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Abbreviations and Acronyms Flashcards

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AA

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Alcoholics Anonymous

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AAA

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American Auto Association

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AARP

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American Association of Retired People

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ABC (tv)

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American Broadcasting Company

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ABC (Caribbean Islands)

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Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao

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ABC (south americna powers)

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Argentina, Brazil, and CHile

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ABM

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Anti-Ballistic Missile

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AC

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Alternating Current

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ACLU

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American Civil Liberties union

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AD

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Anno domini (the in year of our lord)

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ADHD

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Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder

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AFI

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American Film Institute

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AFL

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American Federation of Labor

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AFT

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American Federation of Teachers

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AI

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Amnesty International

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AI

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Artificial Intelligence

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AICPA

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American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

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AIDS

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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

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AKC

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American Kennel Club

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AM

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Amplitude Modulation

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AMA

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American Medical Association

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ANC

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African National Congress

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ANZUS

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Australia, New Zealand, US

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AP

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Associated Press

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ASCAP

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American Society of composers, authors and publishers

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ASCII

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American Standard Code for Information interchange

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ASPCA

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American Society for the prevention of cruelty to Animals

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AU

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Astronomical Unit

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AWAC

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Airborne warning and control systems

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AWOL

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Absent without leave

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BASIC

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Beginner’s all-purpose symbolic instruction code

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Bata

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Bouquet, aroma, taste, and aftertaste

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BC

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before christ

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BEC

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Before common era

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Benelux

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Belgium, Netherlands, luxembourg

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BLM

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Bureau of land managment

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BMX

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Bicycle motocross

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BPOE

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Benevolent and protective order of elks

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BTU

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British thermal unit

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C

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Circa (on or about)

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CAD

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Computer aided design

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CAM

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computer aided manufacture

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CARE

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Cooperative for American relief everywhere

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CBC

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Complete blood count

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CBP

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Customs and Border Protection

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CBS

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Columbia Broadcasting system

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CCC

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Civilian Conservation corps

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CDC

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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CEO

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Chief executive officer

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CFC

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Chlorofluorocarbon

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CFS

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Chronic Fatigue system

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CIA

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Central Intelligence Agency

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CIO

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Congress of industrial organizations

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CIS

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Commonwealth of Independent States

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CNS

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Certified Nurse’s assistant

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COBOL

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Common business oriented language

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COLA

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Cost of living allowance (or adjustment)

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COO

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Chief Operating Officer

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COPD

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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CORE

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Congress of Racial Equality

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CPR

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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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CPU

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Central processing uint

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CRT

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Cathode Ray Tube

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CSA

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Confederate States of America

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CSS

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Cascading Style Sheets

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CTW

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Children’s Television Workshop

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DAR

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Daughters of the American Revolution

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DARPA

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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

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DAV

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Disabled American Vets

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DC

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Direct Current

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DDS

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Doctor of Dental Surgery

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DEA

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Drug Enforcement Agency

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DFC

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Distinguished Flying Cross

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DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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DSC

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Distinguished Service Cross

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DTP

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Diphtheria, Tetanus, pertussis

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DVD

A

Digital Video Disc

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EAS

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Emergency Alert System

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EEC

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European Economic Community

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EEG

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Electroencephalogram

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EKG

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Electrocardiogram

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EMT

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Emergency Medical Technician

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EOEC

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Equal Opportunity Employment Commission

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EPA

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Environmental Protection Agency

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ERA

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Equal Rights Amendment

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ESOP

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Employee Stock Ownership Plan

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ESP

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Extrasensory Perception

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EV

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Era Vulgaris

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FAA

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Federal Aviation Administration

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FCC

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Federal Communications Commission

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FDA

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Food and Drug Admin

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FDIC

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp

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FEMA

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Fed emergency management agency

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FHA

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Federal Housing administration

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FICA

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Federal Insurance Contribution Act

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FIFA

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Federation Internationale de Football Association

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FM

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Frequency Modulation

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FOIA

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Freedom of Information Act

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FTC

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Federal Trade Commission

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FTD

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Florist Transworld Delivery

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GAO

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General Accounting Office

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GAR

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Grand Army of the Republic

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GATT

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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

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GI

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Government Issue

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GIF

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Graphics Interchange Format

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FMT

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Greenwich Mean Time

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GNP

A

Gross National Product

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GOP

A

Grand Old Party

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GPS

A

Global Positioning System

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GSA

A

General Services Administration

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HBO

A

Home Box Office

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HIV

A

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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HMO

A

Health Maintenance Org

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HMS

A

His/Her Majesty’s ship

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HRE

A

Holy Roman Empire

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HRH

A

His/Her Royal Highness

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HTML

A

Hyper Text Markup Language

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HRT

A

Hormone Replacement Therapy

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HTTP

A

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

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HUAC

A

House Un-American Activities Committee

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IBM

A

International Business Machines

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ICBM

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Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile

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ICC

A

Interstate Commerce Commission

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ICC

A

International Criminal Court

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ICE

A

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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IED

A

Improved Explosive Devise

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IMF

A

International Monetary Fund

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IOC

A

International Olympic Committee

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IPO

A

Initial Public Offering

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IRA

A

Individual Retirement Account

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IRA

A

Irish Republican Army

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ISBN

A

International Standard Book Number

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ITT

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International Telephone and Telegraph

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IWW

A

Industrial Workers of the World (Wobblies)

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JAG

A

Judge Advocate General

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JD

A

Juris Doctor

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JPEG

A

Joint Photographic Experts Group

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LASER

A

Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

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LCD

A

Liquid Crystal Display

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LED

A

Light Emitting Diode

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LNG

A

Liquefied Natural Gas

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LOX

A

Liquid Oxygen

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LPN

A

Licensed Practical Nurse

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LSD

A

Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

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MASH

A

Mobile Army Surgical Hospital

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MFN

A

Most Favored Nation

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MFT

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Marriage and Family Therapist

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MGM

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Metro-Golywyn-Mayer

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MOCA

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Museum of Contemporary Art (LA)

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Modem

A

Modulate/Demodulate

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MOMA

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Museum of Modern Art (NYC)

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MRI

A

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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MSG

A

Monosodium Glutamate

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NAACP

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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NAFTA

A

North American Free Trade Agreement

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NASA

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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NASCAR

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National Association for Stock Car Automobile Racing

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NASDAQ

A

National Association of Securities dealers automated Quotations

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NATO

A

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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NBC

A

National Broadcasting Company

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NCIS

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Naval Criminal Investigative Service

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NEA

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National Education Association

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NEA

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National Endowment for the Arts

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NGO

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Non-Governmental Organization

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NIMBY

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Not in My Back Yard

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NLRB

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National Labor Relations Board

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NOW

A

National Organization for Women

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NPR

A

National Public Radio

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NRA

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National Recovery Administration

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NRA

A

National Rifle Assocation

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NSA

A

National Security Administration

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NSC

A

National Security Council

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NTSB

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National Transportation Safety Board

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NYSE

A

New York Stock Exchange

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OAS

A

Organization of American States

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OAU

A

Organization of African Unity

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OCD

A

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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OED

A

Oxford English Dictionary

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OEM

A

Original Equipment Manufacturer

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OEOB

A

Old Executive Office Building

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OMB

A

Office of Management and Budget

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OPEC

A

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

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OSHA

A

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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OSS

A

Office of Strategic Services

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OTC

A

Over the Counter

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P&L

A

Profit and Loss

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PAC

A

Political Action Committee

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PBS

A

Public Broadcasting System

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PETA

A

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

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PIN

A

Personal Identification Number

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PLO

A

Palestine Liberation Organization

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PMI

A

Private Mortgage Insurance

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PP

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PTA

A

Parent-Teacher Association

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PTSD

A

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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PVC

A

Polyvinyl Chloride

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P’s and Q’s

A

Pints and Quarts

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QVC

A

Quality, Value, Convenience

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RADAR

A

Radio Ranging and Detecting

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RAF

A

Royal Air Force

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RAM

A

Random Access Memory

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RCA

A

Radio Corporation of America

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RCMP

A

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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REM

A

Rapid Eye Movement

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RKO

A

Radio Keith Orpheum

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RNA

A

Nucleic Acid

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ROI

A

Return on Investment

208
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ROM

A

Read Only Memory

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RSS

A

Really Simple Syndication

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RSVP

A

Repondez S’Il Vous Plait

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SALT

A

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

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SAM

A

Surface to Air Missile

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SAR

A

Songs of the American Revolution

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SAT

A

Scholastic Aptitude Test

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SCUBA

A

Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus

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SDI

A

Strategic Defense Initiative

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SEAL

A

Sea, Air, and Land

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SEATO

A

Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

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SEC

A

Securities and Exchange Commission

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SETI

A

Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

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SONAR

A

Sound Navigation and Ranging

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SPECTRE (james bond)

A

Special Executive for Counter-Intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion

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SPF

A

Sun Protection Factor

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SSR

A

Soviet Socialist Republic

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START

A

Strategic Arms Reduction Talks

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SUV

A

Sport Utility Vehicle

227
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TKO

A

Technical Knockout

228
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TNT

A

Trinitrotoluene

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TVA

A

Tennessee Valley Authority

230
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UAE

A

United Arab Emirates

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UAR

A

United Arab Republic

232
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UHF

A

Ultra High Frequency

233
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UL

A

Underwriters Laboratory

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UNCLE

A

United Network for Law and Enforcement

235
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UPC

A

Universal Product Code

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UPI

A

United Press International

237
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URL

A

Uniform Resource Locator

238
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USO

A

United Service Organization

239
Q

USSR

A

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

240
Q

UV

A

Ultra-violet

241
Q

VAT

A

Value Added Tax

242
Q

VHF

A

Very High Frequency

243
Q

VHS

A

Video Home System

244
Q

VOA

A

Voice of America

245
Q

WAAC

A

Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps

246
Q

WAAF

A

Women’s Auxiliary Air Force

247
Q

WAC

A

Women’s Army Corps

248
Q

WASP

A

White Anglo-Saxon Protestant

249
Q

WCTU

A

Women’s Christian Temperance Union

250
Q

WHO

A

World Health Organization

251
Q

WTO

A

World Trade Organization

252
Q

WWF

A

World Wildlife Fund

253
Q

WWF

A

World Wresting Federation

254
Q

WWP

A

Wounded Warrior Project

255
Q

WWW

A

World Wide Web

256
Q

WYSIWYG

A

What You See IS What YOu Get

257
Q

XML

A

Extensible Markup Language

258
Q

YUPPIE

A

Young, Upwardly Mobile Professional

259
Q

ZIP

A

Zone Improvement Plan

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