\newglossaryentry{api}
{
    name={API},
    description={An Application Programming Interface (API) is a particular set
            of rules and specifications that a software program can follow to access and make use of the services and resources provided by another particular software program that implements that API.}
}

\newacronym{sri-nic}{SRI-NIC}{Stanford Research Institute - Network Information Center}

\newacronym{dns}{DNS}{Domain Name System}

\newacronym{ipv6}{IPv6}{Internet Protocol Version 6}

\newacronym{arpanet}{ARPANET}{Advanced Research Projects Agency Network}

\newacronym{tcp/ip}{TCP/IP}{Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol}

\newacronym{udp}{UDP}{User Datagram Protocol}

\newacronym{tcp}{TCP}{Transmission Control Protocol}

\newacronym{os}{OS}{Operating System}

\newacronym{ftp}{FTP}{File Transfer Protocol}

\newacronym{fqdn}{FQDN}{Fully Qualified Domain Name}

\newacronym{dnssec}{DNSSEC}{Domain Name System Security Extensions}

\newacronym{edns}{EDNS}{Extension mechanisms for DNS}