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• EDAS — Eta Data Assimilation System
• CPR — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• CF — Cystic Fibrosis
• HIV — Human Immunodeficiency Virus I
• CHF — Congestive Heart Failure
• US — United States of America
• LAN — Local Area Network
• AD — Atopic Dermatitis
• HIPAA — Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
• MUX — Multiplexer
• CMAP — Compound Muscle Action Potential
• FTP — File Transfer Protocol
• DO — Dissolved Oxygen
• MM — Millimeter
• AS — Aortic Stenosis
• AA — Ascorbic Acid
• IPCC — Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO and UNEP)
• CO2 — Carbon Dioxide
• ASD — Atrial Septal Defect
• ROM — Read-Only Memory
• WWW — World Wide Web
• A — Ampere
• ADH — Antidiuretic Hormone
• AAS — Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
• LASER — Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
• H2O2 — Hydrogen Peroxide
• ICD — Interface Control Document
• CPU — Central Processing Unit
• CSA — Canadian Space Agency
• WHO — World Health Organization
• A BY E — Admission by Exception
• UK — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• ISO — International Organization for Standardization
• CAIS — Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
• AATSR — Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer
• QC — Quality Control
• ESA — European Space Agency
• ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
• DBMS — Database Management System
• CGI — Clinical Global Impression
• BTW — By The Way
• UCAAD — University Committee on Affirmative Action and Diversity
• NIEO — New International Economic Order
• LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
• FET — Field Effect Transistor
• AU — Astronomical Unit
• CSF — Cerebrospinal Fluid
• CD — Compact Disc
• AIDS — Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV)
• CBF — Cerebral Blood Flow

• AC — Alternating Current
• AHRQ — Agency for Health, Research, and Quality
• MB — Megabyte
• CS — Computer Science
• OPS — Operations
• CV — Curriculum Vitae
• IOC — Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
• CBO — Congressional Budget Office
• ADS — Astrophysics Data System
• APU — Auxiliary Power Unit
• ALL — Adult Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• CNS — Central Nervous System
• UNESCO — United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• GATT — General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (government)
• APT — Automatic Picture Transmission
• UNCLOS — United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (policy treaty)
• TB — Tuberculosis
• ACF — Autocorrelation Function
• HTTP — Hypertext Transfer Protocol
• USDA — United States Department of Agriculture
• SIR — Shuttle Imaging Radar
• NHLBI — National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• CAD — Coronary Artery Disease
• MDCK — Madin-Darby Canine Kidney
• PT — Physical Therapy
• DOT — Department of Transport
• CGI — Common Gateway Interface
• PCB — Polychlorinated Biphenyls
• ANP — Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
• RIXOS — ROSAT International X-Ray optical Survey
• GIS — Geographic Information System
• CO — Carbon Monoxide
• BFGF — Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor
• R&D — Research & Development
• AGL — Above Ground Level
• IP — Internet Protocol
• CFC-12 — CCl2F2, dichlorodifluoromethane, Freon-12
• WAN — Wide Area Network
• RF — Radio Frequency
• ASAP — Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
• RDF — Combustion of Refuse Derived Fuels
• MSDS — Material Safety Data Sheets
• COSPAR — Committee on Space Research (ICSU)
• OSO — Orbiting Solar Observatory
• CA — cytosine arabinoside
• BBT — Basal Body Temperature
• BASDAI — Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index
• FOV — Field Of View (satellite)
• MOU — Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
• BAC — Boeing Aerospace Company

• CBC — Complete Blood Count
• CIN — Conjunctival Intraepithelial Neoplasia
• ICU — Intensive Care Unit
• ARDS — Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• DMSP — Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (U.S.)
• N2O5 — nitrogen pentoxide, nitric anhydride
• GSE — Ground Support Equipment
• N2O — nitrous oxide (anesthetic)
• ATM — Asynchronous Transfer Mode
• ASR — Airport Surveillance Radar
• WWW — World Weather Watch
• CRS — Congressional Research Service
• MRI — Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• DILHR — Department of Industry Labor and Human Relations
• BOD — Biological Oxygen Demand
• IFOV — Instantaneous Field Of View
• DME — Durable Medical Equipment
• AF — Air Force
• ACS — American College of Surgeons
• OPD — Outpatient Department
• PDF — Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
• ANC — Absolute Neutrophil Count
• DTE — Data Terminal Equipment
• SIG — Special Interest Group
• XPM — Cross-Phase Modulation
• CIO — Chief Information Officer
• GO — Guest Observer
• EC — European Commission
• ATN — Acute Tubular Necrosis
• SUV — Sport Utility Vehicle
• BTU — British Thermal Unit
• CAP — College of American Pathologists
• DEC — Digital Equipment Corporation
• A.K.A. — Also Known As
• A-SCAT — Advanced Scatterometer
• NM — Nanometer
• PPM — parts per million
• KG — Kilogram
• API — Application Programming Interface
• SQA — Software Quality Assurance
• GCM — General Circulation Model
• HMO — Health Maintenance Organization
• POE — Point of Entry
• IPY — International Polar Year
• TBC — To Be Confirmed
• A-SAR — Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar
• ARE — Antioxidant Response Element
• CBD — Common Bile Duct
• EMF — Electromotive Force
• GMP — Good Manufacturing Practice

• BMA — British Medical Association
• APD — Avalanche Photo Diode
• NO — Nitric Oxide
• AM — Amplitude Modulation
• OECD — Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
• BCC — Basal Cell Carcinoma
• ADL — Avionics Development Laboratory
• TED — Total Energy Detector
• ASTM — American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• ATS — applications technology satellite
• CRO — Contract Research Organization
• BAS — British Antarctic Survey
• O3 — Ozone
• UHF — Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
• IRB — Institutional Review Board
• FFT — Fast Fourier Transform
• EGA — Enhanced Graphics Adapter
• AJ — Astronomical Journal
• DCP — Defined Contribution Plan
• ASCII — American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
• MSFC — Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville AL)
• DDT — Dichloro Diphenyl Trichlorethane
• GUI — Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
• CLD — Chronic Lung Disease
• LPG — Liquid Petroleum Gas
• CDF — Common Data Format
• CAPE — Convective Available Potential Energy
• ALPEX — Alpine Experiment
• SISEX — Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment
• PR — Precipitation Radar
• GPS — Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
• OP — Office of the President
• SEM — Space Environment Monitor
• RDBMS — Relational Database Management System
• RCS — Revision Control System
• CIMSS — Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
• SPR — Software Problem Report
• AGA — appropriate for gestational age
• HV — High Voltage
• CCB — Calcium Channel Blocker
• NIF — National Ignition Facility
• AMU — Atomic Mass Unit
• CRF — Case Report Form
• DIAL — Differential Absorption Lidar (laser Radar Sensing)
• PA — Preliminary Assessment
• EPA — Environmental Protection Agency (US)
• AMS — American Meteorological Society
• DPI — Department of Public Instruction
• COFR — Certificate of Flight Readiness
• PBL — Planetary Boundary Layer

• CEN — Committee European de Normalisation
• ARA — Attitude Reference Assembly
• DARPA — Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)
• ABA — American Bar Association
• DNS — Domain Name System
• CH4 — Methane, Natural Gas
• ACF — Asymmetric Crying Facies
• ADPE — Automatic Data Processing Equipment
• PVC — Polyvinyl Chloride
• CGD — Chronic Granulomatous Disease
• ADA — Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990 (Text Of ADA Legislation)
• ATA — Alimentary Toxic Aleukia
• MHS — Microwave Humidity Sounder
• S-GCOS — Space-Based Global Change Observation System
• DC — Direct Current
• NCCLS — National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards
• LAC — Local Area Coverage
• CTS — Canadian Technology Satellite
• ACR — Active Cavity Radiometer
• TAO — Tropical Atmosphere Ocean
• LF — Low Frequency
• EU — European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
• PNG — Portable Network Graphics (graphic file standard/extension)
• IOSH — Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
• NASP — National Aerospace Plane
• NSF — National Sanitation Foundation
• W — Watt
• NSTS — National Space Transportation System
• ACP — Acyl-Carrier Protein
• DFRC — Dryden Flight Research Center
• BAEPS — Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potentials
• AOS — Acquisition Of Signal
• VHF — Very High Frequency
• DRS — Data Relay Satellite
• FTE — Full Time Equivalent
• CA — Cancer Antigen
• PS — PostScript
• FCOS — Flight Computer Operating System (Orbiter)
• CH — Chronic Hepatitis
• ERS — Environmental Research Satellite
• PPO — Preferred provider organization
• CW — Continuous Wave
• AP — Anomalous Propagation
• CH — Channel
• GO — General Observer
• FSA — Flexible Spending Account
• HCFA — Health Care Financing Administration
• AHA — American Hospital Association
• ATSR — Along-Track Scanning Radiometer
• RS — Remote Sensing

• SME — Solar Mesosphere Explorer
• TB — Terabyte
• JSC — Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)
• MFA — Manned Flight Awareness
• CHD — Coronary Heart Disease
• AIS — Airborne Imaging Spectrometer
• HOPPS — Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
• BIT — Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1)
• HADRT — Hadley Center Radiosonde temperature
• BBS — Bulletin Board System
• CLD — Chronic Liver Disease
• CCD — Central Core Disease
• RAM — random-access memory
• LVS — Launch Vehicle Simulator
• RTF — Return To Flight
• SWT — Science Working Team
• ABR — Auditory Brainstem Response
• PRF — Pulse Repetition Frequency
• AIP — Acute Intermittent Porphyria
• APP — Amyloid Precursor Protein
• CVS — Concurrent Versions System
• CML — Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
• MSU — Microwave Sounding Unit
• PSD — Power Spectral Density
• PU — Propellant Utilization
• CCTV — Closed-circuit television
• MOL — Manned Orbital Laboratory
• DNA — Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
• DG — Dentate Gyrus
• HF — High Frequency
• AAD — Australian Antarctic Division
• NEMS — NASA Equipment Management System
• CAM — Cell Adhesion Molecule
• AIS — Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
• NESDIS — National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
• PDP — Postinsertion Deorbit Preparation
• CTM — Chemical Transport Model
• RCRA — Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976, 1984)
• HADCM — Hadley Center Model
• ENVISAT — European Space Agency Environmental Satellite
• SH — Southern Hemisphere
• WG — Working Group
• EMAIL — Electronic Mail
• APC — Activated Protein C
• EM — Electromagnetic
• MCP — Microchannel Plate
• MOSPO — Mobile Satellite Photometric Observatory
• DEC — Declination
• AIS — Adenocarcinoma in Situ
• CK — Creatine Kinase

• E&CE — Electrical and Computer Engineering
• ND — NASA Document
• AR — Androgen Receptor
• THR — Thrust
• AAMI — Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
• UNEP — United Nations Environment Program
• MRC — Medical Research Council
• MSW — Municipal Solid Waste
• CD — Celiac Disease
• CEL — Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
• ADEOS — ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
• AFV — Amniotic Fluid Volume
• ODP — Ozone Depletion Potential
• AA — Acrylic Acid
• COBE — Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (NASA)
• CDL — California Digital Library
• ALL — Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
• AP — Acid Phosphatase
• SCR — Software Change Request
• NAI — No Action Indicated (Most Favorable Food & Drug Administration Post-inspection Classification)
• ERBS — Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
• MERSAT — Meteorology And Earth Observation Satellite
• TWP — Tropical Western Pacific
• AFM — Atomic Force Microscope
• CH3CL — Methyl Chloride
• AR — Aspect Ratio
• FIFO — First In, First Out
• AIL — Avionics Integration Laboratories
• CRT — Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
• GB — Gigabyte
• ARS — Acute Radiation Syndrome
• E-LIDAR — Experimental LIDAR
• DORIS — Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS)
• ERSIR — Earth Resources Shuttle Imaging Radar
• FITS — Flexible Image Transport System
• COMSAT — Communications Satellite Corporation
• ARDS — Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• JOP — Jupiter Orbiter Probe
• ITCZ — Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone
• CDH — Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
• CONUS — Continental United States (48 Contiguous States and DC)
• QA — Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
• CD-ROM — Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory
• TFT — Thin Film Transistor
• NIOSH — National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• SMPTRB — Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Requirement Board
• ASC — Ambulatory Surgery Center
• SSV — Space Shuttle Vehicle
• TM — Telemetry
• LARC — Langley Research Center (NASA)

• PPB — parts per billion (109)
• MOD — Maximum Operating Depth
• HNO3 — Nitric Acid
• O2 — Oxygen
• OPS — Optical Sensor
• AES — Agricultural Experiment Station
• ADR — Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerator
• AFB — Air Force Base (USAF)
• AMD — Acid Maltase Deficiency
• CORSA — Cosmic Radiation Satellite
• LPLWS — Launch Pad Lightning Warning System
• CAD — Computer Aided Designer
• COMET — Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology Education and Training (NOAA and UCAR)
• AICE — American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• EOL — End Of Life
• CE — Cholesterol Ester
• CDM — Clean Development Mechanism
• IR — Infrared
• CHIME — College of Healthcare Information Management Executives
• IPA — Individual Practice Association
• BNL — Brookhaven National Laboratory
• EUVE — Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
• AID — Artificial Insemination Donor
• LE — Low Energy
• JPL — Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
• OIG — Office of Inspector General
• DOD — United States Department of Defense
• XRONOS — Time-Series analysis package, part of XANADU
• AMSR — Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
• ESDAC — European Space Data Center
• AFTN — Autonomously Functioning Thyroid Nodule
• ARF — Acute Rheumatic Fever
• ETS — Educational Testing Service
• ASEAN — Association of Southeast Asian Nations
• CAPD — Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
• FY — Fiscal Year
• OCONUS — Outside Continental United States
• LSSL — Life Sciences Space Laboratory
• AARP — American Association of Retired Persons
• ATP — Adult Treatment Panel
• IEC — International Electrotechnical Commission
• USP — United States Pharmacopeia
• AMA — Advanced Maternal Age
• NAM — National Association of Manufacturers
• CCF — Cross-Correlation Function
• AO — Acridine Orange
• DOJ — Department of Justice (US)
• CSU — Cleveland State University
• ASD — Autism Spectrum Disorder
• TMAPI — Topic Map Application Programming Interface

• AD — Autosomal Dominant
• EAP — Education Abroad Program
• AIN — Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia
• ISA — Instrument Society of America
• AMML — Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia
• SONAR — (DOD) A sonic device used primarily for the detection and location of underwater objects.(This term is derived from the words "sound navigation and ranging.")
• SSI — Space Studies Institute
• IRIS — Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer
• MIPS — Merritt Island Press Site
• PV — Potential Vorticity
• DMS — Dynamic Message Sign
• ALV — Avian Leukosis Virus
• AAAS — American Association for the Advancement of Science
• CIN — Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
• ERS — Earth Resources Satellite
• TIPS — Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
• CFS — Cubic Feet per Second
• FDA — Food Drug Administration
• AFGL — Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
• UEA — University of East Anglia
• ARC — Arctic Research Commission
• BAD — Bipolar Affective Disorder
• CLAH — Congenital Lipoid Adrenal Hyperplasia
• NRC — National Response Center
• IAU — International Astronomical Union
• BNSC — British National Space Centre
• AIS — Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
• ISI — International Statistical Institute
• ATCC — American Type Culture Collection
• HF — Hydrogen Fluoride
• CC — Colon Cancer
• HE — High Energy
• ROSAT — Roentgen Satellite
• DNV — Det Norske Veritas
• DOE — United States Department of Energy (government)
• DDD — Detailed Design Document
• VT — Visual Testing
• ASCA — Advanced Satellite for Cosmology & Astrophysics
• AT&T — American Telephone & Telegraph
• IDE — Investigational Device Exemption
• CAL/VAL — Calibration/Validation
• CC — Combined Cycle
• SPMP — Software Project Management Plan
• TMI — TRMM Microwave Imager
• ASTER — Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
• IST — Instrument Support Terminal
• ABS — acute bacterial sinusitis
• APCR — Activated Protein C Resistance
• ATSDR — Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
• CFR — Code of Federal Regulations

• CLS — Cloud Lidar System
• UC — University of California
• SAW — Surface Acoustic Wave
• NSIDC — National Snow and Ice Data Center (University of Colorado, Boulder)
• COSSH — Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities
• LAGEOS — Laser Geodynamic Satellite
• DOC — Doctor
• CLO — Chlorine Monoxide
• CGMP — Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate
• NASDA — National Space Development Agency of Japan
• ACML — Atypical Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
• GSI — Graduate Student Instructor
• WRT — "With respect to", especially in fields such as Mathematics.
• GSFC — Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD)
• ABL — Acute Basophilic Leukemia
• NAS — United States National Academy of Sciences
• CIP — Cast-In-Place
• NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
• RPM — Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
• JD — Julian Day
• FD — Flight Dynamics
• EMT — Extraordinary Masochistic Tendencies (joke At Expense Of Emergency Medical Technicians)
• CAI — Codon Adaptation Index
• DOS — Disk Operating System
• CRO2 — Chromium Oxide
• SEC — Sun-Earth Connection
• CD — Conduct Disorder
• PM — Particulate Matter
• AHR — Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor
• OH — Hydroxyl Radical
• CIS — Carcinoma in Situ
• P-N — Positive-Negative
• VLF — Very Low Frequency
• BPS — bits per second
• CHB — Chronic Hepatitis B
• HTTPS — HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure
• SAO — Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
• CITECH — Center for Information on Technology in Healthcare
• CDM — Common Data Model
• PC — Personal computer (host)
• WFOV — Wide Field Of View
• CTE — Charge Transfer Efficiency
• DASD — Direct Access Storage Device
• NAD — Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
• NRC — National Research Council (Canada)
• LIDAR — Lander Light Detection and Ranging
• H2O — Water (vapor)
• CA — Carbonic Anhydrase
• SIR — Spaceborne Imaging Radar
• MTPE — Mission To Planet Earth

• CBF — Ciliary Beat Frequency
• ELS — Eastern Launch Site
• A3RI — Antarctic Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Institute
• MAP — Mesoscale Alpine Programme
• CCA — Common Carotid Artery
• SRB — Surface Radiation Budget
• MEM — Meteoroid Exposure Module
• UW — University of Washington
• SUM — Software User's Manual
• BSE — Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
• LMSS — Lunar Mapping and Survey System
• CHB — congenital heart block
• AMM — Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia
• RADAR — RAdio Detection And Ranging
• MAGSAT — Magnetometer Satellite
• IC — Instrument Controller
• AR — Autosomal Recessive
• SNR — Signal-to-Noise Ratio
• BRO — Bromine Monoxide
• ABPM — ambulatory blood pressure monitoring system
• MFPE — Mission from Planet Earth
• OAQPS — Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
• UV — Ultraviolet (Light)
• ROI — Return on Investment
• CCRS — Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
• AHO — Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy
• IA — Interactive
• COSTAR — Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
• OMB — Office of Management and Budget (U.S.)
• DSN — Deep Space Network - network of large antennas and communication facilities.
• NOSS — National Oceanic Satellite System
• PS — Project Scientist
• MGMA — Medical Group Management Association
• AS — Asperger Syndrome
• IDC — Indirect Costs
• UT — University of Tennessee
• AVNIR — advanced visible and near-infrared radiometer
• HZ — cycles per second (hertz)
• MMDA — Michigan Medical Device Association
• ADD — Architectural Design Document
• AR — Aortic Regurgitation
• MPS — Materials Processing in Space
• CHD — Congenital Heart Disease
• CNG — Compressed natural gas
• ALT — Radar Altimeter
• RA — Right Ascension
• NIST — National Institute of Standards and Technology
• EDC — EROS Data Center
• NPD — NASA Policy Directive
• CNRS — Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France)

• JEM — Japanese Experiment Module
• DDS — Domestic Data Service
• AK — Actinic Keratosis
• AME — Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess
• APBD — adult polyglucosan body disease
• UT — Universal Time
• APR — Acute Phase Response
• NTP — National Toxicology Program
• NCOS — National Commission on Space
• CDC — Cell Division Cycle
• POEM — Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission
• DBP — Defined Benefit Plan
• COTS — Commercial Off the Shelf Software
• TRI — Toxics Release Inventory
• DTED — Digital Terrain Elevation Data (dee-ted)
• WLAN — Wireless Local Area Network
• DTS — Data Transfer System
• ISCCP — International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
• TNT — Tri-nitro-toulene
• ACRIM — Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (EOS)
• AOA — Airborne Optical Adjunct
• DMERC — Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier
• SAO — Semi-Annual Oscillation
• CDA — Command and Data Acquisition
• STI — Steel Tank Institute
• ECS — EOSDIS Core System
• XFDS — XMM Flight Dynamics System
• STEP — Stratosphere Troposphere Exchange Project
• CG — Complementation Group
• ACC — Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
• IEEE — Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
• AO — Agent Orange
• ISAS — Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences (Japan)
• RD — Reference Document
• DMI — Danish Meteorological Institute
• APL — Applied Physics Laboratory (at Johns Hopkins)
• BAFME — Benign Adult Familial Myoclonic Epilepsy
• AOM — Acute Otitis Media
• I&T WG — Integration and Test Working Group
• NOS — National Ocean Service
• OSS — Office of Space Sciences
• NPI — Norwegian Polar Institute
• BDV — Border Disease Virus
• BASFI — Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index
• NSSL — National Severe Storms Laboratory
• CAP — Catabolite Activator Protein
• MEO — Mid Earth Orbit
• BEN — Balkan endemic nephropathy
• AD — Applicable Document
• SESL — Space Environment Simulation Laboratory

• DSP — Digital Signal Processor
• ASQ — Autism Screening Questionnaire
• REM — Rocket Engine Module
• JRC — Joint Research Center
• PCA — Principal Component Analysis
• PLSL — Propellants and Life Support Laboratory
• NCSU — North Carolina State University
• OAR — Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
• UBA — Umweltbundesamt
• AFSCN — Air Force Space Command network
• AMA — American Medical Association
• SBSTA — Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice
• ISAMS — Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder
• CE — Cooperative Extension
• EFM — Electrostatic Force Microscopy
• IUPAC — International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
• SCF — Standard Cubic Foot
• GSC — Guide Star Catalog
• RVU — Relative Value Unit
• MMA — Minnesota Medical Association
• ABHI — Association of British Health-Care Industries
• AERONOX — Impact of NOx Emissions from Aircraft upon the Atmosphere
• DCP — Data Collection Platform
• JOI — Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc.
• SPAS — Shuttle Pallet Satellite(German)
• DSMB — Data Safety Monitoring Board
• HOP — High Output Paraffin
• AR — Aldose Reductase
• PSCL — Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory
• POGO — Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
• GWP — global warming potential (climate)
• HEW — Half Energy Width
• SEOS — Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite
• ICF — Instrument Control Facility
• OSSA — Office of Space Sciences and Applications
• CON — Certificate Of Need
• CIDI — Composite International Diagnostic Interview
• C — Centigrade
• BCAA — branched chain amino acids
• MHW — Ministry of Health and Welfare
• CD — Coeliac Disease
• CC — Clomiphene Citrate
• UTC — Coordinated Universal Time
• TOVS — TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
• SAM — Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement
• KHZ — kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
• CETP — Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein
• ADPKD — Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
• XFTS — XMM File Transfer System
• M — Million

• LANL — Los Alamos National Laboratory
• CHC — Clathrin Heavy Chain
• SOC — Space Operations Center
• PCMDI — Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison
• CADIC — Centro Austral de Investigaciones Cientificas
• ACH — Active Chromatin Hub
• ADT — Actual Dive Time
• CDR — Common Deleted Region
• MMI — Man-Machine Interface
• NEMA — National Electric Manufacturer's Association
• CGL — Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy
• WEC — World Energy Council
• CST — Central Standard Time (UTC-6 Hours)
• CH — Cluster Headache
• CALTRANS — California Department of Transportation
• SPART — Space Research and Technology
• ALERT — Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time
• SPP — Solar Physics Payload
• CCA — Chromated Copper Arsenate
• CID — Combined Immunodeficiency Disease
• CG — Ciliary Ganglion
• RALPH — Reduction and Acquisition of Lunar Pulse Heights
• GCP — Good Clinical Practice
• SI — Solar Influences
• CFTD — Congenital Fiber-Type Disproportion
• CV — Cataclysmic Variable
• XIDT — X-Ray Identification Team
• AURIO — Auroral Imaging Observatory
• DBMS — Data Base Management System
• ABBA — Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm
• CAP — Capital Accumulation Provision
• RSRM — Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor
• DOL — United States Department of Labor
• CFC-11 — CCl3F, trichlorofluoromethane, Freon-11
• ADMCKD — Autosomal Dominant Medullary Cystic Disease
• UCORP — University Committee on Research Policy
• CHAMEX — Cloud Height And Motion EXperiment
• KB — Kilobyte: One thousand and twenty-four bytes kbps kilo bit per second
• AATP — Acquired Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
• UCOLASC — University Committee on Library and Scholarly Communication
• MPE — Mission to Planet Earth
• SRSS — Shuttle Range Safety System
• ABM — Agaricus Blazei Murill
• ADC — Affiliated Data Center
• BAEP — Brainstem Acoustic Evoked Potentials
• ACE — Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
• AAAS — Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
• HIV — Hair Is Vanishing. Amusing alternative interpretation (thanks EP) contrasting with the seriousness of the more usual meaning of Human Immunodeficiency Virus.HIVIHusband Is Village Idiot. (ODSA) Classic nurses' shorthand.
• CBPI — Cytokinesis-Block Proliferation Index
• ASE — Aerospace Support Equipment

• APEC — Avian Pathogenic Escherichia Coli
• RMS — Royal Meteorological Society
• KW — Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
• ASI — Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
• ATM — Atmospheric Transport Model
• AURA — Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.
• ICE — International Cometary Explorer
• FFRDC — Federally Funded Research & Development Center
• SSM/I — Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
• CCC — Cholangiocellular Carcinoma
• CAH — Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
• BASIC — Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
• SO4 — Sulfate radical
• CCHB — Complete Congenital Heart Block
• XRD — X-Ray Diffraction
• C — Celsius
• BLAST — Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
• ARC — Ames Research Center (NASA)
• PBX — Public Branch Exchange
• CGM — Computer Graphics Metafile
• BFH — Benign Familial Hematuria
• FTC — Federal Trade Commission (U.S.)
• RPM — Resale Price Maintenance. The UK Net Book Agreement, as was. Means by which retail prices are controlled by primary suppliers. (Alternatively, Revolutions Per Minute, as in engine speed and 78, 33 and 45 records. In years to come how many people will know
• LLNL — The Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California
• GTI — Good Time Interval
• APL — Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
• CMP — Competitive Medical Plan
• CAI — Complete Androgen Insensitivity
• MIT — Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.)
• EAS — External Anal Sphincter
• CG — Center of Gravity (DXS)
• CALLA — common acute lymphoblastic leukemia antigen
• ADMI — American Dye Manufacturers Institute
• CAFS — Conotruncal Anomaly Face Syndrome
• NIH — NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
• ACE — Accessory Cholera Enterotoxin
• GMT — Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu)
• VOC — Volatile Organic Compounds (air pollution)
• RTCS — Real-Time Computer System
• NGI — Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
• SIB — Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
• SSBUV — shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
• RM — Radiation Monitor
• AFIGE — Asymmetric Field Inversion Gel Electrophoresis
• AAMC — American Association of Medical Colleges
• PHRMA — Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (formerly PMA, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association)
• GAO — Government Accountability Office [formerly the General Accounting Office]
• ASAP — Atypical Small Acinar Proliferation
• EC — European Community
• STC — Science and Technology Center

• DPU — data processing unit
• GPC — Global Processing Center
• NIST — National Institute of Standards & Technology (US)
• QRSL — quick-reaction space laboratory
• SAR — synthetic aperture radar (satellite)
• HIRA — Health Industry Representatives Association
• CCD — Charge Coupled Device - a device for the movement of electrical charge.
• AH — Amphipathic Helix
• AXAF — Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility
• ANF — Atrial Natriuretic Factor
• DEMUX — Demultiplexer
• AGNIC — Agriculture Network Information Center
• NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)
• ACE — Aerosol Characterization Experiment
• ADCP — Adenosine Deaminase Complexing Protein
• ABLE — Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment
• ARMD — Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• ASHP — American Society of Hospital Pharmacists
• UCP&T — University Committee on Privilege and Tenure
• HTML — Hyper Text Markup Language
• LH — Labor-Hour
• CFC — Chloro Fluoro Carbon
• RDP — Recreational Dive Planner
• AL — Ad libitum
• CCHS — Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
• AOL — Airborne Oceanographic LIDAR
• CMD — Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
• UCM-TF — University of California, Merced Task Force
• LEGRI — Low Energy Gamma-Ray Imager
• PPMV — Parts Per Million by Volume
• ADF — Amsterdam density functional
• AWD — Alive With Disease
• CINO3 — chlorine nitrate
• CSIRO — Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (Australia)
• LHV — lower heating value
• VAI — Voluntary Action Indicated (Food & Drug Administration postaudit inspection classification)
• AABR — Automated Auditory Brainstem Response
• QM — Qualification Model
• AMI — Active Microwave Instrument
• VDC — Voltage Direct Current
• DTS — Digital Transmission Systems, Inc.
• ISO 14155 — Current Widely Accepted Standard
• EIA — Extended Interaction Amplifier
• ARMS — Amplification Refractory Mutation
• GHZ — Gigahertz
• GOES — Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
• NOX — Nitrogen Oxide
• EPTOX — Extraction Procedure Toxicity
• DOS — United States Department of State
• NSSDC — National Space Science Data Center (Greenbelt, MD)

• ARISTOTELES — Applications and Research Involving Space Technologies Observing the Earth's Field from Low Earth Orbiting Satellite
• NIC — National Ice Center
• CDART — Conserved Domain Architecture Retrieval Tool
• DAT — Digital Audio Tape
• G — Gram (g)
• MDD — Medical Device Directive
• CAMP — Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
• JAMA — Journal of the American Medical Association
• CAA — Clean Air Act (1970, amended in 1977, and again in 1990)
• CAD — Computer-Aided Design
• TOMS — Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (satellite Instrument)
• UCI — University of California, Irvine
• MBPS — Megabits per second
• CDT — Cytolethal Distending Toxin
• ABS — Antenatal Bartter Syndrome
• MDS — Medium Deep Survey
• UCR&J — University Committee on Rules and Jurisdiction
• TAG — Technical Advisory Group for Biological Control Agents of Weeds
• KM — Kilometer (1,000 meters)
• CME — Cystoid Macular Edema
• LBNL — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
• ESPI — European Space Policy Institute
• BIBEX — Biomass Burning Experiment (IGAC programme)
• CHA — Congenital Hypoplastic Anemia
• INT — Isaac Newton Telescope
• BCR — Breakpoint Cluster Region
• TC — Telecommand
• ISU — International Space University
• AACC — American Association for Clinical Chemists
• AAOE — Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment
• UCMEXUS — UC Institute for Mexico and the United States
• FFW — Feet of Fresh Water
• CIDP — Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
• ADCA — autosomal-dominant cerebellar ataxia
• NDVI — Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
• NDA — New Drug Application
• EUD — Exploration of the Universe Division
• MASER — microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
• MDT — Maximum Dive Time
• DUART — Dual Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
• MSLP — Mean Sea Level Pressure
• AAD — Age at Diagnosis
• AAH — Atypical Adenomatous Hyperplasia
• IDTF — Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility
• CREST — Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center (Puerto Rico)
• OM — Optical Monitor
• AK — Adenylate Kinase
• BCRP — Breast Cancer Resistance Protein
• NRS — Natural Reserve System
• AWACS — Airborne Warning And Control System

• ACF — Aberrant crypt foci
• CE — Caenorhabditis elegans
• TTA — Time to Apogee
• CAH — Chronic Active Hepatitis
• MITI — Ministry of International Trade & Industry (Japan)
• MFCS — Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science
• CLH — Cutaneous Lymphoid Hyperplasia
• BC — Breast Cancer
• PREST — Policy Research in Engineering, Science & Technology
• DFAD — Digital Feature Analysis Data (dee-fad)
• NO2 — Nitrogen Dioxide
• BSI — British Standards Institution
• WMO — World Meteorological Organization (ICSU)
• MAHLOVS — Middle and High Latitudes Oceanic Variability Study
• ADA — Automatic Data Acquisition
• MOM — Mission Operations Manager
• CIE — Chinese Institute of Electronics
• MOP — Mortgage Origination Program
• NRL — Naval Research Laboratory
• ASM — American Society for Microbiology
• USGS — United States Geological Survey (DOI)
• ICC — Instrument Control Center
• AEP — American Electric Power Company, Inc.
• ERA — Employee Reimbursement Account
• AMDT — Adjusted Maximum Dive Time
• UCACCORD — UC All Campus Collaboration on Outreach and Dissemination
• ASA — Antarctic Support Associates
• ADOA — Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy
• B-ISDN — Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network
• HALLIP — Heterogeneous and Liquid Phase Processes (EUROTRAC)
• PHS — Public Health Service (U.S.)
• DYAX — Dyax Corp.
• AE — Adverse Event
• BD — binding domain
• OAI — Official Action Indicated (serious Food & Drug Administration post-inspection classification)
• FACS — Facilities Assignment and Control System
• ADVAMED — Advanced Medical Technology Association
• HCHO — formaldehyde (also written as CH2O)
• CLD — combined lipase deficiency
• AAU — Acute Anterior Uveitis
• EBCDIC — Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code
• ETAC — Environmental Technical Applications Center (USAF)
• POS — Point of Service Plan
• CIIP — Chronic Idiopathic Intestinal Pseudoobstruction
• SEASTAR — Spacecraft flying SeaWIFS
• DHS — Data Handling Subsystem
• MERIS — Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
• CIDS — Circular Intensity Differential Scattering
• AP — alkaline phosphatase
• CDI — Color Doppler Imaging

• TDT — Total Dive Time
• ATD — ASPHYXIATING THORACIC DYSTROPHY
• SIMD — Single Instruction, Multiple Data (system) (processor)
• ACF — Aberrant Crypt Focus
• CFS — Cancer Family Syndrome
• AA — Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
• MTS — Microwave Temperature Sounder
• IASI — Improved Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer
• WHT — William Herschel Telescope
• AFRRI — (U.S.) Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
• AAO — Age At Onset
• AGC — atypical glandular cells
• JFET — junction field effect transistor
• CGAP — Cancer Genome Anatomy Project
• DCS — Data Collection System (NOAA Polar Orbiting Satellites)
• MCC — Mission Control Center (JSC)
• TGT — TDRSS Ground Terminal
• ADCI — American Die Casting Institute
• FIRST — Far Infrared Space Telescope
• AAD — Acidic Activation Domain
• CDRH — Center for Devices and Radiological Health (Food & Drug Administration)
• CLP — Chlorine Loading Potential
• ADC — Analogue to Digital Converter
• CGL — Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia
• BBXRT — Broadband XRay Telescope
• AMC — Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita
• TOD — Theoretical Ocean Depth
• ARCD — Acquired Renal Cystic Disease
• AASE — Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition
• ARA — American Rheumatism Association
• AMTS — Advanced Moisture and Temperature Sounder
• CISS — Chromosome In Situ Suppression
• EBI — European Bioinformatics Institutetute
• CCT — Computer Compatible Tape
• CMU — Concrete Masonry Unit
• RSS — root-sum-square
• OSHA — Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)
• ARH — Autosomal Recessive Hypercholesterolemia
• CDV — Canine Distemper Virus
• UTLS — Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere
• CFCS — Chlorofluorocarbons
• CDCR — Conceptual Design and Cost Review
• CZCS — Coastal Zone Color Scanner
• CD — Chemistry Division
• ITCZ — Intertropical Convergence Zone (of Seawater)
• AFOSR — Air Force Office Of Scientific Research(USA)
• SOM — Spacecraft Operations Manager
• UNCCD — United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
• JIM — Job Information Memorandum
• AGEP — Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis

• AGE — Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
• AL — annulate lamellae
• CKII — Casein Kinase II
• BPI — bits per inch
• USLE — Universal Soil Loss Equation (erosion Model)
• FOM — Figure Of Merit
• ABD — Actin Binding Domain
• ACMNPV — Autographa Californica Multiple Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
• CEF — chick embryo fibroblast
• CDC — Centers for Disease Control
• BAS — British Andrology Society
• AMIA — The American Medical Informatics Association
• ACA — Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans
• AEV — Avian Erythroblastosis Virus
• AO — aldehyde oxidase
• KBPS — KiloBytes per second
• GOOS — Global Ocean Observing System (IOC, UNESCO, WMO, and ICSU)
• AGMK — African Green Monkey Kidney
• UNCED — United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
• CSI — Construction Specifications Institute
• MASSMEDIC — Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council
• EC — executive committee
• FWHM — Full Width, Half Maximum
• KJ — kilojoule (energy measure)
• MAGSAT — Magnetic Field Satellite
• CBER — Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
• ALS — Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis
• IEA — International Energy Agency (Paris)
• CFTC — Commodity Futures Trading Commission
• NAFTA — North American Free Trade Agreement
• WIPP — Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (for Nuclear Wastes)
• CGH — Congenital Generalized Hypertrichosis
• KBPS — kilobits per second
• CL — Cleft Lip
• CACD — Central Areolar Choroidal Dystrophy
• CG — Celera Genomics Corporation
• ASV — Avian Sarcoma Virus
• RPE — Relative Pointing Error
• CAPS — Center for the Analysis and Prediction of Storms
• ASQ — Alpha System Qualification
• GCC — Global Change Category
• DOF — Department of Finance
• CIC — Circulating Immune Complex
• ESL — English as a second language
• AB — Alcian Blue
• CCAM — Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation
• NWS — National Weather Service (formerly U.S. Weather Bureau)
• ALADIN — Interactive sky atlas developed by CDS Strasbourg
• AEH — Atypical Endometrial Hyperplasia
• AADC — Aromatic Acid Decarboxylase

• CIRRIS — Cryogenic Infrared Radiance Instrument for Shuttle
• CARDS — Comprehensive Aerological Reference Data Set
• ABMT — Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant
• BDT — Binary Decision Tree
• AFOS — Automation of Field Operations and Services
• PPT — parts per trillion (1012)
• MSS — Mission Support System
• CEI — Converting Enzyme Inhibitor
• BA — benzoic acid
• ADRV — Adult Diarrhea Rotavirus
• ABA — Agaricus Bisporus Agglutinin
• CAK — Cell Adhesion Kinase
• BA — biliary atresia
• ISY — International Space Year (1992)
• K — Kelvin (absolute temperature scale)
• APA — Administrative Procedure Act
• CALAS — Cryptococcal Antigen Latex Agglutination System
• BMFT — Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie (Germany)
• AAU — Association of American Universities
• ALSPP — Atmospheric and Land Surface Processes Project
• DANR — Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
• LIS — Lightning Imaging Sensor
• RID — Review Item Discrepancy
• GARP — Global Atmospheric Research Program (WMO, ICSU, and NOAA)
• HCN — Hydrogen Cyanide Nitrogen
• BAL — Bronchial Alveolar Lavage
• CCITT — Comit? Consultatif International T?l?graphique et T?l?phonique
• SARSAT — Search and Rescue Satellite
• STP — standard temperature and pressure (0° and 1 atm)
• HHS — Health and Human Services Department
• CBCL — Child Behavior Checklist
• AFGF — Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor
• NSC — Norwegian Space Center
• AMSU-A — Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A AMTS
• NCI — National Cancer Institute, USA
• JHIT — Joint Healthcare Information Technology Alliance
• CFH — Complement Factor H
• IRAS — Infrared Astronomy Satellite
• AFLPS — Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms
• AI — Association Index
• RSO — Resident Space Object
• MAFI — Medical Alert Foundation International
• ADH — Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia
• CCE — Comprehensive Clinical Examination
• CALGB — Cancer and Leukemia Group B
• APHA — American Pharmaceutical Association
• CCI — Canadian Circumpolar Institute
• ADNIV — Autosomal Dominant Neovascular Inflammatory Vitreoretinopathy
• NHC — United States National Hurricane Center
• CLRI — Central Leather Research Institute

• CMA — Chemical Manufacturers Association
• SRD — Software Requirements Document
• ALCL — Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
• BEI — Backscattered Electron Imaging (electron microscopy technique)
• HRI — High Resolution Imager
• II — Interdisciplinary Investigator
• DOY — Day of Year
• ADPLD — Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Liver Disease
• CPI — characters per inch
• DO — Diving Officer
• AGWP — Absolute Global Warming Potential
• S/W — Software
• IMS — Information Management System (LTPP)
• AEG — Acidic Epididymal Glycoprotein
• GOS — Geomagnetic Observing System
• MIP — Minimum Ionising Particle
• ARHSP — Autosomal Recessive Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
• LIMS — Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere
• NO3 — Nitrate Radical
• OTF — On-Target Flag
• ANN — Artificial Neural Network
• AY — Academic Year
• ADPEO — Autosomal Dominant Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia
• GSM — Ground Segment Manager
• NMC — National Meteorological Center (US)
• AFT — Acute Functional Tolerance
• ASMT — American Society for Medical Technology
• CHED — Congenital Heredity Endothelial Dystrophy
• AIMS — Ancestry informative markers
• SPADE — Stratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition
• ACC — Australian Cancer Council
• BED — Bornholm Eye Disease
• ASOS — Automated Surface Observing System
• SWHG — Social Welfare History Group
• CCR — Complex Chromosome Rearrangement
• CC — corpus callosum
• DGVM — Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (GAIM)
• NASPY — North American Society of Electro Physiology and Pacing
• APTTS — Activated Partial Thromboplastin Times
• EUV — Extreme Ultraviolet Vertical
• DAAC — Distributed Active Archive Center
• ADNFLE — Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
• AM — Acral Melanoma
• ISTP — International Solar Terrestrial Physics
• ERS — ESA Remote Sensing Satellite
• IGBP — International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
• ECOSOC — Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
• BTD — Brightness Temperature Difference
• ABC — Autism Behavior Checklist
• BAV — Bicuspid Aortic Valve

• SSD — Software Specification Document
• AEL — After Egg Laying
• GCOS — Global Climate Observing System (WMO, IOC, UNEP, and ICSU)
• TRMM — Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (US-Japan)
• ADHSP — Autosomal Dominant Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
• AAP — amino acid permease
• DHHS — Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.)
• CPL — Cloud Physics Lidar
• CB — cord blood
• GERB — Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
• AF — Amniotic Fluid
• FIFE — First ISLSCP Field Experiment
• INPAC — Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
• MCP — Multi Channel Plate
• SVT — System Validation Test
• KEV — kilo electron volts
• EVA — Extra-Vehicular Activity
• CLA — Cutaneous Lymphocyte Antigen
• ECC — Electrochemical Concentration Cell
• DWS — Doppler Wind Sensor
• DLT — Digital Linear Tape
• CIASTA — Cooperative Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Terrestrial Applications
• CM — cytoplasmic membrane
• GCRP — Global Change Research Program
• BLCMD — BiLevel CoMmanD (DXS)
• ATM — Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutant
• EIR — Environmental Impact Report
• OPEP — Organisation des Pays Exportateurs de Pétrole
• AACI — Association of American Cancer Institutes
• MB — Millibar(s)
• AO — Amine Oxidase
• USGCRP — United States Global Change Research Program
• CFTR — cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator protein
• ISEE — International Sun-Earth Explorer
• ICSU — International Council of Scientific Unions
• SNRI — Sierra Nevada Research Institute
• APAG — Academic Policy Advisory Group
• CEL — Carboxyl Ester Lipase
• ASEC — Applied Solar Energy Corporation
• EAA — Experiment Aircraft Association
• AE — anion exchanger
• CC — colorectal cancer
• CD — cortical dysplasia
• NCEP — National Centers For Environmental Prediction (form. NMC; NWS Center)
• AD — autistic disorder
• AK — acetate kinase
• DEMA — Diving Equipment Manufacturers Association
• LRA — Laser Retroreflector Array
• ATS — Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome
• SID — Structure Identifier

• NIEHS — National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (National Institutes of Health)
• WFC — World Food Council
• DOH — Department of Health (various countries)
• DTS — Digital Termination Service
• AGL — Acute Granulocytic Leukemia
• AUL — Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia
• CBB — Common Bacterial Blight
• ALP — ATHEROGENIC LIPOPROTEIN PHENOTYPE
• CONACYT — Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia
• AGR — accessory gene regulator
• AQCR — Air Quality Control Region (US) (environment)
• CMHC — Community Mental Health Center
• EJ — Expansion Joint
• IDL — Interactive Data Language
• RMS — Root-Mean-Square
• DCIEM — Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine
• ALD — alcoholic liver diseases
• NRCS — Natural Resources Conservation Service
• ADCLS — Advanced Data Collection and Location System
• BEL — Bovine Embryonic Lung
• CA — Control area (EU) – The portion of the generation and transmission system controlled by a single transmission system operator. (See also TSO).
• EOSAT — Earth Observation Satellite Co.
• SO2 — Sulfur Dioxide
• TA — Teaching Assistant
• CD — cytochalasin D
• ADG — Average Daily Gain
• RA — Regulatory Affairs
• USPHS — United States Public Health Service
• DISEL — Diseno e Ingenieria de Systemas Electronicos
• AP — acute pancreatitis
• STA — Science and Technology Agency (Japan)
• URD — User Requirements Document
• DOI — Department of the Interior (US)
• CH — Centrosome hyperamplification
• BFCNS — Basal forebrain cholinergic neurons
• S/C — Spacecraft
• CCGA — Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs
• GTE — Global Tropospheric Experiment
• HIAA — Health Insurance Association of America
• NCAR — National Center for Atmospheric Research (US)
• COARE — Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (TOGA and WCRP)
• CAE — Childhood Absence Epilepsy
• HCIS — Health Care Information System
• ACEC — Area of Critical Environmental Concern
• ARP — Aldehyde Reactive Probe
• AER — Apical Ectodermal Ridge
• CIRA — COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere
• CES — Cat Eye Syndrome
• SCB — Software Control Board
• AZOOR — Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy

• CU — University of Colorado at Boulder
• OASH — Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
• SDE — Software Development Environment
• SHEIR — Society of Higher Education & Industrial Research
• BEV — Baboon Endogenous Virus
• CGN — Cerebellar Granule Neurons
• DMAC — Diving Medical Advisory Committee
• BUREC — United States Bureau of Reclamation (government)
• SARS — Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
• BDV — Borna Disease Virus
• CAD — Cold Agglutinin Disease
• ESE — Earth Science Enterprise
• CBT — Cord Blood Transplant
• ACARS — Aeronautical Radio, Inc. Communication and Recording System
• ORNL — Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
• BCP — Basal Cell Papilloma
• ECMWF — European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
• UCAR — University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
• CTD — Conductivity, Temperature and Depth
• CKI — casein kinase I
• AD — Agar Dilution
• OBDH — On-Board Data Handler
• CE — ciliary epithelium
• BIO — Biotechnology Industry Organization
• AE — Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
• ADRP — Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa
• AN — Anorexia Nervosa
• IRTS — Infrared Temperature Sounder
• ALP — Automated Linkage Preprocessor
• APRE — Acute Phase Response Element
• ERBE — Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
• EMC — Environmental Modeling Center
• ASFV — African Swine Fever Virus
• FCCC — For the Framework Convention on Climate Change
• BOL — Beginning of Life
• AP — Adenomatous POLYPs
• ACD — Avellino Corneal Dystrophy
• MT — Measured Time
• ARSS — Autonomous Replication Sequences
• CEOS — Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
• IGAC — International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Program of the IGBP
• CRADA — Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (with National Institutes of Health)
• END — Equivalent Narcotic Depth
• SEU — Structure and Evolution of the Universe
• ADOM — Acid Deposition And Oxidant Model (air Pollution)
• IV&V — independent verification and validation
• AMV — Avian Myeloblastosis Virus
• CMK — Cytidine Monophosphate Kinase
• ASAIO — American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
• CE — central element

• ED — Department of Education (US)
• TM — Thematic Mapper (Landsat)
• CFA — colony forming assay
• HIS — Health Information Systems
• IWG — Investigators Working Group
• AGU — American Geophysical Union
• DPV — Diver Propulsion Vehicle
• CZMA — US Coastal Zone Management Act
• CCRCC — Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
• UNECE — United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
• DIU — Detector Interface Unit (DXS)
• TDRSS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
• UH — University of Heidelberg
• CLP — Chromosome Length Polymorphism
• BFNC — Benign Familial Neonatal Convulsions
• FAHS — Federation of American Health Systems
• CCF — Current Calibration File
• CPSC — Consumer Product Safety Commission
• DSDP — Deep-Sea Drilling Project
• CFP — Cyan Fluorescent Protein
• ANL — The Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Ill
• TOGA — Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere
• CHR — complete hematologic response
• AMOS — Automated Meteorological Observing System
• AGI — Arabidopsis Genome Initiative
• NH3 — Ammonia
• IDS — Interdisciplinary Science
• PI — Principle Investigator
• ASCRS — American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery's
• AARI — Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (Russian Federation)
• APLS — Acute Promyelocytic Leukemias
• CE — cornified envelope
• APECED — Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy
• DDE — Distributive Data Environment (McIDAS)
• AFC — Amniotic Fluid Cells
• CD-ROM — Compact Disk-Read Only Memory
• TOGA/COARE — Toga/Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment
• APKD — Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease
• CDGE — Constant Denaturant Gel Electrophoresis
• NABR — National Association for Biomedical Research
• LWIR — Long-Wavelength Infrared
• DSMA — Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance
• AGFS — Aviation Gridded Forecast System
• CHPA — Consumer Healthcare Products Association
• CSREES — Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
• ORATOS — Orbit and Attitude Operating System
• AP — accelerated phase
• AJ — adherens junction
• NCC — Network Control Center (GSFC)
• TOPEX — Ocean Topography Experiment

• EOSP — Earth Observing Scanner Polarimeter
• LITE — Lidar In-space Technology Experiment
• SAA — Solar Aspect Angle
• AO — Airway obstruction
• AH — absorptive hypercalciuria
• CALLA — Common Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Antigen
• GHTF — Global Harmonization Task Force
• ARJP — Autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism
• CIIT — Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology
• NAREGI — National Research Grid Initiative
• CCMV — Cowpea Chlorotic Mottle Virus
• DSC — Direct Satellite Communications
• VOS — Voluntary Observing Ship
• ADO — Allelic Drop Out
• GGS — Global Geospace Science
• DAMTP — Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (Cambridge)
• CAA — Chronic Aplastic Anemia
• CMS — Correctional Medical Services
• APM — Affected Pedigree Member
• CART — Classification And Regression Tree (method In Statistical Analysis)
• EMEX — Equatorial Mesoscale Experiment
• NCSC — National Council of Senior Citizens
• IWGDMGC — Interagency Working Group on Data Management for Global Change
• PD — Photo Diode
• PROM — Programmable Read Only Memory (chip)
• AE — Assemble Axial Elements
• AP — arterial pressure
• RSNA — The Radiological Society of North America, Inc.
• IES — Institute of Environmental Sciences
• EEC — European Economic Commission
• EESC — Equivalent Effective Stratospheric Chlorine
• EOF — Empirical Orthogonal Function
• ONR — Office of Naval Research (U.S.)
• PS/2 — Personal System/2 (Microsoft)
• SPOT — Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre (France)
• SDC — Swiss Development Corporation
• AIL — Advance Intercross Line
• EASOE — European Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Experiment
• CLMA — Clinical Laboratory Management Association
• CBSCT — Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
• JMA — Japan Meteorological Agency
• HCFCS — Hydrochlorofluorocarbons
• HYREX — Hydrological Radar Experiment
• AWI — Alfred Wegener Institute
• ASE — Absence Status Epilepticus
• LANDSAT — Land Remote-Sensing Satellite
• ACLL — Atypical Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
• CRO — Cathode-Ray Oscilloscope
• BCNS — Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome
• ADI — Autosomal Dominant Ichthyosis

• CEES — Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences
• CSIS — Centralized Storm Information System
• LEOP — Launch and Early Orbit Phase
• CANS — Central Auditory Nervous System
• HALOE — Halogen Occultation Experiment
• GAC — Global Area Coverage
• GBPS — Gigabits per second
• DMAP — Digital MAPping, charting and geodesy analysis program
• AD — axiodistal
• MJD — Modified Julian Date
• CAR — Cell Adhesion Regulator
• AII — Angiotensin II
• IMAU — Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht
• CG — cortical granule
• FGP — Faculty Grants Program
• UCSF — University of California, San Francisco
• ALT — Atypical Lipomatous Tumor
• ALCLS — Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphomas
• WHOI — Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• ALADIN — Atmospheric Laser Doppler Instrument
• ASF — African Swine Fever
• ADAAC — Affiliated Distributed Active Archive Center
• CIT — California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
• ALF — automated laser fluorescence
• CES — Central Excitatory State
• DIFAX — Digital Facsimile
• IPEM — Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
• HFMA — Healthcare Financial Management Association
• CS&S — Computer Sciences and Statistics (UW-MSN)
• EGSE — Electrical Ground Support Equipment
• CTI — Charge Transfer Inefficiency
• ADALT — Advanced Radar Altimeter
• AAPC — Attenuated Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
• CRREL — Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (COE)
• AS — Asparagine Synthetase
• ART — Assisted Reproductive Technology
• CITA — Center for IT Accommodation (GSA)
• MF/MAGNOLIA — Magnetic Field Experiment
• CAV — Coronary Artery Vasculopathy
• LIGG — Lanzhou Institute of Glaciology and Geocryology
• CGAM — Centre for Global Atmospheric Modelling
• COAPEC — Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Processes and European Climate
• ALTS — Atypical Lipomatous Tumors
• CCA — Cortical cerebellar atrophy
• CIN — Chronic Idiopathic Neutropenia
• DCM — Dispersion Compensation Module
• CEFS — chicken embryonic fibroblasts
• AISA — Acquired Idiopathic Sideroblastic Anemia
• BUFR — Binary Universal Form for the Representation (of data)
• JCAHO — Joint Committee on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

• CRG — Council for Responsible Genetics
• GOME — Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment
• AHRR — Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Repressor
• FFM — Full Face Mask
• CAA — Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
• ARVD — arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
• CCK — Cancer Center Karolinska
• CALS — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (UW–Madison)
• CH — chloral hydrate
• ORS — Outer root sheath
• NAHIT — National Alliance for Health Information Technology
• HCL — Hydrogen Chloride
• DOA — Department of Administration (US)
• DIN — Deutsches Institut fuer Normung
• MKS — meter-kilogram-second (measurement system; replaced by SI) (preferred over "MKS")
• CH — cystic hygroma
• UNITAR — United Nations Institute for Training and Research
• PPR — problems with the Photopolarimeter Radiometer
• ADPKD — Adult Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
• CDTS — cytolethal distending toxins
• SUNY — State Universityrsity of New York
• POES — Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite
• EUMETSAT — European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
• ICR — Indirect Cost Recovery
• NWP — Numerical Weather Prediction
• BISA — Belgium Institute for Space Aeronomy (Belgium)
• CA — Contagious agalactia
• CDF — Cerebellar Deficient Folia
• DES — Divers Environmental Survey
• ICD-9-CM — International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition
• CBI — Confederation of British Industries
• HMMR — High-resolution Multifrequency Microwave Radiometer
• MEDEC — Medical Devices Canada
• ARPKD — Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
• EAD — Equivalent Air Depth
• AHL — Acyl Homoserine Lactone
• FTS — File Transfer System
• CHR — Complete Hematologic Remission
• CAC — Coronary Artery Calcification
• GTCE — Global Tropospheric Chemistry Experiment
• GRID — Global Resource Information Database (UNEP)
• AH — adrenal hypoplasia
• CLG — Certified Local Government
• AFG — Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
• AOML — Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (Miami, Florida) (ERL)
• EPACT — Energy Policy Act of 1992 (US)
• PXP — XMM Project Payload
• AMSR-E — Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS
• MIR — Management Information Report
• CAA — California Alumni Association

• AICR — American Institute for Cancer Research
• CCM — Cerebral Cavernous Malformation
• MCP — Meteorological Communications Package
• CENELEC — European Committee for Electromechanical Standardisation
• DMA — U.S. Defense Mapping Agency
• CAMP — Childhood Asthma Management Program
• HIBCC — Health Industry Business Communications Council
• CAN — Chronic Allograft Nephropathy
• BCTV — Beet Curly Top Virus
• SLIES — Stratospheric Limb Infrared Emission Spectrometer
• ACMNPV — Autographa Californica Multinucleocapsid Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
• UCRP — University of California Retirement Plan
• JAAME — Japanese Association for the Advancement of Medical Equipment
• MIP — Mission Implementation Plan
• CONUS — Continental U.S.
• ASH — American Society of Hematology's
• SODAR — Sound Detection And Ranging (meteorological Instrument)
• AVF — Abdominal Visceral Fat
• APL — Altered Peptide Ligand
• AD — Alzheimer Disease
• SEU — Single Event Upset
• CIBD — Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• UNEX — University Extension
• CCR — Continuous Complete Remission
• TSE — Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
• CITRIS — Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society
• BEF — Bromine Efficiency Factor
• NUST — National University of Science and Technology
• AEP — Alkaline Extracellular Protease
• CCFDN — Congenital cataracts facial dysmorphism neuropathy
• AO — active oxygen
• SAFISY — Space Agency Forum on the International Space Year (1992)
• XSCS — XMM MOC Control System
• CLD — Congenital Lactase Deficiency
• AEA — Atomic Energy Authority
• MTPPI — Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute
• CSG — Council of State Governments
• AAR — abnormal anaphase resolution
• CCR — Complete Cytogenetic Response
• AREP — Assembly Representation
• CCE — Charge Collection Efficiency
• AMIP — Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project
• HDF — Hierarchical Data Format
• DLCF — Data Link Control Field
• CWB — Central Weather Bureau (Taiwan)
• ATLAS — ACTIVITIES Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science
• MOZIAC — Measurement of Ozone on Airbus in-service Aircraft
• CBFB — Core Binding Factor Beta
• AC — Adenylyl Cyclase
• EXPRESSO — Experiment for Regional Sources and Sinks of Oxidants

• ADL — Acid Detergent Lignin
• EOS — Earth Observing System (U.S.)
• DIN — Deutsches Institut fur Normung
• CAMS — Cell Adhesion Molecules
• BD — Bipolar Disorder
• CPEC — California Postsecondary Education Commission
• ACMSU — Atmospheric Chemistry Modelling Support Unit
• UNFCCC — United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• POEM — Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission (ESA)
• ID — IDentifier
• HIB — Health Insurance Bureau (Japan)
• ALC — Anaplastic Large Cell
• AMLL — Acute Mixed Lineage Leukemia
• IAPM — International Association of Medical Prosthesis Manufacturers
• CLAES — Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer
• NCDC — National Climatic Data Center
• BB — Borrelia burgdorferi
• DUD — duodenal ulcer disease
• NISTEP — National Institute of Science and Technology Policy
• CMD — Cartilage Matrix Deficiency
• NGDC — National Geophysical Data Center (NOAA)
• CLL — Chronic Lymphoid Leukaemia
• AAUC — Alumni Associations of the University of California
• APAR — Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation
• SZA — Solar Zenith Angle
• APPS — Acute Phase Proteins
• CG — Comparative Genometrics
• BCAC — Basal Cell Adenocarcinoma
• CDOS — Customer Data and Operations System
• ICAIR — International Centre for Antarctic Information and Research
• CEP — Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria
• NNSA — National Nuclear Security Administration
• ALSC — Adirondack Lake Survey Corporation
• MDDI — Medical Device and Diagnostics Industry
• ACGM — Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting
• IOLM — International Organization of Legal Metrology
• EADS — Engineering and Data Analysis System
• AHH — anosmia and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
• NED — Network of Egghead Divers
• HIMSS — Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
• GEDEX — Greenhouse Effect Detection Experiment
• BACT — Best Available Control Technology
• OSCAR — Online Services for Curriculum and Articulation Review
• MEDGV — Germany's Medical Equipment Safety Law
• APC — Academic Planning Council
• ACSYS — Arctic Climate System Study (WCRP)
• PSF — Point-Spread Function
• JCCT — Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (US-China)
• SAFIRE — Spectroscopy of the Atmosphere Using Far-Infrared Emission
• AMSU — Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit

• PSS — Procedures, Specifications and Standards
• BODC — British Oceanographic Data Centre
• LRDP — Long Range Development Plan
• CTP — Cloud-Top Pressure
• GLOSS — Global Sea Level Observing System (of IOC)
• TMPSU — Telescope Module Power Supply Unit
• SERC — Science and Engineering Research Council
• CEC — Commission of the European Communities ;
• GFDL — Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (NOAA US)
• CI — Continuous Infusion
• FDLI — Food and Drug Law Institute
• RVAU — Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
• MAESA — Measurements for Assessing the Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft
• SORI — Subcommittee on Research Initiatives
• PSSM — Polish Society for Sexual Medicine
• APC — Ambulatory Payment Class
• ADC — Atlantic Data Coverage (Meteosat)
• RT — Real Time (R/T Preferred)
• PSU — power supply unit
• COR — Committee on Research
• CHH — Crustacean Hyperglycemic Hormone
• ISTAHC — International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care
• BBD — Benign Breast Disease
• CCR — Cost-Charge Ratio
• NDIU — Network Data Interface Unit
• CNA — Comisión Nacional del Agua (Mexico)
• CFAS — Colonization factor antigens
• OAC — Orbital Activation and Checkout
• CRU — Climate Research Unit (East Anglia)
• LLC — Limited Liability Partnership
• ASPS — Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma
• ATMOS — Atmospheric Trace Molecules Observed by Spectroscopy
• AS — Active sleep
• AOS — Active Oxygen Species
• MTBE — Methyl Tert-butyl Ether
• DPSS — Data Processing Services Subsystem
• MPIA — Max Planck Institut für Aeronomie (Germany)
• ISSC — International Social Science Council
• FNRS — Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (Belgium)
• RASS — radio-acoustic sounding system
• NEXRAD — Next-Generation Weather Radar (NWS)
• LEFI — Local Electric Field Instrument
• BRG — Bureau des Ressources Génétiques
• WMREI — Waste Management Research and Education Institute
• CLAG — Cytoadherence Linked Asexual Gene
• AMANDA — Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array
• NLN — National League for Nursing
• D/C — diarrhea constipation
• ITE — Institute for Terrestrial Ecology
• QAO — Quality Assurance Office

• F&A — Facilities and Administrative
• AR — apoptotic rate
• AFES — Alternative Fluorocarbons Environmental Acceptability Study
• SCPI — Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments
• UCAP — University Committee on Academic Personnel
• X-SAR — X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
• ALH — Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia
• GOSTA — Global Ocean Surface Temperature Atlas
• CSA — Canadian Standards Association (like UL)
• EDIS — Environmental Data and Information Service
• DBU — Digital Bus Unit
• CIAP — Climatic Impact Assessment Program
• ORA — FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs
• CEC — critical electrolyte concentration
• J.S.D. — Doctor of the Science of Law
• CBN — Cellular Blue Nevi
• ASHOE — Airborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment
• NHGRI — National Human Genome Research Institute
• CGC — Climate and Global Change
• EDAC — Error Detection And Correction
• STE — Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange
• AOT — Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumour
• BACS — bacterial artificial chromosomes
• SEA — Slovak Energy Agency
• ABI — Advanced Baseline Imager (GOES)
• ACIS — Automated Cellular Imaging System
• CB — carotid body
• RA — Radar Altimeter (R/A Preferred)
• TOMS — Transactions On Mathematical Software
• STAR — Satellite for Telecommunication Applications and Research
• UCSB — University Of California Santa Barbara
• IPOC — International Partner Operations Center
• EE — End-to-End
• RADARSAT — Radar Satellite
• ARIC — Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities
• CCO — Cytochrome C Oxidase
• CGH — Comparative Gene Hybridization
• CDLS — Cornelia De Lange Syndrome
• CCS — clear cell sarcoma
• CFC — Chloroflourocarbon
• ANA — Autoantibody to Nuclear Antigen
• GEMS — Global Environmental Monitoring System (UNEP)
• AGT — average generation time
• CM — complete mole
• CPC — Climate Prediction Center (NWS Center)
• EOSDIS — Earth Observing System Data and Information System (sic FCW 9/97)
• ATR — Acid Tolerance Response
• DEM — Digital Electronics Module
• DP — dermal papilla
• AER — Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

• PDA — Parenteral Drug Association
• NIR — Near Infrared
• BITNET — Because It's Time Network
• ASCT — Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation
• CDF — Cation Diffusion Facilitator
• DEED — Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
• AES — Atmospheric Environment Service (Canada)
• EUDRA — European Drug Regulatory Authorities Network
• ASMD — Anterior Segment Mesenchymal Dysgenesis
• NH — Northern Hemisphere
• ALL — Acute Lymphatic Leukemia
• NESHAP — National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
• MOPH — Ministry of Public Health
• NCBI — National Center for Biotechnology Information
• AN — accessory nuclei
• IMB — Investigator of Micro-Biosphere
• AUP — Adjusted Unbiased Prediction
• V&V — Validation & Verification
• ARCI — Autosomal Recessive Congenital Ichthyosis
• AIEOP — Associazione Italiana Ematologia Oncologia Pediatrica
• AMPS — Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System
• CEF — Chicken embryonic fibroblast
• CD — Campomelic dysplasia
• CDS — commonly deleted segment
• GLP — Good Laboratory Practice
• ASE — Air-Sea Exchange experiment (EUROTRAC)
• APLP — Amplified Product Length Polymorphism
• SDSS — Sloan Digital Sky Survey
• DCA — Division of Community Assistance
• CCLRC — Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (UK)
• OAD — Orbit and Attitude Division
• INTEGRAL — International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory
• CMG — Computer Measurement Group
• SNR — Super Nova Remnant
• IUCRP — Industry University Cooperative Research Program
• BAUD — one bit per second
• AT — Arabidopsis thaliana
• TERI — Tata Energy Research Institute
• TUV — Technische Uberwachungs-Vereine
• CMA — China Meteorological Administration
• SMMR — Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer
• AI — Aromatase Inhibitor
• OST — Office of Science and Technology
• PMEL — Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (NOAA and ERL)
• AN — Aspergillus Nidulans
• ACOS — Attitude and Orbit Control System
• ARF — Alternative Reading Frame
• AS — Alport syndrome
• GPSDR — Global Positioning System Demonstration Receiver
• NNF — National Nanofabrication Facility

• BARC — Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
• CTD — Conductivity-Temperature-Depth
• UPC — Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
• DNR — Department of Natural Resources
• DCTD — Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
• AFLP — Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphic
• AVS — Aortic Valve Stenosis
• TAE — Transportable Applications Executive (a computer user interface)
• HST — Hubble Space Telescope
• TIROS — Television and Infrared Observation Satellite
• AODC — Association of Offshore Diving Contractors
• IPEI — Ionospheric Plasma and Electrodynamics Instrument
• HOCL — Hypochlorous Acid
• NOY — total active nitrogen
• QSO — Quasar|Quasi-Stellar Object
• CI — Cerebral Infarction
• CAD — Coronary Atherosclerotic Disease
• NREL — National Renewable Energy Laboratory (formerly SERI)
• PPQA — Pre-Product Quality Assurance
• MTDC — Modified Total Direct Costs
• PCF — Pounds per cubic foot
• BCP — Basic Calcium Phosphate
• EXOSAT — European X-Ray Observatory Satellite
• MSU — Memphis State University
• BFIC — Benign Familial Infantile Convulsions
• SNPA — Subnetwork Point of Attachment
• GFLOPS — Billions of Floating Point Instructions per Second
• AD — After Disease
• SCATT — SCATTerometer
• CH — congenital hypothyroidism
• AH — adenomatous hyperplasia
• INPE — Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Brazil)
• CAH — Congenital Adrenal Hypoplasia
• AHF — Attitude History File
• ENSO — El Niño/Southern Oscillation
• MITRE — Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research Establishment
• ADH — Atypical Duct Hyperplasia
• CARA — Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica
• MIAA — Medical Industry Association of Australia
• AF — activation function
• ANNS — Artificial Neural Networks
• AH — aniline hydrochloride
• SCOR — Scientific Committee for Oceanographic Research Seasat Sea Satellite
• LED — Low Energy Detector
• TIROS — Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES)
• ATF — Aphid Transmission Factor
• CISH — Chromosome in Situ Hybridisation
• CAPD — Chronic Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
• UAF — University of Alaska Fairbanks
• BAC — Bovine Artificial Chromosome

• TIRS — Thermal Infrared Scanner
• DPR — Dual Precipitation Radar
• OCCM — Ocean Carbon Cycle Model
• NAVSTAR — Navigation Satellite Timing & Ranging
• RGS — Reflection Grating Spectrometer
• OEC — Olfactory Ensheathing Cell
• ARA — AppleTalk Remote Access
• CAF — Conotruncal Anomaly Face
• ACDS — Astronomical Catalogues Database Subsystem
• AI — Amelogenesis imperfecta
• CDIC — cytoplasmic dynein intermediate chain
• RNLI — Royal National Lifeboat Institution
• CCD — Calcite Compensation Depth
• AMV — Avian Myoblastosis Virus
• QSR — Quality System Regulation
• CA — cerebellar atrophy
• ATD — Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
• APL — Acute Progranulocytic Leukemia
• METEOSAT — Geosynchronous Meteorology Satellite (ESA)
• ARM — Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (DOE program)
• MPIC — Max Planck Institut für Chemie (Germany)
• ARNT — Ah Receptor Nuclear Translocator
• FDAMA — FDA Modernization Act of 1997
• ARPS — Advanced Regional Prediction System
• AINA — Arctic Institute of North America
• NIWA — National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand
• GENEMIS — Generation of European Emission Data (EUROTRAC)
• AAU — Association of African Universities
• NSCAT — Nasa Scatterometer Project
• CAR — Constitutive Androstane Receptor
• ACD — Aeronautical Charting Division (NOS)
• NDSTC — Naval Dive and Salvage Training Center
• APC — Anterior polar cataract
• AMSU — Advanced Microwave Sounder Unit (EOS)
• TWIP — Terminal Weather Information for Pilots
• AMTIC — Ambient Monitoring Technology Information Center
• AS — Angelman Syndrome
• ASSIST — Articulation System Stimulating Interinstitutional Student Transfer
• HAPEX — Hydrological Atmospheric Pilot Experiment
• AMOG — Adhesion Molecule on Glia
• BCS — Broadband Cable System (UW)
• CH — Calponin homology
• USFS — United States Forest Service
• DNAG — Decade of North American Geology
• PDUFA — Prescription Drug User Fee Act (1992, U.S.)
• ALL — acute lymphoblastic leukosis
• OHTA — Office of Health Technology Assessment
• RUC — Roskilde University Center
• SSALT — Solid-State radar Altimeter
• DNH — Division of Natural Heritage

• CITE — Chemical Instrument Test and Evaluation (NASA GTE)
• ACCS — Acinar Cell Carcinomas
• ECRI — Emergency Care Research Institute
• AIBS — American Institute of Biological Sciences
• AROA — Autosomal Recessive Ocular Albinism
• AOT — Aerosol Optical Thickness
• CH — contact hypersensitivity
• ARVC — arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
• AE — Attaching and effacing
• ASPS — Affected Sibling Pairs
• ADU — Analogue to Digital Unit
• CIV — Chilo Iridescent Virus
• SPOT — Systeme Pour L'Observation De La Terre (France)
• FM — Frequency Modulator
• TGMI — Tennessee Government Management Institute
• BDMV — Bean Dwarf Mosaic Virus
• NAD — Nitric Acid Dihydrate
• KOPRI — Korea Polar Research Institute
• WASC — Western Association of Schools and Colleges
• CDR — Complementary determining regions
• OCTS — Japanese Ocean Color Temperature Scanner
• HCMM/AEM-1 — Heat Capacity Mapping Mission/Applications Explorer Mission
• AK — Arginine kinase
• AI — Apoptosis Index
• LSPDF — Life Science Payload Development Facility
• CM — cutaneous melanoma
• CBV — Coxsackie B Viruses
• JIF — Japan-Indonesia Science and Technology Forum
• CCBS — Calcium Channel Blockers
• CHL — Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma
• NERI — National Environmental Research Institute
• GPCP — Global Precipitation Climatology Project
• WEFAX — Weather Facsimile
• SERI — Solar Energy Research Institute
• HSQB — Health Standard and Quality Bureau
• AAL — Alternaria Alternata Lycopersici
• CNES — Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (France)
• AR — adaptive response
• PPS — XMM Pipeline Processing Subsystem
• CFPS — culture filtrate proteins
• AMAD — Activity Median Aerodynamic Diameter
• ACNPV — Autographa Californica Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
• SPARC — Stratospheric Processes and their Role In Climate Change
• TOASTE — Transport of Ozone and Stratosphere Troposphere Exchange
• DLR — Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft-und Raumfahrt (Germany)
• HRPT — High Resolution Picture Transmission
• UCSD — University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, California)
• DLL — Dynamic Link Libraries
• CI — Cytoplasmic incompatibility
• AIEE — American Institute for Electrical Engineers

• URSI — Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale
• CNRM — Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques(France)
• AO — announcement of opportunity
• WETNET — Network for Distribution and Joint Analysis of SSM/I Data (MSFC)
• GCE — Ground-base Cloud Experiment (EUROTRAC)
• ARRP — Autosomal Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa
• CESD — Cholesterol Ester Storage Disease
• BOREAS — Boreal Ecosystem Atmosphere Study
• DU — Dobson Unit
• CLIVAR — Climate Variability and Predictability program
• CDC — Child Development Centre
• DMIC — Deputy Meteorologist-In-Charge (NWS)
• AIM — Acute Infectious Mononucleosis
• CEA — Collie Eye Anomaly
• HIDA — Health Industry Distributors Association
• ADCC — Autosomal Dominant Congenital Cataract
• TOO — Target Of Opportunity
• BDGP — Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project
• BCCP — Biotin Carboxyl Carrier Protein
• AIPS — Astronomical Image Processing System
• IPAR — Intercepted Photosynthetically Active Radiation
• HIRS — High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder
• PROPAC — Prospective Payment Assessment Commission
• RPOS — Re-planned Preferred Observation Schedule
• EINSTEIN — Einstein Observatory
• NAGRA — Native American Graves Repatriation Act
• HOX — odd hydrogen (OH and H2O2)
• TOGA — Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere Program
• IEOS — International Earth Observing System
• AWIPS-90 — Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System for the 90's
• CIRTL — Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning
• PMA — Premarket Application
• AGM — African green monkey
• AVHRR — Advanced Very High-Resolution Radiometer
• ARS — Autonomous Replication Sequence
• OGIST — Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology
• MICR — Magnetic-Ink Character Recongnition
• UEXT — University Extension
• POEMS — Positron Electron Magnetic Spectrometer
• BANF — Bilateral Acoustic Neurofibromatosis
• AAM — Atmospheric Angular Momentum
• VIS — Visible
• SVF — Software Validation Facility
• SSSM — Scandinavian Society for Sexual Medicine
• RAPS — Regulatory Affairs Professional Society
• UTC — Universal Time Coordinate
• AHF — Altered Hepatic Foci
• SIGMA — High Energy X-ray Instrument
• INSA — Institut National des Sciences Appliques (France)
• ACIS — ACademic Information Services (IBM)

• ASG — Accessory Sex Glands
• MOS-1 — Marine Observation Satellite (Japan)
• UCEP — University Committee on Educational Policy
• CM — contrast media
• ARC — Arctic Radiation and Chemistry experiment
• APSU — Austin Peay State University
• PRO — Professional Review Organization
• IRI — International Research Institute for Climate Prediction
• NMAM — NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods
• EIGA — European Industrial Gases Association
• CCV — Channel Catfish Virus
• XTE — X-Ray Timing Explorer
• ASDS — Atrial Septal Defects
• EML — Environmental Measurements Laboratory (DOE)
• CNR — Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy)
• PPRC — Physician Payment Review Commission
• CGCP — Canadian Global Change Program
• ADPSP — Autosomal Dominant Pure Spastic Paraplegia
• EMDM — European Medical Device Manufacturer
• PMR — Pressure Modulator Radiometer
• HIRDLS — HIgh-Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (EOS)
• APB — Alternative Pyrimidine Biosynthetic
• AI — allelic imbalance
• UARS — Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
• NIGEC — National Institute for Global Environmental Change
• SPAC — State Pharmaceutical Administration of China
• NAAQS — National Ambient Air Quality Standards (US)
• DSB — Direct Sounding Broadcast
• JANET — Joint Academic Network
• CAPPI — Constant Altitude Plan Position Indicator
• NASSH — North American Society for Sport History
• NMAI — National Museum of the American Indian
• CHI — California Healthcare Institute
• SWIRLS — Stratospheric Wind Infrared Limb Sounder
• IGAP — International Global Aerosol Program
• ALL — Acute Lymphoblastic
• UOEAP — Universitywide Office of the Education Abroad Program
• JEM-X — Joint European Monitor for X-rays
• CO-I — Co-Investigator
• S&T — Directorate for Science and Technology
• HEAO-1 — NASA X-Ray Astronomy Mission
• POL — Physician's Office Laboratory
• RNA — Ribose Nucleic Acid
• SESAME — Second European Stratospheric Arctic and Middle Latitude Experiment
• EBTC — Edison BioTechnology Center
• XMCS — XMM MissionControl System
• CERES — Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System
• CIRES — Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (US)
• CDM — Chemically Defined Medium
• ACOE — Army Corps of Engineers

• BAL — Biphenotypic Acute Leukemia
• CFSS — common fragile sites
• CBB — Coomassie Brilliant Blue
• ITTP — Information Technology and Telecommunication Policy
• IMDA — Independent Medical Distributors Association
• DAN — Diver’s Alert Network
• AIMBE — American Insitute for Medical and Biological Engineering
• SPSO — Science Processing Support Office
• MOSS — Market-Oriented Sector Selective
• ADC — Astronomical Data Center
• NIGMS — National Institute Of General Medical Sciences (NIH)
• CF — Culture fluid
• PAB — Pharmaceutical Affairs Bureau (Japan)
• EODRS — Earth observation data retrieval system
• AHSRL — Arctic High Spectral Resolution Lidar
• ODF — Observation Data File
• CSES — Center for the Study of Earth from Space (Univ of Colorado)
• EBW — Electron Beam Welding
• IRICP — International Research Institute for Climate Prediction
• CDA — congenital dyserythropoietic anemia
• FDH — Fixed Dynamical Heating
• CSG — Clock Sequence Generator
• CEO — Centre for Earth Observation
• AMOS — Air Force Maui Optical System
• MODIS-T — Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer-Tilt
• AWD — abnormal wing discs
• ASADA — Automated Smoke/Aerosol Detection Algorithm
• CGAT — Chromaffin Granule Amine Transporter
• CFC — Continuous-Flow Centrifugation
• MRT — Mission Readiness Test
• AM — Achillea Millefolium
• SSMS — Society for Sexual Medicine of Slovenia
• BFF — Bovine Follicular Fluid
• PDR — Physician’s Desk Reference
• CCR — Complete Cytogenetic Remission
• INRA — Institut National de Recherche Agronomiques (France)
• BAP — Bacterial Alkaline Phosphatase
• APTF — Admissions Processing Task Force
• MST — Mesosphere Stratosphere Troposphere (Radar)
• IPC — Imaging Proportional Counter
• AEV — Avian Encephalomyelitis Virus
• FDRG — Faculty Discipline Review Group
• CEC — Commission of European Communities (see EC, EEC)
• APC — Adenomatosis Polyposis Coli
• AP — Apple Proliferation
• LMSC — Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporation
• EXPORT — European eXport of Precursors and Ozone by long-Range Transport
• ARF — Ancillary Response Function
• AE — Atmosphere Explorer
• SST — Sea surface temperature

• EBC — Executive Budget Committee
• MEI — Medical Economic Index
• CMCS — cultured mast cells
• MRIF — Multicampus Research Incentive Fund
• AEEC — attaching and effacing Escherichia coli
• EMCU — EPIC MOS Camera Head Unit
• NDBC — National Data Buoy Center
• APM — Academic Personnel Manual
• FASTEX — Fronts and Atlantic Storm-Track EXperiment
• PX — XMM Project
• ARGOS — Argos Data Collection and Location System (France)
• BF — Basal Forebrain
• IRMM — Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements
• ATF — anti-activating transcription factor
• 2MASS — Two-Micron All-Sky Survey
• AOD — Autoimmune Ovarian Dysgenesis
• HRSA — U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
• APKC — atypical protein kinase C
• ADH — Autosomal Dominant Hypercholesterolemia
• MPI — Max Planck Institut (Germany)
• BC — breast carcinoma
• NDPD — National Data Processing Division (EPA)
• CAA — Congenital Aural Atresia
• CIMO — Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation
• AC — Academic Council
• GLOMAC — Global Modelling of Atmospheric Chemistry (EUROTRAC)
• DIS — Data and Information Systems (EOS and IGBP)
• DLESE — The Digital Library for Earth System Education
• RTNEPH — real-time nephanalysis
• CA — Colorectal Adenoma
• ACC — Atlantic Climate Change
• CE — conventional electrophoresis
• EPCU — EPIC pn Camera Head Unit
• CAMEX — CMOS Amplifier and Multiplexing Chip
• JEOS — Japanese Earth Observing Satellite
• NNPI — Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information
• CALL — Common Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• CFC — GM-colony forming cell
• PGS — Proposal Generation System
• ASU — Astronomical Server URL
• AOS — Allene Oxide Synthase
• ABCS — Active Bacterial Core Surveillance
• DS2 — Second Dark Spot (Neptune)
• GTS — Global Telecommunications System (WMO and
• AI — apoptotic index
• AT — The Ataxia Teleangiectasia
• BBV — Black Beetle Virus
• AMRIR — Advanced Medium Resolution Imaging Radiometer
• ASF — Abdominal Subcutaneous Fat
• GAIM — Global Analysis, Interpretation and Modeling

• CMDL — Climate Monitoring And Diagnostics Laboratory (NOAA Boulder
• MISR — Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer (EOS)
• XMM — X-ray Multi Mirror Mission
• SMD — Science Mission Division
• BCC — Burkholderia Cepacia Complex
• OBSM — On-Board Software Maintenance
• MLOPEX — Mauna Loa Observatory Photochemistry Experiment
• OOD — Object-Oriented Design
• CIRAC — Canadian Institute for Research in Atmospheric Chemistry
• DE — Detector Electronics (DXS)
• CD — Cowden Disease
• ACI — Alloy Casting Institute
• MLS — Microwave Limb Sounder (EOS)
• APBSCT — Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant
• SOAPEX — Southern Ocean Atmospheric Photochemistry EXperiment
• JGOFS — Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (IGBP programme)
• CDS — Correlated Double Sampler
• IST — integrated systems test
• ERSC — Environmental Remote Sensing Center (IES)
• AIRS — Acute Insulin Responses
• CF — colony formation
• APP — AVHRR Polar Pathfinder
• ECCLS — European Committee on Clinical Laboratory Standards
• PSPC — Position Sensitive Proportional Counters
• AOIPS — Atmospheric and Oceanographic Information Processing System
• WCSAR — Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics
• OLS — Optical Line Scanner
• NMDC — National Medical Device Coalition
• HBR — Hydrogen Bromide
• CI — Chromosome Index
• NODIS — NSSDC Online Data and Information System Services System
• IPE — Institute of Physics of the Earth
• JET-X — Joint European Telescope for X-ray astronomy
• COCIR — Coordination Committee of the Radiological and Electromedical Industries
• EMAE — EPIC MOS Analogue Electronics
• NAT — Nitric Acid Trihydrate (polar Stratosphere Cloud Aerosol)
• SCHISM — Science Simulator
• CHP — Combined heat and power
• CM — Cardiac Myxoma
• SORG — Stratospheric Ozone Review Group
• AIED — Aland Island Eye Disease
• AMLR — Autologous Mixed Lymphocyte Response
• AM — Admixture Mapping
• PNNL — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE) (US)
• AD — Affecting Disease
• CAPE — Convection and Precipitation/Electrification Experiment (STORM)
• INPA — Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (Brazil)
• UCLA — University of California, Los Angeles
• APC — Ateles Paniscus Chamek
• APP — Abeta precursor protein

• CB — Ciliary Body
• EATD — European Association of Technical Divers
• GOMR — Global Ozone Monitoring Radiometer
• CNSI — California NanoSystems Institute
• APVS — Absent Pulmonary Valve Syndrome
• NPOESS — National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
• SUSIM — Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor
• MEDSUN — Medical Device Surveillance Network
• DISK — magnetic media (floppies)
• ANLL — Acute Nonlymphoid Leukemia
• AP — amyloid plaques
• HDIF — Health Care Data Interchange Format
• LERTS — Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherches en TeledetectionSpatiale (France)
• CFAG — cystic fibrosis antigen
• CER — Common Eliminated Region
• AGN — Active Galaxy Nucleus
• INDA — Investigational New Drug Application
• ATLID — Atmospheric LIDAR
• MCR — Main Control Room
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• BDC — Bellini Duct Carcinoma
• ASA — Academic Staff Assembly
• CDC — Cell Division Control
• ASICS — Acid Sensing Ion Channels
• QBO — Quasi-biennial Oscillation (atm.)
• PT — Pass-Through
• HEDIS — Healthplan Employee Data and Information
• EVC — Executive Vice Chancellor
• MOUT — Message Out
• CD — Canavan disease
• PXS — XMM Project Spacecraft
• CIFAR — Cooperative Institute for Arctic Research
• ADO — Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis
• BF — Bacteroides Fragilis
• ASD — Aspartate Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase
• AMLS — Acute Myelogenous Leukemias
• CL — cystic lymphangioma
• AD — Arginine Deiminase
• UCT — Universal Time Code
• DBI — Digital Bus Interface
• ERD — Ecological Research Division (DOE and OHER)
• NHIB — National Health Insurance Bureau (Taiwan)
• CL — chromosome loss
• CEQA — California Environmental Quality Act
• MESSR — Multispectral Electronic Self-Scanning Radiometer
• NHRI — National Hydrology Research Institute
• KANUPP — Karachi Nuclear Power Plant
• BDA — Bile Duct Adenoma
• GCDIS — US Global Change Data and Information System
• AS — Acid Succinate

• CFA — Cyclopropane fatty acids
• AE — Axial Element
• CCR — Carbon Catabolite Repression
• ARE — Androgen Response Elements
• SPO — Sponsored Projects Office
• NODS — NASA Ocean Data System
• ALVS — Avian Leukosis Viruses
• CFF — Cystic Fibrosis Factor
• CC — Cumulus cells
• AST — Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing
• CA — Cerebellar Ataxia
• AHA — Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia
• MCIDAS — Man-computer Interactive Data Access System
• WPD — War Plans Division
• VAN — Value-Added Network
• ARD — Adult Refsum Disease
• CMD — Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy
• DBRA — Division of Biometry and Risk Assessment
• CITA — Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics
• AMDM — Association of Medical Diagnostics Manufacturers
• ANT — Attention Network Test
• ASS — Arginosuccinate Synthetase
• AGSP — Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme
• AI — Adiposity Index
• AF — Archaeoglobus Fulgidus
• MH — Message Handling
• CITE — Cargo Integration and Test Equipment (DXS)
• ARS — Antigen recognition sites
• COARE — Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Research Experiment (TOGA)
• BCCS — Basal Cell Carcinomas
• CGKD — Complex Glycerol Kinase Deficiency
• CESH — Comparative Expressed Sequence Hybridization
• ILE — Institute for Labor and Employment
• SMS/GOES — Synchronous Meteorological Satellite/Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
• AS — alternative splicing
• CTD — Chemical Technology Division (ORNL)
• ADCAS — Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxias
• SCOPE — Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (ICSU and IGBP)
• TROPOZ — Tropospheric Ozone Expedition
• ABC — aneurysmal bone cyst
• MOHMATN — Met Office Historical night Marine Air Temperature
• ARF — An Ancillary Response File
• UCB — University of California, Berkeley
• JCMM — Joint Centre for Mesoscale Meteorology
• CCS — Chromatin Conformational State
• ISLSCP — International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project
• CD — Conjugated dienes
• CA — chromosome aberration
• SEAWIFS — Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor
• CDIAC — Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Cente

• GISS — Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA)
• CID — Combined Immune Deficiency
• AFM — Array File Maker
• ITT — Integration and Test Team
• HCPCS — Health Care Common Procedure Coding System
• ABS — Advanced Baseline Sounder
• CDFG — California Department of Fish and Game's
• TIR — Thermal Infrared
• AJ — Ashkenazi Jewish
• JFMDA — Japan Federation of Medical Device Associations
• PMIR — Pressure Modulator Infrared Radiometer
• AESA — Atmospheric Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft
• BCE — Bovine Capillary Endothelial
• ASCP — American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• CAA — Cationic Amino Acid
• TOMUIS — 3-D ozone mapping with ultraviolet imaging spectrometer
• CEL — Conserved Effector Locus
• HPB — Health Protection Board (Canada)
• BCR — B Cell Receptor
• NEIC — National Enforcement Investigations Center
• DXS — Diffuse X-Ray Spectrometer
• STSCI — Space Telescope Science Institute
• WOCE — World Ocean Circulation Experiment
• OFS — Orbiter Flight Simulator
• UADE — Unanticipated Adverse Device Effects
• HDP — Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
• JERS-1 — Japanese Earth Remote-sensing Satellite-1
• LOICZ — Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (IGBP)
• UCAF — University Committee on Academic Freedom
• ARNSHL — Autosomal Recessive Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss
• ARSLOE — Atlantic Remote Sensing Land/Ocean Experiment
• CHD — Congenital Heart Defect
• ETTP — East Tennessee Technology Park
• MOSS — Manned Orbital Space Station
• AWPD — Assessment and Watershed Protection Division
• DLS — Dynamic Limb Sounder
• AF — ameloblastic fibroma
• UBA — Universal Breathing Apparatus
• CODAR — COrrelation Detection And Ranging
• AH — anterior horn
• SEC — Science Executive Committee of the IWG
• CM — Centimetre
• APE — Airborne Polar Experiment
• CAPE — Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester
• USBR — United States Bureau of Reclamation (USDI)
• UHV — Ultra-high Vacuum
• BC — Brain Cancer
• FAUI — Federation of Australian Underwater Instructors
• CET — Central England Temperature
• MENARG — Middle East and North Africa Research Group

• ORR — Oak Ridge Reservation
• APMI — American Powder Metallurgy Institute
• FBTR — Fast Breeder Test Reactor
• ALL — Acute Lymphocytic
• CC — Cell Counts
• ACDP — Ancient Conserved Domain Protein
• UCRS — University of California Retirement System
• CLAVR — Clouds from AVHRR
• UCR — University of California, Riverside's
• ADEM — Alabama Dept. of Environmental Management
• SAST — Science Analysis Software Team
• CECS — cerebral endothelial cells
• GSFC — Goddard Space Flight Centre
• RTK — Right-To-Know
• CACGP — Commission For Atmospheric Chemistry And Global Pollution
• CSEPA — Chinese State Environment Protection Agency (China)
• BAHC — Biosphere Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle (IGBP programme)
• OGIP — Office of Guest Investigator Programs
• NBIOME — Northern Biosphere Observation and Modeling Experiment
• ACSOE — Atmospheric Chemistry Studies in the Oceanic Environment
• OCS — Outer Continental Shelf (oil)
• CCD — Classic Cleidocranial Dysplasia
• TERSE — Tunable Etalon Remote Sounder of Earth
• ANL — Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia
• QSIT — Quality System Inspection Technique
• EDU — Event Detection Unit
• AO&SS — Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences
• AK — Adenosine Kinase
• CLD — Cholestatic Liver Disease
• DWPC — Division of Water Pollution Control
• ATDD — Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division
• CBPP — Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia
• GOMOS — Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars
• PIDAS — Portable Instantaneous Display and Analysis Spectrometer
• AST — Arterial Spin Tagging
• MOTIE — Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (Korea)
• ADLTE — Autosomal Dominant Lateral Temporal Epilepsy
• SAFARI — Southern African Fire-Atmosphere Research Initiative (BIBEX)
• DMS — DiMethylSulphide
• ATC — Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
• LDO — Locally Designated Officer
• MEPED — medium energy proton and electron detector
• DWS — Division of Water Supply
• GEOSAT — Geodesy Satellite (Navy)
• BCM — Blue Cone Monochromacy
• ERAD — Economic and Regulatory Analysis Division
• AVCS — Advanced Vidicon Camera System
• CITE — Chemical Instrumentation Test and Evaluation
• NILU — Norsk Institutt for Luftforskning
• RDE — RGS Digital Electronic Unit

• ESSA — Environmental Science Services Administration (preceded NOAA)
• CMAP — Climate Modeling, Analysis and Prediction Program
• GMSLP — Global Mean Sea Level Pressure
• LACTOZ — Laboratory Studies of Chemistry Related to Tropospheric Ozone (EUROTRAC)
• LL.M. — Master of Laws degree
• CB — Chromatoid Body
• NAMES — National Association of Medical Equipment Services
• NAG — Numerical Algorithms Group Inc.
• AVHRR GAC — AVHRR Global Area Coverage
• ALPTRAC — High Alpine Aerosol and Snow Chemistry Study (EUROTRAC)
• ALL — acute lymphoblastic lymphoma
• CHLC — Cooperative Human Linkage Center
• APAFO — Advanced Particles And Fields Observer
• AGCI — Aspen Global Change Institute
• NPOP — NASA Polar Orbiting Platform
• NILU — Norwegian Institute for Air Research
• SPIE — The Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
• UCR — University of California at Riverside
• ARTS — Assisted Reproductive Technologies
• BIATEX — Biosphere-Atmosphere Exchange of Pollutants (EUROTRAC)
• MEDMARC — Medical Device Material Assurance and Reinsurance Company, Ltd.
• CCS — Clinical Classification System
• ASIM — American Society of International Medicine
• CM — Capillary malformation
• MPI — Minnesota Project Innovation
• CRI — Committee on Research Initiatives
• CAO — Chlorophyll A Oxygenase
• BAERS — Brainstem Auditory Evoked Responses
• MODB — MOC Operational Database
• MM — Mirror Model
• NCTRS — Network Command and Telemetry Router System
• NAEI — National Atmospheric Emission Inventory (UK)
• CC — complete chimerism
• AFA — Ankyloblepharon Filiforme Adnatum
• ASCII — American Standards Committee for Information Interchange
• CIRRUS — Cloud InfraRed Radiometer for UnESS
• ASR — acoustic startle response
• PSC — Polar Stratospheric Clouds (in Antarctic)
• TBW — To Be Written
• SCOS — Spacecraft Control and Operations System
• ECA — Effective Cloud Amount
• PCS — Payload Calibration Subsystem
• CBDMP — California Birth Defects Monitoring Program
• WMF — Windows Metafile
• BE — Branching Enzyme
• CRF — Calibration Resource File
• CGCL — Central Giant Cell Lesion
• CEC — Chick Embryo Cells
• CAS — Centre for Atmospheric Science (Cambridge, UK)
• IOTP — International Ozone Trands Panel

• CICA — Center for Innovative Computer Applications
• STRATOZ — Stratospheric Ozone Expedition
• CE — colony efficiency
• IOA — Institute Of Astronomy (Cambridge)
• AM — arbuscular mycorrhizal
• NASA — National Aeronautic & Space Administration
• APTI — Air Pollution Training Institute
• NORSAR — Norwegian Seismic Array
• CBL — Cord Blood Lymphocytes
• CCA — Conventional Cytogenetic Analysis
• UCSC — University of California, Santa Cruz (since 1965; Santa Cruz, California)
• DPS — Division of Planetary Science
• LR — Laser Retroreflector
• CICS — Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies (U.Maryland)
• STREAM — Stratosphere-Troposphere Experiment by Aircraft Measurements
• AA — Acrylonitrile And Acrylamide
• BCCP — apo-biotin carboxyl carrier protein
• SUPARCO — Space of Upper Atmosphere Research Committee
• PWSA — Ports and Waterways Safety Act
• TNT — Trinitrotoluene
• GLRS-A — Geoscience Laser Ranging System-Altimeter (see GLAS)
• J.D. — Juris Doctor degree
• CL — Crithidia luciliae
• SWIR — Short-Wavelength Infrared
• EPDH — EPIC pn Data Handling Unit
• ERL — Environmental Research Laboratory (NOAA)
• SMDA — Safe Medical Devices Act (1990)
• AMLR — Autologous Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction
• OPIA — Optical Precision Instrument Associates
• AEDU — Admiralty Experimental Diving Unit
• CHAT — Choline Acetyltransferase
• MDC — Major Diagnostics Category
• UM — Unified Model
• PAGES — Past Global Changes (IGBP)
• EDMA — European Diagnostics Manufacturer's Association
• DST — Data Systems Test
• AHCS — Anterior Horn Cells
• GCTE — Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems Program of the IGBP
• CML — Chronic Myelogenic Leukemia
• PIEAS — Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Appliead Sciences
• DEFA — Digital Event Filter and Address Encoder
• CA — Children Age
• UCMC — University of California Marine Council
• ACP — Atmospheric Chemistry Program (DOE)
• SARA — Superfund Amendment And Reauthorization Act
• CCA — Current Cost Accounting
• CB — Cajal Bodies
• EPG — Engineering Proposal Generation
• BBC — Bilateral Breast Cancer
• CM — cisterna magna

• PSDF — Power Spectral Density Function
• ALEXI — Atmospheric Land EXchange Inversion (CIMSS)
• ICH — International Conference of Harmonization
• CASPR — Cloud and Surface Parameter Retrieval
• PM — Protocol Machine
• WCRP — World Climate Research Program
• TMC — Thinking Machine Corporation
• CDD — Cytidine Deaminase
• ASPS — Acid Shock Proteins
• HAACP — Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points Program
• CF — culture filtrate
• ASH — Asymmetric Septal Hypertrophy
• ESDD — Earth Science Data Directory
• UER — University-Emeriti Relations Committee
• OLA — Off-Line Analysis
• CA — Candida albicans
• TCI/TK — Tool Control Language and Toolkit
• FDDI — Fibre Distributed Data Interface
• DRG — Diagnosis-Related Groups
• CA — Chromosome Analysis
• NBIS — Northern Biosphere Information System
• EPCE — EPIC pn Control Electronics Unit
• AI — Allele Imbalance
• AL — Angiotropic lymphoma
• ALU — Arithmetic (and) Logic Unit
• CFRI — Central Fuel Research Institute (India)
• CC — Colorectal Carcinoma
• AS — Ankylosing Spondylitis
• PARE — Physiological & Anatomical Rodent Experiment
• XIE — X-Ray Imaging Experiment
• COADS — Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set
• RANN — Research Applied to National Needs (NSF)
• SCARABE — Scanning Radiation Budget Experiment
• EFPIA — European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
• APH — Attitude Pointing History
• DPD — Data Processing Division
• CLRC — Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (UK)
• SHM — Social History of Medicine
• UWERN — University WEather Research Network
• AED — Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia
• TMU — Transmission Message Unit
• UCEI — UC Energy Institute
• CC — Conventional Cytogenetic
• BOARS — Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools
• ORAU — Oak Ridge Associated Universities
• SOLSTICE — Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment
• KORDI — Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute
• GISST — Global sea Ice Coverage and Sea Surface Temperature
• HFC — HydroFluoroCarbon
• DB — Diversion Box

• CMS — Configuration Management System
• CA — Colanic Acid
• CC — Carney complex
• DPS — Detector Power Supply
• AL — Aeronomy Laboratory (Boulder, Colorado) (ERL)
• VIRTEM — Validation of IASI Radiative Transfer: Experiments and Modelling
• ASP — The Abnormal Spindle Protein
• NTS — Nevada Test Site
• ORU — Organized Research Unit
• ACASS — Alberta Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System
• HKD — Housekeeping Data
• CENR — Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
• NETC — National Environmental Technology Centre (UK)
• GSITT — Segment Integration and Test Team
• UARC — University Affiliated Research Center
• DAO — Data Assimilation Office (NASA)
• UART — Universal Asynchronous Receive and Transmit
• CD — Chromatin Diminution
• CAT — Carbon Dioxide Absorption Technique
• CDCS — Cri Du Chat Syndrome
• CST — Convective-Stratiform Technique
• PI — Position Invariant
• BAF — Bvg accessory factor
• VISSR — Visible/Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer (GOES)
• OAL — ODF Access Layer
• CC — Cervical Cancer
• EFSC — Eastern Food Science Conference
• OSU — Oregon State University
• DC — Detector Controller (DXS)
• TDG — Tennessee Division of Geology
• MNBIO — Minnesota Biotechnology
• POLDER — Polarization and Directionality of Reflectances
• ASP — Apoptosis Specific Protein
• UCD — University of California, Davis
• AL — Acute Leukemia
• AUM — Asymmetric Unit Membrane
• CAS — cellular apoptosis susceptibility
• SSS — Social Studies of Science
• PRAREE — Precise Range and Rate Equipment-Extended Version
• HEASARC — High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Centre
• BUV — Backscattered UltraViolet
• CAD — Cinnamyl Alcohol dehydrogenase
• RNMI — Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
• TRACT — Transport of Pollutants over Complex Terrain (EUROTRAC)
• VNIR — Visible And Near InfraRed
• VLA — Very Large Array
• ERSAF — Environment Remote Sensing Analysis Facility
• ED — Energy Division
• PROS — X-Ray data analysis package, part of IRAFm supported by CfA
• VIRSR — Visible Infrared Scanning Radiometer

• PRIC — Polar Research Institute of China
• ESMR — Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer
• CAC — Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry (York, Canada)
• SBUV — Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (experiment)
• PBPK — Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic
• SI — Systeme International
• CAPP — Concerted Action Polyp Prevention
• CH — Channel Header
• MRI — Meteorlogical Research Institute (Japan)
• JCEE — Joint Conference of EARMA and Euroscience
• WMRS — White Mountain Research Station
• CFHT — Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, on Mauna Kea
• AMFR — Autocrine Motility Factor Receptor
• DESY — Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
• JETRO — Japan External Trade Organization
• AMRIR — Advanced Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer
• OIU — Observer Interface Unit
• RAPS — radiologists, anesthesiologists, and pathologists
• IMG — Interferometric Monitor of Greenhouse Gases
• CA — Chromatid Aberrations
• UCPB — University Committee on Planning and Budget
• IFS — Integrated Forecast System
• AXAF — Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility, future NASA mission
• CC — Cleavable Complex
• TSU — Tennessee State University
• TTP — Time to Perigee
• CWA — Clean Water Act (1977)
• SAT — Sulphuric Acid Tetrahydrate
• CATS — Comparative Anchor Tagged Sequence
• CDC — Collecting duct carcinoma
• BD — Birth Defects
• WSAD — Websphere Studio Application Developer
• CRIS — Cross-track Infrared Sounder
• ACCCI — American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute
• ECB — Educational Communications Board
• LQHUW — Large Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste
• ICOLC — International Consortium of Library Consortia
• PSD — Prevention of Significant Deterioration
• NAHC — National Association of Home Care
• CA — Clavulanic Acid
• GRD — Government Relations Director
• XID — X-Ray Identification
• ASTEX — Atlantic STratus EXperiment
• AE — Effective Area
• APS — Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndromes
• CAMS — Calibrated Airborne Multispectral Scanner
• HRDI — High Resolution Doppler Imager
• AK — activated killer
• ISI — Institutes for Science and Innovation
• BC — blast crisis

• MD — Medium Frequency
• ORISE — Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
• COADS — Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set
• SAGE — Stratospheric Aerosol Gas Experiment
• UCEAP — University Committee on Education Abroad Program
• MRU — Multicampus Research Unit
• GSRR — Ground Segment Requirements Review
• SAMS — stratospheric and mesopheric sounder
• NSTX — Neosaxitoxin
• FIRETRACC — Firn Record of Trace Gases Relevant to Atmospheric Chemical Change
• POLES — Polar Exchange at the Sea Surface
• MIDAS — Munich Interactive Data Analysis System
• MTI — Minnesota Technology Inc
• AHC — Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenital
• EMCS — EPIC MOS Camera System
• AR — Acrosome reaction
• DRIBU — DRIfting BUoy data
• WINDII — Wind Imaging Interferometer
• SPEVAL — Spacecraft Evaluation System
• ESSHC — European Social Science History Conference
• NBII — National Biological Information Infrastructure
• NEFCO — Nordic Environment Finance Corporation
• CRCC — Cancer Research Coordinating Committee
• AMS — atypical mole syndrome
• CD — circular dichroic
• AP — Adaptor Protein
• VIRS — Visible Infrared Scanner
• ALE/GAGE — Atmospheric Lifetime Experiment/Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment
• MPE — Max Planck Institut fur Extaterrestrische Physik, Garching
• IPA — Institute for Polyacryclate Sciences
• CCA — Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly
• EUV — Extreme Ultra-Violet 2
• AIRS — Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (EOS)
• CRI — Climate Research Institute (Oklahoma State University)
• BADC — British Atmospheric Data Centre
• ASSA — Aminopterin Syndrome Sine Aminopterin
• ILAS — Improved Limb Atmospheric Spectrometer
• ODBMS — Object-Oriented Data-Base Management System
• BLIS — Boundary Layer Instrumentation System
• DAL — Data Access Layer
• AS — Alagille Syndrome
• ADAM — Astronomical Data Acquisition and Management
• IRIS — Incorporated Research Institution for Seismology
• CCR — Cassette Chromosome Recombinase
• LORAN — Long-Range Navigation
• CAT — Common Arterial Trunk
• AION — Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy
• IWC — Instream Waste Concentration
• SDSD — Satellite Data Services Division
• NERC — National Environmental Research Council

• NIPR — National Institute of Polar Research
• IGETC — Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum
• SLASIAC — Systemwide Library and Scholarly Information Advisory Committee
• CSU — Colorado State University (Fort Collins)
• MDA — Medical Device Amendments
• AS — Aldosterone Synthase
• CLSM — confocal laser scan microscope
• RAF — Radiation Amplification Factor
• CD — cytosine deaminase
• GLAS — Geoscience Laser Altimeter System
• EUCOMED — European Confederation of Medical Suppliers Associations
• AK — Aspartate kinase
• AIST — Advanced Industrial Science Technology
• AVR — Acute Vascular Rejection
• CF — competence factor
• BBM — anti-brush border membrane
• OCLO — chlorine dioxide
• LWIR — long-wavelength (thermal) infrared
• CC — cervical carcinoma
• CLASS — Cross-Chain Loran Atmospheric Sounding System
• OTEC — ocean thermal energy conversion (electricity)
• DISC — optical media (CDs)
• CALPIRG — The California Public Interest Research Group
• AGO — automated geophysical observatories
• MOPITT — Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere (EOS)
• WFC — Wide-Field Camera
• CE — cellular extract
• BC — Burkholderia cepacia
• CA — Cytogenetic Abnormalities
• HER — High Energy Resolution
• AOCS — Attitude and Orbit Control and Measurement Subsystem
• MOC — XMM Mission Operation Centre
• CAAS — Contracted Advisory & Assistance Services
• BB — Bacterial Blight
• CART — Cloud and Radiation Testbed (ARM)
• BD — Bone Density
• GLI — Global Imager
• KNMI — Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut
• COC — Committee on Committees
• CI — Coccidioides immitis
• IAS — Interactive Analysis Subsystem
• AS — Argininosuccinate Synthetase
• CUA — Circumpolar Universities Association
• HIMSS — high-resolution microwave spectrometer sounder
• ANDI — American Nitrox Divers Incorporated
• LAMBADA — Large Scale Atmospheric Moisture Balance of Amazonia using Data Assimilation (BAHC/GEWEX)
• POSIX — Portbale Operating System Interface
• SHF — Short History File
• URGENT — Urban ReGeneration and the ENvironmenT
• UCOPE — University Committee on Preparatory Education

• BC — biotin carboxylase
• PMC — Pressure-Modulator Cell
• SPE — Solar Proton Event
• COVC — Council of Vice Chancellors
• SPAN — Space Physics Analysis Network
• BCRS — Breakpoint Cluster Regions
• COC — Council of Chancellors
• RFC — RGS Focal Camera Unit
• DAR — Division of Atmospheric Research (CSIRO)
• AM — Affected Male
• TCP/IP — Networking Protocol used on Internet
• DAC — Digital to Analogue Conversion
• ICWG — International Coordination Working Group
• CLNS — Connectionless Network Services
• LORAN — Long Range Navigational System
• STERAO — Stratosphere-Troposphere Experiments: Radiation, Aerosols, and Ozone
• CE — clonal evolution
• BRDF — Bidirectional Reflective Distribution Function
• CBAH — Conjugated Bile Acid Hydrolase
• UNIPROT — Universal Protein Resource
• H/K — Housekeeping
• DOIT — Department Of Information Technology (UW-MSN)
• TRC — The Research Corporation
• CGS — Contiguous Gene Syndromes
• CM — Congenital Malformations
• LRPT — low-resolution picture transmission
• AGC — Advanced Gastric Carcinoma
• CF — Clastogenic factor
• EPIC — European Photon Imaging Camera
• PHA — Pulse Height Amplitude
• LTMS — Local Time Management System
• EROS — Earth Resources Observing System
• HIRIS — High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
• ASMCS — Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells
• SAG — Science Advisory Group
• METEOR — USSR Operational Weather Satellite
• BA — Brucella Abortus
• BER — Base Excision Repair (biology)
• SIP — Sickness Index Profile
• ESOC — European Satellite Operation Centre
• USAEC — United States Army Corps of Engineers
• ARPS — Affected Relative Pairs
• JPOP — Japanese Polar Orbiting Platform
• CI — cardiac involvement
• EDH — EPIC Data Handling Unit
• CG — Chorionic Gonadotropin
• CA — Constitutively Active
• AVTD — Anomalous Viscosity Time Dependence
• AH — Albumen Height
• CC — congenital cataract

• EHWD — Enhanced Hot Water Drill
• MDMA — Medical Device Manufacturers Association
• CD — Congenital Defects
• GIMMS — Global Inventory Modeling and Monitoring Study
• VOB — Vertical Optical Branch
• ASP — Audiogenic seizure Prone
• AOC — Allene Oxide Cyclase
• ITIR — Infrared Thermal Imaging Radiometer (renamed ASTER)
• MDR — Medical Device Register
• CF — Cladosporium fulvum
• ARM — Atmospheric Radiation Monitoring
• ASCA — Japanese X-Ray Astronomy satellite launched 1993
• NORDA — Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity
• TSTRP — Toxic Substance Research and Training Program
• MPU — Mission Planning Unit
• MRF — Met Office Research Flight
• CC — Cellular Cycle
• IMPAC — Intersegmental Major Preparation Articulated Curriculum
• PEM — Particle Environment Monitor
• SSDF — Space Science Development Facility
• ESOC — European Satellite Operations Center
• BS — Binary Star
• CH — Cerebral Hemispheres
• LAWS — Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder (NASA)
• RPS — Remote Proposal Submission
• CA — Cytogenetic Aberrations
• HDU — Header Data Unit
• IFCC — International Federation of Clinical Chemists
• NACNEMS — North American Cooperative Network of Enhanced Measurement Sites
• SIR-C — Shuttle Imaging Radar-C
• CSI — Coastal Studies Institute (LSU)
• QE — Quantum Efficiency
• SSD — Space Science Department
• WWSEF — Waterloo-Wellington Science and Engineering Fair
• STR — Star TRacker
• CH — congenital hydrocephalus
• MGLS — Marine Geoscience Leadership Symposium
• MOHSST — Met Office Historical Sea Surface Temperature
• LEDPA — Least Environmental Damaging Plan Alternative
• DAP — Dual Admissions Program
• ISVF — Instrument Validation Facility
• DCR — Dedicated Control Room
• PERI — Pharmaceutical Education & Research Institute
• SOE — Security of Employment
• EMSS — Einstein Medium Sensitivity Survey
• DRH — Division of Radiological Health
• AS — autologous serum
• ICC — Intersegmental Coordinating Committee
• POWER — Program on Workable Energy Regulation
• CCN — Cloud Condensation Nucleus

• GEWEX — Global Energy And Water Cycle EXperiment (WCRP)
• PSF — Planning Skeleton File
• AM — Alveolar Macrophage
• RA — Research Assistant
• XSELECT — Data selection and binning tool, part of FTOOLS package
• AVHRR LAC — AVHRR Local Area Coverage
• SOR — Standing Orders of the Regents
• CFA — Centre for Astrophysics
• OTAC — Observing Time Allocation Committee
• OM1 — OM Telescope Unit
• SIMBAD — Set of Identifications, Measurements, and Bibliography for Astronomical Data
• TES — Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (EOS)
• GMS — Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (Japan)
• SAS — Science Analysis Subsystem
• CBS — classic Bartter syndrome
• HROI — High Resolution Optical Instrument
• AP — Arbitrarily Primed
• MOS — Metal Oxide Semi-conductor
• NSI — Nordic Sami Institute
• ASP — Agouti Signaling Protein
• ERME — EPIC Radiation Monitor Electronics
• CADC — Canadian Astrophysical Data Centre
• SAA — South Atlantic Anomaly
• UCFW — University Committee on Faculty Welfare
• CD — Crohn disease
• EPCS — EPIC pn Camera System
• SIP — Short Implementation Plan
• POGO — Polar-Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
• CH — cuticular hydrocarbon
• AC — Amylose Content
• POCE — Pantone Open Color Environment
• PHA — Pulse Height Analyzer
• DXRB — Diffuse X-Ray Background
• XIMAGE — Image Display Package, part of XANADU
• AU — Activity Units
• DLC — Distributed Learning Center
• ER-2 — Earth Resources, #2
• HIRLAM — High-Resolution Limited Area Model
• OOA — Object-Oriented Analysis
• CA — Cavernous Angiomas
• NDC — National Diving Council
• UCR — University Of Costa Rica
• ARIEL-6 — UK X-Ray Astronomy Satellite launched 1979
• MTSU — Middle Tennessee State University's
• SIO — Shirshov Institute of Oceanology
• BA — Bone Age
• MODIS-N — Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer-Nadir
• GEMS — Great Expectations in Math & Science Program
• SSO — Solar System Object
• CI — centromeric index

• PPG — Preliminary Planning Guide
• RPC — RGS Power Converter
• AN — Alkaline Nuclease
• IFOP — Instrument Flight Operation Procedures
• ISCCP — International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program
• AIMS — Australian Institute of Marine Science
• ICB — Instrument Control Bus
• BASE-A — Biomass burning Airborne and Spaceborne Experiment-Amazonia
• UCOP — University of California, Office of the President
• ISS — Integrated Switching System
• DSWM — Division of Solid Waste Management
• ASF — Alaskan SAR Facility
• CORP — Corporation
• PMS — Payload Monitoring Subsystem
• IFOP — Instrument Flight Operation Plan
• AP — Alkaline Protease
• MMDB — Mirror Metrology Database
• CF — Correction Factor
• WBDCS — Wide-Band Data Collection System
• CHAMMP — Computer Hardware, Advanced Mathematics and Model Physics Program
• ODS — Operational Data Server
• AT — Autologous Transplantation
• UKMO — United Kingdom Meteorological Office
• IOSDL — Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Deacon Laboratory