Acronyms Beginning With S
Sales, marketing, and technology acronyms that begin with S
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Acronyms Beginning With S
SMT
A method of machine translation (MT) where translations are generated based on statistical models whose parameters are derived from the analysis of bilingual text corpora. It involves using large amounts of text in both the source and target languages to learn how to translate between them. This data-driven approach relies on the statistical likelihood of words and phrases in one…
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SMTP
An Internet standard communication protocol for electronic mail transmission. Mail servers and other message transfer agents use SMTP to send and receive mail messages.
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Acronyms Beginning With S
SMTPS
A method for securing the transmission of email messages using SSL/TLS. It is an extension of the standard SMTP protocol, which is used for sending email messages between servers. Here’s how SMTPS works: Connection Establishment: When an email client (e.g., Microsoft Outlook, Apple Mail) wants to send an email using SMTPS, it establishes a secure connection with the email server…
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SNI
An extension to the TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocol that allows multiple SSL/TLS certificates to be served on the same IP address. Traditionally, SSL/TLS certificates have been associated with IP addresses rather than domain names. This means that in order to serve a website securely over HTTPS, the website owner needed to have a unique IP address for each domain…
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SNMP
An Internet standard protocol for managing and monitoring network devices, such as routers, switches, servers, printers, and other networked devices. SNMP operates in the application layer of the TCP/IP protocol stack and allows network administrators to collect and organize information about network devices, monitor their performance, and manage their configurations remotely. It provides a standardized framework from a central management…
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Acronyms Beginning With S
SOA
A style of software design where services are provided to other components by application components through a communication protocol over a network. SOA is an important concept in software design and development, particularly relevant for large-scale enterprise systems. The principles of service-orientation are independent of any vendor, product, or technology. Key Characteristics of SOA Loose coupling: Services are independent of…
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Acronyms Beginning With S
SOA
A specific DNS record type that holds crucial administrative information about a DNS zone. SOA records play a critical role in maintaining the accuracy and consistency of the Domain Name System. They are indispensable for zone transfers, the process by which secondary nameservers update their copies of zone data from the primary nameserver. SOA Record Information Primary nameserver: The authoritative…
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Acronyms Beginning With S
SOAP
A type of web API that uses XML to encode data and transmit it over HTTP. SOAP APIs are more standardized and structured than REST APIs, and are often used in enterprise environments where security and reliability are important.
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Acronyms Beginning With S
SOC
A type of audit framework through reports that assess a service organization’s internal controls. These reports are based on standards the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) developed. Here’s the version history of SOC reports: SAS 70 (before 2011): Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70) was the original standard for assessing service organizations’ internal controls. It was…
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Acronyms Beginning With S
SoC
An integrated circuit that consolidates all the essential components of a computer or electronic system onto a single chip. This typically includes a central processing unit (CPU), graphics processing unit (GPU), memory controllers, input/output interfaces, and increasingly, specialized processors like Neural Processing Units (NPUs) or Digital Signal Processors (DSPs). Unlike traditional systems that rely on multiple discrete chips for different…
