| Acronym |
Sense |
Language |
Topics |
| OML |
Oddział Metali Lekkich |
In Polish |
→ Research institutes
→ Metallurgy |
| OPA |
Ontario Psychological Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Psychology |
| OPA |
Online Publishers Association (www.online-publishers.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Graphic industries, printing, publishing |
| OPGC |
Observatoire de Physique du Globe de Clermont-Ferrand (wwwobs.univ-bpclermont.fr) |
In French |
→ Research institutes
→ Geophysics |
| ORF |
Observer Research Foundation |
In English |
→ Foundations |
| ORFEUS |
Observatories and Research Facilities for EUropean Seismology (http://orfeus.knmi.nl) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Seismology, earthquakes |
| ORI |
Ocean Research Institute (www.ori.u-tokyo.ac.jp) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| OSA |
Oklahoma Sociological Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Sociology |
| OSERA |
Ohio Scientific Education & Research Association (www.osera.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Research policy
→ Education |
| OSF |
Open Software Foundation |
In English |
→ Foundations
→ Software |
| ÖSFK |
Österreichisches Studienzentrum für Frieden und Konfliktlösung |
In German |
→ Research institutes
→ Polemology |
| OSI |
Österreichisches Ost- und Südosteuropa-Institut (www.osi.ac.at) |
In German |
→ Research institutes
→ Area studies |
| OSI |
(Österreichisches) Ost- und Südosteuropa-Institut |
In German |
→ Research institutes
→ Area studies |
| OSIEK |
Organiza Societo de Internaciaj Esperanto-Konferencoj |
In Esperanto |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Congresses |
| OSSA |
Oxfordshire School Sports Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Sport, physical exercises |
| ÖTI |
Österreichisches Textil-Forschungsinstitut |
In German |
→ Research institutes
→ Textile industry |
| OTL |
Ordnance Test Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes |
| PA |
Parapsychological Association (www.parapsych.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Psychology
→ Occult sciences |
| PAAF |
Property Appraisers Association of Florida (www.paaf.net) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ 332 |
| PAAR |
Professional Association of Andrologists of Russia |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Sexual problems
→ Urology |
| PADA |
Professional Autograph Dealers Association (www.padaweb.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Trade |
| PAF |
Pinellas Animal Foundation (www.vetsforpets.org) |
In English |
→ Foundations
→ Veterinary medicine |
| PAHA |
Polish American Historical Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ History |
| PakEsA |
Pakistana Esperanto-Asocio |
In Esperanto |
→ Associations |
| PAM |
Psychological Association of Manitoba |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Psychology |
| PAN |
Polska Akademia Nauk (www.pan.pl) |
In Polish |
→ Academies
→ Mathematics and natural sciences |
| PAPEI |
Psychological Association of Prince Edward Island |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Psychology |
| PAPG |
Pakistan Association of Petroleum Geoscientists |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Earth sciences |
| PASC |
Pacific Area Standards Congress |
In English |
→ Congresses
→ Standardization |
| PAU |
Polska Akademia Umiejętności (www.pau.krakow.pl) |
In Polish |
→ Academies |
| PauLLA |
Pau Logiciels Libres Association |
In French |
→ Associations
→ Software
→ Operating systems |
| PAVE |
Profession Architecture, Ville et Environnement |
In French |
→ Research institutes
→ Regional planning
→ Architecture |
| PCA |
Polskie Centrum Aluminium (http://pca.org.pl) |
In Polish |
→ Research institutes
→ Metallurgy |
| PCA |
Portland Cement Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Construction |
| PCA |
Popular Culture Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Civilization, culture, progress |
| PCMCIA |
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Memories |
| PDL |
Product Development Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes |
| PEJ |
Portugala Esperanto-Junularo |
In Esperanto |
→ Associations |
| PFL |
Propulsion Field Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| PIALA |
Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives |
In English |
→ Libraries
→ Associations |
| PIPSA |
Pacific Islands Political Studies Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Politics |
| PLSL |
Propellants and Life Support Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| PMEL |
Precision Measurements Equipment Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes |
| PMEL |
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (www.pmel.noaa.gov) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| PMMMA |
Pattern Model and Mould Manufacturers Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Metallurgy |
| PORSEC |
Pan Ocean Remote Sensing Conference |
In English |
→ Congresses
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| PPPL |
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (www.pppl.gov) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Plasma physics |
| PR |
Printempa Renkontiĝo |
In Esperanto |
→ Congresses |
| PRA |
Professional Rugby Players Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Football and rugby |
| PRC |
Pharmacotherapy Research Center |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Pharmacology, toxicology |
| PREMIA |
Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Artificial intelligence
→ Computer-based techniques |
| PSA |
Pacific Sociological Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Sociology |
| PSA |
Poultry Science Association (www.poultryscience.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Zoology
→ Agricultural sciences |
| PSAA |
Philippines Studies Association Australasia |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Language, linguistics, literature
→ Geography, biography, history |
| PSCL |
Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| PSI |
Printempa Semajno Internacia |
In Esperanto |
→ Congresses |
| PSMA |
Physical Sunscreen Manufacturers Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Chemical technology |
| PVMA |
Pre-Veterinary Medical Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Veterinary medicine |
| QRSL |
Quick-Reaction Space Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| QUAS |
Quaternisation of Starch Producers Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Chemical technology |
| RAID |
Regional Association for Irrigation and Drainage
= ARID | Association Régionale pour l'Irrigation et le Drainage | In French
|
In English |
→ Associations
→ 627
→ Agricultural sciences |
| RAJ |
Russian Association of Japanologists |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Language, linguistics, literature
→ Geography, biography, history |
| RAL |
Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes |
| RAPRIA |
Russian Federation Association for Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Graphical processing
→ Image processing |
| RAWA |
Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
= راوا | جمعیت انقلابی زنان افغانستان | In Persian
|
In English |
→ Associations
→ Feminism |
| RDUES |
Research and Development Unit for English Studies |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Language, linguistics, literature |
| REF |
Renkontiĝo de Esperantistaj Familioj |
In Esperanto |
→ Congresses |
| REKAM |
(Stichting) Regionale Kabeltelevisie Midden-Holland |
In Dutch |
→ Foundations
→ Telecommunications |
| RENAR |
Asociaţia Română de Acreditare |
In Romanian |
→ Associations
→ Public administration, government |
| RERC |
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Pathology |
| REV |
Ribat Eğitim Vakfı |
In Turkish |
→ Foundations |
| RFA |
The Rugby Fives Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Football and rugby |
| RFDA |
Réseau des Femmes pour un Développement Associatif |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Associations |
| RFDA |
Regional Food Distribution Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Food technology |
| RFIA |
Reconnaissance des Formes et Intelligence Artificielle |
In French |
→ Congresses
→ Artificial intelligence
→ Computer-based techniques |
| RHF |
Retirement Housing Foundation (www.rhf.org) |
In English |
→ Foundations
→ Accommodation |
| 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 |
| RIAAO |
Rhode Island Association of Assessing Officers (www.opaldata.net/riaao) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ 332 |
| RIAM |
Research Institute for Applied Mechanics |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Mechanical engineering |
| RICAM |
Johann Radon-Institut für computerorientierte und angewandte Mathematik |
In German |
→ Research institutes
→ Computer science
→ Mathematics |
| RIHN |
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature |
In English |
→ Research institutes |
| RILEM |
Réunion Internationale des Laboratoires pour l'Essai des Matériaux |
In French |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Research institutes
→ Materials science |
| RIMS |
Research Institute of Mathematical Sciences |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Mathematics |
| RISC |
Research Institute for Symbolic Computation (www.risc.uni-linz.ac.at) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Mathematics |
| RISH |
Research Institute of Sustanable Humanosphere (www.rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Ecology
→ Earth sciences |
| RITE |
Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (www.rite.or.jp) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Environmental technology, water supply, waste management |
| RMABA |
Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (www.rmaba.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Trade
→ Graphic industries, printing, publishing |
| ROIS |
Research Organization of Information and Systems (www.rois.ac.jp) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Computer science |
| ROOS |
(Stichting) Regionale Omroep Overleg en Samenwerking (www.roosrtv.nl) |
In Dutch |
→ Foundations
→ Telecommunications |
| RPCI |
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (www.roswellpark.org) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Oncology |
| RPL |
Rocket Propulsion Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| RRA |
Road Records Association (www.rra.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Sport, physical exercises |
| RRA |
Religious Research Association (http://rra.hartsem.edu) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Religion, theology |
| RRA |
Rockland Repeater Association (www.rra.net) |
In English |
→ 06126
→ Telecommunications |
| RRA |
Regional Reporters Association (www.rra.or) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Newspapers, journalism |
| RSEL |
Remote Sensing and Ecology Lab |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ 505 |
| RumEJA |
Rumana Esperantista Junulara Asocio |
In Esperanto |
→ Associations |
| RUPA |
Rugby Union Players' Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Football and rugby |
| SA |
Student Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Higher education, universities |
| SAANZ |
Sociological Association of Aotearoa/New Zealand |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Sociology |
| SAARC |
South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation |
In English |
→ Associations
→ International relations |
| SACPAN |
South Asia Conference of the Pacific Northwest |
In English |
→ Congresses
→ International relations |
| SAEST |
Seminario pri Aplikado de Esperanto en Scienco kaj Tekniko |
In Esperanto |
→ Congresses
→ Mathematics and natural sciences
→ Applied sciences, technology |
| SAFER |
Stavanger Acute Medicine Foundation for Education and Research |
In English |
→ Foundations
→ Education
→ Traumatology |
| SAHS |
Swiss American Historical Society |
In English |
→ Associations
→ History |
| SAIL |
Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| SAIV |
South Africa Institute of Valuers (www.saiv.org.za) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ 332 |
| SAJA |
South Asian Journalists Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Newspapers, journalism |
| SAL |
Supersonic Aerophysics Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ 5335
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| SAL |
Shuttle Avionics Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| SALTA |
South Asian Language Teachers Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Education
→ Language, linguistics, literature |
| SAMAH |
Stichting Alleenstaande Minderjarige Asielzoekers Humanitas (www.samah.nl) |
In English |
→ Foundations
→ Migrations |
| SAMS |
Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences
= ASSM | Académie Suisse des Sciences Médicales | In French
= SAMW | Schweizerische Akademie der medizinischen Wissenschaften | In English
|
In English |
→ Academies
→ Medicine |
| SAMW |
Schweizerische Akademie der medizinischen Wissenschaften
= SAMS, ASSM (look above)
|
In English |
→ Academies
→ Medicine |
| SARM |
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Public administration, government |
| SASA |
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts |
In English |
→ Academies |
| SASA |
South Asian Studies Association of Australia |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Language, linguistics, literature
→ Geography, biography, history |
| SAT |
Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda (www.satesperanto.org) |
In Esperanto |
→ Associations |
| SATEB |
Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda en Britio |
In Esperanto |
→ Associations |
| SAVA |
South African Veterinary Association (www.sava.co.za) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Veterinary medicine |
| SAVA |
Southern African Vexillological Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ 9299 |
| SAVMA |
Student American Veterinary Medical Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Higher education, universities
→ Veterinary medicine |
| SBG |
Stichting Buitenamstel Geestgronden |
In Dutch |
→ Foundations |
| SCA |
Seattle Counselors Association |
In English |
→ Associations |
| SCA |
Symposium on Computer Animation |
In English |
→ Congresses |
| SCAAO |
South Carolina Association of Assessing Officers (http://scaao.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ 332 |
| SCARF |
Schizophrenia Research Foundation |
In English |
→ Foundations
→ Psychiatry |
| SCCLA |
Santa Clara County Leather Association (www.sccleather.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Leather industry |
| SDAAO |
South Dakota Association of Assessing Officers (www.sdaao.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ 332 |
| SDL |
Software Development Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Software |
| SEa |
Sociology of Education Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Sociology
→ Education |
| SEAL |
Software Engineering and Ada Lab(oratory) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Software |
| SECAAS |
Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Area studies |
| SEF |
Singapore Epilepsy Foundation (www.epilepsy.com.sg) |
In English |
→ Foundations
→ Neurology |
| SEIN |
Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland (www.sein.nl) |
In Dutch |
→ Foundations
→ Medicine |
| SEL |
Systems Electronics Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Electronics |
| SEL |
Systems Engineering Laboratories |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Engineering, technology |
| SEMA |
Search Engine Marketing Association |
In French |
→ Associations
→ Internet
→ 659 |
| SEMA |
Specialty Equipment Market Association |
In English |
→ Associations |
| SES |
Svisa Esperanto-Societo (http://esperan.to/ses/) |
In Esperanto |
→ Associations |
| SESL |
Space Environment(al) Simulation Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| SFA |
Swedish Foundry Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Metallurgy |
| SFBR |
Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (www.sfbr.org) |
In English |
→ Foundations
→ Biological sciences
→ Biotechnology
→ Medicine |
| SHA |
Southern Historical Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ History |
| SIJLAB |
Sino-Italian Joint Laboratory of Archimede's Bridge |
In German |
→ Research institutes
→ Civil engineering |
| SIL |
System Integration Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes |
| SIO |
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (www-sio.ucsd.edu) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| SIPRI |
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (www.sipri.org) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ International relations |
| SL |
Space Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| SLAI |
Specjalistyczne Laboratorium Analiz Instrumentalnych |
In Polish |
→ Research institutes |
| SLM |
Space Laboratory Module |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| SNF |
Stichting Nederlandse Fotovakhandel |
In Dutch |
→ Foundations
→ Trade |
| SOTA |
Stichting Onderzoekcentrum Turkistan en Azerbaidzjan |
In Dutch |
→ Foundations
→ Area studies |
| SPR |
Senprograma Renkontiĝo |
In Esperanto |
→ Congresses |
| SPRL |
Space Physics Research Laboratory (www.sprl.umich.edu) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Astronomy |
| SRL |
Space Radar Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Astronomy
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| SRL |
Single-Rack Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes |
| SRRA |
Spokane River Rowing Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Sport, physical exercises |
| SRRA |
Sinclair Road Residents Association |
In English |
→ Associations |
| SRRA |
Saskatoon Road Runners Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Sport, physical exercises |
| SRRA |
South Ruislip Residents' Association |
In English |
→ Associations |
| SSA |
Syrian Studies Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Language, linguistics, literature
→ Geography, biography, history |
| SSA |
Southwestern Sociological Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Sociology |
| SSBA |
Spitalfields Small Business Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Economics |
| SSBA |
Saskatchewan Sheep Breeders Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Agricultural sciences |
| SSBA |
Shropshire Sheep Breeders’ Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Agricultural sciences |
| SSBA |
South Sound Blues Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Music |
| SSEASR |
South and Southeast Asian Association for the Study of Religion |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Religion, theology |
| SSFL |
Santa Susana Field Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| SSHA |
Social Science History Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Social sciences
→ History |
| SSI |
Statens Serum Institut |
In Danish |
→ Research institutes
→ Biological sciences
→ Immunology and allergy |
| SSV |
Sigarayla Savaşanlar Vakfı |
In Turkish |
→ Foundations |
| STAFF |
Spectacle et Technique Association Française de Formation |
In French |
→ Associations
→ Education
→ Arts |
| STIB |
Stichting Inkomensbeheer |
In Dutch |
→ Foundations |
| STIL |
Software Test and Integration Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Software |
| STL |
Speech Transmission Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Computer-based techniques
→ Linguistics |
| STL |
Space Technology Laboratories |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| STL |
System Test Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes |
| sTN |
Stichting Telecom- en internetgebruikers Nederland |
In Dutch |
→ Foundations
→ Networks, communication
→ Telecommunications |
| STOWA |
Stichting Toepast Onderzoek Waterbeheer |
In Dutch |
→ Foundations
→ Hydrology
→ Environmental technology, water supply, waste management |
| STRI |
Science and Technology Research Institute |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Research policy
→ Mathematics and natural sciences
→ Applied sciences, technology |
| STSN |
Stichting Tubereuze Sclerosis Nederland |
In Dutch |
→ Foundations
→ Neurology |
| STTA |
Sheffield Taxi Trade Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Transport and postal services |
| STTA |
Singapore Table Tennis Association (www.stta.org.sg) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Sport, physical exercises |
| STTA |
Scottish Timber Trade Association (www.stta.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Timber and woodworking industry |
| SVA |
Schiffbautechnische Versuchsanstalt (www.sva.at) |
In German |
→ Research institutes
→ 6295 |
| SWCAS |
Southwest Conference of the Association for Asian Studies |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Language, linguistics, literature
→ Geography, biography, history |
| SWOV |
Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Verkeersveilgheid |
In Dutch |
→ Foundations
→ Transport and postal services |
| SWSF |
Semantic Web Science Foundation |
In English |
→ Foundations
→ Software
→ Networks, communication
→ Language, linguistics, literature |
| SWSWA |
South West Song Writers Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Music |
| 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 |
| TAdEN |
Tutmonda Agado - Asocio de Esperantistaj Nefumantoj |
In Esperanto |
→ Associations
→ Personal health and hygiene |
| TAGA |
Technical Association of the Graphic Arts |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Graphic industries, printing, publishing
→ Graphic arts |
| TAKE |
Tutmonda Asocio de Konstruistoj Esperantistaj (http://take.esperanto.free.fr) |
In Esperanto |
→ Associations
→ Construction |
| TAPPI |
Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Paper and board industry |
| TASA |
The Australian Sociological Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Sociology |
| TBAALAS |
Texas Branch American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (www.tbaalas.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Medicine
→ Veterinary medicine |
| TBV |
Türkiye Bilişim Vakfı |
In Turkish |
→ Foundations |
