1. RSDP : It stands for Ranjit Sagar Dam Project. It was in the news in March 2001 when this Rs. 3,800 Crore project was dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister.
2. BALCO : It stands for Bharat Aluminium Company. It was in the news in March 2001, in connection with disinvestment of 51 percent of its equity to Sterlite Industries for Rs. 551.5 Crore.
3. NEAR : It stands for Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous. It was in the news in Feb. 2001, when it landed on the surface of Asteroid Eros after a five-year, 2-billion miles journey.
4. APCRH : It stands for Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive Health. It was held in Manila in Feb. 2001.
5. PMK : It stands for Pattali Makkal Katchi. It was in the news in Feb. 2001 in connection with its pulling out from NDA to join ADMK front to face forthcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
6. AA : Alcoholics Anonymous
7. AAFI : The Amateur Athletics Federation of India
8. ABC : Atomic Biological and Chemical (Warfare); Audit Bureau of Circulation
9. AC : Ante Christum (Before Christ), Alternating Current; Ashoka Chakra; Air Conditioner
10. AD : Anno Domini (in the year of our Lord)
11. ADAM : Animated Dissection of Anatomy for Medicine
12. ADB : Asian Development Bank
13. ADBS : Advanced Development Bank
14. ADC : Aide-de-camp (help or assistant)
15. AFP : Agence France0Presse
16. AG : Accountant General; Adjutant General
17. AGP : Accelerated graphics port
18. AGP : Accelerated graphics port
19. AH : Anno Hegirate (Mohammed's flight from Mecca to Medina, 622 AD)
20. AI : Artificial Intelligence; Air India
21. AICTE : All India Council for Technical Education
22. AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
23. AIFF : All India Football Federation
24. AIIMS : All India Institute of Medical Sciences
25. AINEC : All India Newspaper Editor's Conference
26. AITUC : All India Trade Union Congress
27. ALGOL : Algebraic Oriented Language.
28. AM : Ante Meridiem (before noon); Amplitude Modulation
29. AMIE : Associate Member of the Institute of Engineers
30. ANC: African National Congress
31. ANERT : Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology
32. ANN : Artificial Neural Network
33. ANZUS: Australia, New Zealand US (Pacific Pact Nations)
34. AOC: Air Officer Commanding
35. APCTT : Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology
36. APD : Automated Peritoneal Dialysis
37. APEC: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
38. APM : Administered Price Mechanism
39. ARPANET : Advanced Research Project Agency Network
40. ART : Assisted Reproductive Technologies
41. ASAP : as soon as possible
42. ASCII : American Standard Code for Information Interchange
43. ASEAN : Association of South East Asian Nations
44. ASEM : Asia-Europe Meeting
45. ASLV : Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
46. ASSOCHAM : Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry
47. ASP : Application Service Provider, Association of Shareware Professionals
48. AT & T : American Telegraphic and Telephone Co. Ltd.
49. ATC : Air Traffic Control
50. ATM : Automated Teller Machine, Abode Type of Manager
51. ATP : Adenosine Tri-Phosphate
52. ATS: Anti-Tetanus Serum
53. AU: Astronomical Units.
54. AVARD: Association of Voluntary Agencies for Rural Development
55. AVRC: Audio Visual Research Centre
56. AVSM: Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
57. AWACS: Airborne Warning And Control System
58. B2B: Busines to Business
59. B2C: Business to Consumer
60. BARC: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
61. BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation
62. BBS: Bulletin Board Service
63. BC: Befor Christ
64. BCG: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (anti-TB Vaccine)
65. BENELUX: Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg
66. BGA: Blue Green Algae
67. BHEL: Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.
68. bhp: brake horsepower
69. BIFR: Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
70. BIMARU : Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
71. BIMSTEC: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand Economic Cooperation
72. BIOS: Basic Input Output System
73. BIS: Bank of International Settlement
74. BIT: Binary Digit
75. BOLT : Bombay Stock Exchange On-Line Trading; Build-Operate-Lease-Transfer
76. BP: Blood Pressure
77. BPL: Below Poverty Line
78. BPO: Business Process Outsourcing
79. BPR: Business Process Re-engineering
80. bps: bytes per second
81. BRO: Border Roads Organisation
82. BSE : Bombay Stock Exchange
83. BSF: Border Security Force
84. BSkyB: British Sky Broadcasting
85. BSNL: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
86. C2C: Consumer to Consumer
87. C-in-C : Commander-in-Chief
88. c.v.: Curriculum vitae
89. C/0: care of
90. CA: Chartered Accountant
91. CAD: Command Area Development; Computer Aided Design
92. CADA : Command Area Development Authority
93. CAG: Comptroller and Auditor General of India
94. CAN: Calcium Ammonium Nitrate
95. Cantab: Cantabrigian (of Cambridge University)
96. CAPART: Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology
97. CAPES: Computer-Aided paper-less Examination System
98. CAS: Conditional Access System
99. CAT: Career Aptitude Test; Common Admission Test; Computerized Axial Tomography ( also called CT); Computer Adaptive Test
100. CBA: Colliding Beam Accelerator.
101. CBDT: Central Board of Direct Taxes
102. CBFC: Central Board of Direct Taxes
103. CBI: Central Bureau of Investigation
104. CBM: Confidence Building Measures
105. CBSE: Central Board of Secondary Education
106. CBU: Completely built-up
107. CCPD: Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
108. CD: Compact Disk: Certificate of deposit
109. CDAC: Centre for the Development of Advanced Computing
110. CDM: cold dark matter
111. CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access
112. CEO: Chief Executive Officer
113. CERN: Conseil European pour la Researche Nucleare (European Laboratory for Nuclear Research)
114. cert: Computer Emergency Response Team
cf compare / refer (L. Confer)
115. CFC: Chloro Fluoro Carbon
116. CFL: Compact Fluorescent Lamps
117. CFO: Chief Financial Officer
118. CFSL: Central forensic Science Laboratory
119. CGFNS: Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools
120. CGI: Common Gateway Interface
121. CGS: Chief of General Staff; Centimetre, Gram, Second
122. CIA: Central Intelligence Agency
123. CID: Criminal Investigation Department
124. cif: cost, insurance and freight
125. CIGAR: Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
126. CII: Confederation of Indian Industry
127. CIS: Commonwealth of Independent States
128. CISC: Complex instruction-set omputing
129. CISCE: Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
130. CITU: Centre of Indian Trade Unions
131. CKD: Completely Knocked Down
132. CMIE: Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy
133. CMP: Common Minimum Programme
134. CNC: Computerised Numerical Control
135. CNN: Cable News Network
136. CO: Commanding Officer
137. COD: Cash on delivery
138. COFEPOSA: Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act
139. COMPS: Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System
140. COMSAT: Communications Satellite Corporation
141. CONCORD: Council of North Indian States for Co-operation and Regional Development
142. COPRA: Consumer Protection Act
143. CORBA: Common Object Request Broker Architecture
144. COSMEP: Consortium of Schools of Mathematics Experience Programme
145. Costford: Centre of Science and Technology for Rural Development
146. CPI/M: Communist Party of India / Marxist
147. CPR: Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
148. CPWD: Central Public Works Department
149. CRIDA: Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture
150. CRIS: Centre for Railway Information System
151. CRISIL: Credit Rating Information Services of India Ltd.
152. CRM: Customer Relations Management
153. CRR: Cash Reserve Ratio
154. CRY: Child Relief and You
155. CSIR: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
156. CSO: Central Statistical Organisation
157. CT: Computerised Tomography
157. CTBT: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
158. CVR: Cockpit Voice Recorder
159. CWC: Chemical Weapons Convention
160. Cwt: Hundredweight (112lb)
161. CYMK: Cyan, Yellow, Magenta, Kinda
162. D & C: Dilation and Curettage
163. D.Litt.: Doctor of Literature
164. D.Phil.: Doctor of Philosophy
165. D.Sc: Doctor of Science
166. DAP: Di-Ammonium Nitrate
167. DC: Direct Current; District of Columbia
168. DDT: Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane
169. DET: Directory Entry Table
170. DG: Dei Gratia (by the grace of God)
171. DHSD: Duplex-High Speed Data Service
172. DIG: Deputy Inspector General
173. DMA: Direct Memory Access
174. DMK: Dravida Munetra Kazhagam
175. DMZ: Demilitarized Zone
176. DNA: Deoxyribo-nucleic Acid
177. DPBS: Developmental Press Bulletin Service
178. DPEP: District Primary Education Programme
179. DPT: Diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus (vaccine)
180. DSB: Digital Satellite Broadcasting
181. DSL: digital subscriber line
182. DSP: Digital Signal Processing
183. DTP: Desktop Publishing
184. DTS: Digital Theatre System
185. DV: Deo Volente (God willing)
186. DVD: Digital Versatile / Video Disc
187. DVI: Digital Video Interactive
188. DVS: Desktop Video-Conferencing Software
189. E & OE: Errors and Omissions Excepted
190. E-MAIL: Electronic Mailing
191. EAM: emergency action message
192. ECA: Essential Commodities Act
193. ECG: Electro Cardiogram
194. ECGC: Export credit guarantee corporation of India
195. ECOSOC: Economic and Social Council (UN)
196. ECR: Electron Cyclotron Resonance
197. EDI: Electronic Data Interchange
198. EDMS: Electronic Document Management System
199. EEG: Electro Encephalogram
200. EEZ: Exclusive Econimic Zone
201. EFTA: European Free Trade Association
202. e.g.: exempli gratia (for example)
203. EGP: Exterior Gateway Protocol
204. EIS: Executive Information System
205. EL: Electro-luminescent
206. ELINT: Electronic Intelligence
207. ELISA: Enzyme Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay
208. ELT: English Learning and Teaching
209. EMI: Equated Monthly Installments
210. EMRC: Educational Media Research Centre
211. ENIAC: Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator
212. ENT: Ear, Nose and Throat
213. EOF: end of file
214. EOS: Electronic Online System International
215. EOU: Export Oriented Unit
216. EPABX: Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange
217. EPIC: Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative
218. EPI: Expanded Programme of Immunisation
219. EPIRB: Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
220. EPROM: Erasable, Programmable Ready Only Memory
221. EPS: Encapsulated Postscript
222. EPZ: Export Processing Zone
223. EQ: Emotional Quotient
224. ER&DC : Electronic Research and Development Center
225. ERM: European Exchange Rate Mechanism
226. ERNET: Educational and Research Network
227. ERNIE: Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment
228. ESA: European Space Agency
229. ESCAP: Econimic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
230. ESMA: Essential Services Maintenance Act
231. ESP: Extra Sensory Perception
232. ESR: Electron Spin Resonance
233. et al.: et alii (and others)
234. et. seq: et sequentia (& what follows)
235. etc. et: cetera (and so forth)
236. ETT: Embryo Transfer Technology
237. EURATOM: European Atomic Community
238. EUTELSAT: European Telecommunications Satellite
239. EVE: economic valuation of the environment
240. EVR: Electrovideo Recording
241. FAO: Food and Agriculture Organisation
242. FAQ: Fair Average Quality; Frequently Asked Question
243. FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation
244. FBTR: Fast Bredeer Test Reactor
245. FBW: Fly-By-Wire
246. FCI: Food Corporation of India; Fertilizer Corporation of India
247. FCNRA: Foreign Currency Non-Resident Accounts
248. FCRA: Foreign Contribution Regulation Act
249. FEMA: Foreign Exchange Management Act
250. FICCI: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
251. FIDE: Federation Internationale d'Echecs
252. FIFA: International Foodball Federation (Federation Internationale de Football Association)
252. FII : Foreign Institutional Investors
253. FIPB: Foreign Investment Promotion Board
254. FIR: First Information Report
255. FIRE: Fully integrated robotised engine
256. FLAG: Fibre optic Line Around the Globe
257. FLC: Foreign Legal Consultant
258. FM: Frequency modulation
259. FMCT: Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty
260. fob: free on board
261. for: free on rail
262. FOSDIC: Film Optical Sensing Device for Input to Computers
263. FPD: Flat panel display
264. FPO: Fruit Products Order
265. FRCP: Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
266. FRCS: Fellow of the royal College of Surgeons
267. FRGS: Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
268. FRS: Fellow of the Royal Society
269. FTII: Films and Television Institute of India
270. FYI: for your information
271. G7: Group of Seven (US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Japan and Canada) G8 includes G7 pluse Russia
272. GAAP: Generally Accepted Accounting Practices
273. GATE: Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
274. GATS: General Agreement on Trade and Services
275. GBP: Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
276. GCC: Gulf Co-operation Council
277. GCR: Grey Component Replacement
278. GDP: Gross Domestic Product
279. GDR: Global Depository Receipt
280. GEDIS: Gateway Electronic Data Interchange Services
281. GEF: Global Environment Fund
282. GEMS: Gateway Electronic Mail Service
283. GHQ: General Headquarters
284. GI: Government Issue (American Soldiers)
285. GIS: Geographical Information System
286. GMAT: Graduate Management Admission Test
287. GMDSS: Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
288. GMO: Genetically Modified Organisms
289. GMRT: Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope
290. GMT: Greenwich Mean Time
291. GNP: Gross National Product
292. GOP: Grand Old Party (Republican Party)
293. GPS: Global Positioning System
294. GPSS: Gateway Packet Switching System
295. GRACE: Ground Rules and Code of Ethics
296. GRAM: Geo Referenced Area Management
297. GRE: Graduate Record Examination
298. GRS: Gender Reassignment Surgery (Sex Change)
299. GSI: Geological Survey of India
300. GSLV: Geo-Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
301. GSM: Global System for Mobile Communications
302. GSP: Generalised System Preference
303. GUI: Graphical User Interface
304. GVW: Gross Vehicle Weight
305. HAL: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
306. HB: Hard Black
307. HBV: Hepatitis-B Virus
308. HDML: Hyper Devices Mark-up Language
309. HF: High Frequency
310. HFD: High Frequency Doppler
311. HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
312. HMI: Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
313. HMV: His Master's Voice, Heavy Motor Vehicle
314. Hon: honourable, Honorary
315. hp: horse power
316. HRPT: High Resolution Picture Transmission
317. HSD: High Speed Diesel
318. HSRRSS: High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing Satellite
319. HT: High Tension
320. HTML: Hyper Text Markup Language
321. HTR: High Temperature Reactor
322. http: Hypertext Transfer Protocol
323. HUDCO: Housing and Urban Development Corp.
324. HV: High Voltage
325. HVAC: Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning
326. HVNET: High Speed VSAT Network
327. i.e.: id est (that is)
328. IA: Indian Airlines
329. IA & AS: Indian Audit and Accounts Services
330. IAAI : International Airport Authority of India
331. IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency
332. IAMR: Institute of Applied Manpower Research
333. IARI: Indian Agricultural Research Institute
334. IAS: Indian Administrative Service
335. IATA: International Air Transport Association
336. ibid or ib.ibidem (Latin): in the same place; book or chapter
337. IBM: Internation Business Machines
338. IBRD: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
339. ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organisation
340. ICAR: Indian Council of Agricultiral Research
341. ICBM: Inter-Continental Balistic Missile
342. ICCR: Indian Council for Cultural Relations
343. ICJ: International Court of Justice
344. ICMR: Indian Council of Medical Research
345. ICPD: International Conference on Population and Development
346. ICRA: Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India
347. ICRISAT: International Crops Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics
348. ICSE: Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
349. ICSI: Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection
350. ICU: Intensive Care Unit
351. ICWA: Indian Council of World Affairs
352. ICWAI: Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India
353. IDA: International Development Agency
354. IDBI: Industrial Development Bank of India
355. IDE: Integrated Device Electronics
356. IEEE: Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers
357. IELTS: International English Language Testing System
358. IFAD: International Fund for Agricultural Development
359. IFC: Industrial Finance Corporation; International Finance Corporation
360. IFS: Indian Foreign Service; Indian Forest Service
361. IGF: India Growth Fund
362. IGIDR: Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
363. IGNOU: Indira Gandhi National Open University
364. IIPA: Indian Institute of Public Administration
365. IISCO: Indian Iron and Steel Company
366. IIT: Indian Institute of Technology
367. ILO: International Labour Organisation
368. IMAP: Internet Mail Access Protocol
369. IMCO: Inter-government Maritime Consultations Organisation
370. IMEWS: Integrated Missile Early Warning Satellites
371. IMF: International Monetary Fund
372. in cog: in cognito (in disguise)
373. INA: Indian National Army
374. INDIPEX: Indian International Philatelic Exhibition infra dig infra dignitatum (below status)
375. I.N.R.I.: Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum (Jesus of Nazareth, Kind of Jews)
376. INS: Indian Newspaper Society
377. INSAT: Indian National Satellite
378. INSDOC: Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
379. INTACH: Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
380. INTELSAT: International Telecommunication Satellite
381. INTUC: Indian National Trade Union Congress
382. IOC: Indian il Corporation
383. IP: Internet Protocol
384. IPC: Indian Penal Code
385. IPCL: Indian Petro-Chemicals Corporation Ltd
386. IPO: Initial Public Offering
387. IPS: Indian Police Service; Inter Press Service
388. IQ: Intelligence Quotient
389. iq: idem quod (the same as)
390. IRA: Irish Republican Army
391. IRBM: Intermediate Range Ballistic Missie
392. IRC: International Red Cross
393. IRDP: Integrated Rural Development rogramme
394. IREDA: Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency
395. IRRI: International Rice Research Institute
396. IRS: Indian Revenue Service
397. ISBN: International Standard Book Number
398. ISC: Indian School Certificate
399. ISDN: Integrated Services Digital Network
400. ISI: Indian Standards Institution, Inter Services Intelligence
401. ISKCON: International Society for Krishna Consciousness
402. ISO: International Standards Organisation
403. ISRO: Indian Space Research Organisatio
404. ISSN: International Standard Serial Number
405. IST: Indian Standard Time
406. ITA: Information Technology Agreement
407. ITBP: Indo-Tibetan Border Poice
408. ITI: Information Technology Agreement
409. ITU: International Telecommunication Union
410. IUCAA: International University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
411. IUCD: Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Device
412. IUI: Intrauterine Insemination
413. IVF: In-Vitro Fertilisation
414. IVM: In-vitro Maturation
415. I-R: Infra Red
416. JCO: Junior Commissioned Officer
417. JIPMER: Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
418. JP: Justice of Peace
419. JPEG: Joint Photographic Expert Group
420. KG: Knight of the Garter; Kindergarten
421. KKK: Ku Klux Klan (US. Secret society-Anti-Negro, Anti-Jewish)
422. KMT: Kuomintang (Chinese National Party)
423. KRC: Konkan Railway Corporation
424. LASER: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
425. LASIK: Laser in situ Keratomileusis
426. LCA: Light Combat Aircraft
427. LCD: Liquid Crystal Display, Least Common Denominator
428. LCM: Lowest Common Multiple
429. LERMS: Liberalised Exchange Rate Management Scheme
430. LIC: Life Insurance Corporation (of India)
431. LIPS: Language Independent Programme Subtitles
432. LIS: Land Informtion System
433. LL.B.: Bachelor of Laws
434. Loc: cit Loco citato (at the place quoted
435. LPG: Liquefied Petroleum Gas
436. LSD: Lysergic acid diethylamide
437. Lt.Col.: Lieutenant Colonel
438. M: monesieur (Minister)
439. M.A.: Magisiter Artium (Master of Arts)
440. M.D.: Doctor of Medicine
441. M1: Money supply with public
442. M3: Aggregate monetary resources
443. MAD: Mutually Assured Destruction
444. MAIT: Manufacturers Association for Information Technology
445. MASER: Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
446. MBA: Master of Business Administration
447. MBBS: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
448. MCC: Marylebone Cricket Club
449. MCLR: Medium Capacity Long Range
450. MDA: market development assistance
451. MFN: Most Favoured Nation
452. MICR: Magnetic ink character recognition
453. MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface
454. MISA: Maintenance of Internal Security Act
455. Misc.: Miscellaneous
456. MIT: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US; Master Instruction Tape
457. MKS: Metre Kilogram Second (System)
458. MI: Military Intelligence
459. MLA: Member of Legislative Assembly
460. Mlle: Mademoiselle (Miss)
461. MLP: multiple line printer
462. Mme: Madame (Mrs.)
463. MMTC: Minerals and Metas Trading Corporation
464. MMX: Matrix Manipulation Extension; Multimedia extension
465. MNC: Multi-National Corporation
466. MODEM: modulator demodulator
467. MODVAT: Modified Value Added Tax
468. MOSFET: Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
469. MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
470. MP: Member of parliament; Madhya Pradesh
471. MPEG: Motion Picture Experts Group
472. mph: miles per hour
473. MPLAD: Member of Parliament Local Area Development
474. MRA: Moral Re-Armament
475. MRCP: Member of the Royal College of Physicians
476. MRTPC: Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission
477. MS/MSS: Manuscript/Manuscripts
478. MSCI: Morgan Stanley Capital International
479. MTBE: methyl-tertiary-butyl-ether
480. MTCR: Missile Technology Control Regime
481. MVC: Maha Vir Chakra
482. NAA: National Airports Authority
483. NAAC: National Assessment and Accreditation Council
484. NABARD: Nation Bank for Agriculture and Rural Developement
485. NAFED: National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation
486. NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement
487. NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
488. NASDAQ: National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
489. NASSCOM: National Association of Software and Service Companies
490. NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
491. NATPAC: National Transportation Planning and Research Centre
492. NAV: Net Asset Value
493. NB: nota bene (note well)
494. NC: Network Computer
495. NCAER: National Council of Applied Economic Research
496. NCC: National Cadet Corps
497. NCERT: National Council of Educational Research and Training
498. NCO: Non-Commissioned Officer
499. NCSA: National Centre for Supercomputing Applications; National Computer Security Association
500. NDA: National Defence Academy
501. NDC: National Development Council
502. NDES: New Data Encryption Standard
503. NGO: Non-Government Organisation; Non-Gazetted Officer
504. NICD: National Institute of Communicable Diseases
505. NIMHANS: National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
506. NIV: National Institute of Virology
507. NMDC: National Mineral Development Corporation
508. NMR: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
509. NOC: No Objection Certificate
510. NPC: National Productivity Council
511. NPT: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
512. NRF: National Renewal Fund
513. N&S: Network and Systems
514. NSEI: National Stock Exchange of India
515. NSP: Native Signal Processing
516. NSUI: National Students Union of India
517. NTPC: National Thermal Power Corporation
518. NTSC: National Television System Commission
519. O & M: Organisation & Methods
520. OAPECL: Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
521. OAS: Organisation of American States
522. OAU: Organisation of African Unity
523. OCD: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
534. OCR: Optical Character Recognition
535. ODA: Overseas Development Administration
536. ODI: Open Data Link Interface
537. OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
538. OGL: Open General Licence
539. OIC: Organisation of Islamic Conference
540. OIGS: On India Government Service
541. OK: All Correct (slang)
542. OLE: Object Linking and Embedding
543. ONGC: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
544. OOP: Object Oriented Programme
545. Op. cit.: Opero Citato ( in the work cited )
546. OPCW: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
547. OPEC: Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
548. OPV: Oral Polio Vaccine
549. ORT: Oral Rehyderation Therapy
550. OXFAM: Oxford Committee for Famine Relief
551. Oxon: Oxoniensis (of Oxford University)
552. PAC: Public Accounts Committee
553. PAL: Phase Alternation Line
554. PAN: Permanent Account Number
555. PAYE: Pay as you earn
556. PC: percent; post card; Personal Computer
557. PCA: Professional Chess Association
558. PCM: Pulse Code Modulation
559. PCMCIA: Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
560. PDA: Preventive Detention Act, Personal Digital Assistant
561. PEC: Project and Equipment Corporation
562. PEN: (International club of) Poets, Playwrights, Essayists, Edutors and Novelists
563. PERT: Project Evaluation and Review Technique
564. PETA: People for Ethical Treatment of Animals
565. PGIMER: Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
566. PGM-FI: Programmed Fuel Injection
567. PGP: Pretty Good Privacy
568. Ph.D.: Doctor of Philosophy (Philosophiae Doctor)
569. PHDCCI: Punjab, Haryana, Delhi Chamber of Commerce and Industries
570. PIB: Press Information Bureau
571. PIGS: Pre-implantation Genetic Screening
572. PIL: Public Interest Litigation
573. PIM: Personal Information Management
574. PIN: Postal Index Number
575. Pixel: Picture element
576. PLAB: Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board
577. PM: Post Meridiem; Prime Minister
578. PMG: Post Maaster General
579. PMUPEP: Prime Minister's Urban Poverty Eradication Programme
580. PNR: Passenger Name Recorder
581. POTA: Prevention of Terrorism Act
582. POW: Prisoner of War
583. PPP: Purchasing power parity; Point-to-Point Protocol
584. PPS: Post Post Scriptum (additional post script)
585. PROLOG: Programming logic
586. PS: Post Scriptum (written after); Private Secretary
587. PSLV: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
588. PSN: Processor Serial Number
589. PTA: Parent-Teacher Association
590. PTIL: Press Trust of India
591. PTO: Please Turn Over
592. PVC: Poly Vinyl Chloride; Param Vir Chakra
593. PWD: Public Works Department
594. PZD: Partial Zonal Drilling
595. QED: Quod Erat Demonstrandum (which was to be demonstrated or proved)
596. Q Queue: qed Quod Erat Demon-Standum (that which was to be demonstrated)
597. QR: Quantitative restriction
598. QSO: Quasi-stellar object
599. qv: quod vide (which see)
600. R & D: Research and Development
601. R & M: Renovation and Modernisation
602. RABMN: Remote Area Business Message Network
603. RAC: Reservation Against Cancellation
604. RADAR: Radio Detecting and Ranging
605. RAM: Random Access Memory
606. RAPD: Random Amplified Polymorphic Deoxyribonucleic Acid
607. RAW: Research & Analysis Wing
608. RBI: Reserve Bank of India
609. RCC: Reinforced Cement Concrete
610. RD: refer to drawer
611. RDX: Research Department Explosive (Cyclotrimethylin Trinitrate)
612. REM: Rapid Eye Movement
613. RFC: Request for Comments
614. RH: Rainwater Harvest
615. RIP: Requiescat in pace (May he or she rest in peace); Raster Image Processor
616. RISC: Reduced Instruction-set Computing
617. RITES: Rail India Technical & Economic Services
618. RLO: Returned Letters Office
619. RMS: Railway Mail Service
620. RNA: Ribonucleic acid
621. ROM: Read Only Memory
622. RONW: return on net wotrth
623. RPM: Revolutions per Minute
624. RSE: Renewable Source of Energy
625. RSS: Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh
626. R.s.v.p.: Respondez S'il Vous Plait (Reply if you please)
627. RTG: Radio-isotope Thermoelectric Generator
628. SACLANT: Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic
629. SASE: Self-addressed stamped envelope
630. S & T: Science and Technology
631. SAC: Space Application Centre
632. SAIL: Steel Authority of India Limited
633. SAM: Surface to Air Missile
634. SAPTA: South Asian Preferential Trade Agreement
635. SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
636. SASER: Sound Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
637. SAT: Scholastic Aptitude Test
638. SAVE: SAARC Audio-Visual Exchange
639. SCABA: Self contained Air Brathing Apparatus
640. SCI: Shipping Corporation of India
641. SCM: Supply Chain Management
642. SCSI: Small Computer Systems Interface
643. SCUBA: Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
644. SDR: Special Drawing Rights
645. SEANWFZ: South East Asia Nuclear Weapons Free Zone
646. SEBI: Securities and Exchange Board of India
647. SENSEX: Sensitivity Index (of Share Price)
648. SET: Secure Electronic Transmission
649. SEZ: Special Economic Zone
650. SFCI: State Farm Corporation of India
651. SGPC: Siromani Gurudwara Prabandak Committee
652. SHAPE: Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe
653. SIDS: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Crib Death)
654. SIFT: Sperm Intra-Fallopian Transfer
655. SIM: Subscriber Information Module
656. SITA: Suppression of Immoral Traffic Act
657. SITE: Satellite Instructional Television Experiment
658. SLFP: Sri Lanka Freedom Party
659. SLR: Statutory Liquidity Ratio; Single Lens Reflex
660. SLV: Satellite Launch Vehicle
661. SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
662. SNA: System Network Architecture
663. SOHO: Small Office Home Office
664. SOLAS: Safety of Life at Sea
665. SPCA: Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
666. SPECT: Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
667. SPTM: Self-Printing Ticketing Machine
668. STAR(TV): Satellite Television Asian Region Ltd.
669. START: Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
670. STC: State Trading Corporation
671. STD: Subscriber Trunk Dialing; Sexually Transmitted Diseased
672. STP: Software Technology Park
673. STQC: Standardisation Testing and Quality Control
674. SUNFED: Special United Nations Fund for Economic Development
675. SUV: Sports Utility Vehicle
676. SVP: Saturated Vapour Pressure
677. Swift: Secure worldwide immediate fund transfer
678. SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
679. T & D: Transmission & Distribution
680. TA: Territorial Army; Travelling Allowance
681. TACAMO: take charge and more over
682. TADA: Terrorist and disruptive Activities (Prevention Act)
683. TAFE: Technical and Further Education (in Australia)
684. TAFTA: Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Agreement
685. TAPS: Tarapur Atomic Power Station
686. TB: tuberculosis
687. TBSE: Technology Bureau for Smalle Enterprise
688. TCP: Transfer Call protocol, Transmission Control Protocol
689. TDA: Trade Development Authority
690. TDMA: Time Division Multiple Access
691. TELCO: Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company
692. TERLS: Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station
693. TFT: Thin-Film Transistor
694. TIFAC: Technology and Information Forecasting and Assessment Council
695. TIFR: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
696. TIPS: Technology Information Pilot System
697. TIPTOP: Tape input-tape Output
698. TISCO: Tata Iron and Steel Company
699. TLC: Total Literacy Campaign
700. TMO: Telegraphic Money Order
701. TNG: The Next Generation
702. TNT: Trinitro-toluene
703. TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language
704. TPM: Total Productivity Maintenance
705. TQM: Total Quality Management
706. TRACT: Transportable Remote Area Communications Terminal
707. TRIMS: Trade Related Investment Measures
708. TRIPS: Trade Related Intelectual Property Rights
709. TRYSEM: Training of Rural Youth for Self-employment
710. TSE: Test of Spoken English
711. TTC: Telemetry, Tracking & Command
712. TTE: Travelling Ticket Examiner
713. TWE: Testof Written English
714. TWT: Two Way Time
715. UCI: Universal Childhood Immunisation
716. UCIL: Uranium Corporation of India Ltd.
717. UCR: Under Colour Removal
718. UGC: University Grants Commission
719. UHF: Ultra High Frequency
720. ULEV: Ultra Low Emission Vehicle
721. UNCED: UN Conference on Environment & Development
722. UNCIP: United Nations Commission for India & Pakistan
723. UNCLOS: United Nation Convention on the Law of the Sea
724. UNCSTD: United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development
725. UNCTAD: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
726. UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme
727. UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
728. UNFPA: United nations Population Fund
729. UNI: United News of India
730. UNICEF: United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (now, 'United Nations Children's Fund)
731. UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
732. UNITA: Unionfor the Total Independence of Angola
733. UNMOGIP: United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
734. UNOPS: UN Office for Project Services
735. UNPROFOR: UR Protection Force
736. UNRRA: United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
737. UNU: United Nations University
738. UPA: United Progressive Alliance
739. UPS: Uninterrupted Power Supply
740. UPSC: Union Public Service Commission
741. URL: Uniform Resource Locator
742. USAID: United States Agency for International Development
743. USO: Udaipur Solar Observatory
744. USP: Unique selling proposition
745. VABAL: Value Based Advance Licensing
746. VAN: Virtual Area Network
747. VAT: Value Added Tax
748. VATIS: Value Added Technology Information Service
749. VBT: Vainu Bappu Telescope
750. VC: Vice-Chancellor, Victoria Cross; Venture Capital
751. VCR: Video Casette Recorder
752. VD: Venereal Disease (see STD)
753. VESA: Video Electronics Standard Association
754. VHRR: Very High Resolution Radiometer
755. VHS: Video Home System
756. VIP: Very Important Person
757. VIRUS: Vital Information Resources Under Siege
758. VPI: Vital Information Resources Under siege
759. VPP: Value Payable Post
760. VRML: Virtual Reality Modelling Language
761. VRS: Voluntary Retirement Scheme
762. VSAT: Very Small Aperture Terminal
763. VSSC: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
764. VTEC: Variable Valve Timing and Lift Telectronic Control
765. VTR: Video Tape Recovder
766. WAIS: Wide Area Information Service
767. WARDEC: Wargaming Development Centre
768. WAY: World Assembly of Youth
769. WDM: World Debt Market
770. WEF: World Economic Forum
771. WFTU: World Federation of Trade Unions
772. WG: Working Group
773. WHO: World Health Organisation
774. WIMP: Weakly Interacting Massive Particle; Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointers
775. WMD: Weapons of Mass Destruction
776. WMO: World Meteorological Organisation
777. WPI: Wholesale Price Index
778. WTO: World Trade Organisation
779. WTP: willingness-to-pay
780. WWF: World Wildlife Fund, now renamed Worldwide Fund for Nature
781. WWW: World Wide Web
782. WYSIWYG: What you see is what you get
783. XBT: Expandable Bathy Thermographic
784. Xmas: Christmas
2. BALCO : It stands for Bharat Aluminium Company. It was in the news in March 2001, in connection with disinvestment of 51 percent of its equity to Sterlite Industries for Rs. 551.5 Crore.
3. NEAR : It stands for Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous. It was in the news in Feb. 2001, when it landed on the surface of Asteroid Eros after a five-year, 2-billion miles journey.
4. APCRH : It stands for Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive Health. It was held in Manila in Feb. 2001.
5. PMK : It stands for Pattali Makkal Katchi. It was in the news in Feb. 2001 in connection with its pulling out from NDA to join ADMK front to face forthcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
6. AA : Alcoholics Anonymous
7. AAFI : The Amateur Athletics Federation of India
8. ABC : Atomic Biological and Chemical (Warfare); Audit Bureau of Circulation
9. AC : Ante Christum (Before Christ), Alternating Current; Ashoka Chakra; Air Conditioner
10. AD : Anno Domini (in the year of our Lord)
11. ADAM : Animated Dissection of Anatomy for Medicine
12. ADB : Asian Development Bank
13. ADBS : Advanced Development Bank
14. ADC : Aide-de-camp (help or assistant)
15. AFP : Agence France0Presse
16. AG : Accountant General; Adjutant General
17. AGP : Accelerated graphics port
18. AGP : Accelerated graphics port
19. AH : Anno Hegirate (Mohammed's flight from Mecca to Medina, 622 AD)
20. AI : Artificial Intelligence; Air India
21. AICTE : All India Council for Technical Education
22. AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
23. AIFF : All India Football Federation
24. AIIMS : All India Institute of Medical Sciences
25. AINEC : All India Newspaper Editor's Conference
26. AITUC : All India Trade Union Congress
27. ALGOL : Algebraic Oriented Language.
28. AM : Ante Meridiem (before noon); Amplitude Modulation
29. AMIE : Associate Member of the Institute of Engineers
30. ANC: African National Congress
31. ANERT : Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology
32. ANN : Artificial Neural Network
33. ANZUS: Australia, New Zealand US (Pacific Pact Nations)
34. AOC: Air Officer Commanding
35. APCTT : Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology
36. APD : Automated Peritoneal Dialysis
37. APEC: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
38. APM : Administered Price Mechanism
39. ARPANET : Advanced Research Project Agency Network
40. ART : Assisted Reproductive Technologies
41. ASAP : as soon as possible
42. ASCII : American Standard Code for Information Interchange
43. ASEAN : Association of South East Asian Nations
44. ASEM : Asia-Europe Meeting
45. ASLV : Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
46. ASSOCHAM : Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry
47. ASP : Application Service Provider, Association of Shareware Professionals
48. AT & T : American Telegraphic and Telephone Co. Ltd.
49. ATC : Air Traffic Control
50. ATM : Automated Teller Machine, Abode Type of Manager
51. ATP : Adenosine Tri-Phosphate
52. ATS: Anti-Tetanus Serum
53. AU: Astronomical Units.
54. AVARD: Association of Voluntary Agencies for Rural Development
55. AVRC: Audio Visual Research Centre
56. AVSM: Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
57. AWACS: Airborne Warning And Control System
58. B2B: Busines to Business
59. B2C: Business to Consumer
60. BARC: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
61. BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation
62. BBS: Bulletin Board Service
63. BC: Befor Christ
64. BCG: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (anti-TB Vaccine)
65. BENELUX: Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg
66. BGA: Blue Green Algae
67. BHEL: Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.
68. bhp: brake horsepower
69. BIFR: Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
70. BIMARU : Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
71. BIMSTEC: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand Economic Cooperation
72. BIOS: Basic Input Output System
73. BIS: Bank of International Settlement
74. BIT: Binary Digit
75. BOLT : Bombay Stock Exchange On-Line Trading; Build-Operate-Lease-Transfer
76. BP: Blood Pressure
77. BPL: Below Poverty Line
78. BPO: Business Process Outsourcing
79. BPR: Business Process Re-engineering
80. bps: bytes per second
81. BRO: Border Roads Organisation
82. BSE : Bombay Stock Exchange
83. BSF: Border Security Force
84. BSkyB: British Sky Broadcasting
85. BSNL: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
86. C2C: Consumer to Consumer
87. C-in-C : Commander-in-Chief
88. c.v.: Curriculum vitae
89. C/0: care of
90. CA: Chartered Accountant
91. CAD: Command Area Development; Computer Aided Design
92. CADA : Command Area Development Authority
93. CAG: Comptroller and Auditor General of India
94. CAN: Calcium Ammonium Nitrate
95. Cantab: Cantabrigian (of Cambridge University)
96. CAPART: Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology
97. CAPES: Computer-Aided paper-less Examination System
98. CAS: Conditional Access System
99. CAT: Career Aptitude Test; Common Admission Test; Computerized Axial Tomography ( also called CT); Computer Adaptive Test
100. CBA: Colliding Beam Accelerator.
101. CBDT: Central Board of Direct Taxes
102. CBFC: Central Board of Direct Taxes
103. CBI: Central Bureau of Investigation
104. CBM: Confidence Building Measures
105. CBSE: Central Board of Secondary Education
106. CBU: Completely built-up
107. CCPD: Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
108. CD: Compact Disk: Certificate of deposit
109. CDAC: Centre for the Development of Advanced Computing
110. CDM: cold dark matter
111. CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access
112. CEO: Chief Executive Officer
113. CERN: Conseil European pour la Researche Nucleare (European Laboratory for Nuclear Research)
114. cert: Computer Emergency Response Team
cf compare / refer (L. Confer)
115. CFC: Chloro Fluoro Carbon
116. CFL: Compact Fluorescent Lamps
117. CFO: Chief Financial Officer
118. CFSL: Central forensic Science Laboratory
119. CGFNS: Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools
120. CGI: Common Gateway Interface
121. CGS: Chief of General Staff; Centimetre, Gram, Second
122. CIA: Central Intelligence Agency
123. CID: Criminal Investigation Department
124. cif: cost, insurance and freight
125. CIGAR: Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
126. CII: Confederation of Indian Industry
127. CIS: Commonwealth of Independent States
128. CISC: Complex instruction-set omputing
129. CISCE: Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
130. CITU: Centre of Indian Trade Unions
131. CKD: Completely Knocked Down
132. CMIE: Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy
133. CMP: Common Minimum Programme
134. CNC: Computerised Numerical Control
135. CNN: Cable News Network
136. CO: Commanding Officer
137. COD: Cash on delivery
138. COFEPOSA: Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act
139. COMPS: Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System
140. COMSAT: Communications Satellite Corporation
141. CONCORD: Council of North Indian States for Co-operation and Regional Development
142. COPRA: Consumer Protection Act
143. CORBA: Common Object Request Broker Architecture
144. COSMEP: Consortium of Schools of Mathematics Experience Programme
145. Costford: Centre of Science and Technology for Rural Development
146. CPI/M: Communist Party of India / Marxist
147. CPR: Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
148. CPWD: Central Public Works Department
149. CRIDA: Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture
150. CRIS: Centre for Railway Information System
151. CRISIL: Credit Rating Information Services of India Ltd.
152. CRM: Customer Relations Management
153. CRR: Cash Reserve Ratio
154. CRY: Child Relief and You
155. CSIR: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
156. CSO: Central Statistical Organisation
157. CT: Computerised Tomography
157. CTBT: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
158. CVR: Cockpit Voice Recorder
159. CWC: Chemical Weapons Convention
160. Cwt: Hundredweight (112lb)
161. CYMK: Cyan, Yellow, Magenta, Kinda
162. D & C: Dilation and Curettage
163. D.Litt.: Doctor of Literature
164. D.Phil.: Doctor of Philosophy
165. D.Sc: Doctor of Science
166. DAP: Di-Ammonium Nitrate
167. DC: Direct Current; District of Columbia
168. DDT: Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane
169. DET: Directory Entry Table
170. DG: Dei Gratia (by the grace of God)
171. DHSD: Duplex-High Speed Data Service
172. DIG: Deputy Inspector General
173. DMA: Direct Memory Access
174. DMK: Dravida Munetra Kazhagam
175. DMZ: Demilitarized Zone
176. DNA: Deoxyribo-nucleic Acid
177. DPBS: Developmental Press Bulletin Service
178. DPEP: District Primary Education Programme
179. DPT: Diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus (vaccine)
180. DSB: Digital Satellite Broadcasting
181. DSL: digital subscriber line
182. DSP: Digital Signal Processing
183. DTP: Desktop Publishing
184. DTS: Digital Theatre System
185. DV: Deo Volente (God willing)
186. DVD: Digital Versatile / Video Disc
187. DVI: Digital Video Interactive
188. DVS: Desktop Video-Conferencing Software
189. E & OE: Errors and Omissions Excepted
190. E-MAIL: Electronic Mailing
191. EAM: emergency action message
192. ECA: Essential Commodities Act
193. ECG: Electro Cardiogram
194. ECGC: Export credit guarantee corporation of India
195. ECOSOC: Economic and Social Council (UN)
196. ECR: Electron Cyclotron Resonance
197. EDI: Electronic Data Interchange
198. EDMS: Electronic Document Management System
199. EEG: Electro Encephalogram
200. EEZ: Exclusive Econimic Zone
201. EFTA: European Free Trade Association
202. e.g.: exempli gratia (for example)
203. EGP: Exterior Gateway Protocol
204. EIS: Executive Information System
205. EL: Electro-luminescent
206. ELINT: Electronic Intelligence
207. ELISA: Enzyme Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay
208. ELT: English Learning and Teaching
209. EMI: Equated Monthly Installments
210. EMRC: Educational Media Research Centre
211. ENIAC: Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator
212. ENT: Ear, Nose and Throat
213. EOF: end of file
214. EOS: Electronic Online System International
215. EOU: Export Oriented Unit
216. EPABX: Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange
217. EPIC: Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative
218. EPI: Expanded Programme of Immunisation
219. EPIRB: Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
220. EPROM: Erasable, Programmable Ready Only Memory
221. EPS: Encapsulated Postscript
222. EPZ: Export Processing Zone
223. EQ: Emotional Quotient
224. ER&DC : Electronic Research and Development Center
225. ERM: European Exchange Rate Mechanism
226. ERNET: Educational and Research Network
227. ERNIE: Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment
228. ESA: European Space Agency
229. ESCAP: Econimic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
230. ESMA: Essential Services Maintenance Act
231. ESP: Extra Sensory Perception
232. ESR: Electron Spin Resonance
233. et al.: et alii (and others)
234. et. seq: et sequentia (& what follows)
235. etc. et: cetera (and so forth)
236. ETT: Embryo Transfer Technology
237. EURATOM: European Atomic Community
238. EUTELSAT: European Telecommunications Satellite
239. EVE: economic valuation of the environment
240. EVR: Electrovideo Recording
241. FAO: Food and Agriculture Organisation
242. FAQ: Fair Average Quality; Frequently Asked Question
243. FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation
244. FBTR: Fast Bredeer Test Reactor
245. FBW: Fly-By-Wire
246. FCI: Food Corporation of India; Fertilizer Corporation of India
247. FCNRA: Foreign Currency Non-Resident Accounts
248. FCRA: Foreign Contribution Regulation Act
249. FEMA: Foreign Exchange Management Act
250. FICCI: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
251. FIDE: Federation Internationale d'Echecs
252. FIFA: International Foodball Federation (Federation Internationale de Football Association)
252. FII : Foreign Institutional Investors
253. FIPB: Foreign Investment Promotion Board
254. FIR: First Information Report
255. FIRE: Fully integrated robotised engine
256. FLAG: Fibre optic Line Around the Globe
257. FLC: Foreign Legal Consultant
258. FM: Frequency modulation
259. FMCT: Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty
260. fob: free on board
261. for: free on rail
262. FOSDIC: Film Optical Sensing Device for Input to Computers
263. FPD: Flat panel display
264. FPO: Fruit Products Order
265. FRCP: Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
266. FRCS: Fellow of the royal College of Surgeons
267. FRGS: Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
268. FRS: Fellow of the Royal Society
269. FTII: Films and Television Institute of India
270. FYI: for your information
271. G7: Group of Seven (US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Japan and Canada) G8 includes G7 pluse Russia
272. GAAP: Generally Accepted Accounting Practices
273. GATE: Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
274. GATS: General Agreement on Trade and Services
275. GBP: Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
276. GCC: Gulf Co-operation Council
277. GCR: Grey Component Replacement
278. GDP: Gross Domestic Product
279. GDR: Global Depository Receipt
280. GEDIS: Gateway Electronic Data Interchange Services
281. GEF: Global Environment Fund
282. GEMS: Gateway Electronic Mail Service
283. GHQ: General Headquarters
284. GI: Government Issue (American Soldiers)
285. GIS: Geographical Information System
286. GMAT: Graduate Management Admission Test
287. GMDSS: Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
288. GMO: Genetically Modified Organisms
289. GMRT: Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope
290. GMT: Greenwich Mean Time
291. GNP: Gross National Product
292. GOP: Grand Old Party (Republican Party)
293. GPS: Global Positioning System
294. GPSS: Gateway Packet Switching System
295. GRACE: Ground Rules and Code of Ethics
296. GRAM: Geo Referenced Area Management
297. GRE: Graduate Record Examination
298. GRS: Gender Reassignment Surgery (Sex Change)
299. GSI: Geological Survey of India
300. GSLV: Geo-Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
301. GSM: Global System for Mobile Communications
302. GSP: Generalised System Preference
303. GUI: Graphical User Interface
304. GVW: Gross Vehicle Weight
305. HAL: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
306. HB: Hard Black
307. HBV: Hepatitis-B Virus
308. HDML: Hyper Devices Mark-up Language
309. HF: High Frequency
310. HFD: High Frequency Doppler
311. HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
312. HMI: Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
313. HMV: His Master's Voice, Heavy Motor Vehicle
314. Hon: honourable, Honorary
315. hp: horse power
316. HRPT: High Resolution Picture Transmission
317. HSD: High Speed Diesel
318. HSRRSS: High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing Satellite
319. HT: High Tension
320. HTML: Hyper Text Markup Language
321. HTR: High Temperature Reactor
322. http: Hypertext Transfer Protocol
323. HUDCO: Housing and Urban Development Corp.
324. HV: High Voltage
325. HVAC: Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning
326. HVNET: High Speed VSAT Network
327. i.e.: id est (that is)
328. IA: Indian Airlines
329. IA & AS: Indian Audit and Accounts Services
330. IAAI : International Airport Authority of India
331. IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency
332. IAMR: Institute of Applied Manpower Research
333. IARI: Indian Agricultural Research Institute
334. IAS: Indian Administrative Service
335. IATA: International Air Transport Association
336. ibid or ib.ibidem (Latin): in the same place; book or chapter
337. IBM: Internation Business Machines
338. IBRD: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
339. ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organisation
340. ICAR: Indian Council of Agricultiral Research
341. ICBM: Inter-Continental Balistic Missile
342. ICCR: Indian Council for Cultural Relations
343. ICJ: International Court of Justice
344. ICMR: Indian Council of Medical Research
345. ICPD: International Conference on Population and Development
346. ICRA: Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India
347. ICRISAT: International Crops Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics
348. ICSE: Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
349. ICSI: Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection
350. ICU: Intensive Care Unit
351. ICWA: Indian Council of World Affairs
352. ICWAI: Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India
353. IDA: International Development Agency
354. IDBI: Industrial Development Bank of India
355. IDE: Integrated Device Electronics
356. IEEE: Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers
357. IELTS: International English Language Testing System
358. IFAD: International Fund for Agricultural Development
359. IFC: Industrial Finance Corporation; International Finance Corporation
360. IFS: Indian Foreign Service; Indian Forest Service
361. IGF: India Growth Fund
362. IGIDR: Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
363. IGNOU: Indira Gandhi National Open University
364. IIPA: Indian Institute of Public Administration
365. IISCO: Indian Iron and Steel Company
366. IIT: Indian Institute of Technology
367. ILO: International Labour Organisation
368. IMAP: Internet Mail Access Protocol
369. IMCO: Inter-government Maritime Consultations Organisation
370. IMEWS: Integrated Missile Early Warning Satellites
371. IMF: International Monetary Fund
372. in cog: in cognito (in disguise)
373. INA: Indian National Army
374. INDIPEX: Indian International Philatelic Exhibition infra dig infra dignitatum (below status)
375. I.N.R.I.: Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum (Jesus of Nazareth, Kind of Jews)
376. INS: Indian Newspaper Society
377. INSAT: Indian National Satellite
378. INSDOC: Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
379. INTACH: Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
380. INTELSAT: International Telecommunication Satellite
381. INTUC: Indian National Trade Union Congress
382. IOC: Indian il Corporation
383. IP: Internet Protocol
384. IPC: Indian Penal Code
385. IPCL: Indian Petro-Chemicals Corporation Ltd
386. IPO: Initial Public Offering
387. IPS: Indian Police Service; Inter Press Service
388. IQ: Intelligence Quotient
389. iq: idem quod (the same as)
390. IRA: Irish Republican Army
391. IRBM: Intermediate Range Ballistic Missie
392. IRC: International Red Cross
393. IRDP: Integrated Rural Development rogramme
394. IREDA: Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency
395. IRRI: International Rice Research Institute
396. IRS: Indian Revenue Service
397. ISBN: International Standard Book Number
398. ISC: Indian School Certificate
399. ISDN: Integrated Services Digital Network
400. ISI: Indian Standards Institution, Inter Services Intelligence
401. ISKCON: International Society for Krishna Consciousness
402. ISO: International Standards Organisation
403. ISRO: Indian Space Research Organisatio
404. ISSN: International Standard Serial Number
405. IST: Indian Standard Time
406. ITA: Information Technology Agreement
407. ITBP: Indo-Tibetan Border Poice
408. ITI: Information Technology Agreement
409. ITU: International Telecommunication Union
410. IUCAA: International University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
411. IUCD: Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Device
412. IUI: Intrauterine Insemination
413. IVF: In-Vitro Fertilisation
414. IVM: In-vitro Maturation
415. I-R: Infra Red
416. JCO: Junior Commissioned Officer
417. JIPMER: Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
418. JP: Justice of Peace
419. JPEG: Joint Photographic Expert Group
420. KG: Knight of the Garter; Kindergarten
421. KKK: Ku Klux Klan (US. Secret society-Anti-Negro, Anti-Jewish)
422. KMT: Kuomintang (Chinese National Party)
423. KRC: Konkan Railway Corporation
424. LASER: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
425. LASIK: Laser in situ Keratomileusis
426. LCA: Light Combat Aircraft
427. LCD: Liquid Crystal Display, Least Common Denominator
428. LCM: Lowest Common Multiple
429. LERMS: Liberalised Exchange Rate Management Scheme
430. LIC: Life Insurance Corporation (of India)
431. LIPS: Language Independent Programme Subtitles
432. LIS: Land Informtion System
433. LL.B.: Bachelor of Laws
434. Loc: cit Loco citato (at the place quoted
435. LPG: Liquefied Petroleum Gas
436. LSD: Lysergic acid diethylamide
437. Lt.Col.: Lieutenant Colonel
438. M: monesieur (Minister)
439. M.A.: Magisiter Artium (Master of Arts)
440. M.D.: Doctor of Medicine
441. M1: Money supply with public
442. M3: Aggregate monetary resources
443. MAD: Mutually Assured Destruction
444. MAIT: Manufacturers Association for Information Technology
445. MASER: Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
446. MBA: Master of Business Administration
447. MBBS: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
448. MCC: Marylebone Cricket Club
449. MCLR: Medium Capacity Long Range
450. MDA: market development assistance
451. MFN: Most Favoured Nation
452. MICR: Magnetic ink character recognition
453. MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface
454. MISA: Maintenance of Internal Security Act
455. Misc.: Miscellaneous
456. MIT: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US; Master Instruction Tape
457. MKS: Metre Kilogram Second (System)
458. MI: Military Intelligence
459. MLA: Member of Legislative Assembly
460. Mlle: Mademoiselle (Miss)
461. MLP: multiple line printer
462. Mme: Madame (Mrs.)
463. MMTC: Minerals and Metas Trading Corporation
464. MMX: Matrix Manipulation Extension; Multimedia extension
465. MNC: Multi-National Corporation
466. MODEM: modulator demodulator
467. MODVAT: Modified Value Added Tax
468. MOSFET: Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
469. MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
470. MP: Member of parliament; Madhya Pradesh
471. MPEG: Motion Picture Experts Group
472. mph: miles per hour
473. MPLAD: Member of Parliament Local Area Development
474. MRA: Moral Re-Armament
475. MRCP: Member of the Royal College of Physicians
476. MRTPC: Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission
477. MS/MSS: Manuscript/Manuscripts
478. MSCI: Morgan Stanley Capital International
479. MTBE: methyl-tertiary-butyl-ether
480. MTCR: Missile Technology Control Regime
481. MVC: Maha Vir Chakra
482. NAA: National Airports Authority
483. NAAC: National Assessment and Accreditation Council
484. NABARD: Nation Bank for Agriculture and Rural Developement
485. NAFED: National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation
486. NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement
487. NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
488. NASDAQ: National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
489. NASSCOM: National Association of Software and Service Companies
490. NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
491. NATPAC: National Transportation Planning and Research Centre
492. NAV: Net Asset Value
493. NB: nota bene (note well)
494. NC: Network Computer
495. NCAER: National Council of Applied Economic Research
496. NCC: National Cadet Corps
497. NCERT: National Council of Educational Research and Training
498. NCO: Non-Commissioned Officer
499. NCSA: National Centre for Supercomputing Applications; National Computer Security Association
500. NDA: National Defence Academy
501. NDC: National Development Council
502. NDES: New Data Encryption Standard
503. NGO: Non-Government Organisation; Non-Gazetted Officer
504. NICD: National Institute of Communicable Diseases
505. NIMHANS: National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
506. NIV: National Institute of Virology
507. NMDC: National Mineral Development Corporation
508. NMR: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
509. NOC: No Objection Certificate
510. NPC: National Productivity Council
511. NPT: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
512. NRF: National Renewal Fund
513. N&S: Network and Systems
514. NSEI: National Stock Exchange of India
515. NSP: Native Signal Processing
516. NSUI: National Students Union of India
517. NTPC: National Thermal Power Corporation
518. NTSC: National Television System Commission
519. O & M: Organisation & Methods
520. OAPECL: Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
521. OAS: Organisation of American States
522. OAU: Organisation of African Unity
523. OCD: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
534. OCR: Optical Character Recognition
535. ODA: Overseas Development Administration
536. ODI: Open Data Link Interface
537. OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
538. OGL: Open General Licence
539. OIC: Organisation of Islamic Conference
540. OIGS: On India Government Service
541. OK: All Correct (slang)
542. OLE: Object Linking and Embedding
543. ONGC: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
544. OOP: Object Oriented Programme
545. Op. cit.: Opero Citato ( in the work cited )
546. OPCW: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
547. OPEC: Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
548. OPV: Oral Polio Vaccine
549. ORT: Oral Rehyderation Therapy
550. OXFAM: Oxford Committee for Famine Relief
551. Oxon: Oxoniensis (of Oxford University)
552. PAC: Public Accounts Committee
553. PAL: Phase Alternation Line
554. PAN: Permanent Account Number
555. PAYE: Pay as you earn
556. PC: percent; post card; Personal Computer
557. PCA: Professional Chess Association
558. PCM: Pulse Code Modulation
559. PCMCIA: Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
560. PDA: Preventive Detention Act, Personal Digital Assistant
561. PEC: Project and Equipment Corporation
562. PEN: (International club of) Poets, Playwrights, Essayists, Edutors and Novelists
563. PERT: Project Evaluation and Review Technique
564. PETA: People for Ethical Treatment of Animals
565. PGIMER: Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
566. PGM-FI: Programmed Fuel Injection
567. PGP: Pretty Good Privacy
568. Ph.D.: Doctor of Philosophy (Philosophiae Doctor)
569. PHDCCI: Punjab, Haryana, Delhi Chamber of Commerce and Industries
570. PIB: Press Information Bureau
571. PIGS: Pre-implantation Genetic Screening
572. PIL: Public Interest Litigation
573. PIM: Personal Information Management
574. PIN: Postal Index Number
575. Pixel: Picture element
576. PLAB: Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board
577. PM: Post Meridiem; Prime Minister
578. PMG: Post Maaster General
579. PMUPEP: Prime Minister's Urban Poverty Eradication Programme
580. PNR: Passenger Name Recorder
581. POTA: Prevention of Terrorism Act
582. POW: Prisoner of War
583. PPP: Purchasing power parity; Point-to-Point Protocol
584. PPS: Post Post Scriptum (additional post script)
585. PROLOG: Programming logic
586. PS: Post Scriptum (written after); Private Secretary
587. PSLV: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
588. PSN: Processor Serial Number
589. PTA: Parent-Teacher Association
590. PTIL: Press Trust of India
591. PTO: Please Turn Over
592. PVC: Poly Vinyl Chloride; Param Vir Chakra
593. PWD: Public Works Department
594. PZD: Partial Zonal Drilling
595. QED: Quod Erat Demonstrandum (which was to be demonstrated or proved)
596. Q Queue: qed Quod Erat Demon-Standum (that which was to be demonstrated)
597. QR: Quantitative restriction
598. QSO: Quasi-stellar object
599. qv: quod vide (which see)
600. R & D: Research and Development
601. R & M: Renovation and Modernisation
602. RABMN: Remote Area Business Message Network
603. RAC: Reservation Against Cancellation
604. RADAR: Radio Detecting and Ranging
605. RAM: Random Access Memory
606. RAPD: Random Amplified Polymorphic Deoxyribonucleic Acid
607. RAW: Research & Analysis Wing
608. RBI: Reserve Bank of India
609. RCC: Reinforced Cement Concrete
610. RD: refer to drawer
611. RDX: Research Department Explosive (Cyclotrimethylin Trinitrate)
612. REM: Rapid Eye Movement
613. RFC: Request for Comments
614. RH: Rainwater Harvest
615. RIP: Requiescat in pace (May he or she rest in peace); Raster Image Processor
616. RISC: Reduced Instruction-set Computing
617. RITES: Rail India Technical & Economic Services
618. RLO: Returned Letters Office
619. RMS: Railway Mail Service
620. RNA: Ribonucleic acid
621. ROM: Read Only Memory
622. RONW: return on net wotrth
623. RPM: Revolutions per Minute
624. RSE: Renewable Source of Energy
625. RSS: Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh
626. R.s.v.p.: Respondez S'il Vous Plait (Reply if you please)
627. RTG: Radio-isotope Thermoelectric Generator
628. SACLANT: Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic
629. SASE: Self-addressed stamped envelope
630. S & T: Science and Technology
631. SAC: Space Application Centre
632. SAIL: Steel Authority of India Limited
633. SAM: Surface to Air Missile
634. SAPTA: South Asian Preferential Trade Agreement
635. SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
636. SASER: Sound Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
637. SAT: Scholastic Aptitude Test
638. SAVE: SAARC Audio-Visual Exchange
639. SCABA: Self contained Air Brathing Apparatus
640. SCI: Shipping Corporation of India
641. SCM: Supply Chain Management
642. SCSI: Small Computer Systems Interface
643. SCUBA: Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
644. SDR: Special Drawing Rights
645. SEANWFZ: South East Asia Nuclear Weapons Free Zone
646. SEBI: Securities and Exchange Board of India
647. SENSEX: Sensitivity Index (of Share Price)
648. SET: Secure Electronic Transmission
649. SEZ: Special Economic Zone
650. SFCI: State Farm Corporation of India
651. SGPC: Siromani Gurudwara Prabandak Committee
652. SHAPE: Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe
653. SIDS: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Crib Death)
654. SIFT: Sperm Intra-Fallopian Transfer
655. SIM: Subscriber Information Module
656. SITA: Suppression of Immoral Traffic Act
657. SITE: Satellite Instructional Television Experiment
658. SLFP: Sri Lanka Freedom Party
659. SLR: Statutory Liquidity Ratio; Single Lens Reflex
660. SLV: Satellite Launch Vehicle
661. SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
662. SNA: System Network Architecture
663. SOHO: Small Office Home Office
664. SOLAS: Safety of Life at Sea
665. SPCA: Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
666. SPECT: Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
667. SPTM: Self-Printing Ticketing Machine
668. STAR(TV): Satellite Television Asian Region Ltd.
669. START: Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
670. STC: State Trading Corporation
671. STD: Subscriber Trunk Dialing; Sexually Transmitted Diseased
672. STP: Software Technology Park
673. STQC: Standardisation Testing and Quality Control
674. SUNFED: Special United Nations Fund for Economic Development
675. SUV: Sports Utility Vehicle
676. SVP: Saturated Vapour Pressure
677. Swift: Secure worldwide immediate fund transfer
678. SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
679. T & D: Transmission & Distribution
680. TA: Territorial Army; Travelling Allowance
681. TACAMO: take charge and more over
682. TADA: Terrorist and disruptive Activities (Prevention Act)
683. TAFE: Technical and Further Education (in Australia)
684. TAFTA: Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Agreement
685. TAPS: Tarapur Atomic Power Station
686. TB: tuberculosis
687. TBSE: Technology Bureau for Smalle Enterprise
688. TCP: Transfer Call protocol, Transmission Control Protocol
689. TDA: Trade Development Authority
690. TDMA: Time Division Multiple Access
691. TELCO: Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company
692. TERLS: Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station
693. TFT: Thin-Film Transistor
694. TIFAC: Technology and Information Forecasting and Assessment Council
695. TIFR: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
696. TIPS: Technology Information Pilot System
697. TIPTOP: Tape input-tape Output
698. TISCO: Tata Iron and Steel Company
699. TLC: Total Literacy Campaign
700. TMO: Telegraphic Money Order
701. TNG: The Next Generation
702. TNT: Trinitro-toluene
703. TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language
704. TPM: Total Productivity Maintenance
705. TQM: Total Quality Management
706. TRACT: Transportable Remote Area Communications Terminal
707. TRIMS: Trade Related Investment Measures
708. TRIPS: Trade Related Intelectual Property Rights
709. TRYSEM: Training of Rural Youth for Self-employment
710. TSE: Test of Spoken English
711. TTC: Telemetry, Tracking & Command
712. TTE: Travelling Ticket Examiner
713. TWE: Testof Written English
714. TWT: Two Way Time
715. UCI: Universal Childhood Immunisation
716. UCIL: Uranium Corporation of India Ltd.
717. UCR: Under Colour Removal
718. UGC: University Grants Commission
719. UHF: Ultra High Frequency
720. ULEV: Ultra Low Emission Vehicle
721. UNCED: UN Conference on Environment & Development
722. UNCIP: United Nations Commission for India & Pakistan
723. UNCLOS: United Nation Convention on the Law of the Sea
724. UNCSTD: United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development
725. UNCTAD: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
726. UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme
727. UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
728. UNFPA: United nations Population Fund
729. UNI: United News of India
730. UNICEF: United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (now, 'United Nations Children's Fund)
731. UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
732. UNITA: Unionfor the Total Independence of Angola
733. UNMOGIP: United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
734. UNOPS: UN Office for Project Services
735. UNPROFOR: UR Protection Force
736. UNRRA: United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
737. UNU: United Nations University
738. UPA: United Progressive Alliance
739. UPS: Uninterrupted Power Supply
740. UPSC: Union Public Service Commission
741. URL: Uniform Resource Locator
742. USAID: United States Agency for International Development
743. USO: Udaipur Solar Observatory
744. USP: Unique selling proposition
745. VABAL: Value Based Advance Licensing
746. VAN: Virtual Area Network
747. VAT: Value Added Tax
748. VATIS: Value Added Technology Information Service
749. VBT: Vainu Bappu Telescope
750. VC: Vice-Chancellor, Victoria Cross; Venture Capital
751. VCR: Video Casette Recorder
752. VD: Venereal Disease (see STD)
753. VESA: Video Electronics Standard Association
754. VHRR: Very High Resolution Radiometer
755. VHS: Video Home System
756. VIP: Very Important Person
757. VIRUS: Vital Information Resources Under Siege
758. VPI: Vital Information Resources Under siege
759. VPP: Value Payable Post
760. VRML: Virtual Reality Modelling Language
761. VRS: Voluntary Retirement Scheme
762. VSAT: Very Small Aperture Terminal
763. VSSC: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
764. VTEC: Variable Valve Timing and Lift Telectronic Control
765. VTR: Video Tape Recovder
766. WAIS: Wide Area Information Service
767. WARDEC: Wargaming Development Centre
768. WAY: World Assembly of Youth
769. WDM: World Debt Market
770. WEF: World Economic Forum
771. WFTU: World Federation of Trade Unions
772. WG: Working Group
773. WHO: World Health Organisation
774. WIMP: Weakly Interacting Massive Particle; Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointers
775. WMD: Weapons of Mass Destruction
776. WMO: World Meteorological Organisation
777. WPI: Wholesale Price Index
778. WTO: World Trade Organisation
779. WTP: willingness-to-pay
780. WWF: World Wildlife Fund, now renamed Worldwide Fund for Nature
781. WWW: World Wide Web
782. WYSIWYG: What you see is what you get
783. XBT: Expandable Bathy Thermographic
784. Xmas: Christmas
