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Abreviaturas más usadas en inglés

AA Alcoholics Anonymous

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A.B. Latín Artium Baccalaureus (Bachelor of Arts)

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ABA American Bar Association

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ABM antiballistic missile

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ac or AC alternating current

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a.c. or a/c air conditioning

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acct. account; accountant

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ACLU American Civil Liberties Union

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A.D. Latín anno Domini (in the year of the Lord)

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adm. administration

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Adm. admiral; admiralty

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AEC Atomic Energy Commission

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AFB air force base

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AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children

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AFL American Federation of Labor

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AFL-CIO American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

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AK Alaska

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a.k.a. also known as

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AL Alabama

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alt. altitude alternate

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am or AM amplitude modulation

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A.M. ante meridiem Latín Atrium Magister (Master of Arts)

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AMA or A.M.A. American Medical Association

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Amex American Stock Exchange

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amt. amount

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anon. anonymous

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AP or A.P. Associated Press

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APO or A.P.O. Army Post Office

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appt. appointment

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Apr. April

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apt. apartment

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AR Arkansas

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A/R accounts receivable

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ASAP as soon as possible

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ASL American Sign Language

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assn. or assoc. association

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asst. assistant

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attn. attention

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atty. or att. attorney

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Aug. August

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AV or A.V. audio-visual

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ave. or Ave. avenue

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avg. average

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AZ Arizona

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B.A. Latín Baccalaureus Artium (Bachelor of Arts)

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BBB Better Business Bureau

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B.C. before Christ

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bd. ft. board foot

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bldg. building

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blvd. boulevard

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B/R bills receivable

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bros. brothers

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B.S. Bachelor of Science

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BSA Boy Scouts of America

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B.Sc. Bachelor of Science

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bsh. bushel

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Btu British thermal unit

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c or c. cup

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c or C. century

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C celsius

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CA California

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cal calorie (small)

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Cal calorie (large)

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Capt. captain

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Card. Cardinal

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CARE Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere

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CB or C.B. citizen's band

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cc cubic centimeter carbon copy

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CD o C/D certificate of deposit o C.D. civil defense

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Cdr. commander

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CDT or C.D.T. Central Daylight Time

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cf. confer (compare)

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cg centigram

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cgs. or CGS centimeter-gram-second

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ch. or chap. chapter

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CIA Central Intelligence Agency

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CIO Congress of Industrial Organizations

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cl centiliter

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cm centimeter

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Cmdr. commander

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co. or Co. company

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CO Colorado o c.o. commanding officer o C.O. conscientious objector

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c/o or c.o. care of

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COD or C.O.D. cash on delivery

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Col. colonel

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COLA cost-of-living adjustment

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Comr. commissioner

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cont. continue; continued

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corp. corporation

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CP Communist Party

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CPA or C.P.A. certified public accountant

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CPI consumer price index

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CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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cps characters per second

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Cpt. captain

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CPU central processing unit

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CRT cathode-ray tube

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CST or C.S.T. Central Standard Time

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CT Connecticut

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cu. or cu cubic

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cwt. hundredweight

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cyl. cylinder

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D.A. or DA district attorney Doctor of Arts

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D & C dilatation and curettage

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DAR Daughters of the American Revolution

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dB decibel

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dc or DC direct current

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DCM Distinguished Conduct Medal

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D.D. Latín Divinitatis Doctor (Doctor of Divinity)

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D.D.S. Doctor of Dental Science

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DE Delaware

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Dec. December

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D.Ed. Doctor of Education

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Dem. Democratic; Democrat

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dept. department deputy

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dg decigram

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D.H. Doctor of Humanities

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diam. or dia. diameter

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dir. director

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div. division

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DJ disc jockey

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dkg dekagram

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dkm dekameter

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dl deciliter

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D.Lit. or D.Litt. Latín Doctor Litterarum (Doctor of Letters or Literature)

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dm decimeter

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D.M.D. Latín Dentariae Medicinae Doctor (Doctor of Dental Medicine)

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DMZ demilitarized zone

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DOA Medicina dead on arrival

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DOD Department of Defense

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DOS disk operating system

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doz. dozen

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DP data processing o D.P. displaced person

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D.Ph. or D.Phil. Doctor of Philosophy

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DPT diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus (vaccine)

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dr dram

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Dr. doctor drive (in street names)

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DSC Distinguished Service Cross

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DSM Distinguished Service Medal

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DSO Distinguished Service Order

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DST or D.S.T. daylight-saving time

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DT or D.T. daylight time

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dz. dozen

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E or E. east

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ea. each

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ed. edited; editor; edition

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Ed.M. Latín Educationis Magister (Master of Education)

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EDT or E.D.T. Eastern Daylight Time

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E.E. electrical engineering

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EEC European Economic Community

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EEG electroencephalogram

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e.g. Latín exempli gratia (for example)

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EKG electrocardiogram

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EMT emergency medical technician

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enc. or encl. enclosed; enclosure

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EPA Environmental Protection Agency

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ER emergency room

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ERA Equal Rights Amendment

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ESL English as a second language

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ESP extrasensory perception

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Esq. Esquire (title)

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EST or E.S.T. Eastern Standard Time

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est. established

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ETA or e.t.a. estimated time of arrival

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et al. Latín et alii (and others)

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ETD or e.t.d. estimated time of departure

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eV electron volt

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Exc. Excellency

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exec. executive

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F Fahrenheit

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FAA Federal Aviation Administration

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FBI or F.B.I. Federal Bureau of Investigation

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fc foot-candle

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FCC Federal Communications Commission

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FDA Food and Drug Administration

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FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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Feb. February

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fed. federal

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ff. folios following

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FHA Federal Housing Administration

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FICA Federal Insurance Contributions Act

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fl fluid

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FL Florida

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fl dr fluid dram

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fl oz fluid ounce

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FM or fm frequency modulation

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f.o.b. or F.O.B. free on board

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Fri. Friday

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ft foot

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FTC Federal Trade Commission

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ft-lb foot-pound

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FY fiscal year

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GA Georgia

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gal. gallon

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Gen. general

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GHQ general headquarters

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GHz gigahertz

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GI or G.I. Government Issue

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gm gram

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GMT or G.M.T. Greenwich mean time

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GMW gram-molecular weight

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GNP gross national product

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GOP or G.O.P. Grand Old Party (Republican)

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Gov. governor

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govt. government

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G.P. or GP general practitioner

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GPA grade point average

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gr. wt. gross weight

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hdqtrs. headquarters

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HEW (Department of) Health, Education, and Welfare

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HI Hawaii

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H.M. Her o His Majesty

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HMO health maintenance organization

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HMS Her o His Majesty's Ship

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Hon. Honorable (title)

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HOPE Health Opportunity for People Everywhere

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hp horsepower

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HQ or h.q. headquarters

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hr hour

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H.R.H. Her o His Royal Highness

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hrs. hours

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HS or H.S. high school

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ht height

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HTTP hypertext transfer protocol

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HUD or H.U.D. Housing and Urban Development

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hwy. highway

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Hz hertz

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IA or Ia. Iowa

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ibid. Latín ibidem (in the same place)

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ICBM intercontinental ballistic missile

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ICC Interstate Commerce Commission

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ID Idaho o I.D. identification

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i.e. Latín id est (that is)

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IFR instrument flight rules

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IL Illinois

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IMF International Monetary Fund

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IN Indiana

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Inc. incorporated

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intl. or int. international

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inv. invoice

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I/O input/output

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IQ or I.Q. intelligence quotient

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IRA Individual Retirement Account o I.R.A. Irish Republican Army

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IRBM Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile

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IRS Internal Revenue Service

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ISBN International Standard Book Number

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IUD intrauterine device

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IV intravenous; intravenously

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Jan. January

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J.D. Latín Jurum Doctor (Doctor of Laws)

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JP or J.P. justice of the peace

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jr. or Jr. junior

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Jul. July

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Jun. June

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k karat kilo-

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kc kilocycle

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kcal kilocalorie

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kg kilogram

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KHz kilohertz

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KKK or K.K.K. Ku Klux Klan

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km kilometer

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kmph kilometers per hour

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KS Kansas

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kW kilowatt

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kWh kilowatt-hour

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KY or Ky. Kentucky

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l liter

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LA or La. Louisiana

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L.A. or LA Los Angeles

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lat. latitude

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lb. Latín libra (pound)

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LC Library of Congress

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lcd or l.c.d. lowest common denominator

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LCD liquid crystal display

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LCM least (lowest) common multiple

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LED light-emitting diode

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l.h. or LH left hand

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lit. literature; literally

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Lit.D. or Litt.D. Latín Litterarum Doctor (Doctor of Letters or Literature)

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LL.D. Latín Legum Doctor (Doctor of Laws)

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lm lumen

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LMT local mean time

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LNG liquified natural gas

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loc. cit. Latín loco citato

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long. longitude

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LP long-playing (record)

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LPG liquefied petroleum gas

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LPN or L.P.N. licensed practical nurse

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LSAT Law School Admissions Test

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Lt. lieutenant

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ltd. or Ltd. limited

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m meter mass

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MA Massachusetts

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M.A. Latín Magister Artium (Master of Arts)

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M.A.Ed. Master of Arts in Education

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Maj. major

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Mar. March

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M.A.T. Master of Arts in Teaching

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max. maximum

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mb millibar

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M.B.A. Master of Business Administration

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mc millicurie

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Mc megacycle

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MC Medical Corps

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M.C. or m.c. master of ceremonies

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MD or Md. Maryland

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M.D. Latín Medicinae Doctor (Doctor of Medicine)

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mdse. merchandise

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ME or Me. Maine

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M.Ed. Master of Education

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M.F.A. Master of Fine Arts

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mfg. manufacturing; manufactured

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mfr. manufacturer; manufactured

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mg milligram

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Mgr. or mgr. manager

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mgt. management

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MI Michigan

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mi. mile

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MIA missing in action

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min. minimum o min minute

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misc. miscellaneous

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mkt. market

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ml milliliter

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MLA or M.L.A. Modern Language Association

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M.L.S. Master of Library Science

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mm millimeter

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MN Minnesota

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MO or Mo. Missouri

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mo. month

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mol wt molecular weight

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Mon. Monday

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mos. months

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MP or M.P. military police

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M.P. Member of Parliament

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mpg or m.p.g. miles per gallon

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mph or m.p.h. miles per hour

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ms millisecond

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MS Mississippi multiple sclerosis

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ms. or MS. or ms manuscript

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msec millisecond

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MSG monosodium glutamate

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Msgr. Monseigneur; Monsignor

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mss. or MSS. or mss manuscripts

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MST or M.S.T. Mountain Standard Time

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M.S.W. Master of Social Welfare

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MT Montana o M.T. Mountain Time

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mt. or Mt. mount; mountain

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m.t. or M.T. metric ton

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mV millivolt

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mW milliwatt

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MW megawatt

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N or N. north

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NA or n/a not applicable

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NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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n.b. or N.B. nota bene

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NC or N.C. North Carolina

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NCO noncommissioned officer

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ND or N.D. North Dakota

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NE Nebraska o N.E. New England northeast

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NEA National Education Association

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NGO nongovernmental organization

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NH or N.H. New Hampshire

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NIH National Institute of Health

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NJ or N.J. New Jersey

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NLRB or N.L.R.B. National Labor Relations Board