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Documentation: Add some more acronyms to the list

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`acpihelp _XXX`
* 2FA - [**Two-factor Authentication**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-factor_authentication)
* 4G - In coreboot, this typically refers to the 4 gibibyte boundary of 32-bit addressable memory space.
Better abbreviated as 4GiB
* 5G - Telecommunication: [**Fifth-Generation Cellular Network**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5G)
## A
@@ -45,6 +46,10 @@ Spec](https://uefi.org/specifications) for details, or run the tool
* ALIB - AMD: ACPI-ASL Library
* ALS - [**Ambient Light Sensor**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambient_light_sensor)
* ALU - [**Arithmetic Logic Unit**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arithmetic_logic_unit)
* AMBA - ARM: [**Advanced Microcontroller Bus
Architecture**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Microcontroller_Bus_Architecture):
An open standard to connect and manage functional blocks in an SoC
(System on a Chip)
* AMD64 - Another name for [**x86-64**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64)
* AMPL - AMD: [**Advanced Platform Management Link**](https://web.archive.org/web/20220509053546/https://developer.amd.com/wordpress/media/2012/10/419181.pdf) - Also referred to as
SBI: Sideband Interface
@@ -53,8 +58,8 @@ Spec](https://uefi.org/specifications) for details, or run the tool
* AOAC - AMD: Always On, Always Connected
* AP - Application processor - The main processor on the board (as
opposed to the embedded controller or other processors that may be on
the system), any cores in processor chip that isn’t the BSP - Boot
Strap Processor.
the system), any cores in the processor chip that aren't the BSP (Boot
Strap Processor).
* APCB - AMD: AMD PSP Customization Block
* API - [**Application Programming Interface**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/API)
* APIC - [**Advanced Programmable Interrupt
@@ -123,6 +128,7 @@ Spec](https://uefi.org/specifications) for details, or run the tool
stored as a single object, this was co-opted by the open source
communities to mean any proprietary binary file that is not available
as source code.
* BM - [**Bus Master**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_mastering)
* BMC - [**Baseboard Management Controller**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_Platform_Management_Interface#Baseboard_management_controller)
* BMP - [**Bitmap**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMP_file_format)
* BOM - [**Bill of Materials**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_materials)
@@ -165,7 +171,8 @@ Spec](https://uefi.org/specifications) for details, or run the tool
* CID - [**Coverity ID**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coverity)
* CIM - [**Common Information Model**](https://www.dmtf.org/standards/cim)
* CISC - [**Complex Instruction Set Computer**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_instruction_set_computer)
* CL - Change List - A git patch in gerrit
* CL - ChangeList - Another name for a patch or commit. This seems to be
Perforce notation.
* CLK - Clock - Used when there isn't enough room for 2 additional
characters - similar to RST, for people who hate vowels.
* CML - Intel: [**Comet Lake**](https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/intel/microarchitectures/comet_lake)
@@ -180,6 +187,7 @@ Spec](https://uefi.org/specifications) for details, or run the tool
* CNVi - Intel: [**Connectivity Integration**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNVi)
* CPL - x86: Current Privilege Level - Privilege levels range from 0-3; lower numbers are more privileged.
* CPLD - [**Complex Programmable Logic Device**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_programmable_logic_device)
* CPPC - AMD: Collaborative Processor Performance Controls
* CPS - Characters Per Second
* CPU - [**Central Processing
Unit**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_processing_unit)
@@ -196,12 +204,14 @@ Spec](https://uefi.org/specifications) for details, or run the tool
* CSI - MIPI: [**Camera Serial
Interface**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_Serial_Interface)
* CSME - Intel: Converged Security and Management Engine
* CTLE - Intel: Continuous Time Linear Equalization
* CVE - [**Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures)
* CZN - AMD: Cezanne - CPU Family 19h, Model 50h
* CZN - AMD: [**Cezanne**](https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/amd/cores/cezanne) - CPU Family 19h, Model 50h
## D
* D$ - Data Cache
* D-States - [**ACPI Device power
states**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Configuration_and_Power_Interface#Device_states)
D0-D3 - These are device specific power states, with each higher
@@ -223,6 +233,8 @@ Spec](https://uefi.org/specifications) for details, or run the tool
* DDC - [**Display Data Channel**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_Data_Channel)
* DDI - Intel: Digital Display Interface
* DDR - [**Double Data Rate**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_data_rate)
* DEVAPC - Mediatek: Device Access Permission Control
* DFP - USB: Downstream Facing port
* DHCP - [**Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol)
* DID - Device Identifier
* DIMM - [**Dual Inline Memory Module**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIMM)
@@ -243,6 +255,7 @@ Spec](https://uefi.org/specifications) for details, or run the tool
* DNV - Intel: [**Denverton**](https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/intel/cores/denverton)
* DOS - Disk Operating System
* DP - DisplayPort
* DPM - Mediatek: DRAM Power Manager
* DPTF - Intel: Dynamic Power and Thermal Framework
* DRAM - Memory: [**Dynamic Random Access Memory**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_random-access_memory)
* DRTM - Dynamic Root of Trust for Measurement
@@ -250,7 +263,10 @@ Spec](https://uefi.org/specifications) for details, or run the tool
data-in pin is generally referred to as D, and the data-out pin is Q,
thus the IO Data signal lines are referred to as DQ lines.
* DQS - Memory: Data Q Strobe - Data valid signal for DDR memory.
* DRM - [**Digital Rights Management**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management)
* DRM - [**Digital Rights
Management**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management)
* DRP - USB: Port than can be switched between either a Downstream facing (DFP) or
an Upstream Facing (UFP).
* DRQ - DMA Request
* DRTU - Intel: Diagnostics and Regulatory Testing Utility
* DSDT - The [**Differentiated System Descriptor
@@ -262,12 +278,15 @@ Spec](https://uefi.org/specifications) for details, or run the tool
* DSL - [**Digital subscriber line**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_subscriber_line)
* DSP - [**Digital Signal Processor**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_signal_processor)
* DTB - U-Boot: Device Tree Binary
* dTPM - Discrete Trusted Platform Module
* dTPM - Discrete TPM (Trusted Platform Module) - A separate TPM chip,
vs Integrated TPMs or fTPMs (Firmware TPMs).
* DTS - U-Boot: Device Tree Source
* DVFS - ARM: Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling
* DVI - [**Digital Video Interface**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface)
* DVT - Production Timeline: Design Validation Test
* DW - DesignWare
* DW - DesignWare: A portfolio of silicon IP blocks for sale by the
Synopsys company. Includes blocks like USB, MIPI, PCIe, HDMI, SATA,
I2c, memory controllers and more.
* DXE - UEFI: [**Driver Execution Environment**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface#DXE_%E2%80%93_Driver_Execution_Environment_)
* DXIO - AMD: Distributed CrossBar I/O
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Out**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_random-access_memory#Extended_data_out_DRAM)
- A DRAM standard introduced in 1994 that improved upon, but was
backwards compatible with FPM (Fast Page Mode) memory.
* EDP - [**Embedded DisplayPort**](DisplayPort)
* eDP - [**Embedded DisplayPort**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort#eDP)
* EDS - Intel: External Design Specification
* EEPROM - [**Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EEPROM) (common mistake:
electrical erasable programmable ROM).
@@ -340,7 +359,9 @@ Spec](https://uefi.org/specifications) for details, or run the tool
* FSB - [**Front-Side Bus**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front-side_bus)
* FSP - Intel: Firmware Support Package
* FTP - Network Protocol: [**File Transfer Protocol**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Transfer_Protocol)
* FTPM - Firmware TPM
* fTPM - Firmware TPM (Trusted Platform Module). This is a TPM that is
based in firmware instead of actual hardware. It typically runs in
some sort of TEE (Trusted Execution Environment).
## G
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## I
* I$ - Instruction Cache
* I2C - **Inter-Integrated Circuit** is a bidirectional 2-wire bus for
communication generally between different ICs on a circuit board.
* [https://www.esacademy.com/en/library/technical-articles-and-documents/miscellaneous/i2c-bus.html](https://www.esacademy.com/en/library/technical-articles-and-documents/miscellaneous/i2c-bus.html)
@@ -540,6 +562,7 @@ Spec](https://uefi.org/specifications) for details, or run the tool
* MCU - [**MicroController
Unit**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcontroller)
* MDFIO - Intel: Multi-Die Fabric IO
* MDN - AMD: Mendocino
* ME - Intel: Management Engine
* MEI - Intel: ME Interface (Previously known as HECI)
* Memory training - the process of finding the best speeds, voltages,
@@ -578,9 +601,7 @@ Spec](https://uefi.org/specifications) for details, or run the tool
OS software writers to produce SMP-capable machines and OSes in a
vendor-independent manner. Version 1.1 of the spec was released in
1994, and the 1.4 version was released in 1995. This has been
generally been
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MultiProcessor_Specification by the ACPI
tables.
generally superseded by the ACPI tables.
* MRC - Intel: Memory Reference Code
* MSB - Most Significant Bit
* MSI - Message Signaled Interrupt
@@ -621,8 +642,8 @@ Spec](https://uefi.org/specifications) for details, or run the tool
* ODH - GPIOs: Open Drain High - High is driven to the reference voltage, low is a high-impedance state
* ODL - GPIOs: Open Drain Low - Low is driven to ground, High is a high-impedance state.
* ODM - Original Design Manufacturer
* OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
* ODM - [**Original Design Manufacturer**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_design_manufacturer)
* OEM - [**Original Equipment Manufacturer**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_equipment_manufacturer)
* OHCI - [**Open Host Controller
Interface**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host_Controller_Interface_%28USB%29)
- non-proprietary USB Host controller for USB 1.1 (May also refer to
@@ -669,7 +690,7 @@ Spec](https://uefi.org/specifications) for details, or run the tool
function's configuration space from 256 bytes to 4K.
* PCIe - [**PCI Express**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pci_express)
* PCMCIA: Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
* PCO - AMD: Picasso
* PCO - AMD: [**Picasso**](https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/amd/cores/picasso)
* PCR: TPM: Platform Configuration Register
* PD - GPIOs: Pull-Down - Setting the pin high drives it to the reference voltage. Setting it low drives it to ground through a resistor.
* PD - Power Delivery - This is a specification for communicating power
@@ -873,6 +894,7 @@ Spec](https://uefi.org/specifications) for details, or run the tool
* SPI - [**Serial Peripheral
Interface**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_Peripheral_Interface)
* SPL - AMD: Security Patch Level
* SPM - Mediatek: System Power Manager
* SPMI - MIPI: System Power Management Interface
* SRAM - Static Random Access Memory
* SSD - Solid State Drive
@@ -889,7 +911,9 @@ Spec](https://uefi.org/specifications) for details, or run the tool
Bay**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSI_CEB)
* SSI-TEB - Physical board format: [**SSI Thin Electronics
Bay**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSI_CEB)
* SSP - [**Speech Signal Processor**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_processing)
* STAPM - AMD: Skin Temperature Aware Power Management
* STB - AMD: Smart Trace Buffer
* SuperIO - The [**Super I/O**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_I/O)
(SIO) device provides a system with any of a number of different
peripherals. Most common are: A PS/2 Keyboard and mouse port, LPT
@@ -909,7 +933,8 @@ Spec](https://uefi.org/specifications) for details, or run the tool
* TDMA - Time-Division Multiple Access
* TDP - [**Thermal Design
Power**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_design_power)
* TEE - Trusted Execution Environment
* TEE - [**Trusted Execution
Environment**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_execution_environment)
* TFTP - Network Protocol: Trivial File Transfer Protocol
* TGL - Intel: Tigerlake
* THC - Touch Host Controller
@@ -919,6 +944,7 @@ Spec](https://uefi.org/specifications) for details, or run the tool
* TLA - Three Letter Acronym
* TLB - [**Translation Lookside
Buffer**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translation_lookaside_buffer)
* TME - Intel: Total Memory Encryption
* TOCTOU - Time-Of-Check to Time-Of-Use
* TOLUM - Top of Low Usable Memory
* ToM - Top of Memory
@@ -927,6 +953,7 @@ Spec](https://uefi.org/specifications) for details, or run the tool
* TSC - [**Time Stamp
Counter**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Stamp_Counter)
* TSEG - TOM (Top of Memory) Segment
* TSR - Temperature Sensor
* TWAIN - Technology without an interesting name.
* TX - Transmit
* TXE - Intel: Trusted eXecution Engine
@@ -940,6 +967,7 @@ Spec](https://uefi.org/specifications) for details, or run the tool
* UDK - UEFI: UEFI Development Kit
* UDP - User Datagram Protocol
* UEFI - Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
* UFP - USB: Upstream Facing Port
* UFS - Universal Flash storage
* UHCI - USB: [**Universal Host Controller
Interface**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host_controller_interface_%28USB%2C_Firewire%29%23UHCI)
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tablets, it's on the the side away from the screen.
* WDT - [**WatchDog Timer**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchdog_timer)
* WLAN - Wireless LAN (Local Area Network)
* WWAN - Telecommunication: Wireless WAN (Wide Area Network)
* WP - Cache policy: [**Write-Protected**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_%28computing%29)
* WO - Write-only
* WOL - [**Wake-on-LAN**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake-on-LAN)