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  • Accountancy: Abbreviations and acronyms from CPATeam.
  • Accountancy: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
  • Adoption: Henderson.
  • Africa: Southern African abbreviations (Göteborg University).
  • Agriculture: Too useful for general agronomy to classify under "Rice" alone.
  • Agriculture: Une liste de sigles et d'acronymes d'intérêt agricole ou agronomique (Canada).
  • Agriculture: Lynda Birch (Australia).
  • Agriculture: Giannini Foundation Library.
  • Agriculture: Agricultural science and policy acronyms (CAST).
  • Alaska: From the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation.
  • Arctic Science: Polar acronyms (IASC Secretariat).
  • Astronomy & Space: Usenet FAQ.
  • Astronomy & Space: Canonical astronomy abbrev/acro list.
  • Automotive: Car terminology, autoparts, etc.
  • Aviación: Abreviaturas aeronáuticas (Gacías).
  • Aviation: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
  • Aviation: Honeywell.
  • Aviation: Aviation abbreviations.
  • Aviation: USAAF.
  • Australia: Mostly environmental acronyms.
  • Australia: Agricultural acronym list (Lynda Birch).
  • Australia: Acronyms in Australian medical practice.
  • Australia: Australian Maritime Safety Authority.
  • Australia: Organisational acronyms (AUSLIG).

  • Biodiversity: Abbreviations and acronyms related to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
  • Biotechnology: Biotechnology Abbreviation and Acronym Uncovering Service (BioABACUS).
  • BSE: Mad cow disease acronyms (UK MAFF).
  • Building: International organizations relevant to construction, architecture, civil engineering, etc.
  • Building: Common acronyms in the (Canadian) construction industry.

  • Census: Census taking, statistics, IT, etc. (US Census Bureau).
  • Chemistry: Abbreviations of chemical compounds / Abkürzungen chemischer Verbindungen (en, de).
  • Chemistry: Abbreviations Related to International Chemical Safety Activities (US EPA).
  • Climate Change: Global Climate Observing System (WMO).
  • Climate Change: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center.
  • Climate Change: International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme.
  • Computers and Telecommunications: Babel.
  • Computers and Telecommunications: 7700+ entries (en, fr).
  • Computers and Telecommunications: Secret Hackers Society.
  • Computers and Telecommunications: Ultimate computer acronyms archive.
  • Computers and Telecommunications: Internet, Usenet, chat (Thomas).
  • Countries: Two-letter ISO 3166 codes, in English; en français. Alternatively, a similar list with the added bonus of national flags and ISO three-letter codes.
  • Currencies: ISO 4217 currency codes; códigos de monedas y países en español; auf Deutsch.

  • Disaster Management: From the US Federal Emergency Management Agency. And another FEMA collection.
  • Disaster Management: Division of Emergency Management (Florida, USA).
  • Diving: Scuba, sub-aqua.

  • Earth Sciences: Atmospheric radiation measurement program.
  • Earth Sciences: Dictionary of quaternary acronyms.
  • Earth Sciences: Geographic information systems, cartography, remote sensing.
  • Education: Higher education acronyms (UNESCO-CEPES).
  • Education: Common acronyms in adult education (SABES).
  • Education: English language teaching terminology.
  • Education: Georgia (US) Department of Education.
  • Education: The Commonwealth of Learning.
  • Electronics: Common abbreviations and acronyms in electronics (Kaytaz).
  • Energy: Nuclear reactors, waste, safety, etc. (NKS).
  • Energy: Oil refinery acronyms and abbreviations.
  • Environmental: Association of Engineering Geologists.
  • Environmental: "Terms of Environment" (US EPA).
  • Environmental: 3642 entries. Mostly (not exclusively) Australian; mostly (not exclusively) environmental.
  • Environmental: Mexico-USA border concerns, en & es (TRIP).
  • Environmental: US Department of Energy.
  • Environnement: L'éducation à l'environnement a son jargon, ses sigles obscurs ...

  • Finance: NUMA dictionary of derivatives acronyms.
  • Finance: Investopedia.
  • French: Répertoire des sigles et acronymes en usage dans la Francophonie.

  • Genetics: Courtesy of the Human Genome Program.
  • Geneaology: GenDocs (UK).
  • Geography: Geographic information systems, cartography, remote sensing.
  • Guatemala: Organizaciones (sociedad civil, etc.) en Guatemala.

  • Health Care: Managed care acronyms.
  • Health Care: Acronyms found in Australian medical practice.
  • Health Information Resources: Global information and data resources in the health sciences; ou, si l'on prefère, des Ressources d'information sur la santé.

  • Incoterms: Con descripciones en español.
  • Indonesia: Words, concepts, and acronyms.
  • Infertility: Scott and Janell's infertility support site.
  • International Affairs: International development acronyms and terminology (USAID); plus another general list of USAID acronyms and regional lists for Europe and the NIS, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Africa.
  • International Affairs: International organizations and international relations (CIA).
  • International Affairs: ReliefWeb.
  • Ireland: Terms and acronyms, but enough of the latter to make it worthwhile.
  • Ireland: Acronyms associated with the Irish conflict. Comprehensively linked.
  • Islam: Mulitlateral relations in the Islamic world (Organisation of the Islamic Conference).

  • Languages: Two-letter ISO 639 codes; version française.
  • Latin America: Abbreviations and acronyms used in the Latin American press (FBIS). [Link to zipped PDF]
  • Legal: University of Washington School of Law.
  • Legal: Listado de abreviaturas de la jurisprudencia española.

  • Maritime: The Nautical Institute's guide for mariners.
  • Maritime: Australian Maritime Safety Authority.
  • Medical: General medical (AMSA).
  • Medical: Pharmaceutical medicine (Pharma-Lexicon).
  • Medical: Visual disability.
  • Medical: US FDA drug approval procedures, regulations, etc.
  • Medical: Obstetrical-gynecological (expander interface).
  • Medical: HIV/AIDS.
  • Medical: University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook.
  • Meteorology: Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services (USA).
  • Mexico: Glosario de siglas mexicanas: gobierno, política, finanzas, etc. (Opaui).
  • Mexico: Abreviaturas usadas en la Fuerza Aérea Mexicana.
  • Military: Jane's defense glossary, 20,000 abbreviations and acronyms; search interface.
  • Military: Megaterms (22,700 terms and acronyms). Downloadable Windows help file.
  • Military: UK Ministry of Defence.
  • Military: US Department of Defense.
  • Military: US NARDIC. [PDF]

  • NASA: An effort to make NASAspeak understandable to the general reader, together with general space-related acronyms.
  • NASA: High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center; most defined terms are hyperlinked.
  • NASA: Microgravity Science Division.
  • Nepal: National institutions of Nepal.
  • New Zealand: NZ Department of Conservation.

  • Ocean Science: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (USA).
  • Ocean Science: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (en, es, fr).

  • Planning: American Planning Association.
  • Plastics: Modern Plastics Magazine.
  • Polar Science: Arctic and antarctic! (IASC)
  • Polymers: Guide to polymer abbreviations.
  • Public Broadcasting: From the National Educational Telecommunications Association and Current newspaper.

  • Quality Control: Operations management and quality management.

  • Rice: Rice cultivation, agronomy, the green revolution (IRRI, WARDA, CIAT).

  • Satellites: Earth Observing System Data and Information System.
  • Science & Technology: Bilateral relations acronyms from the worlds of science and technology.
  • Semiconductors: Industry abbreviations and acronyms from Sematech.
  • Shipping: Rimship AS.
  • South Africa: Healthcare and social acronyms.
  • Spain: Abbreviations and acronyms used in the Spanish press (FBIS). [Link to zipped PDF]
  • Spanish: Abbreviations and acronyms used in the Spanish-language military and general press (FBIS). [Link to zipped PDF]
  • Standardization: Mostly standards authorities from across the Americas (COPANT).
  • Surface Science: University of York.

  • Telecommunications: Acronyms expanded and defined (WorldCom).
  • Telecommunications: Cellular industry.
  • Telecomunicaciones y Telefonía: Siglas inglesas traducidas y españolas autóctonas.
  • Telecommunications: General telecomms (MIT).
  • Telecommunications: ISDN abbreviations (MIT).
  • Telecommunications: CRAF/ESF: European slant.
  • Telecommunications: US Federal Standard 1037C.
  • Trade: Abbreviations used in international trade.
  • Trade: The darker side of international trade (US Bureau of Export Administration).
  • Transportation: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (US DOT).

  • UK: Business and professional abbreviations and acronyms.
  • USA: List of US government acronyms.
  • USA: Abbreviations and acronyms of the US government (thoroughly linked).
  • USA: Specific to Alaska (AHFC).
  • USA: Organizational acronyms.
  • USA: Acronyms associated with the US Civil War.

  • Veterinary Medicine: From the Veterinary Medicine Library.

  • Water: Water, water quality, environmental, and water-related abbreviations (NDWP).
  • Wood: Wood products, forestry industry, government affairs (AWPI).
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