﻿3GPP - Third Generation Partnership Project
3PL - Third Party Logistics Provider
3VTV - three-vessel and trachea view
AAA - abdominal aortic aneurysm
AAS - atomic absorption spectroscopy
AAT - automatic answering trunk
ABS - acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
AC - alternating current
ACK - acknowledgment
ACS - acute coronary syndrome
ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone
ADAS - advanced driver assistance system
ADC - analog-to-digital converter
ADCC - antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity
ADCP - Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
AES - atomic emission spectroscopy
AFB - acid-fast bacillus
AFC - automatic frequency control
AFE - analog front-end
AFK - Away From Keyboard
AFLT - Advanced Forward Link Trilateration
AFM - atomic force microscopy
AFSK - Audio frequency-shift keying
AGC - Automatic Gain Control
AGE - advanced glycation end-product
AGP - accelerated graphics port
AHR - airway hyperresponsiveness
AI - artificial intelligence
AIDC - automatic identification data capture
AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIO, MFD - multifunction printer
AIS - automatic idle speed
AIT - adult immersion test
AKA - Authentication and Key Agreement
ALC - Automatic Level Control
ALF - Adaptive Loop Filter
ALI - acute lung injury
ALL - acute lymphoblastic leukemia
ALS - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ALT - Accelerated Life Test
AM - amplitude modulation
AMC - Automatic Modulation Control
AMD - acid mine drainage
AML - acute myelogenous leukemia
AMPS - Advanced Mobile Phone System
AMR - antimicrobial resistance
AMS - Auto Mode Switch
AN - numerical aperture
ANC - access node controller
ANCA - anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody
ANL - Automatic Noise Limiter
ANOVA - analysis of variance
AOA - angle of arrival
AOC - Area Under The Curve
AoD - angle of departure
AoE - Area of Effect
AP - anteroposterior
APAE - Association of Parents and Friends of Exceptional Children
APC - antigen-presenting cell
APD - avalanche photodiode
APF - acidulated phosphate fluoride
API - application program interface
APN - Access Point Name
APO - Automatic Power Off
APP - Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor
APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time
APU - auxiliary power unit
ARD - acid rock drainage
AS - access stratum
ASA - acetylsalicylic acid
ASB - Adiabatic Shear Band
ASD - atrial septal defect
ASIC - application specific integrated circuit
ASK - Amplitude-Shift Keying
ASN - Advance Shipment Notice
ASO - antisense oligonucleotide
ASP - Active Server Pages
ATM - ATM machine
ATP - adenosine triphosphate
ATR - Above the Tension Ring
ATV - Acoustic Televiewer
AWB - Airway Bill
AWG - American Wire Gauge
AWGN - additive white Gaussian noise
B2BUA - Back-To-Back User Agent
BAF - batch annealing furnace
BAL - bronchoalveolar lavage
BAN - body area network
BBB - blood brain barrier
BCA - bicinchoninic acid
BCG - geo-thermal heat pump
BCS - body condition score
BDC - bottom dead center
BDS - bulk drug substance solution
BDV - blowdown valve
BEB - binary exponential back-off
BED - binge eating disorder
BFB - bubbling fluidized bed
BFD - block flow diagram
BFO - back flashover
BHA - bottom-hole assembly
BHHP - bit hydraulic horsepower
BHP - Brake Horsepower
BHTV - Borehole Televiewer
BI - beacon interval
BIA - burned-in address
BICM - Bit Interleaved Coded Modulation
BiTE - bispecific T-Cell engager
BIW - body-in-white
BJT - bipolar junction transistor
BL - Bill of Lading
BLB - bacterial leaf blight
BLER - Block Error Ratio
BLI - biolayer interferometry
BM-SC - Broadcast Multicast-Service Center
BMI - body mass index
BMP - bone morphogenic protein
BN - base number
BNP - brain natriuretic peptide
BOCB - Bulk Oil Circuit Breaker
BOP - blowout preventer
BOQ - Bill of Quantities
BPH - benign prostatic hyperplasia
BPL - beam-pair link
BPSK - Binary Phase Shift Keying
BQA - business question
BSE - backscattered electrons
BSF - Back Surface Field
BSR - barred speed range
BSS - Basic Service Set
BSWG - British Standard Wire Gauge
BTR - Below Tension Ring
BTW - by the way
BW - bandwidth
BWC - body-worn camera
C-V2X - Cellular Vehicle to Everything
C4D - capacitively-coupled contactless conductometric detection
CABAC - Context Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding
CABG - coronary artery bypass graft surgery
CAD - computer-aided design
CADM - computer-aided design and manufacturing
CAI - controlled autoignition
CAL - clinical attachment loss
CaMV - Cauliflower Mosaic Virus
CAN - Controller Area Network
CAP - cellulose acetate phthalate
cART - combination antiretroviral therapy
CAS - calibrated airspeed
CAT - Computerized Axial Tomography
CATV - cable television
CB - coding block
CBC - Cipher Block Chaining
CBCH - Cell Broadcast CHannel
CBOT - Chicago Board of Trade
CBS - cell broadcast service
CBV - concrete batching vehicle
CC - channelization codes
CC16 - Clara cell protein
CCA - Clear Channel Assessment
CCBs - calcium channel blockers
CCC - chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy
CCD - charge-coupled device
CCEN - direct current electrode negative
CCF - common cause failure
CCFL - Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp
CCHF - Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever
CCK - cholecystokinin
CCM - Chagas cardiomyopathy
CCoV - Canine Coronavirus
CCP - complement control proteins
CCR - central control room
CD - cooldown
CDAI - Clinical Disease Activity Index
CDC - complement-dependent cytotoxicity
CDDI - Copper Distributed Data Interface
CDI - certificate of discharge
CDMA - code division multiple access
CDQ - coke dry quenching
CDR - Complementarity Determining Region
CDV - canine distemper virus
CE - capillary electrophoresis
CEJ - cemento-enamel junction
CELP - code excited linear prediction
CEMF - counter-electromotive force
CEO - chief executive officer
CERT - Computer Emergency Response Team
CFA - Continuous Flight Auger
CFB - Cipher Feedback
CFC - chlorofluorocarbon
CFD - Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFO - Critical Flashover Overvoltage
CFU - colony forming unit
CFU-S - spleen colony forming assay
CFVR - coronary flow velocity reserve
CG - Cloud-to-Ground Lightning
CGI - Common Gateway Interface
CHD - critical hit damage
cIEF - capillary isoelectric focusing
CIoT - Cellular Internet of Things
CIP - Clean-in-Place
CLF - Coupling Loss Factor
CLI - Common Language Infrastructure
cM - centimorgan
CMC - carboxymethylcellulose
CML - chronic myeloid leukemia
CMOS - complementary metal oxide semiconductor
CMRR - Common Mode Rejection Ratio
CMV - cytomegalovirus
CNC - computer numerical control
CNR - Carrier to Noise Ratio
CNT - carbon nanotube
COD - chemical oxygen demand
COF - Chip-on-Flex
COM - Component Object Model
COP - Central Optical Power
COPD - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CPB - cardiopulmonary bypass
CPE - Customer Premises Equipment
CPFSK - Continuous-phase frequency-shift keying
CPH - Major Histocompatibility Complex
CPMC - camphorated paramonochlorophenol
CPO - crude palm oil
CPU - Central Processing Unit
CQI - Channel Quality Indicator
CR - radial keratotomy
CRC - Cyclic Redundancy Check
CRD - Conventional Riser Drilling
CRDi - Common Rail Direct Injection
CRI - Color Rendering Index
CRM - Customer Relationship Management
CRT - cathode ray tube
CSAT - Customer Satisfaction Score
CSD - Circuit Switched data
CSEM - controlled source electromagnetic surveying
CSF - cerebrospinal fluid
CSFT - Cold Soak Filtration Test
CSG - closed subscriber group
CSI - channel state information
CSL - corn steep liquor
CSMA - carrier sense multiple access
CSS - Chirp spread spectrum
CSV - comma separated values
CT - CT scan
CTB - Coding Tree Block
CTD - count-down counter
CTE - coefficient of thermal expansion
CTM - Contribution to Margin
CTR - click-through rate
CTU - count-up counter
CV - coefficient of variation
CV, curriculum vitae - curriculum
CVA - stroke
CVD - chemical vapor deposition
CVT - continuously variable transmission
DAB - domain antibody
DAC - diamond anvil cell
DAF - dissolved air flotation
DAG - Directed Acyclic Graph
DAPSA - Disease Activity index for Psoriatic Arthritis
DAS - Disease Activity Score
DB - dot-blot
DBA - Doing Business As
DBD - dielectric barrier discharge
DBN - deep belief networks
DBP - diastolic blood pressure
DBS - Direct broadcast satellite
DBW - drive-by-wire
DC - direct current
DCRV - double-chambered right ventricule
DCT - Discrete Cosine Transform
DDB - Double Diffusion Break
DDN - Defense Data Network
DDS - Digital Data Storage
DE - discard eligible
DEBS - dry eye blepharitis syndrome
DEP - dielectrophoresis
DES - diethylstilbestrol
DFS - disease-free survival
DHA - docosahexaenoic acid
DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DIP - Dual In-Line package
DIRT - dynamic infrared thermography
DIT - do-it-yourself
DKP - diketopiperazine
DLC - downloadable content
DLL - Dynamic-Link Library
DLNA - digital living network alliance
DLP - Discrete Logarithm Problem
DLS - Dispersão de Luz Dinâmica
DM - diabetes mellitus
DMARD - disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug
DMDS - dimethyl disulfide
DME - drug metabolizing enzyme
DMF - dimethylformamide
dmg - damage
DMR - Digital Mobile Radio
DMSO - dimethyl sulphoxide
DNA - deoxyribonucleic acid
DNS - Domain Name System
DOC - Diesel Oxidation Catalyst
DOHC - Double Overhead Camshaft
DOJ - Department of Justice
DOM - Document Object Model
DPA - Differential Power Analysis
DPDT - Double-Pole Double-Throw
DPF - Diesel Particulate Filter
DPPA - diphenylphosphoryl azide
DPSS - diode pumped solid state
DPSSL - diode pumped solid state laser
DRG - dorsal root ganglion
DRI - direct-reduced iron
DRIE  - Deep Reactive-Ion Etching
DRL - daytime running lamp
DRNC - drift RNC
DSB - Double Side Band
DSC - Differential Scanning Calorimetry
DSL - digital subscriber line
DSLR - Digital Single-lens Reflex camera
DSP - Digital Signal Processor
dsRNA - double-stranded RNA
DSSS - Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
DST - Discrete Sine Transform
DTCP - Digital Transmission Content Protection
DTH - down-the-hole hammer
DTI - diffusion tensor imaging
DTMF - Dual-tone multi-frequency
DTP - desktop publishing
DVB - Digital Video Broadcast
DVB-T - Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial
DWI - drawing and wall-ironing
DZ - Double Zeta valence
EAE - Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
EAS - electronic article surveillance
EBL - Electron Beam Lithography
EBM - Electron Beam Machining
EBSD - Electron Backscattering Diffraction
EBV - Epstein–Barr virus
ECG - electrocardiogram
ECL - electrochemiluminescence
ECU - eletronic control unit
EDGE - Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
EDI - imagem de profundidade reforçada
EDM - Electrical Discharge Machining
EDS - Electron Dispersive Spectroscopy
EDT - Electrical Discharge Roll Texturing
EDTA - ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EED - dobutamine stress echocardiography
EFL - Electric Flying lead
EGC - Equal Gain Combining
EGF - epidermal growth factor
EGR - Exhaust Gas Recirculation
EGT - evolutionary game theory
EIA - Energy Investment Allowance
EIN - Employer Identification Number
EIRP - effective isotropic radiated power
ELISA - enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay
EMG - electromyogram
EMI - electromagnetic interference
EMSA - Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
EMT-P - paramedic
eNB - Evolved NodeB
ENMG - electroneuromyography
EO - extending oil
EPA - eicosapentaenoic acid
EPC - Electronic Product Code
EPDM - ethylene-propylene-diene monomer
EPG - electronic program guide
EPO - erythropoietin
epPCR - error-prone polymerase chain reaction
EPS - expanded polystyrene
ER - efflux ratio
ERCP - Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
ERD - energy recovery device
ERG - Emergency Response Guide
ERN - epoxy resin networks
ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning
ESB - Enterprise Service Bus
ESCR - environmental stress crack resistance
ESEM - environmental scanning electronic microscopy
ESP - extrasensory perception
ESPL - Enhancer of Split complex
ESR - electroslag remelting
ESW - electroslag welding
ETB - electronic throttle body
ETC - Electronic Toll Collection
ETV - electronic throttle valve
EVA - ethyl vinyl acetate
EVOH - ethylene vinyl alcohol
EWG - electron withdrawing group
EWOD - Electrowetting on dielectric
EXW - ex-works
F2P - free-to-play
FAAS - flame-atomic absorption spectroscopy
FACH - Forward Access Channel
FAME - Fatty Acid Methyl Ester
FAT - File Allocation Table
FBC - fluidized bed concentrator
FBG - Fiber Bragg grating
FBW - fly-by-wire
FCC - Face-Centered Cubic
FCE - Free Contracting Environment
FCFS - First-Come, First-Served
FCL - Full Container Load
FcRn - neonatal Fc receptor
FDA - acid detergent fiber
FDC - follicular dendritic cells
FDD - Frequency Division Duplexing
FDDI - Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FDM - Frequency Division Multiplexing
FDMA - Frequency Division Multiple Access
FDP - final drug product
FE - field electron emission
FEC - forward error correction
FEP - fluorinated ethylene propylene
FET - Field-Effect Transistor
FEXT - Far End Crosstalk
FF - forfeit
FFNN - Feed-forward Neural Network
FFT - Fast Fourier Transform
FGD - flue gas desulfurization
FGF - fibroblast growth factor
FH - Frequency Hopping
FHSS - Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
FIC - Fractal Image Compression
FID - flame ionization detector
FIFO - First-In First-Out
FIR - finite impulse response
FLS - Forward Looking Sonar
FMM - fast marching method
fob - key fob
FPA - Focal Plane Array
FPC - flexible printed circuit
FPGA - field-programmable gate array
FPS - first-person shooter
FPSO - Floating Production Storage and Offloading
FRAM - Ferroelectric Random Access Memory
FRU - Field-Replaceable Unit
FSA - fluorosulfonic acid
FSH - follicle-stimulating hormone
FSK - frequency shift keying
FSW - friction stir welding
FTIR - Fourier Transformed InfraRed spectroscopy
GA - genetic algorithm
GaAs - gallium arsenide
GAD - generalized anxiety disorder
GAM - Goat Anti-Mouse antibody
GBT - Generalised Neam Theory
GCR - gas-cooled reactor
GCS - ground control station
GCV - spin-on-glass
GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation
GFP - Green Fluorescent Protein
GG - good game
GGSN - GPRS Gateway Support Node
GH - human growth hormone
GHz - Gigahertz
GIGO - garbage in, garbage out
GIT - digestive tract
GLM - General Linear Model
GM-CSF - granulocyte colony stimulating factor
GMAW - gas shielded metal arc welding
GMR - giant magnetoresistance
GMROI - Gross Margin Return on Inventory Investment
GMSK - Gaussian Minimum-Shift Keying
GNSS - global navigation satellite system
GP - general practitioner
GPC - gel permeation chromatography
GPE - gel polymer electrolyte
GPRS - General Packet Radio Service
GPS - Global Positioning System
GPU - graphics processing unit
GRT - gross register tonnage
GRV - gross rock volume
GS - global shutter
GSDF - Gray Scale Display Function
GSF - Generation Scaling Factor
GSM - Global System for Mobile Communications
GTIN - Global Trade Identification Number
GTPS - Sustainable Livestock Working Group
GTW - gross trailer weight
GUI - Graphical User Interface
GUID - global unique identifier
GVHD - graft-versus-host disease
GWP - Global Warming Potential
HA - hyaluronic acid
HALT - Highly Accelerated Life Test
HARQ - Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request
HAWT - horizontal axis wind turbine
HAZOP - Hazard and Operability Study
HbF - fetal hemoglobin
HbNO - iron-nitrosyl-hemoglobin
HC - high cube
HCC - hepatocellular carcinoma
HCCI - homogeneous charge compression ignition
hCG - Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
HCL - hollow cathode lamp
HCV - Hepatitis C virus
HD-FDD - Half-Duplex Frequency Division Duplex
HDG - hot-dip galvanising
HDPE - high-density polyethylene
HDR - High Dynamic Range
HDTV - High Definition Television
HDV - heavy-duty vehicle
HER - hydrogen evolution reaction
HERS - Hertwig's epithelial root sheath
HEW - hen egg white
HEZ - homogeneous edaphoclimatic zones
HFL - hydraulic flying lead
HG - Hunting Group
HGE - Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis
HGF - hepatocyte growth factor
HHA - hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
HIF - high impedance fault
HIP - Hot Isostatic Pressing
HIPPS - High-Integrity Pressure Protection System
HLB - hydrophile-lipophile balance
HLM - cardiopulmonary bypass machine
HMD - Head-Mounted Display
HME - hot melt extrusion
HMM - hidden Markov model
HP - Health Points
HPLC - High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
HPLMN - Home Public Land Mobile Network
HPP - Hydraulic Power Pack
HPU - Hydraulic Power Unit
HR - human resources
HRPD - High Rate Packet Data
HRT - hormone replacement therapy
HSA - hill-hold
HSC - hepatic stellate cells
HSP - heat-shock protein
HSPA - High Speed Packet Access
HSS - Home Subscriber Server
HTF - heat transfer fluid
HTS - high-throughput screening
HTTP - HyperText Transfer Protocol
HUD - head-up display
I/O - Input/Output
IAP - inhibitor of apoptosis protein
IAPs - inhibitor of apoptosis proteins
IBL - Ion Beam Lithography
IBP - proton pump inhibitor
IBS - in-band signaling
IC - integrated circuit
ICD - implantable cardioverter defibrillator
ICP - inductively coupled plasma
ICP-OES - Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy
ICU - intensive care unit
IDCT - Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform
IDE - Integrated Development Environment
idk - I don't know
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IETF - Internet Enginnering Task Force
IFB - invitation for bid
IFIB - Invitation for International Bid
IGBT - Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
IgE - immunoglobulin E
IGF - insulin-like growth factor
IgG - immunoglobulin G
IGMP - Internet Group Management Protocol
IGR - Insect Growth Regulator
IGV - Inlet Guide Vane
IHP - indicated horsepower
IHV - Independent Hardware Vendor
ILC - innate lymphoid cell
ILD - injection laser diode
ILPC - inner loop power control
ILSS - interlaminar shear strength
IMAC - Immobilized Metal-Affinity Chromatography
IMU - inertial measurement unit
INSTIs - integrase strand transfer inhibitors
IoE - Internet of Everything
IOP - intraocular pressure
IoT - Internet of Things
IoU - intersection-over-union
IP - intellectual property
IPCC - In-Pit Crushing and Conveying
IPO - initial public offering
IPS - In-Plane Switching
IPTV - Internet Protocol Television
IQR - interquartile range
IR - polyisoprene
IRB - Institutional Review Board
IRES - Internal Ribosome Entry Site
IRS - Internal Revenue Service
ISA - Industry Standard Architecture
ISC - interstrand cross-link
iSCSI - Internet Small Computer Systems Interface
ISD - inerter-spring-damper
ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network
ISE - ion-selective electrode
ISFET - ion-sensitive field effect transistor
ISI - intersymbol interference
ISM - Industrial, Scientific and Medical Band
ITC - isothermal titration calorimetry
ITIN - Individual Taxpayer Identification Number
ITO - Indium tin oxide
ITP - idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
IVC - inferior vena cava
IVCS - iliac vein compression syndrome
IVT - Interrupt Vector Table
IW - interworking
IWF - interworking function
IWU - interworking unit
JCAHO - Joint Comission for the Accreditation of Hospital Organizations
JDBC - Java Database Connectivity
JFS - Journaled File System
JLB - Jointless Band
JND - Just Noticeable Difference
JRE - Java Runtime Environment
JSCP - Allowance for Corporate Equity
JVM - Java Virtual Machine
K/D - frag
KB - kilobyte
kg - kilogram
kNN - k-Nearest Neighbour
KOE - knife-over-edge coating
KOP - Kick-off Point
L1CAM - L1 cell adhesion molecule
lah - lithium aluminum hydride
LAN - local area network
LARS - Least-Angle Regression
LAS - Sodium Linear Alkylbenzene sulphonate
LBA - Line Blot Assay
LBD - ligand binding domain
LBF - Laser Beam Forming
LBKP - Leaf Bleached Kraft Pulp
LBM - Laser Beam Machining
LBT - Listen-Before-Talk
LBW - Laser Beam Welding
LC-MS - Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
LCAC - Landing Craft Air Cushion
LCB - long-chain branch
LCD - liquid crystal display
LCM - mantle cell lymphoma
LCU - light-curing unit
LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LDPC - low-density parity check
LDR - let-down ratio
LDV - light-duty vehicle
LED - light-emitting diode
LF - low-free
LFA - laser flash analysis
LFJ - Lower Flex Joint
LFTU - Long Term Follow-up
LGPL - Lesser General Public License
LHSV - liquid hourly space velocity
LHW - liquid hot water
LIDAR - Light Detection and Ranging
LIF - laser-induced fluorescence
LLF - log-likelihood function
LLR - log-likelihood ratio
LMRP - lower marine riser package
LNA - Low Noise Amplifier
LNB - low-noise block converter
LOC - credit line
LOI - Letter of Intent
LP - lactase persistence
LPC - linear predictive coding
LPG - liquefied petroleum gas
LPS - lipopolysaccharide
LPT - Liquid Penetrant Test
LQI - Link Quality Indicator
LRU - Line Replaceable Unit
LSD - lysosomal storage diseases
LSF - Light Steel Framing
LSI - Langelier Saturation Index
LTE - Long Term Evolution
LTR - long terminal repeat
LUT - look-up table
LUTS - lower urinary tract symptoms
LVC - Laser Vision Correction
lvl - level
LVRT - Low Voltage Ride-Through
LWD - Logging While Drilling
LWRP - lower workover riser package
MABR - Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor
MAC - media access control
MAD - mean absolute difference
MAF - mass airflow
MALDI - Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
MAN - Metropolitan Area Network
MAS - Magic Angle Spinning
MASNMR - Magic-Angle-Spinning Nuclear-Magnetic-Resonance
MBA - microdilution broth assay
MBBR - moving bed bioreactor
MBE - Molecular Beam Epitaxy
MBG - myocardial blush grade
MBMS - multimedia broadcast and multicast service
MBR - membrane bioreactor
MBTE - methyl tert-butyl ether
MCA - micro channel architecture
MCC - mucociliary clearance
MCCB - molded case circuit breaker
MCHC - mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
MCI - mild cognitive impairment
MCJ - muco-cutaneous junction
MCS - Modulation Coding Scheme
MDD - major depressive disorder
MDU - Multi-dwelling Unit
MEK - methyl ethyl ketone
MEMS - microelectromechanical system
MFB - Mass Fraction Burnt
MFC - microfibrillated cellulose
MFCC - Mel-frequency cepstral coefficients
MFI - mean fluorescence intensity
MFP - Mean Free Path
MFR - melt flow ratio
MFSK - Multi-Frequency Shift Keying
MG - myasthenia gravis
MGS - morning glory syndrome
MIB - Master Information Block
MIC - methyl isocyanate
MIDI - Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIM - Metal Injection Moulding
MIME - Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MIMO - Multi Input Multi Output
MinIP - minimum intensity projection
MIP - maximum intensity projection
MIS - minimally invasive surgery
MITM - man-in-the middle attack
MLO - Mortgage Loan Originator
MLP - Maritime Logistics und Operations
MLS - Mudline Suspension System
MME - Mobility Management Entity
MMF - magnetomotive force
MMO - Massively Multiplayer Online
MMP - matrix metalloproteinase
MMR - mismatch repair
MMS - Multimedia Messaging System
MMSE - Minimum Mean Square Error
MoAb - monoclonal antibody
MOBA - Multiplayer Online Battle Arena
MOD - modulo
MOG - Material Other than Grain
MOI - multiplicity of infection
MOSFET - metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor
MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
MP - multiplayer
MPEG - Moving Pictures Expert Group
MPI - myocardial perfusion imaging
MPLS - Multiprotocol Label Switching
MPN - Multiple-Tube Technique
MPS - myocardial perfusion scintigraphy
MQM - Multidimensional Quality Metrics
MR - mixed reality
MRC - Maximum Ratio Combining
MRI - magnetic resonance imaging
mRNA - messenger RNA
MS - mass spectrometry
mSASSS - modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spinal Score
MSC - Mobile Switching Center
MSCP - multi-storey car park
MSCR - Multi-Stress Creep Recovery Test
MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheet
MSE - Mechanically Stabilized Earth
MSK - Minimum Shift Keying
MSM - multi-shot molding
MSP - minimum support price
MTPE - Machine Translation Post Editing
MTU - Maximum Transmission Unit
MuGFET - multigate field-effect transistor
MUSIC - multiple signal classification
MVAR - Mega Volt Ampere Reactive
MWD - molecular weight distribution
MZ - marginal zone
NADPH - nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NAL - network abstraction layer
NAS - non-access stratum
NASH - nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
NAT - network address translator
NBKP - Needle Bleached Kraft Pulp
NBS - N-bromosuccinimide
NCD - non-communicable disease
NCO - non-commissioned officer
NDA - New Drug Application
NETD - Noise Equivalent Temperature Difference
NEXT - Near End Crosstalk
NF-kB - Nuclear factor kappa-B
NFA - non-fullerene acceptor
NFC - Near Field Communication
NFT - Non-Fungible Token
NGF - nerve growth factor
NGS - Next Generation Sequencing
NGW - Narrow Gap Welding
NHEJ - non-homologous end joining
NIR - near-infrared light
NIRS - near-infrared spectrometry
NIS - sodium iodide symporter
NLB - Northern Leaf Blight
NLP - Natural Language Processing
NMP - nucleoside monophosphate
NMR - nuclear magnetic resonance
NNRTIs - non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
NPC - Non-Player Character
NPSH - Net Positive Suction Head
NPV - nuclear polyhedrosis virus
NR - New Radio
NRL - Natural Rubber Latex
NRLC - natural rubber latex concentrate
NRM - non-relapse mortality
NRT - net register tonnage
NRTIs - nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
NRZ - Non-Return-to-Zero
NSAID - non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
NSCLC - non-small cell lung cancer
NTC - negative temperature coefficient
NTG - Net-to-Gross ratio
NTU - Nephelometric Turbidity Unit
NUC - Next Unit of Computing
O PDN-GW - Packet Data Network Gateway
OAB - overactive bladder
OAT - outside air temperature
OBS - Organization Breakdown Structure
OCB - Outgoing Call Barring
OCFD - Off-Center Fed Dipole
OCR - Optical Character Recognition
OCT - Optical coherence tomography
OD - outside diameter
ODBC - Open DataBase Connectivity
ODD - Operational Design Domain
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
OFDM - Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
OFDMA - Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Acess
OHC - Overhead Camshaft
OLED - organic light-emitting diode
OLM - optical light microscopy
OLPC - outer loop power control
oop - object-oriented programming
OP - overpowered
OPTV - Optical Televiewer
ORP - redox potential
OS - overall survival
OSB - oriented strand board
OSI - Open System Interconnection
OSRV - Oil Spill Response Vessel
OTA - over-the-air
OTDOA - Observed Time Difference Of Arrival
OTDR - Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
OTT - over-the-top
P2P - peer-to-peer
PA - power amplifier
PACU - postanesthesia care unit
PAF - platelet-activating factor
PAFC - Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell
PAPR - Peak-to-Average Power Ratio
PBL - peripheral blood lymphocytes
PBMC - peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PBR - packed-bed reactor
PBS - phosphate-buffered saline
PBX - Private Branch Exchange
PCB - printed circuit board
PCFC - Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cell
PCFs - Photonic Crystal Fibers
PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCM - Phase Change Memory
PCNA - proliferating cell nuclear antigen
PCP - primary-care physician
PCR - polymerase chain reaction
PCT - Patent Cooperation Treaty
Pd/C - palladium-on-activated carbon
PDA - personal digital assistant
PDB  - positive displacement pump
PDC - polycrystalline diamond compacts
PDCP - Packet Data Convergence Protocol
PDF - Portable Document Format
PDGF - Platelet Derived Growth Factor
PDL - pulsed dye laser
PDN - Packet Data Network
PDP - pressure dew point
PDR - paintless dent repair
PE - phosphatidylethanolamine
PECVD - Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition
PEDV - Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus
PEEK - PolyEther-Ether-Ketone
PEFR - peak expiratory flow rate
PEG - polyethylene glycol
PEM - Petro-elastic Model
PEMFC - polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell
PER - packet-error ratio
PET - positron-emission tomography
PFC - porous friction course
PFD - process flow diagram
PFGE - pulse-field gel electrophoresis
PFR - plug flow reactor
PFS - Progression-Free Survival
PGS - preimplantation genetic screening
PH - potential hydrogen
PHB - per hop behavior
PHR - parts per hundred rubber
PHS - Press Hardened Steel
PID - proportional-integral-derivative controller
PIDS - Persistent Intermittent Delayed Swelling
PIL - package insert
PILC - paper-insulated lead cable
PIN - Personal Identification Number
PLC - Programmable Logic Controller
PLD - programmable logic device
PLET - pipeline end termination
PLL - Phase-Locked Loop
PLMN - Public Land Mobile Network
PLOF - Prior Level of Function
PLP - Physical Layer Pipe
PM - phase modulation
PMA - phosphomolybdic acid
PML - Primary Mining License
PNA - peptide nucleic acid
PNP - Plug and Play
PNRP - Peer Name Resolution Protocol
Po - polonium
POA - Power-Over-Ethernet
PoC - Push-to-Talk over Cellular
POCT - point-of-care test
POCUS - point of care ultrasonography
POI - point-of-interest
PoP - Package-on-Package
POS - point-of-sale
POTS - Plain Old Telephone Service
PoW - Proof-of-Work
PPARG - peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PPC - Citrus Pulp Pellets
ppm - parts per million
PPS - polyphenylene sulfide
PRACH - Physical Random Access Channel
PRK - photorefractive keratectomy
PRNT - plaque reduction neutralization test
PSA - pressure swing adsorption
PSAP - Public Safety Answering Point
PSD - power spectral density
PSDN - Public Switched Data Network
PSF - Point Spread Function
PSG - phosphosilicate glass
PSI - Pounds Per Square Inch
PSK - phase shift keying
PSM - Power Saving Mode
PSN - packet switching network
PSS - Packet-switched Streaming Service
PST - Phase Shifter Transformer
PSTN - Public Switched Telephone Network
PT - prothrombin time
PTA - peritonsillar abscess
PTC - phase transfer catalyst
PTD - push to data
PTFE - polytetrafluorethylene
PTM - post-translational modification
PTO - power take-off
PTS - post-thrombotic syndrome
PTSD - post-traumatic stress disorder
PTT - push to talk
PTV - push to view
PU - decubitus ulcer
PUF - physical unclonable function
PUSCH - physical uplink shared channel
PV - peroxide value
PVAP - polyvinyl acetate phthalate
PVB - polyvinyl butyral
PVC - polyvinyl chloride
PVD - physical vapor deposition
PVDF - polyvinylidene fluoride
PvE - Player Versus Environment
PVP - polyvinylpirrolidone
PWHT - post-weld heat treatment
PWM - Pulse-Width Modulation
PZT - lead zirconate titanate
QAM - Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
QELS - Quasi-elastic Light Scattering
QFD - Quality Funcion Deployment
QMF - Quadrature Mirror Filterbank
QoI - Quinone outside Inhibitors
QoS - Quality of Service
QPSK - quadrature phase-shift keying
RAB - Radio Access Bearer
RAID - Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
RAM - Random Access Memory
RAN - Radio Access Network
RANKL - receptor activator of NFkB ligand
RANTES - Regulated on Activation, Normal T Expressed and Secreted
RAO - recurrent airway obstruction
RAS - Remote Access Services
RAT - radio access technology
RBC - red blood cell
RCA - root cause analysis
RCD - rotating control device
RCE - Regulated Contracting Environment
RDA - Recommended Dietary Allowance
RDBMS - relational database management system
RDF - Rotary Drum Filter
RDO - rate-distortion optimization
RDOQ - Rate-Distortion Optimized Quantization
RDS - Respondent Driven Sampling
RDX - cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine
RFI - Request for Information
RFID - radio frequency identification
RFLP - restriction fragment length polymorphism
RFP - Request for Proposals
RFQ - Request for Quotation
RI - rank indicator
RIA - radioimmunoassay
RIM - reaction injection moulding
RLB - reverse line-blot hybridization
RLC - Radio Link Control
RLF - radio link failure
RLS - restless legs syndrome
RLU - relative luminescence unit
RMS - root mean square
RNA - ribonucleic acid
RNADPH - reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
RNAi - RNA interference
RNC - radio network controller
ROE - Return on Equity
ROM - range of motion
ROP - Rate of Penetration
ROS - Robot Operating System
RoT - root of trust
ROV - remotely operated vehicle
RP - Rapid Prototyping
RPA - Rubber Process Analyzer
RPC - remote procedure call
RPD - removable partial denture
RPG - role playing game
RPM - revolutions per minute
RPN - Region Proposal Network
RR - round-robin
RRC - Radio Resource Control
RRH - remote radio head
RSC - Roll Stability Control
RSRP - Reference Signal Received Power
RSS - Rotary Steerable System
RSSI - Received Signal Strength Indication
RSW - resistance spot welding
RT - running tool
RT-PCR - quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction
RTB - reactor trip breaker
RTCP - Real Time Control Protocol
RTE - Reduced-To-Equator data
RTFOT - Rolling Thin Film Oven Test
RTI - reverse transcriptase inhibitor
RTK - Receptor Tyrosine Kinase
RTMP - Real Time Messaging Protocol
RTO - Retransmission TimeOut
RTR - reinforced thermosetting resin
RTSP - Real Time Streaming Protocol
RTT - Round-Trip Time
rtTA - reverse tetracycline transactivator
RTTP - Real Time Transport Protocol
RVC - reticulated vitreous carbon
RW - resistance welding
RWB - Road Waybill
RWP - region-wise packing
SAAM - submerged arc additive manufacturing
SAD - sum of absolute difference
SAL - Sterility Assurance Level
SAN - storage area network
SAO - sample adaptive offset
SAP - super absorbent polymer
SAW - surface acoustic waves
SB - Southern blot
SBF - simulated body fluid
SBMS - database management system
SBP - systolic blood pressure
SBR - styrene butadiene rubber
SCBA - self-contained breathing apparatus
SCC - Stress Corrosion Cracking
SCF - stress concentration factor
SCLC - small cell lung cancer
SCO - single cell oil
SCP - Structure-Conduct-Performance paradigm
SCR - Steel Catenary Risers
SCS - somatic cell score
SD - SD card
SDA - Sabouraud dextrose agar medium
SDAI - Simplified Disease Activity Index
SDB - Single Diffusion Break
SDS - sodium dodecyl sulfate
SDV - ShutDown Valve
SEC - size exclusion chromatography
SEI - Supplemental Enhancement Information
SELDI - Surface-Enhanced Laser Desorption/ionization
SEM - scanning electron microscope
SEP - self-etching primer
SERS - surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy
SFC - shop floor control
SFM - spectral flatness measure
SFRC - Synthetic Fiber Reinforced Concrete
SG - specific gravity
sGC - soluble guanylate cyclase
SGD - Stochastic Gradient Descent
SGML - Standard Generalized Markup Language
SGSN - serving general packet radio service support node
SHP - shaft horsepower
SHR - stiff-man syndrome
SiC - silicon carbide
SIDM - serial impact dot matrix
SiGe - silicon-germanium
SIGLA - Visual Analog Scale
SIN - Social Insurance Number
SINR - signal to interference noise ratio
SIP - session initiation protocol
siRNA - small interfering RNA
SKU - stock-keeping unit
SLC - self-levelling flooring compound
SLDRAM - synchlink DRAM
SLE - systemic lupus erythematosus
SLED - Surface-Emitting Light-Emitting Diode.
SLES - Sodium lauryl ether sulfate
SMA - shape memory alloy
SMAW - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
SMB - server message block
SMBS - sodium metabisulfite
SMR - Steam Methane Reforming
SMS - Short Message Service
SMT - Surface Mounting Technology
SMV - slow moving vehicle
SNIR - signal-to-noise and interference ratio
SNP - single nucleotide polymorphism
SNR - signal-to-noise ratio
SOAP - Simple Object Access Protocol
SoC - System-on-Chip
SOFC - Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
SOHC - Single Overhead Camshaft
SOI - Silicon-On-Insulator
SOM - Self-Organizing Map
SONOS - Silicon-Oxide-Nitride-Oxide-Silicon
SOP - Standard Operating Procedure
SOR - Successive Over Relaxation
SOT - stay-on-tab
SP - set point
SPA - Simple Power Analysis
SPD - Surge Protection Device
SPDT - Single-Pole Double-Throw
SPE - solid-phase extraction
SPECT - single photon emission computerized tomography
SPF - Specific Pathogen Free
SPM - self-phase modulation
SPMT - Self-Propelled Modular Transporter
SPR - surface plasmon resonance
SPS - Sandwich Plate System
SPST - Single-Pole Single-Throw
SPV - single point vulnerability
SQ - subcutaneous
SQL - structured query language
SR - sustained release
SRG - switched reluctance generator
SRM - switched reluctance motor
SRNC - serving RNC
SRR - split-ring resonator
SRRC - Square Root Raised Cosine
SRS - sounding reference signal
SRT - solid retention time
SRU - Shop Replaceable Unit
SSB - Single Side Band
SSCP - single-strand conformational polymorphism
SSD - sum of square difference
SSE - sum of squared errors
SSM - Smoldering Multiple Myeloma
SSN - social security number
sSOI - strained Silicon-On-Insulator
STB - Set-Top Box
STJ - Superior Court of Justice
STM - scanning tunneling microscope
STO - Symbol Timing Offset
STPP - sodium tripolyphosphate
SV - space velocity
SVF - stromal vascular fraction
SVG - saphenous vein graft
SVM - support vector machine
SWL - single wagon
SYS - shear yield strength
TA - timing advance
TACE - tumor necrosis factor-alpha converting enzyme
TAG - triacylglycerol
TAR - tape archive
TAU - Tracking Area Update
TB - tailored blank
TBCP - Talk Burst Control Protocol
TBE - tick-borne encephalitis
TBI - Total Body Irradiation
TBL - Triple Bottom Line
TBM - Tunnel Boring Machine
TBT - tributyltin chloride
TBW - Throttle-By-Wire
TCE - traumatic brain injury
TCM - trellis-coded modulation
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
TCR - Temperature Coefficient of Resistance
TD - tower defense
TDC - top dead center
TDD - Time Division Duplexing
TDH - total dynamic head
TDM - Time Division Multiplexing
TDMA - Time Division Multiple Access
TDR - total disc replacement
TDS - total dissolved solids
TEA - triethanolamine
TEE - transesophageal echocardiography
TEE ou TOE - transesophageal echocardiogram
TEM - transmission electron microscopy
TETRA - Terrestrial Trunked Radio
TFE - tetrafluoroethylene
TFF - thin-film filter
TFL - tensor fasciae latae
TFOT - Thin Film Oven Test
TFT - thin-film transistor
TGF - Transforming Growth Factor
THRT - Tubing Hanger Running Tool
TIC - total ion chromatogram
TIG - Tungsten Inert Gas welding
TIM - thermal interface material
TIN - Tax Identification Number
TIR - total internal reflection
TJ - State Appellate Court
TJC - The Joint Commission
TKA - total knee replacement
TLC - thin layer chromatography
TLR - toll-like receptors
TMDD - target mediated drug disposition
TMJ - temporomandibular joint
TMO - tone mapping operators
TMP - transmembrane pressure
TMR - Triple Modular Redundancy
toe - toe angle
TOF - Time-of-Flight
TOF-MS - time-of-flight mass spectrometer
TOF-SIMS - time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectroscopy
TPN - total parenteral nutrition
TRALI - Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury
TRC - Twin-Roll Casting
TREF - temperature rising elution fractionation
TRF - Regional Federal Appellate Court
TRIP - Transformation Induced Plasticity
TRP - transmission and reception point
TRS - Tip Speed Ratio
TRT - Tree Running Tool
TSA - Tryptic Soy Agar
TSB - trypticase soy broth
TSHD - trailing suction hopper dredger
TSS - Total Symptom Score
TTE - transthoracic echocardiogram
TTL - Time to Live
TTP - Time To Progression
TTR - Thermal Transfer Ribbon
TTS - text-to-speech
TUNA - transurethral needle ablation
TURP - transurethral resection of the prostate
TV - television
TWC - three way catalyst
TWIP - Twinning Induced Plasticity
TZ - Triple Zeta
TZV - Triple Zeta Valence
UAS - upstream activator sequence
UAV - unmanned aerial vehicle
UCNP - upconverting nanoparticles
UDH - user data header
UDP - User Datagram Protocol
UE - user equipment
UEP - Unequal Error Protection
UFJ - Upper Flex Joint
UGR - Unified Glare Rating
UHF - Ultra High Frequency
UHSS - Ultra High Strength Steel
UJT - unijunction transistor
UMB - Ultra Mobile Broadband
UMG - Upgraded Metallurgical Grade
UMTS - Universal Mobile Terrestrial System
UNC - universal naming convention
UQBP - Unconstrained Quadratic Binary Problem
URL - Uniform Resource Locator
USB - Universal Serial Bus
USBL - ultra-short baseline
USC - United States Code
USP - Unique Selling Proposition
UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
UTRA - Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
UTRAN - UMTS Terrestrial Rádio Access Network
UUI - Universally Unique Identifier
UV - ultraviolet radiation
UWB - ultra wideband
V2X - Vehicle-to-Everything
VAC - Volts Alternating Current
VAR - volt-ampere reactive
VAS - visual analogue scale
VAT - Value Added Tax
vCPE - virtual Customer Premise Equipment
VCSEL - vertical cavity surface emitting laser
VD - vacuum degassing
VDN - Voltage Divider Network
VEGF - vascular endothelial growth factor
VESA - video electronics standards association
VFD - vacuum fluorescent display
VGS - sleeve gastrectomy
VHF - Very High Frequency
VIV - vortex induced vibration
VMS - voicemail
VOD - video-on-demand
VOIP - voice over IP
VPI - Vacuum Pressure Impregnation
VPLMN - Visited Public Land Mobile Network
VPN - virtual private network
VR - volume rendering
VSB - vestigial sideband
VSD - variable speed drive
VSP - Vacuum Skin Packaging
VSR - Volatile Solids Reduction
VSWR - voltage standing wave ratio
VT - voltage transformer
VTC - Video Teleconferencing
VTEC - Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control System
VTS - video title set
w/w - weight/weight
WAAM - Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing
WAAS - Wide Area Augmentation System
WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital
WAN - wide area network
WB - wear bushing
WBC - white blood cell
WBS - Work Breakdown Structure
WCDMA - wideband code division multiple access
WD - working draft
WECA - Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance
WEDM - wire-electro discharge machining
WGS - Whole Genome Sequencing
WGSR - water-gas shift reaction
WHO - World Health Organization
WHSV - weight hourly space velocity
WIFI - wireless fidelity
WIMAX - Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization
WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network
WLL - Wireless Local Loop
WMAN - Wireless Metropolitan Area Network
WOB - weight on bit
WOG - weight-on-gear sensor
WOL - weldolet
WRC - World Radiocommunication Conference
WSDL - Web Services Description Language
WTH - Wind Turbine Generator
WVTR - Water Vapor Transmission Rate
WWTP - wastewater treatment plant
XGA - xylogalacturonan
XLIF - extreme-lateral lumbar interbody fusion
XML - Extensible Markup Language
XO - crossover valve
XPM - cross-phase modulation
XRL - X-ray lithography
XRPD - X-ray powder diffraction
YAC - yeast artificial chromosome
YOLO - You Only Look Once
YSZ - yttria stabilized zirconia
YTW - Yield to Worst
ZCS - Zero Current Switching
ZFN - zinc finger nuclease
ZnO - zinc oxide
ZVS - Zero Voltage Switching
µTAS  - micro total analysis system
