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2D FIMS ONC
3D FINE ONI
3M FIO ONR
4GL FIPS OOP
4H FIR OOPART
4WD FIRMR OOPS
A FIT OP
A&A FITS OPEC
A&M FIX OPF
A/D FL OPM
A/P FLACC OPUS
A/R FLL OR
AA FLOP ORFEUS
AAA FLOPS ORNL
AAAL FLRA OROM
AAAS FM OS
AAII FMB OSB
AAMSI FMCS OSC
AAO FMR OSCAR
AAP FMS OSCRL
AAR FNC OSD
AARC FO OSDIT
AARN FOAC OSF
AARP FOB OSHA
AAS FOC OSI
AAVSO FOIA OSI/RM
AB FOIMS OSME
ABA FOOBAR OSP
ABBR FOR OSPFIGP
ABC FORCS OSS
AC FORD OSSA
ACAA FORTRAN OSSE
ACAWS FOS OSTP
ACBL FOSE OT
ACC FOT OT&LF
ACCS FOV OTA
ACD FPA OTB
ACE FPC OTC
ACF FPE OTF
ACHEFT FPHA OTH-B
ACK FPLA OTR
ACL FPM OTS
ACLU FPO OTV
ACM fps OUTWATS
ACRV FPU OV
ACS FQDN PA
ACSE FR PABX
ACT FRACTAL PACCOM
ACTS FRED PACX
ACU FRG PAD
ACW FRICC PAH
AD FROG PAL
Ad Astra FRPG PAM
AD&D FRS PARC
ADAP FS PASS
ADB FSF PATROL
ADC FSK PBM
ADCI FSLIC PBS
ADF FSS PBX
ADM FSW PC
ADP Ft PC-DOS
ADPCM FTAM PC/AT
ADS FTC PCB
ADSR FTL PCI
ADT FTP PCIE
AE FTS PCL
AEA FUBAR PCM
AEC FUSE PCPC
AEF FW PCS
AEGIS FWD PCTE
AF FWHM PCTS
AFADS FX PD
AFATDS FY PDAD
AFB FYI PDE
AFC G PDES
AFCAC GA PDF
AFCC GAAP PDL
AFGE GAB PDN
AFIPS Gaia PDP
AFL GAN PDQ
AFLCIO GAO PDS
AFNOR GAR PDT
AFP GARR PE
AFS GAS PEI
AFSC GATT PEP
AFSCME GAW PEPE
AFTRA GB PERL
AFV GBIP PEX
AG GBT PFC
AGCT GC PG
AGN GCA PGA
AHL GCC PHA
AHQ GCD PHIGS
AI GCL PHS
AIAA GCM PhysRev Physical Review Journal
AIC GCR PI
AID GCT PIC
AIDDE GCVS PIF
AIDS GDB PIT
AIOD GDP PIXEL
AIS GDS PLA
AIX GE PLATO
AJ GEM PLC
AK GEO PLCC
AKA GHQ PLL
AL GHRS PLM
ALA GHz PLO
ALB GI PLSS
ALBM GID PM
ALC GIF PM/X
ALGOL GIGO PMC
ALIT GIN PMIRR
ALPO GISS PMO
ALS GKS PMOS
ALU GM PMS
AM GMBH PMT
AMA GMC PN
AMARC GMD PNP
AMBA GMRT PO
AMC GMT POC
AMD GNP POD
AMEX GNU POE
AMI GOES POGO
AMORC GOSIP POM
AMP GP POP
AMPAS GPC POPS
AMRAAM GPI POR
AMROC GPIB POS
AMSAT GPL POSI
AMU GPO POSIX
AMVET GPS POTS
ANA GQ POTV
ANAC GRB POV
ANC GREP POW
ANDF GRO PP
ANF GRS PPB
ANG GS PPC
ANI GSA PPCS
ANL GSBCA PPM
ANOVA GSC PPN
ANPA GSFC PPP
ANSI GSI PPS
ANZUS GSM pps
AO GSTS PPT
AOA GT PQ
AOL GTE PR
AOS GTO PRC
AP GTSI PREPnet
Ap.J GUI PRI
APA GW PRN
APB GWEN PROFS
APDA GWM PROM
API H PS
APICS HACD PSA
APL HAL PSC
APO HAM PSDN
APP HAO PSDS
APPC Hb PSE
APR HBM PSF
APSE HBO PSG
APU HC PSI
AQ HCFA PSK
AR HCFC PSL
ARC HCL PSN
ARCNET HD PSR
ARO HDA PSS
ARP HDBV PST
ARPA HDL PSTN
ARPANET HDLC PT
ARRL HDTV PTA
ARV HE PTD
AS HEAO PTL
ASA HEDM PTN
ASAP HEMP PTO
ASC HEO PTT
ASCAP HEPnet PTV
ASCC HERO PUC
ASCII HF PV
ASDIC HFE PVC
ASDSP HFS PVO
ASG HGA PW
ASHRAE HHS PWG
ASIC HI PX
ASME HIIPS q.v.
ASN HLC QAM
ASP HLL QC
ASRM HLV QD
ASSR HMC QDA
AST HMOS QED
ASV HMS QEF
AT HMT QEI
AT&T HNPA QET
ATA HOBIS QIC
ATACC HOL QID
ATB HOTOL QLI
ATC HP QM
ATDRS HPGe QMC
ATF HPL/T QMF
ATIS HQ QMG
ATLAS HR QMS
ATM HRH QNS
ATO HRI QSO
ATOMS HS QWERTY
ATP HSB R
ATPCO HSP R&B
ATT HST R&D
ATTIS HT RA
ATV HTK RAAF
AU HUAC RACE
AUI HUD RACEP
AURA HUPD RAD
AUS HUT RADAR
AUTODIN HV RADM
AUTOVON HVAC RAF
AV HW2000 RAM
AVD HWM RARDE
AVLIS Hz RARE
AW&ST I/O RAS
AWACS IAB RASC
AWEA IAEA RATS
AWG IANA RBC
AWK IATA RBI
AWOL IAU RBOC
AXAF IAUC RC
AZ IBM RCA
B IBT RCAF
B8ZS IC RCAS
BA ICB RCC
BACH ICBM RCMP
BAFO ICE RCS
BARRNet ICI RD
BASIC ICJ RDA
BATSE ICL RDBMS
BB ICMP RDF
BBA ICP REA
BBB ICRC RECON
BBC ID REM
BBL IDA REO
BBN IDDD REXX
BBXRT IDE RF
BC IDF RFC
BC/BS IDL RFD
BCD IDV RFI
BCDIC IE RFP
BCE IEC RFQ
BCNU IEE RFS
BCP IEEE RGB
BCPL IETF RGP
BCS IF RH
BD IFB RHC
BD&D IFC RHS
BDF IFF RI
BDT IFLA RIACS
BE IFR RIAS
BEF IGES RIF
BELCORE IGM RILM
BEM IGY RIP
BENELUX IHP RIPE
BER IHS RISC
BERT IIA RITA
BEST IIE RJE
BF IIHF RLC
BFA IIL RLG
BFD ILO RLIN
BH ILS RLL
BHP ILV RMA
BICS IMF RMATS
BID IMHO RMS
BIMA IMO RN
BIOS IMP RNA
BIS IMSL RNGC
BISDN IN RNZAF
BiSync INADS ROFF
Bit INRA ROG
BITNET INRIA ROM
BLAST INS ROSAT
BLERT INSTITUTE ROSE
BLF INTAP ROTC
BLT INWATS ROTS
BM IO ROYGBIV
BMA IOC RPC
BMEWS IOD RPG
BMO IOOF RPI
BMOC IOTA RPM
BMR IOU RPN
BNC IP RPO
BNF IPC RPS
BO IPE RPV
BOC IPMS RQ
BOD IPS RR
BOF IPSE RRO
BOM IQ RS
BOOTP IR RSCS
BOQ IRA RSFSR
BOS IRAF RSN
BOSIX IRAS RSU
BP IRBM RSV
BPI IRDS RSVP
BPL IRE RSWC
BPOE IRM RT
BPS IRMS RTA
BR IRS RTAC
BRA IRTF RTF
BRI IS RTFM
BRIEF ISA RTG
BRL ISAM RTLS
BRS ISAS RTR
BS ISBD RTS
BSA ISC RTTY
BSC ISCH RU
BSc ISDN RVD
BSD ISDT RW
BSN ISEE RX
BSS ISF Ry
BSTJ ISFUG S
BT ISI S&C
BTAM ISM S/C
BThU ISO SA
BTL ISODE SAA
BTO ISOO SAC
BTU ISPM SADD
BTW ISR SAFENET
BU ISRG SAM
BUF ISV SAMA
BV ISY SAMPEX
BWI IT SAMTO
BX ITC SAO
C ITS SAP
C&S ITT SAR
C&T ITU SARA
C/O ITUSA SAREX
CA IUE SARTS
CAB IUS SAS
CACM IUV SASE
CAD IXC SASI
CAE IXI SAT
CAI JACM SAW
CAIS JANET SBA
CALS JBS SC
CAM JC SCA
CAMA JCA SCAD
CAMP JCAC SCADC
CAP JCAE SCAME
CAR JCEE SCAMP
CARE JCET SCAN
CARP JCS SCC
CASE JD SCCS
CASSIS JDS SCE
CAT JEM SCI
CATIS JES SCIFI
CATV JET SCO
CAVU JFK SCOOPS
CB JFMIP SCOTS
CBC JGR SCSI
CBD JI SCT
CBEMA JIC SCUBA
CBR JILA SCUD
CBS JIM SD
CBW JINTACCS SDB
CC JIS SDI
CCA JISC SDIO
CCAFS JIT SDLC
CCC JMS SDM
CCCCM JNT SDN
CCCI JO SDO
CCD JOVE SDSC
CCDS JOVIAL SDV
CCF JPL SE
CCI JRC SEATO
CCIP JSC SEC
CCIRN JSD SECNAV
CCIS JSRC SED
CCITT JTIDS SEI
CCR JV SEL
CCRI JvNC SEM
CCRP JvNCnet SEST
CCS K SETI
CCS7 K&R SF
CCSA K9 SFRPG
CCTA KAIST SG
CCTV KAO SGML
CD KB SHAPE
CD-ROM KC SHAR
CDA KD SHCD
CDC KDCI SHF
CDEV KERMIT SHRPG
CDIAC KET SI
CDO KHz SIAM
CDP KI SID
CDR KIA SIG
CDSF KIAS SIGCAT
CDT Km SIMD
CDU KO SIMM
CE KP SINE
CEA KPNO SIPS
CEC KPO SIR
CED KQC SIRTF
CELSS KS SIS
CENS KSC SISCOM
CENTO KSU SITA
CEO KTB SJ
CERFnet KTS Skyhook
CERN KTU SL
CERT KWIC SLA
CEVI KY SLAC
CF L1 SLAN
CFA L2 SLAR
CFC L3 SLBM
CFD L4 SLC
CFHT L5 SLDC
CFI LA SLIP
CFL LADAR SLP
CFO LAM SLS
CG LAMA SM
CG&E LAN SMA
CGA LANL SMC
CGCT LAPB SMD
CGE LAPD SMDR
CH LAR SMDS
CHA LaRC SME
CHAP LASER SMEGMA
CHARA LAT SMERSH
CHI LATA SMEX
CHOTS LAX SMILS
CHP LB SMM
CI LBHS SMTP
CIA LBL SMU
CIC LBS SN
CICA LC SNA
CICS LCD SNADS
CID LCDR SNAFU
CIDIN LCL SNAP
CIM LCM SNCF
CIO LCS SNF
CIRRIS LCT SNMP
CISC LD SNOBOL
Cislunar LDC SNPA
CIT LDEF SNR
CLASP LDF SNU
CLASS LDL SO
CLI LDX SOAP
CLID LEAP SOFIA
CLNP LEC SOH
CLNS LED SOHIO
CLR LEM SOHO
CLRC LEO SOL
CLU LEP SONAR
CLUT LeRC SONET
CM LEST SOP
CM LF SOS
CMC LFSA SP
CMD LGA SPA
CMIP LGM SPAG
CMIS LH SPAN
CML LHC SPAR
CMMU LHD SPARC
CMOS LHS SPAWAR
CMOT LI SPC
CMRR LIFIA SPCA
CMS LIFO SPCC
CMSgt LINC SPDM
CMU LISA SPEC
CMYK LISP SPITBOL
CN LIU SPNI
CN/A LL SPOT
CNI LLB SPS
CNN LLD SPUR
CNO LLN SQIID
CNR LLNL SQL
CNRI LLO SQUID
CNRS LLOX SRAM
CNS LLP SRB
CNSR LM SRG
CO LMC SRI
COB LMOS SRM
COBE LN2 SRO
COBOL LNG SS7
COC LOA SSA
COCOT LOFT SSB
COD LOOPS SSC
CODEC LOP SSE
COER LOSF SSF
COLA LOTS SSFF
COM LOX SSG
COMAS LP SSI
COMM LPC SSME
COMPACT LPDA SSPF
COMPTEL LPF SSPS
COMSAT LPG SSR
CONACYT LPL SSRMS
CONS LPN SST
CORE LPP SSTO
CORN LPR SSTV
COS LPT SSW
COSINE LPV ST
COSMIC LRB STARS
COSMOS LRBM STD
COSTAR LRC STI
COT LRU STILO
CP LRV STIS
CPA LS STL
CPE LSAP STN
CPFF LSB STOL
CPI LSC STP
CPL LSD STRPG
CPM LSI STS
CPO LSP STScI
CPR LSR STV
CPS LSS SUM
CPSR LSSD SUN
CPT LT SUNOCO
CPU LTC SUNY
CPW LTJG SURAnet
CQ LTL SVID
CR LTP SW
CRA LUG SWAS
CRAF LUT SWBT
CRAM LWM SWF
CRC LWT SWIFT
CREG LZ SWS
CREN M SXS
CRRES m T
CRT MA T&T
CRTC MAAP T1
CS MAC T3
CSA MACSYMA TA
CSAB MAD TAC
CSACS MADD TACACS
CSC MAG TACCS
CSDC MAN TAE
CSF MAP TAL
CSI MAP/TOP TANSTAAFL
CSIS MARBI TAR
CSL MARC TASI
CSM MARS TAU
CSMA MASC TB
CSMA/CA MASER TBA
CSMA/CD MASH TBD
CSNET MAST TC
CSO MAT-CALS TCA
CSOC MAU TCP
CSP MB TCP/IP
CSR MBA TCS
CSRG MBTA TCSEC
CSRS MC TCT
CSS MCA TD
CST MCAE TDCC
CSU MCC TDE
CT MCP TDI
CTC MCP/AS TDM
CTD MCPO TDR
CTIO MCSV TDRS
CTNE MD TDRSS
CTS MDAS TDY
CTV MDC TECO
CU MDE TEFLON
CUA MDF TES
CUL MDRE TFP
CV MDT TFS
CW ME TFT
CWO MECO TG
CWRU MEd TGV
CXI MERP THIEF
CY MeV THOR
CYO MF TI
CZ MFA TIA
D MFJ TIC
D&D MFLOPS TID
D/A MFM TIFF
D/F MFS TIP
DA MG TIS
DA/C MGH TISN
DA/M MGM TKO
DAC MHD TL
DACCS MHS TLA
DACS MHz TLC
DAD MI TLI
DAG MIA TM
DAL MIB TMA
DAP MIDI TMAC
DAR MIFASS TMIS
DARE MILNET TMO
DARPA MIM TMP
DASD MIMD TMRC
DAT MINCE TN
DATA MIPS TNC
DAV Mir TNF
DB MIRV TNP
db MIS TNT
dba MIT TO
DBF ML TODS
DBME mL TOMS
dbms MLA TOOIS
DBRAD MLD TOP
DC MLL TOPLAS
DCA MLS TOPS
DCC MLV TOPSMP
DCCO MM TORES
DCD mm TOS
DCE MMES TOW
DCL MMFS TOY
DCP MMH TP
DCTS MMM TP4
DD MMT TPC
DDC MMU TPI
DDCU MMW TPO
DDD MN TPP
DDL MNA TPS
DDN MNP TR
DDP MNRAS TRG
DDS MO TROFF
DDT MOC TRUSIX
DE MOD TRW
DEA MOL TS
DEAR MOLA TSAP
DEC MOMA TSD
DECUS MOMV TSP
DES MOR TSR
DEW MOS TSS
DF MOSFET TSTO
DFC MOTAS TTFN
DFD MOTIS TTL
DFE MOTOS TTMA
DFM MOTSS TTU
DFN MOTV TTY
DFRF MOU TUNIS
DFS MOUSE TV
DFW MP TVA
DG MPC TW
DGSC MPE TWA
DHHS MPG TWB
DHSS MPH TWIMC
DIA MPP TWT
DIAD MPR TWX
DIAL MPV TX
DIAS MPW Tx
DID MR U
DIF MRI u
DIN MRP UA
DIRE MRSR UAR
DIS MRSRM UARS
DISA MS UART
DISOSS MS-DOS UBA
DIY MSB UBC
DJ MSC UBM
DLA MSCP UCAR
DLI MSD UCB
DLL MSE UCD
DLO MSFC UCI
DM MSG UCL
DMA MSH UCLA
DMD MSL UCR
DME MSPCA UCSB
DMF MSPE UCSC
DMOS MSRP UCSD
DMSP MSS UCSF
DMV MST UDB
DMZ MT UDMH
DNA MTA UDP
DNCRI MTBF UEC
DNHR MTC UFO
DNIC MTR UGC
DNIS MTSO UH
DNL MTTF UHF
DNR MTTR UID
DNS MTU UIMS
DOA MTV UIT
DOB MUF UIUC
DOC MULTICS UK
DOD MUMPS UKST
DOE MUNG UL
DOHC MUX ULANA
DOMAIN MVA UMOC
DOS MVS UMT
DOT MX UN
DOT&E N UNESCO
DOV NA UNICEF
DOY NAACP UNICS
DP NAAS UNIX
DPA NAB UNMA
DPANS NABISCO UNO
DPI NACCIRN UP
DPS NACS UPC
DQ NAD UPI
DQDB NADGE UPS
DQL NAG UR
DR NAGE URI
DRAM NAK US
DRD NAM USA
DRE NANP USAF
DRG NAPAP USAFA
DRI NAR USAN
DS NARDAC USB
DSA NAS USC
DSE NASA USCG
DSEE NASDA USDA
DSM NASM USES
DSO NASP USFL
DSP NATO USGS
DSRI NAVDAC USIA
DSS NAVSWC USM
DST NB USMC
DSTN NBA USMP
DSU NBC USN
DT NBFM USO
DTE NBO USP
DTF NBS USPS
DTMF NBVM USR
DTP NC USS
DTR NCA USSR
DUI NCC USSS
DUT NCDC USW
DV NCE UT
DVM NCGA UTC
DWAPS NCI UTnet
DWI NCIC UTP
DWIM NCO UUCP
DX NCP UUG
DXT NCR UV
E NCS UVS
E&EO NCSA UW
E&M NCSC V&H
E-MAIL NCTL V&V
e.g. NCV VA
EADASS ND VAB
EAFB NDA VAFB
EAN NDDL VAN
EARN NDE VANS
EAS NDEA VAR
EASI NDL VASI
EBCDIC NDP VAT
EC NDSL VAX
ECAFE NDT VAXBI
ECASS NDV VC
ECC NE Vcc
ECCM NEAR VCM
ECDO NEARnet VCO
ECG NEB VCR
ECL NEC VCU
ECLSS NEI VD
ECM NES VDFM
ECMA NESC VDI
ECO NET VDM
ECPA NEWS VDT
ECS NEXRAD VEEGA
ECT NF VF
ECV NFC VFO
ED&D NFFE VFR
EDGAR NFL VFW
EDI NFS VG
EDIF NG VGA
EDO NGC Vgg
EDP NH VHDL
EDS NHI VHF
EDT NHL VHS
EDTA NHLBI VHSIC
EDTCC NIC VI
EE NICMOS VIABLE
EEC NIFTP VILE
EEG NIH VINE
EEL NIM VIP
EEPROM NIMH VISTA
EFF NIMS VITA
EGA NIR VJ
EGP NIS VL
EGRET NISO VLA
EHF NIST VLBA
EIA NJ VLBI
EINE NJB VLF
EISA NL VLIW
EISS NLM VLSI
EKG NLP VLT
EL NLRB VM
ELF NLS VM/CMS
ELO NM VMM
ELP NMOS VMOS
ELV NMR VMR
EM NMS VMS
EMA NNE VOA
EMACS NNTP VOIR
EMF NNW VOIS
EMI NNX VOQ
EMP NOA VPI&SU
EMPRESS NOAA VRC
EMR NOAO VRM
EMS NOC VSAT
EMT NORAD VSX
EMU NORM VTAM
ENIAC NORML VTOC
ENS NOS VTOL
EO NOSC VTR
EOF NOTIS VUP
EOM NOW VVSS
EOS NOx W
EOWG NP WA
EP NPA WAC
EPA NPC WAIS
EPOS NPL WARC
EPRI NPN WATS
EPROM NPR WB
EPS NQS WBC
EPT NRA WC
EQ NRAO WCTU
ER NRC WD
ERA NRE WECo
ERD NREN WFPC
ERE NRL WFPCII
ERT NRO WG
ES NRZ WH
ESA NRZI WHBL
ESAC NS WHCA
ESDI NSA WHO
ESE NSAP WI
ESF NSC WIMP
ESM NSE WIPP
ESnet NSF WIS
ESO NSS WITS
ESP NSSDC WIYN
ESPS NST WMSCR
ESS NSTS WOM
ESSEX NSW WOP
EST NSWC WOPR
ET NT WORM
ET/ACC NTEU WOW
ETA NTIS WP
ETC NTN WPI
ETD NTP WSI
ETFD NTSB WSMR
ETH NTSC WSW
ETLA NTT WTR
ETO NU WU
ETR NURBS WUPPE
ETS NUSC WV
ETV NV WW
EUUG NW WWI
EUV NWNET WWII
EUVE NWS WWMCCS
EVA NWT WY
EVX NXX WYSIWIS
EW NY WYSIWYG
EWOS NYC XCF
FA NYNEX XD
FAA NYPD XDR
FACD NYSE XFER
FAO NYSERNet XINU
FAQ NZ XL
FAR NZUSUGI XMM
FAS OA XMTR
FASST OAO XNS
FAST OAS XO
FAT OATS XOR
FAX OBE XPORT
FB OBS XSECT
FBI OC XTAL
FCC OCDM XUI
FCCSET OCI XUV
FCO OCLC YA
FCS OCO YACC
FDA OCR YB
FDDI OCS YMCA
FDHD OCST YMHA
FDIC OD YOB
FDM ODI YP
FDR ODISS YRS
FE ODT YSO
FEA OE YST
FEDSIM OED YT
FEMA OEM YTD
FEMF OEO YWCA
FEPC OES YWHA
FEPG OEXP Z
FERS OF ZB
FET OFM ZETA
FFA OFS ZGS
FFT OG ZI
FG-A OH ZIF
FG-B OIRA ZIP
FG-D OIU ZK
FGS OJT ZMRI
FHA OLTP ZPG
FIB OMB ZPRSN
FICA OMD ZST
FIDO OMS ZT
FIFO OMV ZWEI
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