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Abbreviations and acronyms

Definition

Acronym: word created from the first letters of each word in a series of words.

Abbreviation: shortened form of a word or a phrase, some have used initialism or alphabetism to refer to an abbreviation formed simply from, and used simply as, a string of initials.

CIA

FBI

EUEuropean Union

United States of America

USA

Great Britain

GB

Save Our Souls

SOS

International Standard Book Number

ISBN

Personal Identification

Number

PIN

www.

World Wide Web

United Nations Educational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization

FAO

Food Agriculture Organization

NATO North Atlantic Treat Organization

British Broadcasting Corporation

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

K.O.Knock out (noquear)

National Basketball Association

MVPMost Valuable

Player

UEFAUnion of European Football Associations

VIPVery Important Person

Unidentified Flying Object

UFO

LaserLight Amplification by Stimulated Emission

of Radiation

RADAR

Radio Detection and Ranging