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CAT5
Category 5

CATV
community antenna television or cable television

CPU
central processing unit

DSSS
direct sequence spread spectrum

FCC
Federal Communications Commission

FHSS
frequency hopping spread spectrum

HLAN
home local-area network

IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

ISP
Internet service provider

IT
information technology

LAN
local-area network

PC
personal computer

POP
point of presence

POS
point of service

POTS
plain old telephone service

RF
radio frequency

SWAP
shared wireless access protocol

TCP/IP
transmission control protocol/Internet protocol

USB
universal serial bus

VCR
video cassette recorder

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