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# Glossary

### Acronyms

ABI

  Application Binary Interface

API

  Application Programming Interface

ASLR

  Address Space Layout Randomization

BLFS

  Beyond Linux From Scratch

CPU

  Central Processing Unit

CVS

  Concurrent Versions System

FAQ

  Frequently Asked Questions

FHS

  File Hierarchy Standard

FTP

  File Transfer Protocol

GCC

  GNU Compiler Collection

GID

  Group IDentity

GLFS

  Gaming Linux From Scratch

GNU

  GNU's Not Unix

GPL

  General Public License

GUI

  Graphical User Interface

HFS

  Hierarchical File System

HTML

  HyperText Markup Language

HTTP

  HyperText Transfer Protocol

HTTPS

  HyperText Transfer Protocol Secured

IMAP

  Internet Message Access Protocol

IP

  Internet Protocol

JSON

  JavaScript Object Notation

LFS

  Linux From Scratch

LGPL

  Library General Public License

MDA

  Mail Delivery Agent

MIT

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MLFS

  Multilib Linux From Scratch

MTA

  Mail Transport Agent

OS

  Operating System

PDF

  Portable Document Format

PIE

  Position Independent Executable

RAM

  Random Access Memory

ROM

  Read-Only Memory

SBU

  Standard Build Unit

SDK

  Software Development Kit

SLFS

  Supplemental Linux From Scratch

SSH

  Secure SHell

SSL

  Secure Sockets Layer

SSP

  Stack Smash Protection

STDIN

  STanDard INput

SUID

  Set User IDentity

TTF

  TrueType Font

UID

  User IDentity

UI

  User Interface

UNIXen

  Plural form of Unix

URL

  Uniform Resource Locator

USB

  Universal Serial Bus

UUCP

  Unix-to-Unix Copy Protocol

VCS

  Version Control System

W3C

  World Wide Web Consortium

WWW

  World Wide Web

XML

  eXtensible Markup Language

XSL

  eXtensible Style Language

XSLT

  eXtensible Style Language Transformation

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