PowerShell/Data/Abbr/general.csv
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1ABBRMEANING
20Dobvious deed
31AMAir Mechanic 1st Class
41DOne-Dimensional
52AMAir Mechanic 2nd Class
62DTwo-dimensional
72LATwo Letter Acronym
82Lt2nd Lieutenant
93AMAir Mechanic 3rd Class
103DThree-Dimensional
113GThird-generation mobile telephone system
123iInvestors In Industry (venture capitalists)
133MMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
144GFourth-generation mobile telephone system
154WDFour-wheel drive
165DFive-Dimensional
176DSix-Dimensional
187DSeven-Dimensional
198DEight-Dimensional
209DNine-Dimensional
21AAmpere
22A10Atlantic 10 Conference
23A1CAirman First Class
24A4European standard office paper size
25aAAttoampere
26AAAadministration,authorization,and authentication,American Automobile Association ('Triple-A'),anti-aircraft artillery,Amateur Athletic Association (of England),Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (Spanish,'Assistance,Consulting,and Administration'—Mexican professional wrestling promotion)
27AAASAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science
28AAAVAdvanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle
29AADACAlberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
30AADDAdult attention deficit disorder
31AADTannual average daily traffic
32AAFESArmy and Air Force Exchange Service
33AAISadvanced airborne interceptor simulator
34AAMair-to-air missile
35AAMOFas a matter of fact
36AANAmerican Academy of Nursing
37AANEASAnglo-Australian Near-Earth Asteroid Survey
38AAODLAtmospheric Aerosols and Optics Data Library
39AAPCAccounting and Auditing Policy Committee
40AARPAmerican Association of Retired Persons (now officially known only by the initials)
41AASPEMadvanced air-to-air system performance evaluation model
42AATAustralian Antarctic Territory
43AAVAmphibious Assault Vehicle
44AAWCanti-air warfare commander
45ABAble Seaman (both the rank and the occupation),Alberta (postal symbol)
46ABBASEA Brown Boveri (Swiss-Swedish multinational company)
47ABBAAgnetha,Benny,Björn,Anni-Frid (Swedish pop group)
48ABCthe first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet
49ABCabstinence, be faithful, condoms
50ABCActive Body Control
51ABCairway, breathing, circulation
52ABCAlcoholic Beverage Commission
53ABCalien big cat
54ABCalways be careful
55ABCAmerican-born Chinese
56ABCanti-lock brake controller
57ABCatomic, biological, chemical
58ABCS(U.S.) Army Battle Command System
59ABETAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
60ABFISTAdvanced Bradley Full Crew Interactive Skills Trainer
61ABGIAddington-Barker Group International
62ABINAgência Brasileira de Inteligência (Brazilian Intelligence Agency)
63ABLAmerican Basketball League
64ABLEAirBorne Law Enforcement (police air support unit)
65ABMCAmerican Battle Monuments Commission
66ABNAustralian Business Number (a number issued by the Australian government as registration of a business and used for taxation purposes)
67ABPIAssociation of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
68ABRSMAssociated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
69ABSacrylonitrile butadiene styrene, or: anti-lock braking system
70ABSAAmalgamated Banks of South Africa
71ABSTRIPSabstraction-based STRIPS
72ABVAlcohol by volume
73ABWAruba (ISO 3166 trigram)
74AcActinium
75ACAdriamycin-Cyclophosphamide (chemotherapy),Air Conditioning,Aircraftman,Alternating Current,Altocumulus,ante Christum (Latin,'before Christ'; see BC),ante cibum (Latin,'before meals'),Antigua and Barbuda (FIPS 10-4 country code),Associazione Calcio (Italian,'football (soccer) club'),A/C,Air Conditioned/Conditioning,Aircraft
76aCAttocoulomb
77AC1Aircraftman 1st Class
78AC2Aircraftman 2nd Class
79ACAAffordable Care Act,shorthand for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,commonly called 'Obamacare',Airspace Control Authority,Airspace Co-ordination Area,A Current Affair
80ACARSAircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System
81ACBAsociación de Clubes de Baloncesto (Spanish for 'Association of Basketball Clubs')
82ACCACAwdurdod Cymwysterau,Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cymru (Qualifications,Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales)
83ACCDAmerican Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities
84ACCSAir Communications and Control Squadron
85ACDAArms Control & Disarmament Agency
86ACDCAlternating Current Direct Current,the name of an Australian rock music band,a term for a bisexual person,A/Cdre,Air Commodore
87ACDTApple Certified Desktop Technician,Australian Central Daylight Time
88ACESAerolíneas Centrales de Colombia (Spanish,'Central Colombian Airlines'),Auxiliary Campus Enterprises and Services of Alfred State College
89ACFAdministration for Children and Families,American Car and Foundry,American Culinary Federation
90ACHTAverage Call Hold Time
91ACINTAcoustic Intelligence
92ACKAcknowledge (telecommunications; cf. NAK)
93ACLAccess Control List,Anterior cruciate ligament; the initialism can also refer to an injury to this ligament.,Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
94ACLJAmerican Center for Law and Justice
95ACLOSAutomatic CLOS (missile control system)
96ACLSAmerican Council of Learned Societies
97ACLUAmerican Civil Liberties Union,American Communist Lawyers Union (pejorative slang for the above)
98ACMmany,including Association for Computing Machinery; see entry
99ACMC(U.S.) Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
100ACNAirborne Communications Node,Australian Company Number (number issued by the Australian government as registration of a limited liability company)
101ACNAAnglican Church in North America
102ACOAirspace Control Order
103ACOBAAdvisory Committee on Business Appointments
104ACOGAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
105ACOM(U.S.) Atlantic Command
106ACORNAssociation of Community Organizations for Reform Now
107ACPAfrican,Caribbean and Pacific Group of States,Air Control Point
108ACRAdvanced Concepts and Requirements
109ACRIAfrican Crisis Initiative
110ACRTAdvanced Concepts Research Tool simulator
111ACSAffiliated Computer Services (NYSE ACS),Alaska Communications Service,American Cancer Society,American Chemical Society,Association of Caribbean States,Australian Computer Society
112ACSCArmy Command and Staff College (various nations)
113ACSTAmerican Cooperative School of Tunis
114ACSTAustralian Central Standard Time
115ACTAdaptive Control of Thought (cognitive model),American College Test (ing Program),Australian Capital Territory (also postal symbol),ACT UP,AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power
116ACTDAdvanced Concept Technology Demonstration
117ACTF(U.S.) Army Constructive Training Federation,Australian Children's Television Foundation,ACT-R,ACT-Rational (cognitive model),ACT-R/PM,ACT-R/Perceptual-Motor (cognitive model)
118ACTUAustralian Council of Trade Unions
119ACUAmerican Conservative Union
120ACUFAdvisory Committee on Undersea Features,American Conservative Union Foundation
121ADAir Defence,Andorra (ISO 3166 digram),Anno Domini (Latin,'In the year of our Lord')
122ADAAir Defence Artillery,American Dental Association,Assistant District Attorney,Americans with Disabilities Act (see also the similar but non-acronymic Ada programming language)
123ADACAllgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (German for 'General German Automobile Club')
124ADAGEAir Defense Air to Ground Engagement (simulation)
125ADAPAIDS Drug Assistance Program
126ADASAsiago-DLR Asteroid Survey
127ADATAlesis Digital Audio Tape (recording format)
128ADATSAgricultural Development and Training Society,Air Defence Anti-Tank System,Australian Defence Air Traffic System
129ADBAsian Development Bank
130ADCAide De Camp,U.S. Air Defense Command (1946-1992),Apple Display Connector,Program Against Digital Counterfeiting of Currency
131ADDAnalog Digital Digital (CD quality),Attention-Deficit Disorder,Administration on Developmental Disabilities
132ADDIEAnalyze Design Develop Implement and Evaluate
133ADDNSAdvanced Deployable Day/Night Simulation
134ADGBAir Defence of Great Britain
135ADHDAttention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
136ADHSAttention-Deficit Hyperactivity Syndrome
137ADIAcceptable/Allowable Daily Intake
138ADIZAir Defence Identification Zone
139ADLAnti-Defamation League
140ADMAdministrative,,Admiral,and the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps,Archer Daniels Midland,Assistant Deputy Minister
141ADOAAir Defence Operations Area
142ADPAdenosine DiPhosphate,Army Doctrine Publication (UK,Canada,Australia),Automatic/Automated Data Processing
143ADRGArc-second Raster Chart (ARC) Digitized Raster Graphics
144ADSActive Denial System,Astrophysics Data System,Attention Deficit Syndrome
145ADSRAttack,Decay,Sustain,Release (sound envelope specification)
146ADTAtlantic Daylight Time (UTC3 hours)
147ADTBArmy Doctrine and Training Bulletin
148ADWAir Defence Warning
149AEArmed Forces Africa/Canada/Europe/Middle East (postal symbol),United Arab Emirates (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 country code),Artix Entertainment,American Eagle,A&E, Arts & Entertainment Network,the original name for the U.S. TV channel now known as A&E Network
150AEDTAustralian Eastern Daylight Time
151AEFAmerican Expeditionary Force
152AEGISAirborne Early warning Ground environment Interface Segment (fake etymology)
153AESRAeronautical Equipment Service Record
154AESTAustralian Eastern Standard Time
155aetAfter extra time (Football)
156AEWAirborne Early Warning,Airborne Electronic Warfare
157AFAfghanistan (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram),Air Force,As f*ck
158aFAttofarad
159AFAU.S. Air Force Academy,Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (Spanish for 'Argentine Football Association')
160AFAICAs Far As I'm Concerned
161AFAICTAs Far As I Can Tell
162AFAIKAs Far As I Know
163AFAIRAs Far As I Remember/Recall
164AFAMAssociazione Friulana di Astronomia e Meteorologia (Italian,'Friuli Association of Astronomy and Meteorology'),Department of African and Afro-American Studies,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — notable for its links to the school's academic-athletic scandal in the 2010s
165AFATDSAdvanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System
166AFCEAArmed Forces Communications and Electronics Association
167AFDBAfrican Development Bank
168AFESAutomatic Fire Extinguishing System
169AFGAfghanistan (ISO 3166 trigram)
170AFIFrench Territory of the Afars and Issas (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete since 1977),'Agencia Federal de Investigaciónes' (México)
171AFISTAbrams Full Crew Interactive Skills Trainer
172AFJApril Fool's Joke
173AFKAway From Keyboard (Internet chat abbreviation)
174AFLACAmerican Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus
175AFOAssociation of Field Ornithologists
176AFOSRU.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research
177AFPAgence France-Presse (French,'French Press Agency'), Australian Federal Police
178AFQTArmed Forces Qualification Test
179AFRCAir Force Reserve Command
180AFRLAir Force Research Laboratory
181AFROTCAir Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
182AFRTSArmed Forces Radio and Television Service
183AFSCU.S. Air Force Staff College (obsolete; replaced with JFSC), U.S. Air Force Systems Command
184AFSCNU.S. Air Force Satellite Control Network
185AFSPCAir Force Space Command
186AFTAmerican Farmland Trust
187AFVarmoured fighting vehicle
188AGair gunner,Aktiengesellschaft (German,'incorporated'),Algeria (FIPS 10-4 country code),Antigua and Barbuda (ISO 3166 digram),Assemblies of God
189agAttogram
190AgSilver (Latin argentum)
191AGAAB Gas-accumulator ('ah-gah',Swedish company),Advanced Graphics Architecture
192AGARDAdvisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development
193AGARDographAdvanced Guidance for Alliance Research and Development publication
194AGASAAkeno Giant Air Shower Array (cosmic ray detector)
195AGBInternal Nintendo initialism (Advanced Game Boy) for Game Boy Advance
196AGCAdjutant General's Corps (British Army)
197AGDCAustralian Game Developers' Conference
198AGIAuxiliary Group Intelligence
199AGMAnnual General Meeting
200AGNActive Galactic Nucleus
201AGOAngola (ISO 3166 trigram)
202AGPAccelerated Graphics Port
203AGRICOLAAgriculture Online Access
204AGSAlaska Ground Station (LandSat)
205AGTSAdvanced Gunnery Training System
206AGUAmerican Geophysical Union
207AGWAutonomous Guided Weapon
208AhAmpere-hour
209AHAttack Helicopter
210aHAttohenry
211AHAAmerican Heart Association
212AHCPRAgency for Health Care Policy and Research (obsolete; replaced with AHRQ)
213AHECAustralian Health Ethics Committee
214AHPCRCArmy High Performance Computing Research Center
215AHQAir Headquarters
216AHRQAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality
217AHSAmerican Housing Survey
218AIAir Interdiction,Amnesty International,Artificial Insemination,Artificial Intelligence,Anguilla (ISO 3166 digram)
219AIAAerospace Industries Association,American Institute of Architects,Anguilla (ISO 3166 trigram)
220AIAAAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
221AICAfrican Independent Church,Animal Identification Coordinator
222AICDAustralian Institute of Company Directors
223AICMFPAnd I Claim My Five Pounds
224AIDU.S. Agency for International Development
225AIDSAcquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
226AIMAustralian Institute of Management
227AIMPAurora Incremental Modernization Project
228AIPACAmerican Israel Public Affairs Committee
229AIRAircraft Inventory Record
230AIRFAAmerican Indian Religious Freedom Act
231AIRSAerometric Information Retrieval System (obsolete; replaced with AFS)
232AISAustralian Institute of Sport,Automatic Identification System
233AISB(British Society for the Study of) Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour
234aJAttojoule
235AJAzerbaijan (FIPS 10-4 country code)
236AjaxAsynchronous JavaScript And XML
237AJDAstronomical Julian day
238AJPAllied Joint Publication
239AJPWAll Japan Pro Wrestling
240AKAlaska (postal symbol)
241aKAttokelvin
242AKAAbove knee amputation (orthopaedic usage)
243AKDTAlaska Standard Daylight Saving Time (UTC8 hours)
244AKPAdalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (Turkish,'Justice and Development Party')
245AKSTAlaska Standard Time (UTC9 hours)
246ALAlabama (postal symbol),Albania (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram),Anno Lucis (Latin,'Year of Light',in Masonic tradition,most often seen on plaques bearing the founding dates of buildings,in years AD and years AL)
247AlAluminium
248aLAttolitre
249ALAÅland Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
250ALAPAs Long/Late As Possible
251ALARMAir-Launched Anti-Radar Missile
252ALBAlbania (ISO 3166 trigram)
253ALDAccounting Line Designator (nuclear weapon targeting)
254ALERTAdvanced Linked Extended Reconnaissance and Targeting,Attack and Launch Early Reporting to Theatre
255ALFAfrica Leadership Forum,Alien Life Form (cf. ALF (TV series)),Animal Liberation Front
256ALGAlgeria (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166)
257ALGOLALGOrithmic Language
258ALPAAir Line Pilots Association
259ALSAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
260ALSHSAbraham Low Self-Help Systems
261ALSPAggregate Level Simulation Protocol
262ALTEAssociation of Language Testers in Europe
263AmAmericium
264AMAmplitude Modulation and Ante Meridiem; see entry,Armenia (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram)
265AM1Airman 1st class
266AMCBU.S. Army/Marine Corps Board
267AMFOMAdvanced Missile Fly Out Model
268AMFRAge-specific Marital Fertility Rate,Amplitude Modulation Following Response
269AMFRSAdvanced Multi-Function Radio Frequency System,Automatic Multisensor Feature-based Recognition System
270AMLAcute Myeloid Leukaemia
271AMLCDActive Matrix Liquid Crystal Display
272AMLOAndrés Manuel López Obrador (Mexican politician),Anti-Money Laundering Office (Thailand government agency)
273AMOAtlantic Multidecadal Oscillation
274AMOLEDActive-matrix organic light-emitting diode
275AMOSAdvanced MOrtar System,Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory
276AMPAdenosine MonoPhosphate,Automated Mission Planner
277AMRAAMAdvanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile
278AMRDECU.S. Aviation & Missile Research,Development,& Engineering Center
279AMSAgriculture Marketing Service,American Mathematical Society
280AMSAAU.S. Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity
281AMSOU.S. Army Model and Simulation Office
282AMSUAdvanced Microwave Sounding Unit
283AMTEUK Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment (1977-1984)
284ANAndorra (FIPS 10-4 country code),Netherlands Antilles (ISO 3166 digram)
285aNAttonewton
286ANAAdministration for Native Americans,Afghan National Army,All Nippon Airways,Anti-Nuclear Anti-body,Australian National Airways,Australian Natives' Association
287ANCAfrican National Congress
288ANDAndorra (ISO 3166 trigram)
289ANFOAmmonium nitrate/fuel oil (explosive)
290ANGLiCoAir/Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
291ANLArgonne National Laboratory
292ANMAcoustic Noise Monitor
293ANOVAANalysis Of VAriance
294ANSApplied and Natural Sciences
295ANSIAmerican National Standards Institute
296ANTNetherlands Antilles (ISO 3166 trigram),Antigua and Barbuda (IOC trigram,but not ISO 3166 or FIFA)
297ANTMAmerica's Next Top Model
298ANTYAcronyms,No Thank You
299ANWRArctic National Wildlife Refuge /ˈænwɑr/
300ANZAustralia and New Zealand Banking Group
301ANZACAustralian and New Zealand Army Corps
302AOAngola (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram),Approach Officer (submarine),Area of Operations
303AOCAir Operations Centre,Air Officer Commanding
304AODAdrenalin O.D. (punk rock band)
305AOIAngle Of Incidence (Arab Organization for Industrialization)
306AOLAmerica OnLine
307AORArea of Responsibility
308AOSTHAdventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
309AOTSAttack of the Show!
310AOUAmerican Ornithologists' Union
311APAdvanced Placement,Air Publication,Andhra Pradesh (Indian state code),Armed Forces Pacific (postal symbol),Associated Press,Auto Pilot
312APBAll Points Bulletin (police jargon)
313APECAsia Pacific Economic Cooperation
314APEDSAMSAA Performance Estimates Data System
315APEXApplied Physics Express
316APHAAmerican Public Health Association
317APHISAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service
318APLAcute Promyeloid Leukaemia,Anti-Personnel Landmine,Applied Physics Laboratory (Johns Hopkins University)
319APODAerial Port (Airport) Of Debarkation
320APOEAerial Port (Airport) Of Embarkation
321APOLLOApache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation
322APPAllied Procedural Publication
323APRAnnual Percentage Rate
324AQIMAl-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
325ArArgon
326ARAGAdvanced Research and Assessment Group
327ARBAdministrative Review Board
328ARBAArmy Review Boards Agency
329ARCAAutomobile Racing Club of America
330ARCENTUnited States Army Central Command
331ARDAAdvanced Research and Development Activity (became DTO 2006)
332ARFASEAN Regional Forum
333ARGArgentina (ISO 3166 trigram)
334ARHArmed Reconnaissance Helicopter
335ARNetAcquisition Reform Network
336ARPApplied Research Programme
337ARPAAdvanced Research Projects Agency
338ARRCACE Rapid Reaction Corps
339ARRFAllied Rapid Reaction Force
340ARRLAmerican Radio Relay League
341ARSCArctic Region Supercomputing Center
342ARSPACEU.S. Army Space Command
343ARTCCAir Route Traffic Control Center
344ARWGArmy Research Working Group
345ASActionScript
346ASAmerican Samoa (postal symbol; ISO 3166 digram),Australia (FIPS 10-4 country code),Assam / Asom (Indian state code)
347AsArsenic
348aSAttosiemens
349ASAAcetylSalicylic Acid,American Standards Association,Army Security Agency,Atlantic Southeast Airlines
350ASAPAs Soon As Possible
351ASARSAdvanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System,Airborne Search and Rescue System
352asblassociation sans but lucratif (French 'Non-profit organisation')
353ASBOAnti-Social Behaviour Order
354ASCAPAmerican Society of Composers,Authors,and Publishers
355ASCCArmy Service Component Commander,Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator,Air Standardization Coordinating Committee
356ASCIIAmerican Standard Code for Information Interchange
357ASD(U.S.) Assistant Secretary of Defense,autism spectrum disorder
358ASDICAllied Submarine Detection Investigation Committee (Sonar)
359ASEANAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations
360ASFARAmericans for a Society Free of Age Restrictions
361ASGArea Support Group
362ASICAustralian Securities and Investments Commission,Aviation Security Identification Card
363ASICSAnima sana in corpore sano (Latin,'A sound mind in a sound body') (athletic shoe manufacturer)
364ASIOAustralian Security Intelligence Organisation,Audio stream input output
365ASIPAdvanced System Improvement Program,Army Stationing and Installation Plan,Application-specific instruction-set processor
366ASLAbove Sea Level,American Sign Language (also known as Ameslan),'Age,Sex,Location?' (Internet slang)
367ASMAir-to-Surface Missile,American Samoa (ISO 3166 trigram),American Society for Metals,American Society for Microbiology
368ASMBAmerican Society for Matrix Biology,Adult Swim Message Board
369ASMEAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers,American Society of Magazine ors
370ASMPAir-Sol Moyenne Portée missile (French 'Medium-range air to surface'),Asymmetric multiprocessing
371ASNAssociate of Science in Nursing
372ASOCAir Sovereignty Operations Centre,Air Support Operations Centre,Airport Security and Operations Centre,Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition,Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus,Australian Standard Offence Classification
373ASPActive Server Pages,American Society of Primatologists,Ammunition Supply Point,Application Service Provider (cf internet service provider),Astronomical Society of the Pacific,Association of Surfing Professionals
374ASPIAustralian Strategic Policy Institute
375ASRAlkali-silica reaction,Anti Slip Regulation
376ASRAAMAdvanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile
377ASSCAssociation for the Scientific Study of Consciousness
378ASTAtlantic Standard Time (UTC4 hours)
379ASTIAArmed Services Technical Information Agency
380ASTMAmerican Society for Testing and Materials
381ASTREAAerial Support To Regional Enforcement Agencies (sheriff's air support unit)
382ASUWAntiSUrface Warfare
383ASVABArmed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery(taken by juniors in high school in the USA)
384ASVELAssociation Sportive Villeurbanne Éveil Lyonnais (Association Sportive is French for 'Sporting Association'; the club was founded through the merger of AS Villeurbanne and Éveil Lyonnais)
385ASWAntiSubmarine Warfare
386ASWORG(U.S.) AntiSubmarine Warfare Operations Research Group
387ASXAdvanced Stream Redirector,Australian Securities Exchange
388ATAnti-Tank,Ashmore and Cartier Islands (FIPS 10-4 territory code),Austria (ISO 3166 digram),Advanced Technology (IBM Personal Computer/AT)
389AtAstatine
390aTAttotesla
391ATAAdvanced Technology Attachment (IBM Personal Computer),Afghan Transitional Authority,Allen Telescope Array,Antarctica (ISO 3166 trigram)
392ATACAir Transportable Acoustic Communications
393ATACMSArmy TACtical Missile System
394ATAPIAdvanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
395ATASAir-To-Air Stinger (missile)
396ATATAiken Tactical Airsoft Team / Star Wars vehicle
397ATBActive Time Battle,British Antarctic Territory (ISO 3166 trigram; merged with AQ in 1979)
398ATCAir Training Corps, U.S. Air Transport Command (1942-1948), Athletic Trainer,Certified
399ATCCISArmy Tactical Command and Control Information System
400ATESSAerospace and Telecommunications Engineering Support Squadron
401ATFFrench Southern Territories (ISO 3166 trigram),(U.S.) Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco,Firearms and Explosives
402ATGAntigua and Barbuda (ISO 3166 and FIFA trigram)
403ATGMAnti-Tank Guided Missile
404ATGWAnti-Tank Guided Weapon
405ATKAttack
406ATLAtlanta,Georgia,the largest city and capital of Georgia
407ATLASAll-Terrain Lifter Army System,Assessment Tool for LAnd Systems
408ATMAutomated Teller Machine,Asynchronous Transfer Mode,At The Moment
409ATNDronning Maud Land (ISO 3166 trigram; merged with AQ in 1983)
410ATOAir Tasking Order,Australian Taxation Office
411ATPAdenosine TriPhosphate,Allied Tactical Publication,Ammunition Transfer Point
412ATSD(U.S.) Assistant Secretary of Defense
413ATSDRAgency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
414ATVAll-Terrain Vehicle
415ATWAAir,Trees,Water,Animals
416AUAfrican Union (was OAU before 2000),American University,Astronomical Unit,Australia (ISO 3166 digram),Austria (FIPS 10-4 country code)
417AuGold (Latin Aurum)
418AUCAb Urbe Condita / Anno Urbis Conditae (Latin 'from the founding of the city' / 'in the year since the founding of the city') (of Rome),Area Under the Curve (concentration time curve; medicine)
419AUSAustralia (ISO 3166 trigram)
420AUSCANNZUKUSAustralia,Canada,New Zealand,United Kingdom,United States (security designation)
421AuslanAustralian Sign Language
422AUTAustria (ISO 3166 trigram)
423AUTLArmy Universal Task List
424AVAnguilla (FIPS 10-4 territory code),Audio-Visual,Aviation
425AvAperture value (photographic mode)
426aVAttovolt
427AVAAmerican Viticultural Area
428AVBAudio Video Bridging
429AVDLRAviation Depot Level Repair
430AVGPArmoured Vehicle, General Purpose
431AVIMAviation Intermediate Maintenance
432AVLBArmoured Vehicle Launched Body
433AVMAir Vice-Marshal, Arteriovenous malformation
434AVOApprehended Violence Order
435AVPArubaanse Volkspartij
436AVPAssociation of Volleyball Professionals
437AVREArmoured Vehicle Royal Engineers
438AVTBArmoured Vehicle Test Bed,Aviation Test Bed
439AVUMAviation Unit Maintenance
440AVVOAcute Vaginal Venereal Outbreak
441AWAruba (ISO 3166 digram)
442aWAttowatt
443AWAAmerican Wrestling Association
444AWCAir Warfare Centre
445AWDAll Wheel Drive
446AWEAdvanced Warfighting Experiment
447AWPAwaiting Parts (SM&R code)
448AWSIMAir Warfare SIMulation
449AWSTAustralian Western Standard Time
450AWWAbove Water Warfare
451AXÅland Islands (ISO 3166 digram)
452AXPAmbulance eXchange Point
453AYAntarctica (FIPS 10-4 territory code)
454AYBABTUAll Your Base Are Belong To Us
455AYUAs Yet Unknown
456AZArizona (postal symbol),Azerbaijan (ISO 3166 digram),Alkmaar Zaanstreek (Dutch football club)
457AZEAzerbaijan (ISO 3166 trigram)
458AZURActions en zone urbaine (French for: Urban Operations)
459BARBarbados (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 , 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]
460BBBarbados (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 country code),Boys' Brigade (Christian youth organization),Brigitte Bardot (actress),Bumblebee
461BBBBetter Business Bureau,Blood-brain barrier
462BBCBreeding Bird Census,British Broadcasting Corporation,Bumper to Back of Cab (trucking measurement)
463BBLBe Back Later,Bird Banding Laboratory,British Basketball League
464BBNBolt,Beranek and Newman
465BBQBarbecue
466BBSBreeding 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)
467BBYOB'nai B'rith Youth Organization
468BCBefore Christ,Blind Copy (in emailers),Boston College,Botswana (FIPS 10-4 country code; from Bechuanaland),British Columbia (postal symbol)
469BCABachelor of Computer Application,Black Coaches & Administrators
470BCCBlind Carbon Copy
471BCCIBank of Credit and Commerce International,Board of Control for Cricket in India,BCD , Binary-Coded Decimal
472BEABanque extérieure d'Algérie,British European Airways (ancestor of British Airways),British Electricity Authority,bel
473BELBelgium (ISO 3166 trigram)
474BENBenin (ISO 3166 trigram)
475BEOBanquet Event Order
476BERCBusiness Environmental Resource Center
477BERBit Error Rate
478BHBahrain (ISO 3166 digram),Belize (FIPS 10-4 country code)
479BHRBahrain (ISO 3166 trigram)
480BNFBackus-Naur Form (computing), British National Formulary
481BNICEBiological,Nuclear,Incendiary,Chemical,and Explosive Agents
482BNPBritish National Party,Banque Nationale de Paris,a predecessor to today's BNP Paribas
483BNSBank of Nova Scotia
484BNSFBurlington Northern Santa Fe (also AAR reporting mark)
485BOBack Orifice,Belarus (FIPS 10-4 country code),Biarritz Olympique (French rugby union club),Bolivia (ISO 3166 digram),Body odor
486BOACBritish Overseas Airways Corporation (predecessor of British Airways)
487BoAMLBank of America Merrill Lynch
488BOCBritish Orthodontic Society, British Oxygen Company
489BÖCBlue Öyster Cult
490BODMASBrackets,Orders,Division,Multiplication,Addition,Subtraction
491BOFHBastard Operator From Hell
492BOGABend Over and Grab Ankles
493BOGOFBuy One,Get One Free
494BOGsBunch of Guys
495BOIBalance Of Investment,Basis Of Issue
496BOLBolivia (ISO 3166 trigram)
497BOMBase Object Model,Bill Of Materials,Block of the Month quilting term,Business opportunity meeting
498BOPDBarrel of Oil Per Day
499BOSBattlefield Operating System
500BOTBalance of Trade,Botswana (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166),Build Operate Transfer,Bank of Thailand,BP[edit]
501BPBattle 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
502BPVBattlefield Planning Visualization,Bovine papillomavirus
503BQBritish 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)
504BRBrazil (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 country code) ,Bihar (Indian state code),British Rail,Break Ranks (marching band term)
505BRABrazil (ISO 3166 trigram)
506BRAGBicycle Ride Across Georgia
507BRASSBreathe,Relax,Aim,Sight,Squeeze (acronym for using a rifle)
508BSABirmingham Small Arms (motorcycles company),Boy Scouts of America,Brigade Support Area
509BSatCoPBenjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins
510BSEBovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (better known as mad cow disease)
511BSNBaloncesto Superior Nacional (Spanish,'National Superior Basketball'; top Puerto Rican league),Bank Simpanan Nasional (Malay,'National Savings Bank'; government-owned Malaysian bank)
512BSNLBharat Sanchar Nigam Limited,Bachelor of Science in Nursing
513BSoDBlue Screen of Death (distinct from BSD)
514BSPBetween-Show Promotion,Binary Space Partitioning,Board Support Package,British Standard Pipe (screw thread),Business-sponsored,Bone sialoprotein
515BSTBinary search tree,Blended Sales Tax,Bovine somatotropin,British Summer Time
516BSWBritish Standard Whitworth (screw thread)
517BSXBendigo Stock Exchange
518BTBaal 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
519BtBaronet,Bacillus thuringiensis
520BTOBuilt To Order
521BTPBritish Transport Police
522BTRBronetransporter (БТР = Бронетранспортер '(Heavy) Armoured (Personnel) Transporter')
523BTUBritish Thermal Unit
524BTWBy The Way
525BUBulgaria (FIPS 10-4 country code) -,Burma (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete since 1989)
526BUAVBritish Union for the Abolition of Vivisection
527BUG-EBattlefield Universal Gateway Equipment ('buggy')
528BUNOBureau Number (aircraft serial number)
529BURBurma (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete since 1989)
530BVBackground Vocals -,Battlefield Visualization ,,Bouvet Island (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 territory code)
531BVDBradley,Voorhees & Day (underwear manufacturer)
532BVRBeyond Visual Range
533BVTBouvet Island (ISO 3166 trigram)
534B&WBabcock & Wilcox, Black and White, Bowers & Wilkins
535BWBring Wedges (ISO digram)
536BWBotswana (ISO 3166 digram)
537BWABotswana (ISO 3166 trigram)
538BWARSBees,Wasps & Ants Recording Society
539BWCBiological and Toxin Weapons Convention
540BWRBoiling-Water Reactor
541BXBase eXchange
542BYBurundi (FIPS 10-4 country code), Belarus (ISO 3166 digram), Bavaria
543BYOBBring Your Own Bottle (or beer, beverage, or booze) (multiple,but similar,meanings)
544BYOCBring Your Own Computer (play on BYOB)
545BYOFBring Your Own Flask
546BYSByelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete since 1992)
547BYUBrigham Young University
548BZBelize (ISO 3166 digram)
549BZPBenzylpiperazine
550CCarbon, Coulomb, One Hundred (in Roman numerals)
551cCenti
552C2CConsumer-To-Consumer electronic commerce, Cam-To-Cam internet chat
553c2cthe British rail company formerly known as LTS Rail
554CaCalcium
555CACalifornia (postal symbol),Canada (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram),Catalonia,Civil Affairs,Close Armour,Cocaine Anonymous,Computer Associates,Counter-Air,Cricket Australia
556CAACanadian 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
557CAATCampaign Against Arms Trade,Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
558CACCalifornia Association of Criminalists,Chronic Asymptomatic [Disease] Carrier
559CACMCentral American Common Market
560CACMCommunications of the ACM
561CADCAMComputer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing
562CADMIDConcept,Assessment,Demonstration,Manufacture,In service,Disposal (life cycle mnemonic)
563CADPATCAnadian Disruptive PATtern
564CAECanadian Aviation Electronics (originally),Certificate in Advanced English
565CAEnClose Action Engagement (constructive simulation)
566CAFCentral African Republic (ISO 3166 trigram),Confederation of African Football (or French Confédération Africaine de Football)
567CAFADCombined Arms For Air Defence
568CAFDECanadian Association of Film Distributors and Exporters,Computer Aided Federation Development Environment
569CAFECorporate Average Fuel Economy standard
570CAIComputer Assisted Instruction
571CAIRCouncil on American-Islamic Relations
572CALABARZONA region in the Philippines: CAvite,LAguna,BAtangas,Rizal,queZON
573CALLCenter for Army Lessons Learned
574CALMCommunications,Air-interface,Long and Medium range
575CalPERSCalifornia Public Employees' Retirement System
576CaltransCalifornia Department of Transpotation
577CAMChemical Agent Monitor,Complementary and alternative medicine,Computer-Aided Manufacturing,Crassulacean acid metabolism (type of photosynthesis)
578CAMRACAMpaign for Real Ale
579CANCanada (ISO 3166 trigram)
580CANDUCANada Deuterium Uranium (nuclear reactor design)
581CanolaCanadian oil,low acid (referring to a specific cultivar of rapeseed bred to have a low erucic acid content)
582CAPESCAPability Evaluation System,Combined Arms Planning and Execution System
583CARECitizens 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)
584CARMONETTEComputerized Monte Carlo Simulation
585CARPComputed Air Release Point
586CARTChampionship Auto Racing Teams (now defunct)
587CASChemical Abstracts Service,Chief of the Air Staff,Close Air Support
588CASACivil Aviation Safety Authority
589CASECellular ammunition storage equipment,Computer-Aided Software Engineering
590CASSCommand Activated Sonobuoy System
591CASTFOREMCombined Arms and Support Task FORce Evaluation Model
592CASTORCanadian Automatic Small Telescopes for Orbital Research
593CATCommunity Acceptance Testing
594CATKCounterattack
595CATSComputer Active Technology Suspension
596CATTCombined Arms Tactical Trainer
597CAVCavalry
598CAVOKCeiling And Visibility OK ('Kav-okay')
599CAWCanadian Auto Workers (trade union)
600CBCitizens' Band radio,Cambodia (FIPS 10-4 country code)
601CBASSECommission on Behavioral And Social Sciences and Education ('sea bass')
602CBCCanadian Broadcasting Corporation,Christmas Bird Count,Cipher-Block Chaining,Cornering Brake Control
603CBECommander of the Order of the British Empire,Cab Beside Engine (see truck)
604CBFConfederação Brasileira de Futebol (Portuguese,'Brazilian Football Confederation')
605CBGBCountry,Blue Grass,and Blues (former New York City nightclub)
606CBLAComparative bullet lead analysis
607CBMCanadian Baptist Ministries
608CBMCommodore Business Machines
609CBMLCoalition Battle Management Language
610CBNCardsApp Brand Number
611CBOLConsortium for the Barcode of Life
612CBOTChicago Board of Trade
613CBRCase-Based Reasoning
614CBRNChemical,Biological,Radiological,or Nuclear (weapon or event)
615CBRNEChemical,Biological,Radiological,Nuclear or [high-yield] Explosive (weapon or event)
616CBSColumbia Broadcasting System,Corps Battle Simulation
617CBUSColumbus,Ohio
618CCcarbon copy
619CCACounter Command Activity
620CCCCanterbury Clothing Company,Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.,1930s and 1940s),Corpus Christi College,Oxford
621CCCPCentral Committee of the Communist Party,Cyrillic for SSSR (Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik,Russian Союз Советских Социалистических Республик,Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
622CCDCharge-Coupled Device,Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (Catechism)
623CCFCartoon Cartoon Fridays
624CCGCanadian Coast Guard,Collectible Card Game
625CCGCCanadian Coast Guard Cutter,Canadian Coast Guard College
626CCGHCanadian Coast Guard Hovercraft
627CCGSCanadian Coast Guard Ship,Christ Church Grammar School
628CCHComputer-Controlled Hostile
629CCIFComité consultatif international des communications téléphoniques à grande distance (French for International Telephone Consultative Committee,merged with the CCIT in 1956 to form the CCITT)
630CCIICommand and Control Information Infrastructure,Community Capital Investment Initiative
631CCIRComité 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
632CCITComité consultatif international télégraphique (French for International Telegraph Consultative Committee,merged with the CCIF in 1956 to form the CCITT)
633CCITTComité consultatif international téléphonique et télégraphique (French for International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee,became the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector,ITU-T,in 1992)
634CCKCholecystokinin,Cocos (Keeling) Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
635CCMCanada 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
636CCOCCanadian Children's Opera Chorus,Crosley Car Owners Club
637CCOPCoalition Common Operating/Operational Picture
638CCPCasualty Collection Point,Communications Checkpoint,Contingency Communications Package
639CCPAConsumer Credit Protection Act
640CCRCreedence Clearwater Revival
641CCRApCanadian Conservative Reform Alliance party
642CCRPCommand and Control Research Program
643CCRTSCommand and Control Research and Technology Symposium
644CCSCSConsultative Committee for Space Data Systems
645CCSCSCoordinadora de Centrales Sindicales del Cono Sur
646CCSILCommand and Control Simulation Interface Language ('cecil')
647CCSKCyclic Code Shift Keying
648CCTCurrent Commitments Team
649CdCadmium
650cdCandela
651CDCompact Disc
652CD1Cluster of Differentiation 1 (a small gene family)
653CDAUK Centre for Defence Analysis
654CDDCapabilities Development Document
655CDEChemical Defence Equipment
656CDIACCarbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center ('see-dee-ack')
657CDipAFCertified Diploma in Accounting and Finance
658CDLCommercial driver's license
659CDMClean Development Mechanism (Kyoto protocol), Cold Dark Matter (astronomy)
660CDMACode Division Multiple Access
661CDMSIICryogenic Dark Matter Search II
662CdrCommander
663CDTCentral Daylight Time (UTC5 hours)
664CdtCommandant
665CeCerium
666CEChristian/Common Era
667CEACampaign Effectiveness Analysis
668CECOMU.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command
669CEDEXCourrier d'entreprise à distribution exceptionnelle (French,'Company Mail with Exceptional Distribution'; 'exceptional' refers to the volume of mail)
670CEGEPCollège d'enseignement général et professionnel (French,'College of General and Vocational Education')
671CEICompetitive Enterprise Institute
672CENTCOMUnited States Central Command
673CENTOCentral Treaty Organization (Baghdad Pact)
674CENZUBCentre d'entraînement aux actions en zone urbaine (French,'Urban Operations Training Centre')
675CEOChief Executive Officer
676CEPCircular Error Probable
677CEPTConférence européenne des administrations des postes et des télécommunications (French,'European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations')
678CERCLAU.S. Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation,and Liability Act (Superfund)
679CERDECU.S. Communications-Electronics Research,Development and Engineering Center
680CERGACentre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie (French,'Astrometry and Geodynamics Research Centre')
681CERNCentre européen pour la recherche nucléaire (French,'European Organization for Nuclear Research')
682CERTComputer Emergency Response Team
683CESSCentre for Earth Science Studies (India)
684CESTCentral European Summer Time
685CETCentral European Time
686CEWCCouncil for Education in World Citizenship
687CfCalifornium
688CFCanadian Forces,Central African Republic (ISO 3166 digram),Republic of the Congo (FIPS 10-4 country code)
689CFACat Fanciers' Association,Chartered Financial Analyst,Colour Filtering Array,County Fire Authority,Covering Force Area
690CFARChristine's,Federal Acquisition Regulation
691CFCChloroFluoroCarbon,Canadian Fish Company
692CFESContinuous Flow Electrophoresis System
693CFFZCall For Fire Zone
694CFGContext-free grammar,Control flow graph
695CFHTCanada-France-Hawaii Telescope
696CFICenter for Inquiry (CSICOP)
697CFLCanadian Football League,Co-ordinated Fire Line
698CFLCCCoalition Forces Land Component Command
699CFMCertified Facilities Manager
700CFOChief Financial Officer
701CFPCall for papers, College Football Playoff, Common Fisheries Policy (EU)
702CFRCode of Federal Regulations,Căile Ferate Române (Romanian,'Romanian Railways')
703CFRPCarbon fibre reinforced plastic
704CFSChronic Fatigue Syndrome
705CFSPCommon Foreign and Security Policy
706CFUColony Forming Unit in Microbiology
707CFVCavalry Fighting Vehicle
708CFZCritical Friendly Zone
709CGClient Group,Computer Graphics,Controls Group,Democratic Republic of the Congo (FIPS 10-4 country code),Republic of the Congo (ISO 3166 digram)
710CGHComparative Genomic Hybridisation
711CGIGCross-Government Implementation Group
712CGORepublic of the Congo (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166)
713CGSChief of the General Staff
714CGTCapital Gains Tax
715chch(L) is used to denote the Chern character of a line bundle
716CHChieftain tank,China (FIPS 10-4 country code),Switzerland (ISO 3166 digram; from Latin Confoederatio Helvetica)
717CHAMPUS(U.S.) Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (now known as TRICARE)
718CHAOSCambridge Heart Anti-Oxidant Study
719CHAPSClearing House Automated Payment System
720CHDKCanon Hack Development Kit (Canon camera firmware hack)
721CHESwitzerland (ISO 3166 trigram; from Latin Confoederatio Helvetica)
722CHIColumbia Helicopters,Inc
723CHiPCalifornia Highway Patrol
724CHIPSCosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer
725CHLChile (ISO 3166 trigram)
726CHLACore Historical Literature of Agriculture
727CHNChina (ISO 3166 trigram)
728CHOGMCommonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
729CHPSOCalifornia Hospital Patient Safety Organization
730CHRSCanadian Heart Rhythm Society
731CHTCertified Hand Therapist
732CIChile (FIPS 10-4 country code),Côte d'Ivoire (ISO 3166 digram),Counter-Intelligence,101 (in Roman numerals)
733CiCurie
734CIACairo International Airport,Central Intelligence Agency,Culinary Institute of America
735CIAOCritical Infrastructure Assurance Office,Component-Integrated ACE ORB
736CIBComplete In Box (Internet auction/trading listings)
737CIBCCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
738CICSCustomer Information Control System (IBM mainframe software; 'kicks' or 'C-I-C-S')
739CIDCertified Interior Designer
740CIEFComité international d'enregistrement des fréquences (International Frequency Registration Board)
741CIFCost,Insurance,and Freight (Paid) (shipping)
742CIMMYTCentro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y Trigo (Spanish,'International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center')
743CINCCommander in Chief
744CINEOSCampo Imperatore Near-Earth Object Survey
745CIOChief information officer,Congress of Industrial Organizations
746CIPE(European) Centre for International Political Economy
747CIR(Commander's) Critical Information Requirements
748CIRCorotating Interaction Region
749CISCanadian Interuniversity Sport,Commonwealth of Independent States,Command and Information System,Communication and Information System
750CISA(U.S.) C4I Integration Support Activity
751CISBComplete In Sealed Box (Internet auction/trading listings)
752CISPRComité international spécial des perturbations radioélectriques (Special International Committee on Radio Interference)
753CISSPCertified Information Systems Security Professional
754CITESConvention on International Trade in Endangered Species (of Wild Fauna and Flora) ('sigh-tease')
755CIVCôte d'Ivoire (ISO 3166 trigram)
756CIVETSColombia,Indonesia,Vietnam,Egypt,Turkey,South Africa (economics)
757CIVPOPCivilian Population
758CIWSClose-In Weapon System
759CJCayman Islands (FIPS 10-4 country code),Criminal Justice
760CJCCanadian Jewish Congress,Cold Junction Compensation
761CJCSChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
762CJDChronological Julian Day,Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
763CJOChief of Joint Operations
764CJTFCombined Joint Task Force
765CKCocos (Keeling) Islands (FIPS 10-4 country code),Cook Islands (ISO 3166 digram)
766CKAcommonly known as, Canada Kicks Ass
767CKNDCodename: Kids Next Door
768CLChile (ISO 3166 digram),Co-ordination Line,One Hundred and Fifty (in Roman numerals)
769ClChlorine
770CLAClutterers Anonymous
771CLECCompetitive Local Exchange Carrier
772CLEMARSCalifornia Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Radio System
773CLICCompact LInear Collider
774CLOCornell Lab of Ornithology
775CLOSCommand to Line-Of-Sight (missile control system)
776CLPFCCentroLateral PreFrontal Cortex
777CLRPCollege Loan Repayment Program
778CMCameroon (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram),Cruise Missile,Nine Hundred (in Roman numerals)
779CmCurium
780CMAU.S. Chemical Materials Agency,Country Music Association (also used to refer to the organization's annual awards),Crystal Meth Anonymous
781CMHCCanada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
782CMIIAWCorrect me if I am wrong
783CMISCommon management information service
784CMJChristopher Martin-Jenkins (BBC sports commentator)
785CMLLConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (Spanish,'Worldwide Wrestling Council'—Mexican professional wrestling promotion)
786CMMCapability Maturity Model
787CMMCCorps Materiel Management Centre
788CMMLChronic MyeloMonocytic Leukemia,Continuous Media Markup Language
789CMOSCanadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society,(The) Chicago Manual of Style,Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
790CMPCommon [Operating/Operational] Maritime Picture
791CMPDCharlotte Mecklenburg Police Department
792CMPDChronic Myeloproliferative Disease
793CMRCameroon (ISO 3166 trigram),Coaxial Main Rotors (helicopter type)
794CMSCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services,The Chicago Manual of Style
795CMTCountry Music Television
796CMUCarnegie Mellon University,Central Michigan University,Concrete Masonry Unit
797CMWMarconi'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)
798CMYKCyan Magenta Yellow Key/blacK (colour model)
799CNCanadian National (railway; also the AAR reporting mark for said company),China (ISO 3166 digram),Comoros (FIPS 10-4 country code)
800CNACenter 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
801CNBCConsumer News and Business Channel
802CNDCampaign for Nuclear Disarmament,Computer Network Defence
803CNECanadian National Exhibition,Computer Network Exploitation,Certified Network Engineer
804CNFCost and Freight
805CNIClinical Nursing Intern
806CNICommunications,Navigation and Identification
807CNNCable News Network,Cellular Nonlinear Network
808CNVCopy-Number Variable (genetics)
809CoCobalt
810COBClose Of Business [day]
811COBRAConsolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
812CODCash On Delivery,Democratic Republic of the Congo (ISO 3166 trigram)
813CoDACo-Dependents Anonymous
814COGENTCognitive Objects within a Graphical EnviroNmenT
815COILChemical Oxygen Iodine Laser
816COKCook Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
817COLColombia (ISO 3166 trigram)
818COLACost Of Living Adjustment
819CONADU.S. Continental Air Defense Command
820CONMEBOLConfederación Sudamericana de Fútbol or Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol (respectively Spanish and Portuguese for 'South American Football Confederation')
821CONUSContinental United States
822COOChief Operating Officer
823COPEU.K. Committee On Publication Ethics
824COPUSU.K. Committee on the Public Understanding of Science
825CORDCommon Operational Requirements Document
826COREConsortium for Oceanographic Research and Education
827COSCooper Ornithological Society
828COSERCOoperative SERvice
829CoTCar of Tomorrow (former NASCAR race car design)
830COTSCommercial Off The Shelf
831CPCanadian Pacific,Check Point,Command Post,Club Penguin
832CPACertified Public Accountant
833CPACConservative Political Action Conference,Cable Public Affairs Channel ('see-pack')
834CPCUCertified Property Casualty Underwriter
835CPDCapabilities Production Document
836CPECertificate of Proficiency in English
837CPECertified Professional Ergonomist
838CPFCalibration Parameter File,Canadian Patrol Frigate
839CPGClinical Practice Guideline
840CPIMCertification on Production and Inventory Management
841CPIRComputationally-Private Information Retrieval
842CPONCertified Pediatric Oncology Nurse
843CPPCCChinese People's Political Consultative Conference
844CPRCanadian Pacific Railway
845CPRCardiopulmonary resuscitation
846CPSMContinuous Phase Shift Modulation
847CPSUCommunist Party of the Soviet Union
848CPTContingency Planning Team
849CPUContract Postal Unit
850CPVCape Verde (ISO 3166 trigram)
851CPXCommand Post eXercise
852CQCarrier Qualification,Central Queensland,Charge of Quarters,Congressional Quarterly,Constellation Airlines (IATA airline designator),Northern Mariana Islands (FIPS 10-4 territory code)
853CQDClose Quarters Drill (Morse distress code preceding SOS: CQ 'calling all stations',D 'Distress'; often incorrectly interpreted as 'Come Quick,Distress')
854CrChromium
855CRCoral Sea Islands (FIPS 10-4 territory code),Costa Rica (ISO 3166 digram)
856CRAMCombined Radiometric Correction Model
857CRDCapstone Requirements Document
858CREBCyclic AMP-response Element Binding (protein)
859CREEPCommittee for the Re-Election of the President,a pejorative nickname used by opponents
860CRENChristian Real Estate Network Real Estate Association
861CRIChina Radio International,Costa Rica (ISO 3166 trigram)
862CRIPLConsolidated Remain-In-Place List
863CRMCardiac Rhythm Management,Customer Relationship Management
864CROCroatia (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166)
865CRPCommittee for the Re-Election of the President,Control and Reporting Post
866CRTCardiac Resynchronization Therapy,Cathode Ray Tube,Chinese Remainder Theorem
867CRTCCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
868CsCaesium
869CSACanadian 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
870CSCClosed Spacelike Curve (relativity),Compact system camera,Computer Sciences Corporation,Computer Security Centre,CSCC Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists
871CSERIAC(U.S. DoD) Crew Systems Ergonomics Information Analysis Center
872CSGCorps Support Group
873CSIsee entry
874CSICOPCommittee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (became the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry in 2006)
875CSIPCommercial Stable Image Platform (AMD)
876CSISCanadian Security Intelligence Service ('seessiss'),(U.S.) Center for Strategic & International Studies
877CSKCzechoslovakia (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete since 1993)
878CSLU.K. Central Science Laboratory
879CSPICenter for Science in the Public Interest
880CSRControl Supply Rate
881CSRCorporate Social Responsibility
882CSRCConflict Studies Research Centre
883CSRFCross-Site Request Forgery
884CSTCentral Standard Time (UTC6 hours)
885CTComputed 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)
886CTACentral 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')
887CTBTComprehensive [Nuclear] Test Ban Treaty
888CTDBCompact Terrain Data Base (file format)
889CTECanton and Enderbury Islands (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1984),Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
890CTGFconnective tissue growth factor
891CTICo-operative Target Identification
892CTILCritical Tracked Items List
893CTISCentral Tire Inflation System
894CTMSClinical Trial Management System
895CTOChief Technical Officer,Chief Technology Officer
896CTSClear-To-Send,Collective Training Standards,Communications Technology Service,Contract Technical Services,Conversation Time Sharing,COSMIC Top Secret
897CTSSCompatible Time-Sharing System
898CTUCounter Terrorist Unit (fictional branch of the Central Intelligence Agency in the television action series 24)
899CTVTCanine Transmissible Venereal Tumour
900CuCopper (Latin Cuprum)
901CUBCuba (ISO 3166 trigram)
902CUCVCommercial Utility Cargo Vehicle
903CUNYCity University of New York ('CUE-knee')
904CUPECanadian Union of Public Employees ('CUE-pee')
905CUPSCommon Unix Printing System
906CUPWCanadian Union of Postal Workers
907CUREAConsortium for Undergraduate Research and Education in Astronomy
908CuWCopper-tungsten pseudo-alloy (from the chemical symbols of the two component elements)
909CUWCuraçao (ISO 3166 trigram)
910CVcurriculum vitae (résumé)
911CVLLCrypto Variable Logic Label
912CVSDContinuous Variable Slope Delta (modulation)
913CVTContinuously Variable Transmission
914CWCalendar Week, or: Continuous Wave, or: Clothes Washer, or: Cook Islands (FIPS 10-4 territory code)
915CWCChemical Weapons Convention
916CWRUCase Western Reserve University
917CWSCanadian Wildlife Service
918CXChristmas Island (ISO 3166 digram),or: One Hundred and Ten (in Roman numerals)
919CXRChristmas Island (ISO 3166 trigram)
920CYCalendar year, or: Cyprus (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)
921CYMCayman Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
922CZECzech Republic (ISO 3166 trigram)
923CZF(Christian Zombie Fan)
924CZMA(US) Coastal Zone Management Act
925dDeci
926DDeuterium
927DAFIFDigital Aeronautical Flight Information File
928DAKDisney's Animal Kingdom
929DAODivision Ammunition Officer
930DAREDrug Abuse Resistance Education
931DARO(U.S.) Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office
932DARPAU.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
933DASDefensive Aids Suite
934DASD(U.S.) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
935DASLDatapoint's Advanced Systems Language
936DAU(U.S.) Defense Acquisition University
937DAWN(U.S.) Drug Abuse Warning Network
938dBDecibel
939DBDeutsche Bahn
940DbDubnium
941DBADe Bellis Antiquitatis (miniature wargaming rules)
942DBBL(U.S. Army Simulation Center) Dismounted Battlespace Battle Laboratory
943DBDODesert BDO
944DBEDame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
945DBFDetection By Fire (weapon launch signature)
946DBRDe Bellis Renationis (miniature wargaming rules)
947DBRADavis-Bacon Related Acts
948DBSDirect Broadcast Services (television)
949DCAA(U.S.) Defense Contract Audit Agency
950DCASDevon and Cornwall Archery Society
951DCCDallas Christian College
952DCD[Organ] Donation after Cardiac Death
953DCEData Communication Equipment
954DCFCDeath Cab for Cutie
955DCLDisney Cruise Line
956DCNDeacon
957DCOMDisney Channel Original Movie
958DCSOPSDeputy Chief of Staff for Operations and plans
959DCWDigital Chart of the World
960DCYSCDiscovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
961DDdue diligence and dear daughter (increasingly prevalent on social mailing lists,blogs,and bulletin boards)
962DDADeputy District Attorney
963DDNU.S. Defense Data Network
964DDSDoctor of Dental Surgery
965DEADrug Enforcement Administration
966DEADrug Enforcement Agency
967DeCA(U.S.) Defense Commissary Agency
968DEFCONDefence readiness condition
969DELTDual Ended Line Test (ing)
970DEPSECDEF(U.S.) Deputy Secretary of Defense
971DERABritish Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (1995-2001)
972DESDeep Ecliptic Survey
973DEUGermany (ISO 3166 trigram)
974DFAS(U.S.) Defense Finance and Accounting Service
975DFCBData Format Control Book
976DfIDUK Department for International Development
977DFMDiscrete Field Model see Superluminal motion
978DFMDynamic Flowgraph Methodology
979DFSPDermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
980DfTUK Department for Transport
981DGPSDifferential GPS
982DGZDesired Ground Zero
983DHADocosaHexaenoic Acid
984DHHS(U.S.) Department of Health and Human Services
985DHRA(U.S.) DoD Human Resources Activity
986DHSU.S. Department of Homeland Security
987DHSSUK Department of Health and Social Security
988DHTFYSSU.S. Don't Have Time For You Silly S****
989DHYDahomey (ISO 3166 trigram; became BEN for Benin in 1977)
990DIAU.S. Defense Intelligence Agency
991DIACDepartment of Immigration and Citizenship (Australia) [1]
992DiCDesign Island Centre (computing usually used in a teaching situation)
993DICASSDIrectional Command Activated Sonobuoy System
994DIFARDIrectional Frequency Analysis and Recording
995DIMEDense Inert Metal Explosive
996DIPDual In-line Package (electronics)
997DIPSDefense independent pitching statistics
998DIRDefence Industrial Research
999DISCOMDivision Support Command
1000DISEDeployable Intelligence Support Element
1001DISSTAFDIS Search and Target Acquisition Fidelity experiment
1002DITYDo-It-Yourself
1003DIVADDivision Air Defence
1004DIYDo It Yourself
1005DJIDjibouti (ISO 3166 trigram)
1006DKDenmark (ISO 3166 digram)
1007DLDexter's Laboratory
1008DLICDetachment Left-In-Contact
1009DLIRDepot-Level Inspection and Repair
1010DLPMCDorsoLateral PreMotor Cortex
1011DLRPData Link Reference Point
1012DLSDeep Lens Survey
1013DLSA(U.S.) Defense Legal Services Agency
1014DLScDiploma in Library Science
1015DLTBGYDDon't let the bastards grind you down
1016DMC(U.S.) Defense Management Council
1017DMCADigital Millennium Copyright Act
1018DMMDigital Multimeter
1019DMOCDistributed Mission Operations Centre
1020DMPA(U.S.) Defense Medical Programs Activity
1021DMPFCDorsoMedial PreFrontal Cortex
1022DMPKDrug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics
1023DMRBDesign Manual for Roads and Bridges
1024DMSU.S. Defense Message System
1025DMSPU.S. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
1026DMTDimethyltryptamine
1027DMVDepartment of Motor Vehicles
1028DMZDeMilitarized Zone
1029DNDeacon
1030DNAWDay Night All Weather
1031DNDiDrugs for Neglected Diseases initiative
1032DNDOU.S. Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
1033DNKDenmark (ISO 3166 trigram)
1034DNMDefence Nuclear Material
1035DNRDo Not Resuscitate
1036DNSDomain Name System
1037DOBDate Of Birth
1038DODU.S. Department of Defense
1039DODAFU.S. Department of Defense Architectural Framework
1040DoDDU.S. Department of Defense Directive
1041DoDEA(U.S.) Department of Defense Education Activity
1042DOEU.S. Department of Energy
1043DOHCDual-OverHead-Cam engine
1044DOIU.S. Department of the Interior
1045DORADefence of the Realm Act
1046DOSDensity of State
1047DOTAshort-form for DEFENSE OF THE ANCIENTS a popular online epic game
1048DotDDeal of the Day (marketing gimmick)
1049DOWDied of Wounds
1050DPDivision de production (Algerian petroleum company)
1051DPAUK Defence Procurement Agency
1052DPCODouble-Pole Change Over
1053DPDTDouble-Pole Double-Throw
1054DPIDots Per Inch
1055DPICMDual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munition
1056DPKOUN Department for Peacekeeping Operations
1057DPMO(U.S.) Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office
1058DPPDBDigital Point Positioning Database
1059DPRKDemocratic People's Republic of Korea
1060DPSTDouble-Pole Single-Throw
1061DRCDemocratic Republic of the Congo
1062DRDCDefence Research & Development Canada
1063DREADefence Research Establishment Atlantic (obsolete 2002)
1064DRESDefence Research Establishment Suffield (obsolete 2002)
1065DRETDefence Research Establishment Toronto (obsolete 2002)
1066DREVDefence Research Establishment Valcartier (obsolete 2002)
1067DRIC(U.S.) Defense Research Information Center
1068DRMS(U.S.) Defense Revitalization and Marketing Service
1069DRPRDrawing Practices
1070DRTDocument Related Technologies
1071DsDarmstadtium
1072DSASDisney Sing Along Songs
1073DSB(U.S.) Defense Science Board
1074DSCSU.S. Defense Satellite Communications System
1075DSCSOCDSCS Operations Center
1076DSEDry Sheep Equivalent
1077DSGDirect-Shift Gearbox
1078DSIDDismounted Soldier Identification System
1079DSLDigital Subscriber Line
1080DSLRDigital single-lens reflex (camera)
1081DSMDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
1082DSNDeep Space Network
1083DSPLDesign Specialists and Plans Language
1084DSRDeformed Special Relativity
1085DSTDaylight Saving Time
1086DSTLBritish Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
1087DSWA(U.S.) Defense Special Weapons Agency
1088DTADental Technologists Association
1089DTDDigital Terrain Data
1090DTGDate-Time Group
1091DTHDirect To Home (television)
1092DTIUK Department of Trade and Industry
1093DTIC(U.S.) Defense Technical Information Center
1094DTLDiode-Transistor Logic (electronics)
1095DTMFDual-tone multi-frequency signaling
1096DTODisruptive Technology Office (was ARDA)
1097DTRDetermine The Relationship
1098DTSA(U.S.) Defense Technology Security Administration
1099DUMBODown Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass (Brooklyn neighborhood)
1100DUSD(U.S.) Deputy Under-Secretary of Defense
1101DVLCUK Driver and Vehicle Licencing Centre
1102DVMDoctor of Veterinary Medicine
1103DVODirect View Optics
1104DVOMDigital Volt-Ohm Meter
1105DVPvarious meanings (disambiguation page)
1106DWDrum Workshop
1107DWIMDo What I Mean
1108DWMDoctor Who Magazine
1109DWTSDancing with the Stars
1110DWWDown with Webster
1111DXADual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry
1112DXMDeXtroMethorphan
1113DYDahomey (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete since 1977)
1114DyDysprosium
1115DZAAlgeria (ISO 3166 trigram)
1116EEast
1117EABUExplain Acronyms Before Use
1118EACEchelons Above Corps
1119EAPCEuro-Atlantic Partnership Council
1120EASTExperimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak
1121EBDElectronic Brake Distribution
1122EBEExtraterrestrial Biological Entity
1123EBSAEmployee Benefits Security Administration
1124EBWElectron Beam Welding
1125EBWExploding BridgeWire
1126ECASSEuropean Centre for Analysis in the Social Sciences [1]
1127ECBREuropean Coalition for Biomedical Research
1128ECCMElectronic Counter-Counter-Measures
1129ECFSElectronic Case Filing System
1130ECGElectrocardiogram
1131ECHREuropean Convention on Human Rights
1132ECJEuropean Court of Justice
1133ECLEmitter Coupled Logic (electronics)
1134ECommHREuropean Commission on Human Rights
1135ECSCEuropean Coal and Steel Community (distant ancestor of the EU)
1136ECTElectroConvulsive Therapy
1137ECtHREuropean Court of Human Rights
1138EDAEuropean Defence Agency
1139EDACError Detection And Correction
1140EDCSEnvironmental Data Coding Specification
1141EDHEastman Dental Hospital
1142EDSAEpifanio de los Santos Avenue (a major thoroughfare in Manila with great significance to post-1980 Philippines history)
1143EDTEastern Daylight Saving Time (UTC4 hours)
1144EECEuropean Economic Community (predecessor of the EU)
1145EEGElectroEncephaloGram
1146EENTEnd Evening Nautical Twilight
1147EEOEqual Employment Opportunity
1148EEOC(U.S.) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
1149EEZEconomic Exclusion Zone or Exclusive Economic Zone
1150EFFElectronic Frontier Foundation
1151EFLEnglish as a Foreign Language
1152EFMEnterprise Feedback Management
1153EFOAEuropean Fuel Oxygenates Association
1154EFSAEuropean Food Safety Authority
1155EFTElectronic Fund Transfer
1156EFVExpeditionary Fighting Vehicle
1157EGEgypt (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 country code)
1158EGCGEpiGalloCatechin-3-Gallate
1159EGISErieye Ground Interface Segment
1160EGRETEnergetic Gamma-Ray Experiment Telescope
1161EGYEgypt (ISO 3166 trigram)
1162EHFExtremely High Frequency
1163EHREquipment History Record
1164EiExbi
1165EIIreland (FIPS 10-4 country code; from Éire)
1166EIAEnvironmental Impact Assessment
1167EIAHEncyclopedia of Iranian Architectural History
1168EIAHEnvironnements Informatiques pour l'Apprentissage Humain
1169EICEast India Company
1170EICSEast India Company's Service
1171eIDelectronic ID
1172EIRPEffective Isotropic Radiated Power
1173EISEnvironmental Impact Statement
1174EJExajoule
1175EKGElectrocardiogram (from German Elektrokardiogramm)
1176EKMSElectronic Key Management System
1177ELExalitre
1178ELINTElectronic Intelligence
1179ELLEnglish Language Learner
1180ELMEdge-Localised Mode (plasma physics)
1181ELOElectric Light Orchestra
1182ELSSEmergency Life Support Stores
1183EMElectroMagnetism/ElectroMagnetic
1184EmExametre
1185EMAEuropean Medicines Agency
1186EMCON(Electromagnetic) Emissions Control
1187EMDGEuro-Missile Dynamics Group
1188EMDREye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing
1189EMEAEurope,Middle East and Africa
1190EMGElectroMyoGraph
1191EMPElectroMagnetic Pulse
1192EMSEmergency Medical Services
1193EMTEmergency Medical Technician
1194ENCODEEncyclopedia of DNA Elements (human genome data project)
1195ENEEast North-East
1196ENGEngland (FIFA trigram; not eligible for an ISO 3166 or IOC trigram)
1197ENTECEuro NATO Training Engineer Centre
1198ENVLEnvelope
1199ENYEnemy
1200EODExplosive Ordnance Disposal
1201EOGElectroOculoGraphy
1202EOMEnd of Message
1203EOSATEarth Observation Satellite
1204EOSDISEarth Observation Satellite Data and Information System
1205EPEuropean Parliament
1206EPExtended play
1207EPCOTExperimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow
1208EPGSEOS Polar Ground Sites
1209EPIRBEmergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
1210EPLEnglish Premier League
1211EPOSElectronic Point Of Sale
1212EPPAEmployee Polygraph Protection Act
1213EPREuropean Pressurised [Nuclear] Reactor
1214EQEmotional Quotient
1215ErErbium
1216ERCIMEuropean Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics
1217ERIEritrea (ISO 3166 trigram)
1218ERLAWSEastern Ruapehu Lahar Alarm and Warning System
1219EROSEarth Resources Observation System
1220ERPEngineer Regulating Point
1221ERREesti Rahvusringhääling
1222ERSEarth Resources Survey
1223ERTSEarth Resources Technology Satellite (became Landsat)
1224ERVEndogenous RetroVirus
1225ESDElectroStatic Discharge
1226ESDPEuropean Security and Defence Policy
1227ESEEast South-East
1228ESHWestern Sahara (ISO 3166 trigram)
1229ESLEnglish as a Second Language
1230ESMElectronic warfare Support Measures
1231ESOEuropean Southern Observatory
1232ESOLEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages
1233ESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network
1234ESUEmergency Services Unit
1235ESVEngineer Support Vehicle
1236ETEthiopia (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 country code)
1237ETHEthiopia (ISO 3166 trigram)
1238ETIExtra-Terrestrial Intelligence
1239ETLAExtended TLA
1240ETTEmbedded Training Team
1241EuEuropium
1242EUCOM(U.S.) European Command
1243EUUSAEuropean Union and United States of America
1244EVExavolt
1245EVILElectronic viewfinder (with) interchangeable lens (a type of digital camera)
1246EWTNEternal Word Television Network
1247ExateslaExtra Terrestrial
1248EXREPExpeditious Repair (SM&R code)
1249fFemto
1250fAFemtoampere
1251FAFood Addicts in Recovery Anonymous
1252FAAFinancial Aid Administrator,Fleet Air Arm,Functional Area Analysis
1253FAADForward Area Air Defence
1254FAADEZForward Area Air Defence Engagement Zone
1255FAAFPFellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians
1256FAANFellow of the American Academy of Neurology
1257FAANFellow of the American Academy of Nursing
1258FAAQFrequently Asked and Anticipated Questions
1259FAASVField Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicle
1260FABFeline Advisory Bureau (UK feline charity)
1261FACA(US) Federal Advisory Committee Act
1262FACHFuerza Aérea de Chile
1263FACNFellow of the American College of Nutrition
1264FACPFellow of the American College of Physicians
1265FACTSFlexible Alternating Current Transmission System
1266FAMForeign Affairs Manual
1267FAOFood and Agriculture Organization
1268FAPAFellow of the American Psychological Association
1269FAPHAFellow of the American Public Health Association
1270FARPForward Arming and Refuelling Point / Forward Area Rearm/refuel Point
1271FASCAMFamily of Scatterable Mines[1]
1272FASDFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
1273FASEBFederation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
1274FATField Artillery Tractor
1275FAVSFuture Armoured Vehicle System
1276FAWFootball Association of Wales
1277FBCSFellow of the British Computer Society
1278FBIDSTFellow of the British Institute of Dental and Surgical Technologists
1279FBISForeign Broadcast Information Service
1280FBMBoard foot
1281fCFemtocoulomb
1282FCCU.S. Federal Communications Commission
1283FCEFirst Certificate in English
1284FCFFinancial Free Cash Flow
1285FCLAFraud Claims Law Associate
1286FCOUK Foreign and Commonwealth Office
1287FCWFlorida Championship Wrestling
1288FDFalun Dafa
1289FDAFood and Drug Administration (U.S.)
1290FDBK(I) Feedback
1291FeIron (Latin Ferrum)
1292FEASTForum for European-Australian Science and Technology Cooperation
1293FEATSFestival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies link title
1294FEBAForward Edge of the Battle Area
1295FEDField Emission Display
1296FEDEPFederation Development Process (Simulation)
1297FEFFrontal Eye Field (neurophysiology)
1298FEMAFarm Equipment Manufacturers Association, U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency,Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association
1299FENSFederation of European Neuroscience Societies
1300FESFlywheel Energy Storage
1301FESTFrankfurt English Speaking Theatre link title
1302FETField-effect transistor
1303FEZFighter Engagement Zone
1304fFFemtofarad
1305FFFinal Fantasy
1306FFBFrum From Birth (referring to an observant Jew born into a religiously observant family)
1307FFCFree For Chat
1308FFEFukuoka Futures Exchange
1309FFFFédération française de football (French for: French Football Federation)
1310FFGGuided Missile Frigate (hull classification symbol)
1311FFOVForward Field Of View
1312FFRFédération française de rugby (French for: French Rugby (Union) Federation)
1313FFSFor Fuck's Sake
1314FFTFinal Fantasy Tactics
1315FGFalun Gong
1316fgFemtogram
1317FGFog (METAR Code), French Guiana (FIPS 10-4 territory code)
1318FGOTUSFirst Gentleman of the United States
1319FGRFlickr Group Roulette
1320fHFemtohenry
1321FHFIFFoster's Home for Imaginary Friends
1322FHIFamily Health International, Fuji Heavy Industries,Ltd.
1323FIFinland (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 country code)
1324FIATFabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian for: Italian Car Factory of Turin)
1325FIBFucking Illinois Bastard (Wisconsin slang, variants exist)
1326FIBUAFighting In Built-Up Areas
1327FICFellowship for Intentional Community
1328FIDForeign Internal Defence
1329FIEFly-In Echelon
1330FIFAFédération internationale de football association (French for: International Association Football Federation)
1331FIFeFédération internationale féline (French for: International Feline Federation)
1332FIFOFirst In, First Out
1333FIFRAFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
1334FIGJAMFuck I'm Good, Just Ask Me
1335FIMPTFellow of the Institute of Maxillofacial Prosthetists and Technologists
1336FINFinland (ISO 3166 trigram)
1337FINAFédération internationale de natation (French for: International Swimming Federation)
1338FIRESFever Induced Refractory Epilepsy Syndrome or Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome
1339FISFédération internationale de ski (French for: International Ski Federation)
1340FISAFédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (French for: International Federation of Rowing Associations)
1341FISHFluorescence In-Situ Hybridisation
1342FiSTFire Support Team
1343FITSFlexible Image Transport System
1344FIUFlorida International University
1345fJFemtojoule
1346FJFiji (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 country code)
1347FJIFiji (ISO 3166 trigram)
1348FJNFinancial Job Network
1349FKFalkland Islands (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 territory code)
1350fKFemtokelvin
1351FKSMFort Knox Supplemental Manual
1352FKTFastest Known Time
1353fLFemtolitre
1354FLFlorida (postal symbol)
1355flfloruit (Latin for: living) (genealogy)
1356FLAFlorida,Front Line Assembly,Future Large Aircraft
1357FLABFour-letter abbreviation
1358FLACFree Legal Advice Centres
1359FLACFree Lossless Audio Codec
1360FLAKFlug-Abwehr-Kanone (German for: Anti-Aircraft Guns)
1361FLBForward Logistics Base
1362FLETForward Line of Enemy Troops
1363FLGFalun Gong
1364FLIPFlight Information Publication
1365FLIRForward Looking InfraRed (sensor)
1366FLKFalkland Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
1367FLOTForward Line of Own Troops
1368FLOTUSFirst Lady of the United States (the wife of the President of the United States)
1369FLQFree Legal Questions
1370FLQFront de libération du Québec (French for: Québec Liberation Front)
1371FLSAFair Labor Standards Act
1372FLTSATFleet Satellite
1373FLTSATCOMFleet Satellite Communication System
1374FLUBOSFat, Lazy, Useless, Bag Of Shit
1375FMFactory Mutual
1376FMFederal Magistrate (Australian post-nominal),Federated States of Micronesia (postal symbol; ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 territory code),Field Manual,Flight Manager,Frequency Modulation (electronics)
1377fmFemtometre
1378FmFermium
1379FMCFederal Magistrates' Court (an Australian federal court,formerly FMS),Food Machinery Corporation (original name of the company now known as FMC Corporation)
1380FMCAFederal Magistrates' Court of Australia (used for citing decisions of the FMC other than family law decisions)
1381FMCAfamFederal Magistrates' Court of Australia: family (used for citing family law decisions of the FMC)
1382FMCGFast Moving Consumer Goods
1383FMEFormal Methods Europe
1384FMECAFailure Modes and Effect Criticality Analysis
1385FMJDFédération Mondiale du Jeu de Dames
1386FMLAFamily Medical Leave Act
1387FoEFriends of the Earth
1388FOGCFederal Oil and Gas Council
1389FOHFront Of House
1390FOIAFreedom of Information Act
1391FOMFederation Object Model
1392FONSIFinding of No Significant Impact
1393FOOForward Observation Officer
1394FOOPFriends Of Organ Pipes (Volunteer group)
1395FoSFamily of Systems
1396FOSEFallout 3 Script Extender
1397FOSEFederal Office Systems Expo
1398FOTFree on truck
1399FOTAFellow of the Orthodontic Technicians Association
1400FOTCFlight of the Conchords
1401FOUOFor Official Use Only
1402FPFrench Polynesia (FIPS 10-4 territory code)
1403FPFFederação Portuguesa de Futebol (Portuguese for: Portuguese Football Federation), Final Protective Fire
1404FPSFire Prevention System
1405FQBaker Island (FIPS 10-4 territory code),French Southern and Antarctic Territories (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete 1979)
1406FRFrance (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram)
1407FrFrancium
1408FRAFederal Railroad Administration, France (ISO 3166 trigram)
1409FRANDFair,reasonable,and non-discriminatory (concept in standards-setting and intellectual property law)
1410FRCPFederal Rules of Civil Procedure,Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
1411FRICBMFull Range ICBM
1412FROFaroe Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
1413FRSFellow of the Royal Society, U.S. Federal Reserve System
1414FRSAFellow of the Royal Society of Art
1415FRYFederal Republic of Yugoslavia
1416fsFemtosecond
1417fSFemtosiemens
1418FSAFire Support Area, UK Food Standards Agency, Functional Solution Analysis
1419FSCFederal Supply Classification, Forest Stewardship Council (ecological pressure group)
1420FSCLFire Support Co-ordination Line
1421FSEFire Support Element
1422FSFFree Software Foundation
1423FSHFollicle Stimulating Hormone
1424FSIFuel Stratified Injection
1425FSSFire Support Station
1426FSSPFamilies of Structurally Similar Proteins
1427FSTCForeign Science Technology Center (now NGIC)
1428fTFemtotesla
1429FTCFederal Trade Commission
1430FTEFull Time Equivalent
1431FTLFaster Than Light
1432FTSFlight Termination System used during some rocket launches
1433FTSFuck That Shit
1434FUSmoke (METAR Code)
1435FUBARFucked/Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair
1436fVFemtovolt
1437fWFemtowatt
1438FWForward
1439FWCFootball World Cup
1440FWFFixed Word Format
1441FWIFrench West Indies
1442FWIWFor What It's Worth
1443FWSU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1444FWTFresh Water Tank
1445FXXMetropolitan France (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1997)
1446FYAFor Your Agenda
1447FYDPFive-Year Defense Plan (U.S.)
1448FYIFor Your Information
1449FYROMFormer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
1450FZDZFreezing Drizzle (METAR Code)
1451FZFGFreezing Fog (METAR Code)
1452FZRAFreezing Rain (METAR Code)
1453gGram
1454G3Heckler & Koch G3
1455GAARGeneral Anti-Avoidance Rule (tax evasion)
1456GABGabon (ISO 3166 trigram)
1457GABAGamma-AminoButyric Acid
1458GADGeneralized Anxiety Disorder
1459GAFGarfield and Friends
1460GAOU.S. Government Accountability Office
1461GAWGlobal Atmospheric Watch
1462GBBCGreat (Global) Backyard Bird Count
1463GBEKnight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
1464GBRUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (ISO 3166 trigram)
1465GCAGraduate in Claims Administration
1466GCDsee entry
1467GCFGreatest Common Factor
1468GCIGround-controlled interception
1469GCNGamma-ray burst Coordination Network
1470GCSGlobal Coordinate System
1471GCSEGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education (UK)
1472GdGadolinium
1473GDGrenada (ISO 3166 digram)
1474GDLGame Definition Language
1475GDRGeneral Distribution Release (Microsoft Term for a software service release; between Hotfix and Service Pack)
1476GDRGerman Democratic Republic (cf. DDR)
1477GDWGame Designers Workshop
1478GeGermanium
1479GEBCOGeneral Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans
1480GECGreat Engineering Challenge
1481GEDGeneral Educational Development (high school equivalency credential in the U.S. and Canada)
1482GEEPGeophysical Equipment Exploration Platform
1483GENFull General (four stars) in the U.S. Army
1484GeVGigaelectron-volt
1485GEVGround Effect Vehicle
1486GFCIGround Fault Circuit Interruptor (aka GFI)
1487GFIGround Fault Interruptor (aka GFCI)
1488GFLGerman Football League (Germany's Bundesliga for American football; the English-language name is used in German without translation)
1489GFNGlobal Footprint Network
1490GGGeorgia (FIPS 10-4 country code)
1491GGKGood God Karma
1492GHAGhana (ISO 3166 trigram)
1493GHBgamma-Hydroxybutyric acid
1494GiGibi
1495GIBGibraltar (ISO 3166 trigram)
1496GIGGlobal Information Grid
1497GINOGodzilla In Name Only
1498GISSGeneral Impression of Size and Shape,Goddard Institute for Space Studies
1499GJDGeocentric Julian Day
1500GLAADGay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
1501GLACGeneral Ledger Accounting Code
1502GLASTGamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope
1503GLBAGramm-Leach-Bliley Act
1504GLCGas-liquid chromatography
1505GLPGuadeloupe (ISO 3166 trigram)
1506GLVGained Life Value
1507GmGigametre
1508GMThe Gambia (ISO 3166 digram),GameMaster (role-playing),General Motors,Genetically Modified,Germany (FIPS 10-4 country code),Guru Meditation (computing)
1509GMACGeneral Motors Acceptance Corporation,the original name of the company now known as Ally Financial,Graduate Management Admission Council,G-MAC,Great Midwest Athletic Conference
1510GMBThe Gambia (ISO 3166 trigram),General,Municipal,Boilermakers (and Allied Trade Union)
1511GMFSCGround Mobile Forces Satellite Communications
1512GMOGenetically Modified Organism
1513GMPCSGlobal Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite
1514GNASGrand National Archery Society
1515GNBGuinea-Bissau (ISO 3166 trigram)
1516GNPGross National Product
1517GNQEquatorial Guinea (ISO 3166 trigram)
1518GnRHGonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
1519GOGlorioso Islands (FIPS 10-4 territory code)
1520GOAGeneral of the Army (United States only)
1521GOATGreatest Of All Time
1522GOCGeneral Officer Commanding
1523GOESGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
1524GOPGrand Old Party
1525gorpgranola,oats,raisins,peanuts (another name for trail mix),probably a backronym
1526GOSCGeneral Officer Steering Committee
1527GOSHGreat Ormond Street Hospital
1528GOSPGas/Oil Separation Plant
1529GOTSGovernment off-the-shelf
1530GOYADINGet Off Your Arse,Do It Now (anti-procrastination mantra)
1531GPGeneral Practitioner,General Purpose,Grand Prix,Guadeloupe (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 territory code)
1532GPAGrade Point Average
1533GPCGlobal Path Cache
1534GPIBGeneral-Purpose Instrumentation/Interface Bus
1535GPOGeneral Post Office
1536GPPCGenetics and Public Policy Center
1537GPRGround-Penetrating Radar
1538GPSGeneral Problem Solver,Global Positioning System
1539GPTGeneral Purpose Technology, Get paid to surf (an online business model)
1540GQEquatorial Guinea (ISO 3166 digram),Gentlemen's Quarterly (the original name of the magazine now known simply as GQ),Guam (FIPS 10-4 territory code),GR[edit]
1541GRGreece (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram),Hail (METAR Code)
1542GRAILGravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory
1543GRASGenerally recognized as safe (FDA list)
1544GRBGamma-Ray Burst
1545GRCGreece (ISO 3166 trigram)
1546GRDGrenada (ISO 3166 trigram)
1547GREGraduate Record Examination,Greece (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166)
1548grep[search] Globally for Regular Expression,Print [lines]
1549GRIDGay-Related Immune Deficiency (original name of AIDS)
1550GRidGlobal Release Identifier,a music industry identifier from the RIAA and IFPI
1551GriTGirl raised in Texas (Woman presenting firm southern traits/beliefs)
1552GRLGreenland (ISO 3166 trigram)
1553GRNGrenada (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166),Goods Received Note
1554GsGigasecond
1555GSAU.S. General Services Administration
1556GSDGraphical Situation Display
1557GSGB(God send glamour boy 9-10/10)
1558GSKGlaxoSmithKline [good sexual karma]
1559GSNGame Show Network
1560GSOGeneral Services Officer (U.S. Department of State)
1561GSOHGood Sense Of Humour
1562GSPGeorges St-Pierre (Canadian MMA fighter)
1563GSRGun Shot Residue
1564GSSGeneric Security Services
1565GSWGunshot wound
1566GTDGetting Things Done
1567GTGGot To Go (Internet chat)
1568GTGNGetty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
1569GTKGood To Know (Internet chat)
1570GTMGuatemala (ISO 3166 trigram)
1571GUGuam (postal symbol; ISO 3166 digram)
1572GUFFrench Guiana (ISO 3166 trigram)
1573GUILTGangliated Utrophin Immuno Latency Toxin
1574GULCRGrupo de Usuarios de Linux de Costa Rica
1575GUTGrand Unification Theory
1576GWARSGround Warfare System (simulation)
1577GWASGrand Western Archery Society
1578GWOTGlobal War on Terrorism
1579GXEGene-enivronment interaction
1580GXMMatrox Graphics eXpansion Module
1581GYGuyana (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram)
1582GZKGreisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin cut-off (cosmic ray energies)
1583hHecto
1584HAARPHigh Frequency Active Auroral Research Program
1585HAARTHighly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy
1586HAIHuman Awareness Institute
1587HALHardware Abstraction Layer
1588HALOHigh Altitude Low Opening (parachute jump)
1589HAMAmateur radio operator
1590HANSHead And Neck Support (device used in many race cars)
1591HARMHigh-speed Anti-Radiation Missile
1592HAWHeavy Antitank Weapon
1593HAWKHoming All the Way Killer (air defence system)
1594HAZHeat-Affected Zone
1595HAZMATHazardous Materials
1596HBCDHexaBromoCycloDodecane
1597HBOHome Box Office
1598HBRHarvard Business Review
1599HBTHeterojunction Bipolar Transistor
1600HBVHepatitis B Virus
1601HCCIHomogeneous Charge Compression Ignition
1602HCFHighest Common Factor
1603HCSCHigher Command and Staff Course
1604HDLHigh-Density Lipoprotein
1605HDMHuman Decision-Making
1606HDRAHenry Doubleday Research Association
1607HeHelium
1608HEHigh Explosive
1609HEATHigh Explosive Anti-Tank (ammunition)
1610HEBAHellenic Basketball Clubs Association
1611HEERHigh-Explosive Extended Range (ammunition)
1612HEICHonourable East India Company
1613HEMPHigh-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse
1614HEOSSHigh Earth Orbit Space Surveillance
1615HEPHigh-Explosive Plastic (ammunition)
1616HEPAHigh-Efficiency Particulate Air (filter)
1617HESVHeavy Engineering Support Vehicle
1618HETTHeavy Equipment Transporting Truck / Heavy Equipment Truck Tractor
1619HEUHighly Enriched Uranium
1620HfHafnium
1621HFHigh Frequency
1622HFEHuman Fertilisation and Embryology (UK Act)
1623HFEThe common-emitter current gain in a BJT transistor (also represented by βF). See: BJT
1624HFEAHuman Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (UK)
1625HgMercury (Latin Hydrargyrum)
1626HGCUK Human Genetics Commission
1627HGFHuman Growth Factor
1628HGTVHome & Garden Television
1629HIHawaii (postal symbol)
1630HIHHis (or Her) Imperial Highness
1631HIMHis (or Her) Imperial Majesty
1632HIMADHigh to Medium Altitude Air Defence (see also H/MAD)
1633HIMEZHigh Altitude Missile Engagement Zone
1634HIMYMHow I Met Your Mother
1635HIPAAU.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
1636HipparcosHIgh Precision Parallax COllecting Satellite
1637HirdHurd of interfaces representing depth (cf. HURD)
1638HiRISEHigh Resolution Imaging Science Experiment
1639HITHealth Information Technology
1640HIVHuman Immunodeficiency Virus
1641HIWTHobart Institute of Welding Technology
1642HJDHeliocentric Julian Day
1643HKHong Kong (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 territory code)
1644HKGHong Kong (ISO 3166 trigram)
1645HKSHyperKinetic Syndrome
1646hLHectolitre
1647HLHolding Line
1648HLLHigh-Level Language
1649HLNHeadline News
1650HLOSHigh Level Output Specification
1651HMHeard Island and McDonald Islands (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 territory code)
1652HMCEHer/His Majesty's Customs and Excise (former UK government department; succeeded by HM Revenue and Customs)
1653HMDHeard and McDonald Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
1654HMFHydroxyMethyl Furfural
1655HMOHealth maintenance organization
1656HMPHer Majesty's Prison
1657HMRCHer/His Majesty's Revenue and Customs
1658HMSOHer Majesty's Stationery Office
1659HMVHis Master's Voice
1660HNHonduras (ISO 3166 digram)
1661HNDHonduras (ISO 3166 trigram)
1662HoHolmium
1663HOHonduras (FIPS 10-4 country code)
1664HOLLANDHope Our Love Lasts And Never Dies
1665HOSTACHelicopter Operations from Ships Other Than Aircraft Carriers
1666HOTHighly Optimised Tolerance
1667HOTASHands on throttle-and-stick
1668HOVHigh Occupancy Vehicle
1669hphorse power
1670HPAUK Health Protection Agency
1671HPCLHindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
1672HPLCHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography
1673HPTHigh[er] Payoff Target
1674HPVHuman Papilloma Virus
1675HRBLHigh-level Representation of Behavior Language (original name of the Herbal language)
1676HRDHuman Resource Development
1677HRFHigh iness Forces
1678HRHHis (or Her) Royal Highness
1679HRMHis (or Her) Royal Majesty
1680HRMHuman Resource Management
1681HRTHormone Replacement Therapy
1682HsHassium
1683HSBCThe Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
1684HSCHigher School Certificate
1685HSMHigh School Musical
1686HSMADHuman Science/Modeling and Analysis Data
1687HSNHome Shopping Network
1688HSPHHarvard School of Public Health
1689HSSIHigh-Speed Serial Interface
1690HSTsee entry
1691HTAHyperText Application
1692HTFUHarden The Fuck Up
1693HTHHope That Helps
1694HTIHaiti (ISO 3166 trigram)
1695HTMLHyperText Markup Language
1696HTRHeated Towel Rail
1697HTSHigh-Temperature Superconducting wire
1698HTTPHyperText Transfer Protocol
1699HUHungary (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 country code)
1700HUHAHead up his/her ass (Marine salute; probably a backcronym)
1701HUNHungary (ISO 3166 trigram)
1702HURDHird of Unix-Replacing Daemons (cf. Hird)
1703HVUpper Volta (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete 1984)
1704HVAPHigh Velocity Armour Piercing (ammunition)
1705HVHFHigh velocity human factors
1706HVMHigh Velocity Missile
1707HVOUpper Volta (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1984)
1708HWMHardware morphing (computer graphics rendering)
1709HXBThe glycoprotein Tenascian C
1710HZHaze (METAR Code)
1711HzHertz
1712IAIowa (postal symbol)
1713IAALI Am A Lawyer
1714IABInternational Association for Biologicals
1715IADIon Assisted Deposition
1716IADSIntegrated Air Defence System
1717IAEAInternational Atomic Energy Agency
1718IAF{i} Industrial Areas Foundation
1719IAFGInformation Assurance Focus Group
1720IANAInternet Assigned Numbers Authority
1721IANALI Am Not A Lawyer
1722IASImage Assessment System
1723IASIPIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
1724IATAInternational Air Transport Association
1725IATFInternational Automotive Task Force
1726IATSEInternational Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
1727IAUCInternational Astronomical Union Circular
1728IAWIn Accordance With
1729IBInternational Baccalaureate
1730IBAImportant Bird Area
1731IBDInflammatory Bowel Disease
1732IBDMInformation Based Decision Making
1733IBMInternational Business Machines
1734IBRDInternational Bank for Reconstruction and Development (part of the World Bank)
1735IBSIrritable Bowel Syndrome
1736ICANNInternet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
1737ICAOInternational Civil Aviation Organization
1738ICBMIntercontinental Ballistic Missile
1739ICBNInternational Code of Botanical Nomenclature
1740ICEIn case of emergency
1741ICESInternational Council for the Exploration of the Sea
1742ICFIntelligent Community Forum
1743ICMPInternet Control Message Protocol
1744ICNAFInternational Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (became NAFO in 1978)
1745ICOIntermediate Circular Orbit
1746ICPEInternational Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology,the annual conference of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology
1747ICRAFInternational Centre for Research in Agroforestry (a.k.a. World Agroforestry Centre since 2002)
1748ICRISATInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
1749ICRLIndividual Component Repair List
1750ICRSInternational Celestial Reference System
1751ICSIIntracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
1752ICTInformation and communication technologies
1753ICTHIsland Closest to Heaven/Hell Final Fantasy VIII
1754ICVInfantry Carrier Vehicle
1755ICYMIIn Case You Missed It
1756IDCInternational Data Corporation
1757IDDII don't do initialisms (see irony)
1758IDGAFI don't give a fuck
1759IDKI don't know
1760IDLInterface Definition Language
1761IDNIndonesia (ISO 3166 trigram)
1762IEAInternational Energy Agency
1763IECInternational Electrotechnical Commission
1764IEDImprovised Explosive Device
1765IELTSInternational English Language Testing System
1766IERInformation Exchange Requirement
1767IETInitial Entry Training
1768IETInstitution of Engineering and Technology
1769IETFInternet Engineering Task Force
1770IEWIntelligence and Electronic Warfare
1771IFABInternational Football Association Board
1772IFAHInternational Federation for Animal Health
1773IFAPInternational Federation of Agricultural Producers
1774IFOIdentified Flying Object (see also UFO)
1775IFOVInstantaneous Field of View
1776IFPIInternational Federation of Phonographic Industries
1777IFRBInternational Frequency Registration Board
1778IFVInfantry Fighting Vehicle
1779IGInspector General
1780IGNOUIndira Gandhi National Open University
1781IGSInternational Ground Station
1782IHHIdiopathic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
1783IHOInternational Hydrographic Organization
1784IHRInstitute for Historical Review
1785IHSIInstitutum Historicum Societatis Iesu (Jesuit Historical Institute)
1786IITwo (in Roman numerals)
1787IICAInter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
1788IIEInnovative Interstellar Explorer
1789IIIThree (in Roman numerals)
1790IIRCIf I Recall/Remember Correctly
1791IISSInternational Institute for Strategic Studies
1792IJNImperial Japanese Navy (World War II)
1793IJWPInterim Joint Warfare Publication
1794ILDSImproved Landmine Detection System
1795ILOInternational Labour Organization
1796ILRIInternational Livestock Research Institute
1797ILYI Love You [pronounced ILL-LEE]
1798IMBDInternational Migratory Bird Day
1799IMDbInternet Movie Database
1800IMEIn My Experience
1801IMHOIn My Humble/Honest Opinion
1802IMLInternational Mister Leather
1803IMNSHOIn My Not So Humble Opinion
1804IMPACInternational Merchant Purchase Authorization Card
1805IMPACTInternational Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce
1806IMPATTIMPact Avalanche Transit Time diode
1807IMPTInstitute of Maxillofacial Prosthetists and Technologists
1808IMRLIndividual Material iness List
1809IMRO-Internal Macedonian Revolutionary OrganizationIrish Music Rights Organisation
1810IMsLInternational Ms. Leather
1811IMTIntegrated Management Tool
1812IMUInternational Mathematical Union
1813InIndium
1814INAImmigration and Nationality Act
1815INASInternational Near-Earth Asteroid Survey
1816INCITSInterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards
1817INDIndia (ISO 3166 trigram)
1818INDIGO(U.S.) INtelligence DIvision Gaming Operation
1819inetthe Internet
1820INFORMS(U.S.) Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
1821INFOSECInformation Security
1822INLAIrish National Liberation Army
1823INMARSATInternational Maritime Satellite organization
1824INRIAInstitut national de recherche en informatique et en automatique
1825INSImmigration and Naturalization Service
1826InSARInterferometric synthetic aperture radar
1827INSTInformation Standards and Technology
1828INTERFETInternational Force for East Timor
1829INTSUMIntelligence Summary
1830IOBritish Indian Ocean Territory (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 territory code)
1831IOTBritish Indian Ocean Territory (ISO 3166 trigram)
1832IPBIntelligence Preparation of the Battlefield
1833IPLInferior Parietal Lobule
1834IPOInitial Public Offering
1835IPTIntegrated Product/Project Team
1836IPTSInstitute for Prospective Technological Studies
1837IPTVInternet Protocol TeleVision
1838IPWInterrogation of Prisoners of War
1839IrIridium
1840IRADInternal Research and Development
1841IRAN(I) Inspect and Repair As Necessary
1842IRASInfrared Astronomical Satellite
1843IRBInternational Rugby Board
1844IRBMIntermediate Range Ballistic Missile
1845IREAIntermountain Rural Electric Association
1846IRINNIslamic Republic of Iran News Network
1847IRLIreland (ISO 3166 trigram),Industrial Research Limited,Indy Racing League,In real life
1848IRNIran (ISO 3166 trigram)
1849IROInternational Refugee Organisation
1850IRQIraq (ISO 3166 trigram)
1851IRSU.S. Internal Revenue Service
1852IRSTInfra-red Search and Track
1853ISAAAInternational Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications
1854ISARInverse SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar)
1855ISBIntermediate Staging Base
1856ISBNInternational Standard Book Number (ISO 2108)
1857ISCCPInternational Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
1858ISCIIIndian Standard Code for Information Interchange
1859ISDNIntegrated Services Digital Network
1860ISEFIntel International Science and Engineering Fair
1861ISENInternet Search Environment Number
1862ISFInternal Security Force
1863ISILIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant
1864ISISInstitute for Science and International Security, or: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
1865ISLIceland (ISO 3166 trigram)
1866ISLNInternational Standard Lawyer Number (used initially by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell)
1867ISMBInternational Society of Matrix Biologists
1868ISMCIntelligent Sounding Meaningless Conversation
1869ISOGPIndian Society of Orthodontics for General Practitioners [2]
1870ISPEInternational Society for Pharmacoepidemiology
1871ISROIndian Space Research Organisation
1872ISSCRInternational Society for Stem Cell Research
1873ISSNInternational standard serial number (ISO 3297)
1874ISTCInstitute of Scientific and Technical Communications (UK)
1875ISTSIntel Science Talent Search
1876ITAItaly (ISO 3166 trigram)
1877ITAGInertial Terrain-Aided Guidance
1878ITALYI'll Truly Always Love You
1879ITASImproved Target Acquisition Sight
1880ITCInferoTemporal Cortex (neurophysiology)
1881ITCZIntertropical Convergence Zone
1882ITECInformation Technology Exposition & Conference
1883ITEMSInteractive Tactical Environment Management System
1884ITERInternational Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
1885ITFInternational Tennis Federation
1886ITKIn The Know
1887ITNIndependent Television News (British)
1888ITTInternational Telephone and Telegraph (U.S.)
1889ITTOInternational Tropical Timber Organization
1890IUCNInternational Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union)
1891IvecoIndustrial Vehicles Corporation
1892IVFIn Vitro Fertilisation
1893IVIInterchangeable Virtual Instrument
1894IVISInter-Vehicle Information System
1895IVLInter-Visibility Line
1896IVMIn Vitro [Oocyte] Maturation
1897IVOIn Vicinity Of
1898IWInformation Warfare
1899IWARSInfantry Warrior Simulation
1900IWCInternational Whaling Commission
1901IWWIndustrial Workers of the World
1902IXNine (in Roman numerals)
1903IXTIntraText digital library; IntraText lexical hypertext
1904IYSaudi-Iraqi neutral zone (FIPS 10-4 territory code; obsolete 1993)
1905IZIraq (FIPS 10-4 country code)
1906JJoule
1907J1Joint [Manpower &] Personnel Directorate
1908J2Joint Intelligence Directorate
1909J3Joint Operations Directorate
1910J4Joint Logistics Directorate
1911J5Joint Strategic Plans & Policy Directorate
1912J7Joint Operational Plans & Interoperability Directorate
1913JAJapan (FIPS 10-4 country code)
1914JAFTJust A Field Test
1915JALJapan Airlines
1916JALLCJoint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre (NATO)
1917JAMJamaica (ISO 3166 trigram)
1918JAMAJournal of the American Medical Association
1919JANETJoint Academic Network
1920JATOJet-Assisted Take-Off
1921JBJail Bait
1922JBJunior Branch
1923JBFSAJoint Blue Force Situational Awareness
1924JCDBJoint Common Data Base
1925JCDSJoint Chiefs of the Defence Staff
1926JCIDSJoint Capabilities Integration and Development System
1927JCLJob Control Language
1928JCPJava Community Process
1929JCSJoint Chiefs of Staff
1930JCWJuggalo Championship Wrestling
1931JDBCJava Data Base Connectivity
1932JDEMJoint Dark Energy Mission
1933JDLJewish Defense League
1934JEJersey (FIPS 10-4 territory code)
1935JEFXJoint Expeditionary Force eXperiment
1936JETJoint European Torus
1937JEZJoint Engagement Zone
1938JFACCJoint Force Air Component Commander
1939JFACTSUU.S. Joint Forward Air Control Training and Standards Unit
1940JFCJoint Force Commander
1941JFKJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy or the airport named after him.
1942JFLCCJoint Force Land Component Commander
1943JFMCCJoint Force Maritime Component Commander
1944JFOJournal of Field Ornithology
1945JFSOCCJoint Force Special Operations Component Commander
1946JFTXJoint Field Training Exercise
1947JHJapan Highway Public Corporation
1948JHJharkhand (Indian state code)
1949JIJoint Implementation
1950JIBJoint Information Bureau
1951JICJoint Intelligence Centre
1952JINIJava Intelligent Network Infrastructure
1953JITCJoint Interoperability Test Command
1954JIVEJoint Institute for VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry) in Europe
1955JJAPJapanese Journal of Applied Physics
1956JLJapan Airlines (IATA airline designator)
1957JLAJustice League of America
1958JMJamaica (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram)
1959JMSJava Message Service
1960JNJan Mayen Island (FIPS 10-4 territory code)
1961JNIJava Native Interface
1962JNLPJava Network Launch Protocol
1963JOJordan (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram)
1964JOAJoint Operations Area
1965JOPESJoint Operations Planning and Execution System
1966JORJordan (ISO 3166 trigram)
1967JOTSJoint Operations Tactical System
1968JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory
1969JPNJapan (ISO 3166 trigram)
1970JPOWJoint Project Optic Windmill
1971JRDFJoint Rapid Deployment Forces
1972JREJava Runtime Environment
1973JREFJames Randi Educational Foundation
1974JROCJoint Requirements Oversight Council
1975JROCMJROC Memorandum
1976JRRFJoint Rapid Reaction Force
1977JRSAIJournal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
1978JSAPJapan Society of Applied Physics
1979JSCSCJoint Services Command and Staff College
1980JSEADJoint Suppression of Enemy Air Defence (see SEAD)
1981JSFJoint Strike Fighter
1982JSIMSJoint Simulation System
1983JSOAJoint Special Operations Area
1984JSOTFJoint Special Operations Task Force
1985JSPJavaServer Page
1986JSPJoint Services Publication
1987JSRJava Specification Request
1988JSSJoint Support Ship Project
1989JTCJoint Training Confederation
1990JTFJoint Task Force
1991JTFEXJoint Task Force Exercise
1992JTLSJoint Theater Level Simulation
1993JTMDJoint Theatre Missile Defence
1994JTNJohnston Atoll (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1986)
1995JUJuan de Nova Island (FIPS 10-4 territory code)
1996JUGFETJUnction Gate Field-Effect Transistor
1997JUICEJUpiter ICy Moon Explorer
1998JUOJoint Urban Operations
1999JVJoint Venture,Junior Varsity
2000JWJehovah's Witnesses
2001JWARSJoint Warfare System (simulation)
2002JWPJoint Warfare Publication
2003JYJapanese Yen
2004JZJoint Zone
2005KKelvin,Potassium (Latin Kalium),Tanker (aircraft designation code)
2006kKilo-
2007Kpicokelvin
2008K9Canine Police Unit
2009KaKamov Design Bureau
2010kAKiloampere
2011KAKnowledge Acquisition,Karnataka (Indian state code)
2012KAFKandahar Air Field
2013KANUKOKAKalaallit Nunaanni Kommunit Kattuffiannit (Kalaallisut, Greenlandic Communities Association
2014KARNACKnowledge Aided Retrieval in Activity Context
2015KARRKnight Automated Roving Robot (Knight Rider character)
2016KATUSAKorean Augmentation To United States Army
2017KAZKazakhstan (ISO 3166 trigram)
2018KBEKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
2019KBOKuiper Belt Object
2020KBVBKoninklijke Belgische Voetbalbond (Dutch for Royal Belgian Football Association)
2021kCKilocoulomb
2022KCKKansas City,Kansas,Koma Civakên Kurdistan (Kurdish, Union of Communities in Kurdistan)
2023KCLKing's College London
2024KCMOKansas City,Missouri (pronounced: K-C-Moe)
2025KCSKansas City Southern Railway (AAR reporting mark)
2026KDKawasaki Disease,Kraft Dinner
2027KEKenya (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram),Kinetic Energy,Knowledge Engineering
2028KEDOKorean Peninsula Energy Development Organization
2029KENKenya (ISO 3166 trigram)
2030KERAKentucky Education Reform Act (of 1990)
2031kermaKinetic Energy Released in MAterial / in MAtter / per unit MAss
2032KESRKent and East Sussex Railway.
2033KETKentucky Educational Television,Key English Test
2034kFKilofarad
2035KFCKentucky Fried Chicken
2036KFORUN Kosovo Force
2037KFUPMKing Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
2038KGKyrgyzstan (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram)
2039KGOKnight of the Guelphic Order of Hanover
2040KGZKyrgyzstan (ISO 3166 trigram)
2041KHCambodia (ISO 3166 digram)
2042kHKilohenry
2043KHLKontinental Hockey League
2044KHMCambodia (ISO 3166 trigram)
2045KHzKilohertz
2046KiKibi
2047KIKiribati (ISO 3166 digram)
2048KIAKilled In Action
2049KIDSKnowledge-based Integrated Design System
2050KIRKiribati (ISO 3166 trigram)
2051KISSKeep It Simple,Stupid / Keep It Short and Simple,Korean Intelligence Support System
2052KITKeep In Touch
2053KITECHKorean Institute of Industrial Technology
2054KITTKnight Industries Two Thousand, Knight Industries Three Thousand
2055kJKilojoule
2056kKKilokelvin
2057KKKKu Klux Klan
2058kLKilolitre
2059KLENOTKLEť Observatory Near Earth and Other unusual objects observations Team and Telescope
2060KLOCKilo Lines Of Code
2061KMComoros,Knowledge Management
2062kNKilonewton
2063KNASaint Kitts and Nevis (ISO 3166 trigram)
2064KNVBKoninklijke Nederlandse Voetbal Bond (Dutch for Royal Dutch Football Association)
2065KOKnocked Out
2066KORRepublic of Korea (ISO 3166 trigram)
2067KPKim Possible
2068KPMGKlynveld,Peat,Marwick,Goerdeler
2069KPNOKitt Peak National Observatory
2070KQKenya Airways (IATA airline designator), Kingman Reef (FIPS 10-4 territory code)
2071KRKiribati (FIPS 10-4 country code), Republic of Korea (ISO 3166 digram)
2072KrKrypton
2073KSKansas (postal symbol), Republic of Korea (FIPS 10-4 country code)
2074kSKilosiemens
2075KSCKennedy Space Center
2076KSIKilled or Seriously Injured
2077KSUKansas State University
2078KTChristmas Island (FIPS 10-4 territory code), Knight of the Order of the Thistle, Knights Templar
2079kTKilotesla
2080KTSKnight of the Tower and Sword (of Portugal)
2081KUKuwait (FIPS 10-4 country code)
2082KUWKuwait (UNDP country code,IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166)
2083kVKilovolt
2084KVKosovo
2085kWKilowatt
2086KWKuwait (ISO 3166 digram)
2087KWBKids' WB!
2088KWTKuwait (ISO 3166 trigram)
2089KXCayman Airways (IATA airline designator)
2090KYCayman Islands (ISO 3166 digram), Kentucky (postal symbol)
2091KZKazakhstan (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram)
2092KZNKwaZulu-Natal
2093LaLanthanum
2094LALaos (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram), Louisiana (postal symbol), Los Angeles
2095LAASLocal Area Augmentation System, Los Angeles Astronomical Society
2096LABLogistics Assault Base
2097LabVIEWLaboratory Virtual Instrumentation Engineering Workbench
2098LACMALos Angeles County Museum of Art
2099LADLaser Aiming Device
2100LADWLocal Air Defence Warning
2101LAESILocal Authority & Emergency Service Information
2102LANLocal Area Network
2103LANLLos Alamos National Laboratory
2104LAOLaos (ISO 3166 trigram)
2105LARLight Armoured Reconnaissance, Logistics Assistance Representative
2106LARCLivermore Advanced Research Computer (cf. LLNL)
2107LARPLive-Action Role-Playing
2108LaserLight Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (cf. Maser)
2109LATLowest Astronomical Tide (nautical charts),Licensed Athletic Trainer (used in many of the United States; see www.oata.org)
2110LATALocal Access Transport Area
2111LATCHLower Anchors and Tethers for Children (U.S. standard for attachment points for child safety seats in passenger cars)
2112LAVLand Assault Vehicle, Light Armoured Vehicle, Lymphadenopathy-Associated Virus
2113LAWLight Antitank Weapon
2114LAXLos Angeles International Airport, The Latin American Xchange (professional wrestling)
2115LBLebanon (ISO 3166 digram)
2116LBHLight Battlefield Helicopter, Lyman-Birge-Hopfield bands
2117LBJLady Bird Johnson,LeBron James,Light Bulb Joke,Little Beagle Johnson (the dog owned by Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson),Lyndon Baines Johnson
2118LBNLebanon (ISO 3166 trigram)
2119LBNLLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
2120LBRLiberia (ISO 3166 trigram)
2121LBSLocation-Based Services
2122LBTLarge Binocular Telescope
2123LBWLeg Before Wicket
2124LBYLibya (ISO 3166 trigram)
2125LCASaint Lucia (ISO 3166 trigram)
2126LCCLand Component Commander
2127LCCPLight Contingency Communications Package
2128LCDLiquid Crystal Display
2129LCMLeast/Lowest Common Multiple
2130LCSLeague of Legends Championship Series
2131LDALateral Drift Apparatus (paratroops)
2132LDCLesser Developing/Developed Country
2133LDLLow-Density Lipoprotein
2134LDVLocal Defence Volunteers (British Home Guard)
2135LDWLane Departure Warning (ADAS)
2136LELebanon (FIPS 10-4 country code)
2137LECLocal Exchange Carrier
2138LEDLight-Emitting Diode
2139LEGADLegal Advice
2140Legslevel emotion gad speed
2141LEMOSSLong-Endurance MObile Submarine Simulator
2142LENLarge Extension Node
2143LEPLarge Electron-Positron collider
2144LERLoss-Exchange Ratio
2145LEULow-Enriched Uranium
2146LFLow Frequency
2147LFOLow Frequency Oscillation / Oscillator
2148LFTRLiquid fluoride thorium reactor
2149LGLatvia (FIPS 10-4 country code)
2150LGMLittle Green Men
2151LGSLandsat Ground Station
2152LHCLarge Hadron Collider
2153LHSLeft Hand Side
2154LiLithium
2155LIBORLondon Interbank Offered Rate
2156LIBSLaser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
2157LIELiechtenstein (ISO 3166 trigram)
2158LIGOLaser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory
2159LINEARLincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
2160LISALaser Interferometer Space Antenna
2161LIVELiquid Inertial Vibration Eliminator
2162LJJLord Justices of Appeal
2163LKSri Lanka (ISO 3166 digram)
2164LKASri Lanka (ISO 3166 trigram)
2165LKR4Linkwitz-Riley 4th order (audio crossover type)
2166LLADLow Level Air Defence
2167LLBLegum Baccalaureus (Latin: Bachelor of Laws)
2168LLCLimited Liability Company
2169LLLTVLow-Light Level Television
2170LLNLLawrence Livermore National Laboratory
2171LLPLimited Liability Partnership
2172LLTRLow-Level Transit Route
2173LMAOLaughing My Ass Off (Internet shorthand)
2174LMBLick My Balls
2175LMFAOLaughing My F**king Ass Off (Internet shorthand,electro-hop duo)
2176LMNLifetime Movie Network
2177LMSLike My Status (Internet shorthand)
2178LMV() Light Motor Vehicle
2179LNERLondon and North Eastern Railway
2180LNGLiquefied Natural Gas
2181LNOLiaison Officer
2182LOSlovakia (FIPS 10-4 country code)
2183LOALimit Of Advance
2184LOCLevel of Operational Capability,Limited Operational Capability,Lines Of Code,Lines Of Communication,see entry
2185LoDLines of Development (UK)
2186LOFARLow Frequency Analysis and Recording
2187LOGPACLogistics Package
2188LOLLaughing Out Loud (Internet shorthand)
2189LOMEZLow Altitude Missile Engagement Zone
2190LONEOSLowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search
2191LORTIDLOng Range Target IDentification
2192LOSLine Of Sight
2193LOSATLine-Of-Sight Anti-Tank (missile)
2194LOTALicentiate of the Orthodontic Technicians Association
2195LOTISLivermore Optical Transient Imaging System
2196LOTSLogistics Over-The-Shore
2197LPCLinear Predictive Coding
2198LPGLiquefied Petroleum Gas (cf. LNG)
2199LPILow Probability of Intercept
2200LQPalmyra Atoll (FIPS 10-4 territory code)
2201LrLawrencium
2202LRLiberia (ISO 3166 digram)
2203LRCLogistics iness Center
2204LRGWLong-Range Guided Weapon
2205LRICBMLimited Range ICBM
2206LRIPLow Rate Initial Production
2207LRPLogistics Release Point
2208LRPELong-Range Planning Element
2209LRSLong Range Surveillance
2210LRULine-Replaceable Unit
2211LSILarge-Scale Integration
2212LSIFLabour Sponsored Investment Fund
2213LSNDLiquid Scintillator Neutrino Detector
2214LSOLesotho (ISO 3166 trigram)
2215LSSTLarge Synoptic Survey Telescope
2216LtLieutenant
2217LtCLieutenant-Colonel (U.S.)
2218LTCLong-Term Costing
2219LtdLimited
2220LTDPLong-Term Defence Plan
2221LTILinear Time-Invariant
2222LTMAcronym for Laughing To Myself
2223LTPLong-Term Potentiation
2224LTULithuania (ISO 3166 trigram)
2225LUAcronym Love You
2226LULoonatics Unleashed
2227LuLutetium
2228LUCALast Universal Common Ancestor
2229LUGLinux User Group
2230LULULocally Unwanted Land Use (urbanism)
2231LUXLuxembourg (ISO 3166 trigram)
2232LVALatvia (ISO 3166 trigram)
2233LVEFLeft Ventricular Ejection Fraction
2234LwLawrencium (obsolete 1963)
2235LWRLaser warning receiver
2236LWRCLand Warfare Resources Corporation
2237LWSLand Warrior System
2238LXElectrics (theatrical term)
2239LYAOLaugh Your Ass Off
2240LYLASLove You Like A Sister
2241MaMegaannum
2242mAMilliampere
2243MAAMathematical Association of America
2244MAACMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2245MACEMulti-Agent Computing Environment
2246MACHOMAssive Compact Halo Object
2247MAFMaintenance Action Form
2248MAGICMajor Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov (telescope)
2249MAGNETARMetaprogrammable AGent NETwork ARchitecture
2250MAGTFMarine Air-Ground Task Force
2251MALDMiniature Air-Launched Decoy
2252MANPADSMAN-Portable Air Defence System
2253MANPRINTMANpower and PeRsonnel INTegration
2254MAOMolėtų astronomijos observatorija (Moletai Astronomical Observatory),MonoAmine Oxidase
2255MAOIMonoamine oxidase inhibitor
2256MAPSMonitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship
2257MARMorocco (ISO 3166 trigram)
2258MarBEFMarine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
2259MARCENTUnited States Marine Forces Central Command
2260MARFORCCMarine Force Component Commander
2261MASASMonte Agliale Supernovae and Asteroid Survey
2262MaserMicrowave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
2263MASHMobile Army Surgical Hospital
2264MASINTMeasurement And Signature Intelligence
2265MAVSMobile Artillery Vehicle System
2266MBBL(U.S. Armor Center) Mounted Battlespace Battle Laboratory
2267MBCCMigratory Bird Conservation Commission (U.S.)
2268MBCSMulti-Byte Character Set
2269MBIMoody Bible Institute
2270MBIDSTMember of the British Institute of Dental and Surgical Technologists
2271MBMMeat and Bone Meal
2272MBTMain Battle Tank
2273MBTIMyers-Briggs Type Indicator
2274mCMillicoulomb
2275MCDLModel Composition Definition Language
2276MCFTModified Compression Field Theory
2277MCGMelbourne Cricket Ground
2278MCISMellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
2279MCMMine Counter-Measures
2280MCMVMine Counter-Measure Vessel
2281MCRMy Chemical Romance
2282MCSFMarine Corps Security Forces
2283MCTMovement Control Team
2284MCTISMounted Co-operative Target Identification System
2285MdMendelevium
2286MDNAMadonna's 12th studio album title (2012)
2287MDOMembership Driven Organisation
2288MDPMarkov Decision Process
2289MDTMountain Daylight Time (UTC-6 hours)
2290MDVMaldives (ISO 3166 trigram)
2291MeMesserschmitt
2292MEACMid-Eastern Athletic Conference (ME-ac)
2293MECOMain engine cutoff (NASA code for point in Space Shuttle assent when three main engines are shut down prior to External Tank (ET) separation)
2294MEDEVACMedical evacuation
2295MEDSMission Essential Data Set
2296MEGMagnetoEncephaloGraphy
2297MELTMetallic Line/Loop Test (ing)
2298MEMSMicroelectromechanical System
2299MERMars Exploration Rover
2300MERLMitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories
2301MESManufacturing Execution Systems
2302METAR[Meteorological] Aviation Routine weather report
2303METOCMeteorological and Oceanographic
2304MeVMegaelectronvolt
2305MEXMexico (ISO 3166 trigram)
2306MEZMissile Engagement Zone
2307mFMillifarad
2308MGPAMMy Gym Partner's a Monkey
2309MGSMobile Gun System
2310mHMillihenry
2311MHCMajor Histocompatibility Complex
2312MHHWMean Higher High Water (nautical charts)
2313MHLMarshall Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
2314MHLWMean Higher Low Water (nautical charts)
2315MHRA(UK) Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
2316MHWMean High Water (nautical charts)
2317MHWNMean High Water Neaps (nautical charts)
2318MHWSMean High Water Springs (nautical charts)
2319MHzMegahertz
2320MiMebi
2321MIAMissing In Action
2322MICLICMine Clearing Line Charge
2323MICOMMissile Command
2324MIDMidway Islands (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1986)
2325MIDASMan-machine Integration Design and Analysis System
2326MIDIMusical Instrument Digital Interface
2327MIDSMulti-Function Information Distribution System
2328MIFGShallow Fog (METAR Code)
2329MIKEMonitoring of Illegal Killing of Elephants
2330MILMan-In-the-Loop
2331MILCMirrorless interchangeable-lens camera
2332MILFMother I'd Like to Fuck
2333MIMOSAMIcroMeasurements Of Satellite Acceleration
2334MIMPTMember of the Institute of Maxillofacial Prosthetists and Technologists
2335MIRAMILAN Infra-Red Acquisition (thermal sight)
2336MIRVMultiple Independent Reentry Vehicle
2337MISREPMission Report
2338MISSIMultilevel Information System Security Initiative
2339MITLMan-In-The-Loop
2340MITSsee entry
2341mJMillijoule
2342MJDModified Julian Day
2343mKMillikelvin
2344MKGMichael Kidd-Gilchrist (American basketball player)
2345MKSAMetre-Kilogram-Second-Ampere (system of units)
2346mLMillilitre
2347MLBMajor League Baseball
2348MLCMember of the Legislative Council (in India)
2349MLEMaximum likelihood estimation
2350MLHWMean Lower High Water (nautical charts)
2351MLIMali (ISO 3166 trigram)
2352MLLMajor League Lacrosse
2353MLLWMean Lower Low Water (nautical charts)
2354MLPMy Little Pony
2355MLRSMultiple-Launch Rocket System
2356MLTMalta (ISO 3166 trigram)
2357MLWMean Low Water (nautical charts)
2358MLWNMean Low Water Neaps (nautical charts)
2359MLWSMean Low Water Springs (nautical charts)
2360MmMegametre
2361mmMillimetre
2362MMEVMulti-Mission Effects Vehicle
2363MMIMagical MonkeyZ Inc.
2364MMIMan-Machine Interface
2365MMIMcLean Meditation Institute
2366MMICMcLean Meditation Institute Certified
2367MMOMassively Multiplayer Online (computer game)
2368MMORMaster of Management in Operations Research
2369MMORPGMassively multiplayer online role-playing game
2370MMPRMighty Morphin Power Rangers
2371MMSMultimission Modular Spacecraft
2372MnManganese
2373mNMillinewton
2374MNBMultinational Brigade
2375MNEMontenegro (ISO 3166 trigram)
2376MNMFMulti-National Maritime Force
2377MNPNorthern Mariana Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
2378MNSMission Needs Statement
2379MoMolybdenum
2380MOAMuseum of Art (Brigham Young University)
2381MOCASMechanization Of Contract Administration Services
2382MoDMinistry of Defence (United Kingdom) and various other countries
2383modemModulator-Demodulator
2384MoeMarvel of entertainment
2385MOEMeasure Of Effectiveness
2386MOFMinistry of Finance (Japan)
2387MOFAMinistry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
2388MOIDMinimum Orbital Intersection Distance
2389MOJWAMovement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa
2390MOLOMobile Other Licensed Operator (UK)
2391MOMMaster's Degree in Oriental medicine
2392MOMMessage Oriented Middleware
2393MoMMultiple of the median
2394MoMAMuseum of Modern Art (NYC)
2395MONDModified Newtonian Dynamics
2396MOOMeasure Of Outcome
2397MOPPMission-Oriented Protective Posture
2398MORPMeteorite Observation and Recovery Project
2399MOSFETMetal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor
2400MOTMinistry of Transport (UK)
2401MOTAMember of the Orthodontic Technicians Association
2402MOTESSMoving Object and Transient Event Search System
2403MOUMemorandum Of Understanding
2404MOWMaintenance of way (also MW)
2405MOZMozambique (ISO 3166 trigram)
2406MPaMegapascal
2407mPaMillipascal
2408MPAAMotion Picture Association of America
2409MPECMinor Planet Electronic Circular
2410MPEGMotion Pictures (Coding) Experts Group
2411MPEVMulti-Purpose Engineering Vehicle
2412MPFMaritime Prepositioning Force
2413MPFCMedial PreFrontal Cortex
2414MPGMiles Per Gallon
2415MPMCMedial PreMotor Cortex
2416MPSIMember of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
2417MPSoCMultiProcessor System-on-Chip
2418MPSRONMaritime Propositioning Ship Squadron
2419MRMauritania (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram)
2420MRAVMulti-Role Armoured Vehicle
2421MRBMMedium Range Ballistic Missile
2422MRCMaintenance Requirements Card
2423MRDMotorized Rifle Division
2424MRGWMedium-Range Guided Weapon
2425MRIMagnetic Resonance Imaging
2426MRLMultiple Rocket Launcher
2427MRPharmSMember of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (Great Britain)
2428MRSMagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
2429MRSAMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
2430MRTFBU.S. Major Range and Test Facility Base
2431MsMegasecond
2432mSMillisiemens
2433MSDMinimum Safe Distance
2434MSDBMulti Source Data Base
2435MSEMultiple Subscriber Element
2436MSGMessage
2437MSLPMean Sea Level Pressure
2438MSNBCMicrosoft National Broadcasting Company Cable news channel (see also msnbc.com)
2439MSOMultiple System Operator
2440MSPBMerit Systems Protection Board
2441MSSAMethicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
2442MtMeitnerium
2443mTMillitesla
2444MTBFMean time between failures
2445MtFMale-to-female transsexual
2446MTGMagic: The Gathering
2447MTQMartinique (ISO 3166 trigram)
2448MTTMethylthiazol tetrazolium (assay)
2449MTWSMAGTF Tactical Warfare System
2450MUSMauritius (ISO 3166 trigram)
2451mVMillivolt
2452MVCMissouri Valley Conference
2453MVFCMissouri Valley Football Conference
2454MVNOMobile virtual network operator
2455mWMilliwatt
2456MWESHMachismo Wizards Extended SHelter (operating system)
2457MWIMalawi (ISO 3166 trigram)
2458MWOAMount Wilson Observatory Association
2459MWTBMounted Warfare Test Bed
2460MYMalaysia (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram)
2461MYOBMind Your Own Business
2462MYSMalaysia (ISO 3166 trigram)
2463MYTMayotte (ISO 3166 trigram)
2464nNano
2465N3FNational Fantasy Fan Federation
2466nANanoampere
2467NaSodium (Latin Natrium)
2468NAAN-Acetylaspartate
2469NAADNorth American Air Defense
2470NAAQSNational Ambient Air Quality Standards
2471NAAWSNATO Anti-Air Warfare System
2472NACNational Agency Check,U.S. Naval Avionics Center,U.S. Navy Advanced Concepts,North Atlantic Council,Northern Area Command
2473NACCNorth Atlantic Cooperation Council
2474NACISANATO Communications and Information Systems Agency
2475NACMANATO Air Command and Control System Management Agency
2476NACRANorth America Caribbean Rugby Association (more specifically rugby union)
2477NAECU.S. Naval Air Engineering Center
2478NAFERANative American Free Exercise of Religion Act
2479NAFLDNonAlcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
2480NAFONorthwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
2481NAFTANorth American Free Trade Agreement
2482NAGPRANative American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
2483NAICSNorth American Industry Classification System
2484NAILNeurotics Anonymous
2485NAILSNational Airspace Integrated Logistics System
2486NAIRUNon Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment
2487NAKNegative Acknowledge
2488NAMNamibia (ISO 3166 trigram)
2489NAMBLANorth American Man-Boy Love Association
2490NAMRLNaval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory
2491NaNNot A Number (computing)
2492NAOUK National Audit Office
2493NAPSNavy Acquisition Procedures Supplement
2494NARA(U.S.) National Archives and Records Administration
2495NARALNational Abortion Rights Action League
2496NARDACNaval Regional Data Automation Center
2497NARDICU.S. Navy Acquisition Research and Development Information Center
2498NARPVNational Association for Remotely Piloted Vehicles
2499NASCARNational Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
2500NASDAQNational Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
2501NASEDNational Association of State Election Directors [1][2]
2502NASHNon-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
2503NASPNational Aerospace Plane
2504NASSNational Association of Secretaries of State [3]
2505NatGeoNational Geographic
2506NaUKMANational University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
2507NAVNavigation[al]
2508NAVCAMSNaval Communications Area Master Station
2509NAVCCNational Audio-Visual Conservation Center
2510NAVCENTNaval Forces U.S. Central Command
2511NAVDACNaval Data Automation Command
2512NAVEURNaval Forces U.S. European Command
2513NAVFORNaval Force
2514NAVMACSNaval Modular Automatic Communication Subsystem
2515NAVNETNavy Network
2516NAVSNon-Cooperative Airborne Vector Scoring
2517NAVSATNavigation Satellite
2518NAVSPACECOMU.S. Navy Space Command
2519NAVSPASURU.S. Naval Space Surveillance System
2520NAVSTARNavigation Satellite Timing And Ranging
2521NAVTACNETNavy Tactical Network
2522NAWCU.S. Naval Air Warfare Center
2523NbNiobium
2524NBANational Basketball Association
2525NBLNational Basketball League (Australia)
2526NBTNitroblue tetrazolium (assay)
2527nCNanocoulomb
2528NCANational Command Authority
2529NCARU.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research
2530NCBNational Codification Bureau
2531NCCAMU.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
2532NCCUSLNational Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (U.S.)
2533NCDDRU.S. National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
2534NCIU.S. National Cancer Institute
2535NCLNew Caledonia (ISO 3166 trigram)
2536NCLRNational Council of La Raza
2537NCMONo Commitment Make Out
2538NCONon-Commissioned Officer
2539NCPNet Contracted Purchases
2540NCRNational Cash Register Co.
2541NCTRNon-Co-operative Target Recognition
2542NCWNetwork Centric Warfare
2543NdNeodymium
2544NDAAU.S. National Defense Authorization Act
2545NDBPNon-Departmental Public Body (Scotland)
2546NDPNew Democratic Party (Canada)
2547NDSNintendo DS
2548NeNeon
2549NECTECNational Electronics and Computer Technology Center (Thailand)
2550NEMSNational Energy Modeling System (USDOE-EIA)
2551NEPANational Environmental Policy Act
2552NERNiger (ISO 3166 trigram)
2553NERICANew Rice for Africa
2554NESPNSA/CSS Enterprise Standards Program
2555NETNational Educational Television
2556NETCU(UK) National Extremism Tactical Co-ordination Unit
2557NETL(US) National Energy Technology Laboratory
2558NETWARSNetwork Warfare Simulation
2559NEXNavy EXchange
2560nFNanofarad
2561NFNorfolk Island (ISO 3166 digram)
2562NFERNational Foundation for Educational Research
2563NFGNo Fucking Good
2564NFHSNational Federation of State High School Associations
2565NFINot F****** Interested
2566NFKNorfolk Island (ISO 3166 trigram)
2567NfldNewfoundland
2568NFPANational Fluid Power Association (United States)
2569NFTNo Further Text
2570NGATSNew Generation Army Targetry System
2571NGHNorthern General Hospital
2572NGOnon-governmental organization
2573NGSNaval Gunfire Support
2574nHNanohenry
2575NHANESNational Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
2576NHBNew Hebrides (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1980)
2577NHBNo Holds Barred radio (Link)
2578NHLNational Hockey League
2579NHRANational Hot Rod Association
2580NHSNational Health Service (UK)
2581NiNickel
2582NIAAAU.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
2583NIAGNATO Industrial Advisory Group
2584NIAIDNational Institute of Allergies and Infectious Disease
2585NIAMDNational Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases
2586NIBNew In Box (Internet auction/trading listings)
2587NIBPNon-invasive blood pressure monitor
2588NicANicotine Anonymous
2589NICAPNational Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena
2590NICEUK. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
2591NICHDNational Institute of Child Health and Human Development [4]
2592NICPNational Inventory Control Point
2593NIDDKNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
2594NIDRRNational Institute on Disability Research and Rehabilitation
2595NIEHSNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
2596NIINNational Item Identification Number
2597NIMANational Imagery and Mapping Agency (became NGA)
2598NIMBYNot In My Back Yard (See NOME)
2599NIMGNot In My Generation
2600NINNine Inch Nails (band)
2601NIPRNational Institute of Polar Research (Japan)
2602NIRNorthern Ireland (FIFA trigram; not eligible for an ISO 3166 or IOC trigram)
2603NISACU.S. National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center
2604NISCAPNSA Information System Certification and Accreditation Program
2605NISERNational Institute of Science Education and Research
2606NISTNational Institute of Standards and Technology
2607NITFSNational Imagery Transmission Format Standard
2608NIUNiue (ISO 3166 trigram)
2609nJNanojoule
2610NJNew Jersey (postal symbol)
2611NJHSNational Junior Honor Society
2612NJPWNew Japan Pro Wrestling
2613nKNanokelvin
2614NKANo Known Allergies
2615nLNanolitre
2616NLBNon-Linear Battlefield
2617NLDNetherlands (ISO 3166 trigram)
2618NLFNational Liberation Front (disambiguation)
2619NLLNational Lacrosse League
2620NLWNon-Lethal Weapon
2621nmNanometre
2622NMNew Mexico (postal symbol)
2623NMCINavy Marine Corps Intranet
2624NMCSNot Mission Capable Supply (SM&R code)
2625NMDU.S. National Missile Defense
2626NMNNo middle name
2627NMRNuclear Magnetic Resonance
2628NMSGNATO Modelling and Simulation Group
2629nNNanonewton
2630NNENorth North-East
2631NNSAU.S. National Nuclear Security Administration
2632NNWNorth North-West
2633NoNobelium
2634NOAAU.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2635NOAFNorwegian Air Force
2636NOAONational Optical Astronomy Observatory
2637NOCUK. National Oceanography Centre
2638NODEFNATO Oceanographic Data Exchange Format
2639NOGINew Orleans Grande Isle (award for diving)
2640NOLFNavy OutLying Field
2641NOMENot on Mars Either
2642NOMENot on Mars Either (see NIMBY)
2643NORNorway (ISO 3166 trigram)
2644NORELPREFNo religious preference
2645NORTHAGNorthern Army Group
2646NOSANATO OSI Security Architecture
2647NOTAFLOFNo One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds
2648NOWNational Organization for Women
2649NPNepal (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)
2650NPBNippon Professional Baseball
2651NPCSNon-Passenger Coaching stock (in Railways)
2652NPDNationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (German)
2653NPDINew Product Development and Introduction
2654NPGNeedline/Network Participation Group
2655NPHNormal Pressure Hydrocephalus
2656NPOnothing by mouth
2657NPOVNeutral Point Of View
2658NQDronning Maud Land (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete 1983)
2659NRNauru (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)
2660NRANational Rifle Association
2661NRAONational Radio Astronomy Observatory
2662NRDC(U.S.) Natural Resources Defense Council
2663NRELU.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
2664NRKNorsk Rikskringkasting (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation)
2665NRMPNational Resident Matching Program (U.S. medicine)
2666NROU.S. National Reconnaissance Office
2667NRTNear Real Time
2668NRUNauru (ISO 3166 trigram)
2669nsNanosecond
2670nSNanosiemens
2671NSABBNational Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity
2672NSAIDNon-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
2673NSBNorges Statsbaner (Norwegian State Railways)
2674NSCNational Security Council
2675NSDLNational Science Digital Library (US)
2676NSGNational System for Geospatial-Intelligence
2677NSNNational Stock Number
2678NSNANational Student Nurses' Association
2679NSONational Standardization Office (ABCA)
2680NSS(U.S.) Naval Simulation System
2681NST(UK) Nimrod Software Team
2682NSTACNational Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee
2683NSWNew South Wales (postal symbol)
2684nTNanotesla
2685NTDSNaval Tactical Data System
2686NTPNetwork Time Protocol
2687NTRNetwork Time Reference
2688NTRANational Thoroughbred Racing Association
2689NTSBNational Transportation Safety Board
2690NTVNon-Tactical Vehicle
2691NTY(Internet Abbreviations:) Not Tested Yet; (Alternatively) No Thank You
2692NTZIraq-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1993)
2693NUTSNuclear Utilization Target Selection
2694NUWCU.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center
2695nVNanovolt
2696NVEOLNight Vision and Electro-Optics Laboratory
2697NVGNight Vision Goggles
2698NVLNight Vision Laboratory
2699nWNanowatt
2700NWNorth-West
2701NWNuclear Weapon
2702NWANational Wrestling Alliance
2703NWFNational Wildlife Federation
2704NWFZNuclear-Weapon-Free Zone
2705NWHNU.S. National Women's Health Network
2706nWoNew World Order (see article for explanation of idiosyncratic capitalization)
2707NWOAHMNew Wave of American Heavy Metal
2708NWOBHMNew Wave of British Heavy Metal (sometimes pronounced /n.ˈwɒbm/ as if it were an acronym)
2709NWRANational Wildlife Rehabilitators Association
2710NWSLNational Women's Soccer League (U.S.)
2711NWTNorth-West Territories
2712NXA21st arcade game in the Pump It Up series
2713NXDNative XML
2714NXENew Xbox Experience
2715NXGNew Cross Gate station
2716NXLNational XBall League
2717NXNNike Cross Nationals
2718NYNew York (postal symbol)
2719NYCNew York City
2720NYHANew York Heart Association
2721NYONational Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
2722NYSENew York Stock Exchange
2723NZNew Zealand (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)
2724NZCNew Zealand Cricket
2725NZLNew Zealand (ISO 3166 trigram)
2726NzLNoze looan (online/event listings)
2727NZOSSNew Zealand Open Source Society
2728NZRUNew Zealand Rugby Union
2729OACOn Approved Credit
2730OAPOld Age Pensioner (UK)
2731OARSIOsteoarthritis Research Society International
2732OASOrganization of American States
2733OASISOntario Agencies Supporting Individuals with Special Needs
2734OASISOntario Association of Sewage Industry Services
2735OASPOperational Analysis Support Paper/Plan
2736OAUOrganization for African Unity
2737OBEOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
2738OBXOuter Banks (North Carolina)
2739OCOfficer Commanding
2740OCDObsessive-Compulsive Disorder
2741OCFSOracle Cluster File System
2742OCFS2Oracle Cluster File System Release 2
2743OCMCC[2] Orchard County MCC
2744OCNOncology Certified Nurse
2745OCOOort Cloud Object
2746OCROptical Character Recognition
2747OCSsee entry
2748ODASOCA-DLR Asteroid Survey
2749ODBCOpen DataBase Connectivity
2750OEA(U.S.) Office of Economic Adjustment
2751OECDOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (international)
2752OEDOxford English Dictionary
2753OEGOperation Exposure Guidance
2754OEISOn-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences
2755OEMOriginal Equipment Manufacturer
2756OFAOccipital Face Area
2757OFDAU.S Agency for International Development's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance
2758OGCOpen Geospatial Consortium
2759OGDOther Government Department
2760OGOOther Government Organization
2761OHOhio (postal symbol)
2762OHCOverHead-Cam engine
2763OHHLAOriginal Hip-Hop Lyrics Archive
2764OHIPOntario Health Insurance Plan
2765OHMSOn Her (or His) Majesty's Service (also written: O.H.M.S.)
2766OHPObservatoire de Haute-Provence
2767OHSSOvarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
2768OICOfficer In Charge
2769OIFOperation Iraqi Freedom
2770OIOCOriental & India Office Collections (in the British Library)
2771OJTOn-the-Job Training
2772OKCOklahoma City
2773OLEDOrganic Light-Emitting Diode
2774OLSOperational Linescan System
2775OMDOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (1980s pop group)
2776OMEOsaka Mercantile Exchange
2777OMFGOh My Fucking God
2778OMGOh My God or Or My Gosh
2779OMGWOh My Gosh it's Windy
2780OMNOman (ISO 3166 trigram)
2781OMNCSU.S. Office of the Manager for the National Communications System
2782OMPOrder of Mapungubwe in Platinum
2783OMSOrder of Mapungubwe in Silver
2784OMTObject Model Template
2785ONOntario (postal symbol)
2786ONCOrthopaedic Nurse Certified
2787ONGOrthodontic National Group
2788ONI(U.S.) Office of Naval Intelligence
2789ONSOperational Needs Statement
2790OOADObject Oriented Analysis and Design
2791OOBEOut-of-body experience
2792OOCLOrient Overseas Container Line
2793OODAObservation,Orientation,Decision,Action loop (a.k.a. Boyd's Loop)
2794OOFOut of Facility
2795OOMFOne Of My Followers
2796OOOOut Of the Office
2797OOTWOperations Other Than War
2798OPObservation Point/Post,Ocean Pacific (surfwear and swimwear brand),Original Poster (internet),Order Point,in inventory management; the inventory state at which more items should be ordered. Often expressed as a part of OP/OQ (when quantity OP is reached,order OQ new items),Overpowered,often used to refer to fictional characters (e.g. Superman) or game mechanics (e.g. the Black Lotus in Magic: the Gathering) that are considered disproportionately strong
2799OPACOnline Public Access Catalogue
2800OPCONOperational control
2801OPCWOrganisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
2802OPECOrganization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
2803OPFOROpposing force
2804OPINTELOperational Intelligence
2805OPLANOperation plan (also OpPlan)
2806OPORDOperation order
2807OPSECOperations security,Open Platform for Security
2808OPSIOverwhelming post splenectomy infection,UK Office of Public Sector Information
2809OPTAROperational target
2810OPVOffshore Patrol Vessel
2811OQOrder Quantity,in inventory management; the quantity of new items to be ordered. Often expressed as a part of OP/OQ (when quantity OP is reached,order OQ new items)
2812OROperating Room (surgery),Operational/Operations Research,Oregon (postal symbol),overreciprocation,when the leader of an inner circle friendship contacts a friend more than is wanted or reasonable
2813ORAUOak Ridge Associated Universities
2814ORBObject Request Broker
2815ORBATOrder of Battle
2816ORDOffice of Research and Development,Operational Requirements Document
2817ORFOperational iness Float
2818ORISEOak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
2819ORNLOak Ridge National Laboratory
2820ORROak Ridge Reservation (U.S. DOE),Office of Rail Regulation (UK government),Office of Refugee Resettlement,(CIA) Office of Research and Reports,Operational iness Rate,Operational iness Review
2821ORSAOxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus,Operations Research Society of America
2822OSOperating System
2823OsOsmium
2824OSAOrder of St. Augustine
2825OSCEOrganisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe
2826OSDU.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense,On-screen Display
2827OSDLOpen Source Development Labs
2828OSEOwn Separate Entrance
2829OSERSU.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
2830OSETIOptical SETI also Optical SETI
2831OSHAOccupational Safety and Health Administration
2832OSIOffice of Strategic Influence,Ontario Swine Improvement,Open Source Initiative,Open Systems Interconnection
2833OSIA(U.S.) On-Site Inspection Agency
2834OSIRISOptical,Spectroscopic,and Infrared Remote Imaging System (astronomical system on the Rosetta spacecraft),Optical System for Imaging and low Resolution Integrated Spectroscopy (astronomical system on the land-based Gran Telescopio Canarias)
2835OSLOpen Source License, Optically Stimulated Luminescence, Orbiting Solar Laboratory
2836OSMOne Saturday Morning
2837OSOTPBOIASOne Sec,On The Phone,Be Off In A Sec
2838OSPAOperations Security Professional's Association site of OSPA
2839OSPAOregon School Psychologists Association [3]
2840OSRHOružane Snage Republike Hrvatske (en: Armed forces of the Republic of Croatia)
2841OSUOhio State University,Oklahoma State University
2842OTAOffice of Technology Assessment, Orthodontic Technicians Association
2843OTACOrthodontic Technicians Association Conference,Orthodontic Technicians Association Council
2844OTCOver-The-Counter (drugs)
2845OTDOff the derech (referring to an Orthodox Jew who has stopped practicing the tenets of his or her faith)
2846OTEA(U.S. Army) Operational Test Evaluation Agency
2847OTIOffice of Transition Initiatives (United States Agency for International Development)
2848OTOHOn The Other Hand
2849OTSOff the scale,sexually untouchable except for a lot of money
2850OTSBHOver The Shoulder Boulder Holder
2851OTWOn The Way
2852OTYBLOver To You Blue Leader
2853OTYRLOver To You Red Leader
2854OUUniversity of Oklahoma
2855OWOld Wykehamist
2856OWNOprah Winfrey Network
2857OXIATA code for Orient Thai Airlines
2858OXCOptical cross-connect
2859OXMOfficial Xbox Magazine
2860OXTOxytocin
2861OZ(?) Australia
2862ppico
2863P2PPeer-to-peer (networking)
2864pApicoampere
2865PAAPosition Area for Artillery
2866PABXPrivate Automated Branch eXchange (company phone system)
2867PACOM(U.S.) Pacific Command
2868PADIProfessional Association of Diving Instructors
2869PAEKPolyArylEtherKetone
2870PAFCPlymouth Argyle Football Club
2871PAHPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
2872PAHOPan American Health Organization
2873PAKPakistan (ISO 3166 trigram)
2874PAMPrecision Attack Missile
2875PANSPretty Advanced/Awesome Network Services (cf. POTS)
2876PARCPalo Alto Research Center
2877PAROSPrevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space (treaty)
2878PARP(NATO Partnership for Peace) Planning And Review Process
2879PARWIGPower Augmented Ram Wing In Ground (aeroplane wing shape)
2880PASSee entry
2881PASRPersonnel Accounting and Strength Reporting
2882PATHPort Authority Trans-Hudson
2883PAYDPay As You Drive
2884PAYEPay As You Earn
2885PbLead (Latin Plumbum)
2886PBPolyButylene
2887PBBPolyBrominated Biphenyl
2888PBCKProblem Between Chair and Keyboard (computer help desk in-joke)
2889PBDPolyButaDiene
2890PBDEPolyBrominated Diphenyl Ether
2891PBIPolyBenzImidazole
2892PBNPolyButylene Naphthalate
2893PBOHPlease Become Old History
2894PBTPolyButylene Terephthalate
2895PBXPrivate Branch eXchange (company phone system)
2896pCpicocoulomb
2897PCASPlanet-Crossing Asteroid Survey
2898PCBsee entry
2899PCCBPorsche Ceramic Composite Brake
2900PCCIPPresident's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection
2901PCEPerChlorEthylene
2902PCIePeripheral Component Interconnect Express (computer bus)
2903PCLPassive Coherent Location
2904PCMCIAPersonal Computer Memory Card International Association (People Can't Memorise Computer-Industry Acronyms)
2905PCNPitcairn Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
2906PCPIPhysician Consortium for Performance Improvement (AMA)
2907PCRPolymerase chain reaction
2908PCSSDPulaski County Special School District
2909PCZPanama Canal Zone (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1980)
2910PdPalladium
2911PDProduct Director—Example: CERDEC Product Director C4ISR and Network Modernization
2912PDLPure Dumb Luck (Texan punk band)
2913PDNPull-Down Network
2914PDRYPeople's Democratic Republic of Yemen (obsolete since 1990)
2915PDTPacific Daylight [Saving] Time (UTC-7 hours)
2916PEProfessional Engineer
2917PEBCACProblem Exists Between Chair and Computer (IT help desk in-joke)
2918PEBKACProblem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair (ditto)
2919PEEKPolyEtherEtherKetone
2920PEETPartnerships for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy
2921PEKPolyEtherKetone
2922PEPFARPresident's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief
2923PERPeru (ISO 3166 trigram)
2924perlusually lower case Practical Extraction and Report Language
2925PESPolyEtherSulfone
2926PESTUK Public Engagement with Science and Technology
2927PETEPolyEthyleneTErephthalate
2928PETPPolyEthyleneTerePhthalate
2929pFpicofarad
2930PFDPermanent Fund Dividend = personal flotation device
2931PFEPermanent Forest Estate
2932PfPPartnership for Peace
2933Pgpetagram
2934pgpicogram
2935PGCEPostgraduate Certificate in Education
2936PGDPre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis
2937PGENIPharmaco-Genetics for Every Nation Initiative
2938PGHPre-implantation Genetic Haplotyping
2939PGMPrecision-Guided Munition
2940PGPPretty Good Privacy
2941PHLPhilippines (ISO 3166 trigram)
2942PHQPatient Health Questionnaire
2943PiPebi
2944PIBPolyIsoButylene
2945PICPerson In Charge
2946PICNICProblem In Chair Not In Computer
2947PICSPrivate Investment Capital Subscription
2948PIFPartners in Flight
2949PIGPipeline Inspection Gauge
2950PINPersonal Identification Number
2951PINFPeople In Need Foundation (Czech charitable organisation)
2952PIPAProgram on International Policy Attitudes
2953PIRPriority Intelligence Requirement
2954PIRAProvisional Irish Republican Army
2955PIREPSPilot Reports
2956PITAPain In The Ass
2957PJpetajoule
2958pJpicojoule
2959PJHQPermanent Joint Headquarters
2960PKEPartnership of Kindermusik Educators [1] &[2] & [2]
2961PKIPublic Key Infrastructure (cryptography)
2962PKUPhenylketonuria
2963pLpicolitre
2964PLAIDPrecision Location and Identification
2965PLBPersonal Locator Beacon
2966PLCPublic Limited Company (British)
2967PLCCPlastic Leaded Chip Carrier (electronics)
2968PLDProbable Line of Deployment
2969PLEBSPeople Lacking Everyday Basic Skills
2970PLFParachute Landing Fall
2971PLIFPlanar Laser-Induced Fluorescence
2972PLLPhase-Locked Loop (electronics)
2973PLMPolarized Light Microscope/Microscopy
2974PLMBAPhospholipid Bilayer Microarray
2975PlnPlatoon
2976PLOPalestine Liberation Organization
2977PLOKTAPress Lots Of Keys To Abort
2978PLPPlatonic Life Partner
2979PLUTOPipe Line Under The Ocean
2980PLWPalau (ISO 3166 trigram)
2981pmpicometre
2982PMCPrimary Motor Cortex
2983PMIPositive Material Identification
2984PMIDPubMed Identifier
2985PMMAPolyMethylMethAcrylate
2986PMSPremenstrual Syndrome
2987PMSLPiss Myself Laughing (Internet shorthand)
2988PMTPremenstrual Tension (UK) (see Premenstrual Syndrome)
2989pNpiconewton
2990PNACProject for the New American Century
2991PNVSPilot Night Vision Sensor
2992PoPolonium
2993POPost Office
2994POPurchase Order
2995POCDPost-Operative Cognitive Dysfunction
2996podPlain Old Documentation
2997POFFPlain Old Flat File
2998POGOProject On Government Oversight
2999POIProgram Of Instruction
3000POKPlane Of Knowledge
3001POLADPolitical Advice
3002POMDPPartially observable Markov decision process
3003PooSPoo Sniffer (Internet shorthand)
3004POS- Point Of Sale terminal (retail industry transaction computers)Piece Of S**t
3005POSHPort Outbound Starboard Home (alleged)
3006POSSLQPerson of the Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters
3007POTPlane Of Tranquility
3008POTSPlain Old Telephone Service (cf. PANS),Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
3009POTUSPresident of the United States
3010POVPoint of view
3011POWPrisoner of war
3012PPASC(U.S.) Plans and Program Analysis Support Center
3013PPCLIPrincess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (regiment)
3014PPLIPrecise Participant Location & Identification
3015PPMProject Planning and Management
3016PPOPolyPhenylene Oxide
3017PPQNPulses Per Quarter Note (ditto)
3018PPQTPre-Production Qualification Test
3019PPVPay-per-view
3020PrPastor, Priest
3021PRPublic Relations
3022PrbPresbyter
3023PRBOPoint Reyes Bird Observatory
3024PRCPeople's Republic of China
3025PRDCERDEC Product Realization Directorate
3026PRFGPartial Fog (METAR Code)
3027PRIPuerto Rico (ISO 3166 trigram)
3028PRKDemocratic People's Republic of Korea (ISO 3166 trigram)
3029PRMPersonnel iness Management
3030PRYParaguay (ISO 3166 trigram)
3031Pspetasecond
3032pSpicosiemens
3033PSGPacific Seabird Group
3034PSIPortable Source Initiative
3035PSIPounds per square inch
3036PSSPersonnel System Support
3037PSTPacific Standard Time (UTC-8 hours)
3038PSUPennsylvania State University
3039PsyOpPsychological Operations
3040pTpicotesla
3041PtPlatinum
3042PTAParent-Teacher Association
3043PTALPublic Transport Accessibility Level
3044PTESPeople's Trust for Endangered Species
3045PTFEPolyTetraFluoroEthylene
3046PTIPardon the Interruption
3047PTSDPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder
3048PuPlutonium
3049PubPublication
3050PUGPET Users Group
3051PUNPull-Up Network
3052PUPPull-Up Point
3053PUSUnited States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1986)
3054PVpetavolt
3055pVpicovolt
3056PvEPlayer versus Environment
3057PvPPlayer versus Player
3058PVRPersonal Video Recorder
3059PvZPlants vs. Zombies
3060PWPalau (postal symbol; ISO 3166 digram)
3061pWpicowatt
3062PWAPirates With Attitude
3063PWBAPension and Welfare Benefits Administration
3064PWCPieceWise Constant (describing a mathematical function)
3065PwCPricewaterhouseCoopers (international accounting firm)
3066PWLPieceWise Linear (describing a mathematical function)
3067PWLCPieceWise Linear and Concave/Convex (describing a mathematical function)
3068PWRPressurized Water Reactor
3069PXPost eXchange
3070PYFFrench Polynesia (ISO 3166 trigram)
3071PYMWYMIPut Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
3072Q1First Quarter
3073Q2Second Quarter
3074Q3Third Quarter
3075Q4Fourth Quarter
3076QAQatar (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram)
3077QantasQueensland And Northern Territory Aerial Services
3078QATQatar (ISO 3166 trigram)
3079QBQuarterback (football)
3080QCDQuantum ChromoDynamics
3081QDRQuadrennial Defense Review
3082QEHQueen Elizabeth's Hospital
3083QKAir Canada Jazz (IATA airline designator)
3084QNHRegional mean sea level atmospheric pressure (aeronautical Q code)
3085QPSQuark Publishing System
3086QSCATQuick Scatterometer satellite
3087QSLQuébec Sign Language
3088QSOQuasi-Stellar Object
3089Quango(British Commonwealth) QUasi Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation
3090QuasarQuasi-stellar radio source
3091QUBQueen's University Belfast
3092QUIETQ and U Imaging ExperimenT (Q and U are the Stokes parameters of the CMBR polarization)
3093QZAwair (IATA airline designator)
3094R2IResistance to Interrogation
3095RARadio Australia
3096RaRadium
3097RAAFRoyal Australian Air Force
3098RabobankRaiffeisen-Boerenleenbank (from the two banks that merged to form the modern company)
3099RACKRisk Aware Consensual Kink (SM phrase)
3100RaconRAdar beaCON
3101RADARoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
3102RadarRadio Detection And Ranging
3103RadBRad51/Dmc1 homologous protein
3104RADbRouting Assets Data Base
3105RADCRegion Air Defence Commander
3106RAEUK Royal Aircraft Establishment (-1991)
3107RAGBRAIRegister's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa
3108RAMRoyal Air Maroc
3109RamarkRAdar MARKer
3110RAOCRear Area Operation Centre
3111RARDEUK Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment (1962-1991)
3112RARERapid Acquisition with Relaxation Enhancement (MRI technique)
3113RATELORadiotelephone Operator
3114RbRubidium
3115RBRunning Back (football)
3116RBIRuns Batted In
3117RCsee entry
3118RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force
3119RCCRescue Co-ordination Centre
3120RCCORoyal Canadian College of Organists
3121RCHARoyal Canadian Horse Artillery (regiment)
3122RCMPRoyal Canadian Mounted Police
3123RDRadio Disney
3124RDDRadiological Dispersion Device
3125RDMRemotely Delivered/Deliverable Mine
3126RDTRemote Digital Terminal
3127RDVRemote Detection Vehicle
3128ReRhenium
3129RERoyal Engineers
3130REACTRemote Electronically Activated Control Technology
3131REAMRetired Educators Association of Minnesota
3132RECCEReconnaissance
3133REEFReef Environmental Education Foundation
3134REMRapid Eye Movement (sleep phase),Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
3135REMERoyal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
3136RERCRehabilitation Engineering Research Center
3137RESNARehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
3138REURéunion (ISO 3166 trigram)
3139RfRutherfordium
3140RFDRequest for Documentation
3141RFERequest for Evaluation
3142RFEFReal Federación Española de Fútbol (Spanish for Royal Spanish Football Federation)
3143RFFRight of First Refusal (legal term)
3144RFIDRadio Frequency IDentification
3145RFLRugby Football League
3146RFPRequest for Proposal
3147RFQRequest for Quotation
3148RFTRequest for Tender
3149RFURugby Football Union
3150RGRepublican Guard
3151RgRoentgenium
3152RGBRed Green Blue (colour model)
3153RGBIRed Green Blue Intensity (ditto)
3154RhRhodium
3155RHSouthern Rhodesia (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete 1980)
3156RHICRelativistic Heavy Ion Collider
3157RHLIRoyal Hamilton Light Infantry (Canadian militia regiment)
3158RHOSouthern Rhodesia (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1980)
3159RHUReplacement Holding Unit
3160RIRhode Island (postal symbol)
3161RIAARecording Industry Association of America
3162RIBARoyal Institute of British Architects
3163RIFARed imported fire ant
3164RILARetail Industry Leaders Association
3165RIMVSRetinal Imaging Machine Vision System
3166RINORepublican In Name Only[1]
3167RISCReduced Instruction Set Computer
3168RJDReduced Julian Day
3169RKBARight to Keep and Bear Arms (Second Amendment to the United States Constitution)
3170RKORadio-Keith-Orpheum Pictures
3171RLPRecognised [Operating/Operational] Land Picture
3172RLSRestless Leg Syndrome
3173RLYRally Point
3174RMsee separate disambiguation page
3175RMCRobert Menzies College
3176RMDARecords Management and Declassification Agency
3177RMPRecognised [Operating/Operational] Maritime Picture
3178RNRadio Netherlands
3179RnRadon
3180RNARiboNucleic Acid
3181RNADRoyal Naval Armaments Depot (UK)
3182RNPSRadio Network Planning System
3183RNZRadio New Zealand
3184RNZIRadio New Zealand International
3185ROARate Of Ascent
3186ROERules Of Engagement
3187ROFLOLRolling On the Floor Laughing Out Loud
3188ROHRing of Honor
3189ROKRepublic of Korea
3190ROPRender Output Pipeline
3191ROPEResearch Opportunity and Performance Evidence
3192ROSReactive Oxygen Species
3193ROURomania (ISO 3166 trigram)
3194ROVRemotely Operated Vehicle
3195ROZRestricted Operations Zone
3196RPARegional Plan Association
3197RPDRecognition-Primed Decision-making
3198RPFRwandan Patriotic Front
3199RPLReverse Polish Lisp
3200rpmrevolutions per minute
3201RPNreverse Polish notation
3202rpsrevolutions per second
3203RPVRemotely Piloted Vehicle
3204RQPuerto Rico (FIPS 10-4 territory code)
3205RRBRailroad Retirement Board
3206RRNRecurrence Rate Number
3207RRPRecurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
3208RRSRacing Rules of Sailing
3209RRSPRegistered Retirement Savings Plan (Canada; roughly equivalent to the IRA in the U.S.)
3210RSRussia (FIPS 10-4 country code)
3211RSIRepetitive Strain Injury
3212RSJRolled Steel Joist (construction)
3213RSNReal Soon Now (coined by author Jerry Pournelle)
3214RSPB(UK) Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
3215RSPCARoyal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
3216RSRRequired Supply Rate
3217RSREUK Royal Signals and Radar Establishment (1976-1991)
3218RSRIRed Sands Research Institute
3219RSSReally Simple Syndication
3220RTARoad traffic accident (British)
3221RTBFRadio-Télévision belge de la Communauté française
3222RTFRich Text Format
3223RTFMthe Fucking/Fine Manual
3224RTGRadio-isotope Thermoelectric Generator also used for Rubber Tyred Gantry crane
3225RTIRun-Time Infrastructure (Simulation)
3226RTLsee entry
3227RTPReal-time Transport Protocol
3228RTSsee entry
3229RTTRound Trip Timing
3230RURussia (ISO 3166 digram)
3231RuRuthenium
3232RUCRoyal Ulster Constabulary
3233RUSRussia (ISO 3166 trigram)
3234RUSIRoyal United Services Institute for Defence Studies
3235RWRwanda (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)
3236RWARwanda (ISO 3166 trigram)
3237RWHRain Water Harvesting
3238RWRRadar Warning Receiver
3239RWSRemote Weapon Station
3240RXReceive
3241SBNOStanding but not operating (in reference to amusement parks)
3242SCOTUSSupreme Court of the United States
3243SCROTUSSo-called Ruler of the United States
3244SDHCSecure Digital High Capacity
3245SDXCSecure Digital eXtended Capacity
3246SGSenegal (FIPS 10-4 country code), Singapore (ISO 3166 digram), Snow Grains (METAR Code), Study Group
3247SGOTUSSecond Gentleman of the United States
3248SHOShowtime (see also sho.com)
3249SIRIService Interface for Real Time Information
3250SiriSpeech Interpretation and Recognition Interface (Apple iOS software)
3251SLOTUSSecond Lady of the United States (the vice president's wife)
3252SoConSouthern Conference (U.S. college sports)
3253STBSurface Transportation Board[2]
3254SWACSouthwestern Athletic Conference
3255SWANSystem for Wearable Audio Navigation
3256SWATSpecial Weapons And Tactics
3257SWFSingle White Female
3258TaTantalum
3259TAACOMU.S. Theater Army Area Command
3260TAADCOORDTheatre Army Air Defence Co-ordinator
3261TAARTrace Amine-Associated Receptor
3262TACU.S. Tactical Air Command (1946-1992)
3263TACANTactical Air Navigation
3264TACCOTactical Coordinator
3265TACCSFU.S. Theater Aerospace Command & Control Simulation Facility
3266TACDARTactical Detection And Reporting
3267TACSOPTactical SOP (Standing Operating Procedure)
3268TADILTactical Digital Information Link
3269TAITarget[ed] Area of Interest
3270TAJTom and Jerry
3271TAJTTom and Jerry Tales
3272TALESTechnical Advice and Lexicon for Enabling Simulation
3273TANJThere Ain't No Justice (used as expletive in the Ringworld novels)
3274TANPTerrain-Aware Network Planner
3275TANSTAAFLThere Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch (coined by author Robert A. Heinlein in his The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress)
3276TAPPSTexas Association of Private and Parochial Schools
3277TARDISTime And Relative Dimension In Space (from Doctor Who)
3278TASTasmania (postal symbol)
3279TASERThomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle
3280TASMTactical Air-to-Surface Missile
3281TATTourism Authority of Thailand
3282TATPTriAcetone TriPeroxide
3283TATTTired All The Time (medical diagnosis in-joke)
3284TbTerbium
3285TBTuberculosis
3286TBAto be announced
3287TBBPATetraBromoBisPhenol-A
3288TBDto be done, or: to be documented, or: to be determined, or: to be decided
3289TBFto be fair
3290TBHTo Be Honest
3291TBLTurkish Basketball League
3292TBSTurner Broadcasting System
3293TBTTributyltin
3294TcTechnetium
3295TCAATop Counter-Assault Agents
3296TCASTraffic Collision Avoidance System
3297TCCCSTactical Command,Control and Communication System
3298TCDChad (ISO 3166 trigram)
3299TCHDTruck Cargo Heavy Duty
3300TCLTool Command Language
3301TCMTurner Classic Movies
3302TCUTexas Christian University
3303TCWTasty Coma Wife
3304TCWMSTele-Center Workforce Management System
3305TDAThe Disney Afternoon
3306TDLTactical Data Link
3307TDMTime-Division Multiplexing
3308TDMATime Division Multiple Access
3309TDPTechnology Demonstration Programme
3310TDRSTracking Data and Relay Satellite
3311TeTellurium
3312TEALTasman Empire Airways Limited
3313TeamTogether everyone achieves more
3314TEAMSThe East African Marine System (fiber optic cable)
3315TEDTechnology Entertainment Design prize
3316TENCAPTactical Exploitation of National Capabilities
3317TERSTactical Event Reporting System
3318TESTactical Event System
3319TESTThesaurus of Engineering and Scientific Terms
3320TEUTwenty-foot equivalent unit (cargo capacity)
3321TeVeSTensor Vector Scalar theory
3322TFMPPTrifluorophenylmethylpiperazine
3323TFRTotal Fertility Rate
3324TFTThin-Film Transistor
3325TgTeragram
3326TGTogo (ISO 3166 digram)
3327TGOTogo (ISO 3166 trigram)
3328ThThorium
3329THAThailand (ISO 3166 trigram)
3330THAADTerminal High Altitude Area Defence
3331THEGENTRYThe High-End Group of Earth's New Technologies Research Yield
3332THELTactical High Energy Laser ACTD
3333THGTetrahydrogestrinone
3334TIATotal Information Awareness initiative
3335TIATransient Ischemic Attack
3336TIALDThermal Imaging and Airborne Laser Designation
3337TIBSTactical Information Broadcast System
3338TICTroops In Contact
3339TIGERSTopologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing System
3340TINCThere Is No Cabal
3341TIPThermal Identification Panel
3342titsToes in the Sand
3343TJDTruncated Julian Day
3344TJKTajikistan (ISO 3166 trigram)
3345TKLTokelau (ISO 3166 trigram)
3346TKMTurkmenistan (ISO 3166 trigram)
3347TlThallium
3348TLAThree-Letter Abbreviation/Acronym
3349TLAMTomahawk Land Attack Missile
3350TLATOJLThe Life and Times of Juniper Lee
3351TLPMT1 Line Performance Monitor
3352TmTerametre
3353TMAPTexas Medication Algorithm Project
3354TMCThe Movie Channel
3355TMDTheatre Missile Defence
3356TMDKThe Mighty Don't Kneel (Australian professional wrestling stable also active in Japan)
3357TMIToo Much Information
3358TMJTemporoMandibular Joint (syndrome)
3359TMNTTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
3360TMPGTransparent Multi-Platform Gateway
3361TMRTwin Main Rotors (helicopter type)
3362TMSTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation
3363TMTThirty Meter Telescope
3364TMTOWTDIThere's Than One Way To Do It (from Perl)
3365TNATotal Nonstop Action Wrestling
3366TNOTrans-Neptunian Object
3367TOBSTime of OBServation
3368TOCTable Of Contents, Tactical Operations Centre, Temporo-Occipital transition Cortex, Top of Concrete
3369TOGTogo (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166)
3370TOGSThermal Observation Gunnery Sight
3371TOMSTotal Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (satellite instrument)
3372TONTonga (ISO 3166 trigram)
3373TOSTape 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
3374TOTTime On Target
3375TOWTube-launched,Optically tracked,Wire-guided (anti-tank missile)
3376TPEast Timor (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete 2002),São Tomé and Príncipe (FIPS 10-4 country code),Training Practice,Trident Ploughshares
3377TPEChinese Taipei (IOC and FIFA trigram for the country also known as Taiwan)
3378TPIThe point is
3379TPOThrombopoietin
3380TPSThe Pennington School
3381TPTBThe Powers That Be (often used to refer to the people responsible for the content of TV series or movies)
3382TQTop Qualifier (similar to Pole Position in car racing)
3383TRATechnology iness Assessment
3384TRAC(U.S. Army) TRADOC Analysis Center
3385TRACONTerminal Radar Approach Control
3386TRADOC(U.S. Army) Training and Doctrine Command
3387TRANSCOMU.S. Transportation Command
3388TRAPTactical Receive equipment and related Applications
3389TRASANATRADOC Systems Analysis Agency
3390TRDTowed Radar Decoy
3391TRIGATThird Generation Antitank (missile)
3392TRLTechnology readiness level
3393TrpTroop
3394TRUTransuranic
3395TRUEXTraining in Urban Environment Exercise
3396TRWThompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc.
3397TsTerasecond
3398TSTerasiemens,Thunderstorm (METAR code),Tunisia (FIPS 10-4 country code),TinySex,Transsexual, Tough Sh*t
3399TSATheatre Storage Area,Time Slot Allocation,Transportation Security Administration,The Salvation Army
3400TSECTransmission Security Encryption Code
3401TSLTransportation Security Laboratory
3402TSNThe Sporting News (historic name of the periodical now known as Sporting News),The Sports Network
3403TSOThe Stationery Office (was HMSO until 1996),(U.S.) TRICARE Support Office,Trans-Siberian Orchestra (band)
3404TSOPTactical Standing Operation Procedure,The Sound of Philadelphia (classic 1970s R&B instrumental)
3405TSRTerminate and Stay Resident
3406TSSIAThe Subject Says It All
3407TTTeratesla,Terrestrial Time,Tourist Trophy (Motorcycle sport),Trinidad and Tobago (ISO 3166 digram)
3408TTCTTorrance Tests of Creative Thinking
3409TTFNTa Ta For Now
3410TTLTax,Title,License,Through-the-lens (photography),Time 'till live,Time to live,Transistor-transistor logic
3411TTOTrinidad and Tobago (ISO 3166 trigram)
3412TTPTactics,Techniques,and Procedures,Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura,Trailer Transfer Point
3413TTTEAFThomas the Tank Engine and Friends
3414TTYTeleTYpewriter (Printer)
3415TTYLTo You Later (Internet slang)
3416TTZTetrazolium
3417TUTechnische Universität (German for 'Technical University'),Thammasat University (Thailand),Turkey (FIPS 10-4 country code)
3418TUCTrades Union Congress
3419TUGTeX Users Group
3420TUIText-based user interface (cf. CLI),among other uses
3421TUNTunisia (ISO 3166 trigram)
3422TUNSTechnical University of Nova Scotia
3423TURTurkey (ISO 3166 trigram)
3424TUSKTank Urban Survival Kit
3425TUVTuvalu (ISO 3166 trigram)
3426TVTelevision,Teravolt,Transvestite,Tuvalu (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)
3427TvTime value,a designation seen on some camera dials for shutter priority mode
3428TVATennessee Valley Authority
3429TVGTelevision Games (Network),Tick,Very Good,Often used by School Teachers when marking homework etc. (Tick VG)[1][2]
3430TVRTreVor (Wilkinson) Racing
3431TVSTornado vortex signature
3432TWRepublic of China (Taiwan) (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram),Terawatt
3433TWAINTechnology Without An Interesting Name
3434TWETrans World Entertainment
3435TWIThe Welding Institute
3436TWIPTake 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
3437TWNRepublic of China (Taiwan) (ISO 3166 trigram)
3438TWPTechnical Working Paper
3439TWSThermal Weapon Sight,Track While Scan
3440TXTexas (postal symbol),Transmit,Turkmenistan (FIPS 10-4 country code)
3441TXVThermostatic Expansion Valve
3442TYTTake Your Time,Internet chat abbreviation
3443TZTanzania (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)
3444TZATanzania (ISO 3166 trigram)
3445TZCTetrazolium chloride
3446UUranium
3447UAUkraine (ISO 3166 digram) Unit of Action
3448UAAPUniversity Athletic Association of the Philippines
3449UABUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
3450UAVUnmanned Aerial Vehicle,Unprotected Anal and Vaginal sex,UB[edit]
3451UBCUnited Baptist Church,University of British Columbia
3452UBIGEOUbicación Geografica (Spanish for Geographical Location)
3453UBSUnbundled Bitstream Services,United Bank of Switzerland,United Banque Suisse
3454UCBSAUnited Cricket Board of South Africa
3455UCFUniversity of Central Florida
3456UCLAUniversity of California at Los Angeles
3457UCLESUniversity of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate
3458UCRUniversity of California at Riverside
3459UCRUniversity of Costa Rica
3460UCSUnion of Concerned Scientists
3461UCSBUniversity of California at Santa Barbara
3462UCSDUniversity of California at San Diego
3463UDASUppsala-DLR Asteroid Survey
3464UDDIUniversal Description,Discovery and Integration
3465UDTSUppsala-DLR Trojan Survey
3466UEUnit of Employment
3467UEFAUnion of European Football Associations
3468UESACUppsala-ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets
3469UFCUltimate Fighting Championship
3470UFOUnidentified Flying Object, or: United Farmers of Ontario
3471UGUganda (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)
3472UGAUganda (ISO 3166 trigram)
3473UGVUnmanned Ground Vehicle
3474UHFUltra High Frequency
3475UHMWUltra-High Molecular Weight
3476UHRBUltra-High Resolution Building (simulation)
3477UICUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
3478UIDUser ID
3479UIUCUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3480UJTLUniversal Joint Task List
3481UKIPUnited Kingdom Independence Party
3482UKRUkraine (ISO 3166 trigram)
3483ULUnderwriters Laboratories
3484ULFUltra Low Frequency
3485UMU.S. Minor Outlying Islands (postal symbol; ISO 3166 digram)
3486UMCPUnit Maintenance Collection Point
3487UMESUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore
3488UMIU.S. Minor Outlying Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
3489UMISTUniversity of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
3490UMTSUniversal Mobile Telecommunications System
3491UNUnited Nations
3492UNABOMUniversity and airline bomber (FBI case name)
3493UNAIDS(i/a) Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
3494UNAMSILUnited Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
3495UNCFUnited Negro College Fund
3496UNCLOSUnited Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
3497UNCSGNUnited Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names
3498UNCTADUnited Nations Conference on Trade and Development
3499UNDCPUnited Nations Drug Control Programme
3500UNDE(i/a) Union of National Defence Employees (Canada)
3501UNDPUnited Nations Development Programme
3502UNEPUnited Nations Environment Programme
3503UNFCCCUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
3504UNFICYPUnited Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
3505UNGEGNUnited Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
3506UNHCRUnited Nations High Commission (er) for Refugees
3507UNICEFUnited Nations Children's Fund (originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund)
3508UNICRIUnited Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute
3509UNIDOUnited Nations Industrial Development Organization
3510UNIFEMUnited Nations Development Fund for Women (from the French Fonds de développement des Nations unies pour la femme)
3511UNMIKUnited Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
3512UNOSOMUnited Nations Operations in Somalia
3513UNPROFORUnited Nations Protection Force (in former Yugoslavia)
3514UNRISDUnited Nations Research Institute for Social Development
3515UNSMUnion of Nova Scotian Municipalities
3516UNTACUnited Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
3517UNTAET(i/a) United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
3518UNUUnited Nations University
3519UPdMUniversità Popolare della Multimedialità
3520UPIUnited Press International
3521UPNUnited Paramount Network
3522UPUUniversal Postal Union
3523URBSFAUnion royale belge des sociétés de football association (French for Royal Belgian Football Association)
3524URDUser Requirements Document
3525URYUruguay (ISO 3166 trigram)
3526USUnited States (also ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)
3527USAFUnited States Air Force
3528USAFSPCU.S. Air Force Space Command
3529USAIDUnited States Agency for International Development
3530USAPATRIOTUniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism
3531USAREURUnited States Army Europe
3532USBUniversal Serial Bus
3533USCGUnited States Coast Guard
3534USDAUnited States Department of Agriculture
3535USDIUnited States Department of the Interior
3536USDOEUnited States Department of Energy
3537USDRE(U.S.) Under-Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (1978-1986)
3538USECUnited States Enrichment Corporation
3539USFLUnited States Football League
3540USFWSUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service
3541USGSUnited States Geological Survey
3542USIAUnited States Information Agency
3543USJFCOMUnited States Joint Forces Command
3544USMCUnited States Marine Corps
3545USMNTUnited States men's national (soccer) team
3546USNUnited States Navy
3547USNBUnited States Naval Base
3548USNGUnited States National Grid
3549USNHUnited States Naval Hospital
3550USNIUnited States Naval Institute
3551USNOU.S. Naval Observatory
3552USNOFSUnited States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station
3553USNPUnited States Newspaper Program
3554USNRUnited States Navy Reserve
3555USNSUnited States Naval Ship
3556USNZUniversity Sport New Zealand
3557USPSUnited States Postal Service
3558USPTOUnited States Patent and Trademark Office
3559USSUnited States ship (sometimes meaningless; see Star Trek)
3560USSPACECOMUnited States Space Command
3561USSRUnion of Soviet Socialist Republics
3562USTUnderground Storage Tank
3563USTRANSCOMUnited States Transportation Command
3564USWNTUnited States women's national (soccer) team
3565UTUniversal Time
3566UTEPUniversity of Texas at El Paso (pronounced you-tep)
3567UTMUniversal Transverse Mercator (geographical co-ordinate system)
3568UUAUnitarian Universalist Association
3569UUIDUniversally Unique Identifier (see also GUID)
3570UUVUnmanned Underwater Vehicle
3571UWUniversity of Washington
3572UWOUniversity of Western Ontario
3573UWTUnder Water Telephone
3574UWTGUnder Water Tug
3575UWWUnited World Wrestling
3576UXOUnexploded Ordnance
3577UYUruguay (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)
3578UZUzbekistan (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)
3579UZBUzbekistan (ISO 3166 trigram)
3580VACISVehicle And Container Inspection System
3581VACISVictorian Ambulance Clinical Information System
3582VANOSVariable Nockenwelle System
3583VAOVienna Art Orchestra
3584VBAVisual Basic for Applications
3585vCJDVariant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
3586VCNO(U.S.) Vice Chief of Naval Operations
3587VCofSVice Chief of Staff
3588VCRVideo cassette recorder
3589VCTSaint Vincent and the Grenadines (ISO 3166 trigram)
3590VDFSVisualSVN Distributed File System (VDFS)
3591VEVenezuela (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram)
3592VEEGAVenus Earth Earth Gravity Assist manœuvre
3593VENVenezuela (ISO 3166 trigram)
3594VERITASVery Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System
3595VfDs for deletion (used in Wikipedia)
3596VFMValue For Money
3597VFMOVery Fast Moving Object (astronomy)
3598VFTVirtual Function Table
3599VFWVeterans of Foreign Wars
3600VGBritish Virgin Islands (ISO 3166 digram)
3601VGBBritish Virgin Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
3602VH1Video Hits One
3603VHFVery High Frequency
3604VIAVersatile Interface Adapter
3605VIDSVisual Information Display System
3606VII7 (in Roman numerals)
3607VIII8 (in Roman numerals)
3608VIN(i/a) Vehicle Identification Number (ISO 3779)
3609VIPVery Important Person
3610VISCIIVIetnamese Standard Code for Information Interchange
3611VITVellore Institute of Technology
3612VIVOVideo In Video Out
3613VJVideo Jockey
3614VLADVertical Line Array DIFAR
3615VLBAVery Long Baseline Array
3616VLFVery Low Frequency
3617VLIWVery Long Instruction Word
3618VLPFCVentroLateral PreFrontal Cortex
3619VLPMCVentroLateral PreMotor Cortex
3620VLSIVery-large-scale integration
3621VMVietnam (FIPS 10-4 country code)
3622VMFMarine Fighting Squadron of the United States Marine Corps
3623VMFVariable Message Format
3624VMNVentroMedial Nucleus (neurophysiology)
3625VNVietnam (ISO 3166 digram)
3626VNIRVisible and Near InfraRed
3627VNMVietnam (ISO 3166 trigram)
3628VNSsee entry
3629VOAVoice of America
3630VOIPVoice Over Internet Protocol
3631VOLTVisual OpenType Layout Tool
3632VONVictorian Order of Nurses
3633VORVoice of Russia
3634VOXVoice Operated oscillator
3635VPOTUSVice President of the United States
3636VPNVirtual Private Network
3637VRVirtual Reality
3638VRSGVirtual Reality Scene Generator
3639VSHORADVery Short Range Air Defence
3640VSOVoluntary Services Overseas
3641VSRVery Special Relativity
3642VTCVideo Tele-Conference
3643VTECVariable valve Timing and Electronic lift Control
3644VTOLVertical Take-Off & Landing
3645VUBVrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgian university)
3646VUTVanuatu (ISO 3166 trigram)
3647VVAFVietnam Veterans of America Foundation
3648VWVolkswagen
3649VZVerizon Communications (NYSE code)
3650W3CWorld Wide Web Consortium
3651WAACWomen's Army Auxiliary Corps (Britain) (World War I UK)
3652WAAFWomen's Auxiliary Air Force (World War II UK)
3653WACCWeighted Average Cost of Capital (accounting)
3654WACSWhat-A-Cartoon! Show
3655WADWeapons Alert Designator
3656WAGGGSWorld Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
3657WALsee entry
3658WANWide area network
3659WAPWireless Application Protocol
3660WAPIMAWhat a pain in my ass
3661WARWith All Respect
3662WAsPShort form of WAAAAP (Wind Atlas Analysis and Application Program)
3663WAYPWhite And Yellow Pages
3664WbWeber
3665WBCWorld Boxing Council
3666WBEWork Breakdown Element
3667WBOWorld Boxing Organization
3668WCBOWorld Chess Boxing Organisation
3669WCBPWorld Center for Birds of Prey
3670WCLWorld Confederation of Labour
3671WCWWorld Championship Wrestling
3672WDINWildlife Disease Information Node
3673WDWRWalt Disney World Resort
3674WEBSWeapon Effectiveness Battle Simulation
3675WECWorld Extreme Cagefighting
3676WEEEWaste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
3677WEFWorld Economic Forum
3678WEMWest Edmonton Mall
3679WEUWestern European Union
3680WEZWeapon Engagement Zone
3681WFWallis and Futuna Islands (ISO 3166 digram)
3682WFCWomen's Forage Corps (World War II UK)
3683WFDWeapon of Focused Destruction
3684WFFWallops Flight Facility
3685WFIWater for Injection
3686WFHWorking from home
3687WFPWorld Food Program
3688WFZWeapons Free Zone
3689WHWehrmacht Heer (German World War II army vehicle licence plate code)
3690WHAMWisconsin Hydrogen-Alpha Mapping (telescope)
3691WHIWomen's Health Initiative
3692WHIPWalks plus hits per inning pitched
3693WHOWorld Health Organisation
3694WHS(U.S.) Washington Headquarters Services
3695WIIFMWhat's in it for me?
3696WIPWork In Progress
3697WIPOWorld Intellectual Property Organization
3698WIPP[Nuclear] Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
3699WIYNWisconsin Indiana Yale NOAO telescope consortium
3700WKYPWill Keep You Posted
3701WLWehrmacht Luftwaffe (German World War II air force vehicle licence plate code)
3702WLBWomen's Land Brigade (World War II Canada)
3703WLFWallis and Futuna Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
3704WLOGWithout Loss Of Generality (see WOLOG)
3705WMWehrmacht Marine (German World War II navy vehicle licence plate code)
3706WMANUSWest Midlands Area National Union of Students
3707WMDWorld Movement for Democracy
3708WMIWildlife Management Institute
3709WMOWorld Meteorological Organization
3710WNAWorld Nuclear Association
3711WNFWill Not Fix
3712WNITWomen's National Invitation Tournament
3713WNWWest North-West
3714WOWarrant Officer
3715WOFWidth of Fabric
3716WOFTWaste Of Fucking Time
3717WOFTAMWaste Of Fucking Time And Money
3718WOIWheels Of Italy
3719WOMWrite Only Memory
3720WOSWilson Ornithological Society
3721WOTWaste Of Time
3722WPWhite Phosphorus (ammunition)
3723WPBWar Production Board during World War II
3724WPEWorld Pork Expo
3725WPKWider Peacekeeping
3726WRWide Receiver (football)
3727WRACWomen's Royal Army Corps (World War II UK)
3728WRAIRWalter Reed Army Institute of Research
3729WRBWWRMWe Best What We Most
3730WRCWorld Rally Championship
3731WRCWorld Religions Conference
3732WRNGWarning
3733WRSWorldwide Reference System
3734WRTNHS Workforce Review Team
3735WRTThe Linksys routers whose model name start with 'WRT'
3736WRTThird party firmware for the Linksys WRT routers and compatible models from other vendors.
3737WRTWeb Runtime (WRT) is a portable application framework developed by Nokia that allows the creation of widgets on the S60 Platform.
3738WRTWireless Receiver/Transmitter ( computer networks/IT )
3739WRTWireless Ronin Technologies (digital signage)
3740WRTWorld Rally Team
3741WRTWriter Response Theory
3742WSCWeapon System Catalogue
3743WSDLWeb Services Description Language
3744WSJ(The) Wall Street Journal
3745WSROCWestern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils
3746WSSMWinchester Super Short Magnum (family of rifle cartridges)
3747WSTCWomen Signallers Territorial Corps (World War II UK)
3748WSWWest South-West
3749WTCWorld Trade Center
3750WTFWhat the fuck?; also What a Terrible Failure (android)
3751WTFHWhat The Fucking Hell
3752WTHWhat the Hell
3753WTOWorld Trade Organization
3754WUBU2What you been up to
3755WVWest Virginia (postal symbol)
3756WVAWorld Veterinary Association
3757WVIACWest Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
3758WVRWomen's Volunteer Reserve (World War II UK)
3759WVSCWomen's Volunteer Service Corps (World War II Canada)
3760WVUWest Virginia University
3761WWsee entry
3762WWEWorld Wrestling Entertainment
3763WWIWorld War I
3764WWIIWorld War II
3765WWIIIWorld War III
3766WWJDWhat would Jesus do?
3767WWSWheaton Warrenville South High School
3768WWWFWorld Wide Wrestling Federation
3769WXOWeather [Executive] Officer
3770WYWyoming (postal symbol)
3771WZSwaziland (FIPS 10-4 country code)
3772XBMLeXtended Business Modelling Language
3773XCNinety (in Roman numerals)
3774XCBLXML Common Business Library
3775XDUsed in chatrooms or email for smiley face. X is the eyes; squinted D is the mouth; XD.
3776XeXenon
3777XFAXML Forms Architecture
3778XFCXtreme Fighting Championships
3779XFDFighter aircraft made by Douglas
3780XfeX File Explorer
3781XFFX-Forwarded-For
3782XFGExfoliation glaucoma
3783XFRAutomobile made by Jaguar
3784XFTX FreeType interface library
3785XGAutomobile made by Hyundai
3786XGAExtended Graphics Array
3787XGPExtreme Game Player
3788XHTMLeXtensible Hypertext Markup Language
3789XIEleven (in Roman numerals)
3790XIITwelve (in Roman numerals)
3791XIIIThirteen (in Roman numerals)
3792XIVFourteen (in Roman numerals)
3793XIXNineteen (in Roman numerals)
3794XJSAutomobile made by Jaguar
3795XKBX keyboard extension
3796XKEAutomobile made by Jaguar
3797XKRAutomobile made by Jaguar
3798XMLeXtensible Markup Language
3799XMSFeXtensible Modelling and Simulation Framework
3800XNAX-No-Archive,Xeno Nucleic Acid
3801XNCX Northern Captain
3802XNUX is Not Unix
3803XPeXperience Point (role-playing games)
3804XQJXQuery API for Java™
3805XRAYX-Ray
3806XRMLeXtensible Rights Markup Language
3807XSXiaolin Showdown
3808XSLeXtensible Style Language
3809XTMHeXtreme Technology Multiprocessor Hyperlanguage
3810XULXML User Interface Language
3811XVFifteen (in Roman numerals)
3812XVISixteen (in Roman numerals)
3813XVIISeventeen (in Roman numerals)
3814XVIIIEighteen (in Roman numerals)
3815XWFXcitement Wrestling Federation
3816XXTwenty (in Roman numerals)
3817XylXylobium
3818XZNTriple square screw driver
3819yYocto-
3820Y2KYear Two Thousand
3821yAYoctoampere
3822YaYottayear
3823YaBPrYet another Brother Pat rant
3824YABSLAGYet another boy singing like a girl
3825YACYouth-Adult Committee
3826YAFLAYet Another Five Letter Abbreviation
3827YAPYoung Aspiring Professional
3828YBYoucef Benzouada (Southern Algerian name)
3829YbYtterbium
3830yCYoctocoulomb
3831YCYottacoulomb
3832YDSYosemite Decimal System (climbing)
3833YEYemen (ISO 3166 digram)
3834YEMYemen (ISO 3166 trigram)
3835yFYoctofarad
3836YFYottafarad
3837ygYoctogram
3838YgYottagram
3839YGCOYamaneko Group of Comet Observers
3840YgoYu-Gi-Oh!
3841yHYoctohenry
3842YHYottahenry
3843YHBTYou Have Been Trolled
3844YHIIYou Have It Inside
3845YHSYa Hoor sur!
3846YiYobi
3847YippieYouth International Party + suffix
3848yJYoctojoule
3849YJYottajoule
3850yKYoctokelvin
3851YKYottakelvin
3852YKYFCWYou know you're from Christchurch when (post-earthquake joke)
3853yLYoctolitre
3854YLYottalitre
3855ymYoctometre
3856YmYottametre
3857YMMDYou Make My Day
3858yNYoctonewton
3859YNYottanewton
3860YOLOYou Only Live Once
3861YPAYards per Pass Attempt (football statistic)
3862YPIOYour Problem Is Obvious
3863YPOYoung Presidents' Organization
3864ysYoctosecond
3865ySYoctosiemens
3866YsYottasecond
3867YSYottasiemens
3868YSIYoung Scots for Independence
3869yTYoctotesla
3870YTDYear-To-Date
3871YTMYield to Maturity
3872YTSYouth Training Scheme
3873YTTYoshi Topsy-Turvy
3874YuppieYoung Urban Professional + suffix
3875yVYoctovolt
3876YVYottavolt
3877yWYoctowatt
3878YWYottawatt
3879YYHYuYu Hakusho
3880zZepto
3881ZZetta
3882zAZeptoampere
3883ZAFSouth Africa (ISO 3166 trigram)
3884ZAMSZero age main sequence
3885ZASZylinder Abschaltung System
3886ZBTZero-Balance Transfer (accounting)
3887zCZeptocoulomb
3888ZCZettacoulomb
3889ZCM(n) ZENworks Configuration Management
3890ZCMKZone Control Master Key
3891ZCUZimbabwe Cricket Union
3892\aAtto-