/

Meaning

AC

alternating current (electricity)

Acct.

Account

AD

anno Domini (Latin 'in the year

of the Lord')

ADD

attention deficit disorder

AEA

Atomic Energy Authority

AH

After Higrah

ADH

antidiuretic hormone

Adj.

Adjective

Adv.

Adverb

Admin.

administration, administrative,
administrator

AGAS

Advisory, Conciliation, and

Arbitration Service

Abbrev.

ASEAN

Association of South East

Asian Nations

ABC

American Broadcasting

ACDA

Arms Control and Disarmament

Agency

ACLU

American Civil Liberties Union

ADD

Attention Deficit Disorder

ADH

antidiuretic hormone

adj.

Adjective

Admin.

administration, administrative,
administrator

adv.

Adverb

AEA

Atomic Energy Authority

AGM

annual general meeting

AH

After Hijrah

AI

artificial intelligence

AIDS

acquired immune deficiency

syndrome

AIH

artificial insemination by
husband

Alt

Alter

a.m.

ante meridiem (Latin 'before

noon')

amt.

Amount

amu.

atomic mass unit

ANC

African National Congress

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

AOB

any other business

AOHR

Arab Organization for Human Rights

AP

Associated Press

approx.

Approximately

ASA

Advertising Standards Authority

a.s.a.p.

as soon as possible

B Ed

Bachelor of Education

BA

Bachelor of Arts

BAA

British Airports Authority

BBC

British Broadcasting

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-

Corporation

BC

Before Christ

BS

British Standard

BSc

Bachelor of Science

BP

Blood Pressure

BUPA

British United Provident Association

(for health insurance)

CAA

Civil Aviation Authority

cal

Calorie

CAT

computerized axial tomography

CC

cubic centimeter

CCU

coronary care unit

CD

Compact Disk

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CERN

European Organization for

Nuclear Research)

CET

Central European Time

CFC

Chlorofluorocarbon

Ch.

Chapter

CIA

Central Intelligence Agency

CID

Criminal Investigation
Department

cl

Centiliter

cm

Centimeter

CNN

Cable News Network

) (


(/
)

-

com.

Commercial Businesses

CPU

Central Processing Unit

Ctrl

Control

C.V.

Curriculum Vitae

dB

Decibel

Dbl /dble

Double

DC

District of Columbia

dept

Department

DM

Deutschmark

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid

DNS

Domain Name System

DOS

Disk Operating System

Dr.

Doctor

DPhil

Doctor of Philosophy

DSL

Digital Subscriber Line

DVD

Digital Versatile Disk

East

EBU

European Broadcasting Union

edu.

Higher Education

EFL

English as a Foreign Language

EFTA

European Free Trade

Association

EL

English Language

ELT

English language teaching

EMF

European Monetary Fund

ENT

ear, nose and throat

ESA

European Space Agency

ESL

English as a Second Language

ETA

Estimated time of arrival

ETD

Estimated time of Departure

EU

European Union

FA

Football Association

FAO

Food and Agriculture

Organization (of the UN)

) (

FAQ

frequently asked question

FBA

Fellow of the British Academy

FBI

Federal Bureau of Investigation

FDA

Food and Drug Administration(US)

FIFA

Fdration internationale de
football association (French)

fig.

Figure

FM

frequency modulation

FPA

Family Planning Association

FT

Financial Times

ft

Foot

FWD/4WD Four Wheel Drive

) (

f.y.i

for your information

Gram

gal

Gallon

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and

Trade

GCC

Gulf Cooperation Council

Gb

Gigabyte

GBH

grievous bodily harm

GHz

Gigahertz

GDP

gross domestic product

GMT

Greenwich Mean Time

GPO

Green Peace Organization

GUI

Graphical User Interface

HD

Hard Disk

HF

high frequency

HM

Her (His) Majesty

Hon.

Honorable

HP

hire purchase

gp

Horsepower

HQ

Headquarters

HTML

Hyper Text Markup Language

HUGO

Human Genome Organization

Hz

hertz

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

IBRD

International Bank for

Reconstruction and
Development

ICAO

International Civil Aviation

/
-

( )

Organization
ICDL

International Computer Driving

License

ID

identification

IDA

International Development Association

IDL

International Date Line

IDP

International Driving Permit

IELTS

International English Language

Testing System

IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural

Development

IFC

International Finance Corporation

IGA

International Geographical
Association

IIS

Internet Information Server

ILO

International Labour
Organization

IMF

International Monetary Fund

Interpol

International Criminal Police

Organization

IOC

International Olympic
Committee

IP

Internet Protocol

IRC

International Red Cross

IQ

intelligence quotient

ISBN

International Standard Book

Number

ISDN

Integrated Services Digital Network

ISP

Internet Server Provider

ISSN

International Standard Serial

Number

IT

information technology

ITA

Independent Television Authority

ITC

Independent Television
Commission

ITU

International
Telecommunication Union

IUD

intrauterine device

IUPAC

International Union of Pure

and Applied Chemistry

IVF

in vitro fertilization

joule

jct. or
jctn.

junction

KB

Kilobyte

Kg

kilogram

Kl

Kiloliter

Km

Kilometer

KO

knockout

kph or
km/h

kilometres per hour

KSA

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

KSC

Kenana Sugar Company (Sudan)

KUNA

Kuwait News Agency

KV

kilovolt

( (


) (

/

) (

KW

kilowatt

liter

LA

Los Angeles

Lansat

land satellite

Lat.

latitude

LCD

liquid crystal display

LCD

least common denominator

LF

low frequency

log

logarithm

Long.

longitude

Ltd.

Limited

LW

long wave

MA

Master of Arts

masc.

masculine

max.

maximum

MB

Megabyte

MBA

Master of Business
Administration

MD

Doctor of Medicine

mdn.

median

M Ed

Master of Education

mil.

Military

mph

Miles per hour

MPhil

Master of Philosophy

Mr.

Master

Mrs.

Mistress

MSc

Master of Science

NAFTA

North American Free Trade

Agreement

(
)

NASA

National Aeronautics Space

Administration

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty

Organization

NBC

National Broadcasting
Company

net.

Network

NIC

Network Interface Card

NIC

Network Information Center

NRA

National Rivers Authority

NSB

National Savings Bank

NSPCA

National Society for the

Prevention of Cruelty to

OAPEC

Organization of Arab
Petroleum-Exporting Countries

OAU

Organization of African Unity

OECD

Organization for Economic

Cooperation and Development

OIC

Organization of Islamic Conference

OPEC

Organization of PetroleumExporting Countries

org.

Organization

PC
PDF

Portable Document Format

PhD

Doctor of Philosophy

PLO

Palestine Liberation
Organization

PM

prime minister

PRO

Personal Computer

public relations officer

PWS

Personal Web Server

RAM

Random Access Memory

RHA

Regional Health Authority

ROM

Read Only Memory

SEATO

Southeast Asia Treaty

Organization

SLIP

Serial Line Internet Protocol

STC

Saudi Telecommunications Company

SUNA

Sudan News Agency

TEFL

teaching English as a foreign

language

TESL

teaching English as a second

language

TESOL

teaching English to speakers of

other languages

TOEFL

Test of English as a Foreign Language

TOEIC

Test of English for International

Communication

UEFA

Union of European Football

Associations

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade

and Development

UNDOF

United Nations Disengagement

Observer Force

UNDP

United Nations Development Program

UNEF

United Nations Emergency Force

UNEP
UNESCO

United Nations Environment Program

United Nations Educational Scientific

and Cultural Organization

UNFICYT
UNHCR

United Nations Peace-keeping Force

in Cyprus
Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees

UNICEF

United Nations International

Children's Emergency Fund

UNIDO

United Nations Industrial

Development Organization
United Nations Institute for Training
and Research

UNRWA

United Nations Relief and Works

Agency

UNSF

United Nations Special Fund

UNTSO

United Nations Truce Supervision

Organization in Palestine)

UNU

United Nations University

UP

United Press (news agency)

UNITAR

) )
/

UPU

Universal Postal Union

URL

Uniform Resources Locator

USSR

Union of Soviet Socialist

Republics

VLF

very low frequency

Vol.

volume

VPN

Virtual Private Network

v.t

verb transitive

West

WC

Water Closet

WFC

World Food Council

WHO

World Health Organization

WIDF

Women International Democratic

Federation

WIPO

World Intellectual Property

Organization

WMO

World Meteorological Organization

w.p.m.

words per minute

wt.

weight

WTO

World Trade Organization

WWW

World Wide Web

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