Basic Terminology of IT Modernization and Post office acronyms & abbreviations, Computer Abbreviations ,Banking Abbreviation

  

Basic Terminology of IT modernization Project-2012

SLNO	Acronym	Technology Terms Description used in Postal Department	Category
1	CIS	Core Insurance Solutions	CIS
2	CM	Change Management	CM
3	MBE	Mail Booking Engine	CSI
4	CSI	Core Systems Integrator	CSI
5	DPMS	Delivery Postman Management System	CSI
6	IPVS	India Post Visibility System	CSI
7	LSM	Letter Sorting Machine	CSI
8	LSS	Labour Scheduling System	CSI
9	MLASS	Mail & Logistics Appointment Scheduling System	CSI
10	PIS	Personal Information System	CSI
11	SPS	Sort Program System	CSI
12	SSO	Single Sign Off	CSI
13	TMS	Transport Management System	CSI
14	DRC	Data Recovery Centre	DRC
15	ATM	Automated Teller Machine	FSI
16	CBS	Core Banking Solutions	FSI
17	ECMS	Enterprise Content Management System	FSI
18	EMV Chip	Euro Master Card Visa	FSI
19	FSI	Financial Services Integrator	FSI
20	MoH	Mail Operations Hardware	MoH
21	DCF	Data Centre Facility	NI
22	DNS	Domain Name system	NI
23	GUI	Graphical User Interface	NI
24	LAN IP	Local Area Network Internet Protocol	NI
25	MAC binding	Media Access Control	NI
26	MPLS	Multi Protocol Label Switching	NI
27	NI	Network Integration	NI
28	NIOP	Network Integration Operations Plan	NI
29	NOC	Network Operations Centre	NI
30	NOFN	National Optical Fiber Network (NOFN):	NI
31	NSP	Network Service Provider	NI
32	SIC card	Smart Interface Card	NI
33	SNAC	Symantec Network Access Control	NI
34	TNF	Technically Not Feasible	NI
35	VPNOBB	Virtual Private Network over Broad Band	NI
36	WAN	Wide Area Network	NI
37	RH	Rural Hardware	RH
38	DARPAN	Digital Advancement of a Rural Post office for A New India	RSI
39	RICT	Rural Information Communication Technology (Rural ICT)	RSI
40	RSI	Rural System Integrator	RSI
41	AMPC	Automated Mail Processing Centre	Tech
42	COD	Cash on Delivery	Tech
43	eMO	electronic Money Order	Tech
44	MNOP	Mail Network Optimization Project	Tech
45	MPCM	Multi Purpose Counter Machine	Tech
46	PBI	Post Bank of India	Tech
47	WUMT	International Western Union Money Transfer	Tech
48	BIU	Business Intelligence Unit	Tech
49	CCEA	Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)	Tech
50	CEPT	Centre for Excellence in Postal Technology	Tech
51	DBT	Direct Benefit Transfer	Tech
52	DPR	Detailed Project Report	Tech
53	DSCI	Data Security Council of India	Tech
54	Eol	Expression of Interest	Tech
55	FTP	File Transfer Protocol	Tech
56	GIS	Geographical Information System	Tech
57	GL	General Ledger	Tech
58	GPS	Global Positioning System	Tech
59	GUP	Group update Provider	Tech
60	IMO	International Money Order	Tech
61	IMTS	International Money Transfer Service	Tech
62	IPPB	India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)	Tech
63	IVR	Interactive Voice Response (IVR)	Tech
64	KPI	Key Performance Indicator	Tech
65	LSA	Licensed Service Area (LSA)	Tech
66	MMTS	Mobile Money Transfer Service	Tech
67	MoU	Memorandum of Understanding	Tech
68	MTTR	Mean time to resolve	Tech
69	NACH	National Automated Clearing House	Tech
70	NEFT	National Electronic Fund Transfer	Tech
71	NPCI	National Payment Corporation of India	Tech
72	OEM	Original Equipment Manufacturer	Tech
73	OTP	One Time Password	Tech
74	PIC	Project Implementation Committee	Tech
75	PMA	Postman Mobile Application	Tech
76	PMU	Project Management Unit	Tech
77	PRS	Passenger Reservation System	Tech
78	RCA	Route Cause Analysis	Tech
79	RFP	Request for Proposal	Tech
80	RTGS	Real Time Gross Settlement	Tech
81	SAP	Systems Applications & Products	Tech
82	SLA	Service Level Agreement	Tech
83	SMS	Short Messaging Service (SMS)	Tech
84	SRS	Software Requirement Specifications	Tech
85	STQC	Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification	Tech
86	UAT	User Acceptance Testing	Tech
87	UIDAI	Unique Identity Development Authority of India	Tech
88	NIC	National Informatics Centre	Tech

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  Post office abbreviations in General use:   

SLNO	Acronym	General Terms Description used in Post office
1	HAG	Higher Administrative Grade
2	SAG	Senior Administrative Grade
3	AS& FA	Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor
4	PSSY	Panchayat Sanchar Sewa Yojana
5	LWE Districts	Left Wing Extremism
6	RAKNPA	Rafi Kidwai National Postal Academy
7	MMS	Mail Motar Service
8	AMPC	Automated Mail Processing Centres
9	LSM	Letter sorting machine
10	UPU	Universal Postal Union
11	JPC	Jeevan Praman Centre
12	BNPL	Book Now Pay Later
13	POPSK	Post Office Passport Seva Kendra
14	MNREGS	MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME
15	NSAP	National Social Assistance Programme
16	RB	Rural Business
17	MOU	Memorandum of Understanding
18	APPU	ASIAN PACIFIC POSTAL UNION
19	POC	Postal Operations Council
20	QSF	Quality of Service Fund
21	PFRDA	Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
22	PMSBY	Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojna
23	PMJJBY	Prdhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojna
24	NAAC	National Assessment and Accreditation Council
25	AICTE	All India Council for Technical Education
26	SBG	SAMPOORNA BIMA GRAM
27	SAG	Saansad Adarsh Grams
28	CPC	Central Processing Centers
29	AML/CFT	ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING (AML) / COMBATING FINANCING OF TERRORISM (CFT)
30	CTR	Cash Transaction Report(CTR),
31	STR	Suspicious Transaction Report (STR)
32	CCR	Counterfeit Currency Report (CCR)
33	KYC	Know your Customer
34	MSME	Micro-Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
35	CASA	Savings Accounts & Current Accounts
36	POSA	Post Office Savings Account (POSA)
37	POSB	Post Office Savings Bank (
38	PAC	PHILATELIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PAC)
39	DDSY	DEEN DAYAL SPARSH YOJANA
40	EFC	Expenditure Finance Committee
41	SBA	Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan’
42	CPGRAMS	Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS)
43	DQMS	Dynamic Queue Management System (DQMS)
44	CCC	Computerized Customer Care Centers (CCCCs)
45	LIMBS	Legal Information Management & Briefing System (LIMBS)
46	IPCC	INDIA POST CALL CENTRE (IPCC)
47	CPIO	Central Public Information Officers(CPIOs)
48	CAPIO	Central Assistant Public Information Officers(CAPIOs)
49	FAA	First Appellate Authorities(FAAs)
50	CVO	Chief Vigilance Officer
51	CVC	Central Vigilance Commission
52	PSB	Postal Service Board
53	JTS	Junior Time Scale
54	STS	Senior Time Scale
55	NFSG	NFSGNon-functional Selection Grade
56	APO	Army Postal office
57	APSC	Army Postal Service Core
58	APS	Army Postal Service
59	BCR	Biennial Cadre Review
60	CBO	Circle Bag Office
61	CBPO	Central Base Post office
62	CCC	Customer Care Centre
63	CMOS	Coorporate Money Order Service
64	DBO	District Bag Office
65	DPC	Departmental Promotion Committee
66	FDC	First Day Cover
67	FIR	First Information Report
68	FPO	Foreign Post Office
69	FSC	Fixed Stationary Charges
70	JAG	Junior Admistrative Grade
71	JCM	Joint Consultative Machinery
72	MAN	Metro Area Network
73	MTT	Marathe Time Test
74	PAN	Permanent Account Number
75	PPO	Pension Payment Order
76	PRSS	Payroll savings scheme
77	SAL	Surface Air Lift service
78	SPCC	Speed Post Concentration Centre
79	TBOP	Time Bound One Promotion
80	TRAI	Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
81	56 APO	1st CBPO
82	99 APO	2nd CBPO
83	APO	Army Post Office
84	APPU	Asian Pacific Postal Union
85	AMPC	Automatic Mail Processing Centre
86	CBPO	Centrally Based Post office
87	CPMG	Chief Postmaster General
88	CO	Circle Office
89	CSD	Circle Stamps Depot
90
91	CRC	Computerized Registration Centre
92	ECS	Electronic Clearance Service
93	EFT	Electronic Fund Transfer
94	eMO	electronic Money Order
95	ePOST	electronic Post
96	ESMO	Electronic Satellite Money Order
97	eVPP	electronic Value Payable Parcel
98	EMS	Express Mail Service
99	EPP	Express Parcel Post
100	FPO	Field Post Office
101	GPO	General Post Office
102	HPO	Head Post Office
103	ISP	India Security Press (Nasik)
104	IVP	Indira Vikas Patra
105	ILC	Inland Letter Card
106	IMO	Instant Money Order
107	IFSMO	International Financial System Money Order
108	IMT	International Money Transfer
109	KVP	Kisan Vikas Patra
110	MSY	Mahila Samridhi Yojana
111	MO	Money Order
112	MDG	Mukhya Dak Ghar
113	NSC	National Savings Certificate
114	PRSS	Pay Roll Savings Scheme
115	PIN	Postal Index Number
116	PLI	Postal Life Insurance
117	PSD	Postal Stores Depot
118	PTC	Postal Training Centre
119	PMG	Postmaster General
120	PCO	Public Call Office
121	PPF	Public Provident Fund
122	RMS	Railway Mail Service
123	RO	Regional Office
124	RL	Registered Letter
125	RLO	Returned Letter Office
126	RPLI	Rural Postal Life Insurance
127	SBCO	Savings Bank Control Organisation
128	SPA	Speed Post Article
129	SRO	Sub Record Office/ Sub Record Officer
130	TMO	Telegraphic Money Order
131	UPU	Universal Postal Union
132	VPL	Value Payable Letter
133	VPP	Value Payable Parcel
134	V-SAT	Very-Small Aperture Terminal

      

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Computer Terminology 

SLNO	Acronym	General Terms Description used in Computer
1	Computer	Commonly Operated Machine Particularly Used in Technical and Educational Research
2	CPU	Central Processing Unit
3	RAM	Random Access Memory
4	ROM	Read Only Memory
5	PROM	Programmable Read Only Memory
6	EPROM	Erasable PROM
7	EEPROM	Electrically EPROM
8	HDD	Hard Disk Drive
9	FDD	Floppy Disk Drive
10	KBD	KeyBoard
11	I/O	Input & Output
12	CD	Compact Disk
13	DVD	Digital Video Disk
14	SMPS	Switch Mode Power Supply
15	POST	Power ON Self Test
16	BIOS	Basic Input Output System
17	VDU	Visible Display Unit
18	LED	Light Embedded Diode
19	LCD	Liquid Crystal Display
20	USB	Universal Serial Bus
21	VGA	Video/Visual Graphic Adapter
22	LAN	Local Area Network
23	WAN	Wide Area Network
24	MAN	Metropolitan Area Network
25	HLL	High Level Language
26	Mbps	Mega Bytes Per second
27	Kbps	Kilo Bytes per second
28	HTTP	Hyper Text Templates
29	WWW	World Wide Web
30	IP	Internet Protocol
31	ISP	Internet Service Provider
32	4 Bits	1 Nibble
33	8 Bits	1 Byte
34	1024 Bytes	1 Kilo Byte ( KB )
35	1024 KB	1 Mega Byte ( MB )
36	1024 MB	1 Gyga Byte ( GB )
37	1024 GB	1 Tera Byte ( TB )
38	1024 TB	1 Peta Byte ( PB )
39	1024 PB	1 Exa Byte ( EB )
40	1024 EB	1 Zetta Byte ( ZB )
41	1024 ZB	1 Yotta Byte ( YB )
42	HTTP	Hyper Text Transfer Protocol.
43	HTTPS	Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure.
44	VIRUS	Vital Information Resource Under Seized.
45	GSM	Global System for Mobile Communication.
46	CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access
47	UMTS	Universal Mobile Telecommunication System.
48	JPEG	Joint Photographic Expert Group
49	HSDPA	High Speed Downlink Packet Access.
50	EDGE	Enhanced Data Rate for GSM [Global System for Mobile Communication] Evolution.
51	ARPANET	Advanced Research Project Agency Network.
52	AM/FM	Amplitude/ Frequency Modulation.
53	WLAN	Wireless Local Area Network
54	AVI	Audio Video Interleave
55	RTS	Real Time Streaming
56	SIS	Symbian OS Installer File
57	AMR	Adaptive Multi-Rate Codec
58	JAD	Java Application Descriptor
59	JAR	Java Archive
60	JAD	Java Application Descriptor
61	3GPP	3rd Generation Partnership Project
62	MP4	MPEG-4 video file
63	AAC	Advanced Audio Coding
64	GIF	Graphic Interchangeable Format
65	JPEG	Joint Photographic Expert Group
66	BMP	Bitmap
67	WAV	Waveform Audio
68	PNG	Portable Network Graphics
69	DOC	Document (Microsoft Corporation)
70	PDF	Portable Document Format
71	M3G	Mobile 3D Graphics
72	M4A	MPEG-4 Audio File
73	THM	Themes (Sony Ericsson)
74	MMF	Synthetic Music Mobile Application File
75	XMF	Extensible Music File
76	WBMP	Wireless Bitmap Image
77	HTML	Hyper Text Markup Language
78	CD	Compact Disk.
79	DVD	Digital Versatile Disk.
80	CRT	Cathode Ray Tube.
81	DAT	Digital Audio Tape.
82	DOS	Disk Operating System.
83	GUI	Graphical User Interface.
84	HTTP	Hyper Text Transfer Protocol.
85	IP	Internet Protocol.
86	ISP	Internet Service Provider.
87	TCP	Transmission Control Protocol.
88	UPS	Uninterruptible Power Supply.
89	URL	Uniform Resource Locator.
90	USB	Universal Serial Bus.
91	VIRUS	Vital Information Resource Under Seized.
92	3G	3rd Generation.
93	GSM	Global System for Mobile Communication
94	CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access.
95	UMTS	Universal Mobile Telecommunication System.
96	SIM	Subscriber Identity Module.
97	HSDPA	High Speed Downlink Packet Access.
98	EDGE	Enhanced Data Rate for
99	GSM	[Global System for Mobile Communication] Evolution.
100	VHF	Very High Frequency.
101	UHF	Ultra High Frequency.
102	GPRS	General Packet Radio Service.
103	WAP	Wireless Application Protocol.
104	TCP	Transmission Control Protocol .
105	IBM	International Business Machine Corporation.
106	HP	Hewlett Packard.
107	WLAN	Wireless Local Area Network

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Banking Terms

SLNO	Acronym	General Terms Description used in Banking
1	OD	Over Draft
2	OLTAS	Online Tax Accounting System
3	ODA	Official Development Assistance
4	ACF	Auto Correlation Function
5	AD	Authorised Dealer
6	ADB	Asian Development Bank
7	ADR	American Depository Receipt
8	AFS	Annual Financial Statement
9	AIRCSC	All India Rural Credit Survey Committee
10	AO	Additive Outliers
11	AR	Auto Regression
12	ATM	Asynchronous Transfer Mode
13	BIS	Bank for International Settlements
14	BoP	Balance of Payments
15	BSCS	Basel Committee of Banking Supervision
16	BSR	Basic Statistical Returns
17	CAD	Capital Account Deficit
18	CAG	Controller and Auditor General of India
19	CC	Cash Credit
20	CD	Certificate of Deposit
21	CR Ratio	Credit Deposit Ratio
22	CF	Company Finance
23	CFRA	Combined Finance and Revenue Accounts
24	CGRA	Currency and Gold Revaluation Account
25	CII	Confederation of Indian Industry
26	CO	Capital Outlay
27	CP	Commercial Paper
28	CPI	Consumer Price Index
29	CR	Capital Receipts
30	CRAR	Capital to Risk-Weighted Asset Ratio
31	CRR	Cash Reserve Ratio
32	CVC	Central Vigilance Commission
33	DBOD	Department of Banking Operations and Development
34	DCB	Demand Collection and Balance
35	DCCB	District Central Co-operative Bank
36	DCM, RBI	Department of Currency Management, RBI
37	DD	Demand Draft
38	DEIO	Department of External Investments and Operations
39	DI	Direct Investments
40	DID	Discharge of Internal Debt
41	DMA	Departmentalized Ministries Account
42	DRI	Differential Rate of Interest Scheme
43	DSBB	Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board
44	DVP	Delivery Versus Payment
45	ECB	External Commercial Borrowing
46	ECB	European Central Bank
47	ECGC	Export Credit and Guarantee Corporation
48	ECS	Electronic Clearing Scheme
49	EDMU	External Debt Management Unit
50	EEA	Exchange Equalization Account
51	EEC	European Economic Community
52	EEFC	Exchange Earners Foreign Currency
53	EFR	Exchange Fluctuation Reserve
54	EXIM Bank	Export Import Bank of India
55	FCA	Foreign Currency Assets
56	FCCB	Foreign Currency Convertible Bond
57	FCNRB(B)	Foreign Currency Non- resident (Banks)
58	FCNRA	Foreign Currency Non Resident Account
59	FCNRD	Foreign Currency Non Repatriable Deposit
60	FDI	Foreign Direct Investment
61	FEMA	Foreign Exchange Management Act
62	FI	Financial Institution
63	FISIM	Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured
64	FLAS	Foreign Liabilities and Assets Survey
65	FOF	Flow of Funds
66	FPI	Foreign Portfolio Investment
67	FRA	Forward Rate Agreement
68	FRN	Floating Rate Note
69	GDP	Gross Domestic Product
70	GDR	Global Repository Receipt
71	G-Sec	Government Securities
72	GFD	Gross Fiscal Deficit
73	GFS	Government Finance Statistics
74	GIC	General Insurance Corporation
75	GLS	Generalized Least Squares
76	GoI	Government of India
77	IEPF	Investors Education and Protection Fund
78	IFSC	Indian Financial Sysytem Code
79	IFC	Indian Financial Corporation
80	IFCI	Industrial Finance Corporation of India
81	IIBF	International Institute of Banking and Finance
82	IIBI	Industrial Investment Bank of India
83	IFC	International Finance Corporation
84	IFR	Investment Fluctuation Reserve
85	IIP	Index of Industrial Production
86	IMF	International Monetary Fund
87	IP	Interest Payment
88	ISDA	International Swaps and Derivative Association
89	ISO	International Standards Organization
90	KYC	Know Your Customer
91	KVP	Kissan Vikas Patra
92	KVIC	Khadi and Village Industries Corporation
93	LAF	Liquidity Adjustment Facility
94	LAS	Loans and Advances by States
95	LDB	Land Development Bank
96	LERMS	Liberalised Exchange Rate Management System
97	M1	Narrow Money
98	M3	Broad Money
99	MA	Moving Average
100	MCA	Ministry of Corporate Affairs
101	MIGA	Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
102	MSS	Market Stabilisation Scheme
103	NABARD	National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
104	NBFC	Non Banking Financial Companies
105	NEC	Not Elsewhere Classified
106	NEER	Nominal Effective Exchange Rate
107	NFA	Non Foreign Exchange Assets
108	NFD	Net Fiscal Deficit
109	NHB	National Housing Bank
110	NIF	Note Issuance Facility
111	NPA	Non Performing Assets
112	NPV	Net Present Value
113	NSSF	National Small Savings Fund
114	PACS	Primary Agriculture Credit Societies
115	PD	Primary Deficit
116	RD	Revenue Deficit
117	RE	Revenue Expenditure
118	REER	Real Effective Exchange Rate
119	RIB	Resurgent India Bonds
120	RLA	Recoveries of Loans and Advancements
121	RTC	Repayment of Loans to Centre
122	RoC’s	Registrars of Companies
123	RR	Revenue Receipts
124	RRB	Regional Rural Bank
125	RTP	Reserve Tranche Position
126	RUF	Revolving Underwriting Facility
127	RWA	Risk Weighted Asset
128	SCB	State Co-operative Bank
129	SCB	Scheduled Commercial Bank
130	SDDS	Special Data Dissemination Standards
131	SDR	Special Drawing Right
132	SEBI	Securities Exchange Board of India
133	SFC	State Financial Corporation
134	SIDBI	Small Industries Development Bank of India
135	SIDC	State Industrial Development Corporation
136	SLR	Statutory Liquidity Ratio
137	SMG	Standing Monitoring Group
138	SNA	System of National Accounts
139	TB’s	Treasury Bills
140	TC	Temporary Change
141	TT	Telegraphic Transfer
142	UCN	Uniform Code Number
143	UTI	Unit Trust of India
144	UBD	Urban Banks Department
145	UBB	Uniform Balance Book
146	WPI	Wholesale Price Index
147	WSS	Weekly Statistical Supplement

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