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DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (Windows NT)

CORBA: Common Object Request Broker Architecture (Unix/Sun Microsystems)

The Orange Book : Security Protocol

SAM: Security Accounts Manager (Windows NT)

RPC: Remote Procedure Call (General)

HAL: Hardware Abstraction Layer (General)

and many more

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