# # English acronyms # Compiled by Maxim Zakharov # Language: en Charset: latin1 # 1 one 2 two 3 three 4 four 5 five 6 six 7 seven 8 eight 9 nine 10 ten 100 hundred 1000 thousand # AA Alcoholics Anonymous AA anti aircraft AA Automobile Association AB Bachelor of Arts ABC American Broadcasting Company abn airborn ABS American Broadcasting System abt about ac account AC aircraft carrier AC alternating current AC ante Christum acct account ack acknowledge AD anno domini adds address adt advertisement advt advertisement Afr Africa Afr African AGM annual general meeting AK Alaska AL Alaska AL American Legion AL Alabama Ala Alabama Alta Alberta AM air mail AM amplitude modulation AM ante meridiem amt amount anon anonymous ans answer AP airplane AP American patent AP Associated Press app appendix appl applied appro approval approx approximately apps appendixes appt appointed Apr April aptd appointed AR annual return AR Arkansas ARE Arab Republic of Egypt Ariz Arizona Ark Arkansas arr arrival art article art artificial art artillery arty artillery asf and so forth asgd assigned asgmt assignment asp as soon as possible atm atmosphere attn attention atty attorney Au Australia Aug August Austral Australian auth authentic auth author auth authorized AV ad valorem AV audiovisual AV average ave avenue avg average AW actual weight Ayr Ayrshire AZ Arizona # BA Bachelor of Arts BA British Academy b&b bed and breakfast BBC British Broadcasting Corporation BC before Christ BC birth certificate BC British Columbia BC British Council BCN British Commonwealth of Nations bd bond bd bundle bdg building BE Bank of England BE bill of exchange Beds Bedfordshire Berks Berkshire Berw Berwickshire betn between bf bona fide BG British Covernment bk back bk book Bkg banking bkt bracket BL Bachelor of Low bl bale bl barrel bl bilateral bldg building Blvd boulevard BM bowel movement BM British Nuseum BMT British Mean Time BMus Bachelor of Music bo back order BO Branch Office bo body odour bo box office BP barometic pressure BP bills payable bp bishop BP British Patent bpl birth place BR bills receivable BR bedroom Br British Breck Brecknockshire Brecon Brecknockshire Brig Brigade Brit Britain Brit British Bros brothers BS Bachelor of Science BS balance sheet BSc Bachelor of Science BST British Summer Time BT birth terms btto brutto bu bushel Bucks Buckinghamshire BUP Britich United Press BWT British Winter Time # Ca Cavan CA certified accountant CA current account CAD cash against documents Caith Caithness Cal California Calif California Cambs Cambridgeshire Can Canada Canad Canadian Capt Captain Car Carlow Cards Cardiganshire Cath Catholic CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation cbm cubic metre CBS Columbia Broadcasting System CC common carrier cc cubic centimetre cca circa CD Civil Defence CD Corps Diplomatique Cdr commander CE Cevil Engineer CEC Central Executive Committee cen central cert certificate CET Central European Time cf confer CG Consul General ch central heating CH Clearing House CH Custom House ch chapter chap chapter ChB Bachelor of Surgery chm chairman chmn chairman CIA Central Intelligence Agency CID Central Investigation Department ckw clockwise cm centimetre CM court martial Co company Col colonel Col Colorado Coll college Colo Colorado Conn Connecticut Corp corporation Coy company cp compare Cpl Corporal cps cycles per second Cr creditor CS Civil Service CSE Certificate of Secondary Education CST Central Standard Time CWT Central Winter Time cy currency CZ Canal Zone # DA District Attorney das decastere DB day book db decibel dbl double DC direct current DC District of Columbia dct document DD doctor of divinity dec deceased decd deceased Dec december Del Delaware Dem democrat demo demonstration dep departure dep deposit Dept department dft defendant dft draft DG director general DIA Defense Intelligence Agency dia diameter diam diameter dkl dekalitre DLit Doctor of Literature DM Doctor of Medicine DOB date of birth dol dollar dom dominion doz dozen DPh Doctor of Philosophy DPhil Doctor of Philosophy Dr debtor Dr Doctor dr drachm DSc Doctor of Science DT delirium tremens dupl duplicate dwt pennyweight dz dozen # EA East Africa EAN European Article Number EB Encyclopaedia Britannica EC Executive Committee ecol ecology econ economic EdM Master of Education EDT Eastern daylight educ education EE Early English EE Envoy Extraordinary EET East European Time EFTA European Free Trade Asscociation EL east longitude elec electric elect electric elem elementary EM electromagnetic EM Engineer of Mines EMT European Mean Time EPT Excess Profits Tax eq equivalent esp especially Esq Esquire Esqr Esquire ETA estimated time of arrival ETD estimated time of departure exps expenses exx examples # fac fast as can FAI Fédération Aéronautique Internationale FAO Food and Agricultural Organization FBA Fellow of the British Academy FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Federation if British Industries Feb February Fed federal fem feminin ff following FIDE Fédération Internationale des Échecs FIFA Fédération Internationale de football Associations Fla Florida fm fathom FM frequency modulation fn foot note FO Foreign Office fol following foll following for foreign FPC Federal Poer Commission Fr father fr franc Fr french fr from Fri Friday FRS Federal Reserve System ft foot FTC Federal Trade Commission FYI for tour information # ga gauge GA General Assembly GA Georgia gal gallon GB Great Britain GCD greatest common divisor GCE General Certificate of Education Gdn garden GDR German Democratic Republic gds goods Gen general genl general Ger german Gk Greek GM General Manager gm gramme GMT Greenwich mean time GNP Gross National Product Gop Grand Old Party Gov governor Gov government govt government GP general practiotioner gph gallons per hour gpm gallons per minute GPO General Post Office gr grade gr grain gr gramme gr gross grad graduate gt great gtd guaranteed # habr habrahabr habrahabr habr handbk handbook Haw Hawaii HC House of Commons HD heavy duty hdbk handbook HE high explosive hf half HF Hight Frequency HG High German hgt height hhd hogshead HHFA Housing and Home Finance Agency HI Hawaian Islands hist history hl hectolitre HL House of Lords HMS Her Magesty's Ship HMS His Magesty's Ship HofC House of Commons HofL House of Lords Hon Honorary Hon honourable hosp hospital hp horsepower HQ headquarters hr hour HR House of Representatives HS High School HT High tension HV High Voltage hwt hundredweight Hz hertz # Ia Iowa IBM International Business Machines ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization ICJ International Court of Justice Id Idaho ID identification ID inside dimensions ID Intelligence Department IELTS International English Language Testing System Ill Illinois ill illustration illus illustration IMF International Monetary Fund in inch Inc incorporated incl including incr increase ind independent ind index Ind Indiana ind industrial ins inches inst instant Inst Institute int international Intl international intro introduction introd introduction inv invoice IOC International Olympic Committee IOJ International Organization of Journalists IQ intelligence quotient IR infra red IRA Irish Republican Army IRC International Red Cross ISO International Organization for Standardization It Italian Ital Italian it italics ital italics ITO International Trade Organization ITT International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation # Jan January Jap Japan jct junction jctn junction JD Jurum Doctor jnt joint JP jet propulsion JP Justice of the Peace Jr junior jt joint Ju june Jul July jun junior Jun June junc junction juv juvenile # Kan Kansas Kans Kansas Kas Kansas Kiev Kyiv KC King's Council kcal kilocalorie Ken Kentucky kg kilogramme kg kilogram kHz kilohertz KIA kiled in action KKK Ku Klux Klan kl kilolitre km kilometre KO knock out kph kilometres per hour KV kilovolt kw kilowatt kwh kilowatt hour Ky Kentucky Kyiv Kiev # LA Legislative Assembly LA Los Angeles La Louisiana Lab Labour Party Lab Labrador Lat Latin lat latitude lb libra LC Law Court LC letter of credit LC Library of Congress LD lethal dose ldg lodging Ldn London LF low frequency LG Low German lgth length lh left hand LHD Doctor of the Humanities ll lines LLB Bachelor of Laws LLD Doctor of Laws LMT local mean time Lon London Lond London LP Labour Party LP long playing LP low pressure LPA Labour Press Association LR Lloyd's Register LR living room LS left side LSD lysergic acid diethylamide LSS live saving service LST local standard time Lt lieutenant LT low tension Ltd limited LW low water lx lux LZ landing zone # MA Master of Arts MA mental age MA Minnesota mag magazine mag magnetic Maj Major Man Manitoba man manual Mar march Mass Massachusetts MAT Master of Arts in Teaching math mathematics maths mathematics max maximum mb millibar MBA Master of Business Administration MBS Mutual Broadcasting System MC Master of Ceremonies MC Member of Congress MD Doctor of Medicine MD Maryland MD mediacl department mdnt midnight MDS Mster of Sental Surgery mdse merchandise ME Meine ME Mechanical Engineer ME Middle East ME Middle English MEd Master of Education med medicine Medit mediterranean mem member memo memorandum Messrs messieurs met meteorological met metropolitan Mex Mexico MF Medium Frequency MFA Master of Fine Arts MFN Most favoured nation mfr manufacturer mg milligramme mg milligram Mgr manager mgt management mi mile MI military Intelligency MIA missing in action Mich Michigan mil military min minimum min minister min minute minn minnesota misc miscellaneous Miss Mississippi mk mark ml millilitre mm millimetre MN magnetic north MN merchant navy MO mail order MO medical officer Mo missouri MO money order mo month mod moderate mod modern mon monday Mont Montana mos months MP Member of Parliament MP Metropolitan Police MP Military Police mpg miles per gallon mph miles per hour mps metres per second Mr Mister Mrs Mistress MS manuscript MS Master of Science MS Microsoft msl mean sea level mt mountain mun municipal mv market value MV motor vessel MVA Missouri Valley Authority myth mythology mythol mythology # NA North America NAC North Atlantic Council NAM National Association of Manufacturers NAS National Academy of Science NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration nat national nat native NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization naut nautical nav naval NB northbound NB nota bene NBA National Basketball Association NBC National Broadcasting Company NBS National Butreau of Standards NC North Carolina NC Nurse Corps ND North Dakota NDak North Dakota NE New England NE north east Neb Nebraska Nebr Nebraska neg negative Neth Netherlands Nev Nevada NF Newfoundland NG National Guard NGS National Geographic Society NH New Hampshire NHL National Hockey League NI Northern Ireland NJ New Jersey NL night letter NL north latitude NLT night letter NM National Museum nm nautical mile NM night message NM New Maxico NNE North north east NNW north north west No North no number Norw Norwegian nos numbers Nov November nr near NRC National Research Council NS Nova Scotia NS nuclear ship NS nuclear submarine NSC National Security Council NSF National Science Foundation NSW New South Wales NT New Testament NT Northern Territory NU name unknown NV nonvoting NW north west NWS north western states NWT Northwest territories NY New York NYC New York City NYSE New York Stock Exchange NZ New Zealand # OAP old age pensioner OAS Organization of American States OAU Organization for African Unity obj objective obl oblong obs observation obs observatory obs obsolete oc ocean occas occasionally Oct October OET Occupational English Test OK okay Okla Oklahoma ON octane number Ont Ontario OP observation post op operation op opus op out of print OPEC Oil Producing and Exporting Countries opp opposite opt optician opt optional OR owner's risk ord order ord ordnance Ore Oregon Oreg Oregon org organization org organisation orig original OT Old Testament OU Oxford University Oxon Oxoniensis oz ounce # Pa Pennsylvania pa per annum pa power of attorney PA Press Agency PA private account Pac pacific pam pamphlet Pan Panama Parl Parliament part particular pat patent PAU Pan American Union payt payment pc per cent PC Police Constable pc post card PC Privy Councillor pct per cent pd paid PD per diem PD Police Department PD postal district PE physical education PE probable error PEI Prince Edward Island pen peninsula Penn Pennsylvania Penna Pennsylvania per period per person pers person pert pertaining pet petroleum PF power factor PG paying guest PG post graduate Phar pharmaceutical Pharm pharmaceutical PhB Bachelor of Philosophy PhD Doctor of Philosophy Phila Philadelphia PHS Public Health Service pk park pkg package pkge package pkt packet plat platoon plf plaintiff PLO Palestine Liberation Organization PM paymaster PM Police Magistrate PM postmaster pm post meridiem pm post mortem PM Prime Minister PO postal order PO Post Office POB Post Office Box pol political polit political pop popular porno pornography Port Portugal pos positive poss possible pot potential POW prisoner of war pp pages PP parcel post pp postpaid ppd prepaid pr pair pr price PR Public Relations PR Purrto Rico prec preceding pref preface pref preference prep preparatory Pres President pro professional PRO Public Records Office PRO Public Relations Officer proc proceedings Prof Professor prox proximo PS post scriptum PS Public School PST Pacific Standard Time pt part pt payment PT physical training pt pint pt point pty proprietary pub public pub publication pub published publ published pw per week PW prisoner of war PWA Public Works Administration pwt pennyweight PX post exchange # QC Queen's Counsel QED quod erat demonstrandum QLD Queensland QM Quartermaster qq questions qr quarter qt quantity qty quantity Qu Queen qu question Que Quebec # RA Royal Academy RAA Royal Academy of Arts rad radical rad radio rad radius RAF Royal Air Force RAM Royal Academy of Music RAS Royal Academy of Science RC Red Cross rd road RD Rural Delivery rec receipt rec record rec recording recd received rect receipt ref referee ref reference reg region reg registered reg regular regd registered rel released rep repair Rep Repertory Rep Representative Rep Republican rept report res reserved res residence res resigned resp respectively ret retired ret returned retd retired retd returned RF radio frequency rh right hand RI Rhode Island riv river RJ road junction rly railway rm room RM Royal Marines RN Registered Nurse RN Royal Navy RP reply paid RP reprint rpm revolutions per minute rps revolutions per second RS Recording Secretary RS right side RSVP repondez s'il vous plait RT radio telephony rt right rte route RU Rugby Union Rum Rumania Rwy railway Ry railway # SA South Africa SA South America SA South Australia SAm South America SAR Syrian Arab Republic Sat Saturday SAus South Australia SAustr Aouth Australia SB Bachelor of Science SB southbound SBA small business administration sc scale Sc Scots sc scruple SC Security Council SC South Carolina SC Supreme Court ScD Doctor of Science sch school sci science Scot Scotland Scrpt Scripture SD sigth draft SD South Dakota SD special delivery SDak South Dakota SE south east SE Stock Exchange sec second sec secretary secy secretary sel selection Sen Sebate Sen Senior SEO Search Engine Optimization Sep September Sept September seq sequentes ser serial serv service SF Science Fiction SFC Space Flight Center SG senior grade sgd signed sh shilling Shak Shakespeare shf superhigh frequency shpt shipment SJD Doctor of Juridical Science Skt Sanskrit SL sea level SL south latitude SM Master of Science Sn senior Snr senior Soc society Sol solicitor sol solution soln solution soph sophomore SP self propelled SP shore patrol Sp Spain sp special sp species sp spelling spec special spec specific sq sequence Sq square Sr senior Sr sister ss scilicet SS steamship St saint ST Standard Time st state St street Sta station stk stok str steamer Str strait Str street SU Soviet Union sub subscription sub substitude subs subscription subs substitude Sun Sunday sup superior sup supplement svc service SW short waves SW South Wales SW South west Sw Sweden Switz Switzerland Sx Sussex SYd Scotland Yard sym symetric sym symetrical syst system # TA Techical Assistance TAC Techical Assistance Committee Tas Tasmania TB tuberculosis TC teachers college tc tierce TC Trusteeship Council TD telemetry data TD touchdown TDY temporary duty Tech techical tech technology technol technology tel telegram tel telegraph tel telephone temp temperature temp temporary Tenn Tennessee Ter terrace Ter territory Terr terrace Terr territory Tex Texas ThD Doctor of Theology ths thousand Thu Thursday Thur Thursday Thurs Thursday TI techical information tit title tk truck TKO techical knock out tkt ticket TL total loss TM techical manual TM trade mark TMO telegraph money order tn tonna TN rtermonuclear TN true north tng training TNT trinitrotoluene TO telegraph office tp title page tp township trans transaction trans transportation transp transportation treas treasurer trop tropical ts this TS top secret tsp tea spoon TU Trade Union Tu Thursday Tues Thursday Turk Turkey TV television twp township TX Texas # uc upper case UFO unidentified flying object UHF ultrahigh frequency UK United Kingdom UMT Universal Military Training UNA United Nations Association UNESCO United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization UNGA United Nations General Assembly UNICEF United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund Univ University UNO United Nations Organization UNSC United Nations Security Council UPI United Press International UPU Universal Postal Union US United States USA United States Army USA United States of America USS Unites States Ship USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics usu usual Ut Utah UV ultra violet # Va Virginia val value var various VC Vice Chairman VC Vice Chancellor VC Vice Consul VD veneral disease Ven Venerable vet veteran vet veterinary VHF very high frequency VIP very inportant person VLF very low frequency VOA Voice of America vol volume vou voucher VP Vice President VPres Vice President vs versus VT vacuum tube Vt Vermont vv vice versa # WA West Africa WA Western Australia Wash Washington WAus Western Australia WAustr Western Australia WB way bill WB Weather bureau wc water closet wc without charge WCC World Council of Churches wd word Wed Wednesday WF weather forecast wh watt hour WH White House WHO World Health Organization whs warehouse whse warehouse whsle wholesale WI Wisconsin Wis Wisconsin Wisc Wisconsin wk week wk work WMO World Meteorological Organization wpb waste paper basket WPC World Peace Council wpm words per minute WR weather report wrnt warrant WS water supply WS` wireless station wt weight WT wireless telegraphy WTO World Trade Organization WVa West Virginia WWI World War I WWII World War II www World Wide Web Wy Wyoming Wyo Wyoming # xc without coupon xcp without coupon xd without dividend xdiv without dividend Xmas Christmas Xnty Christianity xpr without privileges xr without rights xw without warrants # YB year book yd yard yo years old yr year yr younger yr your yrbk year book YS young soldier YT Yukon Territory # ZST Zone Standard Time