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Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
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ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol (ping, TTL exceeded, etc)
ISP
Internet Service Provider
IoT
Internet of Things for device controllers
SSH
Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VPN
Virtual Private Network
VPS
Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
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