Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
EEG
A
Electroencephalogram
2
Q
FHA
A
Federal Housing Administration
3
Q
FEMA
A
Federal Emergency Management Agency
4
Q
FDIC
A
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
5
Q
FDA
A
Food and Drug Administration
6
Q
FCC
A
Federal Communications Commission
7
Q
FAA
A
Federal Aviation Administration
8
Q
ESP
A
Extrasensory perception
9
Q
ESOP
A
Employee stock ownership plan
10
Q
ERA
A
Equal Rights Amendment
11
Q
EPA
A
Environmental Protection Agency
12
Q
EOEC
A
Equal Opportunity Employment Commission
13
Q
AA
A
Alcoholics Anonymous
14
Q
EKG
A
Electrocardiogram
15
Q
FTC
A
Federal Trade Commission
16
Q
EEC
A
European Economic Community
17
Q
DVD
A
Digital Video Disc
18
Q
DTP
A
Diphtheria; tetanus; pertussis
19
Q
DSC
A
Distinguished Service Cross
20
Q
DNA
A
Deoxyribonucleic acid
21
Q
DFC
A
Distinguished Flying Cross
22
Q
DEA
A
Drug Enforcement Agency
23
Q
DDS
A
Doctor of Dental Surgery
24
Q
DC
A
Direct Current
25
DAV
Disabled American Veterans
26
DAR
Daughters of the American Revolution
27
EMT
Emergency medical technician
28
HIV
Humman immunodeficienty Virus
29
IPO
Initial public offering
30
IOC
International Olympic Committee
31
IMF
International Monetary Fund
32
ICC
Interstate Commerce Commission
33
ICBM
Inter-continental ballistic missile
34
IBM
International Business Machines
35
HUAC
House Un-American Activities Committee
36
HTTP
Hyper text transfer protocol
37
HTML
Hyper text markup language
38
HRH
His/Her Royal Highness
39
HRE
Holy Roman Empire
40
FICA
Federal Insurance Contribution Act
41
HMO
Health Maintenance Organization
42
FM
Frequency Modulation
43
HBO
Home Box Office
44
GSA
General Services Administration
45
GPS
Global Positioning System
46
GOP
Grand Old Party
47
GNP
Gross National Product
48
GMT
Greenwich mean time
49
GI
Government issue
50
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
51
GAR
Grand Army of the Republic
52
GAO
General Accounting Office
53
FTD
Florist Transworld Delivery
54
CRT
Cathode Ray Tube
55
HMS
His/Her Majesty's Ship
56
AI (international org.)
Amnesty International
57
CTW
Children's Television Workshop
58
AU
Astronomical Unit
59
ASPCA
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
60
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
61
ASCAP
American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers
62
AP
Associated Press
63
ANZUS
Australia; New Zealand; United States
64
ANC
African National Congress
65
AMA
American Medical Association
66
AM
Amplitude Modulation
67
AKC
American Kennel Club
68
AWOL
Absent without leave
69
AI (computer term)
Artificial Intelligence
70
BASIC
Beginner's All-purpose symbolic instruction code
71
AFT
American Federation of Teachers
72
AFL
American Federation of Labor
73
AFI
American Film Institute
74
AD
Anno Domini (in the year of our Lord)
75
ACLU
American Civil Liberties Union
76
AC
Alternating Current
77
ABM
Anti-Ballistic missile
78
ABC (Powers)
Argentina; Brazil and Chile
79
ABC (Islands)
Aruba Bonaire and Curacao
80
ABC (the company)
American Broadcasting Company
81
AARP
American Association of Retired People
82
AAA
American Auto Association
83
AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
84
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
85
ITT
International Telephone and Telegraph
86
CPU
Central Processing Unit
87
CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
88
CORE
Congress of Racial Equality
89
COO
Chief Operating Officer
90
COLA
Cost of Living allowance (or adjustment)
91
COBOL
Common business oriented language
92
CNA
Certified Nurse's Assistant
93
CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
94
CIO
Congress of Industrial Organizations
95
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
96
AWACS
Airborne warning and control systems
97
CFC
Chlorofluorocarbon
98
CSA
Confederate States of America
99
CDC
Centers for Disease Control
100
CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps
101
CBC
Complete Blood Count
102
CARE
Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere
103
CAM
Computer aided manufacture
104
CAD
Computer aided design
105
c.
Circa (on or about)
106
BTU
British Thermal Unit
107
BPOE
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
108
BLM
Bureau of Land Management
109
BC
Before Christ
110
BATA
Bouquet; Aroma; Taste; Aftertaste
111
CFS
Chronic Fatigue syndrome
112
SAM
Surface-to-air missile
113
QVC
Quality; value; convenience
114
START
Strategic Arms Reductions Talks
115
SSR
Soviet Socialist Republic
116
SPF
Sun protection factor
117
SONAR
Sound navagation and ranging
118
SETI
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
119
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
120
SEATO
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
121
SDI
Strategic Defense Initiative
122
SCUBA
Self-Contained underwater breathing apparatus
123
SBA
Small Business Administration
124
TKO
Technical Knockout
125
SAR
Sons of the American Revolution
126
TNT
Trinitrotoluene
127
SALT
Strategic Arms Limitations Talks
128
RSVP
Respondez s'il vous plait (please respond)
129
ROM
Read only memory
130
ROI
Return on investment
131
RNA
Ribonucleic acid
132
RKO
Radio Keith Orpheum
133
REM
Rapid eye movement
134
RCMP
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
135
RCA
Radio Corporation of America
136
RAM
Random Access Memory
137
RAF
Royal Air Force
138
IRA
Irish Republican Army
139
SAT
Scholastic Aptitude Test
140
VHF
Very High Frequency
141
YUPPIE
Young upwardly mobile professional
142
WYSIWYG
What you see is what you get
143
WWW
World Wide Web
144
WWF
World Wildlife Fund
145
WTO
World Trade Organization
146
WHO
World Health Organization
147
WCTU
Women's Christian Temperance Union
148
WASP
White Anglo-Saxon Protestant
149
WAC
Women's Army Corps
150
WAAF
Women's Auxillary Air Force
151
WAAC
Women's Auxillary Army Corps
152
SUV
Sport Utility Vehicle
153
VHS
Video Home System
154
P's and Q's
Pints and quarts
155
VAT
Value added tax
156
UV
Ultra-violet
157
USSR
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
158
USO
United Service Organization
159
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
160
UPI
United Press International
161
UNCLE
United Network Command for Law and Enforcement
162
UL
Underwriters Laboratory
163
UHF
Ultra high frequency
164
UAR
United Arab Republic
165
UAE
United Arab Emirates
166
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
167
VOA
Voice of America
168
MOCA
Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles)
169
RADAR
Radio ranging and detecting
170
NEA (not arts)
National Education Association
171
NBC
National Broadcasting Company
172
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
173
NASDAQ
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
174
NASCAR
National Association for Stock Car Automobile Racing
175
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
176
NAFTA
North America Free Trade Agreement
177
NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
178
MSG
Monosodium glutamate
179
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
180
NIMBY
Not in my backyard
181
MODEM
Modulate/demodulate
182
NLRB
National Labor Relations Board
183
MGM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
184
MFN
Most Favored Nation
185
M*A*S*H*
Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
186
LSD
Lysergic acid diethylamide
187
LPN
Licensed Practical Nurse
188
LOX
Liquid Oxygen
189
LNG
Liquified Natural Gas
190
LED
Light emitting diode
191
LCD
Liquid crystal display
192
LASER
Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
193
JAG
Judge Advocate General
194
ZIP (in zip code)
Zone Improvement Plan
195
MOMA
Musuem of Modern Art (NYC)
196
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
197
PVC
Polyvinyl chloride
198
PTA
Parent-Teacher Association
199
PP
Page
200
PMI
Private mortgage insurance
201
PLO
Palestine Liberation Organization
202
PIN
Personal identification number
203
PETA
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
204
PBS
Public Broadcasting System
205
PAC
Political action committee
206
P and L
Profit and Loss
207
OTC
Over the counter
208
NEA (not education)
National Endowment for the Arts
209
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Association
210
ISBN
International Standard Book Number
211
OEOB
Old Executive Office Building
212
OEM
Original equipment manufacturer
213
OED
Oxford English Dictionary
214
OAU
Organization of African Unity
215
OAS
Organization of American States
216
NYSE
New York Stock Exchange
217
NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board
218
NSA
National Security Administration
219
NRA (not the letter admin.)
National Rifle Association
220
NRA (not gun assoc.)
National Recovery Administration
221
NPR
National Public Radio
222
NOW
National Organization for Women
223
OSS
Office of Strategic Services
