Abbreviations Flashcards
(124 cards)
1
Q
EEG
A
Electroencephalogram
2
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ESP
A
Extrasensory perception
3
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EPA
A
Environmental Protection Agency
4
Q
AA
A
Alcoholics Anonymous
5
Q
EKG
A
Electrocardiogram
6
Q
DVD
A
Digital Video Disc
7
Q
DSC
A
Distinguished Service Cross
8
Q
DNA
A
Deoxyribonucleic acid
9
Q
DFC
A
Distinguished Flying Cross
10
Q
DEA
A
Drug Enforcement Agency
11
Q
DC
A
Direct Current
12
Q
HIV
A
human immunodeficiency virus
13
Q
IPO
A
Initial public offering
14
Q
IOC
A
International Olympic Committee
15
Q
IMF
A
International Monetary Fund
16
Q
ICBM
A
Inter-continental ballistic missile
17
Q
IBM
A
International Business Machines
18
Q
HTTP
A
Hyper text transfer protocol
19
Q
HTML
A
Hyper text markup language
20
Q
HRH
A
His/Her Royal Highness
21
Q
FM
A
Frequency Modulation
22
Q
HBO
A
Home Box Office
23
Q
GPS
A
Global Positioning System
24
Q
GOP
A
Grand Old Party
25
GNP
Gross National Product
26
GMT
Greenwich mean time
27
CRT
Cathode Ray Tube
28
HMS
His/Her Majesty's Ship
29
AI (international org.)
Amnesty International
30
AU
Astronomical Unit
31
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
32
AP
Associated Press
33
ANZUS
Australia; New Zealand; United States
34
ANC
African National Congress
35
AM
Amplitude Modulation
36
AWOL
Absent without leave
37
AI (computer term)
Artificial Intelligence
38
BASIC
Beginner's All-purpose symbolic instruction code
39
AD
Anno Domini (in the year of our Lord)
40
AC
Alternating Current
41
ABM
Anti-Ballistic missile
42
AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
43
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
44
CPU
Central Processing Unit
45
CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
46
COO
Chief Operating Officer
47
COBOL
Common business oriented language
48
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
49
CFC
Chlorofluorocarbon
50
CDC
Centers for Disease Control
51
CAD
Computer aided design
52
c.
Circa (on or about)
53
BC
Before Christ
54
SAM
Surface-to-air missile
55
SSR
Soviet Socialist Republic
56
SPF
Sun protection factor
57
SONAR
Sound navigation and ranging
58
SETI
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
59
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
60
SEATO
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
61
SCUBA
Self-Contained underwater breathing apparatus
62
TKO
Technical Knockout
63
TNT
Trinitrotoluene
64
RSVP
Respondez s'il vous plait (please respond)
65
ROM
Read only memory
66
ROI
Return on investment
67
RNA
Ribonucleic acid
68
REM
Rapid eye movement
69
RAM
Random Access Memory
70
RAF
Royal Air Force
71
IRA
Irish Republican Army
72
VHF
Very High Frequency
73
YUPPIE
Young upwardly mobile professional
74
WYSIWYG
What you see is what you get
75
WWW
World Wide Web
76
WWF
World Wildlife Fund
77
WTO
World Trade Organization
78
WHO
World Health Organization
79
WASP
White Anglo-Saxon Protestant
80
WAC
Women's Army Corps
81
SUV
Sport Utility Vehicle
82
VHS
Video Home System
83
P's and Q's
Pints and quarts
84
VAT
Value added tax
85
UV
Ultra-violet
86
USSR
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
87
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
88
UNCLE
United Network Command for Law and Enforcement
89
UHF
Ultra high frequency
90
UAR
United Arab Republic
91
UAE
United Arab Emirates
92
RADAR
Radio detection and ranging
93
NBC
National Broadcasting Company
94
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
95
NASDAQ
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
96
NASCAR
National Association for Stock Car Automobile Racing
97
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
98
NAFTA
North America Free Trade Agreement
99
NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
100
MSG
Monosodium glutamate
101
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
102
NIMBY
Not in my backyard
103
MODEM
Modulate/demodulate
104
MGM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
105
M*A*S*H*
Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
106
LSD
Lysergic acid diethylamide
107
LNG
Liquified Natural Gas
108
LED
Light emitting diode
109
LCD
Liquid crystal display
110
LASER
Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
111
ZIP (in zip code)
Zone Improvement Plan
112
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
113
PVC
Polyvinyl chloride
114
PTA
Parent-Teacher Association
115
PLO
Palestine Liberation Organization
116
PIN
Personal identification number
117
PETA
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
118
PBS
Public Broadcasting System
119
P and L
Profit and Loss
120
ISBN
International Standard Book Number
121
NYSE
New York Stock Exchange
122
NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board
123
NSA
National Security Administration
124
NRA
National Rifle Association
