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A

• AAC	Advanced Audio Coding
• ABI	Application Binary Interface
• AHA	Accelerated Hub Architecture
• ALGOL	Algorithmic Language
• AJAX	Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
• ABR	Available Bit Rate
• AD	Active Directory
• ADC	Analog to Digital Converter
• ALU	Arithmetic Logical Unit
• AMD	Advanced Micro Devices
• AMR	Audio Modern Riser
• APCI	Application-Layer Protocol Control Information
• ASP	Application Service Provider / Active Server Pages
• AST	Abstract Syntax Tree
• ATA	Advanced Technology Attachment
• API	Application Programming Interface
• AVC	Advanced Video Coding
• AVI	Audio Video Interleaved
• AWT	Abstract Window Toolkit
• APRANET	Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
• ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange
• ATM	Asynchronous Transfer Mode

B

• BAL	Basic Assembly Language
• BER	Bit Error Rate
• BFD	Binary File Descriptor
• BGP	Border Gateway Protocol
• BiDi	Bi - Directional
• BIN	Binary
• BIN	Beginner All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
• BCD	Binary Coded Decimal
• BINAC	Binary Automatic Computer
• BIOS	Basic Input Output System
• BPS	Bits Per Second
• BMP	Basic Multilingual Plane
• BT	Bluetooth / BitTorrent
• BW	Bandwidth
• BIT	A Binary Digit
• BLOB	Binary Large Object
• BLOG	Web Log

C

• CAI	Computer - Aided Instruction
• CAQA	Computer - Aided Quality Assurance
• CC	C Compiler / Carbon Copy
• CAD	Computer - Aided Design
• CAM	Computer Aided Manufacturing / Computer Aided Machining
• CAE	Computer - Aided Engineering
• CD	Compact Disk / Change Directory
• CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access
• CD - RW	Compact Disk - Rewritable
• CG	Computer Graphics
• CGA	Color Graphics Array
• CD - R	Compact Disk - Recordable
• CD - ROM	Compact Disk - Read Only Memory
• CGI	Common Gateway Interface / Computer - Generated Imaginary
• CMOS	Complementary Metal - Oxide Semiconductor
• CLI	Command Line Interface
• CNC	Computer Numerical Control
• COBOL	Common Business - Oriented Language
• CIFS	Common Internet File System
• CIM	Common Information Model
• COMPUTER	Common Operating Machine Purposely Used for Technological and Educational Research
• CPU	Central Processing Unit
• CRS	Computer Reservation System
• CRT	Cathode Ray Tube
• CTL	Computation Tree Logic
• CTS	Clear to Send
• CUA	Common User Access
• CSI	Common System Interface
• CSS	Cascading Style Sheets
• CSV	Comma - Separated Values
• CTCP	Client - to - Client Protocol

D

• DAT	Digital Audio Tape
• DB	DataBase
• DCC	Direct Client - to - Client
• DDR	Double Data Rate
• DES	Data Encryption Standard
• DFD	Data Flow Diagram
• DAO	Data Access Objects
• DAP	Direct Access Protocol
• DFS	Distributed File System
• DBA	Database Administrator
• DBMS	Database Management System
• DHTML	Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language
• DIVX	Digital Video Express
• DVE	Digital Video Effects
• DNS	Domain Name System
• DOS	Disk Operating System
• DPI	Dots per INCH
• DOS-PMI	Disk Operating System - Protected Mode Interface
• DLL	Dynamic Link Library
• DLP	Digital Light Processing
• DMA	Direct Memory Access
• DSL	Digital Subscriber Line / Domain - Specific Language
• DVD-RW	Digital Versatile Disk - Rewritable
• DVI	Digital Visual Interface
• DVR	Digital Video Recorder
• DVD-R	Digital Versatile Disk - Recordable
• DBSN	Database Source Name (ODBC)
• DTE	Data Terminal Equipment
• DTR	Data Terminal Ready
• DVD	Digital Versatile Disk / Digital Video Disk
• DVD-ROM	Digital Versatile Disk - Read Only Memory

E

• ECU	Extended Unix Code
• EST	Electrostatic Discharge
• EXE	Executable
• EBCDIC	Extended Binary Coded Decimal Intercharge Code
• EEPROM	Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
• Email	Electronic Mail
• ENIAC	Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
• EOF	End of File
• EOL	End of Line
• EOM	End of Message
• EPROM	Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
• EID	Electronic ID Card
• EIGRP	Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
• ELF	Executable and Linkable Format
• ELM	Electronic Mail

F

• FS	File System
• FSB	Front Side Bus
• FTP	File Transfer Protocol
• FXP	File Exchange Protocol
• FAT	File Allocation Table
• FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions
• FDC	Floppy Disk Controller
• FHS	Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
• FCS	Frame Check Sequence
• FPU	Floating Point Unit
• FDD	Floppy Disk Drive
• FDMA	Frequently-Division Multiple Access
• FIFO	First In First Out

G

• Gb	Gigabit
• GPRS	General Packet Radio Service
• GPU	Graphics Processing Unit
• GUI	Graphical User Interface
• GB	Gigabyte
• GIGO	Garbage In Garbage Out
• GPL	General Public License
• GCR	Group Code Recording
• GDI	Graphics Device Interface
• GIF	Graphics Interchange Format
• GMAIL	GOOGLE Mail

H

• HAL	Hardware Abstraction Layer
• HCI	Human Computer Interaction
• HD	High Density
• HDD	Hard Disk Drive
• HD DVD	High Definition DVD
• HDL	Hardware Description Language
• HHD	Hybrid Hard Drive
• HID	Human Interface Device
• HIG	Human Interface Guidelines
• HP	Hewlett-Packard
• HPFS	High Performance File System
• HT	Hyper Threading
• HTM	Hierarchical Temporal Memory
• HTML	HyperText Markup Language
• HTTP	HyperText Transfer Protocol
• HTTPS	HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure
• HTX	Hyper Transport Expansion
• HURD	Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons
• HVD	Holographic Versatile Disk
• HZ	Hertz

I

• ICP	Internet Cache Protocol
• ICT	Information and Communication Technology
• IDL	Interface Definition Language
• IDE	Integrated Develop Environment / Integereted Drive Electronics
• IE	Internet Explorer
• IGMP	Internet Group Management Protocol
• IMAP	Internet Message Access Protocol
• I/O	Input / Output
• IP	Internet Protocol
• IGRP	Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
• IBM	International Business Machine
• IC	Integrated Circuit
• ICMP	Internet Control Message Protocol
• IHV	Independent Hardware Vendor
• IIOP	Internet Iner-Orb-Protocol
• IIS	Internet Information Server
• IM	Instant Messaging
• IPC	Inter-Process Communication
• IPP	Internet Printing Protocol
• IPsec	Internet Protocol Security
• IPTV	Internet Protocol Television
• IPX	Internetwork Packet Exchange
• IRC	Internet Relay Chat
• IrDA	Infrared Data Association
• IRP	I/O Request Packet
• IRQ	Interrupt Request
• ISC	Internet Storm Center
• ISO	International Organization for Standardization
• IT	Information Technology
• ITU	International Telecommunication Union
• ISOC	Internet Society
• ISP	Internet Service Provider
• ISR	Interrupt Service Routine
• ISV	Independent Software Vendor

J

• JAVA	Just Another Virtual Accelerator
• JPEG	Joint Photographic Experts Group
• JRE	Java Runtime Environment
• JS	Java Script
• JSON	Java Script Object Notation
• JSP	Java Server Pages
• J2EE	Java 2 Enterprise Edition
• J2ME	Java 2 Micro Edition
• J2SE	Java 2 Standard Edition
• JDK	Java Development Kit
• JUG	Java User Group

K

• KHz	Kilohertz
• KB	Kilobyte
• Kb	Kilobit
• KBPS	Kilobit per second
• KVM	Keyboard, Video, Mouse

L

• LSB	Least Significant Bit
• LAN	Local Area Network
• LED	Light-Emitting Diode
• LIFO	Last In First Out

M

• MAN	Metropolitan Area Network
• MANET	Mobile Ad-Hoc Network
• Mb	Megabit
• MB	Megabyte
• MBCS	Multi Byte Character Set
• MBR	Master Boot Record
• MDI	Multiple Document Interface
• MICR	Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
• MIDI	Musical Instrument Digital Interface
• MMU	Memory Management Unit
• MMX	Multi-Media Extensions
• MNG	Multiple-image Network Graphics
• MOSFET	Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
• MIMO	Multiple-Input Multiple Output
• MIPS	Million Instructions Per Second
• MIME	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
• MHz	Megahertz
• MPEG	Motion Pictures (Coding) Experts Group
• MVS	Multiple Vendor System
• MPL	Mozilla Public License
• MSB	Most Significant Bit
• MS-DOS	Microsoft Disk Operating System

N

• NFS	Network File System
• NIC	Network Interface Controller
• NIO	New I/O
• NMI	Non-Maskable Interrupt
• NNTP	Network News Transfer Protocol
• NOP	No Operation
• NOS	Network Operating System
• NT (Windows)	New Technology
• NTP	Network Time Protocol
• NVRAM	Non-Volatile Random Access Memory

O

• OS	Operating System
• OSS	Open-Source Software
• OCR	Optical Character Reader
• OOP	Object-Oriented Programming
• OPML	Outline Processor Markup Language
• OTG	On-The-Go

P

• PATA	Parallel ATA
• PC	Personal Computer
• PCB	Printed Circuit Board
• PC DOS	Personal Computer Disk Operating System
• P2P	Peer-To-Peer
• PAN	Personal Area Network
• PAP	Password Authentication Protocol
• PCI	Peripheral Component Interconnect
• PCIe	PCI Express
• PCL	Printer Command Language
• PDF	Poratble Document Format
• PERL	Practical Extraction and Reporting Language
• PIO	Programmed Input/Output
• PLC	Programmable Logic Controller / Power Line Communication
• Pnp	Plug-and-Play
• PGA	Pin Grid Array
• PHP	PHP Hypertext Preprocessor
• PIC	Peripheral Interface Controller / Programmable Interrupt Controller
• PINE	Program Internet News & Email
• PNG	Portable Graphics Format
• PoE	Power Over Ethernet
• POST	Power-On Self Test
• PPC	Power PC
• PPI	Pixel Per Inch
• PPP	Point-to-Point Prototcol
• PPPoA	PPP over ATM
• PPPoE	PPP Over Ethernet
• PPTP	Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
• PSU	Power Supply Unit

Q

• QFA	Quick File Access
• QFP	Quad Flat Package
• QDR	Quad Data Rate
• QoS	Quality of Service
• QR Code	Quick Response Code

R

• RAIT	Redundant Array of Inexpensive Tapes
• RAM	Random Access Memory
• RARP	Reverse Address Resulution Protocol
• RAD	Rapid Application Development
• RADIUS	Remote Authentication Dial In User Service
• RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks
• RDBMS	Relational Database Management System
• RDF	Resource Description Framework
• REEAL	Recursive Functions Algorithmic Language
• RF	Radio Frequency
• RGB	Red, Green, Blue
• RGBA	Red, Green, Blue, Alpha
• RTOS	Real Time Operating System
• RIP	Routing Information Protocol
• ROM	Read Only Memory
• ROMB	Read-Out Motherboard
• ROM-DOS	Read Only Memory- Disk Operating System
• RPA	Robotic Process Automation

S

• SDL	Simple Direct Media Layer
• SDN	Service Delivery Network
• SDR	Software-Defined Radio
• SAN	Storage Area Network
• SATA	Serial ATA
• SAX	Simple API of XML
• SBP-2	Serial Bus Protocol 2
• SBU	Standard Build Unit
• SCSI	Small Computer System Interface
• SDLC	Software Development Life Cycle
• SDRAM	Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
• SFTP	Secure FTP / Simple File Transfer Protocol
• SHDSL	Single-pair High-speed Digital Subscriber Line
• SPI	Serial Peripheral Interface
• SSL	Secure Sockets Layer
• SQL	Structured Query Language
• SUS	Single UNIX Specification
• SVD	Structured VLSI Design
• SVG	Scalable Vector Graphics
• SIMD	Single Instruction, Multiple Data
• SIMM	Single Instruction, Multiple Data
• SMBIOS	System Management BIOS
• SMPS	Switched Mode Power Supply
• SMTP	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
• SOC	Security Operations Center
• SP	Service Pack
• SSD	Solid State Drive
• SVGA	Super Video Graphics Array

T

• TDMA	Time Division Multiple Access
• tmp	Temporary
• TTA	True Tap Audio
• TTF	True Type Font
• TB	TeraByte
• TCP	Transmission Control Protocol
• TTL	Transistor-Transistor-Logic
• TTS	Text-to-Speech
• TTY	Teletype

U

• UEFI	Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
• UI	User Interface
• UL	Upload
• UAC	User Account Control
• UART	Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter
• UPS	Uninterruptible Power Supply
• URI	Uniform Resource Identifier
• URL	Uniform Resource Locator
• URN	Uniform Resource Name
• USB	Universal Serial Bus
• UTF	Unicode Transformation Format
• UTP	Unshielded Twisted Pair

V

• VAR	Variable
• VB	Visual Basic
• VBA	Visual Basic for Applications
• VBS	Visual Basic Script
• VFAT	Virtual FAT
• VFS	Virtual File System
• VT	Video Terminal
• VGCT	Video Graphics Character Table
• VIRUS	Vital Information Resources under Seize
• VLAN	Virtual Local Area Network
• VM	Virtual Memory
• VOD	Video On Demand
• VoIP	Voice over Internet Protocol
• VPN	Virtual Private Network
• VPU	Visual Processing Unit

W

• WAN	Wide Area Network
• WAP	Wireless Access Protocol
• Wi-Fi	Wireless Fidelity
• WinFS	Windows Future Storage
• WSDL	Web Services Description Language
• WUSB	Wireless Universal Serial Bus
• WWAN	Wireless Wide Area Network
• WWID	World Wide Identifier
• WWW	World Wide Web
• WINS	Windows Internet Naming Service
• WLAN	Wireless Local Area Network
• WMA	Windows Media Audio
• WMV	Windows Media Video
• WOL	Wake-on-Lan
• WOM	Wake-on-Modem
• WPA	Wi-Fi Protected Access

X

• XAML	Extensible Application Markup Language
• XHTML	Extensible Hypertext Markup Language
• XSL	Extensible StyleSheet Language
• XSL-FO	Extensible StyleSheet Language Formatting Objects
• XSLIT	Extensible StyleSheet Language Transformations
• XUL	XML User Interface Language
• XML	Extensible Markup Language
• XNS	Xerox Network Services
• XMMS	X MultiMedia System

Y

• YAHOO

Yet Another Hierarchy of Officious Oracle / Yet Another Hierarchically Organized Oracle

Z

• ZIFS	Zero Insertion Force Socket
• ZISC	Zero Instruction Set Computer
• ZMA	Zone Multicast Address

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General Full Forms

• APJ Abdul Kalam	Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
• ASAP	As Soon As Possible
• CFL	Compact Fluorescent Lamp
• CNG	Compressed Natural Gas
• COO	Chief Operating Officer
• DSLR	Digital Single-Lens Reflex
• DSP	Deputy Superintentdent of Police
• F.O.R.	Freight on Road
• IAF	Indian Air Force
• IPL	Indian Premier League
• LPG	Liquefied Petroleum Gas
• NCR	National Capital Region
• PS	Postscript
• PVC	Poly Vinyl Chloride
• RDX	Research Department Explosive / Royal Demolition Explosive
• RPM	Revolutions Per Minute
• RSVP	Repondez S'il Vous Plait
• SDM	Sub Divisional Magistrate
• SEO	Search Engine Optimization
• SHO	Station House Officer
• SIT	Special Investigation Team
• SSB	Service Selection Board
• VISA	Charta Visa, lit in Latin

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Banking Full Forms

• ADB	Asian Development Bank
• ATM	Automated Teller Machine
• CBI	Central Bureau of Investigation
• HDFC	Housing Development Finance Corporation
• HSBC	Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
• ICICI	Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
• IDBI	Industrial Development Bank of India
• IFSC	Indian Financial System Code
• INR	Indian Rupee
• NEFT	National Electronic Funds Transfer
• RTGS	Real Time Gross Settlement
• RBL	Ratnakar Bank Limited
• PAN	Permanent Account Number
• PNB	Punjab National Bank
• PO	Probationary Officer & Post Office
• TDS	Tax Deducted at Source
• ECS	Electronic Clearing Service
• ESI	Employees' State Insurance
• IRDA	Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
• SBI	State Bank of India
• SEBI	Securities and Exchange Board of India
• SIDBI	Small Industries Development Bank of India
• SLR	Single Lens Reflex / Statutory Liquidity Ratio
• UCO	United Commercial Bank
• UPI	Unified Payments Interface

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Educational Full Forms

• AICTE	All India Council for Technical Education
• AMIE	Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers
• BBA	Bachelor of Computer Applications
• BA	Bachelor of Arts
• BCA	Bachelor of Computer Application
• B.Tech	Bachelor of Technology
• B.Com	Bachelor of Commerce
• B.Ed	Bachelor of Education
• BE	Bachelor of Engineering
• BHMS	Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery
• BSC	Bachelor of Science
• CGPA	Cumulative Point Grade Average
• CV	Curriculum Vitae
• DP	Display Picture / Data Processing
• GPA	Grade Point Average
• HSC	Higher Secondary Certificate / Higher Secondary School Certificate
• ICSE	Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
• IAS	Indian Administrative Service
• ISC	Indian School Certificate
• PCS	Provincial Civil Service
• LLB	Legum Baccalaureus in Latin (commonly known as Bachelor of Laws)
• LLM	Legum Magister (Latin) & Master of Law
• MBA	Master of Business Administration
• MCA	Master of Computer Application
• MSC	Master of Science
• MS	Master of Science / Master of Surgery & MicroSoft
• MD	Doctor of Medicine
• NDA	National Defence Academy / National Democratic Alliance
• NIIT	National Institute of Information Technology
• PHD	Doctor of Philosophy
• PGDCA	Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application
• PGDM	Post Graduate Diploma in Management
• PUC	Pollution Under Control / Pre University Course / Personal Unlock Code
• SSC	Secondary School Certificate / Staff Selection Commission
• SSLC	Secondary School Leaving Certificate
• TGT	Trained Graduate Teacher

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Technology Full Forms

• AI	Artificial Intelligence
• AR	Augment Reality
• ASR	Automated Speech Recognition
• CCTV	Closed Circuit Television
• DSLR	Digital Single-lens Reflex
• DTP	Desktop Publishing / Distributed Transaction Processing
• EDGE	Enhanced Data Rates for GSM (Global System for Mobile) Evolution
• EDP	Electronic Data Processing
• GPRS	General Packet Radio Service
• GPS	Global Positioning System
• GSM	Global System for Mobile communication
• HDMI	High Definition Multimedia Interface
• HVAC	Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning
• IMEI	International Mobile Equipment Identity
• INTERNET	Interconnected Network
• VR	Virtual Reality

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Exam Full Forms

• JAIIB	Junior Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers
• CAIIB	Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers
• CAT	Common Admission Test
• CPT	Common Proficiency Test
• GATE	Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
• IAS	Indian Administrative Service
• ICSE	Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
• IELTS	International English Language Testing System
• NDA	National Defence Academy / National Democratic Alliance
• NET	National Eligibility Test
• PCS	Provincial Civil Service
• SSB	Service Selection Board
• TOEFL	Test of English as a Foreign Language
• UPSC	Union Public Service Commission

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Finance Full Forms

• BPL	Below Poverty Line / British Physical Laboratories Group
• CA	Chartered Accountant
• CAG	Comptroller and Auditor General of India
• COB	Close of Business
• CST	Central Sales Tax / Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus / Central Standard Time
• CTS	Cheque Truncation System / Clear to Send
• CRR	Cash Reserve Ratio
• ECC	Excise Control Code
• EMI	Equated Monthly Installment
• EOD	End of the Day
• FEMA	Foreign Exchange Management Act
• FDI	Foreign Direct Investment
• GDP	Gross Domestic Product
• GST	Goods and Service Tax
• HDFC	Housing Development Finance Corporation
• HSBC	Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
• IT	Information Technology / Income Tax
• IPO	Initial Public Offering
• KYC	Know Your Customer
• MICR	Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
• NPA	Non Performing Assets
• NIFTY	National Stack Exchange Fifty
• SENSEX	Stock Exchange Sensitive Index
• NASDAQ	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
• PSI	Pound per Square Inch
• SKU	Stock Keeping Unit
• SIP	Systematic Investment Plan
• SLA	Service Level Agreement
• TA & DA	Travelling Allowance & Dearness Allowance
• TAN	Ticket Deposit Receipt / Term Deposit Receipt / Time Domain Reflectometer
• TDR	Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number
• TIN	Taxpayer Identification Number
• VAT	Value Added Tax

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Gadgets Full Forms

• ACD	Automatic Call Distributor
• MCB	Miniature Circuit Breaker
• FAX	Facsimile
• LCD	Liquid Cristal Display
• HTC	High Tech Computer
• PDA	Personal Digital Assistant
• PSU	Public Sector Undertaking / Power Supply Unit
• TFT	Thin Film Transistor
• TDR	Ticket Deposit Receipt / Term Deposit Receipt / Time Domain Reflectometer
• VGA	Video Graphics Array

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Internet Slang Full Forms

• BFF	Best Friend Forever
• BRB	Be Right Back
• DP	Display Picture
• LMAO	Laughing My A** Off
• LOL	Laughing Out Loud
• OK	Olla Kalla or Oll Korrect
• OP	Overpowered
• PFA	Please Find Attachment / Predictive Failure Analysis
• ROFL	Rolling On Floor Laughing
• TBH	To Be Honest
• TTYL	Talk To You Later
• ETA	Estimated Time of Arrival
• FYI	For Your Information

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Telecom Full Forms

• BSC	Base Station Controller / Bachelor of Science
• CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access
• FM	Frequency Modulation
• GPRS	General Packet Radio Service
• GSM	Global System for Mobile communication
• ISD	International Subscriber Dialing
• ITC	Independent Telephone Company / Indian Tobacco Company / International Trade Center
• MMS	Multimedia Messaging Service
• PCO	Public Call Office
• PCS	Personal Communication Service / Provincial Civil Service
• PCS	Personal Communication Service / Provincial Civil Service
• SIM	Subscriber Identity Module
• SMS	Short Message Service

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Automobile Full Forms

• ABS	Anti Lock Braking System
• PUC	Pollution Under Control
• RPM	Revolutions Per Minute
• JCB	Joseph Cyril Bamford
• MRF	Madras Rubber Factory
• RTO	Regional Transport Office / Road Transport Office
• SUV	Sport Utility Vehicle
• TVS	Thirukkurungudi Vengaram Sundram

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Medical Full Forms

• ABG	Arterial Blood Gas
• ACS	American Chemical Society
• ADHD	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• ALS	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
• AIDS	Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
• ARDS	Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• BAMS	Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
• BCG	Bacillus Calmette-Guerin
• BDS	Bachelor of Dental Surgery
• BMD	Bone Mineral Density
• BMI	Body Mass Index
• BMR	Basal Metabolic Rate
• BMT	Bone Marrow Transplant
• CABG	Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
• CBC	Complete Blood Count
• CHF	Congestive Heart Failure
• CMO	Chief Medical Officer
• COPD	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• CPR	Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
• DNA	Deoxyribonucleic Acid
• EBV	Epstein - Barr virus
• ECG	Electrocardiogram
• ECT	Electroconvulsive Therapy
• ENT	Ear Nose Throat
• FHR	Fetal Heart Rate
• GFR	Glomerular Filtration Rate
• GTT	Glucose Tolerance Test
• GMO	Genetically Modified Organism
• HIV	Human Immunodeficiency Virus
• IVF	IN Vitro Fertilization
• ICU	Intensive Care Unit
• MC	Menstrual Cycle
• MMR	Measles Mumps and Rubella
• MBBS	Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae in Latin)
• MD	Doctor of Medicine
• MRI	Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• OCD	Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• OPD	Outpatient Department
• OSA	Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• PH	Potential of Hydrogen
• PID	Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
• PKD	Polycystic Kidney Disease
• PMS	Premenstrual Syndrome
• PTSD	Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• RBC	Red Blood Cell
• RNA	Ribonucleic Acid
• RHD	Rheumatic Heart Disease
• STD	Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• TLC	Total Lung Capacity
• TT	Tetanus Toxoid
• UTI	Urinary Tract Infection
• WBC	White Blood Cell

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Political Full Forms

• MLA	Member of Legislative Assembly
• RSS	Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh / Really Simple Syndication
• UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• UPA	United Progressive Alliance, United Production of America

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Organizational Full Forms

• AAI	Airport Authority of India
• ABP	Ananda Bazaar Patrika News
• ACC	Associated Cement Companies
• ACS	American Chemical Society
• ADIDAS	Adolf "Adi" Dassler
• AHRC	Asian Human Rights Commission
• AIAAA	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• AMW	Asian Motors Limited
• AYUSH	Ayurvedic, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy
• AMC	Annual Maintenance Contract, American Motors Corporation
• AMUL	Anand Milk Union Limited
• AT&T	American Telephone & Telegraph Company
• BARC	Bhaba Atomic Research Center
• BBC	British Broadcasting Corporation
• BCCI	Board of Control for Cricket in India
• BMW	Bayerische Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works)
• BIFR	Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
• BIS	Bureau of Indian Standards
• BPO	Business Process Outsourcing
• BPL	British Physical Laboratories Group
• BRICS	Brazil Russia India China And South Africa
• BSNL	Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
• BTS	Bangtan Sonyeondan
• CBSE	Central Board of Secondary Education
• CBI	Central bureau of Investigation
• CEO	Chief Executive Officer
• CID	Crime Investigation Department
• CISCO	Computer Information System Company
• CISF	Central Industrial Security Force
• CRISIL	Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited
• CRPF	Central Reserve Police Force
• DHL	Dalsey Hillblom Lynn
• DIG	Deputy Inspector General
• DLF	Delhi Land and Finance
• DRDO	Defence Research and Development Organization
• DVC	Damodar Valley Corporation
• DS Group	Dharampal Satyapal Group
• ERP	Enterprise Resource Planning
• DST	Department of Science & Technology
• EPFO	Employee Provident Fund Organization
• FBI	Federal Bureau of Investigation
• FCI	Food Corporation of India
• FIFA	Federation Internationale de Football Association
• FMCG	Fast-Moving Consumer Goods
• FSSAI	Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
• GOOGLE	Global Organization Of Oriented Group Language Of Earth
• GAIL	Gas Authority of India Limited
• HP	Hewlett-Packard
• HUDCO	Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited
• IBM	International Business Machines
• IATA	International Air Transport Association
• IB	Intelligence Bureau
• ICWA	Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India / Indian Child Welfare Act
• IEEE	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• IFFCO	Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited
• IIFL	India Infoline Finance Limited
• IPI	International Press Institute
• IL&FS	Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services
• IMA	Indian Military Academy & Indian Medical Association
• IOC	International Olympic Committee
• IPCC	Integrated Professional Competence Course
• IRCTC	Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation
• IRDA	Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority & Infrared DATA Association
• ISI	Indian Standards Institute
• ISI	Inter-Services Intelligence
• ISI	Indian Statistical Institute
• ISO	International Organization for Standardization
• ISRO	Indian Space Research Organization
• IBPS	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
• ITC	Indian Tobacco Company / International Trade Center / Independent Telephone Company
• ITI	Industrial Training Institute
• IIT	Indian Institute of Technology
• JBL	James Bullough Lansing
• JCB	Joseph Cyril Bamford
• JIO	Joint Implementation Opportunity
• JK Tyres	Juggilal Kamlapat Ji Tyres
• KEI	Krishna Electricals Industries Limited
• KFC	Kentucky Fried Chicken
• KPMG	Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler
• KRA	Key Result Area / Key Responsibility Area
• LG	Lieutenant Governor
• LIC	Life Insurance Corporation of India
• L&T	Larsen and Toubro
• MPEG	Moving Picture Experts Group
• MS	Master of Science / Master of Surgery & MicroSoft
• MTNL	Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
• NABARD	National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
• NAAC	National Assessment and Accreditation Council
• NCC	National Cadet Corps
• NCERT	National Council of Educational Research and Training
• NDTV	New Delhi Television
• NIKE	National Indian Knitting Enterprise
• NTPC	National Thermal Power Corporation
• NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• NSDL	National Securities Depository Limited
• NSG	National Security Guard
• OEM	Original Equipment Manufacturer
• ONGC	Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
• PSU	Public Sector Undertaking
• PSI	Population Services International
• PVR	Priya Village Roadshow
• RAW	Research and Analysis Wing
• RSS	Really Simple Syndication, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
• SAARC	South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
• SAP	Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing
• SEBI	Securities and Exchange Board of India
• SIT	Special Investigation Team
• SME	Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
• SOS	Save Our Souls
• SWAT	Special Weapons and Tactics
• TAFE	Tractors and Farm Equipment
• TOI	Times of India
• UPA	United Production of America / United Progressive Alliance
• USSR	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
• UGC	University Grants Commission
• UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• UNICEF	United Nations Children's Fund
• UPSC	Union Public Service Commission
• WEF	World Economic Forum
• WHO	World Health Organization
• WIPRO	Western India Products
• WWF	World Wide Fund for Nature, World Wrestling Federation

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Others Full Forms

• AD	Anno Domini
• AM & PM	Anti Meridiem, Post Meridiem
• BOOK	Big Ocean Of Knowledge
• BYE	Be with you Everytime
• CC	Cubic Capacity / Cubic Centimeter / Carbon Copy
• CO	Circle Officer
• DDT	Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane
• DJ	Disc Jockey
• ER	Engineer
• FATHER	Follower Adviser Teacher Honorable Educated Reminder
• GOD	Generator, Operator, Destroyer
• ICU	Intensive Care Unit
• INDIA	Usually known as INDIA, but can be termed as 'Independent Nation Declared In August'
• KGF	Kolar Gold Fields
• LOVE	Usually called LOVE, but can be Life's Only Valuable Emotion, Long Lasting Original Valuable Emotion
• MCQ	Multiple Choice Question
• MIS	Management Information System
• MOTHER	Magnificent Outstanding Tender Honourable Extraordinary Remarkable
• MRI	Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• NGO	Non-Governmental Organization
• OPD	Outpatient Department
• PIP	Performance Improvement Plan
• PNR	Passenger Name Record
• PUBG	PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
• RIP	Rest In Peace / Routing Information Protocol
• SO	Station Officer
• TEACHER	'Talented Elegant Awesome Charming Helpful Efficient Receptive
• TRP	Television Rating Point
• UFO	Unidentified Flying Object
• VS	Versus

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