AA
|
Automobile Association / Alcoholic
Anonymous
|
AD
|
Anno Domini (= after
Christ)
|
AGM
|
Annual General Meeting
|
AIDS
|
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
|
ASAP
|
As Soon As Possible
|
ATM
|
Automatic Teller Machine
|
B.A.
|
Bachelor of Arts
|
BC
|
Before Christ
|
BCE
|
Before Common Era = BC
|
BLOB
|
Binary Large Object (i.e. a large
binary file sent by e-mail)
|
B. Sc.
|
Bachelor of Science
|
CE
|
Common Era = AD
|
CEO
|
Chief Executive Officer
|
CIA
|
Central Intelligence Agency
|
e.g.
|
exempli gratia (= for example)
|
etc.
|
et cetera (= and so on)
|
EU
|
European Union
|
FBI
|
Federal Bureau of Investigation
|
FYI
|
For Your Information
|
i.e.
|
id est (= that is to say)
|
| M.I.A. = Missing In Action |
GDP
|
Gross Domestic Product
|
ID
|
Identification
|
IMF
|
International Monetary Fund
|
IQ
|
Intelligence Quotient
|
ISBN
|
International Standard Book Number
|
M.A.
|
Master of Arts
|
Messrs.
|
Messieurs
|
Mr.
|
Mister
|
Ms.
|
Mrs. / Miss. (Ms. = if you don't know a
woman's marital state)
|
NASA
|
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
|
NATO
|
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
|
N.B.
|
nota bene (= please note
carefully)
|
NGO
|
Non Government Organisation
|
NRN
|
No Response Necessary
|
OECD
|
Organization for Economic Cooperation &
Development
|
PIN
|
Personal Identification Number
|
PLC
|
Public Limited Company
|
PO
|
Post Office
|
PS
|
post scriptum (= postscript)
|
REM
|
Rapid Eye Movement
|
PTO
|
Please Turn Over
|
Rd.
|
Road
|
RPI
|
Retail Price Index
|
RSVP
|
Répondez s'il vous plaît (=
please reply)
|
St.
|
Saint / Street
|
UFO
|
Unidentified Flying Object
|
UK
|
United Kingdom
|
UNO
|
United Nations Organization
|
USA
|
United States of America
|
VAT
|
Value Added Tax
|
WHO
|
World Health Organization
|
WTO
|
World Trade Organization
|
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