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Acronyms Flashcards

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Sonar

A

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

A

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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Laser

A

Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

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Taser

A

Thomas A. Swift’s Electric Rifle

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Interpol

A

International Criminal Police Organization

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BBC

A

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

A

All-Points Bulletin

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PBS

A

Public Broadcasting Service

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NBC

A

National Broadcasting Company

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ABC

A

American Broadcasting Company

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MIA

A

Missing In Action

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AWOL

A

Absence Without Leave

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OEM

A

Original Equipment Manufacturer

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LTE

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Long-Term Evolution

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NAACP

A

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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IMAX

A

Image Maximum

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22
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SWAT

A

Special Weapons and Tactics

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Yahoo!

A

Yet Another Hierarchal Office Oracle

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ICBM

A

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

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AFL-CIO

A

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

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ZIP (code)

A

Zone Improvement Plan

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GEICO

A

Government Employees Insurance Company

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CVS (store)

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Consumer Value Store

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MC

A

Master of Ceremonies

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NOAA

A

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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(O)LED

A

(Organic) Light Emitting Diode

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LCD (screen)

A

Liquid Crystal Display

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FDIC

A

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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PhD

A

Doctor of Philosophy

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RAM

A

Random Access Memory

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ROM

A

Read-Only Memory

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SALT (I & II)

A

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

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START (I & II)

A

Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty

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AM (radio)

A

Amplitude Modulation

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FM (radio)

A

Frequency Modulation

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NSA

A

National Security Administration

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FCC

A

Federal Communications Commission

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EPA

A

Environmental Protection Agency

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FEC

A

Federal Election Commission

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FTC

A

Federal Trade Commission

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NASA

A

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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NLRB

A

National Labor Relations Board

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SEC

A

Securities and Exchange Commission

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STB

A

Surface Transportation Board

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FDA

A

Food and Drug Administration

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CDC

A

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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NIH

A

National Institutes of Health

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TSA

A

Transportation Security Administration

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FAA

A

Federal Aviation Administration

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S&P 500

A

Standard and Poor’s 500

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MLA

A

Modern Language Association of America

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HTTP

A

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

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CEO

A

Chief Executive Officer

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CFO

A

Chief Financial Officer

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IUPAC

A

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

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USGS

A

United States Geological Survey

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MD

A

Doctor of Medicine

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UNICEF

A

United Nations Children’s Fund

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VA

A

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

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ESRB

A

Entertainment Software Rating Board

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MPAA

A

Motion Picture Association of America

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IUCN

A

International Union for Conservation of Nature

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DARPA

A

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

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