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S-band
S-HTTP (Secure Hypertext Transport Protocol)
SAC (subscriber acquisition cost)
SAE (system architecture evolution)
Sales Analytics
sales configuration systems
sales enablement
sales to end users
Sales-Focused Partner Relationship Management (PRM)
SAM (software asset management)
SAM tools (systems administration management tools)
SAN (storage area network)
satellite broadcasting operator
satellite communications
satellite communications operator
satellite computer
satellite dish
Satellite Navigation Solutions
Satellite Navigation Systems
satellite phone (satphone)
SAX (Simple API for XML)
SBM (skills-based management)
SC-FDMA (single-carrier frequency division multiple access)
SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition)
scalability
scanner
scattering
SCCM (software change and configuration management)
SCE (supply chain execution)
SCIV (supply chain inventory visibility)
SCM (software configuration management)
scope, track, rank, evaluate, evangelize and transfer (STREET)
SCP (supply chain planning)
SCPC (single channel per carrier)
SCR (sustainable cell rate)
scrambler
screen popping
screen sharing
screening
Scriptless Testing
SDH/SONET
SDK (software development kit)
SDMA (spatial division multiple access)
SDSL (symmetric digital subscriber line)
search engine
Search-Based Data Discovery Tools
secondary channel
secondary station
secondhand market
secret key
secret-key cryptography
secure Web gateway
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
security information and event management software
seiban
selective sourcing
selector
self-describing messages
self-relocating program
self-service business intelligence
self-test and fault isolation
sell side
semantic data model
Semantic nets
semi-mobile wireless
senpai
sensei (also lean sensei)
sensor and RFID-based inventory and asset management business process application software
sensor and RFID-based inventory and asset management infrastructure software
serial dot matrix
serial inkjet
serial interface
serial transmission
server appliance
server virtualization infrastructure
server virtualization management
serverless printing
service bureau
Service Catalog
Service Desk
service inventory
service levels
service provider routers and switches
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
serving area
servlet
session border controllers
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
seven wastes
SFA (sales force automation)
SFA (sales force automation) — direct sales (field sales/inside sales)
SFC (shop floor control)
SFDR (software failure detection and recovery)
SFF-LR (small-form-factor, legacy-reduced)
SFM (store-and-forward manager)
SGSN (serving GPRS support node)
shadow/mirror databases
Shared Services or Shared Services Center
shielded pair
shim
shipments
shojinka
Short Message Service (SMS)
shrink-wrapped
SI (system integrator)
sideband
signal-to noise ratio
signaling gateways/IP-STPs
signature
signature verification
Silicon Anode Batteries
SIM card (subscriber identity module) card
SIM toolkit (SIM application toolkit)
SIMD (single instruction, multiple data)
SIMM (single in-line memory module)
simplex
simplex circuit
simulation
simulation routines
Single Sign-On (SSO)
single-image mode
single-mode fiber
single-pass device
sink
SIO (strategic information office)
SITE (strategy, iteration, testing, enablement)
Six Sigma
skill mining
Skinless Servers
Skinput (Bioacoustic Sensing)
SKU (stock-keeping unit)
SLA (service-level agreement)
SLED (single large expensive disk)
SLM (service-level management)
SLM (software license management)
SLO (service-level objective)
SMA (service management agreement)
Small and Midsize Business (SMB)
smart antenna
Smart Card
Smart Grid
Smart Pills
smart terminal
Smartphone
SME (small-to-midsize enterprise)
SMED (single minute exchange of die)
SMFP (smart MFP)
SMP (symmetric multiprocessing)
SMR (specialized mobile radio)
SMS (system-managed storage)
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
sniffer
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
SNOMED (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine)
SOA governance technologies
SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)
SOAP (subjective, objective, assessment and plan)
SOC (software oversight committee)
Social Analytics
social BPM
social computing
Social Content
Social CRM
social feedback
Social Gaming
Social Media
social media tools
Social Network Analysis (SNA)
social networking
Social networking sites
social profile
Social Profiles
social publishing
Social Search
Social Software
Social Software Standards
social systems
Social Tagging (Folksonomy)
social technologies
social Web
Socialcasting
sockets
softswitch architecture
softswitches
Software as a Service (SaaS)
software development
software maintenance
software support services
Software-Defined Networks
Software-Defined Radio (SDR)
SOHO (small office/home office)
Solid-State Appliances
Solution
Solution Architecture
Solution Portfolio
SONET (Synchronous Optical Network)
source encoding
source routing
source traffic descriptor
SOW (statement of work)
SP (service pack)
space segment
spaghetti chart
spam
spamdexing
SPC (statistical process control)
spectrum
spectrum harmonization
speech circuit
Speech Recognition
SPF (Shortest Path First)
spider
spoofing
SPP (service parts planning)
spread spectrum
SQL (Structured Query Language)
SSEM (System and Server Evaluation Model)
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
SSN (switched service network)
SSP (service switching point)
SSP (storage service provider)
SSPC (structure, scripting, populating and channel outputs)
stalking horses
standard
Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC)
standards
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Statistical Multiplexing
statistical quality control/statistical process control
STDM (statistical time-division multiplexing)
STEP (specification, tracking, evaluation, production)
stickiness
STM (synchronous transfer mode)
storage appliance
storage management software
Storage Resource Management (SRM)
storage subsystem hardware services
storage support services
Store-and-Forward Voice
streaming
structural change
sub-11GHz proprietary BWA
sub-voice-grade channel
subnet
subnet mask
subnet number
subscriber
Super Wi-Fi
superserver
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
supply chain segmentation
Surface Computers
Sustainability Management
SVG interface (Scalable Vector Graphics interface)
SVGA (Super Video Graphics Array)
SWAP (Simple Workflow Access Protocol)
SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication)
switch
Switch-Based Storage Virtualization
switched line
switched network
switching
switching center
switchover
Symbian
synchronization
Synchronized Bills of Materials
synchronous
synchronous communications
synchronous network
synchronous transmission
SyncML (Synchronization Markup Language)
syntax
system integration
system management
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