DRAM : Dynamic random- access memory (DRAM) is a type of random-access memory that stores each bit of data in a separate capacitor within an integrated circuit.
DFN : Dual- Flat No-leads Flat no-leads packages such as QFN (quad-flat no-leads) and DFN (dual-flat no-leads) physically and electrically connect integrated circuits to printed circuit boards.
dBA : db A (or dB( A) or synonym dBrn adjusted) are A-weighted decibels, used as standard in many sound level meters for any measurement of environmental noise.
See data remanence in non-volatile semiconductor memory part I and part II
Data remanence : Data remanence is the residual representation of digital data that remains even after attempts have been made to remove or erase the data.
CSR : Command Success Rate is a measure to evaluate accuracy for the performance of speech recognition.
CRC : Cyclic redundancy check, CRC32(bit) is used for Ethernet, SCSI and many others.
CPU : Central Processing Unit, the portion of a computer system that executes the instructions of a computer program, and is the primary device for performing the computer's functions.
control store : the memory that stores the microcode of a CPU originally read-only memory was employed.
Collision attack : a Collision attack, on a cryptographic hash tries to find two inputs producing the same hash value, i.e.
CLE : Command Latch Enable - control signal.
chip : (integrated circuit) a miniaturized electronic circuit (consisting mainly of semiconductor devices, as well as passive components) that has been manufactured in the surface of a thin substrate of semiconductor material.
CEPT : European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations.
CD-ROM : (compact disc read-only memory) - a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to a computer for data storage and music playback.
CCC : The Chaos Computer Club (CCC) is Europe's largest association of hackers.
cache : a big, but fast memory that transparently improves the performance of a larger, but slower memory or storage device.
C3: The Chaos Communication Congress (C3) is an annual meeting of the international hacker scene, organized by the Chaos Computer Club.
ASSY or ASY : assembly - referring to an assembly of parts rather than just one (sub)part ("piece part", "detail part").
ASLR : Address space layout randomization.
ASIC : Application- specific integrated circuit is an integrated circuit (IC) customized for a particular use, rather than intended for general-purpose use.
API : Application programming interface.
Ambient temperature : is the temperature of the surroundings.
Ambient noise : is the background sound pressure level at a given location.
ALE : Address Latch Enable - control signal.
address : several bits in a computer program instruction that specifies a memory location.
Ada : named after Ada Lovelace (1815–1852), was an analyst of Charles Babbage's analytical engine and considered by many 'the first programmer' (see also Women_in_computing).
accumulator : a register in a CPU in which intermediate arithmetic and logic results are stored.
ACC : Accelerated Program Operation - control signal.
AACS : Advanced Access Content System, DRM used on HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc.
256-bit : Size of data units that are at most 256-bits (32 Octets) wide.
128-bit : Size of data units that are at most 128-bits (16 Octets) wide.
64-bit : Size of data units that are at most 64-bits (8 Octets) wide.
32-bit : Size of data units that are at most 32-bits (4 Octets) wide.
16-bit : Size of data units that are at most 16-bits (2 Octets) wide.
8-bit : Size of data units that are at most 8-bits (1 Octets) wide.