diff --git a/Data/Abbr/aviation.csv b/Data/Abbr/aviation.csv index cf1bf257..7c24ce92 100644 --- a/Data/Abbr/aviation.csv +++ b/Data/Abbr/aviation.csv @@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ A/F,Autofeather A/FD,Airport/Facility Directory A/P,Autopilot A/R,Altitude Rate +A300,Airbus A300 twinjet +A310,Airbus A310 twinjet +A320,Airbus A320 family of twinjets +A330,Airbus A330 twinjet +A340,Airbus A340 quadjet +A350,Airbus A350 twinjet +A380,Airbus A380 quadjet AAA,Airport Airspace Analysis AAE,Above Aerodrome Elevation AAF,Airway Facilities Service @@ -262,6 +269,7 @@ MLW,Maximum Landing Weight MSL,Median Sea Level MSTA,Minimum Safe Turning Altitude MTOW,Maximum Take-Off Weight +NLFS,Night Low Flying System OCTA,Outside Control Areas OFZ,Obstacle Free Zone OJT,On the Job Training @@ -311,6 +319,7 @@ RVSM,Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum RWR,Radar Warning Receiver RWY,Runway SADL,Situational Awareness Data Link +SAF,Sustainable Aviation Fuel SAR,Search and Rescue SAR,Synthetic Aperture Radar SARPS,Standards and Recommended Practices (ICAO) @@ -323,6 +332,7 @@ SDD,Situation Data Display SELCAL,Selective Calling System SES,Single European Sky SESAME,Single European Sky ATM Master Plan +SESAR,Single European Sky ATM Research SFL,Sequencing Flashing Light SFO,Simulated Flameout Operation SI,Selective Interrogation diff --git a/Data/Abbr/computing.csv b/Data/Abbr/computing.csv index 5a861df3..fbc5cf33 100644 --- a/Data/Abbr/computing.csv +++ b/Data/Abbr/computing.csv @@ -1,30 +1,39 @@ Abbr,Term -.7z,Common filename suffix for archive files in 7z format -.bat,Common filename suffix for Batch script files -.bz2,Common filename suffix for archive files in bzip2 format -.c,Common filename suffix for C source code files -.cpp,Common filename suffix for C++ source code files -.csv,Common filename suffix for comma-separated value files -.cfg,Common filename suffix for configuration files -.dll,Common filename suffix for Windows library files -.exe,Common filename suffix for Windows executables -.gif,Common filename suffix for GIF image files -.gz,Common filename suffix for archive files in gzip format -.h,Common filename suffix for C/C++ header files -.hpp,Common filename suffix for C++ header files -.jpeg,Common filename suffix for JPEG image files -.jpg,Common filename suffix for JPEG image files -.m3u,Common filename suffix for audio playlists -.md,Common filename suffix for Markdown files -.mp3,Common filename suffix for MPEG layer 3 audio files -.ps1,Common filename suffix for PowerShell script files -.sln,Common filename suffix for MSBuild solution files -.tar,Common filename suffix for archive files in tar format -.txt,Common filename suffix for text files -.vcxproj,Common filename suffix for Visual Studio project files -.xml,Common filename suffix for XML files -.xz,Common filename suffix for archive files in XZ format -.zip,Common filename suffix for archive files in Zip format +.7z,Common filename extension for archive files in 7z format +.bat,Common filename extension for Batch script files +.bz2,Common filename extension for archive files in bzip2 format +.c,Common filename extension for C source code files +.cpp,Common filename extension for C++ source code files +.csv,Common filename extension for comma-separated value files +.cfg,Common filename extension for configuration files +.dll,Common filename extension for dynamic-link library files on Windows +.exe,Common filename extension for executable files on Windows +.gif,Common filename extension for GIF image files +.gz,Common filename extension for archive files in gzip format +.h,Common filename extension for C/C++ header files +.hpp,Common filename extension for C++ header files +.ilk,Common filename extension for incremental linking files on Windows +.jar,Common filename extension for Java archive files +.jfif,Common filename extension for JPEG image files +.jpeg,Common filename extension for JPEG image files +.jpg,Common filename extension for JPEG image files +.lib,Common filename extension for static library files on Windows +.m3u,Common filename extension for audio playlists +.md,Common filename extension for Markdown files +.mp3,Common filename extension for MPEG layer 3 audio files +.pdb,Common filename extension for program debug database files on Windows +.ps1,Common filename extension for PowerShell script files +.psd1,Common filename extension for PowerShell data files +.psm1,Common filename extension for PowerShell module files +.psxml,Common filename extension for PowerShell XML files +.sh,Common filename extension for script files +.sln,Common filename extension for MSBuild solution files +.tar,Common filename extension for archive files in tar format +.txt,Common filename extension for text files +.vcxproj,Common filename extension for Visual Studio project files +.xml,Common filename extension for XML files +.xz,Common filename extension for archive files in XZ format +.zip,Common filename extension for archive files in Zip format 1NF,First Normal Form 2.5D,Two-And-A-Half-Dimensional 286,Intel 80286 processor @@ -49,6 +58,7 @@ Abbr,Term 3Vs,volume, variety and velocity 4-D,printing four-dimensional printing 40GbE,40 Gigabit Ethernet +42,"the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything (from 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' by Douglas Adams)" 486,Intel 80486 processor 4B5BLF,4 Byte 5 Byte Local Fiber 4G,Fourth Generation diff --git a/Data/Abbr/general.csv b/Data/Abbr/general.csv index 7f122449..4c67ddf5 100644 --- a/Data/Abbr/general.csv +++ b/Data/Abbr/general.csv @@ -455,21 +455,21 @@ ASVAB,Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery(taken by juniors in high school ASVEL,Association Sportive Villeurbanne Éveil Lyonnais (Association Sportive is French for "Sporting Association"; the club was founded through the merger of AS Villeurbanne and Éveil Lyonnais) ASW,AntiSubmarine Warfare ASWORG,(U.S.) AntiSubmarine Warfare Operations Research Group -ASX,Advanced Stream Redirector,Australian Securities Exchange +ASX,"Advanced Stream Redirector,Australian Securities Exchange" AT,"Anti-Tank,Ashmore and Cartier Islands (FIPS 10-4 territory code),Austria (ISO 3166 digram),Advanced Technology (IBM Personal Computer/AT)" At,Astatine aT,Attotesla -ATA,Advanced Technology Attachment (IBM Personal Computer),Afghan Transitional Authority,Allen Telescope Array,Antarctica (ISO 3166 trigram) +ATA,"Advanced Technology Attachment (IBM Personal Computer),Afghan Transitional Authority,Allen Telescope Array,Antarctica (ISO 3166 trigram)" ATAC,Air Transportable Acoustic Communications ATACMS,Army TACtical Missile System ATAPI,Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface ATAS,Air-To-Air Stinger (missile) ATAT,Aiken Tactical Airsoft Team / Star Wars vehicle -ATB,Active Time Battle,British Antarctic Territory (ISO 3166 trigram; merged with AQ in 1979) -ATC,"Air Traffic Control,Air Training Corps,U.S. Air Transport Command (1942-1948),Athletic Trainer,Certified (www.nata.org)" +ATB,"Active Time Battle,British Antarctic Territory (ISO 3166 trigram; merged with AQ in 1979)" +ATC,"Air Training Corps, U.S. Air Transport Command (1942-1948), Athletic Trainer,Certified" ATCCIS,Army Tactical Command and Control Information System ATESS,Aerospace and Telecommunications Engineering Support Squadron -ATF,French Southern Territories (ISO 3166 trigram),(U.S.) Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco,Firearms and Explosives (from its previous name,which did not include "Explosives") +ATF,"French Southern Territories (ISO 3166 trigram),(U.S.) Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco,Firearms and Explosives" ATG,Antigua and Barbuda (ISO 3166 and FIFA trigram) ATGM,Anti-Tank Guided Missile ATGW,Anti-Tank Guided Weapon @@ -477,9 +477,9 @@ ATI,Allied Telesyn International,Inc.,Array Technologies Incorporated. (ATI Tech Atisbo,a Local Government Area in Nigeria named for constituent communities (Ago-Are,Tede,Irawo,Sabe,Baasi,Ofiki and Owo) ATK,Attack ATL,"Atlanta,Georgia,the largest city and capital of Georgia" -ATLAS,All-Terrain Lifter Army System,Assessment Tool for LAnd Systems -ATM,Automated Teller Machine,Asynchronous Transfer Mode,At The Moment -ATN,Dronning Maud Land (ISO 3166 trigram; merged with AQ in 1983) +ATLAS,"All-Terrain Lifter Army System,Assessment Tool for LAnd Systems" +ATM,"Automated Teller Machine,Asynchronous Transfer Mode,At The Moment" +ATN,"Dronning Maud Land (ISO 3166 trigram; merged with AQ in 1983)" ATO,"Air Tasking Order,Australian Taxation Office" ATP,"Adenosine TriPhosphate,Allied Tactical Publication,Ammunition Transfer Point" ATSD,(U.S.) Assistant Secretary of Defense @@ -504,11 +504,10 @@ ava,Avar language (ISO 639-2 code) AVB,Audio Video Bridging AVDLR,Aviation Depot Level Repair ave,Avestan language (ISO 639-2 code) -AVGP,Armoured Vehicle,General Purpose -AVI,Audio Video Interleave +AVGP,"Armoured Vehicle, General Purpose" AVIM,Aviation Intermediate Maintenance AVLB,Armoured Vehicle Launched Body -AVM,Air Vice-Marshal,Arteriovenous malformation +AVM,"Air Vice-Marshal, Arteriovenous malformation" AVO,Apprehended Violence Order AVP,Arubaanse Volkspartij AVP,Association of Volleyball Professionals @@ -534,112 +533,178 @@ ay,Aymara language (ISO 639-1 code) AYBABTU,All Your Base Are Belong To Us aym,Aymara language (ISO 639-2 code) AYU,As Yet Unknown -AZ,Arizona (postal symbol),Azerbaijan (ISO 3166 digram),Alkmaar Zaanstreek (Dutch football club) +AZ,"Arizona (postal symbol),Azerbaijan (ISO 3166 digram),Alkmaar Zaanstreek (Dutch football club)" az,Azerbaijani language (ISO 639-1 code) AZE,Azerbaijan (ISO 3166 trigram) aze,Azerbaijani language (ISO 639-2 code) AZN,Azerbaijani manat (ISO 4217 currency code) -AZUR,Actions en zone urbaine (French,Urban Operations) -BAR,Barbados (IOC trigram,but not FIFA or ISO 3166),British American Racing,Browning Automatic Rifle,Buy-American Restrictions,BARD , Binational Agricultural Research and Development fund (between the US and Israel),BARDA , Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Agency,BART , Bay Area Rapid Transit,BAS , Battalion Aid Station,BASE , Building,Antenna,Span,Earth (parachute from),BASF , Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (Baden Aniline and Soda Factory,a German chemicals company),BASIC , Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code (acronym was added later,originally it was simply Basic),BAT ,(a/i) Basic Aid Training,BATF , U.S. Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco,and Firearms,BATS , Behavior Analysis Training System ,Bradley Advanced Training System,BATTeRS , Bisei Asteroid Tracking Telescope for Rapid Survey,BB[edit] -BB,Barbados (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 country code),Boys' Brigade (Christian youth organization),Brigitte Bardot (actress),Bumblebee -BBB,Better Business Bureau,Blood-brain barrier -BBC,Breeding Bird Census,British Broadcasting Corporation,Bumper to Back of Cab (trucking measurement) -BBD,Barbadian dollar (ISO 4217 currency code),Bowel Bladder Dysfunction -BBL,Be Back Later,Bird Banding Laboratory,British Basketball League,BBN , Bolt,Beranek and Newman,BBQ , Barbecue[1] -BBS,Breeding Bird Survey (North America),Brigade/Battalion Battle Simulation,Bulletin Board System,BBSRC , U.K. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council,BBVA , Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (Spanish bank) -BBYO,B'nai B'rith Youth Organization -BC,Before Christ,Blind Copy (in emailers),Boston College,Botswana (FIPS 10-4 country code; from Bechuanaland),British Columbia (postal symbol) -BCA,Bachelor of Computer Application,Black Coaches & Administrators,BCC , Blind Carbon Copy -BCCI,Bank of Credit and Commerce International,Board of Control for Cricket in India,BCD , Binary-Coded Decimal -BEA,Banque extérieure d'Algérie,British European Airways (ancestor of British Airways),British Electricity Authority,bel , Belarusian language (ISO 639-2 code),BEL , Belgium (ISO 3166 trigram),BEM , British Empire Medal ,Bug-Eyed Monster,ben , Bengali language (ISO 639-2 code),BEN , Benin (ISO 3166 trigram),BEO , Banquet Event Order,BERC , Business Environmental Resource Center,BER , Bit Error Rate -BH,Bahrain (ISO 3166 digram),Belize (FIPS 10-4 country code),BHD , Bahraini dinar (ISO 4217 currency code),BHR , Bahrain (ISO 3166 trigram) -BNF,Backus-Naur Form (computing),British National Formulary,BNICE , Biological,Nuclear,Incendiary,Chemical,and Explosive Agents -BNP,British National Party,Banque Nationale de Paris,a predecessor to today's BNP Paribas,BNS , Bank of Nova Scotia,BNSF ,(i/s) Burlington Northern Santa Fe (also AAR reporting mark),BO[edit],bo , Tibetan language (ISO 639-1 code) -BO,Back Orifice,Belarus (FIPS 10-4 country code),Biarritz Olympique (French rugby union club),Bolivia (ISO 3166 digram),Body odor,BO2k , Back Orifice 2000,BOAC , British Overseas Airways Corporation (predecessor of British Airways) +AZUR,"Actions en zone urbaine (French for: Urban Operations)" +BAR,"Barbados (IOC trigram,but not FIFA or ISO 3166),British American Racing,Browning Automatic Rifle,Buy-American Restrictions,BARD , Binational Agricultural Research and Development fund (between the US and Israel),BARDA , Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Agency,BART , Bay Area Rapid Transit,BAS , Battalion Aid Station,BASE , Building,Antenna,Span,Earth (parachute from),BASF , Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (Baden Aniline and Soda Factory,a German chemicals company),BASIC , Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code (acronym was added later,originally it was simply Basic),BAT ,(a/i) Basic Aid Training,BATF , U.S. Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco,and Firearms,BATS , Behavior Analysis Training System ,Bradley Advanced Training System,BATTeRS , Bisei Asteroid Tracking Telescope for Rapid Survey,BB[edit]" +BB,"Barbados (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 country code),Boys' Brigade (Christian youth organization),Brigitte Bardot (actress),Bumblebee" +BBB,"Better Business Bureau,Blood-brain barrier" +BBC,"Breeding Bird Census,British Broadcasting Corporation,Bumper to Back of Cab (trucking measurement)" +BBD,"Barbadian dollar (ISO 4217 currency code), Bowel Bladder Dysfunction" +BBL,"Be Back Later,Bird Banding Laboratory,British Basketball League" +BBN,"Bolt,Beranek and Newman" +BBQ,Barbecue +BBS,"Breeding Bird Survey (North America),Brigade/Battalion Battle Simulation,Bulletin Board System,BBSRC , U.K. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council,BBVA , Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (Spanish bank)" +BBYO,"B'nai B'rith Youth Organization" +BC,"Before Christ,Blind Copy (in emailers),Boston College,Botswana (FIPS 10-4 country code; from Bechuanaland),British Columbia (postal symbol)" +BCA,"Bachelor of Computer Application,Black Coaches & Administrators" +BCC,Blind Carbon Copy +BCCI,"Bank of Credit and Commerce International,Board of Control for Cricket in India,BCD , Binary-Coded Decimal" +BEA,"Banque extérieure d'Algérie,British European Airways (ancestor of British Airways),British Electricity Authority,bel , Belarusian language (ISO 639-2 code)" +BEL,Belgium (ISO 3166 trigram) +BEM,"British Empire Medal ,Bug-Eyed Monster,ben , Bengali language (ISO 639-2 code)" +BEN,Benin (ISO 3166 trigram) +BEO,Banquet Event Order +BERC,Business Environmental Resource Center +BER,Bit Error Rate +BH,"Bahrain (ISO 3166 digram),Belize (FIPS 10-4 country code)" +BHD,Bahraini dinar (ISO 4217 currency code) +BHR,Bahrain (ISO 3166 trigram) +BNF,"Backus-Naur Form (computing), British National Formulary" +BNICE,"Biological,Nuclear,Incendiary,Chemical,and Explosive Agents" +BNP,"British National Party,Banque Nationale de Paris,a predecessor to today's BNP Paribas" +BNS,Bank of Nova Scotia +BNSF,Burlington Northern Santa Fe (also AAR reporting mark) +BO,"Back Orifice,Belarus (FIPS 10-4 country code),Biarritz Olympique (French rugby union club),Bolivia (ISO 3166 digram),Body odor" +BOAC,British Overseas Airways Corporation (predecessor of British Airways) BoAML,Bank of America Merrill Lynch -BOC,British Orthodontic Society,British Oxygen Company,BÖC , Blue Öyster Cult,bod , Tibetan language (ISO 639-2 code),BOD , Biochemical Oxygen Demand,BODMAS , Brackets,Orders,Division,Multiplication,Addition,Subtraction,BOFH , Bastard Operator From Hell,BOGA , Bend Over and Grab Ankles,BOGOF , Buy One,Get One Free +BOC,"British Orthodontic Society, British Oxygen Company" +BÖC,Blue Öyster Cult +BOD,"Tibetan language (ISO 639-2 code), Biochemical Oxygen Demand" +BODMAS,"Brackets,Orders,Division,Multiplication,Addition,Subtraction" +BOFH,Bastard Operator From Hell +BOGA,Bend Over and Grab Ankles +BOGOF,"Buy One,Get One Free" BOGs,Bunch of Guys -BOI,Balance Of Investment,Basis Of Issue,BOL , Bolivia (ISO 3166 trigram) -BOM,Base Object Model,Bill Of Materials,Block of the Month quilting term,Business opportunity meeting,BOP , Balance of Payments,BOPB , Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque (the complete name of the rugby club),BOPD , Barrel of Oil Per Day -BOQ,Bill Of Quotations,Bachelor Officers' Quarters,Bank Of Queensland,bos , Bosnian language (ISO 639-2 code),BOS , Battlefield Operating System -BOT,Balance of Trade,Botswana (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166),Build Operate Transfer,Bank of Thailand,BP[edit] -BP,Battle Position,British Petroleum (today,BP does not officially stand for anything),Solomon Islands (FIPS 10-4 country code; from British Protectorate of the Solomon Islands),Bp , Bishop,BPD , Bipolar Personality Disorder,BPM , Beats Per Minute,BPMo , Business Process Mobility -BPV,Battlefield Planning Visualization,Bovine papillomavirus,BQ[edit] -BQ,British Antarctic Territory (former ISO 3166 digram; merged with AQ in 1979),Caribbean Netherlands (current ISO 3166 digram; based on the entity's alternate name of Bonaire,Sint Eustatius and Saba),Navassa Island (FIPS 10-4 territory code),BR[edit],br , Breton language (ISO 639-1 code),Br , Bromine -BR,Brazil (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 country code) ,Bihar (Indian state code),British Rail,Break Ranks (marching band term),BRA , Brazil (ISO 3166 trigram),BRAG , Bicycle Ride Across Georgia,BRASS ,Breathe,Relax,Aim,Sight,Squeeze (Acronym for using a rifle) +BOI,"Balance Of Investment,Basis Of Issue" +BOL,Bolivia (ISO 3166 trigram) +BOM,"Base Object Model,Bill Of Materials,Block of the Month quilting term,Business opportunity meeting" +BOP,Balance of Payments, +BOPB,Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque (the complete name of the rugby club), +BOPD,Barrel of Oil Per Day +BOQ,"Bill Of Quotations,Bachelor Officers' Quarters,Bank Of Queensland,bos , Bosnian language (ISO 639-2 code)" +BOS,Battlefield Operating System +BOT,"Balance of Trade,Botswana (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166),Build Operate Transfer,Bank of Thailand,BP[edit]" +BP,"Battle Position,British Petroleum (today,BP does not officially stand for anything),Solomon Islands (FIPS 10-4 country code; from British Protectorate of the Solomon Islands),Bp , Bishop,BPD , Bipolar Personality Disorder,BPM , Beats Per Minute,BPMo , Business Process Mobility" +BPV,"Battlefield Planning Visualization,Bovine papillomavirus" +BQ,"British Antarctic Territory (former ISO 3166 digram; merged with AQ in 1979),Caribbean Netherlands (current ISO 3166 digram; based on the entity's alternate name of Bonaire,Sint Eustatius and Saba),Navassa Island (FIPS 10-4 territory code)" +BR,"Brazil (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 country code) ,Bihar (Indian state code),British Rail,Break Ranks (marching band term)" +BRA,Brazil (ISO 3166 trigram) +BRAG,Bicycle Ride Across Georgia +BRASS,"Breathe,Relax,Aim,Sight,Squeeze (acronym for using a rifle)" BRN,Bahrain (IOC trigram,but not FIFA or ISO 3166),Brunei (ISO 3166 trigram),BRSB , Battlefield Reasoning System Brianna,BRU , Brunei (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166),BS[edit],bs , Bosnian language (ISO 639-1 code) BS,The Bahamas (ISO 3166 digram),Bassas da India (FIPS 10-4 territory code),Bachelor of Science degree,British subject -BSA,Birmingham Small Arms (motorcycles company),Boy Scouts of America,Brigade Support Area +BSA,"Birmingham Small Arms (motorcycles company),Boy Scouts of America,Brigade Support Area" BSatCoP,Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins -BSD,Bahamian dollar (ISO 4217 currency code),Berkeley Software Distribution (distinct from BSoD) -BSE,Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy,better known as mad cow disease -BSN-Baloncesto Superior Nacional (Spanish,"National Superior Basketball"; top Puerto Rican league),Bank Simpanan Nasional (Malay,"National Savings Bank"; government-owned Malaysian bank) -BSNL-Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited,Bachelor of Science in Nursing,BSoD , Blue Screen of Death (distinct from BSD) -BSP,Between-Show Promotion,Binary Space Partitioning,Board Support Package,British Standard Pipe (screw thread),Business-sponsored,Bone sialoprotein -BST,Binary search tree,Blended Sales Tax,Bovine somatotropin,British Summer Time,BSW , British Standard Whitworth (screw thread),BSX , Bendigo Stock Exchange,BT[edit] +BSD,"Bahamian dollar (ISO 4217 currency code),Berkeley Software Distribution (distinct from BSoD)" +BSE,"Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (better known as mad cow disease)" +BSN,Baloncesto Superior Nacional (Spanish,"National Superior Basketball"; top Puerto Rican league),Bank Simpanan Nasional (Malay,"National Savings Bank"; government-owned Malaysian bank) +BSNL,Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited,Bachelor of Science in Nursing +BSoD,Blue Screen of Death (distinct from BSD) +BSP,"Between-Show Promotion,Binary Space Partitioning,Board Support Package,British Standard Pipe (screw thread),Business-sponsored,Bone sialoprotein" +BST,"Binary search tree,Blended Sales Tax,Bovine somatotropin,British Summer Time" +BSW,British Standard Whitworth (screw thread) +BSX,Bendigo Stock Exchange BT,Baal teshuva (Hebrew,"master of repentance") ,used to describe a Jew who adopts Orthodox Judaism as an adult,Bathythermograph,Bhutan (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram),BitTorrent,British Telecom,the former name of the company now known as BT Group,BTDT , Been There,Done That,Bti , Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis,BTID , Battlefield Target Identification Device,BTIS , Battlefield Target Identification System Bt,Baronet,Bacillus thuringiensis -BTN,Bhutan (ISO 3166 trigram),Bhutanese ngultrum (ISO 4217 currency code),BTO , Built To Order,BTP , British Transport Police,BTR , Bronetransporter (БТР = Бронетранспортер "(Heavy) Armoured (Personnel) Transporter") †[2],BTU , British Thermal Unit,BTW , By The Way,BU[edit],BU ,,Bulgaria (FIPS 10-4 country code) -,Burma (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete since 1989),BUAV , British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection,BUG-E , Battlefield Universal Gateway Equipment ("buggy"),bul ,,Bulgarian language (ISO 639-2 code),BUL ,,Bulgaria (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166),BUNO or BuNo , Bureau Number (aircraft serial number),BUR ,,Burma (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete since 1989),BV[edit],BV ,,Background Vocals -,Battlefield Visualization ,,Bouvet Island (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 territory code),BVD , Bradley,Voorhees & Day (underwear manufacturer),BVR , Beyond Visual Range,BVT , Bouvet Island (ISO 3166 trigram),BW[edit],B&W , Babcock & Wilcox ,Black and White ,Bowers & Wilkins,BW , Bring Wedges (ISO digram),BW , Botswana (ISO 3166 digram),BWA , Botswana (ISO 3166 trigram),BWARS , Bees,Wasps & Ants Recording Society,BWC , Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention,BWP , Botswanian pula (ISO 4217 currency code),BWR , Boiling-Water Reactor,BX[edit],BX , Base eXchange ,,BY[edit],BY ,,Burundi (FIPS 10-4 country code) -,Belarus (ISO 3166 digram),BYOB , Bring Your Own Bottle (or "beer","beverage",or "booze") (multiple,but similar,meanings),BYOC , Bring Your Own Computer (play on BYOB),BYOF , Bring Your Own Flask,BYR , Belarusian ruble (ISO 4217 currency code),BYS ,,Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete since 1992),BYU , Brigham Young University,BZ[edit],BZ , Belize (ISO 3166 digram),BZD , Belize dollar (ISO 4217 currency code),BZP , Benzylpiperazine,References[edit],^ See references and discussion under Barbecue and :List of acronyms and initialisms: B. Examples of use: [1],[2],[3],[4],^ a b c d e f http://www.milparade.com/Soderzhaniye.pdf,^ http://www.tbkarunia.com,v,t,e,List of acronyms,A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z,Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_acronyms:_B&oldid=693551285",Categories: Lists of abbreviations,Navigation menu,Personal tools,Not logged inContributionsCreate accountLog in,Namespaces,,,,,,,View history, -Bullshit- -C,Carbon,Coulomb,One Hundred (in Roman numerals) +BTN,Bhutan (ISO 3166 trigram),Bhutanese ngultrum (ISO 4217 currency code) +BTO,Built To Order +BTP,British Transport Police +BTR,Bronetransporter (БТР = Бронетранспортер "(Heavy) Armoured (Personnel) Transporter") †[2] +BTU,British Thermal Unit +BTW,By The Way +BU,Bulgaria (FIPS 10-4 country code) -,Burma (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete since 1989) +BUAV, British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection +BUG-E,Battlefield Universal Gateway Equipment ("buggy"), +BUL,Bulgarian language (ISO 639-2 code),Bulgaria (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166) +BUNO,Bureau Number (aircraft serial number) +BUR,Burma (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete since 1989) +BV,"Background Vocals -,Battlefield Visualization ,,Bouvet Island (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 territory code)" +BVD,"Bradley,Voorhees & Day (underwear manufacturer)" +BVR,Beyond Visual Range, +BVT,Bouvet Island (ISO 3166 trigram), +B&W,"Babcock & Wilcox, Black and White, Bowers & Wilkins" +BW,Bring Wedges (ISO digram) +BW,Botswana (ISO 3166 digram) +BWA,Botswana (ISO 3166 trigram) +BWARS,"Bees,Wasps & Ants Recording Society" +BWC,Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention +BWP,Botswanian pula (ISO 4217 currency code) +BWR,Boiling-Water Reactor +BX,Base eXchange +BY,Burundi (FIPS 10-4 country code) -,Belarus (ISO 3166 digram) +BYOB,"Bring Your Own Bottle (or beer, beverage, or booze) (multiple,but similar,meanings)" +BYOC,Bring Your Own Computer (play on BYOB) +BYOF,Bring Your Own Flask +BYR,Belarusian ruble (ISO 4217 currency code) +BYS,Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete since 1992) +BYU,Brigham Young University +BZ,Belize (ISO 3166 digram) +BZD,Belize dollar (ISO 4217 currency code) +BZP,Benzylpiperazine +C,"Carbon, Coulomb, One Hundred (in Roman numerals)" c,Centi -C2C,Consumer-To-Consumer electronic commerce,Cam-To-Cam internet chat +C2C,"Consumer-To-Consumer electronic commerce, Cam-To-Cam internet chat" c2c,the British rail company formerly known as LTS Rail Ca,Calcium -CA,California (postal symbol),Canada (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram),Catalonia,Civil Affairs,Close Armour,Cocaine Anonymous,Computer Associates,Counter-Air,Cricket Australia +CA,"California (postal symbol),Canada (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram),Catalonia,Civil Affairs,Close Armour,Cocaine Anonymous,Computer Associates,Counter-Air,Cricket Australia" ca,Catalan language (ISO 639-1 code) -CAA,Canadian Automobile Association,(NORAD) Center for Aerospace Analysis,(U.S.) Center for Army Analysis,(U.S.) Clean Air Act,(U.S. Army) Concepts Analysis Agency,Civil Aviation Authority,Colonial Athletic Association -CAAT,or Campaign Against Arms Trade,Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing -CAC,California Association of Criminalists,Chronic Asymptomatic [Disease] Carrier,CACM Central American Common Market +CAA,"Canadian Automobile Association,(NORAD) Center for Aerospace Analysis,(U.S.) Center for Army Analysis,(U.S.) Clean Air Act,(U.S. Army) Concepts Analysis Agency,Civil Aviation Authority,Colonial Athletic Association" +CAAT,"Campaign Against Arms Trade,Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing" +CAC,"California Association of Criminalists,Chronic Asymptomatic [Disease] Carrier" +CACM,Central American Common Market CACM,Communications of the ACM -CAD,Canadian dollar (ISO 4217 currency code),Computer-Aided Design,Computer-Aided Dispatch,Cpplint Anxiety Disorder,Condition suffered by software developers who worry about whether they've left any whitespace on the end of a line -CADCAM,Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing -CADMID,Concept,Assessment,Demonstration,Manufacture,In service,Disposal (life cycle mnemonic) +CAD,"Canadian dollar (ISO 4217 currency code),Computer-Aided Design,Computer-Aided Dispatch,Cpplint Anxiety Disorder" +CADCAM,"Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing" +CADMID,"Concept,Assessment,Demonstration,Manufacture,In service,Disposal (life cycle mnemonic)" CADPAT,CAnadian Disruptive PATtern -CAE,Canadian Aviation Electronics (originally),Certificate in Advanced English +CAE,"Canadian Aviation Electronics (originally),Certificate in Advanced English" CAEn,Close Action Engagement (constructive simulation) -CAF,Central African Republic (ISO 3166 trigram),Confederation of African Football (or French Confédération Africaine de Football) +CAF,"Central African Republic (ISO 3166 trigram),Confederation of African Football (or French Confédération Africaine de Football)" CAFAD,Combined Arms For Air Defence -CAFDE,Canadian Association of Film Distributors and Exporters,Computer Aided Federation Development Environment +CAFDE,"Canadian Association of Film Distributors and Exporters,Computer Aided Federation Development Environment" CAFE,Corporate Average Fuel Economy standard CAI,Computer Assisted Instruction CAIR,Council on American-Islamic Relations -CALABARZON,A region in the Philippines: CAvite,LAguna,BAtangas,Rizal,queZON -CALL,(U.S.) Center for Army Lessons Learned -CALM,Communications,Air-interface,Long and Medium range +CALABARZON,"A region in the Philippines: CAvite,LAguna,BAtangas,Rizal,queZON" +CALL,Center for Army Lessons Learned +CALM,"Communications,Air-interface,Long and Medium range" CalPERS,California Public Employees' Retirement System Caltrans,California Department of Transpotation -CAM,Chemical Agent Monitor,Complementary and alternative medicine,Computer-Aided Manufacturing,Crassulacean acid metabolism (type of photosynthesis) +CAM,"Chemical Agent Monitor,Complementary and alternative medicine,Computer-Aided Manufacturing,Crassulacean acid metabolism (type of photosynthesis)" CAMRA,CAMpaign for Real Ale CAN,Canada (ISO 3166 trigram) CANA,Convulsive Antidote,Nerve Agent CANDU,CANada Deuterium Uranium (nuclear reactor design) -Canola,Canadian oil,low acid (referring to a specific cultivar of rapeseed bred to have a low erucic acid content) -CAPES,CAPability Evaluation System,Combined Arms Planning and Execution System -CARE,Citizens Association for Racial Equality (former New Zealand organisation),Community database on Accidents on the Roads in Europe,Cooperative for Aid and Relief Everywhere (originally Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) +Canola,"Canadian oil,low acid (referring to a specific cultivar of rapeseed bred to have a low erucic acid content)" +CAPES,"CAPability Evaluation System,Combined Arms Planning and Execution System" +CARE,"Citizens Association for Racial Equality (former New Zealand organisation),Community database on Accidents on the Roads in Europe,Cooperative for Aid and Relief Everywhere (originally Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe)" CARMONETTE,Computerized Monte Carlo Simulation CARP,Computed Air Release Point CART,Championship Auto Racing Teams (now defunct) -CAS,Chemical Abstracts Service,Chief of the Air Staff,Close Air Support +CAS,"Chemical Abstracts Service,Chief of the Air Staff,Close Air Support" CASA,Civil Aviation Safety Authority -CASE,Cellular ammunition storage equipment,Computer-Aided Software Engineering +CASE,"Cellular ammunition storage equipment,Computer-Aided Software Engineering" CASS,Command Activated Sonobuoy System CASTFOREM,Combined Arms and Support Task FORce Evaluation Model CASTOR,Canadian Automatic Small Telescopes for Orbital Research cat,Catalan language (ISO 639-2 code) -CAT,Community Acceptance Testing,Computer-Assisted (or Axial) Tomography +CAT,"Community Acceptance Testing,Computer-Assisted (or Axial) Tomography" CATK,Counterattack CATS,Computer Active Technology Suspension -CATT,(a/i) Combined Arms Tactical Trainer +CATT,Combined Arms Tactical Trainer CAV,Cavalry CAVOK,Ceiling And Visibility OK ("Kav-okay") CAW,Canadian Auto Workers (trade union) -CB,Citizens' Band radio,Cambodia (FIPS 10-4 country code) +CB,"Citizens' Band radio,Cambodia (FIPS 10-4 country code)" CBASSE,Commission on Behavioral And Social Sciences and Education ("sea bass") -CBC,Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,Christmas Bird Count,Cipher-Block Chaining,Cornering Brake Control -CBE,Commander of the Order of the British Empire,Cab Beside Engine (see truck) +CBC,"Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,Christmas Bird Count,Cipher-Block Chaining,Cornering Brake Control" +CBE,"Commander of the Order of the British Empire,Cab Beside Engine (see truck)" CBF,Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (Portuguese,"Brazilian Football Confederation") -CBGB,Country,Blue Grass,and Blues (former New York City nightclub) +CBGB,"Country,Blue Grass,and Blues (former New York City nightclub)" CBLA,Comparative bullet lead analysis CBM,Canadian Baptist Ministries CBM,Commodore Business Machines @@ -648,31 +713,31 @@ CBN,CardsApp Brand Number CBOL,Consortium for the Barcode of Life CBOT,Chicago Board of Trade CBR,Case-Based Reasoning -CBRN,Chemical,Biological,Radiological,or Nuclear (weapon or event) -CBRNE,Chemical,Biological,Radiological,Nuclear or [high-yield] Explosive (weapon or event) -CBS,Columbia Broadcasting System,Corps Battle Simulation -CBUS,Columbus,Ohio +CBRN,"Chemical,Biological,Radiological,or Nuclear (weapon or event)" +CBRNE,"Chemical,Biological,Radiological,Nuclear or [high-yield] Explosive (weapon or event)" +CBS,"Columbia Broadcasting System,Corps Battle Simulation" +CBUS,"Columbus,Ohio" CC,carbon copy CCA,Counter Command Activity -CCC,Canterbury Clothing Company,Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.,1930s and 1940s),Corpus Christi College,Oxford -CCCP,Central Committee of the Communist Party,Cyrillic for SSSR (Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik,Russian Союз Советских Социалистических Республик,Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) -CCD,Charge-Coupled Device,Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (Catechism) +CCC,"Canterbury Clothing Company,Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.,1930s and 1940s),Corpus Christi College,Oxford" +CCCP,"Central Committee of the Communist Party,Cyrillic for SSSR (Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik,Russian Союз Советских Социалистических Республик,Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)" +CCD,"Charge-Coupled Device,Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (Catechism)" CCF,Cartoon Cartoon Fridays -CCG,Canadian Coast Guard,Collectible Card Game -CCGC,Canadian Coast Guard Cutter,Canadian Coast Guard College +CCG,"Canadian Coast Guard,Collectible Card Game" +CCGC,"Canadian Coast Guard Cutter,Canadian Coast Guard College" CCGH,Canadian Coast Guard Hovercraft -CCGS,Canadian Coast Guard Ship,Christ Church Grammar School +CCGS,"Canadian Coast Guard Ship,Christ Church Grammar School" CCH,Computer-Controlled Hostile -CCIF,Comité consultatif international des communications téléphoniques à grande distance (French for International Telephone Consultative Committee,merged with the CCIT in 1956 to form the CCITT) -CCII,Command and Control Information Infrastructure,Community Capital Investment Initiative -CCIR,Comité consultatif international pour la radio (French for Consultative Committee on International Radio,became the ITU Radiocommunication Sector,ITU-R,in 1992),Commander's Critical Information Requirements -CCIT,Comité consultatif international télégraphique (French for International Telegraph Consultative Committee,merged with the CCIF in 1956 to form the CCITT) -CCITT,Comité consultatif international téléphonique et télégraphique (French for International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee,became the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector,ITU-T,in 1992) -CCK,Cholecystokinin,Cocos (Keeling) Islands (ISO 3166 trigram) -CCM,Canada Cycle & Motor Co. Ltd. (now split into two separate companies bearing the CCM name,one manufacturing bicycles and the other ice hockey equipment),Contemporary Christian music -CCOC,Canadian Children's Opera Chorus,Crosley Car Owners Club +CCIF,"Comité consultatif international des communications téléphoniques à grande distance (French for International Telephone Consultative Committee,merged with the CCIT in 1956 to form the CCITT)" +CCII,"Command and Control Information Infrastructure,Community Capital Investment Initiative" +CCIR,"Comité consultatif international pour la radio (French for Consultative Committee on International Radio,became the ITU Radiocommunication Sector,ITU-R,in 1992),Commander's Critical Information Requirements" +CCIT,"Comité consultatif international télégraphique (French for International Telegraph Consultative Committee,merged with the CCIF in 1956 to form the CCITT)" +CCITT,"Comité consultatif international téléphonique et télégraphique (French for International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee,became the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector,ITU-T,in 1992)" +CCK,"Cholecystokinin,Cocos (Keeling) Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)" +CCM,"Canada Cycle & Motor Co. Ltd. (now split into two separate companies bearing the CCM name,one manufacturing bicycles and the other ice hockey equipment),Contemporary Christian music" +CCOC,"Canadian Children's Opera Chorus,Crosley Car Owners Club" CCOP,Coalition Common Operating/Operational Picture -CCP,Casualty Collection Point,Communications Checkpoint,Contingency Communications Package +CCP,"Casualty Collection Point,Communications Checkpoint,Contingency Communications Package" CCPA,Consumer Credit Protection Act CCR,Creedence Clearwater Revival CCRAp,Canadian Conservative Reform Alliance party @@ -691,11 +756,11 @@ CDA,UK Centre for Defence Analysis CDC,Control Data Corporation,Cult of the Dead Cow CDD,Capabilities Development Document CDE,Chemical Defence Equipment -CDF,California Department of Forestry [and Fire Protection],Common Data Format,Democratic Republic of Congo franc congolais (ISO 4217 currency code) +CDF,"California Department of Forestry [and Fire Protection],Common Data Format,Democratic Republic of Congo franc congolais (ISO 4217 currency code)" CDIAC,Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center ("see-dee-ack") CDipAF,Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance CDL,Commercial driver's license -CDM,Clean Development Mechanism (Kyoto protocol),Cold Dark Matter (astronomy) +CDM,"Clean Development Mechanism (Kyoto protocol), Cold Dark Matter (astronomy)" CDMA,Code Division Multiple Access CDMSII,Cryogenic Dark Matter Search II Cdr,Commander @@ -715,9 +780,9 @@ CENTO,Central Treaty Organization (Baghdad Pact) CENZUB,Centre d'entraînement aux actions en zone urbaine (French,"Urban Operations Training Centre") CEO,Chief Executive Officer CEP,Circular Error Probable -CEPT,(a/i) Conférence européenne des administrations des postes et des télécommunications (French,"European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations") -CERCLA,U.S. Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation,and Liability Act (Superfund) -CERDEC,U.S. Communications-Electronics Research,Development and Engineering Center +CEPT,Conférence européenne des administrations des postes et des télécommunications (French,"European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations") +CERCLA,"U.S. Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation,and Liability Act (Superfund)" +CERDEC,"U.S. Communications-Electronics Research,Development and Engineering Center" CERGA,Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie (French,"Astrometry and Geodynamics Research Centre") CERN,Centre européen pour la recherche nucléaire (French,"European Organization for Nuclear Research") CERT,Computer Emergency Response Team @@ -725,22 +790,22 @@ ces,Czech language (ISO 639-2 code) CESS,Centre for Earth Science Studies (India) CEST,Central European Summer Time CET,Central European Time -CEWC,(a/i) Council for Education in World Citizenship +CEWC,Council for Education in World Citizenship Cf,Californium -CF,Canadian Forces,Central African Republic (ISO 3166 digram),Republic of the Congo (FIPS 10-4 country code) -CFA,Cat Fanciers' Association,Chartered Financial Analyst,Colour Filtering Array,County Fire Authority,Covering Force Area -CFAR,Christine's,Federal Acquisition Regulation -CFC,ChloroFluoroCarbon,Canadian Fish Company +CF,"Canadian Forces,Central African Republic (ISO 3166 digram),Republic of the Congo (FIPS 10-4 country code)" +CFA,"Cat Fanciers' Association,Chartered Financial Analyst,Colour Filtering Array,County Fire Authority,Covering Force Area" +CFAR,"Christine's,Federal Acquisition Regulation" +CFC,"ChloroFluoroCarbon,Canadian Fish Company" CFES,Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System CFFZ,Call For Fire Zone -CFG,Context-free grammar,Control flow graph +CFG,"Context-free grammar,Control flow graph" CFHT,Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope CFI,Center for Inquiry (CSICOP) -CFL,Canadian Football League,Co-ordinated Fire Line +CFL,"Canadian Football League,Co-ordinated Fire Line" CFLCC,Coalition Forces Land Component Command -CFM,Certified Facilities Manager [(IFMA)]http://www.ifma.org/ +CFM,Certified Facilities Manager CFO,Chief Financial Officer -CFP,Call for papers,College Football Playoff,Common Fisheries Policy (EU) +CFP,"Call for papers, College Football Playoff, Common Fisheries Policy (EU)" CFR,Code of Federal Regulations,Căile Ferate Române (Romanian,"Romanian Railways") CFRP,Carbon fibre reinforced plastic CFS,Chronic Fatigue Syndrome @@ -748,24 +813,24 @@ CFSP,Common Foreign and Security Policy CFU,Colony Forming Unit in Microbiology CFV,Cavalry Fighting Vehicle CFZ,Critical Friendly Zone -CG,Client Group,Computer Graphics,Controls Group,Democratic Republic of the Congo (FIPS 10-4 country code),Republic of the Congo (ISO 3166 digram) +CG,"Client Group,Computer Graphics,Controls Group,Democratic Republic of the Congo (FIPS 10-4 country code),Republic of the Congo (ISO 3166 digram)" CGH,Comparative Genomic Hybridisation CGIG,Cross-Government Implementation Group -CGO,Republic of the Congo (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166) +CGO,"Republic of the Congo (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166)" CGS,Chief of the General Staff CGT,Capital Gains Tax ch,ch(L) is used to denote the Chern character of a line bundle ch,Chamorro language (ISO 639-1 code) -CH,Chieftain tank,China (FIPS 10-4 country code),Switzerland (ISO 3166 digram; from Latin Confoederatio Helvetica) +CH,"Chieftain tank,China (FIPS 10-4 country code),Switzerland (ISO 3166 digram; from Latin Confoederatio Helvetica)" cha,Chamorro language (ISO 639-2 code) CHAMPUS,(U.S.) Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (now known as TRICARE) CHAOS,Cambridge Heart Anti-Oxidant Study CHAPS,Clearing House Automated Payment System CHDK,Canon Hack Development Kit (Canon camera firmware hack) che,Chechen language (ISO 639-2 code) -CHE,Switzerland (ISO 3166 trigram; from Latin Confoederatio Helvetica) +CHE,"Switzerland (ISO 3166 trigram; from Latin Confoederatio Helvetica)" CHF,Swiss franc (ISO 4217 currency code) -CHI,Columbia Helicopters,Inc +CHI,"Columbia Helicopters,Inc" CHiP,California Highway Patrol CHIPS,Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer CHL,Chile (ISO 3166 trigram) @@ -778,24 +843,24 @@ CHRS,Canadian Heart Rhythm Society CHT,Certified Hand Therapist chu,Old Church Slavonic language (ISO 639-2 code) chv,Chuvash language (ISO 639-2 code) -CI,Chile (FIPS 10-4 country code),Côte d'Ivoire (ISO 3166 digram),Counter-Intelligence,101 (in Roman numerals) +CI,"Chile (FIPS 10-4 country code),Côte d'Ivoire (ISO 3166 digram),Counter-Intelligence,101 (in Roman numerals)" Ci,Curie -CIA,Cairo International Airport,Central Intelligence Agency,Culinary Institute of America -CIAO,Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office,Component-Integrated ACE ORB +CIA,"Cairo International Airport,Central Intelligence Agency,Culinary Institute of America" +CIAO,"Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office,Component-Integrated ACE ORB" CIB,Complete In Box (Internet auction/trading listings) CIBC,Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce CICS,Customer Information Control System (IBM mainframe software; "kicks" or "C-I-C-S") -CID,Certified Interior Designer,A Certified Interior Designer (CID) licensed in New York (USA) plans,designs,supervises and/or consults on various aspects of interior spaces. +CID,Certified Interior Designer CIEF,Comité international d'enregistrement des fréquences (International Frequency Registration Board) CIF,Cost,Insurance,and Freight (Paid) (shipping) -CIMMYT,(a/i) Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y Trigo (Spanish,"International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center") +CIMMYT,Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y Trigo (Spanish,"International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center") CINC,Commander in Chief CINEOS,Campo Imperatore Near-Earth Object Survey CIO,Chief information officer,Congress of Industrial Organizations CIPE,(European) Centre for International Political Economy CIR,(Commander's) Critical Information Requirements CIR,Corotating Interaction Region -CIS,Canadian Interuniversity Sport,Commonwealth of Independent States,Command and Information System,Communication and Information System +CIS,"Canadian Interuniversity Sport,Commonwealth of Independent States,Command and Information System,Communication and Information System" CISA,(U.S.) C4I Integration Support Activity CISB,Complete In Sealed Box (Internet auction/trading listings) CISPR,Comité international spécial des perturbations radioélectriques (Special International Committee on Radio Interference) @@ -805,16 +870,16 @@ CIV,Côte d'Ivoire (ISO 3166 trigram) CIVETS,Colombia,Indonesia,Vietnam,Egypt,Turkey,South Africa (economics) CIVPOP,Civilian Population CIWS,Close-In Weapon System -CJ,Cayman Islands (FIPS 10-4 country code),Criminal Justice -CJC,Canadian Jewish Congress,Cold Junction Compensation +CJ,"Cayman Islands (FIPS 10-4 country code),Criminal Justice" +CJC,"Canadian Jewish Congress,Cold Junction Compensation" CJCS,Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff -CJD,Chronological Julian Day,Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease +CJD,"Chronological Julian Day,Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease" CJO,Chief of Joint Operations CJTF,Combined Joint Task Force -CK,Cocos (Keeling) Islands (FIPS 10-4 country code),Cook Islands (ISO 3166 digram) -CKA,commonly known as, Canada Kicks Ass +CK,"Cocos (Keeling) Islands (FIPS 10-4 country code),Cook Islands (ISO 3166 digram)" +CKA,"commonly known as, Canada Kicks Ass" CKND,Codename: Kids Next Door -CL,Chile (ISO 3166 digram),Co-ordination Line,One Hundred and Fifty (in Roman numerals) +CL,"Chile (ISO 3166 digram),Co-ordination Line,One Hundred and Fifty (in Roman numerals)" Cl,Chlorine CLA,Clutterers Anonymous CLEC,Competitive Local Exchange Carrier @@ -825,9 +890,9 @@ CLOS,Command to Line-Of-Sight (missile control system) CLP,Chilean peso (ISO 4217 currency code),Common [Operating/Operational] Land Picture CLPFC,CentroLateral PreFrontal Cortex CLRP,College Loan Repayment Program -CM,Cameroon (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram),Cruise Missile,Nine Hundred (in Roman numerals) +CM,"Cameroon (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram),Cruise Missile,Nine Hundred (in Roman numerals)" Cm,Curium -CMA,U.S. Chemical Materials Agency,Country Music Association (also used to refer to the organization's annual awards),Crystal Meth Anonymous +CMA,"U.S. Chemical Materials Agency,Country Music Association (also used to refer to the organization's annual awards),Crystal Meth Anonymous" CMHC,Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation CMIIAW,Correct me if I am wrong CMIS,Common management information service @@ -836,33 +901,33 @@ CML,Chemical,Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (formerly Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) CMLL,Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (Spanish,"Worldwide Wrestling Council"—Mexican professional wrestling promotion) CMM,Capability Maturity Model CMMC,Corps Materiel Management Centre -CMML,Chronic MyeloMonocytic Leukemia,Continuous Media Markup Language -CMOS,Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society,(The) Chicago Manual of Style,Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor +CMML,"Chronic MyeloMonocytic Leukemia,Continuous Media Markup Language" +CMOS,"Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society,(The) Chicago Manual of Style,Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor" CMP,Common [Operating/Operational] Maritime Picture CMPD,Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department CMPD,Chronic Myeloproliferative Disease -CMR,Cameroon (ISO 3166 trigram),Coaxial Main Rotors (helicopter type) -CMS,Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,The Chicago Manual of Style +CMR,"Cameroon (ISO 3166 trigram),Coaxial Main Rotors (helicopter type)" +CMS,"Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,The Chicago Manual of Style" CMT,Country Music Television -CMU,Carnegie Mellon University,Central Michigan University,Concrete Masonry Unit -CMW,Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company of Canada,Canadian Manufacturing Week,Canadian Music Week,Catherine McAuley Westmead (school in New South Wales,Australia),Chicago,Missouri and Western (Railway),Compartmented Mode Workstation,Compton's Most Wanted,Continuous Microwave (processing technology),Custom Maintenance Wizard (Microsoft Office Resource Kit) +CMU,"Carnegie Mellon University,Central Michigan University,Concrete Masonry Unit" +CMW,"Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company of Canada,Canadian Manufacturing Week,Canadian Music Week,Catherine McAuley Westmead (school in New South Wales,Australia),Chicago,Missouri and Western (Railway),Compartmented Mode Workstation,Compton's Most Wanted,Continuous Microwave (processing technology),Custom Maintenance Wizard (Microsoft Office Resource Kit)" CMYK,Cyan Magenta Yellow Key/blacK (colour model) -CN,Canadian National (railway; also the AAR reporting mark for said company),China (ISO 3166 digram),Comoros (FIPS 10-4 country code) -CNA,Center for Naval Analyses,Certified Network Administrator,Computer Network Attack,Continental (Casualty Company),National (Fire Insurance Company),and American (Casualty Company),the three companies that merged to form what is now known as CNA Financial -CNBC,(a/i) Consumer News and Business Channel -CND,Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament,Computer Network Defence -CNE,Canadian National Exhibition,Computer Network Exploitation,Certified Network Engineer +CN,"Canadian National (railway; also the AAR reporting mark for said company),China (ISO 3166 digram),Comoros (FIPS 10-4 country code)" +CNA,"Center for Naval Analyses,Certified Network Administrator,Computer Network Attack,Continental (Casualty Company),National (Fire Insurance Company),and American (Casualty Company),the three companies that merged to form what is now known as CNA Financial" +CNBC,Consumer News and Business Channel +CND,"Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament,Computer Network Defence" +CNE,"Canadian National Exhibition,Computer Network Exploitation,Certified Network Engineer" CNF,Cost and Freight CNI,Clinical Nursing Intern -CNI,Communications,Navigation and Identification -CNN,Cable News Network,Cellular Nonlinear Network +CNI,"Communications,Navigation and Identification" +CNN,"Cable News Network,Cellular Nonlinear Network" CNV,Copy-Number Variable (genetics) CNY,Chinese yuan renminbi (ISO 4217 currency code) Co,Cobalt co,Corsican language (ISO 639-1 code) COB,Close Of Business [day] COBRA,Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 -COD,Cash On Delivery,Democratic Republic of the Congo (ISO 3166 trigram) +COD,"Cash On Delivery,Democratic Republic of the Congo (ISO 3166 trigram)" CoDA,Co-Dependents Anonymous COGENT,Cognitive Objects within a Graphical EnviroNmenT COIL,Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser @@ -876,7 +941,7 @@ CONCACAF,Confederation Of North,Central American and Caribbean Association Footb CONMEBOL,Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol or Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol (respectively Spanish and Portuguese for "South American Football Confederation") CONUS,Continental United States COO,Chief Operating Officer -COP,Colombian peso (ISO 4217 currency code),Common Operating/Operational Picture +COP,"Colombian peso (ISO 4217 currency code),Common Operating/Operational Picture" COPE,U.K. Committee On Publication Ethics COPUS,U.K. Committee on the Public Understanding of Science cor,Cornish language (ISO 639-2 code) @@ -884,18 +949,18 @@ CORD,Common Operational Requirements Document CORE,Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education COROT,COnvection,ROtation and planetary Transits COS,Cooper Ornithological Society -cos,Corsican language (ISO 639-2 code),Cosine +cos,"Corsican language (ISO 639-2 code),Cosine" COSER,COoperative SERvice CoT,Car of Tomorrow (former NASCAR race car design) COTS,Commercial Off The Shelf -CP,Canadian Pacific,Check Point,Command Post,Club Penguin +CP,"Canadian Pacific,Check Point,Command Post,Club Penguin" CPA,Certified Public Accountant CPAC,Conservative Political Action Conference,Cable Public Affairs Channel ("see-pack") CPCU,Certified Property Casualty Underwriter CPD,Capabilities Production Document CPE,Certificate of Proficiency in English CPE,Certified Professional Ergonomist -CPF,Calibration Parameter File,Canadian Patrol Frigate +CPF,"Calibration Parameter File,Canadian Patrol Frigate" CPG,Clinical Practice Guideline CPI,CERDEC Command,Power and Integration CPIM,Certification on Production and Inventory Management @@ -910,44 +975,44 @@ CPT,Contingency Planning Team CPU,Contract Postal Unit CPV,Cape Verde (ISO 3166 trigram) CPX,Command Post eXercise -CQ,Carrier Qualification,Central Queensland,Charge of Quarters,Congressional Quarterly,Constellation Airlines (IATA airline designator),Northern Mariana Islands (FIPS 10-4 territory code) +CQ,"Carrier Qualification,Central Queensland,Charge of Quarters,Congressional Quarterly,Constellation Airlines (IATA airline designator),Northern Mariana Islands (FIPS 10-4 territory code)" CQD,Close Quarters Drill (Morse distress code preceding SOS: CQ "calling all stations",D "Distress"; often incorrectly interpreted as "Come Quick,Distress") Cr,Chromium -CR,Coral Sea Islands (FIPS 10-4 territory code),Costa Rica (ISO 3166 digram) +CR,"Coral Sea Islands (FIPS 10-4 territory code),Costa Rica (ISO 3166 digram)" cr,Cree language (ISO 639-1 code) CRAM,Combined Radiometric Correction Model -CRC,Central RTI Component,Chemical Rubber Company,Christian Reformed Church,Control and Reporting Centre,Cyclic Redundancy Check,Costa Rican colón (ISO 4217 currency code),Costa Rica (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166) +CRC,"Central RTI Component,Chemical Rubber Company,Christian Reformed Church,Control and Reporting Centre,Cyclic Redundancy Check,Costa Rican colón (ISO 4217 currency code),Costa Rica (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166)" CRD,Capstone Requirements Document cre,Cree language (ISO 639-2 code) CREB,Cyclic AMP-response Element Binding (protein) -CREEP,Committee for the Re-Election of the President,a pejorative nickname used by opponents +CREEP,"Committee for the Re-Election of the President,a pejorative nickname used by opponents" CREN,Christian Real Estate Network Real Estate Association -CRI,China Radio International,Costa Rica (ISO 3166 trigram) +CRI,"China Radio International,Costa Rica (ISO 3166 trigram)" CRIPL,Consolidated Remain-In-Place List -CRM,Cardiac Rhythm Management,Customer Relationship Management -CRO,Croatia (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166) -CRP,Committee for the Re-Election of the President,Control and Reporting Post -CRT,Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy,Cathode Ray Tube,Chinese Remainder Theorem +CRM,"Cardiac Rhythm Management,Customer Relationship Management" +CRO,"Croatia (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166)" +CRP,"Committee for the Re-Election of the President,Control and Reporting Post" +CRT,"Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy,Cathode Ray Tube,Chinese Remainder Theorem" CRTC,Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Cs,Caesium cs,Czech language (ISO 639-1 code) -CSA,Canadian Soccer Association,Canadian Space Agency,Canadian Standards Association,Child Support Agency,Command Staff Advisor,Community-supported agriculture,Confederate States of America,Corps Storage Area,Czech Airlines,C/S/A,CINC,Service,and Agency -CSC,Closed Spacelike Curve (relativity),Compact system camera,Computer Sciences Corporation,Computer Security Centre,CSCC Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists +CSA,"Canadian Soccer Association,Canadian Space Agency,Canadian Standards Association,Child Support Agency,Command Staff Advisor,Community-supported agriculture,Confederate States of America,Corps Storage Area,Czech Airlines,C/S/A,CINC,Service,and Agency" +CSC,"Closed Spacelike Curve (relativity),Compact system camera,Computer Sciences Corporation,Computer Security Centre,CSCC Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists" CSERIAC,(U.S. DoD) Crew Systems Ergonomics Information Analysis Center CSG,Corps Support Group CSI,see entry CSICOP,Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (became the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry in 2006) CSIP,Commercial Stable Image Platform (AMD) -CSIS,Canadian Security Intelligence Service ("seessiss"),(U.S.) Center for Strategic & International Studies +CSIS,"Canadian Security Intelligence Service ("seessiss"),(U.S.) Center for Strategic & International Studies" CSK,Czechoslovakia (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete since 1993) CSL,U.K. Central Science Laboratory CSPI,Center for Science in the Public Interest CSR,Control Supply Rate -CSR,Corporate Social Responsibility [1] +CSR,Corporate Social Responsibility CSRC,Conflict Studies Research Centre CSRF,Cross-Site Request Forgery CST,Central Standard Time (UTC−6 hours) -CT,Computed tomography (medical scan also known as a CAT scan),Central Time zone,Chrono Trigger (Computer/Video games),Connecticut (postal symbol),Canterbury (postal symbol),Chhattisgarh (Indian state code) +CT,"Computed tomography (medical scan also known as a CAT scan),Central Time zone,Chrono Trigger (Computer/Video games),Connecticut (postal symbol),Canterbury (postal symbol),Chhattisgarh (Indian state code)" CTA,Central African Republic (FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166 or IOC),Chicago Transit Authority,Comando-Geral de Tecnologia Aerospacial (Portuguese,[Brazilian] "General Command for Aerospace Technology") CTBT,Comprehensive [Nuclear] Test Ban Treaty CTDB,Compact Terrain Data Base (file format) @@ -4873,30 +4938,28 @@ TNA,Total Nonstop Action Wrestling TND,Tunisian dinar (ISO 4217 currency code) TNO,Trans-Neptunian Object TNT,Thomas Nationwide Transport,an Australian company that was one of the predecessors to the former TNT N.V. and the current TNT Express,TriNitroToluene,(a/i) Turner Network Television,TO[edit] -TO,Togo (FIPS 10-4 country code),Tonga (ISO 3166 digram) -to,Tongan language (ISO 639-1 code) +TO,"Task order, Togo (FIPS 10-4 country code), Tonga (ISO 3166 digram), Tongan language (ISO 639-1 code)" TOA,Table Of Authorities,Total Obligation Authority (accounting) TOAD,Temporary,Obsolete,Abandoned,or Derelict site (urbanism),Towed Optical Assessment Device TOBS,Time of OBServation -TOC-(a/i) Table Of Contents,Tactical Operations Centre,Temporo-Occipital transition Cortex,Top of Concrete,To-do,To-do-List -TOG,Togo (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166) +TOC,"Table Of Contents, Tactical Operations Centre, Temporo-Occipital transition Cortex, Top of Concrete" +TOG,"Togo (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166)" TOGS,Thermal Observation Gunnery Sight TOMS,Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (satellite instrument) TON,Tonga (ISO 3166 trigram) ton,Tongan language (ISO 639-2 code) TOP,Tongan pa'anga (ISO 4217 currency code) -TOS,Tape Operating System,Terms of service,The Original Series,used to distinguish the first Star Trek TV series from other parts of the media franchise,Tramiel Operating System +TOS,"Tape Operating System,Terms of service,The Original Series,used to distinguish the first Star Trek TV series from other parts of the media franchise,Tramiel Operating System" TOT,Time On Target -TOW,Tube-launched,Optically tracked,Wire-guided (anti-tank missile) -TP,East Timor (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete 2002),São Tomé and Príncipe (FIPS 10-4 country code),Training Practice,Trident Ploughshares +TOW,"Tube-launched,Optically tracked,Wire-guided (anti-tank missile)" +TP,"East Timor (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete 2002),São Tomé and Príncipe (FIPS 10-4 country code),Training Practice,Trident Ploughshares" TPE,Chinese Taipei (IOC and FIFA trigram for the country also known as Taiwan) TPI,The point is TPO,Thrombopoietin TPS,The Pennington School TPTB,The Powers That Be (often used to refer to the people responsible for the content of TV series or movies) TQ,Top Qualifier (similar to Pole Position in car racing) -TR,Turkey (ISO 3166 digram) -tr,Turkish language (ISO 639-1 code) +TR,"Turkey (ISO 3166 digram), Turkish language (ISO 639-1 code)" TRA,Technology iness Assessment TRAC,(U.S. Army) TRADOC Analysis Center TRACON,Terminal Radar Approach Control @@ -4915,35 +4978,35 @@ TRUEX,Training in Urban Environment Exercise TRW,Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc. TRY,Turkish lira (ISO 4217 currency code) Ts,Terasecond -TS,Terasiemens,Thunderstorm (METAR code),Tunisia (FIPS 10-4 country code),TinySex,Transsexual,"Tough Sh*t" +TS,"Terasiemens,Thunderstorm (METAR code),Tunisia (FIPS 10-4 country code),TinySex,Transsexual, Tough Sh*t" ts,Tsonga language (ISO 639-1 code) -TSA,Theatre Storage Area,Time Slot Allocation,Transportation Security Administration,The Salvation Army +TSA,"Theatre Storage Area,Time Slot Allocation,Transportation Security Administration,The Salvation Army" TSCA,Toxic Substances Control Act ("tosca") TSEC,Transmission Security Encryption Code TSL,Transportation Security Laboratory -TSN,The Sporting News (historic name of the periodical now known as Sporting News),The Sports Network +TSN,"The Sporting News (historic name of the periodical now known as Sporting News),The Sports Network" tsn,Tswana language (ISO 639-2 code) -TSO,The Stationery Office (was HMSO until 1996),(U.S.) TRICARE Support Office,Trans-Siberian Orchestra (band) +TSO,"The Stationery Office (was HMSO until 1996),(U.S.) TRICARE Support Office,Trans-Siberian Orchestra (band)" tso,Tsonga language (ISO 639-2 code) -TSOP,Tactical Standing Operation Procedure,The Sound of Philadelphia (classic 1970s R&B instrumental) +TSOP,"Tactical Standing Operation Procedure,The Sound of Philadelphia (classic 1970s R&B instrumental)" TSR,Terminate and Stay Resident TSSIA,The Subject Says It All tt,Tatar language (ISO 639-1 code) -TT,Teratesla,Terrestrial Time,Tourist Trophy (Motorcycle sport),Trinidad and Tobago (ISO 3166 digram) +TT,"Teratesla,Terrestrial Time,Tourist Trophy (Motorcycle sport),Trinidad and Tobago (ISO 3166 digram)" TTCT,Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking TTD,Trinidad and Tobago dollar (ISO 4217 currency code) TTFN,Ta Ta For Now -TTL,Tax,Title,License,Through-the-lens (photography),Time 'till live,Time to live,Transistor-transistor logic +TTL,"Tax,Title,License,Through-the-lens (photography),Time 'till live,Time to live,Transistor-transistor logic" TTO,Trinidad and Tobago (ISO 3166 trigram) -TTP,Tactics,Techniques,and Procedures,Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura,Trailer Transfer Point +TTP,"Tactics,Techniques,and Procedures,Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura,Trailer Transfer Point" TTTEAF,Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TTY,TeleTYpewriter (Printer) -TTYL, To You Later (Internet slang) +TTYL,To You Later (Internet slang) TTZ,Tetrazolium -TU,Technische Universität (German for "Technical University"),Thammasat University (Thailand),Turkey (FIPS 10-4 country code) +TU,"Technische Universität (German for 'Technical University'),Thammasat University (Thailand),Turkey (FIPS 10-4 country code)" TUC,Trades Union Congress TUG,TeX Users Group -TUI,(a/i) Text-based user interface (cf. CLI),among other uses +TUI,"Text-based user interface (cf. CLI),among other uses" tuk,Turkmen language (ISO 639-2 code) TUN,Tunisia (ISO 3166 trigram) TUNS,Technical University of Nova Scotia @@ -4951,27 +5014,27 @@ TUR,Turkey (ISO 3166 trigram) Tur,Turkish language (ISO 639-2 code) TUSK,Tank Urban Survival Kit TUV,Tuvalu (ISO 3166 trigram) -TV,Television,Teravolt,Transvestite,Tuvalu (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram) -Tv,Time value,a designation seen on some camera dials for shutter priority mode +TV,"Television,Teravolt,Transvestite,Tuvalu (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)" +Tv,"Time value,a designation seen on some camera dials for shutter priority mode" TVA,Tennessee Valley Authority -TVG-(p/i) Television Games (Network),Tick,Very Good,Often used by School Teachers when marking homework etc. (Tick VG)[1][2] +TVG,"Television Games (Network),Tick,Very Good,Often used by School Teachers when marking homework etc. (Tick VG)[1][2]" TVR,TreVor (Wilkinson) Racing TVS,Tornado vortex signature -TW,Republic of China (Taiwan) (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram),Terawatt +TW,"Republic of China (Taiwan) (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram),Terawatt" tw,Twi language (ISO 639-1 code) TWAIN,Technology Without An Interesting Name TWD,Taiwan dollar (ISO 4217 currency code) TWE,Trans World Entertainment TWI,The Welding Institute twi,Twi language (ISO 639-2 code) -TWIP,Take What Insurance Pays,When a surgeon agrees to accept a lower payment than he ordinarily would for a procedure and not charge the patient the difference +TWIP,"Take What Insurance Pays,When a surgeon agrees to accept a lower payment than he ordinarily would for a procedure and not charge the patient the difference" TWN,Republic of China (Taiwan) (ISO 3166 trigram) TWP,Technical Working Paper -TWS,Thermal Weapon Sight,Track While Scan -TX,Texas (postal symbol),Transmit,Turkmenistan (FIPS 10-4 country code) +TWS,"Thermal Weapon Sight,Track While Scan" +TX,"Texas (postal symbol),Transmit,Turkmenistan (FIPS 10-4 country code)" TXV,Thermostatic Expansion Valve ty,Tahitian language (ISO 639-1 code) -TYT,Take Your Time,Internet chat abbreviation +TYT,"Take Your Time,Internet chat abbreviation" TZ,Tanzania (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram) TZA,Tanzania (ISO 3166 trigram) TZC,Tetrazolium chloride @@ -4981,15 +5044,15 @@ UA,Ukraine (ISO 3166 digram) Unit of Action UAAP,University Athletic Association of the Philippines UAB,University of Alabama at Birmingham UAE,United Arab Emirates (also IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166) -UAH,Ukrainian hryvnia (ISO 4217 currency code),University of Alabama in Huntsville -UAR,Uniformly At Random (probability),Unión Argentina de Rugby (Spanish for "Argentine Rugby Union"),United Arab Republic -UAV,Unmanned Aerial Vehicle,Unprotected Anal and Vaginal sex,UB[edit] -UBC,United Baptist Church,University of British Columbia +UAH,"Ukrainian hryvnia (ISO 4217 currency code),University of Alabama in Huntsville" +UAR,"Uniformly At Random (probability),Unión Argentina de Rugby (Spanish for "Argentine Rugby Union"),United Arab Republic" +UAV,"Unmanned Aerial Vehicle,Unprotected Anal and Vaginal sex,UB[edit]" +UBC,"United Baptist Church,University of British Columbia" UBIGEO,Ubicación Geografica (Spanish for Geographical Location) -UBS,Unbundled Bitstream Services,United Bank of Switzerland,United Banque Suisse +UBS,"Unbundled Bitstream Services,United Bank of Switzerland,United Banque Suisse" UCBSA,United Cricket Board of South Africa UCF,University of Central Florida -UCI,Union Cycliste Internationale (French,"International Cycling Union"),University of California,Irvine +UCI,"Union Cycliste Internationale (French,"International Cycling Union"),University of California,Irvine" UCLA,"University of California at Los Angeles" UCLES,University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate UCR,"University of California at Riverside"