This is a discussion on Abbreviations and full forms within the Science & technology forums, part of the General Studies category; Few Abbreviations : AAA -> Asian Athletics Association ADB -> Asian Development Bank AICTE -> All India Council For Technical Education AIDS -> Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome AIIMS -> All India Institute Of Medical Science AITUC -> All India Trade Union Congress ALGOL -> Algebraic Oriented Language ALL -> Ashoke ...


Few Abbreviations :
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- AAA -> Asian Athletics Association
- ADB -> Asian Development Bank
- AICTE -> All India Council For Technical Education
- AIDS -> Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- AIIMS -> All India Institute Of Medical Science
- AITUC -> All India Trade Union Congress
- ALGOL -> Algebraic Oriented Language
- ALL -> Ashoke Leyland Limited.
- ANN -> Artificial Neural Network
- ASAP -> As Soon As Possible
- ASCII -> America Standard Code for Information Interchange
- ASEAN -> Association Of South East Asian Nations
- ASLV -> Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
- AT & T -> American Telegraphic & Telephone Co.,Ltd
- ATM -> Automated Teller Machine
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- BARC -> Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- BBC -> British Broadcasting Corporation
- BBS -> Bulletin Board Service
- BHEL -> Bharath Heavy Electricals Ltd.,
- BIFR -> Board Of Industrial Reconstruction
- BIMARU -> Bihar,Madhya Pradesh,Rajasthan,Uttar Pradesh.
- BIMSTEC -> Bangladesh,India,Myanmar,Sri Lanka,Thailand Economic Corporation
- BP -> Blood Pressure
- BPL -> Below Poverty Line
- BPO -> Business Process Outsourcing
- BSE -> Bombay Stock Exchange
- BSF -> Border Security Force
- BSNL -> Bharath Sanchar Nigam Ltd.,
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- C-in-C -> Commender in Chief
- c.v -> Curriculum Vitae
- C/o -> Care Of
- CA -> Chartered Accountant
- CAT -> Career Aptitude Test
- CBI -> Central Bureau Of Investigation
- CDMA -> Code Division Multiple Access
- CEO -> Chief Executive Officer
- CIS -> CommonWealth Of Independent States
- CMP -> Common Minimum Programme
- CNN -> Cable News Network
- COSMAT -> Communication Satellite Corporation
- COPRA -> Consumer Protection Act
- CRR -> Cash Reserve Ratio
- CSIR -> Council Of Scientific & Industrial Research
- CSO -> Central Statistical Organisation
- CVC -> Chief Vigilence Commision
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- DDT -> Dichloro-diphenyltrichloro-ethane
- DNA -> Deoxyribo-nucleic Acid
- DPT -> Diphtheria , Pertussis & tetanus (Vaccine)
- DVC -> Damodar Valley Corporation
- DVS -> Desktop Video-Conferencing Software
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- E-MAIL -> Electronic Mailing
- ECG -> Electro Cardio Gram
- ELISA -> Enzyme Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay
- ERM -> European Exchange Rate Mechanism
- ESCAP -> Economic & Social Commision for Asia & the Pacific.
- EVE -> Economic Valuation of the Environment
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- FAO -> Food & Agriculture Organistion
- FAQ -> Frequently Asked Question (2) Fair Average Quality
- FCI -> Food Corporation of India
- FII -> Foriegn Institutional Investors
- FIR -> First Information Report
- FLAG -> Fibre optic Link Around the Globe
- FM -> Frequency Modulation
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- G7 -> Group of Seven (US,UK,Germany,France,Italy,Ja pan & Canada)
- GAIN -> Global Alliance For Improved Nutrition
- GATE -> Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
- GAVI -> Global Alliance for Vaccines & Immunisation
- GBP -> Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
- GCC -> Gulf-Co-operation Council
- GDP -> Gross Domestic Product
- GMAT -> Graduate Management Aptitude Test
- GMRT -> Gaint Metrewave Radio Telescope
- GMT -> Greenwhich Mean Time
- GNP -> Gross Net Product
- GRE -> Graduate Record Examination
- GSLV -> Geo-Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
- GSM -> Global System for Mobile Communication
- GUI -> Graphical User Interface
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- HAL -> Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- HB -> Hard Black (pencil)
- HDML -> Hyper Devices Markup Language
- HIV -> Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- HT -> High Tension
- HTML -> Hyper Text Markup Language
- http -> Hypertext Transfer Protocal
- HUDCO -> Housing & Urban Development Corporation
- HV -> High Voltage
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- IA -> Indian Airlines
- IA&AS -> Indian Audit & Accounts Service
- IAAI -> International Airport Authority of India
- IAEA -> International Automic Energy Agency
- IAMR -> Institute of Applied ManPower Research
- Indian Administrative Service -> Indian Administrative Service
- IBM -> International Business Machines
- IBRD -> International Bank for Reconstruction Development
- ICU -> Intensive Care Unit
- ICWA -> Indian Council of World Affairs
- ICWAI -> Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India
- IDA -> International Development Agency
- IDBI -> Industrial Development Bank of India
- IFC -> Industrial Finance Corporation
- Indian Foreign Service -> Indian Foriegn Service
- IGNOU -> Indira Gandhi National Open University
- IISCO -> Indian Iron & Steel Company
- ILO -> International Labour Organisation
- IMF -> International Monetary Fund
- INA -> Indian National Army
- INSAT -> Indian National Satellite
- IOC -> Indain Oil Corporation
- IP -> Internet Protocal
- IPC -> Indian Penal Code
- Indian Police Service -> Indian Police Officer
- IQ -> Intelligence Quotient]
- IRC -> International Red Cross
- IRDP -> Intergrated Rural Development Programme
- Indian Revenue Service -> Indian Revenue Service
- ISI -> Indian Statistical Institute
- ISKCON -> Interbational Society for Krishna Consciousness
- ISRO -> Indian Space Research Organisation
- IST -> International Standard Time
- ITI -> Indian Telephone Industry
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- KISCO -> Kudremukh Iron & Steel Company
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- LASER -> Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
- LCD -> Liquid Crystal Display
- LIC ->Life Insurence Corporation
- LPG -> Liquified Petroleum Gas
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- M1 -> Money Supply with Public
- M3 -> Aggregate monetory resources
- MICR -> Magnitude Ink Character Recognition
- MRTP -> Monopolies Restrictive Trade Practices Act
- MVC -> Maha Vir Chakra
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- NABARD -> National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development
- NAC -> National Advisory Council
- NAFTA -> North American Free Trade Agreement
- NASA -> National Aeronautics & Space Administration
- NASDAQ -> National Association of Security Dealers Automated Quotation
- NASSCOM -> National Association of Software & Service Companies
- NATO -> North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
- NCC -> National Cadet Corps
- NCERT -> National Council for Education Research & Training
- NDA -> National Development Council
- NIMHANS -> National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences
- NTPC -> National Thermal Power Corporation
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- ONGC -> Oil & Natural Gas Corporation
- OPEC -> Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
- OSCAR -> Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amature Radio
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- PAN -> Permanent Account Number
- PIL -> Public Interest Litigation
- PIN -> Postal Index Number
- PSLV -> Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
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- R&D -> Research & Development
- RAM -> Random Access Memory
- RBI -> Reserve Bank of India
- ROM -> Read Only Memory
- RSS -> Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangha
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- SAIL -> Steel Authority of India
- SAM ->Surface to Air missile
- SAPTA -> South Africa Preferential Trade for Agreement
- SARS -> Severe Acute Respiration Syndrome
- SEBI -> Securities & Exchange Board of India
- SIM -> Subscriber Information Module
- SLV -> Satellite Lauch Vehicle
- STD -> Subscriber Trunk Dialing
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- TADA -> Terrorist & Disrupted Activities
- TELCO -> Tata Engineering & Locomotive Company
- TRIMS ->Trade Related Investment Measures
- TRIPS -> Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights
- TRYSEM -> Training of Rural Youth for Self-Employment
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- UNESCO -> United Nations Educational Scientific & CUltural Organisations
- UNI ->United News of India
- UPA -> United Progressive Allience
- UPS -> Uninterrupted Power Supply
- Union Public Service Commission -> Union Public Service Commission
- URL -> Uniform Resource Locator
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- VAT -> Value Added Tax
- VD -> Venereal Disease
- VIRUS -> Vital Important Resources Under Siege
- VSSC -> Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
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- WAN -> Wide Area Network (2) World Association of Newspaper
- WHO -> World Health Organisation
- WTO ->World Trade Organisation
- WWW -> World Wide Web
- XPD -> X-Ray Photoelectron Diffreaction
- ZIP -> Zone Improvement Plan
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