Friday, September 26, 2008

Acronyms and abbreviations

1. CEO - Chief Executive Officer
2. LLC - Limited Liability Company
3. R&D - Research and Development
4. IBM - International Business Machines (Corporation)
5. SMS - Short Message Service
6. WAP - Wireless Application Protocol
7. GSM - Global System for Mobile communications
8. CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access
9. LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
10. PDA - Personal Digital Assistant

11. PSP - PlayStation Portable
12. PDP - Plasma Display Panel
13. HDTV - High Definition Television
14. IPTV - Internet Protocol Television
15. VOD - Video On Demand
16. VoIP - Voice-over-Internet protocol
17. MC - Master of Ceremony
18. DJ - Disc Jockey
19. BIOS - Basic Input Output System
20. CPU - Central Processing Unit

21. DOS - Disc Operating System
22. GPS - Global Positioning System
23. ISP - Internet Service Provider
24. IM - instant messaging
25. OMG - Oh My God
26. LOL (internet slang) - laughing out loud
27. AD - Anno Domini (In the year of our Lord)
28. BC - Before Christ
29. a.m - ante meridiem (before noon)
30. p.m - post meridiem (after noon)

31. GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
32. scuba (diving) - self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
33. radar - radio detection and ranging
34. ATM - Automated Teller Machine
35. OPEC - Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
36. NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
37. WTO - World Trade Organization
38. ISO - International Organization for Standardization
39. NEWS - North East West South
40. UFO - Unidentified Flying Object

41. CNN - Cable News Network
42. IQ - Intelligence Quotient
43. EQ - Emotional Quotient
44. LG group - Lucky Goldstar
45. GDP - Gross Domestic Product
46. OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
47. HDI - Human Development Index
48. MVP - Most Valuable Player
49. VIP - Very Important Person
50. GPA - Grade Point Average

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