Abbreviations in English
- Code
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Meaning
Language
Themes and places
- USPHS
-
United States Public Health Service
In English
- USPL
-
Universal Signal Processing Library
In English
- USPS
-
United States Postal Service (https://www.usps.com/)
In English
- USPTO
-
United States Patent and Trademark Office (www.uspto.gov)
In English
- USRA
-
Universities Space Research Association (https://www.usra.edu)
In English
- USRFF
-
United States Rugby Football Foundation
In English
- USS
-
Umbilical Separation System
In English
- USS
-
United States Ship
In English
- USS
-
United States Standard
In English
- USS
-
Unmanned Space Satellite
In English
- USS
-
Utility Support Structure
In English
- USSC
-
Unrestricted Somatic Stem Cell
In English
- USSOCOM
-
United States Special Operations Command
In English
- USSR
-
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
USSR is equivalent to URSS (Unaniezh ar Republikoù Sokialour Soviedel) in Breton, URSS (Union des Républiques Socialistes Soviétiques) in French, USSR (Unie van Sosialistiese Sowjetrepublieke) in Afrikaans, СССР (Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик) in Russian, CCCP (Съюзът на съветските социалистически републики) in Bulgarian, SSSR (Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik) in Russian, URSS (Unión de Republicas Sozialistas Sobieticas) in Aragonese, XRSS (Xunión de les Repúbliques Socialistes Soviétiques) in Asturian, SSRİ (Sovet Sosialist Respublikaları İttifaqı) in Azerbaijani, TSRS (Tarybu Socialistiniu Respubliku Sajunga) in Baltic languages, SSSR (Savez Sovjetskih Socijalističkih Republika) in Serbo-Croatian, URSS (Unió de Repúbliques Socialistes Soviètiques) in Catalan, SSSR (Svaz sovětských socialistických republik) in Czech, USSR (Unio de Sovetaj Socialismaj Respublikoj) in Esperanto, CCCP (Социаллă Совет Республикисен Союзĕ) in Chuvash, USSR (Unionen af Socialistiske Sovjetrepublikker) in Danish, URSS (Unione delle Repubbliche Socialiste Sovietiche) in Italian, ZSRR (Związek Socjalistycznych Republik Radzieckich) in Polish, SSKS (Szovjet Szocialista Köztársaságok Szövetsége) in Hungarian, UdSSR (Union der Sozialistischen Sowjetrepubliken) in German, ΕΣΣΔ (Ένωση Σοβιετικών Σοσιαλιστικών Δημοκρατιών) in Greek, URSS (Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas) in Spanish, NSVL (Nõukogude Sotsialistlike Vabariikide Liit) in Estonian, SESB (Sobietar Errepublika Sozialisten Batasuna) in Basque, USSR (Uny fan Sosjalistyske Sowjetrepublyken) in Frisian, ԽՍՀՄ (Խորհրդային Սոցիալիստական Հանրապետությունների Միություն) in Armenian, URSS (Unión das Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas) in Galician, სსრკ (საბჭოთა სოციალისტური რესპუბლიკების კავშირი) in Georgian, URSS (Unio Rerum Publicarum Socialisticarum Sovieticarum) in Latin, CCPC (Советтик Социалисттик Республикалар Союзу) in Kirghiz, UdSSR (Unioun vun de Sozialistesche Sowjetrepubliken) in Letzeburgesh, PSRS (Padomju Sociālistisko Republiku Savienība) in Latvian, СССР (Сојуз на Советските Социјалистички Републики) in Macedonian, УРСС (Униуня Републичилор советиче Сочиалисте) in Moldavan, KRSS (Kesatuan Republik Sosialis Soviet) in Malay, USSR (Unie van Socialistische Sovjetrepublieken) in Dutch, SSSR (Sambandet av Sosialistiske Sovjet-Republikkar) in Nynorsk, SSSR (Samveldet av sovjetiske sosialistrepublikker) in Norwegian, URSS (Unnion d'Républyiques Socialistes Soviétiques) in Norman, URSS (União das Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas) in Portuguese, URSS (Union de las Republicas Socialistas Sovieticas) in Occitan, SSRH (Susyalista Suwit Republikakunap Huñun) in Quechuan languages, ССРЦ (Советон Социалистон Республикæты Цæдис) in Ossetian, URSS (Uniunea Republicilor Sovietice Socialiste) in Romanian, URSS (Unioni dî ripùbblichi sucialisti suviètichi) in Sicilian, ZSSR (Zveza sovjetskih socialističnih republik) in Slovenian, СССР (Савез Совјетских Социјалистичких Република) in Serbian, SSCB (Sovyet Sosyalist Cumhuriyetler Birliği) in Turkish, СРСР (Союз Радянських Соціалістичних Республік) in Ukrainian, SSRB (Sovet Sosialistik Republiklar Berlege) in Tatar, and SSRI (Sovet Sotsialistik Respublikalar Ittifoqi) in Uzbek.
In English
- USU
-
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
In English
- USVMS
-
Urine Sample Volume Measuring System
In English
- USWA
-
United Steelworkers of America (www.uswa.org)
In English
- USWB
-
United States Weather Bureau
In English
- UT
-
Universal Time
The abbreviation UT (Universal Time) is included in abbreviations such as UTC (Universal Time Compensated), UTC (Universal Time, Coordinated) and CUT (Coordinated Universal Time).
In English
- UT
-
Unit Tester
In English
- UT
-
University of Texas (https://www.utexas.edu/)
In English
- UT
-
Unreal Tournament
In English
- UT
-
Unit Telescope
In English
- UTA
-
University of Texas at Arlington (https://www.uta.edu/)
In English
- UTC
-
Universal Time, Coordinated
The abbreviation UTC (Universal Time, Coordinated) includes the abbreviation UT (Universal Time).
In English
- UTC
-
United Technologies Corporation
In English
- UTC
-
United Technology Center
In English
- UTC
-
Universal Test Console
In English
- UTC
-
Universal Time Compensated
The abbreviation UTC (Universal Time Compensated) includes the abbreviation UT (Universal Time).
In English
- UTC
-
User Time Clock
In English
- UTE
-
Universal Test Equipment
The abbreviation UTE (Universal Test Equipment) includes the abbreviation TE (Test Equipment).
In English
- UTES
-
Unit Training Equipment Site
In English
- UTF
-
Underwater Test Facility
The abbreviation UTF (Underwater Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
In English
- UTI
-
Urinary Tract Infection
In English
- UTM
-
Universal Turing Machine
In English
- UTOPIA
-
Uniformly Third-Order Polynomial Interpolation Algorithm
In English
- UTP
-
Unshielded Twisted Pair
In English
- UTPB
-
United Tartans Pipe Band (www.utpb.be)
In English
- UTR
-
Untranslated Region
In English
- UTRAN
-
UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network
In English
- UTRS
-
Universal Trouble Reporting System
In English
- UTS
-
Universal Test Set
In English
- UTS
-
Unmanned Teleoperator Spacecraft
In English
- UTS
-
Urine Transfer System
In English
- UTS
-
Ultra-Trail Snowdonia
In English
- UUCP
-
Unix-to-Unix Copy
In English
- UUHS
-
Unitarian Universalist Historical Society
In English
- UUP
-
United University Professions (www.uupinfo.org)
In English
- UV
-
Ultraviolet
The abbreviation UV (Ultraviolet) is included in abbreviations such as EUVL (Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography), UVPI (Ultraviolet Plume Instrument), UVS (Ultraviolet Spectrometer), SSBUV (Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet), EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet), EUVE (Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer), EUVE (Extreme Ultraviolet Experiment), UVAT (Ultraviolet Automatic Tracker), UVS (Ultraviolet Sensor) and TAUVEX (Tel Aviv University Ultraviolet Explorer).
In English
- UVAT
-
Ultraviolet Automatic Tracker
The abbreviation UVAT (Ultraviolet Automatic Tracker) includes the abbreviation UV (Ultraviolet).
In English
- UVD
-
Undervoltage Device
In English
- UVF
-
Unmanned Vertical Flight
In English
- UVMS
-
Universal Video Management System
In English
- UVMS
-
Urine Volume Measuring System
In English
- UVPE
-
UV/Video Processing Electronics
In English
- UVPI
-
Ultraviolet Plume Instrument
The abbreviation UVPI (Ultraviolet Plume Instrument) includes the abbreviation UV (Ultraviolet).
In English
- UVS
-
Ultraviolet Spectrometer
The abbreviation UVS (Ultraviolet Spectrometer) includes the abbreviation UV (Ultraviolet).
In English
- UVS
-
Ultraviolet Sensor
The abbreviation UVS (Ultraviolet Sensor) includes the abbreviation UV (Ultraviolet).
In English
- UW
-
University of Wisconsin-Madison (https://www.wisc.edu/)
In English
- UWA
-
Ultra Wide Angle
In English
- UWB
-
Ultrawideband
In English
- UWES-9
-
Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-9
In English
- UWR
-
University of Wisconsin-River Falls (https://www.uwrf.edu/)
In English
- UWS
-
Urban Wildlife Society (www.urbanwildlifesociety.org)
In English
- UYF
-
Umsobomvu Youth Fund
In English
- UkMJ
-
Ukranian Mathematical Journal
UkMJ is equivalent to UkMaZ (Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal) in Russian.
In English
- UltIm
-
Ultrasonic Imaging
In English
- Ultmi
-
Ultramicroscopy
In English
- Ultra
-
Ultrasonics
In English
- UnECR
-
University Electro-Communications Reports
In English
- UniRx
-
Reactive Extensions for Unity
In English
- UnionFS
-
Union File System
In English
- UoSAT
-
University of Surrey Satellite
In English
- UppAn
-
Uppsala Astronomical Observatory Annals
In English
- UppOR
-
Uppsala Astronomical Observatory Reports
In English
- V
-
Valine
V is equivalent to V (Valina) in Catalan, V (Valin) in Czech, V (Valin) in Danish, V (Valin) in German, V (Valina) in Spanish, V (Valino) in Esperanto, V (Valine) in French, V (발린) in Korean, V (Valin) in Croatian, V (Valin) in Indonesian, V (Valina) in Italian, V (:ולין) in Hebrew, V (Valīns) in Latvian, V (Valin) in Letzeburgesh, V (Valinas) in Lithuanian, V (Valine) in Dutch, V (バリン) in Japanese, V (Walina) in Polish, V (Valina) in Portuguese, V (Валин) in Russian, V (Valină) in Romanian, V (Valiini) in Finnish, V (Valin) in Swedish, V (Valin) in Turkish, V (Валін) in Ukrainian, and V (缬氨酸) in Chinese languages.
In English
- V&DA
-
Video and Data Acquisition
In English
- V&DA
-
Video and Data Assembly
In English
- V&V
-
Verification and Validation
In English
- VA
-
Virtual Anthropology
In English
- VA
-
Veterans Administration
In English
- VAA
-
Vehicle Assembly Area
In English
- VAA
-
Visible Acquisition Aid
In English
- VAACP
-
Visible Acquisition Aid Control Panel
The abbreviation VAACP (Visible Acquisition Aid Control Panel) includes the abbreviation CP (Control Panel).
In English
- VAAO
-
Virginia Association of Assessing Officers (https://vaao.org/)
In English
- VAB
-
Vehicle Assembly Building
In English
- VAB
-
Vertical Assembly Building
In English
- VABA
-
Vermont Antiquarian Booksellers Association
In English
- VAC
-
Vehicle Assembly and Checkout
In English
- VAC
-
Visual Approach Chart
In English
- VACE
-
Video Analysis and Content Extraction
In English
- VACM
-
VA Cluster Manager
In English
- VACTL
-
Vertical Assembly Component Test Laboratory
In English
- VADC
-
Venting Analysis Digital Computer
In English
- VAFB
-
Vandenberg Air Force Base (https://www.vandenberg.af.mil/)
The abbreviation VAFB (Vandenberg Air Force Base) is included in abbreviations such as NVAFB (North Vandenberg Air Force Base), SVAFB (South Vandenberg Air Force Base), and it includes abbreviations AF (Air Force) and AFB (Air Force Base).
In English
- VAIB
-
Vehicle Assembly and Integration Building
In English
- VAK
-
Vertical Assembly Kit
In English
- VAL
-
Network Validity Word
In English
- VAMF
-
Vaccine Antigen Master File
In English
- VAMOS
-
Variability of the Americal Monsoon Systems
In English
- VAP
-
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
In English
- VAPEPS
-
Vibroacoustic Payload Environment Prediction System
In English
- VAPOR
-
Visualization and Analysis Platform for Ocean, atmosphere, and solar Researchers (www.vapor.ucar.edu)
In English
- VAR
-
Value Added Reseller
In English
- VAR
-
Variance Analysis Report
In English
- VAR
-
Verification Analysis Report
In English
- VAR
-
Verification Analysis Review
In English
- VAR
-
Visual-Aural Radio Range
In English
- VAR
-
Volt-Ampere Reactive
In English
- VARS
-
Variable Room Acoustic System
In English
- VAS
-
VISSR Atmospheric Sounder
In English
- VAS
-
Visible-Acquisition Sensor
In English
- VAS
-
Value-Added Service
In English
- VAS
-
Voice Activated Switch
In English
- VASAT
-
Virtual Academy for the Semi-Arid Tropics
In English
- VASI
-
Visual-Approach Slope Indicator
In English
- VASI
-
Visual Approach Slope Indicator
In English
- VAST
-
Versatile Avionic System Tester
In English
- VAST
-
Vexillological Association of the State of Texas
In English
- VAT
-
Value Added Tax
VAT is equivalent to 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, AVI (Aldonvalora imposto) in Esperanto, 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, and VAT (增值税) in Chinese languages.
In English
- VAT
-
Vibroacoustic Test
In English
- VATA
-
Vibroacoustic Test Article
The abbreviation VATA (Vibroacoustic Test Article) includes the abbreviation TA (Test Article).
In English
- VATF
-
Vibration and Acoustic Test Facility
The abbreviation VATF (Vibration and Acoustic Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
In English
- VATS
-
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
In English
- VAV
-
Variable Air Volume
In English
- VAX
-
Virtual Address Extended
In English
- VB
-
Visual Basic
In English
- VBA
-
Visual Basic for Applications
In English
- VBC
-
Vienna Bio Center
In English
- VBC
-
Video Bandwidth Compressor
In English
- VBI
-
Vessels and Blood Institute (www.ivs-vbi.org)
VBI is equivalent to IVS (Institut des Vaisseaux et du Sang) in French.
In English
- VBR
-
Variable Bit-Rate
In English
- VC
-
Venture Capital
The abbreviation VC (Venture Capital) is included in abbreviations such as NVCA (National Venture Capital Association) and SVC (Siemens Venture Capital).
In English
- VC
-
Vincentian Congregation
In English
- VC
-
Vector Character
In English
- VC
-
Velocity Counter
In English
- VC
-
Video Camera
In English
- VC
-
Visible Cirrus
In English
- VC-ATOD
-
Virtual Clearinghouse on Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
VC-ATOD is equivalent to CV-ATOD (Centro Virtual de Información sobre Alcohol, Tabaco y otras Drogas) in Spanish.
In English
- VCA
-
Voltage-Controlled Amplifier
In English
- VCA
-
Voltage-Controlled Attenuator
In English
- VCARC
-
Ventura County Amateur Radio Club
In English
- VCC
-
Vehicle Command Count
In English
- VCC
-
Vehicle Crew Chief
In English
- VCC
-
Verification Code Counter
In English
- VCC
-
Voltage Change Controller
In English
- VCD
-
Verification Control Document
In English
- VCD
-
Vapor Compression Distillation
In English
- VCG
-
Constant Drag Value
In English
- VCG
-
Vapor Crystal Growth
In English
- VCG
-
Vector Cardiogram
In English
- VCGS
-
Vapor Crystal Growth System
In English
- VCI
-
Velocity Change Indicator
In English
- VCITE
-
Vertical Cargo Integration Test Equipment
The abbreviation VCITE (Vertical Cargo Integration Test Equipment) includes abbreviations CITE (Cargo Integration Test Equipment) and TE (Test Equipment).
In English
- VCL
-
Vehicle Centerline
In English
- VCL
-
Visual Component Library
In English
- VCM
-
Vienna City Marathon
In English
- VCM
-
Volatile Condensable Material
In English
- VCML
-
Value Chain Markup Language
The abbreviation VCML (Value Chain Markup Language) includes the abbreviation ML (Markup Language).
In English
- VCN
-
Vehicle Configuration Number
In English
- VCN
-
Verification Change Notice
The abbreviation VCN (Verification Change Notice) includes the abbreviation CN (Change Notice).
In English
- VCN
-
Verification Completion Notice
The abbreviation VCN (Verification Completion Notice) is included in the abbreviation RVCN (Requirement Verification Completion Notice).
In English
- VCO
-
Voltage Control Operator
In English
- VCO
-
Voltage Control Oscillator
In English
- VCO
-
Voltage-Controlled Oscillator
In English
- VCP
-
Vehicle Control Processor
In English
- VCPS
-
Verification Completion Planning Sheet
In English
- VCR
-
Videocassette Recorder
In English
- VCS
-
Vehicle Cargo System
In English
- VCS
-
Verification Control Sheet
In English
- VCS
-
Version Control System
In English
- VCT
-
Voluntary Counselling and Testing
In English
- VCT
-
Voltage Control Transfer
In English
- VCU
-
Video Control Unit
In English
- VCUG
-
Voiding Cysto-Urethrogram
In English
- VCXO
-
Voltage-Controlled Crystal Oscillator
In English
- VDA
-
Vapor-Deposited Aluminum
In English
- VDA
-
Variable Data Area
In English
- VDA
-
Video Data Assembly
In English
- VDB
-
Verification Data Base
The abbreviation VDB (Verification Data Base) includes the abbreviation DB (Data Base).
In English
- VDC
-
Venture Development Corporation
In English
- VDC
-
Vehicle Dynamic Control
In English
- VDCC
-
Voltage-Dependant Calcium Channel
In English
- VDD
-
Verification Description Document
In English
- VDD
-
Version Description Document
The abbreviation VDD (Version Description Document) includes the abbreviation DB (Data Base).
In English
- VDD
-
Visual Display Data
In English
- VDE
-
Visual Display Equipment
The abbreviation VDE (Visual Display Equipment) is included in the abbreviation EVDE (External Visual Display Equipment).
In English
- VDF
-
Ventilated Double Facade
In English
- VDF
-
Validation Data File
In English
- VDI
-
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
In English
- VDI
-
Vector Display Indicator
In English
- VDP
-
Variable-Delivery Pump
In English
- VDS
-
Vehicle Dynamic Simulator
In English
- VDS
-
Visual Display System
In English
- VDSL
-
Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line
In English
- VDSS
-
Vehicle Dynamic Simulator System
In English
- VDT
-
Vehicle Data Table
In English
- VDT
-
Visual Display Terminal
In English
- VDT
-
Video Display Terminal
In English
- VDU
-
Visual Display Unit
The abbreviation VDU (Visual Display Unit) includes the abbreviation DU (Display Unit).
In English