Acronyms and abbreviations

Acronym and Abbreviation Server http://www.ucc.ie/cgi-bin/acronym/acro.html On this site it is possible to search for the meaning of an acronym or to retrieve acronyms containing a key word.

Acronyms and abbreviations http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/cgi-bin/acronym In German and English, searchable database of over 12,000 entries with a bias to chemistry and including a database of abbreviations of chemical compound names.

Acronym Finder http://www.acronymfinder.com/ Over 147,000 acronyms and abbreviations in all subjects, including technology, telecommunications and the military.

Acronyms and Initialisms for Health Information Resources http://www.geocities.com/mlshams/acronym/acr.htm Acronyms for global information and data resources in health, medical, and veterinary sciences. Linked acronyms point to selected related Web sites. The acronyms and their expansions appear in the languages of origin

BioAbacus http://www.nmsu.edu/~molbio/bioABACUShome.htm Searchable database of abbreviations and acronyms in Biotechnology that contains terms in such categories as: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Computers and Internet, Diseases, Grants, Journals, Laboratories, Medicine, Molecular Biology/Genetics, Neuroscience, Other Organizations, Professional Societies and US Government. The data provided include the name of the term, its meaning, the category in which it is mostly used and, when available, a link in which additional information for the term can be found.

Glossary of Genealogical Terms and Abbreviations http://www.genealogy.com/Glossary/glossary.html Listings of obsolete, archaic, and legal terms that may be encountered in records while tracing ancestry.

International Aid http://www.usaid.gov/hum_response/ofda/fog/ch6txt.htm Commonly used acronyms in the overseas aid field.

Jane's Defence Glossary http://newsite.janes.com/defence/glossary/ Over 20,000 defence-related acronyms and abbreviations.

Medical Abbreviations http://www.dianthus.co.uk/resources/medAbbreviations.htm Database of abbreviations provided by a medical writer. Users can suggest further abbreviations for inclusion.

Medical, health and veterinary acronyms http://www.geocities.com/~mlshams/acronym/acr.htm Acronyms and their expansions are given in the language of origin. Some acronym expansions offer links to relevant web sites.

Military acronyms and abbreviations http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/acronym_index.html Including the US Department of Defense dictionary.

Pharma-Lexicon http://www.pharma-lexicon.com/index.php Lists the most popular medical & pharmaceutical acronyms and abbreviations. It also includes a good number of foreign language acronyms. The site also includes a searchable database of Pharmaceutical Companies and lists of hospitals, schools of pharmacy, journals, health ministries and more, as well as access to drug searches and the Merck Index.

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Polymer Abbreviations http://www.distrupol.com/polymer.htm Includes the trade names.

Alphabet Soup: Public Broadcasting Acronyms http://www.current.org/alphabet/index.html

Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols and Abbreviations http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/stasa/

Stands4.com http://www.stands4.com/ The ever-growing number of technical abbreviations and acronyms can be confusing, especially when a single term has totally different meanings in different contexts. In addition one might sometimes wish have a list of acronyms or abbreviations relating to a specific subject. STANDS4.com answers those needs by supplying a powerful search engine that provides comprehensive results for a specific term search organized by categories. It is also gives the ability to browse a list of terms relating to a specific subject.