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| Acronym | Sense | Language | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| RNP | Rassemblement National Populaire | In French | → Political parties and movements |
| RNPh | Revue Néoscolastique de Philosophie | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Philosophy, psychology |
| RNPP | Reliability and Network Planning Panel | In English | → Energy economics |
| RNPP | Registre National des Personnes Physiques | In French | → Central administration |
| RNPP | Recettes Nettes Part Producteur | In French | → Cinema, movies |
| RNR | Réacteur à Neutrons Rapides | In French | → Nuclear technology |
| RNR | éacteur Nucléaire Rapide | In French | → Nuclear technology |
| RNR | Radiologische Netzwerk Rheinland (www.rnr-gbr.org) | In German | → Organizations and associations → Medicine |
| RNR | Réserve Naturelle Régionale | In French | → Environmental protection |
| RnR | Rock'n'Roll | In English | → Music |
| RNRE | Réseau National de Recherche et d'Éducation | In French | → Research policy → Networks, communication → Education |
| RNRS | Entreprise Nationale de Radiodiffusion Sonore (www.algerian-radio.dz) | In French | → Telecommunications → Algeria |
| RNRT | Réseau National de Recherche en Télécommunications | In French | → Organizations and associations → Telecommunications |
| RNRT | Réseau National de la Recherche en Télécommunications | In French | → Organizations and associations → Telecommunications |
| RNS | Reusable Nuclear Stage | In English | → Nuclear technology |
| RNS | Ribonukleinsäure = ARN | Acidum ribonucleinicum | In Latin = RNA | Ribonucleic acid | In English = ARN | Acide ribonucléique | In French = РНК | Рибонуклеинова киселина | In Russian = ARN | حمض ريبي نووي | In Arabic = TRN | Trenkenn ribonukleek | In Breton = ARN | Àcid ribonucleic | In Catalan = RNK | Ribonukleová kyselina | In Czech = RNA | Ribonuklea acido | In Esperanto = ARN | Azido erribonukleiko | In Basque = ARN | Ácido ribonucleico | In Spanish = RNH | Ribonukleiinhape | In Estonian = RKS | Ríbósakjarnasýru | In Icelandic |
In German | → Genetics → Biochemistry, biophysics |
| RNTL | Réseau National des Technologies Logicielles | In French | → Organizations and associations → Software |
| RNTL | Réseau National de Recherche et d'Innovation en Technologies Logicielles | In French | → Software |
| RNTS | Réseau National 'Technologies pour la Santé' | In French | → Medicine |
| RNTS | Regenerative Nonventing Thermal System | In English | |
| RNV | Réserve Naturelle Volontaire | In French | → Environmental protection |
| RO | Rocznik Orientalistyczny | In Polish | → Serial publications, periodicals; → Area studies |
| RO | Radar Operator | In English | |
| RO | Recovery Operations | In English | |
| RO | Revuo Orienta | In Esperanto | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| ROAC | Rijpwetering Oude Ade Combinatie | In Dutch | → Organizations and associations → Sport, physical exercises |
| ROADS | Resource and Operations Analysis Display System | In English | |
| ROAn | Royal Observatory Annals | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronomy |
| RoAPE | Review of African Political Economy | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Economics → Politics → Africa |
| ROB | Rigid Optical Bench | In English | |
| ROC | Rassemblement des Opposants à la Chasse | In French | → Organizations and associations → Fishing, hunting |
| ROC | Reconnaissance Optique de Caractères = ORC | Optical Character Recognition | In English |
In French | → Writing systems → Document processing → Optics |
| ROC | Regionaal Opleidingscentrum | In Dutch | |
| ROCC | Range Operational Control Center | In English | |
| ROCC | Ragion Operational Control Center | In English | |
| ROCE | Return On Capital Employed | In English | → Finance → Accounting |
| ROCES | Ranger Orbiter Crew Escape System | In English | → Astronautics |
| ROCor | Resultados del Observatorio Argentino de Córdoba | In Spanish | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronomy → Argentina |
| ROD | Remotely Operated Door | In English | |
| ROD | Reporting Opérationnel de Détail | In French | → Management |
| RODA | Recht Op Doel Af | In Dutch | → Organizations and associations → Sport, physical exercises |
| RODP | Redevance pour Occupation du Domaine Public | In French | → Taxes, duties |
| ROE | Remise d'Ouvrage à l'Exploitant | In French | → Civil engineering |
| ROE | Return On Equities | In English | → Finance → Accounting |
| ROEM | Renseignement d'Origine Électromagnétique | In French | → Military affairs |
| ROEU | Remotely Operated Electrical Umbilical | In English | → Astronautics |
| ROGO | Raad voor Ouders van het Gemeenschapsonderwijs (www.anvr.nl) | In Dutch | → Organizations and associations → Education → Netherlands |
| ROGVAIV | Roşu Oranj Galben Verde Albastru Indigo Violet | In Romanian | → Optics |
| ROHDA | Recht Op Het Doel Af | In Dutch | → Organizations and associations → Sport, physical exercises |
| RoHS | Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances (in electrical and electronic equipment) | In English | → Chemicals → Electrical engineering → Electronics |
| ROHUM | Renseignement d'Origine Humaine | In French | → Military affairs |
| ROI | Return On Investment | In English | → Finance → Accounting |
| ROIM | Renseignement d'Origine Imagerie | In French | → Military affairs |
| ROIS | Research Organization of Information and Systems (www.rois.ac.jp) | In English | → Research institutes → Computer science → Japan |
| ROK | Rahvusvaheline Olümpiakomitee (www.olympic.org) = CIO | Comité International Olympique | In French = IOC | International Olympic Committee | In English = МОК | Международен олимпийски комитет | In Bulgarian = MOO | Međunarodni olimpijski odbor | In Bosnian = COI | Comitè Olímpic Internacional | In Catalan = MOV | Mezinárodní olympijský výbor | In Czech = IOK | Internationales Olympisches Komitee | In German = ΔΟΕ | Διεθνής Ολυμπιακή Επιτροπή | In Greek = IOK | Internacia Olimpika Komitato | In Esperanto = COI | Comité Olímpico Internacional | In Spanish = KOK | Kansainvälinen olympiakomitea | In Finnish = COI | Comité Olímpico Internacional | In Galician = MOO | Međunarodni olimpijski odbor | In Croatian = NOB | Nemzetközi Olimpiai Bizottság | In Hungarian = TOK | Tarptautinis olimpinis komitetas | In Lithuanian = IOC | Internationaal Olympisch Comité | In Dutch = IOK | (Den) internasjonale olympiske komité | In Norwegian = MKOI | Międzynarodowy Komitet Olimpijski | In Polish = COI | Comité Olímpico Internacional | In Portuguese = МОК | Международный олимпийский комитет | In Russian = MOK | Međunarodni olimpijski komitet | In Serbo-Croatian = MOV | Medzinárodný olympijský výbor | In Slovak = MOK | Mednarodni olimpijski komite | In Slovenian = МОК | Међународни олимпијски комитет | In Serbian = IOK | Internationella Olympiska Kommitté | In Swedish = МОК | Міжнародний олімпійський комітет | In Ukrainian |
In Estonian | → Organizations and associations → Sport, physical exercises |
| ROL | Remote Operating Location | In English | |
| RoLa | Rollende Landstraße | In German | → Transport and postal services |
| ROLAP | Relational On Line Analytical Processing | In English | → Knowledge management → Data |
| ROLun | Reports of the Lund Observatory | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronomy |
| ROM | Read Only Memory | In English | → Memories |
| ROM | Royal Ontario Museum (www.rom.on.ca) | In English | → Museums → Canada |
| ROM | Rough Order of Magnitude | In English | → Astronomy |
| RomCo | Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma su Monte Mario - Contributi Scientifici | In Italian | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronomy |
| ROME | Répertoire Opérationnel des Métiers et des Emplois | In French | → Labour, labour economics |
| ROMM | Revue de l‘Occident Musulman et de la Méditerranée | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies |
| ROMS | Regional Ocean Modeling System (www.myroms.org) | In English | → Marine research, oceanography |
| ROOL | RISC OS Open Limited | In English | → Computer science |
| ROOS | (Stichting) Regionale Omroep Overleg en Samenwerking (www.roosrtv.nl) | In Dutch | → Foundations → Telecommunications → Netherlands |
| RORAD | Renseignement d'Origine Radar | In French | → Military affairs |
| RORSAT | Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite | In English | → Marine research, oceanography → Astronautics |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species | In English | → Biochemistry, biophysics |
| ROS | Read-Only Storage | In English | → Memories |
| ROS | Regulated Oxygen Supply | In English | |
| ROS | Removable Overhead Structure | In English | |
| ROSA | Romanian Space Agency | In English | → Central administration → Astronomy → Astronautics → Romania |
| ROSAT | ROentgen SATellite | In English | → Astronomy → Astronautics |
| ROSES | Rockwell Operational Software Engineering System | In English | → Software |
| ROSS | Remote Orbital Servicing System | In English | |
| ROSS/V | RSTS/E Operating System Simulator for VAX | In English | → Operating systems |
| ROST | Rockwell Operational System for Trades | In English | |
| ROT | Remaining Operating Time | In English | |
| ROTC | Reserve Officers Training Corps | In English | → Military affairs → Education |
| ROTFL | Rolling On The Floor Laughing | In English | |
| ROTFL | Rolling On the Floor, Laughing | In English | |
| ROTI | Recording Optical Tracking Instrument | In English | |
| ROTV | Returnable Orbital Transfer Vehicle | In English | → Astronautics |
| RP | Relations Publiques = PR | Public Relations | In English = RP | Relations Presse | In French |
In French | → Public relations |
| RP | Relations Presse = PR (look above) |
In French | → Newspapers, journalism → Public relations |
| RP | Relative Pressure | In English | |
| RP | Rocket Propellant | In English | → Astronautics |
| RP | Retinitis Pigmentosa | In Latin | → Pathology → Ophthalmology |
| RP | Rémunération Principale | In French | → Personnel management |
| RP | Région Parisienne | In French | → Geography → France |
| RPA | Record and Playback Assembly | In English | |
| RPA | Request for Procurement Action | In English | |
| RPA | Request for Procurement Authorization | In English | |
| RPA | Reserve Personnel, Army | In English | → Military affairs |
| RPA | Réponses aux Problèmes d'Alimentation | In French | → Energy economics → Electrical engineering |
| RPA | Régime de Pension Agréé | In French | → Labour, labour economics |
| RPC | Remote Procedure Call | In English | → Telecommunications |
| RPC | Route Preemption Control | In English | → Transport and postal services |
| RPC | Remote Power Control | In English | → Electrical engineering |
| RPC | Remote Power Controller | In English | → Electrical engineering |
| RPC | Roosten Plein Club | In Dutch | → Organizations and associations → Sport, physical exercises |
| RPC | Régime de Pensions du Canada | In French | → Labour, labour economics |
| RPCC | Rémunération de la Performance Contractualisée des Cadres | In French | → Personnel management |
| RPCI | Roswell Park Cancer Institute (https://www.roswellpark.org/) | In English | → Research institutes → Oncology → United States |
| RPD | Reconfiguration Production Department | In English | |
| RPD | Redevance pour Pollution Diffuse | In French | → Taxes, duties → Environmental technology, water supply, waste management |
| RPDE | Réseau Partenarial des Données sur l'Eau | In French | → Organizations and associations → Hydrology → Environmental technology, water supply, waste management |
| RPDV | Rheinland-Pfälzischer-Dartverband | In German | → Organizations and associations → Sport, physical exercises |
| RPE | Reliability Project Engineer | In English | |
| RPE | Retinal Pigment Epithelium | In English | → Anatomy → Ophthalmology |
| RPF | Rassemblement Pour la France | In French | → Political parties and movements → France |
| RPF | Rassemblement du Peuple Français | In French | → Political parties and movements → France |
| RPF | Rapid Prototyping Facility | In English | |
| RPFC | Rassemblement du Peuple Franc-Comtois | In French | → Political parties and movements |
| RPFJ | República Popular Federal da Iugoslávia = ФНРЈ | Федеративна Народна Република Југославија | In Macedonian = FNRJ | Federativna Narodna Republika Jugoslavija | In Croatian = ФНРЮ | Федеративной Народной Республики Югославия | In Russian |
In Portuguese | → Geography,→ History |
| RPG | Role Playing Game | In English | → Entertainment |
| RPG | Report Program Generator = GAP | Générateur Automatique de Programmes | In French |
In English | → Programming languages |
| RPh | Revue de Philologie, de littérature et d'histoire ancienne | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Philology → Literature → History |
| RPhA | Revue de Philosophie Ancienne | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Philosophy, psychology |
| RPhL | Revue Philosophique de Louvain | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Philosophy, psychology |
| RPhO | Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest (www.rpho.nl) | In Dutch | → Music → Netherlands |
| RPI | Regroupement Pédagogique Intercommunal | In French | → Education |
| RPIE | Real Property Installed Equipment | In English | |
| RPIMa | Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine | In French | → Military affairs |
| RPL | Rated Power Level | In English | → Electrical engineering |
| RPL | Rocket Propulsion Laboratory | In English | → Research institutes → Astronautics |
| RPL | Reverse Polish Lisp | In English | → Programming languages |
| RPM | Retro Propulsion Module | In English | → Vehicle engineering |
| RPM | Remote Programmable Multiprocessor | In English | → Electronics |
| RPM | Real Property Maintenance | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| RPMA | Real Property Maintenance Activities | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| RpMP | Reports on Mathematical Physics | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Mathematics → Physics |
| RPN | Risk Priority Number | In English | → Management → Accidents, risks, safety |
| RPO | Radiation Protection Officer | In English | |
| RPO | Recruitment Process Outsourcing | In English | → Personnel management |
| RPOC | Remote Payload Operations Center | In English | → Astronautics |
| RPP | Reinforced Pyrolytic Plastic | In English | → Plastic industry |
| RPP | Reliability Program Plan | In English | |
| RPP | Recrutement et Parcours Professionnel | In French | → Personnel management |
| RPP | Recueil des Prescriptions au Personnel | In French | → Personnel management → Labour, labour economics |
| RPPh | Reports of Progress in Physics | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Physics |
| RPPST | Réseau pour la Prévention et le Progrès en Santé au Travail - Île-de-France | In French | → Labour, labour economics → Medicine → France |
| RPR | Rassemblement pour la République | In French | → Political parties and movements |
| RPS | Record and Playback System | In English | |
| RPS | RMS Planning System | In English | |
| RPS | Rapski Pučki Sabor (www.rps.hr) | In Croatian | → Political parties and movements |
| RPS | Responsable Produit/Service | In French | → Management |
| RPS | Rapport Préliminaire de Sûreté | In French | → Nuclear technology |
| RPSF | Rotation Processing and Surge Facility | In English | |
| RPT | Resident Provisioning Team | In English | |
| RPT | Rudder Pedal Transducer | In English | |
| RPTA | Rudder Pedal Transducer Assembly | In English | |
| RPU | Résumé de Passage aux Urgences | In French | → Traumatology |
| RPU | Revenue Per User | In English | → Finance |
| RPU | Révision Périodique Universelle | In French | |
| RPU | Rookies Poker University | In English | → Entertainment |
| RPU | Reconfigurable Processing Unit | In English | → Computer hardware |
| RPU | Rochester Public Utilities (www.rpu.org) | In English | → Municipal administration |
| RPU | Related Product Unit | In English | |
| RPV | Remotely Piloted Vehicle | In English | → Vehicle engineering |
| RPV | Réseau Privé Virtuel = VPN | Virtual Private Network | In English = RPV | Red Privada Virtual | In Spanish = SPN | Skynprivaatnetwerk | In Afrikaans = VPN | Virtueel Particulier Netwerk | In Dutch = VPN | Virtuellt Privat Nätverk | In Swedish |
In French | → Networks, communication |
| RPV | Red Privada Virtual = VPN, SPN (look above) |
In Spanish | → Networks, communication |
| RQ | Renaissance Quarterly | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → History |
| RQ | Respiratory Quotient | In English | → Medicine |
| RQC | Révision Qualité Comptable | In French | → Accounting |
| RR | Research Review | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| RR | Range Rate | In English | |
| RR | Readiness Review | In English | |
| RR | Register To Register | In English | |
| RR | Rendezvous Radar | In English | → Aeronautics, aircraft → Astronautics |
| RR | Requirements Review | In English | |
| RR | Respiration Rate | In English | → Medicine |
| RRA | Rwanda Revenue Authority (www.rra.gov.rw) | In English | → Economics → Central administration |
| RRA | Rock River Arms (www.rockriverarms.com) | In English | → Mechanical engineering → Military engineering |
| RRA | Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler (http://rra-law.com) | In English | → Law, jurisprudence |
| RRA | Rockland Repeater Association (www.rra.net) | In English | → Associations → Telecommunications |
| RRA | Religious Research Association (http://rra.hartsem.edu) | In English | → Associations → Religion, theology |
| RRA | Regional Reporters Association (www.rra.or) | In English | → Associations → Newspapers, journalism |
| RRA | Road Records Association (www.rra.org.uk) | In English | → Associations → Sport, physical exercises → United Kingdom |
| RRA | Removal Review Authority (www.removalreviewauthority.govt.nz) | In English | → Law, jurisprudence → Migrations |
| RRA | River Research and Applications | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Threats to the environment → Hydrology → Earth sciences |
| RRB | Requirements Review Board | In English | |
| RRC | Roosevelt Rugby Club | In English | → Organizations and associations → Football and rugby |
| RRC | Rhodanienne de Révision Comptable | In French | → Accounting |
| RRCEP | Region II Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program | In English | → Education |
| RRDA | Rendezvous Radar Deployment Actuator | In English | → Aeronautics, aircraft → Astronautics |
| RRDAP | Recent Research Development in Applied Physics | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Physics |
| RRDBB | Recent Research Development in Biophysics and Biochemistry | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Biochemistry, biophysics |
| RRDBC | Recent Research Development in Biophysical Chemistry | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Biochemistry, biophysics |
| RRDCP | Recent Research Development in Chemical Physics | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Physics → Chemistry |
| RRDCT | Risk Reduction Data Collection Task | In English | → Accidents, risks, safety |
| RRDP | Recent Research Development in Physics | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Physics |
| RRDPC | Recent Research Development in Physical Chemistry | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Physics → Chemistry |
| RRDPF | Recent Research Development in Physics of Fluids | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Fluid mechanics |
| RRDSP | Recent Research Development in Statistical Physics | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Physics |
| RREA | Rendezvous Radar Electronics Assembly | In English | → Electronics → Astronautics |
| RREU | Rendezvous Radar Electronics Unit | In English | → Electronics → Astronautics |