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• EDAS — Eta Data Assimilation System
• CPR — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• CF — Cystic Fibrosis
• HIV — Human Immunodeficiency Virus I
• CHF — Congestive Heart Failure
• AD — Atopic Dermatitis
• LAN — Local Area Network
• US — United States of America
• AA — Ascorbic Acid
• HIPAA — Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
• AHRQ — Agency for Health, Research, and Quality
• E-LIDAR — Experimental LIDAR
• DO — Dissolved Oxygen
• MUX — Multiplexer
• IPCC — Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO and UNEP)
• MM — Millimeter
• CMAP — Compound Muscle Action Potential
• ADH — Antidiuretic Hormone
• FTP — File Transfer Protocol
• ROM — Read-Only Memory
• NHLBI — National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• ASD — Atrial Septal Defect
• AS — Aortic Stenosis
• UNCLOS — United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (policy treaty)
• LASER — Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
• AAS — Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
• AIDS — Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV)
• CO2 — Carbon Dioxide
• H2O2 — Hydrogen Peroxide
• AD — autistic disorder
• CPU — Central Processing Unit
• ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
• OPS — Operations
• WWW — World Wide Web
• A — Ampere
• ICD — Interface Control Document
• RF — Radio Frequency
• WHO — World Health Organization
• UK — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• A BY E — Admission by Exception
• BTW — By The Way
• CSA — Canadian Space Agency
• RDF — Combustion of Refuse Derived Fuels
• CAIS — Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
• QC — Quality Control
• ISO — International Organization for Standardization
• ALL — Adult Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• NIEO — New International Economic Order
• ANP — Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
• LCD — Liquid Crystal Display

• ESA — European Space Agency
• UCAAD — University Committee on Affirmative Action and Diversity
• AATSR — Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer
• IP — Internet Protocol
• DBMS — Database Management System
• CGI — Clinical Global Impression
• AC — Alternating Current
• FET — Field Effect Transistor
• CD — Compact Disc
• CSF — Cerebrospinal Fluid
• CBF — Cerebral Blood Flow
• ACF — Autocorrelation Function
• CBO — Congressional Budget Office
• RIXOS — ROSAT International X-Ray optical Survey
• AU — Astronomical Unit
• FTE — Full Time Equivalent
• UNESCO — United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• CV — Curriculum Vitae
• MB — Megabyte
• IOC — Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
• GATT — General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (government)
• CS — Computer Science
• USDA — United States Department of Agriculture
• CNS — Central Nervous System
• CO — Carbon Monoxide
• HTTP — Hypertext Transfer Protocol
• APU — Auxiliary Power Unit
• TB — Tuberculosis
• CGI — Common Gateway Interface
• ADS — Astrophysics Data System
• APT — Automatic Picture Transmission
• BFGF — Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor
• CAD — Coronary Artery Disease
• GIS — Geographic Information System
• DOT — Department of Transport
• MDCK — Madin-Darby Canine Kidney
• CFC-12 — CCl2F2, dichlorodifluoromethane, Freon-12
• FOV — Field Of View (satellite)
• ATN — Acute Tubular Necrosis
• SIR — Shuttle Imaging Radar
• MOU — Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
• CIN — Conjunctival Intraepithelial Neoplasia
• PCB — Polychlorinated Biphenyls
• AGL — Above Ground Level
• PPM — parts per million
• PT — Physical Therapy
• R&D — Research & Development
• N2O5 — nitrogen pentoxide, nitric anhydride
• DMSP — Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (U.S.)
• N2O — nitrous oxide (anesthetic)

• CBC — Complete Blood Count
• MSDS — Material Safety Data Sheets
• ATM — Asynchronous Transfer Mode
• WAN — Wide Area Network
• ICU — Intensive Care Unit
• BASDAI — Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index
• COSPAR — Committee on Space Research (ICSU)
• BSE — Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
• ASAP — Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
• IFOV — Instantaneous Field Of View
• MRI — Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• AF — Amniotic Fluid
• BAC — Boeing Aerospace Company
• BBT — Basal Body Temperature
• CRS — Congressional Research Service
• API — Application Programming Interface
• OSO — Orbiting Solar Observatory
• ARDS — Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• PDF — Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
• ACRIM — Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (EOS)
• GSE — Ground Support Equipment
• BOD — Biological Oxygen Demand
• WWW — World Weather Watch
• W — Watt
• GO — General Observer
• CA — cytosine arabinoside
• ACS — American College of Surgeons
• BTU — British Thermal Unit
• AF — Air Force
• XPM — Cross-Phase Modulation
• ASR — Airport Surveillance Radar
• CIO — Chief Information Officer
• A.K.A. — Also Known As
• A-SCAT — Advanced Scatterometer
• ASTM — American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• ANC — Absolute Neutrophil Count
• DEC — Digital Equipment Corporation
• EC — European Commission
• OPD — Outpatient Department
• ABR — Auditory Brainstem Response
• DME — Durable Medical Equipment
• A-SAR — Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar
• HMO — Health Maintenance Organization
• VHF — Very High Frequency
• ACDP — Ancient Conserved Domain Protein
• DTE — Data Terminal Equipment
• KG — Kilogram
• RDBMS — Relational Database Management System
• DILHR — Department of Industry Labor and Human Relations
• AM — Amplitude Modulation

• OECD — Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
• POE — Point of Entry
• BAEPS — Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potentials
• EPA — Environmental Protection Agency (US)
• ASCII — American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
• GO — Guest Observer
• SIG — Special Interest Group
• CAP — College of American Pathologists
• NM — Nanometer
• ATS — applications technology satellite
• SUV — Sport Utility Vehicle
• ABMT — Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant
• GMP — Good Manufacturing Practice
• CBD — Common Bile Duct
• SQA — Software Quality Assurance
• DDT — Dichloro Diphenyl Trichlorethane
• FIFO — First In, First Out
• O3 — Ozone
• NO — Nitric Oxide
• ARE — Antioxidant Response Element
• GUI — Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
• BCC — Basal Cell Carcinoma
• ALPEX — Alpine Experiment
• CRO — Contract Research Organization
• ABA — American Bar Association
• RAM — random-access memory
• BMA — British Medical Association
• GPS — Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
• CEN — Committee European de Normalisation
• ADL — Avionics Development Laboratory
• ADPKD — Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
• APD — Avalanche Photo Diode
• DIAL — Differential Absorption Lidar (laser Radar Sensing)
• GCM — General Circulation Model
• EMF — Electromotive Force
• IPY — International Polar Year
• CHD — Coronary Heart Disease
• CAPE — Convective Available Potential Energy
• UHF — Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
• ADA — Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990 (Text Of ADA Legislation)
• DCP — Defined Contribution Plan
• LPG — Liquid Petroleum Gas
• TBC — To Be Confirmed
• FFT — Fast Fourier Transform
• COFR — Certificate of Flight Readiness
• AJ — Astronomical Journal
• CC — Colon Cancer
• AMU — Atomic Mass Unit
• ADPE — Automatic Data Processing Equipment
• PVC — Polyvinyl Chloride

• CGD — Chronic Granulomatous Disease
• S-GCOS — Space-Based Global Change Observation System
• DNA — Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
• CDF — Common Data Format
• BIT — Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1)
• ATSDR — Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
• EGA — Enhanced Graphics Adapter
• SISEX — Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment
• TED — Total Energy Detector
• ACF — Asymmetric Crying Facies
• ARA — Attitude Reference Assembly
• RCS — Revision Control System
• EU — European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
• DNS — Domain Name System
• IRB — Institutional Review Board
• AGA — appropriate for gestational age
• ATA — Alimentary Toxic Aleukia
• DARPA — Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)
• CH4 — Methane, Natural Gas
• DC — Direct Current
• CIMSS — Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
• NCCLS — National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards
• AMS — American Meteorological Society
• CCB — Calcium Channel Blocker
• MSFC — Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville AL)
• HCFA — Health Care Financing Administration
• CLD — Chronic Lung Disease
• RCRA — Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976, 1984)
• CCTV — Closed-circuit television
• EOL — End Of Life
• PNG — Portable Network Graphics (graphic file standard/extension)
• HV — High Voltage
• SEM — Space Environment Monitor
• MHS — Microwave Humidity Sounder
• BAS — British Antarctic Survey
• PS — PostScript
• IOSH — Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
• PR — Precipitation Radar
• SPR — Software Problem Report
• OP — Office of the President
• HADRT — Hadley Center Radiosonde temperature
• CRF — Case Report Form
• PA — Preliminary Assessment
• HADCM — Hadley Center Model
• DPI — Department of Public Instruction
• LF — Low Frequency
• ACR — Active Cavity Radiometer
• NIF — National Ignition Facility
• E&CE — Electrical and Computer Engineering
• NSTS — National Space Transportation System

• ACP — Acyl-Carrier Protein
• PPO — Preferred provider organization
• CRT — Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
• NAI — No Action Indicated (Most Favorable Food & Drug Administration Post-inspection Classification)
• CTS — Canadian Technology Satellite
• APP — Amyloid Precursor Protein
• CH — Chronic Hepatitis
• NSF — National Sanitation Foundation
• LAC — Local Area Coverage
• PBL — Planetary Boundary Layer
• DFRC — Dryden Flight Research Center
• CW — Continuous Wave
• FCOS — Flight Computer Operating System (Orbiter)
• ERS — Environmental Research Satellite
• AIS — Airborne Imaging Spectrometer
• AOS — Acquisition Of Signal
• ISAMS — Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder
• BBS — Bulletin Board System
• AHA — American Hospital Association
• CEL — Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
• CA — Cancer Antigen
• CONUS — Continental United States (48 Contiguous States and DC)
• DRS — Data Relay Satellite
• CVS — Concurrent Versions System
• CML — Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
• FSA — Flexible Spending Account
• JSC — Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)
• HF — High Frequency
• TAO — Tropical Atmosphere Ocean
• NASP — National Aerospace Plane
• HOPPS — Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
• SME — Solar Mesosphere Explorer
• ATSR — Along-Track Scanning Radiometer
• AP — Anomalous Propagation
• CCD — Central Core Disease
• NIOSH — National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• AAMI — Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
• RS — Remote Sensing
• TB — Terabyte
• UNEP — United Nations Environment Program
• AMM — Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia
• AARP — American Association of Retired Persons
• CH — Channel
• CLD — Chronic Liver Disease
• MFA — Manned Flight Awareness
• PDP — Postinsertion Deorbit Preparation
• MSU — Microwave Sounding Unit
• PRF — Pulse Repetition Frequency
• DOD — United States Department of Defense
• NEMS — NASA Equipment Management System

• PSD — Power Spectral Density
• AIP — Acute Intermittent Porphyria
• AIS — Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
• NESDIS — National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
• EM — Electromagnetic
• ENVISAT — European Space Agency Environmental Satellite
• AAD — Australian Antarctic Division
• PU — Propellant Utilization
• RTF — Return To Flight
• CAI — Codon Adaptation Index
• MCP — Microchannel Plate
• SH — Southern Hemisphere
• LVS — Launch Vehicle Simulator
• CTM — Chemical Transport Model
• QA — Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
• DOJ — Department of Justice (US)
• ATCC — American Type Culture Collection
• CK — Creatine Kinase
• SWT — Science Working Team
• MOL — Manned Orbital Laboratory
• ALV — Avian Leukosis Virus
• WG — Working Group
• COMSAT — Communications Satellite Corporation
• DG — Dentate Gyrus
• AP — Acid Phosphatase
• AFM — Atomic Force Microscope
• CAM — Cell Adhesion Molecule
• CAD — Computer Aided Designer
• JPL — Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
• MSW — Municipal Solid Waste
• FY — Fiscal Year
• AAMC — American Association of Medical Colleges
• EMAIL — Electronic Mail
• AMD — Acid Maltase Deficiency
• DNV — Det Norske Veritas
• COBE — Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (NASA)
• HNO3 — Nitric Acid
• ADEOS — ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
• APC — Activated Protein C
• ACML — Atypical Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
• MRC — Medical Research Council
• ASC — Ambulatory Surgery Center
• THR — Thrust
• MERSAT — Meteorology And Earth Observation Satellite
• ASD — Autism Spectrum Disorder
• AIS — Adenocarcinoma in Situ
• AFV — Amniotic Fluid Volume
• MOSPO — Mobile Satellite Photometric Observatory
• ND — NASA Document
• ITCZ — Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone

• RPM — Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
• AIL — Avionics Integration Laboratories
• XFDS — XMM Flight Dynamics System
• AAAS — American Association for the Advancement of Science
• GB — Gigabyte
• AFTN — Autonomously Functioning Thyroid Nodule
• CD — Celiac Disease
• AR — Androgen Receptor
• CFR — Code of Federal Regulations
• ALL — Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
• CDL — California Digital Library
• ABPM — ambulatory blood pressure monitoring system
• AA — Acrylic Acid
• OCONUS — Outside Continental United States
• ERBS — Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
• TFT — Thin Film Transistor
• DOS — Disk Operating System
• ADMCKD — Autosomal Dominant Medullary Cystic Disease
• CH3CL — Methyl Chloride
• CAPD — Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
• FDA — Food Drug Administration
• AR — Aspect Ratio
• AFB — Air Force Base (USAF)
• SMPTRB — Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Requirement Board
• WRT — "With respect to", especially in fields such as Mathematics.
• PPB — parts per billion (109)
• FITS — Flexible Image Transport System
• ADPKD — Adult Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
• DEC — Declination
• IEC — International Electrotechnical Commission
• OPS — Optical Sensor
• CORSA — Cosmic Radiation Satellite
• ODP — Ozone Depletion Potential
• LARC — Langley Research Center (NASA)
• P-N — Positive-Negative
• DORIS — Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS)
• A3RI — Antarctic Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Institute
• DASD — Direct Access Storage Device
• JOP — Jupiter Orbiter Probe
• BAFME — Benign Adult Familial Myoclonic Epilepsy
• SNR — Signal-to-Noise Ratio
• SSV — Space Shuttle Vehicle
• SESL — Space Environment Simulation Laboratory
• IRIS — Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer
• DOE — United States Department of Energy (government)
• NAM — National Association of Manufacturers
• ARS — Acute Radiation Syndrome
• IAU — International Astronomical Union
• PC — Personal computer (host)
• TWP — Tropical Western Pacific

• CE — Cholesterol Ester
• ERSIR — Earth Resources Shuttle Imaging Radar
• NAS — United States National Academy of Sciences
• AD — Autosomal Dominant
• CD-ROM — Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory
• ASEAN — Association of Southeast Asian Nations
• BASIC — Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
• AFGL — Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
• FD — Flight Dynamics
• ABS — acute bacterial sinusitis
• AMA — Advanced Maternal Age
• SCR — Software Change Request
• CLAH — Congenital Lipoid Adrenal Hyperplasia
• AMML — Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia
• AO — Acridine Orange
• CDH — Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
• ADR — Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerator
• O2 — Oxygen
• EMT — Extraordinary Masochistic Tendencies (joke At Expense Of Emergency Medical Technicians)
• ARDS — Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• SSI — Space Studies Institute
• AICE — American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• TM — Telemetry
• IR — Infrared
• CHIME — College of Healthcare Information Management Executives
• OIG — Office of Inspector General
• ATP — Adult Treatment Panel
• LPLWS — Launch Pad Lightning Warning System
• BNL — Brookhaven National Laboratory
• AMSR — Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
• ROI — Return on Investment
• LSSL — Life Sciences Space Laboratory
• MOD — Maximum Operating Depth
• CCF — Cross-Correlation Function
• TIPS — Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
• COMET — Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology Education and Training (NOAA and UCAR)
• CFS — Cubic Feet per Second
• BNSC — British National Space Centre
• CDM — Clean Development Mechanism
• IPA — Individual Practice Association
• TMAPI — Topic Map Application Programming Interface
• SPMP — Software Project Management Plan
• CRO2 — Chromium Oxide
• AIN — Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia
• AES — Agricultural Experiment Station
• XRONOS — Time-Series analysis package, part of XANADU
• CIN — Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
• AT&T — American Telephone & Telegraph
• 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.
• EUVE — Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)

• ARF — Acute Rheumatic Fever
• ESDAC — European Space Data Center
• DDD — Detailed Design Document
• LIDAR — Lander Light Detection and Ranging
• LAGEOS — Laser Geodynamic Satellite
• DOC — Doctor
• NSIDC — National Snow and Ice Data Center (University of Colorado, Boulder)
• EFM — Electrostatic Force Microscopy
• END — Equivalent Narcotic Depth
• CHD — Congenital Heart Disease
• AID — Artificial Insemination Donor
• H2O — Water (vapor)
• APCR — Activated Protein C Resistance
• OMB — Office of Management and Budget (U.S.)
• MIPS — Merritt Island Press Site
• VLF — Very Low Frequency
• CGMP — Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate
• NASDA — National Space Development Agency of Japan
• USP — United States Pharmacopeia
• NIST — National Institute of Standards and Technology
• BCAA — branched chain amino acids
• ACH — Active Chromatin Hub
• PHRMA — Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (formerly PMA, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association)
• 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.")
• DTED — Digital Terrain Elevation Data (dee-ted)
• ISA — Instrument Society of America
• IST — Instrument Support Terminal
• NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
• ROSAT — Roentgen Satellite
• PV — Potential Vorticity
• AMA — American Medical Association
• ISI — International Statistical Institute
• TMI — TRMM Microwave Imager
• ERS — Earth Resources Satellite
• HF — Hydrogen Fluoride
• NAD — Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
• NRC — National Response Center
• ASCA — Advanced Satellite for Cosmology & Astrophysics
• CSU — Cleveland State University
• LE — Low Energy
• CAL/VAL — Calibration/Validation
• CC — Combined Cycle
• AHR — Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor
• UEA — University of East Anglia
• WFOV — Wide Field Of View
• ETS — Educational Testing Service
• CETP — Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein
• HZ — cycles per second (hertz)
• HE — High Energy
• DSN — Deep Space Network - network of large antennas and communication facilities.

• ASTER — Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
• CLO — Chlorine Monoxide
• GSFC — Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD)
• UC — University of California
• BAD — Bipolar Affective Disorder
• HTTPS — HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure
• BPS — bits per second
• AIS — Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
• I&T WG — Integration and Test Working Group
• CIS — Carcinoma in Situ
• IUPAC — International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
• AVNIR — advanced visible and near-infrared radiometer
• EAP — Education Abroad Program
• SMD — Science Mission Division
• SAW — Surface Acoustic Wave
• COTS — Commercial Off the Shelf Software
• COSSH — Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities
• UV — Ultraviolet (Light)
• NRC — National Research Council (Canada)
• DMS — Dynamic Message Sign
• AR — Autosomal Recessive
• CHB — Chronic Hepatitis B
• ABL — Acute Basophilic Leukemia
• AOA — Airborne Optical Adjunct
• IDE — Investigational Device Exemption
• CNG — Compressed natural gas
• AATP — Acquired Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
• ABHI — Association of British Health-Care Industries
• RADAR — RAdio Detection And Ranging
• MAP — Mesoscale Alpine Programme
• CCHS — Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
• ARC — Arctic Research Commission
• CTE — Charge Transfer Efficiency
• CITECH — Center for Information on Technology in Healthcare
• CHB — congenital heart block
• BDV — Border Disease Virus
• MMDA — Michigan Medical Device Association
• MTPE — Mission To Planet Earth
• CBF — Ciliary Beat Frequency
• ELS — Eastern Launch Site
• BRO — Bromine Monoxide
• C — Centigrade
• CC — Colorectal Carcinoma
• VT — Visual Testing
• CLS — Cloud Lidar System
• CCRS — Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
• MEM — Meteoroid Exposure Module
• SUM — Software User's Manual
• CIP — Cast-In-Place
• XFTS — XMM File Transfer System

• JD — Julian Day
• APBD — adult polyglucosan body disease
• ADPLD — Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Liver Disease
• IDC — Indirect Costs
• CA — Carbonic Anhydrase
• CD — Conduct Disorder
• PM — Particulate Matter
• CCD — Classic Cleidocranial Dysplasia
• OH — Hydroxyl Radical
• TNT — Tri-nitro-toulene
• ABS — Antenatal Bartter Syndrome
• IEEE — Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
• GSI — Graduate Student Instructor
• LMSS — Lunar Mapping and Survey System
• OAQPS — Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
• SEC — Sun-Earth Connection
• MPS — Materials Processing in Space
• AK — Actinic Keratosis
• AME — Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess
• SRB — Surface Radiation Budget
• CNRS — Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France)
• CCA — Common Carotid Artery
• SIR — Spaceborne Imaging Radar
• NPD — NASA Policy Directive
• DSP — Digital Signal Processor
• BASFI — Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index
• ECS — EOSDIS Core System
• ASQ — Autism Screening Questionnaire
• IC — Instrument Controller
• SAO — Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
• MAGSAT — Magnetometer Satellite
• CDC — Cell Division Cycle
• AHO — Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy
• CDM — Common Data Model
• BEN — Balkan endemic nephropathy
• CST — Central Standard Time (UTC-6 Hours)
• ADRV — Adult Diarrhea Rotavirus
• NTP — National Toxicology Program
• KHZ — kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
• DMERC — Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier
• MFPE — Mission from Planet Earth
• MGMA — Medical Group Management Association
• UCORP — University Committee on Research Policy
• APR — Acute Phase Response
• COSTAR — Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
• DMI — Danish Meteorological Institute
• AR — Aortic Regurgitation
• CADIC — Centro Austral de Investigaciones Cientificas
• UTC — Coordinated Universal Time
• CDA — Command and Data Acquisition

• HEW — Half Energy Width
• ADHSP — Autosomal Dominant Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
• ADD — Architectural Design Document
• SAST — Science Analysis Software Team
• AOM — Acute Otitis Media
• UW — University of Washington
• ALT — Radar Altimeter
• LANL — Los Alamos National Laboratory
• SAO — Semi-Annual Oscillation
• SCB — Software Control Board
• EDC — EROS Data Center
• GAO — Government Accountability Office [formerly the General Accounting Office]
• IA — Interactive
• XIDT — X-Ray Identification Team
• APL — Applied Physics Laboratory (at Johns Hopkins)
• NOSS — National Oceanic Satellite System
• 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
• SCF — Standard Cubic Foot
• GSC — Guide Star Catalog
• DSMB — Data Safety Monitoring Board
• AS — Asperger Syndrome
• UT — University of Tennessee
• ISCCP — International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
• AURIO — Auroral Imaging Observatory
• AR — Aldose Reductase
• UCOLASC — University Committee on Library and Scholarly Communication
• CIDI — Composite International Diagnostic Interview
• JEM — Japanese Experiment Module
• WLAN — Wireless Local Area Network
• CMP — Competitive Medical Plan
• ISAS — Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences (Japan)
• CFC — Chloro Fluoro Carbon
• CDART — Conserved Domain Architecture Retrieval Tool
• AO — Agent Orange
• DCP — Data Collection Platform
• ABM — Agaricus Blazei Murill
• NEMA — National Electric Manufacturer's Association
• ACE — Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
• UT — Universal Time
• DTS — Data Transfer System
• ACC — Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
• MIT — Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.)
• DOL — United States Department of Labor
• DBMS — Data Base Management System
• RD — Reference Document
• NCOS — National Commission on Space
• M — Million
• DDS — Domestic Data Service
• OSS — Office of Space Sciences
• POEM — Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission

• GWP — global warming potential (climate)
• DBP — Defined Benefit Plan
• GMT — Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu)
• PS — Project Scientist
• STEP — Stratosphere Troposphere Exchange Project
• CAP — Catabolite Activator Protein
• MEO — Mid Earth Orbit
• CG — Complementation Group
• NOS — National Ocean Service
• REM — Rocket Engine Module
• NIH — NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
• TRI — Toxics Release Inventory
• STI — Steel Tank Institute
• ASHP — American Society of Hospital Pharmacists
• BAEP — Brainstem Acoustic Evoked Potentials
• AFSCN — Air Force Space Command network
• UCP&T — University Committee on Privilege and Tenure
• CALTRANS — California Department of Transportation
• CD — Coeliac Disease
• RA — Right Ascension
• PSCL — Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory
• SOC — Space Operations Center
• CCA — Chromated Copper Arsenate
• PLSL — Propellants and Life Support Laboratory
• PCA — Principal Component Analysis
• FTC — Federal Trade Commission (U.S.)
• NSSL — National Severe Storms Laboratory
• OAR — Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
• ALERT — Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time
• JOI — Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc.
• TOVS — TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
• SEOS — Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite
• AFIGE — Asymmetric Field Inversion Gel Electrophoresis
• NO2 — Nitrogen Dioxide
• CAA — Clean Air Act (1970, amended in 1977, and again in 1990)
• UCM-TF — University of California, Merced Task Force
• ICF — Instrument Control Facility
• UBA — Umweltbundesamt
• RVU — Relative Value Unit
• BCRP — Breast Cancer Resistance Protein
• SO4 — Sulfate radical
• AD — Applicable Document
• CCC — Cholangiocellular Carcinoma
• SPAS — Shuttle Pallet Satellite(German)
• CE — Cooperative Extension
• CON — Certificate Of Need
• CG — Center of Gravity (DXS)
• JRC — Joint Research Center
• GCP — Good Clinical Practice
• CDR — Common Deleted Region

• NCSU — North Carolina State University
• POGO — Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
• NIST — National Institute of Standards & Technology (US)
• MAHLOVS — Middle and High Latitudes Oceanic Variability Study
• SBSTA — Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice
• KW — Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
• ADC — Affiliated Data Center
• AXAF — Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility
• CGL — Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy
• ASI — Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
• MMA — Minnesota Medical Association
• SPART — Space Research and Technology
• NPI — Norwegian Polar Institute
• ADT — Actual Dive Time
• CC — Clomiphene Citrate
• CID — Combined Immunodeficiency Disease
• AERONOX — Impact of NOx Emissions from Aircraft upon the Atmosphere
• MMI — Man-Machine Interface
• UCMEXUS — UC Institute for Mexico and the United States
• ATM — Atmospheric Transport Model
• UCR&J — University Committee on Rules and Jurisdiction
• CHC — Clathrin Heavy Chain
• CFC-11 — CCl3F, trichlorofluoromethane, Freon-11
• HOP — High Output Paraffin
• AFRRI — (U.S.) Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
• NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)
• AURA — Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.
• ABBA — Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm
• XRD — X-Ray Diffraction
• APEC — Avian Pathogenic Escherichia Coli
• MPE — Mission to Planet Earth
• CAD — Computer-Aided Design
• OSSA — Office of Space Sciences and Applications
• RSRM — Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor
• LLNL — The Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California
• CFTD — Congenital Fiber-Type Disproportion
• CAFS — Conotruncal Anomaly Face Syndrome
• UCACCORD — UC All Campus Collaboration on Outreach and Dissemination
• MHW — Ministry of Health and Welfare
• AASE — Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition
• AEH — Atypical Endometrial Hyperplasia
• ASE — Aerospace Support Equipment
• CAH — Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
• PCMDI — Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison
• RALPH — Reduction and Acquisition of Lunar Pulse Heights
• CHAMEX — Cloud Height And Motion EXperiment
• CG — Ciliary Ganglion
• C — Celsius
• SRSS — Shuttle Range Safety System
• SAM — Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement

• AFOSR — Air Force Office Of Scientific Research(USA)
• ACE — Accessory Cholera Enterotoxin
• CCD — Charge Coupled Device - a device for the movement of electrical charge.
• CDRH — Center for Devices and Radiological Health (Food & Drug Administration)
• G — Gram (g)
• ACF — Aberrant crypt foci
• CV — Cataclysmic Variable
• CGM — Computer Graphics Metafile
• SPP — Solar Physics Payload
• ADNFLE — Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
• FFRDC — Federally Funded Research & Development Center
• VOC — Volatile Organic Compounds (air pollution)
• ARMD — Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• EC — European Community
• ANF — Atrial Natriuretic Factor
• KB — Kilobyte: One thousand and twenty-four bytes kbps kilo bit per second
• EPTOX — Extraction Procedure Toxicity
• CIDP — Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
• WEC — World Energy Council
• AAAS — Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
• CH — Cluster Headache
• ADCP — Adenosine Deaminase Complexing Protein
• AABR — Automated Auditory Brainstem Response
• ICE — International Cometary Explorer
• RTCS — Real-Time Computer System
• CAP — Capital Accumulation Provision
• CCHB — Complete Congenital Heart Block
• MITI — Ministry of International Trade & Industry (Japan)
• SSM/I — Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
• ARC — Ames Research Center (NASA)
• USGS — United States Geological Survey (DOI)
• ADOA — Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy
• SI — Solar Influences
• SAR — synthetic aperture radar (satellite)
• MBPS — Megabits per second
• CALLA — common acute lymphoblastic leukemia antigen
• AL — Ad libitum
• CBPI — Cytokinesis-Block Proliferation Index
• HALLIP — Heterogeneous and Liquid Phase Processes (EUROTRAC)
• HIRA — Health Industry Representatives Association
• LEGRI — Low Energy Gamma-Ray Imager
• PPMV — Parts Per Million by Volume
• CAI — Complete Androgen Insensitivity
• OAI — Official Action Indicated (serious Food & Drug Administration post-inspection classification)
• DPU — data processing unit
• EAS — External Anal Sphincter
• GOES — Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
• ADMI — American Dye Manufacturers Institute
• SSBUV — shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
• DAT — Digital Audio Tape

• BFH — Benign Familial Hematuria
• AOL — Airborne Oceanographic LIDAR
• BIBEX — Biomass Burning Experiment (IGAC programme)
• GTI — Good Time Interval
• APL — Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
• GHZ — Gigahertz
• GOOS — Global Ocean Observing System (IOC, UNESCO, WMO, and ICSU)
• HTML — Hyper Text Markup Language
• BLAST — Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
• AGNIC — Agriculture Network Information Center
• PBX — Public Branch Exchange
• AWACS — Airborne Warning And Control System
• ARISTOTELES — Applications and Research Involving Space Technologies Observing the Earth's Field from Low Earth Orbiting Satellite
• CAMP — Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
• DOS — United States Department of State
• EIA — Extended Interaction Amplifier
• LHV — lower heating value
• RMS — Royal Meteorological Society
• VAI — Voluntary Action Indicated (Food & Drug Administration postaudit inspection classification)
• JAMA — Journal of the American Medical Association
• AWD — Alive With Disease
• NOX — Nitrogen Oxide
• CIDS — Circular Intensity Differential Scattering
• ACE — Aerosol Characterization Experiment
• ASAP — Atypical Small Acinar Proliferation
• POS — Point of Service Plan
• ABLE — Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment
• ADCA — autosomal-dominant cerebellar ataxia
• CINO3 — chlorine nitrate
• GPC — Global Processing Center
• NSSDC — National Space Science Data Center (Greenbelt, MD)
• ADCI — American Die Casting Institute
• AAD — Age at Diagnosis
• TAG — Technical Advisory Group for Biological Control Agents of Weeds
• ADF — Amsterdam density functional
• DEMUX — Demultiplexer
• ADA — Automatic Data Acquisition
• OSHA — Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)
• ISU — International Space University
• CIE — Chinese Institute of Electronics
• AMI — Active Microwave Instrument
• NRL — Naval Research Laboratory
• LBNL — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
• NGI — Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
• DFAD — Digital Feature Analysis Data (dee-fad)
• AH — Amphipathic Helix
• AAOE — Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment
• AAH — Atypical Adenomatous Hyperplasia
• QRSL — quick-reaction space laboratory
• ARCD — Acquired Renal Cystic Disease

• DCS — Data Collection System (NOAA Polar Orbiting Satellites)
• CSIRO — Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (Australia)
• CE — Caenorhabditis elegans
• CLH — Cutaneous Lymphoid Hyperplasia
• STC — Science and Technology Center
• NAFTA — North American Free Trade Agreement
• AGC — atypical glandular cells
• FWHM — Full Width, Half Maximum
• CMD — Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
• CDT — Cytolethal Distending Toxin
• ARMS — Amplification Refractory Mutation
• NDA — New Drug Application
• DTS — Digital Transmission Systems, Inc.
• CHA — Congenital Hypoplastic Anemia
• HCHO — formaldehyde (also written as CH2O)
• CMA — Chemical Manufacturers Association
• AE — Adverse Event
• AADC — Aromatic Acid Decarboxylase
• BC — Breast Cancer
• SIB — Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
• AAU — Acute Anterior Uveitis
• AAO — Age At Onset
• BMFT — Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie (Germany)
• B-ISDN — Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network
• AK — Adenylate Kinase
• TTA — Time to Apogee
• ABA — Agaricus Bisporus Agglutinin
• BCR — Breakpoint Cluster Region
• CDC — Centers for Disease Control
• VDC — Voltage Direct Current
• WMO — World Meteorological Organization (ICSU)
• CAH — Chronic Active Hepatitis
• QM — Qualification Model
• IASI — Improved Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer
• ABD — Actin Binding Domain
• ICC — Instrument Control Center
• RM — Radiation Monitor
• KM — Kilometer (1,000 meters)
• GHTF — Global Harmonization Task Force
• MCC — Mission Control Center (JSC)
• IEA — International Energy Agency (Paris)
• UNCCD — United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
• TC — Telecommand
• NIC — National Ice Center
• EBCDIC — Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code
• FFW — Feet of Fresh Water
• FOM — Figure Of Merit
• NDVI — Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
• PHS — Public Health Service (U.S.)
• CMHC — Community Mental Health Center

• ASM — American Society for Microbiology
• LH — Labor-Hour
• AEV — Avian Erythroblastosis Virus
• ISO 14155 — Current Widely Accepted Standard
• HHS — Health and Human Services Department
• AB — Alcian Blue
• CFS — Cancer Family Syndrome
• AA — Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
• UCI — University of California, Irvine
• KBPS — kilobits per second
• HCN — Hydrogen Cyanide Nitrogen
• BAL — Bronchial Alveolar Lavage
• ASQ — Alpha System Qualification
• DUART — Dual Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
• ASMT — American Society for Medical Technology
• ESPI — European Space Policy Institute
• AL — annulate lamellae
• RDP — Recreational Dive Planner
• AGE — Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
• GCOS — Global Climate Observing System (WMO, IOC, UNEP, and ICSU)
• CISS — Chromosome In Situ Suppression
• ACF — Aberrant Crypt Focus
• TOMS — Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (satellite Instrument)
• ETAC — Environmental Technical Applications Center (USAF)
• GERB — Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
• MDD — Medical Device Directive
• BSI — British Standards Institution
• ADNIV — Autosomal Dominant Neovascular Inflammatory Vitreoretinopathy
• CREST — Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center (Puerto Rico)
• FACS — Facilities Assignment and Control System
• AAD — Acidic Activation Domain
• AEP — American Electric Power Company, Inc.
• ACMNPV — Autographa Californica Multiple Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
• CLD — combined lipase deficiency
• CLP — Chlorine Loading Potential
• ESL — English as a second language
• CFTC — Commodity Futures Trading Commission
• MFCS — Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science
• BBXRT — Broadband XRay Telescope
• ADVAMED — Advanced Medical Technology Association
• AAU — Association of American Universities
• CGAP — Cancer Genome Anatomy Project
• MASER — microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
• AGU — American Geophysical Union
• CG — Celera Genomics Corporation
• AP — alkaline phosphatase
• CDI — Color Doppler Imaging
• MERIS — Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
• UNCED — United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
• EGSE — Electrical Ground Support Equipment

• FIRST — Far Infrared Space Telescope
• RID — Review Item Discrepancy
• MSLP — Mean Sea Level Pressure
• DGVM — Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (GAIM)
• MDS — Medium Deep Survey
• KJ — kilojoule (energy measure)
• CME — Cystoid Macular Edema
• ASV — Avian Sarcoma Virus
• CLP — Chromosome Length Polymorphism
• ADPSP — Autosomal Dominant Pure Spastic Paraplegia
• INT — Isaac Newton Telescope
• CCAM — Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation
• AGMK — African Green Monkey Kidney
• AMIA — The American Medical Informatics Association
• FAHS — Federation of American Health Systems
• ECOSOC — Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
• MTS — Microwave Temperature Sounder
• TGT — TDRSS Ground Terminal
• CCE — Comprehensive Clinical Examination
• ALS — Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis
• MDT — Maximum Dive Time
• EUD — Exploration of the Universe Division
• ADPEO — Autosomal Dominant Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia
• AACC — American Association for Clinical Chemists
• NWS — National Weather Service (formerly U.S. Weather Bureau)
• IDTF — Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility
• SIMD — Single Instruction, Multiple Data (system) (processor)
• CZCS — Coastal Zone Color Scanner
• AMSU-A — Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A AMTS
• ITCZ — Intertropical Convergence Zone (of Seawater)
• AO — aldehyde oxidase
• ASOS — Automated Surface Observing System
• AMC — Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita
• CACD — Central Areolar Choroidal Dystrophy
• NRS — Natural Reserve System
• AGEP — Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis
• MOM — Mission Operations Manager
• ATD — ASPHYXIATING THORACIC DYSTROPHY
• JFET — junction field effect transistor
• WHT — William Herschel Telescope
• CALAS — Cryptococcal Antigen Latex Agglutination System
• PPT — parts per trillion (1012)
• SEASTAR — Spacecraft flying SeaWIFS
• AFT — Acute Functional Tolerance
• CEF — chick embryo fibroblast
• BAV — Bicuspid Aortic Valve
• BAS — British Andrology Society
• BPI — bits per inch
• CSI — Construction Specifications Institute
• AARI — Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (Russian Federation)

• CGL — Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia
• EC — executive committee
• SPADE — Stratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition
• RSS — root-sum-square
• ARA — American Rheumatism Association
• DHS — Data Handling Subsystem
• CFH — Complement Factor H
• GTE — Global Tropospheric Experiment
• TDT — Total Dive Time
• DHHS — Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.)
• ARHSP — Autosomal Recessive Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
• MAGSAT — Magnetic Field Satellite
• PREST — Policy Research in Engineering, Science & Technology
• SARSAT — Search and Rescue Satellite
• AFLPS — Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms
• ACA — Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans
• CDV — Canine Distemper Virus
• CLA — Cutaneous Lymphocyte Antigen
• OM — Optical Monitor
• CIIP — Chronic Idiopathic Intestinal Pseudoobstruction
• GARP — Global Atmospheric Research Program (WMO, ICSU, and NOAA)
• AEG — Acidic Epididymal Glycoprotein
• BD — binding domain
• AMTS — Advanced Moisture and Temperature Sounder
• MOP — Mortgage Origination Program
• USLE — Universal Soil Loss Equation (erosion Model)
• CIRA — COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere
• RMS — Root-Mean-Square
• USGCRP — United States Global Change Research Program
• CBER — Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
• CPI — characters per inch
• AMDT — Adjusted Maximum Dive Time
• BAP — Bacterial Alkaline Phosphatase
• WIPP — Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (for Nuclear Wastes)
• EBI — European Bioinformatics Institutetute
• CBCL — Child Behavior Checklist
• CDCR — Conceptual Design and Cost Review
• NCI — National Cancer Institute, USA
• BA — benzoic acid
• STP — standard temperature and pressure (0° and 1 atm)
• CKII — Casein Kinase II
• NO3 — Nitrate Radical
• APHA — American Pharmaceutical Association
• ERS — ESA Remote Sensing Satellite
• CCT — Computer Compatible Tape
• CMU — Concrete Masonry Unit
• AE — Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
• ERA — Employee Reimbursement Account
• ARH — Autosomal Recessive Hypercholesterolemia
• CB — cord blood

• ASA — Antarctic Support Associates
• MSS — Mission Support System
• HCL — Hydrogen Chloride
• AACI — Association of American Cancer Institutes
• NHC — United States National Hurricane Center
• HDF — Hierarchical Data Format
• WFC — World Food Council
• CAK — Cell Adhesion Kinase
• BA — biliary atresia
• AGWP — Absolute Global Warming Potential
• S/W — Software
• ADH — Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia
• ORNL — Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
• CONACYT — Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia
• AER — Apical Ectodermal Ridge
• EASOE — European Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Experiment
• JHIT — Joint Healthcare Information Technology Alliance
• BFCNS — Basal forebrain cholinergic neurons
• IMS — Information Management System (LTPP)
• DYAX — Dyax Corp.
• COARE — Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (TOGA and WCRP)
• AAP — amino acid permease
• UTLS — Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere
• K — Kelvin (absolute temperature scale)
• CGH — Congenital Generalized Hypertrichosis
• BEI — Backscattered Electron Imaging (electron microscopy technique)
• AQCR — Air Quality Control Region (US) (environment)
• AFGF — Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor
• ADO — Allelic Drop Out
• DOY — Day of Year
• EUV — Extreme Ultraviolet Vertical
• AI — Association Index
• GCC — Global Change Category
• IRAS — Infrared Astronomy Satellite
• GTCE — Global Tropospheric Chemistry Experiment
• ADC — Analogue to Digital Converter
• AGL — Acute Granulocytic Leukemia
• IAPM — International Association of Medical Prosthesis Manufacturers
• AFOS — Automation of Field Operations and Services
• FCCC — For the Framework Convention on Climate Change
• JAAME — Japanese Association for the Advancement of Medical Equipment
• ACD — Avellino Corneal Dystrophy
• ANN — Artificial Neural Network
• KBPS — KiloBytes per second
• EOSAT — Earth Observation Satellite Co.
• ADI — Autosomal Dominant Ichthyosis
• EAA — Experiment Aircraft Association
• NCC — Network Control Center (GSFC)
• APA — Administrative Procedure Act
• FFM — Full Face Mask

• SO2 — Sulfur Dioxide
• BDT — Binary Decision Tree
• MASSMEDIC — Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council
• FIFE — First ISLSCP Field Experiment
• LRA — Laser Retroreflector Array
• CD — Chemistry Division
• EVA — Extra-Vehicular Activity
• RPE — Relative Pointing Error
• NABR — National Association for Biomedical Research
• DWS — Doppler Wind Sensor
• DLT — Digital Linear Tape
• CA — Control area (EU) – The portion of the generation and transmission system controlled by a single transmission system operator. (See also TSO).
• CIC — Circulating Immune Complex
• JIM — Job Information Memorandum
• HMMR — High-resolution Multifrequency Microwave Radiometer
• GOS — Geomagnetic Observing System
• ALSPP — Atmospheric and Land Surface Processes Project
• MB — Millibar(s)
• BIO — Biotechnology Industry Organization
• BTD — Brightness Temperature Difference
• IDL — Interactive Data Language
• CARDS — Comprehensive Aerological Reference Data Set
• AEL — After Egg Laying
• CLRI — Central Leather Research Institute
• CPL — Cloud Physics Lidar
• AK — acetate kinase
• CL — Cleft Lip
• ADG — Average Daily Gain
• CC — corpus callosum
• TOD — Theoretical Ocean Depth
• BED — Bornholm Eye Disease
• DDE — Distributive Data Environment (McIDAS)
• FDLI — Food and Drug Law Institute
• GGS — Global Geospace Science
• DOF — Department of Finance
• NMC — National Meteorological Center (US)
• IGAC — International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Program of the IGBP
• CRADA — Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (with National Institutes of Health)
• AM — Acral Melanoma
• CAE — Childhood Absence Epilepsy
• DAAC — Distributed Active Archive Center
• GEMS — Global Environmental Monitoring System (UNEP)
• AO — Amine Oxidase
• GFDL — Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (NOAA US)
• LIMS — Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere
• ADALT — Advanced Radar Altimeter
• ABC — Autism Behavior Checklist
• ERBE — Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
• DANR — Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
• CZMA — US Coastal Zone Management Act

• LIS — Lightning Imaging Sensor
• ALTS — Atypical Lipomatous Tumors
• ISY — International Space Year (1992)
• DOH — Department of Health (various countries)
• NRCS — Natural Resources Conservation Service
• AIMS — Ancestry informative markers
• ACCS — Acinar Cell Carcinomas
• CFCS — Chlorofluorocarbons
• GRID — Global Resource Information Database (UNEP)
• ICSU — International Council of Scientific Unions
• II — Interdisciplinary Investigator
• HRI — High Resolution Imager
• HALOE — Halogen Occultation Experiment
• SOM — Spacecraft Operations Manager
• DO — Diving Officer
• BFIC — Benign Familial Infantile Convulsions
• CEI — Converting Enzyme Inhibitor
• CKI — casein kinase I
• CIASTA — Cooperative Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Terrestrial Applications
• ECC — Electrochemical Concentration Cell
• CBB — Common Bacterial Blight
• AP — arterial pressure
• EIR — Environmental Impact Report
• GCRP — Global Change Research Program
• DIFAX — Digital Facsimile
• HST — Hubble Space Telescope
• CHED — Congenital Heredity Endothelial Dystrophy
• AGR — accessory gene regulator
• ASCRS — American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery's
• ISTP — International Solar Terrestrial Physics
• OPEP — Organisation des Pays Exportateurs de Pétrole
• CALGB — Cancer and Leukemia Group B
• ALD — alcoholic liver diseases
• CBN — Cellular Blue Nevi
• APECED — Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy
• URD — User Requirements Document
• CIRRIS — Cryogenic Infrared Radiance Instrument for Shuttle
• CCITT — Comit? Consultatif International T?l?graphique et T?l?phonique
• BEL — Bovine Embryonic Lung
• CAD — Cold Agglutinin Disease
• CIT — California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
• ACLL — Atypical Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
• NASPY — North American Society of Electro Physiology and Pacing
• CC — colorectal cancer
• APAG — Academic Policy Advisory Group
• NCEP — National Centers For Environmental Prediction (form. NMC; NWS Center)
• AP — acute pancreatitis
• NSC — Norwegian Space Center
• CBFB — Core Binding Factor Beta
• CCR — Complex Chromosome Rearrangement

• AII — Angiotensin II
• BUREC — United States Bureau of Reclamation (government)
• BOL — Beginning of Life
• DCIEM — Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine
• CM — cytoplasmic membrane
• TRMM — Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (US-Japan)
• CEOS — Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
• ICR — Indirect Cost Recovery
• CFP — Cyan Fluorescent Protein
• IWGDMGC — Interagency Working Group on Data Management for Global Change
• ACARS — Aeronautical Radio, Inc. Communication and Recording System
• RSO — Resident Space Object
• WEFAX — Weather Facsimile
• CU — University of Colorado at Boulder
• AMLL — Acute Mixed Lineage Leukemia
• AMOS — Automated Meteorological Observing System
• ASAIO — American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
• ADCC — Autosomal Dominant Congenital Cataract
• EMC — Environmental Modeling Center
• DOI — Department of the Interior (US)
• KEV — kilo electron volts
• ADCLS — Advanced Data Collection and Location System
• APTTS — Activated Partial Thromboplastin Times
• NIEHS — National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (National Institutes of Health)
• AY — Academic Year
• BFNC — Benign Familial Neonatal Convulsions
• AJ — adherens junction
• SRD — Software Requirements Document
• AHRR — Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Repressor
• AGFS — Aviation Gridded Forecast System
• CD — cortical dysplasia
• SAA — Solar Aspect Angle
• SVT — System Validation Test
• CG — cortical granule
• MCP — Multi Channel Plate
• CART — Classification And Regression Tree (method In Statistical Analysis)
• JERS-1 — Japanese Earth Remote-sensing Satellite-1
• SID — Structure Identifier
• BBD — Benign Breast Disease
• HIAA — Health Insurance Association of America
• CCRCC — Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
• ALP — ATHEROGENIC LIPOPROTEIN PHENOTYPE
• DSDP — Deep-Sea Drilling Project
• ACEC — Area of Critical Environmental Concern
• ATM — Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutant
• ASPS — Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma
• EMEX — Equatorial Mesoscale Experiment
• HCIS — Health Care Information System
• CCI — Canadian Circumpolar Institute
• IGBP — International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme

• ASE — Absence Status Epilepticus
• CFTR — cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator protein
• AFC — Amniotic Fluid Cells
• APAR — Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation
• CAPS — Center for the Analysis and Prediction of Storms
• SSD — Software Specification Document
• HIRS — High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder
• UNECE — United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
• CCK — Cancer Center Karolinska
• AO — active oxygen
• CEL — Carboxyl Ester Lipase
• CHPA — Consumer Healthcare Products Association
• ALCL — Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
• ALADIN — Interactive sky atlas developed by CDS Strasbourg
• ACC — Australian Cancer Council
• ARM — Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (DOE program)
• DEMA — Diving Equipment Manufacturers Association
• CCMV — Cowpea Chlorotic Mottle Virus
• CMS — Correctional Medical Services
• PDUFA — Prescription Drug User Fee Act (1992, U.S.)
• ISEE — International Sun-Earth Explorer
• PROM — Programmable Read Only Memory (chip)
• AH — adrenal hypoplasia
• CBT — Cord Blood Transplant
• CCM — Cerebral Cavernous Malformation
• ED — Department of Education (US)
• MIP — Minimum Ionising Particle
• AGI — Arabidopsis Genome Initiative
• AZOOR — Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy
• BEV — Baboon Endogenous Virus
• GSM — Ground Segment Manager
• AMOS — Air Force Maui Optical System
• BDV — Borna Disease Virus
• AE — anion exchanger
• ARVD — arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
• CD — cytochalasin D
• RSNA — The Radiological Society of North America, Inc.
• EPACT — Energy Policy Act of 1992 (US)
• CEES — Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences
• MAFI — Medical Alert Foundation International
• AO — Airway obstruction
• LITE — Lidar In-space Technology Experiment
• CMK — Cytidine Monophosphate Kinase
• ALT — Atypical Lipomatous Tumor
• SWHG — Social Welfare History Group
• SARS — Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
• ECMWF — European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
• CD-ROM — Compact Disk-Read Only Memory
• CAA — Chronic Aplastic Anemia
• BUFR — Binary Universal Form for the Representation (of data)

• S/C — Spacecraft
• CE — ciliary epithelium
• PD — Photo Diode
• CPSC — Consumer Product Safety Commission
• LEOP — Launch and Early Orbit Phase
• AUL — Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia
• AIL — Advance Intercross Line
• CE — cornified envelope
• EOF — Empirical Orthogonal Function
• LEFI — Local Electric Field Instrument
• AMSR-E — Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS
• CES — Cat Eye Syndrome
• AMAD — Activity Median Aerodynamic Diameter
• CLAES — Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer
• AVF — Abdominal Visceral Fat
• CEFS — chicken embryonic fibroblasts
• CRO — Cathode-Ray Oscilloscope
• BCNS — Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome
• APKD — Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease
• NCAR — National Center for Atmospheric Research (US)
• LANDSAT — Land Remote-Sensing Satellite
• TOPEX — Ocean Topography Experiment
• BCP — Basal Cell Papilloma
• CSIS — Centralized Storm Information System
• ASEC — Applied Solar Energy Corporation
• CSREES — Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
• ANL — The Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Ill
• GAC — Global Area Coverage
• OTF — On-Target Flag
• CRREL — Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (COE)
• ALADIN — Atmospheric Laser Doppler Instrument
• ATS — Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome
• ARP — Aldehyde Reactive Probe
• ID — IDentifier
• IV&V — independent verification and validation
• HFMA — Healthcare Financial Management Association
• ALP — Automated Linkage Preprocessor
• APLS — Acute Promyelocytic Leukemias
• HIS — Health Information Systems
• IDS — Interdisciplinary Science
• GBPS — Gigabits per second
• BCAC — Basal Cell Adenocarcinoma
• SLIES — Stratospheric Limb Infrared Emission Spectrometer
• AAPC — Attenuated Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
• EJ — Expansion Joint
• APRE — Acute Phase Response Element
• PSU — power supply unit
• UNITAR — United Nations Institute for Training and Research
• AN — Aspergillus Nidulans
• CDGE — Constant Denaturant Gel Electrophoresis

• ADOM — Acid Deposition And Oxidant Model (air Pollution)
• TA — Teaching Assistant
• AP — accelerated phase
• CAA — Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
• GOME — Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment
• BLCMD — BiLevel CoMmanD (DXS)
• CFA — colony forming assay
• OASH — Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
• AMV — Avian Myeloblastosis Virus
• CH — Centrosome hyperamplification
• UCAR — University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
• INPAC — Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
• IWG — Investigators Working Group
• SHEIR — Society of Higher Education & Industrial Research
• CGN — Cerebellar Granule Neurons
• HYREX — Hydrological Radar Experiment
• AF — activation function
• AD — Agar Dilution
• FAUI — Federation of Australian Underwater Instructors
• CHR — complete hematologic response
• CAC — Coronary Artery Calcification
• BD — Bipolar Disorder
• CCFDN — Congenital cataracts facial dysmorphism neuropathy
• MCP — Meteorological Communications Package
• IRTS — Infrared Temperature Sounder
• AN — Anorexia Nervosa
• DISEL — Diseno e Ingenieria de Systemas Electronicos
• ADRP — Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa
• JMA — Japan Meteorological Agency
• AP — Adenomatous POLYPs
• CLMA — Clinical Laboratory Management Association
• X-SAR — X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
• SDE — Software Development Environment
• ARSS — Autonomous Replication Sequences
• TDRSS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
• SNRI — Sierra Nevada Research Institute
• ESE — Earth Science Enterprise
• USPHS — United States Public Health Service
• AH — absorptive hypercalciuria
• CALLA — Common Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Antigen
• CIV — Chilo Iridescent Virus
• AIBS — American Institute of Biological Sciences
• HIBCC — Health Industry Business Communications Council
• SCPI — Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments
• SPOT — Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre (France)
• AC — Adenylyl Cyclase
• CDTS — cytolethal distending toxins
• AP — amyloid plaques
• DPV — Diver Propulsion Vehicle
• ACD — Aeronautical Charting Division (NOS)

• ARJP — Autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism
• CIIT — Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology
• NDIU — Network Data Interface Unit
• CTD — Conductivity, Temperature and Depth
• DXS — Diffuse X-Ray Spectrometer
• CCGA — Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs
• ADAAC — Affiliated Distributed Active Archive Center
• AOS — Active Oxygen Species
• CDIC — cytoplasmic dynein intermediate chain
• TOGA — Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere
• CCF — Current Calibration File
• ATMOS — Atmospheric Trace Molecules Observed by Spectroscopy
• CHP — Combined heat and power
• ARPKD — Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
• DTS — Digital Termination Service
• ACMSU — Atmospheric Chemistry Modelling Support Unit
• BAL — Biphenotypic Acute Leukemia
• CO-I — Co-Investigator
• CALL — Common Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• ACMNPV — Autographa Californica Multinucleocapsid Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
• AT — Arabidopsis thaliana
• ART — Assisted Reproductive Technology
• APL — Altered Peptide Ligand
• CAV — Coronary Artery Vasculopathy
• AAUC — Alumni Associations of the University of California
• ASFV — African Swine Fever Virus
• CBSCT — Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
• CIN — Chronic Idiopathic Neutropenia
• ASHOE — Airborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment
• CIBD — Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• SMMR — Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer
• AFLP — Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphic
• AOML — Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (Miami, Florida) (ERL)
• UNFCCC — United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• GLOSS — Global Sea Level Observing System (of IOC)
• CE — central element
• AO — announcement of opportunity
• SAFIRE — Spectroscopy of the Atmosphere Using Far-Infrared Emission
• AEA — Atomic Energy Authority
• NAHIT — National Alliance for Health Information Technology
• ONR — Office of Naval Research (U.S.)
• DMA — U.S. Defense Mapping Agency
• ALCLS — Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphomas
• SNPA — Subnetwork Point of Attachment
• IMAU — Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht
• CDOS — Customer Data and Operations System
• ALF — automated laser fluorescence
• CES — Central Excitatory State
• UH — University of Heidelberg
• HRSA — U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration

• APM — Affected Pedigree Member
• LWIR — Long-Wavelength Infrared
• HIMSS — Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
• EUMETSAT — European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
• NWP — Numerical Weather Prediction
• CCA — Cortical cerebellar atrophy
• EDAC — Error Detection And Correction
• WHOI — Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• FTS — File Transfer System
• CHR — Complete Hematologic Remission
• AE — Assemble Axial Elements
• AI — Amelogenesis imperfecta
• DPSS — Data Processing Services Subsystem
• AR — adaptive response
• EAD — Equivalent Air Depth
• AHL — Acyl Homoserine Lactone
• PSF — Point-Spread Function
• AIEOP — Associazione Italiana Ematologia Oncologia Pediatrica
• NCSC — National Council of Senior Citizens
• IPEM — Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
• PS/2 — Personal System/2 (Microsoft)
• PI — Principle Investigator
• DUD — duodenal ulcer disease
• STA — Science and Technology Agency (Japan)
• EESC — Equivalent Effective Stratospheric Chlorine
• TM — Thematic Mapper (Landsat)
• AD — axiodistal
• EEC — European Economic Commission
• ACNPV — Autographa Californica Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
• APPS — Acute Phase Proteins
• CG — Comparative Genometrics
• CDC — Child Development Centre
• DMAC — Diving Medical Advisory Committee
• TOGA/COARE — Toga/Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment
• CNR — Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy)
• BCTV — Beet Curly Top Virus
• ARF — Alternative Reading Frame
• AS — Alport syndrome
• ALSC — Adirondack Lake Survey Corporation
• AISA — Acquired Idiopathic Sideroblastic Anemia
• NNSA — National Nuclear Security Administration
• MT — Measured Time
• COAPEC — Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Processes and European Climate
• AI — Aromatase Inhibitor
• SEU — Single Event Upset
• DAMTP — Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (Cambridge)
• MIAA — Medical Industry Association of Australia
• EOS — Earth Observing System (U.S.)
• AEP — Alkaline Extracellular Protease
• CANS — Central Auditory Nervous System

• CLD — Congenital Lactase Deficiency
• CNES — Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (France)
• RASS — radio-acoustic sounding system
• SEU — Structure and Evolution of the Universe
• AEV — Avian Encephalomyelitis Virus
• AAR — abnormal anaphase resolution
• AMSU — Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
• BODC — British Oceanographic Data Centre
• RA — Regulatory Affairs
• ICOLC — International Consortium of Library Consortia
• CAH — Congenital Adrenal Hypoplasia
• ATLAS — ACTIVITIES Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science
• UCSF — University of California, San Francisco
• APC — Ambulatory Payment Class
• VOS — Voluntary Observing Ship
• MITRE — Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research Establishment
• DLCF — Data Link Control Field
• APC — Anterior polar cataract
• NAREGI — National Research Grid Initiative
• EXOSAT — European X-Ray Observatory Satellite
• EDIS — Environmental Data and Information Service
• CAR — Cell Adhesion Regulator
• CBV — Coxsackie B Viruses
• CAPD — Chronic Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
• CAMS — Cell Adhesion Molecules
• MEPED — medium energy proton and electron detector
• ADL — Acid Detergent Lignin
• CHH — Crustacean Hyperglycemic Hormone
• ISSC — International Social Science Council
• CLG — Certified Local Government
• ALC — Anaplastic Large Cell
• MEDEC — Medical Devices Canada
• SDC — Swiss Development Corporation
• QAO — Quality Assurance Office
• NCDC — National Climatic Data Center
• CEC — Commission of the European Communities ;
• CTI — Charge Transfer Inefficiency
• BCC — Burkholderia Cepacia Complex
• CSA — Canadian Standards Association (like UL)
• AES — Atmospheric Environment Service (Canada)
• CAN — Chronic Allograft Nephropathy
• ALH — Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia
• BCCS — Basal Cell Carcinomas
• CDA — congenital dyserythropoietic anemia
• ACIS — Automated Cellular Imaging System
• CRU — Climate Research Unit (East Anglia)
• OBDH — On-Board Data Handler
• HDP — Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
• EOSP — Earth Observing Scanner Polarimeter
• GEDEX — Greenhouse Effect Detection Experiment

• MPIA — Max Planck Institut für Aeronomie (Germany)
• NEXRAD — Next-Generation Weather Radar (NWS)
• CRG — Council for Responsible Genetics
• AOIPS — Atmospheric and Oceanographic Information Processing System
• BACT — Best Available Control Technology
• EOSDIS — Earth Observing System Data and Information System (sic FCW 9/97)
• CCR — Complete Cytogenetic Response
• DMAP — Digital MAPping, charting and geodesy analysis program
• ECRI — Emergency Care Research Institute
• EUDRA — European Drug Regulatory Authorities Network
• FGP — Faculty Grants Program
• PSSM — Polish Society for Sexual Medicine
• AH — adenomatous hyperplasia
• ADH — Atypical Duct Hyperplasia
• HIDA — Health Industry Distributors Association
• MF/MAGNOLIA — Magnetic Field Experiment
• CI — Continuous Infusion
• MJD — Modified Julian Date
• HCFCS — Hydrochlorofluorocarbons
• AMIP — Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project
• AS — Asparagine Synthetase
• CBI — Confederation of British Industries
• BC — breast carcinoma
• ARCI — Autosomal Recessive Congenital Ichthyosis
• CA — Contagious agalactia
• CDF — Cerebellar Deficient Folia
• AUP — Adjusted Unbiased Prediction
• DES — Divers Environmental Survey
• ISTAHC — International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care
• JCAHO — Joint Committee on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
• ASMD — Anterior Segment Mesenchymal Dysgenesis
• PMEL — Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (NOAA and ERL)
• ASF — African Swine Fever
• MOPH — Ministry of Public Health
• DCM — Dispersion Compensation Module
• CDS — commonly deleted segment
• AVHRR GAC — AVHRR Global Area Coverage
• CFC — Chloroflourocarbon
• CALS — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (UW–Madison)
• CLL — Chronic Lymphoid Leukaemia
• CAMP — Childhood Asthma Management Program
• AICR — American Institute for Cancer Research
• MOS-1 — Marine Observation Satellite (Japan)
• MESSR — Multispectral Electronic Self-Scanning Radiometer
• CFRI — Central Fuel Research Institute (India)
• NH3 — Ammonia
• SDSS — Sloan Digital Sky Survey
• DOA — Department of Administration (US)
• DIN — Deutsches Institut fuer Normung
• AD — Alzheimer Disease

• CEC — critical electrolyte concentration
• CAR — Constitutive Androstane Receptor
• SZA — Solar Zenith Angle
• DSC — Direct Satellite Communications
• SUNY — State Universityrsity of New York
• DAN — Diver’s Alert Network
• ACGM — Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting
• PROPAC — Prospective Payment Assessment Commission
• APBSCT — Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant
• CCR — Continuous Complete Remission
• TSE — Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
• AHH — anosmia and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
• NED — Network of Egghead Divers
• LIGG — Lanzhou Institute of Glaciology and Geocryology
• ICAIR — International Centre for Antarctic Information and Research
• CCR — Cost-Charge Ratio
• JIF — Japan-Indonesia Science and Technology Forum
• DIU — Detector Interface Unit (DXS)
• CEP — Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria
• CM — complete mole
• CH — chloral hydrate
• CGH — Comparative Gene Hybridization
• AGT — average generation time
• CITRIS — Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society
• DSMA — Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance
• CS&S — Computer Sciences and Statistics (UW-MSN)
• OHTA — Office of Health Technology Assessment
• CH — contact hypersensitivity
• NISTEP — National Institute of Science and Technology Policy
• ASCT — Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation
• PPR — problems with the Photopolarimeter Radiometer
• CCV — Channel Catfish Virus
• MAESA — Measurements for Assessing the Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft
• J.S.D. — Doctor of the Science of Law
• NIR — Near Infrared
• CCE — Charge Collection Efficiency
• CFAS — Colonization factor antigens
• HIRDLS — HIgh-Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (EOS)
• HOX — odd hydrogen (OH and H2O2)
• NCBI — National Center for Biotechnology Information
• AWD — abnormal wing discs
• MRI — Meteorlogical Research Institute (Japan)
• MDDI — Medical Device and Diagnostics Industry
• INDA — Investigational New Drug Application
• EXPRESSO — Experiment for Regional Sources and Sinks of Oxidants
• ACOS — Attitude and Orbit Control System
• CAF — Conotruncal Anomaly Face
• ARS — Autonomous Replication Sequence
• SWIRLS — Stratospheric Wind Infrared Limb Sounder
• JCCT — Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (US-China)

• BEF — Bromine Efficiency Factor
• GPCP — Global Precipitation Climatology Project
• SSMS — Society for Sexual Medicine of Slovenia
• ORATOS — Orbit and Attitude Operating System
• ABCS — Active Bacterial Core Surveillance
• BB — Borrelia burgdorferi
• AR — apoptotic rate
• CMD — Cartilage Matrix Deficiency
• SIGMA — High Energy X-ray Instrument
• MKS — meter-kilogram-second (measurement system; replaced by SI) (preferred over "MKS")
• ARC — Arctic Radiation and Chemistry experiment
• PNNL — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE) (US)
• MIR — Management Information Report
• CLAG — Cytoadherence Linked Asexual Gene
• MTPPI — Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute
• CI — Cerebral Infarction
• SERC — Science and Engineering Research Council
• UCRP — University of California Retirement Plan
• AIM — Acute Infectious Mononucleosis
• CEA — Collie Eye Anomaly
• POES — Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite
• CWB — Central Weather Bureau (Taiwan)
• GOSTA — Global Ocean Surface Temperature Atlas
• DU — Dobson Unit
• FDH — Fixed Dynamical Heating
• CH — Calponin homology
• AOT — Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumour
• CB — carotid body
• ICD-9-CM — International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition
• AMTIC — Ambient Monitoring Technology Information Center
• CGAM — Centre for Global Atmospheric Modelling
• CPC — Climate Prediction Center (NWS Center)
• CCS — clear cell sarcoma
• AFG — Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
• IES — Institute of Environmental Sciences
• FNRS — Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (Belgium)
• ASE — Air-Sea Exchange experiment (EUROTRAC)
• IEOS — International Earth Observing System
• CEF — Chicken embryonic fibroblast
• MRT — Mission Readiness Test
• CH — cystic hygroma
• DP — dermal papilla
• AOT — Aerosol Optical Thickness
• NGDC — National Geophysical Data Center (NOAA)
• BANF — Bilateral Acoustic Neurofibromatosis
• PSS — Procedures, Specifications and Standards
• CENELEC — European Committee for Electromechanical Standardisation
• HRPT — High Resolution Picture Transmission
• LRDP — Long Range Development Plan
• RT — Real Time (R/T Preferred)

• EIGA — European Industrial Gases Association
• AHF — Attitude History File
• MCIDAS — Man-computer Interactive Data Access System
• BITNET — Because It's Time Network
• RVAU — Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
• ADH — Autosomal Dominant Hypercholesterolemia
• BDC — Bellini Duct Carcinoma
• AN — accessory nuclei
• ANNS — Artificial Neural Networks
• AH — aniline hydrochloride
• APB — Alternative Pyrimidine Biosynthetic
• EADS — Engineering and Data Analysis System
• NH — Northern Hemisphere
• CARA — Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica
• JGOFS — Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (IGBP programme)
• CFPS — culture filtrate proteins
• AMPS — Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System
• CD — Campomelic dysplasia
• AAL — Alternaria Alternata Lycopersici
• TMR — TOPEX Microwave Radiometer (EOS)
• OEC — Olfactory Ensheathing Cell
• ACSYS — Arctic Climate System Study (WCRP)
• DSB — Direct Sounding Broadcast
• DPR — Dual Precipitation Radar
• CAPPI — Constant Altitude Plan Position Indicator
• SERI — Solar Energy Research Institute
• CPEC — California Postsecondary Education Commission
• BDA — Bile Duct Adenoma
• AMV — Avian Myoblastosis Virus
• AOS — Allene Oxide Synthase
• RNA — Ribose Nucleic Acid
• F&A — Facilities and Administrative
• AER — Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
• BRG — Bureau des Ressources Génétiques
• QSO — Quasar|Quasi-Stellar Object
• IAS — Interactive Analysis Subsystem
• AMANDA — Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array
• CAA — California Alumni Association
• TWIP — Terminal Weather Information for Pilots
• CMA — China Meteorological Administration
• CIAP — Climatic Impact Assessment Program
• SODAR — Sound Detection And Ranging (meteorological Instrument)
• AWI — Alfred Wegener Institute
• TERI — Tata Energy Research Institute
• MOZIAC — Measurement of Ozone on Airbus in-service Aircraft
• FASTEX — Fronts and Atlantic Storm-Track EXperiment
• AMRIR — Advanced Medium Resolution Imaging Radiometer
• GFLOPS — Billions of Floating Point Instructions per Second
• AMLR — Autologous Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction
• COADS — Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set

• HCMM/AEM-1 — Heat Capacity Mapping Mission/Applications Explorer Mission
• ADLTE — Autosomal Dominant Lateral Temporal Epilepsy
• USFS — United States Forest Service
• NAAQS — National Ambient Air Quality Standards (US)
• NHGRI — National Human Genome Research Institute
• IMB — Investigator of Micro-Biosphere
• HAPEX — Hydrological Atmospheric Pilot Experiment
• CIRAC — Canadian Institute for Research in Atmospheric Chemistry
• AMOG — Adhesion Molecule on Glia
• ORS — Outer root sheath
• ANA — Autoantibody to Nuclear Antigen
• AGM — African green monkey
• ARIC — Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities
• IPOC — International Partner Operations Center
• DIS — Data and Information Systems (EOS and IGBP)
• AWIPS-90 — Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System for the 90's
• CFC — Continuous-Flow Centrifugation
• GPSDR — Global Positioning System Demonstration Receiver
• GLP — Good Laboratory Practice
• CAD — Coronary Atherosclerotic Disease
• ATR — Acid Tolerance Response
• CB — Ciliary Body
• GTS — Global Telecommunications System (WMO and
• METEOSAT — Geosynchronous Meteorology Satellite (ESA)
• AODC — Association of Offshore Diving Contractors
• GLI — Global Imager
• DLR — Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft-und Raumfahrt (Germany)
• ITE — Institute for Terrestrial Ecology
• BCE — Bovine Capillary Endothelial
• SCATT — SCATTerometer
• CDF — Cation Diffusion Facilitator
• EBC — Executive Budget Committee
• CITA — Center for IT Accommodation (GSA)
• TUV — Technische Uberwachungs-Vereine
• BAUD — one bit per second
• GOMR — Global Ozone Monitoring Radiometer
• CHD — Congenital Heart Defect
• ATF — anti-activating transcription factor
• AOD — Autoimmune Ovarian Dysgenesis
• TIROS — Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES)
• ATF — Aphid Transmission Factor
• TIRS — Thermal Infrared Scanner
• ABI — Advanced Baseline Imager (GOES)
• NESHAP — National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
• UNEX — University Extension
• CEO — Centre for Earth Observation
• SOAPEX — Southern Ocean Atmospheric Photochemistry EXperiment
• ASD — Aspartate Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase
• AS — Active sleep
• AMLS — Acute Myelogenous Leukemias

• AD — Arginine Deiminase
• TAE — Transportable Applications Executive (a computer user interface)
• DLS — Dynamic Limb Sounder
• CHI — California Healthcare Institute
• SSALT — Solid-State radar Altimeter
• CFSS — common fragile sites
• UCAP — University Committee on Academic Personnel
• ARNT — Ah Receptor Nuclear Translocator
• CA — cerebellar atrophy
• AE — Axial Element
• APL — Acute Progranulocytic Leukemia
• CTP — Cloud-Top Pressure
• WMREI — Waste Management Research and Education Institute
• HIMSS — high-resolution microwave spectrometer sounder
• ARVC — arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
• CSG — Council of State Governments
• ALVS — Avian Leukosis Viruses
• ADC — Astronomical Data Center
• CONUS — Continental U.S.
• ASH — American Society of Hematology's
• IUCRP — Industry University Cooperative Research Program
• CESD — Cholesterol Ester Storage Disease
• WASC — Western Association of Schools and Colleges
• CDR — Complementary determining regions
• EML — Environmental Measurements Laboratory (DOE)
• CH — congenital hypothyroidism
• CMG — Computer Measurement Group
• TOMS — Transactions On Mathematical Software
• ALL — acute lymphoblastic leukosis
• UCSB — University Of California Santa Barbara
• MLS — Microwave Limb Sounder (EOS)
• RA — Radar Altimeter (R/A Preferred)
• MOUT — Message Out
• MPI — Max Planck Institut (Germany)
• AS — Angelman Syndrome
• GOMOS — Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars
• AS — alternative splicing
• UPC — Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
• NAT — Nitric Acid Trihydrate (polar Stratosphere Cloud Aerosol)
• APC — Academic Planning Council
• MTBE — Methyl Tert-butyl Ether
• CCO — Cytochrome C Oxidase
• PXP — XMM Project Payload
• RTNEPH — real-time nephanalysis
• ERD — Ecological Research Division (DOE and OHER)
• RADARSAT — Radar Satellite
• BCP — Basic Calcium Phosphate
• ASPS — Affected Sibling Pairs
• AHF — Altered Hepatic Foci
• ACOE — Army Corps of Engineers

• IPC — Imaging Proportional Counter
• MPIC — Max Planck Institut für Chemie (Germany)
• DLL — Dynamic Link Libraries
• IPEI — Ionospheric Plasma and Electrodynamics Instrument
• CM — cutaneous melanoma
• LORAN — Long Range Navigational System
• AI — Apoptosis Index
• ATDD — Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division
• BDMV — Bean Dwarf Mosaic Virus
• AAU — Association of African Universities
• IRI — International Research Institute for Climate Prediction
• ORA — FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs
• CCBS — Calcium Channel Blockers
• CMS — Configuration Management System
• LED — Low Energy Detector
• CISH — Chromosome in Situ Hybridisation
• AI — allelic imbalance
• STSCI — Space Telescope Science Institute
• ALL — Acute Lymphatic Leukemia
• CGCP — Canadian Global Change Program
• ATLID — Atmospheric LIDAR
• IGAP — International Global Aerosol Program
• CA — Colorectal Adenoma
• XSCS — XMM MOC Control System
• AVHRR — Advanced Very High-Resolution Radiometer
• ABC — aneurysmal bone cyst
• TIROS — Television and Infrared Observation Satellite
• NUST — National University of Science and Technology
• CIFAR — Cooperative Institute for Arctic Research
• ACASS — Alberta Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System
• CFC — GM-colony forming cell
• QSR — Quality System Regulation
• ATD — Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
• SPARC — Stratospheric Processes and their Role In Climate Change
• APLP — Amplified Product Length Polymorphism
• FBTR — Fast Breeder Test Reactor
• FDDI — Fibre Distributed Data Interface
• CAPE — Convection and Precipitation/Electrification Experiment (STORM)
• UTC — Universal Time Coordinate
• AMSU — Advanced Microwave Sounder Unit (EOS)
• MIP — Mission Implementation Plan
• NSCAT — Nasa Scatterometer Project
• ARPS — Advanced Regional Prediction System
• SNR — Super Nova Remnant
• ADC — Atlantic Data Coverage (Meteosat)
• SORI — Subcommittee on Research Initiatives
• BOREAS — Boreal Ecosystem Atmosphere Study
• ILAS — Improved Limb Atmospheric Spectrometer
• CGC — Climate and Global Change
• CSG — Clock Sequence Generator

• CF — Correction Factor
• UAF — University of Alaska Fairbanks
• AIPS — Astronomical Image Processing System
• CNA — Comisión Nacional del Agua (Mexico)
• V&V — Validation & Verification
• BISA — Belgium Institute for Space Aeronomy (Belgium)
• DIN — Deutsches Institut fur Normung
• EBW — Electron Beam Welding
• CF — culture filtrate
• CDLS — Cornelia De Lange Syndrome
• RUC — Roskilde University Center
• AVS — Aortic Valve Stenosis
• BARC — Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
• EE — End-to-End
• POEM — Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission (ESA)
• ACDS — Astronomical Catalogues Database Subsystem
• AREP — Assembly Representation
• AMLR — Autologous Mixed Lymphocyte Response
• AM — Admixture Mapping
• TMPSU — Telescope Module Power Supply Unit
• BAERS — Brainstem Auditory Evoked Responses
• APC — Adenomatosis Polyposis Coli
• HOCL — Hypochlorous Acid
• AROA — Autosomal Recessive Ocular Albinism
• AFES — Alternative Fluorocarbons Environmental Acceptability Study
• S&T — Directorate for Science and Technology
• AAM — Atmospheric Angular Momentum
• D/C — diarrhea constipation
• AIEE — American Institute for Electrical Engineers
• AD — After Disease
• ANLL — Acute Nonlymphoid Leukemia
• EODRS — Earth observation data retrieval system
• PDA — Parenteral Drug Association
• AFA — Ankyloblepharon Filiforme Adnatum
• NPOESS — National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
• OAC — Orbital Activation and Checkout
• UCAF — University Committee on Academic Freedom
• BAC — Bovine Artificial Chromosome
• IST — integrated systems test
• COR — Committee on Research
• ICH — International Conference of Harmonization
• STAR — Satellite for Telecommunication Applications and Research
• PPRC — Physician Payment Review Commission
• BC — Brain Cancer
• ADO — Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis
• CE — conventional electrophoresis
• CITE — Chemical Instrument Test and Evaluation (NASA GTE)
• CAA — Congenital Aural Atresia
• NERI — National Environmental Research Institute
• OCCM — Ocean Carbon Cycle Model

• STR — Star TRacker
• SAFISY — Space Agency Forum on the International Space Year (1992)
• DNR — Department of Natural Resources
• HSQB — Health Standard and Quality Bureau
• CBB — Coomassie Brilliant Blue
• ARRP — Autosomal Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa
• FDAMA — FDA Modernization Act of 1997
• UCSD — University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, California)
• DCA — Division of Community Assistance
• CI — Cytoplasmic incompatibility
• URSI — Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale
• INSA — Institut National des Sciences Appliques (France)
• AE — Attaching and effacing
• DRG — Diagnosis-Related Groups
• CFF — Cystic Fibrosis Factor
• CLIVAR — Climate Variability and Predictability program
• CA — Cerebellar Ataxia
• NIGMS — National Institute Of General Medical Sciences (NIH)
• DBU — Digital Bus Unit
• AINA — Arctic Institute of North America
• LSPDF — Life Science Payload Development Facility
• AK — Arginine kinase
• INTEGRAL — International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory
• AIRS — Acute Insulin Responses
• IOLM — International Organization of Legal Metrology
• GLAS — Geoscience Laser Altimeter System
• STE — Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange
• BACS — bacterial artificial chromosomes
• CDS — Correlated Double Sampler
• NIGEC — National Institute for Global Environmental Change
• LLC — Limited Liability Partnership
• HIB — Health Insurance Bureau (Japan)
• CESH — Comparative Expressed Sequence Hybridization
• CGAT — Chromaffin Granule Amine Transporter
• OSCAR — Online Services for Curriculum and Articulation Review
• CITE — Chemical Instrumentation Test and Evaluation
• NNF — National Nanofabrication Facility
• AE — Atmosphere Explorer
• VIS — Visible
• NREL — National Renewable Energy Laboratory (formerly SERI)
• UCLA — University of California, Los Angeles
• ABS — Advanced Baseline Sounder
• CERES — Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System
• GCE — Ground-base Cloud Experiment (EUROTRAC)
• GCDIS — US Global Change Data and Information System
• CCLRC — Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (UK)
• NLN — National League for Nursing
• ASDS — Atrial Septal Defects
• CMCS — cultured mast cells
• CAMS — Calibrated Airborne Multispectral Scanner

• XMM — X-ray Multi Mirror Mission
• CF — Culture fluid
• KOPRI — Korea Polar Research Institute
• CSES — Center for the Study of Earth from Space (Univ of Colorado)
• NIWA — National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand
• HEASARC — High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Centre
• APVS — Absent Pulmonary Valve Syndrome
• SPAC — State Pharmaceutical Administration of China
• CDC — Cell Division Control
• QBO — Quasi-biennial Oscillation (atm.)
• SARA — Superfund Amendment And Reauthorization Act
• MODIS-T — Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer-Tilt
• TOGA — Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere Program
• BCS — Broadband Cable System (UW)
• UHV — Ultra-high Vacuum
• BF — Bacteroides Fragilis
• NAVSTAR — Navigation Satellite Timing & Ranging
• AOCS — Attitude and Orbit Control and Measurement Subsystem
• INRA — Institut National de Recherche Agronomiques (France)
• ARA — AppleTalk Remote Access
• CHL — Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma
• MEDGV — Germany's Medical Equipment Safety Law
• PDR — Physician’s Desk Reference
• DCTD — Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
• CC — congenital cataract
• ITTP — Information Technology and Telecommunication Policy
• CCD — Calcite Compensation Depth
• CCR — Carbon Catabolite Repression
• CL — Crithidia luciliae
• CDM — Chemically Defined Medium
• ALE/GAGE — Atmospheric Lifetime Experiment/Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment
• MTDC — Modified Total Direct Costs
• TOASTE — Transport of Ozone and Stratosphere Troposphere Exchange
• UOEAP — Universitywide Office of the Education Abroad Program
• MENARG — Middle East and North Africa Research Group
• NOY — total active nitrogen
• SSSM — Scandinavian Society for Sexual Medicine
• APMI — American Powder Metallurgy Institute
• PPQA — Pre-Product Quality Assurance
• CEC — Commission of European Communities (see EC, EEC)
• CMDL — Climate Monitoring And Diagnostics Laboratory (NOAA Boulder
• SPSO — Science Processing Support Office
• MISR — Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer (EOS)
• DWPC — Division of Water Pollution Control
• GAIM — Global Analysis, Interpretation and Modeling
• DEED — Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
• EFPIA — European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
• OST — Office of Science and Technology
• DNAG — Decade of North American Geology
• MH — Message Handling

• SEA — Slovak Energy Agency
• UARS — Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
• AL — Aeronomy Laboratory (Boulder, Colorado) (ERL)
• ASSIST — Articulation System Stimulating Interinstitutional Student Transfer
• CBPP — Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia
• DBRA — Division of Biometry and Risk Assessment
• NAMES — National Association of Medical Equipment Services
• HBR — Hydrogen Bromide
• CCR — Complete Cytogenetic Remission
• SMS/GOES — Synchronous Meteorological Satellite/Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
• ASADA — Automated Smoke/Aerosol Detection Algorithm
• WCSAR — Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics
• EATD — European Association of Technical Divers
• CM — contrast media
• DEM — Digital Electronics Module
• CIRES — Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (US)
• CNRM — Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques(France)
• POEMS — Positron Electron Magnetic Spectrometer
• CER — Common Eliminated Region
• XIE — X-Ray Imaging Experiment
• CIRRUS — Cloud InfraRed Radiometer for UnESS
• MEI — Medical Economic Index
• CAA — Cationic Amino Acid
• HRDI — High Resolution Doppler Imager
• CEL — Conserved Effector Locus
• NAD — Nitric Acid Dihydrate
• SUSIM — Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor
• CC — Cumulus cells
• AIMBE — American Insitute for Medical and Biological Engineering
• GENEMIS — Generation of European Emission Data (EUROTRAC)
• PRO — Professional Review Organization
• CNSI — California NanoSystems Institute
• MOSS — Market-Oriented Sector Selective
• DMIC — Deputy Meteorologist-In-Charge (NWS)
• MSU — Memphis State University
• APKC — atypical protein kinase C
• ACP — Atmospheric Chemistry Program (DOE)
• MCR — Main Control Room
• CBDMP — California Birth Defects Monitoring Program
• MOTIE — Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (Korea)
• EINSTEIN — Einstein Observatory
• ALL — Acute Lymphoblastic
• CET — Central England Temperature
• AC — Academic Council
• APE — Airborne Polar Experiment
• RGS — Reflection Grating Spectrometer
• OGIST — Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology
• CTD — Conductivity-Temperature-Depth
• CTD — Chemical Technology Division (ORNL)
• NASSH — North American Society for Sport History

• NMAI — National Museum of the American Indian
• CIMO — Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation
• OAD — Orbit and Attitude Division
• AUM — Asymmetric Unit Membrane
• AI — apoptotic index
• JEM-X — Joint European Monitor for X-rays
• ACIS — ACademic Information Services (IBM)
• ASG — Accessory Sex Glands
• SST — Sea surface temperature
• TGMI — Tennessee Government Management Institute
• JEOS — Japanese Earth Observing Satellite
• CWA — Clean Water Act (1977)
• HIRLAM — High-Resolution Limited Area Model
• AST — Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing
• AHA — Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia
• NDSTC — Naval Dive and Salvage Training Center
• ARD — Adult Refsum Disease
• HPB — Health Protection Board (Canada)
• ASCP — American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• ASF — Abdominal Subcutaneous Fat
• IMDA — Independent Medical Distributors Association
• AEEC — attaching and effacing Escherichia coli
• INPE — Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Brazil)
• CF — colony formation
• ANT — Attention Network Test
• ASS — Arginosuccinate Synthetase
• NAGRA — Native American Graves Repatriation Act
• BBC — Bilateral Breast Cancer
• BDGP — Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project
• OOD — Object-Oriented Design
• BCCP — Biotin Carboxyl Carrier Protein
• SCOR — Scientific Committee for Oceanographic Research Seasat Sea Satellite
• IRICP — International Research Institute for Climate Prediction
• ALL — acute lymphoblastic lymphoma
• TTP — Time to Perigee
• BFF — Bovine Follicular Fluid
• DNH — Division of Natural Heritage
• ILE — Institute for Labor and Employment
• CIRTL — Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning
• PPS — XMM Pipeline Processing Subsystem
• ECCLS — European Committee on Clinical Laboratory Standards
• DLESE — The Digital Library for Earth System Education
• SPOT — Systeme Pour L'Observation De La Terre (France)
• CM — Capillary malformation
• RAPS — Regulatory Affairs Professional Society
• AP — Apple Proliferation
• ARE — Androgen Response Elements
• AIED — Aland Island Eye Disease
• AT — The Ataxia Teleangiectasia
• HEAO-1 — NASA X-Ray Astronomy Mission

• SESAME — Second European Stratospheric Arctic and Middle Latitude Experiment
• CBAH — Conjugated Bile Acid Hydrolase
• CFAG — cystic fibrosis antigen
• NORDA — Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity
• PMIR — Pressure Modulator Infrared Radiometer
• APSU — Austin Peay State University
• CGCL — Central Giant Cell Lesion
• ASICS — Acid Sensing Ion Channels
• CC — Carney complex
• CCA — Current Cost Accounting
• ARS — Antigen recognition sites
• COARE — Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Research Experiment (TOGA)
• ALEXI — Atmospheric Land EXchange Inversion (CIMSS)
• DE — Detector Electronics (DXS)
• FIRE — First ISCCP Regional Experiment
• AH — anterior horn
• ACC — Atlantic Climate Change
• DLC — Distributed Learning Center
• CL — chromosome loss
• LL.M. — Master of Laws degree
• CART — Cloud and Radiation Testbed (ARM)
• CM — Cardiac Myxoma
• JET-X — Joint European Telescope for X-ray astronomy
• EMAE — EPIC MOS Analogue Electronics
• AIRS — Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (EOS)
• AS — Acid Succinate
• CLAVR — Clouds from AVHRR
• CD — circular dichroic
• NNPI — Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information
• LMSC — Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporation
• RNLI — Royal National Lifeboat Institution
• FM — Frequency Modulator
• JFMDA — Japan Federation of Medical Device Associations
• PCF — Pounds per cubic foot
• ESSHC — European Social Science History Conference
• CD — Conjugated dienes
• SEAWIFS — Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor
• ADU — Analogue to Digital Unit
• GISS — Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA)
• CMD — Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy
• ED — Energy Division
• GIMMS — Global Inventory Modeling and Monitoring Study
• ENSO — El Niño/Southern Oscillation
• NBIOME — Northern Biosphere Observation and Modeling Experiment
• ICWG — International Coordination Working Group
• AST — Arterial Spin Tagging
• CD — Cowden Disease
• ATC — Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
• AGSP — Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme
• AF — Archaeoglobus Fulgidus

• PT — Pass-Through
• IPAR — Intercepted Photosynthetically Active Radiation
• MLOPEX — Mauna Loa Observatory Photochemistry Experiment
• WOCE — World Ocean Circulation Experiment
• 2MASS — Two-Micron All-Sky Survey
• AM — Achillea Millefolium
• TMC — Thinking Machine Corporation
• CDD — Cytidine Deaminase
• CGKD — Complex Glycerol Kinase Deficiency
• UCEP — University Committee on Educational Policy
• CRIS — Cross-track Infrared Sounder
• GEWEX — Global Energy And Water Cycle EXperiment (WCRP)
• CA — chromosome aberration
• CDIAC — Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Cente
• CID — Combined Immune Deficiency
• AFM — Array File Maker
• CDFG — California Department of Fish and Game's
• AJ — Ashkenazi Jewish
• ISLSCP — International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project
• CACGP — Commission For Atmospheric Chemistry And Global Pollution
• UEXT — University Extension
• XTE — X-Ray Timing Explorer
• ASTEX — Atlantic STratus EXperiment
• SAS — Science Analysis Subsystem
• APM — Academic Personnel Manual
• SHM — Social History of Medicine
• VAN — Value-Added Network
• AHSRL — Arctic High Spectral Resolution Lidar
• OCS — Outer Continental Shelf (oil)
• AS — Ankylosing Spondylitis
• NMAM — NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods
• EDMA — European Diagnostics Manufacturer's Association
• ARNSHL — Autosomal Recessive Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss
• IRMM — Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements
• EMDM — European Medical Device Manufacturer
• ERSC — Environmental Remote Sensing Center (IES)
• GEOSAT — Geodesy Satellite (Navy)
• RPOS — Re-planned Preferred Observation Schedule
• ACI — Alloy Casting Institute
• SBUV — Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (experiment)
• SCED — Engineering Department at ESOC
• AA — Acrylonitrile And Acrylamide
• EROS — Earth Resources Observing System
• CL — cystic lymphangioma
• AF — ameloblastic fibroma
• DBI — Digital Bus Interface
• CAPE — Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester
• BAF — Bvg accessory factor
• JANET — Joint Academic Network
• SCHISM — Science Simulator

• BBV — Black Beetle Virus
• UCRS — University of California Retirement System
• CECS — cerebral endothelial cells
• CAS — cellular apoptosis susceptibility
• ITT — Integration and Test Team
• APP — Abeta precursor protein
• BD — Birth Defects
• NHRI — National Hydrology Research Institute
• ORR — Oak Ridge Reservation
• NBII — National Biological Information Infrastructure
• INPA — Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (Brazil)
• TOO — Target Of Opportunity
• ANL — Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia
• AK — Adenosine Kinase
• CLD — Cholestatic Liver Disease
• BASE-A — Biomass burning Airborne and Spaceborne Experiment-Amazonia
• NODS — NASA Ocean Data System
• HDIF — Health Care Data Interchange Format
• LERTS — Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherches en TeledetectionSpatiale (France)
• APH — Attitude Pointing History
• NDBC — National Data Buoy Center
• OCTS — Japanese Ocean Color Temperature Scanner
• GMS — Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (Japan)
• CM — cisterna magna
• CC — cervical carcinoma
• BCM — Blue Cone Monochromacy
• ESOC — European Satellite Operations Center
• AI — Adiposity Index
• CD — Canavan disease
• ASP — The Abnormal Spindle Protein
• NDPD — National Data Processing Division (EPA)
• VIRSR — Visible Infrared Scanning Radiometer
• DADS — Data Archive and Distribution System
• CEC — Chick Embryo Cells
• PMR — Pressure Modulator Radiometer
• SAGE — Stratospheric Aerosol Gas Experiment
• LRPT — low-resolution picture transmission
• APTF — Admissions Processing Task Force
• AMRIR — Advanced Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer
• CI — Chromosome Index
• ADCAS — Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxias
• FDR — Flight Dynamics Room
• AS — Anthranilate Synthase
• GMSLP — Global Mean Sea Level Pressure
• UCPB — University Committee on Planning and Budget
• EPCU — EPIC pn Camera Head Unit
• CAMEX — CMOS Amplifier and Multiplexing Chip
• CBL — Cord Blood Lymphocytes
• GLOMAC — Global Modelling of Atmospheric Chemistry (EUROTRAC)
• QE — Quantum Efficiency

• AVCS — Advanced Vidicon Camera System
• CLASS — Cross-Chain Loran Atmospheric Sounding System
• CM — Centimetre
• CASPR — Cloud and Surface Parameter Retrieval
• ARTS — Assisted Reproductive Technologies
• SVF — Software Validation Facility
• AD — Affecting Disease
• FDRG — Faculty Discipline Review Group
• ASIM — American Society of International Medicine
• APC — Ateles Paniscus Chamek
• RTK — Right-To-Know
• NILU — Norwegian Institute for Air Research
• WETNET — Network for Distribution and Joint Analysis of SSM/I Data (MSFC)
• CHLC — Cooperative Human Linkage Center
• ESDD — Earth Science Data Directory
• APAFO — Advanced Particles And Fields Observer
• CFA — Cyclopropane fatty acids
• CCS — Chromatin Conformational State
• EBTC — Edison BioTechnology Center
• XMCS — XMM MissionControl System
• DS2 — Second Dark Spot (Neptune)
• BC — blast crisis
• ASR — acoustic startle response
• MRIF — Multicampus Research Incentive Fund
• PSC — Polar Stratospheric Clouds (in Antarctic)
• DST — Data Systems Test
• PAB — Pharmaceutical Affairs Bureau (Japan)
• COVC — Council of Vice Chancellors
• AM — arbuscular mycorrhizal
• OFS — Orbiter Flight Simulator
• ASA — Academic Staff Assembly
• CITE — Cargo Integration and Test Equipment (DXS)
• SOLSTICE — Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment
• OCLO — chlorine dioxide
• BCR — B Cell Receptor
• BF — Basal Forebrain
• NEIC — National Enforcement Investigations Center
• AMDM — Association of Medical Diagnostics Manufacturers
• OAL — ODF Access Layer
• WINDII — Wind Imaging Interferometer
• ARPS — Affected Relative Pairs
• LR — Laser Retroreflector
• BA — Brucella Abortus
• CENR — Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
• UCB — University of California, Berkeley
• MICR — Magnetic-Ink Character Recongnition
• RDE — RGS Digital Electronic Unit
• NODIS — NSSDC Online Data and Information System Services System
• SCOPE — Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (ICSU and IGBP)
• PMA — Premarket Application

• SPO — Sponsored Projects Office
• ALL — Acute Lymphocytic
• PGS — Proposal Generation System
• POL — Physician's Office Laboratory
• ASU — Astronomical Server URL
• CA — Constitutively Active
• HCPCS — Health Care Common Procedure Coding System
• MODB — MOC Operational Database
• BIATEX — Biosphere-Atmosphere Exchange of Pollutants (EUROTRAC)
• DP — Data Products
• ODF — Observation Data File
• MDMA — Medical Device Manufacturers Association
• AS — Alagille Syndrome
• TERSE — Tunable Etalon Remote Sounder of Earth
• QSIT — Quality System Inspection Technique
• CD — Congenital Defects
• ISCCP — International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program
• WPD — War Plans Division
• AHCS — Anterior Horn Cells
• VLA — Very Large Array
• TOMUIS — 3-D ozone mapping with ultraviolet imaging spectrometer
• CLRC — Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (UK)
• AED — Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia
• PX — XMM Project
• ARGOS — Argos Data Collection and Location System (France)
• MEDSUN — Medical Device Surveillance Network
• APP — AVHRR Polar Pathfinder
• CML — Chronic Myelogenic Leukemia
• AS — Aldosterone Synthase
• CD — cytosine deaminase
• LDO — Locally Designated Officer
• UCMC — University of California Marine Council
• CAPP — Concerted Action Polyp Prevention
• DWS — Division of Water Supply
• HEDIS — Healthplan Employee Data and Information
• PXS — XMM Project Spacecraft
• OBSM — On-Board Software Maintenance
• UADE — Unanticipated Adverse Device Effects
• PRIC — Polar Research Institute of China
• NAG — Numerical Algorithms Group Inc.
• WCRP — World Climate Research Program
• ESSA — Environmental Science Services Administration (preceded NOAA)
• CMAP — Climate Modeling, Analysis and Prediction Program
• ASPS — Acid Shock Proteins
• CICS — Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies (U.Maryland)
• PI — Position Invariant
• USBR — United States Bureau of Reclamation (USDI)
• UCT — Universal Time Code
• ARF — Ancillary Response Function
• CC — complete chimerism

• CUA — Circumpolar Universities Association
• CAO — Chlorophyll A Oxygenase
• SORG — Stratospheric Ozone Review Group
• ASH — Asymmetric Septal Hypertrophy
• KANUPP — Karachi Nuclear Power Plant
• CC — Cell Counts
• NPOP — NASA Polar Orbiting Platform
• ECA — Effective Cloud Amount
• AGN — Active Galaxy Nucleus
• HROI — High Resolution Optical Instrument
• AK — activated killer
• PAGES — Past Global Changes (IGBP)
• ACCCI — American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute
• WMF — Windows Metafile
• HFC — HydroFluoroCarbon
• CGS — Contiguous Gene Syndromes
• CE — colony efficiency
• EVC — Executive Vice Chancellor
• COADS — Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set
• CSU — Colorado State University (Fort Collins)
• ORAU — Oak Ridge Associated Universities
• DMS — DiMethylSulphide
• AK — Aspartate kinase
• BCCP — apo-biotin carboxyl carrier protein
• CCA — Conventional Cytogenetic Analysis
• CD — Chromatin Diminution
• ASMCS — Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells
• UBA — Universal Breathing Apparatus
• CODAR — COrrelation Detection And Ranging
• CDCS — Cri Du Chat Syndrome
• BC — Burkholderia cepacia
• PERI — Pharmaceutical Education & Research Institute
• NTS — Nevada Test Site
• MST — Mesosphere Stratosphere Troposphere (Radar)
• ETTP — East Tennessee Technology Park
• WWSEF — Waterloo-Wellington Science and Engineering Fair
• AWPD — Assessment and Watershed Protection Division
• COCIR — Coordination Committee of the Radiological and Electromedical Industries
• AMS — atypical mole syndrome
• AL — Acute Leukemia
• AP — Adaptor Protein
• AL — Angiotropic lymphoma
• EXPORT — European eXport of Precursors and Ozone by long-Range Transport
• SPIE — The Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
• AION — Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy
• CAD — Cinnamyl Alcohol dehydrogenase
• VNIR — Visible And Near InfraRed
• ACSOE — Atmospheric Chemistry Studies in the Oceanic Environment
• OGIP — Office of Guest Investigator Programs
• DAR — Division of Atmospheric Research (CSIRO)

• PSD — Prevention of Significant Deterioration
• DISK — magnetic media (floppies)
• PRAREE — Precise Range and Rate Equipment-Extended Version
• EMCU — EPIC MOS Camera Head Unit
• CA — Children Age
• HDU — Header Data Unit
• CF — competence factor
• CB — Cajal Bodies
• CF — Clastogenic factor
• FIRETRACC — Firn Record of Trace Gases Relevant to Atmospheric Chemical Change
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• CAS — Centre for Atmospheric Science (Cambridge, UK)
• CITA — Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics
• CE — cellular extract
• CB — Chromatoid Body
• AR — Acrosome reaction
• JETRO — Japan External Trade Organization
• PSPC — Position Sensitive Proportional Counters
• NETC — National Environmental Technology Centre (UK)
• AMFR — Autocrine Motility Factor Receptor
• NHIB — National Health Insurance Bureau (Taiwan)
• UCOPE — University Committee on Preparatory Education
• CCS — Clinical Classification System
• CA — Candida albicans
• AS — Argininosuccinate Synthetase
• TIR — Thermal Infrared
• J.D. — Juris Doctor degree
• FIMR — Finnish Institute of Marine Research
• ERL — Environmental Research Laboratory (NOAA)
• SMDA — Safe Medical Devices Act (1990)
• CRI — Climate Research Institute (Oklahoma State University)
• TNT — Trinitrotoluene
• AGCI — Aspen Global Change Institute
• POLDER — Polarization and Directionality of Reflectances
• EDH — EPIC Data Handling Unit
• ISI — Institutes for Science and Innovation
• CC — Conventional Cytogenetic
• AM — Affected Male
• CA — Clavulanic Acid
• CE — clonal evolution
• DPD — Data Processing Division
• AESA — Atmospheric Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft
• GCTE — Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems Program of the IGBP
• BUV — Backscattered UltraViolet
• EDU — Event Detection Unit
• IRIS — Incorporated Research Institution for Seismology
• CA — Colanic Acid
• KORDI — Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute
• LWIR — long-wavelength (thermal) infrared
• CFHT — Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, on Mauna Kea

• SSDF — Space Science Development Facility
• HK — HouseKeeping Data
• AIST — Advanced Industrial Science Technology
• CEQA — California Environmental Quality Act
• MIDAS — Munich Interactive Data Analysis System
• UCSC — University of California, Santa Cruz (since 1965; Santa Cruz, California)
• MOHMATN — Met Office Historical night Marine Air Temperature
• POLES — Polar Exchange at the Sea Surface
• OTEC — ocean thermal energy conversion (electricity)
• MOSS — Manned Orbital Space Station
• BA — Bone Age
• SSS — Social Studies of Science
• OSU — Oregon State University
• CRCC — Cancer Research Coordinating Committee
• ADEM — Alabama Dept. of Environmental Management
• ASP — Apoptosis Specific Protein
• UCD — University of California, Davis
• GSFC — Goddard Space Flight Centre
• AH — Albumen Height
• NCTRS — Network Command and Telemetry Router System
• NAEI — National Atmospheric Emission Inventory (UK)
• UCR — University of California at Riverside
• PWSA — Ports and Waterways Safety Act
• ASP — Audiogenic seizure Prone
• AO&SS — Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences
• CCR — Cassette Chromosome Recombinase
• CAT — Common Arterial Trunk
• APS — Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndromes
• AEDU — Admiralty Experimental Diving Unit
• AVIRIS — airborne visible and infrared imaging spectrometer
• BADC — British Atmospheric Data Centre
• ASSA — Aminopterin Syndrome Sine Aminopterin
• LAWS — Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder (NASA)
• SI — Systeme International
• BB — Bacterial Blight
• ARF — An Ancillary Response File
• CC — Cleavable Complex
• IPE — Institute of Physics of the Earth
• CH — congenital hydrocephalus
• MOPITT — Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere (EOS)
• CA — Chromatid Aberrations
• CC — Cervical Cancer
• ERAD — Economic and Regulatory Analysis Division
• SUPARCO — Space of Upper Atmosphere Research Committee
• OLS — Optical Line Scanner
• NMDC — National Medical Device Coalition
• HIRIS — High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
• AS — autologous serum
• CA — Chromosome Analysis
• AI — Allele Imbalance

• CATS — Comparative Anchor Tagged Sequence
• MIRD — Mission Implementation Requirements Documents
• MPE — Max Planck Institut fur Extaterrestrische Physik, Garching
• BAHC — Biosphere Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle (IGBP programme)
• JCMM — Joint Centre for Mesoscale Meteorology
• UCR — University of California, Riverside's
• CG — Chorionic Gonadotropin
• TMU — Transmission Message Unit
• ASCII — American Standards Committee for Information Interchange
• TBW — To Be Written
• BRDF — Bidirectional Reflective Distribution Function
• TRACT — Transport of Pollutants over Complex Terrain (EUROTRAC)
• ARM — Atmospheric Radiation Monitoring
• ERSAF — Environment Remote Sensing Analysis Facility
• ODBMS — Object-Oriented Data-Base Management System
• MDC — Major Diagnostics Category
• PARE — Physiological & Anatomical Rodent Experiment
• LORAN — Long-Range Navigation
• BE — Branching Enzyme
• UCFW — University Committee on Faculty Welfare
• AMSAS — AOA Meteorological Satellite Analysis System
• DB — Diversion Box
• MRU — Multicampus Research Unit
• GSRR — Ground Segment Requirements Review
• IOA — Institute Of Astronomy (Cambridge)
• DPS — Detector Power Supply
• EPG — Engineering Proposal Generation
• PSDF — Power Spectral Density Function
• AT — Autologous Transplantation
• PIEAS — Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Appliead Sciences
• DEFA — Digital Event Filter and Address Encoder
• CH — Cerebral Hemispheres
• SAFARI — Southern African Fire-Atmosphere Research Initiative (BIBEX)
• ORISE — Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
• PBPK — Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic
• UARC — University Affiliated Research Center
• AU — Activity Units
• CST — Convective-Stratiform Technique
• BER — Base Excision Repair (biology)
• DRIBU — DRIfting BUoy data
• TROPOZ — Tropospheric Ozone Expedition
• ALPTRAC — High Alpine Aerosol and Snow Chemistry Study (EUROTRAC)
• NODC — National Oceanographic Data Center (NOAA)
• ORU — Organized Research Unit
• TDG — Tennessee Division of Geology
• VIRS — Visible Infrared Scanner
• EPCE — EPIC pn Control Electronics Unit
• AVHRR LAC — AVHRR Local Area Coverage
• CDC — Collecting duct carcinoma
• MEDMARC — Medical Device Material Assurance and Reinsurance Company, Ltd.

• TCI/TK — Tool Control Language and Toolkit
• BLIS — Boundary Layer Instrumentation System
• UM — Unified Model
• AOC — Allene Oxide Cyclase
• RNMI — Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
• CF — Cladosporium fulvum
• CHAT — Choline Acetyltransferase
• UCEI — UC Energy Institute
• NAHC — National Association of Home Care
• SCOS — Spacecraft Control and Operations System
• WMRS — White Mountain Research Station
• ESMR — Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer
• CLSM — confocal laser scan microscope
• AP — Alkaline Protease
• IFCC — International Federation of Clinical Chemists
• BBM — anti-brush border membrane
• STRATOZ — Stratospheric Ozone Expedition
• LOICZ — Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (IGBP)
• SLASIAC — Systemwide Library and Scholarly Information Advisory Committee
• PIDAS — Portable Instantaneous Display and Analysis Spectrometer
• ARSLOE — Atlantic Remote Sensing Land/Ocean Experiment
• NASA — National Aeronautic & Space Administration
• GISST — Global sea Ice Coverage and Sea Surface Temperature
• CM — Congenital Malformations
• CICA — Center for Innovative Computer Applications
• WFC — Wide-Field Camera
• ER-2 — Earth Resources, #2
• NILU — Norsk Institutt for Luftforskning
• DAO — Data Assimilation Office (NASA)
• CCST — California Council on Science & Technology
• SEC — Science Executive Committee of the IWG
• AHC — Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenital
• DPS — Division of Planetary Science
• MAPS — Measurement of Atmospheric Pollution from Satellites
• CCN — Cloud Condensation Nucleus
• MPI — Minnesota Project Innovation
• CRI — Committee on Research Initiatives
• NBIS — Northern Biosphere Information System
• SWIR — Short-Wavelength Infrared
• EPDH — EPIC pn Data Handling Unit
• CCA — Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly
• CSEPA — Chinese State Environment Protection Agency (China)
• GLRS-A — Geoscience Laser Ranging System-Altimeter (see GLAS)
• MNBIO — Minnesota Biotechnology
• BC — Binucleated Cells
• PCS — Payload Calibration Subsystem
• BCRS — Breakpoint Cluster Regions
• GRD — Government Relations Director
• AP — Arbitrarily Primed
• TSTRP — Toxic Substance Research and Training Program

• SDSD — Satellite Data Services Division
• DAL — Data Access Layer
• STG — Steering Group
• UGAMP — Universities Global Atmospheric Modelling Programme
• SPAN — Space Physics Analysis Network
• CH — cuticular hydrocarbon
• DOIT — Department Of Information Technology (UW-MSN)
• CD — Crohn disease
• SAMS — stratospheric and mesopheric sounder
• AGC — Advanced Gastric Carcinoma
• BCG — bacillus of Calmette and Guérin
• SIR-C — Shuttle Imaging Radar-C
• BOARS — Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools
• CAC — Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry (York, Canada)
• EUCOMED — European Confederation of Medical Suppliers Associations
• EFSC — Eastern Food Science Conference
• MTI — Minnesota Technology Inc
• LACTOZ — Laboratory Studies of Chemistry Related to Tropospheric Ozone (EUROTRAC)
• AXAF — Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility, future NASA mission
• GCF — Ground Calibration File
• CALPIRG — The California Public Interest Research Group
• APTI — Air Pollution Training Institute
• NORSAR — Norwegian Seismic Array
• CI — cardiac involvement
• CA — Cavernous Angiomas
• PMC — Pressure-Modulator Cell
• UER — University-Emeriti Relations Committee
• OLA — Off-Line Analysis
• AM — Alveolar Macrophage
• CC — Cellular Cycle
• UWERN — University WEather Research Network
• ASP — Agouti Signaling Protein
• MD — Medium Frequency
• GFURD — Ground Facilities User Requirements Document
• MODIS-N — Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer-Nadir
• OPIA — Optical Precision Instrument Associates
• RANN — Research Applied to National Needs (NSF)
• CLNS — Connectionless Network Services
• NACNEMS — North American Cooperative Network of Enhanced Measurement Sites
• CHAMMP — Computer Hardware, Advanced Mathematics and Model Physics Program
• JCEE — Joint Conference of EARMA and Euroscience
• CA — Cytogenetic Aberrations
• CH — Channel Header
• PEM — Particle Environment Monitor
• UACB — Undergraduate Admissions Coordination Board
• CRF — Calibration Resource File
• ASF — Alaskan SAR Facility
• IOTP — International Ozone Trands Panel
• CA — Cytogenetic Abnormalities
• IFS — Integrated Forecast System

• PM — Protocol Machine
• STREAM — Stratosphere-Troposphere Experiment by Aircraft Measurements
• GSITT — Segment Integration and Test Team
• MM — Mirror Model
• CFA — Centre for Astrophysics
• CI — Coccidioides immitis
• RA — Research Assistant
• SHF — Short History File
• ALU — Arithmetic (and) Logic Unit
• CD — Cone Degeneration
• DPU — digital processing unit
• EUV — Extreme Ultra-Violet 2
• TES — Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (EOS)
• CANSO — California Articulation Number System Office
• CRYSYS — Cryospheric System
• PROS — X-Ray data analysis package, part of IRAFm supported by CfA
• ECB — Educational Communications Board
• AIMS — Australian Institute of Marine Science
• AC — Amylose Content
• UCEAP — University Committee on Education Abroad Program
• NEJAC — National Environmental Justice Advisory Council
• RMF — REDISTRIBUTION MATRIX FILE
• WBDCS — Wide-Band Data Collection System
• SAA — South Atlantic Anomaly
• MSIM — Mirror Simulator
• CSI — Coastal Studies Institute (LSU)
• ASI — Advanced Study Institute (NATO)
• PHA — Pulse Height Amplitude
• HAACP — Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points Program
• ANRHRD — Air, Noise and Radiation Health Research Division
• HKD — Housekeeping Data
• EPIC — European Photon Imaging Camera
• CAAS — Contracted Advisory & Assistance Services
• TSU — Tennessee State University
• OIU — Observer Interface Unit
• DENIS — Deep Near-Infra-red Survey
• GLRS-R — Geoscience Laser Ranging System-Ranger
• BCC — British Coal Corporation
• AVTD — Anomalous Viscosity Time Dependence
• CAR — Cytokinetic Actomyosin Ring
• MWIR — medium-wavelength infrared
• IWC — Instream Waste Concentration
• SSO — Solar System Object
• CI — centromeric index
• AN — Alkaline Nuclease
• ST-ECF — Space Telescope - European Coordinating Facility
• CTS — Committee on Teaching of Science
• ICB — Instrument Control Bus
• CBS — classic Bartter syndrome
• I&T — Integration and Testing

• DG — Directorate-General (EU) (government)
• CADC — Canadian Astrophysical Data Centre
• CAMEX — Convection and Moisture Experiment
• SCARABE — Scanning Radiation Budget Experiment
• AE — Effective Area
• CI — chromosomal instability
• PMS — Payload Monitoring Subsystem
• BS — Binary Star
• RAF — Radiation Amplification Factor
• RPS — Remote Proposal Submission
• AVR — Acute Vascular Rejection
• VIRTEM — Validation of IASI Radiative Transfer: Experiments and Modelling
• NSTX — Neosaxitoxin
• IMPAC — Intersegmental Major Preparation Articulated Curriculum
• AGO — automated geophysical observatories
• MOHSST — Met Office Historical Sea Surface Temperature
• HER — High Energy Resolution
• AHR — Ability of Aromatic Hydrocarbon Receptor
• GGI — GPS Geoscience Instrument
• AU — Atomic Units
• VISSR — Visible/Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer (GOES)
• SPEVAL — Spacecraft Evaluation System
• CCM — community climate model
• UART — Universal Asynchronous Receive and Transmit
• CAT — Carbon Dioxide Absorption Technique
• EMCS — EPIC MOS Camera System
• BC — biotin carboxylase
• BF — Bomb Factory
• WSAD — Websphere Studio Application Developer
• COC — Committee on Committees
• ANDI — American Nitrox Divers Incorporated
• KNMI — Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut
• CARE — Cholesterol and Recurrent Events
• SCANSCAT — scanning scatterometer
• DC — Detector Controller (DXS)
• IDOH — Instrument Data Operations Handbook
• PDIC — Professional Diving Instructors Corporation International; Diving Instruction Organization.
• AQS — Air Quality System
• COC — Council of Chancellors
• DAC — Digital to Analogue Conversion
• HED — High Energy Detector
• BC — Branhamella catarrhalis
• ASCA — Japanese X-Ray Astronomy satellite launched 1993
• MPU — Mission Planning Unit
• SPE — Solar Proton Event
• UCOP — University of California, Office of the President
• RPC — RGS Power Converter
• IFOP — Instrument Flight Operation Procedures
• VOB — Vertical Optical Branch
• ADAM — Astronomical Data Acquisition and Management

• ITIR — Infrared Thermal Imaging Radiometer (renamed ASTER)
• EMDU — EPIC MOS Data Handling Unit
• CCLRC — Central Laboratory of the Research Councils
• TRC — The Research Corporation
• DPI — Derived Product Imagery
• SIP — Short Implementation Plan
• ANO — Any Other
• NIMBUS — NASA Meteorological Satellites (1 through 7)
• USAEC — United States Army Corps of Engineers
• PHA — Pulse Height Analyzer
• SIP — Sickness Index Profile
• MEV — mega electron volts
• MOC — XMM Mission Operation Centre
• DISC — optical media (CDs)
• USCE — United States Corps of Engineers
• IMG — Interferometric Monitor of Greenhouse Gases
• DAP — Dual Admissions Program
• EHWD — Enhanced Hot Water Drill
• CD — Complete Deficiency
• MTSU — Middle Tennessee State University's
• LAMBADA — Large Scale Atmospheric Moisture Balance of Amazonia using Data Assimilation (BAHC/GEWEX)
• XSELECT — Data selection and binning tool, part of FTOOLS package
• POSIX — Portbale Operating System Interface
• NEFCO — Nordic Environment Finance Corporation