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1TERMMEANING
2e.g.'exempli gratia' in Latin, meaning: 'for example'
30Dobvious deed
41AMAir Mechanic 1st Class
51DOne-Dimensional
62AMAir Mechanic 2nd Class
72DTwo-dimensional
82LATwo Letter Acronym
92Lt2nd Lieutenant
103AMAir Mechanic 3rd Class
113DThree-Dimensional
123GThird-generation mobile telephone system
133iInvestors In Industry (venture capitalists)
143MMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
154GFourth-generation mobile telephone system
164WDFour-wheel drive
175DFive-Dimensional
186DSix-Dimensional
197DSeven-Dimensional
208DEight-Dimensional
219DNine-Dimensional
22AAmpere
23A/CAir Conditioned/Conditioning
24A10Atlantic 10 Conference
25A1CAirman First Class
26A4European standard office paper size
27aAAttoampere
28AAAadministration,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)
29AAASAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science
30AAAVAdvanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle
31AADACAlberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
32AADDAdult attention deficit disorder
33AADTannual average daily traffic
34AAFESArmy and Air Force Exchange Service
35AAISadvanced airborne interceptor simulator
36AAMair-to-air missile
37AAMOFas a matter of fact
38AANAmerican Academy of Nursing
39AANEASAnglo-Australian Near-Earth Asteroid Survey
40AAODLAtmospheric Aerosols and Optics Data Library
41AAPCAccounting and Auditing Policy Committee
42AARPAmerican Association of Retired Persons (now officially known only by the initials)
43AASPEMadvanced air-to-air system performance evaluation model
44AATAustralian Antarctic Territory
45AAVAmphibious Assault Vehicle
46AAWCanti-air warfare commander
47ABAble Seaman (both the rank and the occupation),Alberta (postal symbol)
48ABBASEA Brown Boveri (Swiss-Swedish multinational company)
49ABBAAgnetha,Benny,Björn,Anni-Frid (Swedish pop group)
50ABCthe first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet
51ABCabstinence, be faithful, condoms
52ABCActive Body Control
53ABCairway, breathing, circulation
54ABCAlcoholic Beverage Commission
55ABCalien big cat
56ABCalways be careful
57ABCAmerican-born Chinese
58ABCanti-lock brake controller
59ABCatomic, biological, chemical
60ABCS(U.S.) Army Battle Command System
61ABETAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
62ABFISTAdvanced Bradley Full Crew Interactive Skills Trainer
63ABGIAddington-Barker Group International
64ABINAgência Brasileira de Inteligência (Brazilian Intelligence Agency)
65ABLAmerican Basketball League
66ABLEAirBorne Law Enforcement (police air support unit)
67ABMCAmerican Battle Monuments Commission
68ABNAustralian Business Number (a number issued by the Australian government as registration of a business and used for taxation purposes)
69ABPIAssociation of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
70ABRSMAssociated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
71ABSanti-lock braking system
72ABSAAmalgamated Banks of South Africa
73ABSTRIPSabstraction-based STRIPS
74ABVAlcohol by volume
75ABWAruba (ISO 3166 trigram)
76AcActinium
77ACAdriamycin-Cyclophosphamide (chemotherapy),Air Conditioning,Aircraftman,Alternating Current,Altocumulus,ante Christum (Latin,'before Christ'; see BC),ante cibum (Latin,'before meals'),Associazione Calcio (Italian,'football (soccer) club')
78aCAttocoulomb
79AC1Aircraftman 1st Class
80AC2Aircraftman 2nd Class
81ACAAffordable Care Act,shorthand for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,commonly called 'Obamacare',Airspace Control Authority,Airspace Co-ordination Area,A Current Affair
82ACABAll cops are bastards
83ACARSAircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System
84ACBAsociación de Clubes de Baloncesto (Spanish for 'Association of Basketball Clubs')
85ACCACAwdurdod Cymwysterau,Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cymru (Qualifications,Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales)
86ACCDAmerican Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities
87ACCSAir Communications and Control Squadron
88ACDAArms Control & Disarmament Agency
89ACDCAlternating Current Direct Current,the name of an Australian rock music band,a term for a bisexual person,A/Cdre,Air Commodore
90ACDTApple Certified Desktop Technician,Australian Central Daylight Time
91ACESAerolíneas Centrales de Colombia (Spanish,'Central Colombian Airlines'),Auxiliary Campus Enterprises and Services of Alfred State College
92ACFAdministration for Children and Families,American Car and Foundry,American Culinary Federation
93ACHTAverage Call Hold Time
94ACINTAcoustic Intelligence
95ACKAcknowledge (telecommunications; cf. NAK)
96ACLAccess Control List,Anterior cruciate ligament; the initialism can also refer to an injury to this ligament.,Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
97ACLJAmerican Center for Law and Justice
98ACLOSAutomatic CLOS (missile control system)
99ACLSAmerican Council of Learned Societies
100ACLUAmerican Civil Liberties Union,American Communist Lawyers Union (pejorative slang for the above)
101ACMmany,including Association for Computing Machinery; see entry
102ACMC(U.S.) Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
103ACNAirborne Communications Node,Australian Company Number (number issued by the Australian government as registration of a limited liability company)
104ACNAAnglican Church in North America
105ACOAirspace Control Order
106ACOBAAdvisory Committee on Business Appointments
107ACOGAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
108ACOM(U.S.) Atlantic Command
109ACORNAssociation of Community Organizations for Reform Now
110ACPAfrican,Caribbean and Pacific Group of States,Air Control Point
111ACRAdvanced Concepts and Requirements
112ACRIAfrican Crisis Initiative
113ACRTAdvanced Concepts Research Tool simulator
114ACSAffiliated Computer Services (NYSE ACS),Alaska Communications Service,American Cancer Society,American Chemical Society,Association of Caribbean States,Australian Computer Society
115ACSCArmy Command and Staff College (various nations)
116ACSTAmerican Cooperative School of Tunis
117ACSTAustralian Central Standard Time
118ACTAdaptive Control of Thought (cognitive model),American College Test (ing Program),Australian Capital Territory (also postal symbol),ACT UP,AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power
119ACTDAdvanced Concept Technology Demonstration
120ACTF(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)
121ACTUAustralian Council of Trade Unions
122ACUAmerican Conservative Union
123ACUFAdvisory Committee on Undersea Features,American Conservative Union Foundation
124ADAnno Domini (Latin for 'In the year of our Lord')
125ADAAir Defence Artillery,American Dental Association,Assistant District Attorney,Americans with Disabilities Act (see also the similar but non-acronymic Ada programming language)
126ADACAllgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (German for 'General German Automobile Club')
127ADAGEAir Defense Air to Ground Engagement (simulation)
128ADAPAIDS Drug Assistance Program
129ADASAsiago-DLR Asteroid Survey
130ADATAlesis Digital Audio Tape (recording format)
131ADATSAgricultural Development and Training Society,Air Defence Anti-Tank System,Australian Defence Air Traffic System
132ADBAsian Development Bank
133ADCAide De Camp,U.S. Air Defense Command (1946-1992),Apple Display Connector,Program Against Digital Counterfeiting of Currency
134ADDAnalog Digital Digital (CD quality),Attention-Deficit Disorder,Administration on Developmental Disabilities
135ADDIEAnalyze Design Develop Implement and Evaluate
136ADDNSAdvanced Deployable Day/Night Simulation
137ADGBAir Defence of Great Britain
138ADHDAttention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
139ADHSAttention-Deficit Hyperactivity Syndrome
140ADIAcceptable/Allowable Daily Intake
141ADLAnti-Defamation League
142ADMAdministrative,,Admiral,and the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps,Archer Daniels Midland,Assistant Deputy Minister
143ADOAAir Defence Operations Area
144ADPAdenosine DiPhosphate,Army Doctrine Publication (UK,Canada,Australia),Automatic/Automated Data Processing
145ADRGArc-second Raster Chart (ARC) Digitized Raster Graphics
146ADSActive Denial System, Astrophysics Data System, Attention Deficit Syndrome
147ADSRAttack,Decay,Sustain,Release (sound envelope specification)
148ADTAtlantic Daylight Time (UTC3 hours)
149ADTBArmy Doctrine and Training Bulletin
150ADWAir Defence Warning
151AEArmed Forces Africa/Canada/Europe/Middle East (postal symbol),United Arab Emirates (ISO 3166 digram),Artix Entertainment,American Eagle,A&E, Arts & Entertainment Network,the original name for the U.S. TV channel now known as A&E Network
152AEDTAustralian Eastern Daylight Time
153AEFAmerican Expeditionary Force
154AEGISAirborne Early warning Ground environment Interface Segment (fake etymology)
155AESRAeronautical Equipment Service Record
156AESTAustralian Eastern Standard Time
157aetAfter extra time (Football)
158AEWAirborne Early Warning,Airborne Electronic Warfare
159AFAfghanistan (ISO 3166 digram),Air Force,As f*ck
160aFAttofarad
161AFAU.S. Air Force Academy,Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (Spanish for 'Argentine Football Association')
162AFAICAs Far As I'm Concerned
163AFAICTAs Far As I Can Tell
164AFAIKAs Far As I Know
165AFAIRAs Far As I Remember/Recall
166AFAMAssociazione 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
167AFATDSAdvanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System
168AFCEAArmed Forces Communications and Electronics Association
169AFDBAfrican Development Bank
170AFESAutomatic Fire Extinguishing System
171AFGAfghanistan (ISO 3166 trigram)
172AFIFrench Territory of the Afars and Issas (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete since 1977),'Agencia Federal de Investigaciónes' (México)
173AFISTAbrams Full Crew Interactive Skills Trainer
174AFJApril Fool's Joke
175AFKAway From Keyboard (Internet chat abbreviation)
176AFLACAmerican Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus
177AFOAssociation of Field Ornithologists
178AFOSRU.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research
179AFPAgence France-Presse (French,'French Press Agency'), Australian Federal Police
180AFQTArmed Forces Qualification Test
181AFRCAir Force Reserve Command
182AFRLAir Force Research Laboratory
183AFROTCAir Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
184AFRRI(U.S.) Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
185AFRTSArmed Forces Radio and Television Service
186AFSCU.S. Air Force Staff College (obsolete; replaced with JFSC), U.S. Air Force Systems Command
187AFSCNU.S. Air Force Satellite Control Network
188AFSPCAir Force Space Command
189AFTAmerican Farmland Trust
190AFVarmoured fighting vehicle
191AGair gunner,Aktiengesellschaft (German,'incorporated'),Antigua and Barbuda (ISO 3166 digram),Assemblies of God
192agAttogram
193AgSilver (Latin for 'argentum')
194AGAAB Gas-accumulator ('ah-gah',Swedish company),Advanced Graphics Architecture
195AGARDAdvisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development
196AGARDographAdvanced Guidance for Alliance Research and Development publication
197AGASAAkeno Giant Air Shower Array (cosmic ray detector)
198AGBInternal Nintendo initialism (Advanced Game Boy) for Game Boy Advance
199AGCAdjutant General's Corps (British Army)
200AGDCAustralian Game Developers' Conference
201AGIAuxiliary Group Intelligence
202AGMAnnual General Meeting
203AGNActive Galactic Nucleus
204AGOAngola (ISO 3166 trigram)
205AGPAccelerated Graphics Port
206AGRICOLAAgriculture Online Access
207AGSAlaska Ground Station (LandSat)
208AGTSAdvanced Gunnery Training System
209AGUAmerican Geophysical Union
210AGWAutonomous Guided Weapon
211AhAmpere-hour
212AHAttack Helicopter
213aHAttohenry
214AHAAmerican Heart Association
215AHCPRAgency for Health Care Policy and Research (obsolete; replaced with AHRQ)
216AHECAustralian Health Ethics Committee
217AHPCRCArmy High Performance Computing Research Center
218AHQAir Headquarters
219AHRQAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality
220AHSAmerican Housing Survey
221AIAir Interdiction,Amnesty International,Artificial Insemination,Artificial Intelligence,Anguilla (ISO 3166 digram)
222AIAAerospace Industries Association,American Institute of Architects,Anguilla (ISO 3166 trigram)
223AIAAAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
224AICAfrican Independent Church,Animal Identification Coordinator
225AICDAustralian Institute of Company Directors
226AICMFPAnd I Claim My Five Pounds
227AIDU.S. Agency for International Development
228AIDSAcquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
229AIMAustralian Institute of Management
230AIMPAurora Incremental Modernization Project
231AIPACAmerican Israel Public Affairs Committee
232AIRAircraft Inventory Record
233AIRFAAmerican Indian Religious Freedom Act
234AIRSAerometric Information Retrieval System (obsolete; replaced with AFS)
235AISAustralian Institute of Sport,Automatic Identification System
236AISB(British Society for the Study of) Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour
237aJAttojoule
238AjaxAsynchronous JavaScript And XML
239AJDAstronomical Julian day
240AJPAllied Joint Publication
241AJPWAll Japan Pro Wrestling
242AKAlaska (postal symbol)
243aKAttokelvin
244AKAAbove knee amputation (orthopaedic usage)
245AKDTAlaska Standard Daylight Saving Time (UTC8 hours)
246AKPAdalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (Turkish,'Justice and Development Party')
247AKSTAlaska Standard Time (UTC9 hours)
248ALAlabama (postal symbol),Albania (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)
249AlAluminium
250aLAttolitre
251ALAÅland Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
252ALAPAs Long/Late As Possible
253ALARMAir-Launched Anti-Radar Missile
254ALBAlbania (ISO 3166 trigram)
255ALDAccounting Line Designator (nuclear weapon targeting)
256ALERTAdvanced Linked Extended Reconnaissance and Targeting,Attack and Launch Early Reporting to Theatre
257ALFAfrica Leadership Forum,Alien Life Form (cf. ALF (TV series)),Animal Liberation Front
258ALGAlgeria (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166)
259ALGOLALGOrithmic Language
260ALPAAir Line Pilots Association
261ALSAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
262ALSHSAbraham Low Self-Help Systems
263ALSPAggregate Level Simulation Protocol
264ALTEAssociation of Language Testers in Europe
265AmAmericium
266AMAmplitude Modulation and Ante Meridiem; see entry,Armenia (ISO 3166 digram)
267AM1Airman 1st class
268AMCBU.S. Army/Marine Corps Board
269AMFOMAdvanced Missile Fly Out Model
270AMFRAge-specific Marital Fertility Rate,Amplitude Modulation Following Response
271AMFRSAdvanced Multi-Function Radio Frequency System,Automatic Multisensor Feature-based Recognition System
272AMLAcute Myeloid Leukaemia
273AMLCDActive Matrix Liquid Crystal Display
274AMLOAndrés Manuel López Obrador (Mexican politician),Anti-Money Laundering Office (Thailand government agency)
275AMOAtlantic Multidecadal Oscillation
276AMOLEDActive-matrix organic light-emitting diode
277AMOSAdvanced MOrtar System,Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory
278AMPAdenosine MonoPhosphate,Automated Mission Planner
279AMRAAMAdvanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile
280AMRDECU.S. Aviation & Missile Research,Development,& Engineering Center
281AMSAgriculture Marketing Service,American Mathematical Society
282AMSAAU.S. Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity
283AMSOU.S. Army Model and Simulation Office
284AMSUAdvanced Microwave Sounding Unit
285AMTEUK Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment (1977-1984)
286ANNetherlands Antilles (ISO 3166 digram)
287aNAttonewton
288ANAAdministration for Native Americans,Afghan National Army,All Nippon Airways,Anti-Nuclear Anti-body,Australian National Airways,Australian Natives' Association
289ANCAfrican National Congress
290ANDAndorra (ISO 3166 trigram)
291ANFOAmmonium nitrate/fuel oil (explosive)
292ANGLiCoAir/Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
293ANLArgonne National Laboratory
294ANMAcoustic Noise Monitor
295ANOVAANalysis Of VAriance
296ANSApplied and Natural Sciences
297ANSIAmerican National Standards Institute
298ANTNetherlands Antilles (ISO 3166 trigram),Antigua and Barbuda (IOC trigram,but not ISO 3166 or FIFA)
299ANTMAmerica's Next Top Model
300ANTYAcronyms,No Thank You
301ANWRArctic National Wildlife Refuge /ˈænwɑr/
302ANZAustralia and New Zealand Banking Group
303ANZACAustralian and New Zealand Army Corps
304AOAngola (ISO 3166 digram),Approach Officer (submarine),Area of Operations
305AOCAir Operations Centre,Air Officer Commanding
306AODAdrenalin O.D. (punk rock band)
307AOIAngle Of Incidence (Arab Organization for Industrialization)
308AOLAmerica OnLine
309AORArea of Responsibility
310AOSTHAdventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
311AOTSAttack of the Show!
312AOUAmerican Ornithologists' Union
313APAdvanced Placement,Air Publication,Andhra Pradesh (Indian state code),Armed Forces Pacific (postal symbol),Associated Press,Auto Pilot
314APBAll Points Bulletin (police jargon)
315APECAsia Pacific Economic Cooperation
316APEDSAMSAA Performance Estimates Data System
317APEXApplied Physics Express
318APHAAmerican Public Health Association
319APHISAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service
320APLAcute Promyeloid Leukaemia,Anti-Personnel Landmine,Applied Physics Laboratory (Johns Hopkins University)
321APODAerial Port (Airport) Of Debarkation
322APOEAerial Port (Airport) Of Embarkation
323APOLLOApache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation
324APPAllied Procedural Publication
325APRAnnual Percentage Rate
326AQIMAl-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
327ARArgentina (ISO 3166 digram),Arkansas (postal symbol),Armour,Arunachal Pradesh (Indian state code)
328ArArgon
329ARAGAdvanced Research and Assessment Group
330ARBAdministrative Review Board
331ARBAArmy Review Boards Agency
332ARCAAutomobile Racing Club of America
333ARCENTUnited States Army Central Command
334ARDAAdvanced Research and Development Activity (became DTO 2006)
335ARFASEAN Regional Forum
336ARGArgentina (ISO 3166 trigram)
337ARHArmed Reconnaissance Helicopter
338ARNetAcquisition Reform Network
339ARPApplied Research Programme
340ARPAAdvanced Research Projects Agency
341ARRCACE Rapid Reaction Corps
342ARRFAllied Rapid Reaction Force
343ARRLAmerican Radio Relay League
344ARSCArctic Region Supercomputing Center
345ARSPACEU.S. Army Space Command
346ARTCCAir Route Traffic Control Center
347ARWGArmy Research Working Group
348ASActionScript
349ASAmerican Samoa (postal symbol; ISO 3166 digram),Assam / Asom (Indian state code)
350AsArsenic
351aSAttosiemens
352ASAAcetylSalicylic Acid,American Standards Association,Army Security Agency,Atlantic Southeast Airlines
353ASAPAs Soon As Possible
354ASARSAdvanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System,Airborne Search and Rescue System
355asblassociation sans but lucratif (French 'Non-profit organisation')
356ASBOAnti-Social Behaviour Order
357ASCAPAmerican Society of Composers,Authors,and Publishers
358ASCCArmy Service Component Commander,Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator,Air Standardization Coordinating Committee
359ASCIIAmerican Standard Code for Information Interchange
360ASD(U.S.) Assistant Secretary of Defense,autism spectrum disorder
361ASDICAllied Submarine Detection Investigation Committee (Sonar)
362ASEANAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations
363ASFARAmericans for a Society Free of Age Restrictions
364ASGArea Support Group
365ASICAustralian Securities and Investments Commission,Aviation Security Identification Card
366ASICSAnima sana in corpore sano (Latin for 'A sound mind in a sound body') (athletic shoe manufacturer)
367ASIOAustralian Security Intelligence Organisation,Audio stream input output
368ASIPAdvanced System Improvement Program,Army Stationing and Installation Plan,Application-specific instruction-set processor
369ASLAbove Sea Level,American Sign Language (also known as Ameslan),'Age,Sex,Location?' (Internet slang)
370ASMAir-to-Surface Missile,American Samoa (ISO 3166 trigram),American Society for Metals,American Society for Microbiology
371ASMBAmerican Society for Matrix Biology,Adult Swim Message Board
372ASMEAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers,American Society of Magazine ors
373ASMPAir-Sol Moyenne Portée missile (French 'Medium-range air to surface'),Asymmetric multiprocessing
374ASNAssociate of Science in Nursing
375ASOCAir 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
376ASPActive 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
377ASPIAustralian Strategic Policy Institute
378ASRAlkali-silica reaction,Anti Slip Regulation
379ASRAAMAdvanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile
380ASSCAssociation for the Scientific Study of Consciousness
381ASTAtlantic Standard Time (UTC4 hours)
382ASTIAArmed Services Technical Information Agency
383ASTMAmerican Society for Testing and Materials
384ASTREAAerial Support To Regional Enforcement Agencies (sheriff's air support unit)
385ASUWAntiSUrface Warfare
386ASVABArmed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery(taken by juniors in high school in the USA)
387ASVELAssociation Sportive Villeurbanne Éveil Lyonnais (Association Sportive is French for 'Sporting Association'; the club was founded through the merger of AS Villeurbanne and Éveil Lyonnais)
388ASWAntiSubmarine Warfare
389ASWORG(U.S.) AntiSubmarine Warfare Operations Research Group
390ASXAdvanced Stream Redirector,Australian Securities Exchange
391ATAnti-Tank,Austria (ISO 3166 digram),Advanced Technology (IBM Personal Computer/AT)
392AtAstatine
393aTAttotesla
394ATAAdvanced Technology Attachment (IBM Personal Computer),Afghan Transitional Authority,Allen Telescope Array,Antarctica (ISO 3166 trigram)
395ATACAir Transportable Acoustic Communications
396ATAPIAdvanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
397ATATAiken Tactical Airsoft Team / Star Wars vehicle
398ATBActive Time Battle,British Antarctic Territory (ISO 3166 trigram; merged with AQ in 1979)
399ATCAir Training Corps, U.S. Air Transport Command (1942-1948), Athletic Trainer,Certified
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
408ATMAt 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)
417AuGold (Latin 'Aurum')
418AUCAb Urbe Condita / Anno Urbis Conditae (Latin for '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
424AVAudio-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
453AYBABTUAll Your Base Are Belong To Us
454AYUAs Yet Unknown
455AZArizona (postal symbol),Azerbaijan (ISO 3166 digram),Alkmaar Zaanstreek (Dutch football club)
456AZEAzerbaijan (ISO 3166 trigram)
457AZURActions en zone urbaine (French for: Urban Operations)
458B2BBusiness to Business
459B2CBusiness to Consumer
460B2GBusiness to Government
461B2EBusiness to Employee
462BARBarbados (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]
463BBBarbados (ISO 3166 digram),Boys' Brigade (Christian youth organization),Brigitte Bardot (actress),Bumblebee
464BBBBetter Business Bureau,Blood-brain barrier
465BBCBreeding Bird Census,British Broadcasting Corporation,Bumper to Back of Cab (trucking measurement)
466BBLBe Back Later,Bird Banding Laboratory,British Basketball League
467BBNBolt,Beranek and Newman
468BBQBarbecue
469BBSBreeding 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)
470BBYOB'nai B'rith Youth Organization
471BCBefore Christ,Blind Copy (in emailers),Boston College,British Columbia (postal symbol)
472BCABachelor of Computer Application,Black Coaches & Administrators
473BCCBlind Carbon Copy
474BCCIBank of Credit and Commerce International,Board of Control for Cricket in India,BCD , Binary-Coded Decimal
475BEABanque extérieure d'Algérie,British European Airways (ancestor of British Airways),British Electricity Authority,bel
476BELBelgium (ISO 3166 trigram)
477BENBenin (ISO 3166 trigram)
478BEOBanquet Event Order
479BERCBusiness Environmental Resource Center
480BERBit Error Rate
481BHBahrain (ISO 3166 digram)
482BHRBahrain (ISO 3166 trigram)
483BNFBackus-Naur Form (computing), British National Formulary
484BNICEBiological,Nuclear,Incendiary,Chemical,and Explosive Agents
485BNPBritish National Party,Banque Nationale de Paris,a predecessor to today's BNP Paribas
486BNSBank of Nova Scotia
487BNSFBurlington Northern Santa Fe (also AAR reporting mark)
488BOBack Orifice,Biarritz Olympique (French rugby union club),Bolivia (ISO 3166 digram),Body odor
489BOACBritish Overseas Airways Corporation (predecessor of British Airways)
490BoAMLBank of America Merrill Lynch
491BOCBritish Orthodontic Society, British Oxygen Company
492BÖCBlue Öyster Cult
493BODMASBrackets,Orders,Division,Multiplication,Addition,Subtraction
494BOFHBastard Operator From Hell
495BOGABend Over and Grab Ankles
496BOGOFBuy One,Get One Free
497BOGsBunch of Guys
498BOIBalance Of Investment,Basis Of Issue
499BOLBolivia (ISO 3166 trigram)
500BOMBase Object Model,Bill Of Materials,Block of the Month quilting term,Business opportunity meeting
501BOPDBarrel of Oil Per Day
502BOSBattlefield Operating System
503BOTBalance of Trade,Botswana (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166),Build Operate Transfer,Bank of Thailand,BP[edit]
504BPBattle Position,British Petroleum (today,BP does not officially stand for anything),Bp , Bishop,BPD , Bipolar Personality Disorder,BPM , Beats Per Minute,BPMo , Business Process Mobility
505BPVBattlefield Planning Visualization,Bovine papillomavirus
506BQBritish 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)
507BRBrazil (ISO 3166 digram) ,Bihar (Indian state code),British Rail,Break Ranks (marching band term)
508BRABrazil (ISO 3166 trigram)
509BRAGBicycle Ride Across Georgia
510BRASSBreathe,Relax,Aim,Sight,Squeeze (acronym for using a rifle)
511BRICBrazil, Russia, India, and China
512BRICSBrazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa
513BSABirmingham Small Arms (motorcycles company),Boy Scouts of America,Brigade Support Area
514BSatCoPBenjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins
515BSEBovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (better known as mad cow disease)
516BSNBaloncesto Superior Nacional (Spanish,'National Superior Basketball'; top Puerto Rican league),Bank Simpanan Nasional (Malay,'National Savings Bank'; government-owned Malaysian bank)
517BSNLBharat Sanchar Nigam Limited,Bachelor of Science in Nursing
518BSoDBlue Screen of Death (distinct from BSD)
519BSPBetween-Show Promotion,Binary Space Partitioning,Board Support Package,British Standard Pipe (screw thread),Business-sponsored,Bone sialoprotein
520BSTBinary search tree,Blended Sales Tax,Bovine somatotropin,British Summer Time
521BSWBritish Standard Whitworth (screw thread)
522BSXBendigo Stock Exchange
523BTBaal teshuva (Hebrew,'master of repentance') ,used to describe a Jew who adopts Orthodox Judaism as an adult,Bathythermograph,Bhutan (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
524BtBaronet,Bacillus thuringiensis
525BTOBuilt To Order
526BTPBritish Transport Police
527BTRBronetransporter (БТР = Бронетранспортер '(Heavy) Armoured (Personnel) Transporter')
528BTUBritish Thermal Unit
529BTWBy The Way
530BUBurma (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete since 1989)
531BUAVBritish Union for the Abolition of Vivisection
532BUG-EBattlefield Universal Gateway Equipment ('buggy')
533BUNOBureau Number (aircraft serial number)
534BURBurma (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete since 1989)
535BVBackground Vocals -,Battlefield Visualization ,,Bouvet Island (ISO 3166 digram)
536BVDBradley,Voorhees & Day (underwear manufacturer)
537BVRBeyond Visual Range
538BVTBouvet Island (ISO 3166 trigram)
539B&WBabcock & Wilcox, Black and White, Bowers & Wilkins
540BWBring Wedges (ISO digram)
541BWBotswana (ISO 3166 digram)
542BWABotswana (ISO 3166 trigram)
543BWARSBees,Wasps & Ants Recording Society
544BWCBiological and Toxin Weapons Convention
545BWRBoiling-Water Reactor
546BXBase eXchange
547BYBelarus (ISO 3166 digram), Bavaria
548BYOBBring Your Own Bottle (or beer, beverage, or booze) (multiple,but similar,meanings)
549BYOCBring Your Own Computer (play on BYOB)
550BYOFBring Your Own Flask
551BYSByelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete since 1992)
552BYUBrigham Young University
553BZBelize (ISO 3166 digram)
554BZPBenzylpiperazine
555CCarbon, Coulomb, One Hundred (in Roman numerals)
556cCenti
557C2CConsumer-To-Consumer electronic commerce, Cam-To-Cam internet chat
558c2cthe British rail company formerly known as LTS Rail
559CaCalcium
560CACalifornia (postal symbol),Canada (ISO 3166 digram),Catalonia,Civil Affairs,Close Armour,Cocaine Anonymous,Computer Associates,Counter-Air,Cricket Australia
561CAACanadian 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
562CAATCampaign Against Arms Trade,Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
563CACCalifornia Association of Criminalists,Chronic Asymptomatic [Disease] Carrier
564CACMCentral American Common Market
565CACMCommunications of the ACM
566CADCAMComputer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing
567CADMIDConcept,Assessment,Demonstration,Manufacture,In service,Disposal (life cycle mnemonic)
568CADPATCAnadian Disruptive PATtern
569CAECanadian Aviation Electronics (originally),Certificate in Advanced English
570CAEnClose Action Engagement (constructive simulation)
571CAFCentral African Republic (ISO 3166 trigram),Confederation of African Football (or French Confédération Africaine de Football)
572CAFADCombined Arms For Air Defence
573CAFDECanadian Association of Film Distributors and Exporters,Computer Aided Federation Development Environment
574CAFECorporate Average Fuel Economy standard
575CAIComputer Assisted Instruction
576CAIRCouncil on American-Islamic Relations
577CALABARZONA region in the Philippines: CAvite,LAguna,BAtangas,Rizal,queZON
578CALLCenter for Army Lessons Learned
579CALMCommunications,Air-interface,Long and Medium range
580CalPERSCalifornia Public Employees' Retirement System
581CaltransCalifornia Department of Transpotation
582CAMChemical Agent Monitor,Complementary and alternative medicine,Computer-Aided Manufacturing,Crassulacean acid metabolism (type of photosynthesis)
583CAMRACAMpaign for Real Ale
584CANCanada (ISO 3166 trigram)
585CANDUCANada Deuterium Uranium (nuclear reactor design)
586CanolaCanadian oil,low acid (referring to a specific cultivar of rapeseed bred to have a low erucic acid content)
587CAPESCAPability Evaluation System,Combined Arms Planning and Execution System
588CARECitizens 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)
589CARMONETTEComputerized Monte Carlo Simulation
590CARPComputed Air Release Point
591CARTChampionship Auto Racing Teams (now defunct)
592CASChemical Abstracts Service,Chief of the Air Staff,Close Air Support
593CASACivil Aviation Safety Authority
594CASECellular ammunition storage equipment,Computer-Aided Software Engineering
595CASSCommand Activated Sonobuoy System
596CASTFOREMCombined Arms and Support Task FORce Evaluation Model
597CASTORCanadian Automatic Small Telescopes for Orbital Research
598CATCommunity Acceptance Testing
599CATKCounterattack
600CATSComputer Active Technology Suspension
601CATTCombined Arms Tactical Trainer
602CAVCavalry
603CAVOKCeiling And Visibility OK ('Kav-okay')
604CAWCanadian Auto Workers (trade union)
605CBCitizens' Band radio
606CBASSECommission on Behavioral And Social Sciences and Education ('sea bass')
607CBCCanadian Broadcasting Corporation,Christmas Bird Count,Cipher-Block Chaining,Cornering Brake Control
608CBECommander of the Order of the British Empire,Cab Beside Engine (see truck)
609CBFConfederação Brasileira de Futebol (Portuguese,'Brazilian Football Confederation')
610CBGBCountry,Blue Grass,and Blues (former New York City nightclub)
611CBLAComparative bullet lead analysis
612CBMCanadian Baptist Ministries
613CBMCommodore Business Machines
614CBMLCoalition Battle Management Language
615CBNCardsApp Brand Number
616CBOLConsortium for the Barcode of Life
617CBOTChicago Board of Trade
618CBPCustoms and Border Protection
619CBRCase-Based Reasoning
620CBRNChemical,Biological,Radiological,or Nuclear (weapon or event)
621CBRNEChemical,Biological,Radiological,Nuclear or [high-yield] Explosive (weapon or event)
622CBSColumbia Broadcasting System,Corps Battle Simulation
623CBUSColumbus,Ohio
624CCcarbon copy
625CCACounter Command Activity
626CCCCanterbury Clothing Company,Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.,1930s and 1940s),Corpus Christi College,Oxford
627CCCPCentral Committee of the Communist Party,Cyrillic for SSSR (Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik,Russian Союз Советских Социалистических Республик,Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
628CCDConfraternity of Christian Doctrine (Catechism)
629CCFCartoon Cartoon Fridays
630CCGCanadian Coast Guard,Collectible Card Game
631CCGCCanadian Coast Guard Cutter,Canadian Coast Guard College
632CCGHCanadian Coast Guard Hovercraft
633CCGSCanadian Coast Guard Ship,Christ Church Grammar School
634CCHComputer-Controlled Hostile
635CCIFComité consultatif international des communications téléphoniques à grande distance (French for International Telephone Consultative Committee,merged with the CCIT in 1956 to form the CCITT)
636CCIICommand and Control Information Infrastructure,Community Capital Investment Initiative
637CCIRComité 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
638CCITComité consultatif international télégraphique (French for International Telegraph Consultative Committee,merged with the CCIF in 1956 to form the CCITT)
639CCITTComité consultatif international téléphonique et télégraphique (French for International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee,became the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector,ITU-T,in 1992)
640CCKCholecystokinin,Cocos (Keeling) Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
641CCMCanada 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
642CCOCCanadian Children's Opera Chorus,Crosley Car Owners Club
643CCOPCoalition Common Operating/Operational Picture
644CCPCasualty Collection Point,Communications Checkpoint,Contingency Communications Package
645CCPAConsumer Credit Protection Act
646CCRCreedence Clearwater Revival
647CCRApCanadian Conservative Reform Alliance party
648CCRPCommand and Control Research Program
649CCRTSCommand and Control Research and Technology Symposium
650CCSCSConsultative Committee for Space Data Systems
651CCSCSCoordinadora de Centrales Sindicales del Cono Sur
652CCSILCommand and Control Simulation Interface Language ('cecil')
653CCSKCyclic Code Shift Keying
654CCTCurrent Commitments Team
655CdCadmium
656cdCandela
657CDCompact Disc
658CD1Cluster of Differentiation 1 (a small gene family)
659CDAUK Centre for Defence Analysis
660CDDCapabilities Development Document
661CDEChemical Defence Equipment
662CDIACCarbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center ('see-dee-ack')
663CDipAFCertified Diploma in Accounting and Finance
664CDLCommercial driver's license
665CDMClean Development Mechanism (Kyoto protocol), Cold Dark Matter (astronomy)
666CDMACode Division Multiple Access
667CDMSIICryogenic Dark Matter Search II
668CdrCommander
669CDTCentral Daylight Time (UTC5 hours)
670CdtCommandant
671CeCerium
672CEChristian/Common Era
673CEACampaign Effectiveness Analysis
674CECOMU.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command
675CEDEXCourrier d'entreprise à distribution exceptionnelle (French,'Company Mail with Exceptional Distribution'; 'exceptional' refers to the volume of mail)
676CEGEPCollège d'enseignement général et professionnel (French,'College of General and Vocational Education')
677CEICompetitive Enterprise Institute
678CENTCOMUnited States Central Command
679CENTOCentral Treaty Organization (Baghdad Pact)
680CENZUBCentre d'entraînement aux actions en zone urbaine (French,'Urban Operations Training Centre')
681CEOChief Executive Officer
682CEPCircular Error Probable
683CEPTConférence européenne des administrations des postes et des télécommunications (French,'European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations')
684CERCLAU.S. Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation,and Liability Act (Superfund)
685CERDECU.S. Communications-Electronics Research,Development and Engineering Center
686CERGACentre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie (French,'Astrometry and Geodynamics Research Centre')
687CERNCentre européen pour la recherche nucléaire (French,'European Organization for Nuclear Research')
688CERTComputer Emergency Response Team
689CESSCentre for Earth Science Studies (India)
690CESTCentral European Summer Time
691CETCentral European Time
692CEWCCouncil for Education in World Citizenship
693CfCalifornium
694CFCanadian Forces,Central African Republic (ISO 3166 digram)
695CFACat Fanciers' Association,Chartered Financial Analyst,Colour Filtering Array,County Fire Authority,Covering Force Area
696CFARChristine's,Federal Acquisition Regulation
697CFCChloroFluoroCarbon,Canadian Fish Company
698CFESContinuous Flow Electrophoresis System
699CFFZCall For Fire Zone
700CFGContext-free grammar,Control flow graph
701CFHTCanada-France-Hawaii Telescope
702CFICenter for Inquiry (CSICOP)
703CFLCanadian Football League,Co-ordinated Fire Line
704CFLCCCoalition Forces Land Component Command
705CFMCertified Facilities Manager
706CFOChief Financial Officer
707CFPCall for papers, College Football Playoff, Common Fisheries Policy (EU)
708CFRCode of Federal Regulations,Căile Ferate Române (Romanian,'Romanian Railways')
709CFRPCarbon fibre reinforced plastic
710CFSChronic Fatigue Syndrome
711CFSPCommon Foreign and Security Policy
712CFUColony Forming Unit in Microbiology
713CFVCavalry Fighting Vehicle
714CFZCritical Friendly Zone
715CGClient Group,Computer Graphics,Controls Group,Republic of the Congo (ISO 3166 digram)
716CGHComparative Genomic Hybridisation
717CGIGCross-Government Implementation Group
718CGORepublic of the Congo (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166)
719CGSChief of the General Staff
720CGTCapital Gains Tax
721chch(L) is used to denote the Chern character of a line bundle
722CHChieftain tank,Switzerland (ISO 3166 digram; from Latin Confoederatio Helvetica)
723CHAMPUS(U.S.) Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (now known as TRICARE)
724CHAOSCambridge Heart Anti-Oxidant Study
725CHAPSClearing House Automated Payment System
726CHDKCanon Hack Development Kit (Canon camera firmware hack)
727CHESwitzerland (ISO 3166 trigram; from Latin Confoederatio Helvetica)
728CHIColumbia Helicopters,Inc
729CHiPCalifornia Highway Patrol
730CHIPSCosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer
731CHLChile (ISO 3166 trigram)
732CHLACore Historical Literature of Agriculture
733CHNChina (ISO 3166 trigram)
734CHOGMCommonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
735CHPSOCalifornia Hospital Patient Safety Organization
736CHRSCanadian Heart Rhythm Society
737CHTCertified Hand Therapist
738CICôte d'Ivoire (ISO 3166 digram),Counter-Intelligence,101 (in Roman numerals)
739CiCurie
740CIACairo International Airport, Culinary Institute of America
741CIAOCritical Infrastructure Assurance Office,Component-Integrated ACE ORB
742CIBComplete In Box (Internet auction/trading listings)
743CIBCCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
744CICSCustomer Information Control System (IBM mainframe software; 'kicks' or 'C-I-C-S')
745CIDCertified Interior Designer
746CIEFComité international d'enregistrement des fréquences (International Frequency Registration Board)
747CIFCost,Insurance,and Freight (Paid) (shipping)
748CIMMYTCentro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y Trigo (Spanish,'International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center')
749CINCCommander in Chief
750CINEOSCampo Imperatore Near-Earth Object Survey
751CIOChief information officer,Congress of Industrial Organizations
752CIPE(European) Centre for International Political Economy
753CIR(Commander's) Critical Information Requirements
754CIRCorotating Interaction Region
755CISCanadian Interuniversity Sport,Commonwealth of Independent States,Command and Information System,Communication and Information System
756CISA(U.S.) C4I Integration Support Activity
757CISBComplete In Sealed Box (Internet auction/trading listings)
758CISPRComité international spécial des perturbations radioélectriques (Special International Committee on Radio Interference)
759CISSPCertified Information Systems Security Professional
760CITESConvention on International Trade in Endangered Species (of Wild Fauna and Flora) ('sigh-tease')
761CIVCôte d'Ivoire (ISO 3166 trigram)
762CIVETSColombia,Indonesia,Vietnam,Egypt,Turkey,South Africa (economics)
763CIVPOPCivilian Population
764CIWSClose-In Weapon System
765CJCriminal Justice
766CJCCanadian Jewish Congress,Cold Junction Compensation
767CJCSChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
768CJDChronological Julian Day,Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
769CJOChief of Joint Operations
770CJTFCombined Joint Task Force
771CKCook Islands (ISO 3166 digram)
772CKAcommonly known as, Canada Kicks Ass
773CKNDCodename: Kids Next Door
774CLChile (ISO 3166 digram),Co-ordination Line,One Hundred and Fifty (in Roman numerals)
775ClChlorine
776CLAClutterers Anonymous
777CLECCompetitive Local Exchange Carrier
778CLEMARSCalifornia Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Radio System
779CLICCompact LInear Collider
780CLOCornell Lab of Ornithology
781CLOSCommand to Line-Of-Sight (missile control system)
782CLPFCCentroLateral PreFrontal Cortex
783CLRPCollege Loan Repayment Program
784CMCameroon (ISO 3166 digram),Cruise Missile,Nine Hundred (in Roman numerals)
785CmCurium
786CMAU.S. Chemical Materials Agency,Country Music Association (also used to refer to the organization's annual awards),Crystal Meth Anonymous
787CMHCCanada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
788CMIIAWCorrect me if I am wrong
789CMISCommon management information service
790CMJChristopher Martin-Jenkins (BBC sports commentator)
791CMLLConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (Spanish,'Worldwide Wrestling Council'—Mexican professional wrestling promotion)
792CMMCCorps Materiel Management Centre
793CMMLChronic MyeloMonocytic Leukemia,Continuous Media Markup Language
794CMOSCanadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society,(The) Chicago Manual of Style,Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
795CMPCommon [Operating/Operational] Maritime Picture
796CMPDCharlotte Mecklenburg Police Department
797CMPDChronic Myeloproliferative Disease
798CMRCameroon (ISO 3166 trigram),Coaxial Main Rotors (helicopter type)
799CMSCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services,The Chicago Manual of Style
800CMTCountry Music Television
801CMUCarnegie Mellon University,Central Michigan University,Concrete Masonry Unit
802CMWMarconi'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)
803CMYKCyan Magenta Yellow Key/blacK (colour model)
804CNCanadian National (railway; also the AAR reporting mark for said company),China (ISO 3166 digram)
805CNACenter 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
806CNBCConsumer News and Business Channel
807CNDCampaign for Nuclear Disarmament,Computer Network Defence
808CNECanadian National Exhibition,Computer Network Exploitation,Certified Network Engineer
809CNFCost and Freight
810CNIClinical Nursing Intern
811CNICommunications,Navigation and Identification
812CNNCable News Network,Cellular Nonlinear Network
813CNVCopy-Number Variable (genetics)
814CoCobalt
815COBClose Of Business [day]
816COBRAConsolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
817CODCash On Delivery,Democratic Republic of the Congo (ISO 3166 trigram)
818CoDACo-Dependents Anonymous
819COGENTCognitive Objects within a Graphical EnviroNmenT
820COILChemical Oxygen Iodine Laser
821COKCook Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
822COLColombia (ISO 3166 trigram)
823COLACost Of Living Adjustment
824CONADU.S. Continental Air Defense Command
825CONMEBOLConfederación Sudamericana de Fútbol or Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol (respectively Spanish and Portuguese for 'South American Football Confederation')
826CONUSContinental United States
827COOChief Operating Officer
828COPEU.K. Committee On Publication Ethics
829COPUSU.K. Committee on the Public Understanding of Science
830CORDCommon Operational Requirements Document
831COREConsortium for Oceanographic Research and Education
832COSCooper Ornithological Society
833COSERCOoperative SERvice
834CoTCar of Tomorrow (former NASCAR race car design)
835COTSCommercial Off The Shelf
836CPCanadian Pacific,Check Point,Command Post,Club Penguin
837CPACertified Public Accountant
838CPACConservative Political Action Conference,Cable Public Affairs Channel ('see-pack')
839CPCUCertified Property Casualty Underwriter
840CPDCapabilities Production Document
841CPECertificate of Proficiency in English
842CPECertified Professional Ergonomist
843CPFCalibration Parameter File,Canadian Patrol Frigate
844CPGClinical Practice Guideline
845CPIMCertification on Production and Inventory Management
846CPIRComputationally-Private Information Retrieval
847CPONCertified Pediatric Oncology Nurse
848CPPCCChinese People's Political Consultative Conference
849CPRCanadian Pacific Railway
850CPRCardiopulmonary resuscitation
851CPSMContinuous Phase Shift Modulation
852CPSUCommunist Party of the Soviet Union
853CPTContingency Planning Team
854CPUContract Postal Unit
855CPVCape Verde (ISO 3166 trigram)
856CPXCommand Post eXercise
857CQCarrier Qualification,Central Queensland,Charge of Quarters,Congressional Quarterly,Constellation Airlines (IATA airline designator)
858CQDClose Quarters Drill (Morse distress code preceding SOS: CQ 'calling all stations',D 'Distress'; often incorrectly interpreted as 'Come Quick,Distress')
859CrChromium
860CRCosta Rica (ISO 3166 digram)
861CRAMCombined Radiometric Correction Model
862CRDCapstone Requirements Document
863CREBCyclic AMP-response Element Binding (protein)
864CREEPCommittee for the Re-Election of the President,a pejorative nickname used by opponents
865CRENChristian Real Estate Network Real Estate Association
866CRIChina Radio International,Costa Rica (ISO 3166 trigram)
867CRIPLConsolidated Remain-In-Place List
868CRMCardiac Rhythm Management,Customer Relationship Management
869CROCroatia (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166)
870CRPCommittee for the Re-Election of the President,Control and Reporting Post
871CRTCardiac Resynchronization Therapy,Cathode Ray Tube,Chinese Remainder Theorem
872CRTCCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
873CsCaesium
874CSACanadian 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
875CSCClosed Spacelike Curve (relativity),Compact system camera,Computer Sciences Corporation,Computer Security Centre,CSCC Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists
876CSERIAC(U.S. DoD) Crew Systems Ergonomics Information Analysis Center
877CSGCorps Support Group
878CSIsee entry
879CSICOPCommittee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (became the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry in 2006)
880CSIPCommercial Stable Image Platform (AMD)
881CSISCanadian Security Intelligence Service ('seessiss'),(U.S.) Center for Strategic & International Studies
882CSKCzechoslovakia (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete since 1993)
883CSLU.K. Central Science Laboratory
884CSPICenter for Science in the Public Interest
885CSRControl Supply Rate
886CSRCorporate Social Responsibility
887CSRCConflict Studies Research Centre
888CSRFCross-Site Request Forgery
889CSTCentral Standard Time (UTC6 hours)
890CTComputed 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)
891CTACentral 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')
892CTBTComprehensive [Nuclear] Test Ban Treaty
893CTDBCompact Terrain Data Base (file format)
894CTECanton and Enderbury Islands (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1984),Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
895CTGFconnective tissue growth factor
896CTICo-operative Target Identification
897CTILCritical Tracked Items List
898CTISCentral Tire Inflation System
899CTMSClinical Trial Management System
900CTOChief Technical Officer,Chief Technology Officer
901CTSClear-To-Send,Collective Training Standards,Communications Technology Service,Contract Technical Services,Conversation Time Sharing,COSMIC Top Secret
902CTSSCompatible Time-Sharing System
903CTUCounter Terrorist Unit (fictional branch of the Central Intelligence Agency in the television action series 24)
904CTVTCanine Transmissible Venereal Tumour
905CUCarrie Underwood, Cuba (ISO 3166 digram)
906CuCopper (Latin 'Cuprum')
907CUBCuba (ISO 3166 trigram)
908CUCVCommercial Utility Cargo Vehicle
909CUNYCity University of New York ('CUE-knee')
910CUPECanadian Union of Public Employees ('CUE-pee')
911CUPSCommon Unix Printing System
912CUPWCanadian Union of Postal Workers
913CUREAConsortium for Undergraduate Research and Education in Astronomy
914CuWCopper-tungsten pseudo-alloy (from the chemical symbols of the two component elements)
915CUWCuraçao (ISO 3166 trigram)
916CVcurriculum vitae (résumé)
917CVLLCrypto Variable Logic Label
918CVSDContinuous Variable Slope Delta (modulation)
919CVTContinuously Variable Transmission
920CWCalendar Week, or: Continuous Wave, or: Clothes Washer
921CWACommunications Workers of America
922CWCChemical Weapons Convention
923CWRUCase Western Reserve University
924CWSCanadian Wildlife Service
925CXChristmas Island (ISO 3166 digram),or: One Hundred and Ten (in Roman numerals)
926CXRChristmas Island (ISO 3166 trigram)
927CYCalendar year, or: Cyprus (ISO 3166 country code digram)
928CYMCayman Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
929CZECzech Republic (ISO 3166 trigram)
930CZF(Christian Zombie Fan)
931CZMA(US) Coastal Zone Management Act
932dDeci
933DDeuterium
934DADebtors Anonymous,U.S. Department of the Army,District Attorney
935DADVSILoi sur le droit dauteur et les droits voisins dans la société de linformation (French,'Law on copyrights and related rights in the information society')
936DAESDefence Acquisition Executive Summary,(UK MoD) Directorate of Analysis,Experimentation and Simulation
937DAFDissolved Air Flotation,a technique used in water treatment
938DAFIFDigital Aeronautical Flight Information File
939DAKDisney's Animal Kingdom
940DAODivision Ammunition Officer
941DAQData acquisition,Delivered Audio Quality
942DAREDrug Abuse Resistance Education
943DARO(U.S.) Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office
944DARPAU.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
945DARTDisaster Assistance Response Team,Dublin Area Rapid Transit
946DASDefensive Aids Suite
947DASD(U.S.) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
948DASLDatapoint's Advanced Systems Language
949DAU(U.S.) Defense Acquisition University
950DAWN(U.S.) Drug Abuse Warning Network
951dBDecibel
952DBDeutsche Bahn
953DbDubnium
954DBADe Bellis Antiquitatis (miniature wargaming rules)
955DBBL(U.S. Army Simulation Center) Dismounted Battlespace Battle Laboratory
956DBDODesert BDO
957DBEDame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
958DBFDetection By Fire (weapon launch signature)
959DBRDe Bellis Renationis (miniature wargaming rules)
960DBRADavis-Bacon Related Acts
961DBSDirect Broadcast Services (television)
962DCda capo,Italian Democrazia Cristiana,Digital Compass,Direct Current,District of Columbia (postal symbol),Douglas Aircraft Company,Dublin Core,Duty Cycle
963DCADefensive Counter Air,Drum Corps Associates,DiChloroAcetate
964DCAA(U.S.) Defense Contract Audit Agency
965DCASDevon and Cornwall Archery Society
966DCCDallas Christian College
967DCD[Organ] Donation after Cardiac Death
968DCEData Communication Equipment
969DCFCDeath Cab for Cutie
970DCIDetection,Classification and Identification,Drum Corps International,Duellists' Convocation International,now known simply by the initials
971DCLDisney Cruise Line
972DCNDeacon
973DCOMDisney Channel Original Movie
974DCSOPSDeputy Chief of Staff for Operations and plans
975DCWDigital Chart of the World
976DCYSCDiscovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
977DDdue diligence and dear daughter (increasingly prevalent on social mailing lists,blogs,and bulletin boards)
978DDADeputy District Attorney
979DDNU.S. Defense Data Network
980DDSDoctor of Dental Surgery
981DDTDichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane (insecticide),Dynamic Debugging Tool (computing),DE[edit]
982DEDelaware (postal symbol),Germany (ISO 3166 digram)
983DEADrug Enforcement Administration
984DEADrug Enforcement Agency
985DECDepartment of Environmental Conservation,Digital Equipment Corporation,Disasters Emergency Committee
986DeCA(U.S.) Defense Commissary Agency
987DEFCONDefence readiness condition
988DEFRA(UK) Department for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs
989DELTDual Ended Line Test (ing)
990DEMData Exchange Mechanism,Digital Elevation Model
991DENDenmark (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166)
992DEPSECDEF(U.S.) Deputy Secretary of Defense
993DERABritish Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (1995-2001)
994DESDeep Ecliptic Survey
995DEUGermany (ISO 3166 trigram)
996DFDirect Fire,Direction Finding,Distrito Federal (Spanish and Portuguese for 'federal district')
997DFAS(U.S.) Defense Finance and Accounting Service
998DFBDeutscher Fußball-Bund (German for 'German Football Association')
999DFCBData Format Control Book
1000DfIDUK Department for International Development
1001DFMDiscrete Field Model see Superluminal motion
1002DFMDynamic Flowgraph Methodology
1003DFSPDermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
1004DfTUK Department for Transport
1005DFTBADon't Forget To Be Awesome,a term commonly used by the Vlogbrothers
1006DGDei gratia (Latin,'by the grace of God'),Director-General,Data General
1007DGADirection générale des armées (French 'Armed Forces General Directorate')
1008DGPSDifferential GPS
1009DGZDesired Ground Zero
1010DHADocosaHexaenoic Acid
1011DHHS(U.S.) Department of Health and Human Services
1012DHRA(U.S.) DoD Human Resources Activity
1013DHSU.S. Department of Homeland Security
1014DHSSUK Department of Health and Social Security
1015DHTFYSSU.S. Don't Have Time For You Silly S****
1016DHYDahomey (ISO 3166 trigram; became BEN for Benin in 1977)
1017DIAU.S. Defense Intelligence Agency
1018DIACDepartment of Immigration and Citizenship (Australia) [1]
1019DiCDesign Island Centre (computing usually used in a teaching situation)
1020DICASSDIrectional Command Activated Sonobuoy System
1021DIFARDIrectional Frequency Analysis and Recording
1022DIMEDense Inert Metal Explosive
1023DIPDual In-line Package (electronics)
1024DIPSDefense independent pitching statistics
1025DIRDefence Industrial Research
1026DISCOMDivision Support Command
1027DISEDeployable Intelligence Support Element
1028DISSTAFDIS Search and Target Acquisition Fidelity experiment
1029DITYDo-It-Yourself
1030DIVADDivision Air Defence
1031DIYDo It Yourself
1032DJIDjibouti (ISO 3166 trigram)
1033DKDenmark (ISO 3166 digram)
1034DLDexter's Laboratory
1035DLICDetachment Left-In-Contact
1036DLIRDepot-Level Inspection and Repair
1037DLPMCDorsoLateral PreMotor Cortex
1038DLRPData Link Reference Point
1039DLSDeep Lens Survey
1040DLSA(U.S.) Defense Legal Services Agency
1041DLScDiploma in Library Science
1042DLTBGYDDon't let the bastards grind you down
1043DMC(U.S.) Defense Management Council
1044DMCADigital Millennium Copyright Act
1045DMMDigital Multimeter
1046DMOCDistributed Mission Operations Centre
1047DMPA(U.S.) Defense Medical Programs Activity
1048DMPFCDorsoMedial PreFrontal Cortex
1049DMPKDrug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics
1050DMRBDesign Manual for Roads and Bridges
1051DMSU.S. Defense Message System
1052DMSPU.S. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
1053DMTDimethyltryptamine
1054DMVDepartment of Motor Vehicles
1055DMZDeMilitarized Zone
1056DNDeacon
1057DNAWDay Night All Weather
1058DNDiDrugs for Neglected Diseases initiative
1059DNDOU.S. Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
1060DNKDenmark (ISO 3166 trigram)
1061DNMDefence Nuclear Material
1062DNRDo Not Resuscitate
1063DNSDomain Name System
1064DODominican Republic (ISO 3166 digram),Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
1065DOADead On Arrival,Dead or Alive
1066DOBDate Of Birth
1067DODU.S. Department of Defense
1068DODAFU.S. Department of Defense Architectural Framework
1069DoDDU.S. Department of Defense Directive
1070DoDEA(U.S.) Department of Defense Education Activity
1071DOEU.S. Department of Energy
1072DOHCDual-OverHead-Cam engine
1073DOIU.S. Department of the Interior
1074DORADefence of the Realm Act
1075DOSDensity of State
1076DOTAshort-form for DEFENSE OF THE ANCIENTS a popular online epic game
1077DotDDeal of the Day (marketing gimmick)
1078DOWDied of Wounds
1079DPDivision de production (Algerian petroleum company)
1080DPAUK Defence Procurement Agency
1081DPCODouble-Pole Change Over
1082DPDTDouble-Pole Double-Throw
1083DPIDots Per Inch
1084DPICMDual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munition
1085DPKOUN Department for Peacekeeping Operations
1086DPMO(U.S.) Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office
1087DPPDBDigital Point Positioning Database
1088DPRKDemocratic People's Republic of Korea
1089DPSTDouble-Pole Single-Throw
1090DQDairy Queen
1091DRDead Reckoning,Danmarks Radio (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
1092DRCDemocratic Republic of the Congo
1093DRDCDefence Research & Development Canada
1094DREADefence Research Establishment Atlantic (obsolete 2002)
1095DRESDefence Research Establishment Suffield (obsolete 2002)
1096DRETDefence Research Establishment Toronto (obsolete 2002)
1097DREVDefence Research Establishment Valcartier (obsolete 2002)
1098DRIC(U.S.) Defense Research Information Center
1099DRMS(U.S.) Defense Revitalization and Marketing Service
1100DRPRDrawing Practices
1101DRTDocument Related Technologies
1102DsDarmstadtium
1103DSASDisney Sing Along Songs
1104DSB(U.S.) Defense Science Board
1105DSCSU.S. Defense Satellite Communications System
1106DSCSOCDSCS Operations Center
1107DSEDry Sheep Equivalent
1108DSGDirect-Shift Gearbox
1109DSIDDismounted Soldier Identification System
1110DSLDigital Subscriber Line
1111DSLRDigital single-lens reflex (camera)
1112DSMDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
1113DSNDeep Space Network
1114DSPLDesign Specialists and Plans Language
1115DSRDeformed Special Relativity
1116DSTDaylight Saving Time
1117DSTLBritish Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
1118DSWA(U.S.) Defense Special Weapons Agency
1119DTADental Technologists Association
1120DTDDigital Terrain Data
1121DTGDate-Time Group
1122DTHDirect To Home (television)
1123DTIUK Department of Trade and Industry
1124DTIC(U.S.) Defense Technical Information Center
1125DTLDiode-Transistor Logic (electronics)
1126DTMFDual-tone multi-frequency signaling
1127DTODisruptive Technology Office (was ARDA)
1128DTRDetermine The Relationship
1129DTSA(U.S.) Defense Technology Security Administration
1130DUMBODown Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass (Brooklyn neighborhood)
1131DUSD(U.S.) Deputy Under-Secretary of Defense
1132DVLCUK Driver and Vehicle Licencing Centre
1133DVMDoctor of Veterinary Medicine
1134DVODirect View Optics
1135DVOMDigital Volt-Ohm Meter
1136DVPvarious meanings (disambiguation page)
1137DWDrum Workshop
1138DWIMDo What I Mean
1139DWMDoctor Who Magazine
1140DWTSDancing with the Stars
1141DWWDown with Webster
1142DXADual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry
1143DXMDeXtroMethorphan
1144DYDahomey (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete since 1977)
1145DyDysprosium
1146DZAAlgeria (ISO 3166 trigram)
1147EEast
1148EABUExplain Acronyms Before Use
1149EACEchelons Above Corps
1150EAPCEuro-Atlantic Partnership Council
1151EASTExperimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak
1152EBDElectronic Brake Distribution
1153EBEExtraterrestrial Biological Entity
1154EBSAEmployee Benefits Security Administration
1155EBWElectron Beam Welding
1156EBWExploding BridgeWire
1157ECASSEuropean Centre for Analysis in the Social Sciences [1]
1158ECBREuropean Coalition for Biomedical Research
1159ECCMElectronic Counter-Counter-Measures
1160ECFSElectronic Case Filing System
1161ECGElectrocardiogram
1162ECHREuropean Court on Human Rights
1163ECJEuropean Court of Justice
1164ECLEmitter Coupled Logic (electronics)
1165ECommHREuropean Commission on Human Rights
1166ECSCEuropean Coal and Steel Community (distant ancestor of the EU)
1167ECTElectroConvulsive Therapy
1168ECtHREuropean Court of Human Rights
1169EDAEuropean Defence Agency
1170EDACError Detection And Correction
1171EDCSEnvironmental Data Coding Specification
1172EDHEastman Dental Hospital
1173EDSAEpifanio de los Santos Avenue (a major thoroughfare in Manila with great significance to post-1980 Philippines history)
1174EDTEastern Daylight Saving Time (UTC4 hours)
1175EECEuropean Economic Community (predecessor of the EU)
1176EEGElectroEncephaloGram
1177EENTEnd Evening Nautical Twilight
1178EEOEqual Employment Opportunity
1179EEOC(U.S.) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
1180EEZEconomic Exclusion Zone or Exclusive Economic Zone
1181EFFElectronic Frontier Foundation
1182EFLEnglish as a Foreign Language
1183EFMEnterprise Feedback Management
1184EFOAEuropean Fuel Oxygenates Association
1185EFSAEuropean Food Safety Authority
1186EFTElectronic Fund Transfer
1187EFVExpeditionary Fighting Vehicle
1188EGEgypt (ISO 3166 digram)
1189EGCGEpiGalloCatechin-3-Gallate
1190EGISErieye Ground Interface Segment
1191EGRETEnergetic Gamma-Ray Experiment Telescope
1192EGYEgypt (ISO 3166 trigram)
1193EHFExtremely High Frequency
1194EHREquipment History Record
1195EiExbi
1196EIAEnvironmental Impact Assessment
1197EIAHEncyclopedia of Iranian Architectural History
1198EIAHEnvironnements Informatiques pour l'Apprentissage Humain
1199EICEast India Company
1200EICSEast India Company's Service
1201eIDelectronic ID
1202EIRPEffective Isotropic Radiated Power
1203EISEnvironmental Impact Statement
1204EJExajoule
1205EKExakelvin
1206EKGElectrocardiogram (from German Elektrokardiogramm)
1207EKMSElectronic Key Management System
1208ELExalitre
1209ELINTElectronic Intelligence
1210ELLEnglish Language Learner
1211ELMEdge-Localised Mode (plasma physics)
1212ELOElectric Light Orchestra
1213ELSSEmergency Life Support Stores
1214EMElectroMagnetism/ElectroMagnetic
1215EmExametre
1216EMAEuropean Medicines Agency
1217EMCON(Electromagnetic) Emissions Control
1218EMDGEuro-Missile Dynamics Group
1219EMDREye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing
1220EMEAEurope,Middle East and Africa
1221EMGElectroMyoGraph
1222EMPElectroMagnetic Pulse
1223EMSEmergency Medical Services
1224EMTEmergency Medical Technician
1225ENCorps of Engineers,Exanewton
1226ENCODEEncyclopedia of DNA Elements (human genome data project)
1227ENEEast North-East
1228ENGEngland (FIFA trigram; not eligible for an ISO 3166 or IOC trigram)
1229ENTECEuro NATO Training Engineer Centre
1230ENVLEnvelope
1231ENYEnemy
1232EODExplosive Ordnance Disposal
1233EOGElectroOculoGraphy
1234EOMEnd of Message
1235EOSATEarth Observation Satellite
1236EOSDISEarth Observation Satellite Data and Information System
1237EPEuropean Parliament
1238EPExtended play
1239EPCOTExperimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow
1240EPGSEOS Polar Ground Sites
1241EPIRBEmergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
1242EPLEnglish Premier League
1243EPOSElectronic Point Of Sale
1244EPPAEmployee Polygraph Protection Act
1245EPREuropean Pressurised [Nuclear] Reactor
1246EQEmotional Quotient
1247ErErbium
1248ERCIMEuropean Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics
1249ERIEritrea (ISO 3166 trigram)
1250ERLAWSEastern Ruapehu Lahar Alarm and Warning System
1251EROSEarth Resources Observation System
1252ERPEngineer Regulating Point
1253ERREesti Rahvusringhääling
1254ERSEarth Resources Survey
1255ERTSEarth Resources Technology Satellite (became Landsat)
1256ERVEndogenous RetroVirus
1257ESElectronic warfare Support,Exasiemens,Spain (ISO 3166 digram; from the country's native name of España)
1258ESDElectroStatic Discharge
1259ESDPEuropean Security and Defence Policy
1260ESEEast South-East
1261ESHWestern Sahara (ISO 3166 trigram)
1262ESLEnglish as a Second Language
1263ESMElectronic warfare Support Measures
1264ESOEuropean Southern Observatory
1265ESOLEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages
1266ESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network
1267ESUEmergency Services Unit
1268ESVEngineer Support Vehicle
1269ETEthiopia (ISO 3166 digram)
1270ETHEthiopia (ISO 3166 trigram)
1271ETIExtra-Terrestrial Intelligence
1272ETLAExtended TLA
1273ETTEmbedded Training Team
1274EUEuropean Union
1275EuEuropium
1276EUCOM(U.S.) European Command
1277EUUSAEuropean Union and United States of America
1278EVExavolt
1279EVILElectronic viewfinder (with) interchangeable lens (a type of digital camera)
1280EWTNEternal Word Television Network
1281ExateslaExtra Terrestrial
1282EXREPExpeditious Repair (SM&R code)
1283EZExtraction Zone
1284fFemto
1285fAFemtoampere
1286FAFood Addicts in Recovery Anonymous
1287FAAFinancial Aid Administrator,Fleet Air Arm,Functional Area Analysis
1288FAADForward Area Air Defence
1289FAADEZForward Area Air Defence Engagement Zone
1290FAAFPFellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians
1291FAANFellow of the American Academy of Neurology
1292FAANFellow of the American Academy of Nursing
1293FAAQFrequently Asked and Anticipated Questions
1294FAASVField Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicle
1295FABFeline Advisory Bureau (UK feline charity)
1296FACA(US) Federal Advisory Committee Act
1297FACHFuerza Aérea de Chile
1298FACNFellow of the American College of Nutrition
1299FACPFellow of the American College of Physicians
1300FACTSFlexible Alternating Current Transmission System
1301FAMForeign Affairs Manual
1302FAOFood and Agriculture Organization
1303FAPAFellow of the American Psychological Association
1304FAPHAFellow of the American Public Health Association
1305FARPForward Arming and Refuelling Point / Forward Area Rearm/refuel Point
1306FASCAMFamily of Scatterable Mines[1]
1307FASDFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
1308FASEBFederation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
1309FATField Artillery Tractor
1310FAVSFuture Armoured Vehicle System
1311FAWFootball Association of Wales
1312FBCSFellow of the British Computer Society
1313FBIDSTFellow of the British Institute of Dental and Surgical Technologists
1314FBISForeign Broadcast Information Service
1315FBMBoard foot
1316fCFemtocoulomb
1317FCCU.S. Federal Communications Commission
1318FCEFirst Certificate in English
1319FCFFinancial Free Cash Flow
1320FCLAFraud Claims Law Associate
1321FCOUK Foreign and Commonwealth Office
1322FCWFlorida Championship Wrestling
1323FDFalun Dafa
1324FDAFood and Drug Administration (U.S.)
1325FDBK(I) Feedback
1326FeIron (Latin Ferrum)
1327FEASTForum for European-Australian Science and Technology Cooperation
1328FEATSFestival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies link title
1329FEBAForward Edge of the Battle Area
1330FEDField Emission Display
1331FEDEPFederation Development Process (Simulation)
1332FEFFrontal Eye Field (neurophysiology)
1333FEMAFarm Equipment Manufacturers Association, U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency,Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association
1334FENSFederation of European Neuroscience Societies
1335FESFlywheel Energy Storage
1336FESTFrankfurt English Speaking Theatre link title
1337FETField-effect transistor
1338FEZFighter Engagement Zone
1339fFFemtofarad
1340FFFinal Fantasy
1341FFBFrum From Birth (referring to an observant Jew born into a religiously observant family)
1342FFCFree For Chat
1343FFEFukuoka Futures Exchange
1344FFFFédération française de football (French for: French Football Federation)
1345FFGGuided Missile Frigate (hull classification symbol)
1346FFOVForward Field Of View
1347FFRFédération française de rugby (French for: French Rugby (Union) Federation)
1348FFSFor Fuck's Sake
1349FFTFinal Fantasy Tactics
1350FGFalun Gong
1351fgFemtogram
1352FGFog (METAR Code)
1353FGOTUSFirst Gentleman of the United States
1354FGRFlickr Group Roulette
1355fHFemtohenry
1356FHFIFFoster's Home for Imaginary Friends
1357FHIFamily Health International, Fuji Heavy Industries,Ltd.
1358FIFinland (ISO 3166 digram)
1359FIATFabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian for: Italian Car Factory of Turin)
1360FIBFucking Illinois Bastard (Wisconsin slang, variants exist)
1361FIBUAFighting In Built-Up Areas
1362FICFellowship for Intentional Community
1363FIDForeign Internal Defence
1364FIEFly-In Echelon
1365FIFAFédération internationale de football association (French for: International Association Football Federation)
1366FIFeFédération internationale féline (French for: International Feline Federation)
1367FIFOFirst In, First Out
1368FIFRAFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
1369FIGJAMFuck I'm Good, Just Ask Me
1370FIMPTFellow of the Institute of Maxillofacial Prosthetists and Technologists
1371FINFinland (ISO 3166 trigram)
1372FINAFédération internationale de natation (French for: International Swimming Federation)
1373FIRESFever Induced Refractory Epilepsy Syndrome or Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome
1374FISFédération internationale de ski (French for: International Ski Federation)
1375FISAFédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (French for: International Federation of Rowing Associations)
1376FISHFluorescence In-Situ Hybridisation
1377FiSTFire Support Team
1378FITSFlexible Image Transport System
1379FIUFlorida International University
1380fJFemtojoule
1381FJFiji (ISO 3166 digram)
1382FJIFiji (ISO 3166 trigram)
1383FJNFinancial Job Network
1384FKFalkland Islands (ISO 3166 digram)
1385fKFemtokelvin
1386FKSMFort Knox Supplemental Manual
1387FKTFastest Known Time
1388fLFemtolitre
1389FLFlorida (postal symbol)
1390flfloruit (Latin for: living) (genealogy)
1391FLAFlorida,Front Line Assembly,Future Large Aircraft
1392FLABFour-letter abbreviation
1393FLACFree Legal Advice Centres
1394FLACFree Lossless Audio Codec
1395FLAKFlug-Abwehr-Kanone (German for: Anti-Aircraft Guns)
1396FLBForward Logistics Base
1397FLETForward Line of Enemy Troops
1398FLGFalun Gong
1399FLIPFlight Information Publication
1400FLIRForward Looking InfraRed (sensor)
1401FLKFalkland Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
1402FLOTForward Line of Own Troops
1403FLOTUSFirst Lady of the United States (the wife of the President of the United States)
1404FLQFree Legal Questions
1405FLQFront de libération du Québec (French for: Québec Liberation Front)
1406FLSAFair Labor Standards Act
1407FLTSATFleet Satellite
1408FLTSATCOMFleet Satellite Communication System
1409FLUBOSFat, Lazy, Useless, Bag Of Shit
1410FMFactory Mutual
1411FMFederal Magistrate (Australian post-nominal),Federated States of Micronesia (postal symbol; ISO 3166 digram),Field Manual,Flight Manager,Frequency Modulation (electronics)
1412fmFemtometre
1413FmFermium
1414FMCFederal Magistrates' Court (an Australian federal court,formerly FMS),Food Machinery Corporation (original name of the company now known as FMC Corporation)
1415FMCAFederal Magistrates' Court of Australia (used for citing decisions of the FMC other than family law decisions)
1416FMCAfamFederal Magistrates' Court of Australia: family (used for citing family law decisions of the FMC)
1417FMCGFast Moving Consumer Goods
1418FMEFormal Methods Europe
1419FMECAFailure Modes and Effect Criticality Analysis
1420FMJDFédération Mondiale du Jeu de Dames
1421FMLAFamily Medical Leave Act
1422FoEFriends of the Earth
1423FOGCFederal Oil and Gas Council
1424FOHFront Of House
1425FOIAFreedom of Information Act
1426FOMFederation Object Model
1427FONSIFinding of No Significant Impact
1428FOOForward Observation Officer
1429FOOPFriends Of Organ Pipes (Volunteer group)
1430FoSFamily of Systems
1431FOSEFallout 3 Script Extender
1432FOSEFederal Office Systems Expo
1433FOTFree on truck
1434FOTAFellow of the Orthodontic Technicians Association
1435FOTCFlight of the Conchords
1436FOUOFor Official Use Only
1437FPFFederação Portuguesa de Futebol (Portuguese for: Portuguese Football Federation), Final Protective Fire
1438FPSFire Prevention System
1439FQFrench Southern and Antarctic Territories (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete 1979)
1440FRFrance (ISO 3166 digram)
1441FrFrancium
1442FRAFederal Railroad Administration, France (ISO 3166 trigram)
1443FRANDFair,reasonable,and non-discriminatory (concept in standards-setting and intellectual property law)
1444FRCPFederal Rules of Civil Procedure,Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
1445FRICBMFull Range ICBM
1446FROFaroe Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
1447FRSFellow of the Royal Society, U.S. Federal Reserve System
1448FRSAFellow of the Royal Society of Art
1449FRYFederal Republic of Yugoslavia
1450fsFemtosecond
1451fSFemtosiemens
1452FSAFire Support Area, UK Food Standards Agency, Functional Solution Analysis
1453FSCFederal Supply Classification, Forest Stewardship Council (ecological pressure group)
1454FSCLFire Support Co-ordination Line
1455FSEFire Support Element
1456FSFFree Software Foundation
1457FSHFollicle Stimulating Hormone
1458FSIFuel Stratified Injection
1459FSSFire Support Station
1460FSSPFamilies of Structurally Similar Proteins
1461FSTCForeign Science Technology Center (now NGIC)
1462fTFemtotesla
1463FTCFederal Trade Commission
1464FTEFull Time Equivalent
1465FTLFaster Than Light
1466FTSFlight Termination System used during some rocket launches
1467FTSFuck That Shit
1468FUSmoke (METAR Code)
1469FUBARFucked/Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair
1470fVFemtovolt
1471fWFemtowatt
1472FWForward
1473FWCFootball World Cup
1474FWFFixed Word Format
1475FWIFrench West Indies
1476FWIWFor What It's Worth
1477FWSU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1478FWTFresh Water Tank
1479FXXMetropolitan France (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1997)
1480FYAFor Your Agenda
1481FYDPFive-Year Defense Plan (U.S.)
1482FYIFor Your Information
1483FYROMFormer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
1484FZDZFreezing Drizzle (METAR Code)
1485FZFGFreezing Fog (METAR Code)
1486FZRAFreezing Rain (METAR Code)
1487gGram
1488G3Heckler & Koch G3
1489GAARGeneral Anti-Avoidance Rule (tax evasion)
1490GABGabon (ISO 3166 trigram)
1491GABAGamma-AminoButyric Acid
1492GADGeneralized Anxiety Disorder
1493GAFGarfield and Friends
1494GAOU.S. Government Accountability Office
1495GAWGlobal Atmospheric Watch
1496GBUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (ISO 3166 digram) [glamour boy 7-9/10]
1497GBBCGreat (Global) Backyard Bird Count
1498GBEKnight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
1499GBRUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (ISO 3166 trigram)
1500GCAGraduate in Claims Administration
1501GCDsee entry
1502GCFGreatest Common Factor
1503GCIGround-controlled interception
1504GCNGamma-ray burst Coordination Network
1505GCSGlobal Coordinate System
1506GCSEGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education (UK)
1507GdGadolinium
1508GDGrenada (ISO 3166 digram)
1509GDLGame Definition Language
1510GDRGeneral Distribution Release (Microsoft Term for a software service release; between Hotfix and Service Pack)
1511GDRGerman Democratic Republic (cf. DDR)
1512GDWGame Designers Workshop
1513GeGermanium
1514GEBCOGeneral Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans
1515GECGreat Engineering Challenge
1516GEDGeneral Educational Development (high school equivalency credential in the U.S. and Canada)
1517GEEPGeophysical Equipment Exploration Platform
1518GENFull General (four stars) in the U.S. Army
1519GeVGigaelectron-volt
1520GEVGround Effect Vehicle
1521GFCIGround Fault Circuit Interruptor (aka GFI)
1522GFIGround Fault Interruptor (aka GFCI)
1523GFLGerman Football League (Germany's Bundesliga for American football; the English-language name is used in German without translation)
1524GFNGlobal Footprint Network
1525GFY'good for you' or 'go fuck yourself', depending on the context (Internet chat)
1526GGKGood God Karma
1527GHAGhana (ISO 3166 trigram)
1528GHBgamma-Hydroxybutyric acid
1529GiGibi
1530GIBGibraltar (ISO 3166 trigram)
1531GIGGlobal Information Grid
1532GINOGodzilla In Name Only
1533GISSGeneral Impression of Size and Shape,Goddard Institute for Space Studies
1534GJGigajoule,Gujarat (Indian state code)
1535GJDGeocentric Julian Day
1536GKGigakelvin
1537GLAADGay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
1538GLACGeneral Ledger Accounting Code
1539GLASTGamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope
1540GLBAGramm-Leach-Bliley Act
1541GLCGas-liquid chromatography
1542GLPGuadeloupe (ISO 3166 trigram)
1543GLVGained Life Value
1544GmGigametre
1545GMThe Gambia (ISO 3166 digram),GameMaster (role-playing),General Motors,Genetically Modified,Guru Meditation (computing)
1546GMACGeneral Motors Acceptance Corporation,the original name of the company now known as Ally Financial,Graduate Management Admission Council,G-MAC,Great Midwest Athletic Conference
1547GMBThe Gambia (ISO 3166 trigram),General,Municipal,Boilermakers (and Allied Trade Union)
1548GMFSCGround Mobile Forces Satellite Communications
1549GMOGenetically Modified Organism
1550GMPCSGlobal Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite
1551GNASGrand National Archery Society
1552GNBGuinea-Bissau (ISO 3166 trigram)
1553GNPGross National Product
1554GNQEquatorial Guinea (ISO 3166 trigram)
1555GnRHGonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
1556GOAGeneral of the Army (United States only)
1557GOATGreatest Of All Time
1558GOCGeneral Officer Commanding
1559GOESGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
1560GOPGrand Old Party
1561gorpgranola,oats,raisins,peanuts (another name for trail mix),probably a backronym
1562GOSCGeneral Officer Steering Committee
1563GOSHGreat Ormond Street Hospital
1564GOSPGas/Oil Separation Plant
1565GOTSGovernment off-the-shelf
1566GOYADINGet Off Your Arse,Do It Now (anti-procrastination mantra)
1567GPGeneral Practitioner,General Purpose,Grand Prix,Guadeloupe (ISO 3166 digram)
1568GPAGrade Point Average
1569GPCGlobal Path Cache
1570GPIBGeneral-Purpose Instrumentation/Interface Bus
1571GPOGeneral Post Office
1572GPPCGenetics and Public Policy Center
1573GPRGround-Penetrating Radar
1574GPSGeneral Problem Solver,Global Positioning System
1575GPTGeneral Purpose Technology, Get paid to surf (an online business model)
1576GQEquatorial Guinea (ISO 3166 digram),Gentlemen's Quarterly (the original name of the magazine now known simply as GQ),GR[edit]
1577GRGreece (ISO 3166 digram),Hail (METAR Code)
1578GRAILGravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory
1579GRASGenerally recognized as safe (FDA list)
1580GRBGamma-Ray Burst
1581GRCGreece (ISO 3166 trigram)
1582GRDGrenada (ISO 3166 trigram)
1583GREGraduate Record Examination,Greece (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166)
1584grep[search] Globally for Regular Expression,Print [lines]
1585GRIDGay-Related Immune Deficiency (original name of AIDS)
1586GRidGlobal Release Identifier,a music industry identifier from the RIAA and IFPI
1587GriTGirl raised in Texas (Woman presenting firm southern traits/beliefs)
1588GRLGreenland (ISO 3166 trigram)
1589GRNGrenada (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166),Goods Received Note
1590GsGigasecond
1591GSAU.S. General Services Administration
1592GSDGraphical Situation Display
1593GSGB(God send glamour boy 9-10/10)
1594GSKGlaxoSmithKline [good sexual karma]
1595GSNGame Show Network
1596GSOGeneral Services Officer (U.S. Department of State)
1597GSOHGood Sense Of Humour
1598GSPGeorges St-Pierre (Canadian MMA fighter)
1599GSRGun Shot Residue
1600GSSGeneric Security Services
1601GSWGunshot wound
1602GTDGetting Things Done
1603GTGGot To Go (Internet chat)
1604GTGNGetty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
1605GTKGood To Know (Internet chat)
1606GTMGuatemala (ISO 3166 trigram)
1607GUGuam (postal symbol; ISO 3166 digram)
1608GUFFrench Guiana (ISO 3166 trigram)
1609GUILTGangliated Utrophin Immuno Latency Toxin
1610GULCRGrupo de Usuarios de Linux de Costa Rica
1611GUTGrand Unification Theory
1612GVGigavolt
1613GWARSGround Warfare System (simulation)
1614GWASGrand Western Archery Society
1615GWOTGlobal War on Terrorism
1616GXEGene-enivronment interaction
1617GXMMatrox Graphics eXpansion Module
1618GYGuyana (ISO 3166 digram)
1619GZGround Zero
1620GZKGreisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin cut-off (cosmic ray energies)
1621hHecto
1622HHenry
1623H1First half of the year
1624H2Second half of the year
1625HAHigh Availability
1626HAARPHigh Frequency Active Auroral Research Program
1627HAARTHighly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy
1628HAIHuman Awareness Institute
1629HALHardware Abstraction Layer
1630HALOHigh Altitude Low Opening (parachute jump)
1631HAMAmateur radio operator
1632HANSHead And Neck Support (device used in many race cars)
1633HARMHigh-speed Anti-Radiation Missile
1634HAWHeavy Antitank Weapon
1635HAWKHoming All the Way Killer (air defence system)
1636HAZHeat-Affected Zone
1637HAZMATHazardous Materials
1638HBCDHexaBromoCycloDodecane
1639HBOHome Box Office
1640HBRHarvard Business Review
1641HBTHeterojunction Bipolar Transistor
1642HBVHepatitis B Virus
1643HCCIHomogeneous Charge Compression Ignition
1644HCFHighest Common Factor
1645HCSCHigher Command and Staff Course
1646HDLHigh-Density Lipoprotein
1647HDMHuman Decision-Making
1648HDRAHenry Doubleday Research Association
1649HeHelium
1650HEHigh Explosive
1651HEATHigh Explosive Anti-Tank (ammunition)
1652HEBAHellenic Basketball Clubs Association
1653HEERHigh-Explosive Extended Range (ammunition)
1654HEICHonourable East India Company
1655HEMPHigh-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse
1656HEOSSHigh Earth Orbit Space Surveillance
1657HEPHigh-Explosive Plastic (ammunition)
1658HEPAHigh-Efficiency Particulate Air (filter)
1659HESVHeavy Engineering Support Vehicle
1660HETTHeavy Equipment Transporting Truck / Heavy Equipment Truck Tractor
1661HEUHighly Enriched Uranium
1662HfHafnium
1663HFHigh Frequency
1664HFEHuman Fertilisation and Embryology (UK Act)
1665HFEThe common-emitter current gain in a BJT transistor (also represented by βF). See: BJT
1666HFEAHuman Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (UK)
1667HgMercury (Latin Hydrargyrum)
1668HGCUK Human Genetics Commission
1669HGFHuman Growth Factor
1670HGTVHome & Garden Television
1671HIHawaii (postal symbol)
1672HIHHis (or Her) Imperial Highness
1673HIMHis (or Her) Imperial Majesty
1674HIMADHigh to Medium Altitude Air Defence (see also H/MAD)
1675HIMEZHigh Altitude Missile Engagement Zone
1676HIMYMHow I Met Your Mother
1677HIPAAU.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
1678HipparcosHIgh Precision Parallax COllecting Satellite
1679HirdHurd of interfaces representing depth (cf. HURD)
1680HiRISEHigh Resolution Imaging Science Experiment
1681HITHealth Information Technology
1682HIVHuman Immunodeficiency Virus
1683HIWTHobart Institute of Welding Technology
1684HJDHeliocentric Julian Day
1685HKHong Kong (ISO 3166 digram)
1686HKGHong Kong (ISO 3166 trigram)
1687HKSHyperKinetic Syndrome
1688hLHectolitre
1689HLHolding Line
1690HLLHigh-Level Language
1691HLNHeadline News
1692HLOSHigh Level Output Specification
1693HMHeard Island and McDonald Islands (ISO 3166 digram)
1694HMCEHer/His Majesty's Customs and Excise (former UK government department; succeeded by HM Revenue and Customs)
1695HMDHeard and McDonald Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
1696HMFHydroxyMethyl Furfural
1697HMOHealth maintenance organization
1698HMPHer Majesty's Prison
1699HMRCHer/His Majesty's Revenue and Customs
1700HMSOHer Majesty's Stationery Office
1701HMVHis Master's Voice
1702HNHonduras (ISO 3166 digram)
1703HNDHonduras (ISO 3166 trigram)
1704HoHolmium
1705HOLLANDHope Our Love Lasts And Never Dies
1706HOSTACHelicopter Operations from Ships Other Than Aircraft Carriers
1707HOTHighly Optimised Tolerance
1708HOTASHands on throttle-and-stick
1709HOVHigh Occupancy Vehicle
1710hphorse power
1711HPAUK Health Protection Agency
1712HPCLHindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
1713HPLCHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography
1714HPTHigh[er] Payoff Target
1715HPVHuman Papilloma Virus
1716HQHeadQuarters
1717HRBLHigh-level Representation of Behavior Language (original name of the Herbal language)
1718HRDHuman Resource Development
1719HRFHigh iness Forces
1720HRHHis (or Her) Royal Highness
1721HRMHis (or Her) Royal Majesty
1722HRMHuman Resource Management
1723HRTHormone Replacement Therapy
1724HsHassium
1725HSBCThe Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
1726HSCHigher School Certificate
1727HSMHigh School Musical
1728HSMADHuman Science/Modeling and Analysis Data
1729HSNHome Shopping Network
1730HSPHHarvard School of Public Health
1731HSSIHigh-Speed Serial Interface
1732HSTsee entry
1733HTAHyperText Application
1734HTFUHarden The Fuck Up
1735HTHHope That Helps
1736HTIHaiti (ISO 3166 trigram)
1737HTRHeated Towel Rail
1738HTSHigh-Temperature Superconducting wire
1739HTTPHyperText Transfer Protocol
1740HUHungary (ISO 3166 digram)
1741HUHAHead up his/her ass (Marine salute; probably a backcronym)
1742HUNHungary (ISO 3166 trigram)
1743HURDHird of Unix-Replacing Daemons (cf. Hird)
1744HVUpper Volta (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete 1984)
1745HVAPHigh Velocity Armour Piercing (ammunition)
1746HVHFHigh velocity human factors
1747HVMHigh Velocity Missile
1748HVOUpper Volta (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1984)
1749HWMHardware morphing (computer graphics rendering)
1750HXBThe glycoprotein Tenascian C
1751HZHaze (METAR Code)
1752HzHertz
1753IAIowa (postal symbol)
1754IAALI Am A Lawyer
1755IABInternational Association for Biologicals
1756IADIon Assisted Deposition
1757IADSIntegrated Air Defence System
1758IAEAInternational Atomic Energy Agency
1759IAF{i} Industrial Areas Foundation
1760IAFGInformation Assurance Focus Group
1761IANAInternet Assigned Numbers Authority
1762IANALI Am Not A Lawyer
1763IASImage Assessment System
1764IASIPIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
1765IATAInternational Air Transport Association
1766IATFInternational Automotive Task Force
1767IATSEInternational Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
1768IAUCInternational Astronomical Union Circular
1769IAWIn Accordance With
1770IBInternational Baccalaureate
1771IBAImportant Bird Area
1772IBDInflammatory Bowel Disease
1773IBDMInformation Based Decision Making
1774IBMInternational Business Machines
1775IBRDInternational Bank for Reconstruction and Development (part of the World Bank)
1776IBSIrritable Bowel Syndrome
1777ICIce Crystals (METAR Code),Integrated Circuit,[inner circle]
1778ICANNInternet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
1779ICAOInternational Civil Aviation Organization
1780ICBMIntercontinental Ballistic Missile
1781ICBNInternational Code of Botanical Nomenclature
1782ICEIn case of emergency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
1783ICESInternational Council for the Exploration of the Sea
1784ICFIntelligent Community Forum
1785ICMPInternet Control Message Protocol
1786ICNAFInternational Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (became NAFO in 1978)
1787ICOIntermediate Circular Orbit
1788ICPEInternational Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology,the annual conference of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology
1789ICRAFInternational Centre for Research in Agroforestry (a.k.a. World Agroforestry Centre since 2002)
1790ICRISATInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
1791ICRLIndividual Component Repair List
1792ICRSInternational Celestial Reference System
1793ICSIIntracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
1794ICTInformation and communication technologies
1795ICTHIsland Closest to Heaven/Hell Final Fantasy VIII
1796ICVInfantry Carrier Vehicle
1797ICYMIIn Case You Missed It
1798IDIdaho (postal symbol),Identity,Indonesia (ISO 3166 digram),Infantry Division,Intelligent Design,ID10T Error,Idiot User Error (IT help desk inside joke)
1799IDCInternational Data Corporation
1800IDDII don't do initialisms (see irony)
1801IDGAFI don't give a fuck
1802IDKI don't know
1803IDLInterface Definition Language
1804IDNIndonesia (ISO 3166 trigram)
1805IEAInternational Energy Agency
1806IECInternational Electrotechnical Commission
1807IEDImprovised Explosive Device
1808IELTSInternational English Language Testing System
1809IERInformation Exchange Requirement
1810IETInitial Entry Training
1811IETInstitution of Engineering and Technology
1812IETFInternet Engineering Task Force
1813IEWIntelligence and Electronic Warfare
1814IFABInternational Football Association Board
1815IFAHInternational Federation for Animal Health
1816IFAPInternational Federation of Agricultural Producers
1817IFOIdentified Flying Object (see also UFO)
1818IFOVInstantaneous Field of View
1819IFPIInternational Federation of Phonographic Industries
1820IFRBInternational Frequency Registration Board
1821IFVInfantry Fighting Vehicle
1822IGInspector General
1823IGNOUIndira Gandhi National Open University
1824IGSInternational Ground Station
1825IHHIdiopathic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
1826IHOInternational Hydrographic Organization
1827IHRInstitute for Historical Review
1828IHSIInstitutum Historicum Societatis Iesu (Jesuit Historical Institute)
1829IITwo (in Roman numerals)
1830IICAInter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
1831IIEInnovative Interstellar Explorer
1832IIIThree (in Roman numerals)
1833IIRCIf I Recall/Remember Correctly
1834IISSInternational Institute for Strategic Studies
1835IJNImperial Japanese Navy (World War II)
1836IJWPInterim Joint Warfare Publication
1837ILDSImproved Landmine Detection System
1838ILOInternational Labour Organization
1839ILRIInternational Livestock Research Institute
1840ILYI Love You [pronounced ILL-LEE]
1841IMInstant Message (internet speech)
1842IMBDInternational Migratory Bird Day
1843IMDbInternet Movie Database
1844IMEIn My Experience
1845IMHOIn My Humble/Honest Opinion
1846IMLInternational Mister Leather
1847IMNSHOIn My Not So Humble Opinion
1848IMPACInternational Merchant Purchase Authorization Card
1849IMPACTInternational Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce
1850IMPATTIMPact Avalanche Transit Time diode
1851IMPTInstitute of Maxillofacial Prosthetists and Technologists
1852IMRLIndividual Material iness List
1853IMRO-Internal Macedonian Revolutionary OrganizationIrish Music Rights Organisation
1854IMsLInternational Ms. Leather
1855IMTIntegrated Management Tool
1856IMUInternational Mathematical Union
1857INIndia (ISO 3166 digram),Indiana (postal symbol),Infantry
1858InIndium
1859INAImmigration and Nationality Act
1860INASInternational Near-Earth Asteroid Survey
1861INCITSInterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards
1862INDIndia (ISO 3166 trigram)
1863INDIGO(U.S.) INtelligence DIvision Gaming Operation
1864inetthe Internet
1865INFORMS(U.S.) Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
1866INFOSECInformation Security
1867INLAIrish National Liberation Army
1868INMARSATInternational Maritime Satellite organization
1869INRIAInstitut national de recherche en informatique et en automatique
1870INSImmigration and Naturalization Service
1871InSARInterferometric synthetic aperture radar
1872INSTInformation Standards and Technology
1873INTERFETInternational Force for East Timor
1874INTSUMIntelligence Summary
1875IOBritish Indian Ocean Territory (ISO 3166 digram)
1876IOTBritish Indian Ocean Territory (ISO 3166 trigram)
1877IPBIntelligence Preparation of the Battlefield
1878IPLInferior Parietal Lobule
1879IPOInitial Public Offering
1880IPTIntegrated Product/Project Team
1881IPTSInstitute for Prospective Technological Studies
1882IPTVInternet Protocol TeleVision
1883IPWInterrogation of Prisoners of War
1884IrIridium
1885IRADInternal Research and Development
1886IRAN(I) Inspect and Repair As Necessary
1887IRASInfrared Astronomical Satellite
1888IRBInternational Rugby Board
1889IRBMIntermediate Range Ballistic Missile
1890IREAIntermountain Rural Electric Association
1891IRINNIslamic Republic of Iran News Network
1892IRLIreland (ISO 3166 trigram),Industrial Research Limited,Indy Racing League,In real life
1893IRNIran (ISO 3166 trigram)
1894IROInternational Refugee Organisation
1895IRQIraq (ISO 3166 trigram)
1896IRSU.S. Internal Revenue Service
1897IRSTInfra-red Search and Track
1898ISIceland (ISO 3166 digram)
1899ISAAAInternational Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications
1900ISARInverse SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar)
1901ISBIntermediate Staging Base
1902ISBNInternational Standard Book Number (ISO 2108)
1903ISCCPInternational Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
1904ISCIIIndian Standard Code for Information Interchange
1905ISDNIntegrated Services Digital Network
1906ISEFIntel International Science and Engineering Fair
1907ISENInternet Search Environment Number
1908ISFInternal Security Force
1909ISILIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant
1910ISISInstitute for Science and International Security, or: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
1911ISLIceland (ISO 3166 trigram)
1912ISLNInternational Standard Lawyer Number (used initially by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell)
1913ISMBInternational Society of Matrix Biologists
1914ISMCIntelligent Sounding Meaningless Conversation
1915ISOGPIndian Society of Orthodontics for General Practitioners [2]
1916ISPEInternational Society for Pharmacoepidemiology
1917ISROIndian Space Research Organisation
1918ISSCRInternational Society for Stem Cell Research
1919ISSNInternational standard serial number (ISO 3297)
1920ISTCInstitute of Scientific and Technical Communications (UK)
1921ISTSIntel Science Talent Search
1922ITAItaly (ISO 3166 trigram)
1923ITAGInertial Terrain-Aided Guidance
1924ITALYI'll Truly Always Love You
1925ITASImproved Target Acquisition Sight
1926ITCInferoTemporal Cortex (neurophysiology)
1927ITCZIntertropical Convergence Zone
1928ITECInformation Technology Exposition & Conference
1929ITEMSInteractive Tactical Environment Management System
1930ITERInternational Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
1931ITFInternational Tennis Federation
1932ITKIn The Know
1933ITNIndependent Television News (British)
1934ITTInternational Telephone and Telegraph (U.S.)
1935ITTOInternational Tropical Timber Organization
1936IUCNInternational Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union)
1937IVFour (in Roman numerals),IntraVenous (as in intravenous drip or intravenous therapy)
1938IvecoIndustrial Vehicles Corporation
1939IVFIn Vitro Fertilisation
1940IVIInterchangeable Virtual Instrument
1941IVISInter-Vehicle Information System
1942IVLInter-Visibility Line
1943IVMIn Vitro [Oocyte] Maturation
1944IVOIn Vicinity Of
1945IWInformation Warfare
1946IWARSInfantry Warrior Simulation
1947IWCInternational Whaling Commission
1948IWWIndustrial Workers of the World
1949IXNine (in Roman numerals)
1950IXTIntraText digital library; IntraText lexical hypertext
1951JJoule
1952J1Joint [Manpower &] Personnel Directorate
1953J2Joint Intelligence Directorate
1954J3Joint Operations Directorate
1955J4Joint Logistics Directorate
1956J5Joint Strategic Plans & Policy Directorate
1957J7Joint Operational Plans & Interoperability Directorate
1958JAFTJust A Field Test
1959JALJapan Airlines
1960JALLCJoint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre (NATO)
1961JAMJamaica (ISO 3166 trigram)
1962JAMAJournal of the American Medical Association
1963JANETJoint Academic Network
1964JATOJet-Assisted Take-Off
1965JBJail Bait
1966JBJunior Branch
1967JBFSAJoint Blue Force Situational Awareness
1968JCDBJoint Common Data Base
1969JCDSJoint Chiefs of the Defence Staff
1970JCIDSJoint Capabilities Integration and Development System
1971JCLJob Control Language
1972JCPJava Community Process
1973JCSJoint Chiefs of Staff
1974JCWJuggalo Championship Wrestling
1975JDBCJava Data Base Connectivity
1976JDEMJoint Dark Energy Mission
1977JDLJewish Defense League
1978JEFXJoint Expeditionary Force eXperiment
1979JETJoint European Torus
1980JEZJoint Engagement Zone
1981JFACCJoint Force Air Component Commander
1982JFACTSUU.S. Joint Forward Air Control Training and Standards Unit
1983JFCJoint Force Commander
1984JFKJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy or the airport named after him.
1985JFLCCJoint Force Land Component Commander
1986JFMCCJoint Force Maritime Component Commander
1987JFOJournal of Field Ornithology
1988JFSOCCJoint Force Special Operations Component Commander
1989JFTXJoint Field Training Exercise
1990JHJapan Highway Public Corporation
1991JHJharkhand (Indian state code)
1992JIJoint Implementation
1993JIBJoint Information Bureau
1994JICJoint Intelligence Centre
1995JINIJava Intelligent Network Infrastructure
1996JITCJoint Interoperability Test Command
1997JIVEJoint Institute for VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry) in Europe
1998JJAPJapanese Journal of Applied Physics
1999JLJapan Airlines (IATA airline designator)
2000JLAJustice League of America
2001JMJamaica (ISO 3166 digram)
2002JMSJava Message Service
2003JOJordan (ISO 3166 digram)
2004JOAJoint Operations Area
2005JOPESJoint Operations Planning and Execution System
2006JORJordan (ISO 3166 trigram)
2007JOTSJoint Operations Tactical System
2008JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory
2009JPNJapan (ISO 3166 trigram)
2010JPOWJoint Project Optic Windmill
2011JRDFJoint Rapid Deployment Forces
2012JREJava Runtime Environment
2013JREFJames Randi Educational Foundation
2014JROCJoint Requirements Oversight Council
2015JROCMJROC Memorandum
2016JRRFJoint Rapid Reaction Force
2017JRSAIJournal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
2018JSAPJapan Society of Applied Physics
2019JSCSCJoint Services Command and Staff College
2020JSEADJoint Suppression of Enemy Air Defence (see SEAD)
2021JSFJoint Strike Fighter
2022JSIMSJoint Simulation System
2023JSOAJoint Special Operations Area
2024JSOTFJoint Special Operations Task Force
2025JSPJavaServer Page
2026JSPJoint Services Publication
2027JSRJava Specification Request
2028JSSJoint Support Ship Project
2029JTCJoint Training Confederation
2030JTFJoint Task Force
2031JTFEXJoint Task Force Exercise
2032JTLSJoint Theater Level Simulation
2033JTMDJoint Theatre Missile Defence
2034JTNJohnston Atoll (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1986)
2035JUGFETJUnction Gate Field-Effect Transistor
2036JUICEJUpiter ICy Moon Explorer
2037JUOJoint Urban Operations
2038JVJoint Venture,Junior Varsity
2039JWJehovah's Witnesses
2040JWARSJoint Warfare System (simulation)
2041JWPJoint Warfare Publication
2042JYJapanese Yen
2043JZJoint Zone
2044KKelvin,Potassium (Latin Kalium),Tanker (aircraft designation code)
2045kKilo-
2046Kpicokelvin
2047K9Canine Police Unit
2048KaKamov Design Bureau
2049kAKiloampere
2050KAKnowledge Acquisition,Karnataka (Indian state code)
2051KAFKandahar Air Field
2052KANUKOKAKalaallit Nunaanni Kommunit Kattuffiannit (Kalaallisut, Greenlandic Communities Association
2053KARNACKnowledge Aided Retrieval in Activity Context
2054KARRKnight Automated Roving Robot (Knight Rider character)
2055KATUSAKorean Augmentation To United States Army
2056KAZKazakhstan (ISO 3166 trigram)
2057KBEKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
2058KBOKuiper Belt Object
2059KBVBKoninklijke Belgische Voetbalbond (Dutch for Royal Belgian Football Association)
2060kCKilocoulomb
2061KCKKansas City,Kansas,Koma Civakên Kurdistan (Kurdish, Union of Communities in Kurdistan)
2062KCLKing's College London
2063KCMOKansas City,Missouri (pronounced: K-C-Moe)
2064KCSKansas City Southern Railway (AAR reporting mark)
2065KDKawasaki Disease,Kraft Dinner
2066KEKenya (ISO 3166 digram),Kinetic Energy,Knowledge Engineering
2067KEDOKorean Peninsula Energy Development Organization
2068KENKenya (ISO 3166 trigram)
2069KERAKentucky Education Reform Act (of 1990)
2070kermaKinetic Energy Released in MAterial / in MAtter / per unit MAss
2071KESRKent and East Sussex Railway.
2072KETKentucky Educational Television,Key English Test
2073kFKilofarad
2074KFCKentucky Fried Chicken
2075KFORUN Kosovo Force
2076KFUPMKing Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
2077KGKyrgyzstan (ISO 3166 digram)
2078KGOKnight of the Guelphic Order of Hanover
2079KGZKyrgyzstan (ISO 3166 trigram)
2080KHCambodia (ISO 3166 digram)
2081kHKilohenry
2082KHLKontinental Hockey League
2083KHMCambodia (ISO 3166 trigram)
2084KHzKilohertz
2085KiKibi
2086KIKiribati (ISO 3166 digram)
2087KIAKilled In Action
2088KIDSKnowledge-based Integrated Design System
2089KIRKiribati (ISO 3166 trigram)
2090KISSKeep It Simple,Stupid / Keep It Short and Simple,Korean Intelligence Support System
2091KITKeep In Touch
2092KITECHKorean Institute of Industrial Technology
2093KITTKnight Industries Two Thousand, Knight Industries Three Thousand
2094kJKilojoule
2095kKKilokelvin
2096KKKKu Klux Klan
2097kLKilolitre
2098KLENOTKLEť Observatory Near Earth and Other unusual objects observations Team and Telescope
2099KLOCKilo Lines Of Code
2100KMComoros,Knowledge Management
2101kNKilonewton
2102KNASaint Kitts and Nevis (ISO 3166 trigram)
2103KNVBKoninklijke Nederlandse Voetbal Bond (Dutch for Royal Dutch Football Association)
2104KOKnocked Out
2105KORRepublic of Korea (ISO 3166 trigram)
2106KPKim Possible
2107KPMGKlynveld,Peat,Marwick,Goerdeler
2108KPNOKitt Peak National Observatory
2109KQKenya Airways (IATA airline designator)
2110KRKiribati (FIPS 10-4 country code), Republic of Korea (ISO 3166 digram)
2111KrKrypton
2112KSKansas (postal symbol)
2113kSKilosiemens
2114KSCKennedy Space Center
2115KSIKilled or Seriously Injured
2116KSUKansas State University
2117KTKnight of the Order of the Thistle, Knights Templar
2118kTKilotesla
2119KTSKnight of the Tower and Sword (of Portugal)
2120KUWKuwait (UNDP country code,IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166)
2121kVKilovolt
2122KVKosovo
2123kWKilowatt
2124KWKuwait (ISO 3166 digram)
2125KWBKids' WB!
2126KWTKuwait (ISO 3166 trigram)
2127KXCayman Airways (IATA airline designator)
2128KYCayman Islands (ISO 3166 digram), Kentucky (postal symbol)
2129KZKazakhstan (ISO 3166 digram)
2130KZNKwaZulu-Natal
2131LaLanthanum
2132LALaos (ISO 3166 digram), Louisiana (postal symbol), Los Angeles
2133LAASLocal Area Augmentation System, Los Angeles Astronomical Society
2134LABLogistics Assault Base
2135LabVIEWLaboratory Virtual Instrumentation Engineering Workbench
2136LACMALos Angeles County Museum of Art
2137LADLaser Aiming Device
2138LADWLocal Air Defence Warning
2139LAESILocal Authority & Emergency Service Information
2140LANLLos Alamos National Laboratory
2141LAOLaos (ISO 3166 trigram)
2142LARLight Armoured Reconnaissance, Logistics Assistance Representative
2143LARCLivermore Advanced Research Computer (cf. LLNL)
2144LARPLive-Action Role-Playing
2145LaserLight Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (cf. Maser)
2146LATLowest Astronomical Tide (nautical charts),Licensed Athletic Trainer (used in many of the United States; see www.oata.org)
2147LATALocal Access Transport Area
2148LATCHLower Anchors and Tethers for Children (U.S. standard for attachment points for child safety seats in passenger cars)
2149LAVLand Assault Vehicle, Light Armoured Vehicle, Lymphadenopathy-Associated Virus
2150LAWLight Antitank Weapon
2151LAXLos Angeles International Airport, The Latin American Xchange (professional wrestling)
2152LBLebanon (ISO 3166 digram)
2153LBHLight Battlefield Helicopter, Lyman-Birge-Hopfield bands
2154LBJLady Bird Johnson,LeBron James,Light Bulb Joke,Little Beagle Johnson (the dog owned by Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson),Lyndon Baines Johnson
2155LBNLebanon (ISO 3166 trigram)
2156LBNLLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
2157LBRLiberia (ISO 3166 trigram)
2158LBSLocation-Based Services
2159LBTLarge Binocular Telescope
2160LBWLeg Before Wicket
2161LBYLibya (ISO 3166 trigram)
2162LCASaint Lucia (ISO 3166 trigram)
2163LCCLand Component Commander
2164LCCPLight Contingency Communications Package
2165LCDLiquid Crystal Display
2166LCMLeast/Lowest Common Multiple
2167LCSLeague of Legends Championship Series
2168LDALateral Drift Apparatus (paratroops)
2169LDCLesser Developing/Developed Country
2170LDLLow-Density Lipoprotein
2171LDVLocal Defence Volunteers (British Home Guard)
2172LDWLane Departure Warning (ADAS)
2173LECLocal Exchange Carrier
2174LEDLight-Emitting Diode
2175LEGADLegal Advice
2176Legslevel emotion gad speed
2177LEMOSSLong-Endurance MObile Submarine Simulator
2178LENLarge Extension Node
2179LEPLarge Electron-Positron collider
2180LERLoss-Exchange Ratio
2181LEULow-Enriched Uranium
2182LFLow Frequency
2183LFOLow Frequency Oscillation / Oscillator
2184LFTRLiquid fluoride thorium reactor
2185LGBLesbian,Gay,Bisexual
2186LGBTLesbian,Gay,Bisexual,Transgender
2187LGBTQLesbian,Gay,Bisexual,Transgender,Queer
2188LGLOLove God,Love Others
2189LGMLittle Green Men
2190LGSLandsat Ground Station
2191LHLuteinising Hormone
2192LHCLarge Hadron Collider
2193LHSLeft Hand Side
2194LIFifty-one (in Roman numerals),Liechtenstein (ISO 3166 digram)
2195LiLithium
2196LIBORLondon Interbank Offered Rate
2197LIBSLaser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
2198LIELiechtenstein (ISO 3166 trigram)
2199LIGOLaser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory
2200LINEARLincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
2201LISALaser Interferometer Space Antenna
2202LIVELiquid Inertial Vibration Eliminator
2203LJJLord Justices of Appeal
2204LKSri Lanka (ISO 3166 digram)
2205LKASri Lanka (ISO 3166 trigram)
2206LKR4Linkwitz-Riley 4th order (audio crossover type)
2207LLADLow Level Air Defence
2208LLBLegum Baccalaureus (Latin: Bachelor of Laws)
2209LLCLimited Liability Company
2210LLLTVLow-Light Level Television
2211LLNLLawrence Livermore National Laboratory
2212LLPLimited Liability Partnership
2213LLTRLow-Level Transit Route
2214LMAOLaughing My Ass Off (Internet shorthand)
2215LMBLick My Balls
2216LMFAOLaughing My F**king Ass Off (Internet shorthand,electro-hop duo)
2217LMNLifetime Movie Network
2218LMSLike My Status (Internet shorthand)
2219LMV() Light Motor Vehicle
2220LNERLondon and North Eastern Railway
2221LNGLiquefied Natural Gas
2222LNOLiaison Officer
2223LNRLigue Nationale de Rugby (French for: 'National Rugby League')
2224LOALimit Of Advance
2225LOCLevel of Operational Capability, Limited Operational Capability
2226LODLimit of Detection,see Detection limit
2227LoDLines of Development (UK)
2228LOELevel of Effort
2229LOFARLow Frequency Analysis and Recording
2230LOGPACLogistics Package
2231LOLLaughing Out Loud (Internet shorthand)
2232LOMEZLow Altitude Missile Engagement Zone
2233LONEOSLowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search
2234LOOGYLefty One-Out GuY,a sometimes pejorative nickname for the left-handed specialist in baseball
2235LORTIDLOng Range Target IDentification
2236LOSLine Of Sight
2237LOSATLine-Of-Sight Anti-Tank (missile)
2238LOTALicentiate of the Orthodontic Technicians Association
2239LOTISLivermore Optical Transient Imaging System
2240LOTSLogistics Over-The-Shore
2241LPLinkin Park,Linkup Point,Listening Post,Long Playing record,Louisiana Pacific (cf. LP Field)
2242LPCLinear Predictive Coding
2243LPDLanding Platform Dock (Navy hull classification),Low Probability of Detection
2244LPGLiquefied Petroleum Gas (cf. LNG)
2245LPILow Probability of Intercept
2246LPSLandsat Processing System,LipoPolySaccharide
2247LrLawrencium
2248LRLiberia (ISO 3166 digram)
2249LRCLogistics iness Center
2250LRGWLong-Range Guided Weapon
2251LRICBMLimited Range ICBM
2252LRIPLow Rate Initial Production
2253LRPLogistics Release Point
2254LRPELong-Range Planning Element
2255LRSLong Range Surveillance
2256LRULine-Replaceable Unit
2257LSATLaw School Admission Test (often pronounced as 'el-SAT')
2258LSILarge-Scale Integration
2259LSIFLabour Sponsored Investment Fund
2260LSNDLiquid Scintillator Neutrino Detector
2261LSOLesotho (ISO 3166 trigram)
2262LSSTLarge Synoptic Survey Telescope
2263LSTLanding Ship,Tank (World War II; also known,not entirely affectionately,as 'Large Slow Target')
2264LSVWLight Support Vehicle,Wheeled
2265LTLithuania (ISO 3166 digram)
2266LtLieutenant
2267LtCLieutenant-Colonel (U.S.)
2268LTCLong-Term Costing
2269LtdLimited
2270LTDPLong-Term Defence Plan
2271LTGLieutenant General,Lightning (METAR Code)
2272LTILinear Time-Invariant
2273LTMAcronym for Laughing To Myself
2274LTPLong-Term Potentiation
2275LTULithuania (ISO 3166 trigram)
2276LUAcronym Love You
2277LULoonatics Unleashed
2278LuLutetium
2279LUCALast Universal Common Ancestor
2280LUGLinux User Group
2281LULULocally Unwanted Land Use (urbanism)
2282LUTLimited User Test (ing),Local User Terminal
2283LUVWLight Utility Vehicle,Wheeled
2284LUXLuxembourg (ISO 3166 trigram)
2285LVLas Vegas,Latvia (ISO 3166 digram),Launch Vehicle,Leading Vehicle,Leave,Left Ventricle,Level Valve,Linking Verb,Liverpool Victoria
2286LVALatvia (ISO 3166 trigram)
2287LVADLeft Ventricular Assist Device,Low-Velocity Airdrop
2288LVEFLeft Ventricular Ejection Fraction
2289LWLand Warrior,Low Water (nautical charts)
2290LwLawrencium (obsolete 1963)
2291LWRLaser warning receiver
2292LWRCLand Warfare Resources Corporation
2293LWSLand Warrior System
2294LXElectrics (theatrical term)
2295LXLuxembourg (amateur radio ITU prefix),Swiss International Air Lines (IATA code)
2296LYLibya (ISO 3166 digram),Lithuania (amateur radio ITU prefix)
2297LYAOLaugh Your Ass Off
2298LYLASLove You Like A Sister
2299LZBulgaria (amateur radio ITU prefix),Landing Zone
2300MMega-,One thousand (in Roman numerals)
2301mMetre,Milli
2302MAMarijuana Anonymous,Master of Arts,Massachusetts (postal symbol),Megaampere,Morocco (ISO 3166 digram)
2303MaMegaannum
2304mAMilliampere
2305MAAMathematical Association of America
2306MAACMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2307MACEMulti-Agent Computing Environment
2308MACHOMAssive Compact Halo Object
2309MADDMothers Against Drunk Driving,MyoAdenylate Deaminase Deficiency,Multiply-Add
2310MAFMaintenance Action Form
2311MAGICMajor Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov (telescope)
2312MAGNETARMetaprogrammable AGent NETwork ARchitecture
2313MAGTFMarine Air-Ground Task Force
2314MahaszMagyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége (Hungarian for: 'Association of Hungarian Record Companies')
2315MALDMiniature Air-Launched Decoy
2316MANPADSMAN-Portable Air Defence System
2317MANPRINTMANpower and PeRsonnel INTegration
2318MAOMolėtų astronomijos observatorija (Moletai Astronomical Observatory),MonoAmine Oxidase
2319MAOIMonoamine oxidase inhibitor
2320MAPSMonitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship
2321MARMorocco (ISO 3166 trigram)
2322MarBEFMarine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
2323MARCENTUnited States Marine Forces Central Command
2324MARFORCCMarine Force Component Commander
2325MASASMonte Agliale Supernovae and Asteroid Survey
2326MaserMicrowave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
2327MASHMobile Army Surgical Hospital
2328MASINTMeasurement And Signature Intelligence
2329MAVSMobile Artillery Vehicle System
2330MBManitoba (postal symbol),Medal of Bravery (Canada)
2331MBAMain Battle Area,Main Belt Asteroid,Masters of Business Administration
2332MBBL(U.S. Armor Center) Mounted Battlespace Battle Laboratory
2333MBCCMigratory Bird Conservation Commission (U.S.)
2334MBCSMulti-Byte Character Set
2335MBIMoody Bible Institute
2336MBIDSTMember of the British Institute of Dental and Surgical Technologists
2337MBMMeat and Bone Meal
2338MBTMain Battle Tank
2339MBTIMyers-Briggs Type Indicator
2340mCMillicoulomb
2341MCDLModel Composition Definition Language
2342MCFTModified Compression Field Theory
2343MCGMelbourne Cricket Ground
2344MCISMellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
2345MCMMine Counter-Measures
2346MCMVMine Counter-Measure Vessel
2347MCRMy Chemical Romance
2348MCSFMarine Corps Security Forces
2349MCTMovement Control Team
2350MCTISMounted Co-operative Target Identification System
2351MdMendelevium
2352MDNAMadonna's 12th studio album title (2012)
2353MDOMembership Driven Organisation
2354MDPMarkov Decision Process
2355MDTMountain Daylight Time (UTC-6 hours)
2356MDVMaldives (ISO 3166 trigram)
2357MeMesserschmitt
2358MEACMid-Eastern Athletic Conference (ME-ac)
2359MECOMain engine cutoff (NASA code for point in Space Shuttle assent when three main engines are shut down prior to External Tank (ET) separation)
2360MEDEVACMedical evacuation
2361MEDSMission Essential Data Set
2362MEGMagnetoEncephaloGraphy
2363MELTMetallic Line/Loop Test (ing)
2364MEMSMicroelectromechanical System
2365MERMars Exploration Rover
2366MERLMitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories
2367MESManufacturing Execution Systems
2368METAR[Meteorological] Aviation Routine weather report
2369METOCMeteorological and Oceanographic
2370MeVMegaelectronvolt
2371MEXMexico (ISO 3166 trigram)
2372MEZMissile Engagement Zone
2373MFMegafarad
2374mFMillifarad
2375MGMachine Gun,Madagascar (ISO 3166 digram),Major General,Morris Garage
2376MGPAMMy Gym Partner's a Monkey
2377MGSMobile Gun System
2378mHMillihenry
2379MHCMajor Histocompatibility Complex
2380MHHWMean Higher High Water (nautical charts)
2381MHLMarshall Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
2382MHLWMean Higher Low Water (nautical charts)
2383MHRA(UK) Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
2384MHWMean High Water (nautical charts)
2385MHWNMean High Water Neaps (nautical charts)
2386MHWSMean High Water Springs (nautical charts)
2387MHzMegahertz
2388MiMebi
2389MIAMissing In Action
2390MICLICMine Clearing Line Charge
2391MICOMMissile Command
2392MIDMidway Islands (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1986)
2393MIDASMan-machine Integration Design and Analysis System
2394MIDIMusical Instrument Digital Interface
2395MIDSMulti-Function Information Distribution System
2396MIFGShallow Fog (METAR Code)
2397MIKEMonitoring of Illegal Killing of Elephants
2398MILMan-In-the-Loop
2399MILCMirrorless interchangeable-lens camera
2400MILFMother I'd Like to Fuck
2401MIMOSAMIcroMeasurements Of Satellite Acceleration
2402MIMPTMember of the Institute of Maxillofacial Prosthetists and Technologists
2403MIRAMILAN Infra-Red Acquisition (thermal sight)
2404MIRVMultiple Independent Reentry Vehicle
2405MISREPMission Report
2406MISSIMultilevel Information System Security Initiative
2407MITLMan-In-The-Loop
2408MITSsee entry
2409mJMillijoule
2410MJDModified Julian Day
2411mKMillikelvin
2412MKGMichael Kidd-Gilchrist (American basketball player)
2413MKSAMetre-Kilogram-Second-Ampere (system of units)
2414mLMillilitre
2415MLBMajor League Baseball
2416MLCMember of the Legislative Council (in India)
2417MLEMaximum likelihood estimation
2418MLHWMean Lower High Water (nautical charts)
2419MLIMali (ISO 3166 trigram)
2420MLLMajor League Lacrosse
2421MLLWMean Lower Low Water (nautical charts)
2422MLPMy Little Pony
2423MLRSMultiple-Launch Rocket System
2424MLTMalta (ISO 3166 trigram)
2425MLWMean Low Water (nautical charts)
2426MLWNMean Low Water Neaps (nautical charts)
2427MLWSMean Low Water Springs (nautical charts)
2428MmMegametre
2429mmMillimetre
2430MMEVMulti-Mission Effects Vehicle
2431MMIMagical MonkeyZ Inc.
2432MMIMan-Machine Interface
2433MMIMcLean Meditation Institute
2434MMICMcLean Meditation Institute Certified
2435MMOMassively Multiplayer Online (computer game)
2436MMORMaster of Management in Operations Research
2437MMORPGMassively multiplayer online role-playing game
2438MMPRMighty Morphin Power Rangers
2439MMSMultimission Modular Spacecraft
2440MnManganese
2441mNMillinewton
2442MNBMultinational Brigade
2443MNEMontenegro (ISO 3166 trigram)
2444MNMFMulti-National Maritime Force
2445MNPNorthern Mariana Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
2446MNSMission Needs Statement
2447MoMolybdenum
2448MOAMuseum of Art (Brigham Young University)
2449MOCASMechanization Of Contract Administration Services
2450MoDMinistry of Defence (United Kingdom) and various other countries
2451modemModulator-Demodulator
2452MoeMarvel of entertainment
2453MOEMeasure Of Effectiveness
2454MOFMinistry of Finance (Japan)
2455MOFAMinistry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
2456MOIDMinimum Orbital Intersection Distance
2457MOJWAMovement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa
2458MOLOMobile Other Licensed Operator (UK)
2459MOMMaster's Degree in Oriental medicine
2460MOMMessage Oriented Middleware
2461MoMMultiple of the median
2462MoMAMuseum of Modern Art (NYC)
2463MONDModified Newtonian Dynamics
2464MOOMeasure Of Outcome
2465MOPPMission-Oriented Protective Posture
2466MORPMeteorite Observation and Recovery Project
2467MOSFETMetal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor
2468MOTMinistry of Transport (UK)
2469MOTAMember of the Orthodontic Technicians Association
2470MOTESSMoving Object and Transient Event Search System
2471MOUMemorandum Of Understanding
2472MOWMaintenance of way (also MW)
2473MOZMozambique (ISO 3166 trigram)
2474MPaMegapascal
2475mPaMillipascal
2476MPAAMotion Picture Association of America
2477MPECMinor Planet Electronic Circular
2478MPEGMotion Pictures (Coding) Experts Group
2479MPEVMulti-Purpose Engineering Vehicle
2480MPFMaritime Prepositioning Force
2481MPFCMedial PreFrontal Cortex
2482MPGMiles Per Gallon
2483MPMCMedial PreMotor Cortex
2484MPSIMember of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
2485MPSoCMultiProcessor System-on-Chip
2486MPSRONMaritime Propositioning Ship Squadron
2487MRMauritania (ISO 3166 digram)
2488MRAVMulti-Role Armoured Vehicle
2489MRBMMedium Range Ballistic Missile
2490MRCMaintenance Requirements Card
2491MRDMotorized Rifle Division
2492MRGWMedium-Range Guided Weapon
2493MRIMagnetic Resonance Imaging
2494MRLMultiple Rocket Launcher
2495MRPharmSMember of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (Great Britain)
2496MRSMagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
2497MRSAMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
2498MRTFBU.S. Major Range and Test Facility Base
2499MsMegasecond
2500mSMillisiemens
2501MSDMinimum Safe Distance
2502MSDBMulti Source Data Base
2503MSEMultiple Subscriber Element
2504MSGMessage
2505MSLPMean Sea Level Pressure
2506MSNBCMicrosoft National Broadcasting Company Cable news channel (see also msnbc.com)
2507MSOMultiple System Operator
2508MSPBMerit Systems Protection Board
2509MSSAMethicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
2510MtMeitnerium
2511mTMillitesla
2512MTBFMean Time Between Failures
2513MtFMale-to-female transsexual
2514MTGMagic: The Gathering
2515MTQMartinique (ISO 3166 trigram)
2516MTTMethylthiazol tetrazolium (assay)
2517MTTFMean Time To Failure
2518MTTRMean Time To Recover
2519MTWSMAGTF Tactical Warfare System
2520MUSMauritius (ISO 3166 trigram)
2521mVMillivolt
2522MVCMissouri Valley Conference
2523MVFCMissouri Valley Football Conference
2524MVNOMobile virtual network operator
2525mWMilliwatt
2526MWESHMachismo Wizards Extended SHelter (operating system)
2527MWIMalawi (ISO 3166 trigram)
2528MWOAMount Wilson Observatory Association
2529MWTBMounted Warfare Test Bed
2530MYMalaysia (ISO 3166 digram)
2531MYOBMind Your Own Business
2532MYSMalaysia (ISO 3166 trigram)
2533MYTMayotte (ISO 3166 trigram)
2534nNano
2535N/ANot Available, Not Applicable, or: No Answer
2536N3FNational Fantasy Fan Federation
2537nANanoampere
2538NaSodium (Latin Natrium)
2539NAAN-Acetylaspartate
2540NAADNorth American Air Defense
2541NAAQSNational Ambient Air Quality Standards
2542NAAWSNATO Anti-Air Warfare System
2543NACNational Agency Check,U.S. Naval Avionics Center,U.S. Navy Advanced Concepts,North Atlantic Council,Northern Area Command
2544NACCNorth Atlantic Cooperation Council
2545NACISANATO Communications and Information Systems Agency
2546NACMANATO Air Command and Control System Management Agency
2547NACRANorth America Caribbean Rugby Association (more specifically rugby union)
2548NAECU.S. Naval Air Engineering Center
2549NAFERANative American Free Exercise of Religion Act
2550NAFLDNonAlcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
2551NAFONorthwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
2552NAFTANorth American Free Trade Agreement
2553NAGPRANative American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
2554NAICSNorth American Industry Classification System
2555NAILNeurotics Anonymous
2556NAILSNational Airspace Integrated Logistics System
2557NAIRUNon Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment
2558NAKNegative Acknowledge
2559NAMNamibia (ISO 3166 trigram)
2560NAMBLANorth American Man-Boy Love Association
2561NAMRLNaval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory
2562NaNNot A Number (computing)
2563NAOUK National Audit Office
2564NAPSNavy Acquisition Procedures Supplement
2565NARA(U.S.) National Archives and Records Administration
2566NARALNational Abortion Rights Action League
2567NARDACNaval Regional Data Automation Center
2568NARDICU.S. Navy Acquisition Research and Development Information Center
2569NARPVNational Association for Remotely Piloted Vehicles
2570NASCARNational Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
2571NASDAQNational Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
2572NASEDNational Association of State Election Directors [1][2]
2573NASHNon-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
2574NASPNational Aerospace Plane
2575NASSNational Association of Secretaries of State [3]
2576NatGeoNational Geographic
2577NaUKMANational University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
2578NAVNavigation[al]
2579NAVCAMSNaval Communications Area Master Station
2580NAVCCNational Audio-Visual Conservation Center
2581NAVCENTNaval Forces U.S. Central Command
2582NAVDACNaval Data Automation Command
2583NAVEURNaval Forces U.S. European Command
2584NAVFORNaval Force
2585NAVMACSNaval Modular Automatic Communication Subsystem
2586NAVNETNavy Network
2587NAVSNon-Cooperative Airborne Vector Scoring
2588NAVSATNavigation Satellite
2589NAVSPACECOMU.S. Navy Space Command
2590NAVSPASURU.S. Naval Space Surveillance System
2591NAVSTARNavigation Satellite Timing And Ranging
2592NAVTACNETNavy Tactical Network
2593NAWCU.S. Naval Air Warfare Center
2594NbNiobium
2595NBANational Basketball Association
2596NBLNational Basketball League (Australia)
2597NBTNitroblue tetrazolium (assay)
2598nCNanocoulomb
2599NCANational Command Authority
2600NCARU.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research
2601NCBNational Codification Bureau
2602NCCAMU.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
2603NCCUSLNational Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (U.S.)
2604NCDDRU.S. National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
2605NCIU.S. National Cancer Institute
2606NCLNew Caledonia (ISO 3166 trigram)
2607NCLRNational Council of La Raza
2608NCMONo Commitment Make Out
2609NCONon-Commissioned Officer
2610NCPNet Contracted Purchases
2611NCRNational Cash Register Co.
2612NCTRNon-Co-operative Target Recognition
2613NCWNetwork Centric Warfare
2614NdNeodymium
2615NDAAU.S. National Defense Authorization Act
2616NDBPNon-Departmental Public Body (Scotland)
2617NDPNew Democratic Party (Canada)
2618NDSNintendo DS
2619NeNeon
2620NECTECNational Electronics and Computer Technology Center (Thailand)
2621NEMSNational Energy Modeling System (USDOE-EIA)
2622NEPANational Environmental Policy Act
2623NERNiger (ISO 3166 trigram)
2624NERICANew Rice for Africa
2625NESPNSA/CSS Enterprise Standards Program
2626NETNational Educational Television
2627NETCU(UK) National Extremism Tactical Co-ordination Unit
2628NETL(US) National Energy Technology Laboratory
2629NETWARSNetwork Warfare Simulation
2630NEXNavy EXchange
2631nFNanofarad
2632NFNorfolk Island (ISO 3166 digram)
2633NFERNational Foundation for Educational Research
2634NFGNo Fucking Good
2635NFHSNational Federation of State High School Associations
2636NFINot F****** Interested
2637NFKNorfolk Island (ISO 3166 trigram)
2638NfldNewfoundland
2639NFPANational Fluid Power Association (United States)
2640NFTNo Further Text
2641NGAU.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Nigeria (ISO 3166 trigram)
2642NGATSNew Generation Army Targetry System
2643NGHNorthern General Hospital
2644NGOnon-governmental organization
2645NGSNaval Gunfire Support
2646nHNanohenry
2647NHANESNational Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
2648NHBNew Hebrides (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1980)
2649NHBNo Holds Barred radio (Link)
2650NHLNational Hockey League
2651NHRANational Hot Rod Association
2652NHSNational Health Service (UK)
2653NiNickel
2654NIAAAU.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
2655NIAGNATO Industrial Advisory Group
2656NIAIDNational Institute of Allergies and Infectious Disease
2657NIAMDNational Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases
2658NIBNew In Box (Internet auction/trading listings)
2659NIBPNon-invasive blood pressure monitor
2660NicANicotine Anonymous
2661NICAPNational Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena
2662NICEUK. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
2663NICHDNational Institute of Child Health and Human Development [4]
2664NICPNational Inventory Control Point
2665NIDDKNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
2666NIDRRNational Institute on Disability Research and Rehabilitation
2667NIEHSNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
2668NIINNational Item Identification Number
2669NIMANational Imagery and Mapping Agency (became NGA)
2670NIMBYNot In My Back Yard (See NOME)
2671NIMGNot In My Generation
2672NINNine Inch Nails (band)
2673NIPRNational Institute of Polar Research (Japan)
2674NIRNorthern Ireland (FIFA trigram; not eligible for an ISO 3166 or IOC trigram)
2675NISACU.S. National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center
2676NISCAPNSA Information System Certification and Accreditation Program
2677NISERNational Institute of Science Education and Research
2678NISTNational Institute of Standards and Technology
2679NITFSNational Imagery Transmission Format Standard
2680NIUNiue (ISO 3166 trigram)
2681nJNanojoule
2682NJNew Jersey (postal symbol)
2683NJHSNational Junior Honor Society
2684NJPWNew Japan Pro Wrestling
2685nKNanokelvin
2686NKANo Known Allergies
2687nLNanolitre
2688NLBNon-Linear Battlefield
2689NLDNetherlands (ISO 3166 trigram)
2690NLFNational Liberation Front (disambiguation)
2691NLLNational Lacrosse League
2692NLPNatural Language Processing,Neuro-Linguistic Programming (pseudoscience)
2693NLRBNational Labor Relations Board
2694NLWNon-Lethal Weapon
2695nmNanometre
2696NMNew Mexico (postal symbol)
2697NMCINavy Marine Corps Intranet
2698NMCSNot Mission Capable Supply (SM&R code)
2699NMDU.S. National Missile Defense
2700NMHNFGNot Made Here,No Fucking Good
2701NMNNo middle name
2702NMRNuclear Magnetic Resonance
2703NMSGNATO Modelling and Simulation Group
2704nNNanonewton
2705NNENorth North-East
2706NNSAU.S. National Nuclear Security Administration
2707NNWNorth North-West
2708NONitric Oxide,Normally Open,Norway (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)
2709NoNobelium
2710NOAAU.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2711NOAFNorwegian Air Force
2712NOAONational Optical Astronomy Observatory
2713NOCUK. National Oceanography Centre
2714NODEFNATO Oceanographic Data Exchange Format
2715NOGINew Orleans Grande Isle (award for diving)
2716NOLANew Orleans,Louisiana (LA is the official postal code for Louisiana)
2717NOLFNavy OutLying Field
2718NoMBONon-mine,Mine-like Bottom Object
2719NOMENot on Mars Either
2720NOMENot on Mars Either (see NIMBY)
2721NOPANational Office Products Alliance,National Office Products Association
2722NORNorway (ISO 3166 trigram)
2723NORELPREFNo religious preference
2724NORTHAGNorthern Army Group
2725NOSNetwork Operating System,New Old Stock (Internet auction/trading listings),Nitric Oxide Synthase (enzyme)
2726NOSANATO OSI Security Architecture
2727NOTAFLOFNo One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds
2728NOWNational Organization for Women
2729NPNational Permit,A permit in India for trucks so they can go anywhere in the nation
2730NpNeap tide (nautical charts),Neptunium
2731NPNepal (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)
2732NPBNippon Professional Baseball
2733NPCNational Postgraduate Committee,National Provincial Championship (New Zealand rugby competition,now defunct),Navigation Planning Chart
2734NPCSNon-Passenger Coaching stock (in Railways)
2735NPDNationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (German)
2736NPDINew Product Development and Introduction
2737NPGNeedline/Network Participation Group
2738NPHNormal Pressure Hydrocephalus
2739NPLNational Priorities List,Nepal (ISO 3166 trigram)
2740NPOnothing by mouth
2741NPOVNeutral Point Of View
2742NQDronning Maud Land (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete 1983)
2743NQOCDNot Quite Our Class,Dear (or Darling). (Upper-class English slang)
2744NRNauru (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)
2745NRANational Rifle Association
2746NRAONational Radio Astronomy Observatory
2747NRC(U.S.) National Research Council,Nuclear Regulatory Commission (U.S.)
2748NRDC(U.S.) Natural Resources Defense Council
2749NREL(U.S.) National Renewable Energy Laboratory
2750NRKNorsk Rikskringkasting (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation)
2751NRMPNational Resident Matching Program (U.S. medicine)
2752NRO(U.S.) National Reconnaissance Office
2753NRTNear Real Time
2754NRTANational Rat Terrier Association,National Retail Tenants Association,National Retired Teachers Association,Northwest Regional Transmission Association
2755NRUNauru (ISO 3166 trigram)
2756nsNanosecond
2757nSNanosiemens
2758NSNorfolk Southern Railway (AAR reporting mark),Nova Scotia (postal symbol),Suriname (FIPS 10-4 country code)
2759NSANaval Support Activity,No Strings Attached
2760NSABBNational Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity
2761NSAIDNon-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
2762NSBNorges Statsbaner (Norwegian State Railways)
2763NSCNational Security Council
2764NSDAPNationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (German: 'German National Socialist Workers Party',the formal name of the Nazi Party)
2765NSDLNational Science Digital Library (US)
2766NSGNational System for Geospatial-Intelligence
2767NSNNational Stock Number
2768NSNANational Student Nurses' Association
2769NSONational Standardization Office (ABCA)
2770NSS(U.S.) Naval Simulation System
2771NST(UK) Nimrod Software Team
2772NSTACNational Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee
2773NSVNikitin-Sokolov-Volkov heavy machine gun (Russian НСВ Никитина-Соколова-Волкова) ru:ПулеметНСВ-12,7 'Утес'
2774NSWNew South Wales (postal symbol)
2775nTNanotesla
2776NTNational Trust (UK),Saudi-Iraqi neutral zone (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete 1993),New Technology (Windows NT),Northern Territory (Australia) (postal symbol),Northwest Territories (Canada) (postal symbol)
2777NTCNational Training Center,Negative Temperature Coefficient (thermistor)
2778NTDSNaval Tactical Data System
2779NTPNetwork Time Protocol
2780NTRNetwork Time Reference
2781NTRANational Thoroughbred Racing Association
2782NTSBNational Transportation Safety Board
2783NTSCNational Television Standards Committee (colloquially,Never Twice the Same Color)
2784NTVNon-Tactical Vehicle
2785NTY(Internet Abbreviations:) Not Tested Yet; (Alternatively) No Thank You
2786NTZIraq-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1993)
2787NUNicaragua (FIPS 10-4 country code),Niue (ISO 3166 digram),Nunavut (postal symbol)
2788NULNull character (ASCII code of control character),National Urban League
2789NUTSNuclear Utilization Target Selection
2790NUWCU.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center
2791nVNanovolt
2792NVEOLNight Vision and Electro-Optics Laboratory
2793NVESDCERDEC Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate,Fort Belvoir,Virginia
2794NVGNight Vision Goggles
2795NVLNight Vision Laboratory
2796nWNanowatt
2797NWNorth-West
2798NWNuclear Weapon
2799NWANational Wrestling Alliance
2800NWFNational Wildlife Federation
2801NWFZNuclear-Weapon-Free Zone
2802NWHNU.S. National Women's Health Network
2803nWoNew World Order (see article for explanation of idiosyncratic capitalization)
2804NWOAHMNew Wave of American Heavy Metal
2805NWOBHMNew Wave of British Heavy Metal (sometimes pronounced /n.ˈwɒbm/ as if it were an acronym)
2806NWRANational Wildlife Rehabilitators Association
2807NWSLNational Women's Soccer League (U.S.)
2808NWTNorth-West Territories
2809NXA21st arcade game in the Pump It Up series
2810NXDNative XML
2811NXENew Xbox Experience
2812NXGNew Cross Gate station
2813NXLNational XBall League
2814NXNNike Cross Nationals
2815NYNew York (postal symbol)
2816NYCNew York City
2817NYTNew York Times
2818NYHANew York Heart Association
2819NYONational Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
2820NYSENew York Stock Exchange
2821NZNew Zealand (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)
2822NZCNew Zealand Cricket
2823NZLNew Zealand (ISO 3166 trigram)
2824NzLNoze looan (online/event listings)
2825NZOSSNew Zealand Open Source Society
2826NZRUNew Zealand Rugby Union
2827OACOn Approved Credit
2828OAPOld Age Pensioner (UK)
2829OARSIOsteoarthritis Research Society International
2830OASOrganization of American States
2831OASISOntario Agencies Supporting Individuals with Special Needs
2832OASISOntario Association of Sewage Industry Services
2833OASPOperational Analysis Support Paper/Plan
2834OAUOrganization for African Unity
2835OBEOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
2836OBXOuter Banks (North Carolina)
2837OCOfficer Commanding
2838OCDObsessive-Compulsive Disorder
2839OCFSOracle Cluster File System
2840OCFS2Oracle Cluster File System Release 2
2841OCMCC[2] Orchard County MCC
2842OCNOncology Certified Nurse
2843OCOOort Cloud Object
2844OCROptical Character Recognition
2845OCSsee entry
2846ODASOCA-DLR Asteroid Survey
2847ODBCOpen DataBase Connectivity
2848OEA(U.S.) Office of Economic Adjustment
2849OECDOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (international)
2850OEDOxford English Dictionary
2851OEGOperation Exposure Guidance
2852OEISOn-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences
2853OEMOriginal Equipment Manufacturer
2854OFAOccipital Face Area
2855OFDAU.S Agency for International Development's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance
2856OGCOpen Geospatial Consortium
2857OGDOther Government Department
2858OGOOther Government Organization
2859OHOhio (postal symbol)
2860OHCOverHead-Cam engine
2861OHHLAOriginal Hip-Hop Lyrics Archive
2862OHIPOntario Health Insurance Plan
2863OHMSOn Her (or His) Majesty's Service (also written: O.H.M.S.)
2864OHPObservatoire de Haute-Provence
2865OHSSOvarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
2866OICOfficer In Charge
2867OIFOperation Iraqi Freedom
2868OIOCOriental & India Office Collections (in the British Library)
2869OJTOn-the-Job Training
2870OKCOklahoma City
2871OLEDOrganic Light-Emitting Diode
2872OLSOperational Linescan System
2873OMDOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (1980s pop group)
2874OMEOsaka Mercantile Exchange
2875OMFGOh My Fucking God
2876OMGOh My God or Or My Gosh
2877OMGWOh My Gosh it's Windy
2878OMNOman (ISO 3166 trigram)
2879OMNCSU.S. Office of the Manager for the National Communications System
2880OMPOrder of Mapungubwe in Platinum
2881OMSOrder of Mapungubwe in Silver
2882OMTObject Model Template
2883ONOntario (postal symbol)
2884ONCOrthopaedic Nurse Certified
2885ONGOrthodontic National Group
2886ONI(U.S.) Office of Naval Intelligence
2887ONSOperational Needs Statement
2888OOADObject Oriented Analysis and Design
2889OOBEOut-of-body experience
2890OOCLOrient Overseas Container Line
2891OODAObservation,Orientation,Decision,Action loop (a.k.a. Boyd's Loop)
2892OOFOut of Facility
2893OOMFOne Of My Followers
2894OOOOut Of the Office
2895OOTWOperations Other Than War
2896OPObservation 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
2897OPACOnline Public Access Catalogue
2898OPCONOperational control
2899OPCWOrganisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
2900OPECOrganization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
2901OPFOROpposing force
2902OPINTELOperational Intelligence
2903OPLANOperation plan (also OpPlan)
2904OPORDOperation order
2905OPSECOperations security,Open Platform for Security
2906OPSIOverwhelming post splenectomy infection,UK Office of Public Sector Information
2907OPTAROperational target
2908OPVOffshore Patrol Vessel
2909OQOrder 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)
2910OROperating 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
2911ORAUOak Ridge Associated Universities
2912ORBObject Request Broker
2913ORBATOrder of Battle
2914ORDOffice of Research and Development,Operational Requirements Document
2915ORFOperational iness Float
2916ORISEOak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
2917ORNLOak Ridge National Laboratory
2918ORROak 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
2919ORSAOxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus,Operations Research Society of America
2920OSOperating System
2921OsOsmium
2922OSAOrder of St. Augustine
2923OSCEOrganisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe
2924OSDU.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense,On-screen Display
2925OSDLOpen Source Development Labs
2926OSEOwn Separate Entrance
2927OSERSU.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
2928OSETIOptical SETI also Optical SETI
2929OSHAOccupational Safety and Health Administration
2930OSIOffice of Strategic Influence,Ontario Swine Improvement,Open Source Initiative,Open Systems Interconnection
2931OSIA(U.S.) On-Site Inspection Agency
2932OSIRISOptical,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)
2933OSLOpen Source License, Optically Stimulated Luminescence, Orbiting Solar Laboratory
2934OSMOne Saturday Morning
2935OSOTPBOIASOne Sec,On The Phone,Be Off In A Sec
2936OSPAOperations Security Professional's Association site of OSPA
2937OSPAOregon School Psychologists Association [3]
2938OSRHOružane Snage Republike Hrvatske (en: Armed forces of the Republic of Croatia)
2939OSSOffice of Strategic Services (1942-1945, forerunner of CIA)
2940OSUOhio State University,Oklahoma State University
2941OTAOffice of Technology Assessment, Orthodontic Technicians Association
2942OTACOrthodontic Technicians Association Conference,Orthodontic Technicians Association Council
2943OTCOver-The-Counter (drugs)
2944OTDOff the derech (referring to an Orthodox Jew who has stopped practicing the tenets of his or her faith)
2945OTEA(U.S. Army) Operational Test Evaluation Agency
2946OTIOffice of Transition Initiatives (United States Agency for International Development)
2947OTOHOn The Other Hand
2948OTSOff the scale,sexually untouchable except for a lot of money
2949OTSBHOver The Shoulder Boulder Holder
2950OTWOn The Way
2951OTYBLOver To You Blue Leader
2952OTYRLOver To You Red Leader
2953OUUniversity of Oklahoma
2954OWOld Wykehamist
2955OWNOprah Winfrey Network
2956OXIATA code for Orient Thai Airlines
2957OXCOptical cross-connect
2958OXMOfficial Xbox Magazine
2959OXTOxytocin
2960OZ(?) Australia
2961ppico
2962P2PPeer-to-peer (networking)
2963pApicoampere
2964PAAPosition Area for Artillery
2965PABXPrivate Automated Branch eXchange (company phone system)
2966PACOM(U.S.) Pacific Command
2967PADIProfessional Association of Diving Instructors
2968PAEKPolyArylEtherKetone
2969PAFCPlymouth Argyle Football Club
2970PAHPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
2971PAHOPan American Health Organization
2972PAKPakistan (ISO 3166 trigram)
2973PAMPrecision Attack Missile
2974PANSPretty Advanced/Awesome Network Services (cf. POTS)
2975PARCPalo Alto Research Center
2976PAROSPrevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space (treaty)
2977PARP(NATO Partnership for Peace) Planning And Review Process
2978PARWIGPower Augmented Ram Wing In Ground (aeroplane wing shape)
2979PASSee entry
2980PASRPersonnel Accounting and Strength Reporting
2981PATHPort Authority Trans-Hudson
2982PAYDPay As You Drive
2983PAYEPay As You Earn
2984PbLead (Latin Plumbum)
2985PBPolyButylene
2986PBBPolyBrominated Biphenyl
2987PBCKProblem Between Chair and Keyboard (computer help desk in-joke)
2988PBDPolyButaDiene
2989PBDEPolyBrominated Diphenyl Ether
2990PBIPolyBenzImidazole
2991PBNPolyButylene Naphthalate
2992PBOHPlease Become Old History
2993PBTPolyButylene Terephthalate
2994PBXPrivate Branch eXchange (company phone system)
2995pCpicocoulomb
2996PCASPlanet-Crossing Asteroid Survey
2997PCBsee entry
2998PCCBPorsche Ceramic Composite Brake
2999PCCIPPresident's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection
3000PCEPerChlorEthylene
3001PCIePeripheral Component Interconnect Express (computer bus)
3002PCLPassive Coherent Location
3003PCMCIAPersonal Computer Memory Card International Association (People Can't Memorise Computer-Industry Acronyms)
3004PCNPitcairn Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
3005PCPIPhysician Consortium for Performance Improvement (AMA)
3006PCRPolymerase chain reaction
3007PCSSDPulaski County Special School District
3008PCZPanama Canal Zone (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1980)
3009PdPalladium
3010PDProduct Director—Example: CERDEC Product Director C4ISR and Network Modernization
3011PDLPure Dumb Luck (Texan punk band)
3012PDNPull-Down Network
3013PDRYPeople's Democratic Republic of Yemen (obsolete since 1990)
3014PDTPacific Daylight [Saving] Time (UTC-7 hours)
3015PEProfessional Engineer
3016PEBCACProblem Exists Between Chair and Computer (IT help desk in-joke)
3017PEBKACProblem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair (ditto)
3018PEEKPolyEtherEtherKetone
3019PEETPartnerships for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy
3020PEKPolyEtherKetone
3021PEPFARPresident's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief
3022PERPeru (ISO 3166 trigram)
3023perlusually lower case Practical Extraction and Report Language
3024PESPolyEtherSulfone
3025PESTUK Public Engagement with Science and Technology
3026PETEPolyEthyleneTErephthalate
3027PETPPolyEthyleneTerePhthalate
3028pFpicofarad
3029PFDPermanent Fund Dividend = personal flotation device
3030PFEPermanent Forest Estate
3031PfPPartnership for Peace
3032Pgpetagram
3033pgpicogram
3034PGCEPostgraduate Certificate in Education
3035PGDPre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis
3036PGENIPharmaco-Genetics for Every Nation Initiative
3037PGHPre-implantation Genetic Haplotyping
3038PGMPrecision-Guided Munition
3039PGPPretty Good Privacy
3040PHLPhilippines (ISO 3166 trigram)
3041PHQPatient Health Questionnaire
3042PiPebi
3043PIBPolyIsoButylene
3044PICPerson In Charge
3045PICNICProblem In Chair Not In Computer
3046PICSPrivate Investment Capital Subscription
3047PIFPartners in Flight
3048PIGPipeline Inspection Gauge
3049PINPersonal Identification Number
3050PINFPeople In Need Foundation (Czech charitable organisation)
3051PIPAProgram on International Policy Attitudes
3052PIRPriority Intelligence Requirement
3053PIRAProvisional Irish Republican Army
3054PIREPSPilot Reports
3055PITAPain In The Ass
3056PJpetajoule
3057pJpicojoule
3058PJHQPermanent Joint Headquarters
3059PKEPartnership of Kindermusik Educators [1] &[2] & [2]
3060PKIPublic Key Infrastructure (cryptography)
3061PKUPhenylketonuria
3062pLpicolitre
3063PLAIDPrecision Location and Identification
3064PLBPersonal Locator Beacon
3065PLCPublic Limited Company (British)
3066PLCCPlastic Leaded Chip Carrier (electronics)
3067PLDProbable Line of Deployment
3068PLEBSPeople Lacking Everyday Basic Skills
3069PLFParachute Landing Fall
3070PLIFPlanar Laser-Induced Fluorescence
3071PLLPhase-Locked Loop (electronics)
3072PLMPolarized Light Microscope/Microscopy
3073PLMBAPhospholipid Bilayer Microarray
3074PlnPlatoon
3075PLOPalestine Liberation Organization
3076PLOKTAPress Lots Of Keys To Abort
3077PLPPlatonic Life Partner
3078PLUTOPipe Line Under The Ocean
3079PLWPalau (ISO 3166 trigram)
3080pmpicometre
3081PMCPrimary Motor Cortex
3082PMIPositive Material Identification
3083PMIDPubMed Identifier
3084PMMAPolyMethylMethAcrylate
3085PMSPremenstrual Syndrome
3086PMSLPiss Myself Laughing (Internet shorthand)
3087PMTPremenstrual Tension (UK) (see Premenstrual Syndrome)
3088pNpiconewton
3089PNACProject for the New American Century
3090PNVSPilot Night Vision Sensor
3091PoPolonium
3092POPost Office
3093POPurchase Order
3094POCDPost-Operative Cognitive Dysfunction
3095podPlain Old Documentation
3096POFFPlain Old Flat File
3097POGOProject On Government Oversight
3098POIProgram Of Instruction
3099POKPlane Of Knowledge
3100POLADPolitical Advice
3101POMDPPartially observable Markov decision process
3102PooSPoo Sniffer (Internet shorthand)
3103POS- Point Of Sale terminal (retail industry transaction computers)Piece Of S**t
3104POSHPort Outbound Starboard Home (alleged)
3105POSSLQPerson of the Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters
3106POTPlane Of Tranquility
3107POTSPlain Old Telephone Service (cf. PANS),Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
3108POTUSPresident of the United States
3109POVPoint of view
3110POWPrisoner of war
3111PPASC(U.S.) Plans and Program Analysis Support Center
3112PPCLIPrincess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (regiment)
3113PPLIPrecise Participant Location & Identification
3114PPMProject Planning and Management
3115PPOPolyPhenylene Oxide
3116PPQNPulses Per Quarter Note (ditto)
3117PPQTPre-Production Qualification Test
3118PPVPay-per-view
3119PrPastor, Priest
3120PRPublic Relations
3121PrbPresbyter
3122PRBOPoint Reyes Bird Observatory
3123PRCPeople's Republic of China
3124PRDCERDEC Product Realization Directorate
3125PRFGPartial Fog (METAR Code)
3126PRIPuerto Rico (ISO 3166 trigram)
3127PRKDemocratic People's Republic of Korea (ISO 3166 trigram)
3128PRMPersonnel iness Management
3129PRYParaguay (ISO 3166 trigram)
3130Pspetasecond
3131pSpicosiemens
3132PSGPacific Seabird Group
3133PSIPortable Source Initiative
3134PSIPounds per square inch
3135PSSPersonnel System Support
3136PSTPacific Standard Time (UTC-8 hours)
3137PSUPennsylvania State University
3138PsyOpPsychological Operations
3139pTpicotesla
3140PtPlatinum
3141PTAParent-Teacher Association
3142PTALPublic Transport Accessibility Level
3143PTESPeople's Trust for Endangered Species
3144PTFEPolyTetraFluoroEthylene
3145PTIPardon the Interruption
3146PTSDPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder
3147PuPlutonium
3148PubPublication
3149PUGPET Users Group
3150PUNPull-Up Network
3151PUPPull-Up Point
3152PUSUnited States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1986)
3153PVpetavolt
3154pVpicovolt
3155PvEPlayer versus Environment
3156PvPPlayer versus Player
3157PVRPersonal Video Recorder
3158PvZPlants vs. Zombies
3159PWPalau (postal symbol; ISO 3166 digram)
3160pWpicowatt
3161PWAPirates With Attitude
3162PWBAPension and Welfare Benefits Administration
3163PWCPieceWise Constant (describing a mathematical function)
3164PwCPricewaterhouseCoopers (international accounting firm)
3165PWLPieceWise Linear (describing a mathematical function)
3166PWLCPieceWise Linear and Concave/Convex (describing a mathematical function)
3167PWRPressurized Water Reactor
3168PXPost eXchange
3169PYFFrench Polynesia (ISO 3166 trigram)
3170PYMWYMIPut Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
3171Q1First quarter of the year
3172Q2Second quarter of the year
3173Q3Third quarter of the year
3174Q4Fourth quarter of the year
3175QAQatar (ISO 3166 digram)
3176QantasQueensland And Northern Territory Aerial Services
3177QATQatar (ISO 3166 trigram)
3178QBQuarterback (football)
3179QCDQuantum ChromoDynamics
3180QDquaque die (Latin for 'daily')
3181QDRQuadrennial Defense Review
3182QEHQueen Elizabeth's Hospital
3183QKAir Canada Jazz (IATA airline designator)
3184QNHRegional mean sea level atmospheric pressure (aeronautical Q code)
3185QPSQuark Publishing System
3186QSquantum sufficit (Latin, 'as much as suffices')
3187QSCATQuick Scatterometer satellite
3188QSLQuébec Sign Language
3189QSOQuasi-Stellar Object
3190Quango(British Commonwealth) QUasi Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation
3191QuasarQuasi-stellar radio source
3192QUBQueen's University Belfast
3193QUIETQ and U Imaging ExperimenT (Q and U are the Stokes parameters of the CMBR polarization)
3194qvquod vide (Latin, 'which see')
3195QZAwair (IATA airline designator)
3196R2IResistance to Interrogation
3197RARadio Australia
3198RaRadium
3199RAAFRoyal Australian Air Force
3200RabobankRaiffeisen-Boerenleenbank (from the two banks that merged to form the modern company)
3201RACKRisk Aware Consensual Kink (SM phrase)
3202RaconRAdar beaCON
3203RADARoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
3204RadarRadio Detection And Ranging
3205RadBRad51/Dmc1 homologous protein
3206RADbRouting Assets Data Base
3207RADCRegion Air Defence Commander
3208RAEUK Royal Aircraft Establishment (-1991)
3209RAGBRAIRegister's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa
3210RamarkRAdar MARKer
3211RAOCRear Area Operation Centre
3212RARDEUK Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment (1962-1991)
3213RARERapid Acquisition with Relaxation Enhancement (MRI technique)
3214RATELORadiotelephone Operator
3215RbRubidium
3216RBRunning Back (football)
3217RBIRuns Batted In
3218RCsee entry
3219RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force
3220RCCRescue Co-ordination Centre
3221RCCORoyal Canadian College of Organists
3222RCHARoyal Canadian Horse Artillery (regiment)
3223RCMPRoyal Canadian Mounted Police
3224RDRadio Disney
3225RDDRadiological Dispersion Device
3226RDMRemotely Delivered/Deliverable Mine
3227RDTRemote Digital Terminal
3228RDVRemote Detection Vehicle
3229ReRhenium
3230RERoyal Engineers
3231REACTRemote Electronically Activated Control Technology
3232REAMRetired Educators Association of Minnesota
3233RECCEReconnaissance
3234REEFReef Environmental Education Foundation
3235REMRapid Eye Movement (sleep phase),Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
3236REMERoyal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
3237RERCRehabilitation Engineering Research Center
3238RESNARehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
3239REURéunion (ISO 3166 trigram)
3240RfRutherfordium
3241RFDRequest for Documentation
3242RFERequest for Evaluation
3243RFEFReal Federación Española de Fútbol (Spanish for Royal Spanish Football Federation)
3244RFFRight of First Refusal (legal term)
3245RFIDRadio Frequency IDentification
3246RFLRugby Football League
3247RFPRequest for Proposal
3248RFQRequest for Quotation
3249RFTRequest for Tender
3250RFURugby Football Union
3251RGRepublican Guard
3252RgRoentgenium
3253RGBRed Green Blue (colour model)
3254RGBIRed Green Blue Intensity (ditto)
3255RhRhodium
3256RHSouthern Rhodesia (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete 1980)
3257RHICRelativistic Heavy Ion Collider
3258RHLIRoyal Hamilton Light Infantry (Canadian militia regiment)
3259RHOSouthern Rhodesia (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1980)
3260RHUReplacement Holding Unit
3261RIRhode Island (postal symbol)
3262RIAARecording Industry Association of America
3263RIBARoyal Institute of British Architects
3264RIFARed imported fire ant
3265RILARetail Industry Leaders Association
3266RIMVSRetinal Imaging Machine Vision System
3267RINORepublican In Name Only[1]
3268RIPRelief In Place,requiesca[n]t in pace (Latin for 'may he/she/they rest in peace')
3269RISCReduced Instruction Set Computer
3270RJDReduced Julian Day
3271RKBARight to Keep and Bear Arms (Second Amendment to the United States Constitution)
3272RKORadio-Keith-Orpheum Pictures
3273RLPRecognised [Operating/Operational] Land Picture
3274RLSRestless Leg Syndrome
3275RLYRally Point
3276RMsee separate disambiguation page
3277RMCRobert Menzies College
3278RMDARecords Management and Declassification Agency
3279RMPRecognised [Operating/Operational] Maritime Picture
3280RNRadio Netherlands
3281RnRadon
3282RNARiboNucleic Acid
3283RNADRoyal Naval Armaments Depot (UK)
3284RNPSRadio Network Planning System
3285RNZRadio New Zealand
3286RNZIRadio New Zealand International
3287ROARate Of Ascent
3288ROERules Of Engagement
3289ROFLOLRolling On the Floor Laughing Out Loud
3290ROHRing of Honor
3291ROKRepublic of Korea
3292ROPRender Output Pipeline
3293ROPEResearch Opportunity and Performance Evidence
3294ROSReactive Oxygen Species
3295ROURomania (ISO 3166 trigram)
3296ROVRemotely Operated Vehicle
3297ROZRestricted Operations Zone
3298RPARegional Plan Association
3299RPDRecognition-Primed Decision-making
3300RPFRwandan Patriotic Front
3301RPLReverse Polish Lisp
3302RPMRevolutions Per Minute
3303RPNreverse Polish notation
3304rpsrevolutions per second
3305RPVRemotely Piloted Vehicle
3306RQPuerto Rico (FIPS 10-4 territory code)
3307RRBRailroad Retirement Board
3308RRNRecurrence Rate Number
3309RRPRecurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
3310RRSRacing Rules of Sailing
3311RRSPRegistered Retirement Savings Plan (Canada; roughly equivalent to the IRA in the U.S.)
3312RSRussia (FIPS 10-4 country code)
3313RSIRepetitive Strain Injury
3314RSJRolled Steel Joist (construction)
3315RSNReal Soon Now (coined by author Jerry Pournelle)
3316RSPB(UK) Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
3317RSPCARoyal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
3318RSRRequired Supply Rate
3319RSREUK Royal Signals and Radar Establishment (1976-1991)
3320RSRIRed Sands Research Institute
3321RTARoad traffic accident (British)
3322RTBFRadio-Télévision belge de la Communauté française
3323RTFRich Text Format
3324RTFMthe Fucking/Fine Manual
3325RTGRadio-isotope Thermoelectric Generator also used for Rubber Tyred Gantry crane
3326RTIRun-Time Infrastructure (Simulation)
3327RTLsee entry
3328RTPReal-time Transport Protocol
3329RTSsee entry
3330RTTRound Trip Timing
3331RURussia (ISO 3166 digram)
3332RuRuthenium
3333RUCRoyal Ulster Constabulary
3334RUSRussia (ISO 3166 trigram)
3335RUSIRoyal United Services Institute for Defence Studies
3336RWRwanda (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)
3337RWARwanda (ISO 3166 trigram)
3338RWHRain Water Harvesting
3339RWRRadar Warning Receiver
3340RWSRemote Weapon Station
3341RxMedical prescription (possibly from Latin 'recipere','to take': see entry)
3342RXReceive
3343SARSSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome
3344SBNOStanding but not operating (in reference to amusement parks)
3345SCOTUSSupreme Court of the United States
3346SCROTUSSo-called Ruler of the United States
3347SDHCSecure Digital High Capacity
3348SDXCSecure Digital eXtended Capacity
3349SGSenegal (FIPS 10-4 country code), Singapore (ISO 3166 digram), Snow Grains (METAR Code), Study Group
3350SGOTUSSecond Gentleman of the United States
3351SHOShowtime (see also sho.com)
3352sicsic erat scriptum (Latin for 'thus was it written')
3353SIRIService Interface for Real Time Information
3354SiriSpeech Interpretation and Recognition Interface (Apple iOS software)
3355SLOTUSSecond Lady of the United States (the vice president's wife)
3356SoConSouthern Conference (U.S. college sports)
3357SSCSafe,Sane,Consensual (SM phrase),Secondary Somatosensory Cortex,Smaller-Scale Contingency,U.S. Army Soldiers System Center (Natick,Massachusetts),Superconducting Super Collider,SSCCATAGAPP — Singles,Seniors,Childless Couples,And Teens And Gays Against Parasitic Parents (fictional organization from The Simpsons)
3358SSDSouth Sudan (ISO 3166 trigram)
3359SSDCU.S. Space and Strategic Defense Command
3360STBSurface Transportation Board[2]
3361SWACSouthwestern Athletic Conference
3362SWANSystem for Wearable Audio Navigation
3363SWATSpecial Weapons And Tactics
3364SWFSingle White Female
3365TaTantalum
3366TAACOMU.S. Theater Army Area Command
3367TAADCOORDTheatre Army Air Defence Co-ordinator
3368TAARTrace Amine-Associated Receptor
3369TACU.S. Tactical Air Command (1946-1992)
3370TACANTactical Air Navigation
3371TACCOTactical Coordinator
3372TACCSFU.S. Theater Aerospace Command & Control Simulation Facility
3373TACDARTactical Detection And Reporting
3374TACSOPTactical SOP (Standing Operating Procedure)
3375TADILTactical Digital Information Link
3376TAITarget[ed] Area of Interest
3377TAJTom and Jerry
3378TAJTTom and Jerry Tales
3379TALESTechnical Advice and Lexicon for Enabling Simulation
3380TANJThere Ain't No Justice (used as expletive in the Ringworld novels)
3381TANPTerrain-Aware Network Planner
3382TANSTAAFLThere Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch (coined by author Robert A. Heinlein in his The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress)
3383TAPPSTexas Association of Private and Parochial Schools
3384TARDISTime And Relative Dimension In Space (from Doctor Who)
3385TASTasmania (postal symbol)
3386TASERThomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle
3387TASMTactical Air-to-Surface Missile
3388TATTourism Authority of Thailand
3389TATPTriAcetone TriPeroxide
3390TATTTired All The Time (medical diagnosis in-joke)
3391TbTerbium
3392TBTuberculosis
3393TBAto be announced
3394TBBPATetraBromoBisPhenol-A
3395TBDto be done, or: to be documented, or: to be determined, or: to be decided
3396TBFto be fair
3397TBHTo Be Honest
3398TBLTurkish Basketball League
3399TBSTurner Broadcasting System
3400TBTTributyltin
3401TcTechnetium
3402TCAATop Counter-Assault Agents
3403TCASTraffic Collision Avoidance System
3404TCCCSTactical Command,Control and Communication System
3405TCDChad (ISO 3166 trigram)
3406TCHDTruck Cargo Heavy Duty
3407TCLTool Command Language
3408TCMTurner Classic Movies
3409TCUTexas Christian University
3410TCWTasty Coma Wife
3411TCWMSTele-Center Workforce Management System
3412TDAThe Disney Afternoon
3413TDLTactical Data Link
3414TDMTime-Division Multiplexing
3415TDMATime Division Multiple Access
3416TDPTechnology Demonstration Programme
3417TDRSTracking Data and Relay Satellite
3418TeTellurium
3419TEALTasman Empire Airways Limited
3420TeamTogether everyone achieves more
3421TEAMSThe East African Marine System (fiber optic cable)
3422TEDTechnology Entertainment Design prize
3423TENCAPTactical Exploitation of National Capabilities
3424TERSTactical Event Reporting System
3425TESTactical Event System
3426TESTThesaurus of Engineering and Scientific Terms
3427TEUTwenty-foot equivalent unit (cargo capacity)
3428TeVeSTensor Vector Scalar theory
3429TFMPPTrifluorophenylmethylpiperazine
3430TFRTotal Fertility Rate
3431TFTThin-Film Transistor
3432TgTeragram
3433TGTogo (ISO 3166 digram)
3434TGOTogo (ISO 3166 trigram)
3435ThThorium
3436THAThailand (ISO 3166 trigram)
3437THAADTerminal High Altitude Area Defence
3438THEGENTRYThe High-End Group of Earth's New Technologies Research Yield
3439THELTactical High Energy Laser ACTD
3440THGTetrahydrogestrinone
3441TIATotal Information Awareness initiative
3442TIATransient Ischemic Attack
3443TIALDThermal Imaging and Airborne Laser Designation
3444TIBSTactical Information Broadcast System
3445TICTroops In Contact
3446TIGERSTopologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing System
3447TINCThere Is No Cabal
3448TIPThermal Identification Panel
3449titsToes in the Sand
3450TJDTruncated Julian Day
3451TJKTajikistan (ISO 3166 trigram)
3452TKLTokelau (ISO 3166 trigram)
3453TKMTurkmenistan (ISO 3166 trigram)
3454TlThallium
3455TLAThree-Letter Abbreviation/Acronym
3456TLAMTomahawk Land Attack Missile
3457TLATOJLThe Life and Times of Juniper Lee
3458TLPMT1 Line Performance Monitor
3459TmTerametre
3460TMAPTexas Medication Algorithm Project
3461TMCThe Movie Channel
3462TMDTheatre Missile Defence
3463TMDKThe Mighty Don't Kneel (Australian professional wrestling stable also active in Japan)
3464TMIToo Much Information
3465TMJTemporoMandibular Joint (syndrome)
3466TMNTTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
3467TMPGTransparent Multi-Platform Gateway
3468TMRTwin Main Rotors (helicopter type)
3469TMSTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation
3470TMTThirty Meter Telescope
3471TMTOWTDIThere's Than One Way To Do It (from Perl)
3472TNATotal Nonstop Action Wrestling
3473TNOTrans-Neptunian Object
3474TOBSTime of OBServation
3475TOCTable Of Contents, Tactical Operations Centre, Temporo-Occipital transition Cortex, Top of Concrete
3476TOGTogo (IOC and FIFA trigram,but not ISO 3166)
3477TOGSThermal Observation Gunnery Sight
3478TOMSTotal Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (satellite instrument)
3479TONTonga (ISO 3166 trigram)
3480TOSTape 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
3481TOTTime On Target
3482TOWTube-launched,Optically tracked,Wire-guided (anti-tank missile)
3483TPEast Timor (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete 2002),São Tomé and Príncipe (FIPS 10-4 country code),Training Practice,Trident Ploughshares
3484TPEChinese Taipei (IOC and FIFA trigram for the country also known as Taiwan)
3485TPIThe point is
3486TPOThrombopoietin
3487TPSThe Pennington School
3488TPTBThe Powers That Be (often used to refer to the people responsible for the content of TV series or movies)
3489TQTop Qualifier (similar to Pole Position in car racing)
3490TRATechnology iness Assessment
3491TRAC(U.S. Army) TRADOC Analysis Center
3492TRACONTerminal Radar Approach Control
3493TRADOC(U.S. Army) Training and Doctrine Command
3494TRANSCOMU.S. Transportation Command
3495TRAPTactical Receive equipment and related Applications
3496TRASANATRADOC Systems Analysis Agency
3497TRDTowed Radar Decoy
3498TRIGATThird Generation Antitank (missile)
3499TRLTechnology readiness level
3500TrpTroop
3501TRUTransuranic
3502TRUEXTraining in Urban Environment Exercise
3503TRWThompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc.
3504TsTerasecond
3505TSTerasiemens,Thunderstorm (METAR code),Tunisia (FIPS 10-4 country code),TinySex,Transsexual, Tough Sh*t
3506TSATheatre Storage Area,Time Slot Allocation,Transportation Security Administration,The Salvation Army
3507TSECTransmission Security Encryption Code
3508TSLTransportation Security Laboratory
3509TSNThe Sporting News (historic name of the periodical now known as Sporting News),The Sports Network
3510TSOThe Stationery Office (was HMSO until 1996),(U.S.) TRICARE Support Office,Trans-Siberian Orchestra (band)
3511TSOPTactical Standing Operation Procedure,The Sound of Philadelphia (classic 1970s R&B instrumental)
3512TSRTerminate and Stay Resident
3513TSSIAThe Subject Says It All
3514TTTeratesla,Terrestrial Time,Tourist Trophy (Motorcycle sport),Trinidad and Tobago (ISO 3166 digram)
3515TTCTTorrance Tests of Creative Thinking
3516TTFNTa Ta For Now
3517TTLTax,Title,License,Through-the-lens (photography),Time 'till live,Time to live,Transistor-transistor logic
3518TTOTrinidad and Tobago (ISO 3166 trigram)
3519TTPTactics,Techniques,and Procedures,Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura,Trailer Transfer Point
3520TTTEAFThomas the Tank Engine and Friends
3521TTYTeleTYpewriter (Printer)
3522TTYLTo You Later (Internet slang)
3523TTZTetrazolium
3524TUTechnische Universität (German for 'Technical University'),Thammasat University (Thailand),Turkey (FIPS 10-4 country code)
3525TUCTrades Union Congress
3526TUGTeX Users Group
3527TUIText-based user interface (cf. CLI),among other uses
3528TUMTechnische Universität München (Germany)
3529TUNTunisia (ISO 3166 trigram)
3530TUNSTechnical University of Nova Scotia
3531TURTurkey (ISO 3166 trigram)
3532TUSKTank Urban Survival Kit
3533TUVTuvalu (ISO 3166 trigram)
3534TVTelevision,Teravolt,Transvestite,Tuvalu (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)
3535TvTime value,a designation seen on some camera dials for shutter priority mode
3536TVATennessee Valley Authority
3537TVGTelevision Games (Network),Tick,Very Good,Often used by School Teachers when marking homework etc. (Tick VG)[1][2]
3538TVRTreVor (Wilkinson) Racing
3539TVSTornado vortex signature
3540TWRepublic of China (Taiwan) (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram),Terawatt
3541TWAINTechnology Without An Interesting Name
3542TWETrans World Entertainment
3543TWIThe Welding Institute
3544TWIPTake 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
3545TWNRepublic of China (Taiwan) (ISO 3166 trigram)
3546TWPTechnical Working Paper
3547TWSThermal Weapon Sight,Track While Scan
3548TXTexas (postal symbol),Transmit,Turkmenistan (FIPS 10-4 country code)
3549TXVThermostatic Expansion Valve
3550TYTTake Your Time,Internet chat abbreviation
3551TZTanzania (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)
3552TZATanzania (ISO 3166 trigram)
3553TZCTetrazolium chloride
3554UUranium
3555UAUnit of Action
3556UAAPUniversity Athletic Association of the Philippines
3557UABUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
3558UAPUnidentified Areal Phenomana
3559UAVUnmanned Aerial Vehicle,Unprotected Anal and Vaginal sex,UB[edit]
3560UBCUnited Baptist Church,University of British Columbia
3561UBIUniversal Basic Income
3562UBIGEOUbicación Geografica (Spanish for Geographical Location)
3563UBSUnbundled Bitstream Services,United Bank of Switzerland,United Banque Suisse
3564UCBSAUnited Cricket Board of South Africa
3565UCFUniversity of Central Florida
3566UCLAUniversity of California at Los Angeles
3567UCLESUniversity of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate
3568UCRUniversity of California at Riverside
3569UCRUniversity of Costa Rica
3570UCSUnion of Concerned Scientists
3571UCSBUniversity of California at Santa Barbara
3572UCSDUniversity of California at San Diego
3573UDASUppsala-DLR Asteroid Survey
3574UDDIUniversal Description,Discovery and Integration
3575UDTSUppsala-DLR Trojan Survey
3576UEUnit of Employment
3577UEFAUnion of European Football Associations
3578UESACUppsala-ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets
3579UFCUltimate Fighting Championship
3580UFOUnidentified Flying Object, or: United Farmers of Ontario
3581UGVUnmanned Ground Vehicle
3582UHFUltra High Frequency
3583UHMWUltra-High Molecular Weight
3584UHRBUltra-High Resolution Building (simulation)
3585UICUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
3586UIDUser ID
3587UIUCUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3588UJTLUniversal Joint Task List
3589UKIPUnited Kingdom Independence Party
3590UKRUkraine (ISO 3166 trigram)
3591ULUnderwriters Laboratories
3592ULFUltra Low Frequency
3593UMU.S. Minor Outlying Islands (postal symbol; ISO 3166 digram)
3594UMCPUnit Maintenance Collection Point
3595UMESUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore
3596UMIU.S. Minor Outlying Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
3597UMISTUniversity of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
3598UMTSUniversal Mobile Telecommunications System
3599UNUnited Nations
3600UNABOMUniversity and airline bomber (FBI case name)
3601UNAIDSJoint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
3602UNAMSILUnited Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
3603UNCFUnited Negro College Fund
3604UNCLOSUnited Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
3605UNCSGNUnited Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names
3606UNCTADUnited Nations Conference on Trade and Development
3607UNDCPUnited Nations Drug Control Programme
3608UNDEUnion of National Defence Employees (Canada)
3609UNDPUnited Nations Development Programme
3610UNEPUnited Nations Environment Programme
3611UNFCCCUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
3612UNFICYPUnited Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
3613UNGEGNUnited Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
3614UNHCRUnited Nations High Commission (er) for Refugees
3615UNICEFUnited Nations Children's Fund (originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund)
3616UNICRIUnited Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute
3617UNIDOUnited Nations Industrial Development Organization
3618UNIFEMUnited Nations Development Fund for Women (from the French Fonds de développement des Nations unies pour la femme)
3619UNLVUniversity of Nevada,Las Vegas
3620UNMIKUnited Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
3621UNOSOMUnited Nations Operations in Somalia
3622UNPROFORUnited Nations Protection Force (in former Yugoslavia)
3623UNRISDUnited Nations Research Institute for Social Development
3624UNSMUnion of Nova Scotian Municipalities
3625UNTACUnited Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
3626UNTAETUnited Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
3627UNUUnited Nations University
3628UPdMUniversità Popolare della Multimedialità
3629UPFUniversitat Pompeu Fabra (Catalan for: 'Pompeu Fabra University')
3630UPIUnited Press International
3631UPNUnited Paramount Network
3632UPUUniversal Postal Union
3633URSoviet Union (NATO country code,obsolete 1992)
3634URBSFAUnion royale belge des sociétés de football association (French for Royal Belgian Football Association)
3635URDUser Requirements Document
3636URIUniversity of Rhode Island
3637URUUruguay (IOC and FIFA trigram, but not ISO 3166)
3638URYUruguay (ISO 3166 trigram)
3639USUnited States (also ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)
3640USAUnited States of America (also ISO 3166 trigram), United States Army
3641USAADACU.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Center,Fort Bliss,Texas
3642USAARMCU.S. Army ARMor Center,Fort Knox,Kentucky
3643USAAVNCU.S. Army AViatioN Center,Fort Rucker,Alabama
3644USAFSPCU.S. Air Force Space Command
3645USAICU.S. Army Infantry Center,U.S. Army Intelligence Center
3646USAIDUnited States Agency for International Development
3647USAPUnion Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais,United States Antarctic Program
3648USAPATRIOTUniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism
3649USAREURUnited States Army Europe
3650USBUniversal Serial Bus
3651USCUnited States Code,University of South Carolina,University of Southern California
3652USCGUnited States Coast Guard
3653USCINCSPACEUnited States Commander in Chief,Space Command
3654USDAUnited States Department of Agriculture
3655USDIUnited States Department of the Interior
3656USDOEUnited States Department of Energy
3657USDRE(U.S.) Under-Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (1978-1986)
3658USECUnited States Enrichment Corporation
3659USFLUnited States Football League
3660USFWSUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service
3661USGSUnited States Geological Survey
3662USIAUnited States Information Agency
3663USJFCOMUnited States Joint Forces Command
3664USLUnited Soccer League,a third-level U.S. league. Not to be confused with an earlier league of the same name.,United Soccer Leagues,the organization that operates the above league,plus several other lower-level leagues,University of Southwestern Louisiana,a former name for the school now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
3665USMNTUnited States men's national (soccer) team
3666USNAUnited States National Arboretum,United States Naval Academy
3667USNBUnited States Naval Base
3668USNGUnited States National Grid
3669USNHUnited States Naval Hospital
3670USNIUnited States Naval Institute
3671USNOU.S. Naval Observatory
3672USNOFSUnited States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station
3673USNPUnited States Newspaper Program
3674USNRUnited States Navy Reserve
3675USNSUnited States Naval Ship
3676USNYUniversity of the State of New York (usually pronounced 'use-knee')
3677USNZUniversity Sport New Zealand
3678USPSUnited States Postal Service
3679USPTOUnited States Patent and Trademark Office
3680USRUser
3681USSUnited States ship (sometimes meaningless; see Star Trek)
3682USSPACECOMUnited States Space Command
3683USSRUnion of Soviet Socialist Republics
3684USTUnderground Storage Tank
3685USTRANSCOMUnited States Transportation Command
3686USWNTUnited States women's national (soccer) team
3687UTUniversal Time
3688UTEPUniversity of Texas at El Paso (pronounced you-tep)
3689UTMUniversal Transverse Mercator (geographical co-ordinate system)
3690UUAUnitarian Universalist Association
3691UUIDUniversally Unique Identifier (see also GUID)
3692UUVUnmanned Underwater Vehicle
3693UWUniversity of Washington
3694UWOUniversity of Western Ontario
3695UWTUnder Water Telephone
3696UWTGUnder Water Tug
3697UWWUnited World Wrestling
3698UXOUnexploded Ordnance
3699UYUruguay (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)
3700UZUzbekistan (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram)
3701UZBUzbekistan (ISO 3166 trigram)
3702VACISVehicle And Container Inspection System
3703VACISVictorian Ambulance Clinical Information System
3704VANOSVariable Nockenwelle System
3705VAOVienna Art Orchestra
3706VATVatican City-State (ISO 3166 trigram)
3707VBAVisual Basic for Applications
3708vCJDVariant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
3709VCNO(U.S.) Vice Chief of Naval Operations
3710VCofSVice Chief of Staff
3711VCRVideo cassette recorder
3712VCTSaint Vincent and the Grenadines (ISO 3166 trigram)
3713VDFSVisualSVN Distributed File System (VDFS)
3714VEVenezuela (ISO 3166 digram)
3715VEEGAVenus Earth Earth Gravity Assist manœuvre
3716VENVenezuela (ISO 3166 trigram)
3717VERITASVery Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System
3718VfDs for deletion (used in Wikipedia)
3719VFMValue For Money
3720VFMOVery Fast Moving Object (astronomy)
3721VFTVirtual Function Table
3722VFWVeterans of Foreign Wars
3723VGBritish Virgin Islands (ISO 3166 digram)
3724VGBBritish Virgin Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
3725VH1Video Hits One
3726VHFVery High Frequency
3727VIAVersatile Interface Adapter
3728VIDSVisual Information Display System
3729VII7 (in Roman numerals)
3730VIII8 (in Roman numerals)
3731VINVehicle Identification Number (ISO 3779)
3732VIPVery Important Person
3733VISCIIVIetnamese Standard Code for Information Interchange
3734VITVellore Institute of Technology
3735VIVOVideo In Video Out
3736VJVideo Jockey
3737VLADVertical Line Array DIFAR
3738VLBAVery Long Baseline Array
3739VLFVery Low Frequency
3740VLIWVery Long Instruction Word
3741VLPFCVentroLateral PreFrontal Cortex
3742VLPMCVentroLateral PreMotor Cortex
3743VLSIVery-large-scale integration
3744VMVietnam (FIPS 10-4 country code)
3745VMFMarine Fighting Squadron of the United States Marine Corps
3746VMFVariable Message Format
3747VMNVentroMedial Nucleus (neurophysiology)
3748VNVietnam (ISO 3166 digram)
3749VNIRVisible and Near InfraRed
3750VNMVietnam (ISO 3166 trigram)
3751VNSsee entry
3752VOAVoice of America
3753VOIPVoice Over Internet Protocol
3754VOLTVisual OpenType Layout Tool
3755VONVictorian Order of Nurses
3756VORVoice of Russia
3757VOXVoice Operated oscillator
3758VPOTUSVice President of the United States
3759VRVirtual Reality
3760VRSGVirtual Reality Scene Generator
3761VSATVery Small Aperture Terminal ('vee-satt')
3762VSHORADVery Short Range Air Defence
3763VSOVoluntary Services Overseas
3764VSRVery Special Relativity
3765VTCVideo Tele-Conference
3766VTECVariable valve Timing and Electronic lift Control
3767VUVanuatu (ISO 3166 digram), Vedanta University
3768VUBVrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgian university)
3769VUTVanuatu (ISO 3166 trigram)
3770VVVia Voice,Village Voice
3771VVAFVietnam Veterans of America Foundation
3772VWVolkswagen
3773VZVerizon Communications (NYSE code)
3774WTungsten (from German Wolfram),Watt,West
3775W3CWorld Wide Web Consortium
3776WANamibia (from West Africa),Washington state (postal symbol),Western Australia (postal symbol),World Archery (Federation)
3777WAACWomen's Army Auxiliary Corps (Britain) (World War I UK)
3778WAAFWomen's Auxiliary Air Force (World War II UK)
3779WACWestern Athletic Conference,Women's Auxiliary Corps (World War II Canada),Women's Army Corps (World War II U.S.)
3780WACCWeighted Average Cost of Capital (accounting)
3781WACSWhat-A-Cartoon! Show
3782WADWeapons Alert Designator
3783WAGGGSWorld Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
3784WAGsWives And Girlfriends (most notably of England national football team players at the 2006 FIFA World Cup,although the term existed earlier)
3785WALsee entry
3786WAPIMAWhat a pain in my ass
3787WARWith All Respect
3788WAsPShort form of WAAAAP (Wind Atlas Analysis and Application Program)
3789WAYPWhite And Yellow Pages
3790WBWarner Bros.,Welcome Back (Internet shorthand)
3791WbWeber
3792WBAWarner Bros. Animation,West Bromwich Albion (F.C.),World Boxing Association
3793WBCWorld Boxing Council
3794WBEWork Breakdown Element
3795WBOWorld Boxing Organization
3796WCWater Closet,Winston Churchill,World Cup (sports)
3797WCBOWorld Chess Boxing Organisation
3798WCBPWorld Center for Birds of Prey
3799WCLWorld Confederation of Labour
3800WCSWeapon Control Status,Wildlife Conservation Society
3801WCWWorld Championship Wrestling
3802WDCWestern Design Center,World Data Center
3803WDINWildlife Disease Information Node
3804WDWRWalt Disney World Resort
3805WEBSWeapon Effectiveness Battle Simulation
3806WECWorld Extreme Cagefighting
3807WEEEWaste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
3808WEFWorld Economic Forum
3809WEMWest Edmonton Mall
3810WEUWestern European Union
3811WEZWeapon Engagement Zone
3812WFWallis and Futuna Islands (ISO 3166 digram)
3813WFCWomen's Forage Corps (World War II UK)
3814WFDWeapon of Focused Destruction
3815WFFWallops Flight Facility
3816WFIWater for Injection
3817WFHWorking from home
3818WFPWorld Food Program
3819WFZWeapons Free Zone
3820WHWehrmacht Heer (German World War II army vehicle licence plate code)
3821WHAMWisconsin Hydrogen-Alpha Mapping (telescope)
3822WHIWomen's Health Initiative
3823WHIPWalks plus hits per inning pitched
3824WHOWorld Health Organisation
3825WHS(U.S.) Washington Headquarters Services
3826WIWestern Sahara (FIPS 10-4 country code),Wisconsin (postal symbol),Women's Institute
3827WIAWounded In Action,Wireless Institute of Australia (Amateur Radio)
3828WIIFMWhat's in it for me?
3829WIMPWeakly Interacting Massive Particle, Windows,Icons,Menus,Pointers
3830WIPWork In Progress
3831WIPOWorld Intellectual Property Organization
3832WIPP[Nuclear] Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
3833WIYNWisconsin Indiana Yale NOAO telescope consortium
3834WKWake Island (ISO 3166 digram,obsolete 1986)
3835WKYPWill Keep You Posted
3836WLWehrmacht Luftwaffe (German World War II air force vehicle licence plate code)
3837WLBWomen's Land Brigade (World War II Canada)
3838WLFWallis and Futuna Islands (ISO 3166 trigram)
3839WLOGWithout Loss Of Generality (see WOLOG)
3840WMWehrmacht Marine (German World War II navy vehicle licence plate code)
3841WMANUSWest Midlands Area National Union of Students
3842WMDWorld Movement for Democracy
3843WMIWildlife Management Institute
3844WMOWorld Meteorological Organization
3845WNAWorld Nuclear Association
3846WNFWill Not Fix
3847WNITWomen's National Invitation Tournament
3848WNSDWhat's New,Scooby-Doo?
3849WNWWest North-West
3850WOWarrant Officer
3851WOFWidth of Fabric
3852WOFTWaste Of Fucking Time
3853WOFTAMWaste Of Fucking Time And Money
3854WOIWheels Of Italy
3855WOMWrite Only Memory
3856WOSWilson Ornithological Society
3857WOSMWorld Organization of the Scout Movement, Worldwide Oil Spill Model
3858WOTWaste Of Time
3859WPWhite Phosphorus (ammunition)
3860WPBWar Production Board during World War II
3861WPEWorld Pork Expo
3862WPKWider Peacekeeping
3863WPTWorld Poker Tour,World Premiere Toons
3864WRWide Receiver (football)
3865WRACWomen's Royal Army Corps (World War II UK)
3866WRAIRWalter Reed Army Institute of Research
3867WRBWWRMWe Best What We Most
3868WRCWorld Rally Championship
3869WRCWorld Religions Conference
3870WRNGWarning
3871WRSWorldwide Reference System
3872WRTWith respect to (especially in fields such as Mathematics)
3873WRTNHS Workforce Review Team
3874WRTThe Linksys routers whose model name start with 'WRT'
3875WRTThird party firmware for the Linksys WRT routers and compatible models from other vendors.
3876WRTWallace Roberts & Todd,LLC (Urban Planning and Design)
3877WRTWeb Runtime (WRT) is a portable application framework developed by Nokia that allows the creation of widgets on the S60 Platform.
3878WRTWholesale,Trade,Retail sector,category in employment and economics statistics
3879WRTWireless Receiver/Transmitter (computer networks/IT)
3880WRTWireless Ronin Technologies (digital signage)
3881WRTWorld Rally Team
3882WRTWriter Response Theory
3883WRVSWomen's Royal Voluntary Service,now only known by the acronym (UK)
3884WSSamoa (ISO 3166 and FIPS 10-4 country code digram; from the country's former name of Western Samoa),Writer to the Signet (a Scottish solicitor)
3885WSCWeapon System Catalogue
3886WSDLWeb Services Description Language
3887WSJ(The) Wall Street Journal
3888WSLWhite Star Line (shipping company),Women's Super League,used to describe England's top women's association football league and top women's rugby union competition,Workers' Socialist League (UK political party)
3889WSROCWestern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils
3890WSSMWinchester Super Short Magnum (family of rifle cartridges)
3891WSTCWomen Signallers Territorial Corps (World War II UK)
3892WSWWest South-West
3893WTBWales Tourism Board,Warenterminbörse Hannover
3894WTCWorld Trade Center
3895WTFWhat the fuck?; also What a Terrible Failure (android)
3896WTFHWhat The Fucking Hell
3897WTHWhat the Hell
3898WTOWorld Trade Organization
3899WUWabash University,Washington University in St. Louis,Western Union,Windows Update,Work unit,WU Wien (German Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien,Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration)
3900WUBU2What you been up to
3901WUU2What you up to (Internet slang popular with teenagers)
3902WVWest Virginia (postal symbol)
3903WVAWorld Veterinary Association
3904WVIACWest Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
3905WVRWomen's Volunteer Reserve (World War II UK)
3906WVSCWomen's Volunteer Service Corps (World War II Canada)
3907WVUWest Virginia University
3908WWsee entry
3909WWEWorld Wrestling Entertainment
3910WWIWorld War I
3911WWIIWorld War II
3912WWIIIWorld War III
3913WWJDWhat would Jesus do?
3914WWSWheaton Warrenville South High School
3915WWWFWorld Wide Wrestling Federation
3916WXOWeather [Executive] Officer
3917WYWyoming (postal symbol)
3918WZSwaziland (FIPS 10-4 country code)
3919XBMLeXtended Business Modelling Language
3920XCNinety (in Roman numerals)
3921XCBLXML Common Business Library
3922XDUsed in chatrooms or email for smiley face. X is the eyes; squinted D is the mouth; XD.
3923XeXenon
3924XFAXML Forms Architecture
3925XFCXtreme Fighting Championships
3926XFDFighter aircraft made by Douglas
3927XfeX File Explorer
3928XFFX-Forwarded-For
3929XFGExfoliation glaucoma
3930XFRAutomobile made by Jaguar
3931XFTX FreeType interface library
3932XGAutomobile made by Hyundai
3933XGAExtended Graphics Array
3934XGPExtreme Game Player
3935XHTMLeXtensible Hypertext Markup Language
3936XIEleven (in Roman numerals)
3937XIITwelve (in Roman numerals)
3938XIIIThirteen (in Roman numerals)
3939XIVFourteen (in Roman numerals)
3940XIXNineteen (in Roman numerals)
3941XJSAutomobile made by Jaguar
3942XKBX keyboard extension
3943XKEAutomobile made by Jaguar
3944XKRAutomobile made by Jaguar
3945XMLeXtensible Markup Language
3946XMSFeXtensible Modelling and Simulation Framework
3947XNAX-No-Archive,Xeno Nucleic Acid
3948XNCX Northern Captain
3949XNUX is Not Unix
3950XPeXperience Point (role-playing games)
3951XQJXQuery API for Java™
3952XRAYX-Ray
3953XRMLeXtensible Rights Markup Language
3954XSXiaolin Showdown
3955XSLeXtensible Style Language
3956XTMHeXtreme Technology Multiprocessor Hyperlanguage
3957XULXML User Interface Language
3958XVFifteen (in Roman numerals)
3959XVISixteen (in Roman numerals)
3960XVIISeventeen (in Roman numerals)
3961XVIIIEighteen (in Roman numerals)
3962XWFXcitement Wrestling Federation
3963XXTwenty (in Roman numerals)
3964XylXylobium
3965XZNTriple square screw driver
3966yYocto-
3967Y2KYear Two Thousand
3968yAYoctoampere
3969YaYottayear
3970YaBPrYet another Brother Pat rant
3971YABSLAGYet another boy singing like a girl
3972YACYouth-Adult Committee
3973YAFLAYet Another Five Letter Abbreviation
3974YAPYoung Aspiring Professional
3975YBYoucef Benzouada (Southern Algerian name)
3976YbYtterbium
3977yCYoctocoulomb
3978YCYottacoulomb
3979YDSYosemite Decimal System (climbing)
3980YEYemen (ISO 3166 digram)
3981YEMYemen (ISO 3166 trigram)
3982yFYoctofarad
3983YFYottafarad
3984ygYoctogram
3985YgYottagram
3986YGCOYamaneko Group of Comet Observers
3987YgoYu-Gi-Oh!
3988yHYoctohenry
3989YHYottahenry
3990YHBTYou Have Been Trolled
3991YHIIYou Have It Inside
3992YHSYa Hoor sur!
3993YiYobi
3994YippieYouth International Party + suffix
3995yJYoctojoule
3996YJYottajoule
3997yKYoctokelvin
3998YKYottakelvin
3999YKYFCWYou know you're from Christchurch when (post-earthquake joke)
4000yLYoctolitre
4001YLYottalitre
4002ymYoctometre
4003YmYottametre
4004YMMDYou Make My Day
4005yNYoctonewton
4006YNYottanewton
4007YOLOYou Only Live Once
4008YPAYards per Pass Attempt (football statistic)
4009YPIOYour Problem Is Obvious
4010YPOYoung Presidents' Organization
4011ysYoctosecond
4012ySYoctosiemens
4013YsYottasecond
4014YSYottasiemens
4015YSIYoung Scots for Independence
4016yTYoctotesla
4017YTDYear-To-Date
4018YTMYield to Maturity
4019YTSYouth Training Scheme
4020YTTYoshi Topsy-Turvy
4021YuppieYoung Urban Professional + suffix
4022yVYoctovolt
4023YVYottavolt
4024yWYoctowatt
4025YWYottawatt
4026YYHYuYu Hakusho
4027zZepto
4028ZZetta
4029zAZeptoampere
4030ZAFSouth Africa (ISO 3166 trigram)
4031ZAMSZero age main sequence
4032ZASZylinder Abschaltung System
4033ZBTZero-Balance Transfer (accounting)
4034zCZeptocoulomb
4035ZCZettacoulomb
4036ZCM(n) ZENworks Configuration Management
4037ZCMKZone Control Master Key
4038ZCUZimbabwe Cricket Union
4039\aAtto-