Directory of Acronyms Resources

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Lists of abbreviations constructed mostly from the initial letters of the words of a phrase, with their meanings.

Subcategories

• Internet
• Military

Resources in This Category

• Abbreviations.com

  http://www.abbreviations.com/
  Browse acronyms and abbreviations by category.

• Acronym Finder

  http://www.acronymfinder.com/
  Human-edited dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms.

• Acronym Guide

  http://www.acronym-guide.com/
  A directory of common acronyms by topic.

• Acronym Search

  http://www.acronymsearch.com/
  Collection of acronyms and abbreviations.

• Acronyms and Abbreviations Dictionary

  http://www.businessballs.com/acronyms.htm
  Contains terms with origins in the military, medical, technological, and business and training fields.

• All Acronyms

  http://www.allacronyms.com/
  Provides definitions sorted by categories and alphabetically.

• AuctionSlanguage

  http://www.auctionslanguage.com/
  Database of online auction related terms.

• Babel: Computer-related Acronyms

  http://www.cs.tut.fi/tlt/stuff/misc/babel.html
  A glossary of computer science and internet acronyms.

• Cartography Acronyms

  http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/abbrev.html
  Dictionary of terms used in geographic information systems, cartography and remote sensing.

• CDIA Center Acronyms and Abbreviations

  http://cdiac.ornl.gov/pns/acronyms.html
  Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center indexed list.

• Crittenden Automotive Library

  http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/language/acronyms.php
  The list of automotive acronyms.

• Freeware Hall of Fame

  http://www.freewarehof.org/acronyms.html
  Acronyms and emoticons used in the computer community.

• Frequently Seen Space/Astronomy Acronyms

  http://tla.surly.org/
  Terms commonly appearing in space-related newsgroups.

• Glossary and Acronyms for PC and Server Technologies

  http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/resources/support/glossary.mspx
  Glossary of hardware and driver development terms for Windows products.

• Health & Safety Acronyms

  http://www.edp-uk.com/glossary.htm#Abbreviations
  Short list used in the field of UK Occupational Health and Safety.

• High Energy Astrophysics: Common Acronyms

  http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/acronyms.html
  A small, very specialized reference.

• Learning, Performance, and Training Acronyms

  http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/acron.html
  Small collection of human resource oriented terms.

• MediLexicon

  http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalabbreviations.php
  Searchable database of pharmaceutical, healthcare and medical abbreviations and acronyms.

• Smart Define

  http://www.smartdefine.org/
  Database of abbreviations across a wide range of topics.

• Technology Acronyms

  http://www.hiddenlab.org/acronym/
  A searchable list of technology terms mostly in the fields of computing, telecommunications and programming.

• The Abbreviation Hunts

  http://www.stuartbruce.net/abbrev/
  A general guide to three and four letter terms.

• The Ultimate Computer Acronyms Archive (TUCAA)

  http://www.acronyms.ch/
  Offers a searchable or browsable interface.

• USPS Acronyms and Abbreviations Glossary

  http://www.quine.org/uspsglos.html
  United States Postal Service terms and operational numbers.

• USPS Official Abbreviations

  https://www.usps.com/send/official-abbreviations.htm
  Official abbreviations of the United States Postal Service.

• V.E.R.A. - Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms

  http://cgi.snafu.de/ohei/user-cgi-bin/veramain-e.cgi
  List of computer acronyms, with cross references.

• Veterinary Abbreviations and Acronyms Glossary

  http://www.library.illinois.edu/vex/vetabbrev.htm
  Terms commonly used in veterinary practice.

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