| AD |
Active Directory |
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| AAD |
Microsoft Entra ID |
Azure Active Directory |
| AADAP |
Microsoft Entra App Proxy |
Azure Active Directory App Proxy |
| AADB2B |
Microsoft Entra B2B |
Azure Active Directory Business to Business |
| AADB2C |
Microsoft Entra B2C |
Azure Active Directory Business to Consumer |
| AADDS |
Microsoft Entra Domain Services |
Azure Active Directory Domain Services |
| AADIP |
Microsoft Entra ID Protection |
Azure Active Directory Identity Protection |
| AADP |
Microsoft Entra ID Premium |
Azure Active Directory Premium |
| AATP (Legacy) |
Azure Advanced Threat Analytics |
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| AATP |
Authorized Academic Training Program |
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| ABAC |
Attribute-Based Access Control |
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| ACA |
Azure Customer Adds or Azure Container Apps |
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| ACR |
Azure Container Registry |
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| ACI |
Azure Container Instance |
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| ACO |
Azure Credit Offer |
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| ARA |
Azure Readiness Assessment |
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| ACR |
Azure Consumed Revenue |
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| ACS |
Azure Communication Services |
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| ACV |
Annual Contractual Value |
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| ADAL (Legacy) |
Azure Active Directory Authentication Library |
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| ADE |
Account Delivery Executive |
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| ADFS |
Active Directory Federation Services |
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| ADO |
Azure DevOps |
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| AE |
Account Executive |
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| AFD |
Azure Front Door |
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| AIP (Legacy) |
Azure Information Protection |
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| AKS |
Azure Kubernetes Service |
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| ALM |
Application Lifecycle Management |
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| ALT |
Azure Load Testing |
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| AMM |
Azure Migration and Modernization |
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| AOG-G |
Agreement for Online Services for Government |
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| ARM |
Azure Resource Manager |
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| ARR |
Azure Rapid Response |
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| ASC |
Azure Security Center (Legacy) |
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| ASC |
Authorized Support Center |
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| ASF |
Azure Service Fabric |
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| ASfP |
Advanced Support for Partners |
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| ATS |
Account Technology Strategist |
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| ATU |
Account Team Unit |
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| AVD |
Azure Virtual Desktop |
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| AVS |
Azure VMware Solution |
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| AZ |
Availability Zone |
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| BDM |
Business Decision Maker |
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| BC |
Business Central (Dynamics) |
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| BIF |
Business Investment Funds |
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| BG |
Business Group |
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| BRL |
Business Ready Licensing |
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| BYOL |
Bring Your Own License |
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| BYOPC |
Bring-Your-Own-PC |
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| CA |
Conditional Access |
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| CAF |
Cloud Adoption Framework |
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| CASA |
Campus and School Agreement |
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| CBI |
Commitment Based Incentive |
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| CCSD |
Consumer Channel Sales & Marketing |
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| CDM |
Common Data Model |
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| CDN |
Content Delivery Network |
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| CDOC |
Microsoft Cyber Defense Operations Center |
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| CDP |
Customer Data Platform |
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| CDS |
Common Data Service |
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| CDX |
Customer Digital Experiences |
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| CE |
Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement |
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| CELA |
Corporate, External & Legal Affairs |
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| CIEM |
Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management |
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| CNAPP |
Cloud Native App Protection Platform |
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| CoE |
Center of Excellence |
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| CO-OP |
Co-Operative (funding) |
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| CPOR |
Claiming Partner of Record |
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| CPC |
Cloud PC |
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| CPOS |
Cloud Point of Sale (Browser based) |
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| CPP |
Cloud Product Performance |
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| CRM |
Customer Relationship Management |
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| CR |
Compromise Recovery |
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| CSA |
Cloud Solution Architect |
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| CSAM |
Customer Success Account Manager |
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| CSG |
Cybersecurity Solutions Group (Legacy) |
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| CSO |
Co-Sell Opportunity |
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| CSP |
Cloud Solution Provider |
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| CSPM |
Cloud Security Posture Management |
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| CSS |
Customer Service & Support |
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| CSU |
Customer Success Unit |
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| CSU |
Commerce Scale Unit (D365) |
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| CTP |
Community Technology Preview |
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| CU |
Cumulative Update |
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| CUI |
Controlled Unclassified Information |
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| CWA |
Custom Workflow Activity |
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| CWPP |
Cloud Workload Protection Platform |
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| CXP |
Customer Success Experience (Engineering Team) |
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| CX |
Customer |
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| D365 |
Dynamics 365 |
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| DAP |
Delegated Admin Privileges |
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| DaRT |
Detection & Response Team |
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| DBaaS |
Database-as-a-Service |
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| DCO |
Data Center Optimization Team |
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| DCR |
Design Change Request |
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| DSL |
Device Subscription License |
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| DCU |
Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit |
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| DLP |
Data Loss Prevention |
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| DMC |
Digital Marketing Content |
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| DMP |
Distribution Managed Partner |
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| DPOR |
Digital Partner of Record |
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| DSR |
Data Subject Requests |
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| DTA |
Digital Transformation Academy |
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| DTO |
Discretionary Time Off |
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| DUNS |
Global Data Universal Number System Identifier of customer |
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| DV |
Dataverse |
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| EA |
Enterprise Agreement |
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| EAP |
Early Adopter Program |
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| EAS |
Enterprise Agreement Subscription |
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| EASM |
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management |
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| EC |
Enterprise Commercial |
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| ECIF |
End Customer Investment Fund |
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| EDU |
Education |
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| EES |
Enrollment for Education Services |
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| EID |
Entra ID |
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| EMEA |
Europe Middle East and Africa |
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| EMS |
Enterprise Mobility & Security |
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| EO |
Exchange Online |
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| EOP |
End of Period |
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| EOP (Legacy) |
Exchange Online Protection |
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| EOS |
End of Service |
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| EOU |
Enterprise Operating Unit |
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| EPG |
Enterprise Partner Group (No Longer Used) |
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| ERP |
Enterprise Resource Planning |
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| ES |
Enterprise Services |
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| ESA |
Enterprise Subscription Agreement |
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| ESI |
Enterprise Skills Initiative |
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| EXO |
Exchange Online |
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| F&O |
Finance and Operations |
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| F&SCM |
Dynamics 365 Field and Supply Chain Management |
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| FIDO |
Fast Identity Online |
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| FinOps |
Finance and Operations (Dynamics 365) |
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| FSCM |
Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management |
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| FT or FTC |
FastTrack Center |
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| GA |
General Availability |
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| GCC |
Government Community Cloud |
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| GCC-H or GCCH |
Government Community Cloud - High |
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| GDAP |
Granular Delegated Admin Privileges |
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| GDPR |
Global Data Protection Regulation |
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| GPS |
Global Partner Solutions |
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| GRS |
Geo-Redundant Storage |
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| GSI |
Global System Integrator |
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| GZRS |
Geo-Zone-Redundant Storage |
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| HCI |
Hyper-Converged Infrastructure |
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| HWM |
High-Water Mark |
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| IaaS |
Infrastructure-as-a-Service |
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| IDNA |
Identity & Network Access |
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| IHV |
Independent Hardware Vendor |
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| IoT |
Internet of Things |
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| IP |
Indirect Provider (CSP) |
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| IP |
Intellectual Property |
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| IPCS |
Intellectual Property Co-Sell |
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| IRM |
Insider Risk Management or Information Rights Management (Legacy) |
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| ISD |
Industry Solutions Delivery |
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| ISV |
Independent Software Vendor |
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| ITAR |
International Traffic in Arms Regulations |
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| ITSM |
IT Service Management |
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| JEA |
Just Enough Access |
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| JIT |
Just-in-Time Access |
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| KQL |
Kusto Query Language |
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| LAR |
Large Account Reseller |
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| LB |
Load Balancer |
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| LRS |
Local Redundant Storage |
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| LSP |
Licensing Solution Provider |
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| LTSC |
Long-Term Servicing Channel |
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| MAG |
Microsoft Azure Government |
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| MAG |
Modern Analytics Governance |
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| M&O |
Marketing & Operations |
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| M365 |
Microsoft 365 |
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| M365D |
Microsoft 365 Defender |
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| MAC |
Microsoft Administration Center |
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| MACC |
Microsoft Azure Customer Commitment |
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| MAG |
Modern Analytics and Governance |
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| MAL |
Managed Account List |
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| MAR |
Microsoft Artifact Registry |
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| MAM |
Mobile Application Management |
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| MAU |
Monthly Active Users |
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| MCA |
Microsoft Customer Agreement |
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| MCAPS |
Microsoft Customer & Partner Solutions |
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| MCAS (legacy) |
Microsoft Cloud App Security |
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| MCEM |
Microsoft Customer Engagement Methodology |
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| MCI |
Microsoft Commerce Incentives |
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| MCPP |
Microsoft Cloud Partner Program |
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| MCRA |
Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architectures |
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| MCS |
Microsoft Consulting Services |
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| MDA |
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps |
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| MDAC |
Microsoft Defender Application Control |
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| MDAG |
Microsoft Defender Application Guard |
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| MDATP (Legacy) |
Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection |
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| MDC |
Microsoft Defender for Cloud |
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| MDCA |
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps |
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| MDCG |
Microsoft Defender Credential Guard |
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| MDDR |
Microsoft Digital Defense Report |
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| MDE |
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint |
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| MECM |
Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager |
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| MEID |
Microsoft Entra ID |
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| MDI |
Microsoft Defender for Identity |
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| MDM |
Mobile Device Management |
|
| MDO |
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 |
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| MDR |
Managed Detection & Response |
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| MEM |
Microsoft Endpoint Manager |
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| ME5 |
Microsoft 365 E5 |
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| MEA |
Middle East and Africa |
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| MFA |
Multi-Factor Authentication |
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| MEIA |
Microsoft Entra Internet Access |
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| MEPA |
Microsoft Entra Private Access |
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| MIAC |
Microsoft Intune Admin Center |
|
| MIG |
Microsoft Information Governance |
|
| MIP |
Microsoft Information Protection |
|
| MIP |
Managed Intellectual Property |
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| MIRF |
Make It Right Funds |
|
| MISA |
Microsoft Intelligent Security Association |
|
| MITSC |
Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center |
|
| MMP-C |
Microsoft Managed Platform Cloud |
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| MOSLG |
Microsoft Online Services Licensing Guide |
|
| MOSA |
Microsoft Online Subscription Agreement |
|
| MOSP |
Microsoft Online Subscription Program |
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| MVP |
Minimum Viable Product |
|
| MPA |
Microsoft Partner Agreement |
|
| MPC |
Microsoft Partner Center |
|
| MPFX |
Microsoft Power Fx |
|
| MPL |
Managed Partner List |
|
| MPN |
Microsoft Partner Network (Legacy) |
|
| MPOS |
Modern Point of Sale (App) |
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| MPS |
Microsoft Professional Services |
|
| MPSA |
Microsoft Product and Services Agreement |
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| MSAL |
Microsoft Authentication Library |
|
| MSDL |
Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle |
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| MSDN |
Microsoft Developer Network |
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| MSP |
Managed Services Provider |
|
| MSSP |
Managed Security Services Provider |
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| MSX |
Microsoft Sales Experience (CRM) |
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| MVP |
Most Valuable Professional |
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| NCE |
New Commerce Experience |
|
| NPSA |
Net Paid Seat Adds |
|
| NFP |
Not for Profit |
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| NSI |
National System Integrator |
|
| NSP |
National Service Provider |
|
| NVA |
Network Virtual Appliance |
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| O365 |
Office 365 |
|
| OCA |
Outsourcer Channel Agreement |
|
| ODfB |
OneDrive for Business |
|
| ODT |
Office Deployment Tool |
|
| OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
|
| OIDC |
OpenID Connect |
|
| OKR |
Objective & Key Result |
|
| OLA |
Open License Agreement |
|
| OSA |
Online Services Advisor |
|
| OSU |
Online Services Usage |
|
| OU |
Operating Unit |
|
| OVS |
Open Value Subscription |
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| PA |
PowerApps |
|
| PaaS |
Platform-as-a-Service |
|
| PAL |
Partner Admin Link |
|
| PAM |
Privileged Access Management |
|
| PAT |
Partner Attribution Type |
|
| PAU |
Paid Active Users or Paid Available Units |
|
| PAYG |
Pay As You Go |
|
| PAW |
Privileged Access Workstation |
|
| PBI |
Power BI |
|
| PCF |
Power Apps Component Framework |
|
| PCI |
Permission Creep Index or Payment Card Industry |
|
| PDM |
Partner Development Manager |
|
| PDOC |
Partner Delivery Operations Center |
|
| PEC |
Partner Earned Credit |
|
| PFE |
Premier Field Engineer |
|
| PG |
Product Group |
|
| PGA |
Partner global account name |
|
| PIE |
Partner Investment Engine |
|
| PIM |
Privileged Identity Management |
|
| PKE |
Partner Knowledge Exchange (cosell, gtm initiatives) |
|
| PL |
Partner Led |
|
| PLD |
Partner-Led Deal |
|
| PLP |
Partner-Led Program |
|
| PLSR |
Partner-Led Sales Resource |
|
| PM |
Program or Product or Project Manager |
|
| PMA |
Partner Marketing Advisor |
|
| PMC |
Partner Marketing Center |
|
| PO |
Dynamics 365 Project Operations |
|
| POE |
Proof of Execution |
|
| POR |
Partner of Record |
|
| POSH |
PowerShell |
|
| POV |
Proof of Validation |
|
| PP |
Power Pages |
|
| PPAC |
Power Platform Admin Center |
|
| PPAF |
Power Platform Adoption Framework |
|
| PRACR |
Partner Reported Azure Consumed Revenue |
|
| PSA |
Project Service Automation |
|
| PSAS |
Partner Sales Acceleration Services Team |
|
| PSfP |
Premier Support for Partners |
|
| PTS |
Partner Technology Specialist |
|
| PUA |
Potentially Unwanted Applications |
|
| PVA |
Power Virtual Agents |
|
| PY |
Program Year |
|
| RA-GRS |
Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage |
|
| RA-GZRS |
Read-Access Geo-Zone-Redundant Storage |
|
| RBAC |
Role-based Access Control |
|
| RBI |
Revenue Based Incentive |
|
| RMS (Legacy |
Azure Rights Management Service |
|
| RPA |
Robotic Process Automation |
|
| RSD |
Rapid Solution Development |
|
| SA |
Software Assurance |
|
| SaaS |
Software-as-a-Service |
|
| SAM |
Support Account Manager |
|
| SAW |
Secure Admin Workstation |
|
| SARA |
Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant |
|
| SAS |
Shared Access Signature |
|
| SASE |
Secure Access Secure Edge |
|
| SBA |
Survivable Branch Appliance |
|
| SBC |
Session Border Controller |
|
| SCCM (Legacy) |
System Center Configuration Manager |
|
| SCE (Legacy) |
Server & Cloud Enrollment |
|
| SDE |
Software Design Engineer |
|
| SDET |
Software Design Engineer in Test |
|
| SEM |
Strategic Engagement Manager |
|
| SE |
System Engineer |
|
| SI |
System Integrator |
|
| SIEM |
Security Information and Event Management |
|
| SfMC |
Support for Mission Critical |
|
| SL |
Service Level (Azure) |
|
| SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
|
| SLED |
State, Local, Education |
|
| SLG |
State and Local Government |
|
| SLO |
Service Level Offering |
|
| SMB |
Small, Midsized Business |
|
| SMC |
Small, Midsize and Corporate |
|
| SOA |
Service Oriented Architecture |
|
| SOAR |
Security Orchestration Automated Response |
|
| SOW |
Statement of Work |
|
| SPA |
Single-Page Application |
|
| SPLA |
Service Provider Licensing Agreement |
|
| SPO |
SharePoint Online |
|
| SSL |
Services Subscription License |
|
| SSO |
Single Sign On |
|
| SSP |
Solution Sales Professional |
|
| SSPR |
Self Service Password Reset |
|
| SSSO |
Seamless Single Sign-on |
|
| SSSP |
Services Solutions Sales Professional |
|
| STU |
Specialist Team Unit |
|
| SWA |
Azure Static Web App |
|
| TAM |
Total Addressable Market |
|
| TAM (Legacy) |
Technical Account Manager |
|
| TFS |
Team Foundation Server |
|
| TPID |
Top Parent Identifier |
|
| TPOR |
Transacting Partner of Record |
|
| TSP |
Technical Sales Professional |
|
| TTM |
Trailing Twelve Month |
|
| TTP |
Technique, Tactics and Procedures |
|
| TVM |
Threat & Vulnerability Management |
|
| UCaaS |
Unified Communications-as-a-Service |
|
| UAL |
Unified Audit Log |
|
| URS |
Universal Resource Scheduling |
|
| USL |
User Subscription License |
|
| UWP |
Universal Windows Platform |
|
| VAR |
Value Added Reseller |
|
| VAS |
Value Added Services |
|
| VBD |
Value Based Delivery |
|
| VDI |
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure |
|
| VHD |
Virtual Hard Disk |
|
| VL |
Volume Licensing |
|
| VLSC |
Volume Licensing Service Center |
|
| VSTS |
Visual Studio Team Services (legacy) |
|
| W365 |
Windows 365 |
|
| WAF |
Web Application Firewall |
|
| WAF |
Well-Architected Framework |
|
| WANI |
Azure Workload Acquisition & Nurture Incentive |
|
| WDG |
Windows & Devices Group |
|
| WE |
Western Europe |
|
| WHFB |
Windows Hello for Business |
|
| WINDC |
Windows Declared Configurations |
|
| WPF |
Windows Presentation Foundation |
|
| XaaS |
Everything-as-a-Service |
|
| XDR |
Extended Detection and Response |
|
| ZRS |
Zone-Redundant Storage |
|
| ZTNA |
Zero Trust Network Access |
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