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List of acronyms: O

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

OA
OA – (i) Operational Analysis – (i) Overeaters AnonymousOAC – (i) On Approved Credit • OAP – Old Age Pensioner (UK) • OAS – (i) Organization of American StatesOARSI – (i) Osteoarthritis Research Society International • OASIS – (a) Objects and Agents for Information Systems and Simulation – Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information StandardsOASIS – (a) Ontario Agencies Supporting Individuals with Special Needs • OASIS – (a) Ontario Association of Sewage Industry Services • OASP – (i) Operational Analysis Support Paper/Plan • OAU – (i) Organization of African Unity ==OB==
OB
ob – (p) obiit (Latin, "(s) he died") • OB • (p) Obedience • Obligation • Obligatory • Obsolete • Obstetrics • (i) Ocean Beach (California) • Off Break (cricket) • Old BryanstonianOrder of BattleOut-of-Bounds (golf) • Outlet Box (electrical) • (p) Overbought (stock market) • (i) Oversight Board • OBE – (i) Officer of the Order of the British EmpireOBJ • (p) Objective (military parlance) • (i) Odell Beckham Jr. (American football wide receiver) • OBM – (p) Obsidian Black Metallic (automobile paint color) • OBOR – (i) One Belt One Road, a former name of the China-sponsored Belt and Road InitiativeOBS • (p) Observation/Observer • Obsolete • Obstacle • (i) Off Balance SheetOptical Burst Switching (IEEE) • Organic Brain SyndromeOrganization(al) Breakdown StructureOBSS • (i) Off Board Sensor Systems • Ordo Byantinus Sancti Sepulchri (Byzantine Order of the Holy Sepulchre) • Orbiter Boom Sensor System (space shuttle) • Origins Billion Star Survey • OBX – (p) Outer Banks (North Carolina) ==OC==
OC
oc – (s) Occitan language (ISO 639-1 code) • OC – (i) Officer Commanding • OCA – (i) Observatoire de la Côte d'AzurOffensive Counter-AirOCD – (i) Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderOCFS – (i) Oracle Cluster File System • OCFS – (i) Office of Children & Family Services • OCFS2 – (i) Oracle Cluster File System Release 2oci – (s) Occitan language (ISO 639-2 code) • OCIDS – (i) Optical Combat Identification System • OCMCC – (i) [http://www.OrchardCountyMcc.co.uk Orchard County MCC • OCONUS - Outside Continental United States • OCN – (i) Oncology Certified NurseOCO – (i) Oort Cloud ObjectOCOKA – (a) Observation, Cover and concealment, Obstacles, Key terrain, and Avenues of approach (mnemonic) • OCR – (i) Optical Character RecognitionOCSsee entry ==OD==
OD
OD • (i) Old Dragon • Ordnance Datum (nautical charts) • (p) OverdoseODAS – (a) OCA-DLR Asteroid SurveyODB • (i) Ol' Dirty Bastard (rapper) • (i) One Dirty B*tch/Broad/Babe (professional wrestler) • (i) Operational Data Base • (i) Original David Baker (professional poker player; used to distinguish from another professional poker player of the same name) • (i) Oxford Dictionary of ByzantiumODBC – (i) Open DataBase Connectivity • ODI • (i) Office for Disability Issues (UK government agency) • One Day International (cricket) • Open Data-Link InterfaceOracle Data Integrator ==OE==
OE
OEA – (i) (U.S.) Office of Economic AdjustmentOED – (i) Oxford English DictionaryOECD – (i) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (international) • OEG – (i) Operation Exposure Guidance • OEIS - (i) On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer SequencesOEM – (i) Original equipment manufacturer ==OF==
OG
OG: • Objective Glass, see Objective (optics)Obstetrics and gynaecologyOffensive Guard, see Guard (American football)Old Giggleswickian, a former pupil of Giggleswick SchoolOld Gower, a former pupil of University College SchoolOld Gregorian, a former pupil of Downside SchoolOld Greshamian, a former pupil of Gresham's SchoolOld Gold, a dark yellow • Olympic GamesOriginal Gangster, see GangsterOriginal Gravity, see Gravity (beer)Outpost Gallifrey, a Doctor Who fansite. • Own goal, in soccer, a goal scored by a player in their own side's goal • OG: Optimized Gaia, theory the earth optimizes itself to promote life, and popular movement to Promote Human Progress in Harmony with the Natural World. • OG: Original Gangster, an album by Ice-T • OGC – (i) Open Geospatial ConsortiumOGD – (i) Other Government Department • OGO – (i) Other Government Organization • OGX – OUARGLA – a petroleum state in the south of Algeria ==OH==
OH
OH – (s) Ohio (postal symbol) • OHC – (i) OverHead-Cam engine • OHHLA – (a) Original Hip-Hop Lyrics ArchiveOHIP – (a) Ontario Health Insurance PlanOHMS – (i) On His (or Her Majesty's Service) (also written: O.H.M.S.) • OHP – (i) Observatoire de Haute-ProvenceOHSS – (p) Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome ==OI==
OI
OIC – (i) Officer In Charge • OIE – (i) World Organisation for Animal Health (originally the Office international des épizooties, French for "International Epizootic Office") • OIF – (i) Operation Iraqi Freedom • OIOC – (i) Oriental & India Office Collections (in the British Library) ==OJ==
OJ
oj – (s) Anishinaabe language (Ojibwa) (ISO 639-1 code) • OJ – (i) Orange JuiceO. J. Simpsonoji – (s) Anishinaabe language (Ojibwa) (ISO 639-2 code) • OJT – On-the-Job Training ==OK==
OK
OK • (s) Oklahoma (postal symbol) • (i) oll korrect (facetious alteration of "all correct", 1839) • OKC – (a) Oklahoma City ==OL==
OL
OLED – (a) Organic Light-Emitting DiodeOLS – (i) Operational Linescan System ==OM==
OM
om – (s) Oromo language (ISO 639-1 code) • OM – (s) Oman (ISO 3166 digram) – Olympique de Marseille (French football club) • OMA – (i) Open Mobile Alliance – Operations & Maintenance, Army • OMB – (i) U.S. Office of Management and BudgetOntario Municipal Board – (i) Order of Mapungubwe in Bronze • OMD – (i) Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (1980s pop group) • OME – (i) Osaka Mercantile ExchangeOMFG – (i) Oh My F**king God • OMG – (i) Oh My God or Or My Gosh • OMGW – (i) "Oh My Gosh it's Windy" • OMN – (s) Oman (ISO 3166 trigram) • OMNCS – (i) U.S. Office of the Manager for the National Communications System • OMP – (i) Order of Mapungubwe in Platinum • OMR – (s) Omani rial (ISO 4217 currency code) • OMS – (i) Order of Mapungubwe in Silver • OMT – (i) Object Model Template • OMW – (i) On My Way, Oh My Word ==ON==
ON
ON – (s) Ontario (postal symbol) • Onna – Oniong, Nnung Ndem, and Awa, a Local Government Area in NigeriaONC – (i) Orthopaedic Nurse Certified • ONCE – (a) Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles (Spanish, "National Organization for the Spanish Blind") • ONÉRA – (a) Office national d'études et de recherches aérospatiales (French, "Aeronautics and Space Research Center") • ONG – (i) Orthodontic National GroupONH – (i) Óglaigh na hÉireann (Irish idiom for "soldiers of Ireland"), used for the following: • Historically, as the Irish-language name for the original Irish Republican Army ("Old IRA") • In modern times, as the Irish-language name of the Defence Forces of Ireland • The name of two groups claiming descent from the Old IRA, one a currently inactive splinter group of the Continuity IRA and the other an active splinter group of the Real IRAONI – (i) (U.S.) Office of Naval IntelligenceONS – (i) Operational Needs Statement ==OO==
OO
OO – (i) Object Oriented – Over & Out • OOO – (i) Out Of the OfficeOOAD – (i) Object-Oriented Analysis and Design • OOBE – (a) Out-of-body experienceOOCL – (i) Orient Overseas Container Line • OODA – (i) Observation, Orientation, Decision, Action loop (a.k.a. Boyd's Loop) • OOMF – (i) One Of My Followers • OOP – (i) Object-Oriented ProgrammingOut Of PrintOOS – (i) Occupational Overuse Syndrome – OneSAF Objective System – Open Operating System – Out Of Service • OOTW – (i) (Military) Operations Other Than War (MOOTW or OOTW) ==OP==
OP
OP • (i) Observation Point/PostOcean Pacific (surfwear and swimwear brand) • Original Poster (internet) • Order Point, in inventory management; the inventory state at which more items should be ordered. Often expressed as a part of OP/OQ (when quantity OP is reached, order OQ new items) • Overpowered, often used to refer to fictional characters (e.g. Superman) or game mechanics (e.g. the Black Lotus in Magic: the Gathering) that are considered disproportionately strong • OPA – (i) Other Procurement, Army • OPAC – (a) Online Public Access Catalogue • op cit – (p) opera citata (Latin, "in the work cited") • OPCON – (p) Operational control • OPCW – (i) Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsOPEC – (a) Organization of the Petroleum Exporting CountriesOpenStreetMap - (p) OpenStreetMap • OPFOR – (p) Opposing force(s) • OPI • (i) Office of Primary Interest • Open Prepress InterfaceOPINTEL – (p) Operational Intelligence • OPLAN – (p) Operation plan (also OpPlan) • OPORD – (p) Operation order • OPP • (i) Ontario Provincial Police • Operational Planning Process • Other People's Property/Pussy/Penis (song) • OPS • (i) On-base plus slugging (baseball statistics) • (p) Operations • OPSEC • (p) Operations securityOpen Platform for SecurityOPSI • (a) Overwhelming post splenectomy infection • UK Office of Public Sector InformationOPTAR – (p) Operational target • OPV – (i) Offshore Patrol Vessel ==OQ==
OQ
OQ - (i) Order Quantity, in inventory management; the quantity of new items to be ordered. Often expressed as a part of OP/OQ (when quantity OP is reached, order OQ new items) ==OR==
OR
or – (s) Oriya language (ISO 639-1 code) • OR – (i) Operating Room (surgery) – Operational/Operations Research – (s) Oregon (postal symbol) - overreciprocation - when the leader of an inner circle friendship contacts a friend more than is wanted or reasonable • ORAU – (a/i) Oak Ridge Associated UniversitiesORB – (a/i) Object Request BrokerORBAT – (p) Order of BattleORD – (i) O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois (IATA Airport Code ORD) • ORD – (i) Office of Research and Development – Operational Requirements Document • ORF – (i) Operational Readiness Float • ori – (s) Oriya language (ISO 639-2 code) • ORISE – (a) Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Educationorm – (s) Oromo language (ISO 639-2 code) • ORNL – (i) Oak Ridge National Laboratory • ORR – (i) Oak Ridge Reservation (U.S. DOE) – Office of Rail Regulation (UK government) – Office of Refugee Resettlement – (CIA) Office of Research and Reports – Operational Readiness Rate – Operational Readiness Review • ORSAOxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusOperations Research Society of America ==OS==
OS
OS – (s) Operating systemos – (s) Ossetic language (ISO 639-1 code) • Os – (s) OsmiumOSA – (i) Order of St. AugustineOSCE – (i) Organization for Security and Co-operation in EuropeOSD – (i) U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense – (i) On-screen DisplayOSDL – (i) Open Source Development Labs • OSE – (a) Own Separate Entrance • OSERS – (a) U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services • OSETI – (a) Optical SETI also Optical SETIOSGeo - (a) Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) • OSHA – (a) Occupational Safety and Health AdministrationOSI – (i) Office of Strategic InfluenceOntario Swine ImprovementOpen Source InitiativeOpen Systems InterconnectionOSIA – (i) (U.S.) On-Site Inspection Agency • OSL – (i) Open Source LicenseOptically Stimulated LuminescenceOrbiting Solar LaboratoryOSIRIS • (a) Optical, Spectroscopic, and Infrared Remote Imaging System (astronomical system on the Rosetta spacecraft) • Optical System for Imaging and low Resolution Integrated Spectroscopy (astronomical system on the land-based Gran Telescopio Canarias) • OSM – (i) One Saturday MorningOSMF - (a) OpenStreetMap Foundation • OSPA – (a) Operations Security Professional's Association site of OSPA • OSPA – (i) Oregon School Psychologists Association • OSRH – (i) Oružane Snage Republike Hrvatske (en: Armed forces of the Republic of Croatia) • oss – (s) Ossetic language (ISO 639-2 code) • OSS – (i) Office of Strategic Services (1942–1945, forerunner of CIA) • OSU – (i) Ohio State UniversityOklahoma State University ==OT==
OT
OTAOccupational Therapy Assistant, (i) Office of Technology Assessment – (a/i) Orthodontic Technicians AssociationOTAC – (i) Orthodontic Technicians Association Conference – (i) Orthodontic Technicians Association CouncilOTB – (i) Off The Ball – (i) Offtrack Betting – (p) OneSAF Testbed (a descendant of ModSAF) • OTC – (i) Over-The-Counter (drugs) • OTD – (i) Off the derech (referring to an Orthodox Jew who has stopped practicing the tenets of his or her faith) • OTEA – (i) (U.S. Army) Operational Test Evaluation Agency • OTI – (i) Office of Transition Initiatives (United States Agency for International Development) • OTK One Turn KillOTO – (i) Ordo Templi Orientis (Latin, "Order of the Temple of the East", i.e. the Order of Oriental Templars) • OTOH – (i) On The Other HandOTS – Off the scale, sexually untouchable except for a lot of money. • OTSBH – (i) Over The Shoulder Boulder Holder • OTW – (i) On The Way • OTYBL – (i) Over To You Blue Leader • OTYRL – (i) Over To You Red Leader ==OU==
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