| English | Thesaurus |
| Account Network Management Program | ANMP |
| Advanced Communication Function / Network Control Program | ACFNCP (IBM, ACF) |
| Advanced Communication Function / Network Control Program | ACF/NCP (IBM, ACF) |
| advanced communication function/network control program | ACF/NCP (ssn) |
| Advanced Program to Program Communication | APPC (IBM) |
| Advanced Program to Program Communications Protocol | APPCP (APPC, IBM) |
| application program | A program that processes business data through activities such as data entry, update or query (Contrasts with systems programs, such as an operating system or network control program, and with utility programs such as copy or sort) |
| Application Program Interface | API (API) |
| Application Program to Program Converter | APPC (IBM) |
| Application Program to Transaction Manager | APTM (TP) |
| Application Transaction Program | ATP (IBM, APPC) |
| ARM Technology Access Program | ATAP (ARM) |
| assembler program | assembler |
| assembly program | assembler |
| Association of Rehabilitation Programs in Data Processing | ARPDP (organization, USA) |
| audit program | A step-by-step set of audit procedures and instructions that should be performed to complete an audit |
| Authorized Academic Training Program | AATP (MS, MCSD) |
| Authorized Program Analysis Report | APAR (IBM) |
| Macromedia Authorized Training Program | ATP (Macromedia) |
| Automated Program Management information System | APMS |
| BErlin Continuing Engineering Education Program | BECEEP |
| Biometric Application Program Interface | BAPI (API, MS) |
| Business Information System Program | BISP |
| Common Speller Application Program Interface | CSAPI (API) |
| Commonly Used System Program | CUSP (DEC) |
| Communication Application Program Interface | CAPI (ISDN, API) |
| Communications Control Program | CCP (OS, IBM) |
| Communications-electronics Accommodation Program | CAP |
| comparison program | A program for the examination of data, using logical or conditional tests to determine or to identify similarities or differences |
| compiler program | compiler |
| compiling program | compiler |
| Control Program | CP (IBM, OS, VM/ESA, VM) |
| Control Program Facility | CPF (OS, IBM, S/38) |
| Control Program for Microcomputers | CPM (OS, DR) |
| Control Program for Microcomputers | CP/M (OS, DR) |
| Control Program for Microcomputers | CPM (sometimes CP/M) |
| Control Program / NETwork | CPNET (CP/M, OS) |
| Control Program / NETwork | CP/NET (CP/M, OS) |
| Cooperative Computing System Program | CCSY (HP) |
| Data Element Standardization Program | DESP |
| Defense Automation Resources Management Program | DARMP (Mil., USA) |
| Defense Information System Security Program | DISSP (Mil., USA) |
| Defense Meteorological Satellite Program | DMSP (Space) |
| Developers Assistance Program | DAP (IBM) |
| SNMP Distributed Program Interface | DPI (SNMP, RFC 1228) |
| Early Experience Program | EEP (Borland) |
| Electronic Stability Program | ESP (Auto) |
| European Strategic Program of Research and Development in Information Technology | ESPRIT (EU) |
| eXtended Messaging Application Program Interface | XMAPI (API) |
| General / GNU Image Manipulation Program | GIMP (Linux, Graphik, GNU) |
| Human Authentication Application Program Interface | HAAPI (API) |
| Human Authentication Application Program Interface | HA-API (API) |
| information security program | The overall combination of technical, operational and procedural measures and management structures implemented to provide for the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information based on business requirements and risk analysis |
| Information Technology Standards Program Office | ITSPO (organization, USA) |
| initial program load | The initialization procedure that causes an operating system to be loaded into storage at the beginning of a workday or after a system malfunction. |
| International Advanced Robotic Program | IARP (organization) |
| International Standard Program Number | ISPN |
| Licensed Program Product | LPP (IBM) |
| Licensed Services Application Program Interface | LSAPI (MS, API) |
| Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Application Program Interface | LDAPAPI (LDAP, RFC 1823, API) |
| Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Application Program Interface | LDAP API (LDAP, RFC 1823, API) |
| Master Control Program | MCP (OS) |
| Master Control Program | MCP |
| Master Control Program/Advanced System | MCPAS |
| Messaging Application Program Interface | MAPI (MS, WOSA, API) |
| Modular System Program /7 | MSP/7 (OS, IBM) |
| multiannual Community programme to make digital content in Europe more accessible, usable and exploitable | the eContentplus Programme |
| Multitasking System Program | MSP (OS, Hemenway) |
| Multi-user ??? Program for Microcomputers | MPM (CP/M, OS, DR) |
| Multi-user ??? Program for Microcomputers | MP/M (CP/M, OS, DR) |
| Multi-user ??? Program / NETwork | MPNET (MP/M, CP/NET, OS) |
| Multi-user ??? Program / NETwork | MP/NET (MP/M, CP/NET, OS) |
| NETBIOS Frames Control Program | NBFCE (NETBIOS) |
| Network Control Program | NCP (BBN, ARPANET) |
| Network Control Program / Point | NCP (IBM) |
| Network Independent File Transfer Program | NIFTP (FTP) |
| Network MODEM Program | NMP |
| Object Oriented Program Support | OOPS (OOP) |
| OnLine Test Executive Program | OLTEP |
| Operating System / Primary Control Program | OSPCP (IBM, OS, OS/360, Vorlaeufer) |
| Operating System / Primary Control Program | OS/PCP (IBM, OS, OS/360, Vorlaeufer) |
| Original Program Clock Reference | OPCR |
| Page / Program Description / Design Language | PDL |
| Primary Control Program | PCP (IBM, OS, OS/PCP) |
| production program | Program used to process live or actual data that were received as input into the production environment |
| Program and project management office | The function responsible for supporting program and project managers, and gathering, assessing and reporting information about the conduct of their programs and constituent projects |
| ProGram Chain | PGC (DVD) |
| Program Communication Block | PCB (IBM) |
| Program Controlled Data Acquisition | PCDA |
| Program Development Facility | PDF (IBM) |
| Program Development Language | PDL |
| Program Development Manager | PDM (IBM, ADT) |
| Program Evaluation and Review Technique | A project management technique used in the planning and control of system projects |
| Program Evaluation / Evolution and Review Technique | PERT |
| Program Execution Control | PEC (IBM, OS/2) |
| program flowchart | Shows the sequence of instructions in a single program or subroutine (The symbols used in program flowcharts should be the internationally accepted standard. Program flowcharts should be updated when necessary) |
| Program for Internet News and Email / PINE Is No longer ELM | PINE |
| Program License Agreement | PLA (IBM) |
| Program Management Office | PMO (Sun, JCP) |
| Program Memory Area | PMA (CD) |
| program narrative | Provides a detailed explanation of program flowcharts, including control points and any external input |
| Program Segment Prefix | PSP (DOS) |
| Program Specification Block | PSB (IBM) |
| Program Storage Unit | PSU |
| Program Support Representative | PSR |
| Program Temporary Fix | PTF (IBM) |
| Program to Program Communication | PPC (Apple) |
| Program Update Tape | PUT |
| Program-Variation-In-The-Large | PVITL (SCM) |
| Program-Variation-In-The-Small | PVITS (SCM) |
| Quality Program Analysis | QPA |
| Quality-Assurance Program | QAP (QA) |
| Quality-Assurance Program Inspections | QAPI (QA) |
| Quality-Assurance Program Plan | QAPP (QA) |
| Queue Application Program Interface | QAPI (SAP, API) |
| Remote Copy Program | RCP |
| Remote Initial Program Load | RIPL (IBM) |
| security awareness program | A clearly and formally defined plan, structured approach, and set of related activities and procedures with the objective of realizing and maintaining a security-aware culture (This definition clearly states that it is about realizing and maintaining a security-aware culture, meaning attaining and sustaining security awareness at all times. This implies that a security awareness program is not a one-time effort, but a continuous process) |
| Service Logic Program | SLP (IN) |
| Service Transaction Program | STP (IBM) |
| Single Program Transport Stream | SPTS |
| Software Reuse Program | SRP |
| source code compare program | Provides assurance that the software being audited is the correct version of the software, by providing a meaningful listing of any discrepancies between the two versions of the program |
| Source Program Maintenance | SPM |
| Stored Program Command | SPC |
| Stored Program Control Systems | SPCS |
| Structured Support Program | SSP |
| Supercomputing Program for Undergraduate Research | SPUR |
| Supervisory Control Of Program Execution | SCOPE (OS, CDC 6000) |
| Symbolic Assembler Program | SAP (IBM, IBM 704) |
| Symbolic Input Program | SIP |
| Symbolic Manipulation Program | SMP |
| Symbolic Optimal Assembly Program | SOAP (IBM) |
| System and Network Administration Program | SNAP |
| System Control Program | SCP (OS) |
| System Support Program | SSP (OS, IBM) |
| System Training Program | STP |
| TALigent Application Program | TALAE (Taligent) |
| Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program | TIIAP (USA) |
| Telephony Application Program Interface | TAPI (Intel, MS, WOSA, CTI) |
| Telephony Services Application Program Interface | TSAPI (AT&T - Novell) |
| test programs | Programs that are tested and evaluated before approval into the production environment (Test programs, through a series of change control moves, migrate from the test environment to the production environment and become production programs) |
| the eContentplus Programme | the eContentplus Programme |
| Total On-Line Program and Information Control System | TOPICS |
| Transient Program Area | TPA (DOS) |
| User Program Language | UPL |
| utility programs | Specialized system software used to perform particular computerized functions and routines that are frequently required during normal processing (Examples of utility programs include sorting, backing up and erasing data) |
| Virtual Control Program Interface | VCPI (DOS, Intel) |
| Voyetra Applications Program Interface | VAPI (API) |
