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EMT

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Emergency Medical Technician

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VIP

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Very Important Person

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CEO

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Chief Executive Officer
(CFO is Chief Financial Officer,
and COO is Chief Operating Officer)

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LLC

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Limited Liability Company

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ISP

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Internet Service Provider

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WHO

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World Health Organization

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SCUBA

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Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus

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AKA

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Also Known As

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DOB

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Date Of Birth

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(Navy) SEAL

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(Navy) SEa, Air, and Land

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DIY

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Do It Yourself

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AM/PM

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Ante Meridiem/Post Meridiem

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BMW

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Bayerische Motoren Werke
(Bavarian Motor Works)

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FBI

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Federal Bureau of Investigation

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FLOPS

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Floating-Point Operations Per Second

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DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid
(RNA is Ribonucleic Acid)

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SQL

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Structured Query Language

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AM/FM

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Amplitude Modulation/Frequency Modulation

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IQ

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Intelligence Quotient

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ASAP

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As Soon As Possible

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RADAR

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Radio Detection And Ranging

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MBA

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Master(s) of Business Administration

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CPA

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Certified Public Accountant
or Chartered Professional Accountant

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HBO

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Home Box Office

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UFO
Unidentified Flying Object (and an ET is an Extra-Terrestrial)
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BC/AD (in years)
Before Christ/Anno Domini (now often BCE and CE, Before Common Era and Common Era)
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NDA
Non-Disclosure Agreement
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ATM
Automated Teller Machine
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HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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DOA
Dead On Arrival
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POW
Prisoner of War
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SUV
Sport Utility Vehicle (and an RV is a Recreational Vehicle)
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WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment
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UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
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HTML
Hypertext Markup Language
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FIFA
Fédération Internationale de Football Association
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SPCA
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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HHTP
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
40
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
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PR
Public Relations
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CRT
Cathode Ray Tube
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ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
44
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
45
OCD
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
46
NASDAQ
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
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TNT
Trinitrotoluene
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ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
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AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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IPO
Initial Public Offering
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NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
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UPC
Universal Product Code
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AA
Alcoholics Anonymous
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IMF
International Monetary Fund
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CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
57
SWAT
Special Weapons And Tactics
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FYI
For Your Information
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SONAR
Sound Navigation And Ranging
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RSVP
Répondez S'il Vous Plaît
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OS
Operating System
62
ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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CAPTCHA
Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
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TBA/TBD
To Be Announced/To Be Determined
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HR
Human Resources
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NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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MIA
Missing In Action
68
NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
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PETA
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
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UNICEF
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
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ZIP (code)
Zone Improvement Plan (code)
73
ROI
Return On Investment
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QR (code)
Quick Response (code)
75
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
76
CSI
Crime Scene Investigation
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LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
78
USB
Universal Serial Bus
79
DNR
Do Not Resuscitate
80
WWF
World Wide Fund for Nature (previously World Wildlife Fund)
81
CFCs
Chlorofluorocarbons
82
RAM
Random-Access Memory
83
SIM (card)
Subscriber Identification Module (card)
84
GOP (referring to Republicans in the U.S.)
Grand Old Party
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AWOL
Absent Without Leave
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GIF
Graphics Interchange Format
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LASER
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
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MO
Modus Operandi
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CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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ABS
Anti-lock Braking System
91
WTO
World Trade Organization
92
GPS
Global Positioning System
93
AED
Automated External Defibrillator
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NIMBY
Not In My Backyard
95
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time (UTC is Coordinated Universal Time)
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SPF
Sun Protection Factor
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LED
Light Emitting Diode
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MC
Master of Ceremonies
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OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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ISBN
International Standard Book Number

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