| ACL | Access Control List |
| API | Application Programing Interface |
| ARP | Adress Resolution Protocol |
| ASN.1 | Abstract Syntax Notation One |
| BER | Basic Encoding Rules |
| CORBA | Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
| DBMS | Database Management System |
| DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protokoll |
| IP | Internet Protokoll |
| jida | JUMPtec Intelligent Device Architecture |
| MAC | Media Access Code |
| MoUSe | zentrale Datenbank des URZ (Management of Users and Services) |
| MS-DOS | Microsoft Disk Operating System |
| MTU | Maximum Transmission Unit |
| PPP | Point To Point Protocoll |
| RPC | Remot Procedure Call |
| RTS | Request To Send |
| TCP | Transport Control Protokoll |
| TUC | Technische Universität Chemnitz |
| UART | Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter |
| UDP | User Datagram Protocol |
| URZ | Universitätsrechenzentrum |
| VLAN | Virtual Local Area Network |
| XDR | External Data Representation |
| XML | Extensible Markup Language |