| OPEN SHORTEST
PATH FIRST |
(OSPF)
The basic Internet routing protocol for sending data over multiple paths.
It uses the network's topology for routing decisions. |
| OPEN SOFTWARE
FOUNDATIO |
(OSF)
A consortium of hardware and software vendors collaborating to produce technologies
for device independent operation. |
| OPEN SYSTEMS
INTERCONNECTION |
(OSI)
A family of ISO data communications. |
| OPERAND |
Argument
to an operator (often an expression itself that must be evaluated first). |
| OPTICAL
FIBER |
A plastic
or glass cable that uses light as a communications medium. |