Abbreviations

This page will contain a basic dictionary of abbreviations that I've been learning over my career and adding to this list 1 by 1.

  • API: Application Programming Interface
  • json: javascript object notation
  • RTF: Rich Text Format
  • TIFF: Tagged Image File Format
  • XML: Extensible Markup Language
  • dll: dynamic link library

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