Prolegomena, fundamentals of knowledge and culture, propaedeutics.
| Acronym | Sense | Language | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANT | ADSL Network Termination | In English | → Networks, communication → Telecommunications |
| ANVAR | Agence Nationale de Valorisation de la Recherche | In French | → Research policy → Economics → Applied sciences, technology |
| ANVREDET | Agence Nationale de la Valorisation des Résultats de la Recherche et du Développement Technologique | In French | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| ANX | Automative Network eXchange | In English | → Networks, communication |
| AOC | Auxiliary Output Chip | In English | → Computer hardware |
| AOCE | Apple Open Collaboration Environment | In English | → Software |
| AOCP | AVCS On-Board Computer Program | In English | → Computer programs |
| AODI | Always On/Dynamic ISDN | In English | → Networks, communication |
| AOPA | Aide Opérateur en situation Post-Accidentelle | In French | → Accidents, risks, safety → Personnel management |
| AOPM | Airline Operations Planning Model | In English | → Management → Transport by air |
| AOSD | Aspect-Oriented Software Development | In English | → Software |
| AOSTE | Analyse et l'Optimisation des Systèmes Temps-Réel Embarqués | In French | → Computer science → Electronics |
| APA | Abort Programmer Assembly | In English | → Software → Astronautics |
| ApAI | Applied Artificial Intelligence | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Computer science |
| APAN | Asia-Pacific Advanced Network Consortium | In English | → Computer science → Telecommunications |
| APART | Austrian Programme for Advanced Research and Technology | In English | → Research policy → Engineering, technology → Austria |
| APB | Advanced Peripheral Bus | In English | → Computer hardware |
| APC | Asynchronous Pool Cleaning | In English | → Software |
| APC | Alternative PHP Cache | In English | → Internet |
| APCB | Association de Pilotage des Conférences internationales B | In French | → Associations → Congresses → Computer science |
| APCC | Association of Professional Computer Consultants | In English | → Associations → Consulting → Computer science |
| APD | Avant-Projet Détaillé | In French | → Management |
| APD | Avant-Projet Définitif | In French | → Management |
| APD | Association pour le Progrès des Dirigeants | In French | → Associations → Management |
| APD | Apprentissage des Pratiques Documentaires | In French | → Education → Documentation |
| APD | Advanced PHP Debugger | In English | → Software → Programming languages |
| APD | Asteroid Polarimetric Database | In English | → Databases → Interplanetary medium |
| APDIS | Associação Portuguesa de Documentação e Informação de Saúde (www.apdis.org) | In Portuguese | → Associations → Documentation → Medicine → Portugal |
| APDL | ADA Programming Design Language | In English | → Computer science |
| APE | Analyses of Phylogenetics and Evolution | In English | → Software → Biotechnology → Genetics → Enzymes |
| APELSE | Association pour la Promotion de l'Écriture et de la Lecture sur Support Électronique | In French | → Associations → Computer science |
| API | Application Programming Interface | In English | → Software → Networks, communication |
| API | Application Program Interface | In English | → Software → Networks, communication |
| API | Alphabet Phonétique International = AFI | Alfabetul Fonetic Internaţional | In Romanian = LFE | Lizherenneg Fonetikel Etrebroadel | In Breton = МФА | Международната фонетична азбука | In Bulgarian = IPA | Internationales Phonetisches Alphabet | In Tosk = AFI | Alfabet Fonètic Internacional | In Catalan = IFA | Internacia Fonetika Alfabeto | In Esperanto = IPA | International Phonetic Alphabet | In English = ΔΦΑ | Διεθνές Φωνητικό Αλφάβητο | In Greek = IPA | Internationales Phonetisches Alphabet | In German = AFI | Alfabeto Fonético Internacional | In Spanish = AFI | Alfabeto Fonético Internacional | In Galician = NAF | Nazioarteko Alfabeto Fonetikoa | In Basque = IPA | Internationaalt Phonetescht Alphabet | In Letzeburgesh = AFI | Alfabeto Fonetico Internazionale | In Italian = МФА | Международный фонетический алфавит | In Russian = AFI | Alfabeto Fonético Internacional | In Portuguese = AFI | Alfabet Fonetic Internacionau | In Occitan = IFA | Internationoal Fonetisch Alfabet | In Vlaams = AFN | Alfabeti Fonetik Ndërkombëtar | In Albanian = IFA | Internasionale Fonetiese Alfabet | In Afrikaans = AFI | Alfabetu Fonéticu Internacional | In Asturian = ХГЬА | Халкъаздагьоркьосеб гьаркьазул алфавит | In Avaric = IPA | Internationals Phonetischs Alphabet | In Austro-Bavarian = ХАФӘ́ | Халыҡ-ара фонетик алфавит | BA = МФА | Міжнародны фанетычны алфавіт | In Belarusian = AFE | Alfabèt Fonètico Entèrnacionâl | In Franco-Provençal = YFA | Ynternasjonaal Fonetysk Alfabet | In Frisian = AIF | Aibítir Idirnáisiúnta Foghraíochta | In Irish = API | Alphabeto Phonetic International | In Interlingua = IPA | Internasional a Ponetiko nga Alpabeto | ILO = IFA | Internaciona Fonetik Alfabeto | In Ido = AFN | Alfabeya Fonetîk a Navneteweyî | In Kurdish = API | Abecedarium Phoneticum Internationale | In Latin = AFI | Alfabeta Fonetical Internasional | LFN = TFA | Tarptautinė Fonetinė Abėcėlė | In Lithuanian = МФА | Меѓународна фонетска азбука | In Macedonian = AFA | Abjad Fonetik Antarabangsa | In Malay = AFI | Abc Fonético Anternacional | MWL = IPA | Internatschonal Phoneetsch Alphabet | In Low German = IFA | Internasjonale Fonetiske Alfabetet | In Norwegian = AFI | Alfabèt Fonétiko Internashonal | In Papiamento = IPA | Innernatiunaal Phoneddisch Alphebedd | PDC = EFA | Entanashunal Fonetikl Alfabet | In Pitcairn-Norfolk = MAF | Międzynarodowy Alfabet Fonetyczny | In Polish = AFI | Alfabet Fonétich Intërnassional | PMS = IPA | Internaitional Phonetic Alphabet | SCO = AFN | Alfabeti Fonetik Ndërkombëtar | SQ = МФА | Међународна фонетска абецеда | In Serbian = AFI | Alfabetu Fonétiku Internasionál | In Tetum = PPA | Pandaigdigang Ponetikong Alpabeto | In Tagalog = МФА | Міжнародний фонетичний алфавіт | In Ukrainian = LFB | Lafab Fonetik Bevünetik | VO |
In French | → Alphabetic writing systems → Phonetics, phonology |
| API | Arrêt Pour Intervention | In French | → Maintenance and logistics → Nuclear technology |
| API | Aerospace Performance Improvement | In English | → Quality management → Aeronautics, aircraft → Astronautics |
| API | Alphabeto Phonetic International = AFI, LFE, МФА, IPA, IFA, ΔΦΑ, NAF, AFN, ХГЬА, ХАФӘ́, AFE, YFA, AIF, TFA, AFA, EFA, MAF, PPA, LFB (look above) |
In Interlingua | → Alphabetic writing systems → Phonetics, phonology |
| API | Abecedarium Phoneticum Internationale = AFI, LFE, МФА, IPA, IFA, ΔΦΑ, NAF, AFN, ХГЬА, ХАФӘ́, AFE, YFA, AIF, TFA, AFA, EFA, MAF, PPA, LFB (look above) |
In Latin | → Alphabetic writing systems → Phonetics, phonology |
| API-PL | Association pour la Promotion d'Internet pour les Professions Libérales | In French | → Associations → Internet → Telecommunications |
| APIC | Asociaţia pentru Tehnologia Informaţiei şi Comunicaţii din România | In Romanian | → Associations → Computer science → Telecommunications → Romania |
| APIDS | Application Protocol-based Intrusion Detection System | In English | → Software |
| APIF | Automated Process Information File | In English | → Files |
| APINC | Association Pour la Promotion et la défense de l'Internet Non Commercial | In French | → Internet → Associations |
| APL | Applications Program Library | In English | → Libraries → Software |
| APL | A Pattern Language | In English | → Software |
| APL | A Programming Language | In English | → Programming languages |
| APL2C | Association for Persian Language, Linguistics and Computing | In English | → Associations → Computer-based techniques → Linguistics |
| APLM | Applications Program Library Maintenance | In English | → Libraries → Software |
| APLMF | Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum | In English | → Standardization |
| APM | Assistant Project Manager | In English | → Management |
| APM | Associate Program Manager | In English | → Management |
| APM | Application Performance Management | In English | → Software |
| APM | Alternative PHP Monitor | In English | → Software → Programming languages |
| APMSM | Assembly Phase Maintenance Simulation Model | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| APOM | Association des Producteurs d'Oeuvres Multimédia (www.apom.org) | In French | → Associations → Software → Arts |
| APON | ATM Passive Optical Network | In English | → Networks, communication |
| APOP | Authentificated Post Office Protocol | In English | → Networks, communication |
| APP | Agence de Protection des Programmes (http://app.legalis.net) | In French | → Software → Industrial property |
| APP | Accident de Plain Pied | In French | → Accidents, risks, safety → Personnel management |
| APPC | Advanced Program-to-Program Communications | In English | → Computer programs → Networks, communication |
| APPEI | Association des Professionnels pour la Promotion de l'Emploi sur Internet (www.appei.net) | In French | → Associations → Labour, labour economics → Internet |
| APPEL | A P3P Preference Exchange Language | In English | → Software |
| APPN | Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking | In English | → Networks, communication |
| APQP | Advanced Product Quality Planning | In English | → Quality management |
| APRE | Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea | In Italian | → Research policy → European Union |
| APRIL | Association pour la Promotion et la Recherche en Informatique Libre (www.april.org) | In French | → Associations → Software |
| APROGED | Association des PROfessionnels de la Gestion Électronique de l'information et des Documents pour l'entreprise (www.aproged.org) | In French | → Associations → Documentation → Knowledge management |
| APRONET | Association des Professionnels Internet et Webmestres Territoriaux | In French | → Internet → Associations |
| APRP | Associação Portuguesa de Reconhecimento de Padrões (www.aprp.pt) | In Portuguese | → Associations → Computer-based techniques → Portugal |
| APRP | Adaptative Pattern Recognition Processing | In English | → Computer science |
| APRS | Agence Personnel et Relations Sociales | In French | → Personnel management |
| APS | Avant-Projet Sommaire | In French | → Management |
| APTES | Association du Pôle Transactions Électroniques Sécurisées | In French | → Associations → Networks, communication → Telecommunications |
| APTI | Association pour les Professionnels de la Télévision sur Internet | In French | → Associations → Telecommunications → Entertainment → Internet |
| APTIC | Association de Promotion du Territoire à Travers les nouvelles Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication | In French | → Associations → Computer science |
| APTITUDES | Accessibilité du Poste de Travail InformaTique aux Utilisateurs DÉficients visuelS | In French | → Personnel management → Computer science |
| APTN | Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (www.aptn.ca) | In English | → Telecommunications → Entertainment → Civilization, culture, progress |
| AQ | Assurance Qualité | In French | → Quality management |
| AQC | Agence Qualité Construction (www.qualiteconstruction.com) | In French | → Quality management → Construction |
| AQL | Acceptance Quality Level | In English | → Quality management |
| AQUAP | Association pour la Qualité des Appareils à Pression | In French | → Associations → Quality management → Mechanical engineering → Nuclear technology |
| AQUOPS | Association Québécoise des Utilisateurs de l'Ordinateur au Primaire et au Secondaire | In French | → Associations → Computer science → Education |
| AR | Acceptance Readiness | In English | → Quality management |
| AR | Acceptance Review | In English | → Quality management |
| ARAMIS | Architecture Robuste pour les Automates et Matériels des Infrastructures Sensibles | In French | → Networks, communication |
| ARAP | AppleTalk Remote Access Protocol | In English | → Software → Networks, communication |
| ARATEM | Agence Rhône-Alpes pour la Maîtrise des Technologies de Mesure | In French | → Organizations and associations → Standardization |
| ARC | Austrian Research Centers (www.arcs.ac.at) | In English | → Research institutes → Research policy → Engineering, technology → Austria |
| ARC | ALEPH Reporting Center | In English | → Organizations and associations → Libraries → Software |
| ARD | Apple Remote Desktop | In English | → Computer hardware → Networks, communication |
| ARDOISE | Application de Recueil de la Documentation Opérationnelle et d'Information Statistique sur les Enquêtes | In French | → Software → Documentation → Police |
| ARI | Administrateur des Ressources d'Information | In French | → Knowledge management |
| ARIST | Agence Régionale d'Information Stratégique et Technologique | In French | → Research policy → Libraries → Engineering, technology |
| ARL | Association of Research Libraries | In French | → Associations → Libraries → Research policy |
| ARM | Asynchronous Response Mode | In English | → Networks, communication → Telecommunications |
| ARMS | Administrative Resource Management System | In English | → Management |
| ARMS | Australasian Research Management Society (www.researchadmin.org.au) | In English | → Organizations and associations → Management → Research policy |
| ARMT | Autorité de Régulation des Mesures Techniques | In French | → Computer science → Artistic property |
| AROS | Automotive Robust Operating Services | In English | → Operating systems → Electronics |
| ARP | Address Resolution Protocol | In English | → Networks, communication |
| ARS | Airline Reservation System | In English | → Software → Transport by air → Tourism |
| ARSA | Analyse de Réseaux Sociaux pour Administrations | In French | → Data processing → Networks, communication |
| ARSC | Arctic Region Supercomputing Center | In English | → Computer simulation |
| ART | Automated Reasoning Tool | In English | → Software → Artificial intelligence |
| ARTESI | Agence Régionale des Technologies et de la Société de l'Information d'Île-de-France | In French | → Computer science → Engineering, technology → Telecommunications → France |
| ARTS | Actions de Recherche pour la Technologie et la Société | In French | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| ARTT | Aide à la Réduction du Temps de Travail | In French | → Personnel management → Labour, labour economics |
| ARTT | Aménagement et Réduction du Temps de Travail | In French | → Personnel management → Labour, labour economics |
| ASA | American Standards Association | In English | → Associations → Standardization → United States |
| ASA | Adaptive Server Anywhere | In English | → Software → Networks, communication |
| ASAI | Adjunct/Switch Application Interface | In English | → Networks, communication → Telecommunications |
| ASB | Advanced System Buffering | In English | → Networks, communication → Telecommunications |
| ASC | Apple Sound Chip | In English | → Computer-based techniques → Electronics |
| ASCI | Advanced School for Computing and Imaging (www.asci.tudelft.nl) | In English | → Specialized or polytechnical colleges → Computer science → Netherlands |
| ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange | In English | → Data → Standardization → United States |
| ASCOT | Advanced Scientific Computing Team | In English | → Computer simulation → Numerical analysis |
| ASD | Army Shipping Document | In English | → Maintenance and logistics → Military affairs |
| ASDTIC | Analog-Signal-to-Discrete-Time-Interval Converter | In English | → Computer hardware |
| ASEC | Association Stéphanoise des jEunes Chercheurs | In French | → Associations → Research policy |
| ASF | Advanced Streaming Format | In English | → Data → Networks, communication → Telecommunications |
| ASF | Auto Sheet Feeder | In English | → Computer hardware |
| ASF | Army Stock Fund | In English | → Maintenance and logistics → Military affairs |
| ASF | ACM-SIGOPS France | In French | → Organizations and associations → Computer science → Operating systems |
| ASF | Apache Software Foundation (www.apache.org/foundation/) | In English | → Foundations → Computer science |
| ASFG | Ask The Fucking Google | In English | → Internet |
| ASFP | askSam File Pointer | In English | → Software → Files |
| ASG | Aeronautical Standards Group | In English | → Standardization → Aeronautics, aircraft |
| ASIMS | Army Standard Information Management System | In English | → Knowledge management → Military affairs |
| ASIP | AppleShare IP | In English | → Networks, communication → Telecommunications |
| ASJR | Association des Salles de Jeux en Réseau (www.asjr.net) | In French | → Associations → Software → Entertainment |
| ASL | Authorized Stockage List | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| ASL | Application Service Layer | In English | → Computer science |
| ASL | Ariba Supplier Link | In English | → Computer science |
| ASME | American Standards for Mechanical Engineering | In English | → Standardization → Mechanical engineering → United States |
| ASN | Alcatel Submarine Networks | In English | → Telecommunications → Networks, communication |
| ASN.1 | Abstract Syntax Notation One | In English | → Programming languages |
| ASP | AppleTalk Session Protocol | In English | → Networks, communication → Telecommunications |
| ASP | Active Server Pages | In English | → Software → Networks, communication |
| ASP | Application Service Provider | In English | → Software → Networks, communication |
| ASPI | Advanced SCSI Programming Interface | In English | → Software |
| ASQC | American Society for Quality Control | In English | → Organizations and associations → Quality management → United States |
| ASR | Automatic Speech Recognition = RAP | Reconnaissance Automatique de la Parole | In French |
In English | → Computer-based techniques → Linguistics |
| ASR | Automated System Recovery | In English | → Computer science |
| ASRC | Association des Structures de Recherche Contractuelle (www.lasrc.net) | In French | → Associations → Research policy |
| ASRC | Asylum Seekers Resource Centre | In English | → Documentation → Migrations |
| ASRC | Autism Spectrum Resource Center | In English | → Documentation → Pathology |
| ASRC | Australian Standard Research Classification | In English | → Research policy → Australia |
| ASRO | Asociaţia de Standardizare din România (https://www.asro.ro) | In Romanian | → Associations → Standardization → Romania |
| ASSESPRO | Associação das Empresas Brasileiras de Software e Serviços de Informática | In Portuguese | → Associations → Software → Brazil |
| ASSP | Anti-Spam-SMTP-Proxy | In English | → Networks, communication → Advertising |
| ASSURE | Awards to Stimulate and Support Undergraduate Research Experiences | In English | → Research policy → Education |
| AST | All-Systems Test | In English | → Quality management |
| AST | Atlantic Standard Time | In English | → Horology |
| AST | Agent des Services Techniques | In French | → Personnel management |
| AST | Automatic Spanning Tree | In English | → Networks, communication |
| ASTER | Analyses des Structures et Thermo-mécanique pour des Études et des Recherches | In French | → Software → Physics |
| ASWC | Asian Semantic Web Conference | In English | → Congresses → Networks, communication → Semiotics |
| AT | Access and Terminals | In English | → Human-computer interaction → Telecommunications |
| AT | Accident du Travail | In French | → Accidents, risks, safety → Personnel management → Labour, labour economics |
| AT | Arrêt de Travail | In French | → Personnel management → Labour, labour economics |
| AT&L | Acceptance Test & Logistics | In English | → Quality management → Maintenance and logistics |
| AT2I | Assistance Téléphonie Informatique Internet sur Grenoble (www.groupe-at2i.com) | In French | → Internet → Telecommunications |
| At2i | Automation Assistance Traçabilité Informatique Industrielle (www.at2i.net) | In French | → Computer science → Mechanical engineering |
| ATA | Analogue Terminals & Access | In English | → Human-computer interaction |
| ATAC | Association Technique pour l'Action Culturelle | In French | → Associations → Civilization, culture, progress |
| ATAG | Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines | In English | → Networks, communication |
| ATALA | Association pour le Traitement Automatique des LAngues (www.atala.org) | In French | → Associations → Computer-based techniques → Linguistics |
| ATAM | Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method | In English | → Software → Architecture |
| ATAPI | Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface | In English | → Computer hardware |
| ATC | Aircraft Target Computer | In English | → Computer hardware → Aeronautics, aircraft |
| ATC | ATE Computer | In English | → Computer hardware |
| ATC | Action Thématique Concertée | In French | → Management |
| ATC | Advanced Transfer Cache | In English | → Networks, communication → Telecommunications |
| ATCG | Association Technique pour la Certification des Granulats | In French | → Associations → Standardization → Civil engineering → Construction |
| ATDP | Acceptance Test Data Package | In English | → Records management → Data → Quality management |
| ATEC | Association des Thésards et Étudiants en Catalyse (www.atec-lyon.com) | In French | → Associations → Research policy → Higher education, universities → Chemistry |
| ATER | Attaché Temporaire d'Enseignement et de Recherche | In French | → Higher education, universities → Research policy |
| ATFG | Automatic Test File Generator | In English | → Software → Files |
| ATHIS | Atelier International Histoire et Informatique | In French | → History → Computer science |
| ATI | Aide Tourangelle à l'Innovation | In French | → Regional administration → Engineering, technology → Research policy |
| ATIEF | Association des Technologies de l'Information dans l'Éducation et la Formation | In French | → Associations → Computer science |
| ATILLA | Association des Technologies Internet et du Logiciel Libre ou Alternatif | In French | → Associations → Software → Internet |
| ATIS | Automatic Terminal Information System | In English | → Computer science |
| ATIS | Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (www.atis.org) | In English | → Organizations and associations → Standardization → Telecommunications |
| ATL | Active Template Library | In English | → Computer science |
| ATLAP | AppleTalk Link Access Protocol | In English | → Computer-based techniques → Telecommunications |
| ATLAS | Abbreviated Test Language For Avionic Systems | In English | → Quality management → 62673 |
| ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode | In English | → Networks, communication → Telecommunications |
| ATM | Adobe Type Manager | In English | → Computer science |
| ATOLL | Acceptance, Test Or Launch Language | In English | → Programming languages → Quality management → Astronautics |
| ATOM | Application de Trésorerie des Opérations de Marché | In French | → Software → Finance |
| ATP | Austrian Technology Platform | In English | → Organizations and associations → Engineering, technology → Research policy → Austria |
| ATP | Acceptance Test Procedure | In English | → Quality management |
| ATP | Acceptance Test Program | In English | → Quality management |
| ATRS | Automated Training Records System | In English | → Records management → Education |
| ATS | Acceptance Test Specification | In English | → Quality management |
| ATS | Automatic Transcribing System | In English | → Computer-based techniques |
| ATS | Address Translation Services | In English | → Software → Memories |
| ATT | Acceptance Thermal Testing | In English | → Quality management |
| ATT | Aménagement du Temps de Travail | In French | → Personnel management → Labour, labour economics |