/

/

Abbrev.

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

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

/

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

E 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 /

G 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

j 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

l 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 Petroleum-

Exporting Countries

org. Organization

/

PC Personal Computer

PDF Portable Document Format

PhD Doctor of Philosophy

PLO

Palestine Liberation

Organization

PM prime minister

PRO 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

United Nations Environment Program

UNESCO United Nations Educational Scientific

and Cultural Organization

UNFICYT

United Nations Peace-keeping Force

in Cyprus

UNHCR

Office of the United Nations High

Commissioner for Refugees

UNICEF

United Nations International

Children's Emergency Fund

UNIDO United Nations Industrial

Development Organization

UNITAR

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) ) )

/

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

W 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