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Glossary: Abbreviations & Acronyms
AASHL - American Association for State and Local History
ACA - Academy of Certified Archivists
ADP - automatic data processing or automated data processing
AFC - Agency file code
AFFIRM - Association for Federal Information Resources Management
AIIM - Association for Information and Image Management (now known as AIIM - The Enterprise Content Management Association)
AIS - automated information system
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
API - application program interface
AR - administrative record
ARMA - Association of Records Managers and Administrators (now known as ARMA International)
ARO - Agency records officer
ASCII - American standard code for information interchange
AV or A/V - audiovisual
BRIDG - Bi-monthly Records Discussion Group
CA - certified archivist
CAD - computer-aided design
CAE - computer-aided engineering
CAI - confidential agency information
CAL - computer-assisted locater
CAM - computer-aided manufacturing
CAR - computer-assisted retrieval
CBI - confidential business information
CD - compact disk
CD-I - compact disk-interactive
CD-ROM - compact disc read-only memory
CDR - compact disc recordable
CD-RW - compact disc re-writable
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
CHRON - chronological file
CIM - computer input microfilm
CIO - chief information officer
CIPS - centers information processing system
COLD - computer-output laser disk
COM - computer-output microfilm
COOP - continuity of operations plan
CPIC - capital planning and investment control
CPU - central processing unit
CRM - certified records manager
CRM/NS - certified records manager/nuclear information and records specialist
CSS - cascading stylesheet
DA - Documentum administrator
DAT - digital audiotape
DBMS - database management system
DM - document management
DMS - document management system
DP - data processing
DPI - dots per inch
DRMWG - Document and Records Management Work Group
DTD - document type definition
DVD - digital versatile disc or digital video disc
DVR - digital video recorder
EA - enterprise architecture
EBCDIC - extended binary code decimal interchange code
ECM - enterprise content management
ECMS - enterprise content management system
ECMSRMR - enterprise content management system records management repository
EDI - electronic data interchange
EDMS - electronic document management system
EDP - electronic data processing
EIS - electronic information system
ERA - Electronic Records Archive
ERM - electronic records management
ERMS - electronic records management system
ESIGN - Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
FAQ - frequently asked questions
FIPS - federal information processing standards (Issued by NIST.)
FIRMR - Federal Information Resources Management Regulation(s) (Issued by GSA.)
FOIA - Freedom of Information Act
FPMR - Federal Property Management Regulation(s) (GSA regulations - The part formerly applying to records management has been superseded by the Federal Information Resources Management Regulations and NARA records management regulations.)
FRC - federal records center
FTP - file transfer protocol
GAO - Government Accountability Office
GIF - graphic interchange format
GILS - global information locator service
GIS - geographic information system
GPEA - Government Paperwork Elimination Act
GPRA - Government Performance Results Act
GPS - global positioning system
GRS - general records schedule
GSA - General Services Administration
GUI - graphical user interface
HIPPA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HTML - hypertext markup language
HTTP - hypertext transfer protocol
HTTP/S - hypertext transfer protocol/secure
I/O - input/output
IAA/IAG - interagency/intergovernmental agreement/international agreement
ICR - intelligent character recognition, or information collection rule, or information collection request
ICRM - Institute of Certified Records Managers
IM - instant message or information management
IMO - information management official
IP - Internet protocol
IRM - information resources management
ISO - International Organization for Standardization
IS - information systems
ISP - Internet service provider
IT - information technology
JPEG - compression; Joint Photographic Experts Group
KWAC - keyword and context index
KWIC - keyword in context index
KWOC - keyword out of context index
LAN - local area network
MCUF - my commonly used folders
MIME - multipurpose Internet messaging extensions
MIS - management information system
NA - National Archives
NAC - National Audiovisual Center
NAGARA - National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators
NARA - National Archives and Records Administration
NARS - National Archives and Records Service (Reorganized as NARA.)
NHPRC - National Historical Publications and Records Commission (Formerly known as National Historical Publications Commission (NHPC).)
NIRMA - Nuclear Information and Records Management Association
NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology
NRMP - National Records Management Program
NSI - national security information
OA - office automation
OCR - optical character recognition
OD - optical disk
ODBC - open database connectivity
OF - optional form
OMB - Office of Management and Budget
OPM - Office of Personnel Management
PA - Privacy Act
PARS - performance appraisal & recognition system
PC - personal computer
PDA - personal digital assistant
PDF - portable document format
PDF/A-1 - portable document format/archive
PEL - picture element
PKI - public key infrastructure
PPI - pixels per inch
RACO - records administration conference
RFID - radio frequency identification
RAIC - Records Administration Information Center
RAM - random access memory
RIM - records and information management
RKS - recordkeeping system
RLO - records liaison officer
RM - records management
RMA - records management application
RMO - records management officer
ROM - read-only memory
RPSA - retention policy services administrator
RTF - rich text format
SAA - Society of American Archivists
SDLC - systems development life cycle
SDMS - Superfund document management system
SF - standard form
SGML - standard generalized markup language
SHFG - Society for History in the Federal Government
SIO - senior information official
SLCM - system life cycle management
SSL - secure sockets layer
TCP/IP - transmission control protocol/Internet protocol
TIFF - tagged image file format
URL - uniform resource locator
U.S.C. - United States Code
VCR - videocassette recorder
VHS - video home system
WAN - wide area network
WiFi - wireless fidelity
WORM - write once read many (times)
WP - word processing
WWW - world wide web
XHTML - extensible hypertext markup language
XML - extensible markup language
XSTL - extensible stylesheet language transforms
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As a Federal agency with a distinctly local mission, CSOSA employees perform challenging work that directly affects public safety in the District of Columbia's neighborhoods.
