Glossary

Acronyms

ABI

Application Binary Interface

API

Application Programming Interface

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

LFS-QOL

Linux From Scratch - Quality of Life

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

SSH

Secure SHell

SSL

Secure Sockets Layer

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