| Acronym |
Sense |
Language |
Topics |
| NORM |
Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material |
In English |
→ Nuclear technology |
| NORTANA |
Norwegian Researchers and Teachers Association of North America (www.nortana.net) |
In English |
→ Associations → Education → Language, linguistics, literature |
| NORTHAG |
Northern Army Group |
In English |
→ Military affairs |
| NOS |
Network Operating System |
In English |
→ Computer hardware → Networks, communication |
| NOSL |
Night/Day Optical Survey Of Thunderstorm Lightning |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| NOSP |
Near-Object Scanning Probe |
In English |
|
| NOSP |
Network Operations Support Plan |
In English |
|
| NOSS |
National Oceanic Satellite System |
In English |
→ Marine research, oceanography → Astronautics |
| NOUS-IS |
National Online Undergraduate Seminar - Indonesian Studies |
In English |
|
| NOW |
National Organization for Women |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Feminism |
| NPACNFS |
North Pacific Ocean Nowcast/Forecast System |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology → Marine research, oceanography |
| NPB |
Neutral Particle Beam |
In English |
→ Nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics |
| NPC |
NASA Procurement Circular |
In English |
→ Astronautics → United States |
| NPC |
NASA Publication Control |
In English |
→ Astronautics → United States |
| NPC |
Normal Plane Change |
In English |
|
| NPD |
NASA Policy Directive |
In English |
→ Management → Astronautics → United States |
| NPD |
Nominal Percent Defective |
In English |
|
| NPDES |
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
In English |
→ Environmental technology, water supply, waste management |
| NPDS |
Nuclear Particle Detection Subsystem |
In English |
→ Nuclei |
| NPF |
Navstar Processing Facility |
In English |
|
| NPG |
Nature Publishing Group |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Graphic industries, printing, publishing |
| NPG |
Naval Proving Ground |
In English |
|
| NPGeo |
Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Geophysics |
| NPH |
Neutral Protamine Hagedorn |
In English |
→ Cardiology |
| NPhS |
Nature Physical Science |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Physics → Chemistry → Biological sciences |
| NPIW |
North Pacific Intermediate Water |
In English |
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| NPL |
Normal Power Level |
In English |
→ Electrical engineering |
| NPLG |
National Parliamentary Library of Georgia (www.nplg.gov.ge) |
In English |
→ Libraries → Parliaments, representation |
| NPN |
NASA Part Number |
In English |
→ Astronautics → United States |
| NPNDS |
Neutron Physics and Nuclear Data in Science and Technology |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics |
| NPPC |
National Pork Producers Council (www.nppc.org) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Agricultural sciences |
| NPPSB |
Nonequilibrium Problems in the Physical Sciences and Biology |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Physics → Biological sciences |
| NPRV |
Nitrogen Pressure Relief Valve |
In English |
|
| NPS |
NASA Planning Studies |
In English |
→ Astronautics → United States |
| NPS |
Nonpropulsive Stage |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NPS |
Nuclear Power Station |
In English |
→ Nuclear technology |
| NPS |
Nonprior Service |
In English |
|
| NPSH |
Net Positive Suction Head |
In English |
|
| NPSP |
Net Positive Static Pressure |
In English |
|
| NPSP |
Net Positive Suction Pressure |
In English |
|
| NPSS |
NASA Packet Switching System |
In English |
→ Telecommunications → Astronautics |
| NPT |
Non-Proliferation Treaty |
In English |
|
| NPT |
Navy Pointer and Tracker |
In English |
→ 359 → Military engineering |
| NPU |
Nitrogen Purge Unit |
In English |
|
| NPUJ |
Northwestern Polytechnical University Journal |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Applied sciences, technology |
| NPV |
Nitrogen Pressure Valve |
In English |
|
| NRA |
Norepinephrine Releasing Agent |
In English |
→ Pharmacology, toxicology → Neurology |
| NRAAO |
Northeastern Regional Association of Assessing Officers (www.nraao.org) |
In English |
→ Associations → 332 |
| NRALT |
NASA Radar Altimeter |
In English |
→ Geodesy, cartography → Astronautics → United States |
| NRAOR |
National Radio Astronomy Observatory Reprints |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Astronomy |
| NRB |
Nuclear Reactor/Brayton |
In English |
→ Nuclear technology |
| NRC |
National Research Council |
In English |
→ Research policy |
| NRC |
Nitrosso Rubber Coating |
In English |
|
| NRC |
Nonrecurring Costs |
In English |
→ Prices |
| NRC |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (www.nrc.gov) |
In English |
→ Central administration → Nuclear technology |
| NRCC |
National Research Council of Canada (www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca) |
In English |
→ Research policy → Canada |
| NRD |
National Range Division |
In English |
|
| NRDS |
Nuclear Rocket Development Station |
In English |
→ Nuclear technology → Astronautics |
| NREL |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes → Energy economics |
| NREN |
National Research and Education Network |
In English |
→ Networks, communication → Research policy → Education |
| NRF |
National Research Foundation |
In English |
→ Foundations → Mathematics and natural sciences → Applied sciences, technology |
| NRFA |
Navigation Radio Frequency Assembly |
In English |
|
| NRFN |
National Federation of Retail Newsagents |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Trade |
| NRI |
Needham Research Institute (www.nri.cam.ac.uk) |
In English |
→ Research institutes → History → Engineering, technology → Medicine → United Kingdom |
| NRI |
Non-Recurring Investment |
In English |
→ Finance → Economic policy |
| NRI |
Non-Resident Indian
= PIO | Person of Indian Origin | In English
|
In English |
→ Migrations → India |
| NRI |
National Radio Institute-McGraw Hill Continuing Education Center |
In English |
→ Specialized or polytechnical colleges → Telecommunications → United States |
| NRI |
Networked Readiness Index |
In English |
→ Economic policy → Networks, communication |
| NRI |
Nomura Research Institute |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Consulting → Japan |
| NRI |
Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor
= NERI | Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor | In English
= NRI | Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitor | In English
= ARI | Adrenergic Reuptake Inhibitor | In English
|
In English |
→ Pharmacology, toxicology → Neurology |
| NRI |
Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitor
= NERI, ARI (look above)
|
In English |
→ Pharmacology, toxicology → Neurology |
| NRL |
Naval Research Laboratory (www.nrl.navy.mil) |
In English |
→ Research institutes → 359 |
| NRM |
Nonrecurring Maintenance |
In English |
→ Maintenance and logistics |
| NRM |
New Religious Movement
= NMR | Nouveau Mouvement Religieux | In French
= NRB | Nieuwe Religieuze Beweging | In Dutch
= NRJ | Naujieji religiniai judėjimai | In Lithuanian
|
In English |
→ Modern spiritual movements |
| NRN |
National Radio Network |
In English |
→ Telecommunications |
| NRO |
National Reconnaissance Organization (www.nro.gov) |
In English |
→ Central administration |
| NRRv |
Naval Research Reviews |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → 6295 → Transport and postal services |
| NRS |
Non-conformance Reporting System |
In English |
|
| NRSC |
National Remote Sensing Centre |
In English |
|
| NRSV |
New Revised Standard Version |
In English |
|
| NRT |
Near Real Time |
In English |
|
| NRTA |
Natural Resources Transfer Agreement |
In English |
|
| NRZ |
Nonreturn To Zero |
In English |
|
| NRZL |
Nonreturn-To-Zero Level |
In English |
|
| NRZPSK |
Nonreturn-To-Zero Phase Shift Key |
In English |
|
| NRZTTL |
Nonreturn-To-Zero Transistor-Transistor Logic |
In English |
|
| NS |
Nazareth Sisters |
In English |
→ Roman catholic church |
| NS |
Navier-Stokes |
In English |
→ Physics |
| NS |
Nuclear Shuttle |
In English |
→ Nuclear technology → Astronautics |
| NSA |
National Security Agency (www.nsa.gov) |
In English |
→ Central administration |
| NSA |
Nosewheel Steering Amplifier |
In English |
|
| NSACOR |
National Security Agency Central Office of Record |
In English |
→ Public administration, government |
| NSAI |
National Standards Authority of Ireland (www.nsai.ie) |
In English |
→ Standardization → Republic of Ireland |
| NSAS |
NSTS/SSPE Attachment Systems |
In English |
|
| NSATTC |
Northeastern States Addiction Technology Transfer Center (www.nattc.org) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| NSC |
Nepal Study Center |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Language, linguistics, literature → Geography, biography, history |
| NSC |
NASA Standard Computer |
In English |
→ Computer hardware → Astronautics → United States |
| NSC |
Navigational Star Catalog |
In English |
→ Astronomy |
| NSC |
Network Support COmmittee |
In English |
|
| NSC |
Nonstandard CA Code |
In English |
|
| NSC |
Natural Sciences Complex |
In English |
→ Mathematics and natural sciences |
| NSC |
National Security Council (www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/) |
In English |
→ Military affairs |
| NSCCA |
Nuclear Safety Cross-Check Analysis |
In English |
→ Nuclear technology |
| NSD |
NASA Standard Detonator |
In English |
→ Astronautics → United States |
| NSE |
National Stock Exchange of India |
In English |
→ Finance |
| NSE |
Nuclear Science Engineering |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Nuclei → Nuclear technology |
| NSE |
Non-state Entity |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations |
| NSF |
National Science Foundation (www.nsf.gov) |
In English |
→ Foundations → Mathematics and natural sciences |
| NSFW |
Not Safe For Work |
In English |
|
| NSHS |
Nosewheel Steering Hydraulic System |
In English |
|
| NSI |
NASA Science Internet |
In English |
→ Internet → Astronautics → Astronomy → United States |
| NSI |
NASA Standard Initiator |
In English |
→ Astronautics → United States |
| NSI |
Nanostructured Surfaces and Interfaces |
In English |
→ Mathematics and natural sciences → Applied sciences, technology |
| NSI |
Network Support Item |
In English |
|
| NSIA |
National Security Industrial Association |
In English |
→ Associations → Military engineering |
| NSIF |
Near-Space Instrumentation Facility |
In English |
→ Astronomy → Astronautics |
| NSIPP |
NASA Seasonal-to-Interannual Prediction Project |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology → United States |
| NSIPP |
National Security Interests in Personal Property |
In English |
→ Law, jurisprudence → Contract law |
| NSL |
Northrop Space Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes → Astronomy |
| NSLC |
Nova Scotia Liquor Commission |
In English |
→ Beverage industry → Canada |
| NSLC |
National Science Learning Centre |
In English |
→ Education → Mathematics and natural sciences |
| NSLC |
Non-Small cell Lung Carcinoma |
In English |
→ Chest diseases → Oncology |
| NSLD |
NASA Shuttle Logistics Depot |
In English |
→ Maintenance and logistics → Astronautics → United States |
| NSM |
Network Status Monitor |
In English |
|
| NSM |
Neural State Machine |
In English |
→ Artificial intelligence |
| NSM |
Network Security Monitor |
In English |
→ Software → Networks, communication |
| NSMB |
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology |
In English |
→ Biological sciences |
| NSN |
National Stock Number |
In English |
→ Military affairs |
| NSN |
NATO Stock Number
= NNO | Numéro de Nomenclature OTAN | In French
|
In English |
→ Military affairs |
| NSO |
National Standards Organisation |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Standardization |
| NSO |
National Solar Observatory |
In English |
→ Observatories → Solar system |
| NSO |
NASA Support Operation |
In English |
→ Astronautics → United States |
| NSP |
NASA Support Plan |
In English |
→ Astronautics → United States |
| NSP |
Network Signal Processing |
In English |
→ Computer hardware → Networks, communication |
| NSP |
Network Signal Processor |
In English |
→ Computer hardware → Networks, communication |
| NSPAR |
Nonstandard Part Approval Request |
In English |
|
| NSpEc |
Networks and Spatial Economics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Economics |
| NSPR |
Netscape Portable Runtime |
In English |
→ Software → Internet |
| NSS |
Network Simulation System |
In English |
→ Networks, communication → Computer simulation |
| NSSA |
National Statement of Surveillance Arrangements |
In English |
|
| NSSCC |
NORAD Space Surveillance Computation Center |
In English |
→ Computer science → Astronomy |
| NSSDC |
National Space Science Data Center |
In English |
→ Astronomy |
| NSTD |
Non-System Training Device |
In English |
→ Education |
| NSTI |
NASA Simulation Traffic Interface |
In English |
→ Computer simulation → Astronautics → United States |
| NSTL |
National Space Technology Laboratories |
In English |
→ Research institutes → Astronomy → Astronautics |
| NSTS |
National Space Transportation System |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NSTSPO |
NSTS Program Office |
In English |
|
| NSU |
Node Switching Unit |
In English |
|
| NTA |
Nusa Tenggara Association |
In English |
→ Associations |
| NTA |
National Telecom Agency |
In English |
→ Telecommunications |
| NTA |
National Taxidermists Association |
In English |
→ Associations → Zoology |
| NTA |
National Technology Alliance |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Engineering, technology |
| NTA |
National Technical Association |
In English |
→ Associations → Applied sciences, technology |
| NTA |
Nippon Travel Agency |
In English |
→ Tourism → Japan |
| NTA |
National Trappers Association |
In English |
→ Associations → Fishing, hunting |
| NTA |
National Tour Association |
In English |
→ Associations |
| NTA |
Network Timesystem Artner-Rauch |
In English |
|
| NTA |
National Tax Association |
In English |
→ Associations → Taxes, duties |
| NTA |
National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse |
In English |
→ Personal health and hygiene |
| NTA |
National Tutoring Association |
In English |
→ Associations → Education |
| NTA |
National Television Awards |
In English |
→ Telecommunications |
| NTC |
Nordic Timber Council |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Forestry |
| NTC |
National Training Center |
In English |
→ Education |
| NTCo |
Nondestructive Testing Communications |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Materials science |
| NTD |
NASA Test Director |
In English |
→ Astronautics → United States |
| NTDS |
Naval Tactical Data System |
In English |
→ Computer science → 359 |
| NTE |
Navigation Telemetry Encoder |
In English |
→ Geodesy, cartography → Vehicle engineering |
| NTF |
National Test Facility |
In English |
|
| NTF |
Nigeria Trust Fund |
In English |
→ Financial markets |
| NTIS |
National Technical Information Service |
In English |
→ Engineering, technology |
| NTN |
New Technology News |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Engineering, technology |
| NTNU |
National Taiwan Normal University |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities |
| NTPC |
Nam Theun 2 Power Company (www.namtheun2.com) |
In English |
→ Electrical engineering |
| NTR |
Notifications of Test Results |
In English |
|
| NTRAC |
New Technical Regulations Applications Committee |
In English |
→ Standardization → Engineering, technology |
| NTS |
Navigation Technology Satellite |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| NTS |
Near-Term Schedule |
In English |
|
| NTS |
Nonavionics Test Station |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| NTS |
New Testament Studies |
In English |
→ Religion, theology |
| NTSC |
National Thai Studies Centre |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| NTSC |
Nuclear Technology Safety Center |
In English |
→ Accidents, risks, safety → Nuclear technology |
| NTSC |
National Television Standards Committee |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Telecommunications |
| NTSO |
NASA Test Support Office |
In English |
→ Astronautics → United States |
| NTSS |
Nitrogen Transfer and Storage System |
In English |
|
| NTT |
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (www.ntt.co.jp) |
In English |
→ Telecommunications → Japan |
| NTTF |
Network Test and Training Facility |
In English |
→ Education → Networks, communication |
| NTU |
Nanyang Technology University |
In English |
→ Applied sciences, technology → Specialized or polytechnical colleges |
| NTUA |
National Technical University of Athens (www.ntua.gr) |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities → Engineering, technology → Greece |
| NU |
Northeast Utilities |
In English |
→ Energy economics |
| NU |
National University |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities |
| NU |
Niagara University |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities |
| NU |
Naresuan University
= NU | Naresuan-Universität | In German
|
In English |
→ Higher education, universities |
| NUA |
Network User Address |
In English |
→ Networks, communication |
| NUA |
Net Unrealized Appreciation |
In English |
→ Finance |
| NUAAJ |
Nanjing University Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Higher education, universities → Aeronautics, aircraft → Astronautics → China |
| NuAlg |
Numerical Algorithms |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Algorithms |
| NucFS |
Nuclear Fusion Special Supplement |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Nuclei → Nuclear technology |
| NucFu |
Nuclear Fusion |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Nuclei → Nuclear technology |
| NucIM |
Nuclear Instruments and Methods |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Nuclei → Nuclear technology |
| NucPh |
Nuclear Physics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Nuclei |