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| Q: In the field of [Field], what is the abbreviation (or acronym) [Abbreviation] short for? | |||
| Abbreviation | Field | Meaning | |
| ABC | First aid |
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Airway, Breathing, Circulation |
| AC | Electricity supply |
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Alternating Current |
| ADHD | Psychology |
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| AIDS | Medicine |
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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| AM | Electromagnetic radiation |
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Amplitude Modulation |
| AONB | Nature conservation |
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Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty |
BMI
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Body Mass Index |
| BSE | Veterinary medicine |
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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
| BWG | Engineering |
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Birmingham Wire Gauge |
| BYA | Geological time |
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Billion Years Ago |
| CAT (scan)
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Medical technology |
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Computerised Axial Tomography |
| CD | Consumer electronics |
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Compact Disc |
| CERN | Scientific research |
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European Centre for Nuclear Research |
| CFC | Chemicals |
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Chlorofluorocarbons |
| CITES | Nature conservation |
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species |
| COPD
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Medicine |
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| CT (scan)
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Medical technology |
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Computerised Tomography |
| D&C
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Medicine |
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Dilation (or dilatation) and curettage |
| DAT | Consumer electronics |
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Digital Audio Tape |
| DC | Electricity supply |
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Direct Current |
| DCC | Consumer electronics |
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Digital Compact Cassette |
| DDT | Chemicals |
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Dichloro–Diphenyl–Trichloro–ethane |
| DIN | Engineering standards |
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Deutsche Industrie Norm |
| DNA | Chemicals |
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DeoxyriboNucleic Acid |
| DOA | Medical practice |
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Dead On Arrival |
| DT's | Medicine |
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Delirium Tremens |
| DVD | Consumer electronics |
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Digital Versatile Disc |
| ECG | Medical technology |
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ElectroCardioGram |
| EEG | Medical technology |
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ElectroEncephaloGram |
| emf | Electromagnetism |
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ElectroMotive Force |
| ENT | Medical practice |
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Ear, Nose and Throat |
| EPCOT | Scientific research |
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Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow |
| EPNS | Alloy |
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Electro–Plated Nickel–Silver |
| ESA | Space technology |
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European Space Agency |
| ESN | Psychology |
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Educationally Sub–Normal |
| ESP | Psychology |
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Extra–Sensory Perception |
| FAST
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Medicine |
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Face, Arms, Speech, Time |
| FM | Electromagnetic radiation |
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Frequency Modulation |
| FSH | Physiology |
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Follicle Stimulating Hormone (see also Transport) |
| GDP | Macroeconomics |
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Gross Domestic Product |
| GI | Physiology |
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Glycaemic Index (see also
Military) |
| GNP | Macroeconomics |
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Gross National Product |
| GPS | Navigation technology |
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Global Positioning Satellite |
| Hb or Hgb | Medicine |
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Haemoglobin |
| HCD | Mathematics |
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Highest Common Denominator |
| HDMI | Consumer electronics |
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High–Definition Multimedia Interface |
| HDTV | Consumer electronics |
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High–Definition Television |
| Hi–Fi | Consumer electronics |
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High Fidelity |
| HIV | Medicine |
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HRT | Medicine |
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Hormone Replacement Therapy |
| HWM | Cartography |
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High Water Mark |
| IQ | Psychology |
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Intelligence Quotient |
| IR | Physics |
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Infra–Red |
| IT |
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Information Technology | |
| IU(C)D | Medicine |
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Intra–Uterine (Contraceptive) Device |
| IUCN | Nature conservation |
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International Union for the Conservation of Nature |
| IVF | Medicine |
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In Vitro Fertilisation |
| JESSI | Scientific research |
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Joint European Silicon Structure Initiative |
| JET | Nuclear science |
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Joint European Torus |
| Laser | Technology |
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Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
| LCD | Technology |
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Liquid Crystal Display |
| LCM | Mathematics |
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Lowest Common Multiple |
| LED | Technology |
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Light Emitting Diode |
| LGM
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Radioastronomy |
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Little Green Men |
| LHB
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Astronomy |
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Late Heavy Bombardment |
| LHC (at CERN) | Scientific research |
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Large Hadron Collider |
| LPG | Chemicals |
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Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
| LSD | Chemicals |
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LySergic acid Diethylamide
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| LWM | Cartography |
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Low Water Mark |
| ME | Medicine |
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Myalgic encephalomyelitis |
| MERS | Medicine |
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (a.k.a. camel flu) |
| MFP |
Physics |
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Mean Free Path |
| MMR | Medicine |
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Measles, Mumps, Rubella |
| MP3 | Consumer electronics |
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MPEG–1 Audio Layer 3 |
| MRI | Medicine |
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (or Manchester Royal Infirmary!) |
| MRSA | Medicine |
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Methicillin–Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus |
| MYA | Geological time |
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Million Years Ago |
| NCC | Nature conservation |
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Nature Conservancy Council |
| NEO | Astronomy |
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Near Earth Object |
| NICAM | Consumer electronics |
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Near–Instantaneous Companded Audio Multiplexing |
| Nylon | Synthetic materials |
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New York and LONdon |
| O&M | Work study |
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Organisation and Method |
| OCD | Mental health |
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
| OLED | Technology |
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Organic Light–Emitting Diode |
| ORACLE | (ITV teletext service) |
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Optional Reception of Announcements by Coded Line Electronics |
| OTC | Pharmaceuticals |
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Over The Counter |
| PABX | Telephony |
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Private Automatic Branch Exchange |
| PCR (test) | Medicine |
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Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| PET (scanning) | Medical imaging |
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Positron Emission Tomography |
| pH | Chemistry |
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Potential of Hydrogen |
| POM | Pharmaceuticals |
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Prescription Only Medicine |
| PTFE | Synthetic materials |
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Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) |
| PTSD | Psychology |
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Post–Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| PVC | Synthetic materials |
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PolyVinyl Chloride |
| PWR | Engineering |
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Pressurised Water Reactor |
| R&D | Scientific research |
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Research and Development |
| Radar | Technology |
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RAdio Detection And Ranging |
| RICE | Medicine (First Aid) |
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Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation (treatment of soft tissue injuries) |
| ROI | Economics |
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Return On Investment |
| RSI | Medicine |
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Repetitive Strain Injury |
| SAE | Engineering (motor oil) |
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Society of Automotive Engineers (USA) |
| SARS | Medicine |
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| SETI | Scientific research |
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Search for Extra–Terrestrial Intelligence |
| SHF | Electromagnetic radiation |
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Super High Frequency |
| SIDS | Medicine |
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
| SIM | Mobile phones |
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Subscriber Identity (or Identification) Module |
| SLR | Photography |
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Single Lens Reflex |
| SMS | Telephony |
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Short Messaging Service (text messaging) |
| Sonar | Technology |
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SOund Navigation And Ranging |
| SSSI | Nature conservation |
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Site of Special Scientific Interest |
| STD | Telephony |
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Subscriber Trunk Dialling |
| SWG | Engineering |
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Standard Wire Gauge |
| THORP | Engineering |
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THermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant |
| TIROS | Space technology |
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Television and Infra–Red Observation Satellite |
| TLR | Photography |
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Twin–Lens Reflex |
| TNT | Chemicals |
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Tri–Nitro Toluene |
| TTL | Photography |
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Through The Lens (metering) |
| TVP | Food technology |
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Textured Vegetable Protein |
| UFO | Scientific research |
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Unidentified Flying Object |
| UHF | Electromagnetic radiation |
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Ultra–High Frequency |
| UHT | Food technology |
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Ultra Heat Treated |
| UV | Physics |
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Ultra–Violet |
| VHF | Electromagnetic radiation |
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Very High Frequency |
| VHS | Consumer electronics |
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Video Home System |
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