Acronym Glossary

 

AFR -          Automated Field Reporting

APReWS -   Automated Patrol Report Writing System

ARC -          Admin Records Client

AVA -          Automated Vehicle Abatement

CAD -          Computer Aided Dispatching

CDMA -       Carrier Detect Multiple Access

CDPD -        Cellular Digital Packet Data

CJIS -         California Justice Info System

CLETS -       Calif. Law Enforcement Telecommunications System

CPU -           Central Processing Unit

CRMS -       Criminal Records Management System (San Diego PD)

DFWP -       Deferred Warrant Print System

DOJ -          Dept. of Justice

DMV -         Dept. of Motor Vehicles

DNS -          Domain Name Server       

DSU -          A modem

EID -           Equipment Identifier       

ESA -          Enforcement Support Agency

ESN -          Electronic Serial Number

GTE -          The phone company

GUI -          Graphical User Interface

HCT -          Handheld Computer Terminal

IBIS -         Integrated Medical Booking Interface

IHQ -          Incident History Query

IP -             Internet Protocol Address

IPsec -         IP security

LAN -          Local Area Network

LDM -          Last Dispatched Message

MCT -          Mobile Computer Terminal

MDT -         Mobile Data Terminal

MMP -         A Mobile Data Protocol from Motorola

MSMQ -      Microsoft Message Queuing

MSS -         Message Switching System

NCIC -        Nat’l Criminal Info. Center

NIC -          Network Interface Card

NORAND -  Communications Vendor

NT -            Windows NT Software

NTU -          New Technologies Unit

ONS -         Officer’s Notification System

PAQ -          Please Ask Questions!

PD -            Police Dept.

RAID -        Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks

RATT -        Regional Auto Theft Task Force

RCT -          Records Client Terminal

RDLAP -      a Mobile Data Protocol from Motorola

RF -             Radio Frequency

RMS -         Records Management System

SANNET -   San Diego City WAN

SUN -          San Diego County Network

UH -            Unit History

UiMJ -        Unintelligible Mumbo Jumbo (see PAQ)

UR -            Unit Roster

US -            Unit Status

VPN -           Virtual Private Network

WAN -        Wide Area Network