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Acronyms Flashcards

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Sonar

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Sound Navigation and Ranging

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Radar

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Radio Detection and Ranging

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Scuba

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Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus

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NATO

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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Laser

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Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

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Taser

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Thomas A. Swift’s Electric Rifle

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Interpol

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International Criminal Police Organization

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BBC

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British Broadcasting Coroporation

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CNN

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Cable News Network

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CBS

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Columbia Broadcasting System

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CCTV

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Closed-circuit Television

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APB

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All-Points Bulletin

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PBS

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Public Broadcasting Service

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NBC

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National Broadcasting Company

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ABC

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American Broadcasting Company

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MIA

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Missing In Action

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AWOL

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Absence Without Leave

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OEM

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Original Equipment Manufacturer

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LTE

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Long-Term Evolution

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NAACP

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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IMAX

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Image Maximum

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SWAT

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Special Weapons and Tactics

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Yahoo!

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Yet Another Hierarchal Office Oracle

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ICBM

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Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

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AFL-CIO
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
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ZIP (code)
Zone Improvement Plan
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GEICO
Government Employees Insurance Company
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CVS (store)
Consumer Value Store
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MC
Master of Ceremonies
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NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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(O)LED
(Organic) Light Emitting Diode
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LCD (screen)
Liquid Crystal Display
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FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
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RAM
Random Access Memory
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ROM
Read-Only Memory
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SALT (I & II)
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
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START (I & II)
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
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AM (radio)
Amplitude Modulation
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FM (radio)
Frequency Modulation
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NSA
National Security Administration
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FCC
Federal Communications Commission
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EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
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FEC
Federal Election Commission
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FTC
Federal Trade Commission
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NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NLRB
National Labor Relations Board
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SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
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STB
Surface Transportation Board
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FDA
Food and Drug Administration
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CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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NIH
National Institutes of Health
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TSA
Transportation Security Administration
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FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
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S&P 500
Standard and Poor's 500
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MLA
Modern Language Association of America
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HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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CEO
Chief Executive Officer
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CFO
Chief Financial Officer
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IUPAC
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
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USGS
United States Geological Survey
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MD
Doctor of Medicine
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UNICEF
United Nations Children's Fund
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VA
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
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ESRB
Entertainment Software Rating Board
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MPAA
Motion Picture Association of America
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IUCN
International Union for Conservation of Nature
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DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

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