Abbreviations and Acronyms Flashcards
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AA
A
Alcoholics Anonymous
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AAA
A
American Auto Association
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AARP
A
American Association of Retired People
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ABC (tv)
A
American Broadcasting Company
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ABC (Caribbean Islands)
A
Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao
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ABC (south americna powers)
A
Argentina, Brazil, and CHile
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ABM
A
Anti-Ballistic Missile
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AC
A
Alternating Current
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ACLU
A
American Civil Liberties union
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AD
A
Anno domini (the in year of our lord)
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ADHD
A
Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder
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AFI
A
American Film Institute
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AFL
A
American Federation of Labor
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AFT
A
American Federation of Teachers
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AI
A
Amnesty International
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AI
A
Artificial Intelligence
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AICPA
A
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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AIDS
A
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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AKC
A
American Kennel Club
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AM
A
Amplitude Modulation
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AMA
A
American Medical Association
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ANC
A
African National Congress
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ANZUS
A
Australia, New Zealand, US
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AP
A
Associated Press
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ASCAP
American Society of composers, authors and publishers
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ASCII
American Standard Code for Information interchange
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ASPCA
American Society for the prevention of cruelty to Animals
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AU
Astronomical Unit
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AWAC
Airborne warning and control systems
30
AWOL
Absent without leave
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BASIC
Beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code
32
Bata
Bouquet, aroma, taste, and aftertaste
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BC
before christ
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BEC
Before common era
35
Benelux
Belgium, Netherlands, luxembourg
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BLM
Bureau of land managment
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BMX
Bicycle motocross
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BPOE
Benevolent and protective order of elks
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BTU
British thermal unit
40
C
Circa (on or about)
41
CAD
Computer aided design
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CAM
computer aided manufacture
43
CARE
Cooperative for American relief everywhere
44
CBC
Complete blood count
45
CBP
Customs and Border Protection
46
CBS
Columbia Broadcasting system
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CCC
Civilian Conservation corps
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CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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CEO
Chief executive officer
50
CFC
Chlorofluorocarbon
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CFS
Chronic Fatigue system
52
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
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CIO
Congress of industrial organizations
54
CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
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CNS
Certified Nurse's assistant
56
COBOL
Common business oriented language
57
COLA
Cost of living allowance (or adjustment)
58
COO
Chief Operating Officer
59
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
60
CORE
Congress of Racial Equality
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CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
62
CPU
Central processing uint
63
CRT
Cathode Ray Tube
64
CSA
Confederate States of America
65
CSS
Cascading Style Sheets
66
CTW
Children's Television Workshop
67
DAR
Daughters of the American Revolution
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DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
69
DAV
Disabled American Vets
70
DC
Direct Current
71
DDS
Doctor of Dental Surgery
72
DEA
Drug Enforcement Agency
73
DFC
Distinguished Flying Cross
74
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
75
DSC
Distinguished Service Cross
76
DTP
Diphtheria, Tetanus, pertussis
77
DVD
Digital Video Disc
78
EAS
Emergency Alert System
79
EEC
European Economic Community
80
EEG
Electroencephalogram
81
EKG
Electrocardiogram
82
EMT
Emergency Medical Technician
83
EOEC
Equal Opportunity Employment Commission
84
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
85
ERA
Equal Rights Amendment
86
ESOP
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
87
ESP
Extrasensory Perception
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EV
Era Vulgaris
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FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
90
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
91
FDA
Food and Drug Admin
92
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
93
FEMA
Fed emergency management agency
94
FHA
Federal Housing administration
95
FICA
Federal Insurance Contribution Act
96
FIFA
Federation Internationale de Football Association
97
FM
Frequency Modulation
98
FOIA
Freedom of Information Act
99
FTC
Federal Trade Commission
100
FTD
Florist Transworld Delivery
101
GAO
General Accounting Office
102
GAR
Grand Army of the Republic
103
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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GI
Government Issue
105
GIF
Graphics Interchange Format
106
FMT
Greenwich Mean Time
107
GNP
Gross National Product
108
GOP
Grand Old Party
109
GPS
Global Positioning System
110
GSA
General Services Administration
111
HBO
Home Box Office
112
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
113
HMO
Health Maintenance Org
114
HMS
His/Her Majesty's ship
115
HRE
Holy Roman Empire
116
HRH
His/Her Royal Highness
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HTML
Hyper Text Markup Language
118
HRT
Hormone Replacement Therapy
119
HTTP
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
120
HUAC
House Un-American Activities Committee
121
IBM
International Business Machines
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ICBM
Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile
123
ICC
Interstate Commerce Commission
124
ICC
International Criminal Court
125
ICE
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
126
IED
Improved Explosive Devise
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IMF
International Monetary Fund
128
IOC
International Olympic Committee
129
IPO
Initial Public Offering
130
IRA
Individual Retirement Account
131
IRA
Irish Republican Army
132
ISBN
International Standard Book Number
133
ITT
International Telephone and Telegraph
134
IWW
Industrial Workers of the World (Wobblies)
135
JAG
Judge Advocate General
136
JD
Juris Doctor
137
JPEG
Joint Photographic Experts Group
138
LASER
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
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LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
140
LED
Light Emitting Diode
141
LNG
Liquefied Natural Gas
142
LOX
Liquid Oxygen
143
LPN
Licensed Practical Nurse
144
LSD
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
145
MASH
Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
146
MFN
Most Favored Nation
147
MFT
Marriage and Family Therapist
148
MGM
Metro-Golywyn-Mayer
149
MOCA
Museum of Contemporary Art (LA)
150
Modem
Modulate/Demodulate
151
MOMA
Museum of Modern Art (NYC)
152
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
153
MSG
Monosodium Glutamate
154
NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
156
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
157
NASCAR
National Association for Stock Car Automobile Racing
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NASDAQ
National Association of Securities dealers automated Quotations
159
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
160
NBC
National Broadcasting Company
161
NCIS
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
162
NEA
National Education Association
163
NEA
National Endowment for the Arts
164
NGO
Non-Governmental Organization
165
NIMBY
Not in My Back Yard
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NLRB
National Labor Relations Board
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NOW
National Organization for Women
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NPR
National Public Radio
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NRA
National Recovery Administration
170
NRA
National Rifle Assocation
171
NSA
National Security Administration
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NSC
National Security Council
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NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board
174
NYSE
New York Stock Exchange
175
OAS
Organization of American States
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OAU
Organization of African Unity
177
OCD
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
178
OED
Oxford English Dictionary
179
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
180
OEOB
Old Executive Office Building
181
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
182
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
184
OSS
Office of Strategic Services
185
OTC
Over the Counter
186
P&L
Profit and Loss
187
PAC
Political Action Committee
188
PBS
Public Broadcasting System
189
PETA
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
190
PIN
Personal Identification Number
191
PLO
Palestine Liberation Organization
192
PMI
Private Mortgage Insurance
193
PP
Page
194
PTA
Parent-Teacher Association
195
PTSD
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
196
PVC
Polyvinyl Chloride
197
P's and Q's
Pints and Quarts
198
QVC
Quality, Value, Convenience
199
RADAR
Radio Ranging and Detecting
200
RAF
Royal Air Force
201
RAM
Random Access Memory
202
RCA
Radio Corporation of America
203
RCMP
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
204
REM
Rapid Eye Movement
205
RKO
Radio Keith Orpheum
206
RNA
Nucleic Acid
207
ROI
Return on Investment
208
ROM
Read Only Memory
209
RSS
Really Simple Syndication
210
RSVP
Repondez S'Il Vous Plait
211
SALT
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
212
SAM
Surface to Air Missile
213
SAR
Songs of the American Revolution
214
SAT
Scholastic Aptitude Test
215
SCUBA
Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
216
SDI
Strategic Defense Initiative
217
SEAL
Sea, Air, and Land
218
SEATO
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
219
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
220
SETI
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
221
SONAR
Sound Navigation and Ranging
222
SPECTRE (james bond)
Special Executive for Counter-Intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion
223
SPF
Sun Protection Factor
224
SSR
Soviet Socialist Republic
225
START
Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
226
SUV
Sport Utility Vehicle
227
TKO
Technical Knockout
228
TNT
Trinitrotoluene
229
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
230
UAE
United Arab Emirates
231
UAR
United Arab Republic
232
UHF
Ultra High Frequency
233
UL
Underwriters Laboratory
234
UNCLE
United Network for Law and Enforcement
235
UPC
Universal Product Code
236
UPI
United Press International
237
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
238
USO
United Service Organization
239
USSR
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
240
UV
Ultra-violet
241
VAT
Value Added Tax
242
VHF
Very High Frequency
243
VHS
Video Home System
244
VOA
Voice of America
245
WAAC
Women's Auxiliary Army Corps
246
WAAF
Women's Auxiliary Air Force
247
WAC
Women's Army Corps
248
WASP
White Anglo-Saxon Protestant
249
WCTU
Women's Christian Temperance Union
250
WHO
World Health Organization
251
WTO
World Trade Organization
252
WWF
World Wildlife Fund
253
WWF
World Wresting Federation
254
WWP
Wounded Warrior Project
255
WWW
World Wide Web
256
WYSIWYG
What You See IS What YOu Get
257
XML
Extensible Markup Language
258
YUPPIE
Young, Upwardly Mobile Professional
259
ZIP
Zone Improvement Plan
