| Acronym |
Sense |
Language |
Topics |
| L3D |
Center for Lifelong Learning and Design (http://http://l3d.cs.colorado.edu/) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Education |
| LA |
Los Angeles |
In many languages |
→ Geography |
| LAACARC |
Los Angeles Area Council of Amateur Radio Clubs |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Telecommunications |
| LACDCS |
Los Angeles County Disaster Communications Service |
In English |
→ Telecommunications |
| LACE |
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions |
In English |
→ Museums
→ Arts |
| LAGEOS |
LAser GEOdynamics Satellite (http://https://lageos.cddis.eosdis.nasa.gov/) |
In English |
→ Astronautics
→ Geodesy, cartography |
| LaRC |
(NASA) Langley Research Center (www.larc.nasa.gov) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics |
| LAUSDARA |
Los Angeles Unified School District Amateur Radio Association |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Telecommunications |
| LCMS |
The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (www.lcms.org) |
In English |
→ Protestant churches |
| LeRC |
Lewis Research Center |
In English |
→ Research institutes |
| LKV |
Lake County Airport |
In English |
→ Transport by air |
| MAA |
Medieval Academy of America (www.medievalacademy.org) |
In English |
→ Academies
→ History |
| MAA |
Mathematical Association of America (www.maa.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Mathematics |
| MAAO |
Massachusetts Association of Assessing Officers (www.maao.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ 332 |
| MABA |
Maine Antiquarian Booksellers Association (www.mainebooksellers.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Trade
→ Graphic industries, printing, publishing |
| MAUTx |
University of Texas Monographs in Astronomy |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy |
| MAVMA |
Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association (www.massvet.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Veterinary medicine |
| MCEER |
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (http://mceer.buffalo.edu) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Seismology, earthquakes |
| MCHC |
Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (www.mchc.org) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Medicine |
| MCHC |
Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference (www.methockey.com) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Sport, physical exercises |
| MCHC |
Monroe County History Center (www.monroehistory.org) |
In English |
→ History |
| MCHC |
Minnesota Chinese Health Center |
In English |
→ Medicine |
| MDW |
Military District of Washington |
In English |
→ Military affairs |
| MEEI |
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (www.masseyeandear.org) |
In English |
→ Surgery, orthopaedics, ophthalmology
→ Ophthalmology |
| MEVMA |
Maine Veterinary Medical Association (www.mainevetmed.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Veterinary medicine |
| MFPA |
Minnesota Free Paper Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Paper and board industry |
| MGH |
Massachusetts General Hospital |
In English |
→ Medicine |
| MICOM |
Miami Isopycnic Coordinate Ocean Model (http://oceanmodeling.rsmas.miami.edu/micom/) |
In English |
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| MIT |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (http://web.mit.edu) |
In English |
→ Specialized or polytechnical colleges
→ Engineering, technology |
| MIT/LL |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory (www.ll.mit.edu) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Specialized or polytechnical colleges |
| MITIL |
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Instrumentation Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Specialized or polytechnical colleges
→ Engineering, technology |
| MKAtl |
Astrophysics Monographs, University of Chicago Press |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy |
| MPAA |
Motion Picture Association of America (www.mpaa.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Cinema, movies |
| MPAA |
Missouri Professional Auctioneers Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Finance |
| MSMR |
Massachusetts Society for Medical Research (www.msmr.org) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Medicine |
| MUMPS |
Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System |
In English |
→ Programming languages
→ Medicine |
| NAA |
North American Aircraft |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| NAAAP |
National Association of Asian American Professionals |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Labour, labour economics |
| NAAEE |
National American Association of Environmental Education (www.naaee.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Education
→ Threats to the environment |
| NACBS |
North American Conference on British Studies |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Area studies |
| NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (www.nasa.gov) |
In English |
→ Central administration
→ Astronomy
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| NASAC |
NASA Conference Publication |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics |
| NASAL |
NASA Circular Letter |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics |
| NASAR |
NASA Reference Publication |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics |
| NASAS |
NASA Special Publication |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics |
| NASCOM |
NASA Communications |
In English |
→ Telecommunications
→ Astronautics |
| NASM |
National Air and Space Museum (www.nasm.si.edu) |
In English |
→ Museums
→ Astronomy
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| NASSH |
North American Society for Sport History |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ History
→ Sport, physical exercises |
| NASTRAN |
NASA Structural Analysis Program |
In English |
→ Mechanical engineering
→ Astronautics |
| NAVT |
NASA Altimeter Verification Telemetry |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NCC |
NASA Class Code |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NCC |
NASA Communications Control |
In English |
→ Telecommunications
→ Astronautics |
| NCECHO |
North Carolina Exploring Cultural Heritage Online |
In English |
→ Libraries
→ Civilization, culture, progress |
| NCG |
Northern California Grantmakers |
In English |
→ Finance |
| NCIBA |
Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (https://www.nciba.com) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Trade
→ Graphic industries, printing, publishing |
| NCM |
New California Media |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Newspapers, journalism |
| NCSA |
North Carolina Sociological Association (www.ncsociology.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Sociology |
| ND |
NASA Document |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics |
| NDFU |
North Dakota Farmers Union |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Agricultural sciences |
| NEEDS |
NASA End-To-End Data System |
In English |
→ Data
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics |
| NEMS |
NASA Equipment Management System |
In English |
→ Maintenance and logistics
→ Astronautics |
| NET |
NASA Employee Team |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NEVS |
NASA Equipment Visibility System |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NFS |
NASA FAR Supplement |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NGT |
NASA Ground Terminal |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NHB |
NASA Handbook |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NMI |
NASA Management Instruction |
In English |
→ Management
→ Astronautics |
| NORC |
National Opinion Research Center (www.norc.org) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Social sciences |
| NPC |
NASA Procurement Circular |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NPC |
NASA Publication Control |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NPD |
NASA Policy Directive |
In English |
→ Management
→ Astronautics |
| NPN |
NASA Part Number |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NPS |
NASA Planning Studies |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NRALT |
NASA Radar Altimeter |
In English |
→ Geodesy, cartography
→ Astronautics |
| NRI |
National Radio Institute-McGraw Hill Continuing Education Center |
In English |
→ Specialized or polytechnical colleges
→ Telecommunications |
| NSC |
NASA Standard Computer |
In English |
→ Computer hardware
→ Astronautics |
| NSD |
NASA Standard Detonator |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NSI |
NASA Science Internet |
In English |
→ Internet
→ Astronautics
→ Astronomy |
| NSI |
NASA Standard Initiator |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NSIPP |
NASA Seasonal-to-Interannual Prediction Project |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| NSLD |
NASA Shuttle Logistics Depot |
In English |
→ Maintenance and logistics
→ Astronautics |
| NSO |
NASA Support Operation |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NSP |
NASA Support Plan |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NSTI |
NASA Simulation Traffic Interface |
In English |
→ Computer simulation
→ Astronautics |
| NTD |
NASA Test Director |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NTSO |
NASA Test Support Office |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NV |
NASA Altimeter Verification |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NVAFB |
North Vandenberg Air Force Base |
In English |
→ 358
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| NVR |
NASA Waiver |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NYASA |
New York Academy Sciences Annals |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Mathematics and natural sciences |
| NYCAS |
New York Conference on Asian Studies |
In English |
→ Congresses
→ Area studies |
| NYCCS |
New York Center for Computational Science |
In English |
→ Computer science
→ Numerical analysis |
| NYPERL |
New York State Public Employees and Retirees Long Term Care Insurance
= FESNCE | Federazione Europea della Società Nazionali di Chirurgia Estetica | In Italian
= FESNCE | Fédération Européenne des Sociétés Nationales de Chirurgie Esthétique | In French
|
In English |
→ Insurance
→ Labour, labour economics |
| NYSAFLT |
New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (www.nysaflt.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Education
→ Language, linguistics, literature |
| NYSCEDII |
New York State Center for Engineering Design and Industrial Innovations (www.nyscedii.buffalo.edu) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Research policy
→ Engineering, technology
→ Drawing and applied arts |
| NYSE |
New York Stock Exchange (www.nyse.com) |
In English |
→ Financial markets |
| NYU |
New York University (www.nyu.edu) |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities |
| OAH |
Organization of American Historians (www.oah.org) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ History |
| OAIS |
Ohio Association of Independent Schools (www.oais.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Education |
| OCALC |
Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center |
In English |
→ Maintenance and logistics
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| OCONUS |
Outside Continental United States |
In English |
|
| OHSU |
Oregon Health and Science University (www.ohsu.edu) |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities
→ Medicine
→ Mathematics and natural sciences |
| OICA |
Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Social welfare
→ Education |
| OklRe |
University of Oklahoma Observatory Reprints |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy |
| OSA |
Oklahoma Sociological Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Sociology |
| OSAJ |
Optical Society of America Journal |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Optics |
| OSAJI |
Optical Society of America Journal - Optics and Image Science |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Optics |
| OSERA |
Ohio Scientific Education & Research Association (www.osera.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Education
→ Research policy |
| OTEA |
United States Army Operational Test and Evaluation Agency |
In English |
→ Central administration
→ Military affairs |
| PAAF |
Property Appraisers Association of Florida (www.paaf.net) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ 332 |
| PAAS |
Publications of the American Astronomical Society |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy |
| PACPhA |
Proceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Philosophy, psychology
→ Roman catholic church |
| PAFB |
Patrick Air Force Base (www.patrick.af.mil) |
In English |
→ 358
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| PAHA |
Polish American Historical Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ History |
| PAMS |
Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Mathematics |
| PAPhS |
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Philosophy, psychology |
| PAUTx |
University of Texas Publications in Astronomy |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy |
| PCCA |
Professional Compounding Centers of America (www.pccarx.com) |
In English |
→ Pharmacology, toxicology |
| PDAA |
Publications of the Department of Astronomy, Austin, Texas |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy |
| PGA |
Producer's Guild of America (www.producersguild.org) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Cinema, movies |
| PhyNY |
Physics New York |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Physics |
| PKirO |
Publications of the Kirkwood Observatory of Indiana University |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy |
| POMin |
Publications of the Astronomical Observatory University of Minnesota |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy |
| PSU |
Pennsylvania State University (www.psu.edu) |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities |
| RCA |
Radio Corporation of America |
In English |
→ Telecommunications |
| RIA |
Research Institute on Addictions (www.ria.buffalo.edu) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Pathology
→ Psychology |
| RIAA |
Recording Industry Association of America (www.riaa.com) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Music |
| RPCI |
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (https://www.roswellpark.org/) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Oncology |
| RSA |
Renaissance Society of America (www.rsa.org) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ History |
| RTAMS |
Representation Theory of the American Mathematical Society |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Mathematics |
| SAFSP |
Secretary of the Air Force Special Projects |
In English |
→ 358 |
| SAH |
Society of American Historians |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ History |
| SAHS |
Swiss American Historical Society |
In English |
→ Associations
→ History |
| SAL |
Supersonic Aerophysics Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ 5335
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| SAOCo |
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory - Contributions to Astrophysics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy
→ Observatories |
| SAVMA |
Student American Veterinary Medical Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Higher education, universities
→ Veterinary medicine |
| SCAAO |
South Carolina Association of Assessing Officers (http://scaao.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ 332 |
| SCATS |
Southern California Amateur Transmitting Society |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Telecommunications |
| SCIRA |
Southern California Intermountain Repeater Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Telecommunications |
| SCoA |
Smithsonian Contributions to Astrophysics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy |
| SCRC |
Southern California REACT Council |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Telecommunications |
| SCRPC |
Southern California Regional Purchasing Council |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations |
| SCRRBA |
Southern California Repeater and Remote Base Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Telecommunications |
| SD/AFSC |
Space Division/Air Force Systems Command |
In English |
→ 358
→ Astronautics |
| SDAAO |
South Dakota Association of Assessing Officers (www.sdaao.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ 332 |
| SGAS |
Society for German-American Studies |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Area studies |
| SGRL |
South Georgia Regional Library (www.sgrl.org) |
In English |
→ Libraries |
| SHAFR |
Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (www.shafr.org) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ History
→ International relations |
| SHEAR |
Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (www.shear.org) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ History |
| SMIG |
Southern Minnesota Internet Group (www.smig.net) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Internet |
| SOM |
Sociologists of Minnesota |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Sociology |
| SPI |
Society of the Plastics Industry (www.plasticsindustry.org) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Plastic industry |
| SPRL |
Space Physics Research Laboratory (www.sprl.umich.edu) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Astronomy |
| SSSA |
Soil Science Society of America (www.soils.org) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Agricultural sciences |
| SSSAJ |
Soil Science Society of America Journal |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Earth sciences
→ Agricultural sciences |
| STRI |
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (www.stri.org) |
In English |
→ Research institutes |
| SUN |
Stanford University Network |
In French |
→ Computer science
→ Computer hardware
→ Software
→ Networks, communication |
| SUNY |
State University of New York (www.suny.edu) |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities |
| SVAFB |
South Vandenberg Air Force Base |
In English |
→ 358 |
| SWD |
South Wisconsin District |
In English |
→ Geography |
| SWDC-CS |
Southwest Diagnostic Centers of Colorado Springs |
In English |
→ Diagnostics |
| TAAD |
Texas Association of Appraisal Districts (www.taad.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ 332 |
| TAAO |
Texas Association of Assessing Officers (www.taao.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ 332 |
| TACS |
Turkish American Cultural Society of New England (www.tacsne.org) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Civilization, culture, progress |
| TAGU |
Transactions of the American Geophysical Union |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Geophysics |
| TamCo |
Astronomical Contributions from the University of South Florida Tampa |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy |
| TAMS |
Transactions of the American Mathematical Society |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Mathematics |
| TAPhA |
Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Philology |
| TAPS |
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Philosophy, psychology |
| TBAALAS |
Texas Branch - American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (www.tbaalas.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Medicine
→ Veterinary medicine |
| TDA |
Texas Department of Agriculture |
In English |
→ Regional administration
→ Agricultural sciences |
| TMMSN |
Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network (www.tmmsn.org) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Mammals |
| TVMA |
Texas Veterinary Medical Association (www.tvma.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Veterinary medicine |
| TWU |
Transportation Workers Union of America (www.twu.com) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Labour, labour economics
→ Transport and postal services |
| TxDOT |
Texas Department of Transportation |
In English |
→ Regional administration
→ Transport and postal services
→ Vehicle engineering |
| UAL |
United Airlines (https://www.united.com) |
In English |
→ Transport by air |
| UCLA |
University of California, Los Angeles (www.ucla.edu) |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities |
| UCLAP |
University of California Los Angeles - Astronomical Papers |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy |
| UCSC |
University of California at Santa Cruz (https://www.ucsc.edu/) |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities |
| UEA |
Utah Education Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Education |
| UGSJR |
US Geological Survey Journal Research |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Earth sciences |
| UIC |
University of Illinois at Chicago (www.uic.edu) |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities |
| UIRF |
University of Iowa Research Foundation (http://research.uiowa.edu/techtransfer/) |
In English |
→ Foundations
→ Higher education, universities |
| UIUC |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities |
| UIUC DLI |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Digital Library Initiative |
In English |
→ Libraries
→ Data |
| UNC |
University of North Carolina (www.unc.edu) |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities |
| UNL |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (www.unl.edu) |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities |
| UNNSM |
United States National Slavery Museum |
In English |
→ Museums
→ Slavery |
| UPFC |
Utah Partnerships For Christ (www.upfc.org) |
In English |
→ Christianity |
| UPGWA |
United Plant Guard Workers of America |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Labour, labour economics |
| UR |
University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities |
| USA |
United States of America
= FS | Feriene Steaten | In Frisian
= США | Соединённые Штаты Америки | In Russian
= ABD | Amerika Birleşik Devletleri | In Turkish
|
In English |
→ Geography |
| USA |
United States Army |
In English |
→ Military affairs |
| USACIDC |
United States Army Criminal Investigation Command |
In English |
→ Criminology
→ Military affairs |
| USADSF |
United States of America Deaf Sports Federation |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Sport, physical exercises |
| USAF |
United States Air Force |
In English |
→ 358 |
| USAHA |
United States Animal Health Association (www.usaha.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Veterinary medicine |
| USAID |
United States Agency for International Development (www.usaid.gov) |
In English |
→ Central administration
→ Development |
| USAISC |
United States Army Information Systems Command |
In English |
→ Knowledge management
→ Military affairs |
| USAISEC |
United States Army Information Systems Engineering Command |
In English |
→ Knowledge management
→ Military affairs |
