---
title: "Abbreviations"
description: >-
  Definitions of the abbreviations and acronyms used throughout the
  LAA documentation.
---

```{glossary}
:sorted:

AOSP
    Android Open Source Project

API
    Application Programming Interface

BMC
    Baseboard Management Controller

CAN
    Controller Area Network

CA
    Certificate Authority

CCSTUDIO
    Code Composer Studio (Texas Instruments)

CI
    Continuous Integration

DIP
    Dual In-line Package

DHCP
    Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

DNS
    Domain Name System

DUT
    Device Under Test

EEPROM
    Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

FWUEN
    Firmware Update ENable (button on the kv260)

GPIO
    General Purpose Input/Output

GRUB
    GRand Unified Bootloader

HDMI
    High-Definition Multimedia Interface

HTTP
    Hypertext Transfer Protocol

HTTPS
    Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

I2C
    Inter-Integrated Circuit

IP
    Internet Protocol

IPMI
    Intelligent Platform Management Interface

KCI
    KernelCI

LAA
    Linaro Automation Appliance

LAVA
    Linaro Automation and Validation Architecture

LMS
    LAVA Managed Service

MCP
    Model Context Protocol

MIB
    Mechanical Interface Board

NFS
    Network File System

NTP
    Network Time Protocol

OLED
    Organic Light-Emitting Diode

OCP
    Over-Current Protection

OTA
    Over-The-Air

OTG
    USB On-The-Go

PAT
    Personal Access Token

PDU
    Power Distribution Unit

PCB
    Printed Circuit Board

PoE
    Power over Ethernet

PSA
    Platform for Secure Applications

REST
    Representational State Transfer

SD
    Secure Digital

SIB
    Standard Interface Board

SOL
    Serial Over LAN

SoM
    System on Module

SPI
    Serial Peripheral Interface

SSH
    Secure Shell

SSL
    Secure Sockets Layer

SWD
    Serial Wire Debug

TCP
    Transmission Control Protocol

TF-M
    Trusted Firmware-M

TFTP
    Trivial File Transfer Protocol

UART
    Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter

UEFI
    Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

UI
    User Interface

USB
    Universal Serial Bus

URL
    Uniform Resource Locator

VLAN
    Virtual Local Area Network
```