Common Abbreviations Used When Setting Up and Troubleshooting HP Printers

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Here is a list of common abbreviations and phrases used while trying to troubleshoot network-connected printers within the forums and other web-based support documents:
Ad Hoc –  Latin phrase meaning "for this" and is used when describing a type of connection between the printer and computer by-passing the router.  This is not the recommended network connection by HP support (see SNC below).
ADF – Automatic Document Feeder which is the tray on the top of a printer used for multipage scans and faxes.
AES – Advanced Encryption Standard used to describe a password-protected router/internet connection.
AiO –   All-in-One
AP/STA – Access Point Station or another word for router.
ASIC – Application Specific Integrated Circuit
AWC – Auto Wireless Connect
BIOS – Built Input/Output System
BSOD – Blue Screen of Death
CGD – Color Graphic Display
CMD – Command
CMYK – Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
CNG (tones) – 1100 Hz tone stands for Calling Tones used on landline fax machines.
CPU – Central Processing Unit
CUE –  printer version 10-14 also known as Solution Center.
CVN - Card Verification Number on the back of a credit card.
DHCP – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DIM – Digital Imaging Monitor
DMI – Desktop Management Interface
DNS – Domain Name Server
DPI – Dots Per Inch
DSL – Dedicated Service/Subscriber Line or type of digital internet service bundle.
ECM – Error Correction Mode in advanced fax settings.
EIRP – Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power
EMI – Electromagnetic Interface
ESP – Extended Service Plan
EWS – Embedded Web Server
FFC - Federal Communications Commission regulates all forms of communication.
FoIP – Fax Over IP
FPU – Floating Point Unit
FTF – First Time Fix
GBU – Global Business Unit
GUI - Graphical User Interface or the images on a computer screen or display.
HDMI – High Definition Multimedia Interface which is a type of plug-in to connect a computer to an HD monitor.
HHO – Home and Home Office is the name of the sales department in HP www.hp.com/shopping
HW - Hardware
ICF – Internet Connection Firewall; Integrated Catalog Facility; Intersystem Communications Function
IE – Internet Explorer
IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
EMF - Electromagnetic Frequencies
IIC – Individual Ink Cartridge is a type of ink that consists of only one color.
IP – Internet Protocol which is what a router uses to locate another network connected device.
IPG – Image and Printing Group was one of the names of the printing department in HP.
IPH – Integrated Print Head is a type of ink cartridge that has the printhead in it.
IPIPA – Automatic Private IP Addressing also associated with an IP address beginning with 169.xxx.xxx.xxx
IRIS – Integrated Risk Information System often installed with the OCR software and printer driver.
IRQ – Interrupted Request or one of the original chat rooms and communities when the internet was first created.
ISB  - Ink System Business
ISDN – Integrated Services Digital Network
ISF – Ink System Failure
ISM – Instrumentation, Scientific and Medical radio band
IVR – Interactive Voice Response
IW – In Warranty
LCD – Liquid Crystal Display
LIFI – optical (light) version of WIFI introduced in 2012
LOI – Low On Ink
LPD – Line Printer Daemon
MAC – Media Access Control
mDNS – Multicast Domain Name Service
MFP - Multi-Function Printer
NAT – Network Address Translation
NDU – Network Diagnostic Utility
NTF – No Trouble Found
NVM – Non-Volatile Memory
OCR – Optical Character Recognition is often installed with the printer drivers to allow you to scan to editable text.
ODD – Optical Disk Drive
OJ – OfficeJet
OOW – Out Of Warranty
OOBE – Out Of Box Experience
OSD – Onscreen Display
PBX – Public Branch Exchange
PCIE – Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
PEN – ink cartridge and printer head
PHA - Print Head Assembly that holds the ink in it (often removed while setting up a replacement printer)
POTS – Plain ‘Ol Telephone System
PPI – Pixels Per Inch
PQ – Print Quality
PSC - Print Copy Scan and quite often refers to the very first all-in-one printers.
PSG – Personal Systems Group which was one of the names used to describe the computer department in HP.
QRG – Quick Reference Guide
RAID – Redundant Array of Independent Disks which is what is usually cleaned up while defragmenting a hard-drive.
RFI – Radio Frequency Interference
RPC - Remote Procedure Call often associated with the scan services.
SNC - Standard Network Connection also known as Infrastructure which includes the printer, computer and a router.  **This is the preferred wireless connection supported by HP.
SNMP – Simple Network Management Protocol
SOHO – Small Office Home Office which is a division of printer support.
SSID – Service Set Identifier
SSRD – Support Sent Recovery Disc
SW - Software
T30 – Typical Fax Line and also describes the type of cord used for fax setup.
TAM – Telephone Answering Machine not to be confused with voicemail.
TCP/IP – Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol used to define the network location of a device (192.168.xxx.xxx) and can be good to know when trying to install a wireless printer on a computer.
TIJ – Thermal Ink Jet which is the means to which ink is heated up so that it drips out of the cartridge.
TKIP – Temporal Key Integrity Protocol that describes the type of encryption used during a password-protected setup on a router.
TWAIN – (Technology Without An Interesting Name) Standard for linking applications and image acquisition devices.
UDP – User Datagram Protocol
UI – User Interface
URL – Uniform Resources Locator also known as a web address or hostname and begins with http://
URP – User Replaceable Part that can be purchased to fix a printer.
USBSOW – Universal Serial Bus Statement of Work
VGA – Video Graphics Adaptor
VoIP – Voice Over IP
VPN – Virtual Private Network
WEP – Wired Equivalent Privacy which also means the passphrase or password for a protected network setup (Wireless Setup Wizard or USB to Wireless installation will ask for this and that is just the password used to get on the internet or to connect a device to your router).
WIA – Windows Image Acquisition is the name of the service used to scan with an HP printer.
WINS – Windows Internet Name Service
WLAN – Wireless Local Area Networking or another type of internet connection.
WOOBE - Wireless Out Of Box Experience often associated with Web-Services setup of ePrint on a new printer.
WPA – Wifi Protected Access or another type of encryption used on a router.
WPAN – Wireless Personal Area Networking
WPS – Wifi Protected Setup often associated with a push button connection on the router instead of using a password. If you have this off then other people in the area can access your router for internet service.
WWAN – Wireless Wide Area Networking
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At one point I was somewhat uneducated as a consumer on certain abbreviations.  I began to check around the internet but I never found a complete list of all of the abbreviations used in today’s technological world.  Over time I have collected a list of every network and printer-related term in relation to HP.  I am happy to share this with the world because sometimes when trying to troubleshoot within the forums and other web-based documents the writers can forget that not everyone knows the abbreviations and if you do not know sometimes you can get left behind and feel frustrated.   If you know of any other industry-standard abbreviations regarding printers, faxing, and network-connections feel free to post more here.
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