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operations cnp continued [in my] next post cnr carrier-to-noise ratio cnr combat net radio cnr national railway cnv copy-number variable cny chinese yuan co care of co cobalt co colorado co commanding officer co company co corsican language coa certificate of analysis coa change of authority coa course of action cob close of business cob close of business [day] cobol business-oriented language cobra budget reconciliation act cocom combatant command cod cash on delivery cod democratic republic of the congo coda co-dependents anonymous codec compression algorithm coe cab over engine coe operating environment coea effectiveness analysis coeia investment appraisal cof current operating frequency cofdm coded orthogonal frequency division multiplexing coff common object file format coft fire trainer cog centre of gravity cog operations group cog republic of the congo cogent cognitive environment coil oxygen iodine laser coin counter-insurgency cok cook islands col colombia col cost of living 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integration cpi cycles per instruction cpim production and inventory management cpir private information retrieval cpl current privilege level cpld complex programmable logic device cpon pediatric oncology nurse cpp C preprocessor cppcc political consultative conference cpr car plate recognition cpr pacific railway cpr resuscitation cps characters per second cps continuation-passing style cps prosecution service cps protection service cpsm phase shift modulation cpsu soviet union party cpt command pass through cpt planning team cpu central processing unit cpu postal unit cpu processing unit cpv cape verde cpx post exercise cq airline designator cq carrier qualification cq central queensland cq charge of quarters cq congressional quarterly cqd distress drill cr carriage return cr chromium cr coral sea islands cr costa rica cr cree language cram radiometric correction model crc chemical company crc costa rican currency crc cyclic redundancy check crc data component crc redundancy check crc reformed church crc reporting centre crd requirements document crdt conflict-free replicated data type cre cree language creb protein binding element cren christian real estate network cri costa rica cri radio international cripl remain-in-place list crispr gene editing repeats crl carrier recovery loop crlf carriage return line feed crm customer relationship management crm relationship management crm rhythm management cro croatia cro research organization crp president re-election committee crp reporting post crt cathode ray tube crt ray tube crt remainder theorem crt resynchronization therapy crtc radio-television commission crtp curiously recurring template pattern crud create, read, update, and delete cs cable select cs caesium cs chip select cs code segment cs combat support cs computer science cs computer scientist cs costa rica cs counter-strike cs czech language cs serbia and montenegro csa canadian soccer association csa canadian space agency csa canadian standards 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cryptographic service provider cspi science in public interest cspm cloud security posture management csr control [and] status registers csr social responsibility csr supply rate csrc conflict studies center csrf request forgery csrg Computer Systems Research Group css cascading style sheets css confederate ship css scrambling system css scripting css security service css service support css sky survey css style sheets csscs support control system cst central standard time cst common spanning tree csu C start up csun university csv comma-separated values ct canterbury ct chhattisgarh ct connecticut ct time zone ct tomography ct video game cta aerospace command cta central african republic cta transit authority ctbt nuclear test ban treaty ctc timelike curve ctc training center ctdb terrain database cte traumatic encephalopathy ctf capture the flag ctf compact c type format ctgf tissue growth factor cti target identification ctil tracked items list ctis tire inflation system ctm close 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glorioso islands (territory code) goa general of the army (united states only) goa gun owners of america goat greatest of all time goc general officer commanding goes geostationary operational environmental satellite gok God only knows gop god of porn gop grand old party gop graphics output protocol gorp granola, oats, raisins, peanuts (trail mix) gosc general officer steering committee gosh great ormond street hospital gosp gas/oil separation plant got global offset table gots government off-the-shelf gowi get on with it goyadin get off your arse, do it now gp general practitioner gp general purpose gp grand prix gp guadeloupe (territory code) gpa grade point average gpc global path cache gpe general purpose event gpf general protection fault gpg gnu privacy guard gpib general-purpose instrumentation/interface bus gpl [GNU] General Public License gpl gnu general public license gpmp general purpose macro processor gpo general post office gppc genetics and public policy center gpr general purpose register gpr ground-penetrating radar gps general problem solver gps generalized processor sharing gps global positioning system gpt GUID partition table gpt gec-plessey telecommunications gpt general purpose technology gpt get paid to website gpu general purpose machine gun gpu gosudarstvennoye politicheskoye upravlenie (state political administration) gpu graphics processing unit gpu graphics processor unit gq equatorial guinea (country code) gq gentlemen's quarterly gq guam (territory code) gr golden ratio gr greece (country code) gr hail (metar code) gr8 great grail gravity recovery and interior laboratory gras generally recognized as safe (fda list) grb gamma-ray burst grc greece (country code) grd grenada (country code) gre generic routing encapsulation gre graduate record examination gre greece (country code) grep globally for regular expression, print (lines) grid gay-related immune deficiency grid global release identifier grit girl raised in texas grl greenland (country code) grn goods received note grn grenada (country code) grn guaraní language (language code) gro generic receive offload grp graphite-reinforced plastic gru glavnoje razvedyvatel'noje upravlenije (main intelligence directorate) gs general schedule (us civil service pay scale) gs general support gs gigasecond gs gigasiemens gs r - general support-reinforcing gs south georgia and the south sandwich islands (country code) gsa u.s. general services administration gsd graphical situation display gsg german sport guns gsg global scenario group gsg grenzschutzgruppe (border guard group) gsgb god send glamour boy gsi global system interrupt gsk glaxosmithkline gsm general service medal gsm grams per square metre (paper thickness) gsm ground station module gsm groupe spécial mobile (global system for mobile communications) gsn game show network gso general services officer (u.s. department of state) gso generic send offload gsoh good sense of humour gsp georges st-pierre (canadian mma fighter) gsr gun shot residue gss generic security services gst goods and services tax gsw gunshot wound gt gigatesla gt gran turismo gt grand touring gt guatemala (country code) gta grand theft auto gtb get to bed gtc gran telescopio canarias (canaries great telescope) gtd getting things done gtfo get the f**k out! gtfo get the fuck out gtg good to go (internet chat) gtg got to go gtgn getty thesaurus of geographic names gth go to hell gtk good to know (internet chat) gtm guatemala (country code) gtq guatemalan quetzal (currency code) gtsy {glad,good} to see you gtv gross tumor volume gu guam (postal symbol) gu gujarati language (language code) gua guatemala (country code) guf french guiana (country code) gui graphical user interface guid globally unique identifier guilt gangliated utrophin immuno latency toxin guj gujarati language (language code) gulag main directorate of corrective labour camps (russian) gulcr grupo de usuarios de linux de costa rica gum glavnyi universalnyi magazin (main department store) gum guam (country code) gum guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement gurps generic universal roleplaying system gus Gravis UltraSound gut grand unification theory gv gigavolt gv guinea (country code) gv manx language (language code) gvfs git virtual file system gw games workshop gw germ warfare gw gigawatt gw guided weapon gw guinea-bissau (country code) gwars ground warfare system (simulation) gwas grand western archery society gwot global war on terrorism gws get well soon gws greater western sydney gws gulf war syndrome gxa global xml web services architecture gxe gene–environment interaction gxf general exchange format gxh iata code of gannan xiahe airport gxl graph exchange language gxm matrox graphics expansion module gxp global xchange programme gxp good x practice gxp grid exit point gxp indication of highest performance level on some pontiac vehicles gxy iata code of greeley-weld county airport gy guyana (country code) gyd guyana dollar (currency code) gyy gary/chicago international airport (iata airport code) gz gaza strip (territory code) gz ground zero gzk greisen-zatsepin-kuzmin cut-off (cosmic ray energies) h hecto h henry h hydrogen h.c. honoris causa (latin, "for the sake of honor") h/mad high/medium altitude air defence h8 hate ha haiti (country code) ha hausa language ha hectare ha high availability haarp high frequency active auroral research program haart highly active anti-retroviral therapy hai human awareness institute hal hardware abstraction layer halo habitation and logistics outpost halo high altitude low opening (parachute jump) halt highly accelerated life test halt hungry angry lonely tired hamr heat-assisted magnetic recording han noi bai international airport (iata code) hand have a nice day hans head and neck support (race cars) harm high-speed anti-radiation missile hat haitian creole language hat hashed array tree hat highest astronomical tide (nautical charts) hat hungarian automated telescope hateoas hypermedia as the engine of application state hau hausa language haw heavy antitank weapon hawk homing all the way killer (air defence system) haz heat-affected zone hazmat hazardous materials hba host bus adapter hbcd hexabromocyclododecane hbci home banking computer interface hbcu historically black colleges and universities (u.s.) hbo home box office hbr harvard business review hbt heterojunction bipolar transistor hbv hepatitis b virus hcal homogeneous calorimeter hcc Home Cable Computer hcca Home Cable Computer Adaptor hcci homogeneous charge compression ignition hcf halt and catch fire hcf highest common factor hci host controller interface hci human-computer interaction hci human–computer interaction/interface hcl hardware compatibility list hcpcs health care procedure coding system hcsc higher command and staff course hct higher colleges of technology (uae) hd henry draper (star catalogue) hd high definition hd hull-down (armored vehicle target) hd huntington's disease hdcp High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection hdd hard disk drive hdd high-density disk hdl hardware description language hdl high-density lipoprotein hdm human decision-making hdmi high-definition multimedia interface hdr hard disk recorder hdr henningson, durham & richardson (engineering and construction firm) hdr high dynamic range (digital imaging and 3d rendering) hdr hot dry rock (experimental geothermal technology) hdr human development report (un publication) hdra henry doubleday research association hdtv high-definition television he hebrew language he helium he high explosive he how embarrassing heat high-explosive anti-tank (ammunition) heb hebrew language heba hellenic basketball clubs association heci host embedded controller interface heer high-explosive extended range (ammunition) heic honourable east india company heloc home equity line of credit hemp high-altitude electromagnetic pulse heo high earth orbit heo highly elliptical orbit heoss high earth orbit space surveillance hep high-explosive plastic (ammunition) hepa high-efficiency particulate air (filter) her herero language hesh high-explosive, squash-head (ammunition) hest hardware error source table hesv heavy engineering support vehicle hett heavy equipment transporting truck / heavy equipment truck tractor heu highly enriched uranium hev hazadous environment suit hev hybrid electric vehicle hevc high efficiency video coding hewitts hills in england, wales and ireland over two thousand feet hf hafnium hf have fun hf high frequency hfac human factors hfe human fertilisation and embryology (uk act) hfe the common-emitter current gain in a bjt transistor hfea human fertilisation and embryology authority (uk) hfic HOLY FUCK IT COMPILES hfiw HOLY FUCK IT WORKS hfm highest frequency mode hfs hierarchical file system hg mercury (latin hydrargyrum) hgc uk human genetics commission hgf human growth factor hgtv home & garden television hhb ha ha bonk hhd humanitatum doctor (latin, "doctor of humanities") hhis hanging head in shame hhos ha ha, only serious hhs (u.s. department of) health and human services hi hawaii (postal symbol) hi hindi language hic hierarchical ingredient code (drug ingredients) hica here it comes again hid human interface device hidacz high-density airspace control zone hih his (or her) imperial highness hiit high-intensity interval training him his (or her) imperial majesty himad high to medium altitude air defence himars high mobility artillery rocket system himez high altitude missile engagement zone himym how i met your mother hin hindi language hipaa u.s. health insurance portability and accountability act hipparcos high precision parallax collecting satellite hird hurd of interfaces representing depth hirise high resolution imaging science experiment hit health information technology hiv human immunodeficiency virus hiwt hobart institute of welding technology hj hic jacet (latin, "here lies") hjd heliocentric julian day hk hong kong (country code) hkd hong kong dollar (currency code) hkdf HMAC-based key derivation function hkg hong kong (country code) hkg hong kong international airport (iata code) hkmao hong kong and macau affairs office hko hong kong observatory hkp HTTP Keyserver Protocol hks hyperkinetic syndrome hksar hong kong special administrative region of the people's republic of china hl half-life hl hectolitre hl holding line hla high level architecture (simulation) hla human leukocyte antigen hll high-level language hln headline news hlos high level output specification hls hoc loco situs (latin, "laid in this place") hlvw heavy logistics vehicle, wheeled hm hatsune miku hm heard island and mcdonald islands (country code) hm his majesty / her majesty (title for certain monarchs) hma high memory area hmce her/his majesty's customs and excise (former uk government department) hmcs her majesty's courts service (former uk agency) hmcs her/his majesty's canadian ship hmd heard and mcdonald islands (country code) hmd helmet-mounted display hme home medical equipment hmf hydroxymethyl furfural hmi human-machine interface hmicfrs his/her majesty's inspectorate of constabularies and of fire and rescue services (uk government agency) hmm hidden markov model hmmwv high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle hmo health maintenance organization hmo hiri motu language hmo house in multiple occupation hmo human milk oligosaccharide hmp her majesty's prison hmrc her/his majesty's revenue and customs hms her/his majesty's ship (royal navy) hmso her majesty's stationery office hmv his master's voice hn honduras (country code) hnd honduras (country code) hnd tokyo haneda airport (iata code) hnl daniel k. inouye international airport (iata code) hnl honduran lempira (currency code) hny happy new year ho hiri motu language ho holmium ho honduras (country code) hoas hold on a second holland hope our love lasts and never dies homes huron, ontario, michigan, erie, superior (great lakes) hony humans of new york (photoblog) hood hierarchical object oriented design hopi hybrid optical and packet infrastructure hops half-operator status horeca hotel, restaurant and catering horizon hélicoptère d'observation radar et d'investigation sur zone (french, zone investigation and radar observation helicopter) hostac helicopter operations from ships other than aircraft carriers hot highly optimised tolerance hotas hands on throttle-and-stick hotp HMAC-based one time password hott hordes of the things (miniature fantasy wargaming rules) hov high occupancy vehicle hp hewlett-packard hp himachal pradesh (indian state code) hp hindustan petroleum hp horse power hp ib - hewlett-packard instrument/interface bus (ieee-488) hp il - hewlett-packard interface loop (serial bus) hpa uk health protection agency hpc high performance computing hpcl hindustan petroleum corporation limited hpd hot plug detection hpet high precision event timer hpgl hewlett-packard graphics language hph cat bi international airport (iata code) hplc high performance liquid chromatography hpmor harry potter and the methods of rationality (fan fiction) hpt high[er] payoff target hpv human papilloma virus hq headquarters hq high quality hq howland island (territory code) hqda headquarters, department of the army hr croatia (country code) hr croatian language hr harvard revised star catalogue hr haryana (indian state code) hr human resources hrbl high-level representation of behavior language (herbal language) hrd human resource development hred (u.s. army research laboratory's) human research and engineering directorate hrf high readiness forces hrh his (or her) royal highness hrk croatian kuna (currency code) hrm his (or her) royal majesty hrm human resource management hrt hormone replacement therapy hrv croatia (country code) hrv croatian language hrv high resolution visible hs hassium hsa health savings account hsbc the hong kong and shanghai banking corporation hsc helicopter sea combat (u.s navy aviation squadron) hsc higher school certificate hsic HOLY SHIT IT COMPILES hsiw HOLY SHIT IT WORKS hsm hardware security module hsm hierarchical storage management hsm high school musical hsmad human science/modeling and analysis data hsn home shopping network hsph harvard school of public health hsrp hot standby router protocol hss health service support hss high-speed steel hssi high-speed serial interface hst see entry (no direct meaning provided) hsv herpes simplex virus hsv hue saturation value (colour model) ht haiti (country code) ht haitian creole language ht high temperature ht hoc tempore (latin, "at this time") ht hoc titulo (latin, "under this title") ht hyper-threading hta hypertext application htc hardware thermal control htc high tech computer corporation htcc high temperature co-fired ceramic htfu harden the f**k up htg haitian gourde (currency code) hth hope that helps hth hope this helps hti haiti (country code) html hypertext markup language hts high-temperature superconducting wire htt hyper-threading technology http hypertext transfer protocol https Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure hu hungarian language hu hungary (country code) hud head-up display hud housing and urban development huf hungarian forint (currency code) huha head up his/her ass (marine salute) hui hue's phu bai international airport (iata code) hum vee - high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle humint human intelligence (military parlance) hun hungarian language hun hungary (country code) hurd hird of unix-replacing daemons hv upper volta (country code, obsolete) hvac heating, ventilation and air conditioning hvap high velocity armour piercing (ammunition) hvds High-Voltage Differential Signaling hvhf high velocity human factors hvi high value individual hvm hardware virtual machine hvm high velocity missile hvo upper volta (country code, obsolete) hvp h.v.p. (rapper) hvp harborview properties hvp high vacuum process hvp high vapor pressure hvp high velocity protection hvp high voltage protection hvp high-velocity particle hvp high-velocity projectile hvp high-video pass hvp hub voice processor hvp human variome project hvp hydrolyzed vegetable protein hvt high-value target (us military terminology) hvu high value unit (military) hw hardware hw high water (nautical charts) hwasan Hardware-assisted Address Sanitizer hwm hardware morphing (computer graphics rendering) hx concept automobile by hummer hx hong kong airlines (iata code) hx hydrogen halide hx medical history hxb the glycoprotein tenascian c hy armenian language hye armenian language hyp halkın yükselişi partisi (turkish: "people's ascent party") hyp harvard, yale, princeton (university rankings) hys harvard, yale, stanford (law schools) hz haze (metar code) hz herero language hz hertz i iodine i one (roman numerals) i.e. id est (latin, roughly "that is") i/itsec interservice/industry training, simulation and education conference i2o intelligent input/output i2wd u.s. intelligence and information warfare directorate (cerdec) ia information assurance ia interlingua language ia iowa (postal symbol) iaaf international association of athletics federations (world athletics) iaal i am a lawyer iaas infrastructure as a service iaas infrastructure-as-a-service iab Internet Architecture Board iab international association for biologicals iab mcconnell air force base (iata code) iac in any case iacreot international association of clerks, recorders, election officials, and treasurers iad ion assisted deposition iad washington dulles international airport (iata code) iads integrated air defence system iae in any event iae international aero engines (aircraft engine joint venture) iaea international atomic energy agency iaf industrial areas foundation iaf israeli air force iafg information assurance focus group iai international african institute iai israel aircraft industries iana internet assigned numbers authority ianal i am not a lawyer iapd international associates of paediatric dentistry iapd investment adviser public disclosure iapd ishares asia pacific dividend iaq indoor air quality iaq infrequently asked questions ias image assessment system iasip it's always sunny in philadelphia iata international air transport association iatf international automotive task force iatse international alliance of theatrical stage employees iau international association of universities iau international astronomical union iauc international astronomical union circular iaw in accordance with iaw in another window iawtc I agree with this comment iawtp I agree with this post iay I adore you ib I'm back ib international baccalaureate iba important bird area ibc iterated block cipher ibd inflammatory bowel disease ibdm information based decision making ibds integrated biological detection system ibds international business development specialist ibf international boxing federation ibge instituto brasileiro de geografia e e estatística (brazilian institute of geography and statistics) ibge isobutylgermane ibhf international boxing hall of fame ibm international business machines ibo igbo language ibpi international blinking pattern interpretation ibrd international bank for reconstruction and development (world bank) ibs instruction based sampling ibs irritable bowel syndrome ibss independent basic service set ic I see ic ice crystals (metar code) ic iceland (country code) ic inner circle ic integrated circuit ica independent computer architecture icacls integrity control access control lists icann internet corporation for assigned names and numbers icao international civil aviation organization icb Internet Citizen's Band icbm i see batman icbm intercontinental ballistic missile icbn international code of botanical nomenclature icbw I could be {worse,wrong} icc integrated command and control icc international chamber of commerce icc international cricket council icc international criminal court icc interstate commerce commission iccl I couldn't care less icd implantable cardioverter-defibrillator icd initial capabilities document icd international classification of diseases ice (u.s.) immigration and customs enforcement ice in case of emergency ice in-circuit emulator ice internal combustion engine (vehicles) ice internal compiler error ices international council for the exploration of the sea icf intelligent community forum ich I/O controller hub ichthys iesous christos, theou yios, soter (greek, "jesus christ, son of god, savior") icm improved conventional munition icm integrated collection management icm international congress of mathematicians icm iraq campaign medal icmp internet control message protocol icnaf international commission for the northwest atlantic fisheries (became nafo in 1978) icni integrated communication, navigation, and identification ico intermediate circular orbit icp inductively coupled plasma icp insane clown posse icpe international conference on pharmacoepidemiology icraf international centre for research in agroforestry (world agroforestry centre) icrisat international crops research institute for the semi-arid tropics icrl individual component repair list icrs international celestial reference system ics in-country support ics intelligence and communications systems ics interim contractor support icsi intracytoplasmic sperm injection ict information and communication technologies ict information and communications technology icth island closest to heaven/hell final fantasy viii icur I see you are icv infantry carrier vehicle icw in co-ordination with icw indonesia corruption watch icw infectious and chemotherapeutic waste icw initialization command word icw insulating concrete wall icw integral crystalline waterproofing icw interactive courseware icw international championship wrestling (defunct us professional wrestling promotion) icymi in case you missed it iczn international code of zoological nomenclature iczn international commission on zoological nomenclature id idaho (postal symbol) id identity id indonesia (country code) id indonesian language id infantry division id intelligent design id10t error idiot user error (it help desk inside joke) ida Intel dynamic acceleration ida international development association (world bank) ida u.s. institute for defense analyses idc i don't care idc international data corporation idcmp Intuition direct communication message port idct inverse discrete cosine transform iddi i don't do initialisms ide integrated development environment ide integrated drive electronics idea improvement and development agency (uk) idea individuals with disabilities education act (u.s.) idea international data encryption algorithm idea international design excellence awards idf intel development forum idf international dairy federation idf israel defense forces idgaf i don't give a fuck idgi I don't get it idgw in a good way idi I doubt it idiftl I did it for the lulz idk i don't know idkibti i don't know, i'm black, that's it idl interface definition language idn indonesia (country code) ido ido language idps intrusion detection [and] prevention system idr indonesian rupiah (currency code) idrc I don't really care idrp inter-domain routing protocol ids intrusion detection system idt interrupt descriptor table idts i don't think so idtt I drink to that ie iced earth ie indo-european languages ie interlingue language ie internet explorer ie ireland (country code) iea international energy agency iec international electrotechnical commission ied improvised explosive device ieee institute of electrical and electronics engineers ielts international english language testing system ier information exchange requirement iesg Internet Engineering Steering Group iet initial entry training iet institution of engineering and technology ietf internet engineering task force iew intelligence and electronic warfare if intermediate frequency ifab international football association board ifah international federation for animal health ifap international fashion academy pakistan ifap international federation of agricultural producers ifc independent film channel ifc international finance corporation (world bank) ifcm isochronous flow control mode iff Interchange File Format iff identification, friend or foe iff if and only if iff individually fresh frozen iff international flavors and fragrances iffn identification, friend, foe, or neutral ifo identified flying object ifor institute for operations research ifor international fellowship of reconciliation ifor un implementation force ifov instantaneous field of view ifpi international federation of phonographic industries ifr instrument flight rules ifrb international frequency registration board ifs internal field separator ifttt if this then that ifv infantry fighting vehicle ig igbo language ig inspector general ig instagram igd Internet gateway device igfa international game fish association igm kingman airport (iata code) igmp Internet Group Management Protocol ignou indira gandhi national open university igp interior gateway protocol igs international ground station igy international geophysical year igy israeli gay youth ihafc I haven't a fucking clue ihbw I have been wrong ihh idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism ihnfc I have no fucking clue iho international hydrographic organization ihop international house of pancakes ihr institute for historical review ihsi institutum historicum societatis iesu (jesuit historical institute) ihv independent hardware vendor ihés institut des hautes études scientifiques (french, institute of advanced scientific studies) ii sichuan yi language ii two (roman numerals) iianm if I am not mistaken iica inter-american institute for cooperation on agriculture iie innovative interstellar explorer iii sichuan yi language iii three (roman numerals) iimss if i may say so iirc if I {recall,remember} correctly iirc if i remember correctly, if i recall correctly iiss international institute for strategic studies iit illinois institute of technology iit indian institutes of technology iit indiana institute of technology iitm image institute of technology & management iitm indian institute of technology madras iitm indian institute of tropical meteorology iiuc if I understand correctly ijn imperial japanese navy (world war ii) ijwp interim joint warfare publication ik inupiaq language ike Internet key exchange ikea ingvar kamprad (founder), elmtaryd (farm), agunnaryd (village and parish) ikr I know, right? iku inuktitut language ikwym I know what you mean ilm internal loopback mode ilom integrated lights-out management ilp instruction level parallelism ilu I love you ily I love you im instant message (internet speech) im instant messaging im isle of man (territory code) ima institute of mathematics and applications ima intermediate maintenance activity imao in my arrogant opinion imap Internet Message Access Protocol imbd international migratory bird day imbo in my biased opinion imc integrated memory controller imco in my considered opinion imcr interrupt mode configuration register imdb internet movie database ime in my experience ime input method editor imf id music file/id's music format (audio file format) imf impossible missions force (mission: impossible) imf international monetary fund imho in my humble opinion imho in my humble/honest opinion imist ambo identification, method of injury, index of concern, signs, treatment, allergies, medication, background, and other (clinical handover) iml international mister leather imlast international movement for leisure activities in science and technology imnm immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy imnsho in my not so humble opinion imo in my opinion impac international merchant purchase authorization card impact international medical products anti-counterfeiting taskforce impatt impact avalanche transit time diode impt institute of maxillofacial prosthetists and technologists imr interrupt mask register imr inzhenernaya mashina razgrazhdeniya (russian, "engineer vehicle obstacle-clearing") imri industrial membrane research institute imri information management research institute imri institut pour le management de la recherche et de l'innovation (french, "institute for the management of research and innovation") imri international market research information imri intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging imrl individual material readiness list imro internal macedonian revolutionary organization imro irish music rights organisation ims information management system ims international meat secretariat ims ion mobility spectrometer imsa illinois mathematics and science academy imsa international mind sports association imsa international motor sports association imsi international mobile subscriber identity imsl international ms. leather imt integrated management tool imu international mathematical union in india (country code) in indiana (postal symbol) in indium in infantry in trans. in transitu (latin, "in transit") ina immigration and nationality act ina interlingua language inas international near-earth asteroid survey inb4 in before inc iglesia ni cristo (filipino, "church of christ") inc indian national congress inc international network of crackers inc iraqi national congress incits international committee for information technology standards ind india (country code) ind indonesian language indigo (u.s.) intelligence division gaming operation inet the internet informs (u.s.) institute for operations research and the management sciences infosec information security inla irish national liberation army inmarsat international maritime satellite organization inode index node inpo in no particular order inr indian rupee (currency code) inri iesus nazarenus rex iudæorum (latin, "jesus of nazareth, king of the jews") inria institut national de recherche en informatique et en automatique ins immigration and naturalization service insar interferometric synthetic aperture radar inst information standards and technology interfet international force for east timor intsum intelligence summary io british indian ocean territory (country code) io ido language io input/output ioc initial operational capability ioc intergovernmental oceanic commission ioc international olympic committee ioc international ornithological congress ioctl input/output control iog input output global iohk input output hong kong iolta interest on lawyer trust accounts iom input/output managers iom institute of medicine iom international organisation for migration iom iowa, ohio, michigan (soybean origin) iom isle of man iommu input/output memory management unit iona islands of the north atlantic iot british indian ocean territory (country code) iot internet of things iot&e initial operational test and evaluation iou i owe you" (promissory note) iow in other words ip clipperton island (territory code) ip initial point ip intellectual property ip internet protocol ipa india pale ale ipa international phonetic alphabet ipa isopropyl alcohol ipb intelligence preparation of the battlefield ipc instructions per cycle ipc interprocess communication ipcc independent police complaints commission ipcc intergovernmental panel on climate change ipcf interprocess communication facility ipe integrated programming environment ipi intelligent peripheral interface ipi interprocessor interrupt ipk inupiaq language ipl Initial Program Load ipl Interrupt Priority Level ipl inferior parietal lobule ipmb Intelligent Platform Management Bus ipmi Intelligent Platform Management Interface ipml I pissed myself laughing ipn instytut pamieci narodowej (polish, "institute for national memory") ipng Internet Protocol, Next Generation ipo initial public offering ipr in progress review ipr intellectual property rights ipr intelligence production requirement ips in-plane switching ips intrusion prevention system ipsec Internet Protocol Security ipt integrated product/project team ipts institute for prospective technological studies iptv internet protocol television ipw interrogation of prisoners of war iq idem quod (latin, "the same as") iq intelligence quotient iq iraq (country code) iqd iraqi dinar (currency code) ir infrared ir intelligence requirement (military) ir intermediate representation ir iran (country code) ir iran air (iata alpha code) ir iridium ira individual retirement account ira internet research agency ira irish republican army irad internal research and development iran inspect and repair as necessary iras infrared astronomical satellite irb international rugby board (world rugby) irbm intermediate range ballistic missile irc international red cross irc international reply coupon irc internet relay chat ircop Internet relay chat {operator,operators} ircops Internet relay chat operator status irda infrared data association irdp ICMP Router Discovery Protocol irea intermountain rural electric association irea international renewable energy alliance irea internet radio equality act irea iranian esperanto association irgc islamic revolutionary guard corps (branch of iranian armed forces) iriaf islamic republic of iran air force irinn islamic republic of iran news network irl in real life irl industrial research limited irl indy racing league (indycar) irl ireland (country code) irm illinois railway museum irm inzhenernaya razvedyvatelnaya mashina (russian, "engineer reconnaissance vehicle") irn iran (country code) iro international refugee organization irq interrupt request irq iraq (country code) irql interrupt request level irr interrupt request register irr iranian rial (currency code) irs u.s. internal revenue service irsn institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire (french, "institute for radiation protection and nuclear safety") irst infra-red search and track irt in real time irt in regards to irtf Internet Research Task Force is iceland (country code) is icelandic language is information system is israel (country code) isa individual savings account isa industry standard architecture isa instruction set architecture isa international seabed authority isaaa international service for the acquisition of agri-biotech applications isaf international sailing federation isaf international security assistance force isagn I see a great need isar inverse sar (synthetic aperture radar) isb intermediate staging base isbn international standard book number isccp international satellite cloud climatology project iscii indian standard code for information interchange isdn integrated services digital network ise instant secure erase isef intel international science and engineering fair isen internet search environment number isf internal security force isi indian standards institute (bureau of indian standards) isi inter-services intelligence (pakistan) isi inter-symbol interference isi islamic state of iraq isil islamic state of iraq and the levant isis institute for science and international security isis islamic state of iraq and syria isk icelandic krona (currency code) isl iceland (country code) isl icelandic language isl initial system load isln international school libraries network (hq in singapore) isln international standard lawyer number isln isilon systems (nasdaq symbol) ism industrial, scientific or medical ism industrial, scientific, [and] medical ism interstellar medium ismb international society of of matrix biologists ismc intelligent sounding meaningless conversation isms information system management system isn initial serial number iso International Standards Organization iso in search of iso international organization for standardization (from greek ίσος, isos, meaning "equal") isoc Internet Society isogp indian society of orthodontics for general practitioners isp information systems professional isp international standardized profile isp internet service provider ispe international society for pharmacoepidemiology isr in-service register isr intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance isr interrupt service routine isr israel (country code) isro indian space research organisation iss international shorebird survey (north america) iss international space station isscr international society for stem cell research issn international standard serial number ist information system technology ist internal spanning tree ist interrupt stack table ist ucf institute for simulation and training istar intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance istc institute of scientific and technical communications (uk) istg i swear to god istm it seems to me istr I seem to {recall,remember} ists intel science talent search isu integrated sight unit isu international skating union isv independent software vendor it impulse tracker it impulse tracker file format it inferotemporal (neurophysiology) it information technology it italian language it italy (country code) ita italian language ita italy (country code) itag inertial terrain-aided guidance italy i'll truly always love you itas improved target acquisition sight itb Intel Turbo Boost itc in this {channel,chat} itc incorporated television company (defunct british television production company) itc inferotemporal cortex (neurophysiology) itcz intertropical convergence zone itec information technology exposition & conference items interactive tactical environment management system iter international thermonuclear experimental reactor itf international tennis federation itil information technology infrastructure library itk in the know itn independent television news (british) itp in-target probe its incompatible time-sharing system its individual training standards itsm IT service management itt in this thread itt international telephone and telegraph (u.s.) itto international tropical timber organization itu intent-to-use itu international telecommunication union itym I think you mean iu inuktitut language iucn international union for the conservation of nature and natural resources (world conservation union) iud insert usual disclaimers iud intrauterine device iui indiana university indianapolis iui intrauterine insemination iupac international union of pure and applied chemistry iupui indiana university–purdue university indianapolis iuss if you say so iuss integrated undersea surveillance system iuss integrated unit simulation system iuss international union of soil sciences iv côte d'ivoire (country code) iv four (roman numerals) iv initialization vector iv intravenous (as in intravenous drip or intravenous therapy) ivd internet video device ivd intra vas device iveco industrial vehicles corporation ivf in vitro fertilisation ivi interchangeable virtual instrument ivis inter-vehicle information system ivl inter-visibility line ivm in vitro [oocyte] maturation ivo in vicinity of ivt interrupt vector table iw impact wrestling iw information warfare iw it's worse iwars infantry warrior simulation iwbni it would be nice if iwc international whaling commission iwt illegal wildlife trade iww industrial workers of the world ix nine (roman numerals) iy saudi–iraqi neutral zone (territory code, obsolete) iyd in your dreams iykwim if you know what I mean iykyk if you know you know iyss if you say so iyswim if you see what I mean iz iraq (country code) j joule j tens - joint-tactical exploitation of national capabilities j/k just kidding j1 joint [manpower &] personnel directorate j2 joint intelligence directorate j2ee java 2 platform, enterprise edition j2me java 2 platform, micro edition j2se java 2 platform, standard edition j3 joint operations directorate j4 joint logistics directorate j5 joint strategic plans & policy directorate j6 joint information technology directorate (command, control, communications & computer systems) j7 joint operational plans & interoperability directorate j8 joint force structure, resources, & assessment directorate j9 joint public affairs directorate (civilian-military cooperation) ja japan (country code) ja japanese language jabodetabek jakarta, bogor, depok, tangerang, bekasi (urban agglomeration of jakarta) jaft just a field test jag judge advocate general corps (military law) jal japan airlines jallc joint analysis and lessons learned centre (nato) jam jamaica (country code) jam just a minute jama journal of the american medical association janet janet airlines (classified air shuttle service for the usaf) janet joint academic network janet joint air network for employee transportation janet just another non-existent terminal janus joint academic network using satellites (uk) janus joint army navy uniform simulation janus joint army-navy staff janus just another useless simulation jaoa journal of the american osteopathic association jas japan air system (defunct japanese airline) jas japanese agricultural standard jas jericho appreciation society (former professional wrestling stable) jas journal of applied statistics jas just a second jato jet-assisted take-off jav javanese language jb jail bait jb junior branch jb justin bieber jbfsa joint blue force situational awareness jbod just a bunch of disks jcats joint conflict and tactical simulation jcdb joint common data base jcds joint chiefs of the defence staff jcids joint capabilities integration and development system jciet joint combat identification evaluation team jcl job control language jcmotf joint civil-military operations task force jcp java community process jcpm java child process manager jcpm jesus christ prison ministry jcs joint chiefs of staff jcw juggalo championship wrestling jd jack daniel's (whiskey) jd julian day jd juris doctor (latin, "doctor of jurisprudence") jdam joint direct attack munition jdbc java data base connectivity jdcc uk joint doctrine and concepts centre (now dcdc) jdem joint dark energy mission jdk java development kit jdl jewish defense league jdm japanese domestic market (automobiles and parts) jdm java data mining jdm joint design manufacturing je jersey (territory code) jeb james ewell brown (stuart) jeb john ellis bush jedp jahwist, elohist, deuteronomist, priestly (sources of the torah) jee java platform, enterprise edition jefx joint expeditionary force experiment jepd jahwist, elohist, priestly, deuteronomist jepd jointly exhaustive, pairwise disjoint jet joint european torus jez joint engagement zone jfacc joint force air component commander jfactsu u.k. joint forward air controller training and standards unit jfc joint force commander jfcom u.s. joint forces command jfet junction [gate] field-effect transistor jfet junction field-effect transistor jff jamaica football federation jfgi just fucking Google it jfhq ncr - joint force headquarters national capital region jfk John Fitzgerald Kennedy jfk john fitzgerald kennedy or the airport named after him jflcc joint force land component commander jfmcc joint force maritime component commander jfo journal of field ornithology jfsocc joint force special operations component commander jftr just for the record jftx joint field training exercise jfw just fucking works jfyi just for your information jgi just Google it jgi just got it jh japan highway public corporation jh jharkhand (indian state code) jhd just hit delete ji joint implementation jib joint information bureau jic joint intelligence centre jic just in case jini java intelligent network infrastructure jit just in time jitc joint interoperability test command jive joint institute for vlbi (very long baseline interferometry) in europe jja just joking around jjap japanese journal of applied physics jk jammu & kashmir (indian state code) jk jedi knight jk just kidding jk spanair (iata airline designator) jl japan airlines (iata airline designator) jla justice league of america jm jamaica (country code) jmd jamaican dollar (currency code) jmo just my opinion jms java message service jn jan mayen island (territory code) jni java native interface jnlp java network launch protocol jo jordan (country code) joa joint operations area jod jordanian dinar (currency code) jofa jonssons fabriker (swedish, "jonsson's factories") jopes joint operations planning and execution system jor jordan (country code) jots joint operations tactical system jp japan (country code) jp justice of the peace jpeg joint photographic experts group jpl jet propulsion laboratory jpn japan (country code) jpn japanese language jpow joint project optic windmill jpy japanese yen (currency code) jq jetstar (iata airline designator) jq johnny quick jq johnston atoll (territory code) jq jonny quest jq joshua quagmire jra japanese red army jra joint rear area jrdf joint rapid deployment forces jre java runtime environment jref james randi educational foundation jroc joint requirements oversight council jrocm jroc memorandum jrrf joint rapid reaction force jrsai journal of the royal society of antiquaries of ireland jsab just shapes & beats jsaf joint semi-automated forces jsap japan society of applied physics jscsc joint services command and staff college jsd juris scientiae doctor (latin, "doctor of science of law") jsdf japan self-defense forces jsead joint suppression of enemy air defence jsf joint strike fighter jsims joint simulation system jsoa joint special operations area json JavaScript Object Notation jsotf joint special operations task force jsp javaserver page jsp joint services publication jsr java specification request jss joint support ship project jstars joint surveillance target attack radar system jsyk just so you know jt jizz trumpet jt johnston atoll (country code, obsolete) jt junior technician (raf) jtag joint test action group jtags joint tactical ground station jtc joint training confederation jtf joint task force jtfex joint task force exercise jtids joint tactical information distribution system jtls joint theater level simulation jtlyk just to let you know jtmd joint theatre missile defence jtn johnston atoll (country code, obsolete) jtrs joint tactical radio system ju juan de nova island (territory code) jugfet junction gate field-effect transistor juice jupiter icy moon explorer juo joint urban operations jv javanese language jv joint venture jv junior varsity jvm java virtual machine jw jehovah's witnesses jw just wondering jwars joint warfare system (simulation) jwp joint warfare publication jwst james webb space telescope jy japanese yen jz joint zone k kelvin k kilo- k pg - cretaceous–paleogene boundary k potassium (latin kalium) k t - cretaceous–tertiary boundary k tanker (aircraft designation code) k/pg cretaceous/paleogene boundary k/t cretaceous/tertiary boundary k9 canine police unit ka georgian language ka kamov design bureau ka karnataka (indian state code) ka kiloampere ka knowledge acquisition kaf kandahar air field kagb kapitalanlagegesetzbuch or the german capital investment code kal kalaallisut language kan kannada language kanukoka kalaallit nunaanni kommunit kattuffiannit (greenlandic communities association) karnac knowledge aided retrieval in activity context karr knight automated roving robot (knight rider character) kas kashmiri language kasan Kernel Address Sanitizer kaslr kernel address space layout randomization kat georgian language katusa korean augmentation to united states army kau kanuri language kaz kazakh language kaz kazakhstan (country code) kb keyboard kb kilobyte kbd keyboard kbd kilobaud kbe knight commander of the order of the british empire kbo kuiper belt object kbvb koninklijke belgische voetbalbond (dutch for royal belgian football association) kc kilocoulomb kck kansas city, kansas kck koma civakên kurdistan (kurdish, "union of communities in kurdistan") kcl king's college london kcmo kansas city, missouri kcn potassium cyanide kcs kansas city southern railway (aar reporting mark) kcs keyboard controller style kd kawasaki disease kd kraft dinner ke kenya (country code) ke kinetic energy ke knowledge engineering kedo korean peninsula energy development organization kem key encapsulation mechanism ken kenya (country code) kera kentucky education reform act (of 1990) kerma kinetic energy released in material / in matter / per unit mass kers kinetic energy recovery system kes kenyan shilling (currency code) kes killer elite squad (japanese professional wrestling stable) kesr kent and east sussex railway ket kentucky educational television ket key english test kf kilofarad kfc kentucky fried chicken kfor un kosovo force kfupm king fahd university of petroleum & minerals kg kilogram kg knight of the order of the garter kg kongo language kg kyrgyzstan (country code) kgb komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti (russian "committee for state security") kgo knight of the guelphic order of hanover kgs kyrgyz som (currency code) kgz kyrgyzstan (country code) kh cambodia (country code) kh kilohenry khl kontinental hockey league khm cambodia (country code) khm khmer language khp honorary physician to the king (uk) khr cambodian riel (currency code) khz kilohertz ki gikuyu language ki kibi ki kiribati (country code) kia killed in action kik gikuyu language, common typo for lol kin kinyarwanda language kir kiribati (country code) kir kyrgyz language kiss keep it short and simple kiss keep it simple, stupid kiss korean intelligence support system kita kick in the ass kitech korean institute of industrial technology kitt knight industries three thousand kitt knight industries two thousand kj kilojoule kj kuanyama language kk kabushiki kaisha (japanese for "stock company") kk kazakh language kk kilokelvin kk košarkarski klub (slovenian), košarkaški klub (croatian and serbian in latin script), кошаркашки клуб (serbian cyrillic), krepšinio klubas (lithuanian); all mean "basketball club kk okay, okay kkk ku klux klan kl kalaallisut language kl kerala (indian state code) kl kilolitre kl kuala lumpur klenot kleť observatory near earth and other unusual objects observations team and telescope kline kill line klm koninklijke luchtvaart maatschappij (dutch "royal dutch airlines") kloc kilo lines of code kloc thousand lines of code kls kleine–levin syndrome kls košarkaška liga srbije (latin) or кошаркашка лига србије (cyrillic) (serbian, "basketball league of serbia") kls kuala lumpur sentral km comoros km khmer language km kilometre km knowledge management kma keep me advised kma keep moving ahead kma kill me already kmf comoro franc (currency code) kmfdm kein mitleid für die mehrheit (german "no pity for the majority" music band) kmr kwajalein missile range kms kernel-mode setting kn democratic people's republic of korea (country code) kn kannada language kn kilonewton kn saint kitts and nevis (country code) kna saint kitts and nevis (country code) knf kernel normal form knvb koninklijke nederlandse voetbal bond (dutch for royal dutch football association) ko knocked out ko korean language kom komi language kon kongo language kor korean language kor republic of korea (country code) kos kill on sight kp kim possible kpi kernel programming interface kpmg klynveld, peat, marwick, goerdeler kpno kitt peak national observatory kpv krupnokaliberniy pulemet vladimorova (russian, "large-calibre machinegun vladimirov") kpvt krupnokaliberniy pulemet vladimorova tankoviy (russian, "large-calibre machinegun vladimirov tank") kpw north korean won (currency code) kq kenya airways (iata airline designator) kq kingman reef (territory code) kr kanuri language kr kiribati (country code) kr krypton kr republic of korea (country code) krw south korean won (currency code) ks kansas (postal symbol) ks kashmiri language ks kilosecond ks kilosiemens ks republic of korea (country code) ksc kennedy space center ksi killed or seriously injured ksm khalid sheikh mohammed ksm korean service medal ksu kansas state university ksu kennesaw state university kt christmas island (territory code) kt kilotesla kt knight of the order of the thistle kt knights templar kthx okay, thanks kthxbai okay, thanks. Goodbye. kts knight of the tower and sword (of portugal) ku kurdish language ku kuwait (country code) ku university of kansas kua kuanyama language kul katholieke universiteit leuven (flemish, catholic university of leuven) kur kurdish language kuw kuwait (undp country code, ioc and fifa trigram) kv kavminvodyavia (iata airline designator) kv kendriya vidhyalaya (indian school) kv kilovolt kv kliment voroshilov (tanks) kv komi language kv kosovo kv köchel-verzeichnis (mozart catalogue) kv valley of the kings (originally "kings' valley") kva kernel virtual address kvm kernel virtual machine kvm kernel virtual memory kvm keyboard, video, [and] mouse kvm keyboard, video, mouse switch kvt killer-victim table (military simulations) kw cornish language kw kilowatt kw kuwait (country code) kwb kids' wb! kwd kuwaiti dinar (currency code) kwim know what I mean? kwt kuwait (country code) kx cayman airways (iata airline designator) ky cayman islands (country code) ky kentucky (postal symbol) ky kyrgyz language kyd cayman islands dollar (currency code) kytc kentucky transportation cabinet kz kazakhstan (country code) kzn kwazulu-natal kzt kazakh tenge (currency code) l fifty (roman numerals) l label l lap l large l laser (us military aircraft basic mission designation) l latin l left l litre l low (transmissions) l. l. loco laudato (latin: "in the place quoted") l.s. lectori salutem (latin, "greetings to the reader") l2cap link layer control and adaptation protocol l8 late l8r later l8r, g8r later, gator la lanthanum la laos (country code) la latin language la los angeles la louisiana (postal symbol) laas local area augmentation system laas los angeles astronomical society lab logistics assault base labview laboratory virtual instrumentation engineering workbench lacma los angeles county museum of art lad laser aiming device ladw local air defence warning laesi local authority & emergency service information lag link aggregation group lak laotian kip (currency code) lamp (multiple meanings) lamp Linux Apache MySQL {Perl,PHP,Python} lan local area network lanl los alamos national laboratory lao lao language lao laos (country code) lapd los angeles police department lapic local advanced programmable interrupt controller lar light armoured reconnaissance lar load access rights lar logistics assistance representative larc livermore advanced research computer larp live-action role-playing lart luser attitude readjustment tool las mccarran international airport (las vegas, nevada) laser light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation lat latin language lat licensed athletic trainer lat lowest astronomical tide (nautical charts) lata local access transport area latch lower anchors and tethers for children (u.s. standard for attachment points for child safety seats in passenger cars) lav land assault vehicle lav latvian language lav light armoured vehicle lav lymphadenopathy-associated virus law light antitank weapon lax los angeles international airport lax the latin american xchange (professional wrestling) lb lebanon (country code) lb luxembourgish language lb pound (latin librum) lba logical block addressing lbh light battlefield helicopter lbh lyman-birge-hopfield bands lbj lady bird johnson lbj lebron james lbj light bulb joke lbj little beagle johnson (dog owned by lyndon and lady bird johnson) lbj lyndon baines johnson lbn lebanon (country code) lbnf labeled backus-naur form lbnl last but not least lbnl lawrence berkeley national laboratory lbp lebanese pound (currency code) lbr liberia (country code) lbs location-based service lbs pounds (plural form of lb) lbt large binocular telescope lbw leg before wicket lby libya (country code) lc line of contact lc saint lucia (country code) lc2iedm land c2iedm lca larnaca international airport lca saint lucia (country code) lcc land component commander lccp light contingency communications package lcd liquid crystal display lce leaving certificate examination lce load carrying equipment lce london commodity exchange lcm least/lowest common multiple lcol lieutenant-colonel (canada, uk) lcp link control protocol lcs league of legends championship series ld laser designator ld limited deployment ld line of departure lda lateral drift apparatus (paratroops) lda local delivery agent ldap lightweight directory access protocol ldc lesser developing/developed country lde tarbes–lourdes–pyrénées airport (iata code) ldl low-density lipoprotein ldmos laterally diffused mos transistor ldr light-dependent resistor lds latter-day saint (abbreviation by the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints) lds liberal democracy of slovenia ldt local descriptor table ldv local defence volunteers (british home guard) ldw lane departure warning (adas) le lebanon (country code) le logical extent lec local exchange carrier led light emitting diode led light-emitting diode legad legal advice legs level emotion gad speed lell low energy link layer lemoss long-endurance mobile submarine simulator len large extension node leo low earth orbit lep large electron-positron collider ler label edge router ler loss-exchange ratio leu low-enriched uranium lf line feed lf low frequency lfg let's fucking go lfm lowest frequency mode lfn long file names lfo low frequency oscillation / oscillator lfo low-frequency oscillation lfs log-structured file system lftr liquid fluoride thorium reactor lfu least frequently used lg latvia (country code) lg luganda lgb laser-guided bomb lgb lesbian, gay, bisexual lgbt lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender lgbti lesbian, gay, bi, transgender, intersex lgbtq lesbian, gay, bi, transgender, queer lgbtqia the a standing for "asexual", "aromantic", or "agender lglo love god, love others lglo's latino greek lettered organizations lgm land-based guided missile (us military designation) lgm little green men lgs landsat ground station lgtm looks good to me lh lithuania (country code) lh lufthansa (iata airline code) lh luteinising hormone lhc large hadron collider lhd landing helicopter dock (us navy hull classification symbol) lhd left-hand drive (automobile) lhd litterarum humaniorum doctor (latin, "doctor of humane letters (humanities)") lhp loop heat pipe lhs left hand side li fifty-one (roman numerals) li liberia (country code) li liechtenstein (country code) li limburgish language li lithium libor london interbank offered rate libs laser induced breakdown spectroscopy lie liechtenstein (country code) lif logical interchange format lifo last in, first out ligo laser interferometer gravitational-wave observatory lij los ingobernables de japón (spanish, "the ungovernables of japan"), japanese professional wrestling stable lilo LInux LOader lilo last in, last out lim limburgish language lin lingala language linear lincoln near-earth asteroid research lint local interrupt lip lithium ion polymer battery lir local Internet registry lisa laser interferometer space antenna lisp LISt Processor lisp Locator/ID Separation Protocol lit lithuanian language litas low intensity two colour approach system (aviation) live liquid inertial vibration eliminator lj la jolla lj larry johnson (football and basketball players) lj laserjet (hp printer brand) lj library journal lj linux journal lj livejournal lj ljubljana lj lord justice of appeal lj sierra national airlines (iata code) ljbf let's just be friends ljj lord justices of appeal lk sri lanka (country code) lka sri lanka (country code) lkl lietuvos krepšinio lyga (lithuanian, "lithuanian basketball league") lkm {Linux,loadable} kernel module lkml Linux kernel mailing list lkr sri lanka rupee (currency code) lkr4 linkwitz-riley 4th order (audio crossover type) ll land line (telephone) ll last log ll late latin ll laws, esp. both laws ll left limit ll lex luthor (superman character) ll liberland ll light line ll limited liability ll lines ll linked list ll little league ll load linked ll low latin ll/sc load linked/store conditional llad low level air defence llb legum baccalaureus (latin: bachelor of laws) llc limited liability company llc logical link control lld low-level design lldd low-level design document lldp link layer discovery protocol llf low level format llgc llyfrgell genedlaethol cymru (national library of wales) llgc london lesbian and gay centre llltv low-light level television llmnr link-local multicast name resolution llnl lawrence livermore national laboratory llp limited liability partnership llti limiting long-term illness llti long lead time item lltr low-level transit route llvm Low Level Virtual Machine lm long mode lmao laughing my ass off lmb lick my balls lmc let me check lmce local machine check exception lmfao laughing my fucking ass off lmgtfy let me google that for you lmho laughing my head off lmi local management interface lmk let me know lmm link management mode lmn lifetime movie network lmno laughing my nuts off lmp link management protocol lms like my status (internet shorthand) lms london mathematical society lms london, midland and scottish (railway) lmso laughing my socks off lmv light motor vehicle ln lingala language ln natural logarithm lnb liga nacional de básquet (rioplatense spanish, "national basketball league") lnb ligue nationale de basketball (french, "national basketball league") lnb low-noise block (satellite dish) lner london and north eastern railway (1923-1947) lner london north eastern railway (established 2018) lng liquefied natural gas lno liaison officer lno loop nest optimization lnr ligue nationale de rugby (french, "national rugby league") lo lao language lo slovakia (country code) loa limit of advance loc (see entry) loc level of operational capability loc limited operational capability loc lines of code loc lines of communication lod legion of doom (dc comics, hacker group, philadelphia flyers, professional wrestling tag team) lod limit of detection lod lines of development (uk) lofar low frequency analyzer and recorder / low frequency analysis and recording in sonar systems logpac logistics package loic low orbit ion cannon lol laughing out loud lol laughing out loud (internet shorthand) lom lights-out management lomez low altitude missile engagement zone loneos lowell observatory near-earth-object search loogy lefty one-out guy (baseball) loq loquitur (latin, "(s) he speaks") lortid long range target identification los line of sight losat line-of-sight anti-tank (missile) lota licentiate of the orthodontic technicians association lotis livermore optical transient imaging system lotr lord of the rings lots logistics over-the-shore lp linkin park lp linkup point lp listening post lp long playing (record) lp long playing [record] lp louisiana pacific lpc linear predictive coding lpc low pin count lpd landing platform dock (navy hull classification) lpd low probability of detection lpe Linux performance events lpg liquefied petroleum gas lpi low probability of intercept lpr license plate recognition lps landsat processing system lps lipopolysaccharide lps local positioning system lq palmyra atoll (territory code) lr atgw - long-range anti-tank guided weapon lr lawrencium lr liberia (country code) lrad long range acoustic device lras3 long range advanced scout surveillance system lrc logistics readiness center lrc longitudinal redundancy check lrd liberian dollar (currency code) lrf laser rangefinder lrf low readiness forces lrgw long-range guided weapon lricbm limited range icbm lrip low rate initial production lrm left-to-right mark lro Large Receive Offload lro left-to-right override lrp logistics release point lrpe long-range planning element lrs long range surveillance lru least recently used lru line-replaceable unit ls landing support ls lesotho (country code) ls liechtenstein (country code) ls link state ls locus sigilli (latin, "place of the seal") lsan Leak Sanitizer lsat law school admission test lsb Linux standards base lsb least significant {bit,byte} lsd landing ship, dock (navy hull classification) lsd librae, solidii, denarii (latin: pounds, shillings and pence) lsd lyserg-saüre-dietylamid (german "lysergic acid diethylamide") lsd lysergic acid diethylamide lse least squares estimate/error lse london school of economics lse london stock exchange lsi large scale integration lsi large-scale integration lsif labour sponsored investment fund lsl lesotho loti (currency code) lsl load segment limit lsm log structured merge lsn Large Scale NAT lsn log sequence number lsnd liquid scintillator neutrino detector lso large send offload lso lesotho (country code) lsr label switch router lsst large synoptic survey telescope lst landing ship, tank (world war ii) lsvw light support vehicle, wheeled lt lesotho (country code) lt lieutenant lt lithuania (country code) lt lithuanian language ltc lieutenant-colonel (u.s.) ltc long-term costing ltcc low temperature co-fired ceramic ltd limited ltdp long-term defence plan ltg lieutenant general ltg lightning (metar code) lti linear time-invariant ltl lithuanian litas (currency code) ltm laughing to myself (acronym) ltns long time no see lto linear tape-open lto link time optimization lto long term occasional (substitute teachers) ltp long-term potentiation ltr left to right ltr letter(-sized paper) ltr load task register lts long term support ltu lithuania (country code) ltz luxembourgish language lu lefèvre utile (french brand of biscuits/cookies) lu loonatics unleashed lu love you lu lutetium lu tshiluba language lua Lua Uppercase Accident lub tshiluba language luca last universal common ancestor lug linux user group lug luganda lulu locally unwanted land use (urbanism) lun logical unit number lut limited user test (ing) lut local user terminal luvw light utility vehicle, wheeled lux luxembourg (country code) lv las vegas lv latvia (country code) lv latvian language lv launch vehicle lv leading vehicle lv leave lv left ventricle lv level valve lv linking verb lv liverpool victoria lv logical volume lva latvia (country code) lvad left ventricular assist device lvad low-velocity airdrop lvds Low-Voltage Differential Signaling lvef left ventricular ejection fraction lvl latvian lats (currency code) lvm logical volume management lvt local vector table lw land warrior lw lawrencium (obsolete 1963) lw low water (nautical charts) lwo latino world order (professional wrestling stable from wwe) lwp light-weight process lwr laser warning receiver lwr light-water reactor (type of nuclear reactor) lwrc land warfare resources corporation lws land warrior system lwyl laugh with you later lx electrics (theatrical term) lx luxembourg (amateur radio itu prefix) lx swiss international air lines (iata code) ly libya (country code) ly lithuania (amateur radio itu prefix) lyao laugh your ass off lyd libyan dinar (currency code) lylas love you like a sister lz bulgaria (amateur radio itu prefix) lz landing zone lzss Lempel Ziv Storer Szymanski lzw Lempel Ziv Welch m mega- m metre m milli m one thousand (in roman numerals) m&o management & operations m&s marks & spencer m&s modelling & simulation m8 mate ma madagascar (fips 10-4 country code) ma marijuana anonymous ma massachusetts (postal symbol) ma master of arts ma megaampere ma megaannum ma milliampere ma morocco (iso 3166 digram) maa mathematical association of america maac metro atlantic athletic conference mab MAC authentication bypass mac macau (iso 3166 trigram) mac mandatory access control mac message authentication {check,code} mac mid-american conference mac u.s. military airlift command (1966–1992) mac {media,medium} access control maca military aid to the civil authorities mace multi-agent computing environment macho massive compact halo object mad magnetic anomaly detector mad moroccan dirham (iso 4217 currency code) mad mutual assured destruction mad mutually assured destruction madd mothers against drunk driving madd multiply–add madd myoadenylate deaminase deficiency madt multiple APIC descriptor table maf maintenance action form maff ministry of agriculture, forestry and fisheries (various countries) magic major atmospheric gamma-ray imaging cherenkov (telescope) magnetar metaprogrammable agent network architecture magtf marine air-ground task force mah marshallese language (iso 639-2 code) mahasz magyar hanglemezkiadók szövetsége (hungarian, "association of hungarian record companies") mal malayalam language (iso 639-2 code) mald miniature air-launched decoy mamr microwave-assisted magnetic recording manpads man-portable air defence system manprint manpower and personnel integration mao molėtų astronomijos observatorija (molėtai astronomical observatory) mao monoamine oxidase maoi monoamine oxidase inhibitor map management action plan (corporate phrase) mapp medical assistance premium program maps monitoring avian productivity and survivorship maqs museum of the american quilter's society ("max") mar marathi language (iso 639-2 code) mar morocco (iso 3166 trigram) marbef marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning marc machine readable cataloging (or machine readable code) marc mailing list archive marc maryland area regional commuter train service marc massachusetts animal rights coalition marc mid-america regional council marcent united states marine forces central command marforcc marine force component commander marine muscles are required, intelligence not evaluated- used by enlisted and officer ranks in the usmc marines my ass rides in navy equipment, sir! - banter with navy personnel by marines marrs martyn young, alex ayuli, rudy tambala, russell smith, and steve young (british electronic music act) mas nato military agency for standardization masas monte agliale supernovae and asteroid survey maser microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation mash mobile army surgical hospital masint measurement and signature intelligence matrex modeling architecture for technology, research & experimentation mats u.s. military air transport service (1948–1966) mavs mobile artillery vehicle system maw malawi (ioc trigram, but not fifa or iso 3166) max meta-reasoning architecture for "x mb manitoba (postal symbol) mb martinique (fips 10-4 territory code) mb medal of bravery (canada) mb megabyte mba main battle area mba main belt asteroid mba master of business administration mba multi-boot agent mbbl (u.s. armor center) mounted battlespace battle laboratory mbcc migratory bird conservation commission (u.s.) mbcs multi-byte character set mbe member of the order of the british empire mbe multistate bar examination (u.s.) mbi moody bible institute mbidst member of the british institute of dental and surgical technologists mbm meat and bone meal mbr master boot record mbs megabits per second mbs mohammad bin salman (current crown prince of saudi arabia) mbse model-based systems engineering mbsf metres below sea floor,[1][2] a depth convention used in paleontology and oceanography mbt main battle tank mbta massachusetts bay transportation authority – migratory bird treaty act (u.s.) mbti myers-briggs type indicator mc eleven hundred (in roman numerals) mc macau (fips 10-4 territory code) mc master of ceremonies mc megacoulomb mc memory controller mc military cross (bravery award) mc millicoulomb mc monaco (iso 3166 digram) mc mortar carrier mc&g mapping, charting, and geodesy mca MicroChannel architecture mca machine check architecture mca malaysian chinese association mca master of computer applications mca micro channel architecture mca multichannel analyzer mca music corporation of america, the original name of the now-defunct mca inc. mcc marylebone cricket club mcc mission control center mcc motor control center mcc movement control centre mcc multiversion concurrency control mcd minimal cerebral dysfunction mcd minor civil division (u.s. census term) mcdl model composition definition language mce machine check exception mcft modified compression field theory mcg melbourne cricket ground mcga Multi-Color Graphics Array mch memory controller hub mci microwave communications, inc. mcis mellon collie and the infinite sadness mclag multi-chassis link aggregation group mcm mine counter-measures mcm multi-chip module mcmv mine counter-measure vessel mcnc microelectronics center of north carolina mcnc mixing condensation nucleus counter mco major combat operation mco monaco (iso 3166 trigram) mco movement control officer mco orlando international airport (iata code) mcp maintenance collection point mcp male chauvinist pig mcq memory controlled queue mcr my chemical romance mcsf marine corps security forces mct movement control team mctis mounted co-operative target identification system mcu marine corps university mcu marvel cinematic universe mcu medium close-up (camera direction in british tv scripts) mcu microcontroller unit mcu milk clotting units mcu ming chuan university mcu minimum coded unit (digital imaging) mcu multipoint control unit mcu municipal credit union (new york) mcws men's college world series, the final phase of the ncaa division i baseball tournament in the us md Mega Drive md MiniDisc md fifteen hundred (in roman numerals) md machine-dependent md maryland (postal symbol) md medicinae doctor (doctor of medicine/medical doctor) md mendelevium md mentioned in dispatches (military) md moldova (fips 10-4 country code; iso 3166 digram) md-sal model-driven service abstraction layer mda Monochrome Display Adapter mda mail delivery agent mda main defensive action/area mda moldova (iso 3166 trigram) mda muscular dystrophy association mdc Management Data Clock mdf main distribution frame mdf medium-density fiberboard mdg madagascar (iso 3166 trigram) mdg un millennium development goal mdi Medium Dependent Interface mdi-x Medium Dependent Interface Crossover mdio Management Data Input/Output mdl moldovan leu (iso 4217 currency code) mdm master data management mdm michigan dartmouth mit telescope consortium mdma methylenedioxy methamphetamine mdma methylenedioxy-methylamphetamine (also known as "ecstasy") mdmx MIPS Digital Media eXtension mdna madonna's 12th studio album title (2012) mdo membership driven organisation mdp markov decision process mdram multibank dynamic random access memory mds (no definition provided for mds) mdt mountain daylight time (utc−6 hours) mdv maldives (iso 3166 trigram) mdw chicago midway international airport in chicago (iata airport code) mdw military district of washington mdw minnesota, dakota and western railway (aar reporting mark) mdw mother’s day weekend me maine (postal symbol) me mechanical engineer[ing] me medical examiner me memory effect – myalgic encephalomyelitis me messerschmitt me middle east me middle east airlines (iata code) mea maine educational assessment mea middle east airlines mea millennium ecosystem assessment mea minimum en route altitude mea mono-ethanol amine mea multilateral environmental agreement meac mid-eastern athletic conference (me-ac) mec maine central railroad mec manta, ecuador (iata location identifier) mec model european council mec mountain east conference mec mountain equipment co-op mecc minnesota educational computing consortium (later corporation, dissolved 1999) mecca milwaukee exposition convention center and arena, a former name for the sports venue now known as uw–milwaukee panther arena meco main engine cutoff (nasa code for point in space shuttle ascent when three main engines are shut down prior to external tank (et) separation) medevac medical evacuation medli mars science laboratory entry, descent, and landing instrumentation medli medical & scientific libraries of long island medli model for effluent disposal using land irrigation meds mission essential data set mef minimum essential facility mef mission essential force mef u.s. marine expeditionary force meg magnetoencephalography mei matsushita electric industrial co., ltd. mek magyar elektronikus konyvtar mek message encryption key mek methyl ethyl ketone mek mujahideen al-khalq mel maya embedded language mel michigan electronic library melt metallic line/loop test (ing) mem message exchange mechanism mem microelectromechanical mems microelectromechanical system mena middle east and north africa ("mee-na" or "meh-na") meo medium earth orbit meo most efficient organization mep mechanical electrical plumbing mep member of the european parliament mep missions étrangères de paris (french for "paris foreign missions") mep model european parliament mer mars exploration rover merl mitsubishi electric research laboratories mes manufacturing execution systems mes marconi electronic systems mes medium edison screw mesi modified, exclusive, shared, invalid messenger mercury surface, space environment, geochemistry and ranging met meteorological met middle european time metar [meteorological] aviation routine weather report metl mission essential task list ("mettle") metoc meteorological and oceanographic mett t - mission, enemy, terrain, troops, and time available (mnemonic) mett tc - mission, enemy, terrain [and weather], troops [and support], time [available] and civilian considerations (mnemonic) meu maximum expected utility meu u.s. marine expeditionary unit mev medical evacuation vehicle mev megaelectronvolt mev musica viva mex mexico (iso 3166 trigram) mez missile engagement zone mf mayotte (fips 10-4 territory code) mf megafarad mf millifarad mf motherfucker mfc Microsoft Foundation Classes mfc merge from current mfg manufacturing mfm modified frequency modulation mfsb mother, father, sister, brother (1970s philadelphia studio musicians collective) mft managed file transfer mft master file table mft mean field theory mft media foundation transform mft micro four thirds (camera design standard) mfu most frequently used mfw my face when mg machine gun – madagascar (iso 3166 digram) – major general – mongolia (fips 10-4 country code) – morris garage mg magnesium – megagram mg malagasy language (iso 639-1 code) – milligram mga malagasy ariary (iso 4217 currency code) mgb medium girder bridge, motor gun boat mgcp media gateway control protocol mgm metro goldwyn mayer – montgomery, alabama (airport code) mgpam my gym partner's a monkey mgs mobile gun system mh malaysia airlines (iata code) mh marshall islands (postal symbol; iso 3166 digram) mh marshallese language (iso 639-1 code) mh megahenry mh millihenry mh montserrat (fips 10-4 territory code) mhc major histocompatibility complex mhev micro-hybrid electric vehicle mhhw mean higher high water (nautical charts) mhl marshall islands (iso 3166 trigram) mhlw mean higher low water (nautical charts) mhra medicines and healthcare products regulatory agency mhu message handling unit mhw mean high water (nautical charts) mhwn mean high water neaps (nautical charts) mhws mean high water springs (nautical charts) mhz megahertz mi machine interface mi machine-independent mi malawi (fips 10-4 country code) mi mebi mi michigan (postal symbol) mi midway islands (iso 3166 digram; obsolete 1986) mi military intelligence mi māori language (iso 639-1 code) mia miami international airport (iata code) mia missing in action miaa maryland interscholastic athletic association miaa massachusetts interscholastic athletic association miaa michigan intercollegiate athletic association miaa mid-america intercollegiate athletics association mib management information base mib men in black mib mint in box (internet auction/trading listings) mic malaysian indian congress mic message integrity {check,code} mic military industrial complex mice meetings, incentives, conferences, exhibitions tourism miclic mine clearing line charge micom missile command micv mechanised infantry combat vehicle mid midway islands (iso 3166 trigram; obsolete 1986) mid mobile Internet device midas man-machine integration design and analysis system midi musical instrument digital interface mids multi-function information distribution system mif management information format mifc military industrial financial complex mifg shallow fog (metar code) mifpc military industrial financial pharmaceutical complex mii media independent interface mike monitoring of illegal killing of elephants mil aaspem - man-in-the-loop aaspem mil man-in-the-loop milan missile d´infanterie léger antichar (french, "anti-tank light infantry missile") milb minor league baseball milc mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera miles multiple integrated laser engagement system (live combat simulation) milf moro islamic liberation front milf mother i'd like to fuck milsatcom military satellite communications milset mouvement international pour le loisir scientifique et technique (french, "international movement for leisure activities in science and technology") milstrip military standard requisitioning and issue procedure dlmso milstrip manual mim man in the middle mimaropa mindoro, marinduque, romblon, palawan (a region in the philippines) mimd multiple instruction, multiple data mime Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions mimo multiple input multiple output mimosa micromeasurements of satellite acceleration mimpt member of the institute of maxillofacial prosthetists and technologists mip multilateral interoperability programme mip multiple identity poster mipc military industrial pharmaceutical complex mips Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages mips million instructions per second mira milan infra-red acquisition (thermal sight) mirv multiple independent reentry vehicle mis management information systems mis museum information system misd multiple instruction, single data misrep mission report missi multilevel information system security initiative mit massachusetts institute of technology mit methylisothiazoline mit milli istihbarad teskilati (intelligence service of turkey) mitl man-in-the-loop mitm man in the middle mits see entry mj mary jane watson (spider-man character) mj megajoule mj michael jackson mj michael jordan mj millijoule mjd modified julian day mjf maxwell jacob friedman, american professional wrestler (who currently performs as "mjf") mjp military judgement panel mk air mauritius (iata code) mk macedonia (iso 3166 digram; fips 10-4 country code) mk macedonian language (iso 639-1 code) mk mandalskameratene (norwegian football club) mk mark (us weapon designation), as in mk 18 mod 0 cqbr mk megakelvin mk millikelvin mk milton keynes mk missionary kids mk mortal kombat (1992 video game) mk mortal kombat (2011 video game) mkd macedonian denar (iso 4217 currency code) mkd macedonian language (iso 639-2 code) mkd north macedonia (iso 3166 trigram) mkg michael kidd-gilchrist (american basketball player) mko mojahedin-e-khalq organization (persian, "people's mujahedin of iran") mks metre–kilogram–second (system of units) mks mks inc. software company mksa metre–kilogram–second–ampere (system of units) mkt missouri-kansas-texas railroad (1865–1989) mkt mortal kombat trilogy mkt short form of marketing ml machine language ml machine learning ml mailing list ml malayalam language (iso 639-1 code) ml mali (fips 10-4 country code; iso 3166 digram) ml markup language ml maximum likelihood ml megalitre ml millilitre mla martial law administration of bangladesh mla master of landscape architecture mla medical library association mla member of legislative assembly mla modern language association mla mutual legal assistance treaty mla myelosis leucemica acuta mlag multi-chassis link aggregation group mlb major league baseball mlb melbourne orlando international airport (iata code) mlc member of the legislative council (in india) mlc multi-level cell mld multicast listener discovery mle maximum likelihood estimation mlg main landing gear mlg major league gaming mlg malagasy language (iso 639-2 code) mlhp micro loop heat pipe mlhw mean lower high water (nautical charts) mli mali (iso 3166 trigram) mlir multi-level intermediate representation mlk martin luther king jr. mll major league lacrosse mllw mean lower low water (nautical charts) mlo MMC loader mlp my little pony mlpr mobile license plate reader mlr medical loss ratio mlrs multiple-launch rocket system mls major league soccer mls multilevel security mls multiple listing service mlse maple leaf sports & entertainment (owner of several toronto-based sports teams) mlse maximum likelihood sequence estimation mlsr missing, lost or stolen report mlt malta (iso 3166 trigram) mlt maltese language (iso 639-2 code) mlvw medium logistics vehicle, wheeled mlw major league wrestling (american professional wrestling promotion) mlw mean low water (nautical charts) mlwn mean low water neaps (nautical charts) mlws mean low water springs (nautical charts) mm megametre mm military medal – myanmar (iso 3166 digram) – two thousand (in roman numerals) mm millimetre mma mixed martial arts – moving mechanical assembly mmb message me back mmc machinist's mate, chief (usn rating) – materiel management centre mmc multi-media card mmcm machinist's mate, master chief (usn rating) – magnetic mine counter measure mmcs machinist's mate, senior chief (usn rating) mmev multi-mission effects vehicle mmf multi-mode fiber mmi magical monkeyz inc. mmi man-machine interface mmi mclean meditation institute mmic mclean meditation institute certified mmic mindfulness & meditation instructor, certified mmic monolithic microwave integrated circuit mmio memory mapped input/output mmio memory-mapped i/o mmk burmese kyat (iso 4217 currency code) mmo massively multiplayer online (computer game) mmor master of management in operations research mmorpg massive multiplayer online role playing game mmorpg massively multiplayer online role-playing game mmpr mighty morphin power rangers mmr measles, mumps and rubella vaccine – myanmar (iso 3166 trigram) mmrp multiple MAC registration protocol mms multimission modular spacecraft mmu manchester metropolitan university – manned manoeuvring unit mmu memory management unit mmw millimetre wave (radar, from "mm wave") mmx matrix math extension mmx multimedia extension mmx multiple math extension mn manganese mn meganewton – minnesota (postal symbol) – monaco (fips 10-4 country code) – mongolia (iso 3166 digram) mn millinewton mn mongolian language (iso 639-1 code) mnb multinational brigade mnb c multinational brigade centre (kfor) mnd motor neurone disease – multinational division mne montenegro (iso 3166 trigram) mng multiple-image network graphics – mongolia (iso 3166 trigram) mnmf multi-national maritime force mnp northern mariana islands (iso 3166 trigram) mns mission needs statement mnt molecular nanotechnology – mongolian tugrik (iso 4217 currency code) mo macau (iso 3166 digram) – medical officer – missouri (postal symbol) – modus operandi (latin, "mode of operation") – morocco (fips 10-4 country code) [mutual oral] mo magneto-optical mo modus operandi mo moldovan language (iso 639-1 code) mo molybdenum moa museum of art (brigham young university) moab massive ordnance air blast (official) – mother of all bombs (slang) mob man over board – marching owl band – movable object block moc macedonian orthodox church – measure of capability – mission operations centre – my own creation (lego) mocas mechanization of contract administration services mod magneto-optical disc – masters of deception – minimum object distance – multiple organ dysfunction mod ministry of defence (united kingdom) and various other countries modaf ministry of defence architecture framework ("moh-daff") modem modulator-demodulator modsaf modular semi-automated forces (military simulation) moe marvel of entertainment moe measure of effectiveness moesi modified, owned, exclusive, shared, invalid mof maximum operating frequency mof ministry of finance (japan) mofa ministry of foreign affairs (japan) moh medal of honor – music on hold moid minimum orbital intersection distance mojwa movement for oneness and jihad in west africa mol moldovan language (iso 639-2 code) – mole (unit) molo mobile other licensed operator (uk) mom master's degree in oriental medicine mom message-oriented middleware mom multiple of the median moma museum of modern art (nyc) mon mongolian language (iso 639-2 code) mond modified newtonian dynamics moo measure of outcome mootw military operations other than war ("moot-double-you") mop macau pataca (iso 4217 currency code) – measure of performance mope ministry of population and environment (nepal) – most oppressed people ever (politics) mopp mission-oriented protective posture morp meteorite observation and recovery project mors military operations research society mos cq - mean opinion score - conversational quality (itu-t p.800.1) mos lq - mean opinion score - listening quality (itu-t p.800.1) mos military occupational specialty – mit out sound / motor only sync – mobile object system – model output statistics – multiplayer online services - mean opinion score mosfet metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor mosi modified, owned, shared, invalid moss mobile submarine simulator – moving object support system mot ministry of transport (uk) mota member of the orthodontic technicians association motas member of the appropriate sex motess moving object and transient event system moto mail order / telephone order – master of the obvious motos member of the opposite sex motss member of the same sex mou memorandum of understanding mout military operations in urban[ized] terrain moves modeling, virtual environments, and simulation institute mow maintenance of way (also mw) moz mozambique (iso 3166 trigram) mp magic points – mauritius (fips 10-4 country code) – member of parliament – military police – missouri pacific – northern mariana islands (postal symbol; iso 3166 digram) mp multi-platform mp multiplayer mp {multiprocessing,multiprocessor} mpa maritime patrol aircraft mpa master of public administration mpa megapascal mpa millipascal mpaa motion picture association of america mpc military payment certificate mpc minor planet center – minor planet circular mpec minor planet electronic circular mpeg motion pictures (coding) experts group mpeg moving picture experts group mpev multi-purpose engineering vehicle mpf maritime prepositioning force mpfc medial prefrontal cortex mpg miles per gallon mpi message passing interface mpls Multiprotocol Label Switching mpmc medial premotor cortex mpp massively parallel processor mps memory pool system mps multiprocessor specification mpsi member of the pharmaceutical society of ireland mpsoc multiprocessor system-on-chip mpsron maritime propositioning ship squadron mq martinique (iso 3166 digram) – midway islands (fips 10-4 territory code) mq multi-mission unmanned aerial vehicle (us tri-service aircraft designator) mqtt Message Queuing Telemetry Transport mr atgw - medium-range anti-tank guided weapon mr marathi language (iso 639-1 code) mr mauritania (fips 10-4 country code; iso 3166 digram) – model railroader magazine mr modem ready mrav multi-role armoured vehicle mrbm medium range ballistic missile mrc maintenance requirements card mrd motorized rifle division mre meal ready to eat (u.s. military rations) mrgo mississippi river–gulf outlet canal (also referred to as mr-go or "mr. go") mrgw medium-range guided weapon mri magnetic resonance imaging mri māori language (iso 639-2 code) mrl multiple rocket launcher – montana rail link mro maintenance, repair and operations mro mars reconnaissance orbiter mro mauritanian ouguiya (iso 4217 currency code) mro method resolution order mrp multiple registration protocol mrpharms member of the royal pharmaceutical society (great britain) mrr my restaurant rules mrs magnetic resonance spectroscopy mrsa methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (sometimes pronounced "mer-sa") mrt mass rapid transit — used as either an official or unofficial name for metro systems in singapore, kaohsiung, bangkok, taipei, chennai, and delhi mrt mauritania (iso 3166 trigram) mrtfb u.s. major range and test facility base mru most recently used ms Microsoft ms malay language (iso 639-1 code) ms mano sinistra (latin, "left hand") ms manuscript ms master of science ms megasecond ms megasiemens ms microsoft (sometimes m$) ms millisecond ms millisiemens ms mississippi (postal symbol) ms montserrat (iso 3166 digram) ms multiple sclerosis msa malay language (iso 639-2 code) msan Memory Sanitizer msb main support battalion msb most significant bit (or byte) msb most significant {bit,byte} msc message sequence chart msd minimum safe distance msdb multi source data base msde maryland state department of education msde microsoft data[base] engine msde microsoft sql server 2000 desktop engine msde military scenario development environment msde mission simulation dynamic engine msdl military scenario definition language mse mean square error mse multiple subscriber element msec message security encryption code ("emm-sec") msf minutes seconds frames msfs microsoft flight simulator (flight simulator series) msg madison square garden (either the 1879, 1890, 1925, or current versions of the venue) msg monosodium glutamate msh medium support helicopter msh mount st. helens msi message signaled interrupt msi micro-star international msi modified, shared, invalid msi multispectral imagery msie master of science in industrial engineering msie microsoft internet explorer msl mars science laboratory msl mean sea level msl missile mslp mean sea level pressure msm mainstream media msm men who have sex with men msm mount st mary's school msn master of science in nursing msn microsoft network msnbc microsoft national broadcasting company cable news channel (see also msnbc.com) mso multiple system operator msp member of the scottish parliament msp minneapolis–saint paul - twin cities in minnesota msp minneapolis–saint paul international airport (iata code) mspa migrant and seasonal worker protection act mspa ms paint adventures mspb merit systems protection board msr main supply route msr module service record msr montserrat (iso 3166 trigram) msr motor schlepp regulung msr mountain safety research (outdoor supplies manufacturer) msr {machine state,model-specific} register mss maximum segment size mssa member of the order of the star of south africa mssa methicillin-susceptible staphylococcus aureus mssa military selective service act mssa military-style semi-automatic mssa mind sports south africa mssa montreal student space associations mst maastricht aachen airport (iata code) mst madison symmetric torus mst mountain standard time (utc−7 hours) mst3k or mst3k mystery science theater 3000 mstp Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol msu lomonosov moscow state university (russia, a.k.a. mgu) msu michigan state university msu montana state university msu mountain state university mt machine translation mt malta (fips 10-4 country code; iso 3166 digram) mt maltese language (iso 639-1 code) mt megatesla mt meitnerium mt millitesla mt montana (postal symbol) mt motor transport (military) mta mail transfer agent mta metropolitan transportation authority mta metropolitan transportation authority (boston) (now massachusetts bay transportation authority) mtbf mean time between failures mtf magnetized target fusion mtf male-to-female transsexual mtf medical treatment facility mtf message text format mtf modulation transfer function (optics) mtf more to follow mtg magic: the gathering mtl maltese lira (iso 4217 currency code) mtl mean tide level (nautical charts)* mtm – (i) methods-time measurement mtoe modified table of organization and equipment ("emm-toe") mtp maritime tactical publication mtp materiel transfer plan mtp media transfer protocol mtp mission training plan mtq martinique (iso 3166 trigram) mtr main and tail rotor (helicopter type) mtr mass transit railway (hong kong metro system) mtr military-technological revolution mtrr memory type range register mts maintenance training system mts manitoba telephone system and manitoba telecom services, former names of bell mts mts michigan terminal/timesharing system mts movement tracking system mts multi-technical services mts multichannel television sound mtt methylthiazol tetrazolium (assay) mttf mean time to failure mtu maximum transmission unit mtu motoren- und turbinen-union (german engine manufacturer, now split into mtu friedrichshafen and mtu aero engines) mtu tankovei mostoukladchik (russian танковый мостоукладчик, "tank bridge-layer") † mtv mainostelevisio (finnish commercial tv company) mtv music television mtvl mobile tracked vehicle, light mtws magtf tactical warfare system mu manchester united (british football club) mu mauritius (iso 3166 digram) mu oman (fips 10-4 country code; from muscat) mua mail user agent mua make-up artist mua meritorious unit award mua military utility assessment mud multi-user domain mur mauritius rupee (iso 4217 currency code) mus mauritius (iso 3166 trigram) mv maldives (fips 10-4 country code; iso 3166 digram) – megavolt – motor vehicle – motor vessel mv millivolt mvc missouri valley conference mvcc multiversion concurrency control mvfc missouri valley football conference mvno mobile virtual network operator mvp minimum viable product mvp most valuable player mvr maldivian rufiyaa (iso 4217 currency code) mvr multicast VLAN registration mvrp multiple VLAN registration protocol mw maintenance of way (also mow) mw malawi (iso 3166 digram) mw medium wave (radio) mw megawatt mw milliwatt mw mountain west (conference) (formal initialism since july 2011) mwc maritime warfare centre (various nations) mwc mountain west conference (still used informally, although the league has adopted "mw") mwe module width encoding mwesh machismo wizards extended shelter (operating system) mwi malawi (iso 3166 trigram) mwk malawian kwacha (iso 4217 currency code) mwoa mount wilson observatory association mwr morale, welfare, and recreation mwtb mounted warfare test bed mx mail exchange mx mail exchange – mexico (fips 10-4 country code; iso 3166 digram) – missile experimental mxn mexican peso (iso 4217 currency code) my burmese language (iso 639-1 code) my malaysia (fips 10-4 country code; iso 3166 digram) mya burmese language (iso 639-2 code) – million years ago myob mind your own business myr malaysian ringgit (iso 4217 currency code) mys malaysia (iso 3166 trigram) myt mayotte (iso 3166 trigram) mz mach-zehnder (interferometer) – magnetic azimuth – move, zig (zero wing) – mozambique (fips 10-4 country code; iso 3166 digram) mzn mozambique metical (iso 4217 currency code) n dof or ndof - number of degrees of freedom n nano n.d. nobilis domina (noble woman) n.h. nobilis homo (noble man) n/a neurotics anonymous n/a not available/applicable n/a not {applicable,available} n/k/a now known as n/m never mind n/t no text n3f national fantasy fan federation na namibia (iso 3166 digram) na nanoampere na narcotics anonymous na national archives na nauruan language (iso 639-1 code) na negative acknowledge na sodium (latin natrium) naa n-acetylaspartate naacp national association for the advancement of colored people ("n double-a cp") naad north american air defense naafi navy, army and air force institute (uk) naafi no ambition and fuckall interest (rsa army slang) naak mark i naak, nerve agent antidote kit naaqs national ambient air quality standards naaws nato anti-air warfare system nabci north american bird conservation initiative ("nab-see") nac national agency check nac noad advendo combinatie, the full name of the dutch football club nac breda nac north atlantic council nac northern area command nac u.s. naval avionics center nac u.s. navy advanced concepts naca (u.s.) national advisory committee for aeronautics (1915–1958, became nasa) nacc north atlantic cooperation council nacisa nato communications and information systems agency nack negative acknowledgement nacma nato air command and control system management agency nacra north america caribbean rugby association (more specifically rugby union), a former name of rugby americas north nacs north american charging system, a charging connector standard for electric vehicles nad namibian dollar (iso 4217 currency code) naec u.s. naval air engineering center naf nato architecture framework naf naval air facility nafaik not as far as I know nafera native american free exercise of religion act nafld nonalcoholic fatty liver disease nafo northwest atlantic fisheries organization nafta north american free trade agreement nagpra native american graves protection and repatriation act nai named area of interest nai network access identifier naics north american industry classification system nail neurotics anonymous nails national airspace integrated logistics system nairu non accelerating inflation rate of unemployment nak negative acknowledge nak negative acknowledgement nam namibia (iso 3166 trigram) nambla north american man-boy love association namrl naval aerospace medical research laboratory nan neighbor awareness networking nan not a number nan not a number (computing) nanp north american numbering plan (telephone) nao uk national audit office napdd non-acquisition program definition document ("nap-dee-dee") naps navy acquisition procedures supplement napt Network Address Port Translation nara (u.s.) national archives and records administration naral national abortion rights action league nardac naval regional data automation center nardic u.s. navy acquisition research and development information center narp non-athletic regular person narpv national association for remotely piloted vehicles nas national academy of sciences nas national air space nas national audubon society nas naval air station nas network attached storage nas new attack submarine nasa national aeronautics and space administration nasa north american saxophone alliance nasb new american standard bible nascar national association for stock car auto racing nasdaq national association of securities dealers automated quotations nased national association of state election directors [1][2] nash non-alcoholic steatohepatitis nasp national aerospace plane nasp national archery in the schools program nass national association of secretaries of state [3] nasuwt national association of schoolmasters / union of women teachers (uk trade union) nat network address translation natgeo national geographic nato national association of theatre owners nato north atlantic treaty organization nau nauruan language (iso 639-2 code) naukma national university of kyiv-mohyla academy nav navajo language (iso 639-2 code) nav navigation[al] nav network allocation vector navcams naval communications area master station navcc national audio-visual conservation center navcc (navy) navy component commander navcent naval forces u.s. central command navdac naval data automation command naveur naval forces u.s. european command navfe u.s. naval forces, far east navfor naval force navmacs naval modular automatic communication subsystem navnet navy network navs non-cooperative airborne vector scoring navsat navigation satellite navspacecom u.s. navy space command navspasur u.s. naval space surveillance system navstar navigation satellite timing and ranging navtacnet navy tactical network nawc u.s. naval air warfare center nawira north america and west indies rugby association, the original name of the organization now known as rugby americas north nawmp north american waterfowl management plan ("gnaw-wump") nb new brunswick (postal symbol) nb niobium nb norwegian bokmål language (iso 639-1 code) nb nota bene nb nota bene (latin, "mark well") nba national basketball association nbacc u.s. national biodefense analysis and countermeasures center ("enn-back") nbc national broadcasting corporation nbc nuclear, biological, and chemical nbcrs nbc (nuclear, biological, and chemical) reconnaissance system nbd no big deal nbic nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, cognitive science nbl national basketball league (australia) nbl southern ndebele language (iso 639-2 code) nbt nitroblue tetrazolium (assay) nc nanocoulomb nc network computer nc new caledonia (iso 3166 digram) nc node center nc nonconsensual nc normally closed nc north carolina (postal symbol) nc numerical control nc-si network controller sideband interface nc3a or nc3a nato consultation, command and control agency nca national command authority ncaa national collegiate athletic association ("nc double a") ncar u.s. national center for atmospheric research ncb national codification bureau nccam u.s. national center for complementary and alternative medicine nccusl national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws (u.s.) ncddr u.s. national center for the dissemination of disability research[1] nces net-centric enterprise services nces u.s. national center for education statistics nci u.s. national cancer institute ncis national criminal intelligence service (british) ncis naval criminal investigative service (u.s. navy; see also ncis, a u.s. tv series based on this unit) ncl new caledonia (iso 3166 trigram) nclr national council of la raza ncmo no commitment make out ncnd neither confirm nor deny ncnd noncircumvention and nondisclosure nco noncommissioned officer nco numerically-controlled oscillator ncp Network Control Protocol ncp net contracted purchases ncq native command queuing ncr national cash register co. ncsi network connectivity status indicator nctr noncooperative target recognition ncw network centric warfare nd neighbor discovery nd neodymium nd nondisclosure nd north dakota (postal symbol) nd northern ndebele language (iso 639-1 code) nda non-disclosure agreement ndaa u.s. national defense authorization act ndbp non-departmental public body (scotland) ndc national drug code ndcc new directions counseling center (concord, california) nde northern ndebele language (iso 639-2 code) ndfa nondeterministic finite automaton ndh neue deutsche härte (german, "new german hardness"—heavy metal genre) ndh nezavisna država hrvatska (croatian, "independent state of croatia"—nazi puppet state) ndis network driver interface specification ndo ndonga language (iso 639-2 code) ndp new democratic party (canada) nds nintendo ds ndu national defense university (washington, dc) ne nebraska (postal symbol) ne neon ne nepali language (iso 639-1 code) ne niger (iso 3166 digram) ne north-east ne numeric error ne1 anyone nea national education association (u.s. labor union) nea near-earth asteroid nea nuclear energy agency (oecd) neat national emergency access target (au health) neat near-earth asteroid tracking nec network-enabled capability nec nijmegen eendracht combinatie (dutch, "nijmegen unity combination"; football club formed by the 1910 merger of the nijmegen and eendracht clubs) nec nippon electric company, the original english-language name of the company now known as nec nec northeast conference (u.s. college sports) nectec national electronics and computer technology center (thailand) ned netherlands (ioc and fifa trigram, but not iso 3166) nedm not even Doom music nei national eye institute nei not enough information nei nuclear energy institute neic national economic intelligence committee (nigeria) neic national energy information center (u.s. doe) neic national enforcement investigations center (u.s. epa) neic u.s. national earthquake information center nem con nemine contradicente (latin, "no one contradicting") nem diss nemine dissentiente (latin, "no one dissenting") nems national energy modeling system (usdoe-eia) neo near-earth object neo non-combatant evacuation operations nep nepali language (iso 639-2 code) nepa national environmental policy act ner niger (iso 3166 trigram) nerf non-expanding recreational foam nerica new rice for africa nes Nintendo Entertainment System nesdis national environmental satellite, data and information service nesp nsa/css enterprise standards program ness t - near-earth space surveillance – terrestrial project net national educational television net ncaa evaluation tool, a metric used in the ncaa division i men's and women's basketball tournament selection process netcu national extremism tactical co-ordination unit netl national energy technology laboratory netwars network warfare simulation newha new england women's hockey alliance news Network extensible Window System news navy electronic warfare simulator news north, east, west, south nex navy exchange nf nanofarad nf newfoundland (and labrador) (obsolete postal code, replaced by nl) nf norfolk island (iso 3166 digram) nfa (u.s.) national firearms act (often used to refer to the guns and accessories regulated under this law) nfa no flaming allowed nfa no-fire area nfa nondeterministic finite automaton nfc national football conference nfc near-field communication nfc no fucking clue nfc no functional change nfci no functional change intended nfer national foundation for educational research nfg no f**king good nfhs national federation of state high school associations nfi no fucking idea nfi not f****** interested nfk norfolk island (iso 3166 trigram) nfl national football league nfl national forensic league, original name of the national speech and debate association nfl no-fire line nfld newfoundland nfpa national fluid power association (united states) nfs network file system nft neurofibrillary tangle nft no further text nft non-fungible token nfv network function virtualization nfw no fucking way ng nanogram ng natural gas ng ndonga language (iso 639-1 code) ng next generation ng niger (fips 10-4 country code) ng nigeria (iso 3166 digram) nga national geospatial-intelligence agency nga nigeria (iso 3166 trigram) ngats new generation army targetry system ngh northern general hospital ngic national ground intelligence center ("injick") ngl not gonna lie ngn nigerian naira (iso 4217 currency code) ngo non-governmental organization ngp Neo Geo Pocket ngpc Neo Geo Pocket Color ngr nigeria (ioc trigram, but not iso 3166 or fifa) ngs naval gunfire support nh nanohenry nh new hampshire (postal symbol) nh new hebrides (iso 3166 digram; obsolete 1980) nh vanuatu (fips 10-4 country code; from new hebrides) nhacp NABU HCCA Application Communication Protocol nhanes national health and nutrition examination survey nhb new hebrides (iso 3166 trigram; obsolete 1980) nhb no holds barred nhl national hockey league nho næringslivets hovedorganisasjon (confederation of norwegian enterprises, a norwegian employers' organisation) nhra national hot rod association nhs national health service (uk) ni nicaragua (iso 3166 digram) ni nickel ni nigeria (fips 10-4 country code) nia next instruction address niaaa u.s. national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism niag nato industrial advisory group niaid national institute of allergies and infectious disease niamd national institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases nib new in box (internet auction/trading listings) nibp non-invasive blood pressure monitor nic network information center nic network interface card nic nicaragua (iso 3166 trigram) nica nicotine anonymous nicap national investigations committee on aerial phenomena nice uk. national institute for health and clinical excellence nichd national institute of child health and human development [4] nicp national inventory control point niddk national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases nidrr national institute on disability research and rehabilitation nids network intrusion detection system niehs national institute of environmental health sciences nifoc naked in front of computer nig niger (ioc and fifa trigram, but not iso 3166) nih national institutes of health nih not invented here niin national item identification number nil name, image, and likeness (referring to u.s. student athlete compensation) nil nanoimprint lithography nil nomina im indogermanischen lexikon (german, "nominals in the indo-european lexicon") – etymological dictionary of proto-indo-european nominals nima national imagery and mapping agency (became nga) nimby not in my back yard (see nome) nimby not in my backyard nimg not in my generation nimh national institute of medical herbalists nimh national institute of mental health nimh nickel metal hydride ("ni" is the chemical symbol for nickel) nin nine inch nails (band) nio nicaraguayan cordoba oro (iso 4217 currency code) niosh national institute for occupational safety and health (u.s.) nip network interface protocol nipr national institute of polar research (japan) nips network intrusion prevention system nipt non-invasive prenatal testing nir northern ireland (fifa trigram; not eligible for an iso 3166 or ioc trigram) nis network information service nisac u.s. national infrastructure simulation and analysis center niscap nsa information system certification and accreditation program niser national institute of science education and research nist national institute of standards and technology nit national institutes of technology (india) nit national invitation tournament (u.s. college basketball) nitfs national imagery transmission format standard niu niue (iso 3166 trigram) niv new international version (bible translation) niv non-invasive ventilation nj nanojoule nj new jersey (postal symbol) njhs national junior honor society njpw new japan pro-wrestling nk nanokelvin nka no known allergies nkjv new king james version (bible translation) nkvd narodnyi komissariat vnutrennikh del (russian "people's commissariat of internal affairs") (1934–1954) nl dutch language (iso 639-1 code) nl nanolitre nl netherlands (iso 3166 and fips 10-4 country code digram) nl newfoundland and labrador (postal symbol) nlb non-linear battlefield nld dutch language (iso 639-2 code) nld netherlands (iso 3166 trigram) nlf national liberation front (disambiguation) nlic netlicensing (license file extension) nll national lacrosse league nlos ls - non line of sight-launch system nlp natural language processing nlp neuro-linguistic programming (pseudoscience) nls native language support nlw non-lethal weapon nm nanometer nm never mind nm new mexico (postal symbol) nm, nm nautical mile nmci navy marine corps intranet nmcs not mission capable supply (sm&r code) nmd u.s. national missile defense nmf not my fault nmhnfg not made here, no fucking good nmi non-maskable interrupt nmn no middle name nmos n-type/negative metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor ("enn-moss") nmp not my problem nmr nonce-misuse resistance nmr nuclear magnetic resonance nmsg nato modelling and simulation group nmu not much, you? nn nanonewton nn norwegian nynorsk language (iso 639-1 code) nno norwegian nynorsk language (iso 639-2 code) nnsa u.s. national nuclear security administration nntp Network News Transfer Protocol nnw north north-east nnw north north-west no fear - notification and federal employee antediscrimination retaliation act (2002) no nitric oxide no nobelium no normally open no norway (iso 3166 and fips 10-4 country code digram) no norwegian language (iso 639-1 code) noaa u.s. national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaf norwegian air force noao national optical astronomy observatory nob norwegian bokmål language (iso 639-2 code) noc network operations center noc uk. national oceanography centre nodef nato oceanographic data exchange format nogi new orleans grande isle (award for diving) nok norwegian krone (iso 4217 currency code) nola new orleans, louisiana (la is the official postal code for louisiana) nolf navy outlying field nom no offence meant nom novus ordo missae or new ordinary of the mass (sometimes abbreviated to simply "no") nombo non-mine, mine-like bottom object nome not on mars either nome not on mars either (see nimby) noob newbie nop no operation nopa national office products alliance nopa national office products association nor norway (iso 3166 trigram) nor norwegian language (iso 639-2 code) norad north american aerospace defense command norceca north, central america and caribbean volleyball confederation norelpref no religious preference norml national organization for the reform of marijuana laws ("normal") norp normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person northag northern army group nos network operating system nos new old stock (internet auction/trading listings) nos nitric oxide synthase (enzyme) nosa nato osi security architecture notaflif no one turned away for lack of funds notam notice to airmen now national organization for women noyb none of your business noyfb none of your fucking business np national permit (authorization used in india to allow trucks to go anywhere in the nation) np neap tide (nautical charts) np nepal (iso 3166 and fips 10-4 country code digram) np neptunium np no problem np nondeterministic polynomial time npb nippon professional baseball npc national postgraduate committee npc national provincial championship (new zealand rugby competition) npc navigation planning chart npc non-player character npc non-player character (role-playing games) npcs non-passenger coaching stock (in railways) npd nationaldemokratische partei deutschlands (german) npdi new product development and introduction npg needline/network participation group nph normal pressure hydrocephalus npl national priorities list npl nepal (iso 3166 trigram) npo nothing by mouth npov neutral point of view nppu nose personal protection unit (copper nose insert) npr national public radio npr nepalese rupee (iso 4217 currency code) nq dronning maud land (iso 3166 digram; obsolete 1983) nqocd not quite our class, dear (or darling). (upper-class english slang) nr nauru (iso 3166 and fips 10-4 country code digram) nr southern ndebele language (iso 639-1 code) nra national republican army (russia) nra national revolutionary army (china) nra national rifle association (disambiguation) nrao national radio astronomy observatory nrc national register of citizens (india) nrc national research council (u.s.) nrc nuclear regulatory commission (u.s.) nrdc (u.s.) natural resources defense council nrel u.s. national renewable energy laboratory nrfpt not ready for prime time nrk norsk rikskringkasting (norwegian broadcasting corporation) nrla new railway link through the alps nrmp national resident matching program (u.s. medicine) nrn no reply necessary nrn not right now nrnd not recommended for new designs nro u.s. national reconnaissance office nrt near real time nrta national retail tenants association nrta national retired teachers association nrta northwest regional transmission association nru nauru (iso 3166 trigram) nrz non-return to zero ns nanosecond ns nanosiemens ns norfolk southern railway (aar reporting mark) ns nova scotia (postal symbol) ns suriname (fips 10-4 country code) nsa National Security Agency nsa nation-state adversary nsa naval support activity nsa no strings attached nsa no such agency nsa u.s. national security agency nsabb national science advisory board for biosecurity nsaid non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug nsb norges statsbaner (norwegian state railways) nsbm national socialist black metal nsc national security council nsda national speech and debate association (us) nsdap nationalsozialistische deutsche arbeiterpartei (german: "german national socialist workers party", the formal name of the nazi party) nsdl national science digital library (us) nsfw not suitable for work nsg national system for geospatial-intelligence nsn national stock number nsna national student nurses' association nso national standardization office (abca) nss (u.s.) naval simulation system nst nimrod software team nstac national security telecommunications advisory committee nsv nikitin-sokolov-volkov heavy machine gun (russian нсв никитина-соколова-волкова) ru:пулеметнсв-12,7 "утес nsw new south wales (postal symbol) nt nanotesla nt national trust (uk) nt new technology (windows nt) nt northern territory (australia) (postal symbol) nt northwest territories (canada) (postal symbol) nt saudi–iraqi neutral zone (iso 3166 digram; obsolete 1993) ntbf not to be fixed ntc national training center ntc negative temperature coefficient (thermistor) ntds naval tactical data system ntm non-deterministic Turing machine ntn no thanks needed ntp network time protocol ntr network time reference ntra national thoroughbred racing association ntsa not this shit again ntsb national transportation safety board ntsc (internet abbreviation:) nothing to see here ntsc national television standards committee (colloquially, never twice the same color) ntv non-tactical vehicle nty (internet abbreviations:) not tested yet; (alternatively) no thank you ntz iraq-saudi arabia neutral zone (iso 3166 trigram; obsolete 1993) nu nicaragua (fips 10-4 country code) nu niue (iso 3166 digram) nu nunavut (postal symbol) nui no user interface ("noo-ey") nul national urban league nul null character (ascii code of control character) numa non-uniform memory access nunp no users, no problems nurbs non-uniform rational basis spline nuts nuclear utilization target selection nuwc u.s. naval undersea warfare center nv naamloze vennootschap (dutch, "innominate partnership" or "anonymous venture"; i.e. a public limited-liability company) nv nanovolt nv navajo language (iso 639-1 code) nv nevada (postal symbol) nveol night vision and electro-optics laboratory nvesd cerdec night vision and electronic sensors directorate, fort belvoir, virginia nvg night vision goggles nvl night vision laboratory nvm never mind nvmm NetBSD Virtual Machine Monitor nvmm never mind mate nvmm non-volatile main memory nvram non-volatile random access memory nw nanowatt nw no way nw north-west nw not write-through nw nuclear weapon nwa national wrestling alliance nwf national wildlife federation nwfz nuclear-weapon-free zone nwhn u.s. national women's health network nwo new world order (see article for explanation of idiosyncratic capitalization) nwoahm new wave of american heavy metal nwobhm new wave of british heavy metal (sometimes pronounced /nəˈwɒbəm/ as if it were an acronym) nwra national wildlife rehabilitators association nwsl national women's soccer league (u.s.) nwt north-west territories nx automobile made by nissan nx national express nx net exports nx no execute nx part of computer memory marked as "no execute nx unit of illuminance nxa 21st arcade game in the pump it up series nxd native xml nxe new xbox experience nxg new cross gate station nxl national xball league nxn nike cross nationals nxp next experience" semiconductors nxt next ny chichewa language (iso 639-1 code) ny new york (postal symbol) nya chichewa language (iso 639-2 code) nyha new york heart association nyo national youth orchestra of great britain nypa not your personal army nyra national youth rights association nyra new york racing association (horse racing) nyse new york stock exchange nyt (disambiguation) the new york times nz new zealand (iso 3166 and fips 10-4 country code digram) nzc new zealand cricket nzd new zealand dollar (iso 4217 currency code) nzl new zealand (iso 3166 trigram) nzl noze looan (online/event listings) nzoss new zealand open source society nzr new zealand railways nzr new zealand rugby (governing body for rugby union) nzru new zealand rugby union, the former name of the organisation now known as new zealand rugby n·m, nm newton meter o2w off to work oa operational analysis oa overeaters anonymous oac on approved credit oaep optimal asymmetric encryption padding oam operations, administration, and {management,maintenance} oao over and out oap old age pensioner (uk) oarsi osteoarthritis research society international oas organization of american states oasis objects and agents for information systems and simulation oasis ontario agencies supporting individuals with special needs oasis ontario association of sewage industry services oasis organization for the advancement of structured information standards oasp operational analysis support paper/plan oau organization of african unity ob obedience ob obiit (latin, "(s) he died") ob obligation ob obligatory ob obsolete ob obstetrics ob ocean beach (california) ob off break (cricket) ob old bryanstonian ob order of battle ob out-of-bounds (golf) ob outlet box (electrical) ob overbought (stock market) ob oversight board obe officer of the order of the british empire obj objective (military parlance) obj odell beckham jr. (american football wide receiver) obm obsidian black metallic (automobile paint color) obo off by one oboe off by one error obor one belt one road, a former name of the china-sponsored belt and road initiative obs observation/observer obs obsolete obs obstacle obs off balance sheet obs optical burst switching (ieee) obs organic brain syndrome obs organization(al) breakdown structure obss off board sensor systems obss orbiter boom sensor system (space shuttle) obss ordo byantinus sancti sepulchri (byzantine order of the holy sepulchre) obss origins billion star survey obv obviously obvs obviously obx outer banks (north carolina) oc occitan language (iso 639-1 code) oc officer commanding oca observatoire de la côte d'azur oca offensive counter-air ocd obsessive-compulsive disorder ocfs office of children & family services ocfs oracle cluster file system ocfs2 oracle cluster file system release 2 oci occitan language (iso 639-2 code) ocids optical combat identification system ocl object constraint language ocmcc orchard county mcc ocn oncology certified nurse oco oort cloud object ocoka observation, cover and concealment, obstacles, key terrain, and avenues of approach (mnemonic) oconus outside continental united states ocr optical character recognition ocs see entry od old dragon od ordnance datum (nautical charts) od overdose odb ol' dirty bastard (rapper) odb one dirty b*tch/broad/babe (professional wrestler) odb operational data base odb original david baker (professional poker player; used to distinguish from another professional poker player of the same name) odb oxford dictionary of byzantium odbc open database connectivity odcm on-demand clock modulation ode offline device environment odi office for disability issues (uk government agency) odi one day international (cricket) odi open data-link interface odi oracle data integrato odi overseas development institute (uk think tank) odm object data manager odmr on-demand mail relay odt on-die termination odtw others do the work (cf. "otdw source") oea (u.s.) office of economic adjustment oecd organisation for economic co-operation and development (international) oed oxford english dictionary oeg operation exposure guidance oeis on-line encyclopedia of integer sequences oem original equipment manufacturer ofa occipital face area ofb output feedback ofc of course ofc of fucking course ofda u.s. agency for international development's office of foreign disaster assistance ofdm orthogonal frequency division multiplexing ofet organic field-effect transistor og objective glass, see objective (optics) og obstetrics and gynaecology og offensive guard, see guard (american football) og old giggleswickian, a former pupil of giggleswick school og old gold, a dark yellow og old gower, a former pupil of university college school og old gregorian, a former pupil of downside school og old greshamian, a former pupil of gresham's school og olympic games og optimized gaia, theory the earth optimizes itself to promote life, and popular movement to promote human progress in harmony with the natural world. og original gangster, an album by ice-t og original gangster, see gangster og original gravity, see gravity (beer) og outpost gallifrey, a doctor who fansite. og own goal, in soccer, a goal scored by a player in their own side's goal ogc open geospatial consortium ogd other government department ogo other government organization ogx ouargla – a petroleum state in the south of algeria oh ohio (postal symbol) oh other half ohc overhead-cam engine ohhla original hip-hop lyrics archive ohip ontario health insurance plan ohms on his (or her majesty's service) (also written: o.h.m.s.) ohp observatoire de haute-provence ohss ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome oic officer in charge oic oh, I see oie world organisation for animal health (originally the office international des épizooties, french for "international epizootic office") oif operation iraqi freedom oioc oriental & india office collections (in the british library) oj anishinaabe language (ojibwa) (iso 639-1 code) oj o. j. simpson oj orange juice oji anishinaabe language (ojibwa) (iso 639-2 code) ojt on-the-job training ok oklahoma (postal symbol) ok oll korrect (facetious alteration of "all correct", 1839) okc oklahoma city olap online analytical processing ole object linking and embedding oled organic light-emitting diode ols operational linescan system oltp online transaction processing om olympique de marseille (french football club) om oman (iso 3166 digram) om oromo language (iso 639-1 code) oma open mobile alliance oma operations & maintenance, army omb ontario municipal board omb order of mapungubwe in bronze omb u.s. office of management and budget omd orchestral manoeuvres in the dark (1980s pop group) ome osaka mercantile exchange omfg oh my f**king god omfg oh my fucking God omg oh my God omg oh my god or or my gosh omgw oh my gosh it's windy omn oman (iso 3166 trigram) omnc u.s. office of the manager for the national communications system omp order of mapungubwe in platinum omr omani rial (iso 4217 currency code) oms order of mapungubwe in silver omt object model template omw on my way omw on my way, oh my word on ontario (postal symbol) onc orthopaedic nurse certified once on-{chip,circuit} emulation once organización nacional de ciegos españoles (spanish, "national organization for the spanish blind") onfi open nand flash interface ong orthodontic national group onh óglaigh na héireann (irish idiom for "soldiers of ireland"), used for the following: historically, as the irish-language name for the original irish republican army ("old ira") in modern times, as the irish-language name of the defence forces of ireland, the name of two groups claiming descent from the old ira, one a currently inactive splinter group of the continuity ira and the other an active splinter group of the real ira oni (u.s.) office of naval intelligence onna oh no, not again onna oniong, nnung ndem, and awa, a local government area in nigeria onnta oh no, not this again ons operational needs statement onéra office national d'études et de recherches aérospatiales (french, "aeronautics and space research center") oo OpenOffice oo object oriented oo over & out ooad object-oriented analysis and design oob out of band oob out of bounds oobe out-of-body experience ooc out of curiosity oocl orient overseas container line ooda observation, orientation, decision, action loop (a.k.a. boyd's loop) ooe out of order execution ooi out of interest oom out of memory oomf one of my followers ooo OpenOffice.org ooo out of the office oop object oriented programming oop object-oriented programming oop out of print oops object oriented programming systems oos occupational overuse syndrome oos onesaf objective system oos open operating system oos out of service oose object oriented software engineering oosoom out of sight, out of mind ootw operations other than war (mootw or ootw) op observation point/post op ocean pacific (surfwear and swimwear brand) op order point, in inventory management; the inventory state at which more items should be ordered. often expressed as a part of op/oq (when quantity op is reached, order oq new items) op original poster (internet) op overpowered, often used to refer to fictional characters (e.g. superman) or game mechanics (e.g. the black lotus in magic: the gathering) that are considered disproportionately strong op cit opera citata (latin, "in the work cited") opa other procurement, army opac online public access catalogue opcon operational control opcw organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons opec organization of the petroleum exporting countries openstreetmap openstreetmap opfor opposing force(s) opi office of primary interest opi open prepress interface opintel operational intelligence oplan operation plan (also opplan) opm operations per minute opord operation order opp ontario provincial police opp operational planning process opp other people's property/pussy/penis (song) ops on-base plus slugging (baseball statistics) ops operations ops operations per second ops operator status ops operators opsec open platform for security opsec operations security opsi overwhelming post splenectomy infection opsi uk office of public sector information optar operational target opv offshore patrol vessel oq order quantity, in inventory management; the quantity of new items to be ordered. often expressed as a part of op/oq (when quantity op is reached, order oq new items) oql Object Query Language or operating room (surgery) or operational/operations research or oregon (postal symbol) or oriya language (iso 639-1 code) or overreciprocation - when the leader of an inner circle friendship contacts a friend more than is wanted or reasonable orau oak ridge associated universities orb object request broker orbat order of battle ord o'hare international airport in chicago, illinois (iata airport code ord) ord office of research and development ord operational requirements document orf operational readiness float ori oriya language (iso 639-2 code) orise oak ridge institute for science and education orite oh, right orm object-relational mapping orm oromo language (iso 639-2 code) ornl oak ridge national laboratory orr oak ridge reservation (u.s. doe) orr office of rail regulation (uk government) orr office of refugee resettlement orr office of research and reports orr operational readiness rate orr operational readiness review orsa operations research society of america orsa oxacillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus os operating system os osmium os ossetic language (iso 639-1 code) osa order of st. augustine osce organization for security and co-operation in europe osd object-based storage device osd on-screen display osd open source definition osd u.s. office of the secretary of defense osdl open source development labs ose own separate entrance osers u.s. department of education office of special education and rehabilitative services oseti optical seti also optical seti osf open software foundation osgeo open source geospatial foundation (osgeo) osha occupational safety and health administration osi office of strategic influence osi ontario swine improvement osi open source initiative osi open systems interconnection osia (u.s.) on-site inspection agency osiris optical system for imaging and low resolution integrated spectroscopy (astronomical system on the land-based gran telescopio canarias) osiris optical, spectroscopic, and infrared remote imaging system (astronomical system on the rosetta spacecraft) osl open source license osl optically stimulated luminescence osl orbiting solar laboratory osm one saturday morning osmf openstreetmap foundation ospa operations security professional's association site of ospa ospa oregon school psychologists association [3] ospf open shortest path first ospm OS power management osrh oružane snage republike hrvatske (en: armed forces of the republic of croatia) oss office of strategic services (1942–1945, forerunner of cia) oss open sound system oss open source software oss ossetic language (iso 639-2 code) osu ohio state university osu oklahoma state university osvw operating system visible workarounds ot occupational therapy assistant ot off topic ot office of technology assessment ot orthodontic technicians association otac orthodontic technicians association conference otac orthodontic technicians association council otb off the ball otb offtrack betting otb onesaf testbed (a descendant of modsaf) otc over-the-counter (drugs) otd off the derech (referring to an orthodox jew who has stopped practicing the tenets of his or her faith) otea (u.s. army) operational test evaluation agency oti office of transition initiatives (united states agency for international development) otk one turn kill otl out to lunch oto ordo templi orientis (latin, "order of the temple of the east", i.e. the order of oriental templars) otoh on the other hand otp one time password otp one true pairing otp open telecom platform ots off the scale, sexually untouchable except for a lot of money. ots off the shelf otsbh over the shoulder boulder holder ott over the top ottomh off the top of my head otw on the way otybl over to you blue leader otyrl over to you red leader ou organizational unit ou university of oklahoma oui organizationally unique identifier ovc ohio valley conference ovc overcast (metar code) ovv optically visually violent, or optically violently variable – a type of quasar ow old wykehamist owasp Open Web Application Security Project owl Web Ontology Language own oprah winfrey network owtte or words to that effect ox iata code for orient thai airlines oxc optical cross-connect oxf iata code for london oxford airport oxfam oxford committee for famine relief (international poverty relief organization) oxm official xbox magazine oxr iata code for oxnard airport oxt oxytocin oy osakeyhtiö (finnish, "stock company") oyj julkinen osakeyhtiö (finnish, "public stock company") oz ounce p peta p pico p.i. philippines islands p2p PCI to PCI p2p peer to peer p2p peer-to-peer (networking) p3i preplanned product improvement pa pamela anderson pa panama (iso 3166 digram) pa paraguay (fips 10-4 country code) pa partial agonist pa pascal pa pennsylvania (postal symbol) pa petampere pa phase accumulator pa physical address pa picoampere pa polyamide (nylon) pa prince albert piercing pa protactinium pa public address (vocal amplification system) pa public affairs pa punjabi language (iso 639-1 code) pa 6 nylon 6 (polyamide) (similarly for pa 11, 12, 46, 66, 610) paa position area for artillery paas platform as a service pab panamanian balboa (iso 4217 currency code) pabx private automated branch exchange (company phone system) pac pan africanist congress pac partial solar calibrator pac patriot advanced capabilities pac phase-amplitude converter pac political action committee pac primary auditory cortex pacer public access to court electronic records (u.s. federal courts) pacom (u.s.) pacific command padd personal access display device (as seen in the star trek franchise) padd petroleum administration for defense districts, used for data collection in the u.s. petroleum industry padi professional association of diving instructors pae physical address extension paek polyaryletherketone pafc plymouth argyle football club pagp port aggregation protocol pah polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon paho pan american health organization pai polyamide imide pai pre-approval inspection (pharma) pak pakistan (iso 3166 trigram) pakistan punjab, afghan states, kashmir, sindh, baluchistan pal phase alternating line pal phase alternating line (tv standard) pal philippine airlines pal programmable array logic pam pluggable authentication modules pam precision attack missile pam pulse amplitude modulation pamela payload for antimatter matter exploration and light-nuclei astrophysics pamela pedestrian accessibility and movement environment laboratory pamida patrick, michael, and david, sons of the department store chain's co-founder jim witherspoon pan panama (iso 3166 trigram) pan partai amanat nasional (indonesian, "national mandate party") – indonesian political party pan partido acción nacional (spanish, "national action party") – political parties in el salvador, mexico, and nicaragua pan partido de avanzada nacional (spanish, "national advancement party") – guatemalan political party pan personal area network pan polyacrylonitrile pan programa de asistencia nutricional (spanish, "nutritional assistance program") – u.s. federal program for nutritional needs of poor families in puerto rico pan punjabi language (iso 639-2 code) pan starrs - panoramic survey telescope and rapid response system pans pretty advanced/awesome network services (cf. pots) pao panathinaikos athlitikos omilos (greek: παναθηναϊκός αθλητικός όμιλος, "pan-athenian athletic club") pao poly alpha olefin pao public affairs officer paok panthessalonikeios athlitikós ómilos konstantinoupoliton (greek πανθεσσαλονίκειος αθλητικός όμιλος κωνσταντινοπολιτών, "pan-thessalonian athletic club of constantinopolites") pap internet slang for post a picture pap password authentication protocol pap people's action party (singapore) papi precision approach path indicator (aviation) par paraguay (ioc and fifa trigram, but not iso 3166) parc palo alto research center paros prevention of an arms race in outer space (treaty) parp (nato partnership for peace) planning and review process parwig power augmented ram wing in ground (aeroplane wing shape) pas see entry pasa polyamide, semi-aromatic (nylon) pasgt personnel armor system, ground troops pasr personnel accounting and strength reporting pat page attribute table pat port address translation pata parallel ATA patd panic! at the disco path port authority trans-hudson paws phased array warning system paws progressive animal welfare society pax portable archive exchange payd pay as you drive paye pay as you earn pb lead (latin plumbum) pb polybutylene pba philippine basketball association pba professional bowlers association pbb polybrominated biphenyl pbc playback control, a feature on video cd and super video cd pbc push button connect, a wps method pbck problem between chair and keyboard (computer help desk in-joke) pbd polybutadiene pbde polybrominated diphenyl ether pbe pending break encoding pbe programming by example pbi polybenzimidazole pbis positive behavior interventions and supports pbn polybutylene naphthalate pboh please become old history pbr pabst blue ribbon (beer brand) pbr partition boot record pbr professional bull riders pbrt physically based raytracing, an open source software rendering system for physically correct image synthesis. pbs pharmaceutical benefits scheme (australia) pbs public broadcasting service (u.s.) pbs public broadcasting services (malta) pbt polybutylene terephthalate pbx private branch exchange pbx private branch exchange (company phone system) pc personal computer pc petacoulomb pc picocoulomb pc player character pc player character (roleplaying) pc politically correct pc politically correct / political correctness pc post cibum (latin, "after meals") pc program counter pc u.s. pacific islands trust territory (iso 3166 digram; obsolete 1986) pcas planet-crossing asteroid survey pcb Protocol Control Block pcb polychlorinated biphenyl(s) pcb printed circuit board pcb process control block pcb see entry pcbc propagating cipher block chaining pcc Portable C Compiler pcc nato partnership coordination cell pcc posterior cingulate cortex pcc pre-command course pcc presidents conference committee pccb porsche ceramic composite brake pccip president's commission on critical infrastructure protection pcd page-level cache disable pce path computation element pce perchlorethylene pce performance-monitor counter enable pce PC Engine pcep Path Computation Element Protocol pch platform controller hub pci peripheral component interconnect pci peripheral component interconnect (computer bus) pci u.s. pacific islands trust territory (iso 3166 trigram; obsolete 1986) pcie peripheral component interconnect express (computer bus) pcl passive coherent location pcm phase change memory pcm pulse code modulation pcmcia Personal Computer Memory Card International Association pcmcia personal computer memory card international association (people can't memorise computer-industry acronyms) pcn pitcairn islands (iso 3166 trigram) pcp Port Control Protocol pcp phencyclidine pcp pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (formerly pneumocystis carinii) pcp probabilistically checkable proof pcpi physician consortium for performance improvement (ama) pcr polymerase chain reaction pcssd pulaski county special school district pct pacific crest trail pct patent cooperation treaty pcte portable common tool environment pcte punjab college of technical education pcz panama canal zone (iso 3166 trigram; obsolete 1980) pd palladium pd per diem (latin: (calculated) by the day) pd point of departure pd police department pd postal district pd potential difference pd principal deputy pd privatdozent pd product director—example: cerdec product director c4isr and network modernization pd public domain pda personal digital assistant pda predicted drift angle pda public display of affection pda push-down automaton pda pushdown automaton pdag propositional directed acyclic graph pdb power distribution board pdd past due date pdd presidential decision directive pdf panama[nian] defense forces (abolished 1990) pdf portable document format pdf principal direction of fire pdg president director general pdg product development group pdl premier development league, a former name of the u.s. minor soccer league now known as usl league two pdl pure dumb luck (texan punk band) pdm pulse-duration modulation pdn pull-down network pdp page {descriptor,directory} page pdp performance development plan[1] pdp programmable data processor pdq pre-defined queries (siebel packages) pdq pretty damn quick pdq pretty darn quick pdry people's democratic republic of yemen (obsolete since 1990) pds please don't shout pds product data sheet pdt pacific daylight [saving] time (utc-7 hours) pdu police dog unit pdu power distribution unit pdu protocol data unit pdvsa petróleos de venezuela, s.a. (spanish, "venezuelan petroleum company") pe ice pellets (old style metar code) pe peru (iso 3166 and fips 10-4 country code digram) pe physical education pe plant extract pe portable executable pe premature ejaculation[2] pe price to earning ratio (used for equity shares) pe prince edward island (postal code) pe professional engineer pe protection enable pe provider edge peap Protected EAP pebcac problem exists between chair and computer (it help desk in-joke) pebcak problem exists between chair and keyboard pebkac problem exists between keyboard and chair pebkac problem exists between keyboard and chair (ditto) peci platform environment control interface peek polyetheretherketone peet partnerships for enhancing expertise in taxonomy pegida patriotische europäer gegen die islamisierung des abendlandes (german, "patriotic europeans against the islamization of the west") pei polyetherimide pei prince edward island pek polyetherketone pemdas the order of operations in math (parentheses, exponents, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction) pen peruvian sol (iso 4217 currency code) pen poets, essayists and novelists, the original meaning of the initialism of the organization now known as pen international pen polyethylene naphthalate peo philanthropic educational organization peo polyethylene oxide peo professional employer organization peo professional engineers ontario peo παγκύπρια εργατική ομοσπονδία (greek for "pancyprian federation of labour") pep protocol extension protocol pepfar president's emergency plan for aids relief per packed encoding rules per peru (iso 3166 trigram) perl practical extraction and report language perm program electronic review management pes polyethersulfone pest uk public engagement with science and technology pet personal electronic transactor pet pierre elliott trudeau pet polyethylene terephthalate (plastic) pet positron emission tomography (as in pet scan) pet preliminary english test peta pentaerythritol triacrylate peta people eating tasty animals peta people for the ethical treatment of animals pete polyethyleneterephthalate petp polyethyleneterephthalate pf french polynesia (iso 3166 digram) pf petafarad pf phenol formaldehyde (resin) pf picofarad pf power forward, a player position in australian rules football, basketball, and ice hockey pfa please find attached pfd permanent fund dividend = personal flotation device pfe permanent forest estate pfi pay for inclusion pfiy please fix it yourself ("pee-fiy") pflag parents, families and friends of lesbians and gays ("pee-flag") pfo pissed, fell over (medical diagnosis in-joke) pfo please fuck off pfp partnership for peace pfs perfect forward secrecy pfw pro football weekly (magazine and website covering the national football league) pfw purdue university fort wayne pfy pimply faced youth pg 13 - (movie rating) pg papua new guinea (iso 3166 digram) pg parental guidance (movie rating) pg petagram pg picogram pg point guard (basketball position) pg propylene glycol pg&e pacific gas & electric pgas partitioned global address space pgce postgraduate certificate in education pgd pre-implantation genetic diagnosis pge page global enable pgeni pharmaco-genetics for every nation initiative pgh pre-implantation genetic haplotyping pgk papua new guinea kina (iso 4217 currency code) pgm precision-guided munition pgo profile guided optimization pgp pretty good privacy ph pakatan harapan (malaysia) ph parts of hydrogen (acidity/alkalinity index) ph passive homing (missile guidance system) ph petahenry ph philippines (iso 3166 digram) ph picohenry ph probability of hit ph professional hunter (abbreviation used mostly in east and southern africa) ph public health ph purple heart ph.d. philosophiæ doctor (latin, "doctor of philosophy") pha polyhydroxyalkanoate pha potentially hazardous asteroid phb PCI host bridge phb pointy haired boss phev plug-in hybrid electric vehicle phf paired helical filaments (aggregations of tau proteins in the human brain associated with tauopathy) phf potentially hazardous food phf premier hockey federation (defunct north american women's ice hockey league) phl philippines (iso 3166 trigram) php PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor php philippine peso (iso 4217 currency code) php php: hypertext preprocessor (originally personal home page (tools)) phq patient health questionnaire pi pebi pi polyimide pi polyisoprene pi private investigator pi pāli language (iso 639-1 code) pib polyisobutylene pic performance instrumentation counters pic person in charge pic position independent code pic programmable interrupt controller picnic problem in chair not in computer picnic problem in chair, not in computer pics private investment capital subscription pid pelvic inflammatory disease pid plan identification number pid positive identification pid procedural identification pid process id pid procurement identification description pidooma pulled it directly out of my ass pie position independent executable pif partners in flight pig pipeline inspection gauge pigs passenger inert guidance systems – movable tape barrier, typically used on airport aprons to guide passengers to/from their aircraft avoiding danger areas. pigs portugal, italy, greece, spain; piigs if including ireland; piiggs if including the united kingdom (great britain) pil Priority Interrupt Level pim parameterized ionospheric model pim path of intended motion pim pediatric index of mortality pim personal information manager pim personal information manager/management pim platform-independent model pim presence and interworking mobility pim processor-in-memory pim program integration manager pim protocol independent multicast pin personal identification number pinf people in need foundation (czech charitable organisation) pio programmed input/output pipa program on international policy attitudes pipt physically indexed, physically tagged piq prefetch input queue pir priority intelligence requirement pir private information retrieval pira provisional irish republican army pireps pilot reports pit programmable interrupt timer pita pain in the ass pitr {parent,parents} in the room pits person in the seat. a common problem as to why a computer is not working properly. it is a pits issue. piv personal identity verification pix Private Internet eXchange pj petajoule pj picojoule pjhq permanent joint headquarters pjs pajamas ("pee-jayz") pk pakistan (iso 3166 and fips 10-4 country code digram) pk petakelvin pk picokelvin pk player kill[er] pk polyketone pk probability of kill pk pulemet kalashnikova (russian пк пулемет калашникова, "machinegun kalashnikov")[3] pka previously known as pka professionally known as pkcs public-key cryptography standards pke partnership of kindermusik educators[4][5][6] pki public key infrastructure pki public key infrastructure (cryptography) pkm pulemet kalashnikova modernizirovanniy (russian пкм пулемет калашникова модернизированный, "machinegun kalashnikov modernised")[3] pkms pulemet kalashnikova modernizirovanniy stepanova (russian пкмс пулемет калашникова модернизированный степанова, "machinegun kalashnikov modernised stepanova")[3] pkmt pulemet kalashnikova modernizirovanniy tankoviy (russian пкмт пулемет калашникова модернизированный танковый, "machinegun kalashnikov modernised tank") (a.k.a. pktm)[3] pkr pakistani rupee (iso 4217 currency code) pkr people's justice party (malaysia) pksp pound keys and spew profanity pkt pulemet kalashnikova tankoviy (russian пкт пулемет калашникова танковый, "machinegun kalashnikov tank")[3] pktm pulemet kalashnikova tankoviy modernizirovanniy (russian пктм пулемет калашникова танковый модернизированный, "machinegun kalashnikov tank modernised") (a.k.a. pkmt)[3] pku phenylketonuria pl ice pellets (new style metar code) pl petalitre pl phase line (co-ordination line) pl picolitre pl poland (iso 3166 and fips 10-4 country code digram) pl polish language (iso 639-1 code) pla people's liberation army (chinese military forces) pla programmable logic array plaf people's liberation armed forces plaf pluggable look and feel plaf product line architecture framework plaid precision location and identification plb personal locator beacon plc programmable logic controller plc public limited company (british) plcc plastic leaded chip carrier (electronics) pld probable line of deployment pld programmable logic device plebs people lacking everyday basic skills plf parachute landing fall plgr precision lightweight gps receiver ("plugger") pli position location information pli practising law institute pli private lands initiative pli professional liability insurance pli pāli language (iso 639-2 code) plif planar laser-induced fluorescence plk polska liga koszykówki (polish, "polish basketball league") plkk polska liga koszykówki kobiet (polish, "polish women's basketball league"), former name of the league now known as basket liga kobiet pll phase locked loop pll phase-locked loop (electronics) pll premier lacrosse league plm polarized light microscope/microscopy plmba phospholipid bilayer microarray pln platoon pln polish zloty (iso 4217 currency code) plo palestine liberation organization plokta press lots of keys to abort plp platonic life partner plru pseudo LRU pls palletized loading system pls personal locator system plt procedure linkage table pltm package level thermal management pluto pipe line under the ocean plw palau (iso 3166 trigram) pm panama (fips 10-4 country code) pm perry mason pm petametre pm phase modulation pm picometre pm post meridiem pm post meridiem (latin "after noon") pm power management pm prime minister pm project manager pm promethium pm saint pierre and miquelon (iso 3166 digram) pm {phase,pulse} modulation pmc performance monitoring counters pmc primary motor cortex pmcs partial mission capable supply (sm&r code) pmcs power management control system pmcs professional military comptroller school pme power management event pme professional military education pmeg page map entry group pmfi problem magically fixed itself pmfji pardon me for jumping in pmht pardon my hashtag (also #pmht) pmi performance monitoring infrastructure pmi platform management interrupt pmi positive material identification pmic power management integrated circuit pmid pubmed identifier pmio port-mapped input/output pmma polymethylmethacrylate pmo principal medical officer (uk, canada, india, and ireland) pmos p-type/positive metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor ("pee-moss") pms premenstrual syndrome pmsc nato political-military steering committee on partnership for peace pmsl piss myself laughing (internet shorthand) pmsl pissing myself laughing pmt photo-multiplier tube pmt premenstrual tension (uk) (see premenstrual syndrome) pmu performance monitoring units pmu power management unit pn perikatan nasional (malaysia) pn petanewton pn piconewton pn pitcairn islands (iso 3166 diagram) pnac project for the new american century pnc palestinian national council pnc palmerston north city (cf. pnc, a new zealand rapper from this city) pnc parti nationaliste chrétien, defunct quebec political party pnc pittsburgh national corporation, one of the two companies that merged into today's pnc financial services pnc provident national corporation, the other company that merged into pnc financial services pnf pilot not flying (aviation) png papua new guinea (iso 3166 trigram) png persona non grata png portable network graphics pnh paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria pnh police nationale d'haïti (french, "national police of haiti") pnp parti national populaire, defunct quebec political party pnp partido nuevo progresista pnp plug 'n' play/pray pnp plug and play pnp plug and pray pnp positive negative positive pns pensacola, florida (iata airport code) pnvs pilot night vision sensor po dust devil (metar code) po per os (latin, "by mouth") po polonium po portugal (fips 10-4 country code) po post office po purchase order poc point of contact poc proof of concept pocd post-operative cognitive dysfunction pod payable on death (banking term, and the full name of american metal band p.o.d.) pod plain old documentation pod point of divergence (alternate or counterfactual history) pod port of debarkation poe perl object environment poe polyol ester poe port of embarkation poe power over ethernet poets portable occultation, eclipse, and transit electronic-camera system pof probability of failure poff plain old flat file pog passionfruit, orange and guava pogo project on government oversight poi person of interest poi place of interest poi point of interest poi program of instruction pok plane of knowledge pol petroleum, oils and lubricants pol poland (iso 3166 trigram) pol polish language (iso 639-2 code) pola principle of least astonishment polad political advice pols principle of least surprise pom polyoxymethylene pom program objective memorandum pomdp partially observable markov decision process pop point of presence pop post office protocol pop power on password pop progesterone only pill por plan of record por portugal (fifa and ioc trigram, but not iso 3166) por portuguese language (iso 639-2 code) por proposed operational requirement pos piece of shit pos point of sale pos point of sale terminal (retail industry transaction computers) pos position posh port outbound starboard home (alleged) posix Portable Operating System Interface [for Unix] posslq person of the opposite sex sharing living quarters post power on self test pot plane of tranquility potc pirates of the caribbean pots plain old telephone service (cf. pans) pots plain old telephone system pots postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome pov point of view pov point of view / point of vision pow prisoner of war power Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC powerpc Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC - Performance Computing pp pages, especially in references, e.g. "a. u. thor, title, journal x, vol. 1, no. 2 (2010) pp. 13-42. pp pair programming pp papua new guinea (fips 10-4 country code) pp passage point pp per procurationem (latin, "by proxy") ppa parahippocampal place area ppa polyphthalamide ppasc (u.s.) plans and program analysis support center ppassccatag proud parents against singles, seniors, childless couples and teens and gays", a fictional group formed by marge simpson ppb PCI [to] PCI bridge ppc Power Performance Computing ppc PowerPC ppcli princess patricia's canadian light infantry (regiment) ppg pittsburgh plate glass (the original name of the company now known as ppg industries) ppg the powerpuff girls ppi pixels per inch ppl pakistan petroleum limited ppl pay per lead (marketing) ppl pennsylvania power & light, former name of the u.s. utility company now known as ppl ppl people ppl pfadfinder und pfadfinderinnen liechtensteins (german, "scouts and guides of liechtenstein") ppl phonographic performance limited (uk performing rights organisation) ppl pretty please ppli precise participant location & identification ppm pages per minute ppm parts per million ppm project planning and management ppo polyphenylene oxide ppp petty pet peeve ppp point-to-point protocol ppp purchasing power parity pppoa Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM pppoe Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet ppq pulses per quarter (used in music programming, sequencers) ppqn pulses per quarter note (ditto) ppqt pre-production qualification test ppr processor programming reference pps polyphenylene sulfide pps post postscriptum pps precise/precision positioning service (gps) pps pulse per second (signal) ppt powerpoint ppt punched paper tape ppu physics processing unit ppv pay-per-view pq parti québécois pq province of québec (obsolete postal code, replaced by qc) pqc post-quantum cryptography pr pastor or priest pr praseodymium pr public relations pr puerto rico (postal symbol; iso 3166 digram) pram Parameter RAM prb presbyter prbo point reyes bird observatory prbs pseudorandom bit sequence prc people's republic of china prd cerdec product realization directorate prf pseudorandom function [family] prfg partial fog (metar code) prg pseudorandom generator pri puerto rico (iso 3166 trigram) prinair puerto rico international airlines prk democratic people's republic of korea (iso 3166 trigram) prm personnel readiness management prml partial response, maximum likelihood prn pro re nata (latin, "for the emergency", "as needed") prn pseudorandom {noise,number} prng pseudorandom number generator prom programmable read only memory prp pseudorandom permutation prt portugal (iso 3166 trigram) prt provincial reconstruction team pru Programmable Realtime Unit pry paraguay (iso 3166 trigram) ps PostScript ps palestinian territory, occupied (iso 3166 digram) ps pashto language (iso 639-1 code) ps personnel services ps petasecond ps petasiemens ps picosecond ps picosiemens ps poos – poo sniffer (internet shorthand) ps post scriptum (latin, "written after") ps power steering ps power supply ps public school psa pacific southwest airlines psa paralysis society of america psa pharmaceutical society of australia psa pressure-sensitive adhesive psa production services association psa prostate specific antigen psa public service announcement psa public service association psa prostate-specific antigen psa public service announcement psc personal service corporation psc primary somatosensory cortex psd power spectral density pse page size extensions pse palestinian territory, occupied (iso 3166 trigram) pse precision shooting equipment, the expanded name of pse archery psg pacific seabird group psg paris saint-germain psi portable source initiative psi pounds per square inch psk phase shift keying psk pre-shared key pso peace support operations pso primary standardisation office (abca) pso protocol supporting organization (of the icann) pss personnel system support pst pacific standard time (utc−8 hours) pstn public switched telephone network psu pennsylvania state university psv philips sport vereniging (dutch for "philips sports union") psv public service vehicle psw program status word psx PlayStation psyop psychological operations pt petatesla pt physical training (in the army) pt picotesla pt platinum pt portugal (iso 3166 digram) pt portuguese language (iso 639-1 code) pta parent-teacher association ptal public transport accessibility level ptan (pronounced p-tan) provider transaction access number ptan precision terrain aided navigation ptcas physical therapy centralized application system pte page table entry ptes people's trust for endangered species ptfe polytetrafluoroethylene pti pardon the interruption ptl patrol ptl primary target line ptla pseudo top level aggregator pto parent-teacher organization pto patent and trademark office pto please turn over pto please turn over (written at the bottom of a double-sided page)[7] pto power takeoff pto {paid,personal} time off ptp page table page ptsd posttraumatic stress disorder ptt post-telephone-telegraph ptt push-to-talk ptui plain-text user interface ("pa-too-ey") (cf cli) ptv parental tunnel vision ptv perceived target value pu guinea-bissau (fips 10-4 country code) pu plutonium pu polyurethane pu processing unit pu united states miscellaneous pacific islands (iso 3166 digram; obsolete 1986) pub publication puc personal unblocking code pug pet users group pun physical unit number pun pull-up network pup pull-up point pur puerto rico (ioc and fifa trigram, but not iso 3166) pus pashto language (iso 639-2 code) pus united states miscellaneous pacific islands (iso 3166 trigram; obsolete 1986) pv petavolt pv physical volume pv picovolt pvc permanent virtual circuit pvc polyvinyl chloride pvc premature ventricular contraction pvc primary visual cortex pve player versus environment pvg physical volume group pvi protected-mode virtual interrupt pvp player versus player pvr personal video recorder pvrst Per-VLAN rapid spanning tree pvst Per-VLAN Spanning Tree pvz plants vs. zombies pw palau (postal symbol; iso 3166 digram) pw petawatt pw picowatt pwa pirates with attitude pwba pension and welfare benefits administration pwc piecewise constant (describing a mathematical function) pwc pricewaterhousecoopers (international accounting firm) pwhl professional women's hockey league, a north american women's ice hockey league pwhl provincial women's hockey league, a junior ice hockey league operating in the canadian province of ontario pwl piecewise linear (describing a mathematical function) pwlc piecewise linear and concave/convex (describing a mathematical function) pwm pulse width modulation pwm pulse-width modulation pwp plot, what plot? / porn without plot (denotes plotless, um, "feel-good" stories in online fiction, especially fanfic or erotic fiction) pwr pressurized water reactor pwv pretoria-witwatersrand-vereeniging, the original name for the south african province now known as gauteng, and still used to refer to the metropolitan agglomeration at the core of the province px post exchange pxe preboot execution environment py paraguay (iso 3166 digram) py person-year py portsmouth yardstick pyf french polynesia (iso 3166 trigram) pyg paraguayan guaraní (iso 4217 currency code) pymwymi put your money where your mouth is pz panama canal zone (iso 3166 digram; obsolete 1980) pz pickup zone q1 first quarter q2 second quarter q3 third quarter q4 fourth quarter qa qatar (fips 10-4 country code; iso 3166 digram) qa quality assurance qam quadrature amplitude modulation qam quality assurance management qantas queensland and northern territory aerial services qap quadripartite advisory publication ("kwapp") qar qatari rial (iso 4217 currency code) qat qatar (iso 3166 trigram) qb quarterback (football) qbe query by example qc quality control qc queen's counsel qc québec (postal symbol) qca qualifications and curriculum authority qca quality council of alberta qcd qualified charitable distribution qcd quantum chromodynamics qcif quarter common intermediate format qd quaque die (latin, "daily") qdi quasi delay insensitive qdos quick and dirty operating system ("cue-doss") qdr quadrennial defense review qdro qualified domestic relations order ("quad-ro") qed quantum electrodynamics qed quid es demonstrata or quod erat demonstrandum (latin, "that proves it" or "which was to be demonstrated") qed quod erat demonstrandum qeh queen elizabeth's hospital qfe local ground level atmospheric pressure (aeronautical q code) qfe quoted for emphasis qft quoted for truth qhe quantum heat engine qhp honorary physician to the queen qid quater in die (latin, "four times daily") qip quadrilateral interoperability programme (ancestor of mip; "quip") qk air canada jazz (iata airline designator) qld queensland, (australia) (postal symbol) qm quality management qm quantum mechanics qm queen mother qnh regional mean sea level atmospheric pressure (aeronautical q code) qoi quality of implementation qoi quality of information qoi quick order interface qos quality of service qos queen of the south f.c. (scottish football team) qpr quality-price ratio (wine evaluation term) qpr queens park rangers f.c. (english football team) qps quark publishing system qr qatar airways (iata airline designator) qr quake rally qr qualitative reasoning qr queen's rangers qr queensland rail qr quick release qr quiet riot qs quantum sufficit (latin, "as much as suffices") qscat quick scatterometer satellite qsl québec sign language qso quasi-stellar object qstag quadripartite standardization agreement ("cue-stag") qt qt (cute) software qt quentin tarantino qt quicktime qt quiktrip qte quick time event qtt qualified treatment trainee - in wisconsin, a designation for a mental health provider in training as defined in dhs 35.03(17m) qu quechua language (iso 639-1 code) quango (british commonwealth) quasi autonomous non-governmental organisation quasar quasi-stellar radio source qub queen's university belfast quc queens university of charlotte que quechua language (iso 639-2 code) quiet q and u imaging experiment (q and u are the stokes parameters of the cmbr polarization) qv quod vide (latin "which see") qvc quality, value, convenience" (home shopping channel) qvl qualified vendor list qwg aor - quadripartite working group on army operational research ("qwig-a-o-r") qwg quadripartite working group ("qwig") qx quality of experience qz awair (iata airline designator) r&b rhythm and blues r&d research & development r&r rest & relaxation r&s reconnaissance & surveillance r/o read only r/s respectfully submitted r/w read/write r0 99 - r-value (insulation) r2i resistance to interrogation r3p rearm, refuel, and resupply point r@r respond as receipt ra radio altimeter ra radio australia ra radium ra rain (metar code) ra rear area ra receiver address ra reinforced alert ra remote assistance ra republican army ra residential advisor ra resolution advisory ra resource affinity ra right ascension ra router advertisement ra royal academy ra royal artillery (uk) raa rear assembly area raa royal automobile association raaf royal australian air force rabobank raiffeisen-boerenleenbank (from the two banks that merged to form the modern company) rac royal automobile club (in the united kingdom, renamed rac plc in 2002) rac rutgers athletic center, an indoor arena at the new brunswick–piscataway campus of rutgers university rack risk aware consensual kink (sm phrase) racon radar beacon rad rapid application development rada royal academy of dramatic art radar radio detection and ranging radb rad51/dmc1 homologous protein radb real america database radb resource assessment database radb reunion address database radb rice allelopathy data base radb routing arbiter database radb routing assets data base radc region air defence commander radius remote authentication dial-in user service rae uk royal aircraft establishment (−1991) raf red army faction raf royal air force rag raising and giving rag rocket antitank grenade ragbrai register's annual great bicycle ride across iowa raid redundant array of {independent,inexpensive} disks raii resource acquisition is initialization ram random access memory ram rolling airframe missile ram royal air maroc ramark radar marker rand reasonable and non-discriminatory raoc rear area operation centre rap radio access point rap radiological assistance program (u.s. department of energy) rap rear area protection rap recognised [operating/operational] air picture rap recurring advance payment rap relational associative processor rap reliable acoustic path rap rocket-assisted projectile rap rule against perpetuities rapids real-time automated personnel identification system (us department of defense personnel authentication system) rarde uk royal armament research and development establishment (1962–1991) rare rapid acquisition with relaxation enhancement (mri technique) ras reliability, availability and serviceability ras remote access service ras restartable atomic sequence ras row address strobe rasc royal army service corp (former corps of british army) rat register allocation table ratelo radiotelephone operator rb rubidium rb running back (football) rbar row by agonizing row – a derogatory way of describing a technique of scanning a set of records in a database to update or examine the contents of each one. this is the technique of last resort in most cases, since most database operations are optimized when using set based analysis instead of the rbar method. rbci radio based combat identification rbf radial basis function rbi reserve bank of india rbi runs batted in rbl real-time blackhole list rbl reputation block list rbnf routing backus-naur form rboc regional bell operating company ("baby bell") rbt red-black tree rc release candidate rc remote control rc run commands rc see entry rca radio corporation of america rca root cause analysis rca royal canadian artillery rca royal city avenue (famous entertainment zone in thailand) rcaf royal canadian air force rcar research council for automobile repairs ("are-car") rcc rescue co-ordination centre rcco royal canadian college of organists rcd residual current device rcha royal canadian horse artillery (regiment) rcmp royal canadian mounted police rcra resource conservation and recovery act ("reck-ra" or "rick-ra") rcs radar cross-section rcs reaction control system rcs revision control system rct randomized controlled trial rct robotically controlled telescope rct rugby club toulonnais (french, "toulon rugby club") rcu read, copy, update rcz rear combat zone rd radio disney rda recommended daily allowance (nutrition) rda research, development, and acquisition rdb Rigid Disk Block rdbms relational database management system rdd radiological dispersion device rddl resource directory description language ("riddle") rdecom (u.s. army) research, development and engineering command rdf Resource Description Framework rdm relational data model rdm remotely delivered/deliverable mine rdma remote direct memory access rdo rapid, decisive operation(s) rdo regular day off rdo remote data objects rdp remote desktop protocol rdram Rambus DRAM rds amazon relational database service rds remote desktop services (microsoft service) rds respiratory distress syndrome rds royal dublin society (see also rds arena, a stadium on the grounds often called "the rds") rds réseau des sports (french, "sports network" — canadian french-language tv channel) rdt remote digital terminal rdte or rdt&e research, development, test, and evaluation rdv remote detection vehicle re regular expression re requirements engineering re rhenium re royal engineers reach registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals react remote electronically activated control technology ream retired educators association of minnesota recce reconnaissance reef reef environmental education foundation rem rapid eye movement (sleep phase) rem rosicrucian egyptian museum reme royal electrical and mechanical engineers remf rear echelon motherfucker repl read, evaluate, print, loop rerc rehabilitation engineering research center res radiation exposure status res reserve resna rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology society of north america rest representational state transfer reu réunion (iso 3166 trigram) rf radio frequency rf receptive field (neurophysiology) rf rutherfordium rfa restrictive fire area (military) rfa royal field artillery rfb remote frame buffer rfc request for comments rfc royal flying corps (wwi precursor to raf) rfd request for discussion rfd request for documentation rfe request for enhancements rfe request for evaluation rfef real federación española de fútbol (spanish for royal spanish football federation) rff right of first refusal (legal term) rfi radio frequency interference rfi ready for inspection rfi ready for issue rfi request for information rfid radio frequency identification rfl restrictive fire line (military) rfl rugby football league rfo request for ownership rfp request for proposal rfq request for quotation rft request for tender rfu reserved for future use rfu rugby football union rg republican guard rg roentgenium rgb red green blue rgb red green blue (colour model) rgba red green blue alpha rgbi red green blue intensity (ditto) rgmii reduced gigabit media independent interface rh read hit rh rhodium rh southern rhodesia (iso 3166 digram; obsolete 1980) rhel Red Hat Enterprise Linux rhic relativistic heavy ion collider rhl Red Hat Linux rhli royal hamilton light infantry (canadian militia regiment) rho southern rhodesia (iso 3166 trigram; obsolete 1980) rhs london rhs redland high school rhs right hand side rhs royal horticultural society rhu replacement holding unit rhwr radar homing and warning receiver ("raw" for short) ri rex et imperator, regina et imperatrix king-emperor ri rhode island (postal symbol) riaa recording industry association of america rib routing information base riba royal institute of british architects rif reading is fundamental rif reduction in force rif reduction in force (layoffs) rif resistance index for frostbite rifa red imported fire ant riff Resource Interchange File Format rila retail industry leaders association rim remote integrated multiplexer, australian term for a digital loop carrier rim research in motion, former name of the blackberry company rim revolutionary internationalist movement (maoist organization) rim royal indian marine, former navy of british colonial india rimvs retinal imaging machine vision system rino republican in name only[1] rip Raster Image Processor rip Routing Information Protocol rip relief in place rip requiesca[n]t in pace (latin for "may he/she/they rest in peace") rip rest in peace rir regional Internet registry ris range instrumentation system ris réseau info sports (french, roughly "sports news network" — canadian french-language tv channel) risc reduced instruction set computer risc reduced instruction set {computer,computing} risd rhode island school of design ("riz-dee") rista reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance, and target acquisition (see also istar) rjd reduced julian day rkba right to keep and bear arms (second amendment to the united states constitution) rki robert koch institute, german governmental research institute in berlin rkm ROM Kernel Manual rko radio-keith-orpheum pictures rl real life rl release line rl ronnalitre rl rontolitre rlc rod length check rle run length encoding rll run length limited rlo right-to-left override rlp recognised [operating/operational] land picture rls restless leg syndrome rly rally point rm raeto-romansh language (iso 639-1 code) rm read miss rm see separate disambiguation page rma rachel mcadams rma return mailing authorization rma revolution in military affairs rmc robert menzies college rmc royal military college (australia, canada, uk) rmcp Remote Management Control Protocol rmda records management and declassification agency rmi remote method invocation rmo Relaxed Memory Ordering rmp recognised [operating/operational] maritime picture rmpm rapid memory power management rms Richard Matthew Stallman rms rate-monotonic scheduling rms richard m. stallman rms root mean square rms root-mean-square rms royal mail ship (e.g. rms titanic) rmw read, modify, write rn radio netherlands rn radon rn registered nurse (us) rn right now, in text messages, direct messages, and emails rn royal navy rn rundi language (kirundi) (iso 639-1 code) rna ribonucleic acid rnad royal naval armaments depot (uk) rng random number generator rnps radio network planning system rnz radio new zealand rnzi radio new zealand international ro range only ro red orchestra ro romania (iso 3166 and fips 10-4 country code digram) ro romanian language (iso 639-1 code) roa rate of ascent roc receiver operating characteristic (statistics) roc regional operations centre roc regional organisations of councils roc republic of china roc roc-a-fella records rocv or roc v - recognition of combat vehicles ("rock-vee") rod rate of descent rod record of decisions rod report of discrepancy roe rules of engagement rofl rolling on floor laughing rofl(mao) rolling on the floor laughing (my ass off) roflmao rolling on floor laughing my ass off roflol rolling on the floor laughing out loud roh raeto-romansh language (iso 639-2 code) roh ring of honor roi return on investment roi return on investment, republic of ireland. rok republic of korea rol romanian leu (iso 4217 currency code) rom read only memory rom read-only memory rom refuel on the move rom rough order of magnitude rom royal ontario museum rome return on modeling effort ron romanian language (iso 639-2 code) ron romanian new leu (iso 4217 currency code) rop render output pipeline rop return-oriented programming rope research opportunity and performance evidence roro or ro ro - roll-on/roll-off (ferry) ros reactive oxygen species rotc reserve officer training corps ("rawt-cee") rotfl rolling on the floor laughing rou romania (iso 3166 trigram) rov remotely operated vehicle row rest of the world row right of way rowpu reverse osmosis water purification unit ("roe-pew") roy g biv colors of the prism; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet roz restricted operations zone rp philippines (fips 10-4 country code) rp release point rp reporting party (law enforcement) rp responsible person rp role-playing [relationship potential] rpa regional plan association rpc remote procedure call rpd recognition-primed decision-making rpf rwandan patriotic front rpg (us-ca) regional planning group rpg report program generator rpg rocket projectile gun rpg rocket-propelled grenade rpg role-playing game rpi rating percentage index, a metric used in the selection of teams for many (u.s.) ncaa college sports tournaments rpi rensselaer polytechnic institute rpi retail price index, measure of inflation in the uk rpki resource PKI rpl requested privilege level rpl reverse polish lisp rpm rebated precision magnum, a family of rifle cartridges manufactured by weatherby rpm records, promotion, music (expansion of the title of a former canadian music magazine) rpm red hat package manager rpm revolutions per minute rpn reverse polish notation rpo radiation protection officer rpo regular production option rpo run-pass option, an offensive scheme in american football rpr fom realtime platform reference federation object model ("reaper fomm") rps revolutions per second rpv remotely piloted vehicle rpvst Rapid Per-VLAN Spanning Tree rq puerto rico (fips 10-4 territory code) rr railroad rr random replacement rr round robin rrb railroad retirement board rrn recurrence rate number rrp recurrent respiratory papillomatosis rrs racing rules of sailing rrsp registered retirement savings plan rs relay station rs russia (fips 10-4 country code) rsa Rivest, Shamir, [and] Adleman rsa regimental support area rsa republic of south africa rsa rivest–shamir–adleman encryption rsa south africa (ioc and fifa trigram, but not iso 3166) rsc Receive Segment Coalescing rsd reflex sympathetic dystrophy rsd serbian dinar (iso 4217 currency code) rseq réseau du sport étudiant du québec (french, "quebec student sports network") rsi repetitive strain injury rsip Realm Specific IP rsj rolled steel joist (construction) rsn Robust Secure Network rsn real soon now rsn real soon now (coined by author jerry pournelle) rspb royal society for the protection of birds rspca royal society for the prevention of cruelty to animals rsr required supply rate rsre uk royal signals and radar establishment (1976–1991) rsri red sands research institute rss Receive Side Scaling rss really simple syndication rss residual sum of squares rsta reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition rstp Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol rsvp respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please") rsvp répondez s'il vous plaît (french for "respond if you please") rt pcr - reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (sometimes real-time polymerase chain reaction). clarified with "quantitative pcr" ("qpcr") or "reverse transcriptase pcr" where appropriate. rt radio telephone rt real time rt respiratory therapist rt return to duty rta road traffic accident (british) rtbf radio-télévision belge de la communauté française (french, "belgian radio-television of the french-speaking community") rtc real time clock rtc real time computing rtca rtca, inc. rtf rich text format rtfb read the {fine,fucking} book rtfc read the {fine,fucking} code rtfd read the {fine,fucking} documentation rtfm read the {fine,fucking} manual rtfm read the {fucking,fine} manual rtfmp read the {fine,fucking} man page rtfs read the {fine,fucking} source rtg radio-isotope thermoelectric generator rtg rubber tyred gantry crane rtgs real-time gross settlement rtgs royal thai general system of transcription rti run-time infrastructure (simulation) rtl register transfer language rtl resistor-transistor logic rtl right to left rtl see entry rtlm radio télévision libre des mille collines (french, "free radio and television of the thousand hills"), rwandan radio station notorious for its role in the rwandan genocide rtls return to launch site – period in nasa space shuttle ascent profile where, during ascent, shuttle aborts ascent and turns and glides back to landing strip at launch site rtos real time operating system rtp real-time transport protocol rtpo rm - real time production optimization – reservoir management rts request to send rts see entry rtt round trip time rtt round trip timing rtti run-time type information rtv rapid terrain visualization actd rtv retro television network rté raidió teilifís éireann ru russia (iso 3166 digram) ru russian language (iso 639-1 code) ru ruthenium rub russian ruble (iso 4217 currency code) rubisco ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (enzyme involved in carbon fixation) ruc royal ulster constabulary run rundi language (kirundi) (iso 639-2 code) rup rational unified process rus russia (iso 3166 trigram) rus russian language (iso 639-2 code) rusi royal united services institute for defence studies rv re-entry vehicle rv reciprocation void rv reconnaissance vehicle rv recreational vehicle rvd rijksvoorlichtingsdienst (dutch, "government information service") rvd rob van dam (american professional wrestler) rw Rabin-Williams rw rwanda (iso 3166 and fips 10-4 country code digram) rw rwanda language (kinyarwanda) (iso 639-1 code) rwa rwanda (iso 3166 trigram) rwada resident weighted average daily attendance (new york state term used in public education to indicate the size of a school district, i.e. its number of students) rwf rwandan franc (iso 4217 currency code) rwh rain water harvesting rwm read-write memory rwr radar warning receiver rws remote weapon station rx medical prescription (possibly from latin "recipere", "to take": see entry) rx receive rx {receive,receiver} s siemens s south s sulphur/sulfur s.a. designation for a corporation in many european countries; see article for meanings s/pdif Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format s/t self titled s0 9 - s followed by a number is used to denote various german and austrian s-train lines. s3 alternative to sss (e.g. amazon s3) s4c sianel pedwar cymru (welsh, "channel four wales") sa salvation army sa sand (metar code) sa sanskrit language (iso 639-1 code) sa saudi arabia (iso 3166 and fips 10-4 country's code digram) sa security advisory sa security association sa sexaholics anonymous sa sexual assault sa sine anno (latin, "without year") sa single adult, a designation in the lds church for unmarried individuals 18 and older sa situational awareness sa source address sa south africa sa south australia (postal symbol) sa standards australia sa structured analysis sa sturmabteilung (german, "storm detachment", nazi forerunner and rival of ss) saa saudi arabian airlines, former name of saudia saa sex addicts anonymous saa south african airways saa southern athletic association saa standards association of australia, a former name of standards australia saab svenska aeroplan ab (swedish aircraft manufacturer; also refers to its former auto manufacturing arm) saafra standard use army aircraft flight route ("safer") saami sporting arms and ammunition manufacturers' institute ("sammy") saarc south asian association for regional cooperation saas software as a service sab soprano alto baritone sabena société anonyme belge d'exploitation de la navigation aérienne (french for "belgian company for exploiting aerial navigation", 1923–2001) sabic saudi basic industries corporation sabr society for american baseball research sabre Semi-automated business research environment sac standards activity committee (of siso) sac u.s. strategic air command (1946–1992) sacat semi attended customer activated terminal (supermarket checkout) sacd super audio compact disc saceur supreme allied commander europe sacf semi automatic capsule filler source saclant supreme allied commander atlantic saclos semi-automatic command to line of sight sad safford regional airport (iata code) sad seasonal affective disorder sad security association database sad situational awareness display sadd originally students against drunk driving, now students against destructive decisions (u.s. national school-related group) sadl situation awareness data link ("saddle") sadl structural architecture description language sadt substance abuse day treatment sae society of automotive engineers[1] sae stamped addressed envelope saf-te SCSI accessed fault-tolerant enclosure safer steel and foam energy reduction safety stopping adults facilitating the exploitation of today's youth safict software agents as facilitators of interoperability in collective training sag aftra - screen actors guild–american federation of television and radio artists sag sango language (iso 639-2 code) sag screen actors guild sag surface action group sagat situation awareness global assessment technique sage Semi-automated ground environment sage semi-automatic ground environment (simulation) sahb sensational alex harvey band saic science applications international corporation sal {service,system} abstraction layer salt save a life today (salt) alert; emergency contact system salt southern african large telescope salt strategic arms limitation talks sam sequential-access memory sam serial access memory sam sociedad aeronáutica de medellín sam sum addressed memory sam surface-to-air missile sambo samooborona bez oruzhiya (russian: "самооборона без оружия", literally "self-defense without weapons") saml security assertion markup language saml security assertion markup language ("sam-ell") san sanskrit language (iso 639-2 code) san storage area network sanzaar south africa, new zealand, australia and argentina rugby sao more than 20 alternatives sap service access point sapic streamlined advanced programmable interrupt controller sar saudi riyal (iso 4217 currency code) sar search and rescue sar some assembly required sar special administrative region sar synthetic aperture radar sara scientific atlanta resident application sara scottish amateur rowing association sara southeastern association for research in astronomy sara southern african railway association sara state administration for religious affairs sarp search and rescue processor sarr search and rescue repeater sars severe acute respiratory syndrome sart search and rescue transponder sart situational awareness rating technique saru south african rugby union sas scandinavian airlines system sas second avenue subway sas side angle side sas situational awareness system sas special air service sas statistical analysis system (original meaning; sas institute inc. has evolved far beyond that scope) sas studies, analysis and simulation sasd structured analysis, structured design sase self-addressed stamped envelope sasi Shugart Associates System Interface sasl simple authentication [and] security layer saso stability and support operations sasol suid afrikaanse steenkool en oli.e. (afrikaans, "south african coal and oil") sat formerly scholastic aptitude test and scholastic assessment test; now known solely by the initials sat small arms trainer sata serial advanced technology attachment satb soprano alto tenor bass satnav satellite navigation (increasingly common gps based system in new vehicles) sats standard assessment tasks and other similar terms describing tests used in english schools; see national curriculum assessment#terminology sau saudi arabia (iso 3166 trigram) savak sazamane etelaat va amniate kechvar (iranian "security and intelligence service") saw squad automatic weapon saw submerged arc welding saw surface acoustic wave saw ṣallā -llāhu ʿalayhī (wa-ʾālihī) wa-sallama (arabic: صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ, "god bless him [and his family] and grant him peace"), an honorific suffix within islam for muhammad sawe society of allied weight engineers saws alternate form of the islamic honorific suffix for muhammad (see saw) sax simple API for XML sb antimony (latin stibium) sb sexy bastard sb sexy bitch sb sexy boy (disambiguation) sb solomon islands (iso 3166 digram) sb sound blaster sb special warfare boat operator sba santa barbara airport sba simulation-based acquisition sba small business administration sba sovereign base area sba stibarsen, an alloy of antimony and arsenic sba student bar association sbb german for the swiss federal railways sbc sensotronic brake control sbc single-board computer sbc southern baptist convention sbc sun belt conference (us college sports) sbccom u.s. army soldier and biological chemical command (disbanded 2003) sbcs single-byte character set sbct stryker brigade combat team sbd silent but deadly sbd solomon islands dollar (iso 4217 currency code) sbp samahang basketbol ng pilipinas (filipino, "basketball federation of the philippines") sbp society of business practitioners sbp state bank of pakistan sbp u.s. school breakfast program sbs seoul broadcasting system sbs special boat service sbs special broadcasting service sbsa server base system architecture sbu standard build unit sbw sonny bill williams (new zealand dual-code rugby player) sc cruiser submarine (us navy hull classification) sc saint kitts and nevis (fips 10-4 country code; from saint christopher) sc sardinian language (iso 639-1 code) sc scandium sc seychelles (iso 3166 digram) sc south carolina (postal symbol) sc store conditional sca service contract act sca sexual compulsives anonymous sca society for creative anachronism sca source code analyzer scada supervisory control and data acquisition scap supreme commander allied powers (allied occupation of japan) scc single chip cloud scc source code control sccm standard cubic centimetre per minute (unit of measurement of fluid flow) sccp skinny call control protocol sccs Source Code Control System sccs standard cubic centimetre per second (unit of measurement of fluid flow) scfh standard cubic foot per hour (unit of measurement of fluid flow) scfm standard cubic foot per minute (unit of measurement of fluid flow) scfs standard cubic foot per second (unit of measurement of fluid flow) scg serbia and montenegro (iso 3166 trigram; defunct since 2006) schims soldier combat helmet identification marking system schip state children's health insurance program (u.s.; often pronounced "ess-chip") sci scalable coherent interface sci system control interrupt scifi science fiction scim smart common input method scjd sporadic creutzfeldt–jakob disease scm software configuration management scm source code management scm storage-class memory scm surface contamination module scmods state, county, municipal offender data system scn suprachiasmatic nucleus scnr sorry, could not resist scnt somatic cell nuclear transfer sco santa cruz operation (initials later used by sco group) sco scotland (fifa trigram; not eligible for an iso 3166 or ioc trigram) sco shanghai cooperation organisation sco synchronous connection orientated scotus supreme court of the united states scp secure copy scp system control processor scpi system control and power interface scr seychelles rupee (iso 4217 currency code) scram safety control rod axe man scs scan correlated shift scs soil conservation service scsi Small Computer System Interface scsi small computer system interface ("scuzzy") scsi strategic and combat studies institute sct scattered sky (metar code) sctp stream control transmission protocol scuba self contained underwater breathing apparatus scuf slow continuous ultrafiltration scufn sub-committee on undersea feature names (of gebco) sd secure digital (memory card format) sd sheriff's department sd sindhi language (iso 639-1 code) sd smoke/decontamination sd south dakota (postal symbol) sd sudan (iso 3166 digram) sdc shaft driven compressor sdc u.s. army strategic defense command (1985–1992) sddc software defined data center sdei software delegated exception interface sdg sudanese pound (iso 4217 currency code) sdg sum dum goy - greasy spoon chinese restaurant sdh synchronous digital hierarchy sdhc secure digital high capacity sdhl svenska damhockeyligan (swedish, "swedish women's hockey league") sdi see entry sdi symbol deinterleave sdk software development kit sdl Simple Declarative Language sdl Simple Direct-media Layer sdlc {software,system,systems} development life cycle sdn software defined networking sdn sudan (iso 3166 trigram) sdo scattered disc object sdp Session Description Protocol sdp social democratic party (european politics) sdr software defined radio sdr strategic defence review sdram synchronous dynamic random access memory sdram synchronous dynamic random-access memory ("ess-dee-ram") sds software defined storage sds students for a democratic society sdss sloan digital sky survey sdt syntax-directed translation sdxc secure digital extended capacity se northern sami language (iso 639-1 code) se selenium se seychelles (fips 10-4 country code) se societas europaea (form of business organization in the eu) se south-east se sweden (iso 3166 digram) se synthetic environment se system engineering sea synchronous external abort sead suppression of enemy air defence(s) seadi senior executioner of approved driving instructors seafdec southeast asian fisheries development center seal sea-air-land seat sociedad española de automóviles de turismo (spanish for "spanish touring car company") seato southeast asia treaty organization seawifs sea-viewing wide field of view sensor (satellite instrument) sec security sec southeastern conference sec u.s. securities and exchange commission secaas security-as-a-service secam séquentiel couleur à mémoire (french for "colour sequential with memory"; tv standard, cf. ntsc, pal) secdef (u.s.) secretary of defense sed cerdec software engineering directorate sed self-encrypting drive sed stream editor sedris synthetic environment data representation and interchange specification see small emplacement excavator seg society of exploration geophysicists seg special escort group segv segmentation violation sek swedish krona (iso 4217 currency code) selkent south east london & kent bus company selt single ended line test (ing) sem sensor employment manager sem switch to email mode, i.e. stop texting as it is more disruptive by making a sound or vibrating and email instead, for a given time semb serial ATA enclosure management bridge sen senegal (iso 3166 trigram) sen small extension node seo search engine optimization sep somebody else's problem sep someone else's problem sep spherical error probable sep system engineering plan sep system enhancement package septa southeastern pennsylvania rapid-transit authority sere survival, evasion, resistance and escape serp search engine results page ses SCSI enclosure services sesspe submarine escape and surface survival personnel equipment set staphylococcal enterotoxin setac society for environmental toxicology and chemistry seti search for extraterrestrial intelligence seu single event upset (solid state physics) seu slightly enriched uranium seu special evidence unit sf fleet submarine (retired us navy hull classification) sf san francisco sf science fiction sf south africa (fips 10-4 country code) sf special forces sf speculative fiction sf&f science fiction & fantasy sfa sales force automation sfa saturated fatty acid sfa scottish football association sfa stephen f. austin (state university) sfa sudan football association sfa sweet fuck all sfaict so far as I can tell sfc sequential function chart sfe supercritical fluid extraction sfe sydney futures exchange sff standard file format sfi simple firmware interface sfi software fault isolation sfio french section of the workers' international (former party) sfio serious fraud investigation office (india) sfm switch to facebook mode, i.e. to message someone on facebook instead of texting as it is less disruptive in the sense of the phone not making sound or vibrating, for a period of time sfob special forces operations base sfor un stabilisation force (in bosnia and herzegovina) sftp SSH File Transfer Protocol sftp Serial File Transfer Protocol sftp Simple File Transfer Protocol sfu simon fraser university (canada) sgi Silicon Graphics, Inc sgi software generated interrupt sgmii serial gigabit media independent interface sgpio serial general purpose input/output sgram synchronous graphics random access memory sgtm sounds good to me sha secure hash algorithm shid slaps head in disgust sicp structure and interpretation of computer programs sidh supersingular isogeny Diffie-Hellman siem security information and event management sif source input format sifs short inter-frame space sim subscriber identity module simca sitting in my chair amused simd single instruction, multiple data simm single inline memory module sip Session Initiation Protocol sir signal-to-interference ratio sir slow infrared sisd single instruction, single data sitd still in the dark siv synthetic intialization vector sjw social justice warrior slaac stateless address auto-configuration slc single-level cell sldram synchronous-link dynamic random access memory sled single large expensive disk sli scalable link interface sli scan-line interleave slic system license internal code sloc source lines of code slru segmented LRU sma smart memory access smaf system management action field smap Simple Mail Access Protocol smap Soil Moisture Active Passive smap supervisor mode access prevention smart self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology smb Server Message Block smb system management bus smbios System Management BIOS smc system management controller smd storage module device smep supervisor mode execution protection smf single mode fiber smh shaking my head smi structure of management information smi system management interrupt smlsfb so many losers, so few bullets smm system management mode smop simple matter of programming smp serial management protocol smp symmetric multiprocessing smr shingled magnetic recording smr state machine replication sms Sega Master System smt simultaneous multithreading smtp Simple Mail Transfer Protocol smu system management unit sna systems network architecture snafu situation normal, all fucked up snap Sub-Network Access Protocol snca shit no one cares about snert snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager snes Super Nintendo Entertainment System snia Storage Networking Industry Association snmp Simple Network Management Protocol snmp sorry, not my problem snr signal-to-noise ratio so significant other soa service oriented architecture soap Simple Object Access Protocol sob son of [a] bitch soc system on chip sof start of frame soh start of header soho small office/home office sol serial over LAN sol shit out [of] luck som system on module sop standard operating procedure sos same old shit sp service pack sp stack pointer spa storage pool allocator span switched port analyzer sparc scalable processor architecture sparql SPARQL Protocol and RDF Query Language spd security policy database spd serial presence detect spdif Sony/Philips digital interface format spi serial peripheral interface spi stateful packet inspection spir standard portable intermediate representation spl secondary program loader spl spinlock spl system interrupt priority level spmd single process, multiple data spr special purpose register spt sectors per track sqa software quality assurance sqcif sub quarter common intermediate format sql Structured Query Language sram static random access memory src sample rate conversion srp SCSI RDMA protocol srr shaped round robin srs serious srsly seriously srtp Secure Real-time Transport Protocol ss self-snoop ss stack segment ssa static single assignment ssap source service access point ssb single-sideband modulation ssc spread spectrum clock ssd solid state drive sse streaming SIMD extensions ssfdc solid state floppy disc card ssh secure shell ssi server side includes ssia subject says it all ssid service set identifier ssl secure sockets layer ssp stack smashing protection ssto single stage to orbit sstp secure socket tunneling protocol stc software thermal control std state transition diagram stfa search the fucking archives stfu shut the fuck up stfw search the fucking web stm software transactional memory stomp Streaming Text Oriented Messaging Protocol stp Spanning Tree Protocol stp shielded twisted pair strg spanning tree root guard stw search the web sun Stanford University Network sus Single Unix Specification sus stupid user syndrome sut system under test sux sucks sux2bu sucks to be you svc switched virtual circuit svg scalable vector graphics svga Super Video Graphics Array svi {switch,switched} virtual interface svm secure virtual machine svm support vector machine svr System V Release svs Separate Virtual Space swag silly, wild-assed guess swahbi silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea swf Shockwave Flash swfg search with fucking Google swig simplified wrapper [and] interface generator swmbo she who must be obeyed swot strength, weaknesses, opportunities, threats syr symbol timing recovery sys see you soon ta teaching assistant ta test assertion ta transmitter address tacacs terminal access controller access-control system tai international atomic time tanstaafl there ain't no such thing as a free lunch tao track at once taocp The Art of Computer Programming tap Test Anything Protocol tas test and set tb terabyte tba to be announced tbc to be continued tbd to be {decided,determined,done} tbh to be honest tbnf transitional backus-naur form tbomk the best of my knowledge tcb taking care of business tcb trace capture buffer tcb trusted computing base tcc thermal control circuit tcl tool command language tco taken care of tco total cost of ownership tcp Transmission Control Protocol tcq tagged command queueing tdc time [to] digital converter tdd test-driven development tdd time division duplex tdm time division multiplexing tdma time division multiple access tdoa time difference of arrival tdp thermal design {point,power} tdr time-domain reflectometry teco Text Editor and Corrector tee Trusted Execution Environment tfoa things falling off aircraft tft thin film transistor tftp Trivial File Transfer Protocol tfw that feeling when tgif thank goodness it's Friday thnx thanks thx thanks tia thanks in advance tias try it and see tiavp this is a volunteer project tic tongue in cheek tiff tagged image file format tifu today I fucked up til today I learned tinc there is no cabal tinla this is not legal advice tinwis this is not what I said tits try it to see tjm that's just me tk temporal key tkip Temporal Key Integrity Protocol tla three letter acronym tla top level aggregator tla true love always tlb translation lookaside buffer tlc tender loving care tld top level domain tldr too long, didn't read tldw too long, didn't watch tler time-limited error recovery tli transport layer interface tls thread local storage tls transport layer security tm Turing machine tm thermal monitor tm trademark tm trust me tma too many abbreviations tmds transition minimized differential signaling tmg too much government tmg transmogrifier tmi too much information tmj temporomandibular joint tmk to my knowledge tmo timeout tmtowtdi there's more than one way to do it tnf The NetBSD Foundation toc table of contents toctou time of check to time of use tod time of day toe TCP offload engine toefl test of english as a foreign language tofu text over, fullquote under (in email) tofu trust on first use toh to other half tos terms of service tos trusted operating system tos type of service totp time-based one time password tp toilet paper tp transaction processing tpc the puzzle cell (cell machine remake) tpi tracks per inch tpm transactions per minute tpm trusted platform module tpr task priority register tps transactions per second tps transmission parameters signaling tptb the powers that be tr task register tr token ring trl timing recovery loop trng true random number generator trt the right thing ts terminal services ts time series ts time stamp ts transport stream tsan Thread Sanitizer tsc the sandbox cell (cell machine remake) tsc time stamp counter tsd time stamp disable tsdb time series database tsl test, set, lock tso TCP segmentation offload tso Total Store Ordering tso time sharing option tsp Time-Stamp Protocol tsp Tunnel Setup Protocol tsp time synchronization protocol tsp traveling salesman problem tss task state segment tsv tab-separated values ttbomk to the best of my knowledge ttfn ta ta for now ttl time to live ttl transistor-transistor logic ttm to the moderator ttm translation table maps ttt thought that too tttr time-tagged time-resolved tty teletype ttyl talk to you later ttys talk to you soon tu tits up tu translation unit tui {terminal,text-based,textual} user interface twain thing without an interesting name twdt the whole damn thing twiavbp the world is a very big place tx {transmit out,transmitter} txg transaction group ty thank you tyvm thank you very much tz time zone u uranium u&e urea and electrolytes u/l upload ua ukraine (iso 3166 digram) ua unit of action uaap university athletic association of the philippines uab universitat autònoma de barcelona (spanish for "autonomous university of barcelona") uab university of alabama at birmingham uab upravlyayemaya aviatsionnaya bomba (russian for "guided aerial bomb") uac user {access,account} control uae united arab emirates uaf use-after-free uah ukrainian hryvnia (iso 4217 currency code) uah university of alabama in huntsville uar uniformly at random (probability) uar united arab republic uar unión argentina de rugby (spanish for "argentine rugby union") uart universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter uat user acceptance testing uav unmanned aerial vehicle ub undefined behavior uba unbundled bitstream access ubc united baptist church ubc university of british columbia ube uniform bar examination (us) ubi universal basic income ubigeo ubicación geografica (spanish for geographical location) ubs union bank of switzerland ubsan Undefined Behavior Sanitizer uc uncacheable ucav unmanned combat air vehicle ucbsa united cricket board of south africa ucf university of central florida uci union cycliste internationale (french, "international cycling union") uci university of california, irvine ucla university of california, los angeles ucles university of cambridge local examinations syndicate ucr university of california, riverside ucr university of costa rica ucs unified computing system ucs uniform-cost search ucs union of concerned scientists ucs universal coded character set ucsb university of california, santa barbara ucsd university of california, san diego udas uppsala-dlr asteroid survey uddi universal description, discovery and integration udi uniform driver interface udma ultra DMA udo ultra density optical udp user datagram protocol uds Unix Domain Socket udt underwater demolition team udts uppsala-dlr trojan survey ue unit of employment uefa union of european football associations uefi unified extensible firmware interface uesac uppsala-eso survey of asteroids and comets ufc ultimate fighting championship ufo UDP fragmentation offload ufo unidentified flying object ufo united farmers of ontario ufs Unix File System ug uganda (iso 3166 and fips 10-4 country code digram) ug uyghur language (iso 639-1 code) uga uganda (iso 3166 trigram) uga universal graphics adapter ugt universal greeting time ugv unmanned ground vehicle ugx ugandan shilling (iso 4217 currency code) uhf ultra high frequency uhmw ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene uhrb ultra-high resolution building (simulation) uhsp university of health sciences and pharmacy (in st. louis) uhņwis ultra high net worth individuals ui unit interval ui user interface uic university of illinois chicago uicc universal integrated circuit card uid unique identifier uid user id uid user identifier uig uyghur language (iso 639-2 code) uil university interscholastic league uiuc university of illinois urbana-champaign uiw university of the incarnate word ujt unijunction transistor ujtl universal joint task list uk ukrainian language (iso 639-1 code) uk united kingdom uk university of kentucky ukda united kingdom data archive ukip uk independence party ukr ukraine (iso 3166 trigram) ukr ukrainian language (iso 639-2 code) ul underwriters laboratories ul upload uleb union des ligues européens de basket-ball, french for "union of european basketball leagues ulf ultra low frequency ulof unprotected loss of flow (nuclear accident) ulohs unprotected loss of heat sink (nuclear accident) um united states minor outlying islands (postal symbol; iso 3166 digram) uma uniform memory access uma upper memory area umb university of maryland, baltimore umb upper memory block umbc university of maryland, baltimore county umc united microelectronics corporation umc university of missouri–columbia umcp university of maryland, college park umd university of maryland, college park umes university of maryland eastern shore umgc university of maryland, global campus umi united states minor outlying islands (iso 3166 trigram) umist university of manchester institute of science and technology umk uniwersytet mikołaja kopernika (polish "nicolaus copernicus university") uml unified marxist-leninist communist party of nepal uml unified modeling language uml university of massachusetts lowell uml user-mode linux umno united malays national organisation (malaysia) umpc ultra-mobile PC umts universal mobile telecommunications system un united nations unabom university and airline bomber (fbi case name) unaids joint united nations programme on hiv/aids unam universidad nacional autónoma de méxico (spanish, "national autonomous university of mexico") unam universidad nacional de misiones (spanish, "national university of misions") unamsil united nations mission in sierra leone uncf united negro college fund unclos united nations convention on the law of the sea uncsgn united nations conference on the standardization of geographical names unctad united nations conference on trade and development undcp united nations drug control programme unde union of national defence employees (canada) undp united nations development programme unep united nations environment programme unesco united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization unfccc united nations framework convention on climate change unficyp united nations peacekeeping force in cyprus ungegn united nations group of experts on geographical names unhcr united nations high commissioner for refugees unicef united nations children's fund unicri united nations interregional crime and justice research institute unido united nations industrial development organization unifem united nations development fund for women unis university of surrey unlv university of nevada, las vegas unmik united nations interim administration mission in kosovo unmovic united nations monitoring, verification and inspection commission unosom united nations operations in somalia unprofor united nations protection force (in former yugoslavia) unrisd united nations research institute for social development unsm union of nova scotia municipalities untac united nations transitional authority in cambodia untaet united nations transitional administration in east timor unu united nations university up ukraine (fips 10-4 country code) up union pacific railroad (aar reporting mark) up upper peninsula (of michigan) up uttar pradesh upc united pentecostal church upc universal product code upda uganda people's democratic army updm unified modeling language profile for dodaf and modaf updm unified profile for dodaf/modaf updm unité de psychiatrie du développement mental updm universal pattern decomposition method updm università popolare della multimedialità updm unix power device management updm unpressurized docking mast updm urban planning, design and management upf universitat pompeu fabra (catalan, "pompeu fabra university") upi united press international upn united paramount network upnp universal plug and play ups uninterruptible power supply ups united parcel service upt universal personal telecommunications uptn upper peninsula telehealth network upu universal postal union ur soviet union (nato country code, obsolete 1992) ur urdu language (iso 639-1 code) ur your ur {you're, you are} urbsfa union royale belge des sociétés de football association (french for royal belgian football association) urc uganda railways corporation urc united rugby championship urc utility regulatory commission urd urdu language (iso 639-2 code) urd user requirements document uri uniform resource identifier uri university of rhode island url uniform resource locator url uniform resource locator ("earl") urm underrepresented minority urn uniform resource name uru uruguay (ioc and fifa trigram, but not iso 3166) ury uruguay (iso 3166 trigram) us united states usa united states army usa united states of america usaace united states army aviation center of excellence, fort rucker, alabama usaadac united states army air defense artillery school, fort sill, oklahoma usaas united states army armor school, ft. benning, georgia usaf united states air force usafspc u.s. air force space command usaic u.s. army infantry center usaic u.s. army intelligence center usaid united states agency for international development usap union sportive des harlequins perpignanais usap united states antarctic program usapatriot uniting and strengthening america by providing appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism usareur united states army europe usart universal synchronous/asynchronous receiver/transmitter usb universal serial bus usc united states code usc university of south carolina usc university of southern california uscg united states coast guard uscincspace united states commander in chief, space command usd united states dollar (iso 4217 currency code) usd(a&s) under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment usd(c) (u.s.) under secretary of defense (comptroller) usd(i) under secretary of defense for intelligence usda united states department of agriculture usdi united states department of the interior usdoe united states department of energy usdp (u.s.) under secretary of defense for policy usdpr (u.s.) under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness usdred (u.s.) under secretary of defense for research and engineering usec united states enrichment corporation usfl united states football league usfws united states fish and wildlife service usgs united states geological survey usia united states information agency usjfcom united states joint forces command usl united soccer league usl united soccer league (different soccer league) usl united soccer league (former name of a league) usl university of southwestern louisiana uslc usl championship usls usl super league (women's soccer league) uslw usl w league (women's league started in 2022) uslw usl w-league (women's soccer league from 1995 to 2015) usmc united states marine corps usmle united states medical licensing examination usmnt united states men's national (soccer) team usn united states navy usna united states national arboretum usna united states naval academy usnb united states naval base usng united states national grid usnh united states naval hospital usni united states naval institute usno u.s. naval observatory usnofs united states naval observatory flagstaff station usnp united states newspaper program usnr united states navy reserve usns united states naval ship usny university of the state of new york ("use-knee") usnz university sport new zealand usp unique selling point usps united states postal service uspto united states patent and trademark office usr universal system resources (/usr, directory in a *nix filesystem) usr user uss united states ship usspacecom united states space command ussr union of soviet socialist republics ust underground storage tank ustranscom united states transportation command uswc uncacheable speculative write combining uswnt united states women's national (soccer) team ut unit test ut universal time utc coordinated universal time utep university of texas at el paso (pronounced you-tep) utf unicode transformation formats utm universal transverse mercator (geographical co-ordinate system) utop unprotected transient overpower (nuclear accident) utp unshielded twisted pair utrgv university of texas rio grande valley uts UNIX time-sharing utsa university of texas at san antonio utsl use the source, Luke uu unitarian universalism uu university of utah uu unseen university uua unitarian universalist association uucp Unix-to-Unix Copy Protocol uuid universally unique identifier uuid universally unique identifier (see also guid) uuoc useless use of cat uut unit under test uuv unmanned underwater vehicle uv burkina faso (fips 10-4 country code; from upper volta) uv ultraviolet uvm universal verification methodology uvm universidad del valle de méxico uvm university of vermont, from its latin name of universitas viridis montis ("university of the green mountains") uvm uv mapping uw university of washington uwo university of western ontario uww united world wrestling ux user experience uxo unexploded ordnance uy up yours uy uruguay (iso 3166 and fips 10-4 country code digram) uyu uruguayan peso uruguayo (iso 4217 currency code) uz uzbek language (iso 639-1 code) uz uzbekistan (iso 3166 and fips 10-4 country code digram) uzb uzbek language (iso 639-2 code) uzb uzbekistan (iso 3166 trigram) uzs uzbek soum (iso 4217 currency code) uçk initialism for two albanian guerrilla movements v 5 (in roman numerals) v vanadium v volt v&v verification & validation v/r very respectfully; standard military closure v/stol vertical/short take-off and landing ("vee-stoll") va various artists va vatican city-state (iso 3166 digram) va vertical alignment va veterans affairs (u.s. department of) va virginia (postal symbol) va virtual address va volt-ampere vacis vehicle and container inspection system vacis victorian ambulance clinical information system vacuum valid accurate consistent uniform unified model vanos variable nockenwelle system vao vienna art orchestra vasis visual approach slope indicator system (aviation) vat value-added tax vat vatican city-state (iso 3166 trigram) vax virtual address extension vb victoria bitter (beer) vb visual basic vba visual basic for applications vbr volume boot record vc saint vincent and the grenadines (fips 10-4 country code; iso 3166 digram) vc victoria cross vca variable-gain amplifier vcc common collector voltage vccp virtual chassis control protocol vcds vag-com diagnostic system vcds vice-chief of the defence staff vcf voltage-controlled filter vcjcs vice chairman, joint chiefs of staff vcjd variant creutzfeldt–jakob disease vcm virtual channel memory vcno (u.s.) vice chief of naval operations vco voltage-controlled oscillator vcofs vice chief of staff vcp virtual chassis port vcr video cassette recorder vcs version control system vct saint vincent and the grenadines (iso 3166 trigram) vd north vietnam (iso 3166 digram, obsolete 1977) vd venereal disease vdfs visuals vn distributed file system (vdfs) vdmos vertical double-diffused mos transistor ("vee-dee-moss") vdot virginia department of transportation ("vee-dot") vdpau Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix vdr north vietnam (iso 3166 trigram, obsolete 1977) ve venda language (iso 639-1 code) ve venezuela (fips 10-4 country code; iso 3166 digram) veb venezuelan bolívar (iso 4217 currency code) veega venus earth earth gravity assist manœuvre veg very evil grin ven venda language (iso 639-2 code) ven venezuela (iso 3166 trigram) verdi vittorio emanuele re d'italia (victor emmanuel, king of italy) veritas very energetic radiation imaging telescope array system ves virtual execution system vesa Video Electronics Standards Association vf vinfast (vietnamese automobile brand) vfa fixed-wing strike fighter squadron (u.s naval aviation squadron type) vfa victorian football association (historic australian rules football league) vfa volatile fatty acid vfd articles for deletion (used in wikipedia) vfl victorian football league (modern) vfl victorian football league (original) vfm value for money vfmo very fast moving object (astronomy) vfo variable-frequency oscillator vfr visual flight rules vfs virtual file system vft virtual function table vfw veterans of foreign wars vg british virgin islands (iso 3166 digram) vg volume group vga Video Graphics Array vgb british virgin islands (iso 3166 trigram) vh1 video hits one vhdci very high density cable interconnect vhf very high frequency vi 6 (in roman numerals) vi british virgin islands (fips 10-4 territory code) vi united states virgin islands (postal symbol; iso 3166 digram) vi vide infra (latin, "see below") vi vietnamese language (iso 639-1 code) vi virtual instrument (labview) via versatile interface adapter vic victoria, australia (postal symbol) vic video interface chip vic virginia intermont college vid {VLAN,voltage level} identifier vids visual information display system vie vietnamese language (iso 639-2 code) vii 7 (in roman numerals) viii 8 (in roman numerals) vim Vi IMproved vin vehicle identification number (iso 3779) vip see entry vip very important person vipt virtually indexed, physically tagged vir united states virgin islands (iso 3166 trigram) vir virgin atlantic (icao code) vis vavoua international school vis vienna independent shorts vis viewable image size vis visual instruction set viscii vietnamese standard code for information interchange vit vellore institute of technology vivo video in video out vivt virtually indexed, virtually tagged vj video jockey vk australia (ham radio code) vk västerbottens-kuriren, a swedish daily newspaper vla variable length array vla very large array vla veterinary laboratories agency (uk) vlad vertical line array difar vlan virtual local area network vlba very long baseline array vld variable-length decoding vlf very low frequency vliw very long instruction word vlpfc ventrolateral prefrontal cortex vlpmc ventrolateral premotor cortex vlpr vehicle license plate recognition vlsf vieille langue des signes française, old french sign language vlsi very large scale integration vlsi very-large-scale integration vlsm variable length subnet mask vlvs very loud, very stinky vm vietnam (fips 10-4 country code) vm virtual {machine,memory} vmasc virginia modeling analysis & simulation center ("vee-mask") vme virtual mode extension vmf marine fighting squadron of the united states marine corps vmf variable message format vmn ventromedial nucleus (neurophysiology) vmx vector multimedia extensions vmx virtual machine extensions vn vietnam (iso 3166 digram) vn vietnam airlines (iata code) vn vietnam's aircraft registration prefix vnc virtual network computing vnd vietnamese đồng (iso 4217 currency code) vnir visible and near infrared vnm vietnam (iso 3166 trigram) vns see entry vo volapük language (iso 639-1 code) voa voice of america voc vereenigde oostindische compagnie (dutch east india company) voc volatile organic compounds vod video on demand voip voice over internet protocol vol volapük language (iso 639-2 code) volt visual opentype layout tool von victorian order of nurses vor vhf omnidirectional ranging vor voice of russia vov voice of vietnam vox voice operated exchange (voice-operated oscillator) vp vice-president ("veep") vpd vital product data vpn virtual private network vpws virtual private wire service vq aircraft registration prefix for bermuda, the cayman islands, saint helena and turks and caicos. vq u.s. virgin islands (fips 10-4 territory code) vq vector quantization vr virtual reality vram video random access memory vrf virtual routing and forwarding vri vehicle recognition identification vrm voltage regulator module vroc Virtual RAID On CPU vrots victorian rare or threatened species vrrp Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol vrsg virtual reality scene generator vs very special (brandy grade) vs vide supra (latin, "see above") vsat very small aperture terminal ("vee-satt") vshorad very short range air defence vso voluntary services overseas vsop variations séculaires des orbites planétaires (french, "planetary orbit secular variations") vsop very small outline package (integrated circuit) vsop very superior old pale (brandy grade) vsop vlbi space observatory programme vsr very special relativity vstp VLAN Spanning Tree Protocol vt vatican city-state (fips 10-4 country code) vt vermont (postal symbol) vt video tape vt virginia tech vtc video tele-conference vtec variable valve timing and electronic lift control vtol vertical take-off & landing vtp VLAN Trunking Protocol vu vanuatu (iso 3166 digram) vu vedanta university vub vrije universiteit brussel (belgian university) vuk value up kit vut vanuatu (iso 3166 trigram) vuv vanuatu vatu (iso 4217 currency code) vv via voice vv village voice vv&a verification, validation & accreditation vvaf vietnam veterans of america foundation vw volkswagen vxfs Veritas file system vxvm Veritas volume manager vz verizon communications (nyse code) vzw vereniging zonder winstoogmerk (dutch "non-profit organisation") w games won in sporting competitions w tungsten w watt w wednesday w west w/ with w/ with: software w/documentation. w/e whatever w/o weight per cent w/o without w/o without: software w/o documentation w3c world wide web consortium w8 wait wa namibia (fips 10-4 country code) wa namibia (fips 10-4 country code; from west africa) wa walloon language (iso 639-1 code) wa washington state (postal symbol) wa western australia (postal symbol) wa world archery (federation) wa world athletics waac women's army auxiliary corps (britain) waac women's army auxiliary corps (britain) (world war i uk) waaf women's auxiliary air force waaf women's auxiliary air force (world war ii uk) wac western athletic conference wac women's army corps (u.s.) wac women's army corps (world war ii u.s.) wac women's auxiliary corps (canada) wac women's auxiliary corps (world war ii canada) wacc weighted average cost of capital (accounting) wacs what-a-cartoon! show wad weapons alert designator wafl write anywhere file layout wafwot what a foolish waste of time wag wild-ass guess wagggs world association of girl guides and girl scouts wagmi we're all gonna make it wags wives and girlfriends wak wake island (iso 3166 trigram, obsolete 1986) wal see entry wamp Web Application Messaging Protocol wan wide area network wap wireless access point wap wireless application protocol wapima what a pain in my ass war with all respect wasp white anglo-saxon protestant wasp wide angle search for planets wasp wind atlas analysis and application program wasp women airforce service pilots wayp white and yellow pages wb warner bros. wb weber wb welcome back wba warner bros. animation wba west bromwich albion (f.c.) wba world boxing association wbc world boxing council wbe work breakdown element wbit women's basketball invitation tournament wbo world boxing organization wbw white boy wasted wbw with best wishes wc water closet wc winston churchill wc world cup (sports) wcbo world chess boxing organisation wcbp world center for birds of prey wccw world class championship wrestling wcday world constitution day wcl world confederation of labour wcpa world constitution and parliament association wcpgw what could possibly go wrong wcs weapon control status wcs wildlife conservation society wcw world championship wrestling wcwcc world committee for a world constitutional convention wcws women's college world series wdc western design center wdc world data center wddm Windows Display Driver Model wdin wildlife disease information node wdm Windows Driver Model wdt watchdog timer wdwr walt disney world resort wdymbt what do you mean by that webs weapon effectiveness battle simulation wec world extreme cagefighting weee waste electrical and electronic equipment wef world economic forum weird western, educated, industrialized, rich, democratic welc working effectively with legacy code wem west edmonton mall wep Wired Equivalent Privacy weu western european union wez weapon engagement zone wf wallis and futuna islands (iso 3166 digram) wfc women's forage corps (world war i uk) wfd weapon(s) of focused destruction wff wallops flight facility wfh working from home wfi wait for interrupt wfi water for injection wfm works for me wfp world food program wfq weighted fair queuing wft washington football team wfz weapons free zone wg wade–giles wg working group wgaca what goes around comes around wgs 84 world geodetic system 1984 wgsrpd an international biogeography based standardized placename system for flora + floristics locations. wgsrpd world geographical scheme for recording plant distributions wh wehrmacht heer (german world war ii army vehicle licence plate code) wh write hit wham wisconsin hydrogen-alpha mapping (telescope) whea Windows hardware error architecture whi women's health initiative whip walks plus hits per inning pitched who world health organization whs washington headquarters services wi western sahara (fips 10-4 country code) wi wisconsin (postal symbol) wi women's institute wia wireless institute of australia (amateur radio) wia wounded in action wibni wouldn't it be nice if wic women, infants and children wie windows internet explorer wifi wireless fidelity wiifm what's in it for me? wimp weakly interacting massive particle wimp windows, icons, menus, pointers win t - warfighter information network-tactical wip work in progress wipo world intellectual property organization wipp waste isolation pilot plant wiyn wisconsin indiana yale noao telescope consortium wjkk wjkf waheguru ji ka khalsa, waheguru ji ke fateh (a sikh greeting) wk wake island (iso 3166 digram, obsolete 1986) wkx world kickboxing xtrm wkyp will keep you posted wl wehrmacht luftwaffe (german world war ii air force vehicle licence plate code) wlan wireless local area network wlb women's land brigade (world war ii canada) wlf wallis and futuna islands (iso 3166 trigram) wln walloon language (iso 639-2 code) wlog without loss of generality wlw women-loving women wm wehrmacht marine (german world war ii navy vehicle licence plate code) wm write miss wmanus west midlands area national union of students wmd weapon[s] of mass destruction wmd world movement for democracy wmf Windows meta file wmi Windows Management Instrumentation wmi wildlife management institute wmnc watch me not care wmo world meteorological organization wna world nuclear association wnba women's national basketball association wnf will not fix wnit women's national invitation tournament wnl within normal limits wnsd what's new, scooby-doo? wnw west north-west wo warrant officer wo wolof language (iso 639-1 code) wof width of fabric woft waste of f***ing time woftam waste of f***ing time and money woftam waste of fucking time and money woi wheels of italy wol Wake-on-LAN wol wolof language (iso 639-2 code) wolog (or wlog) without loss of generality wom Wake-on-Modem wom write only memory wombat waste of money, brain, and time wor Wake-on-Ring worm write once read many wos wilson ornithological society wosm world organization of the scout movement wosm worldwide oil spill model wot waste of time wow or wow world of warcraft wp WordPerfect wp well played wp white phosphorus (ammunition) wp word processor wp workers' party (singapore) wp write protect wpa Wi-Fi Protected Access wpa2 Wi-Fi Protected Access II wpad web proxy auto-discovery protocol wpb war production board during world war ii wpe world pork expo wpk wider peacekeeping wpn wizards play network wpp witness protection program wps Wi-Fi Protected Setup wpt world poker tour wpt world premiere toons wqs world qualifying series (surf) wr wide receiver (gridiron football) wrac women's royal army corps (world war ii uk) wrair walter reed army institute of research wram window random access memory wrbwwrm we read best what we read most wrc world rally championship wrc world religions conference wrns women's royal naval service (world war ii uk) wrr weighted round robin wrs worldwide reference system wrt linksys routers whose model name start with 'wrt' wrt nhs workforce review team wrt third party firmware for the linksys wrt routers and compatible models from other vendors. wrt wallace roberts & todd, llc (urban planning and design) wrt web runtime (wrt) is a portable application framework developed by nokia that allows the creation of widgets on the s60 platform. wrt wholesale, trade, retail sector, category in employment and economics statistics wrt wireless receiver/transmitter (computer networks/it) wrt wireless ronin technologies (digital signage) wrt with respect to wrt with respect to", especially in fields such as mathematics. wrt world rally team wrt writer response theory wrt or w/r/t with respect to or with regard to, depending on context wrvs women's royal voluntary service (uk) ws samoa (iso 3166 and fips 10-4 country code digram) ws web services ws writer to the signet (a scottish solicitor) wsc weapon system catalogue wsdl web services description language wsj wall street journal wsl white star line (shipping company) wsl women's super league wsl workers' socialist league (uk political party) wsm samoa (iso 3166 trigram) wsm winchester short magnum (family of rifle cartridges) wsmr white sands missile range wsroc western sydney regional organisation of councils wssm winchester super short magnum (family of rifle cartridges) wst samoan tālā (iso 4217 currency code) wst water soluble tetrazolium (assay) wstc women signallers territorial corps (world war ii uk) wsus windows server update services wsw west south-west wta women's tennis association wtb wales tourism board wtb want to buy wtb warenterminbörse hannover wtb {waiting,want,willing} to buy wtc world trade center wtc write through caching wtd weighted tail drop wtf what a terrible failure wtf where's the food wtf {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck wtfh what the f**king hell wtfrud what the fuck are you doing wtg way to go wth what the hell wth {what,when,where,who,why} the hell wtnwd wait to next working day wto world trade organization wts want to sell wts {waiting,want,willing} to sell wtt {waiting,want,willing} to trade wu wabash university wu washington university in st. louis wu western union wu windows update wu work unit wu wu wien (german wirtschaftsuniversität wien, vienna university of economics and business administration) wubu2 what you been up to wuu2 what you up to wv west virginia (postal symbol) wva world veterinary association wviac west virginia intercollegiate athletic conference wvr women's volunteer reserve (world war ii uk) wvsc women's volunteer service corps (world war ii canada) wvu west virginia university wvuit west virginia university institute of technology ww see entry wwan wireless wide area network wwe world wrestling entertainment wwf world wide fund for nature wwf world wrestling federation wwi world war i wwii world war ii wwiii world war iii wwjd what would jesus do? wws wheaton warrenville south high school wwv callsign of nist's shortwave radio station in fort collins, colorado wwv wagner-werk-verzeichnis www world wide web wwwf world wide wrestling federation wxo weather [executive] officer wy wyoming (postal symbol) wyrfttm when you are free talk to me wysiayg what you see is all you get wysiwyg what you see is what you get wysiwyp what you see is what you print / what you see is what you pay wz eswatini (fips 10-4 country code) xaf beac (banque des états de l'afrique centrale) central africa cfa (coopération financière en afrique centrale) franc (iso 4217 currency code) xag silver troy ounce (iso 4217 currency code) xau gold troy ounce (iso 4217 currency code) xba european composite unit (eurco; bonds market unit) (iso 4217 currency code) xbar crossbar xbb european monetary unit (e.m.u.; bonds market unit) (iso 4217 currency code) xbml extended business modelling language xc ninety (in roman numerals) xcbl xml common business library xcd east caribbean dollar (iso 4217 currency code) xd used in chatrooms or email for smiley face. x is the eyes; squinted d is the mouth; xd. xdmcp X Display Manager control protocol xe xenon xer XML encoding rules xf automobile made by jaguar xf iata code for vladivostok air xf truck made by daf trucks xfa xml forms architecture xfc xtreme fighting championships xfd fighter aircraft made by douglas xfe x file explorer xff x-forwarded-for xfg exfoliation glaucoma xfh 1932 prototype u.s. navy fighter aircraft made by hall xfh x-ray fluorescence holography xfn iata code for xiangyang liuji airport xfn xhtml friends network xfr automobile made by jaguar xft x freetype interface library xfw iata code for hamburg finkenwerder airport xg automobile made by hyundai xga extended graphics array xge signal for "i surrender xge xoreax grid engine xgg iata code for gorom gorom airport xgn iata code for xangongo airport xgp extreme game player xgr iata code for kangiqsualujjuag (georges river) airport xh xhosa language (iso 639-1 code) xho xhosa language (iso 639-2 code) xhr extra high image resolution xhr xmlhttprequest xhtml extensible hypertext markup language xi Triton's FastTracker 2 extended instrument xi eleven (in roman numerals) xii twelve (in roman numerals) xiii thirteen (in roman numerals) xip execute in place xiv fourteen (in roman numerals) xix nineteen (in roman numerals) xj automobile made by jaguar xj automobile made by jeep xjl amphibian aircraft made by columbia xjl automobile made by jaguar xjs automobile made by jaguar xk automobile made by jaguar xk automobile made by jeep xk kell blood group precursor xka iata code for kantchari airport xkb x keyboard extension xke automobile made by jaguar xkh iata code for xieng khouang airport xkr automobile made by jaguar xks iata code for kasabonika airport xky iata code for kaya airport xl extra large xl forty (in roman numerals) xm Triton's FastTracker 2 extended module xml extensible markup language xmsf extensible modelling and simulation framework xn christian xn nordic patent institute xna XNA's not acronymed xna iata code for northwest arkansas regional airport xna x-no-archive xna xeno nucleic acid xnc x northern captain xnn iata code for xining caojiabao airport xns christians xns extensible name service xns xerox network systems xnu x is not unix xo christianós orthódoksos (greek for "eastern orthodoxy") xo executive officer xo extra old (brandy grade) xof bcéao (banque centrale des états de l'afrique de l'ouest) west african cfa (communauté financière d'afrique) franc (iso 4217 currency code) xor exclusive or xp Triton's FastTracker 2 extended pattern xp experience point (role-playing games) xp extreme programming xpd palladium troy ounce (iso 4217 currency code) xpf cfp franc (iso 4217 currency code) xpt platinum troy ounce (iso 4217 currency code) xqj xquery api for java™ xqp iata code for quepos la managua airport xqu iata code for qualicum beach airport xrml extensible rights markup language xrp a cryptocurrency xs extra small xs xiaolin showdown xsi X/Open System Interface xsl extensible style language xsl extensible stylesheet language xslt extensible stylesheet language transformations xss cross site scripting xt Triton's FastTracker 2 extended track xt extended technology xtacacs extended terminal access controller access-control system xti X/Open transport interface xtmh extreme technology multiprocessor hyperlanguage xul xml user interface language xv fifteen (in roman numerals) xva an x-value adjustment (in finance) xvi sixteen (in roman numerals) xvii seventeen (in roman numerals) xviii eighteen (in roman numerals) xwb (airbus a350) "extra wide body xwf xcitement wrestling federation xwm x window manager xwn extended wordnet xws x window system xx twenty (in roman numerals) xxx hardcore pornography (film rating) xxx thirty (in roman numerals) xya iata code for yandina airport xyl xylobium xza iata code for zabré airport xzn triple square screw driver y yocto- y yotta y yttrium y2k year two thousand ya yoctoampere ya yottaampere ya yottayear ya young adult yabpr yet another brother pat rant yabslag yet another boy singing like a girl yac youth-adult committee yacc yet another compiler compiler yafla yet another five letter abbreviation yagni you ain't gonna need it yalimo you are lame, in my opinion yaml YAML ain't markup language yang yet another next generation yaotm yet another off-topic message yap young aspiring professional yawpfapr you are welcome; please file a problem report yb youcef benzouada (southern algerian name) yb ytterbium yc yoctocoulomb yc zettacoulomb yctat you can't troll a troll yd people's democratic republic of yemen (iso 3166 digram, obsolete 1990) yds yosemite decimal system (climbing) ye yemen (iso 3166 digram) yem manitowaning/manitoulin east municipal airport iata airport code yem yemen (iso 3166 trigram) yer yemeni rial (iso 4217 currency code) yf yoctofarad yf yottafarad yg yoctogram yg yottagram ygco yamaneko group of comet observers ygm you got mail ygm you've got mail ygo yu-gi-oh! yh yoctohenry yh yottahenry yhbt you have been trolled yhih1 you heard it here first yhii you have it inside yhl you have lost yhs ya hoor sur! yi serbia and montenegro (deprecated fips 10-4 country code) yi yiddish language (iso 639-1 code) yi yobi yid yiddish language (iso 639-2 code) yih yiff in hell yilp youth integration livelihood improvement project yippie youth international party yj yoctojoule yj yottajoule yk yoctokelvin yk yottakelvin ykwim you know what I mean ykyfcw you know you're from christchurch when yl yoctolitre yl yottalitre ym yemen (fips 10-4 country code) ym yoctometre ym yottametre ym your magazine yma yo momma's ass ymca young men's christian association ymd people's democratic republic of yemen (iso 3166 trigram, obsolete 1990) ymmd you made my day ymmd you make my day ymmv your mileage may vary yn yoctonewton yn yottanewton ynwa you'll never walk alone (liverpool f.c. anthem) yo former yugoslavia (nato country code, obsolete 1993) yo yoruba language (iso 639-1 code) yolo you only live once yor yoruba language (iso 639-2 code) yp Yellow Pages ypa yards per pass attempt (football statistic) ypg yekîneyên parastina gel (kurdish, "people's protection units" or "people's defense units") ypio your problem is obvious ypo young presidents' organization yrr young, restless, and reformed ys yoctosecond ys yoctosiemens ys yottasecond ys yottasiemens ysa young single adult ysa young socialist alliance ysa youth service america yt mayotte (iso 3166 digram) yt yoctotesla yt yottatesla yt youtube yt yukon territory (postal symbol) ytd year to date ytd year-to-date ytf why the fuck ytm yield to maturity yts youth training scheme ytt yoshi topsy-turvy yu former yugoslavia (iso 3166 digram, obsolete 2003) yu york university yug former yugoslavia (iso 3166 trigram, obsolete 2003) yuppie young urban professional yv yoctovolt yv yottavolt yw yoctowatt yw yottawatt yw you're welcome ywca young women's christian association ywmv your wallet may vary ywsyls you win some, you lose some yyh taloyoak airport, iata airport code yyh yuyu hakusho yyk yeah you know z zepto z zetta za south africa (iso 3166 digram) za zambia (fips 10-4 country code) za zeptoampere za zettaampere za zhuang languages (iso 639-1 code) zaf south africa (iso 3166 trigram) zams zero age main sequence zanu pf - zimbabwe african national union – patriotic front zap ZFS attribute processor zar south african rand (iso 4217 currency code) zar zaire (iso 3166 trigram, obsolete 1997) zas zylinder abschaltung system zbr zone bit recording zbt zero-balance transfer (accounting) zc zeptocoulomb zc zettacoulomb zcm zenworks configuration management zcmk zone control master key zcu zimbabwe cricket union zf zeptofarad zf zettafarad zfod zero-filled on demand zfs zettabyte file system zg zeptogram zg zettagram zh chinese language (iso 639-1 code) zh zeptohenry zh zettahenry zha zhuang languages (iso 639-2 code) zho chinese language (iso 639-2 code) zi zebi zi zimbabwe (fips 10-4 country code) zif zero insertion force zifs zero insertion force socket zil ZFS intent log zip zone improvement plan code zip zoning improvement plan zirp zero interest-rate policy zj zeptojoule zj zettajoule zk zeptokelvin zk zettakelvin zl zeptolitre zl zettalitre zm zambia (iso 3166 digram) zm zeptometre zm zettametre zma zone multicast address zmb zambia (iso 3166 trigram) zmk zambian kwacha (iso 4217 currency code) zn zeptonewton zn zettanewton zn zinc zoi zero one infinity zoi zone of influence zopfan zone of peace, freedom and neutrality zpl ZFS Posix layer zr zaire (iso 3166 digram; obsolete 1997) zr zirconium zs zeptosecond zs zettasecond zs zettasiemens zt zeptotesla zt zettatesla zu zulu language (iso 639-1 code) zug z user group zui zooming user interface zul zulu language (iso 639-2 code) zv zeptovolt zv zettavolt zvol ZFS Volume zw zeptowatt zw zettawatt zw zimbabwe (iso 3166 digram) zwd zimbabwe dollar (iso 4217 currency code) zwe zimbabwe (iso 3166 trigram) zzz to be tired (internet slang)