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International Development Abbreviations

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FGM — Female Genital Mutilation
LAN — Local Area Network
URL — Universal Resource Locator
HACFO — House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Foreign Operations
HIV — Human Immunodeficiency Virus I
CP — Contingency Plan
XML — Extensible Markup Language
AIDS — Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV)
FTP — File Transfer Protocol
SACFO — Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Foreign Operations
IT — Information Technology
CPU — Central Processing Unit
COB — close of business (End of duty day)
POC — Point Of Contact
IP — Internet Protocol
PDF — Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
MOU — Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
SSN — Social Security Number
ISO — International Organization for Standardization
API — Application Programming Interface
WHO — World Health Organization
ISP — Internet Service Provider
ROM — Rough Order of Magnitude
FISMA — Federal Information Security Management Act
ICT4E — Information and Communication Technology for Education
O&M — Operation and Maintenance
PO — Purchase Order
OECD — Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
WBS — Work Breakdown Structure
VPN — Virtual Private Network (ATM)
SMTP — Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
HTTP — Hypertext Transfer Protocol
FY — Fiscal Year
MOA — Memorandum Of Agreement
DOD — United States Department of Defense
JIT — Just in time
C-TIP — Countering Trafficking in Persons
SOW — Statement Of Work
SLA — Service Level Agreement
POA&M — Plan Of Action & Milestones
ICT — Information and Communication Technology
FDA — Food Drug Administration
WAN — Wide Area Network
SAAS — Software as a Service
NGO — Non-governmental organization. (Red Cross/Crescent, Doctors without Borders, etc.)
ADB — Asian Development Bank
C/VEI — Countering Violent Extremism and Insurgency
K4DEV — Knowledge for Development
CIO — Chief Information Officer
K4HEALTH — Knowledge for Health