An IC which comes in DIP package has 2 rows of contacts. [[Wikipedia:Dual in-line package]]
;DM:Direct Message (Direktnachricht, auch → PM)
;DMX:[[DMX|Digital MultipleX]] is a lighting control protocol standard using XLR cables
;DMX:[[DMX|Digital MultipleX]] is a lighting control protocol standard using XLR cables
;DNS:Domain Name System
;DNS:Domain Name System
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;eduroam:eduroam is an acronym for roaming in the education and research area. It provides an infrastructure that offers internet connectivity to the users of the participating institutions.
;eduroam:eduroam is an acronym for roaming in the education and research area. It provides an infrastructure that offers internet connectivity to the users of the participating institutions.
;Exif:Exchangeable image file format – Meta-information of an (image) file about its contents - such as aperture, shutter speed, focal lengt, ISO speed …
;Exif:Exchangeable image file format – Meta-information of an (image) file about its contents - such as aperture, shutter speed, focal lengt, ISO speed …
;EXPTV:[[EXPTV:Start|Chair Experimentelle Television]]
;EXPTV:Experimentelle Television
;EZB:Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek
;EZB:1. Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek 2. Europäische Zentralbank
;FK:Freie Kunst – a program at the faculty Gestaltung
;FK:Freie Kunst – a program at the faculty Gestaltung
;FLOSS:Free/Libre Open Source Software
;FLOSS:Free/Libre Open Source Software
;FPS:Frames per second
;FPS:Frames per second
;FTP:File Transfer Protocol
;FTP:File Transfer Protocol
; G :Gestaltung – sometimes the letter G simply refers to the faculty of art and design
;Gem:[[Tracking Motion Detection#Gem|Graphics Environment for Multimedia]] an OpenGL extension for →[[Pure Data|Pd]]
;Gem:[[Tracking Motion Detection#Gem|Graphics Environment for Multimedia]] an OpenGL extension for →[[Pure Data|Pd]]
;GMU:[[GMU:Start|Gestaltung medialer Umgebungen]]
;GMU:Gestaltung medialer Umgebungen
;GPS:[[GPS|Global Positioning System]]
;GPS:[[GPS|Global Positioning System]]
;GPU:Graphics Processing Unit, the main →IC on a graphics adapter (Grafikkarte)
;GPU:Graphics Processing Unit, the main →IC on a graphics adapter (Grafikkarte)
;GS:Hauptgebäude Geschwister-Scholl-Straße
;GS:Hauptgebäude Geschwister-Scholl-Straße
;GUI:Graphical User Interface
;GUI:Graphical User Interface
;HCI:Human-computer interaction
;HfM:Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt – Liszt School of Music
;HfM:Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt – Liszt School of Music
;HIG:Human Interface Guidelines
;HIG:Human Interface Guidelines
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;Int:[[Int|Integer]] is a data type in many programming languages
;Int:[[Int|Integer]] is a data type in many programming languages
;IP:1. Internet Protocol 2. Intellectual property
;IP:1. Internet Protocol 2. Intellectual property
;IRC:Internet Relay Chat
;IRC:[[Internet Relay Chat]]
;JSON:[[JSON|JavaScript Object Notation]] Format
;JSON:[[JSON|JavaScript Object Notation]] Format
;KEW:Künstlerisch-Experimentelle Werkstätten
;KVC:[[KVC+KVO|Key-Value-Coding]]
;KVC:[[KVC+KVO|Key-Value-Coding]]
;KVO:[[KVC+KVO|Key-Value-Observing]]
;KVO:[[KVC+KVO|Key-Value-Observing]]
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;LED:Light-emitting diode
;LED:Light-emitting diode
;LP:1. Leistungspunkte, also see [[ECTS|European Credit Transfer System]] 2. Long Player (Langspielplatte)
;LP:1. Leistungspunkte, also see [[ECTS|European Credit Transfer System]] 2. Long Player (Langspielplatte)
; M :Medien – sometimes the letter M simply refers to the faculty of media
;M18:Marienstraße 18, this is where the StuKo and the students Café is
;M18:Marienstraße 18, this is where the StuKo and the students Café is
;M5:[[Marienstraße 5]]
;M5:[[Marienstraße 5]]
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;Pantone:A company and their proprietary color system
;Pantone:A company and their proprietary color system
;Pd:[[Pure Data]] a dataflow programming environment
;Pd:[[Pure Data]] a dataflow programming environment
;PD:1. public domain 2. in the context of the university PD sometimes stands for Product Design
;PD:1. Public Domain 2. in the context of the university PD sometimes stands for Product Design 3. Police Department
;PHP:[[PHP|PHP Hypertext Processor]]
;PHP:[[PHP|PHP Hypertext Processor]]
;PN:Persönliche Nachricht (Direktnachricht) → DM
;POP:Post Office Protocol – for accessing your email. See also →IMAP →SMTP
;POP:Post Office Protocol – for accessing your email. See also →IMAP →SMTP
;Q3:Coudraystraße. A Street named after [[wikipedia:de:Clemens Wenzeslaus Coudray| Clemens Wenzeslaus Coudray]]. In fact this is not an acronym, it's a phonetic joke in reference to M18, B11 and so forth. Be aware that the number 3 is part of it and not the address. The University's building in that street is number 13.
;Q3:Coudraystraße. A Street named after [[wikipedia:de:Clemens Wenzeslaus Coudray| Clemens Wenzeslaus Coudray]]. In fact this is not an acronym, it's a phonetic joke in reference to M18, B11 and so forth. Be aware that the number 3 is part of it and not the address. The University's building in that street is number 13.
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;SeaM:[[EKK:Start|Studio für elektroakustische Musik]] – Studio for electroacoustic Music
;SeaM:[[EKK:Start|Studio für elektroakustische Musik]] – Studio for electroacoustic Music
;SMTP:Simple Mail Transfer Protocol – for sending email. See also →IMAP →POP
;SMTP:Simple Mail Transfer Protocol – for sending email. See also →IMAP →POP
;SoSe:Sommersemester – summer semester
;SS:Sommersemester – summer semester. Usually this is followed by the year. If not it could be something else.
;SS:Sommersemester – summer semester. Usually this is followed by the year. If not it could be something else.
;SSID:Service Set Identifier – the name of a →WLAN
;SSID:Service Set Identifier – the name of a →WLAN
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;VPN:[[VPN-Clients an der Bauhaus-Uni|Virtual Private Network]] you need to know how to set this up if you want →(W)LAN access at the university
;VPN:[[VPN-Clients an der Bauhaus-Uni|Virtual Private Network]] you need to know how to set this up if you want →(W)LAN access at the university
;Wiki: Haiwaiian for ''fast'' (not an acronym). It is the name for a hypertext system for websites where the user may not only read the content but is also able to change it instantaneously through the browser.
;Wiki: Haiwaiian for ''fast'' (not an acronym). It is the name for a hypertext system for websites where the user may not only read the content but is also able to change it instantaneously through the browser.
;WiSe:Wintersemester - winter semester
;WLAN:Wireless →LAN
;WLAN:Wireless →LAN
;WS:Wintersemester
;WS:Wintersemester - winter semester
;WYSIWYG:What You See Is What You Get - Codeless Visual Editor
;WYSIWYG:What You See Is What You Get - Codeless Visual Editor
;XAMP:[[PHP|A combination of different software for web server]]
;XAMP:[[PHP|A combination of different software for web server]]
;XHTML:Extensible Hypertext Markup Language →HTML
;XHTML:Extensible Hypertext Markup Language →HTML

Latest revision as of 09:11, 12 April 2020

AAAAA
American Association Against Acronym Abuse
ACK
Acknowledge
AFAIK
As Far As I Know
AJAX
Asynchronous Javascript and XML
API
Application Programming Interface
ASAP
As Soon As Possible
AWGTHTGTATA
Are We Going To Have To Go Through All This Again
B11
Bauhausstraße 11
B15
Bauhausstraße 15
BCI
Brain-Computer Interface
BFA
Bachelor of Fine Arts – undergraduate students will graduate with this degree
BFI
1. Bauhaus Film Institute 2. British Film Institute
Bib
(fam.) Bibliothek – Library
Bibo
(fam.) Bibliothek – Library
Bison
Beratungs- und Informations-System online →VLV
BPM
Beats per minute
BUW
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
CD
1. Corporate Design 2. Compact Disc
CI
Corporate Identity (Erscheinungsbild)
CMS
Content Management System
CMYK
Cyan Magenta Yellow Key Colorspace
CMYKGO
Cyan Magenta Yellow Key Green Orange Colorspace (Hexachrome)
CPU
Central Processing Unit, an →IC, generally refered to as the processor in a computer
CSS
Cascading Style Sheets
CTP
Computer to plate
CUDA
Compute Unified Device Architecture
CV
1. Computer Vision, 2. wikipedia:Curriculum vitae
DAU
Dümmster anzunehmender User – abwertender Begriff für einen NooB in Anlehnung an den GAU (Größter anzunehmender Unfall)
DAW
Digital audio workstation – combination of hardware and software to create music and sound digitally
DBIS
Datenbankinformationssystem
DIP
Dual Inline Package. An IC which comes in DIP package has 2 rows of contacts. Wikipedia:Dual in-line package
DM
Direct Message (Direktnachricht, auch → PM)
DMX
Digital MultipleX is a lighting control protocol standard using XLR cables
DNS
Domain Name System
dpi
dots per inch
DSP
Digital Signal Processing – Digitale Signalverarbeitung
DTP
Desktop Publishing
DVI
Digital Visual Interface
ECTS
European Credit Transfer System
eduroam
eduroam is an acronym for roaming in the education and research area. It provides an infrastructure that offers internet connectivity to the users of the participating institutions.
Exif
Exchangeable image file format – Meta-information of an (image) file about its contents - such as aperture, shutter speed, focal lengt, ISO speed …
EXPTV
Experimentelle Television
EZB
1. Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek 2. Europäische Zentralbank
FK
Freie Kunst – a program at the faculty Gestaltung
FLOSS
Free/Libre Open Source Software
FPS
Frames per second
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
Gem
Graphics Environment for Multimedia an OpenGL extension for →Pd
GMU
Gestaltung medialer Umgebungen
GPS
Global Positioning System
GPU
Graphics Processing Unit, the main →IC on a graphics adapter (Grafikkarte)
GS
Hauptgebäude Geschwister-Scholl-Straße
GUI
Graphical User Interface
HCI
Human-computer interaction
HfM
Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt – Liszt School of Music
HIG
Human Interface Guidelines
HKS
Color system by Hostmann-Steinberg Druckfarben, Kast + Ehinger Druckfarben und H. Schmincke & Co.
HSB
Hue Saturation Brightness Colorspace
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language
HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol
IC
Integrated Circuit, also called “chip”
IDE
wikipedia:Integrated development environment
IFD
Interface-Design
IIRC
If I Remember Correctly
IKKM
International Research Institute for Cultural Technologies and Media Philosophy
IM
1. Instant Messaging 2. Inoffizieller Mitarbeiter (der Stasi)
IMAP
Internet Message Access Protocol – for accessing your email See also →SMTP →POP
Int
Integer is a data type in many programming languages
IP
1. Internet Protocol 2. Intellectual property
IRC
Internet Relay Chat
JSON
JavaScript Object Notation Format
KVC
Key-Value-Coding
KVO
Key-Value-Observing
LAN
Local Area Network
LASER
Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, wikipedia:LDAP
LED
Light-emitting diode
LP
1. Leistungspunkte, also see European Credit Transfer System 2. Long Player (Langspielplatte)
M18
Marienstraße 18, this is where the StuKo and the students Café is
M5
Marienstraße 5
M7b
Marienstraße 7b
MAC
Media Access Control
MFA
Master of Fine Arts – graduate students will receive this degree
MG
Mediengestaltung →MKG
MIDI
Musical Instruments Digital Interface see also →OSC
MK
Medienkultur
MKG
Medienkunst/Mediengestaltung
MM
Medienmanagement
MoCap
Motion Capture
Moodle
Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment
MVC
Model/View/Controller-Design Pattern
OCR
Optical Character Recognition (Convert scanned images to text documents)
OOP
Object-Oriented Programming
OPAC
Online Public Access Catalogue
OS
Operating System – for instance Apple's OS X stands for the tenth version of the OS
OSC
Open Sound Control
OSS
Open Source Software
OSM
Open Street Map a free and open map source
Pantone
A company and their proprietary color system
Pd
Pure Data a dataflow programming environment
PD
1. Public Domain 2. in the context of the university PD sometimes stands for Product Design 3. Police Department
PHP
PHP Hypertext Processor
PN
Persönliche Nachricht (Direktnachricht) → DM
POP
Post Office Protocol – for accessing your email. See also →IMAP →SMTP
Q3
Coudraystraße. A Street named after Clemens Wenzeslaus Coudray. In fact this is not an acronym, it's a phonetic joke in reference to M18, B11 and so forth. Be aware that the number 3 is part of it and not the address. The University's building in that street is number 13.
QR
Quick Response Code - zweidimensionaler (Bar-)Code (Software in vielen mobilen Endgeräten mit Kamera enthalten)
QR-Code
Quick Response Code - zweidimensionaler (Bar-)Code (Software in vielen mobilen Endgeräten mit Kamera enthalten)
RAL
Color system Reichs-Ausschuss für Lieferbedingungen
Regex
Regular Expressions
REWE
Acronym for “Revisionsverband der Westkauf-Genossenschaften” – a german supermarket chain
RFID
Radio-Frequency Identification
RGB
Red Green Blue Colorspace
RSS
Rich Site Summary – a web feed format
RTFM
Read the Fu**ing Manual
SCC
Servicezentrum für Computersysteme und -kommunikation (some other Universities call this Rechenzentrum)
SDK
Software Development Kit
SeaM
Studio für elektroakustische Musik – Studio for electroacoustic Music
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol – for sending email. See also →IMAP →POP
SoSe
Sommersemester – summer semester
SS
Sommersemester – summer semester. Usually this is followed by the year. If not it could be something else.
SSID
Service Set Identifier – the name of a →WLAN
StuKo
Studierenden Konvent (some other Universities call this Sudentenrat)
SVG
Scaleable Vector Graphics
SWS
Semesterwochenstunden
TCP/IP
TCP/IP UDP Internet protocol suite
Thoska
Thüringer Hochschul- und Studentenwerkskarte that's the student service and identification card
TOC
Table of contents – Inhaltsverzeichnis
UI
User Interface
UK
1. Universitätskommunikation – a service of the university taking care of public relations 2. United Kingdom
URL
uniform resource locator – a human readable web address which is looked up by the →DNS and translated into an →IP Address
VDV
Van-de-Velde Bau – a building on the campus named after and built by wikipedia:Henry van de Velde
VGA
Video Graphics Array
VK
Visuelle Kommunikation – a graphic design program at the faculty Gestaltung
VLV
Vorlesungsverzeichnis
VPN
Virtual Private Network you need to know how to set this up if you want →(W)LAN access at the university
Wiki
Haiwaiian for fast (not an acronym). It is the name for a hypertext system for websites where the user may not only read the content but is also able to change it instantaneously through the browser.
WiSe
Wintersemester - winter semester
WLAN
Wireless →LAN
WS
Wintersemester - winter semester
WYSIWYG
What You See Is What You Get - Codeless Visual Editor
XAMP
A combination of different software for web server
XHTML
Extensible Hypertext Markup Language →HTML