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AA
Alcoholics Anonymous
A.B.
Latín Artium Baccalaureus (Bachelor of Arts)
ABA
American Bar Association
ABM
antiballistic missile
ac or AC
alternating current
a.c. or a/c
air conditioning
acct.
account; accountant
ACLU
American Civil Liberties Union
A.D.
Latín anno Domini (in the year of the Lord)
adm.
administration
Adm.
admiral; admiralty
AEC
Atomic Energy Commission
AFB
air force base
AFDC
Aid to Families with Dependent Children
AFL
American Federation of Labor
AFL-CIO
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
AK
Alaska
a.k.a.
also known as
AL
Alabama
alt.
  1. altitude
  2. alternate
am or AM
amplitude modulation
A.M.
  1. ante meridiem
  2. Latín Atrium Magister (Master of Arts)
AMA or A.M.A.
American Medical Association
Amex
American Stock Exchange
amt.
amount
anon.
anonymous
AP or A.P.
Associated Press
APO or A.P.O.
Army Post Office
appt.
appointment
Apr.
April
apt.
apartment
AR
Arkansas
A/R
accounts receivable
ASAP
as soon as possible
ASL
American Sign Language
assn. or assoc.
association
asst.
assistant
attn.
attention
atty. or att.
attorney
Aug.
August
AV or A.V.
audio-visual
ave. or Ave.
avenue
avg.
average
AZ
Arizona
B.A.
Latín Baccalaureus Artium (Bachelor of Arts)
BBB
Better Business Bureau
B.C.
before Christ
bd. ft.
board foot
bldg.
building
blvd.
boulevard
B/R
bills receivable
bros.
brothers
B.S.
Bachelor of Science
BSA
Boy Scouts of America
B.Sc.
Bachelor of Science
bsh.
bushel
Btu
British thermal unit
c or c.
cup
c or C.
century
C
celsius
CA
California
cal
calorie (small)
Cal
calorie (large)
Capt.
captain
Card.
Cardinal
CARE
Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere
CB or C.B.
citizen's band
cc
  1. cubic centimeter
  2. carbon copy
CD
  1. o C/D certificate of deposit
  2. o C.D. civil defense
Cdr.
commander
CDT or C.D.T.
Central Daylight Time
cf.
confer (compare)
cg
centigram
cgs. or CGS
centimeter-gram-second
ch. or chap.
chapter
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
CIO
Congress of Industrial Organizations
cl
centiliter
cm
centimeter
Cmdr.
commander
co. or Co.
company
CO
  1. Colorado
  2. o c.o. commanding officer
  3. o C.O. conscientious objector
c/o or c.o.
care of
COD or C.O.D.
cash on delivery
Col.
colonel
COLA
cost-of-living adjustment
Comr.
commissioner
cont.
continue; continued
corp.
corporation
CP
Communist Party
CPA or C.P.A.
certified public accountant
CPI
consumer price index
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
cps
characters per second
Cpt.
captain
CPU
central processing unit
CRT
cathode-ray tube
CST or C.S.T.
Central Standard Time
CT
Connecticut
cu. or cu
cubic
cwt.
hundredweight
cyl.
cylinder
D.A. or DA
  1. district attorney
  2. Doctor of Arts
D & C
dilatation and curettage
DAR
Daughters of the American Revolution
dB
decibel
dc or DC
direct current
DCM
Distinguished Conduct Medal
D.D.
Latín Divinitatis Doctor (Doctor of Divinity)
D.D.S.
Doctor of Dental Science
DE
Delaware
Dec.
December
D.Ed.
Doctor of Education
Dem.
Democratic; Democrat
dept.
  1. department
  2. deputy
dg
decigram
D.H.
Doctor of Humanities
diam. or dia.
diameter
dir.
director
div.
division
DJ
disc jockey
dkg
dekagram
dkm
dekameter
dl
deciliter
D.Lit. or D.Litt.
Latín Doctor Litterarum (Doctor of Letters or Literature)
dm
decimeter
D.M.D.
Latín Dentariae Medicinae Doctor (Doctor of Dental Medicine)
DMZ
demilitarized zone
DOA
Medicina dead on arrival
DOD
Department of Defense
DOS
disk operating system
doz.
dozen
DP
  1. data processing
  2. o D.P. displaced person
D.Ph. or D.Phil.
Doctor of Philosophy
DPT
diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus (vaccine)
dr
dram
Dr.
  1. doctor
  2. drive (in street names)
DSC
Distinguished Service Cross
DSM
Distinguished Service Medal
DSO
Distinguished Service Order
DST or D.S.T.
daylight-saving time
DT or D.T.
daylight time
dz.
dozen
E or E.
east
ea.
each
ed.
edited; editor; edition
Ed.M.
Latín Educationis Magister (Master of Education)
EDT or E.D.T.
Eastern Daylight Time
E.E.
electrical engineering
EEC
European Economic Community
EEG
electroencephalogram
e.g.
Latín exempli gratia (for example)
EKG
electrocardiogram
EMT
emergency medical technician
enc. or encl.
enclosed; enclosure
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ER
emergency room
ERA
Equal Rights Amendment
ESL
English as a second language
ESP
extrasensory perception
Esq.
Esquire (title)
EST or E.S.T.
Eastern Standard Time
est.
established
ETA or e.t.a.
estimated time of arrival
et al.
Latín et alii (and others)
ETD or e.t.d.
estimated time of departure
eV
electron volt
Exc.
Excellency
exec.
executive
F
Fahrenheit
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FBI or F.B.I.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
fc
foot-candle
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Feb.
February
fed.
federal
ff.
  1. folios
  2. following
FHA
Federal Housing Administration
FICA
Federal Insurance Contributions Act
fl
fluid
FL
Florida
fl dr
fluid dram
fl oz
fluid ounce
FM or fm
frequency modulation
f.o.b. or F.O.B.
free on board
Fri.
Friday
ft
foot
FTC
Federal Trade Commission
ft-lb
foot-pound
FY
fiscal year
GA
Georgia
gal.
gallon
Gen.
general
GHQ
general headquarters
GHz
gigahertz
GI or G.I.
Government Issue
gm
gram
GMT or G.M.T.
Greenwich mean time
GMW
gram-molecular weight
GNP
gross national product
GOP or G.O.P.
Grand Old Party (Republican)
Gov.
governor
govt.
government
G.P. or GP
general practitioner
GPA
grade point average
gr. wt.
gross weight
hdqtrs.
headquarters
HEW
(Department of) Health, Education, and Welfare
HI
Hawaii
H.M.
Her o His Majesty
HMO
health maintenance organization
HMS
Her o His Majesty's Ship
Hon.
Honorable (title)
HOPE
Health Opportunity for People Everywhere
hp
horsepower
HQ or h.q.
headquarters
hr
hour
H.R.H.
Her o His Royal Highness
hrs.
hours
HS or H.S.
high school
ht
height
HTTP
hypertext transfer protocol
HUD or H.U.D.
Housing and Urban Development
hwy.
highway
Hz
hertz
IA or Ia.
Iowa
ibid.
Latín ibidem (in the same place)
ICBM
intercontinental ballistic missile
ICC
Interstate Commerce Commission
ID
  1. Idaho
  2. o I.D. identification
i.e.
Latín id est (that is)
IFR
instrument flight rules
IL
Illinois
IMF
International Monetary Fund
IN
Indiana
Inc.
incorporated
intl. or int.
international
inv.
invoice
I/O
input/output
IQ or I.Q.
intelligence quotient
IRA
  1. Individual Retirement Account
  2. o I.R.A. Irish Republican Army
IRBM
Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
ISBN
International Standard Book Number
IUD
intrauterine device
IV
intravenous; intravenously
Jan.
January
J.D.
Latín Jurum Doctor (Doctor of Laws)
JP or J.P.
justice of the peace
jr. or Jr.
junior
Jul.
July
Jun.
June
k
  1. karat
  2. kilo-
kc
kilocycle
kcal
kilocalorie
kg
kilogram
KHz
kilohertz
KKK or K.K.K.
Ku Klux Klan
km
kilometer
kmph
kilometers per hour
KS
Kansas
kW
kilowatt
kWh
kilowatt-hour
KY or Ky.
Kentucky
l
liter
LA or La.
Louisiana
L.A. or LA
Los Angeles
lat.
latitude
lb.
Latín libra (pound)
LC
Library of Congress
lcd or l.c.d.
lowest common denominator
LCD
liquid crystal display
LCM
least (lowest) common multiple
LED
light-emitting diode
l.h. or LH
left hand
lit.
literature; literally
Lit.D. or Litt.D.
Latín Litterarum Doctor (Doctor of Letters or Literature)
LL.D.
Latín Legum Doctor (Doctor of Laws)
lm
lumen
LMT
local mean time
LNG
liquified natural gas
loc. cit.
Latín loco citato
long.
longitude
LP
long-playing (record)
LPG
liquefied petroleum gas
LPN or L.P.N.
licensed practical nurse
LSAT
Law School Admissions Test
Lt.
lieutenant
ltd. or Ltd.
limited
m
  1. meter
  2. mass
MA
Massachusetts
M.A.
Latín Magister Artium (Master of Arts)
M.A.Ed.
Master of Arts in Education
Maj.
major
Mar.
March
M.A.T.
Master of Arts in Teaching
max.
maximum
mb
millibar
M.B.A.
Master of Business Administration
mc
millicurie
Mc
megacycle
MC
Medical Corps
M.C. or m.c.
master of ceremonies
MD or Md.
Maryland
M.D.
Latín Medicinae Doctor (Doctor of Medicine)
mdse.
merchandise
ME or Me.
Maine
M.Ed.
Master of Education
M.F.A.
Master of Fine Arts
mfg.
manufacturing; manufactured
mfr.
manufacturer; manufactured
mg
milligram
Mgr. or mgr.
manager
mgt.
management
MI
Michigan
mi.
mile
MIA
missing in action
min.
  1. minimum
  2. o min minute
misc.
miscellaneous
mkt.
market
ml
milliliter
MLA or M.L.A.
Modern Language Association
M.L.S.
Master of Library Science
mm
millimeter
MN
Minnesota
MO or Mo.
Missouri
mo.
month
mol wt
molecular weight
Mon.
Monday
mos.
months
MP or M.P.
military police
M.P.
Member of Parliament
mpg or m.p.g.
miles per gallon
mph or m.p.h.
miles per hour
ms
millisecond
MS
  1. Mississippi
  2. multiple sclerosis
ms. or MS. or ms
manuscript
msec
millisecond
MSG
monosodium glutamate
Msgr.
Monseigneur; Monsignor
mss. or MSS. or mss
manuscripts
MST or M.S.T.
Mountain Standard Time
M.S.W.
Master of Social Welfare
MT
  1. Montana
  2. o M.T. Mountain Time
mt. or Mt.
mount; mountain
m.t. or M.T.
metric ton
mV
millivolt
mW
milliwatt
MW
megawatt
N or N.
north
NA or n/a
not applicable
NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
n.b. or N.B.
nota bene
NC or N.C.
North Carolina
NCO
noncommissioned officer
ND or N.D.
North Dakota
NE
  1. Nebraska
  2. o N.E. New England
  3. northeast
NEA
National Education Association
NGO
nongovernmental organization
NH or N.H.
New Hampshire
NIH
National Institute of Health
NJ or N.J.
New Jersey
NLRB or N.L.R.B.
National Labor Relations Board
NM or N.M.
New Mexico
no.
number
Nov.
November
NOW
National Organization for Women
N.P.
notary public
NRA
National Rifle Association
NRC
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NSF
National Science Foundation
nt. wt.
net weight
NV
Nevada
NW
northwest
NY or N.Y.
New York
NYSE
New York Stock Exchange
NYC or N.Y.C.
New York City
OAS
Organization of American States
OCS
Officer Candidate School
Oct.
October
OEA
Office of Economic Opportunity
OH
Ohio
OK
Oklahoma
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
op. cit.
Latín opere citato (in the work cited)
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OR or Or.
Oregon
O.R. or OR
operating room
org.
organization; organized
o.t. or O.T.
  1. occupational therapy
  2. overtime
oz or oz.
ounce
p.
  1. page
  2. per
PA or Pa.
  1. Pennsylvania
  2. public address (system)
PAC
political action committee
pat.
patent
patd.
patented
PBX or P.B.X.
private branch (telephone) exchange
PC
personal computer
PCB
polychlorinated biphenyl
pd.
paid
PDT or P.D.T.
Pacific Daylight Time
Pfc or Pfc.
private first class
pg.
page
Phar.D.
Latín Pharmaciae Doctor (Doctor of Pharmacy)
PH.D.
Latín Philosophiae Doctor (Doctor of Philosophy)
pkg. or pkge.
package
pkwy.
parkway
Pl.
place (in street names)
PLO
Palestine Liberation Organization
P.M. or p.m.
  1. post meridiem
  2. Prime Minister
PO or P.O. or p.o.
  1. petty officer
  2. post office
POE or P.O.E.
port of entry
pop.
population
POW or P.O.W.
prisoner of war
pp.
pages
ppd.
  1. postpaid
  2. prepaid
P.P.S. or p.ps
Latín post postscriptum (additional postscript)
pr.
pair
PR
  1. Puerto Rico
  2. public relations
Pres.
President
Prof.
professor
P.S. or p.s.
  1. postscript
  2. public school
PSAT
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test
psf or p.s.f.
pounds per square foot
psi or p.s.i.
pounds per square inch
PST or P.S.T.
Pacific Standard Time
pt.
part
P.T. or PT
Pacific Time
PT
part-time
PTA or P.T.A.
Parent-Teacher Association
PVC
polyvinyl chloride
pvt. or Pvt.
private
pwr.
power
PX
Post Exchange
Q.E.D.
Latín quot erat demonstrandum (which was to be demonstrated)
QMG
Quartermaster General
qt or qt.
quart
q.v.
Latín quod vide (which see)
r or R
  1. radius
  2. Elec. resistance
RAF or R.A.F.
Royal Air Force
RAM
random-access memory
R&B
rhythm and blues
R&D
research and development
RC
  1. Red Cross
  2. Roman Catholic
rept.
receipt
RD
rural delivery
Rd. or rd.
road
RDA
recommended daily allowance
recd. or rec'd.
received
reg.
registered
Rep.
Republican
Rev.
reverend (title)
RFD or R.F.D.
rural free delivery
r.h. or RH
right hand
RI or R.I.
Rhode Island
R.I.P.
Latín requiescat in pace (may he o she rest in peace)
RN or R.N.
  1. registered nurse
  2. Royal Navy
ROM
read-only memory
ROTC
Reserve Officers' Training Corps
rpm or r.p.m.
revolutions per minute
rps or r.p.s.
revolutions per second
RR
rural route
R.R.
  1. railroad
  2. Right Reverend
R.S.V.P. or r.s.v.p.
French repondez s'il vous plait (please reply)
rte.
route
S or S.
south
SAC
Strategic Air Command
SALT
Strategic Arms Limitations Talks
SAM
surface-to-air-missile
SASE
self-addressed stamped envelope
SAT
Scholastic Aptitude Test
Sat.
Saturday
SBN
Standard Book Number
SC or S.C.
South Carolina
SD or S.D.
  1. South Dakota
  2. standard deviation
SDI
Strategic Defense Initiative
SE
southeast
SEATO
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
sec
second
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
secy.
secretary
Sen.
Senate; Senator
Sept. or Sep.
September
SF
science fiction
Sgt.
sergeant
SIDS
sudden infant death syndrome
S.J.
Society of Jesus
S.J.D.
Latín Scientiae Juridicae Doctor (Doctor of Juridical Science)
S.M.
Latín Scientiae Major (Master of Science)
soc.
society
SOP
standard operating procedure
SPCA
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
sq.
square
Sr. or sr.
senior
SRO
standing room only
S.S. or SS
steamship
ST
standard time
st. or St.
street
St.
saint
s.t.
short ton
STD
sexually transmitted disease
std.
standard
STP
standard temperature and pressure
Sun.
Sunday
supt. or Supt.
superintendent
sw
short wave
SW
southwest
t
  1. ton
  2. troy (system of weights)
t.
teaspoon; teaspoonful
T.
tablespoon; tablespoonful
TB or T.B.
tuberculosis
tbs. or tbsp.
tablespoon; tablespoonful
TEFL
teaching English as a foreign language
temp.
  1. temperature
  2. temporary
TESOL
teachers of English to speakers of other languages
Th.D.
Latín Theologiae Doctor (Doctor of Theology)
Thurs. or Thur.
Thursday
TM
trademark
TN
Tennessee
TOEFL
Test of English as a Foreign Language
tsp.
teaspoon; teaspoonful
Tues. or Tu.
Tuesday
TX
Texas
U.
university
U.A.R.
United Arab Republic
UAW
United Automobile Workers
uhf or UHF
ultrahigh frequency
U.K.
United Kingdom
UMW
United Mine Workers
UN or U.N.
United Nations
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
UNICEF
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
UPI or U.P.I.
United Press International
URL
uniform resource locator
USAF
United States Air Force
USCG
United States Coast Guard
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
USIA
United States Information Agency
USMC
United States Marine Corps
USN
United States Navy
USO
United Service Organizations
USS
United States Ship
usu.
usually
UT
Utah
V
  1. velocity
  2. volt
  3. volume
v.
verse
v. or V.
Latín vide (see)
VA or Va.
Virginia
V.A. or VA
Veterans' Administration
VAT
value-added tax
VD or V.D.
venereal disease
VDT
video display terminal
VFR
visual flight rules
VFW
Veterans of Foreign Wars
vhf or VHF
very high frequency
VI
Virgin Islands
VISTA
Volunteers in Service to America
viz.
Latín videlicet (namely)
vol.
volume
VP or V.P.
Vice President
vs.
versus
VT
Vermont
W or W.
west
W
watt
WA
Washington
WAC
Women's Army Corps
WAF
Women in the Air Force
WATS
Wide-Area Telephone Service
w.c.
water closet
Wed.
Wednesday
WH
watt-hour
WHO
World Health Organization
whse.
warehouse
whsle.
wholesale
WI
Wisconsin
wk.
  1. week
  2. work
w/o
without
WP
word processing; word processor
wpm or w.p.m.
words per minute
wt.
weight
WV
West Virginia
WWI or W.W.I
World War I
WWII or W.W.II
World War II
WY or Wyo.
Wyoming
yd
yard (measurement)
YMCA or Y.M.C.A.
Young Men's Christian Association
yr.
  1. year
  2. your
YOB
year of birth
YWCA or Y.W.C.A.
Young Women's Christian Association
ZPG
zero population growth


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