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  Acronyms
An acronym is a term formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the major parts of a compound term.
This list explains acronyms found on the cms.hhs.gov web site and other acronyms that are commonly used.
Select one of the following letters to view the list of acronyms that begins with that letter.
www.cms.hhs.gov /apps/acronyms   (92 words)

  
 acronyms finder dictionary and abreviations finder dictionary - acronyms and abreviations list, definitions and funny ...
Many acronyms and abbreviations are also motivational and inspirational for training, because they contain a special theme, and because the acronym or abbreviation itself is a mnemonic device (a memory aid).
Military acronym, which implied a few days in the punishment block for the absconder when apprehended, the expression is now well established in life generally and applied to any missing, lost or wandered-off person or item causing breach of rules or mere inconvenience.
This form of the acronym is of course eminently transferable to all orgnisational situations where managers fail to notice their mistakes, and also fail to notice the generosity of their staff, who bail them out and never mention a thing....
www.businessballs.com /acronyms.htm   (10180 words)

  
 List of Acronyms
The following list groups 2155 acronyms and abbreviations of various origins, mainly those relating to UN and UNDP-associated programmes or agencies, multilateral organisations and frequently-used administrative abbreviations.
Acronyms preceded by an asterisk signify an unofficial translation.
To view the complete list of acronyms, leave the fields blank and click on "search".
www.jposc.org /content/programme/acronyms-en.asp   (98 words)

  
 Open Directory - Reference: Dictionaries: Acronyms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Acronym Master List for LANL - Large list of acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, and short forms that are used by or useful to Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Acronym Server Simplified - A list of acronyms hosted by University College Cork, gathered from many sources and submitted by users.
List of US Government Acronyms - A glossary of terms found in US government databases and in print publications.
dmoz.org /Reference/Dictionaries/Acronyms   (645 words)

  
 UCB Libraries | GovPubs | Government Acronyms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The acronyms are agency names, economic terms, government publications such as the NPR or NAFTA documents, and Internet sites.
"health", and retrieve a list of acronyms in which the word is included.
Acronym Finder Covers: common acronyms, computers, technology, and telecommunications, with an emphasis on Department of Defense (DoD), Air Force, Army, and Navy acronyms.
ucblibraries.colorado.edu /govpubs/a-z/alpha.htm   (177 words)

  
 OLOCA: The Official List of Cygwin Acronyms
Note that this is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of all possible acronyms.
Used mostly on the cygwin-apps mailing list to indicate that a package is ready to be included in the Cygwin distribution.
Posting on the mailing lists not only gives access to more expertise than any one person can provide, but also ensures that the questions and answers are archived on the web for future enlightenment seekers.
cygwin.com /acronyms   (1532 words)

  
 ACRONYMS USED IN THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY
An alphabetic list of acronyms used in theoretical chemistry is presented.
At present only about 20% of the acronyms are accompanied by explanatory references but we judge that there is the need for many more to be added.
Chemical Abstracts Service has supplied acronyms in the area of theoretical chemistry in support of this publication; this contribution was obtained through the work of indexing primary literatuure, and Chemical Abstracts Service makes no representations as to its accuracy or completeness.
www.iupac.org /reports/1996/6802brown   (414 words)

  
 Acronym Dictionary - Microwaves101.com
We don't want this list to become too big to handle, so we will leave out all of the obnoxious government acronyms you might encounter, like HERF (hazards of electromagnetic radiation to fuels).
Second note to users: the overuse of acronyms in presentations is related to inferiority complex.
Dumb people use tons of acronyms without writing out the definition, so that smart people in the audience will be forced to ask, "Herr Dummkopf, what does KFC mean?" Always spell out acronyms the first time you present them, or you will come off as a jerk.
www.microwaves101.com /content/acronyms.cfm   (272 words)

  
 Master Acronym List for EDA - Find any acronym.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Complete listing of US military and related terms and acronyms with their definitions.
Dictionary of acronyms and abbreviations in common use in Quaternary studies, including societies and technique abbreviations.
Simple list of electronic data interchange acronyms and their meanings, supplied by the Data Interchange Standards Association.
www.edasolutions.com /acronyms/index.htm   (839 words)

  
 PACronyms
PACRONYMS, an alphabetical list of acronyms, abbreviations, initials, and common names of federal political action committees (PACs), was prepared to help researchers readily identify committees when their full names are not disclosed on campaign finance reports.
The list includes the PACRONYM, full committee name, city and state of its address, FEC I.D. number, and the name of its sponsoring, connected, or affiliated organization (if not readily identifiable from the full committee name).
Unless noted otherwise in the full committee name, the acronym "PAC" refers to "Political Action Committee." There is an appendix included which lists other standard abbreviations commonly used in committee names.
www.fec.gov /pubrec/pacronyms/pacronyms.shtml   (209 words)

  
 Introductions to Many Surface Science Techniques
If this list doesn't contain the techniques you are looking for then you could try the ones at Charles Evans and Associates (fewer techniques but excellent information and a useful table of the strengths and weakness of different techniques) or the very similar one at Evans Europa.
Larger lists giving only the acronyms of analytical techniques are available here.
Complete lists of all scientific acronyms or abbreviations are available from the WWW acronym server.
www.uksaf.org /tech/list.html   (216 words)

  
 ACWI, List of Acronyms
This list is a compilation of various acronyms used by the Water Information Coordination Program (WICP) and the Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI).
It also includes other acronyms from complied subcommittee fact sheets, brochures, ACWI subcommittee reports, and additional sources that are in the public domain.
The objective of this list is to provided assistance in understanding our site and the work of our committees.
acwi.gov /acronym_ls.html   (180 words)

  
 NetLingo.com Dictionary of Internet Terms: Online Definitions & Text Messaging - Acronyms, Initialisms, & Text ...
ETLA Extended Three-Letter Acronym (that is, an FLA)
The difference between acronyms and shorthand is that with acronyms, you pronounce the letters as a new word (for example, FUBAR is pronounced "foo-bar" and RADAR is pronounced "ray-dar").
The majority of the expressions you see above are not acronyms, but rather shorthand used while text messaging or IM'ing.
www.netlingo.com /emailsh.cfm   (1336 words)

  
 BABEL: A Glossary of Computer Related Abbreviations and Acronyms
First compiled when I became frustrated while reading magazine articles, help wanted ads and equipment for sale brochures....all pertaining to computers....where the following Abbreviations and Acronyms were used and their meanings were either not known to me or were not immediately available.
I have actually seen (or have been told about) these combinations of letters used at one time or another in magazines, newspapers, handbooks, etc. They apply to personal computers, multimedia, communications, programming, networking, etc......you name it.
For brief interpretations of "smiley faces" and other informal expressions used in electronic mail messages, see APPENDIX B. For a partial list of Country Domain Names, see APPENDIX C. BABEL is not in the public domain.
www.geocities.com /ikind_babel/babel/babel.html   (561 words)

  
 Acronym List
Also, if there's an acronym *not* on this list that confuses you, drop me a line, and if I can figure it out, I'll add it to the list.
Note also that the total number of acronyms in use far exceeds what I can list; special-purpose acronyms that are essentially always explained as they're introduced are omitted.
Further, some acronyms stand for more than one thing; as of Edition 3 of the list, these acronyms appear on multiple lines, unless they're simply different ways of referring to the same thing.
www.astroinfo.org /yp/acronym.html   (501 words)

  
 Canonical Abbreviation/Acronym List
I've forgotten to keep track of the contributors to this list for a while, so if you've sent something to me that was included and your name isn't here in the credits, please remind me of your contribution and I'll add your name to the list.
I merely compiled the available abbreviations and acronyms that people have sent to me. I am not responsible for their accuracy or appropriateness.
This list is meant to be a source for looking up abbreviations and acronyms that are used on the Internet and therefore it is not up to me to censor them; I include what people tell me is used.
www.astro.umd.edu /~marshall/abbrev.html   (1634 words)

  
 SAP Design Guild -- List of Acronyms
Here, you find what is behind some often used acronyms in the user interface and graphic design field.
Note that this list is not a glossary.
We do not explain what is behind an acronym.
www.sapdesignguild.org /acronyms.asp   (189 words)

  
 Acronyms Online - Telephony and Computer Related Acronyms and Their Meanings - Online Acronym
Acronyms Online - Telephony and Computer Related Acronyms and Their Meanings - Online Acronym
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acronymsonline.com   (174 words)

  
 DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
From this page you can browse the DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms.
The DOD Dictionary and the Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations master data base are managed by the Joint Doctrine Division, J-7, Joint Staff.
All approved joint definitions are contained in Joint Publication 1-02, "DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms.
www.dtic.mil /doctrine/jel/doddict/acronym_index.html   (53 words)

  
 CAIN: List of Acronyms
This list will be extended during the course of the Project
The following is a draft list of acronyms of organisations, etc., that have been used in the context of the Northern Ireland conflict during the past 30 years.
CAIN is based within the University of Ulster.
cain.ulst.ac.uk /othelem/acronyms.htm   (177 words)

  
 Acronyms in SPC Technical Discussions
This is a list of acronyms and abbreviations SPC frequently uses in our products.
NOTE: Weather station IDs referenced in SPC outlooks and other NWS products may be found by state in this List of Surface Stations by Greg Thompson of UCAR.
For more information on the origin of these instability acronyms, CLICK HERE.
www.spc.noaa.gov /misc/acronyms.html   (313 words)

  
 Chat Acronyms used in E-mail, IM, and Text Messaging
Common chat acronyms and their meanings are listed below:
Bookmark this list of e-mail and instant messaging (IM) acronyms for future reference!
The acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, and other online slang found in this database can be used for:
www.sharpened.net /glossary/acronyms.php   (119 words)

  
 3,907 EMAIL ICQ IRC Chat SMS EMS MMS IMS Shortcuts, Abbr & Acronyms
Nearly 100 lists of abbreviations, acronyms and initializms were consulted, including 20 books, to compose this list of 3,907.
To avoid confusing those you chat with, you may want to limit your use of acronyms to those with higher tallies.
This applies to several other acronyms such as 'w' for wink.
www.net-comber.com /acronyms.html   (2948 words)

  
 ICBEMP:LIST OF ACRONYMS
Welcome to the Acronyms section of the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project (ICBEMP) web site.
This list contains acronyms commonly used throughout this web site and ICBEMP literature.
If you would like to be added to our mailing list please contact the Boise Office at (208) 334-1770, Fax (208) 334-1769
www.icbemp.gov /html/loa.shtml   (560 words)

  
 Center for Disability Information and Referral: Disability-related Selected List of Acronyms
Center for Disability Information and Referral: Disability-related Selected List of Acronyms
Select the first letter of the word from the list below to jump to appropriate section of the glossary.
If the term you are looking for starts with a digit or symbol, choose the '#' link.
www.iidc.indiana.edu /cedir/acronyms.html   (390 words)

  
 NIST: Acronyms and Abbreviations
This list is provided as a reference for the NIST Physics Laboratory's Technical Activities publication.
It is not intended as a comprehensive list in the area of physics.
Online: May 1995 - Last update: July 2004
physics.nist.gov /GenInt/acronyms.html   (382 words)

  
 ESPI - European Space Policy Institute - Useful List of Acronyms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
ESPI - European Space Policy Institute - Useful List of Acronyms
Notice: ESPI is not claiming this list as complete and final - ESPI would be pleased if you could transmit further important as common and useful acronyms
US Arta program (ESA/CNES) test of solid rocket motor (Booster) for Ariane 5 (ARTA is french acronym for research and technology support)
www.espi.or.at /home/index.php?Useful_List_of_Acronyms   (3963 words)

  
 List of Acronyms
The following list spells out some of the acronyms used most frequently in New York State’s public mental health system and referenced in this publication.
ORYX Not an acronym, but refers to the JCAHO required performance measurement system
Send questions or comments regarding this site to the: Web Site Administrator
www.omh.state.ny.us /omhweb/Statewideplan/2004/appendix12.htm   (252 words)

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