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Commonly used Abbreviations and Acronyms

Commonly used Abbreviations and Acronyms – Abbreviations are short forms of words or long phrases. They’re everywhere, used in all fields and aspects of life. People often use abbreviations in names or titles to make communication quicker and simpler.

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Commonly used Abbreviations and Acronyms

1	3D — three-dimensional
2	a. — annum (year)
3	a.m. — ante meridiem (before noon)
4	a/c, a.c. — air conditioning
5	abbrev. — abbreviation
6	adj. — adjective
7	adj. — adjective; adjutant
8	adm. — admiral
9	adm., admin. — administration; administrator
10	ADSL — Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
11	adv. — adverb; advocate
12	advt. — advertisement
13	Afr. — Africa; Afrikaans
14	AGM — annual general meeting
15	AIDS — acquired immune deficiency syndrome
16	Amer. — America(n)
17	Angl. — Anglican
18	anon. — anonymous
19	ans. — answer
20	Apr. — April
21	arith. — arithmetic
22	art. — article
23	Asap — As soon as possible
24	ASPCA — American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
25	asst. — assistant
26	ATM — automated teller machine
27	Aug. — August
28	ave. — avenue
29	AWOL — absent without official leave
30	B/F — brought forward
31	BAT — British American Tobacco
32	BBC — British Broadcasting Corporation
33	BCE — Before the Common Era
34	Bib. — Bible
35	biol. — biology
36	bk. — book; bank
37	Brit. — Britain; British
38	bro. — brother
39	C — Celsius
40	c — cent(s); circa (about); century
41	C/B — credit balance
42	c/d — carried down
43	C/N — credit note
44	c/o — care of; corner of
45	CA — chartered accountant
46	CA — chartered accountant
47	CAD — computer-aided design
48	cal. — calendar
49	capt. — captain
50	CD — compact disc
51	CD-ROM — compact disc read-only memory
52	CE — Christian Era (previously AD Anno Domini (in the year of our Lord)
53	cell. — cellular
54	cent. — century (hundred)
55	CEO — chief executive officer
56	cert. — certificate; certified
57	CIA — Central Intelligence Agency
58	cm — centimeter/centimetre (Brit.)
59	co. — company
60	COD — cash on delivery
61	CV — Curriculum Vitae
62	D/N — debit note
63	Dec. — December
64	def. — definition
65	dept. — department
66	DG — director-general
67	dict. — dictionary
68	dir. — director
69	dist. — district
70	DIY — do it yourself
71	DJ — disc jockey
72	do. — ditto (the same)
73	doz. — dozen
74	Dr. — doctor
75	Dstv — digital satellite television
76	dt — debit
77	dup. — duplicate
78	DVD — digital video disc
79	e.g. — exempli gratia (for example)
80	ECG — electrocardiogram
81	econ. — economic; economy
82	e-mail — electronic mail
83	eng. — engineer
84	Eng. — England; English
85	esp. — especially
86	etc. — et cetera (and so forth)
87	EU — European Union
88	Eur. — Europe; European
89	ex. — example
90	F — Fahrenheit
91	fax — facsimile
92	Feb. — February
93	fig. — figure; figurative
94	fol. — following (next)
95	Fr. — France; French
96	Fri. — Friday
97	ft — foot; feet
98	g — gram(s)
99	gall. — gallon
100	GB — Great Britain

300 Commonly used Abbreviations and Acronyms

101	GB., Gb — gigabyte(s)
102	gen. — general
103	Gen. — Genesis; General
104	geog. — geography
105	geol. — geology; geologic(al)
106	Ger. — Germany; German
107	GM — general manager
108	GMT — Greenwich Mean Time
109	gov. — government ; governor
110	GP — general practitioner (doctor)
111	Gr. — Greece; Greek
112	gram. — grammar
113	guar. — guarantee
114	gym. — gymnasium; gymnastic(s)
115	ha — hectare(s)
116	HD — high-definition
117	HDTV — high-definition television
118	HG — higher grade
119	hist. — history; historic(al)
120	HIV — human immune deficiency virus
121	HM — His (Her) Majesty
122	HMS — His (Her) Majesty’s Ship
123	hosp. — hospital
124	ICU — intensive care unit
125	ID — identification
126	illust. — illustrated, illustration
127	in. — inch(es)
128	int. — international
129	Interpol — International Criminal Police
130	inv. — invoice
131	IOC — International Olympic Committee
132	IOU — I owe you
133	IQ — intelligence quotient
134	IRC — International Red Cross
135	ISBN — International Standard Book Number
136	IT — information technology
137	ital. — italic
138	Jan. — January
139	Jap. — Japan; Japanese
140	jpeg — joint photographic experts group
141	Jr., jr. — junior
142	Jul. — July
143	Jun. — June
144	KB, Kb, K, kbyte — kilobyte
145	kg — kilogram
146	km — kilometer/kilometre (Brit.)
147	km/h — kilometer/kilometre (Brit.) per hour
148	l — liter/litre (Brit.)
149	lab. — laboratory
150	LAN — local area network
151	lang. — language
152	Lat. — Latin
153	LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
154	lib. — library
155	lit. — literature; literally
156	Lt. — lieutenant
157	Ltd — limited
158	m — meter/metre (Brit.)
159	Maj. — Major
160	Maj. Gen. — Major General
161	Mar. — March
162	max. — maximum
163	MD — Managing Director
164	med. — medical; medicine
165	memo. — memorandum
166	mg — milligram(s)
167	mil — military
168	min. — minimum; minute(s)
169	Min. — Minister
170	ml — milliliter/millilitre (Brit.)
171	mm — millimeter/millimetre
172	Mon. — Monday
173	mph — miles per hour
174	Mr — Mister
175	MRC — Medical Research Council
176	Mrs. — Mistress
177	Ms — title used for married and single women
178	MS, ms — manuscript
179	mun. — municipal; municipality
180	N.Am — North America; North American
181	n/a — not applicable
182	Nam. — Namibia; Namibian
183	NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration
184	Nat. — National; Nationalist
185	NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organiz(s)ation
186	NB, nb — Nota Bene (take notice)
187	neg. — negative
188	Neth. — Netherlands
189	no. — number
190	Nov. — November
191	NT — New Testament
192	NY — New York
193	NZ — New Zealand
194	o.b. — on board
195	o/a — on account
196	o/s — out of stock
197	OBE — Order of the British Empire
198	obj. — object; objective
199	Oct. — October
200	OK — all correct

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201	Organiz(s)ation
202	orig. — origin; original
203	OT — Old Testament
204	p. — page; per (for); piano (soft)
205	p.a. — per annum (yearly)
206	p.h. — per hour
207	p.m. — post meridiem (afternoon); per month; per minute
208	p.p. — per person
209	p.s. — power steering
210	p.w. — per week
211	par. — paragraph
212	Parl. — Parliament
213	PB — private bag
214	PC — personal computer
215	pd. — paid
216	PIN — personal identification number
217	PM — Prime Minister
218	PO — Post Office
219	pp. — pages
220	PR — public relations
221	pres. — president
222	prim. — primary
223	PRO — public relations officer
224	Prof. — professor
225	pron. — pronoun
226	prov. — province; provincial
227	PS — postscriptum (postscript)
228	pt. — part; point
229	PTO — please turn over
230	Pty Ltd — Proprietary Limited
231	pub. — public
232	RAM — random access memory
233	Rd. — road
234	rec. — receipt
235	ref. — reference; referee
236	Rep. — Republic
237	Rev. — Revelations; Reverend
238	RIP — rest in peace
239	ROM — read-only memory
240	RSA — Republic of South Africa
241	RSVP — please reply
242	Russ. — Russia; Russian
243	S.Am. — South America; South American
244	SA — South Africa; South African
245	Sat. — Saturday
246	Sat. — Saturday
247	sec. — second(s); secretary
248	Sept. — September
249	Sgt. — sergeant
250	Sms — short message service

300 Commonly used Abbreviations and Acronyms

251	Snr. — senior
252	soc. — society
253	SOS — save our souls (last signal for help)
254	SP — State President
255	sq. — square
256	St — Saint
257	st., str. — street
258	sta. — station
259	stat. — statistic(s
260	subj. — subject
261	Sun. — Sunday
262	Sun. — Sunday
263	supt. — superintendent
264	syll. — syllable
265	TB — tuberculosis
266	tbsp — tablespoon
267	tel. — telephone
268	temp. — temperature
269	Thurs. — Thursday
270	tsp — teaspoon
271	tsp — teaspoon
272	Tues. — Tuesday
273	TV — television
274	u.c. — upper case
275	UFO — unidentified flying object
276	UK — United Kingdom
277	UN — United Nations
278	UNESCO — United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
279	univ. — university
280	US; U.S. — United States of America
281	USA — United States of America
282	v. — verse
283	vb. — verb
284	vet. — veterinary surgeon
285	via — through; by way of
286	VIP — very important person
287	vol. — volume
288	vs. — versus (against)
289	w. — week; wicket
290	W. — west; westerly; watt(s)
291	Wed. — Wednesday
292	wt. — weight
293	WTC — World Trade Center
294	WTO —World Trade Organiz(s)ation
295	WWF — World Wildlife Fund for Nature
296	WWW, www — World Wide Web
297	XL. — extra large
298	yd. — yard(s)
299	yuppie — young upwardly mobile professional person