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List of acronyms: A

This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter A.

A0–9
A1CAirman First ClassA2ATD or A2ATD – (i) Anti-Armour Advanced Technology Demonstration • A2C2 or A2C2 – (i) Army Airspace Command and Control • A3 – many, including a European larger than standard office paper size • A4 – many, including a European standard office paper size; see entryA10 – (i) Atlantic 10 Conferencee ==AA==
AA
aa – (s) Afar language (ISO 639-1 code) • aA – (s) AttoampereAA • (i) achieved availability • Alcoholics Anonymous • (s) Armed Forces Americas (postal symbol) • Aruba (FIPS 10-4 territory code) • (i) assembly area • Automobile Association • avenue of approach • American AirlinesAerolíneas ArgentinasAAA • (i) administration, authorization, and authentication • American Automobile Association ("Triple-A") • anti-aircraft artilleryAmateur Athletic Association (of England) • Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (Spanish, "Assistance, Consulting, and Administration" — original name of Mexican professional wrestling promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide) • AAAI – (i) Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, formerly American Association for Artificial Intelligence • AAAS – (i) American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAAAV – (i) Advanced Amphibious Assault VehicleAABN – (i) African Aurora Business Network • AABP – (i) American Association of Bovine PractitionersAAC • (i) American Athletic ConferenceArmy Air Corps (British Army) • AACL – (i) Albanian American Civic League • AACCS – (i) American Association of Christian Colleges and SeminariesAAD • (i) analogue-analogue-digital (CD quality) • Australian Antarctic DivisionAADHD – Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder • AADT – (i) annual average daily traffic • AADAC – (a) Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse CommissionAADC • (i) area air defense commander • (i) amino acid decarboxylase • (i) aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase • (i) Australian Antarctic Data CentreAAFC • (i) U.S. Army Air Corps Ferrying Command (1941–1942) • All-America Football Conference (1946–1949) • AAFES – (i) Army and Air Force Exchange ServiceAAI – (i) applied artificial intelligence • AAIS – (i) advanced airborne interceptor simulator • AAM – (i) air-to-air missileAAMOF – (i) as a matter of factAAN – (i) American Academy of NursingAANEAS – (a) Anglo-Australian Near-Earth Asteroid SurveyAAODL – (i) Atmospheric Aerosols and Optics Data Library • a.a.p. – (i) Associated Artists Productions (former film distributor) • AAP • (i) advanced acquisition plan • Allied administrative publication • American Academy of PediatricsAAPC – (i) Accounting and Auditing Policy Committeeaar – (s) Afar language (ISO 639-2 code) • AAR • (i) after-action reviewAssociation of American RailroadsAARP – (i/s) American Association of Retired Persons (now officially known only by the initials) • AAS • (i) Advanced Automation System • American Astronomical Society ("double-A-S") • AASPEM – (i) advanced air-to-air system performance evaluation model • AAT – (i) Australian Antarctic TerritoryAAV – (i) Amphibious Assault VehicleAAWC – (i) anti-air warfare commander ==AB==
AB
ab – (s) Abkhaz language (ISO 639-1 code) • AB • (i) Able Seaman (both the rank and the occupation) • (s) Alberta (postal symbol) • ABA • (i) Adriatic Basketball AssociationAmerican Bar AssociationAmerican Basketball AssociationAmerican Beverage AssociationAmerican Bicycle AssociationAmerican Birding AssociationAustralian Broadcasting AuthorityABB – (i) ASEA Brown Boveri (Swiss-Swedish multinational company) • ABBA – (a) Agnetha, Benny, Björn, Anni-Frid (Swedish pop group) • ABC • (i) abstinence, be faithful, condomsActive Body Controlairway, breathing, circulation (see CPR) • Alcoholic Beverage Control (or Alcoholic Beverage Commission) • alien big cat • always be careful • American Bird ConservancyAmerican-born ChineseAmerican Broadcasting Companyanti-lock brake controller • Associated British Cinemas • ABC CinemasABC Weekend TV (Associated British Cinemas (Television) Ltd / ABC Television Ltd) • Associated British Corporation (ABC Television Films Ltd) • Atanasoff–Berry ComputerAtlantic Baptist Collegeatomic, biological, chemical (see NBC) • Australian Broadcasting Corporation • already been chewed gum • ABCA • (i) American, British and Canadian Armies (originally) • Army Bureau of Current AffairsABCS – (i) (U.S.) Army Battle Command SystemABET – (a) Accreditation Board for Engineering and TechnologyABFIST – (i) Advanced Bradley Full Crew Interactive Skills Trainer • ABGI – (i) Addington-Barker Group InternationalABIN – (a) Agência Brasileira de Inteligência (Brazilian Intelligence Agency) • abk – (s) Abkhaz language (ISO 639-2 code) • ABL – (i) American Basketball LeagueABLE • (a) Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, a U.S. law that established tax-advantaged accounts for the benefit of individuals with disabilities • AirBorne Law Enforcement (police air support unit) • ABM – (i) anti-ballistic missileAsynchronous Balanced Modeautomated banking machineABMC – (i) American Battle Monuments CommissionABN • (i) Australian Business Number (a number issued by the Australian government as registration of a business and used for taxation purposes) • Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-coverage (a form used in health insurance) • ABPI – (i) Association of the British Pharmaceutical IndustryABRSM – (a) Associated Board of the Royal Schools of MusicABS • (i) acrylonitrile butadiene styreneanti-lock braking systemABSA – (a) Amalgamated Banks of South Africa ("ab-sa") • ABSTRIPS – (p) abstraction-based STRIPS • ABV – (i) Alcohol by volumeABW – (s) Aruba (ISO 3166 trigram) ==AC==
AC
aC – (s) AttocoulombAc – (s) ActiniumAC • (i) Adriamycin-Cyclophosphamide (chemotherapy) • Air ConditioningAircraftmanAlternating CurrentAltocumulusante Christum (Latin, "before Christ"; see BC) • ante cibum (Latin, "before meals") • (s) Antigua and Barbuda (FIPS 10-4 country code) • (i) Associazione Calcio (Italian, "football (soccer) club") • A/C – (i) Air Conditioned/Conditioning – Aircraft • AC1 – Aircraftman 1st Class • AC2 – Aircraftman 2nd ClassACAAffordable Care Act, shorthand for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly called "Obamacare" • (i) Airspace Control Authority • Airspace Co-ordination Area • A Current AffairACAB, short for "All Cops Are Bastards"; used as a political slogan associated with dissidents who are opposed to the police. • ACARS – (a) Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System • ACAS • (a) Aboriginal Children's Advancement SocietyAdvisory, Conciliation and Arbitration ServiceACB – (i) Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto (Spanish for "Association of Basketball Clubs") • ACC • (i) U.S. Air Combat CommandAir Component CommanderAlpine Club of CanadaAltocumulus castellanusArea control centerAtlantic Coast ConferenceAutomatic climate controlACCA • (i) The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants • Automatic Cloud Cover Assessment • ACCAC – (a) Awdurdod Cymwysterau, Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cymru (Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales) • ACCDAmerican Coalition of Citizens with DisabilitiesACCS – (i) Air Communications and Control Squadron • ACDA – (i) Arms Control & Disarmament AgencyACDC • (i) Alternating Current Direct Currentthe name of an Australian rock music band • a term for a bisexual person • A/Cdre – Air CommodoreACDT • (a) Apple Certified Desktop Technician • (a) Australian Central Daylight TimeACE • (a) Air Combat Emulator (computer game) • Allied Command EuropeAngiotensin-converting enzymeArmored Combat EarthmoverAutomatic Computing EngineACE2 – (i/p) Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (pronounced "ace-two") • ACES • (a) Aerolíneas Centrales de Colombia (Spanish, "Central Colombian Airlines") • Auxiliary Campus Enterprises and Services of Alfred State CollegeACF • (i) Administration for Children and FamiliesAmerican Car and FoundryAmerican Culinary FederationACH – (i) Automated clearing houseACHT – (i) Average Call Hold Time • ACID – (a) Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability (in databases) • ACINT – (p) Acoustic Intelligence • ACK – (p) Acknowledge (telecommunications; cf. NAK) • ACL • (i) Access Control ListAnterior cruciate ligament; the initialism can also refer to an injury to this ligamentAtlantic Coast Line RailroadACLJ – (i) American Center for Law and JusticeACLOS – (i) Automatic CLOS (missile control system) • ACLS – (i) American Council of Learned SocietiesACLU • (i) American Civil Liberties Union • American Communist Lawyers Union (pejorative slang for the above) • ACM – many, including Association for Computing Machinery; see entryACMC – (i) (U.S.) Assistant Commandant of the Marine CorpsACN • (i) Airborne Communications Node • Australian Company Number (number issued by the Australian government as registration of a limited liability company) • ACNA • (i) Anglican Church in North America • (i) ACNA (company) - National Dyes Company and Affiliates • ACO – (i) Airspace Control Order • ACOBA – (a) Advisory Committee on Business AppointmentsACOG • (a) Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight • (a) American College of Obstetricians and GynecologistsACOM – (p) (U.S.) Atlantic CommandACORN – (a) Association of Community Organizations for Reform NowACP • (i) African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States • Air Control Point • ACR – (i) Advanced Concepts and Requirements • ACRI – (p) African Crisis Response InitiativeACRT – (i) Advanced Concepts Research Tool simulator • ACS • (i) Affiliated Computer Services (NYSE ACS) • Alaska Communications Service • American Cancer SocietyAmerican Chemical SocietyAssociation of Caribbean StatesAustralian Computer SocietyACSC – (i) Army Command and Staff College (various nations) • ACST – (i) Australian Central Standard TimeACST – (i) American Cooperative School of TunisACT • (i) Adaptive Control of Thought (cognitive model) • American College Test (ing Program)Australian Capital Territory (also postal symbol) • ACT UP – (a) AIDS Coalition to Unleash PowerACTD – (i) Advanced Concept Technology DemonstrationACTF • (i) (U.S.) Army Constructive Training Federation • Australian Children's Television FoundationACT-R – (i) ACT-Rational (cognitive model) • ACT-R/PM – (i) ACT-R/Perceptual-Motor (cognitive model) • ACTU – (i) Australian Council of Trade UnionsACU • (i) Abilene Christian UniversityAmerican Conservative UnionACUF • (i) BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features • (a) American Conservative Union FoundationACV – (i) Armoured Combat Vehicle ==AD==
AD
AD – (i) Air Defence – (s) Andorra (ISO 3166 digram) – (i) Anno Domini (Latin, "In the year of our Lord") • A/D – (i) Analog/Digital • ADA • (i) Air Defence Artillery • American Dental AssociationAssistant District AttorneyAmericans with Disabilities Act (see also the similar but non-acronymic Ada programming language) • ADA Cryptocurrency token for Cardano blockchainADAC – (a/i) Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (German, "General German Automobile Club") • ADAGE – (a) Air Defense Air to Ground Engagement (simulation) • ADAP – (i) AIDS Drug Assistance ProgramADAS – (a/i) Asiago-DLR Asteroid SurveyADAT – (i) Alesis Digital Audio Tape (recording format) • ADatP – (p) Automated Data Processing • ADATS – • (i) Agricultural Development and Training Society • Air Defence Anti-Tank SystemAustralian Defence Air Traffic SystemADB – (i) Asian Development Bank • ADB- All da best/All the best - texting slang • ADC – • (i) Aide De Camp • U.S. Air Defense Command (1946–1992) • Apple Display ConnectorADCTS – (i) Advanced Distributed Combat Training System • ADD – • (i) Analog Digital Digital (CD quality) • Attention-Deficit DisorderAdministration on Developmental DisabilitiesADDIE – (i) Analyze Design Develop Implement and Evaluate • ADDNS – (i) Advanced Deployable Day/Night Simulation • ADE • (i) Algebraic differential equationAntibody-dependent enhancementADF • (i) Australian Defence ForceAfrican Development FoundationADGBAir Defence of Great BritainADHD – (i) Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderADHS – (i) Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity SyndromeADI – (i) Acceptable/Allowable Daily IntakeADIZ – (a/i) Air Defence Identification Zone • ADL – (i) Anti-Defamation League • ad loc. – (p) ad locum (Latin, "to/at the place") • ADM – • (i) Administrative • (s) Admiral, and the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned CorpsArcher Daniels Midland • Assistant Deputy Minister • ADOA – (a/i) Air Defence Operations Area • ADP – • (i) Adenosine DiPhosphate • Army Doctrine Publication (UK, Canada, Australia) • Automatic/Automated Data Processing • ADRG – (p) Arc-second Raster Chart (ARC) Digitized Raster Graphics • ADS – • (a/i) Active Denial SystemAstrophysics Data SystemAttention Deficit SyndromeADSR – (i) Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release (sound envelope specification) • ADT • (i) Abu Dhabi Terminals, operator of commercial ports in Abu Dhabi • American District Telegraph, a former name of ADT Inc.Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−3 hours) • ADTB – (i) Army Doctrine and Training Bulletin • adv. – (p) adversus (Latin, "against") • ADW – (i) Air Defence Warning ==AE==
AE
ae – (s) Avestan language (ISO 639-1 code) • AE • (s) Armed Forces Africa/Canada/Europe/Middle East (postal symbol) • United Arab Emirates (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 country code) • (i) Artix EntertainmentAmerican EagleA&E • (a/i) Arts & Entertainment Network, the original name for the U.S. TV channel now known as A&E NetworkAccident and EmergencyAEB – Autonomous Emergency Braking, see Collision avoidance systemAED – (s) United Arab Emirates dirham (ISO 4217 currency code) • AEDT – (a) Australian Eastern Daylight TimeAEF – (i) American Expeditionary ForceAEGIS – (p) Airborne Early warning Ground environment Interface Segment (fake etymology) • AEI-T – (i) Army Enterprise Infostructure-Transport • aeq. – (p) aequalis (Latin, "equal") • AESR – (i) Aeronautical Equipment Service Record • AEST – (a) Australian Eastern Standard Time • aet. – (p) aetatis (Latin, "of age", "aged") • aet – (i) After extra time (Football) • AEW • (i) Air Expeditionary Wing • (i) Airborne early warning • (i) Airborne electronic warfare • (i) All Elite Wrestling (US professional wrestling promotion) ==AF==
AF
af – (s) Afrikaans language (ISO 639-1 code) • aF – (s) AttofaradAF • (s) Afghanistan (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram) • (i) Air Force • As fuck • AFA • (i) U.S. Air Force AcademyAsociación del Fútbol Argentino (Spanish, "Argentine Football Association") • AFAIC – (i) As Far As I'm Concerned • AFAICT – (i) As Far As I Can Tell • AFAIK – (i) As Far As I Know • AFAIR – (i) As Far As I Remember/Recall • AFAM • (i/a) Associazione Friulana di Astronomia e Meteorologia (Italian, "Friuli Association of Astronomy and Meteorology") • (p) Department of African and Afro-American Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — notable for its links to the school's academic-athletic scandal in the 2010s • AFATDS – (i) Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data SystemAFC • (i) American Football ConferenceApproved for constructionAsian Football ConfederationAFCEA – (i) Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association • AfD • (i) Allianz für Deutschland ("Alliance for Germany"), former political alliance in East Germany • Alternative für Deutschland ("Alternative for Germany"), current German political party • AFD • (i) Active Format Description, a technical standard for TV or set-top box decoders • Advanced Format Drive, a type of computing storage device • Adjustable-frequency driveAdult Film Database, web-based database of adult cinema • Agence française de développement ("French Development Agency"), a French international development agency • Alliance des forces démocratiques (French; "Alliance of Democratic Forces"), an Ivorian political alliance • Alliance for Freedom and Democracy, an Eritrean political party • AFDB – (i) African Development BankAFES – (i) Automatic Fire Extinguishing SystemAFG – (s) Afghanistan (ISO 3166 trigram) • AFGAM – (i) Amazon Facebook Google Apple Microsoft • AFI • (s) French Territory of the Afars and Issas (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete since 1977) • (i) "Agencia Federal de Investigaciónes" (México) • AFIS • (a) Automated Fingerprint Identification SystemAmerican Forces Information ServiceAFIST – (i) Abrams Full Crew Interactive Skills Trainer • AFJ – (i) April Fool's JokeAFK – (i) Away From Keyboard (Internet chat abbreviation) • AFL • (i) American Federation of Labor • American Football League — either the 1960s league that merged into the National Football League, or one of several other leagues of American football • Arena Football LeagueAustralian Football LeagueAFL–CIO – (i) American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations • AFLAC – (a) American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus • AFM – (i) Army Field Manual (UK; the U.S. more frequently uses just FM) – Atomic Force Microscope – Aviation Fleet Maintenance • AFN – (s) Afghani (ISO 4217 currency code) • AFO – (i) Association of Field OrnithologistsAFOSR – (i) U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research • AFP • (i) Agence France-Presse (French, "French Press Agency") • Australian Federal PoliceAFQT – (i) Armed Forces Qualification Testafr – (s) Afrikaans language (ISO 639-2 code) • AFRC – (i) Air Force Reserve CommandAFRL – (i) Air Force Research LaboratoryAFROTC – (i) Air Force Reserve Officer Training CorpsAFRRI – (i, U.S.) Armed Forces Radiobiology Research InstituteAFRTS – (i) Armed Forces Radio and Television ServiceAFS • (i) Active Front SteeringAir Facility Sub-SystemAmniotic Fluid-derived Stem cell • AFS&A or AFSA – (i) U.S. Air Force Studies and Analysis • AFSC • (i) U.S. Air Force Staff College (obsolete; replaced by JFSC) • U.S. Air Force Systems CommandAFSCN – (i) U.S. Air Force Satellite Control Network • AFSPC – (i) Air Force Space Command • AFTAmerican Farmland TrustAFV – (i) armoured fighting vehicle or America's Funniest Home VideosAFWA • (a) Air Force Weather AgencyAssociation of Fish and Wildlife Agencies ==AG==
AG
ag – (s) Attogram • Ag – (s) Silver (Latin argentum) • AG • (i) air gunnerAktiengesellschaft (German, "incorporated") • (s) Algeria (FIPS 10-4 country code) • Antigua and Barbuda (ISO 3166 digram) • Assemblies of GodAGA • (a/i) AB Gas-accumulator ("ah-gah", Swedish company) • Advanced Graphics ArchitectureAGARD – (a) Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development • AGARDograph – (p) Advanced Guidance for Alliance Research and Development publication • AGASA – (a) Akeno Giant Air Shower Array (cosmic ray detector) • AGB – (i) Internal Nintendo initialism (Advanced Game Boy) for Game Boy AdvanceAGC • (i) Apollo Guidance ComputerAutomatic Gain ControlAGC – (i) Adjutant General's Corps (British Army) • AGDC – (i) Australian Game Developers' ConferenceAGI – (i) Auxiliary Group Intelligence • AGL – (i) Above Ground LevelAGM – (i) Annual General MeetingAGN – (i) Active Galactic NucleusAGO – (s) Angola (ISO 3166 trigram) • AGP – (i) Accelerated Graphics PortAGRICOLA – (a) Agriculture Online Access • AGS – (i) Alaska Ground Station (LandSat) • AGTS – (i) Advanced Gunnery Training SystemAGU – (i) American Geophysical UnionAGW – (i) Autonomous Guided Weapon ==AH==
AI
AI • (i) Air InterdictionAmnesty InternationalArtificial InseminationArtificial Intelligence • (s) Anguilla (ISO 3166 digram) • AIA • (i) Aerospace Industries AssociationAmerican Institute of Architects • (s) Anguilla (ISO 3166 trigram) • AIAA – (i) American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics • AIC • (i) African Independent ChurchAnimal Identification CoordinatorAICD – (i) Australian Institute of Company DirectorsAICMFP – (i) And I Claim My Five PoundsAID – (i) U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentAIDS – (a) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome • AIHWAustralian Institute of Health and WelfareAIM – many, including AOL Instant Messenger, Australian Institute of Management; see entryAIMP – (i) Aurora Incremental Modernization Project • AIPAC – (i) American Israel Public Affairs CommitteeAIR – (i) Aircraft Inventory Record • AIRFA – (a) American Indian Religious Freedom ActAIRS – (a/i) Aerometric Information Retrieval System (obsolete; replaced with AFS) • AIS • (i) Australian Institute of SportAutomatic Identification SystemAISB – (i) (British) Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour ==AJ==
AJ
aJ – (s) AttojouleAJ – (s) Azerbaijan (FIPS 10-4 country code) • Ajax – (a) Asynchronous JavaScript And XML • AJD – (i) Astronomical Julian dayAJP – (i) Allied Joint Publication • AJPW – (i) All Japan Pro Wrestling ==AK==
AK
ak – (s) Akan language (ISO 639-1 code) • aK – (s) AttokelvinAK – (s) Alaska (postal symbol) • aka – (s) Akan language (ISO 639-2 code) • AKA • (i) Also known as • (i) Above knee amputationAKDT – (p) Alaska Standard Daylight Saving Time (UTC−8 hours) • AKST – (p) Alaska Standard Time (UTC−9 hours) • AKP – (i) Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (Turkish, "Justice and Development Party") ==AL==
AL
aL – (s) AttolitreAl – (s) AluminiumAL • (s) Alabama (postal symbol) • Albania (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram) • (i) Anno Lucis (Latin, "Year of Light", in Masonic tradition, most often seen on plaques bearing the founding dates of buildings, in years AD and years AL) • ALA – (s) Åland (ISO 3166 trigram) • ALAP – (a) As Long/Late As Possible • ALARM – (a) Air-Launched Anti-Radar Missile • ALB – (s) Albania (ISO 3166 trigram) • ALCOA or Alcoa – The Aluminum Company of America, NYSE:AA • ALD – (i) Accounting Line Designator (nuclear weapon targeting) • ALERT – (a) Advanced Linked Extended Reconnaissance and Targeting – Attack and Launch Early Reporting to Theatre • ALF • (a) Africa Leadership Forum • Alien Life Form (cf. ALF (TV series)) • Animal Liberation FrontALG – (s) Algeria (IOC and FIFA trigram, but not ISO 3166) • ALGOL – (p) ALGOrithmic LanguageALL – (s) Albanian lek (ISO 4217 currency code) • ALOA – (i) Associated Locksmiths of America, Inc. • ALOC • (a) Air Lines Of Communication • (a) Average Length of Calls • ALP – (i) Australian Labor PartyALPA – (a) Air Line Pilots AssociationALS – (i) Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisAutomatic Landing SystemALSHS – (a) Abraham Low Self-Help Systems • ALSP – (i) Aggregate Level Simulation ProtocolALTAAmerican Land Title AssociationALTE – (a) Association of Language Testers in EuropeALTACS – (p) Automated decision Logic Tactical Air Combat Simulation ==AM==
AM
am • (s) Amharic language (ISO 639-1 code) • AttometreAm – (s) AmericiumAM • many, including amplitude modulation and ante meridiem; see entry • (s) Armenia (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram) • AM1 – Airman 1st classAMA • (i) American Medical AssociationAustralian Medical AssociationAMAPS – (a) Aircraft, Missile, Avionics Performance Simulation • AMC • (i) Adaptive modulation and coding (digital communications) • U.S. Air Mobility CommandAmerican Motors CorporationAmerican Movie Classics (TV network; now known simply by the initials) • U.S. Army Materiel CommandAMCB – (i) U.S. Army/Marine Corps Board • AMD • (i) Advanced Micro DevicesAge-related Macular Degeneration • (s) Armenian dram (ISO 4217 currency code) • AMF – (i) Afghan Military Force(s) • AMFOM – (i) Advanced Missile Fly Out Model ("am-fomm") • AMFR • (i) Age-specific Marital Fertility Rate • Amplitude Modulation Following Response • AMFRS • (i) Advanced Multi-Function Radio Frequency System • Automatic Multisensor Feature-based Recognition System • amh – (s) Amharic language (ISO 639-2 code) • AML – (i) Acute Myeloid LeukaemiaAMLCD – (i) Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display • AMLO • (i) Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Mexican politician) • Anti-Money Laundering Office — separate government agencies in Taiwan and ThailandAMO – (i) Atlantic Multidecadal OscillationAMOLED – (i) Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode • AMOS • (a) Advanced MOrtar SystemAir Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatoryAMP • (i) Adenosine MonoPhosphate • (i) Antimicrobial peptide • Automated Mission Planner • Anak ng Puta • (i) Ain't My Problem • AMRAAM – (a) Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile • AMRDEC – (i) U.S. Aviation & Missile Research, Development, & Engineering CenterAMS • (i) Agriculture Marketing ServiceAmerican Mathematical SocietyAMSAA – (i/a) U.S. Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity • AMSB – (i) Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket (French basketball club) • AMSO – (i/a) U.S. Army Model and Simulation OfficeAMSU – Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit • AMTE – (i) UK Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment (1977–1984) ==AN==
AN
an – (s) Aragonese language (ISO 639-1 code) • aN – (s) AttonewtonAN • (s) Andorra (FIPS 10-4 country code) • Netherlands Antilles (ISO 3166 digram) • ANA • (i) Administration for Native AmericansAfghan National ArmyAll Nippon AirwaysAnti-Nuclear Anti-body • (a) Australian National AirwaysAustralian Natives' AssociationANC – (i) African National CongressAND – (s) Andorra (ISO 3166 trigram) • ANFO – (i) Ammonium nitrate/fuel oil (explosive) • ANG • (i) Air National Guard • (s) Angola (IOC and FIFA trigram, but not ISO 3166) • (s) Netherlands Antillian guilder (ISO 4217 currency code) • ANGLiCo – (p) Air/Naval Gunfire Liaison Company • ANL – (i) Argonne National LaboratoryANM – (i) Acoustic Noise Monitor • ANOVA – (p) ANalysis Of VAriance • ANS – (i) Applied and Natural Sciences • ANSI – (a) American National Standards InstituteANTM – (i) ''America's Next Top Model'' • ANT • (s) Netherlands Antilles (ISO 3166 trigram) • Antigua and Barbuda (IOC trigram, but not ISO 3166 or FIFA) • ANTY – Acronyms, No Thank You • ANWA – (i) Augusta National Women's Amateur, a prominent American golf tournament • ANWR – (i) Arctic National Wildlife RefugeANZ – (s) Australia and New Zealand Banking GroupANZAC – (a) Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ==AO==
AO
AO • (s) Angola (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram) • (i) Approach Officer (submarine) • Area of OperationsAOA • (i) Air Officer in charge of Administration • Argonne National Laboratory • (s) Angolan kwanza (ISO 4217 currency code) • (i) Award of Arms (heraldry) • Angle of Attack (fluid dynamics) • AOC • (i) Air Operations CentreAir Officer CommandingAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez (American politician) • AOC in C – Air Officer Commanding in Chief • AOD – (i) Adrenalin O.D. (punk rock band) • AOEArea of EffectAOI • (i) Angle of IncidenceArab Organization for IndustrializationAOL – (i) America OnLine • AOR – (i) Area of ResponsibilityAOSTH – (i) Adventures of Sonic the HedgehogAOTS – (i) Attack of the Show!AOU – (i) American Ornithologists' Union ==AP==
AP
AP • (i) Advanced Placement • Air Publication • (s) Andhra Pradesh (Indian state code) • (s) Armed Forces Pacific (postal symbol) • (i) Associated PressAuto PilotAPA • (i) Acolytes Protection Agency (professional wrestling tag team) • American Psychiatric AssociationAmerican Psychological Association (see also APA style, a writing format developed by this body) • APB – (i) All Points Bulletin (police jargon) • APC • (i) Armoured Personnel CarrierArmour Piercing Capped (ammunition) • APEC – (a) Asia Pacific Economic CooperationAPCNR – (i) Armour-Piercing, Composite Non-Rigid (ammunition) • APCR – (i) Armour-Piercing, Composite Rigid (ammunition) • APDS – (i) Armour-Piercing, Discarding-Sabot (ammunition) • APEDS – (a) AMSAA Performance Estimates Data SystemAPEX – (p) Applied Physics ExpressAPFSDS – (i) Armour-Piercing, Fin-Stabilised, Discarding Sabot (ammunition) • APHA – (i) American Public Health AssociationAPHE – (i) Armour-Piercing, High Explosive (ammunition) • APHIS – (a) Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceAPI – (i) Application Programming InterfaceAPL • (i) A Programming LanguageAcute Promyeloid LeukaemiaAnti-Personnel LandmineApplied Physics Laboratory (Johns Hopkins University) • APM – (i) Advanced Power Management • APNP – Advanced Practice Nurse PrescriberAPOD – (i) Aerial Port (Airport) Of Debarkation • APOE – (i) Aerial Port (Airport) Of Embarkation • APOLLO – (a) Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation • APP – (i) Allied Procedural Publication • APR – (i) Annual Percentage RateAPS • (i) Advanced Photo System (cf. APS-C, an image sensor format based on the size of the original APS film frame) • American Physical SocietyAntiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome ==AQ==
AQ
AQ • (i) AdventureQuest • (s) American Samoa (FIPS 10-4 territory code) • Antarctica (ISO 3166 digram) • (i) Automatic qualifier, a term used by U.S. sports media from 1998 to 2013 to refer to the six conferences whose champions automatically entered the now-defunct Bowl Championship Series of college football • AQIM – (i) Al-Qaeda in the Islamic MaghrebAQPS – (i) Autre que pur-sang (French: "Other than Thoroughbred"), designation of a type of French racehorse ==AR==
AR
ar – (s) Arabic language (ISO 639-1 code) • Ar – (s) ArgonAR • (s) Argentina (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram) • Arkansas (postal symbol) • (i) ArmaLite Rifle (cf. ArmaLite AR-15 and AR-15 style rifle, both also referred to with the "AR" initialism) • Armour • (s) Arunachal Pradesh (Indian state code) • ara – (s) Arabic language (ISO 639-2 code) • ARAG – (a) Advanced Research and Assessment GroupARB – (i) Administrative Review BoardARBA – (a/i) Army Review Boards AgencyARC • (i) Appalachian Regional Commission • Arc-second Raster Chart • (a) Association of Retarded Citizens, the original name of the organization now known as Arc of the United States • (i) Athletics–Recreation Center, an indoor arena at Valparaiso University • ARCA – (a) Automobile Racing Club of AmericaARCENT – (p) United States Army Central CommandARDA – (a) Advanced Research and Development Activity (became DTO 2006) • ARE • (i) UK Admiralty Research Establishment (1984–1991) • (s) United Arab Emirates (ISO 3166 trigram) • ARF – (i) ASEAN Regional Forum • arg – (s) Aragonese language (ISO 639-2 code) • ARG – (s) Argentina (ISO 3166 trigram) • ARH – (s) Armed Reconnaissance HelicopterARI • (i) Acute Respiratory Infection • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences • ARL • (i) UK Admiralty Research Laboratory (1921–1977) • U.S. Army Research Laboratory • UIUC Aviation Research LaboratoryARM • (a) Acorn RISC Machine, later Advanced RISC Machine (cf. Arm Ltd.) • Anti-Radiation MissileAdjustable-rate mortgage • (s) Armenia (ISO 3166 trigram) • ARNet – (p) Acquisition Reform Network • AROTS – Australian Rare Or Threatened Species • ARP – (i) Address Resolution Protocol – Applied Research Programme • ARPA – (a) Advanced Research Projects AgencyARRC – (i) ACE Rapid Reaction Corps • ARRF – (i) Allied Rapid Reaction ForceARRL – (i) American Radio Relay LeagueARS • (i) Agricultural Research Service • (s) Argentine peso (ISO 4217 currency code) • ARSC – (i) Arctic Region Supercomputing CenterARSPACE – (p) U.S. Army Space CommandART • (a) Adaptive Resonance TheoryAnti-Retroviral TherapyARTCC – (i) Air Route Traffic Control CenterARWG – (i) Army Research Working Group ("are-wig") ==AS==
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as • (i) Adult swim • (s) Assamese language (ISO 639-1 code) • AttosecondaS – (s) AttosiemensAs – (s) ArsenicAS • (s) American Samoa (postal symbol; ISO 3166 digram) • Australia (FIPS 10-4 country code) • Assam / Asom (Indian state code) • Advanced Subsidiary (Subsidiary version of Advanced Level, 'A'-Level) • AS – (i) ActionScriptA/S – (i) Anti-submarineA&S – (i) Armament & Standardisation • ASA • (i) AcetylSalicylic AcidAmerican Standards AssociationArmy Security AgencyAtlantic Southeast AirlinesAlaska Airlines (ICAO code) • ASAP – (a) As Soon As Possible • ASARS • (a) Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System • Airborne Search and Rescue System • ASB – (i) Associated Student Body – Alternative Service Book (Church of England) • asbl – (i) association sans but lucratif (French "Non-profit organisation") • ASBO – (a) Antisocial Behavior Order • ASCAP – (a) American Society of Composers, Authors, and PublishersASCC • (i) Army Service Component Commander • Automatic Sequence Controlled CalculatorAir Standardization Coordinating CommitteeASCIET – (i) All Services Combat Identification Evaluation Team • ASCII – (a) American Standard Code for Information InterchangeASC+T – (i) Anti Slip Control + Traction • ASD • (i) (U.S.) Assistant Secretary of Defense • Autism spectrum disorder • ASD(C3I) – (i) (U.S.) (Command, Control, Communications, & Intelligence) • ASD(FMP) – (i) (U.S.) Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management Policy) • ASD(HA) – (i) (U.S.) Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) • ASD(ISA) – (i) (U.S.) Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs) • ASD(ISP) – (i) (U.S.) Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Policy) • ASD(LA) – (i) (U.S.) Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs) • ASD(PA) – (i) (U.S.) Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) • ASD(RA) – (i) (U.S.) Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs) • ASD(SO&HA) – (i) (U.S.) Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations & Humanitarian Assistance) • ASD(SO/LIC) – (i) (U.S.) (Special Operations & Low-Intensity Conflict) • ASD(S&R) – (i) (U.S.) Assistant Secretary of Defense (Strategy & Requirements) • ASD(S&TR) – (i) (U.S.) Assistant Secretary of Defense (Strategy & Threat Reduction) • ASDIC – (a) Allied Submarine Detection Investigation Committee (Sonar) • ASEAN – (a) Association of Southeast Asian NationsASFAR – (a) Americans for a Society Free of Age Restrictions • ASG – (i) Area Support Group • ASIC – (a) Australian Securities & Investments Commission – (a) Aviation Security Identification Card • ASICS – (a) Anima sana in corpore sano (Latin, "A sound mind in a sound body") (athletic shoe manufacturer) • ASIO • (a) Australian Security Intelligence OrganisationAudio Stream Input/OutputASIP • (i) Advanced System Improvement Program • Army Stationing and Installation PlanApplication-specific instruction set processorASL • (i) Above Sea Level • American Sign Language (also known as Ameslan) • "Age, Sex, Location?" (Internet slang) • asm – (s) Assamese language (ISO 639-2 code) • ASM • (i) Air-to-Surface Missile • (s) American Samoa (ISO 3166 trigram) • (i) American Society for MetalsAmerican Society for MicrobiologyAssociation Sportive Montferrandaise (French, "Clermont-Ferrand Sporting Association"), as in ASM Clermont AuvergneASMB • (i) American Society for Matrix Biology • Adult Swim Message Board • ASME • (i) American Society of Mechanical EngineersAmerican Society of Magazine EditorsASMP • (i) Air-Sol Moyenne Portée missile (French "Medium-range air to surface") • (p) Asymmetric multiprocessingASMRAutonomous Sensory Meridian ResponseASN – (i) Associate of Science in NursingASOC • (a/i) Air Sovereignty Operations Centre • Air Support Operations Centre • Airport Security and Operations Centre • Antarctic and Southern Ocean CoalitionAtlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus • Australian Standard Offence Classification • ASP • (i) Active Server PagesAmerican Society of PrimatologistsAmmunition Supply Point • Application Service Provider (cf internet service provider) • Astronomical Society of the PacificAssociation of Surfing ProfessionalsASPI – (i) Australian Strategic Policy InstituteASR • (i) Alkali-silica reactionAnti Slip RegulationASRAAM – (a) Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile • ASSC – (i) Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness • Ass Paym – Assistant PaymasterAST – (i) Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−4 hours) • ASTIA – (a) Armed Services Technical Information AgencyASTM – (i) American Society for Testing and MaterialsASTREA – (a) Aerial Support To Regional Enforcement Agencies (sheriff's air support unit) • ASUN – (p) Atlantic Sun Conference, now branded as the ASUN Conference (pronounced "A-sun") • ASUW – (p) AntiSUrface WarfareASVAB–Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (taken by juniors in high school in the USA) • ASVEL – (a) Association Sportive Villeurbanne Éveil Lyonnais (Association Sportive is French for "Sporting Association"; the club was founded through the merger of AS Villeurbanne and Éveil Lyonnais) • ASW – (i) AntiSubmarine WarfareASWORG – (i) (U.S.) AntiSubmarine Warfare Operations Research Group • ASX • (p) Advanced Stream Redirector • Australian Securities Exchange ==AT==
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