• VDU = video display unit
• CRT = cathode ray tube
• CRO Cathode Ray Oscillator
• SARS Severe Accute respitoratry syndrome
• BOT Built operate transfer
• AMU Atomic mass unit
• EMF Electromotive Force or Electromagnetic Field (Most apt is Electromotive Force)
• ADH Anti diuretic harmome
• STP Standard Temperature and Pressure
• NPT Network time protocol
• CRT Cathode ray tube
• SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
• BOT Built Operate transfer
• AMU Atomic Mass Unit
• EMF Electromotive force
• ADH Anti Diuretic Hormone
• STP Standard Temperature Pressure
• GeV Giga Electron Volt
• NTP Normal Temperature Pressure
• CRT Cathode Ray Tube
• The ore of mercury metal.--cyanabar
• SARS : severe acute respiratory syndrome
• NTP : network time protocol
• RQ : respiratory quotient
• PVC : polyvinyl chloride
• NPN : negative positive negative
• WAN : wide area network
• ECG: electro cardio gram
• CPU: central processing unit
• BCG : bacillus of calmette –Guerin
• STP standard temperature and pressure/ Shielded Twisted Pair
• ATP Adenosine Tri-Phosphate
• PNP proton – neutron – proton
• [Positive-Negative-Positive (transistor) ]
• LAN local area network
• KWh kilo watt hour
• BTU British Thermal Unit
• LDL Low-density lipoprotein
• [commonly referred to as bad cholesterol]
• ROM Read only memory
• MAF million acre feet
• SONAR Sound Navigation and Ranging
• LCD=LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
• HDL= HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE/High-Density Lipoprotein
• UHF= ULTRA- HIGH FREQUENCY
• LED= LIGHT EMITTING DIODE
• BASIC= BEGGINER'S ALL PURPOSE SYMBOLIC INSTRUCTION CODE
• HST = HIGH SPEED TECHONOLGY
• DBS=DATA BASE SERVER
• V.L.C.C stands for Very large crude carrier.
• VTOL = vertical take off and landing
• SETI = Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence = a project to find Aliens
• Fax is the short form of Facsimile which means identical copy
• SETI => Search for Extraterrestrial intelligence.
• On the PH scale what does PH stand for-Potential Hydrogen
• ABM: Anti Ballistic Missiles
ABVP: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
AC: Alternating Current; Ashoka Chakra
ACU: Asian Currency Union
AD: anno Domini; in the year of **** Christ
ADB: Asian Development Bank
ADC: Aide-de-Camp; Access Deficit Charge
ADF: Asian Development Fund
ADS: Air Defence Ship
AJT: Advanced Jet Trainer
AG: Accountant General; Adjutant General
AI: Air India
AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIIMS: All India Institute of Medical Sciences
AIR: All India Radio; Annual Information Report
AITUC: All India Trade Union Congress
AJT: Advanced Jet Trainer
ALH: Advanced Light Helicopter
AM: ante meridiem; before noon
AMC: Army Medical Corps; Asset Management Companies
AME: Associate Member of the Institute of Engineers
APC: Agricultural Prices Commission
APEC: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APPLE: Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment
APPU: Asian Pacific Postal Union
ARC: Asset Reconstruction Company
ARDR: Agricultural and Rural Debt Relief
ASAT: Anti-Satellite weapon
ASC: Army Service Corps
ASCI: Advanced Strategic Computing Initiative
ASCII: American Standard Code for Information
ASEAN: Association of South-East Asian Nations
ASEM: Asia-Europe Meeting
ASIMO: Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility
ASLV: Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
ASMA: Antarctica Specially Managed Area
ASSOCHAM: Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry
ATA: Air Time Authority; Allen Telescope Array
ATC: Air Traffic Controller
ATM: Automatic Teller Machine
ATR: Action Taken Report
ATV: Automatic Transfer Vehicle
AUM: Assets Under Management
AVC: Army Veterinary Corps
AVM: Additional Volatility Margin
AWACS: Airborne Warning and Control System
B
BARC: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation
BC: Before Christ; Board of Control; British Columbia; Battery Commander
BCG: Bacillus Calmette Guerin—Anti-Tuberculosis Vaccine
BICP: Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices
BIFR: Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
BIOS: Basic Input Output System
BKU: Bharatiya Kisan Union
BMD: Ballistic Missile Defence System
BOLT: BSE On-Line Trading (System)
BOSS: Bharat Operating System Solutions
BPO: Business Process Outsourcing
BPR: Bottom Pressure Records
BRO: Border Road Organisation
BSE: Bombay Stock Exchange
BSF: Border Security Force
BSNL: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
C
CA: Chartered Accountant
CABE: Central Advisory Board of Education
C & AG: Comptroller & Auditor General
CAIR: Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
CAPART: Council for People‘s Action and Advancement of Rural Technology
CAPES: Computer-Aided Paperless Examination System
CAS: Chief of Army Staff; Chief of Air Staff; Conditional Access System
CB: Citizen Band (Radio)
CBI: Central Bureau of Investigation
CBFC: Central Board of Film Certification
CCPA: Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs
CD: Conference on Disarmament
C-DAC: The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access
CECA: Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
CERN: European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Pronounced CERN in French)
CFC: Chlorofluro Carbon
CFS: Container Freight Station
CHOGM: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
CIA: Central Intelligence Agency (of U.S.A.)
CIBIL: Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd
CIC: Chief Information Commissioner
CID: Criminal Investigation Department
C-in-C: Commander-in-Chief
cif: cost, insurance and freight
CIS: Commonwealth of Independent States
CISF: Central Industrial Security Force
CITES: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
CITU: Centre of Indian Trade Unions
CLASS: Computer Literacy and Studies in Schools
CLAWS: Centre for Land Warfare Studies
CM: Command Module; Chief Minister
CMP: Common Minimum Programme
CNG: Compressed Natural Gas
CNN: Cable News Network
CNS: Chief of the Naval Staff
CO: Commanding Officer
COD: Central Ordnance Depot; Cash on Delivery
CPCB: Central Pollution Control Board
CPI: Communist Party of India
CPI(M): Communist Party of India (Marxists)
CPU: Central Processing Unit
CR: Central Railway
CRAC: Cyber Regulation Advisory Council
CRDi: Common Rail Direct injection
CRISIL: Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited
CRM: Customer Relationship Management
CRR: Cash Reserve Ratio
CRPF: Central Reserve Police Force
CSIR: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
CTBT: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
CTT: Commodities Transaction Tax
CVRDE: Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment