ali: acer lab(宏棋實驗室)
asf: applied science fiction
amd: advanced micro device(超微半導體)
ami: american megatrends incorporated
ear(extreme audio reality)
hp: hewlett-packard，美國惠普公司
ibm: international business machine，國際商業機器
idg(international data group，國際數據集團)
ims: international meta system
mle：microsoft learning and entertainment，微軟教學與娛樂公司
ms(microsoft，微軟)
nai: network associates incorporation，前身為mcafee。
ns(national semiconductor，國家半導體)
pmi: pacific magtron international
sce(sony computer entertainment，索尼計算機娛樂部)
sgi：silicon graphics
sis: silicon integrated systems，矽片綜合系統公司
umc(united microelectronics corporation，台灣聯華電子公司，半導體製造商)
wd(western digital，西部數據)
zd(ziff-davis出版公司)
組織
cbf: cable broadband forum，電纜寬頻論壇
cema(consumer electronics manufacturing association(消費者電子製造業協會)
cpe: customer premise equipment(用戶預定設備)
csa: canadian standards association(加拿大標準協會)
dca: defense communication agency，國防部通信局
doj: department of justice(反不正當競爭部門)
dsp: delivery service partner(交付服務合伙人)
dvb：digital video broadcasting，數字視頻廣播
e3：electronic entertainment expo，電子娛樂展覽會
eff: electronic frontier foundation(電子前線基金會)
epa(environmental protection agency，美國環境保護局)
fcc: federal communications commission(聯邦通信委員會)
ftc: federal trade commission，聯邦商業委員會
gdc(game developer conference，遊戲發展商會議)
isscc(international solid-state circuits conference，國際電晶體電路討論會)
icsa: international computer security association(國際計算機安全協會),它的前身為ncsa(national computer security association,國家計算機安全協會)
ieee(institute of electrical and electronics engineers，電子電路工程師協會)
ifwp: international forum white paper，國際白皮書論壇
iso/mpeg: international standard organization's moving picture expert group(國際標準化組織的活動圖片專家組)
itaa: information technology association of american，美國信息技術協會
mac(mobile advisory council)
mcsp: microsoft certified solution providers，微軟認證解決方案供應商
mjpeg(motion joint photographic experts group，移動式連續圖像專家組)
mma: midi manufacturer association(midi製造商聯盟)
ncta: national cable television association，美國電纜電視協會
nia: networking interoperatility alliance(網路互操作聯盟)
nbitd(national board for industrual and technical development，瑞典國立工業和技術發展委員會制訂)
oaaf：open arcade architecture forum，開放式arcade體系論壇
oem(original equipment manufacturer，原始設備製造商)
oif: optical internetworking forum，光纖互連網路論壇
riaa(recording industry association of america，美國唱片工業協會)
rio: redistributed internet object(網際網路分配組織)
sia(the semiconductor industries association，半導體工業協會)
spa: software publishers association，軟體出版商協會
tsowu(the swedish office worker's union，瑞典辦公人員聯合會，以制訂tco標準著稱)
uawg: universal adsl working group(通用adsl工作組)
ucaid:university corporation for advanced internet development
ul: underwriters laboratories inc.(新產品承諾實驗室)
var: value added resellers(增值分銷商)
w3c(world wide web consortium，全球資訊網協會)
whql(microsoft windows hardware quality lab，微軟公司視窗硬體質量實驗室)
winhec: windows hardware engineering conference，視窗硬體工程會議