| Acronym | Sense | Language | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCEP | Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et des Postes (www.arcep.fr) | In French | → Central administration → Telecommunications → Transport and postal services |
| ARCOM | Army Reserve Command | In English | → Military affairs |
| ARDAN | Action Régionale pour le Développement d'Activités Nouvelles | In French | → Economics → Regional administration |
| ARDOISE | Application de Recueil de la Documentation Opérationnelle et d'Information Statistique sur les Enquêtes | In French | → Software → Documentation → Police |
| ARE | Association pour le Retournement des Entreprises | In French | → Associations → Economics |
| ARE | Aide au Retour à l'Emploi | In French | → Labour, labour economics |
| AREV | Alternative Rouge Et Verte | In French | → Political parties and movements |
| AREX2C | Autorisation, Réalité, Exactictude, Exhaustivité, Continuité | In French | → Finance → Accounting |
| ARF | ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Regional Forum | In English | → International relations |
| ARF | Association des Régions de France (www.arf.asso.fr) | In French | → Associations → Regional administration → France |
| ARI | Army Research Institute | In English | → Research institutes → Military affairs |
| ARIEM | Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine | In English | → Research institutes → Military affairs → Medicine |
| ARIMA | AutoRegressive Integrated Moving Average | In French | → Statistics → Mathematics |
| ARIP | Association pour la Recherche et l'Intervention Psychosociologiques (www.arip-ics.org) | In French | → Associations → Psychology → Sociology |
| ARIPO | African Regional Industrial Property Organization (www.aripo.wipo.net) | In English | → Organizations and associations → Industrial property → Africa |
| ARIS | Agenţia Română pentru Investiţii Străine | In Romanian | → 33972 |
| ARL | Army Research Laboratory | In English | → Research institutes → Military affairs |
| ARLA | Armée Révolutionnaire de Libération de l'Azawad | In French | → Political parties and movements → Military affairs |
| ARMT | Autorité de Régulation des Mesures Techniques | In French | → Computer science → Artistic property |
| ARN | Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear (www.arn.gov.ar) | In Spanish | → Central administration → Nuclear technology → Argentina |
| ARNG | Army National Guard | In English | → Military affairs |
| AROEVEN | Association Régionale des Oeuvres Éducatives et de Vacances de l'Éducation Nationale | In French | → Associations → Education |
| AROR | Average Rate of Return | In English | → Finance |
| ARP | Anti-Revolutionaire Partij | In Dutch | → Political parties and movements |
| ARR | Autoritatea Rutieră Română | In Romanian | → Central administration → Transport and postal services |
| ARRCO | Association des Régimes de Retraites Complémentaires | In French | → Associations → Labour, labour economics → Insurance |
| ARRED | Association Rouennaise de Réadaptation de l'Enfance Déficiente | In French | → Associations → Education |
| ARRIFTS | Association du Réseau Régional des Instituts de Formation au Travail Social | In French | → Associations → Social aid → Education |
| ARS | Allocation de Rentrée Scolaire | In French | → Social welfare → Education |
| ARS | Atelier de Recherche en Sociologie | In French | → Sociology |
| ARS | Autonomna Regionalna Stranka | In Croatian | → Political parties and movements |
| ARS | Agreement relating to Refugee Seamen | In English | → International law → Migrations |
| ARS | Airline Reservation System | In English | → Software → Transport and postal services → Tourism |
| ARSM | Allocation Représentative de Services Ménagers | In French | |
| ART | Agence de Régulation des Télécommunications | In French | → Public administration, government → Telecommunications |
| ART | Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications | In French | → Central administration → Telecommunications |
| ARTEP | Army Training and Evaluation Program | In English | → Education → Military affairs |
| ARTP | Agricultural Research and Training Project | In English | → Education → Agricultural sciences |
| 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 |
| ARTTC | Army Reserve Technician Training Center | In English | → Education → Military affairs |
| AS | Aksjeselskap = AB | Akcinė bendrovė | In Lithuanian = AK | Akcia Kompanio | In Esperanto = AT | Акцыянэрнае таварыства | In Bulgarian = AS | Aktsiaselts | In Estonian = AG | Aktiengesellschaft | In German = DD | Dioničko Društvo | In Croatian = SpA | Società per Azioni | In Italian = AS | Aktieselskab | In Danish = SA | Spółka Akcyjna | In Polish = SA | Societăţi pe Acţiuni | In Romanian = AB | Aktiebolag | In Swedish = AD | Akcionarsko Društvo | In Serbian = DD | Delniška Družba | In Slovenian = AS | Akciová Spoločnosť | In Slovak = AS | Akciová Společnost | In Czech = AT | Акціонерне товариство | In Ukrainian |
In Norwegian | → Economics |
| AŞ | Anonim Şirket = SA | Société Anonyme | In French = NV | Naamloze Vennootschap | In Dutch = SA | Sociedade Anónima | In Portuguese = SA | Sociedad Anónima | In Spanish = ΑΕ | Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία | In Greek |
In Turkish | → Economics |
| AS | Alliance Syndicaliste | In French | → Organizations and associations → Labour, labour economics |
| AS | Akciová Spoločnosť = AB, AK, AT, AG, DD, SpA, SA, AD (look above) |
In Slovak | → Economics |
| AS | Autorité de Sûreté | In French | → Central administration |
| AS | Aktsiaselts = AB, AK, AT, AG, DD, SpA, SA, AD (look above) |
In Estonian | → Economics |
| AS | Akciová Společnost = AB, AK, AT, AG, DD, SpA, SA, AD (look above) |
In Czech | → Economics |
| AS | Aktieselskab = AB, AK, AT, AG, DD, SpA, SA, AD (look above) |
In Danish | → Economics |
| AS | Assistante Sociale | In French | → Social welfare |
| ASA | Allmennaksjeselskap | In Norwegian | → Economics |
| ASA | American Sociological Association (www.asanet.org) | In English | → Associations → Sociology → United States |
| ASAL | Agence Spatiale Algérienne | In French | → Central administration → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics → Algeria |
| ASARC | Army Systems Acquisition Review Council | In English | → Military affairs → Military engineering |
| ASCE | Association Sportive et Culturelle de l'ENSI | In French | → Associations → Entertainment → Sport, physical exercises → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges |
| ASCI | Advanced School for Computing and Imaging (www.asci.tudelft.nl) | In English | → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges → Computer science → Netherlands |
| ASCOM | Associazione Imprese Commercio e Terziario | In Italian | → Associations → Trade → 33846 |
| ASCOMED | Associazione Commercianti Materiali Edili Pesanti | In Italian | → Associations → Trade |
| ASCOP | Assemblée Consultative auprès du Congrès des Peuples | In French | → Parliaments, representation |
| ASD | Army Shipping Document | In English | → Maintenance and logistics → Military affairs |
| ASE | Aide Sociale à l'Enfance | In French | → Social welfare |
| ASE | Académie Syndicale Européenne | In French | → Academies → Labour, labour economics |
| ASEAN | Association of South East Asian Nations (www.aseansec.org) | In English | → International relations |
| AsEB | Asiatische Entwicklungsbank = ADB | Asian Development Bank | In English = BAD | Banque Asiatique de Développement | In French = BDA | Banco de Desenvolvimento da Ásia | In Portuguese = АБР | Азиатский банк развития | In Russian |
In German | → Banks → Development |
| ASECNA | Agence pour la Sécurité de la Navigation Aérienne en Afrique et à Madagascar | In French | → International relations → Transport and postal services → Africa |
| ASED | Assistant Secretary of Defense | In English | → Central administration → Military affairs |
| ASEE | American Society for Engineering Education (www.asee.org) | In English | → Associations → Education → Engineering, technology → United States |
| ASEM | Asia-Europe Meeting | In English | → International relations |
| ASEM | Agent Spécialisé des Écoles Maternelles | In French | → Education |
| ASEM-TFAP | ASEM Trade Facilitation Action Plan | In English | → International economic cooperation |
| ASEP | Advanced Skills Education Program | In English | → Education |
| ASES | Associazione Solidarietà e Sviluppo | In Italian | → Associations → Development |
| ASF | Army Stock Fund | In English | → Maintenance and logistics → Military affairs |
| ASFC | Agence des Services Frontaliers du Canada | In French | → Police → Canada |
| ASFNE | Allocation Spéciale du Fonds National de l'Emploi | In French | → Labour, labour economics |
| ASFP | Army Senior Fellows Program | In English | → Military affairs |
| ASFP | Ample School Funding Project | In English | → Education |
| ASFP | Arquitectos Sem Fronteiras Portugal (www.asfp.net) = ASFP | Architectes Sans Frontiéres - Portugal | In French |
In Portuguese | → Organizations and associations → Development → Architecture → Portugal |
| ASFP | Architectes Sans Frontiéres - Portugal (www.asfp.net) = (look above) |
In French | → Organizations and associations → Development → Architecture → Portugal |
| ASH | Akcija Socijaldemokrata Hrvatske (www.ash.com.hr) | In Croatian | → Political parties and movements |
| ASI | Appui Social Individualisé | In French | → Social welfare |
| ASI | Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (www.asi.it) | In Italian | → Central administration → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics → Astronomy → Italia |
| ASI | Aktionswoche Soziale Innovation (www.soziale-innovation.net) | In German | → Social welfare → Austria |
| ASIDCOM | Association de Sensibilisation, d'Information et de Défense des Consommateurs Musulmans | In French | → Associations → Islam → Consumerism |
| ASIEC | Autonomous System for Interactive Electronic Commerce | In English | → Trade → Banks |
| ASIEC | Association Internationale des Étudiants en Sciences Économiques et Commerciales | In French | → Associations → Economics → Trade → Higher education, universities |
| ASIL | American Society of International Law | In English | → Organizations and associations → International law → United States |
| ASIMS | Army Standard Information Management System | In English | → Knowledge management → Military affairs |
| ASIPA | Asociación de Inmobiliarias con Patrimonio en Alquiler | In Spanish | → Associations → 3328 |
| ASLE | Asocio de Sociallaboristoj Esperantistaj | In Esperanto | → Associations → Social welfare |
| ASLE | Asocio de Sociallaboristaj Esperantistoj | In Esperanto | → Associations → Social aid |
| ASLH | American Society for Legal History | In English | → Organizations and associations → History → Law, jurisprudence → United States |
| ASLME | American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (www.aslme.org) | In English | → Organizations and associations → Law, jurisprudence → Medicine → Ethics → United States |
| ASLTA | American Sign Language Teachers Association (www.aslta.org) | In English | → Associations → Education → Language, linguistics, literature → United States |
| ASM | Aktionsgemeinschaft Soziale Marktwirtschaft (www.asm-ev.de) | In German | → Organizations and associations → Politics → Germany |
| ASMP | Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques | In French | → Academies → Politics |
| ASN | Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire | In French | → Central administration → Nuclear technology |
| ASoCS | Austrian Society for Cognitive Science (www.univie.ac.at/cognition/) | In English | → Organizations and associations → Psychology → Austria |
| ASP | Agence de Services et de Paiement (www.asp-public.fr) | In French | → Central administration → Public finance |
| ASPA | Aide Sociale aux Personnes Agées | In French | → Social welfare |
| ASPAJ | Association Syndicale Professionnelle d'Administrateurs Judiciaires | In French | → Associations → Law, jurisprudence |
| ASPH | Aide Sociale aux Personnes Handicapées | In French | → Social welfare |
| ASPP | Association Suisse de Science Politique | In French | → Associations → Politics → Switzerland |
| ASPR | Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (www.aspr.ac.at) | In English | → Research institutes → Polemology → Austria |
| ASR | American Sociological Review (www2.asanet.org/journals/asr/) | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Sociology → United States |
| ASRAS | Alliance des Syndicalistes Révolutionnaires et Anarcho-Syndicalistes | In French | → Anarchist organizations → Labour, labour economics |
| ASRC | Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (www.asrc.com) | In English | → Economics |
| ASRC | Asylum Seekers Resource Centre | In English | → Documentation → Migrations |
| ASSA | Actuarial Society of South Africa | In English | → Organizations and associations → Africa |
| ASSEDIC | Association pour l'Emploi dans l'Industrie et le Commerce (www.assedic.fr) | In French | → Associations → Labour, labour economics → Industry, industrial policy → France |
| ASSOCIQUIM | Associação das Empresas de Comércio de Produtos Químicos | In Portuguese | → Associations → Trade → Chemical technology |
| ASSR | Attestation Scolaire de Sécurité Routière | In French | → Education → Transport and postal services |
| ASSR | Amsterdamse School voor Sociaal Wetenschappelijk onderzoek (www.assr.nl) = ASSR | Amsterdam School for Social Science Research | In English |
In Dutch | → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges → Netherlands |
| ASSR | Amsterdam School for Social Science Research (www.assr.nl) = (look above) |
In English | → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges → Netherlands |
| ASSURE | Awards to Stimulate and Support Undergraduate Research Experiences | In English | → Research policy → Education |
| ASTIA | Armed Services Technical Information Agency | In English | → Military affairs |
| ASU | Administration Scolaire et Universitaire | In French | → Central administration → Education → Higher education, universities |
| ASVAB | Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Testing | In English | → Military affairs |
| AT | Акцыянэрнае таварыства = AS, AB, AK, AG, DD, SpA, SA, AD (look above) |
In Bulgarian | → Economics |
| AT | Акціонерне товариство = AS, AB, AK, AG, DD, SpA, SA, AD (look above) |
In Ukrainian | → Economics |
| AT | Annual Training | In English | → Education |
| AT | Accident du Travail | In French | → Personnel management → Labour, labour economics |
| AT | Arrêt de Travail | In French | → Personnel management → Labour, labour economics |
| ATA | Athens Traders' Association = ΕΣΑ | Εμπορικός Σύλλογος Αθηνών | In Greek |
In English | → Associations → Trade → Greece |
| ATC | Association Touristique des Cheminots | In French | → Associations → Tourism |
| ATCAP | Army Telecommunications Automation Program | In English | → Telecommunications → Military affairs |
| ATCOM | Aviation and Troop Command | In English | → Military affairs |
| ATEC | Army Test and Evaluation Command | In English | → Military affairs |
| ATEC | Association des Thésards et Étudiants en Catalyse (www.atec-lyon.com) | In French | → Associations → Research policy → Higher education, universities → Chemistry |
| ATEP | Area Training Equipment Pools | In English | → Education |
| ATER | Attaché Temporaire d'Enseignement et de Recherche | In French | → Higher education, universities → Research policy |
| ATF | Advanced Tactical Fighter | In English | → Military affairs |
| ATGC | Aide Technique à la Gestion Communale | In French | → Public administration, government |
| ATH | Alijansa za Treću Hrvatsku | In Croatian | → Political parties and movements |
| ATI | Affectation Temporaire Indemnisée | In French | → Labour, labour economics |
| ATI | Aide Tourangelle à l'Innovation | In French | → Regional administration → Engineering, technology → Research policy |
| ATJ | Association of Teachers of Japanese | In English | → Associations → Education → Language, linguistics, literature |
| ATL | Aide Transitoire au Logement | In French | → Accommodation |
| ATLP | Army Training Literature Program | In English | → Education → Literature → Military affairs |
| ATOM | Application de Trésorerie des Opérations de Marché | In French | → Software → Finance |
| ATOSS | (Personnel) Administratif, Technique, Ouvrier, de Service et de Santé | In French | → Public administration, government |
| ATPCO | Airline Tariff Publishing Company | In English | → Transport and postal services → Prices |
| ATR | Administration Territoriale de la République | In French | → Municipal administration → Regional administration |
| ATS | Administrative Telephone System | In English | → Telecommunications → Public administration, government |
| ATS | Administrative Terminal System | In English | → Telecommunications → Public administration, government |
| ATSEC | Action Against Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Children | In English | → Organizations and associations → Slavery |
| ATSEM | Agent Territorial Spécialisé des Écoles Maternelles | In French | → Education |
| ATSM | Agent Territorial Spécialisé d'école Maternelle | In French | → Education |
| ATT | Aménagement du Temps de Travail | In French | → Personnel management → Labour, labour economics |
| ATTAC | Asociación por la Tasación de las Transacciones y por la Ayuda a los Ciudadanos (www.attac.org) = ATTAC | Association pour la Taxation des Transactions pour l'Aide aux Citoyens | In French = ATTAC | Associació per la Taxació de les Transaccions i per l'Ajuda als Ciutadans | In Catalan = ATTAC | Associazione per la Tassazione delle Transazioni finanziarie e per l'Aiuto ai Cittadini | In Italian |
In Spanish | → Associations → Development |
| ATTAC | Associació per la Taxació de les Transaccions i per l'Ajuda als Ciutadans (www.attac.org) = (look above) |
In Catalan | → Associations → Development |
| ATTAC | Associazione per la Tassazione delle Transazioni finanziarie e per l'Aiuto ai Cittadini (www.attac.org) = (look above) |
In Italian | → Associations → Development |
| ATTAC | Association pour la Taxation des Transactions pour l'Aide aux Citoyens (www.attac.org) = (look above) |
In French | → Associations → Development |
| ATTEE | Adjoint Technique Territorial des Établissements d'Enseignement | In French | → Central administration → Education |
| ATU | Agadir Technical Unit | In English | → International economic cooperation |
| ATUGE | Association des TUnisiens des Grandes Écoles (www.atuge.org) | In French | → Associations → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges → Tunisia |
| AUA | Association des Universités Africaines | In French | → Associations → Higher education, universities → Africa |
| AUBG | American University in Bulgaria (www.aubg.bg) | In English | → Higher education, universities |
| AUC | Average Unit Cost | In English | → Prices |
| AUDECAM | Association Universitaire pour le Développement, l'Éducation et la Communication en Afrique et dans le Monde | In French | → Associations → Higher education, universities → Development |
| AUF | Angeles University Foundation (www.auf.edu.ph) | In English | → Foundations → Higher education, universities |
| AUF | Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (www.auf.org) | In French | → Organizations and associations → International relations → Higher education, universities |
| AuJCE | Australian Journal of Chemical Education | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Chemistry → Education → Australia |
| AUMA | Ausstellungs- und Messe-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft | In German | → Congresses → Economics → Germany |
| AUP | Acceptable Use Policies | In English | → Law, jurisprudence |
| AURA | Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (www.aura-astronomy.org) | In English | → Associations → Higher education, universities → Astronomy |
| AURMS | Association des Usagers des Restaurants des Ministères Sociaux | In French | → Associations → Central administration |
| AUSC | Associated Students of the University of California (www.asuc.org) | In English | → Organizations and associations → Higher education, universities → United States |
| AUSS | Andrews University Seminary Studies | In English | → Higher education, universities |
| AVAS | Autoritatea pentru Valorificarea Activelor Statului | In Romanian | → Central administration |
| AVE | Asocio de Verduloj Esperantistaj | In Esperanto | → Associations → Political parties and movements |
| AVH | Den allmennvitenskapelige høgskole | In Norwegian | → Higher education, universities |
| AVHGA | Agrár-Vállalkozási Hitelgarancia Alapítvány | In Hungarian | → Financial markets → Agricultural sciences |
| AVI | Aldonvalora imposto = BTW | Belasting op Toegevoegde Waarde | In Afrikaans = IVA | Impost sobre el valor afegit | In Catalan = PDV | Porez na dodatu vrijednost | In Bosnian = ДДС | Данъкът върху добавената стойност | In Bulgarian = VAT | Value Added Tax | In English = ΦΠΑ | Φόρος Προστιθέμενης Αξίας | In Greek = DPH | Daň z přidané hodnoty | In Czech = Moms | Meromsætningsafgift | In Danish = IVA | Impuesto al Valor Agregado | In Spanish = MwSt | Mehrwertsteuer | In German = BTW | Belasting over de Toegevoegde Waarde | In Dutch = MVA | Merverdiavgift | In Norwegian = PVM | Pridėtinės vertės mokestis | In Lithuanian = IVA | Imposta sul Valore Aggiunto | In Italian = VASK | Virðisaukaskattur | In Icelandic = PPN | Pajak Pertambahan Nilai | In Indonesian = Áfa | Általános forgalmi adó | In Hungarian = PDV | Porez na dodanu vrijednost | In Croatian = ALV | Arvonlisävero | In Finnish = מע"מ | מס ערך מוסף | In Hebrew = KDV | Katma Değer Vergisi | In Turkish = VAT | ภาษีมูลค่าเพิ่ม | In Thai = VAT | மதிப்புக் கூட்டு வரி | In Tamil = DPH | Daň z pridanej hodnoty | In Slovak = НДС | Налог на добавленную стоимость | In Russian = TVA | Taxa pe valoarea adăugată | In Romanian = IVA | Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado | In Portuguese = VAT | 增值税 | In Chinese |
In Esperanto | → Taxes, duties |
| AVNOJ | Antifašističko V(ij)eće Narodnog Oslobođenja Jugoslavije = AVNOJ | Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia | In English |
In Bosnian | → Congresses → Politics |
| AVNOJ | Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia = (look above) |
In English | → Congresses → Politics |
| AVPES | Association Valaisanne des Professeurs de l'Enseignement Secondaire | In French | → Associations → Education |
| AVS | Auxiliaire de Vie Scolaire | In French | → Education |
| AWF | Aus-, Weiter- und Fortbildung = FPCC | Formation prégraduée, postgraduée et continue | In French |
In German | → Education |
| AWIB | Asian Women in Business | In English | → Organizations and associations → Feminism → Economics |
| AWIC | Association of Women of India in Canada | In English | → Associations → Migrations → Canada |
| AWL | Absent Without Leave | In English | → Military affairs |
| AWO | Außenwirtschaftsorganisation | In German | → Organizations and associations → Trade |
| AWO | Außenwirtschaft Österreich | In German | → Trade → Austria |
| AWOL | Absent WithOut Leave | In English | → Military affairs |
| AWOL | Absent Without Official Leave | In English | → Military affairs |
| AWS | Alternative Workplace Strategies | In English | → Labour, labour economics |
| AWU | Annual Work Unit | In English | → Labour, labour economics |
| AZAPO | Azanian People's Organization | In English | → Political parties and movements |
| AZM | Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht (www.azm.nl) | In Dutch | → Medicine → Higher education, universities → Netherlands |
| B&W | Burgemeester en Wethouders | In Dutch | → Municipal administration |
| B2E | Business-to-Employee | In English | → Trade |
| B2E | Business to Employees | In English | → Economics |
| B2I | Brevet Informatique et Internet | In French | → Education → Computer science → Internet |
| B2M | Business-to-Mobile | In English | → Trade → Telecommunications |
| BA | Baccalaureus Artium | In Latin | → Education → Arts |
| BA | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (www.arbeitsagentur.de) | In German | → Central administration → Labour, labour economics → Germany |
| BACDJ | Bundesarbeitskreis Christlich-Demokratischer Juristen (www.bacdj.de) | In German | → Organizations and associations → Christian-democratic parties → Law, jurisprudence → Germany |
| BAD | Banque Asiatique de Développement = AsEB, ADB, BDA, АБР (look above) |
In French | → Banks → Development |
| BAD | Banco Africano de Desenvolvimento (www.afdb.org) = ADB | African Development Bank | In English = BAD | Banque Africaine de Développement | In French = АБР | Африканский банк развития | In Russian |
In Portuguese | → Banks → Development → Africa |
|