Abbreviations Flashcards

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What does the abbreviation ‘NASA’ stand for?

A

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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2
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‘HTML’ stands for _______.

A

HyperText Markup Language

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3
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What does ‘CEO’ stand for?

A

Chief Executive Officer

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4
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What does the abbreviation ‘FBI’ represent?

A

Federal Bureau of Investigation

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5
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‘PDF’ stands for _______.

A

Portable Document Format

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6
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What does ‘ATM’ stand for in banking?

A

Automated Teller Machine

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7
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Which of the following is an abbreviation for ‘for example’? A) e.g. B) i.e. C) etc.

A

A) e.g.

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‘GPS’ stands for ____

A

Global Positioning System

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9
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‘URL’ stands for _______.

A

Uniform Resource Locator

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10
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Which of the following is an abbreviation for ‘that is’? A) e.g. B) i.e. C) etc.

A

B) i.e.

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What does ‘IQ’ stand for?

A

Intelligence Quotient

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12
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What does ‘NATO’ stand for

A

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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13
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‘Wi-Fi’ stands for _______.

A

Wireless Fidelity

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14
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What does ‘B2B’ stand for?

A

Business to Business

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15
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What does ‘PDF’ refer to in document formats?

A

Portable Document Format

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16
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What does ‘KPI’ stand for?

A

Key Performance Indicator

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17
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What does ‘R.S.V.P.’ stand for in invitations?

A

Répondez S’il Vous Plaît

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18
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What does ‘SEO’ stand for?

A

Search Engine Optimization

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19
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What does ‘SOP’ stands for?

A

Standard Operating Procedure

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20
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Fill in the blank: ‘ROI’ stands for _______.

A

Return on Investment

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21
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Fill in the blank: ‘VPN’ stands for _______.

A

Virtual Private Network

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22
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LASER

A

Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

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23
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SCUBA

A

Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus

24
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CAPTCHA

A

Compeltely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart

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SONAR
SOund NAvigation Ranging
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NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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AWOL
Absent WithOut Leave
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GIF
Graphics Interchange Format
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SWAT
Special Weapons and Tactics
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RADAR
RAdio Detecting and Ranging
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SEALs | as in Navy Seals
SEa, Air, Land
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"CARE" | in Care package
Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe
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SIM
Subscriber Identity Module
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TASER
Thomas A Swift Electric Rifle | named after a 1911 novel
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LED
Light Emitting Diode
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AM and PM
Ante Meridiem Post Meridiem
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BMW
Bavarian Motor Works
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VHS
Video Home System
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SNAFU
Situation Normal, All Fucked Up
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LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
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IRS
Internal Revenue Service
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IBM
International Business Machines
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ZIP | Zip Code
Zone Improvement Plan
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SOS
Save Our Ship
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NASDAQ
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System
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MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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SAT | as in the test
Scholastic Assessment Test
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WD-40
Water Displacement - 40th formula
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JPEG
Joint Photographic Experts Groups
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HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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ABBA | the band
Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, Anni-Frid
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Yahoo!
Yet Another Hierarchially Organized Oracle
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SPAM
SPiced hAM
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ISBN
International Standard Book Number
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OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration